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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-05-30
WILLIAMS HELD.
IN Staying OF.
YOUNG GIRL.
w it ness es Tell Of
Hearing Shots
Fired
By LARRY CHISM

Fred Williams. SO, alias James
Hunter, arrested in Columbus. Ohio,
was ordered held for trial follow
ing an examination this week be-
fore Recorders Judge Joseph A.
ellis on a charge OF murder in the
fatal shooting Of Bertha Smith, II,
at 9l8 Brewster street on November
q. 1888.
It was disclosed that the young
girl was shot seven times with a
AS ealibre revolver.
On the stand at the examination
held last week. Pratt Niles Of 6S3
Mack avenue stated that on the date
in question he was in the home Of
Fred Williams and heard three or
four shots fired"
Asked if he'd heard any argument,
the witnes said, No, l didn't hear
anything'
II saw Bertha Smith laying down
on the floor in Fred's room. It was
the room next to mine"
Elijah Robinson of 296 Owen
stated he was at the Williams home
on November 81, 1888, about FIVE or
six o'clock" There was a whist game
going on" he said.
Did you hear any shots?
Eyes"
-How many"
81 don't know after I heard
that first one, didn't stop TO count
them" he told the court.
Did you see Fred Williams"
Didn't have time to look for
him" the witness stated.
Williams was held for trial on a
charge of murder in the death Of
the young girl whom he is accused
OF Staying on November 27, 1888.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-05-30
ELIZABETH SPIRITUAL

Miss Magdalene Whi,e-Sipes
Benny Moner. the Golden Harps
quartet, the Imperial Four and
Madame Levero, will be among
featured we'll known Detroiters 10
appear Sunday, May 81 at the St
Elizabeth Spiritual church 1885
Oakland at $50 pm. in an all-star
musical and variety program.
Paul Haywood Lesley, widely
known in his own right as a 1pu-
stefan, will also play.
Proceeds from this musical will
60 to the church's building fund
Rev. L. NJ. Msiley is pastor. Paul
H. Lesley is pisnist-director Ad-
mission is free. The public is in
vited.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-05-30
Probe Death
OF Suicide

Cause Of death is still pending,
so police reported this week in the
case of Ida Paugh, So, Of 2223 St,
Aubin. who was rushed 10 Recev-
ing hospital from 2643 Hunt street.
It was disclosed that she had taken
lySol after an argument with her
husband. She died at the hospital
few hours after admittance.
Meanwhile homicide detectives are
investigating the case.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
New York CIearinqs
Down, but Others
Gain Sharply
Total for q Cities
Holds ST. Per Cent
Above 1941 Week
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. April 9.-Bank clear
ings in this financial center last
week again slipped below COM
parable l94l figures, while other
leading cities maintained substantial
gains, Dun g. Bradstreet reported
today.
The aggregate for % major cities
in the week ended April was So
017,676,000, an increase of ST. per
cent over the total for the cor
responding week of 194i, although a
drop of 9.4 per cent from the week
ended April /.
New York's total was S3,l01 ,896,-
900, against $3,l6S, $4,000 a year
ago, drop Of 81 per cent. The
other % cities reported $2,915, ,780,-
900, compared with s2,526, ,657 900 last
year, a rise of 154 per cent.
Detroit made the best advance
from 194l figures with a rise of 48e
per cent. Other large gains in
cluded Portland, Greg, 34.7 per cent;
Pittsburgh, 294; Omaha, 26.7; Cleve-
land, 228, and Seattle, 22.7. Chi
cagos volume was 1878 900, 900, CON-
pared with 1854 SOC, 900 last year.
Clearings at leading cities, and
percentage changes from l94l, to-
gether with daily average clearings
for February. March and April tc
date we're:
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Washington Produce

