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Evening star., 1942-02-28
laps Massing Troops
For Renewed Smash
Toward Rdngoon
London Commentator Soys
Situation in Burmo
Is Very Serious
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated fIess.
LONDON, Feb. 28.-The Japa-
nese are massing troops for a re-
newed smash toward Rangoon
and the Burma front situation is
very serious" a British COM
mentator acknowledged today.
He admitted that reports the
Japanese had cut the road and rail-
road north of Pegu probably were
true. and emphasized the strength
of the imminent Japanese onslaught
against British troops holding the
lines west of the Sittang River.
The japanese infantry suffered
1000 casualties in q series of bull
like rushes against q small British
force holding q bridgehead across
the Sittang, the commentator added
Another British force, cut of when
the Japanese enveloping movement
in the north flanked it. fought its
way back to the present lines after
days of severe fighting.
The battle of the bridgehead was
a small but gallant action. 1t was
believed that troops of the Duke of
Wellingtons infantry and the Kings
Own Yorkshire light infantry par
ticipated.
Attacking in greatly superior force.
the Japanese battered at the British
bridgehead garrison for two days.
Despite heavy losses, the British
held On and on February 23 with
drew across the river as engineers
blew up the bridge.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Star Carrier Boys Will Make
Annual Trip to West Point
Camera Contest Will Be Feoture
Of Two-Doy Vocation in April

Through special permission from
the War Department, the annual
spring holiday trip sponsored by The
Star for its carriers will be made to
West Point for an inspection of the
Military Academy.
This was revealed today during a
rally of more than 200 Star carriers
in the Tivoli Thester. In addition,
the boys will spend q day in New
York City sightseeing, Edgar s..
Bayol, general promotion manager
for The Star. told the boys. The
rally was believed to be the largest
the carriers have ever held.
En- route to West Point by char
tered bus from New York, the boys
will be taken up the Hudson River
Valley and through the famous
Sleepy Hollow region.
Camera Contest Arranged.
E. ]. De Wore, assistant circula-
ton manager, said a new feature
had been added this year. A camera
contest for pictures taken during
the two-day vacation will be held,
with suitable awards for the best
ones. A special train will leave here
for New York April 7 and return the
following day A feature of the bus
trip to West Point will be a stop at
Bear Mountain Inn, overlooking the
Hudson River.
Calf Burns, circulation manager
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Petain Also 10 Blame
For Fall Of France,
Da|adier Charges
MorshoI, When Minister
Of War, Said TO Have
Cut Arms Budget
Star Stan Photo.
BY the Associated Press,

RON. Unoccupied France, Feb.
28.-Marshal Petain himself was re-
sponsible with other French minis
tiers Of war for Frances lack Of
arms preparation to meet the Ger
mans. former Premier Edouard
Daladier charged in his own de-
fense at the war guilt trial yester-
day.
M. Daladier, minister of war in
three cabinets, attacked his pre-
decessors, including Marshal Petain,
and told the court he could not be
held entirely at fault.
He went back to 1884 when Mar
shall Petain was minister of war for
nine months under Premier Gas
ton Doumergue and When M. Dala-
dier said the Marshal had the arma-
ments budget reduced from 800 mil
lion francs to 400 million.
VIII "Cover" No Longer.
The prosecution quickly inter-
rupted to say that Marshal Petain
merely diverted 200 million francs
for additional construction work in
the Maginot Line.
M. Daladier said he had refrained
from criticizing the men who had
preceded him in the ministry of
war after France and England went
to war with Germany In 1899.
II am now condemned by a pre-
decessor whom I covered then" he
said. II shall cover him no longer"
The former premier's accusation
against the chief of states previous
responsibility consisted of two
points: % II there was lack of
preparation for war, Marshal Petain
was responsible with him; ~ Mar
shall Petain supported the theory
of fighting a defensive war rather
than war of movement, advocated
by Gen. Charles de Gaulle and later
adopted by the Germans.
The prosecution said M. Daladier
should have accelerated war produc-
ton in 1886 shortly after he became
war minister under former Premier
Leon Blum because the European
situation at that time became mar
kedly worse. The trial. 1t was said.
was limited to testimony on such
lack of preparation and was not
concerned with military strategy.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Three Strikes Ended;
Electrical Workers al
Pittsburgh Walk Out
Ship WeIders Agree
To Buy Defense Bonds
As Protest Is Settled
By ths Associated Press.

