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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Eomon Made Job
Easy for Successor
Reorganization, S+reamlinine
Of Department Marked Term
BY MILTON MURRAY

fingers against the wall. Frahm
sat, hour after hour. in his office
a few feet away completely iso-
lated. He chewed series OF
matches. Late that evening Mayor
Edward J. Jeffries. who had APP
pointed Eaman. arrived at the
commissioners office accompanied
by John II. Witherspoon, assist
ant corporation counsel.
(Witherspoon will succeed Ea-
man as police commissioner on
June L.
SNAPS MATCH, vANIsHES
There had been conference
with Judge Ferguson. A clerk
came through and told Frahm the
commissioner wanted TO see him.
Frahm snapped the match he had
been chewing and disappeared into
the commissioners Office. There
was an agonizing interval. There
was the rumble of raised voices
penetrating the commissioners
closed door.
Then Eaman came out. His
rudy face was white. The lines
in his face were etched with
WEAKNESS.
superintendent Fred Frahm
has been discharged" he said.
In the chaotic days that fol.
lowed there were other firings
other designations and many sus-
pensions. The. grand jury slammed
its indictments at the police de-
lpartment. Kidding the admins
trative staff with its graft charges.
Today Frahm is under prison
sentence. cleaning up the income
tax on his proven grating before
going to Jail. Other officers have
been convicted and still others are
on trial.
Louis Berg. a Flooding. honest
policeman who had been shunted
aside by the coterie who ruled
headquarters with Frahm. became
superintendent in the "E m a n
Earthquake" At times Berg was
almost the only ranking officer at
headquarters during the days and
nights OF reorganization.
The greatest break I got In
my Job WAS to have Louie Berg
on the Job" Eaman said. The
Job couldn't have been done
without him. He worked as
faithfully as any man could"
EACH OWN CHIEF
Between them. Eaman and Berg
IS ream ! ne d the department.
Eliminated were the brass hat
jobs. the overlap OF authority and
the confusing setup that permitted
buck-passing.
Today each precinct inspector Is
chief of police in his own dis
ltrict" as Eanan puts it, respon-
sible for his administration and
free 10 enforce the law as II
should be enforced.
~ went say that the town Is
pure" Eaman said. "SQu can
probably still bet on a horse
race, but the gamblers aren't
out In the open Haunting them
selves 20 the public"
The charts that Eaman will
turn over 10 his successor show
the exact and detailed trail Of
authority from commissioner
down. There is a large book con-
tanning reports of each bureau
and division. The new boss should
be able TO sit down with the
charts and the book and. within
-tew-heuEs- have complete
grasp of the manner in which the
department operates and some
idea of the men who run il.
Which is more than any mortal
could have done Jan. 2. 1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12

The family had TO leave their
home in Pearl Harbor after the
afraid, so today a Hawaiian-born
mother is looking for a small De-
troit apartment near a school for
the duration OF at least until
hear from my husband"
The mother is 27-year-old Isa-
belle FitZmaurice, who, with her
two sons, arrived recently in the
United States on an evacuee ship.
She came TO Detroit to find a
temporary home with relatives OF
her husband, Charles. who has beer
in the navy since his first enlist.
ment in Detroit eight years ago.
ASKS NAVY CLUBS AID
The arrival of the family here
was disclosed when she appeared
lat the Navy Club in the Barlun
Hotel to get aid in finding moder.
ately priced living quarters for
herself and two sons by former
marriage, Mark. 9. and Donald 8
All three witnessed the Japa-
nese raid on Pearl Harbor or
December 7.
I'VE were all up. even before
the raid started early Sunday
morning, because IL Is so beauti-
full there at that time of day."
said tall. pretty Mrs. Fftz-
maurice. half Hawaiian, whose
father is a retired army man.
'When the planes started fly
ing over we thought IL was just
practice raid. Then Mark
rushed np-fn-d dy-and- said
those are Jap planes IT, was
then we realized what was hap
pening and we were dunn
founded"
my husband told us to get
to relatives In Honolulu as
quickly as possible and rushed
off to the base. and the chill
dren stood In the garage all
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12


