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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-14

Bob Toylor scores two firsts
OF the Roxy he hos lono
Turner (obove) os his IeodIno
lody ond tries his hand OF O
oonoster role ond they
ore both good ideosl
Van Heflin, Robert Sterling. Pa
fricia Dane. Glenda Farrell. Henry
o'Neill and Diana Lewis assist in
telling the story.
There are times when Rob
ert Taylor Ii not too eonyinc-
Ing rs the badman of the
underworld, but on the whole
he does pretty good job of
II. Miss Turner, as the step
daughter of the district attor-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-14
MALTA NATIVE

Joseph CALEB. enacting a lead
ing character role in Paramounts
perturbation of Ernest Heming-
ways For Whom the Bell Tolls"
is a native of the Island of Malta
and his mother was Spanish, his
father English. He is an American
citizen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-14
Film Breaks All
Former Precedenis

A prison story without . prison
break. = Newspaper story without
scene In the city room ard q
detective action stary without .
shot being fired,
That's The record ~ aFeslsd
Lips. which II no~ 81 IN. Beverly
thsstsf.
The picture features William
ssrTsn. Juns Gyds, John Ltei
and AIMS fsxsl. ami presents an
absorbing story founded On q fan
xstic rumor which eircustec
widely during prohibition days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-14

nes. gives = fine performance
but N i Arnold and this fellow
Helm Who actually put the
picture On Ire. Helm II the
one Who really gives the pic
turr ifs seolors and punch.
He IL = top night actor.
The companion film leads Us
away from the underworld 70 the
cracker jar where that mentally
erummy Oracle Allen talks her
self into more trouble than an
absent minded deep sea diver.
The picture IS = screen version Of
the Broadway comedy. Mr.. and
Mrs. North and gives Oracle =
good supporting cast headed by
William Post. i. Paul Kelly. Rose
Hobart. Virginia Grey. Tom Con-
way and Felix Rressart.
About the only va, ene can
eiassif, a Oracle Allen picture
IL 10 recommend II to those
Who enjoy wrong answers and
Who get q kick out of her
radio program.
In other words, film has 10
he all Oracle Allen -. II she Is in
IT and il you don't like her,
that would spoil everything IL
YOU do. it makes Mr.. and Mrs.
North field day for "zany's'
fans.
La gaceta., 1942-02-12
I'm Darty para la Cruz ROja

I'm Party para la Cruz ROja
En- la nocne del pasado mar
ties Sc efectu6 en- ell salon 'ADul'
del Restaurant Rubin una Simpa
tica fiesta ofrecida nor las Sras
M. Rubin y A. Ita]iano. Ell pro-
ducto de la miSma Sc entreg6 a
la Cruz Roja.
En- ell DEGRADE Sc usaron te-
mas patri6ticos. A la entradai
del salon Sc coloco la clasica
"V" de la victoria, la que esta-
ba iluminada con los dolores de
la bandera americana, en- bonn
billitos el6ctricos.
Las mesas fueron servidas
por las Srtas. Florence Marti,
Noma Heids, Viola Rodriguez,
Vicky Anderson, Mary Fran
ces Cooper, Irma Rodriguez y
Margarita Aizpuru.
En- los juegos efectuados OBJ
La gaceta., 1942-02-12
BueRds C"QueStdS para
el Bale del SdbGdo

En- una vista que nos hace ell
Sr. lCeleStino Fernandez. Pre-
sidente de la Secci6n de Reereo
del Cento Astuiano, nos infor-
ma que en- la noche de aver Sc
dieron a conocer los nombre de
las orquestas que amenizaran
la fiesta Social del Sabado. Es-
tas son: "Don Francisco, para
los amantes Gle las pleas anne
ricanas, V la Sonora, con sus
cantantes Rafael Artiga y Jo-
safind Ramil para las pleas
latinaS.
La gaceta., 1942-02-12

Qued6 en- libertad bajo fan
20 Gle 5000.
No lie quedaran a Cochrane
"consecuencias" que lie molesten
0 incapacite en- 81 future.
La gaceta., 1942-02-12

