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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
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the stairs and bursting into the
street.
Others flung themselves from
the second floor windows, land
ing in an areaway at the rear.
Fire Chief L. M. Funk said
that the blaze which threw the
transients into maddened panic
originated from improper use of
inflammable chemical and nat
ural gas.
All the victims were being
given free lodging. They had
piled their clothing in a latter
ed heap in a small front room,
for delousing. 1t was in that
room that the fire started.
indications are that the fire
originated in the delousing
room, where clothing of the
men was sterilized," Chief Funk
said. with small open gas
stove the clothes were heated
until the vermin dropped off
onto the floor, where chem
ical killed them. The chemical
was inflammable."
Brigadier William G eorg e
Gilks, divisional commander of
the Salvation Army for Texas,
said that if the men had not
opened the door to the fumiga-
ton closet everything would
have been all right. Instead of
wrapping into blankets and fill
ing out into the street the men
rushed for the closet to save
their clothing permitting air to
reach the smoulderinC blaze in
the closet.
The improvised hotel was
crowed to capacity because OF
cold weather and many of the
men were trampled in the rush
to escape.
Screaming and grooming, IL
or 20 of the men fled down the
narrow stairs, only exit to the
hotel.
Two of those ira 1ped in the
rear of the building were Grip
pies and could not escape. Sew
eral who jumped from rear win
dows were taken to hospitals
with broken legs and serious
burns.
The dead men were burned
almost beyond recognition.
Lying in a hospital near death
was Julius Benson, As, ex-sol-
der and temporary nightwatch-
man who carried three men TO
safety from the blazing struc-
ture before he collapsed.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
Eleven Graft Defendants
Stand Mute at Arroignment
Seven Of Former Sheriff Bshsendt's
Aides Among Those Released on Bond

ODETROIT, Feb. 8-R-
Eleven men named In the latest
indictment issued by Judge Ho-
mer Ferguson's one-man grand
jury investigating charges of
gambling and graft in Wayne
county were under 81 1000 bond
today to appear for examination
next Saturday.
The defendants. including
seven men who served as Off
Gals or deputies under the late
Sheriff Henry Behrendt, stood
mute upon arraignment yester.
day. Pleas of innocent were en-
tered on their behalf.
Five other persons remain to
be arraigned.
Those arraigned and later re-
leased on bond were:
Milton Behrendt, nephew of
the late sheriff and his legal ad-
wiser.
Paul Faust, Hamtramck shoe
dealer who was sheriff Behr-
endt's chief investigator.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08

Max Goodman, board of coun-
ty auditors employee and former
chief of the sheriff departments
civil division.
Patrolman Alfred E. Farrell
of the Detroit Police Depart
ment, former county detective.
Charles Swales, former chief
deputy sheriff.
Herbert F. Rumler, former
deputy sheriff.
Eddie Way and Joseph Semet-
ko, defendants in the county
graft trial.
Ahmed Abass and Charles
Muradian.
Fred Freedman, former coun-
ty detective and q board OF
auditors employee when ar
rested.
The indictments were issued
on charges that the defendants
and 10 co-conspirators sought
to obstruct justice through fail
ure to enforce laws against COM
mercial gambling and vice.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
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Kingdom Come" seven church
es in the city will cooperate in
presenting program which
will begin at 1870 p. m. on Feb.
%, according to Mrs. Charles
Stark, president of the executive
board of officers.
The seven churches, and their
officers, engaging in the pro-
gram are the following: Grace
Episcopal church, Mrs. Frank
Pringnitz; First Presbyterian
church, Mrs. Oscar Dennison;
First Methodist church, Mrs.
Hugh Neale; First Baptist
church, Mrs. Clyde Sines; Zion
Evangelical church, Mrs. Craze
Mallast; and two colored chur-
ches, the Turner Chapel, Mrs.
D. N. Mial, and the Morning
Star, Mrs. H. w. Irby.
Speaker on the program will
be Mrs. Lucille Hayward, of the
Baptist church. Mrs. Walter
Tiffin will be the organist.
Preceding the afternoon pre-.
gram, at 11:15 a. m, a business
meeting will be held at the par
ish house of the Grace Evangel-
ical church. Coffee and tea
will be served. Each attendant
is requested to bring her own
lunch.
Final plans for the program
were laid at a meeting of the
executive board yesterday at
ternoon at the home of Mrs.
Charles Stark.
The public is cordially invit-
ed to attend the observance.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
Households Up
in 40 Ouer 80

