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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-29
ARNOLD'S ORDERS

Representing the government In
bringing the action We're Johr
Henry Levin and Charles K. Yves
ton, special assistants to the at
torney general.
The complaint alleges that there
are only three news agencies. OF
so-called press associations, In thi:
country supplying newspaper:
with news of the world-the AS
ISOLATED Press, International New:
Service and United Press. 1t adds
in this connection:
mo daily newspaper can
exist In this country today
without access to the services
Of q news agency" and that
mo single newspaper, however
large and powerful, could indie
pendently and by means OF its
own staff gather and transmit
currently the outstanding news
events OF the entire world.
ESSENTIAL TO SURVIVAL
Eat least for the last so years
their absolute indispensibility to
the life of any newspaper has
been universally recognized. Ac-
cess TO the services of n news
agency In therefore essential to
the survival of any newspaper.
cit is of primary concern to
the individual newspaper, and
may be determinative OF Its
success or failure. that IL have
access to the services OF the
particular agency best adapted,
or believed by 1T TO be best
adapted, TO supply its own spe-
cial news requirements.
'Denial of such access d.
rectIy restraints interstate COM
merce I'm news to and from such
newspaper and the agency 10
which IL il denied access, and
likewise constitutes burden
and restraint upon the newspa-
per's own interstate circula-
ton"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-29
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

The subject of the lesson-sermon
to be read in all Christian Science
churches Sunday will be Christ
.IeStlS"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-29

Order War Stamps delivered
to your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-29

For the Inside News" of
Washington. Follow Paul Nal
Ions Column in the Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-29
Church
Briefs
ZION LUTHERAN

George Zehnder of Bay City
will be installed as principal of
the Zion Lutheran parish school,
4305 Military avenue. alta special
service Sunday at 7:30 p. m, with
the Rev. Kenneth E. Runge, pastor
of Zion, conducting the rite Of
installation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-29
Associated Press
Sued by U.S..
As News Trust

WASHINGTON. Aug. % (INS)
The Associated Press, Is mem
bers of It's board Of directors, the
newspapers they represent and
owners OF all newspapers holding
membership in the organization
are defendants today in a civil
suit brought by the government
charging illegal restraint and
monopoliZing OF interstate COM
merce in news.
Filing Of the suit in the United
States district court for the south
ern district Of New York was an
nounced here by the department
of Justice. The complaint charges
Certain provisions of the
i APP bylaws. which exclude
competitors OF existing members
from membership in the organ
ization and from the news IT
gathers, illegally restrain and
monopoliZe interstate commerce
in news and illegally restrain the
interstate commerce OF news
papers which are prevented
from obtaining AP news.
NEWS. MONOPOLY
"a provision of the AP by
- laws requiring each OF ITS
I.200-odd member papers TO fur
nish local news gathered by its
own staff exclusively TO the AP
illegally reSuains and monopo-
Lies interstate commerce In
news.
>C-The acquisition by the APP
- in 1871 Of the stocks OF the
Wide World Photos, Inc,
competing news-picture service,
was an illegal acquisition OF the
stock Of a competing corpora
ton.
The government asked a per-
manent injunction against further
enforcement of these provisions OF
the AP bylaws and cancellation OF
the stock acquisition.
The 10 AP directors and the
n ewspapers were individually
named. The owners Of the 1,25t
other newspaper members included
as defendants were not individ-
ually listed. The APP has LIZA
newspapers in its membership.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Governor
Tells Plan
Of Reform

A nationally-recognized business
research organization will be en-
gagged next month 10 help with
plans for a general streamlining OF
Michigan's governmental machin.
cry, Governor Van Wagner an.
nounced today
1T Is my intention TO work
with legislators OF both parties
to bring into final shape all
plans for this reorganization"
he said. 81 want final bills
on the whole undermining pro-
gram ready for consideration
when lawmakers meet Janu-
AIRY I.
This II not n partisan or
sectional matter. IL Is aimed at
saving money and putting state
services on the highest plane
possible, free from all political
pressure groups"
The governor said he hoped tc
cement the breach between Re.
publicans and Democrats so the
present system Of clumsy. costly
disorganized government machin.
cry can be brought up to date.
The research organization 4:
being brought to Michigan, he said
to review details of the genera
streamlining plan already formu
lated by administration leaders.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
10 Face
Alien Board

