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Evening star., 1943-02-27
Society Turns Out to Greet
Mime. Chang at Gay Reception
More Than 1000 Guests Form Line
To Shake Hand of Chinu's First Lady

Nine. Chu Shih- ming, wife Of the
Chinese military attache, went
about urging everyone to have more
from the loaded tables on which the
only other decorations were vases of
red, white and blue flowers.
From Admiral William D. Leahy
chief of staff to the Commander in
Chief, down to mere commander,
the Navy trotted out it's extra yard
age of looped gold braid. The Ma
rines showed up in their dazzling
red-striped dress uniforms.
Gen. George C. Marshall, Chief of
Staff, chatted about his Casablanca
trip with Chinese air force men,
Chinese army men wearing gold
stripe on black dress, and Chinese
maidens.
All the Chinese women were svelte
in native gowns of the style worn
by their First Lady. Most Of them
were decked In purple orchids for
the occasion.
United Nations military represent
atlveS spotted almost every group.
Britain and her Dominions and
Commonwealths predominated, but
there were also the tan and red of
France, the khaki of the Neither
lands, the blue Of Poland
Russian Ambassador Attends.
These staff men and the numer-
Gus diplomats, including Ambassador
Maxim Litvinoff of Russia, chat
tered in everv language in the book
The wife of India's Sir Girja
Shankar Bajpai was elegant In a
purple sari bordered with wide gold
bands, her jewelry of diamonds and
rubies.
Among Chinese leaders who had
come from New York for the event
were the Chinese philosopher, Lin
Yutang. and his. wife.
The American. women exhibited
their festivity in elaborate hats and
much jewelry, few daring to wear
floor sweeping tea. gowns.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
BY FRANK MARTIN,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
SOMEWHERE IN BURMA, Feb.
% Delayed. In the first raid of
its kind in the Burma war theater, a
British water-borne force, armed to
the teeth, landed by moonlight Feb
ruary 81. IS miles southeast of
Akyab behind that Japanese strong
hold and shot up the Burmese vii
lage of Myebom in Wild West style.
Five thousand of the local inhabi-
tants fed into the hills as the raid
ers shot all the Japanese in sight
blew up or burned the courthouse,
post Office and other buildings be-
fore returning to their ships and
raked the village with heavy gun
fire. They departed in the light OF
a hundred fires.
I arrived at this base in time to
meet the returning raiders, one OF
them shouted:
"Yank, We didn't wait to see the
whites Of their eyes. We didn't
have to-"
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Youth Is Password
To London Dance Bonds
By the Associated Pros,

by the Associated Press.
LONDON.-''Too old at forty" Is
writ large over the entrance to most
of Britain's dance bands. Youth is
in demand, because people who listen
and dance to the music are generally
allergic to gray-haired orchestras.
AS a result, many young London
dance band players, earning an
average of s28 weekly before the war.
are now getting up to $3.50 for a
24-hour week.
They are not all experienced
players" said Musicians Union
official. but they are young and
good-looking. Some have been in
valided out Of the forces, others are
medically unfit to serve"
Evening star., 1943-02-27
District Marine Buos
Jup Torpedo PIune

A story Of early days on Guadal-
canal. written by Marine Corps
combat correspondent and released
by the Navy today. tells of quick
action by Marine Sergt. Raymond C..
Waskey, % Michigan avenue NE,
which accounted for a Jap torpedo
plane.
The Marine Engineers. according
to Combat Correspondent Benz Price
Of Atlanta, had just landed on the
beach Of Guadalcanal when "a
bombers came over. Although pri-
marily an engineer and not fighter,
Sergt. Waskey mounted light ma
chine gun and fired at a Jap tor
pedo plane until the plane burst
apart in mid-air. Several other en-
gineers Joined in the firing.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Federation Proposes
Setting Up Of Farm
To Cure |nebriates
Creation of Fire and
Police Medical Review
Boord Also Sought

