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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Battle Creek Sci
For Job Canvass
Times stan oorrespc.dent

BATTLE CREEK, April Is. =
corps, members of war veteran
auxiliaries. will begin tomorrow
morning the door-to-door canvass
of local homes to determine the
number and qualifications of per-
sons who are available for work on
farms and in war industries.
Final plans for the registration
were to be completed tonight as
presidents of the auxiliaries, pre-
cinct chairmen and other volun-
teers met at 7:30 o'clock in the
state employment service office.
Approximately 400 women are
expe TO question men and
women on phases of work in which
they are skilled or semi-skilled.
All information by women, part
Of a similar statewide program.
will be turned over to the state
e m p yment office for that
agency's work in obtaining en-
ployes during the shortage of
labor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Battle Creek Fund
Drive Opens May II

BATTLE CREEK, April ID
Members of the central budget
committee of the Community
Fund tomorrow night will hear an
appraisal Of the needs Of the va
rious agencies Of the fund when
sub committees make their re-
ports.
The reports will be given rs q
prelude to the committee setting
its goal for the 1912 campaign, q
drive scheduled to begin on May
II and lasting through May 20.
The fund raising will be partici.
pated in by the United Service or
Plantations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Garden Plots
To Be Assigned

BATTLE CREEK. April 15.--
City officials next week will begin
assigning plots Of city owned land
in the victory garden program, IL
was announced today as city EN-
ployes began compiling lists Of
available fertile land.
The lists of land, when deter.
mined by the city assessor office,
will be turned over to the en-
gineer's office for distribution.
Any one interested in planting q
garden who can show reasonable
proof that they have the necessary
seed, tools and desire to garden
will be able to obtain the land, a
a part Of the statewide program
to increase cultivated acreage.
Membership for rms, insignia
badges, instructions and literature
will be distributed as quickly ~
they are received from state head
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Thomas PIedQes
NoUpset in State
Liquor System
Plan TO Curtal SID
and Saloon Licenses
Abandoned. He Says
BY FRANK NORRIS

Liquor establishments need not
fear immediate drastic changes in
the control system, it was revealed
today by Ralph Thomas, chairman
Of the state liquor control COM
Thomas said the commission had
practically abandoned" a plan TO
reduce saloon licenses when they
become due May l and to make a
reduction in the number of
SDD's (which sell whisky by the
bottle) when these permits are
renewed July /.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Caught Short
Trousers Don't Fit Him. So
Cousin Is Arrested

Because he wore pair OF pants
too short for him, Donald Kropp,
l9. of Marquette, today was found
guilty OF larceny of property and
placed on six months probation.
While staying with a cousin,
Robert Anderson of 1856 Hillger
avenue, Kropp took an accordion.
radio and some of Anderson's
clothing and left for Chicago. AZ
Anderson is shorter than Kropp,
Detroit police wired Chicago au-
thorities 10 be on the lookout for
a man whose trousers were too
short"
In a few days, Chicago police
arrested Kropp and he was
convicte d before Judge George
Murphy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Ex-SheriH Faces
S11,232 JUDGMENT

A default judgment of S11, 232
was entered against Thomas c.
Wilcox today when the former
sheriff failed to contest an action
by William L. Mowat.
Mowat charged improper service
by Wilcox deputies when ne OBJ
tanned a court judgment from FL
more A. Starkweather in 1899
Starkweather was accuse OF
fraud.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15

