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Evening star., 1942-02-17
Confidence in War Victory
Is Stressed by knudsen
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Feb. l7.-Absolute con-
ndence that America and her Allies
would win the war was voiced today
by 1t. Gen. william S. Knudsen.
Responding to a newsmans ques-
ton, during an interview, whether
there was ANY possibility Of our
losing the war" Gen. Knudsen re-
piled emphatically, mo, there's no
possibility that we can't win"
Calling, however, for faster and
ever faster production to reach .
national capacity twice as great as
that of any other country, Gen.
Knudsen declared:
It's a shame If we don't produce
while boys are dying for this, coun-
try every day in the Philippines and
other arenas Of warfare"
I'VE are behind in everything
until we can produce more than we
can use," declared the former Cen
eral Motors chief, who came to New
England to inspect factory war pro-
duction.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
7 Die, Z Escape in Navy
Plane Crash in Virginia
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va. Feb. 17.-Seven
men were killed late. yesterday aft
ernoon when Navy patrol bomber
crashed in the mountains about
miles east Of Buena Vista. Va. Two
crew members escaped without seri-
Gus injury.
The plane was returning to its
base from a routine flight at the
time of the accident, the Fifth Naval
District announced today. The plane
burned after the crash.
Forest rangers assisted Navy ON
cials in locating the wreckage of
the plane and recovering the bodies.
The Navy refused to disclose the
names of the two survivors, but re-
leased the following list of dead:
Ensign Charles A. Daum, North
port, Long Island, N. Y; Ensign
Donald G. Hall, Grand Rapids,
Mich; Edward T. Shaw. Denver,
Colo; John Edward King. Erwin,
n c.; Edward Fielding Clark, Wich-
ita Falls, Tex; George Edward
Clancy. Springfield, Mass. and Mar
win Floyd Lamm, Newark, Ohio.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Jap Atrocity Stories
'Rumors,' Conodo Says
BY the Associated Press.

oy tLc hSsOCiAIcQ fEcse-
OTTAWA, Feb. 17.-Prime Min
lister w. L. Mackenzie King told the
Canadian Parliament yesterday
that reports of atrocities inflicted
on Canadian soldiers taken prisoner
by the Japanese at Hong Kong
should be regarded as rumors. The
British government, he said, has
some information about the pris-
oners, but wishes to verify 1t be-
fore publication.
A Saskatchewan member, T.! c.
Douglas, had suggested that re-
ports of barbarity involving Cana
dians should be withheld until veri-
fled because of their effect on SOL
diers' relatives. Mr.. King said he
shared Mr.. Douglas views con-
cerning the effect of these reports
on relatives, but thought the gov
ernment would be open to a charge
of holding back information the
public should have If it censored
such dispatches.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Nut Plant Strike, Threat
To Defense Work, Ends
Rz the Associated Press.


DETROIT, Feb. 17.-Striking en-
ployes Of the Detroit Nut Co., heed
ing the urging of United Automo-
bile Workers &C. I. o. official, de-
cided today to end their two-day
strike and leave their dispute for
future settlement negotiations.
Although the company employs
only about so workers, some gigantic
defense industries were said to be
dependent on it for parts.
Richard T. Leonard, U. A. VIC.
I. o. regional director, urged the
strikers to end their walkout. They
stopped work Sunday afternoon In
an attempt to enforce demands for
recognition of the union.
Edward M. Owen, State labor
conciliator, said the strikers were
willing to resume work at once but
that company officials informed him
a reopening might be deloyed until
tomorrow morning to protect non
strikers who are inside the factory.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
u. :. Plans 10 Erect
5More Temporary
Office Buildings
Defense Structures
To Be Started Here
AS Soon as Possible

