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Evening star., 1945-12-13
Capt. Strange Cleared
0fIntoxication Charqe
And Restored 10 Duty
Police Trial Bourd Gives
Verdict After Hours
DeIiberotion on Case

A police trial 50 board today
cleared Capt. Clyde N. Strange,
assistant chief of detectives, of
charges that he was intoxicated
while on duty and ordered his
immediate restoration to duty
Capt. Strange had been under
suspension since November 23
Inspector Harvey j. Callahan, who
suspended Capt. Strange, said the
board cleared the officer after an
hours deliberation this morning.
The not guilty verdict was an
nounced by Inspector Clarence Tai
ley, head of the trial board.
Inspector Callahan testified yes
terday that there was some indica-
ton" that Capt. Strange had been
drinking when he was brought to
No. 2 precinct from an address at
Sixth and A streets Sc, but he
could not be certain whether the
captain was intoxicated from
whisky or was un'~~ the influence
of some drug"
Defense Counsel James O'Shea
summoned as a witness DR.. Andrew
Goodloe, colored physician, who
stated he had prescribed nembutal
tablets, Sedative, for the defendant
on Thanksgiving Day. A box con-
tanning four tablets was presented
as evidence by the defense. who
contended it had originally con-
tanned II tablets, as prescribed by
DR.. Goodloe.
Taken to Sanitarium.
1t. Aubrey M. Tolson testified he
had been called to the Strange home
about noon of November % and he
found Capt. Strange asleep or in a
drugged condition on a divan." AT
the request of Mrs. Strange he took
the captain to Cedar Croft Sani-
tarium. in Maryland. With him
were Detective Sergts. Charles c
Carver and Hugh Robey.
The two detective sergeants ano
1t. Tolson all said Capt. Strange
did not awaken during the trip tc
the Nsanitarium. 1t. Tolson testified
Mrs Strange had told him her hus.
| (See STRANGE, Page A-24)
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Good Chance Seen by Doctors
For Patton to Be on Feet Aquin

band for 10 minutes this morning
and then spent most of the after
noon sitting by his bedside.
Col. Glen Squirting, chief attend
ant surgeon, announced at 6 pm.
that the generals condition was
progressing satisfactorily"
A medical bulletin this afternoon
said Gen. Patton had a comfortable
day. He was described earlier as
cheerful and alert"
A noon bulletin said there had
been no marked change in the
paralysis from which the general is
suffering as a result of injuries sus-
tanned in an automobile accident
near Mannheim last Sunday.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 (P.-
Some of the men who served under
Gen. George S. Patton, jr., on his
victorious dash across France and
Germany sent him a cable of en-
couragement and hope yesterday
from Woodbury. College, where they
are students.
I'VE, the men who served under
you," the cable read, in part, "are
still with you, as we were at Nancy
Metz and Munich"
Evening star., 1945-12-13
'ForrestaI Dep|ores
Lifting Of Secrecy
On Breaking Code
Navy Secretary Urges
Unified Intelligence
In All U. S. Agencies
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Navy For
reStal today called it a terrible
tragedy" that the secrets o1
breaking the Japanese code have
been made public.
The cabinet member made this
statement before the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee while urging
Navy Department plan for post
war reorganization of the armed
forces. This plan counters the Wal
Department proposal for merging
the armed forces into a single Or
ganization.
1T was very unfortunate, Sec
retary Forrestal said of the code
breaking disclosures.
"We were playing the Pacific war
poker game with mirror behind
another mans hand" he said, re-
ferring to the value of the code
secret during hostilities.
He mentioned the cracking of Jap
codes as he urged single postwar
intelligence agency for all Govern
ment agencies. This is one feature
of the Navy's reorganization pro-
posal.
Senator Maybank. Democrat, OF
South Carolina asked how such
things as the code secrets disclo-
sure could be avoided in the future
TT is one of the penalties-I
should say one of the corrolaries of
a democratic system of government, y
Mr.. Forrestal replied.
Army Plan Called Vague.
Meanwhile, In Cincinnati, H
Strewe Hensel, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, described the Army S
merger proposals as "shadoWy."
He asserted that the Navy favors
unifcation of defense forces, but
feels the War Departments plan tc
merge first and plan afterward" is
extremely vague.
Addressing the Cincinnati Rotary
Club, Mr.. Hensel said "the War De-
partment's plan for the merger oi
our Nations armed forces is shad.
owy and Army officers are instruct.
ed not to discuss the details.
The War Department has sug.
gested only method to achieve
unity of effort in our armed forces
Dozens of methods can easily be
SUGGESTED"
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Britain, France Agree
0nLeyant Withdrawal
Iy the Associated Press.