ID. Eaman will turn over to hi
successor a portfolio of charts ant
diagrams n owing the curren
|setup of the Detroit Police De
partment and arguments will be
gin as 10 whether Eaman Is tn,
best police commissioner Detroi
ever had and as to whether III
isn't one of the best. any Amer
lean city ever had.
While the argument goes on
Eaman will be up on thu. Au Sable
near Grayling. getting a res
earned during two and a hal
years.
The 64-year- man wht
the "Eaman Earthquake
Jan. Ia. 1910, will be totally un
interested in the. argument ovel
n; relative merits.
HAD TO BE DONE
"What did had to be DONE
he said. at wasn't pleasant and
1 have0't enjoyed II. ! had to
he talked into taking the job.
These days. perhaps, there h a
wider conception Of public serv-
ice. There Is q war on and all
Of US are doing our part. But
when I took this Job l took II
because I believed In my eommu-
nifty.
This II where my home In,
where my friends are, where
my children were brought up. ]
want II to be q decent place
to live. q safe and pleasant
place. I've done what I could
to make II that"
What Eaman did has been writ
ten in the headlines of Detroit ant
the nations papers. He tool
over, Jan. 2. 1910. police de
partment riddled with grating
from beatmen to major officers
demoralized by job buying ant
favoritism. The Judge Homel
Ferguson grand jury was under
way. The grating cops wer'
plotting TO protect themselves
The honest ones were cynical o
any change OF administration.
SEE NEW wHITEwASH
"Another whitewash,- they
muttered 10 themselves. Keep
your lip buttoned and your nose
clean"
In the office next 10 the com
missioner and regarded as the
smartest cop in the department
was Fred Frahm, superintendent
of police.
When Eaman moved into thu
paneled office on the third foo
at 1900 Beaubien street, IL wa,
Frahm who showed him the ropes
Frahm guided him on tour o
the Is precinct stations. introduced
him TO the commanding officers
put in a good word here and there
and made himself indispensable.
/ rode on that first tour of ths
new commissioner. Frahm dir
most of the talking. The commits
sioner was a yes and no man. III
had almost nothing TO say. HI
looked.
Gray-haired. stocky, a veteran
of World War !. wealthy lawyer
who had been a Democrat befor,
the New Deal. he was a myster,
to Frahm and TO the police Off
Gals TO whom he was introduced
Twelve days later. with bev,
of other reporters. l was campet
in the anteroom of the commits
sioner's Office as the "EamaI
earthquake" shook headquarter
and Detroit.
Ranking officials were reduced
designations were written in cor
ridors on paper held by sweating
Evening star., 1942-06-08
0den Trial Witness Tells
How Gun Had 10 Be Fired

Testimony that the trigger of the
semi automatic pistol used in the
fatal shooting of Ellen Reid Can
non. IS, had to be pulled each time
a shell was fired was given today
in the District Court murder trial
of Guy e. Oden.
Capt. John Fowler, firearms ex-
pert of the Metropolitan Police De-
partment. told the jury the gun
could not have fired three shots
in succession without the trigger
having been pulled and a safety
catch pushed for each shot. As
sistant United States Attorney Bern
ard Margolius brought Capt. Fowler
to testify on rebuttal in an effort
to prove that Oden had delibertely
shot his young sweetheart Defense
Attorney James J. Laughlin claims
the gun went off by accident during
scuff1e between Guy and Mrs.
Elizabeth De Vous.
The shooting occurred July 10
194l, in an apartment at ll40 o
street SW Oden is charged with
drst-degree murder.
Arguments to the jury are ex-
pected to open this afternoon, and
the jury probably will get the case
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Soldiers and Sailors Put 0. K.
On Art at National Gallery
First Sunday Night Exhibition Hours
Attract Loree Crowd Of Sewcemen

