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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

ly of 1914 T street NV, and Sergt.
Gordon J. Cairns, %, of Silver
Spring, Md.
1t. Bishop was one of nine men,
bers of a bomber crew who were
killed Wednesday night in q crash
of their four-motored plane near
Madll, Okla, while on a routine
flight.
Born at johnson City, Tenn, 1t
Bishop had lived in Washington for
several years. After attending West
ern High he was graduated from
Tome School, Port Deposit, Md.
Worked for Pepco.
Before entering the Army 1t.
Bishop was with the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. here, but joined the
Army shortly after Pearl Harbor.
He went to Maxwell Field, Ala. for
his basic training and received his
wings last July.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Marcia Brown of Read
ing. Pa, student at National Park
College, to whom he was married in
Jacksonville, Fla, last March: his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell G.
Bishop. and two brothers. Grayson,
10, Naval Reserve student at the
University Of North Carolina, and
Randall. Is, tackle on the Western
High School football team.
Aviation Cadet Christian was killed
yesterday in a plane crash about
3 miles southeast of Donalsonville,
Ga, while on a routine training
flight, according to word from the
cambridge (Ga) Army Air Field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

where he was stationed. No further
details were available.
Son of Maj Earl H. Christian of
Fort Monroe, the cadet had lived for
many years at the T street address.
He was graduated from Fillmore
School, Gordon Junior High School,
Western High. and attended the
University of Maryland before en-
listing in the Army Air Forces. Cadet
Christian is survived by his parents,
and two sisters, Constance and Carol.
The body is expected to be re-
turned to Washington tomorrow and
the funeral probably will be held
Monday at st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Georgetown, with burial at
Arlington National Cemetery.
Sergt. Cairns was one of three
killed late Wednesday in the crash
of an Army medium bomber on the
Myrtle Beach gunnery range at
Myrtle Beach, S. C. The plane was
on a routine gunnery training flight,
Army authorities said.
Born in Montreal, Canada, Sergt
Cairns was the son of Mrs. Anna
Cairns Jones of Silver Spring, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Cotoe Defies Jail Guards
For ; Hours on 65-Foot Perch
Doomed slayer Confined to Cell
After 'Humon Fly Act in Mess Hall

Jarvis Catoe, 37-year-old con-
victed sex-slayer, was reported none
the worse today for his three hour
balancing act IS feet above the floor
of a District Jail mess hall last night.
The colored man was supposed to
appear in District Court this after
noon to repeat his purported confess
sion of . crime for which another
man is serving a life sentence.
Justice James M. Proctor. how
ever. postponed the hearing indef-
initely shortly before Catoe was to
appear. The justice said only that
lin view of what happened at the
District Jail last night, I think it
best to postpone todays hearing"
He set no date. Catoe is scheduled
to die in the electric chair next Fri
day.
A year-long resident of District
Jail. Catoe was always considered a
tractable inmate until shortly after
dinner last night.
Two Guards on Duty.
According to Jail Superintendent
E. A. Green and Ray l.. Huff. super
intendent of District penal insti-
tutions, here's what happened after
dinner.
The lib inmates Of cell block
number two had just finished their
dinner and were lined up to drop
their eating utensils before leaving
mess hall. Two guards were on
duty, one of them charged especially
with looking after Catoe. The extra
guard was supposed to observe any
unusual behavior on Catoe's part.
There was nothing unusual to
observe until Catoe suddenly
swerved out of line, kicked off his
shoes, ducked between tables and
started climbing an iron bar which
opens and shuts the long windows
of the old District Jail.
Fire Rescue Squad Called.
Prisoners and guards watched
open-mouthed while Catoe pro-
ceeded rapidly up the wall, hand
over hand, feet walking up the side
of the mess hall. He paused for
moment at horizontal bar As feet
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Curtin Held Unlikely
To Visit j. :. 10 Ask
For More War Aid
Australia Is Reported
Desiring to Avoid Any
Appearance Of Pressure

