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Evening star., 1942-10-11
Knox Back From 18-Day
Trip 10 Rio de Janeiro

The Navy announced last night
that Secretary of the Navy Knox
had returned from an 1s-day trip to
Rio de Janeiro and American bases
in the Caribbean.
Mr.. Knox arrived in Panama Sep
tember Is in a Navy patrol bomber
and made an inspection of installa-
tions there He flew from the At
lantic side of the isthmus to the Pa
cific with 1t. Gen. Frank Andrews,
Caribbean Defense Zone commander.
The Secretary had visited the
Canal Zone previously. He expressed
interest in the many recent i'm
provements In the Zones defenses.
He proceeded to Rio de Janeiro
September 80. There he discussed
with Brazilian officials improve
ment of American defenses against
Axis submarines.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

Ten per cent for War bonds would
mean $144.
So retirement, tax and bonds
would total either $39534 or 1881 .94
and deducting that from S1,44O gets
either $l,044.66 or S1,058.06. In the
first instance the girl would fall
s268.42 short of closing the gap to
the $l,3l3.08 minimum living cost
and in the latter, $255.02 short.
And $l,440 is the entrance salary
for the vast majority of the workers
coming here
Serious Problem Seen.
ut will certainly aggravate the
problems of the Government girl,
and they are great enough as it is,''
Mrs. Albert Henderson, employe
counselor in the Bureau of Supplies
and Accounts of the Navy Depart
ment, comments on the tax picture.
According to Mrs. Henderson, who
counsels hundreds of girls on their
manifold personal problems, the
bureau receives an increasing num-
Der of requests for transfer. Many
OF these are caused by financial
difncMties, as the girls expect to live
(see GIRLS. Page A-D
Evening star., 1942-10-11

football scene. Illinois defeated
Minnesota. 20-13; Purdue took
Northwestern, 7-6, and Princeton
downed Navy, 100.
Other leading scores were:
Notre Dame, 27; Stanford, 0.
Ohio State, %; Southern Califor-
MIA IL.
Iowa Pre-Flight, 26; Michigan, IA.
Wisconsin, II; Missouri, 8.
Great Lakes. 7; Pittsburgh, 6.
Iowa, 80; Camp Grant, is.
Marquette, "a; Iowa State, IL.
Texas, 7; Oklahoma, o.
Baylor, 20; Arkansas, T..
Texas Christian, Al; Kansas, s.
Boston College, IA; Clemson, 7.
Fordham, 0; North Carolina, O.
Harvard, 7; william and Mary, 7.
West Virginia, 13: South Carolina, O
Penn, IS; Yale, 6.
Brown, %; Columbia, 81.
Army, %; Cornell, 8.
Colgate, 27; Wartmouth, 10.
Georgia. 48; Mississippi, 13.
Vanderbilt, 7; Kentucky, 8.
Tulane, 18; Rice, Z.
Georgia Pre-Flight, 26: Duke, IL.
Virginia Military, 50; Virginia, 10.
Brigham Young. IL; Utah, 7.
U. C. L. A., 80: Oregon State, I.
Washington, Is; Oregon. Z;
Washington State, So; Montana, l6
Santa Clara, Z; California, 6.
V. p. l.. is: Davidson, o.
"Details In Sports Section.)
Evening star., 1942-10-11
u. ). Tanker Is Sunk
By Jap Submarine
Off Pacific Coast
Six Killed, SO Rescued;
Ammunition on Croft
Set Off by Flames
BY the Associated Presx

