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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

bust. Then they missed Nelson.
They went back and found Mag
gle had caught that hombre a
whack on the noggin with her
own pet persuader, a stockingful
of birdshot which she kept under
the bar, and when they looked
through what was left of the
door there was Thighbone sit
ting on the floor, the potboys
holding him down and Maggie
trying to make him eat that
blasted thighbone.
They rescued him. but not be-
fore Maggie had showed most of
his teeth down his neck that left
him with a horrid sort of lisp for
the rest of his days.
For a while they left her alone.
But Thighbone Nelson wasn't
through. He was a revengeful
cuss, bad actor, and with no
teeth his looks weren't much
improved.
When the Wandering Star
came in and. as usual, started
looking for a crew, he got a good
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

scheme. With some of his pals
he went TO call on Maggie. All
decked out. they were, in blue
chinchilla overcoats with pearl
buttons big as plates. and flat
black hats they stole from Chin
csc. That was the snappy rig
for the runners in them days.
And what do you sailors
Nightmares want? ?" Maggie
wanted to know.
'Lithen. Mag" lisps Thigh
bone. "Letth let bygones be
hathbeenth. You beat nth up,
but there amt no hard feelingth.
We got plenty o. graft for all.
Howth about workin' together ?"
Il wouldn't trust any mis-
guided rascal of ye as far as l
could heave cask of black
beer"
That tho?" Nelson came
back. "Lithen, Mag. we're all
right. Come on, letth be path"
They kept on for an hour, and
in the end Maggie who. in spite
of her hard features and quick
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

number of men every time she
came in.
Around this time a new joint
opened around the corner from
Steuart on Mission Street, run
by a right hefty baggage by the
name of Maggie Dasher. Mag
gle was about five foot ten in
her socks and musta weighed
upwards of $50 pounds. and by
all accounts - and there was
plenty il was all solid beef.
Well sir, she could get men
when the other crimps couldn't
find 'em dead or alive. She sold
'em hootch, fed 'em knockout
drops. and some of the runners
said She invented a Mickey
Finn that would keep a man
on ice for two weeks. What
ever it was, the old-time crimps
got good and sick of her. Twice
they shot up her place but she
lined her bar with boiler iron
and defied 'em.
Thighbone Nelson was her par
ticular enemy. He was a big.
cross-eyed dock-walloper who
carried a human thighbone down
his pants leg for club, and
manys the skull he cracked with
it. He went into her joint one
night with a gang of his pals
and they started emeek as mice
ordering drinks and tapping them
up polite as a tea party.
But Maggie was watching 'em
and she took care that nothing
but the best went down their
-ieather outlets, for if she'd doped
any of them they'd have ganged
her for fair. They hadn't any
excuse to run her out of town.
y'see, they just wanted to make
things so blame uncomfortable
for herthat she'd be glad To
get out on her own handy legs.
Thighbone started the ruckus.
He dragged out that long, yell
low thighbone and started pound
ing on the bar with 1t and sing
ing one of his foul songs.
Cut that out. you pastyfaced,
swivel-eyed SON." says Maggie,
slow-like, land take that greasy
soupbone off'n my bar"
This here's the thighbone of
yer last husband" yells Nelson
and gives her bar another
whack.
That was the signal for the
rest of the gang to start heaEiHg
glasses. The regular boozers slid
out, pronto, and left Maggie with
a couple of potboys. They led
off with bungstarters but they
were too late to stop the riot.
After the joint was wrecked
the boys ran out laughing fit to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
Continued from Double Page

soue out Of certain bottles no
one seemed 20 care. Late that
afternoon the Gohah ran along
size the Refer and forty dfugeed
and drunk sailors were heaved
aboard by Kelley and his friends.
TIC EH1s VITO 001U7v 17r71ffss fffftff'' IT
- bust
Then the Gohah started back
and Kelley became a hero.
Another bright spark was the
Shanghai Chicken He'd been
shanghaied out Of New York and
when he thought how easy il was
he decided to thy IT on his own
account He was a burglar too
ana did "a bit Of killing on the
slde. sd "A murder In one IA
nous scrap he and his pal Johnny
Nyland crashed saloon nun by
Billy Maitland ON Front Street.
They started the usual hrawl and
Maitland came into It He
knocked Nyland galley west and
took his knife
The Chicken pulled a gun and
Maitland "a great bear of a man
came A. him with the knife. The
Chicken only had time 10 fire
once before that knife came
. down ike an axe and cut his
hand off just above the wrist
NaTtt8Hd threw him out of the
JOINT and his hand after him
The Chicken screening like
mailman. picked up his hand and
ran for a doctor.
LEY. for God sake sew this
on again" he howled.
But the doctor couldn't help
him and he pretty near died from
the loss of blood. They saved
I'M though ami shipped Il great
steel hook on his stump. That
made him a guy TO be feared. In
May. 1871, he was pinched for
using that hook on sailor and
killing him, he was hanged. hook
and 4 H
Ever hear of -OoftY-GooftY
What bird that was He
started in the Barbary Coast as
whitman I'M side=show. He was
hairy as hemp fender and
where there was no hair they'd
stuck fur on him. All he'd ever
say was "Oofty-Goofty" and that
was supposed 10 be wildman talk.
Well he was beat up in a
brawl and taken to hospital
There he nearly died because the
glue had stuck up his pores and
he was poisoning himself to
death They scrubbed him with
hot water. oiled him and nothing
would do till they left. him in
the sun till the glue and tar
melted off his hide.
Well, that beating up did some
thing strange to his nerves. Be
cause when he came out of hos
pital he could take a kick in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

