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journey across the Great Northern
Sea Route and through the Bering
Straits in one season. A Norwegian
vessel managed the trip in two sea-
sons in 1879
A year later the Soviet sent forth
another expedition to follow the ST.
biriakov and. incidentally, to relieve
the persons stationed three years on
Wrangel Island north of Bering
Straits) enlarging the observation
station. OF the thrills in this trip AM
bassador Troyanovsky last spring told
the Harvard Travellers Club in Bos-
ton:
THE bigger boat Of 1000 tons, the
Cheliuskin, was chosen for this trip.
July IL, 1888. the expedition left Len
ingrad. went around the Scandinavian
peninsula apd on August 10 left Mur-
mansk for its trip" Cat Murmansk
the Gulf Stream reaches its end, and
the city Is perpetually bathed in fog.)
Among those aboard the Cheliuskin
with Otto Schmidt was again my
nephew. During the trip through the
Kara Sea the expedition used the
plane of Babushkin, which was very
helpful in finding the way among the
ice fields. In spite of this the Chelius-
kin was slightly damaged in the Kara
Sea.
TT PASSED the Whisky Strait and
at that time II steamers crossed
Cape Cheliuskin through the Laptev
Sea. They made their way to Wrangel
Island. but could not reach 1t. Part
OF the crew went by plane to take
from the island the group stationed
there and to put in new people.
Near Kolicheskaya (by the Bering
Straits) the Cheliuskin was stopped
by ice. A small group of the crew,
including my nephew, was sent ON
foot to the mainland. Most of the
people remained on the Cheliuskin,
but very soon the ice crushed it and
the entire crew found itself on the
ice. During the landing one man dis
appeared into the water.
Now the heroic story Of the rescue
Of the Cheliuskin begins. Planes
were sent from the European part Of
the Soviet Union, from the Far East
and two from the United States.
Everybody was saved, and even the
dogs were brought to land"
Out of the determination to open
the Great Northern Sea route has
come not only Polar weather data.
The vast area Of Northern Siberia,
long held useless, has been found
to be Of great value in mineral de-
posts. furs and lumber Ports have
been improved or established on the
Yenesie, the Oh and the Lena, the
three mighty rivers which drain 81
beria into the Arctic, and tho Amur.
which spills eastward toward the Pa
cific. Even milk farms and vege-
table plots have been inauguratsd
IN that cold world
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than half its original size Food was
left with each of the agents at the
camp fires until the supply q food
and water had dwindled to alarming
proportions.
At one time Anders admitted he
was lost. He was looking for an old
mill, he said. A native of the vicinity
directed the party to an old mill five
miles away When they reached the
old mill. Anders insisted the distance
yet to be traversed was negligible. so
Director Hoover, Assistant Director
Tolson and two agents pushed on
through the snow, letting the Sled
break path through the drifts. Be-
fore they reached their destination all
their food and water was exhausted
and the men munched hungrily on
the chocolate bars.
The journey was worth the priva-
tons. however. In an underground
death chamber" partly concealed by
snow and brush, the agents were con-
fronted with grueSome confederation
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Lumberjack Anders and His Double Murder Ross Case Took
Hoover and G.N1en Into Bleak Wisconsin Woods for
Final Trumph-True Facts Revealed.

faltered. When the group could pro-
ceed no further by automobile be-
cause Of the snow. it continued over
fields and through woods on foot
Finally, in clump of trees near
deserted stretch of railroad track,
Anders pointed to a mound Of snow.
IT'S the money" he said
Under shallow mantle of snow
was found a typewriter case packed
with currency-with $32,634 OF the
money vainly paid for the release of
the kidnapped Chicagoan.
The party then pressed onward
toward Emily. Mimi. through the
woods and snow, until Anders indi-
Gated snow-covered pile of brush
deep in the forest
The first hideout,' he said.
A GENTS quickly pulled aside the
tree branches and a wooden cover
and exposed dank dugout, lined with
boards in which Anders and Gray
had kept Mr. Ross for nearly two
weeks after the kidnapping. 1t was
about two feet deep. four feet wide
and six feet long. Empty food cans
were lying around. There was no way
of heating the hole.