S. Meltzer, M. Guerra, Alberto
Guerra, Clara Garcia, B. Alva-
req, A. Favata, A. Guerra, N.
Nuccio, j. Lumia, j. Demmi, j.
A. Gonzalez, S. Valenti, Chas.
Wall, R. Sierra, S. Paniello, A.
F. Massaro, w. j. Weiskopf, F.
S. Adamo, l.. N. Hayes, J. E,
Williams, S. G~lorioso, J. c. En-
gleberger, Junior Lawson, De-
liza Barker, y las Srtas. Feley,
Gertrudis Corrington y Elena
Greco.
La gaceta., 1942-02-12
NOIAS SOCtALE
(PoR A r RoDRIcULzi

Estableceran su nido de amor
en- esta ciuiad.
Les deseamos TODD genera d
f~elicidades.
La gaceta., 1942-02-12
La Jantd de Hoy

En- Ia noche de hoy celebrara
su acostumbrada junta semanal
IA Secci6n de Recreo del Circu-
10 Cubano. Sc tratara sobre el
Bale de CARNIVAL del SdIbado
21. en- su eiificio social.
Tam5ien Sc reunira lie Secci6n
de Damas, bajo la presidencia
de la Srta. Mercedes Fernan-
DEE.
Ruegan la mas puntual aSis-
tencia.
La gaceta., 1942-02-12
GOT DATE?
Don't neglect your Breath

II you've got a date with the girl friend or
q business appointment play smArt aud taxa
the proper prscaution Ia see that your hnaaA
doesn't offend Unnecessarily. After oil, moth.
ing q so inexcusAhle and so offensive aaf
nSglecesd case Of hAlitosia (bad BREATH. Be
fore your next date or business appointment.
rinse the mouth with Listerine Antiaeptie.
Almost Immediately your breath becomes
aeeeis, purer. less likely 10 offend. Most
easea Of halitoaia, say some authorities, are
due to the fermentation Of tiny food particles
In the mouth, although some cases may be
due 10 systemic disoEdnru. Against the for
mer condition. Listerins Autlseptie works
wonders because II first halta the fermensa-
tlon aud then overc0mes the Odorp Il causes.
Don't forget to use Il. IT. the first aid of
thousands Of popular and successful people
LISTERINE ANTISEPTIC
ITO Make Your Breath Svssisr
La gaceta., 1942-02-12

tuNieron premios las Sra. Lloyd
ABBOTT, E. SpOto, j. Stanley
York, P. Ferrer, L. j. Garcia y
j. Swerdlin. Estas bondadosas
damas donaron los premios pa
ra la cruz Roja
Ente los asistentes anotamos
a M. Balboa, A. de la Riva, R.
Galiano, L. Cubillas, C. E. Eli
is, 2. Saron, c. j. Hawkins, Car
men Monte, J. Cacciatore I.
A. j. Ferlita, A. Dato, F. San
tos, L. j. Leo, R. d. Hobbies, A.
Perla, L. Haber, j. Norton, P.
C. Scaglione, j. E. Canton, A.
Lastra, C. H. Pent, G. Garcia,
A. L. Greco, H. E. Ebra, P. j.
Albano, F. Stephens, H. Russo,
jr., Nena Angulo, Nena Valero,
A. A. Gonzalez, l.. Rey, C. Mar
torell, Sarah d. Lardo, C. c,
Vega, r. Farrior, j. Berger, S.
Who'd, R. Barker, o. johnson,
R. E. Edmusson, N. Rosenthal,
G. H. Borde, jr., H. LoVerne,
Lawrence Mesa, Dave Spinner,
S. Vaglica, j. N. loretta, w. H.
Simpson, Alice Henri, l.. Anti
nori, F. ]. LetO, o. L. Holt, F.
L. Mesetvey, B. X. Foley, Mo
iris Ccadron, j. Kaufman, y
La gaceta., 1942-02-12

ST, senior, compre la
,intura d. L. P. Sofa.
Sc vende EN- King
Hardware, Sa. avenida
= calle Is
La gaceta., 1942-02-12
de ana Bobd

