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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-15
What's the Answer?

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Can YOU name least four Of the seven defense bases
which the United States has obtained from Britain on 90
year lease?
What metal do the fos Of most tea and cheese wrappngs
contain that make them desirable for defense purposes
YOU were seated in the anterior part of heater would
YOU be in the front the rear?
Which Of these would death blow designed 10 end
persons suffering: Coup dc grace coup detat coup de
main?
If some ones opinion is the anthesis of your
YOU in accord with him do you disagree
One of these yachts used by the President Of the
United States the formerly owned by Vim
and j. Perpont Morgan respectively Nourmaha
Corsair Potomac. Can you match them?
What table condiment contains acetc acid?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-15

RICHARD oEsTR1KE. INC.
2sss1 Detroit St.-Flat Rock
ERNEST COPELAND
200 S. Grstiot. Mt. Clemens
}. WENDELL GREEN co.
81 Auburn Ave, Pontiac
RACE MOTOR SALES
22s47 Woodward Ave
Ferndals
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the grand jury testimony. had in
dictated that McCrea had refused
10 answer questions about the
Perry-MoXon incident. He asked
McCrea what there was in the
incident that might incriminate
him
McCrea replied:
Anything l could have said
there might have incriminated
me-"
Q-You know discriminating
yourself would mean involving
yourself in a crime?
A-NO.
@ What was there in the
Perry MoXon incident that would
incrlminate YOU?
Al made that answer at the
insistenee OF the Judge. 1 WAS
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the grand jury transcript could
continue.
While the jury was still alb
sent. McCrea said: -
I'D be glad TO tell why stood
ON. my constitutional rights
had then been indicted three
times by the grand jury"
The jury was called in and
O'Hara asked him about an Incl
dent involving Howard Perry and
Clyde. MoXon. Wyandotte hand
book operators. who testified Nc
Crea once upbraided them for
claiming they paid the sheriff S
office.
READS TESTIMONY
O-fiara read this question from
the grand jury testimony.
Didn't Information come to
you in 1887 that the sherif's
office was on the take9"
He then read McCrea'S answer:
"I'll leave that TO YOU. I've
got warrants out against me In
three cases now"
McCrea, from the witness stand.
declared:
II object to the statement of
counsel and ask for a mistrial.
lie has put prejudicial error in
this case"
Other defense counsel chimed
in. but the court denied the
motion.
Observers noted that The feud
Of many years between McCrea
and OHara seemed 10 have been
submerged well beneath the sur
face of the examination by both
men.
O'TIara asked several questions
about what Colburn told him while
NoNon and Perry were on then
way up 10 his office in 1877.
Q Didn't YOU tell Colburn TO.
bring them in to you that you
would put on a show?
Al did not. l handled il as l
told you ! handled il.
Earlier 0'HaTa. reading from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-15

They operating go once hsch ASSISTANT prose
time lmnlemoal and they cutor
still operating lie saa ne aHl no IeeeFe
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threatened with contempt OF
court. S..
Q-What was there in the
Perry Moxon incident that might
incriminate you?
Al was charged with n
crime. The examination was
held In the case and that was
one of the incidents used TO es-
tablish the sO-called conspiracy.
Odd you ever discuss hand
books with Harry Colburn7
Al assume so.
McCrea said there was nothing
illegal in his conversation with
Colburn.
For the Inside News" of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
ions Column In the Times.
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A-That IS absoInteIy faIse

