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Evening star., 1943-01-09
President Reiterates Plea
For Cooperation With FBI
BY the Associated Press.

by me Associated freSS.
President Roosevelt today repeat
ed request he originally made on
September 6. 1939-that all local
police officers, sheriffs and other law
enforcement officers promptly turn
over to the nearest FBI representa-
tive any information relating to
espionage, sabotage and other sub
verSive acts.
In a formal statement, the Presi-
dent called attention to his 1889
directive, giving the FBI charge OF
all investigating work in subversive
matters, and said:
"I am again calling the atten-
ton of all enforcement officers to
the request that they report all
such information promptly to the
nearest field representative OF the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
which is charged with the response
bility of correlating this material
and referring matters which are
under the jurisdiction of any other
Federal agency with responsibilities
in this field to the appropriate
agency.
II suggest that all patriotic or
ganizations and individuals like
wise report all such information
relating to espionage and related
matters-to the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation in the same manner.
II am confident that all law en-
forcement officers who are now rem
| dering such invaluable assistance
toward the success Of the internal
safety of our country will cooperate
in this matter"
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Congressional Leaders
Confer With WeIIes
BY the Associated Press.

DS tHc ASSOCldtcu
Chairmen of the Senate and
House Foreign Relations Commit
tees and other congressional leaders
were closeted with Undersecretary
Of State Welles and State Depart
ment experts for two and a half
hours today.
Speculation arose that post war
problems were under study, but
State Department spokesmen would
say only that the meeting concerned
matters of mutual interest.
Besides Chairman Connally, DEM
ocrat, of Texas Of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee and
Chairman Bloom, Democrat, OF
New York of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, others from
Capitol Hill included Senator
George, Democrat, of Georgia, and
Representative Eaton, Republican,
Of New Jersey.
Myron C. Taylor, President
Roosevelt's special envoy to the
Vatican; Green Hackworth, State
Department legal adviser; Leo
Pasvolsky, department expert on
postwar research; Archibald Mac
Leish, Librarian of Congress; Ray
Atherton, chief of the departments
European division. and Paul c.
Daniels, assistant chief of the Di-
vision of American Republics, at
tended the meeting.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
President Awards rs Medals
For Navy Air Work in AIeutiuns

The Navy announced today that
President Roosevelt has decorated Is
officers of Patrol Wing 4, the intrepid
group of Navy airmen who fought
through fog and other bad weather
to defend the Aleutians during the
early stage of the Japanese attack
last June.
In addition to defending Dutch
Harbor from invasion. the flyers at
tackled a total of 5000 tons of
enemy warships and transports, de-
stroyed Japanese aircraft, demol-
ished radio station and enemy sup
ply dumps. Describing the flight
conditions and the bravery of the
men, Capt. Leslie E. Genres, Coro-
nado, Calf, skipper of the group,
said:
Every fight was a fight that the
crew should have not returned from.
Every man knew this and yet none
wavered."
From the moment on June 3,
when word was received that Jap
anese carriers were only 400 miles
llOIll fAlSkd l1tltll 0uilC 4O, VIC pldIlCS
maintained constant patrol over
thousands of square miles of ocean
and bombed the enemy invasion
force necessarily for three days de-
spite heavy anti-aircraft fire. All
this was done in an area where
weather conditions are described by
the Navy as among the worst in
the world"
Flying long-range patrol planes
designed for scouting service, the
pilots and their crews used the big
ships as fighters when necessary.
The members of the wing also
used their patrol planes as bombers
and scored direct hits on three
cruisers, a destroyer and a large
transport. They logged near misses
on two cruisers, destroyer and a
transport. Often the flyers re-
turned to base with their ships
riddled by hundreds OF bullets. Time
and again they fought and patrolled
until their fuel was gone, then re-
luctantly set the flying boats down
at sea.
The ground crews matched the
dogged efforts Of the flyers. Of1icers
stood difficult watches and used all
facilities to outplan the Japs. En-
listed men worked until they nearly
Evening star., 1943-01-09
45 Days Supply of Coffee
Reported Left in u. S.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (P.-Trade
sources here today said coffee sup
plies in this country were shrinking
and estimated the total at less than
100000 bags, enough to last about
80 days under normal conditions.
With rationing, 100000 bags
should last As days. but any inequity
in distribution would mean shortage
in some areas, these sources said.
Importers said no important car
goes of raw coffee had been received
since the first of the year.
Some roasters were reported re-
fusing orders from wholesalers and
retailers. They said they would be
unable to accept ration stamp No
81 from retailers, although it will
be invalid to the store men after
next Wednesday. Some retailers
were said to be urging extension OF
the life of the coupon. but roasters
said this would be of little use if
coffee wasn't available.
Evening star., 1943-01-09

