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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
Man IS Found
Dead in Car
Hose connsetsd
to Exhaust Pipe

oHarry H. Stanley, 80, 1854
Hayes road, was found dead in
his parked automobile in the
driveway at his home late yes
terday afternoon. Acting Coro-
ner W. p. Clyne, Of East Detroit,
termed the death suicide" be-
ins caused by carbon monoxide
poisoning.
FOUND THURSDAY
SANKEY'S body was discovered
shortly before $50 o'clock
Thursday afternoon by Z news
boy, Donald Tillmoro. who Inn
mediately notiAed neiehbors.
The sheriTs assortment was
called. and physjc1ans nd they
believed Stanley he'd been dead
for at least 13 hours.
His 1S-yssr old wife, Rsgina
StAnley-Who WaS visitina vo1o-
lives In Ehst Detroit I'd 60
Gers Tint she knew 81 No recon
for the ct.
PURCuASBD HOSE
Investigation disclosed that
- D0DY-tAgs :
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
MaIbins Award
Store Contract
Job to Be- Completed
About July ]

OConstruction of q wholly
modern building to replace the
Quilted j. H. Malbin & Sons
structure at toto Macomb was
started this morning, It was an.
nounced today by Sam and Har.
ry Malbin.
Awarded the contract at 5
pm. yesterday, the Hubarth b
Schott company had q crew of
more than Is workmen on the
job this morning.
The walls alone of the build
ing will be used in the rebuild
ing process, Malbin said. When
the new building Is ready for
occupancy, probably on July /,
1t will house one of the most
modern furniture stores In
Michigan, plans released by
Malbin indicate.
At the same time Malbin an
nounced the company Is open
See STORE-Page 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
Roosevelt Says Public
Awareness Increasing
EvADEs QUESTION CONCERNING
EFFECT OF GREEK REVERSES

WASHINGTON, April ID -
up - President Roosevelt ex-
pressed belief today that Ameri-
can public opinion was not ade-
quately aware of the acuteness
Of the wsr situation in Europe
but ths> hts~vs becominS~ In
creasingly aware.
He made that statement In re-
Spouse to a press conference in.
quiry and went on to add that he
thought Americans could be
made increasingly alert through
the exercise of their general in
telligence, mental processes and
through what he called cracker
barrel and press club converse
tons.
But to q question whether he
thought reverses suffered In
Greece by British and Greek
forces had increased the danger
to this country, he replied that
he did not think the question
should be asked or answered.
Further interrogation brought
from the President these addi-
tional statements bearing on the
defense program and aid to
countries battling the Axis:
The administration has au-
thorized specific shipments Of
material to China but Mr..
Roosevelt does not know wheth-
er any has started on the way
across the Pacific.
The Chief Executive does not
see now any steps in prospect
similar to a decision to curtail
auto production 20 per cent.
The shortage of soft coal re-
sulting from q three-week shut
down of mines has not yet seri-
ously affected the defense pro-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
Petition Will
Seek Opening
Of Pottery
Co Operative 10
Ask Management
for Rsopsnins

oThe Pottery Workers Cooper
alive today announced that =
written request for re-opening Of
the struck plant will be sent 10
Charles E. Doll, Pottery COM
pany manager, late this after
noon or early tomorrow, Il was
revealed by Henry c. Reese, At
torney for the Cooperative.
Reese said the letter will ask
for the re-opening ~ soon rs
certain requests are granted by
the management" He said he
would reveal contents Of the
letter for publication a. soon
as the company receives II.
Severino Polio, Spokesman
for the striking United Pottery
Workers (CIO), said he would
hold the management respon-
sible for any violence that
might result In re-opening the
plant.
=. IN ~ 4otephQne call to The
Daily Mokltok Goih Detroit. POE
10 said an agreement similar to
one used 81 the Ford Motor COM
pany case will be necessary to
reopen the Pottery factory.
He said Z conference involving
the NLRB, the management and
the CIO must precede the re-
opening. The union will insist
on recognition and . company
promise that there will be no
discrimination against striking
employees.
Polio said he would ask the
NLRB in Detroit today to dis
solve the Pottery Workers Co
operative ~ . company union.
Both factions claimed meet
ings held last night were well
attended.
Reese said AL Pottery work
ers attended the Cooperative
meeting In the Jewel Theatre
building hall. He said m "un-
expected" number Of applica-
Sec POTTERY-Page :
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
Table Ioppers
EndCoIlveniion
Three Doy Session
Concludes in City

