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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
5 Men Rescued
In Boat Blast

Five men were rescued from
Lake ST. Clair Saturday after
noon when their 33-foot speedboat
exploded and sank about a mile
and half off the Crosse Pointe
Yacht Club.
The rescue, after the men had
foated for half an hour in their
life-belts. was made by DR.. E.
r. Garvin OF Toledo. o., who came
upon the scene in his cruiser.
None Of the men was seriously
hurt, although one suffered slight
bruises when hit by a piece OF
flying deck planking.
Rescued were Arthur Dowell. "a
skipper of the boat. of 419 Lins-
dale avenue; Stewart Fleming, IS
nephew of Council President John
w. Smith. of 100 st. Clair avenue:
Kenneth Roberts. 81. of 1873 Third
avenue; Ben Topping. 30, of 1907
Lemay avenue. and Marvin
Schmidt, 30, of 1856 Tennessee
avenue.
Fleming, who was struck in the
face by a piece of wood, said the
boat suddenly exploded and burned
rapidly, sinking in few minutes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Beirut Report

fFrenCh resistance centered
in the Jebel-El-Kelb region. ac-
cording 10 a Beirut announce
ment. Australian progress on the
coast was denied Vichy also re-
vealed that coastal batteries and
air bombers replied 10 British
naval Smelling of the Lebanon
coast
Berlin announced that sew
eral waves OF German planes
dropped explosive and incendi-
airy bombs on Alexandria, Egypt.
Friday night. and caused numer-
Gus fires in the British naval
base there
Free French troops successfully
held a Nichy counter-attack in the
Jebel-El-Kelb area. There IN,
Allies improved their positions
Mouaddaniye.
In the Wadi Zeini area on Tho
right flank Of the front, Suweids
was bombed by the Raj and the
Vichy garrison there was reported
surrounded by pro-Ally Druse
natives.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
3-Ddy Siege
Ends; Allies
In Damascus
BY w. r. SAPPHIRE
init News service stan Correspondent

CAIRO, June 2l.-Their guns
suddenly silenced as the Vichy-
French Withdrew 10 new defense
lines 10 the north, British i'm
perisl forces tonight marched into
Damascus with only the triumphal
skirl Of bagpipes TO mark the end
OF furious three-day siege.
AS the British strobe into the
Syrian capital and raised the
Union Jack over its minarets, an
Australian column on the coast
reached a point only is miles
south OF Beirut. aided by inceSsant
Smelling by off-shore British naval
units.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Beirut Confirms Fall

"a Reuters dispatch from Cairo
received IN London quoted British
reconnaissance reports as stating
that the French governor. Gen
Henri Dentz. had thrown the full
force of the Vichy army into the
battle, including It's entire tank
forces.
(Another Reuters report. from
Vichy, estimated the Imperial
army and Free French forces al
between $4,000 and 10000 troops
and the Vichy forces at about
50.000.l
Beirut. capital OF the Le-
want provinces. confirmed the
evacuation Of Damascus by the
French and its subsequent occu-
patton by the British.
On other fronts, the British, adj
mitted. the defenders still were
strong counter attacks
over wide areas. and a heavy en-
gagement was under way in bis
tering heat in the khirbe area
only two miles from the Palestine
panhandle"
General DeniZ has ordered
his troops TO withdraw toward
Beirut. a London broadcast
picked UP I'M New York by NBc
tonight saidv London added
that this was confirmed by re-
ports from British scout fliers.
who saw heavy transports NOV
ing toward BeirutD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Using Ncw Bombs

Britain's newest and fastest
fighter planes were thrown into
the combat, and this morning the
thunder Of explosions. from the
French coast indicated that the
Raj is using some of its new
high powered bombs.
Aircraft destruction scared TO-
wards a new peak. too. The ar
ministry said 30 Nazi planes were
shot down during the melee over
the channel Saturday
Berlin reported that p Brit
ish planes were destroyed over
the channel and French coast.
Little damage in Nazi-occupied
territory was acknowledged
Might of Athe British all-o"t
now in its eleventh 1av,
added strength TO the belief that
the British are concentrating on
breaking up a German invasion
attempt, regarded by many as
London went without even mi
alert during the night as the Raj
kept up its attack. After a wide
stretch of the French coast vas
rocked with bombs during day
light, the. first night raiders 1p-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Longest Day
Week End Drivers Also
Promised Hot Sun

