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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01

canal will cause some damage to the water
supply, while a considerable number believe
it will be a textbook example of the large
scale destruction of underground flow
The controversial ditch authorities point
out, would be equivalent to 1875 000 900 wells
drawing twenty-one and one-half billion gall
Ions day from the fresh-water bubble" or
artesian head that by its pressure keeps
the salt water base from rising.
And according to the composite opinions
Of half dozen nationally known biologists
the digging of the Florida cross-State canal
might easily be the means of sailing the fresh
water supply of Florida and result in making
a desert out of the great citrus-producing
State
Some say it wouldn't happen but others
quite as knowiedgeable say it would.
The tragedy is that If it happened we'll,
II would be- a permanent blackout for most
Of the state of Florida.
And that disastrous result would be the
same whether the canal foiSted
Florida citrus growers and truck farmers
camoufaged as part of some bon-doar
pork barrel project like the Rivers and Har-
bors Bill or put through at any other time
in the future.
At the present time canal might be dis
astrous also from the standpoint of defense
of the nation, for as the Miami Herald one
Of the States most influential newspapers,
said recently in an editorial:
South Florida sources of potable fresh
water for Key West major defense naval
base would be ruined All South Florida.
strategically important in defense because of
its location with reference to the lend-lease
bases, the Caribbean, Central and South
American, would become a useless dust bowl"
Miami is especially anxious because the
city depends for its water supply on artesian
wells
If the canal is dug and most Of the State
becomes desert there will be another stua-
ton without precedent, because no hurricane
or war evacuation can compare with the
exodus of citizens who will carry out their
belongings their backs to seek new homes.
The Federal Government although such
aid is promised, cannot be expected to raise
within present generations the billions of dol
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01

lars that would be needed to make good the
tremendous personal losses
In order TO remove the fears of Florida
south of the canal regarding the fresh water
supply, members of the Tampa Chamber of
Commerce were told in November OF last
year that the canal specifications would be
changed TO a barge canal
But the canal specifications went to the
harbors committee unchanged
1t is true that the language Of the bill pro-
vldes that the said canal during the course
Of construction, shall be first completed 10
such dimensions the chief of engineers
shall determine TO be appropriate for the
transit Of barge traffic
But the accompanying report of the House
committee makes it specifically clear that the
bill does not authorize a barge canal across
Florida except for temporary use during the
course of constructing the ship canal"
OF course there can be no question about
the fact that the pending measure fully au-
thorizes the complete original Florida Canal
as described in House Document 1874 18th
Congress First Session the precise project
which Congress has heretofore thrice rejected
Even without the canal conserving the fresh
water of the State has become a problem OF
utmost Importance Restrictions on the Dor
ing CT artesan wells soon are expected
Yet citrus growers must have wells TO
irrigate their groves as a matter Of self pres
ervation. Recent Investigations prove that
Floridas estimated annual rainfall of 30
inches is not adequate and that much Of that
rainfall comes at the wrong time of the year
making irrigation necessary If the grower
is to prosper.
All biologists agreed that great body
of salt water underlies all of Florida and that
this salt water is held down by the head or
pressure of the fresh water above. For each
foot of reduction in fresh water level the salt
water will rise from 80 TO 40 feet, which is
according to the action of the universally ac-
copied hydrostatic law.
The cross-State canal would lower the fresh
water level 40 feet allowing the salt water
to rise / 500 feet nearer the surface. This
would salt most of the wells near the canal
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01
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L. H. Houck has been writing infor-
native articles for the technical press
covering the fields of drilling, mining,
construction, excavation and general
power industry for the past twenty years.
He has covered the digging of the
Florida Canal for various technical
magazines from the first dip of drag
line bucket
He is familiar author to we'll drill
ers and biologists who follow the fresh
water problem. He recently investigated
water conditions and problems of water
supply in more than twenty Southern
Army camps and Naval bases, including
the dwindling artesian water supply Of
South Carolina.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01
BY l.. III. HOUCK,
Known Writer on Technical Subjects.

