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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08

seemed likely that Japan is in
creasing pressure in an effort to
smash Macarthur strong defense
positions in Bataan province and
on the island of Coregidor.
A climax of MacArthur's stand
AS gallant a battle as any
American has fought since Custer
may be approaching.
u. s. TROOPS HOLD OUT
Japanese airpower was carrying
the brunt of the intensified as
sault.
The war department reported
that American and Philippines
troops in the mountain-studded.
jungle-strewn Bataan peninsula
are holding out under a continuous
rain of japanese bombers inter-
spersed with low-flying machine
gun strafing.
Corregidor, the rock-studded
island bulwark against Japan
csc use of Manila bay, under
went hours of air lombard
ment Tuesday. the war depart
ment revealed.
The extent of damage and
Casualties inflicted by the attack
in which at least As japanese
bombers participated was not yet
known. american antiaircraft
guns were reported to have dam
aged some of the japanese planes.
The known toll of japanese war
Continued on Page Z, Column 81
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Corregidor
Continuously
Under Attack
MocArthur's Men
Muke Vuliunt
Stond Against Foe
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
United Press Writer

WAsHINGToN-The war de-
rartment reported Wednesday that
Japan has launched a savage Of
fensive against Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthurs steady and valiant"
Philippines defenders and has
opened q virtual nonstop air
bombardment of the fortress of
Corregidor.
An official u. s. army COM
munlque Indicated that the
Japanese attack Is developing
increasing momentum, but II
asserted that Macarthur and
his men are fighting back
coolly and bravels.
A brief lull in land operations
noted by the war department Tues
day-appeared to be over. and it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08
5-DoY Week for Auto
Dealers in Seattle

sEA1TLE-A plan 10 close their
establishments on Saturdays and
Sundays and 10 make other cur
tailments 70 meet wartime restric-
tons on new automobile sales was
adopted Wednesday by Seattle
automobile dealers.
A five-dsy week, similar 10 that
adopted in Seattle. viii be con-
sidered Al q meeting Of Tacoma
auto dealers on Monday afternoon.
BANK TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma ...............S4,s sos 900
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WAsHNGTON-A U. S. navy

WASHINGTON-A U. S. navy
spokesman sharply discounted a
propaganda broadcast by the
Japanese-controlled Saigon radio
which claimed that a u. S. battle
ship was sunk and another dam
aged in a sea battle 500 miles
west of Davao. The spokesman
said: I'VE have no information to
support japanese propaganda
claims"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08
Two Die IN AUTO CRASHES!


this time we ore de-
termined not only to win the
wor, but also 10 mointoin the
security of the peoce which will
follow. "-President Roosevelt
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And BY this time every Christ
mas toy has been stumbled over Of
least twice.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
BIackout Rules 10 Affect
All Of Prince GEORGES

All of Prince Georges County will
put out lights in future blackouts
]. Robert Sherwood, county civilian
defense council chairman, said yes
terday.
In past blackouts, only that part
Of the county in the metropolitan
area has been included, Mr.. Sher-
wood declared. However for prac-
tice purposes, the rest of the county,
including Laurel. Bowie and Upper
Marlboro, will now follow suit.
A blackout ordinance similar to
the one now in effect in Hyattsville
and other communities has been
adopted by the Upper Marlboro
town commissioners. 1t provides a
maximum penalty of s25 fine and
80 days In Jail for violation.
Use of automobile sirens. to sup
plement regulation sirens in sparse
ly-settled areas, is being considered
by Marlboro wardens. Mr.. Sherwood
seid a list Of persons whose cars
will be equipped with the sirens Is
to be submitted to him for author
ization.
Melvin r. Burdette. chief train
ing officer of the county civilian de-
fense organiza ton, will speak Tues
day at the Baden School on cheml-
cal warfare. Air raid wardens from
Aquasco. Brandywine and Noting
ham will attend.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
u. ). Workers Livinq
In Virginia Urged
To Eliminate Smith
Employees Meeting Told
Patriotic Duty Is to Vote
Against Representative

