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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-05-11
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Happy Landing Club

The Hapr- landing Social club
met April IL with Mrs. Weems es
hostess. Plans were made for the
Spring party which will be given
May 4 ut the home OF Mrs. G.
Crown, 1854 Alfred street.
All members were present except
Mrs Esther NJ Thicker who was
called 10 Miami Fla because Of
the illness Of her mother
Mrs. Ellen Coates is president.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-05-11
The McMillians
Host To Club

The Rev. and Mrs Mcmillan
were hosts 10 the Vacation club
Sunday afternoon At their home
1905 Jay street. Members present
were the Rev. and Mrs. Henry
Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rob-
ertson. Mrs. Hattie Bcyer. Mrs.
Shafter Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Terry. A delightful menu was
served.
Next meeting will he held al the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. Rodger
Moore. SCI Tennessee avenue.
The Rev. Henry Robertson Is
president; Mrs a. Terry. reporter.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-05-11
Aristocratic Eight

The Aristocratic Eight Social
club met a, the home OF Mrs. Ellen
Schaefer Friday. April 26. The
meeting was presided over by the
president, after which the hostess
served.
Next meeting will be held at the
home OF the president. 23i4 John II.
Ellen Schaefer is reporter.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-05-11
Altruistic Nine

The Altruistic Nine club met Al
the home OF Mrs. Florence Warner
3046 Lambie ri.
All members are expecting to be
present at the Cabaret party given
at the Larks club May 3. The hos
toss served a delightful menu.
Evening star., 1940-11-28

1t will cost you little to dress up" your win
dows for the holidays with these fresh and lovely
curtains! Fine quality cotton marquisette thicky
showered with fluffy cushion dots and finished
with deep rufnesl Ivory or ecru I. a. complete
with bone-ring tie-backsl
Kann's-Third Floor
Evening star., 1940-11-28

The exquisite, open-stock Society"
pattern! 8 each knives, forks, salad
forks, soupspoons; Is teaspoons; table
spoons: / sugar spoon and butter knife.
Packed In wooden, tarnish-proof chest.
Kann's-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1940-11-28
$12.o5 Club Choirs
s9.95

-Relaxation for the man Of the
house" for the woman who
loves to curl up In q big chair! Deep
reversible seat cushions, spring back
and well-padded arms covered
In cotton friezette. Blue, green, rust,
wine, brown.
Kann'stThird Floor.
Evening star., 1940-11-28

Ivory enameled metal cover
with brass sounding tubes.
Mellow chimes for front and
back door connection.
KAnn'-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Mexican Oil Workers
Fight Economy DEGREES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 27-Mexico's
powerful Petroleum Workers Union,
10000 strong, took drastic measures
today against efforts to enforce
President Cardenas' recent DEGREES
for economy in the government oil
industry.
The union told the general man
ager and general sales manager of
the Government Oil Administration
it would do everything possible to
have them ousted from office; petit
toned the Secretary of Labor for
removal from their posts of the
president of the Federal Labor
Board and the boards representative
for capital. and, as a trump card.
repeatedly was ready to call strike
of its 10000 members.
The unions secretary general was
said to have instructed all regional
committees to call out their workers
for 24-hour strike at 10 am.
Monday.
A letter from the union to the two
oil administration executives held
them responsible for the industry's
large deficit, said to be 100000
pesos ($3,200,000) for the first six
months of 1910, and warned them
the union would not permit enforce
ment of the proposed economies.
The union said it was not opposed
to economies but objected to their
being drafted secretly" and at the
expense of the workers when it
claimed the real responsibility rested
on maladministration and incom-
petence of the government
appointed executives.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Konoye Cabinet Agrees
With Japan's S Army Chiefs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. July 27.-Premier Prince
Fumimaro Konoye and his key cab
met ministers were reported in
complete agreement" with Imperial
Army headquarters today after an
important conference on foreign and
domestic policies.
The session, disclosed in a brief
official announcement, was the first
liaison conference between army
leaders and cabinet officials in two
years. Three such conferences were
held during Prince Konoyes first
premiership, but his successors failed
to continue the practice.
The official announcement did not
contain any details concerning the
matters discussed, but said the i'm
perial headquarters had suggested
measures Ito meet the supreme stu
alton" and that the premier had
outlined the cabinets domestic pol
icy.
A communique of the Japanese
Foreign ONCE said British Ambas-
sador Sir Robert Leslie Craigie had
asked Foreign Minister Yusoke Mat
suoka whether, in view of reports Of
Japan's inclination toward the
Rome Berlin axis. the situation
would permit further British ne
gotiations for good relations.
Matsuoka said the Japanese for.
eign policy still was under delibera.
ton and hence there would be no
immediate reply.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Japanese BIuejackets
Land North Of Hong Kong
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONG KONG, July 27.-Japanese
bluejackets, operating under cover
OF bombardment from warships,
landed today in Honghai Bay, Chi
nese territory 10 miles northeast of
this British crown colony, Japanese
Navy officials announced.
This landing followed earlier
mining of coastal waters, lombard
nents and troop landings along the
Chinese coast south from Shanghai
Tor the announced purpose of block
Ing all potential avenues of supply
OF war materials for China.
Inc Japanese previously had
LANDED in Bias Bay. which lies
Bay.
At the same time. japanese Army
ofncials announced their units,
meeting little opposition, had pushed
northwestward in Chinese territory
along the border of French Indo-
China in further efforts to close
that route of supply
Informed sources said Japanexe
Army reinforcements last night were
landed at the mouth of Pearl River
to strengthen the garrisons near the
Hong Kong border which three days
ago beat of strong Chinese attack.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Phillips and Cudahy
Leave Monday for U. 5.
BY the Associated Press.

