Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1937, Page 9

THE EVENING Submarine Here on “Shakedown” Cruise U. S. S. Plunger Has Many Mementos of Cruise Through STAR, Canal and South. is the eighth of its class, which is called the 1933 program. Five of its sister ships—the U. 8. 8. Porpoise, Pike, Tarpon, Perch and Pickerel— have already passed final acceptance trials with success. The U. S. S. Permit is now on a shakedown cruise, which is taking it to Caribbean ports, the Canal Zone, Houston, Tex.; New Orleans, Jacksonville, Fla., and will be complete at New London, Conn., on July 2. The U. 8. S. Shark, the sixth of the 1933 program, has not yet fin- ished its completion trials. In dungarees, the traditional uni- form of the submarine sailor, mem- bers of the crew were going about their regular tasks aboard the Plunger yesterday afternoon. A routine exam- ination of the hull was being made by a diver from the Diving School at the Washington Navy Yard—W. R. Hollingsworth, who is a water tender, second class. E. A, Beshore, ship's fitter, second class, also attached to the Diving School, was at the tele- phone, for while the diver was moving about on the floor of the Anacostia River he was constantly in communi- cation with the men on the pier. The diver reported that all was well below and that the *“shakedown cruise” has shown that the craft has weathered her long cruise well. . Johore, Malaya, has & new military airport. SE THE WASHINGTON, MATTSON KIDNAP SUSPECT CHECKED U. 8. Agents Believe They Have Right Men—Send Fingerprints to Washington. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 15.—Federal agents were checking today the story told by a 31-year-old prisoner who they said bore an “unusually close re- semblance” to the kidnaper and slayer of Charles Mattson. Police Sergt. George Wragg sald the man, who gave the name of Bert Madsen when arrested Friday, as- serted he was in Sioux City, Iowa, from December 23, 1936, until last January 1. Ten-year-old Charles Mattson, son of a wealthy Tacoma, Wash., phy- siclan, was kidnaped from his home last December 27, The sergeant said that when the man was picked up here while tamper=- ing with a parked automobile he noticed the resemblance to an artist's sketch of the kidnaper and asked Department of Justice agents to view him. “The Government agent questioned D. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, —_— 1937, Madsen and said he thinks we've got the right man,” Wragg said. His fingerprints were sent to Washington for examination. Wragg sald the prisoner had ad- mitted serving jail terms in Milwau- kee, Sloux City, Iowa; Pittsburgh, Omaha and Denver. Marine Reserves to Drill. ‘The 5th Regiment of the Marine Corps Reserve will hold a drill at 8:30 o'clock tonight at: 458 Indiana avenue. WASHINGTON'S - COMPLETELY AIR CONDITIONED. - a/m&@wp&l Several cholee air-conditioned FROM CANOPY TO CORNICE A—9 Girl Hurt in Fall From Car. |front of her home. Police said the girl Catherine Jackson, 17, of 462 Mary- | 1014 them she was talking to a friend land avenue southwest, was cut and | \P the car when it started suddenly. bruised last night when she fell from | She was treated at Providence Hose the running board of an automobile in | pital. Noww... COMPLETE-UNIT AIR CONDITIONING That the Small Store . Can Afford—and Can’t ‘Afford To Be Without! It's not only a question of comfort— it’s a matter of business. No store can afford to be without summer air con- - ditioning, and here’s a complete condi- tioning system that even the smallest store can afford. Cloryslers Other : g apartments consistine of living Smaller The new submarine U. S. S. Plunger, now at the Washington BN ey el rooms_an i Navy Yard. Inset is her commanding officer, Lieut. G. L. Russell, mT!"M:iA !‘7"”;::‘"l ";:*":""Efi: ASIII:;.;:I‘):P § U.S. N., a former Washingtonian. LG I N WA c H E s :::.dmxy"x’:r:f;u. RE TSRS C d'!i’ 3 & L S I ondition- NCLE SAM'S newest “plg boat” | conspicuous sign, “U. S. S. Plunger -ROOMA/L ersq.fi);llhe AIR CONDITIONER is in town. No visitors allowed” is posted at the Single A A Which is 1o say tnat the | engvay and the deck watch, with a| L. ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE Maenitcently tarnishes — ate- Office or ] new submarine b . | gun strapped to his leg, is there to see - e . Sonciilsnedi. reoms, leachicw . Low first cost—low operating cost. Plunger has arrived at the Washington | the order in enforced. Visitors who are Buy any of Them at Regular_Advertised Brices T A R A thenlloon'! AIRTEMP works just like the big-scale Navy Yard, to be here until it leaves | allowed the special privilege of the keel was laid in July, 1035, and 1t iy, OR Your, Own Terms as Low as rentals. at Home! Saturday morning for Newport, R. I. | deck are not permitted to go below. | was built at the Portsmouth, N, H. paind i units . .. provides comfortable coolness, takes out moisture and circulates the air. Call Metropolitan 4840 for com- plete information. The vessel is on the last lep of its The ship is air-conditioned and is | Navy Yard. The white letters “P-8" *“shakedown cruise,” which has taken | equipped with very modern machin- ‘ appear at the bow, signifying that it 1t to the West Coast of South America |ery, the nature of which is a mili- e —and it has stood the pace well. |tary secret carefully guarded. There Bubmarines are now named for fish, | are only 49 men in the crew—a sur- but the Plunger honors one of the | prisingly small number, when one first submarines in the Navy, which | con: AWEEK ... No Interest or Cdtrying Gharges MiEtFo. 