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Ht MINNEAPOLIS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1945 1 A nnnia Twin Clt An 12 Cent EUrwbara err: UUvl HE JAM HOLDS UP VETERANS IN TRIPS HOME ROCKY PATH LOOMS FOR PRESIDENT Congressional Record Shows Sharp Division on 'Must' Problems Gl CHARGED WITH SPYING FOR GERMANY Sergeant, Former SS Trooper, Admits Traffic With Enemy HAMILTON FIELD, CALIF. If It mm j-U I "vm- f. -ft v- ml --f-i i i ai IV 7r: II 1 1 1 1 1 Li 3-r I flk 1'. .11. 2 STAR OVER BETHLEHEM, PA.

With seven miles of Christmas lighting, the city of Bethlehem, presents this brilliant spectacle for the first time since 1911. The star of Bethlehem, 91 feet high and visible for 15 miles, tops all the other lights. AP Wirephoto. WIIKRK FIVE CHILDREN DIED Symbol of tragedy instead of happiness, as it was intended to be, is this Christmas tree. The five small children of an army private stationed in Japan, lor whom the tree was decorated, died in their beds Saturday when fire swept their home in Roseville, suburb of Detroit.

The victims, children of Pvt. and Mrs. Otto Winkel-raan, ranged from 18 months to 7 years of age. Firemen lamed an overheated kitchen oil stove for the blaze. AP Wirephoto.

U. S. TO TAKE REFUGEES GM IDLE TIGHTEN BELTS Strike-Bound Flint Foresees Dark Yule FLTNT, MICH. (IIP) The happiest Christmas in several years was in prospect Saturday night everywhere in the United States except in Flint, heart of the strikebound General Motors automative empire. Gloomy predictions were coming true that Flint would be U.

S. RECOGNIZES TITO'S REGIME WASHINGTON CP) The United States formally recognized the new government of Yugoslavia Saturday. Simultaneously Washington criticized Yugoslavia tactics in the recent elections. Britain also announced recognition. or a.

4 In recognizing the regime head ed by Marshal Josip Broz-Tlto, the U. S. and Britain thus gave their legal sanction to 1he liquidation of another of Europe's rapidly-vanishing monarchies. PETER OUSTED Tito's government rushed a law through its constituent assembly Nov. 29 which ousted 22-year-old King Peter from the throne.

As it announced American recognition of Tito's regime, tho stale department made public outspoken disapproval of Tito's tactics. This was contained in instructions to the man who will be ambassador to Belgrade, Richard C. Pallerson, Jr. These instructions said the Yugoslav government had not made good its pledges to extend basic freedoms to its people I 1 aim assc i leu ine eieciions inov. ii did not provide a free choice of representatives for the assembly.

IT'S NOT APPROVAL The instructions said the United States government wants it understood that establishment of diplomatic relations with the Tito regime should not be interpreted as approval of its policies. Tito, who carried on the fight against the Germans from within Yugoslavia, has maintained very close relations with Russia. Just Colic, Old Boy CHICAGO (INS) Bernard Baruch, recovering, in a New York hospital from a gastric ulcer operation, had a cheering note Saturday night from his friend, Henry C. Lytton, 99-year-old Chicago merchant. "Don't be alarmed." Lytton wrote the presidential adviser.

"I had the same ailment at 94." (UP) Staff Sgt. Frank Ilirt, 30, a U. S. army air forces mechanic and former Nazi storm trooper, has been charged with working as a spy for Germany, the army announced Saturday. The United Press learned that Ilirt, after persistently denying Nazi espionage activities, made a partial confession of guilt as he prepared to submit to a lie detector test.

CALLED BAUER riPIL The army specifically charged that Hirt: Conspired with German agents in Europe and Brazil to obtain and send to Germany information about American military planes. Was recruited, trained and financed in Germany for an espionage mission to the United States by Karl Bauer, notorious Nazi espionage agent. After his enlistment in the U. S. army, corresponded with German agents and continued an active member of the conspiracy until his arrest this year.

The army also said Ilirt admitted he belonged to the Nazi party in Germany and was a corporal In the reichsfuehrer's storm troops. It was understood in addition Ilirt had been a member of the Hitlerjugend, or Nazi youth movement. ARRESTED IN MARCH Ilirt was arrested last March Fairfield-Suisun, a trans-Pacific staging point. The field also is a terminal for the army air forces ATC transports and combat planes destined for overseas assignment. It is 60 miles northeast of San Francisco.

Later Hirt Mas transferred to Hamilton field, headquarters of the west roast wing of the Pacific division of the air transport command. He is held for court martial, probably within a month. Earlier, Ilirt served at Jefferson Barracks, Minter Field, and Pendleton, air base; Muroc army air field, Santa Maria army air base, and Mather and Hamilton field, all in California. BORN IN T. S.

