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have such habits as uttering wolf
cries in the shower, reading her
diary to find out what she really
thinks Of them, and finally taking
over her love life on the ground
that the "OPL" executive to whom
she is engaged is monstrous stuffed
shirt.
These situations are naturals for
group of people like Miss Arthur
and her collaborators. In their
hands, even such an old burlesque
gag as the lost pair of pants is a
thing of almost refreshing merri-
ment.
Their handling Of dialogue, es-
pecially Miss Arthur's, is one of the
few perfect items of its kind out
of Hollywood recently. Wherever
they got their inspiration the four
script writer's of The More the
Merrier" decided that the post
habited proposition could be an ex-
tremely funny thing. They not only
thought it, they also prove it. For
no reason except that she reads it
so well, you find yourself laughing
uproariously when Miss Arthur asks
McCrea: Where are you going to,
where you came from?" She is an
actress to have such a good time
with an inane question like that
that you go all out in joining her.
In fact, the frivolous spirit is so
rampant throughout the cast of
THE More the Merrier" that it will
affect you as no other comedy you
have seen this season.
1t would be rather wonderful even
If it was not such a great relief from
the gloom and the noise which
Hollywood has been exporting ever
since it became war-conscious.
1t is calculated to brighten up
even those local lives being lived
on park benches.
Neither you nor Harry Anger
could think of girl better designed
to go with a Jean Arthur comedy
than Eunice Healey, who headlines
this weeks stage show at the Earle.
Miss Healey, one of the few dancers
who command an unblinking stare,
adds to her photogeneity Just about
the most brilliant tap dance skill in
that usually mediocre business.
When she finishes her stint for Mr..
Anglers bill you are left with the
impression that Paul Draper is not
the only artist in that strange
sphere. Art and Bob Colman, those
gusty Texans, and the Roxyettes
supplement Miss Healey and Miss
Arthur very effectively.
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It's a Very Funny Thing,
This Living in Washington
At Least 1t Is on Earle's Screen,
Where Jean Arthur Makes Merry
AS Capital War Worker
BY JAY CARMODY.

The local hosirg uauon may nave sck you as anything but
of Jean Arthur Joel McCrea and Charles cobun the
it should
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Rosson's Orchestra
To PLAY for Bonds

Norman Rossons All-Youth Or
chestra has again volunteered its
services for the Washington Junior
War Bond Savers floor show and
dance on Tuesday at the Shoreham
Hotel. The program will include as
specially acts cowboy and Hawaiian
songs. Goal is to obtain bond sub
scriptions sufficient to equip the air.
plains which bond purchases at the
groups Easter Day rally provided for.
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10th Century.Fox
Became Indul6ent
HOLLYWOOD


Geary Steffen is name you prob
ably haven't heard before, but you'd
be surprised to hear how Hollywood
is turning things topsy-turvy for
his convenience.
Geary is Sonia Henie's skating
partner in Twentieth Century Fox
Winter Time" For over a year he's
been skating with Sonia, undergoing
the rigorous training necessary to
be partner to the worlds most
famous skater. To give 19-year-old
Geary the experience he needed,
Miss Henie took him on tour with
her skating show. Last month she
brought him out to Hollywood
where he was to make his motion
picture debut in Winter Time"
So the second day Geary was
working in the picture, the fateful
communication from the draft board
arrived. He got the usual short de-
ferment,
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Lubitsch May Win
New Friendships
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
The cigar makers of America owe
rising vote of thanks to Movie
Director Ernst Lubitsch.
For one thing, he is one of
Americas top cigar customers.
For another thing, he is about to
show on the screen that forgotten
era when pipes were puffed only
by laborers, cigarettes were used
only by few exotic characters, and
cigars were the only popular adult
smoke.
Lubitsch is preparing to reproduce
those days-the 188Os-for some of
the early scenes of Heaven Can
Wait" co-starring Don Ameche and
Gene Tierney, about to go into pro-
duction in technicolor at Goth Gen.
tury-Fox.
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Polite for a Purpose
Director Goulding Smothers His Casts
With INDULGENCE and It Works

