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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Arson Charged to Store EmpIoye
After Four-AIorm Fire
Ex-Morine, 18, Who Reported He Was
Overcome by Smoke, Pleads Not Guilty

Francis H. Reese, 10, of 712
Sixth street Sc. was charged
with arson today in connection
with a four alarm fire yesterday
which razed the second and third
floors of the Stanley store at
COS Eighth street Sc. and heav-
lily damaged goods on the ground
floor.
Fire Marshal Raymond c. Roberts
and Precinct Detective B. F. Bean
of the fifth precinct, said the youth,
an employee Of the store, admitted
setting the blaze when he had the
urge to destroy" following an argu-
ment with his girl.
Reese pleaded not guilty to the
arson charge this morning before
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage, who continued the
case to January to give the de-
PENDANT time to obtain a lawyer.
The commissioner, who set bond at
5000, also recommended that he
be placed under mental observation
until the hearing.
Police and fire authorities said
the youth denied knowledge Of sat-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 22.-Joe
E. Brown, the actor, took time out
from entertaining the troops on
Northern Luzon last summer to kill
two Japs. Maj. Gen. Robert s.
Beightler reported last night.
Joe was in there firing d carr
bine," said the commander of the
37th Division. Two Japs went down,
and Joe got the credit.
The comedian, here with the show,
Harvey" was reluctant to discuss
the incident.
It was the only time I ever fired
close range with a carbine." he said
in response to questions. "Cne Jap
went down at rs yards and another
at 100 yards. The boys said ! got
them, and they gave me Jap nag
one was carrying"
Joe disclosed that he previously
had fired the rs, los and 155 milli-
meter artillery and q 50-caliber
machine gun.
Gen. Beightler disclosed Joei
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
British Expropriate
Us German Coal Mines
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ESSEN, Germany, Dec. 22.-All
225 German coal mines and their
assets in the British zone of occu-
patton yesterday we're appropriated
without compensation by the Brit
lsh military government.
Describing the mines as having
been left by the Nazis in serious
financial situation" and now run
ming at "a substantial ioss," Brit
ish official said:
Had this state of affairs been
allowed to continue, it would have
been necessary either to subsidize
German owners or allow the mines
to close with the consequent loss
OF production and employment"
The proclamation dispossessing
the coal companies was read to
their representatives in the ball
room Of the Krupp mansion. Sew
eral company officials said the Brit
ish action was no surprise.
Previously the British had as
sumed control of production and
distribution of the coal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Joe {. Brown Killed Two Jups
In Luzon Battle, General Says

combat activities as the two met on
the stage when the show opened
here.
Joe was worrying the life out of
me-" he remarked. because per-
sonally felt responsible for his safety.
He had more personal courage than
any other entertainer from the
States whom met
Gen. Beightlers said he asked the
actor II he would like to help cap
ttfe the town Of Bambang, and the
actor enthusiastically accepted the
offer.
Mr.. Brown was put IN the lead
tank, and rs the JAps began break
ing he popped out and began firing
alongside Col. John Fredericks, COM
|mander Of the 120th Infantry, Gen
|Beightler reported.
Col. Fredericks and Mr.. Brown
had friendly argument over who
got the two Japs, but the els set
tied it by awarding the nag to the
entertainer.
Twenty-seyen Japs were killed II
the snsagement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Fire Takes Lives
IOf5ChHdren of
Soldier in Japan
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 22.-Five children
Of an Army private stationed in
Japan died in their beds early today
when fire swept q modest duplex
home in suburban Roseville. :.
The victims, children of Pvt. and
Mrs. Otto Winkelman, were Marvin,
7; Dale, 6; Shelba Jean. 4; Allen. 3,
and Barbara, Is months.
Their mother, Vera, Is, historical
with grief, and hired girl, Louise
Snow, Is, suffered burns and lacera-
tions in a futile attempt to save the
youngsters.
Mrs. Wingleman told police she
was awakened by Marvin's scream:
"Mommy! Firel"
The blaze was discovered about
1850 pm. Friday and firemen said
1t was. caused by an overheated
kitchen oil stove. It ragged for nearly
four hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Yamashifa Counsel 10 FIy
Here TO File Appeal
BY the Associated Press.