bS tllS HSScCldleu fItSS-
ROME, July 27.-Ambassador Will
liam Phillips plans to leave Rome
Monday for brief vacation in the
United States.
He will be accompanied by AM
bassador John Cudahy, who is re-
turning to Washington from Brus-
seis. Mr.. Cudahy left the Belgian
capital after Germany asked all for
eign diplomats to leave Belgium and
the Netherlands.
Ambassador Phillips plans to fly to
Madrid. where he will be joined by
his daughter Beatrice. She has been
visiting Alexander w. Weddell.
United States Ambassador to Spain,
after serving for several weeks as
driver for an American ambulance
unit in France.
They will sail from Lisbon aboard
the American Export Lines Excali-
bur August /.
Ambassador Phillips is understood
to be eager to inform himself on
Washington's diplomatic reports
from other European capitals, from
which he has been cut off since the
war disrupted communications.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Italian Planes Raid
Gibraltar Aooin

LA LINEA. Spain, July q (P.-
Italian warplanes attacked Brit
aims Gibraltar fortress again last
night in the second heavy bombing
raid In less than "a hours. appar-
emily In an effort to drive British
warships out of that stronghold.
There were no reliable reports
that any warship was hit.
For l6 minutes bomb explosions
and fire from Gibraltar's guns and
warships rocked houses in La Linea
and Algeciras, across bay from
the famous rock.
1t was believed here that the re-
ported toll of dead and 81 injured
in an early morning raid yesterday
mounted higher with the second
attack.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Equipment for u. 5.
Army Of 100000
Promised by Knudsen
So2, ,000, 900 Aircraft
Engine Plant Planned;
ShipbuiIdine Pushed
(Tert of Knudsen statement on

fTert OF KnudSe1l statement on
Page A-6)
By the Associated Press
Assurances that the United States
can gear up its arms production to
equip force of 100000 men came
from the defense industrial chief
today as steps were taken to ex-
pand naval shipbuIding and con-
struct a $92,000,O00 aircraft engine
plant.
Laying out balance sheet of
both the progress and problems of
the rearmament effort. William S.
knudsen. Defense Commission men,
Der in charge of production, said in
statement:
This can be accomplished just as
fast as the best production facilities
and techniques in the world can
gain momentum through favorable
congressional action upon this aug
mented program"
Congressional study of the pro-
gram, for which President Roose-
velt recently requested an additional
800,000,00O, continued with Mr..
Knudsen and Edward r. Stettinius,
jr.. another Defense Commission
member, testifying privately before
a House Appropriations subcom-
mittee yesterday.
Senate to Debate Training Bill.
The Senate will open debate
early next week or the completed
committee draft of compulsory
military training bill, only peace
time conscription measure in Amer
lean history. The only other i'm
portant defense measure remaining
is the s4,800000,000 appropriation
bill.
Out of funds already voted. Mr.
(See DEFENSE, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1940-07-27
:Nazis Claim Sinkinq
OF 100000 Tons Of
Enemy Shipping
Damaging Air Raids
On British Isles Also
Reported by Command
Ev the Associated Press.

