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Evening star., 1942-06-01
| Gas BootIegging
| To Be Checked
In Maryland
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, June l.-Numerous
reports of gasoline bootlegging in
Maryland, particularly in Baltimore,
were heard today and officials said
complaints had been turned over to
the Office of Price Administration
for investigation.
From 40 to so reports of violations
have been received by H. A. Crouth-
amel, executive secretary of the
Maryland Association of Petroleum
Retailers, who said the great ma
jority" were in Baltimore.
He said most of the better deal
ers" were cooperating with ra-
tioning regulations and that action
would be taken through Federal
channels" where his organization
found proof of deliberate violations.
Chief Judge Samuel K. Dennis,
chairman of the Baltimore City Ra-
tioning Board, said he had received
several reports of gas bootlegging
and that information had been given
o. P. A. officials.
He said he did not believe the
violations we're very widespread"
Evening star., 1942-06-01
Save Tin Cans,
D. T.. Now Told
|nPo|icyConf|ict
W. P. B. Controdicts
Salvage Committees
Stand of Months

An announcement by the War
Production Board that Washington
was included in a list of So munich
palities in which housewives will be
asked to save tin cans in a national
salvaging campaign created a
puzzling situation today as the Dis
trict Salvage Committee for several
months has been emphasizing that
tin cans were not wanted.
Horace Walker. secretary of the
Salvage Committee, planned to see
w. P. B. officials today to determine
If the reasons for which it previously
had been decided that such a cam
paign was not feasible had been
waved aside.
Mr.. Walker explained that when
proposals to collect cans was first
advanced some time ago, the plan
was rejected here for three principal
reasons: First, that the nearest
detinning plant is 160 miles distant
at New Warren, N. j., creating a
transportation problem; second, that
Salvaging rights in the District were
4lSAO ny oil 4r1ll dllO IIlCldl COIlpdIly
under contract; and third, that so
many householders here are away
from home in the day that Sails
factory collections would be difficult.
City Dump SaIvaged.
The contract is held by Isadore
CHASER and Harry Parsons, who op-
crate as the Giant Iron and Metal
Co., holding a 3-year contract signed
last February with the District Gov
ernment. Under this contract the
company provides labor and equip
ment and is entitled to salvage on
the Municipal Dump at Twenty-frst
and c streets NE, paying the Dis
trict $16,50204 yearly.
William A. Xanten, supervisor Of
District refuse, estimated today that
the company collects some 5000 tons
of tin year from the dump. AT
the corporation counsel's Office.
where it was said no definite word Of
The w. P. B. announcement had been
received, it was said unofflcially that
any plans tending to take away the
tin supply at the dump would form
the basis for readjusting the con-
tract.
Shipments from ID. c. Planned.
The w. P. B. said that the cam
paign will. be restricted to areas
advantageously situated for shipping
to detinning plants and to copper
mines where copper is precipitated
on shredded tin cans placed in mine
water.
Washington is included in the list
of cities from which shipping to de-
thinning plants is contemplated. The
w. P. B. said that in these cities
householders might be asked to pre-
pare the cans for shipment by clean
ing. removing the labels and both
ends and hattening the cans.
Evening star., 1942-06-01
Orders Are Held Up
For Mobilization by
Manpower Board
OfficioIs Decline to Soy
Why Direetives on Labor
Program Were Delayed