oTable Top Licensees fled out
Of the city today 70 attend the
Tiger Cleveland baseball game
in Detroit following the ad-
journment Of their third semi
annual convention. Port Huron
was chosen - the next conven-
ton site.
Chief accomplishment Of the
conveption was the passage Of
resolutions yesterday afternoon
1t Z general assembly In the
Medea Hotel, convention head
quarters.
The resolutions which will be
put into effect Immediately are:
THAT the present sales Tax
on liquor be amended % - to
permit licensees Z $500 reduc-
ton from their groGs sales, In
stead Of the $50 deduction now
in effect.
N-Au ~ i INV SOu1IultteS VI
licensees b granted quarter
annual meetings with The Liquor
Control commission In Lansing
for the purpose Of discussing
pertinent business.
3-That The Liquor Control
commission issue renew al
licenses annually through the
approval of local governmental
boordD. ~. n
4-That . vote IT confidence
b given TIE Restaurant and
Bar NV" indspendent rsstau-
mt - bar nswSpopsr. for IL
= = behalf q ths asoocia-
- That licensees deal
pdvsrt1sers IN the nswsps->
SHAT whenever application
for the hans6ef Of licenses or for
- conc AyH-Rsss :
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
I Cos 1slD] ]! J! ! ! !!

The Mount clemsns Pottery strike has olrsody cost
the $50 workers concerned totot Of opproximots.
" $4,000.
A payroll Of that moonituds II Community Of
this size is not matter which can ~ Tightly over
looked Il is definite force for te good ond for the
prosperity Of the county-ut-loroe.
There can hardy b sold 10 exist . single Mount
Clemens business which dos not directly or lndt-
rectIy benefit from the Pottsy's continuous cpsro
ton.
From all indications csrtoin Just cIoins for 3D.
justnent exist upon the part OF The workers. Those
clorns should for the eventual GOOD Of the coumun-
ty, be ironed out The machinery at lQ6 hos ~ W
specific nneons for achieving such 0s. ord this
newspaper has no quarrel with the UpW tClCl The
newly formed COOPERATIVE o. the nonooenss,t.
Il does suggest, however. that sch problems
could b oIred 70 The eventual odvontooe q every
one concerned with The workers droWino seouor
poycheeks and the kns In oper6tion II q National
lobor Relations Board election Is thp onswes to
settle the jurisdietoro problems which have orses
such undoubtedly will follow.
For the time bsing, however, Il seems evident
that the workers interests con ebost b served
through prompt settlement Of Whotover differ
onces exist between rival Won<ens groups
prompt return to work and nsootiotions under the
due processes Of law.
In the meantime with no side suffering injury,
the workers In both Go ard Co-Operptve can Be
enjoying their accustomed incomes and the normal
course OF community business can 90 forward.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
Forger Admits
Check Charge
Romeo Mon PIeods
Guilty to Count

OPercy H Trask, 20, OF Romeo,
pleaded guilty to uttering and
publishing when he was ar
arraigned yesterday before Cir
cult Judge James e Spier.
Thask admitted cashing q boz
gus check In an East Detroit gas
station on March 80. He was re-
manded to the county Jail to
await sentence, set by Judge
Spier for Monday at 2 p. m.
Assistant Prosecutor Herman
L. Brys presented the states
case.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18

gram. The President hopes some
mines will be running again by
next Monday.
A war department plan to
establish system Of civilian OBJ
servers to watch for attacking
airplanes in the application on q
nationwide scale Of .experiments
tried in upstate New York last
summer in army maneuvers.
In this connection, the Presi-
dent told q reporter he knew as
much as the Chief Executive did
SEQ DEFENSE-Page 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
Will Not Halt
Defense Jobs
Union Claims
Six-Week-old
Negotiations
Begged Down

