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! liberations in the case-the first of
its kind in the Japanese homeland
1t was announced that hearings
would be conducted later in the
week for two more defendants, one
Of whom was charged with directing
the Staying of an American prisoner.
Accused of Beatings.
Tsuchiya was accused of fatally
beating Pfc. Robert Gordon Teas,
Streator, ILL.,, survivor of the Ba-
taan death march who died in the
Mitsushima prison camp.
1t. Col. John Dickinson, Jackson
vile. Fla, chief defense counsel, told
the commission there was no compe-
tent evidence to prove Tsuchiya
guilty and he asserted the defendant
had not been given fair trial or
what we know as such in Anglo
Saxon law"
Col Dickinson charged that the
defendant was tried by prosecution
rules. Maj. Geffen objected and
said the rules were promulgated by
the Supreme Allied Commander.
Lieutenants Face Trial.
Meanwhile, Col. Robert v. Laugh
lin, 9th Army judge advocate, an
nounced that First 1t. Ked Yuri
will go on trial later this week,
charged with directing guards to
bayonet an American soldier to
death before a group of American
officers. Also named for trial was
LIST 1t. Chotora Furushima, accused
of denying American prisoners food,
clothing and medical facilities. Both
formerly commanded prisoner of war
camps.
Yuri, who commanded Camp
lib, will be tried by the current
commission after completion of the
Tsuchiya case. Furushima will be
tried by second trials commission,
named recently.
Yuri was charged also with per-
uniting guards under his command
to beat All American Marine I'M
conscious and then place him in
solitary confinement without food
or water until the prisoner died
Furushima was charged with per-
hitting civilian and military per-
sonnet of his command to beat and
confine another prisoner IA days.
causing his death. The indictment
said guards forced a hose down the
throat of an American prisoner and
turned on the water until the pris-
oner's stomach bloated-and then
beat him.
Later the same prisoner was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26

Salt Lake Railroad tracks, blocked
20 miles west of Denver yesterday
by rock slide that derailed an en-
CINE and stranded several hundred
servicemen on two troop trains at
Pinecliffe, Colo.
No one was injured on the train,
which was en- route from Denver
to Craig, railroad officials said.
The troop trains arrived in Den
yer early today after the tracks had
been cleared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
American Commission
Considers Fate Of
Little Glass Eye
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YOKOHAMA, Dec. 26. An
American military war crimes trial
commission late today took under
advisement the Allied case against
Tatsuo, Tsuchiya, known as Little
Glass Eye" and is expected to an
nounce a verdict tomorrow.
In his closing argument, Maj
Louis Geffen of the prosecution
staff contended that the case lis
very simple-a violation of the rules
of land warfare forbidding any
form of cruelty to prisoners. He
again demanded the death pen
atty.
As the commission began its de-
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dragged by the feet, down stone
steps until he lost his sanity, the
charges specified.
Navy Capt. Beverly Coleman, Nc
Lean, Va, president of the Second
Trial Commission, expressed hope
that the Furushima trial may start
by Friday. ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. (P.-Af-
ter 30 months with the Seabees
Richard Castillo came back for his
prewar job as a dragline operator
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26

Victory Bonds are a good way of
saving for that college education
for your children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26

The conservancy district gave II to
him-even to assigning him to
dragling cleaning the same ditch
less than 100 yards from where he
left off three years ago to enlist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Troop Troins Delayed
By Colorado Rock Slide

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, Dec. 26.-Traffic wa.
resumed today over Denver ant
Evening star., 1945-01-12
II Army War College
EMPLOYEES Win Awards

Eleven employees of the Army War
College have received meritorious
civilian awards from Col. William
N. Todd, jr., post commandant.
George E. Brewer, representing the
office of the Secretary of War, spoke
at a ceremony at which they were
awarded.
Harry E. Defer, 542o Macarthur
boulevard NV, an employe of the
War Department 81 years. was the
Oldest employe in point of service
honored
Certificates also were presented
to William H. Gaskins, 10 Thirty
eighth street NV; Edward T.
Smith. 770t Georgia avenue NV:
Robert S. Thomas, 242o Third street
NE: Miss Olga E. Throckmorton,
28l9 Thirty ninth street NV; Mrs.
Naomi C: Allen. 3246 Arcadia place
NV; Miss Claudine A. Wanna
maker. $50 Farragut street NV;
Miss Alma P. Edison. 732 Taylor
street NV; Miss Inez v. Allen. 2505
Thirteenth street NV: Miss Madge
v. Kennedy, 50l8 Nebraska avenue
NV, and William A. West, Vienna,
Va.
A former employe of the Army
War College, Miss Mary A. Mat
thews, now of Miami, Fla. also re-
ceived civilian service emblem and
certificate.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Telephone Union Accuses
NLRB Of Discrimination

