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Evening star., 1942-01-01
Navy Office Worker Seized
And CriminaIIy Attacked

A 31-year-old Navy Department
employe was seized early today in
the 100 block of ty-flrst street
NV. dragged into an alley and
criminally attacked She was found
wandering, dazed, in the HOO block
of Twentieth street and taken to
Emergency Hospital in police scout
car.
A medical examination disclosed
1acerations on her scalp and left
thumb in addition to the criminal
assault.
The attack took place shortly after
midnight. Charlie Branch, 1881
Twentieth street NV, noticed the
woman and summoned police.
When the victim was able to talk,
she told police she was walking
toward her apartment in the 2100
block of N street NV. when she
was grabbed by q man who spoke
with a foreign accent. He pulled
her into the alley, struck her sew
eral times with brick and gagged
her, she related. The Government
In an automobile parked on a lot
In the alley.
She said she had midnight
snack with another woman employe
in a Pennsylvania avenue lunch
room after leaving the Navy De-
partment. where she was on an
evening shift. They parted, and she
started to walk home just as the
new year began.
She described her assailant as
about 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing
approximately 180 pounds and hav-
Ing medium brown skin.
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British King honors
q Leaders in Annual
New Year Awards
Two Borons, Two Baronets
And 81 Knights Greeted;
Army Officers on List
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 1-Prominent
figures in the armed forces, diplo-
mats and civilian leaders received
honors from King George vi today
in a New Year honors list. Two
barons, two baronetS and % knights
were created.
The two new peers are Si- Auck-
land Campbell Geddes, British Am
bassador to the United States from
1920 to 1924, and Lord Justice Sir
Albert Charles Clauson, recently
Lord Justice of Appeal.
Sir Auckland, 81, became civil de-
fense commissioner for the north
west region today.
The two baronets-hereditary
knights-are Sir Charles Craven,
controller general of the Ministry
Of Aircraft Production and manag-
ing director of Vickers- armstrong
Ltd, and Sir Ralph Lewis Wedg-
wood, until recently Britain's war
time rail chief as chairman of the
Railway Executive Committee.
Order of Bath Conferred.
The Grand Cross of the Order of
the Bath was awarded to Field
Marshal General Sir John G. Dill,
chief Of the imperial general staff
until Christmas who accompanied
Prime Minister Churchill on his
trip to Washington.
War leaders made Knights Com
mander of the Bath included:
Vice Admiral Ralph Leatham, for
mer commander in chief in the East
Indies.
Maj. Gen. Bernard Paget, chief
of the home forces.
Gen. Sir Thomas Blamey of Aus
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tralia, deputy commander IN the
Middle East.
Air Marshal Arthur william Ted.
der, commander-in-chief Of the
r. A. F. In the Middle East. I.
The commander of the New Zea-
land forces, Maj. Gen. Bernard G.
Freyberg, was made knight CONF
mander Of the Order Of the British
Empire.
Others Are Honored.
Sir Edwin Lanseer Luytens, presi-
dent of the Royal Academy and
designer Of the cenotaph, received
the coveted Order OF Merit.
Sir Albert Henry Self, director
general of the British Air Commis-
sion in Washington, became knight
commander of the Order OF st.
Michael and st. George.
Piers Leigh, equerry to former
King Edward VIII and to King
George VI, was made knight COM
mander OF the Victorian Order. He
is the husband Of the former Miss
Sarah Polk Bradford of Nashville.
Tenn.
Samuel Agar Salvage. British
resident Of New York, became knight
commander of the Order of the
British Empire. Mr.. Salvage
founded the American Viscose
Corp. He is honorary chairman
of the British War Relief Society,
being its president from its forma-
ton in December, 1889. until the
group merged with the Allied Relief
Fund in 1910.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Suburban Areas Get
A||otments Of Tires
For January
Administrators to Be
Named for Nearby
Counties and Towns

