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i STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TOPEKA KANSAS COHP fO Jj A GIS Successor to Tbo Tote Daily Register, Th Iote Daily Record, and loia Daity Index. SIX PAGES Tlirou Crack me What U. S. Government Will Spend in 194445 At-a-glance summary of revised government budget estimates for the fiscal year July 1, 1944-June 30, 1945: Expenditures 93,404 billion dollars. (Not including a 625 million dollar expenditure-less-recelpts figure for government corporations which would make the overall total 99,029 billion, dollars.) Net receipts 45,663 billion dollars.

War spending 88,900 billion dollars. Excess of expenditures over receipts 52,741 billion 1 dollars. National debt at end of fiscal year 215,228 billion dollars. Net increase in public debt 50,283 billion dollars. Telephone Queries Spice Dull Evening Last night was by all odds the quietest election night on record in The Register office.

Often as much as ten minutes would go by without a telephone call or a visitor. An occasional call, however, added spice to an otherwise dull evening. One man called and asked, Is Mr. Dewey elected president or was Mr. Roosevelt re-elected? Late in the evening a lady called and said: Whos The telephone girl took a shot in the dark and said: Kerr.

Was he a Republican or a Democrat? "Republican." Well, sighed the caller, it doesnt make much difference these days. Theyre Just about the same, arent they? Yes, said the telephone girl faintly, I guess thats right. The Weather KANSAS Mostly clear skies and hot tonight, Thursday and Friday, with wanner tonight in southwest and extreme west portion; highest Thursday 100 in north and 102-105 in south portion. Temperature Highest for the 24 hours ending 5 p. m.

yesterday, 101 lowest last night 74; normal for today excess yesterday 10; excess since Jenuary 1, 296 degrees; this date last year highest 09; lowest 75. Precipitation for the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m. today, total for this year to date, 31.11; excess since January 1, 8.79 inches. Sunrise 6:25 a.

set 8:31 p. m. Thermograph Readings Ending 8 a. m. Today.

I Kerr Wins 3rd District Nomination Democrats Write In Patterson for Sheriff; Election Quiet With Only 1600 Votes Cast In the most tranquil primary election in the memory of local residents Allen county cast about 1600 votes yesterday, less than the normal total for Iola alone. W. E. Kerr, Iola insurance man, won the Republican nomination for commissioner for the third district, defeating Joe McKinley and All Williams in the only county race on the ballot. Kerr received about 100 more votes than the combined total of his competitors.

The only surprise was the. nomination of D. B. (Pat) Patterson as the Democratic candidate for sheriff. Patterson received 103 votes in 19 precincts, according to unofficial returns.

Patterson was a write-in candidate. His friends have been working quietly during the past ten days and he secured about double the number of votes necessary to place his name on the ballot in the general election next November. Patterson is employed by the Iola Coca-Cola Bottling Company and is well known throughout the county as a baseball player and athlete. Slight Edge to Reed For the Republican nomination for U. S.

Senator the county gave Clyde M. Reed 592 votes to lead Carl Friend with 563. This was the closest race In the county. Unofficial returns indicate that 1328 Republican and 253 Democratic votes were cast, a total of only 1581. In 1942, the first war election, about 2500 votes were cast.

In 1940 the county cast about 3,500 votes in the primary election. In recent years the primary of 1936 produced the most interest, bringing about 4,910 voters to the booths in Allen county. In yesterdays election H. E. Whitaker, foreman of the Registers composing room, received votes foj more offices than any other individual.

At the third ward In Iola Whitaker was given oije vote for each of the following offices: coroner, constable, precinct committeeman and justice of the peace. All were write-ins. Complete Returns The complete unofficial vote in Allen county for contested nominations is as follows: REPUBLICAN U. S. Senator Dewey 173 Friend 563 Reed 692 Supt of Public Instruction Brooks Lank McClenny State Printer McCalla Voiland Justice of the Supreme Court Birr 1 Garrison Johnson Johnston McCue Norris Secretary of State Ryan Ward County Commissioner (3rd Dist.) 614 75 491 822 320 286 544 176 36 33 107 909 313 Allied Bomb Causes Gen.

