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Evening star., 1942-01-17
National League Agrees
To Increase Niqht Games
Nv tbe Aseociated press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Ma
tional League, meeting to discuss
the outlook of baseball in view of
President Roosevelts encouraging
statement yesterday. agreed today
that each club should be permitted
to play more than seven night games
President Ford Frick pointed out
such action would involve change
In the circuits constitution, which
now limits each club to seven night
games. Just how far the majors
will 60, however. in the matter of
night games during the war will be
decided at joint meeting with the
American League here the first
week in February.
The owners also discussed the
financial condition of the Philadel-
phia club. Gerry Nugent, president
Of the Phillies, didn't ask for finan-
cial aid and said he was trying to
arrange to operate the team with
out selling any of his star players.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Strategy
Continued From First Paee>

also left the Capital for several days
vacation at a different destination.
Both were back In the White House
when this week began and took
under consideration further plans
drafted by military and supply, ad-
vikerS.-. --s.. ..s.s.sss
It was during review Of these doc
uments, both among themselves and
in Joint stan meetings, Mr.. Early
said, that they reached complete
understanding Of joint planning for
present and for future military and
naval operations.
Omcial word that Mr.. Churchill
had reached London today after
making at least part Of the trans
Atlantic journey by airplane delight
ed President Roosevelt. Secretary
Early told reporters. In the face of
evidence Of their presence of Long
Island earlier in the week, Mr.. Early
remarked that enemy submarines
might have been waiting hopefully
but futilely to intercept the British
Prime Minister. Actually. Mr.. Early
said, the White House did not know
at the time of Mr.. Churchill's de-
parture whether he planned to make
his return trip by boat. airplane or
submarine.
The secretary expressed apprecia-
ton to the press and the radio for
cooperation in keeping secret the
recent movements OF the President
and the Prime Minister, remarking
that the good results speak for
themselves.
One Of Mr.. Churchills final ac-
tions here. it is known, was q con-
ference early this week at the White
House with Wendell Willkie, 1910
Republican presidential candidate.
At other times during his stay here.
he conferred separately with officials
Of all the British dominions.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
II Persons Slain
In Two Wisconsin
Family Tragedies
Man Shoots Wife, Children
And Self; Neishbor
Admits Other Killing
By the Associated Press.

ELLSWORTH, Wis. Jan. IT,
Eleven bodies lay in Pierce County
mortuaries today as the result OF
two strange mass killings within "a
hours.
In one of two family tragedies.
District Attorney Theodore A. Wal
ler said. Thomas Seipel. 81. a farmer
and highway patrolman. shot and
killed his wife, Lucille, %. and their
five children: jeanne. 10; Cleo, 8;
Jean, 7: Garry. 4, and A 2-month- old
baby. Seipel then took his own life.
In the other, Mrs. Arthur Petan,
20. a farmers wife. and her three
childrer-George. 10: Neil, 8, and
Sylvia. 3-were shot and stabbed to
death and their house near Ellsworth
set on fire. The father Of the fam
lily. 35, who was not at home. Is
the only survivor A passerby pulled
three of the bodies from the burn
ing house. That of the Oldest boy
was recovered later.
The last previous violent death In
Pierce County. hardy farming and
timber area OF some $4,000 popula-
ton, occurred more than eight years
ago.
.,.-7 Rife by. Husbands Side
something evidently snapped" in
Seipel, was the way Mr.. waller ex-
planned the wiping out Of the family
on their farm home near Plum
City, 20 miles from Ellsworth.
The bodies were discovered last
night by relatives. after the family
had failed to answer the telephone.
All the Seipels. with the exception
Of the husband, were found In their
beds. Seipel was on the floor with
high powered rifle alongside.
Charles Tierney. assistant police
chief of st. Paul. who assisted local
authorities, said all except Selpel
had been shot at least twice. There
was one bullet hole through the hus-
bands head. he said.
Dead About 48 Hours.
Mr. Tierney said inspection BY
physicians and information from
neiphbors. indicated the family had
been dead about 4S hours, which
would make this tragedy precede
the killing of the Petans. which was
on Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Waller said he would issue
warrant today accusing James SINE
eek. 22-year- -old neighboring farmer,
of first-degree murder in connection
with the Petan case. Mr.. Waller
said Simecek had confessed Staying
Mrs. Petan and her three children
because of an attraction he had
for Mrs Petan. He was held in the
county jail on an open charge.
Simecek confessed. according to
Mr.. Waller. after tests showed blood
on his shirt was human and not OF
animal origin as he had said. A
pistol and hunting knife. which the
man told Mr.. Waller he used in the
attack. were found in simecek's
home.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Auto and Tire Ban
Won't End Traffic
Mishaps, Public Told
Sofety Leader Tells Why
Rotionine May Leod to
More Accidents

