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Evening star., 1942-07-04
SmuII Boot Men Would Build
10000 Subchusers for Navy

he said, had demonstrated that
there were facilities available to turn
out 2000C of the boats year, with
out any problem or priorities, be-
cause the boat was designed around
material easily available in unlim-
tied quantities.
He said each craft would be
equipped with guns, depth bombs
and sounding devices, and 80 900
such boats could form picket
fence around the coast line, each in
shouting distance of the next"
Judging from the continued sub
marine sirkings," he asserted, lit is
evident that some of this argument
as to whether small boats can fight
submarines efficiently has got to
stop Whether we are right or wrong
in our claims there is no need for
Nero to fiddle while Rome burns"
The Navy, he continued, had al
ways been skeptical of the value of
small boats, SO it would have been
foolish for us to attempt to sell the
Navy plan for building large num-
bers. Instead we offered this chal-
lenge that 1t could not rea1onably
turn down."
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Five Spy Suspects
Arrested in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, July 4 LP).-Five
suspected spies, four Germans and
a 20-year-old Italian girl, were re-
ported arrested yesterday in the
important Gulf port of Tampico as
Mexico strengthened her antieSpi-
onage personnel all along the Gulf
coast
Three of the Germans were seized
in a suburb where many oil refin-
cries are located and were said to
have been transmitting news of ship
movements by radio. The fourth
was arrested when a woman friend
gave money to neighbors asking that
he not be reported to police. All
Axis aliens had been ordered to
leave Tampico by Thursday.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
USO Stresses Variety
In Recreation Plans

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. - Declaring that
"recreational Standardization is the
exception, and not the rule OF USO
clubhouse operation" Ray Johns,
director of field operations, points
to more than 60 forms of recreation
provided for the Nations fighting
men.
He lists a rifle range, equipment
for mountain climbing, soldier radio
broadcasts, swimming pools, hand
craft instruction in jewelry, plastic,
wood and metal, art classes, ma
gicians' club, handball courts, sight
seeing trips, writers club, classes
in radio construction and operation,
classes in mathematics, yachting,
quiz contests, badminton, bridge
lessons.
And the East Greenwich (R. ~
USO club claims an allied organ
nation composed Of "15o Of the best.
locking girls east Of ths Mississippi."
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Prizes Offered for Best
War Cartoons, Editorials

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 4-Editor and
Publisher, newspaper trade maga-
zine, has announced two prize con-
tests, opened to all United States
newspapers, designed to mass "the
immeasurable force of the daily
newspapers behind the national ef-
fort" to win the war.
Awards will be made for edito-
rails and cartoons adjudged as con-
tributing most toward the winning
OF the war through promoting the
widest possible distribution of War
bonds. Two $500 War bonds are the
principal awards.
Editorials or cartoons published
between July l and December 81,
1912, are eligible. Entries close
January 81. l943, and the awards
will be made next February.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Rail Route 10 Alaska
|0ne-Third Surveyed,
WAR Heads Disclose
October to See Finish
Of Transit Work on
1,3W-MiIe Link
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Department disclosed
yesterday that the Army had sur
veyed about one-third of q pro-
posed railway route to Alaska to
supplement the inland highway al
ready under construction.
Engineers, working since early
spring with wartime secrecy, have
mapped in detail some 400 miles Of
a projected 1,3oo-mile route linking
Prince George, British Columbia.
with the existing Alaska railroad in
the vicinity of Fairbanks.
The line, the War Department
said, would round out a four-way
means of access to the strategically
important Far Northern territory
which now is linked to the conti-
mental United States only by sea
and air.
Supplementing the guarded report
made to Congress last month by 1t.
Gen. Brehon B. Somerveli that a
railway was under study" the War
Department said plans called for ex-
tension of existing railway lines to
reach Alaska by the shortest pos
sible route.
Preliminary work is being carried
on by the Corps of Engineers, which
also is building the highway, and
complete cooperation" has been
received from the Canadian gov
ernment.
"The survey follows in general
the B route proposed by the Alas
kan International Highway Com
mission, in an almost straight line
up the Rocky Mountain trench" the
War Department said.
"The first step taken was a COM
plete air reconnaissance of the route
from Prince George to possible con-
nections with the Alaska Railroad
in the vicinity of Fairbanks. Work
on the Alaska portion of the route
is halfway completed"
Directing the survey is Col, Peter
P. Goerz, district endineer at Seat
tie. under general supervision of Col.
Richard Park, North Pacific divi-
sion engineer. The survey is sched-
uled for completion by October l.
The proposed railway route would
connect all United States shipping
points with existing Canadian lines.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
| Woman, Found
| As Child on
Battlefield, Dies
ry the Associated Press.

