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GUAM, May 14.—The Japanese threw in fresh reserves today and laid down thunderous artillery barrages in an effort to halt a powerful American offensive which had reached the outskirts of Naha, shell-blasted and heav ily.mined capital of Okinawa. Marines advanced into the out skirts of Naha's business district, and foot soldiers under command of Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley staged a fierce assault on a hill position i near the center of the Okinawa line ■ from which the enemy was directing artillery fire. Many enemy troops killed in the Okinawa sector wore new uniforms, indicating they probably were re serves who were seeing their first action in the bitter battle for Japan’s ‘•back-door” island. Desperate Jap Defense. Enemy defense was growing more desperate every hour, and in addi tion to antitank guns and mines, savage one-man sorties by Japanese carrying satchel charges of explo sives were increasing. Japanese artillery fire roars con stantly during daylight, and sim mers down to harassing fire at night, as the enemy defends a city reduced largely to rubble. The mined and booby-trapped city of 66,000 population was a mere skeleton. Associated Press Corre spondent Vern Haughland, who en tered the northern section of Naha yesterday, said in a dispatch. Marines of Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, jr.’s 6th Division moving' down the west coast of the Ryukyu Island only 325 miles south of Japan itself, fought fiercely to the north ern bank of the Asa to River, w'hich runs through the city. May Cross River Today. Here the fanatical Japanese were throwing artillery, mortars and con siderable small-arms fire into the tank-led American column in an effort to keep it from crossing the last water barrier before Naha. Brig. Gen. William T. Clement of Richmond. Va., assistant commander of the 6th Division, watched his men slug their way into Naha. He told Correspondent Haughland he felt the Leathernecks would cross the Asato today and swarm through the center of the capital. Admiral Chester W. N&nitzs com munique today made no mention of Naha other than to say the 6th Division “was meeting stiff resist ance” in a day of fierce fighting all along the tough line. Behind the Marine lines a Jap anese force attempted yesterday to make a counterlanding near the Machinato Airfield, but failed dis astrously. Guns from ships and ashore broke up the amphibious force and sank every landing boat. Counterattack Smashed. Inland the 1st Marine Division under Maj. Gen. Pedro A. del Valle broke up a strong counterattack and then moved southeastward from the village of Dakeshi against the ap proaches to the major enemy stronghold of Shuri. second city of Okinawa. The Yanks were steadily tighten ing a noose on Shuri. a veritable fortress city. The 383d Regiment of Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley's 96th Infantry Division scaled im portant Conical Hill, about 1 mile from Shuri. Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce's 77th Infantry Division, meanwhile, took high ground near Conical Hill. The 77th was trader some of the heaviest mortar and artillery fire of the Okinawa campaign. Planes Approach Shipping. A few enemy planes approached American shipping at Okinawa yes terday, but caused no damage. A strong Japanese air fleet struck on Friday and damaged several Amer ican fleet units. In all, 93 attacking planes were shot down. Seventy-six enemy aircraft were destroyed in other actions for a one-day total of 169. A major unit of the American fleet was damaged by air attack the same day as carrier planes made low-level attacks on the Amami group of the Ryukyus, north of Okinawa. Shore installations on Minami Daito Island, east of the Ryukyus, were bombarded Thursday. Two additional men from the District area have been re ported killed in this war. See "On the Honor Roll," Page A-2. Blum Flown to Paris Following Liberation the Associated Press. PARIS, May 14.