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Evening star., 1942-02-11

Bad debts constitute a consid-
cradle item in the returns Of many
taxpayers and may be treated in one
Of two ways-either by deduction
from gross income in respect to
debts ascertained to be worthless
either in whole or in part and
charged of, or by a deduction of
reasonable addition to reserve for
bad debts. Taxpayers were given an
option for 1921 to select either of
the two methods. The method used
In the return for 1921 must be used
In returns for subsequent years un-
less permission is granted by the
commissioner of internal revenue
to change to the other method.
Application to change must be made
at least 80 days prior to the close
Of the taxable year for which the
change is to be effective. How
ever, a taxpayer filing . first return
for 1e41 may select either Of the two
methods, subject to the approval OF
the commissioner upon examination
of the return. Permission to adopt
the reserve method is limited to tax
payers having a large number Of
accounts where credit is extended
over a considerable period of time.
It Is not granted for the purpose Of
handling one specific debt.
Evening star., 1942-02-11

riors from Java during the 14th
century.
Fishing is another important
means of livelihood for the modern
islanders, but Singapere's commerce
and industry provide the chief nor
NAL wealth. The tin-smelting plants
Brani Island, just off the port, for
years have accounted for more than
half the worlds supply of tin.
75o,0 People on Island.
In the summer of 1910 the popu-
lation Of Singapore Island was esti-
mated at more than 100000. Most
of the inhabitants were concen-
trated within Singapore City and
in its immediate environs. The
population is chiefly Chinese, plus a
number of Malays, East Indians and
scattered representatives Of East
ern lands, from the Netherlands In
dies to Tibet.
For Europeans, reported in 1910 as
numbering nearly 14,O0o, the island
is considered fairly healthful,
though peacetime residents COM
planned of the monotony of its I'm
changing seasons.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
HoIbrook Farms Dairy
To Be Sold al Auction

The Holbrook Farms Dairy, retail
milk distributor in the Prince
Georges and Montgomery County
areas, will be advertised this week
for sale at public auction, Dudley
Digges, receiver, announced today.
The sale date has been set tenta-
lively for March 10.
Mr.. Digges said liabilities totaled
$3.50 203 "a, including about $50, 900
owed to the Maryland-virginia Milk
Producers Association. Value Of the
assets, including real estate and the
plant in Brentwood, was listed as
$183 3,905. so.
After the milk producers associa-
ton filed q petition in Circuit Court
to have the dairy placed In the
hands Of a receiver, Mr.. Digges was
appointed.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
By the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.-George
H. Earle, returned Minister to Bull
garia, told yesterday of repelling an
attack by three Nazi soldiers in the
streets Of Sofia by kicking one in
the abdomen. punching another and
then attempting to run them down
with his automobile.
Speaking before the Philadelphia
Chapter Of the Military Order Of
the World War, Mr.. Earle said an
American nag on his automobile
precipitated the incident. The car
was parked near a cafe one night
and the soldiers were standing be-
side it as Mr.. Earle approached.
"One of the soldiers, speaking
perfect English, asked if I was an
American" Mr.. Earle said. when
I told him I was, he said: You
don't like us NaziS, do your and I
told him did not.
81 started to get into my car and
one of the soldiers grabbed me by
the leg and tried to pull me out. I
kicked him with all my might in the
stomach and one of the two other
soldiers took . punch ct me that
would have been . ahaymaker had it
landed. As it was, his f1st brushed
my nose.
%1 gave him a straight left to the
jaw, got the car going and sped
down the street, where I turned
Evening star., 1942-02-11
U. 5. Churches Are Called
Less Vital Than European
BY the Associated Press.

oy toe hSSoSAaAeo SScoSs
CHICAGO, Feb. 11AThe Rev.
Roswell P. Barnes, associate general
secretary Of the Federal Council Of
Churches, declared today I'VE Amer
leans may have the financial re-
sources, but the essential spiritual
resources are being born in the cru
cible Of fire In Europe"
The New York cleric told the IN
ternational Council of Religious Ed
ucation there was more elementary
vitality" in European churches than
in American. He added:
Suppressed. exiled, prosecuted.
they are paying a price for their
faith. Through these experiences,
although some Christians compro-
mise or abandon the faith, others
achieve spiritual maturity in in
sight and strength.
UNLESS American Christians think
more deeply into the nature and
meaning of the crisis in our civiliza-
ton, Of which the war is only one
phase, they will come out Of this
period as adolescents. It is likely
that the spiritual leadership of the
world Christian movement tomor-
row will come from the churches Of
Europe and some Of the very young
churches across the Pacific"
Evening star., 1942-02-11

