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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Jap Conquests
Seen as Doom

Japanese lines OF communica-
ton. stretched longer and longer
by their successes, are becoming
increasingly difficult 10 maintain
and will probably lead 10 their
downfall. Hugh Grant. former
| United States minister 10 Albania
and Thailand said here today as
he arrived TO address the Town
Hall Series in the Cass Theater.
Grant was minister 10 Albania
during the Italian invasion and
later spent two years in Thailand
W tching the Japanese fifth
column at work there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
DaZZle-IeSS Shirts
WPB Curbs Use Of Chlorine in Washing Clothes
and Sanitation Of Private Swimming Pools

The order inSureS normal sup
plies OF chlorine for water and
sewage treatment.
No restriction IS placed upon
use Of chlorine in public SWIM
ming pools or those belonging TO
institutions such as schools and
other semi-public organizations.
Owners of private swimming pools
may use only p per cent as much
CHLORINE as in the past.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Westinghouse Saves Power

PITTSBURGH. Feb. q GNS).-
Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Company announced to-
day that il had decided 10 turn off
the electric signs at all of its
manufacturing plants as a war
time conservation move.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Should Williams
Serve or Not
Serve Senten(el
Psyehiatrist Selling
Says No, but Citizen
Selling Replies Yes

Or. Lowell s. Selling. the Re-
corders Court psychiatrist. and
DR.. Lowell s. Selling. the citizen
and taxpayer, see the merited
punishment of Edward II. WI
liamS, convicted county auditor,
quite differently. Settings report
revealed today.
Selling. the citizen. says VIII
liams should serve his 5 TO 10
year term for accepting county
graft. The psychiatrist says he
should not. -
From a psychiatric angle
there IL nothing to be gained
by such a sentence" the report
said, except to satisfy the COM
mand OF the public. We are In
clined to believe that a stiff
fine. one which would definitely
hit his pocketbook, would hurt
him more than q short prison
term.
whats more, IL would cer-
tainly return to the public cof-
fers some of the money which
might belong there. IL comes To /.
my mind whether the public /,
would not be better served to
keep this man out OF a correc- .
tive institution than to'put him
I'm one"
NO ABNORMAL REACTION
Shedding his role Of scientist,
citizen Selling then said:
"As a private citizen. how
ever, and not as n psychiatrist,
my gorge rises when think
there Is any possibility that this
man might not serve time after
the conduct he has exhibited.
civilians Is 49," Selling con-
tinued. Psychological tests
show he Il of average intelli-.
gence, although he is not In tho
superior group. Tests also re-
veal him to be a definite ego
centric"
Selling points out in his report
that with the cost of running for
office in the present day, IL is
sometimes difficult for a person
who accepts a campaign gift to
see any difference between il and
a personal gift.
THE patient Is able to ration
alize with himself" the report
continues. land explain to his
own satisfaction that there Ii no
harm I'm his acts. He has no abb
normal reaction which would In
dictate insanity or even n neu-
rosis."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Jap SPY Photos and All
But He Is One Of Americas First Families
Suspicious Driver
Phones Police Who
Arrive En- Masse

n. Y --- a full-blooded
CattarauguS-Seneca Indian. cur
rently employed as machinist in
a Buffalo armament plant.
Brooks story was simple;
purely thoughtless, my taxi
ing Of pictures.
81 am In Detroit to visit my
mother. who In Ill, and was In
Ann ArbOr to visit a fellow
tribesman attending the univer-
sity.
THE pictures were to show
my father, who works In the
Buffalo Ford plant.
BACK TO COUNTRY
Both your police and the bus
driver should he commended
for their immediate suspicious
Of me. They were certainly on
the job"
Inspector Harvill gave the
Indian back to his country and
on advice of FBI agents destroyed
the Willow Run pictures.
Kind-hearted reporters didn't
dare break the news 10 bus driver
Becker that his Jap spy was q
full blooded CattarauguS Seneca
Indian from Gowanda. y. Y.
Becker, telling his story. ended
boy. I sure hope he isn't the
wrong guy"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
? CHILDREN

The Stsmms have two children,
Peter. 6. and Robert. 4.
Mrs. Stamm eloped when she
was Is and student OF Trinity
College with Sterling Lund. a
student Of the University OF Michi-
gan. They were divorced a year
later
Judge Valente granted the
counter-separation suit filed by her
husband. They married in 1884.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27

minds when their prisoner drew
himself TO his full height as he
peered through his dark glasses.
He stood a 1.-the 6 feet. con-
Siderably oversize for a Jap, even
a Jap trained 10 spy.
The second doubt resulted when
the Jap spy presented department
of interior papers 10 Detective
Inspector Jack Harvill 10 prove he
was Eugene F. Brooks. 20. OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27

