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Evening star., 1925-06-20
Public Is Cautious
As Specialties Top
Weeks Stock Gains
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. June 20.-Specialty
movements were the chief centers
OF interest In this weeks stock
market, the main body Of stocks
drifting within rather narrow and
irregular limits. The continued
ease Of money rates and publication
OF favorable trade and earnings re
ports were offset by the apparent
inability of pools to attract a large
public following and the uncer-
tainty over the Interstate Com
merce Commission's attitude on the
Nickel Plate" merger and the APP
plication for higher freight rates
in the Northwest
Evening star., 1925-06-20
ROADS EARNINGS LARGER
Lshigh Valley Has Good 1925 Pros
poets. President Saws.

NEW YORK. June 20 Gp,.-The out.
look for the Lehigh Valley Railroad
IL very good and net earnings for
1925 will show a substantial increas Sc
over last year. T. T.. Loomis. presi-
dent, said today on his departure for
Europe. The crop situation in the
Northwest is good and I expect Fall
business TO he better than last YEAR
I've added. The anthracite business
is satisfactory but the bituminous
business is very poor.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
. WOOL PRICES CLIMB.
Boston Market Ends Week With
Larger Demand.
sp.c,sl DISPATCH 70 rhe star.

Spe"'sl Dispatch 10 'rhH star.
BOSTON. June Domestic fleece
weols continued in good demand TO-
day with prices slowly climbing. They
have not reached A level yet. however.
which would warrant dealers in pay
ing moro than 30 cents for new clip
Ohio wool. the dealers contend. Fine
Gambling heeCes now are selling at -
to 81 cents. with half bloodz at -
Foreign woods are quiet.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
SPURT IN CLOTH TRADE.

NEW YORK, June 20 tSpeciaO
Cotton cloths closed the week with
spurt of activity which sent prices
slightly higher. The 64x60 print cloths
We're quoted up Is at 9s., but the 6sx
72s We're down - at 10'a. Raw silks
were quiet and unchanged.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
BROADER POWERS
URGED FOR BANKS
National institutions Are Too
Restricted. U. S. Chamber
OF Commerce Says.
BY CHAS. r. SHAEFFER.

The United States Chamber of Com
merce, through a referendum of IT.
members. has voted overwhelmingly,
in favor OF four proposals which grant
additional powers to national banks.
A national bank should be permit.
ted, under regulation of the controlle'
of the currency. TO have branchei
within its own city, if a State bank
in the same city is permitted to op-
crate branches. was the consensus ~
2.1b0 reporting members, while only
1o5 voted against the proposal.
National banks should he given in.
determine charters. subject 10 for
feiture for cause and termination al
will of Congress. according - tha
thought of e.139 members a. against
only ia negative replies.
Broader Powers Urged.
National banks should ba author
lied TO deal in investment securities
on basis not inconsistent with the
generally recognized principles of
sound banking practice. 9371@ votes
declared. While but 298Iz failed I"
fndorse the idea.
Lastly, national banks could be
authorized to make mortgage loans
on city real estate for period not tn
excess of five years, ! S08 believed
as against 425 nays.
The referendum was based upon
report prepared by the advisory com.
mittee of the finance department NJ
The chamber. under the direction m
Fred ]. Kent. chairman.
The referendum disclosed that ~"
nation>l banking association of tho
country in an increasing number A..
being attracted u organization ard
operation under State charter ha
cause OF the relative illiberalit- in =
number Of important particulars of
the natioral banking laws.
BanI. Losing Prestige.
This detection from the national
ba anking system, as we'll as It's de-
creased attractiVeness TO new banks.
is resulting in a lowering of its
prestige. a retarGdtion of its growth
and, by comparison with State banks
as a whole. d relative decrease in Us
strength. Al the same time il IS
working an appreCiable change in the
structure Of the Federal reserve
system"
Figures were cited by The comnit-
tee setting forth the continued
growth in State bank volume offse,
by corresponding decrease in the
number OF national institutions
Forty years ago state banks control
led only 25 per cent of the total barb
t1S resources or INC country. -
Years ago about 80 per cent. and =
present control more than half. Iu
the last year State bank resource
gained o0000o.o00. compared with
an increase on the part of national
banks of only $7S7. 100000
In the last seven years nearly 20u
large national banks. with resources
in excess of $1,000. 900 900. or one-tenth
of the present total resources OF ell
national banks, have converted into
state institutions. This represents
average resources. per bank. Of $40
100000: obviously not the smalles,
banks"
Liberty Declares Dividend.
The board of the Liberty National
Bank has declared q dividend Of So. 50
a share. payable 10 stockholders Of
record June IS. The sum Of SIS 600
was transferred from undivided profits
to surplus. making this fund total
s1I5 900 with capital of Sj0c OOC. The
books will not close.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
ST. LOUIS STOCKS PAY
VERY LARGE RETURNS

