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ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME LARGEST HOME-DELIVERED CIRCULATION LARGEST ADVERTISING VOLUME IN THREE PARTS 38 PAGES Fart I GENERAL NEWS 26 Pages TIMES OFFICE 202 Wtt First MAdison 2345 Th Tima TtUphon Number LIBERTY UNDER THE LAW TRUE INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM luiii VOL LXI FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL .3, 1942. DAILY, FIVE CENTS mm RI6HTS MPS urn nj Fi Bataan ierce Direct Rail Service to Plants Urged Commission Outlines Program for Extension of Lines to Factories Cripps Given Free Hand in India Crisis Sir Stafford Confident He Can Reach Terms Insuring War Effort Retired Army Officer Slain in Guard Row Wife and Antagonist Wounded in Gun Duel on Victim's Porch Steps Battle Rasing Heaviest Fighting in Weeks in Islands Precedes Coup of American-Filipino Forces; Reports of Enemy Landing Near India Denied Times Pacific War Summary In the heaviest fighting in weeks in the Philippines th American-Filipino defenders of Bataan Peninsula yesterday yielded ground before two savage Jap onslaughts and then smashed back, closing their own lines and trapping "a considerable number of Japanese units." The fighting was con tyiuing last night as the United States forces mopped up the ITZ5L it )1 'ft "Ms. 5r" 451 3fe St-." In a blazing gun battle which climaxed ill feeling over management of the Santa Barbara Home Guard, Maj, William H. Wenstrom, 45, was shot to death and his wife was perhaps fatally wounded by Maj. Buell Hammett, 42, on the steps of their home in Santa Barbara last night.

Both Wenstrom and Hammett are retired Army officers, SHOT IX JAW Hammett was shot through the hip and wounded seriously by a bullet from the automatic fired by Maj. Wenstrom, Santa Barbara police reported. Hammett and Mrs. Wenstrom were taken to the St. Francis Hospital and given blood transfusions by surgeons.

Mrs. Wenstrom was shot through the jaw, the bullet entering her head. She Is the mother of a 2-month-old child and another about 18 months old. Wenstrom was shot twice just over the heart and died almost instantly. Police were unable to determine which man fired the first shot.

RECONSTRUCT SHOOTING The shooting occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. at the Wenstrom home, at 1807 Mira Vista Road in the Riviera district. Police reconstructed the shooting as follows: During the past few weeks Maj. Wenstrom and Maj. Hammett quarreled over the management of the Home Guard which they had helped organize at Santa Barbara.

Five weeks ago Maj. Wenstrom, who was an expert on weather a book on the subject which he authored appearing on newsstands just yesterday was ousted from the guard. Since that time Wenstrom has been very critical of the Home Guard program, the situation being involved in the State Guard dispute which has spread throughout the State. LETTER PUBLISHED On Wednesday a letter authored by Maj. Wenstrom was published in the Santa Barbara News-Press.

In this blast he characterized the Home Guard program as "hopeless confusion" and referred to management of the Home Guard as being in the hands of "local crackpots and military dilettantes who had tried to shape the Home Guard along lines imported from England." Maj. Wenstrom further charged that "many Californians have been willing to sacrifice the very security of the State and their locality for personal or political reasons." Police said that Maj. Hammett, who resided at 2069 Eucalyptus Road, Montecito, telephoned Maj. Wenstrom last night protesting Turn to Page 10, Column 7 ANOTHER FOR NAVY Destroyer Kendrick, first 6f kind built here since first World War, shown at launching. Timet photo First Destroyer Since 1917-18 Launched Here U.S.S.