Three work stoppages in which
Government officials had intervened
with demands for immediate re-
sumption of production were called
Oh yesterday. but there was a walk
out at Pittsburgh electrical con-
Germ producing equipment for de-
fense plants.
The Pennsylvania Transformer
Co. at Pittsburgh, employing $50,
was closed down after members of
the c. 1. o. Electrical Union sud-
denly walked out. A company
spokesman said he knew of no
grievances, and the union said only
that a membership meeting would
be held.
Some 120 welders who struck at
the Hoboken IN. j. yards of the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. be-
cause OF q foreman's abusive Ian
guage agreed to end their two-day
work stoppage Chairman William
H. Davis OF the War Labor Board
had told them they were failing in
their duty to their country.
Will Buy Defense Bonds.
In mood Of combined patriotism
and belligerency toward the fore
man, the welders also voted to buy
a defense bond each and to demand
that the foreman buy five.
A dispute which caused a stop-
page of work Thursday at the La
Belle Works of the Crucible Steel
Co., Pittsburgh. was settled. but de-
tails were not announced. The
company had called the difficulty a
strike while the C. I. O.-Steel
workers Organizing Committee
termed it lockout.
1t was announced that the plant.
employing about 1000, expected to
get back into full operation on Mon
day.
DIR. John r. Steelman, head of the
Cancellation Service, had asked re-
sumption of work.
Roofers End Protest.
In response to a request from DR..
Steelman, so striking A. F. L. roofers
IN Phoenix, Ariz.. went back to work.
They had protested that some en-
ployers were not observing a pre-
vailing wage scale of SIPS an hour
tor roofers and 871a cents for
helpers.
During the day, the War Labor
Board declined to accept Jurisdiction
over a dispute between the c. I. o
United Automobile Workers and
General Motors Corp. 1t ruled that
the parties should first exhaust
other settlement possibilities includ-
ing conciliation and grievance ma
chinery provided in G. MS existing
contract with the union.
The dispute involves a demand by
the union for double pay for Sunday
work and arises from conversion of
the plant to 24-hour. seven-day
week operation on war contracts.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Ex-Gov. Earle Is Sworn
For Active Naval Duty
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. %. -
George N. Earle, former Minister to
Bulgaria and former Governor of
Pennsylvania. was sworn in yester-
day as a lieutenant commander in
the Navy.
Comdr. Earle. 81, held the same
rank during the last war and was
decorated for heroism while COM
manding the submarine chaser Vic
tor. He applied for active duty
Immediately after his return from
Bulgaria and asked to be assigned
to deck duty.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Crowd Delays Occupancy
Of Co|ored Housing Project
BY the Associated Press.

ny Inc ASSOClAtco EIcSe.
DETROIT, Feb. 28.-Mayor Ed
ward J. Jef1ries ordered postpone
ment of an attempt to move colored
families into a defense housing prof.
ect here today as police were trying
to disperse opposing crowds of white
pickets and Negroes.
The action came soon after a brief
skirmish at Ryan road and Nevada
avenue, half q mile west Of the
housing project. which resulted IN
Patrolman Edward A. Koss and Miss
Dolores Homer, . white woman. be-
ing struck by flying rocks.
Three moving vans loaded with
furniture had been parked near the
intersection. Spokesman for the
white people, who carried placards
objecting to colored occupancy Of
the project, said their group would
60 home If the vans were removed.
The colored group began breaking
up after an appeal by Horace A.
White, Negro minister and mem
Der of the Detroit Housing Commis-
sion.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Early Decision Due
On Aliens Removal
To Inland Areas
Important Conferences
Held by Gen. Dewitt
And Coast Co-ordinotor
BY the Associated Press.

