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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Fink Jr. Granted
New Deferment

George r. Fink Jr., 23-year-old
son of the president OF the Great
Lakes Steel Corporation, Ecorse.
has been granted an extension OF
his occupational deferment until
Jan. Is. 1912. by Draft Board 81.
The board stated that his PA
classification had been extended
because his fathers company,
where he is employed as assistant
manager Of the alloy division. had
presented an affidavit saying il
would he difficult 10 replace him.
Young Fink was said 10 be
working on the development Of a
steel which may play IAN i'm
portant part in the country'S
armament program" when he was
granted his original deferment on
June II.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Rob Gas Station
Again, Get SO

Undaunted by the fate Of the
last man who tried il two bandits
with three guns between them got
away with $50 from gasoline
station at 1000 Livernois avenue
police reported today.
The previous try was July "a,
police said. when Kenneth Payn-
ter, "a. of 1910 East Elizabeth
street. was trapped in the al
tempted holdup and shot himself
through the chest. He is a police
prisoner in Receiving Hospital.
The station attendant, Frank
Gobbins of 2750 Third avenue, told
police two men entered the station
early yesterday. one carrying a
single pistol and the other one in
each hand. They forced him into
the washroom, took $50 from the
cash register, and escaped in their
automobile.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Bride Of I Months
Held in Stabbinq

John Gruno. u. of 20l5 East
jefferson avenue. is in Receiving
Hospital today with slight stat
wound in the chest. inflicted, po-
lice said. by his bride of two
months. Muryel. II.
At Receiving Hospital. where
Mrs. Gruno Is a police prisoner
she told Detective Harry OBrier
that she and her husband were
drinking last night and he slapped
her. so she snatched his pocke'
knife and stabbed him. She Their
ran into the street and into the
side of car. She was not serl'
ouSly hurt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Hundred 10 One Shot
War Department Announces Chances for Private
TO Win Commission in Officers School

advancement. however. AS IS per
cent Of all trainees may expect
promotions in the enlisted mems
grades during the first year OF
training.
The following tabulation by the
war department. shows the OPP
portunities offered each 1.00C
men in today's army. including
traineeS:
Second lieutenant 10. warrant
officer 5. master sergeant 9, tech
nical sergeant 224, staff sergeant
asa. sergeant So. corporal 949
privates first class 307, privates
417.3.
In the entire army. which now
includes l.43l 800 enlisted men
there are 307.00 non-commiS.
stoned officers. and 100000 com.
missioned officers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Crash Kills 5;
Toll in State 10

Ten persons were killed and AT
least seven injured tn attic aeef-
dents throughout the state during
the weekend.
A head-on collision on Cove
road. near Port Huron. resulted
in the death OF five persons.
Victims were William Smith. II
Of 1865 Audubon avenue. Detroit
his sister, Adele. 10; Harland
Dunsmore OF Detroit Kenneth
Horning. 1s. OF Thornton, Mich.
and Charles Hanneke. Is, OF
Thornton.
William Smith. father Of two OF
the dead. is personnel director oi
the Chevrolet gear and axle plant
Barbara Rice, is. of Plainwell
was killed near kalkaSka wher
the car in which she was riding
struck a tree.
Four persons died Of injuries
received in accidents in GeneseC
County.
FLOYD Foster. AZ Of Flint was
fatally injured in a two-car col
'Iision in Flint.
Milfred Butcher. q. of Flint
Mrs. Julia Willing. 81, and heI
daughter. Annette. 3, of Lake
Orion. suffered fatal injuries IT
an accident near Grand Blanc.
Mrs. vikings husband. Bernard
and another daughter. Barbara
Jean. Is. were seriously injured.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Insurance Strike
Closes 6 Offices

Six Detroit Offices Of the Ma
tional Life and Accident Insurance
Company OF Tennessee were
closed today as the result of a
strike called by the Industrial In
surance Agents Union, Local 202
affiliated with the United Office
and Professional Workers tClO).
Jerome Shore. union organizer
said that majority Of the com
pany's 80 insurance agents had
refused 10 60 to work this morn
ing. The union is asking wage in
Icreases. seniority rights and two
weeks vacation with pay. he said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
I More Drown
|n0ak|dnd Lake!

