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Evening star., 1945-06-20
Senators AI|otFEPC $5OO,OOO,
|Restore Most of owl Funds
Finance Group Reverses Subcommittee;
Both Programs Still Face Bottle on Floor

proximately s500,0O0 for operating
expenses.
For owl, the full committee ap-
proved s39 ,670,2l5, as compared with
S18, 900, 900 as the bill passed the
House. Opponents of the wartime
information bureau lost on several
attempts to scale down the increase.
Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire led an unsuccessful
fight to hold owl to $4,000 900 for
operations in the Pacific, plus
100000 to liquidate its European
activities and turn them over to the
War and State Departments. He
also failed in an alternative move to
cut the total to s35,000.00o, the
amount originally allowed by the
House committee and later cut by
SIT ,000,0 900 OH the House floor.
The only change the opposition
succeeded in making in the owl
budget was to eliminate an esti-
mate of s25O,000 for entertainment
purposes.
The amount finally allowed OW1
still is 50 800 900 less than President
Truman recommended.
Senator Bridges probably will re-
new the fight on the floor to bring
owl down to s35 100000.
The New Hampshire Senator sue
ceeded in reducing the appropria-
ton for the Office of Inter- -Ameri-
can Affairs from s14,000, 900 to $10,-
O0O. 900.
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Franco Spain
is Barred From
United Nations
PorIey Commission
Rejects Regimes
Tied Up With Axis
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 90
Spain today is on notice from
the United Nations that if it
desires to become a member of
the new world security organ
ization, it must get rid of the
Franco government.
A resolution, adopted by accla-
nation and without a dissenting
voice being raised in the United
Nations Conference Commission on
Membership yesterday, writes into
its report a declaration that no
government which came into be-
ing with the military aid of the
Axis powers shall be admitted to
the organization.
This dramatic action was taken
in response to demand made by
Luis Quintanilla. Mexican diplomat,
who formerly was Ambassador to
Russia and before that served in
the Mexican Embassy in Wash
ington.
The United States supported
Mexico in this demand to exclude
the Franco government. In a one
sentence speech, Assistant Secre-
tary of State James c. Dunn stated
this country was in complete &C
cord" with the move.
Manchukuo Also Barred,
Prohibition against membership
in the United Nations for the pup
pet government of Manchukuo was
coupled with the action against the
regime of Generalissimo Franco.
Meanwhile. the effort to bring
agreement on the last remaining
Evening star., 1945-06-20
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate Appropriations
Committee voted overwhelming
ly today to provide the Fair En-
ployment Practice Committee
funds for another year, and also
restored almost all of the House
cut in the Owl budget in report
ing out a $771,538,765 supply bill
for a score of civilian war
agencies.
President Truman had strongly
urged restoration of the Owl cut
and provision of funds for the
FEPC.
Reversing a subcommittee, which
refused by tie vote yesterday to
include any funds for FEPC, the
full committee is understood to have
voted IA to to recommend the
same amount the agency had this
year to carry on its program OF
preventing racial or religious dis
elimination in employment.
Supporters of the item explained
that, because of the parliamentary
situation. it will require suspension
of Senate rules to adopt the FEPC
item on the floor, but they were
confident the necessary two thirds
vote would be obtained when the
bill is called up for passage. The
amendment would give FEPC op-
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Truman Plans to Take 1t Easy
In Olympia Until Trip to PorIey
President Scheduled to Present Sergeant
With Congressional Medal This Morning

