Newspaper Page Text
Weather Forecast 41 Fair, much colder tonight, lowest from zero to MB A RflllaPB I B |Mh| a B «► mm I^IVIIII I I IlHb Temperatures today—Highest. 22. at midnight; B B B fl B S lowest. 8 a m.; 21 at 4 pm. A H ■ WT C'D^wDTC From the United States Weather Bureau Report. H H S *^9 Full Details on Pare A-2. B^^V^ Closing N, Y. Markets—Sales, Page 14. _V ✓ a/_ _C*»> Meant Aaaeclatad Praaa._ 90th YEAR. No. 35,683. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1942-THIRTY PAGES. ' THREE CENTS. JAPS CLAIM KUALA LUMPUR IN 50-MILE GAIN Senate Votes to Hike Farm Prices Before Controls, Defying President - _ _jl. - - - Action May Lift Food Cost 25%, Opponents Say O'Mahoney Proposal Accepted by Ballot Of 55 to 31 BULLETIN. The Senate approved a broad wartime price-control meas ure late today after its power ful farm bloc forced a higher ceiling limit for farm prices. The vote was 83 to 1. The measure must go back to the House. (Earlier Story on Page A-l.) the Associated Press. Again overturning administra tion leadership, the Senate this afternoon voted, 55 to 31, to raise the limits on farm prices before wartime controls could apply—an action which oppo nents charged might boost food prices 25 per cent. Adopting an amendment by Sen ator O'Mahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming, to the pending price con trol bill, the chamber voted to link farm prices to urban wages by re vising upward present basic "par ity" levels. These revisions would be effective only for price-fixing y ui Restores House Provision. The revised O'Mahonev amend ment also restored to the bill a House-approved provision, previously eliminated by the Senate Banking Committee, providing that no price j ceiling should be fixed on farm commodities which was below the 1919-29 average price of those prod- 1 ucts. As it came from the committee ; the bill carried a section providing . that no price ceiling could be es-1 tablished which was lower than 110 per cent of parity, a computed price j calculated to give farmers compar- j able purchasing power with others. 1 Boosts Parity Level. i The O'Mahoney amendment would boost this parity level about 10 per cent for price-fixing purposes. The O'Mahoney proposal also pro vided that no ceiling should be fixed lower than the October 1 or De cember 15 price of a product, which ever was higher. The House pre-1 viously had approved the October 1 j date as one of the limits on farm j price fixing. Senator Brown, Democrat, of j Michigan, floor manager of the price j control bill charged that the j amendment, if finally adopted by j Congress, would increase the price of farm products 25 per cent. Senator Bailey's Son Becomes Buck Private By the Associated Press. FORT BRAGG. N. C.. Jan. 10.— ; James Pou Bailey, son of Senator Bailey of North Carolina, was sworn in at Fort Bragg today as a buck private in the Army. Young Bailey, who was graduated from the law school of the Univer sity of North Carolina in 1941. was special agent of the Federal Bureau i of Investigation in Washington un-! til his resignation December 12. The F. B. I. sought deferment for. him on the ground that he was needed in that work, but the peti tion was turned down both by the local and State selective service j boards. Bailey resigned five days after the' attack on Pearl Harbor and said! that he was ready to serve. He i Indicated that he probably would try later to qualify for a commission. I Arms Banned to Rumanians ^ LONDON. Jan. 10 OP).—The Ru manian radio reported today that the death sentence would be imposed on all Rumanians found in posses sion of firearms or explosives not turned over to the authorities by January 20. Late Races Additional Results and Entries for Monday on Page 2-X. Tropical Park SIXTH RACE—Purse. $3,000: Defense Handicap; 3-year-olds and upward; IV* miles. Maechance ‘McCombs) 7.10 4.70 3.70 Histrionic ‘Coulet 0.10 4.00 Jezebel II‘McCreary) 3.90 Time. 1:51 4 .->. Also ran—Topee. Trois Pistoles, City Talk and Blue Warrior. SEVENTH RACE—Purse. $1,000: claim ing; 4-year-olds and up; l,V mile?. Hada Moon (Mehrtens) 0.80 5.30 3.6o Svmphon (Roberts) 8.90 7.10 Nico (Arcarot 5.00 Time. 1 :49. Also ran—Decatur. Buckboard- Last Chance. Agronomy. Houaomonte- Kays Pride. Chigre. Mack's Arrow and Toast. Fair Grounds FOURTH RACE—Purse $800; allow ances: 4-year-olds and uDward; 8 furlongs. Transfigure (Deering) 3.20 2.8(1 2.20 Par Avion (Taylor) 3.80 2.80 Happy Home (Madden) 2.80 Time. 1:11a». Also ran—Shaun O.. Sweet Shop and Hthipowill. FIFTH RACE—Purse. $1,500: Pontalba Handicap: 4-year-olds and up: l.'