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Evening star., 1941-12-18
Chemical Companies
Linked 10 GERMANY,
Fined for Conspiracy
Injunction Is Granted
To Halt Monopoly Of
Hormone Market
" the Associates fSn.

" the Associates fxsn.
NEWARK, 4. J., Dec. 1s.-Three
New Jersey chemical firms and four
odicers were fined total of $48, 900
yesterday by Federal Judge William
r. Smith in sctions which Justice
Department officials said would open
Latin America to the United States
chemical INDUSTRY, free 1t from Ger
man dominance and plug an i'm
portant leak in the economic block
ade against the Nazis.
A fourth Arm and its president
were fined total of $4,000, but the
fines were suspended.
The defendants pleaded no de-
Tense to charges they conspired with
certain European firms to prevent
other persons from manufacturing
hormones in the United States and
from importing them; that they
conspired to allocate the world
market In hormones and main
tanned arbitrary and non-competi-
tive prices.
Injunction Is Sought.
The fines were paid Immediately
and during a brief recess the Gov
ernment filed civil suits asking that
the companies be enjoined from
further violations.
When court reconvened the de-
PENDANTS consented to the DEGREES
Defendants and their fines were:
Schering Corp. of Bloomfield, $l5,-
600; its president, Julius Weltzien,
$4,000, and vice president, Gregory
Stragnell. $1,000; Ciba Pharma-
ceutical Products, Inc, of Summit,
$4,000; its principal officer, Vincent
A. Burgher, $4,000, and Roche
Organon, Inc, of Nutley. $4,000,
and its president, Elmer H. Bobst,
5000.
Rare Chemicals, Inc. of Flem-
ington. and its president, E. T.
Fritzching, also pleaded no defense
to similar charges, but fines of $1,000
against the company and $1,000
against Mr.. Fritzching were sus-
pended because manufacturing had
not started, 1t was explained.
The case, developed by the JUS
tice Departments antitrust di-
vision, involved sex hormone and
another hormone, the latter de-
scribed as particularly valuable in
the treatment of soldiers and ci-
villains in wartime" 1t is used to
counteract shock from wounds,
burns, surgery and the "blackout"
sometimes experienced by pilots in
sudden altitude changes or swift
turns.
Berlin Company Accused.
The complaint against Schering
Corp. said that while Schering, AC,
Of Berlin, Germany, was not named
q defendant ut is co-conspirator
in the conspiracy"
1t was said that Schering OF Ber-
lin, one Of the largest distributors
OF drugs in the world, organized in
1886 New York subsidiary which
transferred its assets to the Bloom
field concern and the latter acted
as distributor for Schering of
Berlin.
Schering Of Bloomfield took over
the South American trade for the
Berlin firm in 1899, when Germany
began having trouble with ship
ments, the papers said.
Roche -Organon, Inc, was asso-
eiated with a Dutch West Indies
concern and was one OF the worlds
largest dealers in hormones, the
complaint against the firm said.
One alleged method Of meeting
the blockade was to have American
firms package goods to resemble
German-produced products and fill
Latin American orders for the Ger
man companies.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Pon-Americun Union Bid
May Be Given Cunudu
BY the Associated Press.

C1t hSSOCIHteu EIebS.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 18.-Foreign
ONCE sources expressed the belief
last night that Canada may be in
vited to join the Pan-American
Union and participate in the meet
ing of foreign ministers from the 81
American republics at Rio de Janeiro
January Is.
These sources said that with the
inclusion of Canada, which recently
concluded trade agreements with
Evening star., 1941-12-18

dian - well a. British interests In
Japan, might propose Canada for
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Children'S Shoes

II Prs. AlI-Rubber Boots;
fleece lined; 5 and g.
100 Prs. Jr. Misses Boudoir
Slippers; royon sotin, cot
ron corduroy and Ieothers;
II to 3 and 8 VI to 8; Or.
LANSBURGH'S-Chtldren
Second Floor
Evening star., 1941-12-18

several South American nations,
America would form complete
geographic entity"
1t was reported without confirma-
ton that Argentina, which recently
exchanged diplomats with Ottawa
and presently is representing Cana
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Rozors Shurpened Here

BAY SHORE, N. Y, Dec. 18 OP.-
Joseph Scanbura, jr, former men,
ber Of the Navy militia and pro-
prietor Of a barber shop here, placed
this sign in his shop window today:
Free shases for Japs.
"Not responsible for accidents"
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Crew Escapes Sinking Ship