Well-known Writer on Technical Subjects.
rVEN- more devastating to Florida than
~ raiding airplanes, raining bombs would be
~ the wholesale laying waste of her entire
countryside by the sapping of her life blood
the fresh water supply
Her 5000 wells now in existence expert
engineers claim, already have lowered the
water table ten feet and a law soon may be
expected to control the drilling of any more
In view of these facts what would happen
TO South and Central Florida if the proposed
canal cutting the peninsula in two ever is
dug?
That canal, turned down three times by
Congress always has cropped up again to be
a thorn in the side of Florida citrus growers
and truck farmers. Now those Floridians who
sincerely oppose the waterway have decided
that it must be beaten once for all
To obtain true perspective of the dangers
to Florida, free from political intrigue, it is
necessary to turn TO disinterested experts who
have spent their lives dealing with such prob
lens
Statements Of eminent geogsts who do
not care personally whether the canal is dug
or not are much more likely TO be true and
authoritative than those Of politicians and the
uniformed one OF the most important of
these comes from Or Henry S. Sharpe WELL
known geologist Of the Columbia University
who said
"All biologists unite in predicting that the
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01

Until 1t Is Done Nobody Can
Really Tell Whether the Pro-
posed Cut Across The States
Throat Would Turn II Into
Deser+-Bu+ If II Did. Then Moth
ing Gould Ever Restore Fertility
Any More Than The Eggs in a
Spoiled OmeIef+e Can Be Turned
Back TO New. Fresh.
Unbroken Ones
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Evening star., 1942-11-21
Mill That Ground Powder
For Union Army Scrapped
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON. Del, Nov. al
Huge iron wheels that ground out
gun powder for the Union Army in
the Civil War and for American
forces in two other conflicts are
being added to the Nations scrap
metal heap by E. I. du Pont de
Nemours & Co., 1t was announced
today.
The wheels. numbering 20 and
weighing 210 tons, are part of the
equipment In Du Points Eleutherian
Mills, founded 140 years ago on his
toric Brandywine Creek.
A single set of wheels will be pre-
served in original mounting, the
company said. as a memorial to one
OF the Nations first ventures in
gun powder making.
The Eleutherian Mills ceased
operation as powder works in 1923
because of the advancement OF
smokeless powder, HEAt used on 4
large scale in the World War.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Raids
Continued From First Page.

In the eight night thrusts and one
day sally from October % through
November 18 and all the partici-
pating planes returned from four of
these raids.
British observers say that this
scant month of heavy raids already
has shaken civilian morale badly
in Northern Italy as well as smash
ing many war industries and dock
facilities and disrupting communi-
cations.
The London Daily Sketch has re-
ported that Gen. Riedel, anti-air-
craft defense chief for Germany. is
being sent to Italy at the request Of
Premier MusSolini to reorganize
Italian defenses against British
raids.
The writer of this newspapers
Inside Information" column. COM
menting on the effect of the raids,
added:
The whole country is apprehen-
slve about the future.
Three names are already being
nuoted as Mussolini's SUCCESSOR
Count Dino) Grandi, Count Ga
leazzo) Ciano and (Roberto) Far
inacci.
italian liberals at a secret meet
Ing decided to give all help to any
one leading revolt against Fas-
Cism''
Last nights raid followed up day
fighter sweeps over France and the
Low Countries in which Raj and
Canadian flyers attacked locomo-
tives, canal barges and other ground
targets.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Butter
Continued From First Page

holder before yesterday, had de-
livered large percentage of butter
on hand November 6, and had not
replenished the stocks, he is required
to set aside all of his remaining
holdings
Tides Armed Forces Over.
WPB said the purpose of the order
was to tide the armed forces and
lease-lend over the early winter
months, when production normally
is lowest. Stocks of creamery butter
in the country on November l were
only 83,000000 pounds. lowest since
1882. This, it was said, was SO $780,
600 pounds below holdings on the
same date last year, and SIS, 700 900
pounds below the November l, 1887
1941 average. Current stocks in cold
storage are disappearing at the rate
Of about million pounds day. The
out-of- storage movement in Octo-
Der was more than twice as fast as
normal.
Butter production, which during
the summer ran somewhat ahead of
l94l, now is below that of a year
ago. At this time of year, butter
production amounts to only 30 per
cent Of demand, while in the spring
1t is 120 per cent of demand.
The IS cities in which storage
stocks are frozen are New York, Chi
cago, Philadelphia, Boston, Buffalo,
Providence, Syracuse, Cuba and
Lowville, N. Y: Pittsburgh, De-
troit, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Plym-
outh, Marshfield and Green Bay.
Wis; st. Paul. Minneapolis, Kansas
City, Omaha, St. Louis, Denver,
Seattle, Portland, Oreg.; Los An
geles, San Francisco, Springfield,
Mass; Cincinnati, Duluth, Fort
Worth, Dallas. Petaluma and Santa
Rosa, Oakland and San Diego, Calf.
Evening star., 1942-11-21

