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Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

surface Yet, we felt pretty sure no more NOR
phine would leak into our hospital
When got back Danny was waiting for me in
my office.
"Doe-you better do something quick about the
other users. Now that the connection is busted
they Il tear this Joint down but they'll get morph
somehow. They'll have to have it,
Spread the word around to them" I said
Have them report to my office. That's the first
step When we know how many there are, I'll issue
an emergency order covering supplies of morphine
for the next twenty-four hours
sat IN my office waiting and before long the
door was pushed open-just crack. Ny visitor
hestated outside, then furtivey slipped in 1t was
one Of the patients
'Doctor-Td like to to report sick I'm.
I'm on the morph
H.. TOOK down his name How did it happen to
YOU ] asked in matter-of-fact tone
"Trench-mortar in Flanders. was in the
hospital out for six weeks or more When fl
nally came around I was on the morph That's
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28
UaU eEovos


Colonel said "Thc music would be
pretty tough to face if it got-out. But how did
those dope racketeers walk right into the wards
of our hospital right under our noses and
hand out morph to our patients? That's what
we've got to know, and soon"
The chief gave me carte blanche was to re-
port to him but the rest of the investigation was
entirely in my hands
l got in touch Immediately with the Federal
Narcotics Bureaus office in New York A couple
OF their men were put on the job and installed at
Fox Hills one as orderly to watch the staff and
the other as patient to cover that front.
The first bit of information they passed on to
me Was,- "
Doctor, the place is organized All the i,lnlies
know one another and help one another and thev
don I trust any outsiders. It slow going"
They suspected number of patients of being
morphine addlcts and couple of orderlies, that
all.
Back on a small morphine ration. Danny MaIlo,
began to gain weight His color returned and some
OF his old cheerfuness, although despair over the
on him
He and Mary Hughes were more in. love than
ever and wanted 90 get married But how could
they? Suppose l was unable to supply Dannv's
drug How long would he last before he was forced
back into a life Of crime?
And Danny knew about the dope ring in the
That where he got the dose that upset his cure
But he wouldn't tell
appealed to Mary Hughes-my last hope of
getting Danny 20 talk
Then one evening he stood in front of my desk
ne q slipped INTO my office after hours when he
wouldn't be seen.
You win again, Doc he said with wry grin
You an Mary You want me to put the finger
on the hospital connection Okay-ony there's
one thing got 70 know first"
nodded
What's going to happen to all the other users
II we bust their connection It's all right about me
you been taking care of me seven O'Clock pigbt
ana morning regular But what about the others"
/ had to think fast had no idea how MANY
others there were. The small morphine ration
winch Danny absorbed daily was given him bv nm
official permission of the chief who was interested
IN our experiments. But if Fox Hills suddenly he
gan to absorb a lot Of morphine the higher-lns
would certainly question it,
At .ast said Danny don't know what I can
DO officially But III give you my word that IN
find way won't let them burn"
The old grin lighted up his face
"OkaY.- Doc T0daXs Saturday have eor,o
body keep an eye on me all day Monday When T
put the finger on guy follow hm Tic VIII bc
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

AbOve-A Dope "Pusher" Caught With the Goods -
Decks of Cocaine Which He Thought Very
Carefully Concealed Under the Broad Lapels
of His Overcoat.
Left-Women Pedlers Used to Have a Safer Place.
in the Days of Longer Skirts, When They
Carried the Little Drug Packets Under Their
Carriers
Right-Or, as This Woman Member OF a Smuggling
Ring Shows in Easier Place to Get At
Right Under the Gauntlet of Her Glove.
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

The hospital contact and he will lead you to the
connection"
Danny was under close observation of the Fed
era men on Monday.
The morning passed quietly. The afternoon
dragged on. At last one of the older veterans in
Dannys ward looked at the clock, got up stretched
and ambled down the aisle. Danny followed him as
if going to the avatory and as he passed him he
prodded the older man playfully in the back with
his finger.
That the signal
Our Federal man followed The patient headed
for the kitchen. Monday was the day for interview
ing statesmen and there had been stream of Wis
itors-representing grocery jobbers, meat jobbers
and the like
The older man passed the door of the waiting
room and casually dropped a crumpled cigarette
package on the floor.
man with salesmans order book in his hand
out of the detitian's office and started down
the corridor Casually STOPPING to pick up the cigar
cite package, he continued on At the
end Of the hall he tossed a small bag
which had held candy into a trash can. -
Our patient was just retrieving the
candy bag when we grabbed him.
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

It's the goods all right,
said the man who had been
trailing him. "Seen
What l saw were several
dozen 'bindles little folded
white papers. These con-
tanned milk sugar and in it
was mixed anywhere from
an eighth to a quarter of a
grain of morphine.
How long had this been
going on? The underworld
had moved in all right and
was passing out dope with
a trick so simple that even
a baby should have been able
to think of it.
We got the pedler, of
course, gave him three years.
But he was only small fry
we had only scratched the
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28
CHAPTER II.

