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Evening star., 1941-07-04

occupied by a s1adowy watcher.
AT the corners there was always
one or more of the policing force.
After another half hour ! was
stopped and my permit demanded
of me the second time. During
the time of curfew I was stopped
10 times and the inspection and
questioning. whether by the polio
ing force or by night watchers,
were invariably the same.
I continued walking through the
streets rarely encountering any
one, but aware each minute that
there were dozens of pairs OF eyes
watching me from the darkened
doorWayS.
Then suddenly whistle blasted
the daylights out of me If one
ton bomb had exploded in the street
l probably would have been less
shaken. Almost simultaneously an
automobile, of which I had not been
aware, Screeched TO breath taking
stop a few feet from me. Out Of
the darkness one OF the policing
force appeared and questioned the
driver. His permit was inspected
for several minutes and then the
car rolled away.
Public Awaits Daylight.
As it began to get lighter, build
ings that l had not suspected of
being in existence gradually rose
from the earth and jutted like
blackened icicles into the sky. The
city began 70 take on shape and
substance l could see familiar
looking landmarks that brought me
back 10 reality. I was in Moscow
after all, not on some planet whose
sun had expired
AS l walked toward home. people
began emerging from apartments
and dwellings. Some were hurryine
TO work. others were coming out
TO observe the neWnesS Of new
day. Trucks. passenger cars anc
motorcycles thundered over the
pavement. traffic lights appeared
in their usual positions and cur.
tains and shades were drawn from
over windows Life in Moscow hac
once more resumed its norma
| routine.
Evening star., 1941-07-04

woman and two men, then asked
me some questions in Russian. A!Jer
l had haltingly uttered a few words
in their tongue they asked me
whether I were British or German.
l replied that l was an American.
All was well, the inspection was
over, and the three figures moved
away into the night as Shadowy aud
mysteriously as they had ap-
preached.
Cupping match in my nand, l
lighted a cigarette, trembling so
violently for fear a bullet would
whizz by my ear that it gave me
small satisfaction. However, a few
minutes later I saw other cigarettes
being lighted and l was relieved to
know that smoking was permitted.
Questioned 10 Times.
As l walked up the street I pa assed
many doorways and it seemed as
though every one of then. was
Evening star., 1941-07-04
Need forU. ). 0. Work
illustrated by Holiday
Influx Of Service Men
Campaign Official Cites
Problem Of Finding
Sleeping Quarters

The soldiers. sailors and marines
f1ocking TO Washington TO spend
their holiday leave illustrate the
need for recreatlonal facilities which
the United Service Organizations
are trying to meet. Edwin n. Lewis,
secretary OF the local U. 5. o. cam
paign. declared today.
When We see these boys wander
ing through the streets looking for
something TO do or for some place
TO go where they can rest or read
or write letter home" he said. 1t
helps us to realize how vital TO the
morale of these boys the U. S. o.
program is.
Here there will be parades, which
are not exactly novelty TO service
men. and a mammoth fireworks dis
play. But when the last rocket has
been shot of. there is still the mat
ter OF finding place TO sleep at a
price a soldier or sailor can afford
to paw. The Y. NJ. c. A, Soldiers.
Sailors and Marines Club; George
Washington University gymnasium.
Leave Area Camp and Banneker
Recreation House 'for colored serv-
ice mem all put together PROVIDE
only little over 400 cots.
I'VE hope that every soldier on
the streets of Washington on the
Fourth will be a reminder TO those
who have not yet contributed to the
U. S. o. campaign to do their part
in backing the service men by help
ing bring Washington TO its goal OF
$3.50 900 for its share in the national
ard local phases of the U. S. o. pro-
gram
The campaign was s3l9 nearer its
goal yesterday because OF a brisk
business in lemonade. For three
days Marcel Conrad, jr.. II, and
his brother Gary, 9. Of 2800 On
tario road NV, sold lemonade at
the corner of Ontario ROAD and Lam
ier street.
The boys had some help from
Norma Plavnick, 10. VINO lives In
the same apartment house, and Lee
ORourke, who lives across the
street. Their mother helped launch
them in business with quarters
worth of lemons and sugar.
49, .I.,- . ton oo0 +oDe IF ,,,ilhy
Evening star., 1941-07-04
Weather Report

