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Evening star., 1942-03-01
By John Lear,
Wide World News.

puppet in the hands Of . political mi
nority" on the island.
2. "Disregarding and kicking in Puerto
Rico all the principles that the United
States forces and democratic peoples are
fighting for throughout the world"
3. Threatening martial law on the
island ito quench the protest Of the peo-
pie against him for his outrages and
abuses"
Now, President Roosevelt is known
throughout Latin America as friend
of the Iatins who sometimes has even
taken kicks in the political shins at home
in order to play fair with the Latin
neighbors. Why didn't the President re-
move DR.. Tugwell as Senior Pagan de-
manded?
President Roosevelt has not said 20, but
others here suggest that the reasons for
his inaction may be these:
/. The minority" of which Senior Pa
gan complains is Puerto Rico's Popular
Democratic Party, which won the last
insular election in spite Of the combined
efforts Of the Union Republican Party
and the Socialist Party to defeat 1t.
Would Give Land to Poor.
Senior Pagan is . political enemy OF
Luis Munoz Marin, head Of the Popular
Democrats and legally elected president
Of the Puerto Rican Senate. senor Pa
gan alleges that Senior Munoz Marin
holds the strings to "Puppet" Tugwen.
:. DR.. Tugwen has attempted to en-
force . 42-year-old law intended TO give
Evening star., 1942-03-01

mobilization of the Philippines as an
outpost for the United Nations, and the
fall of Singapore are Of recent memory.
OF the Dutch East Indies, only Java
stands today and Nipponese might grave
ly threatens both this rich island and
the Australian continent.
1t was against this background Of
shifting sea power that President Roose-
velt last Monday night delivered to the
American people his PROFESSIONAL lecture
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Americas Twelfth Week of War
(130th Week of World War M
By John C.. Henry.

naval concentrations all
Southwest Pacific a
Immediate last of the Dutch East Indies storehouse
Admittedly
defended Dutch
land and air forces containing representation from
several of the United Nations.
by the doughty Admiral Helfch fell the
narng gunfre
the flight with heavy
claims the seemed
effected
fighting of both sides seemed
operations which
blood which their
history for another hundred years
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A Maritime War

Far-seeing Biographies and strategists
of war have recognized from the begin
ming of this world conflict in September,
1889, that the ultimate answer to victory
or defeat would be found in control Of
the seas.
When this war began, Germany's sea
power was negligible-her ships few and
Evening star., 1942-03-01

claimed. despite contrary reports from
Toxic.
Meanwhile. still aiming at ocean sup
ply lines, Jap bombers made first attack
Friday on Indian territory, blasting
Andaman Islands athwart Bay Of Bengal.
Establishment Of Jap supremacy in this
arm Of Indian Ocean would block port
of Calcutta and further impede efforts
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Japans entirely from
land smaller than contains urtuaHy all the
manufacturing and than halt her 000000o From Tco
contiguous KyuShu Island industrial heart
weH protected, but Vulnerable nevertheless
Vaduosok Pacific stronghold the greatest potential
threat sits $50 miles close enough to depaae by bombs the
neither dnts another Their
both their hands full
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of United Nations to assist China. Al
though land fighting in Burma has been
relatively quiet during this week, Ran
COON was evacuated Of civilians and has
been abandoned as terminal for supplies
moving to China.
Here again French policy Is important,
since surrender of Madagascar of south
east coast of Africa would give Axis
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Elevator Fee
OF 7Oc Planned
At Monument

A 10-cent fee for elevator service
to the top of the Washington Monu-
ment will be charged adult visitors
except servicemen. beginning Tues
day, as a means to place the Monu-
ment on self-sustaining basis.
Supt. Irving C. Root of National
Capital Parks yesterday said the
fee, authorized by Secretary of In
terror Ickes, ought to raise approx
mately S35,00O annually. That
amount is deemed sufficient to cover
cost Of operation and repairs.
Children, 16 and under. will be
permitted free use of the elevators
when accompanied by grown-ups,
and high school students, 18 and
under, will not be required to pay
when visiting the Monuments in
groups
A service charge for the use of
the Monument elevator was sug-
geSted during recent hearings on
Interior Department Budget and is
in keeping with the policy to put
as many park facilities as possible
on a self-sustaining basis. The fee
also was approved by the Washing
ton National Monument Society.
Last year 96l 900 persons visited
the Monument.
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Future Holds Change in Ideals,
u. of Maryland Seniors Told
Americas Allies in War May Not Side
With Her Later, Msgr Sheen Says

