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Evening star., 1941-05-16

1922 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NV, DOWN
town loc.-Modern, suit. for any business;
fedec.; heat furnished and reduced rentals.
1915 KENILWORTH AVE. NE-PRAC-
tically new, modern store, suitable most
any business: rent reasonable. Apply
HIMMELFARB PROPERTIES, 474 K st.
NV. METROPOLITAN 10Y.
1905 5th. ST. NV. OPPOSITE CENTER
Market-Large store and basement: suit
able wholesale or retail business. Apply
HIMMELFARB PROPERTIES, 474 K st.
NV. Metropolitan 1107.
9O3 N. Y. AVE. N.W.-STORE SPACE
suitable for beauty parlor.
INTERNATIONAL BANK, DI. 0S64.
NEAR 2nd AND MASS. AVE. NV.
2-story brick bldg, consisting of , store
rooms and large room 2nd floor; more than
5000 So it. on floors. Also large cellar.
EOHENSTEIN BROS. Franklin 5000.
1926 UPSHUR ST. NV,
IN PETWoRTH SHOPPING AREA.
RENT REDUCED. OWNER, ME. 3l31.
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WAREHOUSES FOR SALE.

STEEL BUILDING, size 55x165,
can be used for a garage or ware
house. Can be easily dismantled
and assembled. Can be seen by
appointment. Must be sold in a
few days at a great sacrifice.
Phone SH. $500. MR.. BELL. 13*
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LEGAL NOTICES.
H. MAX ZIMMERMAN, Investment BLDG.
Wash.s d. O., Atty. for Petitioners

=
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
bia-1n re Application of Francis Gerard
Caglieris and Margaret Caglierts, for
Change of Name-Civil Action No. 1895
Francis Gerard Caglieris and Margaret
Caglieris: having fled a complaint for q
Frederic Collins and Margaret Collins, re-
spectively, and having applied 10 the Court
for an order of publication of the notice
required by law in such cases, it is, by the
Court. this 9Th day of May, 1941, Or
DERED that all persons concerned show
cause cause If any there be- on or before the
Of said complaint should not be granted:
Provided. Thai a copy of this order be
published once a week for three consecu-
tive weeks before said day in The Evening
Star and The Washington Law Reporter
JAS. w. MORRIS, Justice. (SealD A True
Copy. Test: CHARLES E. STEWART, Clerk.
BY ELEANOR z. JOBE, Asst. Clerk.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
RICHMOND B. KEECH and WALTER l.
EQIXI ER Aitarueys for petitiaaeES

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
:, United States for the District. Of colum-
acquisition of lots S23, 80, 3S. 500. SIS,
$5 sl1 36 SIG and sl5 II Square 974
PUBLicATIoN.@Upon consideration Of the
RsGa e o e hs GOmndGnef ed n the Of ab6se s P
titled cause, and on motion of counsel for
the said Commissioners' it is by the Court
That the Clerk of the Court issue citation
TO all parties in interest in the land TO be
condemned herein. particularly described
Court on, the. 2nd day of June, 1941. at
~, O'Clock AM, TO answer the said re-
tition .aand and to show cause. if any they have,
as shown on, the plat filed, with the pc
demned for school purposes, in the District
of Columbia. 1t is further ordered that
Tned Of STATES shd Garsha @ Ra e Sevf5 & 1Y hf
Columbia. upon such owners of the land
sought to be condemned herein, and found
the District of Columbia; and it is further
ordered that all persons having any interest
In these profeednss be- and they are
this Court on or before the said 2nd day
OF June la41. to answer the said petition,
and and to con continue in attendance until the
report of the condemnation Jury to be
appointed by .he Court to appraise the
persons concerned in the land and premises
mentioned and described in the aforesaid
petition. 1t is further ordered that
copy of this order be published once in
the Washington Law Reporter the Wash
ington Post, the Washington Evening Star,
and the Washington Times-Herald, news
papers published in the said District, before
the said End day of June, 1941. BY THE
COURT, ALFRED A. WHEAT. Chief Justice.
(Seal) A true copy. Test: CHARLES z.
STEWART, Clerk. BY H. B. DERTZBAUGH,
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MONEY TO LOAN.

MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
Isnd nperest tna Graded dedf9s ACCORDING h
to character of loan; prompt and efficient
service. Tel Metropolitan 4100.
MOORE g. HILL CO.. S04 18th ST. NV.
PLENTY OF MONEY AVAILABLE FOR 2nd
trusts and delinquent taxes, D. C. and Md.
Deals closed in "a hours; small monthly
payments. w T. COTHERN. 915 New
York ave NV National 7416. 16@
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WATER FRONT.

Suitable for subdividing for summer cot
tages: on Potomac, 23 miles from city
Howenstein Realty Corp,
DI 1871 HO nnoS
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RICHMOND B. KEECH and WALTER l.
FOWLER, Attorneys for Petitioners.

United states for the District Of Colum-
bia.-IN RE: CONDEMNATION OF land for
sMeigs Place" from its present western
terminus in Square 4O55 to Montello
NOTICE AND ORDER Of PUsi1cATIoN
oner Of s the hsrf5 bfe Fysn Of he coams h af
suant to the provisions of sections 1908 to
1910, inclusive, of the Code Of Law for the
in this Court praying the condemnation Of
the land necessary for the. extension of a
minor street known as 'Meigs Place" from
4Q55 to .Montello Avenue Northeast. and
District of Columbia, and to assess as
amount Of said damages. including the ex-
penses OF these proceedings; upon each lot
Be BENEFITED By sad eaenson in he
portion that the said jury may find said
lots. parts of lots or parcels, Of land will
aforesaid Code Of Law. It is BY the & Court uIrt
this. 18th day Of May. 1a4l, ORDERED:
That all persons having, any interest in
warned and commanded to appear in this
Court on or before the 10th day of June
until the court shs ana RaTe made
It's final order ratifying and confirming
the award Of DAMAGES and the assessment
sworn herein; and it is further ORDERED
that copy of this notice and order be
published twice a week for two successive
weeks in The Washington Evening Star, the
Washington Post and the Washington
Tlmes.Herald, newspapers published in the
said District, commencing at least twenty
days before the said 18th day of June,
l941. It is further ordered that a copy of
THIS notice and order be served by the
upon each of the owners of the fee of the
land to be condemned herein, as may be
found by the said Marshal. or his deputies,
WITHIN the District of Columbia, and upon
Inc tenants and occupants of the same
before the said 9Th day Of June. 1871 BY
JUSTICE: lSeall A true copy Test:
CHARLES E. STEWART, Clerk. By H. B.
DERTZBAUGH. Asst. Clerk.
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TOWN AND COUNTRY MOTORS,
1@O- 1dtb Ct NV MI 6n00

MERCURY 1889 de luxe 5-passenger coupe;
equipped with heater finished in durable.
unblemiShed black baked enamel, real clean
cloth interior. de luxe equipment all around
ard as neat a car as you'll ever hnd, has
had only one owner who gave it eXcep-
tional care and drove it very little; stand
out bargain at only S595, your car makes
the down payment, easy terms on balance.
phone for home demonstration
HANDLEY MOTOR CO.,
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LINCOLN ZEPHYR 1888 4-door sedan;
original dark blue finish, immaculate in
terror excellent motor and tires. This
finer car reflects the very best OF care'
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CHEVROLET 194I 2-door sedan. special
de luxe; low miles: $3.50. Flood Pontiac,
1921 Connecticut.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

CHEVROLET 1898 de luxe town sedan;
bright black original finish. immaculate
inside and out, motor and tires perfect;
en- all-around good car for only S449.
STOHLMAN CHEVROLET.
3307 M ST. NV. Michigan 1916.
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CHEVROLET 1899 de luxe sedan: radio,
heater: like new: sacrifice. Mr.. Roper,
1870 r. l. ne.
Evening star., 1941-05-16

2nd AND 3rd TRUST LOANS
On D. C. property only. Settlement in "a
H. C. REINER CO.,
Est. 1925. 1014 K st. NV.
CASH IMMEDIATELY
For FIRST trust real estate loans in D. c.
at Az to So. Let us combine your first
and second trusts into one loan for term
Of years or monthly payments. No charge
for sppraisals.
HOWENSTEIN REALTY CORP.
ik1S H St. NV District 1877.
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MONEY ON SECOND TRUST.
We will buy second-trust notes. D. c..
nearby Md. or Va. Reasonable rates.
NAT MORT. & INV CORP,
1919 N Y. Ave NV National 1888.
Evening star., 1941-05-16

