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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-04-07
7wo-BiIIion Jap Cache Is Found
In Tokyo Bay on Geisho's TIP
Gold, Silver, Platinum
Ingots Hidden in Mud
By Army Lost July
By the Associated Press

l
TOKYO, April GA Geisha house
tip which found its way into Amer
lean Military Government circles
led today to the discovery of large
hoard of precious metals hidden in
the mud beneath Tokyo Bay.
An informant who saw two truck
loads of ingots dumped into the
bay last July to conceal them from
occupation forces said Japanese
army officers supervising the job
had estimated there was 10000 0OO,-
900 yen ($2,000,0OO,00O) worth of
gold, silver and platinum in the lot.
While this estimate seemed high
for the quantity reported, the actual
value of the ingots remained to be
determined as occupation authori-
ties disclosed the sensational find.
1t. E. v. Nielsen of Stamford,
Conn.,, an officer in the 32nd Mill
tary Government, located tn
hidden hoard and himself brought
up the first ingot-a 75-pound block
of platinum.
1t. Nielsen was led by an in
formant to the spot where the in
gots were dumped off wharf at
former japanese maritime school
on the Tokyo waterfront.
Resume Operations Monday.
II stripped and went down into
about six feet of water" 1t. Nielsen
said, land there, in three or four
feet of mud, could feel two areas
each about 20 feet square-which
seemed to be paved with these
blocks.
They are so locked together in
the mud that we could not get any
more up today, but we will resume
operations Monday with diving suits
and modern equipment"
Meanwhile, the dock area has
been taken over by armed guards
of the LIST Cavalry Division who are
keeping a close watch until recov-
cry is completed.
Officers estimated it would take
several days to clean up the cache.
The seized treasure presumably
will be held for the payment OF
Preparations, since the circumstances
indicate it was government prop
erty.
japanese officers, an informant
said, told men who dumped the
precious metals that the hoard was
for use in building up a greater
Japan after things quiet down."
Key Witness Frightened Out.
Some of these officers, 1t. Nielsen
was informed, recently had been
seen near the place of concealment
"a fact which frightened key
witness out of hiding and accele-
rated the disclosure of vital infor-
nation to the Americans.
The story behind the tipoff in
cludes weird series of "leaks" in
volving laborer who helped dump
the ingots, some elderly business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-04-07

scratched some paint of a heavy
bar and discovered it was gold. An
officer promptly warned the men
they would lose their lives If they
talked.
Overheard Talk Of Metals.
1t took some time to unload and
dump the many thousands Of in
gots, he said, and as he worked he
overheard the officers talking about
gold, silver and platinum, and heard
them estimate the value at 30,0O0,-
100000 yen.
Later, badly worried about what
might happen to him, the laborer
took his troubles to the social
group" When the geisha got wind
of it from them she thought they
were the ones who were hiding the
loot.
However" 1t. Nielsen said, "it
seems the social group members
merely were debating to whom to
take the information and readily
talked when I talked to them"
At Stamford, Conn, 1t. Nielsen's
mother said she was not "unduly
surprised" when informed that her
son had located the treasure. He
previously had uncovered fortune
in boarded sugar buried 40 feet
beneath a Toxic basement, she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-04-07
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Continued From First Page. J

Tennessee; johnson, Democrat, OF
South Carolina, and Wherry, Re-
publican, of Nebraska, offered their
support for the pay increase bill
in discussion on the floor after
Senator Revercomb announced he
had offered the measure, and joined
the West Virginian in deploring
the order boosting the competency
score.
Draft Extension Opposed.
Senator Revercomb, who contend
ed the Army can get sufficient vol
unteers if 'Selective Service is not
continued beyond its May Is expira-
ton date, said he suspected the
Army had issued the order to cut
down volunteering.
He said he had been told by a
general staff officer that the pass
ing score on the competency test
had been raised month ago from
SO, which prevailed during the war
to 10.
an other words" he told the
Senate, "a man who was considered
competent to go into battle is not
now regarded as competent to be a
member of the Army in peacetime y
Doesn't it look" inquired Sena-
tor johnson, las if the Army is try
ing to keep boys from volunteering
at this time?"
Senator Revercomb said that In
his opinion, it did.
Army Explains Action.
Told of Senator Revercomb's state
ment, the War Department said the
classification test is conducted in
order to gauge a mans learning
ability.
The department said that, with
the increased emphasis on mechan-
ization and technical work, the Air
Forces and other branches such as
the Signal Corps have found many
recruits unsuited for tasks assigned
them. The only solution, the de-
partment said, was a boost in the
passing score.
The congressional battle over the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-04-07

