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Evening star., 1945-11-29
Homeless Ryans Buy
Groom House With
Star-WMAL Donations

A 6-room, frame house has beer
found for the 10 members of the
Ryan family, who lost their home
in a fire two weeks ago today, anc
the sl.700 down. payment will come
out of the funds contributed to the
Star WMAL Ryan Fund by neigh
borly Washingtonians.
Edward E. Ryan, ST., veteran OF
the World War and part-time cab
driver, signed a contract late yes
terday and Mrs. Nellie Ryan
mother of eight-dabbed hastily al
her eyes with a handkerchief when
the signing was over.
The family got the house at 1925
Irving street NE. for $3.50 through
the efforts of Star readers in re-
sponse to printed appeals for infor-
nation on available housing for the
destitute Ryans. The house was re-
financed to fit the Ryans future
ability to meet monthly payments of
only little more than the rent they
paid for the house destroyed by fire
With the help of compassionate
District citizens. the family now has
clothing, furniture, food, little
money for necessities and a place to
live. They still need dresser, car
pets and a few other household
articles but things are looking rosy
now.
The family, half of whom owe
their lives to 17-year-old Billy Ryan,
will move in sometime next week
to resume family life.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Rites 10 Be Held Saturday
For Arthur 6. Middleton

Funeral services for Arthur G
Middleton, "a, of 1928 Fourth street
NE, who died Tuesday in Garfield
Hospital after brief illness, will
be held at 10 am. Saturday at st
Mary's Catholic Church, Bryan
town. Md Burial will be in the
family plot in Bryantown Cemetery
Mr.. Middleton was Washington
representative for Security Simpli-
fed Systems and conducted the
M. g. M. Audit Service.
A native OF Baltimore, he had
lived in the District 20 years.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Ann B. Middleton: his mother
Mrs. Noah Swain; two brothers
Joseph D. and James A. Middleton;
seven sisters, Mrs. Angela Stewart
Mrs. Alma Halter, Mrs. Lillian Bar
nett, Mrs. Rita Hoagland, Miss Mar
garet H. Middleton, Miss Patricia
M Middleton and Miss Mary E
Middleton.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
500 UNRRA Employees
Dismissed in Europe
For Incompetence
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HEREFORD, Germany, Nov. %
Leo J. Margolin, chief of the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administrations Information Bu-
reau in Europe, said in a statement
today that 600 UNRRA employees
had been dismissed for incompetence
within the last few months.
He said most of those dismissed
were nationals of European coun-
tries.
Mr.. Margolin declared he wished
to correct a previous Associated
Press report which quoted him as
saying 600 UNRRA workers, a ma
jority of them Americans and Brit
ish, had been dismissed, suspended
or arrested.
1n London the European Office OF
the UNRRA said the previous re-
port that the dismissals were In
connection with a two-month in
vestigation into black market activ-
tiles in Germany lis completely
inaccurate"
C"The facts are that 900 UNRRA
officials in Germany have been re-
moved for unsatisfactory service IN
the process of strengthening per-
sonnel engaged in displaced persons
activities, the UNRRA statement
said.
("By some misunderstanding this
seems to have been linked up with
the announcement that one
UNRRA worker of Czech national
ity has been imprisoned for theft
and that others have been sus-
pended')
Mr.. Margolin said that during the
last few months the 600 employees
had been dismissed for incompe-
tence as part of, reorganization
put into effect by 1t. Gen. Sir
Frederick A. Morgan, UNRRA di-
rector in Germany.
"UNRRA officials are doing every
thing in their power to ferret out
any incompetence and dishonesty
in the ranks" Mr.. Margolin's state
ment said. THE overwhelming
majority of the UNRRA workers in
Germany are honest, sincere and
loyal and dedicated to the care OF
displaced persons who are innocent
victims of war;" his statement con-
cluded.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Duke ofSoxe-C oburg, Grandson
OF Victorio, Arrested as Nuzi,
Hitler 'Showpieee'
.Wos Here in 40 to
See Mormon Dovis
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NUREMBERG, Nov. 29.-The
American Military Government
at Coburg today announced the
arrest of Karl Eduard, Duke OF
SAKE -Coburg and Gotha and a
grandson of Britain's Queen Vic
tOria.
The duke was president of the
German Red Cross and had a gen.
erals rank in the Nazi Storm
Troops.
The Nazi used English born Karl
Eduard as showpiece to demon
strate that the German aristocracy
favored the Nazi regime.
The 61-year old dukes estates
have been confiscated.
Ailing and subject to attacks OF
gout, the duke has been placed m-
der guard in a hospital There was
no immediate announcement of the
charges under which he was being
held
Karl Eduard is regarded as one of
the richest men in Germany. He
speaks German with slight Eng
lish accent. His family connections
include many European. bluebloods
The duke came to Washington in
the early spring of 1910 to confer
with Norman Davis, chairman of
the American Red Cross and head
of the League of Red Cross Societies.
At the time he was to have been
received by President Roosevelt, but
the President was i'll.
The evening after his conference
with Mr.. Davis he was guest of
honor at a lavish dinner given by
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Big Jap Naval Force
Sighted Noy..H, 1o41
Hearing Informed