IN la Residential de los pa
dres de la gentil dezposada, es-
poSos Severino Rodriguez,
l517R de la avenida Is, contra
jeron matrimonio ell pasado Do
mingo la interesante Srta. Ro-
sta Rey y ell apreciado jOven
ErneSto Badia.
Representa- a la ley ell como
cido notario pGblico Sr. Candi-
do Perez, y en- calidad de testi-
gos firmaron ell acta matrimo-
NAL la Srta. Margarita Rodri-
guez y ell joven ArmandO Ote-
no.
Entire los Cue presenciaron Ia
ceremonial Sc encontraban Eu-
lalia Rodriguez, Joe Greco y Sc
nora, Frank Badia Y Sra, Frank
Badia, jr., y Sra, Manuel Sal
gado y Sra, Manuel Badia, l.
rene Fernandez, Rosario Gala
no, Antonio Garcia, Maria Con
zalez Adela Rodriguez, Richard
Louders, Pillar Mesa, Graciela
Torres,Irene Picar, Irma Gar
cia, Trinidad Tornero, Mirta
Tornero, Olga Badia, Margari-
Ia Rodriguez, Enriqueta Diaz,
Alberto Rodriguez y Sra, Char
les Benito, Mike Garcia y Sra,
Fernando Dominguez y otros
mas.
La concurrencia fue prOfusa-
mente obsequiada con pastas y
licores.
Muchos y variados regalos re
cibieron los muevos esposos.
La gaceta., 1942-02-12
COCHRANE SAuDRA DEL
HOSPITAL

Newport, R. l., Feb. 12.- Ri
campe6n mundial del peso wei
ter, Fred Cochrane, que sufrie-
ra lesiones en- un accidente au-
tomoviliSta, detro de pocos dias
saldra del hospital donde Sc en-
cuentra recluido.
William M. Brown, ch6fer
del coche que atropell6 al pdgil,
declare ante la corte de este dis
trito que es ~inocente.
La gaceta., 1942-02-12
Ell Primer Picnic

Ell Primer Picnic
Pr6xima la primavera, nues-
tras instituciones Sc preparan
para efectuar sus fieStas al aire
libre. La primera en- anunciar
SUI Picnic es la Logia Caballeros
Leales de America, la que ha
escogido la fecha de "a de Ma
20.
SegGn nos informa ell Sr. Ma
nuel Melendi, para esa OCCASION
Sc preparan grandes sorpresas.
Aun no Sc ha seleccionado ell
lugar.
Sc nos prometen otros deta-
lies.
La gaceta., 1942-02-12
new! "BACTERIOSTATIC"
Feminine
HYGIENE
now finding great fNOr
among women

Many doctors recommend regular .
OF doucheS as a precautionary meas
ure for women who want to be clean,
dainty-for women troubled by Offend
ing oder or discharge.
Some products may be harmful TO
delicate tissues. But not Lydia Z.
Piniham's SanAtive WASH Pinkham's
Sanatiye Wash is galiung great favor
because it's NOT a harmful germicide.
Instead-its a mighty effective "bac-
teriOStatic' (thc modern trendl II not
only d%isoourages bacterial growth and
infection but thoroughly ~cleanseS. deo-
dorizes. Very soothing relieves minor
~irritaticns and discharge and has .
tonic effect on delicate membranes.
I-neXpensivel All druggists.
La gaceta., 1942-02-12
Santos del Dta
Eulalia, Modesto, Ammonia
Bale de HOY

Ell Bale de Hoy
En- la noche de hoy celebrarf
su primer bale de Coronation
la Academia Nuestra Senors
del Perpetuo Socorro, en- sus sa
ZONES de la Decima avenida y
Gale DieciochO.
Los organizadores de este fes
tival 10 denominan valentine
and Coronatio BALI. Seran CO.
ronados los reyes de la escuela.
La parte bailable lie ha side
encomendada a Don Francis
co..
Para la ceremonial Sc ha ms
talado en- Ell escenario un lujo-
so trono.
Esta fiesta Sc proponen efec-
tuarla todos los amos. Con el
producto de ella Sc pagaran los
gastos que ocasiOne ell transpor-
tie de los equipos de Basketball
a la ciudad de Jacksonville.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-10-22

A White House stenographer holds
check for $4,000 from Navy yard
workers of Pearl Harbor who con-
tributed a days pay for war relief.
The check was inscribed on a Sec
ton of a Jap fighter plane that was
shot down at Pearl HarbOr.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-10-22

