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OF the Army Engineer Corps, under
the War Department..
The McCarran bill would create
. National Capital METROPOLITAN
Water Administration, to take con-
troll over all operations and put the
system on a self-sustaining public
utility basis, under a board to con-
sist of the District Engineer Com
missioner, Federal member to
be named by the President, and a
private citizen trained in business
operation, to be appointed by the
Commissioners.
Cost to District Cited.
The report brought out that Dis
trict water users now are carrying
the cost of more than II billion
gallons of water given free an
nually to Federal, District and
church and charity organizations
which last year amounted to ST.
1869.
This quantity of water, the report
added, constitutes more than Is
per cent Of all the accounted for"
water distributed by the District.
The Federal Government took
most of the free water In the past
fiscal year this amounted to more
than 5000, 000,00 gallons and at the
prevailing rates the cost would be
1912 900. District Government agen-
cies used some 2,434 900 900 gallons,
for which the bill would be 1927, 1912
and churches and charities used an
amount valued at only $4,000.
Situation Unjustified.
This situation is an anomalous
one, which cannot be justified under
any reasonable system of financial
accounting" the Commissioners re-
port said.
The background for it is that the
first District water system exclusive
of cisterns, wells, etc. was con-
structed at Federal expense for the
sole use Of Federal buildings and
agencies. Further, the Federal Gov
eminent subsequently contributed
toward the amplification of the
system.
But on the other hand, the tax
payers of the District have also con-
tributed largely to the first cost of
the present system, and for many
years, through water rents, have
borne the entire burden Of opera
ton, repair and maintenance of the
supply and distribution systems.
with regard to the Federal Gov
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40 in Parliament Call
For British Break in
r91 -. ~
Relations With Spain
y the Associated Press.
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LONDON, Dec. "a group Of 100
members Of Parliament adopted a
resolution today calling for imme-
diate severance by Great Britain of
diplomatic, commercial and eco
nonic relations with the Franco
government Of Spain.
The action, taken at a rally spon-
sored by The Emergency Commit
tee in Aid of Democratic Spain"
urged all possible encouragement
for a democratic regime in that
country.
In Paris today q source at the
Constituent Assembly said France
had sent note to the United States,
Britain and Russia inviting them to
declare their position on the ques-
ton Of breaking relations with
Frances government.
A State Department information
officer in Washington said the
United States had received no such
note, which the French source said
had been mentioned by Foreign
Minister Georges Bidault in a report
given the assembly's Foreign Affairs
Commission.
- Labor Member r. T. Wiley told
the London meeting, LET us follow
the example of the more advanced
states of Latin America. Britain, too,
must make it clear where her SYM
pathies lie."
Speakers were divided, however,
on the question of appointing a
British representative to the Span
ish Republican government in exile
in Mexico headed by Jose Giral
Pereira in the event the British
Ambassador to Madrid is recalled.
Messages to the British meeting
included one from Giral, who as
serted your enthusiastic support
can shorten the period of suffering
OF the Spanish people, If your ideas
are translated into positive action
by your government"
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rate, from water revenues. Such
loans, under the Commissioners
plan, would run for 40 to SO years.
Congress Would Have Control.
''In this way" the Commissioners
argued, "basic financial control
would remain with the Congress.
8. IA (the McCarran bilD eliminates
the possibility of Federal loans for
water system improvements and
would instead authorize the issuance
of bonds by the proposed new
administration. The issuance OF
bonds under any form of admins
tration is not considered necessary
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eminent, II Is surely unsound toll
argue that an agency, because 1t
contributed to the cost Of q public
utility, should be allowed to utilize
the product Of that utility forever,
without payment, and without limit
to the amount.
EFT might in theory be argued that
q reduction should be allowed in the
rates to be charged against such
agency, sufficient to allow 1T q re-
turn on its investment at an interest
rate comparable with that currently
received on Government loans (say
q per cent?. But the computations
that would be involved in such a /
course appear to be impossibly COM
pick.
I'VE prefer to rest our view upon
the estimate Of the subcommittee
(headed by Senator McCarran) that
the Federal Government Is receiv-
ing today the equivalent of about
8.5 per cent on its original invest
ment.
Original Investment AmOrtized.
obviously, if it has been receiv-
ing any such percentage return over
considerable number of years, we
may adopt the common-sense con-
clusion that the original Federal in
vestment can be considered to have
been amortized. But under the pre-
sent exactly the same amount of
money Is taken from the public,
since the private consumers must
pay high enough rates to compensate
the Water Fund for the Districts
free water"
The commissioners held that as
to the District government, "there
can be no argument whatever" Its
agencies are consumers and should
pay for their water like any other
consumer. The only effect of billing
District agencies for their water, 1t
appeared, would be to transfer to
the taxpayers generally the costs of
this free water now being borne by
those taxpayers who are payers OF
water bills.
In the case Of water given free
to churches and charities, the Com
missioners found that this consti-
tuted less than one-half of per
cent of the total water used. But
the cost of this free water, they said,
should be charged against the gen.
eral revenues of the District instead
of against the separate water fund
out of which all water service
charges now are paid. Legislation
would be required to effect this
change.
Bond Issue Proposed.
The McCarran bill would cut OF
the proposed new water administra-
ton from any further Government
financial aid, to put it on q self
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would be economy, "yet, q we see
1t. none would result" They con-
tinued: There would be instead q
multiplication Of personnel for the
performance Of services which are
today available to the Water De-
partment at no cost.
These include the services of the
District corporation counsel, audi
tor, disbursing and purchasing
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Funds for capital additions could
be secured more simply as outlined
above. This course would result In
saving the costs incidental to the
issuance, recording and retirement
of bonds"
As to the framework Of the Nc
Carran plan, the commissioner said
the most plausible ground for Great
ing the suggested new joint board
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THE SUNDAY STAR Washington D. c. A-9