Carl Christian Steensma, eight
weeks old. is settled in a new
home today after a trip which
took him half way round the
world.
His only protest Is on the
change from Australian 10 Ameri-
can powdered milk.
He has a stomach ache.
Carl is the son of Mrs. Viola
Hammond Steensma, Detroit So
Icialite and horsewoman, and
liz andSon of Mrs. Edward p. Ham
Imond OF 17721 East Jefferson ave.
nue.. Crosse Pointe.
FATHER DIES IN ACTION
The baby's father, Romm y
Steensma. member Of a famous
Dutch family. rests somewhere
beneath the seas off Borneo He
lost his life when his ship crashed
after the first contingent of in
vading Japs.
Mrs. Steensma spoke with pride
today as she held her son in her
arms. sitting in the library of her
mothers Crosse Pointe home:
"Rommy got his objective
that day, I'm proud of that.
You see, scout ships had gone
out and reported that the Japs
were landing on North Borneo
and he with two other bombers
took Oft.
TALKED WITH PILOTS
"Afterward. / talked with the
other pilots. One of them
jumped In his chute and, after
swimming around for two hours,
reached land. He said q bullet
grazed his neck, just n he
looked hack. He saw Rommy's
ship falling.
The Japs sent out q squad OF
pursuit ships after the three
Dutch bombers. They never had
chance. But first they got
their objective"
Mrs. Steensma joined her Dutch
flier husband at Kalidjati, Java,
last September. She said:
1T was a wonderful country
and we were very happy. few
over via clipper to Manila and
then south to Singapore and to
Batavia.
STAYED IN CONFIDENCE
shortly after arrived,
women and children were or
dered out, but Rommy and his
friends were 10 sure that the
Dutch could hold Java that I
stayed on.
"Then came the Jap advance.
I had decided to stay, no matter
what happened, for there were
doctors there for the baby, and
then my husband was lost.
IL was only trouble TO people,
and I felt he would want me 20
20 as soon as possible"
FANTASTIC FLIGHT
"Then came a fantastic 5000
mile hop to sydney, Australia,
on the last passenger ship TO
leave Java.
at took three days. vas
afraid my baby would be born In
Bali-we stopped there for gas.
We few low. through scud
clouds, TO avoid being cited by
Jap planes. admit was
afraid we'd bump into the low
hills. But our pilot knew what
he was doing.
THE next ship out Of Java,
two days later was shot down
by the Japs.
II landed I'm Sydney without
knowing a soul. Thank God for
the American consuls. I went
there straight from the airfield
To ask about doctors and hos
pitfalls. The consul was wonder
full. He I'D fitted being q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15

bachelor ne knew little about
babies. but the wife of one OF
the vice consuls had just had n
baby. He telephoned her. After
that everybody was wonderfully
kind.
MEETS FLIER'S WIFE
Mrs. SteenSma met in Sydney
Mrs. Tina Hawkins, wife of an
army flier who had hunted with
Mrs. Steensma in Metamora.
Her home trip is a secret. but
she Travelled safely the 14,0OC
miles OF Pacific-and Carl turned
out 10 be a good sailor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Credit Union Theme

"The credit union. in a war-torn
world will be the theme of the
Michigan Credit Union Leagues
eighth annual meeting. Saturday
at Book-Cadillac Hotel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
'BoyoIogY' Course
Set in Battle Creek

BATTLE CREEK, April 14.-E.
A. McFaul of Detroit tonight
makes the kickoff speech in the
annual 'boyology" course, de-
signed TO train leaders for Boy
Scout and Cub work. This year,
for the first time, the course has
been split. with the first half in
Guiding three lectures and a week
end in camp. A second similar
program will be held in the fall.
The meeting will begin at $50
o'clock.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Cowan Hearing
Pins Tract Index
Loss on Politics
Ex-Manaeer, Who Brands
Self 'fieurehead,' Says
Staff Aided Campaigns

A self-termed "figurehead' while
managing the county tract index
department into an average loss
of 100000 year, John +
Sweeney today resumed the wit.
ness stand in. the custer hearing
against County Auditor John G.
Cowan.
Sweeney. ousted as superintend-
ent of the department. blamed the
annual loss on "typists who could
not type and workers constantly
leaving their offices to campaign
for the reelection OF county au-
ditors."
"Ben Pelham (resigned chief
accountant) gave me my orders
on what to do" said Sweeney.
HE told me when to get con-
tributions from my 100 employees
for Cowan's annual moonlights
and for campaigns. I remember
at one time 10 of my employees
were away for two weeks, work.
ings In a Cowan campaign office
In Herman Kiefer Hospital
where they addressed and mailed
out election literature"
LOADED HE AVOWS
Sweency's employees. he con-
tinued. were those LOADED" on
him by the auditors. Under ques-
tioning of Assistant Prosecutor
John w. Gilmore he said that a
deficit OF only $500 marked the
best year he had, but admitted IF
properly managed" the tract index
department might break even.
An earlier witness al the custer
hearing before visiting Judge
Maurice L Trip had described
'Cowan as IAN honest public Off
cial" The witness was George
Weiss. Detroit Packing House
Market head. who said:
"Cowan never exacted or de-
manded money from me. I gave
him $1,000 for his campaign In
1885 and S1.7OO in 1899 but he
never asked for IL like auditors
Edward f. Williams and Ray
d. Schneider (both now re-
moved)."
Weiss also related that CowanI
once refused department store1
gift certificate he had sent as a
Christmas present.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
ln(umbentsWin
In Battle Creek
Times stan Correspondent

