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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
Roosevelt 10 Delay
Court Appointment

WASHINGTON. March H.
tINS)-The vacancy on the United
States Supreme Court caused by
the retirement of Associate Jus
tice J. c. McReynolds will not be
filled in the near future. President
Roosevelt declared today. II has
been assumed that the Chief Elk.
ecutive intended to put Senator
James F. Byrnes CD of South
Carolina on the bench. Mr.. Roose-
velt's statement was interpreted
TO mean that he desired the pres
ence Of Byrnes. recognized White
House spokesman. on the Senate
floor until after the 81, 000, 0O0, 900
British aid appropriation has been
passed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
.d|kouts Tie Up
"A Parking Lots

A strike Of parking lot attend
ants al II downtown lots was be-
gun this morning, Mardy Polaner
organizer of the Parking Lot At
PENDANTS Local 2232l tAFL). said
About 30 employees are affected
and all the lots will be picketed
during the day, depending upon
the time they are handling their
peak loads.
Polaner said the strike was
called because the three compa-
MES involved refused to negotiate
a contract. asking for a 40-cent
an hour minimum and a nine-hour
six-day week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
Boy. Z, Slips in Front
OF Car, Saves Himself

A 12-year-old boy probably saved
his own life today when. slipping in
front of moving auto. he grabbed
the bumper of the car as il started
TO pass over him and hung on until
the driver stopped the car. The
boy is Fred SchmitZ of 1923 In
verneSs avenue. While eros 'ng the
street at Inverness and Puritan
avenues on his way to the FitZ-
gerald School. Fred lodged one
auto. hut fell in front of the Sec
ond driven by Jack Town, 25, of
1887 Linwood avenue. Fred was
treated at BEDFORD Receiving Hos
pital for bruises and released.
Town was not held.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12

Wood violet the girls
complexion" says Joan Dean. Page 13.
"A strike which indirectly involves the lives and convenience
Of potentially 100000 which
veniences and dresses
the bounds employerempoye dispute Dorothy
Thompson. Page %
Until people along I'll take Tales
about the Frank MacDone Memorial Fund hockey
player and his Page 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
Two Million Tons
Sunk, Nazis Say
International New. Service Cable

BERLIN. March 12.-Britain
lost 2037.000 tons of merchant
shipping between November. 1910,
and February, 1871. the German
high command announced today.
OF this amount l,524,00 tons
were sunk by the German navy
and $4,000 tons were sunk by the
air force. it was stated.
In addition, German planes
heavily damaged us merchant
vessels. the announcement said.
These figures do not include
British losses caused by German
mines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
Southern Vacation
Planned by Roosevelt

WASHINGTON. March 12.-
UNS)-President Roosevelt indi-
Gated today he may take brief
southern vacation, but said that
no date had been set He told his
press conference that he has been
chained to his desk almost con-
stantly since January l and is still
bothered with the effects of a cold.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
Snowbound Pupils Rescued

SCRANTON, Pa. March r.
(INS)-Forty students on 4
Greenfield Township school bus
today were rescued by a snowploW
crew after being marooned five
hours when their vehicle became
lodged in a snowdrift. Another
school bus at Scott Township was
stranded two hours as the region
was buried under six inches OF
snow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
Actor WdIIy Beery
Courtinq Rich Widow

HOLLYWOOD. March 12.-
1NS)-Wallace Beery was blush
ing like a schoolboy today. lie
let il be known that he was
counting Mrs. Lorecn Bunum
Robinson, wealthy Long Beach
widow, and daughter of a depart
ment store magnate.
I'll ask her every day." he
said. until she gives me the
right answer"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
Armory Fire Probed

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March
l2.-QNS)-Utah National Guard
officials today were conducting an
investigation into fire that swept
the roof and upper stories OF. the
old S125,000 Salt Lake City
armory. forcing 300 officers and
men to flee TO the streets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
TWO HUGE CRATERs

OF the three bombs that hit the
palace grounds, il was disclosed.
two dug huge craters in the palace
forecourt.
The third damaged the North
Gate Lodge. ~shattering the gate
pillars and fatally injuring a po-
iiceman. The lodge-keep r and his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
International New. s.rvIe. Cabl.

