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Evening star., 1938-11-18
Last Of Brady Gang
Pays for Crimes
In Electric Chair
james Do|hover, Gunmon
For Mob, Is Executed
At Michigan City
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Nov. 49,
The last gangster of the AL Brady
mob of Midwestern killers. once de-
scribed as the worst in the coun-
try, died in a swift and efficient
Federal execution here today.
Little red-haired James Dalhover
Of Madison, 32-year-old gunman for
the gang, paid in State prison S
electfic chair for the Staying of Paul
v. zimmerman, Logansport State
policeman, shot after the $4,000
Goodland State Bank robbery, May
Is, 1887.
His death was as quick as but
more quiet than those of his fel-
low mobmen, Alfred Brady and
Clarence Lee Shafer, jr, of In
dianapolis. Federal agents shot
them when they captured Dalhover
in Bangor, Me-, October II, 1887.
In a few brief minutes just after
midnight the condemned man was
hustled from the death cell between
two guards, strapped in the chair
and electrocuted. Physicians pro-
nounced him dead at II minutes
after II &C. S. TD.
Less than an hour and half be-
fore, Dalhover had lost his last
fight for life. In special night ses-
sion of Federal Court at Hammond,
Judge Thomas w. Slick of South
Bend turned down a petition to get
him new hearing.
The petition said the gangster had
pleaded guilty to murder charge
in South Bend November Is. 1887,
because he feared mob violence.
Dalhover's lawyer rushed the paper
from Washington by airmail. There
yesterday the United States Su-
preme Court denied his plea that
it stay execution and reconsider its
refusal to review a Chicago Federal
Circuit Court ruling upholding the
sentence.
Dalhover gave up farming and
bootlegging in the Southern Indiana
hills three years ago to join the gang
in looting banks, jewelry stores. gro
ceries and theaters of hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
Evening star., 1938-11-18
Hitler Government
Blamed by Briton
For Jewish Attacks
Marques Of ZetIond
Says Four-Power
Hope Is Shaken
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
TORQUAY, England, Nov. 18.-
The Marques of Zetland, secretary
of state for India, today. laid Ger
nany's anti-Jewish measures square,
ly at the door OF. Chancellor Hitler's
government.
In an outspoken address, the g.
year-old peer became the first Brit
ish cabinet member directly to &C
cuse the German government OF
responsibility for the anti-Jewish
violence of the past week.
He said it had "rudely shaken"
his hope that the four power Munich
agreement of September 20 would
Evening star., 1938-11-18
'en q new chapter in human his.
Staying 'Detestable.S

Staying DetestAble.
Declaring that the assassination
Of the German diplomat Ernest vom
Rath by 4 Jew in Paris last week
was "detestable," the marques said:
But one stands aghast at the
wholesale and vindictive retaliation
against thousands Of innocent per-
sons in which the German govern
ment have thought fit to indulge. I"
He quoted Propaganda Minister
Paul Joseph Goebbels as having ex-
pressed desire that Great Britain
show no interest In how Germany
solved the Jewish question. He re-
piled thus:
The mere expression of a wish
on the part of even so exalted a
person as the minister of public en-
lightenment is incapable of sitting
the conscience of q whole people
and not the conscience of the
British people only but of the whole
civilized world"
Haven Promised "SOme."
He promised that Britain would
find a haven for some, at least" Of
the German Jews within the con-
fines Of the British Empire"
He spoke at a National govern
ment rally. Prime Minister Cham
berlain and other prominent Britons
Evening star., 1938-11-18
1n mktnnriant.