oflces, building inspector, surveyor
and all others Of the many branches
Of the municipal government. A
separate agency would be required
to establish within itself many par
allel branches to perform these
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same essential functions.
The report, IL pages long. also
discusses many other phases Of the
problems and proposed legislation,
including accounting and deprecia.
ton policies.
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Miss Briggs to Give Lecture

- Miss Amy Briggs, who has spent
three years in Turkey, will discuss
Eastern Patterns in Western Paint
ing" at pm. today in the National
Gallery of Art. The lecture will be
illustrated with colored slides.
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ACT AT ONCE! Limited Supply of
CAMERAS & EQUIPMENT
for CHRISTMAS GIFTS

leieo Lenses and Aces
series . s and l6-nn1. b.
lex Comeros and projectors
. Solar and Omega En-
lorgers . Refleetors and
Light Stands . Editing
Equipment and so forth.
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This is only part of the story. For during the war,
as agents for the War Shipping Administration,
we operated more than 100 ships and carried ap-
proximately 100000 troop in various transport
operations. In addition, we served as shipping
agents for the Soviet Union; for the two govern
ments we handled in excess of 20, 400 900 tons of
cargo.
When our boys in uniform no longer need us, we
will again carry peacetme cargoes and passengers.
In the meantime remember THE BEST VACA-
TION IS A CRUISE AT SEA-
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4 EooRE.McCoRMAcK Lines was the first United
IVl States shipping organization to order and
place in service feet of CT freighters under the
U. S. Maritime Commissions program for reha-
bilitatng the American Merchant Marine. That
wasin 1889. Thereafter we continued to order new
ships Of various design, until by VI Day total of
forty-two had been purchased or contracted for.
We also operated the American Republics Luxury
Liners SIS. Brazil, SIS. Uruguay, S. Argentina
under government contract-making total of IS
ships which rendered vital war service.
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Bond Issue Proposed.
The McCarran bill would cut of
the proposed new water administra-
ton from any further Government
financial aid, to put it on q self
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-01
House Committee
SIashes Funds
For u. 5. Bureaus

