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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
Chinese
Kill 10000
Japanese

CHUNGKING, May % (UP).-
The Chinese, having killed 10000
or more Japanese in crushing a
landing near Foochow. were fight
ing desperately today to stem the
advancing enemy near Yiwu, 25
miles northeast Of Kinhwa.
A high command communique
disclosed the victory over an I'M
officially 10000 to 10000 Japa-
nese who landed from 20 war
ships on Chwanshih Island. north
of the Min River estuary on
"Wednesday.
Although the Japanese landed
under heavy barrage from their
ships, more than half of them
were annihilated, and the rest fled
in panic back to their ships, which
were later engaged by Chinese
shore batteries, the communique
said.
The high command said the
Japanese captured Tunglu, IS
miles southwest of Hangchow and
so miles northwest of Yiwu, or
Tuesday. They dispatched two
columns south, which were en-
countering stern Chinese resist
ance.
Chinese dispatches said that
Kinhwa and other towns in the
coastal province of Chekiane
were bombed yesterday by "A
Japanese planes, attacking widely
separated points. A few attacked
strategic points in Kiangsi prov
ince. while eight pounded Heng'
yang, an important railway juno
ton in Human province.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
Parliament Asks
s. Congress
To Swap Ideas
Collaboration Between
British and Leaders of
Both Houses Set for Fall
BY GEORGE Il. REEDY JR.
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May %. -
British-proposed plan for collabo-
ration between top-ranking mem
bers of Congress and of Parlia-
ment on progress of the war was
under study today by leading
legislators of both parties.
1t was learned that the plan,
which emissions a trip to London
by bipartisan group Of American
congressman, probably next fall
was suggested by a British gov
ernment representative at secret
meeting with congressional lead
ore
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
Pool Transportation
U. S. Perfeets Nationwide Gas Rafionine and
Bars Rival Buses. Trucks to Save Tires

WASHINGTON, May % CUP).
The office Of defense transpor-
tation today perfected plans for
nationwide gasoline rationing and
a streamlined. wartime transpor-
tation policy as possible solutions
10 the critical rubber shortage.
The rationing proposal, under
study for the last week, is ex-
pected to be submitted to the wal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23

production board on Tuesday for
final approval. O.
Key points in the transporta-
ton program would be pooling Of
existing facilities-buses. trucks
and railroads-and elimination of
OF duplicating services.
Some officials believe it will be
impossible TO initiate the nation
wide gasoline program by July l
when permanent ratoning will be
established for the IL east coast
states and the Pacific northwest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
JAPS SEIZE PALAWAN

TOXIC, May % tby official
japanese wireless) (INS).-Japa-
nese marines have landed on the
Philippine island of Palawan, off
the northeast tip Of Borneo. the
high command stated today. The
wireless station and military es-
Establishments were seized. the an
nouncement said. adding that 102
Japanese who had been interned
since the outbreak of the war
were freed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
Sets Forest Fires
Gets Prison Term

PUTNAM, Conn, May % QNS)
Edward F. Lacasse. 30-year-old
railroad worker, today was SEN
fenced to Z to 15-year prison
term on charges he was respon.
sible for the forest fires which
caused 100000 damage along
the Connecticut-Rhode Island bor-
der.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
British in Desert Attacked

ROME, May % utalian broad
cast recorded in New York by
United Press) British reconnais-
sance attachments workin &
through the desert southeast of
Tmimi in Cyrenaica, were at
tackled and dispersed with heavy
losses by Axis forces, the supreme
command communique said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
PARLIAMENT IDEA

The British spokesman report.
edly emphasized that members Of
Parliament are anxious to confer
with United States congressional
leaders on all questions involving
their joint effort to overwhelm
the Axis.
If such meeting were held, II
was said, the conferees also could
consider problems likely to con-
front the two nations when the
time comes to discuss peace terms
1t was pointed out in this con-
nection that, as far as the United
States is concerned. no peace
treaty can become effective with
out a two-thirds ratification by
the Senate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
Nazis in Paris Kill 10
For Attack on Soldier