The ban on new automobiles and
tires does not automatically solve
the traffic accident problem. the Ma
tional Safety Council points out.
Since the curtailment was an
nounced there seems to be grow
ing belief that trafic accidents will
drop" said Sidney J. Williams. di-
rector Of public safety for the coun-
ell. That theory isn't supported by
fact"
Mr.. williams said the curtailment
might reduce accidents II 1t does
three things: Reduces sharply the
number Of cars in use, influences
those who do use cars to drive less,
and influences motorists to drive
more slowly and carefully to prevent
excessive wear or loss Of cars In 4
wreck.
Conflicting Factors Cited.
But it Is more probable, Mr.. VII
liams pointed out. that other factors
may cause an actual increase In the
trafnc toll. They are:
Motorists will be driving older
cars and may find 1t dimcult to keep
them In safe condition because Of
shortage Of spare parts and skilled
mechanics.
Tires in many instances will be
used beyond the safety point.
Many cars discarded as unit for
service will 60 back on the road.
The tempo and urgency Of war
production and transportation will
be increasing every day, further ag-
gravating the problems that already
have sent the trafic toll to record
proportions.
Blackouts may come to many
cities.
Ltdown In Effort Seen.
There also is an Intangible dan
ger in the present situation" Mr..
williams added. IF safety leaders
and the public feel that the auto and
tire curtailment takes care Of every
thing. there may be q serious let
down in personal and organized
safety efforts. This must not hap
pen.
The problem CT trafic accident
prevention never will solve itself.
barring q complete ban on the pri-
vate use OF gasoline. In England
trafnc deaths-even daytime deaths
where b!ackouts were not a factor
increased greatly, despite sharp
curtailment Of non-essential auto
travel.
The toll must be cut 5000 before
We get back to where We were In
1888. This is no time for ccmpla-
cency. It Is the time for more in
tensive attack"
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Former Slave Remains
Very Spry' at 104

Henry Ross Fish. former slave and
veteran Of two wars, who says he is
still very spry," celebrated his
1o4th birthday anniversary this
week.
Mr.. Fish's mother died at the age
of 101. He has outlived all but two
Of his eight cildren. He told a re-
porter last year that when the Civil
War broke out he was compelled to
go to the front with his master
an ardent secessionist. When Lin
coin issued the Emancipation
Proclamation he joined the Fed
eral Army and went West to fight
the Indians
He makes his home at 2l47 Fifth
street NV.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Singapore
Continued From First Page)

forces now in the junction town OF
Gemas
British fighters and bombers
pounding the road from Gemas west
to Tampin, destroyed a large num-
Der of Japanese motor vehicles and
damaged others.
(The japanese Malsyan Army
report said japanese columns
from Gemas had "stormed into"
a town 1 miles east Of Gemas and
dealt a smashing blow" to the
Australian 9Th Regiment. "wip-
ing out" some 500 men. or half
the unit, and capturing 10 field
guns and four so-called rapid
firing pieces. The town men
toned, Batuanam, does not ap-
pear on maps.
mo confirmation of this came
from British sources. although
London observers felt that q
major clash was almost certain
as soon as the main body of jap
anese collided with the British
imperial troops now holding the
shortened "Pownall Line" in
upper Johore State.)
The Japanese still were trying tt
feed fresh troops and supplies intt
their Western Malacca columns from
ships in the Malaccan Strait, anc
these were getting careful attention
from the British bomber command
One two-masted vessel of the port
of Malacca was peppered with bombs
and another heavily gunned. Severe
damage also was dealt to masset
small craft, presumably tenders. OF
the coast and transport vehicles car.
rying men and supplies inland from
Malacca to Tanjong. 10 miles west
were shot up by fighters.
The daylight air attack on Sinsa-
pore came in two waves-the first BY
20 planes, the second by more thar
so. British fighter planes bagged at
least one raider and probably three
Two others were damaged.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Night Work to Speed
Audit of Defense Costs

