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Evening star., 1941-10-19
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he asked. Il wasted two hours giving the
woman who wrote it what she called back
ground. One thing told her was that there
wasn't any possible way for a passenger to
get up front and bend gun on the pilots -
but you see what good it did,
Larry took the magazine and glanced over
few paragraphs. Same old tripe Land the
ship or I'll shoot you and land it myself.
What would guy like that do, skipper, if a
pilot called his bluff and told him to take the
controls?"
HE'D pass out What would you or l do
if we were told to take over submarine?"
But it could happen, captain" Sally Lou
cried. "A man could 60 forward and ="
"How?" grunted Dan Haughan. Try it
and see what happens! The lines figured on
that possibility years ago. The door in the
for'ard bulkhead doesn't open unless Larry or
push button, and we don't push it until
we know who's coming through. 1t happens
we have gun up front, too. It's as much a
part of our equipment as the route map"
But just suppose it did happen?" Sally
insisted. What would you do?"
''It's all in the instruction book, Sally
LOU" said Maitland. you flash the sign
which tells passengers to adjust their seat
belts, then you nose down and pull over in
loop. The bandit can't stand on the ceiling,
see so he crashes and fractures his skull and
you pile him in the express compartment.
Exactly" said the flag captain. That's
Evening star., 1941-10-19

how fellow gets ahead in this business,
Sally Lou - by knowing all the rules
Flight Eight - nonstop to Los Angeles -
was nearly ten minutes late in leaving Salt
Lake City. The transport was at the end of the
runway when. an order from the dispatcher
directed Haughan to wait for two additional
passengers. They were two men - tourists
if the expensive miniature cameras slung
about their necks meant anything, and for
eigners. They sat together and occasionally
whispered to each other. Larry's nose wrin-
kled.
He and many other pilots thought there
were entirely too many foreign tourists riding
the airlines of North and South America and
peering down at the country beneath.
Mount Timpanogos had fallen behind, and
Mount Nephi was huge over the port wing
when Dan Haughan came aft and ambled
down the narrow aisle. He had grin and
word for everyone, including the two for
eigners who talked earnestly with him for
several minutes. 1t was then that Sally Lou
Cozzens noticed that the door in the bulkhead
swung an inch or two ajar. That was just
before the excitement started, just before
the melodrama which was staged so swiftly
and efficiently that it might have been re-
hearsed a dozen times
One of the foreigners - he was sitting in
the aisle seat and wore brown tweeds in
conspicuous herringbone pattern - dropped
pencil. The flag captain stopped to retrieve
it and the others arm rose and fell. Everyone
Evening star., 1941-10-19
II Short Story Complete in This Issue

AShort Story Complete in This Issue
N0ALLY LOU CozzENs sat on a stool and
slipped root beer through straw and
~ reflected blissfully that few typists in
the operations division of Great Basin Air
Transport had ever occupied 50 exalted
position. She could put out one hand and
touch the four striped sleeve of Flag Captain
Dan Haughan, who was probably the best
known commercial transport pilot in America.
Dan Haughan, six feet and two inches and
23O pounds of him, sitting at the soda foun-
tain at the Salt Lake City Airport and drink
ing double chocolate milk and kidding a
typist in Operations who was returning on
an employees pass from a vacation in the
Utah mountains.
Her other hand could, and occasionally did,
touch the sleeve of Larry Maitland Only
one gold stripe there, which meant that he
was just first officer, oo-pilot, but he'd
have the second some day and then they'd
be married. They would be if Sally Lou
Cozzens had any say in the matter, and if
there was any significance in the fact that
Flying Officer Maitland had wangled cou-
pie of days off and had spent them riding and
talking with her at the mountain dude ranch.
Not that he'd mentioned matrmony. He'd
remarked that co-pilot had no business
thinking of such thing but that a two
striper could. Larry Maitland was six feet of
contradiction to the rule that pilots always
fall in love with stewardesses Sally Lou had
never quite trusted stewardesses They were
invariably pretty and they knew the answers
and Larry Maitland was just man.
Stewardesses got the breaks, like the one
in the magazine at her elbow. She'd recog-
nized at glance the bandits who had or
dered the pilot to fly them to secret field in
Mexico. Shed foiled them - oh, so cleverly!
- and after they'd been turned over to the
police she'd gone into the to-be-expected
clinch with the pilot. A typist had to wait
until she and her pilot were both off duty,
which somehow didn't seem fair.
Flag Captain Haughan picked up the
magazine and thumbed through to that
particular story. Did y'read that bunk"
Evening star., 1941-10-19

