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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
Trout or No
Majors Gift to Zoo Up
in Probate Court

Whether the city of Detroit. as
the sole surviving heir" will
come into possession of the
$4,000 estate left by the late
Fred Major. retired bartender,
and use it in developing a
partridge and trout exhibit at the
Royal Oak zoo, was TO be decided
today in Probate Court.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
James r. Walsh contends Majors
will is valid. Three women-two
of whom are nieces and one who
claims to be a common-law wife
seek to break the will.
Major, who was 70 and lived at
1883 Holden avenue, died last
June 30. He was for many years
head bartender at the old st. Clair
Hotel and later owned a saloon
at Fifth street and Grand River
avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
Release Million
In Oil Royalties
Held in Escrow
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING, Jan. More than
S1,000.OO0 in royalties from Michi-
gan oil wells, held in escrow sew
eral months. will be released today
as a result of a Supreme Court
decision.
More than $50 property owners
in Chippewa Township. Isabella
County, will have an equal share
in the rich oil field which was first
drilled in 1884. At the time, they
formed the Porter Royalty Pool,
Inc. agreeing to share alike in all
oil found on any property within
the agreement. Twenty wells were
brought in.
Glenn r. Hathaway and several
other original shareholders. sued in
an attempt TO withdraw claiming
the formation of the pool was a
violation of the Blue Sky law.
Circuit Judge Ray Hart of Midland
upheld this contention. but the
Supreme Court reversed his de-
clSlOn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07

International News service Cable
LONDON, Jan. An Off
cial investigation was begun to-
day into the death of Amy
johnson, Britains most famous
aviatrix, who lost her life when
transport plane she was
"ferrying" crashed into the
Thames estuary.
Despite formal statement
that Miss JOhnsOn's plane
cracked up when she lost her
bearings. her sister pilots in the
RAJ auxiliary refused to be-
lieve such n thing possible.
Miss JohnsOn's body has not
been recovered.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07

IVES, the smokes the thing! After
i all, you don't get anything from
cigarette until you've lighted Until
it's burning. And there is the secret of
an advantage Camel smokers have en-
joyed for years. For Came's costlier
tobaccos are siOwer-baynmg.
Slower burning for more GOODNESS
and miianes-for Camels are free from
the excess heat and irritating qualities
of too-fast burning. Slower-burning for
more flavor because slow burning pre-
serves tobacco flavor and fragrance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
YOU'LL ALWAYS
BE C0NSTIPATED
UNLESS.

You correct faulty living habits-un-
less liver bile flows freely every day into
your intestines to help digest fatty foods
and guard against constipation.
so USE COMMON SENSEl Drink
more water, eat more fruit and vege-
tables. And il assistance is needed, take
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets. They not
only assure gentle yet thorough bowel
movements but ALSO stimulate liver
bile to help digest fatty foods.
Olive Tablets, being purely vegetable,
are wonderful! Used successfully for over
20 years by DR.. F. NJ. Edwards in
treating patients for constipation and
sluggish liver bile, today Olive Tablets
are Justly FIRST choice OF thousands
Of grateful users. Test their goodness
ToNIGHTll5t, SOC, 60t. All druggists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
TAKES NEITHER COURSE

Governor Van Wagner will take
neither course.
Instead. he asked the new budget
director. former Lieut.. Gov. Leo j.
Nowicki, 10 draw up new budget
TO conform more closely TO the
.gubernatorial message. Nowicki
must work closely in this task with
the finance committee of the Sem
ate and the ways and means COM
mittee of the House. both of which
are controlled by Republicans.
Hartman and Dickinson were
not being officious in setting up a
proposed spending program for
their successors. The outgoing
governor and budget director are
required by law to assemble list
of proposed appropriations for the
incoming administration.
The retiring Republicans did not
agree with Governor Van Wagner
that sales tax revenue will in
crease during the next two years
because of improved business con-
ditions. They estimated the reve-
nue. from this source will continue
at Sol ,000.000S annually, which is
the present level.
They recommended an increase
of only S1,00O,O00 a year in the
appropriation for old age pensions,
ignoring the fact that a 100000
increase is necessary if pensions
are TO be paid to all eligible appli-
cantS,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
Way to Relieve
Itchy PimpIes