A night force will 60 on duty in
the audit division of the General
Accounting Once Monday to speed
up the audit of national defense ex-
penditures, Controller General
Lindsay c. Warren said today.
A stad of $50 experienced EN-
ployes will be assigned to this work
at the outset and the number will
be increased as space permits.
The Controller General also plans
to expand the field work Of his Office
to enable q closer check on opera
tions at plant sites.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Cornell College Coach
Tokes Over +. & M. Post
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANCASTER, Pa, Jan 17-Rich-
ard Barker, former football and
wrestling coach of Cornell College
at Mount Vernon, Iowa, today was
named football coach at Franklin
and Marshall College.
He succeeds Alan M. Holman.
whose resignation Was announced
yesterday.
Barker conferred today with DR..
Charles Mayser. F. and M. director
Of athletics. and Theodore Distler,
F. and NJ president. The Iowan is
a former pupil Of DR.. Mayser, who
once coached wrestling in Iowa.
Details of the contract" were not
announced.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Arlington Speeds Refuse Job

Refuse collecting. which has been
several days behind in Arlington
County, will be brought up to date
today, according to tho County En-
gineering Department. Cold wealth
er has been freezing the contents of
the containers, it was said. Recent
warm weather IS expected to relieve
the situation. 1--
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Fair
By the Associated Press.

FIRST RAcE-Purs. $500; claiming;
4-yesr-olds and upward: 6 furlongt.
KWllosSs|s Wis. Ylss F'fsss5 'n.sSinr, 1eN so tso
Sweet Story tGuerin) $40
Time. tia.
Also ran-Paddy. Might, Fair Hero,
Lady Listo, Tra-La-La. Valdina Rebel.
Briar Play
SECOND RAcE-Purse $500; claiming;
Swear -olds: | !. miles.
Alafas LittrelD 1l20 $50 400
Lisht Banset tRobertson) $50 $40
Hes II tBarber) $40
Time. 40 is.
Also rsn-Cosent Polish Beauty. Jewel
tone Golden Monk, Juanita NJ. and Mill
DAILY Double paid S11s40D
THIRD RACE-Purse $500; allowances;
4-year-olds and up; furlongs
bPotranco tCNigl 1000 $50 40
bSir Kid tGlidevelD $50 440
Transhgure tDeerine) 2.40
Time, 1:12.
Also ran-Kansas. Simrlch. Pete Jr.,
Franks Boy. Svahili Maihigh, Whipowill.
Lexbrook Stable entry.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Mrs. Carr Valves
Jury Trial, May Ask
Mercy Of Court
Church Worker Expected
To Be Arroiened Monday
In 81 900, 900 SwindIs
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 17.-Prose-
cutor william A. Wachenfeld said
today Mrs. Amelia Mildred Carr,
whom he has identified as . mil
lion-dollar swindler, has waived
jury trial and offered to throw her
self on the mercy of the court on a
charge of obtaining $4,700 under
false pretenses.
Mr.. Wachenfeld said the 66-year-
old church worker probably would
be arraigned in the Essex County
Court Monday on q charge of OBJ
tanning the $4,700 from Mrs. Ma.,el
Burnett, II, fellow worker in the
Roseville Methodist Church, for in
vestment in oil stocks. but appro-
priating the money to her own use.
David e. Bernstein, counsel for j.
Clarence Carr. the prisoners hus-
band and chairman Of the church
Board Of Trustees. said several prop
critics owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Carr
would be sold and the proceeds used
to pay Mrs. Carr's debts.
William Decker of West Orange
has filed q Chancery Court suit seek
ing to recover about $4,000 Mrs.
Car is reputed to have in five
properties. He alleged that she had
swindled him out Of about $5S,000.
1t. Louis Sklarey OF the prosecu-
tors detective staff said he had
questioned Mrs Carr for three hours
yesterday and learned only that "she
got money from Peter to pay Paul"
He described her as the most mys.s
terious prisoner he ever had met.
Religion did not mean a thing
to her" 1t. Sklarey asserted. IF it
was necessary to change from one
faith to another, that didn't matter
an iota
I'VE know she has been married at
least five times. . Marriage was
in the same category as religion
to her"
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Conferees Discuss
Compromise Proposal
On Price Control
PIon Under Study Foils
To Meet Objections
Made by President
~ the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
Informed lawmakers said today
that 4 compromise price control bill
which would resolve major DIFF
ferences between the Senate and
House but would fail to meet Presi-
dent Roosevelts objections to the
senate measure was being discussed
BY the conference committee OF the
two chambers.
Senators and Representatives ap-
pointed to the group requested to
trpn out differences between the two
bills indicated that many more
closed-door sessions must precede
q compromise report.
Mr.. Roosevelt has protested two
provisions backed by the Senate
farm bloc: The amendment by Sena-
tor Bankhead, Democrat, of Ala
bama, requiring prior approval Of
the Secretary of Agriculture on
farm product price orders, and an
amendment by Senators OMahoney,
Democrat, Of wyoming, and Russell.
Democrat, of Georgia, which would
allow farm prices to rise considerably
above recent levels before price con-
trolls could be applied.
Warns Of Imitation.
The President warned that these
special concessions to farmers would
compel the imitation which the bill
originally was drafted to prevent.
The possible compromise was said
to involve the combination of the
veto" over farm prices and House
provision for flve-member board of
appeals. which was stricken out in
the Senate
Senator Taft, Republican. of Ohio,
one of the conferees, was said to
have suggested that the controversial
Bankhead amendment might be
modified by accepting the House
provision for board, which could
include representatives of the Agri-
culture, War and Navy Depart
ments.
Instead Of giving this board q
veto power over the price admins
traitor as provided by the House,
Senator Taft suggested that the
administrator be made chairman
and executive officer of the board
with authority to issue temporary
price orders on his own when neces-
sary.
O'Mahoney Plan Opposed.
This compromise fails to comply
with President Roosevelt's direct
appeal to the Senate for a Single
responsible price administrator" ex-
pected to be Leon Henderson, now
fixing prices under executive order.
The House conferees were re-
ported opposed to the O'Mahoney
amendment which sought to tie farm
price levels, below which price con-
trolls were barred, to industrial wage
levels. Most observers expected this
Senate provision to be eliminated
by the conferees because the House
previously had approved the pro-
vision sponsored by Senator Rus
sell, barring controls until farm
prices reached l9l9-l929 levels.
The conference will end when a
compromise to be submitted to both
the Senate and House for final ap-
proval is decided upon. If the con-
ferees are unable to reach an under
standing they must return for in
structions to the respective cham
bers.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
AIvo BrodIey's Son
Murries Ohio Girl
~ the Associ ated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANSFIELD. Ohio, Jan. IT.
Miss Kathleen Sturges, 10. de-
scendant OF . pioneer Mansfield
family, today becomes the bride Of
Morris Alva Bradley, son Of Presi-
dent Alva Bradley Of the Cleveland
Indians.
Young Bradley. 80, Is . civil serv-
ice employe Of the Cleveland ord
nance once.
Evening star., 1942-01-17

