Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

PAGE TWO ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH Dark, Cloudy Greeting For New Wartime Lights Bum a. 1 Early Day Workers Go to Jobs Government Has Tax Must Pay Refunds Little Confusion Seen Folks Move Up Clocks, Set Presto It would hnve boon Mark If you'd gone to work at tho regular timo, today, but not. n.s dark ns it was when you reported for your rlnily is, if you moved HIP clock up, Sundtiy night, arid on wartime. The day was cloudy; and at 7:30 a. when Ihc early arrivals started for their offices find factories, it WJIH almost ns dark as at night.

Early arrivals at the Telegraph, who report at 7:30, had turned their clocks forward. The office clocks were on old time, until I his morning, so the employes entered the building, looked nt the clocks recording 6:30, and some of them said: "This Is It was, nnd it. wasn't. According to tho old timo it was; according to tho now tlmo, it wasn't. Lights wore turned on for breakfast.

Headlights were burning on automobiles. "They didn't save much power this morning," was a familiar statement, "but then may- he It's because it's so cloudy." Few instances of persona being late wore reported. General ctf- 1 operation was evident. Folks hnd turned the clocks forward an hour, Sundny night, set tho alarms, and gone to bed. When they were awakened this morning, tho clocks were on (he now time, and if It hadn't been so dark, they wouldn't have noticed the difference.

Start of the new lime was recorded on the blotter at Alton police station. The entry read: "2 a. advanced one hour to central standard wartime." An employe of the Telegraph noted it still was fairly dark when he left home In tho chill gray dawu at 7:30 a. in. but that within tho next five minutes daylight came on rapidly so that lights on his cur seemed almost unnecessary.

The street lights went out about 7:38 a. in. Life Usuul Alton schools had no 10 o'clock scholars this morning, notwithstanding the change to war time. Thoughtful mothers had set their alarm clocks ahead an hour lust night and succeeded in getting their youngsters out of bed and down to breakfast on timo, despite the matlnal darkness. School children were uvvure of the change In time.

Last remark of one Alton school boy as he ascended the stairs Sunday night to By A. H. a'INOLETON WASHINGTON. Fob. 0, Having lax troubles? Here's consolation- -tho government had thorn, too, during the fiscal year of 1941.

And those particular woes provided cheery news to thousands who dug too doop In paying past levies, nnd as a result of over- assessments wore refunded a total of $51,006.883. If Gen. MaeArthur is not too preoccupied with othei matters, his name appeared for modest sized refund. In a bulky document turned over loday for 'law-required inspection by Congress, the Intornal Revenue Bureau listed tho names of those who puld more than their share and the amounts of Ihclr refunds. Deep in the list wns tho name of Douglas MaeArthur, now holding Uatnnn peninsula tho Jtipnnos' 1 invaders of I ho Philip- 1 pines.

The bureau ropnrlcd it had sent the. general its chock for executor for the estate of Mnry P. MaeArthur, his mother. Tho refunds went out to taxpayers In widely-varied walks of life stars of the stage and screen, the socially prominent, slatosmen. singers, men prominent in high finance, diplomats, industrialists, sports promoters, publishers, bankers and authors.

The largos! Individual refund two checks totalling 825.1.957—went (o George P. Jones, Chicago industrialist. The largest refund for income nnd miscellaneous taxes was turned over to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. of Now York City, total of $1,814.364.99. California's movie colony was represented, too.