LONDON, Dec. 13.-Foreign Min
lister Ernest Bevin told Commons
today that Britain and France have
agreed to joint withdrawal of their
troops from Syria and Lebanon.
Signed in London to-day, the
British-French agreement provides
for close alignment of policy in the
Near East with the object of set
tling unrest marked seven months
ago by armed clashes in a Syrian
demand for independence from
France.
''The two governments" said an
official announcement, have recog-
nized that it was in their Joint in
terest to encourage, within the
framework of international collabo-
ration, the economic well being and
security of the peoples of the Mid
die East"
The 7-month-old controversy owe,
Syria and Lebanon started last May
when Syrian demands for complete
independence from France devel-
oped into armed clashes. The
French shelled Damascus and more
than 400 were reported killed and
several hundred more wounded in
sporadic disturbances.
The Syrians charged the French
with reinforcing their troops in the
midst of negotiations.
British and Free French forces
marched into the country on June 8
1941, promising to grant independ-
ence. This independence subse-
quently was proclaimed by the
French, but Allied forces continued
to occupy the country because OF
war conditions and the mandate
legally still remained in existence.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Snow Expected Late Today,
with SIush Tomorrow

A snowfall starting late this after
noon and continuing tomorrow was
forecast today by the Weather Bu-
reau.
The snow is expected to turn into
rain, making the streets slushy,
sometime tomorrow, the weather
forecaster added.
Temperatures today are expected
to hover around the 30-degree mark.
The snowfall here isn't expected
to be as heavy as that which COW
cred the Midwest the last few days.
Kansas City reported 4 inches Of
snow, Omaha, Nebr., inches, and
Missouri and Southern Iowa points
Il to inches. Other States report
ing fairly heavy snowfalls were
Kansas, Illinois, Indiana and Wis
consin.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
communication. We knew very littl

communication. We knew very little
of what they were doing"
Mr.. Gearhart, after a long hypo-
thetical question which assumed the
commanders had received the sub
stance of these japanese intercepts,
then asked:
do you think that if they had
received that information, the ships
of our Pacific Fleet would have
been lined up in Pearl Harbor like
sitting ducks the day of the attack?
Or would they have been out at sea
in fighting trim?"
Gen. Marshall answered: 1T may
have been that they would have
been better prepared. Gen. Shorts
order to alert his command might
possibly have been different. ]
don't know Similar japanese mes
sages were being sent all over the
world, indicating their interest not
only in the shipping at Hawaii, but
at Panama and everywhere else"
And the general added: Certainly
it must have been obvious to Ad-
miral Kimmel and Gen. Short that
the japanese had complete knowl-
edge of our shipping there-some-
thing we would have been very GLAD
to know with regard to japanese
ships and which we were not able tc
do at all What might have hap
pened is matter of opinion"
The seven intercepted japanese
messages, giving specific directions
and codes for describing movements
of warships and carriers and theil
Evening star., 1945-12-13
BY J. A. O'LEARY and
CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Americas armed forces suf-
fered in the months before Pearl
Harbor under the great embar-
rassment" of having to allow
japanese spies to collect COM
plete information about Hawaii
and other defenses and send it
home by ordinary cable or wire
less, Gen. George c. Marshall
told the congressional investi-
eating committee today.
On the other hand, the wartime
chief of state added, 1--WE knew very
little about what they were doing.
These statements were brought
out after Representative Gearhart,
= Republican, of California had de-
manded to know why the War and
Navy Departments failed to send
their commanders in Hawaii, Ma j.
Gen. Walter c. Short and Rear Ad-
miral Husband E. Kimmel at least
the substance of seven intercepted
japanese messages which showed
clearly that Tokyo wanted a semi
weekly chart of ship movements in
Pearl Harbor.
Value of Information Doubted.
When asked if the two command
ers would not have been better pre-
pared to meet the surprise attack
of December 7, 1941, if they had
known Tokyo's special and continu-
ing interest in Pearl Harbor, Gen.
Marshall replied:
Il am not at all certain of that,
We assumed that the japanese knew
all about our shipping in Hawaii.
That was the great embarrassment
under which we were working. The
japanese were sending out complete
information by ordinary means of
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Passenger Walks
|OH Train While
Hunting Seat