enemy both in men and materiel
The War Department communique
last night gave some Indication Of
the greatly superior enemy forces
which Gen. Macarthur has been
keeping from other theaters of
operations. On Bataan, 1t reported,
at least five enemy divisions have
been identified as participating in
the heavy fighting Of recent days.
The strength Of e Japanese division
is IS, 900 men and the fact that at
least five have been in action gives
some idea of the tremendous pres
sure the enemy has been able to
apply on the peninsula front, which
Is believed now no wider than Is
miles.
> Other Divisions in Action.
Besides the Japanese divisions
identified in action, the War De-
partment said, another full division
is guarding communications behind
the front. Still another force is di-
vided between the occupation Of
Manila and the bombardment of the
American forts which bar the en-
trance to Manila Bay. In addition,
there are large numbers Of enemy
support troops in the other section
Of Luzon Island. And further REIN
forcements are constantly arriving.
The Japanese strategy apparently
is to overwhelm Gen. Macarthur by
sheer weight of numbers, very much
as the Russians finally broke the
Finnish line on the .Karelian 18TH
mus in the Russo Finnish War.
In yesterdays fighting the main
enemy pressure was against Gen.
MacArthur's center, but persistent
efforts continued to turn the flanks
of the line. These attempts were
blasted by local counterattacks and
the effective work of the American
artillery.
The way American batteries are
handled evidently has inspired q
healthy respect among the enemy.
Dispatches from Bataan report that
new Japanese prisoners, while pro-
Tossing no fear of rifles or machine
guns, voiced their terror at the in
tensive artillery fire (which makes
the head spin.'
At the White House yesterday dur
ing the general war discussion
President Roosevelt was asked
whether he thought the attitude of
the American people had been COM
placent in receiving the bad news"
on the conflict to date, and taking
for granted ultimate victory.
Mr. Roosevelt replied that this
may have been true to some extent,
but he believed that the people now
had a better understanding in every
part of the country that, whether
we liked it or not, this was q world
encircling war. r-
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Treasury Says U. S. Should Pay
Cost of Donald Duck Movie

Treasury OfhciaE said today they
believed the Government should pay
the $4,000 cost Of a Donald Duck
film urging prompt payment Of
income taxes because the feature
is being distributed free to theaters
and the Treasury eventually will
get the money back many times over
through reduction in the cost of tax
collection.
Virtually all the 10000 theaters
expected to show the film in the
next five weeks, 1t was said, had al
ready contracted to pay for short
subjects for which the Donald Duck
feature would be substituted. Thus
the Treasury was in no position to
ask for payment for a film which
was primarily educational. although
the Walt Disney feature has its en-
tertaining feature side and might
well attract paying customers to the
box ONCE for its own sake.
The House on Monday voted to
strike the $4,000 item from the
deficiency bill. On the other hand,
Secretary Morgenthau said at a
press conference that Donald Duck
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Augusta Circuit Court
Open Monday
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, Feb. 1.-THE
February term Of Augusta County
Circuit Court will open Monday.
Grand jurors told to report are
J. N. Jackson, jr.; D. r. Crosby, N.
c. Hackworth, Frank c. Grove, A.
r. Harding, G. Franklin Gale and
Absolem Grimes, colored.
Twenty -four county citizens have
been called for prospective petit
jury duty. They are william Car
per, H. w. Harner, E. M. Harper,
J. Aubrey Potter. A. P. Bibb. O. w.
Craig. r. E. Crickenberger, j. r.
Kegley, H. G. Arey, r. H. Crosby,
]. G.. Kibler. w. A. Landes, j. H.
Cline, J. D. Coyner. Walter Schwab,
8. r. Yount, G. c. Bowman, John
B. Christian, IT,; J. H. Fall, c. v.
Thompson, w. H. Allen, w. G. Blair,
c. B. Dinkle and j, c. Dudley.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Toxic Ex.poIice chiell
Seized byF. Lin
Coast Colonies Raids
Three Buddhist Priests
Arrested in Temple;
Guns and Rudios Found
~ the Associated Press,