—Former Popular Front Premier Leon Blum, liberated by American troops May 4 from a hotel prison in North Italy, arrived today by plane at an airport near Paris. Gen. Charles de Gaulle sent a personal representative to meet the aging leader of France’s powerful Socialist party, who was arrested by the Vichy government in September, 1940, and transferred to German Imprisonment in 1943. A large number of important French political figures were at the airfield to meet Blum. ----- -— ■ ---'■ ---- < Eisenhower 'Regrets' Treatment Of High Nazis on Friendly Basis 'Errors' to Be Terminated at Once, He Says, After Criticism of Handling of Goering By the Associated Pres*. PARIS, May 14—Gen. Eisen hower said today he regrets in stances in which senior officers treated captured Nazi and high German officials on a “friendly enemy’’ basis in direct violation of his orders. The supreme commander said in a statement: "My attention has been called to press reports of instances of senior United States officers treating cap tured Nazi and high German officials on a ‘friendly enemy’ basis. Any such incident has been in direct violation of my express and long standing orders. "Drastic measures have been set in motion to assure termination of these errors forthwith. Moreover, any past instances of this nature are by no means indicative of the atti tude of this Army, but are results of faulty judgment of individuals con cerned, who will be personally acquainted with expressions of my definite disapproval. “In the name of this great force and on my own, I regret these oc currences.” The supreme commander's state ment was made following widespread criticism appearing in the British and American press on treatment of Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering by the American 7th Army. Dispatches from the 7th Army last Wednesday said Goering was given a lunch of chicken and peas at the headquarters of Maj. Gen. John E. Dahlquist, commander of the 36th (Texas) Division, after “brief greetings and a handshake” and posed for pictures with Gen. Dahlquist and Brig. Gen. Robert Stack of Schenectady, N. Y. (Col. Gen. Heinz Guderian, German tank expert and former chief of the German general staff, was captured yesterday by the 7th Army.) The London News Chronicle, de claring the British people had been angered by reports of the way Goer (See EISENHOWER, Page A-5 > Agreement Is Hear On Power of Council In Regional Issues Successful Talks Held By Big Five Spokesmen And Latin Delegations Bv GOULD LINCOLN, Star Staff Correspondent. SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.— The United Nations Conference today was drawing closer to an agreement on charter language which will maintain the author ity of the projected new inter national organization and at the same time give regional agencies like the inter-American group the right to act if the World Security Council fails to keep the peace. The United States draft of an amendment defining the relation ship between the world organization and regional agencies was dis cussed over the week end by repre sentatives of the Big Five and by the Latin American delegations, with good success reported. The language of this proposal is still open to change, however. Paraphrase of Draft. A paraphrase of the United States draft as it now stands, which comes from an authorative source, is as follows: “If the Security Council fails to maintain peace and security and an actual attack occurs on a state, there is nothing in the charter which shall be deemed to prevent member states from exercising the inherent right of self-defense—and the right of self-defense may be exercised either individually or col lectively. “If through a failure of the Secur ity Council to maintain peace and security, this right of self-defense has to be exercised, any measure taken shall be promptly reported to the Security Council, which may still authorize or take measures of its own to restore the peace." The test of failure on the part of the Security Council, it was declared by the same source, is not whether it has observed legal forms—for ex ample, the vote power permitted the five permanent members of the council—but whether, as stipulated in the charter, it has in fact dis charged its duty of primary respon sibility to maintain the peace. If the veto were the means of bring ing about this failure, that failure would open up the way to region action. Such a failure might itself produce a demand to withdraw the veto power. Chapultepec Issue. One of the questions which has been under consideration is whether the act of Chapultepec—the regional agreement of the Americas should be mentioned by name in the pro posed amendment to the charter It was at first written into the amendment, and withdrawn in a subsequent draft. The language of the amendment, it is pointed out, is inclusive, and would cover the inter American regional arrangements perfectly. For that reason it is not considered essential to mention the act. From a purely political point of view, it is argued on the other hand, the writing in of the name of the Chapultepec pact would strengthen sentiment for the charter in the United States and the other Ameri can republics. It became apparent in the discufc (see LINCOLN, Page A-5.) English Weather Spoils Bombers' Victory Salute By (be Associated Press. LONDON, May 14.