Addressing a mass meeting under
auspices of the C. I. o. United Fed
eral Workers, Sidney Katz. secre-
tary of the Maryland and District
of Columbia Industrial Union Coun-
cil last night called on Government
workers living in nearby Virginia
to eliminate" Representative Smith,
Democrat, in the forthcoming elec-
ton.
Mr.. Smith is co-author of the
Smith-Vinson bill to suspend the
overtime provisions of the 40-hour
week and bar the closed shop in war
industries.
I'VE know that there are limita-
tions on Government workers in
the Hatch Act" Mr.. Katz said,
but Government workers have the
right to vote, and they should feel
it is a patriotic duty to exercise 1t
against Congressman Smith. His re-
dictionary political machine has re-
tanned him in Office long enough.
Its symbol is the poll tax and the
denial of democracy. We must
pledge to eliminate him.
The meeting was held in South
Interior auditorium for a discussion
of Federal employe problems in re-
lation to the war effort.
Eleanor Nelson, national secre-
tary- treasurer of the U. F. w., said
steps we're being taken to set up
management-labor committees in
war industries to speed production
and that such an arrangement was
even more necessary in Federal
service.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Natalie Sutherland, 21, Greeted
By Father and Macarthur

To the daughter he hasn't seen
since a year before war was declared,
Maj. Gen. Richard K. Sutherland,
Gen. MacArthur's chief of staff.
sent birthday cable this week.
Sharing the cabled greeting with
him was Gen. Macarthur himself.
The cable came to Miss Natalie
Sutherland and her mother at the
Kennedy-Warren Apartments in
time for Miss Sutherland's 2lst
birthday anniversary Thursday.
It was filed Thursday, just two
days after mother and daughter had
read in the newspapers that Gen.
Sutherland was safe in Australia
with his commander.
The cable, sent by 1t. Gen. George
H. Brett, read:
Happy 21st birthday for Natalie
and love for both of you. Dick and
Macarthur.
It was the first word Mrs. Suther-
land and her daughter had heart
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Virginia Farm Group
Urges End 10 Overtime
Pay, 40-Hour Week
Federation Also Asks
Droft Exemption
For Rurol loborers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, March 21.-Mem-
bers of the Virginia Farm Bureau
Federation were on record today as
favoring suspension of the 40-hour
work week. elimination of time-and-
a-haf and double overtime pay and
a ceiling on the wages of all labor.
Resolutions embodying those pro-
posals were adopted by the fedora
ton at the closing session of its an
nual meeting here yesterday. In
other resolutions the federation pro-
posed the exemption Of necessary
farm labor from armed service or
the provision of a subsidy for farm
labor to bring the pay ION fair
basis with that of defense in
dustries.
In other resolutions the fedora
ton called for passage of legislation
to prevent strikes for the duration
of the war and opposed attempts by
labor groups to organize agricultural
workers.
The federation reelected G.. F.
Holsinger of McGaheysville presi-
dent for a fourteenth term. Other
officers renamed are c. L. Weast of
Grottoes, vice president; M. B.
Heizer, Harrisonburg, secretary, and
c. v. Smith, Harrisonburg, treasurer.
Eight new directors were elected.
They are C. A. Bowman and c. w.
Sollenberger, Shenandoah; M. j.
Pease and L. H. Ramey, Frederick:
H. E. Grizzard, Southampton; Will
liam H. Payne, Augusta, and John
H. Burner, Rockingham.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Defense Stamp Dance
At M. U. Nets 1913