AS State administrators OF tire
rationing programs in Maryland
and Virginia were announced today,
local rationing boards are expected
to be appointed Immediately to dis
pense the drastically curtailed
quotas which have been assigned
the nearby communities.
Brig. Gen. J. Fulmer Bright has
been named by Gov. Price to ad-
minister Virginia's tire-rationing
program and Louis c. Burr was
appointed administrator by Gov.
O'Conor in Maryland, the Associ-
ated Press reported.
Quotas for January.
The quotas for the nearby areas
for the month of January are:
Arlington County, Va.-81 tires
and SO tubes for passenger cars,
motorcycles and light trucks; rs
tires and "a tubes for heavier trucks
and buses.
Fairfax County, Va.-32 tires and
26 tubes for passenger cars. motor
cycles and light trucks: so tires and
AZ tubes for trucks and buses.
Alexandria, Va.-46 tires and 80
tubes for passenger cars, motor
cycles and light trucks; 70 tires and
66 tubes for trucks and buses.
Montgomery County, Md.-81 tires
and 68 tubes for passenger cars,
motorcycles and light trucks; 112
tires and "a tubes for trucks and
buses.
Prince Georges County, Md.-65
tires and 81 tubes for passenger cars,
motorcycles and light trucks: 107
tires and 80 tubes for trucks and
buses.
State Allotments.
The State of Maryland has a total
quota of 1899 tires and 1,037 tubes
for passenger cars, motorcycles and
light trucks and 1925 tires and 2, 2,445
tubes for trucks and buses.
Virginia's total quota is 1,745 tires
and 1,46O tubes for passenger cars,
motorcycles and light trucks and
Alb tires and 3,442 tubes for trucks
and buses.
Those tires available for pas
senger cars, motorcycles and light
trucks during January would aver
age, under the quota, about II per
county in Virginia The more
heavily populated counties we're
assigned more and some counties
less.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Churchill
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tribute by raising his right hand In
the V-for- victory salute. A hun
dred hands shot up to make hun
dred VS. to return the salute.
The Prime Minister exchanged
good wishes for the New Year with
Mrs. Churchill in England by tele-
phone just before he left Ottawa.
He was met here by President
Roosevelts aides and motored to
the White House.
As he strode down the station
platform he stopped for a moment
to shake hands with the engineer
and fireman Of his train and wish
them happy New Year.
Busy Preparing Data.
Riding southwark through the
snow blanketed Canadian country
side Mr.. Churchill kept his staff
busily engaged preparing data for
the supplementary economic, flnan-
cial, and supply discussions that
continued between American and
British officials here during his
absence.
Accelerated production of Ameri-
can ships, planes, arms, munitions
and war supplies of all kinds-and
their expedited distribution to the
theaters Of war where they are most
urgently needed-play vital roles In
the Roosevelt Churchill talks.
Rejecting the success of his dis.
cussions with Canadian leaders, the
renewed assurances of Canada's
wholehearted support, and the en-
thusiastic approval given his ad-
dress before Parliament, the Prime
Minister was in high spirits.
Important Decisions Near.
On his trip Mr.. Churchill informed
correspondents he was sure the CO.
ordination work under way was
making such excellent progress that
decisions of far-reaching importance
would be made soon after he re-
sumed his talks with the President.
At Ottawa he pledged "the total
and final extirpation" of Nazis,
Fascists and Jap Jingoists and q
Evening star., 1942-01-01
FOUND.

BRING OR REPORT ABANDONED. STRAY
ANIMALS to Animal PROTECTIVE Association.
1900 Wheeler I'd Sc. AT. .142. present
facilities limited to that class only.
WRIST WATCH, mans. December 90. on
Conn, near Woodley I'd. Box 345-D, star
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Tires
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prove their old tires are beyond
use, the Tire Rationing Board will
issue certificates which tire dealers
here will honor.
Bus Cut Less Severe.
The cut in the number Of tires
available to buses and heavy trucks
in the District was less severe than
that imposed upon light trucks and
passenger vehicles. It appeared that
the great effort in rationing here
would be in the direction of keeping
the buses and large trucks operating.
Mr.. Henderson indicated the jan
uary quotas would be more severe
than those set later for subsequent
months. The consumption of tires
is normally low in January and,
unless unforeseen military needs
arise, quotas for spring and summer
months may be higher.
For the entire country, the quotas
announced by o. P. A.. provide for
maximum sales Of 114,191 tires for
passenger cars, light trucks and
motorcycles; and 242,7 ,783 for heavy
trucks and buses.
The rationing boards have been
set up in all counties of the United
States and all boards are prohibited
from alloting more than Is per cent
of their quota in any one week.
Quotas Held Inadequate.
NEr uonJarcoy cold ho ho1iayod
the. quotas would be adequate to
maintain operations of essential We
hicles during January.
There Is no need for people to
get panicky," he said. THE fact
that rationing plan is going into
effect on January S doesn't mean
that every one is going to get a fiat
tire at 1901 am. on January S."
He offered reinsurance to farmers.
asserting that the situation with re-
gard to rubber-tired tractors and
other farm equipment appeared
reasonably good" and pointing out
the possibility Of putting steel wheels
back on many farm vehicles.
Two per cent of the total available
supply OF new tires was set aside so
that adjustments could be made in
State quotas. Each State board was
retired to set aside 8 per cent of its
quota in a reserve so that adjust
ments could be made with local
boards.
Quotas Listed by States.
The following is the list of quotas
by States:
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Dinner for Minister

