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chief of naval operations" Admiral
Turner replied.
Mr.. Mitchell then asked Admiral
Turner about the final 14-part note
from Japan, which started coming
in to Washington Saturday night,
December 6, followed Sunday morn
ing by an order to the Jap emiSsar-
les to deliver it to former Secretary
of State Hull at pm. Washington
time.
Admiral Turner said he saw the /
pm. delivery message about noon
Sunday in Admiral Stark's Office,
that he recognized its great i'm
portance" and asked Admiral Stark
what had been done about it. He
was told that Gen. George G. Mar
shall, Army chief OF staff, had sent
q final warning to field command
ers.
Admiral Turner went on to ex-
plain that he did not consider that
these messages Of December 6 and
changed the overall picture, "be-
cause I was certain in my own mind
that there was going to be war be-
tween the United States and Japan
These messages were confirmatory
OF that belief, he said, and pointed
out the feet had been given q war
warning, on November az, followed
by notice on December that Jap
consulates were burning their codes
and papers.
There was further testimony to-
Evening star., 1945-12-20
Stur's Subscribers Receive
Normal Service Despite Snow

Yesterday, while traffic in
Washington and nearby areas
was slowed to a snail's pace b. z
inches of snow. The Star main
tanned normal distribution as
1900 carrier boys and distributors
delivered The Star to more than
1854 500 families at their homes.
AS usual, home delivery service
was maintained not only In the
District, its suburbs and adjacent
rural areas, but also such distant
communities as Harpers Ferry,
Leonardtown, Solomons Island,
Winchester, Orange, Harrison
burg and Fredericksburg.
Recent occurrences of colds and
grippe have rendered some 800
carriers unable to serve their GUS
toners, but substitute carriers,
distributors, and even supervisors
from the Office utilizing private
cars made every effort to main
tain service as nearly perfect as
possible.
Because of the inclement
weather and to insure service as
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for most enlisted men and to 43
for officers, % for enlisted WAVES
and 20 for WAVE officers. These
are ene point reductions. "a
. aOn January Is the officeh score
drops to~42 and on February 2 to
Al. For enlisted men the score
drops to IS on January Is and to
"a on February 2. A one-point re-
duction also goes into effect on Feb
ruary 2 for WAVE personnel.
Yeoman and most storekeepers,
who have protested bitterly that their
scores were being kept high while
other enlisted men were being dis
charged, will get a three-point re-
duction in their score on February
Q. Until then they will continue to
need A points for discharge. Only
groups not affected by this reduc-
ton are disbursing and Seabee
storekeepers.
The Nays schedule calls for re-
lease by February 2 of half the 3d.
000, 900 subject to rehabilitation and
two-thirds by April l. One third
are out now.
The Army's latest cuts will make
100000 men eligible for discharge by
the end Of this month. The score
will be lowered from 55 to so for
enlisted men and from 73 to 10 for
officers on December 81. At the
same time, enlisted men will be
eligible for discharge If they have
served AZ months and officers, ex-
cept those in the medical depart
ment, will be eligible If they have
48 months.
Evening star., 1945-12-20
Reorganization
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agencies having related purposes
will lead to a greater consistency in
the policies of the agencies and
better coordination of their pro-
grams in operation. This should
mean also simpler and clearer re-
lations between the agencies of the
Government and the public. Through
these means the act will enable us
better to adapt the Government for
carrying out its responsibility of
serving the people"
Six agencies are exempted from
the reorganization legislation, except
that additional duties, agencies and
employees may be shifted to them
These are the Interstate Commerce
Commission, Federal Trade Commits
sion, Securities and Exchange Com
mission, National Mediation Board
National Railroad Adjustment Boarc
and Railroad Retirement Board.
The civil functions of the Army's
Engineers Corps, which includes
such work as flood control, the Gen.
eral Accounting Once and the Con-
troller General, both direct agents
Of Congress, are completely exempt
The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp, the Federal Communications
Commission, the Tariff Commission
and Veterans Administration must
be dealt with separately and under
plans which would affect no other
agency If any effort is made to re-
organize them.
Evening star., 1945-12-20