Solly behind her the mon in fweeds
in the cabin heard the dull thud of the black
jack on the captains skull and saw the Sec
ond man rise, pistol in hand.
Please" he said clearly, just loud enough
to be heard above the grumbling voices of
the motors. Please, everyone sit very still.
You, Miss >" - this was to the stewardess -
do not touch that button. We do not want
to kill anybody, but if you try to get up we
will have to kill you.'
Brown Tweeds also had gun, big snub-
nosed automatic like his companions. He
patted the flag captains pockets and chest
and chartered swift gibberish to his compan-
ion in their native tongue Then, suddenly,
he pointed his left forefnger directly at Sally
Lou Cozzens.
"You, please" he said. The young lady
in the gray suit. Please to come here and
walk ahead of me through that door,
Sally Lou obeyed - there was nothing
else she could do. She walked the length of the
aisle, stepping over Dan Haughan, and past
the man in blue serge, who kept his pistol
trained on the white-faced passengers Then
she was in the narrow passage, Brown Tweeds
right behind her. She could see the sunlight
in the pilots cabin and the array of dials and
switches on the instrument panels and she
suddenly discovered that she was praying.
She was saying over and over: mot Larry,
God. Please, God, not Larry"
LARRY had not missed the flag captain. All
chief officers went aft at least once in a flight
and chatted with the cash customers. He
turned when he heard Haughan returning to
the nose of the ship and looked squarely
into the frightened eyes of Sally Lou Behind
her was man in brown tweeds who rested
one hand on her shoulder and with the other
pointed an automatic pistol at Flight Fights
co-piot.
Please, p" the man said. IF you shoot you
would only hit the young lady and then
would have to shoot you. Be reasonable"
Larry blinked like a man waking from a
nightmare. Such things just didn't happen.
What's the idea?" he asked at last. rs this
stickup?"
(Co"tinssd o" poss ~
Evening star., 1941-10-19
The WHISPERING
PASSENGERS

Please" Kissed the foreigner. everyone in this
plane sit very STILL If any person moves. we will
shoot" And Sally Lou Cozzens knew they would
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Gino Rex Captures
Inauguration Purse
Al HiaIeah Park
Detroit Bulls CLOSING
Rush Takes Place
From Dream Boot
Bv the Associated Press.


HIALEAH PARK. Fla, Jan. 20
The third time proved the charm
for Paul Codd's gray 5-year-old,
Gino Rex, here this afternoon. After
having finished second in his two
previous efforts of the winter season,
the son of Gino made the grade
in the Inauguration Purse, named
by the Miami Jockey Club in honor
of President Roosevelts third-term
Inauguration.
Only five horses clashed in the
mile-and-a-furlong headliner. Gino
Rex, piloted by Apprentice Wendell
Eads, reached the wire a length
on top to pay favorite players
s4.70 for So. Bomar Stables De-
troit Bull closed with rush to
take the place from Dream Boat
by three lengths The time was
1905. A better than average crowd
witnessed the sport, which was de-
cided over a fast track with bright
sun trying to take the chill out OF
the air.
Gino Rex. one of the lesser nomi-
nations for the Widener Cup, made
it a front-running score. He drew
clear of the small field in short
order and continued evenly the re-
mainder Of the trip while disposing
of Dream Boat Apprentice Conn
McCreary, something of a recent
sensation here with five victories
in nine mounts, including this race,
rallied Detroit Bull in the last fur
long. The tiny pilot got lot OF
late run out of the mount but Glno
Rex refused to falter Oversight
and the well-played High Fidelity
never were factors.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
IA Firms Are Fined
$4,000 for Fixing
|Eyeg|ass Prices
NoIo Contendere PIeos
Entered by Corporations
In Federal Court
Hy TIE Associated Press.

Ry TIE Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2o.-Fourteen
corporations and seven ofncers were
fined a total of $4,000 in Federal
Court today after they had PLEADED
nolo contendere in two indictments
for violations of the antitrust laws
in alleged price fixing within the
eyeglass industry.
In one indictment-alleging price
fixing of spectacle lenses-Judge
Edward A. Conger fined six cor
porations and five officers a total
of S45, 500.
On a second Observation-Disclosures
price fixing of unpatented frames
eight corporations and two offlcers
were fined s20,500.
In the first indictment, the Gov
eminent charged that the American
Optical Co., Bausch & Lomb Optl-
cal Co., Shuron optical Co. and
Continental Optical Co. agreed 10
charge Identical prices for the sale
of single-vision and bifocal lenses,
! and that the Titmus Optical Co. and
| Virginia Lens Co. agreed to main
tain substantially Identical prices
on the same merchandise, with the
proviso that these prices would be
10 per cent lower than those Of the
first four companies.
| The six companies. collectively,
manufactured more than 95 per
cent of all spectacle lenses In the
country, the Government asserted.
All the defendants. the Govern
ment contended. agreed to main
tain a differential Of 25 per cent
between prices on first grade and
second grade lenses and carried out
an agreement to execute Fair Trade
lAct contracts with wholesalers and
TO fix uniform resale prices.
In the second indictment a group
of manufacturers were accused Of
issuing, under an agreement, non.
competitive price lists for unpat-
ented frames and eyeglass mount
ings.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Arrests
Continued From First Page.)

