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President Confers With Congress Heads On War Measures All Possible Speed Asked On $22,880,000,000 Army Fund Request By JOHN C. HENRY. President Roosevelt conferred at the White House today with con gressional leaders, receiving progress reports on the status of key legisla tion and asking all possible speed in approval of the $22,880,000,000 War Department fund requested yesterday. Participating in the conference were Vice President Wallace, Speak er Rayburn, Senate Majority Leader Barkley and House Majority Leader McCormack. Senator Barkley told reporters as the conferees left that discussion had centered principally on the drafting of a rivers and harbors bill which would include defense-worthy projects only. The measure is being shaped for initial consideration in the House, he said. Sees Brazilian Officials. The President already has said publicly and has informed congres sional leaders previously that the administration will approve rivers and harbors project appropriations only where it can be shown to be of value to the national defense. Following his meeting with the “big four,’’ the President received Dr. Carlos Martins, Brazilian Am bassador, and Dr. Arthur de Souja Costa. Brazilian finance minister. Remarking that he had come to this country assured of the sympa thetic co-operation of this Govern ment, Dr. Costa said as he left the White House he had brought Presi dent Roosevelt ‘‘good news” about Brazil's ability to itegrate its econo my and to supply vital raw materials for the war eflorts of the United Nations. He explained that tech nical aides were to confer with de partmental experts here, particular ly at the Department of Agriculture, for further consideration of the problems of developing Brazilian rubber sources. Dr. Costa was scheduled to have a luncheon conference with Nelson Rockefeller, co-ordinator of inter American affairs. Another caller on the President's list today was Dr. Louis Bloch, who is resigning on March 1 from the Maritime Labor Board. Dr. Bloch is leaving Washington to assume a post in the Department of Industrial Relations of the California State government. Ethridge Resigns. Leland Harrison, Minister to Switzerland, also was scheduled to see the Chief Executive today before returning to his post. The White House announced this morning that Mark Ethridge, gen eral manager of the Louisville Cour ier Journal and Times, has resigned as chairman of the Committee on Fair Employment Practices, but at request of the President is remain ing as a member of the group. Mr. Ethridge explained that his resig nation was made necessary by the demands on his time in Louisville, since several officials of the papers have gone into full-time Govern ment service. ^ Malcolm S. McLean, president of «m Institute, will succeed Mr. e as chairman of the com mittee. The committee was created after protests had been made by colored organizations that they were not re ceiving a fair proportion of defense employment. Robber of Messengers Sues to Recover Auto Hillard Sanders, convicted of par ticipation in the $53,000 holdup of Hyattsville bank messengers last year, today filed suit in District Court for recovery of the $1,500 automobile he claimed police seized at the time of his arrest in Char lotte. N. C. Sanders brought suit against Supt. of Police Edward J. Kelly through his attorney, James J. Laughlin. The court was told the car was bought in the name of George L. Thompson and was paid for in full. Return of the vehicle or the value placed on it was asked. The automobile has been kept in the garage at police headquarters pending disposition of a suit brought by Sanders in Municipal Court Which has had several continuances. Assistant Corporation Counsel Irving Bryan explained today an Insurance company had entered the latter suit with a claim the car had been purchased with funds obtained In the robbery. Mr. Bryan said he had not yet been informed of the District Court suit but that it would terminate Municipal Court action in i the matter. War Workers' Pay Raise Opposed by Henderson Price Administrator Leon Hender son has registered his opposition to any general wage increases for workers in war industries, on the ground that such increases will cause inflationary trends and pre vent price stabilization, spokesmen for his office said today. Mr. Henderson expressed his views before the War Labor Board last Friday, and, simultaneously, Presi dent Roosevelt read a memorandum received from Mr. Henderson on the subject to a joint C. I. O.