About $3.50 o'clock this morning
Robert Lee Gray, 25, of Saint Pauls.
N. c., boarded an Atlantic Coast
Line train at Union Station. Mr.
Gray became dissatisfied with his
seat as the train started to leave
the station. He got up and kept
walking back through the cars. The
train wound through the tunnel and
Mr.. Gray kept walking
Smoke filled the platform, Mr..
Gray told police, as he opened the
door of the last car. Undaunted,
he kept walking, but there weren't
any more cars The next thing he
knew, he explained to police, he
found himself on the tracks
Mr.. Gray trudged back to Union
Station through the tunnel, where
he was given first aid for cuts and
taker to Emergency Hospital. His
condition is not serious, hospital au-
| thorities said
Evening star., 1945-12-13
BY the Associated Press

HEIDELBERG, Dec. 13.-The
commanding officer of the Amer
lean Army hospital where Gen.
George S. Patton, jr., is under treat
ment for paralysis, said tonight
there was "a good chance" that the
American commander might be on
his feet again.
The fracture of the vertebra in
Gen. Patton's neck was reduced, he
said, but it is still impossible to de-
termine how much damage was done
to the spinal cord.
Attending doctors said the gen.
eral spent a good night and that his
condition remained satisfactory
with no complications.
The hospital commandant, Col
Lawrence c. Ball of Harlan, KY,
said there was general confidence
among the doctors that Gen. Pat
ton would pull through, although it
might take "a few days, a few weeks
or several months"
He said there was also always
the possibility that Patton might
never be able to walk again"
Mrs. Patton talked with her hus-
Evening star., 1945-12-13
BY ROBERT BRUSKIN.

Comdr. Iko Hashimoto, whose
japanese submarine I-58 is be-
lieved to have sunk the cruiser
Indianapolis, causing the death
of $50 crewmen, testified today
he fired six torpedoes at a dark
object" and saw four hits.
Comdr. HaShimoto was permitted
to testify by the Court Martial Board
at the Washington Navy Yard in
the trial of Capt Charles B. McVay,
III, despite pleas of defense coun-
sci against the "grotesque proceed
ings'
The short, stolid japanese officer
testified that he sighted the dark
object" about $50 degrees from
Palau, about 29O miles from that
island"
There has been no testimony yet
to show that the object on which
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Veteran Is Improving
After Woundinq Self

The condition of James Prince, 20
discharged Navy veteran who acci-
dentally shot himself through the
neck with a .38-caliber pistol at his
home, 327 Second street NE, yes
terday, was described as good to-
day at Mount Alto Hospital.
Mr.. Prince, who was showing his
pistol to Virgil Perkins, IA, of 224
Second street NE. ran to the near
by Office of DR.. E. w. Burch, 20e
Maryland avenue NE, for treat
ment. He then was taken to Mount
Alto Hospital to have the bullet re-
moved.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Chinese Troops Move
Rapidly on Harbin;
Chang in Peiping
NutionuIists Are 40 Miles
Beyond Mukden; More
Fly to Choneehun
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOclateQ Press.
TIENTSIN, China, Dec. 13.-
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
appeared in Peiping today for
the first time in many years,
while his troops, last reported 40
miles beyond Mukden, were re-
ported rolling swiftly toward
Harbin, a leading Manchurian
industrial center.
Other national government forces
were moving to Changchun, Man
churian capital, by air.
Observers here viewed these rapid
fire developments as strong indi-
cation that all Manchuria, rich in
industry, will be in the hands Of
Chiang's government forces within
few weeks-and probably with q
minimum of bloodshed.
Joint Board Operates Line.
Harbin may be reached by Christ
mas or before, informed sources here
believe. A joint Chinese-Soviet board
in Changchun has been operating
for weeks the important rail line
from Changchun to Harbin and
Dairen. The fact that this operation
has been virtually unhampered by
Chinese Communists supports the
belief Harbin will be yielded to the
national army when it is ready to
take control.
The almost total absence of any
Chinese Communist opposition to
the Chinese government drive into
Manchuria, plus Russia's friendly
attitude and cooperation with
Chiang's forces, indicates that the
Chinese Reds-if they fight at all
will do so in the rugged western
mountains where they are strongest
They are reported to have substan-
tial forces at Kalgan. plus an esti-
mated 100000 rounds of Japanese
ammunition.
Rockey in Peiping.
1t. Gen. Tu Li-ming, Chinese su-
preme commander in the northeast
conferred with the generalissimo
in Chungking and Peiping, then
returned to his Manchurian head
quarters and told his soldiers to
move into Mukden. Simultaneous
ly, the 5th Division of the Oath Army
was loaded into former American
transport planes for the flight to
Changchun.
Maj. Gen. Keller Rockey, COM
mander of the American Sd Amphi-
bious Corps, has been in Peiping
several days-presumably meeting
Chang and his party.
Whether Chang plans to go on
into Manchuria is a matter for
speculation, but his trip as far as
Peiping bolstered National hopes for
quick end to strife in North China
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Pope Calls All Christians
To Return 10 Catholicism
B, the Associated Press.


