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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

Salvation Army, after obliging
its dormitory baas with a prayer.
Early the second night, bent on
some form of deviltry to shake
off the bothersome shadows Of
blood spilled in Hamburg, l met
Marietta.
She was standing behind a
window, which reached down to
street level, and smiled at me as
entered the short, crooked
street. She neither jerked her
head nor beckoned with her arm
as did the buxom Flemish girls
in adjoining houses. She smiled
and | stopped.
Small and trim, she had iumi-
nous coal-black eyes. Inc Hgnts
in the room drew her outline
sharply. l went inside, into a
cloud Of perfume and tropical
heat. There were some palms in
pots. a thick rug, a massive ra-
dio. a couch as large as a life
boat, and pictures on the walls.
The girl was draped in white
silk. Her bare feet stuck In
white sandals studded with
colored beads. The Crime of Ant
werp was blotted out. lmme-
diately she drew the curtains.
Hello" she said.
"Hello." replied. whats
your namee"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27
Machines Silver Anniversary Specials Western Auto Supply

visiting at the home of her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Mechanism
L. E. johnson served as deputy
assessor for the district inside the
city limits.
Lloyd Waldorf finished al,
training at Kelley Flying Field in
Texas and awarded the Army All
Corps Wing insignia.
The board of directors of the
Benton County unit of the Wash
ington T. B. League met in Prosser.
Mrs. G. H. Shanafelt, county presi-
dent, was in charge. Mrs. L. j.
Aldrich, Mrs. j. R. Ayres, Mrs. H.
S. Hughes and Mrs. Martin were
present from this end of the county.
The American Legion held a
bridge and pinochle party which
was such a success that they decided
to hold a tournament soon.
Miss Leone Skeen entertained at
the E. A. Miller home. Honors went
to Eva Leibbrand and Lillian Crow
ley.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27

They were attending business col.
legeS in Spokane.
Mrs. B. L. Cole was hostess at 6
Kensington Tea at which the ladie:
of the o. E. S. were guests.
Mrs. A. F. Brown was hostess al
a silver Tea given by the current
events department of the Woman's
Club.
Representative M. M. Molltor
was a candidate for reelection as
school director.
Miss Nevada Dague, who had
been visiting in California, return
ed.
Two or three inches of snow fell
in the Horse Heaven.
The members of the Masonic Or
der held party in honor of George
Washington's birthday. An illustra-
tive lecture was given by j. w.
Vickers. J..B. Yost, G. H. Stuart, Mr..
Valankje and Dr. Henry of Yakima
all gave short talks. Grace Des-
oranges played a piano solo. The
program was under the direction of
w. L. Craver.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27
THIRTY YEARS AGO-1911

Martin Behrman, who was en-
ployed at Lynch's visited at Spring
dale, Wash.
Mrs. Soth entertained the wo-
mans club at her home. Papers
were read by Mrs. King and Mrs. A.
B. Ely and book review given by
Mrs Chas. Collins.
The Masonic lodge members were
enjoying the new furniture and car
pets that have just been added to
their new hall in the Reed building.
w. F.. Sonderman erected a resi-
dence on the Highlands.
Ed Tweedt, who was working in a
bank in Spokane visited friends and
relatives over the weekend.
The Ladies Literary club and the
Woman's club were responsible for
the collection of Copley prints pre-
sented to the school.
The Cement Products Company of
Yakima established a branch in
Kennewick.
Indian strawberry pickers were
imported from Oregon.
E. M. Sly attended a meeting of
the Fruit Growers Association held
in Yakima.
The needle club was entertained
at the home of Mrs. S. z. Decker. A
special George Washington program
was put on during the afternoon.
Mrs. E. M. Sly, who had been in
the hospital in Walla Walla, return
ed home. e
H. A. Lennon erected three three,
room apartments in the Garden
Tracts on Columbia road
H. E. Munday took over the Paint
and Paper stock of the Roesch and
Dorothy store,
Friends of Rev. and Mrs. Frazier
surprised them at their home in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27
TWENTY YEARS AGO-1s21

