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Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-03
Clash EnIivens
Hearing on
Box Car Dearfh

WASHINGTON, May 8. CUP =
Amid heated exchanges and charges
that he was lodging" questions,
John j. Pelley, president of the
American Association of Railroads.
denied before senate committee
that eastern railroads were with
holding box cars from western lines.
Its not fact" he told Sen.
Clyde M. Reed (R) Kansas. Reed
initiated the senate interstate COM
merce committee investigation of
the box car shortage in the west
which, he has charged, is causing
widespread spoilage of grain.
They're going back to the west
as fast as the capacity of the rail-
roads can take them" Pelley said.
STORM CITED
In April, as severe eastern winter
conditionse began to clear up, east
ern railroads were given a quota of
around 1900 box cars daily to deliver
to Chicago, Pelley said. And before
counting on this quota IVES started,
1t was increased to around 1900 box
cars daily.
Reed wanted to know how it was
possible to make so per cent in
crease so suddenly"
He then followed up with charges
That the great jump showed that the
Office of Defense Transportation
and the AAR didn't start early
enough" to try to remedy the short
age in the west.
Peley restated earlier explana-
tlons concerning the nature of the
eastern storm and the box car tie
up, adding that nothing could have
been done sooner"
ACCUSED OF DODGING
1t was here that Reed accused the
witness of lodging" the question
END showing an unwillingness to
answer"
PelIey then demanded, well. what
Is the question? Ask me a question
"a specific question:
You did let all those box cars
see IN the east" Reed charged. WHY
oidnt you start to correct this con-
ditlon last fall when it was called
TO your attention."
Pelley answered. "As soon as we
could, we began TO move out cars
But you let things get to the
pace Where we may have to ra-
tlon flour" Reed declared
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-03

Even A Judge
A man walked into Ell Centre po-
lice court and handed over so cents
and a ticket for the wrong kind of
dealings with parking meter.
The only person in headquarters
who know the man was Jimmy Dun
gan, former Braw1ey resident.
That" chuckled Jimmy, "was
j. B. Miller, justice of the peace
OF Brawley and Brawley police
Judge"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-03
FREE DOG LICENSES TO VETS

BOSTON, May 3. UP)-A new
Massachusetts, law provides that SER
vice men and women be given free
dog licenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-03
YUMA POsTMASTER NAMED

WASHINGTON. May 3. CUP)-
President Truman Thursday nom-
mated Eleanor Mccoy to be post
master at Yuma, Ariz.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-11-09
W ma dcery vdane.

Gen. w. S. Knudsen Sc set
kal v Detroit S gen. Doolittlem
a byl mu pTedstaven jake Sir
Knudsen, protoze jej dansky
kral vyznamenal povysenim do
stavu Slechtickeho.
"Kde mate svnj slechticky
fad?" ptal Sc jej Doolittle.
Knudsen ukazal ma svuJ Od-
znak v knofllkove dirce a Cd
povedel: "Toto je jedine vyzna
menan1, kterym Sc honosim.
Jest to uznanf mych sluzeb ma
81 vlasti. Dansky rad noslm
pouze ma svatbach svych deer
a ty uz jsou vsechny vdany."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-11-09
ZmyliI Sc " osobe.

Prosluly americky spisovatel
Louis Bromfield zastavil Sc O.
nehdy v hotelu Plaza ma ceste
do sveho domova v Mansfield,
0. a byl jiz hotelu, kdyz 81
v%zpomnel, re zapomn6l dat
n6jake zpropitne strazci u dve-
RI, ktery mu jiz prokazal mno-
hou laskavost. Vratil sc tedy k
uniformovanemu muzi u dveTi
a vstrcil mu do ruky SIS. O chvf-
Ii pozdeji zavolal klerk Brom-
zelda a vracel mu petku. eta
piece patfila doormanovi", di-
vii sc spisovatel. Gale dial jste
il danskemu vyslanci, a ten byl
take v uniforme."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-11-09
uIovek.

Kdyz byla u Portsmouth "a
jata nemecka ponorka, snaz1ci
Sc prchnouti do Japonska, pc
odstranenf panceTovych desek
z kompartmentG, ktere chrani
ponorky pred vybuchy podmoT
sk1ch min, bylo nalezeno v
compartments ukryto "a $5,-
100000 rtuti.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-11-09
Demobilisace skodf armada.

