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Evening star., 1941-12-10
Baltimore Man Held
In Probe of 80 Fires
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BEL AIR, Md, Dec. 10.-A 81
year-old Baltimore County man
was held under $4,000 bond today
on charges of arson, while Baltl-
more County police sought to learn
his connection with series OF more
than 80 barn fires.
Walter Bennington, Har or d
County sheriff, arrested the man,
who gave his name at arralgnment
Yesterday in Magistrate Stanley
spencer's court as Daniel Wright,
81.
He pleaded guilty and was re-
turned to Jail to await grand jury
action.
More than 80 barn fires have been
reported in Northern Baltimore
Evening star., 1941-12-10
National Park Honors
Great Cherokee Leader

Seouoia National Park, Calf, was
established to preserve the 80 groves
of sequoia gigantea, or giant Sc
QUOTAS, largest and Oldest known
trees In the world.
The trees honor the name OF
Sequoyah, one of the greatest OF
Indian leaders. His invention OF
the Cherokee alphabet advanced
that tribe, of which he was a mem
Der. within q decade, from illiteracy
and semibarbarism to a stage OF
civilization that produced the frst
newspaper ever published in an In
dian dialect, codified legal system.
and made available to the Chero-
KEGS the rudiments Of education.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
1900 U. S.-British
Citizens at Shanghai

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10-The Japa-
nese press department announced
that 1900 United States citizens and
British subjects were registered at
Shanghai, a German broadcast re-
ported today.
A Japanese spokesman said this
total included FiIpinos and British
Indians, although these were not
regarded as enemies of Japan.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Air Worden's Phone Given

The telephone number Of John
Gray, air raid warden Of the Glover
Park area, listed yesterday In The
Star as Emerson 11l9, should have
been Emerson 1199. His address Is
22l0 Thirty ninth place NV.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Constance Bennett
Mother of Duuqhter
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Dec. 10.
Constance Bennett and Gilbert
Roland are parents of a daughter
sooner than they expected. Because
of the early arrival of the 6l2-
pound baby last night there was
no time to move the actress from
her home. Both she and the child
were reported doing well.
Miss Bennett and Mr.. Roland
were married in Yuma. Ariz, April
20. 1t is her fourth marriage, his
second.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Army Advises Chandler
To Remain in Senate

BY the Associated Press.
The War Department notified
Senator Chandler, Democrat, OF
Kentucky yesterday it preferred that
he remain in the Senate rather
than join the Army.
Senator Chandler had volun-
teered his services in any capacity.
He holds a Reserve officers COM
mission and is a veteran OF the
last war.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Enemy WorpIones Fly
Over Indies Island

BY the Associated Press.
BATAVIA, Netherlands Indies,
Dec. I0-Enemy planes new over
the Netherlands Indies island OF
Pulu Sambu of the coast OF Singa-
pore without dropping bombs to-
night.
An air alarm was sounded in Ba-
tavia from $50 to 1l:l5 % am. to
10:45 am, E. s. To.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Swiss to Care for U. S.
Interests in Jopon

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-The jap
anese Foreign ONCE was formally
notified today that the Swiss Lega-
ton would look after United States
interests in Japan while the Argen-
tine Embassy would protect British
interests, the japanese radio an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Senator Byrd's Son EnIists

WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. 10 [P1-
Harry F. Byrd. jr.. editor of the
Winchester Evening Star since 1885
and more recently general manager
of the Harrisonburg News-Record,
has enlisted in the Naval Reserve
and been. commissioned a lieutenant
q. g.. He is the son of Senator
Byrd, Democrat. of Virginia
Evening star., 1941-12-10

after a tWO-day
illness.
A n a tive of
johnson, VT, he
W as associated
with bu S / n e S S
interests in the
West and main
tanned a legal
residence at To-
peka, Kans. He
was active in
banking, utility
a n d insurance
interests before
h e c a m e I o
Washington. Mr..
NJ {ar, trroc
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Australia Fears Attack