ST. LOUIS, Mo. June 20 P).-Divi-
dends totaling $4.241,2S2.5O will be
paid July / OH stocks listed on the ST
Louis Stock Exchange. The return
represents the earnings on invest
ments in 43 stocks OF industrial char
acter, bank stocks, trust company
stocks and IL miscellaneous stocks.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, June 20 tSpeciaD.-
Potatoes, per 100 pounds. 9Ga1.25; new
potatoes, barrel. 1.00a4.25: asparagus.
dozen. 1.00a3.60: beans. bushel. I50a
2.25; lima beans. bushel. S.25a3.75; {;
beets. 100. 2.00a4.00: cabbage. crate
1.0Oal.50: carrots, 100, 2.0oa4.0O: corn.
crate. 1.00a2 SO: cucumbess, hamper
l.00a2.75; eggplants. crate, 1.50a3.5o
lettuce. bushel. o0a1.50: peas. hamper
onions. bushel 200a".5o: Spring
onions, 100. 1.Ooal.5o: radishes. 100
1.00a2.00; squash. crate, 1.0Oa SO:
tomatoes, crate, l.25aS.5n.
Apples-Bushel. 76a1.75: strawher
ries. quart. 15a3o; pineapples. crate.
3.00a4.00: peaches. bushel 3.o0a4 2a:
cherries, pound, 4a15: cantaloupe.
crate, 1.50a4.00: blackberries. quar-
l2ac2: huckleberries. quart, @5aSn:
watermelons, each. 50aS5.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. red Winter. spot. ex-
spot, domestic, LA; No. red Win
ter. garlicky. domestic. Ia; No. s
red Winter, no quotations.
Sales-Bag lots of new wheat At
1.65.
Corn-Cob. new. yellow. spot. s.5oa
SIS, nominal. per barrel: track. vel
low. No. ,. 1:S0 per bushel.
Sales-None.
Oats-No. .. 81: No. ;. 50.
Rye-Nearby. 1.00a1.15: No. rye.
spot. 10 quotation.
Hay-Receipts, As tons. What little
demand prevails for hay is centered
entirely on the top grades of tieothv
and choice light clover mixed, nf
which sort there is no oVersupDly
Generally speaking, however. supplies
are ample. Low-grade and inferior
hay is hard to move even at it's rela
tive value.
Quotations today: No. . timothy.
1S.00a18.50; No. 5 timothy. 14.o0a16. 90:
No. l light clover. mixed. 1650a17 90:
No. clover, mixed. 15.50a16. 90: No. .
clover. mixed. 1S.50a14.00.
Strsw-No. l wheat. 14.00a 1850 per
ton: No. I oat. 15.50a 1900: No. l
straight rye. 1s.50al9.0o.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
RATES ON BAR SILVER.

LONDON. June 20 tP).-Bar silver.
81 1916 per ounce. Money. 81 per
cent. Discount rates. short bills. 42s "a
i-16 per cent: three-month bills,
7-16 per cent.
NEW YORK. June 20 Bar silver.
sS7s: Mexican dollars IS
Evening star., 1925-06-20
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, June 20 tSpeciah. =
Live poultry-Spring chickens. pound.
35a50: Leghorns, 30a40; old hens, 23a
80: Leghorrns, 23a24: old roosters, 16
ducks, 2sa30; old, 14a20; pigeons, pair.
20a30.
and nearby firsts, dozen, offered at 81.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery.
pound, 40a46: prints. 45a47; ladies', 32s
SO: store-packed. 30a31; dairy prints,
30as2: relle. saaa2; proosss buttF.
So IL.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
RULING ON LEAD STOCK.