Ev the Associated Press
BERLIN. July 27.-Deeply en-
gagged on the one hand with diplo-
matte moves apparently aimed at
territorial revision in the Balkans,
Germany claimed fresh successes to-
day in the military field at sea and
in the air.
A high command communique
asserted the Nazis had sunk nearly
100000 tons of enemy" shipping
and carried out several damaging
air raids on the British Isles.
The communique declared one
submarine had sunk six armed Brit
ish merchant ships totaling 33.7O0
tons, another had sunk 26,338 tons
and the British destroyer Whirl-
wind, and a third had picked the
5.260-ton armed British merchant
steamer Sambre out of a convoy
and sent it to the bottom The
communique did not say where these
attacks occurred or the period Of
Time involved.
(The loss of the destroyer
Whirlwind was acknowledged by
the British July g.
Off the south coast of England,
four merchant ships totaling $4,000
tons were sunk by speedboats. the
high command said, while another
ship of 1000 tons was set on fire.
The air raids. according to the
Germans, were carried out against
port facilities at Cardiff and Aber-
thow, Wales, and Hastings, England,
as we'll as on a railway junction at
Tunbridge Wells, southeast of Lon
don. and on oil tanks along the
Thames. Numerous fires were OBJ
served after these attacks. the COM
munique said.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
British Planes Battle
Swarms Of Bombers
In New Nazi Raids
More Ships Cross Coast
After First Assault
Is Broken Up
Ev the ASsoriateS Press


LONDON. July 27.-British fighter
planes clashed with clouds of Ger
man bombers roaring across the
southeast coast today in the third
successive day of unprecedented
wholesale raids on England.
While the swift r. A. F. ships
darted, turned and dived to the at
tack against the streams of German
craft, one big black Nazi bomber
plunged into the sea.
This was believed to be one of the
two raiders officially announced as
shot down in the days engagements.
More raiders crossed the coast
two hours after this swarm of
German attackers had been broken
up. They. too. were driven back
across the Channel by fighters and
constantly booming anti-aircraft
guns.
Hit-Run Attack.
In still another raid. four German
bomberS made hit-and-run attack
on a Southeastern English town.
Each dropped single bomb, which
officials said caused no serious
damage
The battle planes operated in and
out of low-hanging cloud banks. A
total of 20 German planes had been
shot down in the preceding 48 hours.
Today's daylight raids were con-
tinuation of widespread night forays
in which two persons. man and a
woman, were killed by Nazi bombs.
The night raiders aimed their
bombs at Southeast and Southwest
England. Wales and Northeast Scot
land. One house was wrecked and
a number damaged in Southeast
England.
A youth in one southwest town
said "our whole house tumbled
down. when a bomb struck in the
night.
when I climbed out I found the
gas stove had been lying across my
neck and the wash basin from the
bathroom was on top of me-" he
said. THE ceiling was within
feet of the floor
Bomber Downed on Coast.
One Nazi bomber was downed
shortly before midnight on the
Southeast coast.
One house was wrecked and a
number damaged in that area, but
the Ministry of Home Defense said
that elsewhere the Nazi bombs fell
in isolated regions with but little
damage. One bomb in Scotland
left crater Is feet deep.
British pursuit ships were in con-
slant action throughout the night.
Royal Air Force planes mean
while trimmed the British Isles in
anticipation of wholesale renewal
of Germany's month-old offensive
which has hit hard at Britain's sea-
borne commerce.
The press and public drew con-
fidence in the youngest services
ability to smash the attack from
Air Ministry figures which revealed
British gunners had shot down 286
German planes since June 10.
It was authoritatively stated there
was no truth In reports Of Z Ger
man air attack on q convoy OF
Northern ireland yesterday. These
reports arose from evidences Of q
terrific sea battle witnessed from
the Irish coast. Just what did occur
there was not disclosed in London.
The Air Ministry and Ministry
Of Home Security announced in
morning connmnnique that one per-
son was killed In bombings Of the
British Isles during the night.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Italians Reported
To Have Captured
Fort on Sudan Border
Native Ethiopion Troops
Credited With ROUTING
English Garrison
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, July 27-The capture of
Curmuk, British fortified town on
the frontier between Ethiopia and
the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, was re-
ported today by the East African
war correspondent of the newspaper
II Giornale Italia.
The dispatch said occupa ton of
the frontier post. which has not
yet been announced officially, was
carried out by Italian Askaris-
native Ethiopian troops-after a
brief early morning attack by bomb
ing planes.
Fort Declared Razed.
The air assault was said to have
destroyed the fort. blown up NUM-
tions dumps and set fire to the radio
station.
The British garrison was taken by
surprise. the correspondent reported,
and fed after putting up stiff re-
sistanCe.
The attackers were said TO have
pursued. "annihila ting several de-
tachments."
Curmuk is customs station and
center of a caravan trail close to
the frontier.
On July II. the italian high COM
mand reported the capture of
Ghezzan, another border town near
Curmuk, and of Gallabat. also on
the frontier some 200 miles to the
north.
Malta Violently Bombed.
The British Mediterranean island
naval base of Malta was bombed vio-
lently last night, the Italian high
command reported. Destruction Of
two planes was noted.
The Italian air raid on Gibraltar
yesterday caused "indescribable
panic" among troops and the small
civilian population remaining at
that British fortress rock. Stefani,
italian news agency. declared last
night.
Many soldiers were killed and
many newly-arrived troops deaf
to all orders. threw themselves into
the sea-" the agency reported. quot
ing refugees which it said had
reached Ceuta. Spanish Morocco.
Vast Fires Set.
The populace at Gibraltar ran
crazily through the streets" Stefani
asserted while the aerial bombs set
vast fires everywhere. especially in
the vicinity of the arsenal
Some ships were hit also, it said.
but the amount of damage was not
known because of severe restrictions
adopted by the British.
The raid was described as lasting
about IS minutes. with the bombers
coming over in Waves
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Reuters Correspondent
Arrested by japanese
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, July 27.-Reuters
British news agency learned
through private channels today that
its Toxic correspondent. Melville
James Cox, had been arrested for
military reaSons" and Is being de-
tanned at gendarmerie headquar-
tiers. u
Reuters said British Ambassador
Sir Robert Leslie Craigie was to
see Japanese Foreign Minister
Yosuke Matsuoka this afternoon in
an attempt to obtain Mr.. Cox's re-
lease. Japanese authorities were
believed to have banned publication
Of news Of the arrest.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Pictures on Page A-16.)