Ina Claire wns listed for refund of $98,205. Fred Astalro drew $721 nnd Mnry Boland, $471. U. S. Forces at Bataan Repel New Jap Drive Several Enemy Guns Silenced By Manila Bay Artillery Foe Bombards Forts MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Rivet at New High Stage, Snow Blankets District Smooth Start For 'Wartime' In District 104 Invaders Gain Ground But Are Reversed in Counter-Attack British Retreat At Singapore, Is Japanese Claim Continued From Page J.

prepare for bod was, "Wnkc me up at 6 D.S.T., Mom! I still luivo the morning darkness. Merchants of the downtown business area reported full crows salesmen were on hand this morn- Ing when stores were ready to open. One well-known salesman wns slightlyi behind schedule in report- Ing, but claimed to hnve stopped at the barber shop before work. Most common reply to the question, "Did the wnr time catch you?" was "No, I got up alright, but, gee, was It dark!" A few persons complained of being a little tired nnd sleepy from their loss of slumber, but generally life In Alton business houses went, as usual this morning. Merchants and their salesmen already nre looking forward to those long summer evenings when they cnn ride out to the golf courses on their bicycles after work and play until 9 p.

m. Ray Hartiiig, 43, Dies at Fieldon with Singapore island came at 12:16 a. m. (12:16 p. Alton wartime Sunday) when green flare appeared from the island, signalling that Japanese landing forces had reached the island and which was followed four minutes later by a red flare signifying completion of landing operations.

"A reporter then said the initial landing party was driving toward undisclosed heights. As Japanese guns awuy without response from the enemy butteries, word came nt 12:25 n. m. that a second Japanese unit closely cooperating with engineers also hnd completed landing in another part of the island. "Since the early morning of Feb.

5 the roar of Japanese gunfire continued to become fiercer fiercer and reached its pitch early yesterday morning while waves of army planes roared over Singapore, raining high explosives and defying an intensive enemy anti-aircraft barrage." The reporter said that while big Japanese guns pounded tho Singapore fortress, 28 out of 36 oil tanks were uflnme, spouting columns of black smoke and spreading fire. "The enemy numerical strength botUcnecked in Singapore," he concluded, "is estimated at 20,000, consisting of the British 18th division, tho Australian ninth division nnd 23 battalions of mixed volunteer troops." JERSEYV1LLE, Feb. 9 (Special) --Ray Hart ing, 4.1, who for a number of years operated the Wood River Cub died (it 1 n. m. today the home of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. William Hurting in Klcldon. Hartnig was born June (i. 181)8, tit Fieldon, the son of William nnd Christonn Schuaf llnrting, both of whom survive. Funeral services will In- Takes Car, Exchanges ll For Another An automobile thief who stole coach in Alton evening Is believed to have exchanged It later in the night for (mother which was taken at a parking round near Lado-tlt; steel plant.

The second car taken, police were Informed, was equipped with new tires. ducted Thursday one p. in. from Jueoby Brothers Chapel here by the Rev. Leonard Todd of Christ nnd Reformed church of Fieldon.

Tho body will he nt tho chapel after 7 p. m. Tuesdnj. Surviving, in addition to tin 1 parents, are his wife, Mrs. Lolla Johnson Hurling, of Wood River, a brother, Emll Hurting, of Allon, nnd niece, Butty Loo Downey ol Wood River.

Tho deceased was a member ol the A. F. and A. M. Piusti Uxigo, of Allon, and the Consistory of.

I ho East St. Louis chapter. Saiiuit'l (irn-u Funeral Rites at Wood River WOOD RIVKR, Feb. 9 Funeral services were conducted afternoon at 3:30 at Sln-oiier'. Wood River funeral home for Sam utl Green, retired funn employe who died Friday night at tin home of brother, Newt Green 438 avenue.

Tho Rev. Everett Manrlng 01 Pentecostal Mission Church, East Alton, officiated Pallbearera wore John Trosley, Cnrl KJInke, Henry Loye, Jack Frlckcr, William und Joseph Earl Burbur. Singers nt the services were Mrs. Dave Suits and Miss Helen Livers. wus iu Vaughn cemetery.

First car takun was that of Ed- wiird F. Manns of 1215 Liberty street who had left it parked near Fourth and Market. He discovered the theft at 9:15 m. Kurly Sunday morning Richard. Muse of tho Uu-lcdo plant slnlf of watchmen reporlod a car abandoned near plant, and police determined it was that of Manns.

