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145. WAR AGAINST JAPAN FIRST PROBLEM OF BIG THREE Roy Mall Charged With Slaying OfLeroy Barber; Jealousy Was Motive i. WASHIHQTOH MERRY-GO- DREW PEARSON SATS: INSIDE STORY ON SPECULATION IN RYE; GENERAL FOODS, STUCK WITH NINE- TEN TUS DELIVERABLE SUP- PERSUADED BELGIANS TO TARE GREAT AMOUNT OFF U. S. TAXPAYERS' EXPENSE; AN DERSON ADAMANT AGAINST USING FREIGHT CARS NOW FOR RYE SHIPMENTS EAST FROM CHICAGO.

Washing-ton. The congressional hullabaloo over attempts to corner the American rye market has only scratched the surface. If Congress should ever dig deep enough, it will unearth one of the juiciest stories, of riding the grain market the country has heard for a long time, including aome of President Truman's close supporters, chiefly Ed Pauley, former treasurer of the Democratic national committee. Other Democrats active in rye were Senator "Pappy" O'Daniel of Texas, Senator "Happy" Chandler of Kentucky, Attorney Gen(Continued on Page Eight) Senate Abandons Custom Of Calling Speakers Washington, July fax as the Senate is concerned, the right to speak belongs to him who is quickest on his feet. Sen.

Kenneth McKellar, the presiding officer, has abandoned the long-standing Senate custom whereby members wishing to speak leave their names on a list on the president officer's desk and then await call. Instead, McKellar; will revert to the regular rules of the Senate and recognize whoever 'catches his eye first. He made the ruling yesterday after Sen. Wayne L. Morse, R-.

objected to McKellar's recognition of another Senator. Morse said his name was on the list and he expected to be recognized. He praised McKellar's ruling, however, and said it was "eminently fair." KING PRAISES NORTH IRELAND Belfast, July 18. King George VI, speaking to the Belfast parliament, praised North Ireland today for helping to guard- the Atlantic lifeline and for its "welcome and hospitality" to American troops who first landed here. The King and Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by Princess Elizabeth, drove through the rain past cheering crowds to the parliament building.

Unusual precautions were tfrk- Last night identity cards were checked on Belfast's streets and every rooftop in the city was guarded by armed members' of the Royal Ulster constabulary. Ten pro- of northern Ireland's parliament did not attend the King's speech. Roy R. Mull, of Robertsdale, R. was formally charged with the crime of murder in an information preferred this forenoon by Privati Lester Hoover of the Huntingdon state police sub-station.

The information was made-before Justice of the Peace Ralph H. Galbraith of Huntingdon. The charge grew out of ths slaying of Leroy Barber, better known as Lee Barber, in Tpdd Township Monday night. The warrant was served on Mull at the county jail, where'he was brought on Monday night alter he voluntarily surrendered to Sheriff Blair M. Snyder, State Troopers Lester F.

Hoover and Private Edward Morris, and Deputy Coroner William H. Smucker. Following the serving- of the warrant, Mull was brought to the office of Justice of the Peace Galbraith, where he heard the formal charges read by the peace officer. Mull, on entering the Justice- of the Peace's office, took seat directly in front of the squire's desk, He took off his cap, and puffed away at a cigarette as Squire Galbraith read to him the information. Squire Galblraith then asked Mull, "Do you have an attorney to represent you at this proceeding?" Mull replied, "No, but I want one.

I would like to have Mr. Stewart (Samuel H. Stewart)." Attorney Stewart was called on the telephone and to a couple minutes he arrived, and conferred privately with Mull. Mull was taken back to jail, and District Attorney I. Newton Taylor and Attorney Stewart discussed the fixing of the time'for the hearing.

If plans can be carried out by the Commonwealth to contact the necessary witnesses, the hearing will probably be held sometime Thursday. While in the squire's office today. Mull' made- '-affidavit to' the signed statement he made to the (Continued on Page Three) Franco Tells Spain Is Only Solution Madrid, July Francisco Franco told Spaniards last night t'nat monarchy is the only form of rule to solve the country's vital problems, but did not suggest a time for the restoration. Franco made a 36-minute speech to the Falange party's national council. It was broadcast throughout the country.

