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Evening star., 1941-12-16
Square at 18th and Avenue
Seized for War Purposes

Whether the present buildings are
to be torn down and new structures
erected or the Government will oc-
cupy it as it now exists was not
revealed. Government acquisition Of
this property has long been projected
on plans of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
the Fine Arts Commission.
The Court Of Claims is meeting
today to decide where TO go in view
of the emergency.
Edward r. Whitman. chief fiscal
officer of the Federal Works Agency,
took the witness stand in support of
the Governments motion for imme-
diate possession He told the court
he was unable to reveal details of
the program "as a matter Of Gov
eminent policy"
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ton, hwile several Democrats argued
it was unnecessary to go below the
age of 81 at this time.
In defense of the War Depart
ment's plan, Mr.. Andrews said this
country needs an air corps of q
900 900 men, and in that branch
young men are needed.
Representatives Dies Of Texas
Nichols of Oklahoma and Faddis OF
PENNSYLVANIA, all Democrats. con-
tended that if it is not the Intention
to begin taking men under 81 i'm
mediately, the minimum should not
be lowered until it is necessary.
The Presidents letter, made public
on the Senate side earlier today, was
not read to the House Rules Com
mittee. Chairman May of the House
Military Committee announced re-
ceipt of the letter just as the hear
ing on the rule WIS ending, and
said he had just received it.
Mr.. Andrews told the Rules Com
mittee that he attended confer
ence recently. with the majority and
minority leaders of the House also
present, at which he understood al
had agreed to support the War De-
partment bill.
Refers to Last War.
Answering the argument that in
the last war this country raised
100000 men with narrower age
limits, Mr. Andrews pointed out
that in the last war the fighting was
done in France, and with the Allies
supplying much of the supplies.
The Lord knows where we are
going to have to fight now," the
New Yorker warned.
Mr.. Faddis said he was satisfied
! the selective service authorities
haven't combed the age brackets in
the existing law as thoroughly as
they might. He announced he would
| offer in the House an amendment
to prohibit sending any selectee out
side the United States until he is
81 unless he volunteers for such
service, explaining his purpose was
to prevent sending men into battle
again with only two months of train
| ing
! Mr.. Roosevelt sent his appeal ii
a letter addressed to Vice President
Wallace, Majority Leader Barkley
and Minority Leader McNary.
Il write to confirm that fully
approve and indorse the bill for the
amendment of the Selective Training
and Service Act of 1910, introduced
by Mr.. May in the House on Friday
last
L approve the proposed congres.
sional declaration of policy, the pro.
vision for the registration of all oul
manpower between 18 and "a. in.
elusive, and the extension of liability
for military service so as to include
all the age groups from 10 to A
| inclusive
81 consider the registration provi.
sion an essential instrument for thu
orderly planning of our nationa
effort.
"As to the extension of liability
for service, approve it as a means
of providing a sufficiently large poo
of men available for service in oul
land and naval forces dncluding the
air forces) adequate to meet all con.
tingencies now foreseeable.
These two features of the bill
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The Federal Government will take
possession of most of the property
in the square opposite the State
Department Building in the next
three weeks, it was revealed today
Property owners in the area
including the Court of Claims, at
Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NW-up Seventeenth street
to H street and East on H street TO
the rear of the old Stephen Decatur
house at Jackson place will have to
vacate
The property is being taken over
for "unannounced war purposes 1t
was stated in District Court, where
Government attorneys appeared to-
day to take necessary legal steps.
Chief Justice Alfred Wheat gave
property owners and occupants until
midnight January to vacate.
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anese activity was confined solely
to the air, including another attack
on Nichols Field near Manila.
Sunday the Japanese apparently
attempted to land more troops at
Legaspi, but the Army said its bomb
ers, resisting the attempt, heavily
damaged two enemy transports.
There was no mention Of further
United States air attacks on the
japanese landing forces, either at
Legaspi or in the north.
The Army's morning communique
today, issued at IL am. t9 pm. e.
S. T. Monday, said merely:
There has been no major activity
on any land fronts"
An official announcement, mean
while. said Mai Gerald H. .Wilkin-
son of the British army had been
assigned to 1t. Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's headquarters to provide
liaison between the British and
United States forces in the Western
Pacific.
The Army urged volunteers to re-
port at Sternberg Hospital in Manila
to donate blood so that the supply
for TRANSMISSION to members Of the
fighting forces may be maintained.
Radical Leader Backs War.
Benigno Ramos, Filipino radical
leader who now is serving peniten-
tiary sentence for sedition. wrote
President Manuel Quezon that all
Filipinos should forget past differ
ences and offer their loyalty to the
United States and the common
wealth.
| Among those arrested in the
! Ganap plot we're Gaudencio Bau-
| tista. secretary TO Ramos. leader Of
/ the former Sakdal party. MANTLE
said Ganap leaders were former
Sakdalistas, members of a party
which advocated direct action to
obtain independence from the
United States The Sakdal party
was broken up after an uprising was
suppressed in 1885.
Ramos characterized japanese air
bombings as the hideous murder
Of our civilian population" and de-
clared that he himself was ready
to take up arms in defense of the
country.
President Quezon had been sched-
uled TO deliver radio address today.
but the broadcast was postponed
until Thursday afternoon.
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Philippines
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pro-Japanese activities, including
documents and photographs of
Japanese militarist5.
The Secret Service quoted MANTLE
as saying that the final meeting of
the Ganap was held November 20,
when plans were completed for fifth
column activity. Members were
certain war would break out in a
few days
No New Attacks During Day.
Although there was no official ex-
PLANTATION, most observers said the
letup in fighting probably meant the
japanese were moving additional
forces and supplies into position off
the island coasts, resting pilots, over
hauling planes and marshaling gas
oline, bombs and ammunition for
new and powerful attacks.
Japan's concentration on the siege
Of Hong Kong, it was said. also may
have contributed to the Philippine
respite.
Fleet News Excites City.
No new enemy attempt 10
strengthen the three beach heads
wrested on Luzon Island at heavy
cost Of men, ships and planes last
week or to establish new ones has
been reported The briefest wal
bulletin yet issued by the United
States Army headquarters said al
4 pm. u am, E. S. t. only, 'Nc
change in the situation on the
ground"
Defense forces are utilizing the
lull TO smooth out their organiZa
ton and array their forces TO NEE
the expected new onslaught.
| Navy Secretary KnoXS announce.
ment that the United States Flee
was seeking the enemy in the Pa
cific created an enthusiastic furori
among Manila's civilians, but mem
bers of the armed forces took i
calmly, with the general reaction
we knew they'd go into action il
time"
Hundreds of civilians rushed t
grab extras, and news of the an
nouncement in Washington spreat
bN WI VI IlOulll.
Previous communiques had salt
the Army had things we'll in hant
at Vigan and Aparri in Northern
Luzon, and at Legaspi on the ex
treme southeastern tip of the island
where the japanese were reported
to have landed limited numbers O
troops last week
The attack on the Olongapo nava
base was carried out at dawn. Arm
headquarters gave no details of tn,
raid, but 1t apparently was light. fo
Manila-50 miles aWay-had NJ
alert.
Failure of the japanese to attack
Manila last night or during the DAY
gave the city respite of more thar
% hours from the intermitten
alarms it has been undergoing fo
the past week.
"a japanese army communique
today reported mass japanese
air raids on American air bases
near Manila and said military
barracks we're set on fire in an
attack northeast of the city. The
! japanese communiQue said four
fighter planes were set on fire and
II others, including two bomb
ers, destroyed on the ground
1t was the second successive da,
devoid of news concerning develop
ments on the Luzon land front
Yesterday official reports said Jap
Evening star., 1941-12-16