Anders said he and Gray had trans
ferred Mr.. Ross by automobile to a
second dugout near Spooner. Wis,
where he had left Mr. Ross and Gray
with bullets in their bodies. The
party, encouraged by their find near
Emily, drove speedily to Superior,
Wis, arriving in the middle of the
night. Sleep was impossible. No one
in the group wanted to sieep-except.
perhaps, Anders.
Horses and a sled we're hired for
the final stage of the expedition, for
Anders warned that the trail led for
miles through heavy snowdrifts and
rough. wooded territory.
The party set out early in the MORN
ing OF January 20. after brief refresh-
ment. They carried a moderate supply
OF food and water. and one Of the
agents had the foresight to purchase
some chocolate bars. The officers did
not know how long the search for the
bodies would take or where it would
lead them. They depenoed wholly on
their handcuffed prisoner for guild
ance.
BECAUSE Of the bitter weather and
the uncertainty as to the dis
tance to be travelled. Mr.. Hoover
decided to establish a line of COM
munication" by building camp fires
at regular intervals and leaving agents
in charge of them. AS the trek con-
tinued, the party was gradually re-
duced by the campfire plan to less
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of Anders' amazing confession. The
nude. frozen body of Gray lay face
downward on the floor OF the cave,
with feet trussed behind him. The
gaunt. pitiful body of Mr.. Ross lay
nearby, near a six-foot chain.
1t was here that Anders suddenly
made a desperate break for freedom.
After identifying the bodies without
emotion, he stepped back with an
agent, to whom he was chained.
Raising his handouts. he brought
them down on the agents head and
the pair fell in the snow. Mr.. Hoover,
Mr.. TolSon and fourth agent jumped
forward and subdued the prisoner,
who promptly apologized. I'm sorry
I hurt you Anders told the agent.
1T was my only chance. won't do
it again"
The remainder of the story-of the
return to civilization with the prisoner
and the bodies and of arrangements
for prosecution-are too we'll known
to be recounted here
Evening star., 1938-02-13
By John L. CO0nfx.

1OMORROW is st. Valentine s
Day.
In the morning the postman
will dump your morning mail
on your desk and there will be several
letters to attract your attention sus-
piciously. They will be written in long
hand. addressed to you. or typewriter
with no return" on the envelope
You will slit them open and out will
roll:
Comic valentine No. /, like this
An angular scrubwoman with huge
tub Of water slipping of her head.
Underneath. the poem"
you think you are level-headed-
One Of the smart ginks of the street,
Whose advice is always correct
AS your attire-from head to feet.
But take look at this picture
And learn a thing or two
Her head is far more level
Than that thing which belongs to
you"
You are very much depressed. To
whom could you have given such poor
advice. And then follows an examina-
ton Of conscience. as 1t were, and you
recall that you did give bit Of advice
regarding the sale of some stock to q
friend that, after 1t was disposed Of
took an upturn.
OR MAYBE for the first time in your
life you had your beautiful secre-
tary out to luncheon with you the
other day. 1t was purely matter
Of business. There was old "Crabbe'
threatening to sue your Arm for non.
performance of contract. You are
sure that If an even temper can bt
held and the old fellow is not made
any madoer, you can come to an ami.
cable settlement OF the whole affair
And who is better able to placate tn,
old fellow than your charmingly beau
tiful secretary? She has all thos'
graces and attributes, combined witt
physical perfection to ensnare ane
enslave the savagest of hearts. Ane
you took her along the other day tt
luncheon in order that you. in q quie
corner. softly lighted. could go ovel
in confidential detail the whole situa'
tion so that she might the better know
how to play her role in the forth.
coming skit. To take such time ou
in the office would be to caus,
whispers. And then:
Comic valentine No 2, like this
A little fellow shown standing with
hands folded across breast. wing!
sprouting from behind shoulders ane
halo round his head. In q sunburs
up in one corner is demure littl,
miss with baby eyes and a perfectl,
beautiful leg peeping invitingly from
beneath typewriter desk. The eye.
