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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-16
NEW TRAFFIC LAWS

This committee would bring
the full weight of its prestige to
bear on public officials to OBJ
tain needed changes in state and
local traffic laws and appropria-
tons for signal and highway i'm
provements.
sAll present efforts for traf-
fic safety which are now being
carried on by individual firms
and associations would be CO.
ordinated under the direction Of
this citizens committee.
sThe committee would fur
Their undertake its own program
of driver and pedestrian educa-
ton, including the establishment
of a drivers school proving
ground where actual experience
behind the wheel could be OBJ
tanned.
enhancing for the commit
tee would be provided in part by
present safety organizations
with the motor manufacturers
also contributing. A number of
sums up 10 100000 a year have
been mentioned as the probable
cost Of the plan.
The growing desire on the part
of the automobile industry 10
provide their customers with safe
and convenient streets and high
ways on which TO operate motor
vehicles is given as one of the
principal motives behind the
nlan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-16
Auto Chiefs ACi
To Cut Traffic
Death Toll

The top ranking executives of
the motor industry and Mayor
Jeffries are going to get their
heads together this week in an
effort TO evolve a new traffic plan
for Detroit.
The basis for the discussion will
be a recent survey by the Ma
tional Safety Council.
F Reports have reached city Off
'cials that the three large motor
companies have already held sew
-eral conferences on the plan and
that 1t purp0rtetiiiys' WI HI include
these points:
sAppointment by the mayor
of a citizens committee on traf-
fic composed of civic leaders and
industrialists similar to commit
tees which are now functionlng
IN Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
NEW INVASION FEARED
International News Service c.bI.

ROME, Feb 15.-All of Italy's
home defense forces were placed
on the alert today 10 guard against
further British 'inyasions" from
the air as official Italian accounts,
revealed details of how hostile
paraehutists. shouting "Duce!" to
trick farmers, were hunted down,
trapped and captured in wood
lands of southern Italy after some
fighting.
Floating TO earth in the thickly-
populated Italian areas Of Calabria
and Lucania during last Monday
night. the British parachute troops
occupied some Italian farms and
tried 10 wreck vital waterworks
that feed an irrigation system.
maps Of which the invaders car
ried
Armed with hand grenades. auto
matte pistols, Tommy" guns. ma
chine guns and high explosives, and
clad in khaki overalls in the pock-
cts of which they carried italian
money, all of the British para
chutists, numbering apparently in
the scores. were captured after
causing only minor damage. IL was
stated. Among the prisoners was
a British captain.
1t was officially charged that
the British parachutists were dis
guised in civilian attire, wearing
no insignia and no regular uni
forms. thus indicating Italy may
execute them as spies instead of
interning them as prisoners of
war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
Reprisals Threatened
If British 'ChutiStS Die

The inference of the official
statement that some OF the para
chutists completed their job and
got away from the Italians
aroused intense speculation in
London.
British authorities frowned on
efforts of news correspondents to
clarity this point. But it was con-
sidered unlikely the parachutists
had been picked up later by Brit
ish planes.
A more feasible explanation was
that those who escaped made
their way to some prearranged
rendezvous and embarked aboard
warship, possibly sloop or de-
stroyer.
The Italian countryside where
the men were assumed to have
been dropped is heavily wooded.
so that the men may have been
able'to hide out for considerable
time while Italian forces searched
for them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
Daughter Is Sought
For Mother S FuneraI

The Detroit Times has been
asked to aid in locating Alma
Ebelt. age "A, whose mother, Mrs.
Minnie Ebelt, died yesterday in
her home in Birmingham. Miss
Ebelt is believed to be in Detroit
but has not been seen by other
members of her family for three
years. Funeral services for Mrs.
Ebelt will be held at | p. m. to-
morrow in he Haley Funeral
Parlor, Birmingham.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
Battle
Raging i'm
East Africa