| oy Nut hoool 1000
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28.-
The West Coasts biggest ques-
tion-whether to move the Japa-
neSe, both alien and American
born, further inland, even pos
sibly outside all coastal States
appeared to be headed toward
an early answer today.
The man who has the power of
decision, 1t. Gen. John L. De Witt,
held important conferences last
night with Tom c. Clark, West
Coast alien co-ordinator.
Gen. De Witt, Western defense
commander of the 4th Army Area,
recently was authorized by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to establish military
areas" wherever he deems advisable
and to remove from those areas all
persons whose presence he con-
siders inadvisable.
1000 Aliens In Area
Mr.. Clark said in Los Angeles
earlier this week that he looked for
an expansion of the prohibited zones
from which enemy aliens-Japa-
nese, Germans and Italians-have
been barred since Feb. "a. He said
at that time that he expected an
announcement by today. At San
Diego, Norman Neukom, assistant
United States attorney, asserted
that such an announcement also
would deal with the Americana born
Japanese.
All enemy aliens in California,
Oregon and Washington are esti-
mated roughly at 100000, with the
Japanese the largest group.
The japanese problem entailed
not only whether to move them but
where.
Nobody wants them" said Rep
resentative Tolan, Democrat, of
California in an interview at Seat
tie, where his congressional COM
mittee is holding a hearing today
on the West Coast enemy alien sit
uation.
THE committee has received nu-
numerous expressions from inland
areas to that effect"
Idaho Opposes Entry.
Idaho's Governor, Chase A. Clark,
said at Boise his State was opposed
to having enemy aliens sent there
but if they were sent they should be
concentrated under guard.
The inland movement of japanese
to Kern County in Southern Cal
ifornia drew a protest from Sheriff
John Loustalot who said that sector
had oil fields, irrigation canals and
power lines that the japanese
would like very much to blow up."
I'VE don't want amy Japs in this
county," he protested, "and we wish
the Government would move them
away inland, far from any place
they would do any damage to the
national defense effort"
At California's capital city, Sacra-
mento. the State Board of Equali-
zation dropped all Japanese en-
ployes from its rolls and ordered
the revocation OF all liquor licenses
held by American-born Japanese.
The board previously had revoked
the licenses held by alien Japanese.
The newest revocation order noted
that such licensed premises could
be a meeting place for those who
would form a fifth column In CAL
ifornia."
Evening star., 1942-02-28
American Businessmen
Dies in Istunbul
Nv the Assoc1atad pnssx

BY the Associated Press.
ISTANBuL, Turkey, Feb. as (De-
layeO. - Preston E. King, 50, an
American businessman long resident
In Turkey, died In the american
Hospital here today of a heart ALL
ment.
Mr.. King was director Of the
Turkish match monopoly. His sur
vivors include his widow and q son
who are believed to be in Virginia.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Potomac Beach Bus Line

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. % P.-
The Richmond Greyhound Lines,
Inc, asked the State Corporation
Commission yesterday for authority
to establish connection between
Potomac Beach and the Virginia.
Maryland State line at the Potomac
River Bridge through Dahlgren.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Congress in Brief
TODAY

Senate:
In recess. "
Farm bloc strategy conference on
dispute with President over parity
prices.
House: -
Continues deiiberation Of war
powers bill. -
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Report
FURNISHED by tn


District OF CombaContinud tonight with lowest
temperature near freezing fresh winds, diminishing
Maryland Vrgnia-Contnued
snow furries in mountains. ~
West cold with snow 6r
ries in east and north portions tonight
Evening star., 1942-02-28

Uncle Sam can use this newspaper
when you've finished reading II.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Temperatures In varieus Cities.

What makes Sammy run? He's In
! hurry to buy Defense Bonds.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Church Marks Loymon's Doy

FORESTVILLE, Va, Feb. % (Spe-
ciaD.-Layman's day will be OBJ
served at special services at Arnon
Methodist Church at II am. tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1942-02-28

Guns or butter? Well have both
II We buy Defense bonds.
Evening star., 1942-02-28

DISTRICT PILGRIM" CHOSEN BY D. A. R.-Mss Edna Amelia
Staples (extreme right in front last night named the
winner Of the good citizenship pilgrimage contest held the
District chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
She will join winners of similar contests 4s the
pilgrimage which will be held in connection with the annual
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Report for Last "A Hours.
Record for Last "a Heurs.

