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Evening star., 1946-08-16
.Pu-yi Monchu Puppet, AssoiIs
Allies lnoction Against Jups

revolution three years later, Pu-yi
said. But he added that Sun Yat-
sen, leader of the revolution, was
"a great man"
Pu-yi said he first lived at the
Japanese Embassy in Peiping after
his flight from the palace because
the British Minister said the Brit
ish Embassy was too small"
The witness told of living in
Tlentsin between the ages of 20 and
27. Then he was taken to Man
.churia to become regent and then
puppet emperor of that Japanese
dominated area.
The witness was taken to the Of
fee of the tribunal secretariat short
ly after the tribunal convened this
morning, Court officials and a Rus
sian guard would not permit Amer
ican correspondents to interview
him.
He walked quickly into the court
room when he was called. The two
American MPs walked with him.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
ResuIes
Continued From First Page.

terials. All agencies then are noti-
fled that the specified goods are
availa BILE for disposal. Fedora,
agencies have first priority, except
in the case of certain set-asides fol
veterans. and can purchase the
goods, if they wish. within 10 or Is
days
In the latter months of the war,
when the surplus property act was
in operation under the former Sur
plus Property Board, WAA officials
said. they knew of no one buying
materials of that kind through the
board or other designated disposal
agencies and then reselling it to
another Government office.
Sudden Surpiuses Blamed.
During most of the war, it was ex-
planned. some departments such. as
the Army and Navy had sudden
surpluses" from time to time in some
materials or greatly needed special
lied goods. Army and Navy pro-
curement Offices bought such ma
| terials wherever they could, the
WAA spokesmen said.
! There was no law against buying
/ it from any source" the officials
added and probably the procure
ment officers in one agency did not
always know what surpluses existec
in other agencies"
The law and WAA regulations art
specific and strict today, they de.
clared. although apparently there
still is no precise ban on private op-
erations of the type described by
| Mr.. Smith.
| They conceded that WAA has nc
control over sale of surplus goods
once it has been paid for and picked
up by buyer. But even a veteran
who has exclusive priority on set
aside goods must sign a certificate
that he is buying the material as a
veteran and for his personal use.
Must Provide Proof.
Other priority groups as we'll as
wholesalers and dealers must pro-
vide similar proof that they will use
the goods in accordance with the
nature of their department or bust
ness. These, however, in every case
would not necessarily prevent a
dealer from offering to sell goods to
some other Government agency.
Federal agencies have top prior
ity, next to these veterans set
asides, in obtaining goods declared
surplus by other Government agen-
cies. Every Federal procurement
office, WAA officials explained, re-
ceives a detailed list of such decla
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Palestine
Continued From First Page. }

other disturbances during proceed
ings After the military court
reached its decision, the captives
were led into the courtroom and
seated on empty ammunition boxes
facing the tribunal
When the president started read
ing the verdict. the % Jews started
singing "Hatikvan.' the Jewish
hymn of nationalism. so loudly it
was impossible to hear the court
sentence
The trial lasted four days. At the
start. the Jews demanded treatment
as prisoners of war" and challenged
the right of the military court to try
them
All % were captured at a road
block which troops abllshed few
minutes after the raid at Haifa
several weeks ago The defendants
were accused Of belonging TO the
outlawed Stern gang, violent Jewish
underground group.
Several Companions Killed.
Fleeing in truck, the defendants
encountered the road block, smashed
into A Bren gun and opened fire.
Soldiers returned fire and several
of the defendants companions were
killed Others were wounded.
The workshops were bombed dur
ing a week of terror in which eight
bridges were blasted. train was
wrecked and five British officers
were kidnapped in Tel Aviv.
A Jewish Agency spokesman said
at news conference that resump-
ton of relations between the Jewish
Agency Executive and the British
government had been received with
relief by Jewish public opinion in
Palestine"
Members of the Agency had been
accused in British white paper last
month of ordering acts of violence
and some Agency members were ar
rested and still are detained. DR.
Chain Weizmann, Agency president
and four Agency members conferred
in London yesterday with Colonia
Secretary George Hall.
The Agency spokesman said hi
did not know whether the Vaao
Leumi would cancel or postpone it
projected campaign of non -coopera
Evening star., 1946-08-16
u. ). -to-South Africa
Air Service Approved
By the Associoted Press