—Tricky Eng lish weather prevented 800 Ameri can bombers from participating in a scheduled victory air salute to England yesterday. Clouds that blew up suddenly hung too low for the big bombers to play, but 700 fighters were able to carry out their part of the dem onstration. SHAEF Disaccredifs Kennedy, Orders Him To Return to U. S. Gudebrod Also Will Be Sent Back for Story Of Nazi Surrender By the Associated Pres*. PARIS, May 14.—Supreme headquarters tonight announced the disaccreditation ol Edward Kennedy of the Associated Press on a charge of breach of confi dence in breaking prematurely the story of the signing of the German surrender. Morton P. Gudebrod of the Asso ciated Press was disaccredited at the same time for taking “an active part in the premature release of a news story." Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Gudebrod both were ordered to return to the United States. Robert Bunnelle. managing ex ecutive for the United Kingdom for the Associated Press, was rein stated. Gudebrod in Hospital. Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Gudebrod were ordered to leave on May 17. Mr. Gudebrod was granted an extension, however, by Brig. Gen. Prank Allen, jr.. chief of public re lations, in view of the fact that he is ill in a hospital with pneu monia and is not expected to be dis charged for two weeks. Gen. Allen in a statement noted that “the Associated Press has pub lished its profound regrets for dis tribution of the story in advance of its authorization.” "With this statement, this regret table incident is considered as closed by Supreme Headquarters." Gen. Allen's statement said. ivenucay s conscicncr clear. Mr. Kennedy in a statement is sued after the disaccreditation said: "My conscience is clear in this matter. I did what I considered to be my duty and informed SHAEF public relations in advance that I intended to do it. I am fully re sponsible for the action of Morton Gudebrod in this matter as he acted under my instructions.” (Mr. Bunnelle, with head quarters in London, had been suspended as a war correspond ent in the European theater dur ing the investigation since the dispatch passed through the London Bureau of the AP.i Headquarters Statement. Text of the supreme headquarters statement: ‘‘Investigation of premature trans mission and release of the story of the unconditional surrender of Ger man forces written by Edward Ken nedy has been completed. “The following actions have been taken as a result of the investiga tion and on the authority of the supreme commander: “War Correspondent Edward Ken nedy of the Associated Press, having deliberately violated a trust reposed in him by prematurely releasing through unauthorized channels and deliberately avoiding military cen sorship a news story concerning which he was pledged to secrecy, is disaccredited and ordered to return to the United States. “War Correspondent Morton P. Gudebrod of the Associated Press, having taken an active part in the premature release of a news story through unauthorized channels, thus violating existing military cen sorship regulations, is disaccredited and ordered to return to the United States. "War Correspondent Robert Brun nelle of the Associated Press, who was suspended, has been reinstated. “The Associated Press has pub lished its profound regrets for dis tribution of the story in advance of its authorization. “With this statement this regret table incident is considered as closed by supreme headquarters.” Montgomery in London LONDON, May 14 <#).—Field Marshal Montgomery reached Lon don today and went to the War Of fice for a conference. 3,500 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Aircraft Center By the Associated Press. GUAM, May 14.—Industrial Nagoya, Japan’s third largest city, was plastered with 3,500 tons of fire bombs today by a record fleet of 500 American Super Fortresses, and returning crewmen reported 'sweeping devastation” of the metropolis. While there was no immediate re port of American losses, plane com manders agreed they must have been very light, and said opposition was surprisingly small. Antiaircraft fire was described as weak and inaccurate, and while many Japanese fighter pilots took to the air. few showed any disposi tion to fight. It was the mast concentrated in cendiary raid of the Pacific war. iA Japanese communique ad mitted many fires were started.) 