Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1942, Page 1

Weather Rising temperature today; light frost tonight, Temperatures today—High- est, 53, at 4 p.m.; lowest, 34, at 7:35 a.m, From the Unhea stater Full Detalls on Page &: Cl ina N. Y. Markets—Sal Forecast rather cold with Tusumer, sureau Report. 90th YEAR. No. 35,764 ch WASHINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D, .G ¢ Foening Star WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1942—FIFTY PAGES. d Pres: THREE CENTS. ¥* ‘ NIGHT FINAL I -4 SPORTS * w | 22 JAP WAREHOUSES BLASTED IN U. S. RAID: 25 Axis Submarines Sunk Off Our Shores Since War Begun, Navy Reports ¥ > 19Were B: Bagged In the Atlantic; Army Gof Four Man Who ‘Sighted Sub, Sank Same’ Bags Another By the Associated Press. The United States Army and} Navy forces have destroyed a| total of 25 Axis submarines to date, the Navy reported today| in announcing three new sink- | ings of undersea craft. One of the three latest successful | attacks was carried out by Donald Francis Mason, 28, of Rochester, Minn., who recently radioed his base | in reporting a previous successru]( sub attack, “sighted sub, sank same.” Mason, an enlisted pilot, was pro- | Two Surprise Attacks Made In Philippines Machine Gun Nests, Other Installations Also Destroyed By NELSON M. SHEPARD. (Earlier Story on Page A-1) American-Filipino troops car- ried out two spectacular raids against the Japanese on the Is- land of Mindanao today, destroy- ing 22 warehouses at an enemy | supply base near Digos, along with machine gun nests and other military installations in the heart of the occupied city of Zamboanga, the War Depart= |mem. reported late this ‘after- moted to ensign after his second | exploit Another of the new sinkings was credited to Ensign Willlam Tepuni, 26, naval reserve pilot of San Fran- cisco, who so damaged a submarine when he first attacked it in the At- lantic area “that a sure Kkill was made the next day by the Navy said. Army Flyer Commended. Earlier today the Navy had dis- Vclosed the third new sinking with an announcement that Secrelnr) Knox had commended First James Valentine Edmundson of the Army Air Forces for destruction of an enemy submersible in the Ha- waiian area. Naval spokesmen con- firmed that this sinking had not previously been announced when they summarized the record of suc- cessful attacks to date. These attacks include 21 carried out by the Navy—17 in the Atlantic | prior to the two announced today for a total of 19 and two at Pearl | Harbor. Four sinkings have been crednsd to the Army, the Navy said, includ ing the successful attack carned out by Lt. Edmundson. “There is evidence of additional sinkings of Axis undersea craft,” the Navy said, “but announcements destroyers,” | PACIFIC WAR COUNCIL HOLDS FIRST MEETING—With Pres- ident Roosevelt presiding, United Nations representatives on the new Pacific War Council gathered around the big table in the cabinet room at the White House Small-Business Bill Passes Senate, 81-0, ‘And Goes fo House | Vote Unanimous Despite Fears Voiced on Floor That Loans Will Be Lost (Earlier Story on Page A-16.) BY the Associated Press. The Senate passed today a| measure intended to aid in| Around the table, starting at left: Walter Nash, New Zealand; Dr. today for their first meeting. Dr. T. V. Soong, China; Herbert V. Evatt, Australia; Late News Bulletins Nats Beat Soldiers Despite Greenberg ORLANDO, Fla. (Special)..—The Nationals defeated Or- lando Air Base, 9-2, here today. Sergt. Hank Greenberg, former Detroit Tiger star, batted in the soldiers’ only runs with two of his three singles. Sergt. Greenberg was drafted from Tampa’s McDill Field for the exhibition. Conferees on Lanham Bill Meet Tomorrow Senate and House conferees agreed late today to meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow in another effort to settle the controversy over the Lanham housing bill for the District. It was indicated the Senate representatives might decide to give in on the House figure of $50,000,000. Williams SaysN. Y. A. Has No Tools Wanted For War Production Very Few Are Among Categories Required, He Tells Senate Group (Earlier Story on Page A-5.). By J. A. O'LEARY. Answering published reports | Pacific War Coiuncil Members Pleased by First Conference Viscount Halifax, Great