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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-01
Daily Short Story
Fine Feathers
By MIRIAM +. BRANDON

By MIRIAM +. BRANDON
IT HAD all started when he sem
Il in a slogan. one Of the biggest
advertising companies in the coun'
try had paid his way 10 New York
kept him there for a month, and
presented him with a check for
$4,000. All this. Binnie thought
was as il should he, for she could
not imagine Terry coming out Sec
ond best in anything.
The evening before he left he
had clasped her close and has
kisses mad been fraueht with
promise.
wen marry the day l get
hack" he whispered. with this
money we won't have 10 wait a
moment" And so she had sent
him away As loyfully as she
could. and awaited his return
unpauently
But returning, he brought with
him Mr.. Sanders and Mr.. Sanders
daughter. Gay. Il seemed Mr.. San
ders had an idea Of starting A
factory, and he wanted 10 look at
available sites.
Meeting them al the train, Bin
ME was struck with the sheer
beauty Of Gay. and Terry'S at
traction 10 her was hcartbreak-
ingly evident. Binnie thought Mr..
Sanders was really quite an old
man 10 be Gays father and his
eyes were so bright that. lrrele-
vanity. Binnie remembered read
ing that confidence men never,
never had a shifty gaze.
BUSY DRIVING
For the first week, Terry was
busy driving Sanders around the
countryside-and driving Gay over
70 the beach. But il wasn't until
almost 10 days had passed that
Binnie came face 10 face with the
realization that Terry was trying
10 avoid her.
"He needn't" she told Aunt
Matte bitterly. I'm not going
To bother him" Aunt Matte
made clucking noises with her
tongue,
TEN thousand dollars" she
unused, sis a lotta money. And IL
brings n lotta funny people with
IL. Sanders. fr instance. He's
gonna start a munitions fac
tory"
Binnie Strengthened up, How
do you know"
81 gotta letter. Sam Hank got
one too. Asking us TO buy
stock"
you wouldn't Binnie
gasped.
"Why note Everybody wants
TO make money. But munitions
well, I dunno"
Binnie found Sam Hank in his
shirtsleeves. He grinned at her
patiently when she asked about
the munitions factory.
"Allus interested In maxim
some money" he told her
slowly. "Seems like a good thing
for a factory to he here"
OFFER MADE OTHERS
In the course of the next few
days. Binnie called on about IL
people and found they had all re-
ceived the offer They were adj
mittedly interested in investing
but everybody seemed TO be
trifle vague. And because she was
family worried by that mysterious
vague quality, she telephonec
Terry
why" she demanded angrily,
"can't / see you for a few min
utes?"
"Meli-uh-I tell you. Binnie,
I'm awfully busy just now"
Honest, Binnie--lt-juSt isn't
convenient :" His voice was
cold. and the tone made her so
furious she banged the receiver
down angrily.
Terry had gone completely mad
she told herself stormily In
town where an expensive Ameri
can make car seldom was seen. b,
was running around in low
slung foreign car which flew
down the roads. Carpenters wer,
busy doing over the house, AM
landscape gardeners were design
ing the grounds.
II his activity had increased hi
friendships had fallen off. but h
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-01
MRS. HANKS SURPRISE

"Come in, Binnie," she called,
81 have a surprise here"
Entering, the girl saw Terry
seated in the dining room.
Hi" he called cheerfully
"Come in and watch the show"
He waved her toward the win
dow Don't pull the curtain
aside" he cautioned. I'm sup
posed TO he at the county seat,
looking up titles to property"
"Sit down. Binnie," Mrs. Hank
suggested. There's gonna be
some excitement"
But Binnie was staring a
Terry. "You know that mans {
liar" she began holly. Then, re
Numbering suddenly. she con
tinued in a soft voice. But
guess you're In line for congratu
lations, Just the same"
He nodded. And how he Choir
tied happily.
Coy must he delighted" Bin
ME murmured, trying to keep
her voice steady.
surprised Is more like IT,"
Blnnie fTowned over that one
Terry was so darned modest. III
probably hadn't seen what every
body else had known right along
That Gay was leading him TO IN,
altar just as rapidly as she could
No. Binnie thought Sorrowfully
Gay would not be surprised
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-01
SAM IN AGREEMENT

