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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Bandit Sips Milk
Polite Youth Who Wants No Swearing Before
the Ladies Leads a Holdup; FBI Called In

Three armed bandits, led by a
youth who drank chocolate milk
and objected 10 his companions
swearing in the presence of ladies,
today held up a restaurant at
1869 Second boulevard, lined a
postman, customers and employees
against a wall and escaped with
$500.
Because the postman. Fred
Balm of 1889 West Grand boule-
ward. was robbed while delivering
mail the holdup was a federal Of
Tense and the FBI will join with
Detroit police in seeking the
bandits.
The robbery was carried of with
touch of Wild-West atmosphere,
the bandits forcing two men and
a woman customer. two cooks. a
waitress and dishwasher 10 stand
facing a refrigerator in a rear
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13

room while they robbed each OF
small amounts.
They then took 1888 from the
cash register. the wallet of the
poStman. which contained no
money, and left after sticking a
butcher knife in the front door.
One of the cooks. James Cecil
of l29 Sibley avenue, entered the
restaurant while the robbery was
in progress.
Zone Of the bandits was
standing beside the cash reg
ister." Cecil said. "He turned to
the man beside him and told
him TO shoot me. The other man,
however, just told me TO get in
the back room with the Others"
The robbery occurred at S:25
a. M The bandits, all in their
early twenties. had sat in the
restaurant for several minutes,
drinking coffee and chocolate milk,
before pulling their guns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Called TO Washington,
Hoover Cuts Vacation

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont,
Aug. 13.-UNS)-Former PreSi-
dent Herbert Hoover today cut
short his fishing "trip in Yellow
stone National Park 10 60 by
plane 10 Washington. d. c.
Hoover said he had been called
by Washington" but refused TO
disclose who called him or why.
IIoover's fishing companions init
mated he was either preparing to
assume an important defense as
Signment or 10 confer with Re
publican congressional leaders.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Mercury Says.
To So, a Record

When the thermometer dropped
to so degrees at 6 a. m. today II
set low temperature record for
this date. The unusual cool spell
is expected 10 end within the next
"a hours, the weather bureau re-
ported.
The previous lowest temperature
for this date was 81 degrees.
registered i'm 1888.
Today's forecast calls for fair.
cool weather today and tonight.
Tomorrow will be warmer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Coroner Agrees
On S|dmer Death

Charles w Slamer, former
Dearborn police inspector and
grand jury witness. died from an
overdose of knockout drops and
sleeping tables combined with a
quantity of alcohol. it was Of
ficially deported today by Coroner
Albert A. Hughes.
Doctor Hughes official state
ment subStantiated preliminary
report made by DR. Plinn A.
Morse. pathologist at Harper Hos
pital, and shed no further light on
Slamer's death two weeks ago in
his car on a lonely road near Tren-
Ton.
DiScounting an early theory that
he was murdered, investigators
are undecided whether Slamer
committed suicide or accidently
killed himself with an overdose of
the drugs,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
State Probes Liquor Stamp Fraud
Fire Reds.
Dies Asks
President
BY GEO. BOUTWELL, BROWN
Special to TINE DETROIT TIMES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt was bluntly asked
in the House of Representatives
yesterday 10 rid the government
service in Washington of Commu-
nists, and Communist-front mem
bers.
The demand came from Rep
Martin Dies of Texas, chairman
OF the Dies committee.
1t was the opening gun in q
battle against Reds and Red sym
pathizers in the federal service,
VIII ich Dies proposes TO wage
through the processes Of complete
exposure.
NAMES 9 HIGH OFFICIALS
In his fiery attack he named
by name two high officials in the
defense set-up. whom he charged
with utilization with Communist
organizations.
Hundreds of Communists are
working here In the govern
ment," said Dies. "Our conn
mittee has lists of hunreds, In
GLIDING some In OPM and I'm tho
war department.
president Roosevelt must
clean house of the hundreds of
totalitarian agents working for
the government. Until this Is
done the President can never
prepare the country properly.
STOP DoDGING ISSUE
THE President should stop
lodging this issue and get rid
of these Communists, Fascists
and Nazis. will then have
more confidence i'm this defense
program.
I'VE must clean house. We
must get rid OF these totalitar-
ian agents who are trying to
sabotage from within"
Dies then named two high Off.
Gals. He said:
For instance, LET us con-
slider the case of Emil John
Lever, who is principal field
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Probation Officer Discharged

