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Yelm Advances
In B" Tourney
WEST CENTRAL ~ TOURNEY
second Round
Forks s.. Fall City -.
Redmond 81. tashon Is.
Consolation Round
Black Diamond 80. ROY "a.
Yslm 30. North Bend 81.

sSoouALMIE - Redmond and
Forks moved into the finals Of
the West Central district b
tourney a. Roy and North Bend
we're eliminated from further play
here yesterday.
Redmond defeated vsshon. 81
IS. when Hsbnsr scored the sin-
ming basket in the lsst ten sec
ondS after vashon had ed most
Of the route only 10 fall behind
when four regulars we're losi on
fouls. Al one time vsshon led BY
IL points.
Forks. Olympic Peninsula
squad. defeated Pail City. b
10 -. In the either ssml-final
uli. Yords and Redmond play
for the championship sat.r-
day night.
Yslm and Black Diamond sd-
vsneed ia the consolation round
after suffering first round defeats.
Yelm broke away from a bib
hslfiims lie 10 defeat North Bend.
1872. while Black Diamond nossd
out Roy. 20 70 q.
Friday night games find 1sim
PLAYING Black Diamond and
yashon meeting Pal CITY The
tNo winners meet IN the hfst
zams Saturday night for thifa
place
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Ed Cuppsrnun
Smashes Pins
Leads City League
With Fat go rotol

sls league hasisrs laid d"~n
. heavy nsrrane Il strsk~s and
spare. in the matches On the
broadway alleys Thursday night
and four Of tho sl.essr. turned IN
hsr 600 tassl.. with rkss I'd Cup.
p~rnuli taking the top han"r with
his as series
TEA Taasrh rsl,ea three -
snm~s ssd finlsh~a sttA 80.
TEA wshsssesd. sh.ssssa - .
ssl..sssase. pessesussd aks .
veteran. reaf.serssa . sscs sis
tally. n>a oseraahl. th~ No
pels.e srusAles. eh~ehsa ~
With ala.
Nearly half ~ the PIN stars
registered seov. $40. Nth ~ cf
the 10 series going into the high
brackets. Tony vsttss had Inc
high slnxls game. = nice sss W
hls first game
The league lessiag t~~ssss al
advanced. rAekess Haa four
from Tsselnsen. nrushuses tesk
four from oiievs. Jewellers
Ven fear from Circle q. rsist-
ere wan shr~s from optieeis
sad N~rxi.e wen ths~e frssa
Gisthi~ss.
one ne game vas registered.
the final game of the match be-
tween Paints and Optics, which
Artos's Painters van In the play
off. The nnlshmsn ruled 1901
for high team single and Jewellers
rolled 7sIo for the nigh team total.
The scores
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4 msstinx ~ ~ stv re- wnse-
sns wsll - hei1 IN Ihe ctvte sa<G-
fwssm Sunday sflsrrne0 - :
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slIsna - maj Instrsesians e4n-
rernsna Ts~e1nx ntahfss esst.u1Me
cir raid demens1setlaa ~tu -
Eissn.
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Mre. vefue urusalle( eNetfWnNs
Mr.. wIIiis Stewart. nIs. 1ev>pr1
wnhlemen. klss. wattsr Gtosst.
Mrs. Chester nenwassne go Mse
Harry rswsns
rrsaAeotsl hnepstailty 49, -
fSssbm~nt e1s9lfmea ~ IN iaeat =
r A. nna fvee<b1ut nfe<spw -
sstssi 10 meet a - ha<ae - Mn
George Leach. TO sth 49,. n ~.
FRIDAY svsnsnn ~ : s'eiaeh -
make final plans ~ ~ lu1ee
fps~tiaa
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nms - ~ rsd t>ttes 1ays -
tbs g..r ~ss seissfsfsa ~ Thars-
days lunsn~na ~ tn< ktwmnse
slas wh~n 4 n<ls ssvseultsre aay.
kssH msml~r M farmer - sss
sgs~s ard ahe sp~sk<f ~ss AFahss
4 csx. stats asseetof ~ s9rts
saitHfs
In ne Isik Coz stressed tn lA-
pofisaee II farm ptt<5p<ts IN IN
var effort lfs s4la that - are
going 10 hsys 10 fs~a ths world
after ths var snd dufinn IL pves-
eat ~s must psovs1~ fef assv sIli~s
- ~sii ~ ourselves f51u MxIAin
Vas indslefsd InEs msmsernAbD ~
Jay FAIRS.
suy q. d gends ard nsvsi
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subs. FIfs-ThAler uehids Glover
PARK 4reh Canlstt ~. Kasemslsr
n. Colkitt. Mason. Mold. beaverton.
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Commercial Loop

