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Evening star., 1942-07-27
Japs Seeking Mustard Gas,
Iowa Chemist Declares
By the Associated Press.

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DES MONIES, Iowa. July 27.-The
Japanese invasion route has followed
the southwark course in an attempt
to gain materials for manufacture
of mustard gas, DR.. o. r. Sweeney,
head OF the Iowa State College
chemical engineering department
said here yesterday.
Speaking at Scandinavian
American Patriotic Day gathering,
Dr. Sweeney said he believed that
from a military standpoint Japan
would have moved into Siberia in
stead Of striking southwark, if it
were not for her desire for ma
terials to make poison gas
Explaining his belief, he said
"Japan has obtained rice-producing
lands. The products from these will
be used for making alcohol, which
she will convert into mustard gas
for use in the next phase of her
attempted conquest"
Describing mustard gas an ideal
defensive weapon which should be
prepared, for use by. United States
forces, DR.. Sweeney declared, mo
blitzkrieg can 60 over territory on
which mustard gas has been laid
down"
Evening star., 1942-07-27

1t. Gayler's observations. I failed
to note twinkle in his eye, as he
spoke in his slow. quiet way. There
was a pause, then he resumed:
But that little Jappie made a
mistake. Tut-tut. Too bad. He
left the torpedo planes to pull up
and challenged four of us (the
fighter unit."
1t. Gayler ends his story at that
point. But 1t. Gayler's friends will
tell you that this young man Che
came out Of the Coral Sea battle
the Nays leading air ace with
eight confirmed victories) eased out
of his dive for half second. His
machine guns spat momentarily
and, as the Navy boys said, Our
Jap pal joined his ancestors"
This ended the opposition, except
for little anti-aircraft fire from
few ships and from battery OF
heavy guns set up ashore. And while
the torpedo planes began a sys-
tematic smashing of the anchored
ships the dive bombers went after
the fleeing cruisers and destroyers.
Il selected a fine cruiser" Comdr
Hamilton said. 1T looked from
5000 feet like a giant speedboat
racing for the open sea. It was really
pretty; alive.
But I was too enthusiastic.
hadn't allowed for the wind at lower
levels. It drifted me in my dive over
the target and my bomb hit the
water alongside. But the man right
behind me saw my error and cor.
rected 1t. His heavy bomb plunged
through the cruisers after deck anc
the tremendous blast smashed the
stern portion to q tangle OF debris
This fellow sank within few min.
utes."
The planes turned Salamaua into
a shambles and up the coast, q
seven minute flight in a dive.
bomber, the squadron from the sec
ond carrier-the name Is not men,
Evening star., 1942-07-27
VII !; S;
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MUSIC.
Concert, Navy Band, east front of
Capitol, 7 p. m. today.
Concert, Army Band, Sylvan
Theater, Washington Monument
Grounds, 7 D. m. today.
Concert, Marine Band, Marine
Barracks, Eighth and l streets Sc,
p. m. today and 1890 p. m. tomor-
row. ...,.
Organ recital, Washington Chapel
Church OF Jesus Christ Ut the Latter
Day Saints. Sixteenth and Colum-
bia road NV. 8 p. m. today.
Victrola concert, Jewish Commu
nifty Center roof, Sixteenth snd @
streets NV, $3.50 p m. today.
Starlight Chamber Music Concert,
Meridian Hill Park. Sixteenth snd
w streets NV, $50 p. m. today.
Concert. Army Band, Army War
College, l AS p. m. tomorrow.
MEETING.
Woodbridge Stamp Club, 1904
Twenty -fifth street NE. 8 p. m. to-
day.
OUTING.
Junior nature outings. for chill
dren, sponsored by the National
Parks Service; meet naturalists at
Sixteenth and Underwood streets
NV, 9:15 a. m. tomorrow and
Wednesday.
LUNCHEONS.
Lions Club, Fourteenth and Quincy
streets NE. 1915 p. m. tomorrow.
Clvitan Club, Mayflower Hotel
1890 p. m. tomorrow.
Optimists Club, Mayflower Hotel,
1890 p. m. tomorrow.
Dartmouth Club, Hotel Annapolis,
1890 p. m. tomorrow.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Music appreciation, games, jew
lsh Community Center, Sixteenth
and Q streets NV, 5 p. m. today
Square dance, Victrola hour,
YWCA, Seventeenth and K streets
NV, 8 p. m. today.
Federal Chess Club meeting, Serv-
iceman's Club, No. l, lounge, 306
Ninth street NV. 8 pm. today.
Bible discussion, First Baptist
Church, Sixteenth and o streets
NV. 8 p. m. today.
Picnic, sponsored by Calvary
Methodist Church; meet at church,
1859 Columbia road NV at 6 p. m.
tomorrow. Reservations may be
made by noon tomorrow at Columbia
870l
Picnic at Rock Greek, area No.
%, sponsored by the young people OF
National City Christian Church.
Reservations may be made at North
64O7
FOR COLORED SERvICEMEN.
Swimming, games. YMCA, 1915
Twelfth street NV, 6 p. m. today.
Open house. Leisure Lodge for
Servicemen. l439 U street NV,
open from l p. m. today.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Lexington Bombers Dared 16, ,000- Foot Mountains
To Crush Jap War Fleet in Surprise Attack

