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Evening star., 1942-07-28
Colombian Banker Here
For Economic Meetina
p the Associated PHss

p the Associated PRss.
Miguel Lopez, president of the
Agrarian Credit Bank of Colombia
and q brother of President-elect
Alfonso Lopez, visited the State
Department yesterday to see Secre-
tAry Hull.
The Colombian said that his trip
To this country primarily was to
enable him to attend a meeting Of
the Economic Committee of the
League of Nations at Princeton,
N. j., August 7.
Evening star., 1942-07-28

Bonds or bondage was there
ever an easier choice? Get yours
now.
Evening star., 1942-07-28

Nolan D. Mitchell, historian: Jesse
J. Tanner, sergeant at arms, and
w. Dawson Kline, member of the
Executive Committee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
"A Model Prisoner
Mrs. Mary Berne+t. Who Killed Her Daughter,
Finds Peace in Work at House Of Correction
BY JANE sCHERMERHoRN

This Is Mary Benefits birthday.
Do you remember her? One
day. early last winter. she sent
her 16-year-old son, Edward, TO
Lincoln Park police station to
tell them
1--WE killed Patricia Ann"
And Patricia Ann was Mrs. Ber-
nett's other child. Just 8 years old.
There followed the court for
brought TO a dramatic
finale when Circuit Judge Joseph
A. Moynihan sent Mrs. Bernett TO
the house of correction for from
5 to Is years.
GETS ANOTHER CHANCE
"A sentence to be considered
disqualification rather than inn
prisonment because of the un-
usual circumstances surrounding
Mary Bernett and this entire
case" said Judge Moynihan last
May.
The circumstances were unusual
because up TO the time of this
tragedy, Mary Bernett - hard
working, honest. a good wife and
mother, had a perfect record. A
sanity commission reported that
she was mentally and emotionally
upset at the time of the crime.
And so it is that today a kind
judge. who for days searched the
story of Mary Bernett for all he
could find. and an intelligent.
American and humane system is
giving Mary another chance.
SMILES AT WORK
She smiles again as she goes
about her work at the house of
correction where she is serving
as cook in the hospital kitchen.
Mrs. Bernett has been canning
chill sauce in the hospital kitchen;
she has directed fall house clean
ing at her own home by letter
from Plymouth. Her husband and
son. regular visitors, receive still
more instructions on visiting days.
"She Is coming along fine with
the adjustment she must make"
say house of correction authori-
ties.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
Jailed, Mystified
About Bigdny

HILLSDALE. Mich. Sept. Is
CUP) Edward Brown. 20. farm
hand. faced charges of bigamy to-
day because of his personal belief
that a man can void his marriage
by failing TO live with his wife two
years.
Held in Hillsdale County fail.
Brown admitted having two wives
who live less than four miles
apart.
State police Cpl. Floyd Peters
quoted Brown as saying he mar
ried Dora Cole in Upper San
dusky. O., Feb. /. 1888. and moved
with her 10 Michigan. Eight
months later he left her and three
children and returned TO his native
Kentucky.
In Siresville. Ky. Brown mar
ried Mary Rowe Jan. 6. 1910. and
returned with her 10 Michigan last
Tuesday. When arrested. he was
living with his father. Leonard
Brown. 3ia miles east of Itch
field, where his first wife still re-
sides. The second Mrs. Brown has
one child and is expecting another.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
Churchill Aide Raps
I'd Front Demands

OTTAWA, Sept. % tINS1-
Discussing, by inference, the grow
ing cfamor for opening of an inn
mediate second front in Europe.
British Deputy Prime Minister
Clement Attlee said the military
strategy of the United Nations
cannot be affected by demands
made by irresponsible people"
Attlee. who arrived in Canada
by bomber from Britain. spoke to
the Canadian people in a nation
wide broadcast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
C|0Unite
In Chest Drive

Support OF the Congress OF In
dustrial Organization and the
American Federation OF Labor in
raising funds for the relief of suf-
fering among the United Nations
was pledged today TO Percival
Dodge. managing director of the
Detroit War Chest.
Philip Murray. president of the
Go. and William Green. presiden'
Of the AFL, simultaneously an
nounced a plan of cooperation on
national basis. which is being
duplicated in Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
Meet WardenS
Program for Area II Set
Tonight at Central