Kendrick and Cargo Vessel Go Down Ways in Ceremonies at Terminal Island Nazis Raid British Coast Southeastern Area Has Worst Blow Since 1940 When Invasion Loomed LONDON, April 3 (Friday.) () Strong units of the German air force struck heavilv last night and early today at the southeastern "invasion coast" of Britain, killing and wounding an undisclosed number of persons and trapping others in the debris of their smashed homes. Observers in one English coastal town said the raid was the worst yet suffered in the area, and these observers had undergone the previous Nazi blows administered in 1940 when all Britons expected German at tempts to land on their island. SHORT BUT SHARP The invasion specter is still held up to all Britons by their officials, but there were no indications that these latest raids were a prelude to such an attempt by the Germans. The attacks were short but sharp, the raiders unloading their bombs In bright moonlight and shuttling back across the Channel for additional loads. But the British airmen were striking back.

Authorized sources disclosed the R.A.F. had struck for the second straight night at the Matford Automotive Works at Poissy, eight miles west of Paris on the Seine, where they got in some good licks." TRUCKS FOR NAZIS The Matword works, Nazi-di rected, have been reported turning out trucks and other vehi cles for the German army. In prewar days it was a Ford factory. No details of the latest R.A.F. attack were given but yesterday's assault on the factory and on the Reich's railroad network which is pouring munitions to the Russian front was in great force.

Fifteen bombers were missing from these far-ranging raids, In terpreted authoritatively here as primarily blows to assist Russia. It was the R.A.F.'s biggest loss in a single night since the Nov. 7 raid on Berlin in which 37 British planes were destroyed, and it was above the average of Turn to Page 5, Column 5 manager of the California yards, NEW DELHI, April 2. (U.R) The British War Cabinet has given Sir Stafford Cripps a "free hand" to deal with India, it was learned tonight as Japanese landings at Akyab, only 100 miles from the Indian frontier, emphasized the necessity of mobilizing this territory's teeming millions at once. Cripps is said to have been empowered to negotiate an agree-ent for India's war support limited only by "his own discretion." MEET DEMANDS There were indications he would go a good deal further toward satisfying India's home-rule demands than he has in the last 10 days of talks in which he merely passed on proposals drafted in London.

The British emissary was re ported to have told All-India Con gress (Nationalist)- party leaders today when they handed him their rejection of the original British proposal that he was 'willing to accommodate the Congress viewpoint as far as possible." This statement, and the fact that Cripps now has received carte blanche for further negotiations, sent a wave of optimism through Congress circles and it was said developments of the next few days are awaited "with keen interest." WILL CONFER TODAY cripps also scneauled a war council" for tomorrow with Con gress and political leaders, in eluding Sir Archibald Wavell, in an attempt to break the political deadlock holding up full mobili zation at a critical period. The principal objection stated by India's dominant political fac tion to the original British proposal was that Britain intended to hold rigid control over war strategy as well as man power and material resources. Cripps had a compromise plan which would allow an Indian minister to direct recruiting, equipment and training of the army, and it was believed he would start with that in tomorrow's talks. MUST ACT SOON It was believed that a settle ment, if one is to be reached, must come soon, aaa mat tan- ure would confront Britain with a military and political crisis gravely imperiling her chance of defending her richest territory against aggression. Congress President Maulana Azad and Active Leader Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru will attend tomorrow's meeting with Cripps, Waveli and other high officers of Allied general headquarters.

Azad and Nehru handed Cripps the rejection of the original pro posal this afternoon and said they would discuss the British representative's reaction with the Congress working committee when it resumes its session to morrow. Sell Those Cars, O.P.A. Suggests CLEVELAND, April 2. While the government Is working out a price celling for used cars, a Price Administration official today urged automobile dealers to "get out and sell" to eligible buyers the new cars they have on hand. Cyrus McCormick III, chief of the O.P.A.'a automobile and truck section, said the government's price regulations on used cars probably would be announced in a week or two.

McCormick told an automobile men's conference that the sale of new cars is moving too slowly. "It is not a crime to own a new automobile," he said. "It is a crime for' a person who needs an automobile" in war work not to have one." Immediate extension of rail facilities to provide direct transportation to the key defense plants in the Los Angeles area against the day when tire shortages will force workers to discontinue use of private automobiles was proposed yesterday by officials of the State Railroad Commis sion. Preliminary studies for the for mulation of such a plan were submitted by Warren K. Brown, the commission's director of transportation, to Commissioner Ray L.

