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Evening star., 1943-03-03
Japan S Destruction
From Air|sU. Aim,
Gen. Arnold Says
Enemy Win Be Crushed
On Own Soil, Leader
Tells Nine. Chang
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 3.-Wide-
scale bombing of Japan ito insure
the total destruction of this enemy
on It's own soil Is the goal of the
United States Army Air Forces 1t.
Gen H. NJ. Arnold, its chief, said last
night at a meeting in tribute to
Nine. Chang Kai-shek. D
In his prepared address, Gen.
Arnold said:
ultimately our aerial operatives
in the Pacific must call for-and we
must be ready for wide-scale bomb
ing of Japan itself-bombing of
Japanese plane factories, rail CEN
ters, shipyards, munitions dumps
and docks, bombing day after day
and night after night-bombing with
complete and utter havoc, bombing
to insure the total destruction of
this enemy on his own soil!
Visited Chungking.
That, Nine. Chang. is our goal.
The chief of the Army Air Forces
said that three weeks ago, after at
tending the Casablanca conference
he was in Chungking conferring
with Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
and bis staff and received COM
prehensive view of the requirements
of the Chinese Army
And ! can assure you that few
If any of the armies in history have
had to operate under such impos-
sible conditions as have the Chi
nese," he said.
Six weeks ago, at Casablanca, the
principles for Allied offensives In
l943 were laid down." he said
'China's role in the war was dis
cussed at length. With certain other
officers I headed for the Far East
Before departure President
Roosevelt expressed himself briefly
Chinas ports are closed-the Jap.
hold the Burma road. How can we
increase the air tonnage carried
in? How can we build up a larger
combat air force?"
Aiding China Not Easy.
| Gen. Arnold said he could not re-
veal exactly what We are doing OF
/ will do for China but warned tha,
the task was far from simple Thi.
| country, he said, had no surplus O
/ aiplanes TODAY. and to get good
/ into China men must fly them il
over mountains higher than the
/ Rockies
He recounted the difficulties en-.
! countered due to wea ther condition.
and the proximity of the enemy
adding:
But our flyers are gettins
/ through, in everincreasing number
and with ever increasing loads"
Evening star., 1943-03-03
Two New Polling Places
Established in Alexandra

Two new polling places were estab-
hshed by the Alexandria City Coun-
Gil at its meeting last night. to be
come effective for the Democratic
primary April l6.
The third ward polling place will
be the No. firehOuSe il the 100
block Of North Patrick street In
place Of the Odd Fellows Hall, for
nerly used for voting. but now the
headquarters Of the ration board
The fifth ward polling place will
be the Maury School on Russell
road between Walnut street and
Rucker place The new location was
obtained through the cooperation
Of the Board Of Education. 1t VIII
replace the garage on Common
wealth avenue that was used before
The Board Of Education has ap-
proved the use Of three schools for
voting purposes, thus enabling the
Council to split both the fifth and
sixth wards and establish two poll
ing places IN each. II was consid-
cred unWlse. however, 10 adopt the
ordinance until after April 6. since
the books could not be revised ir
time for the primary.
Evening star., 1943-03-03
Gandhii' S Fast Ended,
No Outbreak Expected
By British Officials
Press Predicts Leader
Will Be Charged With
Sobotoeine WoveIl
BY The Associated Press.