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Jan. l2.-Accusing
the National Labor Relation Board
of discrimination against independ-
ent unions, the National Federation
of Telephone Workers Executive
Board asserted NLRB agents ARE
the greatest violators" of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act.
In speaking of the agents, the
board referred specifically to pro
visions dealing with interference,
discrimination and coercion"
1t called discriminatory" the
NLRB's attitude in cases affecting
independent unions and said the
NLRB had adopted a theory which
guarantees to workers free choice
in the selection of unions, provided
the union has received the previous
Endorsement of the NLRB."
The telephone workers statement
was issued after an executive session
here yesterday and accused the Fed
eral agency of an apparent sell-out
to CIO unions"
The criticism was based in part
the NFTW said. on a current NLRE
hearing In New York involving the
Western Electric employees, associa-
ton, a NFTW member union.
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Ration Boards Paid
Tribute by President

District volunteers engaged In
rationing and pricing work at local
boards have given a total of $500
hours since 1912, the District Office
of Price administration disclosed
yesterday as the Nation4 led by
President Roosevelt, paid tribute to
volunteers on the third anniversary
of war price and rationing boards.
The whole Nation-and that in
cludes particularly our fighting men
is grateful to our fellow citizens
who have served with selfess devo-
ton in the vitality important work
of rationing and price control" the
Presidents message, read over the
Blue Network in special broad
Cast Wednesday, declared.
Tributes also came from Admiral
Ernest j. King. 1t. Gen. Brehon B.
Somervell. chief of Army Service
Forces: War Mobilization Director
Byrnes and War Production Chair
man J. A. Krug. The broadcast,
heard locally over Station WMAL,
was written by Robert Sherwood.
Fred Allen was master of ceremonies
The local OPA reported that dur
ing the first two months of volun-
teer work in the District November
and December, l942) BIT workers
gave 1920 hours at boards. In 1943,
this jumped to $1,000 hours. The
total in 1914 was 10000 hours.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Congress Heights Citizens
Back Laws for Eicher Post

Associate Justice Bolitha j. Laws
of District Court was Endorsed for
the post of chief justice of District
Court by the Congress Heights Cit
liens Association last night at its
opening meeting OF 1945. The post
was left vacant by the death OF
Chief Justice Edward c. Eicher.
Sale of more than $4,000 in War
Bonds by the association In the re-
cent Sixth War Loan bond cam
paign was reported by the War Bond
Committee,
The association went on record as
approving the proposed underpass
at Dupont Circle. 1t also voted to
commend Senator Bilbo, chairman
of the Senate District Committee,
for initiating the investigation of
the gas shortage.
Mark H. Hetrick, treasurer, re-
ported a balance of more than $500
in the association treasury. The
group voted to donate 10 jerseys, at
a cost not to exceed $40, to the bas-
ket ball team representing the Con-
gress Heights School Fieldhouse in
appreciation of the use of the build
ing.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
0PA Suit Continues
Against Meat Dealers

Trial Of 14-month- Office of
Price Administration suit for in
junction against Walter Brown &
Sons, Inc. HOO block of Maryland
avenue S.W, wholesale meat deal
ers, asking that the firm be enjoined
from alleged price ceiling violations,
was scheduled to continue today in
District Court The case is being
heard by visiting Judge j. C. Collet.
Opening argument for the OPA
was presented yesterday by Assistant
Enforcement Attorney J. Graham
Walker.
Attorney Arthur J. Hilland. rep
resenting the firm, argued it was
difficult to reach conclusion as to
ceiling prices under the various OPA
regulations.
A restraining order against the
firm was issued sometime ago in
District Court, to remain in effect
pending final determine ton of the
case.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Two Patent Office Divisions
To Be Returned 10 CAPITAL
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 12.-The
Interference Division and the Docket
Division of the Patent Office will
be moved from Richmond to the
Commerce Department Building in
Washington within 80 days. Patent
Commissioner Conway P. Coe yes
terday advised employees of the
Patent Office.
The two divisions, with a person.
mel of "a persons, are the first to be
transferred back to the Capital.
They are leaving Richmond almost
three years to the day after the
Patent Office was "decentralized''
out of crowded Washington.
Mr.. Coe emphasized in a talk to
chief examiners that he was unable
to predict when further removals
back to Washington would be pos
sible. AS rapidly as space becomes
available in the Commerce Building,
divisions will be returned.
About $50 persons are now en-
ployed at the Patent Office, of whom
approximately 200 are Richmond
workers.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Sect Disovowinq
Unions Told to
Join or Quit Jobs
By the Associated Press.