"Tsk. tsk-that's bad" Sam
said.
SANDERS looks like a thief 10
me-"
"He is thief" Hank said
comfortingly. Binnie's jaw
dropped. but Hank didn't follow
up his statement with any eX-
PLANTATION.
The following day, the local
newspaper carried big story
about the actual start OF the fac
tory. The project it explained,
was made possible by the follow
ing people.
And the list included all the
business people and the merchants
like Sam Hank-and even house
wives, like Aunt Matte. Reading
1t, Binnie's heart sank. Even the
fact that Terry was slated for
president didn't comfort her.
He would marry Gay, Of course,
He would be a irch man. she sup
posed. She WINGED. wondering
what il would be like, living in
the same town with him-seelng
him daily - and remembering
Terry'S words the night before ne
left TO claim his prize money.
ought to congratulate him, she
thought YEARLY, but she could not
bring herself TO phone. Perhaps
she told herself. if i saw him for
"a moment. About 4 o'clock. she
forced herself TO dress and leave
the house. On the way 10 Terry's
she had TO pass Sam Hanks home
Mrs. Hank, as though waiting for
her. leaned out OF the kitchen win
IOtt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
New Evidence
In Mckay Trial

New and important evidence
in the trial of Frank d. Mckay
and II others on liquor fraud con-
spiracy charges was uncovered
early today by the government
Henry G. ODonnell, special as.
sistant United States attorney
general. informed Federal Judge
Arthur F. Lederle al the trial 20
day.
Because Of this evidence. O'Don.
nell was granted an adjournment
until $50 a. m. tomorrow.
ODonnell de inc 10 say
whether the evidence was a new
witness or new information on the
complicated bookkeeping OF sew.
eral companies which the gov
eminent alleges were dummies
through which distilleries kicked
back" S500,O00 10 Mckay and the
others on sales TO the liquor con
troll commission. O'Donnell said
the government will "carry over
through Wednesday" with the new
evidence. instead of closing its
case tomorrow as previously eX'
pected.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
RELIEVES TENSION

WASHINGTON. June 16. -
GNS)-Diplomatic tension over
the sinking of the American mer-
chairman Robin Moor by Ger
man submarine in the South At
lantic was considerably eased to-
day by the London report that
the 35 missing passengers and
crew have arrived at Capetown.
South Africa, aboard a British
ship.
While official quarters felt the
reported rescue in no way relieves
Germany of the charge of violat-
ing international law in sinking
the Robin Moor. the view prevailed
that American public opinion will
not now consider the incident as
grave as. if 35 American lives. in
Guiding several women and small
child. had been lost at sea.
The American government
nevertheless is likely to send a
vigorous diplomatic protest to
Germany over the incident but IL
is not thought that il will result
in the severance of diplomatic re-
lations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
TORE OFF SHOE

According 10 Lieut.. Benjamin
ISikorski OF the Dearborn police.
the boys were knocked from 100
TO $50 feet by the car The force
of the collision tore of one boys
shoe.
The bodies were in the west
side Of Outer drive, close to the
intersection with Raymond avenue
and apparently had been struck by
a car going south in Outer drive.
The boys were the sons Of Earl
and Sadie Miller and both at
tended Dearborn High School,
where Roy was a junior and Will
burn a sophomore.
The older hoy worked after
school in the canteen of the Vet
Grams Hospital. He formerly was
Detroit Times newsboy and was
50 successful ne was saluted by
this newspaper in a published
series on outstanding paper CAR
rierS.
There is another brother. STAN
ley, p, and q sister, Mrs. Myrtle
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
.DSR Cars
Collide:
B Injured

Three persons were slightly in
Iured and % others shaken up
when two DSR Crosstown cars
collided head-on at the intersec-
ton Of West Warren and junction
avenues.
Treated at Receiving Hospital
and released were Reed Wilson
40. of SOLO lroquoiS avenue. motor.
man of the eastbound car. and
two passengers on his car. Peter
Teffen, 81, of 624l Ashton avenue.
and Al Plegue, 3S. of 7755 Burnett
avenue.
The eastbound cvar was enter
ing the intersection when the
weStbound, driven by Edwin Lagi-
ness. 81. of Rover Rouge. went
through an open switch and hit il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

