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Evening star., 1942-03-10
Knitter Learns of Law, Decides
To Put Flag Sweater Away
Opinion Thot Costume Could Bring Fine
And Jail Ends Brief Appearance of Novelty

Home for Miss Schwartz is South
Dakota. She has been in Washing
ton only a week. She wore her
sweater-flag to work at the War
Department for the first time Sat-
urday and says that everybody there
thought it was fine idea.
The Star sought Mrs. Austin's s
opinion after doubts had been ex-
pressed in various quarters as to
the propriety of Miss Schwartz pa
triotic costume.
Mrs. Austin said that laws pro-
hibiting the improper use of the flag
exist In virtually every State. The
statute governing the District OF
Columbia in this respect was de-
scribed somewhat graphically by
Mrs. Austin as "39 st. L. pit /, p 9O0."
1t prohibits, among other things, the
placing of the flag or its representa-
ton on any article of merchandise.
There Is no doubt, according to
Mrs. Austin. but that Miss SchwartZ's
Evening star., 1942-03-10

A young lady who smilingly posed
. for a picture appearing in last Sun
days Star wearing an American
flag sweater" she had knitted, an
nounced today that she will never
wear her sweater again.
Miss Blanche c. Schwartz, junior
clerk in the adjutant generals Of
dce of the War Department, reached
her decision after she had been in
formed that in the opinion OF Mrs
Eleanor Austin, executive secretary
of the United States Flag Asso-
citation, she (Miss Schwartz) is tech
nicauy liable to fine of sl00 or 50
days in Jail or both, as result OF
her "misdemeanor" in Improperly
displaying the national emblem.
Il didn't think it was illegal"
Miss Schwartz said. ut isn't a real
fag-it's made of yarn and hasn't
got the right number OF stars, and
anyway the stars don't point IN the
right direction. A girl friend OF
mine at home made one just like 1t"
Evening star., 1942-03-10

sweater is legally an article Of mer-
chandise. She added that the
sweater counts as a flag in the eyes
Of the law "if the average person,
seeing the same without delibera-
ton, may believe the same to rep
resent the flag"
Banned From Costumes.
Mrs. Austin also quoted the Ma
tional Flag Code, which warns spe-
cifically against use of the flag as
part of a costume" The War De-
partment, she said. publishes cir
cular which contains the flag code
word for word.
Mrs. Austin conceded she thought
1t unlikely that any court would
actually fine Miss Schwartz or put
her in Jail.
Ignorance Of the law is no ex-
cuse," she said. "Still, it seems clear
Evening star., 1942-03-10
kdIordma Citizens Call
For Judqes From District

The Kalorama Citizens Associa-
ton voted last night in favor Of
the appointment of District resi-
dents to the bench under the pend
ing court merger bill In Congress.
The motion was presented by Miss
Eta Taggart.
House and Senate conferees have
agreed to the appointment OF two
non-residents to the Municipal
Court, modifying the Tydings
Evening star., 1942-03-10

amendment permitting residents
within 10 miles Of the District as
appointees.
The group decided that the
Salvage Committee should be a
part of the association, rather than
under the Defense Committee.
Fletcher S. Tilton, secretary, argued
that the Defense Committee already
had tremendous task. An appro-
priation of IS was voted for the
Police Boys Club.
On the motion Of Miss Taggart,
the group commended Central Labor
Union for its work in raising $780,
900 for civilian defense here. Monte
Sanger, delegate to the Federation
Evening star., 1942-03-10

Of Citizens Associations, offered q
motion, which carried, opposing the
abolition Of the Accident Prevention
Unit of the Police Department.
Ira B. Tice spoke in behalf of the
Red Cross. The meeting was held
at the John Quincy Adams School.
Evening star., 1942-03-10
Andes Roads Urqed

Improvement Of road communica-
tions between Argentina and Chile
is being urged by various interests
in Buenos Aires, on the ground that
railroads through the Andes can
never afford cheap means of trans
portation,
Evening star., 1942-03-10
Pigeons Cause Arrest
Of Nuzi Suspect

