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A—6 = Prelates Dedicafe New Mission House On C. U. Campus Archbishop Spellman Lays Cornerstone, Lauds Paulists ‘The new Apostolic Mission House on the grounds of St. Paul's College, Catholic University, was dedicated yesterday afternoon at exercises at- tended by several hundred clergy- men, university students and lay- men. The Most Rev. Francis J. Spell- man, Archbishop of New York, blessed the new building and laid the cornerstone. The Mission House already had been completed and the cornerstone was laid in a space left open for that purpose during eonstruction. ‘The new building will replace the old Apostolic Mission House, bullt in 1903, which still stands on the university campus. Since its incep- tion, the mission had been under the direction of the Paulist Fathers, who will have charge of the new Mission House and will instruct classes in various phases of missionary tech- nique. The Very Rev. Aloysius J. Burggraff, C. S. P, will be rector, both of the new institution and the adjoining St. Paul's College. Commends Paulists. Archbishop Spellman told the gathering at the dedicatory exercises that the church and the Nation need the virtues and teachings of the Paulish Fathers, whose fundamental principle in life “is the intention and the desire for personal perfection.” This, he said should be the founda- tion stone of every community. “We all respond,” he continued, “to our country’s call for service in every way in her hour of need, but in this rallying to our country’s de- fense we must remind ourselves that our country will live only by adher- ence to spiritual pgnciples. Our church will fulfill its mission by teaching that every map is his brother’s keeper and we ourselves must be ever mindful that our souls are more than mortal; that our destiny is God.” Dignitaries Attend. The Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, and the Right Rev. Patrick J. McCormick, vice rector of Catho- lic University, were among those who attended the ceremonies. The Very Rev. Henry I. Stark, C. 8. J., superior general of the Paulist Fathers, assisted in the ceremonies as deacon, and Msgr. Burggraff was subdeacon. The Rev. James Mc- Vann, C. S. P.,, was master of cere- monies. The new building is of college gothic and contains a library, stack room, auditorium and living quar- ters for the faculty and students. Russian (Continued From First Page.) ing and the Germans took 208 pris- oners. The high command praiseds the determined action of Lt. Col. von Boddien, commander of a patrol detachment of an infantry division, for the reported success at Yev- patoriya. Von Boddien was killed in the fight and was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves of the Knight Cross of the Iron Cross. The Germans January 7 acknowl- edged that the Russians had suc- ceeded in landing troops at Yevpato- riya, 40 miles above Sevastopol, but declared they were wiped out in bitter fighting. Astride Raflway Line. ‘The latest Russian advance meant, it was said in Moscow, that the Soviet forces were fifmly astride the vital railway system linking Smo- lensk and the Ukraine; that Bry- ansk, a major railway junction, was definitely threatened; and that Orel, 75 miles east of Bryansk on the Moscow-Kharkov railroad, had been flanked. The Russian front thus extended from Leningrad to a point behind the fortress city of Novgorod, 100 miles south of Leningrad, thence southeastward to a bulge near Rzhev, thence along an irregular line curv- ing behind Mozhaisk, 57 miles west of Moscow, which the Germans still hold. From the Mozhaisk area the line bulges out once more to Mosalsk, turns southward to Lyudinovo, the point of the extreme central advance thus far, then curves back and runs southward behind Orel, Kursk, Kharkov and on to the Sea of Azov. Russian Army Mobile. Ski, sledge and cavalry divisions are giving the Russians great of- fensive punch in thrusts toward key rail and highway centers in much the same manner as the invading Nazis used the most modern motor- Use of automobile horns for air- raid warnings, under a system hook- ing them up to police and fire boxes, has been suggested to the District Office of Civilian Defense by E. J. Mather, president of Southern Dairies, Inc, he revealed today. Pointing out the difficulty of ob- taining sirens in sufficient number | and with volume enough to be audible throughout the city, Mr. Mather suggested: “During the past several years new automobiles generally have