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Evening star., 1942-01-16

The War Department denounced
today as utterly false a vicious
whispering campaign it said was
going the rounds in New York to
the effect that the bodies of $500
American soldiers had arrived at
Brooklyn from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
without coffins.
Brig. Gen. Homer N Gronlnger,
commander of the base, named IN
the rumor, reported the facts to the
War Department, which was so
aroused by its viciousness that it
issued an emphatic denial.
AS a result of the whispering cam
paign, hundreds of telephone calls
have been received at Brooklyn
Army headquarters. One resident
of Forty-eighth street in Brooklyn.
the report to the War Department
stated, wrote letter requesting that
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Charge Of Promotion
OF inefficient Officers
10 Be Investigated
Senote Group Named
After Trumon Hits
Army Appointments
Earlier Story on Pare A-l.)

Earlier Story on Page Ally
b the Associated Press.
The Senate Military Affairs
Committee acted today to expand
its investigation of Army ap-
pointments following charges in
the Senate that officers accused
of inefi1ciency and waste In the
defense program often got pro-
motions instead of censure.
Chairman Reynolds announced
appointment of subcommittee
headed by Senator Chandler. Demo-
crat, of Kentucky, and including
Senators Kilgore, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia and Holman. Republican. of
Oregon, to investigate all presiden-
tial nominations for Army promo
tions.
Senator Chandler told reporters
the group was named largely be-
cause of statement Senator Tru-
man. Democrat. of Missouri. made
to the Senate yesterday.
Senator Truman. discussing the
Defense Investigating Committees
charges that there was graft. waste
and ineniciency in the defense pro-
gram, was asked by Senator VAN
denberg, Republican, Of Michigan.
what usually happened to Army and
Navy officers thus involved. The
Missouri Senator replied that they
usually were promoted.
Senator Chandler said it was the
subcommittee intention to investi-
gate all Army appointments to see
if they were justified on the basis of
the individuals record
There will be no attempt to de-
lay. just to scrutinize these ap-
pointments," Senator Chandler said.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
George Opposes Cut
In Present Income
Tax Exemptions
Senator Suggests SuIes
Or Withholding Levy
On Low-Income Groups
Earlier Story on Page A-l2.

Earlier Story on Page A-12.)
BY the Associated Press.
Chairman George Of the Sen
ate Finance Committee said to-
day he was opposed to any re-
ductions in the present indi-
vidual income tax exemptions OF
$500 for married persons and
$3.50 for single persons.
There have been reports in con-
gressional circles that the Treasury
might suggest that all single persons
with incomes of $500 yearly and
married persons with 81 900 incomes
be subjected to direct Federal taxes,
thus broadening the sources of rev.
enue in an effort to raise 50 900 000.-
600 in new levies requested by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
If We are to impose taxes on the
people who make only $500 a year,
Senator George told reporters, 1t
ought to be done indirectly by some
other method-a sales tax or some
sort of withholding tax-and not by
forcing them to f1le income tax re-
turns.
The revenue from such sources
necessarily would be small and the
cost of collecting income tax from
such persons would be relatively
high"
Senator George said he had sug-
gested to the Treasury that individ-
uals and corporations in the higher
income brackets be permitted to
purchase Government bonds, up to a
fixed, small percentage of their in
come. and make an equal deduction
in their current tax payments.
Besides stimulating the sale OF
Government bonds, this would pro-
vide q cushion" against an antici-
pated post slump. he said.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Army Denies Whispered Report
OF Bodies Without Coffins

