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Evening star., 1942-10-11
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: BARGAIN SPREE

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pre'her and more comfortable while
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0UTH END SHOPPING DISTRICT OF SEATTLE

HELP wANTED--scattlc Brick
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HELP WANTED

Foundry workers, Labor and
helpers wanted. South Seattle
Fomdries. Good Pay. SD0$ 9th
South.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Trooper UnwittingIy
Keeps Thousands
From Getting Cards

While thousands of Fairfax
County residents waited impa-
tiently for ration cards to ar
rive Thursday afternoon. the
State policeman who was rush
ing" them from Richmond stop
ped to have his car repaired
and then went to an auxiliary
police meeting.
The trooper, it was learned
today, informed harried county
rationing officials that he was
not told that the package given
him in Richmond contained ra-
ton cards to supplement the
county's depleted supply.
A county policeman chanced
to meet the trooper at the aux
iliary police meeting in Alex
andria in the evening and took
him-and the cards-to the
county ration board about 8:45
pm. BY then it was too late to
distribute the cards.
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\ and Beard
Holders Face
Investigation
VioIutors of Cos
Regulations Subject
To Prosecution

All holders Of X and B gaso-
line rationing cards in the Dis
trict will be investigated, begin
ming June /, and motorists found
violating the regulations will
have their cards confiscated and
be subject to criminal prosecu-
ton, Leonard P. Steuart, chair
man of the Gasoline and Sugar
Rationing Board, announced to-
day.
Meanwhile. the motorists holding
the unlimited x cards will face pub
licity under regulations which Price
Administrator Henderson was draw
ing up today at the suggestion OF
President Roosevelt
The streets of Washington and
other Eastern cities and more espe-
cially the interurban highways were
showing decided decrease in trafhc
as the effects of fuel rationing be-
came more evident.
More Boards Planned.
Mr.. Steuart also announced that
nine more auxiliary boards will be
set up next week. making a total OF
Is. He said the checkup of mo-
torists would be made by a corps Of
investigators assigned to the boards.
While Mr.. Steuart was making
these announcements at a press
conference at rationing headquar-
ters. at 1740 Massachusetts avenue
NV, hundreds of motorists who
had been given the coveted X cards
we're crowding another room in the
Evening star., 1942-05-16
British Troops Dig In
For japanese Assault
On Road 10 India
Report Of General
Retreat From Burmo
Is Denied by London
b. tht Associated Press.

.
LONDON, May 16.-British
forces in Burma were reported
today digging in to repel a fresh
Japanese assault on the North
ern Burma backdoor route to
India while wounded soldiers and
others who have had to abandon
their equipment or lost their
units we're being moved through
mountain passes into India.
The r. A. F. gave support to the
weary defenders of Burma with a
destructive attack from high and
low levels on the airdrome at Akyab,
Japanese held port on the Bay of
Bengal about 80 miles below the
Indian frontier, oficial reports said.
A British source declared that the
Japanese troops thrusting toward
India have made contact with the
British in the upper Chindwin River
Valley north of Shwegyin, enemy
held Burma town, and an attack is
expected. Shwegyin Is about 50
miles from the nearest point Of the
Burmese Indian border
There has been no general Brit
ish retreat from Burma, the British
commentator declared.
He said an Interpretation yester-
day Of recent communiques to mean
that there had been . general with
drawal across the border was shown
by the latest report from the British
commander, Gen. Harold Alexander,
(See INDIA, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-05-16
InstaI|ment Debts Cut
ESQ Million a Month
~ the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCl2JeQ FIeSS-
American consumers are cutting
down their installment debts at the
rate of q quarter billion dollars a
month, the Federal Reserve Board
estimated today.
The board, which is curbing such
credit through regulations on down
payments and time limits for paying
balances, said that the cut Is re-
sulting both from its own regula-
tions and the decreased supply Of
things, particularly automobiles,
that can be bought on credit. Be-
cause of these factors, payments on
old debts are running far ahead OF
new obligations.
The public actually is buying more
merchandise than it ever did before,
but more and more purchases. the
board said, are being paid for either
by cash or short-term credit, such as
charge accounts. The latest board
regulations also restricted charge ac-
counts.
While no exact figures are avail
able, the board calculated that last
summer, consumer installment debt
totaled between 5000, ,000, 900 and
81 900, 900 900. In the next year.
this may be down to $1,000. 900 900 or
~ OOO. 600 900.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Roosevelt Frees
Earl browder
From Prison
Communists Release e
Ordered to Promote
National Unity

