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Evening star., 1942-09-30
Senate Group 10 Study
Vice Conditions Here

Taking note OF recent reports OF
vice conditions in Washington
Chairman McCarran called the Sen
ate District Committee to consider
the problem this afternoon.
More than a dozen Federal and
local officials have been asked to
attend the meeting, along with
spokesmen for social welfare aeen-
cies. to discuss further steps that
may be taken to correct the situa-
ton.
It was estimated recently that
1000 prostitutes are operating in
the District and social workers have
been discussing additional steps
that might be taken to correct con-
ditions.
Among those invited to the Sen
ate meeting are: Police Supt. Ed
ward j. Kelly, Assistant Supt Har-
vey G. Callahan. Capt. Rhoda
Milliken, head of the Police Wom-
ans Bureau: Detective Sergt. Roy
Blick, DR.. Thomas Parran. surgeon
general OF the Public Health Serv-
ice; DR.. R. A. vondelehr of the
Public Health Service. District At
torney Edward M. Curran. DR.. A
Magruder Macdonald. president of
the District Medical Society; Army
and Navy officers and officials OF the
Council of Social Agencies.
Evening star., 1942-09-30

v for Victory. Dot Dot Dot Dash
to the nearest post office for War
savings stamps.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
81. Louis Financier
Becomes President Of
Bankers Association
w. L. Hemingway Made
Heed by Resignation
OF Oklahoma Non
z, the Associated Press.

r, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. CIV. l..
Hemingway of st. Louis today
succeeded to the presidency of
the American Bankers Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Hemingway, president of the
Mercantile Commerce Bank a. Trust
Co, came to the head of the bankers
group through resignation of w l..
Koeneke Of Ponca City, Okla, who,
because the war has postponed the
regular convention and elections by
the membership. voluntarily stepped
aside so Mr.. Hemingway could sue
ceed from the post of first vice presi-
dent.
The action was taken at a meet
Ing OF the Executive Council of the
association here and followed the
tradition OF the association of ad-
vancing the second in command TO
top place each year.
Greater War Bond Effort.
Mr.. Hemingway pledged every sup
port OF the organiza ton toward win
ming the war and said:
The banks are credited with hav-
ing sold to the people IS per cent
of all the War bonds that have been
sold. Their interest in this vital
activity will not lag. Rather, they
will exert even greater efforts to sell
these bonds
Other changes in officerships, also
made possible by designations of in
cumbents, included:
S. A. Phillips, vice president of the
First National Bank of Louisville
who became president Of the Ma
tional Bank division of the associa- =
ton, succeeding w. C. Bowman,
president of the First National
Bank, Montgomery, Ala.
w. W. Slocum, president, the
United Savings Bank, Detroit, be-
came president of the savings divi-
sion, succeeding Stuart c. Frazier
vice president, the Washington Mu-
tual Savings Bank of Seattle.
Other New Officers.
Frank P. Powers, president, Kan
abec State Bank, Mora, Mimi sue
ceeded James H. Penick. president
of w. P. Worthen Co. Little Rock,
Ark, bankers, as president OF the
State bank division.
Louis S. Headley, vice president
of the First Trust Co. of ST. Paul,
became president of the trust di-
vision, succeeding Richard G. Stock
ton, vice president of the Wachovia
Bank a. Trust Co., winston Salem,
N C.
Fred NJ Bowman. secretary of
the Kansas Bankers Association,
Topeka. succeeded William J. Dun
can. jr.. secretary of the Minnesota
Bankers Association, Minneapolis,
as president of the State Secre-
taries' Association.
Evening star., 1942-09-30

tarv and naval authorities have
threatened to keep members of the
armed forces out of insanitary eat
ing places.
j. w. Marriott of the Hot Shoppes.
who spoke of the difficulty of obtain
ing help, said members should try
to make their employees feel that
feeding workers and the public was
a vital contribution to the war effort
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Coast Guurd Given e
For Launching Cutter
Ry the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 30.-T'he
Army Navy e for outstanding war
production was awarded yesterday
to Westinghouse radio division and
the Curtis Bay Shipyard of the
Coast Guard.
The Curtis Bay award followed
the first ship launching ever con-
Quoted by the Coast Guard when the
ll0-foot cutter Manitou, destined
for work as an e-breaker, slid
down the ways
Evening star., 1942-09-30

enlisted personnel, headed by {
woman lieutenant commander
The measure provides that the
women would not be assigned 70
duty on board vessels or combat
aircraft but would be given short
assignments to release men for sea
duty.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Divorce Suit Filed