Britain; President Roosevelt, Hume Wrong, Canada; Dr. Alexander Loudon, Netherlands, and Harry Hopkins, special assistant to the President. —A. P. Photo. Overall Situation Studied by Representatives of Seven Nations | noon. | The enemy bases, located some 300 | miles south in the Mindanao Prov- ince, also suffered the loss of large stocks of food, gasoline, ammuni- tion and other military supplies, the communique stated Jap Assault Spends Force. The surprise raids came after the main Japanese assault in Bataan spent its force early today after meeting with “heavy casualties” in the flerce bayonet fighting, which continued intermittently througn the night. Additional reports on the fighting in Bataan told of Japanese war- ships shelling the American posi- tions along the west coast of Ba- taan from the- China Sea, while dive bombers repeatedly harassed the front lines of the infantry. Sev- eral harassing enemy air raids were resumed on the Corregidor fortress, but did little damage, while during By JOHN C. HENRY. Asked if he had received any par- The Pacific War Council, rep- | ticular encouragement in China’s resenting seven nations who are | problem of procuring adequate mili- joined in the common war effort | tary supplies, Dr. Soong sald the against Japan in that Portion of | y1i. diceussions had been overall the world, canvassed all phases | = jreisieisinganmiioi byt of this gigantic task in a long > g initial meeting at the White With any specific problem. Australian and New Zealand rep- the afternoon the Japanese bat- teries back of the Cavite shore across the bay joined in the at- tacks. Enemy Taken by Surprise. In another raid one of the Zulu units penetrated to the heart of the | Japanese-occupled city of Zam- boanga, taking the enemy com- | pletely by surprise. They inflicted " ¢ » L 22222 RS RERRREEEE that the National Youth Admin- | goyse today. istration had in its training| There was unanimous agreement | resentatives, who had been most heavy casualties on the Japanese, macHline tools | ‘among the participants, as the ses- | AnXious for establishment of a coun- | destroying ~ several machine-gun 4 will not be made until full reports | bringing thousands ' of small have been received in the Navy De- | plants and factories into the Another Indian Group Rejects British Offer shops critical partment and absolute surety of claims is determined, and not then until the confirmation is of no pos- | sible use to the enemy.” Admiral Describes Attacks. Vice Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll, Atlantic fleet commander, advised the Navy Department that in de- stroying his second. U-boat, Ensign Mason left the sea so littered with debris that evidence of the wreck- | ing of the submarine was conclusive. | Mason, who was made a chief | aviation machinist’s mate after the | first sinking and was awarded a Dis- tinguished Flying Cross, has been decorated for his latest success with a silver star, equivalent to a second war production program through Government loans. By a vote of 81 to 0 it sent to the | House legislation authorizing ap-| ‘pomtmem of a special deputy for | small business in the War Produc- | tion Board and establishing a | smaller war plans corporation with |$100000000 ~capital ~ from the | Treasury. Chairman Murray of the Small | Business Committee told the Senate | the legislation would supplement | President Roosevelt’s recent execu- | tive order liberalizing financing of war contracts for small business. La Follette Amendment. | On a voice vote before final passage the Senate approved an NEW DELHI (#.—Two of India’s most important minority groups rejected the British proposals for post-war dominion status for India today, the extremist Hindu organization Ma- +hasabha joining the Sikhs in registering a negative response. The Working Committee of the cision a few hours after the Sikh All-Parties Committee had (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) rejected the proposals. Senate Delays Debate on Plant-Seizure Bill Mahasabha announced its de- needed for war production, Au- brey Williams, N. Y. A. admin- istrator, told a Senate commit- tee today his office had begun a search for such equipment, in co-operation with the War De- partment, nearly a month before the issue was raised in the news- papers. He