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Evening star., 1942-02-07
Schools 10 Discontinue
24-Hour.a-Day Watch

The 24-hour-a-da day watch which
has been maintained in 18 public
schools as part Of the emergency
precaution program will be discon-
tinued at once, it was announced
this afternoon by Supt. Of Schools
Frank w. Ballou.
DR.. Ballou sent a circular to all
school officers reporting a communi-
cation frem Col. Lemuel Bolles, ex-
ecutive officer of civilian defense for
the Metropolitan Area, in which Col.
Bolles advised abandonment of the
watch had the approval of Defense
Co-ordinator John Russell Young.
1t was explained the action fol-
lowed a conference earlier in the
day at which DR.. Ballou expressed
the opinion maintenance of 24-hour
telephone service in the buildings
no longer was necessary.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Three Infantry Divisions
Moved 10 New CAMPS

A War Department announcement
yesterday disclosed the movement of
three infantry divisions. one of them
motorized, to new, permanent train
ing locations in the South.
The 28th Division, composed chief
ly Of Pennsylvania troops, is NOV
ing from Indiantown Gap, Pa, tc
Camp Livingston, La. The 4th Mo-
torized Division, which has been
used for more than a year at Fort
Benning, Ga, as a demonstration
unit for officers attending the In
fantry School, will move to Camp
Gordon, near Atlanta, Ga.
The 44th Infantry Division from
Fort Dix, N. j., is to be quartered
at Camp Claiborne, La.
The locations of the new stations
were made public so the press can
report activities Of these units and
their personnel.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Farley Called TO Discuss
Annexes for Hospitals

Concerned over the insufficiency
Of Washingtons hospital facilities
in view Of the oity's mushroomine
population, Commissioner Guy
Mason, yesterday took the lead in a
proposed cooperative move for ex-
pansion of private hospital accom-
modations.
He has called conference for 2: 80
pm. Monday Of Federal, District
and private medical authorities for
a discussion of possible means of
getting Federal financing for con-
struction of pavilions for Washing
tons private hospitals.
Recognizing the difficulties of
getting priorities for large amounts
Of materials for permanent con-
struction or the replacement of ex-
listing hospitals, Commissioner
Mason offers for consideration a
plan for erecting temporary addi-
tions whose service might last 10
years.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Miss Clancy Defends $4,000
o. 6. D. Job; Cites Sacrifice

Blond Mayris Chaney, target Of
congressional attack for her posi-
ton on the ONCE of Civilian sDe-
fense payroll, broke her silence last
night to announce she had made a
financial sacrifice" to accept the
a 800 0. c. D. Job.
Il think my work Is important" !"
Miss CLANCY said In Philadelphia
the Associated Press reported Il
did not ask for 1t. I was asked TO
take it,"
Miss Chaney, a night club enter
tainer, Is an assistant director Of
the physical fitness section of O.CD.
mo one knows how long the war
will last" the dancer said. Mean
while it Is important to interest
children in pleasant ways of keeping
fit. The draft has shown the poor
physical condition of the Nation.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
New York Trains Crash;
One Killed, Three Injured
/ the Associateh Preks

By the Associated Press.
BLASDELL, N. Y, Feb. 7.-One
man was killed and at least three
others were injured last night when
the Pennsylvania Railroads Pitts
burgh Flyer crashed into freight
train.
The flyers locomotive and five Of
its six cars were derailed, along with
several freight cars. Traffic on the
main line was blocked
General Superintendent F. D.
Davis Unidentified the dead man as
j. w. Mast, Oil City, Pa, the flyers
fireman. He said the engineer, John
D. Hahn, also Of Oil City, was ''un-
accounted for"
Mr.. Davis said the accident oc-
CURED when 4 yard engine of the
Nickls Plate Railroad, which also
uses the Pennsylvania tracks,
backed into the flyers path.
Blasden Is q few miles south OF
Buffalo.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Surety Firm Sues Former
Senate Restaurant MANAGER

