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Evening star., 1942-04-10

quarters that the sending Of even
a small expeditionary force to
other than the most essential
sectors would heavily tax our
present shipping facilities. At
present the use of additional ton
mage in the Atlantic to strengthen
our forces in Northern Ireland
or other parts of the British EN-
pire would necessarily cut down
facilities for transport to Aus
tralia, where Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur needs everything we can
send.
So long as the japanese direct
their main efforts toward India
and the Indian Ocean they will
not be able to do more than make
demonstrations against the AUS
tralian mainland or occupy some
small islands which cannot be
defended. This will. give those
who man Americas new first line
of defense ample time to prepare
for the enemy If he attacks with
in the next two months, or to
take the offensive If he is kept
busy in the Indian Ocean for a
greater length OF time. But the
paramount condition is that
forces be concentrated against
the chief objective.
The British unfortunately have
been compelled to diSperse their
forces to protect the empire. This
has cost them a tremendous
amount of war material, warshipS
and men. Should We follow the
same line tnere is no question
that this war will be much longer
and more costly than the worst
pessimists now expect.
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Freed in Auto Deaths

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
10 P).-Lawrence Beatty, University
of Virginia student from New York
City, yesterday was found innocent
of manslaughter charge resulting
from an automobile accident last
October 25 which claimed the lives
OF Arthur Connors, student from
New York, and Miss Martha Gentry
ef Crozet.
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This Changing World
Botoon Should Be Object Lesson to U. S.;
Australia Now Our First Line of Defense

c. Marshall and Harry Hopkins
are making a survey to give Pres
ident Roosevelt q better under
standing Of our Ally's military
problems, some sort Of offensive
against the Reich in Western Eu-
rope is being discussed. Fortu-
nately, press releases don't al
ways represent actual facts.
Statements for publication made
by high-ranking officials lend
themselves generally to interpre-
tation and interpretations are
frequently tinged with wishful
thinking.
In many competent quarters
the prospects of an Allied Often
sive in Europe this year are con-
sidered very remote. Arguments
in favor OF such an operation
naturally exist, but they are based
on a hypothetical situation for
which there Is little support at
the present time.
Shipping Is the Problem.
Such hypothesis are harmless
so long as they are not translated
into actual military preparations.
Our forces will be fairly well pre-
pared for the defensive by fall.
1t will not be until late this
year, however, that we will have
sufficient naval and air power to
think in terms of attack.
1t is not the lack of trained
men that bothers our high COM
mand; it is the lack of shipping
facilities, without which our
armed forces and war production
cannot be brought into play. Of
fetal statements regarding the
submarine situation in the At
lantic appear to have been un-
duly optimistic. 1t may be that
on certain days Axis submarines
are less active along the Atlantic
seaboard and in the Caribbean
than on others, but total tonnage
sunk every week does not seem
to have substantially diminished.
1t is pointed out in competent
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BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The suggestion has been made
and might well be acted on, to
set aside April 9 each year as a
day Of national mourning, with
flags at half mast and all amuse-
ments suspended, to commemo-
rate the day when the handful
Of heroic defenders of Bataan
were overwhelmed by the Japa-
nese hordes.
American soldiers have had
little opportunity so far to fight,
except against overwhelming
odds. But at Wake Island and
in the Philippines they showed
what they were made of.
1t is hoped that the fall Of
Bataan and its inevitable sequel.
the surrender of Corregidor, will
be taken as an object lesson by
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lated operation
in Bataan Pen
In sula, from
a military view-
point, is seen in
its proper per-
spective.
Hitler m a d e
his pact with Ja-
pan in order to
divert American
lease-lend sup
plies, and when
Japan entered
the war last De-
Gem her the
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belle aguer red
rc e Ste o
m p h a s ize
that there has
been no pos
sible way of
rel / e v n g
them.
TIL a t fact
long has been
p a t e n t, but
t ere h a S
been a gen.
eral III c.
tance perhaps
too much re-
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way to becom-
ing a blessing to-
the American
h u S b a n d. t.lat
dope, who occa-
sionaliy does the
family market
ing.
Because of the
shortage Of tin
more and more
things are ap-
pearing in gro
cery stores in
glass Jars. Won
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THE opinions OF the rters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to gue all sides OF questions of interest
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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|McLemore-
Tin Con Shortage
Helps Food Buyer
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

There is little doubt but what the
tin can shortage is proving to be
real problem to the o. P. M. and
the defense effort, but it is on its
Evening star., 1942-04-10
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE,

WIue WUrIu War AnaIyst.
Now that the blow of Bataan
has fallen it may be well-lest
there be a feeling that aid ought
to have been sent to our
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BY FRANK r. KENT.

