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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05

bill Doomed
Without Curbs
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL
Init News service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. June 5.-The
draft-property bill cannot pass
Congress in its present sweeping
form. Senator Walter F. George
of Georgia. acting Democratic
leader. said today as the Senate
military affairs committee con-
sidered holding secret hearings on
the measure.
Georges statement foil We d
widespread protests against the
legislation. which gives the Presl-
dent authority TO requisition prop
erty of any kind including bank
accounts if disable for defense
purposes.
At the same time Senator Robert
REYNOLDS CD Of North Carolina,
chairman of the military affairs
committee. declared that he would
demand full, open hearings. his
declaration followed reports that
the administration might ash
secret hearings. =.
George suggested a time limi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
Pomp Revived
10 Bury Kaiser
International New. ser,,e. Csbl.

BERLIN. June 5.-The pomp or
imperial Germany will be revived
for a brief moment on Monday
when former Kaiser Wilhelm III is
buried at Doom. the retreat IN
Holland where he lived in exile
for % years.
On his journey TO the grave. the
body OF the one-time war lord,
who ended his life chopping wood
at Doom, will be accompanied by
select group of the "old guard
and generals wearing the spiked
helmets and military panoply OF
the imperial Reich.
/ According 10 funeral arrange
ments announced today. the group
Of generals Will be headed by 9Z-
year-old Field Marshal August
won Mackensen, who was invited
to attend the funeral by the ex-
kaiser's eldest son. former Crown
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
ANOTHER CRITIC

Senator Quincy (R) Of South
Dakota. member of the committee.
declared that the reported plan OF
forcing secret hearings on the bill
cant be put over.
The Senate military affairs COM
mittee was to act on the question
of holding hearings either today
or tomorrow.
Rep. Andrew May CD OF Ken
lucky, chairman of the House
military affairs committee. planned
to lay the measure before his COM
mittee next Tuesday. May declared
that public hearings will be held If
the committee decides TO consider
the measure.
Senator Tobey (R) OF New
Hampshire asserted that he al
ready is receiving a deluge OF
letters protesting against the bill
as a plunge into dictatorship.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
IQuits Draft Job
In Reuther Huff

Ashley Beck, vice chairman of
drart board AZ, resigned today be-
cause Walter Reuther, General
Motors organizational director for
the UAW-CIO. was placed in Class
ga by the appelS board, revers-
ing the decision Of Reuther's local
board. No. 81.
Reuther was placed in Class
la, subject to immediate call for
induction, by board 81. Reuther S
deferment had been asked by X:
J. Thomas, union president, and
Uhilip Murray. Go president, on
grounds Reuther was essential TO
the rearmament program as Ia
Dor consultant for the Office OF
Production Management.
Board 81 turned down this APP
peal and also decided that Reuth-
er's wife. May. was not a depend
emf, because she is employed as
his secretary.
But appeals board No. 3 re-
classified Reuther ruling that ms
wife was a dependent.
In his letter of resignation
Beck. who is also supreme com
lmander of the Military Order Of
the Cootie, an organization OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. stated
1T has been u pleasure 10
have served draft board ~ since
its inception, but due TO the re-
cent action taken by the appeal
board in the case of Walter
Reuther In making a decision
which was contrary to the one
advised by the draft board, L
find, cannot conscientiously
act on the board any longer"
Beck is an employe OF the For
Motor COmDanV
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
Woodruff AssaiIS
Property Seizure
Times stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 8
Power to seize private property
as proposed in legislation pend
ing before Congress was con-
demned by Rep. Roy o. Wood
ruff (R). of Michigan, in the
House today as unnecessary,
unprecedented and screen be-
hand which the President could
set up a dictatorship.
This Is an attempt at a revo-
luton" he declared. This Is an
attempt TO set aside the Ameri-
can way of government and OF
life"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
Heads Campus Police

LANSING, June ). = Albert
Daniels, a senior in police admin
istration at Michigan State Col
lege, has been named patrolman in
charge of the campus force. The
appointment was made by J. A.
Hannah, college secretary, and
Richard w. Rogers, East Lansing
police chief. Daniels receives his
degree this month.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
100 Ciivi|iansDie
In Axis Air Blow
AT Alexandra
InternalIonM Sow. ssr,Ice cabIe


