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Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-28

gaped.
Radio communications were set
up and preparations begun to ready
the airfieId for the mass air borne
landings scheduled to begin Thurs
day morning Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur. supreme occupation com
mander, will be among the early
arrivals Thursday.
An NBC correspondent on Oki-
nawa quoted the AtSugi party 7s
saying that the japanese garrison
served some Of the Americans a
six-course dinner on a white table
cloth while other pilots guarded the
planes Curious Japanese soldiers
and civilians had TO be pushed
away from the planes
CRASH KILLS 10 YANKS
The main communications plane
for the advance party crashed on
its takeoff from an OkinaWa air
field early Tuesday morning and
all 19 occupants were killed Some
valuable equipment was lost, but
substitute plane was sent immed-
lately to Atsugi in its place
Rear Admiral Oscar c. Badgers
flagship, the cruiser San Diego. led
troop-laden transport, four de-
Stroyers, and three seapIanc tenders
through narrow Uraga strait into
Tokyo bay without incident
With MacArthur's silver air trans
ports roaring overhead, the USSN
San Diego became the first Of the
armada to anchor off YOkosuka
naval base, 20 miles south Of Tokyo
and 20 miles southeast Of Atsugi
Followed minutes later by the
clatter of anchor chains being re-
leased. the San Diego dropped her
hook at l :27 pm. I2:27 am. EWT).
EVERYTHING OKEH
NO hits, no runs, no errors,
Badger messaged Adm. William F.
halsey aboard the 53,000-ton flag
ship Missouri. aboard which Japan
/ is scheduled to surrender formally
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A,%y 4a ay5d%.o6s %SSs Cut

WASHINGTON. Aug. % up
The Army plans to cut its present
strength of 8.O5OOO0 to 2.500000 by
next July /. the house military af
fairs committee was told Tuesday.
Mai. Gen, I. w Edwards. assist
ant chief of staff CT the Army's
planning division. gave additional
details of Army plans for the re-
lease of men as the coEmittee met
10 consider President Truman'S re-
quest for continued two-year drafts
of men 18 through 25.
Edwards said that men still are
being sent into the Pacific at the
request of Gen Douglas Macarthur.
This includes some units that have
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-28
Hurricane Blows
Out in Texas

HOUSTON. Tex, Aug. %. 0UP)-
The latest U. S. weather bureaus
advisory Tuesday reported the trop-
ical hurricane now has struck Sealy,
Texas, so miles west-northwest OF
Houston but was decreasing in in
tensity.
The storm was reported moving
slowly north with gales Of about
40 to so miles per hour around the
center and possibly winds up to 10
miles over a small area at the CEN
ter.
1t now was believed that, with
the course the hurricane had taken
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
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= AMBLING
Oh. To Be 4 Child

Oh, To Be \ Child
One dav last Week-Well, why not
admit it was the mcanest, hottest
dav this whole Summer-El Gen.
trans who had TO be outside and
away from the desert coolers or air
conditioned rooms had a refresh
ing experience on Main street. They
stopped Singly and in punches, look
cd smiled and forgot their misery
for a moment, then turned away
with longing expressions on their
faces
The attraction was a group OF
Care-frcc. talking Senoras, SenOri-
ta7 and a few tots skipping along
all unmindful Of the heat. One of
the women was carrying a baby of
six months or 50 of age Nothing
strange about that. but el infante
was without stitch of clothing,
Ana the little rascal was cooing
and smiling, not caring a whit
about being carried upsidedown
All Sorts of Tactics
As a habitual luncher at drug
store C0urterS RR IS always inter
eStcd in what the other people are
eating and why But this one or
dercd by a young woman Tuesday
proved the most intriguing so fal
when a bowl Of very. very. hot to-
mato soup shared the spotlight witt
glass Of very. very cold oysters.
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81 Jap Leaders
End Own Lives

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. CUPp
-Thirty-six members of "ultra-pa-
triotic" societies have committed
suicide since Aug. Is, Radio Tokyo
said Tuesday.
A Domei broadcast recorded by
United Press said the total includ-
ed 10 members of the Sonic Doshi-
kai' and "Okusei Domei'', who COM
mitted ceremonial hara-kiri
No mention was made, however,
Of earlier Tokyo reports of mass
hara kiri in front of the Imperial
palace.
"A total Of So members of various
ultra patriotic organizations are
known to have committed suicide
since Aug IS when Japan announc-
ed acceptance of the Potsdam dec
laration." the broadcast said
Meanwhile, Domei revealed that
party leaders in the diets house Of
representatives met Tuesday to dis
cusS the forthcoming diet session
which formally will open Sept. 4
three days after it is scheduled to
''cOnVOcate"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-28
Loan TO Elliott
0kehed by FDR,
Hartford Asserts
Jesse Jones TeStifies
That Elder Roosevelt
Asked Him to Settle"

WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
(UP)-The house ways and
means committee will devote
its next session on Elliott
Roosevelt's loan transac-
tions to studying the testi-
mony of Elliott himself.
1t spent three hours Monday
reading testimony about 100000
loan made to Roosevelt in 1889 by
John A. Hartford, president OF the
Atlantic & Pacific Tea company. 1t
read dispositions from Hartford, A.
& P Counsel Robert Ewing and
former Commerce Secretary Jesse
Jones who settled the loan for $4,000
Committee members said the tes-
timony showed that the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt had approved the
loan and later had asked Jones to
try to settle it.
The committee adjourned with
out setting a date for resuming con-
sideration of the case Chairman
Robert L. Doughton CD North
Carolina, said he did not know
when the reports prepared by treas
ury investigators would be made
public. The committee asked the
treasury last June to investigate to
determine whether Hartford was
justified in claiming tax deduc-
ton for. his s19S,000 loss as a bad
debt. Elliott had borrowed the
money for his Texas radio chain.
One committee member said
Hartford's testimony asserted that
the late Rep. William Sirovich Cd
N. Y, had arranged the confer
Continued on Page s, Col s.
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seen combat service in Europe, he
added
we had requirements to send
those men over" Edwards said I'VE
had to have units that would be
ready to fight when they got there.
He compared the occupation OF
the Japanese homeland to an inva-
sion and reminded the committee
that Japan still has 100000 sol
diers under arms in her homeland
we are going into hostile coun-
try.'f Edwards sale. I'VE don't know
what the situation is.
He told the committee the United
States now has 100000 troops ir7
the Pacific.
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De GuuIIe Pleads
For u. s. Aid

CHICAGO. Aug. %. CUP) - A
plea for American aid to rebuild
Nazi-ravaged France was left Tues
day by Gen. Charles de Gaulle,
French provisional president.
Voicing gratitude for this ma
tion's help against the German in
vader, Gen. de Gaulle frankly told
Chicago banquet audience Mon
day night that economic recovery
Of France rested with the United
States.
Il shall squarely admit that to
succeed in tl:is economic renovation
of France Frenchmen are relying
on you Americans he said.
1T is not that we are asking for
gifts from one state to another. But
it is perfectly true that we are ask
ing for your help"
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Such aid, he said, would take the
form of supplies of certain raw
materials, certain agricultural and
industrial machinery . so that
we can produce and therefore open
a flow of exchange with other ma
tions in the shortest possible time. "
De Gaulle declared that France
wants to attain degree of activ-
ity enabling her to play a role
much more important than before
in the economy and exchanges OF
the world because the world
will find no equilibrium drop or
even if we keep it at standstill. 4"
The French leader estimated de-
str,Iction in his war -trodden coun-
try at s1o0, 900, 100000 and said that
more than 100000 Frenchmen were
killed on battlefields or executed
by the enemy.
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5. +. Nisei Defies
Union Workers.:
Gets Former Job
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. CUP