Games scheduled for next week
There ALL b. no games - he'd
uled TO be played on Tuesday.
FEB. gath. The finale IN the Local
A A. 4. tourney viii be played
on the Stadium court that night.
Tns games originally .essaalsa
for this asts .lB be played
March ..
Thursday. Tsn ~ game
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l@gndriss a. gisetfles . Neklnlss
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L@hi 81 ssss.sse 80 Ia Johnson
Peterson ~ % $500 "a Text4fa
babs south Tacoma Assleg "a !.
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an a Me- Thonslss ia - Ref-
srex Narn
Eisctries iorfsitsa % L4un1nss.
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Fsss~f~I ~srvIess fsv Mrs. Emily
rsik. ~. whs as~d ~ IL faeNIfx
bsms. szs iath -. , : TNass-
aav sftssnsen sfsss . ing illness.
ain - hei1 - ~ Wrt9iey ~
clsm<nis chapel saturday n >
N. nss. 4. = f1Hns wtil afflet-
.ss ard burial wiil - n We<p1-
hsHx
Mr.. rsIt eams n rsgyaiIup
from Wsseensin - rsarp ane 2na
So = mszasef - fhs Central unp~
tlst church. Tafs<ae. me- tmxes
her husband. Peter rsIks ard
ns<es. Mrs " = sssahops. here
and s<sefsI nlse~~ sna hepn~ss -
sh< middle w~ss
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Clover Park Warriors Champs
Shipyard Play

Al Rails defeated Iaeorers =
"a =. and ne Hollermsker< wen
frou the Eieetricians - - =.
IN the shlpysrd basketball league
PLAYED Thursday night N the
Beilarmlnf gymnasium
Helisrmskes lssl tssl ri.sirselsas
MshnstF n -. a Tsxler
Ioxus "a ....F....s. = Hlnfleh
Jennings i - Gu n IT,
Meyers - @ = fsFEhuFss
Martin - a4as. .44a4s4s a. Nash
subs Eieetrleisn. Accre .
oTthund =. Referee. Efiinx Tol=
lsfSon
Al Rails tssl lez1 Iahor~ss
Kelly a. MN a srndt
Batter to- ~. 10 Thornton
Hal "a a Res
SNYDER IL o.. to- Josc<
Koons ~ 444s q $3.50. u Rec
subs A. Rails Hsrsdon. Referee
roiiefson
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84bA Atn8ah "a NJ
Williams sgtss u Fsr4essA @Gakssss
nsfaa a. Referee szsasEsssa
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Bob johnson, Lon Freese.
Enoch Aisxson and Ernie Ayers
fishsd the Queets at kslly's
Ranch the other day and came
home with the limit Of big. TAT
steelhead trout.
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D nal HIN DFesfahssf a. fsxsas -
DgHioG H<feres E<sstfaan
Evening star., 1942-08-27
the time. His appetite is enormous,

the time. His appetite is enormous,
even heroic.
He reads. He likes mystery sto-
ries. He Is happy when sprawled
upon the deck. lying on his back,
the salt breeze in his hair, a bottle
of pop in one hand and a detective
story in the other.
His discipline is good-particu-
larly aboard troopship. He Is gen.
orally a worker. He may gripe, but
he works. He is quicker and more
willing according to old sergeants)
than were privates OF the last war.
and he is more serious about his
job.
Aboard ship he may lose his tooth
brush or his razor or his mess kit
or his wallet, but never his life
preServer.
His equipment for overseas life
Gall supplied courtesy U. s. A. is
ample-olive drab blouse, slacks,
garrison cap and two shirts. Also
steel helmet, overcoat. field jacket,
gas mask, winter underwear, khaki
shirts, summer underwear. woolen
socks, cotton socks, service shoes,
fatigue suits-and rife.
His teeth are checked regularly;
if he needs haircut too badly he
is likely to be reminded OF it by his
sergeant.
He is likely to attend services on
Sunday tmany attend as soldiers
who never did so in civilian life);
If he drinks overseas he will do so
just after payday. Then the dry
spell sets in.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Mrs. Mary |. kouIton S
Funeral Services Held

Mrs. Mary L. Moulton. 10. Mari
time Commission employe, who died
Unexpectedly while on vacation In
Madison, Va. Tuesday, was to be
buried in Rock Greek Cemetery to-
day following funeral services at
her residence, 541l Thirty ninth
street NV.
A native of Fort Knox KY, Mrs.
Moultop lived here most Of her life.
She was the daughter of Capt. and
Mrs. Henry McComas.
Mrs. Moulton had been employed
since 1917 by the Maritime Commits
sion and its predecessor, and at the
time Of her death was keeping files
on ship insurance.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Perry Of the Thirty ninth
street address and Mrs. Julius A.
Kaiser of Kensington, Md. and two
nephews, 1t. John Carl Perry, jr.,
stationed at Camp Lewis. State of
Washington. and Charles E. Perry
OF the District.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Average U. 5. Soldier
Bound for War Zone
Has Two Best Girls
Discipline on Troopship
Is Good and He Tokes
His Job Seriously
BY WARD MOREHOUSE.