CAIRO, June ). - Germanys
first blows in the new battle Of
the Middle East were revealed to-
day.
More than 100 civilians were re-
ported killed in a heavy Axis air
raid on the Egyptian port of Alex
andria last night.
"a London broadcast said
also that "French-type" planes
manned by Germans bombed
Amman, capital of Transfer
DANA, in reprisal for yesterdays
Raj bombing of the Shell Com
pany oil depot at Beirut in
SYRIA
These developments led to the
belief that a major Anglo-Germar
blowup is inesc apa b lie, with
French-mandated Syria at stake
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05

witness to Larry Davidow.' former
attorney for the United Automo-
bile Workers Union when 1t was
headed by Homer Martin.
The witness, Elmer Mackie, had
testified he was offered a life
time Job if he would sign paper
for Herbert Trout, a Ford fore
man, in connection with his 1887
testimony at a labor board hear
ing. Mackie was one of % men
fired at Ford's who were ordered
reinstated on the grounds their
dismissal was for union activity.
BEFORE RETURNING
The offer Of a job, he testified,
was made before he was put back
to work by labor board order.
Mackie testified he had given
a statement alleging the job offer
to Davidow. Under further ques-
tioning. Mackie said he did not
know what had happened TO the
statement copy.
Sugar asked Capizzi If he had
a copy.
"Do you have one?" Capizzi
retorted.
I'll answer II you WILL" Sugar
said. He went on: II don't have
copy. now do you:"
Eyes," Capizzi said. at was
turned over to me while this
witness was on the stand and
l have not had an opportunity
10 study it."
Later, Capizzi refused to dis
close where he had obtained the
statement. At his home, Davidow
said he did not know how the
union statement had come into
possession of the Ford attorney
when I ceased being attor-
ney for the JAW" he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
PITTSBURGH Flood Fear Dies

PITTSBURGH, June 5.-lINSJ
fears abated in the Pitts
burgh district today as fair
weather and a bright sun fol-
lowed a 36-hour downpour that
sent swollen rivers over their
banks into lowland areas, causing
considerable suffering, at least two
deaths and the usual storm havoc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
SPECIAL CRETE COURTS

BERLIN, June 5.-QNS)-Spe-
cial military courts were set up in
Crete today to study cases OF
maltreatment of German soldiers
by civilian "snipers" as well as the
regular soldiers of the British
army.
1t was indicated that stern
punishment will be meted out to
"snipers" and British troops found
guilty of torturing Nazi soldiers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
Portugal Adds
To Azores Force
International New. ser,Iee CabIe

LISBON. Portugal. June 3
Another contingent OF fully
Portuguese troops was en-
route to the Azores Islands today
to reinforce the garrison there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
Nick Kenny's Mother Dies

MONROE. n. Y. June s.
0NS) - Mrs. Josephine Kenny
mother of Nick Kenny, radio edi-
tor of the New York Daily Mirror
died at her Summer home here
at the age of "a after a two
months illness.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
BRITISH MAsSING

Military observers predicted an
explosion as large contingents OF
the British imperial army, COM
manded by Gen. Sir Archibald
Wavell. were reported massed on
the borders of Palestine and Trans
iordania for a drive 10 the north.
These troops included veteran
Australians and New Zealanders
many of whom fought in North
Africa. Greece and Crete.
Confronting them, according Il
reliable reports, was at least one
full German division, plus Other
French effec tives now under
orders from Vichy to defend Syria
against any attack.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
Ford Service Man Tells
Of Framing Union Workers
Witness Sworn
In Early, Put
Under Guard