2 COURSE Wen have to keep this in
vestigation under cover, La Roe. the
Colonel said. "Thc music would be
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Immaculate Conception
Plans Novenu Today

A perpetual novena in honor of
the Mother of Christ will be held
at SIS and 7:45 pm. today at the
Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Eighth and N streets NV
The Rev. Joseph Slavin, o. P, will
speak at both services, and the Rev.
John K. Cartwright, pastor, will
celebrate benediction.
Holy day services at the church
tomorrow will be held at 2 am,
6:45 am, 7:30 am, am. and
1915 pm. Immaculate Conception
Is now the only Catholic church
in the city with 2 am. mass.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Group Health Hears
DIET Authority al
Anniversary Meeting
More Milk, Fruit and
Leofy Vegetables
Recommended by Speaker

More milk more fruit and leafy
vegetables in the diet will help
America lead a more abundant life,
DR.. Hazel K. Stiebling. diet author
ity of the Bureau of Home Eco
nomics, told the Group Health As
sociation at a meeting last night
celebrating the groups fourth an
niversary.
Five-cent milk in the District
for families in low income brackets
was praised by DR.. Stiebling. Fami-
lies able to obtain low-cost milk are
using twice as much as they did
before, she said.
Cites Diet Deficiencies.
Calcium and riboflavin, both
found in milk, are the two greatest
deficiencies in diet, according to
DR.. Stiebling. She denied that
vitamins in canned foods "deteri-
Grated" 80 minutes after opening
and suggested cooking as quickly
and with as little water as possible
to get the most nutrlment from
vegetables.
There is a lot OF unnecessary
dosage of vitamin supplements"
DR.. Stiebling mentioned concerning
"Wtamin pills" "but not much dan
ger of untoward results from over
dosage"
Children Cut Cake.
Whole wheat, or enriched white
bread, rather than plain white
bread, was recommended to the
members by DR.. M. l.. Wilson, di-
rector of the extension service of
the Agriculture Department, who
led the discussion
Cutting of a birthday cake to
commemorate the associations an
niversary preceded DR.. Stiebling's
talk. Darlene 10 Schmid, 5, zoos
Key boulevard, Arlington, and Rich
ard Thrift, 4, 8201 Cedar street, Sill
yer Spring, whose parents are among
the original members, cut the cake.
The meeting was one of a series
on How to Keep Healthy Under
Stress" 1t was held in the National
Archives auditorium. J. S. Hath
cock. first vice president, presided.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Bulfour Rally Postponed

The Balfour- -Brandeis rally of the
Zionist groups in Washington,
scheduled for Monday evening at
Central High School. has been post
poned to an unannounced date. The
Zionist Organization of America is
sponsoring the rally, in joint COM
memoration of the oath anniversary
of Balfour Day and the recent death
of Supreme Court Justice Louis
Brandeis.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
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HALLOWEEN FETES.
Children's costume parade, from
Taft Junior High School, Eighteenth
and Perry streets NE, 4 to 6 pm.
today; grand march and orchestra
program for adults at 8 pm.
Movie and costume party for chill
dren under Is years old, Gordon
Junior High School, 7 o'clock to-
night; dance for girls and boys
over Is years old, 8 o'clock.
Movie, E. v. Brown School. 560l
Connecticut avenue NV. and Wood
row Wilson High School, Nebraska
avenue and Chesapeake street NV,
z o'clock tonight.
DANCES.
Virginia State Society, willard
Hotel, 8 o'clock tonight.
Construction Division of the War
Department. Wardman Park Hotel,
10 o'clock tonight.
AL States Club, Washington Ho-
tel, 10 O'Clock tonight.
Philippine Community, Willard
Hotel, 10 o'clock tonight.
CONVENTION.
Association of American Feed
Control Officials, Willard Hotel,
closing today.
DINNER.
Washington Society of MaSsa-
chusetts Institute of Technology.
Y. w. G. A, Seventeenth and K
streets NV, 5 O'Clock tonight.
LUNCHEON.
National Council of Catholic
Women, Mayfower Hotel, l pm. to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
GeneuIoqists to Meet