shed by United States "es.he bureau
Counba-Mostly occasional u
temperature ohgh aoout % u
gentle northeast and east "hls
Maryland-Moly with occasional showers thS aOU
tonight tomorrow generaJ
Sunday tar = .o..L ,rs
cooler IN Soutn
occasional showers IN extreme noIn
portion this afternoon tonight tomorrow generally a ana S
portion
of showers Sunday fair
somewhat warmer
West central and showers and
cooler tonight fair and somewhat warmer om
Sunday.
Five-day weather the period from O Friday July
4to Wednesday, July 9, 194l:
Middle Showers will end tonight except In South
will Saturday Generally far
Temperature
and above normal Tuesday Wednesday night
The will but slightly above normal during
Evening star., 1941-07-04
Stone Takes Oath
As Chief Justice in
National Park Cabin
Rangers Are Witnesses
In Colorado Ceremony
Conducted Without Fuss
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PARK, Colo,
July 4-With black-robed justices
replaced as witnesses by corps Of
uniformed rangers, Harlan Fiske
Stone recited his promise as Chief
Justice OF the United States yeSter-
day in log cabin.
High in the now-mottIed Rockies,
the ceremony was without fuss" as
the New Hampshire-b born Stone had
insisted.
He solemnly sWore to do equal
right to the poor and to the rich"
And with Mrs. Stone sitting quietly
behind him. vowed to support the
Constitution of the United States
against all enemies" The judicial
oath and the oath of allegiance were
repeated after Wayne Hackett,
United States commissioner for
Rocky Mountain National Park.
The new Chief Justice gazed out
window overlooking a sunny.
green-hued mountain valley as he
firmly reCited the words.
To Lead Pledge of Allegiance Today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Sprague, op-
orators of the rustic lodge where the
Stones have been resting tor two
weeks. silently watched their most
important occasion since they settled
in Rocky Mountain National Park IA
years ago. Twenty-Five rangers and
park officials and a few intimate
friends were the other witnesses.
ARRANGEMENTS had been made for
the farm boy who rose to the highest
judicial Office in the land to lead
Americans in the pledge of allegiance
TO the flag over Nationwide hook
up this afternoon, following a mes
sage from President Roosevelt.
AS the ceremony began at 335
pm. yesterday Commissioner Hack
EFT read "I' in place of you" in the
oath of allegiance. The 69-year-old
Coolidge Supreme Court appointee
interrupted him and asked him to
start again.
Then Justice Stone. one-tme
Amherst College football player, read
the VOWS.
Commission Signed Yesterday.
President Roosevelt appointed
him Chief Justice June u to sue
ceed the retiring Charles Evans
Hughes. and signed his commission
of Office earlier yesterday The Sem
ate confirmed the appointment
week ago.
Justice Stone took oath as the
courts Youngest member. at 50, on
March 2, 1925, and became known
as the taxation expert of the high
bench. He graduated from Colum-
bia Law School after receiving his
bachelor of arts degree from Am
herst, where he went intending to
become a physician.
Evening star., 1941-07-04
Deputies Are Named
To Enforce Maryland
Fireworks Control
Hospitals to Cooperate
In Finding VioIotors
Of New Regulation