For making false statements re-
garding his place Of birth in a
naturalization proceeding. Steve
Hedrick. junior probation officer
of Probate Court, was discharged
by Probate Judge ID. j. Healy IT.
IL was announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Roosevelt, Churchill
Still Are 'Missinq'
By International News Service

The whereabouts Of President
Roosevelt and his yacht continued
shrouded in mystery today.
In London. government spokes-
men maintained their silence as TO
the whereabouts of Prime Minister
Churchill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13


WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Ths
navy proposes to establish the
main Atlantic base for the feet at
IViesques, on the southeast end of
Porto Rico, it was disclosed to-
day.
During testimony on a $685.
1000, 900 supplemental bill, Capt. Z.
C. Allen. representing the navy
told the Senate appropriations
lcommittee that Viesques would be
comparable to the feet base at
Pearl Harbor at Honolulu when
the program is complete.
Allen, testifying on a proposed
Expenditure of $21, $4,000 for
protected feet anchorage" ex-
Iplained that Viesques "is the only
suitable place in the Caribbean
that has enough water in 1t to
place the whole United States
fleet"
Il. The Senate was expected TO give
prompt approval to most items in
the new defense measure, already
passed by the House, when 1t
comes up for debate in the upper
chamber tomorrow.
TO PROTEST SLASH
However. Democratic leaders
predicted that there will be a con-
troversy over the appropriations
committees action in slashing
81 ,347, 100000 from the bill. Most
of the funds cut from the meas
ure were for $500 medium tanks
and 1,500 light tanks for the army.
Undersecretary of War Robert
Patterson told the appropriations
committee that the funds for the
tanks were requested because the
machines would be clearly neces-
sary in greatly increased quanti-
ties IL we moved into armed con-
Ifict."
Senator Adams CD. Colorado. In
charge of the bill. said that the
huge item for additional tanks,
lantiaircraft and antitank guns was
eliminated because it calls for
equipment In excess OF that neces-
lsary to equip the potential 5000.
GOODMAN army.
Patterson admitted that the re-
lquest for the 81, BAT ,000,0 900 was q
"departure" from the war depart
ment'S formula Of ordering equip
ment based on mobilization Of
linen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Puerto Rico
Site Can Hold
~
Entire Fleet

|LONDON-RAF raids 10 German
cities, including Berlin page ~.
|BERLIN-Soviet forces face Dun
kirk" at o dessa, Nazis claim
page 81.
MOSCOW German offensive
brought to complete halt, Rus
slams say page 81.
WASHINGTON - Petain speech
strains u. S. relations with
France page 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13

wouldn't harm any one" Rogers
said. However, worried about
my daughter while in camp and
that took the joy out Of life,"
Maj. Paul V. Engstrom, as.
sistant state director of selective
service, said that Rogers was
among 25 Michigan selectees who
have either been honorably dis
charged or are in the process OF
being discharged from the army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
VXTHEN Daniels yOun,
" subordinate, Assist
ont Sacrafarx- ~ fh,

ant Secretary of the
Navy Franklin ID. Roosevelt,
became president Of the
United States, he remembered
the high qualities of diplo-
macy and loyalty which his
former chief, Secretary Dan
iels, possessed and appointed
him to be ambassador 10
Mexico.
Ambassador Daniels en-
tered upon his important posi-
ton under the handicap OF
his unavoidable connection
with the Vera Cruz incident
lie had to live down the UNI
popularity he inherited from
Wilson's vaciIlating and irri.
tating acts.
This he has done to a most
remarkable degree.
The Mexicans at first re-
scented him.
Then they came to know
him. Then to admire and es-
TEEN him.
Now they positively love
him.
And their affection and adj
miratiOn are extended to his
charming wife.
Both of them may be said
to be, in the highest sense OF
the phrase, ambassadors eX-
traordinary of the greatest
good will.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
New Design
0rdered,H Hunt
100000 LOST
BY DON GARDNER
Time. stan Correspondent