Odd Colburn ever pay You
money collected from illegal
places?
I A-C0TbuFH never paid me 10
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Illegal enterprises TO operate in
the county?
A-No, 1 did what / could to
close them.
cross examination by O'Hara
then began. McCrea- testified he
has been a lawyer since 1920.
handling hundreds of criminal
cases and had taken as many as
400 or 500 statements in one case.
OHara then asked him. in the
face Of all this legal training. for
his definition of the word "incrim-
mate
McCrea replied it meant a state
ment could be used in criminal
case against the person making
the statement.
O'Hara demanded he give a
't7T7f definition. aud MCGrcd re.
fused without recourse to a die
tionary.
OIIara brought out grand jury
testimony and read questions and
responses by McCrea in which Nc
Crea refused 10 answer on the
grounds he would incriminate him
->t>-4--------------
Does fncriminate' mean Il
would involve the individual in
a crime?" OHara asked Nc
Crea.
A-No man is required TO give
evidence against himself and
failure to do so cannot be used
against him.
Odd you ever discuss hand
books with Harry Colburn
Ayes, and other forms Of
gambling.
JURY EXCUSED
The Jury was excused while
Nichols argued a legal point
T that NcCrea constitutional
/ rights would be violated If this
grand Jury testimony were used.
Judge Earl {. PugSley. pre-
siding at the trial. ruled McCrca
subjected himself to cross-eX-
animation in taking the stand,
and questioning on the basis OF
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"They have hecn operating from
time immemorial and they are
still operating
tat experience it'd alhufn
have that entitled him 10 be
come YOUR chief investigator
asked Ollara.
He handled the bankruptcy
Of a fish company that required
a great deal Of inVestigatiVe
work" said NcCrea. when the
case vas closed the judge COM
pHmented Colburn on his fine
work
DENIES HI GOT CASH
Colburn turned states witness
and accused McCrea of receiving
the lions share of 7TUrTV----77r--1 =
money pad by baWdy houses ane
places.
NcCrea has denied receiving
single penny Of the money
Il never accepted money from
the proprietors of Illegal enter
prises." he told O'Hara.
McCrea's s. cross examination fol
lowed his direct testimony when
under the questioning Of his At
torney Garfield a Nichols. he de
nied much Of The testimony glVef
against nm by Bernard \. Bog
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Odd Colburn ever pay YOU
money collected from illegal
places?
A-C0TbuFH never paid me 10
cents I'm his life, nor did anyone
else.
NEVER TALKED To COLBU RN
Odd Colburn ever show you
slips with these amounts on that
he mentioned.
A-NO.
Q Did you ever tell Colburn
ia stop worrying about this IL
legal money that he received?
Al never talked TO COlburn
about any money he received.
Odd Vol LcceIXe from Col
hum sums aggrcgating $l04000?
Al did not.
Odd you conSpire with any
4 zone else, law enforcing agents
or otherwise, to permit Illegal
enterprises to operate in Wayne
County?
A-NO.
Gid YOU conspire With ne
police officials 10 permit the
operation of illegal enterprises
IN the county?
A-No, did not.
DENIES TAKING MONEY
Odd you ever accept
money from the proprietors of
illegal enterprises?
Al did not.
Odd you, ar any time. con-
spire with Block. Colburn.
Pines confessed sheriff's office
graft collector, or any other
co-conSpiratefs- or defendants to
permit illegal enterprises to
operate?
Al never did at any time.
Odd you at any time con-
spre and accept any money TO
permit illegal enterprises to
operate?
Al never did.
Odd you knowingly permit
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M'Crea: Didn't knOw'
Denies, on Stand, knowledge of County Gambling;
Insists He Didn't Get Penny of Graft
Continued from Page One)

$40. once Mischief assistant prose
cutor.
He said he did not receive a
81 900 campaign contribution from
boxing manager Everett Watson
Indicted with him IN the alleged
policy conspiracy and declarcds
- tsereE-4nal.- dollar from a
gambler I'm my life
NlcCrea also denied ever telling
Bocc.o that his triplicate system
of complaints on gambling houses
V-as set up to protect himself and
tho illegal enterprises as Boggio
had alleged or that he had re-
fused "a raid the -Ackmur Club on
the grounds 1t was the state po-
hce's task
when Boggio resigned there
was no i'll feeling" the former
prosecutor said. He resigned
because of i'll health and wrote
me l was doing a good job"
Mrs. Clara D. Van Auken,
Democratic national committee
woman a character witness
for MoCrea, testifying to his repu-
tation and honesty over a period
of years
Here is part Of the direct ex-
animation Of McCrea by his attor-
ucY Nichols:
Odd YOU hear Colburn
testify i'm this case?
Al did.
Odd YOU over have an
agreement with Colburn 10 col
lect money from illegal enter
prISes IN Wayne County?
Al never did.
Odd Colburn ever talk 10
you about Block collecting IL
legal money? (Sam Block tes-
tilted he was graft collector fer
fA1t-fsFav. 4
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Ale did not.
DENIES GRAFT SYSTEM

