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Evening star., 1945-09-11
James Briggs Rites
Arranged Today

Funeral services for James P
Briggs, II, were to be held at Cham
berS' Riverdale Md funeral home
at pm. today. Burial was to be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery. Mr.. Briggs
died at Leland Memorial Hospital
Saturday Of a heart attack.
Prominent in antiviveSecuion cam
oaigns and active in humane edu-
cational work, he was president of
the National Society for Humane
Regulation of Vivisection, which has
It's headquarters here. He also was
president of the Humane Education
Society, 622 c street NE, and in
1912 was an active participant in the
international Conference Against
Vivisection held here.
MI. Briggs was lawyer with the
Bureau of Internal Revenue ano
had been employed there since 1915
when he transferred from the LAND
Office of the Interior Department
He was a graduate of the National
Law School.
He was a member of the Hyatts-
vile Baptist Church. Born in Port
land, Me, he had lived in the Wash
ington area more than so years.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Catherine Briggs; three sons, Johr
Reynolds, Robert oliver and James
P. Briggs, jr.; and daughter, Miss
Virginia Anne Briggs, all of 491l
Ravenswood road, Riverdale, Md,
Evening star., 1945-09-11
KeniIWorth Citizens Plan
New Use for Afraid Fund

Residents of the KenilWorth area
plan to beat their swords into ploW-
shares, fguratively speaking, by re-
alocating funds collected by their
local airraid defense council to
further the postwar betterment of
the community.
At its monthly meeting last night,
a motion was passed by the Kenll-
worth Citizens Association to hold
a mass meeting to discuss how the
funds could best be used
Charles M Maize, president. re-
quested that association members
support the collection of funds,
through community card parties and
festivities, to help finance a COM
munity house and playground.
Mr. Maize declared the Capital
Transit Co was to be commended
for its excellent service TO the
community" and predicted there
would be no increase in gas and
electric rates, adding that there is
the possibility OF reduction in the
near future"
William Webb moved that the
Department of Highways and Roads
be asked to regrade alleys on Polk
street NE. and prune trees through
cut the Kenilworth areas. The mo-
ton was adopted.
Evening star., 1945-09-11
Civil Service
Continued From First Page.)

men who are drawing leave pay
while awaiting their official dis
charge from the Army or Navy.
The group also approved a reso-
luton offered by Senator Downey
that special committees composed
of five Senators be appointed to make
a full and complete study to the
effects on civilian economy in the
Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain
States of unemployment resulting
from the discharge of Government
employees and persons employed in
war activities
Want Leave Clarified.
The committee also decided to ask
Controller General Lindsay Warren
his opinion regarding accumulative
leave provisions of Federal employees
During the war, employees were al
lowed to accumulate as much as 80
days leave, but are allowed to take
only 60 days of this leave The COM
mittee wants to know if Government
employees will be deprived of any
leave over 60 days because the war
mas elQeQ.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada appeared before the COM
mittee to ask that hearings be held
on his bill to reduce the Govern
ment work week to 30 hours. Sena-
tor Downey replied that hearings
would be held but said the commit
tee had not decided whether to
hold them in the near future OF
wait until early next year.
The committee did not formally
discuss possible pay raises for Fed
eral employees, but it is understood
that the committee will wait until
the Civil Service Commission has
drawn up bill before taking up the
matter.
Evening star., 1945-09-11

