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Evening star., 1942-02-27
Much Leose-Lend Equipment
Is Soved at Rongoon
BY DANIEL DE LUCE,
Associated Press War Correspondent.

| Associated fress war correspondent.
MANDALAY, Burma, Feb. IT.
Remnants of lease-lend material or
the docks Of Rangoon apparentl,
were in flames today along with
other supplies which probably woule
have fallen to the Japanese If they
captured that imperiled gateway tf
the Burma road.
That was the obvious implication
of a report that 1t. Col. Adrian st.
John, head of the United States
military mission in Rangoon, was
on his way here by armored car, his
work there done.
1t was Col. st. Johns huge job to
transfer northward thousands oi
tons of material which had accumu-
lated there during recent months
and Allied observers agreed he had
saved more than they had believed
was possible.
The biggest item of potential
value to the enemy reported put to
the torch was a group of about 100
trucks which could not be assem-
bled in time.
Called ~City Of Ghosts"
Early this month I gave pint OF
blood for a blood bank operated in
Rangoon hospital by Mr.. and Mrs
Gordon S. Jury, volunteer transfu-
sion technicians from Hamilton
Ontario.
Now they are here and describe
Rangoon as "a city of ghosts" with
only a few policemen and soldiers
stirring in its wide, silent streets
and only the periodic echo of dis
tant explosion after the devastation
of "scorched earth" fires.
Lester l.. Schnare of Georgia
United States consul general at
Rangoon, flew here on orders from
Washington to stay with the Bur-
mese government as long as it re-
mains in Burma. Some of his staff
however, was said officially to have
reached Chungking.
Raiders Beaten Off.
The defense of deserted Rangoon
Wednesday, IN which American VOL
unteer Flying Tigers" and r. A. F
Hurricane pilots destroyed "a Japa-
nese planes surely and seven more
probably, beat off the raiders In
their biggest daylight air assault
in Burma so far.
Such a raid had been expected
and the defense was a carefully
prepared surprise for the enemy.
(Oficial figures previously had
placed the japanese losses
Wednesday at 80 planes.)
The American Volunteer Group,
under Squadron Leader Bob Neale
of Seattle, Wash, had been ready
for two weeks for just such a mass
attack as the Japanese finally
launched. In it's picked flight roster
were these combat veterans:
Gregory Boyington, Seattle; M
w. Kukkendall, San Saba, Tex; c.
w. Sawyer, Emmett, Idaho; r. H
Smith, Eagle River, Wis; c. r.
Bond, Dallas, Tex; r. w. Prescott.
Fort Worth, Tex, and j. r. Rossi,
San Francisco.
Evening star., 1942-02-27
0. P. A. Will Act Soon
To Curb InfIationary
Rents in Boom Areas
More Thon Dozen Cities
Will Get 60 Doy Notices
To Meet Ceilings
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Price Administrator Leon Hender.
son within q few days will take hrn
action to curb infiationary rental.
In war-boom cities and towns hous-
ing upward of 1000, 900 persons, II
was learned today.
The Once of Price Administration
will designate ofiicially the first
group of defense rental areas, with
recommended ceilings to be applied
and with the boundaries Of each
area defined by local maps.
The designation will put the com.
munities on 60-day notice to reduce
rents to the Government-recom.
mendedI levels. II this Is not accom-.
plished' by State or local action, o
p A. may move in with powers con-
| ferred in the price control bill tc
enforce lower rentals.
The number Of areas to be
designated was not divulged, but
there was good indication they
would total more than dozen. Rent
surveys have been conducted by
o. P. A. In approximately '230 COM
munities. >/-
No Word About District.
CThere was no indication
whether Washington would be
included in one of the areas, but
it was said few complaints of
unconscionable rents here had
reached the Federal agency.
Washington rent protests are
being handled by the District
rent administrator.
In situations such as this,
where rent control machinery
already Is in operation, the
o. p. A. will seek to Cooperate
with rather than supersede the
local authorities, it was ex-
plained0
1t was assumed the first group Of
defense housing areas would b.
cities and communities where rem
levels have scared farthest above
normal. Rent increases rangins
between 5 and 100 per cent have
been reported from numerous com.
munities. particularly ordnance
shipbuilding and aircraft manufac.
turing centers and in areas swoller
because Of the expansion of nearby
military establishments.
10 Mayors Consulted.
o. P. A. has consulted by mai
with the mayors of about ITO cite.
on rent levels and the impendine
action is based on these advices to.
gether with data compiled by o. P
A. itself, by existing fair rent COM
mittees in scores of communities
by the Department of Labor and
other agencies.
The price control law provides
that If communities do not bring
about substantial compliance" with
o. P. AS recommendations within
so days, the price administrator may
fix maximum rentals and take actor
to enforce their observance. The
law recommends that o. P. A. shall
use as basis for the rent ceilings
the rentals for comparable accom-
modations on April /, 1910, but gives
Mr.. Henderson latitude in choosing
some later level.
Evening star., 1942-02-27
Howard U. Dean Struck
In Nashville Courthouse
e, the Associated Press.