Chicsgo Cash Market.
r. vs:ai y.oR No s. lfs No r:g0sf.s St s c'sn So
4, I77A-s0la: No. 5. 55-7s: sample ~,
~ Oats, No. . mixed 80; No; ! sd' Ehite' GIN;
Barley maltine, 1896 nominal: feed and
scresn:ngs. 1910 nominal
soybesns, No. yellow: l.76al-l. .e2M;
Ne. 4, 1.s6-7s; sample. .6sia.
F:eld seed per hundredweight nominal.
=. Timothy seed Qo.a5; alsike. I5.09-
Is 90: sweet clover, 6.5Qr9 90.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Wife Seeks Divorce

ROCKVILLE. Md, Jan. II (spe-
ciaD. Mrs. Lenore Oldfield Of
Bethesda has filed suit here for an
absolute divorce from Benjamin w.
Oldfield, also of Bethesda. charging
desertion. The petition states the
Oldfields were married April 10,
1919. and have an adopted child.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
fwo Air Corps Brothers
On PASSENGER List

CONNELLSvILLE, Pa, Jan. II
R.-Two Western Pennsylvania
brothers, who served together In the
Army Air Corps for the past two
years, were among the q persons
believed killed last night In the air
crash near Las Vegas, New.
stah Sergt. Edgar Allen Nysren,
Is. and his brother, Sergt. Robert F.
Nygren, -, were aboard the plane
With other Army flyers, according to
Z telegram received BY their father,
Fred Nygren Of Summit. In nearby
Dunbar Township. Fayette County.
The telegram was signed BY the War
Department.
stan sergt. -Nygrerf enlistea fye
years ago. and his brother Joined
him In the service In 1910, their
fathec said.
Evening star., 1942-01-17

emily killed In the crash Of m air
liner near Las Vegas, New. Friday
night, was en- route to Join her hus-
band, 1t. Linton D. Hamilton. q
Detroiter now an aviator stationed
ut March Field, Calf.
Before her marriage to 1t. Hamil-
ton In May after his graduation at
Randolph Field, Tex, Mrs. Hamilton
was Miss Lois Miller. daughter OF
Russell H. Miller Of Lincoln Park,
q railroad engineer.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
TO Join Flyer Husband.