McNairs Death Washington, Aug. 2. (AP) The army announced today that Lt. Gen. Leslie J.

McNair was, killed by the explosion of an Allied bomb which fell short in the intensive bombardment of enemy lines in preparation for the latest breakthrough in Normandy. This report was sent to thd war department by Oeneral Dwight D. Eisenhower, the brief announcement said. The fact that some bombs were released over their own troops by Allied airmen was announced in the theater by Lt. Gen.

Lewis II. Brerton, tactical air force commander, who said that a number of casualties were inflicted by the premature release of bombs among forward elements of the American lines. Move Swiftly In Marianas Resistance Ends On Tinian, and Guams Doom Is Assured; Ahead On New Guinea U. S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, Aug.

2. (AP) Hie nine-day conquest of Tinian, a campaign shortened by use of a death-dealing secret weapon on the 4,500 Japanese defenders, gave the United States a second unslnkable aircraft carrier today next to Sal-pan, won in 25 days. On Guam, marines and soldiers who already have won its best harbor and airfield pushed north on the 14th day of Invasion against 10,000 doomed Japanese being whittled down by bombs and rockets of carrier planes. The Marianas operation was moving so fast that Adm. Chester W.

Nimitz issued three communiques Tuesday. Map Up On Tinian All organized resistance ended Monday night on Tinian, where the marines seized two Japanese airfields in their dash down its 12-mile length and won flatlands ideal for other air bases within B-29 bombing range of Japan. The leathernecks were mopping up the Nipponese remnants in caves and along a narrow beach at Marpo Point on the south tip. Americans of the Sixth army, expanded their landings, on Vogelkop peninsula, Dutch New Guinea, and attacked 45,000 bypassed Japanese 700 miles to the east, headquarters announced today. The Yanks landed at dawn Monday on both sides of a Japanese barge base, 10 miles beyond the (Continued on Page 6, No.

2) Report Polish Patriots Fight Nazis in Warsaw London, Aug. 2. (AP) Polish military headquarters in London said tonight that the Polish underground had arisen in force inside besieged Warsaw and were fighting the Germans in the main streets. Break With Nazis Turks Sever Political And Economic Ties; Finn Peace Step Seen In Government Shift London, Aug. 2.

(AP) Turkey aligned herself with the United Nations today to the extent of breaking off diplomatic and economic relations with Germany and there were broad indications that powerful Soviet Russia soon would consider a new Finnish request for an armistice guaranteeing Finland's independence. It was reported reliably in Stockholm that Marshal Baron Mannerheim had received Russian assurances before he assumed the presidency of Finland yesterday. Berlin broadcasts promptly heralded Turkeys 'action as a "prelude to war. Prime Minister Churchill told commons that if Germany now attacks Turkey we shall make common cause with her and take the German menace as weU as we can in our stride Berlin Silent Germany officially had nothing to say immediately on the Turkish action. Berlin broadcasts said its attitude will be forthcoming only when the official message giving proper reasons for Turkeys step are received in Berlin.

Helsinki reports received in Stockholm said German garrisons already were moving out of southern Finland although Berlin broadcasts quoted a foreign office as saying the change of Finlands government Indicates the Finnish people are aU out to pull their whole weight in the war effort. The leadership of war-weary Finland changed overnight. The assumption of the presidency by Mannerheim, Finnish commander in chief, was regarded as the first step toward the formation of a peace government. Echo in Balkans? Turkeys severance of ties with Germany was disclosed by the Turkish home radio and was confirmed almost immediately by Berlin broadcasts. Premier Sukru Saracoglu announced the cabinets decision to make the break, effective at midnight tonight, telling the national assembly that it had been requested by Britain, with United States support.

Thes assembly promptly ratified the decision. The break a major blow to German prestige may have an important effect upon shaky Balkan satellites, particularly Bulgaria, which has shown Increasing indications recently of desiring to leave the company of Germany and move closer to Soviet Russia. May Declare Martial Law Philadelphia Seeks Ruling to Halt Race Riots in Bus Tieup Philadelphia, Aug. 2. (AP) The Philadelphia citizens committee asked Mayor Bernard Samuel today to declare martial law in Philadelphia to prevent a resumption of Negro-white fights and gang looting attendant upon a tieup of the citys bus, trolley and subway system.

