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Evening star., 1942-02-06
Board Of Trade Dinner
To Draw Many Officials

Cabinet members. Senators, Rep
resentatives, Federal and District
Government ofiicials and high-rank-
ing Army and Navy officers will be
guests Of the Board Of Trade at its
annual midwinter dinner tomorrow
night at the Mayhower Hotel.
The dinner will get under way at
6:45 pm. following 4 reception in
the Chinese room at Sis O'Clock at
which officers and directors Of the
trade organization will welcome the
distinguished guests.
AS usual, all speech-making will
be banned, and the evening will be
devoted to entertainment. Garrett
Pendleton has arranged . vaude-
Vile program which will start imme-
diately after dinner. Theme Of the
dinner Is In the Good Old Summer
Time"
All members OF the House and
Senate District Appropriations and
Legislative Committees have been
invited Fred A. Smith. president
of the Board of Trade. will preside.
Harvey L. Jones is chairman of
this years dinner, and Leon Chat
elain. ir. heads the dinner and
decorations committee.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
japanese Capture
feeder Point for
Borneo Oil Port
Indies Command Admits
FoII Of Somorindo, Silent
On Fate of Amboino
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSOCIATED Pfess.
BATAVIA, Netherlands Indies,
Feb. 6.-Japanese forces have oc-
cupied the town of Samarinda,
so miles north of the oil port Of
Balik Papan on the east coast of
Borneo, the Netherlands Indies
high command announced today.
without giving further details Of
the occupation.
For the second straight day no
mention was made of the situation.
at Amboina, the Indies second most.
important naval and air base on the
flank of the United Nations supply
line from Australia. On Wednesday
the Dutch said their troops still
were resisting a japanese invasion
force In bitter fighting. Since then
there has been no further word
Samarinda was feeding point"
for the Balik Papan oil installations,
to which 1t was connected by pipe
line.
Is at Mouth Of Kutai River.
The city also is in an important
coal district at the mouth of the
Kutai River, with a population
normally Of about 10000, including
300 Europeans.
Many civilians already had been
evacuated from the town.
The high command report, issued
through the news agency Aneta,
said a Japanese raiding force es-
timated at 40 bombers and 20
fighters which attacked the Soerabaja
naval base yesterday lost two
fighter planes "and presumably two
bombers" against the loss OF three
Dutch aircraft.
One Dutch pilot was reported
killed and two missing. while four
persons IN the city, second largest in
the Indies. were said to have been
wounded slightly.
Strong Fighter Escort.
The fact that the Japanese raid
ing force had such a strong fighter
escort was taken to indicate the
planes came from an aircraft carrier,
since the japanese do not have any
land base within striking distance of
Soerabaja, the United Nations key
base in the Southwest Pacific since
the siege Of Singapore.
Japanese fighter planes attacked
number of towns in. East Java
today. including Semarang. Madden,
Magician. Solo and legal. but no
damage was reported. Enemy planes
also were sighted over Southeast
Borneo and near Medan, on the
east coast of Sumatra.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
O.C.D. Appointments
May Be Investigated
By Byrd Committee

Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia, chairman of the joint
congressional committee inves-
tigating essential Govern
ment expenditures, said today
he was considering asking his
committee to look into the ex-
penditures of the Office of Civ
ilian Defense, in the light of
recent disclosures regarding the
employment of Mayris CLANCY,
dancer, at the salary Of $4,600 a
year.
Senator Byrd said he was at
loss to understand how Miss
Chaney's job as director of
childrens activities had any,
thing to do with the protection
Of the people against bomb
raids of the enemy. Nor did
he regard as essential the en-
ployment by the o. c. D. of
Melvin Douglas, movie actor, in
an advisory capacity and at the
rate of 5000 q year, when on
the Job.
1T looks to me-" said Senator
Byrd, "as though this organiza-
ton was being turned into an
other social experiment."
Evening star., 1942-02-06
House Group Will Tour
Aberdeen ProvingGround
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ABERDEEN, Md. Feb. 6.-Speak-
er Rayburn will tour the Army prov
ing ground Sunday with a group Of
House members.
The visitors will include Repre-
sentatives Cochrane, Democrat, of
Missouri; Cox, Democrat, of Georgia; !;
Delaney, Democrat, of New York,
and SaSscer, Meyer, DAlesandro
and Cole, Democrats, of Maryland.
Glenn L. Martin. airplane manufac-
turer, and Mayor Howard w. Jack
son of Baltimore, also will be in the
party.
Brig. Gen. ROLAND w. Case, prov
Ing ground commander, and his staff
will greet the delegation.
Evening star., 1942-02-06

