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Associated red through Cl goodithnagh through -K1 1 good inlberJO; U.thrasjfb Decemberf 'faO continue two 4o for each Txraid the spring, roundup while good through 'December tt lr for'JSye meitarfiuCwho wasgraduated fro 6f Chicago and' who. acted as interpreter 'for tost his seat In the Diet in 1X2 through- pressure 'brought' by Tojo's totalitarian party, the Imperial Rule Assistant Hon. Kasai said he visited Tojo only 10 days ago to pay respects for "the suicide of the general's son-in-law. Major Koga. who committed bars kiri upon failure of aVconspiraey to prevent the i peace -announcement from reaching the public.

Stamp. -by not be Sook.Thre* airplane stamps 2, good Indefi- wys no plans to eel any.of these (tamps. Try 'A Trikmme WaH Ad! iit, aii.1 if maha. ysnir luidc Schram, ahere, the Kew Tmrfc Stock Esekoge. will he a visitor ia He li iiaii'airi to ailrpss the Botary dak.

weddy the Hotel Personals Butler university sororities pledged the following girls' at the conclusion of rush week Saturday night: Misses Juliana Hamp and Betty Bannon, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Joan Holman and Marcia Tudor, Kappa Alpha Theta, and Eleanor Melnzcr, Alpha Mrs. Gladys Henger has entered the Comer sanitarium, at tor treatment "and surgery. glad to hear from Tier friends. Misses Shockley and Miriam Spangler'entered the freshman class-at Indiana Central college in Indianapolis, Mrs. 'Claud "Wall and spent Sunday with their.son and brother, Pvt Robert Atterbnry.

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The hoiue is a strange, mixture of western and Japanese architecture. A. tan. stucco front'porch makes, it 'look like any ordiary suburban American home, hut the tin part is entirely Japanese, with big spacious and class sliding windows and panels, some of which still are covered with adhesive tape strips, relics of air raid days. The house, some sources 'say, was.some sort of bribe.

The politician who earlier informed us of Tojo's plan to accuse Roosevelt of war responsibility, insisted that the former premier was roundly hated by the Japanese public because he had thus far failed to commit suicide. laforssant The informant begged that he remain anonymous, saying, "If the peejple knew I kill me." visited him they Quoting a friend in the'foreign office, this informant'said Tojo intended to commit suicide as soon he had made his.expected court defense. 11 Other sources reported that Tojo had amassed a fortune of millions of yen during his tenure of office, most of it coming from the illicit opium trade in China, where high generals acted' as couriers to take the from North China to Shanghai markets. Despite' his power, Tojo's downfall was a foregone conclusion.to the Japanese after the loss of These sources said that for day's after the island was lost, Tojo's telephone rang and anonymous voices asked his wife, "Hasn't Tojo committed hara kiri yet?" 'Even thus in disgrace, however, the msn who began the war made one final strong gesture to try to keep Japan' fighting. One of the conspirators killed the commanding general of the Imperial guards division in an effort to prevent surrender news from reaching the public was Tojo's son-in-law.

When the plot failed and himself committed suicide, Tojo's wife said, "He did a brave, honorable thing." Tojo Directed Actton It seems evident the clannish family relationships, existing in Japa, Tojo himself'had directed Major Koga's actions. While Tojo's police bodyguard stared, we walked through the gate and to his 'front door. A young man in odds and ends'of an army uniform was working on midget car which- had a bright blue paint job but lacked.one wheel. Our interpreter wrote our names card and asked the young man to deliver it to Tojo. 'He departed with a deep bow, but returned quickly to say that Tojo would not see us.

Kasai refused to take no for an answer "from the man who-once could have thrown him readily into secret torture chambers. Carrying the card, the walked Into garden and motioned us to follow. Tojo, sitting on'his chair, had his back to us and was'un- aware of our until we were within a few, feet -Kasai then told him 1 the purpose of our visit Toko shook his shaven head vigorously. His face was act and stern. We stood there.

Finally, with a slight shrug he permitted Introductions and held out his hand. Only S-Feet-4 In Height This would-be Napoleon of the Orient Is only 5 feet 4 inches and appears to weigh about 130 pounds. Nevertheless, he is stock and appears strong for his 61 years. He was wearing a white sports shirt and white flannel trousers which had been cut off to make shorts held up by both suspenders and belt, He had on brown, scuffed shoes on 'the three-button variety withdrawn socks. Tojo "obviously was highly displeased by our 'Intrusion and curtly to discuss the war.

Then he apparently decided to make the best of the situation by employing repartee. Throughout his life he had done, this, with a keenness and ability: at subterfuge that, won'him the "army nickname of "Razor "I am, filling, in my foxhole he- cause there's no more need for if he said, to the laborer hi the air raid shelter. "I am a farmer and no more concerned with politics." Laharrr Stares at Anerieaas The Jiad, 3uit work to, at us, but'another gesture From put him "to bending his back furiously, tossing in more' dirt, have no intention of returning to Tojo-reiterated. asked if, as a gentleman: he took customary daily- horseback "Ton nave taken-all my some back and ITl ride." '-Tojo said he'was the personal living schedule'as. when he was the busy war rising at 4:30 a.

m. and retiring at 11 p. m. He TluY schedule is every healthy," hot admitted although -he never alcohoL Asked whether-he" preferred his quiet life, he said, "It doesn't matter BOW." Brines, remarked that Tojo's soldiers had captured Manila, and he 1 you'-turned around and captured them." When Tojo told about almost BT Burned op ta an American air; mid, Spencer; said dodged! times, "Well, plus; ad-minus now." WeHoId Tojo more ridely known In America than any ther Japanese except the em- icror. With a keen glance he shot back.

For good or for bad?" He threw back his head and inghed lustily, showing a mouth- ul of gold teeth. He laughed re- each time his face lid smoothly back into the graven mpassivity so familiar in his pho- ographs. The customary horn-rimmed pectacles were missing, however. said he didn't need them in he'country. Finally he seated us at a table in he spacious garden beneath a pine ree which he said was-300 years Id.

He clapped his hands three imes and his daughter came with offee. kef-back to get some omatoes, which he proudly said he tad grown'on his own land. The was sweetened When he had finished it Tojo nought out a tin can of cigarets abeled "Hope" brand. These for- nerly were Japan's best but now re virtually unobtainable. During our talk, Americanplanes droned overhead.

Tojo xputined that' his house was in ine with the regular run between ttsugi airfield.and Tokyo. After the cigarets, he rose and scorted us to, the road where he mmediately expressed interest in ur jeep, saying it was the first he ad ever seen and asked imme- iately, "Can it carried by air- ilane?" assured him that it could and off. 'Ml Ji Mills waits to SM general's office for final review. Ind, Sept switchboard operator at the White House in Washington was to receive third telephone call today 'from Mrs. Florence Ethel- Colby as the Indiana mother con- tinned her effort to gain a hearing with President Truman to for her son who is under an army death sentence in Germany.

Mrs. Colby, mother of Pic. Robert Colby, -who was convicted of killing an army captain and a lieutenant last June, said, she had-made several attempts to call the president over the weekend. The switchboard said neither the president nor Mrs. Truman was available, though," said Mrs.

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