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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-13

last week.
Mrs. Hvdes. charges that she and
Miss Mayor boarded the bus at
1:45 am. In Baltimore and took
unrescrved seats about the center.
when Miss Mayor, after about half
an hour. stood up to close the win
dow. the driver stopped the bus
SAYS the affidavit. pulled TO the
side OF the road and told the two
women to take seats in the hack.
They refused, pointing out that
their tickets entitled them to sit
anywhere. II is claimed that the
driver insisted that because they
were colored. they had 10 cit In the
extreme back OF the bus and that II
they didn't they would be put OF
They we're put off.
The driver also refused To give
them their bags. the statement con-
tinues hut told them thew would
have 10 get them at the terminal
Mrs. Hydes appeals that she was
cold anC needed her coat. had no
affect.
ole said he didn't care how cold
Il was Mrs. Hydes reports. "He
said we could get hack on the bus
on his terms, but we refused. He
then got IN the bus and drove
away.
"we waited on the road until
daylight. when truck driven BY ,
Negro picked as up and tnak me r.
New YORK As result ~ this
experience ! was sick Cor few
days with severe cold. a sore
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-13


,,eaornsy LOOMS made the fol-
E,."g statement on his undica-
b.,...n. a conversation with The
|, y Tribune:
J, am very happy that the mat
Eliminated as II did. And am
E,n,'" grateful for the conf
\, ~ IN me which was displayed
II NY many friends"
~ Az we same time DIR. Haley Bell.
|Roamck dentist: Thoma :
,,,Sn.eF Hammond. Irving Roane.
|sd nv Green, Charley johnson
|fls, na'er Moore we're held for
h,n,,ay me court along with rs
"a r,.sck city officials and alleE-
Ib ~ vas indicted three weeks
~as-man grand jury
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-13
Murder Suspect Held
BY Police In Killing
OF Man 2 Weeks Ago

Harry johnson, accused OF the
fatal shooting Of Charley Mitchell,
last sept. 1. was arrested early
Tuesday morning by detectives
James p. Turner and Joseph A..
Wolff. OF the Homicide Squad.
According 20 witnesses. john
son came TO an apartment in the
building at los Il. Adams and ask
cd for Miss Julia Horton. when
Miss Horton refused TO 20 to the
door, Mitchell went. After the
door was closod three shots were
heard.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-13

Henry Springer, "a, 2Sl5 Has
tings, was cut by James Hardy.
Tuesday while the two we're In
Springer's car. The cutting result
ed from an argument over Spring
er's wife. The wounded man was
cut In the face and on the thigh.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-13
JEALOUS LOVER KILLS GIRL
WHO QUIT HIM FOR ANOTHER
Sorority To Award
Girl A Scholarship
To City University

Zeta Chapter OF slota Phi
Lambda sorority will present
scholarship TO a young high
school graduate. The presenta-
ton will be made Sunday morn
ing AT IL o'clock at Metropolitan
Baptist church, Ferry and Rus
sell.
The scholarship, awarded on
scholastic merit, will open the
doors of WAYNE university for
the young girl who has been Sc
lected as the winner.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-13
Lloyd LOOMS Cleared Of Grand Jury
Charges By Circuit Judge Ferguson

Declaring that the evidence was insufficient % con.
m him with ring accused Of aiding IN the operasun ~
missed charges against Lloyd A. LOOMS, former asss
@ prosecutor and former assistant attorney genera
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-13
GREYHOUND Bus Driver Elects Two
Women Who Objected To Back Seats

NEW YORK-The Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines
has promised to question the bus driver who put Mrs Doro
inv II Hvdes and Miss Lottie Mayor of bus enroute
from Baltimore Nd to New York, because they refused
seats in the hack of the bus the NAACP announced
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-13

throat and pains in my legs and
hack"
j. Cumming. regional manager OF
the Greyhound Lines. told the
NAACP he would report the result
OF the comDany's investigation OF
the case.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-13
Cut About His Wife

a COlOrcd COuncI.ma
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-13

COIOred COunciI.:aT
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-13

Tho on'ce ~ nresident Is nat.
uraIly me Of the most coveted
Continued on Page ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
Medidtors Press
CUrtisS Contract

