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Evening star., 1942-02-20

Foreign.
British attacking in effort to hold
Burma positions. Page Al
Third Darwin alarm sounded but
Japs drop no bombs. Page Az
Winter offensive rolling onward,
Russians report. Page Bis
Berle says U. S. warned Russia of
Nazi invasion. Page Az
Rangoon is given up by China as
port for Burma road. Page Az
Russia seeking quantities of canned
meats, fats, oils. Page A
Aruba seeks revenge after second o.
boat attack in 4 days. Page A-13
National.
Fish denies Nazi propaganda was
sent from his office. Page Al
Wooden Age returns as metals go to
defense. Page As
Senate votes rs to to kill con-
gressional pensions. Page AS
More bodies sought in Florida rail-
way wreck. Page AS
Mcdaniel, U. S. writer, reported ar
irving in Indies. Page As
Double present supply Of tool max
ers needed. Page A
Maj. Gen. Gerow named to COM
mand 29th Division. Page A
1nvincible spirit, not gold, will win
war, Lear asserts. Page As
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Mrs. Roosevelt Quits
Civilian Defense Post,
Effective Today
Staying Would Only
Make Attacks Possible,
She Writes Lands

Mrs. Roosevelt resigned today
as assistant director of the Office
of Civilian Defense, declaring
that by remaining l would only
make it possible for those who
wish to attack me, because of
my beliefs, to attack an agency
which I consider can prove it's
usefulness 80 completely to the
people"
In accepting her resignation
Civilian Defense Director James M
Lands said: Not a farm nor a
home but is now conscious of the
imprint of your spirit. This has
been true building of Americas
fighting faiths beside which criti-
cism is puny, attack misplaced"
Mrs. Roosevelt, who moved into
her headquarters in the Dupont
Circle Apartment here last Sep
tember as an unpaid. psrt-time
leader of Americas effort to de-
fend its civilians, has been under
constant attack by Congress and
others for the "frills" she intro
duced into her community par
ticipation division.
She indicated at a meeting in
Ithaca, N. Y. more than a week
ago that her retirement was pend
ing.
Text of Resignation.
The text of her letter to Dean
Lands follows:
Il feel that the organization fol
civilian mobilization is now COM
plete as far as the Washington office
is concerned and therefore l am
giving you my resignation to take
effect on Friday, February 20, 1912
"As you know, recognize fully
the importance of civilian protec-
tion under your direction, but also
believe very firmly that all civilians
of our country must be modified
in order to make civilian protection
possible. For that reason, have felt
that the organization on this side
of the program, undertaken under
the executive order ISSUED by Presi-
dent Roosevelt), was extremely i'm
portant.
"I did not wish to leave the Office
(see MRS. ROOSEVELT, Pg. A-6)
Evening star., 1942-02-20
British Attacking
In Effort 10 Hold
Burma Positions
Rongoon Half Deserted;
MondoIoy Roided, Jops
Claim Heavy Domoge
Rx tie Associated Press.

