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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-01
LOuella Parsons
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP

HOLLYWOOD Aug L. Not
since the good Old days when
Charles Chaplin directed and acted
in his own pictures and Harold
Lloyd did the Same have we had
IAN actor playing a par, and direct
ing an the same NINE. But Otto
.Preminger VIII do iuSt that IN
Margin for Error. the Clare
Boothc Luce anu-Nazi play
When the play ran ON Broad
way Prcmingcr directed 1t and
played the top role. In fact. it
was his success In Margin for
Error that brought him 10 Holly
wood for The Pied Piper.
Milton Berle viii play the cor
role, created on the stage by Sam
Levine and Ralph Dietrich will
produce while Otto doubles in
Ibrass-directinG and acting.
TOOTH TROUBLE
Peer Ann -Sethefh,s face f. eHt
TO there with wisdom tooth trouble
but If she can manage a smile
II think She must be amused over
the plot Of her next picture. Three
Hearts for Julia
MaiSic VIII be Shelved while
Ann makes this light, romantic
comedy by Lionel Hauser about =
working gol' with two gar
friends who want, 20 build z
home through the FILA. Whcr
she finds that 10 be- "A home owner
IShc has 10 be a married woman
IShc recruits an emergency hus
band. And the troubles start wher
her TWO girl friends fall for him
John ConSldine will produce
| Three Hearts for julia" and il
IwIll start Just as soon as the
ISOthern face is back 10 normal
Ingrid Bergman Is testing for Tho
Maria role in For Whom the Bel
ITolIs" tomorrow, Buddy de Sylv5
land Sam Wood VIII look at tho
test Monday and end the suspense
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-01

If you want an idea of how busy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-01

Frank Egan the Ida who broke
Juicy contract with Fred Waring
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Court Refuses 10 Grant
AcquittaI in Dog Tax Case

Justice F. Dickinson Let's in Dis
trict Court today denied a defense
motion for a directed verdict Of ac-
quittal for Mrs. Hattie F. Small,
former District dog license clerk.
charged with embezzling some 1892
from the District government
Defense Counsel Tracy l. Jeffords
and Gerald M. johnson had asked
the jurist to free the woman, con-
tending that the Government had
failed to make out criminal case
against her and that the prosecutor
failed TO produce persons who had
actually paid the dog tax money to
her. Further. they said. there were
certain legal irregularities in the
proceedings.
Assistant United States Attorney
John L. Laskey. prosecuting the case,
however. told Justice Let's, in op-
posing the motion for a directed ver-
dict, that the official records placed
in evidence spoke for themselves
and bore the defendants initials, in
dicating her guilt Her duties. he
contended, included accepting and
accounting for dog tax funds. Mr.
Laskey in his opening statement to
the jury said that the Government
would prove that Mrs. Small had
embezzled in excess of $4,000 in the
calendar years 1899 and 1910. The
indictment. however, charges her
with taking only 1892.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Tropical Park (Fast).
Auxiliary Officer lauded
For foilinq Housebreaker

Charles Hipsley. 20-year -old aux
iliary policeman. who through a ruse
early Thursday detained an at
tempted housebreaker until the ar
rival of a Metropolitan policeman
today was commended for his work
by Judge George D. Nelson of Po-
lice Court.
The defendant. William E. John
son, 81. of the 200 block of Fiji
teenth street Sc, whom Auxiliary
Officer Hipsiey detained BY asking
him to help investigate a broken
side door of a grocery store in the
100 block of Eleventh. street Sc.
was sentenced to 800 days in Jail on
charge of attempted housebreak-
ing
Auxiliary Officer Hipsley told on
the stand how he heard glass break
and saw johnson at the door He
phoned police johnson meanwhile
momentarily disappeared, but sub
seQuently was seen by Mr.. Hipsley.
Then, while not letting the de-
fendant know he was suspicioned.
Mr.. Hipsley asked johnson to take
a look at the broken door with him.
While thus detained, Policeman
w. B. Edwards of No. S precinct
arrived and arrested johnson. john
son pleaded guilty.
In his commendation of Mr.. Hips
ley. Judge Nelson said:
Il think this policeman is to be
commended He sets a good ex-
ample for others to 60 by"
Evening star., 1942-03-30
{. Of {. Says Nation Wants
Labor Legislation Now

