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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17

Death of Warren Township Recluse Starts Search
for Cache Estimated at 81, 900 to $4,000

Relatives Of Rottman so far
have uncovered only 81 800
OF the 100 discovered, $1,000
was in a milk can in the granary
and smaller amounts in grease
can in a cidar mill and match
box IN the house
Rottman left four brothers. in
Guiding William. who lives on the
adjoining farm, and Hugo Of Royal
Oak. One Of the two sisters Is Mrs.
Adele Rivard Of Detroit. Raymond
Rottman. a nephew Of Detroit, was
his unclc's closest adviser.
Al present the farm is in charge
Of brother Hugo pending appoint
ment of an administrators.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17

The eyes Of Captain Kidd him
self would pop at the frenzied
activity today on the Macomb
County farm of a 75-year-old re-
cluse who died recently, and left
a repeated fortune OF between
81 900 and $4,000, hidden some
where about the property.
The Warren Township farmer
was Julius Rottman. All the
m oney supposedly is secre.ed
about the deserted farm, which is
well of the highway and almost
inaccessible from a nearly dirt
road.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
Bread Prices
Ordered Frozen
international New, Service Wiz.

WASHINGTON. June 17-Fed-
eral Price Control Administrator
Leon Henderson today warned
major bakeries not 10 increase the
price of bread.
Hendersons warning was con-
tanned in a letter sent 10 Il
major baking firms. Copies of the
letter will be sent to several
hundred other bakeries later in
the week. he said.
The price control administrators
said that il was particularly I'M
portant 10 stabilize bread prices
because Of the importance of
bread in the daily diet of Ameri-
cans
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
British Wdrs1iDs
Flee Bombers
International News Service cabl.

VICHY. France, June 17.-Suc-
cessful aerial attacks by French
planes were declared today to
have forced the retirement of the
British fleet units which have been
bombarding the Lebanese coast.
All British naval bombardments
of French positions along the coast
have been halted, according to q
Vichy military spokesman.
The spokesman added that al
Syrian fronts were quiet save fol
French reconnaissance patrols ir
the Kiswe and Derra sectors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
Books JuggIed
In Mckay Deal,
Says u. 5. Agent

A transaction among COP ma
tional committeeman Frank d.
Mckay. Isadore Schwartz and
Charles Letter. defendants on trial
In Federal Court on charges OF
defrauding distilleries of 100000
was not properly carried on the
books OF McKay-Dembinsky, Inc.
a Mckay enterprise, FBI agen,
John II. Doyle testified at the trial
today.
Doyle testified that the Mckay
Dembinsky Company was assessed
50 ,029 in back income tax and that
Mckay paid the assessment with
a personal check mailed from Chi
cago.
He then instructed the book
Deeper of the company, Doyle as
serted, 10 credit the accounts OF
Schwartz & Letter with payment
of the tax.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17

the OT0eI OF lIls
United State
o
state.
As soon a.
the official
order IL re-
ceiVed. I will
close the con-
sulate and re-
turn 60 the
private prac-
tice Of law I'm
this city" de-
clared Halter.
W no is an
American cit
izen and a
resident Of
Detroit for 80
years.
~ n We
o n J v tw o
members on
my staff. One
Is my la W
clerk, n na-
tive b I'm
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
u. S. Chart

Detroit and vicnity--Fair and somewhat
warmer today; Wednesday fair TO partly
cloudy; gentle west 10 northwest winds
Lower Michigan-Fair and somewhat
warmer today; Wednesday fair 10 partly
CLOUDY
Upper Michigan-Fair warmer In north
east and north-central portions today
Wednesday partly cloudy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
CHARGES DISCREPANCY

His own account did not carry
the payment of the tax nor the
subsequent credit TO Schwartz &
Letter. Doyle said.
THE books show only that
Schwartz and Letter received a
credit OF S2,O29. and there Is no
indication that Mckay paid the
tax" Doyle said. "The transac-
ton Is not properly reflected in
the cOmpany's books"
Judge Arthur F. Lederle asked
Doyle several questions and wa:
accused by Eugene L. Carey, chiei
counsel for Mckay, Of coaching
the witness.
81 am not coaching him." said
the judge. 81 am attempting to
make the record straight"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
Raj Raids
.NaZi Ports.
Fires Ruhr
International New. s.ryle. o.bI.


