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Evening star., 1942-06-02
Roosevelt Welcomes
Mexico 10 Ranks Of
Anti-Axis Nations
Expresses Appreciation
Of AviIu Cumucho's
Efforts for Peace
By GARNETT d. HORNER.

President Roosevelt today well
coined Mexico Ito that commu-
nifty of nations united in fighting
for the preservation of freedom
and democracy" in a telegram to
Mexican President Manuel Avila
Camacho expressing apprecia-
ton for your many and valuable
contributions to our common
cause"
AS Mr.. Roosevelt's message was
made public. Secretary of State Hull
issued statement describing Mex
ico's declaration of war against Ger
many, Italy and Japan, signed last
night by President Avila Camacho
as further evidence that the free
nations of the world will never sub
nit to the heel of Axis aggression. /"
Mr.. Hull declared that the United
States never will forget the moral
and material support resulting from
Mexico's declaration of war"
Message to Foreign Minister.
In a telegram to Mexican Foreign
Minister Ezequiel Padilla, Mr.. Hull
said the people of the United States
salute the people of Mexico for
their courageous and unequivocal
stand on the side of liberty and
decency," adding:
Mexico like other free nations
has preferred to fight to preserve its
liberty and independence than to
submit to unprovoked and cowardly
attack and live as slave in a world
dominated by the brutal force and
frightfulness of Axis overlords."
Mr.. Roosevelt, in his telegram to
President Avila Camacho, recalled
that Mexico, like other freedom
loving nations" had become the
victim of unprovoked attack" and
had answered this challenge in
characteristically resolute and virile
fashion"
Axis Tyrants Have Erred.
Mexico's war declaration followed
the sinking by Axis submarines Of
two Mexican ships.
"Once again the Axis tyrants have
woefully erred in their appraisal of
the temper of free nation" Mr..
Roosevelt declared.
His telegram to the Mexican Pres
ident continued:
THE people of the United States
share with me the honor of well
coming Mexico to that community
of nations united in fighting for the
preservation of freedom and de-
mocracy.
"At the same time I extend to you
on their behalf their deepest SYM
pathy to the families of your coun-
trymen who have already given their
lives for our common cause. BY our
victory and the use we make of it,
we shall consecrate the memory of
their supreme sacrifice"
Evening star., 1942-06-02
All Of Solomon Islands
Occupied, Japanese Claim
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC From Japanese Broad
casts, June "A japanese landing
party occupied Tulagi Island, in the
southeastern section of the Solomon
Islands, last month and thus put the
entire Solomon Islands area into
japanese hands, Domei reported
today.
The Japanese agency, in dis
patch datelined aboard a Japanese
warship," said the landing took place
early on an undisclosed day.
(Allied headquarters in Aus
tralia reported last May 8 that
Japanese were raiding Tulagi, but
its capture has not yet been ac-
knowledged0
Domei also reported that the jap
anese took Shorthand Island, in the
Solomons, before capturing Tulagi.
Evening star., 1942-06-02
Summary of Todoy's Star

Iowa COP nominates Wilson for
Senate. Page A
Florida pipeline plan shelved after
House rejects it. Page Al
UNIV Policy Committee avoids break
with CIO. Page Al
Lyttelton visit here may concern
second front" Page AS
Washington and Vicinity.
Boiling Field flyer killed in crash
near Waldorf, Md. Page AS
So PAT ,594 budget submitted to Mont
gomery commissioners. Page B-1
President prefers overtime pay to
fiat bonus. Page B-1
Truesdeu demonstrates model drill
during AFRAID test. Page B-1
Miscellany
Marriage Licenses. Alb
Births and Deaths. A-13
After Dark. A.13
Natures Children. BIS
Evening star., 1942-06-02
SIS Forfeited by Justice Black
For Park Traffic Violation

Also driving along the parkway was
Officer Mason, his mind on. among
other things, the trafic signs which
indicated he was travelling in the
proper direction on a one-way street.
Ofiicer Mason met Justice Black,
put two and two together and de-
cided one of them was going the
wrong way.
At his home In Alexandria this
morning the justice laughed OF the
incident and refused to 60 into
details.
He was q nice ofncer and he
treated me nicely" he said.
Justice Black added that he had
sent the money to the Trehc Bureau.
Evening star., 1942-06-02
Foreign