Five more temporary Federal
Office buildings, providing near
ly 100000 square feet Of space,
will be built in the District "as
soon as possible" w. e. Reynolds,
commissioner OF public buildings,
announced today.
One of the structures, to be known
as Building v, will be located on
the triangular block bounded by
Pennsylvania avenue, Fourteenth
Fifteenth and E streets NV. A
centralized information service for
business men coming to Washing
ton will be set up there by the Of
flee of Government Reports. To
contain 78,500 square feet of space
the building will be similar in design
to other emergency office buildings
recently built by the p. B. A. here.
Three of the units will be built
on the Mall at the southeast corner
of Seventeenth street and Consti-
tuition avenue NV, and will be des-
ignated Buildings T-3. T-4 and
T-5. These will provide 463 ,00C
square feet of space for approx
mately $500 Navy Department en-
ployes.
The fifth building, known as TT,
will be located within the property
of the Washington National Airport,
and will contain 1000 square feet
for occupancy by approximately
5000 employees OF the Army Air
Corps.
Mr.. Reynolds said plans for the
structures are rapidly nearing COM
pletion. All similar in design, they
will be built so they may be quickly
torn down after the emergency.
They will be built with money
from a s25, ,O00,000 appropriation for
emergency ONCE buildings In the
metropolitan area.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
1000 Wounded Reported
In Singapore Hospital
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BATAVIA, Netherlands Indies,
Feb. l7.-Scores OF sun-scorched
r. A. r. pilots and British Tommies,
landed here safely after attacks on
their ship had left them clinging to
bits of wreckage in the sea for II
hours, reported today that 1000
wounded were in the Singapore
military hospital when they left
there and that 20 English and Aus
tralian nurses had stayed behind to
tend them.
The airmen and Tommies were
burned and blistered by the tropic
sun, but still had their "chins up"
despite an ordeal which included re-
peated bombing attacks.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Vandenbere Propose,
Senate Inquiry Into
Normandie Fire
Navy Called On to Give
'CoId-BIooded Focts'
Of Its Probe
Earlier Story on Page A-6.)
nv the rsar;s .H pysSs

tEarller STORY on rage A-o)
By the Associated Press.
Senator Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, Of Michigan demanded to-
day that the Navy Department
make public all the "cold-blooded
facts" surrounding the burning
of the huge liner Normandie.
Remember the Normandie' may
well become a slogan that will sig
nifty a challenge second only to
Remember Pearl Harbor,'" the Sen
ator said as he introduced a reso-
luton calling for a Senate investi-
gatino of "this shocking affair"
The Senator said loss of the huge
liner, which was being converted for
war purposes, represents loss in
war tonnage equivalent to about
half the tonnage which the entire
German submarine campaign has
been able to sink In all its activities
of our Atlantic Coast since the war
began"
While content to let the Navy
make its own inquiry first. Senator
Vandenberg said the public remem-
bered this ship was not sunk by
an enemy at sea. 1t was sunk by
an enemy at home-which is def
initely more ominous - and that
enemy was either sabotage OF
negligence"
Senator Vandenberg said the Nor.
mandie loss occurred after Pear
Harbor-and within the United
StateS-and after we had no further
pretense Of any excuse for not being
on the alert
Demanding the whole truth from
the Navy inquiry. the Senator said
1T can be as fatal to be weak in
essential information as in essential
military arms. 1t is suicide to be
weak in both. A zeal to screen our
jeopardies from the enemy cannot
compensate for hiding them from
ourselves"
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Warp|anes GET Same
Priorities Status as
Tanks and Ships
Nelson Says Moves MAR
Effect Will Be to End
Air Officers Unrest
BY the Associated Presa.