A "spotter" for antiaircraft guns,
Sergt. Hawk, wounded four times in
service, repeatedly risked his life
at Chambois last year during the
battle of the Belgian bulge.
Plans Tentative.
The ceremony was arranged at
the Capitol, and was to be followed
by a small reception for the Presi-
dent.
Last night the President attend
ed an organ recital at the Capitol by
the State organist, Phil Raboin.
Associates said the Chief Execu-
tive's plans for the immediate future
were predicated on hope of quick
action on the final form of the San
Francisco charter.
A delay in the closing of the
parley beyond this week, they as
serted, may force the rearrange-
ment of Mr.. Truman's schedule for
the period leading up to his de-
parture next month for his first
Big Three meeting, at Berlin.
The President already has all but
abandoned thought Of being able to
attend the Governors conference
in Michigan. Also q delay at the
parley into next week may force
him to fly directly to independence,
Mo-, for a Homecoming celebration
7Sao TPIIN11N poCo 1-E7
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Eisenhower Returns
To Military Academy
To Review Cadets
General Gets 17-Gun
SoIute After 50-MiIe
Ride From New York
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WEST POINT, N. Y, June 90
Gen. Eisenhower came back to-
day to the Military Academy,
where he received his early Army
training, and was welcomed with
"a 17-gun salute and the -four
ishes and ruffles due a five- star
general.
Here to review cadets and en-
listed detachments, the supreme
Allied commander was greeted at
10:45 am. at the academy's tree
surrounded Washington Gate by
Maj. Gen. Francis Wilby, superin-
tendent.
Gen. Eisenhower, accompanied by
his son and fellow West Point grad
uate, 1st 1t. John Eisenhower
smiled broadly as he arrived after
a 50-mile automobile ride from New
York City, where he received a
tremendous reception yesterday.
Reviews Third Class.
He reviewed an honor guard of
colored cavalrymen before proceed
ing to the parade ground where he
reviewed the third class of the cadet
corps, about TOO men.
He left New York in a drizzling
rain at 9:04 am. but the sun shone
brightly when he arrived. A few
persons gathered here and there
waved at him as his motorcade of
20 cars in two sections sped up the
historic Hudson Valley, but there
were no crowds because his route
had not been announced in advance.
1t was 80 years ago this month
that Gen. Eisenhower left the
Academy, personable second
lieutenant who might have become
quite a fullback if he hadn't in
jured knee in the fall of 1912 in a
game against Tufts.
Visits Old Quarters.
Today was a Homecoming as well
as a formal call for the general He
worked into the days schedule a
visit to the quarters he occupied
as a cadet.
Old-timers at the post remember
ike" as he was known even then
as yellow-haired. good-natured
Kansan who didn't work overly
hard at his studies. but managed
to graduate 61st in a class of 1854.
Young Ike who originally in
tended to "go Navy" but found
himself eight months too old for
Annapolis, mad more than his share
of skin" s"-demerits-for violating
regulations.
Room in disorder, questionable
language, sleeping at breakfasttime
these we're his principal offenses.
Only yesterday, President Truman
(See EISENHOWER, Page A-30
Evening star., 1945-06-20

major conference issue-the extent
of discussion to be attained in the
General Assembly of the new Or
ganization-went forward in meet
ings of the Big Five and in confer
ence with Australian Foreign Minis
ter Herbert v. Evatt.
At the conclusion of a night ses-
sion Of the Big Five and Mr.. Evatt
and the IS or more smaller Nations
which stand with him in support
of most liberal discussion of mat
tiers relating to international rela-
tions was extremely narrow. 1t was
predicted that agreement would be
reached.
The Big Five, including Russia,
it was said, have come to practical
agreement on this issue, accepting
in the main a compromise proposal
made by Mr.. Evatt. 1t remained
to persuade Mr.. Evatt to agree to
the change of some words, which
it was insisted, did not affect basi-
cally his proposal. Other meetings
will be held today in search of a
final solution.
Issue Raised by Gromyko.
Russian Ambassador Andre
Gromyko raised the issue of gen.
eral assembly discussion last week
maintaining that committee-ap-
proved provision for discussion OF
anything in the field of interna-
tional relations was too broad, and
seeking return to the original
Dumbarton Oaks language which
specified that assembly discussion
should be limited to matters relat-
ing to international peace and
security.
While Mr.. Gromkyo did not state
YAIG1NI Z
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Truman Asks Speed
At PorIey;; Windup
This Week in Doubt