-A. F. L. meeting at the White House. The C. I. O. has been seeking a general Sl-a-day wage Increase for war workers under Its jurisdiction. It was understood that Mr. Hen derson contended general wage in creases to groups already well paid would, In effect, penalize consumers and low-income groups by forcing general price increases. Annual Dinner Tonight For Women's Society ' Dr. Paul F. Warner of Westmin ster, Md„ who returned last spring, after teaching in Japan for 17 years, will be the speaker at the annual dinner of the- Women's Society of Christian Service at Foundry Meth odist Church this evening. Hus bands and friends of members are invited. Mrs. Wesley K. Harris, president ©f the society, will preside. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, minister of the church, will give the invocation and Justin Lawrie will lead the Singing. Treasury Agent Finds $16,000 Hidden by Japanese in Piano By the Associated Preas. How one agent of the United States Treasury found $16,000 hid den by a Japanese in a piano, and how another turned up a long range photographic kit in a border produce house were related today by Elmer L. Irey, co-ordinator of the Treasury Department’s law enforce ment agencies. An income tax investigator took over supervision of a Japanese busi ness enterprise in a southern city, Mr. Irey recounted in a report to Secretary Morgenthau. Dual book keeping records were discovered one in English, the other in Jap anese. Although the auditor spoke no Japanese, he was able to tell '.rom the form of the Japanese language accounting that the owner had a large income. Further investigation disclosed the $16,000 hidden in a piano. The money was transferred to a frozen account. The border produce house, operat ed by a Japanese, contained cameras with long-range lenses and complete developing facilities. Prints of mili tary significance were seized. "To allay suspicion,” Mr. Irey re ported, “the 'amateur' photographer had been sending out-of-focus ex posures of bugs and lizards and other nature studies to commercial photog raphers for developing. The develop ing equipment had been housed in a Japanese school, Customs agents previously had detained the propri etor of the business when he at tempted to enter Mexico at the out break of the war.” Roosevelt Requests 22 Billions More For Army Needs 13-Billion Ordnance Fund Biggest on List; jobless Pay Bill Offered By the Auocleted Pres* A request from President Roosevelt for $22,888,901,900 for immediate emergency needs of the Army sent to a total of more than 60 billions yesterday the amount Congress has been asked to provide this session for war purposes. Chairman Cannon promised the House Appropriations Committee would handle the new request with the same speed given the other measures appropriating approxi mately $39,000,000,000. The presidential letter to Speaker Rayburn told only in general terms of how the Army appropriation would be spent. Topping the list was $13,252,200,000 for ordnance services and supplies. Another item called for $2,245,701,000 for Army transportation. To aid the Secretary of War in expediting production. $3,011,512,000 was requested. Other items in cluded Signal Corps, $1,349,000,000; Air Corps, $167,440,000: Medical De partment, $171,178,000: Corps of Engineers. $1,226,300,000: chemical warfare service, $288,336,000: sea coast defense, $31,769,000: subsist ence, supplies, clothing and equip page, horses and pack animals, $1, 145,465,900. Funds Asked for Ships. A separate request was made for $1,502,000,000 for construction of vessels by the Maritime Commis sion. In addition to contract au thority for $2,350,000,000. Budget Director Harold Smith said the Maritime Commission funds were needed “to provide for the construction of additional ves sels, including facilities, and the production of equipment and mate rial under the Maritime Commis sion's ship construction program.” Compensation Bill Offered. The House also had before it a bill offered by Chairman Doughton of the Ways and Means Committee to provide unemployment compensa tion and other benefits for persons thrown out of work in industries being converted to war production. The total proposed for in the bill is $300,000,000. Mr. Doughton said the measure calls for unemployment payments and wages for men being trained for war work. It also would fix travel allowances for men sent to new dis tricts for employment in war indus tries. Hillcrest Citizens Oppose U.S. Use of Kramer School The Hillcrest Citizens' Association last night opposed use of Stephen Kramer Junior High School, now under construction, by the Federal Government for war use. On the motion of George Absher, the association authorized a resolu tion condemning any action to con vert the school building into a Gov ernment office building, the resolu tion to be presented at a mass meet ing of