had two horns. (Why I don’t know—one seems too many in most cases) If this is true, there are thousands of surplus horns on automobiles in the District which I am sure would be donated to the cause by automobile owners if they were asked.” A wired system, with central con- | trols, already hooks up police and fire boxes, he explained, and the horns could be attached to these. They are spaced closely enough for the combined horns to be heard by everyone, in his opinion, but, to sup- plement such & plan, motorists could be asked, on hearing the raid signal, to pull up to the curb and repeat 1t on their own horns. ‘The Parent-Teacher Association of the Stuart Junior High School | will meet in the school auditorium | at 8 o'clock tonight to discuss air- | S i NEW MISSION HOUSE IS BLESSED—Arc)bishop Spellman of New York yesterday laid the cor- nerstone and blessed the structure of the 12w Apostolic Mission House, on the grounds of Bt. Paul's College, Catholic University. Defense Sidelights Hooking Auto Horns to Poli:e and Fire Boxes Suggested as Air-Raid Warning raid precawions. Willlam Arm- strong, air--aid warden for the Stanton P.ck area, will speak. Chairmen of health, morale, fire and other commttees will report. More professional nurses are need- ed urgently in “vast numbers” to care for the :xpanding armed forces and the ciwlian population under war-time c)nditions, the United States Publi. Health Service reports. The shortage of nurses will grow more criticsl, it was said, unless thousands o. young women enroll in nursing schrols at once. While the District has no plans at present to build underground air-raid she'ers, a survey is under way to deternine how many natural refuges are ivailable and how they could be utilzed. Lt. Col. Beverly C. Snow. assisant engineer commis- sioner, is diiecting the survey, with the aid of v-unteer engineers. Seventeen citizens’ associations will hold d:fense meetings during the week. Chief Air Raid Warden Clement Murphy anc Lt. P. Hartman of the seventh polce precinct will speak | before the Byrleith Citizens’ Associa- tion at 8 o’ lock at Gordon Junior High Schoo | ['Bed’ ‘equipment last fall; “Hiilftary | experts in London said. | These analysts expressed the opinion that the Russians were using their units, highly trained in the| ancient form-of-sranspors, with-evaisi greater success than the Germans| who won the same tactics but with | different tools when the situation| was reversed. | The experts said the Russians were using ski troops and wugh‘ cavalry for quick, destructive dashes into the retreating enemy lines, and for sweeping large and small pincer maneuvers to entrap the slower enemy. In addition, Soviet tank units and | dive bombers are being hurled against fortified positions to smash | any stronghold established by the Nazis to cover their withdrawals. Huge New Ski Army. ‘The Russians declared they had a | huge new “ski army” drilling in | Siberia and about ready to strike the | Germans on the western front. This | force comprises infantrymen, artil- | lery troops, engineers and signal corps men, it was said. A spokesman on the Kuibyshev radio estimated yesterday that the ! Germans had lost 1,500,000 in cas- ualties, including 200,000 dead, since November 16. This boosted to 6,- | 500,000 the Russian estimates of the German dead, wounded and missing | since the invasion began last June. The Finnish army in the Aunus isthmus between Lakes Ladoga and Onega has struck back at the Rus- sians and knocked out two Russian strongholds, one of them consisting | of 120 log bunkers, in a battle of several days, a Finnish communique | announced in Helsinki. The other position consisted of 30 | log bunkers, and its garrison of 250 | was wiped out to the last man, the | communique said. Col Y. K. . Stilwell Dies; Hero in World War By the Associasd Press., AbFud .55 PULLMAM, Wash., Jan. 12—Col. T. K. P. Stlwel], 61, comnmandant of the Wahington State College Reserve Oficers Training Corps since 19368, cied Saturday night. The colont], as an infantry major in the 26th Nivision during the first World War, commanded the first American be_talion to receive a dec- oration fron a foreign country. France bestywed the honor, and Col. Stilwell received the Croix de Guerre. Born in seymour, Ind, he was | graduated 1om the University of Missouri in 902. He was a captain in the MNassachusetts National Guard wher the United States en- tered the Vorld War. After the var he accepted a com- mission as major in the Regular Army