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Evening star., 1942-09-21
Allied Fighters Blast
Lac, Jap-He|d Base
On New Guinea Coast
Enemy's Supply Lines
From Bunu to Kokodu
Also Are Pounded
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Sept. 81.
Operating without interference
from enemy planes, Allied fight
ers yesterday attacked the vital
japanese base at Lac on the
northeast coast of New Guinea
for the third successive day,
burning five barges and a tug
boat and damaging shore install
lationS.
A communique announcing the
raid said Allied fighters and bomb
ers also had blasted Japanese sup
ply lines extending inland from
Buna, ITS miles below Lac. to Ko-
koda, on the route of the Japanese
drive toward Port Moresby.
18th Attack on Buna.
The assault on Buna, which
touched off fires and heavy ex-
plosions, was the 18th on that
target since August Is.
On the New Guinea ground front,
Allied headquarters reported no
change in the general situation" j."
indicating the Japanese still were
stalled at Ioribaiwa, a hamlet on
the southern slopes of the Owen
Stanley Mountains, 30 miles airline
distance from Port Moresby, which
they reached early last week.
Extensive patrol activity was re-
ported in that sector, however, and
a resumption of bitter fighting at
any time was regarded as likely.
Milne Bay Area Mopped Up.
An Allied spokesman, meanwhile,
announced elimination of another
threat to Port Moresby with the
completion of "mopping up" opera
tions in the Milne Bay area on the
southeast tip of New Guinea, where
the Japanese set troops ashore dur
ing the last week in July.
All the enemy forces engaged in
that abortive thrust have been dis
posed of, the spokesman declared.
The sweeping air assaults carried
out by the Allied Air Force yester-
day represented the continuation of
a co-ordinated program to smash
the bases through which the Japa-
nese are supplying their troops try
ing to push overland toward Port
Moresby.
Eight tons of bombs were unloaded
in the previous days attack on Lac
also carried out without enemy
fighter opposition.
Evening star., 1942-09-21

Bonds, like bombs, come in many
sizes. Even the smallest one gives a
jolt to the Axis-if you buy it.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Wi||kie, in Moscow,
Hopes for Long Talk
With Premier Stain
Arises Early and Goes
For Walk; Appointment
With MoIotov Slated
BY the Associated Press.

| MOSCOW, Sept. 21.-Wendell
L. Willkie said today he hoped
to have a long, straightforward
and frank talk with Premier
Joseph Stain because "I under
stand he is a man who likes
frankness and I like frankness,
too."
Mr. Willkie arrived here yesterday
and rose at am. today, spending
his first morning in the Soviet cap
ital walking the streets before break
fast. He encountered columns of
Russians on their way to work.
After breakfast he saw Red Square
for the first time, walked around the
Kremlin and talked with British
Ambassador Sir Archibald Clark
Kerr.
He had an appointment later in
the day with Vyacheslaff Molotov,
Soviet foreign commissar.
Toured Factories and Farms.
E Before coming here MI. Wflkie
toured Russian factories and COL
lective farms. He declared he had
been asked some so times about a
second front and said: Il want to
check a lot of things here"
Mr.. Willkie said he planned to
deliver to Stain a written message
from President Roosevelt and that
he already had asked to visit the
front.
He said he thought the front
down in Stalingrad is just as much
an American and British front as
it is Russian"
President Roosevelt's special rep
resentative said he had failed to find
any letdown in spirits or the war ef-
fort in Russia in talking to as many
persons as possible during his tour
of plants and farms.
1--WE all pride ourselves on little
things of lfe," he asserted It
pride myself on the thought I know
how to ask questions. asked plenty
and I found nothing to indicate
there is the slightest letdown."
Want to Talk to Many People.
| Mr.. Willkie said he wanted to
talk to as many people as possible
in and around Moscow"
He said the Russians appreciated
the aid they have received from the
United States and Great Britain
but they didn't think our aid has
been enough"
Noting how often he had been
asked about a second front, Mr.
Willkie said: They think that is
the kind of aid they are entitled
to. The second front has become
almost like a symbol to them"
Russian workers, he declared, are
grim in their determination, they
are grimmer than our people In the
factories, but they have no idea OF
quitting"
He said the Soviet government
had permitted him to go through
factories without limitation anc
allowed me to question any one ]
wanted to-"
No Weakening of Spirit.
Il could find no signs or indica-
tlons of weakening of the spirit
in this country" he went on. 81
found universal devotion to the
homeland"
He said he had looked for any
sign that the Russians might thinl
of giving up the struggle, but founc
! mo intimation of it."
Il also found skill in industry" h
declared. IF I haven't known
was in Russia. might have been II
Detroit, Los Angeles or Hartford"
Mr.. Willkie few to Moscow from
Kuibyshev The Foreign Ofict
guest house was placed at his dis.
poSal.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Australians in Hills
OF Timor Still Prove
Threat 10 japanese
Force Well Stocked Will
Food, Arms and Tobacco,
Is Beyond Reach Of Foe
By the Associated Press.