him from continuing. He also oo-
jected to the views Of some conn
mittee members regarding what Is
pertinent evidence. ~
While Mr.. Mitchell and his chief
assistant, Gerhard Gesell, sat in
most Of the time the committee was
in executive session, the hope which
some members had expressed of
getting them to stay on apparently
faded. Mr.. Mitchell was described as
believing the scope Of the inquiry
would make it impossible to close it
any time soon.
With the two Republican Repre-
sentatives on the committee voting
for the resolution Of extension, ir1di-
cations were there would be no fight
in the House over 1t. Senators Fer
guson and Brewster had not dis
closed whether they would speak
against 1t In the Senate.
AS further evidence of their desire
to expedite the investigation, COM
mittee members decided to take only
a weeks Christmas vacation, resum-
ing hearings December 81.
If the committee gets through
with Admiral Turner by tomorrow
night, it will adjourn over Christ
mas, the chairman said. Other
wise a session will be held Saturday.
Representative Murphy placed in
the record late yesterday testimony
from one Of the earlier Navy Pearl
Harbor inquiries, to the effect that
Vice Admiral John Henry Newton
left Hawaii on December S, 1941, to
ferry airplanes to Midway Island
without having been told Of the war
warning the Navy dispatched to
Admiral Kimmel a week earlier.
Mr. Murphy said this testimony
developed in the separate investiga-
ton conducted by Admiral Hart.
The Pennsylvania asked Admiral
Wilkinson if he knew of any reason
why Admiral Kimmel would not
have given that information to ADJ
miral Newton.
Admiral Wilkinson said he did
not know and added, Il am not a
judge" E5..
Mr.. Murphy read the following
excerpt from a Navy compilation Of
the evidence taken in several of the
past Pearl Harbor investigations:
Admiral Newton, as stated, ="
left Pearl Harbor on December,
1941, with a powerful task force, in
Guiding the aircraft carrier Lexing-
ton, two cruisers (U. S. S.. Chicago
and Portland) and five destroyers,
on a mission to Midway Island,
where he was to fly off a squadron
of airplanes. Even up to and at
the time of his sailing, and there
after, he remained in ignorance OF
the existence of the war warning
message of 27 November and 16 Oc-
tober, 1941."
Evening star., 1945-12-20
Admiral Farley Is Appointed
Con1mondunt of Coast Guard
ohioun Hos Served
As Personnel Chief
In Lost II Months

President Truman today nomi-
mated Rear Admiral Joseph r.
Farley to be commandant Of the
Coast Guard for four years with
the rank Of a four-star admiral,
succeeding Admiral r. r. Waesche,
who is retiring January /.
Z Admiral Farley, who is 56, and a
native OF Oxford, Ohio, has been
chief personnel ofiicer at Coast
Guard headquarters here since De-
cember, 1914. A graduate OF the
Coast Guard Academy, Admiral
Farley received an ensign's COM
mission in 1912.
Between 1887 and 1912, Admiral
Farley served as chief communica-
tions officer at headquarters, and
attended number of international
conferences on communications in
Europe and the Middle East.
Admiral Farley lives in Alexandria,
Va. 49,
Admiral Waesche has directed the
service since June, 1886, when he
was named commandant by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, succeeding Rear
Admiral Harry G. Hamlet.
He has presided over the Coast
Evening star., 1945-12-20
Weather
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schedule but the normal number of
conveyances were in operation.
Most delays in transit operations
were occasioned by stalled trucks
and automobiles on tracks and bus
routes. Most driveways in Rock
Greek Park were closed as traffic
hazards, Park Police said.
Buses and trains arriving here from
the West and South were delayed,
but travel between Washington and
New York was on schedule. There
were no trip cancellations. All plane
traffic at National Airport was
stalled Tuesday and yesterday but
regular schedules were resumed to-
day with clearing weather.
Auto Travel Hazardous.
In statement to motorists, the
American Automobile Association
said it was not advising automobile
travel in any direction because of
heavy snow from North Carolina to
New England and as far West as the
Rockies.
The chilled eastern half of the
Nation will get more of the same
diet of snow and cold, which has
caused So deaths thus far, according
to weather forecasts. A fresh wave
of Arctic air from Central Canada
will reach the North Central States
tomorrow and colder weather Is in
prospect for the snow belt. A heavy
fall of snow in the New York City
area covered the city to a depth of
II inches and caused grounding Of
all planes at La Guardia and New
ark airports. All primary roads in
Maryland and Virginia were kept
open by State Highway Commission
crews. Fresh snow fell in Buffalo,
N. Y, where the city has been prac-
tically put out of commission by q
record snowfall of more than feet.
The freight embargo clamped on
Buffalo was relaxed yesterday to
permit shipments of coal into the
city.
The American Telephone & TEL
egraph Co.'S long lines department
said long distance calls to Florida
and the West Coast were being de-
layed as much as four hours by the
weather.
Evening star., 1945-12-20
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Taxation Of wartime restrictions and

