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Evening star., 1941-03-08
Weather Report

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freezing rain tonight enog
tomorrow morning tonight about 29 degrees Slowly
rising temperature afternoon Monday fair and warmer mod
crate mostly north and northwest
MarylandRain in southeast and light snow or freezing ram IN We
tonight probably tomorrow
light slowly rising temperature tomorrow
afte Monday
interior tonight probably ending light
slowly rising temperature omor-
row afternoon: Monday fair
tonight slightly
generally slowly
rising temperature except urries the mountains
Evening star., 1941-03-08
t3 British Vessels
Are Sunk in Convoys,
Nazi Command Claims
Two Destroyers and II
Merchantmen Credited
To Sub, Speedboots
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March s-The German
high command reported today a
Nazi submarine and German speed
boats had sunk two British destroy
ers and IL armed merchantmen
totaling 6l,400 tons in attacks on
conveys.
The daily war bulletin said the
submarine accounted for five vessels,
totaling $4,000 tons, while the speed
boats, attacking conveys along the
English Southeast Coast, downed six
merchantmen. including two tankers,
all tataling %, 400 tons, along with
the deStroyers.
In addition. the communique said,
the air force sank a merchantmen
of approximately l 200 tons in armed
reconnaissance over the North Sea
and badly damaged" three addi-
tional vessels.
In air raids on Britain, the high
command said:
Several direct hits were scored
on buildings during an audaclous at
tack from a low altitude on an i'm
portant armament plant near
Newark" Newark is in the Mid
lands, near Nottingham
Another armament plant near
Bristol suffered from hits on q
workshop and other facilities, the
communique said.
Individual Nazi combat planes
were said to have directed raids
against airportS in Southern and
Central England yesterday, inflict-
ing heavy destruction" on hangers
and shelters.
Dive bomber attacks on Malta re-
suited in a "big fire." in a torpedo
depot after direct bomb hit, the
Germans reported. A British chaser
and bomber were reported downed
| in this region and Sunderland
! flying boat was said to have been
| set af1re.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Public Health Service
To Begin Training
Defense Technicians
Graduates of Course Will
Handle Problems Arising
From Mossed Population

The first step in the S525 900
national defense health program
was announced yesterday with the
organization Of a school by the
United States Public Health Service
to train physicians, engineers, nurses
and laboratory technicians in the
special health problems connected
with defense efforts.
During a three-month period be-
ginning April some $50 public
health workers will be drained at
the school at the National Institute
of Health. Bethesda, Nd. The
trainees. to be selected from civil
service lists, will take courses lasting
one month.
After assignment to the various
States on completion of the course
the workers will assist local health
authorities in handling problems
created by large numbers Of persons
assembled at cantonments and
places with expanding defense in
dustries.
Assistant Surg. Gen. Joseph w,
Mountin said that Senior Surg.
Mark v. ziegler of the Health Serv-
ice will direct the school. E S
Tisdale, service sanitary engineer
will be assistant director.
Organization of the school was
announced following a meeting at
service headquarters yesterday at
tended by members of the surgeon
| generals staff and the deans OF the
Nations public health schools.
These schools and the Health
Service will provide teachers for
the course. The S525 900 authorized
by Congress will provide emergency
public health assistance to States
and localities the rest of the fiscal
year.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
R. |. Polio, Manager
OF MayfIower Hotel,
Dies Unexpectedly
Had Lupsed Into Coma
After Slight Illness
With influenza