burn regarding a system 10 col
lect money so you would not
get hurt? (Colburn said he had
turned over tWo-thirdS Of county
graft. amounting 10 500. 600. 10
McCrea and arranged for Block
10 collect it,
Al did not. never claimed
there was any obligation on me
to make complaints or reports
as prosecutor. l certainly had no
thought of protection when l put
the complaint system in.
Odd you ever tell Colburn
that. if you were smart, YOU
could make money and not get
hurt2
Al did not.
Odd you ever tell COlburn
you could get money from illegal
enterprises without promising
anything?
Al did not. I didn't promise
anything or take a dime from
anyone.
DINIES bloA 4 DSlON
Odd you ever talk 10 Col
burn regarding some one to col
lect money from illegal enter
prises ?
Al did not.
@ Did Anu- tell Cnlhurn that
If he got some one 10 collect It
would have TO be one he could
depend on and that he must be
CAREFUL
A-No.
Odd Colburn ever tell you
he engaged Block to collect and
that he paid Block 10 per cent?
A-No.
Odd Colburn tell you or
did YOU know he had Sam Block
contracting proprietors. Of illegal
enterprises in Wayne County,
Al did not. and I'd like to
explain that more fully. In the
first seven or eight months of
my office l had information
some men were trying TO col
lect money by saying they were
from the prosecutors office.
O'HARA INTERRUPTS
Prosecutor Chester P. OHara
here interrupted. insisting Nc
Trea's testimony be given in
question form. Nichols said he
asked the questions to bring out
he above replies.
C-Who We're these people
you brought IN and questioned?
Al have no recollection who
they were. Block said he was
i'm, But L can't even remember
him.
O1Iara objected 70 this and
it was stricken from the record.
Odd YOU ever make an
agreement with Harry Colburn
regarding monies from illegal
enterpriSeS-that is. that Block
was 10 get 10 per cent Colburn
.33ia per cent and you the bal
ance .
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ding showroom
LEnox 5066
PAUL DeNOLI
a2o s. Wood ward Ave.
Birmingham. Mich.
DAILY MOTOR SALES
304s Washington Ave.
Wayne
MeCANN MOTOR SALES
1921 Biddle St. Wyandotas
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BARNETT MOTOR SALES
1925 Mack Ave.
HENRY BAsHfAN MOTOR SALES
si2O Grand River Ave.
BUCKNELL- KNoWLsoN MOTOR
CO.
5000 Michigan Ave.
CLARK s. WOoLsEY
1850 West Fort St.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-15
PITFALLS OF LOVE :: By Adele Garrison

then YOU ought 10 20 10 Mary,
tell her YOU were mistaken when
YOU thought YOU would be happy
with her, and arrange for a
peaceful and sympathetic dis
solution Of your marriage"
He started violently at the row.
cling and turned reproachful eyes
upon me.
But that isn't true" he said.
MARY always has been my Ideal,
and YOU know II. There II no
body like her in all the world"
Then YOU must act i'm ac-
cOrdancc with your belief" !
SAID land l ann afraid you viii
have hard time of IL. You must
remember that the brilliant bird
Of paradise cannot emulate the
wholly adorable little wren, and
YOU must not expect her TO
90 So"
Mary i wholly adorable.
too" Mary loyal husband said,
and with a sudden implSlve
movement. / leaned over and
kissed him warmly
II am 81 glad TO hear you say
that" / told him 1T cheers me
immeasurably. / had 40 feared
division. bitterness which
could not be remedied."
Not with me-" Noel said with
decision THAT doesn't mean l
don't feel exactly the way about
RcdfieId ~ l did. told YOU the
truth when I said I'd like to
scrag his neck with my bare
hands.
"Buf II Mary isn't interested
In him, I'm not either. Ill let
him alone-proVided she does
from now on. l don't think i
could stand see her looking up
az him, looking
His voice died away, and | knew
that he was again vISionlne
Nary'S rapt face upturned 10 Red
fields adoring one.
TROUBLE ENDED
81 am sure you'll never have
10 stand that particular thing
again." / told him, for the knowl-
edge l had gained of Stephen
Redfield from Nancy Carew. 10
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your attitude,
and - let me
tell YOU. Noel,
causelcss ical-
ously Of "A
woman work
or profession
IL a deadly
hurt 10 her
pride and her
nehrt she
n "A I a raj ~
" o ul d seize
I h . weapon
most ready to
her hand I'm
repriSal. Ste
phen X g q =
fields blatant
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say nothing Of the differences /
had drawn from his interview
with me, made me sure that
even il he remained in the cast
of the play for a time, he would
make no more advances TO
Mary.
] had another assurance. also
Redfields frightened face when he
heard Noel at the door. coupled
with MaTys anger az Redfield S
gibe at Noel. given in his absence.
No. there would be no more trou-
bic concerning Redfield in the
lives OF Noel and Mary VeritZen.
But there were other questions
palpably trembling on NoerS lips,
and / settled myself TO listen TO
them
"You said Mary despised Red
field" he began tentatively.
How"
How do I know" 7 coun-
tered. Prom an unrehearsed
and unprecedented speech from
Mary's own lips"
repeated the gibc Mary had
uttered concerning Stevie's not
being "as valorous off the stage
as he is on. and when Noel
laughed aloud. l knew that my
battle was won.
But ne had one more question.
"You said you had another
hypothesis for her conduct he
said. but Mary's knock upon the
outer door put a period TO his
sentence.
Continued Tomorrow
The Lively Old Millionaire's
1O-Year Party. Louis Sobol,
Famous Broadway Common
tator, Tells Why the Aging
Tycoon Suddenly Renowned
Business and Set Out TO Have
the Good Time He Thought
Every One Was Entitled TO.
Finally Leaving 20 a Bevy of
Beautiful Girls Everything"
Including Legal Headaches.
Don't Miss This Intimate. Re-
Nealing Feature In The Amer
lean Weekly. the Magazine Dis
tributed with Next Sundays
Issue Of The Detroit Sunday
Times.
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81 AM NOT saving that il was
an excuse, Noel" ! told my
niece's husband. but was a most
natural proceeding.
"Try 90 be fair" / said. land
look ut the thing from Mary's
angle. II YOU have hurt her by
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TROUBLE ENDED

