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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09
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lid,eren 3eiten. oils Der Biirser Der
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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09

be found on page S.
/. By the Panama Canal. an
independent organization OF the
United States government.
2. 1t is 5O.72 statute miles in
length.
8. Pittsburgh, Pa, and Charles
ton. S. c.
4. Electric locomotives. except
very small craft.
S. Five miles.
6. No, all officials are appoin-
tive and all legislation is enacted
by Congress.
2. At Balboa Heights.
8. From six to eight hours.
9. August Is, 1914. -
10. Richard Halliburton.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09

congress 10 St
several nights in
order to act final
ly on appropria-
ton measures SO
that Government
agencies coul d
continue unha:n-
pered the begin
ming of the new
year.
Regardless o (
efforts to avoid
S u c h complica-
MS. the last
days of June al
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09

war to the home of the enemy.
But we are moving swiftly to-
ward the day when that will be
possible, and the long-pull out
look grows steadily brighter. In
the meantime, it is obviously the
part Of wisdom to figure on a very
long, very arduous war. One
thing we can't afford is overcon-
hdence. ....,.... l.. .-....
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09

China's greatest need now is
planes, pilots. mechanics and ga
soline. And Chinese airhelds pro-
vide the perfect take-off points
for raids on Japan proper. The
great industrial city Of Nagasaki,
for instance, is only three hours
by air from Chekiang. Formosa
is closer still. All important mill
tary detectives in Japan can be
reached with relative ease.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09

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0anb ielbit. 10 lit oieier Ireibeitsaeilt
ettpas Dad)ienbes. Den NegeriIapen
NOR bel ber ltnter3eidnung ser Tn.
MISUNDERSTANDING ibre yreibeit
nidt augebiIist. Die Greibeit tpar
crit pGbrcnb bes @:ireertrieacs a,,f
iie ausgeoebnt uorben. @icoerum
tuar eS bas eemeiniame Bolt, oos
l,m Mbrdbam 2incoln iid iammeItc,
oas Die treibenoe 9raft mar, bic
Jreibeit nod tpeiter aus5uoebncn.
Dieie auffaiiuns Ser Greibeit, Sc
tpir Cemofratie ncnnen, sic Dor t6G
Sabren init ser ltnubbGnsigfeitssG
flarimg geidaffen tuuroe, lit bcute
ser @Iallbe bon 13O,OOO,OOO Mn,e-
rifonera. Gin Wortiiibrer unier,s
8olfes. 9enrD u. @allace, Ser 3i3e-
prdfibent Scr @ereinisten Staaten.
bat neulif) Golsenoes seiast: r0iir
mebr ols 800 Sabre beoeltet Sic &C.
mofratie oen Nmerifanern oas Mcd)..
an Der &eeier,,ns teiIa,,nebmcn, Sos
Medt bcr relisioien 0reibeit uuo Ser
l1nabbGngigfcit bon ser 2oune aincs
1prannen> ODER zines Diftators."
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rifaniiden aolonien famen bon rer.
id)ieocnen 2dnbern Guropas. Sic
'prod)en beridicocne Srraden. Shire
sitten ,paren perid)icoen. Nber oas
batten tie bie eemeiniame lle5erseu-
g,,ng oab sic Menidcn fire, unn
glcid iein iollten.
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@eiit oieier rauben Bionierc eetpeicn.
Sbr Selbitpertraucn uno iors sSrei.
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ltno mir baben iie o,,b nid;t.> &cntr
beiBt Temofratic Sid)-au'.lid .islhit.
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der sic omeritaniide 3ipiliiaticn
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sas gemtihIaIne lglt Dor: oie Snter.
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niiiien Sic gntid)eiolinu Der Mcbrbeit
reipeftieren, obne gsrnod!Giiisung
ser @edlte irsenS elmer Wi!Serbeit.
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itnS Sic &cdte elmer anoeren 8rMppc
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bern ettpas, bas mir unS utrbieie,,
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ibm auferleet.
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es. ebrlid uno bcrniinftig 5il tp6b-
len. Offentlid)e Grasen 5u itu6ieren.
6enienigen 5u belfen, bie Sic MobI-
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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09

Time observes that experts are
convinced that China has been
great opportunity which the u. S.
has neglected-an opportunity
which if not grasped may not
exist much longer"
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09

they will need as demand fot
transportation further increases,
they will continue to break all
records. .., ~. =,
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09

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INNER Nidtrauder eefabren tpGrit,
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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09

THE usual legislative jam made
! its appearance during the last days
of the fiscal year. 1t was necessary for
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09

@ttte Ieien Sie ti. Nnoeisen
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-07-09
ANSWERS

Questions to these answers will
be found on page S.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Four-Mon Information Service
Busy at Commerce Department
Silent on Big New Center Building
And Hundreds Slated for Same Job