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept
21-High up in the mountains
of Portuguese Timor, in the
South Pacific, a force of Austria
lians, we'll stocked with good
food, arms and tobacco, still is
defying the japanese, who an
nounced occupation of the island
February 10.
A mixed force OF native troops
from Dutch Timor, the western hall
OF the island. and Australians
moved into Dill in the Portuguese
colony 10 days after the attack on
Pearl Harbor to forestall an ex-
pected japanese invasion. Portugal
protested apainst the Allied action
and it was agreed the Allied troops
would leave when Portuguese REIN
forcements arrived.
The first Japanese landing was
made by 1000 troops, The Aus
tralians were quartered outside the
citY Of Dill, which fell easily to the
Japanese on February 10. The
Australians, with the Dutch troops
which escaped Dill, moved into the
interior.
Reports reaching Australia say
the japanese repeatedly have sent
strong searching parties into the
interior after the Australians and
each time the japanese have been
ambushed and have suffered Sc
verely.
The Australians are we'll armed
and have ample ammunition and
food beyond the reach of the Japa-
nese. They are reported to be in
the best of health and have a medi-
cal officer with them.
The japanese apparently have
come to realize the futility of try
ing to drive them from their strong
hold. Whenever they become toe
daring in seeking to find the Aus
tralians, the imperials usually ado
few more japanese to their score
Bonds, like bombs, come in man,
sizes. Even the smallest one gives /;
i
Evening star., 1942-09-21
FB| Rounds Up 80
In Chicago Societies
As Foes Of Draft
CoIored Defendants
Face Sedition and
Other Charges
BY the Associated Press.

iy tiic aosotldtcu FIeSS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-The FBI
announced today roundup of about
80 colored leaders and members of
three Chicago organizations which
Federal agents said were aimed at
defeating the selective service law.
OF the IL leaders of the groups.
II have been apprehended and
charged with sedition and con-
spiracy to commit sedition. The
members have been charged with
violation of the Selective Service
Act by allegedly failing to register
Or to comply with directives Of their
local draft boards.
Albert johnson, special agent in
charge of the Chicago FBI office,
said the roundup started yesterday
and was completed last night. His
account of the arrests Was. >o... 80
One Of the organizations is the
Peace Movement of Ethiopia, head
ed by Nine. Mittie Maud Lena Cor
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press.
TODAY.

TODAY.
Senate:
Expected to open debate on price
stabilization bill.
Agriculture Subcommittee con-
siders possible amendments to price
Stabilization bill.
Finance Committee holds closed
discussion of new tax bill.
House:
Routine session.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
100000, 900 Cups Needed

One hundred million tapping cups
may be required shortly to draw
the latex from rubber trees in Gen.
trail and South America.
Evening star., 1942-09-21

Buy War bonds, and when the
war is won, cash in-on freedom.
Evening star., 1942-03-27

women and children executed all
over Yugoslavia. The core Of re-
sistance against the oppressor always
was the Serbian peasant people, who
felt in their hearts the necessity of
aghting for freedom"
A historical mandate justifies
these words. The Yugoslavs are a
mountain people, and the hills in
which they have their homes are
we'll adapted to guerrilla warfare.
Bands of Chetniks, operating under
the direction of leaders whose names
are not disclosed, continue after
twelve months a vigorous cam
paign Of attrition to which the adjec-
tive fabian" Is applied. The land
may be occupied, but it has not been
conquered. Americans, among whom
there are many of Balkan ancestry,
applaud the contribution which their
Yugoslavian allies are making to the
common endeavor toward victory.
The first anniversary OF the new
Yugoslavia is an appropriate occa-
sion for a salute Of gratitude and
appreciation.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Possessions

