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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
AGENTS DUTIES

Describing the duties OF men,
bers Of the company espionage
system" the board charged that
they were detailed to spy upon
union meetings. report license
numbers of automobiles seen in
the vicinity of union meeting
places; hire spies to enter union
meetings and watch beer halls,
taverns. fraternal and political
meeting places to report the
badge numbers of employees be-
lieved TO be sympathetic to the
union or to any organization
favoring unions.
Duties of the "strong arm,
muscle-men and jeeps," the board
C harged d. were to intimidate.
threaten and commit assaults on
union members or union agents.
The company, the complaint
continued, equipped these men
with long clubs and other instru-
ments of violence and torture:
these squads were instructed TO
interfere with the distribution Of
union literature on public high
ways and to entrap for arrest by
the Dearborn police union distrib-
utors."
Employees who accepted union
literature were spotted and re-
ported and strong-arm men were
furnished with firearms and tear
gas, it was alleged.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
HousingContrdet
Voided,Projeet's
Fate Debated

One-tenth completed, construc-
ton of the 8,300,000 Herman Gar
dens housing project, was halted
today after Circuit Judge Harry
B. Keidan ruled the contract be-
tween the city and the Smith and
Lipman construction companies of
Chicago null and void" because
OF bribery and corruption.
How the project, designed to
house 5000 persons, will be COM
pleted has not yet been legally
determined. but II Is likely the city
will assume the role of general
contractor and continue the work
with the assistance Of subcon-
tractors. There Is a possibility.
however, that bids may be sought
from new general contractors.
v The city has so far paid $3.50 1872
on the contract for work which
the housing commission values at
1926. 623. The city will seek to re-
cover a $50. 900 premium 1t paid on
a performance bond on the project.
CHANCE OF LOSS REALIZED
Judge Keidan said he recognized
setting aside the contract might
involve a financial loss but said
the ultimate loss would be small
compared to official federation of
corruption.
The court also held that the
Maurice Bein Company, which as
unsuccessful bidder on the project
had brought suit to have the con-
tract voided, was not entitled TO
relief. The Bein Company sub
mitted bids for steel construction.
Bein has been named in a perjury
warrant by the grand jury.
Meanwhile, Councilman John
Hamilton, who has confessed TAX
ing a $4,000 bride to vote for
concrete construction of the prof.
ect. was held for trial under
5000 bond.
O'CONNOR'S STORY
The principal witness at the ex-
animation of Hamilton before Re-
corder's Judge w. Mckay Skill
man was Albert J. O'Connor, coal
company official. who told how he
had paid the bride in two INSTALL
ments to Hamilton.
Hamilton, who has admitted his
guilt. was willing to waive the ex-
animation, but Prosecutor William
f. Bowling said he wanted it for
the purpose of the record.
OConnor, an employe OF the
Koenig Coal Company for % years.
said he had taken no part In ar
ranging the bride to Hamilton, but
had simply turned over the money
10 Hamilton as instructed by Sey-
mour Smith and William Lipman,
the contractors.
Opening of the examination was
delayed when Hamilton was sum-
moned to a surprise appearance
before the Ferguson one-man
grand jury. He was absent under
custody of grand jury investigators
for an hour and one-half.
1t was Judge Homer Ferguson's
grand jury indictment that brought
Hamilton's appearance before
Judge Skillman on four counts Of
accepting the bride. He was free
under $4,000 bond awaiting ex-
animation.
i The record of Hamilton's testi-
+ Continued on Page seyen)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22

For the Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul Mall
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
The Weather
HOURLY TENPERAruREs

The sun win set 81 $40 p. m today,
and nae tomorrow a. $50 a m.
The moon VII set today at 1859 p. m, ,
AID rise tomorrow at s:14 a. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
.nti-Union Spies
Laid TO Ford
Continued from Page One)

of Local No. SO. UAW-
AFL. Kansas City, he said.
The complaint lists 253 ON
ployes discharged for union ac-
tivity between 1887 and 1910. The
discharged men were members Of
the JAW Clio, together with
of the Pattern Makers
League of the AFI.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
Mansions House
British Filters
BY BURRIs JENKINS JR. :