PITTSBURGH. Juno 10 Fed
eral and state labor mediators
launched peace overturcS today in
an eleventh-hour attempt 10 avert
q threatened strike of 1000 Go
employees in the CurtiSs-Wright
Propeller Corporations two Pitts
burgh district plants.
The unions contract expires at
midnight tonight. and the workers
voted TO strike unless the COM
pany agrees to a general 10-cent
wage boost or submits the dispute
to arbitration.
The shutdown II it goes into
effect. admittedly viii be a severe
blow to the defense program and
airplane production
Federal Conciliator Charles r
Ward. State Mediator John Hodge
and officials of the Go Steel
Workers Organizing Committee
scheduled a meeting for this
afternoon with representatives Of
the company 10 discuss the pro-
posed strike and terms of settle
ment
Clinton s. Golden. CT0 regional
director. charged that "misman-
agement is rampant and ineXcus-
able" al both Pittsburgh district
plants. located al Neville Island
and McKeeS Rocks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

In six or seven months in 1910
rishor Tayfon defcndan,
-. -. - 49,. o,5 n
WIN + '''N '''' 80 -
others IN tho Ii9UoI conspiracy
mail fraud trial ir Federal Court
v-ss raid S1512O IN commissions
49,. r,,,,,, ,-o,,,,r.-
~ INC 'l'..'" n Nv ''''
ton on all Hq0ot sofa i'' me S'a'''
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
Land Sale
Discussion Due
Copyright by Detroit Times. All rights reserve
Times staff Correspondent

LANSING. June 12.-Whether
water frontage taX-reverted lands
will be offered for sale to the pub
lie Will be debated by the state
conservation commission at its
meeting this weekend in Sault
Ste. Marie
A proposal is before the COM
mission that the public he allowed
to buy such lands, if they grant
the right of public access to their
shores and beaches.
More than 100000 acres OF
land outside state conservation
areas is 10 be offered 10 the public
in sales starting in July, p. j.
Hoffmaster, conservation director,
said
Hoffmaster added that the de-
partments entire land policy will
be discussed, Disposition Of some
100000 acres of tax lands ac-
quired since 1899 is involved.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
Fatal Crash Driver
Convicted by Jury

Ignatius Ciesla, 81. Of 1913
Goldner avenue. awaits sentence
today for negligent homicide after
being found guilty by Jury in
Circuit Judge Adolph +. Marsch-
nerS court
Cicsla was the driver Of the car
which collidcd on January 26, last,
with one driven by Charles Snabes
OF 7i5l Anthony avenue. resulting
in the death Of passenger in
each car. Those killed were
Charles Miller Of Ills PinehurSt
avenue a passenger win Snabes.
and John KulowZowski Of 1856
Harper avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
HIRED AFTER FIRING

Layton was hired after Charles
Williams. .anothcr defendant, had
been fired as a salesman by the
Mohawk company, RoSenthal teS-
tilted.
Layton stated AT The time
RoSenthal said he did not connect
Williams with the Williams Sales
Company.
In the six months Williams was
employed. nc was paid SLIPS in
commissions at 81 a case, Rosen-
thai said
The government charges the
Williams Sales Company was a
dummy corporation through which
LIQUOR companys made the alleged
"kick-backs' Of $500. 600 on sales
10 the heHef control commission
allegedly made through political
connivance.
Essential testified that in Jan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
DISCHARGED IN LETTERS

The letters discharged Williams
from The job of sales agent for
the Hiram Walker Company.
Mrs. Koenig's testimony was OBJ
iected To as irrelevant, but Judge
Lederle stated:
The evidence Is relevant be-
cause IL tends to prove or dis
prove that the Williams Company
was either In a legitimate bust
ness or a front for business
which the government claims
was not legitimate"
The companys offices were a
6l2 Charlevoix Building.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
Roman Raves
Gayda Warns US. Again
(Monotonous, Isn't Nd
International New. service Gable

ROME. June 12-"Every kind
of totalitarian war will be visited
upon the United States, editor
Virginia Gayda said today II
America takes the initiative and
enters the struggle without provo-
cation.
Gayda. mouthpiece for Premier
MusSolini, wrote in the Giornald
d'Italia:
Even partial transfer of
United States merchant and
warships To Britain increases
Britain's powers Of resistance,
and forces the Axis into a longer
task.
1.-THE Axis does not intend 10
attack the United States, even I'm
the conditions Of half-peace
created by the Americans.
But II Washington takes an
unprovoked initiative, the Axis
will he forced To undertake any
and every kind of action. using
every weapon of general and
tOtalitarian war to the finish"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
NEVER RODE IN 1T