the citizens of the Southeast section Thursday night in the Ana costia High School. The association also opposed the use of the Anacostia golf course for a colored golf toumment scheduled for this year. The meeting was held in the East Washington Heights Baptist Church, and Miss Margaret Bush, president, presided. House Passes Bill to Make Tire Thefts Here a Felony Without debate, the House today passed and sent to the Senate a bill making the theft of automobile tires, batteries, gasoline and other accessories in the District a felony, punishable by a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment. The legislation, sponsored by Chairman Randolph of the District Committee, originally provided a maximum penalty of 10 years. Because of objections on the House floor when the bill was first called up several weeks ago that the 10 year maximum penalty would be too severe, Mr. Randolph offered an amendment, which was approved, to reduce it to three years. Representative Randolph told the House the legislation is needed to curtail the theft of automobile tires which, he said, has become a “racket" in Washington as else where. St. Gabriel's Plans Party A benefit card party for St. Ga briel’s Church will be given at 8 pm. Monday in the church school hall, Webster street and Illinois avenue N.W. The oommittee, under the direction of the Rev. Louis A. Albert, includes William O’Day, chairman; Mrs. Joseph Egan, tickets; Mrs. Carrie White, prizes; Mrs. Thomas Gallagher, donations; Mrs. Margaret Bridahan, patrons; Mrs. John J. Riseling, publicity, and Peter Lewis, admissions. i Combating the Pain of Arthritis Thousands sofferinr Iron arthritis pains hare fonnd help In Maintain Taller Min eral Water, direct froM famoas Hat Sprints. Arkansas. Mildly alkaline, deealr ■atlsfrlnt. Indorsed hr ntanr phraleiana far aver 30 rears. Mountain Valloy Minoral Wat or MIL 106* 004 ISth 8L N.W. W. P. B. Pressroom Keeps 'Abreast' With News on Old Time The clock in the War Produc tion Board’s pressroom, where newsmen attempt to keep pace with the speed of Chairman Nelson’s production program, still was ticking on pre-war time today. Other clocks in the building were advanced an hour when W. P. B. employes reported for work yesterday, but the press room timepiece, operated inde pendently by Western Union, was not checked. Western Union clock experts are working overtime, moving the hands of more than 5,000 clocks in Washington. The task probably will be completed today. Singapore Consulate, Damaged by Bomb, Is Closed by U. S. No Casualties Reported; Arrangements Being Made For Officials to Leave The bomb-damaged American consulate at Singapore has been closed and American interests there turned over to Swiss cus tody, the Associated Press re ported today. A Singapore dispatch said United States Consul General Kenneth S. Patton, Consul Harold D. Robinson and Vice Consul Charles O. Thomp son were remaining on the embattled island until transportation could be arranged for them to leave. The State Department announced here late yesterday that a message from Mr. Patton, dated February 8. reported that the consulate had been damaged by a bomb. No casu alties were known among Amer icans at Singapore, the department said. Mr. Patton informed the depart ment that only 24 Americans re mained in 'Singapore, after ample opportunity had been given all American residents to leave for places of safety. A native of Salem. Va., and a graduate of the University of Vir ginia, Mr. Patton is a veteran foreign service officer. He entered the serv ice in 1908, serving at consulate posts throughout the world—Including duty in Prance during the World War. He has been assigned to Singapore since 1937. Mr. Thompson is well known in Washington, having attended the Georgetown School of Foreign Service, American University and the Berlitz School of Languages here before entering the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce in 1934 He was appointed assistant trade commissioner at Singapore in 1938, becoming a vice consul there the following year. He is a native of Montana. Mr. Robison, a World War veteran and former high school teacher in the Philippines, served as a trade commissioner at Shanghai and Tientsin, and as an investigator for the Agricultural Adjustment Admin istration before being assigned to Singapore as trade commissioner in 1936. He became a consul there in 1939. He Is a native of Utah. Assault Victim's Flat, Abandoned, Is Rifled The former apartment of one of two women criminally assaulted early last Saturday was ransacked yesterday or early today, probably by the attacker, police reported. The victim, a 32-year-old waitress, lost her purse, containing a key, at the scene of the assault. The thief apparently used a key to enter the apartment. The loot, valued at $42.50, In cluded a wedding ring, radio and cash in two small banks. The premises, to which the woman did not return after the attack, were being examined for finger paints today by detectives. Given Head Hunter's Regalia WINCHESTER, Va„ Feb. 10 (Spe cial).