ROCKVILLE. Md. Sept. 30 tSpe-
ciaD Mrs. Elizabeth w. Essex of
Chevy Chase is named defendant
In suit for an absolute divorce
filed here by Frank B. Essex. who
charges that he was deserted ,]anu-
ary 2, 1923.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Bill for Coust Guard
Women's Reserve Filed
pN The AssnriAteh Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Coast Guard women's orGanlza-
ton. similar to the Nays WAVES
and Army's WACS. was proposed
yesterday in legislation introduced
by Chairman Walsh of the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee.
His bill would amend the Coast
Guard Auxiliary and Reserve Act
OF la4l to establish women's re-
serve unit. composed Of officer and
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Educators Wife Dies

PEORIA. Ill, Sept. 30 CP,.-Mrs
Marian Ethel Warren Hamilton,
wife of DR.. Frederic R. Hamilton.
president of Bradley College, died
last night.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Postmaster Approved

The Senate Yesterday confirmed
the appointment of William A.
Strohm as postmaster At Annapolis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-20
Greek Unit Asks
War Chest Aid

The Greek War Relief ASsocia-
ton. one of the IL organizations
included in the war chest of Met
ropolitan Detroit, supplies food for
the starving population of Greece
and aids Greek war prisoners in
Italy as well as refugees in Egypt.
Louis G. Christopoulos, Detroit
chairman of the association. listed
these purposes today in urging all
Detroit citizens to contribute gen.
erously to the war chest campaign
for S5,80O,o00 opening next Mon
day.
One portion of the money to be
raised, 81 per cent, or 81 ,95S, 900,
will be devoted TO services for
people in war-stricken countries
through foreign relief agencies.
and for services to members of
the United States armed forces
through the USO.
The other 49 per cent, or S2,S42.-
600. will go for aid to the needy in
Detroit through the so agencies of
the Detroit Community Fund and
the local agencies of the Allied
Jewish Campaign.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-20
NURSE
In Constant Attendance

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-20
Government CLOSING
Walters Will Case

The government today was ex-
pected to conclude its arguments
in the circuit court fight TO retain
the $4,000 willed il by the late
Miss Flora Walters.
Seven nieces and nephews of
Miss Walters, who hanged herself
on November 4, are seeking to
break the will on the grounds
that she was insane at the time
she made the will.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-20
Lower Gas Rate
Action Mapped

Prosecutor William E. Bowling
today said he would ask the State
Public Service Commission for an
order to show cause why the
Michigan Consolidated Gas Com
pany should not reduce its rates,
as of November !.
The Federal Power Commission
recently ordered the Panhandle
Eastern Pipeline Company, from
whom the Michigan Consolidated
buys its gas, to reduce its rates
by $5,000,000. Michigan Consoli-
dated buys approximately 40 per
cent of Panhandle's output.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-20
Parents Urged
To Turn Over
Scrap by Friday