Earlier In the night, James Gillcspic of Godfrey, Route reported his coach had been stolen at tile slee! plant. II is lu-lleved thai the thief who look Manns' ear, exchanged it for thai of Dr. Wimmer lo Talk On IT A Radio Hour Dr. Guy Whinner, president of Shm-tlfff College, will speak on "Why My Child Should Go to Col logo" over WTMV Tuesday at 1:05 Dr. Wimmer will appear on monthly planned by Parent-Teacher Association of this vicinity.

Aliuiiilnncd Car IiidentUled An automobile found abandonee in a flower bed in Rock Spring Park Fob. was identified Sunday, a police report shows, and released ta the owner, A. B. Gerner WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.

General Douglas Mat-Arthur reported today his troops on Batnnn peninsula in the Philippines repulsed new attacks by tho Japanese while the Manila bay fortifications silenced several enemy big gun siege batteries on the Cavitc shore. A Wnr department communique said heavy infantry fighting had occurred at several points on the peninsula with hostile dive bombers active overhead, but all attacks were repulsed by the American- Filipino defenders. In the duel between the Corregidor string of fortifications at the entrance to Manila Bay and the hidden Japanese guns which have boon bombarding the forts for several days, the forts' guns scored several direct hits' on enemy batteries. The text of the War department's of the on reports received here up to 8:30 a. m.

Alton war time today: "1. The Philippine theater: "Some of the concealed enemy batteries which have been firing on our harbor defenses from the Cavite shore hnve been located and attacked by counter-battery fire from our forts. Several direct hits were observed and some of the enemy batteries were silenced. "Heavy infantry fighting occurred intermittently at various points in the Bataan peninsula. The enemy made several attempts at penetration and infiltration.

All attacks were repulsed by our troops. Dive Bombers Active "Hostile dive bombers were active over our linos. "2. There is nothing to report from other areas." Yesterday Gen. MaeArthur had reported: "Fighting is increasing in intensity on our left." This and today's communique indicated that tho new Japanese offensive was developing in the Philippines.

Synchronized with the renewed heavy pressure on the Bataan front was the systematic, bombardment of the. American fo'rts which still bar the entrance of Manila bay to Japanese naval forces. Enemy land batteries, firing methodically every four minutes, throw big shells for the second successive day at the island fortifications which command the harbor's mouth. Nevertheless, no serious damage to the forts was reported in tho War department communique which covered developments up until early Monday morning, Philippine time. On the Butaan peninsula, Mac- WOOD RIVER, Fob.

the clock forward an hour this morning did not deter school children in District 104, including Wood River and Hartford, from getting to school on time, Superintendent of Schools G. A. Smith, reported. Two buildings, Lewis-Clark and Lincoln, had perfect attendance records so far as tardiness was concerned; Wood River and Washington buildings had one case of tardiness each, and Woodrow Wilson, Hartford 9. A check of records this morning showed only 11 cases of tardiness in the entire district where more than 1500 children are enrolled, said Superintendent of Schools Smith.

Battle Spreads After Japs Land On Singapore Isle Continued From Page 1. The Mississippi here still was rising today nnd singe recorded at a. m. wns 18 feet, an upturn of 1.5 feet in the last 48 hours. The read ing Is extraordinarily high for February, being only three feet under flood stage of 21 feet.

In the last 2-1 hours the river rose eight-tenths of a foot, and in the previous 24 hours, seven-tenths of a foot. With gntes on Alton dam adjusted to let the upsurge pass unhindered, pool level at 8 a. m. today hnd been reduced to 414.62 feet mean sen level, this being a trifle more than four foot under normal pool stage of 419. Lowering the Alton ond Of tho lake in times of flood or freshet tends to keep the upper end of the pool nearer to normal.

there was a head of only 1.4 feet on the pool, this being the difference in the stage of the lake above that in the river immediately below the dam. St. Louis had a stage of 20.2, a rise of 1.2 feet. Stage at Grafton was 16.6, a rise of .1. The Illinois jelow Peorla is forecast to rise for or three days wore.