The Civil Aeronautics Board to-
day authorized Pan American Air
ways to establish commercial air
service between the United States
and South Africa.
The board issued certificate for
period of seven years authorizing
service between New York and the
co-terminal points of Johannesburg
and Capetown. a
intermediate points on the route
will be the Azores, Dakar, Monrovia
Accra and Leopoldyille.
The route to South Africa via the
Azores and West Africa provides a
direct commercial link for the first
time between those points and the
United States
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Sc Reported Killed
In Calcutta Mos|ems'
Direct Action Day.
BY the Asseeioted Press

bf me Assoeioted Press
CALCUTTA, Aug. 16.-Fifteen
persons were killed and $50 in
jured today in riots between
Moslems and Hindus during a
Moslem League direct action
day" protest to the British plan
for Indian independence.
'Reuters reports from Calcutta
said the death toll had risen to
56 by early evening and that 75O
persons were injured)
The Moslem League, second larg-
est political party in India, called
a nation wide strike for today to
start its direct action program.
Shops and markets closed. Some
buses and cabs attempting to oper-
ate were stopped by Moslem volun-
teers, who squatted at street juno
tlons halting traffic. Police vans
were not molested.
The casualties resulted from
clashes in various parts of Calcutta
OF the injured, 100 were taken to
hospitals by noon Pedestrians we're
reported assaulted and some stores
were looted
Insist on Pakistan.
The Moslem League. which claims
to speak for Indias 90,000000 Mos
lens, recently rejected the British
independence plan after first indi-
eating acceptance. The Moslems
have insisted on Pakistan. or parti-
ton of India's predominately Mos
lem areas from the rest of the sub
continent.
JaWanarlal Nehru, president of
the predominantly Hindu Congress
Party, largest in India, met last
night in Bombay with Mahomed Ali
Jlnnah, president of the Moslem
League, but made no progress to-
ward agreement
Nehru said the Congress Party
would go ahead with formation of
an interim Indian government. with
or without the Moslem League.
Commenting on the Moslem
Leagues direct action" plans,
Nehru said:
1T either knocks the government
over or the government knocks di-
rect action over
Peace Squads Dispatched.
The casualties in Calcutta resulted
despite efforts of leaders of the Con-
gress Party, the Moslem League and
the Communist party to maintain
order. Peace squads were dis
patched by the parties
One of the largest Calcutta hos
pitfalls said Is persons were admitted
with stab wounds from lathi blows
The Manicktolla district, center
of previous Calcutta riots, witnessed
pitched clash between league SYM
pathizers and opponents. Two shops
were reported looted there. Indus
trial and commercial activities were
paralyzed in Calcutta
Armed civilian police in steel he'll
NETS patrolled the streets. The
entire police force was modified.
Riot boards covered the windows
of most stores in the European sec
ton of Calcutta.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
BY the Associosed Pres,

lok fO, Aug. lb.--Henry Pu-N
today defended his acceptance of
the puppet throne of Manchuria by
attacking Allied inaction in the face
of japanese conquest.
Pu-yi, nervous little man in
blue serge suit. was testifying at the
trial of Japan's war leaders-some
of whom gave him orders when he
was the puppet emperor.
Recounting the l4-year-old in
trigue that led him to the false
throne of his forefathers' country,
the last of the Manchu emperors in
terjected:
AT that time 1882 and 1889 the
democratic nations were not trying
to resist Japanese militarists. l
alone as an individual would hardly
be able to resist them"
Animatedly, in contrast to his
earlier calm. he said he accepted
the Manchurian crown through fear
for his life.
He snapped upright from his ha-
bitual slump to address his remarks
directly to the II justices. Speak
ing brusquely, he emphasized his
statement by waving thin ivory
fan and gesturing with long, grace
full fingers.
Then abruptly, he returned to his
impassive verbal shuffiing through
the dead years to tell how one of
the defendants, Seishiro Itagaki
thpr1 O cnIora1
him the clay throne in his Japanese
controlled refuge in Port Arthur
He said he first refused, then ac-
cepted it in the face of threats
against his life.
Puyi said Itagaki presented him
self as an aide to the late Field Mar
shal Shigeru HOMO, then command
er in chief of Japans Kwantung
Army. HOMO killed himself shortly
after the American occupation of
Japan.
Itagaki sat upright in the pris-
oners' box and took copious notes,
A sardonic smile played across thin
lips beneath his mustache.
At the end of the days session,
Pu-yi left the courtroom as he had
arriVed--in Russian custody.
AS Chief Prosecutor Joseph B.
keenan, conducted direct examina-
ton, Pu-yi sketched a picture of
himself and court limited to his
family and four advisers held in
the palm of Japanese hands"
MPs Stand Beside Box.
There was no sign of royal back
ground as Pu-yi slipped into the
witness box He was addressed as
witness and he gave his name
simply as Henry Pu-yi"
Two American military police
stood beside the witness box as he
testified in low, hoarse voice. The
courtroom was iammed.
Pu-yi kept glancing downward
at notes. This brought an admoni-
ton from Sir William Webb, presi-
dent of the International Tribunal.
Witness he said. you cannot
refresh your memory from notes
without permission of the tribunal. =
Il have only with me simple dates
and months--no Details replied
Pu-yi. abaShed.
Former Premier Hideki Toto and
the 26 other defendants showed in
terest in Pu-yi's testimony. Toto
took notes, and Naoki Hoshino, one
of the key civilian Manchuria plot
ters. gazed intently at the witness.
A number reached for their ear
phones, through which they receive
translations of testimony.
The former puppet avoided the
eyes Of the defendants. Twisting
nervously. he related that he was
born in 1906 and was enthroned at
the age of on the death of his
aunt, the Empress Dowager of China
Lays Overthrow to Corruption.
The corruption of Chinese officials
was the reason for his overthrow by
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Jonitor Held in Stobbinq
At National Art Gallery