The District today counted its
second heat death in "a hours as
the Weather Bureau announced
that the Arctic breezes which were
scheduled to arrive this morning had
been delayed and would not get here
before tomorrow.
The prospect for today was high
OF 98 degrees, the forecaster said,
followed by thundershowers tonight
and tomorrow. The showers would
signal the arrival of a mass of cold
air which has been creeping down
from the north.
BY 1890 today the mercury had
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Gibraltar Is Blasted
By Lonq-Ronqe Bombers

GIBRALTAR. July q LP.-Be-
sieged Gibraltar. assuming more
and more position Of Importance
as the keystone of Britains struggle
for supremacy in the Mediter-
ranean, yesterday underwent its
second major Italian aerial bonn
bardment In as many days.
Long-range Italian bombers sub
jected the towering rock to a 30
minute pre-dawn attack. but made
OIL southwark after being picked
out by searchughts and anti-air-
craft batteries. The British said
no casualties resulted.
,(Reports from just across the
border in Spain said four per-
sons, one woman. were killed
and 81 injured by more than a
score of bombs dropped by six
Italian bombers. These advices
said the fortress radio trans
mitter, docks near an arsenal.
(see ROME, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-07-27

birthday Monday. permitted the cor
respondents to view his early morn
ing exercises on the vast, tree
shaded grounds of his Villa Torlonia
residence in Rome.
The newspapermen were driven to
Villa Torlonia in two buses provided
by the Ministry of Popular Culture
Nine Americans and is Germans
were included in the party.
Several houses, wide lawns, tennis
courts and ponds were visible in the
grounds through which the news
men were conducted to large rid
(See MUSSOLINI, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Roosevelt Starts
Purchases for
War Refugees
$4,000, 900 Fund
To Be in Charge Of
Wallace, Moreenthou
b the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today set I'D
the machinery to purchase and dis
tribute $50,000,000 worth of supplies
for European refugees who have
been driven from their homes or
otherwise rendered destitute by hos
tilities or invasion"
In an executive order the Presi-
dent designated Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace to purchase agri-
cultural supplies under the program
and Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau to purchase other materials
and supplies.
These officials and such other
agencies as the President may desig-
nate later are to arrange for the
purchase of the supplies and their
transportation to points of embarka-
tion to be determined by the Amer,-
can Red Cross.
Mr.. Roosevelt designated the Red
Cross as an agency to transport the
supplies overseas and to distribute
them.
Provided Under Relief Act.
The executive order issued by the
President said his action was taken
under the 194l Relief Act, which
provided $4,000, 900 for relief of war
refugees.
Stephen Early, the Presidents
press secretary, told reporters the
matter of arranging for distribution
was the job of the Red Cross, 100
per cent. He made this statement
In response to an inquiry as to
whether the British had agreed to
let the American relief supplies
through their blockade.
The order pointed out that title
to the supplies passes to the Red
Cross Immediately on delivery and
adds that an accounting for the ex-
penditures Is to be submitted to the
President not later than May 81.
l94l.
Meanwhile, Norman H. Davis.
chairman of the Red Cross. said in
a radio broadcast here last night
that the $40, 900 900 War Relief Fund
almost had been subscribed and de-
MED any Of the money had been
confiscated by the German Army.
The fund, he said, totaled $19,823,-