green trousers and shiny brown
boots with tiny spurs.
There were powder burns on his
shirt around the bullet hole, from
which he was bleeding profusely
The blood spouted down the shirt
front and onto his trousers.
On a table near the front of the
room lay two sharp knives wrapped
in a white hara-kiri cloth.
Apparently TOTO had not had time
to use this traditional form of sui
eide
At his right lay japanese Army
uniform blouse with Sam Browne
belt, an empty pistol holster and a
Samurai sword in brown sheath
Behind him on the wall was the
huge painting of a war scene. On
the opposite wall was a typical Jap
anese flower painting.
Near Tojos open hand was a Gig
arctic holder made of airplane
pleXiglass
A cigarette still smoldered in the
holder.
TOTO lay in the easy chair and
groaned. His eyes were alf-closed
The slight figure shook and he
muttered in japanese. Apparently
he was attempting to say that he
had written out a statement, but a
quick search failed to disclose it.
Correspondents and photograph
ers crowded around.
One of Tojo's servants walked into
the room, learned over his master
and broke out in loud sobs.
In the next room two other jap
anese, apparently also members OF
the household, knelt on mats, their
heads bowed in prayer.
The arrival of Americans must
have caught him in the midst of
suicide preparations, since all the
knives and appurtenances were
there
In the morning, he had paid last
calls on friends, in keeping with
japanese custom, one source re-
lated. Although unconfirnled, this
might have accounted for the delay
in locating him after Gen. Mac
Arthur ordered his arrest today.
TOTO evidently made up his mind
to kill himself with more haste than
ceremony after he saw American
jeeps draw up before his home
Speaking painfully. when he be-
ieved himself dying, TOTO told news
men he didn't care what treatment
his body received. He named a
Japanese marquis to handle his
family affairs.
Only yesterday TOTO had told two
Associated Press correspondents
You won't see me again.
At the time, the two men. Murlin
Spencer and Russell BrineS, took it
that he meant he would give no
more interviews.
Evening star., 1945-09-11
737,714 Ship-Tons
Of Army Cargo Lost
Outbound From u. ),

Ey Inc Associated Press.
! The War Department reported
today that 737,7 ,7l4 ship-tons of Army
cargo was lost at sea during the war
as the result of the sinking or dam
aging of 148 vessels outbound from
the United States.
The total included 200,058 tons
from the sinking of 81 vessels and
the damaging of two others in the
Pacific and 537 $50 tons through the
sinking of los vessels and damaging
of 10 others in the war against Ger
many.
These figures. the Army empha-
sized, cover only losses on vessels
of American and foreign registry
sailing from this country. Stats
tics on cargo losses in moves within
and between theaters of action are
not yet available
The Army calculated that the
losses amounted to 81 tons out oi
each 10000 tons of cargo shipped
from this country from December
l941, to August l, 1945.
OF the 81 vessels sunk in thu
Pacific. 18 were victims of sub.
marines, air attacks or mines
Eleven were lost as the result o.
fire, collision, explosion or COINS
aground. Two are simply listee
as overdue
The two ships damaged in tn,
Pacific were crippled by japanese
| airplanes.
| Of the lis vessels sunk or dam
aged in the European war, IA were
sunk or damaged by submarines
6 by mines, 8 by bombings and .
by unknown causes Fifteen vessel
were involved in collisions, 2 in ex-
plosionS and were lost IN storms
or went aground.
Evening star., 1945-09-11
Polio in D. {. Reported
On Downward Trend

The number of infantile paralysis
cases. in the District is on a down.
ward trend and the peak of the
disease this year was reached dur
ing the week ending August 25
health officials reported yesterday
For the week ending September
8. there were only four District case,
reported, whereas eight cases were
recorded for the weeks ending Sep
tember l and II for the week end
ing August 25.
DR.. James G. Cumming, head Of
the bureau Of preventable diseases
of the Health Department, said thai
the peak of the current outbreak
was reached in August and that g
further downward trend was ex.
pected the rest of this month.
However, the Health Department
today reported four new out-of
town polio patients. They are E
9-year- old boy from the 100 block
Of Melbourne street. Silver Spring
at Walter Reed Hospital; a 4year.
old girl and a 2-year-old girl from
Indianhead, both at Children's Hos,
pital. and 3-year-old colored boy
from the first block of Jefferson
avenue. Takoma Park, at Children's
Hospital.
A breakdown of figures shows 81
District cases and IA out -towr
cases. or a total of 1853. At this time
last year there were 100 District
cases and SO from out of town, 6
total of 209 There have been II
deaths this year, compared with /:
| last Year
Evening star., 1945-09-11
13 Naval Flyers Die
In California Crash
Ry The Associate 4 Piss

Ry the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Sept. IL
The loss Of Navy seaplane and It's
crew of 13 men was announced yes
terday by the llth Naval District
The twin-engine Mariner, missing
since September 5 while on a train
ing flight from the Naval Air Sta
ton here. was presumed to have
crashed 60 miles southwest of here
where floating debris was found.
Crew members include:
Ensign Joseph l.. Fitzpatrick, CO.
pilot, New York: Kenneth C. Davis
aviation ordnanceman Sd class, De;
Moines, Iowa; Richard 4. FRI dsen
aviation ordnanceman Sd class
Pierre, S. Oak; Richard F.. Kennedy
aviation fadioman Sd class. Jackson
Heights, Long Island, N Y. (body
found, Louis M Hansen. aviation
radioman Sd class. Grand junction
Iowa; Calvin Rydar, aviation radio
man Sd class, New York; Edward w
Albright, aviation machinist's mate
Sd class, Manitowoc. Wis; Lawry B
Mcdaniel, aviation radioman SC
class, Barney, Ga.
Evening star., 1945-09-11
Nimitz Will Return
To Pearl Harbor
Aid Discharges
BS the Associated Press.