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 10 R.-
The Australian government warned
the nation today to be prepared
against the possibility Of aerial or
naval bombardment.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Missing Persons

Those hduing information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
Uith the Public Relations Squad
of the Police Department, Nd-
tiondl 1000.
Christine Lehigh Wells. II, of 1920
Jones Mill road, Chevy Chase, Md;
S feet 4 inches, hazel eyes. long
blond hair; missing from Convent Of
Good Shepherd, Hartford, Conn,
since Monday.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Carroll B. Merriam,
|R. F. {. Director, Dies
IAfter Short Illness
Served Several Agencies;
Come Here From Kansas,
Where Rites Will Be Held

Carroll B. Merriam, II, director Of
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
since 1888, died last night in his
apartment at the Shoreham Hotel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
Council, 0usting
Dingeman, Says
He AskedGrdft

With testimony in the record
that he had exchanged his vote
for money in the letting of the
Herman Gardens Housing project,
Harry I. Dingeman, today stood
suspended as a member Of Com
mon Council.
The testimony that Dingeman
requested money 10 cast a yes
vote for concrete construction was
given by John F. Gottron. a manu-
facturer's agent and long time
friend. of Dingeman. Gottron said
Dingeman called at his house and
said he had heard "there was
~ be nat amt # there
was. he wanted to get in on it,"
Gottron's statement was in con-
nct with the declaration of Dinge-
man that Gottron had urged him
TO take the money and that he
felt he had been offered some
thing for nothing.
The six members of council
voted unanimously for Dingeman' :
custer Dingeman is awaiting trial
on a grand jury bribery warrant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
Doctors advise Ivory!

Recently leading medical journal wrote every doctor
in the United States asking which soap they advised
For both babies and grown-ups' skim more doctors
replied Ivory rhzn any other brand of toilet soap.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11

Character witnesses will tax
the witness stand today for for
mer prosecutor Duncan c. McCrea
in the county graft trial before
Circuit Judge Earl G. Pugsley.
McCrea indicated he will have
so witnesses testify ms to his re-
cord as a prosecutor and his
for honesty. The former
is also expected TO take
the stand in his own defense next
week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
z Days Apart
Twin Born In Indiana,
Sister in Illinois
International New. service wir.

DANNILLE. Ill. April IA
second twin daughter was born
today, two days after the first, to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Read of Cay
uga. Ind
The proud parents tonight
claimed some sort of a record for
the twin mites of feminlnity.
Not only were they born two
days apart, but one OF them is a
native of Indiana. the other of
Illinois; an Indiana physician Off
ciated IN the first case. an Illinois
physician in the second.
The first twin was born Tues
day at the Read home in Cayuga.
rs miles south of Danville.
Neither the mother nor the doctor
had any intimation there was TO
be another addition 10 the Read
family until yesterday. They had
assumed everything was over.
Then. Mrs. Read. v0iCing a sur
prised "oh-oh, received unmistak-
able indications that her job was
only half completed. She and the
first born were rushed to ST.
Elizaboths Hospital in Danville
where a Danville physician ush-
cred No. INTO the world.
Mother and twin daughters
were reported doing nicely
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
Testify for McCrea
SO Character Witnesses for Former Prosecutor
to Take Stand at Graft Trial

asked 10 FIX" a warrant In such
cases by MeCrea
Earlier Eleonore Hutzel. chief
of the womens division of the
police department, said McCrea
gave the best Of help" when
asked to cooperate in cases under
her jurisdiction.
Besides McCrea there are "a
other defendants on trial including
former sheriff Thomas G. Wilcox.
Nine of the defendants waived
entering a defense.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
Garden 10 Become
Biggest Night Club

NEW YORK, April 11.-INS)
Madison Square Garden, built
as an arena for athletic contests,
is going to become the biggest
night club in the world this Sum.
mer. II was announced today.
Col. John r. Fitzpatrick. presi-
dent Of Madison Square Garden
Corporation, disclosed he has
leased the huge arena for the
Summer only to a night club inn
presario who proposes to stage
4 l00-night dance carnival there
starting on May 30 There are TO
be accommodations for 5000
dancers. 1000 spectators, and app
proximately ! 500 diners.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
IVORY SOAP is definitely MILDER
kinder to skim than any other widely
- advertised floating soap