e, the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 81
r. D. Fessey, former Davidson
County deputy sheriff, was charged
last night with striking Leon A
Ransom, colored attorney and dean
of the Howard University law
school in Washington, as Mr.. Ran
som left a hearing In Criminal
Court here.
During the hearing. a plea in
abatement case, Mr.. Ransom
charged that the County Jury Com
mission had excluded Negroes from
Jury service "solely on account OF
their color, race and African de-
scent" at the Indictment of a
Nashville Negro last June.
Mr.. Fessey was released under
$1,000 bond on charge of assault
and battery. He declined to COM
ment.
Evening star., 1942-02-27

but only TO- channel to other Gov
ernment agencies persons they may
want with particular talent. To
illustrate, he said If any Government
agency wanted the services of the
late Carole Lombard, Mr.. Douglas
job would be to try to arrange 1t.
"You cannot say too much to me
about Carole Lombard" Senator Nc
Kellar answered, because am
movie fan. I also admire the work
of MIR. Douglas as q, movie actor.
But, for heavens sake, what does
Mr.. Douglas know about bonbs7
Money for Protection.
I'VE appropriated this money to
protect the American people, and to
continue these activities, I think, is
a winful waste of the peoples money
and Contrary to what thought your
position was before the appropria-
tions committee" -. b,
Earlier Senator Byrd had read
from the o. c. D. salary list an item
describing Daniel Lang, free lance
writer, assigned to travel through
out the country, digging up human
interest stories to arouse public In
terest in civilian defense. He was
asked If he thought that essential
to the war effort.
Mr.. Lands said he might, because
getting across" to one community
what another community is doing
is helpful.
AS the hearing adjourned Senator
McKellar told Mr. Lands he was
not criticizing him personally, but
only differing with him radically"
as to the policies of o. c. D.
Chairman Byrd joined In to say he
was not blaming Mr. Lands for
what happened in o. C. D. before he
became director. but wanted to know
what branches of the agency would
be abolished in a reorganization now
being planned.
Although not members of the joint
committee, Senators Tydings, Demo-
crat, of Maryland and Clark, Demo-
crat, of Missouri, who both have
bills pending to transfer o. c. D. to
the War Department, followed to-
days hearing closely.
Wants Duties Restricted.
Senator Tydings told Mr.. Lands
he could render a great service to
his country by stripping o. c. D.
down to the function of preparing
for AFRAID protection. The author
of a pending bill to transfer the
agency to the War Department,
Senator Tydings said he had no
thought of establishing military su-
pervision over the thousands Of
civilian volunteers in every city, but
argued that an Army man should
be at the head of the directing
agency in Washington.
The Maryland Senator requested
Mr.. Lands to prepare for the record
a brief, setting forth all the argu-
ments for and against placing an
Army man at the head Of o. c. D.
Senator Tydings also told Mr..
Lands he was not criticiZing his
work as an individual. He said he
realized o. c. D. had two strikes on
it when you took charge"
At the outset Mr.. Lands told the
committee the annual payroll for
o. C. D. is now at the rate of ST.
479, 9,26O. From the beginning to
January l, 1912, actual expeditures
amounted to s365 ,693.
Mr.. Lands explained o. C. D. op-
Grating expenses are allocated by
the President. The director said his
own appointment was made as a
special assistant to the President at
$4,000 year.
Evening star., 1942-02-27
20 Animals Reported Starved
To Death on Abandoned Farm