Army intelligence reported on Mo-
vember n, 1941, ten days before the
attack on Pearl Karbor, that a
large Japanese naval task force
sighted at Taiwan and Hainan was
ION its way to an unknown concen-
tration point" but apparently. is
not yet ready for concerted action, y
the Pearl Harbor Investigating
Committee was informed today.
G-2 documents placed in evidence
showed that Brig. Gen. Sherman
Miles, then chief of intelligence
commented on naval reports re-
ceived by radio from Manila con.
corning this task force:
1T is apparently not yet ready
for concerted action, as it's COM
mander is still in home waters and
the force concentration has not yet
taken place."
The force was described as con-
sisting of probably or 4 battle
ships, 3 carriers, II heavy cruisers
S light cruisers, AZ destroyers, 1e
submarines and 81 other vessels.
Organizing for Month.
On tie previous day, Gen. Miles
reported 'the japanese have been
organizing naval task force for
the past month";" consisting of two
fleets and a combined air force
which had assembled at Takao, For
mosa, with some units believed to
be in Hainan Island.
Units from one of these fleets,
Gen. Miles said, were possibly en-
route to South China as advance
scouts" and there was a strong
concentration of submarines and air
groups in the Marshalls."
The report added that "present
location of other units of this task
force are not known"
The commandant of the l4th
Naval District CHawaiD concluded
Gen. Miles said, that strong force
may be preparing to operate in
Southeastern Asia, while components
part thereof may be expected to
operate from Palao and the Mar.
shall Islands"
hC hlHlN IchIl F1dTDOf bOafQ
commented in its report last sum-
mer that the Navy about November
70 had reports showing the presence
OF a japanese fleet-composed of
carriers. submarines and probably
other vessels-in Jaluit in the Mar
shall Islands, and that information
OF this fleet ceased about Decem-
ber l."
Not Given 10 Short.
The report added:
las Jaluit was l,50O miles closer to
Oahu pearl Harbor) than the
mainland Of Japan, the presence OF
such strong force capable of at
tacking Hawaii was an important
element of naval information.
The report said:
This information was delivered
to G-2 of the War Department, as
testified to by Gen. Miles. No in
formation of this threat to Hawaii
Evening star., 1945-11-29

was, given to Cen Short (Maj. Gen.
Walter @. Short, thef, commanding
the Hawaiian Department. by either
the War or Navy Departments in
Washington nor the Navy In Hawaii.
Short and his senior commanders
testified that such information
would have materially altered their
point of view and their actions
Details on reports of Japanese
naval movements shortly before
Pearl Harbor, made public for the
first time, we're part of a volume of
intelligence reports placed in the
record of the congressional commit
tee today
Other reports were Gen. Miles
summaries from time to time of the
Far Eastern and European military
situation as cleaned from informa-
ton which came from all over the
world.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Probers to Take .
Saturday OF, but
Not for Game