ROME, Feb. 15.-(INS)-Ital-
ian and British troops are engaged
in violent battle near the Italian
Somaliland port of Kisimayo. the
Italian high command announced
today.
a British cruiser. which ap-
peared off the port of Mogadiscio
with apparent intent TO shell the
capital. was driven off by Italian
bombers the communique claimed.
Another British cruiser. de-
scribed as of the Cairo type" IA
4.200-ton anti-aircraft vessel was
repeatedly damaged in an Italian
aerial attack. The communicate
did not disclose the scene Of this
operation.
In Eritrea, the high command
reported that the British had suf-
fered heavy losses in the Keren
sector. Falling back. British troops
repeatedly abandoned arms and
munitions.
Operations in North Africa. the
communique said. were limited TO
Italian and German air force at
tacks on British motorized coll
umns and arnored car formations.
One of the raiding planes failed to
return.
Italian warplanes last zig h t
bombed Malta.
British ships off the North
African coast also were attacked
by Axis planes. the war bulletin
said. Two British planes were re-
portedly shot down over the
AEGEAN Sea in aerial combat. Two
Italian chasers were listed as
missing.
On the Greek front. Italian
troops frustrated a Greek attempt
to charge Fascist positions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15

and unity that the third term
President asked for:
just a few days ago the nation
was startled with the news that a
government office in Washington
had been robbed of truck loads of
files containing government Sc
crets.
Yesterday, Jan. 30th, the En-
aminer published an account of
secret military papers stolen"
from 1t. Elsworth's automobile in
Los Angeles.
II those papers were Of such an
important nature why did he leave
them i'm his car unguarded
In this mornings Examiner this
news item is noted, "Alien Agents
Invade Home of Z. S. Judge"
They were seeking more secret
papers.
am go years Of age, native
born of native born parents, and
am 100 per cent for our consti-
tutional form OF government, and
-I-e equally despise Communism,
Naziism, and Fascism and am in
favor of treating them all alike
and believe their activities In our
governmental affairs should be
cracked down before II Is too late
am In favor of giving all aid
possible to Great Britain without
depriving ourselves, and with the
full cooperation and patriotism
of both labor and industry that We
can do the job that Is to be done.
i don't think we need fear any
foreign nation as much as tho
enemy within.
1t caused the collapse of France
Sincerely yours,
W. +. WHEELER,
1887 Toberman ST, Los Angelo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15

WITH THE PATRIOT ARMY
OF ABYSSINIA. Feb. 15.-Haile
Selassie, Lion of Judah, King of
Kings and Emperor of Abyssinia
before the Italians drove him off
his throne and into exile in Eng
land, has just completed a tri-
umphant tour of the Abyssinian
highlands.
All along. the emperor's tour
has been marked by great simple.
ity. He has insisted upon march
ing and living under the same
hardships as his men.
Travelling with the emperor's
cavalcade. / saw village after VIII
lage greet the monarch who is now
fighting to regain his lost throne
with British help. --------------------
l saw armed Abyssinians, who
had taken a few days off from
fighting the Italians, PROSTATE
themselves before the emperor's
horse and kiss the kings foot.
GETS DAILY BLESSING
Halle Selassie. small but wiry.
has displayed excellent endurance
on this wearying march. Day
after day he has moved on at the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
Joint Acts Stall
/ laps Thrust
To South
BY JAMES +. BROWN

tnt1 News Ser,ics stan Correspondent
LONDON, Feb. 15.--Authorita-
tive British sources expressed be-
lief today that an attempt by
Chancellor Hitler 70 create a
diversion" in the Far East has
been absted.
They stated that swift action
by the four Pacific powers - the
United States. Australia. Great
Britain and the Dutch East Indies
had saved a dangerous Situa-
ton"
First disclosure OF the joint
action by the four powers was
contained in an International
News Service dispatch from
Washington yesterday. which
said pressure was brought 10
bear on Toxic 10 prevent
possible japanese thrust 10 the
South.
The Joint action consisted of
these four moves:
THE United States adVised
Il evacuation of American nd-
tionais from, the Orient.
O-Austraiia announced the
- War was entering a state OF
utmost gravity"
C-Britain reminded the Japa-
- ness government that Italy
made a mistake" IN entering
the war.
h-The Dutch East Indies eoV-
Il eminent ordered its ships
in the Pacific to proceed to "nsu-
frai ports"
British newspapers interpreted
the exchange of remarks between
President Roosevelt and Japanese
Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura
in Washington as a hint by The
President that il rests with Japan
TO improve her relations with the
United States.
(Nomura, in presenting his
credentials to President Roose-
Welt, remarked that Japanese
American relations are such as
10 cause considerable concern on
both sides of the Pacific Ocean"
President Roosevelt agreed there
have been developments which
warrant concern.)
All British quarters expressed
satisfaction over the attitude of
the United States regarding ia
pan, and this satisfaction was
coupled with a feeling that the
Far Eastern crisis now has abated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
7 in Sailor Uniforms
Beat Up a Motorist