men to whom he turned for pro-
lection, a Geisha who heard the
businessmen discussing it, and a
Japanese civilian employee of the
military government who got the
story from the Geisha and re-
layed it to 1t. Nielsen.
1t. Nielsen got in touch with the
girl, who led them to small social
club" of elderly small-time business.
One of these finally told him the
laborer who had helped dump the
ingots had come to them in fear OF
death and was being hidden by
them, but offered to produce the
man and let him tell his own story
The laborer told 1t. Nielsen that
some time late in July, 1945, he
and several other men were ordered
by officers to help unload some
trucks" near the Maritime School
They were told it was steel they
were handling, but one of the mer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-04-07
DR.. f. T.. Powell Wins
Narcissus Honors
Al Takoma Show

DR.. Edwin c. Powell of Aspen
Md, took top honors for the best
narcissus in the 30th annual mar
cissus show of the Takoma Horti-
cultural Club with his bi-colo1
trumpet seeding.
Second honors went to Miss Eliza
beth Stark, Alb Rittenhouse street
NV, who exhibited "Galopin" with
an orange red crown and white
petal, while Frank S. Pohanka of
Burnt Mills Hills, Md, was third
displaying a Lord wellington" yell
low trumpet.
In the narciSsus events Miss
Stark won six firsts, one second and
three third prizes and Mr.. Pohanka
four flrsts, one second and two third
prizes. In the arrangements classes
Mrs. Joseph j. Sazama, 1924 9th
street NE, won six first and two
second prizes and Miss Isabelle
Smith, 612 Oglethorpe street NV,
two first and three second prizes.
The judges were Robert C. Mon
cure of the Agriculture Department
for narcissus and Mrs. C. T. Will
liamS, Silver Spring, on arrange
ments.
Winners of Events.
The winners in the various events
were as follows:
Collection of 25 varieties. comprising
collection of II varieties, comprising four
or more varieties: Mrs. E. c. Rice, Mrs
sr j. sazama' Me- M Pohanka collection Of
mond j. Crowley. Mrs. George D. Watrous,
H. bree Mrs rsr,ste MyTon JONES' collection Of
e % exhbted IN MhS has
show: Mrs. Jones. Nancy srown.
-, Tru mr. or crown as long as or longer
yellow or lemon,col trumpets and peri
white: Mr. PohanEa, Mr., Crowley. CT Geo i'Ds
Hansen, Mr.. Crowley: 5icoior varieties i
and c Hhte or Mhtsh
primrose: Miss Stark. Miss Smith. Mr.
Incomparabilis, yellow shades With OF
Crowley, Mrs, sazama. Miss Stark; bicolor
varieties, with white Or. whitis1 perian5h
Mss STARK Mrs. Hansen H. G se
Barrii. yellow shades with or without
Req STiorin m,s on the cup: Mrs Jones Mr.
Watrous,. Mrs, Jones. ''''' "- A' -"i .
=. Leedsii. perianth white and cup or crown
Of cream pale citron. large varieties: Mir
varieties: Mr.. pohanka. MN Mr.. f Daey. S't pr
Frederick L. Lewton.
Triandrus hybrids, varieties of narcissus
triandrus parentage: Mrs. Rice. Mrs. Wa.
p, Jonsuilla hybrids: Mr.. Pohanka. Mrs
Rice, Mrs. SaZama
Tazetta and tazetta hybrids. poeta,
Charles T. Williams.
", Poeticus varieties, poets: Mrs, Rice. Mrs
SM =, r. sirs Mrs williams doubles: Miss
Miscellaneous narcissi Mrs. Watrous
seedlings: DR.. E. c. Powell.
Arrangements Winners.
ARRANGEMENTS. vase or bowl, stressing line
OF foliage: Mrs. Sazama; any container
mass arrangement of yellow or bicolol
narcissus with other flowers: Mrs. Sazama
Miss Smith; white bowl of white narcissu.
side: Miss Smith, Mrs. Sazama: small ar.
Tangement narcissus with or without othel
flowers suitable for hall table, Mrs. Sazama
Of yellow or white narcissus in black bowl
Mrs; Sazama. Miss Smith.
:. Miniatures, not over 5 inches in an,
SMITH, oi Mrs. n nai Riee Mons ls
George U. Graf
ms sIass S her sss than naT Ms SssE
pansies: Mrs. Sazama, Miss Stark: othel
flowers; except roses and peonies: Mr.
Gran. Mr., Simmons, Miss Stark.
The show opened Friday night in
the Takoma Park branch of the
Washington Public Library and
closed last night.
Evening star., 1946-09-14
Photographer Beaten
By Army Officers in
Football Game Fight
BY the Associoted Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 14.-Asso-
ciated Press Photographer Allen
SnipeS was beaten and his $3.50 cam
era was smashed last night by a
group of Army officers as the pho
tographer attempted to take a pic
ture Of free-for all fight at foot
ball game.
The fight occurred on the playing
field at Crump Stadium after Okla
homa City University's 27-0 victory
over the Air Transport Command.
Mr.. Snlpes said he approached one
of several fighting groups on the
field and prepared to take a photo.
A lieutenant colonel of the Army
Air Forces, he said, warned him not
to take the picture. When Mr.. Snipes
ignored the warning, he said, the
lieutenant colonel and three other
Air Force officers attacked him.
Knocked to Ground,
The photographer said he was
knocked to the ground and kicked.
He lost his wrist-watch and his
camera was smashed in the melee
which left his clothing disarrayed
and grimy.
Mr.. Snipes reported that fist
fights broke out among the football
fans frequently during the game and
on one occasion the band played
Evening star., 1946-09-14
u. 5. Factories, Farms
Expected 10 Achieve
10-BiI|ion Export Goa!
BY the Associated Press