Ey the AssoclaIeu fFess.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, July A
few days after the Civil War Battle
of Wilson Greek near Springfield, a
man named Jones found a tWo-year-
old girl wandering on the battle
field.
He didn't know who she was, and
she couldn't tell him. He took her
home and named her Eliza Jane
Jones. When she was II years old
he took her to the Green County
farm.
Eliza Jane grew up at the farm,
but her mind failed to keep pace
with her body, and she always had
the mind of a little child" officials
of the farm recalled today.
She stayed there more than Ct
years. A year and a half ago she
qualified for an old age persion'
She left the county farm and went
to live at a rest home.
There, yesterday, at the age OF 81,
she died.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Py the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Small boat builders told the Navy
yesterday they could construct large
numbers of tiny craft which would
be of tremendous assistance in COM
batting the submarine menace and
challenged the Navy to test their
claims.
Undersecretary James v Forrestal
was asked to order tests of sample
boat to be built at no expense to the
Government by members of the ma
tional organization of small boat
plant owners formed at meeting
here this week. A decision was with
held hwoever, pending submission
of the proposal to Secretary Knox.
H. Paul Prigg of Miami, president
of the new organization, said the
boats specifications were secret.
We didn't even tell the Navy De-
partment," he said, because they
would have laughed at us, All we
want is a promise that the Navy will
test 1t after we build sample at our
own expense"
A canvass Of anAll-boa* builders,
Evening star., 1942-07-04
OIey Mills Hears Case
Against Oley Mills
Hv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BECKLEY, w. Va-Magistrate
Obey Mills was fabbergasted when
Joe Harvey asked him for a warrant
against Obey Mills for injuring
Harvey's head.
Said the magistrate: Il haven't
hit you or anybody else, and l
don't know any other fellow by that
name in this county"
"No wonder you haven't heard
of this one" he was told. He
lives over at Egeria, where you can't
get in or out except by OK cart. ="
In due course Defendant Mills
appeared before Magistrate Mills
and was held TO the grand jury.
Never saw him before" said the
squire, but he looks like Mills all
right. Guess he must be a cousin" ="
Evening star., 1942-07-04
| Youth Escapes
| With Story Of
| Buried Riches
BY the Associated Press.

ST. CHARLES, ILL.,, July 4.-Leroy
Withers, 18, found a new way to
escape from the Illinois training
school for boys-he talked a guard
into smuggling him outside so that
they could dig up mythical $4,000
buried in Minnesota.
Leroy, who was caught. after only
one night of freedom said:
That guy sure was taken in by
my cock and bull story"
He referred to James Van Cura,
AZ, Rockford, guard who was
jailed on felony charge of aiding
prisoner to escape.
States Attorney Charles G. Seidel
said that young Withers, convicted
of forgery, got acquainted with Van
Cura and told the guard that he had
"stuck up" train and later buried
100000 in Government bonds and
$1,000 in cash near Hallock, MINI.
Seidel said Van Cura admitted
that, after failing to find the place
with road map marked by Leroy,
he hid the youth in the luggage
compartment of his car and drove
away from the school, intending to
go to Minnesota again. The youth
was seized at tourist camp after
questioning Of the guard.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Shaw Back in War
Seven Months After
Pearl Harbor
Rebuilt Destroyer
To Garry Some Of
Former Crew
BY the Associated Press.