81 can't tell granny Please
don't make me-not until auntie
gets here"
That is what 1S-year-old Berna-
dine Foster said today a.. sick and
dazed. she tried to reconstruct the
tragedy which killed her father
mother. brother and sister. and left
her and her S5-year-old grand
mother alone.
Her grandmother. Mrs. Kathe-
rine HermeS. is in a serious con-
dition in Saratoga General Hos
pital and docs not know that she
and her oldest granddaughter mar
roWly escaped death from the gas
which ended the lives Of MIR and
Mrs. Frank a. Foster. Horton. l6.
and Carmel l.. in the home al
22434 Nevada avenue, East De-
trolt
There WAS one other SURVIVOR Of
the deadly fumes. Pat, Horton :
bulldog. which hid in the basement
rs tho deadly fumes from tho
kitchen Gas stove did their work
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
SAVED BY PAINTING

Because she tainted where she
was her life probably was saved
aid Prosecutor Ivan Johnston
There was a crack under the
door near where the girl fell. anc
two holes into the basement. whicf
had held furnace chains.
"It was about I o'clock. I
regained consciousness. I saw
mother and father lying there
and I got TO the telephone some
how and called the doctor. He
wasn't in and somebody there
told me to call the police"
FUNERAL SERVICES SET
Bernadine said one OF the jets
OF the kitchen stove was half oper
and that she shut it off.
The girl today is at the home
OF Mrs. +. G.. Kohfeldt of 22714
Hayes avenue. mother Of Berna.
dimes flance. Edward. p.
Funeral services for the -four
will be held tomorrow morning
with mass for the mother anc
two children at ST. Veronica
Church. East Detroit. with buria
of the four at Mt. Olivet Gene.
terry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Army Has Jobs
For Men in So

Men with slight physical defects
and those in their fifties are eli
gible for jobs in army air corps
procurement branches. Maj. Harry
c. Anderton. district civilian per-
sonnet officer, pointed out today
Jobs available at the local office,
S505 West Warren avenue, include
clerical inspection, engineering
cost auditing and administrative
posts.
Anderton urged applicants tc
obtain civil service blanks from
the post office, attach a chrome.
logical history of their experience
and mail the material Immediately
For the "Insi de News" OF
Ill
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Ann Arbor Bus
Passenger Snaps
Bomber Plant

calling car six-three; calling
car six-three.
Jap spy on Greyhound bus
from Ann ArbOr.
HE was seen taking pictures
Of Willow Run bomber plant!
Get him."
The voice Of the police dis
patcher cracked with military
precision.
This was war;
ALERT DRIVER WATCHES
Bus driver Wilson Becker. 26. oil
Ann Arbor held in his hand a note
from another passenger who'c
seen the spy taking pictures er
route. Becker watched warily In
the rear view mirror, on the aler,
for any attempted escape after HI:
warning phone call 10 police from
the Wayne. Mich. bus stop.
Twelve uniformed officers, two
detectives and Traffic Inspector
Fred Juergens waited at the bu,
terminal.
Patrolmen Melvin Stark ant
Henry Morgan of McGraw pre-
cinct in car siX-three heard thu
message. Get him y
They got him, stopping the bu
at Michigan and Wyoming ave
nueS
The first doubt entered police
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Snowman Finds
Whisky Won't
Fix Death
David J. Bernum Faces
7-Year-OId Charge Here;
Accuses Attorney

