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Evening star., 1942-03-16
Survivors Describe
Heroism Of Seamen
On Torpedoed Tanker
One Used Body as Oar
Lock on Life Roft;
Woshinetonion Soved
~ tbs Associated Press.

By vbe ASsoctAted Ffess.
WILMINGTON, N. c., March 16.--
A story OF death by fire on OIL
covered seas and Of men being
ground to bits by the propeller Of
their sinking ship was told today
by survivors of o large American
tanker torpedoed Thursday night.
They described how quartermas-
ter used his body as an oar lock on
q life raft and, when II OF the 26
survivors were landed at nearby
Southport, his flesh was black with
bruises. The other Is were landed
at Charleston, 8. c.
The Navy did not say how many
OF the crew were believed missing.
Nor did 1t identify the tanker for
publication.
Shipmates credited Quartermaster
Edwin Chaney, "A. OF Yeadon, Pa,
with saving many lives. They said
he swan to the raft after Jumping
overheard. Then, by calling direc-
tions and words Of encouragement
through the dense smoke and flames,
he guided several men to the raft.
Alternate rs Oar Locks.
During the nine hours on the raft,
Chaney and several survivors al
ternated In making human oar locks
so the others could pull the heavy
oars and get away from the flames.
Ensign Robert B. Hutchins, q. S.
N, a Chicago lawyer who COM
manded the gun crew of the tanker,
said that when the torpedo struck,
he was in his bunk reading,
He sought his crew. Everything
was dark at first and I ran along
the catwalk over the tanks amid
ships when I suddenly ran into the
mainmast, knocking my CLOSES of
and darn near putting myself out.
Nothing could be seen or heard of
the enemy, he said. When the
flames got on top Of us, we jumped
over the side. saw two of my boys
20 into those flames, and heard
them scream as they died" Four
of the seven-man gun crew were
believed lost.
Sea Covered BY Oil.
A moment after the ship was
struck, a geyser Of crude oil covered
the sea for hundreds Of yards, said
Herbert L. Gardner, jr., %, of Nash
vile, Tenn, on his first sea voyage
He was in the mess hall drinking
q cup of coffee, he said, land gang
of us were talking about what we'd
do If a torpedo hit us. when the
torpedo struck. And we did Just
the opposite of what we said we'd
do"
George Mihlos of Washington, one
Of the survivors landed at Charles
ton, said at was so dark we couldn't
see what happened to the rest Of
the crew. We couldn't tell what
kind of ship it was that attacked us
either.
1.-The lfeboat was in was almost
burned before we could get out of
the flames. One of the men was
seriously hurt. Two others were
injured when the boat was let into
the water.
I'VE were 20 miles off shore
Mihlos, q fireman, told Of trying to
rescue his bunkmate, John LATER,
an oiler from Williamsport, Pa, but
said he had to leave him and get
on deck.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
BY PATRICK MCMAHON.