. miles. Sun Lover (Madden) 8.40 3.40 2.80 r.lrmaster (Deering) 2.80 2.40 Idle Sun (Cornay) 3.20 Time. l:45'j. Also ran—Pari-Kint, Sirasia and Al Aalon. A \ '* Hundreds of Fascists Surrendering Without A Fight, Reds Claim (Earlier story on Pace A-l.) By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, Jan. 10— A Tass dispatch broadcast by the Mos cow radio said today that “hundreds of soldiers of the Fascist armies” have been sur rendering to the Russians re cently without resistance. Until recently, the broadcast added, prisoners were taken only in fighting. SOMEWHERE ON THE GERMAN FRONTIER, Jan. 10 </P>.—Germany is seeking vol unteers in Croatia to bolster her forces in Russia, promising up to the equivalent of $65 monthly for their families, be sides the regular wages at the front. One report says volun teers are mostly men seeking "with great difficulty the daily bread with which to feed their families.” U. S. Golf Association Cancels All National Tournaments for '42 By-Laws Changed to Allow Amateurs to Receive Up To $100 in Defense Bonds BULLETIN. CHICAGO <£>'.—George S. May, president of the Tam o’ Shanter Golf Club, said today that in view of the cancella tion of the 1942 U. S. G. A. Amateur golf championship, his club would hold an all American amateur event the week of September 7 in con junction with the $15,000 Tam o’ Shanter Open. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. Jan. 10.—The United States Golf Association today can celed all of its 1942 national cham pionships, including the open, the amateur, the women's title event and th* public links' tournament. While canceling all of its na tional championships, the U. S. G. A. said it would not take any action on sectional tournaments, leaving that to sectional officials to deter mine. Joe Dey, secretary of the U. S. G. A., pointed out that the action would have no effect on the winter tournaments, since they are con trolled largely by the Professional Golfers’ Association. Both organi zations, however, are working to gether on exhibitions for the benefit of various war relief funds, he said. The U. S. G. A. amended its by laws to permit amateur golfers to receive up to *100 in Defense bonds as prize money in any tournament. Heretofore, amateurs won only trophies. Approval also was given for three Nation-wide one-day tournaments to be played May 30. July 4 and September 7 as part of the "Hail America” physical program. The three tournaments will be held on a medal play handicap basis at the association's member clubs. The U. S. G. A. suggested a nominal entry fee be charged to take care of prize monies and expenses with all (See GOLF, Page 2-X.) Body of Army Flyer Found in Wyoming By the Associated Press. HANNA. Wyo.. Jan. 10 —The body of an Army flyer, missing since the crash of a four-motored bomber Thursday night, was found today beside his partly opened parachute 8 miles south of Hanna. Seven crew mates of the dead flyer, identified only as Lt. Wolkin, successfully parachuted. Troopers from Fort Francis E. Warren, who found the body, said the flyer apparently was hit by the big plane after he bailed out. Summary of Today's Star Page. Page. Amuse- Legal Notices B-9 ments _B-12 Lost, Pound A-l Church Radio.B-ll News_A-9-12 Real Estate B-l-4 Comics B-10-11 Serial Story B-12 Editorials _._A-8 Society _ A-7 Editorial Sports .. B-5-7 Articles A-9 Where to Go A-5 Finance A-14-15 Woman's Obituary_A-6 Page _A-13 Foreign. • Japanese guns prepare for fresh assault on Luzon. Page A-l Mozhaisk threatened with recapture of Mosalsk by Reds. Page A-l British falling back, Kuala Lumpur attack reported. Page A-l Nazi unrest reports persist as Ber lin denies them. Page A-l British in Libya cannot keep up with retreating Nazis. Page A-l Duff Cooper ordered to end his mis sion in Singapore. Page A-2 National. Two blasts start $2,250,000 fire at grain elevator. Page A-l Conferees face issue of hour daylight savings. Page A-2 U. S. silk supply shorted by war in Pacific. Page A-4 Washington and Vicinity. House to consider pay increase bill Monday. Page A-l Price control farm parity increase demanttei by Senators. Page A-l Lundeen tude tells of "d»al” with Hill on reprint mailing. Page A-2 Four men are held in laundry holdup. Page A-2 Temporary extension of cinder road urged. Page A-2 Patent employes told move will be gin February 1. Page A-2 Delay in agency shifts asked pending parley with President. Page A-3 Civilian defense cost may reach $500,000,000. Page A-4 