David J. Barnum. AZ, night club
entertainer. in the county Jail TO
day learned that "a gallon Of GOOD
whisky, a box of cigars and two
cartons of cigarets" can't square a
negligent homicide charge.
Held under 81. 900 pond. Barnum
faces trial in a seven-year-old traf-
fic case which he claims he under
stood was dismissed.
"My attorney asked me TO
send the liquor and smokes 10
his office NO he could take them,
with my compliments, 10 n party
at a judges home" Barnum
said. 81 had already paid my at
torney well over $500.
PAWNED BELONGINGS
"We had TO pawn some Of our
belongings To get the stuff. The
attorney called me and said he
received the things. He said,
Forget about the whole thing
81 thought he meant the trsf-
fic case was taken care Of 1
never heard from my attorney
again."
The Judge mentioned Is vaca-
tioning in Florida and can not be
reached for comment.
Barnum said he was in Harper
Hospital when his attorney called
him on this matter some time in
the spring Of 1885.
Barnum said he attempted 10
tell this story Wednesday when
he was brought before Traffic
Judge George T. Murphy on the
1884 charge.
"PREPOSTEROUS STORY"
81 tried to tell this to the
young attorney n friend sent To
represent me now, but he said
I shouldn't say anything about
It," Barnum said.
Judge Murphy admitted Bar
NUNS present attorney told him
some "garbled" version OF the
whisky party story.
HE said his client claimed to
have sent a gallon OF whisky
and tobacco Ia a former traffic
judges home 10 square a case"
Judge Murphy said.
THE whole story sounded
preposterous.
Judge Murphy said he was too
busy 10 see Barnum'S wife ycSier-
day when she came 10 hum 10 re-
count the story.
APPROACHED BY ATTORNEY
Barnum said no retained his
first attorney when the latter APP
preached him I'm A traffic court
where he was facing the negligent
homicide charge, reminded HIM he
needed representation and offered
10 represent him
Such ambulance chasing tactics
arc a law violation
Detective Lawrence kiclfcr. who
"orked on the case IN 1884 ar
rested Barnum Wednesday after
he finished a turn IN cabaret
here. kiener read Of Barnums
whereabouts IN night club
column.
The fatal accident occurred
Dec. II. 1884. AZ Woodward and
Antoinettc avenues. when Barnum
IS accused Of running down and
killing Stanley Brozow
Barnum was held for trial under
5000 bond following his eAamI-
nation Feb IS 1888.
BY the time the trial date ar
rived. July -, 1885. he had left
town.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
sTAMM TEsTIFIEs

In the suit, which was heard by
New York Supreme Court Justic,
Louis A. Valente, Stamm testified
"In two months time she spent
$I7.697. She bought SO pieces Of
lingerie. 256 pairs Of silk stock
ings. ~ bIOuses and ~ pairs Of
shoes.
And though she already had
six fur coats she purchased three
more and IS other coats at q
cost Of $751; TO-"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27

For the "Insi de News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column in the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
RELATES GRAPHIC TALE

SAID Bcrpadlnc;
II can't remember much Of
what happened. I woke up some
time during the night and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Genie Stdmm
Suit for
$4,000 Yearly
Husband Says She "
Spent $l7,697 for
Clothing in z Months

Mrs. Eugene Stamm. the former
Genie Salmon Of Detroit, today
lost a suit for $50 900 A year main
tenance from her wealthy broker
husband. Alfred Stamm Of New
York. after he had testified that in
two months time she spent Sl7,697
for clothing.
1t was here in 1881 shortly
after she. divorced her first hus-
band, that Mrs. Stamm. then q,
sued Ross w. Judson. millionaire
and former president Of Cont
mental Motor Corporation, for
$3.50. 900 for injuries received while
riding in a dinghy out 10 Judson'
yacht on Lake Huron.
In a settlement. made out n
court. she received Isl and Other
valuable possessions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-07

ERTIsENIENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-07
zoning Rules
Waived 10 Allow
Plant Expansion

= The bottlcneck to expansion OF
Detroit defense plants caused by
Detroit'S coming ordinance was
eliminated today when the board
of coming appeal established a gen.
cral policy Of waving Zoning rules
10 permit existing defense indus
tries 10 expand
a forecast Of what might happen
10 garages put IN a precarlouS
position by the slash I'm auto pro-
ductlOn was also given when the
board permitted a garage 10 be
used for light manufacturing. even
though the district was restricted
against IL.
In the following cases the board
waived zoning regulations 10 per-
NIT additions TO be made by the
following companies
Falcon Too Company 1902
Greiner avenue; John lZzet. 1910
Grelner venue; Fisher Boat
Works. 9666 East jefferson ave-
nue., Hollcran Metal Products
Company, 174l Fourth street. and
tho Bond Tool and Die Company,
5153 West Parkway avenue.
Mrs Myrtle SymeS OF 2l37l
Fenkell avenue was permitted TO
convert a garage she owns into a
tool and die ehOD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-07
Pull the Trigger on
Lazy Bowels, with
Ease for Stomach, too

When constipation brings on acid in
digestion, stomach upset, bloatlng. dizzy
spells, gae. coated tongue, sour taste and
bad breath, your stomach is probably
crying the blues" because your bowels
don't move. II calls for Laxative. SIENNA
10 pull the trigger on those lazy bowels,
combined with Syrup Pcpsin for perfect
case TO your stomachin taking. For years,
many Doctors have given pcpsin prepa-
rauons IN Their prescriptions 10 make
medicine more agreeable TO q touchy stom-
aCh. So be sure your laxative contains
Syrup Pepsin. Insist on DR.. Caldwcll's
Laxative SIENNA combined with Syrup Pep
sin. Sec how wonderfully the Laxative
SIENNA wakes up lazy nerves and muscles
IN your lnte-tnes 70 bring welcome relief
from constipation. And the good old
syrup PCp,in makes this laxative 50 COM
Portable and easy on your stomach. Even
hnicky children love the taste OF this
pleasant family laxative Buy Dr.. Cald-
wells Laxative SIENNA at your druggist
today Try one laxative combined with
Syrup Pepslp4Or ease TO your stomach, too.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-07
British Close In
On Hd|fdyd Area

