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Evening star., 1946-04-15
Mcfarland Returned
10 Jail Through Gate
Near Scene Of Escape
Crowd of Curious Sees
Arrival Of Slayer on
Train From Knoxville

The steel gates of District Jail
changed shut behind Earl J. Nc
Farland at 7:04 am. today, II
days after the convicted slayer
made his escape from the death
house at the jail with Joseph D.
Medley.
Handcuffed between two deputy
United States marshals, the slight.
unshaven prisoner was driven to the
Jail from Union Station in the rear
seat of an automobile from the
marshals Office here.
Mcfarland left Knoxville. Tenn,
yesterday afternoon in custody of
three deputy marshals. He was
recaptured without a fight last
Thursday by Federal Bureau of In
vestigation agents.
He faces execution here June IA
for the criminal assault murder of
Dorothy Berrum, 10. in Potomac
Park in October, 1914, unless Presi-
dent Truman grants him executive
clemency.
A sizable crowd gathered in Union
Station when the Knoxville train
pulled in at 6:45 am, attracted
by the battery of newsmen and
photographers. When Mcfarland
walked into the concourse between
two marshals, the curious onlookers
pointed and whispered among them
selves. The former Marine, nat
tily dressed in sport clothes given
MIN yesterday by Knox County OF.
flcer Cas- Chumlea, smiled at the
excitement his arrival created ano
chatted with his guards as they
walked him briskly to waiting
car.
When the car drove up in front
of the Jail few minutes later
the photographers begged Chief
Deputy Marshal c. Michael Kear-
ney to bring the prisoner through
the front door.
TITS not my jail, boys" Mr..
Kearney replied, and gave orders
that the automobile bearing Nc
Farland drive through the service
gate OF the prison, less than 80 feet
from the section of wall where Nc
Farland and Medley climbed down
a rope of bedsheets to brief freedom
April 3.
Observers could only guess what
Mcfarland and Medley had to say
to one another when they met again
in the deathhouse this morning.
Both men have predicted they will
make new attempts to escape.
This is one trip I'm not keen
about making the 25-year -old
slayer said with a grin as he stepped
aboard the Southern Train No. AZ
Pullman with his three guards.
(Caa A NyN
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Curb on Initiation by End of Year
Seen by BowIes if OPA Is Kept
Official Tells Senators Price Control
Can Be Lifted by June 30, 1947, in Most Areas

continuation of subsidies to keep
down retail prices.
Mr.. Bowles told the Senators:
"Our people are watching to see
whether or not their Government
really means business in holding
down the cost of living.
Our 100000 businessmen are
watching to see if weakened price
control act will further increase
their costs of production
Our 100000 farmers are watch
ing to see if we are to indulge in
another postwar gamble with inf1a-
ton such as caused 100000 farm
foreclosures after World War l.
Our 100000 industrial workers
are watching to see if the present
balance between wages and prices is
to be maintained or abandoned.
Our 100000 or more of white
collar workers and people living on
!
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Six Maine Girls, Lost
InWoods Overnight, Return
By the Assoeioted Press

BATH, Me-, April 15.-Six little
girls returned safely and apparently
in good health early today to the
States Military and Naval Chill
dren's Home after spending a night
wandering around lost in a huge,
SWampy woods.
Home officials said the girls
showed no i'll effects from their
night in the woods in near-freezing
weather.
Even while the girls reported back
to the home after their unexpected
adventure, so members of Baths
two State Guard companies were
searching the 71s-mile tract.
The girls are Elizabeth Choate, g.
and her sister Nancy, 10; Nancy
Ryder, 9; Jean Marie Gage, 10;
Winona Garland, l3, and Celia
JOhanSen, IA,
Evening star., 1946-04-15
BY the Associoted Press

Recovered from a case of rol.
call fright, House members clam
ored today for a recorded vote or
passage of a cut-doWn draft ex-
tension bill.
They were still smarting from
cries of politics" shouted Saturday
during debate that preceded adop-
tion of amendments ordering a five
month induction holiday" and a
ban against drafting teen-agers.
There were no roll call votes, on
which the members are recorded in
dividually, when the bill was put in
shape for final approval today.
No one asked for a roll call or
banning the induction of Band
19-year-olds, and fewer than so
members demanded a record vote
on the amendment hating all in
ductions between May Is and Octo-
ber Is With more than 300 men,
bers on the floor, 81 requests were
necessary before the roll could be
called.
Whether there would be sufficient
demands to force a roll call today
on pending motion to recommit
the bill and thereby kill it was
CO. ND A T=rI7 r. -
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Chang Appoints Group
To Confer on Situation