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon todsyJ
Hishest, 43. at 2:b5 pm. yesterday.
Lowest. so. at $40 am. today. Year
ago, 81.
Record Tenperatufes This Year.
Highest. 65, on January 1s.
Lowest, q. on January IL.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, SO per cent, at $40 am. today.
Lowest. ~ Der cent. at $3.50 pm. yes
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear at
Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy at
Great Falls today.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED BY Omitted States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High - I'll am. 1855 An.
Low 1:43 Am. 2:27 am.
Low Low ----------- i::SSS D.m. % s:4aii S.m. S.
The Sun and Neon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today T:43 6:SQ
Sun. tomorrow - Tag ZOO
Moon, today -- 4:49 pm. sos am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1942-02-28

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1942-02-28

/, Mr.. Murray'S letter said:
What Representative Smith knows
and fails to state is that the sole
effect of his proposal would be to
deny to American working men and
women appropriate payment long
guaranteed by statute for those extra
hours of work For every
ounce of extra production turned out
by those extra hours of work the
employers receive appropriate pay
ment-payment which has already
swelled corporate profits in the Ma
ton to excessive heights - The
sole effect of his proposal would be
to increase those swollen profits
even further at the direct expense
of labor"
Representative Carlson, Repub-
lican, of Kansas called on colleagues
to pass the amendment and de-
clared that labor disputes could no
longer be allowed to impede the war
effort.
For Gods sake and for the coun-
try's sake" he shouted, 'let's stand
up here and be men, =
Majority Leader Mccormack re-
ported receipt of letter from the
Labor Department which said that
many industrial firms already were
working their employees as much AZ
so hours a week.
There still remain 10 or more diff
ferent subjects to be considered in
the bill proper before record vote
can be obtained.
Asserting Congress had no right
to "economize" on labor by taking
away time and one-half for over
time, while corporations were being
permitted to make huge profits
Representative Keefe, Republican
of Wisconsin opposed the amend
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-05
In Capital Letters
By Mona Daeas

Something benefits will offered strove Tuesday
when prominent ladies will the Newspaper
woens Club English pancakes all desire the dainty
which typical Of the preceding Little wife
Admiral Sir Charles Little who chief Of the British mission
here will be assisted by the wives of Australian Canadian and
American naval officers serving
Speaking Of Shrove Tudayhe the feast before the
fas hardly possible that the nten
Soon all the society speaking ul
then will realize lul
of the record because it's
neighboring given by
Canadian here weeks beginning February
something like the State fairs
arrive interesting objects including moving pictures darams
Ottawa masks made from clay taken bottom
lakes done by Mrs G. L a
Canadian medals handicrat work child paintings
the Grange Art Gallery Toronto samples the
Canadian volunteer
necklaces
of the Minister Counselor
Wrong.
Among interesting things on exhibition will be
wife member
IN Budapest having been asked to leave Belgrade
Nazs who didn't like the Mr. Bonbright
his pipe in his mouth They Brussels
invaded Belgium and for three helped the
the Of
ings that will be the exhibition during
the two before her departure Europe
husband
The exhibition will be held head
quarters at 1924 Connecticut The
headquarters settled hoping
which long will
the calendar entertaining dinner the Morris
Catzes will give the 18TH Terney
rising Hollywood
Cassni son Of Countess Cassn of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-05
Miss Ann James
To Become Bride of
MIR. J. G. Meade, Jr.
.Bdchr1ch Photo

Mr.. and Mrs. z. Roy James OF Old
Barry Farm, Havre de Grace, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Ann Boulder James,
to Mr.. James Gordon Meade, jr.,
Of Washington, son Of the late Mr..
and Mrs. James Gordon Meade.
Miss James was graduated from
Jacob Tome Institute, Port De-
post, Md. She is q niece of Brig.
Gen. Julian c. Smith, q. S. M. c.,
Of Quantico.
Mr.. Meade attended the Tome
School for Boys at Port Deposit and
was graduated from the University
of Maryland in the class Of 1899.
He is q member of Delta Sigma
Chi Fraternity and now is attend
ing the Off1cers' Candidate School
at Fort Benning, Ga.
The wedding will take place May
8 in st. Johns Episcopal Church
in Havre de Grace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-05
Mary Charming
Becomes Bride of
Victor Malcolm

