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Evening star., 1942-01-16
Claim
They. he! Give japanese !! !!
War S Hardest Blows
la3sdsrs' Own Technique
OF Jungle Fighting
Reported Bsias Used :.
,, ts.,A,.eei.te4 Press i.

~ tia ASsoEiitsd Pres.
MELBOURNE, Australia. Jan.
1e+Austr1lian troops now play.
ihk. such 4, vital role in Singa .
pores defense are using the in
vaders' own jungls-fighting
technique, reports, reaching here
today said, and are giving the
japanese '.the hardest blow
they've had In this war to date.
such Was the report Of serst. Ian
Fitehstt, o1Aeial correspondent with
the Australia In Malaga. At the
same time, Prime Minister John
Curtin said his news from the front
Indicated the Australian faree has
the situation In: hand, although 1t
remains most dfncult owing to the
absence OF air support"
-to1Aeial Singapore reports, per-
haps not at hand when Mr.. Curtin
made this comment, indicated.
however, that the Australians
were getting ooasdsrable air sup
peftJ -. -"
A. an instance of the .Aussies'
llleesss IN beating the japanese at
their own styls, Of warfare, Sergt.
Eitehett cited their first engage
neAt. In which they Ambushed and
wiped out Z Japanese advance unit
by cutting behind the japanese to
blsw up 4 bridge and thus isolate
them from their, main body.
Fitehett quoted Mai. Gen. Gordon
Bennett, commander Of the. Aus
txalians. a. declaring that:
The Japs are getting tho hardest
blow: they've had IN this war to date
and there's lots more eoyning to
them. Every move they make from
new on Is ene which will be co,ln.
tered by Australians who can out
march. outaSht and outwit them"
Ttehett said the Australians
move, into the front lines, which
began last week end, had been such
Z closely guarded secret that many
troops almost had despaired Of sse-
ing action when the order came.
Senae units were On their way within
the hour, all to positions chosen
Aons weeks before BY special re-
eonnAistanee parties.
Their arrival 1t the front was just
as much Of Z. surprise to the British
and Indiarf troops they relieved,
serst. Htehett reported. 49,
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Macarthur Defense
Tnspiring,' Declares
AustroIion Paper
nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, Australia. Jan.
l6.-The Melbourne Herald IN
a tribute to Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur said today that the
gallant delaying action now
being fought by defenders OF
the Philippines under Gen.
Macarthur is as inspiring as
the defense of Tobruk."
The results of Gen. MacAr-
thurs work in organizing the
defenses is influencing the
strategy of the Pacific in 4 way
that is of vital importance to
the democratic cause in gen.
eral and to Australia in par
ticular, 1t said.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
George Declares u. 5.
Failed 10 Keep Pace
In Plane Designs
Trumon Report Charging
Poor Planning Brings
Wide Senote Reaction
Dy The Associated Press.


Chairman George of the Sen
ate Finance Committee declared
today that the Army and Navy
had "blindly failed to keep
abreast of aircraft developments
in modern warfare.
He made the assertion while dis
cussing with newspapermen the re-
port of the Investigating Committee
headed by Senator Truman. which
charged yesterday that poor plan
ming and administration had re-
suited in inadequate and largely
mediocre" warplane production.
up until a few weeks ago" Sena-
tor George declared. the Army and
Navy apparently had not afforded
the Air Force its proper place in
modern warfare. They were not up
to date with their designs and blue
print and they hadn't done the work
that should have been done
I'm New York last night, John
H. Jouett, president of the Aero
nautical Chamber Of Commerce
OF America. took pointed excep-
ton to the conclusions Of the
committees report.
c"In every theater Of the war
to date" he asserted, "our Amer
ican designed and built war
planes. including pursuits and
bombers. have shown marked
superiority on every occasion in
combat with enemy planes and in
other actions against enemy
forces on land and sea.)
tMr. Jouett was quoted later
In an interview in ST. Louis, where
he was attending q meeting. rs
conceding that the committee was
right IN its assertion about the
number Of airplanes now being
inadequate.
eve were slow in getting
started he said. but by l943
Hitler and his stooees are going
to see the damnedest imponder-
able mass Of warplanes they have
ever SEEM
Question Of Action Raised.
Senator's Vandenberg. Republican.
OF Michigan and Norris. independ-
ent, OF Nebraska interrupted Sena-
tor Truman yesterday as he sum-
married the findings of his COM
mittee to the Senate to ask whether
criminal or other punitive action
could not be taken against those
guilty Of the gross inefnciency"
which the committee said it found.
Il miss" Senator Vandenberg OBJ
served. the final personification and
Identification of somebody who ought
to be denoted or put in jail"
He asked what happened when in
dividual responsibility for improper
administration of the defense pro-
gram was determined.
He usually gets a promotion, :"
Senator Truman told him wryly.
Other committee members said the
Governments auditing services were
being counted on to establish spe-
cific responsibility for any wrongful
acts, and Senator Brewster, Re-
publican, of Maine added that when
the committee had reason to believe
criminal actions were involved, the
facts were presented to the De-
partment of Justice.
Publication of the committees s
report brought expressions of sup
port from several members for con-
tinuation of the group as a war
time investigating body. The COM
mittee has asked for an additional
100000 to further its work. and as
soon as the report was made public,
several Senator'S urged that more
funds be granted.
Senator Hill, Democrat of Ala
bama, the Democratic whip. said he
(See DEFENSE PROBE, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Armed 4, subye.r,,ivs !. Bond:
Is. ksyeotsd il italyr's : !.