6y tHS hSSOCldtcu fTcos.
A WEST COAST PORT, July A.
A sleek and powerful United States
warship, bombed into scrap metal by
the Japs at Pearl Harbor and once
officially counted bys the Navy as
lost, is back at sea in fighting trim
on this Fourth of July.
She is the U. S. S. Shaw, one of
16 destroyers of a 1.500-ton series
completed in 1867 and one of three
which Secretary Knox, in his first
report on the December 7 attack,
said had been damaged probably be-
yond salvation.
In less than seven months since
enemy planes caught her resting
helplessly in drydock and blasted
away her entire forward section, the
Shaw has been retrieved, rebuilt and
refitted.
Under 1t. Comdr. w. G. Jones Of
Boone, Iowa, her skipper since, Janu-
ary, 1941, she again is ready for ac-
ton in any quarter OF the globe.
Crew Loyal and Proud.
To sea with the Shaw goes seq
ment of her crew before Pearl Har-
Dor, loyal and intensely proud, COM
plemented by transfers from other
ships and by newly trained recruits.
Among those who have stood by
with their ship during her long
months of being nursed back to
fighting strength are some who were
aboard at the moment three heavy
japanese bombs slashed through the
morning sky to pulverize the deck
armor and set fuel oil and gun
powder af1ame.
Warren Lounsbury Of Stamford,
Conn, was on gangway watch at the
start of the attack. The young red
head pulled the general alarm,
dashed to the stern to raise the
Shaw's flag then joined two fellow
gunners mates-Mike Lowey of AL
toona, Pa, and Ralph Pendarvis of
Olympia, Wash-in the after star
board wing of the mess hall.
There they started to belt up So
caliber ammunition, but Lowey sug-
gested they move into the middle
wing to do the job.
Saved Their Lives.
"He saved our lives" LOunSbury
said, pointing to his shipmate. An
instant later a bomb demolished the
after wing. We were knocked silly,
but after several seconds We came
to and found the ship on fire"
None of us ever dreamed we
would sail on the Shaw again"
Lounsbury said. She was nothing
but twisted, melted steel"
But Lounsbury is sailing her now,
and so are Pendarvis, Lowey and
dozens Of others.
You can't keep good ship down.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Watches Friends Tires
Loses Two of Her Own

By the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla-When friend
parked his car in her back yard
and asked her to keep an eye on it
so the tires would not be stolen,
Mrs. Mary Seaton remained in the
back part of the house AS much as
possible to watch over the machine.
A few hours later a neighbor
rang the door bell to tell Mrs. Sea-
ton that the rear wheel and new tire
had been stolen from her own car,
marked In front of the house.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Pepco Program Honors
270 Workers in Service

Until human nature changes there
probably never will be last war;"
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox declared
today at ceremonies in honor of 270
employees of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. now in the armed services.
Gen. Cox was chief speaker at the
unveiling of an honor roll in the
lobby of the Pepco Building.
James H. Ferry, general manager
and vice president of the company,
said the plaque was not a memorial
but an honor roll. He spoke in the
absence Of A. G. Neal, president, who
was i'll.
The exercises featured an ad-
vance of the colors py the National
Guard Of Honor of the American
Legion and Pepco Post No. 43. The
Pepco Glee Club sang.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Spying and Sabotage
Plots Charged 10
8 Captured Nazis
Four Charges Filed
For Military TrioI
Scheduled Next Week

Four charges, including violation
of the 81st and 82d Articles Of War
and the law of war, have been filed
against the eight NaZi saboteurs,
who will be tried by military COM
mission next week here, Attorney
General Biddle and Judge Advocate
General Myron c. Cramer an
nounced yesterday.
The charge sheet, bearing the
signature of Col. F. Granville Mum
son, has been served on defense
counsel. Attorney General Biddle
and Gen. Cramer will prosecute for
the Government.
Cites Civilian Dress.
In Charge Violation of the law
of war-the NaZi saboteurs were
accused of passing through the
military and naval lines of the
United States in civilian dress for
the purpose of committing acts of
sabotage, espionage and other hos
tile acts, and, in particular, to de-
stroy certain war industries, war
utilities and war materials within
Cne OnlCeQ SCaJeS.
Charge II-Viola ton of the 8lst
Article of War-charged that the
prisoners being enemies Of the
United States and acting for and on
behalf of the German Reich a bel
/ ligerent enemy nation, and without
being in the uniform of the armed
forces of that nation, relieved or
attempted to relieve enemies of the
United States with arms, ammuni-
ton, supplies, money and other
things. and knowingly harbored,
protected and held correspondence
with and gave intelligence to enc
mics of the United States by enter
! ing the territorial. limits of the
/ United States, in the company of
other enemies of the United States,
with explosives. money and other
| supplies with which they relieved
each other and relieved the German
| Reich, for the purpose of destroying
! and Sabotaglng war industries,
| transportation facilities or war ma
| terials of the United States, and by
/ harboring communicating with, and
/ giving intelligence to each other and
I to other enemies of the United
! States in the course of such activi-
/ ties"
Spying Charged.
In Charge III, the prisoners were
charged Of violating the 82d Article
| of War by acting as spies in and
about the fortifications posts and
encampments of the Armies of the
United States and elsewhere" 1t
was charged further that the prison.
ers entered zones of military opera
tionS and elsewhere disguised in
civilian clothes and under false
names, for the purpose Of commit
ting sabotage and other hostile acts
against the United States, and for
the purpose of communicating in
telligence relating to such sabotage
and other hostile acts to each other,
to the German Reich, and to other
enemies of the United States during
the course of such activities and
thereafter"
In Charge ", the prisoners were
charged with conspiring by plotting
and planning with each other, with
the German Reich, and with other
enemies of the United States to
commit the charges enumerated.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Old Pictures Used
To Pick Road Routes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans.-A handful OF
tacks, a few feet of thread and some
old aerial photographs bought from
the AAA are helping the Kansas
Highway Department keep pace
with wars demands for speed.
Using the pictures to check topog-
raphy, highway engineers select
right-of- way locations without leav-
ing their Offices. marking the best
routes with tacks and thread.
Rather tricky, isn't it?' asks
State Highway Director D. J. Fair.
"But gosh, 1t saves time and money,
and It seems to work perfectly, too" !"
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Puerto Rico
Continued From First Page)

