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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
Transport
Boys Down
Senator Truman An
onr:nces Inquiry Into
B~ottlenecks of Trans
poYtation.

Washington. April l7.-(Ap)-Dc-
clorcd that both shipping and dom@S~
ne transportation facilities "appar-
emily are on the point of begging
down. Chairman Truman, Demo-
crat, Missouri, said today the Sen
ate defense investigating committee
would begin an inquiry soon lEto
bottlenecks in the maritime, rail and
truck industries.
Truman said the committee had
asked the maritime commission Tor
a progress report on shipbulldln2 but
he added that inability to OBTAIN
trained crews for merchant vessels
appeared to be one Of the great OBJ
stacles,
AS for land transportation" he
told reporters, the chief difficulty
now seems to be the lack Of rubber
for trucks
Truman said the committee PLAN
ned to call Joseph B. Eastman. dlrac-
tor Of defense transportation. IN an
inquiry into all phases OF the Mount
ing problem of moving war supplies
and essential civilian itemS-a prob
lem senator George. Democrat, Geor
gia, lid would become acute by
summer mless b~ottlenecks Wet ell
minated.
George sad he was informed tt!"l
lnid-continenl Ill wells, particularly
those in Texas, We're being operated
al only about ne-u.iru capacity be
Cause of a shortages OF 'hil tankers
and railroad tank Cas-.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
Darlan Also
Named Heir
To Petain
Appointment Eases
Crisis in Relations
With Allies; Early Al
tempt TO Provo e
Shooting War Predict
ed, However.
(By The Associated Prcss)

tBN Inc Associated HfeSS)
Frances new p~ro-nazi pre-
mier, the willy Pierre Laval,
named Admiral Jean DarIan as
commander Of French land, sea
and air forces today, and there
by apparently eased the crisis in
relations with the allies.
Admiral DarIan also was de-
signated as heir to 85-year old
Marshal Petain aS chief OF
state, q Nichy communicate an
nounced.
Although bitterly Brit
ish, DaGlan j. said to be adaman1
against handing over the French
fleet to Germany. 1t remained
to be seen, however. how far he
would coliaborate with the col
lahorationist Laval.
The possible Joker" was that
Darlan resigned his vice pre-
miership and all ministerial
posts to become head of the ma
tons armed forceS-and pre-
SumahIy he would be bound to
obey Laval'S orders.
All other members of the old gov
eminent also resigned, with PetalN'a
formal thanks for the devoted help
which they had given him in the
grave circumstances through which
the country is passing"
Ere French quarters in London
predicted that one Of LaVal's first
acts would be TO send French war
ships into the Mediterranean and the
Atlantic in an attempt to provoke
an incident with British naval forces
and thus drive France into War on
the side of the axis.
In Washington. observers
frankly considered the posi-
bilitv of a shooting war between
the French and allied navies, as a
highly competent source said
there was evidence that Laval
planned to throw the French
fleet into a campaign to recap
ture French possessions nov in
the hands of General Charles
de Gaulle's anti-Nichy Free
French forces.
Whatever may happen, high quar-
tiers in Washington declared the
United States was ready for swift
action and would not hesitate to act
especially if LaVal's plans involN-
Cd French possessions in the west
crn hemisphere, including Martini
que, G~Jadoloupc and French
Guiana.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
Grand Jury
To Investigate
Magazine