NEW YORK. June 20 tP).-The
committee on securities of the New
York Stock Exchange has ruled that
transaction in st. Joseph Lead cap
itsl stock next Monday shall be quot ed
ex-25 per cent stock dividend and
ex-I0 cents cash dividend which are
both pava bic tOdar.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
DIVIDENDS.
COAL OFFICIAL QUITS.

NEW YORK, June 20 R).-The
resignation Of Frank Burns as presi-
dent of Burns Brothers, coal dealers,
owing to dissatisfaction with the new
control into which the company has
fallen, has been followed by the resig.
nation of H. 8. G. Brooks, first vice
president, vino has boon with the
company Is years.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
WILL INCREASE STOCK.

NEW YORK, June 20 R).-Stock-
holders of the International Cement
Corporation, which recently bought
the Indiana Portland Cement proper.
ties, have approved an increase in the
authorized common stock from 400, ,00o
to 100000 shares, and the preferred
from $4,000 shares to 10000.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
ITALIAN LIRE REVIVE.

NEW YORK Jurp - tSpecian -
French francs continued to sag. On
ne other hand. the pressure a33inst
Italian lire. which had been such =
feature in the early part Of the week
was removed. ana rates had mod
crate recover.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
EARNS S3 PER SHARE.

NEW YORK. June % (F,.-E,arn-
inss of The Youngstown Sheet &
Tube Go. for the second quarter are
estimated TO be equivalent TO So a
share. bringing the total for the first
half of 1925 to $3.50 share
Evening star., 1925-06-20
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORk-Stocks firm: rails and
public utilities advance. Bonds. steady
Treasury "a s at record high. Foreign
exchanges irregular: Ira continues re
CoNery. Cotton, higher. continued
drought Southwest. Sugar. holiday.
Coffee, holiday
Evening star., 1925-06-20
LIVE POULTRY LOWER.

CHICAGO. June 20 QP-poultry
alive. lower: fowls. 21lza37: broilers,
36a35: roosters. 80; turkeys, 20: ducF s.,
lSa2S: geese, 13a2H.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
YARN MILLS TO CuRTAIL.

GASTONIA, N. c.. June 20 (Spe
cialb.-Twelve yarn mills here will 60
on a part-time schedule next week.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
STOCKS GO HIGHER
I'm BRIEF TRADING
Trade News. Easy Money and
u. S. Bond Moves Give
+ Market Strength,
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 20.-I.vely bid
ding for Sinclair Oil shares. inspired
hy the Teapot Dome decision. con-
ttnued at the opening of today'S stock
market. lifting prices of the oil issues
and imparting a generally firmer tone
of trading. Copper and sugar stocks
save good exhibitions of group
strength. Several of the low priced
rails advanced. but Grea; Northern
preferred lost d poin,.
Trading Covers Wide Range
With the main body of stocks mov-
ing under the direction Of professional
operators no essential change was
noted in the character of trading as
compared with recent sessions The
market maintained firm tone
throughout the early dealings. with
the demand embracing skipping. eN-
press. chemical sugar. telephone,
motor and auto accessory shares in
which gains of one TO two points were
registered in the first half hour.
Rail stocks were quiet. aside from
strength shown by a few season diVi-
dend payers. such as Atlantic Coast
Line. Activity continued unabated in
The oils. although Sinclair erased off
one profit taking which followed the
initial upswing. Foreign exchanges
'tSii0h S'CduN Will SlCt ms lUplcC
at s4.S5S4.
Better Buying in Rails.
Satisfactory trade news. prospects
for an extended period Of o. sy money
rs reflected in higher levels for United
states Government bonds ami COZ
Nnued pool operations combined tc
btt. stock prices moderately higher.
Buying Of railroad shares was SIirlu-
lated by the good May showing of the
Kansas City Southern, the first road
10 report earnings for that month
with activity in Western carriers based
on growing hope for an upward reVi-
sion of freight rates. Omaha prefer
red jumped 4 points upon expiration
of the time limit for an exchange into
Chicago and Northwestern shares
Motor and accessory stocks advanced
under the leadership of General Mo-
iorE. which crossed rs for new high
on the current move. although Pierce
Arrow prior preferred was an out
standing weak spot. breaking almost
10 points. Reports of large earnings
by the packing companies lifted Cuda-
hy and Armour of Delaware preferred
10 1925 high level. The closing was
firm. Sales approXimated 700 900
shares.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

