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Evening star., 1941-03-10

League Of Women Shoppers; Mrs.
Frank Schroerer, Ladies Of Charity;
Mrs. Ivy v. Ashburn, District Of
Columbia Federation of Women's
Clubs; Mrs. H. A. Rochester, Amer
ican Women's Voluntary Services;
Mrs. Gearhart Gassel, Junior
League; Mrs. G. C. d. Townshend,
Women's Council of Federation of
Churches; Mrs. Judith Harmel,
Ladies Auxiliary of Jewish War
Veterans, and Mrs. George w. Lee,
Women of the Moose.
Evening star., 1941-03-10
Perry Is w. L. Coach

LEXINGTON, Va. March 10 tF.
Washington and Lees new tennis
coach is Fred Perry. the British star
who reigned over the worlds anna
teur players before turning pro. He
will come here in April and work
three hours daily with the w. and L..
net SQUAD.
Evening star., 1941-03-10
Man Wears Same Cop,
Plus Patch, 40 Years

By the Associated Press.
BOONSBORO, Md.-When your
wife asks for a new bonnet, tell her
this:
M. E. Summers has been wearing
the same cap for 40 years. with the
only sign of wear a patch on the
back.
Evening star., 1941-03-10

IT'S time to get into the swing of
l. spring, so put on that new spring
bonnet and head right now for the
nearest Buick dealer special Jubilee
display to feast your eyes on these
four trim Bucks.
They're the new, more compact, easier
handling Buick SPECIALS = gay as
spring flowers in their smart, fresh
styling, lively as colts in every easy,
willing action, and the blue ribbon
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08

Superintendent Rollins made this
appeal to parents:
z. rents should be careful in see
il at their children select proper
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
Roosevelt Hints
Doubt NdzisCan
Block Red Sea
BY GEORGE DURNO
Iat1 News service staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. May 16.-Re-
calling that the United States gov
eminent once cleared the Mediter-
ranean Sea of Barbary pirates,
President Roosevelt today reaf-
firmed Americas determination
that the seas shall be free TO
commerce.
The President entered into a
reminiscent discussion OF American
action in the past when asked at
his press conference about Ger
many'S announcement that the Red
Sea-recerTtly reopened to Ameri-
can Shipipng-still is regarded as
a combat zone by the Nazis.
Mr.. Roosevelt inferred that the
while situation revolved around
Germany's ability TO impose an
effective blockade of the Red Sea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
Dummy Agencies
McKay's Sales Companies Got $36S, 500 in 3z Years,
Hiram, Walker Official Testifes
d BY British Censor. cobisd to America

agencies formed by the defend
ants, the government objected ant
Judge Arthur F. Lederle said Il
Carey:
up TO this time In this trial,
II anybody has been shown TO
be defrauded IL has been the
stockholders Of the liquor COM
panies.
SEES GIBBONS TO BLAME
eff these schemes, as alleged,
are true, Mr.. Gibbons Is the
original cO-cOnspirator who
worked with the defendants to
take money belonging to the
liquor companies and convert IL
to the sales companies.
"The scheme, II there was
one, was originated by Gibbons.
Vt the insiStence Or the presi-
dent Of his company he called
Continued on Page SIX
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
Strike Picture Brighter

The striking unionists waited 10
see what wage raises GIN en-
ployes obtained. Page p
Threatened strike in Murray
Corporation of America averted
by wage raises granted many Of
the 5000 employees. page 81
Agreement signed between the
Michigan Linen Supply Board Of
Trade and the Laundry and
Linen Workers and Drivers
Union. page 81
Settlement Of the strike AZ the
E-Cell-O Corporation was as
Sured when both union and com.
pany accepted a proposal Of the
National Defense Mediation
Board. They were 10 meet today
TO sign the pact which provides
for a 5-cent-an-hour increase for
a. employees. page Sd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
j. ) Takes
Custody Of
French Ships
BY kINGSBURY SMITH
ntI News service staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 16.-With
l3 French ships under protective
custody and diplomatic relations
between the United States and
the Vichy regime near the break
ing point. the American govern
ment il was learned today. will
cancel plans for the monthly ship
ment of two boatloads OF wheat
TO France.
As a further gesture of diSap-
provai of what officials regard as
Marshal Petain's "Sell-out' to the
Germans. Secretary of State Cor
deli Hull may soon order the
recall of Ambassador William d.
Leahy.
Tho state department also is
considering the future status N
the French West Indies island of
Martinique. where 10 American
made warplanes are lying idle and
$50 100000 worth Of French gold
is stored.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