NEW DELHI, March 3 Mo-
handas K Gandhi, 3-year-old
Indian nationalist leader, ended
day hunger strike in protest
against his internment by the
British by slipping a glass of
orange juice at $50 am. today
midnight EW.T. Tuesday,.
A communique announcing the
end of the fast said Gandhi was
weak and showed signs of strain, but
was in good spirits
The British Press Association
predicted in London that the gov
ernment of India soon would
publish an account intended TO
show that Gandhi and the ALL
India Congress had sabotaged
Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell's lines
Of communications last year. No
further hint was offered of the
character of the accuSationsD
Members of Family Present.
In contrast to public ceremonies
which have attended the termination
OF Gandhl's nine previous fasts, only
members of his immediate family
| were present in the Aga Khan's
palace at Poona to take part In
| singing and prayers AS his self
imposed ordeal ended.
| Two minutes were spent in medi-
| tation before Gandhi accepted from
! his wife's hands the orange Juice,
representing the first nourishment
| he has taken in three weeks, eXcept
for small quantities of water and
lime juice.
Six doctors who attended him
| throughout the fast will remain on
hand to maintain close watch over
Gandhi during his convalescence.
With the end of the fast. Gandhi re-
verts to his status as political pris-
oner, special concessions which per-
| mitted him to receive visitors being
withdrawn. Only his relatives will
be permitted to see him as long as
| he remains under detention.
This was made clear by COM
munique issued by the government
of India, which said:
"On the termination of Gandhi's
fast arrangements for his detention
and that of other persons detained
at the Aga Khans palace which OBJ
tanned before the fast will now be
resumed. Such extra medical at
tention and nursing as may be nee
essary will continue for the present."
Confined Since August 9.
The Hindu ascetic has been con-
fined in the palace since last August
9. when his All-India Congress party
began civil disobedience campaign
against British rule. He embarked
on his fast February 10 after an ex-
change of correspondence with the
British viceroy, Lord Linlithgow. in
which he disclaimed responsibility
for violence resulting from the cam
paign and asked that he be released.
Government circles indicated they
expected no outbreak of trouble as
result of the fast, which left the
situation as far as Gandhi is con-
cerned much as it was before.
Evening star., 1943-03-03
Australia Will Feed
u. ). Forces in Area
Pv the AcSocja;ed praSS


CANBERRA, Australia. March 3
Supply Minister John A. Beasley an
nounced today that Australia had
accepted the responsibility of feeding
United States forces in this country
and throughout the South and
Southwest Pacific areas, and said he
had authorized purchase of $64, ,OOO,-
900 worth of provisions.
He declared the armed forces In
the Southwest Pacific. which include
the troops in the Solomons. New
Guinea and other islands, had food
reserves to meet any war situation
Australia will spend 1920 900 900
during the current financial wear
under lease lend Arrangement to
maintain United States forces. J. B
Chif1ey, Finance Minister, told Par
lament.
He said that up to January /
$ll0, ,l80 600 had been spent in the
Australian program of providing
alrdromes, camp and hospital ac-
commodationS. rations, repairs for
aircraft, ships and vehicles. general
supplies, seaport services and rail
air and sea tranSportat ton.
Evening star., 1943-03-03

He was granted Christmas leave
last year to visit his father at Mount
Alto Hospital. He is married to the
former Miss Laura Purdum. daugh-
ter of Second Assistant Postmaster
General Smith w. Pu<dum..
1t. Brookhart also has received
1.-The Silver Star citation for Shoot
ing down two out of three Jap Zeros
over Guadalcanal about three weeks
before the marines moved in.
With IS to 100 hours of civilian
flying to his credit, 1t. Brookhart
was commissioned a second lieu
tenant in October, 1941. He was
promoted to first lieutenant in Sep
tember 1912. While in the Solo,
mons. he was credited with 50 mis-
sions during which he was attacked
by enemy pursuit planes Is or 20
times without injury.
A brother, Capt. Smith w. Brook
hart. jr, 81, is in the Inspector Cen
erals Office of the War Department
here.
Evening star., 1943-03-03
Bonkheod Predicts Senate
Passage of Farm Deferments
O'Mohoney Hits Bill, Calling 1t
Form Of involuntary Servtude'

Mr.. Burke added. but since no one
can be certain the war will end in
l943. think this legisla ton should
pass
Representative Wadsworth, Re
publican, of New York testified yes
terday afternoon that Great Brit
ain. which has a national service
plan. has increased its food pro-
duction despite war conditions since
1899, while food production in this
country is decreasing.
Noticing that the Austin -Wads-
worth bill provides for a call for
volunteers to meet the needs of any
war industry before compulsory as
signment of workers is resorted to,
Senator O'Mahoney inquired il this
was an indication the authors do not
believe the voluntary system has
been entirely exhausted.
Certainly it has not been COM
pletely exhausted. because it hasn't
ever been organized Mr.. Wads-
worth replied.
Senator Austin joined in to sug-
gest there would be quite a differ
ence between a voluntary system
backed up by the sanctions of law
and a voluntary call under existing
conditions without any followup law
Kilday Bill Snaxged.
"Whatever our system today may
be called. there is certainly no ma
chinery for the orderly distribution
of workers. Mr.. Wadsworth re-
sponded.
In addition to men between 18
and IS, already registered, the ma
tional service bill would require reg
istration of women between l8 and
So The President would issue the
volunteer calls for workers as needed
but would have authority to assign
registrants if the voluntary call did
not succeed.
Answering questions by Senate,
Lodge, Mr.. Wadsworth said no dis
tinction was made in the bill be-
tween married and single regis
trants. but that If a married mar
was assigned to work in new 10.
cality, and asked to have his family
accompany him, the Government
would have to pay their transporta-
ton and see that housing facilitie:
were available at the new location.
Evening star., 1943-03-03
eaeeofForgiveness'
Urged byMme. Chang
In New York Talk
Crowd Of 1900 Hears
Plea for One Great
Stote' After War
Fy The Associated Press