In the first action of its kind
here against a non-citizen classed
as a friendly alien, FIR. Glicherie
|Moraru, will be taken before the
alien enemy board for his alleged
activities as leader of King Carols
Free Rumanian movement in the
United States, it was learned
today. VI
Father Moraru, pastor Of the
lSS. Peter and Paul Rumanian Or
lthodox Church of Dearborn, was
arrested by F'BI men for alleged
Involvement in plan TO release
Rumanian funds in this country
for the use of the fugitive mon
arch's supporters.
The priests lived at 1884 Holly
street. Dearborn, but is Cana
dian citizen. During the last year
he visited the Rumanian monarch
in Mexico City and appeared be.
fore the Dies committee investi-
eating un-American activities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Bombing Show
Starts Tonight

The first performance Of Action
Overhead" the Arrny-OCD bomb
ing defense show, originally sched-
uled for last evening, will be given
tonight at the State Fair Grounds
at $3.50 p. m.
A miniature village erected In
side the race track will be bombed
by simulated attack of Selfridge
Field bombers. A corps Of 80 army
and civilian defense protectors viii
participate in extinguishing the
fire bombs hurled at the structure.
Civilian defense workers from
Wayne, Oakland and Macomb
counties and other communities
will be on hand to get a first-hand
picture of the proper methods Of
combating incendiary bombs.
Admission Is not open to the
public, 10000 tickets having been
distributed among the civilian de-
Tense workers. The tickets orig
inally marked for Saturday will
be used this evening and the FRI
day evening tickets will be good
for tomorrow nights performance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Kelly Hits
Politics i'm
State OCD

Political maneuvering, indecisior
and inaction have tragicaHy ham
pered the states civilian defense
effort. Harry r. Kelly. Republican
candidate for governor. charged
today.
HAS the governor OF our state
fully met the great responsible
ties resting squarely upon him
TO protect our vast industries
and people from attack by the
enemy ." he asked.
"Regrettably, the record
clearly shows that trust has not
been fully. competently dis
charged. Pearl Harbor found
this state without any defense
against attack. There was no
excuse for this n far rs the
governor was concerned.
Ellis predecessor created the
first defense. council found In
any state I'm the union. Our
present governor, however,
strapped the thoughtful. for
ward-looking program and took
things into his own hands.
1.-THE public was then treated
to a ridiculous spectacle of bick-
erings and squabblings."
As governor, Kelly promised
fortnight leadership without in
jecting politics into the war effort
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Pettingil Takes
Rap al New Deal

The New Deal today is headed
down the road to national social
ism. Samuel 3. Pettingill, chair
man of the finance committee OF
the Republican Party, charged be-
fore 600 party members in Hotel
Book Cadillac.
Formerly a Democratic repre-
sentative from Indiana, Pettingil
became a Republican when he split
with his party over the supreme
court issue. Al the hotel luncheon
yesterday. which was sponsored by
the Wayne County Republican or
ganization. he said:
"Who has q guarantee that
the vast powers now In the
hands of the government will be
handed back TO the people at
the end of the war? II n time
TO consider the end OF the trail.
Put men In office who are not
under obligation to the New
Deal"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Teachers Vote
Asked by Brown
Photo by Times stan Photograph
IL REREN 10

Rallying the aid of schoolteach-
ers in his campaign for reelection,
Senator Prentiss NJ. Brown today
pointed TO his successful efforts to
get them lifted from the yoke OF
the Hatch Act.
.My amendment to-this act
has just been signed into law by
the President" he told 1000
members of the Detroit Teach
ers' Federation at Webster Hall.
"Now you can go forth and
take an active part In your city,
county, state and federal gov
ernments without fear Of pun
ishment."
Until the Brown amendment
was passed, teachers paid in Who'll,
or part with federal funds, were
unable TO be delegates TO conven
tions, take part in politics Of any
kind or hold any public office.
This Brown termed vicious
legislation" because he said oul
best brains were kept from a voice
in government.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Tire Plant to Russia
Ford Equipment Capable of Making $1,000
Casnes Day. Rouge Officials Disclose