and s-rved at Portland, Me.; in Hawalii, :t Fort McClellen, Ala., and as Inscuctor of the Pennsyl- ‘vanls Natioral Guard at Philadel- phia. BrooknTont Citizens fo Hold Special Defense Meefing The Civic League of Brookmont will hold a special civilian defense meeting at s p.m. Wednesday with emphasis pl.ced on the part of in- dividual hovseholders in case of air raids. The neeting will be addressed by a speake from the Montgomery County Defease Council. A round t:ble discussion on home defense prolems will follow the talk. BALTIMORE~LUXURY YACHT JOINS COAST GUARD—The Sea Cloud, palitial 2,323-ton yacht owned by Joseph E. Davies, former Ambassador to Russia, is shown tied up at a Baltimore pier where she is to be refitted for use of the Coast Guard. The yacht, one o’ the world’s largest and finest, was chartered to the Navy by Mr. Davies for $1 g year for the furation of the war. The 281-foot ship, a four-masted, square-rigged brigantine, has four engives developing 3,600 horsepower. / A —A. P. Photo. Nazi Engineers See New Oil Deposits in 'Rumanian Fields News of Diminishing Output Is Minimized, However, by Expert By RICHARD MOWRER, Poreign Correspondent of The Star. CAIRO, Jan. 12—Since the Ger- | man occupation of Rumshia, Ger- man oil engineers have been drilling steadily in unexplored ground in hopes of striking new oil deposits, but thus far without noticeable re- sults, according to information con- veyed to your correspondent by an ol expert recently arrived from the Balkans. He further stated that there are more oil refineries in Rumania than the diminishing output of the Ploesti flelds can keep going and about half the refineries have been closed down. This news should not be overesti- mated, the expert pointed out, as Rumanian oil is not Germany’s most important source, but it does show that the Germans are anxious to locate fresh deposits and that they | are not getting anywhere near the amount of ofl that the diminishing deposits offered before the war. Rumanian oil wealth has been on 8 steady decline for the last four years. Indicative of the German contemplated plans of attack on Turkey eventually is the fact that a single ofl pipeline from Ploesti to Giurgiu on the Danube has been duplicated with material requisi- tioned from France. The new pipeline from Ploesti actually has been extended across & German bargebridge over the Dan- ube to the Rustuk railhead on the Bulgarian side of the river. In the event of a German offensive on Tur- key in the spring advantage of hav- ing a pipeline at the head of the south bank of the Danube is obvi- ous especially as a new pipeline is said to convey already refined gaso- line ready for immediate use. (Copyright, 1042, by Chicago Daily News.) Illinois Federal Judge On District Court Bench Federal Judge William J. Camp- | bell of the Northern District of Illinois, here to help out tempo- Court today and began hearing a patent case. He will be on duty in Washington until the end of the month, At present Judge Campbell | assigned to non-jury civil w‘:rk, bu’: when Justice F. Dickinson Letts, presiding in Criminal Court No. 3, finishes the current perjury trial against George Hill, second secre- tary of Representative Fish, Re- pubucnn._ of New York, the visiting Jurist will go on Criminal Court duty. Justice Letts will then be Ianrm-Jury civil work. efore being elevated to the {bench Judge Campbell was the United States attorney in Chicago. Mrs. Ekes Spon;—rs First-Aid Course Special Dispatch to The Star. SANDY SPRING, Md., Dec. 12—A first aid course sponsored by Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, wife of the Secre- tary of the Interior, has been or- ganized in the Sandy Spring neigh- borhood, it was announced today. About 50 women from Sandy Spring, Olney, Brookeville and Ash- ton make up the class, of which Mrs. Ickes is one of the members. The class meets Mondays and Thurs- days from 9 am. to noon with an American Red Cross instructor. The work is part of the national defense organization in the section. Will Aid War Groups The Woodside Dramatic Club of Silver Spring will devote the pro- ceeds of all its plays this season to fense Council, the Red Cross and the United Service Organizations, Mrs. Ila McCandlish, its president, announced today. The first production, proceeds of which will be donated to the county Civilian Defense Council, will be “‘Medicine Preferred,” by E, Francis McDevitt, Washington playwright. The play will be given at the Wood- side Methodist Church the