BUTTER-93 score, tubs, 3aI2: l -pouno
prints 40; 14-pound prints, 4Ol2; 81 score.
tubs, IS; 1-pound prints. 3SIa; i4-pound
prints, I9i al score tubs, 3113; 1-pound
prints. rs; l4-pound prints, 3sl2; 90 score.
tubs 3tl4 l-pound prints, 372.; i.-pound
prints 49,: A-pound prints. 37ia: ,ss
pound prints 36I3.
LIVESTOCK-Calves, IA; spring lambs,
From Agricultural Marketing Admin
lstration. Prices paid net fob. Washing
ton,
EGGs-Market steady. Prices paid for
ssns sTadss fss a Wst.s j.
extras large, 2s-3i: mostly 70: .. S.
extras, medium, 1928, mostly 26; U. s..
standards, large, 27-29, mostly %. U. S.
SroWss. Z. s2 8. e2tras large. ss.s6' so1 mostiy
cs: y. S. extras. medium. 26-27l2, mostly
ss: U, S. standards, medium. S5-2s mostly
eggs: Current receipts: Whites. "5 la-2612;
men:-graded esgS 42a cases Correction
Range Of prices April s: U. S. large white,
LIVE PoULTRY-Market steady. Fowl,
eolored, 4 pounds and UP, 22-23; Leghorn
hens, 8 z pounds, and up, 15.ls: No: es,
Rocks, broilers and tryers, al sizes; 20
Rocks and crosses, broilers and fryers, all
sizes. 20; No. IS, 12-13; Reds. 10. Cspons.
SO pounds, 25 pounds and up, 1928.
Turkeys, old toms, 1919; old hens. "0-@2;
No. 2s and undersizes, 1918. Guineas
young all sizes, 25 old. 10.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
|. 7. & I. DiscIoses
Deficit Of St93,21S
For Last Year
Loss Contrasts With
S27,2l9 Recorded
During 1910
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 9-The Inter-
national Telephone d. Telegraph
Corp. reported today a consolidated
net loss for 1941 of $193,218, COM
pared with a profit Of $27,219 for
1910. The company noted that the
1910 figure included a dividend of
S600,00 from International Stand
ard Electric Corp. and commented
mo further dividends from that
source are anticipated under pres
ent conditions"
The 1910 figures also were re-
vised to exclude the accounts of the
Shanghai Telephone Co. (Which has
subsidiaries in Europe and the
ORIENT, which we're not included
in 194l figures because of wal
conditions.
Wisconsin Power.
Net operating revenue of the Wis.
conSin Power g. Light Co. decreased
$299, ,092 during 1941 as compared
with the previous year, President
Grover C. Neff reported to stock
holders.
State and Federal tax increases
amounting to approximately IS per
cent are listed as the principal rea-
son for the decline.
Operating income dropped from
S3,3l2.354 AZ to S30l3.262.42.
Neff, other officers and directors
were reelected.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Farmer Must Store
His Own Wheat;
Elevators Full
Rail Officials Offer
Little encouragement
To Grain Shippers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, April 9.-The
wheat farmers old dream of a
bumper crop with quotations well
above q dollar bushel seems about
to materialize.
But that rosy dream of few years
ago has turned into just another
nightmare.
There's no place in the wheat
belt to store the crop. A record
carryover of $50, 5000 bushels is
taking up all the elevator space, and
the railroads, already working over
time to meet wartime demands, can
offer little encouragement to grain
shippers seeking elevator accommo-
dations elsewhere.
Grainmen from Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma, meeting in
Kansas City yesterday, could offer
only one solution-the grower him.
self is just going to have TO provide
his own storage space for the largest
crop in 10 years, crop expected to
equal the amount OF the carryover.
Frank A. Theis, member of the
Joint Terminal Committee of the
Kansas City grain market. said
that only about 100000 Of the
listed SO 900 000-bushel elevator cap
acity of this key center was avail
able. Similar conditions prevail
elsewhere.
Pointing out that more than two
thirds Of the carryover-enough
wheat to supply the country for a
year-was under Government con-
troll, Theis recommended that at
least $4,000, 900 bushels be moved to
other storage.
His committee was prepared TO
| support a recommendation that a
permit system be set up to provide
equal space for new wheat under
loan as the Government moved out
its present stock, he added.
He estimated there were 100000
900 bushels of storage available out
side Of the principal wheat-growing
area, but locating it and moving the
grain to it over the glutted railroads
was another matter.
And that would still leave 500 .000.-
900 bushels above the elevator
capacity.
So it looks like the farmer must
plan to handle his own wheat in
definitely.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO April .lP' Omitted states De-
partment Of Agriculture .-Salable hogs,
1000; total, Il 900: slow, steady with late
trade. or 5 to 10 lower than Wednesday,s
I4i2o-a5; praetical toy; b. IA ~; With 4 80 g
steady; bulk. i4OO-o5; weights not much
Salable cattle, 5000: calves, 500; fed
ateers and yearlings slow: medium to good
grades predominatlnE in crop: mostly weak
to e5 lower; nothing strictly CHOICE here
best around 1900 mostly IL .25- 4. %;
shippers inactive, but little here well nm
ished enough to go on Eastern account;
bulls strong. weishty sausage bulls up to
1913 paid freely; vealers steady at 4 90
down; stock cattle scarce. active. at II 90
1900 mostly: choice, l.000-pound feeders
salable sheep 5000; total, 10000. Lat.
Wednesday: Fat lambs firm weights .dn and
1925; bulk, 9SS-1IO-pound fed wooled West. s:
downward from 500, Today'S trade: Fat
lamb trade still undeveloped some in
terests bidding steady or 1910 down on
offerings held at 1913 and above.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Two Months Exports
52 Per Cent Ahead
OF Year Ago
Average OFF Slightly
From Levels Near
End of l941