When your skin Is irritated with
pimples. red blotches and other
skin blemishes from external
causes. and you're crazy with itch.
ing torture. here's quick relief
GET 3jc box Of Peterson's Oint
ment ~ your druggist and apply
this delightful soothini balm Itch
ing stops promptly >mHrtiup disar-
peafs four skin looks betfrf. feels
hotter Ai-1 wonderful for itriiug Of
feet, cracks between toes Try H.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07

Tho Screen Comedians Best
Gag. just When the Gossips All
Thought They had the Goods on
Him and His Lovely Leading
Lady at Last, He COMPOUNDED
Them With a Surprising Pub
lie Amendment. Don't Miss
What Adela Rogers st. Johns
Has to Say OF This Romantic
Mystery In The American
Weekly, the Magazine Dis
tributed With Next Sundays Is
sue of The Detroit Sunday
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
Striking Employees
Off TO See Neisner!

a delegation of five striking
employees of the Neisner Brothers
stores will go to Rochester, n. Y,
to attempt to get a conference
with national heads of the chain,
which has refused to meet with
the strikers. Tucker Smith. head
of the Go United Retail and
Wholesale Employees Union, said
today He also announced employees
of the Neisner store in Wyandotte
have been called out on strike.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
81 for Overtime Dinner

If city employees work overtime
until $50 in the evening they will
be allowed 81 for dinner, the
Common Council has ruled. The
council added IS cents to the re-
quest of the department of
public works that overtime work.
ers be allowed Is cents for dinner
money.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
Army Gives Order
For Jumping Boots

BOSTON. Jan. T. QNS) -
Army quartermasters had a new
item added TO their supply list
today-parachute jumping boots.
The Allen-Squire Company OF
Spencer was the recipient of an
order for $50 pairs of the me-
boots at $3.50 a pair. w
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
Van Wagner Spurns Plea
OF COP 10 Boost Budget
BY FRANK NORRIS


LANSING, Jan. 7.-Republcan
state officials, most Of whom are
retiring from office. left requests
with Democratic Gov. Murray ID.
Van Wagner today that he boost
general state expenditures 10 an
all-tme peak of Sl3S 100000 annu-
ally. which would be $4,000 900 a
year more than the Republicans
themselves have been spending
while creating deficits
The requests were submitted in
a proposed budget sent TO the new
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07

Now Science confirms still another
advantage-Camel's slower burning
means less nicotine in the smoke-less
than any of the four other largest
selling brands tested -. 1870 less than
the average!
Yes, when you measure the pleasure
of cigarette. :. the smokes the thing.
Make Camels your steady smoke and
enjoy all the advantages that only
Cancels slower burning costlier to-
baccos can give. There's even an econ
omy advantage (see kefD.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
New MI. Pleasant Mavor

UNPLEASANT. -Jan2z-pref
Frank Z. Robinson. chairman of
the Isabella County Republican
committee, was elected mayor OF
the city Of Nj. Pleasant al a
meeting of city commission.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
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Att lawi lpr 100 Tablets wiz $50
>slve or 600 Nuss Drops generally re-
lieves sold symPtom, the hnt day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
OPPOSES INCREASE

Bowling. together with his spe-
cial attorney. Harold Goodman,
and James H. Lee. assistant cor
poration counsel for Detroit. told
the commission there was no
justification for the increase to
Space-heating customers. They said
the Michigan Consolidated Gas
Company could obtain lower prices
for gas from the pipe line com
F4ahy-1rffich serves Michigan from
Texas.
I'VE are now doing everything
In our power to get just such "A
reduction at the present time"
said Parke Chamberlain. attor-
ney for the gas company.
The company is also conteSting
the commissions order IN Ingham
County Circuit Court on grounds
the reduction TO domestic users
was too great
Chairman O'Hara suggested a
plan whereby testimony taken in
Circuit Court might be used by the
commission at the termination of
the court suit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07
State Due 10 Act
On City Protest
OF Gas Raise

