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-VOLUME 56—NUMBER 68

Release Of es Soldiers Over 35 Ri nn Howse

May 29 (U. P.).—Chairman Andrew J. May (D. Ky.) of the house military affairs com-

WASHINGTON,

mittee today recommended size of the army.

Stating that approximately 12,100,000 persons were

enrolled in the U. S. armed.

urged immediate dischar ge of all soldiers over 35 except

those in key positions.

Two weeks ago the w partial demobilization program to cut the size of the army

against Japan. ., . a “drastic reduction” in the release of all army and over now may be releas

forces on April 1, Rep: May “Now that our principa

ar department announced a said in an interview.

Off They Go for Another Raid on Jap Mainland

A formation of B-29's of the bank as they zoom out from their Jap installations,

CITY PREPARED T0 HONOR DEAD

Elaborate Annual Parade To Climax Memorials.

Marion eounty will pay humble tribute tomorrow to her war dead of all wars. Memorial day ceremonies with the elaborate annual parade at 9:30 a. m. will cap a week-end of serv ices which saw thousands visit surrounding cemeteries. And the full meaning of memorial services will be fresh in the minds of hundreds of families,. Although the war in Europe has closed, the war in the Pacific continues. Marion county numbers her fallen heroes of the present conflict over the 1000 mark, 3500 In Crown Hill At the giant Crown Hill services at 2:30 p. m, living veterans of world wars I and II and the Span-ish-American war will pay tribute to their fallen comrades. For there in Crown Hill in the Federal grounds and family plots are buried more than 3500. veterans, 20 from this war and others from as far back as 1776. Brig. Gen. Elmer WwW, state adjutant general, James C. Aherh, president of the

Sherwood,

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JAPANESE WARNED

ON U. 5: PRISONERS

Given Stern Admonition on Mishandling of Yanks.

WASHINGTON, May 29 (U. P). ~The United: States again has sternly warned the Japanese government against mishandling American prisoners, the state department revealed today, The Japanese had hinted at a policy of reprisal against American prisoners and civilian internees hecause a, U, S. submarine mistakenly sank.a Japanese supply ship that was traveling under -an allied grant of-safe-eonduct. : The United States rejected a Japanese protest about the sinking. However, the U. S8anavy has instituted court martial proceedings

against the commander of the sub-1

marine, The Japanese vessel, bee “ lieved to have been the supply ship, Awa Maru, was sunk on April 1, The United States “categorically. denies” a Japanese charge that the ship was “deliberately and willfully | attacked and sunk.” At the same time, ment told the Japanese that it “sincerely regrets” the incident and accompanying loss of life. The Awa Maru was one of twe Japanese ships granted safe conduct by the allies so it could carry, prisoners in Ching and other Japrelief” supplies. from held areas. The supplies been sent to Russia by the United States.

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Amusements;, 6|Mauldin ...,, Ned Brooks... 10 | Lee MIE, xs BUSIT 54 sae, OVie Comics ...... 14 Obituaries .,. ¥ Crossword ... 14|Fred Perkins. 9 ~ Ludwell Denny 10 Radio ,,..!.. 14 . Sdliotels .., 9] Rurion Dates. 3| ulations. 10¢ Roosevelt

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21st bomber command, based in the Marianas, heads into a cloud base toward the Japanese mainland for another large-scale raid on

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Japan's Defenses Crumbling;

Yokohama Hit by Superforts

FRANK TREMAINE vs Press Staff Correspondent PEARL HARBOR, May 29.—American ofteliives to (clear southern Okinawa and northern Luzon in preparation for an invasion of Japan gained momentum today, Japanese defenses on the two islands appeared to be crumbling rapidly and the end of both campaigns was in sight. In the air, another big fleet of American planes—more than 450 Superfortresses and perhaps 100 or more Mustang fighters—spread flaming destruction through J apan’s second largest port, Yokohama, in a 3200-ton daylight fire raid. Developments in the Pacific war included: OKINAWA: The 10th aimy captured two-thirds of the capital city of Naha in the west and almost encircled the inland citadel of

. Shuri in a drive half-way across the southern tip of the island from the east coast. LUZON: American troops headed for open, tank ground after capturing the Cagayan valley gateway town of Santa Fe. The stage was set for final drive against 30,000 Japanese in northeast Luzon. CHINA: Chinese troops threatened the Japanese-held former American air base town of Liuchow from the south and west and drove to within 55 miles of the Canton-Hankow railway in Hunan province,

BURMA: The British 14th army repulsed a series of Japanese

will speak. |

Rangoon and continued to adva Thai border,

in a general navy shakeup.

and block after block of business ruins in their raid on Yokohama.