ROME, Dec. 13.-Pope Plus XII
appealed to Christians everywhere
today for reunion with Peter and
his successor" (the Popes).
The appeal for church unity was
made in lengthy letter to the Arch
bishop of Trent marking the fourth
centenary of the Inauguration of the
Council of Trent, which was called
to consider church problems grow
ing out of the Protestant schism.
Referring to the schism of -four
centuries ago as tragic breach re-
sulting from most unfortunate his
torical circumstances" the Pope said
reunion was "the object of our ar
dent supplications to the Prince Of
Pastors, while we repeat the prayer
which brought to a close the last
session of the Council of Trent
'vouchsafe, oh Lord, our God, that
- what Thou hast promised woulc
one day occur may come to pass in
our time, namely that there may be
but one flock and one shepherd
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Marshall Cites
'Embarrassiinq'
Jap Espionage
Reports Were Sent
By Ordinary Cable,
He Tells Hearing
BULLETIN.

Gen. George C. Marshall
completed his testimony be-
fore the Pearl Harbor InveSti-
eating Committee today after
answering four questions put
to him at the request of
counsel for Maj. Gen. Walter
C. Short, Hawaiian COM
mander in 1941. On one ques-
ton Gen. Marshall conceded
that a warning by "scram-
bier" telephone might have
been given to Hawaii on the
morning of December 7, but
insisted that the message
which went by commercial ra-
dio was clear. This message
didn't reach Gen. Short until
after the attack. Gen Mar
shall also said he had nothing
to do with the decision to re-
tire Gen. Short.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
GI Blasts 'Pentogon Boy Scouts
In Opposing Peucetime Draft

medaled four-f1ushers" and "aristo-
cratic phoneys of the Pentagon
Castle" Pvt. Mark asked the COM
mittee if it would protect him from
any possible official repercussions
from his testimony
He was assured by Mr.. Thomason
that this committee will protect
you: this is still a free country"
Pvt. Mark, who said he has three
children, two of whom are in mill
tary school, and is eligible for dis
charge by reason of his age and
fatherhood, explained that he didn't
want to jeopardize the honorable
discharge awaiting him at Camp
Atterbury.
He told the committee he has
been in service 10 months, having
been stationed at Camp Lee, Va;
Fort Belvoir, Va, and more recently
at Camp Kilmer, N. j.
With a gesture toward his bald
(See TRAINING, Page A-24.)
Evening star., 1945-12-13
b. the Associated Press.

While a score of generals and
colonies listened attentively, an
Army CT opposed to universal mill
tary training blistered Army brass
hats" today at a House committee
hearing.
He was Pvt. George L. Mark of
Cleveland, who received from the
Army an extension of his leave in
order that he might testify before
the House Military Committee.
To enable the 37-year-old soldier
to leave here in time to reach Camp
Atterbury, Ind, tomorrow for dis
charge, the committee heard him
ahead of schedule. Representative
Thomason, Democrat, of Texas,
acting chairman, interrupted the
two-day testimony of four major
generals and requested them to
take back seat for a while"
Before attacking what he called
"the Pentagon Boy Scouts" "be-
Evening star., 1945-12-13
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