Four persons. using as their ONCE
a single room in the Commerce De-
partment, now are acting as the
official. overall information service
for business men who want to reach
the proper officials in the bewilder-
ing maze of wartime Washington.
The function performed by these
four soon will be taken over, under
present plans, by several hundred
workers in the big new information
center being erected at Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The four persons now on the job
comprise the Service and Informa-
ton Office of the Commerce De-
partment. During a little more
than a year of work, this office has
handled thousands of inquiries from
business men.
They have done everything from
arranging appointments with for
eign ambassadors to locating a wig
for a distressed woman visitor. So
far, they haven't failed on a single
inquiry.
Silent on New Building:
Sometimes, in their room in the
Commerce Department., they can
hear the ring of the carpenters
hammers on the new Information
Center up the street. Coming to
the office mornings, they take note
of progress on the structure.
No one in the Service and In
formation Office has any comment
to make on the new super -organiza-
ton which will do the same job.
No one of the four ever has been
told anything about the new In
formation Center.
AS far as they know, they'll just
keep on doing their job.
The head of the Service and In
formation Office Is Clyde L. Garrett,
the Texan who beat Thomas L.
Blanton for Congress, then lost his
seat after two terms
Mr.. Garrett wanted it made clear
that he was not soliciting publicity
for his organization. He has no
complaint against the new organiza-
ton. Doesn't know thing about it.
Mr.. CARROTS experience in politics
has taught him tact and patience,
which talents qualify him eminently
for the job he has been doing.
His job is to receive inquiries sent
in by men who want to conduct
Evening star., 1942-04-05

The area Of Chile Is roughly that
Of Texas.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO
COMMANDS H-Rear
Admiral j. B. Olendorf of the
United States Navy has been
placed in command of all
Netherlands forces in and
about Curacao and Aruba,
Dutch Caribbean Islands, it
was announced yesterday by
Gov. G. ]. j. Wouters of Cura-
Gao. The proclamation ex-
planned that the move was "for
the purpose of exercising full
strategical and tactical con-
troll of the military-naval,
undersea, air, land and water
above and around Curacao
and Aruba." Admiral Olen-
DORIS new duties are in addi-
ton to his regular American
command. "A. P. Photo.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Defense Of Homes
Duty Of All, Says
Cardinal 0'ConneII
PreIote's Eoster Message
Coils Liberty Americas
lnestimobIe Heritage
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 4.-Declaring that
only God knew the suffering which
war inevitably brought, William
Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop oi
Boston, said today that "the defense
of our affairs and our homes Is an
obligation which rests upon every
citizen"
In an Easter message to his flock,
the dean of the Catholic hierarchy
in America asserted:
What America offers and gives
and maintains for her citizens is a
treasure so precious that it is sacred.
The preservation Of that heritage
is to every American a sacred trust
and with the possession Of that trust
goes the sacred obligation to pre-
serve. defend and perpetuate 1t.
That" he added, 'is the mean
ing of true patriotism"
Acknowledging that this country
was passing through trying period,
the cardinal said that it was no
exaggeration to say that this land
had been blessed in a thousand
ways, but most of all 'by the in
estimable treasure which is the pos
session of every true American, the
treasure beyond price-the liberty
of the sons of God"
That blessing" the venerable
prelate said, came to us from God
through the dauntless heroism OF
those who lived and fought and
died for the sacred cause Of true
freedom, personal and religious free
dom, the right to live our lives under
law and the right to worship God,
who is the giver, creator and de-
fender Of all just law"
I'VE beseech our risen Lord and
Saviour" he concluded, ito bless
our beloved country, to strengthen
its arm, its heart and its soul, SO
that, looking beyond our temporary
trials, we may behold. with a blessed
hope, the complete deliverance from
our enemies who also are the
enemies of all international law and
Justice. ."
Evening star., 1942-04-05
|Gym Training
Planned for
D. G. Police

Metropolitan policemen will be re-
quired to take regular physical exer-
clses in the departments gym
nasium in the East Administration
Building of the Municipal Center
once such quarters are vacated by
War Department workers, according
to plans announced yesterday by
Commissioner Guy Mason.
Just when the War Department
workers will vacate this space still
is In doubt. According to contract
signed by Federal and District
officials many months ago, the half
of the building being used by Uncle
Sam was to be vacated last No.
vember /, but later this was
stretched to be as soon as other
facilities are available.
Commissioner Mason renewed his
interest in the matter yesterday
when he reviewed survey by the
Trafic Committee Of the Washing
ton Board of Trade showing Wash
ington metropolitan police have the
highest sick-leave rate for any large
city of the country.
This report, prepared by John F.
Hillyard, shows that the average
sick leave taken by Washington
policemen in 1910 was 1855 days
year, as against 13 days a year for
Baltimore, 1875 days for Cleveland,
9.5 for New York, 88 for Boston. Gil
for st. Louis and SIS for Chicago.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Engineers Society
To Honor Airport Chief