Release of pigeons along the main
highway from Mexico City resulted
in the arrest at Pachuca, Mexico,
OF a man suspected of being con-
nected with the Nazi movement
Evening star., 1942-03-10
that this girls intention was not

that this girls intention was not
malicious"
The association constantly re-
ceives queries from manufacturers
as to the proper and improper uses
Of the flag, according to Mrs. Austin.
1t is legitimate to represent the flag
in jewelry or on a pin, she said. On
the other hand, the association
frowns on such current schemes as
the displaying of two flags crossed
on a pair of socks or printed on
kitchen and bathroom curtains.
Evening star., 1942-03-10
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. law, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, Uait three tuH days ana
receive their license on the fJth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
E||ender Asks Inquiry
Into Aid Given British
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Ellender, Democrat of
Louisiana, called today for a full
disclosure by the Treasury of its
arrangements with the British COW
ering proceeds from the sale of
lease-lend shipments of civilian
goods.
The Louisiana Senator, member
of the Small Business Committee,
told reporters he was writing a for
NAL request for the information to
which he said he felt "the public
Is entitled"
Il am very anxious to find out
what becomes of the proceeds of
all civilian goods, including food,
shipped to England and other coun-
tries under our lease-lend arrange
ment.' Senator Ellender asserted,
1. M. Sieff, British merchant
now working with the Office of Price
Administration under leave of alb
sence from a chain of food and ap-
parel stores Of which he is man
aging director. told the committee
Friday 1t could be assured the money
did not go into private hands"
The witness asserted the ship
ments were handled through the
Ministry of Food, and the money
collected, he said, was covered by
an arrangement between the British
and American treasures.
If those goods are sold =
through regular trade channels, I'd
like to know the whole picture, "
Senator Ellender said. People
would like to know how this food is
distributed. whether it goes to the
poor, and how much is collected"
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Bomber Pilot Tells of Cotchinq
Italians Mapping at Naples
U. S. Planes PIostered Horbor Without
Being Hit by Single Enemy Bullet

A thrilling, frst-perSon account
OF the first American thrust
against ltaly-the smashing raid
on Naples last Friday-1ods told
in the desert to an Associated
Press correspondent by one OF
the men on the raid, 1t. Col.
John r. Kane. The 35-year
colonel, ndtiDe OF Coryeu
County, Teras, ,1as commissioned
second lieutenant in the Air
Corps June 20, 1882. His home is
in Shreveport, La. His story fol-
| lo1US..
BY 1T. COL. JOHN r. KANE,
| United States Air Force in the Middle East.
(As told to Don Whitehead, Associated
Press War Correspondent)
AT A LANDING GROUND IN
THE WESTERN DESERT, Dec.
Delayed) We've just left some
messages to Mussolini from the
United States that II Duce won t
forget for a while.
They were good solid bombs made
in America and flown across the
Mediterranean in American planes
manned by American crews.
I've been at this business now
for long time but still it was a
great thrill when I sighted Naples
for the first time and our bombs be-
gan falling on the ships in the har-
Dor.
Believe me, we caught the Italians
with their pants down.
Those guys have been at war three
years but we surprised them and
they were as unprepared for the
attack as we were at Pearl Harbor
a year ago.
I am wondering who is going to
get the blame from Mussolini for
those ships we plastered and the
damage to the harbor from which
supplies were being shipped to
Marshal Rommel.
Somebody is going to catch hell
and it won't be us.
The Italians frantically tried to
throw up an anti aircraft barrage,
but they couldn't get organized.
No Fighter Planes Sent Up.
When I looked down on the city
it seemed to me there were guns
firing from every rooftop. But it
looked from upstairs as though the
gunners were shooting at themselves
instead of us.
We got back okay. We got back
with all our planes without a man
wounded and without even a hole
shot in any of our ships. That
shows the enemy wasn't expecting
us. They didn't even send up fighter
planes to try to catch us.
Thursday night at the air base
Brig. Gen. Patrick Timberlake, chief
of the U. S. Air Force bomber COM
mand in the Middle East; 1t. Col.
Alfred F. Kalberer OF North Holly
wood, Calf; Mai. Chris Rueter of
Waco, Tex, and I met with the
pilots and crew members in a lamp
lit tent for flight briefing.
We learned then that the target
was going to be Naples harbor. AS
soon as Kalberer mentioned Naples
and ships in the harbor the boys
perked up quite a bit. We were
anxious to get a crack at some ships
for a change.
We studied the target area and
targets for about an hour, getting
detailed instructions on what to. go
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Boy Who Became Marine at II
Twill Be Honorob|y Discharged