DETROIT, Jan. II (R--Mrs. LOIS
Hamilton. among ~ persons appar-
Evening star., 1942-01-17
FOURTH RACE--Purse. 81. 200; claim.
ing: 4-yeAr.olds ana upward: aM furlonfs
BY the Associated Press.

FIFTH RACE-Purse: u 200: claiming;
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Evening star., 1942-10-04
GIVE THEM WARTIME JOBS
Teach your children 10 help-both in the
home and defense work. They'll love il
by Douglas 4. Thorn, MD.
Dhsesw Il chS Csaisea. Atas.

ship for child to play the roles Of the older
and more responsible individuals. It is just
fun - nothing more - for children to find
out from first-hand experience how to do all
the things involved in running house =
things that seemed 50 interesting, but diff
cult, when they took no active part in the job.
CONFIDENCE: 1t is important to make
youngsters feel it is chance for them to
do a job with real meaning and value. Now
they can assume the responsibility and get the
credit just as grown-ups do. Children re-
spond readily to any type of training which
fills them with confidence. They reach out
eagerly for things they can do on their own
initiative, and without too many directions.
They enjoy doing task not because they
are told to do it, but because they recognize
the importance of accomplishing this particl-
lar work. Not only do they respond to praise
for what they have achieved. but the idea of
completing the job without having been asked
to do 50 by their parents is stimulating. In
getting the habit of doing little more than
is expected of him, child soon learns how
he can make himself more valuable in almost
any situation.
Most parents realize, in later years, how
little time they actually devoted to training
Evening star., 1942-10-04

" HE CHANGES war has already intro
duced in our daily living are providing
children with unusual opportunities of
showing grown-ups their willingness. and
ability, to take hold and do their part.
Father is probably working longer hours
each day and more days each week. Or per-
haps at factory or shipyard, he is working
from three in the afternoon until eleven at
night. This practically eliminates his con-
tact with the children. Or it may be that
he has been transferred to some job away
from home and consequently, for the time
being, is out of the family circle. Big brothers
are joining the Army or Navy, or working in
war-production factories. Here again loss
will be felt Even mothers are more and more
being called upon to meet outside obliga-
tons - it may be in shop or Office or fac
tory or defense post.
All this means that the young children will
have to assume responsibilities at home, left
by those who have been called upon to engage
directly or indirectly in war activities. And
these responsibilities will be very largely con-
cerned with the running of the home.
JOBS ARE FUN: Parents need not look
upon this situation with any undue anxiety.
After all is said and done, it is not real hard
Evening star., 1942-10-04

20 out of their way to teach them the funda-
mentals of cooking or sewing! How few fathers
teach the boys to use hammer, knife.
or an az. to shine pair Of shoes correctly,
on clean the car. We simply take it for granted
that when the youngster gets old enough he
will, just naturally. pick up the technique
of doing these simple tasks. On the contrary,
it is important to remember that there are
special techniques and an orderly plan to be
carried out IN simple tasks! Children who
learn to do 1 job that way - quickly and
efficiently - find pleasure In 1t.
Now when it is important that every man,
woman and child make every effort to help
the war, parents should particularly value
this training of their children in the perform
ance of useful household tasks. It makes no
difference if one or five children are in the
family. Each one old enough should have the
privilege of feeling that he Or she is making
a contribution to the war effort.
RECREATION. PHASE! Parents should
also encourage children to participate in the
various community projects that have a
direct relation to the war. Collecting paper.
rubber and metals, buying War Stamps
participating as Boy Scouts in blackouts
and AFRAID warnings again provide oonstruc-
tive interests. This i especially necessary
in the present state Of worldwide mental un-
rest and tension. During this period while
parents are overworked and preoccupied with
adult worries, it is important that children
have interesting. practical and useful occa-
pations, and wholesome recreation music,
games, social contacts This kind Of living
helps to minimize anxieties and fears in both
children and adults: helps them to escape
nervous instability, to maintain morale