. CHICAGO, June Following is q
report of today's sales. high, low and
closing quotations at the Chica 90
Stock Exchanges.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
Sinclair Bonds Quiet Down.

NEW YORK. June 20 LP).-The ad-
vance in Sinclair oil bonds, which be
gan yesterday following news that the
Teapot Dome lease had been upheld
was extended at the opening of to-
days market, but profit taking later
set in and carried Sinclair 6s. Skelly
6I2s and Pan-American 6s back about
d point. St. Paul Railway issues We're
strengthened b. proposals of the
road S receivers TO pool proceeds Of d
possible Northwestern rate increase.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
tOdd lot.

tPartly extra. Payable in preferred stock.
Dividend rates as given in the above table
the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly declsrations
Uuless otherwise noted, extra or special
dividends are not included.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
Foreign Bonds Heavy.

Foreign bonds were heavy. Some
of the French issues were lower, the
Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean 6s
and French 7'2S among them. In the
South American list Nontevideo IS
sold below 90.
1t was announced today that nesu-
tiationS between the New York
bankers and the City of Berlin for q
SIS, 100000 loan were expected to
reach an early conclusion.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
fluctuations furnished by W. 8. Hibb, 4 Co
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

Citations furnished by Redmond & Co.,
Evening star., 1925-06-20
Banks Heaviest Buyers.

All this was the result OF the buy.
ing by banks and institutions. which
now monopolize the market for Gov
ernment bonds, the individual investor
having been practically eliminated.
Speculative bonds were irregular.
Convertible oil issues were mostly
lower, Sinclair 6s going down over a
point and Skelly Gas sustaining a
smaller loss. Copper bonds were firm
and some of the fractions strong,
Observation-Disclosures Transit IS being
the leaders Sugar bonds were
steady. Among motor obligations
Pierce-Arrow SIS were higher.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
SHoRT-TERM SECURITIES.

Quotations furnished by Redmond Co. :
Evening star., 1925-06-20
j. S. BONDS AGAIN
REACH NEW TOPS
Practically All Issues Join in
Advance-Foreiqn Group
Is Heavy.
by GEORGE L. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Sta.
NEW YORK, June 2O.-Record
prices Were paid for United States
Government bonds again today. This
was all the more remarkable because
1t followed the demonstration of Fri
day, when new high points We're made
by practically all the active issues.
The one that Jagged behind the day
before. the Treasury AIS, was taken
up today and made q new high for
al time. The Treasury 4s. the fourth
AZ Liberties and the second AZ S
duplicated their previous highs.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
Liberty Declares Dividend.

The board of the Liberty National
Bank has declared . dividend Of So. 80
a share. payable 10 stockholders Of
record June IS. The sum Of SIS 600
was transferred from undivided profits
TO surplus. making this fund total
s1I5 900 with capital of Sj0c OOC. The
books will not close
Evening star., 1925-09-03
SHENANDOAH TORN TO PIECES IN GALE; II KILLED
Dead and Injured
InAirshipDisaster| In