~ tuo AbSoclAteo FIesos.
SALINAS, Calf, FEB. 1.-Two
High japanese police officials. one
Of them q former police chief Of
Tokio-who came here as q Buddhist
priest-Are among . score o. jap
anese seised by Federal agents In
raids on . ring Of Nipponese colonies
In this area.
A raid on . Buddhist temple here
netted three priests yesterday, along
with q truckload of contraband. One
Of the three, the Rev. Koyo Tana.
naha, was described by ofncerB - .
former Toxic police chief.
Yaichi Takatayashi, the proprietor
Of Q Salinas laundry, was identified
as . former high police od1cial Of
Japan and q close friend Of Emperor
Hirohito's brother.
Agents said the three priests and
Takatayashi had come to this coun.
try In the last few months.
138 Officers In Raids.
Led by Special F. B. I. Agent Nat
]. Pieper, 1873 Federal, State and
local officers began the raid at 8
am. yesterday on japanese COM
munities at Salinas, Watsonville.
Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel and
Chualar. Mr.. Pieper said they acted
on information obtained some time
before the attack on Pearl Harbor
December 2.
BY pm. the officers searched As
places, seized 40 japanese and con-
fiscated the following:
Five pistols, eight rifles, II shot
guns, six radios, quantity Of sui
phuric acid, four foodlights, one crys-
tai microphone, one amphfier. four
spotlights, 60,845 rounds Of rife am
munition, 1883 rounds of shotgun
ammunition, so rounds of pistol am
munition, four motion picture pro-
jectors. eight pairs Of binoculars and
six cameras.
Live on Fort Ord Fringe.
The roundup Of Japanese included
aliens who had lived and worked on
the very fringe Of Fort Ord and
other military zones.
Considerable ammunition, guns,
binoculars, radios and motion pic
ture equipment were seized in
Watsonville sporting goods store
operated by Bunkichu Torigoe, whom
Mr.. Pieper described as q former
bootlegger once convicted Of re-
ceiving stolen property.
Seized also was Shunso Matsuda,
known as the Emperor Of Chualar."
He was a foreman Of q labor gang
of $50 Japanese on the Spiegel
Ranch in what Mr.. Pieper called the
mystery colony Of the Pacific
Coast"
The raid was the second in q week
on Northern California Japanese
colonies. Six days ago Mr.. Pieper
and his agents raided the Japanese
community at Vallejo. Twenty Jap
anese were arrested there, including
some who worked in a laundry
which handled the clothes from the
Mare Island Navy Yard nearby.
Evening star., 1942-02-11

was Cne OF the best investments the
Treasury ever made"
The Disney studios were to re-
ceive $4,000 for the hurry-up pro-
duction on a cost basis, with SAC, 900
more to cover the cost Of 1000 prints.
Treasury ofncials hoped the film, now
being shown throughout the country,
will reach millions of the six or seven
million new taxpayers In the lower
income brackets.
In the film, Donald demonstrates
an easy method for computing the
income tax in the lower brackets.
Limited numbers of the prints
are being made available to labor
unions and other organizations, it
was said.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Philippines
Continued From First Page.)

ultimately found where it crashed
In the mountains Of Bataan. This
accounted for all Of the enemy
planes engaged In the combat, the
communique disclosed in adding
that one American plane was miss
ing.
Reinforcements Brought Up.
Back on the front line positions
Of Gen. Macarthur the savage fight
ing Of yesterday had appreciably
lessened, but the Japanese were con-
ttnuing to bring up reinforcements
indicating preparations for an early
renewal OF q general assault. With
three divisions that were brought
to reinforce the two with which Gen.
Masaharu Homma was opposing the
American-FiIpino lines, the enemy
has massed considerably more than
150, 900 men. A sixth division, under
1t. Gen. Ichiji Dobashi, is strung
along the line Of communications
in support.
Meanwhile the enemy batteries,
concealed in the jungles on the
Cavite shore, were engaging in in
termittent artillery exchanges with
the guns on Corregidor and its three
supporting forts. Beyond saying
that American counterfire appears
to have been effective" the COM
munique gave no disclosures of any
damages to our Notifications, or to
the Japanese emplacements.
The Japanese evidently are in
tent on following up their spectacu-
lar Singapore campaign by an
Initiating the only other potential
threat to their southern drive-the
stubborn American-Filipino forces
on Bataan Peninsula.
War Department communicates
have left scant room for doubt on
the desperate, almost follorn ma
ture Of Gen. MacArthur's fight, but
President Roosevelt brought out by
indirection yesterday the value of
its contribution to the present grand
strategy Of the United Nations.
Macarthur Exacting Heavy Toll
The prime objective OF that
strategy, Mr.. Roosevelt explained to
his press conference, was to prevent
an enemy break-through on the
world front, while inflicting the
maximum punishment on the foe
and his resources during the period
the Allies are creating a superior
military machine,
The Japanese, 1t wss acknowledged
here, have broken through past the
Philippines into the Indies, but
Gen. MacArthur's resistance is still
exacting q heavy toll from the
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Where They Are Fighting
From the National Geographic Society.

