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Evening star., 1942-06-10
Jury De|iberating
On Fate Of 0den
In Staying Of Girl
Women ond II Men
Study Verdict for Youth
In Second Triol

A District Court jury Of one wom-
an and IL men today began delib-
Grating on whether Guy E. Oden
10, should die In the electric chair
in connection with the. killing OF
his l5-year-old sweetheart, Ellen
Reid Cannon, last July 10.
The jury was given the case at
noon, after Justice p. Dickinson
Let's had instructed the jurors that
they might bring in one of four
possible verdicts.
These verdicts are murder in the
first degree, which automatically
carries the. death penalty; murder
in the second degree, which carries
a sentence of from 20 years to life
manslaughter, to Is years and tor
a fine of $1,000, and verdict Of not
guilty.
Oden, dressed in freshly pressed
brown suit and fresh blue shirt, sat
immobile throughout the jurist',
charge. He kept his eyes on the
counsel table before him or looked
straight ahead most of the time.
Mrs. Lillian Elam. the youths
mother. watched anxiously from the
benches filled with tense spectators
Oden was convicted Of first-degree
murder at his first trial, last fall
but won a new trial.
Knew Girl III Months.
The youth had known the girl
about IL months before the fatal
shooting at ia o street S.W. She
was shot in the kitchen of an apart
ment three times, the fatal bullet
having passed through her left lung
Her sister, Mrs. Helen Louis Yates
rushed in seconds after the 25-cali-
ber semi-automatic pistol had blazed
forth. Guy had fed through the
backyard, according to the testi-
mony.
A few minutes later, after throw
ing the gun away in vacant lot,
Guy gave himself up to police who
were in a scout car looking for him
That same day, he signed q four
page typewriter confession for
police He repudiated the confess
sion in the trial, declaring that he
told police he would sign any
thing" If they would only stop ques-
tioning him. Police contend he
gave the confession freely, without
threats or promises.
The defense has maintained
throughout the trial that the shoot
ing was an accident.
Evening star., 1942-06-10
S3OOU.S. Bonus
Supported by
Union Head
Mochinists' Chief
Cites Living Costs
To Back Proposal
By ]. A. FOX.

Passage of the proposed $500
bonus bill for Federal employees,
regardless" Of cost was urged today
at the House Civil Service Commit
tee war pay hearings by N. p Ali
fas. president Of District A. Inter-
national Association OF Machinists.
On the basis Of prospective en-
ployment load OF $500 900 persons.
Mr.. Alias said the bonus would call
for an outlay of $3.50 ,0O0, 900 an
nually, but he added that regard
less Of how much 1t Is, these 2,500.-
900 people have had subtracted
from their income that amount of
money (by increasing living COSTS
the question Is whether the taxpay-
ers should stand their share of it."
The taxes on recipients would Offset
part of the bonus. the witness said.
Mr.. Alifas, who represents ma
chinists employed in the Govern
ment, was one of several witnesses
who indorsed both the overall
bonus bill sponsored by unions. and
the administration bill desier.d
primarily to aid white collar" de-
partmental employees by paving time
and one-half overtime after 10
hours.
Tax Would Cut Bonus.
In the upper brackets, for ex-
ample, Mr.. Alias said taxes would
reduce the bonus from $500 to $225.
Mr.. Alias argument was princi-
pally in behalf Of the bonus plan
as the skilled trades in the Govern
ment already are on an overtime
basis. He Endorsed the principle"
of the overtime bill, but suggested
certain changes.
He argued against exclusion Of
higher paid supervisory of1cials
from any pay benefits decided on,
declaring that whatever might be
saved by such action would not be
enough to Offset their resentment" If
they were eliminated. They would
not be barred from benefits by pri-
vate industry, the witness continued.
while some may need this bonus
more than others we think they are
all deserving Of it, Mr. Alias said.
The overtime bill puts a $1,000
ceiling on combined salary and over.
time.
Navy Yard Experience.
Mr.. Alias. whose union is an AZ.
L. aff1liate. said that living costs had
gone up IL per cent since Navy Yard
workers got their increase. The
witness asked for change in the
overtime bill to base payments on
actual hours worked. At present,
the bill bases the rate on a 360-day
work year. and Mr.. Atlas pointed
out that that would reduce the rate
for groups on q five-day week.
Charles I. Stengle of the American
Federation of Government EN-
ployes, one of the sponsors OF the
bonus bill. also hit the overtime
ceiling telling the committee to
strike the ceiling out. Let's be fair
to everyone"
Mr.. Stengle said the ceiling would
reduce the pay of thousands" Of
employees now getting overtime
compensation. specifying particularly
several thousand Internal Revenue
agents"
| The witness said the bonus and
overtime bills represented ap-
proaches to two different problems
facing Government workers which
should be solved.
Mr. Stengle also said overtime pay
should be based on the 40-hour week
instead of the 360-day year.
Evening star., 1942-06-10

