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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Power
Strike
Voted
International News Service Wiz.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Of-
ficials of the CLOS utility workers
committee today an
nounced that the union voted
early this morning to call a
strike at the Colfax, Pa, plant of
the Duquesne Light and Power
Company. The strike was called
for midnight tonight.
The walkout was called after
the executive committee of the
Independent Association of En-
ployes at the Colfax plant unani-
mously rejected labor department
recommendation to submit differ
ences between the association and
the union before the PENNSYLVANIA
State Labor Board. The vote was
taken by the UWOC negotiating
committee at Springdale.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Freeze Worlds
Assets. Aides
Ask President
BY ARTHUR i. HERMANN
Init News service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 18.-A
move TO convince President Roose-
welt Of the necessity for freezing
the rest of the world, in order TO
plug Axis fund leaks via Japan
and the Latin American countries,
is under way today in both the
state and treasury departments.
A treasury official said such a
freeze order would be necessary in
order to get air-tight compliance
with the presidential order seques-
tering Axis and other European
wealth on deposit in the United
States.
It was pointed out that large
amounts of Axis wealth have been
secreted in America in the names
of Latin American nationals, and
in order 10 prevent the outflow of
such money control Of Withdrawals
must be complete.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
AIRCRAFT FARLEY BEGUN

WASHINGTON. June 49,
QNS) - The defense mediation
board today began negotiations to
settle the North American Air.
craft dispute which was climaxeo
with President Roosevelt's order
last week ordering the army tc
break a strike at the Inglewood
Cal, plant.
Richard Frankensteen. director
of the CIO-UAW aircraft division
and j. l.. Kfndelberger, president
of the aircraft corporation, headed
union and management delega-
lions which went into conference
with a board panel. The dispute
centers on a union demand for a
75-cent basic hourly wage and a
union shop.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
ANS POOL ARRANGEMENT

Another possible leak lies in the
fact that the treasury has known
for months that Germany. Italy
and Japan have been using their
American funds under a pool ar
rangement, whereby one AXIS
nation utilizeS funds of another
power, and then pays back the
loan by settling in goods or
services.
Meanwhile. the treasury and
Justice department put more teeth
into the Axis freeze order, by
issuing regulations prohibiting any
German national from leaving the
United States without having
fully compiled with the Executive
order and the regulations
Customs and immigration Off
GERS were ordered last night to
take steps 10 prevent any Ger
man national from departing from
the United States pending further
instructions.
This move, treasury officials
said, is designed TO prevent depart
ing German consular officers and
personnel from carrying any
American money out of the coun-
try which had been secreted prior
TO the freeze order.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Danish Women Win
Red Cross Stripes

Thirty members OF the Queen
Alexandrine Danish unit of the
Detroit chapter, American Red
Cross, today had first-year stripes
in recognition of their services.
Presentation was made in St.
Peters Danish Evangelical Luth-
eran Church. Vermont avenue at
Caroline street. Among the women
was Mrs. Hans Miller. 70. of 500
.Dickerson avenue, who was never
once late for her weekly sewing
appointment, and Mrs. Ketty
christensen of Pleasant Ridge,
who has knitted Is sweaters dur
ing her year Of service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Own Cooking Downfall

Testifying before Judge George
Murphy in Traffic Court. Egidio
Lattanzi, al of SAT- Cecil street,
claimed that it was his own cook
ing. not liquor, that caused his
arrest for violating the drunk
motor vehicle law. His wife was
away, he explained. Judge Murphy
gave him 20 days in the House of
Correction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Kreisler Leaves Hospital

NEW YORK, June 1S.-(INS)-
Fritz KreiSler 66-year-old violin
ist has left Roosevelt Hospital, il
was learned today, for an unan.
nounced place TO recuperate from
serious injuries received on April
20 when he was struck BY a truck
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
SEES MACHINIST PACT

SAN FRANCISCO, June Is. -
GNS)-Harvey B. Brown, interna-
tlonal pres d en- t Of the AL
MachiniSts' Union. was in San
Francisco today with a prediction
that the prolonged shipyard
machinists' strike would be settled
with every satisfaction to the
government"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
|Ford-CI0 Pact
due 10 Include
All Branches
BY FRED COLLINS
Times stan Correspondent

