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Evening star., 1941-11-02

cool. and the chances are you will
come out on your own feet"
Before starting out alone on q
trip in the mountains. every hiker
and camper is advised to leave word
with some responsible person where
| he Is going and what route he will
take. IF you get lost" the rangers
caution, remember clear head
will find itself. If every one remem-
bered this, there would be fewer re-
ports of persons lost in the noun
tains and forests. Loss of mental
control is more serious than lack of
food, water or clothing"
On realizing you are lost. invoke
these rules of action:
l. Stop, sit down and try to figure
out where you are. Use your head,
not your legs.
2. If caught by night, fog or storm,
stop at once and make camp in a
sheltered spot. Build FIRE in a safe
place, gather plenty of dry fuel.
g. Don't wander about. Travel
only downhill; follow watercourses
or ridges.
4. If injured. choose cleared spot
on promontory. if possible. and
make signal smoke. The Forest
Service fire lookouts or the observers
in airplanes may see your smoke.
S. Don't yell. don't run. don't
worry and don't quit.
Without the need of thinking back
to specific details, every one would
acknowledge that air transportation
has made tremendous strides in the
last decade. For those who are not
pioneers, the picture of early travel
by plane recalled by Chester Reith.
of St. Louis. proves interesting as
q BACKGROUND for the speed and
comfort in todays air travel.
Mr.. Reith whose hobby is acquir-
ing timetables of early transporta-
ton. checked over his collection re-
Gently and turned up a timetable
advertising rail-air passenger
service from coast to coast. The
effective date was July 7. 1929. A
passenger on the second air-rail
trip across the country that year,
Mr. Reith recalled that it took 48
hours. Starting out from New York
he travelled over the Pennsylvania
Railroad to Port Columbus. Ohio.
boarded TranScontinental Air
Transport, Inc. plane which carried
him to Waynoka, Okla. there took
a Sante Fe Railroad train to Clovis,
N. Mex. and completed the rest Of
the trip by T. A. T. plane to Los
Angeles.
The price of the trip was steep,
when compared with present-day
air transportation in modern ships
that span the continent in about 13
hours. 1t cost Mr.. Reith S26743.
As a reminder of the pioneer days
of today,s speediest travel. the 1929
passenger mailed the timetable to
Jack Frye, president Of Transcon-
tinental and Western Air. Inc
T. A. T was predecessor company
of T. w. A.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Spas Gain Fame in Rich
Mininq Reqion Of Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO. Nov. Long
one of the richest mining regions OF
South America. the Brazilian state
of Minas Geraes, or General Mines,
today Is finding new use for its
minerals as tourist attraction.
Not the metals themselves. but
the waters which have mingled with
and flown over them. later to well
up in mountain valleys as curative
springs, are proving the great mag
/ net. Numerous spas and health re-
sorts have grown up in the region,
/ and now with the famous spas and
watering places of Europe shut off
by the war, these are drawing health
seekers from many lands.
Pocos de Caldas is usually con-
sidered the queen of Brazilian spas
and at the same time the most ia
nous in South America. 1t is
reached by train or air. Built at an
altitude of 1000 feet. the town has
an attractive setting. While en-
phasis is put on quiet and relaxation
for visitors. Pocos de Caldas has a
good country club and casino as
we'll
Sac Lourenco, nine hours by train
from Rio, attracts 10000 to 10000
visitors annually It's season has
just begun and will extend into next
May. Good hotels are available and
facilities may be had for many diff
ferent sports.
Also well known among spas is
CaXambu. which draws several
thousand visitors annually. It's
summer season begins in January
and runs to April Minas Geraes
has numerous other spas. each with
its special waters and it's followers.
Among them are Araxa. Lambori.
Cambuquira and several smaller
towns which have gained local fame.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Conudiun Cities Draw
Families of Hunters