William Withers Arbuckle, for
mer manager of the Senate Res
taurant, yesterday was sued for sl5,-
900 in District Court by a Maryland
surety firm, which charged Mr..
Arbuckle with the unauthorized
borrowing of the money from Sen
ate Restaurant funds.
Mr.. Arbuckle is awaiting trial on
a charge of embezzling funds from
the restaurant He is scheduled to
be tried next month.
The bonding firm, the Fidelity &
Deposit Co. Of Maryland, told the
court that Mr. Arbuckle had bor-
rowed the money and had not paid
it back from Government funds in
custody Of Edward Harvey King,
former auditor of the restaurant
The bonding firm said it had exc
cuted a $4,000 bond against Mr..
King and had been forced to pay
off on the surety to the supervising
Senate Rules Committee. Mr.. Ar
buckle, the suit said, knew Mr..
King had no right to make the
loans, which assertedly extended
over a five-year period, ending last
year.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Urban Foreclosures
Decline II Pct, SET
New Low, Board Says
F. H. l. B. Reports Home
Financing Totoled
4.7 Billion Lost Year
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Home Loan Bank
Board estimated today that there
were 58,38l foreclosures on urban
real estate last year, representing
decline of 22.5 per cent from 1910
to the lowest level on record. The
previous low was SO, 100 in 1926, the
board said.
December reports showed 4,337
non-farm mortage foreclosures, an
increase of 1873 over November,
which the board said was "a re-
versal from the trend of the last
eight years, and was caused almost
entirely by accelerated actions in
those areas which are not expert
encing a shortage Of housing due to
increased defense activity"
Peak Reached in 1888.
o., The. >1941 total compared. with. q
peak Of 252. 1000 foreclosures reached
in 1893.
Urban home financing aggregated
81, TOO, 900 900 last year, the r. H. l..
B. said, showing an increase Of II
per cent over 1910 despite slacken-
ing in new house building in late
months.
1t added that residential con-
struction had declined for six con-
secutive months and that December
was "A per cent below the peak
reached in June and 80 per cent
below December, 1910.
Labor Costs Increase.
Home construction costs, the
board said, were IL per cent higher
at the end of 194l than q year
previous and nearly 20 per cent
higher than the 1859 average.
During 1941 building material costs
rose Ill per cent and labor costs
increased 10.4 peg cent.
The Federal Housing Administra-
ton reported, meanwhile, that, in
response to urgings to increase pri-
vate construction of war housing,
it had received applications for
mortgage insurance on 6,400 dwell
ings last week. That was rs per
cent more than in the correspond
ing 1941 week and was the largest
volume since last years peak
reached in August, the F. H. A.
said.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Aluminium Workers Union
Asks S1-a-Day Pay Raise
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. THE C.
I. o. Aluminium Workers Union an.
nounced today 1t has asked the
Aluminium Company Of America for
q $l-a-day wage increase for 3d.
900 employees at eight plants.
Union President N. A. Zonarich
said the wage proposal would be dis
cusse6 at the conclusion of current
contract negotiations. Two other
C. I. o. unions, the United Auto
mobile Workers and the National
Association of Die Casting Workers,
joined in the wage demand for
members of their unions at the
plants Mr.. Zonarich said present
average wages are "a cents an hour
at Northern plants and IS cents an
hour in the South.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Order Prevents Transfer
Of Sanders 10 Penitentiary

A temporary restraining order
that will prevent Hilliard Sanders,
sentenced to serve 20 years in prison
for participation in the $4,000 Hy-
attsville bank robbery, from being
transferred to the penitentiary from
the Baltimore City Jail, where he
now is, was issued yesterday by
District Court Justice Jennings
Bailey.
The order expires Tuesday; when
Justice Bailey will hear a motion
seeking a temporary injunction to
keep Sanders in Baltimore until a
final decision on an appeal of his
conviction. Sanders was sentenced
In Baltimore.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
70. {. D. Press Chief
Pulls OUT; Will Go
Back 10 0. f. N. Job
Seven Left on Publicity
Stoff of Defense Office;
SoIories Are Listed

George H. Lyon announced today
that he is pulling out" of his Job
as director Of publications for the
Once Of Civilian Defense. He will
return to the Once of Emergency
Management
Mr.. Lyon is former publisher Of
the Buffalo Times, former manag-
ing editor Of the New York news
paper PM, and a one-time high
Scripps- Howard executive. His o.
c. D. salary has been $500 a year.
A publicity staff of at least eight,
including Mr.. Lyon, had been as
signed to the civilian defense body
by the o. E. M. In response to re-
peated requests Seven of these. 1t
was said, will remain-but will shift
to the o. C. D. payroll.
Their salaries were omitted from
an otherwise almost complete list
Of o. c. D. personnel published yes
terday by Senate appropriations
subcommittee. The o. E. M. re-
vealed their pay today. as follows:
James P. Kirby, chief Of press re-
lations, $500 He is former
Hearst and Scripps-Howard news
paperman.
William Alexander, who sends
publicity to the Negro press, 5000.
Frank c. Adams, originally as
signed as a speech writer, but more
recently writing publicity for the
Civil Air Patrol. $500.
William Norton. 23, a Bowdoin
graduate who sends publicity to $50
college papers for the Youth Di-
vision, $1,000.
Rose c. Jameson, $1,000.
Ann Ramsey and Mary z. She
we'll, $1,000.
The spokesman for the once Of
Emergency Management said that
from now on his agency will be re-
heved of all responsibility for o.
c. D. publicity. 1t was not known
there who may succeed Mr.. Lyons,
but 1t was said that James H.
Lands, executive, has quite q big
setup In mind"
Evening star., 1942-02-07