BOSTON, Dec. 18 CP).-The IT.
man crew of the 700-ton vessel
William Gown escaped in lifeboats
and reached shore safely last night
after the ship struck q reef off New
England. The 180-foot ship was
reported partially sunk" when the
crew left her.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
Army Of Solicitors
Ready TO Collect
Aluminium Here
Scrop MetoI Donations
Sought os Port Of
Defense Program

An army of solicitors for dona-
tions of scrap aluminium, including
aluminium pots and pans. will make
the rounds of Washington homes,
apartments and business establish
ments July 81 under plans made by
officials and aides of the District
Defense Council.
Mrs. Harry Bernton. chairman of
the Volunteer Service Committee of
the District Defense Council, said
the group has made arrangements
to have solicitors visit homes in
every precinct, to get pledges of do
nations of aluminium ware
On July % another army of
1000 men. Legionnaires, Boy Scouts
and laborerS, operating from trucks,
will tour the District to collect
aluminium. They will use 235 trucks.
The campaign has been Endorsed
by the Washington Board of Trade.
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, the Washington Hotel
Association, Advertising Club and
the Washington Real Estate Board.
Aluminium collectors and other
workers are scheduled to hear an
address by Mayor F. H. La Guardia,
civilian defense director, at $50
pm. today at the National Press
Club. At that time he is expected
to make report on the civilian de-
fense program.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
U. S. Not Yet Ready
For War, Club Is Told

Claiming the United States is un-
prepared for shooting war, Rep
resentative Martin, Republican, of
Iowa, member of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee, discussed
the defense situation at a meeting
of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Md
Rotary Club yesterday in the CO.
lumbia Country Club.
The Iowan, a World War veteran,
made the plea that we stay out of
the European conflict, at least until
adequate preparedness has been at
tanned. This, the speaker con-
tended, will not be until 18 months
hence.
Mr.. Martin deplored our tendency
to "bellicose talk" when we are un-
prepared and expressed the hope
that this country stay out of war,
even after adequate defenses have
been built up.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
FIoherty Replaces DornoII
As Head of Homicide SQuod
Other Shifts Expected
As Result of House
Police Inquiry

Detective Sergt. jeremiah Fla aherty
took up his new duties at police
headquarters today as acting lieu-
tenant in charge of the homicide
squad, OF which he had been a MEM
Der for the last nine years. Acting
1t. George Darnall was removed
from command of homicide investi-
cations and assigned to the check
squad
Other shifts in the personnel Of
the Detective Bureau are expected
in the wake of the recent congress
Sional investigation of the Police
Department. The change in the
homicide squad was recommended
by Capt. Ira keck, acting chief of
detectives. and approved late yester-
day by Police Chief Ernest w.
Brown.
Third Transfer Made.
At the same time Detective Sergt
Richard Felber was transferred
from the check to the homicide
squad. The shake-up occurred after
Maj. Brown had called the Detec-
tive Bureau the weakest link" in
the department while testifying on
Capitol Hill
The new chief of the homicide
squad is AZ years old. He was ap-
pointed to the force in 1922. became
a precinct detective in 1927 and a
detective sergeant three years later.
He joined the homicide squad in
1882.
1t. Darnall, who has served 25
years on the force, was made a
precinct detective in 1919 and be-
came a detective sergeant two years
later. He has been in charge of the
homicide squad for the last eight
years His rank reverts to detective
sergeant without change in pay.
Marine Corps Veteran.
Sergt. Felber, a former United
States Marine, was made a precinct
detective in 1887 after he had served
seven years on the force He was
made a detective sergeant in 1899
after being commended for his work
year.
The changes at headquarters be-
came effective at o'clock this
morning officials would not discuss
what other personnel shifts are in
prospect. The transfers effective to-
day involved no change in salary
ratings.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
Army Orders so Pilots
To Panama, Puerto Rico

The War Department today
ordered so pilots transferred to
Panama and Puerto Rico to
strengthen the air base personnel
at each of these strategic defense
outposts.
The Puerto Rico contingent of IS
lieutenants will sail from New York
July 26. They are being taken from
advanced flying schools at Brooks
Field, Tex; Selma, Ala, and Maxwell
Field, Ala. The remaining 35 will
sail to Panama on July "a by way
of New Orleans. They have COM
pleted their advanced training.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
) Defense HOUSING
Sites Approved in
Nearby Area
Projects to Add 280
More Dwelling Units;
120 Near Goblin John
Star Staff Photo.