Dy SAN <AoSo~Adbc0 ItC1S.
TOKYO, Dec. 22.-Complying with
an order from the Secretary OF War,
Ia maximum Of three members of
the defense counsel of the con.
demned japanese general. Tomoyuki
Yamashita, will fly to Washington
to file arguments for motions aimed
to save him from hanging.
Headquarters public relations of
flee today announced:
THE Secretary of War, pursuant
to wishes OF the Supreme Court,
has ordered Yamashita's counsel,
mot more than three in number, be
flown to Washington at such time
as they request to allow them to
prepare the case and file q type
written brief and make oral argu-
ments In petition for habeas corpus
and prohibition, and petition for
writ Of certiorari."
Yamashita recently was convicted
by an American military commission
In Manila Of condoning atrocities BY
his troops in the Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Big Three Accomplish
Heavy Load Of Work
In Informal Session
Agreements Are Expected
To Be Reached on
Critical Problems
BY the Associated Press,

MOSCOW, Dec. 22.-The Big
Three Foreign Ministers were
understood today to have accom-
plished the greatest amount of
work thus far in their confer
ence when they dispensed with
all formality and diplomatic
procedure at a 4-hour -and-15-
minute session yesterday.
A similar informal meeting of
Secretary of State Byrnes, British
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and
Soviet Foreign Commissar v. M.
Molotov was scheduled for today,
American informants said.
AS the conference went into its
seventh day, informed quarters de-
clared there was good reason to be-
lieve that agreements would be
reached on some of the critical
world problems under discussion.
Meet in Red Room.
At yesterdays meeting, the long
est yet held, the three men with
their interpreters, gathered around
small table in the red room of
the Speridonifka Palace and talked
in the informal manner Of three
friends. 1t was pointed out that this
type of meeting was a little easier"
on the principals than the formal
sessions.
American Ambassador W.. Averell
Hartman, British Ambassador Sir
Archibald Clark Kerr and Deputy
Soviet Foreign Commissar A. Y.
vyshinsky sat in from time to time
yesterday and presumably will do so
again today.
The red room, a relatively low
ceilinged chamber of about 20 by l.
feet Is some distance removed from
the main white and gold conference
room. It's most striking feature is
the handsome red silk which covers
it's walls.
After yesterdays session Mr.
Byrnes worked at Spasso House
residence of the American Ambassa.
dor, until ! am. He was up early
this morning.
Hopeful Prediction.
If there is need for meetings to.
morrow the fact that the day i
Sunday will not interfere with ths
get together, it was said.
The statement from informed
quarters on the possibility thai
agreements would be reached by the
foreign ministers constituted the
most hopeful prediction yet to come
from sources close to participants ir
the talks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
UN0 Committee Votes
To Locale Home Site.
In Eastern u. ).
12-Mon Group Will Tour
Area to Pick 6 Cities
For Final Decision
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Dec. 22.-The United
Nations Preparatory Commits
sion's Committee on Sites voted
today to establish the perma-
nent headquarters of the world
peace agency somewhere in the
eastern part of the United
States.
The decision, taken by a vote OF
Is to with 10 members abstaining
ruled out San Francisco, the BIRTH
place of the United Nations Organi-
cation, as well as Denver and St
Louis.
Previously, a vote to establish the
headquarters in the western part
of the United States had been lost
by vote of % to with II Austen
lions. Britain, backed by Russia
and the Southeastern European
countries, led tie fight to eliminate
the West.
Australia led the fight for the
West, favori1g San Francisco. 1t
was agreed that the MISSISSIPPI and
Missouri Rivers should serve as the
dividing line between the East and
West.
The vote on whether the site
should be in the East was:
For-Arsentine, Belgium, Brazil,
White Russia, Canada, Colombia,
Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark,
Ethiopia, India, Iran, Mexico, Meth
erlands, New Zealand, Norway
Peru, Poland, Soviet Union, Turkey
Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay
Venezuela and Yugoslavia.
Against-Australia, China, Ecua-
dor, France, Liberia.
Abstentions-Bolivia, Chile, Do
minican Republic, Egypt, Haiti
Honduras, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia
Syria and United States.
This decision will establish one Of
the qualifications to guide the r.
man committee which will tour the
United States and then select q
maximum of six cities as candidates
for the UNO headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Armour Reports Franco
REGIME Unsatisfactory

Protested efforts Of Generalissimo
Francisco Franco to liberalize his
regime in Spain fall short 30 far Of
making It acceptable to the United
Nations, Norman Armour, retiring
American Ambassador to Spain, said
here yesterday.
He refused to discuss prospects Of
an overthrow Of the Franco regime,
or to estimate the influence Of
underground political parties oppos-
ing the oficial Falange.
Mr.. Armour retiring after 80
years in the Foreign Service. In
dications are that his replacement
in Madrid win be delayed indefinitely
as . further expression Of American
dislike Of the Franco government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
BY the Associated Press.