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. tUP)
-Takeo Miyama, Japanese -Ameri
can machinist, Tuesday returned
to his job at the Municipal Railway
bus repair shop despite threats of
100 AFL union repairmen to "es-
cort him out" stage a sit-dOWn
strike or a walk out.
Miyama came to the shop shortly
after 8 am. and was sent to repair
a bus standing in the yard outside
the shops. When the other workers
heard the Nisei had returned they
ceased work in small groups to dis
cuSS the matter.
POLICE ON GUARD
Police and plain Clothesmen
guarded the repair shop in antici-
patton Of violence.
4 San Francisco hero of the air
craft carrier Franklin approached
Miyama while he worked on the
bus. to offer encouragement.
Good luck and I hope you get
your chance to work here" Chief
Radio Technician Harold Stone
said to Miyama. L think you have
the right to-" Stone holds the silver
star for gallantry in action against
the japanese.
Miyama came back to work be-
cause Fred Ross, war relocation
authority field representative, said
the Nisei must face his duty to his
people and not stay away like a
coward.
/ BACKED BY MAYOR
Monday Mayor Roger Lapham
told the AFL machiniSts that Mi
LGnntinnnd On Page Col 81
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OF the WPB Tor san DleSO anu
Imperial counties, said in visit
to FL Centro Tuesday.
Young is in the valley to explain
the changes in the WPB system
and aid in reconverSion. He is MAX
ing his headquarters at the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administration
office on State street. He expects
to return to San Diego early We'd
nesday.
ONLY EMERGENCY PRIORITY
No emergency priorities have
been issued since August 20,
Young said. and the WPB has re-
voked the majority of outstanding
orders so as not to hinder recon-
version. BY September sc all prior
tiles will have disappeared except
one for military and one for civilian
production. the latter being issued
only in extreme emergency.
Manufacturers may now start any
civilian production they wish and
are on their own to get the mater
ials, Young explained. There are
still a few restrictions on such ex-
tra-scarce items as rubber, tin, tex
tiles. leather and lumber, however
Only remaining civilian priority
will be issued in cases where a
scarce item is unobtainable and
absolutely necessary" Young said
In that case the manufacturer OF
builder must submit list of sup
pliers from whom he has attempted
to get the item or material to prove
he has made the effort himself"
This priority will he issue3-9aiiy y
in case of extreme emergency, ne
warned
CONSTRUCTION LIMITS
Citing Order L-41, which limits
construction as typical of the con-
trols retained by the WPB, Youne
said the limits are $1,000 for resi-
dental building: $4,000 for CONNER
cial; $4,000 for churches, schools
and institutions: and no limit OF
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
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GUAM, Aug % up - The
United States Third Fleet will be
augmented by the United States
Fifth anc Seventh Fleets and the
North Pacific Force for the occupa-
ton of Japan and formerly held
japanese territory, Fleet Admiral
Chester w Nimitz announced Tues
day.
The announcement revealed that
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AZ Cost Level
Set for New
Auto Production

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. up
The government told Americans
Tuesday that "reconverSiOn autos
probably won't cost any more than
1912 models.
They may even cost little less.
Auto manufacturers formerly were
permitted to add certain special
charges to their 1912 prices to cover
added costs due to ration1ng. These
special charges won't be allowed
under the Office of Price Admin
istration's new price formula for
cars made during the recOnverslon
period.
FIX OWN CEILINGS
The formula was announced Mon
day night by OPA Chief Chester
Bowles. 1t provides for auto max
ers to compete thei rown price cell
ings on the basis of their l94l cost
, of production plus wartime increases
in labor and material costs plus "a
normal peacetime margin Of profit.
The profit may be either the
manufacturer own 1936-39 profit OF
one-half the auto industry's aver
age for that period, whichever is
higher.
BowleS did not guarantee that tlrt
new prices would represent no ad-
vance over 1912 car prices but sale
4 it seemed most unlikely" that they
would.
He said if application Of the OPA
formula to manufacturers entitled
them to increased ceiling prices 20
course they will be granted"
RECONVERSION POLICY
The policy Of allowing manufac
turers to add increased costs t
their prices and have sellers absOrI
the extra costs where possible /
Continued on Page 6, Col. i
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Civil aeronauticS board exam
iners recommended Monday that
the pioneer international carrier be
licensed to fly westward across the
Cetral Pacific to Calcutta from San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
The board recently granted Pan
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WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
(UP)-Pan American Air
ways soon may be carrying
the United States flag on the
first round-the- world commercial
air route in aviation history.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-28
FIRST AMERICAN TROOPS Land IN japan
WPB Aid Views
End Of Bans
Only Emergency Priorities Issued
On Construction, Visitor Says

Breaking of bOttenecks that hamper reconverslOn tt
peacetime production and employment the chief
lob of the War Production Board John Young, manager
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-28

GUAM, Aug. q. tUP)-
A fleet of 125 Superforts
dropped more than $4,000
pounds Of food, clothing and
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-28

medical upplieS-incIudlng canned
beer-into so Allied prisoner Of war
camps on Honshu and Kyushu late
Tuesday afternoon the Goth air
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-28

S601.915.49
$446,3S7.l7
Evening star., 1945-06-16
u. ). Will 'StreamIine
Mass SeGtion Trial

Twenty-Six persons, under charges
Of seditious conspiracy since their
indictment on January 8, 1914, will
be retired under a "streamlined"
procedure as soon as the District
Court sets date, Attorney General
Biddle announced today.
The first trial ended without a
decision because of the death Of
Chief Justice Edward Eicher who
was presiding on November 80, 1914.
after it had been in progress for
more than seven months.
In a letter to President Philip
Murray of the CIO, Attorney Gen.
eral Biddle said that his depart
ment now has "a plan which in
wolves streamlining the presenta-
ton to the jury, eliminating some
of the defendants and generally
shortening the time of the trial"
He did not say whether elimination
of defendants refers to those of the
original 80 already granted sever
ances or whether charges will be
dismissed against some.
Among the defendants are a num-
Der Of former leaders of the Ger
man-American Bund and also OF
various so-called patriotic and semi
religious organizations which op-
posed entry by the United States
into the present World War.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Temperature in 90s
Forecast Again Today