AS headquarters told the story Of
adventurous young George, the
facts were these:
He enlisted in the Marine Corps
october 20, 194l. at Milwaukee,
giving his birthdate as October 10,
1924. The enlistment was made
with the consent of his foster
mother, Mrs. Anna Hole of Eau
Claire.
In June, the Marine Corps learned
that the enlistment was irregular
because the lad was below the legal
age for service and an investigation
was started to determine the facts.
AS a result of this investigation, Mr.
Anna Holle confirmed that she had
consented to the boys joining the
Marines. A birth certificate then
was obtained, showing Georges ac-
tual birthdate was December IA,
1929 Headquarters then ordered him
transferred back to the continental
United States.
The order was issued and dis
patched before August 7, date of the
attack on Guadalcanal, and it was
assumed here that his return to this
country thus was arranged for be-
fore he could have been sent on the
SolOmons expedition.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
|6,M1 japanese Killed
On 6uada|cana| by
III. ). Land Forces
Figure Based on Count Of
Bodies Does Not Include
SEQ and Air Victims
kA the ASsnciafad praSS

By the Associated Press.
Japanese killed by United States
soldiers and marines on Guadalcanal
Island in the Solomons stood at
6,64l today-not counting thousands
Of Nipponese estimated to have been
destroyed by sea action, artillery fire
and air bombings.
The Navy said yesterday that the
6,64l figure was based on an actual
count of bodies. The report in
dicated naval authorities here be-
lieved the japanese have received no
appreciable reinforcements or sup
plies since their huge armada was
blasted by United States forces in a
great naval battle three weeks ago.
American marines, the Jungle
trained raiders" who volunteered
for one of the wars most dangerous
fighting jobs, wiped out 400 Japanese
soldiers and five bases while losing
only II Of their own men, yesterdays
communique said The action,
mostly in the jungles of Guadal-
canal, occurred over a number of
weeks.
On December 4. when the marine
raiders returned to their base after
weeks of lying in mountainous
jungle hideouts waiting to launch
surprise attacks en- the enemy, an
Army patrol killed seven Japanese
in fighting along the Matanikau
River, which borders the western
flank of the American position on
Guadalcanal.
Also on December 4, the commu-
nique said. Is enemy landing barges
and RATS, believed to have been
used by the Japanese in local coast
line operations were strafed by
Army planes near Tassafaronga,
about II miles west of the American
controlled airfleld.
The marine raiders who wiped
out the 400 Japs during Jungle
operations are trained in the
toughest type of fighting. They
have been taught gouging, stran-
Cling, knitting, sniping and bayonet-
work. They are armed with rifles,
sub-machine guns, pistols and
knives.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Nazi Naval Attache Named
In Argentina Spy Probe

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. THE
federal prosecutor announced today
that the Naval Attache of the Ger
man Embassy here, Capt. Dietrich
Niebuhr, had been named by one
of the Germans now under arrest
in an espionage investigation as the
person to whom he had delivered
information.
Niebuhr, the prosecutor said, was
accused by Juan Jacobo Napp, who
Argentine authorities say is one of
the leaders of an espionage ring of
which SO suspected members are
under arrest.
The official disclosure concerning
Niebuhr came when the testimony
of six of those under arrest was
published. The evidence thus OBJ
tained has been submitted to the
Supreme Court, which must decide
whether there are grounds for NOV
Ing to prosecute the Naval Attache.
If this decision is affirmative Me
buhr will be asked to waive diplo-
matte immunity and If he refuses.
diplomatic quarters believe, he may
be declared persona non grata and
asked to leave the country.
Evening star., 1942-12-07

supply ships and many auxiliary
craft will come in for their share
in the glory.
"The service of supply to the
forces at Guadalcanal is a never
ending one, and the officers and
men engaged in this task are de-
serving of the highest praise.
Whenever things appear to be
quiet you car rest assured that the
supply battle goes on and it is
almost as important as the contact
between fighting forces themselves"
Admiral Nimitz also looked north
ward to the Aleutians: The Japs
will be driven out of the Aleutians.
emphatically, yes. AS to the time. I
will make no comment. don't want
to disclose anything that we have
in mind. But they will be driven
out before they can do any harm"
Speaking of the enemy the ad-
miral cautioned Don't ever under
estimate the Japs. They have been
trained from childhood to the
thought of war and the sacrifices
S2 AAiSy oiC tlldO III 10
a disgrace to be taken prisoner and
will fight to the last gasp. That's
why it will take so long. -
The Japs were building bases in
the Pacific while we talked about
them" he continued. Some of our
people thought the last was war a
war to end wars"
Summing up, the admiral said,
"The fighting qualifications of our
soldiers and sailors and marines are
unsurpassed. They know what they
are fighting for and are anxious to
get into the fighting area and get
the war over as quickly as possible.
They are working as one team
When I arrived last year" he
said, Il was tremendously impressed
with the Importance of the Job and
felt a sense Of inadequacy, but as
l began to gather the threads on
the spot, and to receive the assur-
ance that comes with knowing the
character and quality of officers and
men I had under my command, I
soon felt that the job could be sue
ceSSfully accomplished.
Il have had no reason whatever.
since, to change my mind in that
regard"
Evening star., 1942-12-07