Approval of sites for three more
defense housing projects for this
area was announced yesterday by the
Federal Works Administration The
projects are to be located near Cabin
John, Md, and near Falls Church,
Va.
The new projects will provide a
total of 2S0 more dwelling units for
defense workers in this area. rails
ing the number of dwellings being
6nanced by the Government in or
GEAR the District TO 3,765.
Two in Maryland.
Two of the sites selected are in
the Cabin John vicinity. One hun
dred homes will be erected on a 49,
acre tract located on the south side
of Conduit road, at the west end of
the Cabin John Bridge-on the site
of the old Cabin John Hotel.
Another 20 homes are to be built
on a tract of land near Cabin John,
on Seven Locks road. The site is
about 212 miles from the David Tay-
lor model testing basin at Carderock,
Md, and it is planned to house civ
ilian workers from this Navy eStab-
lishment in the dwellings.
L. S. H. A. to Supervise.
The Falls Church site is to be used
for the erection of 100 homes for
War Department workers. The site
is vacant tract containing about
20 acres, on the outskirts of Falls
Church. II is bounded on the east
by Cherry street and is between
Lee Highway and Lee Boulevard.
All three of the projects will be
built under the supervision of the
United States Housing Authority.
The Federal Works Agency an
nounced 10 days ago that it was
building 280 houses in Alexandria
for War Department workers. There
are also projects uunder way in that
city for Navy workers and enlisted
men
Evening star., 1941-07-16
How Draft Lottery Affects
.21-Yeur-Old Reqistrunts

21-yearold draft regsrant here's how the lottery
night affects
You serial number It's posted at your local draft
board office of 300 capsules to be drawn from the gold
bowl contains the number
The significant thing is how far the drawing proceeds
before number is reached In looking for number
that many of the numbers drawn won't affect you
board all They're too high You figure that
your board doesn't have than 275 regrants No
board in the Washington has.
If your number is drawn early will have low
qence number is the tenth number that
applies your board Then you have sequence No 10
guide for your local board.
Your board has to give you place among the old
egstrans board Your board has already
ratio between the 21-yearolds and all the old
egsrans who had not been nducted by midnight June 80
that ratio is five The 81 old registran with
sequence No. in your board going be inserted between
the fifth and sixth old regants next scheduled for induction
30 II the fifth old regstrant has
the registrant with No. will have order No 1500A
1t is the order number which determines exactly when
is called for service.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
Baby Slightly Injured
In Two-Story Fall

Despite a fall last night from
second STORY window of his home to
the pavement, Walter Rupprecht, 18
months old, was reported in good
condition today at Childrens Hos
pital.
Walter pushed out a window
screen not securely fastened, his
family said. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs Phillip Rupprecht, 904 M street
NV.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
War Workers to Choose
Two Morale Rulers

Two hundred War Department
workers will assemble at the Ambas-
sador Hotel pool tonight for the pur-
pose of choosing two of their number
as Mr.. Morale" and Miss Morale -
The couple selected will reign for a
year to come at all local events con-
nected with the Army's morale
program.
The program, from 8 to II pm.
also will include aquatic games,
dancing and refreshments.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
Spunish War Veterans

United Spanish War Veterans Of
the District will hold their annual
excursion tomorrow on the steam
ship Mount Vernon, leaving the
Seventh Street Wharf at 10 am,
2 pm, $50 pm. and $50 pm. The
program of entertainment at Mar
shall Hall will include 20 athletic
events and military music by the
President Mckinley Camp Sons of
Veterans brass band.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
Band Concerts

BY the Marine Band at the Capitol
at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Capt. Will
liam F. Santelmann, leader; Henry
Weber, assistant.
BY the Army Band at the Treas
ury House, Fourteenth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, at 1890 tomor-
row afternoon. Capt. Thomas F.
Darcy, leader; Karl Hubner, as
sistant
BY the Marine Band at the Marine
Barracks auditorium at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon Capt Santel-
mann, leader; Mr.. Weber, assistant.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
Monarch Clubs Elect
D. 6. Man as Trustee