Chairman Barkley announced yes.
terday that there would be no hear
ing of the Pearl Harbor inyestiga-
ton Saturday, but he wanted it un.
derstood the holiday was not be-
cause of the Army-Navy baseball
game" the Senate majority leader
said, and there were filters In the
audience.
Senator Barkley merely smiled
and did not bother to correct him.
self, but it was assumed that the
sport he had In mind was football.
Several members have to be out o1
town Saturday, the chairman point.
ed out, and SO 1t was decided not tc
hold session, though he hoped /,
would be possible to hold Saturday
sessions as rule.
Evening star., 1945-11-29

German Charge d'Affaires Hans
Thomson. Special pains were taken
by the German diplomat to include
a long list of Latin American diplo-
mats on the guest list.
Accounts of the dukes visit
brought out that he had been init
mately associated with Hitler and
Naziism since 1922 and had been q
prime mover in uniting various
nationalist groups under the lead
ership of Hitler.
A veteran of both the eastern and
western fronts in the World War, the
duke received his appointment as
head of the German Red Cross from
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg. He
became member of the Reichstag
in 1886.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
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Mr.. Davey cited as reason for the
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Dayey's financial standing. She is
suing for a separation. and Mr.
Davel has countersued for an annul-
ment. Mr. Davey is the screen
actress fifth husband.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
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Evening star., 1945-11-29
Gloria SWANSON S Husband
Requests AIimony Relief

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. William N
Davey yesterday filed a petition In
Supreme Court for permission to
discontinue payment OF $500 weekly
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Pearl Hurbor
Continued From First Page)

form a force so strong that by its
very existence it will keep the
threat of war away from our shores
The purpose of our defense is de-
fense."
Telegram Identified.
Mr.. Grew identified a copy of a
telegram from the State Depart
ment, dated December S, 1941, in
structing him to destroy codes and
other confidential papers at the
American Embassy in Tokyo, but
said he did not remember ever hav-
ing seen the message. He had testi-
fed yesterday that he did order
several codes destroyed few days
before Pearl Harbor on his own
initiative, so far as he could recall
The telegram was sent by naval
radio via Peking. Il don't think
ever received it," Mr.. Grew said
The instructions stated it was "o1
the utmost Importance" that all
confidential files of the Embassy
codes, secret ciphers and similar
papers be destroyed and that this
should be done in the presence Of
two competent witnesses, whose
affidavits should be obtained.
Questioned by Senator Ferguson
Republican, of Michigan, Mr.. Grew
said: II don't recall ever acting or
any order or report, but 1 ordered
the codes destroyed because of the
way the situation was shaping up al
that time. We saved one code sc
that we would still be able to COM
municate with Washington.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Merely Issued Order.

Senator Ferguson asked whether
there we're witnesses to the de-
struction and the, signed afndavits
Mr.. Grew did not recall, but said he
assumed SO, adding that it was a
routine matter.
"The destruction of codes was a
routine matter" the Senator asked.
Mr.. Grew said he meant the actual
destruction was not something he
would have carried out personally
But you issued the order and
that was not routine NATTER"
Mr.. Grew said he did issue the
order.
Questioned by Representative
Gearhart, Republican, of California.
Mr.. Grew said all remaining secret
files in the Embassy were destroyed
as soon as word of the attack on
Pearl Harbor was received, and that
the destruction was completed be-
fore the japanese entered the EN-
bassy and interned the staff.
Two Sought as Witnesses.
Demands for the calling of two
men who were key figures in the
State Department at the time OF
Evening star., 1945-11-29
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SlSS MONTGOMERY COUNTY ANIMAL
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day evening. WA. 2064.
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Evening star., 1945-11-29

The war dead gave their all-your
Victory Bond purchases are a loan
at a profit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-23
Eisenhower In Hospital
 Breathing AiIment
 Restricts General

