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Evening star., 1942-02-26
Workers Injuries Slight
In Three-Story PLUNGE

Albert Wolfron, 30, OF 1888 Morse
street NE, bricklayer, fell three
floors from scaffold on a construc-
ton job in Hyattsville, Md, today,
but escaped serious injury.
At Emergency Hospital here it
was stated that he was suffering
from shock, cuts and bruises, but
that no bones were broken.
Another bricklayer, Allen Dengler
"A, of 6208 Lexington place NE, fell
at the same time Folfron did, but
managed to grab a supporting piece
of lumber one floor below him and
escaped injury.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
F. B. |. Doto to Congress
Sought in Proposed Bill
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Jones, Republican,
of Ohio today introduced legislation
under which the Federal Bureau of
Investigation would be ordered to
report to Congress on an investiga-
ton of Government employees be-
longing to subversive organizations.
He said the bureau had not made
reports as stipulated in legislation
appropriating 100000 last year for
an inquiry. He added in statement
that the policy of the F. B. I. was to
report its findings to department
heads instead of to Congress. He
added that these heads had taken no
action regarding persons described
as subversive.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Farm Bloc Acts
To ba|k Veto Of
Price Measure
Hopes to Amend
Army Bill With
Pority Requirement
Earlier Story on Page A-6.)

Earlier Story on Page A-6.)
BY the Associated Press.
The Senate farm bloc maneu-
vered today to circumvent a pos
sible presidential veto of parity
price legislation by seeking to
prevent the use of any funds in
a pending s32,762, ,737,900 mill
tary appropriations bill for the
purchase of crop surpluses at
less than parity.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, OF
Oklahoma announced he planned to
offer an amendment to the huge
bill barring use of its funds to pur-
chase any agricultural product held
by the Commodity Credit Corp. at
less than parity, price calculated
to give farmers equal purchasing
power with others.
The Senate voted, so to %, ap-
proval over presidential opposition
OF separate legislation to prevent
the sale of Government-held sur
pluses of major farm crops at less
than parity.
Senator Brown, Democrat, OF
Michigan, leader of the group op-
posing the measure, said that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would veto the bill
If it subsequently passed the House
Such a veto might be avoided, farm
Senators argued, if the proposed
amendment were attached to the
vital military appropriations bill.
Senator Thomas said he had
agreed with administration leaders to
delay offering his amendment until
Monday, when final action is ex-
pected on the money bill, so that
attempts might be made to work out
some sort of compromise.
The Oklahoma Senator said lead
ers had told him the War Depart
ment had given assurances that it
would purchase cotton or food
stuffs with money contained in the
bill only on the open market, thus
preventing use of Government-held
surpluses for this purpose.
II adopted, the Thomas amend
ment would operate to control the
price at which cotton might be pur-
chased from Government sources for
uniforms and as well as the price
at which surplus foodstuffs might be
obtained for lease-lend purposes.
Senator Thomas said about 3,000,-
900 bales Of cotton would be in
volved.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
$500 Enemy Aliens
| Now Interned at
Fort Lincoln Camp
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BISMARCK, N. Dak., Feb.
26.-Population at the Fort
Lincoln internment camp was
increased to more than 1.5OO
enemy aliens today when about
TOO more japanese were i'm
prisoned behind the high wire
stockade.
The Japanese arrived on a
19-car immigration train after
a three-day trip from the West
Coast, joining others who were
brought here several weeks ago.
Among the aliens unloaded
were japanese taken Monday
by the F. B. I. from the Fish
Harbor area at Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)