OLYMPIA, Wash, June 90
President Truman sought today
to speed up the conclusion of
the San Francisco Security
Conference as prospects for a
windup this week steadily
diminished.
The President, resting here
at the Executive Mansion as
guest of Gov. Mon C. Wallgren,
was known to have expressed
his disappointment to United
States delegates over reports
the conference will extend over
into next week.
The President was repre-
sented as still hopeful the
international peace charter can
be worked out by the end of
the week.
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Gen. Eas|ey Is Killed
On 0kinawa Day After
Gen. Buckner's Death
Assistant Commander Of
goth Division Died in
Action, Wife Here Is Told
(Pfcture on Page A-2.)

Brig. Gen. Claudius M. Easley,
assistant commander of the Goth
Division, was killed in action
yesterday on Okinawa, it was
learned at his home here today.
His wife, Mrs. Inez Easley, 1901
Connecticut avenue NV, was in
formed of his death by the War De-
partment. No details were avail
able here.
He was the second general to be
killed on the island this week 1t.
Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, jr.,
commander of the 10th Army, was
killed by Jap shell fragment two
days ago.
Gen. Easley, 53-year-old veteran
of the World War, went overseas
with the 96th last July and imme-
diately won acclaim as fighting
general.
Wounded Last November.
Last November. on one of his fire.
quent trips to the front in Leyte,
he was wounded by Jap sniper,
but soon returned to active duty. He
won the Silver Star and the Legion
of Merit for the Leyte and Okinawa
campaigns
A native of Waco, Tex, and a
graduate Of Texas A. and NJ College
Gen. Easley entered the Army in
1916 as a second lieutenant and
served throughout the World War at
the Mexican border.
Electing professional career In
the Army, he soon became a crack
shot with pistol and rifle and COM
peted in the Army's national cham
pionships at Camp Perry, Ohio. For
nearly two decades he set the pace
for the Army's sharpshooters.
AS a lieutenant colonel at the out
break of the present war, he was
named to the Army War College
staff and left Washington as a
colonel in 1912 attached to the 82d
Division, which trained at Camp
Claiborne, La
Transferred to 96th.
Last July he was transferred to
the 96th as assistant to Maj. Gen.
James L. Bradley, the commanding
officer. The division trained at
Camp Adair, Greg, and Fort Lewis,
Wash, before embarking for Leyte
| 1t was a return visit for Gen
Easley. He was in the Philippines
in 1922 as q ro"tain. servi''r under
Gen. Macarthur, then a brigadier
general.
Gen. Easlev wrote Mrs. Easley that
he had met Gen. Macarthur on
Leyte and that they recalled the
days when they served together on
the then peaceful islands.
At the time he was wounded on
Leyte, correspondents noted he was
an indefatigable hiker and was on
one of his frequent tramps through
front-line positions when the snipel
spotted him.
Once he rode a water buffalo
to the front when other transport
failed Again he warned a corre-
spondent he had better wait for q
jeep rather than accompany him
Hours later at the front the news
man saw the general approaching
He had walked the entire distance
His son, Maj. Claudius M. Easley
jr., is now with the 9Th Army in
the Philippines. His father, A. H
Easley; brother, K H. Easley, and
sister, Miss Maybelle Easley, live
in Waco. Another sister, Miss A
M. EaSley. lives in San Francisco.
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Congress Pushes Plan
To Alter Presidential
Line Of Succession
Bridges Bill Follows
Truman Recommendation:
EorIy Action Is Seen
y the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press.
Congress headed today toward
early consideration of legislation
designating House Speaker Ray
burn as President Truman's
successor, in the event of an
early White House vacancy.
Mr.. Truman himself suggested
such a course yesterday just before
he left Washington on the first of
number of scheduled air trips,
including a transatlantic fight to
Berlin.
Quickly, Senator Bridges, Repub-
lican of New Hampshire, introduced
bill closely paralleling the Chief
Executives recommendations, and
Chairman Summers of the House
Judiciary Committee said he would
follow suit at once.
The Bridges measure was referred
to the Senate Elections Committee,
along with Mr.. Truman's message,
expressing belief that the Speaker
is the official whose selection, next
to that of the President and the
Vice President, can be most ac-
curately said to stem from the peo-
pie themselves"
Travel Hazards Noted.
Calling for early action, Senator
Bridges noted plans for the flight
to Germany for the Big Three meet
ing and added to a reporter:
TN these days of hazardous
travel we cannot take any chances
of having anything happen to Mr.
Truman without having prepared
for his logical successor"
Mr.. Summers said he expected the
Judiciary Committee to act on his
bill before the projected summer
recess. He added that it will be
considered along with several 9TH
ers dealing with presidential sue
cession.
These include proposals by Repre-
sentative Monroney, Democrat, of
Oklahoma, which, in effect, would
carry out the Presidents suggestions
and by Representative Kefauver,
Democrat, of Tennessee to give tenn
porary succession to cabinet officers
only until the House itself can elect
a successor.
In his message to Congress yester-
day, Mr.. Truman noted that existing
law provides for members Of the
cabinet to fill the Office, after the
Vice President, starting with the
Secretary of State, now Edward R.
Stettinius, jr.
Since each cabinet officer is a
presidential appointee, the President
added, "in effect, therefore, - it
now lies within my power to nomi-
| 1See SIICCESSION PAGE A-3l
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Senate Approves Geiger
As Lieutenant General
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate yesterday approved
the promotion of Maj. Gen. Roy S
Geiger, commander of American
forces on Okinawa, to the rank OF
lieutenant general in the Marine
Corps.
Gen. Geiger took command or
Okinawa when 1t. Gen. Simon Boil
ivar Buckner, jr., was killed by a
Japanese shell. A flyer, Gen. Geigel
was commander Of all Allied air.
craft in the Solomons during the
Guadalcanal campaign.
Evening star., 1945-06-20
District Bond Sales
Reach S148,400,
81 Pct, Above Goal
$40,000,000 Purchases
By Corporations Puts
Campaign Over Top