LANSING. Jan. members of
the Public Service Commission
took under advisement today the
petition of Wayne County Prose-
cutor William f. Bowling and the
City of Detroit to reopen the De
troit gas rate case.
A decision is expected TO be
issued late today or tomorrow,
said Chairman John J. O'Hara.
Last November Is. the commits
sion eliminated three years of
hearings by ordering reduced rates
to domestic gas users. and increas-
ing rates to those who used gas
for house-heating.
The reduction amounted TO
81 100000 annually to the 100000
domestic users and the increase
amounted to 100000 a year to the
$4,000 customers who use gas for
space heating. Both went into eff
feet SATURDAY.,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07

governor today by former Budget
Director Gus T. Hartman and for
mer Gov. Luren d. Dickinson.
Hartman recommended. how
ever, that instead of granting the
increases. the new chief executive
should cut state departmental and
commission allowances by at least
81 500. 900 a year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-07

ADvERTIsEmEST
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-26

visiting his wife. The As-You-
Like-It Club party was held New
Years Eve at the home of the
Henry Johnsons. =. Twin Town
Talk said that Jimmy Bell was one
of the best liked cafe managers in
the two towns and that Jim Will
iams has heart as big as noun
tain. Also that Boyd Atkins
was an ace music arranger. {.
George Schuyler, the noted writer,
had recently filled an engagement
in the Twin Cities and had been
entertained by the Clarence Mitch
ellis and Cecil Newmans. Marian
PEBBLES, school teacher in Coving-
ton, Tenn, was visiting her mother.
Christmas in 1899 Warren
GrissOm and Lois Sutton had re-
Gently married. Mpls. Business
and Professionals recently held a
banquet. June Hawkins had
filed an engagement at the St..
Paul Schubert Club as guest solOist.
.. Ed Doty was making prepara-
lions to leave for Washington,
D. C, to make his home. .
Charley Charleston was being fea-
tured as the drummer with Glad
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-26

St. Paul Chapter. G. w. Wash
ington was made a member of the
Advisory Committee of the Sumner
Field Project. M. w. Judy had
recently died in Mpls. st.
Thomas Church were holding serv-
ices at All Saints while repairs
were being made on their church.
. The Coleridge Taylor Choral
Society sponsored a Christmas
Musical at st. Philips Episcopal
Church. J.. The Modernettes had
pre-Xmas party on the goth of De-
cember at the Sterling Club, thus
getting the social season off on
swinging start. The D. Y. w.
Y. K. Club celebrated its 30th an
niversary with a formal dance at
the Community House. .. The So
Cial-Ettes had a holiday merry
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-26

Ollinger's 10-piece society band
playing nightly in the Club Casino
at the st. Paul Hotel. House.
hold of Ruth No. $50 held its an
nual election of officers. The
Elite Recorder Christmas Drive
was progressing slow but sure. L.
Sheriff Tom Gibbons gave a lunch
con for Jack Johnson. Halle
@. Brown held it's last Xmas in
crowded quarters. ]. L. Butler,
well known railroad man had re-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-26
To the Pastors,
Churches and Friends

of the Minnesota Baptist Associa-
ton and it's Auxiliaries, through
this medium I desire to express to
you sincere greetings of the sea-
son, praying that the Star of Hope
will lead you on through the COM
ing year and the spirit Of love and
service be your goal.
May each of you prove faithful
to the task and responsibilities that
comfort us in this crucial period.
Rev. II. W. Bolts, Moderator
MINNESOTA BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-26

Gently died. The editor was be-
wailing the fact that he had no
Christmas editorial in 1888 because
the world was so trOubled-there
were wars and rumors of wars
Continued on Page Six)
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-26

maker at the Sterling on the goth.
Other affairs at the Sterling
Club that week were the Cameo
party, Majestic, and Sterling Club
party. Credjafawn Club had it's
first cabaret style New Years Eve
party. The Twin City Branch
of the National Assn of College
Women entertained for Miss Odelle
Harris and Mrs. Mae Hatcher. {.
Mrs. Floretta Arts of Seattle was
visiting here. The Criterion
Art Club had it's annual exhibit at
the home of the president, Mrs.
w. A. Young. DR.. Lillian Lewis
had just recovered from an g.
week illness. DR.. Claiborne
Hill of Lincoln, Nebraska, was here
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-26
SEASONS BEST WISHES