BY tDe ASSOCIATED fresk
War Production Director DON
aid M. Nelson announced today
that, from now on, military
planes, tanks and naval ships
would rank on the same level in
the scramble for construction
materials.
Mr.. Nelson told press conference
he had decided last night at a con-
ference with Air Corps and Army
Navy Munitions Board representa-
tives to give materials for heavy
bombers and pursuit ships top de-
fense preference rating-although
previously they have been ranked
second in priorities ratings to tanks
and ships.
He added that it was probable
that the War Production Board
would begin allocating all materials
within this top defense rating to
keep was production fluid" and sub
ject to change, depending on stra-
NSlC ucNelOpHcuIS.
Says He Acted ION His Own"
The Arny-Navy Munitions Board
last summer made military plane
material secondary to ship and tank
requirements. No change has been
made by the board in its priority re-
quests since then, 1t was learned.
Mr.. Nelson said he acted on his own
last night without consulting the
Munitions Board previously.
He predicted, however, that the
chief effect Of the move would be
to wipe out a psychological factor
which left some high-rankirg Air
Corps officers with the feeling that
their branch of the service was being
showed out of the defense program. I"
He added that he did not believe
the increase in the preferenc rat
ing would have speeded heavy bomb
er or pursuit plane production pre-
viously, since scarce raw materials
for planes already was being allo-
Gated by the Government Further,
1t was understood expansion of plant
facilities was necessary to gain any
marked increase in output.
Meanwhile, the War Production
Board today prohibited the sale OF
light airplanes except to the Army,
Navy and certain other specified
purchasers.
The board announced that the
Army and Navy would require
large numbers of light aircraft in
the immediate future" and that ad-
ditional quantities would be needed
for the civilian air patrol. the civil
ian pilot training program and va
rious State guard units. No limits
were placed on sales to such
agencies.
At the same time. the So manu-
facturers of such planes were or
dered to reduce the amount of
aluminium used in the aircraft and
were advised that, after September
l, light plane airframes could be
no more than IL per cent alumni
mum.
The restrictions apply to planes
of less than 500 horsepower, COM
pleted on or after October /, 1941,
and which have been flown less than
100 hours.
Others exempted from the prohi-
bition on sales included lease-lend
purchasers, the governments of
certain foreign countries, the
Civil Aeronautics Authority, the
Maritime Commission, the Coast
and Geodetic Survey and any per-
son who obtains a purchase ap-
proval certificate from the w. p. B.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Court Delays Trial
OF Dr.. Albert BIumberq

The trial Of DR.. Albert Blumberg
of Baltimore, reputed Communist
leader, on charges Of failing to
answer questions put to him by the
Dies Committee about two years ago,
has been postponed.
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B. Murray, one Of the prose-
cutors in this case, which was sched-
uled to begin today, Is now engaged
in the trial of Orman w. Ewing,
former Utah Democratic national
committeeman, on criminal charges.
The Blumberg case is expected tc
follow the Ewing trial.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Charles BrendIer Named
Leader Of Navy Band

Bandmaster Charles Brendler late
today was named by Secretary of
the Navy Knox to be leader Of the
Navy Band. He succeeds 1t. Charles
Benter, who retired January /.
Bandmaster Brendler has been
a member Of the Washington Navy
Yard Band and the Navy Band since
September %, 1917. He was assist
ant leader of the Navy Band four
years and has been acting leader
since January /.
Born in New York City February
IL, 1898, he enlisted in the Navy
as a "Landsman for Musician" in
1918. He served aboard the U. S. S.
Florida from 1918 to 1917 and re-
ceived an acting appointment as
bandmaster March Is, 1924. His
appointment became permanent
April 16, 1925.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Viereck
Continued From First Page.)