BY the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan.
8. - Although some Australian
quarters feel that Prime Minister
John Curtin should visit Wash
ington to ask President Roose-
welt for more war aid, he is un-
likely to travel overseas until
there is a decisive change in the
European situation, the political
correspondent of the Melbourne
Herald said today.
The writer, who said he had OBJ
tanned his information on good au-
thority, declared Mr.. Curtin believed
that visit to the United States
might create the impression he was
attempting to put pressure on the
President at time when the utmost
cooperation of Allied leaders Is
essential.
The fact that this is an election
year in Australia also inclines Mr..
Curtin to the view that he should
remain at home for the present, the
correspondent added.
Reports previously had been cur
rent that the Australian Advisory
War Council would recommend
when 1t meets next Tuesday that
Mr.. Curtin visit Washington in an
effort to impress on American lead
ers the need for additional aid in
this war theater.
These reports conceded with indi-
cations of concern in some quarters
over recent disclosures of q vast
Japanese shipping concentrati ton at
Rabaul, New Britain concentra-
ton said to exceed that which pre-
coded the first enemy counterattack
On Guadalcanaf
This uneasiness was reflected in an
editorial in the Sydney Sun calling
attention to President Roosevelt's
statement yesterday that I'VE intend
to advance in the Pacific" The Sun
declared IF he had said this month
1t would have been better"
The Melbourne Herald said, how
ever. that some of Mr.. Curtin's ad-
visers apparently inclined to the
belief that the stage has been
reached where Australians defense
can be successfully maintained pro-
vided the volume of overseas aid
continues on the present scale.
Mr.. Curtin, the Herald added.
seems more concerned with the
danger of permitting Japan to
strengthen her hold on the islands
to the north. thus prolonging the
Pacific war years after Germany is
defeated. rather than with any i'm
mediate threat to Australia.
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British Press Cheered
By Roosevelt Address,
Sees Aid CONTINUING
BIC Relays Message to
Nation, Rebroodcosts
Text in 26 Tongues
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 8-British govern
ment circles declared unofficially last
night that President Roosevelt's
message to Congress was one of his
best. The British generally cheered
the address, which was heard clear
ly throughout Britain on the BIC
radio relay.
In one of the first editorials COM
menting on the address, the Daily
Express said that "as we read his
account of the American war equip
ment we were cheered and made
confident"
But there was one solemn ref1ec-
tion," the Express added. This
year many branches of American
and British war industry will reach
their production peaks. No longer
can we look to the future for bigger
output on present plans. Our prep
arations have come to the final
proof. We do not fear the
ordeal"
The British especially applauded
when the President told Congress
that I'VE are going to strike and
strike hard in Europe"
While the Presidents message was
being heard in Britain. BIC began
telling the occupied countries of
Europe what he was saying.
BIC arranged to broadcast the
speech in 26 languages and in 1875
news bulletins.
The Daily Mail said:
"The President will fight the Axis
to the last minute with the last gun.
And when the war is over he will
do his utmost to see that his coun-
try fights against want and fear.
both as nation and as a member
Of the international order"
The London Daily Telegraph COM
mented:
Roosevelt spoke to the Congress
In the spirit of the offensive which
inspires his country and the Allies
- Such message should give a
good start to Congress, which may
well prove to be historic. 1t will
certainly give the finest encourage
ment to those who now are Allies
OF the United States and who hope
to be long their associates. -
The London News Chronicle said:
The Presidents confidence in the
triumph of the United Nations con-
trasts sharply with the respondent
tone of Hitler's recent speeches. ***
His emphasis upon the necessity of
planning now for the four freedoms
will give great satisfaction not only
in America but throughout the
democratic world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Thomas Reid Buried
In Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Thomas H. Reid, St, Washington
building subcontractor, was buried
today in Fort Lincoln Cemetery fol-
lowing funeral services at the Hines
funeral home. 1901 Fourteenth street
NV. Mr.. Reid died Wednesday at
his home. 1927 Tenth street NV.
A native of Washington, Mr. Reid
was the son of Thomas P. Reid.
newspaperman. who came here in
1860. The son became a painting
contractor and for two years served
as president of the Washington
Paintings Contractors.
Surviving Mr.. Reid are two daugh-
tiers, Mrs Thelma E. Parkinson and
Mrs. Helen Dapolito. and two sisters.
Mrs. Anna E. Corning and Mrs. s. w.
Burgess, all of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Giroud Sees Nozi Defeat
Sure After Hard Fioht

