Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1942, Page 4

A—-2 x D. C. Man Is Among 10 Dead in Sinking 0f Mine Layer Robert S. Walter, Jr., Victim in Disaster Off New Hampshire A Washington man was among the 10 who perished in the icy Atlantic yesterday, when the Afmy mine- layer Arnold foundered off the New Hampshire coast, his family was notified last night. The Washington victim was Robert 8. Walter, jr., 26, first officer of the Arnold, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Walter, sr., live at 5425 Connecticut avenue N.W. The only survivor was the 98-foot craft’s master, William H. Chesteen of Waterford, Conn., who was picked up by the Baird, a mine sweeper dispatched to tow the Arnold to port through stormy seas. The master was reported recovering from exposure. Family Notified. The victims all were believed to be elvilian employes of the Quarter- master Cors. Mr. Walter's family was notified by the commanding officer at Fort Constitution, Ports- mouth, N. H. The Arnold became disabled while attempging to tow another disabred mine layer, the L-88. The Baird was sent to tow both to port. After the Arnold began to leak, she sank so rapidly that none of her :}X;FW had an opportunity to abandon ip. Mr. Walter was born here and at- tended Western High School. He trained for the merehant marine on the school ship Annapolis in the Philadelphia Navy Yard and be- came an officer on the Manhattan and also served on the President Roosevelt, both ships of the United States Line. Transferred Recently. When the war curtailed passenger trafic he went on the freighter American Trader. His son, Richard ROBERT S. WALTER, Jr. Gary Walter, was born six monthsl ago while the officer was en route | from Africa on the Artigus. Mr. Walter was last in Washing- ton at Thanksgiving. Shortly there- after he went on duty with the War Department and was first stationed | at New London, Conn. Recently he was transferred to Portsmouth. His wife, Mrs. Marian Oliver Walter, was preparing to move their house- hold goods from New London to | Portsmouth when she was informed | of her husband's death. | Mr. Walter is also survived by one | brother, George Walter, who is on | duty at Fort Myer, Va., and a sister, Mrs. Jane Morhart of Washington. | Italians Claim Damage To Another Battleship By the Associated Press. ROME, Jan. 9 (Official Broadcast). —The Italian high command, which | reported vesterday that a British warship of the 30,600-ton Valiant | class had been seriously damaged in assault unit attacks on Alexandria | December 17, said today a second battleship was damaged. The second victim was declared to | have been of the Barham type, which means 15-inch gun vessels of | 31,100 tons. Communiques Philippine Fighting Reported Easing The text of the War Depart- ment communique No. 52, out- lining the military situation as of 9.:30 a.m. today, follows: 1. Philippine theater: Combat operations have dwin- dled to desultory skirmishes in various sections of the front. The enemy continues to move troops into the forward areas, apparently in preparation for a renewed attack in force. Hostile air activity yesterday was limited to reconnaissance flights. 2. There is nothing to report from other areas. The text of Navy communique No. 25, issued late yesterday and based on reports received up to noon yesterday, follows: Far East: The commanding of- ficer of a United States sub- marine of the Asiatic Fleet has reported the sinking of an enemy transport. In addition, this ves- se]l succeeded in sinking three enemy cargo vessels, each esti- mated -to be of 10,000 tons dis- placement. Central Pacific: The defense of Wake Island by United States Marines has been cited by the CAMP LEE, VA.