Currier said he never had ridden
in the So-called "blitZ" truck but
had accompanied delivery trucks
in his own car or riding with the
drivers He insisted there was no
strike I'm the Currier Lumber Com
pany and the teamsters AFL
union never had filed notice
against him.
He asserted that despite the
fact he had no strike and was not
IA member of the Detroit Lumber
Dealers Association, with whom
the union sought TO bargain, his
drivers were harraSSed by mob of
men wild and drunk and yelling.
He was along on several Occa-
SionS but was not present when
Quesasbarth was killed, Currier
said.
Others Of the q witnesses who
preceded Currier had said the
riders in the convoy trucks were
equipped with football helmets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
Woman Hit by Train Dies
Times stan correspondent

MT. CLEMENS. June 12--Mrs,
Albert Stroh, %. of 1880 Williams
road. Chesterfield. Township, died
in 81. Joseph'S Hospital early TO-
DAY of injuries suffered Tuesday
when she was hit by Grand
Trunk freight train at the Hall
road crossing, In serious condition
AT 81. Joseph's lies John Doran,
81. a neighbor who was riding with
Mrs. Stroh.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
HEAR COMPANY WITNESSES

Eleven company witnesses yes
terday, men who rode in the truck.
said they did not know the pur-
pose Of the stones.
One witness. James Seppey Of
5415 Crane avenue, said the yard
superintendent, Frank Vernier.
had asked for volunteers 10 man
what he termed a "blitz' truck.
Seppey added that he didn't know
what the stone was for.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
Weather Halls Clipper

LISBON. June 12.-QNS)-Bad
weather today forced transatlan-
Tic Clipper plane 10 return 10 Lis
bon with II passengers after a
four-hour flight. The craft will
take off again for the United
States today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

Currier, Gunner of Lumber Company, SUGARS
- at Picket Death Quiz He Wanted None Hurt

lowed deliveries in trucks with
no intent to hurt any one but
Just TO make show of numbers.
I'VE had a police escort. so
called. but l noticed the police
always arrived after my men
had been hurt"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

Patrick J. Curricr, owner O.
lumber company in whose de-
liveries one picket was killed in
the Transfers Union strike last
May y. had no part IN arming
men with crushed stones TO pro-
tect his trucks. he testified today
in coroner's inquest before DR..
Edmond j knobloch.
II swear before God that i
never wanted any one hurt" he
said.
Previous witnesses among the
81 scheduled to take the stand
had testified that Arthur QueaS-
barth. 4l-year-old truck driver,
had been killed by missile
thrown during a battle with non
strikers in PortlanCe avenue, near
McNicholS road.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
VISITED COTTAGE

Il telephoned Frahm and told
him l was being bothered by
the gangsters." said Gagnon.
"He said he'd take care of them.
After that we were not bothered
any more"
But another OCCASION, Gagnor
said, he had 10 call Ranney wher
four other gangsters tried tC
muscle in on his racket. RanneS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
Baseball Pool Operator Tells
Court Of $4,000 Frdhm Pdyoff

came out at once and the racket
GERS left. The other detectives
were also called whenever the oc-
casion demanded. Gagnon said.
They invariably responded.
Several others had cut in the
POOLS take. Gagnon testified.
Among them was Victor Beres-
ford, former Detroit newspaper
man. whom he met through the
prosecutors office. duncan &.
McCrea was then prosecutor).
Gagnon said he paid Beresford
half a cent a ticket through 1893
until the pool ceased operating.
The payoff was because "Beres-
ford was a good man to know
with connections in the prosecu-
tors office"
WINNER COMPLAINS
Gagnon recalled the incident
when a winner, James c. Berdone,
complained to McCrea that he had
not been paid his winnings.
Gagnon said he was called "a
the prosecutors office and paid
81 900 to Harry r. Bockoff, Ber-
done's lawyer.
Gagnon said he knew Frahm
socially and spent week-ends al
the Frahm cottage near LeXing
ton, Mich.
Gagnon went into detail OK
planning how the pool was oper-
Iated and said about so persons
were employed. Statesmen received
ID cents per ticket and 20 cents
per ticket was allotted for prizes
Special Prosecutor Chester p
Io'Hara said that Gagnon will he
followed on the stand by John
ISidick and John Schell. co-part.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
LETTERS REFUSED