The labor situation in Michi-
gan today took on a brighter
aspect as major settlements
were announced.
Developments we're:
Agreement reached in the
hreatened General Motors
strike although 1000 in Flint.
Pontiac and Saginaw are still
idle after wildcat walkouts.
page il
Tentative settlement in the
Detroit building trades strike.
A teamSters strike settlement
awaits ratification and adiust-\
ment of the building walkout.
They are interlocked. 4Page p
Settlement of the General
Motors strike is expected 10
bring resumption of negotiations
in Hudson Motor Car disputes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
Friend Fears Nazis
Holding Dr.. Carrel

NEW YORK. May 16.-GNS)-
German authorities may be pre-
venting DIR. Alexis Carrel from
leaving occupied France for the
United States. friend OF the IA.
nous French scientist said today.
James Wood Johnson. organizer
of the American Volunteer Ambu-
lance Corps. declared that Carrel.
a Nobel prize winner and COIN
ventor with Charles A. Lindbergh
of the famous artificial heart, had
stated he would arrive in New
York no later than May Is.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
7jc--$I27.OOO
Cost of Killing Soldier
in I94I Sets Record
Internat,onsI News service Wire

BOSTON. May 16.-The cost Of
war has Skyrocketed since the
days of julius Caesar. when il
cost only IS cents to kill soldier,
Leo NJ. Cherne. executive secre-
tary of the Research Institute of
America. reported today.
tic Said- tt1F- price mad risen as
follows: 100 Years War. $50; Civil
War, $1,000: World War SIS. 900
and the present European war,
S127, 900.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
JOINT ACTION POSSIBLE

If control of France falls COM
pletely into the hands of Germany
under the new collaboration"
agreement. the American govern
ment will sponsor joint Pan
American action TO take control
OF the island.
French sovereignty OF Marti-
nique will be guaranteed pending
the outcome of the war. but armed
American. and possibly Latin
American, forces will be estab-
llShed there to make certain that
neither the planes nor the gold
gets into German hands and TO
prevent the island from being used
as Nazi base of operations in
tho Western Hemisphere.
Defending Marshal Petains DO
ciSlon 10 collaborate with Ger
many. French Ambassador CASTOR
Henri-Haye declared that his peo-
pie have found a great leader
behind whom they are standing
united despite any attempt AT dis
sldenCe manifested abroad =
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
BAR INFORMATION

Every precaution Is being taken
to guard against any scrap of in
formation or subtle hint of NaZi
propaganda which might affect
the veracity of information regard
ing Germany which British agents
are extracting from Hess under
persistent questioning.
This afternoon il was under
stood Hess has concluded his talks
with British military and diplo-
matte officials.
Important papers bearing on the
Hess affair were said to have
been brought to London by Ivone
Kirkpatrick. high foreign office
authority who first talked to Hess
in Scotland.
Kirkpatrick and the documents,
enclosed in a brief case with
double locks. reached the capital
in a British fighting plane piloted
by the Duke of Hamilton. famous
British sportsman and Raj officer
who interviewed the former No g
Hitler henchman within az \hourS
after he parachuted TO earth near
The dukes SCOTTISH ancestral
estate.
Immediately after landing at a
London airdrome. the duke and
Kirkpatrick were reported TO have
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
so Million GIN Pay Raise;
41,000 Still Out on Strike
British
Retake
SOlluIll
International News service Gable

BERLIN, May l6.-The German
high command today admitted the
fail OF Soiiun1. vital port just
within the Egyptian border. 10
powerful British Imperial tank
forces carrying out a two-forked
drive in the Libyan frontier zone.
Far 10 the south. an official
communique said, the British also
attacked Fort Capuzzo, badly bat
tered key to the silva Oasis and
TO a network of important
roads reaching to the Egyptian
coast. Cairo and Alexandria.
British advances in the first Of
fensive launched since the COM
bined German Italian. counter
thrust which drove the Imperial
forces from Cyrenaica were said 10
have been accomplished only at
the cost OF heavy losses.
This was the fourth time in the
present war that Sollum has
changed hands.
italian formations OF the
African CORPS" the bulletin con-
tinued. 'repuised an attack by
the enemy at Tobruk. Light
German combat planes SUCCESS
fully intervened In the fighting
at Tobruk and SolIum."
TELL OF VICTORIES
"The luftwaffe destroye
around Britain two ships total
ing 5000 tons, and damaged an
other ship in Its dock by direct
hits.
"Bombers and fighters, at
lacking British airdromes by
day and night. destroyed a num-
Der OF enemy planes on the
ground.
I'm the Mediterranean area,
formations of the luftwaffe
dropped in repeated attacks in
cendiary and explosive bombs
on the airport of Lucca on
Malta.
"On the island of Crete bar
racks were set afire by bombs
and at one airport three air
planes were destroyed on the
ground. Around Crete. German
bombers scored direct hits on
three large merchant ships"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
BENIN'S CHARGES