oDETROTT, April 18- Up -
One week after settlement Of
their strike at the Ford Motor
company the CLOS United Au-
tomobile Workers threatened to-
day to walk out at plants Of
General Motors corporation.
r. ]. Thomas, union president,
announced that five-dny notice
of intention to strike had been
filed with the Michigan labor
mediation board in compliance
with state law, and 1t tha same
time union heads instructed
locals in 81 General Motors
plants throughout the country
to take strike votes.
LONG NEGOTIATIONS
The actions came after six
weeks Of negotiations between
the corporation, worlds largest
producer Of tnotorcars, and the
union orr the lattGr's demands
for au,e sn1s te.anaeareell
governing wages and working
conditions. y
Expiration date Of the agree
ment is Sunday. It automatically
renews itself from year to year,
however, and union officials said
they believed it would be kept in
effect beyond Sunday even
though no settlement Of differ
ences may be reached by that
time.
A srtike in the 81 plants
would affect an estimated 160,-
600 workers. Union officials
omitted Is additional plants
from the strike vote notifications
in order, they said, to prevent
an interruption of defense pro-
duction.
NO DEFENSE STRIKE
I'm no case will any defense
work be struck" union state
ment said.
The Is omitted plants, the
union said, have the bulk of
See UAW-Page 2
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
GARDENING
Editorial

O"The Joy Of Gardening, {"
sixth n . series q Guest
Editorials sponsored By The
Daily Msniter appear On
Page Z d teday's editisa.
Mr.. George w. John b TIE
author q teday's splendh
coatributien and = wen
verb the perusal Of IN gar
eeaers and potential gar
deners.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
Allied Forces Withdraw

oCARO Egypt April l8-N0-Greek and British forces
the northern in Greece ore gradually withdrawing
shorter line of Defense" the middle east headquarters
nounced today The communque sold however, thot 80 far
the German advance in this hos been costly one.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
Axis Repulses Desert Raid

eBERLIN. April l8-H9-The German high command today
decored tho German and toon troops repelIed several
enemy ottocks Sou first eooso town inside the Egyp
tion frontier with lbyo.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18

the notions oircrot industry meet urgent British need
for heavy bobers reported reiobN todoy to be under
consideration by Officials in ehoee Of the eoseIend progro
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
76 Killed i'm Raj Raid

>vCiY Fronce April l8-R-The French information Of
flee announced todoy tho rs persons killed and 50
wounded in recent night RAF bobordment Of Best and the
casualty list still incomplete
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
Drunken Driver
Assessed $50 Fine
Elmer Peterson PIeeds
Guilty to chorye Here

. Elmer Patterson, Of Romeo,
pleaded guilty to q charge of
drunken driving when he ap-
peared before Justice of the
Peace Frank E. Jeanette this
morning and was assessed q
fine of $50 with an alternative
Of Is days in the county Jail.
He was committed in lieu Of the
fine.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18

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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18
US. Troops Leave for Bermuda

eWAStNGTON, April l8-Q9-The War Department an
nounced todoy that the first contingent Of troops had soed
to oorrson the new base Bermuda The contingent its size
not dscosed soed today aboard the transport American L.
oon from the army base in Brooklyn. NJ
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18

Rome May be Bombed

oLoNDON. April l8-tF9-The British government worned
todoy II would commence systenotic bombing OF Rome u
either Athens or Coro Egypt is ottocked The government
choroed that the ltoons prepared to drop captured
British bombs upon Vocon City should Rome be roided BY
the British
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-18

that for ths Srans5oF o. licenses or 10
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Evening star., 1941-05-16
City Heads Oppose Boost
In Police, Firemen' S Pay

Opposition to the bill proposing
an increase in pay of policemen and
firemen in the District was regis
tered today by the Commissioners In
a report to the Senate and House
District Committees. The report was
sent after the Budget Bureau had
authorized the city heads to make
the statement to Congress.
The Commissioners said basic sal
aries of Washington policemen and
firement compared favorably with
those of similar employees in COM
parable cities and that the proposed
pay increase would add S1,273.700
to the annual District bill for police
salaries and an additional Sis, $50
year for pensions. 1t also would
increase the Fire Department pay
roll by S482 900 a year, with an
additional s45 $50 for pensions, the
Commissioners said.
They added that If it is true that
living costs in the District have
risen sufficiently to justify the pro-
posed salary hikes, then it also was
logical that in increase in salaries
of other District and Federal work.
ers was justified.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Curb Voted in Bill Broadening
Presidents Defense Powers
Expanded R. F. C. May Undertake Projects
Not Barred by Congress Since '26