mons came as actions Of increasing
Importance.
I'm other words, as strength grad
ually developed we extended our.
selves little more and that is the
process we are passing through
now"
Jap Naval Strength Ebbing.
Speaking of the sapping of jap
anese naval strength, he said:
From the very beginning our SUBJ
marines began taking toll of mer-
chant shipping and an occasional
man-of-war, and as our submarines
increased in numbers the rate OF
enemy sinkings increased accord
ingly..
LAS we moved nearer to his shore
installations our meetings were more
frequent, almost a daily occurrence
Our submarines have given an
excellent account of themselves.
OF the war in the air, Admiral
Nimitz reported: Our air forces
are doing a grand job, and. every
time they meet the Japs they take
toll something on the order of
five to one. That also applies to the
Army - the Bits have showed
themselves to be exceedingly good
destroyers of Jap Zero fighters.
Our large patrol planes also have
showed themselves to be good de-
stroyers of zeros. but we never ad-
vocate their use for that purpose
They never have to turn back on
account of enemy scouts; they exc
cute their missions"
The commander in chief looks for
more clashes between surface ships
in the future They have partici-
pated in all battles, he noted, but
in the earlier carrier duels, "the
ships didn't get into ship-against-
ship but into hip-against- plane
actions. However, the surface ships
were performing their duties OF
guarding the carriers against SUBJ
marine attacks and lending their
gunfire to the destruction of attacks
by plane.
Jap Carrier Power Depleted.
From now on we can expect more
and more surface actions, because
the enemy's carrier strength is be.
coming depleted.
I'VE hope not to be in the position
where we will have no carriers; VIZ
have carriers coming out of tht
yards and expect to build up oul
carrier force to be a tremendou.
scourge and threat to Japan in the
Western Pacific"
Admiral Nimitz declared I'VE sin.
cerely hope to have large increase
in submarines. We have been carry.
ing on a very effective submarine
war against the japanese. who have
to rely on shipping, not only fol
war operations, but in the routine Of
living, of getting supplies into Japar
for subsistence"
Speaking specifically of the opera
tions in the Solomons, Admiral MIN.
itz said American forces are makine
a constant effort to extend theil
lines on Guadalcanal and push the
Japanese army farther from Hen.
derson Field so that operations or
the field cannot be interrupted by
artillery fire or surprise raids.
There is a constant problem o.
| supply, which is a battle in itself,
he said.
Some day when the story of tn,
war is fully written, the tug cap
tains, the crews of the barges ant
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Py the Associated Press

Py the Associated Press.
Marine Corps headquarters said
today that an honorable discharge
would be given a 13-year-old Eau
Claire, Wis, boy although he en-
listed in the service by giving his
age as II, the minimum for admis-
sion, when he was actually only IL.
The boy, George William Holle,
was reported to be "someW,.vre or
other" on ship coming back to
this country. Headquarters said
his honorable release from the serv-
ice would be given at the earlist
possible date at the convenience
of the Government"
In Chicago yesterday, the boy s
mother, Mrs. Margaret Holle, said
that her son already had reached a
West Coast base, but the discrep-
ancy between her information and
that issued here could be due to the
fact that papers regarding his ar
rival had not yet reached Washing
ton
Mrs. HOLE also reported that her
son had been on Guadalcanal Island
in the Solomons, but marine head
quarters said "all indications" were
that he had not actually reached
that embattled outpost.
Evening star., 1942-12-07

