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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-11

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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-11
HydrothIorit Acid
Drink Proves Fatal

Despondent after a long drink
ing session, Anthony Zugga, So,
of 62l0 Iowa is dead today after
consuming hydrochloric acid.
His wife. Julia, told police that
zugga had been subject to spells
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-11
Illegal Bets al Track
Net 500 Fine, 30 Days

Hillard F. Majeski, 2s. Of 439
Henry was assessed a Sl00 fine,
given 30 days in jail and put on
one years probation by Judge
Joseph A. ellis today for illegally
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-11

az ne bran And lots of zippy flavor,
Get your Nhe8ties ar Your go,cr-.
Have lots of.m.Ik fruit and Nheaties,
"Breahast OF Champions
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-11
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BY Maerean
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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-11

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work 10 be done .he wants to be sure
OF her Nheaties Solid nourishment m
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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-11

of melancholia. He died shortly
after being taken to Receiving
Hospital late yesterday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-11

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Hatch lauded for Fixing
Hearing on D. {. Vote

Senator Capper, Republican. OF
Kansas, took the floor in the Senate
today TO congratulate Senator Hatch
Democrat. of New Mexico, upon the
decision of Judiciary Subcommit-
tee of which Senator Hatch is chair
man, to hold hearings September 25
on constitutional amendment that
would give voting rights to District
residents.
Il wish especially to congratulate
him upon the statement he made
supporting the resolution, sponsored
by Representative Summers. DEM
ocrat, of Texas, and myself, and
urging its adoption" Senator Cap
per said. Il have been urging fol-
years that deprivation of citizens re-
siding in the District of Columbia
of their voting rights is an injustice
that should be corrected by SUBJ
mitting the necessary constitutional
amendment"
Senator Capper also placed in the
Record story from The Star oi
September IL containing Senator
Hatch's announcement. THE Kan
san also placed in the Record q
letter from Victor Schormann, 1872
New Hampshire avenue NV, in.
dorsing the efforts of Representative
Summers and Senator Capper to OBJ.
| tain voting rights.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Tokyo Rose Treason Trial
Sought for Los Angeles

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14.-United
States Attorney Charles H. Carr
said yesterday he will ask that Iva
Toguri, Los Angeles japanese
broadcaster known as Tokyo Rose
be brought here for trial on charges
of treason.
He said his survey of the case
indicates the Federal District Court
here would have jurisdiction over
the case and that he plans to ask
the Attorney General for her ex-
tradition.
The young woman, a graduate ol
the University of California at Lo.
Angeles, is under military arrest ir
japan.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Export Uncertainties
Delaying Decision on
End Of Meat Rationino
Officiols Also Feor
Too-EorIy Action Moy
Revive Black Markets
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A decision on when meat ra-
tioning should end is being de-
layed by two main factors:
/. Uncertainty over foreign de-
mands.
2. Official fears that too-early ac-
ton might cause new shortages and
a revival of black markets. -
This was disclosed today by top
ranking Agriculture Department Of
flcial who asked that he not be
named. --...
1t may take a few years to get an
accurate picture of foreign needs
But in the meantime it is possible
that by or before October l the
Government may ease meat ration
ing further. 1t might do this by
lowering point values on most cuts
or by taking some types off ration
ing altogether-or by a cembina-
ton of these two methods.
British Indicate Need.
The official who discussed these
matters today said Great Britain
has indicated that it would like to
obtain some meat to supplement
supplies being obtained from Can.
ada and Argentina. But British
purchases will depend, he added, or
whether that country is able tt
make financial arrangements here
Likewise. it is probable that some
meat may be needed to supply other
foreign exports, both commercial
and relief. Any large-scale buying
Of American meats for relief will
depend, it was said. on whether the
United Nations Relief and Rehabili-
Evening star., 1945-09-14
D. {. Area Men Included
In Shanghai Port Control

Ry the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Sept. II An
American port command has been
established at Shanghai. to operate
the port for supply and evacuation
of American troops and prisoners of
war in China, 1t. Gen. Albert C.
Wedemeyer's headquarters has an
nounced.
Maj. Gen. Douglas L. Weart of
Chicago, former deputy commander
of Services of Supply in China, will
command the Shanghai base
Gen. Weart's chief of staff will
be Col Thomas G. Oliphant, Alex
andria. La; section chiefs will in
clude Coils Walter H. Welles, Arling-
ton, Va, Ga; Isaac l.. Kits, G-3:
S. F. Silver. Ga; William Mayer
Arlington. Va. G-5: Edward G.
Reber. ordnance, and 1t. Col. Harold
Spigelmyer, quartermaSter.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Duke o Windsor Sails
Todoy;Y Will Visit England