The committee, which also asked President Roosevelt to seize the paralyzed transportation system, said that if the intolerance and reaction Is permitted to continue it will be the beginning of the spread of reaction against other minority peoples, particularly the Jews and Catholics. Army May Take Over In Washington the War Labor Board considered asking President Roosevelt to order troops to take over the transportation lines. The police arrested more than 300 on charges varying from malicious mischief to aggravated assault and battery and carrying concealed deadly weapons. Three thousand city policemen and 7,000 auxiliary policemen were on duty. Race disorders broke out last night after a work stoppage stranded many of the citys 1,500.000 daily riders of buses, trolleys and subway trains and cut heavily into war production.

Protest Hiring Negroes The Philadelphia Transportation Company, operator of the citys entire network of trolley car, bus and subway lines, said that its 6,000 operators had walked out, without union authorization, in resentment at the hiring of eight Negro trolley car operators. Fist fights, the hurling of milk bottles at passing automobiles and the smashing of house and store windows sent police cars scurrying from one section of the city to another In attempts to restore order. At least ten persons were hurt, one critically. Harvest of Legume And Grass Seed Urged The reserve supply of legume and grass seeds such as alfalfa, sweet clover, red clover, lespedeza and others are dangerously low according to the U. S.

Department of Agriculture. Last year the national seed harvest fell 43 short of production goals. This year the U. S. D.

A. is urging farmers to harvest as much seed as possible. Most of the needed seeds are highly valuable, commanding excellent prices. There are also federal, price supports and bonus payments. The Wiggins Implement company, local Allis Chalmers dealers, has agreed to act as a clearing house for machinery which may be used to save seeds in this community.

Owners of equipment are invited to register with the company and farmers who have no means of harvesting seed crops will be put in touch with them. WAR TODAY Ja BY DEWITT MACKENZIE Two Important events which are highly significant of Hitlers approaching collapse come out of the east European theatre of war Turkeys severance of economic and diplomatic relations with the Reich, and the unexpected assumption of the Finnish presidency by Field Marshal Baron Mannerheim, reportedly with an eye to making peace with Russia. Turkey's move means that the Nazi dictators grip on the Balkans Is slipping fast. The Turkish government says Germanys attitude will determine whether war follows between, the two countries. Thus the Turks have declared themselves with blunt firmness.

Irrespective of whether they enter the conflict actively, they may grant the Allies valuable air and naval bases. Signs are that Bulgaria now may squirm out of Hitlers clutches. His once fearsome armored legions no longer have the power to terrify the little fellows, and the Bulgars are more afraid of the Turks today than of the Germans. Bulgarias defection might easily cost the fuehrer the entire peninsula, thereby depriving him of sorely needed war supplies and foodstuffs and uncovering the Danubian basin approach to Germany. If Finland Is Indeed making an eleventh hour rush for peace, it is clear recognition of the fact that the Nazi ship Is sinking under them.

The Finns are on a tough spot and this crisis Mannerheim may be one man whose leadership the general public will follow. Long known as the uncrowned king of Finland, this colorful soldier is regarded by the Finns as their grand old man. At first blush it seems odd that the marshal, who is a friend of Hitler and has been leading Finland in the war against Russia, should be the one picked to make peace if thats his job. Still, his great hold on his people seems to make him a logical selection since Moscow presumably would prefer to deal with a man who really can speak for his country. Important events often find strange bed-fellows in war and so we see another development of far different sort crowding in.

Thats the great fire which is sweeping Nazi-held Warsaw. Maybe Im too imaginative, but to me the flames (Continued on Page 6, No. 4) Iola State Guard Men Promoted Capt. Mack Percy, commander of the Iola company of the Kansas State Guard, last night made a number of promotions, perfecting his organization prior to leaving for the summer encampment at Ft. Riley on August 13.

The following advancements were made: 2d Lt. John Layle to 1st. Sgt. West Clendenen to 2d. Cpls.

