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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22
Act of God
Nurse Marvels at Lack
of Disease in London

Home only day after 10
months I'm a bomb-torn English
town. Miss Gertrude Madley, chief
nurse of the Harvard Red Cross
unit. is ready today 10 resume her
post at Herman Kiefer Hospital
as member of the supervisory
staff.
Asked by the American Red
Cross almost two years ago to
head the Harvard unit, Miss Mad
ley left for England ID months ago
to study epidemics under war
time conditions. Today, at 14254
Strathmore avenue. where she is
staying with her parents, Miss
Madley Is still mystified at the
lack of epidemics in England
AS the chief OF our staf
said" Miss Madley quoted. 1T
must be an act Of God"
A World War / graduate of the
Swansea General Hospital, in
South Wales, England. Miss Mad
ley spent the last two years OF the
war at the battle fronts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22

World Famous Comics! Three
pages every day In Daily De-
troit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22

convictions. have not LOSE
faith In our people. When given
the facts they can be depended
upon to do tho right thing
al believe that Wayne County
government should be modern
lied, but whether the proposal
now before the people should be
approved or rejected the voters
must decide"
The governor said the people
are responsible for good or bad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22

WASHINGTON. Sept. a.
Democratic leaders today predicted
defeat of the farm bloc drive for
major revision of anti-inflation
as the Senate and
House raced to determine which
will be first to meet President
RooSevelt's demand for action.
A battle over wage control also
confronted leaders. but they wen
more confident of beating down
wage amendments
than of hating the thrust Of the
powerful farm bloc. y
BLOCK PRICE BOOST
The farm bloc amendment TO
require that all farm labor costs
be included in defining parity
prices-a move TO lift food CELL
ings--was turned down fatty by
Senate leaders.
I'VE can not accept that"
said Senator Prentiss Brown
CD of Michigan. I'VE believe
that 10 will be rejected"
Democratic Senator Leader Al
ben Barley of Kentucky, like
wise predicted rejection OF the
amendment. The administration
offered a compromise under which
the President would be required
to consider increased labor costs
in establishing maximum prices
for farm commodities.
The House opened debate on its
own measure, which differs widely
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22
William B. Stout
Gets WPB Post

William B. Stout, Detroit air
craft engineer and inventor, has
been appointed to the four-man
board of consultants for the
smaller war plants division of the
War Production Board. it was an
nounced today in Washington.
Stout is head of the Stout
Engineering l. a boratory here
Other members of the WPB
division are George Trumdle,
Cleveland industrial engineer, W.
b. Connell. Kansas City. Ivan l.,
johnson, Berkely. Cal. and Stan.
ley A. Carlson, Passaic, N. j.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22
Farm Bloc StyInied
lin Move to Up Prices
By WILLIAM y. NEAL
International News Service star writer

from the Senate bill. as the Sen
ate entered its second days con-
sideration OF the important legis-
lation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22
VOTE TOMORROW

Speaker Sam Rayburn said he
will insist that the House vote by
tomorrow night. while Senate lead
ers also voiced hope for passing
their bill tomorrow.
The Senate has before II the
wage amendment of Senator Jo-
seph Ball (R) of Minnesota pro-
hibiting increases above the Little
Steel formula. which allows a 15
per cent increase in wages above
the Jan. 1, 1871. level.
The Steagall bill before the
House also contained the Little
Steel formula, but as q floor in
stead of a ceiling. The House bill
prohibits the President from de-
nying wage earners the Little
Steel wage increase.
Reps. Fred Crawford tR) oil
Michigan and Wright Patman Cd
of Texas planned to lead a fight
to remove this provision from the
bill.
This In wage initiation instead
Of sterilization" asserted Craw-
ford.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22
Governor Keeps
Hands Off Fight
For Home Rule
Tine. stan Correspondent

