Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 227, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1945 — Page 1

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Mac Arthur To ' ■ ontinue As Boss Os Japs ■ * I Truman Indicates I Strongly American 11 I Policies To Rule ■ Washington. Sept 28— <UP)“ ’ ■r. blent Truman strongly IndiK, today that thia country's ' K II( i.s will continue to govern Kfpaf d Japan under Gen. Dougt MacArthur as Allied supreme Kmmandcr. ■ Mr Truman told a news conferL, that no Interested Allied E-,«>-r had expressed any official EtMtlsfactlon with the occupaK, n of Japan. He also pointed Kit that if there were any comnaintx adequate channel# existed K,-, >U gh which they could be preEnted directly to MacArthur. f Thia government’s directives to MacArthur have made it plain Eat American policies in Japan Khali prevail if any differences Exist between them and the poll- ; |ie» of the other Allied nations. I Responding to questions based L Kiisaia'a London request for Ltabliahinent of an Allied control Commission for Japan, the presi|ent said that all of the Interest M nations had agreed originally >n a central command. Mince then, he added, no official exprea lion of dissatisfaction had been received by thia government The president also bluntly retocied reports that the lamdon meeting of the foreign ministers council had accomplished nothing. He advised critics to wait for the council's reports before writing off the meeting as a failure. He said emphatically that the appointment of MacArthur was concurred in by ail the Intereated powers and that he now was functioning as the representative of all of them. Under repeated questioning Mr. Truman said that there was anfplt opportunity for any of the interested nations to discuss with MacArthur any question of occu pation policy, cither through the joint chiefs of staff or through the American government — and here he pointed out that the Russians had their own representative with MacArthur. The president did not discuss > Hu* Russian proposal in London m such, except io say generally that none of the Allied nations had expresped dissatisfaction with this government over what is being done in Japan. The president was sharp when * reporter cited reports that the accomplishments of the council of foreign ministers go far had amounted to "practically zero, a failure." dropping his usual smile, Mr. Truman said bluntly that these reports were all surmises, noth"lr but surmises. He recommended that the questioner wait to see the official reports on the big five hwting In-fore terming It a failare. ■he chief executive said disposition of Japanese fleet units probably would have to wait for » reparations conference for final •olution, a conference similar to one in progress now Involving tormany. Ax for the disposition of the Lernian fleet, the president point’d out that at Berlin, the big ttree worked out a three-day division of Its remaining units »»h one group going to Russia. «•’ to Great Britain and one to 'he United States. He would not say, however, •ne'her the same formula would Wy to disposing of Jap naval «rength. ta the course of the broad Innational discussion which,took ' *<<’ at today's preas conference, r ’ port * r sought the preai- * reaction to a newspaper H-lumn yesterday which expressIT<,r ***** *' C * M * l »> democrat thermometer temperature readings a. M ,0; OT a. m. go Noon .. „ WEATHER MSStly clmMy , n<J Thurt _ * !th •’’owvrs and thunderThur *‘«y and in warn perWarmer northwest ar ”tn tonight.