A total of $37340 in Defense
stamps was purchased by 934 Uni
versity of Maryland students at a
Defense stamp dance" at the uni
versity gym-armory last night under
the auspices of the Student Govern
ment Association.
Postmaster Egbert Tingley Of
Hyattsville, a university graduate,
said his Office furnished the stamps,
which were the admission ticket,
and supervised their sale.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Virginia Cooperation
In War Drive PIedqed
By Governor Darden
Stote Head Speaks of
Odd Fellows Banquet
At Alexandria
By E Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 21-
Gov. Darden last night pledged the
full cooperation of the Common
wealth of Virginia and its people to
President Roosevelt in prosecuting
the war effort.
The Governor spoke before the
1O3d anniversary banquet of Po-
tomac Lodge. No. 36, I. o. o. F., at
Odd Fellows Temple.
Regardless of political affiliation,
race or creed. every Vlrginlan must
cooperate, the Governor said.
Il want the people to realize that
the State is their servant, instead
of their being servants of the State" -"
he said. My Office is open to any
citizen of Virginia. and all sugges-
tions relating to State activities will
be welcomed"
The Governor was introduced by
w. Clifton Cunningham of AleXan-
dria, grand master of the Grand
Jurisdiction of Virginia. Repre-
sentative Cartwright, Democrat, Of
Oklahoma, past grand master of his
State, was master of ceremonies.
Representative Smith, Democrat, of
Virginia, and Pittinger, Republican,
of Minnesota, and Park B. Deans,
Richmond, member of the State
Labor Commission, were guests.
The Rev. A. H. Shumate delivered
the invocation. The committee in
charge of the banquet was headed
by Leroy S. Bendheim.
The banquet was served by Lib
erty Rebekah Lodge, No. 16.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
"a Receive Degrees
AtV. P. |. Exercises
Bythe Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BLACKSBURG, Va, March al
Because you chose last summer to
sacrifice your leisure then to pre-
pare for your part in Americas war
effort now, we are 10000 man hours
closer to victory" Earl B. Norris.
dean Of engineering at v. P. l., yes
terday told the A members of the
graduating class at Virginia Tech.
the first ever to receive degrees other
than in June during this colleges
10 years.
Only one other college in the
country, Dean Norris said, adopted
the plan of an accelerated program
last summer when America was still
at peace. Since war has come more
than 500 colleges are accelerating
their programs by instruction
courses this summer.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Maritime Commission
To Shift 200 Workers
From Washington
Construction and
Technical Division
Employees Affected

Approximately 200 Maritime Com
mission employees will be moved out
of Washington, beginning April l.,
to four newly-established regional
Offices.
The employees affected will be
from the construction division, the
technical divisions hull approval
section and the audit control Sec
ton of the finance division.
The Offices are to be located at
Baltimore, Chicago, San Francisco
and New Orleans, which were de-
scribed as the central points for
the four great shipbuilding areas IN
the commissions program.
The decentralization plan was de-
scribed as necessary in order to
speed up the work, and to save con-
siderable time now involved in cor
respondence between Washington
and the shipping plants. The re-
gional Offices will have full author
ity to make decisions in various
construction matters without refer
ring them to Washington.
Although the movement is to be-
gin by April l, Rear Admiral How
ard L. Vickery. vice chairman of
the commission, said that all en-
ployes selected would be expected
to 60, and none would be given
clearance for transfer to other
agencies here. Employees to be
moved, it was said, would be key
personnel.
Other personnel to bring the staff
in each Office to about 400 employees
will be recruited from the areas in
which the new ofices are to be
located.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Out-of-Stote Couples
Married in Virginia
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, We. March 21.-The
State Bureau of Vital Statistics re-
ported yesterday that of 9,760 out
of-State couples married in Virginia
last year, 4,97l of them gave Penn
sylvania addresses.
Making report on the first out
of-State marriage survey ever made
in Virginia, the bureau said that
every State in the Nation was rep
resented in the nonresident total,
and 19 foreign countries.
Next to Pennsylvania. North
Carolina ranked second with 846
couples, West Virginia came third.
The District of Columbia furnished
6O8 couples and Maryland, 435.
Winchester was a favorite place
for weddings with 3.018 recorded for
the year, but only 98 Of the brides
came from that city.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
LoveIess Cars,
farm Machines
Bring $4,000
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpeC1al DlSpatCh 10 ne 6tdE.
LEESBURG, Va, March 21.-The
green coupe in which the youthful
murderers of Ward Loveless made
their escape last November was sold
yesterday by his widow and admin
istratrix, Mrs. Irene Loveless, to-
gether with other automobiles,
trucks and farm machinery which
brought approximately $4,000.
Irving Payne, Falls Church, Va,
bought the coupe which was found
in Cumberland, KY, three days aft
er the body of Mr.. Loveless was dis
covered in his home near Water
ford, Va. The arrest of Herbert
Porter, Brentwood, Md, and Paul
Bernard Hoback, Blueield, w. Va,
followed shortly. They are serving
life prison terms.
About 5000 people attended the
sale, held on one of Mr.. Loveless
seven Loudoun County farms.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
More Aliens Rounded Up
In Puerto Rico by F. B. |.

