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Evening star., 1943-12-19
Airmen Beat Off
Roiding Force
Of 40 Planes
By the Associated Press.

QUARTERS in NEW GUINEA,
Sunday, Dec. 19.-American 9th
Army invaders of New Britain
have captured Umtingalu settle
ment and its gun positions
which had prevented the only
American unit from obtaining
its objective during Wednesdays
landings near Arawe, Gen. Doug
las Macarthur announced today.
1t was on reef off Umtingalu,
whose fall represents an invasion
>yain of around 3 miles, that a
coup of soldiers, many of them
Texans, suffered heavy losses We'd
nesday while trying to land there
and cut the possible line Of enemy
retreat
The American ground troops fan
ned out east and northeast of their
original beachhead against slight
and ineffective opposition by snip
ers while Thunderbolt patrols beat
off force of Is divebombers and
Is Zeros Friday. The outnumbered
Thunderbolts downed Z divebomb-
ers and 2 Zeros. Another enemy
plane was downed at nearby Cape
Gloucester on the islands western
tip.
Japs in IL Futile Raids.
These losses were added to IA
others inflicted on enemy raiders
the day after the landing. So
effectively have Allied fighter pa
trolls covered the Arawe beachhead
during daylight that the japanese
early Friday resorted to raids be-
fore dawn, making IL light, un-
successful bombing and strafing
attacks.
The Americans found few Japa-
nese alive or dead around Arawe,
but captured three 75-mm. guns,
rationS, gun racks and munition
dumps. Arawe, 260 miles south
west of New Briuain's richest prize
the fortress of Rabaul, is an i'm
portant point on the enemy's barge
supply route along the southern
coast.
Cape Gloucester, which is just
northwest across the island, was
pounded anew by 80 more tons of
explosives. That air base, which is
only a short over-water distance
from New Guinea, from which the
New Britain invasion sprang, now
has been the target of more than
100 tons of explosives since late
November.
Drive Into Jungles Opened.
In the Northern Solomons, Amer
lean troops who have held a beach,
head at Empress Augusta Bay on
the west central coast of Bougain-
vile since November !, opened a
push into the jungles northeast
ward, aiming at high ground near
headwaters of the Torokina River.
Some advanced enemy positions in
that area already are pocketed on
three sides.
Thursday, the latest day for which
Admiral William F. Halsey reported
air operations in that sector the
Solomons air force made 180 sorties,
mostly around Buka just north of
Bougainville, during which 135 tons
OF bombs were dropped
More than 100 Mitchell medium
bombers, Dauntless divebombers,
Avenger torpedo bombers and fight
ers attacked air base targets at Buka.
Admiral Halsey's headquarters also
reported that an enemy occupied
island off Empress Augusta Bay was
shelled by United States destroyers
Wednesday.
Americans Near Airfield.
The advances at Arawe placed the
Americans close to an airfleld. That
air strip, left unserviceable by the
fleeing enemy, undoubtedly could be
restored quickly to usefulness.
Under a dominating air cover of
Lightning and Thunderbolt fighters,
the troops of 1t. Gen. Walter Krue-
gers command built up their de-
fenses before the stunned japanese
Evening star., 1943-12-19

Rodio Programs, Pg. C-l0
Complete Index, Page Az
Evening star., 1943-12-19

LONDON, Dec. 18 (P.-An air.
raid warning sounded in London
tonight and heavy gun fire was
heard Immediately.
The all-clear signal, however,
sounded short time afterward. 1t
was the British capitals first alert
since the night of December 10.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Belgrade Radio Si|enced,
indicating Aerial Attack

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-The Bel
grade radio in German
Yugoslavia left the air abruptly to-
night in the middle of a domestic
broadcast, FEC monitors reported.
Such silencing of a transmission
station often is evidence of an aerial
attack.
Evening star., 1943-12-19

(See DRAFT, Page AID
Evening star., 1943-12-19

(See ITALY, A-2O.)
Evening star., 1943-12-19

(See CONGRESS, A-2O.D
Evening star., 1943-12-19

(See LINCOLN, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1943-12-19

(See TRIALS, A-20.)
Evening star., 1943-12-19

(See RAILS, Page AID
Evening star., 1943-12-19

The Evening and Sunday Star Is
delivered In the city and suburbs at
80c per month when Sundays; 90c
per month when 5 Sundays. The
Night Final Edition and Sunday
Morning Star at 90c when Sun
days: $l.00 when S Sundays.
Evening star., 1943-12-19