toned for reasons of national Sc
curity-were performing equally ef-
fective at Lac.
Those fighter pilots were superb -
Comdr. Hamilton said. when they
found there were no Jap planes in
the air they made dummy runs with
the torpedo planes and dive bombers
to spread the anti-aircraft fire
Then they amused themselves by
trying to drop augmentation
bombs among the crews of the anti
aircraft guns aboard the ships and
ashore
In telling of his reactions during
the battle of Salamaua, Comdr
Thach said:
Imagine my astonishment to see
the Japs running in all directions to
escape our bombs and bullets. The
romantic writer's who spent years
misinforming us by telling of Japa-
nese immunity to fear and of the
universal Japanese desire to be
killed fighting for their emperor,
should have seen the interest those
Japs showed in remaining alive"
Only one airplane was lost of the
total that attacked both harbors
That was at Salamaua, where a
scout bomber was damaged by the
anti-aircraft fire. It's pilot, Ensign
Johnson, made a good landing in
the water of the harbor with his
wheels up during the fight. Pre-
sumably he had a good chance OF
getting ashore safely and now should
be japanese prisoner of war.
Heavy Toll Of Raid.
The toll OF shipping destroyed
when the last airplane was calico
away included the confirmed sink
ings OF five transports or cargo YES
sells, two heavy cruisers and one light
cruiser and one destroyer. A mine
layer, two destroyers and q gunboat
were left burning and probably
were lost to the Japanese. 4 sea
plane carrier and gunboat were
severely damaged by bombs. Fight.
ers at Lac shot down q second sea.
plane fighter, matching the one
downed at Salamaua.
The return trip, with all the plane.
lightened by having dropped theil
bombs or torpedoes, was made swift
| ly. The vigil Of Comdr. Bill Ault
chief of all the flying squadrons OF
the Lexington, who had kept watch
from above the mountains, was soo1
over and he then trailed the forma
tions back to the carrier to watch
for any pilot who might have en-.
| gine trouble.
The Lexington's crew, and that o1
the other carrier as well, had made
a great ceremony of the airplanes
departures. Because this was the
first war raid by the pilots, virtu-
ally every one aboard the carrier.
who could be spared from pressing
duties cheered them of and anx-
iously awaited their return.
We could hardly believe our gooc
fortune" an executive ofiicer of the
Lexington said as we discussed this
raid long afterward, when we be.
gan counting the incoming planes
Group after group swept past US
with all its planes exactly in forma-
ton. You can't know how much
that means until you have had you,
own friends go of on perilous du.
ties and see them come home to the
ship safely"
tcopyright. 1912, by the chicaso Tribune
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Richmond Air Base
Corporal Held in
Two Knife Sayings
Police Open Statewide
Hunt for Two Women
Linked to Killings
~ TIT Associated Press.

~ tt. Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. July 27.--Ar
Army corporal stationed at the
Richmond air base was held in jail
today charged with slashing two
men to death while police conducted
a Statewide search for two women
also wanted in connection with the
killings.
Henrico County and Richmond
warrants have been issued charging
Harry Edward Farris, 26, with the
week-old knife slayings of Frank
f. Hargrove. l-year-old Philadel-
phia Navy Yard mechanic, and Vim
ichio Bichi, 36-year-old Richmond
confectionery clerk.
The women, Violet Merryman, "a
and Emma Virginia Dooms, 26. both
Of Richmond, faced charges of mur-
der in connection with Hargrove S
death and charges of aiding and
abetting in the Bichi killing.
Hargrove's slashed body was found
on roadside just beyond the city
limits on July 18. On the following
night Bichi was stabbed to death
in North Richmond and his body
left on Second Street road.
Henrico Police Chief w. j. He'd
rick and Capt. o. D. Carton of
Richmond detectives said that Far
ris admitted killing Mr.. Hargrove
and Mr.. Bichi. They released no
details of Corpl. Farris' statement
except to say that the soldier con-
fessed robbery was the motive for
the Hargrove Staying.
Detectives working on the Bichi
case said that the clerk was seen
with man and two women clad
in pink slacks an hour before he
was slain.
Corpl. Farris said he was a native
of Omaha, Nebr., and had fought
in the Spanish Civil War on the
Loyalists' side.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
New Trinity Bible Gloss

