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39TH YEAR, NO. 52 — 52 PAGES
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WILKES-BARRJE, PA., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1945
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WORLD POWERS WARNED
Chinese Communists Fire On B.S. Barge
By EICHARD W. JOHNSTON
, Aboard Adm. Barbey's Flacahip off Hulutao, Manchuria, Sunday, Oct. 1 as. (UP)—Lt. Gen. Lau Shok Hai, commander of the Chinese Communlat Fourth Route Army carriaon at HuluUo, personally apologized to Vice Adm. Daniel E. Barbey today for Saturday's shooting incident in which Oommunlst troops opened (Ire on thc admiral's barge flying the United States (lag.
Lau. accompanied by CoL Jang Jang, went aboard the (lagship USS Catoctin aeveral boura after the brage waa driven away from the bar- treaded Hulutao pier by a fusillade
0f rifle bullets from grey-uniformed Communist troopa. QnaUties Apoiogjr
Lau termed the firing a "big mis- iBke," but at the same time quali¬ fied the apolQgy by saying the Communists should have been noti¬ fied of the Americana' intention to Visit Hulutao.
Adm. Barbey replied with a stern •nswer. He said the U. 6. forces had formally arranged to notify Soviet authorities who, according to our understanding, had been designated to occupy Manchuria. He added that It had come as a complete surprise to find Hulutao under control of dements of the new Fourth Route Army, whose central command was more than a ^Uiousand miles away in an area west of Shanghai.
t«u Insisted that the volley re¬ aulted from the inability of "poor, common soldiers" to Identify eith¬ er of the two American ships or the barge, despite the fart that all prominently displayed the Stars and Stripes.
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The troops opened flre from thc shore   when   the   barge   reached
one shot pierced the hull. Others splashed in the water about the boat.
Lau said hc had been ordered lo open fire on anyone attempting to land at Hulutao without per¬ mission of Communist headquar¬ ters. He said he feared Invasion by puppet troops, who, he said, had made a previous unsuccessful foray on Hulutao,
The apology cased somewhat the tense situation which persisted for some time as a result of the in¬ ability of Lau's garrison to read international signals and otherwise make contact with us.
This problem finally was solved when a Communist soldier, picked up at a point of land near our ship, conducted the barge to shore for a parley. The parley led to Lau's visit and subsequent apology aboard the flagship More Trauble Developing
The surprise attack on the barge was hardly more astounding than discovery that elements of th# Fourth Route Army were stationed In this area, and apparently In considerable foree. According to disclosures    at    thc time    of    the
point about 60 yards from the pier. | original   Japanese   surrender   and
There were no casualities, although
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U.S. Marines Guarding Norfh China Railroad; Chiang Makes Reds Offer
Getting in Coat For Shanghai Base: Reds, Japs, Bandits Attacking Lines
By WALTER RLNDLK
Shanghai. Oet. 27. (UPl — U. S. Marme forces have been called up¬ on to guard some 200 miles of railroad in North China needed to supply coal to Shanghai and Ihe Tientsin-Pciping area, it wns dis¬ closed today.
Marines are being deployed along the lines and are riding freight cara to halt repeated attacks by armed bands which have cut the lines and set fire to trains between the Tangshan-Kuych coal-produc¬ ing area and the loading port of Chinifwangtao on the Gulf of Chlmli. I'Keds, Japa, Bandits ' Chlngwangtao Is the loading port for Shanghai, some 60 air miles to the south. Tbe Tangshan-Kuyeh mines are about 80 miles northeast cf Tientsin.
The identity of the bands has not been     determined.       Communists, Japanese     puppet    troops,    armed (Continued on Page A-14)
Generalissimo Says They Can Have Area If Railroad Lines Are Not Molested
By OEORGE WANO
Chungking, Oct. 27. (UP)—Gen¬ eralissimo C%aing Kal Shck's cen¬ tral Chinese government has agreed that Chinese Communist forces can hold all territory they now occupy in North (!liina If they evacuate railway lines and permit trains to operate freely, it was an¬ nounced today.