BY PATRICK MCMAHON.
Working in smooth -functioning
unison, all arms of the United States
coastal patrol combined to blast
from the seas certainly one" and
very possibly three" members OF
the Axis submarine pack that had
sunk two vessels of our coast within
the preceding 48 hours.
One Of the U-boats was Savagely
attacked by a United States Navy
airship and q Coast Guard vessel
when it surfaced within a few hours
and few miles of the torpedoing OF
an Allied ship. &
This reporter was aboard the Navy
airship for a patrol hop on the day
that the activity took place.
It was q show that included Army
and Navy bombers, destroyers, an
armed tug, the Coast Guard cutter
our Navy bimp-and the enemy
It was played within the very shadow
of our shores.
Alert, Smashing Offensive.
All of what I saw cannot be writ
ten here. But ! can say I saw an
alert, smashing Navy offensive strike
three times within few hours at
the Axis submarine feet.
The first blow was struck by an old
World War I Eagle boat just after
dawn in the same vicinity that a
freighter reported a submarine less
than an hour before.
I saw the Eagle boat dump ar
"ashcan" overheard, heard the rum
BILE of She explosion as the water
spouted into the air.
Immediately we swooped over thu
spot and saw hundreds Of fragments
of wreckage bob to the surface and
float lszily In oily Swells.
Less than an hour later we saw
a destroyer salt the water with
heavy charges when it picked up q
submarines motors with its listen
ing apparatus several miles south
of the first incident.
Later we picked up a radio mes
sage ordering us to proceed tC
another point at full speed. Ar
Allied vessel had just been tor
pedoed.
Hull of Sub Sighted.
As we neared the vicinity oul
forward lookout gave a gasp and
pointed frantically below.
Through the light haze we saw the
slim black hull Of an enemy SUBJ
marine about a mile and half tc
port. Her coming tower was clearly
visible and her whole deck awash.
The blimp captain roared instruc-
tions to open up those bomb bay
doors"
For a breathless instant we
watched as we closed in, each won
dering if the raider would stand
her ground. unlimber her deck gun
and fight it out.
She dove while we were more
than a mile away.
We were there within inStantS
dropping markers over the sea
Soon we were joined by the Coast
GuardSman.
Once again the waters were pep
pered with booming depth charges
over a broad area. We spotted no
oil slick nor wreckage, but we circled
the spot until a destroyer and an
armed tug arrived with fresh sup
plies of depth bombs, and proceeded
to Systematically blast that entire
vicinity.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Limit on War Profits
Demanded bySenators
If Wages Are Frozen
Hill and la Toilette
Viii Fight to Link
Two Proposals
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Congressional friends Of labor
served notice today they would
fight to link a drastic limitation
of war profits with any legisla-
tive wage controls that may be
proposed by President as a result
OF current studies.
Senator Hill Of Alabama, the
Democratic whip, and Senator La
Toilette, Progressive, Of Wisconsin,
both longtime supporters Of labor,
demanded that any action taken to
place ceiling on wages be accom-
panied by legislation which would
take away most, If not all, of the
profits on war production contracts.
Senator Hill conceded it might be
necessary to apply brakes to wage
increases to prevent imitation, but
added that 1t was Just as essential
that war profits be limited for the
same reason.
Senator La Toilette said that
while he was prepared to accept
wage controls If they were accom-
panied by profit curbs, he thought
the placing of an arbitrary ceiling
over wages might result in disrup-
ton of the industrial machinery
far beyond anything yet expert.
enced.
VIII Study Super War Tax.
While he refused to classify wages
and profits in the same category,
Chairman George said the Finance
Committee undoubtedly would study
q proposal to impose super war
tax on all Government contracts
when it considers the new revenue
bill. g..
Discussion of several other phases
Of the labor problem was scheduled,
and a Senate Appropriations Sub
committee, headed by Senator
Thomas, Democrat, Of Oklahoma,
expected to touch on these In hear
ings at which Government oficials
and labor leaders have been invited
to testify.
Senator Thomas said he would
ask the committee to depart from
it's usual procedure and hold public
hearings on the progress Of the
war production program, as a result
Of numerous complaints he had re-
ceived about strikes, the operation
of the wage-hour law and the re-
puted failure Of many war fac
tories to keep their machines going
around the clock.
Reed Pushes Bill.
| At the same time, Senator Reed.
Republican, of Kansas asked q Sen.
ate Judiciary Subcommittee to ad-
vance hearings on his bill to outlaw
the closed shop on Government con-
tracts and Chairman Van Nuys pre-
dicted the full committee probably
would order hearings on a bill by
Senator Holman, Republican, OF
Oregon to raise the 4o-hour week
to 48 hours.
The Senate, meanwhile, began its
second week Of debate on resolu-
ton to deny a seat to Senator
LANCER, Republican, of North Dako-
ia on, moral turpitude charges, with
leaders dubious about obtaining a
vote for several days.
In the House the top item on
the weeks calendar was the bill
offered by Representative Rogers,
Republican, Of Massachusetts, TO
create a women's army auxiliary
corps of 10000 volunteers to ham
die many Of the armed forces be-
hind-the-l Lines tasks.
The measure has the approval Of
the War Department, with the like
lihood that 1t will receive swift ap-
proval. Mrs. Rogers has reported
in receipt Of thousands" Of letters
from women in all parts of the
country, expressing their desire to
enlist.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Appeals
Continued From First Page)