She testified that she was in
structed 10 refuse any letters from
distilleries and that she did refuse
three.
Three letters from the Hiram
Walker Company were produced
and she identified them as the
ones she refused
She said Williams. had told her
that they were from a firm that
was trying 10 cancel its contract
and MOTTO take them.
The letters were opened and it
was shown they were mailed last
November. after the special grand
Jury had returned the indictments
on which the defendants are now
standing trial.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
FIRED AFTER SIN MONTE

AhEsb al hA4he 80
"What did he do" Judge
Lcderle asked.
81 don't know. guess he built
up good will" RoSenthal an
SWered.
Mrs. Alice Koenig sole cmploye
of the Williams Sales Company,
of which Williams was the lead
ing factor, said that though she
had been employed by the COM
pany since April. 1889, she only
learned recently that the COM
pany was in the liquor business
She said that no liquor statesmen
ever came to the office. She said
Charles Williams was in charge
but often left the office for his
farm.
Previous testimony disclosed that
between November, 1889, and No
vember. 1910. the Williams agency
received $4,000 in commissions
from the Hiram Walker distillery.
What did you do with your
time ." she was asked.
81 was taking a business
course and practiced on the
typewriter" Mrs. Koenig said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

nerS in the pool. He also said that
Clifford r. South. one Of the eight
original defendants who has since
pleaded guilty has been endorsed
as a state witness.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
SAW TRUCKS

Curricr continued
II had no part in construct
Ing that barricaded truck nor
with loading il with crushed
stone. saw the truck but
thought IL was just spontane-
Gus eort OF the men TO protect
themselves.
every morning from May 1,
when the trouble started, /
would meet with my men, tell
them who had been injured the
day before, and tell them only
those who volunteered had to
make deliveries. The men fol-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
SECRET SESSION PAYoFFs

Gagnon said he subsequently
paid off Frahm in secret meetings.
In earlier. testimony Gagnon said
5 cents per ticket was paid by the
pool as privilege money in 1899.
During that year more than 1.179,-
$50 tickets were sold at so cents
each.
Gagnon said between 1929 and
1882 the notorious Purple Gang
received a share of the profits
upon threats OF Icy and Joe
Bernstein, reputed gangsters. Dur
ing the depression the cut" TO
the gangsters was stopped. but in
1896, Gagnon said they again de-
.manded DavDoent ----
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

For the Inside News" Of
Washington. Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column i'm the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
Mohawk President Tells Of Paying
LaytonSt5, 13OCommissions

uary. 1899. Williams came Ia his
office and offered his services "a
sales Of the corporation
products. He was told that the
company already had four or five
mon who were paid a regular
salary for contracting the Liquor
Control Commission and pushing
sales
williams told me that he
could get better distribution OF
our products because he knew a
lot OF people, particularly state
LIQUOR store employees" RoSen-
thai testified.
II asked him what payment
ne would want and he said 81
a case. 80 I hired him
JUDGE INTERRUPTS
At this point Judge Lederle in
terrupted and asked the witness;
TN January. 1888, then, II
YOU sold 10000 cases of liquor,
YOU received payment for 10000
cases. didn't you""
Rosenthal replied that he did
and the Judge went on
Then in January, 1899. II you
sold 10000 cases, you had Ia
pay Williams $4,000, Is that
500"
That is correct" Rosenthal
replied.
RoSenthal said that Williams
worked for about six months and
no was then fired because ne
didn't bring in sufficient business.
But. in that period Rosenthal adj
mitted. ne was paid a bou
$1,000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

On each of 1,179,651 tickets sold
in the National Sports Junior
Baseball Pool through 1899 Police
Superintendent Fred w. Frahm
received a payoff of one-half cent,
the principal operator of the pool
told a jury in Circuit Judge Earl
c. Pugsley's court.
For this payoff. approximately
Sc. 900. the pool operators received
complete police protection.
Jack Gagnon. the witness, told
of bribing Frahm at the trial OF
the former police superintendent
and four suspended detectives
All are charged with conspiracy
to protect gambling.
BARES DETECTIVES SPLIT
Besides Frahm's cut of $4,000
the four detectives. Clyde Ranney
James Dooley, James Bennett and
John Mulligan. also split another
Sc, 900 between them. he testified
Gagnon said he first gave
Frahm a roll of money" in 1886
Gagnon said Frahm asked;
whats this for?"
Its for past favors," replied
Gagnon.
Frahm, Gagnon said, protested
taking the money but Gagnon in.
sisted he wanted 10 do some.
thing" for Frahm.
II knew he could use the
money" said Gagnon, so l
finally said to him its from
me to you for nothing"
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Employees Of Many
Departments 10 Work
On New Year Day
Army, Navy, Agriculture :
And Others Direct Clerks
To Report for Duty