AS Maryland celebrated Inde-
pendence Day for the first time with
State ban on fireworks, special
investigators were named in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Counties
to look into all violations.
The regulations were promulgated
by State Insurance Commissioner
John B. Centrum, who was upheld
in his ban on eXplosive-type fire.
works in a ruling by Baltimore
Circuit Court judge recently.
Special deputy fire marshals have
been assigned to each county by the
insurance commissioner. In Prince
Georges County, William J. Tierney
of Hillside was deputized, and Irv-
ing johnson of Takoma Park will
enforce the regulations in Mont
gomery County.
Both of these officials have ar
ranged with hospitals here to re-
port any treatments administered
for fireworks injuries. They will in
terview those treated to try to learn
| where the explosives were purchased
and will prosecute where violations
are found
Since issuance of the regulations,
loopholes have been found and are
being utilized in several Prince
Georges County communities. The
loopholes make the bans inapplica-
bic in communities that have other
wise regulated explosive fireworks
| sales.
Fire Departments Cooperate.
Charles r. Stallings, jr., of Pixies
vile, who will work with Mr.. Cont
rum today at Baltimore, declared
some Prince Georges County fire
departments have shown complete
cooperation" with the commits
sioner.
He especially cited the Hillside and
Cottage City Fire Departments.
A State police patrol has been
established today between the Dis
trict line and Colmar Manor to en-
force the regulations. according to
Mr.. Stallings.
Police Chief Andrew NJ Newman
has written notices to all substation
commanders in Montgomery County
calling attention to Commissioner
Gontrum's regulations and instruct
ing full enforcement
Many persons from Washington
and nearby Virginia were going to
Fairfax County today to purchase
and set off fireworks. This is the
nearest area in Virginia where their
Use and sale is permitted by law.
Caution Urged on Parents.
Mr. Centrum appealed TO parents
to exercise the utmost care in al
lowing children to play with legal"
pyrotechnics.
Mr.. Centrum cautioned that
sparklers and certain types of foun-
tains. ruled legal by the courts as
non-eXploSiye, can cause accidents
If used by children without super
vision. Tabulations OF the Mary
land Society for the Prevention of
Blindness show that fireworks ac-
cidents last year injured 303 per-
sons. 1874 of them under the age
OF Is.
Meanwhile Mr.. Gontrums Office
announced that 55 permits for pub
lie displays had been issued. The
permits, according TO the. insurance
commissioners regulations. were is
sued only where the displays were
to be set off by competent persons
Included in such local celebra-
tions are those 10 be staged in Ia
koma Park tonight and at several
OF the nearby Maryland country
clubs.
In Arlington County, Va, police
arrested 21-year- -old soldier for al
lesedly setting of frecrackers at
1880 am. today, or the complaint
OF residents in the Clarendon area.
Evening star., 1941-07-04
Photographers Pilot
Grounded for Low Flight
By the Associated Press.

by TIRE Associated PresS.
NEW YORK, July 4.-The Civil
Aeronautics Board made public
yesterday a decision ordering 60
day suspension Of the license Of
Hugh C. Robbins, pilot who flew
New York Daily News cameraman
over New York Harbor April 8 TO
stake pictures of a British warship.
The board ruled that evidences
showed the pilot had flown below
500 feet over the water, contrary TO
rules. The photographer, John
Hemmer, testified the plane was
never lower than $50 feet above the
harbor.
The board also ruled that Pilot
Robbins few lower than 1000 feet
over a congested area in the bay
and closer than 500 feet to another
plane in fight.
Evening star., 1941-07-04
French on Way to Syria
Reported in SoIoniko

ANKARA, Turkey, July 3 (delayed>
R.-Travelers reaching Ankara
reported today seeing French troops
in the Greek port of Salonika about
to embark for Syria.
They said at least regiment OF
Frenchmen was enroute to strength
en- the colonial army fighting the
Free French-British invasion OF
inundated Lebanon and Syria.
British military sources at the
same time reported continued re-
Enforcement of the French air force
there by planes flying from North
Africa and France by way of Axis
occupied Greece and the Dodeca-
nese Islands.
Evening star., 1941-07-04
DR.. Joss Found Guilty
OF kansIaughier;
Considers Appeal
Jury Out Six Hours;
Sentence Deferred
| Because of Holiday
BY the Associated Press,


