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Evening star., 1942-02-09

cation that the Japanese were
pressing home the assault from
there.
Before the British retreated from
the Malayan mainland Palau Ubin
was a strongly garrisoned fortress,
with 14-inch guns guarding the ap-
proaches to the great Singapore
naval base situated a few miles to
the west on Johore Strait.
The Japanese, however, appar-
emily found Palau Ubin abandoned,
for the communique announcing its
occupation made no mention of re-
sistance.
japanese Report.
A Domei, Japanese news agency
correspondent, reported from Johore
Bahru today that the British de-
tenders Of Singapore were falling
back from their outer ring Of forti-
fications commanding the Straits Of
Johore under fierce blows Of jap
anese forces on the fortress island.
dispatches from Singapore Is
land said British troops have begun
to flee down highways to Singapore
in the southern part of the island"
the broadcast declared.
THE Japanese full dress offensive
against the mighty British Far East
ern base got under way to a thun-
derous start late last night when
Japanese batteries mounted on the
north shore suddenly cut loose with
a whitening, continuous barrage paw
ing the way for the landing opera
tions.
The first indication that Japa-
nese troops came into contact with
Singapore Island came at 1915 am.
Q:16 pm, E. w. T., yesterday when
a green flare appeared from the is
land, signaling that Japanese land
ing forces had reached the island
and which was followed minutes
later by red flare signifying COM
pletion Of landing operations.
Second Unit Lands.
"a reporter then said the initial
landing party was driving toward
undisclosed heights. As Japanese
guns blazed away without response
from the enemy batteries, word came
at 1925 am. that second japanese
unit closely cooperating with engi-
neers also had completed a. landing
in another part Of the island.
Since the early morning of Feb
ruary 5 the roar of japanese gun
fire continued to become f1ercer and
fiercer and reached its pitch early
yesterday morning while waves of
army planes roared over Singapore
raining high explosives and defying
an intensive enemy anti-aircraft
barrage"
The reporter said that while big
Japanese guns pounded the Singa-
pore fortress, % out of 38 oil tanks
were af1ame, spouting columns of
black smoke and spreading fire.
Evening star., 1942-02-09
Parking Lot
Continued From First Page)