A crest of 18.5 is scheduled for Beardstown Thursday night. Davenport on the Mississippi reported stationary tage at 4.3, Keokuk a fall of .3 to i.4 Mrs. FDR Says She Wants to Answer Critics Arthur's report to Washington yesterday told of Japanese pressure on both the right and left flank of his line, accompanied by 24 hours of heavy aerial bombardment of the American-Filipino positions. The Japanese, the War department communique disclosed, gained some ground in an infiltration thrust against MacArthur's right, which is anchored on Manila buy. The enemy, however, were thrown back in a sharp counter-attack.

II.s« 'Suicide' Squads Details of the heavy fighting on the left, or China Sea, flank were not disclosed, but it is on that side if the peninsula that the Japanese tiave been using suicide detachments in a costly and futile attempt to turn MacArthur's line. Brig. Gen. Clinton Pierce commented Saturday on the sacrifice ml uro of such operations when he talked to Clark Leo, the Associated Press correspondent on Batumi MacArthur's army. Pierce, who hn.d a toe shot off by a Japanese sniper the other day, rated the enemy troops used for the flank attacks as even more formidable than the seasoned units which the Japanese have used for their major attacks on MacArthur as he fell back successfully in the peninsula stronghold, frustrating enemy attempts to annihilate his army.

to be bearing the brunt of the fighting, but British, Scottish, Indian troops and Chinese volunteers were said to be lending a hand. (The Tokyo radio reported that Japanese tanks as well as infantry had been landed on Singapore island and said the Japanese forces were consolidating their positions under heavy fire.) The section of the coast which the Japanese selected for the invasion thrust is bordered by tangled mangrove swamps and rubber estates and is defended by a series of swiftly constructed positions protected in the most vulnerable places by mazes of barbed wire and other obstacles. The first landing was announced this morning in a terse commu- nique which said: 'Fighting Continues' "An enemy force in strength succeeded in landing on the western shores of Singapore island last night. They are being engaged by our troops. Fighting continues." Presumably the Japanese used invasion barges to cross the narrow strait, the western reaches of which are less than a mile wide in some places, but the communique gave no details and did not indicate how the battle was going.

The assault came just 10 days after the last British forces had been withdrawn from the Malayan mainland, where for six w.eeks they had fought a losing struggte air the Japanese drove more than 40b miles down the peninsula from the Thai border. The artillery bombardment preceding the assault, in anticipation of which the British had been feverishly mustering every resource on the island, began at 'dawn yesterday and continued unabated throughout the day and night. From guns and mortars of all calibers the Japanese rained steel upon British defense positions Heavy snow fell in the Alton area his morning, and by noon streets vere covered. The temperature early today was above freezing, but by noon had fallen to 30 degrees. The forecast was for warmer weather, with rain.

British Protest 'Axis-Inspired' Tangier Riots Continued From Pago 1. OCD Under Fire for Pay to Melvyn Douglas and Dancer Ford Replies to Actor which was touched off by the explosion of a time bomb in a taxi loaded with British diplomatic baggage on a Tangier pier. Fourteen persons on the crowded dock were killed and 36 were wounded. It was noteworthy that Germany, if the Spanish would allow it, could use Spanish soil as a springboard for a direct assault on Gibraltar and across the Gibraltar strait into northwest Africa, threatening South America and the south Atlantic. Krasnograd Said Taken The Russians, meanwhile, were reported launching a new offensive in the Donets basin against German battalions whose massed artillery fire, a Russian expert said, had lost its power.

The British radio said the Russians already had announced the recapture of Kras- nograd. Sixty miles southwest of Khar- kov, Krasnograd Is an important junction on Kharkov-Dnieper- afletrovsk and Odesia rkilway; indicating another advance by the Russians upon Dnieperopetrovsk. Planes made In the United States were reported performing satisfactorily on the Russian front in the extreme cold which has jammed a large part of the German war machine. fronting the 35-mile long strait. Japanese warplanes ranged overhead, unloading tons of bombs and screaming down to machine-gun every sign of movement on roads for some distance behind the front.