BATH, Me, July 4.-Dr. Merrill
E. joss, a. accused Of Staying his
physician wife, four years his senior,
so he could marry a tearoom host
ess, was found guilty of manslaugn-
ter today by jury which deliberated
hours and 10 minutes.
Because the verdict was returned
on the Fourth of July holiday-at.
1921 am. while flrecrackers OF
passing celebrators resounded out
side the Sagadahoc County Court
house-sentence was deferred until
tomorrow.
Penalties for msnslaughter in
Maine range from a minimum OF a
fine to a maximum Of 20 years I'M
prisOnment. Dr. joss had been
tried on a murder charge. Convlc-
ton on which would have called for
life imprisonment.
Considers Appeal.
| Dr. Joss sat down bit his lip and
| tapped his fingers on railing when
/ the jury foreman announced the
verdict. His counsel said he might
appeal the verdict to the State
! Supreme Court.
The prosecution contended DR..
joss battered his wife, DR.. Luverne
/ Harris JOSS, to death in their Rich
mond office-home on March y
after a 22-day romance with Mrs.
Elizabeth c. Mayo, 35, the tearoom
hostess.
DR.. Joss. blaming his wife's death
on an "unkempt stranger to whom
he had refused to give narcotics,
testified she had agreed to divorce.
Mrs. MAYO told the court she had
asked her husband for her freedom.
Indications of manslaughter
verdict possibility came during clos
ing arguments Of counsel.
Abandoned Murder Theory.
Ernest L. Goodspeed. DR.. JOS
attorney said in his summation re
believed the prosecution had "aban-
doned the theory of murder"
He apparently referred to Attor-
ney General Frank I. Cowan's pre-
vious assertion that:
Il think it was a crime committed
on the spur of the moment, I think
he kicked that woman IN the back
and knocked her downstairs 7
think he told her that night about
Betty Mayo
Mr.. Cowan. attacking Dr. JOSS
story, spoke of "an imaginarr
bearded stranger" The attorney
| general declared the man with
; the buckle DIR. JOSS had said he
recalled particularly that part OF
the strangers apparel-Was sora
one Dr.. joss probably had seen
earlier in the DAY and whom he
put into his "alibi' as he sat IN
the hospital with his dying wife
Mr.. Goodspeed replied thai i.
was entirely consistent that JOS
could have been accosted By 2
drug addict"
Four Possible Nerdicts.
Mr. COwan began his argunert
by portraying Dr. JOSS as a man
who was guilty, on his own state
ment, of larceny Of the wife of
a fellow doctor to the
dead woman-and "on March 27
he was in the process Of stealing
the wife of another man"
Maybe he Joss) shouldn't have
gone out with Betty Mavo while
he was married" Mr.. Goodspeed
conceded, but We aren't trying
Merrill JOSS for that
Nj. GoodSpeed, his voice husky
his eyes moist as he completed his
summation, told the jury.
The question Is-Could some one
else have had an opportunity to
kill her?'
Justice RAYMOND Fellows said the
jury could return any one of four
verdicts: Acquittal or conviction Of
murder, manslaughter or assault
and battery.
Evening star., 1941-07-04
By RICHARD L. STOKES.

Despite stepchds treatment the hands of the armed
Revolutionary this day. American in
ockng the of national defense with their
traditional combination sighted vision and chdke hope
potential of field
kicking in the War Department is
learned. They described as follows:
of the internal combustion engine which
promises range American bobardmen aircraft
Evening star., 1941-07-04
Fraternity Meets

Nu Beta Epsilon. Jewish legal
fraternity, opened its annual con-
vention at the Wardman Park Ho-
tel today. The meeting will end
Sunday. Louis c. Cosden. local
attorney and past national presi.
dent, IL local chairman.
Evening star., 1941-07-04
DR.. Dicus Elected

DR.. M. Luther Dicus of Fort Myer
Heights, Va. was elected third vice
president of the American Opto-
metric Association at Atlantic City
yesterday, the Associated Press re-
ported.
Evening star., 1941-07-04
Watchers Dot Moscow During BIockout
American Questioned 10 Times After Curew Sounded;
'UnforeettobIe Experience, Erskine Caldwell Says