QUEBEC, Province of Quebec,
Nov l.-More hunting parties than
usual have made Quebec City and
other points along the St. Lawrence
their headquarters this season. In
some cases the wives and other
members Of the sportSmen's parties
remain in Quebec or Murray Bay
while the hunters are afield; but In
the case of private clubs and camps
they often proceed into the heart Of
the hunting territory itself.
Many of these clubs are equipped
with all the amenities OF comfort
able living, and concede little in the
way Of gracious living to the finest
Quebec hotels.
Dinner parties and entertain
ments, however, are most frequent
at the larger and more cosmopolitan
resorts. at which groups from the
United States are in the habit of
staying.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
The Travellers Notebook
Forest Rangers Advise Cool Head as Prime Asset
Of Persons Lost in Woods, and Give Simple Rules
For Coming Out on Ones Own Feet

old story to rangers OF the United
States Forestry Service, so much so
that certain rules of thumb have
been drawn up to remove the cause
of feverish, week-long hunts for
mixers and vacationists who venture
too far. Here is an encouraging
word from the rangers:
1T is better to carry a clear head
on your shoulders than a big pack
on your back. Yet in going alone
in the mountains, it is well TO he
prepared for any emergency. A fish
line and few hooks. matches in a
waterproof box. compass. little
concentrated food and a strong
knife should always be carried. A
gun may help as a signal. seldom
for obtaining food Above all. keep
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short vacation sometime during the
winter months, as we'll as the an
nual summer vacation, Is an i'm
portant factor in the recreation in
dustry. 1t 81 believed that the de-
Tense speedup will increase rather
than reduce these winter vacations.
as the harder people work the more
apt they are to find an excuse for
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ideal %
SHORT VACATIONS
RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.

Tired? Overworksd d? Take a few
days Oft leave the tumult Of
town for the peace OF sparkling
seas and the refreshing life about
the Boardwalk! Coll, ride a horse
on the beach. cycle before break.
fast or take it easy in a
rollerchair amid the gay scene
OF shop-windows. theatres, piers
and palatial hotels. Rates are
moderate food is good =.
hospitality and hotels are every.
where. Run down and pep upl
Evening star., 1941-11-02
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.,
Travel Editor


The darker aspects of vacatiOning
near dense forests have been drama
tized the past several summers and
falls by the disappearances of chill
dren and crashes of aviators in
isolated, wooded mountains 1t is
not unlikely that fear akin to that
of the sea has been raised among
the cautious uninitiated. The fact
that many Of the prisoners of the
woods have been rescued after sew
eral days and nights. to tell of
agonizing hours. does little to allay
such a newly acquired phobia.
But persons losing their bearings
especially novice campers-are an
Evening star., 1941-11-02

Agricultural fairs were held this
year as usual in Fire and drew
crowds
Evening star., 1941-11-02

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Per-
haps the most unusual post Office
in the United States is located in
San Francisco's Chinatown 1t is
the only Chinese postal station in
the country, and to top that of, the
station receives no incoming mail.
To care for the growing needs OF
San Francisco's 10000 Chinese,
many of whom have business con-
nections in the Orient. the Office
was established in 1880. It is To-
Gated on Clay street. III the heart
OF the colorful district of pagodas
and curly-eaved roofs.
Manned by Chinese, the post Office
not only entertains visiting post
masters, but tourists as well. One
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Ice Skoting Season
ToOpen at Resort

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. Ice
hockey again will be added to At
lantic City's attractions in mid-No-
vember.
The opening game on the sched-
ule, which continues for five months.
will be a match between the Atlantic
City Sea Gulls and the New York
Rovers on November 2l. Inaug-
urated some years ago was the prac-
tice Of admitting the public to the
opening game in exchange for food
stuffs which in turn are passed along
to one of the charitable organiza :
tionS for Thanksgiving distribution.
After the opening contest, games
will be held on the Convention Hall
rink every Friday and Saturday
nights.
During the remainder of the week
the large ice rink is available for
public skating and the various fig-
ure-skating classes.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Noyember's Chi|Is
Turn Travel Thouqhts
To Sunny South
New England and Conodc
To Bid for Attention
With Snow Sports