Earlier Story on Page A-4)
BY the Associated Press.
BATAVIA, N. E. l.. Feb. 26.-Maj
Gen. Henry Gordon Bennett, COM
mander of the Australian forces In
Malaga, disclosed today that he and
few of his men escaped from Sin
gapore only after the formal sur
render of the British imperial gar
rison to the Japanese on Febru-
ary Is.
Gen. Bennett, in an interview with
an official Dutch Indies war depart
ment correspondent reported by
Aneta News Agency, paid tribute
to Singapore's defenders, who held
on until the last moment" in the
face of Japanese bombing attacks SO
heavy that one group Of 400 Austria
lians lost all but IA men In three
days under enemy bombardment.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, Feb. 26 R.-
Stocks mixed; price changes mar
row. Bonds uneven; some rails
improve. Cotton irregular; trade
demand offsets moderate hedg-
ing. 49,:
CHICAGO: Wheat higher;
Senate passes Government grain
sales restriction bill. Corn
higher; fair shipping demand.
Hogs fairly active; steady; top,
$1S.25; dressed pork higher. Cat
tie steady to Is cents higher;
moderate offerings.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Chungking and India
Moy Exchange ENJOYS
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 26.-Informed
British sources predicted today that
closer collaboration between China
and India shortly will be effected
by an exchange of diplomatic repre-
sentatives with the rank of minister
between Chungking and New Delhi.
The appointments we're seen as
the first fruits" of the visit to
India by Chinese Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek and were hailed
as a step "of the greatest impor-
tance" in ensuring close liaIson
among Washington, Delhi and
Chungking.
Evening star., 1942-02-26

OI1ICCIO oc10s
Most of the crew was composed Of
recently enlisted men making their
first trip to sea, but the officers said,
no panic or confusion followed the
terrific blast amidship.
The men, the officers said in warm
praise of them, remained calm, and
there was perfect discipline at all
times. They ran Immediately to
battle stations after. the torpedo
Evening star., 1942-02-26

WAGE-HOUR CHIEF-L. Met
calfe Walling, former Rhode
Island State Labor Commits
sioner, who was nominated by
President Roosevelt today to
be administrator of the Wage
and Hour Division of the La
Dor Department. He has been
acting administrator since
Brig. Gen. Philip B. Fleming
left that post to become Fed
eral Works administrator.
Harris & Ewing Phot
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Chinese Envoy in Ottowu

4 OTTAWA, Feb. 26 R.-Dr. Liu
Shih- -shun, formerly director Of the
European department Of the Chi
nese Foreign Affairs Ministry, pre-
sented his credentials today as the
first Chinese Minister to Ottawa.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
HiuIeuh Park

SIXTH RACE-Purse, $1,000; claim
ing; 4-year-olds and upward; 1h miles.
Haut Mond CWielander) $3.50 1910 7.6O
Belle D'Amour (McCombs) $50 4.2Q
1nconceivable (JameS 42O
Time, 1:51+s.
Also ran-Belfry Chimes. Suertero
Beau Brannon, Dunade, Belmar ARA,
Bufflehead, George LamaZe, One Shen.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, $1,000: claim
ing; 4-year-olds and upward: lh miles.
French Trap (Wielder) 1890 800 4.5o
Kurdistan (GonZaleZ) 1740 TAG
Handiboy day 2.9C
Time. 1885,
Also ran-Saxonian, star Bud. Elmada
Brown Ben Nightly, Moselem, Dust Cap
Portet, No Sir.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Pension Repeal Agreement Reached
Officers of 7orpedoed Cutter
Tell How Men Ran to Stations
All Remained Calm After Terrific Blust;
Injured Seaman Saves Companions

Editors note: The toloUing dispatch released today
after being censored by Army and Many authorities The
topedoing and subsequent sinking OF the Coast Guard cutter
Alexander Hamilton announced by the Nary Department
February % NTH the report that loss Of personnel ,uas
erate The military censorship deleed the enact date the
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Late News Bulletins
Thousands of Allied Troops in Java

BANDOENG. Java OP1.-"Thousands Of British. Austria
Ian and American troops side in Java 1t Gen.
Helm Ter Pooren chief of the Netherlands
East Indies Army declared in broadcast tonight Pres
of the Allied troops Java had been announced to the
outside world few days but tonght remarks by the
commander contained the first official Dutch reference to
figures president Roosevelt said in his radio broadcast
Monday night thousands American in
the Southwest Pacihc)
Nozis Report Rongoon Railway Is Cut
LONDON 0F,-The German radio said tonight that the
Manadalay Railway first leg Of the Burma road
supply line to China and immediate goal of the Japanese
offensive Burma had in several places by japanese
troops The Toxic radio thus far has made such claim
and the latest British communque from Burma that
the defense line is still intact along the Sang River east
of the railway.
Earlier Stoly Page A-1)
American Flyers Shoot Down Sd laps
CHUNGKING pP.-The Flying Tigers-the American vol
unteer group-shot down total of "a planes in attacks
yesterday and today japanese formations Thaand
Central News (ocia Chinese agency dispatch said tonight
The Americans suffered loss their own said.
Pension Repeal Agreement Reached
joint Senate House committee reached agreement this
afternoon legislation repeating the controversial retire
ment provisions for Congress The agreement after
House conerees abandoned contention that retirement
benefits for 100000 regular Government workers
repealed along with those for members of Congress.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
OukIuwn Park