Announcement of the arrange¬ ment was made by Minister of In¬ formation K. C Wu as the gov¬ ernment made new demands that Communists quit raiding railroads nnd the Communists reported their forces had taken over three more railroad towns. The new agreement was reached yesterday, Wu said. Can Have Territory
"In order to achieve a settle¬ ment on the question of restora¬ tion of railway communications, the government agreed that If Communist troops leave railways (Continued on  Pag* A-14)
Hero Sergeant Can't Draw Pay BetauseArmy Considers Him Dead
Not All Were Home For Navy Day
Former shipmates, officers and men of the USS Hutchlns re¬ cently gathered at the Pearl Harbor Naval Cemetery to place flowers on the grave and join In a memorial service dedicated to Seaman 1/c Fred (Ted) Vollrath of Nanticoke.
The late seaman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Vollrath of 46 Locust street, city, have received the following letter from Lt Cmdr. A. R. Olsen, commanding officer of the Hutchlns:
"I thought you would be com¬ forted to know that the Hutchlns has not forgotten the sacrifice made by your son, while serving his country in the line ef duty,
June 29, 194S. On tha second anniversary of your son's funeral, a group of his former shipmates, officers and men, placed flowers on the grave and joined In a me¬ morial service conducted by Chaplain Robert W. Nicholson, USN. It Is a lovely little ceme¬ tery and I thought you might like to have tha enclosed pictures of the cemetery."
The VoUraths sent flowert to tha west coaat yesterday for the purpose of having them sprinkled over tha Pacifle during the Navy Day program. Mr. and Mrs. William Semmers of East Main ¦treet, who also lost a son, 'Vllly," did llkawise.
47 Warships Roar as Truman Reviews Fleet
Packed New York Sees 1,200 Planes Massed Overhead
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San Krancisco. Oct. 27. (UP) — T/Sgt. Donald Ray Watts, 23. a breathing, walking and talking hero, eouldn't draw his back pay today because, officially, he is a dead man.
He could smile at the WACc telephone his oncc-gricving mother in Marion, O., and line up for chow.
But he couldn't sign the dotted lines as "technical Sergeant Don¬ ald Ray Watts, USAAF," because the records show hc was killed in action at Hengyang, China.
Watts holds the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Clus¬ ter and the Air Medal with four chwters. He was a flight cnKincer aboard a C-47, -vith 730 combat hours. His "death" occurred July 6. 1944 while his plane was drop¬ ping combat cargo to Chinese troops battling Japanese for pos¬ session of the city of Henitynn'
One 100-pound parachute bundle hung up at the plane's door. As ^'alts reached out to cut It free, other bundles flew back and knocked him out of the transport. Tangled up in shrouds, hc plum¬ meted .%00 feet to earth but, with the help of his own parachute, landed without Injury. He landed In thc middle of the fierce battle (or Hengyang. He sought refuge In a house and a Japanese soldier stabbed him In the left shoulder He shot and knifed the Japanese to  death.
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He tried to reach the Chinese lines, but was ambushed by a Jap¬ anese patrol. Hc shot it out until his ammunition was exhausted. Then he was overpowered, stabbed In the back and right shoulder, and captured,
Japanese tortured him In many way.s. They beat him on the head and kicked him in the shins simul¬ taneously ns he walked down a lane of soldiers: they burned him with cigarets; they jabbed his open wounds with their fingers "to see if he would jump;" they forced hlni to walk 30 miles a day; and finally, they lined him up 4»eforo a tiring squad.
"A .Tap asked me If I was afraid to die," hc said. "I said no, let'.s get it over with — a dead man can't talk. They backed down, and  disbanded  the  firing squad."
Taken to a Shanghai prison camp, Watts rrnvcr wns able to get a mesKage through, proving he was alive. At his air base in Kun¬ ming, his friends wrote to his mother and father. They had giv¬ en him up as lost. Has $•5,000 Coining *
Watts was able to talk his way into a ride home and. uno/ficially, established his identity to the sat¬ isfaction of Army associates in Manila. He won't get approxi¬ mately $2,600 bnck pay owed him. however, until he rids himself of Ihc posthumous tag.
"I telephoned my mother ves'' day. When I told hor who it was, her voice broke and she sounded lil<e she was going to cry. She said, 'there's only one voice Mn' :>oOnds like that. Is It true, Don¬ ald?'
"I convinced her. I called her hy her old nickname—'Chubby.' "and she knows I'm alive."
George Waahington Bridge Naw Vork. Oct 27. (UP)-^P^esld•nt Truman came down to tha Hudaon River to meet the fleet today, and 47 warships  roared "Hello."
