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merry practice, The radio was re-
ported to have been sent the day
before the explosion.
1t was not until the fourth day
that survivors were sighted acci-
dentally by Navy seaplane on a
routine mission.
The cruiser left San Francisco
July l6 on special high-speed run
to Guam with the atomic bomb ma
terial later dropped on Japan. After
dropping her cargo, she proceeded
to Leyte and about $50 miles short
OF her destination came the eX-
plosion which Capt. McVay declared
was probably caused by "an under
water torpedo attack"
The japanese since nave denied
they had submarines operating in
that vicinity - approximately 300
miles northwest of Peleliu-but they
may have been mistaken. Navy
records showed that at least one
other American warship, the Under
hill. was torpedoed in the same
general vicinity during that month.
Capt. McVay won the Silver Star
Medal for conspicuous gallantry"
in March, 1943. while he was execu-
tive officer of the Cruiser Cleveland
during the bombardment of Kolom-
bangara. He was the commander
Of an oil tanker in the Pacific at
the time of Pearl Harbor and took
part in numerous strikes against
the Japanese.
His father, Admiral McVay re-
tired in 1892 after having COM
manded the Asiatic Fleet, and had
been chief Of the Bureau of Ord
nance.
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OF the commander in chief, U. s.
Pacific Fleet, AND, Pacific Ocean
areas.
by his initiative, perseverance
and outstanding ability he ma
terially aided in the. solving of the
logistics problems of the Fleet units
supporting the Philippines opera
tion and in the preparation of the
logistic plans for the Two Jima and
Okinawa operations" the citation
states.
Col. Stanley J. Grogan, 17os Sur
rey lane NV. former deputy
director of the War Departments
Bureau of Public Relations, was
decorated yesterday with the Bronze
Star by Gen. Mark Clark for heroic
action on September II, 1914, near
Pistoia. Italy. according to an
Associated Press dispatch.
Col. Grogan. according to the
citation. preferred the front to his
headquarters desk during the Ital-
ian campaign, and was ambushed
by German patrol while taking
correspondents on tour. He took
command of three armored vehicles
IN the area and after a fight of
several hours drove the enemy into
the hills. the citation states, adding
that "his heroic actions were re-
sponsible for the safety of his party
and capture OF several enemy SOL
diers.'
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Bevin Urges Vote
|ForCommon Man
lOn Going to War
y the Associated Press.


LONDON. Dec. 1.-Foreign Secre-
tary Ernest Bevin suggested in an
address tonight that the common
man" be allowed to vote in world
parliament" on whether he wanted
to 60 to war.
Mr.. Bevin said delegates to the
United Nations Organization will
fail to complete their duty" unless
they devote themselves ito the fur
ther task of creating the right of the
peoples of the world to elect their
own representatives and send them
to world parliament"
The common man win not 20 to
war" the foreign secretary said, IF
he Is given the chance to determine
the issue"
Speaking at jubilee dinner Of
the Amalgamated Engineering I'm
ion in London, Mr.. Bevin said he
had been asked, How will you ar
range such world parliament"
These difficulties are trumpery.
he said, compared with the great
possibilities that lie ahead"
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McVoyCout MARTIAL 7 omorrow
May Shed Light on Rescue DELAY