LONDON, June 17.-Large for-<
nations of British planes bombed
the factories of western Germany
throughout the night and until
dawn today and attacked the Maxi
occupied French coast and ship
ping off Dutch and German wa
tiers.
Cologne, Dusseldorf and Duls-
burg were identified by the air
ministry as the chief targets.
Bombs also were dropped on the
harbor at Boulogne and the docks
at Dunkerque.
At least two ships, the air mins
istry said were hit along the
Dutch and German coasts.
Seven British plans failed to
return.
Many huge fires were left, the
air ministry claimed, in the Ruhr
and Rhineland areas.
During the last five nights,
British officials estimated, the
Raj has dropped more than
1000 tons OF high explosive bombs
and many thousand fire bombs on
the Ruhr and Rhineland areas.
While the British attacks were
in progress. German raiders
dropped a few bombs on the east
coast and western and southwest
fern England. Four OF the Ger
man raiders were said to have
been destroyed.
The attack on western Germany
developed into a widespread at
tack against industrial areas of
the Ruhr and other sections which
have been subjected TO repeated,
damaging bombings for nearly a
week.
Calais bore the brunt of the
British assault on the French
coast.
NAILS CLAIM o PLANES
Can official German commu-
nique said nine British bombers
were shot down by night fight 4
ers when Raj raiders pene-
trated western Germany,
dropping bombs on various
cities)
Yesterday afternoon. the British
Air Ministry announced. Raj
planes carried out offensive opera
tons over the French coast in
which the Boulogne railway sta
ton and a large storehouse were
hit The British bombers were
4 escorted by fighters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
3 Die in CHICAGO Fire

CHICAGO, June 17.-GNS)-
Three firemen died today in a
SIS. 900 fire which destroyed an
office and factory building of the
Chicago Mill and Lumber Com
pany on the city's near north side.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17

The Mount Carmel battle
grandstand" is reminiscent of
Hendaye at the beginning of the
war in Spain, when five franc bus
trips were operated to the French
border hills so that tourists might
look down on the fighting In
Spain.
SWING BANDS AND WAR
Here on Mount Carmel guests
on the terraces OF luxury hotels
sip drinks at 40 cents a drink and
listen to swing bands under the
pine trees while they gaze down
across the Mediterranean plain Of
Armageddon and watch the war
rolling through Syria 30 miles
away.
All day Sunday the guns Of the
British royal navy hammering the
coast were audible through the
band music. The gunfire became
founder still toward evening when
French planes for the first time
came to attack the feet with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
Consul Halter. u. s. Citizen.
Waits Order ID Shut Office Here
Few Duties Left,
He Says; Resumes
Law Practice
BY HUGH c. DAILY

Fritz Halter, German consul AZ
Detroit. today was awaiting Off
cial notification from his embassy
in Washington before closing his
consulate here in compliance with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
International New. Service csbl.


CAPE WIN, South Africa,
June 17-First-hand account of
the sinking of the American ship
Robin Moor by a submarine raider
was furnished today by the Robin
Moor's chief officer, Melvin V.
Mundy, when he arrived on a
British vessel with 35 other sur
vivors. all of whom had been
feared lost at sea.
Mundy was on the bridge on the
early morning of May II when i.e
noticed blinker light flashing out
a message from the darkness. The
unseen craft asked for identified
ton Of the Robin Moor and Mundy
said he replied by blinker giving
the name of his ship and the fact
that ii was American.
ANSWERED IN PERSON
He was then directed, he said, 10
send a boat across and when ne
went TO the submarine in person
and boarded il, he was asked for
the ships papers and the nature
of the cargo. He said the subma-
rine commander then told him:
"You have supplies for my
country's enemies. i must sink
you within 90 minutes"
Mundy said he asked for half m
hours grace. which the submarine
captain granted. 1t was also
promised that the submarine would
send an S OS giving the position
of the Robin Moor so that rescue
vessels would know where TO look
for the passengers and crew.
A PERFECT TARGET
Four lifeboats were hurriedly
filled with passengers and crew
launched. and the submarine cap.
tain ordered that the Robin Moor
be left just as she was-a perfect
target-and also demanded all oil
the ships papers.
First a torpedo was fired into
the Robin Moor and then 80 shells
were fired from the submarine S
deck guns. The ship sank in II
minutes.
The raider captain again prom
ised to wireless the position OF
the lifeboats and provided then,
with black bread and tins OF
butter. Mundy told him that his
ankle was injured and he was
given bandages with German
markings and the date they had
been Sterilized.
Continuing his story Of the
rescue, Mundy said he ~as looking
idly over his shoulder on the thir-
teenth day after the sinking when
he saw a tiny black Speck on III
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
NAILS CLAIM o PLANES
Benzonia Baby browns