While they're alive. you don't
need to feel sorry for the BOYS in
the Raj. Especially the bomber
officers. They live a good deal
like lads in a fraternity house.
Only few fraternities could afford
the country estates the Raj turns
over to these youngsters.
Squadron Leader N pushes
through the blackout curtain in
side the doorway of this old man.
sion and yells:
Hello! Where's everybody"
There's a stately hallway lit
garishly by one overhead light.
It's almost stripped of furniture.
A winding stairway is on the left.
Two heads appear over the top
landing.
Mick! Wen be down imme-
diately."
That's Freddie" the s. L.
tells you proudly. youngest cap
tain of bomber. Only 10. Has
men In his crew under him up to
25. A great lad-already has
the ID. F. G. and :"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
SPEEDS DOWN STAIRS

Freddie descends the stairs two
at a time. He's a standup slender
kid with blazing black eyes-a
little proud of his white teeth
wearing the dark blue Raj nj
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
$4,000 IDLE

Meanwhile a more optimistic
note was sounded in the nations
industrial drumbeat today al
though nearly $4,000 workers were
idle in defense plants.
Back to work at the United
States Army base at Wright Field,
Ohio. went 400 AFL craftsmen
who had been engaged in a pro-
tracted inter-union dispute with
Clio unionists. They were resum-
ing work. they said. in the inter-
ests of the nation"
Settled. too, was the walkout at
the E. II. Edwards Wire Rope
Company in San Francisco where
ITS men agreed to return Monday
with a NLRB election scheduled
for Monday and Tuesday.
Another General Motors plant
in Oakland, Cal. was closed by a
new strike. while lbs production
workers walked out at the Carpen-
ter Steel Company plant in Kenil-
worth, N. J.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
TO 0ue|l
Strikes, Studied
In Pennsylvania
BY EVERETT GERRY
Int1 News Service staff Correspondent

HARRISBURG. Pa, March p.
Gov. Arthur II. James intimated
today that federal troops might
be used soon 10 overcome outlaw
strikes interfering with defense
production in Pennsylvania.
Pointing TO the strike at the
Vanadium Corporation plant at
Bridgeville. Pa. where state po-
lice were assigned last week TO
protect workers engaged in re-
moving completed materials. the
governor said he could see no
justification for jurisdic tional
strikes impeding vital defense
work and warned that Tabor
stands at the crossroads"
Governor James disclosed that
he has obtained assurances from
United States Army authorities
that guardsmen now in training a
nearby Indiantown Gap could be
pressed into service in eevnt of
floods "or other civil emergencies.
which the governor interpreted TO
include defense strikes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
VALERIE b. LOvETTE.

25 February. 1911.
William Randolph Hearst, Esq,
San Simeon, California.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
/ WISH to thank you for "The
i Song of the River
IL Is beautiful.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22

Continued on Page 12)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22

Continued on Page Seven)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
BUT ONE BRAND
OF CIGARETTES
TO COST MORE
LUCKY STRIKES GONE Up
WITH ALL OTHER PROD
UCTS REMAINING At SAM
PRICE

Unless YOU use Lucky SGrassz
its not going 20 cast yua mora C
smoke IN Key West
A casual SURVEY con5urGea hy
The Citizen reveals that most To-
bacco counters went ON = prine
boosting splurge over the week
end, but that today they are
charging the IS cents 70 whieh
Cigarette smokers are accustomed
One wholesale cigarette dealer
explained that the American To-
bacco Company notified 1heEu a.
raise the price on . carton from
Sl.25 to SIS. This increases the
price on single pack one cant
The wholesale distributor declines
to be quoted but 0piued maj anv
Continued OF PaEe Fussr9
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
MOLINA FUNERAL
HELD ON SUNDAY
KEY WEST RESIDENT DIED
AT MIDNIGHT ON
SATURDAY

Mrs Teresa Molina. age II.
died SUNDAY morning at 1905
O'Clock at the residence. 524 Du-
val street
Funeral services were held
yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock
from the residence, Rev. Gull
lermo Perez officiating
Survivors include three sons.
Vicente, Antonio and Clement
Molina: four daughters, Mrs.
Maria Gonzalez, Mrs Angela
Perez, Miss Victoria Molina and
Mrs. Edelmira Fernandez: two
sisters. Mrs. Angela Martinez and
Miss Thedora Gallo: a brother,
Antonio Gallo of Cuba and two
grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
COMMERCE BODY
WANTS NOTHING
FROM JAPANESE
MAGAZINE DONATED TO To-
CAL ORGANIZATION Or
DEEED RETURNED TO NIP
pom