pans were located near an open
animal shelter housing a small
quantity of hay, according to police.
No one was on the property at the
time, the police said, although neigh
bors said that some one formerly
lived there. "A representative of the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals in Baltimore was to vsiit
the property today to pick up the
dead animals and take care of the
live ones.
Policeman Clayton Ricketts, said
he investigated after receiving q
call last night from j. o. Woodford
of Potomac, who said that q number
of animals on a vacant farm near
his house were starving to death.
Policeman Ricketts, said thot he v-cs
trying to locate the owner Of the
property, whose name was 81. IN him
by neighbors.
Evening star., 1942-02-27
sy a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 27.-
Montgomery County police today
were investigating the reported
death of 20 animals, whose bodies
they said were found strewn over
the ground and in a vacant cabin
in the woods about a mile from
Potomac.
Eleven dead goats were found on
the ground outside the cabin, to-
gether with three dead sheep, po-
lice said. The bodies of four goats
and two sheep lay in the cabin, they
reported. In addition nine geese,
one horse, a dog, a goat and three
sheep were wandering about the
property in a half-starved condi-
ton.
Police said the animals apparently
had starved to death. Empty water
Evening star., 1942-02-27
Navy's Wildcats Bagged
13 Jap Planes, Knox Says

By III, Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-United
States wildcat" fighters in a re-
cent engagement destroyed 10 jap
anese fighters and three bombers
without a single American loss, in
dicating superiority of United States
personnel and equipment, ,:Secre-
tary of the Navy Knox said in a
letter made public yesterday.
The Secretary did not identify
the battle, but said the American
planes were carrier biased and the
Japanese craft land-based. & *
The letter was sent to the Grum-
man Aircraft Engineering Corp.
whose employees craftsmanship he
said adds effectively to tip the
scales Of warfare in our favor"
Evening star., 1942-02-27
Conservation of Paper

Every citizen is called upon to
see that not a pound Of paper
is wasted. Demand from every
clerk that any unnecessary
wrapping Of packages or un-
necessary use Of paper bags be
dispensed with.
Waste paper for paperboard
is vital to the packaging of
a great quantity Of war equip
ment. [
Do not burn newspapers, but,
when you have saved enough
for q bundle, give them to the
school children who are CO.
operating in the defense pro-
gram with the parent teacher
organization in The Stars
campaign for reclaiming old
newspapers.
Evening star., 1942-02-27
Civilian Specialist Corps
Set Up in War Office

! President Roosevelt today estab-
Eshed in the War Department an
Army Specialist Corps to be made
up of uniformed civilian employees.
! The specialists are to be recruited
BY the Civil Service Commission
without regard to whether or not
they are on any civil service regis
Ter. Persons appointed, it was
stated IN an executive order signed
by the President, shall not acquire
4 classified civil service status.
Purpose of the order was explained
As that of obtaining the temporary
service of certain qualified civilian
Employees"
Evening star., 1942-02-27
New 57-Possenger Air|iner
To Cross Nation in 80 Hours

livery. 1t will have four $500 horse
power motors. 1t has provisions for
a crew of seven.
Lockheed said plans for the craft
had been kept secret more than two
years to prevent foreign designers
from copying it's revolutionary fea-
lures. 1t was designed by Jack
Frye, T. w. A. president; Howard
Hughes, millionaire aviator sports
man who bought into the airline in
1910, and Hall Hibbard, Lockheed
vice president and chief engineer.
Mr.. Frye said the ship could be
converted into an Army transport
and should give the United States
virtual domination of the air from
a commercial standpoint for several
years"
Evening star., 1942-02-27
O. C.. D.