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Evening star., 1943-03-19

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Evening star., 1943-03-19

Bouquets thot include Enqonds rose. Scotonds
thistle, Austroha's oiden nettie, Chno's plum
blossom, Russlo's wheat, Mexjcos coctus, Hol-
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Evening star., 1943-08-01
W. E. Em|ey Retiring
AS Division Chief

Warren E. Emley, chief of the Or
ganic and fibrous materials division
of the Bureau of Standards, will re-
tire october l. after more than &c
years Government service, the
Commerce Department announced
last night.
He will be succeeded by DR.. Archi-
bald T. Mcpherson, now in charge of
the bureaus rubber section.
Mr.. Emley graduated from the
University of Michigan in 1906, and
in 1912 received the first chemical
engineers degree ever granted by
that institution.
He entered the Federal service in
1909, when he joined the staff of the
Geological Survey as a junior chem
ist. A year later the work on which
he was engaged was transferred tc
the Pittsburgh laboratory of the Bu-
reau of Standards. In 1917 and 1915
he served as assistant to the presi-
dent Of the Riverton Lime Co., and
as a geologist for the Air Nitrates
Corp.
In September. 1918, Mr.. Emiey re-
turned to the Bureau of Standards
as chief of the lime and gypsum Sec
ton. He was made assistant of the
division of nonmetallic minerals in
1924, and two years later became
chief Of the newly organized di-
vision of organic and fibrous ma
terials.
Mr.. Emley, member of the
Washington Academy of Sciences
and many other scientific societies
Is the author of 143 publications
including II books. His home is al
1904 Fulton street NV.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Boy Burned by Acid;
Police Hold Mother

Mrs. Dorothy Kline, 43, of 66o3
West avenue, Bethesda, was being
held last night in the Rockville iail
pending an investigation in con-
nectlon with acid burns suffered by
her 16-year-old son, Montgomery
County police reported.
Police said no charges have been
placed against Mrs. Kline, mother
OF six children, pending the out
come of the boys injuries. At
Georgetown Hospital he was re-
ported in serious and undeter-
mined" condition.
Answering a call to the Kline home
early yesterday police said they
found the boy, Robert, unconscious
from lysol burns about the neck
chest and arms. They said two of
the boys sisters, Dorothy, 10, and
Helen, IT, and a brother, Charles,
IA, had applied grease to the burns
to relieve the pain.
Mrs. Kline, according to police
was unable to give a coherent state
ment
Police said Mrs. Kline's husband
was away
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Beauty Contest Judging
To Begin August 9

preliminary contests to determine
the Districts representative as Miss
Washington" in the Miss America
Pageant at Atlantic City, September
6-l2, will be held during the week
OF August 9, according to Ben Lar
son, manager of Station WWDC.
The date of the finals will be set
later.
Harry Conover, head of a New
York model agency, will be one of
the judges. John Powers, widely
known model expert, and Jo-Carroll
Dennison, Miss America 1943," have
been invited to be the other Judges,
Station WWDC, which will furnish
the wardrobe and pay the winners
expenses at Atlantic City, is accept
ing entries at its studios, 1901 Con-
necticut avenue NV.
Recent entrants are Flora Ebert
Glare Schwartz, Gloria Cone, Rose
Ebert, Phyllis Carr, jamie White,
Eiva Bowers, Ruth Grether, Clare
Braun, Mary Egan, George Ann
Kirby, Irma Brannon, Margaret
Petrie, Peggy Pahlow, Mildred Kita,
Irene Toporchawitz. Joan Gray,
Edith Page, Senera Knutson, 'Geor-
gia Leftwich, Shirley Young, Mae
Wills, Mae Kinney, Carolina Ben
nett, Donna Courier and Mimi
Fray.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
| Treasury Curbs
Enemy-Inspire
Ransom Racket
By the Associated Press.