m e ms aSsocia-
ton and vice
president of the
F e d e ration OF
B u S inesSmen's
Associations, as
an a S S | S t a n t
chief air-r al d
warden.
In a letter to
Civilian Defense
Co-or d / n a t or
John r u S s e ! |
Y ng, Mr..
Mileham said
Mr.. Schwartz'S
civilian defense
-,orl~ ~ {L.~ % ~h
Evening star., 1942-06-10
Henry Veeder Dies

CHICAGO, June 10 R-Henry
Veeder, IS. general counsel for Swift
g. Co.. died yesterday. His father,
Albert H. Veeder, was general coun-
sci for the meat packing firm from
its beginning, and he succeeded him
in that post In 1914.
Evening star., 1942-06-10
Mi|eham Urges Schwartz
As Assistant Warden

Chief Air Raid Warden william j..
Mileham today recommended the
appointment of Max c. Schwartz,
president OF the Park View Business
Evening star., 1942-06-10
D. c. Girl to Be Groduuted

Edith Lagundo Of IS Alabama
avenue Sc. will be graduated from
the College Of st. Benedict in st.
Joseph, Mimi, Thursday.
Evening star., 1942-06-10

Each AZ book contains six sheets Of eight coupons each
during the first two months pictured
here. -OPA Photo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-07
This Is War

MICHIGAN is a non-capital punishment state. More
lNl than in the past quarter centurys people have
-ated agoinst capital punishment vigorously and over
whelmingly
The death sentence in criminal cases is abhorent to
them.
Many of them will feel an automatic sense of shock
at that dread imposed Yesterday by Federal
Judge Turtle on Max Stephan jefferson avenue restaurant
keeper convicted of treason harbong and aiding the
further flight Of Hans Peter Krug, German lieutenant
who had escaped from Canadian mternment camp
THE DETROIT TINES. together with all other news
i papers owned by MIR Hearst is opposed in principle
to capital punishment The Detroit Times has fought
successfully whenever it was proposed in Michigan during
the last 20 years
But this is war.
And in time Of war certain harsh necessities prevail
which are repugnant to the people in time of peace.
AS this newspaper pointed editorially when
Stephan indicted:
The broad matter of treason carries with il sig
nfcance worldwide and historic the significance of
patriotism which is its opposite quality
There is something bleak about treason that chlls
the hearts of There is something black about the
very word that makes shrink The world eonse-
quenty, will watch Stephans trial The world will watch
with eager eyes because the world knows nation that
condones is nation dying of body and dead of
soul"
THE death penalty is horrd, but is horrid in all
its phases.
And the hanging sentence in the Stephan will
bring home to many Detroiters for the first time that
THIS is WAR
Judge futile alluded graphically to that fact when he
said yesterday;
THE life of this traitor Max Stephan, is less valuable
than the lives of loyal which being given to
the cause of the United States this court should in
hestating uncertain way say to the dsoyal elements
that during this awful the penalty for treason is
DEATH"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-07
Homes for War Workers

ID EVELATION by this newspaper of Detroits
housing shortage indicates alarming lack of appre
citation by Washington offcialdom Of the overall war
production picture here.
AS we explained yesterday about 1000 war workers
and their families jam into overcrowded Detroit every
week seeking homes that do not exist while the city has
twelve million dollars right now, available and earmarked
for housing.
Here is sorry state of affairs that has been laid by
Mayor Jeres directly in the lap of the War Production
Board. He said:
"The federal housing authorities of the
crisis and have approved plans for thousands of dwellings,
But every instance the WPB refuses the
sary building materials"
CHARLES F. EDGECOMB, director of the city housing
- commission went further He declared
I'VE make plans and the federal housing authorities
approve them, but the plans only gather dust It's hard to
understand how the WPB expect maximum production
of ornaments when there available homes in an
that overcrowded before the program
started"
Since Pearl Harbor Detroits war production has been
Subjected TO frequent loose and uniformed criticism by
politicians out of Washington. However, each time
department delegation a navy department delegation
congressional delegation visits here they go away
obviously impressed by the magnitude of the pro-
duction job are doing
WHY in the name of common sense ean'tthey get
w together and tip off the WPB that Detroit
workers must have houses in which to live?
And why can't the WPB understand this one-sylable
problem and relax priortes building materials for
Detroit most Of which frozen in storage right here
the ground?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-07

coast Of Europe. But they are
doing another job, too, in Eng
land.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-07