Raphael CRalph) L. Polio, man
ager of the Mayfiower Hotel and
Well-knoWn hotel host to thousands
of Americans and many visitors
from abroad, died suddenly early
today at his residence at the May
flower. He was 81
Mr.. Polio had been slightly i'll
with influenza for several days, but
his condition had not been regarded
as serious. He lapsed into a coma
during the night and died of gas
tric hemorrhage.
Widely known in Washington civic
and business circles, Mr.. Polio had
beei4 manager of the Mayflower for
IL years. He mad spent virtually
his entire life in the hotel business.
in which he started here as a boy
of 16
Associated With Leading Hotels.
With his parents, Mr.. Polio came
to this country from Italy as small
boy His first job was with the
old Demonet's catering establish
ment in this city. He later worked
in the stewards department of the
Willard and advanced through al
most every department of operation.
He had been associated with the
leading hotels of this country and
Canada.
Mr. Polio joined the Mayflower
organization in 1927. He was Chi
cago representative and convention
manager before becoming resident
manager. He was president of the
Washington Lions Club, a member
of the Washington Board of Trade,
the knights of Columbus and a
number of social organizations.
Before joining the Mayflower or
ganization Mr. Polio was assistant
manager of the Hotel Washington
here and previously he had spent
considerable time in the resort field
and had been manager of the Deer
Park Inn in Maryland. He also had
been assistant manager of the Hotel
Windsor, Jacksonville, Fla, and had
held similar positions in a number
of others, including the Hotel
Gotham in New York.
Crossed Atlantic 16 Times.
Mr.. Polio made about Is trips
across the Atlantic. He was known
for his personal contact with guests.
His associates today pointed out he
opened every piece of mail that
came to his desk.
He is survived by his widow and
his ll-year-old daughter, Frances
Polio; his mother, Mrs. Anna Polio:
two brothers, 1t. Comdr. Frank
Polio of the United States Coast
Guard and Leonard Polio, and two
sisters, Mrs. B. L. Jarman and Mrs.
Luigi Principe, all of this city.
Funeral services will be conducted
at GaWler's funeral home at $3.50
am. Monday, followed by low mass
at st. Matthews Catholic Church at
10 am
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Brotman and JacobY Teams
Meet in Bridge Finals
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 8.-The con-
tract bridge teams of Dallas Oswald
Jacoby and Washington's Oscar
Brotman, winners over 20 other en-
tries. began today the final round In
the Curt H. Reisinger Trophy event
of the Eastern Bridge Tournament.
On the Jacoby team are three New
Workers, Mrs. Louise Wainwright,
Charles 8. Lockridge and Sherman
Stearns, and John Crawford OF
Philadelphia.
MIR. Brotman's partners include
Louis Newman, also of Washington;
Samuel Katz of Maplewood, N. j.,
and Bertram Lebhar, jr, Of New
York.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
DR.. Givens Will Speak
On LEGION Broadcast

DR.. Willard E. Giyens, executive
secretary of the National Educa-
tional Association, will speak on the
second of a series of four 15-minute
radio programs sponsored by the
District Department, American Le-
gion, at 4:30 pm. today over Sta
ton WRC.
DR.. Givens' subject will be
Ready for Our Country" He will
be assisted by James M. johnson
chairman of the Speakers Commit
tee of the local Legion's American
ism Commission.
The next broadcast in the series
will take place at the same time
next Saturday.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Mrs. Roosevelt Fears
Jimmy Is Not Apt
In Military Work
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March
6.-Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
said yesterday she was afraid
her son Jimmy wasn't especially
apt in military work.
Jimmy. she said, worked up
to a captains rank in the ma
rines and was made a lieuten-
ant colonel to permit him to
serve as the Presidents aide.
1T was ridiculous" Mrs.
Roosevelt laughed. Jimmy re-
allied he wasn't properly trained
for the rank and soon asked for
a demotion. Why, in one drill l
saw him march his men straight
into q wall"
Evening star., 1941-03-08
DR.. WMthington Ford,
Eminent Historian,
Dies Aboard Liner
Former Library of Congress
Official Fled Poris
When Ii Fell TO Nuzis