John Groves, manager Of the
Washington National Airport, will
be the principal speaker at the
April meeting of the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers at
the Potomac Electric Power Co.
auditorium, Tenth and E streets
NV, at 8 pm. Thursday. His topic
will be THE Washington National
Airport-Its Conception, Construc-
ton and Maintenance"
A dinner in honor of Mr.. Groves
will be served at the Harrington
Hotel at $50 pm. AS another fea-
ture of the meeting, junior member
ships in the society will be awarded
three seniors from Catholic Uni
versity, George Washington Uni
versity and the University Of Mary
land.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
PLUM TREES

Easy to grow Will
thrive almost anywhere.
For home or market.
0 Blue Dams6n (early)
o German Prune
Evening star., 1942-04-05
NORTHERN GROWN
PEACH TREES

Bear . to 3 years after O0C
planting. Strong rooted, ea. OO
Q Belle Of Georgia 0 J. II. Hale
. Rochester . Elberta
AZ All
Evening star., 1942-04-05
u. 5. Returning Pe||e)
To Indiana for Trial
On Sedition Charge
Silver Shirt Leader
Valves Examination
In Connecticut
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, April A.
William Dudley Pelley, anti-Semetic
publicist and advocate Of totalitari-
anism for America, was arrested by
F. B. I. agents today on charges of
sedition, waived examination and
was held for trial IN the United
States District Court at Indianapolis.
The gray-goateed leader OF the
Silver Shirts, who left here this
afternoon for the Midwestern city
in the custody of United States
Marshal Bernard P. Fitch, was
charged specifically under the Es-
pionage Act of 1917 with distributing
false statements intended to harm
the United States and promote the
success of our enemies" If convicted
he faces a possible sentence of 20
years in prison, a fine OF $4,000,
or both.
Pelley was arrested this morning
at the Darien home of George B.
Fisher, a self described "old friend"
who told the Dies Committee in
1910 that he had contributed $40, 900
over a period of 18 months to the
Silver Shirts.
Routed Out of Bed.
Four very gentlemanly" F. B. L.
agents, said Fisher routed them out
of bed notified Pelley he was under
arrest and confiscated manuscripts
and magazines in his possession.
The Silver Shirt leader, dapper
in a double-breasted blue suit, was
brought here Immediately for ar
raignment before United States
Commissioner Herbert S. Mac
Donald, who set his trial bail at
$4,000, and then turned him over
to the marshal for delivery to
Indianapolis. The arrest warrant
was issued at Noblesville, Ind.
At Indianapolis, United States
District Attorney B. Howard Caugh-
ran asserted that Pelley, former ed
itor of the Galilean, recently
suspended Indianapolis publication,
was charged with three counts in
the formal complaint.
The first alleged that he attempt
ed to aid enemies of the United
States through publication of the
Galilean, and the second and third
that on two occasions he know
ingly and feloniously did attempt to
cause INSTRUMENTATION, disloyalty,
mutiny and refusal of duty in the
Of tho
United States"
Approved Hitler Program.
Before a House committee two
years ago, Pelley expressed approval
of Adolf Hirler's anti-Semeticism.
He testified that he probably would
have been running the Govern
ment then if his Silver Shirts had
succeeded in enlisting sufficient sup
port to wipe out what he called
subversive elements.
If he had taken over the Gov
ernment, he added, he probably
would have put into effect some
thing resembling Hitler's anti
Semetic policies, although he did not
indorse Hitlers exact methods.
Pelley has divided his time be-
tween publishing activities in Ashe-
vile, N c., where he has his Sill
yer Shirt headquarters, and No
blesvile, Ind. The Justice Depart
ment said he currently was appeal
ing from a prison sentence in North
Carolina, where he has been prose-
cuted on charges of violating the
State blue sky law.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

business with the Government and
to locate the proper official.
A Chicago radio manufacturer,
for example, wants TO get into war
production. He knows there are
hundreds of ofYicials who deal with
this subject, but wants to come here
and talk to the one or two who may
know about his problems.
He writes to Mr.. Garrett and some
one In the Information once spends
the necessary time calling up all the
off1ces involved. They arrange a
list which they give the business
man when he cones to Washington.
If the visitor wishes, they'll make
appointments.
Senators and Representatives
turn over to Mr.. Garrett hundreds
of inquiries which they receive from
constituents. Other Government
agencies, when they flnd that they
can't answer an inquiry, refer the
citizen to the Commerce Depart
ment bureau.
The Information once has quite
a valuable file, which lists the names
of officials who know about every
thing under the sun.
Mr.. Garrett says the service is
very helpful. There are dozens OF
letters from businessmen. thanking
the organization for saving their
time.
The existence of the Service and
Information Once has been widely
publicized in trade journals and
magazines and is well known to
most businessmen. There are signs
in some local hotel lobbies directing
businessmen to this ONCE.
AS to whether the existence of the
Service and Information ONCE is
known to the officials who are plan
ming the new agency in q moot
question.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
landa Reports Wife
Seekinq Florida Divorce

Alfons B. Landa, Washington at
torney. reported here that he was
informed his socially prominent
wife, Mrs. Marjorie Mondell Landa,
filed suit for divorce yesterday In
Palm Beach. The ground, sufdcient
IN Florida, was separation for more
than one year, he said.
The couple has no children. Mrs.
Landa Is the daughter of the late
Evening star., 1942-04-05
APPLE TREES
5 to z Fl.