pages from the speeches of Lord
Lothian"
Another manuscript which found
It's way into the Congressional Rec
ord and first was shown him by
Viereck was called six Men and
War" the witness said. This was
identified as a speech which Sena-
tor Lundeen made on the floor Of
the Senate.
Asked what Viereck said when
he brought these manuscripts, Mr..
Hauck replied: Il was to put them
into better English"
Publishing Deal Related.
The witness said that later Viereck
told him that some of the numerous
manuscripts which he published for
the defendant we're literal trans
lations from the German.
Viereck, the witness said, had in
vested in the publishing company
agreeing to bear the expense of
printing number OF books, with an
option to purchase its entire stock
at any time for $500.
Before testimony began, Emil
Morosini, defense attorney, said in
an opening statement to the jury
that he would show that Viereck was
a loyal American citizen and had
done nothing wrong.
Defense Makes Statement.
Mr.. Morosini said the defense evi-
dence would show that Viereck had
given one son to the armed forces
of America and soon would give
another. His only object in the
propaganda which he was carrying
on before this country entered the
war, the attorney added, was to keep
this country out Of the war.
Mr.. Morosini said he would prove
that Viereck believed in freedom
and had tried to persuade Hitler
% stop prosecuting Jews. Viereck's
book, THE Wandering Jew" was
burned in Germany, the lawyer
said.
Mr.. Morosini charged that Vie
reck was the victim of personal
venom and prejudice" He said he
would show that the F. B. I. had
searched the accused mans home
IN New York without search war
rant and that he otherwise had
been deprived of his rights as an
American citizen.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
S300,00o,000A Asked
ByC.I. 0. 10 Relieve
Displaced Workers
Murray Urges Fund
For Workers Ousted
By Plant Conversions
Earlier Story on Page Alb

Earlier Story on Page ALB
BY the Associated Press.
Philip Murray, c. I. o. presi-
dent, proposed today that Con-
gress appropriate $500, ,000, 900
directly to President Roosevelt
for relief Of workers temporarily
displaced by conversion of fac
tories to arms production.
Conceding that the administra-
tons war displacement bill intended
to supplement State unemployment
compensation benefits was being de-
layed by State opposition, Mr.. Muir
ray proposed this new approach.
In o statement presented by Ralph
Hetzel, c. I. o. oficial, Mr.. Murray
proposed to the House Ways and
Means Committee that this would
relieve Congress "of the intermin-
able wrangle that now appears to
have enveloped the original pro-
posal."
Benefits Inadequate.
r. J. Thomas, c. I. o. Automobile
Workers president, told the commit
tee that maximum unemployment
compensation benefits of from SIS
to $40 q week in industrial States
we're inadequate, In part because OF
increasing food and clothing costs
and that Federal experimentation
was necessary.
Gov. Frank Dixon of Alabama pre-
sented on behalf Of himself and Gov
Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota. this
five-point alternative program which
would authorize:
/. The United States Employment
Service to pay a training wage to q
displaced worker and to extend
training facilities to determine the
type of new war-job training.
Standby" Wage.
2. Payment of a standby" wage
to displaced essential war workers
who have exhausted their State pay
ments.
3. The employment service to pay
workers travel allowances for trans
portation to new war jobs.
4. The employment service to
carry on public defense work for dis
placed workers, or,
5. A grant or Reconstruction Fl.
nance Corp. loan to a State unen-
ployment compensation reserve
which "is seriously depleted" by
payment OF benefits to displaced
workers.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
U. 5. Won't LET War Effort
Be Surpassed Moffat Says
BY the Associated Press.


QUEBEC, Feb 1.-THE United
States will not allow" her war effort
to be surpassed by that of any Of the
other United Nations, J. PieTepont
Moffat, United States Minister to
Ottawa. told a joint meeting of the
mems and women's Canadian clubs
Of Quebec today.
Il do not say any of this to you in
q boasting spirit: say this to you by
way of encouragement, by way Of
assurance that the United States
as the latest, perhaps, Of the CO.
belligerents, will not allow her effort
to be surpassed by those of any"
Mr.. Moffat credited Canada's s
stand beside Britain, in the early
stages of the war with being one
of the factors which brought home
to Americans "all that was at stake
IN the war and all that we should
do to help defeat your enemies"
Evening star., 1942-02-17