The National Genealogical Society
will meet at pm. tomorrow at the
Mt. Pleasant Library to hear David
c. DuniWay, secretary-treasurer of
the American Association for State
and Local History, discuss that
groups convention early this month.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Druggist and Clerk Tied
By Robbers Takinq S275

A 58-year-old drug store pro-
prietor and clerk were bound and
gagged with adhesive tape last night
by three young white gunmen who
escaped with $275.
Jesse A. Simpson, proprietor of
the establishment at 6101 Dix street
NE, and his clerk, Steve Mussante,
20. lay bound on the floor of the
prescription room about five min
utes before Mr.. Simpson was able
to free himself.
A 30-year-old colored man was
being held today on a charge of
stealing So worth of liquor from a
store window at 5709 Sixteenth
street NV. Saturday night. Po-
icemen Eugene Danielwicz and Ed
win Bedell said they caught him in
the act.
Early yesterday thieves got $125
from the restaurant of Louis Nesline
at 1906 Rhode Island avenue NE.
The robbers entered by smashing
rear window.
Cash and property totaling $120
were stolen from the home of Jo-
seph Oxenburt at $500 Sixteenth
street NV. early yesterday. A lock
on rear window had been forced.
Joseph A. Silberg. proprietor Of
a grocery store at IS H street NV,
was held up and robbed at 7:20 am.
today by two colored men. One held
gun on Mr.. Silberg while the
other took $40 in cash from the
register. They escaped on foot after
cutting the telephone wires.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
William n. Cromwell, s.,
Lawyer, Dies in CHICAGO

William Navarro Cromwell, 50,
local representative Of the Chicago
law firm of Cromwell, Greist 81
Warden here for 20 years, died sud.
denly yesterday in Chicago. Fu-
neral services will be held there
at pm. tomorrow.
Mr.. Cromwell was born in the Dis
trict and was graduated from East
ern High School and George WASH
ington University Law School. After
practicing law here for several years
as patent attorney, he went to Chi
cago about rs years ago and helped
found the law firm which bears his
name.
Although he made his home In
Chicago, Mr.. Cromwell made peri
odic visits to Washington, during
which he attended the Wallace Me-
mortal United Presbyterian Church.
He was a former president of the
Petworth Citizens Association and
a 32d degree Mason.
Active in research in patent law,
Mr.. Cromwell had large collection
of patent law books. He was presi-
dent of the Chicago Patent Law As
sociation and had been admitted
before the Supreme Court.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Mary Andrews Cromwell, and
daughter, Mrs. William Holmes,
both of Chicago.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
1aIIuIah Bankhead Tells
OF 17,418-MiIe Road Tour

Tallulah Bankhead, in town today
with THE Little Foxes" talks and
moves about with an alertness that
bellies q 17,418-mile tour of one
night stands.
Interviewed in her suite at the
Mayfiower Hotel yesterday, Miss
Bankhead talked willingly, eagerly
and copiously. She not only breezeo
through resume of a tour that
took her and the Foxes" to 45
States, but in the same breath tolc
of her negotiations for a week OF
performances to benefit the fight.
ing democracies.
The daughter of the late Speaker
said she had wired her company
suggesting that the play be staged
an extra week in New York after
its regular run and the proceed,
turned over to Britain, Greece anc
China.
The entire cast has agreed tc
give the week for this cause" she
said, even the electrician, "and don't
forget him simply because he's be-
hind the scenes and gets no recog-
nition."
Miss Bankhead is thrilled" tc
live in these historic times" ano
she loves" Churchill and Roosevelt
as the great men" of the times
and, Of course, she's so happy" tc
be back In Washington.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
YugosIovio
Continued From First Page. J