socialism prompts the following
provisions:
The above trust (s50.0O0 to Mrs.
NewelD shall take precedence over
any and all other bequests or de-
vises in this will.
mo other provision herein made
shall be effective until this fund is
provided in full and in a further
effort to insure the care of my wife
in event of impending Roosevelt in
lation, I hereby provide that if the
market value of the net distributed
portion OF. my estate shall exceed
100000 the amount of the trust
fund shall be one-fourth thereof. "
The estate has been estimated at
$500.000. Judge Newell was a Re-
publican and first judge of the
Bristol Town Court.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Wickard Urges Increase
In Corn, Barley Acreage
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
To meet the needs of increasing
livestock production. the Nations
farmers today were called on to
grow more corn and barley for feed
in 1943.
Even though 1t may mean de-
creases in some crops-such as oats.
rye and wheat-which are deemed
less essential to the war effort,
Secretary OF Agriculture Wickard
yesterday said the revision would be
necessary to keep pace with the
rising meat and poultry production
He set the corn goal at 100000, 900
acres, 100000 over the previously
announced mark and 100000
above the 1912 acreage Goal for
barley was raised from $4,000. 900
to 21,00O,000 acres as against 1942's
acreage of 1898 900.
Stressing that the increase was
not wanted at the expense of war
crops, which include hemp, fax, soy
beans, dry beans and peas, canning
crops. hay and pasture, Mr.. Wick
ard said the new program would
permit farmers in the commercial
corn area to overplant their AAA
corn allotments without penalty
provided they have planted their
goals of war crops.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Aqnew
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view Of the superintendent, who
finally had emerged from his own
Office. and said Il want you to see
that I came down here with coupons
and check
Il don't see anything" the other
responded.
Mr.. Bellman had been turned
down earlier, he said, after bringing
two trucks up to the loading plat
form. For a while, he refused to
move his trucks despite demands
from Petrol representative.
Leary to See Henderson.
Mr.. Good said that the Agnew
Co. had been denied oil all year by
Petrol despite the fact that the
company had made heavy pur-
chases from the supplier last year.
Bolstered by the new OPA order,
he said, two trucks went to Petrol
this morning and after being de-
MED oil we're ordered off the prop
erty by the superintendent.
He said the company has had
only 10000 gallons of oil this week.
as against normal sales of $4,000
gallons daily. Agnew is out of oil, as
are the other dealers who went to
Petrol this morning.
A formal aff1davit was filed with
District Director Leary at noon,
outlining the incidents of the day,
Mr.. Good said The District official.
he added, planned to see OPA Ad-
ministrator Henderson this after
noon.
At the OPA it was said that no
formal report of the incident had
yet been received, but the view was
expressed that If action was taken,
the first step would be to notify
Petrol to sell to all comers.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
70,000-MiIe Move
By Newspaper
| Sets Record
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan 9-Probably the
all-time long distance record for
moving daily newspaper Office is
held by the Shanghai Evening Post
and Mercury, which has been trans
planted 10000 miles from Avenue
Edward VII. in the French conces-
sion of Japanese controlled Shang-
hal, to Fifth Avenue here.
The Post and Mercury, English
language daily familiar to foreigners
up and down the China coast, is be-
lieved to be the first refugee"
American-Chinese paper published
in this country.
Long before Pearl Harbor the 12-
page paper, which is now an eight
page tabloid, was a constant thorn
in the side of Japanese miitarists.
Randall Gould, 44-year-old Mon
tanan, for many years the editor,
will again assume that post. F. B.
Opper of New Rochelle, who sue
ceeded Mr.. Gould in 1941, is asso-
ciate editor.
The paper will be published week.
ly, Cornelius Starr, owner and pub
Usher of the original paper, an
nounced.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Pleasure Drivinq
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strictly with local rationing boards,
who may take action to cut off or
reduce drivers gas ration. The
burden will be on the persons whose
license numbers have been reported
to prove at the hearings before the
rationing boards that their cars were
being used for essential driving.
Meanwhile local OPA headquar-
tiers was deluged this morning with
several hundred telephone calls
from persons who requested answers
to specie questions regarding the
new driving regulations. Mr.. Leary
referred the callers to the wording
OF the regulations, spokesman for
the Office disclosed.
The OPA official said he intended
to continue course of strict en-
forcement" to see that the regula-
ton is obeyed.
Action Taken Nearby.
Meanwhile, in nearby Maryland,
Hyattsville police said they had
turned in "a bunch" of license num-
bers OF cars used for pleasure driv-
ing. The numbers, which are now
at the police station there, will be
turned over to the county rationing
board in the county service building.
Montgomery County police re-
ported that motorists there ap-
parently were complying with the
ban, since no violation had been
turned in as yet.
In the cases cited in the District,
a gasoline ration card was taken
from one motorist and impounded
by police when. according to Capt.
William j. Cunningham, the man
was found to be carrying a ration
card issued to someone else.
Four of the eight license numbers
reported by police were turned in by
members Of the Traffic Division
Two were reported by police of No.
l3 precinct, and others in precincts
No and 10. Police would not make
public any of the names.
In the four cases reported by the
Traffic Division, motorists were
questioned under the following cir
cumstances:
When car with Virginia
license stopped in front OF a liquor
store and the driver entered.
When driver with an "A" gaso-
line sticker on the windshield of
his car was observed cruising
around" by a police car.
When two automobiles were
stopped for infractions of traffic
regulations. One had no lights and
the other did not have a gas ra-
ton sticker on the windshield.
Cars Won't Be Halted.
The officers were said to have
questioned only drivers of automo-
biles parked near amusement places
and those involved in accidents or
minor infractions of traffic rules.
Inspector Harvey G. Callahan.
assistant superintendent, said today
police would not halt automobiles
on the street and question drivers.
Only when there are suspicious cir
cumstances" will investigation be
made to determine If the pleasure
driving ban is being violated, he in
dicated.
He said police might investigate if
q car bearing Virginia or Maryland
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Intensified Drive
Planned in East
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan 9.-An intensified
drive against violators of the OPA
ban on pleasure driving In the East
will be launched tomorrow in five
States and the District of Columbia
where OPA inspectors and police
will halt and question passenger car
drivers, Sylvan Joseph, regional
OPA administrator, announced to-
day.
Mr.. Joseph said this program
would be carried out in New York,
New Jersey, Maryland. Delaware
and Pennsylvania, as well as in the
District of Columbia, and that the
inspectors and policemen would
patrol the streets in teams.
Mr.. Joseph made the announce
ment following brief conference
with Mayor F. H. La Guardia, who
previously had ordered police here
to check private automobiles in use
The OPA order, it was announced,
would replace the Mayors order.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
War Department Call!
Striking Coal Miners
To Mass Meeting
1000 Men Are Idle
In Pennsylvania;
Fumine Threatened
Earlier Story on Page A-1)

Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
BY the Associated Press.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Jan. o.
A new wave of idleness hit the
strike-troubled anthracite fields
today as the War Department
summoned striking miners to a
mass meeting to urge an imme-
diate return to work.
Another 5000 miners stayed home,
bringing the total number to about
$4,000 and closing eight more col
lieries to make the total "A.
Meanwhile, coal dealers in Phila-
delphia reported supplies dwindling
and a coal famine threatened. A
great shortage" also had been re-
ported in New England and other
sections Of the oil-rationed East.
Michael Kosik, president of Dis
trict l of the United Mine Workers,
which has condemned the walkouts
said the new stoppages were not
necessarily allied with revolt
against a 50-cent-a-m month union
dues increase and a demand for a
$2-a-day wage bonus which caused
the other closings.
Mr.. Kosik said the. cause might
be dissatisfaction with a time-and
a-half pay provision effective today
under Government-spons plan
to increase the mine work week
from five to six days Many miners
have demanded more for the sixth
day. Possibly the miners who
stayed out today may return to work
at the start of the new week, Mr.
Kosik said.
The strike spread to a colliery in
Hazleton, Pa. last night, soon after
the War Department announced 1t
would attempt to get the strikers
back to work.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Connecticut Judges Will Has
Provision Against Initiation
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
BRISTOL, Conn, Jan. 9.-Judge
Roger S. Newell's fear that the
conduct of our Government by Pres
ident Roosevelt will result in
imitation" prompted him to make
special provision in his will for the
protection of his widow.
The will, admitted to probate to-
day, set aside $4,000 as a trust fund
for Mrs Adaline Newell with the
stipulation that it should take
precedence over all other bequests.
In this connection the will read:
Fear that the conduct of our
Government by President Roosevelt
and his New Deal associates and his
apparent desire to control all three
branches of our Government will re-
suit in imitation, ruin and national
Evening star., 1943-01-09
7 Arrested in Detroit
On Second Indictment
Charging War Frauds
Manufacturer Agents
Accused Of Plot to
Obtain $4,000
By the Associated Press.

