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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
White House
Machine
Action Told
Workings Of Alphabetical
Units Outlined
BY PAUL MALL0N

WASHINGTON July 1.-THE
w llttle-known White House
machine through which Mr..
Roosevelt runs OPM. DEM and
all the other alphabetical de-
Tense units. has been hiding its
workings in a passion for ano-
nymity
But those who are in il claim
il satisfies the popular demand
for Single-headed control and CO.
ordinated management.
Their untold viewpoint may
explain why Mr.. Roosevelt has
so long resisted the almost
unanimous outside clamor for a
change.
The way the Presidents per-
Sonal defense unit works, they
say. is this:
Harry Hopkins, +. ID. RS
right-hand man. is actually pre-
siding over all defense. although
ne is nominally in charge only
of the $1,000, 10000 British lend
lease part Of il.
In effect, Mr. Hopkins gives
Mr. knudsen the program for
OPM and all Mr.. Knudsen does
is TO work it out that way.
/ TNDER Hopkins is Philip
~ Young, son of Owen Young,
whom Hopkins has borrowed
from the treasury department.
The actual desk work of co-or-
dination is in his hands.
Under him is General Burns,
whose official title gives him
only control of the office of de-
Tense aid reports"
Through this office, however,
Burns is supposed to be handling
the war department procure
ment end of the program.
Also working under Young is
Wayne Coy. who has been I'M
SYSTEMATICALLY edged into control
of the office of emergency man.
agement. He is Paul McNutt's
old Indiana political adviser who
enjoys a reputation at the White
House for aptitude in organiza-
ton.
Coy's real job is to keep Knud-
sens OPM apart from Leon
Hendersons price control or
ganization, although officially
his work is merely the handling
of personnel and budgetary
problems for them.
Thanking this loosely knit out
fit is Isadore Lubin, the labor
Statistician, who is supposed TO
coordinate The economic and
labor problems involved.
4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
25 YEARS AGO TO-DAY
\ July ~, 1916

July II, 1910
Germans fall back under ter
rifle Russian offensive south
west of Lutsk and in the Lipa
River sector.
Russians capture an additional
1900 German prisoners in one
days fighting in Volhynia.
British report further gains
on the Western Front.
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY
July ~, 1910
Strict anti-war platform is
adopted as President Roosevelt
is renominated for third term.
House of Commons attacks
Anglo-JapaneSe agreement 10
close Burma road as a shame
ful deal"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17

real lowdown job is putting on The pedals in
factory
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
| g If ers to
the Editor
TO THE EDITOR
nAILY Paper Headline:
~ ~. =. Building Scotch and

irish Bases.
Well what about il? Would
Senator Wheeler prefer having
Hitler build these bases? The
whole world knows what Hitler
plans. We are down i'm his
notebook. Does the Senator
from Montana, who has advo-
Gated peace at any price, pre-
fer that we shall fold our hands
calmly and wait till the arch
fiend tells us just what kind
of liberty we may enjoy?
In this instance l am reminded
of Patrick Henry, who in SINH
lar instance said:
Gentlemen cry peace, peace.
but there Is no peace, as for
me, give me liberty or give me
death"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17

beyond these lines, Hopkins
- has a cabinet board COM
posed of the secretaries of treas
ury. war. navy and agriculture.
He meets with them as q sort
of unofficial chairman TO work
out overall policy.
Thus by obscure shifting Of
men and their powers, the
President believes he has ac-
complshed some degree of re-
organization in the defense
Setup.
1t is freely admitted this per-
sonal presidential machinery has
not promoted 100 per cent CO.
ordination or efficiency.
Its lines are rather fuzzy and
more personal than concrete.
The New Deal is by no means
satisfied with the plan. yet the
President thinks he has accom-
pliShed a greater degree of CO.
ordination than IS generally
appreciated.
AT least this is the official at
tempt TO explain why he has
been loathe TO act.
THE current curbStone crop OF
L Washington humor mainly
concerns the efforts Of the ter
rible tempered Mr. lckes TO save
gasoline. The printable produc-
ton along this line includes the
following:
What this country needs be-
fore gasless Sundays Is a gas
less secretary of interior"
"Mr. Ickes' estate il 90 miles
out. n he wants to save gas why
doesn't he start by moving into
town"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
JOHN II. SLEVIN, A. NJ. NJ. ID
10 PeterborO avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