middle of February. The United States Coast Guard needs men. ANY WATCH Clesned and Al Work Overhauled Guarantesd Watch Crystals, 45¢ WADE'S nwmizs 615 1%th St. N.W. rarily, went on the bench in District | Woodside Dramatic Club | ,, Dealers in Business Cyrus Ching Heads New Management-Labor Plant Conversion Board Labor Subcommittee charged with working out plans for the con- version. Ching, vice president of the States Rubber Co., will be and the group will meet in Detroit whenever he calls it. Members will be Edsel Ford, presi- dent of the Ford Motor Co.; C. E. ‘Wilson, president of General Motors; C. C. Carlton, vice president of the Motor Wheel Corp.; Walter P. Reuther and Richard Prankensteen, vice presidents of the C. I. O.-United Ui dustry representatives resisted. Meanwhile, the House group called officials of the National Auto- mobile Dealers’ Association to tell what they believe should be done for the Nation's 44,000 dealers, hard hit by the Government’s plan to discon- tinue pleasure car production, at a Committee Chairman Patman said dealers already were going out of business by the score and that his group “feels that the Government has & distinct responsibility to the public to see that this dealer service is maintained.” ‘This subcommittee’s appointment followed announcement last week by ©O. P. M. that this step would be taken because the 10 members of the original group were at an impasse over supervision of the vast revamp- ing program. ‘Wilson Issues Statement. Mr. Wilson said in a statement that to divide the responsibility for management would amount to “so- cialization” and would “destroy the very foundation upon which Amer- ica’s unparalelled record of indus- trial accomplishment has been built.” R. J. Thomas, president of the U. A. W-C. 1. O, asserted in an other statement that under the new setup, which the O. P. M. effected yesterday, conversion would be han- dled in “a leisurely war” despite “the desperate need for quick production of war materials.” William 8. Knudsen and Sidney Hillman, co-directors of the 0. P. M., selected the ariginal committeemen from the Automotive Industry Ad- visory Committee and the Automo- tive Labor Advisory Committee.. Discussfons of the original com- mittee began last Monday. Benjamin Ourisman Heads Jewish Center Benjamin Ourisman was elected to his sixth consecutive term as president of the Jewish Community Center last night. In his annual report, Mr. Ourisman stressed the importance of continuing charac- ter-building agencies during war- time. Edward Rosenblum, executive di- rector of the center, said that the facilities of the building had been used by 340,000 persons during the | last year, a record for the institu- | tion. Other officers named were: Ed- ward C. Ostrow, first vice president; Burnett Siman, second vice presi- dent; Simon Hirshman, third vice president; Fred S. Gichner, treas- urer; Robert J. Rothstein, assistant treasurer; Moe Offenberg, corre- sponding secretary, and Abe Shef- ferman, recording secretary. Named as trustees for three-year terms were: Alfred L. Bennett, David Bornett, Morris Cafritz, Joseph L. Cherner, Mrs. A. L. Dem- bitz, Dr. Maurice A. Goldberg, Paul Himmelfarb, Dr. Jacob Kotz, Joseph B. Shapiro, Garfleld Kass, Harry Sherby, Harry Viner and David Wiener. Kansas’ Oldest Priest Dies WICHITA, Kans, Jan. 12 (®— Father Albert M. Weikmann, 91, the oldest Catholic priest in Kansas, died last night. Malayan Names How to Pronounce Some of Them By the Associated Press. Here's how to pronounce some of the Malayan names in the news of the Japanese drive for Singapore: Kuala Lumpur—KWAH-lah LUM- poor. Kuala Kubu—KWAH-lah Koo- 00. Tanjong Malin—Tahn-ong Mah- LEEN. 8lim River—Sleem. Basic . Carcass. 6.00-16 _$1.50 6.25-16 _ 1.50 6.50-16 _ 150 7.00-16 _ 1.50 5.25-17 _ 150 5.50-17 - 150 Kuantan—Kwahn-TAHN. Johore Bahru—Joh-HOR Bah- the Montgomery County Civilian De- | ROO. Mersing—Mare-SING. Kluang—Kloo-AHNG. Selangor—Say-LANG-gohr. Exclusively at Hahn'’s, 1348 G St. Sometimes this prompt and pleas- ant precaution helps old Mother Nature to keep germs associated with colds under control so that they donotget theupper hand and give you a long siege of trouble. Tests showed that Listerine Anti- The following celling on prices for tire retreading and re- capping, showing the maximum charge for (1) the most expensive grade of camelback and the deepest tread and (2) the second most expensive camelback and the next deepest tread, was set yesterday by Price Administrator Henderson: Trucks. Basic tire Size. 6.00-20 (30-5) (6-ply) - 6.00-20 (30-5) (8-ply) -. 