CHUNGKING, Dec. 22.-Gen.
George c. Marshall, assigned by
President Truman to end China's
internal strife, reached Chung
king today and is expected to
meet Generalissimo Chang Kali
shek in a series of conferences
beginning tomorrow.
Chang and Madame Chang, who
entertained Gen. Marshall yesterday
at Marking, are scheduled to arrive
tomorrow. Premier T. v. Soong and
a host of other Notwithstanding
Gen. Chou En-lai, head of the Chi
nese Communist delegation to forth
coming peace parleys here-greeted
Gen. Marshall tremendously at the
airdrome today.
Premier Soong accompanied Gen
Marshall to his quarters for an un-
scheduled, informal lunch with the
envoy, American Charge d'Affaires
Walter Robertson and a few other
officials. There were no callers al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Sentence AnnuIIed
For DorIon's Slayer,
Executed in 1912
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALGIERS, Dec. 22.-An Al
giers court today annulled the
death sentence on Fernard
Eugene BONNER de la Chapelle,
20, who aSsassinated Admiral
Jean Darlan in Algiers on De-
cember a, 1912, and who was
executed by . firing squad two
days later.
Action Of the court was q
complete annulment Of the
charge Of crime on the grounds
that documents found after the
liberation Of France showed
Chapelle was acting In the IN
tercsts Of France.
Letters dated in November,
1943, In the name Of Gen. de
Gaulle, Gen. Henri Giraud,
Gen. Georges Catroux and Gen.
Pierre Weiss on behalf Of Cha
pelle were read.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Marshall Arrives in Chungking;
Due to Meet c chang Tomorrow
Chinese Russian Negotiations Reported
Speeded by Presence Of U. S. Envoy

the generals home later in the
afternoon except foreign correspond
entS, who found that Gen. Marshall
was resting in his room.
In Peiping, news of Gen. Mar
shall's arrival in China was reported
to have speeded touchy Chinese
Russian negotiations over occupa-
ton of Manchuria-which already
have extended a month longer than
anticipated.
Associated Press Correspondent
Spencer Davis reported today that
within the past 48 hours special
emissaries who reported to Gen.
Chang in Marking have returned to
Manchuria, and that Chinese adj
ministrators designed for Hardin,
Mukden and Dairen, Manchuria,
who have cooled their heels in
Peiping for weeks, once more were
heading north to take over their
posts.
There was no indication that Cen
trail Government troops would &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Turks Strengthen Defenses,
Stress Ties With Russia

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-The Turkish
National Assembly approved a de-
Tense budget calling for the
strengthening Of the army, Ankara
radio reported yesterday, after For
eign Minister Hasan Saka made as
surances that Turkey was ready to
strengthen her friendship with
Russia.
The size of the budget was not
announced.
Not even failure on the part OF
the Soviet Union" Saka said, tic
renew the pact Of friendship and
nonaggression which existed between
us has lessened our desire for and
aim OF friendship"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Hearing May Call
Short and Kimmel
Early in January
Admiral Stark Expected
To Take Stund When
Committee Reconvenes
BY ]. A. O'LEARY and
CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Admiral Harold r. Stark, re-
tired, who was chief of naval
operations in 1871, probably will
have his first opportunity to re-
ply publicly to criticism in the
report of the Naval Court of In
quiry when the Pearl Harbor
Committee reconvenes Decem-
Der 81.
There also were strong indica-
tioIls today that the committee may
decide to follow up Admiral Stark's
appearance by calling the two key
witnesses, who were in command of
Hawaii on the day Of the attack
Rear Admiral Husband e. Kimmel
and Maj. Gen. Walter c. Short
early in january.
Representative Murphy, Demo
crat, Of Pennsylvania said today he
thinks sufnc;ent groundwork has
been laid to enable the committee
to hear the former Pearl Harbor
commanders. This, likewise, will be
the first time Admiral Kimmel and
Gen. Short have had a public hear
ing of their side of the Pearl Har-
Dor story.
No Offense Committed.
The Navy Court of Inquiry criti-
cized Admiral Stark for not send
ing more information to Hawaii
between November 26 and Deem
Der Z. I941, but reached the final
conclusion that no offenses had
been committed nor serious blame
incurred by any person in the naval
service.
Later, the Secretary of the Navy
attached to the report a directive
that Admirals Kimmel and Stark,
both of whom had been retired,
should mot hold any position in
the Navy which requires the exer-
else of superior judgment"
Likewise, the Army Board Of In
quiry found that Gen. George G.
Marshall, former chief of staff, had
failed to keep the Hawaiian de-
partment fully advised, and held
that Gen. Short had failed to place
his command in a state Of readi-
ness for war.
Ferguson Queries Turner.
In the closing hours Of yester-
days session Senator Ferguson, Re-
publican, Of Michigan brought out.
by questions to Admiral Richmond
Kelly Turner, these points:
That in the summer of 1941, Ad-
miral Turner expressed to the jap
anese Ambassador here his personal
opinion that Congress would de-
clare war on Japan If she attacked
the British or the Dutch in the
Pacific.
That after the war warning
message was sent to Hawaii on
November ~, 1871, Admiral KIM
mel was directed to send two car
rier fleet units from Hawaii with
planes TO reinforce Wake and Mid
way, leaving no carriers at Pearl
Harbor to accompany the battle
ships, If Admiral Kimmel had de-
cided to move them to sea.
That on November 80, the Navy
sent an order, at the request of
the British, to former Admiral
Thomas G. Hart, then commander
Of the Asiatic Fleet, to conduct air
| (See pEARI. HARR7P pcCe 1-E3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Hanging Of How How
Set for January 3