~ Tx Isl(l 1INs
Upon reading about Judge
u Makers suggestion TO pro-
hibit left-hand turns. | thought
ne must be fortunate 10 live
where this wouldn't bother him.
Owing to left turns being pro-
hibited TO The public but not to
DSR busses. we are obliged 10
make a left turn a block before
our street and drive through the
alley TO get TO our house.
If the judges idea is put into
effect, seeing that the next
street TO West Warren in this
neighborhood is McGraw talSo a
major artery. we will have 10
make right turn off Warren
into McGraw. 60 back "A block
and then 10 Warren. In order
TO cross / would still be four
blocks from home.
Perhaps the Judge will provide
wings for our cars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
A. HAMMOND.
5345 Thirty-first street,
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
HANGING in frame on the
II interior walls Of the country
school that l attended as a youth
were the following words OF Ste
phen Decatur:
my country. In her inter
course with foreign nations, may
she always he in the right, but
my country, right or wrong"
Many Americans who believe
the President TO be wrong in
regard TO his foreign policy will,
through Unborn patriotism and
love of their nation, say:
"My country, wrong again; but
I am with you 100 per cent"
RAYMOND w. SWANSON,
GA West Bethune.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

planes and two British bombers
were said 10 have been shot down
in air duels.
Germany yesterday announced
one of the wars most damaging
days on British shipping-destrlc-
ton of II merchantmen by thu
air force and U-boatS
The luftwaffe was credited with
sinking Two conveyed freighters
west OF Gibraltar and five armed
British merchantmen totaling d.
900 tons at other points In tho.
Atlantic. q
NaZi submarines accounted for
four freight boats and one tanker
in the North Atlantic, totaling
$4,000 tons.
The Nazi supreme command
added:
ct he mftwaffe effectively
bombed port facilities and arms-
ment factories I'm south and
southeast England.
military detectives in Cyprus
were successfully bombed June
IL.
"Slight damage was caused by
an Raj night raid on western
Germany"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
vICHY's COMMUNIQUE

BEIRUT, Lebanon. June 16. 49,
INS) - British imperial troops
were lined up on battle line only
20 miles from Beirut today after
capturing the coastal city Of Sidon
over stubborn resistance of Vlchy
forces.
An official French communique
said Sidon had changed hands
three times in two days but that
the defenders finally were com
PEELED TO withdraw 10 a new front
north Of the harbor.
The French said ceaSeleSS she'll
ing from powerful British ships
offshore made possible the capture
of Sidon.
The Vichy news agency said
nine British warships bombarded
Sidon necessarily for eight days.
The agency added that French
forces probably would take up
new positions on the Nahr
Damour River, southeast Of
Beirut.
To the east the British took
Abou Khemal. on the EuphrateS
River near the lraq border.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

Alexandra Raid
y, International N.~. s.r,Ic.

ROME, June l6. The Italian
high command today announced
bombing attacks by Italian planes
on the British naval base al Alex
andria. Egypt. and on Tobruk.
British stronghold in northern
Libya.
The bulletin admitted however.
that British planes had dropped
bombs on Bengazi, Italian Libya
and on the island Of Rhodes.
This was the first time in months
that Italian planes had partici-
pated in a raid on Alexandria. al
though German bomberS carried
out two heavy raids on the Brit
iSh base in recent weeks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Explosions
Roar Near
Gibraltar
international ,Ns-. ser,o. c.b'.

LONDON, June IA Reuters
dispatch from Vichy early today
reported the sound of heavy ex-
ploSionS heard in AlgeciraS and La
Linea, Spain. nearest towns to the
British fortress OF Gibraltar.
There was no indication, said
the dispatch, whether the eXplo-
sionS were caused by warships
firing IN the western Mediter-
rancan or by the bursting of bombs
on Gibraltar.
Sunday two unidentified war
planes dropped four bombs close
10 British warshipS IN Gibraltar
HarbOr hut were driven off by
anli-alrcraft fire. the dispatch
stated. II added that one Of the
planes appeared 10 have been hit
and was losing speed when II dis
appeared across the straits,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
British in Sortie
Go Past Bdrdid