Some more of the hot and humid
weather which has sent the mer-
curry to the COS four days this week
was predicted for Washington to-
day, with the temperature expected
to reach the middle 90s this after
noon.
The Weather Bureau said it
would be quite warm, with some
cloudiness, today, with the lowest
temperature tonight about u de-
grees.
Afternoon showers are 'likely" to-
morrow but if they materialize are
expected to afford only temporary
relief.
Cool air is moving slowly east
ward" from the Central Plains area
where the temperature fell about
Is degrees in "a hours, but the fore
caster says there's only possibility
this may help break the heat wave
here.
Yesterdays high of 90 at $3.50
pm. was just one degree short of the
aH-time mark for June Is in 1899
and 1925. Today's low was 70 at
$50 am.
Meanwhile, the weather over the
Nation which blew hot and cold
yesterday was recovering from a
touch of spring whimsy. The
Rocky Mountains were warming up
slightly = after yesterdays eight
inches of snow at Red Feather
Lakes in Northern Colorado and
lighter amounts in Wyoming and
Montana, with a minimum OF q
degrees at Big Piney, Wyo. And
Texas temperatures were expected
to be cooler than the Nations high
OF 106 yesterday at Wink.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
(See TRUCKS, Page Az,
Georgetown U. 10 Confer
Ii. D. Deqree on Truman

Georgetown University today an
nounced that it will confer an hon
orary degree of doctor of laws on
President Truman at it's 146th an
nual commencement exercises at 4
pm. tomorrow.
The Very Rev. Lawrence c. Cor
man, S. j., president, announced
that Mr.. Truman would be unable to
attend the ceremony and that the
White House had designated Sena-
tor Dennis Chavez, Democrat, OF
New Mexico to accept the degree on
his behalf Senator Chavez is a
1920 graduate of the Georgetown
Law School.
University officials said this is the
first time Georgetown will have
awarded a degree to a President
serving in Office. Former President
Herbert Hoover received an LII. D
degree from the university when he
was Secretary of Commerce.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
| Juvenile Heroes
| Fear Punishment:
Hide Identity

Police would be able to list some
juvenile heroes today-if the heroes
weren't afraid to disclose their
identity.
A group of boys went past wire
fences and no-trespass signs today
to go swimming in a water-filled
hole in an old brickyard off Blad-
ensburg road, near New York ave-
nue. NE Because of drownings
there in the past. the place is pro-
tected with fences and warning
signs.
Roger Holb, Is. colored, 1901 Mon
tana avenue NE. plunged in ano
sank. His companions dived in ano
pulled him out. One called the Fire
Deartment Rescue Squad Wher
the squad and police arrived the
boys had revived Roger, and fed
Nothing was left for the officers tt
do but take the boy home. The uni.
Identified heroes apparently were
afraid of trouble for swimming il
the forbidden water hole.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Hoop h. Has 10 Beat
Pimlico Jinx, Speedy
Field in Preakness
10000 Expected to See
55th Renewal of Noted
Maryland Feature Today
BY TONY ATCHISON,
Star Staff Correspondent.