Monarchists heard the speech with mixed pleasure, and disappointment. They balanced against each Franco's praise of the monarchical institution and his assertion that the monarchy would be restored only at "an opportune Franco said the British and American governments helped Spain maintain her neutrality during the war. Informed observers took the speech to Indicate that Franco Intends to retain leadership of Spain for many years to come. STATE FUND READY FOR POSTWAR USE Harrisburg, July 18. The Democratic state committee today pointed out that more than (3,000,000 in various commonwealth funds awaits Pennsylvania political subdivisions "merely for the asking," and at the same time accused the school commission of "fronting" for tales tax proponents.

More than $2,000,000, of which 1500,000 represents'an unclaimed nirplus, is available to townships with active fire companies and bona fide fire; beneficial relief 1 the fire insurance ARGENTINE AFIRE WITH HITLER TALE Buenoa Aires, July IS. Imaginations have had a field day during the past 48 hours in Argentina with sepculation that Adolf Hitler may have crossed the Atlantic in a submarine. But the Argentina government clamped down upon such excited thinking by declaring there was absolutely no factual basis for the reports. The government announced that it would deliver the recently interned German U-boat 530 to the United States and Great Britain, (Continued on Page Two) BOMBERS BACKING UP AUSSIES MARCH IN EAST BORNEO Manila, July Australian troops pressed Japanese units steadily inland in eastern Borneo supported for the first time by tactical aircraft flying from Sepinggan Airfield near Bal- ikpapan, Gen. Douglas MacArUv ur's communique announced today.

The airfield is approximately five miles east of Balikpapan and within striking; distance of any portion of the constantly changing; front. Army engineers also were working on Manggar airfield, 13 miles west of Balikpapan, and it will be able to take iti full quota of planes soon. This airfield has hard-surfaced runways. Stunned by the swift loss of their strpngliold on Mount Bato- ohampar, Japanese forces although still fighting stubbornly were believed definitely weakening in their defense of the routes leading to Samarinda, 60 to the north. Heavy bombers, reconnaissance planes, and fighters continued pounding- Formosa.

Storage facilities on Hoko Island io the- Pescadores west of Formosa in the Formosa Straits, were damaged by strafing. The Mako were bombed at night. On Formosa's southwest coast many supply installations destroyed or damaged, while heavy bombers in th? wake of a night raid on the Canton industrial area made a daylight attack on'Honan Island arsenal and near by Tien-Ho airfield. Blockading search planes at nigrht bombed and strafed enemy shipping- in the Amoy, Swatow, and Hong Kong area, on the southeast China coast, wrecking over 100 river vessels and causing other heavy damage. Tenant House In Morris Township Burns To Ground New Queen Of The Skyways Nears Completion The first picture of the hull of a new queen of the skies, expected to be completed In January' is shown above.

She is the Hughes Hercules, an all-wood cargo seaplane which, builders say, will carry 750 fully-aquipped soldiers non-stop from Honolulu to Tokyo. Essential facts: hull 220 feet long, 30 feet high, 25 feet wide; wing-spread 320 feet; gross weight, more than 200 tuns; powered with eight 3000-horsepower engines; take-off distance more than a mile. 1,500 American, British Planes Strike At Tokyo 16 ARMY OFFICERS, MEN SINGLED OUT AS COMMUNISTIC The two-story log and house on the property owned by Ross Goodman-'of Huntingdon and tenanted by William Bookwalter and family. In Morris Township, two miles west of Waterstreet. was burned to the ground on Monday afternoon, July 9, 'at 12:45.

The oil stove exploded and started the fire. The Bookwalter family was unable to salvage any of their personal property. They carried no insurance to cover the loss, which is estimated at $1,000. Mr Goodman carried insurance on the property. The Bookwaltor family consists of the husband and wife and three children aged 6 years, 2 years and 8 months.

The Red Cross Chap- I ter In Huntingdon has been active in reestablishing the family in a home, but there are still many articles, including clothing, needed. Any person desiring to assist in the rehabilitation of the family should contact the Red Cross headquarters in Huntingdon. Art Moved Bremen, July 2,000 cases of art treasures and city records were being moved back to Bremen today from the mines in rural areas where they were hidden for safety against Allied bombing. 16 SERIOUSLY HURT AS LINER BURNS Port Edward, Ont, July 18. At least 16 persons were reported in a serious condition today as a result of the fire which burned the liner Hanronic to the waterline in the St.

Clair River yesterday. Some 200 others were being treated for injuries, most of them alight. All of the 397 persons on board escaped death. Military Men Discounting Hopes Of Peace In Pacific Washington, July Army officers and enlisted men were singled out by congressional committee today, as persons "whose background reflects communism in some form." Reporting on its investigation of allegec commissioning of communists, a House military affairs subcommiltee said the Army had granted who 'had' Unfavorable reports by War Department personnel board. The 16 men whose background was alleged to "reflect communism" included Sgt.

