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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01

John Biggers, first assistant 20
Defense Commissioner William S.
knudsen, told a Detroit audience
last night that Knudsen's sense of
humor lis apt TO win this war"
by war, l mean our war OF
preparation" Biggers amended.
speaking at the annual banquet
of the Automotive Parts and
Equipment Manufacturers As
ISOLATION at the Statler Hotel.
Examples of the wit of the big
boss of the nations defense pro-
gram. as cited by his chief as
sistant:
"KnudSen knows that some of
you are troubled by the fact that
Sidney Hillman is co-directOr
and you cannot understand how
efficiency can result from dual
control. Knudsen said the other
day:
IF HiHnian and I know
we can work together, why
the heck should others bother
so much about it9'
Recently we were debating
about a title for a new dollar-a-
year man from New York. The
new man commented that all he
wanted was a title so that the
employees of the defense commits
sion would not think he was
shopping. Knudsen commented:
Please don't use the word
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Puts Them i'm Stitches
Knudsens Wit Speeds u. S. Defense Efforts, Chief
Assistant Tells Auto Parts Men

Snooper. Down here we call
them co-oTdinatorS.
"On another occasion a CO.
worker was much disturbed by
what he thought was plot TO
undermine his chief. Knudsen
told him:
You're a good boy and I
like you, but don't pay so
much attention 10 the barking
of rabbits.
"Knudsen recently said he was
not satisfied with the status quO,.
adding:
The phrase status quo is
Latin for the FIX we are in.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Son Of Film Actress
Husband Vanishes

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. I-1NS)
Police today broadcast descrip-
ton of 10-year-old Eugene Weiner
Jr., son of Eugene Weiner, the
wealthy New York exporter and
husband of Lillian Roth. film
actress. missing since last night.
The boy. tucked into bed last
night by his father after he had
brought him home from a military
school for the weekend, vanished
in brief interval that Weiner
was away from the apartment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Continued on Page FourI
Auto Show Here Bids
For National Fame

Problems involved in both the
introduction of the new models
anG the organization Of national
show were discussed and the
Coliseum mentioned as potential
site.
Ralph Thomas, president Of the
Automobile Club of Michigan, exc
planned that virtually every per-
son in Detroit was ir some way
dependent on the auto industry
and deplored any accomplishing
of the industry. He pledged the
support of the club 10000 mem
bers in the drive.
Harvey Campbell, executive vice
president OF the Detroit Board Of
Commerce, and J. Lee Barrett,
head Of the Detroit TOURIST
Bureau. also promised support.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Winkie Leaves
Lisbon Feb, 5
International News Service Wire

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-Wen-
dell L. Willkie, recent Republican
presidential cand date. today
cabled the Senate foreign relations
committee that he will rush back
to the United States to make a
plea for passage of the lease-lend
bill.
Willkie. now in London. said he
would leave Lisbon by clipper
plane February 5. He said he ex-
pected TO return in time to testify
on Monday February 10.
Willkie is slated to close the adj
ministration case for the bill be-
fore the Senate committee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Big Skates Derby
To Open Today
BY KEN HALL

This afternoon at l o'clock the
annual Detroit Times
Gold and Silver Skates Derby gets
under way on the Belle Isle race
course when 265 Silver Skates
racers participate in the 26 quail
flying heats of this featured race.
Following these races so fair
skaters will go through their
PAGES in the six elimination heats
of the Gold Skates Derby. Finals
for both of these races are to be
decided Sunday afternoon.
Today'S card includes a total of
Al events, which means that at
least $50 heats will be run. The
longest race of the day is the
Southern Michigan championship
three-mile event. for which nearly
a hundred senior men are eligible,
Senior women race at a mile as
their longest test.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
more qualifying heats are listed
to cut down the fields for the
finals of the afternoon, which get
under way at o'clock.
There are more than rs skaters
entered from other cities besides
Detroit. Saginaw sending the big
gest contingent with team of II
representing the Saginaw Skating
Club. On this team are the
Wrona sisters and Dorothy Koinis,
winners of the Gold Skates in the
past three years. They will race
in the championships this year.
For the program and further
details of the meet see story in
today's sports section. ~ q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
We Recommend:

There nothing with pictures that few good pic
will cure Damon Runyon the
ment angle of motion pictures Page Is.
This country OF dictaors, believe
en-" Donna Grace predicts Spring coors fashion, Page
II Of old burning epistles OF election the other
night" E. v During wonders how would like Of your
epistles exposed the white light of the press Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Ford, GIN, Chrys|er
Given Contracts
Defense Aides
Inspect Rouge