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-(R
Americas households increas-
ed 1915 per cent between 1880
and 1910, while the population
increased only IL per cent.
The census bureau explained
that while the nations total
population increased during the
decade, the size of the average
family decreased from Al to 3.8
persons. More homes or apart
ments thus became necessary.
The canvassers listed 1885,
500 dwelling units" in the Unit
ed States. Of these 1884, 016
were vacant and for sale or rent.
Summer homes and other plac-
es vacant only for seasonal reaS-
ons were not counted as vacan-
cies. Vacancies generally were
more numerous in rural than In
urban territories, and higher
along the east and west coasts
than in the middle west and
south.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
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was H. v. Sattley & company,
representing four separate COR
porations, with a total interest
bid of $70,733.21 up to 1853.
Their bid was $1,378.73 lower
than the highest bid entered.
Anthony Richie, 50, OF Wash
inston, pleaded guilty TO a
charge of driving en- automobile
while under the influence Of In
toxicants before Justice of the
Peace Donald j. Parent yester-
day afternoon and was assessed
Z fine Of $50 and term Of 10
days In the county Jail. His IL
cense was revoked for one year.
Richie was arrested BY State
Police yestQyday afternoon, -
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
ri(;sh Private Soldier
Carries Empires Future
ceaeludins Article Of Series
Shows New Role He Plays

Rasher. "Give me my Enfield
rifle and ammunition and I'll
blow 'em to hell and gone"
But he is, after all, much more
than q rifleman. Clark has learn
ed how to decontaminate himself
in case q foe uses mustard gas,
how to make cover until only the
rifle barrel shows, how scienti-
fically to rush" machine-gun,
how to follow tanks in attack,
how to dig a trench that won't
give way under shell fire, how
to move silently in the dim dawn.
On the parade ground he still
does the manual Of arms and
drill by three's he learned as q
rookie. Grudgingly he will admit
marching together makes you
used to it all, makes you obey
orders quicker when someone
trying to get you a ceremon-
ial parade makes you feel pretty
good"
From textbook and practice
he has learned why certain COM
mands are given, how to take
care of himself IL wounded until
he reaches q dressing station,
how to distinguish German air
craft and various types of gases.
All this has been taught to
him since that bright Sunday in
August, 1899, when he kissed his
wife and "Nipper" goodbye and
marched to war.
To amuse him, the army brings
musical comedy stars and movies
to his camp. helps Clark and his
pals organize their own shows.
Books are there, and the British
army does . surprising amount
Of reading.
Clark's opinion of his officers
is high. He cannot forget that,
although Captain Blank is a
terror about clean kits" the
same captain carried rifleman
Smith out Of range Of German
fire at Audenarde.
Lots of them didn't know
much when we started, but then,
hell, who did? They know a lot
more now. says Clark.
What's the fighting for?
"Well," says Clark, II don't
know about this talk about de-
mocracy and all. But when I left
home in 1899 / had q nice flat
and something to 60 on.
Nov theswife's living in the
country with the kid-bombed
but. That's what ! want to end,
people like us being pushed
+. around"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
This Thing Called Love
Opens Sunday at Jewel