Although the labor mobilization
program of the War Manpower
Commission was supposed to become
effective today, the agencies in
volved had not received formal or
ders to that effect at noon today.
A spokesman for Manpower Com
mission Chairman McNutt said he
didn't know when the directives to
implement the program would go
out and refused to say why they
had been held up.
The labor mobilization program
would establish an emphatic policy
for military deferment of irrepleace-
able craftsmen and set up system
of prioritieS to make certain that
urgent production needs get first
call on available skilled workers.
This is a great opportunity" said
Administrator McNutt, for de-
mocracy to demonstrate that it can
discipline itself.
Men Needed at Benches.
The manpower chief said on May
81 that the Selective Service System
would instruct local draft boards
effective today, to consult with Fed
eral Employment Service Offices be-
fore calling to the Army any in
dividual skilled in critical wal
occupation"
Selective service previously had
10. of
men in critical occupations, but Mr.
McNutt said some draft boards
seemed TO regard it as a breach of
patriotism to defer anybody for oc-
cupational reasons" Hence, the en-
ployment Offices we're brought into
the picture to help the local boards
determine those men needed most
urgently at work benches.
OF equal Importance, the War Pro-
duction Board is classifying war
plants according to urgency and
under the Manpower Commission S
plan the Employment Service will
make preferential referrals of
workers to employers engaged in
war production in the order of their
priority before making referrals to
other employers"
Three-Front War.
The manpower program provides
also that the Farm Security Ad-
ministration increase the number
of mobile labor camps in order to
make available workers in agricul-
ture to achieve the food for VIC
tory" objective.
The Manpower Commission de-
clared that "for us in this war there
are three fronts: The fighting
front, the factory front, the farm
front"
BY mid-Novembef, 1t said, I'VE
must have 5000 900 workers in war
factories. BY New Year Day. IT,
600, ,0OOO."
Three weeks after Pearl Harbor
100000 American workers were
producing war materials. BY April
this number had grown to 5000 ,000
Approximately 9,500,000 are en-
gagged in necessary farm work.
Evening star., 1942-06-01
0den Denies MAKING
Statementio Police
Admitting Staying
Says He Agreed to
Sign Paper to Holt
Long Questioning

Guy E. Oden, 10, on trial in Dis
trict Court for his life. denied today
that he had ever given police a
statement saying he murdered his
15-year-old sweetheart, Ellen Reid
Cannon, July 10, 1e41.
The police put that down and I
told them I would sign anything If
they would just let me alone" young
Oden told Justice F. Dickinson Let's
in a hearing to determine whether
the alleged confession to the Staying
shall be admitted to evidence The
Jury was excluded from the hearing.
There was a scuff1e and then
some Shots" Oden said. Il didn't
know what happened. 1t was all an
accident"
The defendant, talking in a low
voice, said he had had no lunch that
day and no dinner that night, before
police questioned him about the
shooting, at ia o street S.W.
Oden said the police refused to
give him water to drink although
he requested some several times.
Neither would police give him
something to smoke" Oden told
Justice Let's.
Oden said he did not know what
was in the signed statement which
police have, declaring, "I was in a
daze all the time they were putting
it down."
Under cross examination by As
sistant United States Attorney
Bernard Margolius, Oden said that
certain things to which he testified
at his first trial had been said be-
cause my attorney told me to say
them"
sOden won a new trial after being
convicted of first degree murder at
his first trial.
Evening star., 1942-06-01

On the return voyage, during
which he said he had little sleep,
he took his turn with the crew at a
machine gun on deck. He had had
previous experience in the National
Guard.
Mr.. Sheridan heard only on his
arrival here that during his absence
his mother, Mrs. William F. Sheri-
dan, had died in March.
He was welcomed back by his
wife, Cecil; two children, Frances,
10, and William 7; his brothers, Carl
H. Sheridan, and William Sheridan,
and his father, Comdr. William F.
Sheridan, U. S. N, retired. The
father and brothers reside at 2308
Ashmead place NV. Most of the
letters written to him by members
of his family had been returned
here without reaching him.
Although a civilian, with the rank
of motor vehicle technician, Mr.
Sheridan wears a uniform of khaki
approved for members of the mis-
sion.
Before being detailed to his spe-
cial mission, Mr.. Sheridan was con-
nected with the Greyhound Lines
here.
Evening star., 1942-06-01
Youth Who Broke Jai.
Goes 10 Trial Today
In Assault Case
james Anderson, II,
Charged With Attack
On U. S. Worker