Taxation Of wartime restrictions and
priorites. e '-t' ,3'srszs
Only Few Seats Available.
! Eastern Air Ldnes saidsits south
bound flights wefek filled, ana its
NewF York and Boston passenger
lists completed except~for.Aa.-few
seats early in the morning and late
at night.
For the first time, Pan American
Airways has found it necessary to
increase its flights to Havana. The
usual II flights will be boosted to %
round trips daily throughout the
holidays and extra sections will be
flown to Bermuda.
Pennsylvania-Centr Airlines has
had no space available to any point
on its system since the middle of
November. 1t was said. The COM
pany doubts that any new reserva-
tions can be taken before January /.
Space Allotted to Servicemen.
Iranscontinental and Western Air
said 1t had filled all reservations for
its San Francisco flights before De-
cember and had nothing to offer
between December 81 and IS.
American Airlines has been sold
out for weeks and weeks" on its
holiday flights from Los Angeles and
San Diego to New York, a spokes-
man said. Calling December the
most critical month in transporta-
ton history" he reminded the pub
lie that, under an agreement with
the Once of Defense Transportation,
Is seats in every eastbound plane
are allotted to servicemen trying to
get home for the holidays.
In addition, the four transconti-
mental airlines are operating so
planes daily exclusively for military
personnel and thus are moving about
1900 men and women a day, he said.
Evening star., 1945-12-20

but if additional housing becomes
available. capacities can be in
creased substantially. Yale joined
with Columbia in declaring they
have no capacity limits where GIs
are concerned.
While some Of the smaller COL
leges have not been affected by the
rush Of students, and report sub
normal enrolment, all probably will
be filled by fall, educators agreed.
They expect the previous peak of
American college enrolment of
/, 400 900 students in 1930-40 to be
exceeded by at least Is per cent.
At the Veterans Administration,
1t was reported 1851 veterans are
taking on-the-job training, under
terms of the CT bill, in addition to
those enrolled in school classes. The
percentage of on-the-job trainees is
expected to increase, trend that
followed the First World War.
Much Interest Shown Here.
Washington area veterans are ap-
plying for schooling and one-the-
job training under the CT bill at the
rate Of so day, Howard p. Dicken-
sheets, manager of the Veterans
Administration Washington regional
offices, reported. More than 400
veterans are now attending local
schools, with most of them enrolled
In colleges and universities, he said.
The House adopted the GI bill
amendments yesterday 134 to %, on
a standing vote, and the Senate
shouted its approval short time
later. 1t was a compromise after
weeks of heated controversy.
One purpose was to simplify the
law. New features also include:
l. Removal Of requirement that
tuition fees, unemployment compen-
sation and defaults on loans be de-
Quoted from any future Federal
bonus.
2. Expense paid correspondence
courses and short technical courses.
3. Removal of a requirement that
men over rs must show their educa-
ton was interfered with to be elig-
ible for educational benefits. -
4. Increase in maximum Govern
ment loan guarantee from -, 900 to
$4,000 on real estate, thus permitting
a maximum, 81, 600 loan,, with the
Government, guaranteeing half.
S. Real estate loans to be arranged
by recognized lending agencies the
veteran and the local appraiser of
the Veterans Administration, an
agreement. Of the three to be binding
on the administration Business
loans still would require administra-
ton approval. a@sa
~ 6. Easing up on loans by substi-
tuting reasonable value" Of property
as the basic consideration instead of
normal reasonable value"
7. Additional purposes for which
loan may be obtained and more
time to pay back real estate loan.
s. Americans who fought for
Allied governments would come
under the bill,
Evening star., 1945-12-20
Labor
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up on the same issues Of the rel
evancy Of profits and prices. The
oil hearings were recessed until to-
morrow after the board chairman,
DR.. Frank P. Graham, said 1t would
be necessary, TO obtain frem ton
Federal ofncials q clarificataon Of
the groups functions.
Federal officials said the most
likely solution to the snarls over
profits and prices was that the
boards will be instructed to con-
slider profits, but will be told moi
to make wage recommendations thai
would necessitate higher product
prices.
In other words, board would de-
termine how much a company could
boost wages within the price ceiling
currently on the product it manu-
factures.
To allow the boards to recommend
wage findings and suggest higher
price ceilings would be to endanger
the Governments whole anti-infla-
ton program, officials said.
GIN Is represented in the hearings
by its president, G. E. Wilson, and
Vice President H. w. Anderson, who
has handled most of the negotia-
tions with the UAW.
Evening star., 1945-12-20