RANGOON, Burma, Feb. 90
British and Indian defense forces
are counterattacking repeatedly
in attempts to hold their hard
pressed line on the west bank Of
the Bilin River, an army COM
munique declared today.
The war bulletin said fierce fight
ing has continued during the past
"A hours behind the Bilin River"
British positions along the
Bilin River in Burma are still in
tact, a British military commen-
tator in London declared. Losses
by both sides we're described as
heavy.O
Successful air action yesterday
had considerably heartening effect
on our troops" the communique
added.
Celebrating the reference to air
activity, a Royal Air Force COM
munique said "our bomberS and
fighters carried out a number of at
tacks yesterday on enemy positions,
stores and transports in the Bilin
River area"
The R. A. F. reported little enemy
air activity over Burma.
Rangoon, which in normal times
boasts population of almost 500,-
900, was half deserted today as Brit
ish troops fought to stem Japanese
invasion drive on the banks of the
narrow Bilin River, only 80 miles to
the northeast.
Last reports from the battlefront
indicated the British were standing
their ground in the face of heavy
Japanese attacks, but Rangoon was
prepared to hear at any hour that
the invaders had forced a crossing
of the stream.
Loss of the Bilin River line prob
ably would mean the British would
have to fall back on the Sittang
(See BURMA, Page Aid
Evening star., 1942-02-20
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Germany has
launched a major submarine Often
sive in the North Atlantic from the
Azores to Greenland, to cooperate
with Japan by keeping United States
naval units in the Atlantic and pre-
venting reinforcements of the United
States Pacific fleet, informed Brit
ish sources said today.
These sources declared that, &C
cording to information from the
continent, the Nazis had "a U-boats
at sea in the North Atlantic early in
February. This probably means,
they added, that actually there were
three times that many operating in
this area at that time.
japanese demands for naval CO.
operation were said to have been
made at an Axis conference in Ba-
varia early in January. Vice Ad-
miral Karl Doenitz, in command of
the U-boat fleet, was said to have
told them he would use pack tactics
on the sea lanes near Europe while
his largest submarines and best
Evening star., 1942-02-20
japanese Hold Up
Expected Big Drive
Against Macarthur
Supply Depots Behind
U. S. Lines Toreets for
Ineendiory Bombs

The War Department reported
today that fighting from fixed
positions continues on all sec
tions of the front in Bataan, and
that enemy airplanes have
dropped a number of incendiary
bombs on installations behind
the defending lines.
1t. Gen. Masaharu Homma, COM
mander of the enemy forces in
Bataan displayed no inclination to
start long awaited general assault
on the small American force await
ing him behind lines strongly in
trenched in mountain passes and
jungle areas of the peninsula.
A War Department spokesman said
the "positional fighting" reported
merely meant a jockeying for posi-
tions and gave no indication that
the Japanese commander was ready
to give full test to Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's opposition.
Ammunition Dumps Targets.
Incendiary bombs were dropped
for the purpose of igniting ammuni-
ton dumps and supply depots. There
was no evidence, however, that any
of these were set afire.
Examination of these bombs by
ordnance experts showed the Japa-
nese were using white PHOSPHORUS
as an incendiary filler. The COM
munique reported no further de-
velopments in other areas of the
Philippines.
War Department officials said
that white phosphorus ignites easily,
having kindling point of A de-
grees centigrade, but could be ex-
tinguished quite easily with water.
In laboratory use, they explained, it
is stored under water to prevent
accidental fire. In burning, it
throws off dense white smoke and
this property has resulted in it's
widespread use for smoke screens.
Officials said that so far as they
know the material has not been
used for incendiary bombs in Eu-
rope.
Gen. Macarthur acknowledged, in
the communique on behalf of his
troops. the greetings recently trans
mitted to him by 10000 arsenal en-
ployes of the Army Ordnance De-
partment of the United States.
These employees had radioed to the
Philippine commander that they
were fighting behind the lines" for
him.
The Philippine communique fol-
lowed news late Yesterday that the
(See PHTTJPPINES page A-60
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Three-AIurm Fire Drives
Six Into Icy Outdoors