requisition of more and more public
buildings for military use.
Diplomatic messages said that
another British mechanical division
was landing in Greece as the British
built up 100000 troops already re-
ported landed toward an expected
total of 100000.
These reports said fresh Aus
tralian and New Zealand troops
were pouring into Cairo, relieving
forces of the veteran Army of the
Nile for transfer to the Balkan
front.
Some diplomatic quarters hinted
Germany's failure so far to strike
might be due to anxiety over Russia
These sources said it might be sig
nificant that large numbers Of
German troops in Rumania were re-
placing Rumanian soldiers along the
Prut River, across from Russian
territory.
A diplomatic dispatch from Bu-
charest said Marshal Semeon Timo-
shenko, Soviet defense commissar,
had been in Bessarabia, on the
Russian side of the Prut River from
tier. last week and that Admiral
Nikolai Kuznetzoff, chief of the Red
Navy, was at Odessa, Russia's big
Black Sea base.
Evening star., 1941-03-17

saw the hospital ship and without
paying attention to other steamers
In the port, turned against it, hitting
1t squarely with two torpedoes.
Reported Driven on.
Naval anti-aircraft opened fire
Immediately, and drove OF the in
famous aggressors.
Countess Edda Ciano Mussolini,
who was aboard the Po as a volun-
tary Red Cross nurse, was among
the last to leave the ship which
sank rapidly. Some dead are
deplored.
There was deep Indignation
throughout Albania and among the
fighting troops for the hateful
crime deliberately committed by the
r. A. F."
Evening star., 1941-03-17
New Itolion-YugosIov
Trade Award Announced

ROME, March II R.-Trade be-
tween Italy and Yugoslavia will be
considerably increased, with easier
facilities for payment, under a new
commercial agreement, Italian au-
thorities announced today without
disclosing any figures.
Better railway facilities also are
provided to move freight from other
Balkan countries to make up for
war hindrances in the Mediter-
ranean, it was said.
From Yugoslavia Italy imports
fish, livestock, poultry, wood, grain,
dry vegetables and metals. She ex-
ports to Yugoslavia wool, silk, rice,
artificial WOOL, mercury and ma
chinery.
II Giornale dItalia indicated that
the agreement would result in the
providing of more supplies for AL
bania, the scene of Fascist fighting
with Greece.
Evening star., 1941-03-17

mittee on Apprenticeship. A staff
Of more than 100 trained field
workers has been built up to facili-
tate this program, he said.
Charming Dooley, director of the
Training Within Industry Section
Of the National Defense Advisory
Commission, discussed activities of
his division and outlined some of
the more technical phases of the
problems confronting the confer
ence.
The conference, which is under
the auspices of the o. P. M, is to
conclude with two sessions tcmor-
row. Speakers in the morning will
include Undersecretary of War
Robert P. Patterson. An executive
session was held this afternoon and
another is scheduled for tomorrow
afternoon.
Meanwhile, in statement issued
today, Secretary of Commerce Jesse
Jones said that accumulation of
manufacturers inventories has
"hastened" imposition of priorities
In some industries.
February Marked Change.
Until February, he said, this &C
emulation of materials did not
conflict with direct defense and
civilian needs, but expansion of the
program last month brought pro-
duction to phase in which
shortages and bottlenecks became
sufficiently widespread to be char
acteristic." In recent weeks, he
added, forward buying has inter-
fered with the flow of materials for
defense needs"
Another change since early Feb
ruary was noted by Leon Hender-
son, defense commissioner of price
stablllzatlon. He asserted that in
creases of az to 2 cents in the price
OF packer hide futures appear to be
speculative and not warranted by
actual supply conditions.
In move to bolster it's steel pro-
duction unit, the Office of Produc-
ton Management today announced
addition of four steel executives to
its staff. They are George F. Hook
er of the Bethlehem PA Steel Co.,
Arthur A. Wagner of Pittsburgh of
the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp,
Arthur j. OLeary of Coatesville, Pa.
OF the Lukens Steel Co., and James
G. West Of Pittsburgh, formerly with
the Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. The
first three have arranged leaves of
absence from their companies.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Rail Express Agency
May Lose Air Business
Under Board Decision
Four Big PIone Lines
Form New Company
To Take Over Work