When you choose soap for your baby, for
your own complexion-thefe is one imPof-
rant quality to be sure of-mildness. Yoa are
mys o fmiIdsfU pJea 1oa e5ooie Iroy Soap.
With Ivory, mildness and purity have
always come first. Through the years, Ivory
Soap has been improved-in whiteness, in
quick -lathering. Yet nothing has been done
to endanger lvoy's purity and mildness.
Nothing has been added to Ivory to produce
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
90 Per Cent Of Fleet
OF Great Lakes Set

Ninety per cent of the Great
Lakes fleet of iron ore boats will
be ~ commission by tonight.
Ralph BGdd transportation coms
missioner for the office of emer-
gency management. said today in
Washington According to Budd
this marks the earliest opening Of
shipping season in Great Lakes
history.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
WAGNER TEsTIFIEs

Nicholas II. Wagner. an as
sistant prosecutor during McCrea's
administration, was one of the
first defense witnesses. He was
asked by McCrea:
did l ever ask you TO do
anything wrong?
Wagner replied
mo, sir. You never did"
A Tom PasiecZny, who also
worked under McCrea and issued
warrants in sex, gambling and vice
cases. testified he had never been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
County Clerks Plan
To Speed Elections

Legislation designed to eliminate
the bulky "bedsheet ballot and
speeding up elections will be dis
cussed Monday at a meeting Of
Michigan county clerks in the
office of Secretary Of State Harry
F. Kelly in Lansing. The conferees
will also discuss recently enacted
constitutional amendments govern
ing the filing of petitions by candi-
dates for Office.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11

an artificial whiteness. No clay or similar
insolube material has been added. This has
recently been done in the manufacture Of
white floating soap-baf MT Ifo1 Soab
Remember, tests show pure Ivory Is milder
than any other widely advertised white float
ing soap.
You can safely enuust your baby's skin
and your own complexion, to Ivory Soap
BJ niils,l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
Treasure Island for NAVY

SAN FRANCISCO, April IL
(INS) - Arrangements for the
navy to take over Treasure Island,
site of the Golden Gate Exposition,
for use as q naval air station, were
completed today at a conference
between Rear Admiral A. J. Hep
burn, Mayor Angelo RoSSi, and
WPA officials.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
Army Chiropodisfs
Favored by Society

The Wayne County Chiropody
Society today was on record as
favoring passage of bin now
before Congress which authorizes
a corps of chiropodists TO be at
tached to the medical units of the
United States Army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
City Health Posi-
To DR.. Douglas
On April IS

Dr. Bruce = Douglas ~. act
Ing head Of Herman kieier Hos
r1fttsii . becomes IDlstrolt-s- new health
commissioner on April is.
lie takes the place Of Or Henry
F. Vaughan. who after y years
in Detuoits health department
goes ta abe University. of Mlchl-
gan 10 become director Of the
universitys new public health
school.
Doctor Douglas 6 feet :. Is Iowa
bern ard since his graduation in
-Aaa- e-------- r2---I- Alna-eal -CoIlnse
in Chicago has been connected
with DetroitSe health department.
HEALTHY CITY
SAID he today.
"Dactor Vaughan has made
our city one OF the leaders in
puhlir health. consider IL n
great honor 90 be chosen 90 sue
coed hirn. Through his work here
he has become a recognized in
fernafiainal authority on public
health
To-day We know We face new
probleanS In our rapidly eN-
handing city which IL working
10 meet national defense needs.
These changes vac must meet.
With my former chief aErre
that two of the most important
Jobs of q health commissioner
are Hewsysper relationships and
the depasrtmenf's association
with the ns<iical profession.
I'VE rfrttse have the complete
confidence OF each because our
lob is largely educational. Doc
tor Vaughan has brought this
cooperation 10 a high point. My
job is 10 keep IL there"
Doctor Douglas worked first Al
Herman Kiefer Hospital In 1920
IS a resident physician. Two years
alter ha became assistant medical
director AT MaybuTy Slanitarium,
Where ne worked for the enlarge
nent of the hospital.
BACK TO HERMAN KIEFER
In 1888 Doctor Douglas became
controller sd Herman
<iefer HOSPITAL where there arc
800 tuberculosis pafieuts. an an
lual patient roll of 5000 persons.
His lob inclUded the supervision
ilso of open-sir schools and con
inued treatment and rehabilita-
ion Of those Who had taken the
tuberculosis oEre.
Last Winter when George Phil
fps died. Doctor Douglas became
Ictir1g suptsf- rim In ts.fseaaeFs 4ftt
Doctor Douglas lives at 1906
drive. has one daugh-
er, Mahle, a teacher at Clinton,
,Iich.
Appointed at the board meeting
IS deputy health commissioner and
medical director was DR.. Joseph
I. Molner. who takes the post left
-acsnt by the reti rement Of DR..
Fred NJ. Meder. DR.. Garner Bying-
on was appointed director Of
chool health.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-11
'S+onewaII's Kin General