York, where he felt ill most of the
time. Miss Hussey has also just
returned from the East, but she
definitely did not feel i'll.
Il was more or less on a honey
moon cher husband is Sergt. Rob-
ert Longnecker), Ruth tells me
happily. Il mean Bob was sta
toned in New Jersey and I saw
him five times. He is soon coming
here on furlough. It's wonderful to
be married"
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more spontaneity and inspiration
than some of his other works which
enjoy greater popularity. Com
posed shortly before the composers
journey to New York, it is strik-
ing for its dignity and breadth.
The baritone solo, sung by Edwin
c. Steffe, has moments of lofty
sorority and force. emphasized by
the artist to the fullest by his well
modulated voice and a fine quality
of tone.
Under the spirited direction OF
Mr.. Galloway, the performance
added new laurels to the Cathedra!
Choral Society. A group of musi-
slams from the ranks of the Nation
al Symphony Orchestra and Richard
Purvis, organist, collaborated in the
presentation.
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when the scene finally ended. with
the veteran jammed between a mas
stve table and steel bulkhead. RE
minds me of the days when I was
playing the lead in The Perils Of
Pauline"
That, II you recall, was 1914,
Evening star., 1943-05-15

ADJUSTMENTS,
Evening star., 1943-05-14
DR.. John Waldron
To Address Catholic
Poetry Society

DR.. John Waldron of the English
faculty of Georgetown University
will be the principal speaker at the
final meeting of the season of the
Washington Catholic Poetry So
ciety at 3 pm. Sunday at Trinity
College.
A feature of the program will be
selection of winners in the third
poetry contest of the year by a
vote of the audience. Miss Mary
Frances Ward secretary of the
group, will read the entries.
Mrs. Gertrude Jane Codd, presi-
dent Of the Washington society,
will formally present the prizes.
The first award will be Selected
Poems" by Sister Madeleva of st.
Mary's College. Notre Dame, Ind,
who is president of the Catholic
Poetry Society of America. Winner
of the second prize will receive the
volume, "On the Place of Chester
ton in English Letters" by Hilaire
Belloc.
The meeting, which is open to
any one interested in poetry, will
conclude with celebration of bene-
dlction in Trinity Chapel by Father
John Duffy, c. SIS. r., of Catholic
University
The organization will resume reg
ular sessions in October.
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Named
For Clubs Luncheon

Mrs. Charles P. Keyser has been
appointed chairman of arrange
ments for the annual luncheon OF
the District Federation of Womens
Clubs to be held May q at the
Statler Hotel, according to an an
nouncement by Mrs. Arthur c. Wat
kins, federation president.
Mrs. Watkins is serving on the
Program Committee with Mrs. Key
ser and Mrs. Charles H. Pierce.
Other committee members are as
follows: Music, Mrs. D. L. Selke:
publications, Mrs. Clifford w. Hur-
ley; printing. Mrs. Pierce; publicity,
Mrs. Leo w. Kasehagen and Mrs.
Thomas H. Faris; decorations, Mrs.
Andrew Stewart; hospitality, Mrs.
Frank J. Mulkern; invitations, Miss
Mabel B. Hayes and Mrs. Ross H.
Snyder; reservations, Mrs. Ivan H.
Sims and Mrs. Henry F. Sawtelle.
Those who will serve as pages are
Mrs. Lee D. Ritter, chairman; Mrs.
Albert Butler, Mrs. Carlton Duffus,
Mrs. William c. Dulin and Mrs.
Richard Meadows.
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Catholic Daughters
Elect Mrs. Spencer