Vazny nedostatek dGlezitych
muzG We vsech Departmental
armady Sc p~ocituje, protoze vo-
jaci jsou rychle propousteni,
jak prohlasil general Devers.
VysloviI Sc pro to, ably v bu-
doucnosti vsechna branna moe
Spojenych StatG byla podrobe-
ma jedinemu veliteli.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-11-09
Glen obou svstovvch umluv.

Polnf marsalek Jan Christian
SHUTS, premier Unie JIM A
friky, jest jedinym muzem, KITE
ry hral jednu z pTedn1ch roll
pri formovanf Lfgy narodd i
Sdruzenf narodH.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Court Delays Execution
OF Dog That Killed Baby
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 23.-The
Staffordshire bull terrier, Wool. has
won an eleventh-hour reprieve from
his scheduled execution today for
the killing of baby last Feb
ruary 13.
Judge William R. Mckay issued
temporary restraining order last
night prohibiting the city animal
shelter from destroying the dog in a
gas" chamber until a hearing has
been held March 80. The order was
issued on a petition filed by Grady
Terry, a restaurant owner.
Marguerite Derdenger, 21-month-
old daughter of Staff Sergt. and
Mrs. Charles P. Derdenger, was
choked to death in the dogs jaws
while playing with the pet at her
home. Mrs. Derdenger and her hus-
band asked that the dog be de-
stroyed. The Derdengers have re-
ceived hundreds of letters from
throughout the Nation, some asking
that the dog be spared.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Federal Workers Plan
10 Poll Congress on
Pay Raise Question

Members of Congress will be
polled by the United Federal Work
ers of America in an effort to de-
termine legislative sentiment re-
garding wage increases for Gov
ernment employees.
In letters sent to every Senator
and. Representative, the CIO affili-
ate points out that the so-called
"white-collar workers" in Govern
ment service have not received pay
Increases for more than 20 years.
Chairman Downey of the Senate
Civil Service Committee yesterday
announced that he would seek a Is
per cent wage boost for Federal en-
ployes The administrations bill,
sent to Congress Wednesday, rec
commended pay boosts, but left it up
to Congress to decide how much 1t
should be-
The UFWA also asked support for
the bills time-and-a-half overtime
provisions and announced its inten-
tion to seek an amendment to pro-
tect groups now receiving in excess
of 10 per cent from any reduction
Of night differential.
Meanwhile, the Executive Council
Of the National Federation of Fed
eral Employees, meeting at national
headquarters here, said it would
seek removal of the overtime CELL
ing. The proposed measure would
grant regular time-and-one- half
overtime only to employees earning
up to $4,000 year.
1t appeared likely today that con-
sideration of the entire question of
pay raises and increased overtime
compensation would not be taken up
in Congress until the special in
vestigating unit of the House Civil
Service Committee completes it's
study of the entire Federal wage
structure.
Chairman Ramspeck of the House
Civil Service Committee has said
that 1t is important that the COM
plicated wage structure be presented
to Congress in simplified terms so
that legislators will have a clear
understanding of the situation.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Mid-CitY Citizens Support
Sumners-Capper Plan

The Mid-City Citizens Association
has announced its unanimous sup
port of the Sumners-Capper plan for
a constitutional amendment to en-
power Congress to grant District
residents national representation.
A. j. Driscoll, president, and So
terios Nicholson, Legislative Com
mittee chairman, have written to
Chairman Celler of the House Judi
ciary Subcommittee, stressing that
Washingtonians should have the
right to vote since they pay taxes.
The proposed amendment, Mr.. Dris-
coll wrote, does not conflict with the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal
Government over the District.
Mr.. Celler has promised that the
Judiciary Committee would report
the plan favorably.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Island Edition of Yunk
Now Printed on Suipun

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Yank, the
Army weekly, announced yesterday
it had sent 6-ton printing press
to Saipan, and now was printing a
new edition of the magazine espe-
cially for troops on islands newly
won from the Japanese.
1t said soldiers on the islands
previously had to depend on copies
of the magazine flown in from Pearl
Harbor.
Evening star., 1945-02-23