Capt. Charles B. McVay III, will
60 on trial tomorrow before a ma
val general court martial investi-
eating the loss of the cruiser In
dianapolis, which sank in the Philip
pines Sea last July 80 with the loss
of $50 men soon after it brought
atomic bomb material to Guam.
The trial will be held at the
Washington Navy Yard where Capt
McVay's father, Admiral Charles
B. McVay, jr., retired, was COM
manding officer in 1920.
Capt. McVay, who is Al and lives
at 2126 Connecticut avenue NV,
was one of 318 survivors rescued
after four days on RATS and debris.
The others perished in the explosion
which ripped the forward 8-inch
magazine, or drowned during the
long days in which. few found de-
bris for support or discovered their
life preservers had become water
logged.
The trial verdict is expected to
hinge around the adequacy of pre-
cautions taken against submarines,
the speed of the vessel, and the
alacrity with which orders were
issued to abandon ship. The trial
may also shed light on why the
Navy failed to start a search until
the cruiser was 81 hours overdue at
Leyte, particularly in view of a
radio message reported to have been
sent from the cruiser asking that
a naval plane with towed target
meet the vessel on July 80 for gun
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Donne|l Threatening
Further Debate on
United Nations Bill
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Begged down temporarily by Re-
publican amendments and debate,
legislation to implement American
participation in the United Nations
Organization will resume its prog
ress through the Senate tomorrow,
with leaders hoping for passage by
Tuesday.
Senator Donnell, Republican, of
Missouri, who held the floor prac-
tically throughout the Thursday
and Friday sessions, is threatening
more speeches on his amendment to
, have agreements with the United
, Nations Security Council for Amer
ican armed forces quotas ratified by
a two-thirds vote of the Senate. He
opposes a majority vote of both
houses as proposed by the Foreign
Relations Committee.
The bill must be passed by both
houses before the appointment of
the American representative on the
Security Council, his deputy and the
American delegates to the General
Assembly. scheduled to meet in Lon
don the first week In January.
UNRRA Action Delayed
The delay in voting on amend
ments and on the bill itself not only
in holding up the United Nations
legislation, but also is delaying
action on $3.50 10000 UNRRA ap-
preparation bill
Due to this situation, Republican
unwillingness to permit votes on
pending amendments to the United
Nations bill without long debate is
bringing increased criticism.
Approval of the bill by a substan-
tial majority is confidently expected,
but so far only one amendment has
been brought to vote-that Of
fered by Senator Taft. Republican
of Ohio, to instruct the American
representative on the Security
Council to vote for sanctions or
armed force to compel peace only
if he is convinced such action is in
accordance with international law
end justice. The amendment was
defeated, Al to 18.
Millikin Offers Changes.
In addition to the pending Dom
nell amendment, several have been
offered by Senator Millikin, Republi-
can of Colorado. calling for Senate
confirmation of the American dele
gates to the General Assembly and
opposing ambassadorial rank for the
United States member of the Sc
curity Council.
Senator Wheeler. Democrat of
Montana, who has announced his
intention to vote against the bill,
also has two amendments, including
one to compel the President and the
American representatives on the
Security Council to get the approval
of Congress in any case before vot-
ing use of American forces by the
Security Council.
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Thrift Shop 70 Resume
Sales Tomorrow al
New, Larger Quarters


The Thrift Shop, operated since
1928 for the benefit of child health,
clinics in Washington, will open for
business in its new home, 800 Ninth
street NV, at 10 am. tomorrow.
The shop formerly was at AS
Tenth street NV. Its one small
truck will resume collections OF
CASTOR articles from Washington
homes to be sold. the proceeds to be
divided among six child clinics.
Mrs. Reeve Lewis, president Of
the Thrift Shop board, said yester-
day the opening will be attended by
representatives of the six organiza-
tions which sponsor the shop
Children's Hospital. the Children's
Country Home, the Junior League,
the Prenatal Clinic OF Columbia
Hospital, st. Johns Orphanage and
the Child Welfare Clinic.
Larger Quarters.
The shops telephone number will
remain the same, Mrs. Lewis said. 1t
is Metropolitan 1925.
The new shop, Mrs. Lewis said,
has more space than the. shop on
Tenth street., and is the result of
large-scale renovation of the new
building.
Contributions to the shop, which
in addition to selling donated ar
ticles, sells others on a commission
basis, have been piling up in Wash
ington homes since early fall, she
said, while contributors have waited
for the shop to open at the new ad-
dress. She confidently expects the
shop to be filled in short order.
In its II years of existence the
shop has sold countless articles.
from bric-a-brac to evening gowns.
and has turned over to each of the
SIX charities it supports several
thousand dollars annually.
$31, 900 Last Year.
In its first year the shop distrib-
uted $4,000. This figure has in
creased through the years until dur
ing the last year it distributed
$3l 900 to member charities.
The shop features special sales Of
books. prints. dolls, jewelry, bundle
tea parties, Friday food sales and
bargain days. Its customers come
from every walk of life.
The shop was started, after study
OF similar projects elsewhere, by
Mrs John Allan Dougherty. For
many years Mrs. John r. Williams
was president of the board and con-
tlnues its honorary president. Mrs.
u. Lawrence Groner is vice presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
$500 Germans Executed
In IA, Nazi Records Show