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Orders Jap Weapons Reduced Into Scrap A European Veterans Join In Occupation Tokyo, Sept. 20 — (UP) — Gen. Douglas MacArthur today ordered virtually all Japanese weapons reduced to scrap for use in Japanese civilian relief. He also directed the Japanese government to turn over all army and navy food, clothing, transportation and supplies to the Japanese home ministry for civilian relief with strict accounting to bls headquarters. All weapons not destroyed must be turned over to American beadquarters for operational use, for training or for museums and war memorials. Among the many Items demanded for trophies were examples of every piece of equipment used by the engineering, medical, signal, chemical warfare, ordnance and quartermaster's branches of the army and navy. These probably will be studied by Allied Intelligence agents In the hope some hitherto secret Japanese weapons may l>e found The items Include everything from l&O-milllmeter mortars to a 1937 medium tank. The first veterans of the European war to jota in the occupation of Japan landed at Yokohama today. They were members of the 97th division, which fought in the German Ruhr, and will relieve Pacific veterans of the 43rd division. Men of the 43rd will return to the United States aboard the same ships which debarked the 97th division. Low point men in the 43rd will be combed out and attached to the newly-arrived unit. From Okinawa came word that a large task force has just left that island base for the China coast to land two marine divisions in the Tientsin area next Sunday. Chinese military commanders are scheduled to accept the surrender of Japanese invasion forces In the Tientsin area Sunday. The marines will act merely as policemen who will accept surrendered arms and munitions until Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek's force# arrive in sufficient number to take over. Meantime, the Dome! news (Torn To Page 4, Column 1) Work Progresses On New Soybean Silos Store Two Million Bushels Os Beans Progress is being made on the construction of the soybean storage bins at the Central Soya company on the site of the old sugar beet storage yards, Colin Finlayson, plant manager, stated today. The McDonald Engineering company, of Chicago, is the general contractor on the building of the concrete siloa that will store Z.b00.000 bushels of beans. Arley Johnson of Chicago is general superintendent of the huge project, which will require at least 12,000 yards of concrete. The slipform construction of the alios will get underway about October 30. Mr. Johnson estimated In the meantime foundations, footings and tunnels are being built. One big job la the building of the wood forms that are used In forming the walls. The program calls for the completion of part of the work late this fall, adding 1.000.000 bushels capacity to the present storage bins. The remaining half of the work will continue until the job Is completed. The company will then have storage capacity for 4,500,000 bushels of soybeans, making It one of the largest reservoirs in the country. Mr. Johnson estimated that 100 workers would be required on the job when the slipform work begins. The concrete will lie mixed on the site. Mr. Finlayson stated that the delivery of soybeans from the local area already has started. Six truck loads were received In Ums last few days. The beans were of good quality, averaging about 13 percent moisture. The peak of truck deliveries will be reached about Ito middle of October, it was stated.

Patton Called On Carpel By Eisenhower Gen. Patton Favors Keepinq Nazis In Minor Positions Frankfurt, Sept. 28— (UP)--Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called Gen. George 8. Patton on the carpet today to give an account of his stewardship in Bavaria, where he favored the retention of Nazis in certain minor administrative posts Patton was ordered to appear personally at American occupation headquarters within a week to pre•ent his side of the controversy and to report on any Nails who may be holding office in the Bavarian province of which he is military governor. Lt. Gen. Walter B. Smith, Eisen hower'e chief ot staff, announced the summons to Patton at a preas conference here today Smith said that if Patton Is un able to give a satisfactory report on ‘‘his stewardship.'' it was aot known what disciplinary action Elsenhower would take. He aeked correspondents to watch closely for the next week to see If any marked changes for the (tetter are made to Improve U. 8. political control in Bavaria. Eisenhower yesterday ordered the removal of all Nazis throughout the American occupation zone from any administrative positions, civil or industrial. The order was effective today. Patton, at a press conference at his Bavarian headquarters, advocated the use of Nazi officials in some secondary posts, at the came time Insisting he was carrying out Eisenhower'* directives to the letter and would continue to do so. Smith excused Patton's recent statements to the press upholding the use ot certain Nazis in office by saying: "His mouth dore not always carry out the function* of his brain George acts on the theory that it is better to be damned than to say nothing — that some publicity Is better than none.” He said Eisenhower and bia headquarters were convinced that Patton was making every effort to carry out the denazification program to the beat of hi* ability. But he added that certain phases of the program needed revamping Smith, outlining Elsenhower’s policy for governing Germany, said: "Elsenhower does not tolerate that any subordinate be in defer(Turn To Page 4, Column ■) Navy Speeding Up Discharge Os Men Will Not Abandon Navy Point System Washington. Sept. 2«- (UP) — The navy said today that 750,000 more navy men will be out ot uniform by Chrtatmas. but that ft does not plan to abandon its point system in late winter an the army intends to do. The latest information on navy demobilization was given to the House Naval Affairs committee by Vice Adm. 1.-ouis E. Denfeld, chief of navy personnel. In a statement prepared for the committee Denfeld said that 88,fu5 men had been let out under the point eyntem up to Hept. 21. He added that the dally discharge rate was 5,800 on Sept. 21 and Is constantly Increasing so that a total of 539,000 officers and enlisted men will have been discharged between Aug. 18 when the navy began its demobilization, and Dec. 25. S'ated in simplest terms, Den feld said, the navy's full demobilization plans mean "the release of one out of every three men by mid February, one out of every two by mid-Aprll, two out of every three by mld-June and Hz out ot every seven by the end of August ...” The navy Is cutting its strength to 550,000 by next Sept. 1. Denfeld said the number of (Tut a To Page 4, Column 1)