International New. Service Gable
LONDON, March y. - Hard
boiled Anzac warriors-like those
who smashed the Italians in Lybya
have now arrived in the Middle
East. ready to make a stand
against any Nazi drive through
Greece or Turkey, the government
indicated today.
"C0ntingents of the Australian,
Imperial and New Zealand ex-
peditiOnary forces which left
England for duty In another
theater OF war arrived safely in
the Middle East some time ago."
From Greece. meantime, news
OF tremendous Importance to the
coming stages of the war caused
optimism to rise sharply in London.
EXPECT NEW BLOW
Reports from Athens indicated
a smashing new war effort can be
expected from that quarter within
the next AZ hours. But just what
form this will take was regarded
for the time being as secret mill
tary information.
(For obvious military reasons.
British sources refrained from
comment on persistent reports
that a huge British army is be-
ing landed at Piraeus. the port
of Athens. in preparation for an
Anglo-Greek offensive. Prime
Minister Churchill recently Of
fered TO send an expeditionary
force to Greece, and since that
time the exact disposition and
whereabouts of Gen. Sir Archi-
bald Wavell's North African
army have been unknown.
italian newspapers frequently
have reported British landings in
Greece Virginia Gayda, Pre-
mier Mussolini's spokesman. re-
Gently said that 10000 Canadians
had disembarked at Salonika.)
All Balkan reports confirmed
indications that Britain
now has placed full responsibility
for freedom of the Balkans in the
laps of the YugoSlavian and Turk
ish governments.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
Farley Sought
In Defense
Strike Here
Third union enters Ford dis
pute ................ Page 8
COP acts TO kill Van Wag-
oner's labor bills -. Page 8

An attempt is being made today
TO resume negotiations between
officials of the Federal Motor
Truck Company and representa-
tives of the UAW-CIO in an effort
to settle the strike which is tying
up a S5,0OO,000 defense order for
army trucks.
Negotiations were suspended
yesterday when the union insisted
on a union shop and company
officials SAID they would make no
further concessions 10 the union
other than those guaranteed by
the National Labor Relations Act.
T. r. Lippard. president Of the
company, and Albert f. Meder.
company attorney. said the COM
pany is willing TO negotiate with
the union as a collective bargain
ing agency and also TO put in a
wage increase of from three to five
cents an hour.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
ORDERED OFF JOB

Four millwrights. members of
the International Association of
MachinlstS. have bee ordered off
the job by the Building Trades
Council.
Ed Thai head Of the Building
T'ades Council. said he would ask
the Chrysler Corporation today
which union should be assigned
the work The rival union has
agreed TO submit the dispute TO a
referee.
A strike threat by the United
Mine Workers tCIO) at the Penn
sylvania Salt Companys plant at
Wyandotte was averted Yesterday
Both parties agreed to abide ny
an NLRB election TO be held as
soon as possible.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
BAN CLOSED SHOP

The company will not consent
10 a union or closed shop" Lip
pard said. I'VE will attend any
negotiation meetings, but our
stand will remain unaltered on
this point"
Richard T Leonard UAW-CIO
West Side director. said:
'It Is our belief that the issues
involved I'm this controversy are
not the real reasons why the
company Is interested in pro-
longing this dispute. The union
stands ready to resume negotia-
tions Immediately"
Federal Conclliator James +.
Dewey and State Labor Board
Mediator Edward NJ. Owen today
were endeavoring TO settle the
Steel strike. which started
Monday when LOO UAW-CIO
quit work after wage
increase demands were refused by
the company. =
The Midland strike is holding up
delivery of steel side rails used in
of army trucks by
General Motors Corporation.
No settlement has been reached
in the jurisdictional disputes be-
tween two ALL Unions at the
Tank Arsenal, Van Dyke
and Eleven-Mile roads.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
Raj attacks Kiel Canal, Page 2
Axis raids Suez. Gibraltar as
British bomb TripOli Page 2
By JAMES f. BROWN

Int1 News Service stan Correspondent
LONDON, March II. - Three
German bombs fell on the grounds
of Buckingham Palace here during
recent Nazi raid. causing consid-
cradle damage. il was announced
officially today.
King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth we're not in residence at
the palace when the bombs fell.
II was the second time since the
German "blitZ" attacks began that
the palace grounds were hit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
IN THE
NEWS