CHEVROLET 1898 town sedan; black finish,
equipped with radio and heater, immaculate
excellent tires. we're swamped with trade
ins on the new Chevrolet and must sac
rif1ce our used-car stock; only 1898.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Hyattsville. Nd. Warield OSO0.
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SEASHoRE PROPERTY,

FOR RENT-BEACH FRONT. ATLANTIC
City: 12-room house, well furnished; now
until July 18th; baths, garage; $500.
OWNER, lis So. Kingston ave. 49,
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LEGAL NOTICES.
ALDEN W. HOAGEN. Attorney.
Tower Bldg

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
=. States for the District of Columbia
Mrs. Lillian G. Wolfe. ct al. Plaintiffs. VS..
The unknown heirs, alienees, devisees of
BENJAMIN Franklin, deceased-and Wes-
leyan Theological College, Montreal. Can
ada, snts.-Civil Action No. 10S7S.
The object OF this suit is to establish
of record the title of the plaintiffs by ad-
verse possession to lots 43 and A in
square 1883, in the city of Washington,
District Of Columbia. as per plat recorded
in the ofhce of the surveyor of the District
OF Columbia in Liber County No. 10. folio
81. and therein set forth as being lots 43
and A in block 80 in John D. Croissant
and David D. Stone, trustees Subdivision
of the tract of land called Friendship"
now known as First Addition to American
University Park" On motion of the plain
ordered that the defendants, the unknown
heirs, alienees and devisees of BENJAMIN
Franklin. deceased, cause their appearance
to be entered on or before the 10th day,
exclusive OF Sundays and legal holidays,
occurring after the first publication of
this order: otherwise this cause will be pro-
ceeded with as in case of default. Pro-
vided. copy of this order be published
once week for three successive weeks
in the WASHINGTON Law Reporter. and the
Evening Star before said day. good cause
having been shown why longer publication
is unnecessary. JAS. w. NORRIS, Justice.
true copy. (Seal) Test: CHARLES
E. STEWART, Clerk By ANDREW A.
HORNER, Asst Clerk myQ, 16 %
Evening star., 1941-05-16

OLDSMOBILE 1910 (Torpedo) 4-door Sc
dan; We have two Of these fine cars,
equipped with radio and heater: local
owned cars that look like new; perfect
mechanically and guaranteed in writing
for 30 days: Ss95; . years to pay.
SUPERIOR MOTORS, 1909 14th NV. DU.
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LINCOIN-ZEPHYR 1886 sedan; excellent
condition throughout: priced very cneap
for quick sale. FLEET SERVICE STATION
ct
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OFFICES WANTED.
STORES FOR RENT.

OFFICE WANTED IN LAWYERS SUITE
Ma. 1850.
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NASH 1910 2-door sedan: original finish
button radio; velour interior spotless mo-
tor and rubber excellent: splendid family
car for S645. Mckee Pontiac, 22nd and
N StS NV ME O4O0
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DE SOTO 1910 de luxe 4-door trunk sedan;
an exceptionally nice one-owner car that
has had the best of care: in performance
and appearance it can scarcely be told from
new; reduced now to $500 and backed by
our famous guarantee. Ask for car No.
3041-A: L. P. .Steuart, Inc. 1928 l4th 81.
NV. Decatur 4SO3.
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CHEVROLET 1887 de luxe town sedan
black finish. thoroughly reconditioned and
ready for spring and summer driving; ex-
cellent tires.i clean upholstery; wholesale
priced today: only S34s: heater:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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OLDS 1899 de luxe club coupe this model
is becoming more popular every day 1t
has all the advantages of larger car
vet it takes much less parking spacs this
guaranteed Trew Value car, equipped with
a custom radio. is finished in lustrous
Jet black and has exceptionally good tires:
the mileage is low and it is priced right
at $3.50: liberal trade and easy terms.
THE TREW MOTOR CO.,
1925 14th st. NV. 14th and Pa Ave. S E.
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SUMMER CAMPS