BY the Associated Press
The Commerce Department said
today that American merchandise
exports. including war materials, to
other United Nations totaled $479,.
448, 900 In January and $478,53l 900
in February.
These figures were 50 per cent
higher than in similar months last
year, but we're slightly below the
average in the last half of last year
While no explanations were given,
it was understood that shipping was
more difficult in January and Feb
ruary than it was last fall before
the United States had entered the
war.
Imports were s253,654,OOO in Janu-
Evening star., 1942-04-09
BigeIow-Sanfo Closes
Weave Mills Indefinitely
BY the Associated Press.

ny lne hssoCldteo PreSt-
AMSTERDAM, NJ Y, April g.,
Indefinite closing Of the weave mills
of the Bigelow- Sanford Carpet Co.
plant here was announced yester-
day, affecting l.700 employees.
The closing, company official
said, followed a War Production
Board order TO carpet mills not to
receive delivery or put into use dur
ing April more than 20 per cent of
their average monthly use of jute In
1941.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
London Bopk Report

LONDON, April 9 tP'.-.Bank of Englsnd
note circulation advanced e5.121 900 this
week to reach record high Of 1858 .a26.-
600. the banks statement disclosed today.
This compared with f61s,7ls,000 for the
like 1o41 week
Private deposits and government s-curi-
ties increased about f23, 100000 and fl9,-
Ooo. 900, respectively. to recover part Of
substantial declines last week.
Public deposits, reserv- and other securi-
ties showed decreases while bullion in
creased slightly.
The ratio of reserve to liability this
week stood at So per cent compa red with
6.S the same date last year
The detailed statement for the week
ended April s follows lin thousands OF
CIRCULATION. 7eaAae; increase, 5,1el
Bullion, 56S; increase 8.
Public deposits, 1924: decrease. 1861
Private deposits. 190.65l: increase, 3D.
crease. 1896.
Other securities. 2s.1S7; decrease. 3,15a
Ratio of reserve to liabilities. SO per
cent, compared with l1.5 last week.
Bank rate. . per cent.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Wholesale Food Index
Up Further in Week
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