A three alarm fire drove six ten
ants into the chill out-of doors
early today while firemen fought
the blaze in a business and apart
ment building at 1922 H street NV
None was injured.
Firemen succeeded in confining
the fire to lower levels, and the resi-
dents were able to return to theil
third-f1oor quarters later. Some
damage was done by water flood
ing Easements of adjacent build
ings.
The first and second floors OF tht
structure are occpied by an address
ing machine firm and dental sup
ply house.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Small R. A. F. Force
Ruids Ruhr Targets
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 20.-Royal Air
Force bombers last night ranged into
Germany's Ruhr and returned with
out loss of plane, the Air Ministry
said today.
An Air Ministry communique said /:
Last night small force of air.
craft of the bomber command at
tackled objectives in the Ruhr. None
of our aircraft is missing"
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Tire-FrugoI Witness
Asks Judge to Visit Him
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 20.-Times be-
ing what they are. Allie Wilson,
Southern Maryland farmer, doesn't
think he can make it to Superior
Court.
In a letter to one Of the attorneys
in an accident damage suit, Mr..
Wilson, an eyewitness to the acci-
dent, said:
"If I came up to Baltimore. I
would have to hire some one to drive
me up there, because I don't know
the way to the judges office or the
courthouse, and besides it would be
the wear of my car and tires ..
"It would Re just as well to bring
the Judge here as for me to come
up there"
Evening star., 1942-02-20
1o Allied Planes FeIled
In Java, Japanese Claim

TOXIC (From Japanese Broad
casts, Feb. 20 tPD.-Japanese war
planes made a heavy attack yester-
day afternoon on a military air.
drome at Bandoeng, Java, shooting
down 10 American and British
planes, imperial headquarters an
nounced today.
The raid followed an assault on
airdrome at Buitenzorg, residence of
the governor general, about so miles
west of Bandoeng and brought to As
the number of enemy planes shot
down or destroyed in attacks in
Java, the bulletin declared.
Two japanese planes were re-
ported lost over Java yesterday. =
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Portuguese Ship Brings
REFUGEES 10 New York
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The Portu-
guese ship Serpa Pinto arrived at
quarantine today with more than
300 passengers. mostly Jewish refu-
gees. brought from Europe through
the efforts of the Joint Distribution
Committee.
Headquarters of the Sd Naval
District authorized publication Of
news of the ships arrivalD
The vessel left Lisbon and Casa
Blanca nearly a month ago with
$50 passengers. OF these, $50 left
the ship at Jamaica and approx
mately 400 at Havana.
Evening star., 1942-02-20

rate.
The hearing was held following
protests of unions affiliated with the
District Building Trades Council
that the wage rate the department
had held prevailing under the Ba-
con-Davis Act was too low. This
low, or non-union rate, had been
fixed following a supposedly thor
ough investigation by the DEPART
ment of wages and working con-
ditions in the area. Most public
housing in nearby Virginia, inchud-
ing that of the Alexandria Housing
Authority. had been provided at the
low rate until the hearing reversed
1t.
Evening star., 1942-02-20

Due to the proximity of the area
to Federal office buildings, it is ex-
pected sizable portion of the
Governments current 100000, 900
housing program will be located in
nearby Virginia. Defense Homes
Corp. already has purchased a site
for a huge development on the Ar
lington Alexandria line.
No mention was made during the
hearing Of the establishment here
by the A. F. L. of B." or lower
wage scales in IA different building
crafts.
Five members, all small operators,
(See PREVAILING WAGE, A-6)
Evening star., 1942-02-20
" Union Men, Only 6 Builders
At Prevailing Wage Hearing
No Mention Of Lower A. F. l. Scale;
Labor Remarks Covered Record
By JAMES Y. NEWTON.

The count 81 union representatives to builders
sentaves hearing conducted last fall by the Labor Depart
which resulted in changing prevailing rates
residential construction in nearby Virginia
high Federation
Evening star., 1942-02-20

Timor Is a mountainous island of
10000 square miles whose Portuguese
eastern section was occupied by
Netherlands and Australian troops
December 18 in a move to block its
use by the japanese.
The warning Dutch govern the
western area Of Timor, which as a
whole is the largest of the Lesser
Sunda Islands and home of 300 900
persons. Neutral Portugal protested
the occupation of her area and was
reported December 26 to have dis
patched troops to take over guard
duty from the two Allies.
Japanese planes raided Koepang
capital of Dutch Timor, February
In the first direct thrust at the isand
which lies at the end of the Malay
Archipelago, only 450 miles north
west of Darwin, Australian military
and naval base newly brought under
assault.
Timor about 300 miles long, is
traversed by series of parallel
mountain chains, many of which rise
from $500 to 5000 feet. The highest
peak is Mount Rameau, $500 feet,
in the center of Portuguese Timor.
The island produces gold, copper,
gypsum and petroleum. Sandalwood,
copra, ponies, cattle and hides rank
nigh among its exports.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Japanese Land on Bali and Timor;
Fierce Pounding by Dutch Shells
Bombs> Torpedoes Takes Big Toll
Toxic Aim to Gust
Forces Occupying
Portuguese Soil