Mr.. Mckee winning the decree and
custody of Terry.
The newest act in the involved
domestic drama opened yesterday
when Mr.. Mckee and his attorney,
Joseph Scott, went to Mrs. McKee's
residence to take possession of the
child.
There, they later told Judge
Clarke, they were met by Gerald
Berry, II, Mrs. McKee's son by a
former marriage and ordered off the
premises at gunpoint. In this con-
nection, Mrs. Mckee charged that
her husband had broken down the
door.
Mr.. Mckee and his attorney re-
turned to court and obtained a writ
of habeas corpus emitting the former
to the child's immediate custody.
Returning to Mrs. McKee's Pasa-
dena home to serve the writ, they
reported that the baby and Cynthia
had vanished.
Warrants Issued for Both.
Judge Clarke then issued bench
warrants for both Mrs Mckee and
Cynthia. The warrant for the
latter was still outstanding early
today.
Mrs. Mckee was brought to court.
and Mr.. Scott fired the point blank
question at her:
DO you know where the baby is?"
mo, l do not" she replied tear
fully.
In response to a question. she de-
clared she had said nothing to
Cynthia about the baby.
Her counsel. Thomas Connell,
then pleaded with Judge Clarke to
change the custody order, but was
refused
Mrs. Mckee. under terms of the
divorce granted her husband, will
receive $500 monthly alimony.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Mckee Faces Wife
|Aqain in Court as
Baby Vanishes -
Stepdoughter Believed
To Hove Token Child to
Block Custody Order

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. Ala
father and mother who exchanged
bitter recriminations at a long, hard
fought divorce trial, faced each
other in court again last night as
search was ordered for their van
ished 2-year-old son, one of the
main issues at stake in their court
battle.
Mrs. Evelyn Mckee. "a. already
grieving over a court order yesterday
which deprived her of the child's
custody, sobbed almost incoherently
when she was brought before Su-
perior Judge Thurmond Clarke last
night and denied she knew where
the boy was.
Stepdaughter, Baby Vanished.
And Mark T. Mckee, Sd, trans
portation magnate, sat tense and
strained as Mrs. Mckee voiced her
belief that her stepdaughter, GYM
thia Mckee, 20, had vanished with
the baby, Terry Alexander Mckee,
in a misguided effort to Illustrate the
courts custody order. She said
Cynthia also is missing.
Cynthia is his daughter by for
mer marriage. But they are es-
tranged and she sided with her
stepmother in the contested divorce
trial which ended yesterday with
Evening star., 1942-11-21