intention to return to his domi-
eile within a given period.
1.-THE fact Of Federal employment
or non-Federal employment does
not change the situation and it is
merely question of the mental in
tention of the person." asserted Mr.
Magee. "The law applies this basic
test of mental intention"
In an opinion written by Chief
Justice D. Lawrence Groner. Joined
in by Associate Justices Fred M
Vinson and Henry w. Edgerton, the
court said:
'The board has formula of its
own which it applies in determining
in any given case whether change
pf domicile has been effected and
holds that it has beel whenever the
subject Cd is free agent, (2) is
physically present in the new juris-
Fiction (the DISTRICT, and (3) has an
intention to reside therein for an in
definite period of time. On this
basis, the board held that when ap-
pellant (Mr. Beedy) settled in the
District in 1885 and commenced the
practice Of law, he rnereby evinced
an intention to reside in the District
sfor an indefinite period of time as
q result of which he lost his domicile
in Maine"
Referring to the boards decision,
the court had this to say today:
"Not only Is the conclusion wholly
unsupported by any evidence, but it
is contrary to the law laid down by
as in the Sweeney case and by the
Supreme Court in the Murphy case. -
z Assessed for 1889.
= The board had sustained an as
easement against Mr.. Beedy for an
income tax for the calendar year
1889, the ground of decision being
that he was domiciled in the Dis
trict on December 81 of that year.
: The question presented to the ap-
pellate court, both by Mr.. Beedy
acting in his own behalf, and by
MS counsel, Attorney Warren e
Magee, was whether he was domi-
Ailed in the District in the year
1899.
MIR. Beedy, a lawyer, unmarried
Vas born in Maine, and elected to
congress in 1921 and served until
1855. He formerly maintained an
APARTMENT in Portland, Me, and
more recently has had a room and
Rart of his wardrobe for personal
d1se there. He at all times since
has claimed and intended Maine tc
10 his domicile. He owns a 150.acre
farm In that State, which he uses
IS q summer home.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
COED Club Cabaret Tonight

The Washington Boys Club social
group, the COED Club, will have a
st. Patrick's Day cabaret at O'Clock
tonight at the clubrooms, Seven
teenth street and Massachusetts,
avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
EthnoIoqist to Speak

DR.. Alfred Metraux, assistant
editor Of Handbook of South Amer
lean Indians" published by the
Bureau of American Ethnology with
the cooperation of the American re-
publics, will speak on THE Jesuits
Of South America" at meeting of
the Anthropological Society at 6
pm. tomorrow at National Museum.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
Mrs. Frank j. Towar Given Crosse Pointe

MRS. PRANK J. TOWAR. has been "given7 Crosse
Pointe.
Mrs c. William Palmer who will also take of
posters window displays will have charge of Indian
Village
Mrs Alton Roberts will TO the Art Centre
Mrs. k f. Herrck will be looking after Birmingham.
Mrs Ralph Bookmyer. Palmer Woods
Mrs Russell Knowles. the Village of Rochester.
They will welcome contributions of all kinds whether
they of real beauty and value whether they have
just potential purchases for incidental accessories
in a home
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
Back From Jaun+
Through East

MRS. EDWARD J. POSSE
LUIS and Miss Helen PoSSeliuS
have returned from a iaunt in
the East. Miss Patsy PoSSeliuS
went down from the Garland
School in Boston and Edward j.
from Princeton and they all met
in New York for the weekend.
They spent WashinGton'S birth
day in Princeton together.
MRS. J. BRUCE HINES was.
until her recent wedding, Miss
Eleanorc l.. Harding
The ceremony took place in
the rectory of St. Agnes Church
with the Rev. Louis Fournier
officiating, Mrs. Edwin n, Grant
of Toronto, Ont, acting as her
sisters only attendant and
Frank Costello as Mr.. Hines
best man.
The bride is the daughter Of
Mrs. Fred l.. Sherwood of Mcr-
riweather road and the lat"
Morley =. Harding.
The young man is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Hines who
also make their home in Detroit
MRS. REX HUMPHREY is at
La Valencia Hotel. LaJOlla. Cal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
Luncheon
Will Launch
Relief Drive
BY JACK OLIVER

COMES SATURDAY, society
will be present to greet Lady
Marley in the Crystal Ballroom
of Hotel ook-Cadillac.
Rockwell Kent, famous artist.
will be at the speakers table
with Count Alfred Won Niez-
chowski as POSTMASTER. The
luncheon formally launches the
Detroit campaign for Russian
War Relief
Also at the speakers table:
British Consul and Mrs. Cyril
II. Cane. Netherlands Consul
and Mrs. William G. Bryant,
Spanish Consul l. Bartolome,
Capt. and Mrs. r. Thornton
Brodhead Lieutenant Com
mander and Mrs. r. c. Young OF
Crosse lie, Raj Flight Lieut..
and Mrs. c. r. p. Cullen, Col.
and Mrs. Edward II. Beese of
Fort Wayne, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Morton II. McKinnon- OF Sell
fridge Field. Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
Arrow A. Emery of the Military
Intelligence Office, an d Mrs.
Henry S. Sweeney.
Others who will attend the
luncheon. which promises to be
very colorful, are: DR.. Fred T.
Murphy, Mrs. Douglas Brown,
Mrs. Edward s. Bennett. Miss
Margaret Hendrie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter s. McLucaS, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ackley, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles r. Beltz. Lawrence X.
Butler. Mrs. A. w. Moesta, Mrs.
Dorothy Kemp Roosevelt. Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Sleeper, Mr..
and Mrs. Carroll Adams. Mrs.
John Agins who will entertain
18 guests. Mrs. Benjamin BaVly
and 20 guests. ,
Mrs. Harry F. HANSEN and
MesdameS Ora b Cowan, Will
mer Kowalski. John d. Lynch,
+. f. Lipkin, Lawrence II. Fin
lev and many more.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
Money Needed for Many Purposes