Washington, April I7-(Ap) At
tornCy General Bjddlc announced to-
day that a federal grand jury in the
District of. Columbia would nvesti-
gate every phase OF the Social jus
tee National weekly, founded by
the Rev. Charles L. Coughlin, and
which has been temporarily barred
from the mails for alIegedly seditious
statements.
At the same time, the attorney
general said that the government
would take all Necessary steps to
prevent distribution Of the magazine
outside Of the mails, such as by
press shipments.
The matter will be taken before
a special grand jury next week and
viii be handled by William Power
Maloney, a special assistant to the
attorney general, who his been con-
Quoting such Investigations for sew
eral months. and by Lieutenant Ed
ward j. Hickey, Jr., who is being
loaned by the Navy. Hickey worked
on such cases Tor more than a year'
prior TO being called into active ser
vice a few weeks ago.
Asked whether he would be in
clined to call Father CoughlIn, a De
troit priest, befo4e the grand jury
if he ere conducting the invcStig3-
ton, Biddle said he thought that he
would.
Coughlin has said he is no longer
connected with the periodical,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
Oil Wells
Destroyed
Before aps
British Minister Warns
That Allies Rust As
su1ne japanese Ability
to Strike Against Aus,
tralia and India at
Same Time.

CEy The Associated i'rc>S)
British engineers applying The
"scorcl.cd earth" policy we're re
ported 10 have destroyed 5000
OIL wells in the re- Yenane-
NaunE fields in western lr;na
today IS Cutnun1bcT@d British
troops rctrcatcd an " uNd II :hr
fierccst Japanese assault of the
campaign.
simultaneously, British Min
lister Richard 9. Casey WARNED
that the allies must assume Japan
a strike in "mla.jor offcnsiycs
against Australia and India
at the same time.
Burma is the eastern approach to
British headquarters announced
that battle-Worn British troops, fight
Ing a desperate holding action against
japans invasion armies i'm the IRA
Waddy river valley. had withdrawn at
least 10 miles to a line north Of
MagWe.
The British communique said
heavy japanese pressure on the
British right flank mad forced the
withdrawal. but said other British
troops were still successfully pro-
tectlng the right flank of the Chinese
eNpeditionary force
The main Chinese army is undnl
heavy attack by Japanese columns
striking from the south and thveaG-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
LeojIsy Is Recalled
For Consultation
Naziis Execute
IS Hostages

NichN, April l1.-(AP)-The
German authorities announced
today that So hostages had been
shot in occupied France in re-
prisal for attacks against Ger
man occupying troops.
A first group OF IS was shot
April II, according TO the Ger
mar announcement. This follow
ed attacks on railroad lines the
night of March 25.
4 second group of 20 was shot
the same day in reprisal for at
tackS against German soldiers
at Eruay, Mericourt and near
Lens, the announcement said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17

Rejects Move
To Defer Vote


Washington, April l7.-CAP)-The
House naval committee refused by
a 8 to 8 vote today to suspend action
for a month on legislation to limit
War profits and regulate labor in
war industries.
Representative Flaherty, Demo-
crat, Massachusetts. indicating he
thought the committee would re-
ject the legislation offered by Chair
man Vinson. Democrat. Georgia, of
fered the motion, saying:
eve are all aware of the posi-
bility of executive action on all
phases of this legislation.
Negotiations to that end nov are
Continued on Page Five\
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
Nazi Agents
Plead Guilty

Louisville. KY, April 17.-(AP)-
Pleading guilty to charges Of being
unregistered nazi agents, George K.
Bodenschatz. 40, and his wife, Viola,
50, were sentenced in federal court
today to five years imprisonment and
fined $4,000 each.
The couple also received tWo-year
p.luu sentences and fines of $1,000
each w. mother count of the Ird'ct-
Continued on Page FlVel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
65,O 900 TROOPS
AND CIVILIANS
LEFTONBATAAN
BRITISH SUB SINKS
ITALIAN TRANSPORT

London, April 17.-(AP)-.A Brit
ssh submarine has torEcdocd anG
Junk a large Italian transport from
d convoy in the Mediterranean, the
admiralty announced today.
The announcement said the ship,
which was one of two transports
protected by escort vessels, was hit
10y two torpcdocs and sank in seven
minutes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
Approximately $4,000
Combat Troops, In
Guiding 16 Generals.
Presumed In the
Hands of the Enemy
Nurses Saved.