CAIRO. Jan : 1NS) Despite
desert storms, British forces today
were declared 10 be closing in or
AXIS forces in the IIalfaya regior
OF the Libyan battle front
a British Middle East head.
quarters COmmunlQue said.
"Stormy weather severely ham
pered the activity Of mobile
columns and air forces and in
teTfeTcd with our attacks i'm the
HalfaNa area. where they are
closing in on the isolated enemy
garrison"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-07
Welfare Dept.
Names Ldy-0ff
Help Districts

The Ford and Lcmay districts
today were des ignatcd by tho vel
+ are department 10 handle OK
clusNcly the cases Of auto work.
crs' layoff in the switch over 10
defense.
G. r. Harris superintendent
said the effect Of the dislocation
OF employment had not yet been
felt, but he anticipated a sharp
increase in applications during the
next few weeks.
About Is per cent Of tho work
.erS, ne estimated, viii not receive
unemployment compensation.
A flat food budget program 20
help auto workers also has been
adopted by the welfare commits
sion, Harris sand
This calls for weekly allowance
of s. per single person: $3.50 for
Ia family Of two, So 10 for three:
S6.15 for four and $40 for five.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-07
3 New COuRse'iIrRRen
Begin Their Terms

Heads OF the city government
commenced another two-year term
today after solemn inaugural rites
at the city ball which were pitched
to serious wartime note.
Familiar incumbent faces domi-
mated the flower dcckcd common
council chamber although three
new councilmen took the seats Of
three who were removed last
spring IN the Herman Gardens
bribery scandal.
I'm his blennicl accounting
,pccCh Mayor Edward J. Jefrics
promised 10 gear the city govern
ment 20 the nations War effort
and claimed II major as-amu.
mcntS IN ms first l"9 ..ai,-m
Office.
The now member or ,N council
are William A Con oc.l for
mer governor Of 'jIciug d. VII
liam G. Ror,H .nmar Tiger
shoYtStop Hri Gro Edwards. a
former housing commission dIrcc-
tor and executive of me Jaw
Go At - Edwards is Tho
youngoSl councilman ever elected
III ll-tre,4i
Although Coms'ock served as
chairman when council Tet as a
committcc-0f-thc-Whole. mono ~
tho new members was active IN
today'> do-ultory session
Sole matter Of moment was The
acceptance Of the
army offer 90 INSTALL a traffic
light ~ the entrance 10 Fort
Way in West Jefferson avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-07

Mayor JcnIjcs had previously
vetoed a measure that would have
made the city foot the bill.
City Clerk Thomas y Leadbct-
Ter and City Treasurer Albert r
CobO also were sworn IN for their
new forms.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01
On the Side
Distributed BY KlAs Feature, Syndicate. Inc.

QUERIES from clients.
VI Q-Ask that pal OF yours who has pet
kangaroo how fast he can run. Could kangaroo
beat Whirlaway in mile race?
Ain a mile race kangaroo would beat
Whirlaway by so lengths. That Is, kangaroo
carrying weight.
Why knows If there is record OF how last
a horse run a mile with no weight TO carry
really should save this latter query and
stick Glen, Mccarthy fer lunch with II.
WEDDING rings are not all plain gold bands;
w ring popular at one time featured clasped
hands. Inside the hands was the inscription.
What is the inscription on your wedding ring?
Remember. II you haven't any inscription you've
In New Orleans there Is man who claims
the long name championship of the United States.
His name is Mailliaigeyeayaegyaye Edeyou-
eayearayilo Anlillyllayio.
ITO DEVELOP endurance and lessen a tendency
Il to tire easily take II deep breaths in the
open air every morning Inhale through the nose,
exhale through the mouth This Is the advice
OF many experts on the subject
II Is the female mosquito who does the
singing. However the observation by Rudyard
Kiplng that "the female OF the species is more
deadly than the male" was made about bears
From this point probably could swing into
a discussion regarding females in general But
l will postpone that. I am in enough trouble
with the feminine subscribers as it is
CHICAGoAN says his wife asked him TO put IS
~ on horse and he forgot to do II. The animal
won and paid $500 for 50 which would have
been S2i6 for IS ticket
Needless TO say the gentleman Is in the dog
house. His wife says he made the mistake and
he should pay off. The little lady is exactly right
There is celebrated precedent for her claim.
On June IL. 1912. the wife OF Col E. r. Bradley
asked him to place SIS on horse named Wishing
Ring running at Latonia. He forgot about it.
Wishing Ring won, paying S1,SSo for 81
ticket over 600 to /! The colonel had to pay
Mrs. Bradley S18,850!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01