WASHINGTON. A prrl IL
(INS) - Col Thomas Jonathan
Jackson Christian. SO. grandson
and namesake of the Confederate
Civil War hero. Gen. "Stonewali
was nominated today by
President Roosevelt for the rank
of hrigadier general.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07
1l llIkSpAy AUGUST Z, ie4l
Il t ID trOit Seeks
\ fiority Designation

plumbing material to complete
new homes under construction
and numerous appeals had been
made to the city offices.
The Water Department has
already opened negotiations
with the Defense administration
in Washington to gain their ap-
prevail of the action.
A priorities number would
allow builders in this section to
have first call on materials such
as water and sewer piping and
other plumbing fixtures: Basis
of the request Is the fact that
the area is now under cOnsidera-
ton as a total defense sector.
Governor Murray d. Van
Waggoner has already requested
such a designation for South Ma
comb.
Henderson also stated that the
failure TO reopen the Disposal
plant has placed heavy financial
burdens on contractors who ad-
vanced funds to guarantee in
stallation of septic tanks in new
homes if the disposal plant is not
opened. At that time, ii ap-
peared the re-opening was only
a matter of a few weeks.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07
Son, 81, Falls
10 Save Father
Explosion BIamsd
FOR Lake Tragedy

oLELAND, Mich, Aug. 7-tN
Lester Carlson, 81 year old
commercial fisherman, was lie.
covering at his home today from
exposure suffered during his ~
hour struggle for life in Lake
Michigan after his tug exploded
and burned. 4
The Coast Guard yesterday
recovered the body of Carlson 5
father, william Carlson. 81,
who persisted from explosion In
juries hours after he and his
son had leaped overheard and
then SWAN back to cling to the
boats hull. f
A gasoline feed pipe broke
Tuesday morning and an ex-
plosion followed. Father an ]
son, after vainly trying to e<
tinguished the fire, put on lie
preservers and jumped into the
water. Late in the afternoon the
elder Carlson died and the son
chung to his body until his
strength waned.
A fishing tug rescued the son
early yesterday. The fathers
body was found five miles west
of North Manitou Island.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07
Building Work
Hits New High

ST. CLAIR SHOREs-Build-
ing activity throughout st. Clair
Shores was shown today to have
reached a new high of $715,619
for the five months up to June.
in the semi-annual report BY In
spector Vern Wilson.
Wilson's report also showed a
significant increase In the pro-
portion of Federal Housing Ad-
ministration approvals for the
section. These homes reached .
total of better than IS per cent
of the evaluation of new build
ings.
This marks the highest total of
FILA approval in this section and
indicates an accelerated rate of
similar approvals for the fu-
,ture.
The FILA approvals alone
were listed as having an evalua-
ton of 1923, $40, while the total
of 153 residences constructed
since January was evalued ut
1881 900, the report showed.
Business establishments ac-
counted for $22,140 of the full
total while the remainder ap-
piled on addition and GARAGES.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07
Dairy Farmers Will
Discuss Milk Strike
Friday Night