Deiroiicrs Saturday had the long
est day of the year eFi which te
start on a weekend tour, and
promise that the weather will be
fair and warm (ninetyiSh) and sur
roads almost entirely free
of detours.
Summer began officially al 3:3i
p. m. Saturday - when the sun
reached its farthest northern point
and il has also begun in fact
since Sunday the weatherman
said. viii be fair with the mercury
reaching 90 The prediction eX-
tends 10 surrounding states also.
The Automobile Club OF Michi-
gan reported all main roads clear
in Michigan. and almost entirely so
in Indiana. Ohio and Illinois.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Gets Defense job

The latter will handle personnel
and supply. The combat command
is to. be charged with directing
United States aerial defense. train
ing and tactics as prescribed by
chief of the army air forces"
In explaining the reorganiza-
ton. which still failed TO meet de-
mands for an independent army
and navy air force, Stimson said:
"a separate independent air
force cannot operate effectively
unless there Is a single supreme
general staff In which authority
over the army, navy and air
forces. are fully vested. Such q
supreme war staff does not exist
In this country"
Senator Reynolds CD. North
Carolina. chairman of the Senate
military affairs committee. said.
however. that he was not COM
pletely satisfied with the war de-
partment move and intended TO
hold hearings In the near future
on a bill by Senator McCarran
Cd. Nevada. TO establish a conn
pletely separate air arm. Slim
son declared that such complete
independence is still a controver-
sial advantage and had only par
TALLY proved itself effective in
foreign countries. citing Italy and
France as examples of inefficiency.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Sea Diver Fails
To Reach Sub
PORTSMOUTH. ". H. June q


Efforts by deep sea diver TO
descend 440 feet TO the floor OF
the Atlantic. where the submarine
90 lies with its crew Of 33. failed
tonight as a congressional inveSti-
cation of the seaworthiness of the
old submersible was promised.
Especially equipped with a
helum helmet and other devices for
the descent TO such tremendous
depths-a distance never before
attempted under such circum-
stances 49, George Croker. navy
diver, got down only $40 feet At
this level he experienced consider
able difficulty breathing. despite
the oXygen-helium mixture being
pumped to him. and was forced TO
abandon his effort 10 reach the o.
year-old craft which apparently
has been crushed by the terrific
pressure.
While preparations were being
made TO send another diver down.
II was virtually conceded that the
chances Of his reaching the sub
marine-are slim. In fact. Secre-
tary of Navy Frank Knox ac-
knowledged that the members of
the crew are dead and indicated
the hopelessnesS of salvage efforts.
He stated that il the divers
establish definitely that life does
not linger aboard the 90 salvage
efforts probably will be diScon-
tlnued and some form nj
tfuneraD service" will be con
Quoted az the disaster scene, Is
miles east of Portsmouth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Nab 6 Men, Woman
In I GAMING Raids

Six men and the wife OF one
Of them were being held by police
over the weekend. having been
arrested in two raids on alleged
bookies at 1858 Clements avenue
and 1871 Duane avenue.
At the first place, police say.
they found 10 telephones, betting
slips and $500 in cash. At the
other Joseph Gluck, AZ. and his
wife Olga. 80. were charged with
maintaining and operating a gam
bling establishment. Telephones
were found that supplied service
TO six other bookies, police say.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
70 From canaan
Arrive in New York

NEW YORK, June 2l.-INS)--
Requested by the state depart
ment not 10 talk. rs survivors OF
the Egyptian steamship Zamzam,
sunk by German raider on April
IL in the South Atlantic. arrived
at New York today on the Por-
tugueSe liner Mouzinho
The Mouzinho brought in ia
passengers, all Of them refugees
except TIE canaan survivors.
There were Ill children aboard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
La Haore to Belgium

Swarms Of British planes Satur-
day blasted areas from lie Havre
TO Belgium and all day loud explo-
sions could be heard from the
French. coast, in what witnesses
said was one OF the largest not
the largest - mass attacks ever
carried out by the Raj.
Last night, it was believed, the
British were carrying on their
ceaseless raids on the Ruhr and
other bustling industrial districts
of the Reich. which have beer
pounded for 10 consecutive nights
The flying fleets. in their ,swoops
on the French coast. were concen.
trating largely on air bases. in the
expectation that some German at
tack could be expected soon.
The well-informed air cor
Of the London Times
said that the Raj recently has
been operating with four times the
number OF bombers over German
territory that the Nazis ever sent
10 Britain.
He wrote also that 1000 Nazi
planes now are massed on the
Russian frontier, while the luft-
waffe's bomber strength in France
was still placed at LOO.
During the Today raids about
30 enemy aircraft were reported
shot down.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