Two persons drowned in Oak
land County lakes over the week
end, bringing to % the number of
drowning d ca his in Oakland
County this Summer.
Hest Moore. as, of 1468 Shevlin
street. Ferndale, toppled from a
rowboat in which he was fishing
while standing. Sheriffs deputies
were dragging for the body today
Marvin Bresner. II. Of 1871
Oakman boulevard. drowned in
deep water off Peninsula Point
Union Lake. near Pontiac. wher
he stepped over dropoff while
swimming with friends.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11

What chance has today's draftee
or volunteer to become an officer
in the army of the United States?
That is a question asked often
by recruits-as well as their fami-
lies and friends and now the war
department has ready answer
His chances are exactly one 10
100. now that the army has ex-
banded its program Of officer
candidate schools TO provide oppor-
tunity for one in each 100 soldiers
to receive commission.
Under the new plan. the annual
program will he increased from
10.4O0 TO 1920 men. Candidates
become eligible after six months
OF military training and spend an
other three months in officer can
didate schools.
! This Us not the only chance fof
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
EnbeZZIer Gives Up
Surrenders on IO-Year-Oid Warrant After 9TH Horse
Runs Out at Fair Grounds (He Picks Eighth

Christmas Eve Of 1881 I kissed
my wife good-by and left because
l heard there was a warrant for
me.
BETTER THAN SUICIDE
"Since then I've had my ups
and downs. doing odd selling
and advertising jobs. I'd always
been lucky on the horses until
just recently 40 il looks like I'd
better clear my record by going
back 10 Providence. I'd thought
OF jumping out Of my hotel
window but this way looks
better"
Police sent Taylor 10 Receiving
Hospital as a nervous collapse
patient. Providence officers are
coming here for him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Barbecue EmpIoye
Held in Knife Killing

Ted Woicik. 20. of 1895 Sobie-
ski avenue. Hamtramck. died in st.
Francis Hospital early tod y
shortly after he was stabbed in a
Hamtramck barbecue. Steve Mat
thews. %. of 29l5 Trowbridge
avenue. Hamtramck. employe Of
the barbecue AZ 1872 Conant
avenue. was accused by police Of
the stahbing. He and six friends
of Woicik's were taken int
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Swimmer Su((umbs
To Heart Attack

Thomas F. Tyrrell. CO. of 1922 Il
Elsmore avenue. Wyandotte Town
ship. at first thought 10 be a
drowning victim. died of a heart
attack. the coroner's office re-
ported today
Tyrrell rolled off a raft while
sun bathing at Quarry Lake, near
Trenton. yesterday afternoon. He
had been swimming with his son,
Jack. and a group of friends.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
100 Get Wage Increases

A Z per cent blanket increase
in wages for 100 employees ol
the Artistic Furniture Company
20O0 East Atwater street, and
their plants in Cincinnati. ST
Louis and Buffalo was announced
today by Leslie X Hougham, in
ternational representative Of the
Upholsterers international Unior
4 All
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
many more time
Seek Books for ChapIains

An appeal for religious books Of
all kinds for distribution 10 the
chaplains in army camps through
out the nation was announced
today by the Rev. John Calvin
Newman Of Detroit, pastor of the
Temple Of the Air Books may be
sent 10 the Soldiers Book Depot
81 Temple avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Ends Life
Inuolid Fires Bulle
Through His Head

Lester Bartrow. IS. an invalid
for q years. told his doctor:
You won't he seeing me
many more times"
A few hours later they found
him dead in his bedroom at 545
Alger avenue, a bullet through his
head. Police said il was a suicide.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
TIP on 8TH RACE
81 had been considering giving

myself mp for
several years
but never got
around To IL.
He then told
y n ice what
horse would wiz
the eighth race
II did
ylor 80
continued his
story:
4" II = 10 re
1891 I was n
sue &c ssf al
au to sales
man in Proyi-
dence, X. L..
hut the de-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Bandits Get $500