CHUNGK1NG. April Is Pl.-
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek to-
day threw the weight of his per-
sonal influence behind an effort to
: achieve some semblance of balance
in the Manchurian situation. which
Chinese Communists say has
reached state of civil war.
The leader of the Central Gov
ernment, just returned from a tour
of South China, appointed three
member committee of his Kuomin-
tang National party to meet i'm
mediately with the Communists, the
Democratic League and the China
Youth party to try to settle the ex-
plosive situation.
Chinese sources reporting this de-
velopment said Chang appeared
most anxious" to end the stale
mate, which is delaying unif1ca-
tion of the government.
Asks for Nominations.
These sources, close to Chang
said he entertained the Steering
Committee of the Political Consulta-
ton Conference at tea this after
noon and asked the Communists
and other lesser parties to make
their nominations for the reorgan-
lied government before Saturday.
Gen. Chou En-lai Communist ne
gotiator, who only yesterday de-
clared the government had started a
civil war in Manchuria and that the
Communists. had no choice but to
"counterattack," reminded Chang
that the present situation was a
barrier against proceeding with the
government unification.
In reply, Chang named the
Kpomintang Committee of three to
try to work something out quickly.
Identity of the negotiators was not
learned Immediately.
Gen. Chou told a press confer
ence yesterday that Gen. George C..
Marshall, President Truman's en-
voy, will find the situation much
mores critical than he imagined
when he left to report to President
Truman a month ago."
Gen. Marshall is in the mid
(See MANCHURIA. Page A-I4)
Evening star., 1946-04-15

new Easter frocks to be worn safely
Earlier the Weather Bureau had
not expected the temperature to go
beyond the high 70s today, but pre-
dicted clouds did not materialize in
volume enough to temper the warmth
of the sun. Showers are expected
tonight and tomorrow morning,
with slightly cooler temperature.
Yesterdays high mark was 66 in
midafternoon, combining with fair
Palm Sunday skies to attract many
thousands to parks and other out
door spots.
Evening star., 1946-04-15
IAroentinu Promises
To Fill UNRRA Quote
sv the Associated Press

SANTIAGO, Chile, April Is
Francis B. Sayre, special UNRRA
delegate to South America. has ar
rived here bearing the Argentine
governments promise to send the
remainder of Argentina's 10000 ton
wheat quota to the UNRRA pool
for the stricken continent of Europe.
Mr.. Sayre, who conferred with
President-e Juan D. Peron at
the latter's request before leaving
Buenos Aires yesterday, said the
Argentine cabinet planned to con-
fer soon on the overall question
of exportable grain surpluses. Thus
far Argentina has delivered only
10000 tons of her wheat quota.
Evening star., 1946-04-15
jap Army Police Chief
Sentenced to Death
BY the Associated Press

SINGAPORE, April 15.-Lt. Col
Sumida Haruzo, chief of the jap
anese military police here during
the occupation, and seven OF his
staff, including Chinese, were SEN
fenced to death today at the con-
clusion of a war crimes trial.
Three others were sentenced to
life, one for is years and two foi
eight years. Six were acquitted.
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Two Germuns Executed

LONDON, April IS P.-Wilhelm
Jung and Johann Schumacher, Ger
mans convicted of killing an un-
identified captured Canadian air.
man in Bavaria, were shot today
by a Royal Canadian Air Force
firing squad, r. c. A. F. headquar-
ters said.
Evening star., 1946-04-15
American Republics
Must Eliminate Roots
OF War, Truman Says
Pon-Americon Union,
On Anniversary, Urged
To Work for Democracy
(Tert on Page A-4.)