LONDON. May % (INS).-
German authorities in Paris
announced that 10 alleged Com
Imunists and Jews had been shot
because OF an attempt to kill a
German soldier, Reuters British
news agency said today in a dis
patch from Vichy.
Ten more hostages are 10 be
shot, il was said. unless those re-
sponsible for the assault are apprc-
hended within eight days.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
RAID ON RABAUL

A big troop transport was Grip
pied and six heavy enemy bombers
were badly damaged in a raid on
Rabaul, in New Britain Island, he
said.
The raid on Lac was the second
in "a hours. In the previous raid
two japanese bombers and
fighter plane were destroyed. two
bombers were extensively damaged
and three challenging fighters
were shot down.
Ii was indicated that again the
Allied planes flew through unfa-
vorable weather TO make their at
tacks. on Lac and Rabaul, the two
most dangerous enemy bases in
the northeastern zone.
Reports of the Gripping Of a
tanker and troop transport APP
parently meant that enemy forces
were reassembling for a new in
vasion thrust after their Coral Sea
defeat.
BOTH SUCCESSFUL
Especially encouraging to Allied
aviation officers were the two
straight successes of their raiding
fleets at Lac, both in bombing
heavily defended bases and in
fighting off the determined at
tacks of Japan's best fighter
planes. the Mayo.
Sixteen enemy fighters had
sought 10 intercept the Allied
planes, eight in each raid, and
eight of them had definitely beer
shot down, in addition TO other:
damaged and possibly downed, but
not claimed officially.
In addition TO their raids. TIL
Allied long range reconnaissance
planes continued ranging over
thousands OF square miles oil
island-dotted ocean in search OF
enemy formations, fighting bac
weather and often flying blind for
hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
Ydnks, Aussies
In New Raid Hit
t3PIanes, 2Ships
Bomb New Guinea Base
I'd Day, Rain Destruction
on Docks at RabsuI

MEL BOURNE. May 3 tUP),-
United States and Australian
bombing planes have damaged a
japanese tanker, crippled a troop
transport. smashed at least Is
enemy planes and rained destruc-
ton on docks. shipping and air
drome installations in daring raids
on Japans two great northeastern
invasion bases, il was announced
today.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, an
nouncing the raids today, said that
two grounded enemy bomhers
were destroyed. a tanker was Sc
verely damaged and five of eight
challenging japanese Zig h tie r.
planes were shot down at Lac, IN
New Guinea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
Dewey Wants Fish Beaten

NEW YORK. May Is, INS).-
Thomas +. Dewey today announced
his opposition TO the bid OF Rep
resentative Hamilton Fish for the
Republican denomination from his
Twenty-sixth Congressional Dis
trict. Dewey is a candidate for
Governor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
CONGRESS SENTIMENT

Although no final decision viii
be made until House and Senate
sentiment is sampled. the proposal
was understood to be receiving
interested consideration.
The suggestion was described
by one leader who attended the
conference as calling for creation
of a committee of five Democrats
and five Republicans. including
the leaders of both houses, to meet
with members of Parliament to
discuss mutual problems arising
from the war.
He said it appeared unlikely
that the projected trip could be
made before fall since the pending
SIS, 500, 000,0 tax bill-paramount
issue before Congress-probably
cannot be disposed of before Sep
TENDER.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
LONDON DOUBTS CLAIM

LONDON. May % GNS).-In-
formed sources in London said to-
day they were inclined to doubt
Axis claims that an offensive had
been started by German and
Rumanian forces against the
Taganrog-Rostov railway in south
eastern Ukraine.
(The Vichy radio, according
TO Reuters, today reported that"
powerful German counter,
attack had thrown the Russians
back TO their original posi-
tions.")
For the Inside News" of
Washington. Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column I'm the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
IN THE NEWS
Continued from Page One)