Of the 'haloed one" roll surreptitiousl,
toward the corner. Underneath tn,
whole is:
so you're q deacon in the church
Who listens to the preacher first;
Who goes right home when night.
fall comes
To wifey in her cozy rooms.
Beware the pitfalls at your feet;
We seen you dining down the street
You lubber-hypocrite so neat
Stay at home on your own beat"
With what trepidation do you rea6
that! You would have sworn tha
not . person who could legitimately
take offense saw you with your secre.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Weather Bureau Scientists Are Indebted
to Polar Pioneers for Information
From "Weather Kitchen"

rich Indies. The Portuguese and the
Spanish were masters Of the two easiest
routes-around South Africa and
around South America. So the English
tried both the Northwest Passage,
across the top of Canada, and the
Northwest Passage, over Scandinavia,
Russia and Siberia.
A few years after British seafarers
sailed into the White Sea to the mouth
of the Dvina River and, by way Of
the Arctic and around the North Cape,
opened communications between Eng
land and Muscovy, a Capt. Willoughby
made the first try at crossing the
Northeast Passage.
Willoughby in 1853 got to the island
Of Novaya Zemlya, on the Goth mer-
idian, but the Kara Sea, a large, partly
inclosed pocket Of the Arctic Ocean,
was 50 filled with icebergs and ice
fields that he could go no farther, and
he was still about 5000 miles from the
Bering Straits, which would admit him
to the Pacific and start him south to
the Indies.
The English never penetrated the
Northeast Passage, but they left such
an impression on Northern Russia that
even today there Is remote tribe
dwelling by the White Sea which ex-
presses greetings in these words, How
do do"
The great Dutch captain, Barents,
and innumerable Russians tried to get
through the Passage. No success. Carl
Baer, q Russian naturalist, led an ex-
pedition to the Kara Sea in 1887, stud
led 1t, decided it could not be crossed
and named 1t the lice cellar"
I Asst summer 20 ships made the trip
from Murmansk, at the western
edge Of European Russia. to Vladivos-
tok, the southernmost port in Siberia,
5000 miles away, through the Arctic
Ocean, "the ice cellar" the Bering
Straits, the Bering Sea. the Sea OF
okhotsk and the Japan Sea. More
than 200 ships made regular journeys
between Arctic ports.
The Soviet's first interest in the
Northeast Passage, which grew so In
tensive that the government con-
quered the Ice Baer said was uncon-
querable, was based on trade. With
the Arctic closed, ship bound from
Leningrad to Vladivsotok faced .
Journey Of l2,7o0 miles through the
suez Canal or $4,000 miles through the
Panama Canal. instead Of the 5000
miles from Murmansk to vladivostok. <.
To open the Passage, which the
Russians know - the Great Northern
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tary at luncheon the other day and,
If any OF your friends were around,
you are sure they understood the cool,
calculating business strategy back Of
it all. But nevertheless you are un-
done. You have been grossly spitted
on the gridiron Of ribald and coarse
humor.
WHENCE come these vulgar car
w toons that pile high on st. VAL
entine's Day to the dismay. not only
Of the recipients themselves, but the
postal authorities as we'll? Are they
offspring of the beautiful valentine
thought of olden days?
Mission, q traveller of the early part
of the last century. writes Of the val
entine custom in England and Scot
land:
"On the eve of ST. Valentines Day
the young folks celebrate little fes-
tival An equal number of maids and
bachelors get together. Each writes
his true name, or feigned, upon sepa-
rate billets. which they roll up and
draw by lots, the maids taking the
mems billets and the men the maids
billets, so that each OF the young men
has a girl that he calls his valentine
and each of the young girls a young
man whom she calls hers.
These imaginary engagements, as
may be readily supposed, often lead to
real ones, because one necessary con-
sequence Of them is that for a whole
year a bachelor remains bound to the
service of his valentine somewhat
after the fashion of the medieval
knight and his lady love. At one
period IL was customary to make each
other presents, but after a time this
custom seems to have been restricted
to the men,"
p IGHT out Of this old custom, per-
haps, grew the new custom of
the comic valentine. BY using little
Imagination many reasons can be seen
for the rise of the caricature Of indi-
viduals and their personalities. Bound
to q years service to lady and find
| ing himself in love with another
hardly before ST. Valentines Day is
over, what could be more natural than
for such an unwilling love-slave to
make fun or to ridicule his ''love"?