0060 Transient Rates From 33 Single 5450 Double F‘re'e Garage was so designated Its commanding officer, Lieut. G. L. Russell, is an old Washingtonian, who had two tours of duty at the Judge Advocate General's Office at the Navy Department. On his first assignment here the lieutenant was a law at George Washington Univer which he secured his bachelor of laws degree, and he is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia. Follow- ing sea duty he came back to the Judge Advocate General's office for duty and was engaged in legal work. Lieut. Russell is proud of his new eraft, which was placed in commission in November, The Plunger left Ports- mouth, N. H., on April 10, and departed from New York five days later. Its {tinerary lay down to the West Indies, | through the Panama Canal and down the west coast of South America. The skipper said today there are many momentoes of that trip aboard, including stuffed alligators, t various kinds, pajamas, perfumes, as gifts from keepsakes of the trip. Officers and men have & nice tropic coat of tan. On its trip back to the United States ports the ship put in at Miami and Charleston, §. C. The cruise will be completed at Newport on June 22. Although the Plunger is the latest Wword in submarines, mighty little is being made public about the craft. A | Five officers are aboard. With Lieut. Russell are Lieut. A. R. Joyce, execu- tive officer: Lieut. (j. Kenzie, engineering o 2) M. R. Jensen, gunnel Lieut nications officer. | | Painted black, |run of warships, which wear a gra , coat, the Plunger is 290 feet long. It Your Watch 1t the movement 16 geod— keep It, but why mot put It in & new case with & modern dial?) rs that it is a craft of 1,330 splacement. Use Your Credit CASTELBERG'S 1004 F St. N, W, (. g) J. H. Campbell, commu- unlike the general 1S SAFE - QUICK " CERTAIN . Now obtainable everywhere at popular prices o7 1937, ATANCO NG The Housewife . .. “Research Professor of Economy” SHE’S not a Ph.D. or an LL.D. She hasn’t a diploma or a cap and gown. Her research is not done in the laboratory or the library. As a mat- ter of fact, her findings are made, usually, in the street car, in the bus, in the suburban commut- er’s train. She reads the advertisements in this paper with care and consideration. They form her re- search data. By means of them she makes her purchases so that she well deserves the title of “Research Professor of Economy.” She dis- covers item after item, as the year rolls on, com- bining high quality with low. It is clear to you at once that you . . . and all who make and keep a home . . . have the same opportunity. With the help of newspaper advertising you, too, can graduate from the school of indiscriminate buying into the faculty of fastidious purchases! ~ FIRST TIMEI N WASHINGTON, D. C.! EVERY PIECE Perfectly MATCHED Including TABLE CLOTH & NAPKINS 181 PIECES CONSIST OF: DINNERWARE: SILVERPLATE: 8 Plates 8 Khnives 8 Fruit: 8 Butter Spreaders ruts 8 Cereal Spoons ° 1 Sugar and Top 1 Serving Fork 8 Cups 1 Butter Knife 8 Forks 8 Saucers 8 Cream Soups 8 Soup Plates 16 Teaspoons 1¢ 1 Ladle el 1 Sugar Shell 8 Salad Plates 8 Salad Forks 1 Platter 8 Fruit Spoons 3 Table Spoons 1 Serving Spoon 8 Coffee Spoons 1 Vegetable Dish GLASSWARE: 8 Ice Tea Glasses 8 Water Glasses 8 Fruit Juice Glasses 7-Pc. Console Set Linen Table Cloth 8 Napkins HAY - ADAMS HOUSE SIXTEENTH AT H STREET Opposite the White House Met. 2260 E. F. ELLIS, Manager matched! complete service for 8 people! Every single piece of this ensemble is perfectly Kay offers this beautiful 181-piece ensemble for the first time in Washington, A (RiFFITH: (ONSUMERS (OMPANY 1413 New York Ave. MEtropolitan 4840 Il A (0 S Kay offers Washington the grandest dinnerware value of the past 5 years— 53 pieces of beautiful Jonquil dinner- ware—24 pieces of Jonquil glassware, 88 pieces of matched silverplate, 7- piece console set, large tablecloth and 8 napkins—every piece designed and matched in the beautiful yellow and green Jonquil design. Get yours NOW— don’t take ady chances on waiting. CLIP THIS' COUPO [ ¢ KAY JEWELRY CO. : " 409 7th ST. N.W. . ' Please send e the 181 Jonquil Ensemble § ' as advertised for $19.95 in The Washington ! star. \ [ 1 G NAMBREIC RN e i 4 ' H ' ADDRESS [ [} I agree to pay 50c down ‘weekly and 80c thereafter,