BY the Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. July 10
Hugh L. DickerSon of Richmond, Va,
was elected president of the National
Monarch Clubs at the end of its an
nual convention yesterday.
The convention approved a pro-
posed merger of the Monarch Clubs
with the Mercator Clubs in Western
States.
Frank E. Campbell of Washington
was elected a trustee.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
Wage Board Located
In Municipal Center

officials of the District Minimum
Wage Board today completed the
moving of their Offices from the old
building at 480 Indiana avenue NV.
into the east building of the Num-
cipal Center, where the agency has
four rooms on the fourth floor on the
north side.
Members of the board are Mrs.
William Kittle, chairman; John E.
Laskey, representing employers, and
Fred S. Walker. representing labor.
Miss Eunice Broyles is executive
secretary.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
Auto Victim, 5, Dies

Wendell Posey, 5, colored, 219 M
street NV, died in Gallanger Hos
pltal today of injuries received in
an automobile accident at Mason
Springs. Charles County, Md, on
July 6
Evening star., 1941-07-16
In July, Beware OF:

In July, Beware Of:
l. The hours between $3.50
and $50 pm. All four of the
persons killed in traffic in July,
1910, were fatally injured within
this three-hour period.
2. Crossing street at point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in July last year.
The two other traffic victims
were fatally hurt while either
crossing a street at an uncon-
trolled intersection or driving
an automobile.
Evening star., 1941-07-16
Make July Safer
July, 194l

July 3 July s July 9 Jutll July l3
Evening star., 1941-07-16
July, 1910
Toll in Previous Months.

July s July II July Is July 70
. 0 Q Q
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-04
Death Claims
Dean of House

Denver Sept 4-INs-Colorado
today mogrued the death OF Con.
gresham Edward 7. Taylor. So.
dean OF the L. 5 House Of Repre-
sentatiyes IN point 0; age and sec
ond IN length 0. service. who died
al a Denver hospital las, night Of
A heart a!lment
Born IN Wood,ord County. III,
June 70. 1855, Taylor moved to
Colorado with bis family ia 1882
He was first elected TO the lower
House from tas states fourth con.
gressional district IN 1908 and had
served continuously ever since.
He was returned 10 Congress for
II consecutive terms. and during
several Republican administrations
was Coiorados only Democratic
congressional delegate.
His congregational career was
marked by the authorship Of more
than 100 federal laws. including
the important Taylor Grazing act
which regulates use OF public do
main IN the West for cattle and
sheep grazing At the time % his
death he was chairman Of the
House Appropriation Committee
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-04
A French Lesson For Americans

political repressions: we are in the
midst OF such a tendency In the bar
ring from the ballot Of minority par
ties. All that is accomplished is to
drive them underground where,
parading as the victims OF persecu-
ton. they will flourish more. ! am
intrigued TO see what our accept
ance OF Russia as partner IN the
anti-Hitler crusade will do TO our
attitude toward Communism.
Unfortunate Mistake
France made the unfortunate mis-
take at the beginning OF the war Of
banning the party and arresting the
duly elected representatives. OF that
party. Yet today those very ele-
ments are the ones fighting the
hardest to liberste defeated
France. For years now I have been
insisting that the foe was not Com
munism but Fascism Fascism used
Communism as a red herring TO lead
us off the trail. Communism has
made no physical expressions on
neighboring countries. no muscling
in. no threatening. q think that in
view OF the last two months we
must admit that the Finnish cam
paign and the absorption OF the
Baltic states were quite as justified
under the circumstance as was
Britain's occupation OF lraq and
Syria. or our own OF Greenland and
Iceland.)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-04
Islt Democracy?

10 Il Democracy?
1t is peculiar to note too that It
is the word Communism against
which we rebel. Shall we not find
very soon that the Russian govern
ment is a pure democracy? And !.
is. according 10 its constitution Far
more democratic than certain high
ly- praised South American "democ-
racies" In name only And then We
may discover that under Commun-
ism. which is an economic system
OF pure socialism. there are certain
good points which We are trying to-
day. such as publicly owned parks.
schools. transport and utility sys-
tens, even armies and navies. II IS
all a question OF degree and OF
words. At the time our country vas
founded all decent men abroad
and here abhorred democracy and
republican as much as we do
Communist" Perhaps our semi
alliance will provide some needed
schooling.
Now what do We want out OF this
life? During the last decade we
have decided that Security is the
most important We have set up a
colossal government agency - on
the Russian model-to provide for
millions a certain amount OF secur-
ity. a word We laughed at before
1929.
We want the American way OF
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-04
By DR.. J. Henry Owens