LANSING. Aug. Is. - A two
months search for at least 200.0 0(
missing state liquor revenue
stamps having proved fruitless
members Of the state liquor com
mission took steps today 10 pre-
vent further loss OF revenue by
ordering a different type sticker
This was decided at a specia
meeting Of the commission or.
dered by Governor Van Wagner
after he heard of the mysterious
disappearance of the tax stamps
which represent from so TO 50 pei
cent OF the retail price Of each
bottle Of spirits.
RING BROKEN UP
whether the disappearance
OF the stamps has cost the state
anything. nobody knows" Conn.,
missioner James d. Dotsch said.
I'VE have no way Of knowing
II they have been used Illegally.
w Y
officers report finding bottles of
expensive liquor on which Mich
igan stamps have been pasted
over Illinois stamps.
Until Illinois increased Its
taxes, liquor was much cheaper
In Illinois. making this Illicit
trade profitable to a small ring
which has since been broken up
Commission Chairman John w
Miner said some state revenue
stamps had been lost track Of be-
cause distillers in whose hands
they were placed went out OF
business in Michigan. But loss oi
one block of 100000. serially
numbered. could not be explained
Following the commission meet
ing with the governor, issuance oil
the new stamps was announced
CHANGE IN COLOR
There will be a change I'm the
color and each stamp will have
a serial number" il read. "All
will he distributed TO vendors
from the commission offices In
Lansing.
These changes will prevent
the possibility of Illicit distribu-
ton of package liquor and serve
as an added protection for the
buying public"
Dotsch said loose practice in or.
dering the stickers from the
American Decalcomania Company
of Chicago. would be stopped. with
the commission dering the
stamps direct instead of authoriZ.
ing the company 10 send then
direct 10 diStlllerS as in the past
I'VE intend 10 call In all
available stickers at once from
all distillers," Dotsch said. AS
fast as we get new ones they
will replace the old"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13

A AMBASSADOR DAN
~ IELS has long made an
exhaustive study of the
plans of Pan-American soil
Continued on Next Page, Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13

CONTINUED on Page Six
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
IN THE
NEWS
AMBASSADOR DAN