claring. Il have nothing to do with
that"
II think it will be repealed" wa,
the terse comment OF Senator Var
Nuys, Democrat, of Indiana, re-
ferring to the inclusion of elective
officials
Meanwhile. Representative Rams
peck, Democrat, Of Georgia, staunch
friend of the civil service system
who sponsored the new retirement
law, stood by the extension of the
act to elected officers.
The newspapers of the country,
he said. have totally miSrepre-
sented" the issue. They have taken
as their cue' the general statement
that members Of Congress voted
themselves a pension OF $4,000 a
year, which is not true, he declared
$4,000 an Extreme Case"
The $1,000 figure represents the
extreme annuity in the rare case OF
member who stays in Congress
for IS years. Pointing out that a
Senator or Representative must
serve at least five years and be 81
to become eligible, Mr.. Ramspeck
said q recent survey showed that
in the entire history OF the United
States-160 years-only 5000 mem
bers of the House have served as
long as five years, SO that II the
plan had been enacted by the First
Congress 1t would only have applied
to that many Representatives.
A member who served Is years
still an exceptional case-would re-
ceive an annuity of S2,854 without
making back payments. II he de-
posted $9.91S in the fund for past
service. his retirement pay would
be $3,678 a year.
A member who served IS years
would be entitled to a 1858 an
nuity without back payments, or
s2.250 if back payments were re-
quired.
A man who entered Congress in
1888, retiring with 10 years of serv-
ice, would get $1.085 a year with
out back payments, or 1892 II
back payments were required.
Mr.. Ramspeck pointed out thai
Federal judges are eligible to retire
after 10 on full pay and no contri-
button. Officers in the military ser.
vices also have had liberal retire
ment provisions for many years
Mr.. Ramspeck pointed out.
Holds Treatment the Same.
The Georgian, who is chairman
Of the House Civil Service Com
mittee, also insisted that the inclu.
sion of elective officers now without
requiring them to deposit salary
contributions for past service, i.
treating elective officials the same
as other groups brought into the
system in the past.
Two years ago, he said, Congress
made 10000 postmasters eligible
for the retirement system, including
the fourth-class appointees who
have served many years, and q
month later 1000 OF them were
retired.
When the original Civil Service
Evening star., 1942-02-06
R,385 Fur Robbery
Staged on F Street.;
Gang F|ees in Car
Window Is Broken With
Brick; Thieves Loot Churcl
Where President Worship.

Robbers broke into a down.
town store early today and
escaped in a high-powered car
with furs valued at S6,385.
Herman Becker, vice president of
the Erlebacher shop 1910 r street
NV, reported to police that three
mink coats were included in the loot.
Police said there was one witness
OF the raid. Hubert Lupton, 1881
Columbia road NV, who declared
he saw. four or five men speed away
after breaking the showroom window
with q brick. He summoned police
Thieves invaded St. Thomas
Episcopal Church. Eighteenth and
Church streets NV, where Presi-
dent Roosevelt worships. They took
a marble statue OF Christ. value not
yet determined, the Rev. Howard S.
Wilkinson, the pastor. reported.
Brandishing pistols, two white
youths held up Reuben Halper in
his grocery at % Seventh street Sc,
last night and escaped in an auto
with SIS, police said.
A book of defense stamps worth
$l6.75 was stolen from the home of
Charles c. Hartman, 1884 Irving
street NV.
Althea Smith. 4l0 r street S.W.,
reported that white man snatched
her purse containing SIS early today
at Fifth and G streets NV.
Evening star., 1942-02-06