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Dec. 1.-The Nazis exc
cuted more than $500 Germans or
a variety of charges in 1914 in an
attempt to hold the lid on the
cracking Reich, according to the
state attorneys records which have
been salvaged by the new Berlin
Superior Court.
The full story may never be
known, because records are incom-
plete on executions resulting from
the attempt on Hitler's life on July
20, 1914. Likewise, there are nc
records on death sentences carried
out in concentration camps without
trial.
Among those whose death SEN
tences are recorded were small fry
who stole parcel post packages fol
soldiers or looted bombed out build
ings. But the greater number were
persons accused of "defeatism."
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quiry to go into all phases of the
much-discussed wind" messages by
which the Japanese were reported
to have arranged to send last min
ute warnings to their diplomats
throughout the. world. disguised as
weather reportss to let them know
when and against whom Japan
would go to war. 3
Messages Still an Issue.
Republican committee members
charged before the hearings began
that one of these wind" messages
is missing from the files of this
Government. One committee mem.
ber predicted last night that this
so-called wind message" phase OF
the investigation would not produce
any startling developments.
He pointed out that the inter-
cepted japanese order of December
2. 1941, instructing its diplomats
all over the world to destroy secret
codes, was as definite an indication
that Japan was about to go to war
as would have been gained from
other intercepts like the so-called
wind" messages.
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Arrived yesterday at Bost,
aboard the Santa Maria.
Bltish Treasury Chief
Returns for Loon ToIks

By the Associated Press.
Sir Edward Bridges, Britain's per.
manent Secretary of the Treasury
arrived yesterday bringing the latest
instructions of the Labor Govern
ment regarding the 11-week- -olo
Anglo o-American financial talks.
Although the conferees are agreed
on many points, they have failed
to agree on sterling area arrange
ments and on the amount of the
loan. British delegates seek $4,000
600, 900 while American officials are
reported offering $500, ,000, 900, plus
several hundred million dollars in
credits with which Britain could
wind up her Lease-Lend account
and purchase surplus American wal
goods.
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PeurIHurbor
Continued From First Page.)

what the others were doing" said
the Illinois Senator.
Cites Evidence So Far.
He emphasized that he did not
want to say what he would do when
the issue of unity of command comes
up for decision, but added: :
THE evidence indicates that
unity of command. before Pearl
Harbor would have put all of the
different branches more on the
alert ,.--1
With the hearing in week end
recess yesterday, another committee
member, Representative Gearhart,
Republican, of California, expressed
regret that the inquiry has de-
veloped into a judicial proceeding
and not the investigation which
Congress intended"
Mr.. Gearhart predicted that this
inquiry would leave the issue un-
settled
Unfortunately" he said to a re-
porter, this will not, I'm afraid, be
the last Pearl Harbor investigation
1t cannot be complete under the
procedure which the majority has
adopted. I very much fear it will
be left to some future administra-
ton which is willing to disclose all
the information to allow a thorough
and final airing of Pearl Harbor. u
Sitting Like Judges
The Californian added: "The
committee is sitting there like SO
many judges instead of each men,
Der constituting himself an investi-
gator and uncovering for the COM
nittee all the facts he can find. We
must accept what evidence the COM
mittee counsel choose to bring out
and what facts the Army and Navy
Departments want to disclose. We
are shown purported copies of i'm
portant documents but not the orig
inal documents. This Is not really
an investigation"
Thef California member added
MANY new facts of Importance are
being brought out, and others will
be. But I doubt very much whether
we'll get the whole story. 1 don't
charge that facts are being with
held by deliberate design, but that's
the effect of it,"
Senator Lucas asserted with equal
vigor his belief that the people
are satisfied with the way the
committee and its counsel are con-
Quoting the probe" He said he
based this belief on the mail he is
receiving.
May Extend Into January.
Senator George, Democrat OF
Georgia, another committeeman
estimated last night the hearings
which began November IS, will run
into middle of January. If this pre-
diction is borne out. the committee
will have to 60 back to the House
and Senate for an extension of time
since the original investigating reso-
luton called for report by jan
uary 3.
There also we're indications yes
terday that Maj. Gen. Walter C.
Short and Admiral Husband E.
Kimmel, the Army and Navy COM
manders at Pearl Harbor when the
attack occurred, may take the stand
after four or five more witnesses
have been heard. 1t is expected
each OF these officers will occupy
considerable time, since it will be
their first public opportunity to tell
their side of the story.
Committee counsel have arranged
to set aside one. period of the in
Evening star., 1945-12-02

The Appropriations Committee has
prepared resolution, signed by
every member, which declares "ever-
lasting gratitude for the splendid
service Mr.. Scanlon has rendered
and in extending to him the earnest
wish that his life ahead may be
long and bountifully strewn with
Gods richest blessings"
Mr.. Scanlon lives at 4207 Twelfth
street NE. He first came to Wash
ington from Louisville, KY, in 1915
He served for three years as assist
ant bill clerk of the House and since
February 16, 1918, has been with
the Appropriations Committee. serv-
ing under 10 chairmen.
His special job has been editing
the hearings and assisting in pre-
pairing bills, resolutions and reports
He has been in charge of all con-
tact work with the departments, in
dependent establishments and COM
missions of the Government.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
$1,000 Veterans Due
10 Debark Today on
East, West Coasts