$40.
Nazi Seizures Denied.
In reference to rumors that Red
Gross money and supplies had been
seized BY the Nazis. he asserted:
Il am able to state categorically
that the German authorities have
not seized cent of Red Cross
funds nor have they taken a single
item of our supplies"
The national chairman also said
his organization was ready for any
emergency in this country.
"As our armed forces grow in
numbers and move to new places"
he declared. "our Red Cross service
will grow and move with them And
it will, know, have new and i'm
portant duties to perform. The
unique experience of the Red Cross
in disaster and distress, through
research and practical experimental
ton, may well point the way to
the use of mechanization, not for
destroying human lives but for
saving them.
I'VE must also see that the coun-
try's qualified nurses and medical
technologists are enrolled and made
ready for any emergency that the
war against preventable loss of life
in the home and factory, in the
water and on the highway is waged
with ever-increasing vigor."
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Heat Kills 2 Here in 24 Hours
As Cool Breezes Are DeIoyed
High Of SO Forecast for Today,
Followed by Showers Tonight

reached 94.5. At the same time yes
terday the reading was 96.
Workers in the Internal Revenue
Building we're dismissed at 10 am.
and other bureaus said an early
closing was being considered An
Emergency Hospital ambulance was
sent to the General Accounting
Office Bureau at Eleventh and F
streets NV to treat a heat victim.
This Office. which was closed yester-
day after number of employees had
tainted, remained open this morn
ing.
A Casualty Hospital ambulance
fSee WEATHER. PAGE A-3)
Evening star., 1940-07-27
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, July 27.-Premier Musso-
lini put his German cavalry mare
over the hurdles today before As for
eign correspondents so they might
see how fit he is as he nears his 57th
birthday.
After 10 minutes of strenuous
horsemanship. the Duce reined in
his mount, turned to a group of
Nazi correspondents and asked in
German:
Am I sick, weak, tired?"
His query required no answer.
MuSsolinI, VINO will celebrate his
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Safeguards Promised
u. ). Legislators in
Summers Proposal
Royburn's Prediction of
House Passage Cheers
Representation Supporters
BY WELL p. KENNEDY.

II the House passes the Summers
resolution authorizing national rep
resentation for the District of COL
umbia, and House Leader Rayburn
predicts it will, all Federal inter-
ests safeguarding the national leg
islators and other Federal officials
from ever being placed at the mercy
OF a hostile State at the seat of
Government will be written into
subsequent legislation.
That assurance was given TODAY
by Chairman Summers of the House
Judiciary Committee which he ex-
poets will favorably report his reso-
luton at a special session on Tues
day, 1t was made in response 20
demands made by Senator Norris,
Independent. of Nebraska. ranking
minority member of the Senate
Judiciary Committee.
Willkie for Suffrage.
Meanwhile, from Colorado Springs,
Colo, Wendell L. Willkie, Repub-
lican presidential nominee. an
nounced yesterday that he was in
favor OF suffrage for Washington.
He indicated the original reasons
for denying residents here the vote
had disappeared. adding that now
many persons in Government en-
ploy vote in their home States, with
the result that thousands of Ameri-
can citizens of the highest type
who have their homes and busi-
nesses in Washington are disfran-
chised.
In general principle. he is for
enfranchisement but has not had
time to acquaint himself with the
problem in detail, he said.
Senator Norris, in an interview
(See FRANCHISE. Page A-4.)