Mrs. Hayden Charming an
nounces the marriage Of her
daughter, Miss Mary Ellery Chan.
ming, to Mr.. Victor Malcolm, son
Of Sir Ian Malcolm. The we'd
ding took place at noon today
in the home Of the brides mother
on Thirty-third street in the
presence Of only the members OF
the two families who remained
for the wedding breakfast and
informal reception.
The bride vas educated in Eng
land and with her mother and
sister, Miss Kathleen Charming,
has been living in Georgetown
for some months.
Mr.. Malcolm, who is in Wash
ington with the British Purchas-
ing Commission, Is q brother Of
Mr.. A. C. E. Malcolm. Second Sec
rotary of the British Embassy.
They are grandsons of Lily Lang
try. the famous actress. Mr.. and
Mrs. Malcolm will make their
home In washington while he is
here with the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-05
Miss Caryl Loggins
And Ensign Hadler
To Wed Feb. 81

Mr.. and Mrs. James Elwyn Log
gins have issued invitations for the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Caryl Loggins, to Ensign Jacques
Bauer Hadler, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernhard H. Hadler Of Egeland,
N. Oak.
The wedding viii take place at
4::30 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
February 81, in st. Andrews Chapel
at the Naval Academy.
The maid Of honor will be Miss
Elinor Marie Kane and the brides
maid will be Miss Vivian Gray
Smith. Carol Hanning, small
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
T. Hanning, will be the flower girl.
Mr.. James Elywn Loggins, jr.,
brother of the bride, WILDE the best
man, and the ushers, all of whom
were classmates Of the bridegroom
at the academy, will be Ensign
c. L. Fears. Ensign c. M. Hart,
Ensign r. j. Reid and Ensign ].
M. Burnham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-05
Social Notes
OF Suburban
Mrs. Nevius Feted
At Luncheon by
Mrs. Pariseau

Mrs. Richard D. MENUS Of Edge
moor, who Is leaving for Richmond.
Va, soon, was honor guest at q
luncheon which Mrs. George e.
Pariseau gave today. Other guests
present included Mrs. Frank Preston
Farley, Mrs. Kenneth H. N. Newton,
Mrs. Ford r. Young, Mrs. Parks G.
Steed, Mrs. Frank Bennett, Mrs.
Clarence Keiser, Mrs. Richard e.
ritlow, Mrs. j. Harry Pirie and Mrs.
r. p. Di Blast.
Mr.. and Mrs Nevius will make
their home In Richmond, where Mr..
Nevius will be stationed as member
Of the staff Of the United States
Patent once.
Mrs. 8. p. vandersfce entertained
today at q luncheon and bridge in
her home in Arlington. Her guests
were Mrs. N. N. Parker, Mrs. Ernest
Shreve, Mrs. lie Roy Hammond,
Mrs. Hugh Reid, Mrs. Wallis Schutt,
Mrs. Mildred Bryan, Mrs. Edwin
Goucher and Mrs. Bruce Harrison.
Mrs. Jack Ladson, with her infant
son, Jack Alexander LadSon, has re-
turned to her home In Sandy Spring
after a stay Of several weeks with her
mother. Mrs. Alexander MacGih, in
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harrison Of
Falls Church entertained at bridge
Tuesday night. Among the guests
were Gen. and Mrs. Rufus Lane, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Anderson, Maj. and
Mrs. L. p. Daniel, the Rev. and
Mrs. John Sadtler, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Branson, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Spelman, Mrs. George Butterworth,
Mrs. Harry Moran, Mrs. Frederick
Jones, Mrs. Felix Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Pendleton, the Rev.
and Mrs. w. L. Ribble, Mrs. George
Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. Adrien Busick
and Mrs. Charles Marshall.
Mrs. Charles Wilson entertained
yesterday at dessert-bridge in her
nome IN country Cluo Grove IN
Arlington. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
have just returned from a two-week
stay in Atlanta, Ga.
A miscellaneous shower was given
Tuesday evening for Mrs. Joseph
Herbert Carr by the Venture Club
in the home of Miss Dorothy Hines
in Arlington. The party also was
in honor of Mrs. Julian M. Brown,
jr, Of Bedford. Ind, who Is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Heber
Snarr.
Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian M. Brown, ST., gave a dinner
for their daughter-in-law, asking
additional guests for later In the
evening.