The school scrap drive pushed
ahead today with appeals TO par
ents and neighbors of pupils to get
out the scrap and let the children
bring il to the school yards by
Friday. the final day of the drive.
The drive may be extended another
day TO bring it in line with the
national school campaign which
ENDS on Saturday.
Piles of metal and rubber at the
various schools in the city, pub
lie and parochial. were climbing
steadily as the last week opened.
The rain last week held back the
collections but yesterday the pick
ups began to increase again.
Posters furnished by the War
Production Board were reported by
the school scrap committee as
stimulating the efforts of the chill
dren. At the Edison School, the
piles were separated into rooms
and competition was keen for the
biggest collection.
10 TONS FIRST WEEK
The Bellevue School was reported
to have collected 10 tons the first
week and expected TO more than
double it in the final week.
The parochial schools have set a
quota of IS pounds per student ana
were confident of meeting this
quota easily.
Last week, the Catholic pupils
merely lined up the scrap. All this
week they are bringing it in and
on Friday. they will be excused
from lasses TO complete the
pickups.
PRICE MEETING HELD
Arrangements have been COM
pleted with dealers TO pick up the
scrap at the various schools. A
price meeting between the school
committee and the dealers was
held yesterday afternoon.
The Wayne County Salvage Com
mittee met yesterday to get re-
ports on the school drive and on
the Buy a Tank" figures. Rich
Thompson, DPW co-ordinator, said
that three yards had to be re-
checked before final figures could
be compiled TO ascertain how much
money would be available 10 pur-
chase the three tanks.
Maurice Greer, executive secre-
tary of the Wayne County Council
in Defense, reported that nearly
So, 500 had been turned into the
Buy Tank" fund by outlying
communities. The largest amount,
81, 965. was contributed by Wyan-
dotte.
Edwin j. Anderson. chairman of
the salvage committee. said that
negotiations for the purchase of
the three tanks had been started
with Army Ordnance here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-20
Enlistment Rush
Continued by Youths

Teen-age youths today contin,
ued TO pour into enlistment
centers TO join the armed forces.
More than 90 young men, only
one of whom was older than %,
reported to the marine enlistment
center in the Federal Building,
Capt. Charles Popp announced.
Almost 90 per cent were in the
IL, Is and 19-year-old age group,
the captain said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-20

THE MODERN
ULTRA SHORT WAVE
eftsn gives results In most eases uher.
other Treatments have failed. including
sinus, tumbago. neuritis, bronchial ratarrh.
common colds. muscular and botnt COM
plants, and other acute chronic diseases.
OTHER DISEASES
symptoms and ailments carefully diagnosed
and treated arr Ap~uiin, Asthma. Nerve
Weakness, Rheumatism Also ear, nose,
throat. vartcose veins and uicerp. Ens
biosttng. dropped stomach and abdominal
pain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-20
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given The Detroit Times by
the stations herein listed.
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scheduled are not on the
air. the fault lies with the
stations and not The De
troit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-20

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-20

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for The Detroit Times 10 be
mailed to your man In the
service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-20

Flower fairies, funny out-of-this-world
fish and scores of other enchanting
little figures from the movie. Separated
now into five patterns. Printed on crisp
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
AVG Folds.
Hfen Get
Army Bid

LONDON. April q (INS). "A
dispatch from American Volunteer
Group headquarters in Burma TO
the London News-Chronicle today
said the AVG is being disbanded
and the pilots Of the famed fight
ing unit have been invited TO join
tire United States Army air corps.
The dispatch said Col Claire l..
C-,cnnault, commander Of the AVG,
h~s been called back 10 service
I ON the retired list 20 take
1rge OF q United States pursuit
'adron.
T,lonnault. however. was de-
cd 10 have said hr intends 20
lin IN China because American
it2Ty authorities nave not re-
d 10 his suggestion that he
the AVG TO Australia.
II fought the Japs for years
bout the aid of the United
ties and Britain and I can 20
fighting them alone" Chen
lit vas quoted as saying.
Most Of the AVG filters. the dis
r tch declared. plan to go back n
the United States for q vacation
before joining the United State
Army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
; Michigan Men
Held by laps

Three Michigan service men
were among the 120 Americans
taken prisoners by the Japanese in
the early stages of the war, the
war department announced today.
The Michigan prisoners are:
John D. Tobin. storekeeper, navy
reserve, of Brown City; William
Thomas Schumacher, Marine. pri-
vate. of Lake Orion. and Edward
n. Petrick of Port Huron.
The war department release said
the 120 men taken prisoners were
either serving on Wake Island, the
gunboat Wake or in China.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28

strikes at India before the rains
begin, the British must bear the
brunt without full support which
has been delayed solely by the
problem of transportation. Fer
tunately, the rains are expected
TO give an early respite, even
if the commencement of the
enemy offensive precedes them
probably giving time for the ar
rival of overwhelming American
support.
The rains are due to begin with
monsoon weather generally reach
ing Ceylon at the end of the first
week in May and rolling upward
throughout the month.
After the rains reach their full
force, all of India southeast of a
line extending from Bombay to
Lucknow is virtually flooded. but
the northwest sector, including
the strategic ports of Bombay
and Karachi, remains a dry belt
still vulnerable 10 seat attack as
we'll as bombing.
All India is tense. with the
Americans and British both talk.
ing chiefly about the prospects
of early arrival OF sufficient Amer
lean strength.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
18th Destroyer
Lost by i. ).