Mrs. Mary C. Spencer has been re-
elected grand regent of Court Our
Lady of Lourdes, Catholic Daughters
of America. Bethesda, Md. Other
officers for the coming year are Mrs.
Helena Hates, vice regent; Mrs.
Katherine Porter, prophecies; Mrs.
Margaret Rowan, lecturer: Mrs.
Wilma Reed. treasurer; MIS-. Ann
Shigo, financial secretary: Miss KAY
Porter. historian; Miss Matilda
Warner, monitor; Miss Joan Barrett,
sentinel: Mrs. Katherine Ahearn. or
ganist. and Mrs Esther Cantril and
Mrs. Mary Spedden, trustees.
The annual communion mass, fol-
lowed by breakfast, will be attended
by members at am. Sunday at
Our Lady Of Lourdes Church. The
Rev. William Sweeny will officiate
a. the mass Father Robert White
of the Naval Medical Center will
greet the members at the breakfast
with Father SWeeny.
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Plus Guild to Hear
Miss MOntanVa

Miss Fanny Montanya of Bogota,
Colombia, will be guest speaker at
a meeting OF the Plus XII Guild at
pm. Sunday at 1921 Rhode Island
avenue NV. The speaker. who is
now a student at the National
Catholic School of Social Service,
will discuss Catholic action and
social work in Bogota.
Members of the guild will attend
a communion mass, followed by
breakfast at $50 am. Sunday at
the Nazareth Center, 200 I street
NV The Rev Father Rodrigues-
Sandoval of Ecuador will be the
celebrant Of the mass and give the
conference.
A "get-acquainted" party will be
held at pm. tomorrow at guild
headquarters. There will be dane
ing. entertainment and refresh-
ments. Miss Joyce Krieg is chair
man. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1943-05-14
BSO Alumnae
To Install Officers

installation of newly elected off,
GERS will be held by the Beta Sigma
Omicron Alumnae Association this
evening at the home of Miss Eliza
beth Grow, 5402 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV. Miss Lillian Clark will
assist as hostess.
New officers include Mrs. Charles
E. Barton, president; Mrs. Henry
Lyon, vice president; Miss Lillian
Clark, secretary; Miss Elizabeth
Grow, treasurer; Mrs. Florine
Maher, editor; Mrs. Philip Groggins,
Pan Hellenic delegate; Miss Veryl
Schult, Pan Hellenic alternate; Mrs.
Robert de Shazo, page: Mrs. Flor
eta Gibson Barton, historian; Miss
Matte Richards Tyler, poet laure-
ate; Miss Marjorie Hulings, warden.
and Mrs. Alexander Mathis, ma
tlonal chairman of the Pine Noun
tain charity,
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Chilean Republic
Celebration Here

The Ambassador of Chile, Don
Rodolfo Michels, and members of
the embassy staff will be guests
of honor at a celebration, "Noche
Chilena," in honor of the Chilean
Republic, to be held by the Club de
las Americas at $50 pm, May 81.
The affair will be held in the Ma
tional Archives Auditorium. Fausto
Soto. Secretary of the Chilean En-
bassy, will deliver the principal
address in Spanish.
Club de las Americas was founded
early this year by employees of the
Board of Economic Warfare pre-
pairing for assignments in Latin
America. All programs are con-
Quoted in Spanish or Portuguese
in order to improve the language
ability of the members. Member
ship now includes employees from
nearly all of the war agencies and
staff members from the different
Central and South American en-
baSSieS.
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Girl Scout Tea to Benefit
Camp Program Scheduled

A silver tea will be held by Dis
trict 3 Girl Scout Committee from 3
to 6 pm. tomorrow in the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church for the
benefit of the Scout camp program.
The program will include series
of skits and color motion pictures
of Camp May Flather and the Girl
Scout day camps in Washington and
nearby Maryland. The movies will
be shown by Mrs w. r. Chapline,
in charge of Girl Scouts motion pic
lures.
Ribbons will be awarded for the
best poems on the outdoors writ
ten by Girl Scouts and for the three
outstanding posters made on camp
ing
A Brownie, two Intermediate and
two Senior Service Scout troops will
participate in the program.
Mrs Albert Knox, District chair
man. and Mrs. Proctor Dougherty
are in charge of the tea.
A series of training classes for
volunteer Girl Scout leaders and for
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Mrs. Detre Heads
District Chapter
Of Jewish Women
Var Bond Sales
BY Organization
Total SlO5,OW

