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Evening star., 1944-02-08
Two Burned When Bed
Is Ignited by Cigarette

Joseph Walters, AZ, and Joseph
Weinberg, 40, occupants of ROOM
ing house at 1924 Good Hope road
Sc, suffered first and second degree
burns last night when a cigarette
ignited a mattress on which the
former was asleep.
According to police, Mr. Weinberg
was burned while assisting Mr.. Wal
ters from the burning bed. Both
were treated at Gallinger Hospital
and later discharged.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Thomas Burke Named
Official of Airline

Thomas Burke, former chief of the
State Departments Division of In
ternational Communications, has
been appointed vice president of the
American-Export Airlines, Inc. He
will be- in charge of their interna-
tiOnal business.
MIR. Burke, who resigned from the
department in December, directed
the Accommodation of Latin
American airlines and supervised
the campaign to eliminate Axis
clandestine radios in Latin America
HE Joined the department In 1888.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Homeowners Warned to Report
On Wages Paid to Servants

Householders today were warned
by the Internal Revenue Bureau
that if they paid domestic help
more than $500 a year they must
report this to the Government by
February Is.
IT q single maid received $500
a year, or a married maid received
1924 year, her employer must file
two papers, 1t was pointed out.
The first is little green-ink
slip known as Form 1909, and the
other. larger black-ink form,
known as annual information re-
turn" 1905, which is simply trans
INITIAL letter.
Both are to be forwarded to
commissioner OF Internal Revenue,
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Hill Says Draft Of Fathers
Could Have Been Avoided

II 3,500,000 rejected, draft-age
men had received proper education
and physical training, it might not
now be necessary for the draft Ito
break up American homes" Senator
Hill, Democrat, of Alabama, yester-
day told a conference of secretaries
of State education groups in session
at the National Education Associa-
ton headquarters, 1901 Sixteenth
street NV. The conference will
last through tomorrow.
The NEA is supporting a bill,
sponsored by Senator Hill, which
would make increased Federal funds
available for education.
The father draft might have been
avoided, Senator Hill insisted, II the
Federal Government had done It's
duty toward education"
Evening star., 1944-02-08

sentlng the worst appearance posSl-
BILE.
This was our captors' subtle
method Of convincing the Filipinos
that only the Japanese were men,
bers Of the Master Race.
Comdr. Mccoy:
I Jared better than most of the
prisoners, Tor 1 had ceen kept in
Malinta Tunnel with Gems. Moore
and Drake and the senior naval Of
flcer, Capt. K. M. Hoeffel. Thus I
was able to offer furtive help to
some of the marchers. The jap
anese had intended this TO be a
triumphal victory parade, but there
were few signs of happiness on the
faces of the Filipinos who lined our
route. Instead, there were many
tears and many carefully shielded
signs of encouragement. Armed
japanese guards marched at our
side and the entire smile route was
patrolled by Japanese cavalry.
Filipinos along the route tried to
revive the prisoners with ices. water
and fruit, but were severely beaten
if caught by the guards AS prison.
ers tainted they were picked up by
trucks which were following the
march for that purpose.
Evening star., 1944-02-08

in care of Processing Division, 260
East 16lst street, New York City 81,
New York." on or before February
Is.
The two forms required for re-
porting wages paid to maids are
available to taxpayers at the local
Office Of deputy collector, Room 1914,
Internal Revenue Building. Appli-
cation may be made by mail or in
person.
Employers are to furnish dupli-
Gates of the return to their maids
to assist them in making their own
income tax returns.
Penalties under the General Rev.
enue Act may be assessed against
those who "willfully" fail to make
the return on time.
Evening star., 1944-02-08