WASHINGTON, April IS (INS)
The navy today announced the
loss of its eleventh destroyer in
World War ii, the 22-year-old
Sturtevant, which was sunk by an
underwater explosion off the coast
of Florida.
Loss OF life was described as
small. The ship normally carried
a complement of $50 officers and
men, and most OF those aboard
were said 10 have reached port
safely.
Whether the ship was the VIC
tim of a submarines torpedo or
had struck a mine was not ex-
planned by the navy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
IN THE NEWS
CONTINUED from Page One)

American porkers strain
ing to get out
Not only the days quota of
planes, ammunition,
And the many other things
needed in our .yar pro-
grams,
But an extra tank, an extra
plane, or an ertra truck.
I see patriotic tcorkers
striving to complete
Americas ships of Wdr
ahead of schedule -.
Cooperating in erery wdy
Nth Uncle Sam >.
Labor knows zee hare a tCdr
to tcin -.
At the same time. our york.
ers are fighting to
Retain precious, hard-won
rights
That hare eiven American
workers neW leisure,
A home, nth a garden, in
sarance, financial Sc
curity,
The po1cer to educate their
children,
And raise their families IN
the American Wdy -.
I sec America fighting on
the ocean front ..
Ships of pdr, submarines,
destroyers, dreadnoughts,
And the tiny, deadly HeW
mosquito boats
Each NTH a modern John
Paul Jones
At the steering wheel, and
at epery guH -.
Aud Farrogut's stirring,
dedthleSs cords
En0rdred IN letters Of fire
on each sailors heart:
Damn, the tOrpedoeS-fuH
speed ahead"
Men Of the sea, cleor-eyed
and dountleSS,
Doing a job for America =.
COnvoBiHg trOopships,,
fighting off enemy
planes,
Listening for hostile sub
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28

marines,
Protecting the last bull
Warks of liberty
The shores of the Amer
/ see America fighting on
far-fiung island fronts
Keeping the enemy on his
oWn blood-soaked ter
Grim eyed, stern Jared,
stout-hedrted sons of
Uncle Sam,
Outnumbered a thousand to
one,
Attacking instead of re-
treating,
Strengthened by prayers
from the spiritual front,
Confident that the home
front UiH keep them sup
piled NTH cheer for the
heart
Confident that the indus
trial front WiU keep them
equipped
With the necessary engines
Of Udr
Confident that the sky
front and the sea front
wiz see that these supplies
reach them safely =.
I see America fighting on
many fronts
Each front dependent on
the others for ultimate
success
And ultimate success means
the victOry Of peace!
NICK KENNY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
u. s Gunboat,
CrewoCdptufed.

WASHINGTON. April % tINS)
Loss of the American gunboat
". S. S. Wake was disclosed by
the war department today with the
announcement of 120 Americans
held prisoner by the japanese.
The war department listed Is
OF the prisoners OF war as men,
bers of the crew of the Wake. an
18-year-old. shallow draft vessel
built in China for river patrol
duties, and attached to the Asiatic
feet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
HOSPITALS HIT
NAILS CLAIM TOLL

BERLIN. April % (by official
German wireless) (INS).-The
Raj has lost al planes in less
than "a hours in raids on Ger
many and occupied areas OF the
European continent. the German
high command claimed today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
GauIeiters Named
Nazi Labor Trustees

LONDON. April % 1NS).-
Hitler has struck the first blow
in his campaign to put down inter-
nal dissension, appointing gau-
letters as trustees" for German
labor, the London Dali Express
said TODAY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
Malta Bombed Again
Downs I Of Raiders

vALLETTA. Malta, April Is
1NSD.-Enemy planes raided Oft
bombed Malta twice yesterday,
launching fairly heavy attacks on
harbor installations. airports and
barracks. Anti-aircraft guns shot
down two raiders and damaged
two others.
In the second raid. a few Italian
bombers, participated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
CoRREGIDOR STILL FIGHTS
JAPs CLAIM GAINS