Samuel Dashiell Hammett, well-known fiction writer; Lt. Joseph Lash, one-time head of the American Students Union and protege of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt; and four lieutenants assigned to the office of strategic services. A report prepared by committee investigate'- H. Ralph Burton said a personnel board had recommended withholding commissions from 39 of 40 men whose applications had btan sent up for special duty.

On a final review by the office of deputy cnief of staff, Burton said, the personnel board was sustained in 25 cases, one person was discharged but the other 14 were returned to officer candidate schools or commissioned. Burton said he could "present facts" to show that the 16 men named in his report have backgrounds reflecting communism in some form. Dudley Man Is Awarded Bronze Star With The 71st Division Of The Third Army In Europe: Pfc. Mike M. Folvarcik, 24, of Dudley, recently awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his heroic action against the enemy, by Major General Willary G.

Wyman, commander of the 71st Infantry Division. The commendation for Pfc.Fol- varcik, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Folvarcik of Dudley, said: "For heroic action against the enemy when Pfc. Folvarcik was a member of an assualt patrol that crossed the Rhine River in the vicinity of Speyer, Germany, and (Continued on Page Two) VETERANS' SERVICE SET UP IN COUNTY money ww collected from a 2 per tax on fire 1 companies.

ether 91,000,000 to a la Wir planning commission a. priitlon to be distributed r. By LTLE C. WILSON United PTCM Correspondent Washington, July and hopes of quick peace in the Pacific take a bad beating among' military men here, who believe Japan is full of fight and must be Invaded. She has 5,000,000 well armed troops in the home Islands and about 4,000 first line fighter and bomber planes.

Japan also has art enormous store of infantry capons. The consensus hereabouts is that Japan still Will ight despite the astonishing fail, re to challenge our Navy's dar- 'ig approaches to her I Thus the spectacular reports of I Pacific fleet and air operations, coupled with reports of changes in President Truman's travel- plans, may prove- to be less imme- significant than they ap- i pear in the headlines. Another jolt to the optimists came yesterday when it was reiterated here that occupation of Japan is fim- damental In our war occupation by invasion unless the enemy leaders decide to call It quits before that, but occupation in' any event. There are of course some who believe that the enemyi (Continued on Two) By WILLIAM F. TVREE United Tress Correspondent Guam, July broadcasts reported up to 1,500 American and British carrier planes struck from a task force lurking off the east coast of Honshu at air fields and military concentrations in the Tokyo area today for the second straight day.

The reported assault on the heart of the empire and neighboring districts followed by a few hours a leveled at Honshu's coast by the giant rifles of Allied warships sailing into the approaches of Tokyo. Enemy accounts said the new carrier-borne attack hit the dis- Ibaragi, Kanagawa Toi-h'rgC Ultima? and Fukushima as well as the Tokyo region. Japanese broadcasts said the great carrier strike that spread havoc across Tokyo's sprawlin network oC airfields from dawn to dusk yesterday was resumed in force around noon today. Three hours later the attack was still raging and upwards of 500 Allied warplanes were bombing and other military installations on all sides of Tokyo, the enomy accounts said. The new air blow came less than 12 hours after a thundering night bombardment by an Angle-American surface fleet against the defenseless Japanese coast, barely 25 miles from Tokyo.

The Yokusuka naval station on the west side of Tokyo bay was identified by the Japanese as one of the targets in the new attacks. They said it was attacked by more than 250 carrier planes for 25 minutes. The Dome! Agency reported that about 1,000 persons were killed or injured in the week-end attack on Hokkaido, the northern home (Continued on Page Three) Little About Much London, July is the way the London Star began its story on Potsdam today: has 30 Httle news been available about so much." FURTHER STRIKES FEARED BY MOVIES Hollywood, July studios today feared further crippling walkouts in the four month- old studio strike would follow a pledge of unlimited support to the strikers by six AFL international unions. AFL Vice President VV. L.