Retirement Act passed in August,
1920. he said, 5000 employees retired
Immediately after contributing to
the fund for part OF q month.
When Senator Byrd made his
tight in the Senate on January 10
to require elective ofIicers to deposit
back payments he took the position
it is not good public policy for men,
bers Of Congress to make them
selves eligible to a retirement sys-
tenn toward which civil service en-
ployes have been contributing for
years
Some Senators have indicated in
discussing the issue informally the
last few days that they were under
the impression the Byrd amendment
would have required them to deposit
anywhere from $1,000 to $1,000 for
past service. That would be true
if a member whose service ran back
from IS to 30 years wanted to buy
the maximum annuity, but the
Byrd amendment only made the
repayments mandatory for five
years next preceding retirement. In
recent years the employe contribu-
ton has been 31a per cent Of salary,
and after July /, under the new law,
it will be S per cent to help finance
the more liberal optional age limits
now available to all Government
workers.
Open Even to President.
The furry Of public discussion
over the inclusion OF elective officials
has centered around members Of
Congress, but the new act also
brings cabinet members into the
retirement system. and gives. the
President and Vice President the
same option extended to Senators
and Representatives.
One Senator, who did not want
to discuss the question for publica-
ton, said today the criticism seemed
to center around the point that
members of Congress had voted the
retirement annuity to themselves.
Since they constitute the law-mak-
ing body, he said. they also have
to vote their own salaries, their
ofilce clerk-hire, and authorize their
own mileage allowance. He said he
could see no difference between the
requirement provision and the other
Items of congressional expense.
Although q determined effort will
be made to repeal the congressional
retirement plan. the path may not
be easy for the advocates Of repeal.
Some of the members with long
experience on Capitol Hill indicate
they have not been unduly alarmed
by the first wave of unfavorable re-
action.
The proposal TO include members
of Congress in the retirement sys-
tenn actually originated nearly three
years ago, in previous DILL for gen.
eral revision Of the act, but at that
time it was defeated in the House
Although 1889 was not an election
year, the House. in July of that
year, struck the congressional re-
tirement feature from the bill, llo
to 73. 1t was killed then on motion
Of Representative Rees.
Farm workers are not included in
the general Social Security program.
and that was one of the arguments
raised against the congressional pro-
posal in 1899.
In the Senate q second repeal
bill was introduced yesterday by
Senator Capper of Kansas. Several
days ago the first repeal measure
was offered jointly by Senators
Byrd, Burton Of Ohio, johnson of
Colorado and Bailey Of North Caro-
lima. The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee has followed the routine
course OF sending the repeal bills
to the Civil Service Commission for
report before meeting to consider
them.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Citizens Association
Inducts New Officers

New officers of the Forest Glen
Park Md Citizens Association
were inducted at meeting at Ma
tional Park College. They are:
President, Kenneth Stabler; vice
president, A. Smith: secretary, Mrs.
James Darby; treasurer, James
Darby. and corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Thomas A. Mcdonald.
Committees appointed by Mr..
Stabler are: Membership. Mr.. Smith.
chairman, Richard di Zerega. Her
bert Stephens, Ralph Deemer and
Clarence Young, and publicity. John
P. Jones and Mrs. Chris Ebeling.
Beginning Tuesday the association
will sponsor first aid classes at the
college from pm. to 10 pm. Tues
days and Thursdays.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Two Women File Suits
For Divorce in Rockville

kpetItl Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 6.-Mrs.
Wanda Gene Lunch of Takoma Park
has filed suit here for an absolute
divorce from Robert c. Lunch Of,
Toronto, Canada, and asked to be
awarded custody Of the couples only
child. Robert Allen Lunch.
Frank z. Meeks of st. Marys. w.
Va. Is named defendant In another
suit for an absolute divorce filed here
by Mrs. Isabelle E. Meeks of Chevy.
Chase.
In each case desertion is alleged.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Germans Identity
Ships Reported Sunk
Off East Coast
Rochester Only One
Officially Announced
By y. S. os Lost