NOW . money $ needed provide for all the young
-. in the war-strlcken and defense areas.
Building bomb-shelers rehabilitation of homes and
dav nurseries the Detroit Committee of the SCI
has decided Auction Sale of Antiques and
Objects of Art
AT the Art Salon Auction Galleries which have been
donated to the five days early in April
Three days for previews including tea for all donors
daNs for The sale
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
Schreibers Mark
3b+h Anniversary

MR.. AND MRS. NATHAN
SCHREIBER celebrated their
thirty-sixth wedding anniver-
sary with a dinner party at the
President Madison Hotel in
Miami Beach recently.
Among the many guests:
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Schneider,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wolf, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Model. Mrs.
George r. Feldman. Mrs. Il. Nj.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26

Rosenthal. Harry Brown. Mrs.
Jennie Luft, all of Detroit; Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Kahn and Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Herzog of New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Katz
of Baltimore and Mr., and Mrs.
Harry Cone of Miami Beach.
For the occasion, Mrs. Schrei-
Der wore purple and gold chif-
fon with orchids.
MRS. JOHN A.. FRY, you'll
find, is chairman of the ST.
Patrick's Day bridge-luncheon
which will be Undertaking. at
the Detroit Golf Club right on
March II.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
Mrs. Rzeppa Hurrying Along Plans

-. and Miss Frances Huntington
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
Miss Murphy
On Honor List

MISS LORRAINE MURPHY,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Murphy of Fisher road.
Crosse Pointe, has received Spe-
cial recognition for her excellent
academic record during the first
semester of the present school
year at ST. Mary's College,
Notre Dame.
She was among those included
in the deans honor list, pre-
Sentcd Monday morning 10 the
faculty and students at a special
convocation held in the college
assembly hall.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26

MRS RZEPPA. incidentally is hurryng along her
plans that she leave later in the week. for bit
of Jaunt to Tryon...
Just yesterday Mrs Shepherd had her two co-chair
for with Mrs. Maybelle White Ceverdon.
the regional director and other members of the committee
to lay plans a series of Save The Children Auction
Committee meetings.
To be held the Wayne County Medical Society Building
Friday mornings at 1920 first of them to begin this
week
At these concaves. besides the committee reports.
films portrayng day and shelters
sponsored by the organization.
Will be shown that you may what America
can
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
Red Cross Unit
Gives Luncheon

THE RED CROSS production
unit of Grace Presbyterian
Church. Fenkcll and Myers
road sponsored a luncheon
Tuesday in their church quar-
tors. Mrs. Clatia Jolma was
chairman Of the committee.
The proceeds are to be used
TO purchase a sewing machine
for the group.
Mrs. Stanley Gordon Il chair
man of the entire unit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
Mrs. George E. Bushnell Patroness

MRS. GEORGE F. BUSHNELL, with her husband,
Judge Bushnell as patron. . a patroness of the SCI
Detroit Committee.
She opened her lovely home in Arden Park for the
initial get-together of the committee and assigned
the Craftsmanship. of the sponsors for the Auction
Mrs Alfred H. Rzeppa of Meadowlane road also held a
meeting her home. of the caalog committee. which
she heads
And among those who attended Mrs. Stuart A.
Fraser Mrs Donald Hutchinson Mrs. Robert Sex
-. and Miss Frances Huntington. 49,.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
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ABOUT % YEARS AGO in Geneva, Switzerland
The save The Children International Union organized
49, by some Of The compassionate people who
founded he Red Cross
This union up an emergency organiza ton
acting behalf of children separated from their families
time OF catastrophe
Ten years later he American branch. was started
under the name Of . save The Children Federation
Much of their work been in southern mountain
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
Mrs. BENJAMIN Q. Shepherd General Chairman

MRS. BENJAMIN O. SHEPHERD is to be general
chairman of the Auction and chosen Mrs. Alfred H.
Whitaker and the Comtesse Pierre de Rosang as her
co-chairmen
The committees starting gun has just been flred
and they're off like flash
Mrs Leonard Shepey.. charge of the cot1ec-
ton stations for the donations
And she's already assigned the following
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
HONG KONG:
Docks Bombed

