Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                                Fag t o Pacific stars and stripes k oct. 12 i famous authoress  Mccre visiting Here gets huge ovation Kyoto oct. 11it was raining hard in Kyoto saturday when miss Helen Keller arrived at 12 . But it did t Stop the thousands of japanese who thronged around the Kyoto Railroad station to catch a glimpse of this world famous and revered lad. Headquarters first corps in Kyoto is commanded by maj. Gen. Joseph m. Swing and miss Keller was greeted As she stepped off the train by col. J. J. Burnu the first corps senior military government officer who extended warm greeting to her on behalf of the men and officers of first corps. Miss Keller had t step Ped off the railway car plat form before she was being welcomed by hundreds and presented with Many bouquets of Flowers. Rain fell but the crowd did not move or become restless All listened intently to the speech miss Keller delivered. While she spoke in English her talk was translated into japanese but at the conclusion of her message miss Kel Ler said say Anora Rigato which is the japanese expression for thank  at this Point the eager crowd relaxed visibly and appreciative japanese laugh Ter swept Over the crowd building tip into a ringing ovation As miss Keller and her party left the speakers Rost Tum. Her car was about 100 Yards from the platform and As she made her Way through the crowd men women and children presented her with Beautiful gifts of Flowers. She Trade Many stops along the100-Yard route to her Auto Mobile to talk with adults and children who had come to see  yesterday afternoon major general and mrs. Joseph m. Swing called on miss Keller at her suite in the Miyako hotel also among her caller was brigadier general and mrs. Eugene l. Harrison. War criminal gets death rap boys visit Frisco in horse drawn Wagon san Francisco oct. 11 up Dan and Raymond pager 25 and 21, from Berea Ohio jogged into town Satur Day in an ancient horse drawn Wagon which had carried them from Coos Bay  pair left Fairbanks Alaska by Auto May 15. They switched to Indian ponies at Yakima Wash and Rode As far As fish trap ore., where they acquired the Wagon. Then they pulled the Wagon by hand 34 Miles to Coos Bay found harness for  and finished the trip Here in  the boys plan to take in san Francisco s Portola festival go to Pasadena for the Rose bowl game and from there to the Tardi gras in new Orleans f the Wagon and the horses iced out. Yokohama oct. 11an eighth army military commis Sion sentenced Yoshinari Tanaka a former japanese lieu tenant colonel to hang for ordering the murder of Cap tured americans at Dan Alan Mindanao. Another eighth army com Mission sentenced five Mem Bers of the former japanese army to terms ranging from six months to life at hard labor for killing an american pow on Corregidor where he was shot in May 1942. Sex maj. Itsuo Mikota who ordered the execution was sentenced to life. Two others who carried out the order were sentenced to 30 year terms. Taichi Ito a former Captain in the. Japanese army was found guilty of unlawfully contributing to the death of an american prisoner of War on Bougainville on december 1943 and was sentenced to one year at hard labor by a military commission. New Coal mines to be exploited the National coalmine con vol committee has recently approved the draft regulations or the development of new Coal mines and selected 18 mines to be exploited in accordance with the regulations after studying the Sites de posits and Quality of Coal in hese mines Kyodo news Agency said saturday. The newly selected Coal mines Are located mostly in hokkaido and Kyushu. The government will provide a total loan of 950 million yen o these Coal mines during the latter half of this Coal year october to Marc along with an allocation of steel materials amounting to 5,000 metric tons. The government expects the Coal output in these mines during the latter half of the Coal year to reach 450,000 metric tons. Comedy production begins w. Japan tour Camp Crawford Hok Kaido oct. In the production of Kauffman and Hart s George Washington slept Here originating at Camp Crawford began a tour of the Lith airborne division and ninth corps area october 6. The play a comedy in three acts will be performed at sol Dier Heaters in Camp Schim one pfennig and Cemp Sendai Honshu Camp Younghans Jim Machi the airborne train ing Center Yamoto Misawa and Hach Nohe Honshu and Chitose hokkaido. They will return to Camp Crawfprd october 25. White House May be renovated Washington oct. 11 up whoever is elected president in