The raid came during the 9 a. m.

PARENTS CONVICTED | OF CHILD NEGLECT

Get Svineniol Te Terms After. . 7 Are Found in Filth.

The parents of seven children who were ordered into court for child neglect were given suspended sen-

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tences in juvenile court today, while police continued Jo search for another mother who snatched her naked child from juvenile aid authorities. Mr, and Mrs, Orville Goad, whose

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WASHINGTON, May 20 (U.P). ~The Washington Post today told the story of an army colonel, two light-fingered WACs, and some faces so red thy would “make a neon sign look like a firefly.” "The WACs, acting under the colonel’s instructions, embarked

posed -glaring weaknesses in “existing government, security Je:

Superiortresses reduced shipyards, war plants,

51 Upon a series of fiction-like active ities which, the ‘Post’ said, “ex-

counter-attacks in strength in the Mokshitwa area 50 miles north of

nce beyond Toungoo toward the

. ‘ JAPAN: Adm. Soemu Toyoda was removed as commander in chief of Japan's combined fleet, commander-in-chief of the newly-established over-all navy command and commander of the naval escorts command

naval installations buildings and dwellings to charred

The city is Japan's fifth largest and is the main port of Tokyo.

rush hour today.

Teachers in Pay Raise Rally

Attack Other Uses of Fh

; By ROGER BUDROW A mass meeting of more than 600 Indianapolis public school teachers| was told yesterday that “we've met defeat at every hand” to get a larger salary increase for next year. The Federation of Indianapolis Public School Teachers originally asked the school board for a~$300 raise. which $100 is Irom a “windfall” from state funds, promised the teachers

in trying

It obtained about $150, of

before the sdlary increase was | brought up, making a net raise of {about $50, according to Ellis H. | Bell, federation attor ney. Yesterday's meeting at the World War Memorial auditorium, which | was packed, turned into a “beef | session” although «school board officials and others who had been invited didn't show up to answer complaints. wd resolution was passed asking A. B. Good, schools business man(ager, to attend the next mass {meeting—the fourth so far—Tuesday night, June 35. “We've been talking with Stinebaugh (Virgil Stinebaugh, perintendent of schools) but hs is superintendent of instruction, not the man who signs’ ‘our contracts,”

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to wondering how effective the security regulations might be at PDQ. . He ‘financed civilian clothing for the two WAQCs, wangled them a room in a Washington hotel, gave them a few simple instruc tions, and” sent them forth. The WAOCs got in with visitors’

wets apliing for Jobs, swipkd a

' TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1945

from 8,300,000 to 6,900,000 for the remainder of the war

Since then veterans organizations have called for men over 35.

Men 40 years of age ed on their own request. 1 enemy *has surrendered un-

conditionally there should be a more, drastic reduction in the armed forces-than the army has yet made,”

May

“All men over 35 vears of age Sept those in key

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positions essential to the completion of the war against Japan and those needed for the occupation of conquered Germany should be speedily discharged.” In this group, he said, are. most of those who have families and business connections and will have the greatest difficulty in readjusting themselves. He pointed out that between 14,000,000 and 14,500,000 men either are, or have been, in the service “and they are still coming in at the-rate of 70,000 per month from the 18-year-old bracket.”

U.S. TOLAUNCH CRACKDOWN ON

Morgenthau Wants 10,000 Extra Agents to Help Him Collect.

WASHINGTON, May 29 (U. P). —Better get right with the tax colleetor. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. is going to ask congress to let - him hire 10,000 extra agents to help him collect $1,000,000,000 in unpaid income | taxes. And he says it’s treasury policy | to be lenient with persons making “voluntary disclosures” of income which they failed to mention in previous tax returns. Motgenthau is . planning the biggest tax crackdown in U. S history to catch up with the. biggest wave of tax-dodging ever to sweep the country.