after. Then we tried to sleep, but
it is cold out in the desert these
nights and the tents are "air con-
ditioned."
The boys had breakfast of cereal
stewed prunes. Vienna sausages and
coffee. Friday morning we had an
other briefing session to review the
mission, and then it was time to 90
Crew Of Good Flyers.
was flying with 1t. Gore Hug
gins of Fairland, Okla, in the first
fight. Other flights were led by
Maj. Reuter- and Maj. Richard c
Sanders of Salt Lake City.
The pilots with me were Huggsns
1t. Lee r. Williams, Jackson, Miss;
1t. Clyde Uber, Newcastle, Pa; Capt
William Bacon. Bonneville, Ark;
Second 1t. George Gronf, Crichton
Ala; 1t. Rollo Lawrence, jr., Pine
Vile, La; 1t. Daniel Storey, Corsi.
cana. Tex, and 1t. James Cain
Sails, Miss.
Every one of them is a grand
flyer and a grand fellow, as well a.
those boys in the other flights.
know because 1 have been flying
with them long time, and they
can deliver the goods.
We climbed above the clouds, and
the temperature began to drop. 1t
was below zero on the outside ther-
mometer. One plane was just five
minutes from the target when oxy-
gen froze up in one mans mask. 1t
was tough to turn back, but the
pilot did to save the mans life.
We flew in formation above the
clouds and for time I was afraid
We would reach Naples and find an
overcast obscuring the target. But
Our luck held. Just before we got to
Naples the clouds opened and there
was the harbor filled with ships.
Dropped Bomb Bay Doors Too.
The bomb bay doors stuck and ]
tried for half an, hour to get them
Open but they were frozen tight. So
when we came in for the bombing
run I let the bomb bay doors and
the bombs go at the same time. The
Italians will probably think they got
one of us when they find those bomb
bay doors.
Jimmy Cain and Navigator Charlie
Bull of Hastings, Okla, both hit
things right on the nose. Our flight
was right on the dot and on time.
"Jeez! There goes a big one!"
shouted Cain after he had dropped
the bombs. Look at that smoke!"
Those boys are quite team. Cain
dropped a bomb on q cruiser and
laid two others right alongside two
ships.
I looked at Rueter's flight, and it
seemed to me their bombs fell for
five minutes. 1t looked good from
where I sat.
Over behind the city I could see
Vesuvius with white smoke pouring
out its funnel. I would like to drop
a couple of heavy ones in that crater
to see what would happen.
But there was enough to think
about in the harbor. Red tracers
were flying everywhere except
around the planes. But it was a
picnic for us.
After we had pasted Naples We
headed home and landed without
any trouble. All the boys came in
feeling good about the job. Our tail
gunners probably were disappointed
because there were no enemy planes
to shoot at. s..ea-.,.s.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Nimitz Says Outlook
For Advance Into jap
Waters Is Favorable
Poetic Fleet Commander
Cites Rising U. S. Power,
Ebbine Enemy Strength
BY WALTER b. CLAUSEN,


PEARL HARBOR, Dec. From
the chief Of the United States Pa
cific Fleet there came this threat
to Japan yesterday.
THE outlook for our advance into
enemy waters is very favorable"
Speaking on the eve of the ami
versary of the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor, Admiral Chester w
Nimitz pointed to the rising tide OF
American strength and the CORE
spending ebbing of japanese power
and said:
I'VE have used what we have to
the best advantage and even though
we have taken considerable loss. we
have made the enemy suffer much
heavier losses"
Admiral NimitZ took over COM
mand of the feet soon after Pearl
Harbor. Since then, his bold use
OF naval forces under him have
crushed three japanese fleets.
Yesterday. the keen-eyed, silver
haired admiral told a press confer
ence that the total strength of the
Japanese fleet and shipping empha-
tically has been weakened: that our
air force is taking & toll of Jar
planes in an approximate five-to-one
ratio; that the enemys carrier
strength is becoming depleted; that
our submarines are sinking merchant
shipping 'and an occasional man.
of-war."
Confidence in Navy Restored.
There is hard job ahead, he
conceded, but he said fatty:
THE war will last until we have
completely smashed their power ir
the Pacific"
The admiral highlighted the res
toration of the Nations confidence
in its armed forces as one of the
years major accomplishments.
When I came to the Hawaiian
Islands as commander in chief, after
December T." he declared, Il thought
I detected plenty of signs of uneasi-
ness, lack of confidence, and as
time went on heard the questions
not only here but throughout the
Nation: Where is the Navy? What
is the Navy doing?
These questions have been an.
swered and that is what I meant by
restoration of confidence. -
The raids on the Marshalls, Wake
and Marcus gave us the confidence
that comes with action. Those
actions were followed by the Cora
Sea, where we headed of an in.
vasion OF New Guinea, with Port
Moresby as the focal point. Ther
the Battle Of Midway, I regard al
very important. Finally, the vari.
Gus actions taking place in the Solo.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Messenger Is Robbed;
Gifts Make Up Loss
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va.-Three employees
of the State Division of Purchase
and Printing sent a messenger to
cash their pay checks. On the way
back, with 1921 in cash, the mes
senger stepped into the Capitol
Building and was slugged and
robbed.
But the cloudy outlook of the
three employees had silver lining
Hundreds of other State employees
began pitching quarters into pool
to make good the loss.