Three men held up Roy v.
Chalou, II. of 1897 Emmons ave-
nue. and Lester Mason. 16, of
1880 Frankfort avenue in the
lunch counter at 1900 East War
rem avenue where they work. po-
lice were told today. The bandits
got about 5000
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11

When ms seventh horse Of the
day ran out. Richard V Taylor
literally gave himself up. He sur
rendered on l0-year-old embez-
element warrant
II was out Of money 80 II
looked like a good time tn get II
over with" he told Detectives
Thomas Duggan and Alvin Chap
ley. at the Fairgrounds race
track.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11

preston got me. I then started
double financing the cars
through two different companies
and pocketing the money. On
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
EXPLOSIONS RESUMED

Then. however. the flames burn
back into the tank. causing fumes
10 form which explode and send
flame and billowing black smoke
$50 feet into the air like an erupt-
ing geyser.
When this happens, the terrific
heat drives firemen away from tho
bank and disperseS crowds OF the
curious for hundreds Of yards
around.
Meanwhile. FBI agents ano
Prosecutor William +. Bowling
had practically abandoned their
doint investigation OF sabotage in
the blast. Both Bowling and De
troit F'BI Chief John S. Bugas now
agree with Capt. Rodolphe Trem'
bley that excessive gas fumes ano
An accidental spark caused tho
disaster.
Both officers await the oppor'
tunity 10 question the ships thin
engineer. Francis Deschnau. Critl'
cally burned and in Delray Gen
eral Hospital. Deschnau was th'
only crew member in the over
heated and gas filled engine room
where the explosion is believed tc
have occurred.
HEAT BLAMED
/ "Marine fire inspectors said
the gasoline on the boat was Of
q type with q flash point Of be
tween IS and 200 degrees"
Bugas said AT the time Of the
explosion the temperature here
was well above 80"
The blazing boat continued e
be the city's chief attraction foi
week END sightSeers. Special de-
tails of police were needed 10 han
die the overflow traffic which
DAMNED Fort street for a look a.
the blaze.
Pitchmen set up their wares
near the blaze over the weekend
while ice cream and pop vendor'
did a land office business takini
care Of the thirsty. Detroits army
Of amateur photographers We'd fol
points OF vantage with news cam
framen.
Water meters AZ the America
Agricultural Chemical Company
from where firemen are fighting
the blaze. shook from the Strair
Of the $500 worth OF water fire
men have pumped from tha
source alone.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
WOULD WAIT ON Z. s.

The prosecutor said he con-
tended there should have been no
.reopening of the rate question be-
fore the Michigan commission
until the completion of hearings
before the federal power commits
sion, set for early September.
In pending proceedings the
county and the gas company have
combined TO demand that the
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Com
pany and Michigan Gas Transmits
sion Company sell gas 10 the
Detroit company at rates as low
as other Michigan utilities.
The Michigan Public Service
Commission has been granted per-
mission 10 intervene in the federal
case.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
DR.. De Forest
Here With New
AItimeter Plans

Or. Lee De Forest. sometimes
called The Father OF Radio" is
in Detroit today and still looking
as far over the radio-electric hori-
ron as on the day he announced
his discovery of the audion tube
and put millions OF radios in
American homes.
Airplanes that fly without pilots,
electric currents which mend
broken and diseased bodies. tele-
vision and radio aviation beams
now occupy the 67-yearUid radio
wizards mind.
WILL VISIT SCHOOL
Doctor De Forests visit 10 De-
troit, his first in five years, was 10
attend the opening of the Ameri-
can TeleviSion Laboratories School
in the Dime Bank Building. He is
a founder Of the school which now
has other branches in Chicago and
Los Angeles.
The gadget 7 am working on
now Is n terrain altimeter." he
said. 1T will he indispensable In
aerial warfare and Of great value
in commercial aviation.
with II n pilot can tell Just
how far he Is above the ground
Immediately beneath him. The
present barometer altimeters
are not only inaccurate, hut only
tell how far the plane IL above
sea level and don't take into
consideration any mountains or
skyscrapers which may be be
meath the fier.
| LOCATES ENEMY
THE pilot can also point II
straight ahead. and II he Is
flying toward a mountain. the
instrument will tell him right
To the foot how far IL Is away.
Ground crews also can tell
within a foot Of how high enemy
bOmbers are flying. Combat
pilots also can locate enemy
planes.
The robot airplane which I
predicted a year ago is stymied."
he said. TT will take lot Of
money to put il into production.
The airplane companies are
too busy with war orders to
bother, and the army won't he
interested until Germany does II
first.
"As for television, the defense
program also has II stopped.
Stations cannot get equipment
because Of defense priorities, and
those that do get II, cannot find
technicians to operate It,"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Blasts Continue
To Rock Flaming
Hull Of Oil Ship

