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Evening star., 1942-10-23
Ground Forces
Again Halted
ByU. 5. Troops
Navy Reveals
Enemy Landings
On Russell Island
By the Associated Press.

~ 'he hsoOCidtcG FTeSS.
The marines and soldiers on
Guadalcanal have repulsed a
second small attack by the Japa-
nese on their western flank and
have destroyed at least IL enemy
planes in recent days, the Navy
announced today.
A communique said that small
enemy force attacked the American
positions october 81, but were re-
pulsed by United States troops. The
same day seven enemy bombers, es-
corted by fighters, attacked the
Guadalcanal air base.
Anti-aircraft batteries destroyed
one bomber and damaged two 9TH
ers, the Navy said, while intercept
ing fighter planes shot down six of
the Japanese fighters.
Two of the American fighters
were lost, however.
The discovery of additional jap
anese landings on islands near
Guadalcanal was indicated in the
Navy's report that American Doug
las "Dauntless" dive bombers had
attacked the enemy on Russell
Island, about 80 miles northwest Of
Guadalcanal. This is the first men,
ton of Japanese landings on Rus
sell.
Several groups OF enemy planes
attacked the Guadalcanal Airfleld
during bad weather early on the
afternoon of October %, but Grum-
man Wildcat fighters intercepted
and shot down one group, Destroy
ing five bombers.
The communique also reported the
second shelling by an enemy ship
of American positions on Espiritu
Santo Island in the New Hebrides.
The attack occurred the night of
october %, and the ship was be-
lieved to have been a japanese sub
marine. A similar shelling of Espi-
ritu Santo came in the night Of
| October IA.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
New Cruiser Is Given
Good Luck Luunchino
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23.-
Launched amid portents of good
luck, the cruiser Oakland slid into
the water at the Bethlehem ship
yard today, the newest addition to
this Nations battle fleet.
The bottle of champagne in the
hands of DR.. Aurelia Henry Rein
hardt, president of Mills College
in Oakland, crashed smartly on the
hull at the exact spot where some
one had pencilled the words Good
luck"
Within 60 seconds after the Oak
land rested on the water, the keel
for another ship was lowered on
the vacated ways.
The cruiser, authorized by Con-
gress July 10. 1910, was the first
combat ship to be named for the
California city.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Hospital Plans
May Escape
Building Ban
WPB Order Also FoiIs
To Mention D. C..
Dormitories
BULLETIN.

Federal Works Agency an
nounced this afternoon that
the War Production Board had
suggested abandonment of
construction of the Patterson
School, Nichols avenue and
Atlantic avenue Sc. Work on
the school was started Sep
tember %.
An official of the Federal
Works Agency said this after
noon that the programs for ex-
panding hospital facilities and
building dormitories for war
workers in the Washington area
we're not mentioned in an initial
list of construction projects
which the War Production Board
suggested should be stopped.
This development occurred after
WPB machinery swung into action
to carry out the order of War Pro-
duction Chief Donald M. Nelson
that drastic curtailment be made in
the Nations construction program.
The District is affected very
very little by this first WPB list of
jobs to be eliminated" the FWA off,
cial said. II can tell you that the
hospitals and dormitories for war
workers have not been touched"
The 200 projects on the list are
either under way or scheduled to be
started soon in various sections of
the country. When the list arrived
at FWA, high officials Immediately
went into conference to consider
WPB's suggestions.
Meanwhile, spokesman for WPB
said no announcement would be
made of construction projects under
consideration and the public would
not be informed. at least by WPB
of action on individual projects until
definite stop orders had been issued.
However, it was intimated at FWA
1Coo n = DDO TT7rTC Dee 7c
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Morgenthau Visits Dover
With Churchill and Smuts
By the Associated Press.