testified that. on February 20 !slon adjourned shortly before 1: o'clock, that establishment of the | BOvernments, councll already had proven itself “most helpful.” expressed most en- thusiastic satisfaction Walter Nash, New Zealand Min- A second meeting of the group, ister, described the meeting as “tre- which is to gather at regular” intervals, was scheduled for next Tuesday. “We will be getting to grips with | he said. the whole situation more and more | “reasonably | mendously interesting and valuable.” survey not de- itary matters,” &,ed our views.” latt, Australian “It was a ger voted entirely t “We all Dr. Herbert V. | from now on,” China’s Foreign Min- | | Minjster of External Affairs, ukev.1se ister, T. V. Soong, told reporters as | described the meeting as “a very | The Senate agreed unanimously today to delay debate until April 20 on a motion to consider a bill by Senator Con- nally, Democrat, of Texas, to permit the Government to take over strike-bound war plants. The Senate will begin an informal recess this week end, expected to last until April 20. N. Y. A. obtained a list of critical | materials from Col. S. E. Reimel of left the group the Executive Mansion. satisfactory beginning,” in -which “(See WAR COUNCIL, Page 2-X.) the Ordnance Department Machine Tool Committee and that on P'eb-‘ ruary 28 “we wrote Col. Reimel that preliminary investigation of our 1942, inventory of equip- (Earlier Story on Page A-5.) | January, ment had disclosed no tools of the Girl Denies Accusing Union; Distinguished Flying Oross. ED-|amendment by Senator La Follette, | sign Tepuni also has been awarded | progressive, of Wisconsin directing the Distinguished Flying Cross 10T | tne chairman of the War Produc his service in crippling the U-boat tion Board to co-operate with the | so that destroyers could complete | girector of civilian supply in seeing | British Planes Attack Boulogne Docks LONDON (#.—A. force of British planes with fighting escort attacked the Boulogne docks this afternoon, the Air sizes and types specified, but that additional information would be transmitted to him as soon as the remainder of our inventory records By the Associated Press. could be examined.” DETROIT, April 1.—Genevieve its ruin. “Both sinkings occurred on rou- tine patrol flights,” the Navy an- nouncement said. “Ensign Mason sighted an Axis craft on the sur- face, swooped down and released his depth charges. “All of the charges scored hits | on the underwater vessel and it blew up, scattering wreckage over a large area. “Ensign Tepuni sighted another submarine the same day, bombed it and left it helpless on the sur- face. Destroyers moved in the next day for the kill.” Bombs Straddfed Sub. Giving further detail of Mason's first successful encounter with a U-boat, the Navy patrolling- “when he observed the wake of a submarine proceeding | submerged at periscope depth. “He turned, dove to a low alti- tude and dropped two depth bombs, " (See SIMONS, ane 2-X) F. H. A. Halis Commitments For Private War Housing The Federal Housing Administra- tion today ordered its regional of- fices to halt until further notice the issuance of commitments for mort- g2ge insurance under Title VI of the National Housing Act, which is designed to encourage private build- ers to take part in the defense housing program. The order was issued by Commis- sioner Abner Ferguson when F. H. A. commitments reached the $300,- 000,000 mark, the limit in loans the present law permits the agency to insure. Unless relief is given quickly in the form of a raise in the mortgage loan insurance ceiling, it means that virtually all war housing by private builders will be stopped. A vast majority of the private defense building, especially in the Wash- ington area, is being built through funds insured by the F. H. A. under Title VI. This section of the act provides insurance for flats and sin- gle family houses for rental pur- poses. F. H. A. announced that in halt- ing .issuance of commitments it had ‘ordered regional offices to con- tinue to accept applications for in- surance and to collect servicing fees, Sueh applications will be acted upon formally when the new housing bill is law. If the bill is sald he was| to it that “small business concerns | will be most efficiently and ef- ‘tecuvelv utilized in the production | of articles, equipment, sup{zhes and | materials essential for civilian pur- | posés and that business enterprises | other than small business concerns will be utilized to the fulles: extent | for war production purpose.” | Senator Bailey, Democrat, ot North Carolina withdrew several| (See BUSINESS, Page 2-X.) Canada Names Gen. Pope To Post in Washingfon By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, April 1.