Washington, April l7.-(Ap
The War department announc-
ed today hat more than s.
600 troops and civilians, includ-
ing l6 generals, had been unrc-
ported for more than a week on
Bataan peninsula and were
''preSunably in the hands of the
enemy"
This figure included approXi-
mately $4,000 combat troops.
about $500 sick and wounded,
a number of supply and other
non-Combattant troops and
some $4,000 civilians, a COM
munique reported.
No reports of casualties in the last
Few days Of fighting have been "e-
,elVcd, the Communiquc said, but 1t
vas believed likely that losses were
leaVy or both sides.
There were 68 Army nurses on
and all of them were eva
,uatcd to C%orrcgidOr island on April
, along with a relatively small num-
Der of troops, the communicate said.
AmeriCan-Fillpino troops were re-
0Ort-d to be fighting off an attack
IN Iloilo, Panay island city and last
Philippines point still in
American hands.
A War department communiuue
late yesterday said japanese troops
from eight transports were
engaged by Amcrican-Filipino forces
The Japanese were estimated tC
number about 5000. They were
ashore under cover of naval guntlrt
and air bombardment.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17

Continued on Page Five\
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

In swsnk spot Teutonic playboy yelled to
friends across the floor:
I'm either get my commission or be on Ellis
Island any day"
He can get big odds on the latter.
DANNY HAYES applause at the Waldorf's
~ FDR Birthday affair the most pro-
Dr. VIM L. Stidger does a masterful job Of
explaining the Presidents problems IN True
Story.
for undcrcovcr assignments IN the Navy arc
Gbbers Only Navy women are nurses or civil
service workerS-aS stenogS etc.
Jerry Cooper and Joan Mitchell, the Nersiren,
have ended their longtime idyll. His torch has
more heat than heated cab
Harper's Bazaar will incorporate in the March
taken in will be invested in u. s. Defense Bonds.
The model for that cover is Powers gal named
Betty Bond.
TVlE Mt Royal Hotel Montreal. honored FDR
i with huge cake for its many guests and
participated in the March Of Dimes campaign.
Eddie Cantor signs:
Gee, Mickey Rooney is a married man now.
Deanna Durbin another kid, Is bride. Poor
little Shirley Temple-an old maid"
w. II. Donovan, mgr. of Tropical Park and
Chas. McLennon OF Hialeah. will probably be
the officials to run the proposed Camden County
track.
There, Postal Telegraph ga-nessengcr who
i 20 Cuto-She has Radio City tenants sending
wires to each other
EREDIT a. T.. kahn'S The Hour with first
y digging up the facts on German agent Won
Clepm last May.
Whats become Of Joe McWiams?
And what is the Govt doing about that bird
in Kentucky? Whose last pamphlet contained
this:
president Rosenfeld Of the Raw Deal. He has
some neck-for some rope"
Is Attorney General Bidde interested in
VIM. Dudley Pelleys last issue Of The Roll Call
for December IS?
One line OF a seditous blast went
Internal economy must now he decided by
the sword.
Doesn't that sentence mean the bayonet is 10
supplant the ballot in this country?
Tune in WALTER WINCHELL BROADCAST
each Sunday TO 9;l5 p m, on Station WY,
Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

Your flag and M fog.
blessing in the sty;
Your hope and my hope,
II rerer hid a he.
Your heart dnd my heart
Beet quicker AZ tte sight.
Sun-kissed and tcird tosSed
The Red ord Blue and Uhtr.
Wilbur d. NcsbIt.
above is an excerpt from Your Flag and
My Flag" poem you should teach your children
after you memorZe il yourself. Mr.. Nesbt, then
columnist for the Baltimore American. wrote
this poem in 19O7.--END.)
QUENTIN REYNOLDS. War correspondent.
" Is 10 receive $500 for one days work
consisting of speaking prologue for war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