bS tHt 1SSoCldleO FftSS.
GUAM, Sept. 11.-Admiral
Nimitz announced tonight that
his headquarters on Guam is
moving back to Pearl Harbor,
bag and baggage, "in the near
future" primarily to speed re-
leased Navy men homeward-a
task he can best do from head
quarters nearer the mainland.
Evidence of the huge transfer is
seen in the packing and boxing of
records and equipment which has
been under way for several DAYS
The major part of one of the Navy's
biggest off1ce-moving tasks is ex-
pected to be completed by the end
of this month.
The movement is for the purpose
OF concentrating administrative su-
pervlSion of the Pacific Fleet at
Pearl Hsrbor. in close proximity TO
the major fleet type commanders,
Admiral NimitZs press release said.
Efficiency in the task of return
ing soldiers and sailors, in ships
available, will require close associa-
ton with those type commanders
examples: Commander of cruisers,
commander of battleships. etc. and
with reception agencies on the main
land. This task. together with other
problems of demobilization. will
assume greater relative Importance
now that plans for the naval phases
of the occupation of Japan have
been completed and are being car
ried out.
Facilities Of the advance head
quarters at Guam will be maintained
for future use by Cincpac com
mander in chief, Pacific Fleet
whenever required Meanwhile thev
will be used by the commander of
the Marianas, Vice Admiral George
D. Murray, who now has additional
responsibilities in connection with
recently surrendered Japanese posi-
tions in the Bonins, Marianas and
CarolineS.
Admiral Nimitz' spokesman pre-
viously had emphasized that Guam
would remain an important Amer
ican base, and the island obviously
also is due for commercial develop
ment far exceeding any experienced
in prewar days, when it was merely
station on a commercial air line.
Garrison strength of the remain
ing Marines and Navy personnel was
not disclosed
Evening star., 1945-09-11
EMPLOYMENT
CONTINUED From First Pagel

the weekly payments for a SO per
cent longer time. The Ohio Sen
ator told reporters he thought this
might be accepted.
Senator Lucas, Democrat. of Illi-
nois expressed doubt, however, that
the Taft proposal would be ac-
cepted.
Extended 10 Weeks.
1t was testified at Senate hear
ings that nearly 80 per cent of the
Warworkers are in States that al
ready pay maximum of at least SIC
for 20 weeks. Under the Taft-Van-
denberg proposal, the Government
would provide funds to keep that
same rate of payment going fol
10 additional weeks, if the individual
failed to find job at the end OF
20 weeks This would overcome any
legal conflict with State laws, be-
cause the Government would not
step in until the worker had ex-
hausted his State benefits.
The committe is expected tc
agree on Federal unemployment
compensation for Government en-
ployes and maritime workers, ano
probably will approve also some
degree of travel allowance TO re-
leased war workers to return tc
their homes, or to prospective job
The long-range full employment
bill is expected to provoke extended
debate before it goes through both
Houses. 1t contemplates an annual
report by the President, estimating
the volume of private business fol-
the next IL months and the number
of jobs that volume will create. II
this volume of private activity ap-
peared insufficient to employ all
available workers, Congress then
would consider specific steps tc
stimulate more private spending ano
TO make up the deficit by public
| spending.
Evening star., 1945-09-11
D. c. Police Seek Sailor
In CoroIino Staying