Act-the insular constitution. Such
an amendment would have to be
requested by the President and be
approved by Congress
Tugwell to Keep Post.
Permission for Puerto Ricans to
elect their own governor would be
the second step in clarification Of
the political status of the island.
The first was granting the islanders
United States citizenship. Puerto
Ricans generally have expressed
hope for eventual statehood or in
dependence.
Disclosure of Mr. Tugwells sug-
gestion came after weeks of dis
cussion on whether he will resign
the governorship, but the informant
said that under present plans Mr..
Tugwell would remain at his post
in San Juan to aid Puerto Ricans
prepare for the suggested new step
toward self-rule.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
200, 900 Reported
Leaving Japan in
Fear of Raids
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, July A.
Central News Agency says
zoo, 900 Japanese have migrated
from Japan to conquered North
China in the last 10 weeks, in
spired by fear of another
United States air raid such as
that of April 18.
THE raid caused great
panic" the agency reported
yesterday. Most of the refugees
were said to be settling near
Taiyuan, Japanese occupied
capital OF Shansi Province.
where the puppet provincial
government is forcing the
Chinese to contribute relief
funds for them"
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Cub Scouts PIun Program

A program illustrating the activi
ties of Cub Scouts will be presented
at Langston Terrace Recreation
Center from to pm. tomorrow by
Cub Pack No. 508, Boy Scouts of
America. Scouts, parents and
friends are invited.
Evening star., 1942-07-04

precipitation in inch

Record for Last "a Hours. 3
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Hishest. 81, 4:26 pm, Yesterday. Year
IoEsst 70. $50 an. today. Year
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Weather Report

by the
District Of CoumbiWam humid this afternoon; likely thml-
dershowers; moderate tonight.
Maryand-Continued
tempe rat1res nlandto
Evening star., 1942-07-04

Y stands for victory, not vacilla.
ton. Buy War bonds now.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record Temperatures This YetY.
Highest, "a, on May l.
Lowest, 6. on January IL.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 80 per cent. at 2:3o am today.
terday
Evening star., 1942-07-04

River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United states Coast and
Evening star., 1942-07-04

The Sun and Moon
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Navy Cross Awarded
4 Sub Commanders
For Pacific Exploits
Credited With Sinking
Or Damaging IS Ships
In Far Eust Waters