BATTLE CHEEK, March pa
Election returns made today by
the city clerks office revealed that
two incumbent city commissioners
were renominated in one Of the
lightest primary votes in years.
Both Robert Agnew and James
Cox were nominated for the April
election along with James J. Barry
and Paul Buckley. Votes cast were
Agnew S63. Cox 719, Barry 43S,
Buckley 372. Earl Brutsche 1868
and Peter Olson 207.
For constable. II. Paul Keagle,
incumbent, received LIS votes TO
Jay w. Walton's 2S4.
The 1856 votes fell far below
city officials estimate of $500.
more than 5000 votes
we're cast last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
Cant See Own Baby
Hospital Bars Parents Of Two-Pound Girl Born u
Days Ago. Will Meet in " Months

Consider the confusion IN the
household Of MIR and Mrs. Max
Garter. 1885 Littleheld avenue.
They are the proud parents of a
baby girl, Diane Grace Carter. now
"a days old. and neither parent
has laid eyes on the child.
Diane Grace has been in an IN
cubator in Grace Hospital since
her birth. when she weighed two
pounds and seven ounces Cthat was
with blankets which hospital at
PENDANTS Judged TO have weighed
five ounces).
Today demure Diane tips the
scales at two pounds II ounces,
but until she reaches five pounds
her parents will not be permitted
to see her. This, il is estimated.
will be in about a month and a
half
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
JAW
Resume
Farley

Negotiations for contract
changes were to be resumed today
between the General Motors Cor
poration and the UAW-CIO.
The union has listed Is demands,
the chief being requests for a
union shop, 81 day wage increases
for 10000 workers and a shop
steward system.
General Motors, in turn, has
presented the union with nine
contemporaries. one of which
demands return to the incentive"
or piecewerk- SySiep}.
Walter Reuther, director Of the
GM division, last week
turned down a proposal Of c. E.
Wilson, GM president, that the
be opened TO ac-
credited members of the press.
Meanwhile, a public debate be-
tween Wilson and Reuther 10 dis
cuss in detail the "Reuther plan
for conversion Of the automobile
industry to plane production was
still tentatively S C h d u c d for
Thursday.
The discussion had been re-
quested by Wilson in order to an
swer union allegations that GIN
was guilty of delaying conversion
TO war production.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24

All this Is in strict accord with
modern medical methods of care
for premature babies. a method
which is proving highly successful
and decreasing mortality rate tc
great degree.
Diane was fed with an eye
dropper for the first several days
of life. Today she is strong enough
10 take her food from a bottle.
The hospital reports her progress
as fine.
Nevertheless there Is confusion
al Mr.. and Mrs. Carriers residence.
The anxious young mother calls
the hospital each day 10 see how
her daughter is. Danes nursery
at home still awaits her.
"She has blue eyes and fuzzy
hair, they tell me-" Mrs. Carter
saws WiStfully.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
State Editors Attend
War Problem Farley

BATTLE CREEK. March "a
Newspaper editors from the seven
counties included in the Kellogg
Foundation 5 Michigan health prof.
ect. today went 10 Chicago for a
four-day conference on war prob
lens.
The conference. opening tomor-
row morning. Will include discus
sionS on American Tradition and
Present Crisis" Editors Duty in
This Crisis and Contributions of
"a Village Newspaper TO Its Com
munity's Educational Program. "
Approximately p editors are in
the Michigan group.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
Fore!
Fl. Custer @ off Course
May Be Reopened

FORT CUSTER, March pa
Golfng enthusiasts among Fort
Custer soldiers today heard news
that was worth cheering over. The
cid 1S-hele golf course near what
is now the 21st Field Artillery
area may be replaced for soldiers
use. they were informed.
In the rush of building the fort,
the golf course was forgotten for
more important items. However,
with the completion of the S12.-
100000 building program and the
expansion of recreational facilities,
the golf course again has become
a major topic.
The program Of replacing the
course is being aided and encour-
aged by the National Golfing AS
ISOLATION.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
AInify Fest
Three Religious Groups
in Annual Feie

Plans were begun today for the
second annual celebration OF
Amity Day, begun last year with
an Amity dinner, by the De-
troit Round Table Conference OF
Catholics. Jews and ProteStants.
Affiliated with the National
Conference Of Christians and Jews
the organization seeks greater
unity between all racial and re-
ligiouS groups.
Among the suggestions 10 be
considered is that of James Frazer
for a huge torchlight parade, end
ing in mass meeting &c
arouse the entire populace to the
fact we are at war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
Custer 10 Form
Sd Police Unit
For Local Duty
Two Now in Training
for Use in Cases OF
Domestic Emergencies
Time. stan Correspondent