she be allowed to help put the bsdies
in coffins. She stated in the litter
that she had been told ship With
15OO bodies had arrived from 1earl
Harbor and together with a f-iend
requested an interview with the
commanding general.
Relating these facts, the Official
denial added:
The War Department states that
there is no truth whatsoever il the
report as to the arrival of any e,dies
and that. in no case, would hip
ments be made unless the bcdies
we're cared for in coffins. according
to the highest standards of civilian
practice.
The War Department accorts its
honored dead the honor and dgni-
ties rightly due the defenders our
Nation"
Evening star., 1942-01-16
.0'Dan.iel Proposal
For Army Dry Zones
Rejected by Senate
Bill FoiIs to RoIIy
Sufficient Support
For Formal Action
Earlier Story on Page A-13)
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate refused today ts
take up a bill to establish prohi-
bition areas around Army camps
and Navy posts, without a record
vote.
Senator ODaniel, Democrat, of
Texas made the motion after de-
claring failure to pass the measure
would be rendering service to Hit
Ter and the japanese.
The vote, however, was not on
passage of the bill, but to bring it
before the Senate for action. The
Texan was unable to get a sufficient
showing of hands to obtain roll
call.
Before the result of voice vote
had been announced Senator john
son Democrat, of Colorado de-
manded a standing vote. Under
Senate procedure the count on a
standing vote is not announced. but
it appeared to be approximately II
to % against considering the bill,
The effect is to leave it on the cal
endar. where it may be called up
again later.
The War Department had op-
posed tablishment of prohibition
areas near camps as unnecessary
because the Army has other methods
of dealing with the problem. Other
sections of the bill. aimed at keeping
vice away from camps, were not
opposed by the War Department
and already have been dealt with
in part in separate bill.
Speaking in support of the O'Dan-
iel motion for a vote on the bill,
Senator Lee, Democrat, of Okla
homa, declared there is no good ar
gument against it. The Oklahoman
said the arguments made against
the bill by the Secretary of War
were not impressive to me" He
said the Secretary's argument was
that the bill would put military men
under a different law from all other
citizens.
Senator ODaniel interrupted to
observe Secretary Stimson's letter
was written before the United States
ever became engaged in the war.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
TruwIer Thot Sank Sub
Is Given Up for Lost
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 16-The Admiralty
announced today that the trawler
Lady Shirley which sank the Ger
man submarine U-111 on october 4
Is overdue and considered lost.
The Lady Shirley was credited
with sinking the U-boat in a dra-
matte, fast-flring fight against what
the Admiralty termed "a larger and
better equipped adversary"
Several 4-inch shells from the
trawler disabled the submarine after
it had been forced to the surface
by depth bombs, and the German
crew abandoned the ship just before
it sank. Forty-four of the German
seamen were taken aboard the
trawler as prisoners.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Crowd Sees Man End Life
After Shots Miss Another
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Before
the Mortified gaze Of about 40 clerks,
most of them women. Jacob Horo-
witz, Sc, today fired several shots
from two pistols at Leo Barnett and
then turned the guns on himself,
taking his own life.
Mr.. Horowitz was a former gen.
eral manager of the Empire Mutual
Casualty Co, in whose ofnces the
shooting occurred. Mr.. Barnett.
unhurt, was said by police to be a
former president of the company.
He disappeared after the shooting.
Employees said both men lost their
positions when the company was
sold recently.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Roosevelt Tells
Baseball Clubs
ToCarry0 On
Sport Aids Morale,
He Says, Urging
More Night Games