WASHINGTON, June 1. CUP)-
The house appropriation committee
Friday Slashed more than Sill, 1,000,-
coo from funds for 10 war agencies
for the year beginning July l. 1t
proclaimed that the reduction mark
ed "the beginning of the end for
most of them.
The committee approved legisla-
ton providing 3769, ,764,85O to oper-
ate the 10 agencies. This was SILL
8l2,650 less than budget bureau rec
concentrations and $206.848, $50 less
than current year funds.
During hearings on the legisla-
ton, however, the committee heard
Rep. j. Buell. Snyder CD chair
man of the subcommittee on war
department appropriations, estimate
that the war against Japan would
last at least another two years.
AS the 1946 war production board
appropriation was being considered,
Snyder told the committee:
Japan still has about 5000, 900 SOL
diers, about 2,500,0O0 in the islands
and about 5,000,0CO in Manchuria
l would say that l can see possibly
a war of two or more years with
Japan"
AS reported by the committee, the
appropriation measure marks re-
duction for every agency except the
newly created office of war mobiliz-
alton and reconyersion and the Of
flee of economic stabilization.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-01

odd Japanese holding the southern
end Of Okinawa.
Latest to move into line, Tokyo
said, were the second and seventh
marine divisions of perhaps 10000
fresh troops, both sent to the new
American focal attacking point" on
the east coast.
American forces on the east coasa
already were within two miles OF
the south coast and had outflanked
deeply new enemy defenses in the
inland hills.
American front reports indicated
the complete conquest of Okinawa
may take another two weeks or
more, but told of only +. army
and marine divisions in line. A sixth
was policing rear areas.
The collapse Of the main Japan
ese defense line was completed with
the encirclement of its last 1000
diehard defenders in the Shuri area.
A Pacific fleet communique re-
vealed that the 10th army was kill
ing the japanese defenders at the
rate of more than 1000 a day In
the first so days of the campaign
through Wednesday, 61.519 Japan
ese dead had been counted. Another
1853 Japanese had been made pris-
oners.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-01

Der. would be able to veto any de-
cision which it did not like.
The Levantine conflict also gave
hollow ring to an already agreed
upon principle" of the new organi-
zation-the pledge by all members
to refrain from "the threat or use
of force against the territorial in
tegrity or political independence of
any member" France, Syria and
Lebanon are all members of the
United Nations and under the new
charter would recognize the "sov-
ereign equality" cf each other.
The big power argument for a
veto over virtually all decisions or
action by the new organization has
been based on two premises: That
the big five have preponderance of
military power with which to keep
the peace; and that the big five do
not have aggressive tendencies.
The little powers have argued
against that the French-Levant in
cident emphasizes their main argu-
ment-What happens when one OF
the big powers does use force? And
theS point cut LAT. If the 6rganf1
zation were in operation it could
do nothing beyond investigate and
recommend settlement.
WORK PILES UP
The French-Levant crisis COIN
cided with log-jam of unsettled
majcr issues here which has greatly
slowed down the conference. Urgent
action Of the big five is sought
by the little nations as well as by
members of the U. S. delegation
to break that log jam.
An early big five meeting is ex-
pected to try to reach. a common
decision on host of pending prob
lens, chief of which is the interpre-
tation CT the Yalta voting formula.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-01
Meat Shipments
On Lend-Lease
To Stop July |

WASHINGTON, June l. UP)-
The government will cancel all lend
lease and foreign relief meat ship
mentS during July, August and Sep
tember, it was learned Friday.
Removal Of meat from lend-lease
for a period of at least three months
will affect Russia more than any
one else. During April, May and
June the Soviet Union was assigned
300, 900 900 pounds out of the lend
lease total of 325 100000 pounds,
mostly canned ''Tushonka," a beef
and pork combination.
Officials said the denial Of meat
for foreign relief would come as a
grave disappointment" to liberated
peoples. The only meat exports in
July, August and September will
be for the U. S. armed forces.
The clamp-down on meat exports
was seen as move to ease the ex-
tremely tight situation here at
home. During the present quarter
year civilians are getting meat at
an annual rate of 110-112 pounds,
a new record low Officials said i'm
proved distribution is expected to
make considerably larger quantities
available in areas now suffering
the worst shortages.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-01
Ydnks. fiIipinos
Join Forces TO
Clear North Luzon