A new co-educational Bible class,
attended by approximately 20 per-
sons. held its first meeting at Trinity
Methodist Church, Fifth street and
Seward square Sc, yesterday
Frank Kimmell, counselor to the
Trinity Youth Fellowship, is its
teacher.
Evening star., 1942-07-27

This supplied by Chicago
American aboard the aircraft Lexington the
Coral Sea Battle
the request naval who believed might
the japanese effort In the preceding stories Johnston described
preliminary movements OF the American Fleet
sinking of carriers and finally
battered Lexington This Navy
Northern Guinea preceding
Evening star., 1942-07-27
81 lndueted July "a
Start Army Life Tomorrow

Army life will begin tomorrow
FOR 81 selectees who were inducted
into the service on July IA but went
on immediate furlough
Scheduled to report to camp to-
Evening star., 1942-07-27

Bryan. Kenneth C.
Crews, Connolly l..
Kokinos. Theo. j.
DeSsel. Murray D.
Grady, Francis
Sygeel, JOS. v.
Farri. Louis ].
Perskin, David r.
Copsey, John r.
Many, George A.
Mccall. John K.
LaveIZo, Paul r,
Rushton. Percy r.
Turner. Fred W.
Messick. Lynn c.
Green. w. j., sr.
Robertson. r. D.
Farrell. Edw. F.
Lowe. Richard w.
Manning, Harold
Jackson, James K.
Adams. Joseph H.
Zacharias. Boyd B.
Benner. VIM. A.
Palmroth, John L.
Cohen. Isaac T.
Morrison. Hiram B
Alexander. w. r.
Singer, Morris
Evans, Jesse W.
Baver. Fred. A.
Jarbos. Alfred r.
Grove, Allen H.
Evening star., 1942-07-27

0eist. John H.
Rhyme. Clinton @.
Whitley, George r.
Falter. Burton
Seaton. Roland D.
Mcguire. Dorsey B.
Edelin,. Bernard B.
Hansen. Alfred
Heddleston. X. L.
Kakalec, George
Murov. Isaac I.
Hutchinson. r. s.
Dickinson. Jos. r.
Hutto, Massena o.
Mamaril. Cesario l.
Bell, Joseph T.
Frank, Jacob B.
Marshall, William Z
Hayden, Walter w.
Martin. Luther T.
Mccarthy, John P.
Parsons, VIM. A.
Mooney. Vim. H.
McBroom. Thos. G.
Cadell, Jos. e.
Mcmillan. r. T.
Erlendson. NJ. J.
Ruhner, Melvin S.
Geiser. Francis W.
Solomon. r. W.
Brawand. Edward
Anderson, Paul r.
Pickering. Jas. l..
Young. Depzil r.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
HELP MEN.
PAYMASTER.

4 "A - NAxAAJ 1Akt
money Good salary to suitable party, Give
details in reply. including draft status.
4 COLORED MEN OR WOMEN,
A good opportunity for Government
w spsTe 'G ms If 9nn have e
We train you. Business under race man
asement, See or call H. 3. FLEMING.
a6o3 St NV. . to II am. Ho. 3l2.:
MAN, young, 1885, as ac-
counts receivable correspond
ence clerk; permanent posi-
ton and opportunity for ad-
vancement for right party
with old-established furni-
ture store. Our employees
know of this ad. Box 134-S,
Star. ......
MATCHMAKER, permanent
position for f1rst-class watch
maker. Call National 1892.
LINEN SUIT PRESSERS;
permanent; good pay. Apply
to Mr.. Barry,
WASHINGTON LAUNDRY,
9th and K SITS. NV.
YOUNG MAN
Not Subject to Early Draft.
Excellent opportunity for rapid sd-
vsncement with large concern. Box
Ais, Star.
GAS STATION
ATTENDANT,
Good pay, steady employ
ment. Apply ready for work.
Ourisman-Mandell Chevrolet
Co., 18th and Good Hope rd.
Sc.
MILK ROUTE statesmen.
Have openings for two Driver
Statesmen, for new retail milk
routes, also need a few solicit
tors. These jobs offer good pay,
steady work, and a basic salary
guarantee. Replies confidential.
Box ass, Star.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
YOUNG MAN