LANSING. Sept. 22.-Governor
Van Wagner refused today to
take a stand on the Wayne County
home rule reform proposal which
will be submitted TO the voters
November 3.
If adopted the constitutional
amendment will replace the coun-
tvs cumbersome 1872 member
board of supervisors with a cen-
tralized 12-member body and gen.
orally streamiined and modernized
political machinery
"My position today Il the
same rs 10 was nine months ago
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22

ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22
COnYiCfed BOokie
Freed 10 Join Army

Judge Earl c. Pugsley today
vacated the one-to-five-year SEN
tence of Milton Gordon, one of the
bookies found guilty along with
former Mayor Richard w. Read
ing in the county handbook trial.
Gordon's sentence was vacated,
Judge Pugsley said, TO allow him
TO Join the army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22
Avert Coal
Rationing
60-Day Free Storage Plan

Heed the governments warning
to stock up now or face the posi-
bility OF heatless days next winter.
You don't need cent till Novem-
Der. then you may pay today's cash
price or take 6 or 9 months For
complete information, phone The
Detroit Coal Co., Townsend s-s5O3.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22
Fenner Admits
His BootIegging
Charge Is Hoax
BY DON GARDNER
Ttn.es stan Cerfespeaaent

LANSING, Sept. 22.-Former
Senator Clyde V. Fenner, who
talked the attorney general into
agreeing a grand jury was needed
to investigate the presence OF
bootleg whisky in Michigan, adj
mitted today his story was a hoax
to discredit the liquor
commission.
Fenner, who Is Detroit real
estate operator and state repre-
for the American Decal-
comania Company, manufacturers
of tax stamps. appeared In Atty.
Gen. Herbert ]. Rushton's Office
with 10 bottles OF assorted liquors.
He insisted the bottles were pur-
chased in Michigan, although none
of the brands can legally be sold
in the state. All had the commits
sion's new tax stamps affixed.
Before members OF the liquor
commission and Rushton. he re-
fused to tell where he bought
theA.
@Tu tell q grand Jury judge
and nobody else," he said.
There II plenty Of bottled
whisky being run into Michigan
with state stamps on II.
eff the commission had con-
tinued the use Of my decalco-
mania stamps. this sort Of thing
couldn't, happen"
Rushton and members OF the
commission agreed a grand jury
was necessary. After an hours
conference with Fenner, Rushtor
ANNOUNCED the hoax.
CONVINCED OF DECEPTION
az went into the matter pre-
parntory to asking for . grand
Jury he said. 81 am now con-
WINGED 1 have been deceived and
that there wasn't anybody selling
bottled liquor and putting Mich
igan stamps on the bottles.
There was no fraud rs far as
the stamps are concerned. This
IL based on evidence that will be
made public In q few days.
81 am greatly disturbed and
I hasten to mako this statement
so no wrong impression reaches
the public. The commission In
entirely blameless."
Confronted with Rushton't
words. Feener admitted:
IT'S true bought the whisky
In Ohio and put the Michigan
stamps on Il myself. And what
L did bootIeggars could do.
THAT was my only point In
bringing this up. The cheap
stamps the commission In now
using were sold on the promise
they could not be removed and
used again. 1 proved that was
wrong.
This WAS the only way I
could get the commission TO
listen TO me-
I Fenner lost his liquor STAMP
business with the commission
more than a year ago when thou
sands of the stamps became lost"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22
COP combing
County TO Find
New Chairman

