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11107 Hawaiian Star, Vol. XLVII, No. 1518 50 PAGES HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, U. S. SATURDAY, MAY 17, 194150 PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS np ii 1 1 14 II II I I I I fro o)A El I III LZ3 1 asebaSB HILL COUNTRY IN OHIO SCENE OF TRAGEDIES A fJ Lo5DUU PLUMBERS TO RESUME WORK HERE MONDAY 40 Hour Week Temporarily Agreed on For Defense Jobs I Hi i Carpetbagger For Collector Here? Mainland Democrats Eye Post Left Vacant by Doyle's Death; May Make It Political Plum jM V-BuIIetln Bureau, ashlnfton.

May 17 While officials here received a communication from ilonolulu indicating a mad scramble among Democrats there for the post of collector of customs, made vacant by the death of J. Walter Doyle, The Star-Bulletin learned todav that national Democratic: nnlitiral manarors arc. in "ARP" HAWAIIAN STYLE: Honolulu will have its own version of London's ARP (air raid patrol) wardens for next Tuesday's blackout. Mrs. Mikahala White Cockett, secretary at the board of water supply, is wearing one of the 4,200 white armbands provided for workers who will see that no lights ore showing when the blackout warning is sounded some time between 9 and 9:30 p.

m. "BP" means blackout patrol. OsQaimds To Be.pomSjed-WStEi HBacCioufi: Notices (Other blackout news will be found today on Page 2.) Army bombers will rain 77,500 blackout warning circulars cn the islands Monday. Three planes will take off from Hickam field at 9 a. m.

ladon with bales of notices, printed in five languages, to advise the territory's people of the second annual territorial blackout Tuesday nifht between James Cromwell mentioned for customs collector post here. A report on national defense workers demand here will be sent to Washington on the next clipper, Charles Savage, director of the territorial department of labor and Industrial relations, said today. Gerald D. Reilly. labor department solicitor, has sent the following message to Mr.

Savage: "Please advise by return air mall complete detail building construction labor difficulties at Pearl Harbor. The commission on labor and industrial relations has offered to mediate the defense workers problems. Mr. Savage said, and Thomas Owens, building and construction trades council official, and the "Five companies. combine have been so notified.

About 100 union plumbers, employed by two private plumbing companies on Oahu defense projects, will return to work Monday on a temporary 40 hour work week basis. Negotiations leading to final settlement of wage-hour demands by the plumbers will continue after the plumbers return to work Monday, an official of one of the two plumbing companies said today. "We are waiting for the plumbers' negotiating committee to notify us when further meetings are to take place," the plumbing company official said. Meanwhile, it was reported that plumbers employed on defense projects by the "Five Company" combine were also considering a temporary back to work agreement. Situation Unchanged Charles F.

Weeber, treasurer of the Hawaiian Contracting one of the firms in the "five company" combine, said today: "The situation on the five company defense projects is the same today as it was Friday. "All employes are on the job with the exception of plumbers, who are still on strike. We have no idea what the plumbers will do Monday." It has been estimated that about 100 plumbers are employed on defense projects by the "Five company" combine. H. C.

Skeels, secretary-treasurer of the Building Construction Trades council, said that negotiating committees of various AFL craft unions have conferred with "Five company" officials. Excluding the plumbers who walked out Thursday, Mr. Skeels said, the other craft union workers are on the job awaiting settlement of demands being presented by negotiating committees. "An answer is expected next week," Mr. Skeels said, "to inquiries sent by the craft unions to the U.

S. department of labor concerning application of the 40 hour work week to local defense projects." Mr. Skeels said Sunday's mass meeting of the council, from 10 a. m. to 4 p.

m. at the Central Intermediate school, is being held "to educate non-union men in union benefits. "Local constructors are also asked, if they desire to cooperate with labor, to attend the meeting for a discussion of questions relating to employers and employes," he added. Overtime Granted Overtime pay at the rate of time and a half for work of more than eight hours daily has been granted foremen on electrical jobs, according to M. B.