NEW YORK, April 9.-Duplicat-
ing the Scent rise scored in the
previous week, the wholesale food
price index, compiled by Dun d
Bradstreet, Inc, went from $3.50 to
1858 during the week ending April 7
This marked a new high level for
Is years, or since June II, 1926
when it was 1856, and represented
an increase of 32.0 per cent over
the l941 comparative of S2.75.
Fluctuations during the week re-
vealed higher prices for oats, barley
hams, butter, molasses, steers and
hogs. Commodities showing de-
clines were wheat, corn, rye, mess
pork, eggs and lambs.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
New York Cotton
By the Assoc lated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 9.-Cotton fu-
lures churned nervously today with
prices higher during most of the
session Early setbacks we're asso-
ciated with further talk that l94l
loan cotton may be called and the
unfavorable war news from the Pa
ciflc also was depressing
The market encountered renewed
buying later in the way of trade and
mill price fixing and aggressive New
Orleans absorption.
Late afternoon prices were IS to
so cents bale higher, May, 1854
July, 1877: December. 2002
Futures closed 25 to As cents bale
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, April F.-Late foreign
exchange rates follow (Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents):
Canada: Ofncial Canadian Control Board
rates for U. s. dollars: Buying. 10 per cent
premium; selling IL per cent premium
equivalent to discounts on Canadian dollar.
in New York of buying, 9.91 per cent; SELL
ing, 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, 13A per cent discount, or S6.75 U. 8
cents.
Europe: Great Britain, ofhcial Bankers
Ing o.; selling, 4.04, open market
cables 03A.
Latin America: Arsentina; oficial 20 ~;
free 1874; Brazil, ofhcial, 6.05n: free,
5.2On: Mexico. 20.67n.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indica ted
Nominal
Evening star., 1942-04-09

ary and s253561 900 in February.
These figures were about 10 per cent
above a year ago, also slightly below
the last half Of l94l.
Under wartime restrictions, the
department released no details as 10
exports and imports.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Exchange Seut Hiqher

NEW YORK, April 9 tP.-Ar-
rangements to sell a seat on the
New York Stock Exchange for
$4,000 were announced today. The
price was $1,000 more than in the
last previous transaction.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
American Car
To Appeal Ban
On Dividend
By the Associated Press.

A6sOCIHtcu FItsb.
NEW YORK, April 9.-The Amer
lean Car & Foundry Co. said in q
letter to stockholders today that an
appeal would be taken from the
ruling of the New Jersey Chancery
Court restraining the company
from paying 81 dividend on the
common stock until preferred divi-
dend arrears had been cleared up.
The New Jersey court handed
down its decision in the case, brought
by a holder of the preferred stock
earlier this week.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Washington Exchange
SAIFS-AETER CALI

SALES-AFTER CALL.
Capital Transit Col at 81, 80 at Il
Washington Gas common-l00 at
153..
Capital Traction lst $500 at los,
$1,000 at los, $1,000 at los. $4,000
at l05
Mergenthaler Linotype-22 at "a.
Evening star., 1942-04-09

Unit OF trading, TO shares. IN bank-
ruptcy or rectivership or being reoreanized
under Bankruptcy Act. or securities as
sumed by such companies. Rates of divi-
disbursements based on the last quarterly
or semi-annual declaration Unless other
wise noted, special or extra dividends are
rights. Also extra or extras. Cash or
stock. Declared or paid so far this year.
Payable in stock. Paid last year. Pay
able in Canadian funds. K Accumulated
dividends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. April 9.-Dlvidends de-
clared-prepared by the Fitch Publishing
Co.
Initial
Pc Stk of Pay
Rate. Rod. record. able.
PhDs Eec Co Az
cum pf - Sl.1O Q 4-lo o-l
Accumulated.
Cooper Peter Corp
6l,N1 81 6cI2 3-.l Al
Evening star., 1942-04-09

Don't spend your money building
an afraid shelter. Buy Defense
bonds and stamps and keep the
b0mberS away.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Rail Loadings Gain.