The Key West Chamber of Com
merce wants Japan 10 know that
Il doesn't want any OF its maya
zines, even though the subscrip-
ton IS donated.
Saturday the organization
found IN its mail a large. slick, pic
torial magazine forwarded by the
japanese Foreign Trade Fedora
ton from Tokyo.
Stephen c. Singleton, executive
secretary, returned the unopened
publication TO the post office and
ordered il shipped back to Nip
pom He was told, however, that
the United States government
wasn't sending anything to Japan
except bombs and bullets, and
that these weren't intended for
arsenals.
The Chamber Of Commerce
secretary described the magazine
as an affront to Americans and as
a purporfed act Of friendliness
typical Of japanese treachery.
Commerce is the name of the
publication Il is published guar
terry and the yearly subscription
is listed at $3.50.
II IS prefusely illustrated Hall
Of the articles are printed il
French, the other half IN English
Il IS designed TO promote trade re-
lations between the United States
and Japan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
AN AMERICAN WRITES HOME
FROM WARTIME ENGLAND

In a hurry. You would laugh if
you saw my assistant She
weighs less than 100 pounds,
cockney. and viii do anything
for me Gets my cigarettes,
cleans my tools. and brings me
tea
i told you In my last letter of
being within eight feet Of Their
MaiestieS. The King IS quite a
marvellous looking chap-very
thrilling, I'll tell you
Concerning the war, things
are still nice and quiet around
here. We have heard of no
bombings around here as far as
/ know. And, as far as I am
concerned. / am quite satisfied
with hearsay. Everybody IS
very cheerful They are really
wonderful people I wouldn't
have missed this for anything.
/ viii have to see all these
places when the lights 60 on
again Leicester Square, Picca-
Oily, Trafalgar. and all the rest.
You can't imagine what a black
out looks ike. 1t is quite amaz-
ing Strangers go fumbling
about and are unable to see any
thing. You can't imagine how
black q blackcut can be. After
a while. however, it becomes
quite commonplace Everyone is
cropping about asking or giving
directions Can you just mag
inc New York City without a
visible light-waIking along
Broadway around Times SQUARE
in crowd, without being able
to see the faces of people around
you2
ct seems funny to have to go
from shop to shop wangling
cigarettes in 5 or 10 lots-if you
Continued on Page FoIr9
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
LOCAL DEFENSE
FORCE NOW ON
CONSTANT DUTY


The Key West unit OF the FLOR
ida Defense Force Is now On duty
p hours a dav. Capt Fred Marvil
commander Of the battalion. an
nounced this morning.
Members Of the force must re-
port al the aTmorv every evening
at Z O'Clock. Tonight the fire ben
VIII toll the IS gongs &c signal the
guards.
Capt Marvl said that he m
tends 10 enforce snrngentlv the
report order. Men who fa1 -
appear at the appointed time VIII
be placed under guard by Cast
Marvil himself. ana two Eeu-
tenants.
The battalion commando ex-
planned that most Of the Een are
taking their duties serio2ssv. and
are to be commended for their sol-
diering and patriotism. bat tszat
there were still q few nenksezz
of the unit vino fail 10 realize tne
importance If discipline GzranE -
emerEenrE.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
American And Filipino Forces
StubbOTnly Resisting Japanese
While Awaiting Promised Help
Jap Parachute Troops Gain
fOOthO|d On Dutch Island
CBy Associated l're~sl

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Jap-
anese parachute troops have
gained an initial foothold on the
Dutch island of S1nnatra-
This landing by the Nipponese
is viewed with considerable con-
Germ by the Allies fighting for
their lives in the Far East
Sumatra is rich in gold, tin, oil
and other natural resources vital
to Japan In addition the island
affords an excellent base for a
thanking aerial attack on Singa-
pore from the west
Defense forces were trying
earnestly 10 Gust the parachute
troops. but Singapore conceded
that the enemy had landed too
great a force.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29

Gen. Macarthur
Fights With Skill
And A Riding Crop
BY ALEXANDER n. GEORGE
APP Feature Service Writer