ployes Of many Government de-
partments could park their cars
there"
Mr.. Dirksen further suggested
that a conference be sought with
Secretary Of Interior Ickes for ap-
proval Of the plan. Chairman Ran
dolph said the conference would be
asked.
Bill to Get Hearings. L
After a protracted discussion Mr..
Dirksen's bill to give the Utilities
Commission control over parking
rates in garages and on parking
lots was referred to the Streets
and Parks Subcommittee for hear
ings. This subcommittee headed by
Representative Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana.
Mr.. Dirksen explained the legis-
lation Is needed to curtail "exces-
sive" charges by some garages and
parking lots. He said since intro
duction of the bill he had received
many complaints Of overcharges.
A checkup, Mr.. Dirksen declared,
showed there are 333 licensed park
ing lots and garages In the District.
With 222, 800 registered motor We
hicles in the District, plus those
coming into the city daily from
nearby Maryland and Virginia, he
said, there is an acute shortage of
parking facilities. He said the pub
lie is in position where 1t must
pay any fee charged.
Chairman Gregory Hankin of the
Utilities Commission gave his in
dorsement to the policy" of the
legislation, but proposed several
changes in the language.
One would remove a provision to
let the District Commissioners re-
view and approve regulations of the
commission affecting parking lots
and garages. Mr.. Hankin said he
believed actions of a quasi-judicial
agency like the Utilities Commits
sion should not be subjected to
review by political" agency like
the Board of Commissioners.
Representative Bates, Republican,
Of Massachusetts,, opposed placing
parking rates control in the Utilities
Commission. He argued it was q
"picayune" problem which more
properly belonged to the Board Of
Commissioners. Mr.. Schultz agreed
with him.
Mr.. Hankin said the Utilities
Commission had plenty of work to
do, and his feelings would not be
hurt" If the job is given to the
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1942-02-09
H29.m Tax Refund
Credited Macarthur
For Al 0verpayment
$54, 4,006. 1888 Returned
To Thousands by
Revenue Bureau
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
reported to Congress today that 1t
has credited $500 66 to Gen. Doug
las Macarthur for overpayment Of
taxes for 194l.
His name was buried deep in q
list Of thousands who received q
total Of $54 ,006 ,883 in refunds. The
bulky document Is required for in
spection by Congress. The generals
check went to him as executor for
the estate Of MRS. Mary p. MacAr-
thur, his mother.
The largest individual refundAtwo
checks totaling $253.957-went to
George p. Jones, Chicago Industrial
list, while Arthur Curtis James, New
York railroad executive. was second
with $185 900, and Aldus c. Higgins,
Massachusetts industrialist, third
with $14s,135.32.
Corporation Refunds.
The largest refund for income
and miscellaneous taxes was turned
over to the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Co. Of New York City, total Of
81 ,814 1854 80. The New York Life
Insurance Co. recovered 81 ,479 ,704 20,
and the Brown and Williamson To-
bacco Co. Of Louisville, KY, and Pet
ersburg, Va, recouped 1924, ,407. Sc.
Perhaps they wouldn't have missed
it, but:
Heiress Doris Duke Cromwell drew
$7,169 96; Marshall Field, publisher
and merchant. $531.23: Edsel B.
Ford. $533,73; Harvey Firestone, jr.,
Of Akron, Ohio, $533!65; New York
Banker Harvey D. Gibson, 1898 3.65.
Parts of the file read like the
social register. Cornelius Wander
bilt Whitney, New York socialite,
for example, got refund of $533 81.
California's movie colony was rep
resented, too. Ina Claire was listed
for q refund of $98, ,205. Fred As
taire drew $72l and Mary Boland
$47l.
$1,756 to Explorer Byrd.
The Government sent back ST.
75605 to Explorer Richard E. Byrd
to Boston, rather than his South
Pole address. Tom Yawkey, owner
Of the Boston Red Sox, got $533,
which he probably would like to
spend as down payment on a prom
Using young pitcher with a dozen de-
pendents.
A few Of the others: Former
Jockey Earl Sande. $1,060.19; Lease
Lend Administrator Edward r.
Stettinius, $533.16; Frank G. Allen,
former Governor Of Massachusetts,,
$1.040.77; Hattie Carnegie, Inc,
New York milliner, $l,74986;
Musical Comedy Star Beatrice Lille
Peel, $3,733.13; Bernard M. Baruch,
jr., Of New York, $1,136.41, and
Myron c. Taylor, who served as the
Presidents personal representative
at the Vatican, $1,000.
But the Government had plenty
to compensate for the pain of pay
ing out. For the same period in
which it refunded $4,000, 1888, re-
ported Chairman OLeary of the
House Committee on Executive De-
partment Expenditures, the Internal
Revenue Bureau made additional
assessments Of 1888 800, ,585.
Evening star., 1942-02-09
Dies 10 Demand Japs
Be Moved 500 Miles
In From West Coast
Fifth Column Awoits
Toxic Order to Strike,
Says yellow Poper' .
By the Associated Press.


The Dies Committee, asserting
that a japanese fifth column
awaits only Tokio's orders to
strike on the Pacific Coast, plans
to demand that all Japanese be
uprooted from West Coast States
and interned at least 500 miles
inland.
"Shinto temples still operate, prop
aganda outlets still disseminate
propaganda material and japanese,
both alien and American citizens,
still spy for the Japanese govern
ment," the committee says in the
first draft of yellow paper" which
1t probably will make public in about
two weeks.
Chairman Dies said yesterday JUS
tice Department orders ousting jap
anese from certain Pacific Coast
areas OF vital defense importance
had not been completely effective.
Under protection of civil rights. 3"
he said, Japanese were making ready
espionage such as smoothed the way
for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The committees tentative report
says Japanese still live near oil wells,
aviation plants, pipe lines. tunnels
and aqueducts.
It adds that during the Pearl
Harbor attack Japanese blocked
streets with furniture, drove trucks
into military airplanes and disabled
automobiles Of Army and Navy
officers.
Figures are not available on the
number of Japanese living within
500 miles of the Pacific Coast but
the Justice Department estimates
there are 100000 Japanese, Ger
mans and Italians in California,
Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Ari-
IONA, Montana. Utah and Idaho.
More than half of these enemy
aliens are Japanese.
Evening star., 1942-02-09
Bernardo AHo|ico Dies;
ItaIy's Envoy at Vatican
Y the AxSociatsd prekS