It has been said a great many
times that the American people have
not yet fully grasped the realities
of this war. Undoubtedly that is
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PIT. A. Show Due Tonioht

An amateur show and motion pic
ture will be presented at 8 o'clock
tonight In the Dunn Loring Va)
School under auspices of the
Parent Teacher Association.
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thus lost its sole effective operat-
ing base in the Philippines.
American submarines continued
to operate for some days in island
waters, attacking several enemy
ships, But it was found necessary
to withdraw most of the feet to
Java. -. .
Two weeks later the japanese hit
in force, landing almost without
sea or aerial opposition in South
eastern Luzon and in Lingayen Gulf.
Most Of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
Army was green and untested.
American officers did their best to
fight the Japanese on the beaches,
but the enemy's air control and
overwhelming numbers quickly over
came the opposition. Lacking ef-
fective air or sea support, Gen.
Macarthur was forced to fall back
on the strategy Of withdrawal into
Bataan
The Bataan withdrawal had been
prepared years previously. 1t natu-
rally did not call simply for the
withdrawal of forces into Bataan
only to fight until overwhelmed.
The force was to hold until rein
forcements arrived, estimated to
take 60 days.
Plans Nullified.
Unfortunately the development Of
the japanese air power and blows
to Pearl Harbor made the dispatch
Of reinforcements impossible.
In Bataan they felt that help
could have been sent, and that
American forces could have fought
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.Jops Failed
In Ruse to
Divert u. S.
Main Front Lies
In Europe, Not
In Philippines
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Defeat in the Philippines is hard
to bear but the war will be psyche
logically improved for the Allies
when the unimportance OF the iso-
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Ought to Be Realistic.

1t Is bad to know that there are
influential men in Washington still
intent upon pushing social reform
program regardless of the war. 1t is
bad to know that money Is being
wasted, and that confusion and in
competency are at the peak.
AL these things are bad to know,
but unless they are known, they will
never be corrected. Administration
publicity Is not fashioned to convey
this kind OF information. There Is
too much effort to be blithe. 1t isn't
necessary to be pessimistic, but GER
tainly we ought to be realistic. Give
the people the truth. Don't hold
back unfavorable facts. Don't try
to scare them, but give them the
truth. They can take it.
(copyright, 1942)
So many mountain lions have been
killed in recent years that the species
is rapidly becoming extinct.
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The Great Game of Politics
Americans Will Buckle Down to Job Of Victory
Once They Are Told Cold Facts About War

steer away from them-to give them
the good news instead of the bad.
The very individuals who most bit
terly complain of popular non-com-
prehension sponsor the publicity
which makes comprehension most
difficult and. by gushingly stressing
the wrong things, confuse patriotism
with a misleading buoyancy.
OF course, 1t is wrong to think
that the stomachs Of the people are
not strong enough to stand the truth.
And, Of course, it is wicked to con-
ceal from them the darkness Of the
picture. Only by facing them now
with the grim realities can they be
prepared for the bad news that every
posted man in Washington knows
is in store for us.
Only by giving them the undi-
luted truth can they be steeled to
the fact that this will be a long
war; that before it is over every
able bodied man under 40 either
will be in defense work or in uni
form: that with every passing month
the war will become grimmer; that
in another year every citizen in
the country will begin to feel the
pinch; that before 1t is won, priva-
ton and pain and grief will come to
most Of us; that 1t is likely to be
bitter and bloody, costly in lives
and in treasure far beyond the last
war, far beyond anything of which
we have dreamed.
People Should Be Told.
1t isn't defeatism to present these
facts. 1t does not inculcate despair.
1t is, in fact, exactly the dose the
American people ought to be given.
Once these facts and they are
facts-are driven home, they will
not quail nor falter. On the con-
trary. there will be a stiffening Of
the American spirit from coast to
coast. There will be an appreciation
Of realities that will make them i'm
patient with slackers and intolerant
of incompetents. Once let the
people comprehend fully what they
are up against and they will buckle
down to the job of crushing our
enemies in way they have not yet
begun to do.
The truth is bad, but it isn't too
bad. 1t is distressing to know that
our shipping production is far below
our needs. 1t Is terrible to know
that there was no way to send help
to the embattled American forces
at Bataan; that we had to stand
helpleSsly by while they we're over
whelmed by greatly superior num-
bers. 1t is bad to know that the
japanese still have control of the
air as well as superiority at sea In
Evening star., 1942-12-04
"a Landon Gridders
Honored at Annual
.Father-Son Fete