Government approval of a plan
whereby the Ford Motor Company
will manufacture parts for B-24
bombers to be assembled in gov
ernment-built plant at Fort Worth,
Tex, was announced today by c.
c. Carlton, managing director of
the Automotive Committee for Air
Defense.
The approval came on the heels
of a war department rejection OF
a low bid by the Ford company for
the manufacture of army trucks
because the company objected to
a labor clause contained in the bid
specifications.
"As far as the defense COM
mission is concerned, arrange
ments with the Ford Motor
Company are complete" Carlton,
who is one of William S. Knud-
sens chief assistants, said.
"Details are being worked out
by the air corps for the place
ment of educational orders, so
that Ford and other automobile
manufacturers may start to
work as quickly as possible"
INSPECT FORD PLANT
Three weeks ago, after a tour
of the Consolidated Aircraft Com
pany plant at San Diego, Cal,
where the B-24's are now being
manufactured, Edsel Ford, presi-
dent of the Ford company. stated
that it was likely an entirely new
type of plant would have to be
constructed here to manufacture
the bomber parts.
The company announced today
that high officials of the Army Air
Corps and defense officials just
have completed a two day tour of
the Rouge plant to survey its
facilities. The group included
Gen. Oliver P. Echols, chief of the
material division of the Army Air
Corps; DR.. George p. Mead, air.
craft production adviser of the
office of production management;
Mai. K. d. Wolfe, of the Air
Corps, and Maj. James Doolittle,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
International Sew. servIee oabIe

International News Service Cable
! DOVER, Eng, Feb. IA single
German big bertha" mounted on
the French coast hurled shells
across the fog-shrouded Straits of
Dover for three hours today.
The first shell crashed into the
Dover area at 3 a. m. and the
others followed at irregular inter-
walls. No casualties were reported
Yesterday shells fell in the Can
terbury area-site of the famous
cathedral-when one of the Nazi
long-range guns opened up. but
there were no reports of casualties
in that district.
Other shells fell on various Kent
coastal districts. Some shells fell
we'll inland behind the town of
Dover.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Deny KiIIinc American

WASHINGTON, Feb. Inns
Italy has rejected a charge by
the United States that Italian
b o m bers made a deliberate,
wanton and unprovokedn attack
killing one American missionary
and his wife and wounding another
couple at Doro. Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan, last August %.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Morqenfhau on Vacation

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-QNS)
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau was en- route by plane
today for a ranch near Sasabe,
Ariz.. where he will spend a brief
vacation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Pitfman Leaves $4,000

TONAPAH, New. Feb. l.
UNS)-The late United States
senator Key Pittman of Nevada
left an estate lin excess of S10.-
000'' to his widow. his will on file
today for probate showed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
LONG PUBLIC CAREER
Skatino at All Kinks

Department of Recreation an
nounces that there is skating at
all city Kinks. There is also tobog-
gaming at River Rouge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
IN THE
.
NEWS
Saturday Symposium
1165 N. Kingsley Drive,
Hollywood, Cal.
January 20, 1941.
Mr.. william Randolph Hearst,
San Simeon, California.
My Dear Mr.. Hearst:

WY Dcor ME- nedrst'
I DAREsAY, in less than "a
i hours after the passage of the
"lease, lend, gift" bill now pending
before Congress, that United
States naval vessels will be con-
voying cargo ships to England.
Then, bang" we're In the war!
Tho term rubber stamp Con-
gress" has been used during the
past eight years Of the New Deal,
by competent critics and observ-
ers. 1t would appear now. that
with the passage of this '1ease,
lend, gift" bill. even the rubber
stamp is totbe relegated into the
ash can.
The President, in his third inau-
gural address today. quoted from
the observations of the father OF
our country. But has the President
ever read the most important OF
Washington's views. such as, "May
our heads Of government con-
stantly seek and perpetuate
friendly relations with all the ma
lions of the world. but enter into
entangIing alliances with none"
From the January l94l issue of
Scribner's Commentator, Is an ar
ticle by Mr.. Stanton b. Leeds, en-
titled. "Chambrun. Soldier OF
France" May quote few ex-
cerpts from this timely article:
Rene de Chambrun is a
citizen Of the United States
as rel as Of his ndtire
France. Where he wos born
IN Paris IN 1906. As a d.
rect descendant Of Lafa-
yette. Chdmbrun is by birth
an hereditary citizen of the
United States. He IS a grad
nate Of SAINT Cyr, the West
Point Of the French repub-
lie. as nell as a graduate OF
the famous school of lac
and diplomacy. the PEcole
des Sciences Politiques Of
Paris, hdring earned the
degrees of doctors of lac
and history. He acos dd-
united TO the French bar in
1929 and to the American
bar in 1883.
"The tcdr precipitdted
him (Sept. 1887 eventually
as a liaison officer where
his talents, as iceH as a
thorough knorledqe of
French and English made
him especially vdluabie. He
Wds attached to the British
forces bg his government.
when the 'bhtzkrieg'
broke orer the iOn coun-
tries and sCept into north
orn France. Chdmbrun Uds
10Th the French and Brit
ish forces Uhich Were cut
off IN Flanders. phiIe at
DuHquerquc. on the English
Channel, the embdrkdtion
Wds gong on under condi-
tons neuer knoiCn before IN
tie U0rtd.
"Chambrun's hesitatiOns
Were resoired to rush for a
boat, ichich landed him on
the coast Of England.
Within an hour after has
drrirdl IN Dover, he was
aboard a train speeding
totedrd London. He was
seated beside an officer of
the British Royal Air
Force. Chombrun pat to
him a question he had asked
Of mdny British officers
during the fateful battle of
Flanders:
Why were the British
keeping Setenty-fiUe per
cent Of their pursuit planes
IN England, tOhile Germany
icds concentrating all her
air force on bombing
Frdnce""
Chambrun received the same an
swer that he had heard before:
"'The British industrial
t0lCRS had TO be sure of pro-
lection; the ciUa population
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
100000 New
Jobs Visioned

49,, 49, x-r -..A-.~x.sf~
Deeioi. 'inee idise du'o'is
.a.r,,, al 80 An,.r,c..s hor,,s,s
,uo.,;.r Ioo ooo - ooo ooo ~. q
'..ss ao,,..ss .sd.., -, Co.,.
- r~-,.s ~.' .s;---. -
the Automotive Committee for Air
Defense and one of Commissioners
William S. Knudsen's chief aides.
Carlton and other government
revealed:
THE Ford Motor Company
i has been ass,wued uroduc-
tion Of the four-enrino Consoll-
dated B-24 bomber. dospite t.
war department order rejecting
Ford as q manufactu1pr Of army
trucks.
C-Chrysler Corporation has
been assigned tho Martin
BIG, the fastest bomber in the
world.
ocsr.r., Nro.o-. r,orror.t,ou
3
VIII produce the parts lot
the two-engined North American
B-25.
1-Io man the DomDers sno
other war planes, the arrny
Inv AnriI will bo turning ont
aoo -. .,,..- -...sy,,-, 80
I'ooo p''o '
$500 pilots month before iS3<.
H-Contract. awarded the sufo-
y -r--.
motive ihuutty .ey
total $1,400, 900 900, and WIN -
close to two billion dollars be-
fore 1910 e--4-
~
Is BOMBERS A DAY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
McAdOO
Dies i'm
Capital
international News service Wire

WASHING TON. Feb. l.
Former Senator William Gibbs
McAdoo, World War secretary of
the treasury. sponsor of the famed
Liberty loans. a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for presi-
dent in the 1924 convention, and
a former son-in-law of Woodrow
Wilson, died suddenly of heart
disease today in a Washington
hotel.
McAdoo was stricken during the
night and to ease his suffering
physicians administered injections
of morphine and he lapsed into
Inconsistencies. He did not arouse
from the coma before he died this
morning.
With him at the time of death
were his wife, Mrs. Doris Cross
McAdoo. and his daughter. Mrs.
Brice Clagett.
LONG PUBLIC CAREER
McAdoo had a long career of
public service beginning with su-
perintending the construction of
the tunnels under the Hudson
River in New York in 1902 and
ending with his defeat for re-
election to the United States Sem
ate in 1888.
McAdoo was rs years old. and
at the time of his death was chair
man of the board of the American
President Lines.
President Roosevelt. who had
been associated with McAdoo since
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
PUSHES AMENDMENTS

Meanwhile administration lead
ers of Congress. seeking to chart
a time table on the lease-lend bill
today predicted final enactment
about March 6. despite contention
of foes that there is steadily
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
MUST SAVE BRITAIN