Police Academy will open Monday morning. Page A-5 Change in law governing county deposits proposed. Page A-16 Citizens "back home" buy weapons to give army. Page A-16 First rent complaint forms are mailed. Page A-16 D. C. residents asked- to house war workers. Page A-16 Miscellany Nature’s Children. Page A-6 Army Orders. Page A-6 Vital Statistics. P^e A-6 McCarran Acts To Block Shift Of Agencies Resolution Would Ban Transfers Without Consent of Congress (Earlier Decentralisation Story on Page A-3.) A new move to block transfer of Government agencies from Washington was made this after noon when Senator McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada introduced a resolution to prohibit any shifts without the consent of Congress. The chairman of the Senate District Committee took this action after consultation with leaders of Senate and House District Committees. The resolution declares that it is the belief of the Senate that the action of the Budget Bureau in ordering certain Government agencies and offices to move from the District "is without authority of law and contrary to the will of Congress artd without knowledge of the Congress and that the execution of such order will result not only in vast increases in expenditures but also to increase Inefficiency in governmental operation and the ac tual impairment of good govern The resolution further states that "the execution of such orders should be stayed immediately.” It directs "that the director of the budget, before talcing any further steps toward removing any agency or office from the District, shall sub mit a report to the Senate giving full and detailed information as to the reasons for the issuance of such order, the statutory authority upon which it is based and a full and complete disclosure of all facts In connection with each and every agency or office directed to be moved.” Basis for Order Questioned. The McCarran resolution explains that the Senate and House District Committees have been meeting in almost daily joint sessions with a view to determining the advisability and feasibility of moving agencies and offices from the District. It states that these committees have been unable to obtain a citation of any statutory authority for any person or Government agency to order such removals. The joint committees have certain informa tion and data which the resolution says should be considered by the Budget Bureau in connection with the proposal to move such agencies. The resolution emphasized that the committees "have endeavored to obtain on several occasions, but without success, through personal appearance at public hearings of responsible officials of the Bureau of the Budget and through tele phone calls and correspondence with the directing heads of that bureau information as to the basis for the orders issued and pertinent data regarding the selection of sites, building, equipment, cost of moving agencies and personnel, and pro visions for the aeoommodation of offices and personnel in other lo calities.” The resolution states that numer ous letters and telephone calls have been received by the Senate and House District Committees to the effect that the personnel hav£ been charged with disloyalty and lack of patriotism if they oppose the mov ing of their agencies. Increased Costs Claimed. Senator McCarran points out in the resolution that the removal of such personnel involves monetary losses of incalculable amounts as well as the disruption of home and civic' life. In the opinion of repre sentatives of the agencies affected, expressed in public hearings, the ef ficiency of the Federal Government will be seriously impaired, and the increase in cost of maintaining the offices away from Washington will See DECENTRALIZATION7Pg72^X FINGER-SHAKER—Secretary Jesse Jones sat complacently on a table during a hearing yesterday before the House Ways and Means Committee on a tax return revision measure, and ig nored the shouts of finger-shaking Representative Dingell of Michigan. Others shown are Representatives McKeough of Illinois ileft) and Robertson of Virginia. —A. P. Photo. Mutual System Sues N. B. C. and R. C. A. For $10,275,000 $275,000 Damage to WOL Included in Anti-Trust Law Accusations By the Associ»ted Press. CHICAGO, Jan. 10.—The mutual ; Broadcasting System and six of its facilities today filed suit in Fed eral Court for $10,275,000 against the National Broadcasting Co. and the Radio Corp. of America, alleg ing violation of the Sherman anti trust law. Amounts of actual damage the j suit alleged were sustained were: Mutual System. $1,000,000; WGN of Chicago. $850,000: WOR of New York City. $1,000,000; WOL of i Washington. D. C„ $275,000: WGRC of New Albany, Ind.. $75,000; KWK of St. Louis, $165,000 and WHBF of Rock Island. 