Some day today's children may have
to answer q draft call"
Frequent White House visitor,
Miss Chaney said it was incorrect
to refer to her as protege of Mrs.
Roosevelt.
we are merely friends" she de-
clared 1T Is Just as incorrect to
use the word protege in referring to
Joseph Lash"
Mr.. Lash, American Youth leader
who serves on o. C. DIS Youth Ad-
visory Committee, has been criticized
by the Dies Committee for alleged
past affiliations with the Com
munist party.
Miss Chaney said she began work
In the physical fitness division head
quarters in Philadelphia two months
ago.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Liquor
Continued From First Page)

difficulties the people on the other
side have complained of here"
Mr.. La Roe had reference to earlier
testimony by spokesmen for liquor
dealers, favoring the ban on adver-
tising. contending that cut-rate
price advertising has attracted buy
ers into the District from adjacent
states and given a misleading i'm
preston of the volume of liquor
consumed in Washington.
Liquor Rationing Suggested.
Senator Capper suggested it might
be well to ration liquor during the
war, as well as sugar.
F. Joseph Donohue, counsel for
the group of dealers who favor the
bill, replied he understood sugar
was being rationed because it is
scarce, but that Is not the case with
liquor, he said.
Capt. Edward Page CASTOR, speak
ing for the United Dry Forces, said
that group stands for ultimate re-
turn to prohibition.
The subcommittee closed the
hearings this afternoon and took
the bill under advisement.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Closing Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Feb. THE grain
markets downward drift was halted
today but not until wheat had
reached new lows for the past month
Closing prices were slightly higher
in most pits.
Grains were off fractions to almost
q cent early in the day while soy
beans sagged more than a cent but
late covering of previous short sales
before the week end holiday caused
the rally. led by soybeans.
A car of No. 2 mailing barley sold
at 81 bushel in the spot market,
highest price since 1887.
Early weakness Of grains was at
tributed to continued buyers apathy
because of the Government policy
In disposing of surplus stocks Of
wheat and corn.
Wheat closed unchanged to "a
higher, compared with yesterdays
finish, May. $128&s-%; July, $13oH;
corn unchanged to u up, May,
86h-%; July, $685.; oats, Nh
higher; rye, Ma up; soybeans,
Nm higher.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Crowded Capital
Sends Senator to
Tourist Home

Senator Prentiss M. Brown of
Michigan was revealed today as
the latest victim of the Capitals
housing shortage.
Senator Brown, his wife and
son returned to Washington
Thursday night, after having
been away for a week, to find
that the reservation they had
made for q hotel room had gone
astray.
There were no rooms to be
had, so the hotel sent them to
a tourist home in nearby Mary
land, where they spent the
night. Senator Brown said
they were very well treated"
and last night found a small
hotel room here, which they will
occupy until they can get an
apartment Monday.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Henderson threatens
Retail Sugar Ceiling il
Profiteering Goes On
Consumers Told to Toke
Storekeepers to Tosk
For Any Price Hikes
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