President Roosevelt today or
dered Ean Browder, Communist
party leader, freed from prison
in order to promote national
unity"
Browder. former general secre-
tary of the party in the United
States. has served approximately IA
months of a four-year sentence in
the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta
on conviction Of using a passport
which had been obtained by false
statements.
The Presidents order commutes
his sentence to the Term already
served. The White House said he
would be released las soon as proper
arrangements can be made"
Longer Sentence Than Usual.
Pointing out that Browder's SEN
tence was longer than the usual
penalty for fraud in using passports,
the White House statement added:
The President believes that the
principle of obedience to law has
been sufficiently vindicated by the
punishment already suffered by
Browder and that the Communication
of his sentence which brings about
his release at this time. just shortly
before he will become eligible for
parole. will have a tendency to pro-
mote national unity and allay any
feeling which may exist in some
minds that the unusually long SEN
tence in Browder's case was by way
of penalty imposed upon him be-
cause of his political views"
An intensive campaign has been
waged by some liberal and labor
union elements for Browder's re-
lease. A committee sponsoring the
campaign has charged through
widespread newspaper advertise
ments and other means that the
heavy penalty given Browder was
because of his Communist activities.
The White House statement
pointed out that Browder had paid
fines of $4,000 and had been i'm
prisoned at Atlanta since March
n, l94l. after his conviction in
United Statese District Court at
New York.
Reviewing the evidence on which
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casualties in Yunnan in the last

casualties in Yunnan in the last
week.
Tough Gov. Lung was reported to
have ordered the execution OF a dis
graced former 9Th Army general
when he ignored an opportunity to
commit suicloe. Then, it was said,
Lung directed the humiliation of
800 Japanese whose raid on Paoshan
had been repulsed.
Cheered by a virtual ringside view
of American and Chinese flyers
bombing japanese positions along
the Salween May 6 and Z, dispersed
Chinese troops on the west bank
reorganized and. with fresh reserves,
closed In on the enemy from all
sides.
For the first time in the fighting
in Burma and China, the Japanese
lacked air support and without it
they were forced into flight.
This was on May 8. The Flying
Tigers who told about it said the
japanese communications were
broken first, then waves of planes
blasted 100 enemy trucks and killed
(see BURMA, Page A-4)
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the Communist leader was con-
victed, the White House said:
ut appears that in April, 1887,
and again in February. 1898. Brow
der, on board steamship in New
York harbor, returning from Eu-
rope, had used for the purpose of
identifying himself and proving his
American citizenship, a passport
which had been issued to him in
1894 and extended upon a renewal
application until September 1. 1898.
The false statement which
formed the basis of the indictment
as shown by the evidence was that
Browder had in 1921, 1927 and 1881
obtained passports under assumed
names by means of false statements
and that in procuring the passport
issued to him in 1884 in his own
name he stated under oath that no
passport had previously been issued
to him"
Browder's friends have emphasized
(See BROWDER, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Drive against joint income returns
starts in House. Page AS
Justice Department to present war
fraud cases. Page Al
q. s. begins mass production of sub
marines. Page Al
Washington and Vicinity.
Holders of B and K cards here will
be investigated. Page All
Two 4-year-old boys are hurt In
trafiic. Page Ais
New sub-zone taxi rates ordered In
effect June !. Page Ais
Commissioners oppose 5000 salaries
for boxing heads. Page Ais
Evening star., 1942-05-16

