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TELL CRIMES OF GEN. YAMASHITA
Witnesses at War Trial Describe Atrocities.
By WILLIAM C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent ‘MANILA, Oct, 29. — Three wit-
nesses testified at the opening of Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita's war crimes trial today that they saw his troops bayonet and shoot to death 40 civilians in Red Cross
headquarters during the battle of] -
Manila last February. Most of the victims were women and children. One was a 10-day-old baby, A fourth witness, Juan P. Juan, a Filipino educator, whose wife, two daughters, daughter-in-law and seven grandchildren died in the slaughter, sajd that a Japanese captain three months earlier had told him that the Japanese intended to kill all white persons in the Orient. Additional Charges
Yamashita, the erstwhile “Tiger of Malay” who once was regarded as Japan's best field general, sat unsmiling as the witnesses told of atrocities unparalleled even in the Nazi horror camps of Germany,
Fifty-nine additional charges were added at the opening of the trial to the 64 war crimes originally lodged against him. The 123 counts hold Yamashita responsible, as supreme Japanese
1944 and 1945, for the deaths of $7,000 Americans, Filipinos and others through torture, execution, starvation and neglect.
Yamashita conferred frequently with his interpreter and his counsel as the trial progressed. He wore his full general’s uniform with four rows of ribbons across his left chest.
Overrule Defense Motion The trial got under way in the
U. 8, high commissioner’s residence after the five-man military tribunal dismissed a defense motion contending that the proceedings violated the American constitution. Pretty Patrocinio Abad, 26-year-old Filipino actress, was the first witness summoned to tell of the massacre at Red Cross headquarters. Between sobs, she testified that Japanese enlisted navy men bayonetted her nine times and her 10-month-old daughter three times. The infant died within four hours. She said she saw more than 50
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CRUISES AT 540 MPH
LONDON, Oct. 20 (U. P).~— Britain claimed the fastest fighting plane in ther world today, the new jet-propelled R. A. F. Vampire with a cruising speed of 540 miles an hour, Powered by a ‘DeHavilland-Gob-lin turbo-jet engine, the Vampire can maintain this speed for long periods without overstrain, the announcement sald. It added that the speed was made with standard equipment and a full fuel load.
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Ruth Millett .. 9 J. McDermott., 8 sanses IB Music ........16 Dr. O'Brien ... 9 Obituaries .... 5 Radio ........13 Mrs. Roosevelt 9
Amusements ,.16 Business ...... 6 Comics Soreeil3
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Pfe. Frederick Herbert . , , he can’t even use the crutches soon. It will be two years before he will be well,
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LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Ta. m..... 5% 1a. m..... 7H 8a m..... 57 12 (Noon) Sa. m..... 62 1p. m..... 74
Like a long serpent with thousands of bright eyes, traffic wound
county last night, Feturning from the largest motorcade to southern Indiana since pres war travel. Traveling bumper-to-bumper, tourists took advantage of one of Indianas most beautiful fall week-ends, the weather setting a record and the color setting a record for
ward. } Antique and novelly shops were
night. nightfall,
and cider for $1 a gallon,
week-end weather,
late this year.
HOOSIER SENATORS
Times Washington Bureau
ana today.
of Jeffersonville.
Shovel Handy
its way through the hills of Brown
the traditional October jaunt south-
crowded, staying open far into the Restaurants closed before completely out of food, and roadside stands prospered hy selling late vegetables and apples
Tapering off from the glorious the skies will be cloudy tonight and tomorrow, but the weather bureau predicts little change in the mild terhperature. Perhaps winter will be a little
BACK IN INDIANA
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Both Hoosier senators are back in Indi-
Senator Willis (R. Ind.), returned from attending the Quebec United Nations Food conference as one of
banquet tonjght for Ingram, naval hero Seng- |. Willis expects to spend several ays in Indianapolis before return-
be well,
S. Sgt. Donald Lipps . . . wounds will take a year
to heal.
"Cpl. “Chuck” Moeller , . + his home is an iron lung . . . doctors give him no definite recovery
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Wounded Veterans at Billings Symbolize Our 'Still-Fighting' Men.
V-J DAY wasn't the end of the war for a lot of young Americans. They still have a long battle ahead. The battle against crushed, scarred and broken” bones , , . it will take many years and be very costly. It will take a lot of war bond purchases to assure all of America’s wounded veterans continued good
care until their recovery in the nation’s 65 army hospitals. Symbolizing these “still-fighting-men” are six veterans at Billings general hospital. ‘ » » years of active Frederick Herbert must look forward to two additional years of bone and skin grafts on both legs before he can return home to his wife, Mrs. Barbara Herbert and two chil« dren Paul, 6, and Joyce, 8, in Detroit. Shot up by machine gun bul« lets and shrapnel, Pvt. Herbert lay 10 hours under heavy fire in France before he could be evacuated. For Cpl. “Chuck” Moeller, army doctors haven't set a definite res covery date, but chances are it won't be soon. Cpl. Moeller contracted infantile paralysis in the
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TRUMAN CANCELS
SCHEDULED TRIPS
Time Assigned to Wage-
Price Policy, Labor Parley.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (U. P.) — President Truman today cancelled all of his scheduled trips for the next several weeks because of the unsettled labor situation and other
government problems.