AZ Feature Service Writer
WASHINGTON. Dec. 79-Most
Washingtonians remember Doug
las Macarthur as that handsome
Beau Brummel general who drove
the Bonus Army out Of the capt.
tai"
Many snickered back in 1892
when he waited to. put on the
four-star. be-medalled uniform of
chief of staff before riding down
Pennsylvania Avenue with. his
shock troops to rout the bonus
battalions, reported runnin g
amuck near the Capitol
There was no sniekering, how
ever, last July when the Presi-
dent called Douglas Macarthur
from retirement 10 be command
ing general IN the Far East. And
there Is no snickering now as he
directs outnumbered forces bat
ting japanese onslaughts on the
Isolated Philippines
For tactical skill and cool han
ding of a hot situation, the 81
year old, still handsome Mac
Arthur IS rated among the Army's
top men
"on a field where courage
was the rule. his courage was
the dominant feature.
Thus reads one Of 18 citations
received by General Macarthur
for gallentry and leadership abil-
ity IN World War fighting
He was brigadier general
when he joined doughboys IN one
OF the first trench raids made by
the famous Rainbow Division.
with only a riding crop in his
hand He was wounded twice.
Riding crops and fancy cisa-
ret holders are typical aceeS-
series for the fastidiouslY
grcomed Macarthur. Says q
fellow officer: He seems to
have a charmed life against
dirt and mud As well As bullets.
II he fell N ; hog wallow. he'd
probably come out locking
ready for . dress parade"
He was graduated at the head
OF his West Point class in 1903.
His father. the late Arthur Mac
Arthur, also rose to the rank of
lieutenant general. seeing con-
siderable service IN the Philip
pines
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29

George Broderson of Flushing,
New YORK, a member of the
Civilian Technical Corps now
serving in England. has so aptIy
described the conditions existing
in the service and in England
that MS letter is wor;si quoting.
People keep noticing my
U.S.A- chevrors and coming
over to thank me and my COM
rades for arriving. OF course.
everything is cut price for US.
Everybody goes out of his way
to assist the men In uniform.
Then of course, there are the
female units Of each branch.
They look smart in the counter
part of the male uniform. /
still have two WAAFs working
with me in uniform. The Job
goes along fine, nothing is done
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29

to Manuel Quezon, Philippine
president
In 1922, General Macarthur
married Mrs. Walter Brooks. the
daughter of the socially prominent
Mrs Edward T. Stotesbury OF
Philadelphia and the late Oliver
Cromwell They were divorced
IN 1929 In 1887 he and Miss Jean
Marie Faircloth Of Murfreesboro
Tenn, were married in New York
Mrs. Macarthur IS now % and
they have a son, 3 years Of age.
Many World War veterans re-
member the dashing young
general Of 1913. There is q story
that attexts his wide acGuainf-
ance in tins A.EF Two officsrs
walking toward the front IN q
heavy rain. found two soldiers
sitting by the road:
Have you seen General Mac
Arthur IN this vicinity"
No, sir."
t'You know him when you see
him."
Hell captain. everyone knows
General Macarthur"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
British Reveal Sinking
OF Eight Enemy Vessels
GBy Associated Preszl

LONDON, Dec 29.-The full
extent Of the spectacular blitz at
tack by British. land. air and navy
units Sunday night was revealed
this noon. In an official statement
by the admiralty
The damage wrought by the
tough Commands, the Raj and
the navy. included the sinking OF
eight enemy ships, the silencing Of
coastal batteries and the destruc-
ton Of an entire garrison.
Among those captured were
nine Quislings.
The military base at Stavanger
was completely destroyed, the
statement said
Berlin acknowledged the at
tack, but said army and navy
patrols repulsed the British de-
tachments after brief, violent en-
gagements- The Germans said
that British bombers were shot
down but admitted the loss Of a
patrol boat and some Norwegian
merchant ships.
Great Britain further demon
strated its striking power by send
ing the Raj on a bombardment
attack on Dusseldorf
The air ministry reported that
heavy bombing attack left many
fires.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29