oS tllC hSoUCldtcO FIeSS.
LONDON, Oct. 23-Henry Nor
genthau, jr., United States Secre-
tary of the Treasury, visited Dover,
Britain's Hell Corner" today with
Prime Minister Churchill and Field
Marshall Jan Christian Smuts,
Premier of South Africa. A half
hour after they arrived loudspeakers
announced their arrival and large
crowd assembled to cheer the states
men.
Others in the party included Sir
Kingsley Wood, chancellor of the
exchequer; Rustu Aras Tevfik,
Turkish Ambassador to London, and
w. Averell Hartman, United States
lease-lend official.
Addressing civil defense workers
who put on parade, Mr.. Churchill
introduced Mr.. Morgenthau as "the
man who gave us million rifles
in 1910"
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Criticism Of British
By Wi|Ikie and Luce
Dep|ored by Nye
Says Threatening Allies
Could Destroy Will
To Win With u. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Nye, Republican, of
North Dakota took Wendell Will
kie and Henry Luce to task in
the Senate today for "harshly
criticizing, severely prodding,
bluntly and ungenerously threat
ening" the British lin way that
could destroy their will to win
with U.S."
The quicker our Allies and our
enemies know these Willkie and
Luce birds, the quicker they will
understand that their scolding and
their screaming does not emanate
from the American eagle" Senator
Nye declared, referring especially to
an editorial on a second front in
Life Magazine, edited by Mr.. Luce.
Mr. Willkie has called out for a
second front to aid Russia but
Senator Nye suggested instead that
Mr.. Willkie. "as an executive of a
great moving picture production
firm, give little of his energy to
determining just how the movie and
(See NYE. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1942-10-23
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23,-Ely Cul-
bertson and others to the contrary,
the great American game Of dupli-
cate bridge, II played for money,
constitutes gambling, Magistrates
Court ruled today, with the element
of chance predominating over the
element of skill"
Admittedly weak on bridge, Magis-
trate Thomas A. Aurelio wrestled
for three days with the fine points
OF the game and finally decided that
every card game rs q game Of
chance. and, If played for money,
constitutes gambling under our stat
uteS.."
His decision was contained in q
review Of the appeal Of Boris Welt
from a previous conviction for main-
tanning . gambling establishment
specifically, charging 50 cents = seat
In his apartment for duplicate
players and offering 81 prizes.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Roosevelt Urges
1919 Draft Bill
Without
Says 1t Is VitoI
Thut No Restrictions
Be Put on Druftees
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
BY the Associated Press

Earlier Story on Page A-1)
By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today
urged Senate approval of pend
Ing legisls tion to draft 10 and 10
year old men without any re-
Strictive amendments.
In letter read on the floor by
Senator Gurney, Republican, of
South Dakota, author of the selec-
tive service bill, the President said
that complicated administrative
duties involved in the handling of
a large number of men in the Army
made it imperative that no restric-
tions be placed on the use of the
youthful draftees after they were
inducted.
Senator Gurney read the Presi-
dents letter while the Senate was
considering an amendment pro-
posed by Senator Norris, Independ-
ent, of Nebraska, which would re-
quire that selectees under 10 years
old be guaranteed years training
before they were sent into combat.
Concerning the proposed legis-
lation to lower the selective service
age now before the Senate, I have
been told that several limitations
will be proposed in the form OF
amendments" the President wrote.
1T appears to me that the COM
plicated administration necessarily
involved in the. handling of large
numbers of men by the Army, as
well as the urgent necessity for cor
recting the present deficiencies as
to age, make it important that limi-
tations other than those now in
cluded in the bill be avoided"
Previously, Senator Gurney had
read to his colleagues a letter from
Gen. George C. Marshall, Army
chief of staff, detailing the compli-
cations Gen. Marshall said would be
involved if some OF the selectees
we're singled out for different treat
ment than others.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Gulf Yard to Launch
Huge Tanker Sunduy
nv fhe AssociatAd pr.s.