—Appointment | of Maj. Gen, Maurice Pope as rep-, resentative in Washington of the | War Committee of the Canadian cabinet was announced today by the | office of Prime Minister W. L. Mac- Kenzie King, which said Gen. Pope‘ would maintain contact with lhe< combined Chiefs of Staff Commit- tee. | The appointment was expected to give Canada a direct voice in the discussions of high Allied strategy | which will take place in Washing- | ton, where a Pacific War Councfl\ has been set up. Gen. Pope, former vice chief of | the Canadian general staff, will nmJ be & member of the combined Chiefs of Staff Committee, the announce- ment said, but will attend its meet- ings whenever matters affecting | Canada are under consideration, | and will be available for consulta- tion. | Army Fund Gels $64,980 From Louis-Simon Bout By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 1.—Heavy- weight Champion Joe Louis and Promoter Mike Jacobs today pre- sented a check for $64,980.02 to the Army Emergency Relief Fund as the proceeds of Louis’ successful title defense against Abe Simon at Madi- son Square Garden Friday. Louis’ individual contribution, his entire share of the receipts, was $36,146. The bout drew a crowd of 18,200 and a gross gate of $132,430.41. Jacobs and Madison Square Gar- den, which shares equally with the promoter, contributed $25,131.65 to the total. Simon returned $3,012.17 of the challenger’s end of the purse. not enacted, fees will be returned to applicants. 4 Ring officials gave $425 and the pre- inary fighters $140. | Addifional Personnel Called Up by Australia Ministry announced. One bomber was lost in heavy antie aircraft fre. (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) Senate Authorizes Billion for Navy Works The Senate authorized today without objection a $1,000,- 000,000 program of public works for the Navy. Chairman Walsh of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee said the proj- ects included numerous storage facilities, aviation projects including lighter-than-air, housing, training, hospitals, re- The House has yet to act. search and radio facilities. By the Associated Press. | SYDNEY (Thursday), April 2—| | The Australian government today | ordered that all Commonwealth land forces be brought up to full| war strength by calling up addi- | nal personnel. The order requires all unmarried | men between 18 and 45, as wel as | married men from 18 to 35, to report | immediately for military service. Army Minister Francis Forde said the step was taken on recommenda- tion of Gen. Sir Thomas Blamey,| | commander of Allied land forces in Australia, and applied to men who were already listed for service but who would not have been called for | some time. Intensive battle training for all units was ordered by Gen. Blamey. | Atfend Church Easter |Or Work, Nelson Urges By the Assoclated Press. The War Production Board wishes | all production workers “who do not intend to spend Easter Sunday as a day of religious observance” to put in a full day on April 5 at their machines, the office of Chairman | Donald M. Nelson said today. Noting that Easter is a day oh “very great religious significance,” Mr. Nelson said he thought it “en- | tirely proper” that workers desiring to spend part of the day away from their jobs for devotional reasons, should do so. The comment was contained in a | letter written to -August H. Tuech- ter, president of the Cincinnatt Bickford Tool Co., which was made public because of many - inquiries on the point. 'Omission Is Favored to Win 1$5,000 Bowie Race Tomorrow Special Dispatch to The Star. BOWIE RACE TRACK, April 1.—Victor Emanuel's Omission is the ! early favorite for the 12th running of the $5,000 Rowe Memorial at six furlongs, tomorrow’s opening day feature here. thoroughbred winner of the stake last year will be ridden by Don Meade, The line-up for the race follows with the horses listed according to post position: HORSE. Designator - Liberty Franc The New York-owned Prob. Wgt. OWNER. Odds. - 104 Harry C. Richards. 