In parallel move. Washington
re iecied German accusations that
American consular officers in Ger
man-controlled countries were
guilty of actively aiding British
espionage.
The warning 10 Germany was
made by the state department
through a wholly unprecedented
diplomatic medium which under
lined this government s attitude
toward the Reich.
Instead Of sending protest to
Germany over. the sinking of the
Robin Moor, the state department
delivered a copy of President
Roosevelt's congressional message
10 the German embassy.
Mr.. RooseveltS message 10 Con-
greSs on the torpedoing of the
Robin Moor fully and forcefully
states the United States attitude
towards Germanys action, the
state department explained.
In his message the President
branded Germany AN interna-
tional outlaw" asserted the sink
ing was an act of piracy, and
declared:
THE government OF the
United States holds Germany
responsible for the outrageous
and indefensible sinking Of the
Robin Moor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Dues tc Be Deducted

Union dues OF 81 per month will
be dedtHtcd from the pay en-
velopes of $1,000 Ford workers i'm
mediately and eventually 100000
n month viii be paid 10 the union
By Ford workers alone
The union shop is a further goal
and President Murray predicted
that il would be universally
adopted before the end of the
year"
The advanced terms OF the
agreement. signed in Washington
Friday afternoon. came as n stun
ming surprise and demonstrated a
complete reversal in the Ford
Labor. poiicV
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Congressmen Label
Michigan Anti War
Not Even Billions in Arms Orders
Shake Opposition, They Say
BY THEODORE A. HUNTLEY
Tims. staff Correspondent

viction either az to the attitude
of the state and country or the
correctness OF his own position as
an American senator.
Across the line in Indiana it's
the same Story-only more so.
There. the anti-war sentiment ap-
pears even more unanimous.
And from Indiana west. through
the Mississippi Valley and 0ut 10
the Rockies and beyond, the Clarks
and Wheelers and NyeS and Hiram
JohnSons and Adamses and others
thunder against war in the sure
knowledge that they have their
own states as well as substantial
volume of American public opinion
with them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

Current prices in Detroit on
standard brands Of passenger car
tires for the four most popular
sizes as reported by large dealer
are as follows:
For the smallest. 475-19. Sf9j
each; for the 6.00-16, the most
popular size. S6.66 10 5000: for
the 650-l6, $685. 10 $l295 and
for the large 700-l6. $l365 10
S1490.
These figures are the average
retail price the dealer explained.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

WASHfN GToN, June 2f.=
Whatever folks in Michigan may
think about other things, their
representatives in Congress arc
convinced they don't want war.
Both senator's and most mem
bers of the House from Michigan
cling 10 this conviction. Not even
the billion dollars in war orders
and the certainty that a shooting
war" would mean more have
weakened the states opposition 10
the war trend. in their opinion. II
they seem 10 feel that
anti-war sentiment grows as the
shooting war comes closer.
~ c Congressman Woodruff OF
Bay City puts il:
II tell you the people don1
want the United States TO
into the war. " they had q
chance 60 vote on n. not 10 per
cent Of them would vote for war.
And they're afraid tha man IN
the white House IL going 10 get
us into H."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Walk Road to War

Yet Washington walks the road
10 war as surely as these states
and these men oppose il and try
TO hold IL back. The broad. straight
road that "leadeth 10 destruction"
has as its rnilepoStS scores ~
official acts and official ststeniruts
eliminating in the stripping of the
armed forces Of the United States
10 feed the gods of war in Europe
and Asia
From all over the country come
reports Of army camps without
planes, tanks. modern machine
guns. artillery or other equipment
comparable 10 that in everyday
use in all other parts Of the world.
and the chief stock IN trade Of
modern armies elsewhere. II is
known they are coming off assem-
bly, lines and from arms and mu-
nitions and plane plants in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
400 Ford Stewards
Protest JAW Pact;
Workers. OK. Due
Shop Bosses Hit
Slash in Their
Numbers