Foreign Correspondent OF The Star and
Il North American Newspaper Alliance.
ABOARD a UNITED STATES
TROOPSHIP, ATLANTIC CROSS
1NG.--The American soldier bound
for combat service overseas is boy
around % or % years old. Say that
he Is a private. His pay is $50 per
month, effective at time of sailing
He has seen little of his own coun-
try and has probably never had a
long sea voyage.
He is in. good shape. Otherwise
he would not leave the port of en-
<barkation; he would not be men,
Der of the cast OF that impending
drama. Life on the Second Front"
There are two professions this
young overseas soldier will never
miss-the pay line and the chow
line. but it's debatable whether his
chow or his personal mail is next
in Importance to his pay.
Conscientious Letter Writer.
He is rather a conscientious letter
writer. His first letters, perhaps his
only letters, 60 to his girl or his
wife (perhaps Is per cent are mar
riedD or to his mother and father.
Just as likely as not he has two
best girls, so first letters, pretty
much the same, 60 on the same
mail to the last two towns at which
his unit was stationed.
This young American soldier
bound for great adventure and pos
sible death, didn't choose soldering
as a livelihood necessarily. But,
being that he is in uniform, he
would rather be here in midocean
rs a member of an overseas combat
unit than back watching a bridge
In Tennessee.
He smokes cigarettes - rarely
pipe. He probably throws dice and
is inclined to cards. If he shoots
craps he can talk a great game, and
his attitude is win all or lose all
nothing less will do.
/. He prefers movies to dancing con-
tests: he prefers dancing with a
pretty girl to all else.
/. Sleeps a Great Deal.
Aboard ship this war-bound SOL
dier sleeps a great deal on deck or
In his bunk, it doesn't matter
!. Aboard ship he gets only two meals
ssiaily. but he stands in line at the
seanteens and eats practically all
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Contagious Cases Fewer

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. n (P.-
The State Health Department re-
ported today the number OF cases
of communicable diseases In Vir-
ginia showed a decline for the sec
ond successive week as compared
with the same period a year ago.
The only increase noted In the de-
partment's monthly report was in
the number of cases of influenza.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

Make part of your check a check
to the Axis. Buy War bonds now.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
|Mrs. Macarthur
| Is Boss in Home,
| Barber Learns

By the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, March AZ Gen.
Douglas Macarthur bosses the Allied
armies in this part Of the world,
but in his own household the su-
preme command rests with his dark
eyed little wife.
This was demonstrated yesterday
when Mrs. Macarthur took their
small son, Arthur, on . shopping
tour.
She promptly deposited young
Arthur tn a barbershop chair and
ordered q good haircut for him.
"The general said Arthur was not
to have a haircut because he might
catch cold" the smiling mother told
the barber.
But look at him-he needs a
haircut badly His father is not
around now to stop it, so let's trim
1t up"
Reporters attending the generals
press conference earlier noted that
Gen. Macarthur needed a haircut,
but concluded that he was much too
busy to have 1t done.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
French Were Late Getting
Land Mines, Da|adier Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RON, Unoccupied France, March
24.-The French general staf1 did
not even order land mines until after
seeing the "frightful ravages"
caused by German mines among ad-
vancing French troops in the brief
French offensive Of 1899. former
Premier Edouard Daladier told the
Riom court today.
M. Daladier, one Of five men on
trial on charges Of responsibility for
Frances defeat In 1910, spoke in
answer to testimony by 1t. Gen.
Joseph de la Porte du Theil, now
commissioner general Of the COM
pulsory youth labor service In the
Petain government.
There never was a single land
mine ordered before October, 1889"
said M Daladier. The Germans
had laid mines in the MeuSe Valley
and I myself was able to see with
my own eyes the frightful ravages
they caused among our men who
made that offensive.
TT was only then that the gen.
eral stah decided to order land
mines, which were purely and SIM
ply copies Of the German mines"
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Policeman and Suspect
In Fiqhf Recovering