NASAAASA VII = o6O
Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson today warned that price
ceilings will be placed on retail
sugar unless reported widespread
profiteering by retail markets is
stopped Immediately.
Mr.. Henderson advised consumers
who are asked to pay much more"
than one cent per five pounds
higher than they paid in the first
week of last December to protest
vigorously to the storekeeper.
1t was understood that some
Washington merchants have been
reported charging more than twice
the December price. Similar price
advances have been reported from
other sections Of the country to the
o. p. A.
A markup of approximately one
cent per five pounds was described
by Mr.. Henderson as justified in
view Of an increase Of 20 cents per
100 pounds recently allowed re-
finers.
ANY increase much greater than
this" he said, is profiteering, pure
and simple" He: added that there
is no Justification for a retail ad-
vance of any more .han / cent,
except in certain localities where
other adjustments" have been nee
essary.
Although sugar supplies may be
smaller than usual In some parts of
the country" Mr.. Henderson con-
tinued, "the rationing plan will
shortly be instituted by the o. p. A.
and there will be a fair sharing of
supplies for every one. In this sit
uation scarcity Is absolutely no
justification for price increases"
Consumers Told Not to Hoard.
He pointed out that during the
current month, all wholesale sugar
buyers are entitled to receive 80
per cent Of the amount Of sugar
received during the corresponding
period last year.
Mr.. Henderson said he hoped "the
force of public opinion will con-
vince retail dealers that they should
keep prices at normal levels, but
that If such were not the case
maximum retail prices would be set
by the Government.
Mr.. Henderson emphasized that
consumers have . responsibility not
to hoard sugar and to buy for cur
rent needs only. One way to pre-
vent prices from rising is to avoid
panic buying which always tends to
create shortage and boost prices,
he said.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Fair Grounds
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse $500; claiming
4year -olds and upward; furlongs.
Wise Fire tGeorge) $40 800 2.40
Dinner Jacket tGuerln) 4.40 2.S0
Half Time tAnifantis) $40
Time, 1:13+s
Also ran-Fair Hero. Hy Sonny, Spar
row Chirp. Every Hopeful. Grey Flash
Valdina Rebel, Patsey Begone.
SECOND RACE-Purse, $500: claiming
4-year-olds and upward Il. miles
La Scala CTaylor) 1900 $50 $50
Fencing tGuerin) $50 800
Yondell "a Craig) 500
Time. ! :4S.
Also ran-Flying Duke. Kurdistan. Dark
Idea. Msenerva Wise Duke, Legal Advice
and High Blame.
THIRD RACE+Purse, 5000: claiming
4-year -olds and upward: 8 furlongs.
Guy Fawkes tGuerin) $50 800 320
Exarch (Shelhamer) $50 so
Adridge tGlidewelD $50
Time. 1:122s.
Also ran-LinSer On, Purcellvills. All
True, Don Moss and Big Bubble.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Two Conveys Rout
; Air Attacks, Down
7 Bombefs, Damage ;
Effective Fire Of Cargo
Vessels and Worships
Brings Them in Safely

~ the ASeociAted PfeSs
LONDON, Feb. THE Admi-
rally gave a dramatic account to-
day of escorted conveys which
recently fought off three attacks
by German aircraft, shot down
at least two of them and reached
their destinations without dam
age.
Three unsuccessful attacks" the
Admiralty report said. have been
made recently by enemy aircraft on
our conveys.
"At least two aircraft have been
destroyed and others damaged.
There were neither casualties nor
serious damage to merchantmen in
the conveys or to their escorts One
merchantmen suffered superficial
damage but no casualties and was
able to proceed under her own
power.
Two Planes attack, Two Shot Down
"On the evening Of February S,
two Dorniers attempted to attack a
convoy among whose escorts was
H. M. s. Pytchley and H. M. s. Men
dip.
The enemy was engaged by these
ships and at first driven of but
later one Dornier succeeded In press
ing home its attack.
This aircraft was engaged at
short range and shot down by the
steamships Highwear and Helder.
1T exploded on hitting the sea.
There were no enemy survivors.
THE surviving Dornier was inter-
cepted and engaged by r. A. F.
fighter aircraft on convoy escort and
was seen by ships of the escort to
fall in flames.
Hit Out Of Nine.
"On the following afternoon an
other convoy was twice unSuccess-
fully attacked. The first attack was
made by five Dorniers and one JU-
SO. This force of enemy aircraft
was engaged by H. M. S. Leeds and
driven of.
"One Dornier was seen to be on
fire and a second Dornier which had
jettisoned its bombs on being hit
was last seen to be in considerable
difficulty.
"A second attack was made by
three Dorniers. The enemy was
driven OF and one Dornier was seen
to be severely damaged by the gun
fire of H. M. s Putin.
Both these conveys reached their
destinations without further Incl
dent"
The warships mentioned, the
Pytchley, Mendip and Leeds. are
destroyers and the Pufin Is patrol
sloop.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
$1,000, 900, 900 Navy
Bills Signed by President
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Legislation authorizing expend-
iture Of s750,000. 900 to provide con-
struction facilities for 1,799 minor
naval combatant vessels ranging
from supply ships to death dealing
torpedo boats was signed today by
President Roosevelt.
simultaneously, he approved a
measure-part of the gigantic fleet
expansion program - authorizing
expenditure of $3.50, 600, 900 for naval
shore facilities. Plans for construc-
tion of the 1,799 minor vessels was
estimated to call for eventual ex-
penditure of close to $1,000 900 900.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
BroziI Prepares for Roids

RIO DE JANEIRO. Feb. (P.-
President Getulio Vargas today
ordered Brazilian air defense pre-
cautions prepared, including the
construction of air raid shelters
A dispatch from Petropolis said
police there had raided the home
of a former member of the banned
Fascist Integralist organization and
had arrested four persons.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Is Killed by Time Bomb
On Quuy at Tonqiers
3v the Aseon;atod praes