A preliminary hearing for Doc
Griffin, 50, colored, of the 1900
block OF Division avenue NE. ac-
cused of staobing fellow -janitor
at the National Gallery of Art last
night during fight, was set for
September 4 after he appeared in
Municipal Court today. Judge Ellen
K. Raedy set bond at $1,000
The injured man, Cecil Collie, 81,
OF the 900 block of Fourteenth
street NV. was admitted to Provi-
dence Hospital with stab wounds
in the left shoulder and wrist. His
condition was said to be good.
Police said the fight took place
in the basement locker room of
the building
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Eventual Anglo u. S. Accord
On Palestine Forecast

LONDON, Aug Is LP,.-Govern-
ment sources said today they did
not consider President Truman S
reported refusal to participate in a
plan TO divide Palestine would pre-
clude eventual British American
agreement on a joint policy for the
Holy Land
Colonial Secretary George Hall
flew to Paris today to confer with
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin. A
we'll Informed Whitehall source
speculated they might also confer
with Secretary of State Byrnes.
who he noted is conveniently
nearby"
Contents of MI Trumans letter
have not been disclosed officially
and a Foreign Office spokesman
curtly remarked that we're not
the Presidents spokesman
Informed sources said they under
stood the President expressed will
lngness to discuss Palestine solu-
ton again after Britain completes
conferences with Jewish and Arab
leaders-meetings now in the max
ing.
A Colonial Office spokesman de-
clared Britain would not be able to
put the division plan into effect by
herself, largely because of the cost.
The plan, proposed by board of
three American and three British
experts, called for quick admission
/ Of 100 900 Jewish refugees into a
Palestine divided into four areas
two under control of the central
government, plus separate semiau-
tonomous Jewish and Arab provinces
! There was no official confirmation
of reports from Jewish sources that
Mr.. Truman suggested enlargement
of the proposed Jewish province or
more complete control of the pro-
vince over its own immigration.
! A Colonial Office spokesman said
the Jewish report surprised him.
Evening star., 1946-08-16

ton in Palestine, scheduled to start
Sunday.
The British Army. meanwhile,
stood by in full alert to meet the
possibility of a general revolt of
Jews as urged by Irgun Zvai Leumi,
and military informants described
the situation throughout Palestine
as in a state of dreadful hush"
There was much DISAPPOINTMENT
IN Jewish quarters as reports circu-
lated that President Truman had
refused to approve American par
tlcipatlon in a plan to divide Pal
estine into federal zones.
One qualified Jewish leader said
the American Presidents position.
ii correctly stated. was a Shameful
breach of faith and failure to dis
charge moral obligation"
An Arab spokesman. on the other
hand, commented.
Its high time American realize
she is not required to pull Britains
chestnuts out of the fire"
"Meddling" Seen Ended.
Another Arab leader declared:
Americas meddling in Palestine
affairs was bound to end sooner or
later, either happily or in disgrace
full pickering. If this report is true,
1t means that American statesmen
are finally agreed that the British
alone must bear responsibility for
the political holocaust caused in this
beleaguered country"
The Jewish leader said that by
adopting and supporting the plan
to send 100000 refugees here and
by adopting again human attitude
toward the Zionist problem. Mr..
Truman raised the hopes of Jews
IN Palestine and Jews the world
over, At such stage it is i'm
possible now to withdraw from such
an attitude which already has be-
come moral Obligation
DR.. Hussein F. Khalidi. secretary
of the Arab executive, said a sched-
uled meeting Of that body today
probably, would be postponed. be-
cause two delegates from Egypt
Jamal Bey Husseini. deputy chair
man, and Emil Khouri-had not vet
arrived.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Gen. Chang Reported
Planning Farley Of
Scholars on Peace
BY the Associo.ed Press