—Joseph and Leo Campbell, who live with their grandmother, Mrs. Bessie Smith Kern, had re ceived today from their father, Col. Joseph Campbell, full war gear of a Filipino head hunter. It had been presented to the officer by a chief of the Igorote tribe. Included were a shield, 40x60 inches: spears 6 feet long, axes and the kris, a knife. SANZ STARTS SPECIAL DAY AND EVENING CLASSES IN SPANISH WITH A NATIVE FACULTY AND THE "SANZ-METHOD* IN THE SCHOOL “WHERE ONE HAS TO SPEAK SPANISH IN • MONTHS” APPLICATIONS NOW 112S CONN. AVE. RE. 151S SPANISH SHORTHAND Steel Landing Craft Believed Used by Japs at Singapore British Make Gallant Effort, but It's Same Old Story, Soldier Says (Sergt. Ian Fitchitt, official Australian reporter who covered the retreat of the A. I. F. in Ma laya. gives an eyewitness account of the strength of the Japanese invasion forces in Singapore and the weight of artillery the in vaders could concentrate to cover the assault.) By IAN FITCHITT. SINGAPORE, Feb. 9 (Delayed), (Australian Press to UP).—The mili tary position on Singapore island by late afternoon could be de scribed only as serious. Enemy landings followed the smashing barrage which grew to a crescendo from 10 p.m. yesterday following an afternoon of destruc tive shelling and mortar fire. Shortly after dark last night some of our searchlights were knocked out. They were our only means of observations until the moonrlse at 1 am. Our strongest-held positions on the coast running west from the Kranji Estuary were left completely unmolested, but on either flank the fire was poured in. making the ap proach of troops holding those areas difficult. Toward 11 pjn., the enemy started getting ashore. Enemy Starts to Pour In. No sooner were the first Japanese landings engaged than the enemy started to pour in in “hordes”—as a battalion commander put it today. Our artillery and machinegunners were sweeping the straits with fire all this time and also concentrating on the beach opposite, but the enemy seemed to be in strength. Meanwhile, his gunfire was crash ing into our positions. It was a solid drumfire which went on for some hours without cease. The colonel of a West Australian machinegun battalion told me he thought that the enemy was using steel troop landing craft. He had report after report from his gun ners that they saw their bullets striking flashes of flame as they hit the steel sides of the boats. How the enemy got them down is uncertain. Possibly, he embarked his troops from a point farther north on the mainland and sailed them down the coast after dark. Forced to Fall Back. These landings soon had our for ward troops in trouble and they had to fall back to a level line. In the desperate early morning fight ing, party after party found their way cut off and there were a hun dred small struggles of the moment, infantry, gunners and anti-tank men Joining together to get them selves and their gear out. Reinforcements were of Indians as all further Australians were rushed to the area. Dawn gave light for enemy bomb ers again. They have been at it all day. The longest period from dawn to 4 p.m. that they did not have some planes bombing was 31 min utes. Our fighters made a gallant effort to aid the troops, but it was the old story. So it has gone on all day with very little definite information com ing in beyond confused tales of des perate fighting. Beyond artillery fire, we can do little to prevent their flow of boats to the mainland. The troops have done their best all day. But it is the old case of huge numbers crushing thinly held lines. Ryan Lauds Rio Parley As High Achievement The Rio Conference was one of the outstanding diplomatic achieve ments of modern times. Dr. Edwin Ryan, professor of Latin-American history at Catholic University, de clared last night during a lecture at the Washington Hotel. He declared it marked the fruition of a prudent policy long and tactfully pursued against the crafty opposition of the Nazis. “That better relations are actually in force between the Americas has been proved by the fact that several Latin-American countries have offered sites for the Inter-American Tropical Institute, a combined uni versity and research center for the study of agriculture and related activities. The possibilities of such a center for the exchange of infor mation are almost beyond imagina tion," he stated. Justices