After launching their bombardment the Japanese, in an apparent attempt to trick Singapore's defenders out of position and pave the way for tho main attack in the west, feinted suddenly yesterday at the British right flank, landing troops on tiny Palau Ubin island at the eastern end of Johore strait. Mnlf-Mlle from Inland Although Pnlnu Ubin is only about, a half-mile from Singapore island at some points, there was no indication that the Japanese were pressing home the assault from there. Confer on Auto Rationing Plan ol Ilartfonl. car had been stolen, poliiv learned, and llconst plates fur others. Alter the car was found, police hud it (owed lo Sw, tin's Theru lubrication UMS noted the car Sunday.

It boro name ol Hall's service at Hartford. Thl slug eventually led lo Idcnliflnitlun through Hull and Hi.iltonl police, and the ownor ciilleil lo claim It. A house wren fed her young 1217 times in a duy. Has ion PTA to Hear Miss Colds-milli Miss Lottie Goldsmith of Mun- ticollo College will address a ineei- inji fthu Parent-Teacher Association of Rufus Easton School Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.

Miss Goldsmith spcnk on "Tho Importance of Tho meeting will be hold in the lUtfus Easton gymnasium. Doilhln Speech Contest Tho Woman's Christian Temperance Union will sponsor a speech contest at the Evangelical Church, at Sixth street and Penning avenue in Wood River Sunday after- noun at o'clock. Musical selections will Intersperse the readings. No admission, hut free- Will offering will lie taken to defray expenses. I'loiid Innocent WASHINGTON, Feb.

9. UW Throe Americans and one Japanese alien pleaded innocent today upon trrulgnment before Justice Alan Goldsborough in district ourt on charges of conspiracy to tho Foreign Agents Keg- sU'atlon Act. LONDON Feb. 9, WP) A British military commentator said today the British were sharply counter-attacking against the Japanese smash at Singapore which was launched on a 10-mile front across Johore strait with a drive pivoting on Berih inlet, where the strait is narrow and shallow. He said the British were fight- Ing back over undulating country dotted with mangrove swamps and apple and rubber plantations, under the cover of heavily-armed Hurricnno fighter planes.

The commentator said that although there was no confirmation that Japanese tanks were on Singapore island, landing them from lighters would bo extremely easy because the strait at Berih inlet is narrow and the water at low tide Is only Ihree or four feet deep. Report TimUs bunded The tanks were reported landed under cover of intense land and nil- artillery barrages. Tho Japanese left flank rests on Sungel Krnnji, opposite Johore Bnhru, and Die rigK flank is on Push- Laliii to the south, he said. Tho British wore counter-nltack- iiiK all along the front, probably with mobile columns, hinged on strung points. Some observers sukl the Japanese invasion on the west might bo feint lo draw tho British away from the ensl flank, opposite which the Japanese captured the Johoie Island of Paluu Ubin Sunday.

Stnui); forces were reported concentrating in the area behind Palau Ubin and British artillery was active in dispersing enemy troops and batteries. Despite the presence of a huge civilian population in Singapore city, military opinion here was firm that there would be "no sur- EDWARDSVILLE, Feb. 9, to be followed in rationing automobiles under purchase contracts made prior to Jan. 1, were outlined by State Rationing Director Henry Pope at a conference of rationing board members for 30 dovvnstate counties at Mt. Vernon Sunday.

The meeting was attended by a delegation of approximately 30 persons from Madison county, including the county rationing director, county and district rationing board members, mayors and local defense coordinators. A supply of application forms to be used In rationing automobiles purchased prior to Jan. 1, is expected by the county rationing body within a few days, members said today. Under plans outlined, all automobiles covered by sales contracts before the first of the year, are expected to be rationed between Fob. 12 and 26, after which definite procedure for Rationing cars from the "stock pile" are to be announced.