The Society of Netherlands Schol-
ars will honor DR.. A. Loudon, Min
lister of the Netherlands, at dinner
at the Hotel 2400 at 7 pm. tomor-
row. Prof. Fagginer Auer OF Har-
ward University and Charles K.
Moser, chief of the Far East unit
of the Commerce Department, will
speak
Evening star., 1942-01-01

world wide purge" Of Axis viii
lainy.
Mr.. England" as he was popu-
larly acclaimed in Canada. left
Ottawa by special train in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's private car at 2:15
pm. Wednesday after a farewell
conference with Prime Minister
Mackenzie King and the Earl Of
Athlone, the Governor General.
Since the time Of Mr. Churchills
departure was kept secret, only a
small crowd saw him arrive at Union
Station.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Ex-Representotive Fay
Rescued From Fire
BY the Associated Press.

Dy VIC hsSUCidtcu (ItSo.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-Former
Representative James H. Fay and
three other persons were carried
down 75-foot aerial ladders by fire.
men last night as flames threatened
their four story home.
Mr.. Fay's wife. 81: their son,
James, jr., 9, and a relative, Robert
Walsh, 18, were the others rescued.
Mrs. Fay suffered burns on the
hands and face and the others were
treated for smoke poisoning and
slight burns.
The blaze started from q short
circuit In Christmas tree lights on
the first floor.
Evening star., 1942-01-01

The following is the list of quotas
hV States.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
BIockout Bump Victims
Promised flashlights

BY the Associated Press.
Americans who have been stum-
bling over furniture and humping
into each other during blackout
tests were told yesterday that Uncle
Sam plans to make it easy for them
to obtain hand flashlights.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
PIune Licenses Suspended

Mexico has suspended for six
months the licenses of 80 civilian
aviators to give them time to re-
condition their planes, which were
considered unsafe.
Evening star., 1942-08-15
u. 5. and vichy Colonies
Exchange Vital Supplies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Office of War Information
announced last night that two
French merchant vessels had been
permitted to sail for Vichy-governed
North Africa, carrying American
goods said to be in great need"
there.
The ships left the United States
August 8. In exchange, two vessels
sailed from Casa Blanca August IL
with goods destined for this country.
Included were cork and olive oil
both scarce here-tartar and other
North African products.
American consular agents in Mo-
rocco, Algiers and Tunisia will
supervise the distribution of the
mon military, consumer goods
shipped from here to see that they
are used by the local populations
and are not re-shipped to other
countries, owl stated.
The lie de Noirmoutiers and the
lie de Cusessant carried mixec
cargo to North Africa, made up oil
brown sugar, copper sulphate, COT
ton cloth and thread, condensed
milk, leaf tobacco, tea. fuel. etc
Five thousand tons of coal and 1.20o
tons of kerosene for lighting ane
heating were aboard the lie dt
Cusessant. Under present condl-
tions, these supplies can be obtainee
only from the United States.
The lie de Re and the Aldebaran
were the vessels loaded at Cass
Blanca with goods for this country
Evening star., 1942-08-15
Japanese Forces Start
New Drive in China
BY IL. Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Aug. 15.-T h e
Japanese started a new drive today
to close a 5O-mile gap in the Cheki-
ang-Kiangsi Railway which count
erattacking Chinese recaptured six
weeks ago, the high command in
dicated.
An enemy infantry and cavalry
thrust was reported west from
Shanghai in eastern Kiangsi Prov
ince toward Hengfeng.
Fierce fighting is in progress,
the conMnunique said.
The Chinese were reported pursu-
ing battered enemy units" south of
the railway town of Kiangshan in
Chekiang, inflicting 200 more cas-
ualties.
Another spirited battle was in
progress with Japanese forces push
ing toward Suichang from Sung
yang in Chekiang. Yet another
enemy drive from Linchuan in XII
angst was reported foiled on August
when the Chinese inflicted more
than 100 casualties.
The Chinese Central News Agency
reported the recapture of Wang
kong, north of Canton in the south
ern Province of Kwangtung, after
severe fighting.
Evening star., 1942-08-15
Greenway Tenants
Protest Termination
OF Sessions al Niqht
Lawyers Also Bolk at
CoesweII PIon TO Hold
Daytime Rent Hearing