LONDON, June Is A sudden
nighttime sortie across the
Egyptian-Libyan border which
carried A British patrol 40 miles
into Libya and west Of the Fascist
stronghold of Bardia was revealed
by British military quarters to-
dsy.
Military authorities in London
declared this swift foray occurred
coinc;dentally with a local ad-
vance by British forward elements
from Sollunl in northwestern
Egypt.
The patrol was declared 10 have
destroyed y Italian motor We
hicles near Gambut. Military dis
patches received in London did
not describe the vehicles in detail
The German high command
announced that British forces
attacked the Germans on the
Sollum from and said that bat
tie was still in progress. This
communicate said Stuka dive
bombers destroyed many British
vehicles, including so British
armored carSD
Later, British authorities said
British forces moved forward
from their Sollum bases in what
was described as mot general
advance but a local affair OF
which we have no details as yet.
Nevertheless, il was pointed out
that Gen. Sir Archibald Wavel
British Middle East commander
launched his Winter drive that de-
feated the Italians in Libya with
what was announced as a local
advance"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
DENIES DESERT CAPTURE

The spokesman denied. however.
that A British force moving from
Iraq had captured the stronghold
of Seir-ez-Zor in the eastern Syrian
desert.
Military authorities in London
said the Allies now also hold the
north bank of the Avail River and
that British and Free French
forces are moving northward to-
ward SaaSaa.
In the coastal area the Austria
lianS were said 10 be advancing
from Sidon toward
Beirut.
"On the whole" said a SpokeS-
man. "our attack on Syria has
been slow because Of our wish
To save lives"
The London Daily Mail said
that on the Lebanese coast the
Allies were y miles from Beirut.
seat OF the French mandate adj
miniStration. and claimed that
evacuation Of the civilian popula-
tion from Beirut had been ordered
by the Vichy government
An Ankara dispatch 10 the Lon
don Daily Mirror said British
troops advancing from Iraq had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Archbishop ExtoIs
Peaceful Ireland

NEW YORK. June Is. tINSt-
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman
eXtolS Ireland as a peaceful nation
al a solemn pontifcal mass in ST.
Patrick'S Cathedral,
This hallowed land of saints
and scholars Is n bright spot In
the present dark. disordered
} world. She wishes To preserve
her peace"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Bitkering Must End,
Gen. Marshall Warns

HARTFORD, Conn June 16.-
UNS) Gen George c. Marshall.
chief Of staff of tho army. in a
plea for national unity, said to-
day:
THE time has come for the
people 10 unity completely and
spiritually behind the army and
navy; 10 unity as quickly as we
can. The day for pickering has
passed"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Fleeing Italians
Reach Ankdrd

lSTANBUL,, Turkey, June l6.
Exodus Of AXIS officials and
civilians from Syria and lraq was
confirmed today with the arrival
Turkey Of 40 Italians
from lraq.
These arrivals were in addition
20 tho lao Germans from Syria
including members Of tho German
armiStiCe commission. who are
waiting IN Istanbul for the next
boat 10 Rumania.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Burns From Smoking
In Bed Cause Death

Severe burns suffered when he
fell asleep while smoking in bed 10
days ago were blamed today for
the death of James Peters, So, Of
1854 East Jefferson avenue.
Peters had been sick in bed for
nearly a month Al the time Of the
accident, hospital officials said. lie
died in Receiving Hospital.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
SidOn. kiSWe Fall
Lebanese Coastal City and ToDn Near Damascus
in British Hands; Allies Approach Beirut
BY EARL REEVES
lott News Service stan Corvespoadent

crossed northern Syria and we're
now on the Syrian Turkish from
tier, opposite AleXandretta. There
was no confirmation of this rumor
Press dispatches from Cairo said
the British fought their way into
SidOu with bayonetS and hand gre
nades against strong French re-
SiStanCe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Rotarians invade Denver

DENVER. June TO- p ms An
army of delegates TO the thirty
second convention of Rotary In
ternational have taken over Den
yer today for week-long con-
claVe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Raj Bombers Again Rdvdge
West Germany, French Coast
nj, ship 81 5000 tons, which was
damaged"

nj, ship 81 5000 tons, which was
damaged"
German raiders during the night
dropped a few bombs on southern
England. 4 British communlque
said no damage or casualties re-
suited - ant-that one German
bomber WAS shot down
German raiders dropped few
bombs on southern England. a
British air ministry communlquc
said The bombs caused no cas-
ualueS or damage and that one
German bomber vas destroyed
Sinking Of the l690-ton de-
>troyer Jersey by an enemy mine
was announced by he admiralty.
The Jersey. completed TWO years
ago. carried a normal complement
OF 1873 officers and mon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