Trucks, however, are still "frozen" and rationing provisions have not yet been disclosed. County rationing board members said today that the procedure to be followed in rationing sugar has not been perfected, but that the rationing program in Madison county will be supervised by the director under the stamp plan. Eleanor Says She Didn't Appoint Either of Two in Question WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, Mrs. Franklin D.

Roosevelt said today she would be "perfectly delighted" if congressmen who have criticized certain civilian defense activities and moved to strip it of authority to direct morale-building activities would aliow her to ex- ilain the situation. The Office of Civilian Defense has been under congressional fire since the appointment of Melvyn Douglas, movie actor, and Mayris Ihaney, dancer friend of Mrs. Roosevelt, to high-paying OCD obs. New congressional criticism developed as the House took up a OCD appropriation bill again. Mrs.

Roosevelt, assistant director of the OCD, toid her press conference that she did not directly appoint Miss Chaney but had suggested her name. She said that she dU not appoint Douglas and that questions should be directed to James M. Landis, executive officer of OCD, concerning Douglas and to John B. Kelly, director of the physical fitness division at Philadelphia, concerning Miss Chaney. La Guardla Blocked Move In New York F.

H. La- Guardia, director of OCD, said he blocked the assignment of Miss Chaney to the morale division last December. Saying she had not read all the newspaper reports of congressional criticism of the OCD, Mrs. Roosevelt said that if the remarks were directed at her, her answer would be: "I'm wailing to hear from the gentlemen, hoping they will give me the courtesy of appearing and discussing it with them. They have offices and I have feet." Mrs.

Roosevelt heads the community and volunteer participation section of the OCD. Miss Chaney was placed in charge of children's activities in the physical fitness division. Famed Nazi Killed 1942 Says Jap Spies Ready to Strike at U. Committee Asserts Fifth-Column 1 Tok Print 'Yellow aper Enemy Residents Lj Near Pacific Vital Spots, Is eport WASHINGTON 9 The Dies committee a Japanese fifth colum tllat only Tokyo's orders to the Pacific coast, st that: all Japanese' ffiTSSi' Fritz Todt tauSft VinlH cast 500 miles inlnnri German engineer who built the Siegfried Line and directed the manufacture of German munitions, was killed in an air accident. Fritz Todt, Nazi Leader, Killed BERLIN (From German Broadcasts,) Feb.

9, (VPI Major General Fritz Todt, 50, who literally paved the way for Adolf Hitler's armies, has been killed on the eastern front. With wide, black bands of "There is one inescapable fact that to win this war on the production line we must cut clown the number of man hours lost through, illness," said Mrs. Roosevelt. "Physical fitness is one way to do that. To win on the military side we must increase the health of our young men.

Whatever we have been doing in the past has produced men that are 50 percent deficient in health." Mrs. Roosevelt was asked if the President had discussed criticism of OCD with her. She replied "He has other things on h'is mind, and anyway when he does discuss it will be with Director F. H. La Guardla or Landis." Renews Criticism In the House, Rep.

Leland M. Ford, Republican, renewed his criticism of Douglas and replied directly to the actor's statement last week that Ford apparently did not know sentiment in his own congressional district. Ford said that he was elected with a vote of 192,000 out of 199,000 votes cast and inquired: "Does Mr. Douglas charge those people with not knowing what is going on?" A moment later, Rep. Thomas F.

Ford, Democrat, arose to assert that attacks on Douglas by House members had "shocked" the country. He described Douglas as a "liberal and enlightened man" who devoted his time and money "to bringing justice to all Americans" and who was sympathetic to the cause of the under-privileged." Senator Downey, Democrat, told the Senate that Douglas would have preferred to have served the Office of Civilian Defense without pay, but was advised ny his superiors that public policy would be hotter served by placing him on the payroll at the rate of $800p a year for the time spent on the job. mourning, the German press told its readers today that the famed Todt was killed in an air accident yesterday "while carrying through his military tasks in the east." Todt, who was Reichsminister of munitions as well as a construction wizard, has been presented to the Germans as the master builder, the super-engineer, ever since his completion of the Siegfried line to guard Germany's western front. A state funeral was ordered in his honor. miles inland.