BALTIMORE, June 16.-Hoop
Jr., Kentucky Derby winner, has
a jinx to beat as we'll as several
crack opponents as he goes after
the second leg of the coveted
3-year-old horse-racing cham
pionship of America in the 55th
renewal of the PreakneSs Stake
Beaten only three times last year,
but all three times at the ancient
Hilltop course, Junior remained a
steady prerace favorite as the van
guard of a mob, expected to ex-
ceed 10000, streamed into Pimlico
Second choice, and highly regarded
in some quarters, was Pavot, un-
beaten 2-year-old king of 1914.
A sun-scorched, lightning-fast
track was the dueling ground in
this second round for the title. A
sitting blanket of heat settled over
the place and the crowd came pre-
pared to make the best of it. Darby
Dieppe, a fast-finishing third in the
Derby. Sea Swallow, seventh al
Louisville, and Alexis, another Der
by also-ran, had high hopes for ar
upset.
Although given scant considera
ton in prerace calculations, Poly.
nesian, victor over Pavot last weel
in the latter's first start of 1945 ant
the first setback of his career, alst
mad some support. The colt, how
ever, could not stay with Hoop Jr
after 6 furlongs in the Wood Me
mortal and track experts general!
felt he hasn't enough stamina to dt
it today.
Pavots chances were buoyed by {
sensational workout of 1895 owe
the Preakness route several days agt
when the track was not at it's best
The Preakness record is LIST fiat.
With all its tradition and color
the Preakness was merely the larges
(See PREAKNESS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1945-06-16
kiko|ajczyk Leaves
London for Polish
Farley in Moscow
Preliminary Discussions
Already Under Way on
Recognizing Regime
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, June l6.-StainiSlaw
Mikolajczyk, Peasant party lead
er and former Premier of the
Polish government in exile, left
London today to attend the Mos
cow conference on reorganiza-
ton of the Polish provisional
government.
Accompanying Mr.. Mikola jczyk
was Jan StancZyk, who served in his
cabinet as minister of labor.
A Moscow dispatch said prelim-
mary discussions were under way
among Poles already on the scene
The Big Three Commission on Polish
Reorganization-Foreign Commissal
Molotov and the United States anc
British Ambassadors to Russia-was
said again to have asked ailins
Wincenty Witos. 72-year-old former
Polish Premier, to attend the meet.
ing.
The British press has reported
that Mr.. Mikola jczyk had demand
ed, as a condition of his partici.
patton in the conference, the release
of the l6 Polish leaders who have
been under arrest in Moscow.
The Russians have said the case
of the Is Poles had been scheduled
for hearing in the military section
of the Soviet supreme court within
the next few days.
Meanwhile. the Polish govern
ment in exile charged last night
that reign of terrorism" existed
throughout Poland, and urged the
Western Allies to insist upon imme-
diate withdrawal of Russian troops
and political police from Polish
coil
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Roxas Will Be Candidate
For Philippine Presidency
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, June Ex-senator Man.
uel A. Roxas, who resigned his post
as brigadier general in the army
to devote his time to the common
wealth's political life, indicated
clearly today he would be a candi.
date for the presidency In No.
vember.
In an exclusive interview, Senator
Roxas, who has been mentioned
frequently as most likely to oppose
President Sergio Osmena for the
chief executive post, said he could
mo longer go along with the cur
rent government policies"
Il did not want to break with
President Osmena, who has been
friend and associate for many
years." Senator Roxas asserted. II
told him during a recent conversa-
ton would prefer to go along with
him If I could approve his policies.
But I waited in vain for develop
ment of strong policy to settle the
country's problems"
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Allied Fleet Reported
Nearing Ba|ikpapan,
Big Borneo Oil Port
Australians Overrun
; AirfieIds and Move
South Along Coost
BY the Associated Press.

ps Inc hSsOCidbtu rIcns.
BRUNEI BAY, June 16.-The
Australian rats of Tobruk'
drove toward priced West Borneo
oil fields today as an uncon-
f1rned enemy broadcast reported
an Allied fleet, led by three bat
tleships, was approaching the oil
refinery center of Balikpapan.
Tokyo said a fleet of three battle
ships, an aircraft carrier, Is de-
stroyers and other warships' was
moving on Balikpapan, on the east
central coast.
Gen. MacArthur's communique
today said only that Balikpapan'
defense guns and airdromes were
pounded by more than so fighter
escorted Liberators.
(Any allied move on Balik-
papan would be grasp for some
of the biggest refineries in the
Netherland Indies)
rs Tons Dropped.
Gen. Macarthur said the raiders
from the 18th Air Force "concen-
trated 76 tons of bombs on Balik-
papan gun positions, destroyed two
fuel tanks and hit nearby airdromes
at Manggar and Seppinggan.
The enemy report came less than
a week after the Australian 9th
Division invaded the Brunei Bay
area of Northwest Borneo under the
guns of the United States 7th Fleet
and bombs and rockets of the 13ttl
and Royal Australian Air Force.
The Australians who fought the
Germans in North Africa, overrar
three airf1e.ds-within 800 miles OF
Singapore-seized the capital city Of
the sultanate and now are moving
south toward the enemy-hred Seria
and Miri oil fields
Melbourne reports said the Aussies
were pushing into the state oi
Sarawak, within 18 miles of the
Toutong oil refinery.
! Airfield Occupied.
Gen. MacArthur's communique an.
nounced the occupation of the $500.
foot Timbalai airf1eld on Labuar
Island and complete security of thai
island commanding entrance to tn.
fleet anchorage of Brunei Bay.
Balikpapan is 300 miles south o.
Tarakan Island, where Australian
forces opened the reinvasion Of
Borneo. Tarakan has been virtually
conquered in a bitter campaign
which opened May 1.
The Aussie victories at Brunei Ba,
were accomplished in six day!
against negligible opposition ir
which Digger losses were light ane
American naval personnel sustained
no casualties.