'IUIllIutu IlOIU FlISl FdSeJ
pending a check on his story and
further interviews at the hospital
He later was taken to police head
quarters.
A Secret Service agent said the
man was picked up because "he
answered the description of a man
whom We had been told was going
to attempt to assassinate the Presi-
dent
Alter questioning. however, the
mans story appeared 10 be true the
agent SAID. The Secret Service re-
leased him TO the custody Of the
Washington police.
Police Sergt. George Thornton
earlier arrested a 1-year-old Col
mar Manor Md man who was seen
with a large ceremonial sword on
the parade route Police quoted the
man as saying he was carrying the
weapon to protect the President" a"
He was held at the First Precinct
Station for investigation.
Police also arrested a man for
shouting something as President
Roosevelt was driven by en- route
TO the Capitol to take the oath Of
Office. He also was held for lnvesti-
cation at No. Station. Accounts
of what he yelled were vague. but
spectators said it was something
about the President spending mill
! lions ."
Evening star., 1941-01-20
! Firms Indicted in Case
Involving Defense Goods
B, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20-A Federal
grand jury today indicted seven
individuals and seven corporations
on charges of conspiracy to restrain
the production and Importation of
dead burned magnesite and mag
nestle brick.
The indictment charged them with
monopolizing sale and distribution
Of the materials in the country and
violating the Sherman Antitrust
and Wilson Tariff Acts.
Assistant United States Attorney
General Samuel s. Isseks said the
materials were indispensable in
manufacturing steel and copper for
defense industries.
Four Of the corporations named
were foreign concerns, two Austrian,
one Czech and one Swiss.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Dietrich Denies Hitler
Seeks World Conquest
B> the Associated Press,

BN the Associated Press.
PRAGUE, Bohemia -Moravia Pro-
tectorate, Jan. 20.-Otto Dietrich.
Adolf Hitler's press chief, asserted
today that just as human beings
are unequal so nations also are
unequal and only those nations
which accomplish most for man
kind deserve to stand al the top.
Speaking TO the German Academy
here on The Spiritual Foundation
of the New Europe" Dietrich said
he was in a position TO reply to
charges that Germany sought to
conquer the world.
I think if Hitler had any idea
that he was going to conquer the
world l would have heard something
about it." he said. Such assump-
tions (of a German program Of
world conquest are possible only
because there still are some people
in the world who are as gullible as
children"
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Chaplin, Unreco9nized
At First, Cheers Parade

Charles Chaplin, The Dictator,
cheered and yelled like any other
spectator for 20 minutes in the midst
OF a crowd at Madison place and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. before
any one recognized him.
Unobtrusively, he edged close tc
the ropes in the crowd and cheered
particularly the N. Y A. and w. P
A. delegations. One policeman
finally walked up to him and de-
clared he wanted to shake hands
with his favorite actor. MI. Chap
lin complied. The rumor spread ano
Mr.. Chaplin ran.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Visiting Reporter Gets
Wrong Suitcase, and Gun

When George Fry. newspaper
man from Newport, Pa, arrived at
Union Station to attend the in
augural ceremonies, he picked up
the wrong suitcase.
He didn't notice it until he had
reached the Lafayette Hotel, where
he was to stay. He opened the bag
he had picked up by mistake and
found resting on top of the clean
shirts-a pistol.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Other Selections