1,800-Mile-Long Parade. The giant air fleet, winging 3.300 miles round trip, struck while the Tokyo radio was reporting a con tinuing two-day offensive by 900 carrier-based planes on its home is lands. The carrier planes came from two task forces, the uncon firmed enemy broadcast said. The giant B-29 air parade was more than 1,800 miles long. The first Super Fort had flown to the Honshu Island city, dropped its fire bombs and had been on its way home for 90 minutes when the last plane was taking off from its Mar ianas base. Results still were lacking here. A new-tvpe, six-pound fire bomb was carried today for nearly every one of Nagoya's 1,500.000 inhabitants. Altogether, 1,165,000 of the jelly gasoline bombs were dropped. They explode seconds after hitting the target and spew flaming gasoline over a sizable area. Home of Big Aircraft Works. Nagoya, on Honshu, Is Japan's largest aircraft industry center and home of the Mitsubishi aircraft engine works and others. One quarter of the working population Is engaged in warplane production. The great aerial armada swept over Iwo Jima for a navigation check—a fresh indication of the value of that island. me air neet, later rendezvoused off the Japanese coast—defiant of interceptors—and the first bombar dier called "bombs away" at 8:15 a.m. Weather conditions were not the best and the flyers were expected to encounter a cloud deck over the target. However, bombing was visual. The general target area of to day’s raid was just west of the gigantic Mitsubishi engine works, almost totally ruined in previous attacks. Five Area* Hammered. Five great circles in the northern section of the city, nine square miles in all, were designated as target areas. They included the Chigusa factory of the Nagoya arsenal, pro ducing heavy ordnance and am munition components; a large elec trical plant, and thousands of home factories turning out electrical parts and airplane instruments. Super Fortresses last attacked Nagoya March 30 when a small force hit the Mitsubishi plant against light opposition. Five and four-tenths square miles of the city had been burned out prior to today's raid. Most of Nagoya's construction is more modern than other large Japa nese cities, but more than 90 per cent is wood and plaster. The bombers went in at medium altitude today, attacking in a column of squadrons of 11 planes each. More than 5,500 American airmen participated in the assault. The target area had a population of 22,000 to 75,000 persons per square mile. Army spokesmen said Japan could not avoid heavy casualties. Belgium Arrests 3 More On Collaboration Charge By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS. May 14.—Three more Belgians charged with prominent roles in collaboration with the Ger mans have been arrested and im prisoned pending trials. Gerard Romsee, who acted as Minister of Interior during the Ger man occupation, was arrested when he returned to Belgium in a group of repatriated nationals. Raymond de Becker, one-time edi tor in chief of the pro-German edi tion of the newspaper Le Soir, was arrested on a Paris-Brussels train. Gen. Lambert Chardonne, who in 1940 was commander of the Belgian infantry regiment Chasseurs Ar dennais, is accused of recruiting men for the Rexist shock troops called “Legion Wallonne,” which fought against the Russians. Mine sweeper YM5-103 Is Lost Near Okinawa The 260-ton mine sweeper, YMS 103, has been lost in the vicinity of Okinawa as a result of enemy ac tion, the Navy Department an nounced today. Casualties were “moderate," the- Navy said. The vessel which carried a normal complement of 30 officers and men, was commanded by Lt. (j. g.) Les lie M. Thornton, jr., Kansas City, Mo., who survived. V eterans' Agency 30 to 60 Days Behind in Work, Hearing Is Told House Member Makes Charge at Pay Hearing; Has A-l Personnel Priority, Flemming Says By JOSEPH YOUNG. A demand that immediate ac tion be taken to alleviate a short age of personnel at the Veterans’ Administration was made today by Representative Vursell, Re publican, of Illinois as the House Civil Service Subcommittee opened hearings on proposed Federal pay increase legislation. Consideration of the salary bill was momentarily forgotten as com mittee members closely questioned Civil Service Commissioner Arthur S. Flemming on the veterans’ agency. Declaring the agency is 30 to 60 days behind in its work. Mr. Vursell asserted that "public confidence in the GI Bill of Rights has been shaken by the delay in taking care of veterans' claims and needs.’’ “The welfare of millions of service men and their families are in volved and cannot be ignored," Mr. vursell continued. Mr. Flemming replied that the personnel needs of the Veterans Administration have been given A-l priority and that everything is being done to fill its manpower needs. Mr. Vursell asked that Mr. Flem ming consult with Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of the agen-' cy, on easing the shortage. At this point Representative Mil ler. Democrat, of California de- j dared that one of the agency’s diffi-1 culties in recruiting workers was the low salaries paid and little prospect j of future advancement. "After the last war I worked for! four years in the Veterans' Admin istration as a civil service employe,” Mr. Miller recalled, "but I finally quit because I realized I had little or no chance for advancement.” Flemming Cites Uniformity. Mr. Flemming agreed that ab sence of a guarantee of a perma nent position was a factor in the situation. Regarding the assertion that Veterans' Administration em ployes generally received less pay than other Government workers. Mr. Flemming said that "there is iSee PAY BILL, Page~A-<rj j WMC Funds Cut 30% As House Committee Studies War Finances Budget Estimates for Many National Defense Items Are Reduced S2.500.000 BUILDING FUND for St. Elizabeth's voted by House group. Page B-l First war agency to have its finances reviewed on Capitol Hill since Germany's surrender, the | War Manpower Commission drew a deep cut today from the House Appropriations Committee. Sending to the floor a $1,086,210. 337 supply measure for the Labor : Department, the Federal Security Agency and related offices for the 'fiscal year starting July 1, the com mittee slashed WMC’s budget esti mates more than 30 per cent. It recommended $62,099,000 for ithe agencv headed bv Paul V. Mc Nutt. This was $31,773,900 below j budget estimates and $49,260,385 un der current year appropriations. “It is perfectly manifest,” the committee.said in explaining its ac tion, "that war production needs during fiscal year 1946 will be great ly reduced.” in Line With Iranian Request. The committee's action was in line with President Truman's rec ommendation 12 days ago that a total of $80,000,000 be cut from the budget estimates of eight agencies “because of changing war condi tions." Committee members said other war agencies whose activities may be curtailed because of Germany's defeat will feel the financial axe when an overall measure carrying their funds reaches the House late this month. Large reductions in the WMC budget included $5,000,000 from the general administration fund, and $9,349.900— the entire budget es timate—for carrying out the migra tory workers’ program. On these two items, the committee went even further than the recom mendations of the President. The Chief Executive had urged a cut of only $1,598,000 in the general ad ministration fund and $7,749,000 in the budget for migration of work ers. Defense Items Cut. The committee cut $32,461,587 from budget estimates for numerous national defense items in the bill, leaving $260,372,013 for that purpose. It approved $789,761,000 for so (See APPROPRIATIONS;PageA-6~ > Schacht Reported on Capri NEW YORK, May 14 iff).—The Paris radio, in a broadcast heard by CBS, said yesterday that Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, Germany's former Min ister of Economics and president of the Reichsbank, had been confined to forced residence on the island of Capri, off the Italian coast. 7th War Loan Drive For Launched Here Special Store Broadcasts And 'Caravan' Sales Held; Army Show Opens Tonight The District Seventh War Loan drive for $113,000,000 was launch ed today with special broadcasts in department stores, blaring “caravan” bond sales in the streets and Army ground forces show, "Here’s Your Infantry,” spening tonight in West Potomac Park. Meanwhile the national drive for $14,000,000,000 got a send-off last night from Secretary of the Treas ury Morgenthau, who broadcast an appeal for its success as “the great challenge to American democracy.” Not only must the Japanese war be fought to a conclusion with tons of expensive equipment, Secretary Morgenthau said, but also "the vast responsibility of reconstruction in Europe is upon us. We cannot shirk it without endangering all that we have already won in combat,” he concluded. "Look to Us at Home." Secretary Morgenthau said self restraint In spending and the in vestment of surplus earnings in War Bonds is the only way to keep Amer ican economy on an even keel. He added that slackening now in bond subscriptions would be a bitter pill for the men fighting on Okinawa and other Pacific islands. “They look to all of us at home for the same unstinting support that helped them to victory over Hitler’s Germany,” he said. Locally more than 6,000 persons attended a gigantic 3-hour enter tainment for bond purchasers last night at the Uline Arena, with Bob Hope as master of ceremonies. Part of the show was broadcast prffcr to Secretary Morgenthau's address. Merchants