Members of a California religious
sect, which forbids it's believers to
belong to any other organization.
were directed by the War Labor
Board yesterday to join a union or
give up their jobs at a dairy.
The group, Christ's Church of the
Golden Rule, bought the Dos Palmos
Dairy, San Jose, Calf. in Septem-
ber, l943, retaining the incumbent
manager. He renewed a union-shop
agreement with the Dairy and
Creamery Workers, affiliated with
the AFL Teamsters' Union. The
contract was to run for the duration
of the war and six months.
The Golden Rule group has been
purchasing commercial properties in
California and operating them CO.
operatively with sect members con-
tributing their services. the WLB
said.
The board. in a unanimous de-
cision. upheld its San Francisco Re
gional Boards order to abide by the
terms of the union contract requir-
ing that all employees become union
members
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Engineering Society
Dimes on Anniversary

The 25th anniversary dinner OF
the Washington section of the
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers was held last night at the
Roger Smith Hotel with 6 of the 81
charter members of the section in
attendance.
Rudolph Michel, vice chairman,
presided and introduced the speak
ers. They were: DR.. H. L. White
more of the National Bureau OF
Standards, Ernest Hartford, assist
ant executive secretary of the parent
organization; Col. c. E. Davis. ma
tional secretary. and DR.. Martin S.
Mason, local chairman.
The charter members present we're
Mr.. Michel. DR.. Whittemore, Mr..
Hartford, Thomas E. Landvoigt, Mai.
A. M. Holcomb and George A.
WeSchler.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
PetriIIo Settles Opera Suit
Over Recorded Music Ban

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. PA $50 900
damage suit brought by Opera-o
Tour, Inc. a travelling opera COM
pany, charging James G. Petrillo, as
president of the American Fedora
ton of Musicians, with having pre-
vented it from using Transcribed
music, was settled yesterday for an
undisclosed sum.
Supreme Court Justice James B.
McNally announced the settlement
after conference with counsel for
both sides in his chambers, shortly
before the case was to be presented
to the jury. The action also named
as defendant Richard F. Walsh,
president of the International Alli-
ance of Theatrical Stage Employees
and Motion Picture Machine Oper-
ators' in the United States and
Canada.
Counsel for the opera company
said it spent $4,000 to present
operas before 1888 which did not
require orchestral music, but the
federation and IATSE in that year
Threatened to put the plaintiff out
Of business unless it abandoned its
use of recorded orchestral music. u
and that the alleged conspiracy
ultimately prevented the company
from presenting opera.
The opera company said 1t OBJ
tained an injunction in Supreme
Court which the union did not rec
ognize. 1t estimated it's legal costs
in fighting the purported Con-
spiracy" at $4,000, plus the s75 600,
for total of $50 900 damages.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Briggs Is Appointed
To Succeed Truman
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Jan. u.
Frank P. Briggs of Macon, Mo,
Democrat and newspaper publisher,
today was appointed by Gov. Phil
M. Donnelly as Senator for the ur-
expired two years of the term Of
Senator Truman, Vice Presidents
elect.
Mr.. Briggs, 81, goes to the Senate
with a background of 80 years as a
newspaper reporter and owner and
IA years as State Senator, in
which he built reputation for
quietly getting the job done" He
managed the Governors election
campaign.
Mr.. Briggs set a record IN Mis-
souri's State Senate of being presi-
dent pro tenn for four consecutive
sessions.
He Is married and the father Of
two sons and three daughters.
Mr.. Briggs and Gov. Donnelly will
go together to Washington January
IT. Mr.. Briggs will be sworn in
shortly after Senator Truman's
resignation becomes effective.
Appointment of Mr.. Briggs gives
Missouri a complete turnover in its
Senate representation. Former Gov.
Forrest Donnell succeeded Bennett
Clark this week and became the
first Republican Senator from
Missouri since 1884.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Byrd Honorary Chairman
OF Arlington Polio Drive