Keaton. representative Turn to Page 4. Column 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 9 13 1 At Chicago 52 Mel tor and Panning; Oten. Mooty, Presnell. Erickson and George.

Philadelphia 2 6 1 At Cincinnati 16 1 Podgajny and Warren; Waivers and Lombardi. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, postponed. AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 3 9 6 At New York 2 5 3 Rigney and Tresh; Chandler and Dickey. Detroit 12 0 At Philadelphia 5 9 0 Bridges and THbbetts; Knott, Potter and Hayes. Cleveland 12 14 0 At Boston 9 15 1 Feller.

Brown, Ryba and Desau-tels: Wagner, Wilson, Fleming. Dirkman and Pytlak. (Called at the end or the eighth inning because of rain.) The War THE Germans are trying to "pull a Dunkerque" on the British in Iraq, if reports from Beirut, French Syria, can be believed. The Iraq revolutionary government, which issues its communiques from Beirut, says heavy fighting is in progress near Basra; that an attempt is being made to drive the British into the Persian gulf. At the same time the tempo of the whole war in the Near East is being quickened following reported arrival of both German and Italian planes in Syria.

The number of axis planes in Syria is unknown, but it is certainly greater than the number which, according to Vichy, made "forced landings" there. The British outlook for a favorable decision in the battle for the Near East is better at the outset than that of the axis. British bases in the Suez area are well established; the Red sea is open, and American supplies are being sent there; and the British fleet can prevent any effective connection by sea between axis bases and the Near Eastern mainland. Unless Turkey bows to the axis, the bulk of German troops and equipment must be flown over. The decision may depend on the simultaneous pressure which the axis can apply to both sides of the British position with a drive from the west, where furious fighting is now in progress, and another from Iraq and Syria.

tarn Gen. Wavell's forces are attacking Ft. Capuzzo, just inside Libya, and a battle is raging for possession of Salum. The British captured Salum yesterday with a sortie from To-bruk. The Germans claim today they have retaken Salum and the British have retired within Tobruk.

Japan Places Grains Under Control Setup TOKYO, May 17. M-Moving to counteract the shortages of essen- tial foodstuffs, the government to day placed wheat, barley and rye crops under a system of control similar to that of rice. BRITISH PEER DIES CHICAGO. May 17. (U.R) Sir David John Owen.

67, general manager of the port of London authority, died today of heart disease. Sir David was en route home to London from Hongkong. Sir David had supervised a Hongkong harbor improvement project while ia the Orient. ARMY TRANSFERS WASHINGTON. May 17.

(JPv The army today ordered Lt. Col. Forest L. Holycross from Ft. McClellan to Hawaii.

Ma j. Charles C. Cavender from Hawaii to Washington and Maj. Hugh F. Conrey from Hawaii to Ft.

Roberts. rect control of Mr. Gabrielson and are officered by three captains, four lieutenants and 27 sergeants. These officers are all regular members of the police force who have been appointed to these ranks in the provisional guards. In Honolulu the waterfront will be most closely guarded.

This 'strategic zone' extends from Channel St. at the waikiki end along the waterfront to Pier 37 and Kuwila St. in Iwilei where it branches off to include the railroad tracks. At the end of their tours of duty the guards wiU be fed at regular army kitchens. Of the 850 assigned to the three shifts, about 209 will be stationed within the city of Honolulu limits Turn to Page 4, Column 4 Balanced Budget Seen As Poindexter Okehs 32 Million Setup With a renewed prediction that the territorial budget will balance at the end of the next biennium, Governor Poindexter today signed the entire $32,012,377 general appropriations bill.

The measure is H. B. 31, introduced by Rep. W. II.

