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Evening star., 1942-08-19
Soviet Ship Rescues
81 i. ). Sailors
In Arctic Sinking
Picked Up in Danger Zone
Men Stund Watch
With Russiun Gunners
BY YURI HERMAN,
Russian War Correspondent,

North American Newspaper Alliance.
SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN
RUSSIA, Aug. 19.-Four of us
Capt. Pavlov. Capt. George Sullivan,
1t. Morton Wolfson and your cor
espondent-were seated at a table
. IN little restaurant in the far
north. A band was playing Din
ner was nearly over and with 1t our
painstaking labors.
We had pieced the whole story to-
gether, hour by hour. I had filled
several pages with notes 1t should
be of interest to others to hear how
warm friendship sprang up be-
tween the two captains and crews
of two ships out in the chill waters
of the northern seas.
Imagine those chill and very dis
tant waters. Imagine three little
boats, three little cockleshells,
tossed on the boundless watery
wastes, cloaked in fog. Imagine
half-frozen. exhausted American
seamen, sailing in cold, fog and
storm. Ten out of the So men were
In terrible state. They no longer
hoped for rescue.
Fog Efts Gradually.
The fog gradually lifted-they
heard hoarse voice calling, Hello.
hello!" Now they could see the side
OF big steamship, seamens faces
at the rail, the captain at the mi
crophone on his bridge.
Capt. Sullivan stared at the vessel
as though he had never seen one
before. 1t was we'll nigh incredible
the ship was actually slowing down
It's engines In danger zone where
enemy craft were darting hither
and thither, where the vessel might
be torpedoed at any moment
The men aboard the steamship
lowered ropes and a hoarse voice
roared commands into the micro
phone. Capt. Sullivan was hauled
aboard. Soviet Capt. Pavlov held
out his big hand and Capt. Sullivan
said, "Our ship was called the (cen-
sored. On (censoredD it happened.
It's rather dangerous spot"
We'll have plenty of time to talk
about everything afterwards" Capt.
Pavlov said. GAS for danger, that's
what wars are for-so that things
won't get too safe. You are well
come. captain. Everything will be
all right now
Sailors In Bad Shape.
Fog was thickening again over
the seas. Those American seamen
who were in bad shape were carried
up the ships ladder in Soviet sail
ors' arms. Ten were taken aboard
that way. The weaker were put to
bed and given hot coffee. Those
who felt strong enough sat in ward
room at a good square meal. con-
versing through the international
language of gesture.
Meantime, a council of war was
being held in Capt. Pavlov's cabin,
where Capt Sullivan, balancing
cup Of coffee, was recounting all he
had experienced not far away. 1t.
Wolfson was smoking TRANQUILITY,
thanks to the fact he had rescued
his pipes from the sinking ship.
1t. Wolfson asked permission to
speak. Looking at Capt. Pavlov, he
said: Captain, my crew and
know that type of gun you have on
deck very well. On behalf of my
gunners, ask you as a great honor
to let us take the watches with your
gunners."
So Capt. Pavlov's guests were
given a post of honor at the gun.
The rest of the crew was registered
according to their special trades and
in a few hours after their rescue
many of tn Americans were stand
ing watch.
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Irish Urge Roosevelt
To Save Doomed Six
d, the Associated Press.


DUBLIN, Aug. ia committee
claiming to represent all sections Of
the Irish people said yesterday it
had appealed to President Roose-
velt to intervene to prevent the
execution of six Irishmen sentenced
to death at Belfast in the fatal
shooting of Constable Patrick Muir
ply last Easter.
The oldest of the six Is 81, the
youngest, 18.
Evening star., 1942-08-19

To those Of you who hold
ration cards, remember
Sears Allstate Tires and
Tubes are as fine as money
can buy. All first quality,
pure virgin rubber used in
their manufacture. Tires
available for passenger
cars, trucks and buses.
At All S Stores
Evening star., 1942-08-19

and old Battery
Extra long Gross Coun-
try" battery for under
hood mounting. Lifewear
separators. Most power
full.
At All 5 Stores
Evening star., 1942-08-19

Fine bulbs that burn 1000
hours. 10 to 120 volts in IS,
30, so, go and rs watts.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Maj. Legendre Named
Aide 70 Col. Bottles: !. ,,.': /:
In Defense 5etup
Former Infantry Officer
Returns to Active Duty;
Will Report at Once