FOURTH RACE-Purse, S100: claim
ing; 4-year r-olds and upward; furlonss.
Owasse (BalaskD 1880 $50
Par Avion tTaylor) 500
Time, 1:14.
Also ran-Sidout, Tonypandy, Vegas
Justice, Comet II. Saran.
FIFTH (SUBSTITUTEl RACE-Purse.
$500; claiming; 4-year-olds and upward
! is miles.
Chryseis tZufelt) 76O $40 440
For1ent tFranklin) $40 $50
Oovie Lou tWhitins) $50
Time, 1.511s.
. Also ran-Alpolly. Jean Lee, Ripping
Evening star., 1942-02-26
BY LEO BRANHAM,


REYKJAVIK, Iceland Delayed The Of the U. S. S.
Hamilton themselves like steady Navy vet
during exciting moments after the Coast Guard cutter
opedod somewhere off the coast of Iceland the vessels
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Late Races

Entries for Tomorrow on Page
Rossvan's, Other Selections and
2-X.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Weather Forecast

Continued moderately cold tonight, lowest tenn
perature slightly below freezing Temperatures
today-Highest, 43, at 4 pm; lowest, 80, at 7:SO
am.
From sns ,, Ini.sd z. states weasnsr bureau Report
Evening star., 1942-10-30

rides. An attack against Espiritu
santo depends. Of course, on the
damage to the feet at Santa
Cruz and whether 1t has enough
strength to risk operations which
would certainly involve bitter
fighting.
And so it is that the entire pic
ture Of the battle in the South
Pacific appears slightly improved.
The result should be known
within a week. It appears that
our ground forces can hold at
Guadalcanal, provided we are not
outflanked. And this depends on
the size of the enemy's air and
sea losses Of the last 10 days. If
they have been as heavy as we
have reason to believe from re-
ports Of our flyers, 1t is doubtful
If the japanese high command
viii be sufficiently reckless to try
to take Espiritu Santo. If their
remaining power is greater than
we have reason to believe, then
our situation remains precarious
and the outcome Of this most I'M
portant battle Of World War II
can not be foreseen.
Evening star., 1942-10-30
The Great Come Of Politics
Dewey Victory Next Week Would Give Him
Preferred Position as Aspiront in 1914

fled himself, as he might have done,
with effective opposition to the ad-
ministration incompetency and mis-
management Of the war effort. Con-
sidering all these things and know
ing that Mr.. Willkie, like Mr.. Dewey,
still itches for the presidency, it
seems clear that if he wins next
week. Mr.. Dewey will be in the
stronger position.
This. for entirely sound reasons,
will distress good many people,
but, nevertheless, it is the situation.
Incidentally, Mr.. Willkie has not yet
indorsed Mr.. Dewey's gubernatorial
candidacy, and 1t is easy to under
stand that Mr.. Dewey would prefer
to win without any Willkie help.
Erroneous Deductions.
It looks now as If he were going
to do exactly that. The fact is that
Mr.. Willkie seems to have put his
Endorsement off so long that It is
hardly worth anything now-not
even as much as the Presidents
delayed and colorless statements for
John J. Bennett, jr. OF course, de-
spite polls and betting odds, Mr..
Dewey may not win and then he
would 60 down the drain politically,
and Mr.. Willkie be left in much bet
ter shape. However, opinion in
clines strongly to a Dewey success.
In that event two erroneous deduc-
tions may be-probably will be
drawn.
One is that Mr.. Dewey,s election
would be a reputation of the Presi-
dent by the voters of his own State.
That is ridiculous. AS q matter of
fact, If Dewey wins, it will be at
least partially due to Mr.. Roosevelt's
pre-convention effort to take away
party control from Mr.. Farley and
the way In which he managed to
disparage Mr.. Farleys candidate,
Mr.. Bennett, before his nomination.
Farley Always a Factor.
The other erroneous deduction
would be that the defeat OF his can
didate would ''liquidate" Mr.. Farley
as a political leader. That would
not be the case. Mr.. Farley might
not be the dominant national leader
Bennett victory would make him,
but he would still be State chair
man and he would still have con-
troll of the State organization.
As things appear today Mr.. Farley
and Mr.. Bennett are fighting on
the defensive, with odds against
them. But it does not do to count
Big Jim" out until the last bell
rings. He yet may pull his ticket
through, and that would come close
to making him the dominant figure
in the 1914 Democratic convention.
It then would be dinncult, If not I'M
possible. for Mr.. Roosevelt either
again to draft" himself or to nosni-
nate Vice President Wallace.
Evening star., 1942-10-30