near normal as possible, the Home
Edition was delivered in substitu-
ton to subscribers of the Night
Final, and printing time was ad-
vanced Is minutes on all editions.
Full newsstand distribution was
maintained.
Each day a feet of IS trucks
and automobiles is dispatched
from The Evening Star plant,
travelling approximately 5000
truck miles to carry The Star to
the homes of its subscribers, but
yesterday some found country
roads heavy going as State and
county snow removal equipment
worked to clear the highways.
Even some areas of the District
proper, such as Spring Valley,
bore a faint resemblance to
Buffalo as drifting snow forced
carrier boys to wade knee-deep
to reach their subscribers homes.
The Star hopes that individual
delivery failures yesterday will be
forgiven and that the carriers be
given &c" for effort.
Evening star., 1945-12-20
prisoners were used to beat other
women's camp inmates and similar
policy was followed in mems camps
Kaltenbrunner Still in Danger.


Kaltenbrunner Still in Danger.
The prosecution also recounted
the experiments, previously reported
at the Dachau war crimes trial, in
which women prisoners were used to
rewarm frozen men with the heat
of their naked bodies.
The scientists eventually reported
that the experiments, conducted for
the air force and navy, disclosed
that the practice of rewarming with
women's bodies was inferior to
rapid rewarming" by artificial
means.
Only 20 of the % accused Nazi
leaders were in the prisoners box
today.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner, suffering
from a recurrence of a cranial hem
orrhage, was reported in somewhat
improved condition, but Army hos
pital physicians were still concerned
for his life. The 22d defendant,
Martini Bormann, is still missing
and is being tried in absentia.
Women Chosen for Brothels.
Another Himmler letter. only part
Of which was read in court, dis
closed that the SIS chose women
from concentration camp inmates
for camp brothels.
Some madmen in the women's
concentration camp had told the
feminine prisoners that those who
volunteered for the brothel would
be released after half a year." COM
planned Himmler. He added: "The
money they earn In the camp brothel
shall be an old age security for
them"
The SIS was trained to prepare all
Germany for brutal warfare, and at
the same time was used as a vast
breeding organization to beget a new
generation Of warriors, the LAmeri-
can prosecution told the tribunal
yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-12-20
7 Soviet Leaders Demand
Areas Held by Turkey
By the Associated Press.


MOSCOW, Dec. 20.-Leading
Russian newspapers today published
a 4,0OO- word letter from two Geor-
gian republic leaders who demanded
that Turkey give up areas near the
Turkish Soviet frontier.
1--WE appeal to world opinion about
the situation of our ancient land
taken by Turkey" said the letter
written by S. Djanashia and N.
Berdzenishvili, both members of the
Academy of Science of the Georgian
Soviet Socialist Republic.
I'VE are not talking about some
small territorial dispute" the writ
ers continued. This concerns the
seized cradle of our people-a crime
which has cut in two our living ma
tional body. The people must get
back their land"
Evening star., 1945-12-20
Virginia Move 10 Tax
D. {. Truck Earnings
Promises New Battle