Have Bond Day. The merchants of the city today marked “B day”—Bond day—with a broadcast with Hildegarde, radio star, from Constitution Hall, with sale of only War Bonds all day until 10 p.m. at Grosner’s, 1325 P street N.W., and with an exhibition of a model of the “miracle harbor” towed to Normandy on D day. This exhi bition, on the fourth floor of the Hecht department store, was ex plained hourly by British and Amer ican officers who supervised building (See WAR LOAN, Page A-6.) R. Henry Norweb Named Ambassador to Cuba R. Henry Norweb, Ambassador to Panama, was nominated by Presi dent Truman today to be Ambas sador to Cuba. In the new post he will succeed Spruille Braden, recently named Ambassador to Argentina. No successor was named for Mr. Norweb in Panama. Truman Will Confer With Eden, Attlee And Soong Today British Foreign Secretary May Discuss Plans For Big Three Meeting By JOSEPH H. BAIRD. Three high leaders of the United Nations were to see Pres ident Truman at the White House this afternoon to discuss problems now vexing the Allies. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden of Great Britain and Clement Att lee, Deputy Prime Minister, arrived by plane early today from San Fran cisco and were to confer with the President at 2:30 p.m. Foreign Min ister T. V. Soong of China, who also has returned here from the United Nations Conference, arranged a talk with Mr. Truman at 2 pm. During the morning Mr. Eden called on Acting Secretary of State Grew for preliminary talks before going to the White House. Discussed State of World. After being closeted with Mr. Grew for 35 minutes, the British statesman told reporters that they talked about a “number of matters connected with the state of the world" as there was "no lack of ma terial to discuss.” Replying to questions Mr. Eden said it was "quite possible” that the Polish issue had been discussed, but he would not be more specific, ex cept to add that the talk was not concerned with the San Francisco Conference. This indicated to ob servers that the two had been mainly concerned with pressing postwar European problems. Observers believed it likely that Mr. Eden, who is going to London very shortly, may act as an in termediary in arranging a Big Three conference among Mr. Tru man, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin. Expect Early Meeting. Diplomatic circles in London, the Associated Press reported, expect a meeting of the Big Three shortly, possibly in the British capital. The British Press Association said Mr. Eden was expected to discuss the date and place of the conference with Mr. Truman. The same source said matters likely to be discussed by the Big Three included, in addition to the pressing Polish problem, the pun ishment of major war criminals, the occupation and control of Germany and the future of Austria. Mr. Eden, naturally, is in a posi tion to give the President a first hand report on the latest develop ments at the United Nations Con ference in San Francisco, including the talks which he and Secretary of State Stettinius held with Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov of Russia on the reorganization of the Polish regime and its invitation to the con ference. Mr. Molotov returned to Moscow last week. Progress Impossible. Mr. Eden said in San Francisco last week that Russia’s arrest of 16 Polish leaders who started to Mos cow for conferences and the failure of the Soviet to offer any satisfac tory explanation had “made further progress Impossible” in discussions of the Polish question in San Fran cisco. “It will now be for the govern ments themselves to take stock of (See EDEN, Page A-5.) Ross Takes Oath Tomorrow As Truman Press Chief Charles G. Ross, long-time mem ber of the Capitol press corps, will be sworn in tomorrow as press secretary to President Truman, it was announced at the White House today. Mr. Ross, a friend of the Presi dent since boyhood, succeeds Jona than Daniels. The new press secretary has rep resented the St. Louis Post-Dis patch here since 1918 with the ex ception of a five-year interlude when he was editor of the paper’s editorial page. Mr. Daniels told newsmen today he is preparing to write a book and expects to do extensive magazine work. He will have his headquarters at his home in Raleigh, N. C., where his father, Josephus Daniels, pub lishes the News and Observer. Civilians to Get 50 Pet. Increase In Tire Rations. 