Mr.. Walsh said q newspaper ar
ticle recently had presented "dra-
matte expose of the complete lack
of defense of the city of Boston and
the State of Massachusetts,"
Il regret to say" he added, that
their plight is no different than that
Of any coastal city"
Lack Of defense. he said. prevailed
on the east coast and in the gulf,
as well as on the West coast.
IT fear" he told his colleagues,
that the day may come when we
will have to bring back our Navy
from the four corners Of the earth
simply to protect our shores"
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Ship Sunk Is Identified
As Former u. S. Cutter

b the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Brit
ish warship Culver, announced as
lost Sunday by the British Ad-
miralty, was Identified yesterday as
the former American Coast Guard
cutter Mendota-a sturdy 1,975-ton
ship famed for several sea rescues.
The British press service said she
was one Of the 10 American cutters
transferred to Britain In April ls4f.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
|WoIsh Says All U. S. Coasts
Are Almost DefenseIess'

Chairman Walsh Of the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee told the
Senate today that the coasts of the
United States were almost defense
less" and that as a result the day
might come when 1t would be nee
essary to bring the Navy home to
protect them.
Mr.. Walsh made the assertion
during debate on the 100000, 900
civilian defense appropriation after
Senator johnson, Republican, of
California, had said that there was
mo adequate defense Of the Pacific
Coast"
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Greater Arubo Damage Averted
By u. S. Planes Quick Attack

oil refining islands OF the Vene-
zuelan coast last night.
The submarine Immediately ceased
firing and submerged when the
planes. guided by the submarines S
gun flashes, began dropping their
flares.
Immediately after daybreak the
planes resumed their hunt and
many bombs were dropped close to
their targets. Twice large blotches
Of oil rose to the surface and even
some air bubbles appeared. 1t was
reported.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

Earlier Story on Page AID
By the Associated Press.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Feb. II,
Quick pursuit by United States
planes which attacked in the light
of parachute flares Immediately
after enemy submarines sank three
tankers of Aruba Island before
dawn Monday morning Is believed
to have saved many other ships
from being torpedoed, Aneta News
Agency said today.
There were no further reports Of
submarine activity about these busy
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Gov. Lehman AssaiIs
Spirit Of Narrow
NationaIism'
Issues Wornins Against
IRecriminution When
Things Go Badly
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MONTREAL, Feb. 17.-Criticizine
a spirit of narrow nationalism, p
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman Of New
York warned at Second Canadian
Victory Loan luncheon today against
determinations when things 60
bodily" with an Allied Nations war
effort.
Gov. Lehman, whose son Peter is
enlisted as a pilot in the Royal Ca
madam Air Force, told Canadians
the Allies are fighting for peace
and justice and good will among ma
tions and individuals"
That is the cause for which we
older men fought quarter of cen
tury ago." he said, and that Is the
cause for which our sons are fight
ing now"
The Governor said There are
some who play on spirit Of narrow
nationalism among the United Ma
tions.
They stimulate pretty jealousies
and seek to divide ally from ally, u
he explained. They seek to weigh
with exactness the contribution
which each of the United Nations is
making to the common cause.
They carp and quibble over this
or that setback, refusing to under
stand that sometimes the temporary
defeat or sacrifice of one partner
may add to the ultimate success of a
great common effort"
Pointing to more than century
and quarter" of peace and under
standing" between Canada and the
United States, Gov. Lehman said
we now "are military allies"
you of Canada and we of the
United States are confronted today
with the greatest dangers of our
entire national existence" he con-
tinued. IF we do not win this war,
everything we prize and hold dear
will be utterly lost"
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Douglas Cooper, Movie
Pioneer in Cunudo, Dies
By the Associated Press.