Earlier Labor Story on Page A-2)
BY the Associated Press.
The United States Chamber Of
Commerce said today that the
Chamber and a great many million
patriotic men and women" want i'm
mediate action by Congress on labor
legislation.
In an article in the Washington
Review, periodical summary of
national business affairs. the Cham
Der said it had been criticized in
the Senate by Senator Thomas.
Democrat, of Utah. for urging its
membership to write members of
Congress and Senators about labor
legislation. 1t added:
The Chamber by its letter, was in
fact upholding the hands of Con-
gress. Most Senators and Congress
men like to hear from their con-
Stituents - even though Senator
Thomas apparently does not. =
Members of the Chamber of
Commerce Of the United States will
continue TO exercise the RESPONSE
bilities of good citizenship, and
demonstrate that the right to peti-
ton is still fundamental principle
of our Constitution"
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Army Wins National
intercollegiate Rifle
Team Championship
5 West Point Cadets
Turn in 3-Position
Score Of 1889 Points
e, the Associated Press.

e, the Associated Press.
Army has won the 18th annual
national intercollegiate rife team
championship with the third high
est total in the history of the
matches. the National Rife Associa-
ton announced today.
Five West Point cadeSss firing in
the Northeast sectional champion
ships at the Coast Guard Academy
at New London, Conn. Saturday,
turned in q three-position score of
1896 out of a possible $500.
Next was Lehigh with a total of
1893, and the University of Mary
land third with 1889.
Cadet Wise Scores 2S5.
Cadet r. A. Wise led the Army
team with an individual total of
285 out of possible 300 points.
Howard Chandler of the Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute won the ma
tional intercollegiate individual
championship. scoring record
tying total Of 286 out Of possible
300 Firing at Annapolis. he turned
in SO prone, "a kneeling and "a
standing
Jack Newman OF the University
Of Minnesota was second with 285,
outranking three others who also
had that total because he bested
them In firing standing. The 9TH
ers were Wise, G. E. Sloan OF the
Navy and H. Yount of Penn State.
Eight Intersecti0nal Meets.
The firing was at eight intersec-
tional meets and the winners we're
decided here after the association
received telegraphie reports OF the
scores
Team-Navy, 1881 Penn State
1879; Alabama, 1874; Iowa. 1871;
Wisconsin, .369: New York Univer-
sity, 1865, and Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, 1868
Individual-DaVe Smith. Lehigh.
284; Sappington. Navy. 2S4. and
J. w. Baer, Army. 2S4.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
&C. c. Youths Easy to Train
As Soldiers, Senate Group Told

OF them, TO increase and protect
the defenses Of this Nation. They
can be toughened physically to a
point where when they may be called
for active military service the Army
will not have to spend an additional
three to nine months in toughening
their bodies to the point where they
can take it."
AS the committee was recessing
until tomorrow morning. Senator
McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee
asked for the total spent on the C.
c. C. program from the start, nine
years ago
Mr.. McEntee gave it as s2,257,-
100000, but pointed out an aggre-
gate of 100000 men have been
trained. Asked by Senator Nickel
lar to divide these figures, Mr.. Nc
Entee replied it would be about $7O0
per man, but contended that is not
"a man-year COST" explaining that
the corps may train two men, each
for part of a year.
In the minds of some people, the
corps is relief agency for which a
need no longer exists" the director
continued. The corps in its early
years did 4 great relief job. Let me
say. however, the corps never was a
relief agency from the standpoint
that men enrolled in the corps are
put on made work in order to give
them something to do"
Evening star., 1942-03-30
D. {. Native Lost al Sea-.
Relatives Here; Notified

Noble c. Dowling. jr., 48, native
of Washington and first mate of an
American freighter, has been given
up as lost at sea. relatives here have
been notified
His ship has been overdue for
several weeks and is presumed TO
be lost, according to word received
here by his wife. Mrs. Margaret
Martin Dowling of San, Francisco.
Calf, and communicated by. her
to the officers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Noble c. Bowling. N.. Of lis
East Glenbrook road, Bethesda, Md.
No further details concerning the
missing ship were given by officials
operating the freighter.
Mr.. Bowling served in the Navy
from 1912 through 1920 and for the
past % years was connected with
merchant marine companies. He
was a member of the crew OF the
original u. S. s., Jacob Jones when
1T was torpedoed in the First World
War. Born here, Mr.. Dowling at
tended Peabody and Tech High
Schools.
In addition to his parents, ,he has
three brothers, Frank E, Dowling
of Washington. Clinton Dowling Of
Bethesda, and Raymond Bowling OF
Bancroft, Va, and two sisters. Miss
Louise Bowling of Washington. and
Mrs. Elizabeth Conklin of Bethesda,
Md.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Antitrust Charges
Denied by Two Firms
Supplying Army, Navy
Corporations Accused
Of Slowing Defense BY
Limiting Competition
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 3o.-Pleas Of
innocent were entered in Federal
Court today for two corporations
and seven omcials charged with
violation of the antitrust Law In
alleged restraint OF trade and
monopoly on hydraulic storage and
fueling equipment used exclusively
by the Armv and Navy air forces
The corporations are Aqua Sys-
TENS, Inc, of New York and Plota-
ton Systems. Inc. of Los Angeles
Judge Grover NJ Moscowitz set bail
at 81 600 for each of the defendants
and set the case down for trial on
May 20.
The indictment alleges that the
two firms, through the alleged con-
spiracy, limited competition and
slowed up the defense program by
delaying the construction of military
airports, in some cases rs long rs
three months. Federal ofncials said
the two firms had received orders
in excess of $4,000, 900 for the erec-
ton of their facilities at airports
throughout the country.
Defendants who pleaded innocent
today were Rollo K. Blanchard.
Ardsley. NJ Y. president Of Aqua;
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Earlier Story on Page B-2J