Every time the bound lover saw his
valentine" he just saw the opposite
Of what he wanted to see or to make
love to. If she were milk maid and
he were a COW hand her hands would
be too fat and coarse. She was raw
boned and heavy. She wore for him
no charms as a wife over the thatched
cot he one day hoped to build for
his true ane. And as for BARNS |!
Nae BARNS from sich an ane as
she"
Yet he was compelled to endure
all her uncomely virtues because Of
the fact he had drawn her name at a
valentine party. There was the
husking bee, when all the lads around
brought their sweethearts to court
under the moon and he with this de-
spised creature: while tripping through
yonder door come Jeanne with Robbie,
the love Of his life.
And the first thought that goes out
from his quick, native brain Is one OF
ridicule Of the charms of his billet
drawn sweetheart.
or COURSE, what Is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander."
| And the girls, too, can be expected to
Evening star., 1938-02-13
By Blair BOHes.
TINE dramatic story of four mer

ME uTdHdllC StOIy OF lOuE meN
on an ice foe drifting away
from the North Pole toward
dangerously warm waters be-
low the Arctic Circle probably has
aroused more interest in Washing
ton than in any Hace in the world
outside Russia, the home Of these
ice dWellers.
The activities of the polar pioneers
has been of great value to the United
States Weather Bureau. Almost from
the day Leader Ivan Papanin and his
three associates pitched their camp at
the top of the world, May 81, 1887,
the bureau was, until January 20, re-
ceiving four times daily their re-
ports on polar temperatures and
other meteorological manifestations.
The pole is said to be the weather
kitchen" of the world, and knowledge
in Washington of what Is being cooked
up there enables our scientists to
make shrewd guess at what sort of
weather will be coming our way later
on. What four men found at the North
Pole could help farmers in Mary
land foreplan their sowing and har-
vesting.
The current plight of the pioneers
moves not only their brother scien-
lists here but also their fellow Rus
SLAMS at the Soviet Embassy. AM
bassador Troyanovsky has been for a
long time student of his country's
work in opening up the Arctic re-
gions to commerce, and a relative of
his was intimately connected with the
work.
The part Of the U. S. s. r. which
hes above the Arctic Circle is greater
in extent than the whole Of European
Russia. The Tsarist regime made lit
tie effort to exploit this frozen area,
but the Bolshevists have gone with
great energy at turning to value a
land which at first glance might seem
At only for polar bears and walruses.
The establishment of q meteorolog-
ical and photographic station at the
North Pole climaxed but did not end
the Soviet's thrilling battle to ut
this lost corner Of the world. supra
Arctic Russia, into the economic
scheme Of modern civilization,
TO KNIT together that broad, chill
land 81 radio weather stations
are in operation across the top Of Rus
sia, from Franz Josef Land to the
Bering Sea, and down to Kamchatka
The NORTH Pole station was No. So in
this series.
The history Of this far northern un-
dertaking which led to . North Pole
Weather Bureau goes back to thu
18th century. in the days when Tsal
Ivan the Terrible was ruling Muscovy
and England's desperate search for /
new route to the TAr East and the
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Sea Route, required intensive scien-
tific study of winds and tides and ice
packs, and for such study the mete-
orological stations were set up under
the Komseverput, the Northern Sea
Route Central Administration, an in
dependent bureau of the Soviet gov
ernment.
From the station at the summit Of
the earth Papanin and his fellow
scientists sent prompt reports until
their foe drifted into danger. Four
times day radiograms from Moscow
would arrive at the weather bureau
with the designation POO, indicating
it was from the polar station.
From the message Paul Marks, as
sociate forecaster, would learn the
latitude and longitude of the foe on
which the Soviet camp was pitched,
the atmospheric pressure in millibars,
the temperature in Centigrade, the
weather at the time the observation
was made and the past weather and
the tendency for the preceding three
hours.