District police last night we're
searching for Bartt Martin, %, sea-
man 1Ic in the Merchant Marine,
who authorities said is wanted for
questioning in connection with the
Staying of a soldier in Farmville
N. c., yesterday.
Raleigh IN. c. police said Martin
was believed to be coming here by a
bus he is known to have boarded at
IL am, yesterday. The name of
the slain soldier was not revealed.
Evening star., 1945-09-11
Reds War on Japan
Costs S,219 Killed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW Sept. 1.-THE Soviet
Unions brief war with Japan cost
the Russians 8,2l9 dead and 22,264
wounded between August and Sep
tember 9, as compared with Japa-
nese toll in the same period of 10000
killed and 10000 wounded, the So
Wet Information Bureau announced
today.
The bureau said 594 900 Japanese
including the 10000 wounded were
among those who surrendered or
were captured, and that 148 gener
ais were in the bag
Captured equipment included 300
900 rifles, 925 aircraft. 1863 tanks, 35
armored cars, 1926 field guns, 1,34C
mortarS, 4836 machine guns, 2,30C
trucks, l25 tractors. l7,497 horses, 742
ammunition and supply dumps and
1875 radio transmitters. The Japa-
nese also lost destroyers, % trans
ports. 3 tankers, 5 motor launches
and u barges or schooners sunk by
the aCific Red Fleet.
Evening star., 1945-09-11
Truman Plans Visit
To North Carolina in
November; MaySpeak
By ]. A, FOX.

President Truman is going to
North Carolina early in November
and may speak at exercises celebrat-
ing the 150th anniversary of the
battle of Kings Mountain, Senators
Bailey and Hoey of North Carolina
said today after White House visit.
The Senators said they had seen
the President about several matters,
and urged him to appoint either
Judge John j. Parker of the fourth
Federal Circuit or Chief Justice Wal
ter P. Stacey of the North Carolina
Supreme Court to the Supreme
Court vacancy created by the resig-
nation of Justice Owen j. Roberts.
They said the President told them
he had not made up his mind about
a successor to Justice Roberts, but
speculation was centering strongly
on Judge Parker today because he
was on the White House calling list
this afternoon. Judge Parker was
rejected for Supreme Court post
by the Senate in $780,
To See President Tomorrow.
At a news conference earlier in
the day, Press Secretary Charles G.
Ross said Mr.. Truman would have
a press conference at 1890 am. to-
morrow and probably would have
some appointments to announce at
that time
The contemplated trip to North
Carolina would permit the Presi-
dent to fill an engagement that he
had scheduled when President
Roosevelt died. Mr.. Truman at
that time had arranged to address
the Jackson Day celebration at
Raleigh.
The actual anniversary of the
battle of Kings Mountain-a turn
ing point in the Civil Wars Oc-
tober 7, but the North Carolina
Senators said the celebration there
would be on October 3 if the Presi-
dent could attend Under the pro-
posed itinerary the President also
would go to Statesville, N. c., the
same day for an informal meeting
of the State Senate.
May Visit Bailey's Lodge.
After that Senator Bailey wants
the President to spend a couple of
days with him at his hunting lodge
near Raleigh
The two Senators topped list of
North Carolinians who have urged
President Truman to appoint Judge
Parker to the Supreme Court. He
is a Republican and it has been
reported that the President intends
to replace Justice Roberts with an
other Republican. The Senators
said they asked the President to
consider Chief Justice Stacey's
qualifications if he were going to
appoint Democrat to the Office.
The Presidents callers also said
they urged that Mrs. Charles w.
Tillett, jr., of Charlotte, N. c., vice
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. be considered as
one of the American members to
the general assembly of the United
Nations if woman is appointed to
the delegation.
Evening star., 1945-09-11
Doctor Fighting to Save TOTO
Is Vic Donahey's Son-in-Law

has completed more than 1000
major operations in the Pacific war
theater.
One of the most notable involved
saving the life of Maj. Gen. Verne
D. Nudge, who was commander of
the cavalry division in which Capt.
johnson served. The general was
torn by a Jap grenade near Anpi-
polo, southeast of Manila, last Feb
ruary g. A steel fragment lay near
his heart.
Capt. johnson was wounded in
the battle for Leyte Island and re-
ceived the Purple Heart early this
year
He took his premedical education
at Potomac State College and later
attended the Medical College of Vir-
ginia, Richmond, where he was edi-
tor of the yearbook.
Evening star., 1945-09-11
Trial Of Lord Haw Haw
Begins Monday in London

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE trial OF
William Joyce, 80. American born
Nazi radio propaganda known as
Lord Haw Haw on charge of
treason has been set for next Mon
day.
The trial will be heard by Justice
J. Tucker at London's famous Old
Bailey Court.
Also scheduled for trial at the
September session of Central Grim
inal Court is the case of John
Amery, 33year-old son of the for
mer British Secretary of State for
India on treason charge
At a preliminary hearing in July
Amery was accused of attempting
to induce British prisoners of war
to fight alongside the Germans
against Russia.
Evening star., 1945-09-11
" the Associated Press.