—FORMER HOUSE MEMBER DRAW (left), who left his job as Representative fro:a New Jersey to exlist in the Army, was shoveling ashes here as his share of fatigus detail. His ;oldier colleague was not identified. G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.(, FRJJJAY; JANUARY 9, 1942. S FATIGUE DETAIL—Pvt. Frank C. Osmers —A. P. Photo. DISTRICT COURT. In any case where postponement of the hearing of a motion is to be requested notice should be given the motions clerk not later than 2 o'clock the afternoon before such action is set for hearing. It will be the policy of the court not to grant postponement if the aforesaid notice | is not given, except when extraor- | dinary conditions have prevented the giving of such notice. Roll call of motions will be at 9:45 am.,, as heretofore has been the | practice. Motions—Justice Jennings Bailey. Assignments for Monday: In re Charty D. Taylor; writ. In re estate of Jane Eliza Scott; attorneys, Margolius; Wilson—Har- low: Lynn. Van Ry Heating Corp. vs. Van Ry; attorneys, Clagett & Wainwright— Carmody & Ryan. | Dickerman vs. Federal Services Finance Corp.; attorneys, Cusick— | Wilson. Brundage vs. National Casualty | Co.; attorneys, Iliff—O'Donoghue. | Cullum vs. Capital Broadcasting Co.; attorneys, Swindler—Mann. | Consolidated Improvement Co. vs. | Taylor et al;-attorneys, Miller— Aaronson. Chase vs. Chase; attorneys, Par- | ker—Sanders. | Fletcher vs. Krise et al; pro se— ! Court Assignments neys, A. P. Canifeld; W. T. Hannan— Welch, Daily 8 Welch. 173—Roy vs. Weston; attorneys, | Newmyer & Sress; N. M. Lubar—| H. I. Quinn. 810—Cunnigham et al. vs. Lee et al.; attorneys, W. A. Powell—H. L. McCormick; Joseph A. Roney. 833—Kidwel vs. Malaby; attor-| neys, J. J. M:1loy—C. E. Ford. | 852—Harrisn vs. Hecht Co.: at- torne; . A Cusick—Simon, Koe- nigsberger & Young. 895—Miller vs. Dant et al neys, P. D. Taggart; Lester F. R. Wilson 1019—Odun, et al. vs. Willard Stores et al.. attorneys, A. F. Can- field; A. W. Galiher—Welch, Daily & Welch; Scott Kellogg. | 1022—McCcanell vs. Sheehy; at-| torneys, W. F Mangan—R. A. Cusick. | 1189—Froe vs. Welch; attorneys,| Herman Mill>r—C. H. Houston. 1218—Gough vs. Padgett et attorneys, J. A. Bresnahan—J. I. Cavanaugh; corporation counsel; Oliver Gasch | 1266—Prat: vs. Sylvester; attor- neys, T.J. Ja:kson—W. H. McGrath. 1303—Browa vs. Johnson, Inc., et al.; attorneys, M. J. Lane—F. H. P. J. Sedgwick. 187713, 1898, 1919'4— Eades, admr vs. Capital Materials et al.; attorn-ys, L. J. Ganse—Swin- gle & Swinge. attorneys, Burroughs, jr.; Laskey. : Morey vs. Arnold & Co.; attorneysy Sadler—David. | Lyon vs. Lyon et al: attorneys, | Lyman—Swingle & Swingle. | Tew vs. Buchanan; attorneys, Duton—Kauffman. August Wagner Breweries, Inc., vé Wagner et al.; attorneys, Houghton —Wall. In the matter of petition of George N. Ray; attorneys, Stein— | Smith. | In re estate of Harry R. Kenner; attorneys, Sparks—Nordlinger. Criminal Court No. 2—Justice Morris. Trials: United States vs. Lent Louisl Hunter, Percy S. Crump and Law- | rence Ward. United States vs. Willard B. Up- | right and Alex D. Edwards. United States vs. Robert Hinnant. | United States vs. Israel P. Dudley. | United States vs. Mary Lee Tirs- ley. Criminal Court No. 3—Justice Letts. Trials: United States vs. George Hill. United States vs. George S. Vie- reck. kUnmd States vs. John C. Shyman- sky. ’ United States vs. Joseph H. Cries- mer. United States vs. Eugene Suther- land. | Jury Actions. | 115—Gates vs. Washington Daily | News; attorneys, H. L. McCormick— Charles Walker; V. O. Hill; John Fihelly; M. P. Friendlander. 53—Lyche vs. Romm; attorneys, J. J. Malloy—H. 1. Quinn. 60—Harris vs. Capital Transit Co.; attorneys, W. E. Leahy; A. L. New- myer; E. B. Sullivan—E. L. Jones; H. W. Kelly. T18—James vs. Jaeger, et al.; at- torneys, Smith & Edwards—C. 8. Baker. 73—Barrett vs. Davis, et al.; at- torneys, H. I. Quinn—E. L. Jones. 