President Roosevelt has ad-
vised Judge Kenesaw M. Lands,
high commissioner of baseball,
that In his opinion 1t would be
best for the Nation for profess
sional baseball to carry on
throughout the war.
Announcement of this expression
was made by the White House to-
day with the explanation that the
President had written a personal
letter to Judge Lands in response
to inquiry from the baseball ofncial.
In his letter. made public in Chi
cago, Mr.. Roosevelt classified base
ball as a definite recreational asset
to the Nation In time of stress and
suggested increased emphasis on
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, Jan. Is yR.-
Stocks lower; leaders down, on
light offering. Bonds mixed;
some specialties higher. Foreign
exchange quiet; generally un-
changed.
Cotton easier; liquidation and
Southern selling. Wool tops
steady; local and spothouse buH-
ing.
CHIC AG O.-Wheat about
steady; acreage restrictions
maintained. Corn about steady;
hedging sales Offset shipping
business. Hogs mainly 1920
higher; top. $11.60; moderate ar
rivals. Cattle undertone steady;
few arrivals, with nothing choice
offered.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
| Browns President
Rejoices at Prospect
Of More Night Games
py the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16-Don-
aid L. Barnes of the Browns,
leading advocate of more night
baseball in the major leagues,
said today President Roose-
velt's letter to Commissioner
Lands was the best news he
had heard in a long time.
The question of increasing
the number of night games to
IA will come up again at the
major league meetings in New
York, February 2, Mr. Barnes
said. The Browns were per-
mitted to play IA games in 1910.
but the number was reduced to
seven and the same limit was
set for the 1912 schedule.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
MiIIion-DoIIur Fire
Sweeps Furnace Plant
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSs.
SYRACUSE, N. Y. Jan. 16.-A
wind-fanned fire which rszed two of
three buildings of the Lennox Fur
mace Corp. early today caused dam
age estimated by a company omcial
at $1,000 and halted production
of war materials.
Four firemen were overcome by
smoke or injured fighting the blaze
which broke out shortly before mid
night.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
delivery Of
Night Final
| Edition

The Night Final Edition Of
The Star, with two addi-
tional pages of last-minute
news, is delivered through
out Washington and nearby
suburbs, together with The
Sunday Star, at Csc per
month.
This edition gives the
latest developments of the
day in International, Ma
tional and Local news, with
complete Financial Reports.
Special delivery Is made
between 6 pm. and Ills pm.
daily.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Zivic and Robinson
Weigh In for Fight
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16-FritZie
Zivic, former welterweight champion,
weighed l48 pounds, and Ray Robin
son l41s. today as they weighed in
for their 12-round bout at Madison
Square Garden tonight.
The winner is to be matched for
title bout with Freddie (Red)
Cochrane. who took the champion
ship from Zivic last summer. Zivic' S
weight was 6 pounds more than
when he lost to Robinson last Oc-
tober.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Naval Officer and Cadet
Die in Plane Crash

Ey the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 16-
Ensign Harvey Dupree, "a, of Nc
Intyre, Ga, and Aviation Cadet
Philip Hefiey of Carlisle, Iowa, were
killed today when their training
plane crashed and burned seven
miles southwest of the Naval Air
Station.
Navy officers said the crash ap-
parently resulted when the plane
went into a spin.
Cadet Hef1ey. 81, was former
william Penn College student and
had served with the Marines before
entering naval aviation.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

Earlier Story on rage ALL
The ship reported sunk of Long
Island yesterday was identified in a
Navy communique this afternoon
as the tanker Coimbra, flying the
flag of an Allied nation.
The Navy. which earlier in the
dav confirmed reports of the attack.
said the ship was observed in
sinking condition about 100 miles
east of New York yesterday morn
ing.
An unknown number of survivors
has been picked up. The ship is
assumed to have been torpedoed by
an enemy submarine, according to
the communicate.
The text follows:
"A tanker named Coimbra, flying
the flag of foreign ally, was OBJ
served in sinking condition on the
morning of JANUARY Is. It's posi-
ton was approximately 100 miles
east of New York. An unknown
number OF survivors has been
picked up. The cause of the dam.
age is unknown, but it is assumed
to have been torpedoed by an en-
emy submarine"
The Navy appended the following
mote to editors to explain the mix
up which resulted yesterday when
the Navy Department was unable to
confirm a Coast Guard report of
the sinking, which followed by 30
hours the torpedoing of the Pan
amanian tanker Norness, also of
Long Island:
This is the ship around which SO
much confusion developed yester-
day. 1t is not a new incident. The
confusion resulted largely from diff
ficulties in Navy communications,
about which fuller explanation is
being forwarded to you"
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Fair Grounds