s Graduates of the University of
Maryland were told by the Right
Rev Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen Of Cath
olic University at the annual COM
mencement exercises yesterday that
the future will be featured by a
revolution of ideals and ideo1ogies
in world oversnadowed by war
of land, men and nations.
Another speaker. Gov O'Conor,
supplemented this with the declara-
ton that the greatest struggle CT
all history for the preservation of
democracy" would provide opportu-
mites for all graduates to aid their
country.
These talks were delivered before
a graduating class which included
IA men dressed in Army uniforms
rather than the conventional cap
and gown. The "a, now second
lieutenants in the United States
Army, will be en- active duty with
the armed forces before June 9.
Absolute Greed Needed.
Warning that the revolution would
outlast the war, Msgr. Sheen said
the latter was but an episode of the
revolution, and that it was possible
allies of America in the war would
not be allies in the revolution.
AS an example, he contended Rus
sia was fighting on the same side as
America in the present conflict, but
that that country vas not yet an
ally in the revolution.
Speaking on the subject, THE
Absolute in Democracy" Msgr.
Sheen said. I'VE are apt to forget
the strength of the totalitarian
states, whose strength is due to
their belief in the absolute"
The Fascists, he said, have creed
and because of this they are eager
to sacrifice all for that creed.
What Is needed in our Nation" J"
Msgr. Sheen stressed. lis an abso-
lutte creed to oppose theirs
Indifference Is Gone.
In order to win this war, the
people must believe in absolutes of
right and wrong, in the rightness OF
the cause of this Nation and in
Hitler's evil, he declared.
This war has purged the Nation
of indifference, he said, and today
the United States has been stirred
from "the security of isolation" !"
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Appointments 10 Be Made
Al Methodist Conference

By the Associated Press.
WESTMINSTER, Md, May 30
New ministerial appointments will
be announced at the conclusion of
the third session of the Baltimore
conference of the Methodist Church
at Western. Maryland College next
week.
DR.. Fred G. Holloway, president
of the college, announced sessions
would be held from Wednesday to
Sunday with an additional meeting
Monday, June s, If the delegates
voted it necessary. Bishop Adna
Wright, Leonard of the Washington
area of the church will preside.
Dinner meetings Of the alumni
of Drew Theological Seminary and
the Westminster Seminary will be
held Thursday.
The board of missions meets Fri
day, set aside as Methodist womens
day. The Baltimore conference of
youth fellowship will hold its annual
meeting Saturday, June 6.
Evening star., 1942-05-31

The freedoms that Americans
thought were heirlooms must be
born again in each generation and
in each graduating class of uni
versity.
Following Msgr Sheen's address,
an honorary degree of doctor of
letters was presented to him by
Dean L. S. Broughton of the Col
lege of Arts and Sciences. The
degree was awarded in recognition
of the monsignor's spiritual service
to the world" and his contributions
to Catholic literature.
A doctor of engineering degree
was presented to Forrest Eugene
Ricketts,. vice president of the Con-
solidated Gas, Electric, Light &
Power Co. of Baltimore, for his out
standing contributions in the field
of electrical engineering The
presentation was made by Dean S.
s. Steinberg of the college of en-
gineering.
Ii. r. ldCk f1OnOTeu.
Horace Edgar Flack, director of
the Maryland Department of Legis-
lative Reference, was the recipient
of an honorary doctor of laws de-
gree, presented by Dean Rogers
Howell of the school of law. The
award was made on the basis of Mr..
Flack's work as a public servant"
in Maryland.
Honorary certificates in agricul-
ture were given to Walter E. Burial
for his work in Maryland in farm
ing and conservation and to Mrs.
Martha E. Hopkins of Cardoza, Md,
for her work as mother, grange
member and in the poultry industry
of the State DR.. T. B. Symons of
the College of Agriculture, made the
presentations.
OF the IS graduates of the school
of medicine, 81 are going into the
armed forces Immediately, DR.. H. C.
Byrd, president, announced. OF the
81 graduates of the school of dentis-
try, 33 are going into military
service. Six of this years gradual
ing class of nurses are already on
a Pacific ocean convoy, DR.. Byrd
said.
Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, presi-
dent of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs, presented the
diplomas to those graduating from
the college of education.
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Official Opening
Of Travel Study.
SET Tomorrow
All Residents
Of D. c. Urged to
Fill Out Cards