74—Raymond, et al vs. Horton Motor Lines; attorneys, M. F. Keogh —H. I. Quinn. T6—Thecker vs. Orenberg et al.; attorneys, T. A. Farrell; D. K. Offutt—R. H. McNeill; E. L. Ed- wards; H. I. Quinn. 110—Fonda vs. Clodfelter; attor- neys, Milton Conn; T. M. Baker— H. I. Quinn. 116—Thomas vs. De Santis; attor- neys, William Wendell—Frederick Stohlman; George Cassidy. 243—Berkow et al, vs. Gill et al; attorneys, Milton Conn; David G. Bress—C. 8. Baker; L. C. Rain- water. 284—Ostrow et al, vs. Clipper; at- torneys, R. H. Yeatman—P. Sedg- wick. 397—Lyons vs. Raney; attorneys, R. E. Lynch—C. W. Arth. 467—Miller et al, vs. Capital Transit Co.; attorneys, G. E. Chad- wick, jr—E. L. Jones; H. Wise Kelly. 496—Danielian vs. Wood; attor- neys, J. H. Pratt—Welch, Dally & Welch. 516—Wayson vs. Savage; attor- neys, R. G. Lamensdorf—P. P. 517—Walker vs. Zeus; attorneys, C. H. Houston—John Mitchell. Co.; attorneys, D. K. Offutt—H. T. Whalen; W. B. O'Connell. 652—Elias, et al, vs, Glassman, et al.; attorneys, D. K. Offutt; Fred- erick DeJoseph—B. M. Robbin; J. R. Esher; M. P. Friedlander. torneys, Wilkes, McGarraughy & Ar= President of the United States. ¢Text of the citation is pub- lished on-page A-4.) ‘There is nothing to report from other sreas, tis—Simon, Koenigsberger & Youn, 769—Rowe" vs, Colpoys, et al., at- torneys, R. F. Downing—J. L. Las- 159—Power vs. Rathcome; attor- var $42—McDuffle vs. Washington Cab | B 662—Whiteford vs. Hecht Co., at- | February T12—Livinyston vs, Davis; attor- neys, James Shenos—J. E, Bende- man. | 913—Rourle vs. Mundell; attor- | neys, pltfl. i1 p. p—Welch, Daily & | ‘Welch. | Adm.—In 'e Estate of Fannie Eck- | er; attorneys I. H. Halpern—Vivian | O. Hill; Aliert Levin; Gilbert L. Potts; Unitei States attorney. 432—O'Briin_vs. Blumenthal; at- torneys, M. ¥. Keogh—Baker, Beedy 309—Hartly vs. I. T. O. A. et al.; attorneys, M F. Keogh—J. J. Car- mody. 123—Scanbn vs. Capital Transit| Co.; attorne:s, Smith & Edwards— H. W. Kelly. | 704—Byer vs. Schwab et al: at-| torneys, W. W. Ahrens; F. M. Sul- livan—Wilke:, McGarraghy & Artis. Adv.—Estste of Mary H. Von Schrader; atorneys, Spencer Gor- don; L. M. kerrien—Clephane, Lat- imer & Hall i 246—Hinscn vs. Ewell et al.; at- torneys, H. H. Bettelman—S. B. Brown. 814—Heale; vs. Radio Cab Co.: at- torneys, Nevmyer & Bress—Roberts | & McInnis. 1318—Whie et al. vs. Western Union; atterneys, R. H. McNeill— Paul Lesh. | 1340—Chaney vs. Radio Cab Co.; | | attorneys. 8 B. Brown—Frank Stet- | son; Frost, Myers & Towers. | | Nor-Jury Actions. | Adv.—Lago vs. Lapp; attorneys, T. E. Rhode,—W. A. Gallagher. 490—Nais!. vs. Naish; attorneys, Louis Weiner—Irvin Goldstein. | Adv.—MuTay vs. Murray; attor- neys, B. L. "epper—L. D. Sinclair. } Mo.—United States vs. Riggs National Benk et al.; attorneys, B. neys, G. A. Didden, jr.—Lester Wood. | J. Long—Nelson Hartson; G. P.| Hoover. | 426—Well; vs. Stewart; attorneys, P. W. Austii—A. A. Vozeolas. | Mo.—Cull:m vs. Capital Bro.d-‘ casting Co; attorneys, -Roy St. Lewis—Lou's H. Mann. Adv.—Conmissioner of Licensure vs. Ferris; attorneys, United States attorney—Albert Lyman. Adv.—Hammond vs. Brows; at- torneys, W. L. McConnell—G. J. O’Hare. . 368—Barrie vs. Barrie; attorneys, R. E. Gable—C. M. Bernhardt. 401—Cheeseman vs. Cheeseman; attorneys, Harry Levin—S. B. Block. 519—Petrella vs. Petrella; attor- neys, J. F. Bindeman—none. 520—Warder vs. Warder; attor- ! neys, N. 8. Hinman—J. D. DiLeo. Adv.—Craig vs. Craig; attorneys, R. M. Hudson—R. C. Handwerk. Mo.—Sugrue vs. Milstone, et al.; | attorneys, M. F. O'Donoghue; T. X. Dunn—R. A. Littleton; J. B. Fits- patrick; W. D. Harris; Louls Otten- berg; D. L. Blanken; B. T. Hecht; F. J. Donohue; Irvin Goldstein; M. F. Schwartz; David Hornstein; A. L. Bennett; King & Nordlinger. 521—Warder vs. Warder; attor- neys, J. D. DiLeo--N. 8. Hinman. 