BY the Assoc ted Press.
NEW YCa Tx, Sept. 1.-THE Duke
of Windso who sails today for
France abe rd the steamship Ar
gentina, tol a press conference to-
day he int ded to visit England.
L will VI t England and I look
forward to icing my mother" the
Duke said. TT has been nearly
nine years pee I have seen her"
The Duk said he planned sew
eral short ivate business trips to
England, TIL first some time during
the early pal of October. He added
the Duchess would not accompany
him to Eng nd on the first trip.
The ArgeI ina is expected to dock
at LIE Havr From LIE Havre the
Duke said / and his Duchess "are
going to Pa IS Immediately where
they have lted a house.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
u. 5. Troops Assigned
Mission Of ASSISTING
China Reoccupation
Return to This Country
Governed by Speed
Of Jobs Completion
BY the Associated Press.


CHUNGKING, Sept. A.
United States troops now re-
naming in the China theatel
have been assigned the mission
of facilitating Chinese reoccu-
patton of areas formerly held by
the Japanese and of securing
the Chinese hold in those re-
gionS.
1t. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer
United States China commander
outlining this mission in genera
terms to a press conference yester.
day. said the. speed with which it /.
completed will govern the return ol
the troops to the United States. HI
added that a goodly proportion o.
the troops would be home for the
Christmas holidays.
He said the transfer of authoriD
from the japanese to the Chinese
was proceeding smoothly and he
foresaw no difflculties on any large
scale.
Redeployment will be on a priority
basis, he said. Top priority will &c
to enlisted personnel 38 years old
then to men of 35 to 38 with at least
two years of active service.
Redeployment homeward of all
force personnel already is under
way. 1t. Gen. George E. Strate-
meyer, commanding United States
Air Forces in China, said some units
of the 14th Air Force would be re-
tanned for the present for patroI
duties, and some 10th Air Force
units would aid in redeployment ot
Chinese troops into occupied zones
He added that individuals with high
point scores or long overseas service
records would be replaced by mer
with lower scores who will be taker
from units scheduled to 60 home.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Macarthur Orders Stark Facts
OF Atrocities Given to Jups

Its purely educational" said
Brig. Gen. Bonner r. Fellers of Gen
MacArthur's staff. The initial sur
vey in the japanese press will be
followed by detailed documentary
evidence, he said.
THE japanese people didn't know
about these atrocities, and we want
to tell them," Gen. Fellers added. He
said that Gen. Macarthur had moi
issued any formal order for such
publication, but that Japanese news.
papers had agreed to publish the
evidence as he directed.
japanese civilians approached
Associated Press correspondents yes.
terday, inquiring about reports ol
japanese cruelty. They said they
were alarmed because in the Japa.
nese- Russian War. Japanese treat.
ment of prisoners had been good
and they were now much disturbed
by the stories.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Miami Preparing
For Tropical Storm
b. the Associated Press.

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 14.-A hurri-
cane of near record velocity, whipped
by winds estimated as high as 1876
m.p.h., was reported driving toward
the Florida coast $40 miles south
east of Miami at 1915 today.
AS the storm approached, all
Army Transport Command planes
were sped away from Miami air.
fields to safer zones in Alabama and
Tennessee, Navy planes already had
left.
In additions, the ATC ordered all
troops to be ready for evacuation to
safer quarters by noon tomorrow.
At its present rate of movement,
averaging II m.p.h., the storm may
be expected to strike the Florida
coast at 7 pm. tomorrow
Neary 1000 troops in the Miami
area were set to work this. morning
clearing away debris, signs and
other loose objects which might be
swept away and transformed into
death-dealmg missiles by the storm
Army and Navy hurricane hunt
ers, equipped with new scientific
devices, went out into the. storm
area to keep close watch on the
progress of the hurricane.
One pilot predicted that the winds
would reach peak velocity of l5(
m.p.h. by the time they reached the
United States mainland.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Boy, IS, Rescues Children
From Basement Blaze
ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-When Will
liam Koop, Is, heard Mrs. La Verne
Hawthorne call for help to rescue
her two small children from a fire
In the basement of her home yes-
terday, he didn't hesitate.
He pushed his way through a
basement window and into the
dense smoke and flames. He groped
his way around until he found
3-year-old Robert Hawthorne and
his sister Betty. S. unconscious on
the floor.
He picked up the girl and handed
her out through the window to Mrs
Hawthorne, then he did the same
with the boy. A fireman, off duty
in the neighborhood, applied arti-
ficial respiration to the children
until an inhalator squad arrived.
Betty died today at d hospital OF
burns suffered In the blaze. Fire
men said the children probably had
been playing with matches.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Navy to 'Soturote' Coast
With Returning Veterans