Dtth9 Asscstats& Press. = =
1oAU,. Jan. 1G (AnM Agsncyl =
The .existsAfs in italy; ef an ARMED
stbvsssixe bGnd" Was repogtpd today
vhea two psrtens, diust& CARL and
Antan3a OituNl, were, ssateAeed -
death ~ .. ladttexy t3btuAaf at
Iiqns tsf DsrKetpatns n N aMsd
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Afraid Alarm

The Once of Civilian Defense
for the Metropolitan Area has
asked The Star to publish for
the information Of the public
these AFRAID signals for the
entire region, including nearby
Virginia and Maryland:
Alarm-Five short blasts at
half-second intervals, sounded
three consecutive times, 4 total
Of IS blasts.
All clear-Three long blasts
Of one and one-half seconds
each.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
kozis Claim. Z British
pattrayer Planes :.
l,'tke Ayto cia tel Press.

=. .t4e AstociatsA.Prsss. (
&DERIaN. Jan. IL (OMaial Broad
castl.-The high ccpansnd said To-
day "derman trlnsport planes sn
Januxry IL shot down tive attack
ing British destroyer planes, over the
HeAjt>yrAA1esw y. :, ~ a&rrt
The Axis presumably is trying to
feed reserve troops and supplies
fren, Italy to- Gen.,, Erwin Rom
nel's forces IN Libya ~ aerial trans
ports because Of the evident hazards
Of moving them ~ surface craft
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Ford to End Broddcssts:

DETROIT, Jan. 1e (Rt.-1hs -yorl
Motor Co. announced today hist
broadcasts Of the Ford sunday I've
ming Hour, 4 weekly Aausaeal Ne:
gram new in it's eighth ssapen, wSu3d
b. suspended inAshniek :s3tsr
March 1. No reoeen wls asa1RSd.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Russian. tanks Smash at Gates
Of Gerrnon-HEeId *Togonrog
Red. Pr... Uktaa;nr. cesrte,etfsn,iv.;
Tighten Trop an kozis in Ci,ned :: ::*:. w..
~ ~ AstSs3atel Press.

As6ssstsd - =.
Russn ~rrs nepertsd snasng today the
gates OF hsld ~ et Don
Marshal Semeon Rsd Armies pressed general
counteroensixe throuGh the Ukraine and Nfened ap
Evening star., 1942-01-16
FassiSa,

Fassiss.
Jap bosabers raid Dutch military and
naval air bases. Page Az
Butterfly WI, movie queen. reported
killed in Hong Kong. Page Az
NeA1tes defends Brooke-Popham in
Far East dispute. Page Al
kes;sGsi..'
TIVE farm Groups protest senate's
priee-eontrol bill. Page Al
Nelson, to receive complete powers,
Capital hears. Page Al
Nattening Of retreaded auto tires ap-
pears probable. Page A.
States may bs asked b reduce taxes
te aid Federal levy. Page A-12
Evening star., 1942-01-16
GHmon Rail Trnffic
|, ,Curtoited Further

=. the Assoei&ted Press. -,
LONDON, ign. 1.-THE Exchange
Telegraph' heard / Berlin radio an
noupeement today that further
eurtai1meht ia railroad. passenger
traMc had been ordered starting
Sunday. night bec&use of an I'm
crease in important etramc.."'
- =. ~: ~
In the past, one 81 the indicators
of. impending important German
action baA Been Suspension or aR-
Mevaitisn Of iah traMe TO clear tie
rods for military Rtrleses: ;
Evening star., 1942-01-16

,(sSe MALAYA, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Singapore Raids Continue.