november maj not occupy the White House during most of 1949. The architect in charge wants to take the creaks Anc fire hazards out of the 132 year old mansion. Architect Lorenzo Winslow thinks the building is a shake old firetrap in its present condition and that it will take about $1,000,000 and Well Over six months to make it thoroughly Safe. Student conference set the 1948 Japan America con Ference is scheduled to begin november 3 and run five Day at St. Paul s University. Approximately 70 american Dele Gates Are expected to Wattem along with students from japanese universities. Step up defense program vice . John l. Mccrea us Deputy commander Pacific Fleet arrived in Tokyo yesterday. He was greeted at Haneda fab by vice . R. S. Berkey come vie and maj. Gen. Paul a Mueller chief of staff Fec. Admiral Mccrea will con Fer with members of ghz and come ave during his Short visit in Tokyo. Admiral Mccrea was a luncheon guest of general and mrs. Douglas Mac Arthur to Day was honoured at a recep Tion Given by general and mrs. Mueller this afternoon and will be Honor guest at a dinner give by Admiral Berkey tonight. Acme photo As Britain Steps up defense program members of Royal observer corps Are instructed in intricacies of the plotting Board during specialized training at Raf station near ports Mouth England. Wartime duty of corps members is spotting of enemy planes. Some britons fear that English Channel will be the chief Battle line Between East and West in event of War. ,.-. Frau Koch slated to be tried by germans Munich Germany oct. 11 up a German government official declared today to Lect Ilse Koch should be tried by a German court if she is released next year by . Authorities. In the wartime concentration commissioner for political racial and religious refugees demanded that German authorities reopen the Case of Trau Koch s alleged cruelties of prisoners Buchenwald Camp. At a meeting of the Union of persecute is All former Buch Enwald prisoners were urged of renew their testimony against the former wife of the concentration Camp Comman Der. Hiding horses for use at Gloucester Kobe oct. 11kobe base special services announced yesterday that Riding horses l be available at Gloucester House Kobe base enlisted mens club for the use of its members every Day until dark. Five horses will be stabled at the hotel in charge of pfc Arthur e. Obrea who will act As guide and Riding instructor if desired. The charge will be one Hundred yen an hour. China celebrates Independence Day piping oct. 11 a this former Manchu capital where China s dynasties came to an end forgot the civil War and mounting prices yesterday to celebrate the double ten nation s Independence Day. The happiest but facing new problems were 200 Light sen tence prisoners of both sexes freed from piping jails As a Money saving measure. Asks in truce on  Paris oct. 11 up Pakistan suggested that the United nations declare a "25 year truce on Recti Mintory  Pakistan s Delegate l. K. Hyder told the economic com Mittee members that the United nations also should sign a treaty promising to try to see the other Side s Points of Yiew for a Quarter of a  Lead discovered near banking banking oct 11 a Lead deposits have been Dis covered outside banking City Gates at chips Bashan right next of the famous purple Mountain on which Sun Yat sen s mausoleum lies Accord ing to the government announcement today. The National resources com Mission Survey group estimated there Are several thousand tons of. Lead near the surface Lead is one of the government essential needs. Or. Philip Auerbach state japanese will return 2 ships the japanese have been instructed to return to the British government two ships which came under japanese control during the War. Both ships require repair work be Ore final return to the Bri Tish. One ship a former British cargo vessel the Josephine roller was scuttled by the British at Hon Kong in dec Ember 1941. It was re floated by the japanese in october 1943 and renamed the Sagami  the ship a 1,300-ton cargo vessel was kept in operation by. Scap for repairing and laying Cable. It was scheduled to be returned october 15 to the japanese government a second ship the is Ming Sang a 3,500-Tbn Pas Senger cargo vessel which was sunk by a mine in the Shi Moneski Straits in june 1945, was raised last month by the japanese on a Scap request. At present it is under repair at kure. Batavia Trade delegation Here the Netherlands Trade de legation from Batavia arrived at Haneda Friday. The dutch group will hold discussions with the economic and scientific Section Scap. Members were welcomed