nHExICO CITY Is one of the
W most attractive cities In the
world.
IL II also one OF the fastest
growing cities In the world.
Tho climate OF the city Is de-
lightful.
1t Il never unpleasantly cold
and the heat of Summer Is re-
Iieved by cooling showers.
Tho Mexican people like the
Spring, Summer and Autumn sea-
sons best. but the people of the
United States generally flock to
Mexico during the Winter months,
because it is such q joyous relief
from tho cold weather of the
North.
January, February, March and
even April arc generally the most
disagreeable months OF the year
In the colder regions OF the United
States.
In Mexico City they are exceed
ingIy agreeable.
Climate Is building Mexico City,
very largely rs 1t built Los An
Eeles.
Most people are sun worship
pers.
They follow the genial rays OF
that life giving orb.
And why not:
We greet the Spring.
We delight In the first warm
days Of the year.
We welcome the arrival of the
flowers.
We are happy In the bright sun
light under the blue skies.
We have been bereft Of all these
charms Of life during the cold
Winter.
We are glad when the Spring
brings them back TO US again.
Well, then. II We like Spring
why not go where Spring ever
abides-where the air Is warm and
tho skies are blue-where the
flowers are blooming.
Days are dark and dreary In the
cold North In Winter.
IT is but natural that many peo-
pie should desire to exchange
the chill of Winter for the thrill
Of continual Spring.
But the altitude,' say I
non. at uiH affect my
heart"
Well, to begin with. your col
umnist Is prepared to give odds
of 100 to ! that there Is nothing
the matter with your heart.
You may work too hard trying
TO make enough money TO sup
port the politicians.
You may have q certain nerv-
Gus exhaustion after worrying
over the 81 varieties OF taxes your
free-handed government imposes
upon you.
Your heart may give a hop. skip
and n jump when you read Of the
continually rising national debt
and realize that you good hard
working folks will have TO pay II.
But you have not really got
heart trouble.
You have just got work and
worry trouble.
Come down TO Mexico where
people take things a little easier
and where q dollar goes q little
further and where the sun shines
n little brighter and life Is calmer
and happier.
This altitude stuff II mostly
Imagination anyhow.
MANY years ago your columnist
1Vx thought he had heart trouble.
He probably had Welsh rarebit
trouble or something of that kind.
Anyhow he was on a train going
TO the Grand Canyon and woke up
In the middle Of the night.
His heart was pounding.
The train was standing still.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12

Map Snoring HoU
.Nazis Hare EncircIcd
i"gOsfacia Page o
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
MENACE CAPITAL

Meeting virtually no opposition,
British troops driving north
through Italian Somaliland are
within $50 miles of Adds Ababa.
the capital of Ethiopia, it was an
nounced today.
Covering over 600 miles in
something like two weeks from
Mogadiscio in Italian Somaliland.
these British forces reached Gagha
Bur two days ago. Since driving
across the Juba River from Italian
Somaliland to invade Abyssinia.
this single British column has cap
tured $1,000 Italians. it was
claimed.
Other British columns are driv-
ing into Ethiopia from four other
directions. One column driving
south from Lake Tana is within
$50 miles of Adds Ababa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
House Ready
To Start on
Tax Bill
New-type United States planes
strengthen Raj Page !
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
Init News Service stan Corresponde.s

BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
Init News Service stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March IL
With Congress awaiting his ST..
100000 British aid request,
Roosevelt today sum.
moned his so-called thigh com.
mand' for a White House confer
ence, as House leaders announced
they would start work on a new
tax bill April l to help finance the
huge program.
Developments were:
1-Mr. Roosevelt spent the
L morning clOseted with
Budget Director Harold X.
Smith, getting his letter to
Speaker Rayburn ready TO be
read to the House formally re-
questing the $1,000, 000, 900 APP
preparation.
O-The President called Sccre-
- tary Of State Hull, Secre-
tary OF Treasury Morgenthau,
Secretary of War Stimson, Act.
ing Secretary of Navy Forrcstal,
Gen. George c. Marshall, army
chief of staff; Rear Admiral
Robert IngersolI, acting chief Of
naval operations, and Smith.
C-Chairman Doughton (D) Of
- North Carolina, Of the
House ways and means commit
tee (Which originates all taxing
legislation), N n d that
hearings would commence April
l on q new tax bill expected to
boost federal levies at least
81, 0O0, 200, 900 annually, possibly
as much as $1,000, 5000
1-Democratic leaders pre-
dicted Congress would pass
Mr.. Roosevelt's requested ST.
0O,0O0,O00 British aid appropri-
alton within two weeks, despite
indications that the size of tho
request might precipitate . Bit
ter battle.
In requesting the high COM
mand" to confer with him, the
President. according to the White
II ouse, planned to go over his
plans in detail with the cabinet
officers and defense officers who
will testify on the appropriations
request before the House appropri-
elton committee starting tomorrow
Hull is slated TO be the first wit.
ness.
WAIT TAX REPORT
Doughton, in announcing hfs
plans to start tax hearings, said.
The time Is approaching to
begin work on q tax bill. We
probably will make . start tho.
last of this month.
First we want to await the
result Of March Is inco--c tax
collections to find out how tho
tax yield Is running. It Ii likely
that a conference between men,
bers OF Congress and the Presi-
dent and treasury officials will
be sought soon"
The S7.000.000.OO0 request
fC..Ns-..~I - NJ ~ r. a.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
Gibraltar.
TripOli
Bombed
International N.~. s...is. Cali.