Plans to abandon night sessions in
the hearing on GreenWay apartment
rent schedules after Tuesday
brought a flood of protests from
tenants and their attorneys directly
after the hearing adjourned at 10
o'clock last night at the Anacostia
High School auditorium.
Robert F. CogsWell, District rent
control administrator, announced it
would be necessary to transfer the
sessions to the regular hearing
rooms at 1740 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. if both sides in the dispute
had not concluded presentation of
evidence Tuesday night. He pointed
out that the sessions, which have
already been held four nights this
week, were disrupting the normal
routine of his Office.
Cross Petitions Filed.
The controversy began when sew
eral tenants of Greenway filed petit
tions against Morris Cafritz, presi-
dent of Greenway, Inc, asking for
rent reductions on the basis of lower
rents charged for identical accom-
modations in the same project. Mr..
Cafritz countered by filing petitions
against all of the 795 tenants in an
effort to obtain determination Of
the legal maximum rent. He has
promised, however, that no rents
would be raised against any of the
tenants so long as they continued
to occupy their present quarters.
Mr.. Cogswell's Office explained to-
day that, besides the inconvenience
the public hearings were causing the
Office, it had become necessary to
terminate sessions in the high
school auditorium after Tuesday to
enable workmen to begin making
alterations. 1t was explained that
the Board of Education originally
granted use of the auditorium
through last night and that an ex-
tension had finally been allowed
through Tuesday.
Tenants counsel protested that
many of their witnesses would be
unable to attend the daytime ses-
sions in Mr. Cogswells Office with
out neglecting their jobs They
were reminded that subpoenas may
be issued to compel the attendance
of any witness. Counsel then ex-
planned that they, too, were en-
ployed in various Federal depart
ments during the day and doubted
that they would be able to take
leave from their work to represent
the more than 200 tenants for whom
they hold powers of attorney.
Say Rents Are justified.
Earlier in the evening, attorneys
for Mr. Cafritz called to the stand
trio of real estate men who testi-
fed rents at Greenway were justi-
fed in comparison with those in
similar developments.
| Robert McKeever told the three
examiners hearing the case that the
Southeast section of the city was
rapidly becoming more fashionable
quarter in which to live. He COM
pared it favorably with certain sec
tions of the Northwest.
Thomas Evans, rent manager for
Weaver Bros, real estate operators,
reported he had made a survey
of Greenway's rents in relation to
other rents and that he believed the
accommodations furnished by Mr.
Cafritz warrant an increase in the
| rent schedule
Also supporting Mr.. Cafritz's con-
tention that higher rents are justi-
fed was J. M. Conner, real estate
man.
The hearing, the first ever held
outside Mr.. Cogswell's Offices, will
be resumed at pm. Monday.
Evening star., 1942-08-15
British Soy Axis Lost
10 Planes in Attack

CAIRO, Aug. Is P.-British
fighter planes shot down at least
10 enemy planes during the Axis at
tack on big Mediterranean convoy
this week and the figure is expected
to climb, a British headquarters
Raj communique said today.
The communique said:
During the shipping convoy op-
erations in the Mediterranean Au-
gust 1914, our fighters shot down
at least 10 enemy aircraft.
Reports still are incomplete, how
ever, and it is expected that the
figure will be increased.
Our air losses during this period
were four aircraft, but one pilot is
safe"
In London the Admiralty held its
silence on the enemy claim that the
Furious, oldest of the British aircraft
carriers and as such the immediate
senior of the Eagle, had been driven
back to Gibraltar, listing heavily
after concentrated bomb and tor
pedo attacks. dispatch from La
Linea, Spain, said the Furious ar
rived yesterday at Gibraltar from
the Western Mediterranean)
Evening star., 1942-08-15
Navy DiseIoses Plan
To Control Sale Of
Officers Uniforms
Two Plants Designated
To Make Suits; Retailers
Will Be Licensed
Ey he Associated Press.