Foreign
British mop up trapped German
units in Libya Page Al
Japan's war program now stale
mated, Curtin asserts. Page Al
Churchill says British were prepared
for Rommel drive. Page Al
Russians northwest of Moscow strike
twice at Nazi lines. Page Az
n more Czechs executed in Heydrich
assassination attempt. Page Az
Argentine officials confirm damaging
Of tanker by Axis sub. Page Az
Hitler is reported planning big drive
on Reds this month. Page AS
Cologne casualties put at 10000 dead
and $4,000 wounded. Page AS
NotionoI
Roosevelt welcomes Mexico to ranks
Of anti-Axis nations. Page Al
War Department offers soldiers pay
compromise plan. Page Az
Evening star., 1942-06-02
u. ). War Declaration
On Bulgaria, Hungary
And Runania Asked
House Leader Promises
Action Tomorrow on
Presidents Request
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt today
asked Congress to vote a decla-
ration of war against three Axis
satellite nations-Bulgaria, Hun
gary and Rumanla.
The Presidents request was con-
tained in brief message submitted
to the House. The Senate is in a
three-day recess.
Majority Leader Mccormack an
nounced that the resolutions would
be acted on tomorrow. Action ir
the Senate was unlikely before
Thursday.
Taking note of the fact that the
three Southern European nations
already have declared themselves at
war with this country, the President
accused the offending governments
of acting neither upon their own in
itiative nor in response to wishes
of their own peoples but as instru-
ments of Hitler. Already engaged
in military activities against the
United Nations, they are now plan
ming an extension of such operations,
he said, without further amplifica-
ton.
U. S. War Declaration.
Secretary of State Hull said at a
press conference that the conduct
of the puppet governments of Hun
gary, Rumania and Bulgaria as
tools of Hitler thoroughly justified
declaration of war against them
He pointed out that military
movements by the three nations in
support of Germany's war against
Russia had followed their declara-
tions of war against this country.
Text of Message.
Text of the Presidents message
follows:
The governments of Bulgaria,
Hungary and Rumania have de-
clared war against the United
States. realize that the three gov
ernments took this action not upon
their own initiative or in response
to the wishes of their own peoples
but as the instruments of Hitler
These three governments are now
engaged in military activities di-
rected against the United Nations
and are planning an extension OF
these activities.
Therefore, I recommend that the
Congress recognize a state of wal
between the United States and Bull
garia, between the United States
and Hungary, and between the
United States and Rumania."
Troop units of each of these ma
tions have been reported in active
combat on the German Russian
front, these operations presumably
being the ones referred to in the
Presidents statement that they are
already engaged against the United
Nations. 1t has been generally un-
derstood here that the Russian gov
ernment for some time had been
requesting this Government to rec
cgnize in full this state of war with
the triumvirate of secondary Axis
nations and today's request by the
President represents a fulilment of
Moscow's wishes.
Drive Through Turkey Seen.
Although the reference to an ex-
tension of the present military op-
Geo NErT ALTON pape All
Evening star., 1942-06-02
AVG Will Be Shifted
To Air Corps July a
BY tie Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, June "A special
ceremony will be held July in the
Chungking when the American Vol
unteer Group is reorganized as the
United States Air Corps in the
China war theater.
Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault,
who organized the group, will re-
main in command.
Evening star., 1942-06-02
D. C.-New York Buses
To Run Under Pool Plon

The four bus lines running be-
tween Washington and New York
will begin pooling their operations
tomorrow under an experimental
plan approved by the ONCE of De-
fense Transportation.
The lines expect to curtail mileage
about Is per cent by eliminating
duplicating services, staggering
schedules and sharing tickets.
Under the new arrangement, q
ticket sold on any line will be good
on the others.
The companies affected are the
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc,
Quaker City Bus Co.. Safeway Trails,
Inc, and Eastern Trails, Inc.
Evening star., 1942-06-02

On the "blotter" at park police
headquarters it reads this way:
Name: Hugo Lafayette Black,
white. Address: Alexandria, Va.
Occupation: Justice Of the Supreme
Court. Read and write: Yes.
Charge: Violating one-way street.
Disposition: Elects to forfeit"
So, electing to forfeit, Justice Black
sent IS to the Traffic Bureau shortly
thereafter, along with the ticket he
had been handed by Park Policeman
]. w. Mason.
Justice Black, 1t seems, was driv-
ing along Rock Greek Parkway, his
mind apparently On serious matters.
Evening star., 1942-06-02
Naval Patrol Plane Crashes
In California; Five Killed