Unless you're o,Dned an apple tree
And opned Jersey coU,
And built barn that's large enough
For clover in the mo,c;
Unless you're stood on turroWed
ground,
Under the sun-tlled sky,
And telt deep propriety
In pigeons flying by;
Unless you'De trdded In brook
And climbed a distant hill,
And Ddlked abroad beneath the
stars
When night Is parm and still;
Unless you're had a friendly dog
Tagging your heels all day.
And 7leighbors Hptng near enough
To hear q child at play:
Unless you'De burned your oton hedge
logs
Upon your o,Dn stone hearth,
You have not had your equal share
OF joy upon this earth!
BILLY 3. COOPER
Evening star., 1942-03-27
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. Trdce1peH.

Good stout shoes, however, and plenty
Of socks, are always necessary, no matter
what sort OF walking one proposes to do.
You can't have any fun on q hike,
short or long, unless your feet feel at
home.
And II one really sets out on a hike,
not citifled walk. slacks are the best
for the essential legs. 1t isn't until one
really walks that the legs come into
their own. Then they are seen to be
the old and original form OF locomotion.
1t is impossible to 60 on as little as a
4-mile walk without working up a new
respect for legs. How faithfully they
plod along, mile after mile. with a
pistonlike motion which gets them, and
you, over the ground.
But the feet often take the spotlight,
even in the eyes OF experienced mixers.
They are forever on the 20, backward
and forward. They take the rough spots.
and must do the heavy work OF walking
and climbing.
1t is essential. therefore. that every
detail in connection with them be
thought Of beforehand.
Never go on a hike without seeing
that the feet are In good shape. Corns
and the like are not good companions on
a walking trip. Toenails have a way Of
cutting If they are the least bit jagged
or too long. See that they are trimmed
and cut of squarely at all times. but
especially before q hike.
Wool socks are best for many feet.
Sometimes IN cold weather two pairs,
one over the other, are excellent. They
not only make a good pad, but they
are very warm. the layer Of air between
them acting as buffer against the cold.
We believe that persons who merely
would like to hike, but who really do
not enjoy the long pull, should stay at
home.
They only add to the burdens OF the
real mixers.
Long walking, it must be remembered,
Is an athletic feat.
dUlOl Is ilOt Nllcukll Wllcu JOu
start coming round the mountain
You have to have good feet and legs
and lungs, and a real enthusiasm for
what you are doing.
As the war goes on. the average citizen
is going TO find that walking is not so
bad, after all.
1t has many compensations. one Of
which is that it gives you more time
to see your city and environs.
After all, 1t is impossible to really
see things when you are speeding along
at 80 or 10 miles an hour.
Walking gives you time to look. Then
you will see the cardinal seated in the
shrub, and the squirrel bounding across
the road, the turtle sticking its head
out Of its shell. and the sunshine COM
ing up over the hill
These are all worth noting. especially
In a time when the world OF men. de-
pite itself, is busy with other things
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Desirable Precedent

The Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission has
taken a step believed unprecedented
In the State in recent years by volun-
tarily requesting the suspension OF
tax levied for park purposes in Prince
Georges County. The amount OF the
tax-212 cents per S100-may seem
hardly worth mentioning In these
days Of billion-d dollar appropriations.
But the desirability of having a
precedent established which may
lead to many other 2Kz cent, or more,
tax eliminations is evident.
Of it's own volition and without
public pressure, the park group
asked the suspension OF the levy for
the duration of the war, if possible.
In making the request, it noted that
essential Federal, State and local
outlays during the war will be heavy.
1t voiced the view of all taxpayers
that public funds should be spent
sparingly and local taxes reduced to
the minimum" during this emer-
eency. The commission disclosed
that, fortunately, it has enough funds
to provide ample recreation facili-
ties for the Metropolitan Area"
under a program which "can be
safely and sensibly curtailed under
existing conditions.'
The Prince Georges County Com
missioners, faced with defense out
lays that may require tax OF even
more than 21z cents, will, Of course,
grant the request to suspend the park
levy. Critics may regard the park
groups move as an election-year
gesture. But it is undeniable that
they have set an example which
other boards or commissions could
follow with profit. The ideal pro-
eedure would be for public of1cials
and civic groups, laying aside all
sense Of suspicion. to examine cur
sent outlays carefully. It Is q safe
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdskin.