Senator Byrd of Virginia today
was named one of the honorary
chairmen of the Arlington infantile
paralysis fund drive and the Presi-
dents Birthday Ball, to be held at
the Washington Golf and Country
Club January 80
Other honorary chairmen include
Representative Smith and 1t. Col.
Charles R. Fenwick.
Vice chairmen include Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Magruder, county board
member; State Senator William D.
Medley, Delegate j. Maynard Ma
gruder and County Manager Frank
G. Hanrahan. Officers for the drive
are Mrs. Beulah B. Friess, treas
urer; Mrs. Sara E. Carl, secretary,
and Mrs. Marguerite Baughman,
publicity director.
Members of the executive COM
mittee include DR.. Ralph G. Beach
ley, Edmund D. Campbell, Louis C..
Carl, F. Freeland Chew, Basil De
Lashmutt, Mrs. Amos Donaldson,
DR.. o. Anderson Engh, Harry K,
Green, Paul A. Hill, Fletcher Kemp.
Mrs. Emil c. Krahnke. Leo G. Lloyd,
R. G. L. Moncure, Mrs. John E.
Nevin, R. Wade Pearson, Mrs. Hen
dree Payne Simpson. Miss Mar
garet M. Troxell and Ray Weaver.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Grew Says Defeats
On Luzon Spur Japs

Acting Secretary of State Joseph
c. Grew, for 10 years American AM
bassador to Japan, warned today
that our victories in Lpzon would
lead to an intensified war effort on
the part of Japan.
Mr.. Grew told press conference
that the Japanese government was
extremely perturbed over Gen. Mac
Arthur's victories in the Philippines.
He added, however, that this should
not lead to a spirit of complacency
on our part.
Mr.. Grew, who was Ambassador
to Japan for 10 years and was chief
of the State Departments Far East
ern division until his appointment
as Undersecretary, said that from
what he knew of the fanatical minds
of the japanese, they will fight
harder than ever because Of Gen.
MacArthur's victories
The American people, he went on,
cannot afford to relax for one mo-
ment and must intensity their war
effort.
At the beginning OF his press con-
ference, Mr.. Grew recalled that 1t
was the first time in 20 years that
he had met the press in the role of
Undersecretary of State He oc-
cupied that same post under Secre-
tary of State Charles Evans Hughes,
who served under Presidents Hard
| ing and Coolidge,
Evening star., 1945-01-12
7U.S.- Jap Doughboys Win DSC
For GoIIontry Against Germans

Award of the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross to seven Japanese-Ameri-
can doughboys. including one who
attacked a German position armed
only with a shovel, has been all
nounced by the War Department.
All were members of the famed
special Tooth Infantry Battalion,
which fought in Italy and now is in
action in France. Other soldiers IN
the unit, composed solely of Amer
leans of Japanese descent from Ha-
waii, have won many Silver Stars
Bronze Star medals and Purple
Hearts.
One of the seven, Pfc Kiichi Koda
of Waipahu, Oahu, lost his life in
winning his A6C. He was killed by
a hand grenade last July 9 near
Evening star., 1945-01-12
New Phone Book
Being Delivered;
Size Increased

The new winter-spring telephone
directory of the Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co. is being deliv-
cred today, it was announced this
morning by David E. Mccoy, general
commercial manager.
AS in the past, old directories are
being picked up for salvage. Sub
scribers using more than two tele-
phones are being asked to cut down
their request for additional copies.
The new directory is larger by 16
pages than the last one. There are
726 pages in the volume, which con-
tains 100000 hstings, 5000 more than
the last one. In the suburban sec
ton there are II pages, four more
than in the old book.
The classified section Of the book
keeps pace with the other increases,
having grown from $50 to 576 pages.
Evening star., 1945-01-12

Castellina in Italy while leading his
squad against a German machine
gun nest.
Pvt. Jesse NJ Hirato, Honaunau,
won his medal for charging an en-
emy sniper position with a shovel
he had picked up after his rifle
jammed He captured the position
and three German soldiers armed
with machine pistol, two rifles and
grenades.
Others winning the cross were
Staff Sergt. Uykio Yokota, Pfc Ha-
ruto Kuroda and Pvt. Thomas Y.
Ono, ali of Honolulu, who worked as
a team to wipe out five enemy ma
chine guns and kill or capture IT
Germans; Pfc Kaoru Moto of
Spreckelsville. Maui and Pfc. Robert
H. Yasutake of Iahaina, Maui.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Bride Seeks AnnuIment;;
Saws Warner Has Wife