V0U- may have noticed folks,
= that nothing gets me hotter
under the collar than 8-point,
10-point and 12-point programs
for the United States after the
war.
Here we are facing an UNI
known future with two powerful
enemies out 10 smash up all the
real progress in the civilized
arts we've ever made ana yet
there are mon - mostly shell
tered, moon-eyed professors -
who talk of programs" war
detectives, peace aims" and
many other matters that have
simply nothing to do with the
case-the case" being the tri-
umph of our arms.
These persons are precisely
like the builder who when your
house is on fire approaches you
with a blueprint tor a new house
instead of rolling up his sleeves
and getting TO work TO conquer
the blaze.
Prof. Archibald Henderson of
the University of North Caro-
lima is one OF the learned guild
to hand us a program, or, rather,
a confession of faith" las
though any real American
needed any such thingD
THIS program. ere d o" or
Il whatever you wish TO call it,
consists of u points all briStling
with inanities with which l will
not bore you.
But in these y points you will
find all the hocuS-pocus that
ever issued from the combined
brains of Woodrow Wilson and
all the pipe -dreamers' that he
spawned in the League of
Nations.
Men like Professor Henderson,
who is, by the way, official BIZ
ographer" of Bernard Shaw, are
actually, although not of course
Intentionally, part OF the psyche
logical bottlenecks of national
morale and war production.
Their Utopian word-spinning
on the air and in the public
prints causes a dangerous diver
sion of attention on the part of
the people, whose minds should
be focused on working, fighting
and victory over Germany and
Japan.
our ''credo' is The ConStitu-
ton. our program is the an
Inhalation of Hitler and Hirohito
and all they stand for,
All the rest is \chin-music.
walla-walla, SchmooS.
TIIE British Commands oc-
Il cupy the same position in this
war as did our Minute Men in
the war of the Revolution. u
The Minute Men went any
where under cover" sabotagea
the enemy every time his back
was turned (which was often,
seeing that the Red Coats were
strong on colonial booze and CO.
lonial gals and went on many
an excursion, like the Com
mandos in France.
Today these Minute Men OF
England sneak in from the sea
or drop from the sky TO destroy
radio stations. m mum ion
dumps and Nazi warehouses.
In spite of the geStapo the
people of Occupied Europe are
learning about them. too. The
shadow of the Commando and
the terror of him walk with
every Nazi and Quisling in West
ern Europe.
That is what these men are
doing all along the occupied
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-07
Victory Must Come First,
But Professors Talk Peace
BY BENJAMIN DE CASSERES

coast Of Europe But they are
doing another job, too, in Eng
land.
DOBERT ST. JOHN, the IA
~ nous war correspondent,
writes in the Cosmopolitan OF
how hard bitten Sir James
Grigg, who recently became
minister of war, has tossed the
conventional British drill-book
into the discard and started
expanding the Commando type
of training.
Now every Commando who
has been over TO the continent
is worth his weight in platinum.
He becomes an instructor for
the troops back in England.
He is teaching them how to
make stealthy approach from
the sea. how TO drop into enemy
territory from a transport
plane, how TO catch NaZiS off
their guard, how TO lay down
a smoke screen to cover their
own advance and how TO move
through fog like proving
wildcats.
1t may not be long before we
have Commands in Japan set
ting fires behind the palace,
blowing up ammunition dumps
and leaving such cards as these
on Hirohito'S desk:
I'VE are here, old tin-can sun
god--descendants of the Min
ute Men Of the Revolution"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-07
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Why Hillps''S Dizzy
BY ARTHUR "BUGS" BAER

The dietaefs they say democraces
slow water choked dram.
That's what they counted their attacks plus the
element Of surprise Now have o7sened up and
laying it on The lire pretty dimres.
Now air force going to bomb German city night.
Soon it will be playing doubte-headeis.
And when have Adolf schiekegrubber hack at his old
paperhanging job let that he lower ladder.
The altitude the old is what made him dizzy
b.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-07
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-07
| If ers to
The Editor
TO TIE EDITOR:

4 LOW me TO answer the let
ter printed in the Tuesday,
July IS, issue of the Times
under the column of Letters TO
the Editor" in which Thomas c.
Henry, sector warden of Area
10, Zone 3. Sector NJ, takes the
public 10 task for lack of CO.
operation on their part.
i speak as a senior warden. a
plain warden as a citizen and
business man in the area adj
jacent 10 his: Area ), Zone 3.
Attendance at an air raid
course does not give an ind-
vidual the knowledge or tact
with which TO handle the general
public, nor does il give the
graduated air raid warden the
legal right 10 demand anything
from the public which the public
docs hot want to give to the air
raid warden as an individual
Sugar still catches more flies
than vinegar.
l covered four square blocks
on registrations and had no
trouble with any of the resi-
dents.
| timed my arrival when best
suited TO the householder and
not to my own best interests.
The time to get into a lions
cage Off at alb is after he has
eaten n full meal and not during
or before meal times.
Did Thomas Henry ever have
several different people call on
him in one week and each, when
the door was opened, say:
I'm your air raid warden. I'm
taking the register of your shell
ter, your pets, your children's
vaccination record, their innocu-
lation record, etc, etc"
Did he ever get out Of a bath
tub dripping wet, or half shaved,
or, being undreSSed and in
hurry TO GO somewhere and have
TO answer the door for the sixth
time tyour air raid warden) ?
How many of the air raid
wardenS on active duty have
cards of Identification with their
picture on il?
| haven't one. Has he. and the
wardenS working under him?
The public is much smarter
today than they were years ago.
They read such articles in the
newspaper as Pupil Fireman
Arson Suspect. etc.
We, too. might have people in
our ranks who have criminal
tendencies and the public would
rather find out second hand.
The public reads. and Thomas
Henry should, too. such articles
As appeared on page four of The
American Weekly section of The
Sunday Times of July 26. which
comes each Sunday with the
Times.
The article is called Don't
Let These New RaCkets Fool
You, written by Allen f.. Back
man, manager financial depart
ment of the National Better
Business Bureau.
The part called "Air Raid Pro-
lection" states "Wardens carry
Identification cards issued by the
police and bear a photograph of
the air raid warden"
Do our Detroit wardens have
those cards?
SO. Thomas Henry. The public
IS doing Just what you asked
them 10 do in your letter.
namely protecting themselves.
Any apartment. house. block
or individual that YOU and your
wardenS are having difficulty
with, we will gladly handle for
you Via our sugar and considera-
ton method.
| am yours for bigger and
better wardens. Long live the
public.
DIR. DERK STUINE,
$4,000 Woodrow Wilson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-07

A Filipino sailor who recently
returned home after undergoing
torpedo attack on an Ameri-
can transport was questioned
about the experience at a USO
clubhouse. He said il was simply
a matter Of Boom Swim
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-07

STAID BOSTONIANS. with
tongues in checks, heard the
announcement recently that the
New England Conservatory OF
Music will feature a course Of
popular music when it opens
this fall.
Thus, il is safe TO assume
that the school. which has sup
piled the Boston Symphony Or
chestra with many of its per-
sonnet, will now be feeding
players to big-name jazz bands
all over the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
St. Elizabeth s
 Plar, ActiDities

At its meeting last night in the ballroom of the Hotel Elton the Wa terbury Chapter of St. Elizabeth Alumnae planned it's activities for the winter season. Miss Margaret Kilmartin presided.
 Mrs. William Daddona is in charge of the Christmas tea to be held on Saturday afternoon, De- cember 26. The members and their friends are invited to this affair which will take place at the Hotel Elton. Miss Nancy Delaney will ad- dress the group on Civilian De- fense."
 Miss Helen M. Mccarthy was named chairman of the annual Christmas charities. Miss Kathryn Hayes, national president reported on the Luncheon Bridge held last week at the Hotel Pierre in New York.
 Among the members present were: Miss Kilmartin, Mrs Joseph Cassin, Catherine Maloney, Agnes FitZpat- rick, Margaret Maloney. Helen M Mccarthy, Marion Cassin, Marguer- ite Kennaugh, Kathryn Hayes, Clara Malch, Mrs. William Daddona Frances Dznsky. Mary Lou Parsons Angelina Russo, Mae Shanahan Lucy Bowes, and Alice McLinden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
COLLEGES FACING
 HOLIDAY PROBLEM
Methodist Schools Not to Curtail Christmas ObSer=
 vance This Year