Wayne County Republicans, hav-
ing thwarted Edward ~. Barnard's
attempt 10 regain control Of the
party machinery. today reorgan-
ixed their county committee in
preparation for the forthcoming
campaign.
Some hoped 10 draft Chester +.
OHara. special grand jury prose-
cutor. as new county chairman,
but II appeared that O'Hara might
not be able 10 serve because OF
the pressure OF personal affairs.
Other candidates mentioned TO
succeed Chairman Matthew II.
Bishop. who is not seeking re-elec-
ton, are James w. Lyons, drug
gist, and Henry Hoppe, leader Of
the so-called Gillespie-Hoppe fac
ton.
The new chairman and new
committee members will be chosen
by the 81 local COP nominees, who
met NJ the Ststler Hotel.
DEMOCRATS MAP SESSIONS
Meanwhile. Democrats prepared
for their county convention at 8
D. m. today at Cass Technical
auditorium.
District caucuSes were held last
night, and Congressman George
O'Brien won personal control OF
the machinery IN the Thirteenth
Two years ago the congressman
was defeated for district chairman
by Joseph O'Sullivan after a
stormy battle. O'Sullivan was not
a candidate last night and stopped
a movement to draft him.
Jack O'Loan was elected vice
chairman and will be in charge
while the congressman Is In Wash
ington. Sheriff Andrew c. Baird
was elected chairman of the dis
trict's delegation TO the conven-
ton tonight.
In the Fifteenth District Ernest
Lacey. clerk in Judge Homer Fer
gusonis court, was elected chair
man. He defeated the incumbent,
George Cornell. deputy state labor
commissioner. by 81 votes to rs.
BARNARD BID BLOCKED
Barnard's attempt To recapture
control of the Republican county
machine was blocked ut conven-
ton attended by less than half Of
the 1,30S delegates elected last
week. OF those present, 3S5
backed the anti-Barnard group
known as the Republican Precinct
Organization. while the veteran
COP boss had but 25S.
The test came in the selection Of
a convention chairman. Elected
was George +. Cartwright, De-
troit attorney who was sponsored
by former Gov. Wilbur NJ
Brucker, Louis Colombo Jr. and
other strategists of the precinct
organization.
The candidate of Barnard and
the Gillespie Hoppe group was
Fred r. Walker. who recently Sue
cessfully defended William III. Nc
Keighan in the federal liquor con-
spiracy case.
Barnard accepted his defeat
amicably and told the delegates
that he will be back at the con-
ventien next spring 10 renew the
battle.
FIRST A REPUBLICAN,
"But I am first OF all a loyal
Republican he told his oppon-
ents.
Despite the fact that Judge Fer
guson, nominee for United States
senator, was prepared to address
the convention. Barnard led about
80 of his followers from the hall.
County Chairman Bishop shouted
TO them 10 return.
Look" called Bishop, point
ing to Judge Ferguson, who had
stepped from the wings of the
stage.
But the march out of the audi
forum continued
A few minutes later. Barnard
re-entered. climbed TO the stage
TO shake hands with Ferguson and
remained for the candidates
speech.
.IAffrinS
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-24
Hr11nrrBnn @utlg @iaputrh
DIR. RObt. Watkins
Dies at Hospital
Near JERSEY Home

DR.. Robert Earl Watkins. son ot
the late John Bullock Watkins and
Annie ChCslcy Watkins. al llcudri-
son. died Wednesday III Brlmar.
n. j.. hospital Irtci an illness al
several years. lntrrmrnt Will bc III
Bclmar. where Or. Watkins had
practlccd medicine for u number of
years. lie waS also active in civic
and religious affairs III that COM
munIty He WAS Ibuu, ~ or - years
old, and spent ms early lie III this
city and section.
Or. Watkins attended Davidson
College and later graduated from
jefferson Medical College. Phlladcl-
pima. in 1917. He served IN the L.. \.
Navy III the first World Wan.
In 1918 he married Miss Laura
Wurrcll. at Philadelphia. who sur
wives. together with two SONS.
Thomas Wurrrll Watkins. medical
student al Lafayette COLLEGE. EaSton,
Pa. and Robert Earl Watkins. .Jr..
lot the Naval Aviation Reserve Corps.
at W;>In-Iuu and Lee Univcrsitv
Lexington. Va. Al~u surviving are the
following brothers and sisters: John
Il. Watkins. .'r., ,ni Miss Fannie,
Watkins. OF Henderson: Mrs. = X.
Rowland. Sumter. =. C.: ChrSIcy
Watkins. ui ChIriuttc: and Mrs III
C. Bowling. ut HWEcv:ll". Va Tw,
uuu'>. Mrs. Claude Hunter and Miss
ANnIC NJ Watkins. Of tins city, and
a number ct uvphvws and cousins
also survive.
None 81 the RELATIVES, from th,.
section viii he abb g. .rt.ud the
= sH.#n - y
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-24