American securities we're offered as
collateral.
Accepting an amendment offered
by Senators Brown, Democrat, of
Michigan and Taft, Republican, of
Ohio the Senate decided that the
corporations could carry out such
presidentially directed activities
only so long as their expenditures
did not aggregate more than $780,
900 900 and did not include any for
projects which Congress had re-
jected since 1926.
The Brown Taft 4mennment also
designated a number of activities in
which the defense corporations
could engage without limitation.
These included the production, ac-
QUESTION or sale of strategic mate
rials; the purchase, lease. censtruc-
ton or expansion of arms plants:
the acquisition of railroad equip
ment and aircraft. and the acqui-
sition and operation Of facilities for
training aviators.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Cincinnati Reds
| Told to Play
| Ball or Else
By the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI, May l6.-Cincin-
MATHS World Champion Reds, losers
of five straight and wallowing at
the moment in sixth place, were
told by the management today, in
effect, to play ball or else"
General Manager Warren C. Giles
conferred with Skipper Bill Nc
Kechnie, then issued this state
ment:
There may be some rather. star
tling changes made within the next
two or three weeks. Bill McKech-
ME and I are going to appraise the
players on their performance this
year without regard to past per-
formance and past records.
IF changes appear necessary we
will make them, even though il
means letting veterans 60 for un-
tried youngsters, as oftentimes a
change in clubs is helpful to q
player. We are not going to coast
on past achievements"
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Hull Denies U. 5. Seeks
Bases From Ecuador

Secretary of State Hull denied
this afternoon that any move by this
country to obtain bases on the Gala
pagos Islands was involved in offer
ing its friendly offices" for assisting
in solution of a boundary dispute
between Ecuador and Peru.
The Secretary said such a plan
had been "insinuated" in some quar-
ters, but that 'the United States
has not, in any way, discussed with
Ecuador the question of bases on
the Galapagos Islands"
The willingness of this Govern
ment to consider making available
to Ecuador two coastal patrol YES
sells and military supplies also has
mo relation to the offer of friendly
good Offices" in the boundary dis
pute, Mr.. Hull added.
The offer to assist in settlement
of the controversy. in which this
country was joined by Argentina
and Brazil, was described as mott
vated "solely by the most friendly
desire to assist in settling, once and
for all. the long-standing boundary
dispute"
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Mediterranean
Mined Against
Nazi Advance
Second Libyon
Campaign Seen as
Sulum Is Retuken
Earlier Story on Page Ally

Earlier Story on Page Ally
Britain indicated tonight that
all of the Eastern Mediterra-
mean, except Turkish territorial
waters, had been mined against
passage of German troops and
supplies to Syria, as her air and
ground forces took the offensive
on both sides of the Suez Canal.
German planes were boz I'D at
Kayak, Palmyra and Damascus in
Syria; the key town of Salum in
Egypt was stormed and retaken
along with Halfaya Pass. and DAM
aging air raids on mechanical AXIS
troop concentrations and on Ben.
gazl and Benina in Libya we're re.
ported.
Libyan Offensive Indicated.
The Admiralty in London gave
notice that Eastern Mediterranean
waters have been declared danger
Gus to shipping. Previously, the
area declared dangerous had ex-
tended only as far as a line from
Ras Ell Kanais in Egypt, about 100
miles west of Alexandria, to Cape
Khelidonia in Turkey.
There were indications that a
second offensive into Libya was in
the making as the British revealed
the scope of their African air attacks
which carried from Salum to Bardia,
Tobruk and around the Libyan
hump to BengaZi
Major Action Seen IN Syria.
The Nazi movement across French
Syria towards Iraq apparently was
developing into a ma jor action, with
whole fleets of long-range NaA
bombers and troop-carriers said to
be descending on Syrian airports.
German panzer forces. supported BY
planes were reported to be on the
move to support the Iraq govern
ment against Britain.
The British aerial offensive against
| this advance was said to have re-
suited in the destruction of at least
three German planes at Palmyra.
Meanwhile. President Roosevelt
def1ed the German warning that the
Red Sea is a war zone by saving
the United States will countenance
no interference with freedom of the
seas.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
McCo,ach 10 Go
On Army Duty;
.kutz Takes Post
General Who Served
6 Years to Be Renamed
D. 6. Commissioner