States applied more horse
power per worker and better
tools than any other country
in the world, and from that
development came our social
advances.
And our social advances
were more extensive than
else i'm the world.
Yet i'm the face of such
achievement, the American
system of business has been
so denounced and ill-treated
in this past decade.
l think it should be made
clear to the American people
that, despite the occasional
abuses, despite the occasional
dishonesty, despite occasional
shortcomings, that decade by
decade the business system
produced for us more and
better goods i'm quality and
quantity undreamed of a few
decades ago, and that the
progress and advances we
made came out of the bust
ness system associated with
the thrift and industry Of the
working people of the United
States.
The advances made were
not gifts of the politicians nor
of the theorists whose theo-
ries about our economic life
were unrelated to reality.
l think that when We are
clear on that subject and
start with a deep conviction
on our own part, when we
convey that conviction to our
fellow citizens, then we will
have the basis of lifting our
selves again from the dol
drums caused by an exhaust
ing war effort.
Unless we tell the story
repetitively, unless the Sc
quence of events is clearly
and dramatically interpreted
SO that the man who runs
may read, then We are in
grave danger again, my
friends, that, after the ex-
haustiOn which is inevitable
from the war effort, that
wrong theorists and dema-
gOgues and self-seeking poll
ticians' may fallaciously inter-
pref those future realities,
may interpret them as the
inevitable defects of our CAPT.
talistic system instead of
honestly delineating them as
the exhausting effects of
total warfare.
So that while we now will
lingly go ahead with the
restrictions, while we will
lingly give up more and bet
ter things for the duration,
We should have in our minds
the fact that we need to re-
verse all of these policies as
soon as the war has been won.
The same problem existed
i'm a little different form after
the last war.
We set up restrictions, as
you know, in the first world
war, and President Woodrow
Wilson pledged that after the
war had been won there
would be a reversal of those
wartime policies.
But l regret to say some
businessmen liked the cartel
idea and the restrictive spirit
i'm contrast to the free eco
nOmic system, and pressure
was brought on President
Wilson to retain thOs e
a bit longer.
He was stOrmed with let
ters and kilograms, and he
called his advisors around
him and asked what to do.
To a man they said, "Mr.
President, if you miss this
psychological moment for
getting rid of those wartime
restrictions, the time may be
lost forever when you can re-
store the free economic sys-
tenn"
And President Wilson did
demObiliZe the emergency
economic apparatus.
There was a short painful
readjustment, but it was well
worth the Drice.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23

And they all talked in a
similar vein about the exOr-
bitant profit of American cor
pOratiOns at work In wartime.
On two occasions l said, 81
am sorry it is Sunday and
after three o'clock, because ii
your factual data were cor
rect, with stocks selling at the
lowest price in half a dozen
years, every stock on the mar
ket would be a good buy.
For" 1 said, evidently you
know things that the market
analysts overlooked"
But really 1 don't think the
analysts were that dumb.
What happened was the
demagogues were talking
about the net profits of the
corporations be fore taxes
rather than net profits after
taxes, which are the distrib-
utable profits.
The National City Bank
pointed out this week in its
letter that those corporations
listed have shown a decline i'm
net after taxes for the first
quarter of this year of about
25% below a year ago.
And the Class 1 railroads
in March had their busiest
month since October, 1928
their gross revenues were the
largest since October of 1929
but on account of rising
costs and taxes their net was
wer than since March
of 1871.
That Is what / mean by
half-truths, facts not set in
their proper setting.
But instead of American
business being in retreat and
complaining against these
Interpretations, businessmen
should long ago have taken
the affirmative and presented
their side to the public
through advertising, through
mOdernized annual reports
and through incessant efforts
through house organs and
otherwise to make sure their
workers each day understood
the social significance of the
operations of the company.
And when the American
people during this period of
sacrifice and of doing with
out, upon which we are enter
ing, look wistfully back into
the past to this golden age of
high living standards from
which we are emerging now,
and begin to wonder why
American living standards
were so much higher than
those of other people S
throughout the world, l won
der whether they will get
nearer to the factual basis for
our superiority?
With less than seven per
cent of the worlds population
and less than seven per cent
of the worlds land area, we
of the United States have en-
jOyed more than a third of
the worlds wealth and in
come.
Why have we done it?
Was it because we had
cleverer politicians in public
Office-pardon me, l mean
statesmen.
Was it because we had
cleverer men i'm the univer-
sites who were teaching, in
Mencken's classic phrase,
sOphOmores how to hate their
fathers?
Or was it because of mil
lions of creative minds in lab
oratories, at research desks,
workers at their tools?
Was it because they applied
themselves fully and that the
human muscle was supple
mented in the United States
with superior tools and with
more electric horsepower
than i'm other countries?
And was it because we were
guided by competent indus
trial management?
l think that if you will
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23