Seventeen-year- -old James A. An
derson of Sycamore Hills, Md, who
was captured in Washington Thurs
day after escaping from the Rock
vile Jail two days before, went on
trial today at Hagerstown on a
charge of criminal assault.
Anderson has been adjudged OF
sound mind by the Maryland Board
of Mental Hygiene. His attorneys,
Walther w. Dawson and John P.
Reeves, had filed a plea of insanity,
The attorneys motion for a change
of venue had been granted previ-
ously by the Montgomery County
Circuit Court. The sanity test was
made recently by DR.. George Pres
ton, chairman of the Mental
Hygiene Board.
Anderson was indicted by Mont
gomery County grand jury on a
charge of criminally assaulting a
36-year-old Government worker at
her Glen Echo home in February.
The death penalty is possible on
conviction of the offenSe under
Maryland law.
Montgomery County States At
torney Ben G. Wilkinson and his
assistant, Alfred D. Noyes, will
prosecute the case with States At
torney Charles F. Wagaman of
Washington County.
Anderson and two other prisoners
escaped from the Rockville Jail
after slugging the assistant warden,
Hugh Walker, with a sock filled
with soap. After a two-day search
by State and county police, during
which a posse was formed to scour
the nearby area, Anderson and one
of the prisoners were picked up by
Washington police. The third pris-
oner had been arrested the day
before near his home.
Evening star., 1942-06-01
Fauquier Mans Killer
Sought in Washinqton

Washington police continued their
search today for a man suspected
as the murderer of Frank Kerns,
70-year-old Fauquier County Wa)
stonemason, who was found shot to
death Saturday on the new Balti-
more road near Warrenton.
The suspect was named in a war
rant issued to County Sheriff w. S.
Wolf. who came here Saturday to
aid the search after the man was
reported seen in Washington.
Members of Mr.. Kerns' family
told police he was in the habit of
carrying large sums of money in his
pocket. No money was found on
his body by relatives who searched
for him when he failed to return
home.
Mr.. Kerns Is survived by his
widow and several children.
Evening star., 1942-06-01
Servicemen Informed
On Voting Procedure

The War and Navy Departments
today suggested to all members of
the armed forces wishing to vote
in this years elections that they
write to the Secretary of State of
their State for instructions.
The plan was suggested by the
National Association of Secretaries
of State to relieve the Army and
Navy of the job Of keeping track
of various State voting laws. Re-
quests for information should con-
tain the persons full name, service
serial number, permanent home ad-
dress and military or naval address.
Evening star., 1942-06-01
Afraid Liaison
Up
In Few Weeks
D. {. Police Stations
To Be Used in Modified
Decentralization

A modified decentralized COM
rnunications system contemplating
the use of police precinct stations
will be set up for the Districts
civilian defense establishment
within the next few weeks, it was
learned today.
Announcement of the plan was
made today by Defense Co-ordi-
nator Young after an informal con-
ference with his civilian defense
and communications advisors. Mr.
Young said formal report includ-
ing estimates of cost is to be sub
mitted to the Commissioners in
about 10 days.
The proposed changes will settle
a disagreement of more than a
months standing over whether the
air-raid protection control should
be centralized as it now is in Fire
Alarm Headquarters or decentral-
lied to a number of substations to
relieve the load on the central
center.
A group of District officials has
supported the present arrangement
while decentralization has been
recommended by the National Office
Of Civilian Defense.
General Accord Reported.
Stating there was general accord
10 the new setup, Co-ordinator Young
said it has the basic principles OF the
o. C. D. plan, modified to fit local
conditions.
While refusing to give complete
details until they are presented in a
formal written report, Mr.. Young
said seven or more of the city's 13
police precincts probably would be
used as control subcenters. At each
such subcenter, a fire battalion chief
will be stationed whose duty, it was
explained, will be to evaluate fire
incidents reported in the areas cov-
cred by his station.
After evaluating the incidents the
battalion chief will communicate
with fire alarm headquarters, under
Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter, who
will dispatch the equipment.
The battalion fire chief, it was
said, will deal only with the fire
incidents, but officials said these
would probably constitute 80 per
cent of the total.
Four Companies for Each Area.
Handling it on a police precinct
basis, it was added, will result in
having perhaps four or five fire COM
panies available in each subcenter
area.
at was a tough job to handle"
declared Mr.. Young, land I think
they have arrived at very good
plan"
Those attending today's confer
ence included, besides the three
Commissioners, Col Lemuel Bolles,
civilian defense director: 1t. Col.
Beverly C. Snow, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner; Herbert Friede,
civilian defense communications di-
rector; Col. E. Goring Bliss of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co.. Howard s. Fitz, also of the tele-
phone company; Maj, w. D. Paulette
of the regional o. C. D. headquar-
tiers, Col. C. A. Seoane, retired, OF
the War Department Signal Corps,
and C. Melvin Sharpe of the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co.
Evening star., 1942-06-01
X
Motgo~BxMM.
WAR Bonds