1500 Investigators Now He said at a press conference yesterday that new disclosures had prompted him to raise the order fromm the previously announced 5000 figure. He said it would take 5000 additional persons in offices throughout the country to “make the cases” which g¢he new field men will uncover. There are only 1500 investigators in the war thinned ranks. The secretary said that with the additional personnel about $1,000,000,000 in taxes could be recovered in" the next fiscal year. He will ask congress to appropriate an additional $50,000,000 to meet the expense. Citing two new examples of tax evasions, he told of meat dealers in the District of Columbia and Baltimore. Their activities were called to the treasury’s attention by the office of price administration. Owed $400,000 In the District of Columbia case, he said, a wholesale meat dealer sold about 250,000 pounds of beef and veal at 6 cents to 8 cents a pound over ceiling prices in 1944. He owed the treasury $400,000 more than he’ actually paid in income taxes. In the Baltimore case, the dealer

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MOST STORES END LATE MONDAY HOURS

Summer Schedule to Begin On July 2.

Beginning Monday, most downetown department stores will discontinue the special Monday night shopping hours. The new hours will be from 9:45 a. m, to 5:45 p. m. for most stores which are members of the Merchants associatipn, The schedule of. earlier closing hours for the summer months will ~ | begin July 2 and continue through Sept. 1, Murray H. Morris, associa~tion manager, said. All stores will be closed tomorrow in observance of Memorial day.

Hush-Hush Agency? Not fo Col. Xand WAC:

stricted documents and got others, the Post said, “merely by requesting them.” They made notes of times and places, and reported to Colonel X. “He was so astounded,” the Post said, “that he made the WACs tell him their story twice." Much of the material stamped

tant,. but ‘the WACs picked up “enough ‘really important stuff,” fhe Fo said, “iu ive wd aod ‘comfort to the enemy.» The n

TAX CHEATERS

"Fine $100, to Be Executed—'Culprit Faints

CLEVELAND, May: 28 (UG. P.). —It was a toss- -up today whether Trafic Judge Perry A. Frey or | Robert Harris, 40, a handyman, charged with driving while in--toxicated, was more startled. The “judge solemnly intoned, $100 and costs, to be executed by July 2.” ‘My God, fudge” Harris said —and then turned ashen and fainted in the arms of two policemen, When order was restored and Harris revived, the judge somewhat brokenly explained that” he was giving the handyman until July 2 to pay the fine, not the electric chair.

SMALL NATIONS T0 FIGHT VETO

Stettinius Says Big Powers Will Stick to Vote Plan.

SAN FRANCISCO, ' May 29 (U. P.)~The Big Five of the United Nations security conference were summoned to meet today on only one hour's notice. The sudden call was believed to presage carly agreement among the big powers on their interpretation of the Yalta voting formula for the proposed world security council,

KRUG MAY ASK WAGE CEILING | ADJUSTMENTS

Hopes = Civilian

Manpower Paradox.

WASHINGTON, May 29 (U. P). —War Production Boss J. A. Krug today predicted a sharp new cut lin munitions production soon with a resulting jump in unemployment. He said, however, that within six {months rapidly increasing civilian | production should be able to be- | gin taking up the slack of cutback | | war workers. and discharged sol- | diers.

employment in some fields

of textiles and lumber, Requirements Reviewed He said wage adjustments prob- | ably could do more to solve the shortages than any other measures.

duction could not be otherwise “it may become necessary to ask for a modification wage and price. ceilings for a number of low-wage industries.”

slashed some $7,000,000,000 from the | peak munitions program for 1945” Krug said in a report on the pro-| duction outlook.

— “Thi. tial t By R. H. SHACKFORD $s is a substantia drop but i

Krug posed the paradox of un- | while | other industries. were falling shorg! first major congressional rebuff of Alli of meeting requirements because his administration over the ques- gragually’ shifting emplo¥

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“The best figures available show that as of April 1 Bpproximately 12,100,000 persons were in all our serv-

es,’

> May said. been discharged, killed, etc.

“Between 2,000,000 and 2,400,000 -have

“Our present military position with a dingle enemy

vet to finish should at least su

ggest to our military leaders

cut-backs in military manpower in proportion to the cut-

backs being made in war production.

program is achieved this can

If a real balanced be easily done.”