Washington, Nov. 23-(UP)-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, suffering from a respiratory ailment, has en- tered Ashford General Hospital at White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, tho War Department announced today.
 The General wi be obliged to cancel plans to return to Europe for the time being, the department said.
 The War Department said Eisen- hover entered the hospital as 8 precautionary measure to prevent complications from developing as 8 result of his malady.
 Eisenhower flew to this country from Frankfurt, Germany, to testify before several Congressional com- mittees and to address the Ameri- can Legion convention at Chicago.
 Despite his illness, he appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday to urge con- tinued support for the United Na- tions Relief and Rehabilitation Ad- ministration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-23
DeGauUe
 Wants Say

Paris, Nov. 23-(UP)-Gen. Char les De Gaulle advocated interna- tional control of atomic energy to- day and served notice that France intends to take part in conferences on this subject.
 De Gaulle said tke "unheard of possibilities" of atomic power neces- sitate international <control, other wise humanity will perish"
 France intends to have hand in major consultations on atomic en- ergy, he said, "on the basis laid down at San Francisco. France wants to be link between the na- tions, and not a stake in game" "
 we have bond with Russia from which nothing can separate us," De Gaulle added.
 De Gaulle spoke briefly in form ally presenting to the assembly his new coalition government, sketching the highights of the plans he has for the interim while new consti- tuition is being drafted.
 He promised a thorough house. cleaning in Frances civil service, reforms in the judiciary, and new foundations" for the country'S na- tional defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-23
Chiong Men Besiege Port
 Hope for Route
 From Seq Inland

Chungking, Nov. 23-(UP)-Chi- nese Nationalist troops were report ed laying siege today to the im- portant Manchurian port of Hulu- tao following capture of Leinshan, rail junction 10 miles to the west.
 Early fall of the port was predict ed, opening the way for the Na- tionalists to pour troops into Man. churia by sea.
 A government army officer who returned recently from the North China port of Chinwangtao said the Communists had two complete arm- ored divisions in Manchuria and a number of armored bridges in North China.
 He said these were the strongest units of the Communist Eighth route army and that they were armed with tanks, armored vehicles and artillery which had been taken from the Japanese.
 The same source said that Gen. Gnu Teh, commander in chief of Communist forces had arrived at Mukden and was establishing crack units in a defense line at Chinchow to halt Nationalists moving North along the Peiping- rail- road. A second line was being form ed at Mukden
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-23
Christens For Sons

New York, Nov. 23 - CUP) - The mother of Marine Corp. Anthony Damato, who left the Pennsylvania coal fields to die hero in the Pa cific, christened warship in his honor Wednesday, unaware that she was honoring the memory not only of Irony" but also of his older bro- ther, Neil.
 Mrs. Frances Damato, 54, broke the traditional bottle of champagne across the bow of the flotilla leader destroyer U. s. s. Damato at the Bethlehem Steel Company's Staten Island yard. Then she prepared to hurry back to her little home in Shanandoah, Pa, to wait for 8 knock on the door tkat everyone else knows will never come.
 Tony" who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, threw herself on a Japanese hand grenade and saved two buddies who were holding thinly manned defense line on Engepi Island in the Marshalls back in 1944.
 Neil, the late Capt. Neil Damato, a B-24 Liberator navigator, was shot down over Germany in November, l943, and confirmation of his death came to the Damato home two weeks ago. But her family didn't tell Mrs. Damato, who has not learned to read or speak English
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-23
Snow Falls m MdlUest
Bv United Press

Snowplows were given their first workout of the season in the mid- west today. " a..,....--
 Temperatures below freezing and accompanied by brisk winds and light snow were registered last night and today throughout the Ohio val- ley.
 The mercury dropped over most of the nation, with a reading of five below zero at Minot, N. D. Moreover, the federal weather bur- eau at Chicago warned that temper atures would be five to ten degrees lower tonight in Minnesota, Iowa. Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
 Snow fell yesterday and 2 night snarling traffic north of Chicago. Upper Michigan was blanketed with four to eight inches of snow, and Wisconsin motorists encountered five-foot drifts along the highways.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-23
Big 3 Farley AnDeor$ Dim
 President Wants
 Conferences Here