THIRD RACE.Purse., $500; maidens;
Liberty Pan tShelhe err 1O.40 $50 $50
Ny Tet Rambler lWhitinO $50 2.4O
Singing Sun (Parise) 400
Time, 0:23 2-5
Also ran-Duke's Pal. Double Results
Jay D. Kan. fRaydel Mia Mia. Country
fJohn's Teddy. Field.
FOURTH RACE-Purse, $500; claiming;
3-year-olds; o furlonGs.
Sea Tack (Barber) 4.s0 4.2U
Mack's Prince (Madden) $50
Time. 1888.
Also ran1-Arso Las.ie. ( Dallas Flash.
Hills Flapste, ROCKY dor. Meanwhile,
fMarcopolly.
field.
4.year-olds and upward; | l-16 miles. :.
Be Prepared t0uerin) 4.2O 800 $50
Selma May (CratsD 400 800
Mack's Rope moral $40
Time, ! 40 Id. -
Also ran-For Romance. SPEEDY sally,
Chryseis. Adehala. PeraSrs.. NiSht Gail,
fCelsveep. Catechism. fNanahcub.
Field.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
HioIeoh Park

FIFTH RACE-Purse. $1,000 allow.
ances: 3-year-olds: ga furlonGs
Sergeant Bill Atkson) $3.50 1880. 1O. 80
Fire (Stout) 46O 37O
B0bs Dream tBohnb 7SO
Time, 1:20 1-5
Also ran-On the Fence. The Dancer,
FL Toreador. Buffalo. Brother Dear Blal-
ine Glory. Automaton, Nestonian and
Penobscot Bay.
SIXTH RACE--Purse .Sl.500; allow
ances: 3-year- r-olds; 6 furlongs.
Pig Tails (schmidD $40 $40
Son Islam tWright) 400
Time. 1:13
Also ran-New Trick, Kokomo. Glouces-
ter.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse $1,000: claim
ing. 4yeAr-olds and upward: 1h miles
Navarin tMcCrearyl 400 $40 300
Ebony Boy (Brunelle) 40 $50
Laurana Lyon (James) 46O
Time, 1:54+5.
Also ran-Dulcimer Indian Penny, Sic
klebill. Cove SPRING Kay's Pride. Hand
and Glove. Elmada. Beckhampton, viajero.
Evening star., 1942-01-16

The Coimbra is a 6,768-ton tanker.
She was built at Kiel, Germany, in
1887 and had capacity of 10000
barrels of oil. She was 422 feet
long and recently had been operat-
Evening star., 1942-01-16
NAVY SINKS FIVE MORE JAPANESE SHIPS;
Late News Bulletins
Knudsen Named to Head Army Production;
Will Be Made Lieutenant General

President Roosevelt late today appointed William S.
Knudsen director Of production for the War Department.
On Monday the White House said the President will nOmna,e
Mr. Knudsen lieutenant general in the Army The nom
nations require confirmation Mr. Knudsen will have
entire charge of directing and expediting the War Depar
ment munitions program He will continue member II
the new War Production Board and subordinate Donald
NelS
Evening star., 1942-01-16
CooIidqe Downs Eastern, O-21

Coolidge defeated Eastern 21 this afternoon in al
inerhgh basket game Eastern 1t was Coodges
second victory Eastern second successive
loss.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Novy Identifies Sunken Tanker,
Explains Delay in Confirmation

ing between the United States and
England.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Peru-Ecuodor Dispute Near Solution