MANILA, June /. CUP)-Ameri-
can and Filipino forces opened a
drive Friday to annihilate 10000 to
10000 Japanese troops trapped be-
tween them in the Cagayan valley
Of northern Luzon.
A spokesman at Gen. Douglas
Macarthur headquarters announc-
ed that all hopes of escape for the
japanese 80 the biggest remaining
enemy force on Luzon-had been cut
off by Filipino forces moving down
from the northern coast.
Several hundred Japanese who at
tempted to fight their way across
river between Aparri and Tugue-
garao on May 26th were turned back
with heavy losses by the Filipino
fighters, the spokesman disclosed.
American planes of all types drop
ped 204 tons of bombs on the Japan
ese holdout position in support of
the land drives.
In Mindanao, the 31st division
opened a three-way attack on Jap
anese forces holding out in the hills
east of Malaybalay in the central
part of the island The 31st gained
seven miles.
B-24 Liberator bombers of 1t. Gen.
George c. Kenney's Far Eastern
air force resumed their attacks on
Formosa after weeks layoff caus-
ec by bad weather. In two straight
days nearly 200 of the heavies drop
ped over $40 tons of bombs on wat
erfront installations, warehouses
and barracks at Keeling and Takao
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-01
State Senate Unit
Kills Bill on
Subversive Moves

SACRAMENTO, June /. CUP =
A bill to permit employers to fire
workers suspected of subversive
leanings was tabled Friday by the
senate labor committee.
Frank G. Mcdonald, San Fran
cisco union labor official and for
mer state labor commissioner. said
such law would revive witch
hunting"
In its original fern. the bill would
have allowed the discharge of a
worker '.adhering" to "any philoso-
phy, theory. doctrine or teaching"
advocating the overthrow of the
government by fcrce. Reasonable
grounds" for believing worker was
affiliated with an organization
advocating revolutionary methods
also would permit his being dis
charged.
Mcdonald said this would force
a discharged worker to go to court
to prove he was not a subversive.
Sen. Jack B. Tenny. tR), Los
Angeles, author of the bill. asked
the committee to table it after the
committee adopted amendments re-
stricting the bill to persons openly
advocating force. The amendments
were offered by Sen. Ed Fletcher,
CD. San Diego.
Before it was amended, the bill
was supported by the Associated
Farmers and major southern Cali
fornia airplane manufacturing COM
pany.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-01

more than double the size of the
present army in the Pacific. This
apparently meant that an army of
nearly 100000 will be used to sub
due Japan.
He threatened Japan with
steadily-increasing air war and
urged japanese civilians to leave
their cities 'if they wish to save
their lives"
PLANS OUTLINED
While telling in great detail of
elaborate plans for intensifying the
war against Japan, the President
noted that the strength of the army
would be reduced from 100000 to
6,968,000 in the next year, making
it possible to restore a total of g.
100000 officers and men to their
homes. He pointed out that this
would be possible only by maintain
ing selective service calls at level
substantially higher than required
merely for combat replacementS.
by maintaining our army at this
size" he told congress, I'VE shall
be able to more than double the
force we now have in the Pacific
and hurl against the Japanese an
overseas force larger than the $780,
o60 men who united with our Allies
to crush the Wehrmacht and the
Lufawaffe."
SPECIAL MESSAGE
Mr.. Truman set forth his appeal
in message about 5000 words in
length Because of this length, the
white house was not able to make
the text available to newsmen in ad-
vance CT delivery. Instead the
white house issued brief analysis
of major points made by the Presi-
dent:
In addition to indicating the ulti-
mate size of the Pacific army-in
excess of 00,000-the President
also:
II l. Called for workers in ship yards
to repair damage done by the Jap
anese suicide attacks on our YES
sels
2. Noted that the navy had to
repell efforts at a submarine blitz
directed toward our Atlantic coast
in the Atlantic coast in the last days
of the European war.
8. Requested civilians to abstain
from travel more than ever. This
is necessary to relieve the strain on
domestic rail transportation due tc
mass movement of troops to their
homes and to the Pacific.
IF the japanese insist on con-
tinuing resistance beyond the point
of reason he told congress, their
country will suffer the same de-
struction as Germany.
Our blows will destroy their
whole modern industrial plant and
organization, which they have built
up during the past century and
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Chinese Clear
Singapore Path