BY the Associated Press.
MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 23.-A huge
tanker, the S. S. Arickaree, largest
ship ever built in a yard on the
Gulf of Mexico, will be launched
here Sunday by the Alabama Dry
Dock & Shipbuilding Co.
The Arickaree, named for an In
dian battle, is being built for the
Maritime Commission, and has a
displacement Of 21,670 tons and q
capacity of 1876, 900 barrels.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Creedon Is Appointed
Assistant to Jeffers
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Appointment of Frank r. Creedon
as assistant deputy rubber admin
istrator in charge of new plant con-
struction was announced today by
Rubber Director William M. Jeffers.
McCreedon, now in charge of con-
struction of munitions manufactur-
ing plants, formerly was chief en-
gineer of the Public Works Admins
tration in charge of construction in
II Northeastern States.
A native of Brockton, Mass, he is
graduate of Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
D. c. Flyer One of Three
Killed in Cunudion Crosh
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. CHARLES, Quebec, Oct. %
Identity Of three United States Army
Air Force officers killed near this
Bellechasse County town Sunday
when their plane crashed in flames
was made public today. They were
Lee D. Kerr of Human, Wash; Har-
ley w. Shoat of Houston, Tex, and
John r. Carter, Washington.
They were buried here with mill
tary services.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 23.-Branch
Hickey. vice president and general
manager of the st. Louis Cardinals,
refused today to confirm or deny
latest reports that he will become
president and general manager Of
the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Asked to confirm or deny a New
York newspaper story that he was
in agreement with the Brooklyn
club, he replied: "No-both ways"
Told that 1t was reported he had
signed q contract with Brooklyn,
Hickey declared: mo, it isn't so.''
He refused further comment.
In New York. George Barnwall,
one Of the Dodgers two vice presi-
dents and q member Of the board
Of directors, said the Brooklyn
position is still open. When We
Evening star., 1942-10-23
JAPS LOSE DOZEN PLANES As ATTACKS fail
Cigar Smoking
Boom Laid to
Curb on Drivinu
5y the Associated Press.

by tHc ASSOClhGCu IICoSs
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Curtail-
ment of pleasure driving has in
creased the time Americans spend
at home in easy chairs, and thus
cigar smoking, the Cigar Institute of
America opined today.
1t reported September sales of
more-than-a-nickel cigars jumped
81 per cent over last years figures,
to total of 6,596, AS.
More money in American pockets,
the institute added, was the reason
popular flve-centers barely topped
last years mark, while the more ex-
pensive smokes, Is cents and up,
sold 8 to II per cent better than in
1941.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Motive Of Robbery
Secuted in Staying
OF Two Women
Radio Moenote's Wife
Beaten After Death,
Physieion Says
Earlier Story on Page B-16)

Earlier Story on Page B-16.)
BY the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Oct. ga
physicians report that a wealthy
matron was clubbed on the head
after having been shot to death
led investigators to believe today
robbery was not the motive for
the brutal Staying of the. woman
and her maid.
Capt. Daniel Gilbert of States
attorneys police expressed this con-
viction after studying a. report of
DR.. Thomas Carter, eoroner's physi-
clan, on the deaths ~ Mrs. Lillian
Calvin, IS, wife cf 4ail ". Calvin,
radio manufactsus, md her. maid,
Miss Edna Sibil1k 80, farmers
daughter.
DR.. Carter reported Mrs. Calvin
had been struck three times on the
back Of the head with tiae death
weapon after she was dead. She was
shot through the back. Miss SibilsH
was dying when she was beaten
similarly, the physician stated.
Doubts Robbery Motive.
The captain said this prompted
him to believe robbery was not the
motive, although Mrs. Galyin's son,
Robert, 20, who found the bodies last
night in the living room of their
fashionable suburban home, reported
a valuable diamond ring ana brace
let were missing.
Capt. Gilbert also expressed q
conviction that the attractive Mrs
Calvin and her maid knew the per-
son who shot them. Her body was
found clad in a housecoat. over
her nishtgown, house slippers and
anklets..
He SAID he did not believe Mrs.
(See ROBBERY. page 2-Xl
Evening star., 1942-10-23
WPB Freezes Stocks
Of Canned Suuerkrout
Py the Associate Press.