LONDON. June 16.-BritiSh m.
perial troops were firmly en-.
trenched in the ancient Lebanese
coastal city of Sidon today while
British and Free French forces
moving toward Damascus captured
KiSwe and pushed beyond.
A British army spokesman at
Jerusalem announced that after
taking kiSwe the Allies, by means
of a thanking movement, occupied
the key town of Nahta. 7 miles
east northeast of KiSwe and 10
miles south of Damascus, Syria s
capital.
The spokesman said another
Allied column was fighting it's way
northward east Of Adliya. The
town of Jezzin has been captured.
bringing the forces in this area
even with the Australian column
up the coast against Beirut,
he added.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Bombs Destroy
British Cruiser
Berlin Claims


B f r LIN, June 16.-German
aerial attacks in which a light
British cruiser was sunk and a
heavy cruiser was damaged off the
Syrian coast and an outburst Of
hostilities IN Egypt were an
nounced by the German high COM
mand today.
Total sinkings of British mer-
chant vessels are approaching the
l2,000, 000-ton mark, the high COM
mand added, stating that this
figure nearly equalled the entire
tonnage sunk during the World
War.
A war communique said the
luftwaffe staged its attack on
British naval units off the coast of
Syria yesterday and that the
strong German air squadron suf-
fered no losses.
On the Sollum front in north
western Egypt. the high command
said, strong British forces yester-
day attacked German positions and
battle is still going on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
ARMoRED CARS FIRED

The communique said Stuka
dive-bombers destroyed and SET
fire TO many British vehicles, in
GLIDING so British armored cars.
Nine British Hurricane fighting
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
ATTACH COASTIINE
BOMB E-BOAT

AN E-bOat (motor torpedo
hoatA was bombed off the Dutch
coast and was believed 10 have
been sunk while escorting a sup
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16


LONDON. June Is BritiS b
raids which caused widespread
damage in western Germany for
the fifth successive night were an
nounced by the Air ministry today
LAST night" said a COM
munique. "strong forces OF RAJ
hombers went Ia western Ger
many. Industrial targets were
set on fire and extensive dam
age was done in the Ruhr,
Cologne and Hanover areas.
a smaller force attacked the
docks AZ Dunkirk while fighters
attacked airdromeS in occupied
France.
Three Of our homberS are
missing"
ATTACK CoASTLI\E
The air ministry announcement
also told Of widespread British
aerial forays against shipping
along the continental coaStllne.
During the daylight hours ot
yesterday" 10 said. "Our bomb
ers resumed their search for
shipping along the Dutch and
French coasts and in German
territorial waters.
a cargo vessel in the Ems
estuary was hit and abandoned
nv its crew. 4 i.00O-ton vessel
in a convoy near The Hague was
set on fire and its esCorting ships
were machine-gunned.
BOMB E-BOAT
AN F-bOat (motor torpedo
1871 LA...kn1 tho Match
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
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NOW :. Wearing Apparel Is
SEARCHED AND lR0hED

It's hard 10 believe .. BUT
TRUE. It's new addition 10
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ing and ironing servant.
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and perfect servant II YOU
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phone for your Finished 8 & s.
this week.
Evening star., 1941-11-25
Price Control
Continued From First Page)