Tho Wishing Well" has
message In cipher for YOU. Daily
and Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
just Like Dad
John Doolittle, Now at NJ,
TO Enter West Point

WASHINGTON, May % (INS).
John Doolittle, son of Brig. Gen.
J a m e s Doolittle, who led the
bombing attack on To-
kio. has completed all require
m ents for entrance into West
Point.
Senator Brown (D) of Michigan,
named young Doolittle to the
academy some time ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
N. Mex. Governor Divorced

SANTA FE, N. NJ. May %
uNS) Charging incompatability,
Mrs. Opal Miles today had a
divorce from Gov. John f. Miles
of New Mexico.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23
0utnunnbered
Reds Push On
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80 enemy tanks counter-attacked
and pushed back the Germans to
their original positions.
Guards regiments, who stormed
and captured a strongly fortified
German position and sent the Ger
mans fleeing in disorder, made the
gain before Kharkov, it was re-
ported.
Attacking behind their tanks in
a sudden thrust under cover of
night, the Red army troops pierced
the enemy stronghold. drove out
its garrison with bayonets and
hand grenades and captured guam
titles of war materials which the
Germans were compelled to abanI
don in their fight.
A communique said Red army
troops throughout last night con.
tinued TO fortify themselves in ocr
cupied positions and noted that
despite German claims. fighting
cNAiA NlIC CdSlClil poi I
Of the Kerch Peninsula.
POISED FOR CAPTURE
Timoshenko was believed to be
on favorable. If still strongly de-
Tended. terrain now and in excel
lent position If and when he de-
cided to make a direct attempt to
capture Kharkov.
In attacks at various points on
the front. Russian planes damaged
IS German tanks. three field guns,
more than 200 motor trucks carry
ing troops and supplies and num-
erous trucks and carts carrying
fuel and munitions. The planes
blew up two gasoline depots. Four
war materiel depots and railroad
freight cars.
GuerrillaS on the Leningrad
front were credited with blowing
up railroad lines and destroying a
train consisting of 28 cars filled
with troops and II flat cars carry
ing tanks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-23

"YOur Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, Is one of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Company Warns
Against Heating
With Gas Ovens

Residents who turn on gas ovens
and heaters to supplement their fuel
oil heating systems may create a
new emergency in the District, in
the opinion of E. L. Boothby, vice
president of the Washington Gas
Light Co.
It is case of burning the candle
at both ends, he explains, and may
have two bad effects. It may create
a heavy drain on the city's gas sup
ply, entirely depriving homes in
some sections of household gas, and
1t may lower the pressure of the
city's supply.
The Washington Gas Light Co.,
Mr.. Boothby said. has means by
which it can determine whether
residents are attempting to main
tain prewar temperatures and at the
same time remain within their fuel
oil allotments. He cited this in ex-
planning that his warning was not
based on: results Of the seasons
coolest spell. recorded during the
week end.
Mr.. Boothby reported that the
drain on the supply has been met
80 far without dif1culty, but he
called attention to the fact that
much colder weather Is in store for
washington than the 25-degree min
imum On record 70 far.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Noted Anti.Nazi Dane
Confers With Envoy Here

Former Danish Minister of Com
merce, John Christmas Moller, who
escaped from Denmark to Sweden
after the Nazis ousted him from
the cabinet as "antagonistic," left
Washington today on a speaking
tour after a two-day visit.
He spent his time here in confer
ence with the Danish Minister.
Henrik de Kaufman, and will re-
turn here for a longer stay next
month.
Mr.. Moller's resistance, especially
his frank speeches, annoyed the
Nazi authorities in Denmark, who
demanded his custer. Mr.. Moller,
however, managed to escape to Swe.
den and continued on to London.
1t is very difficult to escape from
Denmark. The only possibilities are
to cross the Kattegat or Oresund.
No private boats are allowed along
these coasts, which are heavily pa
trolled. Searchlights play along
Oresund all night and it is only in
wintertime that patriots have been
able to cross the sound in small
rowboats covered with sheets to re-
semble the iceflows which crowd the
sea at that season.
In London Mr.. Moller was made
chairman of the Danish Council,
steering committee of the Free
Danish movement,
Evening star., 1942-11-17
School Board 10 GET
Report Of Agreement
On School Site
Recreation Bourd O. KS
Use Of Playground for
Temporary Structure