The Districts Mighty Sew
.enth" War Loan campaign went
over the top this afternoon when
war loan officials announced
nearly s40,oOo,0o0 in War Bond
sales to corporations. This sum
brought the total sales in the
District campaign to s148, 400, 900,
or 31.3 per cent above the goal of
$113,OO0,O00.
Wilmer j. Waller, drive chairman,
praised corporations for their heavy
buying and said the advance from
yesterdays total of $1O8, 100000
shows job has been well done"
Mr.. Waller added that though the
Districts quota now has been over
subscribed, one division-the E bond
sales-still is tagging. Only 100000
worth of E bonds sales were report
ed today, bringing the E bond total
to $31 300 ,000-663 per cent of the
s48, 100000 quota.
Other Quotas Oversubscribed.
Both the corporation and larger
individual bond sales, in contrast,
now have been oversubscribed. The
enormous increase in corporation
bonds place its sale at 2026 per cent
of the $43 10000 quota. The total of
individual bonds other than E
Bonds now stands at $29,500,000-
134.1 per cent of the quota.
Mr.. Waller emphasized that until
the E Bond quota has been over
subscribed, Mighty Seventh" Off
cials will feel that the Washington
public-the man in the street-has
not supported this drive as fully as
previous war loans.
More than 300 students of Ma
gruder School, Seventeenth and M
streets NV, held War Bond cere-
monies today dedicating their So 100
purchases of E Bonds to the memory
of Maj. Howard B. Martin, AAF. a
former teacher at Miner Teachers
College who was killed a.rving as
an aviation instructor at Tuskeegee
Field, Ala. The students asked that
an Army ambulance, costing $3.50,
be manner in honor of Maj. Martin.
Theater Sales Gain.
Theater bond booths, meanwhile,
reported increased sales to pur-
chasers seeking admission to go
through the U-505, captured Ger
man submarine, when it docks at
the Coast Guard Dock, $50 Maine
avenue S.W., Saturday morning for
f1ve-day exhibition to bond buyers
only.
The submarine was captured, vir-
tually unchanged, by an American
task group in June, 1914, off French
(See WAR BONDS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Another Overseas Star
Is Available Today