Ey he Associated Press.
The Navy announced today the
designat ton of two clothing manu-
facturers to make ready made Of
ficer's uniforms, beginning about
October is, and also a plan for con-
trolling retail distribution OF the
uniforms through "distributional
franchises"
The franchise system, in effect a
licensing system for controlling re-
tail distribution, will provide initial
ly for marketing officers outfits in
% United States. cities. including
Washington, and at four places out
side The United States.
The Navy has no intention, an Of
fetal announcement said, OF inter-
fering with the production of Gus
tom tailored or made-to-measure
uniforms, but stands ready ito take
action to combat abuses of quality or
price in these types of uniforms"
System Will Save Materials.
The effect of the new system, t.Ss
Navy declared, will be to eliminate
needless waste of wool and other
vital raw materials" and to assure
the Navy personnel of ready made
uniforms of high quality and con-
siderable savings in costs.
To provide for manufacture, the
Navy has made contracts with two
wholesale clothing houses to serve
as manufacturing contractors. They
are Cohen g. Goldman Co. of New
York City and Baltimore, and Joseph
81 Feiss Co. of Cleveland.
Retailers who desire distribu-
tional franchises are being told to
write to the Naval Uniform Service
IS West Eighteenth street. New York
City, for application blanks and
copies of the naval officers uniform
plan.
Retail Centers Listed.
The list of retail distribution CEN
ters may be expanded as required to
meet the expansion OF naval facill-
ties. Other cities among the % al
ready designated are: Annapolis
Boston, Brooklyn, Charleston, S. c.;
Jacksonville, Key West, Pensacola
and Miami, Fla; New Orleans, New
London, Conn.
Newport. r. T.; New York City
Norfolk. Va; Portland, Me, anc
Providence, r. I.
Points outside the country where
uniforms will be sold are Balboa
and Colon. Canal Zone, and Sar
Juan, Puerto Rico.
Evening star., 1942-08-15
Labor Board
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shall receive the same wages as
men.
Under the maintenance of mem
bership clause recommended by the
majority, employees who were men,
bers in good standing last January
! would have to maintain their good
standing in the union for the life
of the contract. or lose their jobs.
The employer member argued that
dismissal from employment should
be invoked only If the employe re-
fused to consent to deduction of his
due for the life of the contract. He
would not necessarily have to re-
main a member.
The panel also recommended
unanimously that the present agree
ment covering hours of work and
overtime pay, which ended the prac-
tice of paying double time for Sun
days and holidays, as such. should
be continued.
The United Auto Workers, bar
gaining agent for more than 200, ,000
workers in 95 plants, voted in con-
vention last week to discontinue the
sacrifice OF weekend premium pay
unless other unions generally did
the same.
Evening star., 1942-08-15
Five Library Branches
Close Till September 8

Closing of five sub-branches of
the Public Library from Monday
through Labor Day was announced
yesterday by Clara w. Herbert, IL
brarian. Chevy Chase, Woodbridge,
Conduit Road, Tenley and Eastern
High School branches are involved.
Other branches and the central
library will remain open daily from
am. to pm. and from 8 am.
to 5 pm. on Saturday. The CEN
tral library and the Mount Pleasant
branch will be open Sundays from
2 to 8 pm.
Evening star., 1942-08-15
Rios Visit 10 U. 5.
Seen as Sign Chile Is
Veering From Axis
Roosevelt Bid Accepted,
South American Leader
To Come Here in oetobe
E> the Associated Press.


SANTIAGO, Aug. 15.-The an
nouncement that President Juan
Antonio Rios would visit the United
States this fall was taken by politi-
cal leaders today as sign that Chile
was veering sharply toward a break
with the Axis.
If Chile should join her 10 sister
republics in the continental soli-
darity front, Argentina would be
left alone as the only American ma
ton on friendly terms with the
Axis.
A large segment of Chilean opin-
ion is ardently anti-Axis and some
political leaders who have been
campaigning for a break predict
that it now is inevitable-perhaps
even before President Rios starts out
in mid-October as President Roose-
velt's invited guest.
Informed sources speculated that
protection for Chile's 2600-mile Pa
cific coast would be main point of
any discussions in Washington.
Weak defenses have been advanced
frequently as the explanation for
Chile's abstention from the Rio de
Janeiro accords which bound most
of the Americas together against the
Axis.
Informed sources said Rios would
be accompanied by high army, navy
and air force officers and repre-
sentatives of both houses of the
Legislature.
In a cordial response to President
Roosevelt's invitation, Rios declared
he was eager to meet the United
States President, whose vigorous
democratic personality enjoys de-
served admiration in Chile"
President Rios took Office Febru-
airy 2 following provisional regime
which had succeeded Pedro Aguirre
Cerda, pro-solidarity Popular Front
ist who died November 25.
He was the candidate of the pro-
collaboration Radical party. AS re-
Gently as July "a he declared that
Chile might shift her position "if
interests of the American Continent
require it'