tee and Chairman Vinson of the
House called on Secretary Knox to
review the situation.
Naming of Board Expected.
Senator Walsh told reporters aft
erWard that he assumes" that an
Army and Navy board will be ap-
pointed TO investigate. Asked for
further comment, Senator Walsh
said:
I think everything has been said
that ought to be said at this time
1t is customary for the Army and
Navy to make their own investiga-
tlons first. Then Congress will have
opportunity, if it desires, to investi-
gate the investigation"
1t was announced at the White
House that President Roosevelt
would confer late today with Sec
retary Knox, Admiral Harold r,
Stark, chief of naval operations.
and Rear Admiral E. j. King, COM
nanding the Atlantic Fleet.
Meanwhile, the House passed
unanimously and sent to the Senate
legislation authorizing construction
Of an additional 10000 tons of
fighting ships. Representative Vim
son explained to the House that the
additional tonnage did not include
any battleships.
Query on Battleships.
Representative johnson, Demo-
crat. OF Oklahoma asked why the
Navy was continuing to build bat
tleshlp, in view OF recent sink
ings. and Representative Vinson re-
piled that the. inquiry showed zig
norance" about military strategy.
Later, Mr.. Vinson ordered that his
remark about Ignorance" on john
sons part be stricken from the rec
ord, saying instead that the Okla
homan was in error as to his con-
clustons"
Mr. Vinson said the proposed
additional shipbuilding, which he
explained was all that the existing
facilities of the Nation could accom-
modate in the calendar year 1912,
would be made up of aircraft car
riers. destroyers and submarines. but
he made no reference to the pos
sible numbers.
He told the House emphatically
that the bill had no connection with
what happened at Pearl Harbor."
because it had been in preparation
for some months.
Questioned by Minority Leader
Martin and other members as to
why certain shipyards had not been
made use of in the current program.
Mr.. Vinson replied that he hoped
every such yard would be operated
on a 24-hour-a-day schedule. but
reminded the members that the
Navy must reserve some facilities
for repair work.
Shore Prospects Authorized.
A few minutes later the House
passed legislation authorizing naval
construction shore projects which
were included in the $4,000, 900 900
defense bill sent to President Roose-
welt yesterday.
Originally, it had been proposed
to ask Congress to authorize con-
struction of 900 900 tons of shipping,
but the authorization was reduced
following the Pearl Harbor attack at
the Navy's request on a "re-eXami-
nation of its needs"
Secretary KnoXs report listed the
battleship Arizona and five other
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before legislative action is COM
pleted by both houses, the minimum
will be fixed at either 19 or 20.
Registration Provisions Kept.
Both the House and Senate bills
call for general registration OF all
men between 18 and 64 to provide
the Government with a complete
census of the Nations manpoWer,
but with active military service re-
quired only within the narrower
age limits.
A Republican, Representative An
drews of New York, led the fight
in the House Rules Committee for
the administrators recommenda-
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Congress Expected
To Delay Inquiry
On Pearl Harbor
Postponement Until Army
And Navy Boord Acts
Indicated by Leaders