NANKING. Aug Is Delayed -
The newspaper Hsin Min Pao re-
ported today that Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek had decided to
call a conference of Chinas intel
lectuals for August Is in Kuling, the
summer capital, to seek a solution
of the nations internal strife.
The newspaper said the scholars
would spend week celebrating.
after which the generalissimo was
expected to return to Nanking -
probably around September 8
1t was recalled here that in the
early days of Japanese aggression
the generalissimo called national
conference of scholars from which
developed the decision to fight the
war of resistance.
Meanwhile, Gen. George C. Mar
shall special American envoy, few
to kullng after a three-hour con-
ference at Marking with Walter
Robertson, American commissioner
at the Peiping executive truce)
headquarters; Gen. Chou En-lai
and Gen. Yeh Chien-ying, Com
munist representatives The con-
ference presumably dealt with the
July % incident near Peiping in
which four United States Marines
were killed and II others wounded
by Chinese Communists.
Gen. Marshall carried with him
the official Communist reaction to
Gen. Chiang's recent siX-point |
statement of policy for bringing
about peace in China.
Evening star., 1946-08-16

physics, chemistry, biology, medi-
cine and agriculture.
The agencies already are directed
by law to engage in Fundamental
research, Officials have held ex-
tensive preliminary conferences on
the proposed project
DR.. r. E. Dyer. director of the
National Institute of Health esti-
mated the cost Of the institute
would be about SIS 100000.
From medical standpoint. he
said, the first thing we would be
anxious TO tackle is cancer.
We would want to find out
whether some of these radioactive
materials that are producible in an
atomic pile are more effective than.
say, x-raY in the treatment of
cancer" DR.. Ryer said.
He said research also would be
aimed toward finding a means of
preventing cancer" Furthermore
ne added, ray-emitting forms of
various common elements would be
used as "tracers' in the study of
various other diseases.
Project in Planning Stage.
DR.. Edward U. Condor. director Of
the National Bureau of Standards
emphasized today that the project
still is at the planning level"
We want to do our share" de-
clared DR.. Condor. I'VE already are
responsible for all basic measure
ment work on radioactive materials
They are tricky things to measure. .
DR.. Condor said the Bureau of
Standards has been busy on atomic
energy research ever since Presi-
dent Roosevelt turned over to it re-
sponsibility for secret project in
1899.
The bureau. he said. still was do
ing some work for the Manhattan
District, the Army project which de-
veloped the atomic bomb. The ap-
plication of atomic energy to indus
try, DR.. Condor said was a problem
with a tremendous range of poten-
tialitieS
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Nine Red Attacks Reported
Beaten Oft by Notionoiists

PEIP1NG, Aug. 16 t4N.-Chinese
dispatches TODAY reported govern
ment troops stubbornly fought off
nine large-scale Communist attacks
on Shaling, one of their few out
posts in Tatung's outer defense.
The Communists were reported TO
have thrown their full strength into
the attack, moving 10000 troops
from southwest of besieged Tatung
to reinforce the assault
A special inquiry team investi-
eating the ambush Staying of four
United States Marines and the
wounding of IL others near Anping
July % today ended a two-weeks
stalemate and agreed on procedure
prescribed by executive 'truce)
headquarters commissioners.
The team calleo United States
Army and Marine personnel who
survived the ambush to testify.
Chinese dispatches reported that
American repatriation officers had
reached an agreement with Chinese
Communists at Harbin for the re-
patriation of japanese civilians and
prisoners of war from Communist
held territory in Central and North
ern Manchuria.
An estimated 100000 japanese are
reported in Communist areas.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
U. S. -Botovio Flights Planned

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16 lPl.-
Trans-Pacific air transport service
between Los Angeles and Batavia is
scheduled to be started by the
Royal Netherlands Indies Airways
about September Is, the line has
announced Service will be via Hon
olulu, Kwajalein and Biak, using
four -engine planes.
Evening star., 1946-08-16

ratlons along with instructions as
to the time limit for exercising the
priority.
so there is no excuse if pro-
curement officer does not use his
priority on whatever available goods
he needs" officials said He still
will have to buy elsewhere for all
his requirements, but it's practically
impossible for him to buy surplus
Government goods from any private
individual who bought them through
WAA sales -
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Group of 300 Marches
On British Embassy

A group of about 300 young men
and women, led by Jewish rabbi
marched to the British Embassy
yesterday afternoon. chanting open
the Gates to Palestine"
The group formed at Observatory
Circle about 2:30 pm and walked
in orderly fashion to the front of
the Embassy, where they were ad-
dressed by the rabbi.
They remained in front of the
Embassy for about half an hour and
then dispersed, without incident
Each wore a black armband.
Evening star., 1946-09-14