shipped 10 Russia, a portion may
be retained here for special rubber
equipment needed in war produc-
ton.
On the main floor Of the plant
are located the famous Banbury
mixer and sheeting mill units, ar
ranged in row 300 feet long. All
of the Banbury mixers. II in
number, designed TO simplify the
handling of rubber stock, Will be
shipped along with most OF the
other equipment.
In operation the plant would
take the crude rubber in bales
weighing about $50 pounds, cut
them up, heat them. roll them into
plastic strips and then on TO the
conveyors TO the mixers. ~
The whole plant will be disman-
tied and shipped to Russia, accord
ing TO an agreement between
William NJ. LETTERS. the national
rubber car. and Edsel B. Ford,
head of the company.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
How FeIOn Escaped
Fellow Prisoner Identifies Officer Who. He Says
Left Bull Pen Door Unlocked

out into the hall. That's the
last I saw of him"
When asked my he hadn't gone
along with Mccain, or why some
of the other prisoners hadn't es
capped, Proctor said:
81 am up on an unarmed rob-
berry charge and I am not guilty.
1 figured 1 could prove IL when
my time came so why try and
escape? AS far as the others are
concerned, / don't think they
realized Mccain had escaped, IL
was done so quickly"
Proctor tentatively identified the
officer who left the door unlocked
as Sgt. Robert Cahill. Cahaill saiC
he did not 60 from the bullpen L
the court all morning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Ferguson Kept
In Hospital Bed

His campaign for United States
senator interrupted by Grand
Trunk Railroad accident near
Durand, Judge Homer Ferguson
today was ordered by physicians
to remain in Ford Hospital "at
least until Sunday"
The Judge was returning from a
Muskegon Republican rally when
his train plowed into four freight
cars. The engineer was killed
when he jumped and Il passen-
gers were shaken up.
DR.. Leslie Mitchell OF the Ford
Hospital staff said the judge may
be forced TO remain in bed for
few days" until his pain subsidies.
His mpai ign headquarters
meanwhile. planned speeches for
Judge Ferguson for Monday in
the event he can get up.
A radio speech scheduled for
late yesterday was Cancelled al
the last minute by physicians.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

Testimony of a 2o-year-old San
Francisco socialite that Mark T.
Mckee tried to kiss her when she
was only Is and later invited her
to 60 TO Los Angeles with him
today was in the breezy records
of Mrs. McKee's suit for divorce
in Los Angeles.
Pretty 34-year-old Evelyn Nc
Kee is suing her husband, 20
years her senior and former
Detroit insurance man and Mt.
Clemens publisher, on the ground
that he was intimate with many
women and tried TO make her
head wife in a harem." Mckee
is contesting the suit.
The socially prominent witness
who testified in her behalf was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Housewives Told
To Vote Early

City Clerk Thomas D. Lead,
better today urged all who can
especially housewives. to vote
early in the day Tuesday to en-
able war workers to vote during
the rush hours at night.
The polls will be open from
a. m. to 8 p. m.
Because OF the extent of en-
ployment In Detroit" Leadbetter
said. ian unusual percentage
of the voters will be unable to
get to the polls during the day.
ITO enable us 10 cope with
the situation, we urge all who
can TO vote early"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Dad of g Joins
Leaves $94-a-Week Job
to Enlist in Navy

I'm fed up with women taxi
ing factory jobs, and, besides, 1
want to get a crack at Hitler"
That's how Mack Mitchell, 80
year-old father of six children, put
it as he joined the navy today as
a seaman.
Mitchell, of 1914 Hudson avenue
Van Dyke, was a S94-a-week tur-
ret operator at the Hudson Navat
Arsenal. He was born in Yugo-
Slavia.
The oldest of the six children
Marvin, will be II in May and
expects TO join the navy then, his
father said. -
Said Mrs. MITCHELL:
lit Is going to be hard for us
TO get along. but we can spare
him for a good job. The chill
dren have promised to help by
doing odd Jobs"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
ENFORCEMENT MAPPED

Meanwhile. preparations for the
enforcement of the rationing regu-
lations continue.
Only 1873 more volunteer work.
ers are needed to complete the
quota of 10000 required to proc.
ess applications for ration books
Arthur Sarvis, state OPA direc.
tor. reminded motorists today that
they must have their auto regis.
tration card before they can get
ration books.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