Maj. Leonce Raoul Legendre. for
mer infantry officer, today was or
dered BACK to active duty and as
signed to serve as assistant to Col.
Lemuel Bolles, civilian defense di-
rector for the Metropolitan Area.
Mai Legendre. who lives at 49l6
Westway drive. Chevy Chase, Md,
was TO report at once.
Col. Bolles said he had sought for
some time to have an Army officer
assigned as his assistant, but none
had been available. He said he
lately had recommended Maj. Le-
gendre.
The orders to Maj. Legendre were
issued by Maj Gen. Milton A. Reck-
ord, Sd Corps Area commander
with headquarters in Baltimore.
For some time Maj. Legendre
served as a field man for the Ameri-
can Legion. assigned to its southern
district, and some years ago was
brought to Washington in connec-
ton with the Legions rehabilitation
service, which is conducted from
offices at 1908 K street NV.
Col. Bolles said Mai. Legendre S
title had not been determined, but
that he would be the second officer
in command of the District O. c. D
under the general supervision of
Commissioner Young as defense
co-ordinator.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Tenants Ignore
BIockout;; Hotel
Cuts Oft Power

Residents in. one entire wing of
the Shoreham Hotel were forced to
do without lights for virtually the
entire night when occupants in sew
eral apartments refused to comply
with blackout restrictions. About
135 apartments were affected.
A switch controlling lights in the
wing was first called into action
when lights giowed from several
apartment windows shortly after the
blackout began at pm. The lights
were shut off for about an hour and
a half while the apartment occu-
pants were warned again to black
out.
When the power was turned on
again, some apartments in the wing
persisted in keeping their lights on,
so hotel officials promptly threw
the switch again. and this time they
were playing for keeps. The power
was not turned on again until 6
a m. when the blackout officially
ended
Under regulations announced last
Saturday tenants are held response
BILE for backing out their own apart
mentS.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
D. T.. Red Cross Sent
Clothing 10 Jacob Jones

Among the $3.50 knitted garments
sent to service men by the District
Red Cross during February, it was
revealed yesterday. large ship
ment of helmets and turtle-necked
sweaters went to the U. S. S. Jacob
Jones, sunk off Cape May last Sat-
urday
Along the firSt-aid front, the Red
Cross has announced that Dewitt
Coffman. senior assistant manager
of the MayfloWer Hotel. has been
appointed chairman of volunteer
f1rst-aid detachments in Office build
ings, department stores hotels and
other large buildings.
Mr.. Coffman will organize the
hundreds of persons who have been
taking Red Cross first-aid classes
into detachments for service at the
places where they live or work.
After about 20 volunteers, IL of
whom must have had the advanced
course, are enlisted in each group,
they will be given supplementary
training on injuries from fire, build
ing collapse and other large-scale
calamities.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
U. ). Opens Trust Trial
Conspiracy
To Fix Bread Prices
Four Chain Groceries
And Tive. Bakery Unions
Among Defendants

With selection of a jury under
way this morning. the Government
opened before Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough in District Court its
antitrust case in which four chain
groceries. two local bakery unions,
three other corporations and a
dozen individuat are indicted on
charges OF =. conspiring to hold up
the price y bread in the Capital.
Representing the Government are
Special Assistant to the Attorney
General Victor O. Waters end Spe-
cial Attorney Warren P. Cunr.ng-
ham of the Antitrust Division of
the Justice Department.
A distinguished array of defense
counsel included Joseph A. Padway,
general counsel of the American
Federation of Labor, William E.
Leafy and William Hughes, jr.
The. indictment charges that parts
G. the alleged conspiracy took place
outside the District. Further, the
Government contends, that since
1888 the four chains sold Dread at
uniform prices as psrtEbf the cob
spiracy and charged more than IN
Maryland, Virginia and Delawares
for a similar product. Before 1895
the Government asserts the price
of bread here was lower than in
the three States. Through the con-
spiracy. according to the Govern
ment, the A. & P. stores we're pre-
vented from selling lower priced
brand of bread in the District. al
though it is generally sold in the
surrounding territories.
Today's trial is the outgrowth OF
a, Nation wide investigation into
charges of restraints in the distri-
button and sale of food products.
At one time this morning, dur
ing attempts to obtain jury, there
were eight women in the jury box.
But this was not final, as the chal-
lenging of prospective jurors went
forward, and each side jockeyed for
favorable position.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Traffic Detoured by Collapse
o. Jug Bridge Near Frederick