0 York Imperials
o Yellow Transparent
. Staymans, Winesaps
0 Delicious
o Grimes Golden
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Col. UnderhiII Takes
Marine Base Command

BY the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, April 4.-Col.
James L. Underhill assumed COM
mand of the United States Marine
Corps base today, relieving Col
Matthew Kingnan, acting COM
mandant.
Col. Underhill was transferred
from the Marine Corps headquarters
staff, Washington, D. c.. to fill the
command vacated last month when
Brig, Gen. William H. Rupertus was
assigned to North Carolina ma
rine base.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Germun Native Aids U. S.

LOS ANGELES. April 4 (P.-
German-born John w. Bookhoff re-
membered the country of his adop-
ton in his will The will, listing
his estate as a $1,000 insurance pol
icy, directed that doctor and hos
pital bills be paid and added THE
balance I leave to this Government
for the privilege I received in being
a free man in a free country"
Evening star., 1942-04-05

Representative Of Wyoming and
Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, who both
died in 1889. Her father was Re-
publican leader in the House after
the World War, and her mother was
one-time first vice president of the
National League Of Republican
Women.
Mr.. Landa, educated In England
and France, for Is years has been
a law partner Of Joseph z. Davies,
former Ambassador to Russia.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Lawyers Urged to Sove
Hiqh-Grude Waste Puper

A special appeal to the legal pro-
fession to save waste paper material
for the D. c. Salvage Committee
was made yesterday.
Lawyers were asked to save the
high-grade waste paper from their
offices, to be turned over to some
local dealer. Information on the
work Of the D. c. Salvage Commit
tee can be obtained at Republic
9488.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

Turn your waste paper basket into
a savings bank. Don't throw the
paper away-give 1t to the Govern
ment,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-27
4 La Holm % ~

Using binoculars and a tele-
scopic movie camera, they said
they saw George Levine. 43, Of
1865 Rochester avenue and his
assistant, Elton Gammage, 81. OF
l17S Hudson avenue, pass policy
slips 10 customers each morning,
conCealing them in rags they used
TO wipe windshields.
Each afternoon. the watchers
said. the same customers would
return and thrust slips and money
into the wiping rags as they pre-
tended TO give their orders for
gasoline.
After arresting Levine and
Gammage. Patrolman David Har-
MS donned coveralls and operated
tho station most Of yesterday
afternoon. Thinking that a new
man was in charge. pickup men
readily handed him money and
bet slips. Before long he had ar
rested 81 persons and conhsCated
IL autos.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-27
Mersing Falls,
British Indicate
United Press stan Correspondent

SINGAPORE, Jan. 27.-Japa-
nese forces made a new landing
under heavy British air lombard
ment on Malaya's east coast in the
vicinity of the strategic town of
Mersing, near which a battle is
raging about so miles from Singa-
pore, a communique announced
today.
British troops battled the Japa-
nese north of Jem Luang, near a
rivermouth eight miles south of
Mersing, the communique said.
This indicated possible loss of
MersingD
The landing had been preceded
by an attack of British bombers
on Japanese warships off Endau,
about 25 miles north of Mersing,
where a cruiser was hit and II
hits were scored on a troop trans
port. Twelve japanese planes were
shot down.
The British made elaborate
precautions 10 defend Mersing,
their last stronghold of any i'm
portance on the Malayan east
coast. An important road leads
westward across the peninsula
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LONDON, Jan. 27 GNS) The
British admiralty today officially
conceded loss of the battleship
Barham, in the Queen Elizabeth
class.
The ship was sunk Nov. IS, 1871.
a communique announcing the
loss said the official disclosure had
been delayed to avoid giving in
formation to the enemy who was
not sure it was the result of a
torpedo attack
The Barham, 900 tons. was
built in 1914. II carried a COM
plement of 100 officers and men.
It's bigger armament included
eight 15-inch guns.
1T was understood that casu-
alties resulting from the sinking
of the Barham totaled more than
500. United Press reportedO
The loss of the Barham leaves
Britain with - capital ships.
Other British capital ships lost
since the war began include the
Royal Oak, Repulse, Hood and
Prince of Wales.