~ am sure you'll never have
10 stand that particular thing
again." ! told him, for the knowl-
edge ] had gained of Stephen
Redfield from Nancy Carew, 10
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and fiamboyant pursuit Of her
placed such weapon betu cen
her fingers.
You know Mary's tempera-
ment-and temper" ] went on
and the Shadowy Semblance OF a
smile just touched Noci'S lips.
"Yes. l know them we'll" be
said but my nod of assent was
"a qualified one.
, MARY IL NoEL'S IDEAL
81 am afraid YOU won't know
her fully until YOU and she are
In your seventies" ] told him.
IL have said this 10 YOU before,
Noel, and | am going TO repeat
IL 20 you.
"If your ideal wife is a demure
home body, whose whole life j.
centered in YOU and I'm her home.
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credited you with many human
emotions, but certainly never
with jealousy before"
He turned round on her saw
agely and 1t was then she noticed
his slightly slurred speech. "Of
course I'm not jealous! Why
should be jealous Of half
baked young scientist who
doesn't know the first thing about
life or living? Why should ] be
jealous even II a stupid sense Of
pride has forced a girl into his
arms, even though he should reap
the rewards of what I've done for
her, making her come alive. I
wish her joy of him, / wish him
Joy Of her. What do you mean
by insinuating that I might be
jealous ?"
There was "a pause. June's
face was white, her lips bloodless.
II was fool enough to think
you might have been jealous Of
Peter because Of me-" she said in
a very still voice.
Ashley stared at her. He
seemed to pull himself together.
He passed a hand over his fore
head and muttered: "Oh Lord.
have been talking rot? I'll con-
fess to you, my sweet-and you
may as well know the worst
about your future husband-that
I was out 10 lunch with Sir Hugo
and the Greek Minister and
had a few liquer brandies. We
had the pleasure of sampling
some of the genuine old stuff.
You probably noticed me reeling
in here about four"
But she hadn't noticed him
Keeling in. She had seen him
apparently normal. But IL was
comforting 70 put everything he
had said down TO the brandy. AL
cohol, too much work, the effect
Of his recent wound-all excuses
she was able to summon to her
assistance. She rang the changes
on them and lately it hadn't mat
tered very much whether they
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made sense or not. So long as II
was an excuse to explain TO her
self his sharp moods Of irritabil-
ity followed by his almost more
SCATTERING moods of penitence.
p ENITENCE didn't become Ash
ley. She tried to explain the
many times he didn't seem to
hear her when she spoke TO him.
or the way he evaded any seni-
mental scene with a flippant re-
mark and the way he kissed
her 'W ell. old sweet, sleep
WELL" he'd say as he left her.
He'd hesitate, then he'd bend
quickly and kiss her cheek.
Sometimes, when she turned
her lips up TO his he'd kiss them.
and once she was foolish enough
TO cling about his neck and cry:
Ashley. darling. what's wrong
with you. what's wrong with me.
that you should kiss me like
that 2" He didn't answer at once,
then he smiled. Maybe I've
kissed too many women the
other way" he said,
She was content with that. She
had TO be. She tried to believe
she was glad. Didn't that mean
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
StreomIining Weather Reports