This Thing Called Love" pre-
sents Rosalind as a young bride
who, in all the wisdom of her
modern world, decides that it
would be far better if she and
her new husband discover
whether they can share the same
house for three months before
they attempt to share the same
room. And Douglas, the unhappy
bridegroom, is involved in mil
lion-dollar business deal with a
wealthy South American who
believes a large family is an
indication of his associates hon
esty and good intentions!
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
Aid Bill
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Ohio) Immediately objected and
leaders went into a conference
on the floor to decide the next
step.
The unexpected limitation
proposal was made yesterday
by Bloom-and quickly accept
ed by the House-in order to
ward off a demand of Rep. Ia
Der (R-NY) for a $5OO.000,0 900
maximum on disposition of de-
Tense material either on hand
or covered by current appro-
priations.
Its adoption, at the close of
a day in which all opposition
amendments were beaten down,
left up for decision at an unus-
ual Saturday session these other
suggested major changes in the
bill:
/. An amendment by Rep.
Wadsworth (R-NY) to limit the
total aid to Great Britain to
$1,000, 100000 of army and
navy material.
2. A demand by Rep. Fish
(R-NY) to prohibit the use of
American ports by belligerent
warships.
3. A substitute for the admin
istration plan, by Rep. Eaton
(R-NJ). to lend $4,000, 000, 900
to Britain, if collateral was
available, for the purchase OF
American war supplies.
On the Senate side of the
capitol, the Foreign Relations
Committee hes ard testimony
from former Gov. ALI M. Lam
don of Kansas, the 1886 Repub-
lican presidential nominee, to
testify on the measure. Wendell
l.. Willie, the 1910 Republican
presidential nominee Is sche-
duled to testify Monday.
In the House, administration
forces expected to gal ma num-
Der of Republican votes for the
bill by their action in limiting
the present defense material
which could be turned over to
Britain or other countries. The
proposal, as adopted on q roar
ing voice vote, read:
"The value of defense articles
disposed of in any way under
authority of this paragraph, and
procured from funds heretofore
appropriated, shall not exceed
10 per cent of the total amount
appropriated for defense articles
during the fiscal year ending
June 8, 1941."
Speaker Rayburn told the
House, and Taber agreed later,
that the 10 per cent would be
between $1,000, 900, 900 and ST.
800, 100000. The limitation, 1t
appeared, would not apply to
any material produced with
funds which Congress might
vote after July 1, the beginning
of the next fiscal year.
The amendment, Democratic
leaders explained, was designed
to meet opposition arguments
that the president might give
away all the navy or air force
under the authority granted In
the bill.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
Army Probes
Air Crashes
Institutes Study
Of Sofety Records

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1R
The deaths Of at least 81 army
fliers in airplane accidents In
less than two months has prompt
the air corps to undertake m In
tensive study of safety records
and crash-prevention measures.
Issuance of q detailed STATE
ment of these records, which
heretofore have been held sec-
ret, was reported today to be
under consideration by corps Of
ficials as q means of support
ing their contention that al
though the number Of accidents
has increased with expansion 81
the air corps the ratio Of fatal
ties to hours flown actually has
tended downward.
A dozen naval filters also have
been killed since mid-Decem-
Der, but Navy department Of.
ficials said the rate of accidents
was not abnormal.
In two months, more army
filters have met death than for
entire recent 12>month periods.
For the period 1937-39, the av-
erage number of fatalities annu-
ally from student and service
training" which officials said
included all operations, was ap-
proximately %.
The air corps now is several
times larger than it was during
that period, however. At pres.
ent it includes more than 5000
officers, 1000 flying cadets and
$4,000 enlisted men.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
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around a cabbage patch where
the pay off was to take place.
The extortionist appeared,
grabbed a package containing
worthless paper and fled up a
gulley. The night was dark and
rainy and the extortionist slip
ped through the ring of police.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08

MountCIemens
High Notes

SPEAKER
Mr.. Macy Watkins Of the Ma
comb County Trust company
spoke to the special speech class
on personality. Mr.. Watkins de-
scribed the various kinds Of per-
sonalities, namely positive, mega
tive, neutral, and the repulsive.
To have a well developed per-
sonality you must be agreeable,
imaginative, possess. common
sense, have a good goal, be cour-
ageous, and determined. Mr..
Watkins outlined the essentials
Of personality which are to have
ability, reliability, energy and
be able to apply himself to
every task. In order to develop
4 better personality Mr.. Watkins
said you must be able to resog-
nize your faults, be well inform
ed and to above all be natural.
Mr.. Watkins ended the speech
with several stories of famous
men who had outstanding per-
sonalities. It was very inter-
esting speech and was greatly
enjoyed by the entire class.
BALLET
The Olga Fricker dancing
school teacher is interested in
starting q class in beginning bal
let for older girls and teachers.
Anyone who is interested is to
see Miss Ayers the speech teach
er sometime on Monday.
MIRROR MEETING
There will be an important
Mirror meeting Monday at 4 in
Room 10. All reporters and
members of the staff re request
ed to be there.
LIBRARY
Students are requested to wait
until the Librarians stamp the
date of return Of the book on the
card. This will assure the student
the credit of having returned the
book and avoids all mistakes.
=
JUNIOR HI-LIGHTS STAFF
There will be a meeting of the
Junior Hi-Lights Staff Monday
during first hour in room 1914.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08