The Navy announced late to-
day that Navy Crosses have been
awarded to four additional sub
marine commanders, whose craft
have destroyed or damaged a
total of Is enemy warships and
merchant vessels in Far Eastern
waters. The officers are 1t.
Comdr. Willis A. Lent. 38, West
Roxbury, Mass; 1t. Comdr.
Frank w. Fenno, 80, Westminster,
Miss; 1t. Comdr. John L. De
Tar, 35, Philadelphia, and 1t.
Comdr Frederick B. Warder, 38,
Grafton, w. Va.
Comdr. Lents submarine sunk a
total of 10000 tons of shipping and
is credited with probable sinking of
an additional $4,000 tons. Comdr.
Fenno was in charge of the sub
marine which transferred gold,
silver and securities from Corregi-
dor to cruiser which brought them
to the United States. 1t is an
nounced for the first time. however
that his submarine has accounted
for a 5,000-ton merchant vessel and
a Japanese war vessel of unidenti-
fed type For his removal of the
valuables from Corregidor he re-
ceived the Distinguished Service
Cross from the Army.
Comdr De Tar's command has
sunk cne enemy freighter of about
5000 tons, damaged and probably
sunk an enemy destroyer and dam
aged two other ships of unde-
termined type of about 1000 tons
each.
The submarine commanded by
Comdr. Warder attacked heavily
screened japanese combat forces,
sinking a transport, destroyer and
a cruiser, and then damaging two
cruisers while on routine patrol
duty. The damages inflicted have
been announced in previous COM
muniques, but with the exception of
Comdr. Warder, this is the first
time the names Of the commanding
officers have been made known.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Mrs. Roosevelt Favors Duty
For 1919 Youths if Mature

While President Roosevelt called
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, direc-
tor of Selective service, to the White
House today to confer on calling
18 and l9 year olds boys for military
service. Mrs. Roosevelt told her press
conference that she approved the
induction of youths if draft boards
carefully examined reports of their
physical condition.
On leaving the White House, Gen.
Hershey refused to discuss the pos
sibility of reducing the lower age
limit to make the teen-age youths
available for military service.
Mrs. Roosevelt said, however. that
''if the boy is physically mature. I
would approve his induction just as
much as if he were 2l." She added.
"Of course, l don't think anybody
likes it at any time"
President Roosevelt has pro-
claimed June 80 as registration day
for the 18 and 10 year olds and
those who have turned 20 since
December 81. The Selective Service
Act would have to be amended to
make the estimated 2,250,000 youths
between 18 and 20 available for
military service. although they are
required to register.
Some quarters on Capitol Hill
have voiced opposition to lowering
the age limit although the Senate
Military Affairs Committee, report
ing out the bill to provide allow
ances to dependents of service men,
said last week that Congress would
have to choose in the next few
months between calling family men
and youths.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
President Asks
39 Billions More
For War Chest
% Millions Sought
To Maintain Army
Of the Philippines
PS the Associated Press.

p. the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt asked Con-
greSS today for a new apprOpria =
tion of $39,417 ,827,337 for the War
Department for the fiscal year
ending June 80, l943.
If granted. his request, made in a
memorandum to Speaker Rayburn,
would boost to more than $200,000,-
100000 the war chest approved by
Congress for the three years ending
June 80, l943
Previous appropriations and au-
thoriZatiors for the armed services
are estimated by Appropriations
Committee attaches at approx
mately sl65 900 100000
In January the President asked
for S6,388,09l TAT for the War De-
partment's regular activities for the
next fiscal year, with the under
standing the amount would be in
creased.
Eleven Billion for Air Force.
Under the change in conditions
which has since come about he
said in his letter of transmittal to-
day, such estimates fall far short
of rejecting the estimated needs of
the military establishment for l943,
and their complete revision becomes
necessary"
The largest single item in the
total was sll.043. 3.0000 900 for the
Army Air Force. but there was no
detailed explanation of the manner
in which the fund would be spent.
Other larger items included:
Ordnance. s9.9.5,920000; Army
pay. s4,l27 100000: Army travel
s507 100000; quartermaster and
transportation service, S6.954 ,882.-
900, including sl,736,902000 for
clothing allowance and equipage
Signal Corps, 50 ,2O5 ,730 900; medical
service, s645, 100000; Corps of En-
gineers. S2,923 $4,000; Chemical
Warfare Service. s617,510, 900.
Fund for Philippines.
Without explanation. the total
also included s28,3l3,O00 for main
tenance of the army of the Philip
pines, although those Pacific
islands now are in enemy hands.
The President also asked for au-
thority to transfer up to s12, 100
100000 worth of the articles OBJ
tanned under the appropriation to
the aid of United States allies.
Legislation accompanying the re-
quest contained a provision that
the Secretaries of War and Navy be
allowed to disallow salaries and
bonuses paid to officers of employees
of contracting firms when the pay
ments are in excess Of reason
able amount This provision would
be used in determining what are ex-
cessive profits under war contracts
Previous legislation directs contrac-
tors found to have earned excessive
profits to renegotiate their contracts