Twenty players received varsity
letters and ID junior varsity in
signals at the annual father-and-
son football dinner at Landon
School.
1t. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief
of the Army Air Corps, made the
presentations. Other guests in
cluded the Rev. James Henderson,
Lit. Robert MacCartee, former coach
at the school; Mrs Paul Banfield
and 1t. William Triplett, former
head of the lower school.
Huck Hughes, former Catholic
University three-letter star and now
director of athletics at Landon, re-
ceived gift from Capt, Joseph
Devereaux in recognition of his
services during the past year
Varsity letters were awarded to
the following:
David Brawner, Horace Bernton. Chris
topher Amussen. Alexander Ruhl, Stanley
Sager. Everett Wilson Robert, Georse,
John Hager (manager), Ross Roberts,
James Guion,- Lester Barker. Charles
HUI: joseph Loitus: ;s Joseph Devereaux'
Junior varsity letters were award
ed to the following:
John Walker. Winston Stephens, William
Patch Jack Barriger. Robert Beatty: Rob-
Thompson Peer 'osrD ARMSTRONG. % Robert ooe
Donald Amussen. Ephriam Martin, Stephen
Shafroth, William STREET..
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Lions Tie Cleveland ,
Tackle Providence
Here Tomorrow
indianapolis Knocks OF
Buffalo, Poce-Setter
In Western Group
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Indianapolis Capitals, Idle
since November "a. celebrated their
return to action in the American
Hockey League by defeating the
Buffalo Bisons, Western division
leaders, Az, last night.
The Caps were forced to 60 over
time before they could win out with
Johnny Holta, late Of the Detroit
Red Wings Of the National League,
scoring the winning goal 1t was the
first overtime game in Buffalo this
season.
In the only other league game. the
Washington Lions and Cleveland
Barons played 3-3 tie.
Playing before 1915 fans. the
smallest crowd since the opening of
the Cleveland Arena five years ago.
the Barons made futile attempt to
gain their first victory in almost
fortnight.
The Lions had a 81 lead before
the Barons tied it up late in the
second period on goals by Tommy
Burlington and Capt. Bill Macken-
zie.
Fernand Gauthier tailed his sec
ond goal of the evening early in the
final round to put the Lions ahead,
but here Foster tied it up at 8:04
Both teams counted in the overtime
session.
The Lions will be home tomo. row
night to play the Providence Reds
at Uline Arena.
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They'll never revoke any scores
hang up in this contest. I'm
playing this war for keeps"
The Geiger Field (Wash.) bas-
ket ball team, which expects to
pick up where the I'd Air Force
footballers leave off, isn't worry
ing about transportation prob
lens although it will play only
road games. The airmen will
get some flying practice on their
way to the games.
Today's guest star-Bob Foote.
Pasadena, Calf, Star News:
That loud noise from the east
ward is neither University of
Georgia cheering nor Sugar Bowl
promoters weeping. 1t is Gene
Talmadge laughing. Gene lost his
job as Governor of Georgia be-
cause he had ruined the uni
versity by political interference.
All matter of relativity, as our
former fellow-townsman, Albert
Einstein, was won't to remark"
Cleaning the cuff-Jane Ann
Jones, known as one of the most
capable executives in minor
league baseball, has resigned as
secretary treasurer of the Column
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Six International Sports Events Slated in Europe
Geger Field Cadets Fly Bket Boil

pleasure by tossing pennies,
dimes and even quarters onto the
ice. And in the midst of it all,
'Gordie Drillon calmly Skated
around, gathered up the coins
and presented them to his par
ents, who had come up from
Moncton, New Brunswick, for the
game.
Non professionally copy boy
on an Indianapolis newspaper
won the Office football pool a
few weeks ago by picking Iowa to
beat Wisconsin. One of the losers
couldn't understand. Didn't you
know Wisconsin was undefeated
and had tied Notre Dame?" he
asked. Sure" replied the kid,
but those Seahawks are tough"
Service dept.-Bill Menke, for
mer Indiana U. court star who
paced the Great Lakes quint last
season, is playing this year for
the Olathe (Kans.) Naval Re-
serve Air Base team along with
Grady Lewis and Don L,ockard,
formerly of the Bartlesville
tOkla.) Oilers. Aviation Cadet
John w. Bohrman, jr.. who
played on the Cornell football
team that won and lost that IA
nous fifth down" game against
Dartmouth two years ago, tells
pals at Mather Field, Calf:
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Courteou Suffers by Picking Wrong Job