By the Associated Press.
CALDWELL, Ohio, September s.
The following is list Of the dead
i'll the Shenandoah disaster:
Comdr. Zachary Lansdowne, Green
vile, Ohio.
Lieut.. Comdr. Louis Hancock,
Austin, Tex. executive officer.
Lieut.. J. B. Lawrence, St. Paul,
Mimi, watch officer.
Lieut.. 4. r. HOushton, Aston,
Mass, watch officer.
George c. Schnitzer, Tuckerton. n.
j., chief radio man.
James 4. Moore. jr.. Savannah, Ga,
aviation machinist mate. first class.
Everett +. Allen, Omaha, Nebr.,
aviation chief rigger.
Ralph L. JOffray, st. Louis, Mo-,
aviation rigger.
Bartholomew Ii. 0'Sullivan, Lowell.
Mass, aviation machinist mate, first
class.
William H. Spratley, Venice, ILL.,,
machinist mate, first class.
Charles 5. Broom, Toms River, n.
j., aviation machinist mate, first class.
Celestino 7. Mazzuco, Murray Hill,
y. j., aviation machinist mate.
James w. Cullinan, BinghamtOn, n.
j., aviation pilot.
Lieut.. r. w. Sheppard, Washington,
ID. C., engineer officer.
Seriously injured:
John +. Mccarthy. Freehold, n. j.,
Gviation chief rigger.
Gunner Raymond Cole, Lima, Ohio.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
Commander and Aides Crushed
to Death I'm Control Cabin,
Sections Far Apart.
RIDE ON FRAGMENT OF AIR GIANT
IS DESCRIBED BY SURVIVOR
Dirigible Is Caught by Dreaded ''Line
Squall'' and Heroic Attempts of
Grew to Escape Fail.
Ry the Associated Press.

CALDWELL, Ohio, September 3-The giant drigbe Shen
andoah 1t down three here early today
and killed its commander Lieut. Comd Zachary Lansdowne and
IS of the officers and men making her
Other officers killed Lieut. Comdr Louis Hancock Lieut.
J. B. Lawrence, Lieut. A. r. Houghon Lieut. (unor Grade)
T. W. Sheppard OF Washington.
The arshp struck line squala variety
by amenshorty after o'clock this morning this Noble
County village while travelling altitude of 5000 feet
from Lakehurst, n T. to the West.
There explosion. The big ship simply winds of
strength which unable combat After encounerng the
storm at the high altitude the ship headed heavenward a
ude of approximately 5000 feet when suddenly
and broke three pieces piece $50
length fell in field about Il miles from Ava The control
compartment which the commander navigating
riding fell so feet and the third section $50 feet long
dried through like free balloon miles landing
n Sharon. Noble County
Evening star., 1925-09-03
j. s. MINE CONTROL
MOVE |RKS LEWIS
Union Leader Scores Pro-
posaI, Laid to Hammond,
for Congress Action.
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. September a.
Anthracite miners believe the push
they say John Hays Hammond.
chairman of the United States Coal
Commission in 1928, is trying to give
the hard coal question, would take
it into the halls of Congress freight
ed with the burden of soft coal.
John l.. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers of America, in
dealing along this line with recent
conferences between Mr. Hammond
and President Coolidge at Swamp
scott, issued a statement here last
night which is being reread today
with special care for any interlinear
meanings it might contain.
Mr.. Lewis, openly avowing a con-
suspension of $4,000 mine workers
had now been brought into the
realm of political equations" said:
Responsibility for the talk about
lies with Mr.. John
Hays Hammond. who, according to
Swampscott dispatches. has been
haunting the lawns of White Court,
pestering the President to breathe
life into the recommendation of
Hammond's defunct coal commission.
1T is Mr.. Hammond, and not the
United Mine Workers, who proposes
that the Federal administration shall
cast overheard it's policy of non-inter.
ference with business. 1t is Mr.. Ham
Evening star., 1925-09-03
LOSS OF D|R|G|BLE
ISBLOW TO NAVY
Will Handicap Efforts to
Build Up Aviation in
Service.
By the Associated Press.