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 22.--William Gord
Haw Haw) Joyce, whose appeal Of
his death sentence for high treason
was dismissed by the House of Lords
this week, will be executed at
Wandsworth Prison January 8, 1t
was announced today.
Joyce was convicted of broadcast
ing Nazi propaganda from Germany
during the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Ship Space Far Exceeds
Troops Able to Return
BY the Associated Press.

by tHe AssocIdteu FIeSS.
MANILA, Dec. 22.-Daily Pacif-
lean, the Army newspaper, dished
up some arithmetic for Army
Officials today, saying there will be
space for more than 10000 troops
going to the States empty in jan
uary from the Western Pacific area
unless point scores are lowered to
make more men eligible for dis
charge.
Pacifican said ships allotted for
January troop movements home
have Isl 900 troop spaces, but &C
cording to point scores, only 5000
Western Pacific soldiers are eligible
for discharge in that month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Gen. Gregory Named Head
or War Assets Corp.

The White House announced to-
day that 1t. Gen. Edmund B. Greg
DRY, Army Quartermaster General,
has been designated chairman of
the War Assets Corp, new RFC
subsidiary which will have charge
of the disposal of surplus Govern
ment property, both consumer and
capital goods.
Gen. Gregory will set up an ex-
perienced staff of merchandise
statesmen for the operation, it was
said.
While Gen. Gregory is assigned
to these duties Maj. Gen. Clifford
Corbin will be acting quartermaster
general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22

ting fire at the same store We'd
nesday which broke out on the
second floor. On both occasions
Reese was reported overcome by
smoke and treated at Casualty Hos
pital. Fire Marshal Roberts told
Commissioner Turnage today, how
ever, that the doctor at Casualty
who treated the youth said that
actually he was not overcome by
smoke on either occasion.
Police said Reese was an ex-
Marine who served one month in
basic training at Paris Island be-
fore his mother obtained his dis
charge because he was under age.
Apartments over a grocery and
meat store adjoining the building
were threatened one time, but were
not damaged. Water leaking
through the ceiling of the Stanley
store heavily damaged goods OIL
the first-f1oor counters. Heav,
canvas spread over some counter.
saved . quantity Of articles.
Owner of the store, Abe Lavine
OF 20o2 G street NE, was in TIT
hospital yesterday and his son
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22