The White House announcement came as the President was drafting his wage-price policy and preparing for the opening of the labor-man-agement conference here next week. The cancelled trips included that to the south this week and others that had been planned for later
November and December,
The reason given by Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayres was “the pressure of official business, the labor situation, the labor management omnferehice and a number
of other things.” Comes as Surprise
Trips cancelled today included: 2—Statesville, N. C.,, and
Nov, Raleigh. Noy. 3—Atlanta, Ga, Duke-Georgia Tech football game. Nov, 4-Warm Springs, Ga.
Nov. 15—Liberty, Mo, to accept a degree from Willlam Jewell col-|
lege.
Nov. 19—Oklahoma City and Ft.
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degree from Baylor college,
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for the
Dec. 5—Waco, Tex., for Masonic meeting ahd to receive an honorary
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1945
FIND $3200 ON BODY OF SLAIN GIRL IN FIELD
Police Link: Her and Dead Male Companion With Bank Robbery.
Times Special ROCKPORT , Ind., Oct. 29, —The mstory surrounding discovery of the bodies of a pretty young brunette and a
“I middle-aged man in a shallow
clover field grave near here deepened today as police discov= ered $3200 secreted on the girl's body. The money, 2700 bills of $1 denomination ahd one $500 bill, were pinned in the brassiere of the girl
who was strangled, beaten and shot through the head. Discovery of the money state police to discard a robbery theory, entertained when the man’s wallet, identification papers and money all were missing. Nearby Bank Robbed
The latest find may link the two with the burglary of the Richland City bank, located about two miles from where the bodies were found. The burglary occurred about two weeks ago, when the safety deposit boxes of the bank were ransacked and an unestimated amount of loot taken, The bodies, preserved by the cool earth, may have been in the shallow grave on the John Spaétti farm as long as a week, officials said. The two bodies were discovered yesterday afternoon by Mr. Spaetti, in a shilllow grave about 100 yards from a side road. Rockport, about 30 miles southeast of Evansville, is located right on the KentuckyIndiana border and police believe the pair, who apparently are unknown in the Rockport commu-~ nity, may have come across the border. Night Club Matches Police late today were believed near establishing the identity of the slain pair. A match folder bearing the name of a Louisville, Ky., night club is said to figure in
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Sevitzky Listens as Musicians Run Their Scales
“Do re mi” . « . Fabien Sevitzky fries out the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra with scales at its first rehearsal,
the efforts at identification. The male victim, stocky and believed to be about 45 years of age,
head and twice in the body with a 38-caliber pistol. been beaten with a sharp instrue ment.
Mo., manufacturer's mark and an olive green topcoat.
Strangled With Rope The girl, head with a 38-caliber gun, had
sharp instrument.
The girl,
|and skirt. A small gold
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the garments were purchased.
driven to the spot. Police said, however,
Happy Chandler Quits—At Last
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (U, P.). -Senator Albert B. (Happy) Chandler (D, Ky.) today said farewell to the senate, Chandlér told his colleagues his resignation becomes effective Wednesday. He will then devote full time to the job of baseball commissioner, to which he was elected by major league club own« ers April 24,
He had also
Dressed slightly better than his feminine companion, the man wore a grey-blue suit with a St. Louis, |
also shot through the
been beaten on the head with a A length of rope —with which she had been strangled—still was tied around her neck. whose estimated age ranged from 18 to 25, wore a sweater : locket, such as are worn by infants, was
Labels in both victim's clothing contained only the names of nationally known manufacturers and gave no clue to the stores where
Investigation of the clover field where the bodies were found revealed that the victims had been
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STEELMEN FILE STRIKE NOTICE
Machinist Walkout Affect 100,000.
(Another Labor Story on Page 9)
By UNITED PRESS The United Steel Workers of
May
America (C. 1. 0.) today filed strike notice with the national labor relations board.