An enenny-inspired "ranso pm"
racket has been brought under con-
troll. the Treasury reported last
night.
It pictured the workings of the
racket this way:
A group in Switzerland, purporting
to represent persons in enemy -oc-
cupied countries, sent demands for
large sums of money to relatives
and friends of those individuals in
this country for the purchase of
exit permits. Sent abroad the funds
simply became foreign exchange
credits for the enemy agents.
Aided by an agreement with the
British and Netherlands govern
ments, agents of the Treasury's
Foreign Funds Control Division
traced the source of the demands to
seven persons in Switzerland. The
names of the seven were placed on
the Governments proclaimed list of
blocked nationals.
Since then, said the department.
there has been q marked decline
N the volume of such requests for
funds reaching this country"
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Watch Your Step,
Charlie; Bergen
Bought q Jail
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press,
LOS ANGELES, July 81. City
officials of Harvard, Nebr., will have
to find another place to pen up their
evil-doers. Radio star Edgar Bergen
bought their Jail today.
Mr.. Bergen bid in the two-cell iail
complete with iron door, running
water and electric lights for $4,000
in war bonds. Here's how it hap
pened:
Robert Pinckney, 16, of Harvard,
bought the jail when it was inad-
yertently offered at a tax sale. Hay
ing no special use for the structure.
he got the idea of selling 1t in the
Los Angeles war bond campaign. 1t
went on the auction block at the
wind-up of drive to sell $40 ,000, 900
in bonds to build the cruiser Los An
geles. The campaign sold over $780,
100000 worth.
Mr.. Bergen has no notion what
he'll do with his jail.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
|OPA Plans Early Crockdown
On Rent Profiteers in Laurel

that some rooms rent for as little as
S. a week, Mrs. Kolasinski replied: :
There may be vacant rooms, but
I've never been able to find any.
AS for $5-a-week room, I looked
at one, and I wouldn't even put a
dog in it,"
Mrs. H. L. Green, who has lived
in Laurel for the past four months,
admitted that "it's pretty hard
to find decent room at reason
able price," but emphasized that
she likes her present room very
much"
She pays $35 month for a room,
approximately IA by IL feet in size,
at 208 Laurel avenue, and she is
permitted to keep an electric hot
plate in her room. The cleaning
is done by maid. There are five
other rooms rented in the same
house each of which costs $40 a
week or $35 a month.
At the Laurel Hotel Jack Muir
dock, one of the tenants, said he
pays $l4 week for a room. He
added that one of the rooms rents
for 81 a night. Admittance to one
of the rooms was refused reporter
by the hotel owner.
Miss D. Holmes, an official at the
USO, when asked her opinion con-
corning the rentals, said she thought
they "are little high
You have to remember, however" )"
she asserted, that these hometown
ers are entitled to some compensa-
tion in return for giving up their
privacy"
Mr.. Woogerd said the investiga-
ton of Laurel rents has been under
way for several months.
investigators from this office
have checked all properties In the
town which have been registered
with us and we are in the process
OF sending proposals for rent re-
ductions TO all landlords who rented
their property after January l, 1941,
where we think such reductions are
justified" he declared.
On the basis of the investigators
reports, he added, "it appears that
notices proposing an average reduc-
ton Of 40 per cent in present rentals
will be sent to the great majority of
Laurel landlords"
At the same time, he assured
landlords that they will be given
every opportunity to present evi-
dence to justify their present
rentals. In all cases, landlords are
given 10 days in which to present
such evidence.
Mr.. Woogerd also urged tenants
who are not given any relief" from
their present rentals within a
reasonable period of time" to get in
touch with him at Shepherd 5000.
He pointed out that in such cases
the rooms in question may not even
De registered with his office.
Asserting that a drive to have ali
property in Laurel registered with
his Office will begin shortly, MI.
Woogerd warned landlords that
failure to register their property is
a violation of OPA regulations and
makes them subject to criminal
prosecution. Penalties up to a $4,000
fine or one year in Jail, or both, are
provided for violation of the rent
regulations.
Evening star., 1943-08-01