BRANSOME. JUNIOR. In sad but low
s and faher yuNfoR o0 slSso5 xho
Der 1S. 1928.
For us YOU did your very best.
May aXn G9d srant ueI1z yon nn eternal G Tn reSt
DICKEY. LAURA v; In sad but loving
v. DICKEY. who died twenty -one years
ago today. November 1s. 1917.
Till memory fades and life departs.
You will live forever in our hearts,
HEk ToX1Ss S er s9E snn AMP G.5Y1g RAgqHTER;1N:
HUMM. MARY CATHERINE: In loving
MAFY Hu sho ded so
years ago. November Is. 1895.
No one knows how much we miss you.
~, No one knows the bitter pain
We have suffered. Since we lost you
Life has never been the same.
In our hearts your memory lnRers
There is not day. dear dauehter.
That we F. FATaER ri as'nf Ans g MOTHER. sSYi {.
my 'o dear H motheT HANhAM Gyqs Te%oFy 3o9 xSd %
died twenty years ago today. November is.
Her fHs SH6e pAGoHfER.: HER: MARGARET JOY SCAN
dear nuGAs MAhSA In L1sH vsd % s
parted this life two years ago today. No
vember 18. 1885,
We. are thinking Of YOU. dear mother.
Just thinking OF the past.
Picturing you in our memory
HER e Il t's sAI11t SSS Isl }DoucHr AND
PERRY. LoHN. In loving remembrance
Of my darling son. LOHN PERRY. who
passed away one year ago today. Novem-
Der Is. 1887.
HIS STE sss a6t f455StsR n5TisR PERRY
oUALLs. JOHN B. In loving remem-
brance of our dear one. JOHN B. QUALIS
who passed away two years ago today.
November 49, 1895.
Treasured thoughts Of one so dear
Often bring a silent tear;
THOUGHTS return to scenes long past.
Time rolls on; but memory ~ lasts,
HIS s,s PEx4TER S0N MIFE NAME xNb eHAI HAAS
DAUGHTER MARION 0UAIIS.
ROssON. PAULINE WITTY In loving
memory Of our wife and mother. PAULINE
WITTY ROSSON. who died ten years ago
today. November IS. 1928.
,,r, Gene @ @s,T%ne but not N N10rsettsNn. HN .u,.
PEARL. NoRINE. WAITER. AND HUs-
BAND GEORGE s. ROssON
STEELE. ANNIE L.. In loving memory
of our dear wife. and mother. ANNIE L.
STEELE vhS dlea fifteen yfsri az tSday
e dear husS:na and ts {shs5 9
years 80 today. November is. 1855
D.x y u.s. x%1 E8s ~ xA 2aA 's''a aa ssH ,9iD
Evening star., 1938-11-18
Probe Report Youth
Is at Burnt Mills

Police today were investigating
report that Nick Lemberos. IA, of
439 Massachusetts, avenue NV. re-
ported missing from his home yes
terday, was in a Boy Scout camp
near Burnt Mills, Md.
The boys father told police his
son had been missing since We'd
nesday morning. when he left for
the Abbott Vocational School. The
boy was wearing blue cap, brown
trousers, sweater and tan shoes.
Evening star., 1938-11-18
Dratha.

Ssss .s pSsss'S:;f 81 s., =:
sn bsoyed Rfe o St STAN sea eSS e
Henderson Remains restins at Easene
Notice Of funeral later.
SELBY. LANDONIA R. On FRIDAY, No
st. &c. 'iH EhNpoNH {, hsF ssEBY
Martha Brisco and wife Of Alfred H F,
Mrs Mrs 4and Ames seby and ether ss M
Notice Of funeral later 10
SMITH. ELIZABETH D; On Friday
SS S9ye"RfE sI1zAsErH asf f a" san s'
resting at Frazier's funeral home. 3s9
Notice of funeral later
sPERRY; EDITH MARCY ,ea On Thurs 1
naY IN her ssth EpTA MAReY
beloved y,s wife, wife Of the late ResME Admiral
interment Arlington National Cemetery
STEELE. WILLIAM BLAIR On We'd
Tn1sSsS HsSdsy NoveHosp Hospa AZ VILLAS q Bh1
STEELE beloved husband Of Alice G. Steele
snd father Of Eleanor and Doris Steele
homs sne M ca. at
Services and intermens Philadelphia "a
sTINE. RICHARD ". On Friday No
RICHARD RICH, w. sT1NE' beloved husband Of
Maud E Slime and son of Andrew B and
Margaret W: stine. father OF Mrs. Irene
Funeral Services at the W " chapbers
Sc. on Monday, November 81. at l am.
esn'Vfi eedsr Hi ans cemeteRS aeenS' invited so
THURwOoD JOHN. On Wednesday.
JOHN 'TffH5RwooD formerly Of @$l 9Th
% 1nterment at National Capitol Memorial
10, at 10 am. T. Frank Murray funeral
service. al llth St sc.
=, ULLMAN; ALICE ANN. On Wednesday,
s nv e ALfeE aNN Al her uMSE fsasR'e nse s
man 4aSS and s Sister Usr0f0 Of DssS ss e. e. Rayes "
serYre Dryate at hs
terry Services bv the W W. Chambers CO.
Southeast funeral home ia
VERNON. LYDIA B. On Thursday. No.
pa pfmDsf LYDA s. vhN sSe' bsenea Wiz s05 Of
James c. Vernon Of 1915 Oates St. NV.
Funeral services Saturday. November 10:
at II am; at the J. VIM. Lee funeral
chael's, Nd oficiatins. Relatives and
friends invited.
Thursday. November II. 1888. at her resi-
FRHcEs sse is survaed bs
Ave daushters and two sons.
Services on Saturday. November 10. at
N T st. NV atv Reiatives i and friends ee invited i
Interment Columbia Gardens Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-11-18
A. W. McWhorter Dies:
Was College Professor
Py the Associated Press