President Truman today
! charged the American republics
with the duty of promoting
those liberties and principles
which the word democracy i'm
plies to them" by eliminating
economic ills which constitute
the roots of war"
Keynoting observations here of the
56th anniversary of the founding OF
the Pan American Union, the Presi-
dent declared in speech at noon
before the unions governing board
and guests that although "the
peoples of the world have now
shown their willingness to use
force, if necessary, to prevent ag-
gression or the threat of aggres-
sion," this willingness will not of
itself eliminate the deep causes of
unrest such as those responsible for
World War H."
President Truman was flanked on
the speakers platform by Ambas-
sadors of the American republics.
Mrs. Truman and Miss Margaret
Truman, escorted by Admiral Will
liam H. Leahy, sat in the front row.
1--WE must achieve" the President
said, "the kind of life-material,
cultural and spiritual-to which the
peoples of the world are entitled.
- know of no word which more
fully embodies this objective than
the word democracy"
No Reference to Argentina.
Mr.. Truman avoided reference to
the Argentine question which has
been regarded as veXing thorn in
the hemisphere nest.
we all appreciate that this word
democracy carries different mean
ings in different languages" he said.
1T is fortunate that we of the Pan
American nations do have certain
common, fundamental understand
ings of what the word means. Z"
The President affirmed his faith
in the United Nations which, he
said, was based on the concept of
"a good neighbor policy for the
whole world He characterized
the atomic age as "a great and
dangerous adventure" and declared
the U. N. must succeed"
Earlier, at a morning meeting of
the Inter-American Defense Board,
representatives of the armed forces
of the Western Hemisphere repub-
lies heard Strong though tacit sup
port for the proposed hemisphere
defense pact from Gen. Armando
Revoredo, delegate of Peru.
Americas problem is one prob
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Atcheson Returns to Jupon

TOKYO, April IS R.-George
Atcheson, jr., political adviser to
Gen. Macarthur, returned to ia
pan from the United States today
aboard the Navy transport Gen.
Hase. Mr.. Atcheson went to the
United States with Ambassador w.
Averell Hartman when he returned
from Russia,
Evening star., 1946-04-15
0'MahoneyCitesNeed
For Larger Federal
Contribution 10 D. T..
lnodequocies Of Schools
Brought Out ot Hearings
On Supply Bill, He Says
By Don 5. Worren

A call Tor an Increase in the
size of the Federal payment
toward the District government
was sounded today by Chairman
OMahoney of the Senate sub
committee in charge of the 1947
municipal supply bill, as he pro-
tested inadequacies in the school,
system.
AS the executive hearings on The
bill were recessed shortly after noon
Senator O'Mahoney said testimony
by school officials brought out tha,
more than 1000 Washington pupil.
now are given only part-time in.
struction for lack of sufficient space
and teaching personnel.
During a review of requests by the
Commissioners for inserting in the
bill Sl,4l3,840 for school projects
that were not incorporated in the
House bill, Chairman O'Mahoney
declared the District government
was not getting sufficient contri-
button to help carry the expenses o1
the schools and other operations.
National Interest Cited.
Commissioner Guy Mason was
reported to have responded that
with sufficient effort, District reve-
nues could be increased two ways
BY boost in the 5000, 900 Fedora
payment and by additional tax
revenues.
To this the wyoming Senator add
ed: Il think Congress ought to
recognize there is a national interest
in the maintenance of the highest
standards among municipal govern
ments, in Washington. and that the
Federal Government ought to bear
a higher share of the costs in view
of the greater area of the District
being devoted to the national in
tereSts."
The O'Mahoney subcommittee has
before it recommendations made
last year by three experts who sur
veyed the fiscal situation and rec
commended adoption of fiscal for
mula for annual adjustment OF the
size of the Federal payment.
Under one proposed formula, the
size Of the Federal payment for next
year would be about doubled, and
a second would call for consider
able increase but to a lesser amount
The Federal payment question
came up when the committee ques-
toned DR.. Hobart M. Corning, new
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Easter Weather Outlook Good
AS Temperature Reaches 70

A steady climb of "a degrees from
sunrise today brought the tempera-
ture to a summery 70 at 1910 pm.
with expectation by the Weather
Bureau that 80 would be topped in
the early afternoon. The mercury
stood at 55 at sunrise this morning.
Meanwhile, the forecaster ven
ltured an "off-hand" view, subject
to a number OF factors, that Easter
Sunday morning would be cloudy
but without rain. At this range, he
said, showers seem probable Satur-
day night, but viii end in time for
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Mrs. Trumun's S Guests
See williamsburg
BY the Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, April 15.-
Five members of Mrs. Truman.
bridge club from independence, Mo.
who have been visiting the Presi-
dents wife at the White House, were
touring Colonial Williamsburg to.
day.
They are Mrs. George Wallace
Mrs. Frank S. Wallace, Mrs. Me-
Palette, Mrs. John Hutchinson and
Mrs, E. K. Crow.
Evening star., 1946-04-15
SEVEN AXIS SPIES seized by
Americans in China. Page Al
By the Associated Press