Mrs. Lazo Detre is the new presi-
dent of the Washington Chapter,
National Council of Jewish Women,
according to an announcement made
following a business meeting this
week.
Serving with Mrs. Detre will be
Mrs. Harry Roller, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Morris Gewirz, second
vice president; Mrs. Nathan Aaron
son, third vice president; Mrs. Lau-
renee King, treasurer; Mrs. Julian
Behrend, financial secretary; Mrs.
Melvin Gusdorf, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Morris Jaffe, correspond
ing secretary, and Mrs. j. S. Kann,
Mrs. Fannie Jacobs and Mrs. Louis
Sycle, auditors.
New board members include Mrs.
Jerry Antel, Mrs. Charles Aaron
stein, Mrs. Irwin Geiger, Mrs. Max
we'll Hurston, Mrs. Harrison Kahn,
Mrs. Arthur Levy, Mrs. William
Ogus, Mrs. Norman Smiler, Mrs.
Harry Ullman and Mrs. Max
Wertheimer.
Mrs. William Illch, a former
president, conducted the installa-
ton at the Jewish Community
Center.
Reports on council war activities
included announcement that $105,-
900 worth of bonds had been sold
since December, 1941. Mrs. Melvin
Gusdorf was in charge of the Or
ganization's recent bond drive.
Council members, working in a
Red Cross unit with members of
the H Street Temple Sisterhood
and the Service Guild. made over
1000 garments during the past year.
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Governor of Wisconsin Asks
Court to Make His Veto Stick
mpeI lawyers to Join any.

to compel lawyers to join any
thing.
The State Senate overrode the
veto. The House voted to over
ride by 81 to Is.
But in the assembly vote there
were eight pairs. They were not
counted. And Parliamentarian
Goodland-he was president of the
Senate for several sessions-says
they should have been. Had they,
the House vote would have been
50 to 33, less than the two-thirds
majority required to override.
So the Governor, acting as a
licensed lawyer and taxpayer, OBJ
tanned temporary injunction in
circuit court Wednesday to prevent
Secretary of State Fred r. Zim-
norman from publishing the bill, a
formality necessary for it to be-
come law.
And MIR. Zimmerman, advised by
the attorney general that he is
duty-bound to publish the measure,
would like to know whether he
should obey the law or the court.
Evening star., 1943-05-14

work in the day camps will be held
by Girl Scout officials and COM
mittees during the months Of July
and August.
The classes will be "follow-ups" Of
a series of Volunteer for Victory"
programs being held this month to
acquaint parents and adults with
Girl Scout work and to show them
how recreational and outdoor train
ing programs fit into wartime ac-
tivities. The meetings are part Of
the Girl Scout expansion program
and leadership drives carried out
throughout the country in response
to request from the President for
Girl Scouts to participate in the ma
tional effort to curb juvenile de-
linquency
Membership in the Girl Scouts Of
the District has increased from
1880 to 3,259 this year. There are
now more than 1000 girls on the
waiting list who will be taken into
the organization as soon as leaders
can be recruited,
Evening star., 1943-05-14
B'nai Birth Group
Holds Tea Monday

Mrs. Morris GewirZ has offered
her gardens at 3101 Davenport street
NV. to the Women's Auxiliary of
Bnai Birth for a member bring
a-member tea to be held at 2::30
pm Monday. The tea will be the
last in a series which already has
brought in over $50 new members.
Mrs. Maurice Bisgyer will assist
Mrs. Gewirz in receiving and also
will speak briefly on war activities
in which the organization partici-
pates. A fashion show will be an
entertainment feature.
Mrs. Moe Lounsbury is member
ship chairman. with Mrs. Herbert
Diamond as her assistant. Mrs,
Maurice Salomon will preside at the
tea table, assisted by Mrs. Harry
CORN, Mrs. Alfred Bennett, Mrs.
Leo Schlosberg, Mrs. Miles Cooper
and Mrs. Sidney Simon.
Evening star., 1943-05-14
OAR Unit Marks
5Oth Anniversary
At Mt. Vernon
Laying of Wreath
At Washington Tomb
F0UOwed bv Tea