The Board of Education will get
report at its meeting tomorrow on
the agreement Of the District Rec
reation Board to lend part of its
Barry Farms Playground as the site
for a temporary eight-room ele-
mentary school for colored children.
A special committee of the recre-
ational board, headed by James E..
Schwab, agreed yesterday to release
the playground at Nichols avenue
and Sumner road Sc. for the school.
School officials originally obtained
land directly across from the play
ground, but the new Suitland Park
way cuts through that site.
The special committee was ap-
pointed last week after Supt. of
Schools Frank w. Ballou called Sc
lection of the site an urgent mat
ter" So many children have been
moved into new Government hous-
ing projects in the area, he said,
that the Birney School near there
faces prospect of double shifts.
Use of the playground first must
be approved by the Park and Plan.
ming Committee at its meeting
Thursday, DR.. Ballou said today.
: The board also will hear a report
tomorrow from DR.. James A. Gan
non and his. special committee to
rewrite alcohol and narcotics in
struction in the senior high schools.
The course was completed and
copies distributed to interested
citizens by the committee early last
week.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Students Plan Program
On Physical Education

The new physical education pro-
gram in the senior high schools of
Washington will be portrayed over
Station WMAL at 2:15 pm. tomor-
row In another of q series of pro-
grams sponsored by school officials,
The Star and Station WMAL.
Hardy Pearce, head of the depart
ment OF physical education in di-
visions to 8, will be interviewed
by Howard p. Bailey of The Star
staff. Following the interview, stu
dents from Central High School,
under direction of Miss Louise
Moore, will give a skit to show the
meaning of physical education and
health in the home.
Another group from Woodrow
Wilson High School also will pre-
sent q skit.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Wou|d-Be Tire Inspectors
Must Apply by Monday

Next Monday has been set as the
last day on which gasoline stations,
automobile service stations, garages
and all other qualified" establish
ments interested in being appointed
official OPA tire inspection stations
may file their applications, Whitney
Leary, District OPA director, an
nounced today.
The deadline, the director said,
also applies to fleet operators main
tanning service departments for
their vehicles who wish to have one
of their employees appointed to make
inspections on the premises.
Mr.. Leary said no application will
be received after Monday, although
those brought to the Office at 1740
Massachusetts avenue NV. or bear
ing a Monday post mark will be con-
sidered.
Those applying for appointment
are requested by Mr.. Leary to spe-
city the number Of inspectors, who,
in their opinion will qualify; the
days and hour on which the station
will be open and the equipment
owned. A letter-not a form-with
the necessary information is sufh-
cient for making the application, it
was said.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Motor Club 10 Study
Fares Taxis Charge Here

The question OF whether taxi
rates are being pyramided in Wash
ington because of crowded condi-
tions will be studied by the District
Motor Club of the American Auto
mobile Association, the club an
nounced today.
The action was initiated at a
luncheon meeting of the District
Advisory Board when Walter B.
Guy, vice chairman, called attention
to charges that some taxi operators
are sharing rides" but maintaining
regular rates for the additional
passengers.
Washington I. Cleveland, man
hger of the local division of the AAA,
was directed by the board to make
an inquiry into taxi rates. At the
same time, Mr.. Guy announced the
names of six new members of the
Advisory Board:
Thomas P. Morgan, jr, local
manager of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co. Of New York; Carter Bar
ron, eastern manager of Loew's
theaters; Arthur J. Hartnett, Wash
ington representative of the Ameri-
can Hotel Association; Charles D.
Drayton, attorney; John Reilly,
president, Second National Bank,
and Alfred G. Neal, president, Po-
tomac Electric. Power Co.