+! the Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Nov. 18.-
Ashton w. McWhorter, 81. professor
OF classical languages at the Uni
versity OF Tennessee. died unexpect-
edly last night at his home.
DR.. McWhorter was graduated
from Roanoke College, Salem, Va,
and received his doctor of philosophy
degree from Johns Hopkins.
He had taught also at Presbyterian
College, George Washington Uni
versity and the University of the
South at SeWanee. Tenn. He was
acting president of the University
Of Tennessee from 1917 to 1919.
Evening star., 1938-11-18
Georgia, South CoroIino
Linked by New Bridge
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
SYLVAN1A, Ga, Nov. 18.-Several
thousand persons assembled here
today for opening of a new $538 900
steel and concrete bridge linking
Georgia with South Carolina and
forming a New York-to- Florida
highway.
The structure, known as the New
Burtons Ferry Bridge, spans the
Savannah River.
Prominent officials of both States
Joined in the ceremonies. Speakers
included Senators James Byrnes of
South Carolina and Walter F.
George OF Georgia.
Evening star., 1938-11-18

had condemned the anti-Jewish ac-
tons previously, but none used such
pointed phrases Is the scholarly
Far Eastern administrator and In
vestigator.
Evening star., 1938-11-18
19-to-1 ! Chance Seen
For Lifelong Sanity
BY the Associated PreSs

BY the Associated Press.
This years American babies who
grow to maturity will have a l9-to-l
chance of going through life sane.
These odds were given today by
DR.. Harold F.. Dorm, statistician of
the United States Public Health
Service.
Although the odds for previous
eras weren't figured out. DR.. Dorm
said the chances of avoiding un-
sound minds have grown slightly
smaller-not so much because in
sanity is increasing. but because
people live longer and insanity oc-
ours more often in elderly persons.
Evening star., 1938-11-18

American tourists spent $4,000, 900
in Mexico last year.
Evening star., 1938-11-18

Every person in Belfast, Northern
Ireland, is to be fitted for a gas
mask once a year.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

the Entire Nous Club, and Mrs.
Frank Steele, wife of the presi-
dent of the Arts Club; Mrs.
Philip Martin, president Of the
Capitol Hill History Club, and
Mrs. Louise Hartley WaSSell, Sec
ond national vice president Of
the Pen Women.
Also q guest was Mrs. Hugo
Heffelbach, founder and first
president of the Washington
Music Teachers Association, who
presented one of her most gifted
pupils, Miss Rae Alice Elmer.
Miss Elmer gave a program Of
piano music.
Assisting hosteSses were Mrs.
Arthur Peterson, Mrs. Paul c.
Whitney, Mrs. Marie Lomas
Bockoven and Mrs. William w.
Scott, jr.
Reports on the Mid-Atlantic
States Conference of the Ma
tional Council of Jewish Juniors,
held in Baltimore last week, will
be given by Miss Goldie Bach
man and Miss Charlotte Bor-
askey, delegates, tonight at the
meeting of the Washington
Chapter in the Jewish Commu-
nifty Center.
DR.. Mordecai Ezekiel, eco
nomic adviser to the Secretary
Of Agriculture, will speak before
the group at tonight's meeting.
Il y 4
DR.. Wesley M. Gewehr, chair
man Of the history department
Of American University, will
speak before members of the
Junior .Women's Guild of Ameri-
can University tonight in the
reception room of the Women's
Residence Hall.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Catholic u. Heads
To Be HOnOred
At Dinner