BY the Associated Press.
More than 81 900 veterans of sew
era1 war theaters are scheduled to
arrive at East and West Coast ports
today.
Ships and units arriving:
At New York-Chapel Hill Victory
had 1,949 troops, including 2770th
Ordnance Company; 153d Field Ar
tillery Battalion: 3O4th Military Po-
lice Escort Guard Company; 510th,
518th and 541st Ordnance COM
panies; 356th Harbor Craft Com
pany; 335th and 3252d Ordnance
Base Depot Companies: Headquar-
ters Detachment of 42d Hospital
Train.
Norway Victory-1,971 troops, In
cluding 3892d Quartermaster Truck
Company; 442d Ordnance Heavy
Automotive Maintenance Battalion;
Headquarters and Headquarters
Battery, 56th Antiaircraft Artillery
Brigade: 274th Ordnance Mainte-
nance Company; 328th Ordnance
Heavy Automotive Maintenance
Company; Headquarters Squadron
of list Fighter Wing.
Wilson Victory-1,957 troops, in
Guiding 573d Signal Battalion;
606th Ammunition Company; 335th
Harbor Craft Company.
Levi Woodbury-625 troops, in
cluding 95th Evacuation Hospital;
4l9th Medical Collecting Company;
585th and 586th Ambulance Com
panies.
John Sullivan-586 troops, in
Guiding Headquarters and Head
quarters Company of 5th Tank De-
stroyer Group; 28lst Field Artillery
Battalion. Three ships with 4,203
miscellaneous troops.
At Boston-Lincoln Victory-1, ,955
troops, including 272d Ordnance
Maintenance Company; 84th Chemi-
cal Smoke Generating Company;
467th Ordnance Evacuation Com
pany; 488th Engineer Light Pom
toon Company. A total of 81 troops
on three vessels.
At Newport News-Goucher Vic
tory-1,428 troops, including 36llth
Ordnance Heavy Automotive Main
tenance Company; 120th Antiair-
craft Artillery Battalion; 4407th
Quartermaster Service Company;
353lst Ordnance Heavy Automotive
Maintenance Company.
Cody Victory-l ,929 troops, includ-
ing 967th Field Artillery Battalion
44lst Medical Collecting Company:
391st Medical Collecting Company;
5l6th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance
Company. More than TOO miscel-
laneous troops on three vessels.
At Seattle-A total of 1910 troops
on three transports.
At Los Angeles-208 troops on
three ships.
At San Diego-1,476 miscellaneous
personnel.
| At San Francisco-A total OF
! 1880 miscellaneous personnel.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
John Barrymore Estote
Sold to School Operator

BY tht Assoclated Press.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Dec. l.
The hilltop estate of the late John
Barrymore, which the actor re-
ferred to as his Chinese tenement" /"
has been sold by Mrs. Dolores Co.'S
tello Barrymore Vruwink, his for
mer wife, it was disclosed today.
Jacqueline Ginette Grimaldi, op-
orator Of children's school and the
wife Of Hugo Grimaldi, film editor,
purchased the six-acre estate, which
includes three dwellings. The price
was not disclosed, but John Barry
more was reputed to have expended
$3.50, 900 on the place.
Evening star., 1945-12-02

the a S t 80
y e RS, retired
yesterday.
Vete r a ms at
the Capitol gave
Mr.. Scanlon a
mahogany cell
laret, a gold
fountain p en-
set, a portable
radio and a bas-
ket of roses.
+ i 1OUlOITOW LUE
House will take
time out to do
honor to the
v e t e an con-
greSSional aide
Evening star., 1945-12-02
First Of Opera Series
To Be Given Thursday

1he Board Of Directors of the
washington Grand Opera Company
announced last night plans for a
series OF operas throughout the
winter and spring commencing with
a performance Thursday night of
'Pagliacci" and "Cavalleria Rusti-
Gamma" at Constitution Hall.
Giovanni Martinelli and Alex
sved will sing in "Pagliacci," 1t
was announced.
The board said five other operas
Will be presented here with name
singers in the leading roles.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Menuhin and 81 Brides
On Plane From EnqIund
BY the Associated press

BY the Assoclated Press. .
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Yehud
Menuhin, violinist. and a group O.
British wives of American service.
men were aboard an American Over.
seas Anyways flagship which arrived
at La Guardia Field today with q
passengers from Hurn, England.
The violinist visited London
Prague and Moscow where he wa.
the first foreign artist to perform
since the end of the war.
Evening star., 1945-12-02