620—Long vs. Still; attorneys, Samuel Boyvd—Walace Luchs. 531—Garside vs. Garside; attor- neys, R. L. Tedrow—"None.” 533—Barr vs. Barr; attorpeys, K. K. Spriggs—"None.” 538—Griffis vs. Griffis: attorneys, C. H. Doherty—F. J. O'Connor. 539—Chapmas vs. Chapman; at- torneys, Ray Neudecker—W. A. Coombe. 2 541—Johnson vs. Johnson:-attor- neys, Morris Parmele—Phil. Big- gins, 550—Baker vs. Baker: attorneys, T. B. Heflelfinger—Ben Lindas. 553—Johnson vs. Johnson; attor- neys, C. E. Quinn; C. E. Trainum— C. R. Colvin; F. J. McGuire. 554—Burke Burke; attorneys, Lester Wood—K. K. Spriggs. 560—Isham vs. Isham: attorneys, Ray Neudecker—J. P. Jones. 564—Harry vs. Harry; attorneys, N. J. Halpine—J. D. DiLeo. 567—Conklin vs. Conklin; attor- neys, 8. B. Brown—Ray Neudecker. 569—Hynson vs. Hynson; attor- | eys, S. B. Brown—Ray Neudecker. Adv.—Simmons vs. Simmons; a torneys, Ray Neudecker—J. N. Hal per. 543—Cameron vs. Cameron; attor- | neys, Ray Neudecker—Frederick Stohlman. 193—Arnold vs. Arnold: attorneys. A. K. Johnson—R. B. Gillespie; J. K. Keane. 422—Lynch vs. Lynch; attorneys, Jos. di Leo—J. K. Hughes. 491—Brown vs. Brown: attorneys, E. B. Smith—G. A. Parker. 472—Stanford vs. Stanford; attor- neys, Albert Brick—J. DiLeo. | 61—Brewer vs. Brewer; attorneys, Benj. Prager—Hugh Lynch, jr. 453—Shawker vs. Shawker; attor- neys, C. B. Lanhag—R. B. Washing- ton. 529—Conley vs. Conley; attorneys, J. B. Simmons—none. 310%—Bawell vs. Bawell; attor- nevs, Marcus Borchardt—Albert Brick. 580—Jeffries vs. Jeffries; attor- neys, F. W. McConnell—F. W. Tay- lor. . 585—Youngman vs. Youngman; attorntys, R. 8. Johnson—A. Lerner. . 591—Daniels vs. Daniels; attor- 592—Nelson vs. Nelson; attorneys, G. B. Hardy—H. L. Davis, jr.; C. G. Bailey. 593—Grimmel vs. Grimmel; attor- nels, A. L. Wilcher—M. B. Stanko. 596—Norris vs. Norris; attorneys, J. H. Burnett — Soloman Feldman. 597—Adams vs. Adams; attorneys, (Purnished by the United Distric’ of Columbia—Generally fair but light snow expected early | tonignt, no' so cold with lowest temperature 15 to 20 degrees; gentle to | moderate wnds River Report. i Potomac a1d Shenandoah Rivers clear at Harpers Fyrry; Potomac clear at Great Falls today. Revor. for Last 24 Hours. Temperature. Yesterday— Desrees. 1 1 Recor(s for Last 24 Heurs. (Prom noor yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 2. at noon today. Year ag0. 41. e Lowest, 7 ¢ 2 a.m. today. Year 2L Record “emperature This Year. ighest. 52 on January 2. west. 7. ‘0 January 8. Hami¢/ty for Last 21 Hours. (From noo: yesterday to noon toda: Highest, 8: per cent, at 1:30 a.m. t Lowest, 48 per cent, at 2 p.m. yester Tide Tables. (Purnished L ite TS eodetic: Bur Precivitatiol Mon! itation 1 Capite) Neurr nemonth to n. n inches in the date): 8 8us ‘Weather Report States Weather Bureau.) The Sun and Moon. un, today n. tomorrow Moon, today Automobile lights must be turned on one- half hour after sunset. Weather in Variews Citles. ~Temperature—Precip- High. Low. itation. Abilene, Tex. ______ 40 24 Albany, N. Y. Atlanti@ City. N. Baltimore. Md. ingham. Al marck. N. Dak. Bostor Lt | (I TRt ==t o Columbia, 8. C. - Davenport. Tows o bty [ Lo BBas3Banre . 55 Los Loutsville. Ky. Miami_ Fla. ' = . Paul Minn. eans. La. L2, mi. Mpls.