This sign just outside of Edmon-
ton, Alberta, marks the beginning of
the Alaska highway (Alcan). Five
hundred miles of Alberta roadways
connect at Dawson Creek, where
u. S. army engineers launched con-
struction of the road, which will
open December 1.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-10-22


fcers American division
reported that
Arthur the field somewhere Guinea where bombe
backing
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-10-22

Archbishop Nicholas Qeft) and
Rev. Michael MaslOv of st. Nicholas
Russian cathedral, New York, re-
move iron from church grounds to
swell the national scrap pile.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
18th Dive Bomber Connected,
Navy Raid Photographer Says

birds pulling up over the trees to-
ward us.
Then came that ominous whoosh
and 10 bombs exploded in the sea
close enough to send a shower OF
water and deadly fragments over
our stern. Everybody aboard sighed
with relief. II those babies had
connected it might have been a sad
story.
We fully expected the planes to
reload and come back at us. but they
didn't. From all I've heard since, it
appears that some of our own planes
from q carrier walked in about then
and just about wrecked everything
on the island.
GunnerS N0nchalant.
Many times we we're under air at
tack, but gunners manning our main
batteries didn't seem bit concerned
as they sent shells whipping into
the enemy. Only when the machine
guns started chattering from above
did any one pay much heed.
And some Of those machine gun
bullets came mighty close-close
enough that We have souvenirs of
bullets imbedded in the deck.
1t wasn't much fun at times. and
sometimes now it seems that must
have read about it all somewhere
But my names on the ships log, 50
! guess must have been there.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
as saying that Germany Is fighting
a war to the death and I will never
do anything to harm Germany"
Scientist Predicts B-1
In AII-White Breed

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14-Dr.
Robert r. williams says that the
Government may require white
bread to be enriched by vitamin B-1
to help insure steady nerves for
America during this emergency.
DR.. Williams, chemical director of
Bell Telephone Laboratories, was the
first to synthesize B-1, which
scientists call the morale vitamin
because it Is essential to nerve
tissue.
He spoke at the American Philo-
sophical Society meeting last night
after receiving the $1,000 John Scott
award and medal for useful in
ventions."
He said a proposal to require
millers to mix B-1 with -four has
been talked about since December
u by the Government.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
u. 5. Consul Once Saved
Ludwig, Spy Trial Told
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. IA special
r. B I. agent testified yesterday
that Kurt Frederick Ludwig, charged
with being . German espionage
leader, told him that he had ap-
pealed for protection to the Ameri-
can consul in 1884 when Gestapo
headquarters in Munich ordered
him to appear there for questioning
Ludwig escaped being sent to
concentration camp because he was
accompanied by representative Of
the American consul, the agent said
Ludwig declared in the course of
q long statement Of his activities
made after his arrest in Seattle,
Wash. last September.
Joseph Sizoo, the special agent.
said he asked Ludwig If the Ameri-
can consul's aid did not change his
attitude toward Germany but Lud-
wig replied: There are bad people
in all parties"
Earlier. Mr.. sizoo quoted Ludwig
Evening star., 1942-02-14
By the Associated Press.

oy the hSSOCihteQ FIeH.
PEARL HARBOR, T. H., Feb. A.
Jack Rice, Associated Press photog-
rapher, was aboard q cruiser par
ticipating in the devastating United
States naval attack on japanese
mid-Pacific islands February I.
Here are some of his recollections:
In the hours of battle Oh the
Island of Taroa, it was the thir-
teenth dive bombing attack on US
that finally connected. Luckily, the
damage was slight.
There were 19 attempts to dive
bomb us, but only that one pilot
got through the hail Of anti-aircraft
fire low enough to score one for
their side. There were plenty OF
close shaves, though.
After the big guns OF our cruiser
had pounded the island defenses
for more than an hour 1t looked as
If we were in for 4 bad time.
Sixteen Bombs Fall Close.
Hey, there's some big planes tax
ing of, and they look like torpedo
planes" the chief signalman yelled.
And there they were, eight big
Evening star., 1942-02-14