- dancer, IN musical comedy as a SlngeT'dnd
Hollywood An actress.
Other successful persons named Quecne are
Queonie NaSSar and Queenie O Rrlen Thompson.
who changed her name 20 Merle Oberon
Marjorie Ellis McCrady. ColumnISt stSllst
and Satrist. She's from Minneapolis. Seems 10
me all the people l know from Minneapolis are
named McCrady; McGovern, Kelly, Phelan or
Murphy.
] thought that was a town noted for residents
Of scandinavian descent. Anyway, MISS Nc
Grady has written an unusual book Of etiquette,
Manners for Moderns, Look II up
soINHERE Is town named Charley. n.y.
L writes q ChlcaGoan. Gan YOU name siN
other towns with first names Of men"
Very easN sir Chester ArCbthald pa
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

no brig yet-and won't be" Iiooray for him.
Chums are sure John Payne and Anne Shirley
won't divorce Both are kids and discovering
the first few years are the toughest.
Clare Boothe Luce debuts in Tex McCraryS
exciting newsreel this week. The rushes inspired
one admirer TO chirp:
"Aw, nobody can he THAT pretty"
The Naval Relief Society according 10
Admiral c r Train gave and loaned the sum
Of S5lS SIS ST. IN l94l
SeCy Knox on January 80 ordered uniforms
AZ all times except when exercising and when
there are less than three guests in the home
DUDD SCHULBERG Of Hollywood will he
- interested n learn that the Nazi Propa ganda
Ministry via short-wave) is seriazing his best
seller To prove, apparently, Hollywood pro-
ducers arc the lowest earth
Authorities have headaches because raCketeers
have split at least three Free European" move
ments four ways There are now Free Italian
Free French and Free Czech groups. The
State Dept will crack down hard
MGM's 81 Seadlor observes:
THE laps found Macarthur where they
expected a Port Arthur
THE City Athletic Club invites 20 men in
X uniform each weekday night Club privileges
'ner, etc 30 on SUNDAYS.
The. Addison Randals Barbara BcrnC'D are
muluplitem.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

FAfs1s1 htaS ~ - -
story film being made
IN Hollywood.
Bob Ripley. One NJ
worlds most famous
bachelors. He has been
a catch Of the season
since 1921 Believe Il
or Not Mr. Ripley owns
five AUTOMOBILES and
cant drive. IIc has
never played cards,
draws his cartoons up
side down. vas born on
Christmas and wears
only bow ties.
Queenic Smith. a
New York City girl
who made good with
the Metropolitan Opera
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

Mck of medical sup
plies" was apparently
planted by enemy
agents. Not true.
Kin of Max q
L DOM is, the singer,
want her to know that
her real mother has
passed on.
1t is now Ma jor Vim
cent Youmans (USA).
He composed Tea for
Two" a ong other
song delights.
GEORGE ROOSE-
VI WELT, now in uni
form, wants his hecklcrS
10 know he amt in
4 4.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

MRS MYRTLE c. WILLARD; a cashier al
M midtown hotel is the mother of hero A, r.
Nininger Jr., posthumously awarded the Con
gressonal Medal OF Honor tragic story.
Hadn't seen her since he was 4.
Merle Oberon's admttance to Mt. Sinai
Hospital was not for serious reason.
- The recent rumor that there were needless
nput M OnS at Pearl HarhOr because OF alleged
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