American factories and farms are
expected to achieve in 1916 the
SIC, 1000 100000 export goal set last
year as a necessary part of a post
war full employment program.
Backing up this Commerce De-
partment estimate, an Export I'M
port Bank analysis showed today
that more than half the export goal
had been met by the end of June.
The Export Import Bank analysis
showed the United States supplied
other countries with $4,028, 900 900
more in goods and services than it
received from them during the first
half of this year.
The $5,786,00 100000 in goods ex-
ported by this country during the
six-month period were valued at
So, ,449, 100000 above the worth of
imports from the rest of the world,
while services supplied by the United
States were valued at $579 100000
more than those received.
Contributions by this country took
care of $1,782, 100000 worth of the
"excess" of United States shipments
Evening star., 1946-09-14
the National Anthem to restore

the National Anthem to restore
order.
The alteration involving the
photographer, however, occurred
after the game as the fans were
departing, Mr.. Snipes, who won the
Purple Heart while more than four
years in the Army, said he was un-
able to obtain the names of his as
sailants but would seek to identify
them. He added that he would
prosecute them.
Second Such Attack.
1t was the second personal attack
in two months for Mr.. Snipes, who
late in July was assaulted by Rep
resentative Rankin at Tupelo, Miss.
The Tupelo affair occurred on the
Democratic primary election day in
Mississippi. Mr.. Snipes had snapped
a photo of Mr. Rankin near the
Tupelo courthouse, and the House
member jumped on his back, clawed
him and tore his shirt. and seized
his camera, returning it later with
the plates missing.
Evening star., 1946-09-14
RFC Signs Contract
For Bolivian Tin Ores
BY fhs Associated Press

The Reconstruction Finance Corp.
announced yesterday it had signed
a contract with Bolivian tin miners
for the purchase of Bolivian tin ores
and concentrates during 1916.
The basic price will be 62la cents
a pound free on board vessels in port
of embarkation The contract also
provides for bonus ranging from l
to 3 cents If the Bolivian output
reaches $4,000 tons.
Evening star., 1946-09-14

and services. Lease-lend contribu-
tions totaled s537 100000 after
deducting reverse lease-lend,"
UNRRA aid amounted to $8l5, ,000,-
900, and "other gifts to $43O 900, 900.
Long-term loans, mostly by the
United States Government, enabled
foreign nations to- pay for s1,48l,-
100000 of the excess OF that
sum, Export Bank loans
made up s499, 100000, loan-type
lease-lend credits another $499, ,O00,-
900, and surplus property credits
S410, 100000. Another $73,000,000 for
use in paying for the excess" was
derived by foreign countries from
investments and other long-term
capital movements.
Evening star., 1946-09-14
Bank Pay Negotiations
To Be Resumed Mondoy