How bandit Urban Mccain
walked calmly out of the record
er'S court bull pen and escaped a
few minutes after he'd been SEN
fenced to Ia to IS years for rob-
berry was told today by a fellow
prisoner, Earl Proctor.
Proctor was questioned by po-
lice who are conducting an inves-
tigation to fix responsibility for
the escape.
Mccain. still at large today, had
been found guilty by a jury OF
participation in the holdup of q
shoe store with George Fitarkis
in April. After sentence was
passed by Judge John j. Maher
Mccain was escorted into the bull
pen by five officers, and then, ac-
cording to police, disappeared.
MUMBLES SENTENCE
MCCAIN was sitting I'm the
bullpen with the rest of u.s."
Proctor said. "and i guess he
noticed that after a prisoner
was taken out or brought back
the officer failed to lock the
door.
81 was sitting beside him and
I noticed him cross his fingers
and humble to himself: It's
seven and a half TO Is years,
it's seven and half TO Is years
"Then he stood up and went
over TO the door, listened for the
elevator 70 pass then stepped
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Soldiers Will Get
Lemon Juice, Cocoa

FORT CUSTER, Oct. 81. -
Soldiers will get powdered lemon
juice and cocoa in the emergency
field ration kit in the future
instead of coffee, it was announced
here today.
The reason. however. Is not a
coffee shortage but the metal
shortage, as coffee must be packed
in lead foil containers and the
lemon Juice and cocoa will keep
in cellophane.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Elevator Cuts Off
War Worker S Head

Dominic Frontera. 80, was de-
when he stuck his head
into factory elevator shaft, look
ing for the elevator that was just
above him, police said today.
The accident occurred at the
Chrysler Corporation plant at 3641
East Milwaukee avenue. Frontera,
a welder at the plant, lived at 1907
East Fifth street, Royal Oak.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Kiss Spurned at IL
Young Sociaite Says Mckee Tried to Caress Her
Held Her Hand During Checker Games

Elaine Brewer. who said she me-
Mckee when she visited one ol
his daughters at the age of is.
He shook hands with me and
then wanted TO kiss me but 1
pusheds him away" she said.
Later during rides In the car
and while we were playing
checkers he held my hand. He
told me I had very beautiful
hands but that he wished 1
would not wear nail polish"
She said after she moved will
her parents from Los Angeles L
San Francisco, Mckee, now al
airlines executive, took her Il
lunch in San Francisco and in
vited her to return to Los Angeles
with him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Pick Miss Victory
On Anniversary
Of Pearl Harbor
Date Fixed for Selection
)of Nations Typical
Girl War Worker
BY Il. JEROME PETIT
Contest Editor


December Pearl Harbors Day
the first anniversary of that
fateful day when the Japs staged
their yellow, knife-in-the-back at
tack in the mid-Pacific:-
This is the date when MISS
Glory of the UNITED
STATES will be named in Chi
cago, Ill.
She will be selected on that date
from among II finalists represents
ing as many war production areas
Throughout the nation.
One of the II will be MISS
VICTORY of MICHIGAN, who
will have been selected in Detroit
eight days earlier, on Sunday, No
Ivember %.
CLOSING DATE NOYEMBER .
In order for the judges in this
area TO have ample time properly
to consider all contestants, closing
date for entries by individual
plants has been set for two weeks
before the national finals--Mon-
day. November %.
This means that any Michigan
war plant, large or small, wishing
to enter the MISS VICTORY con-
test, still has three weeks left In
which to select its plant winners.
These winners are to be selected
on the basis of one for each 100
women workers, so that large and
small plants will have q fair
Ichance.
/ Judging Is to be on q basis Of
the woman's record, including the
quality of her work. her participa-
ton in outside patriotic activities
the sacrifices she has made In en-
'ltering war plant, etc.
/ CHOOSE OWN WINNERS
Each plant may decide how ia
'Ichoose its winners-either by pop
.Iular balloting of all the workers.
or judging by jury composed Of
management and worker repre-
'lsentatives.
i The name and data concerning
leach individual plant winner must
be forwarded to the MISS VIC
TORY CONTEST EDITOR, The
Detroit Times, Detroit, Mich. By
la BONA FIDE REPRESENTA-
TIVE OF THE FIRM.
II MISS VICTORY of MICHIGAN
will be the title bestowed on the
winner from this area. She will
be selected from among plant win.
|ners by an impartial COMMITTEES
whose names will be announced ir
the Times in the near future.
She will be awarded a 81, 00(
war bond by this newspaper, which
will also pay her expenses to thu
final contest in Chicago.
The national winner will b
given an all-expense trip TO Wash
: ington, d. c., where she viii b
received and honored by high gov
ernment officials.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

