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Weather Forecast Continued cold; lowest temight abbut 10 t 18 degrees. Temperatures today—Highest, 28, at ¢ pm.; lowest, 12, at 7:15 a.m, = e QS T Py e Closing N. Y. Markets—Sales, Page 14. 90th YEAR. No. 35,707. Wlfli SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening St WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1942 - THIRTY-SIX PAGES. 'NIGHT FINAL SPORTS UP) Means A ssociated Press. THREE CENTS. MacARTHUR FOILS TWO NEW JAP LANDINGS } Late News Bulletins Conferees Agree on Naval Fund Bill House and Senate conferees agreed todky on's $26,405,- 265474 naval appropriations bill, the samé Amount voted yesterday by the Senate. The agreemernt provided for House acceptance of Senate increases in cash and ¢ontract guthor- izations totalling more than $6,000,000,000 6ver :the amount originally approved by the House, Russians Near Site of Big Power. Dam NEW: YORK ).—The London radio said téday a Moscow broadeast claimed Soviet forces were “less thAn 20 miles fram Dnieperopetrovsk,” the site of the big hydrodlectric power dam on the bend of the Dnieper. The Russians were last re- ported within 37 miles of the city. Thé broAdeast was heard by N. B. C. (Earlier story on Page A-1.) Daily Double at Hialeah Pays $1,709.80 HIALEAH PARK. Miami, Fla. (#.—One of the largest daily double payoffs of the season—$1,709.80—was returned here this afternoon when Portwatch, paying $60.90. took the second race after Joe Burger won the opener. Joe Burger :fld $27. Only 11 tickets were sold on the winning combina- on. Treasury-Post Office Bill Passed A $1112926,899 appropriations bill to finan¢e the Treas- wry and Post Office Departments for fiseal 1043 was passed by the House today on a voice vote. The méisure carried $209,956,976 for the Treasury Department And $902,960923 for the Post Office Department. Wilson Detfeats Central, 31 to 26 Wilson defeated Central, 31 to-26, this Afternoon in an inter-high basket ball game at the Roosevelt gym. Western Rallies, Beats Anacostia Western came from behind and scored &ix points in the last minute of play to defeat Anacostia, 33 to 28, in an inter- high basketball game at Anacostia today. It was Western's third series victory in five games and thé Indians’ fifth straight defeat. St. Alban’s Swamps Jefferson, 34 to 13 St. Alban’s trounced Jefferson, 34 to 13, in their bésket ball game this afternoon st St. Alban’s. House Member Not to Seek U. S. Agencies (Eariler Decentralisation Story on Gormnmcnt a service,” Representa- uve !dch ‘of Péansyl- EEEIEED . rmwnafi Emmmmm&m members of the New York Oity dele- Soldier Gives Hi Democrat, d aations chlled here last Saf Asks New York they ridic- ork. ity | | gation were doing everythi c e Goverpment New York, “it ulous te think tha | can get thént WE™! fltfl‘?{m ) Fork inem! of to discuss ways of getting gnore Pederal agencies for New York. to atternd & xnrunmn-mnnnmc is Life for Two Fatherlands—Russia and Spain By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, Feb. 3.—A Soviet dis- patch from the frigid Karelian | front today related how a fighting | Spaniard died for two fatherlands— | his adopted Soviet Russia and Re- | publican Spain. Jose Alvar, along with a number | of orphans of Spanish Republicans, arrived in Leningrad aboard the steamer Siberia four years ago. Under Russian care he grew into manhood. When the war came he volunteered. Hu group was sent to the Karelian = ! have got to fight for two fasher- | 1ands. After the war wé Will marry,” | \ he told the girl, Olga. | In the middle of one night the snow-blanketed countryside echoed | to shots and shouts. Red Army | men rushed to where Jose was| | guarding a bridge. They heard more | | shots and shouts, then his ery: “This for Madrid.” The sound of & grenade explosion. Another shout. “This for Kiev.” Another blast. Then quiet. When the soldiers arrived they found Jose dead—also nine dead and three wounded Germans. Batan Defenders Teach Japs To Respect Bull’s-Eye Shooting By CLARKE LEE. Associated Press War Correspondent WITH _GEN. MacARTHUR'S PORCES ON THE BATAN FRONT, Peb. 1 (Delayed).