oS tlt A6SOCldteQ fTeSS.
DETROIT, Jan. 9.-Arrest of two
men by Federal authorities disclosed
today second Indictment handed
down by grand jury investigating
charges of chiseling on war contracts
awarded in the Detroit area.
The new indictment accused John
Earnest johnson, salesman and
manufacturers agent, and Robert F.
Lapthorne, jr., formerly a purchas-
ing agent for Vickers, Inc, of plot
to obtain $4,000 in fraudulent COM
missions.
Returned yesterday before United
States District Judge Frank A.
Picard, it was suppressed until the
accused men had been arrested by
FBI agents last night
The indictment asserted that
johnson and Lapthorne used the
mails to rig the sub-letting OF a
Navy contract for parts to small
manufacturing firm in Clawson,
Mich. The Vickers co. was the
prime contractor.
., The two agreed to split $4,000
that represented Johnson'S commits
sion from the Clawson concern and
the difference between an inflated
bid and the altered figure at which
the subcontract was awarded, the
indictment charged.
The grand jury's first indictment,
also returned yesterday, accused
John 0, BenOit. partner in a tool
and die company, of rigging three
subcontracts in an attempt to reap
a personal profit of $11.769 at the
expense of the Wright Aeronautical
Corp. of Paterson, N. j. He pleaded
innocent to the charge.
: The grand jury investigation is
continuing.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Japs Taken Prisoner
In New Guinea Prove
Scrawny, Underfed
Correspondents Inspect
Sorry Coptives as Allied
Plones Drone to- Bottle
BY WILLIAM F. BONI,


SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA,
Jan. 5 DELAYED TO the accom-
panimert of the constant drone of
planes going to attack enemy ship
ping and troops in Lac Harbor,
American and Australian corre-
spondents were permitted to view
Japanese prisoners Of war today.
But 1t wasn't a very impressive
spectacle.
For the most part, the q prison.
ers we saw were scrawny, under
fed members of forced labor gangs
who had worked In Papua on air
strips, gun emplacements, roads
and other military installations
The majority of these obviously
were from the lowest strata.
There were a few exceptions.
such as a 5-foot Japanese laborer
who answered all the interrogator's
questions with fair intelligence and
much humility, keeping his hands
at the trouser seams in military
style and making a formal little
bow at the end of the questioning.
Under an Australian provost-mar-
shall, prisoners are given ample tent
space behind barbed wire barricades
from which they are permitted to
leave almost at will to perform light
tasks around the camp. They are
not fit physically now for any harder
work.
Some are wearing Australian Army
G. I. general issue shoes, but most
prefer to remain barefoot.
One wore an American fatigue
suit in jungle green. Others were
garbed in bits and scraps of their
own and castoff Australian uni
forms.
Their rations are the regular Aus
tralian Army issue, which is far bet
ter than they had been getting, in
addition to 20 ounces of rice daily.
They stared at us almost as hard
AS We stared at them But the roar
of planes always drew their eyes sky
ward in obvious bewilderment that
here was where they had been told
the Allies had virtually nothing and
that their air force alone had such
terrifying striking power.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Marking Puppet Declares
War on u. ). and Britain
BY the Associated Press,