A reader can get the dnstDer to any
question OF fact by prittng The Star
Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has,
kin, Director, Washington, d. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Which President first threw the ball
at the beginning OF the big league base
ball season?-R. A.
A. President Taft In 1912 was the first
President to pitch the first ball at the
opening game Of the big league baseball
season.
@. How many times has Jerusalem
been besieged?-P. C..
A. Jerusalem has endured about 20
sieges and blockades, about ls reconstruc-
tions, as well as two periods OF desols-
ton after Nebuchadnezzar and Hadrian.
@. BY what name are young eels
called?-C. H. P.
A. Young eels are called "elvers." They
are so transparent that when laid upon
a printed page 1t Is possible TO read
through them.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Unconquered

One year ago today the new nation
of Yugoslavia came into being. 1t
was on March q, 1941, that young
King Peter II announced his deci-
sion to assume the royal powers in
herited from his father, martyred
King Alexander, asSaSsinated at
Marseilles, October 9, 1884. The
youthful monarch represented the
natural resistance of Croats, Serbs
and Slovenes to German and Italian
pressure upon the Balkans. A great
spontaneous demonstration OF re-
sentiment had greeted the reaching
of an understanding with Hitler,
signed at Vienna few days earlier.
The growing storm forced the youth
full sovereign into position OF lead
ership which he could not refuse
without dishonor. He declared an
end of the regency of his uncle,
Prince Paul, and mounted the throne.
The democratic communities Of the
world, not excluding those tempo
rarily held in subjection by Axis
armies, acclaimed his decision. He
became for the moment the human
symbol of freedoms defiance OF
tyrannical aggression.
The immediate consequences OF
Yugoslavian refusal to submit to
dictation were inevitably tragic. Ger
man armies devastated the country.
Belgrade, the capital. was blasted
from the skies. Within a month
Berlin could broadcast the news that
the invasion had attained its objec-
tive. So far as superficial results
were concerned, such a statement
was true. In larger and more i'm
portant respect, 1t was false. DR..
Svetislav-Sveta Petrovitch, in his
valiant book Free Yugoslavia Call
ing" says: "Officially the Balkan
front is quiet. There are no more
official communiques of battles on
this front. But unoff1cially the battle
is going on. News Of this struggle
comes to us through secret channels,
for the Germans do not dare nor do
they wish to let the world know
about it. Yet, unwittingly, they ad-
nit the struggles existence by re-
leasing almost every day short an
nouncements that fifty Serbs were
hanged here, fifty Chetniks shot to
death there, and hundreds Of men,
Evening star., 1942-03-27
"TAKOMA PARK.

Dear Sir:
Can you tell me II there are any
hiking clubs in Washington?
Before I came here, used to do =
lot OF walking. found 1t . great thing
both for body and mind. Somehow in
the woods and fields and along the
trails I found rest from many OF the
cares Of the day.
III automobiles are to be used less
and less, no doubt walking will come
more into its own than ever; persons
who now do not walk even few blocks,
will have to step on their own feet, for
. change.
And those who now walk will want
to 60 on long hikes. If you know OF any
walking OUTFIT. let me know. I will
appreciate 1t very much.
Sincerely, T. T. c."
There recently came to our desk the
spring schedule of the Wanderbirds, pub
lished by the Executive Committee Of
the Wanderbirds' Hiking Club, Inc.
The trips range between and 10
miles, most of them in the mountains.
As to membership, the publication
states: The Wanderbirds Is an open
club, and all who are interested in
hiking and enjoy the outdoors are in
vited to join us. There are no dues the
cost of operating the club in included in
the fare OF each hike. II you wish to
come on . hike, all that is necessary is
to make your reservation, and appear at
the starting point by the scheduled
time"
AS to equipment, this is said: Boots
or stout, low-heeled walking shoes are
not for city shoes Breeches or slacks
are best. Skirts and stockings are always
out OF luck, and shorts are inadvisable-
briers and shrubbery have an unkind
manner OF treating bare legs. All trips
are for the entire day. so bring lunch
As to dogs, the mixers state: Please
leave dogs and other pets at home, not
that We don't enjoy them, but they may
cause q disturbance amongst the local
dogs and other animals we may en-
counter"
Readers OF this column are forever
making mental pictures OF the writer
thereof
We have been pictured As q tall
man in shorts. galloping around through
the mountains; as a short, fat man; as
an old gentleman with a big, long white
beard. and many others.
None Of these pictures is correct, but
the first Is the farthest of OF all.
Hiking through the mountains is .
sport for which We have the most fervid
admiration. And those hardy persons
who indulge in it are the envy of our
life. 1t must be q lot OF fun. but it
has its drawbacks
Briers. strange dogs. ones own ach-
ing "dogs"-these are but q few OF the
inimical things about hikes, AZ known
to the initiated.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Military Lesson