FORT Gust r, March "a
Another battalion of military police
for use in domestic duty will be
organized at Fort Custer about
April J., post military officers
revealed today.
This will be the third police unit
to go into training at this post
since the announcement of the for
nation of this type of troop units.
The new battalion will be deSig-
mated as the 740th. while the other
two now on duty here are the
72Sth and 732nd battalions.
In Washington dispatches, the
troops are described as assigned
TO domestic duty for use in case of
fires, floods. strikes, riots and
similar emergencies"
The % officers Of the battalion
will be furnished by Sixth Corps
Area headquarters and the SIS
enlisted men by the Second Army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
4 Custer Units
In Quarantine
Time. star Correspondent

FORT CUSTER, March a.
Discovery of additional commune
cative diseases today caused post
medical officers to extend the
length working quarantine for
three units and place another under
for the first time.
Measles caused the extension of
for two of the compa-
MES and the placing of quarantine
on the third. Mumps forced the
extension of the fourth quaran-
tine.
Officers said the number of
and measles cases were
few, but men were placed under
working quarantine 10 protect
them from infection.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
Windsor Moves
To End Bus Jam

Windsor instituted a Little
Michigan Plan" today in an effort
TO overcome public transportation
difficulties.
Retail merchants opened at 9:l5
a. m, a quarter of an hour later
than normal and 1900 Ford
Motor Company employees reported
on nine shifts instead OF four.
Illustrative OF the prob | @ m
brought on by booming war indus
try. the bus company disclosed a
daily average load Of $4,000, al
most twice the usual number OF
passengers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
Defense Eliminated
From Army Orders

FORT CUSTER. March "a
The army is no longer defense
but rather war" minded,
II was revealed here today, when
an order was received TO eliminate
the word defense from designa-
tionS such as defense plant and
defense program. In its stead
service supply reports will use war
plant and war program.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
Boards Tests Soldiers
For Commission Posts

FORT CUSTER. March "a
Soldiers from the station compile
ment today appeared before the
officers examining board as the
army continued It's program OF
seeking TO place in commissioned
posts men with leadership ability.
Under the program the army
hopes to obtain $1,000 new COM
missioned officers this year. Under
the command Of Lieut.. Gen. Ben
Lear, officers in command of units
have been securing their lists Of
enlisted men for officer candidates.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
Lieut.. Voet Transferred

FORT CUSTER. March "a
Lieut.. John II. Vogt. formerly with
a tank destroyer battalion here,
has been transferred to duty with
an engineer battalion at Camp
Forest. Tenn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
Greeks Fight in Africa

BOSTON. March "a (INS).-
Cimon G. Diamantopoulos, Greek
minister TO the United States, said
today that Greek aviators were
fighting in North Africa and Greek
sailors were serving on warships
and merchant vessels of the
United Nations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
Fighting The Fire Bomb

A preparedness movie. Fight
ing the Fire Bomb" will be shown
publicly at one-hour intervals from
| 10 p. m. tomorrow in the main
library auditorium.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
35 Junk Dealers.
Face Charges
Of Faulty Scales.
Arrested in Drive
by City SeaIer;
Cases Up Today