CHANG CHUN, Manchuria
April 15.-A battle for Chang
chun was under way today be-
tween Chinese government and
Communist forces.
The Communists launched an at
tack yesterday two hours before the
final withdrawal of Soviet occupa-
ton forces from this Manchurian
capital.
The Communists already had
gained control of all three airflelds
in this vicinity and sifted into the
city from the suburbs.
Gunfire has been constant for the
last 10 hours.
The Communists were making de-
termined attacks from the north,
northwest and south. They began
shortly before Russian Maj. Gen.
Fedor Karlov left aboard his two
car, two locomotive special train for
Harbin.
Aerial Supplies Cut Off.
BY 10:30 o'clock last night the
Communists had captured the main
northwest airfleld, cutting off aerial
supplies for the small Chinese gov
ernment garrison.
The Government forces already
were short of ammunition.
In overrunning the airfeld, the
Communists captured an American
two-seater observer plane in which
Maj. Robert B. Rigg of Chicago ano
Sergt. Clay Pond of Portland, Greg.
had flown here Saturday.
Because Of broken communica
tions, the five American CORE
spondents here pooled their re-
ports to get this dispatch through
jointly.
The five are Tom Masterson OF
the Associated Press, George Wei
Ter of the Chicago Daily News
Henry R. Lieberman of the New
York Times, Reynolds Packard o1
the United Press and Charlotte
Ebener of the International News
Service.
Reserve Main Strength.
The Chinese government garri.
son, led by Maj. Gen. Chen Shin.
tsen, was reversing its main strength
for defense of the center of the
city, which is honeycombed with slit
trenches, barbed wire ENHANCEMENT
road blocks, and sandbagged ano
stone-heaped machine-gun emplace-
ments.
Sandbags were piled high in front
of a number of buildings, especial
ly the Central Bank Building, which
is being used as government military
headquarters.
The defending Peace Preservation
Corps, including green local re-
cruits built around a force of 1900
regulars, was flown in from Peiping
several months ago.
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Intensive Army Lobby
For Merger Charged
By Wyoming Senator
Robertson Asks Truman
To Apply 'MuzzIe' to
Both Service Brunches

Charging that the Army Is
conducting IAN intensive lobby
ing and propaganda campaign"
for unification of the armed
forces, Senator Robertson, Re-
publican, of Wyoming told the
Senate today that at one Army
field officers were called to a
meeting and urged to write Sen
ators in support of the merger.
The Senator said the officers, sta
toned at Hamilton Field, Calf.
were told to sign their names to the
letters but not to give any indi-
cation that they were in the Army
The officers, he added, were advised
to mail the letters away from the
field and to urge their friends to
write, too.
The wyoming legislator said each
officer was handed a list of all Sen
ators and Representatives, a paper
listing facts about the Presidents
plan for unification of the armed
forces another detailing nine rea-
sons Gen. Eisenhower had given
for merger, sample form of a
letter to be written home for pub
lication and a sheet containing six
other sample forms of letters and
post cards to be sent to members
of Congress.
Hits Army High Pressure.
He reported that the meeting,
which he cited as an example of
what he said was an Army high
pressure drive to attain a purely
political objective" occurred about
February 12
In prepared address, the Senator,
a member of the Naval Affairs Com
nittee, called on President Truman
to extend to all branches the "muz-
zling' order Senator Robertson said
Mr.. Truman had issued against the
Navy on this question.
Expressing concern that Navy may
be placed "in subordinate position"
if present merger proposals are car
ried out, Senator Robertson told his
colleagues he thought it "unfort-
unate" that the President told his
press conference last week that the
Navy was expected to support the
merger plan and to abandon the
propaganda and lobbying in which
Mr Truman said some naval officers
had engaged.
Il feel it necessary for national
harmony and the future national
defense that the President either
rescind his order to the Navy or
extend it to every other branch of
the armed services" Senator Rob-
ertson declared.
Calls Actions Unethical.
"If the incident at Hamilton
Field is in any way representative"
Senator Robertson told his COL
leagues, Army power and prestige
Evening star., 1946-04-15
BY the Associoied Press

