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S. MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1951 22 PAGES AIRPLANE DELTVERY ON ISLANDS OXKES THAN OAIIU ON OAITC uuuWju r7)f7 7 till i i ii 1 I he General and His Family Are Here eoi wonnera U. Vis I'll If 1 La--' ti Li id i if i i a I I I iff JUi yi f7; cp I 'Oi'-J Al i I LJ Barrier Gr iLJ Mn rs iiilCEyl Train Derailed; Several Injured WASHINGTON, April 16 (AP) The house agreed unanimously today to a joint meeting with the senate Thursday to hear Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Democratic Leader John W.

McCormack (Mass.) asked that the house empower Speaker Rayburn to declare a WASHINGTON, April 16 (AP) Rep. Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) indicated today that the United States has perfected "cataclysmic" new atomic weapons to spread deadly radioactivity. He urged President Truman to order their use in Korea. I 1 V.i HI V. -v.

CMtf Warm Aloha it Return to recess during the regular session i Thursday so that Gen. MacArthur could Be heard. There was no objection, so the matter was settled. No further action by congress is necessary, since the unanimous consent request implied an invitation to the deposed general to speak. However, the senate tomorrow must go through the formality of deciding to come to the house chamber Thursday to hear Gen, Mac-Arthur.

The senate was not meeting today. WELCOME AT WHITE HOUSE The White House, meantime, said Gen. MacArthur is welcome to call on President Truman while hers if he asks for an appointment. Presidential Secretary Joseph Short made this clear at a news conference. He said the president's army aide, Maj.

Gen. Harry H. Vaughn, will represent Mr. Truman at the airport when Gen. Mac-Arthur arrives.

This meant that Mr. Truman himself would not be on hand for the military welcome to the five star general. Gen. Vaughn once served under Gen. MacArthur in Australia.

Mr. Short was asked if he thought Gen. MacArthur will call at the White House. "I haven't heard of the general asking for an oppointment," Mr. Short saidv TO GET 'EVERY COURTESY' Rep.

Texas Democrat, told reporters earlier after a White House visit that Democratic leaders had assured Mr. Truman "we are going to extend every courtesy to Gen. MacArthur." This was after Mr. Truman's regular Monday morning meeting with his congressional leaders. Rep.

Rayburn outlined to reporters then the plan for Rep. McCormack to ask unanimous consent for an address by Gen. MacArthur. Rep. Rayburn said it means a joint meeting of the two houses of congress in the house chamber.

Young MacArthur Is Waikiki Tourist' Young Arthur MacArthur enjoyed a tourist's holiday at Waikiki today. The 13 year old son of Gen. MacArthur had lunch at the Royal Hawaiian, then a tour of Waikiki, followed by a swim at the Outrigger Canoe club. Young MacArthur made the rounds in company with Gen. MacArthur's personal pilot, Lt.

Col. Anthony Storey, and Mrs. James O'Grady, wife of the aide to Adm. Arthur W. Radford.

Rotation for Sure! TOKYO, Monday, April 16 (JPl Many American servicemen would like to go home. Perhaps that prompted this comment from an airman watching Gen. Mac-Arthur's takeoff. Monday: "It looks like rotation has started for sure." Rain Postpones Yankee-Senators Season Opener WASHINGTON. April 16 CU.R) Rain forced postponement of today's opening major league baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators.

The game was called off more than an hour before President Truman had been scheduled to arrive at Griffith stadium to make the ceremonial first pitch. Washington owner Clark Griffith announced that the game would be rescheduled for 2 p. m. EST Friday and that Mr. Truman had agreed to appear then for usual "opening day" ceremonies.

The Yankees and Washington also will play a night game Friday. All ceremonies scheduled for the ppener today automatically were postponed until Friday afternoon. Thousands of fans already had gathered at the stadium when Griffith decided to call, off the game. REDS AXD PIRATES SQUARE OFF TODAY CINCINNATI, April 16 ftJ.R) Home run king Ralph Kiner was scheduled to play first base in a daring lineup experiment as the Pittsburgh Pirates met the Cincinnati Reds today in the National league season opener before 32,000. Ewell Blackwell, skinny ace who won 17 games last year, was slated to pitch for the Reds against southpaw Cliff Chambers, a 12 game winner for the Pirates a year ago.