pants or a clout across the head
without feeling Il, Yes sir. he
used 20 hang about the saloons
ana invite guys to-beit him on
the noggin with a pool cue for
fifty cents. He was doing well
too. til John l.. Sullivan took a
fifty cent belt at him with a cue
and near broke his back.
There was a gang Of Australi-
ans there about that time mostly
scum out Of the convict. camps
az Botany Bay. They called them
selves the Sidney Coves and a
rough lot they We're
When they got in a fight they'd
yell "Huddle en-" and that was
t1r beginning of the -wera heed
lum
Those toughs were mostly
crimps, runners that spent their
time skulking about the wharves
waiting to conk some poor sea-
man and sell him to the first
craft out
sailed with a man once who'd
been mate of a South Sea wind
TANNER. He knew the Barbary
Coast when it was at its height,
and told me yarns about that
place that'd make your hair
stand on end
Them crimps is a queer lot,
he told me once And God help
anyone who got on the wrong side
of EN- they'd get their sinful
heads together and fix EN-, man
or woman"
But here's the yarn as Mike
Virgins, mate of the brig, Wan
derihe Star, spin it for me;
kAIKE'S ship was plying tween
Nv San Francisco and the South
Sea Islands. general cargo and
copra They'd made many voy'-
ges without trouble: but one trip
they struck plenty and landed
back at the Golden Gate with half
a crew. and they jumped ship
soon as the harbor tug ran along
side. Well sir, for a long time
the Star couldn't get a crew
Some said she was a hoodoo ship,
others moaned that the food
wasn't fit to eat
Anyhow, old Joe Peters. cap
tain and owner. was desperate He
was a stocky, dreamy-eyed type
slow to anger mind you, but a
terror with his knobbly fists
when he got reused Wore bushy
whiskers. he did. and was get
ting fat. which he didn't like at
all. He had to go to the runners
for a crew next trip and it took
him near the whole voy'ge be-
fore he knocked EN- into sailors.
1t got so bad that the crimps re-
lied on the Star for certain
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

\Y/ELL sir, the Wandering Star
w was surprised a few hours
later to hear laughter and song
coming across the pitch black
Bay.
Mike Virgins grabbed a shot
gun and stood by to repel board 4
ers. A boatload of DRINKS ra
alongside.
sheer off or I'll blow holes
through ya." yelled Mike.
"Wha-"
Jaw, twenny-three thkiddoo"
hiccupped Thighbone. Were a
party O. gents come to give we
a coupla good handth"
Mike took. a look and there
We're two DRINKS in the bottom
of the boat, dead to the world.
Pass sling" he called and
Peters, his whiskers blowing in
the breeze, came to look.
They slung the two in the
scuppers and the boat sheered
off in the darkness.
Continued on Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

You da-" she began, and
then she went down. stiff as a
mainmast, with a crash that near
shook the place down.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

Sing out the news! Dreft is suds so different
from any soap you ever used, it's actually been
granted patents by the U. S. Government
And Drefts difference really means some
thing when you wash your stockings in this
amazing new suds because Dreft gives you
these important advantages that not even the
finest soap flakes can claim:
1. SUBS OF NoN-ALKALINE MILDNESS. the
first suds to contain no alkali, whatever. Fur
thepmore, Dreft suds are so wonderfully mild,
they won't sting the way soapsuds do when
accidentally splashed in your eye. So think
Of how gentle they must be on stockingsl
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Racing Results.
Rossvan's, Other Selections and
Entries for Tomorrow, Page TX.
Charles Town