NEW YORK. June Peggy
Hopkins Joyce slapped the face oil
Bowen Charleton Sonny Tufts
in a midtown night club last night,
according 10 story written today
by Dorothy Kilgallen. New York
Journal American columniSt
Tufts. who pulled stroke oar for
Yale in '35. was TO have co-Starred
with Miss Joyce in Broadway
production last Fall. The couple
were discussing the projected play
at The night club last night but
we're interrupted repeatedly by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Jersey Sheriff Stops
Bund Camp Meeting

ANDOVER. n. j.. June 10
GNSl Sheriff Denton Quick and
a squad Of deputized American
Legionnaires prevented a meeting
of German-American Bund mem
berS who sought TO enter Camp
Nordlund as private "owners" in a
scheme 10 circumvent an order of
the state Legislature to dispose of
the property Immediately The
bund sold the camp 10 lS5 mem
berS of the organization a day be-
fore the legislative action.
Sheriff Quick strung heavy
chains across the entrance Of The
camp this morning and posted a
guard at the gate Protest meet
lngs were held outside the camp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
.Ex-Envoy Warns
of Evil Leadership

NEW HAVEN. Conn. June 10.
--ONS)-Hugh r. Wilson. former
United States ambassador 10 Ger
many. warns:
I'm Germany there Is not only
a leader who M turned his
qualifications 10 evil purposes
but there il a carefully planned
effort to carry into the future
the devotion Of leadership quail
ties 10 evil p,rrpoSes."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
STOoGE KING

But il and when Great Britain
and her allies win the present war
Carol believes he can return in tri.
umph TO the country he tried "a
throw into the Allied column in the
second World War a. his mother
Queen Marie. succeeded in doing
in the first World War.
In the eyes Of his adoring father
no less than in those of the world
young Michael is once more but
the stooge king of Rumania
In private conversations, Carol
has expressed his conviction that
Michael Is virtually a prisoner. II
not a hostage. within the country
where Carol has every determine
10 rule again.
II cannot make predictions
about the outcome Of the war.
But wishes are different" says
Carol. "After all. II I had seen
things In any other light,
wouldn't he here now.'
And so, while Michael once more
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
NaZiS Mass i'm East
TtOo Million Soldiers Threatening Russian Borde
From Finland to Black Sea
BY KINGSBURY SMITH
Int'l News service star Corre.pondept

ASKING TON. June t. r.
Diplomatic advices reaching Off
cial quarters in Washington today
indicated Germany has massed an
army of around 2,OO0,00O men
within a few hours striking dis
lance Of the Russian border.
Between 100 and 80 German
divisions. supported by thousands
OF war planes, are reported TO be
threatening Russia from Finland
to the Black Sea.
While not actually massed along
the borderline of Russia. the main
units of the German armies are
reported 10 be concentrated al
strategic bridgeheads in East
Prussia. Poland, Sloyakia. Hungary
and Rumania, from which they
could move into Soviet territory
within a few hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
BY INEZ ROBB
international New. service stan Writer

HAVANA June 16The Salvation Army has convinced the
world that may be down but BY the
token Carol II of Rumana living proof that king may
be but down.
Let there be doubt about the present whereabouts of
his majesty AS far Carol concerned the king
Bucharest
The king in Havana And while the Naz regime continues
refer Carols 19yeareld Michael the occupant
Rumanias throne Mchaes father considers him nothing
less than bench-warmer for daddy
His Majesty King Carol of Rumania registered such
firm bold script luxurious Hotel Naconal His
consisting Of Nine Lupescu and his chamberlain, Col
Ernest Urdarianu address him always your majesty Sc
do all others summoned into the presence
No Eek marks the spot where this bold wiful and amb
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

Dearborn police began an in
tenSive hunt today fog hlt-run
driver whose car killed two youth
full Dearborn brothers. From
pieces OF headlights and fender
lights found AT the scene OF the
accident che officers have deter
mined the make of the death car.
The victims. Roy W Miller. 10.
and Wilburn Ia. were found IN
the street AZ West Outer drive
and Raymond avenue in Dearborn
shortly before midnight by police.
Roy was dead on admittance 10
the Ford first aid station and Will
burn died 20 minutes after arrival
there
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Peggy Packs Punch
Miss Joyce Slaps Big Ex-Athlefe Who Persists in
Smiling at Debutantes in Night Club