PITTSBURGH, June 1S.-The
agreement between the Ford Motor
Company and the UAW-CIO will
probably cover Ford workers al
over the country rather than Just
the $4,000 employees in metropoli.
tan Detroit, it was indicated 10.
day, as negotiations continued in
Hotel William Penn.
President Philip Murray of the
Go and I. A. Capizzi, attorney
for the Ford company. at the con.
clusion of session late last night
said they were satisfied with the
progress Of negotiations.
CHANGE INDICATED
John Gillespie, an insurance
company agent whose principal
business is insuring Ford workers
joined the company spokesmer
today, indicating TO observers a
possible change in the present sys.
tenn Of employee insurance.
Union representatives who are
participating in the meetings. in
addition to Murray, include Allan
Haywood. Maurice Sugar. Lee
Pressman and 16-man shop com.
mittee from the Rouge plant.
Aiding CapiZzi are Harry Mack
Frank Nolan. James Brady, Elmer
DePlanche and Jack Blot.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Deaf Society to Elect

LANSING, June 1S.-The Lam
sing Society for the Hard of Hear
ing will hold its annual banquet
and election of officers FRIDAY
night in the society's clubrooms
AZ llSh East Michigan avenue.
Roy Andrus will be POSTMASTER.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
SMITH JOLTS HOUSE

In addition to reducing the draft
age limit mandatorially from SO to
IS years, the new bill defines strike
violence as criminal sabotage, gives
the President specific power to use
the army to break picket lines, and
10 seize industries which refuse
federal mediation aid in settling
labor disputes.
The House was jolted by the
angry assertion of Representative
Smith CD of Virginia, delivered
from the floor:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18

There are subversive agents
employed I'm the government.
The higherups will not remove
them.
How are you going TO get
unity I'm this country when Con-
gress and the people know that
we have people I'm the govern
ment who feel that the Com
munist has the right to work for
the nation just as much as
loyal, patriotic citizen?"
Representative Halleck (R) oil
Indiana had just declared that the
National Labor Relations Board is
protecting Communists" in war
industries and thereby obstructing
federal efforts TO rid defense OF
strikes.
BOARDS RULINGS CITED
The labor board, Halleck said
has ruled in several cases that
Communists are immune to dis.
missal under the Wagner Labor
Act, that they cannot be fired
from arsenals on the ground they
are subversive agents.
Strikers who were refused Jobs
at the North American Aviation
plant at Inglewood, Cal, on the
suspicion of subverSive activities
may be granted back pay by the
labor board. Halleck said.
A House merchant marine sub
committee moved meanwhile "a
blast Communist radio operators
from American merchant ships.
After four months effort the
subcommittee drafted bill giving
the Federal Communication Com
mission authority TO deny radio
licenses to ship operators who are
Communists, members of the Ger
man-American Bund. Young Com
munist League or any organization
as subversive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
RtFi.irftd Z Patent once

ers participated in the smashing
attack.
The attack on Boulogne and
iother French coastal targets was
described as the mightiest British
attack of the war on these areas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
7TH NIGHT FOR RUHR

However. whatever the reason.
it was obvious today that the
Raj has taken the offensive. at
least for the time being, as wit
messed by the seventh successive
night of pounding melted out TO
Germany's Ruhr valley.
Because of its network Of rail-
roads, British authorities regard
the Ruhr area as of tremendous
strategic Importance.
British military authorities also
pointed to the lightness of the
German raids on London during
the past week They indicated
that this reflects a temporary
weakening of the German air
forces based in the north due to
Withdrawals to other war thea
tiers, particularly the Middle East.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
CHANNEL DOGFIGHTS

Authorities indicated Is German
fighting planes had been shot down
and 10 British fighters lost during
the offensive sweep, which resulted
in aerial corbats over the channel.
This all-night raid was declared
TO have exceeded even the weight
of last Autumn's heaviest attacks,
and this morning observers re-
ported that miles of the French
Icoastline were still smoking as the
last of the British bombers re-
turned to their bases under brill
liant dawn.
For the past few days numerous
reports-all totally unconfirmed--
have been circulating in London
regarding heavy German military
movements toward the northern
French coast. These reports have
been coupled with equally uncon-
Ifirmed stories of heavy German
military concentrations in Norway.
British authorities have frowned
on all such reports, limiting they
were not confirmed by reconnais-
Sance observations
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
u. S. to. Circle Latin America
With Gums and Air Bases
Hemisphere Guard
on Both Oceans
Planned
BY KINGsBURY SMITH
trs1 News ssrvsos star Correspondent