By the Associated Press.
A WEST COAST PORT, Oct
1O.-Four men of a Navy gun
crew died, and the chief engineer
and the third mate of a coast
wise tanker lost their lives in an
attack on the vessel by a Jap
anese submarine several days
ago, the Navy announced today.
The other 38 men aboard the
tanker were saved.
Those rescued were half-naked
and half-frozen, unshaven and tired
but storming with a great anger
They were all men-real men-the
Navy said, from the two-fsted Nor
Wegian-born skipper, Capt. Olaf
Breiland Of Long Beach, to the
youngest lad among the 10 Navy
gunners who were trapped in their
compartment by raging flames after
the torpedo rocketed into the tanker
in the still of the night.
The flames set off machine gun
ammunition on the burning tanker
as the crew took to boats. The men
had an idea for time that the
submarine was shelling them.
Then the Japs fired a star shell
(See SINKING, Page A-1OJ
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Maryland and Virginia
Soldiers Among New
Arrivals in Britain
Thousands Of Troops
Lund to Truin for
Second Front
BY The Associated Press.


A PORT IN THE BRITISH
ISLES, Oct. 10.-Thousands more
United States soldiers, equipped
with distinctive bucket helmets
and the latest field equipment,
have arrived in Great Britain
for intensive battle training for
the second front.
A few of the troops were from
Maryland and many from Virginia
and Pennsylvania. Among the first
landing was detachment COM
manded by Maj. Sewell Watts of
Baltimore and an artillery unit with
many officers and men from Tide
water, Va.
The troops Immediately joined
the AEF already hard at work in
this island base for future thrusts
at Nazi-dominated Europe.
A safe crossing was disturbed only
by minor alarms.
Arrival of American troops al
ready is an old story to the people
of this port who hardly blinked
when they awoke to find more troops
In town. The soldiers all carried
bulky duff1ebags and full campaign
equipment when they walked down
the gangplank.
There were no colors or regimen
tai and division insignia to identify
the troops as each unit assembled
on the dock, then trudged under
their heavy loads to railway sta
tions.
At one station a British Army
band played tunes ranging from
Dixie" to Marching Through
Georgia" while smiling British girls
passed around sandwiches and hot
tea.
A short train ride took the SOL
diers to brick barracks recently
evacuated by British troops.
Advanced training will keep the
new arrivals hardened and keyed
for the day of action.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
StoIingrod Situation
Stotic; Fighting
Moves to Northwest
BY HENRY C. CASSIDY.
Associated Press War Correspondent,


MOSCOW, Sunday, Oct. Ii
The great battle inside the rub
ble-strewn city of Stalingrad
appeared today to have settled
into static warfare on the basis
of the midnight Soviet communi-
que, which mentioned only
small l-scale skirmishes in the
streets.
Both the Russians and the Ger
mans, however, were launching at
tack after attack northwest of the
city where, the communique said.
the Russians had improved their
positions in engagements of local
Importance.
Referring to the situation within
Stalingrad-where fighting is in it's
4Sth day-the communique said,
our troops dug themselves in their
previous positions and carried out
reconnaissance" 1t also was noted
that the first paragraph of the COM
munique, which usually lists the
chief battle areas, failed to mention
the area of Stalingrad, and told
only of battles northwest Of the city
and in the Caucasus.
Lines Apparently Unchanged.
Only two minor engagements in
side the city were mentioned in the
communique which indicated that
the lines there remained unchanged.
One OF these was a series of mortar
and artillery attacks launched by
| the Russians against German forti-
cations. Fifteen German tanks were
said to have been disabled and about
company of infantry wiped out.
In another sector, the commu-
nique said, an enemy detachment
attempted to penetrate Russian de-
fenses by driving women and chill
| dren ahead of them. The Russians,
| however, made their way to the next
street and attacked from the flank
killing the Germans.
The decrease in the intensity OF
| fighting inside Stalingrad followed
German radio announcement
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Edward 7. Fenwick,
D. {. Lawyer, browns
With Boy, "a, in Bay
Rowbout Overturns
In Heavy Waves Off
FronkIin Manor, Nd.