The Commissioners will be re-
quested to make plans to set up a
special farm for the rehabilitation
of habitually intoxicated persons, it
was decided by the Federation OF
Civic Associations last night at a
meeting in the boardroom of the
District Building.
Establishment of the "inebriate
farm" has been recommended by
Judge Almond S. Scott of Municipal
Court. Under Judge SCOTS plan.
habitual drunks convicted in local
courts would be given longer terms
and assigned to the farm, where at
tempts would be made to cure"
them.
The Federation also voted to re-
quest the creation of a Medical
Board Of Review to which fire and
police applicants who fail in their
physical examinations could appeal.
According to DR.. E. F. Harris, presi-
dent of the Federation, the action
was prompted by many complaints
from unsuccessful applicants that
the present medical examiners have
been unfair.
Opposes Discrimination"
A special committee on selective
service deferments recommended at
last nights meeting that the fed
Grafton should not agree to blanket
deferment of streetcar and bus oper-
ators employed by the Capital Tran
sit Co. until the company complies
with presidential order that Ne
groes be employed without 'discrim-
ination. The committee report was
adopted unanimously.
The federation also voted unan-
imously to adopt a report from its
Executive Committee that included
the following recommendations:
Opposition to the Senate bill
which would place Washington
Police Department under a police
commissioner appointed by the Presi-
dent.
A request for legislation by Con-
gress or action by the Commission
ers curbing the sale or display Of
"switch-blade knives" and other
lethal weapons. "Switch-blade''
knives are those on which blades are
opened with a spring.
Would Regulate Undertaken.
A request that Congress enact
legislation to regulate the practice
of undertakers in the District.
The federation at the same time
approved suggestion of the Ex-
ecutive Committee that a special
group Of citizens be sent to inspect
the Sleighton Farms School in
Chester County, Pa, an institution
corresponding to the National
Training School for Girls. The fed
Grafton then would be in a position
to advise the Commissioners when
plans are made for the construction
Of a new training school, 1t was
pointed out.
A delegate from the federation Is
to attend the annual business con-
ference opening March 3 at the
Cardozo High School, it was de-
cided.
The federation urged a city-wide
cleanup campaign of streets and
alleys.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Work, Fight Or Jail
Proposal Gains in
Maryland Legislature
Half Dozen Counties Ask
Coveroee by Law Aimed
To Discourage Loofing

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 27.-A work,
fight or 60 to jail movement is
gaining momentum in the Maryland
Legislature.
Already such law for one county
has swept through both houses and
Gov. O'Conor has indicated he will
approve it. Another similar bill for
Montgomery County was introduced
in the House Thursday. Half a
dozen other counties want to be
covered under the provisions.
A bill covering all of Maryland
was prepared, but It's sponsors said
today it probably would be dropped
because Baltimore and Western
Maryland have nc migrant farm
labor problem.
1t was the migrant labor problem
which touched of the mounting tide
of legislative demand for such bills.
Last summer, Eastern Shore farmers
complained that many transient
farm laborers worked long enough
to earn few dollars and then loafed
until their money ran out.
Talbot County got the first local
bill through both Houses. 1t and the
Montgomery measure both require
every man over Is to be "usefully
employed every working day" for the
duration. Students are not affected.
This is the bill which Gov. O'Conor
has indicated he will approve
Violators could be fined up to 500
or imprisoned for 80 days. Second
offenders would be liable to 81 1000
fines or year in jail.
Similar county bills-more or less
hard on the loafers-are in various
stages of the legislative mill and if
any one questions their constitu-
tionality their sponsors merely say:
This is war
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Union Asks Boeing Workers
Not to Leave Jobs Monday

SEATTLE, Feb. q tP).-Leaders Of
the AFL union at the Boeing Air
craft plants today admonished
workers against leaving their jobs
Monday in protest of what they
contend is an undue delay by the
War Labor Board in deciding the
West Coast aircraft wage case.
The district council of the Aero
nautical Mechanics Union issued a
statement to members, inviting them
to attend an around the clock
meeting Monday, if a favorable
board decision is not returned by
Sunday midnight, but added.
You are instructed that no one
is to leave his post in the plants of
the Boeing company to attend this
meeting"
A mass meeting at which plans
we're drawn for Mondays protest
brought a work stoppaee of three
hours Thursday afternoon on the
Flying Fortresses production lines
The company reported nearly 81 per
cent Of the workers had left their
Jobs.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Berlin Catholic Bishop
Protests Nuzi Atrocities
Rx fhe AssnciatAd Prezr