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No Climbing For The Postman an iSr 9b •■HI > wKd' RaMWrE A ■ I ; ■ i Wk*' ■ f I eB w is j ' J BECAUSE OF THE ELEVATOR OPERATORS’ STRIKE,, the New York post office department set up distribution (-•■liters for mail on the ground floors of the city's skyacraiM-rs. Marc I Shalat, who works on the 77th floor of the Empire State building, hiked tlx- stairs to get her office mail in the building lobby.

Near 100,000 Nazis Arrested By Yanks Fire All Nazis In Government Posts Berlin. Sept. 28— (UP) —Between 60.000 and 70.000 Nazis have been arrested in the American occupation aono of Germany and the total probably will reach 100.000, Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay revealed today. Clay, deputy American commander in Germany, said the Nazis —with the exception of those wanted tor specific war crimes — merely were being detained for the present. He added, however, that an international tribunal was giving "serious consideration" to indictment of the Nazi party as a whole, making all members subject to trial. Clay released a letter sent by Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower to commanders of all American occupation districts directing them to discharge all Nazis from government posts regardless of the possibility that local inefficiency might follow. He also released an order from Elsenhower holding German industry Its the American zone responsible tor purging aii Nazis in supervisory or managerial jobs. Both orders originally were announced at Elsenhower's headquarters in Frankfurt yesterday iqllbwlng Gen. George 8. Patton's statement at a press conference that he favored continuing some Nazi second raters in office for the sake of efficiency. Patton is military governor of Bavaria. The order to German industry to all Intents and purposes restricts Nazis still at liberty to manual labor unless they can prove In an appeal to local military government officers that they were nominal nomaellve Nazis who were forced to join the party. Clay, asked at a press conference whether he was a "hard” or "soft” peace man, replied: "General Elsenhower and I both are going to carry out the policy of the United States gov(Turn To P»g- 4, Column S) Emperor Hirohito To Call On MacArthur San Rrancisco, Sept. 28 —(UP)— Emperor Hirohito will make a personal call on Gen. Douglas MacArthur early tomorrow morning at the American embassy In Tokyo, CBS correspondent Tim Leimert said today in a broadcast from the Japanese capital. The correspondent, quoting "informed quartern close to the Imperial household,” vaid the vlalt probably would be In the nature of a “courtesy call" rather than a full-fledged discussion of occupation problems.

Three Teen-Aqers Given Penal Terms Indianapolis, Sept. 28—(UP) — Three teen-agers began penal acntences of from one to lu years today on conviction of holding up and slugging an attorney and another city resident iaat March. The youtlM were Le Roy Price, 18. Harry Harris, 16, and Isaac Freeman, 17, all of Indianapolis. The toys denied the crime- 1 . Attorney Named For Pearl Harbor Group Ex-Attorney General Named Chief Counsel Washington, Sept. 28—(UP) — The congressional Pearl Harbor investigating committee today chore William DeWitt Mitchell, 71, New York, (ormer attorney general, as chief counsel for its inquiry into the Japanese attack of De?. 7, 1941. The selection was made during a closed meeting between Mitchell and the committee. Mitchell, a lile-lonx Republican who served in the cabinet of former President Herbert Hoover, accepted the Job without a decision on what his fee would be. Sen. Alton W. Barkley. D, Ky., said the choice wae unanimous. He said that Mitchell "doesn't want to accept” any fee but added “that will be worked out later.” Mitchell, a native of Winona, Minn., has been in a private law practice In New York since be served as attorney general from 1929 to 1933. Prior to that he served as solicitor general, from 1925 to 1929, under former Prrsldcnt Calvin Coolidge. Barkley said '-hat Mitchel! and a three-man subcommittee would cooperate in picking the rest of the ivnnmittct* staff pi'ssibly an assistant coun»el and a stenographies! pool. He said the start of public hearings would depend how soon all previous evidence/ including reporta and testimony, have been di(Turn Tn Page 1. Column 5) Fort Wayne Man Dies When Struck By Auto Fort Wayne, Ind. Sept. 28—(U. P.) Albert Sfnnegan, 57, of Fort Wayne, died on the way to the hospital last night after being struck by an automobile driven by M. E. Trier, 71. of Columbia City. The accident took place about a mile west of the city limits on state road 14, when Slnnegan walked across the road in front of Trier's car. Trier said he waa blinded by the lights of an approaching car and did nut see the pedestrian.