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June "A
Navy patrol plane crashed and
burned today 20 miles south of here
near Half Moon Bay.
Five bodies we're found by Cali
fornia highway patrolmen.
One survivor, Ensign G. H. Apitz,
%, was badly burned and suffered
from severe shock, but managed
to walk to Half Moon Bay and re-
port the crash.
The accident occurred near Scar
pers Peak, shortly after midnight.
while the plane was, on a patrol
flight.
Evening star., 1942-06-02
CoIored Student Named
To Naval Academy
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June 2.-Lee-
land N. Jones, 20-year-old colored
student at the University of Buffalo,
today learned of his appointment
to the Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis, an honor to which he has long
looked forward.
One of two Negroes in the Ma
ton named, Jones is president
elect of the junior class, played
football and was active on the de-
bate team. The appointment was
made by Representative Mitchell,
Democrat, of Illinois.
Evening star., 1942-06-02
Term i'm Workhouse
Ruins Career of
Numbers Operator
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 1.-Two
men were sentenced to work
house terms today for using
homing pigeons in numbers
racket operations.
An attorney for one of the
men protested the sentence of
six months, saying:
You are running his career" ="
The pigeons were turned over
to the Society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Animals.
Evening star., 1942-06-02
Buptist Publisher Dies

CLEVELAND, June P.-The
Rev. Eckhardt Umbach, "a, former
chairman of the German Baptist
Publishing Society's publication
board, died yesterday. He held pas
torates In Missouri, Kansas, Illinois,
New York, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Evening star., 1942-06-02
Three Greeks Executed

BERN, Switzerland, June 2 P.-
Three Greeks were executed yester-
day on conviction by military court
Of plotting against the Italian Army,
Hungarian dispatches from Athens
reported today.
Evening star., 1942-06-02
Russians Northwest
Of Moscow Strike
Twice al Nazi Line
Germans Soid to Have
Begun Drive TO Win
Bock Khorkov Ground
By the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, June 2.-The Red
Army jabbed strongly at German
lines at two points northwest OF
Moscow in conformity with the
Soviet tactics of keeping the
enemy back on his heels and pre-
venting him from undertaking
his own offensive, front-line re-
ports said today.
The dispatches said the Russians
attacked both in the Kalinin sector
and In another northwest area, i'm
proving their positions and drawing
the Germans into counterattacks.
No essential change in positions
was reported, however.
IA Reuters dispatch from
Stockholm declared today the
Germans had started a new drive
to recover ground lost to Mar
shall Semeon Timoshenko before
Kharkov and already had re-
gained Tamilovska, 8 miles
northeast of the city,
Factory Won From Nazis.
Red Star said the Russians fought
their way into an inhabited point on
the Kalinin front, which extends
northwest and west Of Kalinin
toward the Valdai Hills and Rzhev
and Veliki Luki. A factory which
was part of the German firing sys-
tenn was reported captured and
street battles for Notifications In
the suburbs were said to be in prog
resS
In another battle the Germans
we're said to have launched six coun-
terattacks and lost more than 1,00C
dead in an effort to take a hamlet
the Russians had captured.
In yet a third engagement the
Germans were declared to have lost
$50 dead and 1,500 wounded in a "a
hour battle for a forest which pro-
vided cover for future operations.
On the northwestern front, ex-
tending from the Valdai Hills
around Lake linen to the Leningrad
front, Red Star said the Russians
overcame strong resistance In one
zone and occupied a village and re-
pulsed attack after attack in a
neighboring sector.
During last week, May "a to 80"
communique said, I'VE destroyed
432 German planes. Our losses
were 1874"
-Four Axis patrol ships were re-
ported sunk in aerial operations
Sunday, but the Soviet Information
Bureau did not specify where. Red
air and fleet units operate over the
Black, Baltic, White and Barents
Seas against German naval craft
and transports, protecting Allied
supply lines and attacking those
of the enemy)
Russian flyers were credited with
destroying or damaging 80 tanks, 2
armored cars, 160 trucks, 145 NUM-
tions carts, 10 field guns, 2 railway
trans, an oil tank and q fuel dump
on various sectors of the land front
Sunday.
German air raids against Lenin-
grad were frustrated and Soviet fly
ers and anti-aircraft gunners de-
stroyed 43 of their planes, the infor-
nation bureau said.
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, June 2 R.-The German
high command said today that Maj
Gen. Gorodajansky, commander in
chief of the Russian 9Th Army in
Evening star., 1942-06-02