A tax battle between the District
and Virginia became a possibility
today as the State sought to extend
q 2 per cent gross receipts tax tol
earnings, In Virginia, Of District
trucks and trailers operating as con-
tract or common carriers.
The controversy broke into the
open this morning when the Com
missioners served notice on Virginia
that If such action is taken on the
vehicles of District owners, ut will
become mandatory on the part of
the District to require the titling,
inspection and registration of all
Virginia vehicles of this class which
operate in and through the District
of Columbia"
They added that 1t also would be
necessary to exact the personal
property tax levied on all vehicles
registered in the District and further
to require District operators per-
mits for the drivers.
Wartime Agreement.
Previously, during the war years,
the two Jurisdictions were operating
under reciprocal agreement under
which the operations of this type
Of vehicle were not taxed.
In October, however, Gov. Darden
wrote Trafilc Director william A.
Van Duzer that the end of hostilities
made 1t necessary to modify the
agreement. Specifically, he said, the
modification would impose the per
cent gross receipts tax on the Vir-
ginia earnings of the District car
riers, with an exemption on the
first 81 900 of earnings for common
carriers and an exemption on the
first $500 of earnings of contract
carriers.
He also indicated a desire for the
modification to become effective
December IS.
Reciprocal Action Implied.
A few days later. Mr.. Van Duzer
replied such action by Virginia
would force the District to require
compliance with District registration
and license laws for Virginia vehicles
operating here.
On December IA, Mr. Van Duzer
received letter from Chairman
C. F. Joyner, jr., of the Virginia
Reciprocity Board, stating that Gov
Darden wanted to make the change
in the agreement effective jan
uary /.
The Commissioners action today
Is to be transmitted to Mr.. Joyner
stating that If Virginia action is
taken at that time, District action
would go into effect January 2.
Mr.. Joyner today told The Star by
telephone from Richmond that even
II the District does impose its regu-
lations on Virginia truckers and levy
the personal property taxes on their
vehicles, it will make no difference
whatsoever in the Virginia policy. |
He said he and the other two
members of the Reciprocity Board
met with District officials here on
December II and went over the
plans. He said Virginia has received
no official communication regarding
the Districts reaction to the Vir-
ginia position.
Mr.. Joyner said Maryland trucks
would be treated according to the
same policy applied to District
trucks and added: Gov. Darden
has stated he does not intend to re-
icede." Ss2
Evening star., 1945-12-20

Guard in the greatest expansion of
its history during the recent war.
Its personnel increased 15-fold.
Under his administration, in
creased emphasis has been placed
on maritime safety, ice-breaking and
aids to navigation. Admiral Waesche
was graduated from the academy
in 1906.
Evening star., 1945-12-20
Schools
Continued From First Page J

make it law. In addition to his sub
sistence allowance, the veteran Is
given his tuition and certain other
expenses.
Such institutions as Harvard, Yale,
Dartmouth and Brown are nearing
the limit of their normal capacity,
Evening star., 1945-12-20

Many American military men will
have to remain on foreign soil for
many months to come. Your Vic
tory Bond purchases will ease their
burdens.
Evening star., 1945-12-20

The series ''E" Victory Loan Bond
natures in 10 years and returns $4
for every So invested.
Evening star., 1945-12-20

Record Temperatures This Y,
Highest, 90, on July /.
Lowest. IL. on January 25.
Tide Tables.
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FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
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Weather Report

Temperature and Humidity.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-03
BY BAUKHAGE

have Just come from luncheon
Of creamed chicken and rice, green
salad and trimmings. The food was
not. however, the interesting part OF
the affair. The food for thought
that went with il, was And so was
the setting. We were served from a
large oval table in the conference
room OF the United States treas
ury. The hosts were Secretary OF
the Treasury Henry Morgenthau and
a squad OF his fiscal experts.
The subject of the conversation
was the same one which was dis
cussed at many Of the more than
200 conferences which took place
around that same table and which
led up to the Breton Woods none
tary conference last July. Today
that same subject is before Con-
gress in the form Of pending lesisla-
ton which would authorize Ameri-
can participation in an international
bank OF reconstruction and develop
ment and an international monetary
fund.
Upon the passage Of this legisla-
ton and the creation Of the bank
and fund, the master-minds on
money matters tell me. depends
the success OF any world security
organization which may come out Of
the United Nations meeting at San
Francisco.