AL ISON TO LAY OFF 4000 HERE “AS CONTRACTS ARE CANCELLED

Slash In Arms Production, Job Drop Seen

Production of Jet£

ngines to Continue;

Half of Released Workers May Get Jobs Back Later.

Allison employees learned today that between 4000 and.

5000 of them will be released i contract cancellations.

It will be the city’s first bi

FIRST TRUMAN REBUFF SEEN

Congress May Repeat Jobless Pay Turn-Down.

WASHINGTON, May —President - Truman may get the

jon unemployment compensa tion.

President Roosevelt was — rebuffed last year. Mr. Truman yesterday asked con\gress to set federal standards of

period pending actioyf on a general |

ures. 2 Specifically “fie urged establish-

at least $25 weekly extending over |& period, dp to six months for work- | fers thybwn out of jobs during the! | changeover from war to peace pro- { duetion.

| ! © Productio 29 29 (U. P| ovlinder, cated Allison en-

United Press Staff Co¥tespondent SAN FRANCISCO, Mdy 29.—Battle lines were drawn gt the ¥nited’ Nations conference today for a bit-

ter public debate between the big

still does not bring programs down | ~

to a true one-front war basis. Civilian Expansion “The military services are now reviewing their requirements, With-

and little nations over the Yalta|in a few weeks it is expegted that

voting formula for the new world organization. Tempers in some quarters of both sides were getting short—over both the issue of the big power veto in peaceful settlements of disputes and the big power delay in letting the conference start work on it, Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr. discussed the . big power position last night in a radio address in which he also defended the U. 8. delegation’s vote in favor

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Hoosier Heroes—

2 Dead, 1 Missing,

4 Are Wounded

A tank battalion sergeant and |

a local seaman have been added to the list of Hoosier heroes who

have died in action. One. Indian-

apolis navigator is missing in the| | the weatherman is right.

Aleutians, and four local heroes are wounded. Thirteen soldiers have been liberated from German prison | camps, KILLED Sgt. Ivan B. Gillham, R. R. Box 423, County Line rd, Czechoslovakia, Seaman 2-¢ John Donald Hays, 3021 Ruckle st., in the South Pacific. MISSING Flight Officer John" 8. (Jack) Smith, 3148 Northwestern ave, in

_|the Aleutians,

WOUNDED Sgt~ Walter J, Kreie, R. R. §, Box 206, in Germany. Cpl. Ralph: T. Bain, 2864 N. Illinois st., in Germany., Pfc. Roy W. Watkins, formerly of 1711 Thaddeus st., in the Pacific. Seaman - 1-C Winfred Eugeane

Maners, Indianapolis, in naval ac-|:

tion. (Details; Page 5)

21 ON MERCY SHIP KILLED “LOS ANGELES, May 29 (U, P). 8 Commi

fort was in Los Angeles harbor today for repairs after a Japanese |

{suicide plane attack killed 21 per-

|sons and injured 52 aboard the

change in temperature,

gnother "large step-dowy Will be ordered. Some further small adjustments are likely in stcceeding months.” Krug said present schedules called | for a rate of wer production in the | last quarter of 1945 of 13 per cent | less thin that of this April, the last full month’ of the European war and still lower levels in 1946 He sald reduced schedules for April “eame within 1 per cent of fulfillment. He estimated that the war ma- |

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MEMORIAL DAY MAY BE MARRED BY RAIN

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

GR Mhissia 56 TAM sie 39

10a. m 11a. m, 12 (noon)

1pm .. 69

Memorial probably will be cool and rainy if

day in

Showers are forecast for late tonight and tomorrow with not much It was 56 at 6 a. m. today.

According to the ‘five-day fore-|

in | cast for Indiana, the cool weather D will last the rest of the week, be-|

coming warmer again Sunday.

Precipitation will average near

tone inch, occurring as showers and

thunderstorms and Thursday, .

mostly tomorrow

re- |

Indianapolis’|

May Get Part [Reaction among congressional leaders indicated that the request would be rejected as was a similar {one last year during consideration of the war mobilization and reconversion bill. All that congressional leaders would promise for the time being |was prompt attention to the prob-

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DEUTSCH CONTEMPT GHARGE RESCINDED

House Committee Recalls Reporter to Testify.