At times the flame and smoke of their cannon tranaformed the review into a scene resembling une of battle for thoae of us who watched it from the Georga Wash' ington Bridge.
The planes came first — the rug ged Corsairs and Hellcats. They shook the New Jersey cliffs with the sound of their coming. ThU was the first time their pilots had seen a city approaching the sise ni New 'York since they knocked the heart out of Tokyo, and they liked  it
They swept across the half cloudy skies, twelve hundred of them.
Below, tn mid-stream along a seven-mile line, the warships swayed at their morrings. This was their review; they were the main attraction.
Police estimated that at least 4,000.000 persons—about S,000,000 on the Manhattan side and about 1,000,000 on the New Jersey shore —saw the President review the fleet He completed the trip riiort lv before 6 p. m. and was driven to Pennsylvania Station to board his special train back to Washington^ Renshaw Oanled tha Oilef
Proudest of all waa the destroyer Renshaw — even an observer on the bridge could tell It She car¬ ried the commander-in-chief. And she carried him well, with only a hint of a swagger.
"Take it easy, boys," hor slow pnce seemed to say to her sisters. "I'm going slow with tha chief. You'lJ all get to see him."
Even the crowds were lost In this ahov:. They Jammed the Khorea of Manhattan and the Jer¬ sey Palisades. Thcy leaned on the handrails of the George Washing¬ ton Bridge. They screamed from the very edges  of the water.
But thcy were cut oft from the drama itself. Their yells were swallowed by both wind and dis¬ tance. This was something special It was pantomlne between the ships and the President's destroyer.
The great Missouri, strongboy of the fleet, fired 61 guns in all — three timea aa many ns any of the others. Her first salvo broke across the water when Mr. Truman came within hailing distance in his launch. She fired again when thc Renshaw took him aboard for the review. 21-flun Ralute
Her final 21-gun siilute flashed out as the Renshaw rolled past her stern.
It waa Navy Dny, and it was a big day for tiie Nc y. Perhaps it was biggest of nil for the battle- .ohlp New 'yo:k, the wenry "Old Lady."
The New York wh.s third in line. She let the virgin crul: - M con and Helena sound ofl fii- t v.-ith their firing. Then her 21 guns sang out, and she vibrated with each one.
This was her last big day. They're talking about using her for an atomic bomb target.
The Renshaw nioved on. with three other destroyers close behind.
The Enterprise, the famous old "Big E," stood flrst among the aircraft carriers. This may have been her last day, too, and she made the most of il. Her guns roared across the Renshaw's bows (Continued on Page A-14)
NIMI1Z OPPOSES ONE DEPiiRlENT FORALLSERVICES
Says He Changed His Mind In Year; Cites War's Result
By WILUAM F. TVREE
Honolulu. T. H., Oct 27. (UP)— Admiral Cheater W. Nimitz, com¬ mander of the victorious U.S. Pacific Fleet said today in a Navy Day address that he was opposed to establishment of a single dep.irt- ment of national defense.
He said the nation should stop, look and listen "before making any changes which may possibly weaken any one branch of our armed forces."
Ohauged BU Mind    '
Nimlts ack-iowledged that he had changed hla min'1 about the pro¬ posed merger of tne War and Navy department* within the last 12 months.
"About a year ago, a apeclal eom¬ mlttee appointed by the joint chief of staff to study our post-war or¬ ganisation for national defenae visited Hawaii and discussed with me various aspects of the present War and Navy departments' or¬ ganization as compared with a single department
"At that time the advantages claimed appeared to be attainable, and, without opportunity for ade¬ quate study, I expressed to the committee my appro\-al of a single department
Prraent System Won
"Today I am opposed to a single department of national defense. | With the passage of time and the| experience gained in the last year| of the war, I have changed my opinion. The proposal for a single department Is still in the blueprint stage, whereas we have won thc greatest war in our history with the present organization of the War and  Navy departments."
The white-haired aon of Texas, returning to the islands after a triumphant visit to the mainland, waa offlcially adopted by Hawaii's v/nrrior chieftains and made an honorary "high chief," the greatest honor the islands can bestow.
Nimitz delivers his plea against the proposed single department of national defense at a luncheon where he waa guest of the Hon¬ olulu Chamber of Commerce. Japa Could  Have Won
The U S. might have lost the war with Japan If the Japanese had followed up their Initial suc¬ cesses at Pearl Harbor with fur¬ ther attacks on the Hawaiian islands, he said.