Glen Anderson "and Ralph Copening to Pvts. Lyle E. Dean and Aaron Endsley to Cpl. Ten new recruits have been added to the companys rolls during the past few days including Alvin Knepp, Clarence Crevlson, Lester Hinson, Earnest Sleezer, Martin Thouvenell, Robert Watson and Lloyd Culbertson of Iola and William Tefft, Robert Murrow and Harry Murrow, Colony. Only one drill, that of August 8, remains before the unit will entrain for Its annual encampment on August 13.

1 i Frank Means, Erie, To Manage Litwins Frank Means, Erie, Kansas, has been made manager of the Litwin Department store, following the resignation of Delos Newcomb who is opening a new store at Ft. Scott. Mr. Means operated a store at Erie for a number of years, selling out a few months ago. Since then he has been employed by Litvins at Emporia.

Mr. and Mrs. Means have two small daughters, Carol Elaine and Hilda Gean, and plan to move to Iola when a house can be secured. Mrs. Means and children are now at Erie.

Lt. Rollin C. Caler Awarded Air Medal First Lieutenant Rollin C. Caler of Humboldt has been awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in combat over Europe, according to a dispatch received this morning by The Register. Lt.

Caler is a member of a P-51 Mustang group of the Eighth AAF fighter command, based in England. His mother, Mrs. Edith II. Wit-tich, lives at 415 North 11th street, Humboldt. barn burns down Fire virtually destroyed the bam fat the rear of Frank McDonalds home, 001 North Sycamore, about 2 oclock this afternoon.

When the firemen reached the scene the building was completely In flames and could not be saved. No estimate has been made of the value of the structure. BritishArmy Drives South 13 Miles Scattered Pockets of German Soldiers Face Surrender or Death in Powerful Allied Push By GLADWIN HILL Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Aug. 2, (AP) Multiple prongs of British and American armored forces stabbed deeply into twisted German lines today, striding toward Brest and Rennes in Brittany, breaking out in the center and threatening to circle three huge pockets of the enemy. Marshal Erwin Rommel German broadcasts confirmed he Is in the hospital with a biain concussion from' Allied air attack appeared faced with fresh disaster as Lt.

Gen. Sir Miles C. Dempseys British Second army cracked through the center of the line and reached a position 13 miles south of Caumont. Cut Roads From Baltic Russian forces that reached the Baltic sea west of Riga closed a trap on two disorganized German armies. in Latvia and Estonia.

The Russian air force menaced any at- tempt at escape by sea. The Moscow communique said, our troops have cut all roads leading from the Baltic to East Prussia. Other Russian forces extended a triple-pronged attack on East Prussia following the capture of Kaunas, pre-war capital of Lithuania. Red army artillery was reported shelling positions on German soil. Moscow reported there was evidence that the Red army was laying the ground work for a great victory around flaming Warsaw.

British troops closed in slowly on the outer defenses of Florence in North Italy. Unfavorable weather grounded virtually all Allied aircraft based In Britain and Italy last night. Aim At Brest Lt. Gen. Omar N.

Bradleys spearheads raced toward Rennes, in the center of the Brittany peninsula, and were declared to be well on their way In some force toward Brest, Frances great port at the western tip of the peninsula. This steel tip was already some miles past Pontorson, 13 miles southwest of Avranches. The Rennes-bound column, Prime Minister Churchill told the house of commons in London, might already be approaching that objective. The many armored fingers probing the confused and distraught German defenses threatened not only the Germans in Brittany with encirclement. A powerful American thrust up the See river to Cuves, 13 miles east of Avranches, also threatened to pocket Germans between there and the British forces four miles (Continued on Page 6, No.

1) No Lot Up In Heat Topeka, Aug. 2. (AP) Continued warm weather that will be good for the crops but a little rough on Kansans was predicted for the state today and tomorrow by Meteorologist 8. D. Flora.

Temperatures in the north this afternoon were expected to range betweeh 90 and 05 and in the south between 95 and 100. Tonight readings of between 60 and 70 were forecast. Tomorrow temperatures in the north will be between 90 and 95, Flora said. There was practically no rainfall in Kansas in the past 24 hours. Goodland reported a trace and Kansas City had .03 of an Inch.