MIR. and Mrs. j. P. Miller moved
/ into their home on the Highlands.
Mrs. G. E. Edwards entertained al
| two table luncheon.
The Boy Scouts accompanied by
their ScoutmaSter, A. j. Copeland
and the assistant scoutmaster, Boyer
enjoyed hike up the Yakima river
Miss Leota Byrd visited in Yaki-
ma.
w. S. Green, who has been i'll was
able to be out again.
Margaret Appenzellar and Della
Hudnall spent the week end in
Yakima.
Miss Marie Speigelburg entertain
ed the business girls club.
The Needle Work club held a
Kensington Tea at the A. v. Nc
Reynolds home. The proceeds were
given to the library.
The NJ. E. aid gave a tea at the
home of Mrs. I. N. Mueller. The
hostesses were Mrs. r. H. Briggs,
Mrs. w. T. Tracy, Mrs. Guy Davis,
Mrs. 0. T. Staley, Mrs. G.. w. Sherk
and Mrs. E. A. Miller, dressed in
Martha Washington costumes,
poured.
Mrs. A. H. Wheaton of Hanford
visited here over the weekend.
A Woman's Christian Missionary
Society of the Christian church was
organized with the following Off
GERS: president, Mrs. Broughton;
vice president, Mrs. F. E. Waters;
secretary, Mrs. w. G. Baxter;
treasurer Mrs. Melvin Nash.
The music department of the Wo-
mans club met with Mrs. M. w.
Mattecheck with Mrs. Brogunier as
assistant hostess.
Mrs. F.. r. White entertained the
Bridge club.
Walter Cantril and Perry Soth
spent the weekend visiting at home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27
The Giant Joshua"
Reviewed on Friday

The Highland Woman'S Club is
sponsoring a book review and Silver
Tea at their next meeting, Friday,
March z, at 2:30 in the Highlands
clubhouse. Mrs. Hill Williams Of
PaSco will review THE Giant
joshua" by Maurine Whipple, which
was published in January, 1871. It
is a story Of early days in the Nor
man colonization Of Utah. The bust
ness meeting will start at 1870. The
hoSteSseS for the day are as follows:
Mrs. NJ. @. Clark, chairman, Mrs.
Rolla bennett, Mrs. Gladys Relso,
Mrs. Doris Erickson. Mrs Hubert
Soper, Mrs. Guy Story. Mrs. S. r.
Woodruff. Mrs. AL Morgan, Mrs.
Frank Lampson and Mrs Burdette
BoieS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27

the Public Utilities division for the
Six-month period was 2s33 accidents
per 100000 miles travelled. Pacific
company's record was n.54 accidents
per 100000 miles, II percent less
than the group average.
Seventy-eight passenger cars OPP
Grated by the company travelled
478.0o0 miles during the same per-
iod with only two accidents to earn
ninth place in a group Of 81 pas
Senger car fleets in the Western
division.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27
PIP. 81. Co. Fleet
Rates High i'm
Safety Records

Pacific Power & Light company'S
fleet of LOT service trucks placed
fourth among 80 utility fleets COM
peting in its division Of the Ma
tional Fleet Safety contest for the
last six months OF 1910, according
to a summary received By George I.
brennan, field superintendent in
charge of the company'S safety pro-
gram.
The trucks were driven SIS, 900
miles-the equivalent of % times
around the world-with only three
accidents.
Average of the 1872 truck fleets in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27
"reminiscences
Ring Items Culled From Our
r,Ies Of Ten, Twenty and Thirty
Years Ago.
TEN YEARS AGO-1931

nre Congregational Ladies' AID
for an all day meeting at the j
o AYERS home in Horse Heaven.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rauscher and
daughter Lorene visited in Yakima
ten years ago.
Tho Woman,s club sponsored a
~,rmaee sale to be held in the Ho-
yer block.
THE Kennewick Golf Club was Of
aeially opened with a 10 hole lad
der tournament.
Miss Rushton entertained the
.roun of seniors who took part in
the play "Tons of Money" Covers
vere laid for eleven.
Floyd Hutchins spent the week
end in Seattle.
Mrs. Harley Neel of Pasco is visit
Inc at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. r. MECHANISM.
Mrs F. E. Sands, who was patri-
ATTIC instructor of the Auxiliary of
the veterans of the Spanish War, at
tended a meeting in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Anon enter
tained some of their Horse Heaven
friends with three tables of pinochle.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Swayze cele-
brated their 25th wedding annivers-
arJ.
Miss Lydia Sickle was in the Linn
hospital suffering from an infected
finger.
DR.. and Mrs. T. B. Hauschild gave
4 surprise birthday party in honor
Of Mrs. Floyd Higley.
The Business Girls held their an
nual White Elephant sale at the
home of Mrs. Leo Gorris.
Mrs. T. w. Payne, Mrs. E. A. Mil
Ter, Mrs. A. v. McReynolds, Mrs.
Geo. Stradford and Mrs. G. w.
sherk were the newly elected Of
ficers of the Methodist aid.
Mrs. Arthur Nicosen of Yakima is
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27