-8t Tl tomsy ® Sxase B EBAREESEL i3t DI ALGLDIIA D AR L Lo o SNt e B M R R R S Japanese Press Sees U. S. Invasion Within Realm of Probability Nawspaper’Suy; Advance Would Be Easy After West Coast Landing By the Associated Press. TOKIO, Jan. 9 (Official Broad- cast) —TheiJapan Times and Ad- vertiser, captrolled by the Foreign Office, d id today it was within the realm of probability “that the armed forces ef this country will land on the American continent” in the Pacific war. Once such & landing were made, the newspaper said, “it will be a simple mstter for a well-trained and courageous army to lweep‘ ] everything beforer it.” Can the United States be in- vaded?” was its heading. “The contention that the United States cannot be invaded.” the ai- ticle declared, “is as mucn a myth as that the Maginot Line could not be taken, or that Singapore and Pear] Harbor are impregnable.” carried the war near the Golden Gate and air-attack alarms Rave sounded in many Pacific Coast “brixging panic among the fright- ened citizenry,” it said. It sald British had invaded the United States in 1812 because “the American Navy was not strong ‘®enough” and declared “it will be invaded again.” The newspaper's premise was an asgertion that the United States Pacific Fleet had been badly crippled at Pearl Harbor. The fall of both the Philippines | and Singapore was forecgst soon. After that, the.newspaper wenf on, | “it will be for us to say when, where | and how we will strike.” | “Today, without 4oubt,” the Times | | and Advertiser said, “Japan has the | most powerful navy in the world and the largest fleet of merchant vessels ! and her land forces, allled with those of Germany and italy, can crush | any combination of armies.” U. S. Military Circles | Unconcerned by Talk BY the Associated Press. Talk in Tokio about the possibility of a Japanese invasion of the United | States stirred not a ripple of appre- | hension in American military circles | today. Japan, it was noted, is now en- | gaged in a military gamble 2000 miles from home in jts attempt to | seize the entire Southwest Pacific | before a-coalition of powerful forces can reinforce their defonses. would have to follow success of this gamble, together with destruction of the United States Fleet, capture | of Hawail and at least the elimina- | tion of Alaska, military men said.. Lt. Gen. John L. De Witt's 4th Arm§ has been on the alert against | any eventuality since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but mili- | tary quarters assumed this force was more concerned with’the possibility of gneak air raids than ‘any peril of a mass invasion attempt. ' The Pacific Northwest, the United States: continental drea closest to Japan, is some 5000 miles from | Yokohama and the difficulties of supplying such distant invasion | forces were described as almost un- | tmaginable. [} | A. A. Vozeolas; A. 3. Walters—T. E. McKenzie. 601—Hunter vs. Hunter; attorneys, H. McCoole—M. E. Poole." 602—Herrell vs. Herrell; attorneys, Lambert & Hart; A. R. Murphy— Samuel W, Boyd. 606—Graves vs. Graves; attorneys, | P. W. Howard—B. T. Sanders 610—Glickfeld vs. Glickfeld; at- | torneys, 1. H. Minovitz—Nathaniel Goldberg. | 611—Jones vs. Jones; attorneys, | I H. Halpern—C. L. Stout. | ~ 615—Sperles vs. Sperles; attorneys, | Joseph Malloy; M. R. Weeks—D. L.| Riordan. 5 | 619—Gorrell vs. Gorrell; attorneys, | Raymond Neudecker—J. D. Sadler. 489—Portland Hotel Corp. vs. Far- mer; attorneys, J. J. Laughlin; R.H. | NcNeill—R. S. Johnson. | 525—Shinberg vs. Livetsanos: at torneys, M. P. Katz—Gardner, Earn- | | est & Gardiner; A. C. Keefer; B. F. | | Rossner. | | 547—Campbell vs. Beatson: at-| 1. | " | torneys, C. B. Stein—Lemm & Brody. | 407—Schuster vs. Weler, et al.; at- | torneys, M. G. Ehrlich; R. L. Ted-| | row—C. E. Quinn; C. A. Trainum. $30 and $35 Velues $35 wo ‘outstanding .. once. Don’t mi - nity .o save. Japanese naval craft already havet | $1 975 $2 975 s this grand epporty- OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT 4 MONTHS TO PAY! . " sentative John J. O’Connor, as close of the second day of Hill's 4 War Changes Hawaii 'From Tourist Heaven To Bristling Citadel . Island Economy Altered With First Jap Bomb; Business Paralyzed By EUGENE BURNS, Wide World News. HONOLULU, Jan. 9.