DR.. WorthingtOn Chauncey Ford,
83, former divisional chief at the
Library of Congress, who had been
trying to come home ever since the
Germans occupied Paris, his adopted
home, has died at sea on the liner
EXCalibur, according to word re-
ceived here today.
DR.. Herbert Putnam, former IL
brarian of Congress, said DR.. Ford,
who was an eminent historian, fed
Paris just ahead of the German
Army. For while he lived IN the
Pyrenees and then went to the
Riviera.
The library recently received
letter dated January from DR..
Ford from France DR.. Putnam
said. He declared he was able to
obtain sufficient food and was not
suffering, but he was most eager to
get back to the United States"
Embarked From Lisbon.
Finally. as a elimination of State
Department efforts, DR.. Ford was
able to leave France and embarked
on the American Export liner from
Lisbon.
First word of his death was re-
ceived yesterday by daughter, Mrs.
J. w. Loves of Cambridge, Mass.
Another daughter. Mrs. William A.
Ellis, Bloomfield, N. j.. also survives.
DR.. Ford had served as chief Of
the manuscript division of the Lii
brary of Congress from 1903 to 1909
and during that period the number
of documents there increased from a
few thousand to more than 1000 900.
In paying tribute to him, DR. Put
nam declared. he was man OF
very great ability, scholarship and
learning; as well he was an en-
inent economist and statistician."
Wrote Number of Books.
An authority on the early years
of the Republic, DR.. Ford was the
author or editor of number of
books, among them 12-volume
edition of the writings of George
Washington. He also was biogrs-
pher and an authority on the Adams
| family.
DR.. Ford became chief of the
Bureau of Statistics of the State
Department in 1885. at the age of
81, and remained in that capacity
for four years. From 1893 to 1893
he served in a similar post at the
Treasury Department. Before COM
ing to the Library of Congress at
the instance of DR.. Putnam he served
with the Public Library in Boston
and as commissioner of accounts
in New York City. He was native
of Brooklyn.
After leaving the library here he
served as lecturer at Harvard Uni
versity and the University Of Mich
igan, editor of the publication OF
the Massachusetts Historical So
ciety, and director of the European
Mission of the Library Of Congress
from 1929 to 1885.
His published works include Life
of George Washington" American
Citizens Manual" of which he was
author, and Writings of George
Washington, Letters Of Henry
Adams" writings of John Quincy
Adams" Journals of the CONT
mental Congress" of which he was
editor.
In his spare time, when not busy
with his hobby of collecting books
and autographs, DR.. Ford was active
in the sports of golf and horseback
riding.
He was a member of the Royal
Societies Club. the Century Club Of
New York, the Union Club and Odd
Volumes Club of Boston. and the
Union Interallie of Paris.
He was a brother of the late Paul
Lester Ford, author and student Of
historical matters and politics.
Evening star., 1941-03-08

voked canceling the agreement un-
less an understanding was reached
within 20 days.
C. I. o. President Philip Murray
said he felt the corporation could
afford 10 cents an hour raise with
out increasing the price of steel. He
pointed out it had made $102, 2,000, 900
net profit last year after generous
deductions for depreciation, etc."
and estimated the union demands
would amount to $52,000,000 an
nually.
On the other hand, the company's
offer, he said, would amount to only
81 a week for the 261 900 workers,
or about $13,0OO,000 a year. He
added that this boost of less than
3 per cent was not giving labor q
lust share Of profits"
Evening star., 1941-03-08
IKiII Bulls or Face Jail Cell ,
IMexico Warns Its Mutudors

ties supervising Mexico City's bull
rings because of public Indignation
at the "disgraceful failure" last
Sunday of Lorenzo Cara. "the mag
nificent," one of the nations most
famous bull-fighters.
He failed to dispatch his bull in
nine attempts and later was fined
900 pesos (about 5000, which was
the maximum penalty for bad per-
formance until today.
The temperamental Cara goes
into the ring again tomorrow in an
attempt to redeem himself, and ex-
perts said his entire career would be
in jeopardy unless he dispatches the
three bulls which will face him-and
| with dispatch.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
British Destroyer Sunk,
Admiralty Announces

LONDON, March 8 (P.-The Brit
ish destroyer Dainty has been sunk
the Admiralty announced last night
The Admiralty said the ship was
commanded by Comdr. M S. Thomas
and that next of kin of the casual
ties had been informed of the loss,
No further details were forthcoming
Evening star., 1941-03-08
By the Associated Press.