life. We'd be hard put to define It,
and when we got through we'd want
about what the French wanted. or
the English. or the Russians. or the
Greeks, ct al. We want peace.
we don't want TO fight. apparent.
ly nobody but the German army
does. All right. We don't want an
operation either. But we'll take II
willingly If We can then I've longer
and better.
We Want Ours
Just as France wanted her oVn
garden variety Of LIE We want ours.
which Is so much like II. Just as
France lost hers We are perfectly
capable OF losing ours. The price Is
still the same. We can sacrifice now.
for a hundred years; or we can quit
and let Hitler collect the taxes.
France tried TO compromise Let's
not make that mistake Appease-
ment should be dead by now. II
never did work. not even az Tripoli
where some Wise-cracking American
said Millions for defense but not
one cent for tribute" To paraphrase
Ben Franklins remark al similar
period in our history we must all
pull together or veil all be pulled
apart. Let tie Benedict Arnolds and
the Genets quietly slip away. Let's
clean Up this mess extiTpate this
human cancer. and then institute
such a system Of hygiene that IT
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-04

WON'T HAPPEN HERE. And here
means this globe
Down. Not Out
France Is down but she isn't out.
Let's be sportsmen. We owe her a
lot. France has been a nation OF
culture for several hundred years.
She has one o. the longest consecu.
tive l.teratures In tie world. French
Is Is -stiiiiii ths cultural persons second
tongue. in South America as all over
the rest Of the world. Don't sell her
short. She came back IN 1915. IN
1s1n. and she Will come back today.
Don't Judge her by her present
leaders. her old man Petain. Laval,
Darlan. Bartaelemy. or even Dala-
der and Gamelin. You wouldn't
want 20 have the L. 5. Judged by
Wheeler or Taft or Harding or
Huey Long: and We aren't lending
10 Britain because OF Baldwin and
Macdonald and Cham 5erlain. We
don't even believe thst al Germany
IS truly represented by Hitler and
Gosbbels and Goering. You cannot
condemn nation
have ny own axe 70 grind here.
In the last 1ar we went overheard
with liberty cabbage and threw
German out OF the schools. Il took
years Tor Us 70 catch up when the
drunken rage was over. Now We
See FRENCH LEssoN-Pase 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-04
Nazis Holding
III Argentines
(By Associated Pressl


Buenos Aires. Argentina, Sept.
4-AP-Argentina awaited today a
report from its Berlin embassy to
explain the arrests Of II Argentine
citizens by the Germans in occu-
pied France.
Roberto Cache, foreign affairs I'M
dersecretary, said that until the re.
port was received 1t could not be
determined whether the Argentines
were arrested for some relatively
unimportant infraction Of regula'
lions "or a bigger matter"
German Ambassador Edmund Won
Hermann, who has been under fire
OF a congressional committee in
vestigating anti-Argentine activt-
ties, also was asked for an explana-
ton.
Raul Damonte Taborda. chairman
OF the congressional committee. said
he hoped the government would act
quickly and commented he had
heard no reports Of anti-Nazi &C.
tivity by Argentines in Germany.
Qn another action against
Latin American country, the Ger
man government ordered Guatemala
to withdraw all her consulates from
the Reich.)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-04
Girl Plunges From
Golden Gate, Lives

tBy International News s.-Yics)
San Francisco. Sept B-IES -
Amazed physicians today reported
that a pretty 22.yesr-old girl who
plunged 2g5 feet from the Golden
Gate Bridge, In all probability will
live despite the fact tina. she hi,
the waters Of San Francisco Ray
after fall approximating the
height OF 20-story building
Thirty-hfth person 10 take the
suicide leap from the span since
It was opened in l337-and the
only one 10 survive Miss Cornelia
Van Ierland, state unemployment
insurance commission employe.
was said 10 be recovering despite
a broken back. two broken arms
and severe bruises
ST. San Francisco Hospital, II
was found that the Impact had been
so terrific that Miss Van lerland's
silk stockings had burst into frag.
ments. her shoes had been torn
or and ring wrenched from her
finger.
All available records show that
the longest similar plunge In which
the person survived was the stunt
jump OF Ray Woods. 81. Louis. No.
professional diver. from the San
Francisco-Oakland Bridge In 1887
A distance OF only 136 feet.
Woods back was broken, and he IS
still partially paralyzed
The famous Jump OF Steve Bro
DIE from the Brooklyn Bridge in
1856 was a mere l35-foot fall.