Cloudy, chilly weather was expected, but Blackwell should ba used to that by now. He started six exhibition games during the spring training season, five of them in that, kind of weather. The only newcomer in either lineup was centerfielder George (Cat) Metkovich, former American leaguer who batted .315 for Oakland of the Pacific Coast league and was picked up as the No. 1 choice in the minor league draft by the Pirates, who today open their first season under general manager Branch Rickey. Firemen Douse Blaze On Honolulu Pier 15 Fire which blazed on about 20 square feet of Pier 15 vas doused quickly by city firemen shortly before 11 this morning.

Edward Costa, 32, of 1526 Pels an oil tender, said the fire began in a small gasoline engine electric generator. It caught fire on a truck and fell blazing onto the new timbers of the pier. CUT BANK, April 16 (AP) The Great Northern Empire Builder passenger tram, carrying 147 persons, was derailed today. First reports said no one was killed, but several were injured. The 13 car train left.

Seattle at 3 p. m. PST (1 p. m. HST) Sunday.

Four coaches and a "coffee shop" car went off the tracks. Great Northern railroad headquarters at St. Paul, said the train's conductor reported he did not think anyone was seriously hurt. There were 90 passengers in the coaches and 57 in Pullman cars. The derailment occurred about 7 a.

m. (HST) about one mile west of Cut Bank. Sales Tax Bill May Reach Senate Floor During. Day Senator William H. Hill (R-Ha-waii) expressed "hope" today that his ways and means committee will have its sales tax bill reported to the senate floor before the day is out.

But he said the tax rates still are "not entirely" ironed out. The bill will pass the senate by a big margin, possibly 12-3, he predicted. Only William J. Nobriga (R-Hawaii) and Manuel R. Aguiar (D-Kauai) have so faf come out against it.

Senator Hill declined to predict what the house will do when it gets, the measure. He ventured the opinion that if they reject the sales tax they will find an increase in the gross income tax the only alternative "and no one is going to like that." Army Secretary Will Address 600 At Chamber Lunch Secretary of the Army Frank Pace who arrived here late Sunday from Tokyo, will address more than 600 members of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce at noon tody. Tickets to the luncheon at the Queen's Surf are sold out, but members without tickets may eat elsewhere and hear Mr. Pace's talk at 12:30 p. m.

"We don't want to disappoint any members," said Col. George F. Un-macht, chamber membership secretary. ONLY TALK HERE This is the only talk the army secretary will mal in Honolulu. He was here April 6 en route to the far east mand.

The luncheon, quarterly membership meeting of the chamber, was advanced from Thursday to coincide with Pace's return trip. The place was changed to the Queen's Surf from the Royal Hawaiian hotel. Secretary Pace is staying at Ft. DeRussy. He plans to leave for the mainland Tuesday but the exact time has not been set.

Long in Capital Amid Rumors He Will Be Governor Star-Bulletin Bureau, Washington. D. C. April 16 Territorial Secretary Oren E. Long arrived here today at 11 a.m.

EST) amidst speculation that he would be named as Hawaii's new-governor within the next 24 hours. Mr. Long was summoned to Washington by Interior Secretary Oscar L. Chapman. here he will hold a series of conferences with interior officials and also discuss pending Hawaii legislation, including statehood, with Mr.

Chapman. He was met at National airport by Emil J. Sady, director of the Pacific division of the territories office of the interior department. Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his party leave Hickam air force base early this morning after they arrived aboard the general's plane, "Bataart," from Tokyo.

Left to right are Arthur MacArthur, 13, the general's son; Gen, MacArthur; Mrs. MacArthur, and Adm, Arthur Radford, Pacific commander in Army photo by Sergeant 1st Class frank Cordeiro Jr. Rep. Gore urged President Truman to use some of "these immense weapons' to ''dehumanize" a belt across Korea making it unfit for all life and thus a barrier to all military ground operations. The Tennessean has access to information about atomic developments as a member of the house appropriations subcommittee which handles funds for the atomic energy commission fAEC).

He made public a letter in which" he told Mr. Truman: "Something cataclysmic, it seems to me, is called for. Ve have it. "Please consider using it." While the A EC and military! authorities are known to have been, working MN weapons which, with-! out an A-bomb blast, would spread radioactivity, Mr. Gore's statement was the first word from an official source that they are ready for use.