From fragments of information
brought in from many sources the
Navy Department sadly sought today
to piece out the story of a tragedy
whose full import cannot yet be as
sessed.
Coming Immediately behind the
disappearance in mid Pacific OF the
naval plane PN.s No. /. in her at
tempt to fly to Hawaii. the loss of the
Shenandoah cast a shadow of un-
certainty over the hopes of those
naval officers who have endeavored
to build upon practical lines the serv-
ice of naval aviation.
The Shenandoah was the only mill
tary dirigible in the possession of the
United States Government. She was
built upon lines of safety accepted
as entirely modern, and had been a
rock of solid reliance upon which air
officers had built up their eXpecta.
tions of developing comprehensively
the lighter.than-air model of naval
aircraft. The most sanguine of the
dirigible enthusiasts conceded today
that her loss would greatly handicap
them in asking Congress for further
appropriations for craft of that type
One Blimp Left.
Since the cruiser Los Angeles can
not be used for military purposes,
the Navy has left only one lighter
than-air ship-a non-rigid blimp now
laid up at Lakehurst, N. ].
The Shenandoah was the first rigid
airship to be lost by the Navy.
The ZR-2. which broke in two
over Hull, England. on August "a.
1921, with the loss of A lives, still
in of
who constructed her, and had not
been accepted by the United States
when she was lost.
In the case of the ZR-2 1t was
found that structural weaknesses
were inherent in the craft due to
efforts to develope one that would
go faster. higher and with a greater
load than the German Zeppelins.
The Shenandoah was built more
along the lines of the German Zep-
pelin, but the bumps and severe
eddies encountered in the storm early
today subjected her also to stresses
which must have developed more
hitherto unsupported inherent defect.
Relief Is Rushed.
Every effort was made here to rush
relief to the shipwrecked crew.
AIRCRAFT at the AnacoStla station,
the nearest machines in the naval
service to the scene of disaster,
were ordered to stand by, ready on
notice to start for Ohio, with ply
sicians, medicine supplies and emer-
gency relief materials. Navy recruit
ing officers at interior points were
given similar instructions, and the
officer in charge at ttsburgh, Pa.
was ordered to proc Immediately
to Ava.
Maj. Gen. Patrick, chief of the
Army Air Service, called at the Navy
Air Service headquarters, volunteer
ing to give everything the Army
has" to the sister service. Gen. Pat
rick said planes, doctors and any
needed supplies the Army had would
be rushed to Ava as soon as the
Continued on Page 4, Column 2)
Evening star., 1925-09-03
NAVY COUNTS on RODGERS.
Officers Say Flight Chief Can Bring
Grew Through Safely.

HONOLULU, September CP).-
Confidence of Navy officers here in
Comdr. John Rodgers continued un-
shaken last night as darkness sue
ceeded day and the Navy plane PN-9.
No. /. remained unaccounted for.
"Comdr. John will bring her
through" it was declared. as tn
commander of the missing plane wa
praised for his resourcefulness, abil-
ity and courage exhibited when he
was in charge of the Pearl Harbor
Air Station here.
Aside from that personal element.
the situation brought about by the
sudden ending, through lack of fuel.
of the attempted nonstop seaplane
fight from San Francisco to Pearl
Harbor was not a happy one.
The PN-9 No. ! left San Francisco
at 2:55 pm. Monday. Pacific time. She
flew safely through the night. but
Tuesday morning ran into high winds,
which held her back and forced an eX-
travagant use of gasoline to push on.
Then she ran into rain, which kept the
ships previously stationed to protect
the seaplane from seeing her, and.
finally, her gasoline gone, was forced
into the ocean after she had signaled
her passing of the U. s. S. Aroostook.
1900 miles from the California coast.
That was about LAS pm. Tuesday.
Silence Surrounds Plane.
Silence since has surrounded the
seaplane.
From daybreak to dusk today all
available ships, of all types, Joined in
seeking the seaplane in an ocean area
of some hundred square miles north
eastward of the Island of Maui. |ba
faster ships went around IN evci~Te-
ducing circles, starting with a circum-
ference of nearly 200 miles, reducing
to one of 35 miles. Navy officers de-
clared they would not abandon hope of
rescue until every drop of water in
that area has been searched over"
When forced down the aviators had
been in the air more than % hours,
and if they were still alive last night
they must have been very uncomfort-
able, bobbing about in a heavy sea in
an unstable craft much less comfort
able than an open boat probably with
out sleep and almost without food.
The searching airplanes were forced
to retire with the coming of darkness
and even the patrolling submarines
slipped back to a meridian closer to
the protecting islands. but the aircraft
tenders and the destroyer Farragut
continued their hunt, cutting through
the shadows with their searchlights.