at Hong Kong and Singapore. We
were only slightly comforted at
being told that we had put up the
stiffest resistance they had met.
Sergeants Finally Enter.
The first officers to enter the
tunnel were sergeants. AS the first
one entered, a Jap soldier was
hopefully searching me although
everything of value in my posses
sion had long since been taken
away. The sergeant slapped and
cuffed the soldier brutally, the SOL
dier standing rigidly at attention
But the sergeant blandly ignored
the evidence of previous looting.
But japanese battle action did
not end with our surrender. The
next day japanese planes flew at
minimum level over the Rock and
dropped bombs, first making sure
that their own men were out of
the way. ID. Casualties on our side
were slight The Japs evidently
were only bolstering a threat made
to Gen Wainwright that, unless
all the forces in the Visayan Is
lands surrendered, all on Corregidor
would be massacred.
1t. Col. Mellnik:
Two days after the surrender the
1000 Americans and 5000 Filipinos
were awakened at night and ordered
out of the tunnels. We were prod
ded along in the darkness at bay
Onet point.
We soon saw that we were being
concentrated in the Kindley Field
garage area. This had been a bal
loon station, but the roof had been
torn off by Jap shells, and the
walls knocked down. 1t now was
only square of concrete, about
100 yards to the side, and with
one side extending into the water
The 10000 of us were ordered
into this area All the wounded
who could walk were ordered to
join us, many with broken bones
or serious injuries.
Given No Food.
For seven days we were kept
on this concrete square without
food, except for that which could
be scavenged by the few of us who
were formed into work parties, to
clear away the dead and remove
the rubble. Most of the prisoners
got nothing to eat during these
seven days.
There was only one water spigot
] for the 10000. A 12-hour wait to fill
. canteen was usual.
The heat was at it's worst. Men
tainted by the score, and were
passed from hand to hand down to
the water. Each morning 100 or
more unconscious men were taken
back into the tunnel
After seven days we were given
out first food-one messkit of rice
and tin of sardines.
On the afternoon of May % the
JapS loaded us onto three merchant
ships. There were approximately
1000 of us on each ship, designed
to accommodate IL passengers. We
remained aboard all night, in the
most suffocating condition imagin-
able.
Next day our ship dropped anchor
OIL Faranaque, a suburb of Manila.
When the heat of the day had al
most reached its peak we were
!ammed into barges. After an hour
In the sun we were taken to within
l0O yards of the beach. We were
ordered to jump overheard in water
up to our armpits and wade to the
peach. where we formed four
abreast. Then we knew we were to
be marched through Manila pre-
Evening star., 1944-02-08
President Cites
Boy Scouts on
Anniversary
Special Week
Marks 34th Year
Of Organization

Cited by President Roosevelt for
their war work, Boy Scouts in
Washington and throughout the
country are today observing the
Saith anniversary Of the start of
scouting in America.
This is the first day of Boy Scout
Week during which the one and
one-half million Scouts in America
will intensity their salvage collect
ing and their distribution of war
posters, 60 to church Sunday in
Scout uniform and give their par
ents demonstrations of their scout
ing work on troop drill evenings.
Presidents Letter.
In letter to his fellow Scouts
and Scouters," the President said:
From the facts placed before me
I know what a superb record of
war service you have achieved since
Pearl Harbor Keep up the good
work. But carry on your normal
scouting, too. 1t will be of last
ing value to you as you grow into
manhood. Live democracy in your
troop and in your home. Get out
of doors. Camp. And above all,
live the Scout oath and law"
Because OF the transportation
situation there will be no mass
meeting of Scouts this year nor
to Mount Vernon or the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier as
on former anniversaries.
Typical Of the localized observ-
ance OF Scout Week will be the
Court of Honor to be conducted
at 7:30 pm. Thursday at Anacostia
High School by Scouts of the con-
gressional district. William J. Dur
bin, former Scout. who is now
assistant to FBI Director Edgar
Hoover, will speak. A Navy band
will play Awards of First Glass,
Star, Life and Eagle rank of scout
ing will be made.
During the World War, the Scouts
sold Liberty Bonds-sold more than
any other organization. In this
war they have been busy on the
salvage campaigns, paper. metals,
rubber They have distributed the
war posters issued by the Office
of War Information. In many
communities the Scouts have served
as the messenger service for the
air raid warden system.
Washington Scouts in uniform
will be rewarded for their part in
the paper salvage campaign on
Saturday by free admission at 10
am. to the Tivoli Calvert, Avalon,
Sheridan, Penn and Beverly Thea
tiers.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Drive for $4,000
To Support Symphony
Will Open Tomorrow
Federal Workers Rally
Hears PIeu to Become
'Portners' in Orchestra
Star Stan Photo.