Now that the South Paciflc Is
ablaze with war, there are numerous
islands In it which belong to any one
who can occupy them. They con-
stitute a no mans land, as the ex-
preston goes, but there is one in
particular that specially merits the
title. 1t is Fishing Cat Island, be-
tween the Society Group and Tahiti,
where for nearly sixty years cats
have ruled exclusively. Not mere
tame tabby cats, these-they are
rough, tough and able to take care
of themselves.
Their possession Of this strategic
point is due to a common falling
underestimation of the powers Of
evil. In 1862 a shipwreck brought to
the island hordes of famished rats.
As a counter measure, several hun
dred cats were imported. In almost
no time the rats were cleaned out, but
the cats multiplied alarmingly. At
first, when the cats were relatively
weak from insufficient food, the ma
tives held their own; but in time the
little slant-eyed feline invaders solved
the problem of economic sumciency-
they learned to fish. With that, the
mask was of and the end was swift.
without any formal declaration Of
war, they turned violently on the
natives and drove them of. So
thorough was the Job done by the
Rising Cats that to this day Toxic
has not claimed their domain as
part of the Jap empire.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Member Of the Associated Press.
The Court Merqer

Completion of congressional action
on the bill to merge the Police and
Municipal Courts and to establish
Municipal Court of Appeals for the
District provides the machinery for
effecting notable improvements In
the functioning of these tribunals.
1t is in these courts that the great
majority of citizens have their first
and only experience with the ad-
ministration Of justice, and it is be-
cause Of this fact that the impor-
tance of maintaining an equitable
and efficient organization has been
stressed time and again. But the
mere reorganization OF the existing
establishment, although helpful, will
not of itself insure either equitable
or efficient operation. This can be
accomplished only by filling the key
posts in the new organization with
the most capable men available.
Perhaps the most important post
In the new setup will be that OF
chief Judge of the merged Police
and Municipal Courts. Under the
act. he is charged with full RESPONSE
bility for the organization Of the
merged court, for the assignment of
Judges and with seeing to 1t that
each Judge does his full share Of the
courts work. Obviously, the chief
Judge ought to be man who is
thoroughly familiar with the func-
tionings of the courts as they now
exist, with the strong points and the
weak points of the judges now serv-
Ing, and, in the broadest sense, with
the many problems that will arise
between the new court and It's
clients. This means that the chief
Judge should be one who has had
long experience on the Districts
lower courts. To fill this post with
one of the two outsiders" permitted
under the act would be to defeat the
basic purpose Of the reorganization.
Much the same thing may be said
of the new Court OF Appeals. And
In this connection 1T is significant
that, while the act authorizes the
appointment of two non-DiStrict
residents to the bench of the merged
court, 1t expressly requires. that the
Judges Of the Court Of Appeals must
have maintained an actual place OF
abode In the District for at least
five years prior to their appointment
and also must have been "actively
engaged in the practice OF the law
in the District" for the same period
of time prior to appointment.
This language plainly means that
the Judges of the Court OF Appeals
should be chosen from among the
men actually engaged in the practice
of law before the courts of the Dis
trict, and who as a result OF this
experience, would be fully qualified
to deal with the strictly local ques-
tions that would confront them on
the appellate bench. 1t is to be
hoped that the appointing authorities
will do their share toward effectuating
the basic purpose of the reorganiza-
ton by following the plain intent OF
the residence and practice require
ments in appointing the judges OF
the appellate court.