CAIRO, March PA violent
Royal Air Force bombing raid on
Tripoli during which harbor build
ings and shipping were attacked,
was officially announced today
shortly after authorities revealed
new Axis assaults on the Suez
Canal and Gibraltar.
While lone plane attacked
Gibraltar. Italian and German
craft raided the Suez Canal area,
and dropped bombs near Raj air.
dromes but no damage or casual
ties were caused at either spot,
according to an official statement.
On the land. the British Empire
claimed further advances.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
British Blow
In Greece
Awaited

Greeks advance In Albania
............... Page 3
YugOslavia holds out for friend
ship pact ............P Page 8
Hitler may mediate Sino-Jap
war, Won Wiegand cables -
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Page 6
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
ROOSEVELT CALLS AID PARL EY
Buckingham Grounds,
Lodge Hit by Bombs

wife had taken shelter within the
palace and were not hurt.
Authorities also permitted reve-
fation today that during a recent
Nazi raid on the South Wales port
OF Cardiff, st. David's Cathed- Il.
the Blind Institute and the Royal
lnfirmary were damaged.
"a AREAS BOMBED
Latest information received in
London this morning said "a sep
arate localities were bombed last
night and that concentrated at
lacks were made on three towns.
Many persons were buried under
the debris of their homes in one
northwestern town, which expert
enced its most sustained raid in
months.
"a Berlin announcemei said
German night raiders success
fully attacked detectives Bir-
mingham and also at a port on
the southeast English ast.)
An official British al ounce-
ment said three bombers had been
DESTROYED.
In addition il was believed a
fourth German Heinkel raider had
been shot down in Scotland during
the night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12

M ANY years ago your columnist
lvx thought he had heart trouble
He probably had Welsh rarebit
trouble or something of that kind
Anyhow he was on a train going
10 the Grand Canyon and woke uT
In the middle Of the night.
His heart was pounding.
The train was standing still.
He rang for the porter and
gasped:
"Porter: Get me a little
brandy or something
quick. My heart can't stand
the high Gltitude-of the
Grand Canyon.
Mister man" said the
porter, "dey amt no brandy
and deg amt no altitude
and deg amt no Grand Can
(Contiuued nm Newt paCe FOL o.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-12
U. s. as NaZi Nemesis
Baruch Says Modified American Industry Aiding
Britain Spells Disaster for Htier's Dreams
By KINGSBURY SMITH

Int New. service stan Correspondent
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-02-20
MISCELLANEOUS

SEE LEO REICHERT for your
next insurance policy. Only
the best accredited companies
represented. Auto, Fire, House
hold, Windstorm, Liability Insur-
ance that insures. Leo Reichert
Insurance Agency, 256 Woods
Avenue, Phone 28733. d 81 tt
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-02-20
YMCA Board
Members Elect
Officers for Year