WASHINGTON. June Estate
department quarters today dis
closed that the United States gov
eminent is actively seeking to
establish an American defense line
around Latin America TO protect
the southern end Of the Western
Hemisphere from any foreign
attack.
Diplomatic discussions are under
way with practically all OF the 20
Latin American republics with a
view TO extending SeveraLhundreds
OF millions of dollars worth OF aid
TO those countries under the lease
lend act 10 help strengthen their
coastal defenses on both the All
lantic and Pacific oceans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
LIGHT RAIDS ON BRITAIN

While the coastal attack was in
progress. other Raj planes re-
Sumed attacks in western Ger
many. AZ the same time German
raiders carried out night assaults
on Britain. A British air ministry
Communique, however, said the
German activity was on a small
scale and confined chiefly to the
east coast. where a few casualties
and some damage were caused
"a Berlin announcement
stated that British planes pene-
trated western Germany during
the night and dropped incendiary
and explosive bombs chiefly on
residential areas. causing some
damage. The communique added
that anti-aircraft fire quickly
forced the raiders 10 turn back
Many squadrons of Births h
bomberS participated in the night
long sweep Of the German-held
French coast, racing across the
channel continuously. Some esti-
mates said as many as, 200 bomb
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
RING OF STEEL

Representing the most far-reach'
ing step ever taken In peace time
for the protection of the South
American continent, the American
defense line plan envisages tho
establishment of virtual ring OF
American steel around Latin
America in the form OF anti-alr-
craft batteries and long range
coastal guns.
II also calls for the development
of a ring of air bases around Latin
America from which American
built naval patrol planes would
maintain a constant vigil OF the
sea approaches 10 the southern end
OF this hemisphere.
Squadrons OF American built
bomber and fighter planes also
would be stationed on these air
bases for quick action against any
European or Pacific power that
attempted TO attack the American
hemisphere by air or sea.
MANNED BY AMERICANS
The guns and planes would be
manned by American-trained ma
tive soldiers and aviators, but the
air bases would be placed at the
immediate disposal of the Ameri-
can air force in event OF an actual
threat TO this hemisphere by any
foreign power.
The Latin American countries
IN which this country wants the
use OF bases in case of emergency
include Mexico, Nicaragua. Costa
Rica. Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay
Argentine. Colon a, Ecuador,
Peru. Bolivia and Chile.
The move now under way to
loan" Brazil approximately 500
600, 900 worth of defense materials
in return for the use of Brazilian
air bases in case of emergency is
part Of the American defense line
plan.
The Brazilian arrangement calls
for the development of II new
air bases in the northeastern sec
ton OF that country, dominating
the nearest approach TO this
hemisphere from Africa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Raj Raids
Invasion
Bases
BY CHARLES A. SMITH
Init News Service Stan Correspondent

LONDON. June 1S.-Swarms OF
British bombers battered the Ger
man-occupied French coast for &c
hours last night and early today
while another strong force dropped
tons of high explosives on western
Germany.
The important industrial cities
Of Dusseldorf and Cologne were
the chief detectives Of the long.
range bombers that attacked the
Reich.
Chief interest in London. how.
ever. centere6 on the terrific ano
almost incessant pounding that the
French coastline has been given
since Monday. This aroused tre-
mendous speculation in London as
TO whether the Raj might be
engaged in breaking up German
preparations for an attempted in
vasion of Britain.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
President Gets Plea
Of Murray for =
Billions for Relief
c. |. 0. Chief Declares
Defense Will Give Jobs
To Only 1000, 900