Senator Downey, Democrat, o1
California, today planned a last
ditch fight against an amend
ment offered by minority mem
bers of his Civil Service Commit
tee which would considerably
lower the 20 per cent wage in
crease for Government employees
contained in his bill.
Debate on the measure will be
resumed this afternoon with the
prospect of a final vote before night
fall.
The amendment will be offered
today by Senator Byrd. Democrat
of Virginia, and is expected to rep
resent an overall wage increase OF
about 10 per cent. The wage in
creases will be on a graduated scale
with employees in the lower income
brackets receiving the largest per.
centage increases.
Amendment Provisions.
1t is expected that the amend.
ment will provide for approximate
ly IL to IA per cent wage increase!
for employees in the lower bracket!
and about 5 per cent in the top.
fight jobs.
While refusing to predict the out.
come of the fight, Senator DoWney
said he was as determined as ever
to secure the 20 per cent wage in
creases for Government employees.
Both Senator Byrd and Senator
Hickenlooper, Republican, of Iowa
who is helping the Virginian draft
the amendment, said they felt that
their proposals would make up any
difference in the increase of the
cost OF living since. January, 1941
Cost of living has risen about 80 pei
cent and Federal employees have re.
ceived wage increases since the wal
approximating 21.3 per cent, the
Senators said. They said theil
schedule of wage increases woulc
make up the cost of living rise.
You must remember that this bill
is not to adjust the classification
SCALE Senator Hickenlooper salt
today. 1T is merely to make up an.
inequitieS brought about by the in
creased cost of living.
Separate Bill Planned.
ANY readjustment of Federal pa
scales should be considered in
separate-bill," he added.
Both Senator Hickenlooper an,
Senator Byrd were instrumental il
drawing up the graded increas
method under current law.
Recently Senator Byrd charge,
that Senator Downey summarily Gu
off hearings by the Senate Civi
Service Committee on the curren
bill. In reply, Senator Downey sal
that on several occasions he ha'
arranged for top-flight government
witnesses to appear, but each tim
Senator Byrd informed him that h
could not attend the meetings.
AS a result of the controversy
Senators Byrd, Hickenlooper ant
Hart did not sign the majority re
port of the committee favorably re
porting out the measure.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
a 7orpedoes Hit Dark Object,
Jap Testifies at McVoy Trial
Sub Captain Says He Fired Six Missiles;
No Proof Given That TCrget Was Indianapolis

he fired was the indianapolis or
that the cruiser was in that vicinity
The japanese officer said he
trailed the target for 81 minutes
after it was sighted about 11:O5 on
July %. The Indianapolis was tor
pedoed shortly after midnight the
same night. From distance of about
l 500 meters the japanese subma-
rine launched five magnetic tor
pedoes and one inertia" torpedo in
salvos of three at three-second in
tervals.
Hashimoto said he saw through
his per scope three hits, and a few
seconds later saw another hit lm-
mediately back of the bridge. Pre-
vious testimony by survivors has
brought out that there were only
two explosions aboard the cruiser.
Hashimoto said he heard clearly
10 explosions. No clarification has
(See McVAY. Page A-24D
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Truman S Proposal
For Housing Control
Meets Opposition
Real Estute Circles
AssoiI Ceiling Plan,
Call 1t UnworkobIe
BY the Associated Press.

BY lHe ASSOCldleQ HreSS.
Administration Endorsed legis-
lation to fix price ceilings on new
and existing houses ran into stiff
opposition today.
The most outspoken criticism of
the proposed control program ap-
proved by President Truman came
from real estate circles.
On Capitol Hill a check of the
House Banking Committee consid-
ering the fixing legislation dis
closed that a number of members
believe Mr.. Truman already has
sufficient authority to deal with the
housing problem.
This sentiment was echoed by tn,
National Association of HON,
Builders, which said the imminen
restoration of building materials Il
a priorities system made price cell
ings unnecessary.
Ceilings Called Unworkable.
Frank w. Cartwright, executive
vice president of the association
said his organization would continue
to oppose ceilings "as unrealistic anc
lnworkable, and as stumbling block
to solving the housing problem"
He told a reporter Mr.. Truman's
program for channeling so per cent
Of all building materials to residen.
tial dwellings costing $4,000 or less
would help keep all home prices in
line.
Il don't think people will be fool.
ish enough to pay ridiculous prices
for homes,' Mr.. Cartwright said
"and that means builders won't be
able to charge them"
The National Housing Agency, on
the other hand, said in a statement
When people want shelter, they
want it bad. Within limits, many
people will pay any price for a place
to live"
100000 Homes Seen in 1916.
Mr.. Cartwright said home build.
ers have been getting only about 3(
per cent of available construction
supplies and that with this increased
to so per cent under the new pro-
gram there is good chance that 8
goal of 100000 new homes in 194t
can be realized.
In Omaha Van Holt Garrett
president of the National Associa
ton of Real Estate Boards, sale
imposition of ceilings would be 8
very dangerous STEP" The asso.
citation, in statement issued here
commented that ceilings could null.
lily any benefits resulting from
restoration of building materia
priorities.
On the subject of priorities, the
Producers Council, Inc, said ear.
marking supplies will make little
difference in the number of home
built next year unless the Govern.
ment takes steps to stimulate great.
er production of materials ane
equipment" and helps the construc'
ton industry with price and man
power problems.
The council, a national organiZa
ton of building products manufac
turers, said the proposed ceiling pro
gram brings with it a great risl
of delaying home building
Patpan Halls Proposal
Meanwhile, Representative Pat
man, Democrat, of Texas, author o