The 50th anniversary of the
Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, was
celebrated yesterday on the grounds
of Mount Vernon, historic Washing
ton homestead, where its first meet
ing was held.
A wreath-l laying ceremony at
George Washington's tomb was fol-
lowed by a meeting and tea for
members and guests at the home
of Mrs. Charles Cecil Wall, wife Of
the superintendent of Mount Vernon.
Yesterdays meeting recalled that
the chapter was organized on the
porch Of Mount Vernon and that five
daughters of John Augustine Wash
ington, the last private owner, were
charter members.
The five were Mrs Louisa Fon-
taine Washington Chew, Miss Eliza
Selden Washington, Mrs. Maria
Washington Tucker wife of the
late Bishop Beverly D. Tucker;
Mrs. Jane C. Washington Willis
and Mrs. Eleanor Love Selden
Washington Howard.
All but Eliza Selden Washington,
who later became Mrs. Bob Hunter,
were born at Mount Vernon.
Tribute also was paid yesterday
to the other charter members: Mrs.
Nellie Selden Lloyd Uhler, Miss
Mamie Mason Davis, Miss Rebecca
Powell, Mrs Susan REVERE Hetzell,
Mrs. Susan D. Blackburn, Mrs. Jane
Lloyd, Miss Fannie Mason, Miss
Mamie Norton Mrs. Thomas Tur-
ner, Mrs. Julia Murrey Shaffer, Mrs.
Mary Harrison Spearing and Mrs.
Henrietta Horner Wyeth.
Mrs. Hetzell was the original re-
gent of the chapter, while other
first officers were Miss Lloyd, vice
president; Miss Washington, regis
trar; Miss Powell, secretary, and
Mrs Blackburn, treasurer.
Six men composed the chapters
first Advisory Committee: John S.
Blackburn, Judge J. M. K. Norton,
r. Walton Moore, Judge Samuel G.
Brent, Robert E. Lee II of Ravens
worth and Philip T. Yeatman.
Among those attending the meet
ing yesterday was Miss Anne Madi-
son Washington, known as a
granddaughter" Of Mount Vernon
because her father was born there
Mrs. Charles Calvert Smoot, sr,
regent of the chapter, and Mrs.
Seddon Taliaferro, vice regent of
the Mount Vernon Ladies' AsSocia-
ton. placed the WreathS. Mrs. Talia-
ferro, who is from wyoming, is a
member of the> chapter,
Prayer and invocation was Of
fered by the Rev Edward Randolph
Welles, rector of Christ Church.
Honor guests included Mrs. Will
liam H. Pouch, president general of
the National Society, OAR; Miss
Lillian Chenoweth vice president
general: Mrs. Elizabeth Cox. ma
tional corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Robert Reynolds, Virginia State re-
gent. and Mrs Robert Johnson, Vir-
ginia State registrar.
Among others were Mrs. Geoffrey
Creyke. State recent of the District
Society: Mrs. Charles c. Haig, ma
tional chairman of the House Com
mittee: Mrs. John Morrison Kerr,
national program chairman, and
Mrs. C. A. S. Sinclair, past State
regent of the Virginia Daughters.
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, May 14.-Eighty-
year-old Gov. Walter S. Goodland,
long known as tenacious in battle,
has gone to court to try to con-
vince the States official family that
when he vetoes bill he does not
want 1t in the law books.
He served notice he would use
his privileges as lawyer and pri-
vate citizen to bolster his position
as chief executive.
1t is somewhat dizzying, this
latest whirl of the Wisconsin politi-
cal merry-go-round, so to save you
a headache. let's take the thing
apart:
The Legislature recently passed
a bill creating an integrated State
bar. to function under supreme
court supervision. 1t would require
membership of every lawyer prac-
ticing in the State.
Gov. Goodland vetoed the meas
Ure, declaring it was undemocratic
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Mrs. HiIIund to Head
Woodland Citizens