Engle of Maui, chairman of the house finance committee. The governor signed it as Act 273. It will take effect July 1 this year and will serve as the general appropriation act for the two year period ending June 30, 1943. The new general appropriation is $2,338,382 higher than the general budget of the current biennium and $1,220,242 above the $30,792,135 budget which the governor presented to the legislature when it convened February 19. Among the important increases are the following: Harbor commission: new appropriation, present.

governor's budget, original house figure, senate figure, $575,580. Hawaiian Homes commission: new appropriation, present governor's budget, original house figure, senate figure, $219,546. Civil service commission Iterri-torial): new appropriation. present, governors budget, original house figure, senate deleted whole appropriation, but house figure ultimately restored as final appropriation. Board of health: New appropriation, present, governor's budget, original house figure, senate figure, $1,187,856.

Libraries: New appropriation, present. governor's budget, original house figure, senate figure, $486,665. Department of public instruction: General school budget: new appropriation, present, governor's budget, orig inal house figure, senate figure, $668,520. Teachers salaries: new appropriation. present.

governor's budget, original house figure, senate, Department of institutions: New appropriation, present, governor's budget, original house figure. senate figure, $2,476,943. Department officials explained that this increase is largely due to the addition of Waimano home to the department. Measure Restoring Maemae to Former Status Is Approved The department of public instruction will be ordered to restore Maemae school on Wyllie St. to its former status, existing in the 1939-40 school year, under terms of a joint resolution signed at noon today by Governor Poindexter.

The Maemae school issue was fought bitterly last falL particularly by parents who objected to the department's "haste" in changing Maemae into an English standard school. Introducers of the resolution were Reps. Hiram Fong and George H. Holt Jr. of Oahu.

The measure be comes effective next September 1. It also orders the department to retransfer to Lincoln and Kapa-lama schools the pupils transferred from those institutions when the change to an English standard was made last fall. It also directs the department to arrange accommodations in other English standard schools for any other pupils Maemae school with English standard qualifications. Governor Approves $195,650 Sum For Vocational Training A $195,650 vocational education program for the territory in the coming biennium was insured late Friday when Governor Poindexter signed H. B.

24 as Act 271. The bill was introduced by Reps. A. Q. Mar- callino and Jacob Maka, both of Kauai.

The new law appropriates, aside from the general school budget, $74,100 for industrial training equipment in high schools throughout the territory, $102,350 for buildings and equipment in the territory's vocational schools, and makes provision for the hiring of four new vocational instructors at a total cost of $19,200. Another vocational education bill, calling for about $135,000 expenditures from the general fund of the territory for agricultural training in the schools, awaits action by the governor. It is H. B. 208, introduced by Rep.

Reuben Goodness of Maui. rarai Acciacnrs weeun 15 Minutes Apart In! Win A Pninctnrm COLUMBUS, May 17. (P Seven army fliers were killed in two crashes last night which were about 15 minutes apart during a high wind and rainstorm over the hilly southern Ohio country. Capt. John C.

Stanley and Capt. R. A. Vonderau were killed in one plane, while in the other 2nd Lts. Robert Sonnen-field.

William J. Wiandt. Robert L. Brown and James Criswell were killed together with Sergeant John H. Davis.

i Bodies Recovered The sheriff's office reported today that five bodies were recovered from an army plane from Barksdale Field. which rammed into an isolated hillside in Hocking county at about the same time last nicht when two other fliers were kiUed near Martinsville, O. It was understood that the victims in the Hocking county crash were 2nd Lt. Robert Sonnenfield. pilot and 2nd Lts.

J. Wiandt. Robert L. Brown and James Criswell and Sergeant James H. Davis.

In Washington, the army air corps announced that those killed in the Martinsville crash were Capts. R. A. Vonderau and J. C.

Stanley. The planes crashed during a severe electrical storm and the plane whicli crashed into tne hill in Hocking county was so badly damaged that its identification marks could not be read. Wright field officials said the planes were not part of any formation or squadron, but were flying individually. Jlapan Opens Second Phase Of New Drive SHANGHAI. Sunday, May 18.