By the Associated Press.
ROME (from Italian broadcasts),
Feb. 9.-Bernardo Attolico, Italian
Ambassador to the Vatican, died
today in Rome.
Attolico, 81, who replaced Dino
Alfleri as Ambassador to the Vatican
in 1910, was one Of Italy's seasoned
diplomats and was credited with
having supervised much of the pre-
hminary work which resulted in
joining Rome and Berlin in the Axis.
He had served as Ambassador to
Moscow, provisional high commits
sioner for Danzig, Ambassador to
Berlin and. at home, as commissar
general for financial and economic
affairs. He was intimately &C
quainted with Hitler, Goering and
other leaders Of the Reich and car
ried number Of personal messages
from Hitler to Mussolini.
Attolico visited the United States
in 1919 as a delegate to the Inter-
national Trade Conference in At.
lantic City.
Evening star., 1942-02-09
Shifting Of Workers
Held u. S. ResponsibiIity

The A. F. L. said yesterday that
the responsibility for transfer and
placement of workers because of the
war conversion Of industries should
rest in the hands Of the United
States Employment Service"
Boris Shishskin, A. r. L. econo-
mist, writing in the A. F. L. publica-
ton, the American Federationist,
also asserted that whenever trans
fers to other localities must be made,
just compensation should be pro-
vided for any travel such transfers
necessitate."
He also urged immediate action
by the Government to provide
temporary subsidies for workers
made idle while factories are under
going change-overs.
Evening star., 1942-02-09
DR.. Van Nook Calls Java
Good Place 10 Start Drive
By the Associated Press

By the AxeOCleteQ fIebS.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. s-Dr.
Hubertus Van Nook, Lieutenant
Governor General of the Neither
lands Indies, said yesterday that
Java offers many advantages as
q starting point for the Allied ad-
vance which will eventually win
the war"
I'VE will fight for every foot of
the Island of Java" DR.. Van Nook
told interviewers on his arrival from
. series Of Washington conferences
on the war in the Pacific.
I'VE have great resources, many
fine harbors and bases. plenty Of
labor-everything that is needed
as q base of operations. We need
planes, supplies Of every kind, but
first Of all-airplanes.
will we hold the Indies?
"Well-it will be touch and 60.
I hope it will be touch!"
I'VE have known" he said, that
it would be impossible for us, with
our comparatively small forces, to
hold all the islands Of our archi-
pelago, 50 we have fought for time.
We have fought . delaying action,
have defended each point to the
limit, then have destroyed every
thing that would be Of value to the
enemy"
Evening star., 1942-02-09
Shipping
Continued From First Page.)

tor shall be guided by schedules
transmitted to him by the chairman
of the War Production Board pre-
scribing the priority of movement
Of such commodities and materials" !"
Order Had Been Forecast.
The shipping executive order,
which states the duties of the new
agency in five typewriter pages,
has been expected in view of the
Anglo-American three-point pooling
program announced by the White
House two weeks ago. That program
provided for a combined raw ma
terials board, a munitions assign
ments board and combined ship
ping adjustment board.
TN the discharge Of his RESPONSE
bilities," the President said in the
executive order, ''the administrator
shall collaborate with existing mill
tary, naval and civil departments
and agencies of the Government
which perform wartime functions
connected with transportation over
seas, in order to secure the most
effective utilization of shipping in
the prosecution Of the war"
President Roosevelt issued the or
der under authority given him by
the War Powers Act OF December.
The highlight of the tasks assigned
to Admiral Land are these:
He will control the operation,
purchase, charter. requisition and
use of all ocean vessels under the
flag or control of the United States
with the exception of Army. Navy
in coaSt-wise. inter-coaStal and in
land transportation. These last
categories are under the control
Of the director of the Once Of De-
fense Transportation, Joseph East
man.
To Deal With British.
He will represent the United States
Government in dealing with the
British Ministry OF War Transport
and with similar shipping agencies
of nations allied with the United
States in the prosecution of the war.
in matters related to the use Of
shipping.
He will maintain current data on
the availability of shipping in
existence and under construction
and furnish these data on request
to the War and Navy Department
and other Federal agencies con-
cerned with the import or export Of
war materials and commodities.
The executive order was so broadly
worded, in fact, as to provide ap-
parently for virtual transfer of the
Maritime Commission to the War
Shipping Administration for the
duration of the war.
Evening star., 1942-02-09
Seorchers Lose Hope
Of Finding Boy, z
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CONGRESS, Ariz., Feb. o.
Searchers lost hope Of finding
2-year-old Ronald MCGEE, missing
48 hours in the rugged desert foot
hill country.
The child, dressed only in a light
play suit for protection against low
night desert temperatures, vanished
Saturday morning while playing
with two other youngsters.
Despite an intensive search by
aviators, bloodhounds and foot
posses, Sheriff Willis Butler said
no clues had been found.
Evening star., 1942-02-09
Singapore
Continued From First Page