FIRST RACE-Purse, 5000: for 2-year-
1sIs,nIirs 9ids; GnsrieS & T1Tn course sso o4o ,1o
parting Star aBocson 1l.4o 49,
Time, 1:1T2s.
Also ran-.Hard TellinE. .Catarock, Miss
sunsino' Walter Hafsht and Tovarich.
SECOND gAcE-purse.- $500: claimins
for 3-year-olds and up; Charles Town
s:s!s aossy MAD kilSs 'esurshlD $40 1855 SO g
Map q. Arms skirk) $50
credible Cathode and Queen Blaze.
yeareoids and u; about s2SH iSrlonss. 49,
Corsica tScocca 700 4.20 $50
sfaalHm MinsitR. teSSwlss1 tsSstssr, $40 5so
Also ran-Macks Hope, Fortunate
DAILY Double naid sI4o .soJ
FOURTH RACE--Purse, 5000: for g.
year-olds and up: about IA furlonss
LaSdd5 Vast Bet ,tvesse%llia We % 500 80 $50
Fair HERO tCarrillo) $40
Also e' rsnMpin.'s Sioopi' Art sweet Pie. zylox.
xe' AccrnsSon and Happy Hostess.
FIFTH sAcE-Purse, $500; claiming;
Residus (Scocca) S2l.40 $50 400
My One tDattilo) 4OO 400
Wire me fGlidewelD $40
Time, 1865
Also ran-Yellow Drason, Love Mark,
Dominal. Devils Run, Scout About
SIXTH RACE-Purse. $500; for g.
year-olds and up; 1is miles.
Grouchy (Kirk) 1920 $50 80
Ala Mode (Cowley) 800 2.4O
Sir 8. tWray 2SO
Time, l.47zs.
Also ran-Accidenta1. Lorton. Joan As
bestos, Princess Lady and Second Best.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse. $500; claiming;
4-year-olds and up: l " miles.
Oniciate fGlidewell) 900 420 $50
June Date (Wright) 1920 $40
Blox fBletxacker) $40
Time. 1:547s.
Kid. PACK Saddle and Hofbers.
Evening star., 1941-12-09

suitcases, came and went constant
ly. Paper-wrapped packages were
carried out of the building and dur
ing the afternoon a truck arrived to
deliver a large consignment OF
brown wrapping paper.
Two or three reporters stood in the
street before the Embassy and ap-
parently this got on the attaches
nerves They called in the police
man on duty and the latter, after
comforting with Capt. jeremiah
Sullivan, ordered the reporters to
keep moving"
A society reporter. after assuring
embassy attaches that her visit was
purely social, was allowed to- see
Charge d'Affaires Hans Thomson
When she emerged, she said he had
greeted her with.
Have you come to say good-by?''
She said she countered with We'll,
have II" In return, she said he
told her that such ideas were "a
little premature"
Evening star., 1941-12-09

otherwise. You can realize that be-
cause of the reduced illumination
on the highways, traffic should be
reduced to minimum to ayoid
accidents.
"The splendid patriotic co-opera-
, ton of the citizens of Washington
thus far has been most comforting
and I expect it to be continued"
Commissioner Young said specifi-
cally that:
AutoistS should use only their dim
lights and drive slowly, spotlighting
OF bridges and public buildings must
cease, all theater marques must be
turned out, all show windows must
be darkened and outside advertising
put out, street lights will be dinmed,
although traffic lights will stay on:
citizens must pull their window
shades down.
In Prince Georges County. Md,
Mrs. Daisy La Coppidan. chairman
of the county Defense Council, said
that she had notified police in the
area to enforce the blackout
throughout the county. She said she
was acting on orders of Col Bolles
and it was understood that similar
orders had been passed on to de-
fense chairmen in Montgomery
County, Md. and Arlington and
Fairfax Counties, Va.
The report of approaching enemy
aircraft had spread tension along
the Atlantic Coast throughout the
day. New York's seven millions
first heard the sound of an air
raid alarm at l:25 pm. Eastern
Standard Time. This alarm lasted
20 minutes ard the second alarm
was sounded at 2:05 pm. The all
clear sounded a few minutes later.
Official Warning" From Washington.
The first alarm followed a re-
ported official warning from Wash
ington" that enemy warplanes were
sweeping in from the Atlantic-as
they had been reported on the
Pacific Coast where three afraid
alarms sounded in San Francisco
during the night.
United States Army and naval
forces were reported still securing
the waters of San Francisco in
search of an enemy aircraft carrier.
A few minutes later, a Panama
radio broadcast said japanese planes
were reported flying over the
Panama coast this morning-but no
bombs we're dropped.
Shortly thereafter, Boston re-
ported that Massachusetts, civilian
afraid warning service had gone
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Hawaiian Casually List
Sent 10 Navy Department
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, Dec. 9.-Admiral
Husband E. Kimmel, commander OF
the Pacific feet, said in a state
ment today that list of casualties
suffered in Sundays surprise attack
by Japanese planes on Pearl Har-
Dor had been sent to the Navy De-
partment.
This list, for notification of next
of kin, contained all necessary in
formation which the Navy will re-
lease.
Adequate hospital facilities are
available here for all persons injured
in the attack.
(This was the first dispatch to
be received direct from Honolulu
by the Associated Press since a
tight censorship Of news was
clamped down Sunday following
the Japanese attack
Evening star., 1941-12-09
House Authorizes
+. W. A.
Fund for D. {. Work
Senote DeIoys Action,
But Posses Five
Minor, Measures