Philip Murray president Of the
Congress of Industrial Organiza-
ton, in letter to President Roose-
welt yesterday, urged the Chief EX-
ecutive to ask Congress for an ap-
preparation of not less than 50 $780,
100000 for Federal relief during the
coming fiscal year. Declaring that
there are still nearly 100000 job
less, he told the President that the
expanding defense program will re-
duce this total only 100000 in the
coming year.
Il am greatly concerned that the
pressure for the manufacture of
ornaments. and the appropriations
necessitated thereby, may obscure
the plight of those workers who are
still unemployed. Mr.. Murray said
He estimated that 100000 at least
will be very seriously in need"
THE preliminary figure for w. P
A. in the budget for the coming
year." he added, would provide at
best for only 100000 of the 3,000.-
600 needy unemployed and of the
1000 GOO total. The average of 1,000.-
900 employment on w. P. A. would
be the lowest percentage of the
needy unemployed ever cared for by
the w. P. A.
The conception of total defense
so effectively enunciated by you calls
for, it seems to me, the use of these
unemployed people in work of public
benefit 1t will be most destructive
to national morale if these working
people desperately wanting and
needing work are left idle when
every effort is being called for
Evening star., 1941-04-24

Victor Riley went to school for
the first time this week and rushed
home to tell his family about it.
His family" consists of his s.
year-old sister Victoria. His home
is the Wardman Park Hotel.
Victoria is the livelier of the two,
but she looks to him for everything.
And that. says 5-year- old Victor,
is as it should be because Daddy
said to me I had to take care of
her"
Their daddy is a British motor
magnate who DELAYED as long as he
dared before sending his two chill
dren off to America with their gray
uniformed Mamie"
Theirs had been a quiet life at
Stow the-Wold in Gloucester
shire. Victor had his tricycle.. which
he sorely misses, and his pony.
Too Close to Coventry.
But at Coventry, 80 miles away,
the bombs were falling and some
times they were closer-a mile from
the Riley estate.
They sailed from Liverpool on
September q after. Victor says, I'VE
were being bombed three days" Mrs.
George Eyston, American-born wife
of an Englishman who had brought
her own children back to the United
States a year before, had guaranteed
them home in America and they
came to the hotel, where their prin-
cipal pleasure is punching the
elevator bells. Victor likes to watch
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Light Rain Fails 10 Give
D. {. Much DROUGHT Relief

Despite light showers, cloudy skies
and lower temperatures. no end was
in sight today for Washingtons
record breaking April drought
The drizzle which fell most of last
night had accounted for little more
than half an inch of precipitation
this morning. and was expected
to end late this afternoon or early
tonight.
The forecaster predicted cooler
weather tonight, with a low of about
a degrees, and resumption of fair
weather tomorrow, accompanied by
slowly rising temperatures.
The drizzle that broke an 18-day
stretch in which no rain fell in
measurable quantities began late
yesterday and continued through
most of last night. The total pre-
cipltation was 0.53 inches.
The only comparable dry spell in
April was in 1871, when there were
Is days without rain. The drought
this month was accompanied by
temperatures which averaged almost
20 degrees above normal. and on one
occasion reached peak of "a de-
grees.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Army Ordnance Awards
To Honor Two Officers

Medals honoring two of the
Army's greatest ordnance experts
have been founded for annual
awards by the Army Ordnance As
sociation, it was announced TODAY.
One is named for Maj. Gen. Will
liam Crozier, World War chief of
ordnance, and the other for Col.
Frank A. Scott, first chairman of
the War Industries Board in 1917
The Crozier Medal will be awarded
Tor meritoriouS service to the asso-
ciation. The Scott Medal will be
given for meritorious service to in
dustfial preparedness.
Col Scott, formerly of Cleveland,
was organizer and first chairman
OF the General Munitions Board
Gen. Crozier, resident of WASH
lngton, was co-inventor of the
Buff1ngton-Cro disappearing gun
carriage use in coast defense bat
terieS.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Small Claims Court
Disposes Of 67,O75
Cases in ; Years
ST 500, 900 Involved;
Tt.5unoI Praised by
Attorney General