RIO DE JANEIRO tFp-Oswado Aranha, Brazilian Foi-
egn Minister and acting chairman of the American
Conference tonight announced that the Peruvian Euadora
boundary question was solution
problem along with ArgentnaS reluctance to support
unanimous diplomatic break with the Axis has been one e
the stumbling blocks complete accord in the conference
Earlier Story Page A-1
Evening star., 1942-01-16

the stumbling blocks complete accord in the conferences
on AID
British Bottle Jops on Burma ThoiIond Borde'
RANGOON DF-Brtish headquarters announced tonight
that British troops had met the japanese the Burm-
Thailand border Our troops in contact with TIE
enemy at Mdta South last night, the communf-
que said. further details yet availabe British
bombers smashed Thaand airdrome and an armore1
train at the time.
Earlier Story Page AID
Nozi Counterottocks Fail, Russians Claim
MOSCOW pP-A Soviet communique declared tonight
attempted counterattacks in some
sectors battlefront but beaten back
with heavy LOSSES troops continued to advance tie
communque said.
Earlier Story Page A-1)
Gonzoqo Five Beats Georgetown Prep
Gonzaga its third victory of the current basket
campaign this afternoon turning back Georgetown PREF
3l-15 at Gonzaga Murphy and Bernie Nolan led tie
scoring.
st. AIbons Defeats Woodward
St Abans defeated Woodward School, 1920 at the Y n.
ST. Adams.
Western Advances in Interhigh Series
Western third straight victory in the high school
basket by defeating Tech 1921 this afternoon IL
game a double-header at Tech. Jim Karas d
Western was top with l3 points.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Late Races

Earlier Results, Rossvan's, Other
Selections and Entries for To-
morrow, Page TX.
A:-1>-L 0-L
Evening star., 1942-01-16
St. AIbons Defeats Woodward
Western Advances in Interhigh Series

Western won its third straight victory in the high schos
basket by defeating Tech 1921 this afternoon
game a double header at Tech. Jim Karas
Western was top with 13 points.
Evening star., 1942-01-16

below freezing.
Temperatures today-Highest A. at midnight;
lowest, IS, at 10:15 am; 81 at pm
From the United States Weather Bureau Report
Full Details on PAGE AZ.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
History Made in the Old National Hotel

of building material and labor at this
period may be interesting: Removing
earth, II cents cubic yard; furnish
ing building stone $1.20 a perch, meas
ured in the wall; laying same, 80 cents
a perch. Bricks then sold for IS a
thousand, delivered, and the laying
cost $1871a with outside arches extra
Sand was II cents barrel and painters
charged 18 cents square yard for three
coat work, including material. Plaster
ing, including material, 29la cents
yard. and the slater for his work got
s1150 square. Window si1ls, feet
long, 51 inches thick, cost $475; door
sills. feet long, inches thick, $l172
each, and circular door r-heads, feet
wide, $l8 each.
A writer in 1880 describes Gadsby's
as follows: THE edifice fronts 1913 feet
on Sixth street, 1875 on c street and 140
on the great Avenue. Under the same
roof are bank, q stage office wine
store and lottery office; in the paral-
telegram is comprised an open area of
140 by 80 feet, with a perennial foun-
tain of spring water and grass plots, and
wide piazzas are attached inside to the
several stories. There are 240 apart
ments altogether, of which ITO are lodg-
ing rooms and l3 private parlors."
1t is also said that, following John
Gadsby, the hotel business was con-
Quoted by Gadsby g. Newton, then by
William Gadsby, son of the former prop
Evening star., 1942-07-12

ated with this site even before the erec-
ton OF the National was Richard Wall
ZACH, who was the city father from 1861
to 1867. Like Mayor Weightman, he was
born in Alexandria, which nearby city
was at that time a part of the District
of Columbia. Mayor Wallachs father,
also named Richard moved into Wash
ington at an early date, and opened his
law Office in his residence, which stood
where now stands the Sixth street side
of the National. The mayor was brother
to w. D. Wallach, an early editor and
owner of The Star. His marriage in
volved an unusual situation. OF this
Allen c. Clark says:
Mr. Wallach and Walter Lenox kept
the intersection of Sixth and D streets
and Louisiana avenue. At Marshall
Browns wedding Mr.. Wallach was a
guest. Said the groom, unselfish In
matrimonial happiness, to his guest,
Dick why don't you select bride from
among these fine ladies? Replied the
bachelor Dick, No, will wait until you
have a daughter and when she grows up
T will marry her Thursday was the
evening and April was the month and
1856 the year when, and the Metro
politan Hotel the place where, Richard
Wallach. esq, proudly stood with Rosa,
his bride The bride was II and the groom
was 40'
Macy notable persons have resided at
the National. From the beginning it
was a popular congressional stopping
place and among its guests. as far back
as the Twenty-frst Session, were Sem
ator Levi Woodbury. of New Hampshire,
Senator Charles E. Dudley Of New York,
Campbell White of New York and Allen
Marr Of Pennsylvania. President Andrew
jackson was a guest there In 1929 and
later on Senator Green of Missouri
made it his home. 7-.
Evening star., 1942-07-12