Hut- chesco, chairman of the AFL motion picture international committee telegraphed Pat Casey, producers' labor representative, that presidents of the six organizations, all of which have mem- (Continued on Page Two) 2,000 TONS STEEL SENT DOWN ALLEY LEADING TO TOKYO 3 CHIEFS OF STATE RESUME MEETING TO OUTLINE PLANS By MKRRIMAN SMITH United Correspondent Potsdam, July 18. Big Three meeting was sumed this afternoon and President Truman was understood to have informed Premier Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill that he regards the war against Japan as the first problem of the conference. In their second joint, meeting i ce the conference opened yesterday, the three chiefs of state weiv, believed to be still limiting their discussions to preliminaries, parently establishing the Recognizing the need'of a concrete and effective service for returned veterans and upon solicitation by interested organizations and individuals, the Huntingdon County Commissioners at a recent niceting by resolution have appointed Harry D. Thompson, of Mill Creek, a veteran of World War to the position of Director of Veterans' Affairs for Hunting- don County. The Commissioners in making this appointment acted 'pursuant to Act No.

137, Statute Laws of Pennsylvania, 1943. Mr. Thompson has been Ective in veterans' circles for a number of years and is considered by the commissioners to he fully qualified to perform the dutiee in (Continued on Page Two) EXPECT REVISION OF JURY SYSTEM By RICHARD VV. JOHNSTON United Press Correspondent With U. S.

Naval Bombard, Forte 10 Minutes From Tokyo, July 18. Ships of this vast attacking i-rmada came as close to Tokyo today as ships can get unless they tuck up their bottoms and walk on dry land. We knocked down Tokyo's front door early today and 2,000 tons of exploding steel dwn tha rice alley that loads to Emperor Hiro'hito's palace only 35 miles away. From a platform 111 feet above the swaying deck of this mighty battleship I saw red hot ror.ring into the murky sky des- to "smash- a'gain'st Hitachi Steel Works at Mito. For 50 Consecutive minutes we swept the Tokyo coast playing a 16 inch gun tattoo on the great pla-nts and housing- areas in which it is estimated half A million Japanese concentrated.

This ship, Others in the force, fired nine "g'un salvoes with an occasional intermission as we moved from target to target. Sometimes for HS much as a quarter of nn hour we hurled steel tmvard the shore at the rate of Iiait ton a second. When the tattical commander ordered CJie force eastward we were oniy lightly more than 40 miles from Gmza ajid our last exploding Hitachi Steel Works a flaming beacon, lighting the skies for miles. In an almost incredible move had dashed in and swept 20 miles of Japan's supposedly heavily defended shores and then withdrew without drawing a single (Continued on Page Three) Escaped POW Captured Near Duncansville Hollidaysburg, July An escaped German prisoner of war was held at Blair County jail here today, after being captured by state police near Duncansville, last night. Friederich Rommig, 18, a former German glider pilot, escaped from a war prisoner detail working- in the Keystone Macaroni Co.

plant, Lebanon, Monday noon, The six-foot youth told officers he intended to hitch hike to the west coast to contact friends who would help him get to South America. He spoke a little French, but no English, and was wearing his blue denim POW uniform when catight. Rommig was shot down over France last year, and had been held at InJiantown Gap military reservatira until he joined the Lebanon detail. order in which the high issues at stake will be resolved. Mr.

Truman was scheduled to lunch with Churchill and pay a courtesy call on Stalin before the afternoon business session, but there was no immediate word from the heavily-guarded compound whether he had done so. In his capacity as chairman of the 1 meeting, however, Mr. Truman appeared to have already won a major point in forcing the Pacific war to the top of the agenda. Up to 6 p.m. (11 a.m.

BWT) no news or information of any kind issued from the conference area. In Berlin the troops of the 2nd Armored Division were inspected by American, British and Russian generals. Within a few hours after his first formal meeting with Prime Minister' Winston Churchill and Premier Stalin, the Missourian was understood to have made clear the American position that the swift defeat of Japan is the principal issue confronting the United States and particularly American Russia. Mr. Truman, appointed chairman of the meeting by Churchill and Stalin, stated his case at the first preliminary session In the new palace of Potsdam yesterday afternoon.

A rig-id censorship that evoked repeated protests from Allied correspondents on the scene blacked out all detailed information on yesterday's 90-minute meeting. But It was learned that Mr. Truman, without making any direct demands on Russia or Britain, informed his fellow-conferees that the loss oC lives in the Pacific must be ended as quickly as possible. With that accomplished, the foundation can be laid for a peaite that will outlast generations to come, tho President said. A brief official communique issued at the close of yesterday's meeting described that session as a.