Mrs. Arthur Hilland of Bethesda
has been elected president of the
Woodland Citizens Association,
thereby sharing honors with Mrs.
Maybelle G. Fickel, head Of the
Parkside Citizens Association, as
the only two women in the county
holding such Office.
Named to serve with Mrs. Hilland
are Mrs Howard Park, vice presi-
dent; Alfred Golze, treasurer: C. c.
Fifeld, recording secretary, and Mrs.
Frank T. Thomas, corresponding
secretary. Delegates to the Civic
Federation are Maurice Jansky, Joe
T. Keating and Ralph v. Herman,
with Edgar H. Baker. Arthur Hilland
and Al Conradis acting as alternates.
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Benefit to Be Planned

Plans for benefit luncheon to be
held in June were to be discussed by
the National Mothers Memory Club
at q meeting this afternoon in St.
Margaret's Church Parish Hall. Mrs.
Frank 8. Ray, first president and
founder Of the club, is to help with
arrangements. Resident members of
the Aged Womans Home will be
guests at the luncheon.
Mrs. John Morrison Kerr is presi-
dent OF the club.
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Canteen Workers
Are Sought Here

The American Women's Volun-
tary Services is repeating call for
volunteers for canteen and motor
driving duty due to increased de-
mands placed upon the organiza-
ton.
The canteen, established for the
use of Army and Navy officers at
the Navy Department and the
Munitions Building and for many
civilian employees. is now serving
from 1000 to 5000 persons each day
for luncheon.
New details and added work also
have created a demand for more
volunteers in the motor corps.
Those interested in volunteering for
service should contact AWVS head
quarters, 2170 Florida avenue NV
Evening star., 1943-05-14
CITY of Future Topic

Highways and the City of the
Future" will be the subject of an
address by C. Donald Kennedy, vice
president of the Automotive Safety
Foundation, before the Washington
Branch. American Association of
University Women. at a dinner
meeting at $50 o'clock tonight. The
program is sponsored by the Social
Studies Committee of the AAUW.
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Plan Spring Dance

The annual spring dance of the
Library Of Congress Recreation As
sociation will be held at 10 pm. to-
morrow at Hotel 2400. The affair
will be informal. In addition to
the ballroom the Palm Room has
been engaged to assure sufficient
accommodations.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-05
War Dept Buys
8 Hotels, Leases
475Qthers in U.S..
Byrd-P attersOn Tangle
Divulge Property
Acquisition by Army

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.
(UP)-The war department
has bought eight hotels, has
condemnation proceedings
pending for purchase of two
more. and is paying for leases on
ATS other hotels with an aggregate
cf 1900 rooms, it was revealed to-
day.
Tho disclosure was made with the
publication by the joint economy
committee of a report in which Sen.
Harry +. Byrd, D., Va. criticized
TIC war departments purchase for
$6,000000 of the Stevens hotel in
Chicago. Undersccrctary of War
Robert P. Patterson defended the
transaction. which he said resulted
in a financial saving to the gov
eminent.
In addition to its hotel purchases,
the war department has bought
three schools, and Battle Greek.
Mich Sanitorium. the committees
report disclosed Total cost of all
the purchases thus far is about
$16,0O0,OO0
Two Of the purchased hotels will
be used to quarter troops. They
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-05
Medal Of Honor
Repays Sacrifice

and Capt. CaSsin Young, skipper of
the San Francisco. were killed on
the ships bridge.
Secondhand was below decks fight
ing fire and water when he was
informed that he had become senior
officer of the vessel.
I'm too damn bus" down here
fiohting fire and Water-let Bruce
McCandless Tao the ship he told
the bridge.
McCandlesS took over The ship
and brought her out of the action
Safcly--a deed for which he later
received the Medal of Honor
The President cited Secondhand
for the wisdom of his unSelfiSh de-
cision in turning over control of the
ship to McCandless while Schon-
land stayed in waist deep water and
by the light of hand lanterns, car
ried on his efforts until water in
flooded compartments had been
drained or pumped off and water
tight integrity had again been re-
stored to the San Francisco"