The latest Overseas Edition
of The Star is available today
at both The Star Office and
the Victory Bond booth in
Lansburgh's Department Store.
Copies are free, with en-
velopes for mailing, but the
edition is strictly limited.
Please do not waste a single
copy.
Evening star., 1945-06-20
.AP Photo.

Rear Admiral Forrest B. Royal,
SO, commander of the 9Th AM
phibious Group in the Pacific, died
of heart attack aboard his ship
shortly after successfully directing
the assault landings at Brunei Bay
in Borneo, according to word re-
ceived by his wife, Mrs katherine
Knight Royal. 2208 South Knoll
road, Arlington.
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
announced this morning that Ad-
miral Royal died Monday.
Admiral Royals death came after
forces under his command had made
their fifth and most intricate as
sault landing during the Pacific
Mrs. Royal said the
Brunei Bay landings were made in
three sections and were considered
by Navy officials to have been the
most complicated yet attempted.
On June II Admiral Royal had
accompanied Gen. Douglas MacAr-
Evening star., 1945-06-20
death Not Asked
For Poles on
Trial in Moscow
Prosecutor Points
To Joyous Days Of
Victory for Russio
BY EDDY GILMORE,

MOoSoW, y uIlc lU.-MdJ. 0cll.
Nikolai Afanasiev, chief prose-
cutor of the 16 Poles on trial for
subversive activities behind Rus
sian lines, asked the court today
for no death sentences, but only
imprisonment.
He told the military collegium of
the Soviet supreme court in his
summation that death was not
needed because we are now living
through days of joyous victory and
the Soviet nation is mightier than
it ever was"
Final evidence indicated that
Stanislaw Mikola jczyk, who resigned
as head of the Polish exiled govern
ment in London when it failed to
accept his recommendation for &C
cord with the Lublin Warsaw
regime, had been kept in the dark
concerning alleged anti-Russian ac-
tivities of the Polish underground
army. The commander of that
group, Maj. Gen. L. BronislaW
Okulicki, is the chief defendant.
Mrs. Pauley Spectator.
The courtroom was packed with
Red Army officers and representa-
tives of nearly every phase of So
Wet life. Among the spectators
were Mrs. Edwin Pauley, wife of the
chief of the American representa-
tives to the reparations mission.
Francis Stevens. Second Secretary of
the United States Embassy, also
attended.
The testimony concerning Miko-
lajczyk came from Yeygeny Char
nowski, chairman of the Polish
Union of Democrats, as Polish
groups sought an accord here in
meeting with representatives Of Rus
sia, the United States and Great
Britain.
Mikolajczyk is now in Moscow
taking part in discussions looking
toward the reorganization of the
present provisional Polish govern
ment in Warsaw.
Mikolajczyk Apparently Absolved.
CharnoWski said that when
Mikolajczyk came to Moscow last
year for fruitless conversations on
the formation of a provisional gov
eminent, underground leaders
agreed that he should not be in
formed of their plan of action.
(Ihis testimony apparently alb
solved Mikolajczyk of any con-
nection with the alleged subver-
slve operations of the Polish un-
derground and gave him a clean
bill of health which would permit
his inclusion in new provisional
government
Charnowski fatty contradicted a
statement by Gen. Okulicki that
Gen. Okulicki did not actively par
ticipate or have knowledge of sub
versive activity against the Red
Army.
Opposition to Lublin Regime.
II learned about this kind of
work." Charnowski stated, after
conversations with Gen. Okulicki.
Charnowski added that the main
program of the underground at the
time he became interested in it was
opposition to the Lublin govern
ment and opposition to the Soviet
Union.
He admitted on examination that
the underground's propaganda line
was that the Soviet Union wanted
to annex Poland.
Previously, Gen. Okulicki had tes-
tilted that he was told in March
1914, by Gen. Kazimierz Sosnkowski
of the Supreme Polish Command, in
London that Russia planned to
make Poland the 18th republic of
the Soviet Union. Gen. Okulicki
also said he had hoped to see aligned
against Russia a western bloc of
nations, including Germany, but
testified he had taken mo overt ac-
ton toward this end.'
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Late Bulletin
10, 900 More Troops
Called Out in Strike