Rep. Gore offered two suggestions: 1 Remove all Koreans from a belt acfoss the Korean peninsula and then dehumanize it by surface radiological contamination; and 2 Make available and ready for the far east command a variety of atomic bombs and other weapons to repulse a submarine attack on our naval forces or any attempt to invade Japan. USE SAID REQUIRED "I have heretofore publicly, and in the privacy of committee councils," he wrote, "expressed opposition to the use of atomic weapons and related weapons in the Korean conflict. "But now, I believe the calamitous danger which we and the free world face requires some such forthright policy." Telling Mr. Truman he hesitated to make the suggestion because he is "in no way.

a military expert," Mr. Gore said he had recommended millions of dollars in appropriations for the atomic program "all for the purpose of saving the freedom of our country and the lives of our people." He continued: KOREA 'MEAT GRINDER "Korea has become a meat grinder of American manhood. Military authorities, including Gen. Ridg-way, have said that under present policies a conclusive military victory is impossible. "We must recognize that under) present policies our Communists foes have the capacity, what with geographic and human prepondev-j ances in their favor, to continue Turn to Page 9, Column 2 Lurlinc Brings 560 Passengers; Two Miss Boat Following a longer absence than usual, the Lurline arrived today from San Francisco, where she spent several days in drydock.

Before setting out on one of her "smoothest crossings this year," the Matson liner circled the island of Alcatraz twice to test her running condition after repairs made in dry-dock. Inspectors left the ship at Alcatraz and several passengers who had missed the sailing in San Francisco boarded. Two of the 562 scheduled passengers missed the ship altogether, leaving 560 who disembarked at 9 this morning when she docked at Pier 10. DIRECTORY Pag 1D- Amusements Business Classified Ads Comics Editorials, Editorial Features Radio Programs Society Sports Theater Guide Visiters' Guide World Roundup 10. 18; 21 17! 22 I 13 16; 10 10 Kamaaina Dies 3 MRS.

RICHARDS Mary Richards, Beloved Civic Leader, Dies Mrs. Theodore Richards, a woman of the islands who will be remembered for her vision, courage and contributions to the life of Hawaii, died at 4:20 a. m. today less than a week before her 82nd birthday. She had been in ill health for some time.

Born Mary Cushing Atherton. Mrs. Richards' life was a part of the growth of the territory from the tiny missionary and native community to the large and industrious community it is today. She was born in the Old Mission House, waikiki of Kawaiahao church, the eldest daughter of Joseph Ballard Atherton and Juliette Montague Cooke Atherton. SERVICES THURSDAY Services over the cremated remains will be held at 4:30 p.m.

Thursday at Central Union church with the Rev. Allen Hackett officiating. Interment with a private ceremony will be in Kawaiahao cemetery. The family has requested that no flowers be sent. Those desiring to honor Mrs.

Richards' memory may make contributions to the Hawaiian Board of Missions or to the Kokokahi Community A son. Atherton Richards, is expected to arrive from New Vork Wednesday. Mrs. Richards was the granddaughter cf Mr. and Mrs.

Amos Starr Cooke, founders of Royal school. They taught the last rulers of the Hawaiian kingdom. Her father was also a co-founder of Castle Cooke, Ltd. And her descendants also are community minded men and women. FOUR CHILDREN She is survived by Mrs.

Frank E. Midkiff and Miss Polly Richards, daughters, and Herbert M. and Atherton Richards, sons. Mary Atherton was married in June. 1832.

to Theodore Richards. Together, they devoted their time and thought to the needs of the expanding community. She has been identified actively with many cf Honolulu's religious, educational and social enterprises. A charter member of Central Union church, she was also a member cf the Woman's board of mis-Turn to Tage 9, Column 1 authorized FOR YUGOSLAVIA'S USE WASHINGTON. April 16 President Truman notified con-i gress today he has authorized use of $29,000,000 of government funds to enable Yugoslavia to obtain critically needed raw materials for its armed forces.

4 i 1 r- for M'Arfhur U.S. Soil newsreel men glared against the plane. Stars glistened in the clear sky. The yellow tipped propellers spun to a stop and from out of the terminal drifted the recorded strains of "Aloha Oe." First to step out of the plane was Mrs. MacArthur, who was Turn to Page Column 2 General Lauds Isle Fighters in Saying Thanks to Honolulu High tribute was paid by Gen.

MacArthur today to Hawaii's fighting men in Korea. The general issued this statement of thanks and appreciation: "It is a real pleasure for Mrs. MacArthur and myself to pass through Honolulu on our way home. "I vhave been coming or going your way for nearly 50 years. While I have never had a military assignment here, I am well acquainted with you because of your many "They have never failed splendidly to serve the country.