to Address Legal Fraternity A founders’ day banquet of Sigma Nu Phi Legal Fraternity at 8 pm. Thursday at the Lafayette Hotel will be addressed by two of its members, Justices Oscar R. Luhring and David A. Pine of the District Court of the United States for the District of Co lumbia. Godfrey L. Munter will act as toastmaster and Herbert H. Mc Murray as historian. RUG BeantM Our Duly c»ima trfptrom * Call Mr. Pvl« nluii SANITARY CARMT fr RtfOClIANIIIO CO. IPS IMPIAMA AVI. Civil Service Eases Rules on Personnel For Shifted Agencies Exceptions to Quotas Win Be Made to Fill Vacancies The Civil Service Commission has relaxed the appointment regula tions to help decentralize agencies obtain personnel, It was disclosed today when the commission an nounced that the apportionment requirement would be waived in specific cases to permit transfers to those establishments being sent out of Washington. Under the apportionment pro vision of the Civil Service Act, ap pointments to the departmental service are made by State quotas, based on population, and field per sonnel and other employes cannot be transferred into apportioned positions. \ By permitting the transfers, the commission makes it possible for the decentralized agencies to fill vacancies with non - apportioned personnel employed in the vicinity of the cities to • which they are moving, If that Is necessary. Other employes who might desire to make such a move for personal conven ience also will be eligible. Decision Quoted. The commission explained, how ever. that as a general rule appoint ments to the decentralized agencies would continue to be subject to the apportionment law, quoting a con troller general's decision holding that an agency moved from Wash ington continues to be a “central office.'’ This is the same rule laid down by the controller general several years ago, when space requirements caused the principal functions of the Old Age Insurance Bureau of the Social Security Board to be set up in Baltimore instead of Washington. The commission said that where exceptions are permitted it is being done in recognition of “the admin istrative problems confronting most agencies affected by the decentral ization program as a result of the resignation of large numbers of employes who are unwilling to leave Washington.” At the same time, the necessity of "advance planning” by these agen cies so their personnel needs may be known quickly, was emphasized. The transfer of Federal agencies from Washington to provide addi tional space for defense activities has led to the leasing, or agreement to lease of 1,145,000 square feet of office space in seven widely scat tered cities, the decentralization service of the Public Buildings Ad ministration announced last night. The office space so far obtained for agencies to be moved is as fol lows: Patent Office, Richmond, 180, 000 square feet; Wage and Hour Division, New York. 60.000; Immi gration and Naturalization Service, Philadelphia. 225.000; Rural Elec trification Administration, St. Louis, 118,000: Securities and Exchange Commission. Philadelphia, 200.000, and the Employes' Compensation Commission. New York City, 60,000. Agreement has been reached for space for other agencies, the an nouncement said, as follows; Farm Security Administration, Cincinnati, 92,000; Agricultural Ad justment Administration, Columbus, 30,000, and Farm Credit Adminis tration, Kansas City, 180,000. Guards Upheld in Firing On Plane in Defense Zone By the Associated Press. GRANITE CITY, 111., Feb. 10.— In a sharp warning that “This coun try is at war and the public must realize it,” the Army yesterday de clared guards were “merely carrying out their orders” in firing on a low flying airplane over a restricted de fense zone at nearby Alton Sunday afternoon. The terse rebuke was issued by the 7th Corps Area Army headquarters at Omaha, which declared the plane piloted by Delbert Richardson of Collinsville, and carrying two pas sengers, committed an act “strictly in violation of a restricted area.” The monoplane was shot seven times as it flew near the vast West ern Cartridge Co. properties on the outskirts of Alton. One passenger, Delbert Henson, 21, was critically wounded. Train Held to Find Doll PITSEA. England (/PV—Because a little girl was heard crying a train was stopped soon after leaving Pitsea. The girl had dropped her doll on the track and the train was held until it was found. 