Martin Butler OF 1888 Jackson
road, Taylor Township, was beaten
by two men wearing sailor uni
forms who dragged him from his
car at Southfield and Allen roads
at 1870 a. m. today. Allen Park
police said they were told by But
ler's wife.
Mrs. Butler. who witnessed the
beating, told police the sailors in
another car cut in front of her
husbands automobile at Dix and
Southfield roads. This angered her
husband. she said, and the two
cars cut in front of each other
several times until the sailors
stopped at Allen road.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
IN THE NEWS = Saturdays Symposium

ate with us In our Far Eastern
policy.
Owe should at all costs stay
~ out OF active participation In
this war; we owe 1t to ourselves
and to humanity.
When the rest of the world Is
exhausted there must be q strong
nation, and a nation at peace, to
set the war-torn countries an ex-
ample in what type of government
is best.
II such a nation exists ut the
end of this bloody fracas she will
be looked to for leadership.
When we enter this conflict only
Russia will remain at peace, wait
ing her chance to spread the doc
trine of communism.
We have q mandate to show the
world democracy Is the best sys-
tenn of government by remaining
free and becoming strong and
prosperous.
We must be "a light to them
that sit In darkness and in the
shadow of death, and guide our
feet into the way of peace"
Very truly yours,
John MACAJuEY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
TIRANA ATTACKED

Four Italian bombers were de-
stroyed on the ground at the
Tirana airdrome, where buildings
and hangers were-set- ablaze,1 al,
Raj communique stated.
The aerial attacks spread TO
Elhasan and Berati, north OF
Tepeleni, where troop encamp-
ments and supply bases were
bombed.
In the Tepeleni raids, number
of direct hits repeatedly were
scored on Italian troops northwest
and south of Duki, one of the
major points in the Tepeleni de-
tense system, and Atbuzi, another
part of the system.
Two Italian fighter planes were
reported shot down near Berati
and two British bombers failed to
! return,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
7 Smugg|ers Of Aliens
Draw 8.Year Terms

Pleading guilty TO smuggling
five aliens into the United States
by motorboat on the Detroit River,
Raymond Goodell, 80, of 4446 Mon
roe street. Ecorse. and Stanley
Square,, 30. of 1923 Southfield road.
Ecorse. were each sentenced to
eight years in prison and fined
$500 by Federal Judge Edward J.
Monet. The aliens were Polish
seamen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
} Italian Towns
In Africa Fall
BY w. p. SAPPHIRE

Intl News Service stan Correspondent
CAIRO. Feb. 15.-British troops
have captured three more towns
in Italian East Africa. are closing
in on Keren, in Eritrea, and have
corralled large numbers Of Fascist
prisoners south of Bengazi, in
Libya. the middle eastern high
command announced today
British troops have penetrated
more than 100 miles into Italian
Somaliland and. with the aid of
fleet units and the Raj. captured
the Fascist port of Kisimayo on
the Indian Ocean, it was revealed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15

The Far Eastern area in which today the
"war of nerves" had reached new high in
tension. Japan (needing the raw materially
has made demands on the Dutch East Indies,
of which the home government is in exile in
London; Britain cleared her decks for action,
and America throughout the area advised her
nationals to leave Japan's inspiration to move
at this time, although begged down in China,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15

seemed to be pressure from Germany to
engage the British in new quarter. Prompt
pressure from the Dutch West Indies, Aus
tralian, British and United States govern
ments, unilateral in its effect, apparently
slowed Japan-at least to the point where the
Toxic spokesman said that he didn't see that
war was in the offing. Today Toxic urged
Japanese living abroad not to be Harmed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
SeIaSSie LiOIliZed
Abyssinians Acclaim Returned Ruler He Goes
Through Land Triumphal Tour
BY KENNETH ANDERSON
lnt.I NeMs service star Corr,.pondent

head of the cavalcade. with Bishop
Giorgias, primate of Ethiopia,
bearing an umbrella in one hand
and a gold cross in the other al
ways at his side.
Every morning. as the cavalcade
prepared TO start on the days
trek. the bishop blessed the en-
peror.
After establishing contact with
British forces operating in another
part of East Africa, the emperor
granted me an audience in one of
his temporary "palaces"-a cave.
PRAISE FOR BRITISH
Selassie was most enthusiastic
when 1 told him of the British
advance upon Keren. railway
stronghold along the road to the
Eritrean coast. He expressed keen
admiration for British soldiers and
said he hoped his own men would
emulate them.
Once. when a British officer
accompanying the party purchased
eggs from a village headnan and
presented them to the emperor.
Halle Selassie refused. stating
that the officer needed them most.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
7,40O Captured
nWide Attack,
Greeks Assert
BY A. f. ANGELOPOULOS
IntI News Service Stan Correspondent