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC CFrom japanese broad
casts, Feb. 20.-Imperial head
quarters announced today that
Japanese troops had landed at
dawn on Timor and the govern
ment Information Bureau said
they had been directed to oust
British and Dutch troops who
occupied the Portuguese section
of the island last December.
The landings were effected under
the guns of Japanese warships, the
announcement said, near Dill and
Koepang. which are respectively the
capitals of Portuguese and Dutch
Timor.
The information bureau declared
the Japanese troops would be with
drawn from Portuguese territory as
soon as they had succeeded in ex-
pelling the British and Dutch forces,
which they said had moved in with
out the consent of Portugal and in
violation of international law.
The Japanese government, the
bureau added, is prepared to respect
the territorial integrity of the Portu-
guese colony so long as the Lisbon
government maintains an attitude
of neutrality toward Japan.
Land Near Capitals.
The communique announcing the
Japanese landings said:
Japanese Army and Navy forces
working in close cooperation
effected at dawn Of February 20
landings at undisclosed points in the
vicinity of Dill and Koepang, cap
itals Of Portuguese and Dutch
Timor, respectively"
Japanese flyers were declared in
another announcement to have
'raided the Buitenzorg air field yes
terday, shooting down or destroying
on the ground 27 American and
Dutch planes"
"The Japanese planes returned to
their base without a single loss,
the communique said.
Buitenzorg lies about 40 miles
below Batavia at the western end OF
Java. 1t has one of series OF
military airdromes protecting Ban
doeng, army headquarters and site
of a huge arsenal 10 miles to the
southeast.
Evening star., 1942-02-20

(See PHILIPPINES, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1942-02-20

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages TX and 2-X of this edition Of
The Star, experimenting the news Of
the regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1942-01-19
Chicago Grain

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Jan. 19.-Ignoring i'm
poytant trade developments over the
week end. the grain market today
continued to drift downward, with
dealings on a comparatively small
scale.
Disclosure that the Government
is preparing to send lend-lease food
shipments to Russia, including pos
sibly wheat and -four and other
cereals, and the Commodity Credit
Corps offer of approximately 10o,-
100000 bushels of old wheat to be
sold for feed to stimulate livestock
production caused hardly a ripple
in the trade. Dealers blamed this
largely on the markets lack of in
vestment and speculative interest.
which, they said, is at the lowest
ebb in years. and on the disposition
of most traders to await settlement
Of the price-control controversy IN
Washington.
Wheat closed as-1a cent lower
than Saturday, May 1.30Sa- -l.3O12
July 1915; corn, l4-3s down, May
85a4, July 875s; oats, l2-s4 lower;
rye, 7s-ll4 down; soybeans, 3s-a
higher.
Evening star., 1942-01-19
Wilson & Co. Reports
S7,O47,306 Profit
In $ Weeks
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1o-Wilson &
Co., meat packers, today reported
net earnings for the So weeks ended
November l of S7,047 ,306, equal to
S255 a share on common stock,
compared with s3,624, ,645, or "a cents
a common share, in the preceding
year.
Dividends in arrears on the pre-
ferred stock at the close of the fiscal
year totaled So share, compared
with $3.50 a share at the end of the
1910 year. Dividends of s1O.50 a
share were paid during the year on
the Sc cumulative preferred issue.
Spencer Shoe.
Spencer Shoe Corp. and sub
sidiaries today reported for the fis-
cal year ended November % net. in:
come of s258, ,488, equal to 81 cents
q common share, compared with net
loss of s128,725 in the preceding
year. Plants are in Maine, Virginia.
Massachusetts, and Indiana.
Evening star., 1942-01-19
Selected Stocks Up,
But Many Leaders
Drift Lower
Rails, SteeIs and Some
IndustriuIs Score
Modest Gains
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