In event of defeat. They had to
throw the Japanese out or accept
death. There was no talk of sur
render.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02
THE WHITE HOUSE
 WASHINGTON

n MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY ExPED1T1oNARy FORCES:
 You are soldier of the United States Army.
 You have embarked for distant places where the is being fought.
 Upon depends the freedom of your lives: the freedom of lives of those you love your fellow-ctttzens--your people.
 Never were the enemies of freedom more tyranni cal, moro arrogant, more brutal
 Yours is God-9eartng, proud courageous people, whi oh, throughout it's history has put it's freedom under Cod before all other purposes.
 We stay home have our duties to perform-duties owed in parts to you. You will be supported by the whole force and power of this Nation. victory you win will be victory of all the people-common to them all.
 You with you the hope, the confidence, the gratitude and the prayers of your family your fellow-citizens, and your President
Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

VlCHY, FRANCE In move seen in some quarters as a checkmate any attempt Pierre Dava might make to use the armed forces of France the side of the Naz Mar Sna Petan Qe Chief of State last Friday made Admiral Jean Daran igh head of all French Naval land and air orces Although the Admiral is violently anBrtsh, 1t IS M here that he would to such outright armed collaboration with the traditional foe of his country
Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

LONDON-If the Axis had ever felt safe from attack the western front that hope went aglimmerng with the rival n London of General George C. Marshall Qeft Chief of Staff of the U Army and Harry Hopkins Lease-end administrator They pictured outside the S. Embassy he They said to have discussed possible alternative plans for invasion dives
Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-05-02

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-18
US0 Open Houses
Draw 1000 Persons

According to Rabbi Bernard
Rosenberg, chairman of the uso
council. over 1000 interested civil
ians visited the open house held
ut the four Tacoma USo centers
Sunday. OF these, $50 dropped In
at the ciubroom at 106 Rust bldg,
also dropped in at 18th and Pa
cific, 1.375 at the building in South
Park In South Tacoma. and 2.5es
ut the new building At 18th and
rawcett.
Celebrating the first anniver-
sary Of USO. all of the $50 centers
now in operation. is of which are
at overseas bases. all held open
house that civilians might become
better acquainted with the many
services USO offers the man In
uniform while off duty. Beside
the operation Of clubs, USo now
has ~ road shows on tour under
Camp Shows. Inc.
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Grand Master 10 Address
All Masonic Session Here
Banquet at s p. m. Tuesday to Open
Western Washington Gathering

Grand Master John A. Emigh Of
the grand lodge Of Washington
Will address Masons of all
branches Tuesday night at the
ninth annual All Masonic Night
sponsored by the Scottish Rite
bodies Of Tacoma.
Principal officers Of those bodies
viii be hosts 10 several hundred
Masons from Western and South
west Washington at a gathering
to start at o'clock with a ban
quet in the roof garden Of the
Masonic temple. II viii honor
grand lodge officers. district dep
uty grand masters. York rite
grand officers. past grand masters
Of the state and present masters
81 the various Blue lodges of
Western Warrington.
After the banquet. the Masonic
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Clerk 10 Replace
City WPA Project