"Japan misapplied her seapower in making a single attack on Pearl Harbor. If It had followed thc initial success with further attacks on these islands, our capacity for recovery here might have been destroyed and the war might ha\-e been indefinitely prolonged or even lost." 1
Nimitz said he expected to ex-: plain his views on the proposed single national defense departmenti lo congressional committees which' already have heard supporting and opposing witnesses. '
GM Asl(S    I U.S. Foreign Policy
Union for 45-Hr. Weelt
Called Needed Now By World Demands; Promise 40-Hour Week After Reconversion
Detroit, Oct 27. (UP)—General Motors tonight asked United Auto Workers (CIO) to accept a 4S-hour work week for the reconversion period. The company offered iw inducement a six pcr cent wage raise for straight time work.
GM President C. E. Wilson ask¬ ed the union to join in petitioning Congress for a change in the 40- hour act.
He had made the suggestion earlier to a press conference, but today he proposed it to the union directly to accept a longer work week at higher pay in lieu of the 30 pcr cent wage boost asked by the union for a 40-hour week. Expect rnlon Refusal
It waa expected that the UAW would reject the offer since it was stated its vigorous opposition to any upward revision ' of the 40- hour week for which labor fought so long.
Wilson took note of this view by saying, "Your first impression of this proposal probably will be that it is a reactionary idea, and not in the interest of labor."
However, he added, "It Is not re¬ actionary any more than working longer hours In the war emergen¬ cy was." '
Tha GM executive said the present law putting the "penalty" of overtime pay of SO per cent on the extra hours over 40 "discour¬ ages employers and business gen¬ erally from planning such extra hours of nroduction." CaMli« I¥a*M!tton
He aald this tends to reduce pro¬ duction at a time when American and world markets are clamoring for peacetime products to fill a long pent-up demand.
"If the 40-hour week was sound pre-war and the 48-hour week dur- mg the war, thc 46-hour week Is sound for the immediate period following such a world catastsbphe as we have been through." Wilson said In a letter to the union.
In addition to other benefltt which he claimed for his plin, the head of the auto empire said It would prevent Inflation, keep the balance among farm workers, white collar    employee.1    and
New Vork, Oct. 17.—(L'P)—Here are the U fundamental points ot Americwi foreign pelley as outlined today by President 'I'runuui:
"1.—We seek no territorial expansion or selfish advantage. We have no plans for aggression against any other slate, large or nmall. Wr. have no obJeeMva which need riaah with the peace¬ ful alms of any other nation.
"2.—Ue helleve in the eventual return of sovereign rights and M>lf-government to all peoples who have been deprived of them by force.
"S.—Wr ahall approve no territoital changes In any friendly part of tlie worid unless they accord nlth the freely expresaed wishes of Ihe people concerned.
"4.—We believe that all peoples who are prepared ter self- government should br permitted to choose thrlr own fonn of government by thrlr own freely expressed eholce, without Inter¬ ference from any foreign sourer. Hiat Is true In Europe, In Asia, In Africa, as well as in the Western Hemisphere.
"S.—By the combined and eo-operatlve action ot our war allies, we shall help the defeated enemy states establish peaceful demo¬ cratic .govrrmnrntu of thrlr own free choice. And we shall tr}- to attain a worid In which Naaism, Fasrlsni and military aggres¬ sion cannot exist.
"6.—We shall refuse to recognize any government Imposed upon any nation by the force of any foreign power. In somn cases It may be lmpo»*ible to prevent forceful imposition ef such a government But the I'nited States will not recognise any such government.
"1.—'We believe that all nations should have the freedom of the seas and equal rights to the -narigation of boundary rivers Mid waterways and of rivers and n-atrr^wys which pas* through more than one country.
"8.—We believe that all states which arr accepted In the society ot nations should have access en equal terms to thr trade and the raw materials of the world.
•V.—We bellrv« that the sovereign state* of the Western Hemisphere, tvithout Interference from outsiile the Western Hemis¬ phere, must work together as good neighbors in tho solution of their common problems.
"10.—We helirve that full economic collaboration l>rtwren all nations, great and small. Is essential to the improvrment of living conditions ali over the worid and to the establUhment ot freedom from fear and freedom from want.