"Shinto temples still propaganda outlets s'ill nat propaganda material talln anese, both alien and Am p- citizens, still spy for "he ajl government," the corr in the first draft of a per" which it probably public in about two weeks Chairman Dies, Democrat said Justice Department ousting Japanese from cer cific coast areas of vital importance had not been ly effective. Under "pi- civil rights," he said, were making ready esp'i as smoothed the way for'the attack on Pearl Harbor. The committee's tentative defense such sneak Death overtook Maj. Gen. Todt "in the east" amid the scenes of his greatest humiliation, for the roads and bridges which his thousands of engineers and pick-and- shovel workers hastily patched up in the east were designed for a quick passage to Moscow not for a withdrawal.

In Poland, in the Netherlands, Belgium and France, Todt's men always at the heels of the army with their picks and pontoons had shared in the praise meted out to the warriors. Almost everyone who saw Todt's handiwork acknowledged that he wa's indeed an 'engineer of the first order and an organizer of talent. The work of his organization in putting down bridges to replace the hundreds dynamited by the Dutch, Belgians, ana" French drew praise'from even his country's enemies. Todt was the fourth high-placed Nazi to die in unsuual circumstances since the war began. Starkey Funeral Rites at Bethalto says Japanese still live" ea wells, aviation plants, pe i in tunnels and aqueducts.

It adds that during the eir i Harbor attack Japanese blocked streets with furniture, drove trucks I into military airplanes and disabled automobiles of army and navy of. ficers. Figures are not available on tho number of Japanese living within 500 miles of the Pacific coast bull the Justice Department estimates' there are 200,000 Japanese, Germans, and Italians in California Oregon. Washington, Nevada, ona, Montana, Utah, and Idaho. More than half of these aliens are Japanese.

Negro, Burned in Fire on Christmas 1 At Home, Dies Wayman Collier, 24, Kindling Stove Fire Fourth Brother To Join Colors When Clarence Daoch departs with a group of selectees for induction into the army, ho will ho tho fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Diicch of 114 South Fillmoro avenue, Edwardsville, to enter the armed forces of the country. Daocli attempted several times to enlist in the navy, but was rejected because of a slight physical defect. His other brothers In service are Private Edward Daech, who was stationed until recently at Camp Forrest, hut now believed to be with the forces In tho Philippines; Glen J.

Daech, who enlisted in tho Navy last December and is stationed nt a destroyer hase near San Diego, and Walter Deneh, seaman first class on U.S.S. Idaho. Walter, who was home on furlough, recently returned from Iceland, The four service men are brothers of Mrs. John Klinke of 815 Central c. Found Maps of Oahu In German's Pocket NEW YORK, Feb.

9, agents testified today in federal court that a letter detailing the defenses of Pearl Harbor, the island of and Puerto Rico was found in the effects of an alleged German secret agent killed early last year In a traffic accident. Tho agents said that the alien was Copt. Ulrlch Von Do Osten. The letter, Introduced in evidence at the trial of six men and a woman, noted that there were 150 naval units stationed in Pearl Harbor "at least 50 ships in the harbor." Of Pearl Harbor and Onhu defenses, the unidentified writer added: "This will be of Interest mostly to our yellow allies. Are you Interested?" BETHALTO, Feb.

9 Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Frank Starkey, 74, who found dead Friday morning at the Junior High School Building where he had been pursuing his early morning activities as janitor. Following a brief service at the residence, rites were held ut two o'clock at the Presbyterian church with the Rev. T. B. Sowers of Ml.

Vernon officiating, Burial was in Belhalto cemetery. Three songs were sung by a quartette that Included Mrs. Lou Duffey and daughter, Miss Audrey, Mrs. K. O.