By the ASS0clated PrESS.
TORONTO, Feb. 17.-Douglas
Cooper, pioneer executive of Can
ada's motion picture industry, died
yesterday after q long illness. Mr..
Cooper, q former general manager
Of General Films. Ltd. the first mo-
ton picture concern established In
Canada, had retired five years ago.
He was a native of Ogdensburg,
N. Y, but had lived In Canada 80
years. His wife survives.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Racing Results
HioIeuh Park
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
anees: a-yesr.oids; ) furlonss.
Kopla (Robertsonj $50 $50 $50
Terse (Meadel $50 $40
Joe Burger (HowelD ooo
Time. O:34h.
Also rsn-Darning. Is : Amt. Rushel
Basket, All Hoss, Bolo Mont, Signal Tower,
Busalong, Mad Time. o. K. Joe.
SECOND RACE-Purse, S1,200; claim
ing; 3,year-olds; III miles. 1so .-o
Guest Star tGarza) 24.10 1880
Also %e' r,nEW.ddy, P.ae. Fleet. Good
Play. .ohs La La. Rosy Dollar. Marny.
DAILY Double paid S22.90J
THIRD RAcE+Purse, $1,000: claim
ing; 3-year-olds: 8 furlonss.
Loftsman (Arcaro) 1910 $50 $40
Media Luna tMehrtens) $50 $50
Putitthere (James $50
Also e ranEkind Gesture, wis. Colonel.
Lieb Light. Rare. saves Nine.
.ness: csa s.ye.r ro -oid:: furions.. .1OO' ''
Beat 'Em (Youngj $50 40 400
1ive- -EiEht CMecreary) s.1o
Also ran~The Dancer. Hard Blast.
Paint Pot, Clip Clop. Nile Star. . High
borough and Hard wrack.
aB. p. whitaker entry.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Hosiery Makers Heed
War Boards Plea
For Fewer CoIors
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Hosiery makers who used to
compete for feminine favor with
q wide array Of hosiery shades
have given "an encouraging re-
sponse" to the Governments
request for color simplification,
the War Production Board re-
ported yesterday.
One company indicated 1t
would cut its range from rs to
four shades, the board reported,
and four colors seemed to be
the total preferred by q large
portion of the companies re-
porting"
Evening star., 1942-02-17
ChrysIer Cuts Dividend

NEW YORK, Feb. II R.-Di-
rectors of Chrysler Corp. today
voted a dividend of 81 share on
common stock, q reduction of so
cents share from the $150 paid
in the four quarters of 1941. The
latest payment is due March IA to
stockholders of record February %.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
K. of G. Smoker at Rockville

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. IT (Spe-
ciaD.-The annual smoker OF Mont
gomery Council, Knights of Colum-
bus, of the Rockville and Gathers
burg areas, will be held in st. Mary's
Hall here tonight. The principal
speaker will be Special Agent M. L..
Jones Of the Department of Justice.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
SIXTH RACE-WALLER, ONE
JEST, THE RHYMER.

The st. Germans gelding ap-
pears best today and WALLER
should have little trouble with
this field. Figures a stand-out
and one of the best bets on the
card. ONE JEST has consistency
to recommend her and should be
no worse than second. THE
Evening star., 1942-02-17
FuirGrounds

By the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse, 5000: claiming;
3-year-olds; 8 furlonKs.
Mesella (Guerinl TOO $50 ESQ
Bonny Liberty (Deering) 400 800
Marcharl tCrovelD 300
Time, 1:1Sh.
Also ran-Pup Tent. Brides Best. Play
Greenock, In Rush. Polish Beauty. Fapsie.
sicoND EAcI1Pur.e, $500: special
blue Steel (shelhameY1 4.20 800 900
Eond HOPES }2Mailsy) h.eo ssoo ssoo
Also ran-Yankee Cousin, Bay Flash.
Hyead. On Demand. Good Tp. Counter
Thrust, Silver Witch.
DAILY Double paid Sl6.4o)
THIRD RACE-Purse. $500; special
veishts; maiden z-year-olds; furIonss.
SANITY (CraiGD 11.20 B.20 $50
Wickie (Georfe) $40 3Z0
Blue Advice (0ueYin) $40
Also rsr,-Rose Bane, Freds K. aMid.
Cookie. f0rsnd oumbo. SOLD Gone, Sec
ond sst fecoteh Pert aetatsly Soul.
Nidfin i cook-r. =. Cromwell sntr..