The February meeting of the
YMCA Board of Directors, held
Friday noon, Feb. IA, at the
association building, recorded
several important program
events.
Officers were elected to serve
the $500 members of the YMCA
for the coming year. DR.. j. w.
Barker was reelected as presi-
dent; J. Riley Speck was named
first vice president; G. d. Rank
in was elected second vice pres
ident; C. K. Roof was named Sec
retary, and K. |. Dickerson was
elected to the position of treas
urer. The election was con-
Quoted by F. C. Boyd, chairman
of the election committee.
The new constitution was Off
cially adopted and becomes the
law governing the association.
The constitution was drafted
over period of the past six
months by a committee led by
E. ]. Randolph, with Rev. A.
Dale Fiers, c. K. Roof, George
Evans, and Champe J. Stoakes
assisting. Seven newly elected
members to the Board of Di-
rectors were officially inducted,
as were the new officers, by
John A. Sessions, association
executive of the Ohio Area
Council of the YMCA's.
Elected to serve on the board
for three years were Frank
Spencer, J. Oscar Juch, G. D.
Rankin, Rev. H. F. Wonder,
Ralph Woltjen, F. C. Boyd, and
Robert Flory.
Roy A. Cochran reported on
the January program of the
YMCA, calling special attention
to the new golf driving range,
proposed educational tours for
the coming summer, newly or
ganized women's executive COM
mittee, the steadily advancing
program of renovation in the
dormitory, and the successful
Gath annual. dinner meeting.
G. d. Rankin, reporting as
chairman of the finance COM
mittee, stated the January ex-
penses were considerably under
expenses of a year ago and that
income remained about the same.
Rev. Harold F. Wonder, chair
man of the YMCA public rela-
tions committee, described the
YMCA program for the men of
Camp Shelby being conducted in
the nearby city of Hattiesburg,
Miss. He pointed out that the
YMCA secretary had coordinat-
ed the services of the churches,
schools, and the YMCA in Hat
tiesburg to serve the thousands
of Ohio young men already at
Camp Shelby with a recreation
al and cultural program when
they are on camp leave. Twen-
ty-five men were in attendance
at the meeting, the largest
board attendance for several
months.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-02-20

Hammond farm for G. A. DAVIS
and Allen Wiley.
Mrs. VIM. Nethers is serving
on the petit jury.
The roads in this vicinity are
in very bad condition.
Mrs. Albert Biggs called on
Mrs. Theodore Parker, Monday.
Kenneth Maharg is working
for Elmer Lothers.
The young people will have
charge of the church service
Sunday night at the Pleasa%
View church.
The Wilkin Run Grange will
meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock
with special program.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-02-20
WILKINS RUN

The Wilkin Run Grange was
asked to attend church at Rocky
Fork Thursday night and were
we'll represented. Rev. VIM. Hunt
is the Evangelist.
Several from this community
attended church at Rocky Fork
Sunday night.
Jackie Miller visited his faith
er, John Miller, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Nesbit
who have been staying with the
formers uncle, Mr.. Roy Nesbit
and family, have moved to New
ark.
Kenneth Wilkin called on his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wilkin of Blue Jay road Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Mary Nesbit is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Davis and her aunt, Mrs. Allie
Bercher, of East Main street,
Newark.
Messrs. Russell Mortimer,
Kenneth Wilkin, Clarence Hol-
ler, Arthur Hughes, Charles Hol-
Ter and Jake Nethers were call
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-02-20
First NJ. E. Team
To Witness Ohio
Michigan Game

The boys basketball team Of
the First Methodist church will
witness the basketball game at
Columbus, Saturday, Mar. l be-
tween Ohio State university and
Michigan, as guests of the Rec
reation program at First Church
it has been announced by Eu-
gene Thomas, director of rec
reation.
1t is the aim of the athletic
department to give each team
special trip during the season
and efforts are also made to let
the boys see a big college game.
The entire squad of players,
coaches, and student managers
will make the trip.
A banquet honoring the team
will be held on Monday evening,
March 10th, honoring the boys.
The squad at First Church
has as it's members: Larry Lake,
captain, Bob Offenbaker, Jim
Humphries, Bob Price, Don Cass,
Bill Heckelman, Frank Valen-
tine, Dick Backenstos, Bob Back
enstos, Jack Burkham, William
Anderson, Bill Eckert, Harry
Gutridge and Dick Hearl.
Intramural Program
An intramural gym program
of athletics for both boys and
girls got underway with the
completion of the current bas-
ketball season last week at
First Church. 1t includes
volleyball, badminton, tennis,
handball, tumbling, exercises,
track, softball and all social
games. Recreation department
officials wish to make it known
that no race, religion, or creed
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-02-20

ming a trip west this summer.
Guests of the Y's Mems club
were Sheldon Keinath, Newark
Trust company.
Next Monday night the Y's
Men will observe the second an
niversary of the founding of the
club. A fore-runner of the pres
ent organization was a club in
1924 unde, the leadership of Ro-
bert Evans of the May-Fiebeger
company and William l.. Greis-
er, general secretary of the as
sociation at that time. Many of
these former club members will
be guests next Monday.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-02-20

FOR SALE

FOR SALE-5 room house, 305
S. Williams street, next to
Moundbuilders State Park. Not
modern. Lot 45x150 fit. Fred
Atherton, phone 47711. j % + Ii
FOR SALE: Old style buffet IN
good condition. Cheap.-Mrs.
M. A. Farquhar, 238 Everett
avenue. J3O-F6,lo