The chairmen of the House and
Senate Naval Affairs Committees,
after consultation with Secretary
of the Navy Knox, indicated today
that no congressional investigation
of the Pearl Harbor tragedy would
be held until joint Army and Navy
board completed its inquiry.
Secretary Knox, in making public
report on the damages in the raid
yesterday, said the services in Hawaii
had not been on the alert" for the
raid and that the President would
name a board to investigate.
When Congress met today, de-
mands were heard for a full-dress
congressional inquiry into the cir
cumstances of the raid. Chairman
Walsh of the Senate Naval Commit
Evening star., 1941-12-16
YorneII Sees US. Winner
In Pacific by Air Control

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. Dec. 16.-Rear Admiral
Harry E. Yarnell. former command
er of the Asiatic Fleet. says the
United States will win the war of
the Pacific through control of the
air. but it will take time
Whichever side has control Of
the air will be on top" he told inter-
viewers.
He predicted the United States
will take over that control in a des-
perate struggle. 1t may take two
years or it may take four, but make
no mistake about the fact that We
will win
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Send Us More Jops,'
Wake Defenders
Reply to Query

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, Dec. 16.-Take
1t for what it's worth, but this
is the story that has been cir
culating in Honolulu:
When Navy officials eStab-
lished contact with the Marine
garrison defending tiny Wake
Island they asked, rs there
anything you Want?"
Yes" came the reply, send
us some more Japs."
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Japs Thrust 40 Miles.