CAMP MoNTRoSE-CHILDREN 70 Il
yrs; for their first summer away; all
sports; 18th season: catalog; season OF
6 wks., S125; weekly rates; churches near.
MR.. AND MRS. L. A. RANDALL. Clarks-
vile, Md.
TALL TIMBERS-CAMP FOR BOYS, AGES
s to II. yrs. Fully established, excellent
personnel enrolment limited. AID. 4074.
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IS0H5YNTIS S17YH0 TS0TS0fSYNTSI
Evening star., 1941-05-16

MERCURY 1889 club coupe; opera seats:
single owner; immaculate; S495. Flood
Pontiac, 1921 Connecticut. WO. S401.
MERCURY 1889 club coupe; light tan;
roomy. powerful motor. This car in Al
condition; S62 so cash, balance "a months;
take trade. 2109 Benning I'd. ne.
MERCURY 1910 club convertible coupe;
black baked enamel finish tan too, gen.
uine leather upholstery, whitewall tires.
radio and heater; in perfect condition
throughout; SS45.
TOWN AND COUNTRY MOTORS,
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PLYMOUTH 1888 4-door sedan. gray finish.
excellent foatng-p0wer engine, safe brakes,
5 nke-neW tires, very clean interior eco
nomcal family car; reduced TO sell at once
for $3.50; 30-day guarantee. Car No.
3I04-A. L. P. SteUart, Inc, 1925 14th St,
NV. Decatur 4S03.
PLYMOUTH 1885 4-door trunk sedan: So
down, Sl4 0S per month. MERSON &,
THOMPSON, $3.50 Wisconsin ave WI 51q5,
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MCKEE. PONTIAC.

PLYMOUTH de luxe two-door touring
sedan. 1910; 10000 actual miles: finished
in beautiful blue baked enamel: eXcep-
tinnally clean throughout and mechani-
cally like new and fully guaranteed; priced
attractively at $3.50.
ADDISON CHEVROLET.
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OLDSMOBILE 1898 2-door sedan: econom-
ical 6-cylinder motor in fine condition
3 like-new tires; interior Immaculate: ex-
cellent car for only S465. Mckee Pontiac,
22nd and SITS. NV. ME. O400.
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LINCOLN convertible sedan: attractive
| desert sand finish, 6 wheels, tan top. large
trunk genuine gray leather upholstery,
very good tires and motor: one oWner'
SToWN AND COUNTRY MOTORS,
Evening star., 1941-05-16

DE SOTO 1910 de luxe coupe: one-owner
car, driven very little; new-car condition
mechanically and in appearance: fully
guaranteed for 30 days: reduced TO S640
Big allowance for your car Car No. 1857
L. P. Steusrt, Inc. 1925 14th st. NV. De-
catIr ASn2
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OLDSMOBILE 1910 club coupe, model 20:
finished in attractive gray that is Just
like new in appearance; beautiful clean
upholstery. motor and tires excellent;
POHANKA SERVICE,
1928 goth st. NV. District 9141.
Evening star., 1941-05-16

DODGE 1898 5-pass. 2-door sedan blue
finish very good, motor, tires general con-
dition far above the average 1888 model:
price at S410: 3O-day warranty. Car No.
2966-B. L. P. Steuart, Inc, 1925 14th st.
NV. DE 4S03.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Red-Turk Pd(t
Sure by Monday
International New. Service csbl.

ANKARA. March 22.-Turkey
and Russia tonight were under
stood to have agreed on a joint
declaration. to be published tomor-
row or Monday. in which the
Soviet Union will specifically guar
antee Turkeys Caucasian frontier
if the Turks become involved in
a defensive war.
Ankara diplomatic quarters
hailed the expected declaration as
a document likely TO exert a pro-
found effect on the whole Balkan
crisis and especially on Yugo-
slavia.
The new accord = considered
stronger and more pointed than
the existing non-aggression treaty
will be the fruit of intensive
diplomatic negotiations of the past
few days which were initiated by
the Russian government.
This news conceded with a re-
port that Turkish Foreign Minis
ter Sukru Saracoglu assured the
Yugoslav ambassador in a con-
ference today that Turkey might
aid Yugoslavia if that country is
invaded and Britain and Greece
also come to her assistance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Youth Admits
10 Robberiies;
Gang Linked
Woman, II, Also Held;
Worked Up Nerves
by Rum Police Told