after Mussolini's declaration of war
December II, and were first jailed
with common prisoners in bare cells
in Rome's Regina Coeli Queen of
HeavenD Prison for "a hours. They
then were moved to another cell
block where they could buy few
comforts.
After 48 hours imprisonment.
when the Italian authorities learned
that their correspondents in the
United States we're not in prisons,
the correspondents we're transferred
to a shabby fourth-rate boarding
house under police guard. They we're
held there eight days before they
were taken to Siena.
Mr.. Denny and Mr.. Buckley had
spent nearly six months in Italian
military guardhouses and prison
camps.
Mr.. Woolf's friends were inclined
to believe he was an unwilling tool
of Italians involved in the case. A
young Italian oficer was sentenced
to 80 years imprisonment, another
Italian oficer three months and a
woman six months. Two Yugoslav
defendants were acquitted.
As evidence, the Italian police in
troduced q letter containing con-
fidential information which the
young officer had left at the rectory
for a third person. Mr.. Woolf's de-
tense said 1t was possible that the
clergyman was without knowledge
of the contents of the letter.
After being held in prison nearly
Evening star., 1942-05-16

ton of certain Italian notables in
the United States.
The United States Government
had insisted on his inclusion in the
ofiicial repatriation party under
threat of criminal prosecution of 13
Italians in the United States against
whom 1t was said serious charges
could be made.
Mr.. Denny had undergone seven
weeks of questioning by the Gestapo
in a Berlin prison before his release
May 3.
The German Legation took three
Lisbon hotels to house German dip
lomats who will start leaving Lisbon
tomorrow.
As soon as the liner came along
side 1924 officers got busy handling
about $4,000 bags.
Some TOO United States citizens re-
manned in Italy with the expectation
that many would be allowed to go
home on subsequent sailings of the
Drottningholm.
Three trains from Germany were
due later today with passengers for
the first sailing.
One of the outstanding non-offi-
cial Americans on the last train from
Rome was Louise (Teddy) Lynch,
former society debutante torch
singer in a New York night club.
who in private life is the wife of
Paul Getty. Los Angeles oil man.
She was studying operate singing
in Rome when she was arrested De-
cember II. She was held in a wom-
ems prison five days without charge
or questioning, then she was in
termed with six newspaper corre-
Evening star., 1942-05-16

Many OF them looked somewhat
sad, for large proportion were
women with children who faced the
prospect of wartime Europe's dam
gers and privations. A former sec
retary of Germany's Washington
Embassy remarked, however, 1T is
a pleasure to feel free again"
One hundred twenty-five Ameri-
cans had arrived by train from Italy
for repatriation on the Drottning-
holm, among them the Rev. Hiram
Gruber Woolf, of Elmira. N. Y,
rector of the famous ST. Paul's
American Episcopal Church in Rome
who was arrested November 18 on
suspicion of espionage.
Mr.. Woolf, Harold Denny, of Des
Moines. Iowa. New York Times cor
respondent who was captured in
Libya, and a United States Army
observer, Maj. Michael Buckley, who
also was captured in the midst of an
African tank battle, were among 60
American diplomats and newspaper
correspondents who arrived on the
fourth and last diplomatic train
from Rome.
Mr.. Woolf had been tried secretly
and sentenced to 80 years imprison-
ment by a special tribunal for de-
fense of the state and held incom-
municado nearly six months before
he was pardoned by King Victor
Emmanuel four days ago. He left
on the train the next day.
The release of the rector was ar
ranged as a condition for repatria-
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Flying Tigers and Former War Lord Rout
Japanese Invaders in Yunnan Province

have driven to the west bank of
the Salween River, 125 miles in
side China, and sent another
column of to the north to cap
ture the important town of Teng-
yueh. The Chinese, having de-
stroyed the Salween bridges, now
hold the east bank in force, de-
Tending Paoshan, IS miles away)
The Flying Tigers gave the laurels
to Gov. Lung Yum, former
Chinese war lord and trusted con-
fidante of Generalissimo Chianag
Kai-shek. They said he organized
a successful defense Of the province
almost overnight, stiffening the
leadership of the scattered Chinese
9Th Army retreating from the Shan
states Of Burma.
An advance enemy detachment
had raided the environs of Paoshan
itself when the Governor assumed
the military responsibility.
Within 48 hours, the American
flyers said, the japanese had been
driven back from the Salween River.
(The Chinese Central News
Agency said today the invaders
had suffered more than 1000
Evening star., 1942-05-16