would apply to Senators generally,
instead Of few.
Byrd Denies Inference.
Senator Byrd vigorously denied
such an implication, insisting he had
explained a Senator would have to
be 81 and have been in the service
since 1907 to get the maximum of
approximately $4,000 q year pen
sion
What I have said about this bill
is the truth" Senator Byrd asserted.
1T may be that some Senators don't
like it, but it's true"
When Senator OMahoney sug-
gested there are only two or three
Senators with sufficient service to
be near the maximum, Senator Byrd
reminded him that Senators could
count any prior service they had in
the House or in other Government
capacities.
Senator Overton, Democrat, Of
Louisiana, who was absent when the
original bill passed, defended the
principle Of permitting members of
Congress to take part in the Govern
ment retirement system by making
their regular contributions, as do
other employees. He agreed with SEN
ator Byrd, however, that II the bill
as passed allows a member retiring
next January to get the pension by
paying in only $1.3915 per cent Of
one days salary-it ought to be cor
rected.
Repeal Called Justifiable.
Senator Overton said repeal now
might be justifiable to obtain ma
tional unity during the war. but he
did not concede the law was wrong
in principle, pointing out that some
members of Congress reach old age
without having any source of in
come to sustain them.
The demand for repeal was joined
in by Senator Lucas, Democrat, Of
Illinois, who had opposed the plan
originally. He told the Senate the
sale of Defense stamps by news
paper carrier boys had been flourish
ing in the Central West until the
congressional pension bill passed.
Suddenly, he said, sales fell OF
sharply.
Senator Byrd charged that after
the law passed the Civil Service
Commission yielded to political
pressure" and issued an explanation
of the congressional retirement
terms that consisted Of propaganda
and contained inaccurate state
ments. He said the inaccuracy later
was acknowledged.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Fresh Chinese Troops
Poured Into Burma
To Aid in Defense
British Seek to Hold
Lower SuIween Line
Against New Jop Attoek
~ thu Associated Press.

~ buW A83oSlhkeo ss8s
RANGOON, Burma. Feb. IA
Military trucks poured fresh Chinese
veterans into Burmese bases today
while British Imperial troops fought
to hold the lower Salween river line
against q second strong Japanese
attempt to cross that strategic
stream at Paan.
Thousands of other soldiers Of
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek's
legions were reported on the way
reinforcing . vanguard which hiked
in recently from South Kwangsi
province to man eastern frontier
gorges and bolster the Allied stand
against Japanese striking toward
Rangoon and the Burma road.
Cheers Greet Troops.
Cheers for "Chiang. King George
and Roosevelt" greeted the latest
arrivals, well-equipped members Of
Chiang's original army. on their
motorized march from the Chinese
border.
Extension of q foothold gained
west Of the lower Salween by the
occupation Of Martaban was jap
anese objective in the new drive In
the jungles about Paan, 30 miles to
the north.
A British communique described
the fighting as fierce. The savage
combat followed by "a hours the
Illustration of the first Japanese on
slaught at Paan by bayonet
counterattack.
Air squadrons were active yester-
day in the embattled Salween Estu-
ary zone, about 80 miles due east Of
Rangoon.
Land Forces Attacked.
The Royal Air Force said Jap
anese flyers had attacked our land
forces in the Martaban area"
I'm support Of these forces. Allied
fighter aircraft attacked enemy
communications in the Moulmein
area" the r. A. r. communique re-
ported. referring to the Japanese
occupied city Of Moulmein across
the estuary about 10 miles south of
Martaban.
The Civil Defense Commission
announced without detail that
there were air raids on a town in
central Burma" Thursday A "a
hour period Of quiet was noted in
the Rangoon area.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Pensions
Continued From First Paee.)

taking leadership Of the repeal drive
In the Senate yesterday, said he
believed the facts had been mis-
represented and that Congress has
been unjustly held up to ridicule. +"
Part Of Broad Program.
The leader assured his colleagues
that mo Senator should be en-
harrassed" about favoring repeal
now because the congressional pen
sions were only a part of broad
liberalization of retirement bene-
fits for the hundreds of thousands
Of regular Government employees.
Chairman Bulow Of the Civil Serv-
Ice Committee, to which the Senate
repeal bills have been referred, prom
ised yesterday that he would call a
meeting without unusual delay, but
Indicated he thought the committee
should give the matter proper
study" after getting a report from
the Civil Service Commission.
Senator Barley, however, made it
clear he does not think any member
needs the advice of the commission
before voting on the issue, and served
notice he may offer a repeal amend
ment to some other bill if a separate
measure is not brought forth soon.
Calls Step "Untimey."
The majority leader explained he
was not present the day the Senate
voted, 42 to "a, to make all elected
officers eligible for civil service re-
tirement benefits, but would have
voted against it. He described the
step as 'untimely and unfortunate 3"
His statement touched off more
than an hour of argument, marked
by sharp verbal exchange between
Senators OMahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming, and Byrd. Democrat, Of
Virginia.
Senator O'Mahonev said he was
glad the Majority Leader had made
his statement, but when he sug-
geste0 efforts had been made to
smear" the Senate, he brought
Senator Byrd, leading opponent of
congressional pensions, to his feet
demanding to know if the remark
was intended to apply to him.
Senator OMahoney said he had
not meant to imply the Senator
from Virginia personally had
"smeared" the Senate He argued,
however, that Senator Byrd's use of
extreme cases to illustrate the size
Of the retirement payments. in the
original debate on January 10, had
left an inference that those amounts
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Singapore
Continued From First Page.