The japanese thrust apparently
carried them some 40 miles along
the road to the great British naval
base at Singapore, 400 miles away.
The British were reported fighting
desperately against better-equipped
Japanese.
Where the British we're now
standing was not clear, but on the
east coast they were believed in
trenched somewhere south of Kota
Bharu, whose airdrome the jap
anese have captured. British air
raiders and Netherlands submarines
we're believed checking further jap
anese sea-borne reinforcements.
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offensive which the British claimed
cost the attackers heavily.
The Toxic radio, heard by Reu.
ters, said japanese warplanes hao
made "A fierce bombing raid" or
Rangoon, capital of British Burma
"a Japanese Army communque
issued today in Toxic said Japa-
nese planes operating over Ma
laya attacked the west coast air.
bases of Ayertawar and Ipoh,
shooting down one Blenheim
plane in an air fight and de-
stroying seven other Blenheims
on the ground.
tOil depots and other military
facilities we're set on fire and
blown up" the communioue said.
The attacks cost the japanese
one plane, the bulletin said, Ipoh
lies on the rail line from Singa-
pore to Thailand, about 275 miles
northwest of Singapore and just
south of the province of Kedah.
where the japanese are reported
lyo ,ni,
Evening star., 1941-04-03

Stage Crew" spouted the jargon of
backstage technicians as they shift
ed scenery about, flashed various
lights on and off and nailed things
together. They seemed agreed the
performers were to be tolerated
with disdain. The latter included
members of a barber shop" har-
mony trio and the Daisy Bell
Chorus"
Photographer on the Scene.
At both Roosevelt and Mckinley,
the staff photographer for the school
yearbook was present-with a min
imum of equipment. Each wan
dered about pointing his camera,
calling out, Hold it," and shaking
his head Immediately after each
click of the shutter.
Thus are spring shows produced
with surprising proficiency in the
public high schools. Few of the
actors even get a chance at 'bit
on the professional stage, and still
fewer boy stagehands and elec-
tricians go on to posts in the wings
of legitimate or misunderstanding
theaters. The lure of grease paint
and the banks of light switches and
curtain controls continue to be ire
sistible for many in their teens,
however.
Evening star., 1941-04-03
Minstrel Will Be Given
By Purent-Teuchers

The Minstrel Frolics of 1941' will
be presented by the East Silver
Spring Parent Teacher Association
tomorrow and Saturday nights in
the auditorium of the Takoma Sill
yer Spring Junior High School at
s O'Clock.
James w. Douthat will be inter-
locutor and the end men are Nor
gan Beatty, w. B. Ragsdale. R. T.
Pickett and Robert Pilgrim. Mrs
Mary Lehman Potter will be accom-
panist. the musical director is R. E
Snesrud, and Miss Adelaide Court
ney is dance director.
SoloiStS vii be Mr.. and Mrs. Snes-
rud, Jane Stone. Dorothy Kane, and
special numbers will be given by Bar
bara Dudley. Harriet Ellsworth
Anna Mae Kraft and Robert Ray
Fox.
Evening star., 1941-04-03
Navy Housing Plans Irk
Alexandria Officials
BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star