ATHENS, Feb. 15.-A smash
ing Greek offensive which shat
tered Italian defenses at three key
points on the Albanian battlefront
and resulted in the capture of the
strategically important village OF
Malina, at the source of the
Shkumbi River, as well as at least
7,400 Italian prisoners. was re-
ported today by the Athens radio.
Seven thousand prisoners and
great quantities of war materials,
including hundreds of machine
guns and automatic arms, were
captured in one battle alone, the
radio stated. Many officers were
included in this group.
CRETE RAIDED
The Athens ministry of national
security announced that three
enemy planes raided rural areas
of the island of Crete, dropping
bombs near Arta. The only cas-
ualties were among cattle grazing
in fields, a communique stated.
The three-pronged Greek on
slaught spread over a battlefront
80 miles wide, it was asserted, and
was preceded by 24-hour bomb.
ing assault in which British and
Greek planes hammered Italian
bases as far north as Tirana ano
DuraZZo.
In these bombardments. Tepc'
leni, key Italian defense strong
hold in central Albania, was bat
tered for hours, it was claimed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15

Los Angeles, Feb. ), 1911.
Hon. William X. Hearst,
San Simeon, Calf.
My Dear Mr.. Hearst:
As A SUBSCRIBER TO the
n Hearst papers for thirty-five
years felt IL high time 1 con-
veyed to you my deep regard and
respect for what your paper
stands for.
God-fearing and straight from
the shoulder comes the column
called "In the News" edited by
yourself.
The day would be incomplete
without the Examiner. ---.--
/ agreed with YOU verbatim
when you say we only have one
party in the L. S. 4. and I say
the twenty-three million people
who voted for wee Wendie WiIlkie
are not represented whether they
know IL or not.
Certainly Mr.. Willl1le has made
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
NoWarin 0ffing,
Toxic Insists
,n,.rn.,lon.l Sew. ser,,e. c.bl.

TOXIC, Feb. 15.-The japanese
government issued a formal state
ment today, urging Japanese ma
tionals abroad not to be alarmed
by rumors of war between Japan
and the United States.
The statement advised japanese
citizens TO continue business a:
usual. 1t added:
"Informa ton has reached To-
kio TO the effect unrest prevails
In the Japanese colonies on the
American continents owing to
sensational reports circulated In
North and South America that
the situation between Japan and
the United States Is marked by
extreme tension.
1T Is true that the situation
between Japan and the United
States gives some cause for con-
Germ, but IL Is unwarrantable to
Jump to the hasty conclusion
that the situation Of the two
countries might be taken over by
so bad an eventuality rs war.
Needless to say, both the
japanese and American govern
. ments are doing everything In
their power to prevent the
situation from coming to such a
pass.
Vigorous propaganda now go
Ing on abroad, representing the
situation ss extremely aggra-
waited, must be ascribed 10 ul-
terror motives Of some foreign
elements"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15

He is enshrined 1Cithin thu
hearts of those
Who realize his loftineSS o.
soul
One neUer tempted by a subtle
scheme;
Or led astray by an unWorth5
goal.
For Lincoln goue the true
unfdiling gifts,
Sincerity, and sympathy ana
Lore,
No rain or selfish impulse
liued IN him
Whose thought 1UaS eve'
guided from above.
Discerning, patient, tender
alCoys led
To help another, counting moi
the cost,
The great emancipotor's
prayer Of faith
Was that no dUenue for gOOO
be lost.
Beneath his teisdon,' s earnest
ness W0s found
The Saring grace q Testing
lCord could bring;
The richest attributes Of hft
we're his
Beloped statesman greater
than a king!
1901 San Raymundo Road
San MateO, Calf
February 10, 1941.
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst,
McCloud, California.
Dear Mr.. Hearst,
because of your effective op
- position to the lease-lend bill
now before the Congress, 1 shoul,
like to submit to you the followin,
suggestions concerning 1t.
Before passing such a measure
IL seems apparent America shoul'
nationally weigh the issues a
stake, and not let herself be STAN
peded by England, or by any othe
country. In order to do this sh
should adopt a firm, clear set o
policies as to her part In this wal
I've should demand from Eng
j land full, accurate informa
ton concerning her resources AM
credits. The figures listed by tn
federal reserve board seem T.
contradict those of Mr.. Morgen
THAI. The former list England q
having s12 ,soo,oo0,000 Of transfer
able credits here and In her EN-
pire. The secretary Of tn
treasury claims they have nothinI
with which to pay us for wha
they ask.
0-EngIand should specify he
4 war aims as well as the ex
tent OF her willingness to cooper
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15