The drunken bandit" gang-a
mob of youths who drenched their
shaky nerves with whisky to get
courage enough for armed holdups
TO net them more whisky money
were all believed in custody Sat
urday in apolice hearquarters cell
One OF them, said Detectives
Daniel Sullivan and Peter Wiley
who solved the case, has confessed
and implicated the others. They
are:
Joseph Call Me Jackson" Cav
lax. 20, of 26OO4 Hoover road.
Macomb County. on parole from
Jackson prison, who confessed.
Robert Clark 20, OF 17348 Car
doni avenue. on probation from q
Pontiac court for larceny.
Henry Cowboy" Misialowski,
%. of 244S Wyandotte avenue.
Hamtramck. He is described by
Gawlak as the trigger man" Of
the gang who sprayed bullets at
any one-even his own companions
during their alcoholic holdups.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Harry German Shipping

The Nazi invasion base at Os-
tend also took a pounding. IL was
stated And the coastal command
bombers harried German shipping
along the Norwegian coast. leaving
an enemy supply ship blazing furi-
ously in Egersund Harbor. The
Egersund letty was bombed as
well. and the Nazi E-boat base and
airdromes hit. the Air Ministry
announced.
Meanwhile. other coastal COM
mand bombers were battering
Nazi shipping in the North Sea.
In a dawn attack a big German
tanker. escorted by warships. was
bombed off the Belgian coast. il
was revealed.
Plymouth and the area imme-
diately surrounding it presented
the most fearful spectacle imagin-
able during the hours between
dusk and midnight. 1t was esti-
mated that 10000 incendiarieS
were dropped in the two nights.
10000 of them last night. Fire
watchers said the second bombing
was worse than the first.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
u. 5. Re(dptures
I Ndzi Prisoners
Pair Flees Across River.
Turned Back TO Canada

WASHINGTON. March %. -
Two German officers who escaped
from a Canadian internment camp
yesterday and made their way
across the ice of the st. Lawrence
were turned back to Canadian
authorities tonight. the Depart
ment of Justice announced.
The NaziS, who gave their
names as Lieut.. Bernard Gohlke,
%, and Lieut.. Heinz Rottmann,
&c, of the German navy. will APP
pear in Clayton later today before
the district board of inquiry it
was understood.
Gohlke and Rottmann escaped
late Friday night from old Fort
Henry. Canadian prison near
Kingston. Ont. and were appre-
hended by American immigration
men just after crossing the
imaginary mid-river boundary line
near Clayton.
I'm accordance with the prac-
tice in such cases." the depart
ment stated. "the aliens have
been returned to Canada. Under
the law, they are permitted to
take an appeal from the exclud-
ing order"
A spokesman pointed out, how
ever, that inasmuch as the officers
are prisoners of the Canadian gov
eminent and failed TO meet immi-
grafton requirements, such an
appeal would no doubt prove futile
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
President Makes Gift
OF Flour for France
Authorizes Immediate Despatch of
Shiploads to Hunger-Ridden
Unoccupied Areas
BY ROBERT G. NIXON
Init NeMa service stan Correspondent

secretary of State Sumner Welles,
was taken after diplomatic con-
sultation with Great Britain re-
suited in an agreement to relax
the British blockade TO permit
passage of two food ships.
The British embassy, however,
issued a statement declaring the
British agreement covered only
the two shipments. The embassy
said:
1.-THE agreement Of His Males
tvs government TO the two ship
ments of -four does not, of
course, imply that under present
conditions they would be pre-
pared to issue navicerfs for the
import into France of other sup
plies"
The gift consists of 1880 tons
of -four valued at 81, 900. 900. A
spokesman of the Red Cross said
more flour would have been sent
If shipping space was available
The President directed that funds
be made available from an exist
ing appropriation by Congress for
civilian relief abroad.
The flour will be transported by
two French freighters, lie de Rey
and Leopold, which have been tied
up in New York since the French
collapse. The shipment will leave
in about two weeks. as soon as the
ships can be loaded and condi-
toned. Their destination is the
unoccupied port of Marseilles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
British Ignore
Sea Challenge
London Calls It Plot
to Lure Home Fleet
BY HOWARD BERRY
IntI News service star Correspondents