American colleges are caught be- tween Secretary Ickcs' "yes" and Joseph M. Eastman's mo" on the question of Christmas holidays.
 Dr. John o. Gross of the Meth odist Board of Education, Nashville, said today accelerated scholastic schedules and curtailed civilians travel are at complete odds with fuel oil rationing in determining the abolition or extension of the annual vacation. If the holiday is prolong- ed to conserve fuel oil, valuable school hours will be lost and vltally needed transportation will be used by students returning home.
 'sThe geared up curriculum com- pressing the usual college course into three years, coupled with the necessity of emitting as much civil ian travel as possible will mean many students will skip the usual holiday season in their own homes, he said.
 However. fuel oil. rationing has made it imperative for some of the schools to seriously consider the ex- tension of the vacation to four and even six weeks in order to as sure sufficient heat in classrooms and dormitories during the winter, he added. students are ob1ecting to the increased holiday not only because of time lost but it would mean their returning to school for a balance of only two or three weeks before the close of the semester"
 Regardless of what arrangements are decided upon there will be no curtailment of the observance of Christmas in the Methodist schools. Dr. Gross announced the board has outlined program for month long celebration including singing of carols at all assemblies, broad casting of songs and chimes over loud speakers at the close Of all class periods, daily chapel services dur ing Christmas week, and Christmas day parties.
 For obvious reasons, it is impor- tant that the spirit of Christmas enter into the college atmosphere this year." he said. "Accentuaton of student observance and partici- patton will have particular meaning for those young people who will forego the pleasure of being home in deference to the war program"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11

Adah Miss Elizabeth Toleman; Ruth Mrs. Lillian C. Johnson; Esther Mrs. Edith s. Wright; Electa Mrs. Evelyn J. Bristol; Warder Mrs. Florence E. S!ckmond and Sentinel Thomas Fin lay. Jr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
Good VIII Chapter
 Enterfair1s Officers

The Good Will chapter enter tained Mrs. Laura B. Gorham, worthy grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star, and her association grand officers, at an official visit last night. One hundred members at tended the dinner at the First Bap- tist church, which was followed by a meeting at eight o'clock. Two hundred persons witnessed the in- itiatior.
 Mrs. Mary H. Bradley. worthy matron of Coed Will chapter, pre- sided and introduced the following past grand officers, F. c. Marggraff, Mrs. Ruth A. Jones, Waterbury; Mrs. Evelyn Lounsbury, Branford: Charles H. Leonard, Rockville, Mrs, Mary Lear. Thompsonville and Ray mond Baker, New Haven.
 Grand chapter officers present were: Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Laura B. Gorham, Norwalk; Worthy Grand Patron J. Hull ManWaring, New London; Associate Grand Ma tron Miss Laura G. Taylor, South Norwalk; Grand Secretary Mrs. Ida B. Nixon, Middletown; Grand Con- ductress Mrs. Janet E. Ackert, West Haven: Associate Grand Conduc- tress Mrs. Ida M. White, Suffield; Grand Chaplain Mrs. Marion c. Spence, Stamford; Grand Marshal Mrs. Cleora F. Rich, Durham; Grand Organist Mrs. Florence E. Wood, Ansonia; Grand Ruth Mrs, Agnes L. Schrader, Montville; i; Grand Esther Mrs. Clara c. Hunt ley, Lyme; Grand Martha Mrs. Freda K. Morse, Guilford; Grand Electa Mrs. Bessie N. Sigman, Nor walk; Grand Warder Mrs. Agnes c. Koehler, Seymour; Grand Sentinel Mrs. Robert E. Richardson, Ridge field
 Assisting Mrs. Brandely were the following officers: Associate Matron Mrs. Barbara w. Howell; Associate Patron Frederick w. Wilson; Secre- tary Mrs. Marion Doolittle; Treas uses Miss Ruth M. Parker; Con- ductress Mrs. Marjorie c. Wells; as- sociate Conductress Mrs. Martha w. Angrave; Chaplain Mrs Martha C. Cady; Marshal Mrs Viola J. Brown; Organist Mrs. Mildred R. Wright;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
Weddings
ViLI0 Mario
 Names Officers

The Conseil Villa Maria reelected Miss Cecile Frechette as its Presi- dent at meeting on Monday eve ming. The slate also includes Mrs. John Lavallee, vice-president; Mrs. Henry Phaneuf, honorary presi- dent; Jeannette Frechette, financial secretary; Anita Houle, secretary; Irene Dumouchel, assistant seCre- tary; Doris Caouette, treasurer; Mrs. William Cyr, Mrs. Louis Tlai- bault, Jr., auditors: Beatrice Per reault, Director of Children's Aux Hilary; Florence Boisvert, mistress of ceremonies, Irene Perigard and Camille Frechette, sentries.
 Following the business, Miss Yvette Fortier entertained with monologues, 'Les Consultations, ]" and "Projet de Marriage. These were followed by a playlet entitled Mother Does Her Christmas Shop ping" The cast included Mrs. Wil- liam Cyr, Anita Houle, Mrs. Joseph Brenna, Irene Dumouchel and Rita LaVallee.