A decision that may force the
Railway Express Agency out Of the
air express field, in which it has
been charged with exercising a
monopoly preventing proper expan-
sion of air express business, was
reached today by the Civil Aero
nautics Board.
Anticipating such exclusion of the
railway agency from the air trans
port field, four of the largest do
mestic airlines today announced the
formation of a new organization
known as Air Cargo, Inc, to replace
the Railway Express Agency.
The board, in dismissing the ap-
lication of Railway Express Agency
for certificate of public convenience
and necessity, granted temporary
exemption to permit the agency
to continue in operation pending a
final decision on the alleged anti
trust aspects of the case.
Airlines to Take Over Work.
Under existing contracts with all
domestic airlines. the railway agency
acts as the sole ground collection
and distribution agency for air ex-
press. This work will be taken over
by the airlines themselves as a re-
suit of the formation of Air Cargo,
Inc. This new company, according
to an announcement by Col. Edgar
S. Gorrell, president of the Air
Transport Association of America,
now is wholly owned by American
Airlines, Eastern Air Lines, Trans
continental and Western Air and
United Air Lines.
The Civil Aeronautics Board ruled
that the Railway Express Agency
cannot qualify as an air carrier" on
the basis of its present air express
business. The agency now acts as
the ground representative for all
domestic airlines, handling the COL
lection and delivery of air express
on all parts of the country.
1t has been charged that contracts
existing between the agency and the
air lines provide a minimum air
rate higher than the existing railway
express rate and that this has set
up an artificial barrier preventing
the expansion OF air express busi-
ness.
Exemption "in Public Interest"
The c. A. B. said that Railway Ex-
press Agency will be permitted to
continue operations without a GER
tificate until further action Of the
board" as a matter Of public inter-
est" 1t Is understood that the
length Of time this exemption will
remain in effect will depend upon
the pending investigations into tho
existing contracts.
The majority opinion, regarded as
one of the most important in the
recent history of the board, was
concurred in by Harllee Branch,
chairman; Edward Warner, vice
chairman. and Oswald Ryan, mem
Der of the board. Grant Mason,
member of the board, dissenting
from the majority opinion, said
that he will file an opinion outlining
his belief that the Railway Express
Agency is not an air carrier under
the law and consequently does not
require certificate Of public con-
venience and necessity to continue
in operation. George Baker, fifth
member Of the board, did not par
ticipate in the decision.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Weather
Continued From First Page.)

Oak, was frozen while trying to 60
from a neighboring home to his
house, walking past his home as the
storm blinded him; Ali Luzaich, 81,
farmer near Chisolm, Mimi, froze
to death near his home, and the
body of Sid Bonaime, Tilden, Mimi,
station agent, was found two miles
from his home, Bonaime dying as
he was trying to bring help to his
family whom he had left in their
stalled car. They were rescued by
others.
Three other victims reported
earlier today were Mr.. and Mrs. Lud-
wig Foss and their 18-year -old
daughter, Roselyn, of Beltrami,
Mimi, who died near Lockeart. Like
so many others, their car had stalled
In the storm and trying to walk to
safety. they died.
This brought the death count in
Minnesota to % and in North Da-
kota to 80.
From 10 to IS persons were still
unaccounted for and a score or
pitals as a result of one of this
areas worst storms In the memory
Of pioneers. Physicians feared some
Of those in hospitals might die.
Thousands of farmers, out for
their Saturday shopping trip, were
threatened by the fast-traveling
storm in which the wind rose at
times to IS miles an hour. Dozens
of cars plunged into bitches, driven
there by the wind. Others slipped
from the road as fine snow and dust
swirled by the gale cut visibility to
nothing.
Some Freeze to Death in Cars.
Some of the victims froze to death
In their stalled cars. Others were
battered to exhaustion as they
sought to fight their way to safety
and froze to death on roads and in
fields. In many cases bodies were
found only short distance from
shelter.
Little snow accompanied the ter
rife wind, but what there was be-
came packed into rocklike drifts in
many places. Recorded wind veloc-
ity included one of IA miles an hour
at Fargo and another of SO miles an
hour at Grand Forks. Sudden gusts
at times raised the gale as much as
Is miles an hour.
Biting cold rode with the wind,
which tumbled temperatures close
to the zero mark. AS the wind
ceased the mercury continued to
sink, dropping under zero generally.
Some Suffocated.
Sub-zero temperatures also were
reported in Eastern Montana to-
day In the wake of the storm which
brought a little snow to that State.
One man was killed near Shelby
when his truck overturned during
the storm.
North Dakota authorities reported
that in a number of instances storm
victims were suffocated by the sheer
force of the wind, their lungs con-
gested from the snow and dirt-filled
air.
One man, Waldemar johnson, IS,
Warren, owed his life to his pres
erce OF mind in burrowing into snow
IN a drainage ditch. where he re-