David J. - McDonald, secretary treasurer of the steel workers, filed the request for a strike vote after steel companies had refused a demand for a wage increase of $2 a day. The strike vote will affect 766 steel, iron and aluminum plants throughout the country and will involve approximately 600,000 workers, NLRB said. Big Plant Down At San Francisco, A. F. of L. and C. 1. O. machinists went on strike in an unsanctioned walkout which eventually may affect 100,000 workers. Picket lines formed in & drizzling
had been shot once through the|rain. Thirteen thousind machinists,
who are demanding a 30 per cent wage increase, were striking against 179 shipyards, machine shops, foundries and manufacturing companies, Bethlehem Steel Co.'s big water-
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SCIENTIST ADVISES DISPERSING CITIES
Dr. Ogbyrn Discusses An A-Bomb Defense.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (U.P). —A university sociologist suggested today that the great U. 8. cities should be dispersed in peacetime to avoid being wiped out by atomic bombs ‘in case of another war. Dr. Will Ogburn, professor of sociology at the University of Chicago, told a joint senate committee that an international agreement to outlaw use of the atomic bomb might not endure, In that case, he sald, if we wait until the battle starts to disperse
| cities, it will be too late,
“Would it not be better to decentralize our cities in peacetime as a defense measure?” he asked. Ogburn’s testimony was given to a joint senate military affairscommerce subcommittee holding hearings on proposed establishment of a national research foundation. President Truman already has endorsed compromise legislation to set up such an agency. Ogburn suggested that an international agreement to outlaw the atomic bomb “might not be too difficult to obtain.” The greater problem, he said, would be to make such an agreement endure.
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‘Members Given Elementary Preparation for Coming Concert Season.
By HENRY BUTLER A symphony orchestra playing scales? That may sound elementary, but it's one of the ways Fabien Sevitzky has of getting his orchestra limbered up at the beginning
of the season,
Murat, out the ensemble in elementary ex-| ercises to test for tone, pitch and precision. “Do re mi” went the entire orchestra, violinists sawing in unison, 2 | serious-faced woodwind players concentrating as raptly as if they were playing Brahms, “No, no—please!” Mr. would say, “I want it staccatissimo!” He emphasized the point with eloquent gestures. Five-Finger Stuff Then he had thé band do a series of studies that sounded like Hanon's five-finger exercises, bane of many a child's life. Up and down, in and out of gymnastic melodies—violins, bassoons, oboes, clarinets, everybody In earnest, everybody working hard, This was serious business.
In a moment's pause between exercises, a second~Violinist held up his hand. “Efcuse me, please, Dr. Sevitzky. I've just broken my A string.” He had to go backstage to install a new one.
Concerts This Weekend
Resting the strings, Dr. Sevitzky rehearsed his brass choir with a solemn -chorale. Again he interrupted, “No, no—please! That's not the way I want it. It must be mellow, singing—not brassy!” And before long the brass section was smoothed out, This is customary routine for Dr. Sevitzky, who starts the orchestra out each year with a complefe rehearsal devoted to technique, Not until the ensemble is satisfactory does he go on to the preparation of programs. Getting ready for the first pair of concerts Baturday and Sunday, Mr. Sevitzky has also announced the longest tour schedule in the orchestra's history. The tours will include a debut in Symphony hall, Boston, and 35
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Pay Equality for’ Women Endorsed
WASHINGTON; Oct. 20 (U, P). -Secretary ‘of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach today endorsed legislation to eliminate: “wage discrimination” against women, Schwellenbach appeared before a Senate labor subcommittee as it opened hearings on a bill to assure women “equal pay for
equal work.”
Rehearsals Opened Today By Indianapolis Symphony
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Bandit Shot In Chase After 2 Holdups Here
Exercises to 'Limber Up'
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POLICE CLOSE NET ON ROBBER IN CROWN HILL
Gunman’s Pal Still Sought: May Be Escaped Convicts.
An alleged escaped convict was shot and captured in an all-out early morning man= hunt here today. Police said he was involved in two armed hold-ups and a criminal attack on a 20-year-old girl shortly before his capture, The fugitive was shot by Patrol« man Walter Basse about 7 a, m. as he dodged into the woods in the northern end of the main section of Crown Hill cemetery, near the 38th st. tunnel. Sl The man, who is in a serious cons dition at City hospital, gave his name to police as Charles E. Hoop= er, Louisville, Ky. Police, however, believe him to be James Grant, one of four men who escaped from a Kentucky penitentiary a week ago.
9 Squads on Trail His capture came after nine squads of city police—together with
scoured the Crown Hill area armed with shotguns and revolvers hunt ing Grant and a companion. The search for the two men got under way at about 3 a. m. after
Today was the first rehearsal of the Indianapolis Symphony at the With a number of new instrumentalists, Mr. Sevitzky had. to try
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CIVILIANS WANT MORE DOCTORS
But Military Says War Is Not Over in Medicine. (First of a Series)
By FRANK ASTON Scripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Oct. 29~—~Across the country the cry rises: “Give us back our doctors. Get them out of uniform. We are desperate. Suppose we had an epidemic.” The military responds: “In medicine, the war is not over.” Demand for speedier releases 1s expressed formally by the American Medical association. It springs alike from civilians and from some uniformed doctors, The army and navy say: “We are fully aware of civilian needs. We are releasing doctors as rapidly as we can” Against this crowds a common
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QUESTION SUSPECT IN BROSNAN CASE
Four Witnesses Identify Prisoner as Gunman.