Section z. Mrs. Rose and Mrs. Van
Norsdall had charge of the program
c. L .Holcomb purchased a home
in the Garden Tracts.
Miss Edith Pike entertained the
U. P. class of the NJ. E. church. Mrs.
Cornelia Richardson was elected
treasurer for the next term.
Miss Lulu Laird returned from
Seattle, where she had been study
ing the spring styles in millinery.
She was employed at the H. M. As
baugh and Co.
Supt. Lewis and G. M. ANNA spent
some time on tour of school house
inspection. Work on our new school
building was to start soon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27

LIST Draftee: "You know, I feel
like I'd like to punch that hard
boiled top sergeant in the nose
again"
2nd Draftee: Again."
LIST Draftee: Eyes, felt like il
yesterday"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27

So often a self-made man appears
to have quit the job too early. He
may be working by a time-clock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-27
POOLING Of Power Systems means
dependable electric service EVERYWHERE!

X Electric block signals the traffic lights" of the great
railroad systems speed millions of tons of national defense
materials the rails of the day and night
These signals fail! Troops munitions and supplies
SCHEDULED
That why railroad managers happy that their electric
service from the nteronneced grid of private
power systems instead of from small isolated power plants
serving but city county.
POWER GRID HELPS ALL INDUSTRY
Supplying dependable electric service railroad signals but
example of the important part the power grid plays in
national defense All along the 900 miles of electrically
controlled tracks factories Sprngng up established
plants working overtime defense orders These indus
tries whether large small getting all the electric power
they need when they need It The network of transmission lines
bring power from many different supply the
abnormal needs of any area.
WE HAVE TIMES POWER OF AXIS!
Because private power systems have always built ahead of
actual demand there plenty of capacity for
national defense America today has four and onehaf times
the electric generating capacity it had in 1917 three
as much power as Germany and Italy combined.
PRIVATE CAPITAL BUILT 9O%l
Private capaland the American spirit of free enterprise
has built than oO% of these power facilities
without subsidy from the public treasury Only 5 of the
TONS power has been created by municipal systems only SIS
Evening star., 1941-04-12
President Accepts
Davis Resignation
From Reserve Board
Will Continue in Post
As Agricultural Member
OF Defense Commission

Resignation of Chester c. Davis
as a memoer of the board of gov
ernors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tenn was accepted by President
Roosevelt today.
Mr.. Davis, who will continue as
agricultural member of the National
Defense Advisory Commission, Is
leaving the Reserve Board to become
president of the Federal Reserve
Bank of st. Louis. His resignation
is effective April IS.
In accepting Mr.. Davis resigna-
ton, the President wrote:
Il contemplate your withdrawal
with very real regret. You were
called to assume the responsibilities
of a high public trust in time of
grave emergency. You have dis
charged every duty with vision,
ability and fidelity to the public in
terest."
Mr. Davis has been connected with
the New Deal administration since
1888, holding several important
posts in connection with the pro-
grams of aid to the Nations agri-
cultural industry.
In addition to accepting Mr.. Davis
resignation, Mr.. Roosevelt scheduled
severa! engagements today. Among
his callers was to be Gen. Maximino
Avils Csmacho, brother of the Pres
ident of Mexico. Another was to be
Gereroso Pope, Italian newspaper
publisher of New York City.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Lindbergh Says Defense
OF Greenland Is Wise
Py The Associa ted Press.


NEW YORK, April II. - Col
Charles A. Lindbergh was quoted by
the New York Herald Tribune today
as saying that the Governments ac-
ton to set up defense bases in
Greenland was a wise and logical
move in Western Hemisphere pro-
tective strategy.
Col. Lindbergh reiterated, said the
newspaper, that Greenland's climate
and topography made the island un-
usable as an air or naval spring
board for an invasion of North
America from Europe and added
that establishment of anything
other than small American bases
was neither practical nor necessary
to protect Greenland from possible
foreign efforts to gain a foothold
there.
He also said flying conditions in
Greenland would be among the most
difficult in the world and that naval
operations would be similarly handi-
capped because harbors were ice
locked most of the year.
The aviator was described in the
article as the only man in this
country who ever made a thorough
air survey of Greenland TO deter
mine whether bases there could be
used for regular fight operations"
Col. Lindbergh and his wife few
to both Greenland and Iceland in
1888 on their route-survey flight for
Pan American Airways. He later
recommended that the Greenland
Iceland route to Europe not be used
for either sea or land planes. favor
ing instead the Great Circle route
from Newfoundland to Ireland for
all northerly crossings of the At
lantic.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
u. S. Traffic Deaths Reported
Doubling British Raid Toll