The japanese continued air raids
On Singapore. Planes were over the
island for several hours today and
bombs were dropped In several areas.
One preliminary report said at least
one japanese fighter was downed.
The Ministry of Information said
the Japanese used so bombers, es-
corted BY fighters. in yesterdays at
Evening star., 1942-01-16

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ID. {. Man Indicted
As Rine|eader Of
Baseball Lottery
Ten Others Are Linked
To Coming Operations
| Involving Five Stotes

Charged with conspiring to ship
in interstate commerce papers and
tickets purporting to be lottery
tickets, 1loperators of a baseball lot
terry were indicted by the grand jury
today on evidence presented by AS
sistant United States Attorney
Bernard Margolius.
Ringleaders of the operations,
which extended through five States,
Mr.. Margolius said. is Jack Grove
of Washington, who has also used
the name of A. c. High.
Others indicted:
H. E. Bowman. Baltimore; David
L. Brooks. Point Marion, Pa; Joseph
Remeikis, Baltimore: Franklin Jay
Winston-Salem. N. c.; Bernard S
Miller. Homecoming. Md; Charles
Sponseller, Frederick. Md; Ernest
w. Warren, Bristol. Tenn; William
E. Friddle, Harrisonburg, Va; Will
lard w. Reynolds. Stanton, Va, and
Michael Carter, Charlottesville, Va
A separate indictment, contain.
ing eight counts, was returned
against Grove.
The tickets for the lottery, basec
on combinations of total scores O.
major league baseball games, were
sold for so cents, the attorney said
The tickets were sold during tn,
spring and summer of this year
but Mr.. Margolius said there is evi.
dence the alleged lottery has beer
operating "for years."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
COP Seeks Congress Check
On Economic Warfare Board
Wallace Will Testify on Threat
Of RFC Domination Of Agency

RFC bill which would require ad-
vance approval by the RIG direc-
tors of proposed BEW expenditures.
BEW officials have declared this
would give Secretary of Commerce
Jones financial veto on any pro-
gram they might undertake, upset.
ting an executive order of April Is
under which they have directed
their activities without Mr.. Jones
supervision.
Vandenberg Asks Explanation.
Senator Danaher said he had no
doubt that the Senate would be
sympathetic with the aims of the
BEW, but Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican. of Michigan said he
wanted some explanation of reports
that the BEW was planning to set
up industries In foreign countries
for economic purposes after the war.
The RFC bill is legislative jam
which involved farm bloc proposal
to boost agricultural parity prices to
include labor costs, a filibustered
conference report on a measure ap-
portioning repayments of Mexican
claims, and several other proposals.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of
Oklahoma offered the parity price
measure as an amendment to the
RFC bill, and even Senate leaders
did not know when the jam eventu-
ally would be broken.
A check-up by administration
leaders indicated last night that If
the Senate gets an opportunity it
will pass the House-approved bill
increasing parity prices. However.
the leaders are counting on a presi-
Dental veto to kill the measure. RIO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Uniformed Workers Replace
Silver Spring Red Cross Aides

Uniformed Red Cross staff assist
ants of the Montgomery County
Red Cross Chapter replaced some
Silver Spring volunteer workers who
lacked proper uniforms when dona-
tons were received today at Wood
side Church by {: mobile donor unit.
A ruling by Mrs. Edward Helmuth
Of Chevy Chase, volunteer service
chairman Of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Chapter. that the Silver Spring
workers cannot serve unless they
wear the designated uniform drew
from Mrs. Donald r. Sabin, Silver
Spring chairman, an expression Of
regret that some Of her most faith
full workers would be unable to aid
in the work. p Meanwhile the Ex-
ecutive Beard. OF the Silver Spring
branch planned to take some ac-
ton regarding the ruling at meet
ing at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Wood
side Methodist Church Hall.
We all have job to do, and II
will be DONE" Mrs: Helmuth said
Our responsibilities to servicemer
in need OF plasma are above per.
sonalties. With SO much construc.
tive work to be done minor thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

should be ignored and the important
things kept In mind"
Mrs. Sabin said she did not think
the regulations ban staff assistants
without uniforms from working but
added she had passed on Mrs. Hell
muth's orders to the workers who
had planned to be present.
An ofncial, when asked If Bethesda
branch uniforms could not be Dor
rowed for the day by Silver. Spring
volunteers, replied: They don't
IT."
The order affects many Of Silver
Spring Red Cross leaders, includ-
ing Mrs. Sabin and Mrs. John G.
Keele, blood donor chairman.
Mrs. Lowell B. Moon of Bethesda
county blood donor chairman, said
the uniforms were secondary con-
sideration, and some of the Silver
Spring stan assistants could not
serve today because they had not
completed their course. When the
course is finished in the next few
J days they will be able, to serve
whether or not they are uniformed
she said.
Among repeat donors today were
20 brothers from Xaverian College
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
BY the Associated Press