not gone intensively into the qualif-
cations Of the staff" Mr.. Lands re-
piled, because of its pending trans
fer to another agency of the Cow
ernment. 1 think it will be accom-
plished in a day of two"
Mr.. Lands told the committee
the physical fitness division is to be
transferred almost Immediately to
the office of Health, Defense and
Welfare, the Federal Security
Agency, and that he thought the
youth section of the o. c. D. would
be abolished.
Asked by Senator Byrd If the
racial relations program would be
dropped. Mr.. Lands said he was
hesitant to abolish that, believing
there is helpful work for it to do
Senator Byrd pointed out that at
present racial relations work is con-
fined to colored and white. He told
Mr.. Lands all citizens should be
approached as Americans, without
setting up separate sections, and
expressed confidence the coloree
population is ready and willing te
do its part in national defense.
Suggests Expansion.
If there are to be racial sections
in o. G. D., the chairman said, il
should be expanded to provide sepa-
rate groups for the Poles, Italians
and other minority groups, or abol-
ished entirely.
Under the questions of Senator
McKelar, Mr.. Lands insisted that
the ban recently adopted by Con-
gress against educational activities
relating to entertainment or dancing
applies only to the 100000 900 ap-
propriated m the act to which the
ban was attached. Earlier he had
brought out that the general oper-
ating expenses of o. C. D. are allo-
Gated to him by the President, as
part of the Office of Emergency
Management.
Funds From Two Sources.
Senator McKellar interrupted to
suggest that, since o. G. D. has
money from two sources, it uses
funds from the other source to carry
on functions prohibited in the di-
rect congressional appropriation.
Surely you wouldn't prohibit this
agency from doing IT'S prime job of
educational work." Mr.. Lands began
to reply. 1859 ST.. :
In other words" Senator Nickel
lar continued, you want to prevent
bombs from falling on the people
Of Washington and other cities by
educating them?"
Mr.. Lands said it was important
to educate the people what to dc
when bombs fall.
"I think we made a great mistake
in appropriating the money if that
is your idea" Senator McKellar re.
joined. And I think you mislec
me. You ought to have been franl
enough to say what you have saic
here today"
Senator Reads Record.
The TenneSSeean handed Mr.. Ian
dis the printed record of hearing
before the Appropriations Commit.
tee few weeks ago. on the $780,.
600. 900 fund for purchase of ga.
masks and similar equipment. Tht
Senator read an excerpt, in which
Mr.. Lands said if the physical fit.
ness program was left to him il
would be confined to training mer
about to enter the Army or war.
production plants.
Il got the distinct understandings
you were not going to continue the
frills and furbelows," Senator Nc
Kellar added. II think I was mis-
led"
Mr.. Lands contended Mr.. Douglas
is not employed for entertainment
Evening star., 1942-02-27
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27.-Lock-
heed Aircraft Corp. displayed a
model today of the super-transport
it is constructing for Transcon-
tinental & Western Aairlines and
let out a few secrets about the ST.
passenger airplane.
With Army approval. it said the
ship would have a 1000 mile range,
fly at 10000 feet, cruise at 285
m.p.h. and have top speed of $50
miles an hour. That will enable it to
reduce commercial flying time from
Los Angeles to New York to 81a
hours. T. w. AS fastest coast-to-
coast flight Is 13 hours 8 minutes.
The new transport, costing about
$500 900. Is scheduled for June de-
Evening star., 1942-02-27

has been some fluctuation this year,
with a few days recently falling be-
hind the figures of comparable days
last year, but the total number of
taxpayers filing early this year has
exceeded those filing up to this time
In 1941. With the rate of income
taxes much higher this year, it is
certain that much more money is
coming in, to help carry the Gov
ernment's tremendous war load.
One of the most generally wide
spread misapprehensions about the
income tax, according to officials,
is that the cigarette tax Is de-
ductible. This tax cannot be de-
Quoted on the income tax return,
despite the claims of about every
other person who files. About half
the people think that this tax is de-
ductible. Among other taxes which
cannot be deducted are those OH
jewelry, toilet articles, cosmetics,
furs and the Federal gasoline tax.
Some Others Whittle Figure.
SC1 ldAl GdACS Wl1lC1l d1S
for purposes of the income tax re-
turn, however, include those on ad-
missions, including theaters, prize
fights, long distance phone calls and
transportation.
The Federal automobile use tax,
which was due this month and which
cost each car owner $500 for the
first installment, is deductible, but
cannot be subtracted from the re-
turn due March Is, this year. An
other payment of this kind of an
automobile tax, IS for the year, will
be due July /, making a total Of
$709 which may be deducted, from
the 1912 return, due March Is,
1943. -
State gasoline taxes, such as are
bald in the amount of 2 cents a gal
lon in the District of Columbia;
cents a gallon in Maryland, and
5 cents a gallon in Virginia, are de-
ductible.
Exemptions Lower Now.
Income tax blanks have been
mailed out to all persons who paid
an income tax last year, but not
to the thousands of new taxpayers,
Who fall within the taxable group
this year by virtue Of the lowered
exemptions. The exemption this
years is only $3.50 a year for single
persons and S1,500 for married
couples. Plenty of blank returns
are available at the Office of the
deputy collector for these new tax
payers or for others who may have
mislaid their mailed blanks.
! The Office of the local deputy col
lector is open daily from $3.50 am.
to PM, except on Saturday, when
the hours are from $3.50 am. to
] pm.
Evening star., 1942-02-27
Actor Burgess Meredith
To Be Army Private
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. ia bugle
cah for Army service sounded today
for anyother Hollywood star-Bur-
CESS Meredith.
The auburn-haired actor, who
came from successes on the Broad
way stage, awaits induction as a
private N the Army.
Already in the service, first as q
private and now a lieutenant in the
Air Corps, is his pal and former
roommate, James Stewart.
Evening star., 1942-02-27
Labor
Continued From First Page. }