A program TO enable citizens to
get acquainted with their air raid
wardens in Area II, Zone 2, Sec
tors B and d. will be held at IDS
tonight at Central High School.
Sector B is bounded by Dexter,
Broadstreet. Collingwood and Cort-
land avenues. Sector ID. is bounded
by Twelfth street and Linwood,
Collingwood and CORTLAND ave-
nueS.
The program will include talks
by 1t. Com. Harry Kipke. l.. s,
n. r.; George Edwards. city coun-
Gilman and chief air raid warden.
and Alfred Meredith. representing
Tho Rcd Cross. A film on civilian
defense viii be shown.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
BAPTISM OF FIRE

The baptism of fire came in tn,
Gilbert and Marshall islands
Toms bombs got a destroyer. ar
ammunition dump and the landing
ramps.
Later Tom did scout duty cover
ing possible Jap retreat in IN,
Coral Sea and so came into Mid
way.
Our Job was the aircraft car
rier. Our two scatter dropped
the first bomb. We laid IL amid
ships and scrammed.
THE rest Of the squadron
came after us. We could see
their hits. and the men jumping
into the sea. The carrier turned
over and went down."
He grinned ruefully.
FORCED INTO SEA
$50 did we. They'd shot our
oil lines and when we were
about 20 miles from our carrier
we were forced into the sea.
The plane sank almost instantly.
We got into the rubber life boat,
Lieutenant Commander GaIlaher
and /. 1t must have been about
noon.
"Well, we fioated for FIVE
hours. We thought we'd he
picked up. Along late I'm the
afternoon an airplane few over
us and dipped a wing. just at
sunset a tin can picked us up.
That's destroyer. you know.
THE other night I took
Martha and mother TO the Fox.
The newsreel showed some of
the Midway stun. I could spot
some Of our planes and tell them
by the numbers. I knew who
was flying them"
Tom is going TO Chicago Il
teach in a teachers navy radio
school.
Right now Tom is most anxiou.
to see his brother, 1t Charlie.
Merritt, who is in the tank de
squadron at CampzHood
His halfbrother, 16-year-old Tee
Van YORK. goes 10 DENLY now anC
wants 10 join the navy.
All day Saturday out front o
the Van YORK home was a pil,
OF scrap metal for the Buy
Tank Drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
Oddities
Take Ny lire
Stranger Insists

CLEVELAND. Sept. % CUP).-
w. o. Wards front tire blew out.
and he was left miles from home
without a spare. Another motorist
stopped and observed his predica-
ment.
Take my spare and bring IT
back to me when you get your
tire fixed" said the stranger.
In case Congress wants 10
award him medal, the world's
greatest Samaritan is Norbert
Briggs of Shaker Heights.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
PROUD OF CANADIANS

General Knox, who commands
salutes from all British soldiers
beenath her rank, said Britain
takes tremendous pride in, the
Canadians part in the raid bn
Bfeppe.
The firm-spoken, but very feuni-
nine officer declared her former
work as housewife was harder than
than her present duties with fhe
ATS, who do virtually everything
an English soldier does except flra
guns. That function is prohibited
by empire policy.
General Knox and her husband.
Wing Com. George r. M. Knox,
are the parents of a f5-year-old
daughter. Julie, now in London,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
Woman General
Predicts Better.
Postwar World
Only One in British
Army Visits Detroit. r
Denies Men Are Ousfed

The world will derive nothing
but good from women's wartime
participation in fighting forces. in
dustry and civilian defense, Maj.
Gen. Jean Knox, "a, only woman
general in the British army, de-
clared today. -,
I'VE are not taking over mems
Jobs, said the comedy former
housewife. There Just aren't
enough men and we've come o<ft
to help. a r
women are being trained 10
think and accept responsibility.
People like me who did nothing
for anybody before the war. now
can do something for somebody
COMMANDS 10000 9 -
The youngest woman of her rank
in the world. General Knox COM
mands 10000 women in the Bit.
ish Auxiliary Territorial Service,
the organization after which this
country's WAACs were patterned.
She is in Windsor today on her
tour through Canada to stimulate
enlistments in Canada's Women's
Army Corps. -
you'd be surprised" said
General Knox. when you're
uniformed service, woman
doesn't mind putting on tlfe
same clothing every morning. Il
But then, II isn't what -
wear. It's what the uniform
stands for In this var"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
3 Brothers Equal | School

ROCKFORD. Ill, Sept. 2s
INS).-Each OF the Walsh boys
Is IN 4 class by himSe1f-Iiterally.
Joe Walsh. 13; James. IL. and
Jerome. 10. comprise the entire
student body at the Dolan Rural
School, near Durand Joe is i'm
the eighth grade, James in the
seventh and Jerome in the sixth
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
Pipe|ineRateCut
Boosters Fight
For Gas Slash
U. S. Order Reduces
Wholesale Rate by
Two Million Dollars