(U.R) Japanese forces late Saturday began the second phase of their Hupeh campaign, the Domei (Japanese) news agency reported today from Hankow. Domei said Japanese troops occupied Tsaoyang. strategic base in northern Hupeh within two days after killing almost 1,700 of the defenders. Domei reported Thursday that the first phase of the Hupeh campaign ended victoriously after eight days ghting in which Chinese troops were driven back over 60 miles from the Japanese lines, thus forestalling a Chinese offensive. CHUNGKING.

May 17. (U.R) The Chinese Central news agency reported today that approximately 100 Japanese planes in six raids between dawn and dusk Friday dropped 500 bombs on Loyang, causing slight casualties. Laborite Says British Have Hess for Keeps LONDON, May 17. Laborite Herbert Morrison in a speech said today that' regardless of the reasons for the flight of Nazi No. 3 Rudolf Hess "this gangster is now in our hands and he is going to stay there." He added: The Germans are very much shaken by the whole episode.

Laborite Arthur Greenwood of the house of commons said today that the Hess flight was an indication that the nazl foundation "was certainly becoming chipped" and added "that disunity, doubt, disillusionment among the nazis was growing and would continue to grow within the reich." "The unknown disclosures' of Hess and the suggestion of a proposed purge which included fa mous plane designer Willi Mes-serschmitt were topics broadcast to Germany today by the British Broadcasting Corp. The broadcast added that Hess used "one of the latest reconnaissance planes which as yet had not been placed in service with the luftwaffe. BERLIN. May 17. (U.R) Three former adjutants of former deputy fuehrer Rudolf Hess who were detailed after Hess flight to Britain have been released after questioning, it was revealed today.

All of Hess' personal property from his ministerial office has been handed over to his wife came to Berlin from her Bavarian home shortly after her husband's Hight. ILWU, Terminal Firm Prepare To Resume Parleys Contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's union and Castle St Cooke Terminals, Ltd, in all probability will be resumed Monday, William P. Geurts, mediator from the U. S. maritime labor board, said today- The two parties have been negotiating directly for several months, but this will be the first time that the negotiations have been held with a mediator.

Mr. Geurts was sent to the territory at the request of the union. The union has never had a tract with the company. it- After an election among em-KJUployes of Castle Cooke Ter-ff minals, the ILWU was designated their sole collective bargaining agency by the National Labor Relations board. union invited Harry Bridges, west coast CIO leader, now the subject of a deportation hearing in San Francisco, to come here to aid in the negotiations with the company.

Unable to come in person due to the hearing, he sent Clifford D. O'Brien, labor lawyer, in his place. Mr. O'Brien has aided Jack Ka-wano, president of the local branch cf the ILWU, and the union's nego- tiating committee in the conferences with Castle Cooke Terminals. The company has been represented by Randolph Sevier, presi terested in a suggestion that this post be made a political plum as it was under a Republican administration.

Such a plan to send a mainland resident to Hawaii to become customs collector will be protested by department of interior officials, if it is actively suggested to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. Such a plan is considered not unlikely, although politicians are still in the "feeling out" stage. It is their belief that they can find a wealthy party member wanting an excuse to spend part of each year in Honolulu who will in return contribute handsomely to the party's treasury in return for this job. James H. R.

Cromwell, U. S. minister to Canada, has been suggested as a possibility. It is felt that the sinecure aspect of such an appointment miht be cleared np by explaining the importance of the customs post In Honolulu. in view of its various defense purposes and the necessity of having high party man in the job; It is unlikely that the scheme will succeed unless local Democrats battle too much among themselves, but it is a possibility if they are deadlocked.

It is recalled that the governorship almost went to a mainlander when John H. Wilson and the late Lincoln L. McCandless were at loggerheads. The customs collector post, it is pointed, out, 'is, a much more traditionally political appointment and much less protected from carpet-bagging: Department of interior officials made no comment on this report. today, saying that such a matter is not officially before them, but indicated that they will protest if it is presented.