Negotiations will be resumed Mon
day between the Industrial Bank of
Washington and representatives of
the United Office and Professional
Workers of America. representing
bank employees in their demands for
wage increases in new union con-
tract to be signed with the bank
management.
Resumption of the talks, broken
of a week ago, came yesterday
afternoon when Herman Meyrich,
UOPWA national representative, and
other union officials conferred with
Jesse H. Mitchell, president of the
bank.
Evening star., 1946-01-23

It would be the responsibility Of
each department to develop efficient
intelligence channels of its own and
to- make its information available
to the central director and to the
MA. The director would be aided
by an Intelligence Advisory Board
composed of representatives of all
Federal agencies interested in ma
tional security.
Mr.. Truman has directed that the
new organization exercise no con-
troll over police, law enforcement or
internal security functions. This
will assure the continued inde-
pendent status of the highly efficient
Federal Bureau of Investigation. At
the same time, through the Ad-
visory Board, the FBI, which func-
toned so well as a spy-catching
organization during the war, will be
in a position to give advice as nee
eSSary.
appointment of the Director of
Central Intelligence will be awaited
with interest Since he will have
a share of responsibility for the
Nations future security, it is to be
hoped that Mr. Truman will exer-
else the greatest care in choosing
an appointee for the important post.
Evening star., 1946-01-23
No Statehood Proposed

Senator McCarran suggests that
the ners-Capper resolution
would give the District of Columbia
the status of State. This is not a
matter of opinion, but one of fact
and the fact is that it would not.
The -Capper amendment
leaves to Congress the degree of
representation in Congress to be
conferred on the people of the Dis
trict, along with the power to change
it as and when it chooses. Congress
possesses no such power in relation
to the States. The Summers Capper
amendment leaves Congress in ex-
elusive control of the District. The
States enjoy sovereignty, limited
only by the Constitution. It would
be mistake to confer statehood on
the District of Columbia. The Sum-
newspaper amendment proposes
nothing of the sort.
Evening star., 1946-01-23
Barriers to Security
By Maj. George Fielding Eliot

The future security of mankind de-
pends on the establishment of conf
dence in each other among the peoples
of the earth.
Confidence can have its origin only
in truth. We must know each other
better in order to have faith in each
others good intentions.
AS among nations. today, no such
basis Of confidence exists. The barriers
to its establishment are the barriers
which prevent the wider dissemination
of facts. Most of these barriers are
artificial-censorship, government regu-
lation of press and radio, refusal of
access to sources OF news or limitations
on the free use of communications.
Such barriers are outgrowth of fear,
suspicion, lack of confidence in others.
But they are nevertheless barriers to
the truth, the only source of confidence
1t is therefore. essential that the
American people should seek means by
which these barriers may be broken
down, that the American Government
should do all it can to bring about in
foreign lands. widespread and clear
understanding Of American ways and
policies .
But when we come to consider the
means by which these objectives are to
be accomplished, we are treading on
uncertain ground. What most Ameri-
cans desire Is absolute freedom of news
and information throughout the world
We would like to be able to send our
reporters into all countries to get news
for us, and We would like to have the
news printed or broadcast exactly as
the reporter sees it, subject to no change
save the normal processes of editing.
We would like, in turn, to have other
countries send their reporters here, and
to have their peoples read or listen to
news about us handled in the same
fashion.
We realize that reporters and editors
make mistakes, that they have personal
prejudices and failings, but we are con-
vinced from long experience that the
sum total Of their individual activities
gives US far closer approximation of
truth than can be obtained by any
other method.
What We particularly object to is the
Intervention of Government at any point
between the fact and it's publication
Therefore, it is hard thing to ask
the American people, as Assistant Sec
retary of State William Benton is now
asking them, to permit their Govern
ment to engage in the business of radio
news broadcasting throughout the
world, using fer that purpose the short
wave transmitters which were acquired
or built during the war. The reaction
of the Associated Press, in which the
United Press has now joined is to with
Evening star., 1946-01-23
Planning for Germany
By Ravm 0nd Moley