Distinguished prelates Of the
washington diocese will be
guests Of the District Of Colum-
bia chapter, International Fed
Grafton Of Catholic Aumnae, at
a dinner to be given by the group
next Wednesday evening at the
Mayflower Hotel.
The affair is in honor Of the
Rt. Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan,
rector, and the Rt. Rev. Patrick
J. Mccormick, vice rector of the
Catholic University of America.
who were elected honorary pres
ident and director, respectively,
Of the /. F. c. A. at the thir-
teenth biennial convention held
In Cleveland last August.
Miss Agnes c. Regan, national
ly known educator, and director
Of the National Catholic School
of Social Service in washington,
will be the principal speaker.
Brief addresses will be made by
Mgr. Corrigan. Mgr. Mccormick.
the Rev. DR.. Ignatius Smith,
o. p, brilliant orator and former
prior of the Dominican House Of
Studies, and the Rev. DR.. Mau-
rice Sheehy, of Catholic Univer-
sity.
A short program Of musical en-
tertainnment will be presented
by Mrs. Agnes Whelan McLaughr
lin, soprano, and q string or
chestra will play throughout the.
dinner.
Guests win be greeted upon
arrival by Miss Florence O'Don-
noghue, governor Of the chapter,
members and officers of the
board Of trustees, past COVER
nors, and by presidents of the
affiliated alumnae associations.
These include Mrs. Louis
Payne, past governor; Miss Eliza
beth Dolan, past governor; Miss
Elizabeth Leech, first vice gov
ernor; Miss Mildred Stohlman,
second vice governor; Miss Mi
riam Rooney, third vice gover-
nor; Miss Kathryn Bowers.
treasurer; Miss Margaret
OLeary, recording secretary,
and Miss Mary Hannah, cor
responding secretary, all of
whom are on the committee of
arrangements for the dinner;
Miss Rita Hickey, Mrs. Charles
H. Peckham, Miss Beulah Bari
mott, Miss Anna Ready, Miss
Mary Manogue, Miss Florence
Quicker and Miss Beatrice
Deeds, members Of the board of
trustees. -.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
WOn1en'S Group
To Hear Lecture

Miss Janet Richards, well
known lecturer, will donate her
services, to the Woman's Ma
tional Farm and Garden Asso-
citation in q Map Talk" to be
given tomorrow at II a. m. in
the Washington Club for the
benefit Of the scholarship fund
Of the Capital Division.
In view of the confusion of
the public mind concerning the
many "racial minorities" and
the boundary disputes in Gen.
trail Europe, Miss Richards will
use her European maps to clar-
ify the situation. ...--'
Following the lecture she will
be the guest Of the Capital Divi-
sion at luncheon. Mrs. j. Win
ston Johns, Of Ash Lawn, Char
lottesville, Va, is president Of
the local group. Mrs. Henry
Ford is honorary president, and
honorary members include Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. Cor
dell Hull, Mrs. Henry Morgen-
thau, jr., Mrs. Daniel c. Roper,
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace and
Frances Perkins. -.
Miss Gertrude Schrock is
chairman of arrangements for
the annual benefit card party Of
Mizpah Chapter, Q. e. s., which
will be given tomorrow night ut
1910 Wisconsin Ave. N. W.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
ADVERTISEMENT
WHO
WANTS
MY
NOSE

Always SMIfFlIRg...
Cart Smell Can'e
, Taste Can't EnIOy
Anything. Cant Breathe
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Among Those Present.
AIRS. MATTHIAS N. WALI.ACK.