Singapore Island, where British
troops are battling Japanese in
vaders, is only a little larger than
Guam. 1t Is about 217 square miles
in area, compared with 206 square
miles for Guam, irregular oval in
shape, some rs miles long by 13 miles
across its widest point.
Unlike the thick jungle and noun
famous terrain of much of the Ma
lay Peninsula, Singapore Island has
few natural defense positions. A
green and rolling country with q
few rounded hills, its highest ele-
vation is the interior Bukit Timah
Gin HilD, which is only $50 feet
high. Other hills worthy of the
name are found mostly along the
southwest and south central shores
Of the island.
Network Of Roads.
The leading Japanese objective
Singapore city and port-lies q little
east of center on the southern coast
Of the island. Its position makes 1t
a focal point for Japanese forces
reported advancing from the estab-
nshed footholds along the western,
northern and eastern shores. A net
work Of roads and q croSS-island
railway run southwark from Johore
Strait and converge at Singapore.
In normal times hot and moist
Singapore Island grows such trop-
ical products as coffee, pineapples,
coconuts, pepper, sugar cane and
rubber. Although frequent rains
promote a luxuriant vegetation, the
islands soil Is not particularly fer
tile and requires painstaking culti-
vatian- An old legend of Singapore
says that no rice grows on the is
land because Of q curse on the soil,
following a bloody invasion by war;
Evening star., 1942-02-11
United States Allows. :, :.
vichy Time 10 Justify
Attitude Toward Axis
'-.. rr sf"
Britoin Says French : :,
Let Nozis Have !, 500
Tons Of Gasoline

The United States today -.Wss
awaiting further efforts Of the vieht
government To Justify" its position
in the face Of reports Of French
material assiseance to the Axis Al
rican armies before deciding on any
counteraction. 's1f'.
Pointing out at . press eonfersncs
that the questions under eonsidwa-
ton are of very particular eoncefn
to this Government, UndersecretAfy
Of State Welles emphasized the
critical nature Of the situation by
telling reporters he would rather
not say any more on the subject
until he could give fun Information
concerning 1t. 49,
French Ambassador Castor Henry.
Haye discussed information from
Vichy on the matter with Mr.. Welles,
late yesterday, telling reported aft
erward that he planned to make fur
ther inquiries of his governments
and then confer with Mr. Weiles
again. ,.r-~
The Ambassador urged that Amer
leans withhold Judgment on the
reports until all the circumstances
can be given due consideration.
We are trying to Justify the pos
sition Of France, which is far from
being as guilty as charged" hs
said. -
M. Henry -Haye refused to discuss
details Of the charges made in
London yesterday by an ofncial
British spokesman that deliveries
of food and gasoline had been
reaching Axis troops from French
North Africa but indicated he
considered them exaggerated. =.
The United States and Great
Britain are in urgent consulta-
ton" on the matter, Mr.. Welles said.
Large quantities Of olive oil also
were said to have been included in
the shipments.
The ofncial said that ships have
been sailing secretly from Mar
seille to Tunis and Sfax, halfway
between Tunis and the Tunisian-
Libyan border, and that five had
sailed Of were ready to sail within
the last 10 days. Among them, he
asserted, were one Norwegian vessel
and Danish ship requisitioned by
the French.
The supplies shipped from France
were not yet enough to affect the
military situation materially, he de-
clared.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
$500 Tons of Gasoline
Sent Axis, London Says