SAN FRANCISCO. April %
INS) Occupation OF AL the
key points" on the northern half
Of western New Guinea was
claimed by Japanese imperial
in a Toxic broad
cast picked up in San Francisco
tonight nv CHS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28

NEW DELHI, April PSI have
just reached India-possibly the
decisive battle-ground in the i'm
pending Axis offensives-after a
journey of almost
10000 miles, during which / SOW
evidence of American and British
preparations to meet the blow,
wherever it may strike.
In my journey, l did not make
a single landing in the western
hemisphere, Africa or the Middle
East without seeing American
men and machines bolstering
United Nations strength at an
ever-accelerating pace.
RAINY RESPITE
II would be unfair, however,
to give the impression that Amer
lean armed strength yet is any
thing like what il must be for
the task ahead. But the gTound-
work has been laid. the organi-
cation established, and now every
thing depends on how rapidly men
and machines, particularly planes
of all types, can be rushed TO
fill out the skeleton framework.
AS affairs are now, if Japan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28

your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake. II one Of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
Thrust by laps
PeriIs Terminus
OF Burma Road
LssI,io Threatened
in New Advances;
Would Cut Supplies
By ROBERT r. MARTIN
I nited Prr.s star Corres pond"nt


CHUNGKING. China April p.
Japanese mechanical columns,
by-passing Mandalay in a light
ming 93-mile thrust, drew peril
ously close TO the Burma road
terminus AZ Lashio today. threat
ching the entire Chinese defense
system in eastern Burma's Shan
states
A Chinese coninunique. report
ing enemy spearheads within 81
miles Of LaShio. admitted the
British and Chinese defenders
faced the giavest threat OF the
Burma campaign.
Saturday night an anllner
OF the Chinese National Aviation
Corporation on A flight from
Calcutta found that the air
drone Al Lashio had been evac-
uated, ms reported. Instead
of attempting a landing the
pilot took his craft on 10 Kun
ming. Chinese terminus Of the
Burma roadD
As three Japanese columns
famed out north and east from
Loilem. unconfrrned reports said
other enemy units had re-entered
the road junction Of Taunggyi, 100
miles south and slightly east OF
Mandalsy.
PERIL SUPPLIES
Chinese headquarters empha-
sized the Importance of holding
Taunggyi, pointing out the neces-
sity of preventing reinforcements
from reaching the enemy's attack
forces.
The japanese clearly intended
20 strike first at Lashio. TO cut of
the main supply and communica-
tons route TO China.
A cormunique placed one Jap
anese spearhead near Konghaiping,
80 miles north of Taunggyi. An
other was said 10 have reached
Mong Sung. as miles east OF Kong
haiping and only 81 miles from
Lashio.
TS-MILE GAIN
Almost straight east of Loilem,
enother japanese column was re-
ported TO have reached Kunhing.
a 75-mile advance. This unit APP
parently was attempting TO isolate
Chinese forces still fighting In the
Southern Shan states along the
Thai frontier and prevent them
from rejoining troops to the north
in defeGseznf fhesBurma road.
The tMfyr3 japanese advance,
strongly supported by planes and
tanks. was made In less than two
days, according to the Chinese
communicates.
From New Delhi, the British Is
sued ccsrimunique reporting a
Japanese advance so miles north
of Loilenn. This thrust, they said.
placed the invaders IS miles al
most DIE east of Mandslay.
ALLIED LINES
The same communique said the
Allies now occupy line from
Kyaulxpadaung In the Irrawaddy
valley oil fields to Meikitla on the
central front IL miles west Of the
Rangoon-M andalay railroad. Mel
kitla is west and slightly north OF
Thai. IS miles south Of Man
da'ay.
A special communique from the
hsadoIiarters of United States
Lieut.. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell re-
ported that American volunteer
fiiers had shot down ave japanese
planes in the Loilem vicinity last
Saturday. The Americans suffered
no losses