BEULAH. June 17.-Two-year-
old Joyce Hunt. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Hunt OF Benzonia.
drowned in the Rice dam mill race
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
Sip a Highbd|I, Tune in a Band,
And Watch the Fight in Lebanon

In the following article Alan Moorehesd international News
special the
fighting Syria from sacred Mount Carmel in Palestine
This mentioned the
Old Testament Book of Kings and known Eshs Mount
Throughout ages of countless military enterprises have
surged past its base TO break elsewhere.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
BY ALAN MOOREHEAD
IntI News Service staff Correspondent

MOUNT CARMEL PALESTINE III watched the battle
the best grandstand famous
automobile from the
near in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
Freezing
CurbS
BundS
BY WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN
Int1 New. Service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June II. -
Treasury legal experts today said
that although the German-Ameri-
can Bund. and similar organiza-
tons. probably will continue in
existence despite President Roose-
velt's order TO freeze their funds,
their activities viii be curtailed
sharply.
Bundists may still don their uni
forms, drill and parade. If they so
desire. but their days of propa-
ganda work and similar functions
are over. officials pointed out.
Under the freeze order, the
Bund, for example. may not draw
On its bank accounts for any pur-
pose without first obtaining treas
ury approval for each transaction.
CASH WATCHED
AS applications are made. the
purposes Of the proposed with
drawalS will be examined with a
magnifying glass" and rejected if
they do not meet with standards
set up by the President, a treasury
legal adviser said.
Not only is the Bund itself pro-
hibited from using its funds, but
the transactions of all known indi-
vidual Bund members will be care
fully watched TO forestall the use
of indirect methods of circumvent-
ing the freeze order.
Another factor limiting the ac-
tivities of the Bund, it is pointed
out. is President Roosevelt'S order
yesterday closing all German con-
sular offices in the United States.
This action. the treasury official
said, will have the effect of chok-
ing off the source of a major part
of propaganda material that has
been flowing into this country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17

sible that she VIII retur n 10
Germany"
LITTLE EFFECT HERE
Actually, the closing OF the con
sulate wfll have little effect here
Halter said.
"Since the beginning OF the
conflict we have had few duties.
A far as know there are very
few German nationals living In
this area and aside from assist
ing them In communicating with
relatives I'm Germany from time
to time I have had very little
contact with them.
81 am reasonably sure that
there Are no persons In Detroit
who are travelling on German
passports. Since the war there
has been no trade between bust
nessmen Of Detroit and Ger
many and 80 my duties there
ceased long ago.
al have never done anything
else except the recognized duties
OF consul for foreign country.
These duties no longer exist and
therefore the closing Of the con-
sulate here will have no effect
upon the German government or
the embassy In Washington"
PREFERS NO COMMENT
Halter said he preferred not L
comment on the action Of tn,
United States in ordering the clos
ing OF the "a German consulate!
throughout the country.
THAT Ii something on which !
have not the authority to speak,"
he declared.
One of Detroit's best known
lawyers before he was appointed
vice consul by the Hindenburi
government In 1882. Halter said h,
will probably continue to practice
law IN the same offices he now &C
cupies on the eighth floor of tn,
Hammond Building.
"The office II not pretentious,
II has only two small rooms, but
IL II adequate for my needs.
81 must continue my practice,
for after all, I'm not a rich man
and i have a family TO raise"
HAS THREE CHILDREN
Halter. who lives at 421 Lake
wood avenue. has three children
The oldest boy. Fritz Jr., %. wa
married recently. He also has IA
year-old son. William Lincoln. ant
an 11-year-old daughter.
A great admirer Of Abraham
Lincoln. Halter named his sol
after the former president. In tn
consul's office is a large picture o
Lincoln and in the hallway Of hi
comfortable. we'll furnished HON,
is q statue of the Civil War presi
dent.
Ironically the steps leading 4
the porch Of Hailer's home ar
thanked by two crouching ston
lions in the exact pose of the lion
usually considered symbolic OF tn
British government.
Both Hailer's parents and hi
wife's mother and father are still
living in Germany and the consu
revealed that his visit 10 his nativ
land in August Of 1899 was 10 Sc
them, and had no connection wit
the war.
cit was the first time had
been In Germany since Hitler
became the head OF the govern
ment. and ID was the first visit
for my wife In nearly % years"
he explained.
There was absolutely nothing
official in the trip. We received
a great deal Of pleasure from the
visit. and realized Il would prob
ably be the last time we would
see our parents"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17