Ford employees will meet Sun
day for the ratification--confi-
IDENTIFY predicted by UAW-CIO Of
ficials-of the history-making con-
tract between the company and
the union while one employe group
prepared 10 battle against IL.
The workers are 10 meet at ]
p. m. in the State Fair Coliseum
10 pass judgment on the contract,
already agreed to by Union officers
and company executives.
Only one obstacle appeared in
the way OF ratification Saturday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Other Fighting

On the coast. where British
naval units have been Smelling the
Vichy-French for three days. Aus
tralian forces have battered their
way yard by yard 10 Wadi FL kadi
a tiny stream that trickles down
20 the sea only is miles south OF
Beirut.
But inland, along the back
ridge where the Mount Hermon
range scars up 10 5000 feet. the
line falls rapidly away almost 10
the Palestine frontier before il
Sireaks northward again 10 the
Damascus flank
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Go the Whole Way

The company. in the words OF
Edsel Ford, president OF the COM
pany and the son of its founder.
decided 10 60 the whole way" in
dealing with the union.
While the contract In It's
present form covers only the S4.-
600 employees in the Ford Rouge
and Lincoln plants, it leaves the
way clear for the organization of
an additional $4,000 Ford work
ers in plants all over the United
States.
Edsel Ford referred 10 future
organizing when he stated that
1 he agreement would cover all
PLANTS Of tho company las they
are ORGANIZED "
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Cites British Shift

Moreover. he reviewed the
abandonment by Britain of a COM
pletely independent Raj In favor
of split authority between opera
tions over land and sea. mentions
ing that the feet air arm and the
coastal command are now under
the admiralty.
AS a further argument against
giving the air force independence,
Stimson asserted:
"A true independent air force
cannot he established unIess md
until all Its necessary honae-
keeping functions can BE- tnnEea
over and exercised by that arm.
At the present time al Of tlbeoo
functions are performed fop ~
air corps by other branches 81
the army with econornt A.
efficiency that would talso yenev
10 duplicate. Confusion and
waste Of time would result a.
~ would manIfestIy ~ Gnnnops
Gus st . time when IT, -
corps u involved IN the eru16.
est EXPANSION ever undertakon.1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

Senator Prentiss M. Brown re-
joiccd that the Presidents last
fireside talk was as moderate as II
was. sustaining his own view that
the Chief Executive would not 20
all out for conveys and other war
measures.
Senator Nandenberg. eminent
critic Of the whole war program.
has held his FIRE in recent weeks
without weakening in hN own con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Auto Tire Price
Mdximums Due

INTERNATIONAL NfWs ~frNtrf wire
WASHINGTON, June 21.-ThC
OPM announced tonight that a
price schedule for auto
mobile tires. tubes and crude and
scrap rubber will be issued soon
The announcement was made
by Leon Henderson. administrator
Of the Office of Price Admins
tration and Civilian Supply.
The statement said:
"The ceilings on tires and
tubes will apply TO both whole
sale and retail sales and will
state In effect that sellers may
not charge more than the low
est net price received ON similar
sales on June 16."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Injured in Fall From Truck

August Strohbecks 40, of 1927
Lakepoint avenue. helper on a
beer truck, is in Highland Park
General Hospital with serious in
iUries suffered when he fell from
his truck in Hardwood avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Unique Contract

However, In view OF the cSii-
mated S3000O,O00 IN pay raises
the contract viii bring, as Wen as
the union SHOP and checkoif
clauses, unique IN motor plant
4 contracts. observers believed iiif4e
'dissenting groups would not sway
the main body OF workmen from
ratification
Meanwhile. having a Ford con-
tract az last, victorious JAW
leaders Immediately started pre-
pairing n Obtain the checkoff
throughout the motor industry.
If granted il would mean that the
union would have "A steady stream
of $4,000 in dues a month pour
inc intO its treasury.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

LONDON, June 22-t Sunday
air force early today
climaxed a titanic 24-hour struggle
between hundreds of Raj and
luftwaffe planes with a powerful
new pre-dawn blow against the
French invasion coast
From dawn yesterday until this
morning one of history's greatest
aerial battles has ragged over the
English channel, with no signs OF
abatement.
Observers on the channel coast
estimated that al least 200 British
planes were engaged in daylight
fighting Saturday. with scores OF
night raiders adding 10 the record
FASTING Of the Nazi air and sea
n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Nothing Serious =