CHUNGKING, June 1. CUP)-
Chinese troops have completely oc-
cupied Pinyang, As miles northeast
of captured Manning in the Japan
ese corridor through China, and are
laying siege to Chienkiang, 25 miles
beyond, eommunique announced
Friday
Pinyang, road junction northeast
Of Manning which commands the
highway over which the Japanese
moved into the southern end OF the
Korea-to-Singapore corridor last
autumn, fell at 6 pm. Thursday
after day-long street fighting that
cost both sides heavy casualties.
The Chinese victories strengthen
ed their grip on the direct enemy
communication lines from North
China to Indo-China, first cut when
Manning fell.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-01
Lawmakers Near
Agreement on
Budget and Taxes
BY LLOYD LAPHAM

SACRAMENTO, June /. CUP)-
The state legislature apparently had
an outside chance Friday of reach
ing settlements on state tax rates
and general spending for the next
two years.
A reported split among assembly
Democrats prompted Republicans to
hope that new compromise in
creasing income tax e:s mptions
would end a week-long stalemate
over tax rates. The compromise
would add $1,000 to the tax free part
of incomes of California residents,
making the exemption $1,000 for
single persons and $45oo for married
couples.
A caucus vote on the proposal by
assembly Democrats, Who previously
had opposed any tax bill which
failed to lower the present 21s per
cent sales tax rate, repeatedly re-
suited in vote of Is for and 18
against. The 13 favorable votes, if
cast during regular roll call, would
insure the necessary thirds vote
for the tax bill, since the Republi-
cans are almost unanimously for it.
The vote on the compromise, sub
mitted by conference committee,
was scheduled for Friday.
1t was possible the Democratic
split also may extend to the state
budget, passed late Thursday by
the senate with the figure for
spending in the next two years set
at $703 100000. Albert c. Wollen-
berg CRD San Francisco, author of
the budget bill, said he would ask
the assembly to concur in senate
amendments to the measure. Thirty
two Democrats voted against it on
its original appearance in the as
sembly, resulting in passage by less
than the two-thirds majority vote
necessary to avoid constitutional
cut of some $160,O00,0CO.
Settlement of the tax and budget
questions would allow adjournment
within 10 days to two weeks, legislat-
ors estimated.
Gov. Earl ,Warren's hospital care
and health insurance plans would
remain as the only highly controver-
sial issues before the legislature.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-01
Germans Brought
To Trial for
Killing U. 5. Filler
Farmer Describes
Staying After
Yank Bailed Out
BY JOHN McDERMOTT
AupWEH I'D r

AHRWEILER, Germany,
June l. (UP) - A witness
testified at the murder trial
of three Germans Friday that
he saw German civilians shoot and
beat an American airman to death
when he parachuted into the Reich
from a crippled bomber last August.
The first trial in American-occu-
pied territory of German civilians
accused of war criminality opened
before military commission in a
tiny courtroom of the Ahrweiler
city hall.
STAND ACCUSED
Peter Kohn, a crane operator from
the town of Preist; Matthias Gier-
ems, a Preist railway worker; and
Matthias Drein, blacksmith and ru-
raj policeman, were accused of mur-
dering a U. S. flyer whose identity
never was established.
The Germans pleaded not guilty.
= handful of German civilians at
tended the public hearing of the
charges and testimony.
The chief witness for the prosecu-
ton was Nicholas Nospes, IA. He
said he saw the airman shot in cold
blood, then clubbed mercilessly while
he still bled from the bullet wounds.
Nospes said he was cutting wheat
in field near Preist, 60 miles south
CT Coblenz, when the American par
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JAPS BEHEADED ELEVEN
MISSIONARIES IN PANAY

NEW YORK, June l. CUP =
Eleven Baptist missionaries and
nine-year-old missionary's son were
beheaded by the Japanese in the
Panay hills in the Philippines on
Dec. 10 and 20, 1943, the American
Baptist Foreign Missionary society
disclosed Friday.
The society said the deaths were
documented. officially, but the news
had been withheld until now by the
war and navy departments for Sc
curity reasons.