—Bulls-eye shoot- ing by artillerymen of the United States Armed Forces of the Far East is teaching the Japanese a | healthy respect for 155-mm. fleld | pieces. 7 Artillery officers told how their men’s accurate fire has repeatedly broken up thrusts against the Amer- ican and Filipino lines. When I visited the front a single Japanese 105-mm. gun was firing. Battery commanders said they had silenced many of the Japanese bat- teries in the last few days, bringing | welcome relief to the Japanese aerial activity lho has ned. In this sector American guns com- mand the only road along Manila Bay over which the Japanese were trying to bring up artillery and tanks for an assault on the Ameri- ean’ positions. American 1555 had destroyed sev- eral Japanese truck convoys, with the result that the enemy rarely at- m&mwbfluupmmhm The Japanese were using carabao (water buffalo) to pull their fleld pieces and other equipment through the rice fields to the west of the r0dd. It is reported from Manila that Japanese staff officers apparently are fearing an air attack. They have abandoned the bay view hotels and other large buildings where they have had their quarters and moved into private residences. The Manila radio announced that in event of air raids the city would | be‘blacked out immediately by pull- ing the central switch at the power | plant. Hitchhiking around Batan, I have encountered a number of soldiers from the sidewalks of New . York doing military police duty. They are not worried much sbout the war, but-they dislike sleeping eut of The chatter of h abound in the woods bothers | | them more than the chatter of ma- chineguns. Then _there are the | pythons. These usually are about |8 feet long, but an officer shot one 32-footer r.he olher day. | The lelnue are “beginning to show impatience with their Ger- | man allies. The announcer on the Manila puppet radio yesterday as- serted “the Germans have an even higher opinion of the Japanese as soldiers than the Japanese have of the Germans.” Prisoners, when questioned, have stated, “Germany failed to live up to her promises.” Japanese “bomphlets” (propagan- da pamphlets) dropped by planes over the American Jines call Presi- dent Roosevelt a dictator forcing men to fight “at the point of the bayonet,” but ' they .got only a big laugh. Some wounded Japanese prinnen are frightened when any one ap- proaches their beds. They roll their eyes and pretend unconsciousness until they learn they. -are -treated kindly. of them under- stood my ' halting ‘Japanese ; suffi- ciently to reply to questions. Britain’s Highest Award Given Libyan Leader By.the Associated Pregg. LONDON, PFeb. 3.—Brig. Gen. John C. Campbell, an artillery com- mander in Libya who replaced one of his wounded gunners and kept lon firing after being wounded him- | self, has been given the Victoria | Cross, Britain's highest award for valor, it was announced today. The 48-year-old officer was:deco- rated for his part in the fi last November 21 and 22 in the Libyan battle front at.Rezegh. His courage during the wo-d‘: very. heavy casualties mnfieved’ on the enemy.” i 2 Late Races NaIS' Are Given 21 Night Games; Others Get 14 Limit on Starting . Final Innings Is -Moved Back Hour By FRANCIS E. STAN, Star Staff Correspandent. NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—Major league baseball went on a war- time basis today at a joint meet- ing of the American and Na- tional League club owners by doubling the number of- night games permitted.each team at the home park, with the excep- tion of the Washington Na- tionals, whe were granted 21 night contests. Clark -Griffith, president of the Nats, originally wanted 34 night games, but yesterday revised his re- quest and asked for 28. The Na- tional ‘League vote held him to 21. Griffith’s request was cut, it was ex- plained, to prevent teams visiting ‘Washington for a series from play- ing the entire set at night. But he got seven more games than any other team on his claim that there now are 480,000 Government workers in Washington and that the majority will be unable to attend daylight baseball because of pres- sure of defense