Edward Taylor Fenwick, 73. of
East Falls Church, Va, senior
member of the Washington pat
ent law firm of Mason, FenWick
and Lawrence, and George L.
Middleton, jr., IA, of 1920 North
Tuckahoe street, East Falls
Church, member of Mr.. Fen
Wick's Sunday school class, were
drowned yesterday afternoon
when their rowboat turned over
off the shore of Franklin Manor,
Md, in Chesapeake Bay.
Two other Sunday School class
members survived the accident, be-
lieved by Anne Arundel County
police to have been caused by swells
from several fast boats passing in
the deep-water channel more than
mile distant.
The survivors are Marvin Ankers.
16, son of r. E. Ankers, Ala East
Broad street. Falls Church. former
member of the town council, and
Jimmy Hughes, IA, son of John
Hughes landscape gardner on Lee
Highway near Fairfax.
Young Hughes Nearly Drowned.
Also in the party were Macon
Ware, Falls Church pharmacist, and
his son, Neil, who had remained on
shore and witnessed the accident.
They took another boat out and
rescued the Ankers and Hughes
boys.
Jimmy Hughes almost lost his own
life in a vain attempt to save the
Middleton youth. He sank beneath
the water and was later resuscitated
by Mr.. Ware.
The body of young Middleton had
not been recovered at nightfall and
police were to resume their search
this morning.
Residents of the area said heavy
waves often result when ocean
going ships pass through the chan
mel. Rough water was observed off
the shore at about the time the boat
was swamped, Charles F.. Springer,
a resident in and part-owner of
Franklin Manor with Mr.. Fenwick,
declared.
Sunday School Glass Outing.
Mr.. FenWick was an ardent fisher
man and had a cottage and boat at
the development where he was a
frequent visitor. This was the first
time this year he had taken men,
bers of his Sunday school class of
the Columbia Baptist Church, Falls
Church, on an outing.
Young Middleton, his mother said,
formerly went to the Congregation
al Church, but for the last few
months had been sent to the Bap-
tist Church because it was nearer
and saved gasoline and tires. The
boy was a ninth-grade student at
tSee DROWNING pace A.20
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Essential Autos
Will Get Tires
0PA Plan
Even a Card Holders
Would Receive Recups
And Used Castings
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Price Administrator Hender-
son yesterday outlined plan to
provide tires to keep the Ma
tion's 27,000,000 automobiles roll
ing for the most essential use
throughout the war. The plan
provides for careful outstanding
OF rubber resources, both in
stockpile and on the car.
The plan calls for broadening the
ratlonlng OF used tires, recaps and
new tires, strict control of each
cars use to hold down the national
average to 5000 miles a car a year;
compulsory periodic inspection to
assure tire care; strict enforcement
of the 35-mile an hour speed limit;
and full use of the r-sharing pro-
gram.
Even holders of "a" gasoline
cards will get recaps and used tires
under the plan. though probably
not very good ones. The Govern
ment, an OPA spokesman said, was
operating on the theory that nearly
every car plays some roll in the Ma
tons vital transportation system.
More essential drivers will get bet
ter tires.
Bare Essentials Emphasized.
The Government is aiming to see
to it that every car has tires for es-
sential mileage" he said. Il would
like to emphasize, however, that
mileage must be pared down to bare
essentials. We are afraid the pub
lie will get the impression there will
be tires for all use. There just is
no rubber for pleasure driving. The
rubber situation is still loaded with
dynamite
Mr.. Hendersons announcement
was the first official indication that
OPA construed the Baruch COM
mittee rubber report as calling for
tires for every driver. In confirma-
ton of this Interpretation. Robert W.
Horton, deputy OPA administrator,
said:
THE Baruch committee, after
long study, said that everybody could
get tires. This is our plan to try and
get tires for everybody"
simultaneously, Rubber Director
William NJ. Jeffers announced that
Is republics and British colonies of
Latin America have agreed to sell
exclusively to this country all crude
rubber produced above their own
essential needs and to take steps to
expand rubber production.
Agreements Signed.
Mr.. Jeffers said signed agreements
implement the Government program
to get every pound of crude rubber
from areas not cut off by war. The
program was developed jointly by
the Board of Economic Warfare. the
Rubber Reserve Co. and the State
Department..
Countries which have signed
agreements are Brazil, Peru, Mica
ragua. Costa Rica, Colombia. Bolivia,
Ecuador, Honduras, Ell Salvador,
Mexico, Guatemala and Panama, and
the British colonies Trinidad, To-
bago, British Guiana and British
Honduras. Similar agreements are
being negotiated with Venezuela,
Dutch Guiana and the Windward
Islands in the Western Hemisphere,
and with Liberia in Africa.
Mr.. Henderson's complete plan to
keep cars rolling for essential mile
age follows:
l. Rationing of used tires and re-
caps and new tires now in stock to
provide as far as possible the mini
mum essential mileage to each of
the Nations passenger cars.
2. Actual control of each cars
mileage through the rationing of
gasoline to prevent unnecessary
driving as far as possible and to
lcoe r,Tprc na -
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Better Coordination
In Use Of Manpower
Topic al White House
MeNutt Hints President
May Discuss Labor
Problem in Radio Talk
By JESSE o. IRWIN.