we're members of the art squad
that paints murals for recreation
halls. Ptv. Raymond Brossard Of
Allenhurst, N. j., and Pvt. Albert
Lukavich of New Haven. Conn.
came with an eye to cleaning few
hints from the masters.
Mrs. Roosevelt Attends.
The soldiers got a look at Mrs
Roosevelt, too, when she dashed in
late in the evening to hear a few
bars of Francis Garzia's l7-man
ensemble. The ensemble will play
every Sunday night throughout the
summer, through sponsorship Of
Chester Dale of New York. Mr.
Dale was there last night. pleased
that the servicemen brought their
girls and settled down for the entire
evening.
At the first bars Of the opening
ensemble number. rustic went over
the audience. 1t was Beethoven's
Fifth, the 'V for Victory" SYM
phony.
AIC ciiSCiiiOic pidN Cu dIAiOis tiic
potted palms and fountains in the
east garden court. Only few
chairs ag. st the wall were pro-
vided for listeners The audience
cheerfully adapted themselves to
lack of chairs. however. crouching
around the fountains and risking
the seats of their trousers to sit on
the edges Of the wooden tubs that
held the potted palms Many stood
during the entire program from 7:3O
to 10 o'clock.
One Unhappy Person.
Only unhappy person in the nearly
5000 in the gallery last night was
Capt. John j. Sackas. chief of SOL
dier art and decoration, stationed
at the War Department.
Photographers taking pictures of
soldiers looking at art exhibits wor-
ried Capt. Sackas. He was afraid
the impression might get out that
soldiers jammed the gallery simply
to look at some of the nude statues
in the west wing.
These boys didn't come here to
look at statues as they would girls
kicking up their heels in a burlesque
show" he maintained stoutly They
are good boys. They came for the
art"
Capt. Sackas need not have wor-
ried about his boys. The Venuses
got their quota of attention. but so
did all the Rembrandts and the Van
Dycks.
1t. Frank Hervey OF the Air Corps
and four Fort Meade privates stood
longest before Baron Gros paint
ing and then turned silently away.
The baron had pictured Napoleon
on the bloody battlefield of Eylau
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Two Men Injured
In Traffic Mishaps
In D. T.. Area Die
Pedestrian Fatally Hurt
While Crossing Street;
1912 Toll Hits so
D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 ---------.-- 81
Killed in same period of l94l 81
Toll for all OF l94l ----- g.

Two men died in Washington
hospitals today from injuries re-
ceived in traffic accidents.
Orie M. Jacobs. AZ, driver of an
auto which, police said, jumped an
embankment at Wheatland Bridge,
near Leesburg, Va, died at Mount
Alto Hospital.
Mr.. Jacobs, supervisor OF the Ill
tration plant of the District Work
house at Occoquan, Va, lived at
Woodbridge, Va. He was married
and had one daughter.
Raymond Beach. 49. 1888 K street
Sc, who died in Providence Hos
pital, was struck by an auto in front
of his home as he crossed the street
late Saturday night, police reported.
Driver of the car was Marshall
p. Pickett. 20, of District Heights
Nd, police said. The cause of death
was not Immediately determined, but
the hospital said Mr.. Beach appar-
emily suffered a fractured skull.
Another pedestrian was in serious
condition at Casualty Hospital after
being hit today by a streetcar at
First and B streets Sc, police re-
ported. The victim was James
Fretz, 81, 2l3 H street Sc.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Mc|ntire Gets Degree
As 6. ". Medical
School Opens Session
War Cont Use Older
Men, Surgeon General
Tells Students

Accepting an honorary degree as
doctor of science from George
Washington University. Rear Ad-
miral Ross T. McIntire, the Navys
surgeon general. today informed the
student body of its medical school
that America is fighting "a war
that can't use older men"
Battles are on "a basis of physical
endurance" he said
The Navy has found it necessary
to detach 35-year -old medical off,
GERS from certain combat units be-
cause they were too old" Admiral
McIntire revealed.
He indicated high respect fol
Japanese physical fitness-recall-
ing that the "Japs went through 300
miles of Malay jungle and were
physically fit to clean up the Allies
when they arrived at Singapore A
tremendous American physical
training program will be needed
within the next few years, he said
President Cloyd H. Marvin con-
ferred the university degree upon
DR. McIntire, who is personal physi-
clan to President Roosevelt.
Students enrolled IN the l18th
session of the medical school wit
messed the presentation, a feature
of the opening session Of a new
school year. This is the first time
that a school year has begun in
June. Dean Walter A. Bloedorn
pointed out. Five days ago COM
mencement exercises were held
Vacations have disappeared for the
duration, he said.
The new freshman class contains
78 members, selected from 800 ap-
plicants. They represent "a States
and come from AZ colleges.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
MiIeham Will Retain
Predecessor S Deputy
Afraid Wardens
Fifth Will Be Named
Before First Meeting Of
Assistants June Is