(See TRAVEL, Page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22

(See LABOR, Page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22

(See CHINA, Page A-20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22

tSee FIRE, Page A-59 !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22

(See PATTON, Page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22

7see PEARL HARBOR, Page A
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-11-14

odrsdbo glo-ameriske yojaske
oblasti kot krSitev f1a6el atlant-
|ske istine in v naspFotju 2, vse-
mi naceli denhokraeije.
OBJ tel priliki je predsednik
PNOO TOW. France Bevk dejal
ma vprasanja novinarjev med
|drugin1:: mi niti najtnanjsega
|dvoma, komu bo pref ali slej
|pripadla zmaga v borbi med sve-
tom napredka, in svetom reak-
cije, XII sta Sc srecaIa- " Trstu.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-11-14

t jin ne mislinso prevassti 11azaj,
in zaloge blaga, hi 80 Sc tan1
ossale od "lshdlease, tenn bolj
IN tenn bcaj iiitrsje DO ponsgano
izcrpaailf svropshim i,arodorn.
v mnogil1 tarnlaj jsnjih dezeIah
preti resno pemsnjkanje in stra-
DAME v bodoci zirni. Mednarod-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-11-14
Trzosko in primorsko i iuds+vo zoh+evo
Iiudsko obtosf

razburila ljudstvo vest, da so
vojne :oblasti hotele postaviti v
odbor bivsega fasisticnega dav-
karja. Ljudstvo je sklenilo, da
bo poslalo v Gorico delegacijo S
profession.
H ,konandantu odreda Jugo-
slovanske armade "a Primors-
sko, je prisla deputacija 100 Be-
necanov. Benesko ljudstvo, XII
po odhodu IA trpi nasilja in
krivice, je preko teh svojih od-
poslancev dvigniIo svoj glas.
Beneski zastopniki SO povedali,
da so Sc takoj po odhodu jugo-
slovanskea arnade zaGeli vraeati
v Beneeijo fasisti. III fasisti
kljub zayeznisko vojaski obIa-
sti so nekaznevano terorizirali
ljudstvo. Fasisti, XII dobivajo po-
tuho, gredo tako dalec, da "a
strupljajo postenim Benecanom
vodo, meeejo v stanovanje bonn
be, pozigajo hise, postavljajo
zasede, IL katerih streljajo ma
nedolzne ljudi.
Predstavniki anita s isticne
slovensko-italijanske zveze SO
lizrocili zavezniski vojaski upra-
! vi spomenico, v kateri je receno,
da so bill Narodno osvobodilni
odbori, tako okrozni kot pokra-
jinski Narodno osvobodilni od-
Dor in mestni odbor "a Trst IL
voljeni po volji ljudstva z VOLT
vami ma najdemokratienejsi ma
Gin. Antifasisticna italijansko.
slovenska zveza vztraja ma ma
celu, da ina samo ljudstvo pra.
vico odlocevati o svoji' upravi
To pa je nogoce samo s svobod.
mimi tajninai velitvami pod vod'
stvom dosedanjih javno izvolje.
nih odborov. Spomenica smatra
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-11-14

Vsled nedemokratskega po-
stopka angleske policije oh obi
sku angleskega n1arsala Alex
sandra v Pulju zaeetkom avgu-
sta so Hrvati in Italijani v Pu-
lju napfosili Glavni odbor pro-
tifasisticne mladine Balkana, da
objavi protest, v katerem je med
drugirln rece1o:
'Dragi tovarisi! Ko je v pr
viii dneh augusta prebivalstvo
Pulja zvedelo "a obisk marsala
Aleksandra, je slo samo cd Sc
be ma uliee, kjer je z zastavami,
ma katerih so bile rdeee zvezde,
simbol svobode in bratstva ma
sih narodov, hotelo pozdraviti
marsala, XII Sc je prise| poslo-
Wit cd svojih Get. Pessica ljudi,
XII je v tel slovesnosti prisostvo-
vala z italijansko zastavo brez
rdece zvezde, v kateri so bill
bivsi fasisticni milicniki, clani
republikanske garde, policaji in
poulicna sodrga, je nasla mi
lost v oeeh oblasti. Puljsko ljud-
stvo, XII je hotelo pozdraviti
marsala, pa je bilo surovo ma
padeno S tanki, oklopnimi av-
tomobili ter bilo S palieami pre-
tepano do krvi in jih je bilo
okrog dvajset vrzenih v zapo-
re. Fasisticni sodrgi, XII je stiri
leta ponavljala geslo "bog je
preklel Angleze', in XII je po "a
povedih nemskih fasistov vrsi-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-11-14

bi jih d dobro voljo ne bilo mo-
'goGe reSiti. Zasvetovfli mir id za
rekonstrtikcijc 20 dobri odnosa-
j H,sd4 AmsriE0 in Rusijo maj
ve&je va4nosti.
Obes skupi1i1 sta Sc tudi stri-
njali, da cim preje America raz-
proda vojne zaloge " Evropi, hi