The city's long-drawn fight foi
reduced gas rates was appreciably
strengthened today by an order
from the Federal Power Commits
sion that lops approximately ST.
100000 off the operating costs oil
the Michigan Consolidated Gas
Company.
The government action came in
q demand for a S5.094.3S4 annual
rate reduction by the Panhandle
Eastern Pipe Line Company 10
wholesalers. Michigan Consoli-
dated uses 40 per cent of the COM
pany's output.
James II. Lee, assistant corpora
ton counsel, who led the bid for
lower wholesale rates before the
power commission, said the de-
cision would be made part of the
city's pending case before the
Michigan Public Service Commits
siony-
NEVER PASSED ON
In hearings before the commits
sion last year, Lee charged Michi-
gan Consolidated had never passed
on 10 users here the benefit OF
lower natural gas rates.
A statement by William C..
Voolfolk. president of the Michi-
gan Consolidated Gas Company
that the lower wholesale rate
would permit the company 10
absorb increased operating costs
was branded "a lot of hooey" by
Lee = -------
Increased costs do not seem
20 have lowered the earnings of
the company" he said. "The
fact that earnings arc above tho
legal limit II our primary con-
troversy with the gas COM
pany."
No CUT PROMISED
Voolfolk made no direct prom
Use Of lower rates In carefully
worded statement, he said:
Unless the cost Of this pur-
chased gas comes down, we will
be driven to apply TO the pub
lie service commission for an
increase In rates.
"When the reduction In the
cost of gas Ii actually made eff
fective, the company Will
promptly ask the public service
commission TO review the COM
pany's financial situation and
rates and 10 put into effect the
maximum reduction which the
lowered costs of purchased gas
will permit.
DELAY FORESEEN
Eve are sure that our Gus
toners realize that they have q
mutual interest with the COM
pany In maintaining II In
strong financial position"
Lee and Voolfolk agreed that
II would require sometime before
possible benefits OF the Panhandle
decision could be translated 10 the
consumer.
The reduction, the largest ever
ordered by the federal commission.
resulted from action filed in Feb
ruary by Detroit and Wayne
County with the Michigan Con-
solidated Gas Company interven-
ing.
Ann Arbor and Fort Wayne,
Ind, as well as Consumers Power
Company gas users I'm Jackson
Saginaw, Bay City and Lansing
will benefit by the order
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
Spends 5Hours
On Raft After
Bomber Is Hit
Former DENLY High Boy
Is Veteran Of Coral Sea
and Midway Victories
BY VERA BROWN

Five years ago just high school
boy. Today veteran of the
Marshall and the Gilbert Islands
Wake Island! Marcus Island! Coral
Sea! Midway Island.-all of the
South Pacific fighting.
He is Aviation Chief Radio Man
Tom Merritt. home on leave
for the first time since Pearl
Harbor.
In his experiences as an airplane
radio operator in the United
States Navy he was only once a
loser. That was when the oil line
was shot out and his airShip went
sliding into the Pacific off Mid
way.
Quiet. shy, Tom Merritt. the
DENLY High School boy, told his
story as his mother. Mrs. Victor
Van YORK. 14489 Alma avenue,
and his fiancee. 22-year-old
Martha Carlson, 1906 Elmdale
avenue, listened.
PLENTY SCARED
Tom began:
"If anybody tells you he isn't
scared when he goes out TO drop
bombs he's lying. You have a
bunch of feathers I'm your stom-
ach.
"Our first hit: To begin with
on December we were out on
scout duty when we got the
radio that Pearl Harbor was
under attack. We came scream
ing in.
"Our mission was 10 chase
their air craft carrier. 1t wasn't
until later that j got my first
hit. A Jap sub. She was lying
on the surface. What did she
look like when we laid one on
her? Like somebody breaking
up a cigar. She Just broke in
two and sank. You could see the
Japs jumping off her into the
sea. She went quick--two min
utes at most and she was
big one"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28

So the day when she can have
her greatest wish Ito sit in my
own living room once again with
Edward and my husband") may
not be too far away.
Waiting for her are the loyal
husband and son.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28
Harding Safe Strapped

CANTON, o.. Sept. % (UP).-
A ! .500-pound safe which belonged
to President Warren G. Harding
when he was publisher of the
Marion. o.. Star. was a part of
Canton's scrap pile today. 1t was
turned in by Louis Brush. presi-
dent of Brush-Moore Newspapers,
Inc, which bought the Star from
Harding.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28