The war is proving to be a boon
to Laurel, Md, landlords because
women who have husbands sta
toned at nearby Fort Meade are
jamming into every available room
and paying rents ranging from $40
to $21 week per room.
The market may take tumble
soon, however, because OPA inves-
tigators are expected to bring no.
tices proposing IAN average reduc-
ton of 40 per cent" for the great
majority of Laurel landlords" &C
cording to James w. -Woogard, area
rent director.
Hundreds of private homes have
been converted into rooming houses,
swelling the towns normal popula-
ton of about 1880 to nearly 1000.
In one home at 317 German ave-
nue. the basement has been con-
verted into five rooms, two single
rooms renting for $40 a week each
and three double rooms renting for
$12 a week each.
The owner of another home. at
116 Washington boulevard, is rent
ing out six rooms, five of which cost
$40 week each and the sixth, with
three occupants, costing $12 week.
Some homeowners permit their
tenants to have electric hot plates
In their rooms. while others refuse
to allow this and require occupants
to clean their rooms themselves.
A survey of many of the rooms
revealed that the majority are
rented at weekly rates, thus afford
ing higher incomes during months
having five days on which the rent
falls due.
While some of the soldiers wives
work, those who are unemployed
say they find it increasingly difficult
to make ends meet in view Of the
high rentals. @~ sss
Mrs. Theodore Kolasinski. one of
the soldiers wives interviewed, who
lives at 152 Lafayette street. said
she pays $40 week for a room ap-
proXimately 10 by IL feet in size.
In Fredericksburg, Va, however.
where she lived while her husband
was stationed at the A. P. Hill
reservation, she said she paid only
S6 week for much larger room.
When she first came to Laurel
about month ago, she recalled she
and her friend, Mrs. Fred WhitIock,
whose husband also is stationed at
Fort Meade, paid $2l a week for a
room at Linden Lodge, tourist
home on the Baltimore boulevard
1T was nice ROOM" Mrs. Kola-
shinski said, but it certainly wasn't
worth $21 a week, or S1050 each"
Mrs. Kolasinski added that she
has to clean her present room her
self and she is not permitted to
have grill or hot plate.
Mrs. Whitlock said she paid SIS
a week for a. bedroom and kitchen
when she first moved to the Lafay-
cite street address but this later was
reduced by the landlord to $40 a
week.
Both women described living con-
ditions and rentals in Laurel as
terrible" In answer to a statement
by officials of the Laurel USO that
there are plenty" of vacancies and
Evening star., 1943-08-01

Houses, also would be present. The
House committee claims men,
bership of 262, with an executive
committee of one man from each OF
the 80 States.
Meanwhile, the PAW urged Mid
western refiners to step up their out
put OF home heating oils.
August crude oil quotas for re-
flneries in the Midwest District D
were set at 1,128,000 barrels daily
unchanged from July l.
Mr.. Davies said that last year Is
per cent of the normal fuel oil re-
qulrements were met, and this year
we would like to provide even
more"
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Buby Is Found Suffocuted

Three-month-old Lyle N. STAN
ford, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle
N. Stanford, TIT Gloster road,
Woodacres, Md, was found suffo-
Gated in his crib yesterday, accord
ing to Bethesda police. Police said
the child was discovered by his
aunt, Mrs. c. c. Hostrup, of the
Gloster road address, with his face
pressed against the mattress. DR.. j.
j. Broschart, coroner, issued a Ger
tificate of accidental death.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Cakes Had Visions
OF Island Kingdoms
In Bahaman Area
BY the Associated Press.

NASSAU. Bahamas, July 3I.-A
vision of every millionaire becoming
little king" on his own island
died with Sir Harry Oakes the night
a slayer beat and burned him to
death.
Sir Harry, American-born gold
miner whose wealth has been esti-
mated as high as 5000 000, 900, him
self owned nearly one-third of New
Providence Island on which Nassau,
the Bahamian capital, is situated.
He discussed his idea among
friends and associates. With the end
OF the war and the coming of popu-
lar small aircraft, he envisioned a
castle and small landing field on
every island, scores of which are
uninhabitated and purchasable for
a song in this area. Small islands
might be owned by one family, larger
ones divided among several. The
owners would have the seclusion
they sought, yet would have an
airplane available to transport them
at short notice to Nassau or the
mainland.
Looking Toward Mexico.
Sir Harry knew the urge felt by
many to own an island. The idea is
not new in this area, the most
famous example being Betty Car
stairs retreat in the Berry Island
group. The former English motor
boat racer has lived for several
years on an island of her own.
Sir Harry repeatedly was looking
toward Mexico, where he believed
he could spend more of his immense
fortune with satisfactory results.
Death ended what plans he may
have had there, too.
His body was found beaten and
burned in bed on the second floor
at Westbourne, his home here, on
July 8.
1t was apparent that the wealthy
miner was surprised as he lay in
bed. 1t is not clear whether he was
beaten there or later as he lay on
the floor. 1t is genrally known,
partly from testimony already given.
that he attempted to escape, for
handprints were found near the
door on the wall. They are be-
lieyed to have been his, after he
had been doused with insecticide in
preparation for burning him.
Trial Reopens Tuesday.
There WAS a sooty spot in the
hall and drops of insecticide led
down the hallway to the first floor.
where there was another smudge
OF SCOT near rest room. In the
death room itself the rug had been
burned In spots, as though flaming
liquid had dripped from an impro-
vised torch.
Nassau police have arrested Alfred
De Marigny, Sir Harryss -in-law,
and accused him of the murder, but
there has been no letup in their in
vestigation. Maj. Herbert Pember-
ton, assistant police commissioner,
flew to New York to have blood |
stains and other evidence analyzed. |
De Marigny, who has maintained
his innocence in the case, will be
brought into Magistrate F. E. Fields |
court for his third appearance Tues
day, when Capt. E. w. Melchen and |
Capt. James o. Barker of the Miami |
Detective Bureau, called in by the
Duke of Windsor, will give testi-
mony along with an unnamed New
York police expert. -
Meanwhile, Sir Harry's eldest
daughter, Mrs. Nancy de Marigny, is
IN Nassau, processing faith in the
innocence of her husband, She has
called upon a personal friend, DR..
Paul A. zahl of New York, to study
the case.
Evening star., 1943-01-03
THE STATE OF NUTMEG