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb 27.-A protest
against Nazi totalitarianism, execu-
ton of hostages and persecution OF
Jews was contained in a pastoral
letter written by Count Konrad Won
Preysing, Catholic bishop Of Berlin,
and circulated in Germany. the
Daily Mail reported today in 4 dis
patch from Stockholm.
The letter. published In the Swed.
ish weekly Trots ALT, was quoted by
the Daily Mail as saying:
ut is divine principle that the
life of an innocent individual.
whether an unborn child or an aged
person, is sacred and that the inno-
cent shall not be punished with the
guilty or in place OF the guilty.
Neither an individual nor a COM
munity can create law against
this"
Evening star., 1943-02-27
RooseveIt's Condition
Reported Satisfactory

President RooseveIJ, VINO has beer
confined to the living quarters OF
the White House since Wednesday
was reported today to be getting
along very satisfactorily
William B. Hassett, presidential
secretary, said Mr.. Roosevelt had no
fever this morning, but that on the
advice Of his physician lis going to
take things easy over the week end
and will have no engagements
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Restaurants Assisted
On Rotioninq Forms

A corps Of clerks is kept on duty
at the Washington Restaurant As
ISOLATION, zoos I street NV, every
night until 10 o'clock to help restau-
rant owners and operators, as well
as managers of institutions. fill out
forms required to obtain canned and
prepared foods under the new ra-
tioning system.
Nom members as well as members
may avail themselves of this assist
ance. The registration period Is
March l to March 10 and operators
must have their application forms
completely filled out before apply
ing for rations.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Walker Lauds Record
OF Democratic Party
By the Associated Press.


DETROIT, Feb 27-Postmaster
General Walker, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee
told Michigan partisans at a s25-a-
plate George Washington dinner"
here last night that this is the peo-
pies war and we shall not leave
the field until the laws of human
decency have been established un-
shakably AS the pillars of a better
social order
Taking note of those OF the op-
position who devote the major part
of their energies to continuous
criticism Of this administration s
conduct Of the war" Mr.. Walker
said that their continued protesta-
tions make obvious their motives"
Evening star., 1943-02-27
u. 5. Flyers Raid Munda;
Many Fires Started

United States flyers in the
Southern Pacific set many fires"
at Munda on New Georgia Island
and destroyed at least one japanese
plane on the ground, the Navy said
today, in a communique which also
told Of bomber attack on Jap
positions on Kiska.
The attack on Munda was made
yesterday and was the 77th since
the series OF raids began in mid
November. Loss of one plane
brought to 375 the number of Jap
planes destroyed in the South Pa
clflc. Dauntless dive bombers and
Wildcat fighters took part in the
raid.
The Navy announced no results
we're observed after the attack on
kiska.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
.Bankhead Will Seek
Vote Thursday on
Farmer Draft Ban
Predicts Plan to Keep
Men Producing Foods
Will Pass Senate
By the Associated Press.

Undisturbed by opposition in
the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee, Senator Bankhead, Dem
ocrat, Of Alabama disclosed to-
day that he would seek show
down" in the Senate next week
on his bill to halt induction OF
farm workers into the armed
forces. He predicted it would be
passed.
While another supporter of the
measure. Senator johnson, Demo-
crat, Of Colorado. expressed hope OF
a favorable committee vote Monday
Senator Bankhead said he would
seek action on the floor Thursday
regardless OF the committees de-
cision.
Meanwhile. the congressional farm
bloc virtually threw down a gage
OF mo compromise" in its fight
with the administration over farm
price policies by obtaining the back
ing OF the House Banking Commit
tee for . measure President Roose-
velt once estimated would add bill
lions to food costs.
Bill on Parity OK'd.
In a brief executive session yes
terday the committee approved bill
by Representative Brown, Demo-
crat, Of Georgia revising the method
OF figuring parity prices to take ac-
count Of increased labor costs.
Parity is q crop price calculated
by the Agriculture Department to
be \ fair one to farmers. Since
the price-control law prohibits a
price ceiling below parity, an in
crease IN parity automatically would
require higher ceiling prices In cases
where they have been set at or near
parity. a-.
A bill introduced by Represents
tive Pace, Democrat, Of Georgia,
similar to Mr.. Browns, already had
been approved by the House ARri-
culture Committee and is pending
before the Rules Committee.
Consequently, the Banking Com
mittee's action took on the appear
ance OF q reply to the hint of COM
promise contained In Senate pas
sage yesterday. with support of ad-
ministration friends, of a bill by
Senator Bankhead allowing some In
crease in farm prices.
The Senate measure would nullify
that portion Of Mr.. Roosevelt's sta
blllzatlon order which requires de-
duction of Government benefit pay
ments in setting ceilings on farm
products. Agricultural experts esti-
mated it might be the basis for a
compromise whereby farm price ad-
vances could be held to less than 5
per cent.
I'm not making any threat" Sen
ator Bankhead said in an interview
concerning his bill to halt induction
OF farmers, adding that time was
vital to the farm deferment meas
ure's value. We've got to produce
the food necessary to win this war
We can't have essential farmers
taken out of the production fight at
planting time.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
World operation
Among Scientists
Urged by DR.. Shap|ey
Harvard Observatory
Director Addresses
Science Institute