I"y"d. Then the guests were amused
by 81 number of contests and stunts.
'H'n on" taking part with Il deter
"in"'l"n To- win the prizes which
W"r" being offered Little Peggy
smith and Miss Jane McCaulcv
played several piano solos A. music
vs. ar!,ly played each guest present
Nrs presented with a Christmas Git,
'"1'u iGum the large Christmas tree.
= ."cct course with minis and
punch WAS served the guests by the
!.n>r present To enjoy the bo,m-
l.U. hospitality of Mrs. Smith and
.'. family Mere Miss Lily Mac
....a. %. l"ul>burs. Mr.. and Mr..
.'..ia stnyl". Alv. and AirS. T. &. Gill.
'... u9H Mr.. y. y Rowland. Nh
.ao Mrs. :. {. Murphy. Rev. and
NJ. !. T.. McCaUlcy. MIR. and Mrs.
T. l.. Rowland. Mr. and Mrs. O. l..
iHy"~, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Moss.
Nh and Mrs. Ebert ,Joyncr. Mr. and
Ail>. u. I. Dickic. Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher Fuller NIr and Mrs. Geo.
Is Macon. Mr.. and Mrs. ". J. Bow
. Air. and Mrs. J. +. Griffin. ID. +.
p.-k. and Jack Fuller. and Mes
danes l.. /. Fuller. II. +. Mitchell.
y. + Ernm. ". s. .AyScuc. Harold
~ yG;'. and ". NJ. Sexton. ana
A....C, McGut. Daughtry. Blalocl.
Johnson. Daniel. and Paige OF the
EPSON faculty. and Jane MCCaulcy
and Grace ii"ylc.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-24

traditional Christmas trees have
u;h"rn.cS. Here ana there are some
decorations ot holly wreathS. stream
crN and the like. but none are lighted.
Even store windows have not been
as brilliant as IN former years. al
though several most attractive dis
plays have been arranged.
lutil the war came. most Hcndrr-
son homes provided some kind al
outdoor electric lighting at Christ
ms. adding greatly 10 the spirit Of
t." season. But most of them have
Il A..NpNarCd this timc.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-24

N'HNNH. some III Australia. others IN
it"nnI"Iu. III India. Africa. Iceland.
Ln@!1ud and elsewhere Practically
.d 1T them were due To- receive pack
'-'~ and Gifts from families and 9th
"r relatives back home.
Everywhere there was the hope
inst another Christmas wuuid lind
IN" world n peace and with many
~ 'h"s" men back among their kin
nHi inns hope was slim as tu com.
n''ir !vaiIIatiun.
Nnyh"w. there Will be many Va
can't chairs At Christmas dinner, and
many absences around the hearth
stone and iIrcSidC a. this YulC sea
sHr. II Will be u Christmas vastly
different from anything The com
IMMUNITY has experienced hitherto. no,
rl'" "%crptlng the days al tho iirst
World Var
Evening star., 1942-04-16