Not Subject to Early Draft.
Excellent opportunity for rapid I'D
Vancement With large concern. Box
Evening star., 1942-07-27

NAN, with 1st-class D. c. engineers license.
draft exempt. with knowledge of laundry
machinery Box l42-S. Star
MAN, single, white or colored. to care for
dogs and work around place; must stay
nights. Ruh-cot Kennels. Silver Spring.
MAN. young, colored. to help in drugstore
porter and delivery. 1S or over. good
salary, meals. chance for advancement.
GEORGETOWN Pharmacy, Wis. and o st. NV.
MEN, able to meet public, evening work.
after pm. Apply Room 422. Bond Bldg
MEAT CUTTER, experienced. 1902
Alaska ave. n W GE. 5000.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
AIRCRAFT MECHANICS

Crew chiefs, mechanics and maintenance
men. Large Eastern aircraft company re-
auires men ct once for military aircraft
manufacture. Excellent pay and oppor-
tunities. Write full particulars to Boz
Evening star., 1942-07-27

AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS,
For large Ford dealer. good pay, excel
lent working conditions, ample work. See
Mr.. Brown, Hill 4 Tibbetts, lila Yer
mont ave. NV.
YOUNG MAN WANTED, knowledge of
tipping for personnel once work. Apply
lOI NJ ST ne. between and 5 pm.
OLDER MAN who understands the retail
meat business; steady Job. Sherby's Mar
ket, 4Ol 18th st. NV.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
DANCING TEACHERS.

teaCnerS' Training CLASS, C0IIeRe KTAdua5eS
22-30 preferred no experience necessary.
No charge for training. Call DI. 246O for
appointment.
WANTED, high school grad
uate, young man interested
in retail career; must be sat-
isf1ed to start as stock clerk;
advancement for the right
person.
No experience required.
Apply L. Frank Co.,
1900 F st. NV,
Evening star., 1942-07-27

Experienced In handling large sums OF
money Good salary to suitable party. Give
details In reply. including draft status.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05

in a suit involving patents on fish
ing rods.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05

Arcadia. Fla. nov. 5-INs-Lieut.
Clayton A. Christene, Of Grand
Rapids. Mich. today Was listed by
Drans Field army officials as among
six men killed IN the crash OF a
medium bomber north OF Arcadia.
Fla. No further details we're given.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05

BILOXI. Miss-UP - The re-
mains OF the father OF Jefferson
Dayis-Samuel Dayis-were recent.
ly moved from a family burial
ground at Hurricane Plantation to
the cemetery al Beauvoir. The re-
mains had long lain in a briar patch
IN a neglected grave,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05

old son, Terry. remained IN serious
condition at Receiving Hospital TO
day. police said. after they both
we're injured when a shotgun dis
charged accidentally.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
CHILDREN GREATLY ENJOY
SCHOOL HALLOWEEN PARTY

The two schools were alive with
children in costume Friday evening
at the Halloween parties the teach
ers had planned.
Games were played and dough-
nuts were served. Costumes we're
judged to decide which were the
most unique and original.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
WINS IupoMENT

Grand Rapids Mich. Nov. 5-TNS
The Enterprise Manufacturing
Company OF Akron. O., today was
winner OF a $3791933 judgment
against the Shakespeare Company
cf Kalamazoo. Federal Court Judge
Fred NJ. Raymond made the award
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
SIZE ADMITS SIZE CAN'T

NEW ORLEANS-UP- Pretty
Joyce Radel. Wiscousin's Dairy
Queen" admit that she can't make
cheese. She was selected at the
Wisconsin State Fair and awarded
a Today trip 70 the city OF her
chOice-New Orleans.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
Visit and Hunting Trip

Wilmer Corkins accompanied
Paul Burrell, Fred Spencer and
George Boutell on a hunting trip to
Cass City and Bad Axe. They also
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Corkins
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clare J. Hewens
IN those cities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
NEW RESIDENTS
70 MOVE HERE

TO MOVE HERE
George Godfrey and Doyle Kim
ball purchased lots ond Bradley
ST. and are building garages.
Mrs. Godfrey and two children.
Kalkaska, visited here last week
end and expect to move here soon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
NetUS From Ra.usOnUiIIe

Saturday ana she returned home
Sunday noon.
Miss Meta Neubert is spending
two weeks with her sister Miss
Virginia at Ypsilanti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
Dinner GuRata

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rust, Detroit,
were Thursday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Corkins.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05

Mrs, Andrew Mollison underwent
a tonsilectomy at Boyer Hospital
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