AWARDED a Gold
Star in lieu of a
second Legion of
Merit in recog-
milton of his
o u t S t a n d in G
services from
October, 1914, t.
September, 194j,
in the Pacific.
D u r n 6 t h / S
time Gen. Field
man served as
executive assist
ant to the as
sistant chief of
staff for ogis-
tics ON the staff
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Quiz Kids Here Today
For Bond Rally Contest
with -Four Senator's

< 4 r.
The famous Quiz Kids will
match wits with four Senators at
an admission by Victory Bond
network broadcast at 7 o'clock
tonight in the ballroom of the
Mayflower Hotel to be heard
here on The Stars radio station
WMAL.
The Senate will be represented by
Senators Taylor, Democrat of Idaho
Stanflll. Republican of Kentucky
Murdock, Democrat Of Utah, anc
Ball, Republican of Minnesota. They
will be opposed by Joel Kupperman
8; Robert Burke, IA; Harve Fisch-
man and Richard Williams, both IS
Quizmaster Joe Kelly will officiate
The juvenile braintrust was to
arrive at Union Station at 8:45 am
today. Following the broadcast
they will attend receptions at the
Pan American room OF the May
flower at $3.50 pm. and at the Stage
Door Canteen at 10 pm. They are
scheduled to VISIT the White House
at II am. tomorrow before leaving
the city.
On View for Week.
Another feature of the Victory
Loan drive this week will be the
arrival in Washington tomorrow Of
the captured Nazi submarine U-977
which once figured in speculation
that 1t took Nazi leaders to a Soutf
American hideout. Five Washing
ton men will be aboard the destroyer
escort Baker, accompanying the
submarine, the War Finance Com.
mittee announced. They are:
Seaman-2/c Christopher C. Mertz
5619 Potomac avenue NV; Seaman
&c Scott H. Markwood, 1903 w street
Sc; Steward SIC Maurice A. Bacon
l101 Fairmont avenue NV, anc
Motor Machinist's Mate &c Hers.
chell L. Holmes, 301 Eleventh street
Sc. Commanding officer of the
Baker is 1t. Hollis C. Rawls, jr
employed as an accountant by C. B
Stovall & Co., prior to the war.
Both ships will be on view tt
buyers of Victory Bonds at the Coast
Guard dock, $50 Maine avenue S.W.
through Saturday. Inspection hours
for the submarine will be noon tc
g pm; for the escort vessel, / to
4 pm.
Three to Tell Of Battles.
The committee reported that as OF
last Friday, individual bond sales
during the drive stood at 76.4 pei
cent of the $42 900 900 quota, having
increased 81 300, 900 to a total OF
$32, 100000 OF these individual
sales, only 100000 went into Series
E Bonds the remaining $500 ,0OC
being invested in other issues, sale
of which now has surpassed the
SIS 900. 900 quota by Is per cent
Sales in the Series E category have
reached S14,300,0 900. or SO per cent
OF the s27 900 900 quota.
A soldier. a sailor and a marine
who won decorations in the war
will speak in behalf of the Victory
loan on the radio program For the
Veterans" over Radio Station WINK
at tbs pm. tomorrow, each telling
the story Of the battle in which he
won his award They are SiSergt
Paul J. Wiederfer. who received the
Congressional Medal Of Honor fol-
heroism in Europe; Boatswain's s
Mate 1/c James D. Waters, Bronze
Star winner in the Mariannas, and
Marine TfSergt. Waldo D. Hum
phrey, holder of the Silver Star.
The ONCE of the Chief of Army
Engineers has achieved its quota
in the drive, it was announced to-
day. The group intends to continue
its campaign, however, until the
drive ends on SATURDAY.
Evening star., 1945-12-02

v-boNDS BOUGHT HIS BED-serg Harold M Dixon (right,
5l Ihry-sixh street Mount Rainier, Md, holder the
Distinguished Service Cross egess His bed in Walter Reed
Hospital was paid for by in Victory Loan Bonds bought
by Eliot Junior High School students students
Charles Gauvreau H. Of 612 Florence NE June
Chappel, 49, OF 23S Thirty fifth street Me- display
the purchase. -Harris-Ewnp Photo
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Jim ScanIon, Veteran House
Committee Aide, Retires

James F. fJimD Scanlon. admins
trative assistant clerk of the House
Appropriations Committee and "a
familiar figure on Capitol Hip for