••II,—We shall rontinue to strive ta promote freedom of expres¬ sion and freedom ot religion threughant the prare-loving arras ot the worid.
"13.—We are ronvinr«d that the preservation of peace liet\%een nations requires a Vnlted Nattens organisation eemitosed ot all the fieaee-lovlng nations at the MorM who are willing Jointly to use force If necessary to Insure peace."
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Doubts Year's Training Will Fill Navy's Needs
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 27. (UP)— Universal military training limited to terms of one year may not be sufficient for Navy's needs. Ad¬ miral  Ernest J.  King said today.
King told a press conference shortlv after his arrival for a Navy Day speech tonight that the Navy believed 15 to 18 months' training might bc necessary for a trained reserve force upon which it could call in emergency to man combat vcsselt. DIspofltlon of V
Great Armaments to Aid All United Nations; Attacks Governments Imposed by Force
New York, Oct. 27 (UP)— President Truman today out¬ lined an American foreign policy of righteousness and justice and said this nation would use its military mifirht —the biggest navy in the world an(l powerful land and air forces—to help all tht United Nations attain a last¬ ing world peace.
The President, heading the nation's obsei-vance of Navy Day, spoke to an estimated 1,000,000 persons in Central Park. Millions more cheered him as he was driven through the streets on his way to re¬ view the fleet anchored in the Hudson River.
He told the world In his mott important speech as President that the United States intends to keep Its navy at great strength, but America's military might will be used solely for the preservation of peace Attacks Gangsterism
But he added that this country will never recognize any govern- r.ient imposed on any nation bqr the force of a foreign power.
In an earlier speech at tha com¬ missioning of the new 45,000-ton aircraft carrier FrankUn D. Roosa- velt at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, Mr. Truman said thla nation is committed to fight 4ntar- national gangsterism anywhere In the world.
Mr. Truman and his motorcade were a  few  minutes  late arriving and   8j   vessels —discarded   shiy* "t  Central Park after ceremonlea and    "any   Japanese   or   German 'n Brooklyn and at City Hall.  Ha units which  may  be left"—to de- began  speaking  at  1:48  p.m.  and
knock down anyone who Interferes with the peace of the world. * TJie Xavy plans to ssk authority to make two experiments relative i.o the atomic bomb, he said. It wants to explode such bombs over and  under a fleet  of between  40
AIRLINE CANCELS TRIPS BECAUSE OF STRIKE
Of   about   1,0?0   existing   combat
        ._j>...    „....    industrial''•'"P"   *¦''*   Navy   plsnned   to   keep
iTorkers, "produce  m"ore  goods  and  '"' t'"^"" '^''"' '" "f^'ve status. 10 per create more jobs ;icnt in  resenc status and the rc-
WlUon emphasized that he asked   mainii'K 60  per  cent  out   of  com- (Contlnued on  Page A-14) j mission, he said.
 !    The active vessels will be manned
by 70 to 73 per cent of their war¬ time crev.'j, while the reserve unit will h.tve between 20 and 25 per .ont of t^ei' battle personnel. "If an emergency arises," King Ralph ¦.•>.ild. "the Navy must have on hand crews that can fill out the wartime needs of the active units immedi¬ alely.
"Unless the Navy can answer an (mergcncj call with men with at least one year's training, we can¬ not do what we've always striven to do--keep war away from U. S. .¦•hores."
Against t'nifird Coimiiand Kint; said he waa opposed to unl
termine the effect of the blast,
BRAZIL PROHIBITS LABOR MASS MEETING
finished at 2:09 p.m. He left Im¬ mediately for an official luncheon aboard the battleship Missouri, and then reviewed units of the vic¬ torious  fleet.
Mr. Truman, in Central Park, de¬ clared that the atomic bomb "doea UP)- A'not  alter  the  basic   foreign  policy
Rio De Janeiro, Oct labor   party   mass-meeting   schcd-j of  the United States." uled   for   this  afternoon   was  can- Atom Bomb No Threat ceicd  by  thc  police todsy  because nf high political tension which War Monteiro
Ncw York, Oct. 27 (UP) S. Danon, president of the Amer ican Airlines, said tonight that of 48 flights between Ncw York and Chicago 34 would not operate to¬ night because of a strike of United Automobile Workers (CIO) em¬ ployees.