TEHERAN. April 15.-Prince
Mozaffar Firouz, propaganda di-
rector. said today that Hussein
Ala, Iranian Ambassador to the
United States, had been instruct
ed Immediately to Withdraw
Trans complaint before the Sc
curity Council"
The nation previously had made
an issue before the United Nations
over the continued presence of
Russian troops, which Moscow now
says will be withdrawn from Iran by
May 6.
Prince Firouz made this state
ment:
To-day, we have given certain
instructions to Mr.. Ala. You are
aware Of the results of the agree
ment between the imperial Iranian
government and Soviet Russia con-
corning evacuation of all Persian
territory by May 6.
Soviet Promise Reiterated.
Conditions and circumstances
which dictated the giving of the
complaint to the Security Council
no longer arise, and III view of the
fact that yesterday afternoon the
Russian Ambassador again categor-
ically reiterated to his eXcellency
the Prime Minister, that complete
and unconditional evacuation by
the Red Army would pe completed
by May 6, instructions have been
sent this morning by the Persian
government informing IT'S repTesen-
tative in New York of the new
pledge of the Soviet government
and instructing him that since the
Persian government has complete
confidence in the word and pledge
of the Soviet government, he is
instructed Immediately to withdraw
the complaint before the Security
Council"
(The Council is scheduled to
consider the Iranian question at
meeting at 3 pm. today in
New York. British and American
sources in New York indicated
their countries would oppose a
Russian attempt to have the case
removed from the agenda en-
tirely and immediately
Prince Firouz said Mr.. Ala also
was instructed to inform the Coun.
Gil of the facts in the case and
of the fact that we do not doub,
that the agreement win be carried
out"
THE Persian government canno
fix a course to be taken by the
Council, which must itself, under
its regulations, make the necessary
decision" he added.
Called Internal Problem.
The agreement, besides establish.
ing the May 6 deadline for tht
Russian withdrawal, provides fol
the creation of Russian -Iraniar
oil company and specifies that thu
problem of dealing with an autono.
nous government established ir
Trans Azerbaijan Province is ar
internal" one for Iran to handle.
On another subject, Prince Firou1
discounted Tudeh Oeftist) party re.
ports Of attacks on workers by land.
owners at Isfahan, 200 miles south
Of Teheran, and indicated the gov.
ernment might refuse to allow cor.
respondents to file articles which he
described as "baseleSS."
Foreign news reports of big
revolt in Isfahan are ridiculous and
fantastic" he said.
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Battle for Monchurion Capital
Opens as Chinese Reds Attack;
Iran Seeks to Drop y. n. Case
Drive on Choneehun
Launched Just Before
Soviets Leave City
BULLETIN.

CHUNGKING P).-Chinese
government troops driving
north for the defense of
Changchun have captured the
key railway junction town of
Szepingkai. 80 miles to the
south, the governments Cen
trail News Agency announced
tonight. The capture from
Communist forces was made
at 10 am. today, the agency
said. 1t reported earlier that
the government 1st Army had
repulsed a heavy attack by
Communists Is miles from
Szepingkai.
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Britain Moy Notiono|ize
Iron and Steel Soon
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, April 15.-The British
cabinet was reported by political
observers to have decided today that
the iron and steel industry must be
brought under government owner
ship. An announcement of this de-
cision was expected by midweek. .
Evening star., 1946-04-15
House Passes
Draft Extension
Bill, 29O-1O8
BULLETIN.

Legislation extending the
draft law from May Is of this
year to next February Is, but
prohibiting any induction be-
fore October Is, was passed
today by the House and sent
to the Senate. Passage was by
a roll call vote of 290 to 108,
after an attempt to recommit
had been overwhelmingly de-
feated.
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Council Seen Unlikely
To Drop Issue Entirely
By Gould Lincoln
S.or StoH Correspondent

NEW YORK, April 15.-The belief
persisted here this morning that
the United Nations Security Council
probably would not agree to drop
tSee IRAN, Page A-14.)
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Delegate Instructed
To Withdraw Charge
Against Russiu
BULLETIN.

LONDON (P).-The British
government believes the IRAN
ian question should be left on
the Security Council agenda
and has instructed its delegate
accordingly, Foreign Under
secretary Hector Mcneil told
the House of Commons today.
Evening star., 1946-04-15

(See PAN AMERICAN, Page A-4
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(See MEAT, Page A-14.)
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(See MERGER, Page A
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(See DRAFT, Page A-14)
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(See MANCHURIA, Page A-14.)
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(See BUDGET, Page A-20
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(See MCFARLAND, Page A-I4)
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(See JAIL PROBE, Page Ala
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(See OPA, Page A-4. }