dead and Turing the enemy to within the easy
range of 400 yards.
And that the stratagem Melted at least two
destroyers and a gunboat. sunk.
That the brainy major Is diminutive fellow
for marine, only feet 5 and that he was
born in Cuba and served in China and the second
Nicaraguan campaign. -
THAT the marines went into battle with only
Il six fve-inch guns. II three-inchers, Is So
caliber and 30 30-calber machine guns-and they
had only one battery of four three-inch guns
effective when the Japs launched their final
drive.
THAT the Wake Island stoll group had no
Il natural defenses that its highest ele-
walton is 81 feet and that including Wilkes
and Peale islands the fighting area only covered
1900 acres four and half miles long and one
and half miles wide.
And that geologically IL is the hattened re-
mains of tired old volcano.
That nobody knows how many centuries ago
microscopic animals began to fill this coral crest
that under the circumstances at the time il
would have been foolhardy to have sent war
merely diversion in the main push against the
Philippines and Malaga.
THAT when Wake Island was named by British
Il explorer William Wake, who sighted 1t from
the training schooner Prince William Henry in
1885, and the United States Marine Corps had
just come Of age.
That Wake himself didn't think that the arid
Speck in the ocean was worth claiming for his
ma jesty.
And that the actual discoverer was Spaniard
in 1868 and his name was Alvardo de Nevra
Mendana
That the first Americans 10 set foot on Wake
were on a peaceful scientific mission Z. and
that this was an exploring expedition under
not until 1898 that General Merritt on the
United States army transport Thomas raised the
Stars and Stripes on Wake and annexed Wake
Island.
That the next year Commander Edward D.
rsussig OF the u. s. S. Bennington did a more
thorough job and on JAN IL. 1899, took possession
in the name of President William Mckinley.
THAT the first Germans 10 reach the island
Il got shipwrecked.
That the German bark Lbelle foundered on
the reef in 1866 and the captain iugged mil
lion dollars worth OF quicksilver and bullion
ashore which he is supposed to have buried
That not until the Pan-American Airlines
made Wake Island Clipper base in 1885 did IL
have international importance
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01

second. Mr.. Moore on
that day had brought a
group of chorus girls
from the show THE
Talk OF New York" 10
the ball game for a
publicity stunt.
hough this contest
Teen the Giants and
CUBS was n deciding
one for tn National
League pennant only
10000 fans were pres
ent.
Barbara Britton.
Only woman in the cast
of the film Wake
Island" Only film /
can remember that had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01

". -. NJ. L., 0l0 the
job with eight 100 pound
bombs.
That the famed quip
of the w. /. Marines.
viz, Send us more
Japs" was but one of
three immortal lines
which they added to the
history books i. that
when the signal pen
nants of the yellow
feet demanded imme-
date surrender. Maj.
James Patrick Sinnot
Devereux's four word
answer was Come and
get us" and that
the last radio report
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01

TO the navy from the defenders of Wake was a
masterpiece of heroic euphemism and IL was:
The enemy has landed. The Issue Is still In
doubt"
THAT there were 37s fighting Leathernecks on
Wake ;. and that the Japs after taking it
on the chin for Is days paid them the biggest
compliment by broadcasting that Wake had been
defended by 1900 officers and men that
probably no military force in American history,
not even the defenders of the Alamo. ever
fought against greater odds or with greater
relative effect.
That II took 200 Jap planes to lick Il marine
Gruman fighters . and Is days TO do II In.
That in the first attack the Japs got eight Of
the marines IL planes the ground and
that the four left drove off 13 mass assaults OF
the enemy and the last Gruman was COM
bination Of all the original II planes on Wake
because il was a patchwork OF parts . and il
was affectionately called Betsy by the Leather
necks who cheered when she took 10 the air and
Led into the cloud OF Zeros and Nakijimas.
THAT Major Devereux, the commander OF the
Z Wake marines. now a prisoner of the Japs.
was named the outstanding marine OF 194l by
the Marine Corps League of America.
. That Dexereuxs 6Ye-ineh shore guns knocked
a notilla Of Jap warships cockeyed BY playing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01
Waiter. WincheH
On Broadway

rads Mark Registered. cOpyrisht. ista.