prime contractor. After repeated
rebuffs in Washington. what its
sponsors called the brush off" and
the run around" contract finally
was landed with Army Ordinance
for quantity of 105-mm howitzer
carriages.
The carriages were turned out
Their fabrication was parcelled
among the shops in the pool, ac-
cording to the equipment of each.
An assembly plant was equipped.
And the pool did such a bang-up
job that it soon had another order,
and it's going full tilt today.
Other pools were formed in vari-
Gus sections of the country. Some
were organized by big manufactur-
ers. so that they could farm out part
of their job Others were made up,
like the San Jose pool of the small
manufacturers themselves.
But this brought only scattered
relief to the frozen-out machine
shops and little factories. There
were not enough pools, and they
didn't get enough of the business.
Nor could they always obtain finan-
cial aid.
Act Draws Support.
So the Murray Patman Act
emerged from the Senate Banking
and Currency Committee. Mr.. Mel
son threw his influence behind it.
Others who fought for it and
steered it through the Senate were
Senators Wagner, Democrat, of New
York; Taft, Republican. of Ohio,
and Murray, Democrat, Of Montana.
Representative Patman, Democrat,
OF Texas, chairman of the House
Small Business Committee, spon-
sored the measure in the House.
The corporation is authorized to
lend money to help small plants
equip for war service or essential
civilian production. 1t also is en-
powered to do what the pools can
act as prime contractor. But
thus far the corporation has not
exercised the right to contract with
the Government for groups of plants
1t has confined itself to giving fl
nancial aid and obtaining contracts
for the smaller plants.
Combined output Imposing.
Primarily, the agency was estab-
lished to promote the war effort, to
mobilize productive equipm n
which otherwise might be over
looked. While many of these for
gotten plants are small, in the ag-
gregate their output is imposing.
Lou E. Holland, as chairman of the
board of the corporation and deputy
War Production Board chairman for
smaller war plants. is instructed by
the Murray-Patman Act to mobilize
aggressively the productive capacity
of all small business concerns and
to determine the means by which
such concerns can be most eff
GENTLY and effectively utilized to
augment war production"
But, as secondary and hardly
less important consideration, the
corporation and Mr.. Hollands WIPE
Smaller War Plants Division are
hoping to prevent the threatened
extinction Of thousands of small
factories and shops. The field forces
of the WPB division are surveying
the facilities of these little plants
and trying to fit them into the pat
tern supplied. from day to day, by
the Army, Navy and Treasury pro-
curement agencies, the Maritime
Commission and the Lease-Lend
Administration.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Sub Hunt in Gibraltar
Area Is Called Most
Intensive Of War
Axis Is Throwing Scores
Of U-Boots Into Bottle,
British Declare
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Nov. 2l.-The Air Min
istry News Service said today that
the day and night battle against
Axis submarines in the area Of
Gibraltar was the most intensive
U-boat hunt of the war" by British
aircraft.
Scores Of U-boats are being
thrown into the battle of the West
ern Mediterranean by the Axis to
try to prevent landing of reinforce
ments and supplies for the Allied
troops in North Africa" the news
service said.
Eleven of "a number" of attacks
were said to have been carried out
by American built Hudson bombers,
whose crews have specialized for
months in nti-submarine tactics
One submarine was attacked by
Hudsons twice within 10 minutes
and after the second attack was left
cruising slowly in small circles with
it's bow sticking high out of the
water"
Another Hudson released a stick
of bombs across the track of a
submerging U-boat and the bomb
er's crew saw large patch of debris
and bodies come to the surface.
Secretary of the Navy Knox said
Yesterday that the Germans un-
doubtedly had great concentration
of submarines off Gibraltar and that
heavy attacks on American supply
lines unquestionably would be made
Asked at his press conference
whether the U-boats would be able
to disrupt our communications to
the Allied forces in Africa. he said
mo, disrupt is too strong term,
but attacks will be made"
The Secretary added that the
concentrations off Gibraltar had not
relieved the pressure on American
convoy routes elsewhere in the At
lantic, although U-boat activities in
American waters have been very
light in recent weeks.
Asked for comment on a British
broadcast that American forces OF
all arms had landed in the Fiji
Islands of the South Pacific, Secre-
tary Knox replied that Il think it is
all pipe dream" since some Amer
ican forces have been in the Fills
for long time.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Appeal 10 President
Hinted by Opponents
OF Gas Rationing
Congressional Action
To Delay Nationwide
Restrictions Unlikely

By the Associated Press.
A bipartisan congressional bloc
was reported unomcially today to be
pinning its hopes for postponement
of Nation wide gasoline rationing on
the possibility of Intervention by
President Roosevelt.
Likelihood increased that the
group would appeal directly to the
White House for delay even as the
chance diminished that Congress
would pass legislation halting the
move.
Appeal to President.
Representative Ford, Democrat, of
California, insisting, however, there
is a chance for congressional action,
said he and others were requesting
Chairman StesQall to call meeting
of the House Banking Committee to
consider legislation to postpone ra-
tioning beyond the December /
deadline.
mo one" he told a reporter
would object TO rationing if it were
proved that the armed services
needed additional fuel. But there
has been no such claim and we don't
believe it is true
Mr.. Ford said the primary pur-
pose of officials ordering arbitrary"
rationing was further to regiment
the people"
Members of the bloc-largely COM
posed OF members of Congress from
the Western il-producing States
conceded freely there was little pos
sibility that legislation could be
whipped into shape to postpone the
rationing order before the December
l deadline.
Appeal Is Indicated.
Out OF a meeting OF a committee
representing that group came indi-
rect intimations of the plan to lay
the case before the President and
ask for delay of at least a month
in order to reopen q study Of the
entire gasoline situation.
We've mapped out a program. ;"
declared Representative johnson,
Democrat, of Oklahoma, "and I
think that 1t will be effective-and
effective at an early hour" In re-
sponse to a question as to whether
the program included contact with
the White House, he replied, well,
it might"
Representative Summers, Demo-
crat, of Texas, committee chairman.
was asked If the group planned to
send representatives to see the Presi-
dent, and responded, Il wish you
wouldn't ask me that question"
The committee" he declared,
however, will not take any position
which will interfere with the pro-
duction OF the war. We're all agreed
on that" -
Await Results of Hearing.
Meanwhile, the committee agreed
to mark time until Wednesday while
watching the progress of hearings
scheduled before the House Inter-
state Committee Monday and Tues
day on the gasoline situation.
Representatives of the War and
Navy Departments have been asked
to present their views, along with
officials In charge of TRANSPORTATION;
rubber, price control and gasoline.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
500 Letters Delivered
To Soldier in 4 Months