Employees of half a dozen big
Federal agencies, including the
Army, Navy, Commerce and Agricul-
ture Departments, will work a full
day on New Year and must give up
their usual half holiday on New Year
eve in the interest of the Nations
war effort.
This became known today as con-
flicting rumors spread through the
vast network of Federal agencies
whose employees have been making
holiday plans for weeks. Decisions IN
many cases were withheld until
noon today.
The Civil Service Commission to-
day directed all employees to report
for duty on New Year and advised
them they may be excused "only in
cases of sickness or extreme emer-
gency."
The Civil Service Commission
action was necessitated by the fact
that other big Federal departments
will be working New Year and the
commission must service them. The
commission has 1900 employees.
Complete or nearly complete staffs
were expected at the several depart
ments, and at the new defense agen-
(see HOLIDAY, Page A-20
Evening star., 1941-12-30
.Three-Shift Plan
Is Offered 10 Keen
u. 5. Agencies Here
Downs Subcommittee
Urges 24-Hour Day
In Present Quarters
By WILL p. KENNEDY

A suggestion that Government
agencies now congested by defense
activities might relieve demands for
additional space by using their pres
ent quarters on a 24-hour-day basis
and employing three shifts of work.
ers will be made to President Roose-
welt today by Chairman Downs Of
a House subcommittee which has
been conducting hearings on decen-
tralization.
At the close of today's hearing
Mr.. Downs said he was writing to
the President. Representative Man
asco of Alabama, who has been CO.
operating with Mr.. Downs in con-
Quoting the hearings, concurred in
this recommendation
Mr.. Downs said his letter also will
advise the President that his sub
committee has been conducting
hearings for nearly 10 weeks and has
compiled more data on decentraliza
Evening star., 1941-12-30

Three series of five short blasts
from fire sirens and the voices
of announcers on all radio stations
will proclaim a practice air raid
alarm throughout the Metropolitan
Area of Washington some time be-
tween 7 and 9 o'clock tonight. her
aiding the city's first large-scale
blackout.
Every. citizen, whether a volun-
teer defense worker or bystander
is expected to obey instructions just
as if the enemy actually had ap-
peared overhead.
Approximately Is minutes after
the alarm the all-clear signal, three
long blasts, will mark the end of the
rehearsal.
While no attempt will be made to
blavk out the city completely to-
night, the Metropolitan Area should
be dark enough, under the plans. to
give defense workers and all others
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Russians Report Recopture of Kerch
.Eiffe| Tower May Be Scrupped
For Use in Making Munitions

the French engineer, Alexandre
Gustave Eiffel, built in 1889.
But its demotion in the interests
of French-German collaboration"
would further embltter countless
millions of Frenchmen and those
throughout the anti-Axis world.
Although it was built as display
for the world exhibition, the tower
became to thousands what Niagara
Falls is to American newly weds.
Poor and wealthy couples alike
delighted to ascend its multiple ele-
vators to dizzy heights where they
dined well and inexpensively and
where they had their photographs
snapped.
Since the fall of France those
Frenchmen still praying and work.
ing for the delivery of their country
also have used the tower to ad-
vantage. Eluding German sentries
in the night, they often have climbed
the tower to hang the Allied "V-for'
Victory" sign on its girders.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Burma Road Hauling Luxuries
As Arms Pile Up, Says Stowe
Thousands of Chinese Troops Lack Equipment;
Medical Supplies ResoId in Shops

known to all who have spent any
time in China or along the road.
Because the Burma road has for
years been dominated by racketeers
and war profiteers, always partially
operated or controlled by the same
kind of gentry, tens of thousands Of
Chinese soldiers have gone without
rifles, hand grenades or munitions
Unknown quantities of medical sup
plies, including gifts from Chinese
relief organizations in the United
States and elsewhere, never reached
military or civilian hospital, but
have been sold at neat profits in
private shops in various parts of
China.
Because of the Burma road racket
hundreds of thousands of Chinese
soldiers have existed without blan-
kets and Chinese wounded still lie
on hospital cots in thin, dirty cotton
uniforms while 100000 woolen
blankets have lain in Rangoon ware
houses, neglected by the Chinese
(See STOWE, Page A-60