Py the Associated Press.
The War Production Board to-
day froze all stocks of canned sauer-
kraut in the hands of Gamers,
wholesalers, jobbers. brokers and
chain-store warehouses, saying it
did so to promote distribution and
consumption of the large 1912 supply
of bulk sauerkraut and to save tin.
The canned kraut will be frozen
until April l, except for sale to the
Government. but then will be re-
turned to the civilian market for
summer use under present plans.
No kraut is now being canned.
Evening star., 1942-10-23

suggestion, their relationship became
as brother and sister.
Their sons grew up to become
aides Of Gandhi in his battle for
Indian independence. Mrs. Gandhi
also played leading roles in the in
dependence campaign, as did an
adopted daughter.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Late News Bulletin
Raj Strikes Again at Germany and Holland

LONDON Q1-The swift-strking Mosquito and
heavier Wellington bombers of the RAF daylight
today against targets in Germany and Occupied Holland
British tonight authoritative statement said
Spres and United States built Mustangs also low
level attacks objectives in Northern France
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Rockingham Park

SIXTH RACE-Purse, 5000: claiming:
3-year-olds and upward: 8 furlonas
Fritz tDelara) 500 40 oso
Easy Blend tMaschek) $50 $50
War Tower Dates 24O
Time. 1:14,
Also ran-Blue Booties. Son o'Hal.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
KeeneIund Park

SECOND RACE-Purse. $500; claim
ms: 3-year-olds and upward; 9 furlongs.
Bit Brown tDelucia! 34.20 1920 1l.20
Indian Penny (Murphy) 1920 1880
Aifadildo tMcCombs) $50
Time, 1:14 3-5.
Also ran--Rusty Gold, Homebound
Saby, fMiss Persel. Eyes, Patrol Flisht.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Empire City

sraded handicap class G: 3-year-olds and
upward; 5s4 furlongs.
Imperatrice Longden) 40 geo 21O
Zaca Rosa (Stout) 4.3O go
oh Augury (Eads1 21O
oh Sun Ginger tClingman) 40
Time, 1:0SA.
Also ran-Yarrow Maid.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Markets at q GIunce

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 tR.-
Stocks mixed; rails resistant.
Bonds steady; some carriers Inn
prove. Cotton lower; hedge-sell-
ing and nervous liquidation.
CHIC CAGO.-Wheat lower;
selling based on new price con-
troll plan. Corn higher: good
shipping business. Cattle, steer,
yearhng trade week. Hogs. 25-35
lower; top, $l4.75; new pork cell
ings.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Late Races
Luurel

Earlier Results, Selections and
Entries for tomorrow on Page TX.
Evening star., 1942-10-23

SIXTH RACE-Purse. $1,000: allow
ances. 3-year-olds and UP; 6 furlongs
a Quienes )WoolG $3.50 $50 21O
Jay Jay tErickson) $40 $50
Sassy Lady (Mora) 32O
Time, 1:13as.
Also ran - Dawn Attack. Chuckle
q Markell, Madigama, Sir Alfred.
Calumet Farm entry.
Evening star., 1942-10-23