The transportation survey OF the
Capitals wartime population will
get under way officially tomorrow,
though, according to Chairman
Gregory Hankin of the Public Util-
tiles Commission, which is making
the survey, more than 100000 cards
already have been distributed.
Mr. Hankin yesterday called on
everyone who has not filled out a
card to do so tomorrow. The only
persons who have not yet received.
cards, he said, are those in small
businesses and those employed pri-
vately in the Office buildings in the
downtown area. Boy Scouts and
managers of Office buildings will
distribute cards to those persons
tomorrow
Use of Maps Urged.
On the basis of findings from the
survey the commission expects to
revamp the public transportation
structure to meet the need.
Mr. Hankin urged that in filling
out the cards the employees make
use of the maps and instructions
published by the Sunday Star last
week. He also asked those charged
with the distribution and collection
of the cards to make sure they are
properly marked. After verificatlon
he said they should be put in the
same containers in which they were
received and returned to the COM
mission at the District Building.
Business Address on Back.
He reminded that persons should
put the name ard business address
on the back of the cards to aid in
the development of the share your
car program.
Pointing to the fact that most of
the cards were out in advance of
the date set for official opening,
Mr.. Hankin said:
The Public Utilities Commission
has proceeded on the theory that
in order to be on time one has to
be ahead of time"
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Court 10 Rule Tomorrow
On Appeal Of viereck

The Court of Appeals tomorrow
will hear arguments on the appeal
of George Sylvester Viereck from
his conviction under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act.
Viereck, convicted of being paid
Nazi propaganda agent. is in Jail
under sentence of from two to six
years.
(. In District Court, Dorsey K. Of
futt, attorney, and his client. Rob-
ert Jordan Sopourn, are scheduled
to go on trial before Justice James
w. Morris on charges of conspiracy
to violate the Selective Service Act.
The alleged conspiracy was in con-
nection with Sopourn's projected in
duction into the Army.
Justice Morris also may rule on
the motion Of Orman w. Ewing, con-
victed of criminal assault, for new
trial.
The case against David Warren
Ryder and Frederick Vincent Will
liams, charged with violating the
Foreign Agents Registration Act, is
expected to go to the jury.
Evening star., 1942-05-31
w. P. B. Orders Halt
To Music Instrument
Production June 80
Stocks Are Frozen for
Service Bonds; Metal
Bottle Cops Restricted
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Production Board
yesterday ordered production of
virtually all musical instruments
stopped after June 80 and, eff
fective Immediately, froze stocks
of 27 types Of band instruments
now in the hands of manufac-
turers and wholesalers.
All the frozen stocks will be made
available to Army, Navy and Marine
bands. y
Beginning tomorrow, w. P. B.
ordered, no critical materials such
as metals, cork, plastics and rubber,
may be processed for musical instru-
ments other than pianos and organs
Until June 80, however, the instru-
ments may be made from fabricated
parts now in stock. After that date
production must be halted entirely.
Piano and organ manufacturers
who soon will be making gliders and
pilot training devices for the armed
services-may continue using fab
ricated parts until July 81, after
which they, too, must close down
for the duration.
Musical instruments containing
not more than 10 per cent by weight
of critical materials may be made
at the rate of Is per cent of 1910
production. This, for instance, might
permit manufacture of some guitars.
w. P. B. officials said approx
mately $50 manufacturers of instru-
ments and supplies, employing about
$4,000 persons and having an annual
production of about SAC, ,000, 900, were
affected by the order. Replacement
parts for all types of instruments
may be produced at the rate of rs
per cent of 1910 production.
The w. P. B. clamped further
restrictions on the use of metal
bottle caps in another order yes
terday, indicating the possibility
that beer producers soon may begin
emphasizing quart-size bottles.
In addition to imposing sharp
limitations on the amount of steel
which may be used in caps for beer
and soft drinks, w. P. B. prohibited
use of metal caps after August l
on wine and alcoholic beverage bot
ties. Further such caps may not be
used on less than 12-ounce bottles
of mineral water or unflavored car
donated water-unless the bottles
were made before June l. The lat
ter provision will limit the Gaping
Evening star., 1942-05-31
D. {. Supply Bill
To Be Reported
In Few Days
O'Mohoney Group
Hopes to Complete
Hearings Tomorrow