a AMBASSADOR DAN
~ IELS has had a won
l. n derful career in politics
and an excellent educational
preparatory course in jour-
nalism.
He began life as a news
paper man, and his first ex-
perience as a publisher was
something of a failure.
This was good for him, be-
cause a m an frequently
learns by failure how NOT
to be a failure.
At any rate, Josephus Dan
iels, journalist, was subse-
quently a brilliant success,
and the young publisher be-
came a leader in the journal
ism of the South.
He was selected by Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson to be
his secretary of the navy.
As naval secretary he de-
mocratized the navy-as far
as it is possible to democra-
tie a military ARMAND was
much criticized and much
praised for doing SO.
Certainly the navy did not
suffer from his humanizing
influence.
1t Is more than ever the
pride of the nation.
TOSEPHUS DANIELS was
secretary of the navy
~ when President Wilson
vacillatingly sent the navy to
occupy Vera Cruz, and-after
the United States had griev-
Ously offended MexicO-tO
turn around and evacuate
Vera Cruz, leaving the Amer
leans in Mexico to suffer for
their nations folly.
Secretary Daniels, how
ever, had nothing TO say
about the wisdom of the
move.
He merely Loyalty took his
orders from his President.
In all probability ii the
matter had been left to his
Judgment, he never would
have occupied Vera Cruz in
the first place.
He has too much calm and
sound American judgment to
do such a stupid thing, SO Of
fensive to a neighbOriy nation
which had long been our good
friend.
Evening star., 1941-02-04
IVES FerreII' sGoIfinq
Skill Matching Old
Pitching Ability
Choice TO Again Capture
BoseboIIers' Tourney;
Brother Rick Is RivuI
By the Assoc1ated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Feb. A.
Wesley Ferrell no longer fogs the
ball past his fellow bsseballers on
the diamond, but he still has two
strikes on them when it comes to
golf.
The bespectacled former major
Lacquer, rated one of the great right
handlers of all time. is a prime IA
vorite in the 6th annual baseball
players golf tournament, starting
here Thursday.
Wes retired the Powell CroSley
Trophy by winning the tournament
three times and is cunning for a leg
on the new Sporting News Cup. He
has been skimming consistently
along the par level in practice over
Jimmy FoXXS jungle course, where
the event will be played
Joe Medwick. the Brooklyn fly
hawk. who hits the ball equally hard
with bat or driver, also has been Civ
ing par merry chase 'along with
FoxX. Lloyd Brown and Paul Waner.
Others who have been PLAYING in
the 70s in tune-ups include Roy
Cullenblne. outfelder for the ST.
Louis Browns: Rick Ferrell, catcher
for the Washington Senator's and
older brother Of Wes. and Whitley
Witt, former Yankee outfelder.
Yankees George Selkirk and
Johnny Murphy. Pitcher Paul Der
ringer Of the Cincinnati Reds and
Jack Russell, veteran relief pitcher.
now in business at nearby Clear
Evening star., 1941-02-04

letic field. Perlo and Ciango live In
the same neighborhood and attended
Macfarland Junior High together
before going on to Roosevelt. Now
in their last year there, they are the
big guns on the basket ball team
which sits atop the interhigh picture
largely through their efforts.
Statistically speaking, both are eX-
perts at hitting the net. Ciango in
Il games has scored 104 points or
an average of 8.75 while Perlo has
counted SO in II games for 9-point
average.
Tough Attack to Stop.
That's better figure than almost
any high school player can carry
game after game and the good part
about it is that each lad is a stand
out in one particular type OF scoring
play
When RoOSevelt's faSt-breaking
attack is working, as it usually is. il
is CiangO who most often gets under
the basket and makes those quick
one-handed snoWbirdS. But when
the defense has had time to form
and keep Roosevelt outside the usual
scoring zone, trust Perlo to step back
near midcourt and swish a long one
through. It's a dlSheartenlng thing
to rival coaches. Sometime they can
stop one player, but seldom two and
more often they can stop neither,
especially when its Roosevelt S
Ciango-Perlo combination they have
to battle.
Evening star., 1941-02-04
Betty Hicks Sets Pace
With 76in Seeking
Second Golf Win
MedoIist at Palm Beach
With Dorothy Gardner
Only One Stroke Back
By the Associated Press.


PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. A.
Qualifying medalist in her third
consecutive tournament, Elizabeth
Hicks of Pasadena, Calf, swung out
today in quest of her second triumph
on the winter women's golf circuit.
The hitting Californian
bucked a wind-swept drizzle yes
terday to score a 4-over-par 76 in
the Palm Beach tournament and
began her match play campaign
today.
Dorothy Gardner of Steubenville
Ohio, shot a II, and Grace Amory
of Palm Beach, whom Miss Hicks
defeated in the Miami Biltmore
final last week, carded an 80.
Diana Fishwick Critchley, former
English champion, qualified with an
"a, but Jane Cothran Of Greenville
S. c., missed the first flight when
she scared TO an SO. Miss Cothran
reached the national finals last year
First-round pairings:
Miss Hicks vs.. Mrs. R P. Limburg Bed
ford Village. N Y; Jane Crum, Orange
burg. S. C, VS.. Mrs. H. F. Mack. Easton
"a; Miss .Amory vs.. Catherine Fox. Glen
VS.. Mrs. NJ p. Lyon, Miami.
Miss Gardner vs.. Mrs. Myron Davy
Washington; Mrs. William HockenjoS, Lake
Hopatsong, n j., VS.. Nancy McClsve
Maple8ood. N j Jean Bauer. Providence
critchiey VS. Mrs. Frank o'Neili, jr. Phila-
oelpha.
Evening star., 1941-02-04
Brewers Seeking Court
Star in New York