BY the Associated Press
TANGIER, Spanish Morocco. Feb
TWENTY-FIVE persons, including
six British subjects. were believed
killed last night in the explosion of
time bomb on quay here. Sixty
were injured, including more than
20 Britons.
The bomb exploded Is minutes
after a steamer left for Gibraltar
q little earlier than scheduled.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Eva lie GulIienne
Has Pneumonia
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSOciattd FrttS.
NEW YORK, Feb. Eva lie GAL
henne, actress and director of the
Theater Guilds current production,
The Rivals" is i'll Of pneumonia
at Mount Sinai Hospital. A patient
since Wednesday, she was said to-
day to be getting along all right" "
Miss LIE Gallienne Is the founder
of the Civic Repertory Theater. Her
last appearances as an actress were
in summer theaters In 1899.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Death Calls Trick Relatives
Into Giving Secrets to Axis
Disaster Messages Over Phone Ferret Out
information on Location Of Ships

confidence-who had been grieving
with her. The Navy Department
had some bad moments until the
ship had completed her home
voyage.
There seems to be only one rule
for both men and women when
questioned about the whereabouts
of their relatives in the armed
forces: that is to give the very
difficult answer:
Il don't know"
(Relessed BY The Bell Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1942-02-07
ItoIy Seizes Pre-1930 Cors

ROME. Feb. 7 (Andi Agency TO
A. PD.-The italian cabinet Or
dered today that all automobiles
and trucks manufactured before
1880 be turned over to the govern
ment TO be scrapped for recovery
Of prime materials particularly nee
essary to war economy"
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Chieago Cash Market.

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat, No. hard, 1875. Corn,
No: 5. sI-sShs; oS No. :. ISL; sample. II
~: Oats, No. ] mixed sly; heayy'
}. 55: No. 4, 54-55Ia; No. / special, red,
heavy. 81. Barley. maltins. SO-1 90 nom !:
feed and screenings. 57-72 nom.: No.
1.s4h-1 Sc. Field seed per hundred
weight nominal; timothy, 7.50-75; alsike,
2s66oo-IIss, s,oo; GO red top; soo-!5; RED q clover
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Missing Persons

Those having Information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
With the Public Relations Squad
OF the Police Department, Ma
tioldl 1000.
Evening star., 1942-02-07

TOXIC From Japanese Broad
casts Feb. 7 P.-The Japanese
announced today that their air
raiders attacked Rangoon again
last night and said although the
bombers were engaged by British
fighter planes, all returned safely
to base.
Evening star., 1942-02-07
Japs Lose Two Planes
In New Rangoon Raid

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. THE An
India radio, heard by C. B. g., re-
ported that "a japanese planes at
tackled Rangoon again today and
said defense fighter planes shot
down two raiders and damaged two
others without loss to themselves.
The attack was said to have been
made at $50 am, the same time
as the raid yesterday in which the
japanese lost 10 to 20 planes before
the guns of sharpshooting British
and American volunteer flyers.
Counting 10 planes known de-
stroyed yesterday and the two to-
day, the broadcast said, the total
confirmed enemy loss in Burma has
now reached 122. Our losses are
five aircraft destroyed and one
damaged"
Evening star., 1942-02-07
HioIeoh Park Entries
For Monday
By the Associated Press,


FIRST RACE-Purse 81 200; elaiming;
1-year-olds. z furlonrs (rhutA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03
Where That Famous French
Champagne Is Going

left Of this metal that is so vital
for spray-making purposes Is
the cherished pots and pans.
Whether the women of Unoc-
cupied France will fall in with
this suggestion the cabied dis
patch fails to say, but it does
conclude with the significant
after-thought that Germany has
become the worlds greatest
champagne drinking county.
But that isn't news to the
French who know where the
NaZis got it.
The desire of iitler's men TO
insure a continued supply of
their favorite beverage perhaps
to toss off more toasts 10 Der
Fuehrer may be the real reason
behind the pleadings of the
French vineyardists or it may be
something else.
The smart people in this coun-
try who put two and two to-
gether think it just possible that
there may be another and un-
disclosed reason why the appeal
for copper was sugar-coated with
vineyard saving.
They noted another dispatch
the other day, this time from in
side Germany itself, which says
that all copper coins are to be
withdrawn from circulation. No
reason is given and one mans
guess is as good as another's.
But could it be just possible that
Germany desperately needs both
the pots and pans and her own
coins to make shell castings?