111.. $60,000. Clayton Provision Invoked. Counsel for the plaintiff in the suit said that the action invoked the provision of the Clayton Act. a sup- j plementary law of the Sherman ! Anti-Trust Act. which makes it! possible to request damages three times in excess of the amount ac- j tually alleged to have been sus tained. The complaint alleged “an unlaw ful combination and conspiracy to injure the plaintiff by hindering and restricting Mutual in its abil ity to freely and fairly compete in the transmission in interstate com merce or Nation-wide network pro grams.” It also accused the defendants of hindering the sale of national net work time, attacked N. B. C. long term and exclusive contracts and optional-time clauses. Practices Challenged. The suit alleged that N. B. C. did not operate its Red and Blue net works competitively but jointly and asked that N. B. C. be enjoined from carrying out the alleged conspiracy and from maintaining or entering into further contracts with affiliated stations. Another allegation was that long term N. B. C. contracts in cities having less than four broadcasting stations with adequate facilities and exclusive and optional time clauses of such contracts were illegal and in restraint of interstate trade and commerce and that operation of two networks by the defendants was illegal. Many of the Mutual suit allega tions were similar to those in a civil suit filed by the Government December 31 against R. C. A., N. B. C. and the Columbia Broadcasting System. In that action the Govern ment, alleging monopolistic prac ties, sought to require N. B. C. to sell assets of one of its network and to prohibit C. B. S. from con tinuing or making further exclusive affiliation contracts. Miami-Nassau Race U Ordered Canceled By the Associated Press. MIAMI. Fla.. Jan. 10.—The eighth annual Miami-Nassau yacht race was called off today. Chairman Robert E. Collins of the race executive committee said the contest was canceled because "war conditions made it impractical.” The Sir Thomas Lipton sailing regatta at Miami Beach was sus pended earlier this nel^ Late News Bulletins Soviet Offensive Rolls Steadily On MOSCOW, Sunday. Jan. 11 The Soviet Information Bureau announced today the reoccupation of more popu lated centers by the uninterrupted Soviet offensive. (Earlier Story on Page A~l.> Kearny Commander Gets Navy Cross Lt. Comdr. Anthony L. Danis, 1540 Forty-fourth street N.W.. commanding officer of the American destroyer Kearny, torpedoed with loss of 11 lives in the North Atlantic the night of October 16. has been awarded the Navy Cross, the Navy Department announced today. Texas Plane Explodes and Crashes HOUSTON. Tex. An advanced training plane carry ing two Ellington Field aviators exploded in the air and crashed into the sea off the coast north of Galveston this afternoon. Coast Guard boats were dispatched and found the ship several feet under water. Unconfirmed reports gave the pilots’ names as Lt. Randall Schamp and Lt. Clark. Mickey Rooney Is Married To Girl From North Carolina By tht Associated Press. SANTA BARBARA. Calif. Jan 10. —Mickey Rooney, the son of vaude ville comedians who became the ; movies' biggest boxofflce'star. and a ; shy, blue-eyed North Carolina girl. Ava Gardner, were married today in the town of Ballard, 40 miles distant. Only a few friends witnessed the ceremony, performed by the Rev. Glenn Lutz. The newlyweds left immediately by automobile for Del Monte, Calif. They had appeared this morning at a hotel in nearby Montecito, to which County Clerk Jack Lewis de livered the marriage license. They applied for it last Monday, Mickey under his real name of Joe Yule. jr. He gave his age as 21, Miss Gard ner's as 19. Ballard Is a tiny farming com munity with only a few stores, in the Santa Ynez Valley not far from his toric Santa Ynez Mission, estab lished in 1804. Mickey, one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors, met Miss Gardner at a movie party several hionths ago. Announcement of their en gagement shortly before Christmas came as a surprise to most of the film* colony. The daughter of Mrs. J B Gard ner of Wilson. N. C. Ava crashed the movies in prosaic fashion. A relative submitted her picture to a talent scout. Tests brought her a contract. Brown-haired and pretty she has appeared