=
NEW YORK. Jan. 19.-Rails.
steels and assorted industrials
turned on a little recovery heat in
today's stock market, but many lead-'
ers continued to suffer from light
selling chills.
Ragged price trends prevailed at
the start. but dealings were so small
that no great importance was at
tached to variations which, with
the exception of few weak blue
chips" were mostly in minor frac-
tions.
Dealings were exceptionally slow
aside from a brief buying furry
after midday and closing quotations
were mixed. Transfers approx
mated 100000 shares, which was
among the slackest turnovers for a
full session since last fall.
Fears for the fate of Singapore
and the Philippines. in addition to
nervousness over growing enemy
submarine attacks on the Atlantic
seaboard, served to restrain bullish
forces, brokers said. Bidding came
IN here and there on the theory the
lengthy market stalemate might be
due soon for a rallying break. Indi-
yldual stocks were benefited by the
outlook for earnings. Tax problems
remained as an Offset.
Steels put on a modest revival
when this weeks mill operations
were estimated down only OIL of a
point at 97.7 per cent of capacity
notwithstanding the serious scrap
shortage confronting this industry.
Rail Bonds Climb.
A reSurgence of demand for rail
issues pulled the bond market out Of
morning spell of irregularity and
sent prices fractions to points
higher.
Quotations toward the end of the
final hour were at the best for the
session
In sharp contract to the rise in
domestics was the drop in many re-
Gently favored Latin American is
sues.
While waiting for a declaration Of
war policy from the southern ma
tions. losses running to more than
points were posted for Sac Paulo
stamped Is of 40, Uruguay adjusted
80. s of 70 and Peru IS of go. Trade
was light.
United States Governments tend
ed bit lower.
Evening star., 1942-01-19
New York Cotton

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 19.-Cotton f.
lures moved irregularly today, ad-
vancing early on mill price fixing.
Prices eased later unIer pressure Of
New Orleans selling, liquidation and
hedging, with the volume of trading
very light.
A deadlock between House .and
Senate conferees on the price con-
troll bill kept most traders on the
sidelines. One leading spot interest
purchased a fair amount of May
contracts against distant positions.
Late afternoon values were Is
cents bale higher to cents lower,
March. 18 %; July, 1880, and De-
cember, 1852.
Futures closed ID to o5 cents bals
Evening star., 1942-01-19

Appr0XfmAt0 Sales Today
HOO AM 10000 1900 Noon 180.000
100 PM 100000 200 PM 5000
Total 100000
fUnit of trading ten shares: sales
printed in full. In bankruptcy or receiver
ship or being reorganized under Bankruptcy
Act. or securities assumed by such COM
panies. Rates of dividend in the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
ton. Unless otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not included. xd *
dividend. xr Ex rights. Also extra or
extras. d Cash or stock. e Declared or paid
so far this year. Payable in stock. Paid
last year h Payable if Canadian funds
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year.
Evening star., 1942-01-19
Decline Is Revealed
In Tile Shipments
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED PreSS.
Shipments of floor and wall tile
during November, the Census Bu-
reau says, amounted to 5,288,6
square feet, which was decrease
of 22.6 per cent from october ship
ments, but an increase of 81 per
cent compared with November, 1910.
Evening star., 1942-01-19
Money Market