SITUATION RECALLS EARLIER APPOINTMENTS Political observers recalled today two appointments of mainlanders to federal office here that were reminders of the situation described by Radford chief of The Star-Bulletin's Washington bureau. During the administration of President William H. Taft, Republican, a vacancy occurred in the post of collector of internal revenue. This was- in late 1910. Republicans could not agree on a local man for the post and considerable dissension resulted.

'President Taft cut the controversy short by appointing Charles A. Cottrill. a prominent Negro politician of Ohio, who was active in Republican party ranks. Mr. Cottrill arrived March 6, 1911, and served for several years, going out of office when the Taft administration was succeeded by the Wilson (Democratic) administration.

He then returned to Ohio. During a later Republican administration, Mrs. Jeannette T. Hyde of Utah, who had been active in GOP work there, was appointed collector of customs, serving until the incoming Roosevelt administration. 6,065 British Civilians EHilled In April Raids LONDON, May 17.

UP The ministry of home security announced today that the toll taken by the luf twaff on Great Britain during April was: Killed 6,065. Injured 6.926. Adding this to previous totals since last June, the figures were: Total killed, total injured, 47.856. During April the fatalities were: 2.912 men; 2.418 women; 680 children and 55 unclassified. Clipper Passengers SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.

(-T) The American Clipper took off at 12:16 p. m. today for Auckland by way of Honolulu with the following passengers: For Auckland William Gardella of Chicago. For Honolulu Eugene Hahn of New York, Waldo Hanscom of Piedmont, James Tiernan of Honolulu, Byron S. English.

Denny O'Brien and I. M. Scott, the latter three of Pan American Airways. 9 and 9:30. The circulars are printed in Eng- All Matson vessels in Hawaiian waters will participate in the territory-wide blackout next Tuesday night, the steamship department of Castle Cooke, Ltd announced today.

Five freighters will be in Hawaiian ports and two will be under way between ports on the night of the blackout. Matson ships in port will blacked out completely. under way between ports will leave only running lights burning during the period of the blackoit. Location of Matson vessels on Tuesday night probably will be as follows: West Cressey, Fearl H-rbor; Mauna Loa, Pearl Harbor; Mahi-mahi. Maunawili and Kahala, Honolulu; Manukai, en route from Hilo to Kahului; Shlckshinny, en route from Kahului to Tort Allen.

The Manoa. en route from Los Angeles to Honolulu, is scheduled to arrive at Honolulu Wednesday morning, but may possibly arrive late Tuesday in time to participate in the blackout. lish, Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese and a Filipino dialect. One plane will'fly to Kauai with 7.500, another to Hawaii, Maui, Molokai and Lanai. with 17.500, 10,000,, 1,500 and 1.

000 respectively. Turn to Page 4. Column 4 McGuire Services To Be Held Sunday Services for James W. L. McGuire, 79, former custodian of Iolani palace, who died Friday morning at his Kaimuki home, will be held at 2:30 p.

m. Sunday at the LDS church in Kalihi. Surviving are three brothers, Thomas McGuire. formerly employed by Matson Navigation Charles McGuire of Englewood. Cal, and Frederick K.

McGuire of Honolulu; two sisters. Mrs. Marjory K. Noble of Englewrood, CaU and Mrs. Harriet Blanche Rose of Waiakea, Hawaii.

Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ronald Barringer and Mrs. James Sakuma of Honolulu, and seven grandchildren. Coxhead Quits Police To Take Post in Navy Police Sergeant Victor Coxhead, dispatch desk sergeant since August, 1933, is resigning from the police department, effective within a week, to accept a commission as warrant officer in the navy. Police Chief W.