This dramatic development &C.
CURED the British ffttioif de-
bated the expressed belief of
Labor Minister Ernest Bevin that
Hess is a murderer" who came TO
Britain on a lethal mission with
the full knowledge of Hitler.
After talking with Churchill far
into the night, the hard-fisted
duke and Kirkpatrick. who both
were we'll acquainted with Hess
in pre-war days. went TO the
office of the information minister
Alfred Duff Cooper and held a
long conversation with him.
Duff Cooper saw Hess at the
Nazi's hospital-possibly TO gain
material for public release. Duff
Cooper is the only cabinet minis
ter known definitely to have seen
Hess. although unconfrmed re-
ports said that Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden also interviewed
him
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
Pact Averts
.Wd|kout Of
Over 100000
en- and JAW statements
page ................

Threat Of a General Motors
strike ended today when the COR
poration agreed to give a 10-cent
hourly increase to 100000 en-
ployes. at a cost to the corporation
of S50,000,00O a year.
Despite the settlement, 41,OOO
men in Flint, Pontiac and Saginaw
were still idle because of wildcat
strikes in defiance of UAW-CIO
leaders.
Closed we're the Buick, Chevro-
let and Fisher Body Plants Nos. 1
and 2 in Flint. and the Chevrolet
Gray Foundry in Saginaw, and
Yellow Truck in Pontiac
PICKET LINES
There were picket lines at Buick
and Chevrolet. Arthur Case, pres
ident of Buick local, said:
There has been no request
to take men of the picket lines.
Until the membership votes re-
turn to work we will keep the
pickets."
Defense work was INTERRUPTED in
the Chevrolet and the yellow
Truck plants. company officials
said.
The factories remained closed
d pIte a statement by r. J.
Thomas, UAW-CIO president, that
every effort will be made to open
the plants"
Meetings at all four of the closed
plants are scheduled this after.
noon to discuss the settlement.
Ratification votes will be taken
later this week, Thomas said.
At 1870 a. m. c. E. Wilson. GIN
president. agreed to a peace
formula offered by the National
Defense Mediation Board. He said:
I'm arriving at this decision,
we gave consideration to the
national defense program andsto
all the other problems that con-
front us and decided 10 was tho
best thing to do In the interests
of all concerned"
SET FOR A. NJ.
The strike was scheduled for Z
a. m. today after the last of sew
eral postponements since strike
notice was filed April IS with the
state labor mediation board. Fruit
less bargaining which began in
Detroit March IL was moved to
Washington on May / when de-
Tense officials feared S750, 0O0, 900
in armament contracts would be
delayed.
The federal mediation formula
provided the pay raise only for
employees in 70 shops for which
the UAW-CIO is bargaining agent,
at a cost of 81, 0O0, 900 TO GIN. A
company spokesman Immediately
announced, however, that the in
crease would be given to all
hourly wage employees in all of its
SO plants.
The raises are retroactive to
April %. The men will thus re-
.ceive more than 100000 in
back pay.
The agreement accepted by
.UAW-CIO leaders is still subject
to ratification by local union men,
berships but little opposition is
predicted. Walter Reuther, the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
BRITISH DETECTIVES

Meanwhile. the objects of the
British government appeared to be
three-fold: First, to establish the
truth regarding Hess and his
flight from the Reich: second, to
extract every possible scrap of
valuable information from him.
and third TO use the Hess affair"
to create confusion and diSaffec-
ton in Germany.
British officials emphasized that
Hess never will be given an oppor-
tunity 10 see Churchill alone and
may not even be able to see the
premier at any time. Public opin-
ion is rapidly hardening against
the Nazi envoy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
FAITH IN PETtIN

Commenting on President Roose-
veltS denunCiation Of Frances ac-
ton Henri-Haye said the French
are wholly confident Of the Wis
dom and high patriotism of Mar
shall Petain.
THE ambassador of France
has the honor to proclaim again
his absolute devotion to the
marshal" he added
II the French governments col
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