6S the ASSoclated Press.
Republican demands arose to-
day for a congressional check on
the Board Of Economic Warfare
as Vice President Wallace car
ried before the Senate Banking
Committee his fight against
threatened dominance of the
agency by the Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
Mr.. Wallace, chairman of the
BEW, and Milo Perkins, executive
director, were called to testify in
support of the boards contention
that 1t ought to be permitted to
direct its foreign purchasing pro-
grams without interference from
the RFC.
In this connection, Senator Dan
aher, Republican, of Connecticut
told reporters he believed the COM
mittee should be informed "in COM
plete detail" what the BEW intend
ed to do with its share of q pro-
posed 5000, 900 900 increase in RFC
borrowing and lending authority.
Il fail to understand the previous
apparent reticence to inform a re-
sponsible committee of Congress in
complete detail about the BEW
program, particularly when the
Army and Navy, which are actually
fighting the war, must justify their
requests for appropriations" Sen
ator Danaher said.
THE responsibility for the ex-
penditure Of perhaps billions OF
dollars should be widely shared and
the purposes thoroughly under
STOOD" he added.
Senator Danaher is author of an
amendpent to the House-approved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Dr.. J. Lewis Rigg|es,
Gyneeo|ogist and
0bstetrician, Dies
WideIy-Known Specialist
Native Of Washington,
Had Long Been III

DR.. J. Lewis Riggles. widely-known
specialist in gynecology and OBJ
stetrics, died early today in his home
at 4007 Connecticut avenue NV.
He had been in poor health for
several years.
DR.. Riggles' writings on gynecology
and obstetrics. contributed to va
rious medical journals; brought him
national recognition.
A native Of Washington, Dr.
Riggles was born August 7, 1877.
His father was a resident OF the
District for more than IS years,
coming here from Illinois as boy
DR.. Riggles prepared for college at
the Columbian College Preparatory
School, He decided while attending
school to make the profession OF
medicine his life's work, and entered
Columbian Medical College, gradual
ing with the degree Of doctor OF
medicine In 1900. For time he was
an inferno in the Chiidren's Hospital
and in the Columbian Hospital
later renamed George Washington
University Hospital.
He started his private practice ir
1908 and did general work unit
1908 when he devoted his full time
] and to gynecology and obstetrics
| DR.. Riggles served as associate
gynecologist at George Washington
Hospital. resigning from the staff o,
that institution in 1914. He practicee
until few years ago when pool
health forced him to retire.
Surviving DR.. Riggles are hi.
widow, the former Caroline Naom
Honodel, whom he married here ir
1914, and two sons, John Lewis, jr.
and Richard Francis, and brother
J. Richard, Of New York City. 3.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Transportation Setup
Seen Facing More
Rigid Controls
Moy Result as Burdens
Increase, Ruilwuy
Boord Official Says
B, the Associated Press

bS the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-Consid-
erably more stringent controls
on the Nations transportation
systems may result from their
mounting burdens. as war pro-
duction increases and ire
placable equipment wears out,
Talcott M. Banks, jr., general
counsel of the Board of Trans
portation Investigation and Re
search in Washington, predicted
today.
=; The Government has acted wise
ly in leaving domestic transporta-
ton facilities in private hands, Mr..
Banks declared in a speech before
the Northeastern regional meeting
of the American Bar Association.
He said Government control of rail-
roads during the. first World War
resulted in tremendous operational
costs and had failed miserably in
other respects.
Elimination Of waste is the pri-
mary answer to most emergency
transportation problems, Mr.. Banks
asserted. He added that every ef-
fort was being made to eliminate
unnecessary cross hauling, circuitous
routing, below capacity loading of
trucks and railroad cars and failure
to use the most suitable type of
transportation.
The Washington board counselor
said that since the establishment of
the Once Of Defense Transporta-
ton year ago, an average weekly
traffic saving of nearly 10000 freight
cars had been effected.
And if this figure were adjusted
to reflect the increased traffic" Mr..
Banks asserted, lit would be con-
siderably higher" But measures
taken by the ODT, he said, have
been factors of vital influence in
the phenomenal rise of rail Ship
ments of petroleum products to the
Atlantic seaboard, which before
Pearl Harbor were some 10000 bar
rels daily. but now range between
10000 and $50 900 barrels a day."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Allied Flyers Pound
Jap Air and Sea Bases
Ringing New ,Guinea
Enemy Trapped Near
Buno Hit Hard by
Planes and Artillery
b. the Associated Press.