Col. David McCoach. jr.. Engineer
Commissioner for the District since
September 6, 1888, will be relieved of
his civilian assignment here and
ordered to the ONCE of the Chief of
Engineers, U. S. A., the War Depart
ment announced today.
Brig Gen. Charles w. Kutz, U. S.
A., retired. 10, who was Engineer
Commissioner here from 1914 to
1917, and again from 1918 to 1921.
will be nominated by President
Roosevelt to succeed Col. McCoach,
the War Department said. Gen.
Kutz lives at 2032 Allen place NV.
He retired in 1880. but two months
ago was again placed on the active
list. with the rank of colonel.
The War Department explained
that Col. McCoach was called from
his present post because the Army's
rapid expansion requires the use of
all officers who can be spared from
non military duties.
Nothing was said about shifting
the assignments of the assistant en-
gineer commissioners, who are. also
Army officers.
No Dates Fixed for Transfer.
The War Department announced
no fixed dates for the transfer of
Col. McCoach and the nomination
of Brig. Gen. Kutz. Brig. Gen Kutz
was born in Reading, Pa. Since
his recall TO active duty he has been
devoting his time to civil defense
problems in the Office of the Chief
of Army Engineers.
His previous term as Engineer
Commissioner began in 1914 and
continued until the fall of 1921. with
an interruption occasioned by his
overseas service in the World War.
On his own application, Gen. Kutz
was sent to France and elevated to
the temporary rank of brigadier
general. He was recalled to take
command of the engineer establish
ment at Fort Humphreys, Va. now
Fort Belvoir, and shortly after the
signing of the armistice, returned
to his District post.
In 1921, he was ordered to Gin
cinnati to take charge of the Gen.
tral Engineer Division. and in 1928
tSee McCOACH, Page 2-x1
Evening star., 1941-05-16
CycIonic Winds Damage
Property in Central Ohio
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 16.-
Cyclonic winds swept through por-
tions of Central Ohio today. caus-
ing extensive property damage as
they swirled toward the Pennsyl-
vania border.
Hail and rain accompanied the
violent storm, which cut a path
starting at Troy and extending past
Newark. 1t was concentrated in
an area bordered by Springfield and
Columbus on the south and Urbana
and Marion on the north.
The Columbus Weather Bureau
reported the wind hit 50-mile-an-
hour velocity at one time. At Port
Columbus Airport, observers said the
gale reached an 80-mile-an-hour
speed.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
French Show
Surprise at
u. S. Reaction
BY the Associated Press.

L
VICHY. MAY 16.-French govern
ment circles expressed the greatest
surprise tonight that President
Roosevelt's declaration on French
relations with Germany interpreted
Marshal Petain's broadcast as put
ting French colonies at the disposi-
ton of Germany"
Following hard on these express
sions, however, a French official
statement acknowledged for the first
time the British bombing of Syrian
airports used by German planes en-
route to Iraq, but said this was not
considered here to be aggression.
Frenchmen close to Marshal
Petain's government said President
Roosevelt had, as they put it, mis-
understood the French necessity of
entering into cooperation with
Germany for the establishment of a
new European political-economic
order.
Evening star., 1941-05-16

tee telegraphed union leaders and
shipbuilding leaders the committee
would open hearings in Washington
Thursday for the purpose of ascer-
tanning why we can't have ships and
who is responsible for the failure to
reopen the shipyards" unless the
strike was settled by Tuesday.
the kilograms said the committee
"expects that paramount considera-
ton will be given to the interest OF
the public in this national emer-
gency, namely, to the production OF
the ships that we so greatly need"
Two Settlements Reached.
Agreements for settlement of a
lO-day-old strike of $500 workers
at the Ex-Cello Corp. plant in De-
troit and a threatened strike OF g.
100 employees at the. Bendix Avia-
ton Products Co, South Bend, Ind,
were announced today by the Ma
tional Defense Mediation Board.
The Ex-Cello workers, who like
those at the Bendix Co., are mem
bers of the C. I. o. Automobile
Workers Union, are expected to re-
(See STRIKES, Page 2-X0