The last message arrived at the
bureau at noon January 20. Even
then the foe was far from the Pole
for the radiogram gave the latitude
as 76 degrees Is hours and the longi-
tude as, Russian style, S46 degrees IA
hours. This would indicate a spot
OF the northeast corner Of Green
land. .,..-
A MERICANS and English divide the
( \ world into two halves of 180 de-
Rrees each, but the Russians take
theirs in one swoop OF 800 degrees
They also count time up to ~ o'clock
The final message also notified Mr.
Marks, who entered the information
on the master weather map of the
Northern Hemisphere, that during
the foregoing three hours the weather
had begun by falling, but ended by
rising, so that when the observation
was made the temperature was pei
cent higher than at the previous OBJ.
servation.
Behind such simple report lies Z
mighty undertaking by q whole ma
ton which, no matter what may b<
thought of its political theology, ha.
earned the title Of Goth century sue.
cessor to those intrepid men and far.
sighted European rulers who openet
up the Americas 400 and 800 year.
ago.
Ambassador Troyanovsky likes t.
refer to the fact that his nephew Va,
camera man on the steamship eibiria'
kov IN 1881 when It made The historic
Evening star., 1938-02-13

Lack OF sleep and hardship mark the the Federal
agents shoUn here they returned to Headquarters
in St. Paul after discovering the bodies Ross Chicago kdnap
ucm and Gray companion of Peter Anders The the
back 1oh en and hat his face Andes and merit to
him in light hat is Edgar ,oth cigar
is Inspector Ed Conneey head special kdnap squad and
IN front is Clyde Toson, assistant director OF the F. B.
Copyright A. P. Wrephoto
Evening star., 1938-09-11

| PLYMOUTH 1887 de luxe coupe. Driven
on new 1899 Plymouth: . rare car: only
$3.50. Mid-City Auto Co.. Washington's
Oldest De Soto Plymouth dealer, 1T11 18th
Evening star., 1938-09-11
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

WnLYs, 1898 .demonstrator; the low
mileage on this de luxe car makes 1t an
exceptional buy; $575. Mitchells Motors,
Inc. 1907 18th st. NV, open Sunday.
BARGAINS at Arcade Pontiac direct fac
tory dealer. 1919 Iryins st. NV. '32 Hupp
500; 80 Nash sedan it runs. SO; 80
Hupp coach. . dandy for only S149; '33
FORD coach $3.50: 1881 Olds conv. coupe,
Will give excellent TRANSPORTATION. Arcade
Pontiac 1419 Irving st. NV. Adams O616.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
AUroMoslLEs FOR SALE.

PONTIAC 1898 2-door touring sedan. Ike
new; reduced to SS9s; neW-car guaran.
tee; 1897 Pontiac 4-door sedan. perfect,
S0g6; 1888 Pontiac 2.door sedan. Ok. In
every ,ea way: 1910; 1888 Pontiac sedan. $349;
S279; many other makes and models at low
Prices; Buy ct Arcade Pontiac, direct Pom
fiss nssx dealer. 14l9 Irving st. NV. Adams
rQNT1AC 1884 trunk sedan; green finish.
heeter Soye5d snd :nSs otSsr new good tire,
ssnt bs Beat tT.ds snd term.: only IS' ss95 sas.
across Key sridse. Walnut t ssos sSssn' w.
EEO 1880 sedan. excellent mechanical con-
4ano 44aaEnon sooo tires' new battery: $50 Hhep.
sTUpEBAKER 1928; sac. see DreIe7
flood. 422l Conn. Clev. 8401.
sIuDEBAKER 1898 de luxe Gust. tr. yedan;
Isaio' nsater; clean: sell for unpaid ball
Ance Dupont 3473.
eTUDEBAKER 1887 Dictator cruising se-
osm; a,,;,, osisinal nnish. clean interior; fully
On reauest(: Butler Bonded. Special today.