Speaking before the second session
OF the Science Talent Institute today
at the Statler Hotel, DR.. Harlow
Shapley, director of the Harvard
College Observatory pointed out
that pure science" and much prac-
tical applied scientific research de-
pend on an international willingness
to cooperate among scientific men.
Our planet is too SMALL he said.
"and our means of communicating
with each other in thought. voice or
person too quick and varied to
permit us to be isolated and in
sulated from thinkers and doers."
Dr. Harvey C. Rentschler. director
OF research of the Westinghouse
lamp division. also addressed the
40 high school seniors here to COM
pete for science scholarships in
Nationwide talent science search.
Speaking on Light in the Service
OF Mankind.' DR.. Rentschler illus
trated his lecture with a demonstra-
ton OF how the artificial ultraviolet
now is a practical agent for de-
stroying bacteria and organisms that
cause food spollage.'
Challenges Of Future.
DR.. j. w. Barker, dean of engi-
neering at Columbia University and
special assistant to the Secretary
of the Navy. last night at the first
session of the institute told the
youthful delegates that during the
reconversion of the industrial world
from war to peace production the
daring and imaginative youth of
America will find Startling chal-
lenges' for constructive services to
our civilization"
Although war is essentially a de-
structive agency" he declared, many
new and startling developments re-
sulting for war research will find
vast peacetime uses. Whole new
industries developed in these wars
will continue into the postwar period
to supply entirely new consumer de-
mands"
Other speakers at the first session
of the flve--day conference included
DR.. Leonard Carmichael. president
of Tufts College: George w. Bailey.
president of the American Radio
Relay League; DR.. E. B. Roberts.
assistant to the vice president of
the Westinghouse Electric & Man
| ufacturing Co.. and 1t. Louise E.
Goeden, WAAC Technical 1nforma-
ton Division.
Tries for New Record.
In an attempt to break the worlds
record for indoor heliocopter model
plane flight, senior division. of 5
minutes 344 seconds, Richard Quer-
mann, II, Clarksburg, Va, a dele
gate to the Science Institute. yes
terday sent up his own specially de-
signed model heliocopter in the ro-
tunda of the Natural History Build
ing Of the National Museum.
After several attempts to send the
balsam wood and micro-f1lm model
to the 90-foot vaulted ceiling, the
experiment ended when a vane fell
OIL the model During the first trial.
the plane flew Two minutes and 56
seconds and on the second attempt
three minutes and two seconds.
Richard holds the world record In
the junior division OF l1eliocopter
model plane flight of three minutes
and 81 seconds.
The talent search Is being spon-
sored by the Science Clubs of Amer
lea and the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Co. The dele
gates, high school seniors ranging
from' Is to 18 years, represent 1e
states.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Sikorski May Return
To u. ). 10 Discuss
Russian Claims
Report Of New Visit
Follows Polish Councils
Stund on Frontiers
By BLAIR BOLLES.