The House passed and sent to the
Senate today a bill authorizing the
Federal Works Agency to advance
the District $2,500,000 for vital pub
lie improvements, but the Senate
delayed action on similar bill
at the request of one Senator.
The Senate bill authorizes the
District to borrow up to $4,000, 900.
The House cut this figure to the
81, 500 900 which the F. w. A. said
was available for the District.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
asked for the delay until he can
obtain further information, explain
ing that he understood $150,000 900
made available by Congress under
the Lanham Act for such advances
has all been allocated.
District officials understood, how
ever, that if the bill passes they
would have chance of obtaining
about $2,5O0,000 from the current
appropriation and more later when
Congress approves supplemental
Lanham Act appropriation:
The Senate passed five minor
District measures.
Bills Passed.
Authorizing establishment of q
course. in aviation ground training
in the District public schools, with
six teachers. Previously passed by
the House, it goes to the President
Strengthening the, laws against
sale of unwholesome food, which
goes to the President for signature
Fixing penalties for the introduc-
ton of contraband articles into Dis
trict penal institutions, which also
goes to the President.
Authorizing assistant clerks in
District Court to sign certain papers
which goes to the President.
Fixing the civil service status oi
personnel of the Board of Public
Welfare, which has not yet passed
the House.
Priority Measures.
No. ! on the commissioners list
of Improvements is an item of $780,
500 to increase the capacity of the
Delecarlia Reservoir. Two large wa
ter mains in Anacostia and new
pump at the Delecarlia Reservoir to
provide an additional supply of wa
ter to Arlington County are the
projects Immediately following on
the priority list. Altogether, 81, ,102,-
$50 of the $2,500,0 900 would go to the
water service.
Other projects to be financed with
the F. w. A. advance include a storm
water sewer in South Capitol street
three public convenience stations,
additions to the fire alarm system
and q sewage treatment plant at the
District Training School near Laurel,
Md.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Star staff Correspondent.

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 9.--Donald
Barnes, president Of the st. Louis
Browns OF the American League.
prepared to make one Of the most
startling requests in the history Of
organized baseball today as the an
nual midwinter meeting opened. Mr..
Barnes proposition, as outlined q
few minutes before the first formal
.confab, involves the shifting Of the
Browns from st. Louis to Los
Angeles.
For several years there has been
talk OF moving the Browns out Of
st. Louis, but the West Coast never
was considered seriously.
Mr.. Barnes, however, reportedly
cleared the way at Los Angeles,
which has a franchise in the Pacific
Coast League and is a subsidiary OF
the Chicago Cubs empire. Mr..
Barnes today was to ask the seven
other American League clubs, Presi-
dent Will Harridge and Commis-
sioner Kenesaw M. Lands for per-
mission to move.
Whether Mr.. Barnes request will
be as firm as originally intended,
In view of the West Coast blackout
last night and the appearance OF
Japanese warplanes, remained to be
seen. Several baseball men,, includ-
ing President Clark Grifnth of the
Washington Nationals, doubted If
Mr.. Barnes plan was practical, war
or no war. t..
, Transportation presents q prob
lem, for one thing" Mr.. Grifhth
said. Although railroads and planes
have cut down the running time
between the two coasts I doubt If
it would be feasible" Mr.. Griffith
does not approve of flying ball clubs.
Permission of the other American
League club owners would have to
be obtained and even If Mr.. Barnes
presses his plea it is doubtful if
Mr.. ,Grif1th, Connie Mack and pos
sibly others would agree.
Mr.. Barnes issued a statement as
follows: Certain interests of Los
Angeles have approached me with
reference to the possibility of NOV
inb the Browns out there. While /
have always been opposed to the
removal of the Browns from ST.
Louis in the past, those interests
have been informed that If the
Browns were to be moved it seems
to me that Los Angeles would be the
most logical and desirable city as
modern methods of rapid trans
portation now places major league
baseball within the realm of possi-
bility on the West Coast.
IF the people of Los Angeles
really want major league baseball
and proper arrangements. can be
made with responsible leaders and
civic interests in Los Angeles, and
the consent of the Pacific Coast
League, they will find me ready to
consider any proposal they have to
offer, subject, OF course, to the ap-
proval of the American League"
The National League opened its
session by wiring President Roose-
velt the following: "As its first
order of business at its annual meet
ing today, the National League Of
Professional Baseball Clubs au-
thorizes me to offer you in their
behalf, their complete cooperation
and assistance in this time Of ma
tional crisis. Individually and coll
lectively, we are yours to command.
Ford G. Prick"
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Alarms a Rehearsal,
Safety Officials Say;
Alert Ordered Here