Stephen G Singleton. executive
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce pointed out that only five
and one-half hours are required
for the trip from Key West where
as it viii take IA hours to reach
Havana from Miami.
Moreover, the trip from Key
West is in patrolled waters, where
as the route from Miami is along
a more dangerous area. Further
more the trip is made at night
During World War /, communi-
cations with Havana from this
area were maintained only from
Key West.
The Florida Is a luxury liner
capable of accommodating 600
passengers. Sailings were held
from Key West once q week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
Board Named Sunday To
Control Tire RatMm

a Commodity AIl0ca1iun Board
to control tire rakionsng was
named at 3 special meeting 81 Ene
Monroe County Defense Couns1ll
Sunday.
The names q those appolnae5 g
tn1s important body wll1 Dc ar
n0unced In The Citizen q soon a.
they are approved - state heza-
quarters IN Taliahassee.
The Commodity AHoeatsnn
Board. at the outset xii ~
charged primarily wseh the r.
sp0nsibility O. rasionEnx auao-
mobile tires f0r civilian usaxa
Later this group VIII ali0caxE
other essential supplies.
The board win funston nnder
. plan promulgated - Divassun g.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29

He organized and later com
manded the Rainbow Division.
held five different assignments
in the Philippines and while chief
OF staff from 1880 TO 1885. devised
the four-arny organization of the
land forces. and conceived and
established the General Head
quarters Air Force.
Predicting six years ago that
the next war would be strug-
gle Of fast machines. he propos-
ed d five-Year plan for building
the Army into q world model
fer speed. fighting ability and
destructive power. He warned
fhen thas the indifference of
Concress and the public to cur
n1lErY organization menaced
national safety.
AT 50 General Macarthur was
the youngest chief of staff in the
Army's history. AT President
Roosevelt's order, he served five
years instead Of the customary
four IN that post In 1887 he vol
unfairly retired from the Army
but continued as military advisor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
United States Government
acquisitions Str. Florida

Passengf travel between Key
West ana Havana has been tenn
4srarily cancelled
simultaneously. the steamship
liner, Florida. was requisitioned
hi the United States govern
ment.
These reports were confirmed
naay BIZ John H. Costar, local
snt at the P. & o. Steamship
Company.
nc announcement met with
Ial disapproval in Key West.
ukan IL was learned that passen-
i'll navel to Havana is to be con-
a from Miami.
hough sailings have been
rled 10 that trips to Cuba viii
ie only on Mondays. We'd
,,saafs ana Fridays, Key Westers
- elined 70 detect a measure
~ animation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
MRS. DIVERS
BODY SENT OUT

The bodg Of HRS Margaret
Russell MayhaIl Oliver. wife Of
Ensign Carl 4 Diver. who died
suddenly Friday morning was
sent by the Lopez Funeral H1ne
Saturday afternoon to MobiIe
Ala, for funeral services and
burial = Pine Crest cemetary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29

HARRISBURG. nl.-w0rkrnen
labored feverishlY to extricate
eight men believed trapped by
the explosion Ia the Peabody
Mike in nearby Harco. The bod
les of seven trapped miners have
already been brought to the sur
face.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29

LoNDoN.-The runor that
Field Marshal Walther Won
Brauchitsch. deposed German
general. had made . forced land
ing IN Ireland Friday was denied
today By official British quar-
fers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
LATE BULLETINS


HoNoLULU-The navy re-
vealed today that Wake Islands
gallant garrison of fighting Ma
rines shot down at least IL Jap
anesa planes and sank at least
tf'lae destroYers before il sue
eumbed TO overwhelming odds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29

wAsHIEGToE-when Prssi-
dent Roosevelt issues a prog
lamation for the enrolment of
2s.00o.00o men ON Monday. Jauu-
airy 5. il win be the greatest call
to arms in the history of the
world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
(Z%Ag[%%%Ax
CHURCHILL ARRIVES
IN OTTAWA, CANADA

OTTAWA. Canada. Dec. 20
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill announced upon
his arrival here this morn
ing that he will return 10
Washington before leaving
for London.
He explained that he viii
discuss with President Hoose-
welt the plans new being
studied by the British mis-
sion and United States army
and navy officials.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
Another Report Asserts
That MikadO Units Are
In Retreat After Losing
-Four Towns


WASHINGTON. Dec. zs.-
corregidor, powerful air and
naval base in the Manila bay
area. was bombed fer the
first lima today.
a late war bulletin issued
by tha War Department as
serted that the air raid was
repelIsd with heavy enemy
losses.
Several japanese planes
were shot down but the CON-
muniqua cid rot disclose the
number.