So indispensable for the Junior Miss
Spring wardrobe :. Boys eoot des
tined to lead busy life. l00oo wool
shetIond impeeeobIy toiIored with roomy
flop pockets, three button front and
vent back TO insure freedom Of move
ment Grey and PosteIs. 8 to IS.
Second Floor
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Lack Of Meat, Poultry
In Senate Restaurant
Protested by 0verton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The steak and chicken shortage
has hit the Senate's own restau-
rant--and Senator Overton, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana wants to know
what has become of all those red
points allowed the caterers to the
upper chamber.
The Louisiana Democrats views
about the meat. chicken and but
ter shortage were spread on the
public record in testimony on the
legislative appropriation bill pub
lished yesterday.
Examining David Lynn, architect
OF the Capitol and ex oficio Capitol
restaurateur, Senator Overton in
quired:
Apparently We are not getting
any meat or butter. Why is that2"
The architect admitted there
hadn't been any butter at luncheon,
and explained that meat is very
difficult to get.
We have not had it for a number
OF days." Senator Overton rejoined.
"As matter OF fact, I would like to
know what is becoming of our red
points. We are not getting any"
Red Points Limited.
Lynn: I'VE are allowed a limited
number of red points"
Overton: What do they do with
those red points? They do not ap-
pear on our table in the form of
meat or butter. I have not been
able to get steak sandwich or a
chicken sandwich in quite while.
I would like to know what we are
going to do about this.
Certainly, when I go in there,
there does not seem to be anything
in the way of steak sandwich or
chicken sandwich. That is some
thing which 1 believe can and I
certainly think should be corrected
and without delay"
Lynn will look into that.
Overton-I wish you would not
only look into it, but take some
Affirmative action toward a correc-
ton of that situation.
Lynn-I will do the best I can
You know the difficulties we
are faced with.
Overton: Il know I cannot get
any steak sandwich or chicken
sandwich. / cannot even get any
boiled ham. Can you look into that
also?"
Maybank Takes 4 Hand.
Senator Maybank, Democrat, Of
South Carolina took hand in the
gustatory discussion at that point.
He wanted to know why the restau-
rant doesn't serve oleomargarine
if it can't get butter. The harassed
architect said one reason was he
would have to put up a sign saying
that margarine was being served.
why do you have to put the
sign up?" Senator Maybank asked
This is Government property"
According to my understanding -
Mr.. Lynn replied. the OPA con-
siders it necessary requirement for
all restaurants. Government and
otherwise"
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Philippines Cleanup
Goes Ahead Slowly
On Seven Fronts
B. the Associated Press,

=
MANILA, May 24.-The yard-by-
yard cleanup fight against Japa-
nese in the Philippines made slow
progress on seven fronts yesterday
while 6th Division Aussies hunted
down Japs on North Borneo's Tara
kan Island. Far to the rear, Aussies
locked with Japanese in sporadic
fights around Wewak. British New
Guinea. and along the BUN trail
on South Bougainville, in the Solo
mons.
Some Of these campaigns are al
most two years old. Some Philip
pines battles represent continuation
OF a campaign now nearing six
months old.
On Luzon's northern fronts at
Baguio far north of Manila and in
Balete Pass to the northeast, mud
and rain as we'll as tenacious Japa-
nese confronted Doughboys. Some
of the Yanks have been in action
for nearly l30 consecutive days.
Heavy Resistance Melts.
The 35th Regiment of the 25th
Division, command by Col. Stanley
r. Larson Of Talladega, Ala, pushed
up Highway beyond Balete to-
ward the mouth of the vital Caga-
yam Valley at Sante Fe village.
Planes dropped 300 tons of bombs
IN support of the drive.
Previous heavy enemy resistance
mysteriously melted as Mai Gen.
Charles L. Mullins Tropic Light
ming Division took high ground near
Santa Fe against almost no oppo-
sition while other elements drove
on the town itself. The 9th Regi-
ment in co-ordinated push eirded
for a fight against Is cave emplace-
ments east of Highway S but found
them all abandoned.
In the watershed area northeast
OF Manila. tremendous fire bomb
strike enabled the 38th Division to
move through acres of japanese
hillside positions. Planes dropped
Jellied gasoline incendiaries. Tanks
threw flames. A medieval-type
catapult hurled cans and barrels OF
jellied gasoline over the ridges.
Afterward, 1876 enemy dead were
counted. The 38th was able to
drive to the juncture of the Mari
kina and Bosoboso Rivers.
Command Post Captured.
Near liberated Ipo Dam, chief
water source for Manila. an enemy
force encircled by the 43d Division
has been squeezed into an area Of
3 square miles. The division counted
125 Japanese dead Monday. The
Yanks captured a command post in
crass west of the dam, large enough
TO quarter 1900 men.
The post had 5O0-man briefns
room. 1t contained four levels with
an intricate stairway system.
In the central part of Mindanao O.
southermost island of the Philip
pines, the 3lst, 40th and Americal
Divisions neared juncture on the
north-south Sayre highway, which
would bisect the island-but still
leaving tedious. vicious cleanup hill
fighting Reports covering develop
ments through Monday night placed
the 3lst within 8 miles of the 4oth
and Americal.
In the Davao sector. Associated
Press Correspondent Richard Berg
holz reported Gath Division infantry
men had taken troublesome Hill
$50 after several days of fighting.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
'0smena Assures u. ),
Of Philippines Bases
After Freedom in AS
By the Associated Press.