The Association of American
Railroads reported today that 828,-
800 cars Of revenue freight were
loaded during the week ending last
Saturday.
This was an increase of 24,144
ears, or 80 per cent compared with
the preceding week; an increase of
l45,4o8 cars, or 2l3 per cent, COM
pared with year ago, and an in
crease of 226,o55 cars, or 375 per
cent. compared with 1910.
The report classified the load
ings, compared with last week and
the corresponding week a year ago,
as follows:
Evening star., 1942-04-09

Total loadings reached their high
est level since last December, con-
trary to the seasonal trend. An
uninterrupted flow of ore to mills
as result of expansion of steel
production was chiefly responsible
for the lift.
The Associated Press seasonally
adjusted index of loadings, based
on l92s-30 as 100, advanced to 929
compared with 874 the previous
week and ITO a year ago.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Construction Awards
Third Highest Of
Year 10 Date
Weeks Volume Shows
II Per Cent Jump
From lo41 Mark
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 9.-Engineer-
ing construction volume for the
week ending today totaled s246,-
$4,000, the third highest of the
year, Engineering News-Record re-
ported today.
1t topped last week by 100 per
cent, was II per cent above the cor
responding period of 1941 and was
the twelfth consecutive weekly total
to exceed the 100000, 900 mark
Aggregates for the latest week
with comparisons follow:
Public.
ses2,5i2, 600 sa4, ,siS, 900 SOS, ,s25. 900
Private
1879, 900 12.224.OOO 4O,351 900
Total.
46,344,000 107,136.000 139,116,000
The current weeks volume brings
1912 construction to S2,346, ,568, 900,
Al per cent increase over the cor
responding 15-week period last year.
Private construction was SO per cent
below last year, but public work
increased rs per cent as a result
of l30 per cent gain in Federal
work.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS April tP.-Cotton
futures traded irregularly here today over
a moderate rance. CLOSING prices were
steady . 10 points net higher
Evening star., 1942-04-09

mar. -U.ol ~ 80 2b.I0 -U.3iD
Spot cotton closed steady points
higher. Sales. 1873. Low middlins.
l7.l6: middling, 20.3l: good middling,
20. 7b: receipts, 319. stock, 536 800
Bid. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Freight Loodinqs

NEW YORK. April 9 lEr.-rreisht cars
Evening star., 1942-04-09
BONDS
STOCKS
PUBLIC UTILITY

MISCELLANEOUS
Ter RAW Cp 1st 4A 1948 10215
Evening star., 1942-12-21
BY Thornton W. BURGESS

until he catches you If he has to
stay all winter" replied Sammy.
"Old Redtail the Hawk kept him
cooped up in that hollow In the old
chestnut tree so long that by the
time he did get out he couldn t
follow your tracks at all, and he
was in q terrible rage. But he says
he is going to find you If he has to
hunt through every tree in the
Green Forest"
Chatterer actually turned pale for
q minute. "YouHyou didn't tell him
that I wasn't in the Green Forest,
did. you?" he asked.
"Of course I didn't! How could I,
when I didn't know it MYSELF" res
torted Sammy, scornfully.
"And-and you won't tell him
when you see him again, will you
Sammy" begged Chatterer.
What do you take me for?" de-
manded Sammy, angrily. Il haven't
got any love for you, Chatterer. and
you know it. You're . red-headed,
relocated nuisance, and I'm not a
bit sorry to see you In trouble, but
I wouldn't turn my worst enemy
over to such . cruel. cold-blooded
robber IS Shadow the Weasel. He
would kill me just Is quickly a. he
would you II he could catch me
which he can't, and ] am going to
make II my business TO zee to 1t that
al the little people who are afraid
q him know that he Is about. ]
an going over 70 tbs Old BsiAz
Evening star., 1942-12-21
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