At the time of his enlistment Hirt gave his address as the home if his mother. North Babylon, Long Island. N. Y. Subsequently, rmy records gave the address of Nazi Spy Continued on Page Nine FTIANK IITRT Accused spy 71 AJ 1 ft -4 Riots Break Out in Rail Stations'; Trains Run Late rROM I.ATR D1STATCHKS The nation's transportation 1 system creaked Saturday night under the greatest load of passengers, mail, freight and baggage in the nation's history.

Everywhere, rail, bus and air. lines officials described the situa- Hon as raging from precarious to chaotic. From New York to San Francisco and from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico it was the same. RIOTS BREAK OUT Riots and stampedes broke out in Chicago railroad stations. In many stations throughout the country, gatemen reported crowds were unmanageable.

More than once people broke through gates to board trains even while they still were moving. Several trains were 12 hour late leaving Chicago, the point of origin. Other trains were arriving from western points 12 to 24 hours late. Trains from the East were making better time they were only four to eight hours late. The worst jam was on the two coasts.

In San Francisco, mora lhan 50,000 service men wera ninrooneci as every avaiianie coach was moving across the seven main lines to the East in an effort to get soldiers, sailors and marines "home by Christmas." GI's STRANDED The motto became, "every civilian who stays at home makea it possible for a service man to get home." Another 50,000 service men were awaiting eastbound transportation in Seattle, Portland, Loa Angeles and other West coast docking areas. In Seattle the first of two C97 planes, military prototype of the Boeing Stratocruisers, took off Saturday for Chicago with 100 Midwestern war veterans. This is nearly double the normal passenger load. Four Atlanta sailors and ona from Chattanooga rode from San Pedro, by taxi. The group traveled from San Pedro to Dallas where they hired a second cab for the trip to Chattanooga.

MESSAGES TO MINNESOTA Among the stranded serviea men aboard the Monterey in San Francisco bay who availed themselves of the International News Service offer to send messages home were T5 Harvey Bailey, Pipestone, and Col. Hubert A. Schon, 1450 Como street, St. Paul, and gt. John A.

Thompson, 4S35 West 40th Lane, Minneapolis. Bailey notified his wife: "Can't get home for Christmas hut will get there as soon as possible. I send you and Sharon all my love, Harvey." Schon said: "I'm glad to be home. It will be Christmas for all of us no matter when we get home. Love.

Hubert. Thompson told his wife: "Merry Christmas and I hop I will be with you after New Year's. Will see you at Camp McCoy. All my lov e. John." WORD FROM ENGLAND Disappointment expressed In England by a Minnesota soldier when bad travel luck postponed his Christmas trip home was Travel Jam Continued on Page Tiro train of three coaches and a parlor car bound for Duluth.

Some trains Mere as much aa six and one-half hours late. Buses ran close to schedule until 7 p.m. when every available bus had left the terminal. Ona hundred buses left the city between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Saturday, one-third more 'than the usual number of departures. Service men were given priority at all terminals. For fin ftortlna af ntamondu Watch, St Badlner Jwclert, 410 Jlcnn. Ave. AdT.

By RICHARD WILSON Chirr Wshlnftn Rurraa th Minneapolis Sunday Xribana WASHINGTON With the record of the first session of the 79th congress as a guide, the outlook for future co-opera tion between the legislative branch of the government and the White House is not favorable. While this is not an unusual state of affairs in American history, the effect at this lime is to create a stalemate to progressive legislation designed to meet the specific, pressing problems of the hour. Unable to agree with President Truman, congress still recognizes the need for action. Individual members are keenly aware of a public demand for action affecting immediate problems of converting from war to peace. TRUMAN FINDS SOLUTION Yet the lack of agreement be tween the White House and congress prevents the initiation of new measures to meet new conditions.

Mr. Truman finds that if he is to take action at all he must resort to the sometimes arbitrary but direct methods of President Roos-velt: executive action based on some broad grant of power previously given by congress. This hazardous politically In tho present state of affairs and Air. Truman recognizes the danger. He senses keenly the lack of co-operation he so surely felt would be his when he assumed the presidency.

He finds this lack not only in congress but In the refusal of competent persons to remain in old government positions or take new ones. This is distressing to Mr. Truman. He has been willing to con- Rocky Path Continued on Page Two COURT CLEARS DARLAN SLAYER Dead Man Exonerated by Records in France ALGIERS CP) An Algiers court has annulled the death sentence imposed on Fernard Eugene Bonnier de la Chapelle, who was executed by the Vichy regime for the assassination of Adm. Jean Francois Darlan in Algiers on Dec.