He said 27 of 44 flights between Detroit and New York would also be  tied  up  by the  strike
Damon   said   tho   companv   had I been  told  by  P.  D.  Harvev'of thei
National Board of Mediation that fi^J ron.m.ind of thc armed forces the union was readv to return tojflthough it was used during the work if the company would agree war. No tingle department of na- to arbitrate. 'tional defense, he said, can do the
Damon  said he  had  refused be-'ioh cause "we will not enter Into nego-     The  Navy   plans   to   maintain   a tiations  with   people  who  are  nol peacetime    personnel   of   at    least working." '.¦.00,000.   hc   said,   to   bc   ready   to
Six-Billion Tax Slash Agreed fo by Conferees
• with   no   exemptions     for     depen¬ dents.
2.—Surtax   rates    would    be   re¬ duced tlirce percentage points wilh H    new   graduated    scale    ranging cuts I from   17   to   88   per   cent   replacing the   present  scale   of 20 to  91.
Minister   -Gen.    Aurello .^aid may lead to civil war.
Labor leaders who demand aban¬ donment of a presidential election scheduled for Dec. 2 and s con¬ stituent convention in its stead pro¬ tested the cancellation to President Uetullo Vargas.
Army garrisons in the federal district were relieved of the state of esmi-alert thcy had maintained for several days following a state¬ ment by Gen. Monteiro—his third In the past four days—against changing national election  plans.
Despite reiterated official state¬ ments that presidential elections will be held Dec. 2 without gov¬ ernment interference, op|)ositlon spokesmen ciiarged that President Vargas was determined to retain power in one way or another. Oppositionists said thcy were reody to oppose him with force, rven if it leads to revolution.
«300,0M FIRE IN >IALNE
Caribou Me.. Oct. 27. (UP)-The Federation Fertilizer Co. plant was destroyed by fire tonight with damage estimated at nearly $200,- 000.
Valuable machinery and chem¬ icals were ruined as flames, start¬ ing in the south end of the two- stury wooden building, swept through to the roof. No one waa in   thc  building at  the  time.
The President emphasized again that the discussion of thc atom bomb with Great Britain and Can¬ ada and later with other nations would "not he concerned with the progress of manufacturing the atom bomb or any other instru¬ ments  of  war."
"In our possession of this weapon, as in our possession of other new weapons," he said, "there is no threat to any nation. The world, which has seen the United States In two great world wars, knows that full well. The possession in our hands of this new power of destruction we re¬ gard as a sacred trust."
Mr. Truman made it plain that there would be no scrapping of tha U S. Navy in this post-war period; that it would be maintained at great strength, and also that the American air force would continue to be "one of the most powerful in the world." He also renewed his plea for univer.ial military training to enable this nation to carry out its responsibilities to pre¬ serve peace in the world. Danger of Skepticism
The President said that ths "greatest threat to us in the threat of disillusionment, the danger ot insidious skepticism—a loss of faith in thc effectiveness of International co-operation."
"Such a loss of faith would ha dangerous  at  any  time,"  he  said (Continued on  Page A-14)
Head of Germany's War Spies
Washington, Oct. 27. (UP) — House and Senate conferees com¬ promised a dispute over corporate tax relief todny and agreed on legislation to givo .S,'i.920,000.000 in individual and business lax "^i'-y?"^' I'""  prescnc  scaic  or  M lo Hi.        ' aa« aa •• ^ #   a fl Af •
Both houses are expected to ap-1    3.-After  tiie  tax  was  comuuted i WflS   ReailV  O   FOC   Of  tlte   NOZlS prove   the   conference     recommen-i by that formula, the sum would bei a%^^"W   •"   "^ W«.   Vf    ¦¦¦«   ¦««•*•«
aations  early  next  week.  The  bill I cut   bv   .'.   pe,-   cent   to   determine' 	
K,^S^^rJ>A""K"''V^"^""?.¦¦'*¦ *''-iine  amount due. I By CUNTON B. CONGER ,month before V-E Day,  In