MEXICO CITY, March 8.-To the
ordinary dangers of the somewhat
perilous profession of bull-f1ghting,
the Mexican government added more
hazards today.
Any matador who fails to fulfill
his obligations other words,
kill his bull in a reasonable number
of tries-may find himself in jail
for as much as Is days. He also is
liable to be fined up to 5000 pesos
(about $1,000 and get himself
banned from the ring.
Government quarters said the
stringent regulations, approved by
President Manuel Avila Camacho,
were adopted by the federal authori-
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Sherwood Anderson Better

COLON. Panama, March 8 lP).-
Colon Hospital, where Sherwood
Anderson, the American writer. is
under treatment for an abdominal
obstruction and peritonitiS, reported.
today that his condition was slightly
improved, his pulse good and his
morale high, although he is still
seriously i'll.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
CONGRESS in Brief
Senate:

Senate:
Leaders seek final approval OF
British-aid bill.
House:
In recess.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
IS237.95 Is Received
To Aid Recovery
OF Young Hero
Jon Francis, Shot in Chase
After Armed Man, Given
Is New Gifts Today

Contributions to the fund inspired
by the heroism of 20-year-old Jon
Francis continued to grow today as
givers swelled the total contributed
to S23795.
Young Francis, who lies in Emer-
gency Hospital with a bullet wound
in his chest, was shot down February
27 while pursuing an armed man
fleeing from police in the downtown
section.
The fund, to which is gifts were
added today. was started by Maj.
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent of
police, in recognition of the young
mans courage. Gifts sent TO The
Star are turned over to the Police
Department for young Francis.
Among groups contributing to the
fund today were the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association and
employees of the stock ticker room
at The Star.
Those whose gifts for Jon Francis
were received TODAY included:
Evening star., 1941-03-08

Experiments with coal gas, as fuel
for airplanes were made near Milan,
Italy,
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last 24 Hours.
JFrom noon yesterday to noon todayO
Highest, 80, noon today. Year ago, 40
Lowest, 2S, 10 pm. yesterday. Xeal
ago. 81.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest IS, on March 3.
Lowest, 10, on February 10.
Humidity for Last "A hours.
(rrom noon yesterday to noon todayO
Highest e6 per cent at noon Yesterday
Lowest, S5 per cent, at noon today.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cleal
at Harper's Ferry: Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED By United States Coast snc
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1941-03-08
FOREIGN Stations.

Foreign Stations.
Moon, Greenwich time, today
Tempera ture Weather
Horta (FayaD. Azores so Cloudy
(Current observations0
San Juan, Puerto Rico II cloncy
Havana. Cuba rs Rain
Colon, Canal Zone T6 Cloudy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
In 0VERC0ATS!
If They're 'FAS HON
tailored They're
Smart and Thrifty

Look for the Fashion Tailored label!
It's a bond-Sears bond-of excel
lence in cut, material, styling It's
hallmark of the absolute peak in more
for-your-money thrift! Every over
coat has been planned by an out
standing designer. That's why guess
work has been eliminated. We know
- and so will you when you see
these buys - that quality features
mark every garment as distinctive.
Now, for holiday festivity, hurry to
Sears. Get the best-for the pre-
that's tuned to economy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
RCAF BombUnit
Joins British
International New. Service Wire

OTTAWA, Ont, Nov. 21.-Or-
ganization, in Great Britain, of
the first Royal Canadian Air
Force torpedo-bomber squadron
was announced today by national
defense headquarters.
The announcement added the
newly formed squadron would go
into battle very soon."
The torpedo-bomber squadrons
operate over the North Sea and
English Channel and scour the
enemy's long coastline from north
ern Norway to the Franco-Spanish
frontier
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New Red Guard
Established TO
Bolster Morale
Stain Proclamation
Seen as Desperate Bid
TO inspire Heroism
By KARL II. Won MIEGAND
(Chisf foreign correspondent for ths
Hsarst nsuspapsrsJ
Special wireless Dispatch 20 The Detroit