A plan for better co-ordina-
ton" Of the Nations manpower
problem was reported yesterday
to be under consideration as
President Roosevelt summoned
Paul V. McNutt to the White
House for a conference on the
labor situation.
Informed sources said the War
Manpower Commissions 14-Man
Management-Labor Policy Commit
tee had almost completed a broad
scale set of recommendations follow
ing a two-day executive session.
Members of the committee, COMP
posed Of seven representatives of
organized labor and seven members
OF industry, said they had been
pledged to secrecy. but that their
recommendations were of utmost
Importance"
1t was learned that the COM
mittee's proposal took cognizance of
the rising tide of serious manpower
problems and set forth specific steps
for their solution. 1t was said the
recommendation dealt with one
OF the most serious aspects of the
manpower question, the competition
between the armed services, agri-
culture and industry for manpoWer
Voluntary Methods Favored,
Committee members refused to
discuss report they had recon-
mended coordination OF manpower
authority under a single agency
However, it was reported that it
had approved the democratic ap-
proach" in dealing with labor stabi-
lization, at least for the present. in
dlcatlng refusal to indorse national
service legislation at this stage
Labor spokesmen expressed belief
that voluntary methods should be
given a better trial before resorting
to compulsory service.
Mr.. McNutt called at the White
House during the noon hour. After
being closeted with the President for
80 minutes, the manpower chairman
called on Robert Sherwood. who is
said to be making a preliminary
draft of the Presidents radio speech
tomorrow night This was taken to
indicate that Mr.. Roosevelt would
include in his address a discussion
of the labor situation.
On his departure. Mr.. McNutt was
tSee MANPOWER, Page A-lO)
Evening star., 1942-10-11