Ey ne Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 3.-Mme
Chang kai-shek-the voice of ar
ll-armed people tortured for 81,
years by the flames of war-ha.
called for a peace of charity ane
forgiveness for the enemy when the
day of United Nations victory ar.
rives
Speaking last night to 17,OO(
people at a meeting in her honor ir
Madison Square Garden and to 6
Nationwide radio audience. the wife
of the Chinese generalissimo de-
clared:
The goal of our common struggle
st the conclusion of this war should
be to shape the future so that this
whole world must be thought of as
one great state common to God and
men,
Aid for Weak Urged.
Nine. Chang pleaded for a post
war world resting on the pillars OF
justice, co-eXistence, cooperation
and mutual respect" and explained
that in such world great and small
nations alike would have equal op-
portunity of development. and the
stronger. more advanced nations
would Use their power as a trust to
help weaker states fit themselves for
self government.
Calling for an end to exploitation
among nations, she said:
Exploitation is spiritually as de-
grading to the exploiter as to the
exploited"
Nine. Chang promised that China
shall "hold firm" in "struggling
against wanton domination.
In her reputation of bitterness
end revenge, she pointed out that
those who have committed crimes
against society must serve terms of
expiatlon, as to prisoners. There
must be Safeguard against retro
gression' such as the dark ages
which followed ancient Rome's dis
integration, Nine. Chang said.
Introduced by Willkie.
The throng rose to it's feet and
applauded as Nine. Chang stepped
to the speakers dais after she was
introduced by Wendell L. Willkie,
1910 Republican presidential candi-
date, as the greatest" and most
fascinating" of world leaders, here
as an "avenging angel seeking the
freedom of her people. Only few
minutes before, 1t. Gen. H. H. Ar
mold. chief of the United States
Army Air Forces, had addressed the
meeting,
Nine. Chang thanked the people
Of America for their goodwill and
affection. and expressed regret that
her physicians would not permit her
to accept all the invitations she re-
ceived. She was near to collapse
twice Monday during public appear
ances here after her arrival from
Washington.
Broadcast Cancelled.
A scheduled broadcast today by
Nine. Chang was Cancelled. the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. announced
She was to have made an address
in Chinese and English in Carnegie
Hall at $50 pm.
The Chinese News Service, how
ever, said Nine. Chang would ap-
pear at the rally, Attaches of her
party said today's address presum-
ably was Cancelled because of her
weakened condition after IL weeks
of illness and convalescence from an
operation.
Evening star., 1943-03-03
N. Y. Store Offers
| $4,000 Bet Against
'43 Clothes Ration

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March "a
New York department store
wagered $4,000 today that
clothes would not be rationed
this year.
Our best information from
Washington. as we'll as our own
sources Of information. brings
us definitely to this conclusion"
read an advertisement of Lord
g. Taylor. If we lose land
mind you we don't think we
will We will divide the above
sum between Red Cross, USO,
Greater New York Fund"
Walter Hoving, president of
the store, said he had directed
preparation of the ad in an ef-
fort to stop rumors which led
to excessive clothes buying.
Evening star., 1943-03-03
Newspapers Rutioned

The supply of copies Of The
Star is necessarily being linn
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., 1943-03-03

Of $2l 900 "snatched' on April 27
from a messenger of the New York
brokerage firm of E. H. Rollins &
Sons.
The others arrested, the an
nouncement said, were charged with
implication in the theft and inter-
state transportation of the Barkman
bonds.
Evening star., 1943-03-03
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press.
Sen.ta