"I have just left your 5th regiment on the Korean fighting front. It is fit and ready and writing a proud history in a bitter campaign. "Again my thanks and appreciation for the cordial welcome you are so graciously extending." lour Through By MORAY EPSTEIN Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned from the wars today to receive from the people of Honolulu his first homecoming welcome on American soil. He arrived at Hickam air force base at 12:28 a.

m. and is scheduled to leave at 10 a. m. Tuesday for San Francisco Downtown Shops To Hold Value -Day Thursday Drag out your piggy banks and cookie jar savings, ladies, that "get more for your money" day is coming around again. Honolulu's seventh Value Day is in the offing, Thursday, to be explicit.

It is sponsored by downtown merchants in cooperation with Honolulu Rapid Transit Co. And the city's consumer-wise merchants are busy with their price-marker-downer pencils. By Friday afternoon more than 50 downtown Honolulu merchants had registered for the event. FREE BUS RIDES As in the other six Value Pays, HRT buses will be your free transportation to and from the marts. This time, you get a blue ticket from the aloha-shirt clad bus driver after you drop your dime in the fare box.

If he forgets to hand you your ticket, be sure and ask for it. It's worth 20 cents. Then, when you buy $2 worth of merchandise or more in a store taking part in Downtown Value Day, you hand your blue ticket to the salesman. He hands you back 20 cents. STARTED IN 1950 The day of bargains and special customer attractions was born with a bang last July 20.

It was so successful for merchants and customers alike, four more were held in 1950, and the first this year was held January 25. Sale-smart shoppers are advised to watch The Star-Bulletin for advance notices of feature offerings. BRITISH DOCKERS STRIKE LONDON, April 16 GJ.R Nearly 10.000 longshoremen went on a strike today, tying up 100 ships in! the London and Liverpool area. and Washington, D. to appear before congress Thursday.

He will arrive in Washington Wednesday night and leave for New York Thursday night. Today, the hero of two world wars and dethroned supreme commander of Allied powers in the far east will exchange honors with Hawaii during a two hour tour of the city. In a brief visit to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, he will see the graves of many of the soldiers killed while serving under his command. He will also place a wreath at the base of the cemetery flag pole. Later, in full academic ceremonies at the University of Hawaii, Gen.

MacArthur will be given the honorary degree of doctor civil 120.0C0 SPECTATORS EXPECTED And during his automobile ride to and from Pearl Harbor through downtown Honolulu some 120,000 persons, according to police predictions, will greet the former United Nations commander in the far east. He received his first greetings from about 450 persons who were allowed to witness the arrival at Hickam field this morning. triple tailed plane made the non stop flight from Tokyo in 12 hours and 15 minutes. As the plane, with its newly painted name Bataan near the nose, drew up in front of the military air transport service terminal, the crowd began to applaud. Bright floodlights set up by! MocArthur lour Route Here is the route of General of the Army' Douglas MacArthur's tour of city this afternoon: Leave Makalapa at 3:20 p.

m. Travel along Kamehameha highway: to Dillingham Blvd. Along Dillingham Blvd. to King St. Turn right into King St.

and proceed along King St. to Beretania along Beretania to Nuuanu. Turn left mauka on Nuuanu, and up Nuuanu to School St. At School St. turn right on School and follow it to Lusitana.

then left mauka to Puowaina drive. Follow Puowaina to the national memorial cemetery in Punchbowl crater, arriving at 3:45 p. m. Leaving the cemetery, travel in a makai direction on Auwaiolimu St. to Nehoa.

Turn left on Nehoa to Punahou St. Turn right makai on Punahou and travel to Wilder Ave. At Wilder turn left and follow Wilder to Dole, then left and mauka on Dole to the university. At 4:30 leave the university in a makai direction along University Ave. to King St.

Turn left on King, following King into Harding and to Kapahulu. Turn right on Kapahulu and proceed in a makai direction to Kalakaua. Turn right on Kalakaua and proceed through Waikiki to the Kapio-lani-Kalakaua intersection. Turn left on Kapiolani and travel ia an ewa direction to King and along King to Punchbowl. Turn right on Punchbowl mauka and go to Beretania.

Turn left ewa cn Beretania. along Beretania to King, and continue in an ewa direction to Middle St. Turn left makai on Middle, proceed to Kamehameha highway, then right and along Kam highway to his Map Shows Route of Gen. MacArthur's City vis 5s 5 i Av grW'.