The drive for $4,000 to support
the National Symphony Orchestra
next season will open tomorrow
throughout Washington.
More than 400 Federal employees
who will act as key workers in the
Government phase Of the campaign
last night heard Civil Service Com
missioner Arthur S. Flemming urge
them to become partners" in carry
ing on the orchestra. Mr.. Flem-
ming, who is chairman of the Gov
ernment committee cooperating
with the orchestra, presided at a
rally launching the symphony cam
paign>
Emphasizing the democratic ma
ture OF the orchestra, Representa-
tive Will Rogers, jr., Democrat Of
California told the key workers to
solicit contributions in any amount
on the theory that the larger the
number of givers, the more people
will look on the orchestra as their
own.
Contribution to Culture.
Those Of us who have made
Washington our temporary home, +"
he said, should contribute to its
cultural advancement"
The two vice chairmen of the
Government committee, Marshall
Stalley. president of the Federal
Recreation Committee, and Robert
M. Holmes, president Of the Federal
Employees Recreation Council, both
pointed out that the National SYM
phony has taken steps to meet the
particular needs of Government
workers with popular priced con-
certs and more extensive music sp-
preciation opportunities.
Mr.. Holmes asked the KEY work
ers to, appeal to their fellow en-
ployes ito make possible for us what
the symphony wants to do for US.
"Verbal Ammunition"
Giving the campaigners verbal
ammunition" DR.. Hans Kinder, di-
rector Of the orchestra, declared
that music has a therapeutic value,
in balancing the horrors of war.
Jay Carmody. drama editor of
The Star, described the National
Symphony as "Washington's one
completely democratic orchestra, )"
while Joseph j. Cloud, day city edi-
tor OF the Washington Post, said
that a peoples orchestra can con-
tribute greatly to the idea of WASH
lngton as a world capital.
The program was interspersed
with music by Marie Nash, accom-
panied by Kay Hill; Musician First
Glass Earl Wild. U. S. N. and
Corpl. Glenn Darwin, accompa MED
by Sergt. Virgil Fox.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
McCorron Proposes Poll
On Barber Shop CLOSING

Washington BARRIERS would vote in
an official poll on the day and hours
that barbar shops would be closed
under a bill introduced today by
Senator McCarran, Democrat, Of
Nevada.
The law now requires that barber
shops be colsed one day a week.
There have been protests that some
OF the shops are operated on Sum-
days and that some BARRIERS work
seven days week by working part
OF the time in different places.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Chinese to Face Trial
On Assault Choroe

Wong Chin Yick, 80, of the soc
block of H street NV, accused OF
attacking Lee Lin, Chinese laun-
dryman, in his store at All Il
street NV. February 3, was ar
raigned on a charge of assault with
dangerous weapon in Municipal
Court today. Judge Thomas D.
Quinn continued the case to Feb
ruary. 18 and ordered Yick held in
$4,000 bail.
Lin is still in Casualty Hospital.
A second Chinese, said to have par
ticipated in the assault, is sought
by police.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Labor Recruiting Funds
Await Siqninq of Bill

A $4,000 900 appropriation bill to
finance an expanded Government of
farm labor recruitment in 1914
awaited President Roosevelt's sigma
ture today. Final passage by Con-
gress came yesterday when the SEN
ate, by voice vote. adopted a con-
ference report after the House had
given its approval.
The appropriation is $4,000, 900
higher than last years sum and will
be used in part to finance importa-
ton of 100000 farm workers from
Mexico, Jamaica and the Bahamas.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
), 522 Coroner Coses in AZ

The coroner's Office last year han
died 1922 cases or 36.5 per cent OF
the $500 deaths in the District. Dr..
A. Magruder Macdonald. coroner,
reported today to the Commissioners.
Among the cases were $40 violent
deaths, 2,358 natural deaths and 1SO
falls. Of which 100 were in homes.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
CIopper's Friends to Pay
Tribute to Him Sundoy

AS tribute to the memory OF
Raymond Clapper, veteran Wash
ington journalist who died last week
in plane collision in the Pacific
his friends and colleagues will meet
in the National Press Club audi
torium at 3 pm. Sunday to hear q
series OF brief talks on his career.
Among those who will speak are
Donald Richberg, George B. Parker
Lowell Mellett, Walker Buell. and
Thomas L. Stokes. Eugene Meyer
editor and publisher of the Wash
ington Post, will preside.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
Tor Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
OF old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child in your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Red Cross Officials Named