CHICAGO R.-Ten thou
sand more troops of the 9Th
Service Command, most of
them combat soldiers, were
summoned to this city today
to help smash a strike against
100 Government-seized truck
lines. With the 1900 military
police already here, the total
will exceed the $4,000 drivers
on strike.
early Story on Page A-18.)
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Polish Exile Regime
Denies Soviet Chorqes

LONDON, June 20 (P.-The Polish
Telegraph Agency, official mouth
piece. of the Polish government in
exile, denied today that the Polish
home army had committed diver
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Soone Back in Chunqkinq

CHUNGKING, June 30 P.-
Premier T. v. Soong returned to
Chungking today from the San
Francisco Security Conference. 1t
was understood that he intended
to visit Moscow after attending to
matters requiring his attention here.
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Australian Drouqht Ends

MELBOURNE, June 20 P.-
Heavy rains drenched Southern and
Western Australia today, breaking
one of the worst droughts in many
years.
Evening star., 1945-06-20

Four additional men from
the District area haze been re-
ported killed in this UGr. See
"On the Honor RcH," Page Az.
Evening star., 1945-06-20
Charles Town Results

FIRST RACE-Purse, 5000; claiming;
4-year-olds and Up; about " furlongs.
Hutoka tEdens) $50 $50 3SO
Rhyme Maker (Palumbo $50 $50
Dedham (HernandeZ) $50
Time. SO. Also ran-Bugler, Led AS
tray, Oomph.
Evening star., 1945-06-20

(See TRIAL, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1945-06-20

(See LINCOLN, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1945-06-20

(See ROYAL, Page A-6D
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-08
SHRUBBERY THEFT
IS INVESTIGATED

The alleged theft of shrubbery
from Bellevue cemetery by three
Negro boys was under investiga-
ton yesterday by juvenile author
titles.
The boys, aged 8, 10 and II,
were apprehended by sher If o.
ficers. who said the trio had beer
selling the shrubs, some OF then
large plants, for rs cents each t.
persons residing at Princess Place
The value of the stolen shrubber,
some of which was said to be
planted now in the yard OF nome
at Princess Place, could not be
estimated by sAeriff's deputies.
However, it was said that the boys
admitted receiving between SIG
and S18 for the plants.
Officers said they apprehendeo
the trio after a Princess Place
housewife reported to them that
the boys were selling the plants
lat such cheap prices.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-08
Two File For Mayors
Race In Whiteuille

WHITEVILLE, April Sam L.
Fuller and A. " Sasser have an
nounced their candidacy for mayor
OF Whiteville in the May munich
pal elections when major and
I'VE town commissioners will be
chosen. :
DR.. S. A. Smith has been acting
mayor since the death three weeks
ago OF Mayor Jackson Greer, Jr.
Inc deadline for filing for office
mas been set as April 80.
Already announced for commits.
sIoners are B. L. Jackson, Lee
Nance, D. L. Butler, C. L. Sans
pufy and r. w. Brown. None Of
the present incumbents has announ.
GEO Tor reelection.