saying that British counterattacks
in the Jurong area, about miles
northwest Of the city, met with some
success.
The Reuters dispatch was filed In
Singapore at l0:30 am. yesterday
1l:30 pm. Thursday, e. w. t..
1t gave = picture Of = population
confident that the Japanese would
be stopped short Of the capture Of
the stronghold.
However, military analysts enter
tanned no false hopes Of the islands
successful defense.
Reports from Batavia said ship
loads Of British troops wounded in
Malaga were arriving in Java.
The British radio, heard in New
York by c. B. S., said last night
that more than 1000 of the 10000
European women and children In
Singapore had been taken of the
island before the end of January.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Wounded Boy Coins

Daniel Laughfige, II, Of 800 South
Carolina avenue Sc, was in good"
condition today in Providence Hos
pital where he was taken yesterday
with bullet wound in the stomach.
Police said he was shot accidentally
while he and two other boys were
playing with a gun in Garfield
Park. Second street and South
Carolina avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
British Very Lax
In MaIaya Defense,
Americans Declare
u.s.. Nationals Were Not
Told to lsove Penang,
Evoeuses Soy
~ the Associatsd Prsss.

~ the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Feb. A.
The first Americans to arrive here
from Singapore since the start Of
the war declared yesterday that the
British withdrawal from the Malay
Peninsula was marked by "unbe-
lievable carelessness."
One Of the group Of 70, Elliott H.
Simpson, secretary Of an American
rubber importing firm, declared that
British authorities notified their ma
tionals to evAcuate the island city
of Penang. of the Malay coast, but
never told the American residents Of
the impending danger and never no.
tilted them to vacate.
Even the American Consul In
Penang, . city Of 10000, was not
given the evacuation order, said
Mr.. Simpson, adding heatedly that
he intended to 20 to Warrington ut
once and tell the story of British
negligence" to the State Depart
ment.
Goods Left on Dock.
Il saw 1t ALL" Mr.. Simpson con-
tinued. Il was the witness Of the
start Of what may be the fall Of the
British Empire"
When they left Penang, he de-
clared. there were 1000 tons of crude
rubber and 5000 tons Of tin on the
docks.
At no point during his journey
from Penang to Malaga and then
to Singapore. said Mr.. Simpson, did
he see any evidence that the British
we're employing the "scorched earth"
policy Of destroying vital products
necessary to the Japanese prosecu-
ton of the war.
On December 18. Mr.. Simpson
said, he told his story to Associated
Press Correspondent C. Yates Nc.
Daniel in Singapore but the British
wouldn't let him send 1t out"
No Plane Protection.
Another passenger, Mrs. J. G.
Hanna, wife Of q former Seattle
(Wash) dentist, said she saw the
British fleeing before the japanese
attack in Malaga and that II don't
blame them for fleeing; they had no
planes to protect them"
Even up to the day she left Singa-
pore, she said, Il had no more idea
that Singapore would be taken than
had that New York could be
taken" because the British would
say. Don't worry: they can't reach
here. This thing can't last"
Mrs. Harry Benson, a Seventh Day
Adventist missionary. said every
American. ship arriving at singa-
pore carried planes, but they stayed
in their crates at the airfield be-
cause nobody could put them to-
gether. Over Penang the Japs had
the skies to themselves" She came
home with her husband, another
missionary, after 36 years in Japan.