SAkSS~A~eSN
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, Dec. 8.-Allied flyers
ranged far to punish Japanese air
and sea bases ringing New Guinea
and dive bombers smashed repeat
eddy at japanese troops forced back
onto sand spits between Coma and
Buna, while howitzers lobbed their
shells onto the besieged troops, an
Allied communique said today p
Japanese flyers attempting to at
tack at the Allied rear had bad
luck.
Out of 10 medium bombers, eight
dive bombers and IL Zero planes
the Japanese sent into the action,
the Allies, with negligible loss,
downed six medium bombers, five
dive bombers and seven zeros.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's flyers
pointed at Lac, on the Northeast
New Guinea coast, and dropped
1OO-pound bombs on the runways
and the dispersal area of the air.
drome. The Japanese fled the build
ing for the trees and the flyers laid
down machine-gun fire, catching
many of them. Two planes on the
shell-poked runway were reported
destroyed.
The airdrome at Gasmata, on the
south shore of New Britain, and
shipping in the harbor were bombed.
A tanker of the harbor was one
target but because of darkness the
result was not certain. =r
Several Zeros went up out of Cas-
mata to intercept reconnaissance
plane and at least one was shot
down.
Other planes pushed far north to
Kavieng Harbor, in New Ireland.
early yesterday, and set fire to
wharves and storage dumps.
The Buna area ground fighting,
to push the Japanese into the sea.
continued intermittently. the COM
munique said The Allied advance
has the Japanese forces cut up into
segments and artillery pounded
from the ground, experimenting
| air attacks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Albert Kahn Dies; Built
Automobile FactojiesA = =
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DETROIT, Dec. S.-Albert Kahn,
one of the worlds most noted in
dustrial architects and builder Of
most of the automotive industry's
factories, died at his home here
suddenly today.
Head Of the architectural firm Of
Albert Kahn, Inc, he had built not
only peacetime automobile factories
and many widely known ONCE build
ings and libraries throughout the
world, but also airplane factories,
flying fields and naval bases.
Born In Rhaunen, Westphalia,
March II, 1869, Mr.. Kahn left school
when he was II years old. He
learned his profession rs q junior
employe In Detroit architects Of
fees. He introduced steel and con-
crete construction to the first auto
mobile plant he designed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
st. MichueI's Will Hold
Special Services TONIGHT

Special services will be held at 8
o'clock tonight at st. Michael's
Catholic Church, Silver Spring.
when so women will be received
into the Soladity of the Blessed
| Virgin.
The Rev. Thomas A. Calnan, pas
tor. assisted by the Rev. John Czyz
and the Rev. Leo Mccormick, will
! conduct the devotion.
Following the service a reception
will be held in the school hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Congress Heights Seeks
Postal, Library Branches

The Congress Heights Progressive
Citizens Association last night re-
newed its plea for better postal
facilities in the Congress Heights
vicinity at a meeting in the Con-
gress Heights School.
DR.. E. E. Richardson, president,
stated that the association should
continue its efforts to obtain a
branch post office. The group also
made request for a branch library.
DR.. Richardson was installed
again as president, with Rupert A
Sullivan. vice president; Raymond
J. Domenick, secretary, and Mrs
Edna Hoag, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Falls Church Man. Getsro.
~ ,
) Years on Draft CHARGE

Herbert F. Parker, a. elored,
Falls Church, was sentenced t6three
years in, q Federal, penitentiary yes
terday by Judge Luther B. Way In
the United States District Court at
Alexandria on charge Of violat-
Ing the Selectipe Service Act by
refusing to report for a physical ex-
animation.
Parker, a registrant with the
Fairfax County Local Board, refused
to report for the examination when
summoned by the board because of
his religious convictions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Allied Nationals Held
In Shanghai Sums

b the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Dec. 8.-Hundreds
Of United States and British ma
tionals remaining in Shanghai have
been taken across the Whangpoo
River for internment in the Pootung
area, reports through Chinese chan
nels said today.
Pootung Is factory and slum dis
trict across the river from the
International Settlement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Police Investigate Death
OF Man From Head Injury

d The homicide squad today was
investigating circumstances sur
rounding the death yesterday at
Gallinger Hospital of Edward s.
Campbell, Sc, Of 1902, G street NV.
Mr.. Campbell was taken to the
hospital Sunday suffering from head
injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Masonic Veterans Plan
Annual Session Saturday

The Masonic Veterans Association
will hold its annual business meet
ing at 7:30 pm. Saturday in the
Masonic Temple, Thirteenth street
and New York avenue NV.
The Rev. DR.. Ira Sankey Ernst
minister of the United Brethren
Church, will speak.