MANILA, May 24.-Military
bases will be granted the United
States with "full support of the
Filipino people" when the Phil
ippines become independent
some time before July 4, l946
President Sergio Osmena said
today.
At his first press conference since
his return to the islands Mr.. Osmena
said he thought August 13 of this
year would be too soon" for in
dependence The Philippines Pres
ident had proposed that date last
February in accepting civil admin
istration of the islands from Gen
Macarthur.
Will Supply Ground Troops.
Il am ready to 60 to the people
on the question of military bases
the President said, but 1 don't
think that will be necessary. The
Filipino people recognize the neces-
sity of American protection and
welcome you people here"
Mr.. Osmena said details for mill
tary bases now were being worked
out and he was unable to state
whether they would be acquired by
lease or grant. He added that Fill.
ipinos would supply whateve,
ground troops the Americans deemed
necessary for the protection of the
bases.
He said independence would be
granted before July 4, 1916, but tn,
exact date has not been decided.
That will depend upon develop.
ments."
Will Cali Legislature Soon.
The Chief Executive announced
he would call a session of tn,
Philippine Legislature within /,
days. 1t will be the first meeting il
more than three years.
When asked about the futur,
role of Brig. Gen. Manuel Roxas
potentially his most influential op
ponent, his only comment was tina
he did not know Gen. Roxas' plans
A meeting of these two key figure.
Is expected soon.
Il think the future will marx
close cooperation between tn,
Filipino and American peoples" h.
said, adding that the administration
intended legislation granting Amer
leans the same property rights a.
Filipinos.
I'VE want you to feel at home
here"
More bonds, more power-more
strength to Macarthur"
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Will Address Veterans

Omar B. Ketchum, national legis-
lative representative Of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will be the princi-
pal speaker at the annual memorial
services of the District Department,
United Spanish War Veterans, to
be held at 2:30 pm. Sunday in
Hitchcock Hall, st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital. William G. Copley. depart
ment senior vice commander, Is in
charge Of the services. Music will
be provided by a Marine Band or
cheStra
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Man Who Booed
Dewey Last Fall
Freed by Jury
BY the Associated Press,


PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-Mor-
ris Anmuth, 30, was acquitted to-
day Of plain assault and battery and
melting a riot-charges growing
out of his booing of Gov. Thomas
e. Dewey here last September.
Judge Glare E. Fenerty told the
jury Anmuth had the right to
boo political candidate provid-
ing 1t did not constitute a disturb
ance and inf1ame the crowd"
Also acquitted were Policemen
James Mccarthy and Samuel Raj
ston, charged with plain and ag-
gravated assault and battery in
shushing Anmuths boo. Anmuth
said he was Republican and booed
his party's presidential candidate
"on impulse"
Evening star., 1945-05-24
B-Book Holders to Get
Tide-Over Cos, OPA Soys

Holders OF B gasoline books whose
rations expire before June 1l-when
the supplementary gasoline ceiling
will be raised to $50 miles a month
will be issued rations based on the
present ceiling of 1925 miles, but they
may apply for the additional ration
after June IL, the OPA advised to-
day.
Nobody will be penalized under
the program" an OPA spokesman
said
When motorists have proved to
the satisfaction of local boards that
they rate more than 325-mile al
lowance, the extra coupons will be
issued after June IL for a three
month period.
For motorists whose B rations ex-
pire after June II and who rate q
Evening star., 1945-05-24

higher ceiling, the full increase will
be granted at one time, OPA ex-
planned.
With boards braced for a rush OF
business, the agency today urged
B book motorists whose rations do
not expire for 80 days or more to
hold of stheir applications until
June Is or later. This will allow
boards to take care OF motorists
with rations expiring within the
next few weeks.
OPA estimates that no more than
40 per cent OF the present B book
holders will benefit by the new
ceiling.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Innkeeper Fined