4 RDIIOB'g NOTE: This DIES
~ te1ue1oa of . typical British
s So11aaf concludes . series OF
800 daily stories on Brit
aolnAs reyitallsed army, writ
4 - ~ Drew Middleton Tor the
4 uoelsl news service and The
Daily 1rsnitor.)
~ DREW MIDDLETON
snLONDON-(Cable Correspon-
dence Of the Special News Ser
Vice)-The most important man
In Britain today Is neither Prime
Ministor Winston Churchill nor
tie Imperial Staff Commander,
Lieut.. Gen. Sir John G. Dill, but
rrivote 'sThomas Atkins" who
expecte some day to pit his wits,
cos1raae and strength against the
1nannbars Of 0ermany's powerful
military machine.
s'Tcmmie" Is . vastly different
falIow from Kipling's friend, or
TIE men who fought in Flanders
during the World War.
What kind Of . man Is tom
mie.'' who makes up the 1873 d.
visions OF Britain's home force?
Our ''Tommie Atkins" is
Ralph Clark-called "Rasher"
81 his friends because he loves
bacon.
Until, August 1899, he was a
elefk IN 4 London wine store
where he made 81 q week-af-
terfive years at the Job.
10 the officers he is not pri-
vato Clark but rifleman Clark
IN : rifle regiment famous since
Queen Victoria was a girl. Rifle
man Clark il Is, married, and
The father OF son.
In training and ability he is
the product of one Of the most
extensive military educational
schemes In Britain's history-the
reiuvsnation Of m army grown
old and fat on victories won in
1918.
Clark u Up ut 5:45 am, dress
"a IN sloppy but comfortable bat
lie dress. From Observation-Disclosures
q BID @ he'd enjoy were he still
. civilian until dinner time he
studies the art Of war.
y FOR Clark II not just q rifle
MN. IN the army where an in
&nnfryman must be ~ able a
techniciAn @ the artilleryman Of
1914, he has learned how to han
,dla automatic rifles, tommy guns,
0rGn guns and grenades.
x ueGpite this, Clark Is still .
III smons Not heeaaaae ha- can't
sho1Sdle new weapa1S, but ~
: cause twenty pound An d - His
}fetne md long hours shooting
have made him the top rifleman
IA his company.
g ~Ah, these parachute troops
! md tommy guns and such!" says
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
Youth

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charge of reckless driving before
Justice of the Peace Donald ].
Parent this morning and was as
sessed fine Of $50 with an
alternative Of 10 days In the
county jail. His drivers license
was revoked for q period Of two
months.
The accident occurred shortly
before 2:3O o'clock.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
GLAD TIDINGS

LINCOLN, Neb. - A caller at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bert Foulke asked, rs this the
property you rent from Char
lotte Alexander, or her estate"
When they said, "Yes," the
man told them:
1T belongs to you now"
Before her death last month
Miss Alexander decided the
homes they occupied to seven
of her tenants.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
Resident
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Funeral services will be held
from the residence Monday at
8 a. m. under the direction of
the LaCroix & Groesbeck Fu-
neral Home, and at 10 a. m. from
st. Peters church, Rev. Alfred
Hebert officiating. Prayers will
be held at the residence Sunday
at 8 p. m. Burial will be at the
Catholic cemetery.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08
War


ed over Britain during the night
and London had its 18th quiet
night in the last 10.
The capture of many new
troops, whose retreat had been
cut off south of Bengasi, was re-
ported by British headquarters
in Cairo. Operations were "pro-
ceeding satisfactorily" head
quarters said
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08

Doctor apple sauce by adding
some apricots, prunes or peaches,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08

Sweet potatoes were cultiva-
ted in ancient China.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-08

JUNIOR HI-LIGHTS STAFF
There will be a meeting of the
Junior Hi-Lights Staff Monday
during first hour in room 124.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-01
q Others Hurt

-Four others we're injured in the
GalcShurg crash.
Those killed were riding In
young Woods car. police reported
II struck an auto driven by Oliver
II. Archer Of Kalamazoo and then
crashed into a third car driven by
r. j. OS'rout, Battle Creek con-
tractor. OuStrour. Archer and Two
Of his passengers suffered minor
injuries
The Wood car went up in flames
The young people. all students
~ Kalamazoo High School. started
for A dance IN Battle Creek but
Tor some reason had turned around
and were headed back for kala-
mazoO al the time Of The accident.
The tragedy occurred on US-12
and blocked heavy holiday traffic
for several miles.
Ar PhillipSburg, y. J.. late
Saturday. Mrs Ann Drobner OF
1850 Prairie avenue. Detroit. a
passenger IN a car. was killed in a
collision between the car and a
truck. Another passenger was
also killed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-01
Dickinson May Run