Times
SHANGHAI. Nov. 21.-To in
spire greater heroism and fight
ing spirit in the Red armies in
/. the present desperate plight oil
? Communist Russia. Stain has re-
created what was the former
. Imperial guard" of the Russian
. cars under the new name OF the
(. Soviet Red Guard.
In a proclamation broadcast by
= the IrkutSk and Habrovsk Soviet
J radios. Stains order DEGREES
establishing this new Red elite
corps.
1t was announced that the new
group will be commanded ~
General Tilieneff, who was COM
mander of the Moscow military
district.
UNIT OF NINE DIVISIONS
The Soviet Red Guard is to be
composed of nine division of troops
selected from the Red army who
have distinguished themselves in
fighting.
Red Guard soldiers will receive
double pay and officers and non
commissioned officers will get 80
per cent more than officers In
other units.
Stain. il is announced, has also
recreated what was imperial Rus
sias most highly-prized military
decoration for valor-the Saint
George Cross-leaving of the
word saint" Under the cars
this was regarded the highest
! military honor. 1t was the Rus
sian equivalent of the Britain's
Victorian Cross and Germany's
Iron Cross.
This return by Stain to i'm
perial Russia traditions in the
army is regarded in White Rus
sian circles in the Far East as a
desperate efsort to check the
alleged steadily sinking morale in
the Red armies, which is natural
as a consequence of the uncon-
cealable fact that the Red high
command has not gained one
J major victory in five months and
that the German forces are again
advancing toward the Caucasia.
REVOLUTION RUMORED
Persistent but wholly uncon-
firmed rumors in Far Eastern
Russian circles are that the last
; stage will be marked by a ma
. tionalist military revolution in the
Red army to save what can be
saved of "our sacred mother
Russia"
What Is both curious and parry
doxical about these reports that
allegedly come from Turkestan,
Irhutsk and Habarovsk, is the be-
lief expressed that this revolution
will be led by Marshal Schapos-
chinikoff. a former colonel in
Car Nicholas imperial army, who
the other day was named by
Stain as chief of the general staff
of the Soviet Red armies.
Arguments are advanced that
Schaposchinikoff is the only man
who could take up negotiations
with Hitler.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21

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Of his grave might never be known
and never disturbed.
Finally the captives. by whose
labor the tomb had been made and
the river turned from its channel
and back again, were put TO death
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29

THERE Is another great epoch
i OF history which might have
some similarity 10 the present sit
uation.
Some 400 years AFTER the
birth of Christ a great Teutonic
army under a mighty conqueror,
Alaric the Goth, invaded Greece
and overran II. capturing the ia
nous cities Of COrinth and Argos
and Sparta and selling many of
their free people into slavery.
The Goths were the most east
ernmost of the Teutonic peoples.
They were said TO have come
originally from Scandal or
Sweden. and from the island of
Gotland > In the Baltic Sea. and
gradually to have extended south
ward as far as the lower Danube.
In 1896 A. ID. the fierce Alaric
was made king OF the Goths and
led his people against Greece and
Rome.
He besieged Rome and sacked IL.
When the Roman Senate sought
to terrify him by citing the mill
lions OF people in the Roman Em-
pire which opposed him, Alaric
haughtily replied:
"The tAiekke'. ttHhe eteSs
the easier ii IS to moU."
After two years of conquest and
domination OF Greece. Alaric was
driven out of that land by StiIicho,
the able general of the imperial
armies.
But Rome to get rid of him had
to pay n ransom of more than a
quarter of a million pounds ster-
ling, besides precious garments of
silk and leather, and three thou
sand pounds of spices.
A FTER Rome Alaric, like Hit
"A Ter, desired TO invade Africa,
but again the sea defeated the con-
querors.
His ships were dashed TO pieces
by a storm and many of his SOL
diers persisted.
Soon after the destruction of his
fleet, so fatal TO his great plans,
Alaric died.
His adoring followers turned
aside the river Busento and buried
his body In the river bed.
Then the river was turned back
into Its bed again, so that the site
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29

and personal safety-more priced
and more precious than life.
So over the graves of the Aus
tralians, the New Zealanders, the
Canadlans,-the heroes of the new
world who died for the new
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29

worlds ideals OF liberty,-may the
lines of SimOnldes be inscrlbed:
an dark Thermopyl0e they
lie.
oh death Of glory thus to
die
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that none might learn their secret.
Perhaps 1t is In this wise that
history will repeat itself.
When conquerors die, as even
the mlghtiest must, their empires
fall TO pieces and nations regain
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29

their independence.
1t is impossible TO keep great
and noble people in permanent
subsection.
Freedom is more priced by all
who are worthy of 1t than peace