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-November,
with its gray skies, is a reminder to
those who follow the sun that its
about time to start planning .
summer trip. a vacation in Southern
California or on to Mexico and Latin
America.
Programs of the winter resorts
both snow and sunshine-are based
on normal expectations of travel and
resort movements. New York and
the New England States. together
with Canada. plan to capitalize on
the growing vogue OF outdoor VIM
ter sports with longer and better
slides and better ski lifts. While it
IS true that there are fewer ships
left for cruising. those which re-
main report many bookings for the
fall and early winter. according to
Douglas Malcolm of the American
Express Co. While it is too early to
place exact figures on the southwark
winter migration. one can say that,
il Florida optimism is any criterion.
the coming season will at least equal
and perhaps surpass the totals OF the
past winter.
Tours to Deep South.
All of the Gulf Coast as we'll as
the intermediate States hope to
share in these benefits. The States
NJ tIA ~.
have Joined hands in spreading the
lure of the Old West" and the
Sun Festival before the vacation
seekers.
One of the seasons novelties is
the series Of tours to the deep South
which features the beauty spots of
the Gulf States, including Missis-
sippi, Louisiana and Alabama. in
eight-day trips from Eastern cities.
The good neighbor spirit is re-
sponsible for the growing travel in
terest in all the Latin American re-
publics, with the greatest volume Of
travel centering in Mexico. Mexico
City, which is just recovering from
a record volume of tourist travel
during the past summer months. is
expecting this to be repeated during
the coming winter.
Mexico Expects 700 900.
In 1910 more than l88.0O0 Ameri-
cans visited Mexico. This wear il is
estimated more than 200 900 Of them
will have visited this country by De-
cember 81.
The season just past has shown
large jumps in attendance at our
national parks. nearly 26 per cent
over the previous year.
The growing practice of taking a
Evening star., 1941-11-02

Nearly 100000 pigs were slaugh.
tered in New Zealand in the last
year.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

OF the questions frequently asked
by visitors is: DO you sell Chinese
stampS?." to which the workers
reply: mo. After all, this is an
American post officei"
The majority OF outbound mail
goes Tom Bo"-Chinese for by
registered mail" Many OF the let
tiers carry money drafts for South
China business firms.
On the days when steamers and
air clippers leave San Francisco
for the Orient. the little post ONCE
huns with activity as bags of mail
are made ready by the staff:
The post Office employees speak
several Chinese dialects, in addition
to perfect English.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

week. or a couple of long week ends,
in one of the nearby skiing resorts.
And the airplane has now brought
Miami to within an overnight hop of
most Of our industrial cities.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

Prices OF matches have been
placed under government control In
Chile.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Audubon Group to Meet

W. F. Kubichek, Interior Depart
ment biologist, will discuss The
Counting Antics of the Western
Grebe' at 8 pm. Thursday in the
auditorium Of the Universalist Ma
tional Memorial Church at a meet
ing of the District Audubon So
ciety. Motion pictures will be shown
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03
JAW Demands
On Ford Ready
For Arbiter

The UAW-CIO today prepared
TO state its full position and de-
mands in the Ford Motor Company
controversy in written statement
10 be given TO Federal Labor Con-
ciliator James F. Dewey. Dewey,
in turn. is TO hand the statement
10 Ford officials.
Others whom Dewey is expected
10 confer with include Governor
Van Wagner and Thomas J. Dona-
hue, chairman os the state labor
board. The board has received a
formal notice from the union of
intent to strike.
Action of the labor board hinges
on Donahue's findings regarding
the effect the strike would have
on defense production at the plant.
Ordinary strikes require five days
notice, but those dealing with de-
Tense require 30 days notice.
OPM Chief William S. Knudsen
has informed Donahue that the
Ford company now holds defense
contracts totaling S150.000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03
Bury ) in Family
Killed in Crash

Sorrowing relatives and friends
gathered today at funeral services
for five members OF Ferndale
family killed when the automobile
in which they were riding was
struck by a Grand Trunk passen-
ger train Friday evening.
Services were held in the
Spaudding & Sons Funeral Chapel
at 500 WeSl Nine-Mile road, Fern
dale. at 10 a, m. The Rev. w. l..
Stephenson pastor of the Free
Methodist Church of Ferndale. Of
ficiated, A second service will be
held al 2 p. m. today in Croswell,
Mich. at the family burial plot.
Those killed in the accident
were Mrs. Victor WATSON, 81. of
406 Silman avenue: her daugh-
tiers. Ruth, 4. Carol Betty. 6. and
Dianne. Is months, and her BROTH
er-in-law. Leon Watson. Is.
Present at today's services were
Mrs. Watson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel LaZnak. of Yukon.
Pa. and her three brothers. and
Watson'S parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Watson. of CroSwel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03
Wounded
Arrested