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 R.-Gen.
Henri Honore Giraud disclosed yes
terday that the Germans-from
whom he escaped-regarded him as
enemy No. /" and had shot one
OF his young relatives in France be-
cause a German nom commissioned
officer had been attacked in a
theater, the Dakar radio declared
in broadcast heard by CHS.
The broadcast also reported that
the French high commissioner had
said he was certain that Germany
Is defeated" but that the fight will
be hard. very hard"
Gen. Giraud was quoted as saying
he had good reason for being so
sure of a German defeat.
Il was a prisoner in Germany,
he said, "a prisoner visited by high
officers and army generals because
l had the honor Of being considered
by them enemy No. /.
Through these contacts I could
observe closely the decline of Ger
man might, formidable might at
the time when it defeated us. but
which, In 1912 already showed clear
signs of exhaustion. 1 had until
then believed in a German victory
and now I am sure of the contrary.
Germany today has had two mil
lion and half of her men killed
However. will not lull you into
blissful optimism. I am sure of
victory but I am also sure that the
fight will be hard very hard. The
German Army today is very strong
and Germany's internal structure is
undoubtedly much stronger than in
1918. Let us not fancy that we will
march into Paris tomorrow"
The general also was quoted as
saying that he knew the fate of
prisoners and OF hostages
"One of my young relatives was
arrested one day for not having
painted his bicycle lamp in blue. A
few days later he was shot as a
Communist because a German nom
com had been attacked in theater.
I could cite many such examples.
1t is in order to put an end to all
of this that we are fighting.
Il am not political man. I know
only that 1 want one thing, one
thing alone. Chase the Germans
out Of France and restore France to
herself, For this, want the union
OF all Frenchmen. We have one pro-
gram alone ahead of us. Liberate
our fatherland and avenge the in
famous treatment inflicted by the
Germans on the French people"
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This came to
mind a few days
ago while plod-
ding a on g a
path at the foot
of the Palisades
on the " e S t
b nix Of the
H u SON just
above Yonkers,
N. Y. There was
plenty Of ice in
the river. Snow
as beginning
to fall, whipped
into slanting
swirls by a brisk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

Three Army Flyers
From D. {. Area Die
In Plane Crashes
1t. Russell Bishop. Jr.,
Cadet Christian and
Sergt. Cairns Killed

Plane crashes in widely scattered
parts Of the country took the lives
of three young men of the Army Air
Forces from Washington and vicinity
in the last two days, according to
the Associated Press dispatches re-
ceived here.
The victims were Second 1t. Rus
sell G. Bishop, jr, %, of 1901 T
street NV, former swimming star
at Western High School; Aviation
Cadet Conrad Christian, 81, former
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Congress in Brief

IN recess until Monday.
Joint Committee on Non essential
Government Expenditures questions
NYA Administrator Aubrey VIII
liams.
Special Senate committee investi-
eating Midwest fuel situation calls
administrative officials.
Republican conference.
House:
Routine session.
Democratic committee assign
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Hard shape of being.
Watchmen Of the Woods.

"dIChIHCH Vic VVUuSs
Artist Nagler vowed that Poet
Morton had done the subject poetic
justice in the best sense of that
phrase and then he walked on. still
peering hopefully aloft through the
falling snow in his search for duck
hawks on the wing. The saunter
lasted some hours but never a falcon
was sighted.
However. the cawing of crows
(t.lose watchmen of the woods
warned that something was coming
overland that something was ma
ture bald eagle that tapped heavily
out OF the woods and sailed of to
disappear in the snow over the river
There were herring gulls and black
backed gulls on the ice and four
kinds of duck in the river; black
duck, hufiedhead, American golden
eye and American mergansers. A
winter wren and a Carolina wren
were seen among the rocks at the
foot of the Palisades and in shell
tered gully there were groups of
chickadees, nuthatches, downy wood
peckers, song sparrows Zone fox
SPARROW and slate-colored juncos.
But no duck hawk that day.
1t. Comdr. Richard Cresson Har-
low, U. s. N. r. formerly Dick Har-
low, Harvard football COACH, will
know how Artist Nagler felt. Dick
Is great admirer of the duck hawk,
too.
Reieased By the Bell Syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Spoons Are 'Chuined'