—War in the Pacific has changed beautiful Hawail from a playground to & bristling citadel of defense. With the first Japanese bomb on Pearl Harbor, the islands’ life un-| derwent a sudden and drastic change, upsetting the entire econ- omy. * The $15,000000 tourist business was wiped out. Lei sellers who fashioned the rings of exotic blos- soms to drape around the necks of tourists are twiddling their thumbs in idleness. | HILL CONFERS WITH ATTORNEY — George Hill (right) is shown conferring yesterday with his attorney, former Repre- they left District Court at the trial on perjury charges. —Associated Press Photo. present there are not enough hamds to plow up the cane if necessary. Even if harvested, there are not enough sugar bags because they are being used as wend bags. Hawali's annaal $55,000,000 pine- apple basifiess has not yet felt the blow because the canning season was over in September, but leaders are apprehensive. They fear that if the present labor shortage continues, pineapples will rot on the plant next summer. ‘The building trades industry rep- ness until the war exploded, and since then has stood stock still. Houses under construction stand Jjust as they were a month ago. | Lumber, hinges, light globes, plumb- ing and other materials were “fro- zen.” Since the Nipponese attack, not a commercial fish has been hooked by the Hawaiian Tuna Packers, Ltd. | who did the bulk of Hawaii's $2,500 | 000 annual tuna business. The fis| ing fleets were manned almost en- tirely by Japanese fishermen. Military authorities are consider- ing ways and means of sending out fishing fleets under surveillance. One 24-foot vessel was permitted Infervention Averts Streefcar Strike InLos Angeles Union Members Vote to Comply With Request Of Dr. Steelman By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.—Threat of a strike designed to tie up street~ cars and buses used by nearly 1,000,- 000 residents of Los Angeles daily waus removed just before last mid- night's deadline by intervention of John R. Steelman, director of the United States Conciliation Service. A mass meeting of 400 members of the C. I. O. Transport Workers Union was discussing strike proce- dure against the Los Angeles Rail- wzey Co. and Los Angeles Motor Coach Co. when this telegram was qrelayed f®m Dr. Steelman: “On behalf of the public, I am compelled to request: One, that the Transport Workers,Union postpone calling any work stoppage for at least five days * * *. “Two, that the company agrees no further discharges of employes resented a $14,000,000 annual busi- | is to occur during U®at period. | “Three, that during this period | complete operations be maintained |and all employes discharged for | failure thus far to comply fully with |the contract in controversy, be ree instated immediately.” The members voted to comply. | 'The C. I. O. union, claiming 1200 members among the companies’ 13500 employes, demanded a prefer- | ential election and rehiring of 100 |men _it asserts were discharged for | refusizg to join the A. F. L. Amal- | gamated Association of Street, El tric Railway and Motor Coach Em- ployes of America. The A. F. L. has a closed shop contract with the companies, 9,250 Korean Troops Reporfed Near Chungking By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9—The United Korean Committee in Amer- ica said yesterday 9250 officers and | men of the provisional government |of the Korean Independence Army now were based in the Chungking area. Kim Koo, executive chairman of Gay crowds no longer gather to | t0 leave Kawalo Basin recently with | the organization, said the Korean | welcome ships, because secrecy en- three American .citizens but could | forces in China were being augment- | shrouds-boat schedules. Blackouts each night take the peo- ple Off the streets by 9 o'clock and have hit hundreds of businesses, | large and small. i Frivolous Mood Gone. Theaters in one large .chain