Tufts greetings 10 various debu-
tantes.
FINALLY the one deb too many
walked in" Miss kilgallen wrote.
"Peggy's patience was torn thin.
Sonny was turning on his best
beam when Peggy decided 10 let
him have II. She hauled OF and
socked the six-foot-two scion %
Bostotn Back Bay banking
family.
sonny, always the gentleman,
turned the other cheek, hut
Peggy turned on her heel and
stormed out. murmuring some
thing about you can't get away
with that"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Cabin Boy Killed.;
ia on Packet Saved

CHESTER. H.. June 16.-GNS)
A cabin boy was killed but ia
were safe after one of
the oldest Mississippi River packet
boats afloat. the Golden Eagle
struck submerged dixie.
The victim. George Veems. was
killed when struck by a moori :
line The boat was towed 10 shore
and the passengers landed safely
after weeks cruise in the lower
MiSsissipp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
HowLED FROM THRONE
Continued on Page SIx)
Presidents Throat Better

SHIN TON. June 10
INS) -PreSident Roosevelt. who
has been confined 10 his quarters
at the White House since Friday
because of a sore throat. has re.
covered and will be back az his
executive Offices today. Rear AID.
miral Ross r. McIntire. White
House physician. said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Senator Harrison
To Undergo Operation

WASHINGTON. June 10
fINS) Senator Pat Harrison tDl
OF Mississippi, president pro tenn
pore of the Senate and chairman
of its finance committee, is in
Emergency Hospital 10 undergo a
major intestinal operation today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
THREE CHOICES

The news has electrified officia
diplomatic quarters in Washing
ton, where the view prevails tina
the German move portends one o
the following three developments
. A mighty German bIitz STACK
against Russia not only TO gain
control of the Ukrainian gran
cries and the Caucasian oil
fields but 10 overthrow Josef
Stains Communist regime in
Moscow and replace IL with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
GOVERNOR FLEES

ISTANBUL. Turkey June 10
GNSJ General De LII o m m 5.
French governor of Damascus,
Syrian capital now menaced by
advancing British and Free French
troops. arrived here today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
City's Fiscal Agent Picked

The Manufacturers National
Bank today was selected by Com
mon Council 10 act as the city 5
fiscal agent for the next three
wears. The bank submitted the
lowest hid Of 81. 089 annually.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
HITS CLAIMED

lie said the battle occurred be-
tween SIX French aircraft and a
number Of British gladiators after
French maritime air units arrived
in Syria from France and attacked
the British feet off the coast tC
facilitate the French evacuation
from Sldon.
Some successful hits on British
ships were registered By the
French planes, the spokesman de-
clared.
He added that all other Syrian
fronts were quiet. save for French
reconnaissance patrols around
Kuneitra.
United States Ambassador Will
liam Leahy called on Vice Premier
Admiral Jean Darlan 10 obtain
information regarding the general
situation in Syria and elsewhere.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
British Vessel
Picks Up IS
In Lifebodfs
international New. servie. Cable

LONDON. June 16.-The 35
missing passengers and crew Of
the torpedoed American freighter
Robin Moor were landed at Cape
town today. according 10 q
Reuters dispatch from the South
African city.
The survivors were disembarked
from British vessel, which pre-
sumably picked them up from life
boats in the South Atlantic.
Eleven other survivors. including
one passenger. Philip J. Eccles,
were rescued by the Brazilian
steamer Osorio and landed at
Recife tPernambuco). Brazil.
CHILDREN SAVED
Safe arrival of the missing IS
at Capetown means that all
aboard the Robin Moor have now
been rescued. Those landed today
included a number of women and
children.
Passengers and crew of the
Robin Moor took to the sea in
three Ifeboats shortly before the
vessel was sent to the bottom by
a German submarine on the
grounds she was carrying contra
band.
Survivors reaching Recife had
held out little hope that any OF
the others were still alive. All
had insufficient rations of food and
water. they said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