AS safeguard against further
loss Of equipment, Women's Volun-
tary Service canteens at Yorkshire.
England, are claiming spoons to saul
GERS and can openers to cans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Giraud Agrees 10 See
De GauIle;; 5ipuIates
Delay in Meeting
Two French Leaders Held
Close to Understanding;
libyon Force Drives North

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 8.-Gen. Henri
Honore Giraud has agreed "in
principle" to meet Gen. Charles
de Gaulle on French soil, it was
reported authoritatively yester-
day, while a physical union of
the respective armed forces drew
nearer realization with the
steady advance of a Fighting
French column through South
ern Libya.
There still was disagreement on a
time for the Giraud-De Gaulle meet
ing, but some London circles ex-
pressed belief that the French high
commissioner in Africa and the
Fighting French leader here were
nearer coming to terms than ever
before.
Gen. Giraud was reported to have
asked that the proposed conference
be delayed until the end of January
for various reasons" but that Gen
De Gaulle in reply had repeated
that the situation within France
admitted of no delay"
1t was believed in some quarters
here that Gen. Giraud had requested
delay only because of the confused
military and political situa ton in
North Africa and that he might
think some Qualification would exist
in the latter part of the month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
One Small Voice BY John Kieron
One Touch Of Nature and Some Lines Of Verse

Even on the worst days of a
Northern winter. the weather is
never as bad as 1t looks through
UipdOur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

Others die for you; the least you
can do is buy for them. Get your
War savings stamps now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

A LITTLE want ad in The Star
brings LOT of results. National
5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

There are more than 10 convenient
branch Offices for Star Want Ads"
located throughout the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

HOLLYWOOD.-TO PLAY
CHURCHILLThe strong re-
Semblance which Dudley Field
Malone, well-known American
lawyer, bears to Winston
Churchill has won for him the
role of the British Prime Min
lister in a film version of
Mission to Moscow" by for
mer Ambassador Joseph E.
Davies. In this picture Mr..
Malone strikes a typical
Churchill pose. ~ .,-s
=. A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

elms in their leahess season and
drew an astonishing reader re-
Spouse" from former star fullback
for Vanderbilt University, Dashing
Dave Morton The fellow burst into
poesy on the subject! However. it
was not entirely unexpected because
the former Vanderbilt fullback is
now the esteemed Prof. David Nor
ton, licensed poet. and occupant of
the chair of English literature at
Amherst College
Catching that forward pass about
the beauty of leaf1ess trees in win
ter in his poetic grip, Prof. Morton
ran on as follows;
ESSENTIAL SEASON.
In songless air.
In the straight sun,
Stricken and bare
Energies one
Whose line Of bough
Being stripped of mask,
Arrests us, now,
Who stand to ask:
Is this the same
That once we found,
Whose drowsy name -
Was a summer sound?
We need a strong
Lean name for this,
Bare of bird-song.
Stilled of leaf-kiss.
Imprinting late.
On mortal seeing,
The ultimate.
Hard shape of being.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-25
TRAVELLERS

In bound on the Canadian boat this week were Anthony Arnold, Cwendolyn I. Arnold, Pat L. Gun ningham. Herman E. Elliott, Jere- miah G. Calvin Andy. Mathison. Howard Messinger. Jack Parrish. Marie Strong. Seymour S. Todd, Mrs. Mabel E. Waters and Miss Glenora NJ. Waters and Harry Young; from Ketchikan: Mrs. An nie Grant and Mrs. Ella Bowman
 South on the Princess were: 0. Y. Gellatley, Frank Demmert and MT. and Mrs. Doyle E. Cisney, the latter of Petersburg, for Ketchikan l; Mayor Fred G. Hanford, Lew NJ. Williams. Jr.. Miss Agnes Breen, George Sumption, and Mrs. Frank Rayner of Petersburg for Seattle; Gwen Carruthers for Prince Ru- pert; A. c. Harder of Telegraph Creek for Vancouver.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-25
EDDIE AROLA AND BRIDE IGNORED AT BUFFET SUPPER
 AT ELNA AR0LA HOME