program, then added quickly.
I'VE don't intend to paint houses
yellow or put them behind barbed
wire If they don't buy these bonds. +"
Secretary Morgenthau reiterated a
previous statement to the commit
tee that he wanted to try out the
voluntary system at least until July l..
Earlier the Secretary had intro
duced to the committee witnesses
representing the General Motors
Corp. and labor who told of the COM
pany's voluntary payroll deduction
plan.
Mr. Morgenthau said General Mo
tors had done very fine job" and
he hoped that 50000,000 workers
could be reached through such a
program.
He expressed belief that enthu-
siasm could be "instilled only by
the volunteer" method and said he
believed when each employe decided
this is to be done, ''it will go long
way" toward winning the war.
Representative Cooper, Democrat,
of Tennessee, inquired what the
Treasury planned to do to reach the
other 100, 900 900 people in the United
States who are not industrial work.
erS.
Mr. Morgenthau said the Treasury
had the plan in preparation and it
was then that he said:
I'VE expect to go into every county
Evening star., 1942-04-16
u 5. Minesweeper
Sunk by Japanese
Near Correeidor
No Personnel Casualties,
840-ton Finch Was
Launched in 1918

japanese bombs have sunk q
United States minesweeper near
Corregidor, the Navy Department
announced in a communique this
afternoon. There were no per-
Sonnel casualties.
The sunken ship was the Finch,
a minesweeper of $40 tons which
was launched in the closing months
of the first World War.
The Navy announced no details
of the action, stating only that the
sinking had occurred during the
past few days" This is the thir-
tieth Navy vessel lost
The Finch was built at the yards
of the Standard Shipbuilding Corp
of New York and was launched in
August, 1918. The vessel served
with the Atlantic Fleet during the
last war and participated in mine
sweeping activities under Admiral
Joseph Strauss.
The Finch served on the Yangtze
patrol in 1882. 1t was not known
how long the vessel had been in
the Philippines. The minesweeper
was 1877 feet long and had a beam
of 35 feet.
This was the fifth United States
| Navy vessel lost in the Manila
area. The other four had been
demolished by the Navy to prevent
seizure by the japanese. They were
tho Sl1hm arinp Sea ion in mort for
repairs; the minesweeper Bittern,
the submarine tender Campus and
the tug Napa.
Evening star., 1942-04-16

and ring every doorbell III the coun-
try once month"
Walter Reuther, United Automo-
bile Workers &C. l. o. official, told
the committee I'VE believe that the
voluntary method is the real way to
mobilize the workers" and said
I'VE are trying to get our people" to
divert 20 per cent of their income
to war bond purchases.
Mr.. Reuther said that he believed
the voluntary plan was better than
compulsory savings program and
would produce more revenue and
added that his union already had
purchased $50 900 900 worth of bonds
land we're working on the second
$50 900, ,000."
II. w. Anderson, a General Mo-
tors vice president, said that pay
roll deductions plan was inaugu-
rated last fall, but the results were
disappointing, at first. An organ
lied sales promotion campaign is
ready now in an effort to step up
still further the purchases.
John M. Jerpe, another corpora
ton official. exhibited charts show
ing the efforts that have been made
to induce voluntary savings and an
nouncing a bond drive for victory" "
He said that Campaign managers"
had been named for many plants in
an effort to get 100 per cent employe
cooperation.
Evening star., 1942-04-16
Huge Pay Boosts for Executives
In War Plants Cited at Probe

Henry Lockhart, jr., chairman of
the board of directors of the New
York Shipbuilding Corp. s25, 5,l67
and s66,918
r. H. Dunham, president of the
Hercules Powder Co., S55,775 and
Sl17,6oO
Donald w. Douglas, president of
Douglas Aircraft, s43,433 and s75,-
080.
Donald p. Hess, president of
American Bosch Corp, s25,901 and
s69,858.
Eugene G. Grace, president of
Bethlehem Steel. s557, 1896 and s776,-
258x
Glenn L. Martin, president of
Glenn Martin. 5,180 and 40,200.
R. E. Deavernine. president of
Crucible Steel Co., $4,000 and $75,-
900.
r. H. Morse, president of the
Fairbanks Morse Co. s60.260 and
sI20. 700.
L. r. Grumman, president of the
Grumman Aircraft Corp, s26, 6,535
and s42,096.
j. w. Mccoy, vice president of the
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.,
s45 900 and $213,813.
Evening star., 1942-04-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Figures showing increased
compensation in salary and bo-
muses. from 1888 to 1910, ranging
as high as 375 per cent for ex-
ecutiveS of corporations now
working on war contracts, were
presented today to the House
Naval Committee.
They were supplied by Edmund
Toland, committee counsel, and
we're based on questionnaires sent
out in an effort to determine a basis
for holding down war construction
costs.
The figures showed that the COM
pensation of It. Gen William S.
Knudsen. former president of the
General Motors Corp. and now
working on Army production, in
creased from $193,713 in 1888 to
S299 ,881 in 1899.
Other figures, showing first the
compensation for 1888 and then
that for 1910, included:
Charles E. Wilson, executive vice
president of the General Electric
Co., s74.157 and s135 900.
Evening star., 1942-04-16
Jap Soldiers
on Punuy,
Fight Raging
Earlier Story on Page A-1)