By the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. March
21.-The F. B. 1. announced last
night the arrest Of three Germans
and five italians and the seizure OF
some of their possessions following
surprise raids on AZ homes here.
Two other Germans and an Ital-
ian we're ordered to report to the
enemy alien board. One German
and four Italians were released after
questioning.
The agents seized Al code and
cypher books from various aliens.
The agents also seized nine fire
arm pieces, 191 rounds OF ammu-
milton, II short wave radio receiving
sets, two signal devices, and nine
cameras.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Virginia Plans
Superhiighway
To 0ccoquan
p>sl - D. Dat aS
Road to Be Part of
New Nearby
Federal Network

Acting under the terms Of the
superhighway bill passed by the
recent General Assembly, the Vir-
ginia State Highway Commission
yesterday authorized construction
of a 17-mile double lane highway
from a point just south of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge to Occo-
quan Creek, the Associated Press
reported from Richmond.
The highway, intended to facili-
tate movement of heavy traffic in
Northern Virginia, will connect with
the network of roads which will sur
round the new War Department
Building in Arlington and will by
pass Alexandria.
Seyenty-five per cent of the cost of
the new road is expected to be
borne by the Public Roads Admin
istration of the Federal Works
Agency, which will collaborate in its
construction.
Memorial TO Shirley.
The new road will be known as
The Henry G. Shirley Memorial
Highway" in honor of the late State
highway commissioner, who died
last year
Work on the highway will require
from 18 months to two years. Sur
veys on the project have been under
way for the last six months. The
route has practically been decided
upon.
The first limited-access or super
highway to be built in Virginia. the
highway will consist of two 24-foot-
wide concrete traffic lanes separated
by grass dividing strip 20 or 30
feet wide. All intersecting roads
and railroads will be crossed with
structures separating grades.
Northbound traffic on the high
way will use the present U. S.
Route No. l bridge over Occoquan
Creek. Another bridge now being
built by the Highway Department
and scheduled for completion with
in two months will serve southbound
traffic.
Will Relieve Congestion.
The new highway will relieve the
increasing congestion on Northern
Virginia roads brought about by
construction of the War Depart
ment building and the expansion OF
Fort Belvoir.
Yesterdays action was taken at
the Highway Commissions first
meeting since the bill permitting
construction Of limited-access high
ways was passed by the Assembly
and signed by Gov. Darden.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Maryland U. to Open Institute
Of Foreign Affairs and Trade

greatest maritime power in the
world" DR.. Byrd said. I'VE will
have 10 times the former volume
of foreign trade, and the United
States will have to garrison place
after place. 1t it with this future
in mind that We are now working"
The institute. he added, will pre-
sent a practical. interrelated study
of languages. government, military
history. economics. and social Gus
toms of foreign nations. japanese,
Chinese and Russian will be in
cluded in the curriculum of lam
guages.
I'VE want to give sound, thor
ough knowledge of foreign coun-
tries to all those who wish to 90
to those countries for any particu-
lar reason, either on private enter
prise or in government work. The
aim of the institute will be to give
Americans an understanding of 9TH
er nations"
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Jury Indiets Housewife
In Atlanta Trunk Ki|Iinq