Z Firemen today began hickman
ing the Transfer "Old Faithful
rs the huge lake tanker entered
Its third day Of burning up its
ESQ. 600 gallon cargo Of gasoline.
Ever since il blew up near the
Fort street bridge on the River
Rouge. causing the deaths OF a
crew member and the captain
wife. firemen have battled the
raging fire relentlessly.
With seven streams OF water
turned on the blazing matches from
the east bank OF the river and
three huge water guns from the
fire tug John Kendall drenching
the other side. firefighters periodi-
cally bring the blaze under con-
troll.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Fight Milk
Act. City
Urged

Common Council today was
urged 10 contest the state milk
marketing act by court action in a
letter 10 Council President John
w. Smith from Rep, William G..
Buckley. chairman OF the Wayne
delegation 10 the state Legislature.
Representative Buckley said he
endorsed the plan of Corporation
Counsel Paul DWyer 10 freeze milk
prices for 90 days by court action
but disagreed with Dryers belief
the new milk marketing board,
which will then have jurisdiction
over the industry can halt a
further rise in milk prices.
NO PRICE CEILING
Buckley wrote:
''In Dryers statement he led
the public Ia believe that this
new milk board could force
down milk prices In Detroit.
This il not true because Section
IL OF the Enrolled Act 1856. the
milk hill, only provides that the
milk board set minimum prices,
both wholesale and retail. There
II no provision in the act To
allow the board 10 set maxi
mum price or a ceiling on the
price Of milk.
THE only force that will hold
the price Of milk down II com
petition between milk sold from
stores and the home delivered
system. Once the milk board has
the right 10 force these stores tn
raise their prices, the home
delivered milk price will Jump
also"
Representative Buckley said IN,
Wayne delegation opposed the mill
marketing law which he said wa
sponsored by producers and dis
tributeTs and would eliminate com
petition in the Detroit area.
He said he was sure that /
challenged the act would be de
clared unconstitutional. as was tn,
1889 milk marketing law.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
SPEEDY REPLY

He said:
when on July 90 the COM
pany asked increases the conn
mission hurriedIy and without
any reason ordered our reply
within 10 days and set the hear
ing for August IL. The people
could never get a hearing on
any petition Of theirs before the
Public Service Commission that
quickly"
He said the gas company based
its rate increase request on the
national emergency. saying il
would no longer obtain the 5l2 per
cent return on its investment. set
by the service commission.
Declaring that a national
emergency means we all must
make some sacrifices" Bowling
termed the gas company unpatri-
otto.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
County TO Ask
Gas Rate Cut in
State Hearing

A demand for further decrease
in domestic gas rates will be
Wayne County's reply 10 the Mich
igan Consolidated Gas Company's
petition for higher rates when a
hearing is held before the Public
Service Commission on Wednes-
day, said Prosecutor William f.
Bowling today.
Bowling has prepared a petition
asking cuts below the 81 100000
reduction ordered by the commits
sion last January. Al the same
time he raped both the gas COM
pany for asking rate increases and
the commission for forcing inn
mediate action on the companys
petition.
Evening star., 1941-10-27