(
NEWARK, Ohio, Sept 11.-Capt
James johnson, who is trying to
saye the life of japanese Warlord
Toto, is a son-in-law of former
Governor and Senator Vic Donahey
of Ohio.
Informed that Capt. johnson was
attending the eX-Premier who shot
himself in a suicide attempt, Mr.
Dcnahey exclaimed:
MY only hope is that Jimmie
saves old TOTO SO we can hang him
right"
Mrs. Dorothy Donahey johnson,
whom the captain married II years
ago, said that today was his 37th
birthday
Capt. johnson. who was a prom
inent Newark physician and surgeon
before he entered the Army in 1912,
Evening star., 1945-09-11
Death of Auto Victim
Certified as Accidental

DR.. F. J. Broschart, Montgomery
County medical examiner, yesterday
issued a certificate of accidental
death in the traffic fatality Sunday
of Harry Swank, 81, of Thompsons
Corner, near Boyds, Md.
Mr.. SWank died in Suburban Hos
pital shortly after he was injured
when the car he was operating col
lided with another near Clarks-
burg, Md.
Suburban Hospital officials saio
Mrs. Caroline Swank. "a, Mr.
Swank's wife and passenger in
his car, and Haven Rohrbaugh, 27
Jordan Run, w. Va, operator OF
the other automobile, were in sat-
isfactory condition.
Evening star., 1945-09-11
Reds Report Jap Promise
To Recapture Manchuria
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey The Assoclateo Press.
MOSCOW, Sept 11.-An Izvestia
dispatch from Hailar said today the
japanese had distributed printed
warnings in Manchuria declaring
they planned to return some day.
The dispatch quoted the Japanese
leaflets, printed in Russian, as say
ing:
I'VE are temporarily leaving, but
this does not mean we have been de-
feated. Under the leadership of the
Emperor it will be necessary again to
attack. We perish with the thought
that the following generation of
great Japan will take up the often
slve in the future"
Evening star., 1945-09-11
Tojo S Aims Included
Conquest Of Asia and
Army Rule for Japan
BY The Associated Press.

by Inc ASSOC ated Press.
Former Premier Gen. Hideki Toio
81, known to the japanese as the
razor BRAIN head the govern
ment which ordered the japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor on Decem-
Der 7, l94l.
TOTO took Office when the cabinet
of Premier Prince Fumimaro Ko-
noye fell on October II. 194l. Toj0
rose TO War Minister in July. 1910
and. retained that post in the second
and third Konoye cabinets until he
was ordered by the Emperor to form
the government which was to launch
Japan on her attempt to conquer
the East.
In his first broadcast as head OF
the ambitious military government
he announced that Japan was de-
termined to fulfill her ultimate OBJ
ject and to contribute, to world
peace" But Toio's firm belief, ex-
pressed before that time, belied such
an aim. Often he had stated pub
lcly that Japan should have "a
government established on military
economy"
Leader of the Militarists.
He was at once the leader and
the instrument of the militarists
Abroad he was virtually unknown
before his rise to the premiership
but he played his part in the prep
.aration of plans for the China in
cident' when he was chief of staff OF
the KWantung Army.
With mounting American victories
in the Pacific, Tojos government
fell on July 20, 1914. The day be-
fore he had been ousted as chief
of the army general staff in a
sweeping shakeup of the high com
mand, in the midst of what TOTO
himself had callen AN unprece-
dentedly great national crisis TOTO
had added the post of chief of
staff to his others the previous
February in an earlier shakeup.
TOTO came of Samurai stock anc
had been predestined for the mill.
tary He was born in December
1884 the son of famous strategist
of the Russian japanese war, 1t
Gen. Eikyo Tojo.
Graduate of Academy
His military career began with
his graduation from the military
college in 1905 He served as CHIEF
mobilization sector commander OF
the 1st Infantry Regiment, sec
tional chief of the general staff
office and as commander of an in.
fantry brigade. He also served fol
time as military attache in Berlin
In 1887 TOTO became lieutenan,
general and chief of staff of the
Kwantung Army in Manchuria.
He became director of military
aviation in 1888. In the same yeal
he was appointed minister of wal
and promptly issued warning that
America was hostile to Japan's
Greater East Asia co-prosperity
sphere. He began Tightening ur
the military organization. even ther
envisioning the showdown that was
to come.