to Japan by Baron g. W. Ben Tinck Secretary o f the nether lands Mission on behalf of the Mission s acting chief Baron e. J. Lewe Van Eduard. Also extending welcomes at the Field were Frank e. Pickelle chief of the foreign Trade and Commerce division Ess Scap and j. Pm. Van de water head of the Trade division of the Netherlands Mission. Japan newsmen hear experts mystery Mountain explorers said killed j Shanghai oct. 11 up the chinese expedition to the Amne Machin mystery Moun Ain to which ballpoint pen manufacturer Milton Reynold recently planned a search ended disastrously with five o the group killed presumably by aborigines a report indicated recently. The head of the expedition was believed captured. Belief that Amne Machin was the world s highest Peak spurred Reynolds to planar expedition which he lat a mysteriously abandoned. A chinese civil Airliner sub sequently surveyed the Are and reported that the Moun Tain was much lower than neighbouring peaks. The grim expedition was organized a the Sze Chuan provincial government. Two ghz labor experts and two noted american correspondents in Tokyo gave their know How on the develop ment of the newspaper workers Union to japanese journalists at a round table conference sponsored by the All Japan. Press and radio workers Union at the International press club Kyodo news reported recently. Present at the two hour conference were Samer Romer chief of the labor relations and education Branch of the labor division of the economic and scientific Section of ghz Kenneth Douty ghz labor expert Burton Crane new York times correspondent Hugh g. Dean Tel press correspondent and members of the press and radio workers Union. During the round table con Ference Romer asserted that a Peculiar tendency to strike first and then negotiate with the management seriously weakens the strength of Japan s labor Union and retard its healthy development. Romer stressed that striking in itself is not the ultimate end of the workers in an attempt to better their lot. Death takes injured Ita Zuke fab Soldier 315th air division oct. 11pvt. Eldon p. Stone 467th heavy construction company Ita Zuke fab died october 4, after being struck by a train while crossing the Railroad track near Kasuga Baru Fuku Oka. Of base conducting management course Fuchu oct Tel military and civilian personnel a Framcom fab Here who supervise three or More people Are attending the course in personnel management which started october 4. The Stu dents 15 to a class will study in two hour class periods twice a week until december 13 the classes Are under the direction of it. F. W. Hartley and a sgt. J. R. Gibson. Student conference Settle 1948 Japan America con Ference is scheduled to begin japanese linguists wanted by army san Francisco oct. 11 a the . Army has is sued a Call for americans to act As japanese interpreters and translators in Tokyo. Applicants must speak read Ana. Write japanese fluently. Salaries Range from $3,700 to $4,600 a year. November 3 and run five Days both men and women Are at St. Paul s University. Invited to apply. An army newspaper published by and for military personnel six. Times weekly i Tokyo Japan Apo 500 by the troop information and Educa Tion Section ghz Fec for free distribution to . Armed forces in Japan Korea and Marianas boning islands an Okinawa. Local news May not be republished without obtain ing official clearance except that Apps material May be re printed by civilian papers with out specific Apps clearance. Editorial views and opinion expressed in the paper Are not necessarily those of the depart ment of the army. Address All communications to the of in Cand or the managing editor. Officer in charge capt. Charles b. Taylor26 5271managing editor b. H. Hathaway57-8085 pottery painting exhibit described by Esther Crane staff write examples of modern japanese pottery and water color painting May be seen in the current exhibition at the Takumi Folk crafts shop on fifth Street the pottery includes Flower containers Large sized plates and japanese ceremonial Tea bowls made by Shoji Hamada world famous modern artist of handmade pottery. Hama a s studio in the Village of Mashiko near Nikko Are visited by artists and tourists from All Over Japan.  