A bid for one Of the American
Basket Ball Leagues brightest stars
will be made by Coach Mack Pos
mack of the Washington Brewers at
a league meeting in New York to-
night, with one Of the Brooklyn
CelticS the wineSsp Of his eve.
POSnaCk was 10 attempt 10 get tina
player, who he refused 10 name,
either through outright purchase or
a player trade.
Evening star., 1941-02-04
Fiorentino, Baltimore Bowler,
Aims to Be First to Repeat
In Megow Open Saturday

The first champion to success
fully defend his title will be the
aim of Ray Fiorentino of Baltimore
and the No. 9 nationally ranked
duckpinner of the country when he
takes the firing line Saturday in
the seventh annual Red MegaW
Open at Queen Pin.
Since AStor Clarke won the in
augural event in 1885 at Georgetown
Recreation. the succeeding cham
pions, Jack Talbert. Howard Par
sons. Earl Campbell and Joe Har-
rison. have failed to come through
the second time. FiOrentinos 1896
was a record for the tournament.
The entry in the 10-game event,
named for one of Washingtons
foremost boWlers of all time, is ex-
pected to practically double last
years list of 40. A big squad of
Orioles will accompany the out-of-
town defending champion, while
Washington, Virginia and other
Maryland contestants promise to
send the field above the 10 mark.
First-block squads will roll at 2
and q pm. with the second blocks
scheduled at and 9.
The event is one of the few in
which the defending champion re-
ceives free entry.
Season Marks are Smashed.
Two season records were cracked
in the What's In Name League
when Eleanor Bark banged out 371
at the Lucky Strike to headline the
champion F. c. AS 1871, while
Louise Goubeau and Hilda Reb-
holtz contributed respective counts
of BIT and 3l8.
Navy Yard was Whitewashed AS
Margaret Miltner's $50 and Stand
ards 1888 proved not good enough.
Evening star., 1941-02-04

water, are among others who have
been getting in practice licks
The qualifying round will be held
Thursday. Two rounds of match
play will be run off Friday two more
Saturday and the 36-hole final Sun
day.
A prelude to the tournament will
be pro-amateur meet Wednesday.
in which the baseballers will team
with golf pros.
Evening star., 1941-02-04

Start with Hymie Perlo and Frank
Ciango and add almost any three
other fellows and you have a pretty
good basket ball team. And when
some of the other fellows also are
good players such as Tom and
George Robertson and Charles How
ard you'll have a quint that's going
to win a big majority of its games.
That's the situation at Roosevelt
High this year, where the Rough
Riders are having another fat sea-
son after so many lean ones and
are no worse than an even choice
to repeat as interhigh basket ball
champions, first major sports title
they've won since another cage
crown back in the old Business High
days.
Both Are Crack Shots.
Coach Herman Littman has a
well-balanced quint, but his big
prizes are Perlo and Cian2o, couple
of lads with all-around sports abil-
ity who carry the brunt of Roose-
velt'S scoring attack. Ciango is far
from being the worst shortstop
around and, of course Perlo is a
catcher of note, but where they
shine is in basket ball ANY high
school eager who can average close
to 10 points game is a handy lad
to have around. and both boys are
in that class
Great friends on and off the ath-
Evening star., 1941-02-04
Third B.-L. Pin Mark
In ; Weeks Set by
Pricci With us
Ann Vito Phone League
Stor; Set Record Hit
By PouIine Ford