A. Gabrielson announced today. -Sergeant Coxhead joined the police force December 26, 1932. as a foot patrolman, became a detective in June. 1934.

snd was annninted uniformed patrol sergeant in Sep- lemoer, lai. 25 Medical Corps Officers Arriving In line with proposed expnnsion of facilities at Tripler General hns-pital and at the Schofield Barracks station hospital. 25 medicnl enrps officers have been ordered to duty in the Hawaiian department and will leave the mainland in June, it was learned today. Twenty four of the army doctors will sail on the army transport Grant leaving San Francisco June 7. The army's program calls for expenditure of $500,000 at the two hospitals and will provide an increase of approximately 800 beds in capacity.

FDR TERMED "MEDDLER" BERLIN. May 17. (Authorized sources said, today: "Let President Roosevelt continue to meddle in European affairs and we will succeed in uniting all Europe against him." PILOT STORY DENIED MOSCOW, May 17. (JP Tass. Russian news agency.

siid today that the reports that Russia Is permitting the recruitment of soviet pilots for the Iraq airforce are sheer "fabrications." The Weather Hawaiian Islands: Partly foud weather and normal temperature today, tonight and Sunday; scattered showers over mountains and on windward slopes; moderate and occasionally fresh east-northeast wind. LAST EDITIQil ad Firms WATCH Things that are lost usually are found. And the quickest way to get in touch with the most likely finder is through The Star-Bulletin. Why? Because more folks read it than any other publication. For instance, the little ad below, running in the last edition recently, did a prompt finding job: Reward for return of lady's wrist watch inscribed Carrie FauTknT.

Lost vicinity 7th Ave. Phone 79175. If you lose something over the weekend, phone The Star-Bulletin first thing Monday morning! Star-Bulletin Want Ads Phone 4911 NET PAID CIRCULATION Yesterday ....45,544 Last Saturday 51,789 Guards Obi 24 IHSoiar Alert IHIere From noon today until noon Sunday vital installations on Oahu will be guarded by 850 provisional anti-sabotage guards working in eight hour shifts and officered by regular police personnel. Armed with sawed-off shotguns riot guns in police parlance and wearing blue armbands with the letters "P.G. on them, the men will dent; Montgomery E.

Wiruv attorney, and Frederick Simpich Jr. China Troops Claimed En Route to Burma TOKYO. May 17. (U.R The newspaper Yomiuri reported from Shanghai today that 7,000 Chungking troops are en route to Burma in order to collaborate with British garrisons to bring pressure on Thailand to obstruct Japan's program for establishing a "greater east Asia co-prosperity Today; News Index WlN NEWS CX Page Page Adventure 9 Merrv-Go-Round 6 Alo! i I 6 My Day .11 Army Or 1 7 News Calendar ..,.11 Business 17 Real Estate 8 CalifornU 9 22 Comics 18 Shipping 16 Cross wor-YOU 22 Side Glances 6 Defense" 7 Sports 13-14-13 Down to 8 Tucker 11 Gallup Harrison Acaderr Books Galleri ,11 Want Ads 18-21 11 World News 4-5 re section 12 Radio 9 12 Records 8 '2 Social News l- Movie Theaters guard communications, utilities. harbor facilities and important industrial plants.

The 'alert will simulate actual wartime conditions. "The men who have received anti-sabotage training under the defense program, are not being paid for this: it is entirely voluntary, Police Chief W. A. Gabrielson said. An island-wide tour of inspection of the anti-sabotage guards was to be started at 2:30 this afternoon by Lt.

Gen. Walter C. Short, commander of the Hawaiian department; Lt Col. Melvin L. Craig, provost marshal; Lt.

Col. George W. Bicknell. department of military intelligence; R. L.

Shivers, head of the FBI in Hawaii; Lt. Claude E. Broom, police instructor, and Chief Gabrielson. These guards axe under the di Music Tuc 1 Woman Wi! 'E SECTION Woman Wise 6 Babso' Gardens 5 A BrowT Cats I Market Notes 4 yora "Picture Pages Churf fouury t-TOSJ ervice News Stamps 2.