BY the Associated Press.
The Japanese extended their
Philippine invasion today to the
important island of Panay. the
War Department announced in
reporting enemy troops were put
ashore under protective fire from
warships and warplanes.
A late day communique said de-
fense forces on the island, which
is about $50 miles south of Cor
regidor fortress, were lin contact
with the enemy" but details we're
not Immediately available.
On Corregidor, meanwhile, Jap
anese air attacks continued. Anti
aircraft gunners hit one enemy
bomber which the War Department
said was last seen rapidly losing
altitude.
The forts big guns pounded
enemy batteries on the nearby Ba-
taan Peninsula and on the south
shore of Manila Bay to such effect
that enemy artillery fire decreased
noticeably in intensity in the past
80 hours, the communiQue said.
On the Island of Mindanao, in
the Southern Philippines, substan-
tial enemy losses were said to have
been caused in aggressive patrol
actions reported near Zamboanga
Moncaya and Digos.
Evening star., 1942-04-16
Perjury al Hearing
For New Ewing Trial
Admitted by Witness
Former Soldier Says
He Was Induced to
Testify Falsely
Earlier Story on Page A-6D


Raymond Hager, former
soldier, told Justice James W.
Morris in District Court today
that a man whom he could not
Identify persuaded him to give
false testimony at a hearing on
motion for new trial for Orman
w. Ewing, convicted of criminal
assault.
The witness said the man, a semi
professional basket ball player and
electric welder, induced him to tes-
tify that Robert Payne. an i'm
portant Government witness in the
case. had offered Mr.. Hager and a
companion 500 each to help
frame" Ewing.
Ewing, former Democratic ma
tional committeeman from Utah
was convicted of crimlnally attack
ing a young Government worker
and the testimony admitted to have
been periured was given at hear
ing March IL before Justice Nor
rlS,
Mr Hager said the man who sp'
| preached him was known a:
Frankie Frack" and sometimes a,
/ Little"
| The witness told Justice Morri:
he had gone 10 the Office of Dis.
trict Attorney Edward M Currar
twice with the intention of admit
ting perjury. but reconsidered wher
he thought Of his wife and chill
| dren. He said Mr. Curran at on,
time presented him cups for sports
manship and for having high
batting average, explaining he wa,
active In sports here.
Evening star., 1942-04-16
House Approves Bill
For More Submarines

House passage by unanimous con-
sent sped to the Senate today legis-
lation authorizing construction OF
2oo.Ooo tons of new submarines at
an estimated cost of $500. 900 900.
Chairman Vinson of the Naval
Affairs Committee told the House
he could not disclose the number of
submarines that would be built un-
der the program, but emphasized
the urgency of their immediate con-
struction.
Earlier Representative Vinson had
said the program would provide
more than 100" new underseas craft.
Introduced Tuesday, the bill was
approved unanimously by the Naval
Affairs Committee yesterday.
LAS soon as a submarine now
leaves the ways" Mr.. Vinson told
the House, "it Is highly necessary"
that work be started on another one.
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
of Mississippi declared the United
States should have "at least 1000
first-class submarines.