duties. Limits Are Maximums. | William Harridge, president of the | American League, explained that | the limits of 14 and 21 night games established today were maximums and that no club was obligated to play all or any part of this program. The Cleveland Indians, it was dis- ¢tlosed, still are not convinced of the advisability of increasing their night game program and might sub- stitute some twilight games in lieu | of nocturnal .contests. | Oenm Manager Roger Peckin- | paugh 4 decision would be made after K¢ and President Alva ey had explored the matter further. e ‘clock With war time (daylight sav- | ing) in effect, the leagues voted that the rule prohibiting the start of an A sécond All-Star game to follow t.he original game slated for July 6 a8 approved. All-Star pitchers, Iorme'rly limitéd to three innings of | service, will be allowed to work as many as five innings in the two games, but a pitcher who participates in the original game, to be played either in Brooklyn or New York, | may not be used the following day | in a Western American League park. National League Confers. After the joint meeting broke up, | the National League moved to an-| other hotel for a separate session to | confer on schedule difficulties in- | ;:{}led in boosting the limit on night Both leagues announced their sehedules for opening day April 14. President Roosevelt is expected to ¥irow out the first ball for the N York Yankees and the Nationals Washington. The rest of the Ameri- can League first-day card finds St. Louis at Chicago, Philadelphia at Boston and. Cleveland at Detroit. For the National League, the cham- pion Brooklyn Dodgers invade New York, Boston will be at Philadel- phia, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and Chicago at St. Louis. Earlier Results, Rossvan’s, Other | Selections and Entries for Tomor- row, Page 2-X. Higleah Park RACE_Purse. | 81.400: _ allow- -olds: ood' Robin (Hanford) " 840 4.60 390 | 930 710 | dh mrl{nn ze.ln (Jemas) 430 e Notes. Dark pcen: Stream. Alohort. dh Dead heat’ for place. CE—Purse. 1. 500: llow- U. 8. NAVAL SCOUTS ROAR OVER PACIFIC—Navy scout bombers fly in formation over. vessels of the fleet, seeking enemy craft in the Pacific. These are the first photos to be released showing off ensive patrol.activities of naval units in this area. Returning from scouting duty, this plane is about to land on the. mother carrier while engaged on the patrol. the wings, lowered to lessen speed as it glides in on the flight deck. (Other patrol pictures on page 2-X.) Note the flaps on —A. P. Wirephotos. Screen Actor Douglas U. S. Work Delay Probe Ask‘ed' Named fo Head Aris Wilson Urges ‘Parasite’ Cards Given Fire-Fighting Council for Defense Selection as Director Of Information |s Denied by Landis (Earlier Story on Page B-1.) Stefan Demands Investigation of Personnel Chiefs (Picture on Page B-1.) A “speedy” investigation of the work of Government personnel| | officers was urged,in the House Curfew Sponsor Would Demote ‘Shabby’ Workers (Earlier Story on Page A-1) Establishment of an “honor system curfew’ was proposed in the House today by Representa- | Screen Actor Melvyn Dougla.s[today by Representative Stefan, | tive Wilson, Republican, of In- Republican, of Nebraska, to de- | diana in lieu of his early-to-bed | will head an arts council to or- ganize actors, artists and writers for defense purposes, James M. Landis, Office of Civilian Defense | executive, said today in clarifica- tion of an earlier report that the | actor had been made information director for the O. C. D. In making the announcement, Mr. Landis took a slap at the Office of Emergency Management, which stated yesterday Mr. Douglas had been named information director for 0|0, C. D. scoslds. Jesebel 11 Pé Button Holl—_gue Foite. 