Gen. WladySlaW SlkOrskf, PO-
lish Prime Minister, may visit
Washington shortly to discuss
with American omcials the prob
lem of Russian claims now be-
ing advanced to Polish territory,
it was reported here today.
The report came after the Polish
National Council Of the Polish gov
ernment-in-exile in London last
night, according to the Associated
Press. declared that "the integrity OF
territory of the Polish Republic in
her frontiers Of September /. 1899,
and her sovereignty are inviolable."
That declaration puts the Poles in
direct opposition to the view eX-
pressed in an article circulated yes
terday by the Soviet Embassy here
in which the Lwow region Of Polish
Ukraine and the Polish area neigh
boring White Russia are claimed for
the Soviet Union.
Dispute Has Been Latent.
The stand taken by the Polish Ma
tional Council was stated Thursday
by the cabinet of the Polish govern
ment-in-exile.
The territorial dispute between
Russia and Poland has been latent
since the German attack on Russia
in June %, 194l. Russia divided
Poland with Germany in 1889 after
the German conquest Of Poland, and
the regions claimed for Russia by
the author OF the Soviet Embassy
information bulletin were included
in the Russian part of the 1889
partition
The author of the article is Alex
ander Korneichuk. a member of the
| Supreme Soviet of the Ukranian
Soviet Republic.
Prime Minister Sikorski was here
last month and talked with Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He also discussed
the territorial question with the
President here last March.
Published by Pravda.
The Korneichuk article was pub
lished originally in the Moscow
newspaper Pravda. but Its issuance
by the embassy gives it an omcial
character. However, 1t is significant
that the Soviet government itself
has not directly advanced the claim
to the Lwow region. Premier Joseph
Stain, in his order of the day
February %, included Polish White
Russia in his territorial claims.
In its firm statement Of its posi-
ton, the Polish Council said that
mo unilateral acts or illegal activi-
ties from any quarter whatsoever
directed against either the terri
tory or the sovereignty Of the Polish
Republic or the rights of her citi-
zens residing in Poland or outside
her territorial boundaries can in
any way alter this state Of affairs"
meaning the Polish claim those
regions which Russia claims or
which individual Russians claim
for Russia,
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Polish Consul Reported i,
Received by Stain

LONDON. Feb. q (P.-The Mos
cow radio said In a. broadcast re-
corded by the Soviet monitor here
that Premier Stain received M.
Romer. the Polish consul yesterday.
Foreign Conamissar Vyacheslav Mo-
lotov was reported present at the
conference.
An authorized Polish government
spokesman in London refused COM
ment on an article by Alexander
Korneichuk, which was published In
the Russian Embassy bulletin tn
Washington.
There is nothing ofdcial about
Korneichuks statement even though
1t was published in the Embassy
bulletin" said Polish sources who
may not be quoted by name. HE
has right to his opinion"
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Loan Directors Reelected

The Montgomery County National
Farm Loan Association reelected
Wilson c. Poole and Nathan c. Stiles
directors at its annual meeting
Wednesday in Rockville. Holdover
directors are William J. Hines. James
D. King and jeremiah r. Williams.
Evening star., 1943-02-27

PORTLAND, OREG.-OFF TO
WAR AGAIN-The 10,O00-ton
battleship Oregon, famed
Bulldog of the Navy" during
the Spanish-American War, is
shown being towed from its
Willamette River museum site
to Kalama. Wash, for dis
mantling. The old ship will
do service again, not as a bat
tleship, but as material for
modern weapons.
"A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Fire Destroys Ballots

HOLDREGE. Nebr. (Pr.-Anyone
who wants to contest last years
primary election in Phelps County is
out OF luck. Sheriff G. Royal Hanson
reported that the old primary cleo
ton ballots and other papers stored
In the furnace room at the court
house were destroyed by fire.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
British in Burma Shoot Up
own in Wild West StyIe

With the returning men were an
Indian family and several Indians
who asked to return with the Brit
ish to escape the Japanese
Valuable information was OBJ
tanned. The Royal Indian Navy car
ried the raiding troops through un-
chartered water by night.
Loudspcakers on the ships told
the Burmese hiding in the jungle
that the attack was not against
them, but against the japanese and
those assisting them.
NEW DELHI, Feb. n (P.-RAF
bombers attacked the Japanese oc-
cupied village of Minbya, about 80
miles northeast OF Akyab in Burma,
yesterday and started a number Of
fires, British communique said to-
day.
Thursday afternoon, the COM
munique said sharp attack was
made on Rathedaung, with the
bombing concentrated IN two or
three minutes. Large fires were left
burning there, 1t was reported.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Newspapers Rotioned

The supply Of copies Of The
Star is necessarily being lin
tied to newsdealers and news
boys to meet only the actual
demand Of their customers.
Readers of The Star are
asked to cooperate in this
wartime measure by placing
standing orders for The Star
with their newsstand or news
boy or telephone National 5000
for carrier delivery every eve
ming and Sunday morning.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Weather Report
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Evening star., 1943-02-27

On the metal collection drive you
Nave an card. Go the limit.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in tnehes IN ana
Capital Current month to dated:
Evening star., 1943-02-27

The Sun and Neon.