Civilian Conservation Corps en-
rollees are easier to train rs soldiers
than youths without such expert
ence, James J. McEntee, director Of
the corps, today told Senate COM
mittee considering the McKellar bill
to dissolve the c. C. c. and the Ma
tional Youth Administration.
Army officers would undoubtedly
tell you if you asked them, just as
they have informed me-" Mr.. Nc
Entee said, that they have less
trouble getting a former C. C. C.
enrollee In shape rs q soldier than
they do with selectees who have
never had any C. c. c. experience.
This is due to the fact that men
are taught to live together in bar
racks, they have been taught per-
sonal and public hygiene, and among
younger selectees they are rid Of
the spectre of homesickness. which
is natural with boys who have never
been away from home. l often won-
der why We do not give immediate
attention to these youngsters who
are physically soft-perhaps start
ing at II and encouraging them to
spend what might be termed . six
month apprenticeship In the C. c. C.
camps.
Believe me, We can use the labor
OF these young men, many thousands
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Marcantonio Promises Plea
For Browder in House
By the Associated Press

By he Associated Pres.
NEW YORK, March 3O.-Repre-
sentative Marcantonio, American
Labor party. of New York, assured
500 delegates to the National Free
Browder Congress yesterday that
on the reconvening of Congress he
would stand in the we'll of the
House of Representatives and de-
mand the liberation of Earl Brow
der"
The meeting. sponsored by the
Citizens Committee to Free Earl
Browder. adopted resolution call
ing on President Roosevelt to act
''in the spirit of the Bill of Rights
and in the tradition of jefferson
and Lincoln" and release the former
executive secretary of the Com
muniSt party in the United States
from prison
Browder is serving a four-year
term in the Federal Penitentiary in
Atlanta on a passport fraud con-
viction.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Racing Results
TropicoI F.ork

FIRST RACE-Purse. $1,000. special
veights: maidens: 2-year-oIds; furlongs
Regal Boy tMacAndrewD 1880 so ). 20
Fire Engine CRobertsl $50 SO
Buckra tAtkinson) 1000
Also ran-East Star. Piccadilly. Time
Was Rurales. DARING. Back Play, Civil
Code. Disgie and Dots Key.
SECOND RACrPuTss. $1,000; claim
ing: 3-ye,r-oids and upward: 9 furlongS
ssln.ss MeH.se osI i1'nfsn, 1ses.rn ''' so $50
Sky Soldier (Stricklerl $40
Also ran-Try-Do-It. Sharper, BeziQue,
Proper Gal, Thin Skin. Chsner. Topsy
Olive end Straw Flower.
DAILY Double paid s42 ao)
THIRD RACE-Purse 81 900: claim
ing; 3-year-oldS: fuTlonGs
Miss Militant ,M'Anevi 500 $40 $50
Sorsho tBYunelleb $50 $40
Bel Bottom tAcCresry 800
Time. HIS.
Also ran-Rosemere Rose: zelieen Zee.
Easy Jack, Pull Over Penooecot. Valoins
FAIR. Guest Star. Torian and Brown
Dancer.
FOURTH RACE-Purse. 81 600: claim
ing; 4-year-olds and upward; 4 furiones
Ballast Reef tGuerinh 1.3b 800 800
Nani-Leonai tScurlock $50 40
Jackorack tMcCTesryt -'@ $40
Also t r,fnn.r Le. ora Book rrump, St
Dsmss, .Unfmond. --:
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Quentin Reynolds Weds
Virginia Pine, Actress