Hong Kong's comparatively peace
full days came to a sudden end as
United States bombers blasted the
Japanese-occupied city in the first
Allied raid on the British crown col
ony since the Japs occupied it last
Christmas day.
The U. S. planes unloaded tons of
explosives on the great Kowloon
dock area, shooting down 10 enemy
fighters and probably destroying
five others. One American bomber
failed to return to it's base and one
fighter was reported to have made
a forced landing in Chinese territory.
Shortly before the Hong Kong raid,
Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault's
China air task force smashed a
vast Japanese operated coal mining
area around Linsi, in northeast
China.
Not a single plane was lost in
this, one of the longest bombing
raids of the war. The bombers de-
stroyed the huge power plant, which
was the main target, and put the
Linsi mine and five others in the
Kailan area out of commission.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
/ hing on O{:'
Aviation 10 Revo|utionize
Americas Living Habits
Civil Aeronautics Administration Provides the
Necessary Impetus; New Developments to
Have Social as Well as Material Effect.
BY BAUKHAGE
Nesos analyst and Commentator.

ways Is divided into one-mile Sec
tons; that is, train is warned a
mile ahead Of the block in which
there Is an obstruction to traffic. In
the air comparable block Is now
is miles. When the cruising speed
OF the commercial planes goes up
the block will have to be increased.
Traffic control is regulated by a
federal anyways system. In 1941 it
was extended to the point where it
separated and controlled traffic
from IA centers, established by the
Civil Aeronautics administration.
Over million and half aircraft
operations were recorded in that
year.
The increase in speed which mill
tary developments in airplane man.
ufacture have brought about will
have social as well as a material
effect.
Cruising-At 400
"Think back" my air-minded
friend said, ito World War I. Our
maximum speed of war planes was
about 1870 miles. Today, 1870 miles
is the cruising speed Of our CONNER
cial planes. Today our fast war
planes make much more than 400
miles an hour. Let's be conserva-
tive and say that in 1865 our COM
mercial planes will be cruising at
at least 400 miles.
"In my opinion we will race the
sun from New York to Los Angeles
and not do a bad job; leave New
York at noon and be in Los Angeles
at 4 p. m.-their time.
''Going in the other direction,
leave New York at p. M, get to
London for breakfast. Leave Lon
don at eight in the evening and get
to New York in the morning"
1t is easy to see that when London,
New York and Los Angeles are that
near together in terms of time, they
will be that much nearer together in
terms Of thought-in habits, Gus
toms and understanding. There can
be no distant places, in the natural
course of existence, Americans ON
business OF. recreation will move
through Singapore, Tokyo, Buenos
Aires, Rio, Moscow and their citi-
zens will be part of our cities.
When it comes to the makeup of
our own towns, large and small, it
is easy to see what will happen when
a normal daily committing distance
to work will be stretched to hun
dred miles. The residential area of
cities will fan out in monstrous cir
cles. There will be much more
general admixture Of viewpoint and
attitude of city and country, of COM
fnunity and community. The melt
ing pot OF America will produce a
much more homogeneous broth of
humanity. And it will temper the
world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
sAusferity Luncheon
Makes Lasting Impression

My friend from Australia dropped
in suddenly in an army bomber the
other day, as friends have a way
of doing these days. His business
has kept him in Australia many
years. He likes the folks "down I'M
der" and he's doing a good job for
our soldiers there and for Uncle
Sam now.
Australia is not fighting total
war yet" he said, "but she's darn
site farther along than America. We
haven't started" he told me.
Because" suggested, 1--WE
didn't get the scare they got and
are still getting"
! "Yes," he said. Nobody expect
ed the Japs to try to get and hold
Australia, but they did fear that if
there wasn't adequate protection the
Japs could bomb Australian cities
and the big war plants all along the
coast and put them out of business.
The thing he seemed to feel that
had made great impression on the
"austerity."
''Take the austerity luncheons and
dinners-that is what they are
called" he said. 81 invited an
American Big Shot to lunch. / gave
him the menu. He said: I'll take
a dozen oysters All right ! told
him, that will amount to three shill-
ings and will leave you sixpence,
which is enough for a cup of coffee"
1t seems that you can buy just
so much, no more. You can spend
IS cents for lunch and IS cents for
dinner. You can have your Injuries,
but it doesn't leave anything over.
And instead of limit on income
of $4,000 year which has been
suggested here; after taxes are de-
Quoted, $4,000 is all that is left.