(See D. c. PROJECTS, Page A-l61
Evening star., 1942-10-23

(See NYE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Weather Report

Cooler this afternoon and tonight. rnoders+.
winds Temperatures today-Highest SO, at "a,
pm; lowest, 5e, at 10 am.
from the United slaves wearner Bureau Report
Full Details on Page A-lo
Evening star., 1942-10-23

tSee BRIDGE, Page 1-X.)
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-25

ported to have about 100000 troops
against Gen jonathan M Vain
NriPht's American-FilipinO Army of
around 10000
TGdaE'S COmmunlque reported
further local skirmishes' and que
rilla attacks by American-Filipino
dctachments, near Digos on the Is
land of Mindanao southernmost of
the Philippine Islands.
Cur troops were successful the
war department said of the skirm-
iShing around Digos
MUST STRIKE SOON
Military experts. regarding the
japanese land and air attacks as
he start of Yamashita's long anti
cipat2d big offensive, said the Jap
anese apparently were striking to
crush WainWright's forces before
llc start of the Philippine rainy
season next month
1t looks like they've pulled the
trigger ON their big push at last, "
one war department commentator
sJid.
But they're certain to get the
anne sort of treatment they re-
cciycd prcviOuSl" in two abOrtive of
f'nsivcs which they thought would
knock the Americans and Filipinos
off LuzOn Island.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-25
Japanese Prepare
Botoon Offensive

WASHINGTON March 25 up
Japan's big army in the Philippines
has received additional land re-
Inducements as we'll as new type"
bombers, the war department re-
ported today as tho japanese con-
tinued preparations for big of
fCnSive.
The departments communiquc
said squadrons OF NippOnrsc bomb
erS blasted at the u. S. forts in
Manila Bay and the Bataan penin-
sula battle lines for thc second con-
secutive da"
Continued enemy ground aetiv-
ity in Bataan indicates the arriv'l
CT japanese reinlorccments" the
Communiquc said
TWchty-sevcn enemy bomb"rs and
n few smaller plan carried ont
attacks against The American forti-
ficationS in Manila Bay.
NEW TYPE PLANES
The latest attack followed "a large
scale aerial assault on CorreeidOr
and the Bataan lines yesterday By
Sd Japanese bombcrs of a type never
seen ON any Other Wa"Groht, three
OF which were shrt down.
The japanese commandcr-in-
chief of the Philippines, Lieut. Gen.
Tomoyuki Yamashita. already Is re-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-25

90 miles east of the Thai Burma
border, has been Cne of the prin-
Cj@al enemy bases for enemy aerial
operations AGAINST allied airdrOmCS
in Burma. The Americans attack
probably WAS the opening move Of
a large-Scale offensive DESIGNED to
offset new japanese aerial rein
fCrcemcnta arriving from the Meth
CTlandS Z st Indies and Malaya
Apparently attem D.ing to smash
American and British air forces
the japanese this week have re
Eeatcdly blasted at the allied ease
Of Ma2Wc, $50 miles southwest Of
Mandalay On the HraWaddv river
Six enemy attacks were made Mon
day on Sino- British troop concen-
tratiCns near TounGoo. key allied
defense point l66 miles north cf
RangOOn
LAND BATTLE RACES
Latest reports from the IOulgoo
front along the Sittang ryCY de
scribcd fierce handtG hand fight
ing between Chinese infantry and
the japanese Thai invaders seven
miles below TOun9OO. Both sides
were said to be Sutfcrile heavy
casualties
Although the original battle
ground was reported alonc the Pyu
river, 35 miles south Of Tom4oo, a
/ ChungkinG army hcadaUarterS
| CommunIQlC said it wa believed
/ the Chinese had rcpHlscd several
/ Countcrattacks and Wcrr holding
/ their original positions
Tho Burma front, dcfcndrd ca
the north by British. Chinese IN
dian end Burmese trccpS, appeared
to run south of SandCWay and
Prone in the west. crossing below
Toungoo to the Burmese Thai
frontier
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-25

side Of the daJcunc'
In addition 70 leYelline Japanese
military installations, the U. S.
forces destroyed three tour-eneine
seaplanc bombcrs. sank three naval
auxiliary vessels, and captured a
few prisoners.
At Wake, Wilkes md Pcaie islands
the following Japanese installations
we're damaged or destroyed. alrfield
with two runways; power plant;
water tower; new pier; contractors
camp; shore batteries; military bar
racks; magazines. fuel depot and
gasoline storage, autlaircraft bat
teries; anchorage; underground
hangars underground ammunition
dumps seaplane ramp; range-find-
cr. tractors, rollers, steamshoVelS
drag lines, trucks and autos.
At Marcus island the following
Japanese installations were destroy
cd or damaged: alrfield and acces-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-25
Newsn1an Tells Of Navy
Blow al Enemy Islands