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. March 30.-Quentin
Reynolds. war correspondent and
magazine writer, and Film Actress
Virginia Pine of Chicago, were mar
ried today by State Supreme Court
Justice Ferdinand Pecora.
Matron of honor was Mrs. Irving
Jacobs of Beverly Hills, Calf. Mr.
Reynolds was attended by his
father. DR.. James Reynolds. The
couple left shortly after the cere-
nony for Sun Valley, Idaho.
1t was the brides second mar
mage, she having been divorced from
Edward Lehman OF Chicago.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Alsab May Run April 18
In $4,000 Chesapeake
Earlier Story on Page AID
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
MIAMI. Fla. March 30.-Alsab
may run April 10 in the $4,000
added Chesapeake Stake-a Ken
tucky Derby preview-at Maryland's
Havre de Grace track
Owner Al SABBATH said today the
horse will enter the race if he stands
up we'll under the train trip from
Miami to Louisville this week
"Alsab has been getting along
well" Mr.. SABBATH said. He worked
a mile this morning in minute
431s seconds. taking 1t easy
IF he ships all right, we'll prob
ably take him over to Have de Grace
for the Chesapeake
Alsabs car will be hooked to a
train leaving here Wednesday night.
if present plans hold.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
U. S. Watching Indio
PorIey, Soys WeIIes
Earlier Story ON Pare A-l.l

Earlier Story on Page A-l.)
By the Associated Press
Acting Secretary of State Summer
Welles said today the United States
was watching with earnest hope the
outcome of Britain's offer of do
minion status to India.
He reminded his press conference
that, inasmuch as the terms OF the
British offer still were under nego-
tiation, it would be inappropriate
to comment on them at this time.
He emphasized, however, this coun-
try's sincere hope that q satisfactory
solution would be achieved.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
4,400 Phone Lines
Put Out Of Order
Here by Storm
Liqht and Power Wires
Also Broken; Repairs
Rushed by Service Men

Earlier Storm Story on Page ALL
Telephone and power lines in the
District and vicinity suffered more
serious damage in the week end
snowstorm than on any previous
such occasion remembered
The Chesa peake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. reported late today that
count showed approximately 4,400
of its lines had been broken, throw
ing many more than this number of
telephones out OF order.
The storm also did more damage
10 the property, distribution and
service of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. than any snow or summer
electrical storm in the company's
recorded history.
Overhead service lines of both
telephone and electric service. heav-
lily laden with wet snow, were broken
by the hundreds of trees that fell.
In many cases sagging tree limbs
swayed against the wires and wore
through insulation. causing short
circuits. Ice, too. formed on many
lines. swapping them off.
The telephone company expected
that rs per cent of the lines would
be in working order by evening Off,
cials said service would be almost
completely restored by tomorrow.
Restoration of services. telephone
company officials reported, con-
sisted principally of repairing wire
breaks and the speed with which
the work was done was governed
only by the number of linemen
available and their speed in locat-
ing breaks.
Some of the power company's re-
pairs progressed slowly because a
number of breaks were in high ten
sion lines carrying heavy voltage
and the number of men technically
skilled to work on them is limited.
Service was restored to thousandk
of homes, hospitals. radio stations
and service companies during the
day, however.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Allies Claim Air Superiority
Oyer New Guinea, New Britain
Floods Push Nipponese Back n Miles;
1929 Enemy Cruiser Toll Reported

the most costly attack there for the
Japanese so far, two Of their planes
being shot down, another probably
destroyed ana a fourth possibly
bagged.
Gen. Macarthur, United Nations
supreme commander in the South
west Pacific, already has met Gen.
Sir Thomas Blamey, commander of
Australia's land troops. and they
are believed to have discussed the
main outlines Of the defense prob
lens along with other high United
States and Australian officers.
Sweeping changes have been indi-
Gated. among them Gen Blamey's
announcement that commando units
will Be organized
The political correspondent Of
the Melbourne Herald reported that
the war cabinet and war council
would meet this week with the ex-
pectation that the japanese would
strike heavily at Australia within
two or three weeks.
Commands To Be Reoryanized
Among the forces gathering to
defend Australia. and smash out for
It an offensive, are American Negro
ground troops, mostly skilled tech
/ nical workers, and large groups Of
Anzac airmen and troops back from
other fronts, . spokesman at Gen.
MacArthur's headquarters an
nounced.
II was reported that the discus
sions this week would include the
complete reorganization of the vari-
ous commands In Australia under
Gen. Blamey, who will command
American rs well as Australian
land forces.
Among the changes expected to
be announced Is the removal of the
formulation of a strategy from the
present members OF the military
board, which will cease to operate
rs such. Members Of the board
will become departmental heads
under Gen. Blamey, each respon-
sible for definite duties associated
with equipping armies and placing
them In the field.
The senior military ofYicer will
be sent to Washington to represent
Australia on the Allied chiefs of
stan committee
The plans also envision promo
tion for many younger Australian
air officers who have won distinc-
ton overseas in the present war.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
New Caledonia Attock
By Joponese Feored