by tne Associated PRESS.
TOXIC (From japanese Broad
casts, Jan. 9-Premier Gen. Hideki
TOTO announced today that President
Wang Ching-Wei national govern
ment of China at Nanking had de-
clared war against the United States
and the British Empire.
The Japanese war leader declared
the move was great step forward
in the prosecution of the war in
Greater East Asia to crush those
two enemy countries
(The British radio in broad
cast recorded by CHS in New
York said the declaration of war
by the puppet Marking govern
ment could have no military i'm
portance, but that it would be
likely to affect those Britons and
Americans still living in the area.
1t estimated 10000 Britons and
Americans were in Shanghai
alone. Until now, it added, they
have been allowed a certain
amount of freedomD
Congratulating the Marking gov
ernment on its move, TOTO said it
would assist Japan to eradicate the
age-old root of evils in our part Of
the world and to construct a new
Greater East Asia. thereby con-
tributing to the peace of the world"
CA statement by the Chungking
government of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek received in
London said the declaration was
"only another ludicrous act in
the pupet show with which the
Japanese attempt to create the
illusion that there exists in China
government other than that at
Chungking"
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Woman Rui|rouders Find Engine
Easy to Clean as Kitchen Stove

children. was given some pointers at
the job of her son. Harold. 10, road
employe who is going into the armed
service. An older daughter takes
care of Mrs. Peavler's 20-month- old
son while she's working.
Mrs. Nancy Owens, another of the
new workers, has one son in the
Navy and two other children at
home The others are Misses La
Nelta Karr and Eva Atwood.
Foreman L. H. Boehnke says the
women, who work the same sched-
ule as men but are assigned to light
er duties, are doing a fine job, and
more women may be hired later.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Henderson
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there were ''lots of people in the
doghouse" for violating the ban.
mo, no. there are lots of people
m their own houses" Mr.. Henderson
replied.
Mr.. Henderson told neWsmen
that OPA'S recent action in out
having all pleasure driving in the
II Eastern States and the District
OF Columbia received an "eXtraor-
dinary reception but said it was
still too early to make any eSti-
mate of the amount of gasoline
saved.
Mr.. Henderson said that he hoped
that cuts already made in gasoline
and fuel oil rationing will bring
the supply and demand for petrol
cum in balance.
Doesn't Worry About Coffee.
Commenting on reports of coffee
shortages in the New York area, Mr..
Henderson said Il don't think we
have to worry about coffee" He
added that supply prospects are
sufficiently bright to indicate that
I'VE won't have any trouble meet
ing the current coffee rationing."
Mr.. Henderson made public q
telegram from Thomas P. Henry,
president of the American Auto
mobile Association, in which he
said that reports reaching his Office
indicated that motorists were COM
plying with the pleasure driving
ban. Mr.. Henry also declared that
"it would be disastrous" to invali-
date A coupon books.
In connection with the pleasure
driving ban. Mr.. Henry said that
he hoped it will not be founL neces-
sary ito apply to any large extent
enforcement sanctions such as have
been Indicated He said it was the
AAA's position. that it is all to the
good if the motorists can do the Job
themselves, and questionings about
their comings and goings is kept
to minimum and penalties invoked
only in cases of fragrant disregard
of the orders of VOur office +"
Evening star., 1943-01-09
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLINTON, Ill, Jan. 9.-Rufur-
bishing a locomotive is much like
cleaning a kitchen range-only on
larger scale-in the opinion of
four women who are working in the
roundhouse of the Illinois Central
Railroad.
Wearing the traditional railroad
er's uniform of blue overalls and
red neckerchief, the women wipe
locomotives, test water in the boilers,
sweep out, and perform other chores
formerly handled by men who have
been called into the armed service.
Mrs Mabel JeaYler. mother of six
Evening star., 1943-01-09

dropped, then returned to duty after
short maps.
For their heroism, 1t. Comdr.
Charles E. Perkins, Wendell, N. c.,
and 1t. Lucius D. Campbell, Seattle,
Wash, were awarded the Navy
Cross. The other % officers were
given the Distinguished Flying
Cross.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Auxiliary Police Grades
Above Captain Abolished
Earlier Story on Pare A-ll

Earlier Story on Page A-1)
In compliance with orders of the
Commissioners. all ranks and grades
of auxiliary policemen above that of
captain are abolished, effective to-
day.
The auxiliary police hereafter will
be used only in case of an actual air
raid or raid test and they will not
be called upon for patrol duty, de-
tails or other actual police work.