Albert Okla Ebenezer, X. Y Alexander, y. D;
Arthur ~ y.
Most beautiful hands in the country are. BY
vote Of a group of beautIflcIans, possessed by
Mrs, Aka Gmbel. Edith WIKI WIllkie. Margaret
SULLIVAN. DInah Shore and Alice Marble
Beautiful faces are common N Hollywood but
beautiful hands and legs are rarity.
And that Is why the majority Of feminine film
stars require doubles for closeup shots OF hands
and legs
"rerhap. the Chicago girls are little plump,
females 10 be found in Allentown. Pa. It's
the Pennsylvania Dutch cooking that does it,"
TIERE are more than 20 dates calling for
L patriorIc people 10 display the United States
flag How many can YOU name? A New Yorker
says for planting replica Of the star Spangled
Banner IN his garden he IS gong 20 use Hiding
Hood IinnIas, carpet Of snow alyssum and blue
cap CraiuT.
Seemed All right 70 nc that naS replica
should be- planted A lawn or IN a garden but
the following lulc OF tho United states Flag
ASSOCIATION has been pointed out
DO not use tho flag portion Of a costume
or athletic uniform. DO not embroder IL on pin
cushions or handkerchiefs nor print IL paper
napkins or boxes"
Would seem planting flag might be judged
similar 10 embrolderlng It on something.
OAKLAND Cal, subscriber says he has found
~ his safety razor blades do a much better Job
m warm climate than IN a cold And that
tho warmer the climate The better the shave.
II heat actually improves safety razor blades
perhaps We better keep thcm IN a hot place or
put them IN boiling water for time before
shaving
Tommy Moore Of Seattle says there IS dog
in his home town with five legs.
New Yorker says her eyes change color
according 10 the way she feels Some times her
eyes blue and at others green or gray.
rs 10 preventing or getting rid of gray hair
II sand heredity is an important factor and
because Of that some people cannot hope 10 elimi-
nate the silver threads among the golden or
brunei locks
In the February number Of Good HouSekeep-
ING there Is an interesting article on gray hair
and the possibilities OF eliminating IT,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06
On Broadway
Walter WincheU

Trad. MARI Regi'ter.d. copyrishi 1912.
Evening star., 1942-09-27
By Jane Eads,
Wide World.

1T was like looking at horse and
saying, 1t would be fun to ride him.
unused Mrs. Nancy Harkness Love.
Mrs Love, recently appointed director
of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying
Squadron, was trying to explain what
happened when she first got good look
at an airplane.
Il wanted to fly right off, and I just
about did. I'm no supergenius, you un-
derstand, but concentrated hard and l
learned fast. I soloed after only five
hours training That kind of thing is
not legal now though"
TT was darned nice plane Fleet
started with" she added thoughtfully,
as though recalling an old friend.
Mrs. Love has been flying for IL years,
starting when she was only 16, at
Houghton, Mich. Her first teacher was
James S. Hansen, veteran pilot. She
won her private license after few brief
weeks of training
That fall she went to Vassar, but con-
tinued her flying on week ends. Three
years later she got her commercial trans
port license Since then she has sold
planes, helped her husband. 1t. Col.
Robert Love, deputy chief of staff of the
Air Transport Command, operate fly
ing school and has flown the length and
breadth of the United States.
"Humdrum" Career
In 1895 she did alrmarking for the
Civil AeronauticS Administration, laying
out routes all over the country. Helen
Ritchie and Helen McCloskey were her
assistants.
The following year she came in fifth
In the Amelia Earhart Trophy Race OF
the national meeting at Cleveland. This
was the only racing she has ever done.
Though she says she has led hum
drum" aviation career with no spectac-
ular flying, or accidents of any kind most
people wouldn't agree that the business
of ferrying bombers was particularly
humdrum.
That is what she did before the fall OF
France. She was one of the original
group of pilots-and the only woman
to fly aircraft, consigned to Britain, to
the Canadian border.
As chief Of the WAFS she will train 50
Evening star., 1942-09-27
A Modern Minstrel