Just then Manth sounded like
puzzled doesn't it, said Manta That name Gauhler
English We three Coaches this
club to each other"
watching the Lions work Paul Gauter
of pulled mu2cles You
think height would be
of the big net but isn't Most
reheXes explained
Gauthier best in this league oachie
h,s grnned He will tending goal in a few days
biggest hockey We
lot of goals other from scoring we
going to win"
It Couteau the flying French
probably the coorfu player to don skates
after he had
the military authorities he is machini
Perrin And besdes
he's hockey player and he wants to play
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! picking players jimmy said. "He
use to get the pick of four of the
first 10 players in the yearly draft
Of college seniors. Here's how he
| did it.
He'd come around and offer you
Joe Tincup, guy you needed badly
but who probably was a third or
fourth stringer with the Bears All
George would ask in return was the
right to take your place in the
draft picks.
And usually you were tickled to
death to accept. You might even go
farther and give him a big kiss or
offer to buy him all the milk he
could drink. And then, when your
turn came in the draft and George
got to pick player instead, he
always got prize. And Joe Tincup
we'll, you know what happened to
him.
We'll, the Bears have won 10
straight league games this year and
the Western division championship.
/ hope we can put them to their
biggest test this Sunday. I hope we
get a chance to prove the Bears
can't win in tennis Shoes"
Evening star., 1942-12-04
BY HUGH FULLERTON, ]
Associated Press Sports Write.

hSSOC1bieu HTSao SpOftS WTlte
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-You can
put whatever value you want on
Berlin radio announcements (and
get plenty OF change from
buck but the folks who have
been hollering that we ought to
give up sports because of the
current shortages of players.
transportation and equipment
may be interested in a recent item
snatched from the airwaves.
The Berlin announcer reported
that no fewer than six interna-
tional sports events are sched-
uled In Europe next Sunday.
They include tennis matches be-
tween Sweden and Denmark at
Stockholm, international cycle
races at Zurich, Switzerland; a
wrestling meet between Italy and
Croatia at Bari, Italy; Budapest
VS.. Vienna women's swimming at
Budapest. Switzerland VS.. Swe-
den ice hockey at Zurich and a
Triangular amateur boxing meet
involving Germany. Hungary and
Italy at Berlin. We pick the
Italians to take the boxing meet.
They've been getting plenty of
roadwork in Libya.
Professional attitude-In Cam
ada they like to tell stores about
the thrifty lads from the mari
time provinces, so when Andy
Lytle, the Toronto Star sport
scribe, heard of recent disorders
at Chicago hockey games, he was
reminded of a brawl that took
place at the Montreal Forum.
While the players were fighting,
the customers showed their dis
Evening star., 1942-12-04
II Gridmen From Midwest
Put on AII-North Team
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 4--Lynn Wal
dorf, football coach of Northwestern,
named IL Midwestern players who
will join an Eastern eleven selected
by Carl Snavely, Cornell coach, to
form the North team which will
meet the South in the annual Blue
Gray game at Montgomery, Ala,
December 26
The squad will begin training
at Montgomery, December 10, Wal
dorf said.
The Northwestern mentor chose
Bill Victory of Ohio State and jeff
Davis of Missouri. centers: Nick
Burke of Northwestern and Joe
Pawloski Of Illinois, guards. Lou
Rymkus Of Notre Dame and Paul
Hirsbrunner of Wisconsin, tackles:
Bill Baumgartner of Minnesota and
Bob Motl of Northwestern, ends;
Harold Adams of Missouri, quarter
back; Earl Dolaway of Indiana,
fullback, and Chet Mutryn of
Xavier, halfback.
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Willie Turnesa, Star
AT Miami, UphoIds
Fame Of Family
Amateur Rivoline Pros
In Open Golf Tourney;
Loving Is Leader
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 4.-For the
second time this year a uniformed
member of the golfng Tur11esa
family from Elmsford, N, Y, put
dash of suspense today into war.
time tournament.
Chief Specialist Willie Turnesa Of
the Navy-the 1888 national anna
teur champion and now an instruc-
tor in the free gunnery school at
Hollywood. Fla.-started the second
round of the $4,000 Miami open in
third place after carding 2-under-
par 68 for an opener.
He was only two strokes of the
flrst-round pace, set by Ben Loving
of Springfield. Mass, with pair Of
33s. and trailed Harold McSpaden
of Philadelphia by the thinnest Of
margins.
Brothers Feat Recalled.
Turnesas threat to the supremacy
of the pros recalled the amazing
performance Of his brother, Corpl.
Jim of the Army, who went to the
final round of the PGA champion
ship last summer-upSetting both
Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson on the
way-and then lost the title to Sam
Snead.
Il was hitting my shots pretty
| well" the short, compactly-b built
Willie related after posting the
| score which gave him clean three
stroke lead over the other amateu
II "Of course, I get to play golf only
on Sundays now, and it's hard to
/ keep your game up when you're in
/ the Navy. But I'd say that my long
game is about as good as it ever
was, although my short game is off
, little"
Loving Misses Record.
Loving had an opportunity for
81, which would have equalled the
competitive course record. but three
putted the 18th green from about
IA feet. He sank a 35-yard chip shot
for an eagle on the 460-yard 18th
hole
Playing with a bandage on his
blistered right thumb, McSpaden, in
his own words, hit some great shots
and missed some easy ones"
The straight-shooting tournament
favorite had deuces on three par
three holes in posting his 34-33.
Fourth place yesterday went to
Leonard Dodson of Kansas City,
with 1884.
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Three Minor Players
Bought by White Sox