By the Associated Press.
VENTURA, Calf, Jan. H.
Tommy Warner, jr., scion Of the
wealthy auto parts family, is not
legally divorced from his first wife
Screen Actress Anne Sterling as
serted in suit to annul their Mex
lean marriage of last October IL.
Miss Sterling's complaint, filed
here yesterday, said Mr.. Warmers
first wife, Jean Macdonald Warner
obtained an interlocutory decree in
this State last July and was to have
obtained Mexican decree addi-
tionally to permit Mr.. Warner and
Miss Sterling to wed before the re-
quired wait of one year in California
However, she said she subsequently
learned the first Mrs Warner alleg-
edly left Mexico without obtaining
a decree there.
The actress and Warner separated
December 26.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Production
Continued From First Page.)

cause of manpower shortage in
the areas affected. However, the
ruling did not cover projects already
approved for those centers.
Serious Shortage of Materials.
The new measure not only puts a
sharp brake-on authorization of new
applications for other areas, but
means. an official said, that a good
deal of consumer goods already ap-
proved probably will not be made" "
The new jolt results, it. was
stressed, not essentially from lack
Of manpower, but from a serious
shortage of materials.
The additional curtailment comes
close on the heels of WPB's order
freezing all regularly programmed
civilian production at levels author
lied for the last three months of
1914. That step, also dictated by
mounting munitions requirements,
was designed to keep consumer goods
output from rising beyond minimum
essential civilian needs.
Because of the metals shortage.
the ALLEGATION of carbon steel for
the spot program the first three
months Of this year has been cut
from 250,000 tons to 10000. The
alloy steel quota has been trimmed
to 10000 tons, down from $4,000.
Copper ALLEGATIONS Cut.
Copper allocations also have been
cut deeply, with the quota of one
type down to 100000 pounds from
l 100000 pounds.
While actual allotments of alum
mum for spot reconversion have
not been trimmed as yet, mills have
been ordered not to ship sheeting on
the so-called u" or non- priority
orders which most manufacturers
receive under the program.
ALLEGATION of these metals even
on these reduced bases gives no as
surance that manufacturers will re-
ceive them. Carrying no priority or
at best very low one, orders will
be shelved If military requirements
demand it.
And quotas for April, May and
June probably will be even small
er" than in this quarter. it was
said.
Despite the tightening the spot
program will not actually be junked
Its machinery will be retained for
possible later use.
Besides, In some few areas, where
manpower andtidle materials are
available the program can continue
to function.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
}. F. PheIon Again Heads
Arlington War Fund

John F. Phelan has been reap
pointed to third term as War Fund
chairman of the Arlington Red Cross
Chapter. Thomas w. Phillips, chair
man, announced today.
The Campaign Committee mem
bers will be Mrs Nathan Levy, public
ity; Mrs. Dorothy o. Smith, account
ing chairman; Mrs. Joseph E. Wild,
secretary; Mrs. w. s. White, supply
chairman; Colin F.. Hamilton, busi-
ness chairman; Miss Gertrude
Smith, Junior Red Cross chairman.
and Mrs. May L. Flickinger, residen-
tial chairman.
Serving under Mrs. Flickinger as
area chairmen: Mrs. H. s. Lieb-
schultz, area A Mrs. Roy Richmond,
area B; Mrs Aubrey E. Marshall,
Area c. and Mrs. EllsWorth Miner,
AREA p.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
AHbi Claimed by Suspect
In S101 900 Bank Robbery
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-John A.
O'Boyle, 81, charged with the $107,-
600 robbery of the Bank of America,
Los Angeles, said in court yesterday
that he had not been in the West
Coast city since 1880.
O'Boyle was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Edwin
K. Walker, who continued the hear
ing until January %.
Meanwhile, a fugitive warrant was
issued against O'Boyle in Youngs-
town. Ohio, in the 1897 murder of
Happy" Mariana, a hoodlum.
OBoyle was arrested here Tues
day. by the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation. A woman named by
the bureau as his confederate, Mrs
Kitty Kelly, was seized the same
night in Toledo, Ohio.
O'Boyle and Mrs. Kelly are for
mally charged with violation of the
Federal bank robbery statutes.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Chaplin Suit RetrioI
Docketed for Nav Z

fFrom Yesterdays Last Edition.
Ey the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 11.-Charlie
Chapiin's paternity suit was set to-
day for retrial May 2 despite in
sistence by Joan Berry's lawyer on
an earlier date.
The 24-year-old unwed mother is
suing to have Chaplin declared the
father of her daughter, Carol Ann
Is months old
A Superior Court Jury. unable tc
reach a verdict, was discharged .
week ago today.