BERLIN From German Broad
casts, June 2 R)-The German
high command said today that Maj
Gen. Gorodajansky. commander in
chief of the Russian 9Th Army in
the battle of Kharkov, had been
killed.
Evening star., 1942-06-02

(See DISTRICT BILL. Page A-40
Evening star., 1942-06-02

(See AFRAID TEST, Page A-30
Evening star., 1942-06-02

(See DECLARATION, Page A-8O
Evening star., 1942-06-02
Readers Prefer The Star

The Stars afternoon and evening
circulation is more than double that
of any other Washington newspaper.
It's total circulation in Washington
far exceeds that Of any of its cortem-
poraries in the morning or on Sunday.
Evening star., 1942-03-29
China to Conscript
All Man Power, Material
Ey the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, March 28.-The
Chinese executive Yuan announced
q national general mobilization act
today giving the government almost
unlimited power to conscript man.
power and material resources for
an all-out effort against the Japa-
nese.
The announcement said the new
act was the result Of proposals
made by Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek, who foresaw the present Pa
cific war and its effects on China's
situation and had planned and pre-
pared to meet them in anticipa-
ton Of conditions now existing"
The act. consisting of 80 articles,
empowered the government to COM
mandeer or seize materials ranging
from military weapons. fodder and
medical supplies to ships and all
other means of transport, electric
power, fuel, engineering apparatus
and communications equipment.
1t also empowered the government
to order for delivery all materials
vital to the prosecution of the war
or the reconstruction of the nation.
Under it the government may con-
troll prices, commander labor serv-
ices, prohibit strikes, lockouts and
picketing, determine the use of capi-
tai, regulate imports and exports
and take over and use any land or
building.
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Living Costs
Continued From Page abb

ing current costs OF other items in
their budgets.
The expenditures and their rela-
tive Importance were determined by
q study Of the expenditures Of 1886
families Of Federal employees. and
123 individuals made in the fall of
1888. This group included custodial
and other employees with salaries Of
less than $500, Government work
ers with basic salaries Of $500 and
over. as we'll as single employees, both
men and women. Most Of the Gus
todial employees, it was explained,
were colored
The general price rise was most
sharply felt by families Of custodial
employees for whom food requires
larger proportion Of the family
income than that spent by Federal
employees with higher earnings" the
bureau said In summarizing the
findings of the survey. Food prices
have been rising faster than prices
of other goods. For custodial en-
ployes, the average rise in all costs
was 9.6 per cent.
The cost of nearly all types Of
food bought by Federal workers
advanced during the year, with the
largest increases reported for fresh
fruits, vegetables. pork, lard, cofIee
and sugar.
Expenditures for Food.
For custodial employees, for whom
food costs represented 34.3 per cent
OF total expenditures for living, there
was . 169 per cent rise in these
COSTS" the bureau said. The is
per cent rise in food costs for pro-
fessional employees as a group was
considerably less important since
foods constitute only 24s per cent of
their total expenditures"
Higher costs OF household opera
ton were due chiefly to increases of
approximately per cent in coal
prices, of to 7 per cent in cost Of
| telephone rates, which was largely
the result Of the war taxes which
went into effect last October.
According to the survey, the cost
of domestic service increased from
10 to Is per cent during the year
The average rise Of more than II
per cent in transportation reflected
the higher cost of buying. main-
tanning and operating automobiles,
the bureau explained.
On December Is, the bureaus
general cost of living index for the
District stood at 1927 as compared
with 1908 in September, 1899, just
after the outbreak Of the war. On
February IS, the latest date for
which figures are available, the Dis
! trict index had advanced to 1113
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Wickard Boosts Price
Of Butter at Chicago
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
boosted butter prices 134 cents a
pound on the Chicago market yes
terday to help offset rising produc-
ton costs and encourage farmers to
increase milk production for war
needs.
The Agriculture Department had
been supporting butter prices at "a q
cents a pound on the Chicago mar
ket. The price was increased to Sc
cents. Further advances will be
made, Wickard said, II they are
found necessary to assure adequate
production.
The increase was made after the
departments Bureau of Agricultural
Economics reported signs that farm
ers In the Midwestern dairy belt were
beginning to shift toward less In
tensive dairying because Of rising
feed and labor costs and recent de-
clines in prices of milk and butter
fat.
The department supports prices at
. set level by buying at that price.
Butter obtained under these opera
tions is either stored for release on
the market when supplies might be
light and prices are higher or dis
tributed under domestic relief or
lease-lend programs.
The department also supports
prices Of cheese, evaporated and
dried skim milk. Large quantities
of these products are bought for
shipment under the lease-lend pro-
grams.
Beginning tomorrow the depart
ment will buy butter at New York,
San Francisco and other terminal
markets at prices comparable to the
new Chicago price.
Evening star., 1942-03-29