The small claims and conciliation
branch of Municipal Court has han
died 67,O75 cases, involving more
than s1,6OG,0 900, and has cost the
taxpayers nothing" Judge Nathan
Cayton today told Attorney General
Jackson in reporting on the three
year operation of the tribunal. The
court was set up April 4. 1888, to
handle all cases involving $50 or less.
In making public the report. the
Attorney General praised the court,
saving:
IF ever justification were required
for the establishment Of small claims
courts where the little fellow could
have his day in court. without law
yers and without the expense and
delays of ordinary court procedure,
it is supplied in this report. AS
Judge Cayton points out, already 10
times as many trials has been han
died in small claims cases as were
handled before establishment Of
the branch, and some Of its informal
procedure has been extended to all
branches of the Municipal Court
Experience has taught us that
defendants use and need the bene-
fits of this system quite as much
as plaintiffs" Judge Cayton said.
This has proven particularly true
in the large number of cases filed
by credit houses and other plain
tiffs in which many benefits of
small claims procedure have been
made available to defendants en-
abling them to secure their day in
court without lawyers. expense, de-
lay, or airy of the old technical, op-
pressive rules of procedure"
Among the statistics incorporated
in the report we're: 5.567 cases re-
suited in trials; service by registered
mail was employed in more than
$4,000 cases and proved 73 per cent
effective; 7,106 defendants were
granted the right to pay judgments
in 'installments and costs were
waived for LAS suitorS.
1t is pointed out also that while
the court is maintained on self
supporting basis, it has been pos
sible to reduce fees below the statu-
tory maximum.
Judge Cayton said growing in
terest is being evidenced throughout
the country in the operation of
the local tribunal.
Evening star., 1941-04-24

the cranes at a nearby excavation
too.
In lieu of parental control, Victor
is very stern with Victoria. When
she tries to grab his toys, he
reproves her:
You ought to say Please, Victor
may I have it." Then she does.
Look Toward Reunion.
Victor is perfectly willing to go tc
Sacred Heart School, where he
started Monday, but he hopes Vic
toria won't go to an American
school. It's not that he has any
thing against them, he explained
just that she's now and he hopes
the war will be over before she gets
old enough for school.
Mrs. Eyston isn't worried that the
children will forget their parents
being so young. She says Mamie
talks to them about their parent:
all the time and there's the bis
photograph of mummy" anc
daddy" that Victoria kisses good.
night. They talk about the time
when mummy and daddy will come
to fetch us home" and Victor i.
counting on a fishing trip with his
daddy when we go home to Eng
land"
In their hotel room. the children
have hung another picture beside
that of their parents. They point
! 1t out to the children they have
found to play with.
That's the King" his majesty'S
two small subjects tell their new
friends.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Jury Trials Denied
Hit-Run Drivers in
Collision Cases
Police Court Judges Rule
On Charges Involving
No Personal Injury

Police Court judges will rule
henceforth that motorist charged
with leaving the scene of an accident
after colliding, where no one has
been injured, does not have the right
to trial by jury, it was learned yes
terday.
The rulings are expected to re-
duce the number of demands fol-
jury trials per month by approx
mately II or Is, court attaches said
over a three month period, stats
tics showed, there were about 4C
Jury trials demanded and granted
in hit-and-run cases. Figures were
not Immediately available, how
ever. to show in how many of those
cases there had been personal in
juries.
No Cases Since Ruling.
Since the judges decided on the
ruling, there had been no leaving
fter-colliding case to come into
court through yesterday. If the
rulings stand, it will mean the hit
and-run drivers will have to stand
trial before judge in Traffic Court
The maximum penalty on the hit
and-run charge where no one has
been hurt is S100 fine or 80 days lr
Jail or both. Generally, the right
to trial by jury comes in cases where
the maximum penalty is more than
thora on H0VS
Jail. Other questions such as mora
turpitude also become involved, II
was said
Hundreds of Cases Pending.
The judges rulings, in effect, near
another step toward clearing ur
the Jury docket, which last Satur-
day showed 639 cases pending. Fol
about a month, under direction OF
Assistant Corporation Counsel E. w
Thomas, two assistant corporation
counsels have been assigned to jury
court when cases involving offenses
against the District are before the
jury branch in Police Court. Be-
ginning yesterday, under direction
of Assistant United States Attorney
A. j. Mclaughlin, similar practice
was started by the assistant United
States attorneys in prosecuting their
cases in jury branch.
The two-prosecutor system to ex-
pedite handling of cases was ap-
proved by the judges at recent
meeting as one means of speeding
up jury cases.