Frank P. Moore. operator of the
Star Dust Inn, 401 Fourth street
S.W., was fined $40 by Municipal
Court Judge Almond Scott yesterday
for violations of the Minimum Wage
Law and the Female Eight Hour
Day Law. The District Minimum
Wage and Industrial Safety Board
charged Moore with failing to ex-
hibit payroll and hour records to its
inspector.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Churchill Begins Task
Of Picking Members
OF New Government
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May "a. - Prime
Minister Churchill today began
the task of choosing the mem
bers of his new "caretaker gov
ernment," as sections of the
London press saluted the now
dissolved coalition which, under
his leadership, piloted Britain
through five perilous years.
Political correspondents of Lon
don newspapers agreed generally
that the Prime Minister would have
most OF the cabinet Offices filled by
the week end, and that the new
interim government would be ready
to meet when Commons sits again
next Tuesday.
With Labor and Liberal ministers
leaving the cabinet, the independent
Daily Mail predicted that several
junior ministers who have done good
work during the war will be pro-
NOTED to cabinet rank and posts will
be found for those on war service. !"
Deputy Prime Minister Clement
Attlee, Minister OF Labor Ernest
Bevin, Home Secretary Herbert Nor
rison and other labor leaders, now at
a Labor party conference at Black
pool, were expected to hand over
their seals of office to King George
VI by Monday.
First Election in 10 Years.
With Britain facing serious inter-
national and domestic problems, the
70-year-old Prime Minister formally
rendered his resignation yesterday to
the King, who appointed Mr.. Church.
i'll to form the temporary govern
ment to serve until after the cleo
tion-the first general election for
Britain in 10 years.
The heavily conservative Parha-
ment will continue to sit until dis
solved by proclamation of the King
on June IS. The national vote will
be on July S. and political writer's
expressed belief new Parliament
would meet for the first time July
81 or August 7.
The independent and influential
Times Of London reminded all
parties that the japanese war still
remains to be fought. 1t said that
what may be legitimately asked of
all parties in the coming struggle at
the polls is that they shall remember
that there is still a deadly enemy
in the field and keep domestic con-
troversy within the bounds OF mod
Grafton"
individual Praise Given.
This has been a great admins
tration," the Times said, praising all
cabinet members individually. Its
strength, at a time when without
strong government the nation might
have perished, derived from a virtue
not always found in coalitions-that
1t really coalesced.
The liberal News Chronicle. re-
viewing what it called the mistakes
and failures as we'll as the successes
of the coalition, said the government
was one which would live in his
tory"
Lord Beaverbrookis independent
Daily Express declared the coalition
drew to its side the might and
resources Of America and Russia" in
the resistance to cruel tyrant, and
added that there is no government
that has ever affected the history
of the world so powerfully and
directly
The new House OF Commons will
have $40 seats instead of the SIS
in the present body. Subdivision
of several abnormally large con-
will create * peu cAots
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Little Theuter Election .

The board of directors of the
Alexandria Little Theater will elect
new officers at pm. tomorrow at
the home of the secretary, Mrs. Rob
ert G. Whitton. ls East Chapman
street.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Report

District Of Columbia-Sunny and
pleasant, with highest temperature
in the upper 70s this afternoon:
clear, with lowest temperature in the
middle SOS tonight. Fair and warm
er tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
District Blood Donations
appointments
yesterday -
Appointments

yesterday --z--- 398 persons
Appointments broken
yesterday u persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center In
the Acacia Building, 81 Louisi-
ana avenue NV. by calling
District $500 between 9 am. and
$50 pm. weekdays, and . am.
to noon Saturdays.
Volunteer women are needed
as daytime drivers in the Mo-
tor Corps, which transports 80
per cent OF the blood donors.
Call Republic $500, Branch 1877.
Evening star., 1945-05-24

Maj. Michael ]. Quirk, "A. whose
wife lives at 30o5 Mckinley street
NV, has been liberated from a
German prison camp. where he had
been held since September 10, 1914
Maj. Quirk, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Timothy j. Quirk, 3718 Living
ston street NV, was a pilot in the
9Th A. A. r. and was shot down owe,
Germany in September.
In a recent cable to his parents
he said he was well and would be
home soon. A graduate of st. Johns
College and Catholic University, ne
Joined the Army in October, 1941,
and was sent overseas in January,
1913.
Pvt. Gilbert 3. Lansdale, 10, for
nner pitcher on the Gonzasa base
ball team and football tackle, was
liberated from Stslaa Al prison
Evening star., 1945-05-24
humidity Report.

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetie Survey
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Report for Last "a Houra

Record fer Last "a Hours.
from noon yesterday to noon todsy.)
Highest, 70, 4:5O pm. Year ago. 20.
Lowest, 52, $40 am. Year ago, so.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
The Sun and Noon.
Precipitatien

Monthly precipitation in inches
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1945-05-24

More bonds, more power-more
strength to Macarthur.