An abstract and index clerk. 10
replace a WPA project which has
been working for many months in
the city controllers office, will be
employed through the remainder
Of 1912 to finish the job.
The project ended last Thurs
day. leaving some remaining work
of abstracting and indexing city
easements, deeds and miscellane-
Gus conveyances to bring IL up
to date. The ordipance to employ
the clerk provides for pay of $3.50
a month.
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visitors will adjourn 10 Fellowship
hall at tho temple. where a half
hour concert by the Aft temple
band viii open the program.
Murray Chairman
General chairman and tosstmas-
ter will be f. X. Murray. There
viii be responses fro mwiliiam s.
Mccrea. Spokane. sovereign grand
inspector-general of the Scottish
Rite: Robert b. Palmer. Auburn.
grand high priest. Royal Arch
Masons. and Walter II. steffey.
Seattle. grand master. Royal and
Select Mssons. besides Emieh Of
Waila Walls, the principal speaker.
Committee heads serving with
Walter X. Mierow, entertainment
chairman are /. c. Boyer, in
charge Of refreshments: Eugene
A. White, reception at the temple !;
]. w. J. stedman. reception At the
Hotel Winthrop: Neil B. Nelson.
banquet; Sigfrid Larson. decora-
tons: Stewart f. Perry. Shrine
band, and Arthur II. Bassett. pub
iicity and program.
Among grand lodge officials ex-
pected are Deputy Grand Master
stedman; Horace Tyler. grand Sec
reary and Ford Q. Elvidge. junior
grand warden; district deputies:
Norman r. Thurlow. Seattle:
Harry J. Hill. Kent: Paul A schu-
macher. Auburn. and Frank T.
Walters, Tacoma; past grand mas
tiers: Frank McCandless. Tacoma;
Walter X. Stately. Seattle: M.
Gale Matthews. Ephrats; Jere-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-18
To Explain BAHIA i
AT Tuesday Meeiinu

What is a Bahai." will be the
topic Of the second Of the free
Bahai lectures to be given at the
Winthrop hotel this Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock. Miss lara Phanco of
Seattle will be the speaker. Miss
Phanco has just completed an In
tense study Of the Bahsi writings
and is fully prepared 10 answer
any questions concerning this
world faith. All interested are
invited to attend these lectures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-18
Bethlehem Steel
Is Only Bidder

One bid of s20s.417.6o. by the
Bethlehem Steel Co. was received
by the Tacoma board Of contracts
and awards Monday afternoon on
supplying the Tacoma light de-
partment with steel towers for the
Second Nisquaily power develop
ment transmission line.
The board also received one bid
only on the annual supply of fuel
oil for the light departments
steam plant No. 2. a bid of Si.15ia
barrel Both bids were referred
to Utilities Commissioner r. d.
O'Neil for study.
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coma: Harold c. Duke, Auburn
Irving Cope. Ortine. Ernest r
whitmore, Buckley; Franklin +
Olsen. Tacoma: Everett =. Moore
ortins; velton r. Marshall. Ia
coma.
Francis J. Trumpoms. Tacoma
William Anderson. Bucoda: ches.
ter A. Taylor. Tacoma: Fred "
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Tacoman Cited
By U. S. Navy

SEATTLE - Nine navy men
from Washington state have beer
honored with medals and letters Of
commentator.
A letter Of commentator was
awarded posthumously to one OF
the nine. Clarence NJ. Formoe. svia.
ton machinist's mate from Seattle
killed in action At Pearl Harbor
Dec. Z.
Tbe navy cross MAS awarded
"a Lieut.. Comma william
r. Burford. Beatswain's Mate
lst Class william Sloan F1em-
ING. both Of Seattle. and Alfred
l. Hansen. chief machinist's
mate, Bremertcn.
Fleming was on q battleship nj
Pearl Harbor when the japanese
attacked. and was reported 10 have
been wounded. His wife and their
fcur-year-old son are stin in Homo
tulu.
Formoe was killed while
firing . machine gum NJ Dap
anese planes near his squad
rcn's hangar. His wife h liv-
Ing here with her mother and
h working 1t the Boeing Air
craft company, where Formoe
Wa employed before going on
active naval duty.
Letters Of commentator were
awarded to Earl Leonard Delaney.
pharmacists mate. Centralia: G. l..
My. mschinist's mate. Bremerton;
Arthur J. Balfour. radioman. Gal
win Lewis county,; Jack 7. Robb-
lee, radioman. Tacoma; and Hubert
L. Breneman. marine corps sur
geant, Spokane.
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Fries. Tacoma: Edward y. Kohl.
Tacoma; Harry r. Anderson,
Bremerton; Frank NJ Mason. Sc
attic: Werner Frederickson. Ma
tionsl: Thomwell A. Tibbifs. Span
away. Lynton J. Mills. Tacoma
George s. Harris. Tacoma. Joseph
c. Larin. Eatonville: Edward II
Wahlquist, Tacoma: Mark z. Cur
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-18
Four Fatal Accidents During Dec Blackouis

OLYMPIA - During the four
nights Of blsckouts IN December.
there were four fatal automobile
accidents in Washington rural
areas. the state patrol saws aftel
surveying reports filed that month.
There were p persons injured and