Riley, who is in charge of the general survey of the transportation problem which will confront the 500,000 defense workers when their tires wear out. DIRECTLY OX STREETS In order to avoid long delays in obtaining rights of way over private property and to cut down expenses, the rail construction may be undertaken by placing ties and rails directly on top the paved streets, according to Brown's plan. "This type of construction." Brown explains, "should not seriously interfere with other forms of vehicle transportation as the use of motor vehicles will continue to decrease as the tire shortage becomes more acute." DIESEL EXGIXES The plan, Brown and Riley said, also would call for the use of Diesel-powered engines on the rail extensions to save electrical power. Details on how the major plants might be reached by rail extensions were pictured by Joseph G. Hunter, chief engineer of the commission's transportation department.

For the Douglas plant at Santa Monica, Hunter proposed a connection with the Tacific Elec-tric's "Air Line," over which regular passenger service has been discontinued. EXTEXSIOX OP TIME Direct service to the Lockheed and Vega plants in Burbank would call for the extension of the P.E. line from Hollywood or the P.E. line from its terminus in Burbank. The North American and Douglas plants in the Inglewood area might be reached by extension of the P.E.

El Segundo line or the Los Angeles Railway's In glewood line. FERRY OPERATIOXS Either a connection with the P.E.'s Long Beach line or one with the Union Pacific line which now goes through the property would serve the Doug las plant at North Long Beach. For travel to the Vultee plant near Downey, an extension of Turn to Png Column 2 FRIDAY APRIL 3, 1942 GENERAL EASTERN. Gallup poll shows public favors registration of unions. Tage 8, rart I.

WASHINGTON. W.r.B. bans sale of bicycles for adults. Tage 1, Part I. Overwhelming.

House support for Federal sales tax reported bv Representative Disney. Page 1, Tart I. FOREIGN. New President of Chile hints only national will can force break with Axis. Page fl, Tart I.

THE WAR. Japanese drive In Itataan halted. Page 1, rart 1. Naitl bombers blast English area In heavy raid. British strike again at Tarts plants, rage 1, Tart I.

Darwin bombed again by Japanese but seaborne attack on rort Moresby expected next Tage A. Japanese land at Akyab, periling Allies' lines In Burma, rage 2, Tart I. Japanese attack on Russia believed near, rage 4, rart I. R.A.F. finds Nazi battleship Tlrplta safe In cliff-protected harbor, rage 5, Part pocketed enemy forces.

On another major front the Chinese announced that the Japanese had landed an army at Akyab, Burma, only 100 miles from, the Indian frontier, but an official British communique today flatly denied there had Deen any landing there or anywhere in that area. The day's developments as summarized from Associated Press and United Press reports: PHILIPPINES Enemy bombing attacks on Corregidor accompanied the Jap attacks on the Bataan lines but caused little damage and anti-aircraft guns bagged three of the bombers. BURMA, INDIA While fighting on the Toungoo and Prome fronts lagged the British reported several thousand traitorous Burmese had joined the Japs in that area bringing increased peril to the forces attempting to hold the Irrawaddy River line. There was no explanation of the conflict in announcements on the Akyab situation. A Japanese landing in that vicinity has been ex-pected.

AUSTRALIA Enemy bombers attacked Darwin for the 11th time in the only action of the day but the attack was weak and it was believed that their apparent loss of air superiority might force the Japs to attack Port Moresby, New Guinea, from the sea if they Intend to continue with their campaign of conquest. Japs' Bataan Losses Heavy WASHINGTON, April 2. (U.R An all-out Japanese attempt to smash American-Filipino resistance on Bataan Peninsula has been halted, the War Department announced tonight, and Japanese who succeeded in piercing the main defense line "now are being mopped up." "Although the fighting is still in progress, our main line of resistance has boen restored and the enemy advance halted," Army communique No. 173 reported. "Japanese losses are believed to have been heavy, while our own casualties were surprisingly small." The new frontal attacks were accompanied by more air raids on Corregidor Island during which our batteries shot down three big Japanese bombers.