in minor roles with Norma Shearer and Robert Young. She was born in Smithfield. N. c., and educated at Newport News. Va„ and Rock Ridge, N. C. Mickey is a native of Brooklyn. Louis Enters Army Wednesday; Dempsey Rejected for Age (Earlier story on Page B-5.) By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Joe Louis, heavyweight champion, appeared at local Board 20 of the Selective*Serv ice Board early this afternoon to have his induction papers trans ferred to New York .preparatory to joining the Army—probably next Wednesday. His appearance came a short time after it was announced in Chicago that he had been ordered to appear there Monday for a physical exam ination. Col. H. Clay Supplee, Army morale officer, said Louis would take his examination Monday at Governors Island and be inducted into the Army at Camp Upton Wednesday since he had voluntarily waived the usual waiting period. ■Meanwhile, the 20th Century Sporting Club announced a crowd of 18,870 paid $189,700.55 to see Louis smash Buddy Baer in one round last night at Madison Square Gar den. A breakdown was being prepared to find the amount by which the Naval Relief Society would benefit from the bout. Louis’ entire purse, all of Prompter Mike Jacobs' profits and a percentage of Baer's share will be donated to the charity. The War Department told Jack Dempsey today that h^^as too old I at 46 for the Army, since he had no prior military service. The former world’s heavyweight champion applied for enlistment in New York City and asked that his age be waived. In a letter to the New York re cruiting office. Col. Harold N. Gil bert, who directs Army recruiting activities, said, however, existing law prevented approval of the re quest. Original enlistments are restricted by statute to men between 18 and 35. Only abie-bodied former service men may re-enlist if beyond 35, and this exception permitted the accept ance of Man Mountain Dean, the wrestler, who is a World War vet eran. Dempsey is well within the re cently-expanded draft age limit of 18 to 64, but not liable to compul sory military service. Sylvan Schwartz Named Assistant U. S. Attorney United States Attorney Edward M. Curran today appointed Sylvan) Schwartz, secretary and law clerk to Judge Nathan Cayton of Munici pal Court, an assistant United States attorney. He succeeds Brewster Marshall, who has been called to naval sendee. 4 House Group Asks Henderson's Views On Tires for Taxis Price-Control Official Invited to Appear Friday; Jitney Service Studied Price Control Administrator Leon Henderson was asked by the House District Committee late today to appear before it at 10 am. next Friday to outline his views on pro posed legislation that would ex empt taxicabs here from the Gov ernment tire-rationing order. The appeal went to Mr. Hender son after the committee spent several hours in special session con sidering Washington's acute war time transportation problem and the part taxicabs are expected to plav in relieving it. Chairman Gregory Hankin of the Public Utilities Commission dis closed he is considering a 10-cent taxicab "pick-up" service as a part of a general program for improving the mass transportation service. He asked to be allowed to withhold the details of the plan at this time and his request was granted. Taxis Essential, Schulte Says. The 10-cent "pick-up" plan was reported to be patterned after a so-called "jitney" service operated in Washington during the first World War. Then private cars operating over definite routes picked up passengers at five cents each. The taxicabs probably would be ordered to run over prescribed routes and carry passengers for a dime. Representative Schulte. Democrat, of Indiana, told the committee taxi cab operation here during the war is absolutely necessary but pointed out subways are the only permanent solution to Washington's transpor tation problem. The traffic sub committee of which he is chair man, several months ago recom mended construction of a subway system for both streetcars and autos. Questions were raised by several committee members whether It would be wise for Congress to single out taxicabs in Washington for ex emption under the tire-rationing order in view of the fact that other defense centers in the country now having taxicab service would be deprived of it as the tires on the cabs wear out. Basis for discussion was a resolu tion introduced recently by Chair man Randolph of the committee to (See T/.XES Page 2-X.) A Charles Levin Accused Of Alien Smuggling' By the Associated Press. NEW