NEW YORK. Jan; 10 R:-call money
30 days, ia; 4-6 months. u per cent.
Gays a-Is per cent; 4 months. :-1s per
cent: 5-6 months. vi: per cent. Redis-
count rate. New York Reserve Bank. per
0Dpt,
Evening star., 1942-01-19
Bonds

By private wire diree, TO The Star.
Evening star., 1942-01-19

7 r E A S U r Y.
Evening star., 1942-01-19


C0ttonseed Oil.
Bleacheble cottonseed oil Rtures closed
3-5 higher. Sales. los contracts. March.
13.93b: May, 13 Ssh: July. l3.S7b.
Evening star., 1942-01-19

CHICAGO Cash Market.
No wheat; corn, old. No. ], yellow. S4H;
No ., SO: No g. So: new corn. No. .,
yellow. 50: No 3. 7a-S2: No. 4, 77A-
Sli2; sample grade yellow, TIA; No. 4,
white 81la.
81; No. ., 6Ol2-6I: No. 3, 5SA-60; No. 4,
So
screenings, 1910. nominal; No. l, malt
ing barley, 90: No. ,, 81; No. 3. .90-97.
Soybeans. No. 2, yellow, .s7H: No. 3,
grade, yellow, 1897.
Field seed per tundredweight. nominal;
r,%Gthy red top red aiTe ciover
sweet clover, 650-9.00.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
Another Wedding

Tobogganing skiing and Skai-
ing viii be in order this Sunday
afternoon for Katie Scallen and
nor escort. Dick Ford, and their
friends. Marguerite McInnery
Jack Snyder, Elaine O'Donnell,
Keith Blake. Patye Blake, Dick
Lease. Beta Raynor and CraV.
ford Cox
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Nieson
Of Muirland avenue entertained
AZ a cocktail party Saturday IN
honor of Catherine Fitzgerald
and their son, Joseph.
Catherine is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Fitzgerald
OF Fairfield road. She and JOS
eph will speak their vows Janu-
airy u in GeSu Church. The
Rev. Father Thomas Moore,
S. J., Will officiate.
Gerald Vjeson. whose engage
mentWas~ ANNOUNCED recently 10
attractive Fife S h n d Q r,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene +. Schneider OF Wildemere
avenue, is stationed al Fort
Custer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
To Live in Ann Arbor

Miss Cram is a graduate OF
University Of Michigan and has
received her a. 3 degree and
also NJ. A. in clinical psychology
She is member OF Kappa
Gamma Sorority and Amles
Alumnae Association.
Mr.. Cooper is member OF
the following fraternities Sigma
chi. Nu Sigma M, Phi Kappa
Phi. Phi Eta Sigma and the
Galens.
They plan on residing in Ann
-Arbor after their marriage.
where the bridegroOm-elect has
received appointment In sur
gerry al the Ann Arbor Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Wheelock
Sloan have taken UP residence
in Ann Arbor where Mr.. Sloan
il completing his course IN
dentistry. Mrs. Sloan was Tor
merry Marjorie Gibbs OF La
Sale boulevard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
roth Announced

Zeta Alpha Gamma's dinner
AZ the Terrace Room in the Stat
Ter had double significance
this year. Not only was the
sorority celebrating its annual
holiday party but also the en-
eagement Of Mary Anne Reid.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
II. Reid OF Santa Barbara drive
and Vic Williams, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Albert V. Williams OF
Merriweather road.
The north end group OF Delta
Delta Alliance will meet at the
Ane Of Mrs. Robert Brown in
boline street. Dearborn.
Wednesday at ] o'clock. Red
Cross sewing will be done Mrs.
w. 3. KeaSt is in charge Of
reservations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Aaron
Of Richton avenue announced
tie engagement OF Gloria Silver
man. daughter OF the late Mr.
and Mrs. Max Silverman. 10
sydney DcYoung, son OF Mrs.
Lottie DeYoung and the late
Joseph DeYoung. AZ dinner
party this Sunday IN the Book
Casino