It is true that in certain in
stances the Japs managed to
break through our lines, but their
successes we're only temporary.
Shortly afterward they were
pushed back across the Matini-
kau River, the principal barrier
defending the vital airfield.
A computation Of Japanese
losses in ground operations leads
one to believe that the enemy
will soon cease frontal attacks
and confine the action to jungle
fighting. The American ground
forces-marines and soldiers
have performed wonders, had 4
strategic advantage over the
enemy in that they were battling
from celared ground while the
Japs had to come out of Jungle
paths, sometimes in single file,
and under the murderous fire Of
our Macllne-8O0S.
Claims Not ExaxEerated.
There also has been q slight
improvement In the situation at
sea around the Solomons. Our
losses have been heavy, but so
have the enemy's. The American
high command Is making no
exaggerated omcial claims be-
cause of the difficulty in obtain
ing information on the exact
damage to ships attacked by our
planes and submarines. Hence,
the reports of airmen or subma-
rine commanders who are not
certain Of damage often pass In
silence. It Is reasonable to as
sumo, however, that many Japa-
nese surface ships have been
damaged and had to return to
their base at Truk for repairs.
Under these circumstances 1t Is
thought IN competent quarters
that Unless the Japanese have
enough strength left to attempt q
Evening star., 1942-10-30
This Changing World
Trend Of BottIe indicates Guodolcono Will Hold
IfU.S. Forces Con Avoid Being outfIonked

decisive blow at sea and on land
within the next - hours, we shall
witness q allowing down Of ac-
tivity, with the Japs resuming At
triton operations with the air
and submarine forces.
The most tender spot In the
whole situation Il in New
Hebrides waters, southeast Of the
Solomons, where = japanese task
force IS reortped operating. Amer
ican planes some time ago sig
nailed the presence Of this force,
but its direction was uncertain.
In the last two days, however,
movements Of the enemy's vessels
have been confirmed by Amer
ican and Australian airmen.
Japs Might Outliank Us.
Should the Japs attack and oc-
cupy the principal Island Of this
archipelago, Espiritu Santo. they
would be able to outflank us.
Espiritu 5anto, situated halfway
between New Caledonia and
Guadalcanal, Is an ideal air base,
and therefore assumes extreme
importance. The question Is
whether the Japanese have SUM-
cient strength at present to
make a landing against whatever
ground forces we may have there.
The principal naval engage
ments of the last three days have
occurred In the waters around
Santa Cruz, which is about 125
miles northeast Of the New Heb
Evening star., 1942-10-30

for the Republican presidential
nomination. Last week James A.
Farley charged that he already was
one-that he is now running for
Governor and President at the same
time. Which, however strongly 1t
may be denied, is the fact.
Some time ago Mr.. Dewey did
express the intention, II elected, Of
serving out his full term Of Cover
nor. But no one took that seriously.
Promises such as that have been
made before and almost always are
broken. 1t is an unpleasant COM
mentary on American public life,
but the people have shown that
they do not expect a man to keep
such promises, and do not resent 1t
when he fails to do so. That Mr..
Dewey will live up to his words on
this subject is a notion In which
no one really takes stock.
It is not a question of whether he
will 60 after the 1914 nomination;
it is merely a question of what
method he will use-whether he
will arrange to be drafted as was
President Roosevelt in 1910, or
whether, justs ignoring his previous
utterances, he drives straight for his
goal. That he can do the latter with
impunity, there is slight reason to
doubt.
Moreover, should he win his pres
ent fight, Mr.. Dewey will be in q
much stronger position to land the
nomination than he was in 1910.
Then he had just been beaten for
the Governorship, and being beaten
is distinctly not a political asset no
matter how close the result. This
time, if things 60 his way, Mr..
Dewey will have the prestige of hav-
ing been the first Republican to
carry New York since 1924
matter of IA years.
Preferred Position.
Every politician will agree that
that will put him in very preferred
position, indeed. 1t will insure q
solid delegation from his own State
and, without further effort, make
him the leading candidate. Ger
tainIy, it will give him an advantage
over Wendell Willkie, who will have
had no victory to attest his political
strength since his 1910 defeat.
In addition, while Mr.. Willkie has
done q pretty fine thing in putting
aside his personal dislike for the
man and supporting the Presidents
war policies, long before Pearl Har-
Dor and since, he has not endeared
himself to Republican political
leaders in any section.
On the contrary, he has consider
ably more party enemies today than
he has ever had. Nor has he identi-
Evening star., 1942-10-30