In all. Chairman George of the
Senate Finance Committee estimated
1t would increase the Treasury's
revenues by $7,9OO,0OO. 900 a year.
The Treasury disagreed with that
figure, however, and estimated the
increased yield at s6,S5l 100 900. BY
comparison the bill as passed by
the House would add $6,291 900 900
to the Treasury's receipts. Existing
levies are expected to bring in ap-
proximately $l70OO,OOO 1000 a year.
Treasury to Ask New Bill.
The total as the Treasury esti-
mated 1t was well below what it had
asked for. In fact Treasury recon-
mendations took beating all along
the way. To compensate for that
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau announced few days ago that
as soon as the bill was out of the
way, new revenue bill yielding
$4,000, 100000 would be requested.
In all the Senate spent five days
discussing and passing bill which
itself filled SIS pages. 1t teemed
with technicalities and complexities
The Senate was for the most part
however, content to follow the lead
of Senator George and the Finance
Committee, and excepting one point
the taxation of future issues of
State and municipal bonds, which
the committee had recommended
generally enacted it's recommenda-
tions.
The next step in the measures
consideration is conference of
agents of both House and Senate
for the purpose of reconciling con-
flicting rates and language in the
differing tax bills passed by the
two branches.
In one very important respect,
however, there was no disagree
ment Both chambers approved
Identical normal rates and surtax
rates for individual incomes, and
under congressional rules these can
not be changed in conference.
Clarifying Amendments Adopted.
In the last important action be-
fore the final roll call, the Senate
adopted series of clarifying
amendments to the law regulating
the renegotiation of war contracts
to prevent excessive profits.
Under the present statute, the
Government can reopen such con-
tracts as late as three years after
the end of the war. The Senate
adopted an amendment, however,
declaring that renegotiation shall
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Senate Passes Record Tax Bill:
Income Rates Start at 1920;
80 Victory Levy Included
7-BiI|ion Measure Voted
II to 0; Committee Named
10 Meet With House Group
By the Associated Press


Inc senate yesterday passed the dbreaking new
lax Dl camping the highest rates in American history on
e incomes OF individuals and corporations The
unanimous, IT to 0.
Inc measure would impose tax per on the first
aAaoe oolar OF citizen
every penny he receives in of 1924 annually
Weekly Az the other end of the ladder
excess OF $5,000O00 at per cent
Inc married with two dependent children $70O
IN year would the Government
ms tax would be $053 On of $4,000 he would pay
lax on $4,000 would be $22l $4,000 would $449
soooo IL would be $629 On $500O000 he would
Proposed Corporation
. Corporations would "a up
20 per cent the $2500O
more IMAM S5OOOO would pay 40 cent the full All
corporal would hand the Treasury
excess profits of 5000
complicated formula with the aim being take in taxes virtually
all profits beyond fair return investment
The of the course part
The supendousy costly people an
excess OF purchasing which
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Nozis Say Weather
Is Starting to Hurt
Caucasus Operations
e Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN (From German
Broadcasts), Oct. 10.-Weather
conditions are beginning to
hamper operations on the east
ern front where snoWstorms in
the Caucasus are a common
occurrence, a Transocean dis
patch said today.
A three-foot blanket of snow
already covers the ground in
some sections of the Caucasus,
the report said.
In the central and northern
sectors heavy autumn rainfall
likewise restricts military op-
erations."
Evening star., 1942-10-11

The Germans passed the noon
deadline set for Enchanting the ,376
Empire soldiers selected for exemp-
larry punishment from among those
lost by the Allies at Dieppe, mostly
Canadians, in reprisal for alleged
lnhumane treatment of Germans by
Commands.
Shortly after the deadline passed,
however, the British officially
acknowledged that the five Nazis
taken prisoner in the Commando
raid on Sark Island in the Channel
last Saturday night were tied up. but
refused to concede that this con-
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Roosevelt to Receive
Rare Gift From Mexico

BY the Associated Press.
Ambassador Francisco Castillo
Eajera of Mexico, after a con-
ference with Acting Secretary of
State Wells yesterday, said his visit
was to make arrangements to pre-
sent to the President a gift from
President Avila Camacho of Mexico
of reproduction of the ancient
Aztec calendar. The Ambassador
said the reproduction was wrought
in silver with an onyx base and
modelled exactly after the original
stone.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

312 to S per cent, also revokes the
former privilege under which Federal
employees had of withdrawing con-
tributions from the retirement fund
if they left the service.
Shortage Is $268.42.
Then comes the tax. Under the
House version, a single person with
no dependents would pay $l7o.34 on
salary of 81 400. The Senate would
take S165.94. The levy would figure
q little more on $l,440.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

against her salary is 5 per cent for
the Federal retirement fund. This
amounts to $72. There will be no
return until she reaches 60 and
begins to draw an annuity. The
new law, raising the deduction from
Evening star., 1942-10-11