Honoring MT. and Mrs Edward Arola, here on a honeymoon trip while Corporal Arola has leave from the Army Air Corps, a buffet supper was given Saturday night at the home of Miss Elna Arola, at tended by a large circle of Corp. Eddie's oId-time Wrangell friends.
 The invitation list included:
 Mir. and Mrs. Arnold Prussi, Mir. and Mrs. Wm. D. Grant, MT. and Mrs. Einar Ottesen, MT. and Mrs. Kenneth Stensland. MT. and Mrs. Stanley Fries, MT. and Mrs. William Winn, Mir. and Mrs. Arnold Prusi MT. and Mrs. Leo Lyster Mir and Mrs. Russel Warfel, MT. and Mrs Ben Bennest, Miss Irene Paizis, Mrs F. R. Stirling, Ralph SOelter, Bill Harrington, Peter Hansen and Lei tare Delis.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-25
Tank Pliers Pour Ii On In
 Pacific Area
.sssIdpslBIoossV 6a

ALLIE HEADQUARTERS Ausua- lia-General MaeArthur's Friday eommunique reported that Allied Mitchell bombers set big fires yes terday al salamaua. New Guinea. in a low level attack Allied fight CTS destroyed two Jap bombers while over The Tanimbar Islands, 80o miles north of Darwin In the ground fighting around Mubo. 12 miles below Salamaua. Allied at tack places bombed and strafed The Jap positions of Woody Island and along adjacent tracks in support of the ground troops. But the ground situation was quiet. the noon com munique said. IT added that in his recent attacks the enemy sustained over 2o0 known casualties. Our losses were very light in the opera tion.
 Over Tanimbar. Allied long range fighters heavily strafe the airdrome on SeIaru. destroying two enemy bombers which were on the ground.
 At salamaua the airdrome build ings and installations. as well as adjacent villages occupied by the Japanese. were the targets. The brief eommuniQue said the raiders strafed supply and fuel dumps and Jeff large fires burning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-25
GIANT KING CRAB TO BE CANNED THIS YEAR
 IN ALASKA WATERS

The giant king crab of the Ber- ing Sea which before the war sup piled a substantial amount off the canned crab which the Japanese sold to the United States will be canned commercially by Americans this year for the first time. Harold L. Ickes, Coordinator of Fisheries said.
 Prior to the war the Japanese were taking the king crab in sight of American territory. canning it on floating canneries, and shipping it to the United States for sale. In one pre-war year alone we imported 10,720,000 pounds of crab meat, valued at $4,582,O0O from Japan and 95 per cent of our canned crab came from this source.
 Following reports that the Jap anese were fishing in the Boring Sea, which lies north of the Aleu- tian Islands and the Alaska Penin- sula President Roosevelt requested the [. s. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior to make a thorough investigation of the Alaska crab situation and Con gress provided special funds for this research. The findings are now a. yailable to American fishing inter- ests and it is on the basis of this report that commercial operations will begin this summer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-25
RAF POUNDS SICILIAN AND
 SARDINIAN BASES

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. North Africa-Bomber squadrons from the twin Allied air commands in the Mediterranean. RAF heavy-weights from Middle East bases and Vel lingtons flying under Northwest African command have ga Il spread fire and steel over Sicilian and Sardinian targets. it was an nounced by Allied headquarters. The Middle East forces drove in over the Mediterranean to assault the Italian airdrome at Comiso. in Sicily which was left with many fires burning. A warehouse and hangar were square1y hit. No Allied planes were lost.
 Al the same time the Northwest African Wellingtons made an as sault upon the docks at Oblia. in Sardinia leaving the harbor area wildly alight.
 Other formations carried out patrol sweeps in which an enemy tanker was sunk. In all operations the cost was two Allied planes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-25
B0MBERS HIT GERMANY AND ITALY
 ON 2.500-MILE FLIGHT

LONDON Allied bombers and fighters swarmed across the chan nel hour after hour yesterday con- tinuing the mighty aerial assault that took on striking new potential Ities. The number of Allied planes roaring toward Europe was the greatest in recent weeks. observers reported. but there were no iadica- tons that |. s. Flying Fortresses or Liberators we're among them.
 La spezia. in Italy was hammer cd by several squadrons Of four-en- eined Lancaster night bombers that had smashed at Friederiehshafen in southern Germany Sunday night and then flown on ta North African bases 10 rest and refueI Their re- turn trip pummeling of the Italian naval base appears of the greatest significance in the development oi aerial war
 The bombers flew about 2.50o miles and lost not a single ship