debate to illustrate how the power
to buy and sell commodities might
be used by the price administrator
to further national defense and
stabilize the price level.
Representative Wolcott explained
that hydraulicaly mined copper
might cost IA cents pound, while
hand mined copper was being pro.
duced for 10 cents. The Government
he said, could only buy the higher
copper at IA cents and sell it at lC
cents to keep the price stable. He
said he had no fault to find with
that objective, since all the copper
obtainable is needed. He contended
however, the committee is being
asked to delegate too broad buying
and selling authority to the ad-
ministrator
Mr.. Wolcott sounded the first
warning Of fight on the commit.
tees licensing proposal when he tole
the House it gave credence to the
fears of some members that the ad.
ministration is more interested ir
controlling business than in con.
| trolling prices"
Although Mr.. Wolcott assailed the
committees bill as exposing the
American people to an economic
and social czar" unless safeguards
are added, he also struck blow al
the Gore substitute by urging the
House not to place a ceiling on wages
by law.
Gore Bill Support Seen.
In some other quarters on the Re.
publican side, however, there have
been indications of support for the
Gore plan Of ''across-the-board'
control. The general trend of senti'
ment on the Republican side may
not be revealed until the minority
members hold a conference tomor-
row morning.
Clear-spoken and forceful, Mr.
Gore, one of the younger members o1
the House, took the floor late yester.
day to plead for his overall" plan
while two Democratic veterans
Chairman Steagall of the Banking
Committee and Representative Pat.
man of Texas, opposed the inclusion
of wages and urged adoption of the
committee plan.
Mr.. Steagall agreed wages are ar
important part of price control, but
contended that when prices art
placed under control there will be ne
meritorious basis for wage increases
on the ground of higher living costs
Mr.. Gore countered by asserting
that the committee bill, for all prac.
tical purposes. excludes farm prod.
ucts from ceiling control, as we'll as
wages, and charged that the com.
mittee plan is more inf1ationary
than deflationary."
Sees Spreading Of Control.
He argued that, under the selec-
tive system, each time the admin
istrator announced a ceiling fol
some selected commodity, there
would Immediately be a speculative
rush for substitute products, and
the administration would then have
to turn to those commodities.
In defense of wage ceilings, Mr.
Gore told the House a workers rea,
wage is not the figure on his pay
check, but its purchasing value, ano
Evening star., 1941-11-25
Mrs. Anna Y. Baden,
Daughter Of Friend
Of Lincoln, Dies
CIubwomon, 100, Was
III Several Weeks;
Received Medals

Mrs. Anna Yates Baden, pioneer
clubwoman here and widow of a
Civil War cavalry ofl1cer, died today
at her home. 1892 Illinois avenue
NV, following an illness of several
weeks. She was in her Tooth year.
Mrs. Baden's father was friend
OF President Lincoln.
Coming to Washington from her
birthplace. Alexandria, Va. before
the Civil War, Mrs. Baden had been
active in patriotic and women's
groups here She had continued
membership in several organizations
until her death.
On the occasion of her 98th birth
day Mrs. Baden was awarded a
medal by the Federation of Women S
Clubs of America as a pioneer club
woman, and in March of this year
she received similar citation and
award from the Petworth Woman's
Club, of which she was member.
Relief Corps Co-Founder.
She helped organize the Depart
ment Of the Potomac Women's Re-
lief Corps in 1884 and also joined the
first literary society ever formed in
the District.
Mrs. Baden was past department
president of the District Ladies of
the Spanish War and was member
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
The daughter of prominent Al
exandria shipping man. Mrs. Baden
married Capt. James Baden, a West
Point graduate who later served
with the 5th United States Cavalry
in the Civil War. Following her
husbands death in 1898, Mrs. Baden
worked for IA years in the Internal
Revenue Ofice.
She attended St. Mary's Convent
School and Nine. Burr's Finishing
School for Girls. both located in her
youth in downtown Washington.
Mrs. Baden also was the Oldest
member Of the Virginia Historical
Society.
Managed Household.
For 81 years she had lived at the
llllllOlS dNClluC duOI coo Will iICl
grandson. Jesse A. Langley, and
friends recalled she managed all
details OF the household almost un-
til her death.
Mrs. Baden enjoyed most of all the
family reunions with her grandchil-
dren, great-grandchildren and great
great-grandchildren, they said
In addition to Mr. Langley she
leaves two other grandchildren. Mrs
Mary Collette of ST Petersburg,
Fla. and Raymond J. Langley OF
Washington; three great-grandchil-
dren and five great great-grand-
children.
Funeral services will be held at
10 o'clock Friday morning at st.
Gabriels Church. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-11-25

the House Judiciary Committee to
institute impeachment proceedings
against Judge Davis, who continued
in retirement to draw his $4,000
annual salary. A high Justice De-
partment source said yesterday
Judge Davis resignation would not
stop his salary, nor preclude i'm
peachment.