PEARL HARBoR. Sept. IA o.
Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman
heading the return of feet head.
quarters to Pearl Harbor, said last
night. that the fleets Pacific plans
called for completion first of the
Navy's part in occupation of Japan
maintenance of strong force ready
to control any situation that de.
velops in Japan, and return home
eventually of more than 5000 ,00t
soldiers, sailors and Marines.
by early winter, after the move.
ment of troops to Japan is com.
pleted we plan to saturate the West
Coast with returning servicemen,
said Admiral Sherman, Admira
Chester w. Nimitz's deputy chief OF
staff.
A conference will be held in Sar
Francisco in few days by Navy anc
railroad officials to determine al
what rate the roads can evacuate
servicemeri to their homes from the
West Coast.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Truman DissoIves Board
Handling War Refugees
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Truman today dissolved
the War Refugee Board, composed
of the Secretaries of State and
Treasury. with William j. O'Dwyel
of New York as executive director
The board was established January
%, 1914, to succor the prosecuted
minorities of Europe.
A White House announcement said
the defeat of Germany and the
liberation of Europe by the Allied
armies terminated the specific task
assigned to the board"
The President said the board
through representatives in the field
and small staff in Washington
had saved the lives of hundreds o,
thousands of victims of Nazi oppres-
sion.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
California Forest Fire
Sweeps On Unchecked
BY the Associated rress.

By the Associated Fress.
WILLIS, Calf, Sept. IA
forest fire that has destroyed the
10-building Riverdale resort, a lum-
ber mill and five homes, and has
burned over 10000 acres, was out
of control today along a 10-mile
front, so miles north of Willis
State Forester Charles Campbell
reported.
Hundreds of regular forestry
service men and volunteers aug
mented by logging crews from two
nearby mills, 180 soldiers from the
Santa Rosa Army Air Base and &c
convicts from Folsom Prison, fought
the blaze.
1t started several days ago in the
Hales Grove section, in Northern
Mendocino County and swept
miles to the Riverdale district
When it reached the Mihaailovich
lumber mill, fuel oil tanks ex-
ploded and shot fire 1000 feet, ig-
hitting the homes and resort cabins
No estimate is available of DAM
age.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
10 Pearl Harbor
Probers Named
In Congress
BurkIey Moy Head
Investigation; Report
Due January ;

Ten members of the Senate
and House, six Democrats and
four Republicans, were named
today to conduct the congress
sional investigation into the
Pearl Harbor debacle with in
structions to report their find
tngs by January 3.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, of
Tennessee, the Senate's presiding
officer, named Majority Leader
Barkley and Senators George, Demo-
crat, of Georgia; Lucas, Democrat
OF Illinois; Brewster, Republican, of
Maine, and Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan. Senator Barkley presum-
ably will be designated chairman.
Speaker Rayburn selected Rep
resentatives Cooper, Democrat, of
Tennessee; Clark, Democrat. of
North Carolina; Murphy, Democrat
of Pennsylvania; Gearhart, Repub-
ican, of California, and Keefe, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin. Mr.. Cooper.
as ranking House member. probably
will serve as vice chairman.
No Politics Hope Voiced.
Shortly before announcing the
House members, Speaker Rayburn
told press conference he hoped the
committee would select the best
available man as counsel to the
committee. When some one raised
the question of whether politics
would enter into the inquiry, the
Speaker said:
1T is to be hoped there will be no
politics involved, but-there is a big
but"
The joint committee will select
its own chairman and vice chair
man, and the Speaker indicated he
thought the chairman would be
chosen from the Senate side.
Senator Barkley sponsored the
resolution for the investigation after
Republicans in Congress had indi-
Gated they would press for an in
quiry.
Senator McKellar followed the
recommendations of the Republi-
cans in naming Senators Brewster
and Ferguson.
The latter had been urging a con-
gressional probe of the sneak Jap
snese attack long before Senator
Barkley offered his resolution.
Organization of the committee
may be delayed until next week.
Senator Barkley is accompanying
President Truman part of the way
on flying trip Mr.. Truman is
making to Missouri.
Senator McKellar by-passed the
Senate Military and Naval Affairs
Committee chairman in his selec-
tons.
Senator Brewster is member of
Naval Affairs as well as of the War
Investigating Committee. Senator
Ferguson, member of the latter
group, also is on the Appropriations
Committee.
Senators Lucas, Barkley and
George all are members of Foreign
Relations, but there is no repre-
sentative of the Military Affairs
group among the Senate's five.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Senate Is Expected to Approve
Mild JobIess Bill Next Week
Committee Changes Require States
To Request Supplemental Federal Aid