LONDON, March 22.-Berlin as
sertions that German battleships
have sunk % ships in the Atlantic
and are seeking a fight with the
British navy viii not succeed in
Turing Britain's fleet away from its
task of guarding the British Isles,
ii was indicated tonight.
Challenges from Berlin were re-
garded in London as a maneuver
to divert the British home fleet.
Such a maneuver is unlikely 10
have the desired effect of sending
large British naval formations off
in frantic pursuit of raiders. myth
cal or otherwise, it was reported
here.
While British fleet operations
are matters of the strictest Sc
crecy, inquiries by International
News Service at the admiralty re-
garding the German claims of
10000 tons of shipping sunk in
the Atlantic by Nazi capital ships
brought forth the calm reply:
"All such reports must be
taken with the usual reserve"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Ais Swell
$40 Tip to Mattresses
Repaid to Judge

All the fuss and confusion over
giving a $40 tip to the mattresses
at the twentieth anniversary
banquet of the Recorders Court
psychiatric clinic was ended Satur-
day when Judge Joseph A. ellis
received a SO check from DR..
Lowell S. Selling. head of the
clinic.
The check ended on sweet note
the discord which began when the
banquet, advertised for the Book
Cadillac Hotel, was discovered to
have been held in the basement
cafeteria of the court building
three days before it was sched-
uled.
Adding to the confusion sur
rounding the affair were several
pointed remarks made by Judge
ellis, who gave the mattresses $40
from his own pocket when he
learned no one had left a tip for
them. The check from Doctor
Selling was in reimbursement for
the judges expenditure.
Completely Modified. ellis de-
clared.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Raj Avenges
Plymouth
Il. S. Made BOmberS
Hit U-BOdt Base
BY GEORGE LAIT
Init News Service stan Correspondent


LONDON. March 22.-The Ger.
man luftwaffe moved its scene Of
operations TO northern England to-
night while the historic southwest
ern seaport of Plymouth dug itself
out of the frightful wreckage left
by two-night aerial bombardment
of unparalleled ferocity.
While the German raiders were
reported over a northern city, fol-
lowing a day of increased activity
which included raids on east coast,
northwestern England and north
eastern Scottish towns, the British
air ministry announced SCATTERING
counter raids on the Nazi U-boat
base at Lorient. France.
For the third night in n row,
Royal Air Force bombers dashed
the docks and shipyards at Lorient
with their heaviest explosive
bombs. Some Of Britain's latest
superbombers. probably four-mo-
tored. American-made giants capa-
BILE of carrying four or five tons Of
explosives, took part in the attack,
the ministry stated
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Il. S. Navy Escort
Speculation Rises

WASHINGTON, March 22.-
QNS)-The American government
watched with increasing concern
tonight reports that the battle
of the Atlantic" is steadily nearing
American shores as Germany. with
battle cruisers and U-boat fleets.
seeks to sever United States aid
to Britain.
Reports of mounting British
shipping losses continued to stream
into the navy department. Specu-
lation increased here as to
whether the United States would
resort to the use of its own war
ships to convoy shipping across
the Atlantic.
The navy and state departments
declined fatty TO discuss the
situation. Intimation in official
quarters was that the answer 20
warship escorts lies solely with
the White House.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Hitler Gets Madagascar,
Vichy Fleet for Convoys
NaZi WarShipS
Defy English
In Atlantic
International New. s.r,is. Cable

BERLIN, March 22.-Germany tonight an
nouneed the sinking of at least 80 cargo-laden
merchant ships. including % destroyed by Nazi
battleships in the Atlantic, and followed up this
ord-breaking claim with a warning that any
United States conveys for Britain will risk the
same fate.
After the German high command claimed
the unprecedented bag of 224000 tons of
British shipping Chancellor Hitler's newspaper,
Voelkischer Beobachter. commenting on Ameri-
can newspaper editorials advocating United