of the Civil War used the jug as
hiding place for whisky.
In 1924 Gen. Lafayette was met
at the bridge by Frederick dele
CATION and escorted into the city.
The span was considered as hav-
ing had an important part in the
battle of the Moaocacy when ap-
proximately $500 Union soldiers,
in July, 1864, held the spot against
a strong Confederate force.
Nearby residents recalled that
two years ago a large tank truck
with a load of road tar crashed
through the stone railing, landed
under the east span and caught fire.
They advanced the opinion that
tremendous heat generated by the
burning tar may have weakened
the bridge.
Frederick civic organizations asked
that the bridge be rebuilt or re-
placed when it was closed to heavy
traffic last month. However, Ezra
B. Whitman, chairman of the Roads
Commission, wrote to the Chamber
of Commerce Monday that 1t would
not be possible to contract for q new
bridge because Of . steel shortage.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Goldsmith Held in Miami
As Slayer Of His Wife

Zachariah Goldsmith, 54 de-
scribed as a former Washington
night club operator. has confessed
fatally shooting his estranged wife,
MIS-. Margaret Goldsmith. 36, in
Miami, Fla, according to an Asso-
cieted Press dispatch quoting States
Attorney George Worley
Washington police said they be-
lieved the man was "zebbie" Gold
smith, well known here as a gambler
and speakeasy proprietor in the pro-
hibition era. 'Zebbie," whose real
name was Zachariah, left the Capt.
tai several years ago to live in Chi
cago.
Mr.. Worley said a formal charge
of murder would be placed against
Goldsmith and an inquest would be
held tomorrow, the report stated.
The States attorney was said to
have been given this explanation of
the shooting by Goldsmith:
The husband, who had been liv-
ing in Chicago. received lei ar
from his wife in Miami in which she
declared she had fallen in love with
another man. Goldsmith bought a
revolver and went to the Florida
city to demand that Mrs. Gold
smith return to Chicago with him.
When she refused, he shot her in
her room Sunday night.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
B|ackout Supplies Rushed
To Fill Most Of Orders

A weekend rush on blackout
supplies that lasted right up to the
o'clock deadline last night had
Washington stores hard pressed to
keep up with the demand, but emer-
gency orders to New York City
served generally to keep most
shelves fairly we'll stocked.
One large downtown store re-
ported it was cleaned out of mate
rials at the end of each day for the
last four or five days, but each
morning had replacements by spe-
cial shipments from New York.
The largest demand was for black
window shades, reinforced paper
and cloth, and fiat black finish paint.
Other items which sold in large
quantities included candles, flash
lights and lanterns.
One downtown paint store re-
ported selling large quantities of black
paint to Government agencies,
which voluntarily blacked out, al
though all Government bodies had
been exempt under the regulations.
Evening star., 1942-03-04

Long hours of vigil on the windy
streets were not all that wardens
endured during the blackout. One
of them. Keith Lamb, Takoma Park
Md fire warden, was bitten by
dog while patrolling. He was treated
at Washington Sanitarium and re-
turned to duty.
In the 1900 block of Maryland
avenue NE.-right across the street
from afraid warden service head
ouarters-residents were awakened
at s am. today by two men with the
arm bands of the warden service.
They we're blowing police whistles
and shouting 1t developed they
were shouting call clear"-the end
of the blackout period.
Ordered to report any unusual
occurrences. Col. Joseph A. Bayer,
deputy warden of the North Capitol
area, called air raid warden service
headquarters to report a broken
water main in the rear of the 100
block of Rhode Island avenue NE.
The warden relayed the informa-
ton to the Water Department.
Defense Co-ordinator John Rus
sell Young was indirectly respon-
sible for one blackout violation last
night. In the course of his tour, he
stopped on the East-West highway
to interview a group of wardens.
The noise on the street led one
woman to push aside her curtains,
allowing light to stream from the
apartment window She thinks it's
an accident" said warden hurry
ing off to warn her.
Supt. of Police Edward j. Kelly,
who spent most Of the night cruis-
ing about the city. stopped at the
District Building to attend the con-
ference of civilian defense officials.
There was such a congestion of cars
when the officials left the building.
that Maj. Kelly stepped out in the
middle of the street to help one of
his men direct the traffic.
The District Building was so dark
that guards had to guide officials
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Personnel Shifted
After Increase in fl
Coast Guard Power
Customs Service Work
Also Reorroneed Under
Presidential Order