The Senate Appropriations Com.
mittee is due to report out a revised
District appropriation bill for the
coming fiscal year within a few
days, as the major development in
week of varied local activities at
the Capitol.
The subcommittee, headed by
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, Of
wyoming, hopes to complete hear
ings on the supply bill tomorrow,
and, while no decisions have been
reached, it is generally expected the
s56, 81 900 total will be raised by the
restoration of some of the budget
items left out by the House.
Another subcommittee, presided
over by Senator Burton, Republican,
of Ohio, is scheduled to hold final
hearings at 10 m. Tuesday on the
proposed substitution of the medi-
cal examiner system for the cor
oner's inquest.
Housing Conference Planned.
Later Tuesday morning, Chair
AAAehAA As4SooA GIL PAciio ~ OoA4 a ihCCl-
ing of the Senate District Com
mittee to act on the s300-a-year
pay increase for policemen and fire.
men, on which testimony was taken
several days ago.
Senator McKellar, Democrat. of
Tennessee probably will call House
and Senate conferees together early
in the week in another effort to ad-
just differences over the amount
Congress should appropriate to house
war workers in Washington.
The point at issue is whether to
retain the Senate increase of Sl3.-
500 1000 for construction Of family
units, or accept the House total OF
s29 500 900. The House bill limited
the housing program to $4,000 900
for dormitory accommodations for
Is 900 single workers. and $17,500.-
900 for necessary public works, such
as sewer, water, school and hospital
facilities
S4OO, 900 Increase Sought.
In the hearings on the District
supply bill local officials have pre-
sented arguments for numerous
small increases throughout the mu-
nicipal service, totaling more than
s4OO 900. The largest projects on the
list are $4,000 for a new fire sta
ton and $4,000 for new police
station.
The Health Department has asked
for a more adequate public nursing
service, and additional food inspec-
tors. One suggestion being consid-
cred is that boarding houses should
be included in the scope of the
inspection service.
Funds have been requested to rent
a temporary branch of the Free
Public Library system in Anacostia,
pending erection of permanent
branch. The Senate group also has
before it the question of adding an
appropriation to carry out the new
law for the coordination of recrea-
tional facilities.
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Chevy Chase Section a
Citizens to Meet

The Citizens Association of Sec
ton Four, Chevy Chase, Md, will
hold its regular June meeting to-
morrow night at the Chevy Chase
Elementary School. Earl Trager
will show recent sound motion pic
lures of war action on the sea and
in the field. There will be one reel
also on home defense.
After the association session, the
meeting will be reconvened by the
Citizens Committee of Section Four
for consideration of the Oak Lane
storm sewer project. Recent heavy
rains sent such a deluge into this
area that the pavement was serious
ly damaged and the street has been
closed to through traffic.
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Lack Of Materials
PeriIs War Housinq,
IhIder Declares
Half Of Washington
A. D. A. Program Held
Up by Priority Rulings