20-1 118 J. U. Gratton 4-1 110 Philip Bieber _ 122 Victor Emanuel 116 John L. Sullivan 116 G. C. Greer, jr. 111 B. N. Kane _._ | Guirke, aide to Col. Reimel, visited 110 W. M. Jeffords 115 Cedar Farm _.. 102 Ella K. Bryson No. Requests for Tools. Newspaper discussion of the prob- lem began on March 21. Mr. Wil- liams also presented a letter dated March 27 from the Army and Navy Production Board, stating that that board was circulating a list of the N. Y. A, training machines, but to date, Mr. Williams said, no requests have been received for use of any. of the machines in war production. | In a prepared statement to the| committee, Mr. Willlams said: “On March 5, 1942, Capt. Me- the N. Y. A. office and was ad- | vised that regicnal shop super- visors, at a meeting to be held in Washington March 7 and 8, would be instructed to locate all possible equipment on the critical list and report it immediately. On March 7, we requested specific information from 17 States, and advised Col. Reimel of our action. On March 10, Col. Reimel was informed that the meeting of regional shop su- pervisors had taken place and that the supervisors had been instructed as indicated. “Follow-up letters, urging the speedy transmittal of information originally requested on March 7| | were sent to the States on March; f17. On March 19 the National| Youth Administration was able to advise Col. Reimel as to the loca- tions, specifications and operating conditions of 13 machine tools out of 6,700 which might fall in the categories specified in the critical list. On March 21 a letter to Col. Reimel covered information re- ceived on a 28-inth lathe located at Memphis, Tenn. “On March 23 we furnished Col. Reimel with a copy of the inventory. | Col. Reimel expressed his gratifica- | (See N. Y. A, Page 2-X) Rails Ask Liberalized Rule on Securities By the Associated Press. The Association of American Rail- roads asked Congress today to re- new and liberalize a provision under which corporations can buy back their own securities at less than par without baving gnn eoUdned an income tax lial % R. V. Fletcher, nmchm vice president, told the House Ways and Means Committee that the future of the Nation's railroads depended in part on continuing the provision beyond its December 31, 1942, ex- piration date. l‘ Samp, 25-year-old defense worker,| | formally -denied today that she was| suspended from her job for working too hard. - She denied she ever had said fel- low workers objected to ‘increasing ‘prod\ sjetion, and admitted responsi- |t | bility’ for disturbances in the plant. | The union, Local No. 270 of the| Unlted Automobile ‘Workers (C. I. from which she had been sus- pended on charges of conduct unbe- coming a union member, immedi- ately reinstated her. As a result, she may return to the job she left March 12 with the Na-| tional Stamping Co. ‘The union had maintained that the grounds for her suspension, and consequent loss of her job, was con- duct unbecoming a union member, Local Grants Reinstatement | specifically quarreling with a fellow- -mploye “I want to make it clear that I have never at any m-nr«l pted that the workers in the pla: f the Na- tional Stamping Co. hava bjected to increasing production in the plant,” Miss Samp said today. “Such a statement would not have been true. | “The .workers in the plant, like myself, are whole-heartedly in sup- | port of the effort to increase the out- put of war materials, and are doing everything in their power to do it. “The fact is that there were some | nothing whatever to do with increas- ing production and I must frankly | toward these disturbances. I recog- nize my responsibility for the dis- turbances and sincerely regret that they occurred.” Sailors Befriend Lew Ayres, On Way to Objectors’ Camp (Picture on Page A-4.) By the Associpted Press. PORTLAND, Oreg., April 1.