Boosting his all-time league
records three Monday nights in a
row is the unusual bowling achieve
ment of Joe Pricci. star pin spiller
of the Washington Permanent team
of the Building and Loan Associa-
ton League
His first big wallop at the Chevy
week he not only hiked his game
mark to l72, but also added an all
time league set of 469. Still on his
record smashing rampage he fired
IT'S last night to raise his week
old mark three sticks. His 452 set
also was another brilliant effort,
started with games of 139 and 1873.
The Metropolis team rounded out
the nights highs with 568-l,6l7.
Led by Bates l30-342, the
Minutemen swept the Puritans with
highs of 520-1 .507 in the Massa =
chusetts State Society League. North
Shore routed the Bay Staters at
the Lucky Strike to maintain first
place.
New c. & P. Leader.
Sweeping Adams while the erst-
while pace-setting General Office
No, l was losing the odd-game
skirmish to Toll No, 2. Columbia
and Clerks gained first place in the
c. & P. Telephone League. The new
leaders were high with 534-1, ,522,
with Ann Vito's 329 the top in
dividual wallop Mary Wells top 129
was the deciding count as the
D. M N. quint jolted the third place
Toll No. l crew. Jessie Keiths 1854.
rolled the previous week, was second
high for the season. Annabelle
Totten, league scorer. reported.
In the st. Martins Ladies League
the Mohrs defeated the LoJaconoS
2-1. despite Gladys Fish's 126 and
the Guys copped the odd one from
HipkinS Notwithstanding May Kings
318 and top score of 1,478.
Long, Overend Sparkle.
Jimmy Long of Station Engineer
ing with 157 and Joe Overend of
Transit with 385 hit the high spots
in the Kilowatt League. Transit
scored 1.751 to smother Meter Test
ers. while sweeps were respectively
registered by Meter, Distributing
and Sales No. 2 over Sales No.
Accounting and Substation.
Pauline Ford continued to shine
/ in the Ice Palace Ladies League
with a season record of 1862. Mrs
Paul Williams of the Cyclones posted
! top string of 135. Mrs. Ford's new
season high enabled the Doves tC
knock the Eagles out of first place
Perce Elicit of Amity No. was
best in the Odd Fellows League with
1862, but the former president of the
Washington City Duckpin Associa-
ton was forced to share his top sci
of 370 with George Glossbrenner OF
Columbia No. l and Carson Deaton
of Brightwood. Friendship gained
on the leading Golden Rule ouint
by virtue of a sweep over Loyalty.
Evening star., 1941-02-04
Goldman Is Lined Up,
But Skins Fear u. :.
Will Land Barber

The Redskins have another player
in the flock with the signing of
Sam Goldman, 205-pound all
Southern end from Howard College
of Birmingham, Ala, but are more
concerned over the possible loss of
Jim Barber. veteran tackle.
Barber, one of the Redskins more
valuable members. is reported to
have received his draft queStiOnnaire
at his home in Manteca, Calf. Un-
married, Jim probably will be placed
in Glass IA and may be marching
by June.
Goldman, 6-foot 3-inch flank
man. is reported to be a crack pass
receiver and smooth defensive
laborer. His toll against Georgia
Tech and Alabama brought him to
the attention of Washington scouts.
Evening star., 1941-02-04
Louis Settles Details
For PhiI|Y Battle
With Dorazio
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.-Heavy-
weight Champion Joe Louis, having
gone through all the preliminaries
for his next title bout against Gus
Dorazio of Philadelphia, returned
to New York today.
The champion signed yesterday
to meet Dorazio over the 15-round
route at Convention Hall on Febru-
airy IT, then stayed overnight to
watch the finals of the Middle At
lantic A. A. U. championships.
Louis said he would start training
for Dorazio at Greenwood Lake,
N. Y, tomorrow. In his last fight in
Philadelphia in 1887 Louis knocked
out Al Ettore in the fifth round.