AIRS. NATHAfI N. WALLACE
W1 prominently identified with
Jewish Club activities In the
District Of Columbia is chair
man of the seventh annual
donor luncheon to be given by
the Jewish Consumptive Relief
Society o, Monday at ihe May
flower Hotel was born In
Philadelphia, Pa graduate
Of Northeast High School there
came to Washington Is
years ago blond, Elue-eyed,
vivaci 3us and SOphistic 1ted
and just q wee bit shy to make
her fascinating Is pOsseSsOr
Of . rich soprano voice :.
studied music and appeared pro-
fesSOnally in the opera Aida"
in New York city L. has Travelled
extensively finds golf an
interesting diversion after a
week Of club activities Is
the mother Of two children, a
son, Charles, ant. q daughter,
Helen is the wife Of q prOmi-
nent bu7iness man in Washing
ton Is first vice president Of
the Washington Ladies auxiliary
Of the Jewish COnSumptive Re
lief Society member Of the
Washington Chapter &C HadaS-
sab Washington Section,
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

often cause offensive breath:
This extra-cleanliness due to
'miraclene" is the help that many
people need to keep their mouth
in perfectly clean condition:
Open Formula Pebeco contains
no ingredient that can possibly
harm the teeth, or cause discom-
fort. 1t contains no abraSives. 1t is
satin.smooth, bland and comforting
to people with sensitive mouths.
Try Open Formula Pebeco. Let
its refreshing taste and action help
give you modern dental home care:
Let it help you to be more attrae'
tive to the person you are going
to see tonight.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

MRS. CALVIN B. LUCAS Is
6usiIy engaged making last
minute preparations for the
card party In benefit Of the
WOIna1l's Clinic, which win be
given tomorrow afternoon at
1880 O'Clock at 736 Jackson
Pl. N. w.
Nile" was her subject.
Miss Vella Alberta Winner,
author Of the splendid book on
club publicity, What Makes
You Think So," spoke briefly
on her book and the proper
method of bringing the press
and clubs together for their
mutual benefit. Miss Winner is
director Of publicity for the
Federation Of Women's Clubs as
well as the editor Of "The Club
woman" official magazine Of
the organization.
OTHER GUESTS
Other guests at the tea were
Mrs. Ernest H. Daniel, president
Of the District Of Columbia Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs; Mrs.
Charles P. Keyser, president Of
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Mrs. w. w. Scott
Fellowship
Tea Hostess.
By MARY PADGETT

In their coy studio, deco
rated with bowls Of red roses
and Of vari-colored chrysanthe-
NUNS, members Of the District
Of Columbia Branch of the Ma
tional League Of American Pen
Women participated in an en-
3oyable afternoon yesterday and
graciously entertained guests at
tea and a program. The studio
Is in the Grafton Hotel.
Mrs. william w. Scott was
the hostess at this weeks "fel-
lowship" tea, and she made a
pleasant occupation Of it. Mrs.
Scott, incidentally, is the local
leagues reception chairman
and the corresponding secretary
Of the national organization.
Mrs. Inez Sheldon Tyler, presi-
dent Of the District Branch,
was also on hand to greet each
guest in her usual warm and
friendly fashion.
GUEST SPEAKER
Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, past
president of the District of Co
lumbia Federation of Women's
Clubs and past president of the
Women's City Club, was the
guest speaker. She told Of her
visit to Egypt, which she made
last year during her round-the-
world trip. Drifting Down the
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
G. w. Professor Speaks at Luncheon
Meeting of SOrOptin1iSts

A fascinating speaker is Miss
Anna Cooper, associate professor
of English Of the George Wash.
ington University, who enter
tained members of the Soropti-
mist Club at their luncheon
meeting in the Willard Hotel,
telling them Of her recent
sojourn to Europe.
Miss Cooper declared that her
impression of London was par
ticularly pleasant. She found
the people kindly and friendly.
She said they have "ingrained
class consciousness, and look
upon social class as something
preordained."
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

Another guest speaker yester.
day was Mrs. Miller Hickerson,
promotion manager of the Good
Will Industries of the District,
who described the workings Of
her organization. Mrs. Kicker.
son said that almost all the
people employed in the Good
Will Industries are physically
handicapped and would not be
able to get employment else
where. Through such work as
rebuilding old furniture. reno
waiting old clothes. collecting
newspapers. etc.. the institution
last year brought in $4,000
which went to the workers in
salaries and other benefits.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Womens League Hears Talk by Mrs. Wiley Drifting Down Nile
TOday'S Club Calendar