by cLdII IoTIespoHueHt VI Inc oIdI.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April g.
Alexandria officials are "displeased'
with construction plans at the Navy's
housing site for workers at the tor
pedo plant here, City Manager Car
Budwesky said yesterday.
A protest against the general dis
regard shown by the Government
for Alexandria'S planning and de-
velopment program has been lodged
with Federal Works Administrator
John M. Carmody, Mr.. Budwesky re-
vealed.
Mr.. Carmody informed him. the
city manager said, that Govern
ment officials would endeavor to
consider Alexandria's interests in
the development of a 225-unit hous-
ing site for Fort Belvoir personnel
to be built soon on Duke street ex-
tended.
In a letter to Mr.. Carmody, Mr.
Budwesky said the city hoped to
have assurances that future housing
projects would be developed in closer
coordination with the city's PLAN
ming program.
The main objection to the torpedo
plant housing project, Mr.. Budwesky
said, lies in the fact that eventually
they might be sold to private de-
velopers when the emergency SUBJ
sides.
"In that event." he declared, eve
would have on hand a type and
character of development that nc
private builder could otherwise &C
complish."
He pointed out that the City Plan
ming Commission and other local
agencies would never have approved
the Navy's plans for the develop
ment had they held jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1941-04-03
Fairfax County Votes
S161,R1 ALLEGATION
For Local Roads
Supervisors Approve
Rezonine Of Route 6l3
Intersection
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, April 3.-The Fair
fax County Board of Supervisors
yesterday approved the budget of
the State Highway Commission for
the local secondary system, provid-
ing an ALLEGATION of $161 ,451 so for
the coming fiscal year.
Under the new budget, the State
plans to spend $4,000 for MAIN
tenance, with s1O0,2O1.5O set up for
improvements and construction
The sum of 1920 is set up for school
roads and S293O for incorporated
towns.
A breakdown of road types in
cluded in the budget shows that, as
of July l of this year. the county
will have a total of 56707 miles of
secondary roads, of which 17258
miles will be hard surfaced; 26O82
miles will be of soil, gravel, sand
clay or stone constructions; 2060
miles will be graded or conditioned,
natural surface, and 1907 miles
will be unimproved.
The budget yesterday was sub
mitted to the supervisors by Resi-
dent Highway Engineer w. w.
Sanders.
Because of the increase of business
at Accotink, brought about by Fort
Belvoir, the board adopted a reSolu-
ton presented by Supervisor Andrew
w. Clarke approving the rezoning
for business of a strip of land 200
feet north and south and 200 feet
deep from the intersection of Route
613 and the Richmond Washington
Highway, along both sides of the
latter highway. The matter will
have to be advertised for public
hearing by the Board of Supervisors
before it can be finally adopted.
James Todd Baldwin, chairman of
the County Planning Commission,
told the supervisors in letter that
an error had been made in the
original zoning of the area by the
commission. Mr.. Baldwin said the
proposed area to be rezoned would
not allot an undue amount of land
for business purposes, in view OF the
fact thousands of soldiers will be in
training at Fort Belvoir probably for
the next few years.
To facilitate the handling of zoning
appeals the supervisors adopted a
motion directing that such appeals
be filed direct with the zoning ad-
ministrator, who will in turn submit
them to the Board of Supervisors.
The appeals then will be submitted
to the planning commission for
recommendation, after which they
will come back to the supervisors,
along with a recommendation for
final action.
Evening star., 1941-04-03
Miss Anna E. ChiIds Dies
After Long Illness

Miss Anna Eleanor Childs, so, life
long resident of Montgomery County,
Md, died yesterday at her home in
Burnt Mills, Md. after a long ILL
ness.
Bern in Woodside, Md, Miss
Chilos was the daughter of Mrs.
Rosa Childs and the late William
H. Childs. For the past IL years
she had been living with her mother
at Burnt Mills.
Miss Childs was active in work of
Grace Episcopal Church in Wood
side and was a member of its Altar
Guild. Besides her mother she is
survived by a brother, Joseph Childs
of Woodside.
Funeral services will be held at
2:3O pm. tomorrow, with the Rev.
Richard Aselford officiating. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-04-03
Endorsement of David }. Lewis
For Byron Seat Indicated

An Endorsement for former Rep
resentative David j. Lewis as the
Democratic candidate in the sixth
Maryland district special election
to choose a successor to the late
Representative Byron was seen by
some observers in statement last
night by E. Brooke Lee, county
Democratic leader.
A delegation of about so Demo-
cratic district leaders who called
on Mr.. Lee to ask him to make the
race were told that the Democratic
candidate should come from the
two northwestern counties III the
district, either Garret or Allegany
Counties, where the probable Re-
publican candidate, A. Charles Stew
art, has his greatest strength.
The other Democratic candidate
most frequently spoken of is Mrs
Byron, whose home is in Williams
port, in Washington County. She
was on a tour of Allegany and Gar
ret Counties today comforting with
county members of the central COM
Evening star., 1941-04-03

mittees who will make the nomi-
nation for the special election.
Mr.. Lee refused to amplify his
statement counting himself out of
the race, but it was taken by some
of the group to mean that he favored
Mr.. Lewis as opposed to Mrs. Byron.
The choice between the two is the
result of refusal by William Preston
Lane of HagerStown, Democratic
national committeeman for Mary
land, to make the race himself.
Democratic leaders throughout the
district are unanimous in support
of Mr.. Lane as first choice. Some
Frederick County leaders have in
dicated Mr.. Lee as second choice
and their own State Senator, John
B. Funk of Brunswick, as third.
A meeting of the central COM
mittees will be held within the next
week or 10 days to name the Demo-
cratic candidate, with Mr.. Lewis,
now a member of the National
Mediation Board. and Mrs. Byron
the leading candidates. =,