are open only during matinee hours and | then the houses are half filled | Most night clubs are ciosed. A few | continue to operate behind blackout mood for frivolity. Only a few taxis are operating. | Blackouts bring smashed fenders |and they stay smashed. Repair shops are closed for lack of labar and materials. Distribtuors of stoves, radios, re- frigerators and other household con- veniences face the prospect of a dwindling supply. Filling stations aye doing less than half their former busipess, with gasoline rationed to 10 gallons a month for ezch autcmobtle. One large hotel which catered to | | tourists has no more than a dozen | paying guests. Women's dress shops are closing, and haberdashers have no takers for men’s evening clothes. Little Fellows Hit. Tax Commissioner William Borth- | wick said: “Thousands of little bus- inessmen face a serious future if | present shipping conditions con- tinue.” | . Some 15.000 people in Honolulu de- pended on the tourist trade for a livelihood. Most of them are turn- ing to defense work. | For two weeks after the outbreak | of war a $211,000.000 annual retail trade folded its collective hands and sat on them. A Christmas buying spree lasting two days dispelled the gloom but slightly. | “T lost $30,000 in business during the two weeks before Christmas,” one merchant said. The $300,000,000 sugar industry, backbone of Hawaii'’s economy, has ‘ | come to a standstill, affecting more | than 100,000 people. Chauncey Wightman, assistant | secretary of the Hawaiian Sugar | Planters’ Association. said most of he industry’s field force is being usad for defense. | On one Oahu plantation,” he said, “only 50 or 60 field laborers out of 1,100 showed up for work. There | weren't enough to tend to the irri- gation.” | Some of the cane land has been | planted to diversified crops, but at EISEMAN’S JAMUARY and $40 Values g0 no further than three-quarters of a mile from shore. Can Pheasants and Peafowl. Manager Alexander G. Korol said | the packing company already had adjusted its business to wartime needs. Ve have canned more than 1,000 game-farm pheasants and pea- fowl killed to conserve chicken feed for lavers,” he said. (This is Invasion of the United States | curtains, but the public seems in no | perhaps the biggest order of canned pheasants in history and. as a good guess, perhaps the first canned peacock.) The $3,000,000 brewery business is marking time except for yeast- growing to augment Oahu's de- mands. Martial law stopped the annual importation of some $2- 000,000 of hard liquor—and that was_just before the holiday season. While the wartime picture is gloomy, Hawaii is optimistic about the post-war future and expects an even greater prosperity to follow. 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All models & styles. $80 Imported English Overcoats, $64.50 $60 “Isle of Man” Overcoats, $52.50 $75 Harris Tweed Overcoats, $62.50 $55 Chesterfield Dress Coats, $49.50 $95 Jaeger of London O’'Coats, $69.50 $55 Shetland Overcoats, $48.50 $55 Harris Tweed ‘Coats, $48.50 | ed steadily by volunteers from Korea, | Manchuria and Siberia. | The United Korean Committee said the Korean provisional govern- ment had been functioning on Chinese soil since the 1919 Korean revolution and has an accredited representative in Washington, Dr. Syngman Rhee Committee headquarters said the Chinese generalissimo, Chiang Kai- shek, had contributed $100,000 | recently to the Korean Independ- ience Army and that his wife gave |a similar amount a year ago. Congress in Brief : TODAY. Senate: Continues debate on price-control legislation. Small Business Committee meets with Price Administrator Henderson and automobile dealers on freezing of car sales. Considers daylight-saving legisla- tion. 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