CThe following dispatch was sent
from an enemy country whose motive
in releasing news IL likely TO be prop
.a h:n ;ss sen1m.s :s0Sls ~ American ss
or Allied sources)
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, Feb. GA communique from
authoritative military quarters" to-
day named six enemy" ships which
the German high command said
yesterday. had been sunk by u
boats OF the east coast of North
America.
The names and tonnages, as given
by the communique, follow:
The freighter Amerikaland, l5,-
355; the steamer Empire Wilde
beeste, 5,631; the steamer Rochester
6,836; the steamer Traveller, 3,S68;
the steamer Tacoma Star. 1927
and the tanker Trontolite, 7.178.
(These ships all are listed in
Lloyd's Register, which, however,
gives slightly different tonnages
in some cases.
CThe only one of the six whose
loss has been officially announced
in the United States is the
Rochester, the only American
ship in the list. The Navy De-
partment announced January 81
that she had gone down the
day before. There has been no
confirmation in Washington that
any OF the other five has been
sunk. The Amerikaland. one of
the worlds largest ore freighters.
Is Swedish. The other four are
Of British registryD
The newspaper Voelkischer Beo-
bachter declared that the Ameri.
kaland, built in 1925 in Germany
for . Swedish firm, was sailing un-
der AN enemy flag" when sunk.
This newspaper (owned by Adolf
Hitler writes that when 1t is borne
in mind how greatly the armament
industries depend on importation
OF certain mineral ores the signifi-
canoe OF the loss Of vessel OF such
carrying capacity NEARLY $4,000
tons) can be properly appreciated
The Rochester, 4 Socony Vacuum
OIL Co. tanker. was sunk January
80. $50 miles Of Cape Charles, Va,
struck aft by two torpedoes and
then made the target for Is shells
Thirty crewmen were saved. Three
Of the engine room crew were killed
when the first torpedo hit.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
MeKeough Gets Backing
Of Party in Senate Race
By the Associated Press.

~ the ASSOCIATED Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-The Cook
County Democratic Central Com
mittee last night indorsed Repre-
sentative McKeough of Chicago for
the partys senatorial nomination in
the April primary in Illinois.
The. action was taken several
hours after Mayor Edward J. Kelly,
co-leader Of the huge Chicago Demo-
cratic organization, announced that
he would not seek seat in the Sen
ate because he felt it was his war
time duty to remain at the head of
the city government and the metro
politan defense system.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Housewarming Opens
Headquarters for
Afraid Warden Staff
Old No. 10 Fire House
Renovated and Equipped
For 24-Hour Duty

Chief Raid Warden Clement
Murphy and his staff assistants as
sumed their duties today in perma-
nent headquarters at the old No. 1C
fire engine company house, l34l
Maryland avenue NE, following an
old fashioned housewarming last
night.
Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter, one
Of the guests. recalled that the
engine house once saw horse drawn
apparatus operating from it In the
late '90s.
Visitors, including Engineer Com
mission Charles w. Kutz, inspected
. completely renovated firehouse last
night equipped with assembly hall,
kitchen and blacked-o out windows.
Switchboard Needed.
Only a few additions are needed
to round out the operations base for
civilian defense wardens, Mr.. Muir
phy pointed out. They include a
monitor switchboard which will link
the building with the afraid con-
troll center and a number OF Army
cots to be used by staff people forced
to stay on extended duty IN the
event of raids.
Pointing out to guests that ms
men had to start from scratch
In equipping the headquarters MI
Murphy explained that ONCE fur-
niture had been selected from con-
demned District government prop
erty and then refinished by volun-
teers from the Fire Department.
The more than 100 chairs in the
second-f1oo assembly room were
presented by George washington
University from its discarded stock.
Here again firemen scrapped and
sanded, applied varnish and mace
new seats out of plywood. With the
exception of the painting OF walls,
all other work was done by flremen.
The large apparatus room on the
first floor is to be used as offlces Tor
file clerks and stenographerS. War
dens also will be sworn in there. On
the first floor rear are offices OF
assistants and the kitchen, which Is
equipped to feed wardens remaining
on protracted duty.
Room for Defense Groups.
On the second floor are additional
Offices and the large assembly hall
which Mr.. Murphy said would be
open to any civilian defense group
requiring a class or meeting room.
A powder room is on the third floor.
Col. Lemuel Bolles, civilian de-
tense executive. said he hoped the
new headquarters would be the
"rallying point for all civilian de-
tense workers" Chief Porter praised
the work of Mr.. Murphy and his
staff.
Guests included Maj. Gen. Will
liam N. Porter, chief of the Chem
ical Warfare Division of the War
Department: 1t. Comdr. j. p.
Weatheril, Sd, of the Navy Yard;
Harry N. Stull. president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
and an assistant to Mr.. Murphy;
DR.. John A. Lee, chief medical Of
ficer of District of Columbia civil
ian defense; Mrs. Harry S. Bernton,
head of volunteer service OF the
local defense Office, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Houghton and Mrs. Theodore
Wedel, her assistants, and Miss
Anita Phipps, president Of the Amer
lean Women's Voluntary Services
for the District.
Mr.. Murphy commented after
ward: I'VE are set to stay on the
job "a hours a day and are working
under the assumption that Wash
ington will be bombed
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Weather Report
Furnished BY the |