building to return their cards and
obtain others emitting them to
lesser amounts Of gas.
Mr.. Steuart declared that most OF
them we're people who had obtained
X cards under misunderstanding
of the regulations. He would not
estimate how many x cards had
been returned, but said 1t would run
into the hundreds.
Asked whether the checkup on
holders of x and B cards would
apply to members of Congress, Mr..
Steuart replied. No, they are ex-
empt."
"A" Card Holders Exempt.
Mr.. Steuart said that otherwise
only holders of A cards would be ex-
empt from the sweeping investiga-
ton, since the gasoline provided in
those cards may be used for any
purpose. In contrast, he said, X and
B cards are issued for specific uses
that Is, official business and going
to and from work and in pursuit Of
q gainful occupation.
"On and after June l." Mr..
Steuart said, "a close checkup will
be made on each holder of an x
card, and If such investigation
brings to light any individual who
is violating the uses for which the
card was issued, the card will be
confiscated and the motorist will
have to appeal his local board for
relief"
He added that information on
violations would be turned over to
(See GASOLINE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1942-05-16
BY DANIEL DE LUCE,


CALCUTTA, India, May 16.-
The Japanese failed last week in
their first attempt at lightning
conquest of China's Yunnan
Province, it was disclosed today,
thanks to a defiant Chinese gov
ernor who rallied his weakening
troops and to daredevil Chinese
and American flyers who ruled
the air.
The story of how a japanese push
stalled near Paoshan a week ago,
leaving the enemy with a tough,
expensive campaign still to fight,
came today from aces of the Amer
ican Volunteer Group who we're in
the battle.
(Since the A. v. G.'s valiant
Intervention to turn back the
first japanese thrust, however,
the invaders, heavily reinforced,
have regained all the territory
they were compelled to abandon
at that time and taken even
more.
along the Burma Road they
Evening star., 1942-05-16
9 Richmond Buses Stalled
Due 10 Lack OF Tires
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. May 16.-Jack
G. Holtzclaw. president of the Vir-
ginia Electric e. Power Co., said
today that nine Richmond buses
are in the shop unable to run be-
cause of lack of tires and that the
transportation outlook now could
best be described by the word "des-
perate."
The v. e. p. Co. street transit
system includes street cars and
buses in Richmond and Norfolk and
buses alone in Petersburg and Ports
mouth. Mr.. Holtzclaw estimated
that these vehicles would carry 1885,
000, 900 passengers this year in the
four cities, an increase of $4,000, 900
over 194l. The average passenger
load of each street car and bus for
the year was estimated at 178, 600.
Mr.. Holtzclaw said his company
had made application for 200 bus
tires, but had been able to obtain
rationing orders for only about 100
so far.
Evening star., 1942-05-16

Foreign
British await new drive on road into
India. Page Al
Allied bombers blast Japs In New
Guinea. Page Az
Flying Tigers, ex-war lord rout Japs
in Yunnan. Page Al
Churchill forecasts turn in tide Of
war, Page Al
Notionol
Submarine sinks ship on Mississippi
River, killing n. Page AS
McNary renominated overwhelming
ly In Oregon primary. Page Az
Army to give new selectees 14-day
prepaid" furloughs. Page Az
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Bombers in Production
Al Ford Willow Run Plant

BY the Associated Press.
War Department officials said to-
day Henry Ford's New Willow Run
plane factory had started actual
production of bombers for the
Army.
Maj. Gen. Alexander D. Surles,
public relations director, limited the
announcement to the bare fact that
the plant, started some Is months
ago, was in actual production.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
More High School
Graduates Pictures

Tomorrow The Sunday Star
will print pictures of the grad
uating classes Of the Hyatts-
vile, Maryland Park and
Mount Vernon High Schools.
Those desiring extra copies
Of The Sunday Star tomorrow
should order them from their
nearest newsdealer.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
First Sugar Stamp
Will Become Void
At 1901 Tonight

Consumers who have not yet
purchased their first pound Of
sugar under the rationing pro-
gram have until IL o'clock to-
night to do so.
The ONCE of Price Admins
tration warned that Stamp No.
l in ration books, which pro-
vides for one pound of sugar,
will become void after that time.
Stamp No. 2 will be valid for
the period between tomorrow
and May 80. Individuals are
allowed a half-pound of sugar
q week under current rationing
provisions.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Laval Informs j. !.
Vichy Can't Accept
Martinique Status
Reosserts Sovereignty
Over All Possessions
Outside France
nv tho ASsoriated Press