s25 week for 26 weeks until recon-
version is accomplished.
AS it now stands, the bill leaves
weekly rates at State levels, and
makes Federal money available to
continue the State payments for a
longer period only where the Gov
ernors make written request for
Federal aid.
Another last-minute change fur
ther restricted the committees ear
lier decision in favor of a uniform
26-week benefit period. The bill now
adds so per cent to the States dura-
ton period, if the State asks for it,
but in no case more than 26 weeks
The administration Jared better
on the full-employment bill, which
seeks to lay down long dec
laration of congressional policy that
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Evening star., 1945-09-14
Truman Gives Friends
Lift When He Leaves
D. {. for Flight Home
President in Coy Mood
When His Scored Cow
Tokes OFF at l::37 PM.

~ lnf Associated lTeSs.
President Truman took off from
/. the National Airport at 1877 pm.
today on a flight to Missouri for
a weekend with his home folks.
The President and Mrs. Truman
boarded the presidential C-54, the
Sacred Cow" with Senate Ma
jority Leader Barkley. who planned
TO ride with them as far as Paducah,
KY. where he will disembark for a
home-State speech.
The schedule called for the ar
rival of the plane at the Paducah
airport at 4:50 pm. Another stop
was scheduled for Scott Field, Ill,
where Miss Reathel Odum, Mrs.
Truman's secretary. will leave the
plane for an Illinois vacation.
On arrival at Kansas City, about
7:25 pm. the President and Mrs.
Truman will drive to their old white
frame home at Independence, where
they will stay until Sunday.
In the meantime, he will go to the
Truman farm at Grandview to visit
his 92-year-old mother, Mrs Martha
Truman.
In the presidential party are Miss
Rose Conway, the Presidents secIe-
tary, and Mrs Alvin j. Aocola of
New York, a friend of the family.
Last-minute additions to the party
included Representative Gregory
Democrat, of Kentucky, who was 60
ing as far as Paducah with Senator
Barclay, and Col. Howard Rusk Of
st. Louis, deputy surgeon general for
the air forces, who planned to leave
the plane at Scott Field.
The President was in gay mood
as he mounted the steps of the plane
and posed with Mrs. Truman and
Senator Barkley.
After he took his seat inside the
big airliner he waved to cameramen
and, noticing newsreel man, made
motion with his hands as if max
ing pictures.
A second plane is carrying news
men, radio reporters and photog-
raphers.
Mr.. Truman went to Independence
and Kansas City the last week in
June for Homecoming celebrations
when he returned from the United
Nations Conference at San Fran
cisco.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Joe Di Maggie Discharged;
will Join Yanks Next Year

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Sept. IA.
Staff Sergt. Joe Di Maggie, the
former New York Yankee outfield
star, was discharged from the Army
today.
Di Maggio's papers we're signed
by 1t. Col. Roy r. Grinker, COM
manding officer of the Army Air
Forces Don Cesar Convalescent
Hospital.
He received a medical discharge
because of stomach ulcers. for which
he was hospitalized here several
weeks ago after tours of duty in
the Pacific theater and on the Pa
cific Coast and at Atlantic City,
NJ. j.
Di Maggie has indicated he would
not rejoin the Yankees until next
season as he would need several
weeks to get into playing condition
tand the campaign has only two
weeks to go.
Di Maggie is likely to 60 to New
York, leaving in the next day OF
| so, to confer with Yankee officials
before going to hts home In San
Francisco for the winter.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
jap Premier Asks:
BY RUSSELL BRINES.