Former Gov. Luren H. DiCkn-
son plans 20 celebrate his eighty
fourth brrt7ray az governor OF
Michigan
lie visits The capital al least
three times a week. telling or huge
crowds that come 10 hear him
each time he makes public APP
poarance
He makes no attempt 10 hide
the fact that ne VIII be- a candl-
date again next year II hlS health
permits He is as strong and
healthy as ever
Dickinson blamcS President
Roosevelt for ms defeat last 40
yember Despite the fact that
WilIklc carried tho state. tho aged
politician contends ho lost only
because Roosevelt brouCh, out
the liberal vote
Election ot COnErcS Sman-af-
large next year WIl be q new eN-
pcrience for Michigan voters
Principally hccauSe Waync
County Is entitled 10 the now
Michigan district. Tho COP ma
lorlty killed the bill which would
have rcapportioned representation
IN The metropolitan area
They used as their excuse how
ever tho remote possibility that
Congress may strip Michigan Of
is new district before next cleo
ton, despite 1910 census figures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-01
Bomb Detroit
Army, Navy Planes viii
ShoWer Pamphlets

Mass formations Of army and
navy planes over Detroit. Monday
noon. Will bomb the city with
pamphlets Of the United Service
Organizations for National De-
Tense IN the opening OF the CAM
paign 10 obtain service clubs for
military posts, II was announced
Saturday
Detroit will be one Of tho 16
cities over which demonstrations
Of military flying Will be given
The L. s O. campaign seeks "a
raise $10.765 900 10 establish 500
service cubs
At the Crosse Isle naval reserve
base il was announced that Lieut..
Commands r C. Young viii COM
mand the flight of navy planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-01
MlCrea Brands
Jury as Illegal

Charging that the jury which
convicted him was illegally Sc
lected, former Prosecutor Duncan
c. McCrea, Saturday, filed a mo-
ton in Circuit Court to set aside
his conviction and obtain a new
trial.
McCrea. sentenced four 10 FIVE
years and fined $1,000 after con-
victiOn on a grand jury charge of
gambling graft charged that the
-ttfrs commission, instead Of select
Ing the panel itself, delegated its
authority 10 Clarence Shaw. CONF
mission secretary. He also alleged
that the slips containing HE
names OF prospective jurors were
made out by Shaw instead Of the
county clerk, as the Statute pro-
vides.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-01
Mayor Endorses


A proclamation urging all citi-
zenS 10 contribute 10 the campaign
Of the United Service Organization
in Detroit was issued Saturday by
Mayor Edward J. JeffrieS Jr.
The campaign opens Tuesday
with a Detroit quota OF S4500O0
and a national goal of Sl0,765. 900.
Funds will be used TO operate
service clubs for soldiers and sail
ors in communities adjacent. 10
training centers and defense work
ers in communities near defense
production areas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-01
Only TWo Choices

They could do one Of two things.
They could approve a balanced
budget and a crippled children
law and thus glorify Van Wag-
oner'S handling Of the Legislature.
Or they could unbalance the
budget, and kill the measure for
a better administration of the care
OF sick children, and Try TO dodge
responsibility.
Republican Chairman Leslie e.
Butler. we'll knowing that Cover
nor Dickinson treatment Of Grip
pied children was a major factor
in the party's defeat last Novem-
Der. was in a cold sweat.
He advised going along with
Van Wagner. But the members
refused. Deliberately, the finance
committees Of the House and Sen
ate raised nearly every budget
item during the last few hours Of
the session. embarking on spend
ing program designed purposeiy to
create new deficit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-01
Death of l, Injury of 3
In Race Crash PrObed

ALGONAC. May 31-An inves-
tigation was launched today by
Sheriff Farris Lucas of st. Clair
County and the prosecutors office
into the death Of Robert +. Halla-
brin. 81, Of 9308 Central avenue,
Detroit, and the injury 10 three
other spectators of hobo race
at the Algonac Speedway.
Hallabrin was killed and Jack
Dean. pa, Of fcrndafc;;- Edward
Schmidt. 60. of Ferndale. and
Glenn Van Desand, u. of Birming-
ham were injured when two of the
racing cars collided and one
crashed into spectators lined along
the infield Of the track.
Dean and Van Desande were