Washington, Nov. 23.-(UP)--Bar- ring any unforeseen developments. President Truman will insist that the next Big Three meeting be held in Washington. Informed sources said today.
 The fact is that the President sees little prospect of a meeting any time soon with Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Generalissimo Josef Stalin. He has said as much publicly and privately in the face of recurrent London and Moscow reports that another meeting was planned.
 MT. Truman's current position, however, is that when Attlee and Stalin want to meet with him, he will be glad to see them in Wash ington, but not in Moscow, London or some other distant part of the world.
 According to some of the Presi- dents close associates, he feels now that most of the matters which during the war would have been handled by the Big Three can now be discussed by their Council of Foreign Ministers.
 A change in the personnel of the Big Three is one development that might produce quick meeting of top Anglo-Soviet-American leaders.
 There have been persistent re- ports that .Stalin is or has been in poor physical health. The fuel which has kept their reports alive has been Stalin's continued absence from traditional Soviet functions which he had not missed since becoming the dominant figure of the Russian government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-23
GA detailed report on HulPs statement is published on page D.

Appearing before the Congress sional Pearl Harbor Investigating committee, the 74-year-old Hull de- nied, however, that the United States had sent an ultimatum to Japan and said 1t was the Japanese proposal to this country which was in fact an ultimatum. He submitted a 22,000-word statement. in effect disclaiming State department re- sponsibility for the Pearl Harbor disaster.
 To preserve the aged statesman's strength, arrangements has been made for Hull's statement to be in serted in the committee record with out reading.
 At the start of the session, how ever, the committee voted five to five to have the statement read by As sistant Committee Counsel Gerhard Gesell. Hull left the committee room at 10:3O a. m. with instructions to return at,2 p. m. for questioning.
 Hull revealed that during the pre- Pearl Harbor diplomatic negotia- tionS with Japan in 1941, Considera- tion was given to proposing a "n1o- dus vivendi", a temporary agree ment containing more specific pro- visions to accompany the general long-range proposal submitted to Japan Nov. 26 1941.
 He said a draft of the modus vii
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-23
Tlvo Parties Spend .$21. 742 on Election

Waterbury'S 1945 city election cost two opposing parties $21 ,742.80. This was the. total reported with the filing of contributions and ex- penditures by Democratic and Re- publican town committees.
 Neil F. Maloney, secretary-treas- urer of the Democratic Town Com mittee and Edwin A. Wells, treas urer of the Republican Town Com mittee, respectively filed the parties accounts with Town Clerk Mrs. Mary c. Kilmartin.
 Democrats realized 8 surplus bal ance of $3,07917. Contributions from party members totaled. $17,82050 and election expenditures equaled $14.74133.
 The COP town committee re- ports deficit of $2,944.59. Expen- ditures were $7,001.47 as compared to contributions of $4,036.88.
 Heading the list of individual contributors to the Democratic party were: Italian-American Dem- ocratic club, $500; Judge Patrick Healey, $4OO; Mayor John s. Mona gan, $375; Maurice T. Healey, $375; Mrs. Mary 0. Kilmartin, $325; Dr.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-23
MocArthurs Low Played
 Tigers Freedom
 Souahf by Defense

Manila, Nov. .23-(UP)-The de- fense for Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita charged today that Gen. Doug las Macarthur had taken the law into his own hands" and ired the Philippines Supreme CourtNto free the defendant on the grounds that he was being tried illegally.
 An application for a writ of habeas corpus to release Yamachita was presented at the courts first session by It. Col. Walter 0. Hen drix, Atlanta, Ga, of defense coun- sel.
 At the same time, other defense counsel resumed efforts before the trial commission to prove Yamashita innocent of war crimes, and in Court Room No. 2 seven Japanese defendants went on trial before an- ether commission on charges of numbering two American fiers and five Filipinos at Cebu City.
 MacArthur Not Lawyer
 I've contend" Hendrix told the nine black k-robed supreme court jus
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