A fourth bomber, though apparent. Turn to Page 3, Column Consequently he filed complaints with U.S. Atty. Frank J. Jlennessy and Federal warrant were authorized.

Persons arrested will be held for criminal prosecution in the Federal District Court. The complaints alleged a variety of violations failure to register, neglecting to provide draft boards with address changes, failure to answer questionnaires, submission of false and misleading Information, and refusing to report for physical examination or induction. Conviction carries a penalty of up to. five years in Federal prison or a fine of $10,000, or both. Under provisions of the F.B.I, plan for national defense, local polfte were making the arrests.

In previous action against viola tors of the draft law, steps hav been taken against only a few at a time in scattered sectload of the State. IN DUEL Maj. Buell Ham'-metr, reported in duel fatal to ex-officer. Adult Cycle Sales Banned Public Buying Stampede Prompts Temporary 'Freezing' by W.P.B. WASHINGTON, Ar-ril 2.

UP) A public stampede to buy bicy cles against the day when auto tires wear out prompted the War Production Board tonight to ban the sale, shipment, delivery or transfer of new adult bikes pend ing the establishment of a rationing system. The "freezing" order was made effective at 11:59 p.m. tonight and the rationing system will be de signed to put bicycles in the possession of defense workers first of all. ONE OF SEVERAL This was only one of several orders today affecting the consumer. In others, the W.P.B.

ruled out certain tin-plated bottle caps and fluorescent lighting fixtures for nonessential uses and gave notice that civilian use of copper soon will be further curtailed. The order forbidding future production of fluorescent light ing fixtures except under top-rated priority orders allowed manufacturers 20 days In which to fill other orders on which work already has started. IMMEDIATE HALT An immediate halt was called to production of tin-plated caps for bottles containing catchup and chile sauce, and for glass con; tainers used in home preserving. After four weeks, manufacture of such caps for beer and soft-drink bottles must be stopped as well as production of tin-plated covers for glass containers for candy, peanut butter, coffee, tea, dry spices and some other products. Officials explained that manufacturers may make the bottle caps from the steel plate ordi narily used but without the tin plating.

Civilian use of copper in the Turn to Page 7, Column 6 THE CITY. Extension of rail facilities to provide direct aorv-Ice to defense plants proposed hv Rail CommlHslon. Page 1, Tart I. First destroyer since World War I launhed at Terminal Island. Tage 1, Part I.

Exodus of Japanese from Harbor1 areas to Santa Anita will begin tmiay. rage 1, Part II. New charges filed at Sacra-mento against Noble. Jones and associates. Tage 1, Tart II.

Dept. Dist. Atty. Cooper's mo-tion to quash Indictment studied by court Tage 1, Tart II. Mayor, on radio, hints reprisals against unnamed foe.

Page 10. Part II. Hampton tells CouncH Army Is considering modified form of martial law for State. Tage 2, Part II. Mortgage Rankers Association opens two-dav loan clinic today, rage 1, Tart II.

THE WEST. Plane falls on mess hall, killing two and injuring pilot. Page 12, Tart I. Dr. Townsend proposes new California pension plan, rage 10, Tart I.

Two more shipsa freighter and an 1800 -ton destroyer, which is the first major war vessel built at Los Angeles Harbor since World War I slid down the ways yesterday at Terminal Island. The launchings of the Abraham Clark and the Kendrick were hailed as' significant evidence of the speed of Southern California shipyards. At the California Shipbuilding Corp. yard, Lieut O. D.

F. Hermann told how Americans loaned money and otherwise assisted in European rehabilita tion at the close of the last war. "Now our kindness is being repaid in rivers of blood," said Lieut. Hermann, who is chaplain of Reeves Field, Naval Air Base. "America stands aroused and will match these nations, rivet for rivet and man for man.