American Association Of
University Women - dinner
for Chinese youth delegates,
sponsored by the Interna-
tiOnal Relations Committee,
7p. m, 1884 I st. N. w.
SorOptimist Club - Board
meeting, 8 p. M, Willard
Hotel.
Kappa Gamma Sorority
Meeting, 1880 p. m, Raleigh
Hotel.
League Of Women Voters
Meeting Of the Department
Of Government and Foreign
Policy, 8 p. M, 351O Porter
st. N. w.
TakOma Park WOmen's
Club - Class in leadership
and parliamentary law, 10
a. M, in the TakOma Park
public library; Government
Study Department, / p. M,
meeting at the home of Mrs.
William Robinson, burnt
Mills Hills.
Mt. Pleasant Reb e k a h
Lodge No. g. Meeting, 8
p. M. Odd Fellows Temple.
Columbia Heights Art Club
Meeting, 2 p. m, home Of
Mrs. John Briggs.
Junior WOmen's Guild Of
American Unive-sity-Meet-
ing, 8 p. m, at WomeIA's Resi-
dence Hall.
Star SpangIed B amer
Council No. 7, Daughters of
Misunderstanding, 8 p. m,
j. o. o. F. Hall, Central Ave.
and Sixty-first Street, Capi-
tOl Heights, Md.
~sNNN~sA~NNNN~ANNN
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

Are you, too, aslave to the constant drip. drip,
drip Of sticky mucus trickling down your throat
due to colds? Is it spelling your enjoyment Of
life? Ie its offensive choking making you feel
miserable all over? Do you wake up in the
morning with your nose and throat blocked with
eticty phlegm? Get some Mentholatum. This
is . comforting balm containing menthol. cam
phoF, and soothing oils. Put little in each
nostril and rub it on the throat and chest. Happy
relief quickly follows. Mentholatum helps pre-
vent the gathering Of mueus. aids in clearing the
breathing passages and keeps them free. It's
soothing vapors spread through the nose and
throat reducing the irritation and helping Ma
4urs to restore healthier condition. Ask your
druggist for Mentholatum today. In jaEs q
cubes. 30t.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

Washington Chapter Of the
National Council Of Jewish
Juniors - Meeting, 8 p. m,
Monticello Chapter, OAR.
Reception and musical pro-
gram, 8 p. m, at Martha
Washington Seminary, 3640
Sixteenth st. N. w.
Blue Triangle Club--Sup-
per 6 p. m, recreation hour
and business session after.
wards, at the Y. w. c. A.
DOrcas Rebekah Lodge No.
Meeting, 8 p. m, Odd Eel
lows Temple.
Twentieth Century Club
Meeting, II q. M, Barker
Hall.
Evening star., 1938-05-21
TRADE BOARD PARTY
ATTENDED BY 1900
Annual Shad Bake at Bay Ridge
Attracts Large Party
of Officials,

Favored with ideal weather, the
Board of Trades time-honored spring
outing, the annual shad bake, was to
take place today at Bay Ridge, Md.
Some 1900 business men and their
guests. including a number OF men,
bers of Congress and District officials
we're attending the big affair This
is the fourth time the event has been
held at Bay Ridge
A number of members and guests
left the District Building by automo-
bile this morning, led by police es-
cort to the Distritc line. To accom-
modate the crowd. two dinners have
been scheduled. the first at 1870 am
and the second at 205 pm. Lunch
will be served at pm.
AS usual, one Of the outstanding
features of the affair will be the SOU
venir bags filled with articles of mer-
chandise contributed by business es-
adjustments.
Evening star., 1938-05-21
u, S. NAVY TO BEAT
HIGH COST OF SHIPS
Arranges to Take Over One of
Maritime Commissions New
Oil Tankers.

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy. in cooperation with the
Maritime Commission, has figured out
a way to beat the high cost of build
ing one of its auxiliaries, l6,300-ton
oil tanker
Oficials explained today that the
lowest estimate on ship to meet the
Navy's requirements of speed. ca
pacity, armor and guns was $500, 900.
The Maritime Commission, however,
was able to let contracts to three firms
for a Wholesale order OF II compar-
able vessels, to be operated by the
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, for
little more than 100000 each.
Using a ruling by its Judge Advo-
cate General that the procedure was
legal, the Navy has just completed
arrangements to take over one of the
IL at the wholesale price. Alterations
to provide larger quarters for the
crew, some armor, oil pumps and anti
aircraft guns will add about $4,000, 900.
the Navy estimates, so it will save
possibly s3,O00,000.