Frank Adragna, 81. of 1929
Plum street. suspected of partici-
pating in the shooting of Joseph
Kerry, 80. proprietor of a grocery
at 2047 Sixth street, in an at
tempted holdup last night, was
being held today on robbery armed
charges.
Adragna was arrested in Re-
ceiving Hospital when he showed
up for treatment of a scalp wound
a short time after Kerry reported
the-attempted-Febbery.
Kerry told police that he and
his wife. Mary Rose. Al, were
closing their store when the ban
dts entered. and that he opened
fire on them when they demanded
his money.
He said the bandits, using Mrs.
Kerry as shield. fired several
shots at him and then jumped
through plate glass window as
they fled.
Kerry, who was shot in the right
arm, said he emptied his gun at
the bandits.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03
Unionists
Vote Runoff

BY the scant margin OF Is votes
the membership of Briggs Local
2I2 supported Emil Macy in his
request for a runoff election be-
tween himself and Harry McMil-
Ian for the presidency Of the local.
Macy. the incumbent. who
trailed Mcmillan by 240 votes in
the recent election. contended that
Mcmillan did not receive ma
jority of the votes cast and that
therefore a runoff was necessary.
He took his case TO the member
ship yesterday at special meeting
in Cass Technical High School.
The vote was 461 for a runoff and
44o opposed.
Although the union bylaws
state that a plurality is sufficient,
Macy and his supporters argued
that the union council lust before
the election had voted that ma
iority would be required
The runoff election will be held
March II and 13.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03
i. 5. Graft Jury
-
Expires Tonight /.

The special federal grand jury
which has been probing political
graft in Michigan will end its legal
existence today. =
A new special grand jury will
not be paneled, United States Dist
Atty. John c. Yehr and Henry Ga
O'Donnell. special United States
attorney general announced today
after a conference.
Any new evidence of political
graft will be turned over to the
regular federal grand jury for ac-
ton, they said. The special jury,
which indicted Frank d. Mckay,
state COP boss and other high
ranking politicians, must end its
work tonight because no federal
jury can sit more than a year.
One of the last witnesses before
the jury today was Edward ".
Barnard, Wayne County COP boss
for many years. He appeared be-
fore the jury this morning and
was expected to testify most of the
dav
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03
Men Ask
z of DSR
Profits

Demands for a flat wage OF 81
an hour and two weeks vacation
with pay are included in the con-
tract which the street car men
and busmen's union today SUBJ
mitted TO the DSR management
for negotiation.
The proposed contract, which
was ratified by the union member
ship at a meeting yesterday in st.
Andrews Hall, also calls for To-
day sick leave, modification OF
split trick shifts and time and one
half for overtime.
The demands for higher wages
and better working conditions are
based on the S1.500.000 net profit
which the DSR is expected to
show for the fiscal year. said
Stephen Singler. business agent for
Division No. 26 of the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees.
Bus drivers and street car OPP
orators on one-man cars now re-
ceive Sc cents an hour while men
on two-man cars receive SO cents
an hour.
Singler estimated that If all OF
the unions requests were granted
it would cost the DSR approxi-
mately $1.000.000 more annually.
The union is asking that men
working split trick shifts be al
lowed to get their eight hours In
within a period of IL hours in
stead of the Ii or IA hours now
required.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03
Escape From Turmoil
Is Hard, Artist Finds

Finding an ostrich-like peace in
a world Of turmoil is next to i'm
possible. according to Rockwell
Kent. famed artist and writer,
who made several appearances in
Detroit over the weekend. Com
menting on his efforts TO seek
tranquility by retiring TO a farm,
Kent said he couldn't stay away
without first Strengthening out
the world"
Then I can hunt the kind OF
peace. l want" he added.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03
5 in Family Burned
As Home Is DESTROYED

WHITE CLOUD, Mich, March
3.-F'ive members of family are
in Gruber Hospital at Fremont
today with burns suffered when
fire destroyed their home near
here.
They are Chauncey Davis. D.
year-old farmer and his wife and
three children. Davis was credited
with saving his wife and children
from the burning building Every
thing the family had. however,
was lost.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03
Lansing Fisher
Dispute Settled