Chief Air Raid Warden William
j. Mileham announced today he had
recommended the reappointment of
his predecessor four assistant dep
uties.
The new chief said he had been
given his choice of selecting new
aides or retaining those who had
assisted Battalion Chief Clement
Murphy. He said he had written
Defense Co-ordinator John Russell
Young to recommend the reappoint-
ments.
The four assistants are Mary Ma
son, who has been in charge Of
women's activities; Harry N. Stull.
Arch Mcdonald and 1t. Col H. o.
Atwood, all general assistant dep
utieS.
A fifth assistant probably will be
selected by Mr.. Mileham by the time
he meets for the first time with the
deputy wardenS on June Is.
His staff of special inspectors. he
said. probably would not be drawn
from the ranks of deputy wardens
until July.
Mr.. Mileham made it clear that
equipment of warden posts would
be thoroughly discussed at the
meeting next week. The deputy
wardens, he said. will be given an
opportunity to suggest what they
think is necessary for the posts and
what they think can be eliminated.
The chief warden said he con-
sidered equipment one of the most
controversial subjects in civilian de-
fense, more among the public at
large than among members of the
warden service. If the standard of
equipment for which funds are being
raised is clearly defined, he said,
there will be fewer questions raised
by the public.
He said he didn't think the public
and the warden service has been
given a clear enough explanation of
what is needed, what should not be
purchased because it is more essen
tial elsewhere and why certain
things are not necessary.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Father and Son Serve
As Deacons al Service

For the first time in the memory
of several old-time members, a
father and son served together as
deacons at the Calvary Baptist
Church communion service yester-
day. They are John A. Patterson.
sr, retired Government Printing
Office employe, and John A. Patter-
son. jr.. manager of customers
service at the Chesapeake e. Poto-
mac Telephone Co.
DR.. E. c. Rice, a member of the
church since 1887, said it was the
first time he could recall a father
and son serving together on the
Board of Deacons. Mr.. Patterson
Sr. who lives at 6205 Thirtieth
street NV, is superintendent of
the Home Department of the Sun
day school. His son, who lives at
1924 Thirtieth street NV, is super
intendent of the Young People S
Department at the Sunday school.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Harriet f. Godfrey Dies;
Retired Federal EmpIoye

Miss Harriet E Godfrey, who re-
tired last October as assistant chief
of the accounts section of the
Secret Service Division of the
Treasury Department, died Thurs
day in a Conway IS. c. hospital
it was learned here today. Serv-
ices were held Friday in Cheraw
S. G.
Miss Godfrey entered the Secret
Service in January. 1924. She re-
tired last year because of illness
She was a graduate of Winthrop
College and once taught in the pub
lie schools of Cheraw.
She is survived by, two brothers,
William Godfrey of 7Cheraw and S.
j. Godfrey of Conway. and two sis
tiers, Miss Claude Godfrey and Mrs.
Marion Boyd, both Of Georgetown,
S. G..
Evening star., 1942-06-08
District BuiIdinq
Ceremonies
|0penF|ag Week
Commissioner Mason
Calls for Homage to
Americas Symbol

Flag Week should be the occasion
on which We dedicate ourselves to
a never-ceasing daily payment Of
homage to the flag because it is the
symbol of the soul of America,
Commissioner Mason said today at
the opening ceremonies of the week
in front of the District Building.
The program, featuring massing
OF the colors by % patriotic organi-
cations of the District, opened with
the pledge of allegiance to the flag
led by Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox.
Others participating were Bill Coyle,
radio director Of The Star, who
sang Wave That Flag, America"
and William Tyler Page. president
general of the United States Flag
Association.
Marine Band PLAYS.
A 15-minute concert by the United
States Marine Band preceded the
ceremony.
The flag, Commissioner Mason
said, is the symbol of the spiritual
urge of our national soul and flies
deflantly and challengingly at the
head of the great march-the march
of the American freedoms" II is
the symbol of that for which We
are ready to die"
Commissioner Mason urged that
the flag be symbol inspiring us TO
sacrifices at home equal to those
Of the battle front.
Sunday Is Flag Day.
Flag week, proclaimed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to honor the en-
blems of all anti-Axis countries, will
eliminate next Sunday in the OBJ
Servance of United Nations Flag
Day. A feature will be a short wave
broadcast between New York and
London.
Local events planned for next
Sunday include a special Elks Club
ceremony at Sylvan Theater at 5
pm, at which Senator Barbour. Re-
publican, of New Jersey, will speak,
and the dedication of a new Amer
ican Legion home at Meridian Park
at 4 pm.
The radio program set for that
date will be carried by the Colum-
bia Broadcasting System and the
British Broadcasting Corp. Youths
representing the United States.
Latin American countries and China
will speak from New York while
those of England and the exiled
Allied governments will broadcast
from London.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
| 1000 Gallons
| OF Gas Flow
| Into Sewer