Klump and Mrs. Fay Yeck. Pallbearers were Frank Werts, William Schoeneweis, Ike Rnine, R. N. File and Robert G.

Klein. Honorary pallbearers members of the Bethalto Board of Education, of which Mr, Starkey had been a member for 24 years. They were Con Merrigan, Harry Homm, Elmer Elliott, Frank Deist, George Balsters and Joe Caputo. Girls of the Junior class of High school acted as flower girls. To Probe Death of Pretty Bookkeeper ARKADELPHIA, Feb.

9 WP) autopsy was ordered today to determine what caused the death of 19-year-old Mary Bell Furlow, whose chain-bound, scantily-clad body was recovered by officers last night from the Ouachita river at Calton, 65 miles southwest of here. Sheriff Bill Wells said he and other officers were directed to the spot where the body of the pretty bookkeeper was found in 25 feet of water by a 37-year-old man. The man, Wells added, told them he placed it there after the girl died on Grindstone mountain, near here, a week ago following an attempted self-operation. "He said she died within 15 minutes but before she died she asked him to dispose of her body," the Wayman Collier, 24, negro, vie- tim of a fire last Christmas Day in his home, 1905 Gross street, died Sunday at 3:32 a. m.

in St. Joseph's Hospital. He suffered burns from the waist down, to his back, and second degree burns to his feet, left hand and arm. Collier, at time of the accident, was attempting to kindle a fire in a heating store at his apartment, shortly before 4 a. m.

on Christmas Day, when the stove flashed as he was attempting to light a fire. After the flash Collier ran screaming from his apartment and later was found, his clothing fhrn- ing in the yard. His trousers were burned from his body. He was taken to the home of a' neighbor, nearby, and awaited arrival of an ambulance to move him to the hospital. Mrs, Victoria Collier, 19, escaped with burns to her legs.

The body is at Russell Undertaking parlors pending funeral arrangements. Among survivors are his mother, Mrs. Effie Collier, and two brothers and two sisters. Thomas Casserly Rites At Edwardsville Church Funeral services for Thomas Casserly, 59, victim of a rooming house fire Saturday niglit in which two other persons lost their lives, were held at 9 m. today at St.

Boniface's church, Edwardsville, Burial was in the chrrch cemetery. The Rev. Father E. J. hard, pastor of the church, celebrant of the requiem mass.

Pallbearers were H. G. Kolir, John Bower William Baimj Fred Vice, Hurry Voepel ana Clifton Martin. Casserly Is survived by lili ow; three daughters, Mrs. Bowers, LaSalle; Mrs.

All Konr, Chicago, and Mrs. Harry Voepn St. Louis, Mo. He ah'-i leaves brother, John Cassorly of rl8 Casserly, whose home was in sj Louis, had been employed recen In Alton, working with In-law, Leslie Slot Is, In houses. Sheriff suld.

China, purportedly found in Von Der Oslen's effects, also were introduced in court. The Census Bureau calculates that there was one accidental death, on the average, every 5 minutes during 1940. One-third of these wore automobile fatalities. The average production record the larger Hollywood studios three minutes of finished film on eight hour day. said he obtained log chains, wrapped her with them, drove to Calion nnd placed her body In the river," The sheriff said the man told him he had known the girl for a long time and had attempted to befriend her, but denied he had any personal relations with her.

Irving Meeting I'onlponed Irving Parent-Teacher Association has postponed its monthly meeting from tonight until Monday night, February 23 Humboldt PTA Will Meet Wednesday Nip Humboldt Parent-Teacher elation will meet W.xlm-sduiJW»- and program will by pupils of rooms orinw Leota Dickson and Miss Kuhn. After a progn.ni ness session refreshments win served. Lowell PTA Will Mark Mrs. John Lemp Jr. will Founder's Day before Lowell Parent-Teacher Tuesday night at 7:30.

to Mrs. Lemp'a will be entertained will" given by Lowell pupils, and i nients will be served.