or, establishments including two
Dirt runwavs. hangers, fuel depot.
easolinc storage; oil tanks; water
tower. machine shops; military bar
RACKS: settlement on south shore'
radio station. antiaircraft and shore
batteries Of light and heavy machine
guns.
or over Marcus. =,
Losses of japanese personnel III
10th attacks could not be estimated
but we're presumed to be proper
tionately high
wake island was converted into
a "no-man's land" of the mid-Pacii-
ic and marked a thousand-mile ad-
vance of the American frontier 10
tho west. Destruction Of its military
establishments removed, at least
temporarily, a spearhead for direct
Japanese aerial action against MID
way or even Hawaii.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-25
Invaders Sever
Chinese Lines

NEW DELHI. March 25 tUpn -
A British communique reported to-
Gay that a Japanese flank attack
has snapped the northWard COM
municatiohs of the Chinese British
force at Toungoo and that a fierce
battle is raging with the situation
admittedly serious.
The Burma command reported
that a force of 1909 japanese cav
air" and plain clothes men" had
slipped around the main defense
lines south of Toungoo and cut the
Toungoo- Mandalay road about 20
miles north of the Burma defense
positions.
Chinese forces Immediately were
thrown into an attack on the Jap
anese flankerS in an effort to re-
capture IN airdrome north Of Toun-
goo,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-25
American Tigers
jap Field

CHUNGKING, March 25-ceUPp
The Wrcckagc of a least 40 air
craft Uttered the Thai airport Of
Chien2mai today, warming the Jap
ancSc that Amcrica's volunteer pi
lots. the Flying Tigers CT the
Crient will match any bid for
command of BurmaS S skies.
Attacking suddenly and without
warming, the American flicrS drop
Fed from the skies at dawn Tues
day and riddled grounded enemy
planes and personnel
1t was the American volunteer
groups reply to Japan's new aerial
offensive over south central Burma,
but the attack proved costly
LEADER LOST
The lone American casualty was
squadrCn leader Jack NcWkirk of
ScarsdalC, N. Y. whose daring won
citations from Britain and China
NeWkirks plane apparently was
hit by a stray bullet from Japanese
ground dcfCnSeS and crashed near
tho Chiegmai airdrcmc, his fellow
filters reported The crash, they
said came az the end of a low dive
Dispatches aAd reports from the
pilots described the raid as among
the most damaging" OF the war.
In their first dive, the Americans
set fire to seven Japanese planes.
p!Cbably killing their pilots. Thirty
three others were machine gunncd
during "A subsequent aWoop over
the field
The tlicrS said Japanese casual
ties could not be determined be
cause it was not known how many
strafed planes contained pilots. The
only japanese defense was an anti
aircraft machine gun mounted Cn
truck
The Chiengmai airdromc, about
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-25

The attack On E4rcus island
caly stones throw rom Tokyo as
distances are MEASURED in the vast
area of the Pacific carried The war
into Japan's home waters.
It gave Tokyo ana Yokohama their
first taste Of blacEGut iittcrs and
was expected to divert a portion OF
japanese material and manpoWcr
from ether vital areas in The south
vest Pacific
Only American losses were one
plane in each attack
A Hard-hittina combination oi
cruisers, desuoEcrs and bombin-
planes foa g. minutes blasted Japa-
ncse military establishments or
Wake-Scenc Of the y. s. Marines
historic stand IL q carry days oil
the War-and nearby Peale anc
Wilkes islands early Tuesday morn
aing. Feb. N eFcb. % on the u. S