By the Associated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France,
May 16.-Pierre Laval, Chief of
Government, announced today
that Vichy had informed Wash
ington officially that it could not
accept the United States condi-
tions regarding the status of
Martinique.
Laval told the press that a note
sent to Washington had declared
the American conditions to be a
grave blow to French sovereignty"
over Frances West Indies possess
sions.
Won't Relinquish Rights.
France will not relinquish any
Of her rights over Martinique, no
matter what happens" the pro- Axis
chief Of government said.
The concluding words of the note
said the United States Government,
which knows France is in a state
of misfortune and that she is doing
everything to assure her restoration
in keeping with her noble national
traditions, would take q heavy re-
sponsibility before history by break
ing, through unjustifled violence,
ties Of friendship which have always
united our two peoples"
(The Washington Government
maintains that Laval's govern
ment is not concerned in the
negotiations it is conducting at
Fort De France with Admiral
George Robert, the French high
commissioner, seeking effective
naturalization Of Martinique.
Washington maintains the ad-
miral is the ultimate authority"
and that Lavars reactions do not
concern it.
Thursday an authoritative
Washington source said agree
ment had been reached already
WILL <AOIlllI ~ ktObClt lOI llliuIO-
bilizAtion of the French aircraft
carrier Bearn and cruisers Emile
Bertin and Jeanne D'Arc, at
Martinique. Disposition of some
10000 tons Of merchant ships
there Is said to be another sub
ject of negotiations)
Held Already ImmObilized.
Laval said that the French war
ships Mt Martinique were I'm point
of fact already immobilized" and
that Vichy had agreed to give the
United States a guaranty only not
to aggravate the strain on French
American relations
He added that "immobilization of
the ships will not in any case per-
nit handing them over to any for
eign power-including the United
States"
Saying he had waited three days
in vain for Washington to make
public a response sent by Vichy
May Is to the American demands,
Laval read the complete text of the
American note given to Admiral
Robert.
He stressed that Admiral Robert
was acting under direct orders of his
government despite Washington's
efforts to bypass Vichy in the ne
gotiations.
Laval Quotes Note.
Laval read what he said was the
American note, which he quoted as
saying:
THE present chief of government
Of Vichy, having announced he
would follow q policy Of greater col
laboration with Germany. it is no
longer possible for the American
Government to maintain the agree
&C.. r AUAY Doro ~
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Single Russion PIone
Kills Four in Helsinki
By the Associated Press.

By the AssOciated Press.
HELSINKI, Finland, May 16.-A
lone Russian plane dropped sew
eral bombs on Helsinki early today,
killing four persons, wounding six
civilians and damaging three houses,
it was off1cially reported.
Anti-aircraft fire prevented a
second raid, ofiicials said.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
By RICHARD G. MASSOCK.

LISBON May l6-The diplomatic exchange ship Droning
holm docked here today after having anchored
mile away for several hours and 923 Germans Italians Hun
garianS and Bulgarans began coming ashore
Evening star., 1942-05-16

six months, he was sentenced by
the special tribunal May IL and
pardoned by the King the next day.
Negotiations for the release Of
Mr.. Buckley, Mr.. Woolf and Mr..
Denny had added to the delays in
effecting the diplomatic exchange.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
725 Americans Arrive in Lisbon
From Italy to Sail for Home
Rector From EImiro, N. Y, Pordoned by King,
Among Group; Ship From U. S. Lands

fRchad G. MdsSock. Deterdn foreign correspondent OF
Associated Press who chief bureau Rome time
the declaration OF arued
to be exchanged
Evening star., 1942-05-16

(See LAVAL, Page A-4)
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(See GASOLINE, Page A-3D
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(See BROWDER, Page A-30
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-30
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-25
SMALLEST QUINT
FOUND TO HAVE
WASTING OF LEG

Toronto, April 25.-(AP)-Marlc
Dlonnc, smallest of the qujntuplct',
has a definite wasting of the right
thigh and calf but there is conclu-
siVc evidence of no organic nervous
lesion, three physicians reported TO-
day following an examination at Tor
onto hospital for sick children.
Marie came here Thursday to be
examined for a suspected muscular
atrophy of her right leg from Which
a tumor was removed by radium
treatment when she was njnc weeks
old. The quintuplets Will be eight
years old May %.