a holy show of himself In Eng
land. He surely missed his calling.
He would have been a good end
man in the Georgia Minstrels."
1 changed my utilization to vote
the Repubocrat ticket because 1
could not conscientiously vote for
a party that had the idea that II
they did not remain indefinitely in
office we might as well close up
shop. Now i ask myself whittier
are we going?
was born siXty-three years ago
in Maryland, Prince George
County, of Scotch, Irish and Indian
ancestors, and 1 guess those three
combinations is what makes my
blood boil when some one says our
first line of defense is the English
Channel. Well l just blow up.
Thank God we have few good
men In Congress in Washington
trying to keep those maniacs from
giving everything we possess
away.
1 only mention a few-WheeIer,
Nye, Gen. Robert +. Wood, and
our own Hiram johnson. Would
to God we had more real Ameri-
cans to represent us.
Keep up your noble work, Mr..
Hearst, and I know your efforts
will not be i'm vain.
Cordially,
MRS. JOSEPH STEPHEN
ZEREGA,
S25 South Westlake Ave-,
Los Angeles.
Hollywood, Calf, Feb. 4, 1911.
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst,
San Simeon. Calf.
Dear MIR. Hearst:
DORM of revolutionary stock we
- deeply appreciate the Ameri-
can patriotism expressed daily "In
the News" column of the Hearst
chain of papers.
Such patriotism Is needed now
more than at any time since the
Civil War.
Because of your appropriate OBJ
servance OF Abraham Lincoln's
birthday, 1 contribute the enclosed
poem.
Sincerely.
MAY PEERY HEB,
1l19 North McCadden Place
LINCOLN
THE untold ages 1UiH re-
1 perc his name,
/ UHdimmed through future
Is time his tame ViH lite
Adore the shouts and cldmor
+ OF distress,
Beyond the transient glory
y earth can give.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
The Weather

The sun will set a. sos ?. m today,
and rise tomorrow ~ 7.27 n
The moon will rise 81 1913 p. N.
today. and set tomorrow st O.0s a. m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
PORTS DETECTIVES

British authorities declared the
parachute troops had been in
structed to demolish certain OBJ
jectives connected with ports ir
southern Italy.
mo statement can be made at
present about the results Of the
operations, but some of the men
have not returned to their base"
il was stated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
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Continued from Page One)
sort of music to the thought-ears,
so necessary these days.
A conclusion to which I've
come, altho IL merely takes a line
OF space, seems to me to be very
worth repeating.
1t Is derived from your many
reflections on things historical In
your columnar writings.
i believe that were we to pay
more attention to HISTORYS
lessons, we could avoid GEOG-
RAPHY'S recent changes.
Sincerely,
GUY LOMBARDO.
Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 81, 1941
Hon. William Randolph Hearst,
Los Angeles, Calf.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
I AM a daily reader of the Ex.
amiBeF and take great pleasure
In reading your Tn the News
Column" and am thankful that
we still have the constitutions
right to express our views openly
The New Deal spokesman, Mr.
Harold Ickes, In his most recent
blast on the radio has again &C
cused Col. Lindbergh of being al
appeaser and an aid for Hitler.
II Mr.. Ickes is right (Which HI
is mott everyone who opposes thu
New Deal is an appeaser and aid
ing Hitler.
would like to have Mr.. Icke'
explain, II he dares:
Who is appeaslng the world
public enemy No. I. Soviet Russia
How did Russia get their agent
planted in the various federal de
partments, schools. colleges, de
Tense bases and unions:
Who lifted the moral en-
barge" 80 that Russia could pur
chase our army supplies, cottor
and wheat, and resell them Il
Germany:
Who censored Chairman Die
for his investigation of the Com
munist activities
And who reprimanded J. Edgsl
Hoover for exposing list Of Com
munists who are employed on tn,
federal payrofis .:
- holding up The deporta
ton Of Harry Bridges?
Who Is eoddIing and appeaslnI
the Communist controlled {. I. o
In their strikes in delaying tn,
defense program over the entir,
United States:
l. this the kind of patriotism