Rev. and Mrs. Smith Edward
Ware and Pilgrim Baptist Church
wish their many friends of the
Twin Cities a Merry Christmas
and a most Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
719 ST. ANTHONY AVE.
ELkhurst 2OSO
Evening star., 1941-08-10

the homicide squad and if you ask me- the
best.
You should be writing love stories, in
stead of trying to be a reporter, baby" he
said. You've got gift.
We went on down to the docks, where there
we're bright overhead lights, and a small
crowd of people clustered around a sailboat
Clear that mob away, Tim ordered
Niels ''All except the man who found the
boat"
She was smart little craft, with her name
on the bow: ''Sunfish." There we're seats run
ming along both sides of the cockpit and
stretched out on one of them, his arms folded
easily over his abdomen. was the dead man.
He was clad in white short sleeved Jersey,
gray slacks the lower six inches or so of
which were damp. and rubber -soled blue can
vas shoes. The left side of his head showed
all too clearly the cause of death. There were
Evening star., 1941-08-10

dark smears too, on his neck and face, and
on the left shoulder of the jersey.
Niels examined the BODY from head to foot
He took out his handkerchief and touched it
to a stain on the forehead and briefly felt
the cuffs of the gray slacks. Tim he called,
where's the man who found the BODY"
Here he is. sir" said the uniformed cop
who worked with Niels.
1t wasn't man. but lad of perhaps seven
teen. His name. he said was Chuck Spker
He had been doing bit of moonlight sailing
with his girl friend and they had noticed the
Sunhsh aground on the shore.
0HE was broadslde to the beach, and grind
ing her hull on the gravel" he explained
''Mr. Christie was racing man. who kept
the hull of his boat just like glass; The sheets
we're cleated down, too and she was heeling
over A sailor Just doesn't leave a boat like
that, sir.
That's right" said Niels. Then what"
We'll, | gave the boat a hail, and there
wasn't any answer, so went up and looked.
You didn't touch anything"
mo. except to make line fast so could
tow the boat back to the club"
That's fine" Nels nodded. What else
can you tell me about him, Spiker?"
Nothing - no more than anyone else
around the club. His name is - was - Give
Christie, and he was an architect He was
keen on sailing - won couple of mugs last
year"
married."
No. That is, he wasn't married yet
think he was going to get married -"
What's all the mystery about" Nels
asked sharply.
We'll - it isn't exactly mystery It's
just that they say he - he was in love with
Mrs Hampton. She's the Commodore's wife
- that is. she was. She got divorce a few
weeks ago - The lads face was red
Il see,' said Niels. He climbed into the
cockpit, and started looking around
Something glinted in the light of the naked
bulbs strung overhead: bit of glass on one
of the narrow boards forming the rack in the
bottom of the boat. Niels picked up the gilt
terng thing examined it a moment, and then
showed it to me. 1t was small piece of glass;
roughly triangular in shape, jagged on two
sides, but cut in the arc of circle on the
third side.
What is it," | asked.
Exhibit A." said Niels, and slipped the
bit of glass into his breast pocket.
As we were walking back to the clubhouse
few minutes later, young Spiker waylaid US,
With him was another chap. about his own
age. Both of them we're pretty excited This
is Andy. sir, said Spiker. John Anderson.
He's junior member. like me. He has some
thing he thinks you ought to know about"
Its this, sir, said Andy There's a
bench down on the point beside the dock
There's lot Of shrubbery. and the lights over
the dock make heavy shadow. | was sittin'
there with my girl friend when Mrs. Hampton
comes along side the dock in her boat,
'Cherub
The Commodore is on the other end of the
Evening star., 1941-08-10