A man identified by four wit nesses as the gunman who shot Miss Helgn Brosnan in a robbery Oct. 20 is being held by police today. He is Cleo Edwards, 25-year-old] alleged marijuana smoker, arrested | yesterday at a rooming house at 717 N. Capitol ave Detectives say the suspect can remember nothing that occurred during a three-day period in which the 46-year-old prominent Indianapolis church worker was critically wounded as she collected rents at Bright and Hadley sts.
taken from Miss
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By CLAIRE COX United Press Staft Correspondent CHICAGO, Oct. 29.—~Psycholo~ gist Nathaniel Kleitman said today that there would be fewer divorces if husbands and wives would resort to thermometers instead of lawyers. ’ Kleitman, associate professor of paychologs at at the University of Chicago, said tempers often rise with a drop in Jouy tempetatitzen. > judge, he sald, is to diagnose .
ferences in temperature, as well as temperament,” he said. “When temperatures drop,” self-control
drops, too, and you have a quarrelsome person on your hands.”
The psychologist made this discovery during a study of sleep. He found that a drop in body temperature encourages drowsiness and irritability, while A rise creates energy and good fellowship. “In many homes, the wife gets
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Don't See Lawyer—Buy a Thermometer and
day,” he explained. “She has reached her peak temperature and 1s In good spirits at about the time her husband-—who arose early and worked hard for éight hours-~experiences. his minimum temperature and becomes quar relsome, “It is then they call in their lawyers. If they studied psychology, they'd ignore these difficul= ties or rearrange their lives" Kleitman explained that body
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the cycle of “sleep and wakefulness,” during which a person is entirely awake or asleep for only short periods, he said. The sleep expert said he had made other discoveries, The most important refutes the old theory that people sleep only to rest for their waking hours. Actually, he sald, wakefulness is necessary only to stay alive. “The ideal state is one of constant sleep,” he said. “Adult humans stay awake when they don’t have to, while other animals stay awaks. ly when Wey. need 10."
They also reported that the purse Brosnan © was found under a bathtub in the room-
Deputies Charles Wenz and Niche olas Rawlings saw two men, car~ rying a sawed-off shotgun, fles from the Toddle House at 38th st, and College ave, . They pursued the men, who dropped the shotgun as they starts ed to get in a car parked in a Shell filling station at 3801 College. The men abandoned the car and fled down an alley when deputies began firing on them. Duo Took $125 : Investigation revealed that the two men had run from the Toddle House after forcing Virginia Burns, 24, 125 8. Meridian st,, night mane ager, to open the cash drawer from which they took $125. A few minutes after city police received the report from the depu« ties they were called to the Wache tels Co., on W. Southern ave, by Harry Rogers, 17, of 2021 Bluff rd. Rogers told police he had been {robbed and a 20-year-old girl coms | panion attacked by two men who forced them out of their car near the elevation in the 1700 block om 8. West st. After the robbery and attack the men escaped in Rogers’ Car.
Description Tallies
The description of the two men tallied with that of the men who €| had held up the Toddle house. Police found the car, which the hold« {up men had abandoned, was the | property of Jesse Rogers, 2021 Bluff rd, and the one which had been taken from Harry Rogers, The two men later were reported geen going into the barracks ak Stokeley’s but a search failed to reveal any trace of them. 8 SSranks capture came after State icemen Robert Mason and Wale Iter Scofield, who had received his | description from radio broadcasts, §potted a man answering the des (scription at 38th st. and North | western ave, Started to Run
The man saw them and Ime | mediately jumped over the fence {into Crown Hill cemetery. Trooper | Mason pursued him as nine squads {of city police moved in for the capture, | The entire contingent of police [scoured the area and moved in om the fugitive. He dodged into the woods and headed for the tunnel running under 38th st. as Patrolman Basse fired two shots, hitting Grant in both legs. A search of the area failed to res veal any trace of the captured man’s companion. Plane Seeks Companion 4 Police said Grant had $75 in bills = and $17 in rolls of change in his possession when captured. ) As a state police plane flew over the scene of the duo's activities im an effort to locate Grant's come panion, city police were questioning the captured man’s wife, Dorothy Marie Grant, 2352 8. West st, In an effort to locate the second man, Meanwhile, Grant, who originally gave his age as 23 years old, * changed his story and told police he was only 19. H
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