Personnel changes to carry out
President Roosevelt's order center
ing more authority in the Coast
Guard and rearranging the work of
the Customs Service were under way
today.
Personnel and duties of the Bureau
of Marine Inspection and Navigation
are being divided between the Coast
Guard and Customs organization.
The Coast Guard also is taking over
training functions of the Maritime
Commission and the authority over
undocumented ships now in the
hands of the Customs Service.
Marine Inspection and Navigation
has about 200 employees here and 300
in the field None will be dismissed
but there may be some transfers to
other work.
Licensing and registration of YES
sells is transferred to Customs and
the Coast Guard gets enforcement
and safety functions and the
licensing of officers. pilots and sea-
men. Comdr. Richard S. Field. the
bureau chief, and one assistant,
Capt. H. c.. Shepheard, are trans
ferred to the Coast Guard. An
other assistant. Capt. Henry c,
Sweet, will be assigned to Customs,
under the Treasury Department.
The training functions of the
Maritime Commission which go to
Coast Guard involve unlicensed
personnel. merchant marine officers
and cadets.
The reorganization, ordered Mon
day, was the second ordered in the
last few days by the President, hous-
ing agencies and lending functions
being involved in a shift last week
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Staggered Hour Extension
Studied by Trade Board

Convinced that the present Sys-
tenn of staggering the hours of pri-
vate employment can be improved,
the Board of Trade is undertaking
a new survey to determine how
many business establishments can
adjust their starting and quitting
hours to relieve the congestion
which occurs daily at 9 am. and S
pm.
The board expects to cover 300
offices in the downtown congested
area in the study At least half OF
those queried so far have agreed
to shift their employment hours
but are awaiting definite sugges-
tions on what new starting and
quitting hours they should use.
Department stores and shops are
not included in this survey. They
are being handled separately.
BY means of the study the trade
board hopes to improve the traffic
congestion problem by setting new
hours for many of the $4,000 pri-
vate business employees who now re-
port for work at am. and the
$1,000 who leave their Offices at 5
pm.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
New Bourd to Examine
Aid Cadets Is Set Up

A new Army Aviation Cadet Ex-
amining Board to supplement the
board at Boiling Field was opened
today at 919 H street NV.
Quarters for the new board were
provided gratis by the Elks Club.
Members are Maj. Earl V. Compton,
Air Corps: 1t. Frederick N. Silver
man, Medical Corps. and 1t. Samuel
P. Faber, infantry.
Candidates may apply to either of
the two boards. They must pass an
aptitude test and a physical eX-
animation, and may range in age
from 18 to 26, inclusive Educational
requirements were eased recently by
the War Department.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
..BIockout Incidents ~ ~. -.
Mere Dog Bite in Line Of Duty Couldn't
Keep Warden From Appointed Petrol

to the elevators with flashlights. The
east administration building proved
one point. Venetian blinds. which
Buildings Supt. Edward Brooke con-
sidered sufficient" weren't.
When Commissioner Young
stopped his car to interview j. Will
bur ODay, a warden on duty at
Reno road and Van Ness street
NV, he asked him what he did
for a living Mr. O'Day responded
cheerfully, I'm in the automobile
business-or was"
Howard University clock tower
lighted during the blackout. was
considered by observers potential
aid to the enemy. 1t not only il
Illuminated the open reservoir nearby
and the excavation being made for
an underground reservoir, but also
disclosed the location of the Nc
MILAN pumping station.
OlAtCCll pdOlCS WCIC DOI IL Oul lllS
the blackout-six at Gallinger Hos
pital. three at Garfield, two at Co.
lumbia, three at Georgetown and
two at Providence. The hospitals
also reported a number of opera
tions performed under blackout con-
ditions.
Twenty-three Sibley Hospital
nurses, who have just completed
their preclinical training, received
their caps and capes by candle light
after the hospital had been blacked
out.
Col Bolles' telephone rang just as
the blackout period ended at a m.
rs this Col. Bolles?" voice asked.
yes"
Well. colonel, it is now 6 o'clock
and 1 hope you're satisfied" the
caller said and hung up.
The St. Regis Restaurant in the
100 block of Pennsylvania avenue
NV. can offer this story as proof
that it was blacked out. A few min
utes after the restaurant had dark
ened it's windows and doors man
stuck his head in and asked:
What is this, speakeasy?"
Evening star., 1942-03-04
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, March 4.-The
east span. of historic jug Bridge
lay in the Monocacy River today,
forcing traffic on Route 40 at that
point to detour over State road No.
26 through Libertytown.
A 20-foot section of the 133-year-
old stone structure collapsed last
night just after an automobile had
passed over it. Another approach
ing car was tagged to a stop in time
and there was no accident.
The State Roads Commission
banned trucks and buses from the
bridge February II when further
movement was noted in long-de-
fective archway. Passenger auto
mobiles we're allowed passage, but
were limited to 10 miles an hour.
The bridge derived its name from
a stone demijohn which guards the
eastern end of the span. Legend
says the builder placed a bottle of
whisky in the jug when he COM
pleted the structure. Another vers-
ion Of the story relates that soldiers
Evening star., 1942-03-04
DdiryPrice
Raising Setup
|sAssai|ed
Session Is Asked
To Avoid Meteoric
Molodjustments