tions in the campaign. AS part
of the program. he said, a proposal
that the Virginia State police force
be increased by 100 troopers will be
laid before a general membership
meeting of the league in Roanoke
this year.
As of April 8, 1874 persons had been
killed on Virginia roads this year
Mr.. Herbert said, adding:
People are Mortified at the bomb
ing of Great Britain, yet official
British figures showed only 1,S02
civilians killed and 2012 injured
during January, compared with $500
killed and 10000 injured in the
United States in motor accidents
the same month. We want to stop
that"
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Former Grid Star Kills
Self and 7 Children
~ tbs Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 12.-Twelve
years ago Malcolm Bleecker's dogged
determination won him the cap
taincy of Columbia University s
football team.
A year later big Mails" forceful
personality netted him graduation
prize as the senior most worthy
of distinction on the ground of his
qualities of mind and character"
Yesterday police found Mr..
Bleecker, an insurance salesman;
his daughter Barbara, g. his son
Anthony, 2, and their cocker spaniel
dead in the gas-filled kitchen of the
Bleecker home in Queens.
Today, listing the former grid
iron star suicide, they were trying
to find what broke down the reso-
lutte spirit. His wife, Ruth, said his
business was on the downgrade.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Dumbarton Oaks Park
Opened 10 Public
In Georgetown
Blossoms and Budding
Leaves Greet Visitors
To Sylvan Retreat

washingtons newest park, the
flower -strewn rustic haven of Dum-
barton Oaks, famous Georgetown
estate, was opened to the public for
the first time at 9 am. today.
The moment the gates to the
blossoming, burgeoning 81 acres
were unlocked by park police, a
stream of people began threading
through the paths into the heart of
the estate which Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss gave the Gov
ernment.
The soft spring day made a flaw
less setting for park dedication
without ceremony or formality.
Visitors, who must leave their cars
outside and explore the sylvan re-
treat afoot, entered down the steep,
tagged path of Lovers Lane, on the
north side of r street between
Thirtieth and Thirty first streets
NV.
Not an Echo From the City.
Dumbarton Oaks is the most Sc
cluded and peaceful of Washington
many parks. 1t is. in fact, hard to
realize this lovely stretch OF woods
and hills is inside a roaring city, so
complete is the quiet.
The only sound early visitors
heard was the soft voice of the
stream that cuts through the estate,
tumbling over a succession of little
caScades-this and the occasional
call of birds. There was not an
echo from the city.
They saw hillsides turned bright
gold with forSythia bushes. They
found the winding walks bordered
with the yellow of jonquils. Peeping
up at them from either side were
shy bluetS. Here and there magno-
liza was blooming and Towering plum
trees were bursting into purplish
white blossoms. All the trees were
budding into leaf.
The 141-year- -old mansion tower
ing dimly through the trees atop a
distant hill and the formal garden
surrounding it we're donated by Mr..
and Mrs. Bliss to Harvard Uni
versity and so this section was not
open.
Natural Setting Remains.
The estate has been carefully
Handicapped, but the natural settings
have been preserved, so that there
is no appearance of artificiality any
where. The stream is Spanned by
rustic bridges that seem to have been
there always and even the paths
have the old, settled appearance of
the oaks.
There is, beside the stream, a
tablet dedicated to the memory of
William James Gray, superintendent
of Dumbarton Oaks from 1922 to
1887, placed by the National ASSo-
citation of Gardeners and his fellow
workers" And the benches, tiny
inscriptions show. are made of teak
wood that once formed the hull
of the H. M. S. Weymouth.
The park will be open from 9 IN
to S pm. tomorrow and Easter Mon
day. Hereafter, for a while at least,
1t will be open only Saturdays and
Sundays, it was announced at the
Office of National Capital Parks.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
YugosIavs Deny Report
Of New Crodf Army Head
By the Associate Press.