Continued From Page Alb
r. Clement, administrative head
quarters; Howard F. Smith, Precinct
7; Ernest A. Fuller, Precinct 2; Wal
ter v. Chase, Precinct 8; James L.
Rockford, Precinct 8: Charles F.
Fox, Precinct II; Joseph T. Kerby,
Precinct 4, and Benjamin r. Camp
bell, Traffic Division.
From private to temporary SER
geant: George Weaver, detailed at
the Capitol; Richard A. Burton, ad-
ministrative headquarters, and Will
liam M. Sanford, Traffic Division.
From private to temporary as
signment in the Detective Bureau:
Frederick B. Ashe, William R. Green
field, Precinct IL. and Bernard D.
Crooke, Precinct 13.
From private to temporary as
signment as precinct detectives:
Arthur T. Davis, Precinct 13; Carl
L. Hayden, Public Relations Squad;
William McEwan. Precinct 2. and
Harold c. Huffman, Precinct 3.
Rank Lowered. But Pay Increases.
An unusual shift which transfers
two uniformed sergeants to the De-
tective Bureau with inferior rank
but increased pay was authorized.
The men are Sergts. Richard F. Nc
Carly and Robert v. Murray. Both
men we're ordered reduced in rank
to private and take a theoretical cut
in annual salary from s2,750 to
S2,400. However, on assignment to
the Detective Bureau, they will re-
ceive additional compensation Of
$500 per year. bringing their pay to
5000 annually.
The appointment of four lieu
tenants fills vacancies opened by a
recent Congressional appropriation
for the Police Department creating
the additional lieutenancies. One
vacancy-left by the recent call to
military service Of 1t. John Scott
still exists.
On recommendation of Fire Chief
Stephen T. Porter, the Commits
sioners also approved appointment
of 1t. Alvin L. Smith, to the rank
of captain, to replace Capt. Joseph
E. Suit who was recently raised to
a higher rank
The appointments are effective
April l. =
Evening star., 1942-03-29

on average risk rates, was signed
into law yesterday by President
Roosevelt.
The measure establishes the War
Damage Corp. in the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp. and provides that
it make available, through insurance
or reinsurance, reasonable protec-
ton" against loss or damage to real
or personal property resulting from
enemy attack, including damage
caused by United States forces re-
sisting such attack.
Rates must be fixed by July by
the Secretary Of Commerce and the
protection must be made available
upon the payment Of premiums.
Secretary Jones has indicated that
the minimum rate will be 81 for
each $1,000 of insurance. The law
provides that the rates be uniform
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Man Accused of Calling
Officers Suckers Held

BUTTE, Mont, March 28.-The
F. B. I. said Rudolph Fail, IS, Of
Denver, wanted on charges Of at
tempting to impair the morale and
loyalty of the military forces, was
arrested in Billings today.
Search for Fail, a former Denver
school teacher, started yesterday
when Attorney General Biddle in
Washington authorized his arrest
and prosecution.
The Justice Department said an
F. B. l. investigation disclosed that
Fahl told officers at Lowry Field in
Denver January 81 that they were
suckers" and were not fighting for
democracy.
Evening star., 1942-03-29

mander Of the United States forces
in the Southwest Pacific.
His citation included commenda-
ton for diplomacy in dealing with
other Allied officers.
Admiral Purnell received the
Navy Cross for World War service
in command of the destroyer Lam
son.