Oil Workers President Denies Issuing Orders Os Nation-Wide Strike

Confirm Jap Execution Os Three Airmen Captured Japanese Records Show Death Os Doolittle Fliers (Editor's note: In the following exclusive dispatch, a United Press correspondent clears up the three and a half year-old mystery surrounding the fate of three missing airmen who participated in the first American air raid on Tokyo. By Walter G. Rundle (Copyright 1945 United Shanghai. Sept. 28 —(UP)-Cap-tured enemy recosds provided the first definite confirmation today that the Japanese executed three American airmen who participated In the tamed "Doolittle raid'' on Tokyo April 18. 1942. The records, including the official Japanese account of the perfunctory court martial which condemned the men, disclosed that they died before a firing squad at a war prisoners' camp near Shanghai's Kiangwan race track Oct. 15, 1042. The fliers were Identified as: Ist Lt. William C. Farrow of Washington and Darlington. 8. C. Ist Lt. Dean Hallmark of Dallas, Tex. Sgt. Harold A. Spatz of Lebo. Kan., and New York State. A fourth member of the Doolittle team. Ist Lt Robert J. Meder of Lakewood. Ohio, died in a Nanking prison Dec. 1. 1943 of (Turn To Fags 8. Column 5) Lt. David Macklin To Inactive Status On Terminal Leave, Inactive Nov. 15 Lt. David Macklin, USNR. one of the first Decatur men to l»e commissioned as an officer in the U. S. navy, following the outbreak of war, la home on a 52-day tertn Inal leave and will revert to In active status on November 15. * Lt. Macklin was commissioned at the New York midshipman school, Columbia university. In December. 1942 and Immediately went to sea. He served as an executive officer on a mine sweeper in the Pacific. He returned to the United States last January and assigned to the eastern coast, later being transferred to San Francisco. Calif. The young naval officer intends to re-enter Indiana University at Bloomington next February and study law He was graduated from the state university with a B. S. degree in May. 1942. A brother, Wendell Macklin, recently was dlacharged from the army, after participating in the European war. A second brother, Robert of Evansville, is believed to l>e on the way home from Germany. Two brothers-ln iaw, John L. DeVoss and Chalmer Debolt, also have returned from overseas, the former having been discharged last week after participating in the Invasion of Germany. Stettler Funeral Is Held This Afternoon Funeral services and burial were held at Rockford. O„ this afternoon for Mrs. Lucinda Stettler, 64. a native of Decatur, who died Tuesday at the home of a daughter. Mrs. Boyd Robbins, at Chelsea, Mich. Surviving besides her daughter are a son. Gerald, of Rockford, and six grandchildren. Her husband, Joseph Stettler, died In 1938. -« • i(he