LANSING. March 3.-Settle-
ment Of the labor dispute at the
Lansing Fisher Body plant which
had interrupted production at both
Fisher and Oldsmobile plants at
least six times during the last 10
days was announced today by
Thomas Emo. president of Local
No. 1872, UAW-CIO. N
Emo said the company has
agreed to rehire 10 employees in
the Fisher trim department who
were laid off during the dispute
and investigate union claims that
the department is under-mannedl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03

said, I'm the guy" said Pa
trolman Japenga.
He was booked at the Grand
River station. then taken TO police
headquarters where he was ques-
toned by accident prevention
bureau officers.
lie wore green corduroy
jacket, a green felt hat and blue
trousers.
While questioned he sat passive
with his eyes downcast. Only once
it appeared ne might break" and
cry when officers asked him how
the little boy looked lying dead in
the street.
Not so good" he murmured.
At the Cox home where Schroe-
der was arrested police also found
James William Cox. 10: his
brother. Robert Cox. 26. and
George Figi, Is. of 2726 Poplar
avenue. These three are being held
for investigation.
GIRLS ALSO HELD
Also being held in Juvenile De-
tentIon Home are the two girl
companions and Schram.
In lot next to the Cox house
police found a stolenf~ 194l car.
Schroeder told police that he slept
in the car Saturday night in Rouge
Park, parked near the skating
rink.
He arrived at the Cox house
Iearly yesterday morning.
After they had. hit the boy and
crashed into parked car nearby,
Schram, Schroeder and the girls
leaped from the car and ran.
Patrolman Roy Bennett who was
guiding the children across the
street, fired several shots at one
of the boys as he escaped through
yard.
The two girls voluntarily sur
rendered Saturday.
While score of police and de-
tectives were searching the city
for Schroeder he was touring the
city in the coupe. stolen WedneS-
day from Russ Dawson of 1851
Oak drive. ..... .....
He told police that the car vas
stolen by Alex Badrak, 20. of 1925
Williams street. Police are ques-
tioning Badrak, who is also on
parole.
AFTER I got the coupe I just
toured around" Schroeder said.
MOSTLY I stayed out in Rouge
Park near the skating rink"
Schroeder and Badrak were con-
victed for auto theft last March.
Both were released from Ionia
Prison last November. Schroeder
was paroled to a relative. Joseph
Holder, Bentley. Mich, farmer.
He told police that he stayed on
the farm a month, then got per-
mission from his parole officer 10
come to Detroit TO spend Christ
mas and TO look for a job. He was
TO 60 back 10 Bentley last Friday
the day the Mann child was killed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03
By JOSEPH J. UMEK

An heiresS 10 s2.50O.0O0 and her
husband today began keeping
house in a three-room apartment
where she is doing the cooking and
all the homework, without benefit
OF maid. despite her millions.
The heiress is. Mrs. Annie Lau-
rine Macdonald Dodge Lange. wife
of DR.. William A. Lange. a plastic
surgeon.
The fact that Mrs. Lange is an
helress isn't going TO make any
difference 10 the Langes. both the
doctor and his bride said yester-
day on their return from their
wedding trip to Sun Valley. Idaho,
and Miami. Fla.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03

he is BIZ 10 her. His cxplana-
.tion Of the name Mike" is this
you see she is such good
guy-a hunter. a fisherman. n
regular good feIlow-so II was
Mike almost from the first"
The LangeS had a swell time al
Sun Valley, they said. such good
time that next year they are go
ing back for an extension of their
honeymoon. Both of them learned
10 ski in six days and for this
they won a set OF miniature silver
skis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-03
MAY BUILD LATER

Later on. perhaps, well build
our own home. but for the pres
ent this il our home" the doctor
and his wife said as they sat in
the pretty living room of their
apartment ut the Whittier.
Mrs. Lange. who is %. is the
widow of Danny Dodge. one of the
heirs TO the huge automobile for
tune. who died after a dynamite
explosion at his Manltoulin Island
lodge on Aug. Is. 1888, just l3
days after their marriage.
She and Doctor Lange were
married at Champaign, ILL.,. on
January 30. Their marriage al
that time was a surprise to their
friends. as was their announce
ment that they have taken the
little apartment and that Mrs
Lange will do her own homework
ENGAGER 81, MONTHS
But, the bride admitted yester-
day, since last October Doctor
Lange had a clear field TO himself
I'VE met when l went to his
office for consultation last
Summer" Mrs. Lange said.
"Soon after that we started
having dates and in October we
started going steady. On No
vember u we decided to get
married"
BUtfTti1c- doctor and his bride
were quite sure it was on Novem-
Der II they became engaged.
That was the day you beat
me 80 badly at badminton," he
reminded her
To the doctor she is Mike" and