tions are fruits and fresh vegetables,
and a few mineral products. such as
mercury, bauXite and sulphur. In
addition, Italy has been forced to
send to German farms and factories
more than 100000 workers.
In the light of the facts revealed
in the Department of Commerce
study, it is clear that Italy is paying
heavy price for her military part
nership with Germany Economically
as we'll as politically, she is COM
pletely dependent on the Nazis. Cut
off from her overseas sources of sup
ply, her people face serious shortages
in vital materials, with every prospect
of a further depression of their
standard of living.
Whether Italy will crack under the
strain only the future can tell. That
her economic difficulties will reduce
Italys effectiveness as a military
power, however, safely may be pre-
dicted. This means that the chief
burden of carrying on the war will
devolve, in increasing measure, on
the NaZiS
Evening star., 1941-10-27
THIS AND THAT
Bu Charles Z. Trdce11el.

wall and all over him tumbled the fluffy
little chicks. Every now and then Jack
(the dog would open his big mouth
and engulf chick, only to open it after
a second or two to let the chick hop out
unhurt and apparently unaffrighted
once, when I was considerably older,
I checked up on this recollection with
my mother, who confirmed it, adding
that Jack had real sense of humor,
that he often, with apparent purpose,
put himself in position where his wag-
ging tail would unbalance me so that
I sat down rather suddenly. And then,
said she, Jack laughed, at least your
father and concluded that it was Jacks
way of laughing
"All my towhees are now in full
plumage, and l am hoping that some,
at least, will continue to live here
during the winter, but if they do, it
will be the first time they have ever
done so.
"A few days ago there was a brown
thrasher on the lawn, weeks after ours
ping over on his way South, as we have
not seen him since.
Il am sending a few lines, written
as my contribution to the English SPAR
rows. For a better poem, I call your
attention to The Wren by Arthur Gui-
terman in the Saturday Evening Post
of October l8.
Very truly yours, E. s."
Our correspondent poem is as follows:
ENGLISH SPARROWS.
Why do men hate the common sparroWs
so?
Those thrifty little birds, who only go
About their humble business to gain
A place TO nest little seed or grain
To still their hunger and their babies
feed;
How cheerfully they try to fill their need.
Why do men hate them? Do We not all
know
That the great mass of men do even so?
Does not the common man seek this
from life
A roof to shelter him. his child. his wife.
Raiment and food-but is he then con-
tent?
No, here the sparrow shines-man is
intent
On ever more and more; he will employ
Fair means or foul his rival to destroy
look upon his wars and strikes, and see
Reason to give the sparrows sympathy.
ES.
There can be little question that dogs
laugh.
OF course it is dog laughter, not hu-
| man laughter, but TO the sympathetic
human observer il can be nothing else.
Such canine laughter is not only an
opening of the mouth, and stretching
Of the muscles of the face as in human
beings but it also has the true eye
sparkle of real laughter.
There is an inner enjoyment in the
dogs laugh which is unmistakable.
Perhaps the greatest ability along this
line is shown by NeVfoundlands. bull
dogs, wire haired fox terriers and Aire-
dales.
Evening star., 1941-10-27

clusion that the Army is getting more
planes of all types than is generally
supposed.
Secretary Stimson did not disclose
the number of additional planes re-
quired for this enlarged program,
but he gave assurances that enough
are coming along to maintain the
desired ratio of planes and pilots. A
combat group" is to the air force
what a regiment is to the infantry.
1t has no fixed size and can consist OF
two or more squadrons of bomberS,
pursuit or reconnaissance planes, as
determined by the mission. Rough
estimates of numbers only are avail
able. From these, however, it seems
the new program calls for some 5000
combat planes on front-line duty
which would mean total of $4,000
or more of all types by June 80. The
War Department has ordered about
10000 planes of all kinds, according
W lIlt ldltSI collllldICS, W pClIllI VIC
accumulation of heavy reserves
which the experience of this war has
shown to be essential
In actual numbers the projected
force would still be somewhat under
Britain's R. A. F., even if increased
to 100000 men. The LuftWaffe is
credited with more than a million
men. For our own part, however,
the growth of the air force is amaz-
ing and the prospects for the future
are even better. The projected force
is nine times as large as our air force
of June, 1910, and actually two and a
half times as large as was our entire
Army on that date.