Agricultural Marketing Admins
traitor Roy Hendrickson today criti-
cized regulatory machinery in the
dairy industry that IS used Ito raise
prices continually, irrespective of
the relation which those prices bear
to other farm prices or to city
prices"
The Agriculture Department Off
Gals criticism came at the second
day session of the Northeastern
Dairy Conference in the Ambassador
Hotel.
The most useful function, he de-
clared. is to maintain fluid milk
prices in reasonable relation to all
other prices, and to avoid the mete-
oric maiadjustments which have
characterized fluid milk markets so.
often in the past" He added that
ever present in the industry is the
temptation to use these regulatory
programs as a barrier against the
necessity for making adjustments in
milk marketing and distribution
practices"
Appeals to Consumers.
Mr.. Hendrickson also hit at pro-
ducers who sell their skim milk at
lower than production costs to COM
pete with other markets. and. &C
cordingly raising fluid milk supplied
consumers to make up for the first
loss.
Commenting on a remark of
Frank S. Walker. president of the
Maryland and VirginiaMilk Associa-
ton and today's presiding officer
that the press was riding" the
farmer, Mr.. HendrickSon pointed cut
that consumers do not have an un-
derStanding or appreciation of
farmers problems that "beset them
"a hours a day" He said it was
urgent that consumers appreciate
these problems.
In stressing the Importance of in
creased farm production for both
domestic and foreign needs, Mr.
Hendrickson declared that we must
De prepared to meet the sudden de-
mands that may come from Rus
sia and the other United Nations. +"
While the need for greater pro-
duction of evaporated milk for
lease-lend purposes is uncertain. he
said. the picture can change quick
1y overnight"
Russia's Needs Growing.
Russia's food needs: he added, are
TREMENDOUS and growing very fast" :"
Senator Brewster, Republican. Of
Maine. ,addressinga dinnenmeeting
last nj eht, warnea@tnAt' d& &lble our
present industrial and agricultural
production must be forthcoming this
year if We are to take the offensive
Even America cannot lick the
world With one hand. yet that is
all we have been using up to the
present time. twenty-five per cent
of our production devoted to de-
fense is not sufficient to defeat
either Germany or Japan he de-
clared. Fifty per cent of our pro-
duction must be devoted to offensive
action"
Earlier in the day the dairy leaders
heard sharp criticism of Govern
ment efforts to check farm prices
and an appeal from the Agricul-
ture Department for increased pro-
duction to meet demands of the
war emergency.
Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
tu.e Grover B. Hill, asserting that
the dairy industry was very vital
to the success of this war," told
the dairymen they must find way
to increase production. With grow
ing shortages of labor, materials
and equipment. you are going to
have to carry on against such odds
as never before" the assistant secre-
tary said.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Arlington Board TO Hold
zoninq Hearing TONIGHT

The fourth in series of five hear
ings on the proposed master zoning
plan for Arlington County will be
held by the County Board at the
courthouse at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
This session will be concerned with
the area west of Glebe road between
Lee highway and Lee boulevard.
Edmund D. Campbell is board chair
man.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Deof Group to'Study
Latin American Nations

Students OF the Washington So
ciety for the Hard of Hearing will
combine the study of South Amer
lean countries with their lip-reading
practice held each Monday evening
in the society headquarters, 2431
Fourteenth street NV.
Beginning March 16, according to
Miss Elizabeth Brand, secretary, the
ground will study Panama, and SUBJ
sequent Latin American nations
will be discussed every other Mon
day night.
The Community Chest-supported
society also is conducting lip read
ing for beginners at 10:30 am. each
Tuesday and at 8 pm. Thursdays.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
BIockout Reveals
Patent Office Unit as
Perfect Bomb Target

When the Patent Office was
moved to Richmond a month
ago into quarters formerly oc-
cupied by a tobacco factory,
the building on North Lom-
hardy street there was given
a fresh coat of white paint.
White paint had covered up
red brick in a neighborhood
greatly in need of improved
physical appearances. The first
large-scale Richmond blackout,
however, revealed a bombing
target so gfaring that no enemy
flyer hardly could miss seeing
it. Hence the decision to paint
the building a second time in
less visible color.