champion soccer player. But Mrs. Beck
man had been seeking successor to
Scholander for Is years, and she offered
to help him train his voice. After
year and half under her tutelage he
went to Sweden.
Scholander at first refused to teach.
but Dyer Bennet sang to him, and the
minstrel said: mo, no, that isn't the
way. Let me show you" So they
sang to one another all day long, for
many weeks.
Scholander died soon after Dyer
Bennett completed his training. The
young singer toured Sweden, earning
his supper by singing in farm houses.
On his way back to the United States.
he sang for Welsh miners and English
mill workers.
Dyer-Bennet is always adding more
songs to repertory that now, is 450
songs in seven languages, including so
ballads of his own. He regards each
song as an artist regards canvas. He
VI ulko OuU lllC COlOlS tllC pOWCl AIlu
beauty of plainly-worded verses. ex-
pressing the feeling of the plain mans
joy in life. the bitter sorrow of brutal
tragedy, or the rough humor of homely
everyday incidents.
"Scholander told me that the only
way to learn the art of minstrelsy is to
sing to the people, feel their response,
and make them believe in what you
are singing" Dyer-Bennet says.
He sings "The Three Ravens"
grimly ironic tale of the 18th Century
wars of the roses, tale Of three black
birds of evil contemplating knight
slain in green field, and debating
where they shall take their breakfast.
And the emerald brilliance OF an Eng
lish field at dawn, the sleek blackness
Of the raven wings, the silver glow Of
the knights armor, are caught and
made real by the persuasive power Of the
singer.
He Is . painter IN song.
Evening star., 1942-09-27

Ackendale, Fallers Landing, Goose Bay.
Budds Ferry, Chapmans Point, Haloing
Point, Monkey Point. Dipple, Sandy
Point, Eagles Nest, Mount Moriah and
Tent Landing.
Record Catch
Seines are still hauled on some OF
these landings, but the results do not
compare with the great yields Of bygone
days, when it was not an uncommon
thing to take at single haul 1000 shad
and upward and 100000 herring. In
1882, record catch of 950,000 accurately
counted fish was taken in one haul The
low price which these brought was, for
the herring, Is cents thousand, and
for the shad, $3.50 hundred. Gen.
orally, however, the former brought 81 so
a thousand and the latter sometimes as
much as SO to 81 hundred
Not only are the shad getting scarcer
all the time, but they are gradually
growing smaller. hundred years ago
being sold in the markets for cents,
and we even read of their weighing as
high as 13 pounds. To us, at the present
day, a 6-pound shad is whopper.
AS to herring, in the good old days of
our fathers, herring were taken so plen-
tifully that at times they were given
away or purchased for a small sum and
used on the nearby farms as a fertilizer.
You may obtain an idea of the magni-
tude of the Potomac fish industries at
their peak, many years ago, when you
are told there were then $50 fisheries on
Evening star., 1942-09-27

then not in abundance, but with the
requisite amount of patience, no doubt
good fisherman could have caught quite
a mess in this way.
Showing how rapidly the volume Of
water is diminishing in the creek, the
writer personally recalls that IS years
ago it took very good swimmer to cross
this stream after heavy rain and when
the creek was swollen out of its banks
At Big Rock, where the Zoo elephants
used to bathe, and where the boys usually
went swimming, to cross the creek when
the water was very high, it was necessary
to 60 upstream and swim down with the
rushing current and grasp the rock in
passing it. 1t was not unusual upon such
occasions for the water to extend out of
banks so far over as the old stone quarry,
just south OF Quarry road, some distance
above Big Rock, and when the Geological
Park was first established it was thought
to be risky thing to put the bear pits
in this place. But alas! It is not the
same creek, and never will be, for much
of the surrounding territory from which
it formerly obtained its supply of water
is now drained by sewers This and other
causes have reduced its volume consider
ably and alarmingly.
Hines, before quoted, says: THE people
Of Washington used to catch herring
in Rock Creek as far up as Rowls (now
Lyons mill dam. Some families would
catch as many as would last them, per-
haps, until the next season. This was
because the creek was obstructed by
the canal basin and the dam of the old
paper mill, 1895 or 1799." For the pur-
pose of protecting navigation along this
stream, which was possible for some
distance from its mouth, the Maryland
Legislature in 1892 passed a law for
bidding the erection thereon of any
Weirs and hedges.
Another early writer tells us, in re-
terring to this subject, that Il have seen
Patterson's workmen at his paper mill at
Rock Creek Ford, at western termina-
ton OF Boundary street (now Florida
avenue), secure many thousands of her.
rings in two or three hours with dip
nets. worked from the top of the dam