6.50-20 (32-6) (8-ply) - 6.50-20 (6-ply) .. 7.50-20 (34-7) (10- 7.50-24 38-7) _ 825-20 .. 9.00-20 (36- 12.00-20 (11.25-20) 12.00-24 (11.25-24) Malaya (Continued Prom Pirst Page.) of Southest Johore province, but said that all had been captured. It was the first Japanese landing * | reported in Johore. Jap Air Activity Heavy. Heavy Japanese air activity was reported over & wide area of Ma- laya, with British aircraft swapping blows with the invaders. Listed among the targets of Jap- anese bombers was Seremban, where slight damage caused to road com- munications was said to have been repaired, and Muar, on the south- east coast, where the Japanese machine-gunned the town and sank & small ship in the harbor, the communique said. Singapore also was attacked sev- eral times today, but damage and casualties were described as light. ‘The stepped-up aerial warfare was accompanied by indications that planes stationed in Burma had launched an offensive against the bases from which Japanese bombers have been supporting the overland drive on Singapore. 26 Planes Destroyed. A communique issued in Rangoon yesterday declared that Allied forces perating from Burma had destroyed at least 26 planes in attacks on Jap- anese air bases—presumably in Thailand. The raiders lost only one plane, the bulletin said. In an attempt to impede the Jap- anese advance in the Kuala Lumpur sector handpicked imperial troops ‘were reported to have carried out audacious forays behind the in- vaders’ lines. One party of 50 Australians, slip- ping ashore from boats at night, was said to have blown up important bridges on the Japanese lines of communication, raided a brigadier’s headquarters and returned without the loss of & man. Reports from the Malayan east coast sald the Japanese were land- ing reinforcements for troops which some time ago had filtered down along the coast to occupy Kuantan, 190 miles from Singapore. British planes were reported at- tacking the transport from which the troops were landing. Ship Sunk in Malacca Straits Japan Claims TOKIO, Jan. 12 (Official Broad- cast) (#). —Imperial headquarters declared today that Japanese Army planes sank a 3,000-ton merchant ship and damaged two submarines Saturday in the Malacca Straits be- tween Malaya and the Dutch island of Sumatra. The headquarters said other air units, co-operating with land forces, pounded the British troops falling back down the Malay peninsula. A crowded troop train was hit by & bomb near Tampin and completely overturned, the communique said. ‘Tampin is on the Singapore railroad about 20 miles below Seremban. Advisory War Council Meets at Melbourne MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 12. (#)—The Advisory War Council to- day discussed new moves for full concerted use of Allied forces in the Pacific battle zone. The war coun- cil will continue discussions tomor- TOW. Ma). Gen. Victor Odlum, Canadian High Commissioner, attended. Skating on Potomac Near Bridges Is Banned Ice skating, too, is restricted by ‘war. ' An order released yesterday by the captain of the fort, United States Coast Guard, warns skaters that they are prohibited from skat- ing “on those parts of the Potomac River or its tributaries accessible to the bridges leading out of the Dis- trict of Columbia.” Steinway Grand Piane, Chase Gram e, 2 Usright Pianes. 10 New S| At Public Auction AT SLOAN’S 715 13th St. January 14th, 1942 At 10 AM. From the Estate of Virginia Jones, by Order, of the Washington Loan & Trust Co., Storage Concerns and other gources. erms: c. 6. Sioan & oc'ix'fi'c Aucts. Established '1891 septic reduced germs on mouth and throat surfaces as much as 96.7% fifteen minutes after the gargle, and up to 80% even one hourafterward. So, at the firstsign of trouble—gargle full strength Listerine Antiseptic. LISTERINE-QUICK! f Retreading. Top 3 1) 2] (1) (2) $6.50 $5.70 7.50 6.55 10.55 9.30 8.50 745 1380 12.10 14.60 1285 1855 16.30 2235 19.70 3135 3285 4030 3540 Far East (Continued Prom First Page.) positions. The defenders’ casualties were light. In an official broadcast from Tokio Japanese imperial headquarters claimed its soldiers on Saturday had completely occupied Olongapo, & United States naval base 60 miles northwest of Manila Bay on the Batan Peninsula. The announce- ment failed to eljcit any comment from the Navy Department in Wash- ington. Jap Bombers Return. Japanese bombers returned simul- taneously to their attacks on the