interpretations of bureau employe
as final. Never before have Ameri-
can citizens been treated in such
high-handed manner. It's regret
table blunder in the midst of war.
II the Government needs 100 per
cent of all incomes over $25,00O or
everything over $4,000, the average
citizen will gladly accept such =
ruling as necessary to finance the
war, but he will prefer that legisla-
ton specifically say so, instead Of
being ordered to obey law Congress
never passed.
Reproduction Rishta Reserved.)
Evening star., 1942-10-30

tcal energies Dsssthy ThsnSssn.
on psychological warfare against
our enemy in the West-Adolf
Hitler and his, Nazis-we would
1ind = situation to exploit. In
stead We are creating political
situations for that enemy to ex-
plot.
/. Here are q few facts which I
have received through various
channels, from Germany, and
which I believe to be authentic:
Hans Frank, the Governor
General of Poland, has been re-
moved for the following reasons:
ID He spoke at 4 lawyers con-
ference In Vienna on the limited
sovereignty Of Hitler's allies, the
candid inference being that Hun
gary and Rumania and italy are
now permanently and forever In 4
Germanic sphere of influence as
second-class partners.
(2) The German Reichswehr.
dissatisfied with his political tao
tics in Poland, urged him to at
tempt . reconciliation, through
the former German Ambassador
to Poland, Won Moltke, and the
former Polish Ambassador to
Berlin, Wysocki, looking toward a
detente. The Polish Ambassador
refused. The move was started
because of apprehension in Ger
man military circles regarding
the Polish situation in their rear,
in case Of further setbacks in
Russia.
90 The Gestapo circles claim
Frank was too weak and want an
outright dictatorship Of the,
Gestapo in Poland. This is very
unsatisfactory to the army,
which-as No. indicates-want-
ed exactly the opposite, namely a
reconciliation.
Unrest Among Leaders.
The shake-up in Poland only
illustrates unrest in party and
military leadership. The fantas-
tic fact Is that no one knows
who Is in command of the Ger
man army at this moment, or for
months passed. The commander
in chief is Hitler, but only as
Mr.. Roosevelt il Commander in
Chief Of the United States forces.
There are three general STATS
in Germany. There is, first, the
High Command Of the Wehr-
macht, presided over by General
Field Marshal Keitel. He has
the function Of co-ordinating
the functions of army, navy and
air force. In reality, Marshal
Keitel Is nothing-a bureaucrat,
not q planner Of grand strategy.
He has served, in turn, under
Won Schleicher, Blomberg and
Hitler.
Hitler has a private general
stan Of his own, headed by Gen.
Jodl, the man most susceptible
to Hitler's imaginative, intuitive
and adventurous ideas of war.
In the military hierarchy, this
Evening star., 1942-10-30
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

{
The improvement in our stu
alton in the solomons in the last
"a hours leads Washington OBJ
servers to think that "the ma
rines may have done 1t again."
The slightly more optimistic
note which prevailed today In
oficial circles Is due to the fact
that all recent attacks against
Henderson Airfield on Guadal-
canal have collapsed with stag
gering losses to the enemy. The
Japanese have, attacked reck-
lessly since last week with new
forces-believed to total about
$4,000 men. AL their assaults,
without exception, have been
beaten back; in some instances
with q casualty ratio Of 10 to /.