bombs. A destroyer could be seen
racing across the horizon.
From this spot where the
Prophet Elijah first saw a cloud
no bigger than a mans hand, l
saw pillows of black smoke rising
from the artillery barrage at
Sidon and a stream of vehicles
passing up and down the front.
Down in Haifa. where stood the
temple of the Priests of Ball, the
city lights were BACKED out and
people were moving TO the shell
ters as British fighter patrols
brushed past Carmel no more than
100 feet above the pines.
BALCONIES CROWDED
Then the first raiders came as
people in dressing gowns crammed
the hotel balconies here TO watch.
The anti-aircraft fire as seen from
this height looked like spectacular
chains OF colored flaming onions.
Tracer bullets made colored
streamers across the sky and the
guns were thunderous as they
flung projectiles to extreme cell
ings where they exploded like star
bursts.
Two big pieces Of shrapnel from
the anti-aircraft FIRE screamed
down near me into the choked
pines.
2 HOURS TO SIDON
Driving from here past the hills
where Saul and Jonathan had
their last fight, il is possible 10
reach the front near Sidon IN two
hours driving over a good road
The "grandstand appearancesof
Mount Carmel, with its big hotels
and its crowds of observers OF the
battle scene below, gives a feeling
of unreality TO one who visits both
hills and plains.
had breakfast in Haifa, lunched
under the barrage behind the
front at Sidon, and reached Mount
Carmel for the afternoon tea
ldance IN a Mount Carmel terrace
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17

Mn. HAfLEB tiNc
American, and she will probably
remain In my employ. The other
IL q girl who has been assisting
I'm my consular duties. She Ia q
German national and II IL pos
sible that she Will return to
Germany"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-17
The Weather
.rRLY TEMPERATuREs

The sun will set a. $50 p m today,
and rise tomorrow ~ g. 50 m.
The moon sets today A. / % p m, and
rises tomorrow al l:2s a m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
Going Up?

It is proposed that the so-called dirt road fund be "upped" by g., ,0000 by the 1941 Legislature This would mean that there'd be $5,000,000 to be divided among the 169 towns of the state. Now each town is entitled to and actually received annually $17,750. This money is supposed to be used for improving those roads within the township which ordi- narily might not receive attention from either the town or the state. The original idea on which the fund was put across was = "get the farmer out of the mud".
 Figures now available in the State Highway Department office show that the farmer must be well out of the mud by this time, for $24,000,000 has been spent on dirt roads which is pretty fair amount and should have accounted for improv- ing most of the roadways in our back woods. Of course in the case of city like Waterbury the money is generally used to pay for oiling outlying streets or roads which would be crowded out of the oiling schedule if only city funds were used. Unfortunately here again, though, street may be on the list for oiling, but if the oil is all used before that street is reached, it won't be taken care of.
 RlgnC now StaCe alSHWdy NoLu4luS- sioner William J. Cox thinks that pri- mary consideration should be given to trunk line construction and reconstruc- tion He's right in this respect. Connec- ticut has got to pay lot of attention to road building this year and probably for some few years to come. But stress ought to be laid not on getting the farmer out of the mud now (that was all taken care of), but on main arteries running both directions across the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
A Sign of Progress