4 Ford service man today teSti-
fled before the NLRB that he was
assigned TO get rid OF union men
in 1887 by discovering them in
violation Of company rules and
that falling he would frame vio-
lations 10 Justify dismissal.
The witness, William AlbeIt
Stlnson. was guarded overnight
hv the unusual precaution of be-
INC sworn in is hours before he
was called 10 the stand. lie u
testifying in the hearing INTO
espinace charges against the Ford
Motor Company brought by the
NLRB.
Stinson said:
I'VE would meet daily In the
first aid room with men from
NoryaI Marlett's office Marlett
was previously on the stand as
an ex-labor investigator for
Ford) and would be given a list
Of badge numbers and told we
were to get rid of those fellows
to get them out of the build
ing.
TELLS OF FRAMING
"The foreman would point out
the men whose numbers we had.
We would stand around ana
watch for him 10 violate some
rule-safety, lettering, oh, va
rious ways.
III we found him doing none
of those we would frame him In
some way. We always hau
something on them before they
were fired"
Stinson said he is still employee
BY the company but did not say II
what capacity. He said he haC
worked in the Rouge plant since
1916. when he started as water
boy on construction OF the building
HE IDENTIFIES
He identified Jack Mason. The
wrestling referee: Pat Selancey
Everett Moore. a service man, ant
Bruce Turrell, first government
witness against Ford, as amont
those with whom he worked Oh
labor spying. He said he wa
assigned TO investigate workers II
the pressed steel plant.
Stinson was called yesterda.
by Harold A. Cranefield, boar'
attorney. just as Trial Examine
Horace Ruckel was about 10 al
iourn for the day.
ct would like TO have this Wit
ness sworn" Cranefeld said,
"but do not ask to continue the
hearing by questioning him at
this time"
JAIL PENALTY ANSWER
Inquiries about the procedur
were answered with the inforlna
ton that a Jail penalty is provide
for anyone tampering with a W.T.
ness sworn in a labor board hear
ing.
Another unexplained develop
ment of the hearing was the 40
mission of /. A. Capizzi. For
attorney. that he was IN poseSslo
of a sworn statement alleging 1T
timidation given by a prevlou
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05

and elimination of authority to
take over property permanently
as amendments. He said. however
that some broad authority must
be granted TO halt strikes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
The Weather

The sun viii set At SOB p. m. today.
and rise tomorrow A. i'a7 m
The moon rises today ~ 5-SA ?. m
and sets tomorrow al 2.57 a. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28
HUNTING SEASON
TO OPEN MONDAY
CANE WARDEN HEc1TEs
REGULATIONS GOVERN
ING OPERATIONS

Listed IN tne regulations gov
erning the dove hunting season
which opens Monday S Z ban on
scattering grain directly or IN
directly to entice birds for shoot
ing
Earle Green, federal and state
game warden. FASTENED to add
that he Was very much pleased
with the craftsmanship display
ed BY hunters IN this area last
season.
The season for dove shooting
viii extend from December /
through January 10
Hunters are asked to observe
the following regulations: Shoot
Ing hours, sunrise to sunset; daily
bag limit, IL; shotgun must not
have capacity Of more than three
shells in magazine and chamber
combined. balance must be def
inftely plugged.
No rifles must be used Hunt
er must carry hunting license On
person.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28
DISMSSES CASE
CITING HIEEER
COUNTY SOLICITOR sALKs
1T PROSECUTING CASE rs
CRIMINAL COURT

County Solicitor Allan 3.
cleare. Jr.. baked TINS morning At
prosecuting cases involving auio-
mobile mufflers.
The attorneys declaration was
evoked during the trial Of J0hnnie
Hampton charged with operating
. car with an Illegal mufEer-
Addressing Judge William Y
A1bury. who was presiding. CiezTx
asserted that he xrin henrrfsrEs
refuse 70 Tile infornna1snus un
smuffier cases unless the peTsun
charged with violatinn : Gz&en
at least IS hours natiee.
Tn these DAYS spfnn fseufll& S.
busy On defense wDrk arc Aefa
are prs0rities On such ilana4 a.
rnuffIers. ! think i s rezsunaniE
to give simple warning e Euo1nE-
ISIS who have detective n<flEezz
declared the county soIieiEux
Judge Albury agreed ard am-
missed the charge aEainsi EAp-
ton
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28
SECRET SERVICE
INCREASES GUARD
OVER PRESIDENT
PLAN rrscERpRlNrrae OF
ALL HELP AT BANouETs
AND OTHER PLACES At
TENDED By ROOSEVELT
ny sAeK sIIxxErr
m Fearare serries writer