Appointment of Roger Hawthorne
as chairman of first aid for the
Silver Spring Branch of the Red
Cross and of Mrs. John Bracken as
Junior Red Cross chairman was an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. o. E.
Ragonnet, branch chairman.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Poper Collections
In Schools Tomorrow

The following is the schedule
for the collection of newspapers,
magazines. cardboard and car
tons in the third district of The
Evening Star-PTA Salvage for
Victory program, together with
the five leaders in the district
and their poundage to date:
Evening star., 1944-02-08

LAUNCH GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN-Dr Hans Kinder. stand
ng conductor OF the National Symphony Orchestra shown
explaining relaxing effects of music at rally last night launch
ing Government phase of symphony campaign Shown left
to right seated Civil Service Commissioner Arthur
Flemming Government committee chairman Marshall
Staley and Robert M Holmes, jr, his vice charmen
Star Stan Photo
Evening star., 1944-02-08
College Women to Meet

The newly-organized Montgomery
County branch Of the American As
sociation OF University Women will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the
home of Mrs. Lawrence H. James,
1924 Dale drive, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
TEN ESCAPE FROM TOJO
Jops Toke Over Correeidor;
Prisoners Starved for Seven Doys

The third inStallment OF the personal ndrraDe of the
ranking Nduy Army officers Dho led the
the japanese prison camp the Philippines.
BY COMDR MELVIN MCCOY, u S. NJ and 1T. COL N NELL
MIX U. S. A., Told to 1t. WELBOURN KELLEY, u N.
Chapter IH-The Enemy Takes Over.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-28
A National Labor Daily

Every once in while labor organization member
to the office of this publication and wonder
why organized labor and the Farmers Union do not start
national daily publication To this there is of sort
reply which They don't want badly enough to
make the effort
of the two major labor organizations in the country
could national daily paper the levy of
small superhaps SO centson each of their members to
pay plant and equipment and for that could have
the and uptodate plant and every member
organized labor body paid his annual subscription to the
publication part his dues the could be made
still meet all of the of production and
distribution.
Could the the AFL harmonic their small differ
enterprise of this character the POSSIBLE
tiles unlimited Moreover the development of common
understanding of abors problems possible through daily
sentaon of the world from the viewpoint of SYM
pathetic consideration of labor would strengthen abors
position immeasuraby Mass support would follow
understanding world could be fashioned through
an instrument such that.
Then why isn't it done? We beg that question by
asking of another? Why does the great of the
people permit minority groups continue exploit
day day. year and out and do nothing but complain
about The the problems of organized labor and
all working people must be provided by themselves No
else will provide it,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-28

Tense, Women's Clubs, Business and
Professional Women, War Veteran
organizations, labor unions, fraternal
and civic clubs, the governor and his
staff, mayors and county Officers,
merchants associations, etc.
At meeting of Russian War Re-
lief at the Finlen hotel, July goth con-
Quoted by Mr.. Kenneth McKenna at
which he outlined the program of ac-
tivities to be carried out in Montana.
Those present were H. L. Maury,
Thos. ]. Davis, Margaret Nagle, Mr..
Owen D. Speer of Deer Lodge, Mike
Lacey, state president of the CLIO,
William Mason, president of the Butte
Miners Union, John r. Crawford,
president of the Silver Bow Trades
and Labor Council, A. E. Anderson,
Boris D. Gershevsky, and Clarence
Blewett of the Montana Labor News
Officials of the CLIO, AFL and Silver
Bow Trades & Labor council pledged
heir support to Russian War Relief
n Montana and expressed confidence
hat members of their organizations
would cooperate 1000.
Mrs. Paul Cannon, president of the
'arent-Teachers Association of Butte
When interviewed concerning the CO.
peration fthe PTA units said Il
IN confident the members of the |
parent Teachers Association will |
end every effort to support the |
lothing drive conducted by Russian
Var Relief as it is a movement in
elping to bring the war to a speedy
lose in Europe"
The Montana committee of Russian
Var Relief which was newly organ
ed is not yet complete, names of
rominent men and women through
ut Montana will be added as the
ork progresses.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-28
Russ War Relief