MOORE FIELD. Tex.-"Boy, what
q break for the post ONCE" sighed
Stan Sergt. Richard Owens, chief
postal clerk. He had just heard
Sergt. Casey Wehrum was getting a
turlough.
No one knows who Is doing the
wriking, but during q recent four.
mesth stretch Sergt. Wehrum re-
cefved $500 letters.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Nozis Report Wiping Out
British Glider Troops
BY the Associated Press.

By the A3soclAted Pfe88.
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, Nov. 2l.-Two British planes
towing troop filled gliders landed in
Southern Norway for purposes Of
sabotage and all the occupants were
annihilated. the German high COM
mand said today.
"On the night Of November 1920
two British bombers. each towing i
glider. flew over South Norway" the
communiQue said.
"One bomber and both gliders
were forced to land. Sabotage
troops on Hpard we're attacked and
exterminated."
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Slope Sought to Test
Jeep Against Mule
By the Associated Press.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.-
It's a jeep versus mule argument
that RACES among soldiers of Camp
Carson artillery pack units.
The soldiers are seeking a spot, on
nearby Pixies Peak, where they can
test the respective climbing ability
of the famed Army hslule and his
new cousin, the motorized jeep.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Pacific
Continued From First PageD

talking about the next move west
ward"
Squadron Sank 13 Ships.
1t. Peterkin, attached to an air
squadron, arrived on Guadalcanal
late in August and left there No
vember 16 His squadron sank l3
Jap ships and probably sank l4th.
Earlier in the war, he was ground
officer for the famous Carrier Tor
pedo Squadron 8, which lost all but
one flyer, Ensign George Gay, in
the Midway battle last June.
He praised the spirit of comrade-
ship among the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps fighters on Guadal-
canal, saying that "the Army Air
Force is doing marvellous Job in
ground strafing. dive bombing and
pounding hell out of the Japs on
Guadalcanal all the time"
Most of the action against JAP
anese land forces on the island has
been in the deep wales and on the
ridges of the west front.
The marines could catch punches
Of Japs, 300 at time, in the wales
and wipe them out. Killing a thou
sand in one night in one sector is
not unusual. We killed q hell of a
lot. 1 don't know how many died
in the brush" 1t. Peterkin said.
Sight of Prisoner an Oddly.
The sight of a prisoner on the
island is an oddity, 1t Peterkin
stated, for almost no prisoners are
taken by either side"
when the Japs rush, they yell in
English. Blood for the Emperor
Come out, marines. you're licked.
There seems to be lot of American
educated Japanese among the
snipers. They're always shouting In
English from the trees"
But the marines don't take the
Japs' word for it that the leather
necks are licked, 1t. Peterkin said
Instead. the Devil Dogs have an
easy job cleaning up the ,Japs, and
now there is saying on Guadal-
canal that "the Japs fight for their
lives, but the marines fight for
souvenirs
Among the souvenirs taken from,
Jap bodies were a number of re-
volvers made in Connecticut"
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senate:
Begins poll tax debate under spe-
cial agreement
House:
Ways and Means Subcommittee
considers tariff and immigration :
bill. g
a.
Evening star., 1942-11-21

LAKE CHARLES, LA.-DOOMED KILLER CONFESSES-"I
Annie Beatrice Henry fired the shot that killed Galloway
the 26year rold thrceconvced slayer (Tex)
salesman said in signed confession yesterday With
warrant signed, fixing her execution 28
Henry known Toni made the confession prevent
lives being given for one
death sentence for the ST. Valentines Day. Staying
Galloway salesman who had given them ride This picture
made in the parish signed confession
"A. P. Wrephoto