Hialeah.
By the Louisville Times.
1-Sweep swinger, Intruding, Bag
dad.
2-Jelwell, O'Play, highland.
3-Key Man. Chin Music, Radio.
4-Tragic Ending, Bolivar, Gin1co.
5-Agricole, Blackboard, Isolde.
Gone Jest, Mazda. Topee.
Ebony Boy, Count Morse, Wooden
Indian.
8-Mucho Gusto, Star Chance,
Plowshare.
Best bet-Agricole
Consensus at Hialeah.
By the Associated Press.
sweep swinger, Ruth's Girl,
Bolute.
2-Histrionic, Cease Fire, Jewell.
3-Key Man, Weekly Stipend, Chin
Music.
4EPajas, Haltal, Bolivar.
5-Agricole, Cape Cod, Ice Water.
6-Maeda, Dorimar. One Jest.
7AYantis, Early Settler, Trystate.
8-PloWshare, Bow Low, Snow.
Best DeU-MdeQd.
Santa Anita Fast.
BY the Louisville Times.
mo selections.
2-War Briar, Pot Shot, Free Ex-
change.
3-Ginobi, Pollenator. On Location.
4Do Justice, Igorette. Transient.
5-Valdina Gold, Carmenita, Per-
feet Rhyme.
6-Viscounty, Our Mat, Up the
Creek
7-Maevic, Valdina Gnome, Gallant
Sis.
8-Abdicator, Postwar, Friendly
Paul.
Sinister Major, High Vote, Count
Sneezy.
Best bet-viscounty.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Yankee Clipper Forced
Back After Tukeoff
B. the Associated Press.

B. the Assoclated Press
BALTIMORE. Jan. 20-Motor
trouble described by Pan Americans
operations department as "a slight
oil leak" forced the Yankee Clipper
bound for Bermuda. to turn back to
Baltimore 80 minutes after the take
off here TODAY.
Airline officials said the plane
which had five passengers and mail
aboard, would leave tomorrow.
The Yankee Clipper is substituting
for the Bermuda Clipper on the
Bermuda run. to allow engineers tc
overhaul the regular plane.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
III Entries and Selections
~ ~ - IL I\O W = for Tomorrow
Selections for Fast Track at HioIeoh Park
BEST BET-BOW LOW.

DORIMAR has captured the
important money in her last two
outings and she meets field
here that she may be able to
master. MASTER KEY won over
good ones at Tropical and he
may prove a stubborn foeman.
ONE JEST wins often and he IS
reported nearing winning condi-
ton. TOPEE may improve.
SEVENTH RACE-C o L n T
MORSE, EBONY BOY, BESS
B.
COUNT MORSE showed an
improved effort in his last and
this royalty bred horse may be
able to defeat the cheapsters he
encounters here. EBONY BOY
is fairly consistent and he could
improve a bit and finish with the
leaders. BESS B is as good as her
last winning effort says she is.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
DC. Workmen Follow
Parade to Begin Job
OF CIeorinq Debris

Within 20 minutes after the
final unit Of the parade had
passed along Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. District employees began TO
clean UP the litter abandoned
by thousands CT spectators who
had used newspapers TO sit on
and. in many cases, packing
boxes 10 stand on.
Hundreds OF persons brought
packing crates, boxes and old
chairs to stand Oh in the mid
town area. This abandoned de-
bris was being piled up and
hauled off before sundown,
while fragments Of great cloud
of improvised confetti were
blown through the streets.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
21 South Americans
Come to Study in U. S.

3, tbl Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2o.-Twent,
one South American students started
their summer vacation in the
United States today in sub-freezlns
temperatures.
They were among 299 passengers
who arrived aboard the Moore
Mccormack liner Argentina. The
students were en- route to the Uni
versity Of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, where they will spend q two
month study period.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
German Catholic Priest
Exoneruted in Manila
RH the Associated Press.

MANILA, Jan. 20-Father Luis
vogel, German Catholic priest &C
cused of pro-Nazi activities, was ex-
onerated today by a deportation
board which reported no evidence
was advanced to substantiate the
charges.
The priests parish is around Subic
Bay, Zambales Province, where the
United States Navy has established
a base.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK. Jan. 20 Dr.
Stocks-Easy; packing shares re-
sistant. Bonds-Uneven; some
rails at new high. Foreign ex-
change-Steady; free sterling i'm
proves.
" Cotton-Irregular; mill buying;
= Bombay selling Sugar-Im-
. proved; trade support, Metals
rs Steady: steel tonnage output at
ss.:record high. Wool tops-Higher;
snshort covering and trade buying.
uzt
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Air Ministry Is Created
-
BY Brazilian President

BY the Associated Press.
- RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil. Jan.
Getulio Vargas or
..fered the creation of an Air Min
@astry today and named Joaquin
Pedro Salgado, a former Labor
deputy, as the Minister in charge.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
GEORGE R. LoyoII Dies

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Jan. 20 (Pp-
George R. Loyal, 73, retired presi-
dent of the Norfolk Southern Rail-
way and a former vice president of
the Southern Railroad, died at his
home here today after long ILL
ness.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
East Indies School Head
Reported Interned
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
. BATAVIA. Netherlands East Indies,
-, Jan 20.-Police disclosed today
. that DR.. Dounes Dekker head of a
private school at Bandoeng, head
quarters for the East Indies Army,
had been interned on charges Of
furnishing information to the Jap
,anese.
- He also was interned in Singapore
during the World War on charges
%'1of aiding Germany, they said. He
yis a Netherlands subject.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
EIGHTH RACE-BOW LOW.
REX FLAG. INTERLACE.