Here October 22 * J ■Mr-f BW fcy Ihihumlr Kryl, above, world famous conductor, and his all-giri symphony orchestra will appear in two concerts at the Decatur junior-senior high school Monday, Oi tober 22. Noted Orchestra To Appear Here Oct. 22 Bohumir Kryl, Girl Symphony Play Here Os unusual Intereet to lovers of music is the announcement made today by W. Guy Brown high school principal, of the coining appearance of Bohumir Kryl and his all girl symphony orchestra in this city on October 22. in the juniorsenior high school auditorium. Two concerts will be given by the world fam >us musical organization. a matinee for school children and an evening performance. The orchwtra appears here under the sponsorehlp of the Decatur high sebooi band and glee club, with the Woman's club, Lions and Rotary clubs and the G. E. Aoolion choir cooperating in bringing the outstanding musical organization to this city For the pas* 38 years and until the end of 1942. Mr. Kryl. the Czech conductor, ha# toured the country with hit* famous symphony band and orchestra. Since Uncle Sam has called most of the personnel of this orchestra to the armed services, Mr. Kryl inaugurated an innovation in 1948 an aii girt symphony orchestra. .Making his debut with the all feminine group conshtlng of the finest lady concert musicians in (Turn To I’agn I. Column 4) Rev. McPheeters Is Lions Club Speaker Democracy Theme Os Pastor's Talk The Rev. John W. McPheeters. Jr., pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city, was* the guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Lions club Tuesday evening. Mulnt-hance of individualism in the American "way of life" is especially shown In this nation's democracy, the speaker said. “There is rugged Individualism in this way. shown in America's history of the 'common man’ or •little guy.' "Our present education is the subject of a struggle for power. There is a ‘blind spot’ in our education. namely—religion. Instead of being non-eectarian the school many times gives the practical meaning of secular. We must remove the distrust of our traditional religions of our Jewish and Christian theologies. Democracy must lie taught with religious motivation. "Democracy is the order whereby the individual has the freedom to choose and bears the responsibility of his choice Then, democracy needs wide experience and practice.” Dale D. Moses was chairman of the program.

Price Four Cents.

New York Buildinq Service Employes Make New Threats To Go BULLETIN Muncta. Ind., Bept- 28 — (UP) — A strike of United Auto Workers (CIO) dosed the four Muncis plants of the Warner Gear company today, affecting 2.500 employes. Union spokesmen Mid the company turned down the demands of union workora for pay increasea and for negotiations toward settlement of a iong series of grievances. By United Press New York building service employes made new strike threats today, and labor and management sought to bring an end to the oil strike as the number of workers made Idle by work stoppage* throughout the nation climbed toward a million. in Chicago, the executive board of the oil workers union Issued a -tAtement which a spokesman raid was intended to strengthen the hand of the union president in negotiations with the oil companies and make It possible for him ta call a nation wide strike of hU union members It he should find such action aeeesMry. (). A Knight. International presL dent of the oil workers union (C. I. O ). denied that he had tasuM orders for an Immediate nationwide strike of 250,<>00 oil workers. Knight xaid a report that • strike had been ordered was due ta a misinterpretation by the union's public relations officer of a statement issued by the union executive board. "There han been no strike called, and there will lie none as long as the present negotiations are In progrewx,” Knight said. Knight and other union officers met again today with ell company representatives and federal conciliators in an effort to halt the oil strike which has sharply reduced the nation's gasoline supply. As the .-econd day of the confer* cnee on the oil strike opened. It was disciosch at Washington that the federal government might use ita seizure powers to get the refineries going again if the conferees do not reach a -ettlement by Saturday'. The labor department announced at Washington that Rs representatives had turned In an encourag* Ing report on the work of the Chicago conference. Both sides 'were reported ready to discuss the wags fesue which started the walkout, Washington sources said. In New York the Regional War laibor Board intervened in an effort to halt a union threat of A general strike of all building earvice employes and elevator operators in four ot five New York buroughs. The board ordered both sides to attend a meeting tomorrow to explain why the strike ot elevator operators and other building service workers should not be ended. About 15,(M0 operator- and other building workers were on *’rt'ge tn some of the city's largest skyscrapers. Chief stumbling block, in 'he approach to an agreement was the union's task-ten'.!; that bargaining ——■■■■ ■in.—.ssiii—■■! i iii^RT"— —— (Turn To 4. Column 8) Glen D. Falk Dies Tuesday In Florida * Gicn D. Falk, 54, native of Decatur. died Tuesday at his home In Miami. Fla., after an illness of heart disease. He was a traveling representative tor » lumber company. Surviving are the wife, formerly Elizabeth Conn; the father, John Falk ot Peru, former Decatur druggist; two children, Jack Falk. In the navy, and Mrs. Ouida Harvey ot Los Angeles; three brothers, Robert of Vermillion, 8. D., John ot Lake Worth, Fla., and Daniel of Peru, and one sbtsr, Mrs. Mary Zoll of Portsmouth, Va. Funeral