Well, they better change it. A
salesman fellow comes in this NOM
in an order half a pound of ground
nutmeg.
You'll have to take artificial
nutmeg" he tells me. ''Nutmegs
come from the East Indies, which is
temporarily out of order"
whats this artificial stuff ike?
I ask him.
ssIt's = colorless liquid -y you
use . drop in . whole custard
pie or two drops for . big rice
puddin'. It's swell nutmeg favor
only it's made of synthetic
chemicals.
l taste about a pinpoint of it on
a lump of sugar, an it's fine.
But" l says to this guy from
Connecticut, ''how about the Gus
TONERS? They are used to seein little
brown specks of nutmeg on top Of
their custard an mixed in their pud-
din. An once in a while customer
will call for more nutmeg. I can't 60
round extloisis' to everybody that
We got invisible nutmeg an serve
Evening star., 1943-01-03

NJ. Louis dat, food expert
answer is that we made out excel
lently - though, of course, we feel
we ought to be modest about it.
At any rate, here are the recipes.
DxaissA SwseshrsaAs
pair sweetbreads
/ tablespoon lemon juice or
vinegar
tablespoon butter
l onion, sliced
/ carrot, sliced
~ bay leaf
u teaspoon thyme
2 sprigs parsley
u cup white wine
cup stock or bouillon
Cover sweetbreads with cold
water: let stand several hours.
Drain; cover with fresh water; add
lemon juice; bring to a boil and par
boil % minutes. Drain: plunge into
cold water. Remove membrane and
tubes. Put butter in saucepan.
Make a bed of the onion, carrot, bay
leaf, thyme, parsley and trimmings
from sweetbreads. Season the sweet
breads with salt and pepper and
place on vegetables. Set over low
heat until butter melts and vegeta-
bles brown slightly. Add wine and
stock. Place in moderate oven
(35Oo F. for 45-5O minutes. basting
often until sweetbreads are golden
Evening star., 1943-01-03

HE guy that sells me spice an
flavorin's an the like was born
in Connecticut, which is called
the Nutmeg State.
always heard that a Connecti-
cut Yankee would up an sell you
wooden nutmegs two for nickel or
six for a quarter with no sense of
wrongdoin', unless it was bein
ashamed of himself for price-cuttin'.
That's how they got the nickname.
Evening star., 1943-01-03


kets. He is Louis dat, executive
chef of New York's Carlton
Hotel and author of a practical,
sensible cookbook, Cooking a la
Ritz"
Born in France 80. naturalized
thirty years ago as an American citi-
zen . ardently democratic in his
sympathies today M. dat is
one of the most famous among the
clever chefs of America. He is tall,
slender, courtly man - very hand
some with his iron-gray hair, heavy
black brows, and dark, luminous
eyes. Kindly, difident in manner, he
is nevertheless an exacting boss over
the maze of kitchens, pantries and
storerooms and the small army that
mans them. He is also an enthusiast
for American food.
''Meat?" he asks. But there are
many varieties of unrationed meats.
There are all the specialties. IN. Diat
means the kidney. liver. brains and
sweetbreads of which our food-news
authority, Clementine Paddleford.
wrote last week.
eff only housewives knew how
simple, how easy it is to prepare
these spociaIties!' M. Diat ex-
claims with Gallo eagerness.
Then in connection with the recipes
he gave us for THIS WEEK readers.
he speaks word of warning: "The
recipes for meat specialties should be
followed exactly" he emphasizes
There is a reason for every step;
but the most important step of all is
to avoid over er-oooking."
Simple, isn't it? We ourselves
found it so when we tested M. Diat's
recipes to see whether we'd make out
as we'll as a highly skilled chef. The