will be collected in the clothing drive
The organization wants shoes, suits
dresses, packets, blouses, trousers
shirts, top coats, vests, caps, over
coats and capes.
The statewide clothing drive will
be under the direction of Mr.. Owen
Speer and will be sponsored by the
State Department of Education and
carried on through the schools as is
the grease campaign and the paper
drive.
Last year Russian War Relief found
that here were 100000 people in
Russia desperately in need of clothes.
This year that number is greatly in
creased due to the fact that each
town when taken back from the Ger
mans is found to have been stripped
OF everything, and further, the clothes
which the people had last year are
worn threadbare, so great many mil
lion more could be added to the 75.-
OOO,00O. The textile factories owned
by the Russians were turned into
factories. No American tex
tile is shipped to the civilian popula-
ton, only to the army, therefore,
there is no place where clothes can
be had for the Russian civilians, so
Americans are asked to share their
clothes with our neighbor and ally.
Last year over a million pounds of
clothes and shoes were shipped to
Russia from southern states. The |
clothes were gathered up through the |
schools, churches, and house-to-house
pickup in the various states, and are
low keeping the families of Russian
soldiers warm. This year all states
will conduct statewide clothing cam
,aigns.
Along with schools and church or
,anizations, all local groups are asked
o cooperate. including Civilian De-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-28
GENERAL UNI ECU

While the relatively obscure Admir-
al Naokuni Nomura former comman-
der of the Kure Naval Station) was
named to succeed Shimada as Navy
Minister, a well-known Japanese army
commander, Gen. Yoshijiro Umezu
was appointed to relieve" TOTO as
Army chief of staff.
SiXty-two years old, Umezu was
formerly commander-in-chief of the
elite KWantung army in Manchuria.
This army has had the joint political
military role of keeping the Manchur
ians under the Japanese boot and fac
ing the Far Eastern forces of the So
Wet Red Army across the Siberian
border In addition to commanding
the Kwantung Army Umezu formerly
held the title of Japanese Ambassa-
DOR to the puppet Manchurian regime.
At one time military attache in Ber
lin and later Vice Minister of War,
Umezu has been characterized as a
cautious, business-like commander
despite the fact that the Kwantung
Army has been breeding place of
Japan's military hotheads.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-28
INSIDE THE AXIS

(This material is prepared by the
Office of War Information from in
formation contained in foreign broad
casts and foreign newspapers, and
from other data received by Owl
through various overseas channels.)
JAPANESE SHAkE-UP
The Japanese explanations of this
weeks drastic shake-up in the military
High Command, in which Admiral
Navy Minister and Premier Gen. Hid
eki Toto was relieved" of his con-
current post of Army Chief of Staff on
successive days. sought to make a
virtue of a policy that had been dis
carded last February in the interests
of efficiency"
In February, following the first
United States attack on the Japanese
strong hold of Truk, Admiral Osami
Nagano was ousted as Naval Chief of
Staff and Field Marshal Gen. Sugi-
yama was relieved" as Army Chief
of Staff, with Navy Minister Shimada
taking over Nagano's job and TOTO as
War Minister, taking over Sugiyama's
job in addition to their other duties.
At that time the Japanese Domei
agency explained that the shake-up
had been carried out solely for the
purpose of co-ordinating Japan's poll
teal and military leadership. The
Tokyo radio said that the changes
were aimed at coordination of the
command of the fighting services with
the civil administration, thereby fur
Their enhancing Japans war structure
and ensuring the utmost efficiency in
the wartime administration"
This week, however, the Domei
agency made a full turn-about. It
claimed that Shimada had been de-
prived of one of his jobs, that of Navy
because of a decision to
discontinue the practice of single
person holding the post of Navy Min
lister and Chief of the Naval General
Staff" When TOTO was relieved" as
Army Chief of Staff the following day,
Domei made the same point
Despite this explanation, however,
it was noteworthy that this weeks
shake-up followed the loss of Saipan,
just as the February shake-up fol-
lowed American advances in the Pa
cific and the first attack on Truk
Both upheavals indicated a Japanese
to look for scapegoats after
important military setbacks.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-28
GOURlAY COM MANDS
WACS IN FRANCE

Senior Commander Molly Gourlay,
former English golf champion and now
in the British Auxiliary Territorial
Service, has been appointed to com
mand all British ATS and Canadian
and American WACS who are in
France serving under General Mont
gomery at the 21st Army Group head
quarters, the British Information Ser
vices says. Commander Gourlay is
the first woman to hold such an APP
pointment in the field.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-28
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