Detroit Mich, Nov. 5-INS-Rich-
ard Johnson. y. and his two-year-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-10
ARMY TRANSPORT
SUNK BY TORPEDO
Continued from Page y


csc divisions have been identified
as opposing MacArthur's little band
on NATHAN peninsula.
1t continued with statement that
there are many other supporting
troops for the Japanese, which are
being bolstered by fresh landings in
In Lingayen gulf areas. The Ameri-
can troops thus are facing inreas-
ingly heavy ODDS.
Fighting IN Bataan during the
past "a hours was intermittent but
of aparticularly savage nature" the
communique said.
1.-THE enemy suffered heavy casu-
alties."
The commmique said that hidden
japanese batteries along the Cavite
shore continued their siege fire
against our Manila bay fortifica-
tons, but that American counter
Smelling met with some success"
In addition to the shooting down
of seven Japanese aircraft over the
Philippines, The department report
ed the relatively minor aerial ac-
ton" Of small group of American
P-40 pursuit slips with a flight of
japanese bomEers. One japanese
palnes was shot down as against
no damage to ur aircraft.
In giving the summation Of 1873
planes destroyed by our forces In
the Philippines, the department ex-
planned that many others undoubt-
edly were destroyed but their loss
has not been definitely confirmed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-10
SEQ, 100000 Liner Is
Turned Over On Side
Continued from Page IL

bridge under water and her three
giant stacks and her masts a few
feet above the water of the ice
choked pier.
But there was some good news to
allay the disaster Of the accidental
fire which ragged in her upper decks
for three hours uncontrolled yester-
day afternoon ard resulted finally in
her turning over on her side. One
of her former French officers told
the United Press that undoubtedly
she could be righted and repaired
and with speed that wuold sur
prise the layman.
The newspaper p. M. revealed In
a copyrighted story To-Day that 1t
had investigated precautions against
sabotage on the New York docks
six weeks ago and had discovered
that sabotage against any ship in
the harbor, including the Lafayette
would be "a cinch." It's reporter,
Edmund Scott, got job as steve
dore abroad her by paying a high
initiation fee to the Longsnoremen' s
Union, with no questions asked, and
reported hat he could have even
set explosives aboard her, so nom
existent were even ordinary pre-
cautions.
No SabOteurs
Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews,
commandant of the Third Naval
district, said, however, that there
was no possibility of the fire having
been set by saboteurs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-10

Naval censorship prohibited
too-detailed account of the damage,
but 1t was permissible to say that
the fire damage was entirely con-
fined to the three upper decks, that
the interior Of her hull had been
sealed by her water-tight doors and
bulkheads and remained dry even
while she was partly under water,
that she remained structurally in
tact, both above and below the main
deck.
The French officer, who, because
his status in this country is that OF
a deportable alien seaman, refused
to be quoted by name, said that the
disaster would have been infinitely
worse If water had gotten below her
main deck and to the great electric
engines, the mammoth generators,
the many banks or boilers. He said
that 1t would have taken months to
repair water damage othis highly
intricate machine cry, but that right
ing her, while difficult engineering
problem, could be accomplished In
fraction of that time.
Rear Admiral Ado.phus Andrews
commandant Of the third naval dis
trict, left the scene at $3.50 a. M.
after losing a dramatic and heart
rending battle to keep her 10000
ton bulk upright. Tons OF water
had been poured into her, super
structure.
1t froze into great masses of ice
on her upper decks and bulkheads.
With the interior of the hull sealed
to keep water from flooding the
engine rooms, she was grotesquely
top-heavy by the time the fire was
controlled at 7:30 p. m. and was
listing IL degrees away from the
pier.
Pumping Failed
Efforts to pump accumulated
water from the upper decks failed;
it had solidified too quickly into
ice in 20 degrees above zero tenn
perature. And the tide was coming
IN, gently pushing at her great
sides. Slowly, hour by hour, she
tilted more and more. Tug boats
were rushed into the pier to push
against her; more hawsers were
stretched between her and the pier.
But the hawsers snapped and the
tug boats had to be called back lest
they be crushed. BY / a. m. her
degree of list was % degrees and it
seemed she would flop over at any
second. BY 2 a. m. she was 80 de-
grees off true and only the river
silt which had banked around her
keel during the months she had
been tied to the pier, was keeping
her from Hopping. Degree by de-
gree she slumped down, and, fin
ally, at 2:39 a. m. slipped flat into
the water, so gently there was hard
ly ripple.
The dead man was Frank Tren-
tscosta, a Brooklyn laborer, who
succumbed to skull fracture sew
eral hours after being carried off
the ship. The hospitalized injured
were suffering mostly from smoke
poisoning.
A totalsof 1o4 were injured, most
Of them slightly.