^'ted'bv   theTdm nf,fr»Tll   '"^^ I    T''"   »°^^   bill   would   have   cut!     Loudon.   Oct.  27.    (UP)-Admlral :«ntration   camp   at   Flossenbuerf. Anto I-.^ •!¦« n..V ! Individual     taxes     J17.000.000     'ess, VVilliam  Canarls,   nominal   head   ofiH   «a.-<   uncertain   if   the   OesUpo
The conferees aci eed on a ui,,'""" 'he Senate plan. It proposed I liernianys wartime intelligence, iver knew his real role and ha which woulHut IndiWdual imomel'''* ••"^<' ^ha"** in normal lax a-tually ran a foreign courier ser- may have been executed ht tha ta!"es\y°"$,M4(i)00«,"in    9iS^ -"h » cut of four .,e.- vice for thc German church resist-!«^r a end simply because he knew
coroorate   tax  linhilitie.  hv  SI Aft    '•""'age    points    in    surtax    rates, ance   movement    ^nd    flnally    was  'oo  much. ,^   ... v
^wJ      HouJ   con erees   arc'eHeri^ «•"¦"">' '" complicity in      Hanged   with   him   was   Dietrich
iTihe   Senate   demamUthH.    fhei'' :c;iivr a   10 per cent cut  un.lerlthe   Hiller   assassination   plot,   a-,-  Bonhoeffer    one   of   Canaris    cour-
to  tne  senate  Uemands   that    the       , .      >'     ... I cording to reliable sources in Ber-  ¦'^"' ^'^° ^^^ ''^*"  "^"^ '° Stock-
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corporation excess profits tax bc repealed Jan. 1. Thc J,"i automo¬ bile use tax also Wduld be repeal¬ ed at a cost of $140,000,000 to the treasury, but excise tax rates would remain  at present levcl.s.
For   individuals,   the     conferees adopted this plan, which had been approved  bv  the Senate: Twelve :\llllions off Roll*
I. Twelve million taxpayer^ would be relieved of ail liabillt> Ihrough applying the surtax ex¬ emptions of $.^00 for the taxpaye: and each dependent to tlie three per cent normal tax. I'nder thc present law. normal taxpayers werr allowed an exemption of only $500
a    flat    10    per   cent    re-
Canaria   is   the   missing  mystery
man   church   resistance   movement
allowed Juctioi;. Kvrlne Taxes Stand I
The House also had approved '.dminislration recommendations to cut excise rates increased on lux- jries and services in 1943, back to 1942 levels. The Senate rejC'.'t- :a   l.iat   proposal   and   instead   .vp-
nroved    repeal   of   special   excises I _
.:nposed    on    electrical    appliances counter-intelligence before the July  young "GcVm'an"'lheoiogVsU 'ar"tha .'.rd   other   commodities   in   1942   lo;20   plot,   but   he   was   not   arrested jiinivcrsitv  of   Berlin   was reported
.iivert   needed   malerials   into   .1-   '••-'"   '~'—     '••-   '- '      •     " .   _i       .      r
¦ use    industries.       The    i-onfer' i>4.nfioned   bolh   proposals. i^-.-.in.iiiii.i- m .ji-imnii^  i,,,  inv u. o.  pealed   visit-   to   Stockholm    par-
Hence    the   excise    rales    would militarv   government. ticularlv the  Bishop of Chicliestaf,
(Continued on Page A-14>        '    He   was   banged   April   3,   one j who was his close acqualntaaMb
min of German rsplonaVe^Altrougf.!^    4Iir„j:?,""'   °'   ^'"'°''   ^^"™ nominally   in   charge   of   German'°'  otuttgart. intelligence   and   internal    defense t ""»»«'•'¦«• *he English ministrie.^ his powers were greativ i     Canaris    also    sent    Dr.    Josepk overshadowed bv ihose of tht lalel Mue'lc" of Munich to the Vatican, ileinrlch  Himmler. | where hc was in contact with both
Role Never DlKcovered the   American   and   British   repra-
SC n lali VP9
"^   ^\"'.  „«!'=P<'«'^'1,. ?»    ^,1'*^, ^^      Bonhoeffer.   one   of   the   leadini
lunei-intelligence before Ihc July young   German   IheologisU   at   tha
¦   io,--v.   plo .   but   he   was   not   arrested: ^'niversitv  of   Berlin,  was reported
,1c-  until   later,    accor.ilng   to   sources'i^,,  have contacted Church of Ehg-
r-s'now preparing a history of church  ,„nri representatives during his re-
icMstaiice 111 (jcrmany for the U. S.   pealed    visit-    to   Stockholm     par-
i