Air raid alarms and "alerts' which sounded in
Eastern cities this afternoon merely rehearsas and
enemy planes have approached the Eastern coast it
established late this afternoon.
Public safety officials in New York and Boston admitted
that the alarms New York City and the "alerts" in
Washington and Boston merely rehearsals Maj Gen.
Herbert Dargue who at first insisted the alarms and
"alerts' genuine later admitted they but
hearsals.
Gen Dargue is commander of the 1st Air Force New
York City.
Washington got its first taste of the alarms when local
civilian defense officials ordered alert at 230 pm.
and ordered partial blackou of the city and nearby Mary
land and Virginia put into effect tonight.
welter Of confusing conflicting reports poured into
Washington during the early afternoon The first that
planes sighted the Atlantic
New York City shortly after Two air raid alarms
sounded there during the afternoon.
In Boston during the afternoon all
along the steps possible approach
the enemy planes.
Just after the aclea had been sounded in New York
following the raid alarms the
lie safety officials in that city the alarms had
rehearsal"
similar report the civilian
ton. Then Gen. Dargues statement
I'VE can't explore mechanics
the air force officer Remember the number of alarms
don without bombs being dropped
of this alarm"
Possible
eved the first New York alarm phoney
tip"
On the basis of this tip ntercptor
Field said the first followed
alarm reported
the confusion which followed discovery of small fire Mitchell
Evening star., 1941-12-09
IF Alarms
Bring Arrests
Of Spy Suspects
U. S. Flyer Indicates
Nozis Took Port
In Air Attacks
' BULLETIN.

President Roosevelt dis
closed at his press conference
today that 1t. Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, commanding the
forces in the Philippines, was
trying to obtain further in
formation of a japanese at
tack on Clark Field there this
morning. This attack, at least
the second since the hostili-
ties opened, resulted in some
casualties to officers and men,
the President said.
Earlier Story on Page A-4.j
BY the Associa ted Press.
MANILA, Dec. 9.-Manila under
went two false air raid alarms to-
night and National Air Raid Warden
Alfredo Eugenio said he suspected
a fifth-column conspiracy was the
cause.
Two air alarm workers were arrest
ed and two others were under in
veStigation. The warden said the
police were taking over the alarm
system Immediately and he recon-
mended that the United States Army
take it over tomorrow.
An Army spokesman said japanese
flyers raiding the Manila area had
been aided by light signals from the
ground, marking out certain sec
tions.
Signalers Hunted.
Military and civil officials are
taking every precaution to arrest
and punish those responsible for
setting of flares, fireworks and
other signals, the. spokesman
said.
AT the sape time an American
flyers who participated in this
mornings air battles said the Jap
(See MANILA, Page 2-X0
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Ground Flares Direct Jap Pilots Air Raids on Mana Army Dsoses
7-DAY WORK WEEK WEIGHED BY ROOSEVELT
Army to Rush
Induction of
All 1-AMen

The Nations selective service sys-
tenn was notified this afternoon that
the national gross quota was being
revised to cover all available Gloss
Ia men. indicating earliest possible
induction of more than 1000 900
men.
A telegram received from national
headquarters by the District draft
organization stated this step. was
being taken so present and future
calls may be made without danger
of exceeding quotas.
The telegram added that State
quotas are being computed in line
with the revision and will be dis
tributed within approximately two
weeks.
This action means that men will
be inducted as fast as the Army
tSee DRAFT. Page 2-x)
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Smoke at German Embassy
Indicates Burning Of Papers

Unusual activities at the German
Embassy attracted attention today
as relations between the Axis and
the United States grew more
strained.
Smoke curled from the chimney
of the chancery and bits of paper
floated down to the raised drive on
the Massachusetts, avenue side of
the building, indicating documents
were being burned within the
chancery.
Embassy employees, many carrying