24, 1942, and the youth's father said Saturday he had succeeded in clearing his son's name after a three-year fight. A "chamber of review," set up shortly after the liberation of North Africa to review sentences passed under the Vichy government, Friday completely annulled the youth's court martial conviction of premeditated homicide Even before the execution of the 20-year-old youth, his father, Eugene Bonnier de la Chappelle, began his fight to clear his son. He obtained letters from resistance leaders, testifying Fernard was a member of the underground patriot organizations, and he wrote to Gen. De Gaulle and other government and military leaders. a mild Christmas day.

Forecasters, however, said cold air rushing into the United States from west- TRUMAN WORKS 'OPEN DOOR POLICY' WASHINGTON UP) Have you ever arrived at the bank just a few minutes after closing time? Well, that's what happened to President Truman Saturday. Only he got In. The doorman recognized the President and the tellers were happy to take rare of his pre-Christmas business. Truman Orders Asylum for 39,000 a Year WASHINGTON President Truman Saturday directed the entry into the United States of European war refugees. They may enter at the rate of about 39,000 a year, within established Immigration quotas.

Most of them will come from central and eastern Europe and the Balkans, where approximately 2,000,000 persons are said to be homeless. TO SET AN EXAMPLE "This is the opportunity for America to set an example for the rest of the world in cooperation towards alleviating human misery," the President said in a statement. The White House also made public an official directive to six federal agencies to put the plan into effect. The President said the war has brought "an appalling dislocation of populations" and added it is "common decency" to provide homes for thousands of these dis placed persons. Several months ago he asked Britain to allow 100,000 homeless Jews to enter Palestine, but Brit ain refused to agree to the figure and ihe two countries now have a joint commission studying the whole problem.

AGAINST REDUCTION The President spoke out vigorously against legislation which would either prohibit or severely reduce further immigration. Mr. Truman emphasized nothing in his directive will "deprive a single-American soldier or his wife or children of a berth on a vessel homeward bound, or delay their return." Cold Slows Firemen in St. Paul Blaze St. Paul firemen fought two hours Saturday to extinguish a fire which destroyed the attic in the home of Clyde Palmer, 1747 Sylvan street, causing damage estimated at S1.100.

A block-long length of hose broke twice and the nozzle froze up once in the sub-zero temperature. FIRE CHIEF'S COLLAR WILL BURN UP NEXT MONTGOMERY, W. VA. iJP) Trouble came home to HTest Virginia firemen Saturday. Montgomery fire chief Roger Noroviskie and his men re-f ponded to an alarm.

They got to the scene just after the chief's wife had led their three children to safety from the blazing Noroviskie home. Meanwhile, the Nutter Fort department called the neighboring Clarksburg fire fighters to come and put out a blaze In the building housing Nutter Fort's newly-purchased f. re truck. The truck was badly damaged. ARTHUR TRAIN, NOVELIST, DIES Creator of 'Mr.

Tutf Succumbs at 70 NEW YORK (m Arthur C. Tra 70, lawyer, novelist and cre ator of "Mr. Ephraim Tult," a fictional character whom many reaters believed to be a living person, died Saturday in Memorial hoKj ital after a year's illness. Train was re-elerted last werk as president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He was a native of Bohton.

Equally capable as a lawyer and writer, Train received his greatest tribute as an author last year when Ephraim Tutt, fictional wyer with the stovepipe hat, became the subject of a legal wrangle. Ir. Tutt's" voluminous correspondence included letters from lost cousins and the publish rrs of "Who's Who," who wai ted him to be included in the 1945 edition. Cases promising fabulous retainers were offered Tutt." Train entered the office of the New York district attorney in 1901. In 1941 he took up private practice but later retired to devote himself entirely to writing.

His 'idow and three daughters survie. the first city affected and the hardest hit because of its key position in the 32-day conflict between the CIO auto workers and GM. BELTS AKE TIGHT UAW leaders reported strikers were tightening their bells for a long winter siege. In their homes there were fewer Christmas trees than last year. One striker cautioned his four children "to take it easy when placing orders with Santa.

He will be busy filling orders for thousands of youngsters in other lands who are not as lucky as we are." Civic organizations were busy rounding up more toys and gifts for needy children because they believed parents won't be able to fill Christmas stockings like they have for the last three seasons. RELIEF CASES MOUNT Welfare officials reported their relief load has almost doubled In a month. There are now 300 cases and officials expected the number to increase steadily unless the strike ends. The General Motors daily pro duction payroll of $400,000, cut off Nov. 21, accounted for 90 per cent of the factory payroll In this city of 165,000 population.