A policeman and one Of three
brothers accused Of participating In
the affray during which the oficer
was shot early yesterday were re-
ported In satisfactory condition to-
day in hospitals where they were
being treated for bullet wounds.
Pvt. Frank H. "Ducky" Hoffman,
IS, was in Casualty Hospital with .
thigh wound received after he At
tempted to arrest two colored men
who were fighting In the 800 block
Of G street NV. Pvt. Hoffman re-
ported he was grabbed from behind
by third brother, beaten with his
nightstick and shot by one OF the
first two with his own service re-
volver.
The wounded suspect, In Emer-
gency Hospital. was shot In the
chest with Pvt. Honman's gun when
Pvt. e. c. Helms wrested the weapon
from the thug near Fourteenth and
T streets NV. shortly after the first
fight.
Police believe this man was the
assailant who seized Pvt. Hoffman
and attempted to choke him. A
woman identified as q cousin Of the
three brothers was credited with
saving the policeman from death by
strangulation by loosening the mans
grip.
This woman. q sister Of the three
q taxicab driver and another man,
all originally held as witnesses, have
been released.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Cripps Meets Leader,
Of Three Provinces
Al New Delhi
Emissory Is Undounted
By MosIems' OutwordIy
Reserved Attitude
BY the Associated Press.


NEW DELHI, India. March "a
Undaunted by the outwardly re-
served attitude Of India's Moslems,
Sir Stafford Cripps today swung
into a strenuous schedule Of con-
ferences aimed at selling the coun-
try's diversified elements on a sin
gle plan of self-government in a
time OF peril.
The British emissary met the gov
ernors Of the important provinces
Of Madras, Bombay and Bengal
this morning after attending a
meeting Of Viceroy Linlithgow's
executive council yesterday and re-
ceiving Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell,
the commander in chief, late yes
terday.
Tomorrow Sir Stafford is expected
to begin his round of critical meet
ings with the Indian political lead
ers themselves.
Wants Judgment Reserved.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah, leader o.
Indias minority Of 1900 900 Mos.
lens, told his followers today that
Moslems must reserve Judgment or
the proposals Cripps brought tt
India and must be prepared ito fact
all consequences il any scheme
detrimental to the interests Of Mos.
lens Is enforced"
Jinnah referred to the Cripp.
mission during a speech In observ.
ance OF Pakistan Day. The Pakistar
goal is separate Hindu and Moslen
states.
I'VE shall resist any intrigue re.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
japanese Fleet Reported
Sighted in Bay Of Bengal
BY the Associated Pre-.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. March 24.-The Rome
radio broadcast a Shanghai report
last night saying strong Japa-
nese fleet had been sighted in the
Bay Of Bengal
This roundabout account said
landing in Bengal can be expected
"at any moment"
This report said the japanese in
tended to land at point where
they could reach the Chinese border
via Assam. It was added that CAL
cutta would be included in these
operations.
There was no word from Toxic
on any such operation and it was
considered unlikely the Japanese
war lords would depart so far from
their previous practice and tell the
world of their plans before putting
them into operation.
In this connection 1t was recalled
last week that the Vichy radio,
lending hand to the Axis propa-
ganda war Of nerves." put out a
report that japanese invasion
feet was of Australia There has
been no official word that anybody
has seen this fleet.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Wi||kie 10 Run in "a
# MmbHxe Falters,
He Hints in Article
Presidency Only Office
He'd Consider; Reveals
Letter to Roosevelt
(See Gould Lincoln's column
on page A-9.)
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 24.-Wen-
dell L. Willkie. the 1910 Republican
presidential candidate, says In q
magazine article: IF see the con-
duct of the war being bungled, the
operation Of our economic system
being wrecked, and the prospect of
decent world after the war vanish
ing, I expect to have my say in the
1914 election
Mr.. Willkie, in the article in Look
Magazine. answered 1s formal ques-
tions and revealed that after the
japanese attack on Pearl Harbor he
wrote a letter to the President tell
ing him that he had no particular
desire to serve in any kind Of a post
In the New Deal government, but
that as an American, he would be
willing to do whatever he might be
called upon to do to aid the Nations
war effort.
Presidents Friends Initiators.
Mr.. Willkie said in the letter that
friends OF the President had talked
to him Of the possibility of his serv-
ing in the administration during the
war. He told the President he did
not want to add to his burdens or to
take up any of his valuable time and
added
What I am trying to say-hon-
estly, but awkwardly I am afraid,
because it is not easy-is this: II
any such well-meant suggestions
about me are brought to you, I beg
you to disregard them.
There is on your shoulders the
heaviest responsibility any man can
carry and I would not add to it in
the slightest way. Even to volun-
teer willingness to serve seems to
me now only an imposition on your
attention. Every American is will
ing to serve"
Mr.. Willkie said he had told those
who suggested Government service
to him that he would rather not
Uc dSSOCldGCO Will C1lC PACoCllV az.
ministration because I do not want
my right to comment on its policies
and conduct curtailed."
Only Presidency Acceptable.
Asked whether he would consider
running for any Office other than
that of President, Mr.. Willkie re-
plied-"No. That Is the only po-
litical oflce through which funda-
mental ideas, national and inter-
national, can be made effective. I
have never been enamored Of mere
ONCE holding"
Answering the question whether
New Dealers were attempting to put
over a social and economic revolu.
ton while the Nation was centering
all its attention on the war, Mr..
Willkie said-"Yes, the attempt is
still going on to q certain extent.
That is one reason why 1t is so
hard to get into the war program
the force and drive that come with
united effort toward a single end"
Evening star., 1942-03-24
New Night Shopping
Declared Success
In Every Respect
Survey Shows Extra
Hours on Thursday
Ample to Meet Needs