Peter Rabbit had q very funny
feeling. He had started out that
morning with the best intentions in
the world. He had meant to 60
straight to Chatterer and tell him
how mean he had been to spy and so
find the new house that Chatterer
was trying to keep a secret, and
then he had overheard Chatterer
telling Tommy Tit the Chickadee
how he had fooled Peter and how
Peter didn't know where the new
house was at all. Peter had never
felt more foolish in his life. No,
SIR, he never had felt more foolish
in his life. OF course, II it was true
that he had been fooled and really
didn't know where Chatterer's new
house was. there WAS no use In beg
gtng Chatterer's pardon. for he only
would make himself still more Of Z
laughing stock than he was already.
And yet the thing he had done was
Just IS mean as If he had found out
Chatterer's secret. and he know that
he would feel better If he owned
up. He scratched his left ear with
his right hind foot and then
scratched his right ear with hts left
hind foot. He pulled his whiskers,
and still he didn't know what to do.
He vas still trying to decide when
he heard great racket In the direc-
tion Of the Green Forest. It was
Sammy Jay screaming noisily. Is
usual and he was hurrying straight
up 70 the Old Orchard. OF course,
Claatterer heard him, and as socn q
Evening star., 1942-12-21
BY Lillian Cox Athey

What this flower lover did for us
was to bring to the United States a
now beloved symbol of Christmas.
The large. handsome green leaves
show off to perfection the brilliant
red bracts of the plant. The plant
is a native Of Central America and
Mexico, where it is known as the
painted leaf" or fire plant" It
grows wild in these countries, As it
almost does in Florida today.
This plant belongs to a warm
climate and must be grown where it
is not subjected to sudden changes
in temperature In order to have
rich. dark green leaves. the poin-
settia must be given rich food and
regularly. Further, those bright red
bracts are not petals of flowers. but
leaves. The true flowers are in the
center. inconspicuous and greenish-
yellow. But the attraction Of the
plant for all of us is those brilliant
banners. They are the signal ap-
paratus IN their native land for
their insect partners-just like the
white bracts of the beautiful dog
wood. The tiny flowers would never
attract favorable attention if the
plant had not achieved such an
arresting signal.
1t is the practice Of florists to
cut the plant back to the hardwood
after the blooming season Is over.
Then, by the first of May, there will
be new shoots that can be used as
slips for new plants for the coming
Christmas trade. The baby tree is
kept out Of the glare Of the sun,
tucked in its tiny pot OF sand until
it has outgrown its quarters and
ready for larger sized pot. Finally,
the plant has become SO thrifty,
lovely green leaves are unfurling
and the bracts are beginning to
show. At last 1t is ready for the
market: the pot is wrapped in green
crepe paper, tied with = spanking
bow Of red satin ribbon and sent
With best wishes."
To the young man who loved
flowers. whose Imagination saw In
this plant an ideal Christmas flower,
and whose steady endeavor made 1t
possible for the plant finally to be-
coma established In its adopted
country the millions Of these plants
this year win prove that his efforts
have been richly rswarded. The
plant hears his name, and " hope
you win always remember how this
gay Christmas nower cAme to osr
land.
Evening star., 1942-12-21
BY Harold Groy
BY Fronk Willard
Herb and Dole Ulrey
BY Will Eisner
BY Art Huhto
BY Paul Fooorty

Patch right away to warn Peter
Rabbit.
you don't need to. because I
am right here spoke up Peter from
his hiding place. II am ever so
much obliged to you for planning to
warn me. and I'm sorry I've ever
said mean things about you, Sammy
Jay"
"Pooh!" replied Sammy. You
needn't be. 1 guess I've deserved
them"
Then Sammy and Peter and Chat
terer began to talk over the news
about Shadow the Weasel so eagerly
that not one Of them saw Black
Pussy stealing along the old stone
wall.
Evening star., 1942-12-21
sLEaTER-OUT

called for the last Print the letter the
the which it, Lettered Out
3 N OF
o LETTER-OUT.
Ietter-Out
FRESHMAN-SHERdAN a U. s. tank.
N) FRIEND-FIRED blaze started.
a person
FRESCO- FORCE violence