Afterwards. he issued a state
ment that the stewards meeting
represents nothing serious in the
way OF ratifying the contract" and
said that once tho terms OF the
contract arc understood fully.
Ford workers viii approve them
Fundamentally
Paul ST Marie. a minor JAW
official. said he felt the chcck-off
system. stipulated IN the contract,
was Objectionable and explained
that the complaint against thu
new number Of stewards Was
based on The belief that without
adequate shop steward supervision
IL would be- possible 10 speed up
production lines unfairly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Won't Be Inundated

"The government Of the Ger
man Reich may he assured
that the United States Will
neither be inundated nor will
II acquiesce In the plans for
world domination which the
present leaders OF Germany may
have"
Undersecretary OF State Sum
ner WelleS said today that no
other protest was needed.
Another state department
Spokesman explained later that
the seriousness of the situation in
regard 10 German policy as
epitomized by the attack on the
Robin Moor had caused the Presi-
dent 10 take the matter up directly
with Congress - the legislative
branch which has the power TO
declare war-rather than 10 re-
sort 10 diplomatic exchanges with
Germany.
Ii was pointed out that Mr..
Roosevelt said that no reliance
can be placed in the word of the
German government
A bill for indemnities will be
presented Germany for losses in
Cured in the Robin Moor torpe-
doing.
The simultaneous action against
Italy applies not only 10 its az
consulates hut 10 the Italian gov
eminent agencies.
A total of l05 Italian consular
officers and other officials Of ltal-
ian agencies are affected. All were
ordered TO leave the country by
July IS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
~ Days Of Bargaining

Signing OF tho agreement fol-
lowed II actual days of negotia-
tons which began June ? in the
Ford administrative Offices and
moved 10 Pittsburgh and finally
10 Washington
Go President Philip Murray.
JAW President r. J. Thomas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
400 Stewards Protest

This was the protest Of approx
.mateiy 400 Ford shop stewards.
FWhe met for an hour Saturday
noon in union hall an 1921 Mich
igan avenue and complained 10
Michael r. Wldman Jr., director
of the unions Ford organizing
work. that the new contract did
not provide enough shop stewards.
tUnder the previous set-up.
there were about $500 shop
stewards in the Ford plants
here, Under the ne'p contract
there will be less than 200. II is
There were shouts Of where's
the vacation with pay?" and
well vote her down in the
packed swcltering assembly hall
However. Widman told them 10
appear al the Sunday meeting and
formally lodge any protest they
cared 10 make.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Army Unifes Air Corps,
Asks Guard Be Kept On;
U.S.Ousts Italian ConsuLs
Reserve Officers
Extension Also
Requested
BY PHILIP q. REED


Init News srrNre SIAN torfesp"S"s
WASHINGTON. June n. = In
two major moves. the war depart
ment today acted TO revitaiize it,
air corps and accommodates that
national guardsmen and reserve
officers be kept on active duty
indefinitely 10 provide maximum
trained nucleus for the rapidly
expanding citizen army.
Secretary Of War Stimson ans
nounced the reorganization or ina
army air corps into single uni.
fed force. but placed the war
department on record as opposing
merger of military and naval air
arms into an independent aviation
force.
At the same time, the depart.
ment asked President Roosevelt to
request Congress for authority to
keep some $4,000 officers and
enlisted men of the national
guard. and 81 500 reserve officers
in uniform, presumably for the
duration of the emergency Under
existing law, guardsmen would be
released from active duty after
one year.
This would affect the 1891
Michigan men on active duty with
the regular army This figure
includes 400 officers and 1892
enlisted men in the national guard
at Camp Livingstone. La: Fort
Sheridan. H., and Fort Leonard
Wood. Mo-, and more than 100 OF
the states 3,400 reserve officers.
Air Staff SET Up
Reorganization of the army air
corps was disclosed by Stimson
in letters 10 the House and Senate
military affairs committees. The
reorganization consolidates the
general headquarters air force and
the air service branches of the air
corps into single organization.
This will thus combine both
combat units and service units"
Stimson said. "The entire organ
izati0n will be under a high
ranking air officer who will be
responsible only to the chief Of
STAFF of the United States Army.
Furthermore. m air staff has
been established in connection
with this new organization
Top unit In the new setup Is
10 be the army air forces"
headed by Mai. Gen. Henry II. Ar.
mold. who is pow deputy chief OF
staff for air. Under him will be
the army air force combat COM
mand and chief of the air
corpS -