Columbia-Moderate
to fresh winds.
Maryland-Warmer, moderate beginning portion
afternoon and in portion
Vgmia-Rain tonight beginning portion this
in east and north portions tonight becoming colder in extreme
southwest portion by morning
and early tonight becoming colder portion tonight
shifting winds
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Pension Issue St;rs Congress,
Although Bundles Threat Dies
Senator Byrd and Representative Rees
Intend to Press for Repeal Of Annuity PIon
BY J. A. OLEARY.

Bundles drive started the West Coast to
little fun at members of Congress voted them
selves eligible PENSIONS but the to repeal the
still burning cloakrooms Capitol Hill
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Industry Goes to War;
Ford WorpIone Task Called
Worlds Biggest Single Job
Giant New Plant Soon Will Stort
Producing Croft on Moss Scoe
(Strth of SeriesJJ
(Strth of a Sertes.J)
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

DETROIT Mich Feb s-"The biggest single Job In the world
today"
Charles Sorensen vice president in charge production
the Ford Motor Co., thus describes the company contract make
arplanes for the Army
It entirely business The Ford factories built
Evening star., 1942-02-06

The Bureau OF Standards has
developed a specification for school
chairs which is designed to en-
courage correct posture and pro-
mote comfort.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
River RsHart,
Precipitation

NIVeV k9D0Ft.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
1T Great Falls today.
RreeiDitatien.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1942-02-06

tThe following dispatch was sent
in releasine news IL likely to be prop
aganda. Axis claims should be cred
tied only when confirmed By American
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Arthur j. McGinn, de-
ceased
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned, the administrator of the
estate of Arthur J, McGinn, de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication Of
this notice to the said administrator
at his law office in the court house
at Libby, in the County Of Lincoln,
State of Montana, the same being
the place for the transaction Of the
business of said estate
THOMAS D. LONG,
Administrator of the Estate Of said
Deceased.
Dated at Libby, Montana, this
28th day of September, 1912
THOMAS d. LONG,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Date of first publication 1922 AZ.
oc22-n12- At
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
NOTICE OF SALE

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Adolph LaCharity. deceased.
Pursuant to an order of this court
issued on the 18th day of October
1912, I, the undersigned, admins
traitor of the above estate, will sell
at private sale on and after the 9th
day of November 1912, the follow
ing real estate situate in the County
of Lincoln, State of Montana, to-
wit:
NWA less right way Section
rs, Township 81 N, Range 80 w.
M. NJ, Nj NWA Section Ia, Sl2
SEA, NEhSEh Section Is, all in
Township 28 NJ, Range 30 W. M, NJ
NWA Section "a, township 30
N, Range 30 w. M. NJ,
Lots 20-2l-22 Block Libby Orig
inal
Bids to be delivered to the I'M
dersigned at his office in Libby
Montana.
Terms Cash. 10ae to accompany
bid and balance to be paid upon
delivery Of deed.
Dated this 2lst day Of October
1912.
NJ. ID. ROWLAND,
oc22-n5-3t. Administrator,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
SHERIFF'S SALE

L. c. Kensler, plaintiff, against
Ben Coffman, defendant.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale:
On the 10th day of November,
A. D., 1912, at 2 o'clock P. NJ, at
the front door of the Court House,
in Libby, County of Lincoln, State
of Montana, to the highest and best
bidder for cash in hand, the fol-
lowing described real estate lying
and being in the County of Lincoln
and State of Montana.
Lot Two (2), of Block Two (2),
of the Pine Tree Addition to West
Troy, Montana, according to the
plat thereof on file, and of record,
in the office of the Clerk and Re-
corder, of Lincoln County, Montana.
Together with all and singular
the tenements, hereditaments and
appurtenances thereunto belonging
or in anyWise appestaining.
Dated this 9th day of October,
A. D., 1912.
F. r. BANEY,
Sheriff of Lincoln County, Montana.
By LEE M. TINKER,
oc29-nl94t Under Sheriff.