NICHY June 16.-French war
ships engaged British naval forces
off Beirut AT dawn today, accord
ing 10 Beirut dispatch received
in Vichy
The British unit consisted Of two
cruisers and four destroyers. No
damage was reported in the ex-
change Of shells.
An official French military
spokesman announced today that
one French and three British
planes were shot down in an aerial
battle near Sidon on the Lebanese
coast
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
His Majesty Carol
Refugee Rumanian Ruler Registers in Havana Hotel
as King and Means Ii

he- Robb international Nous Scrr'cc stuff 1c vbo
panied former King Carat md h "rocd qvce" Mpc Lppese
70 Haropo aboard The SIS oud had opportunity
pct 70 kUor them personally, hercruh bsgn
the iotcst chapter ., ther royal ropoace.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Water Worker
Strike Looms
Tomorrow

Detroit tool workers
vote on wage pact. -. Page 3
DSR office help wins pay
raise ............... Page 8
Shipyard workers reject
Roosevelt plea Page 5
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

tious king has taken his present
stand. His majesty merely finds
il expedient to be out of his own
country temporarily. As long
as Hitler dominates Europe and
the Fascist Iron Guard runs Ru-
mania for him, Carol has no
choice but TO bide his time in
the new world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

puppet Nazi government possibly
headed by White Russians.
Capitulation by Stain 10
Nazi demands for a new Russo
German agreement giving the
Nazis not only access 10 the
wheat and oil fields Of European
Russia, but the right Of way for
the German armies 10 move into
Iran and Iraq through the
Ukraine and across the Black
Sea.
A deliberate feint 10 distract
attention from German plans
for an immediate invasion of the
British Isles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
IN THE
NEWS

MIss CATHRINE CURTIS,
lvk chairman of a national COM
mlttee of women voters, recently
Issued a statement In Washington.
It appears that her important
organization undertook a test poll
10 discover what proportion Of the
women voters Of the United States
favored involvement In the war.
Also what, II any, proportion ia
vored common citizenship with
England rs proposed by the
"UNION NOW" movement In the
United States and by the eminent
British statesman, -Belisha,
In the British House Of Commons.
IL Is an amazing fact that some
American citizens do approve Of
Joining the United States TO the
British Empire and making Amer
lean citizens British subjects In an
amalgamation OF the two peoples.
IL had been previously alleged
that those most interested In the
UNION Now" movement are the
international financiers and their
associates and dependents.
Furthermore, that an almost
equally important and influential
group fsvoring the union IL the
socially prominent elements in the
large eastern cities who find the
satisfaction Of their social ambi-
tions In the high society OF Lon
don and In the glamour of royal
courts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
FIRST HELD LIKELY

OF these three possibilities, the
diplomatic advices indicate the
first may be the most likely to
develop. The advices report a
widespread belief in German quar-
tiers that Hitler has decided 10
attempt 10 wipe out communistic
control OF Russia for reasons OF
both a military and political
nature.
American diplomatic observer.
are inclined TO believe one of the
lother two possibilities is more
likely to develop.
High Nazi officials deny that
Germany is contemplating any
attack on Russia and explain the
troop concentrations as routine
Continued on Next Pare Col q,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

Employees Of the board Of water
commissioners will go out on
strike al 7 a. m. tomorrow unless
theri demand for a Is cents per
hour wage increase is granted at
A hearing before the Common
Council later today. Arthur NJ.
Stringari, business agent Of the
State. County and Municipal En-
ployes of American, AFL. said
The hearing was delayed be.
cause Of the absence OF Councilman
Eugene !. Van Antwerp. Van Ant
werp is on the Board Of Commerce
cruise ship Noronic which was
delayed four hours in returning L
Detroit today
1--WE will throw q picket line
around the water board build
ing" Stringent said. land we do
not expect our other members In
various offices In the buildings
TO pass through the line
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

acts as bench warmer for his
daddy in the old world. the latter
has AZ last found sanctuary. after
nine perllouS months in the new.
HOWLED FROM THRONE
In It's most purple moments.
Hollywood has never produced
anything 10 hold a klieg light "a
the factual record Of Carols life
or RumaniaS history The long
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

NEVERTHELESS. there is some
~ encouragement TO be found in
the fact that OF that 5 per cent
voting for submersion of the
United States In and under the
British Empire came from the mar
row strip which constituted the
original British colonies, while less
than Of this snobblsh 5 per cent
voting for common citizenship
came from the great territory
west OF the Allegheny Mountains
which constitutes the truer Amer
lea.
The poll Of Miss Curtis wOmen's
national committee seems 10 have
Ir2uNl-..1 n.