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2s-The
L. S Secret Service IS slowly
Tightening the net of protection
around President Roosevelt as
America becomes more and more
involved In the tragic world Sit
uation-
The latest development IS the
fingerprinting Of all the hired
help at every banquet or public
gathering the President attends
First hint Of the new order came
when the President made MS
Navy Day speech at the Mayflow-
er Hotel A week before, Col Ed
mund ". Starting. chief Of the
White House Secret Sereice de-
pail. and his staff moved ii - giSe
the employees a thorough going
over, including questioning and
fingerprinting.
This not only applied 70 the no
tells regular help but all the 'spe-
Gals called IN for the big ban
quet.
A week later. when the Presi-
dent accepted his annual invita-
ton to the National Press Club
Presidents dinner. the Secret
Service showed up Immediately
TO fingerprint the entire staff and
made arrangements 20 have al
extra walters. bus-boys, and cap
tains appear for the routine sew
eral days before the party comes
off
The Willard Hotel. which
houses several floors of the British
Purchasing Commission and fre-
quently takes care of distin-
gslished visitors had been through
the ordeal before the 1IayfloweE
or the Press club. The secrecy
with which the fingerprinting IS
being done prevented the story
from leaking out
Even now, the Secret Service
viii not discuss this latest de-
velopment in guarding the Presi-
dent. but it is known that among
themselves. they are pretty
pleased with the results.
In the first place. the capital
wholesale fingerprinting h a.
Continued on Page Six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28
Congressional Committees
Urge Legislation Against I'll
Strikes Hindering Defense
M Associated rrcssl

day as the Railroad Brotherhood
ordered all its members to stand
ready for a walkout.
President Roosevelt alarmed by
the tension. sought to avert dras-
tic action BY the railroad union by
announcing that fresh facts have
come to light and intimated that
a satisfactory arrangement might
be reached soon.
Meanwhile 200 A. F. Of L tug
men tied-up shipping on the Great
Lakes because of an alleged firing
Of one union member Only NIL
waukee remained unaffected by
the strike.
A federal conciliator was rushed
to Buffalo to avert strike at the
Bell Aircraft factory where union
employees set a deadline for sun
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28

In the cratic war on North African sands
Axis and British armies have taken turns chas-
ing each other.
4 Amid fanfare. italian general GrazianTs le-
gions pushed off toward Suez in September
$50 aater tee screening summer sun had cooled
sufficiently for MS soldiers 10 hold Their rifle bar
reis The troops begged down al Sid Barrani
Esypt
q Then British General Waven pulled his spec
& taeulaT counter push and sent the Italians hot
.ssofing back several hundred niles into Llbva
Tar past Bengasi 70 z AEheiia
2 80 completely Gid the Italians seem to be
- crushed that Britain transferred many Of her
esert fighters 10 the Battle Of Greece last spring
Meanwhile tie Germans were slipping thousands
sent the few Britons htzstling back toward Egypt
A garrison Of British empire troops MANAGED 10
hang On 70 encircled Tobruk
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28
circus ENJOYS
Big BUSINESS
OVER SIX MILLION PERSONS
ATTEND PERFORMANCES
DURING SEASON


SARASOTA. Nov. Is (FNS).-
Saddened by the loss Of eleven
elephants. Ringing Brothers and
Barnum & Baily Circus rolled
into winter quarters here last
weekend
Circus officials reported the
most successful season IN the
shows history and stated that
over SIX million persons attend
ed performances during the time
the show was On the road.
The Royal American Shows.
which returned to winter quar-
tiers in Tampa, report a similar
successful season. and II IS free
y predicted that Florida fairs.
festivals and carnivals VIII show
to record breaking crowds this
season due 70 there beng more
money IN circulation and 4
greater demand On the part of
the public for high-elass enter
tainment
Commenting on the Florida
outlook. General Manager P T.
Strieder Of the Florida State
Fair. on his return from a tour
Of state fairs throughout the
country. said: i has been the
greatest fair year IN the nations
history Capacity crowds flood
ed every fair ground and ali out
door attractions and events re-
port banner seasons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28
WEAVER FILES
DECLARATION In
HIS LIBEL SUIT
SUING RlvERos roR TWEEN
TY THOUSAND DOLLARS
CHANCES INJURY TO Hls
REPUTATION


Thomas A Weaver. business
agent Of local laborers union, has
filed his declaration in a $40. 600
Libel suit against Ernest Agusto
Rivero and John Anthony Rivero.
operators OF the Broadway Mar
kea
Weaver's declaration. IN which
he charges he was injured to the
extent Of $4,000 through a state
ment made by the Riveros and
printed N The Citizen. followed a
similar suit against the paper for
$4,000
The declaration, fled By
weayer's attorney. william v.
AIbury. sets forth.
The plaintiff has been greatly
injured n bis good name, credit
reputation and business and
brought into public scandal and
disgrace and has beea Stunned
and IS Stunned by divers persons,
MS business ruined; and he has
been and is otherwise injured to
the damage Of the plaintiff Of the
sim Of 500 600
Continuing, the declaration
states the Riyero brothers. did
unlawfully combine. eonSpire
confederate and agree each with
the ether to compose and publish
a certain false. scandalous. mali
cious and defamatory libel
The two suits are the outgrowth
of a statement made By John RI
zero that Weaver offered 70 with.
draw union pickets from the mar.
ket If he we're paid $500
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28
IN
COLORED CASE