About half the war housing pro-
gram or the Alley Dwelling Author
ity, including the 4,500 demountable
houses to be built with emergency
funds, is threatened by the con-
structlon materials shortage, John
Ihlder, A., D. A. executive officer,
said yesterday
Mr.. Ihlder said he was experience
ing difficulty with housing planned
for outlying sections of Washington.
The half of the program to be built
nearer the center of the city is max
ing good progress, he added.
A shortage of metal for extension
of utilities, Mr.. Ihlder stated, was
causing the most trouble. He ex-
pressed confidence the "in-town"
developments would be finished on
schedule and is hopeful that diff
fcult!es impeding progress of out
lying projects may be ironed out
soon.
Housing Needed Badly.
I'VE need all this housing badly"
Mr.. Ihlder said.
The A. D. A. in February was given
S18 100000 from the Presidents
emergency housing fund to build
the 4,500 demountable homes. II
has under construction several per-
manent projects originally scheduled
as slum clearance jobs but which
were diverted to war housing after
Pearl Harbor. Classified as an
outlying project is the develop
ment of demountables to be erected
on the Straight tract, near Garrett
Park, Md, which caused much con-
troversy among residents of the Sec
ton.
The Associated Press reported,
meanwhile, that the War Produc-
ton Board will permit immediate
continuance of only about half of
all the publicly-financed war hous-
ing projects now under construction
in the country.
Shortage of lumber, it was said,
forced w. P. B. to curtail sharply
list of projects which housing Off
| cials described as essential" after
reviewing the entire housing pro-
| gram.
The review was undertaken after
w. P. B. froze nearly all stocks of
| construction lumber and earmarked
for military use production of such
lumber for the next 60 days.
Favored List Prepared.
After pegging lumber supplies,
w. P. B. agreed to allocate lumber
for "vitally essential projects" and
it was understood housing officials
prepared a list including nearly all
projects now under way.
W. P B. agreed, however, to make
immediate provision for only 10 or
rs publicly financed projects over
the country and for privately-fi-
nanced projects in only 80 to 35
localities. The projects and locali-
ties approved will be announced
early next week, it was said.
George B. Williams, R. F. c. Off
cial, said yesterday the w. P. B.
finally had granted prioritieS for the
huge Defense Homes Corp. develop
ments in metropolitan Washington,
including Mclean Gardens and
Seminary Heights in Arlington. The
only D. H. c. project here which
had not received a priority rating
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Coqswe|| Asks Details
OF Boarding House
Operation Costs
QUESTIONABLE Seeks
Facts to Meet Demand
For Is Pct. Increase

A general order requiring pro-
prietors of all boarding houses hav-
ing three or more boarders to file
schedules giving complete details
about the operation of their busi
nesses was issued yesterday by Dis
trict Rent Administrator Robert F.
Cogswel.
Mr.. Cogswell issued the order as
a result of a petition made public
last week in which operators of
many of Washington's largest
boarding houses requested a Is per
cent maximum increase in board
rates and 1872 per cent increase for
serviced rooms.
Through information received in
the schedule returns, Mr.. Cogswen
said he hoped to determine whether
boarding house proprietors are in
need of relief. In the petition, the
operators pointed to rising cost of
foodstuffs. equipment and opera
tional labor in support of the re-
QuCob 1Ol idtC liiSiCooco' 2sdlSo 4Oi
board as we'll as rooms were frozen
in the Rent Act as of January J.,
194l.
Mr.. Cogswell said he still had
under consideration the request of
boarding house operators for pub
lie hearing to establish their claims.
Whether such a hearing would be
held, he added, was dependent on
the information returned in the
schedules.
The Rent Administration mailed
out more than 1900 boarding house
schedules to proprietors who filed
information about rooming houses
several months ago. The informa-
ton received in the original survey
was not broken down specifically as
to cost of room and board. Mr.
Cogswell warned that all operators
must file the new schedule whether
or not they receive one by mail or
fled the rooming house informa-
ton
The schedules request detailed in
formation about the houses as of
January l, 194l and March Is, 1912,
when most food prices were frozen.
Details concerning cost of operation
in January of last year and March
of this year also are requested.
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was the dormitory for colored men
workers at Second and Elm streets
NV.
Mr.. Williams said he was confident
all D. H. c. jobs about Washington
would be completed The corpora
ton has projects planned for Mo-
bile, Ala, and Dayton, Ohio, how
ever, which must be considered un-
certain, Mr. Williams added.
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Son of Red Leader Killed

MOSCOW, May 80 (P.-Lieut.
Timur Mikhailovich Frunze, whose
father was one of the founders of
the Red Army was killed in an air
battle In which he single -handeoly
attacked seven German Messer-
schmitts and downed two of them,
it was announced tonight.
Evening star., 1942-05-31

of splits" of soda, commonly used
in night clubs for mixed drinks
Bottles of beer and soft drinks
will be limited to 10 per cent of the
caps they used last year. Since
soft drink production has been cur
tailed by the sugar shortage, it was
pointed out, it probably will not be
seriously affected.
Beer bottlers, however, must make
readjustments in bottling practices
to maintain normal production.