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One Well St., New York City When You Consider a Speak ing Course You Are Justified in Asking: “What Is the Background of the One who Will Actually Be My Coach?” Granville Jacobi hoi PERSONALLY trained more business, government and professional men and women in public speaking during the past four years than any other instructor in the United States. This is his 12th season in Wash ington. He has been training adults in effective speaking and dealing with people for fourteen years. Wide experience, not only as an instructor, but also as a practical businessman. Held key positions in direct sales, sales promotion and sales training with The Celotex Corporation, world's largest manu facturers of structural insulation and acousticol materials. What This Training Will Do for Yon • PROVIDES A PRACTICAL SETTING in which to prac tice effective speaking, in the company of other people who have the courage to admit a handicap and the vision to do something about It. • EQUIPS YOU WITH SELF ASSURANCE; banishes au dience fear. Address any group or individual without embarrassment. • SHARPENS YOUR THINK ING when under pressure of platform speaking or con ference room discussion. • SMOOTHES OUT THE "ROUGH SPOTS" in diction and posture. Corrects nerv ous habits, awkwardness and “hand-consciousness." • GIVES YOU A WORKABLE SYSTEM FOR REMEMBER ING names, faces and what you intend to say. • ENABLES YOU TO “FOR GET" YOUR STENOG RAPHER and dictate effec tive letters with spontaneous ease. • DEVELOPS YOUR POWER TO SPEAK EXTEMPORA NEOUSLY. GRANVILLE JACOBS INVITES You to Come as a Guest To a Preliminary Session of his course in Talking and Thinking On Your Feet NOTE! Two years ago four executives from Call Carl, Inc., completed this training. The next year Mr. Ed Carl, Vice President and General Manager, engaged the services of Granville Jacobs to conduct a class made up entirely of executives and key employes of Call Carl, Inc. Again in the Spring of 1941 another group made up entirely of personnel from this alert organization completed this training. THERE IS A REASON! EXECUTIVES And younger men on their way up, from the following Washington organizations have*prof ited from Granville Jacob’s method of coaching: Riggs National Bank American Security & Trust Company National Broadcasting Company Peoples Drug Stores Melvern Dairies, Inc. Hecht Company Woodward Si Lothrop Call Car}, Inc. Perpetual Building Association C. Si P. Telephone Co. Army War College Members of Congress Army & Naval Officers Treasury Department Bureau of Standards General Accounting Office Department of Justice Social Security Board Home Owners Loan Corporation Reconstruction Finance Corporation Department of Agriculture War Production Board Government executives, business leaders, and Washington attorneys will tell you the tuition for this course was one of the best investments they ever made. You Can Profit From This Course If You Are A MAN ar WOMAN who fre quently must address groups of people for business, politi cal, or social purposes, but who is uncomfortable and self-conscious while doing it and uneasy about it after wards. AN EXECUTIVE who holds a responsible position, but whose reputation and pres tige suffer because of a nervous, awkward manner while speaking to a group of associates or subordinates. A PERSON who is at present a public speaker, but who de sires the increased force and ease gained by a perixl of guided practice and con structive criticism. AN INDIVIDUAL who finds difficulty in winning accept ance of your ideas, due to In effectiveness in self-expres sion. A TEACHER whose career could be substantially ad vanced by improving your ability to address influential persons with ease and effec tiveness. A SALESMAN who knows that the ability to sell ideas or merchandise is largely de pendent on a forceful, confi dent manner of speaking. AN INDIVIDUAL who is too restless to sit still . . , who has a burning desire to move forward and to make 1942 count for something in your life. Mayflower Hotel NORTH ROOM TOMORROW "'TEAR THIS OUT NOW AS A REMINDER* Wednesday, February 11, 8 P.M. COME—You Will Be Vitally Interested This preliminary session has been arranged to give you an opportunity to see how this course is conducted. You will hear recent graduates, men and women, give short talks. They represent various Gov ernment departments, pro fessions and well-known Washington business firms. They are the same individuals who used to quake in their boots at the very thought of facing an audience. You must see for yourself what this training has done for others to realize what it can do for you. You will see why Gran ville Jacobs’ method of coach ing produces effective, confi dent speakers. Do not pro crastinate — Come to this meeting and judge for your self. TEAR THIS OUT NOW AS A REMINDER' Prepare for Richer Rewards—Greater Leadership NO CHARGE—NO OBLIGATION Both Men and Women Welcome Private lessons as well as group instruction are available