A mistrial was declared late
this afternoon when the jury
Judging the case OF Melvin Al
bury. colored. charged with at
tempting to murder his common
law wife. was unable TO agree on
a verdict.
Maggie Haverly AIbury. the
first witness for the county in
the case which opened this
morning, testified that her hus-
band assaulted her and that as
a result she was confined in the
Marine hospital for three weeks.
She displayed wounds on her
abdomen. hands and head and
claimed on the witness stand
that she hadn't realized she was
woundeG until she recovered con-
sciousness in tie hospital
Albury, after the alleged as
sault. gave himself up at the
sheriffs office. saying he had
killed his wife.
When the jury was unable to
reach a decision Judge William
v. Albury declared mistrial
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28

4 Came summer Of 1871 and another truce Re-
4 Gently as the sands began cooling both sides
showed signs Of feveTish preparations for some
thing Brit0ns struck first last week. sped 90 miles
to the Tobruk region where they eased the pres
sure On their beieaguered colleagues
One obvious motive for the British move is TO
strengthen her hold on her lifeline across the
Mediterranean Another possible reason IS that
General WeyEand's resignation from the French
Norta African command may fCreshadow Ger
man move 70 take over control of French colonies
A British drive % French North Africa might
head off such move
Sill another possible explanation Is that Britain
fears Germany may try 70 crash down through
the Near East from the Caucasus 70 Suez this
winter BY the current move the British are Try
ing 70 make sure that Adolf HiIer won't be able
10 work his famous squeeze technique on Suez by
launching simultaneous drive rom Libya-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28
Drawing Up Application
Toward Securing Fund To
Extend Inland Waterway

Local efforts TO secure federal
money for deepening Of the inland
waterway from Bahia Honda 10
Key West have reached the point
where a detailed, pro lorna spph-
cation is being prepared for sub
mission TO the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress, S. c.
Singleton, chamber Of commerce
secretary, revealed today.
Singleton said the application
for the project is being drawn by
Melvin Russell, chamber Of COM
merce member, and Charles S.
Taylor, member of the chamber
board, at the express request Of
Ohio Congressman Robert Sea-
crest, chairman of the rivers and
harbors resolution committee.
Deepening of the inland chan
mel to seven feet, q project which
it is believed here would cost IN
the neighborh0od Of $1,000. 600,
was approved tentatively both by
the rivers and harbors body and
the National Deeper Waterways
association, both of which held
conventions early this month at
Miami
Singleton. who has aided IN the
campaign 70 secure the inland wa
terwap for number Of years. said
the seven foot depth was agreed
upon as the minimum in which
barges could operate safely.
Should the project be carried cut,
II is assumed efforts would be
made to have Il deepened further
at the end OF the national erner-
gency.
Naval and army men here have
approved the channel as q defense
project, and il has been pointed
out that Il would furnish 2 safe
and virtually indestructble route
for the transportation Of supplies
TO this CITY on barges. = regard
the channel as at least one-half as
important as the highway.
Singleton declared TODAY.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28

NEW YORK, Nov z8.-The tide
Of battle shifted hourly al along
the bloody 2.0o0-mile Russian
front as the Red army refused to
give way before Killers grand
offensive
Moscow admitted IN its com
munioue released this noon that
II was sin m grave danger even
though its troops recaptured seven
villages IN severe counter al
tacks.
German mechanical columns
drove q deep wedge east Of Ka-
Inin but paid dearly ii heavy
losses. according to radic report
from the Red capital
Alter several DAYS silence from
both the Nazi and Red high com
mands on the battle IN Southern
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28

SHINGTON. Nov 2S.-As
rouble aared on the labor
today. congressional COM
accelerated their efforts
ssH up legislation curling
mich threaten the de-
gram.
hate judiciary sub-com-
r. eroved the Connolly bin
vita ewes the government the
Pc ssize plants and fac
d by the determine
ton eress to act on legisIa-
tioa ng labor, CIO Presl-
den' Murray rushed here
todd .end his organization.
a ali railroad employees
who parslyze the defense
effort & as a possibility to-