Of this number, 120,000 are estimated to be directly dependent upon General Motors. First reflection of a downward financial trend came from retail store managers. Most of them re ported sales had fallen off 3 to 10 per cent compared with the same period last year. MERCHANTS WORRY A leading independent druggist reported his liquor sales had fallen off 40 per cent. His overall sales were down about 10 per cent.

Small merchants, especially grocers and butchers, were beginning to worry about their credit business. They said they were certain of getting back some day most of what they were owed but they were becoming pinched for cash. Withdrawals from savings accounts have started and the strikers are cashing in war bonds at a faster rate. Stores to Close at 5 P.M. Monday Closing time Monday will be 5 p.m.

instead of 9 p.m. for Minneapolis loop store members of the Minneapolis Retailers association, William J. Hayes, manager of the association, said Saturday night. The stores will open at 9:30 a.m. instead of noon, he said.

CITY CHRISTMAS SERVICES LISTED A listing of Christmas services to be held Sunday In Minneapolis churches appears on Page 4 of the Minnesota news section. Services to be held Monday and Tuesday will he listed Monday In the Minneapolis Tribune. TURK GENERAL WARNS RUSS Will Fight to Keep Straits, He Says LONDON (UJ?) Turkey will fight if Russia presses claims for 10,000 square miles of Turkish Black sea territory, Gen. Kazim Karabekir, Turkish military leader, was quoted as saying Saturday by an Ankara dispatch to the Times. "The world must know that the Straits form the throat of the Turkish nation and Ihe Kars plateau its backbone," Karabekir was quoted as telling the Turkish assembly- about reports Russia wanted rights in the Bosphorus straits.

Karabekir was said to have added both Russia and Turkey had great interests in remaining friends, lest great misfortunes result for both. A radio Ankara report of his speech omitted any mention of possible fighting. The Times' diplomatic correspondent said the Russian demands, as outlined in Soviet newspapers, were "a warning to the Turks to come to terms on the Soviet claims put forward last May." At that time Russia demanded revision of the Montreux conven tion covering the Bosphorus straits and also cession of the Black sea districts of Kars and Radahan. IKE TO VISIT BUtTHPLACE DENISON. TEXAS 0NS) Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower will make a one-day visit to his birthplace here early in April, it was announced Saturday. central Canada was moving to the east. Warroad, on the Canadian border, had the state's low temperature of 32 Saturday, As sociated Press reported. Bemidji, had 28, Grand Forks, 29, and Aberdeen, S.

19, Clubwoman Killed in Leap From Plane HINSDALE, ILL. (INS) Mrs. Ixiuise Scott, 33-year-old Joliet, 111., ciuDwoman, either iell or leaped to her death Saturday from a plane she had rented at (he Hinsdale airport, Dupatc county authorities reported. Ihe plane, flown by a private pilot, had taken off only a short time before. Her husband, Har old Scott, an employ of the Standard Oil said he thought his wife was going on a pre- Christmas shopping tour.

WEATHERMAN GIVES IN JUST A BIT: 'WARMER' City Bus Station Locks Doors, GIs Get Priority Christmas travelers jamming through Minneapolis transportation terminals Saturday crowded railroads, buses and station waiting rooms "to the rafters." Northland Greyhound Bus Co. officials in desperation locked doocs of the station to all except ticket holders from Light snow in Northwest skies Saturday night gave promise December's cold wave may be eased slightly Sunday, the weather bureau said Saturday night. Official forecasts for Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Wisconsin said "not so cold" Sunday. Occasional snow was seen for most of the area. Temperatures in' Minneapolis may reach high of 10 above xero Sunday, dropping to zero again by nightfall.

The mercury stayed In sub-zero brackets all day Saturday, rising slowly from 11 at 7 a.m. to a high of 3 at 4 p.m. Temperature In Minneapolis at 1 a.m. Sunday was 4. Southeasterly winds of 35 miles an hour will aid the warm up Sunday In Minneapolis.

AHec nine straight days in (which; temperatures below zero re recorded, the weather bu- would make no promises 12:30 to 4 D.m. and again at 6 to 4 p.m. and again p.m. They said that as early as Friday night every seat in the waiting room was occupied. Few persons other than service men were allowed to board buses and many service men were left stranded.

Great Northern railroad officials pointed out 120 coaches taken from their terminal within the Inst month for government use In transporting service men from the west coast Intensified the congestion. Trains ordinarily running with five or six coaches were cut to two or three. There were 525 persons on a UNION STATION STYLE NOTE: WEAR UNION SUIT AND A GRIN WASHINGTON Right in the middle of a crowd of hundreds at station, two recently discharged veterans doffed their new civilian dollies and essed again In soldier togs. A circle of their buddies, who hi dn't been so eager to get back into civvies, shielded them durii the strip-tense. The veterans decided to swap clo hs after discovering men Jn uniform were being let through train gates ahead of civilians..