1,500,000 Allotted * During May; A-Card Holders Won't Benefit A 50 per cent increase in pas senger car tire rations for this month was announced today by the War Production Board, which said this adds 500,000 tires to the number to be distributed to civilians. The improvement in rations, at tributed directly to the lowered mili tary demand in the wake of victory in Europe, will provide civilians with 1,500,000 casings during May. While this is 500,000 more than the alloca tion for April, it is 100,000 below that of March. The OPA said there was little likelihood of A-card ration holders getting new tires, as a result of to day's order, since ration boards now have large backlogs of applications from B and C card holders. At WPB it was stated that as newly increased manufacturing schedules go into effect "tires will be released in Increasing numbers.” Production Schedules Up. In this connection, W. James Sears, director of WPB's rubber bureau, disclosed that the production schedule for rubber companies has been increased from 3,200,000 tires in the April-May-June quarter to 5,200,000. Mr. Sears said production schedules for the August-September quarter now are being studied care fully, and that as soon as these studies have been acted on by WPB s Requirements Committee, the re sults will be released. I he official said the Rubber Bu reau had never believed that 1,000. 000 passenger tires a month were sufficient to maintain essential travel for any period of time. How ever, greatly increased military re quirements forced a reduction in passenger tire production. Still Need to Conserve. "Although every effort will be made to manufacture as many pas senger tires as possible after the demands for military and essential civilian truck and bus tires have been met, there is still a great need to conserve and care for every tire that is now in service," Mr. Sears said. Only B and C gasoline ration holders now are eligible to obtain new tires, and those whose tires cannot be recapped must obtain authorization for new tires through local ration boards. Meanwhile, the Defense Investi gating Committee today pursued its inquiry into the shortage of carbon black, which is necessary in the pro duction of synthetic tires. Former Rubber Director Bradley Dewey described the reduction of the amount of carbon black used in synthetic rubber as "a terrible thing." , Billion Dollars in Industry. "This country has put almost a billion dollars into synthetic rubber, and the performance of synthetic tires means a lot to our country,” he told the committee. "The people should know how good synthetic is. We shouldn't save a little carbon black at the ex pense of doing those things.” A WPB official testified last week the tread wear of tires for Army ;jeeps and civilian motorists had been reduced between 20 and 30 1 per cent by an order issued in February calling for a reduction in the ratio of carbon black used. This order was modified in April to im prove the quality of jeep tires. Mr. Dewey said he had resigned his post as rubber director thinking "a single authority,” the War Pro duction Board, could more effec tively carry out a program for ex panding production of the essential component of synthetic rubber. He declared that last June, a j month before he resigned, he had been shown a production schedule by WPB officials calling for an in crease of 100,000,000 pounds in the production rate of carbon black by early 1945. WPB officials have testified this goal was not met. Finnish Leader Arrested LONDON, May 14 'The Mos cow radio, quoting a Tass Agency dispatch from Helsinki, said early today that former Finnish Chief of State Police Antoni had been ar rested and placed in a concentra tion camp. Tariff Bill Hearings Ended by Committee The House Ways and Means Committee todav brought to a close nearly a month of hearings on the administration's new reciprocal trade bill, with a committee decision expected before the end of the week. Representative Lewis, Republican, of Ohio, the last witness, advocated a “floor price” under imports to the United States of not more than 5 per cent Below the cost of ivoduc tion of similar American products, as preferable to tariff protecton for domestic industry. Mr. Lewis was one of four House members who appeared today in op position to the main provision of the administration bill, which would authorize a further reduction of 50 per cent in tariff duties in future trade agreements. The other three were Representatives Randolph, Democrat, of West Virginia; Hin shaw. Republican, of California and Murray, Republican, of Wisconsin. Mr. Randolph has a substitute bill for a straight two-year exten tion of the trade agreement act, without additional cutting power, and Mr. Hinshaw said he would not object to a straight extention. The present law expires June 12. (Every $600^000 Worthttf War Bonds Builds Another B-29 to Drop\ Bomb Destruction on Tokyo