Accused by the bureau Of
weights and measures of maintains
ing unjust scales and taking false
weights of metals or scrap paper.
35 Detroit junk dealers will face
traffic and ordinance court
Thursday TO answer the charges.
According TO George F. Austin,
deputy sealer of the bureau, in.
spectors were sent out last week
following several complaints.
They took with them carefully
weighed pieces of metal and pack
ages of paper.
In one instance, according to
Austin, a dealers scales showed
that a 23-pound 10-ounce piece Of
brass only weighed Ia pounds, 5
ounces. In another case. piece
of block tin weighing Is pounds
was said TO weigh only II pounds
Shortages in paper ranged fronn
2 to 6 pounds, Austin said.
TICKETS GIVEN TO IS
Tickets were given to:
Morris Beriez, 1923 A b b tt;
George BleiweisS, 991 Madison;
Edward Bradford, 1921 Seconds
Harry Brandman, 1871 Gladstone;
Jack Leiberman, 635 Winder; Sanp
Chernoff. 2437 ST. Antoine: Abe
Cohen, 9038 Cardoni; John Lipko.
1890 Lonyo; Joe Rapport, 6S7
Illinois: Morris Chadwick. 1345
Brewster; Harry Weinstein. 3125
Rivard; Abe Fishman, 1852 Grand
River.
Sam Peck. 931 Clinton; Isadors
Gallow. 1927 St. Antoine; Glenn
Orie, 1926 Russell; Hyman Iwrey.
1415 Howard; B. Krass, 1929 Rus
sell; Carl Pearl, 1042 Rivard:
Peter Gutenberg, 1925 Wellington:
Louis Pick, 679 Napoleon; Max
Dworkin. 1926 Russell; William
Ostopovitch, 837 Howard: Arthur
Ramer, 537 East Garfield; William
Rosen, $40 Clinton, and M. ]. Tep-
per. $3.50 Central.
Tickets for maintaining unjust
scales were issued to George Blei.
weiss, 991 Madison; Jack Leiber-
man, 635 Winder; Benny Dereuny.
PASS Pingree; Sam Krause, 1890
Lonyo; Joe Rapaport. 687 Illinois:
Abe Fishman, 1882 Grand River:
Bruce Holman, 951 Division; Max
Frazein. 931 Clinton; William Kap-
Ian. 3811 Riopelle, and Peter Gut
'enberg, 1925 Wellington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit neMspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
WAS HEAD OF FIRM

During the time Leinlnger al
legedly paid Mckeighan, the for
mer mayor was head Of the Duo
Sales and Engineering Company.
which the governmental charges was
one Of the dummy companies
through which defendants obtained
money from liquor concerns.
While McKay's trial was under
way before Judge Shackleford
Miller Jr. in another courtroom on
the same floor Mckay was given
until April ] 10 complete the deal
by which nc buys the Mount
Clemens Daily Leader for SIS 900.
Mckay has already deposited
$1,000 good faith for the assets Of
the daily newspaper. publication Of
which has been suspended.
Through his attorneys. he In
formed Special Master Donald l..
Quaife that he needed tho addl-
tional time 20 complete mechanics
Of the transfer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
Earthquake in India

NEW DELHI. March "a GNS)
An earthquake of moderate in
tenSity shook New Delhi today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
DistiNery Aide
Tells M'Kdy Jury
He Paid $4,000
Says MeKeiehsn
Received Money.
Firm Got Business

William F. Lcininger. former
general sales manager Of Imperial
Distillers, paid William II. Nc
Keighan, one-time mayor Of Flint,
between $4,000 and $4,000 as
commission on liquor his firm sold
TO the state, he testified today in
federal court.
Leininger was called TO the stand
as a government witness at the
trial of McKeighan, Frank ID. Nc
Kay and nine others on charges OF
participating in 100000 liquor
conspiracy
He testified that he first met
McKeighan in 1884 al the direction
Of the late Isiah Leebove, 10 whom
Leininger said hc complained ne
had difficulty distributing his
brands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-24
JIM WAS NcKEIGHAN

Erebove toiti nt--to GO to the
Briggs Hotel and meet a man
named Jim. ] went there and
Jim turned out 10 be Mckeig-
han. We reached an agreement
I'm which Mckeighan was 10 he
paid a commission on our sales
to the state.
after We made the agreement
the state began buying our
liquor and In January. 1888,
paid MckeighaR $1,000"
Leininger testified that he left
his job with Imperial Dlstillers ir
July. 1885. but az Mckeighan'
request continued 10 pay him tho
firms commissions for liquor SOLD
10 the state
II paid Mckeighan between
$4,000 and $4,000" Lelnlnger
Said
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-24
Homecoming
Services
Planned

Homecoming Sunday in Gill
bert Memorial Baptist church
will be observed Sunday with
special services, Rev. Harold
Hayward announced today.
At the IL o'clock service the
junior and chapel choirs will
sing, and the sermon, Make
Yourself at Home" will be de-
livered by Rev. Hayward.
Potluck dinner at noon will
be held in the CHI rch dining
room, followed by an Old Tim
ers' meeting ats o'c' ock. Rev.
Joseph L. Kennedy, president of
the local Ministerial Associa-
ton, will preside, and Rev. Ell
mer w. Palmer of Gratiot Ave-
nue. Baptist Church of Detroit
will be the guest speaker.
Three robed choirs, the jun
Tor, senior and chapel groups,
will present a song service in
the evening. led by Warrant Of
ficer v. w. Marston of Self
ridge Field. There will be
hymnology, duets, solos and
quartettes.
Members of-oti-er@ churches
and the general public are well
come to attend.