A bl1ckout in the Russian
manner is described here by one
of the beSt-knolCn OF the modern
American iUriters, author of TO
bdcco Road" Mr.. CdldWeH and
his Uite, Margaret Bourke- White.
the noted photographer, arrived
in Souiet Russia just tei0 days
before the RuSSo-GeTman War
beQQn.
Evening star., 1941-07-04
Slayer Electrocuted

EDDYVILLE, KY, July 4 P.-
Grover Chism, 48, convicted of
murder in the fatal shooting of a
Hardin County storekeeper in an
argument over an $3.50 check, died
in the States electric chair early
today.
Evening star., 1941-07-04
Recently Invented Secrets
Now in Hands of Air Corps
Army Criticized for Delay in Adopting
New Fuel Device and Landing Gear

another articles ondyang the defense
program toLlow Stokes Washington corre-
sponden Dispatch The Star printing these
By special permission OF that newspaper.
Evening star., 1941-07-04

Over 1,eoo, 900 cigarettes were de-
stroyed In q fire In Toxic, Japan.
Evening star., 1941-07-04

River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac cloudy al Great
Palls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United states Coast and
Evening star., 1941-07-04

More than 100000 tons of milk
was produced in Sweden last year.
Evening star., 1941-07-04

Monthly precipita ton in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1941-07-04
The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation.

Automobile lights must be turned or
one-hah hour after sunset.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31
Sheriff Sues Tacoma Times
And Writer for $225, 1000
Over Van Wagner Articles

from justice. BJorkiund asks
s25. 600
Ten typewriter pages Of com
plant recite these allegations
That The Tacoma Times IL
widely distributed In and about
Pierce county and the state Of
Washington: that Mel voorhees,
IL a resident Of Pierce county in
the employ OF the company a. .
writer.
Resident 81 Years
That BJorkIund mas been a resi-
dent Of Pierce county for more
than Al years and Ia duly elected
sheriff Of Pierce county and has
held various official positions with
labor unions affiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor
Then follow the nine causes Of
action. each quoting that partieu-
lar publication relative to the Van
Wagner case. beginning with July
30. ie4i. and reciting the specific
manner In which u 10 charged
Sheriff Borklund was damaged.
a. follows.
Reputation Injured
That said publication Was In
tended. and has tended. 70 hold
the plaintiff iBlorkiundl up 10
public scorn. contempt and ridi-
euis. 20 destroy his good reputs-
ton for honesty and integrity.
to deprive hun Of the benefits Of
public confospes. respect and
esteem. and 70 impair ma posi-
ton both a. a pubic official ssf
a. a member u organized labor
that the publishing ~ sueh state.
msnt was also Intended. and has
tended. 70 eauss the Plaintiffs
s1fs 10 BE- summed BY her friends
and associates. b HI. Intense
shame and humiliation, a. a
psoslnsis result of al of which
he has been damaged IN fns sum
~ SIS 600
The shsriffs eonnplaint Lists
specifically ths frat damage
CAUSED him ~as that part Of tn<
Van Wagner story q July 20.
TAI. wear .gtslrh reaA ff.s s.xw-
"wisks and Grin."
Sly slnks and ksoy9ng srins
have followed IN the wake Of the
escape last week O. Jonn Van
Wagner. . slick confidence man. =
Sheriff Blorkiurd contends that
alone damaged Eis reputation
SIS COO worth.
Next. ca Aug. ]. the defendants
published me following alleged
lcontinasc on Page .. Column -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31
Civilians Urged
To Flee Far East