BOW LOW won her last in the
easiest possible manner and
right of that splendid effort she
has to be given a chance TO re-
peat. Let's make the f1lly the
best bet Of the afternoon. REX
FLAG has shown promise and he
should cause considerable trouble.
INTERLACE could be in the
payoff.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
SECOND RACE-CEASE FIRE,
WINNING CHANCE, RED
NTEAnnXT

CEASE FIRE disappointed in
his last outing, but his previous
form says he has a corking
chance OF turning back this
evenly matched band WINNING
CHANCE has been with the lead
ers in every one of his Florida
tries and he must be accorded a
good chance. RED MEADOW
could save the short end.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
FIRST RACE-BOLUTE. IN
TRUDING, RCTH'S GIRL.

BOLUTE raced greenly in her
debut and still managed to cap
ture third money, finishing only
two lengths behind the winner.
Expected improvement should
land her the important money.
1NTRUDING ran nicely in her
initial test and she could offer
the stoutest argument. RUTH'S
GIRL for the show.
Evening star., 1941-01-20

There are 1900 trains on mile
a-minute runs in the United States.
Evening star., 1941-01-20


he rates royal opportunity.
CHIN MUSIC won a sprint affair
at the Gables course.
FOURTH RACE - HALTAL,
DRAGON LADY, ARIS-
TOCRACY.
HALTAL lost his last by the
narrowest Of margins and right
of that excellent showing he is
selected to trim this band OF non
winners. DRAGON LADY showed
improved form in her last try
and she should have a lot to say
about the result. AR1STOC-
RACY has worked we'll and has
some chance.
FIFTH RACE - AGRICOLE,
MAEPEACE, ISOLDE.
AGRICOLE won several nice
efforts last year and his first at
Hialeah was a cracker-jack per-
formance. The colt may be able
to take the measure Of this good
opposition. MAEPEACE raced
we'll in New York and he has t
be accorded A royal chance.
ISOLDE and CAPE COD both
have fighting chances.
SIXTH RACE DORIMAR,
MASTER KEY, ONE JEST.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
THIRD RACE-WEEKLY STI-
PEND. KEY MAN, CHIN
MJTST('

WEEKLY STIPEND has fin
ished close up in all Of her Flor
ida attempts and she appears
to have been raced and worked
into the proverbial pink of con-
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Hiuleuh Park
3, the Associated Press.

FIRST RACEPurse. 81 900; claiming,
2-year old maidens nursery course. fur
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Rossvun's Comment

dition. KEY MAN has been
threatening to trim this sort and
he rates a royal opportunity.
CHIN MUSIC won sprint affair
at the Gables course.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

usually abou, tWo-thirds as great
Doctors have worked out elaborate
formulas TO compute average blood pressures.
For people 20 or more years of age a favorite
formula for systolc pressure is 113 plus your
age divided by three And for dastolc pres
sure IS plus your age divided by five.
But don't worry about all these formulas.
And mainly DON'T worry,
There are several kinds of operations now
being performed on nerves 10 reduce hlSh
blood pressure. Their object is TO cut the
nerve control that makes small veins, arteries
and capillaries tighten up and block the blood
flow. ii is this stoppage as through a bottle
neck, that creates essential apprehension.
When the nerves are cut the blood vessels
often return to normal size and the blood
pressure is reduced.
There are four different operations all IN
the solar plexus region Of the abdomen
which seem 10 aid in relieving apprehension.
In all cases an incision is made near the
center OF the upper part of the abdomen ard
the diaphragm, the stomach the heart and
other organs of the area are exposed 10 view.
Then the surgeons dehcatcly expose the
various nerves of the solar plcNus and snip
just the proper ones Great surgical skill
and a profound knowledge Of the nervous
sytem are required
Drs +. V. Allen and a. w Adson Of Mayo
Clinic cut the splanchnc nerves just beneath
the diaphragm and take out two small nerve
ganglions of the lumbar sympathetic system.
DR. Peet and his colleagues at Michigan go
in at the same place but cut the spanchnic
nerve just about the level of the diaphragm
and remove ganglions controlling the lower
dorsal area.
Or. George Crbe of Cleveland cuts the
nerves of the solar plexus controlling the
adrenal glands.
Or. r. H. Smthwick Of Boston varies the.
operation by removing the upper lumbar
sympathetic nerves and the lower dorsal
ganglions where they pass through the dia-