LONDON, May 16.-Vitally inn
portant documents which may re-
veal whether Rudolf Hess is a
traitor TO the Nazi Reich or "A
murderer" who flew to Scotland
with the knowledge of Chancellor
Hitler were studied by the high
est British government officials
today.
At the same time Hess remained
under perhaps the heaviest guard
known to modern times to pre-
vent even the slightest ''influ-
ences' from Germany from reach
ing his mind.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

The defense scored a point at
the trial of Frank d. Mckay,
COP state boss. and IL other de-
PENDANTS in Federal Court when
Thomas II. Gibbons. vice president
of Hiram Walker and Sons. Cana
dian distillery. said that the So
called dummy sales agencies"
formed by the defendants actually
performed services of value to the
distillery.
Gibbons. however. under ques-
tioning by Henry c.. O'Donnell. in
charge of the prosecution. said
that as far as he knew his COM
pany got no service from the
special sales agencies.
Asked if the operators of one
of the agencies had ever informed
him they we're representing other
d,stilleries simultaneously wi h
the Walker Company. Gibbons re-
piled that they had not.
WOULD HAVE CANCELLED
would YOU have Cancelled
your contract with them II you
had known they were represent
ing other distillerles ." asked
O'Donnell.
Eyes" said Gibbons.
This was the first intimation by
the government in the course of
the trial that the defendants were
employed by any distillery other
than the Walker Company.
SS6S.5OO in 81, YEARS
The government has shown by
means of Cancelled checks that the
three sales agencies set up by the
defendants obtained payments of
$685.. 500 in 3i2 years. II charges
that the distilleries were defrauded
of this amount.
When Eugene L. Carey, chief
counsel for Mckay attempted te-
day to enter the checks paid 10
j. c. WittlifT. employed by the
Walker company to perform much
the same services as that Of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

anu, tbutthusu tht t'iob'i .hh$s>
AMERICA Is waiting for the word
10 60 forward. WE'VE made our
choice"
That IL a ringing statement but
II brings up lot of questions.
In the first place who are
@WE?"
I'VE" can surely not he said 10
he "all America"
We are a divided nation. as eN-
President Hoover truly says, n
far as the use of force 10 get Us
into the war Is concerned.
I'VE" positively does not mean
the mothers of America.
The polls and tests show that
s5 per cent of the mothers are
opposed to war.
I'VE" does not mean the women
as whole.
They are nearly 30 per cent
opposed.
Nor the men, who are some IS
per cent opposed.
I'VE" cannot mean the citizenry
at all because the administration
with which Colonel Knox has al
lied himself has not consulted the
citiLenry ON any part or phase of
this question.
Nor has the administration even
disclosed 10 what extent IL has
secretly committed the nation TO
war.
The citixenry has been wholly
ignored on this question most i'm
portant 10 the welfare of this re-
public and OF the plain people
who are supposed to control it.
IN 1897 when war clouds began
j TO loom on the European hori-
ION, Senator Capper OF Kansas,
progressive Republican senator,
introduced a bill in Congress to
repose I'm the hands Of the people
by constitutional amendment the
right to determine by their vote
the question of peace or war.
This bill was smothered and
killed in the foreign relations COM
mittee OF Congress under orders
from the Democratic administra-
ton.
And the people were denied by
Democratic Congress the defin-
itely democratic right themselves
10 decide whether or not there
shall be a war which will de-
termine the fate of their country.
and In which they will have 10
sacrifice their blood and treasure
GAYS one time Republican Sec
- rotary Knox. representing this
hybrid administrations:
"Ercrythjag nc hare
Continued on Page Seven)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
Probe Hess Mission
British Study Vital Documents in Attempt to Learn
if He's Traitor or Hitler Agent
BY EARL REEVES
Int1 News Service staff Correspondent

conferred behind locked and
closely guarded doors with Prime
Minister Winston Churchill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

Continued on Page Six)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
y IN THE
NEWS

COLONEL FRANK KNOX Is a
~ good citizen, a good soldier,
and n good journalist.
He certainly appears TO be a
good, constructive secretary OF the
navy.
He IL bit warlike, but he
comes of n fighting family and
warriors will be warriors.
Sunday school superintendent
are not as rule put In charge
of q fighting fleet.
II, when and where. we get into
war with the japanese, and the
Germans, and the Italians, and
the Russians, and the Bulgarians,
and the Rumanians. and the Hun
garians, and the Turks, and the
French, the doughty colonel will
eat 'em alive. and that h the kind
OF a man we are surely going to
need.
There will be a lot OF 'em TO
eat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