Rain fell over much of Missouri and Flora said a few scattered showers might come to eastern Kansas from that area. Coffeyville reported the highest temperature yesterday for the state, 103. Wichita was next with 101. Northern Kansas yesterday had readings of from 90 to 94, southern Kansas from 96 to 100. Humidity was "very high Flora said.

lowest reported for the state last night was 63 at Dodge City. Dewey to St. Louis For Governor Parley St. Louis, Aug. 2.

(AP) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, Republican presidential nominee, arrived here today for a two-day conference with 25 other governors of his party. When the train bearing the candidates party backed into the union station, the governor appeared on the platform, and acknowledged the applause of a crowd gathered at the tracks end by smiling broadly and waving his panama hat. With him was Gov.

Forrest Donnell, Republican senatorial nominee just named yesterday. Confident Of Early Victory Churchill Secs Final End to War Perhaps Much Sooner Than He Had Once Expected London, Aug. 2. (AP) Prime Minister Churchill said today he felt that the final end of war aainst the Axis would come sooner, perhaps much sooner, than he once expected. On every battle front all pver the world, he told the house of commons, the armies of Germany and Japan are recoiling I am increasingly led to feel that the interval between the defeat of Hitler and the defeat of Japan will be shorter perhaps much shorter than I had at one time supposed.

He mentioned no dates: But, confident and cheerful, he sketched bright pictures of a swiftly approaching victory. He spoke one hour and 45 minutes before the house, which had Just voted itself a seven-week hollady. Victory Terhap Soon Aside from the Japanese reference, the most definite statement he made on this score was: I fear greatly the raising of false hopes, but I no longer feel bound to deny that victory may come perhaps soon. In the same vein he said that one cannot' take more than a sweeping glance of the World War as lt approaches the end of its fifth year and as it approaches perhaps its closing stage The Prime Minister disclosed that the Normandy invasion and the coordinated Red army offensive re-( Continued on Page 6, No. 5) Reed Nominated By Wide Margin (By the Auociited Press) U.

8. Senator Clyde M. Reed, Parsons publisher, won Republican nomination handily today over Carl E. Friend, Lawrence lumberman. Rep.

W. P. Lambertson who created a stir by criticizing the war records of President Roosevelts sons, today conceded his defeat for renomination. The states only other two Republican congressmen facing contests were victorious. L.

W. Brooks of Wichita, increased his lead over George McClenny, of Wichita, in the race for Republican nomination for superintendent of public instruction, and in another close race Allen R. Burch of Wichita took the lead over Beryl R. Johnson of Topeka, for the Republican nomination for 8upreme Court Justice, Position No. 7.

Rep. Hamilton Fish weathered the opposition of Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey in his bid for G. O. P.

renomination in New York, but another congressional veteran. Democratic Senator Bennett Champ Clark, apparently was unseated in yesterdays Missouri primary by State Attorney General Roy McKittrlck. Sgt. Melvin Crouch Missing in Action (Special to Tho Register) Moran, Aug. 2.

Mr. and Mrs. George Crouch were notified yesterday that their son, Sgt. Melvon Crouch, is missing following a bombing raid over Europe on July 20. Sgt.

Crouch has been overseas about two months and has served as navigator for a B-17 bomber. He graduated from Moran high school in 1942 and entered the service in February, 1943. His mother. Mrs. Crouch, has been dangerously ill and her condition is reported to be critical.

Hfcr children have been to Moran. Final Story Hour At Library Thursday An original fairy story Magic Music Box will be read by its author, 13-year-old Dalton Smith, at the story hour for children to be held at the public library tomorrow at 10 a. m. This will be the last in the series of programs which has been sponsored by the library. Elma Ring, assistant librarian.

been in charge of the story hours. New Phase In Battle Begins Allied Breakthrough Into France Means Nazi Army Must Fight For Very Existence BY WES GALLAGHER With the U. S. First Army in France, August 2. (AP) American operations in western Europe have entered a new phase, turning from a battle for Normandy Into a battle for France in which the German army may be fighting not only to hold France but for its very life.

Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley has now carried out the three objectives assigned to him before thednvasion of France was launched on June 6: (1) Establishing and securing a beachhead; (2) capturing the port of Cherbourg, and (3) breaking out of the Cherbourg peninsula into the open where mobile warfare can be carried out. It is no secret that a slow start threw the Americans off schedule, but the recent swift breakthrough has put Bradleys forces back on their timetable and they are swinging along at a far better pace than was expected 10 days ago.

Another Stalemate Unlikely Even if the Germans succeeded in establishing a new front temporarily by throwing in fresh divisions rushed from other parts of France it is doubtful if they ever again will be able to stalemate the Allies as they did in the first 50 days of the invasion. A swift 40-mile advance down the (Continued on Fagi 6, Now 6) Congress Tackles Unemployment Pay Problem Washington, Aug. 2. (AP) A states rights unemployment compensation bilT, leaving to each state control of benefit rates and standards, was approved unanimously today by the senate finance committee. Acting less than 24 hours after the measure was introduced by Chairman George the committee thus got the jump on the senate military committee scheduled to meet tomorrow to consider rival bills under which congress would federalize the compensation program for discharged war workers.

George said the states rights bill would be reported to the senate tomorrow but that debate probably would not begin until next Tuesday. A bitter controversy is developing between advocates of the state control policy and legislators favoring the broadened federal-aid program. Tokyo Says Americans Land On Rota Island London, Aug. 2. (AP) A Reuters dispatch from Melbourne quoted the Tbkyo radio today as saying that American troops had landed on Rota island, between Tinian and Guam In the Marl-anas.

The broadcast was heard by a government listening post, the Melbourne dispatch said. Yesterday a Japanese imperial communique broadcast by the Tokyo radio and recorded here said that Japanese forces on Rota had prevented enemy landings by valiantly fighting tender fierce artillery fire. Todays broadcast, Reuters said, announced the death of six Japanese admirals, five on active service. Old Glory on Guam Again 403 184 149 Kerr McKinley Williams DEMOCRATIC Lieutenant Governor Fisher Koch 179 74 Variety Program At Band Concert The Iola Municipal band will present a varied program tomorrow night. Selections will Include marches, waltzes, a Negro spiritual and other melodies to make up an interesting and pleasing program, T.

O. Canatsey, director, has announced. The Boy Scouts of the Presbyterian church will be in charge of the flag raising. Tomorrow nights Register will carry the complete program as arranged by Mr. Canatsey.

ers both talk of the need of boosting the unemployment pay for discharged war workers but there are two bills in congress which show the division in thinking: Senator Kilgore Va.) has one providing for federal aid with unemployment pay reaching as high as $35 a week, based on previous earnings. Senator Murray also reaching $35 according to number of dependents, but this would be paid by the states under uniform rates set by the federal government which would help the states if they went into the red by making the payments. This would be a kind of federal insurance for the states and would differ from Kilgores plan by not providing for direct government payments to workers. Of course there would be a check on the workers receiving such pay in any case. Compensation would be stopped for those refusing reasonable Job offers.

Heres the thinking behind the (Continued on Page 6, No. 2) Battle Over Proposed Plans To Broaden Unemployment Pay (Editors Note: This is the last of three stories on this countrys sill unfinished job of preparing for civilian demobilization when peace comes,) BY JAMES MARLOW Washington, Aug. 2. (AP) You can look for a rousing battle in congress in the weeks ahead over better unemployment pay for war workers who lose their jobs when the war ends. All states now give unemployment compensation and most war workers probably will have lived long enough in the various states to qualify for payments.

But the rates are not uniform and the social security board estimates that for the country as a whole the average weekly unemployment compensation is $13. But the states do the paying without federal help. Now the big fighting question before congress Is: Should the federal government, after the war, help boost unemployment pay by chipping in with government money? Democratic and Republican lead Eight. minutes after Marines hit Guam beach, Old Glory flew again from a boathook mast for the first time since December 10, 1941, when Japs seized the American base. Planting the flag on the beach under hell of enemy fire are Marine Captains Paul S.

ONeal (left), of Brighton, Mass, and Milton F. Thompson of Upper Monteclalr, New Jersey, (Marine Corps Photo from NEA.).