While the japanese continue to be
.frlghtfully accommodating, the Germans
become more and more fearful of Rus
slams and less and less responsive to
Americans. Private and unpublished
reports which have seen indicate that
German rationing and food control are
working fairly we'll There is, of course,
a black market, in which prices are still
rising, and barter goes on generally.
Germans are stolidly going to work
wherever work is to be found But the
conditions of work are hampered by
several situations:
l. Millions of Germans have. drifted
into regions where they did not live
before. More millions are expected to
come from Poland, Czechoslovakia and
Hungary. 1t is impossible to get an
economy in motion when all plans are
disrupted by such migrations.
2. There is no planning on local basis
for large-scale industries. It has ap-
parently been fully decided to leave an
iron and steel industry in Germany. But
the limitation of this industry to T.
100000 tons will provide little material
for reconstruction. Germany produced
nearly $4,000 900 tons in the boom year
1o1t, UQU iCoo tl1dll t,OOV,OVU AL lIl6
1881 depression. A general plan must be
worked out not only for iron and steel,
but for hundreds of smaller industries
This has not been done. Agriculture
too, must be planned, because food must
be produced for 95 per cent of prewar
population on three-quarters Of prewar
land
8. Planning by Americans and British
is being hampered by the sharp and
stubborn disagreement of the French.
4. American troops are neither willing
nor able to carry out the immense job of
reconyerting German mentality Hitlers
allotted time for creating that mentality
was, by his own reckoning, 20 years. The
undoing of the damage is long-term
job for which an army is not suited,
especially an army drafted from the
ranks Of free people.
Evening star., 1946-01-23
Remembering Things

II I should euer lose my sight, or find
Myself tcithin pit OF silence, deep
And black, should not griepe, for
being blind
or deaf may seem like being fast
asleep.
: In slumber. eyes are sealed against ths
dark
And ears close out the sounds they
tUould not hear,
Yet memory ,Diu ki,ldle some small
spark,
And flames will leap to rout the
blacklist fear.
And in n11iction's dungeon pould take
Remembered things like meudow
larks and frogs,
Like moonlight putting petals on the
lake,
Young laughter peaks, and Hchen.
RULED logs,
And from them mould make sus.
tanning themes.
And in this alien slun,ber, cdil them
dreams.
CoSETTE MIDDLETON.
Evening star., 1946-01-23

ther confusion into the framework of
the already shaky UNO.
1t Is true that there are about 10000
British troops in Greece. But the British
representative at the UNO can claim that
the sending Of that force to Greece was
the result of an understanding between
Prime Minister Churchill and President
Roosevelt whereby the late President
agreed to let Britain sepd a force to
expel the Germans from Greece
The United States did not join the
British in that operation because we did
not have sufficient forces available in
that area at the time. While the real
purpose of Mr.. Churchills demand that
imperial units be sent to Greece was
never officially disclosed, it is known
here that they were intended primarily
to prevent the Greek Communists from
taking hold of the government.
The Indonesian situation is deplor-
able since it is not within the spirit of
the peace-loving nations to keep tens of
millions OF individuals in serfdom with
the assistance of foreign force. The
Indonesian leaders decided they wanted
independence and acted in more
civilized manner than many Of the
nations of the UNO when they de-
clared their freedom would not pre-
clude their cooperation with nations
which have vested interests in Java
and Sumatra
The Polish representatives demand,
which is expected to be placed before
the Council this week, is regarded as
farfetched when he claims that the
presence of 10000 Polish soldiers COM
manded by Gen, Anders is the equiva-
lent of an interference by Britain in
the domestic affairs of his country.
These troops, who have fought on the
side of the Allies since 1910 (many are
veterans of Poland's 1899 resistance to
Germany and Russia), do not intend to
return to their native country for fear
of drastic punishment by the Warsaw
puppet government.
Britain has broken off relations with
the government in exile. Members Of
that government are allowed to re-
main in Britain or Canada because
they are considered as political refugees.
But as to the question of what should
be done with the Polish divisions, the
British government decided that all the
fighting men who did not want to re-
turn to Poland should be kept as
police force under the supreme COM
mand of the British general staff. 1t
was the only humane solution which
could be devised.