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Continued on Page Sixt
Smyrna times., 1941-03-06
Basketball
Varsity Spills New Castle

Hitting on all five cylinders, the
rejuvenated Smyrna Eagles upset
the dope last Friday night when
they scalped William Penn High Of
New Castle on the latter's home
boards by the convincing margin of
29-14. Fresh from their victory
over mighty Brown Vocational, the
Castilians were expected to wallop
Smyrna in no uncertain fashion.
The Doerr-coached quintet real
ly played the best game of the sea-
son in spilling Coach Romans lads.
Using a zone defense on the small
New Castle floor, the Red and
White effectively bottled up the
William Penn sharp-shooters.
The first quarter ended with
Smyrna enjoying 6-2 lead, but
this was whitfield down to 11-8 at
the end of sixteen minutes. Both
clubs could muster only four points
apiece in the third round as the
visitors chung to their slim margin.
The last chukker however turned
into a rout as the Eagles racked
up IA points-or as many as New
Castle could tally the entire game.
Jacobs was high man with nine
counters while Gooding and Bodley
each contributed seven points to
the Kent County cause.
Smyrna times., 1941-03-06

American Magicians' Society. In
New York he was identified with
the Traffic Club. The deceased is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Jennie
Sheldrake Ransom, a former D. A.
r. regent; three sons, William R.
Ransom, of Pontiac, Mich; Leland
d. Ransom of Westfeld, and Garlic
ton A. Ransom, of Railway; eight
grandchildren, one great grand
child; two brothers, John t. Ran
som, of Ocean Grove and st. Pet
ersburgh, Fla; James Ransom, of
Collingswood; two sisters, Mrs.
Marion Lingo of Magnolia, and
Miss Byrde Ransom, of Smyrna
Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom observed
their ffty-ninth wedding anniver-
sary at the home of their son in
Railway on February Is. Mrs.
Ransom has been critically i'll for
some weeks and has not been told
of her husbands death. Funeral
services were held Wednesday at
Railway.
Smyrna times., 1941-03-06
Mrs. Virginia C. Cantwell, Cheswold

Mrs Virginia G. Cantwell, wife
of William C. CantweH of Ches-
void, passed away at her home
early Monday morning. She was
the daughter of Charles Wesley
and Mary (Kenton) Clark and had
spent her entire life in Cheswold.
Besides her husband she is surviv-
ed by two children, Miss Elsie B.
Cantwen of Chestnut Hill, Pa, and
William H. Cantwell of Whining
ton, Del; also two grandchildren,
William Richard Cantwell and Joan
Cantwen. Two sisters and a broth
er survive, Mrs. Annie Attix, and
Mrs. Arthur Clark, both of Phila-
delphia, and Charles w. Clark of
Brooklyn, N. Y. Funeral services
were held from the residence of
her niece, Mrs. Lee Deakyne in
Smyrna on Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Rev. McClintock of
Che.swold, OBLIGATED. Interment in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1941-03-06
Varsity Wins and Loses

After losing a 1921 decision to
Newark on foreign hardwood Feb
ruary 18th, Smyrna High took the
measure of the Yellowjackets here
on February 21st, by a 1910 mar
gin. Both games were close and
the results were in doubt from
start to finish.
In the first fracus between these
two clubs up at Newark, the
Orange and Black got away to a
AZ lead at the quarter, but this
was cut down to lilo at the end
of the half. Led by Duffy and
Barnes, Newark built up a 2O-13
margin as the third period ended.
However, Bob Jacobs paced the
Red and White forces to a brilliant
rally which fell two short of tying
the count as the game ended, 1921.
The Yellowjackets had no sting
on Friday night as Coach Doerr's
quintet gained a 1910 win to
avenge the Wednesday defeat. The
first quarter was close and the lead
changed hands three times The
end of eight minutes found Smyrna
leading, go, and this lead was ex-
tended to 1873 at half time.
The last half was unusual be-
cause of the fact that both fives
could muster only five points
among them. A penalty shot by
Hopkins was the only scoring in
the third period, which ended 1913.
Hopkins also contributed a lay-up
shot in the last period to end the
scoring for Smyrna, while Duffy's
twin-counter was the best Newark
could do from an offensive angle.
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