Senate:
In recess until Friday.
Special War Investigating Com
mlttee hears Secretary Of the In
terror 1ckes on pipeline controversy
Judiciary Committee cNsiders Nc
kellar bill to require confirmation
of Federal employees making s4.50C
or more.
House:
Considers compromise version OF
new Columbia basin development
bill
Naval Affairs Committee hears
Secretary of the Navy Knox on alb
Senteeism.
Rules Committee takes up debt
and salary limitation bill
Evening star., 1943-03-03

awarded Dis
tinguished Fly
ing Crosses to-
day for extraor-
dinary achieve
ment in more.
than 200 hours
Of operational
flights, the As
sociated Press
reported from
Australia.
1t. Brookhart,
who had been
on duty, in the
Solomon Islands
for nine months,
had baooaI fo,,r
Evening star., 1943-03-03
Ex-senator Brookhurt's Son
Wins DFC in Pacific War Area

First 1t. Joseph W. Brookhart 27,
Of Hyattsville, son of former Senator
Brookhart of Iowa, was among seven
members of the Army Air Forces
Evening star., 1943-03-03

enemy planes up to December He
also was co-pilot of the plane that
carried Gen. Douglas Macarthur to
New Guinea last winter.
Evening star., 1943-03-03

Don't fire till YOU see the whites
of their eyes. But you may buy
War bonds now.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-20
PEOPLES FORUM

goods and services can be exchang-
ed by other than direct exchange.
Many things have been and still
are used for money, but generally,
civilized communities use gold as
the medium as it is the only ma
terial that does not deteriorate
with age, has great value in small
bulk and can be divided and sub
divided and still not lose relative
value and which is sufficiently
scarce to give a scarcity value. 1t
has been used in, all recorded bis
tory as the best Material for the
purpose. |
Originally the metal itself, as
dust or nuggets, was handed over
in exchange for labor or merchant
disc; that was cumbersome and
required constant weighing; to
obviate that, Governments weigh
ed the metal and stamped it with
a guaranteed weight-the first
coins. From that all systems of
currency evolved.
AS business and trade increased
it became impractical to use gold
coin, so paper money was substi-
tuted - that is, the government
took the gold and kept it and is
sued a receipt for it - promise
to pay Ten Dollars in Gold Coin"
Thus money was not backed by
our government" but was backed
by the gold held by our govern
ment in trust for the owners. Now
if the government printed money
that had no gold backing it would
be similar to issuing two or three
hat checks for every hat left in
the cloak room - and the printed
money would be no good, lie.
printing press" money; no one
would have any confidence in it
and would try to get rid of it for
goods as quickly as possible, and
that would be monetary initiation,
the absolute ruination of most of
us.
However, 80 per cent of all
our business is now done by bank
checks, credits, and the govern
ment is today in effect printing
money lie. it is issuing bonds,
promise to pay and making COM
mercial banks take them and
give the government credit on
their books, which credit is used
the same as money - new money.
That is a form of initiation and the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-20

Treasury recognizes its danger,
hence its appeal to YOU to buy
bonds and stamps because when
YOU buy bonds you do it with ex-
listing money and not with new
money, which is what comes in
to being when commercial banks
give the Treasury credit in ex-
change for bonds.
The amount of money Currency
or bills) in country has nothing
whatever to do with the wealth
of the country any more than the
number of chips in poker game
represents the wealth of the
players. However, this country is
in peculiar position with respect
to money as it is one of four Ger
many, Italy and Russia are the
other three where it is Illegal to
own money, that is, real money,
which is gold, the only money
that is good the World over. Ifiyou
are caught with a $40 gold piece,
YOU are subject TO 20 years in
prison and $4,000 fine. The gov
eminent now owns all the gold
and took it away from the people
in 1888 or 1884. Look at a Ten
Dollar Bill and see what it says,
THE United States of America
will pay to the bearer on demand
Ten Dollars" What does that
mean? Originally the Treasury
would pay ten dollars in GOLD
COIN, which meant something;
The present money, means moth
ing. -.......
This, of course, is a great SIM
plification Of complex subject,
but is, believe the essence of it
an explanation of "just what
money is"
Our present ceiling prices are
said to "preYent Initiation" but
that is not really so, j if there
were no ceiling prices, prices
would go ups because many peo-
pie with money Ito spend WANT
GOODS that are getting scarce;
in time a limit would be reached,
just as in the last war. Real in
flation - money inflation-would
put prices up not entirely because
people wanted goods but because
they wanted to GET RID OF
MONEY, being fearful if they
held it it would lose its. value and
there would be no limit as to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-20
AGAINST HATE
Editor, The Citizen:

Editor, The Citizen:
We doubt the value of hate pro-
grams on the radio, sent out as
informative matter. Since the first
World War, propaganda has been
looked aSkance by more intelli-
gent folks because, in the end, it
has proven to have a harmful kick
back on the peace to follow. The
younger generation carries in its
mind the idea of an inferior, evil,
enemy people, that is very hard
to erase when the ways of prac-
teal living return. We cannot af-
ford to release hate over the radio.
where it reaches more millions
than ever books could. It also costs
a lot of money that might be bet
ter spent in other directions. If
government spends money on ar
lists to promulgate ideas, they
should be of the type of Orson
Wells, whose broadcasts are a fine
example of blending good feeling
among the Americas. Instead of
pulling down and defaming, OBJ
vious evils of times such as these,
we should look ahead to the COM
ing peace. Not by plan, but by
thinking rightly. Then planning is
easy.
Truly,
c. G.. FLINT.
Hampstead, N. H.,
EaI 1910
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-20
HOT MUSIC TONIGHT
AT SLOPPY JOFS

Come one, come all, to the dance
at Sloppy .Joe's Bar, where the
best tunes of all are played in
hot swing time by Russo and his
band. Come on and bring your
friends for a rousing good time to
be had by all; not only will you
have a good time but you can and
will meet lot of nice folks who
are at Sloppy Joe's for relaxation
and recreation htsq I4rpch. rieeded
these DAYS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-20
BURGLARS CAN'T HALT
WATCHMAN PLEASURE
(By Associated Prsssl

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 20.-De-
tectives cruising in the neighbor-
hood, rushed to a bank with
drawn revolvers when the burglar
alarm changed. They found the
night Waterman nonchallantly
working on a cross word puzzle.
Didn't you hear the alarm" de-
manded the detectives. Sure, "
said the Waterman. Il thought il
was at the bank down the street. $
1t wasn't burglar, but a short
circuit that caused the noise.
AN OF OuA aXEf&Gff
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-20
TREE HELPS HUNTER

ROXBORO, N. C.-While goose
hunting, o. H. Winstead, of Sem
ora, shot and slightly wounded a
goose which flew away. Winstead
watched it as it flew, saw it COL
Tide with a tree and fall. The I'M
pact with the tree had broken its
neck.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-20

slightly higher temperatures to-
night, some likelihood of a few
light showers on extreme south
east coast.
Hatteras, N. c., to Apalachi-
cola, Fla. No small craft or
storm warnings have been is
sued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-20
CARD OF THANKS

The family of the late Mrs.
Nellie Ingraham, take this oppor-
tunity to thank their many
friends for their kind words of
sympathy and the beautiful flor
al offerings during the recent
illness and death of their mother.
HENRY INGRAHAM,
LAUREL HANCOCK,
MARY LASETER,
MARION HANCOCK.
feb20-1t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-20
CITES MONEY VALUE
Hampstead, N. H.,
Feb. II, 1943.

Editor, The Citizen:
Referring to your editorial on
money and taxation. To explain
"just what money is" should not
be difficult; it seems complicated
but that is only because trade
and the use of money and credits
has become complicated.
Money is medium of exchange
which means d method by which
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-20

The Ciusen welcomes express
siOns of the views of it's read
ers, but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items
which are considered 1tbeIOua
or unwarranted. The writer's
should be fair and cOmfine the
letters to 800 words, and write
on one side OF the paper only.
Signature of the writer's must
accompany the letters and will
be blished unleSs requested
OtheI wise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-20
WINDOWS ON SIDE

DETROrT.-Cabooses built for
a new military railroad in Louisi-
ana have bay windows on the
side, instead of the traditional
rooftop cupola.