Hillman, labor director of the War
Production Board, issued a state
ment asserting that Mr.. Smiths
proposal would not expedite produc-
ton, but would result in confusion
and generalization and a lowering
Of morale, with incalculable loss to
our war effort"
Opposed by Norton
Chairman Norton of the House
Labor Committee opposed the Smith
amendment, declaring that the War
Labor Board was in a better position
to handle the situation.
Emphasizing that his amendment
would suspend the maximum hour
and overtime pay requirements only
for the duration of the emergency,
Mr.. Smith said he could mot un-
derstand why members persist
in resisting a suspension of those
things ''' which are handicapping
the efforts to save this Nation in
its hour Of emergency"
He expressed doubt that ma
tional unity" must be purchased"
at the price of the eight-hour day
and the 40-hour week.
Labor's Leaders Criticized.
Asserting that strikes which have
retarded the defense and war effort
have not been desired in all cases
by the workers themselves, the Vir-
ginian blamed some arbitrary labor
leaders" for the work stoppages.
Representative Mccormack said
that the Smith amendment was so
controversial that it would impede
swift passage of the important
measure" and told the House that
Mr.. Smith had attempted unsuc-
ceSsfully to add "anti-labor" legis-
lation recently to the huge war
appropriations bill.
Mr.. Smith promptly protested
that Mr.. McCormack's statement
was unfair, drawing from the ma
jority leader the rejoinder that "the
gentleman from Virginia is thin
skinned"
Vote on Proposal Assured.
Mr.. Mccormack declared, This is
a matter that should be left to the
President. He's charged with the
prosecution of the war" He ex-
pressed belief that the amendment
would only "aggravate" the labor
question.
When Representative Smiths bill
was offered as an amendment, Rep
resentative Celler and Martin J.
Kennedy, New York Democrats,
and Healey, Democrat, of Massa-
chusetts, argued it was not ger
name to the other subjects in the
bill.
Mr.. Kennedy contended that the
amendment would change "the
whole public policy" and that it
strikes at something basically
American"
The ruling against the point of
order was made by Representative
Cooper, Democrat, of Tennessee, as
chairman of the House IN commit
tee as a whole. 1t was appealed by
Mr.. Kennedy, but was upheld, 2l8
to IA, on standing vote.
Bond Buying Limited.
Before getting to the Smith pro-
posal the House tentatively agreed,
oon a teller vote of 1913 to SO, to
limit to 5000, ,000, 900 the amount
of Government obligations pur-
chased direct from the Treasury the
Federal Reserve banks may have
at one time. AS passed by the
Senate, the war powers legislation
would have allowed the banks to
purchase Government obligations
without limit.
Opponents of the Senate plan
maintained it would lead to infla-
ton, o charge hotly denied by sup
porters who insisted the power was
needed only for emergency issues
and to keep the bond market stable.
Evening star., 1942-02-27
D. c. Bor Delegates
To Leave for Chicago

Wilbur L. Gray, secretary OF the
Bar Association of the District OF
Columbia, today announced that
delegates to the midyear meeting
of the House of Delegates OF the
American Bar Association will leave
during the week end for the session
at Chicago, which starts on Monday.
Included in these delegates are
Henry I. Quinn, George M. Morris,
Seton Darr, Walter M. Bastian,
Paul F. Hannah, William Roy VAL
lance and Mr.. Gray.
Evening star., 1942-02-27
Post offices Open
All Day Tomorrow
To Aid Tax Payments

The main Office and all sta
tions in the Washington postal
district will remain open on
the weekday schedule tomor-
row in order to accommodate
the large number of Govern
ment workers and others who
want to obtain money orders
for income tax payments, Vim
cent C. Burke, postmaster, an
nounced today.
Full postal facilities, Mr..
Burke said, including the sale
of Defense bonds and stamps,
will be maintained.
Evening star., 1942-02-27

Maybe you can't buy . new tire,
but you can still get Defense'stamps
and bonds.
Evening star., 1942-02-27
Burma
Continued From First Page J

has been reduced with q view to
discontinuance.
Throughout the early days of ship
ping east of India and until 1874,
when the British troopships Briton
and Runnymede were driven ashore
there, the islands were Stunned by
mariners because of the hostility
of their natives, a ferocious people
Of pigmy stock.
Evening star., 1942-10-25

CHART SHOWING CIVILIAN DE-
FENSE Committee work in all 66
District areas. Page A-1o