Others who resided or stopped here for
brief periods were: Prince and Princess
Salm-Salm, Ex-Governor Horace May
nard, Robert j. Walker, John w. Steven
son and family Of Kentucky, Senator
and Mrs Crittenden, Senators Fitch Of
Indiana and Brown of Mississippi, the
Widow Bass Of Mississippi, who after
ward married. the Italian minister; Lewis
W. Ross and Representative Kellogg of
Illinois, Judge Nelson of the United
States Supreme Court and family, and
Mr.. Otero, Spanish delegate from New
Mexico.
Here, when Southern hospitality was
so noticeable, Chief Justice Taney did
his receiving, and later Chief Justice
Chase and his charming daughter were
frequently to be seen at the hotel. Mrs.
Pickens, wife of the Governor of South
Carolina, was once among the prominent
boarders, as were ex-Gov. G. E. Cole,
Secretaries McCrary and Harlan, Nine.
Octavia La Vert, Gen. B. F. Butler dur
ing the Civil War, when his headquarters
were in this city; Senator Jim Lane Of
Ann H. Stevens, the authoress; Senator
o. P. Morton, war Governor of Indiana,
and ex-Gov. Hammond of South Caro-
lima.
Senator Stephen A. Douglas was also
patron here before erecting Douglas
Row. at Second and Eye streets. Vice
President Ferry, Senator Conger and
family of Michigan, Senator Bob Toomb
Of Georgia, John c. Calhoun Of South
Carolina, Senator Mallory of Florida,
Gov. Bagley of Michigan, Attorney Gen.
eral Tappan of New Hampshire, Gov.
Colquitt of Georgia, Gov. Hamilton OF
Maryland, Senator and Mrs. John p.
Hale. Senator Zach Chandler, Senator
Gwin of California. Mrs Ashley. wife of
Gen. Ashley, who afterward married John
J. Crittenden in the hotel, and George
Evening star., 1942-07-12
HeRegarded Justice an American Birthright

Of erudition to that rarehed strip Of
Olympia known as the Supreme Court
bench.
Not even lifetime of study, philo-
sophical contemplation and profound
authorship and high honors succeeded
in transforming the young student into
worldly sophisticate.
He remains benjamin Cardozo never
married) one whose life must have been
brilliantly lighted from within by
mind tirelessly dedicated to lberating
itself and the mankind it served.
The story of the processes by which
the young Cardozo moved from law
practice to chief justice OF the highest
court in the State OF New York, and on
to the Supreme Court of the United
States, is an adventure story chiefly
in its intellectual feats.
1t is amusing and ironic that Horatio
Alger should at one time have been
tutor to lad whose exploits were to
be confined to the scholarly adventures
OF an inquiring and brilliant brain and
whose Drawn resided in a gigantic ca
pacity for work.
Frail, he burned the candle of his
strength at both ends, using the mid
night oil freely, especially when de-
cisions that involved human destinies
were concerned. The scales Of justice
upon which he weighed his opinions
were delicate and he used them with .
split-hair perception.
Men, past and present, Of Benjamin
Cardozos profession; his colleagues, his
friends, knew why his spoken and writ