by Int Associated ETeSS.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, April H.
Hungarian newspapers reported to-
day that Col. Fabian, former COM
mander of air forces in the Fifth
Yugoslav Army, had placed all his
planes and men al the disposal of
the new independent Croate State
He was Immediately appointed
chief of the general staff of the
Croat army, the papers said.
tCol. Mirko Burya, Yugoslav
military attache here, said that
no Col. Fabian was connected
with the Yugoslav Fifth Army
and that in all the Yugoslav
forces there was no air force
commander under the name Fa-
bian.
(Yugoslav forces here regarded
the Budapest announcement as a
propaganda move, designed to
lead the Croatians into the be-
lief that an officer of Importance
had been made their commander
in chief. 1t was also looked on
as bait to lead other Croatian
soldiers away from the Yugo-
slav armies)
Gen. Sladko Kvaternik, as Premier
of the new government, was said tc
have ordered the arrest of all Serb
ian deputies living in Croatia.
At the same time he made sec
ond radio appeal to all Croat officers
and men in the Yugoslav Army II
cease fighting and return to Croatia
at once.
Kvaternik was quoted on the
Zagreb radio as warning all Serb
living in Croatia that they would bt
treated in the same manner as Croat
sympathizers are treated in Serbia.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Banker Flying 10 Lisbon
May Be on Ship Deal
B, the Associated Press.
3, the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April PA New
York private banker who parried
questions about a report that he
was going abroad to negotiate for
the purchase of German and Italian
ships seized in American waters left
for Lisbon today aboard Pan Ameri-
can Airways' Atlantic Clipper.
The passenger, Federico STALL
forth, SO, had passport for Ger
many, but said his business might
be completed in Lisbon, as "all the
papers may be there" He added
that, if he had to, he would go to
Germany and everywhere besides
Germany" including Italy.
Asked specifically if his business
had to do with the seized axis mer-
chant ships, he replied:
Il can't say. I don't know. am
going on private business with the
consent of the State Department
If you want any more information
you'd better get in touch with the
department
In Washington, Secretary of Stat'
Hull said he did not know Mr.. Stall
forth or anything about his business
Evening star., 1941-04-12
De Kaufman Defies
Copenhagen Reaction
To Greenland Pact
Envoy to Stoy at Post
Despite Any Criticism
On Ship Agreement
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Henrik de Kaufman expects to
remain here as Danish Minister
despite any criticism from his Ger
man n-occupied homeland over his
signing the Greenland air base and
Danish ship sale agreements with
the United States.
At the State Department late yes
terday the Minister-the pattern of
a diplomat in dress, speech and de-
meanor-told reporters he had sent
full text of the Greenland agree
ment, together with comprehensive
Foreign Office and now was await
ing a reply
Denmark's occupation by German
troops created an exceptional diplo-
matte situation which made it neces-
sary for the Minister to act in what
he thought was the best interests
of the Danish King and Danish
people without previous consultation
with his Foreign Office.
Acting for Best Interests.
Since the air bases are designed
to protect Greenland and the rest
of the Western Hemisphere against
possible German aggression, diplo-
matte quarters here explained. il
would have been dumb" to have
notified the German-dominated
Danish government in advance.
The Danish governments official
attitude toward the United States
already had been made clear. it was
said, by its instructions to Mr.. De
Kaufman to notify the State De-
partment that the 80 Danish vessels
in protective custody" in American
ports were not for sale.
President Roosevelt, in announcing
that the United States would acquire
the Danish ships by purchase. said
that the Danish Minister had ac-
quiesced in the plan.
Immediately after German occu-
patton of Denmark the Minister
issued a statement in which he ex-
planned that since the Danish gov
eminent was under duress by the
German forces and officials, he
would act independently of Copen-
hagen in the best interests of Den
mark and the Danish people
Status Is Recognized.
The United States, recognizing
him as the Danish Minister despite
German occupation of his home.
land, agreed as to Mr.. De Kauff
mann's position and status.
/ Whatever the Danish foreign
Offices reaction to the ship and all
base arrangements may be, it wa,
said in informed quarters Mr.. Kt
Kaufman will remain here as the
accredited representative of the
Danish government.
Mr.. De Kaufman became Den.
marks youngest diplomat at 80 by
his appointment as Minister to Italy
Before his appointment to Wash.
ington he also served as Danish
Minister to Norway, and to Japar
and China, and has been mentioned
several times as foreign minister.
The ENJOYS wife, an American
was Miss Charlotte McDougal
daughter of Admiral McDougsl
U. S. N.