color paintings in the exhibition Are by Issei Nakagawa Tokyo artist whose work is Western in style. Nakagawa has held to japanese methods in framing and mounting and Many of his Floral studies Are painted on fan shaped backgrounds. These Are mounted on Small patterned japanese brocades framed in narrow wooden frames and achieve an interesting contrast of free style painting displayed with Oriental accessories. The show will continue through tomorrow. Cause of 30 deaths 868 Poison cases Sou . To abandon old policy says capper Washington oct. 11 up Republican sen. Arhur capper of Kansas said he United states is about ready to officially abandon the pretension that peace can be negotiated with soviet rus a. The senator said mean while the United states is moving in several directions to prepare for any  in his weekly radio Broad cast senator capper declared that the official bipartisan for eign policy attitude in Washngton is to make no such acknowledgement at least not before the presidential elections Are  but he went on to say that there Are Indi cations that this country is prepared to give up the fic Tion that the United nations can be an effective Force in preserving world peace. Among these indications he listed continued and increasing pressures at Berlin the adjournment Provost court sentences three of the United nations Security Council in the interest of world peace and Russia s sit Down strike at the Council meetings. Jewish services attendance Good Kobe oct. 11kobe base s religious services for the Rosh Hossanah were at tended by Over 100 members of the jewish Faith some from As far away As kure. The services were conducted by the jewish chaplain o the first corps chaplain capt Mordecai m. H. Daina. He will also conduct ser vices in Kobe for yom Kip Pur tuesday october 12, from 7 to 8 . And wednesday october 13, from 9 . To 6 . All occupation Force personnel in Kobe and the area to the South Are Kobe base will. Efforts were being made today to Trace the exact cause of 868 cases of poisoning resulting in 30 deaths in Taira Fukushima prefecture and Kat sushi a Ward Kyoto i news Agency said today. A total of 413 cases of fermented soy bean poisoning caused 30 deaths in Kairav v to was reported that i5s employees of the Nasu aluminium manufacturing company were suffering severe poisoning while 296 were suffering from slight poisoning. Kyodo news said that tally All of the 770 e of the aluminium company. Plant at Hirai Naka Cho Haw Abeen stricken by Tomaine Sendai oct. 11two koreans and one japanese a ional received sentences amounting to 21 months from the ninth corps Provost court at Shizuoka during septem Oer. The men were charged with assault and wrongfully securing Money while employed by occupation forces. An Tei Kyoko 22, a korean housewife and Shoyo Kin 31, a korean restaurant owner were tried at Shizuoka for physical assault committed against a member of the occupation Force. Both were found guilty. Mrs. Tei Kyoko received nine months at hard labor three months suspended for Good behaviour Kin received six months at hard labor two months of the sent ence suspended for Good be Havior. Magoichiro Sano 45, a japanese translator with the Shizuoka military government team was sentenced to six months at hard labor two months suspended for Good behaviour for taking Money from a committee of Farmers during the hours he was work ing for the occupation forces. 1st cavalry brigade Beach areas close Nagai oct lathe beaches of the first cavalry brigade have been closed for the sea son. Operated in areas South of Yokohama the five swim Ming areas have been Host to thousands of occupation personnel and their families. Troopers of the fifth Cava iry regiment 95th Light tank company and the first Cava iry brigade performed the duties that made the Beach a elites a major attraction these units maintained secur the Ity life guards and first air invited stations. Refreshment stands trans and swimming instructions or. C. T. Beechwood veterinary affairs division ghz said today that Japa Nese National government. Officials connected with the food sanitation department were at Fukushima prefecture investigating the Poison ing of some 868 japanese " doctor Beechwood said that the japanese officials seek ing the cause of the Poison ing would report.their.find-,Ings to maj. A w. Southern chief veterinary. Affairs division ghz. Ii _ _ poisoning. The condition of. Some was not known As they failed to report for work. The victim were said to have experienced the symptoms of poisoning after con suming two meals served at the Plant last thursday. The Plant was forced to close due to the absence of most of the employees.,-,. Earlier reports stated the Mill s personnel had suffered boiled octopus Poisoningthe. Boiled octopuses were Distri buted As official rations wednesday. Ii association forced for Asia Goodwill por tation Billet and meals. Vere also offered. 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