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. March 2l.-Mrs.
Minnie Zee Griffin was indicted yes
terday in the trunk murder of at
tractive Mildred Seymour Williams,
22-year-old shoe store salesgirl.
The Fulton County (Atlanta)
grand jury acted less than 48 hours
after the body of Mrs. Williams was
found crammed into an old automo-
bile trunk in the basement of the
Griffin home where it had reposed
for almost four months.
Earlier, coroners verdict held
that Mrs. Williams came to her
death through wounds inflicted by
Mrs. Griffin. The grand jury also
had before it a signed confession
produced by Detective Supt. j. A.
McKibben in which the 46-year-old
housewife admitted the Staying.
Police said Mrs Griffin, who ad-
mitted striking Mrs. Williams dur
ing an agreement. was suffering
from the thought that the salesgirl
was breaking up the home of her
married daughter. No evidence to
that effect has been found, investi-
eating officers said.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Churches Asked
To Make Plans
For B|ackouts
Notice From BoIIes
Cites Desire for
Normal Services

Col. Lemuel Bolles, civilian de-
tense director here, yesterday called
on the churches of Washington to
prepare permanent blackout facili-
ties so that, in the event of test
blackouts or actual air raids, re-
ligious services may proceed in a
normal manner.
In identical letters sent to repre-
sentatives of the Protestant, Catho-
lie and Jewish faiths, Col. Bolles
said Civilian Defense Co-ordinator
John Russell Young desires to avoid
interference with religious services
in all periods of training and prep
aration for air raids and blackouts
insofar as it is possible.
He asked the church leaders to
advise him of any special religious
observances being planned in the
immediate future "in order that in
sofar as in lies within his the CO.
ordinatoD control, these religious
observances may proceed without
interruption"
1T should be understood, how
ever" Col. Bolles added, that tests
or actual raids may occur at any
time and that under these circum-
stances assembled congregations
should be prepared to exercise wise
provisions for their own safety"
The defense director urged that
pastors direct preparation of per-
manent blackout facilities for their
churches.
The letters were sent to the Rev
william Sweeney of St. Gabriels
Church, who has been designated
by Archbishop Michael J. Curley to
represent the Catholic clergy on all
civilian defense matters; DR.. Worth
Tippy, acting executive secretary of
the Washington Federation of
Churches, and Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld, designated to repre-
sent the Jewish clergy.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Draft Boards Begin
Plans for Registering
1880 Men April II
Assignment Of Order
Numbers to February
Lists Gets Under Way

As plans went forward for regis
tration of approximately $500 more
men here on April 27, the Districts
25 local Selective Service boards to-
day started assigning order numbers
to the men who registered February
l6.
Master order lists. determined
through the national lottery earlier
this week, went out to local boards
late yesterday. Many Of the boards
expected to work through the week
end to complete the job OF order
numbering all their cards by Tues
day
Figuring that the registration of
men between As and "a years, inclu-
sive, would total about one-and-a-
half times as many men as registered
February Is. local selective service
headquarters increased their esti-
mate of prospective rgeistrants TO
$500 About $1,000 men registered
here in February.
Headquarters Moved.
Because local headquarters, where
transients registered in the previous
registrations, will move out of the
old National Guard Armory several
weeks before the new registration.
special plans will have to be made
for transient registration.
Officials thought it likely that a
school would be set aside for tran
sient registration rather than have
transients register in one of the
board area registration points.
A registration center on Capitol
Hill is also expected to be set up.
since the coming registration will
affect large numbers of Representa-
tives and Senators
Maryland men between IS and 64
will be given three days-April Is, 26
and 27-to register for military
war duties.
O'Conor Outlines Plans.
Gov. O'Conor, announcing the
plan yesterday after a conference
With Col. Henry G. Stanwood, Mary
land director of selective service,
said:
I'VE are going ahead with plans
for registration of all men As to "a
according to the Presidents procla-
nation. Anticipating a large lium-
Der of registrants, we will extend the
registration over three days, with
the approval of Federal authorities. :"
Gov. O'Conor said Maryland eX-
pected approximately 100000 regis
trants, compared with the $4,000
who signed up last month.
The National Selective Service
Board has commended very highly
the three-day system used in the
last registration which went of
without a flaw" the Governor said.
I'VE shall use the same system with
very little change next month"
Details of the registration would
be announced later, he said.