bristling fortifications guarding the mouth of Manila Bay. The bom- bardment, the first in several days, was not heavy and did no serious damage. The raid of the United States bombers on Davao disclosed the same heavy concentration of enemy naval strength there as was observed when the Army fiyers blasted the enemy there January 5. During the first raid 1 battleship, 5 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 12 submarines and 12 transports were seen. Yesterday the bombers counted 1 battleship, 6 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 8 transports and 10 smaller vessels. The belief here was that the bat- Used Tire Price Limit | To Follow Ceiling on Refreading Cost Henderson Says Flagrant Profiteering by Dealers Forced U. S. to Act Price Administration officials were working today on s plan to fix max- imum charges for used tires after establishing & ceiling on charges for vetreading to halt “explotation” of the public. Price Adm‘nistrator Leon Hender- son announced the retread price schedule yesterday in a statement saying profiteering in the used and' retread tire business had become 80 flagrant it “cannot and will not be' allowed to continue.” - The retreading price schedule will go into effect next Monday: M. Henderson said it would be followed' shortly by an order limiting the re- sale price of used tires. . The used- tire price ceiling will take the form of an amendment to the O. P. A. schedule of maximum prices over, new tires. " Complaints Pour In. The price administrator deelared- a flood of complaints had reached Washington about tire dealers “who are asking fantastic prices for sec- ond-hand tires from motorists and | truck owners.” He warned that the | Government wou¥ not permit price’ | to determine who can afford to buy | used tires. | Under the schedule announced yesterday, persons retreading or top-- capping the 6.00x16 size tires, used {on most low-priced pas.enger cars, may charge no more than $7.50 if | best-grade material is used, or $6.45 | if they work with second-grade ma- terial. Retreeders apply new rubber. on tire tread surfaces and side walls, recappers to only the tread surface. Both use a material called camelback. = Dealers who sell retreaded tire: P tleship left in flames was the same dreadnaught on which’ the Army bombers scored three direct hits a week ago. The ship was caught in vao, and it was thought she might have been moved there while at- tempts were being made to repair the 'damaxa caused by the January 5 raid. May Be Another Ship. There was an outside possibility, however, that she might prove to be another ship. In that event, she ‘would be the fourth capital vessel to ers. At least one was sent to the bottom. Washington looked for the Japa- nese invasion of the Netherlands Indies to develop the sternest air opposition the enemy has encount- ered to date. Naval units support- ing the invasion must venture with- in easy range of the secure bomber bases elsewhere in the Indies, and Japanese aircraft must operate at a greater distance from their major bases. ‘The Dutch have perhaps the largest air force which any of the United Nations has been able to muster thus far to oppose Japan. It already has MOST STYLES Not odas and ends or broken sizes, but genuine Florsheim quality, reduced for a shert time onlyl a sheltered arm of the Gulf of Da- | be punished by United States bomb- | Women'’s Florsheims may charge the maximum retreed-. |ing fee for the type involved, plus $150 for the tire carcass. Each treaded or recapped tire sold - | after 8 am. next Monday must be | accompanied by a statement to the | purchaser as to whether the tire had been retreaded or top-cepped,’ the market price of the camelback | used and the depth of the tread at the center of the tire after comple-_ tion of recapping or retreading. All dealers must post in their shops & copy of the maximum price list. School Children to Drill MEXICO CITY, Jan. 12 (P .—Fifty thousand school children will begin drilling with wooden guns February 1, when military instruction starts in the schools of the Federal dis- trict and the States of Mexico and Puebla. The system will be extended gradually to the whole country. given a good account of itself, and | apparently has yet to throw its fuil | strength into the fray. Some rein- forcements from the United States already have arrived, and more pre- | sumably are on the way. s Most Styles - Uptown 3212 14th St. 4483 Conn. Ave. 3101 Wilson Bivd. Adfington, Va. . Upen Every Evening i