—Lew | Ayres, the moyie star, en route to| a conscientious objectors’ camp, won two new friends on the last night of his journey—two sailors who soon will be going back to their ships. The three “chewed the fat” last night on the train which brought them to.Portland today. The sailors watched as a crowd of curious per- sons, some of them frowning, sur-| rounded Ayres in the Portland rail- road station. Big, blond Boatswain's Mate Wil- ilam L, Smith of Long Beach, Calif., gripped Ayres’ hand in parting. “Good luck, son,” he said. The actor grinned, but said noth- ing. f«m aversion to carrying arms was expressed in a formal statement yesterday. As he waited for the train to camp today, he sald: “Nothing can stop me in my search for the truth.” Ayres was told a theater in Hack- | ensack, N. J., had canceled his last picture in response fo a hundred Jphone calls demanding such action. | “Too bad,” he murmured. He said his studio, M-G-M, had done noth- ing to try to make him change his mind, but that he was not too optimistic about its investment in him as a movie star. “Of course, I understand that my movie career may be over,” he said. sideration when I decided to refuse to fight.” About life at camp, he knows nothing except that it will be work out of doors. “That won’t be too distasteful,” he smiled. “All I ever did for recreation was walk—just walk.” Markets at a Glance NEW YORK, April 1 (.~ changes narrow. Cotton steady; mill buy- ing and price fixing. CHICAGO: Wheat shade lower; good crop prospects. Corn lower; hedging sales. Hogs steady to strong; top, $13.75. moderate ar- rivals. Cattle, strong to 25 cents higher; small ruiiph. R GUIDE FOR READERS Page. Page. Amusements, --A-12 B-12-13 Comics _..C-8-9 Editorials -_A-10 Editorial Articles __A-11 i PFinance .. A-18 Lost, Found A-3 Complete Index on Page A-1 | s: @ | disturbances in the plant which had | admit that I contributed by share| “I had to take that all into con-| | Woman's Pg. C-4 dn 30 ; cil here and representation for their | nests and other military installa- tions. These raiders also withdrew without any losses. The resorts on “heavv casualties” suffered by the Japanese during the repeated attacks on the American | lines were the first mentioned by the War Department. Superior enemy numbers and fire power forced some of the American outposts to with- draw a short distance, but no mate- rial damage in the situation resulted. This slight yielding on several points \of the outposts occurred during last | night's fighting which was reported | in a morning communique. \Molorship Reoutfitted (For Diplomats’ Exchange By the Associated Press. STOCKHOLM, April 1.—Axel Jonsson, president of the Swedish- American Line, said today the motor- ship Gripsholm, now at Goteborg, was being re-outfitted and that ne- gotiations were under way for her charter to the United States Govern- | ment for an exchange of United States and Axis diplomats. The steamship Drottningholm, also of the Swedish-American Line, already has been chartered for the same purpose and is waiting at Gote- borg to sail for the United States be- tween April 10 and 15, the American Swedish News Exchange reported. The news agency said Mr. Jonsson confirmed reports that if the negoti- ations were completed the Gripsholm would pick up Japanese diplomats in the United States and take them to | Portuguese East 4frica where an ex- change would be lade for American diplomats in East Asia. The Drottningholm would take German and Italian diplomats from the United States to Lisbon in ex- change for Americans in Europe. Late Races Earlier Results, Rossvan's, Other Selections and Entries for Tomorrow on Page 2X. Tropical Park THIRD RACE—Purse. $1,000: claim- ing; 4-year-olds and upward: 6 furlongs. Range Dust (Milligan) 8.00 370 2.80 Handy Justice (Brunelle) 350 280 Norsweep ' (Campbell) 890 Also rap—Bayou Oook. Down Six, Done nagina, Meritorious and Maegay. FOURTH RACE—Purse. $1.000: elaim- ing; 4-year-olds and upward: 1.s miles. | Lazarus (Clark) 5. 4.00 320 | Jeftersontown (Scurlock) 650 5.30 | White Hope cMeloche) 750 Also” rantiorning Mail, Placer Inn. Eiooto, Bufliehead, Speedy Squaw. Chomm. rer. TFTH RACE—Purse. $1,000: claim- llll 41 “l—oldl and upward; 1 mile and 70 yards. One Tip (Jemas) 13.40 6.00 320 Mordecai, (Brupelle) 390 2 Pefect Rhyme (Robert Also ran—Pomiva, One Jest. Bucking. SIXTH RACE—Purse. $1.200: ances; 3-year-olds: 8 furlongs Gurious Roman (8tr'kler) 6.70 | ru}rmmu (Ciarky ime, orizan Beau. Islam King. Jack's Ginl allow- 3.70 380 Also Lasaway, I RACE—Purse. $1.000; claim- "neat for first. iflt*iwitx&aa ( % 1 ¥ ¥ P )J'\ £ \ ’#fl £ & o & < :