The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association yesterday announced
results Of a survey which indicated
that the extra Thursday night shop
ping hours in Washington stores
are suflcient and additional hours
on another night are unnecessary.
Plans had been discussed for the
stores also to ~ open on Monday
nights.
THE Merchants and Manufacture
ers' Association made a survey Of
the results OF the one evening .
week In the downtown stores which
was inaugurated last Thursday eve
Ming" an announcement said, land
finds that 1t meets with almost uni
versal approval Of the public and
stores alike"
The three later shopping hours
on one evening a week give those
who are working longer hours in
Government war work an oppor-
tunity to attend to shopping they
have not been able to do hereto
fore
The association feels that OPEN
ing on Thursday evening each week
will be entirely sufficient to take
care of all anticipated requirements
OF customers, and will satisfactorily
help to solve the shopping problem
for the thousands of Government
employees"
Joseph c. McGarraghy, chairman
of the Board Of Trades Committee
on War Adjustments, which spon-
sored the move for Thursday night
openings, supported the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association's
position.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
BY c. YATES MCDANIEL,
4 cac{ofed pyoSS Wor HoyyAGnopdAnt


UNITED STATES ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, March "a
The full story of Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's hazardous voyage from
the Philippines was told today by
the supreme commanders spokes-
man, who emphasized that Gen.
Macarthur did not escape from
Bataan but came through to
greater task" in compliance with a
presidential order.
Col. LIE Grande Diller told news
papermen that Gen. MacArthurs
fighting race against time. darkness
and japanese warplanes and war
ships was vindication for the gen.
erals long fight for recognition Of
motor torpedoboats.
Some advisers, Col. Diller said,
urged Gen. Macarthur to use a
submarine to make his way to Aus
tralia, but the general and United
States Navy 1t. John D. Bulke-
ley, commander Of six "PT"' boats
which reached the Philippines
shortly before the war. pinned their
faith on the speedy craft.
Strong opposition was based on
fear that the attempt was too des-
perate.
This was Col. OILERS story:
The sun dipped into the China
Sea out past Corregidor on March
II when, in the deepening dark
ness. the forms Of torpedoboats
moved slowly through the mine
fields toward the entrance Of Manila
Bay.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Communiques
U. S. Subs BIost Six
Ships Near japan

The tert OF Many Department
conmunique No. so, issued at S:3t
pm. yesterday:
Far East-United States sub
marine operating in japanese
waters have recently added the
following to the list Of enemy
merchant vessels sunk or dam
aged in that area:
One 7,000-ton tanker sunk.
One 6,000-ton ship sunk.
One 5,000-ton freighter sunk.
Two 2,000-ton freighters dam
aged.
In addition to these merchant
ships one enemy destroyer or
anti-submarine vessel was at
tackled and probably sunk.
The above actions have not
been reported in any previous
Navy Department communiques.
There Is nothing to report from
other areas.
Evening star., 1942-03-24

sorted to by the Hindu leadership
or the British leadership until we
are all dead" Jinnah declared.
Pledges Firm Stand.
I'VE are not q minority commun-
ity, but a nation. We do not want
to embarrass the British govern
ment because we know the real
situation, but we are not going to
give help to camp followers who
after the victory will sit on our
chest"
Jinnah, president Of the ALL
India Moslem League, reiterated
after the British announcement of
plans for postwar dominion status
for India that his group would ac-
cept no solution of the Indian prob
lem which did not provide separate
and autonomous Moslem and Hindu
states.
He has accepted an invitation to
meet Sir Stafford in the British
envoy's discussions with leaders Of
various groups in India.