LONDON, Feb. II LP.-Supplies
sent from France to the German
forces in Libya during December
and January included $500 tons
Of gasoline and aviation fuel, a
Ministry Of Economic Warfare ofi-
cial declared today
The official said that during 1941
nearly 1000 trucks and private cars
were sent from France to the Axis
forces, and that in a single three
month period Field Marshal Erwin
Rommel's forces were furnished
with $4,000 tons Of wheat-suficient
to feed 10 divisions.
Evening star., 1942-02-11

81 ,697 shares; Arthur E. Pew, jr,
4,O97; J. Howard Pew, 1892: ]. N.
Pew, jr., 29,889; Mary Ethel Pew,
80 ,832, and Walter G. Pew, 1886. All
reside in Philadelphia.
Among tho gifts Of securities re-
ported were these:
Eugene Holt OF Richmond, Va,
5000 shares OF Burlington Mills
common; Edward K. Warren OF
Greenwich, Conn, $3.50 shares OF
Carpenter Steel common; willard
D. Hosford, Omaha, 1000 shares of
Deere g. Co. preferred stock; Lyman
B. Frieze of New York, 1000 shares
of Duplan Silk common.
K.R. Froedtert Of Milwaukee, TO-.
600 shares of Froedtert Grain &
Malt common; Harry r. Fruehauf,
5000 shares of Fruehauf Trailer
common; H. G. Myers of Quincy,
ILL.,, 1000 shares Of Gardner Denver
common; Henry P. Kendall of Bos-
ton, 12,500 shares of Kendall Co.
common; Fred Maytag, I'd, Newton,
Iowa, 10,500 shares of Maytag COM
mon.
Richard P. Brown, Philadelphia, g.
900 shares of Minneapolis Honeywell
common; William j. Woods, Lewis
town, Pa, 5000 shares Of Pennsyl-
vania Glass Sand common; John
w. Rath, Waterloo, Iowa, 1913
shares of Rath Packing common;
Charles c. Culp, Indianapolis, 1000
shares of Stokely Brother common;
John B. Stokely, Indianapolis, 1880
shares Of Stokely common and 1 500
shares of Stokely non-convertible
preferred.
Marshall Field of New York re-
ported the transfer of Is, 5,424 shares
Of Marshall Field & Co. common to
trusts.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Germun Ship Taken Over

QUITO, Ecuador, Feb. II R.-
The government issued a decree last
night declaring state property the
1,l20-ton German steamship Cerigo,
which was abandoned by her crew
last April after having been set
aflre.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Gonzogo Alumni Plan
Reunion Friday

Alumni of Gonzaga High School
who are In the armed forces, and
those to be registered for the draft
Monday, will hold a reunion at the
annual benefit dance of the Con-
zaga Alumni Association at the
Wardman Park Friday night. These
yearly events finance scholarships
and class prizes at Gonzaga.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Guards Deuth Cdiied Suicide

A certificate Of suicide was issued
yesterday by Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald in the death Of Jacob
c. Earnhart, so. former Smithsonian
Institution guard. Mr.. Earnhart
died in Casualty Hospital earlier in
the day of gunshot wound in the
head inflicted Monday morning in
his home at 323 Eleventh street NV.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Earle Reveals How He Ran Car on Sidewalk
Chasing Nozis Who Attacked Him in Sofia

the street laughed in amusement at
the undignified positions Of the SOL
diers."
Mr.. Earle said the soldiers had
been drinking, adding that 1t was
one of the rare instances in which
he had seen German military men
under the influence Of liquor.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Buffalo Utility Chief Dies

BUFFALO, N Y, Feb. II CP.-
Horace L. Mann, 50, president OF
Buffalo Niagara Electric Corp, and
associated with the power industry
in Western New York for the last 80
years, died yesterday after a long
illness.
Evening star., 1942-02-11

GET TETANUS PROFESSIONALISM Dunham, o student Of
George Washington University school Of medicine pictured be-
ing given antetanus injection by Charles
Hghmith 0ef and Fabrega wait their The students
will have permanent immunizaton against tetanus after
second injection go to 80 days hence This method cheaper
than the serum injections given after
posed to infection and has undesirable reactions according
to physicians It being used in the armed forces and sug
gested for civilians in general a wartime precauon.
Star Stan Photo
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