Mrs. Roosevelt has three daugh-
tiers, Amy, II; Diana, Is. and
Janet II.
Born in Detroit, the candidate
is a daughter of Capt. Ulysses
Grant Kemp, who was killed in
the Spanish-American war. She
attended the Liggett School here
and colleges in New York and
France.
Congressman Dondero was born
SO years ago in Greenfield Town
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Ask Delay
lin Gas
RatiOning

A 90-day wait before gasoline
rationing is applied here was
asked today in a telegram Il
Washington officials from the De
troit Board of Commerce.
Declaring that the proposed
rationing would be of far more
harm to the war effort than any
possible advantage of tire saving
Allen Dean, transportation man
ager of the board, said:
under the voluntary ration
ing, speed control and swap ride
registrations, driving In the
area already has been cut below
the 5000 yearly miles recon-
mended as n maximum In the
Baruch rubber report.
COULDN'T MEET STRAIN
"Any further curtailment
would place strain on trans
portation facilities that could
not be met. Workers would be
unable TO get to their jobs,
either by car or by public trans
pOrtatiOn.
Driving In the East has been
but 60 per cent. We have al
ready cut our mileage by as
per cent, and any further re-
duction would do much more
harm than good"
A study during the 90-day ex
tension period would reveal, Dear
said. that Detroit has not tn,
facilities TO transport its worker
unless they are permitted to drive
their cars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

his fourth at
tempt 10 unseat
the strong fol-
lower of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Lesinski was
born in Erie,
Pa, in 1885.
His pare n [ S
moved to De-
troit when he
was a child.
AT I er b G n &
graduated from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Essential Men
With Families
BIB
They're Also Barred
From Enlistments
by Army and Navy
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING, oct. 31.-Michigan
draft boards today were instructed
to reclassify TO 3-B all registrants
with dependents who now are en-
ployed in defense industries or
war supporting activities"
At the same time Col. K. M
Rosecrans, state Selective service
director, revealed that the armed
forces have agreed not TO recruit
|or accept voluntary enlistment
from any man in this classification
THE purpose OF this new
classification l. TO urge men 10
transfer from nonwar supporting
10 war supporting activities" he
said.
ORDER TO BOARDS
Rosecrans informed the draft
boards and boards of appeal:
1T Is essential at this time
you classify I'm ABB all workers
who are engaged in a civilian
activity necessary to war pro-
duction or which Is supporting
the war effort, provided such
registrants are deferred on
grounds Of dependency"
In determining whether a regis
trant should be classed in ga o
BIB, local boards were advised i
was not necessary TO determine
whether he is a necessary man,
but only whether he is present..
employed in a war supporting jol
or non-essential activity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

business. oper-
ating Bob Ford,
Inc, which sells
the cars bear
ing his name,
He as been
active in Dear
born politics
for many years,
He was the
Republican no.
minee in 1884
1886 and 1910
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

=
Democrats to
oppose Rep.
George Dondero
in the Seven
teenth District.
She is the
divorced w If e
of the late G..
Hall Roosevelt,
one-t e De-
troit controller
and a brother
of Mrs. Franklin
n Roosevelt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

ship. w a y n c
Cou n I y. H e
was graduated
by the Detroit
College of Law
In 1910 a n 3
entered politics
in 1921, when
he first became
mayor of Royal
Oak. He also
has served as
an ass ! S I a n [
prosecutor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
FOUNDER OF BANK

Besides heading the Hamtramck
Lumber and Supply Company and
the Dearborn Lumber and Supply
Company he was founder of the
First State Bank of Hamtramck.
During the first world war, Les
inski was decorated by the Polish
government for, his efforts in help
ing TO organize the army OF that
nation.
Although counted strong
Roosevelt supporter, he not al
ways has voted for the Presidents
bills.
HENRY FORD'S NEPHEW
Ford is a nephew Of Henry Ford
land is if-the automobile sales
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Graduates in Defense Work

Almost 20 per cent of the class
of 81 students who graduated
from Marygrove College last May
now are in defense work, a survey
disclosed today Forty-five per
cent are teaching.
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