THE thermometer Is now
standing at So and the mercury
will rise rapidly as the sun comes
out-you won't need your top
coat when you go to work this
morning.
80 with a bright, warm sun
by day and big yellow moon
by night and the breeze and Their
mometer all in tune, this years
Easter weather will be something
to write home about"
Contrast this informal forecast
with. the usual, stuffy Weather
Bureau broadcasts. "a typical
sample being:
THE anti-cyclone over the
Southeastern States has remained
almost stationary. Melbourne,
Georgia, 1,024.0 millibars (30.24
inches), and a disturbance is
moving northeastward with CEN
ter this morning over southeastern
Iowa; Burlington 1,007.5 millibars
(29.75 inches), with a trough ex-
tending thence west-southwest-
ward to western Texas"
Every newspaper editor will
appreciate the Importance Of
''humanized" weather reports be-
cause-come wars, catastrophes
or national elections-thew wealth
er is, day after day, big news.
Business trips, shipments of
goods, the schedules Of trains,
BUSES and planes are all affected
by the weather. Even our tdis-
positions depend to a considerable
extent, on the temper Of the
day"
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Continued from Page l5)


lapsed exhausted on the floor
Someone would drag him aside
and they would go on dancing.
Sandra watched for some time.
scarcely breathing. All her ideas
she had brought TO Karpeti. ideas
about model villages and educa-
ton seemed very far away.
She said in an awed voice: TT
doesn't seem possible. Peter.
These people aren't conscious of
themselves or of us"
mo. And it's good 10 lose
consciousness of oneself for
time. Sandra."
Il don't think I could--not like
that"
Differently. but you could.
We all can and do when our emo.
tions are sufficiently stirred
Most of us have experienced
something of that sort in our
lives. Haven't your"
mo, don't think l have"
He took her hand and pressed
it. BE careful then, Sandra, if
it should come now"
Suddenly, she freed her hand
and pointed excitedly. Look,
Peter. See that man who's just
stepped in? l wonder who he is
and what he's doing here"
Peter peered into the shadows
to the far side of the dance floor.
Possibly he's tourist come to
see the dance as we have"
But, later, as they made their
way back to the camp, Peter
questioned his boy about the
intruder. The boy, too, had
been inquisitive about the
stranger and had made inquiries.
He was a German, and he had
come to this remote part Of the
island to hire natives as bearers
He was paying good money. That
had been all the boy had been
able to CLEAN.
"Odd," Peter said, scratching
his head, what the heck does a
German want to come here hir-
ing porters for2 Surely he could
get as many as he wants about
the docks in Princeville."
Since Sandra had no answer,
the subject lapsed. although at
later date it was to spring start
lingly back into her memory.
Peter had had a bed made up
for her in one of the less dilipi-
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that Ashley really loved her?
That she was set apart from
other women in his life? He
kissed her not with passion and
desire. but with respect. And, all
the time. a quiet voice whis-
pered in her heart: You fool.
You poor fool, June Martin, stop
deluding yourself"
There were parties given for
them any excuse for a party
was a good excuse in Karpeti.
There were the same people at
all the parties and they all said
the same things. All the women
said how lucky Ashley was. and
they all meant how lucky she
was. She knew this and she was
conscious OF a very cold feeling
in her heart.
Ito Be Continued Next Week.
Copyright. 1871. by American Weekly. Inc
AL Rights Reserved
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-HE weather has frequently
been called the common lam
] guage of the butcher, the
baker, and the candle-stick
maker. However, until recently
the United States Weather Blu
reau, in its daily forecasts. has
unwittingly added confusion to
this universal tongue. Instead of
sticking to the weather language
of the man In the street and the
farmer Uncle Sam has been fore
casting in such forbidding terms
as isobars," "isotherms," and
high pressures."
From Springfield. Missouri, has
come a new weatherman, Charles
c Williford, to the Weather Blu
reau in Washington, d. G. He is
to broadcast streamlined versions
of the weather. AS a regional
forecaster in Missouri, his radio
audience was estimated at 2,000.-
900 persons. On a radio hook-up
from the National Capital, his
potential number Of listeners may
easily become 100000 when
people find out his inaugural
chats run like this:
Let's take a trip across the
country this morning and look at
the nations weather from the
1880 a. m. reports. Back in the
Middle West lots of folks still
persist in the old superstition that
Easter is always associated with
cold snap But this morning
Spring is in full command Of the
weather over nearly all sections
Of the country.