Increased costs do not seem
20 have lowered the earnings of
the company" he said. "The
fact that earnings arc above tho
legal limit Is our primary con-
troversy with the gas COM
pany."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-28

World Famous Comics! Three
pages every day In Daily De-
troit Times.
Evening star., 1942-01-18

As in
direct Government
building ond wden
and e deputies I duty p9n o blocking out the structure '"d
Evening star., 1942-01-18

Meetings like this ore held every
night in communities oil over the
Metropolitan Areo Of Washington,
including neorby Vireinio and
Maryland. This scene wos token
at the John Quincy Adoms High
School. where civiIion defense
workers Of the koIoromo oreo
have eothered. The speaker is
Gunner E. c. White. U. S. NJ.
Ieeturine on eos and ineendior
bombs. Behind him is kit Of
the chemicals he is discussing.
The reoI organization Of eivilion
defense is corried out in the COM
munities. eoch neighborhood hos
its own complete setup. More
thon 81 900 persons in the Metro
poIiton Areo hove volunteered for
defense work.
-
This is o glimpse Of the oir-roid
shelter the willard Hotel hos set
up just off Peocock Alley. It is
below the street level and hos
exits in either direction. opening
on steps Ieodine to PennsyIxonio
ovenue and : street. The refuge
is designed for persons who hop
pen to be in the lobby or who
might take shelter from the
streets during an Dir raid. The
guests, their rooms turned dark
BY centroI switches, would 9other
in the upper corridors. where
dimmed lights, invisible outside.
would be kept burning. This hotel
was blocked out 100 per cent in q
,arent test Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1942-01-18

As CIVILIAN defense moves for
word. pIons to bIonket the city
with emergency old in the event Of
an Dir roid ore mode at meetings
Of all groups involved. Troinine
schools ore being held for oir-roid
wordens. volunteer tiremen ond
policemen. first did crews, rescue
ond bomb squods ond oil the other
elements in the for-fIun9 proerom
Of preporine Washington for ony
emergency. Government ond pri-
vote office buildings ore prepared
to turn off unnecessary lights ond
black out the Others, ond employees
ore being given oir-roid drills to
ocquoint them with the sofest
ploces in eoch structure. Aport-
ment dweIIers ond householders ore
being fought to block out their
homes and to follow instruct ctions
governing on ottoek on the city.
Gradually every citizen is Ieornin9
whot TO do ond whot not to do.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-02
Sergeant Earl E. Sechrist i'm
Charge of State Police Post


Sergeant Earl f. Secrist who
takes charge at Ypsilanti State Pc
lice post today has had an enviable
record Of nearly Is years with the
state police department.
Sergeant Secrist comes from
Grand Haven post where he had
been officer in charge since Oct.
20. 1884. At a recent dinner ia
his honor in Grand Haven given
by Muskegon aud Ottawa County
authorities. tribute. was paid to
Sergeant Secrist for his coopera-
ton with officials OF both counties
lie and his men have proved Of
invaluable service 10 local polic-
forces in Muskegon and Ottawa
Counties. officials stated When
additional help was needed local
officers felt free TO call on the
state police and always received
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-02
Washington to
Try Blackout

Washington. Mar. 2-INS-Amid
confusion. beWilderment and anger,
Washington and its suburbs today
prepared for test blackout tomor-
row night as it was disclosed that
a serious shortage OF essential de-
Tense equipment, including gas
masks, exists in the nations CAPT.
tai
Chief Air Raid Warden Clement
Murphy revealed that While the dis
trict has borrowed 100000 from
the Sl00,000.000 civilian defense
fund for preliminary essentials. only
~ civilian gas masks can be found
from one end of town to the other.
He also said that Washington has
only 5000 air raid warden arm
bands when $4,000 are needed; there
are no helmets. when 10000 are
needed; the city has none OF the
1000 telephones required for deputy
warden posts; only 100 incendiary
bombs are available for training
purposes; there is no equipment for
handling incendiaries. and the capt
tat has only three shifting" sets,
used TO teach workers how to dis
tinguish various kinds OF gases.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-02
Gen. Vanderbilt
Stricken, Dies

Miami, Fla. Mar. 2 ms Rela-
tiyes prepared today TO return
the body Of Brig. Cen Cornelius
Vanderbilt III. victim ~ cere-
bral hemorrhage. to New York
where he once was virtually dis.
owned by his parents because OF
marriage they disapproyed.
Gen. Vanderbilt. stricken Sat
urday afternoon. died at $3.50 p. m.
yesterday aboard his palatial
yacht Ambassadors anchored An
the Miami city yacht basin. Ho
was So years old.
Summoned hastily as soon as his
critical condition was evident
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr his son
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and
the Countess rzechenyi sisters
and William * Vanderbilt. a COZ
sin, were az HE bedside vixen he
died His widow and their daugh
ter. Grace we're on QUITE
He had passed the last few
hours OF his lie under an oxygen
tent and never recovered con
sciousness following the stroke
His body was 10 be removed 10
New York IN his private railroad
rar
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-02
OteCOunted
in Argentina