%str;.t S1S7; Lee p Butler. Inc. 1871 2lst NV.
sTUnEHAKER 1885 custom sedan; black
nnish, clean interior: smooth, Powerful mo-
tof. gopd tires; truly . bargain for S317;
6utIer bonded iowner's name on reauest)
iesI 1fs p HHtier' Inc. studebaker distributor.
Ell sg5SDAHSAkER Apt 81 LEA !Ss7 SEDAN GOOD buy AZ
sTuDEsAKER 1887 Dictator sedan; . six
that oners the comfort and satisfaction
eny $685. wleaa ansa haSI hsssr eod
Special Display. Corner Conn. ave. and
st. Republic 9633.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

sTUDEBAKER 1884 de luxe touring sed.:
like new inside and out; runs perfect;
Sl4b, terms. Sun Motors. 856 Fla. ave.
NV. Dec. 0366.
9TUDEBAKER 1884 President 4-door tour
ing sedani original black finish excellent:
motor. and rubber far above AVERAGE: low
in price At $3.50. Packard Washington
Motor Car Co.. Gath and sts. n.1. Re-
public Ol45.
sTUDEBAKER 1888 Dictator sedan: black
nnish. low mileage. driven BY one owner;
this car runs like new; economical family
car Tor only $34b: easy terms. Wind
1902.
WH.LYs 1888 4-cyl. sedan, orisinal paint:
carefully handled and driven very little.
In AL shape throughout. Reduced TO S23s
curing our 3.day sale. Mandell Chevrolet
Co. 1900 Nichols ave: sc. All. 44O2
Evening star., 1938-09-11
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

PLYMOUTH 1887 business coupe, Do luxe;
iGvhs NoitS 5ss.
PLYMoUTH 1888 de luxe coach; Z good
Sar IN svsy dss 1ne 9 the sss
chev1olss &, zast Co.. 1900 Nichols ave. Sc.
PONTIAC 1887 gray 6, two-door sedan;
4ssi SS oonn osSan.' cIsS Ss4 s4oi Pee Dealer l00o
PONTIAC 1895 de luxe coach, beauty; low
mileage: heater; motor. upholstery. finish
like new; sacrifice for cash: original owner.
1870 N st. NV. Apt. 2O7. -
PONTIAC 2-door sedan; 1888; very clean:
1es4 eSupe $47 apd m5ny otsr
Inc. Iii 21st nv. District 12is.
PONTIAC 1897. de luxe 6-cyl., tvo-dooI
sedan; l1,0O0 slow miles BY careful Gov
ssae rooao s%aoays 9ys cenn sas's c.s % Sol
new; former sos owner % Pontiac ' dealers isther;
$40. See Dealer Flood. 1921 Conn. Clsv,
FoNTIAo 1888 4-door trunk sedan. only
se.. 17sa @ 14sh t. 'sIn' n1 Dee .Iass ESQ MO-
dan: immaeulate; has many extra &C.
seat, cover. and whit. sidsxaii tires: = real
buy at only $675; easy terms. Standard
Motbr Sales, 1905 14th 1t. NV. North
229R. Open Sunday till 8 pm.
PONTIAC 1887 de luxe convertible sedan
A real beautiful practically brand-new
car: Radio. heater. whtte-weN tires. Jet
holstery; Forms very smart combination:
at bur price Of Ss45. with . 1909 guaran-
tee and most convenient terms. Superior
Motors. 14th and P sts. Dupont 1900.
Open Sundays till 8 pm.
PONTIAC (6). 1887 4-door trunk sedan;
Just like brand-new A real value at $685..
Fully guaranteed; very liberal terms. Su-
perior Motors, 14th and P SITS. NV. Dupont
1900 Open Sunday till & p.m
PONTIAC. 1893 coupe; rumble seat; ma
room fnish: fine motor; very good rubber !;
spotless interior; dandy little car; reduced
to Sl45. Packard Washington Motor Car
Co., gath and N sts. NV. Republic O145.
PONTIAC 1887 2-door touring sedan; large
br -I-in trunk. original gray finish appears
lie Brakes ' efacient mot motor ''Ih ali ,xeellent
tires, S625: guaranteed. Emerson d Orme,
Buick. 18th and M sts. NV. District S10O.
Open evenings