YORK»Jan. 10—Charles A Levine, who flew the Atlantic as ar airplane passenger in 1827, was ar rested today on a Federal Indictment for smuggling Into the country ar alien whose name was given at Edgar Scinek, alias Edward Siegel Levine waived removal proceed ings and was held in $1,000 bail b) United States Commissioner Iaaat Platt. Levine denied knowledge oi the smuggling. Federal agents said that Levin* was charged in a California indict ment with conspiring with Petei Walter to bring Scinek, a Germar citizen. Into this country. They salt both Scinek and Walter were undei arrest in Calif British Admit Crisis in Fight For Malaya Nipponese Advance Made in 24 Hours Through Jungle BULLETIN. CHUNGKING (/Pi.—Chinese reports said tonight that Japanese military authorities had ordered liquidation of * American, British, Dutch and Belgian banks in the Interna- . tional Settlement at Shanghai and seized 51 American and , British factories there. (Earlier Story on Page A-l.) By the Assocutfd Press Japanese fiefti dispatches indi cated late today that British troops had abandoned Kuala Lumpur, the world's crude rub ber capital and second city of Malaya. 240 miles north of Singapore, as Japanese troops advancing 50 miles in 24 hours through the Malayan “Green Hell” jungles reached the out skirts of the city. There was. however, no confirm ation from the British that they had yielded Kuala Lumpur. An official Tokio broadcast claimed the Japanese had captured Kuala i Lumpur. I The capture was affected, the radio said, by attacks from the North and the West. An earlier broadcast said Japanese forces, led by heavy tanks, had opened a general assault on the southern part of the city this mom* mg. British Far East headquarters acknowledged that its weary troops had withdrawn “farther to the south” from the latest of a series of defense lines 50 miles north of KuaU Lumpur, but gave no details. Domei said the north Japanese column had smashed through Brit ish lines 50 miles north of the city by yesterday afternoon. Dispatches from the front said the enemy advance was marked by the heaviest fighting of the cam paign. and London quarters ad i mitted a critical hour had struck ; in the defense of Singapore. Brit ain's No. 1 stronghold In the Far | East. The need for air and land I reinforcements was declared urgent. 44-Hour Week Ordered In Commerce Department I Local and field service employes | of the Commerce Department will go on a 44-hour week January 19 under an order issued today by Acting Sec retary Robert H. Hinckley. About ! 10.000 employes in the District are : affected. Regular working hours after Jan uary 19 will be from 8:30 a m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:30 to 12:30 on Saturdays. When conditions of work make it necessary, heads of bureaus, under the order, are authorized to extend the hours further. An extension exceeding an average of 52 hours a | week for a period of more than a | month must first be approved by j Secretary Jones, the order said. Finnish Peace Rumors Persist Despite Denial (Earlier Story on Page A-2.) By the Associated Press. SOMEWHERE ON THE GER- , MAN FRONTIER, Jan. 10 — Reports of Finnish efforts to make peace with Soviet Russia persisted tonight . despite an official denial from Berlin. Information from Finnish and ■ ; Swedish sources continued to sug : gest that recent conferences of | Finnish diplomats with Swedish ' I government officials had as their objective instituting a peace move j through Swedish intermediaries. U. S. Consular Aide Dies GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. Jan 10 (/Pi—Philip K. Tattersall. United States vice consul here since 1930, died today. First Big Gliders Are Delivered To U. S. Army Br the Associated Press. The War Department disclosed ' today that the first of a number of large transport gliders—designed to carry air-borne infantrymen with full fighting equipment—had been delivered to the Army air forces. Similar to those employed by the Nazi air force in the conquest of crete. the gliders have a wing span of more than 80 feet. The first was delivered to Wright Field. Ohio, the Army’s aviation experimental sta tion. The War Department said several ' manufacturing concerns had been working for the last nine months designing and building the gliders. While-tests are being made on the first delivered, work is continuing on even larger gliders, it was said. Several gliders can be towed be hind a single bomber or transport plane, and. where required, can carry supplies instep of troops.