Knox made his statements in
reply to questions by Senator Nye
fR) OF North Dakota. Nye had
asked whether the lease-lend bill
would underwrite the British war
costs.
Knox replied that the United
States had TO see Britain saved
for our own interests.
"Have we time to save Eng
land:" Nye asked.
81 don't know" Knox replied.
81 am tremendously worried"
There was no elaboration of his
statement.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Again Shell
Dover Area

Britain girds for worst as raids
increase ............. Page 2
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
Init News service star Correspondent


WASHINGTON. Feb. l. =
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox
today told the Senate foreign re-
lations committee that Il don't
know" whether the United States
has time to save England through
passage of President Roosevelt'S
lease-lend bill. and he added that
he was tremendously worried"
Knox returned TO the commit
tees stand a second day as il
was disclosed that at the cabled
request of Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull. Wendell L. Willkie will
rush back TO the United States
from Britain next week to become
an administration witness for the
legislation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
De TR0|T PLANTS TO BUILD
IS j. S. B0MBERS 4 DAY
Knox Fears
Aid Bill May
Be Too'tdtt

More war aid and defense
news Page 4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01

CONTINUED on Next Page, Col. p
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Church's Duty During War
Listed by Presbyierians
By the Associated Press.

5y the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, May 16-The Com
mittee on Moral and Social Welfare
Of the General Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian Church lists
four "musts" for the church dur
ing war"
/. 1t must maintain and develop
Its spirit of international brother
hood and unity"
at must remain the church
at all times and not suffer itself to
be made an instrument in the hands
OF the state"
3. 1t must keep before the people
the fact of sin. :"
4. The church must be alive to,
and continually combat, the evils
which are the by-products of war,
such as impurity, dishonesty, in
temperance, callousness, bigotry, in
tolerance and hate"
The committees report, made pub
lie yesterday, will be presented to
the General Assembly of the de-
nomination at a session beginning
May % at Montreal, N. G.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Rail Union Men Meet
To Map Wage Proposals
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, May 16.-Representa-
tives of five railroad unions con-
vened today to work out proposals
for wage increases for an estimated
350000 train service workers through
out the Nation.
Thomas C. Cashen. Buffalo, N. Y,
president of the Switchmen's Union
of North America, said a committee
has been working on wage proposals
and tfSt when its report is agreed
on by the delegates, demands would
be presented to all class railroads.
Glass l railroads-those having
operating revenues above S1,000,000
a year-operate 991 per cent of the
Nations total mileage.
Unions represented at the confer
ence were the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men, the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors of America. the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and the Switch
mems Union.
The basic earning rates differ ac-
eording to unions. to policies of in
dividual railroads and to subclassi-
f1cation within the unions.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
''Safety-Seam"
WHITE
Shodow-PoneI
SLIPS
sl.l9

Under her graduation frock.
one of these lovely slips! White
rayon crepe, lace trimmed or tai
lored. Adjustable straps; guar
anteed seams. Sizes 80 to 40.
Kann's-Second Floor.
Evening star., 1941-05-16

Sun time is here again with its
host Of play-togs :. one of the most
popular of which is the play suit .
These have ap-around or button
front skirts . with or without
sleeves :. built-up or sun-backs D..
in checks, dots, stripes!
Evening star., 1941-05-16

Charming young styles for the
sweet girl GRADUATED" Pretty
rayon sheers and crepes in gar
denia white, feminized with
touches of lace and embroidery,
tucking and shirring. Pleated
and gored skirts. Sizes IL to Is.
inexpensive Dress Shop-Kanns-
Second Floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-19

miles an hour" Dave Chambers OF
Chambers Lodge, said. There was
also heavy snow. Thc lake was whlp-
ped into giant waves. 1t probably
was the worst night have seen IL
all my 25 years on the lake.
Nothing was seen of the Marion
B until wreckage was picked up
Yesterday afternoon. Some OF the
wreckage was found 5l- miles west
of Glcnbrook. Other pieces were
picked up at the north end OF the
lake. seven miles distant.
The wreckage was charred and 1t
was believed possible there had
been an explosion aboard the
launch.
Alrplanes sought unsuccessfully
for trace of Brodehl, his son, and
Dolan. Coast guard amphibian
planes from San Francisco and pri-
vate planes participated. Boats also
took part.
The Marion 3 was the third mail
boat to find final resting place in
the bottom of the lake. which is
1000 feet at some spots. The 85-
foot steamer Nevada and the 225
steamer Tahoe were sven burial ir
the lake after they had outlivec
their usefulness.
Brodehl entered the lake trans
portation business eight years ago
His wife and two children resided
here and his parents IN Stockton.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-19
Uncle Sam Eyes
French Colonies
In hemisphere