SHANGHAI Tes B<sttxh s2-
hsssy rsn~~sd 10 sffsrts Th1ss-
day TO Srn1 CIVILIAN sstiansis oss
u tbs rsr East Women snd
shiicren. especially. sers urged
u Leave - s14sa &c possssle.
Units1 stst<s officials as-s that
no similar syseussson s6siee 70
Ansriesns ~ss contemplated ~
prsssst. Americans have teses
e~sn requested 20 leave AMI 80
sp<,nsstAiify ny1 rssss ~fth sh~n
-ksssss A~setsp~esss'' hss~
se<<ssstsse1 sesssrssSsg wsss-
iass fisss sssssS last Years.
s<y, ~ ssuks~s, sss6.
A circular ssid th< British gov
eminent vesad asfrsy the trsns-
porsstion costs ~ nationals un-
aha 70 90 - ths9se:vsa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31
Lewis Agrees
To Reopen
Coal Mines!
Miners Will Go
Back to Work us
Soon as Possible

WASHINGT0N-President
John L. Lewis of the United
Mine Workers union (CI0).
in a joint press conference
with Myron c. Taylor. an
nounced Thursday union ac-
ceptance of President Roose-
velt's proposal for reopening
captive coal mines lust as
fast as arrangements can be
made locally"
Lewis said that in many in
stances" mines will be reopened
with the night shifts Thursday
and in other instances as quickly
as the arrangements can be made.
presumably Friday.
After a brief meeting with
Taylor. . director of L. s.
Steel Corp, Lewis expressed
gratitude" that "the matter
n on the way 10 complete
settlement without substantial
Inconvenience to the country
and the defense program"
Mr.. Roosevelt proposed Wed
nesday in conference with Lewis.
Taylor and Chairman William G.
Davis Of the Defense Mediation
board that the miners return TO
work pending a reconstruction on
the issue Of the union shop de-
mand OF the UNIV by the full
mediation board.
The boards recommendation
however, would not be binding on
either the union or the steel COM
psnies which operate the captive
mines.
The board viii meet Friday to
begin formulating its decision.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31
The Russians Say:
KUIBYSHEV. Russia-Fu

kUIBYSHEV, Russia-Fu-
rious new axis drives were
reported striking into the
Crimea defenses Thursday at
a cost Of 10000 German casu-
alties and through the Orel
front toward Moscow over
battlefields Uttered with Ger
man corpses and wrecked
tanks"
The German offensives against
Rostov and through Mozhaisk.
Maloyaroslavets and Volokolsmsk
were contained in fierce fighting.
according TO official reports. but
il was admitted that the threat 10
Moscow from the south was in
creasing as the Red army fell back
yard by yard"
Orel was the base for the Ger
man onslaught, led by dive bomb
ers and tanks, but the extent Of
advance was indicated BY press
reports that Tula. a railroad town
about 100 miles south Of the cap
ital. was msnaoed. This would
indicate the Germans we're trying
70 push forward on a broad front
In the Orel-Tuls area
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31
Monster Crowd Downtown
As Sd Division Parades

soma h~d - many psiss esete
faisss ~ ~ MANY sptnee slne,e9
for u likely wns IN isruss( tssueG
svss t@ go . psssds h~rs.
Tbs mebiis army hilfhsns rams
eis~sy IN -sssiina shs sesw. snaH
any ~ tbs stksr anita Dyvm lhess
kitchens s<i ap u fssmhs esms ~
ssoma ~ eeshiss fer ~ ~
sro~ds. mshins ssseh ssnehs -
when - ~ ssf." ~ ''1seDss
o. I1v~d ~ Perhaps msss tnss
anything slse ne msAols h1t<hens
Illustrated 10 IN shrunoe ~ sffi<
cheney ~ tfseis nsmso mo1esn
array
rh~ ~ nssaoaaInunn<e ivsso
was fsrss u the liz ~ mnexhz
10 srmessd srcus easa ~. ppsss-
fsl and eumiy sensnesiae elsh
'csnsisa~d % pass -. c~lsna ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31
Says Reputation
Hurt: Complaint
Hos Nine Counts

Suit against The Times
Publishing Co. and Mel Voor-
hees claiming d damages Of
1925, 900 for libel was filed
in superior court late Wednes-
day afternoon by Sheriff John
c. Bjorklund.
For each Of nine articles or
editorial comment on the irregu-
larities which permitted John u.
Van Wagner to become a fugitive