II Short Story Complete in This Issue
r
GUESS broke few speed laws, but it was
late and the traffic was light; anyway, l
. skidded into the yacht club parking lot
just as Niels and Tim got out of the police car
'Someday you'll get picked up for loiter-
ing, Virginia - doddering along like that"
Niels reproached me fondly.
waved that aside. I've seen Niels do some
tall driving himself,
What lousy night for a murder" l
sighed. From where we stood. we had a
grand view of the lake. There we're just few
fluffy little clouds in the sky - just enough
to accent the brilliant, moonlit clearness of
the heavens. IF ever night was created for
love and romance this is it.
Niels shook his head, chucllling. He has a
deep-throated chuckle that goes with his
big. bearlike body he's the biggest man on
Evening star., 1941-08-10

dock, sitting there alone and watching the
moonlight on the lake. | guess; just about
everybody else that's at the club is out sailing,
you see Well, when the Commodore sees her
coming, he gets up and starts toward the
clubhouse, because they're divorced and
guess it kind of awkward - you know what
| mean. But she halls him right off
Wait moment, Lester she says. 1 -
want to tell you something So he comes
down to that end of the dock. and she starts
telling him all about it, She's so mad her
voice is shaking 1t seems that she has found
out that Mr.. Christie has been - the lad
glanced at me apologetically - two-tlming
her right along, all the time that he's been
having her get divorce from the Commo-
dore so she can marry him.
Did she mention the name of this other
woman" Niels asked.
Yes: Rosemary Thorpe. She doesn't be-
long to the club; she has place down at the
south end Of the lake. A little cottage. all by
itself; there aren't any other places at that
end of the lake, because the waters shoal -
full of sand bars and snags. She used to work
for Mr.. Christie
And what does she do now"
Andy glanced at me, and shrugged. There
are things a gentleman does not discuss be-
fore lady
Il see" nodded Nies, smiling family
And so Mrs Hampton had just found out
about it,
That's right And she tells the Commodore
she's been a fool blind. silly fool - stuff
like that - | hated to listen, but if we'd
got up and started to go away, they would
have seen US and known we'd heard part of
it, so we just sat there.
j HERE wasn't much else for you to do"
| put in sympathetcally.
That's what | thought. Anyway. the
Commodore takes her in his arms and calls
Mr.. Christie lot of names and says he's
going looking for him - right now. Mrs.
Hampton says oh, no, he mustn't, The Com
modore asks her why; is she afraid of what
will happen to her precious Give? And she
comes back at him like flash. Mo- she says.
4 hate him! He deserves to be killed for
what he's done to me!' The Commodore
starts for the boat You can leave Mr. Chris
tie to me, he says and shoves off. The
Cherub is footing in ten seconds, and Mrs.
Hampton turns and walks up to the club
house."
She's still there"
'She was, just few minutes ago.
And the Commodore; has he come back
YETI"
The two youngsters looked at each other,
questoningly. Each shook his head.
Why no." said young Spiker. Il guess"
Look" interrupted Andy, pointing.
That's the Cherub coming in now.
go down and tell him Id like to see him
right away" said Niels
. | glanced at Niels as the two lads raced
away. 1T looks as though the Commodore
may have talked himself into spot"
"A lot of men have done that baby, Niels
said thoughtfully.
Evening star., 1941-10-09
Miss Ruth Reifenrath Wed
To Mr.. James B. Ahalt.

Mr.. John H Reifenrath Of Colum-
bus. Nebr., announces the marriage
of his daughter, Miss Ruth Mary
Reifenrath, to Mr.. James Beverly
Ahalt, son of Mr.. and Mrs. o. N.
Ahalt Of Leesburg. Va. The we'd
ding took place at ST. Matthews
Cathedral. Monday, September ~.
Miss Reifenrath attended st.
Phillip and st. James Convent and
Creighton University Of Omaha,
Nebr. Her father is prominent in
Nebraska political circles, having
served as a member of the State
Legislature for many years
Mr.. Ahalt is associated with the
City Bank Of Washington, and is q
graduate of the American Institute
of Banking. He served on the Ex-
ecutive Council Of the Safe Deposit
Section, District of Columbia Bank
ers' Association, on the Board of
Governors, and as treasurer of the
Washington Chapter of the Ameri-
can Institute Of Banking.
After a short wedding trip Mr..
and Mrs. Ahalt will make their home
in washington.