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News and Observer, who will' be in - charge of program planning; Hugh Jackson, associate secretary of the New York State Charities "Ald Association, who will head the division of operations, and Miss Mary Dublin, formerly with the Tolan Committee, who will be in ehu:e of the survey division. Confidence in Douglas, Asked to comment on charges made today by Representative Le- A-3|land Ford of California that Mr. Douglas is “a parlor pink,” Dean Landis said he thought Mr. Douglas | 6| could answer such charges by point- ing to\his career and said he had “complete confidence in him.” He' disclosed that Mr. Douglas h termine whether they are m blame for the apparent inability | ployes. Mr. Stefan’s suggestion was made after Representative Wilson, Re- “publican, of Indiana, waved before "the House a six-column’ picture -in today’'s Star showing congestion of employed war workers awaiting as- signment to duty in a temporary building here. “Deplorable Scene.” Characterizing this as a “déplora- ble scene,” Mr. Wilson called atten- tion to a story on page one of The | Star quoting a war worker who came | to Washington January 23 to take & | job in the War Department as say- |ing she had not yet been near a | typewriter or even had- a pencil in her hand. “I wish every one here would read | that story,” Mr. Wilson added. Mr. Wilson cited the m photograph as he began a speech containing a “f0-point plan” for promoting efficiency in the Gov- ernmeént service and’ “establ more decent living conditions fe Government workers.” Representative ' Hoffman,” Repub- lican, of Michigan interrupted te poinzom.hehndwnvcc six clerks in the “main” office of | Price_Administrator Leon Hender- ‘wn with :ppuenuy nothing to do. “Waiting for & Ride.” “They were smoking or rndinl papers, and didn’t do anything.” declared. “Maybe they were lhere waiting for a bicycle ride, or what3” | “You haven't seen half as much . | T have,” commented Mr: Wilson. Representative - Bender,- Republi- can, of Ohio also broke into the dis- | cuadm with this remark: of defense agencies quickly to ab- | sorb and find tasks for new em- | plan for woman workers in the Government service. Conceding that his first proposal might involve administrative . difi- culties, Mr. Wilson said his newest | plan would carry pemmos for re- peated chses' of “shabby work.” “Under this system.” he éxplained, ‘Government . worker, man or | woman, ‘who’ turned 'in a’ shabby day’s.work, or in other words, did not earn his or her ‘salt,’. would be handed a small card by the super- visor of the department bearing the ‘Would Be Reminder. “The -employe réceiving such- & card would know by that reminder that he of. she woilld be expected to improve the work,.or at the end o(nutpenodo{nnu would ré- celve an dppropriate eut b m 4 or be demoted.” Mr. Wiisonannounced tuth had boen “grossly maligned ‘atid ‘highly ' praised, too,” for his suggsetion that Government workers ‘be put-to hed | “Peet. THe said he had been called every- -thing .from “s grandpe to's hick,” but he was satisfled that hll state- ment 1gst week-had: focused at tion onthe fact that “some: peopl are’ dragging their feet in our par- ade. toward victory.” Mr."Wilson made it clear that he did not mean to imply any reflec- tion on the' morals of the Govern- ment - workers, but - said he just wanted to get them to work harder. “The aweat-streaked, battle- D. C. Among Cities !Equnpmem Priorify Two Pumpers for Each One in Operation Allowed by O. C. D. seacoasts will be given priority | in allocation of auxiliary fire- | fighting equipment under the priation for civilian protection, it was revealed today by James M. | executive. ‘Washington is approximately | 100 miles from the coast. Mr. Landis said scarcity of mate- rials and lack of production facili- ties would limit the distribution of fitpmm to areas in the potential “raid “target” zones. Requisitions Not Needed. Cities-in these areas need not sub- mit requisitions for protective equip- ment, ‘Mr. Landis said, since ‘the ment. will be based onlikelihood of attack, vulnerability and national The O. C. D. announced restric- m of the groups of persons eligible civilian deft Cities within 300 miles of the Government’s $100,000,000 appro- | Landis, Office of Civilian Defense | Atlantic | (Story on Page A-1) Senafe Passes Billion Fund for 'Raid Insurance War Damage Corp. Favored; R. F. C. Gets $2,500,000,000 More (Earlier Story on Page A-6.) By the Associated Press, The Senate today passed a bill setting up a $1,000,000,000 fund to insure private property against damages resulting from bombing and other enemy at- tacks. On a voice vote, it authorized the Government War Damage Corp. to provide this protection and at the same time increased the lending and borrowing authority of the Recon= struction Finance Corp. by $2,500,- 000,000. Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan demanded curing debate that all war costs, including loans by Government corporations, be listed as part of the public debt “Our war debt is going to be astro- nomical and we should start with !umrly candid bookkeeping,” Sena- | tor Vandenberg said. 10 Billion Loan Authority. | Senator Maloney, Democrat, of Connecticut, floor leeder for the war damage measure, had told Senator Vandenberg that the bill would raise the total lending authority of the R. F. C, headed by Jesse H. Jones, Federal loan administrator, to about $10,000,000,000. Meanwhile, Secretary Jones urged | the House Banking and Currency | Committee to report favorably on | the measure to create the War Dam- lge Corp. | Mr. Jones suggested that $6,000 | insurance be fixed for homes which | may be bombed and another $1.500 added for personal effects before property owners would have to pay | premiums. The Senate committee fixed the maximum free protection by the Government at $15,000. The Government sought to set up the insurance program, Mr. Jones said, because such protection was not available from private companies. The Secretary expressed the be- lief that Philippine and Hawaiian losses should not be included -in the plan and that Congress, at the end of the war, determine the amount of the damage and provide compeénsation Other Funds Needed. Among the armaments and other war materials for which huge new | allocations will be needed, Mr. Jones said, are plane manufacturing fa- | cilities requested by the War Pro- | duction Board, gun and tank plants needed by the Army ordnance divi- sion, steel factories and aluminum and magnesium plants. The R. F. C. also needs about $700,000,000 for gasoline purchases and an unnamed sum for buying approximately 3,000,000 tons of Cu= ban sugar, Mr. Jones told the com- mittee. Also needed. he testified, was be- tween $200,000,000 and $300,000,000 to be loaned to automobile dealers who will furnish “frozen” cars as collateral. The dealers will be loaned the amounts paid for the cars at the factories and will repay the R. F. C. when the vehicles are sold under a rationing plan, he said. —— Miami Bandits Seize $3,994 Hotel Pay Roll | By the Associated Press. D MIAMI BEACH. Fla. Feb. 3— Bandits took a $3994 hotel pay roll today from a woman employe and |an armed guard and fled in an automobile. Police ordered all drawbridges | raised until officers could be sta- tioned on the causeways to watch for the three unmasked men who held up Eileen Harr and her escort at the rear of the Belmar Hotel. Another employe, standing in the | door of the hotel to await .Miss Harr's return from the bank with the money, gave the alarm. {13 Killed as Japs l-;ell Australian Flying Boat By the Associated Press. MELBOURNE, Feb. 3.—Japanese fighter planes brought down an Aus- tralian civilian flying boat. killing | 13 persons, in an attack Priday near the Timor Island port of Koepang, it was disclosed today. ‘This apparently was the reason for an unexplained announcement yes- terday that empire aid mail from Australia had been suspended for the time being. Navy Enlistments Since Pearl Harbor Reach 100,000 Mark The Navy announced today that 100,000 young men have volunteered for the Navy sinee Pearl Harbor. At the same time it reiterated its intention of con- tinuing to accept volunteers. Operating day and night, sev- en days a week, the Navy re- cruiting service produced an av- erage of 1,786 enlistments a day during the post-Pearl Harbor period. The increase and the maintenance of the high daily average of enlistment was termed “a spontaneous rush of young Americans” by Rear Ad- miral Randall Jacobs, chief of the Bureau of Navigation. 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