Continued From Page u
Jointly by all the American republics
after consultation.
In event the United States rec
ognized the Free French" regime
of Gen. Charles De Gaulle-Whlch
it is prepared to do in the event
of a complete break with Vichy-lt
might make an arrangement with
him for protection of these areas.
SecretaryLof State Cordell Hull
said today that no consultations
have been undertaken looking TO
Joint Pan American action on the
French possessions.
Responsible officials do not expect
IN open break between Vichy and
the us. at this time.
But axis use of French Syrian
bases indicated to some that anti
British clements in the cabinet OF
Marshall Henri Philippe Petain are
still in the ascendancy, If French
naval and air bases in Africa also
should become available for Ger
man use, it would be regarded mere
as a direct threat to this hemis-
phere.
The threat of United States rec
ognition of the De Gaulle regime
set up in London soon after the
fall of France a year ago-Was re-
garded as the last strong deterrent
that could be invoked by this coun-
try against too close collaboration
with the axis by the Petain regime
Recognition of De Gaulle would
permit the United States to place
at his disposal frozen French funds
valued at close to $l,500,000, 600.
Shortly before the Petain state
ment committing France to collab-
Grafton with Germany, arrange
ments had been nearly completed
with Ambassador CASTOR Henry
Haye to permit purchases of food
for unoccupied France from frozer
French funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-19
Two Men and Boy Of 10
Perish in Tahoe Storm

TAHOE CITY. Cal. May l9 (UP)
"A severe wind ana snow storm.
sweeping Lake Tahoe. wrecked the
35-foot mail-carryins launch Marion
B and it was feared To-Day its three
occupants, who were missing, had
been drowned.
The storm, described by some re-
sort owners as one Of the worst in
the history of the lake, struck lat
Saturday while the Marion B was
making its regular mail pickup and
delivery rounds of the lake. Aboarj
the craft were Capt. Arthur Brodehl,
its owner and operator; his l0-year-
old son Donald: and Everett Dolan,
Los Angeles, a mail clerk.
The mail boat had eft GlenbrooE
for Brockway, a trip of II miles,
when the storm struck. The boat
appeared to be having motor trou-
BILE as it set out.
THE wind must have reached sc
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-19
ImperiQI Forces
Meet N eW Thrust

The German air force carried out
heavy attacks on British shipping,
claiming to have sunk two vessels
of 10000 tons in st. Georges chan
mel and a l0,000-ton vessel in the
north Atlantic. Three merchant
vessels were claimed damaged lest
of Ireland.
British air action apparently was
heavier than German during the
night. The Royal all force carried
out a heavy attack on the Kiel
naval base at the Baltic sea end OF
the Kiel canal and also raided En-
den and Cherbourg. The Germacs
admitted that bombs had fallen in
northern Germany and at a point
in SchleSWig- -Holsteln.
A dispatch from Richard D. Nc
MILAN, United Press staff CORE
spondent with the British forces
in the Sollum area, reported that
the Axis troops in Africa were now
fighting to keep from being driven
back into Libya.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-19
Cub Scouts Here
Display Awards
school this weekend.

school this weekend.
The following Cubs received Wolf
badges and gold arrows, the arrows
their reward for completing l9
achievements: Edwin Woo, Oowen
Peck, J. T. Pearce, Wren Van Bus
kirk, Don Roy Hammond Jack HA-
rison, George McGraw, John Paul
Eyer, Kenneth Broadhead, j. T.
Musgrave, Dale Bassett. and Howard
Curren. Those who received WoN
badges included: Ray and Roy
Baum, John Kennedy, Jon Duringer,
Jerry Dilbeck, Jimmy Garrett, Bob
by Daugherty, Bruce Roger and
John F.. Howard.
Bobcat awards went to Don Mel
son and Jack Harrison and Paul
McNeece received a Bear badge
A special award went to Dick
Parsley, II, of Mckinley school for
making 155 out of possible 235
points in a recent cub track meet.
AS their goodwill achievements ono
den collected 20 dozen coat hangers,
sold them for $1.20 and gave the
money to the Red Cross. Another
collected toothbrush handles and
gave them to the Legion auxiliary,
for welfare work, and another COL
lected tinfoil for the Red Cross.
At their last program Bert F'aw-
cett played a piano solo, Alvin Gum
displayed rope knots and explained
their uses, and three dens presented
skits. The Cubs served parents and
guests with punch and cookies.