Buenos Aires, Mar. 2--AP-Elec-
ton officials began the preliminary
count today of votes cast in ma
tional election Sunday TO determine
control OF Argentina's lower house
"a decision which may have a
bearing on the countrys foreign
policy.
Final results, however probably
v III not De Auown for a week.
The election did not affect the
senate, while acting President
Ramon S. Castillo's conservative
party dominates.
However. If opposition control in
the Chamber OF Deputies, now held
by the radicals and socialists, IS
maintained II may mean an eyeutu-
al attack on the governments fail
ure to break relations with the
Axis.
II, on the other hand. the con
seryatiyes and their allied parties
win the lower house majority, II
would be an endorsement of the
present policy Of prudence" in
Argentine foreign affairs.
Although many reports OF alleg.
ed Irregularities we're submitted
TO election authorities in various
provinces, the voting generally was
free from disturbances. 1t had
added domestic importance as the
last general election before the
November. 1913, presidential cleo
ton.
The abstention OF hundreds OF
radical voters in important Buenos
Aires province-in protest against
suspected fraud-was regarded as
handicap to the opposition but
both radicals and socialists claimed
to have won a majority in this capt
tai city.
Argentine law stipulates that the
party polling the most votes in
each province receives two-thirds
OF that PROVINCES allotment and
the second highest party gets the
remaining third OF the seats.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-02


ready response from Sergeant
Secrist, they said.
When local forces we're oyertax-
ed in Muskegon, Sergeant Secrist
assigned men 10 assist in investi-
cations and other police duties.
Despite changes in Grand Haven
post forces. under the supervision
OF the sergeant. personnel has e1.
tended the fullest cooperation.
Sergeant Secrist is married and
has one son The family plans to
move to Ypsilanti from Spring
Lake where they had purchased a
house.
Sergeant Secrist Is married and
Grand Haven as officer in charge
by sgt Thor Pierson. now In
charge at Alpena. Corp. Stanley
Carlson. now at Rockford. is TO
be transferred to White Pigeon
and Capt Flanders Of lansing will
succeed him az Rockford.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-02
BILLIONS MAY Be
ADDED To BUDGET
To CONDUCT WAR
Strong Move Develops in
House Committee
Today
PRESIDENT HAD ASKED
FOR SEVEN BILLIONS
Officials Will Consider New
Social Security Levies
at Later Date

Washington, Mar. 2-lNS-on the
eve OF long.awaited congressional
consideration of the record war tax
bill, a strong move developed among
Democratic members OF the House
Ways and Means Committee today
to increase President Roosevelt S
revenue program by another $1,000
100000.
Secretary OF the Treasury Nor
genthau is slated to appear before
the committee tomorrow with de-
tailed suggestions as to how the
presidentially requested $4,000 600
600 in general war taxes can best be
imposed.
He is expected to recommend that
individual income taxes be doubled.
or more, and then deducted by EN-
ployers from salary check and pay
envelopes; that corporate, estate
and gift levies be sharply increased;
that existing ''loopholes' be plugged
and that excise, or hidden imposts
be broadened and raised.
In addition to this the President
has asked that the Social Security
revenues be increased by $1,000
100000 but this phase of the board
program has been postponed for fu-
ture consideration. Meanwhile. two
influential committee Democrats
publicly urged that a total Of 80 ,OOO.-
100000 in new general revenue be
raised at this time, and that the
proposed new social security leyies
be dealt with later.
Rep. Robertson DIVA, said that
this could-and should-be done
largely through a general federal
sales tax, which the Treasury de
clines TO recommend, but which long
has had strong support in Congress.
There is a strong move in the
Ways and Means Committee TO
bring our total general taxes to
$25, 900, 600. 900 q year instead OF the
present $4,000 100000" Robertson
said. 1--WE feel that this can be
done largely through sales tax and
greatly increased corporation taxes
and that 1t should be done to help
meet estimated federal expendi.
lures OF $4,000, 900, 900 month"
Rep. Boehne Cd Ind, also urged
a s9,000,000.000 general tax bill at
this time, declaring "if the country
can ever stand it, it certainly can
stand 1t now