"preliminary exchange of views" on matters requiring decision by the heads of the three states. was decided," the com- munique added, "that the three foreign secretaries (James F. Byrnes, Anthony Eden and Vy- acheslav M. Molotov) should hold regular meetings with a view to (Continued on Page Three) U7IMC fA'MTECT lUmLol SHERIFF BUT BEFORE DECISION Lewistown, July IS. Excitement attendant upon a protracted polticial battle for supremacy as to whether or his opponent would emerge victorious as tha Democratic nominee for Sheriff of Mifflin County proved fatal for Luther O.

Knepp. Suffering from a heart attack while attending a recount of tha contents of the East Derry Township ballot box, Knepp left tha Mifflin County Court room at 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon and walked a half block distant to seek medical-relief for what he believed to be indigestion. He was more ill than he first realized. He sank into a coma at his physician's office, but rallied later when his daughter arrived at his side. He was talking lucidly with her and appeared to be strong enough to warrant his removal to a hospital, when sudenly he expired at 4:30 p.

m. His age was 45 years. Death was caused by myocardlal infarction due to coronary artery Recording to his doctor. This Is nn obstruction of the (Continued on Page Two) Maj. Martin Katz Comes Home From Pacific COMMITTEE OKAYS LENDING INCREASE Washington, July IS.

The Senate Banking Committee today unanimously approved legislation to increase the lending powers of the expovt import bank- from $700,000,000 to $3,500,000,000. Committee Chairman Robert F. Wagner, N. told he would bring the bill up in the Senate as soon as the Bretton Woods monetary proposals, now being debated on the floor, are ratified. The export-import and the Bretton Woods measures are keystones In the administration's foreign economic policy.

Committee approval of the lending authority (Continued on Page Three) Dean Of Canterbury Says Stalin For Free Religion Scranton, July early revision of the jury system In. the Middle District of Penn- sylvania was expected today fol- lowing a three-hour conference of three federal judges of the Third Judicial District. The conference was held yesterday by Circuit Judge John Biggs, Judge Albert L. son, senior Jurist of the Middle District, and Judge William F. Smith.

Newark, N. especially assigned to the district more than a year ago when a special grand Jury started an Investigation Into (Continued on Two) London, July Hewlett Johnson, dean of Canterbury, quoted Generalissimo Stalin today us advocating freedom of worship and. religion. Dr. Johnson reported in the London Newi Chronicle on an interview he had with Stalin during his recent trip to Russia.

He quoted Stalin as saying: "Religion cannot be stopped. Conscience, cannot be atilled. Religion is a matter of conscience conscience free. Worahlp and religion are free." He told Stalin that considerable afalnat had been prompted in the pa.st by reports of the Soviet treatment of the church. Stalin responded: "The church hfis its history, and we have our history.

The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church pronounced anathema on the new Soviet government and hade the people refuse to pay taxes. We on pur part were obliged to defend had to-act." Stalin added that the war has shown the diurch how essentially patriotic the Soviet government TOTM) I After '271 months' service with the U. S. Medical, in tha Pacific area, Major Martin E. Katz, Mount Union physician, realizes the true meaning of ths song "There's No Place Like Home." Arriving in Mount Union Sunday niglit, Major Katz is enjoying every minute of a thirty- day leave with his wife and family in their West Market Street When asked how it felt to be back home, the physician just said, "Oh! this is just like manna from heaven." The youngest member of the Katz family, Martin E.

Katz, whom the father had never because he was born after hi3 father went to the Southwest Pacific is acquainted now. At first he couldn't seem to make up and when asked where hia daddy was he pointed to a large photograph of his father. Now, after several (Continued on Page Bight) SON BORN TO EXILED YUGOSLAV RULERS Ixjndon, July son was born last night to exiled King Peter of Yugoslavia and old Queen Alexandra. An official communique said, "Her Majesty, the queen of slavia, gave birth to a son evening in London. Both the queen and the young crown prince are doing well." CHINESE ANNOUNCE KANHSIEN RETAKEN July CW- communique officially today the recapture of Kanhsien, former Americnn 14th Airforce airbiise city Jn rvir.ngsi' province.

The communique thit; Kanhwien (Kanciiow) retaken early yesterday and that ne.ie troops of Suichwan, miles northwest of Kr.nhsien, pulling out of the nortn. Chinese troops clotting around' Kweilin have reached Uangklanf, 14 miles to the west. Other Chinese are attacking Yungftt, miles wutlf- wMt of Kweilin arid clofnng In 1 other points the Ltuchow- Kweiln hfffhtwfty while new foreeii Chuanhm'eti, 79 mllea of Kweilin, havt launched an unsuccessful counter-off against BO-.