A meeting Of the Macomb
County Dairy Farmers asso-
citation will be held on Friday
evening, August 8 at 8 o'clock at
Oops hall in Waldenburg.
It will be sponsored by the
United Dairy Farmers commit
tee, and the main topic will be a
discussion on the impending milk
strike.
Every farmer and milk pro-
Queer Is urged to attend. (adv0
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07
Visitor Loses
SIS
: chieasoon Clips
OF Light Pole

= Sam Gilbert, 45-year-o.d
Chic 60 businessman had .
run-in with Macomb county
law enforcement officers yestef-
day afternoon which costs him
exactly $685. and freedom to
drive an automobile on Mich
igan high ways for the next six
months.
Gilbert, enroute here from
from Chicago to visit Q sister.
was arrested on a reckless drlv
ing charge by Patrolman Pat
O'Grady after he lost contrci
of a car he was driving on Ora
tiot avenue near Inches street.
jumped the curb and Clipped
of an Edison pole after skiddinE
on all four wheels for IS fest.
He was accompanied by Mar.
Garet DECREASE, Oklahoma City.
okla, a friend of his and own.
er of the car.
Arraigned before Justice
rank E. Jeanette, Gilbert
pleaded guilty and was tined
$50 and $685. costs. The worn
an was assessed $685. costs.
The car was later returned
to Miss Decrease. Damages
were not heavy.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07
5ieeh Dress Shop
Moves 10 81 Maeomb

oMr. and Mrs. Caram Steehs
proprietors of the Steeh Dress
Shop announced this week that
they would be open for business
in their new, modern shop at
50 Macomb Street, Saturday,
August 8.
I'VE have added many new
fixtures, and increased the size
and selection of our stocks, to
better serve our customers,
Steeh said.
The shop was formerly loca-
ted next to Cunningham's Drug
store on Macomb street. and
will feature a clearance sale of
all summer merchandise in con-
nection with their formal OPEN
ing on Saturday.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07
Shores Commission
posipones Session

ST. CLAIR SHORES - A
postponed session Of the Village
Commission will be held next
Tuesday evening In the Munich
pal building, the village Offices
said today.
The session, scheduled for last
Tuesday, was postponed Tor a
week because of the failure 10
have a quorum presenI. The
Commission Is now operating
without one regular member
since the resignation of Com
missioner Stanton Welsh.
No business could legally be-
transacted without the presence
of a quorum when the commits
sion convened Tuesday.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07
Police Answer 22o
Calls In 81 Days

EAST DETR OFT - The
monthly Police Department
report made by Chief Lyman
Eckhardt showed today that in
the chaff of 220 routine police
calls made during the 81 days
of July, the department win
moved out 43 arrests, two Of
them for felonies.
The majority of calls were
for dog nuisances or accidents,
although East Detroit had no
fatalities during the month.
However, the dog population
was depleted by % as a result
of police.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07
Flames Destroy Field
Of RoseviIIe Clover

q Answering a call to 1925
Common road, Roseville, the
Roseville fire department yes
terday afternoon extinguished a
blaze which made a clean sweep
of William E. Teals clover field.
A neighbor told Deputy Sher-
if John South that two boys
were in the field prior to the
fire and that they started the
blaze, which swept through tire
field at 5 D. m.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07

The Daily Monitor Popularity
Continues to grow every day.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07
SEEK MOLESTER

ASheriff's deputies are locking
for man about 80 years Of age.
driving a black Ford, who re-
portedly attempted to modest a
six-year-old girl, who lives on
North avenue outside the city
limits, yesterday afternoon.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07

FAST iUCTROfT effort
va being made today by Off
ejaIs e NE city to obtain from
Warrington 3 priorities number
which will release essential
building materials. Clerk Steve
Henderson revealed.
Henderson said that builders
were unable to obtain necessary