One thousand gallons Of precious
gasoline were washed into the
sewer by the District Fire Depart
ment this morning when a large
storage tank at Fourth and Bryant
streets NE. had either overflowed
or sprung a leak.
Police Of No. II precinct. sum-
moned as a precautionary measure
when the gas started to flow. said
the cause of the incident was a
mystery.
They listed the owner of the tank
as Wilfred Floyd, proprietor of
gasoline station in the 2400 block OF
Bladensburg road NE Mr.. Floyd
was not available for comment. but
an employe of the service station
said he believed the tank was one
of three 10000 gallon storage units
maintained by the company on Bry-
ant street.
A man with an A ration card
could run his car for more than six
years on 1000 gallons of gas.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Arlington Primary
Hinges on Fate Of
Dawson Petition
Ruce Will Not Be Held il
Democratic Committee
Rules Against Validity

Edmund D. Campbell, chairman
of the Arlington County Board is
Democratic candidate to succeed
himself in the November elections.
The question OF whether a Demo-
cratic primary will be held in
August now hinges on the success
Of former Mayor Emmett C. Dawson
of Alexandria in qualifying before
the Eighth District Democratic
Committee as primary opponent
of Representative Smith.
The committee has contested the
validity of certain names on Mr.
Davison's petition Of candidacy and
has given him until June IS to OBJ
tain registrars certifcation of the
signatures
No Opposition Advanced.
To date. no name has been ad-
vanced as possible candidate
against Mr. Campbell in the Airing
ton general election. The deadline
for filing in the primary has passed.
Mr. Dawson will run as an inde-
pendent if the committee fails to
accept his petition. In that case,
the August primary would nos-be
held.
The Arlington Board chairman
was elected three years ago in a
campaign which he pledged to fight
esta blishment of business zones
along Lee boulevard. He has spon-
sored reorganization of the defunct
Public Utilities Commission; in
stituted a study resulting in lower
gas rates in the county and has
favored increased playground ap-
preparations in the annual budgets.
Recently he sponsored a move
ment to allow State administration
of Federal rent control regulations.
Campaign Manager Returns.
Thornton J. Goods, campaign
manager for Mr.. Dawson, returned
to Alexandria yesterday after a
trip which carried him into Orange,
Culpeper and Albemarle Counties
and the city of Charlottesville. to
have registrars certify the names
on Mr.. Davison's petition
The committee knows my petit
ton is valid" Mr. Dawson said. 1T
only wants to shorten the cam
paign by waiting until June IS to
accept me as a Democratic candi-
date.
LAS far as I am concerned, I am
in the campaign now. They can
either meet me in the Democratic
primary or they will have to meet
me. and beat me, in the general
election.
IF the committee declines to ac-
cept my petition, I'm not going to
be foolish enough to take it into
the courts. because that is what
the other side wants me to do. I
would get court decision some
time in September If I am not
accepted as Democratic candidate.
then I will file my petition for the
general election at Richmond"
Evening star., 1942-06-08
iehitago U. Professor
is Dunbarton Speaker

DR.. jerome Gregory Kerwin. as
sociate professor of political science
at the University of Chicago. de-
livered the commencement address
yesterday at Dunbarton College.
Baccalaureate mass was cele-
brated by the Very Rev. James M
Campbell, dean of the College OF
Arts and Sciences of Catholic Uni
versity. and the sermon was by the
Very Rev. Ignatius Smith. O. P,
dean OF the school of philosophy OF
Catholic University.
The graduates were:
EStelle Broussard. Elena Catalan,
Anne and Helen Corbett, Alicia and
Olga Clemena, Louise Dickhaut.
Margaret Mary Edmonston. Marga-
ret Mary Flanagan, Carolyn Fox,
Lucille Griffin, Virginia Hates.
Campbell Jones. Lorraine Lings-
Marx, Erma Meegan. Melen Miltner.
Elizabeth O'Brien, Elsie Blass. Mary
Margaret Ready. Jane Rockford.
Geraldine Dell Sale. Anna Grace
Small and Elizabeth Wilson.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
| Mrs. Roosevelt
|Gets Accustomed
| follower Berth

Priorities on airplane seats have
really had a beneficial effect on
Mrs. Roosevelt, she told her press
conference this morning. She is
slowly regaining the art of undress-
ing in a lower berth.
The first time she tried out her
new policy of not taking plane
unless it Is absolutely necessary
Mrs. Roosevelt found she was not in
time to procure her usual compart-
ment on the train.
Instead she wiggled out of her
clothes in a lower berth.
II said to myself" she reported to
the press conference. you really sic
spoiled" Mrs. Roosevelt expects to
be quite an expert lower berth
dresser before the war is over.