We launch this ship in the cause of victory." Mrs. William E. Waste, wife of the former administrative Shift Toward Sales Tax Indicated by House Survey smashed a champagne bottle to sponsor the Abraham Clark. J. D.

Sides, production man ager of the yards, said this Liberty-type freighter is the 18th vessel California Shipbuilding Corp. has completed on its con tract which calls for 146 more, At the Bethlehem Steel Co. yards, 4500 workmen cheered the launching of the U.S.S. Ken drick. This $3,100,000 destroyer is the first of 10 flotilla leaders Bethlehem is to construct.

Although not completed, the Kendrick was launched ahead of schedule. Her keel was laid last May 1. Mrs. J. Hanson Delvac of Elm-hurst, L.I., christened the sleek vessel.

The destroyer is named for her great-great-grandfather, Acting Master Charles Kendrick, U.S.N., famed for his courage in the battle of Ft. Henry, Feb. 6, 1862, when he was attached to the gunboat St. Louis. which has been studying new sources jof revenue for a month, said in his statement: "I have made a general survey of the House which convinces me that an overwhelming majority will vote for a sales tax, rather than to increase income taxes sixfold in two years as would be the case under the Treasury's recommendations on average incomes." The 1911 tax bill trebled the average tax paid by low and middle-income brackets and the administration's new proposals would double existing levies.

cuffs put on them at home or by a local tailor. W.P.B. called attention to a paragraph in the cloth-saving order which reads: "No person shall finish a pair of trousers made of wool cloth with cuffs or such to be finished with cuffs by others for his account." IN THE TIMES' TODAY F.B.I. Orders 1000 Jailed as California Draft Dodgers WASHINGTON, April 2. (JP)-Rcpresentative Disney (D.) said today a survey he had made showed that "an overwhelming majority" of the House would vote for a sales tax rather than for big increases in individual and corporation taxes proposed by the Treasury.

Asserting that Congress could not raise $7,000,000,000. from cor porations and individuals, Disney said in a statement that "we will be compelled to go to a sales tax. much as we dislike to." Disney, member of t-he House Ways and Means Committee, RADIO. Page 14, Tart I. COMICS.

Page 9, Part II. FASHIONS. CLUBS. SOCIETY. Tages 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Part II. TUZZLE. Tage Tart I. FRANK KENT. Tage 8, Tart I.

MOTION riCTURES AND THEATERS, rage 13, Tart I. BIRTHS. DEATHS AND MARRIAGE NOTICES. Tag 14, Tart I. TICTORIAL TAGE.

Tage Ti. FINANCIAL. Pork prices ad-vance to new peak level. Treasury spending boosts Idle bank funds. Stocks rally.

Oil news, rage 18, Tart I. THE SOUTHLAND. Union dls- Eut hits defense job at San lego. Sect takes legal action in move to halt arrests at Ontario, rage 13, rart 1. SPORTS.

Hollywood Stars defeat Oaks in oicnlng game of canon, 3-2. Tage Tart I. Seals nip Angela In oprner, 10-fl. Page Tart I. Ramlrei holds Oteon to win Lrglon bout Tags rart I.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2. (JP) The Federal Bureau of Investigation cracked down hard today on the "careless disregard and willful violation" of the Selective Service Act and ordered the arrest of 1000 Northern Californians it accused of varied violations. It was the most hard-boiled and widespread, action taken in California since the Selective Service Act then the first peace time draft law was passed by Congress in 1040. "Although delinquent regis trants have been given numerous warnings In the past to contact their local draft boards to clear up their delinquencies, various draft boards have encountered hundreds of cases wherein there have been either careless disre gard or willful violations of the Selective Service Act," said Nat J. L.

Picper, head of the F.B.I. field office here. Note to Mrs. John Q. Public; Don't Dare Put Cuffs oh Pants! WASHINGTON, April 2.

(fl)- Kven, homemade cuffs on trotl- sers are out, the War Production Board cautioned today. Under orders effective yester day persons are prohibited from buying pulls or trousers at retail, having them delivered with the trousers unfinished, and having.