EesoCidteu EIcSS rotclkH NOIIcSpuHacub
TOKYO, Sept. 14.-Premier
Prince Higashi-kuni called on
the people of America to forget
Pearl Harbor as Japan builds "a
completely new, peaceful" ma
ton, in an exclusive statement
today to the Associated Press.
America has won and Japan has
lost" the Premier wrote in answer
to letter from the Associated
Press. "The war is ended. Let us
now bury hate. This has been my
policy since organization of the
present cabinet.
People of American-Won't you
forget Pearl Harbor: we Japanese
people will forget the picture OF
devastation wrought by the atomic
bomb and will start entirely anew as
peace-loving nation"
The Premier, whose entire public
life heretofore has been spent in the
Army, promised that ''the japanese
people will for the first time en-
joy freedom by oppression of trc
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Brief Showers May Clear
ATMOSPHERE by Niqht

One or two brief showers this
afternoon and early tonight may
help to clear the sticky atmosphere,
the Weather Bureau declared
The forecast is for continued
cloudiness, warm and humid, with
highest temperature in middle 80s.
There will be one or two brief show
ers this afternoon with clearing and
cooler tonight, the forecast said.
Lowest temperature will be in mid
die Cos.
The temperature was "a degrees al
noon and the lowest was 70 at
2:10 am. The humidity, SO per
cent at 7 am, had dropped to 60
per cent at noon.
Fair and rather cool weather is
promised for the week end.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
10000 Doctors
Due 10 Get Out
'0fArmyby
Point Score Eused
Also for Dentists
And Nurses
BY ROBERT BRUSKIN.

Taking cognizance of the acute
shortage of medical personnel in
civilian life, the War Depart
ment today announced new
point score for medical personnel
designed to release at least 80
600 physicians, 10000 dentists
and more than 10000 nurses by
next July.
Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk. sur
geon general. estimated that by
January /, $4,000 physicians, $4,000
nurses. $500 dentists and large
number of other medical personnel
will have been released.
New Point Score.
Gen. Kirk said the immediate
needs of the Army are such as to
permit larger numbers of medical
specialists to be released The new
point score provides release as fol-
lows:
l. Medical and Dental Corps Off
GERS will be considered surplus and
released If they have 10 points, or
are 48 years of age or over, or if
they. were in the Army before Pearl
Harbor. The only exception to this
are 200 medical specialists, but even
they will be released if they entered
active duty before January /, 1941.
2. Army nurses will be released If
they have 35 points, are 35 years
of age or over, are mar1ed, or have
dependents under IA years of age.
3. Physical therapists and hospital
dieticians will be released If they
have 40 points, have reached 40
years Of age, are married, or have
dependents under Ia.
Veterinary Corps System.
4. Veterinary Corps officers will be
released If they have 80 points or
more, If they are a years of age
or over, or if they joined the Army
before January l, 194l.
S. Medical Administrative and
Sanitary Corps officers whose scores
are 10 or more, who are AZ years
oi age OF more, or nave been IN
service since before Pearl Harbor
will also be released.
Enlisted men in the Medical Corps
are bound only by the regular point
discharge score of 80 applying to
the entire Army. Only a few scarce
specialists, estimated at about 600,
will be retained for short time.
Hitherto, all officers. regardless OF
their type of duty. with certain few
exceptions, were being released if
they had scores ranging from IS
to 100. All captains and lieutenants
with score of IS were being re-
leased. while majors, lieutenant COL
onels and colonies were required to
have 100 points.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
BY ]. A. OLEARY.

The Senate is expected to pass
next week a mild version of the
administrations emergency un-
employment bill, while the battle
over future Federal spending to
achieve permanent full employ
ment moves from a subcommit-
tee into the entire Senate Bank
ing Committee for further de-
bate.
The Finance Committee voted a
favorable report on the emergency
jobless aid bill late yesterday. but
only after two -mintue changes
which removed it further from
President Truman's request for Fed
eral funds to raise State benefits to
a mandatory. uniform maximum oi