Brunette" And Hedy is doing pub
lfcity for her recent picture. Dis
honored Lady"
Joseph Gotten hopes his picture,
Tender Is the Night" will be post
poned for year at least. THE
leading character, Dick Diver, is a
psychiatrist," says Joe, land we've
had so many psychiatric pictures
lately that people will say, oh, an
other psychiatrist,' and that
wouldn't be fair to the story, which
Is excellent" . Joan Fontaine is
the new choice for the lead in THE
Voice of the Turtle" The male lead
is still undecided. . Peggy Ann
Garner's mother tells me that the
house she wanted to buy about a
year ago for $4,000 is now in the
market again for $50 1000. And it's
true that you cannot get any kind
Of attractive house in this town for
less than $50, ,000-houses that were
under $4,000 few short years ago.
** x*
John Garfield shot a 250-pound
buck on his recent hunting trip.
And Johns friends have had the
buck stuffed with a cracked smile
and winking one eye. Which is
exactly what I did when I heard
the story. -. Priscilla Lanes hus-
Evening star., 1946-09-14

band, Col. Joseph Howard, has
been discharged from the Army
Air Corps and Priscilla and her
mate are leaving with the baby
for Massachusetts, to introduce their
offspring to Howard's family.
I'm told that Ronnie Howard, son
of Leslie Howard, bears an uncanny
resemblance to the late actor. Ron
ME is now working in the British
picture, while the Sun Shines,
and they say he is a good actor.
Harry Carey sold his house in
Beverly Hills to Director Peter God
frey. When Humphrey Bogart
was asked to pose for some tive
shots" with Lizabeth Scott. he said
I'll do it, but no Van johnson poses
l have my career to think off, Van
seems to have done very we'll in
Van Johnson poses. But I think
know what Bogey meant. And
by the way, Vans new and unex-
pected contract at Metro is for
seven years and the boost in pay
will put him among the 10 top
Hollywood earners. Rosalind
Russell gets Glenn Ford as we'll as
James Mason in Mourning Becomes
Electra And the other female
stars here are simply drooling witt
envy!
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Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1946-09-14
Life Swirls in HOLLYWOOD
BY SheIioh Grohom
HOLIYWOOn

HOLLYWOOD.
Susan Hayward. Jess Barker and
their twins are being ousted from
their home next month-a month
earlier than expected. It's the
fourth time they have suffered
viction in this manner I'm Just
waiting for the prices of houses to
drop" says Susan, then I'll buy
one" That sounds like long wait.
F.. Joan Crawford and Fred de
Cordova had their first date last
week. . Sylvia Sidney, looking
fetching behind veil, having din
ner with three males at Romanoff S
among them Carlton Alsop, ex-
husband of Martha Scott, and Rex
Harrison. Mrs. Rex Harrison. Lilli
Palmer, is now in New York to ex-
plot her picture. Cloak and Dag
ger"
It's fine movie, but Director
Fritz Lang seems to have overlooked
the camera angles for Lilli, and per
haps this Is one of the reasons why
she was unhappy working for him.
Paulette Goddard. logged out in
silk petticoat at Paramount, tells
me, "Korda called me from London
Evening star., 1946-09-14
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
NationaI-"The Magnificent Heel"::
2:30 and $50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Courage of Lassie": o::20
am. 1910, 3:05, 6, 8:55 and 11:45
pm. Stage shows: 11:10 am, 2:O5,
S, 1855 and 1880 pm.
Columbia-"Caesar and Cleopa-
ira: l1:35 am, 2, 4:30, and $50
pm.
Earle-"of Human Bondage:
l0:45 am, /, 3:l5, $50, 7:35, 9:40
and 11:55 pm.
Hippodrome Terror House:
2:2o, 3:55, 5:25, 6:55, 8:25 and s;55
pm.
Keith'sL"The Kid From Brook
lyn":: 11:50 am. 2:l5, 4:45. 7:15,
GAS pm. and 1915 am.
Little-"It Happened at the Inn:
II am, l, $40, $50, 7:30 and 9:45
pm.
Metropolitan-"The Big Sleep;
l0:40 am, 1880, 8, $40, 7:20, $50
and 11:40 pm.
Palace Monsieur Beaucaire": II
am, los, 3:15, 5:25. 7:30, 9:40 and
11:45 pm.
Pix - Gangs, Inc: 2:30, sos
7:50, 1875 pm. and 1:20 am
Trans-Lux-News and shorts, con-
tinuous from 1915 am.