BY the Associated Press.
The Japanese have succeeded
in landing fresh reinforcements
on Guadalcanal in the Solomon
Islands, the Navy disclosed yes
terday, despite American torpedo
plane and dive bomber attacks
which sank one of their de-
stroyers and damaged another
destroyer and 7,100-ton cruiser
OF the Kako class.
The disclosure was made in a
Navy communique which also re-
ported that as result of two recent
actions the enemy also had lost a
total Of seven planes and a small
launch.
The newest enemy landings, ap-
parently in considerable force, were
accomplished with strong naval sup
port. They were clearly part of ex-
tensive preparations for a major
japanese attempt to smash the
spearhead of the American Solomon
Islands offensive. They were car
ried out on the nights of October
5-6, October 7-8 and October 80.
The Nipponese warriors were
landed on the northwestern shore
OF Guadalcanal from where, it is
expected, they will strike in force
across mountainous wilds at Marine
defense positions around the Amer
ican air base on the relatively level
north coast of the island. The air
base is the most vital single position
held by American forces in the
Solomons.
Counter Preparations Made.
That American counter prepara-
tions are made to hold the base
whatever the fury of the enemy S
developing attack was a foregone
conclusion in authoritative quarters
here, but officials gave no informa-
ton as to the nature of these ar
rangements.
The Navy communique said the
destroyers sunk and damaged were
two in a force of six protecting the
enemy's landing of reinforcements
on the night of October 5-6. Navy
and Marine Corps dive bombers and
torpedo planes made a daring night
assault on this force. Two nights
later, the Navy said without report
ing what If anything happened in
the intervening period, the enemy
continued to reinforce his troops on
Guadalcanal." No report was made
of the American resistance on that
occasion.
But on the evening of October 6
the torpedo and dive bombers were
in action again. They hit the cruiser
with one torpedo and several bombs
and it was set afire. The next
afternoon 1t was still burning. The
Japs. however, were covering their
activities with seaplanes as we'll as
warships and an air battle quickly
developed. Four of the seaplanes
were shot down. Two American
planes were lost.
Substantial Reinforcements.
In none of these actions, appar-
emily, were the Japanese actually
prevented from getting considerable
numbers of their troops ashore Since
destroyers in force and a cruiser de-
stroyer task group normally would
be used to protect transports it ap-
peared that substantial enemy REIN
forcements hadbeen landed.
In so far as it has been unfolded;
the American defensive strategy in
the area appears to be based to some
extent at least on aerial attacks
against the Japanese bases in the
Northwestern Solomons from which
the enemy has dispatched ships
troops and planes against Guadal-
canal.
On Thursday the Navy reported
that task force had damaged five
japanese ships of a concentration
near Shorthand Island. 259 miles to
1Sae COI O11ONC De-.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

stituted ''inhumane treatment un-
der the precarious circumstances.
The government defended the
binding as necessary for the safety
of the raiding force-a mere 10
men seeking informat ton, and it
said such binding during fighting
was not forbidden by the Geneva
Convention.
Repercussions OF the curiously
sinister chain-rattling on both sides
of the Channel were heard from
the public.
Housewives watching a German
tSee SHACKLING, Page A-l6.0
Evening star., 1942-10-11

c h i c a g o
Daily News,
n a S J u S t
S p e n t nine
days W it h
the Russian
A r m y and
covered 500
miles of the
RZheV front,
the first for
eign CORE
S p o n d e n t
whohas been
permitted to
ViSitthe R,Is-
Evening star., 1942-10-11
British and Canadians Beqin
ReprisoI lettering of Nozis
Reich Silent as Deodine Is Passed
For UnshockIng Deppe Prisoners
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON Oct 10Britain and Canada reluctantly started
putting 1876 German prisoners the absence
OF reply from the Nazis to the demand that number
camps ~ r
The British officially ignored the that the