WASHINGTON, May —The house veterans | today rescinded its contempt charge against Albert Deutsch, |New York reporter who declined to

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[name veterans administration. staff |

informaof vet-

him treatment

[members who gave tion about the erans. | The committee approved by voice (vote a surprise motion by Rep

| James Demengeaux (D. La. to dis-| to} to resume his|

miss the contempt recall Deutsch later testimony on erans hospitals | Deutsch was cited for contempt earlier’ this month becatse he refused to disclose the names of the veterans administration officials who had told. him that patients in veterans hospitals received poor care

charge and

conditions in vet

‘Marott Bids $50,000 in Bonds for Pyle Original

Bidding on the original Ernie Pyle manuscript had leaped to

from’ George J. Marott,

was highest as rising from an original offer of

The bids in this auction, of course, are in war bonds. Whoever

buys t by Erm] Anyone,

most bonds gets the .{ himself, on a Pacific individual, A their

manuscript, one of a few typed island that are still in existence.

‘corporation: or group, may bid, without .

bids if later offers exceed their -

| P.),

during June and July” because _—

ig lay-off as the result of war

ee contract cancellations following victory in Europe. About Will Take Up Slack, And | 14.00 000 now w work at the five Allison ‘plants.

Production of jet engines, ‘however, will continfie {scheduled for the remainder

of this year. This means that at least half the number laid off can get jobs In August, ‘and September making the new type engine which will power the -80 Shooting star, E. B. Newil" Allison ‘general manager, said. Plapfied Shifts

¢ schedules for the 12«

gine hadi been declining .and the (management had intended from

manpower shortages—notably (tion of setting a federal standard 'ROSe departments to other depart-

ients where the jet erigine was in production on an increasing schedule But the army air forces decided to drop the production of the P-63, thes Bell Kingcobra, which was the

He revealed that if needed Pro-| unemployment pay as anémergency only fighter plane in production obtained | measure during the /feconversion| using Allison reciprocating engines.

“The abrupt change has created

of the proadening of socigl security meas- an immediate void in our total

schedules that is impossible to fill.” Mr. Newill's’ bulletin - board notice,

“Cutbacks already made have |ment of a nj flon- wide maximum of posted today, said.

. On Seniority Basis All: layoffs will be Handled in complete accordance with the seni--'ority agreements now prevailing; Mr, Newill said. “This means that many, people who have been workIng on reciprocating engines in plants three and four (in Speedway City) will be transferred to jet engine work at plant five (near Stout field) vi Representatives of the U. S. employment service will ‘be in the plants during the check-outs to give referral cards for jobs in other industries 5 Mr. Newill added that “We have been advised by the war manpower commission that there are. jobs available in Indianapolis for all those, to be released * During the past five years approximately 70,000 Allison engines have been built and sent into combat, Mr. Wewill said. Discussing the Jet engines, | Newill said: | “The army air forces has told us

Mr.

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STEPHENSON WINS HIGH COURT RULING

Writ Against Hearing of His Case Dissolved.

D. C. Stephenson, ex-driagon of the Indiana. Ku Klux Klan, won 3 legal victory in his fight for freedom today when the supreme court dissolved a temporary writ of prohibition against the hearing of his case. The temporary writ had been granted the attorney general's office against Judge Cassius Gentry in | Hamilton county court at Nobles ville. It had prevented Stephenson | from continuing arguments on a { writ of coram nobis in which he | asked” that the original -sentence Ibe vacated and ‘a new trial subsequently granted. : Attorney General James Emmert had argued that Judge Geritry had no jurisdiction in hears ing the case. Although the attorney generals office had no official comment fol-, lowing the court's decision, it was believed that a change of venue from Judge Gentry's cout would be asked.

first ones. . Suceessful bidders will be required to show evidence | Stephenson ’

been decided to present a

that the purchase of bonds actually was made. : + Since only one bidder can win the manuscript; itself, it has a facsimile of it to anyone who bids

$5000 or more but whose bid fails to Win the top prize, if he

Michigan City prison 10. the Hams fon cuunty Jail pending. o legal