The State Highway Department re- gently announced a list of what are ap- parently low bidders for various road contracts. They involve about 12 proj- ects, one of which should be of consider able interest in the Naugatuck Valley. It calls for 36-foot concrete T-bridge and 17,350 feet of reinforced concrete pave ment on section of the Beacon Falls, Naugatuck road, Route B. This means only one thing. This section of the valley route will get its face lifted; the wrinkles removed; and the curves strengthened out this year as promised.
 Between Beacon Falls and Naugatuck the existing road is extremely winding and narrow in parts But the Highway De- partment long time ago stated that 1t hoped to be able to eliminate some of these hazards through utilization of the old trol- back. Undoubtedly the project on which bids have just been submitted in- cludes just such a plan as this. And even If 1t doesn't the construction of new bridge and more than three miles of con- crete roadway indicates that most of the route between the two valley towns is to be put into proper shape.
 Probably other contracts will be let this year, too, invloving the rehabilitation of the valley route. And when this has been done we'll be ready and waiting for the much-needed bypass around Derby, Ansonia, and Shelton, which is going to really make the route between Waterbury and Bridgeport not only more conven- ient one, but one which can be driven in the time that should be given to a bare 30-mile run. Such work as this comes right under the head of national defense. It should get priority in the road-build- ing plan for this summer, fall, and winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
Selected Poem
VAGABOND'S DOG

VAGABOND'S DOG (By Ellsworth B. Lawrence in the Boston Post) Though all my earthly wealth be gone, And friends like it, have flown away, You're still one grateful, loyal friend, My dog .. to stand beside me all the way. You kiss the hand that has no food to give And lick my welted, wounded hide. You sleep on cold hard-frozen ground, My dog, all this to be here by my side.
 You guard yuor pauper master as a prince As faithful as the stars that shine on high. And all you ask is that let you stay, My dog, to share my fate If harm be nigh I'm thankful we tramp along lifes way That God has shown me what friend can be I'll drink deep of your friendship, and I pray Will be as kind to you as you to me. For someday hence, know, when all is past That by my grave will be one steadfast friend. His head between his paws eyes sad, and yet Still watchful, true and faithful to the end 'Twould be far, far better world, my dogf, If only more of mankind knew The blessing of a true. urselfish friend, With noble, strong, devoted heart like you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
SO Strikeless Years

Only the unusual is interesting. The sensational divorce case gets the eye while thousands of married couples make Suc- cessful but inconspicuous marriages. The lawbreaker struts his little hour in print, while the law-abiding plod along to an inscribed gold watch and oblivion. So with labor relations - it's the turbulent strike and the clash on the picket line that get the headlines.
 But when an industry goes StrikeleSs for 50 years, that's also news, or it ought to be. On May 29 at Cincinnati, two unions and an employers association are celebrating that happy relationship. They are the Holders and Foundry Workers Union and the Manufacturers Protective and Development Association, who to- gether make the nations stoves.
 Tn 1891 the union and the associated employers began meeting to negotiate industiy-wide agreements. Since that time there has never been strike or a lockout in the industry. Some magic formula? No. Union and employer leaders agree that there's no trick to it but mutual fairness and mutual trust and confidence. gradually built up over the years. But wait minute. Maybe that's the unusual element, after all, that makes meWSl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

The Senate is expected to pass some time this week the Lanham bill. That's the measure which would set up $150,- 100000 fund for use of communities in national defense work. Waterbury has already been mentioned as in line, If the measure goes through immediately, to get funds, the same to be used for the proposed second pipe line. Of course there's lot of surmise about this, because after all the city is down on record as having asked the Legislature to grant 1t the right to sell bonds with which to pay for the pipe line, as well as other water works expansion. However, if it didn't have to sell all the bonds, but could get a federal grant, it would be that much saved. Or do we want such subsidy?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

The New York Legislature adjourned very early this year, but before it did so it managed to squeeze through bill which set back the date for Labor Day in 1941 from September to September g. Evidently the lawmakers figured that it was too much of 8 good thing to ex- pect vacationers to forego their outings on the last day of August. However, Gov. Herbert H. Lehman didn't like the idea, so one of the last things he did was to veto the bill. We're afraid that enthu- siasm about the change of the date >f Thanksgiving unloosed lot of schemes that would change our holiday system around. What the United States really ought to do at this time, despite the war conditions, is to consider very seriously adoption of the proposed world calendar. It would not merely systematize the year by regular divisions, but 1t would care for our holidays and make them more consistent with present-day living conditions here in the states.