SAN FRANCISCO, March 80 ~
A Sydney Sun prediction that Japa-
nese forces would attempt to take
New Caledonia and its rich deposits
of nickel, iron and chrome If they
were not stopped in New Guinea
was broadcast by the Sydney radio
yesterday.
The importance of New Caledonia
in the Pacific Is emphasized In a
news review in the Sydney Sun, -
said the broadcast heard here by
the Columbia Broadcasting System
listening station 1T points out that
this French possession is less than
1000 miles from the Australian
coast and on the northern flank Of
Australias 5 supply line from America.
The Japanees are likely to try
to take New Caledonia if they are
not stopped in New Guinea and in
the seas around and TO the north
Of New Guinea, where their bases
are. New Caledonia has harbors
which would shelter the largest
fleet in the world, and whore q
japanese invasion feet could be AS
sembled for invasion of the most
vital coastal section OF Australia, -
the Newspaper was quoted.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Grid Star Denied Review
In Beer Calendar Suit
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
David O'Brien. Texas Christian
University football star in 1898, failed
today TO get Supreme Court review
of a decision that the Pabst Sales
Co, beer distributors, did not invade
his privacy IN using his picture on
q calendar.
The athlete, who sought 5000
damages from the Pabst firm, ap-
pealed from the Fifth Federal Cir
cult Court.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
wooIicott Quits Hospital
Feeling Much Better

By the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE. NJ Y. March 30
Alexander Woollcott. author and
critic. entrained for New York City
today. reporting himself much
better" after three weeks treatment
for q heart ailment.
The 55-year-old Woollcott recu-
perated In = Syracuse hospital to
which he was brought in a 225-mile
ambulance journey from his isolated
Lake Bamoseen (Vt1 home
He plans 4 week In New York City
before returning to Vermont.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Continued From First Page.)

Indies. off Wake Island and in
other war theaters).
In addition to the 48 Japanese
bombers and fighters destroyed or
probably destroyed over Australia
and surrounding islands in recent
weeks, Drakeford said at least Is
others had been damaged.
Losses Put at 50 Ships.
Previous estimates have placed
Japan's losses around the Australian
islands at upward of 50 ships. In
cluding transport and cargo vessels,
and thousands of men.
Drakefords announcement and
the New Guinea withdrawal en-
phaSized the weakening of Japan's
aerial blows in recent days and the
fact, that despite her efforts, she
has been able to accomplish little
in the last three weeks.
The Melbourne radio. accord
ing TO c. B. 8. pickup, said today
that Japanese planes shot down
showed signs of japanese MAIN
tenance problems in the New
Guinea climate. One captured
fighters cylinders were 50 heavily
coated with carbon that the en-
gine could not function In FIRST
class manner. the broadcast said.
1t added that one Australian
squadron now In action had 100
enemy planes to its credit in the
near EastD
Darwin Toll Put at 20.
Possibly 240 persons we're killed in
the first Japanese raid on Darwin
February 10, Prime Minister John
Curtin reported today.
Deaths in Darwin itself totaled IS.
The other victims were In the harbor
or in the air fighting.
The Prime Minister was reporting
on the inquiry by Justice Charles
Lower into the surprise japanese
attack. The justice was asked to
investigate after there had been
criticism of conditions in Darwin
and some comparisons with the
surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
1T Is definite that the number
killed on land and sea and in the
air will not exceed 240- Mr.. Curtin
said.
Figure May Be Reduced.
That figure may be reduced. but
it won't be increased when more
waterside workers communicate
with the railways commissioner or
with shipping agents who employed
them. The interests of security had
prevented me from stating previ-
ously the number killed and wound
ed and drowned in the harbor Or
on the wharves.
The report confirms information
published earlier that deaths In the
town numbered only Is.
very small. There is no reason to
suspect espionage as the cause Of
the raid. There was none
With the japanese meeting re-
verses, Gen. Douglas Macarthur
faced 4 busy week of conferences
to shape plans for further defense
and offense.
The only enemy thrusts during
the week end we're air blows Satur-
day at Darwin and Port Moresby-
raids which. eommunique said.
achieved the invaders little and cost
them probably six planes destroyed
and two damaged.
Seven Bsnabers IN Raid.
Underscoring the waning power
of the japanese air offensive, Mr..
Curtin pointed out that In the latest
attack Darwin was raided by, only
seven enemy bombers, yet 1t Was