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-The Chicago
White Sox have purchased three
minor league players-two pitchers
from Shreveport and an outfielder
from San Diego.
The hurlers were Floyd Spears,
who won 16 and lost 10 last season,
and Gordon Maltzberger, who won
l6 and lost IL. The outfielder was
Melvin Mazzera, who batted .305.
All are married and have children
Evening star., 1942-12-04

Unsung during the regular cam
paign while the Redskins were inch
ing their way to the Eastern title,
the Hare brothers. Ray and Cece,
likely will play important roles in
the championship game with the
Bears a week from Sunday at Grif-
fifth Stadium.
BY all the laws of environment
the brothers should have been
hockey players because they were
born in the little Canadian iowa
with the idyllic handle of Robin.
hood, Saskatchewan, although OF
American parentage. Had hockey
been their game they would have
been just as good on skates as they
are On cleats because when Ray Fla
herty sends them into action you
know you're going to get plenty of it.
Make Good on Opportunity.
With only two touchdowns each to
their credit the Hares aren't among
the Tribes leading scorers. but it's
no fault of their own. Flaherty sim
ply didn't let them lug the leather
in the earlier stages of the campaign,
but both busted loose in recent
games and ran like fire engines
with pants on. Needless to say. Fla
herty intends to make the most OF
their ability in this department in
the playoff.
Although he is a good passer and
punter, and southpaW at that,
Ray has done no throwing nor kick
ing for the Skins because those
chores have been assigned to others.
But in an emergency Hare can dig
mean foot into the pigskin and it
might be part of Flaherty's STRAIT
egy to let him toss a pass or even
get off punt against the Bears
The novelty of such stunt has
unbounded possibilities.
Cece Rough But Fair.
Cece is the rough guy of the fam
lily. the fellow who never misses an
opportunity to get in the fun and
who is known around the circuit as
a bad hombre to tangle with. He
left set of teeth on Forbes Field
last month because of his blocking
and was peeved when Flaherty Or
dered him off the field until doctor
could stitch his torn flesh. He's
rough and ready but he plays the
game on the level.
Off the field the Hares are as quiet
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Major Clubs to Confer
On California Training
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Dec 4.-Harry Grab
iner, vice president of the Chicago
White Sox. has disclosed that the
four major league clubs intending
to train in California next spring,
would hold conference to deter
mine definitely whether they would
go through with their plans.
The White Sox, Chicago Cubs,
Pittsburgh Pirates and st. Louis
Browns have arranged to train in
the Los Angeles area.