The power of the greatest Navy
in the world, our own two-ocean
fleet. rests in large measure on its
backbone-the battleships of the
line. They displace approximately
$4,000 tons and cost up to s70,000,-
600. We have something like a score
of these huge ships in the Atlantic
and Pacific.
Evening star., 1942-06-01

Eight huge battleships are under
construction and more are contem-
plated. To finance these modern
goliaths of the sea it is necessary
for every American everywhere to
buy more and more War bonds.
We can do it if everybody does his
share. Invest at least 10 per cent
Of your income every pay day to
help your county 60 over its bond
quota.
United States Treasury DEPARTMENT.
Evening star., 1942-06-01
Wurdens to Be Sworn

Afraid wardens of the seventh
precinct, thirteenth district of Mont
gomery County. will be fingerprinted
at 730 pm. Thursday at the Dis
pensary Building in Silver Spring.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03
Ferry Tdken0ver
ByCodst Guard

The coast guard has taken over
the steamer Halcyon, the ferry
which formerly piled between
Walkerville, Ont. and the foot of
Joseph Campau street in Detroit,
and will recondition il as an aux
iliary vessel. IL was revealed today
Thc ship has been tied up at the
WalkeUville dock since service was
discontinued several months ago
Two other ferry boats. probably
the ones which once operated be-
tween Windsor and Woodward
VIII be reconditioned by the coas,
guard for similar purposes. Of.
ficials revealed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03
Dim Out
Saginaw Stores to Douss
Window Lights, Signs
By Chic Young
By Hof
By Billy De Beck
BY Paul Fogarty
By Olsen & Johnson
rms. STAFF corr,.pond.n,

SAGINAW, Aug. 3.-"Dim out"
of all windows and signs in all
local stores will commences
Wednesday, In the latest step In
the local defense program.
In addition to the dousing Of all
advertising and display lights. Eric
+. Wienecke, local defense direc-
tor, has asked store owners and
managers 10 make arrangements
for switches which will turn OF
necessary lights within the stores.
These switches should be easily
reached by air raid wardens, he
emphasized.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03
BLANK

chase the Metropolitan Opera
House land its warehouse proper
ties and left a cash reserve OF
SAT-, 1920.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03
KnowIed ee Test
BY DIR. sABINA Fl. CONNOLLY

Name the hymn; (al The
night is dark and I am far
from home; (b) He hath looSed
the fateful lightning of his
terrible swift sword; tc) E'er
though it be a cross that
raiseth me-
2-How far: (a) From Honolulu
are the Midway Islands. (b)
from Halifax is the Isle OF
Sable; (c) from Alaska rio the
Aleutian Islands extend?
When did it occur: (a) Amer
ica's first ninuteman, Oh
Americas first issuance OF
postage stamps, (C) America s
first soda Fountain
What are three of the largest
peninSulas Of North America ?
)-What are: (a) Moros; (b)
hieroglyphics; (c) poems ?
6-What are three national parks
in the state of California
ANSWERS on Page 23)
Copyright, 1914, by king Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03
Home Defense Notes:
Soldiers Tops
As Sd|vdgers
H E n r Y
BY KEN HALL

It's the soldier who sets the ex-
ample for the stay-at-homes IN the
various salvage drives aimed at
finding more materials for army
trucks, tanks, guns and ammuni-
ton:
There is no one more conScien-
tious than the man in arms who
doesn't let anything get away
from him in the salvage line and
who also does a fine job of con-
servation of old materials and
utensils.
Out at Seltridge Field. as at
CONTINUED on Page 2S)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03
Daily Quiz
BY THE ACE ANswERMAN

Distributed BY King Features synd. Inc
What is the 16 petaled bloom
found on the crest OF the
Japanese royal family?
when a bar of iron has a beak
a crook and a claw, it's likened
TO what common bird?
}--The Greeks called il Iris,
messenger of the gods. 1t is
known 10 us as WHAT
i-Caddies are not included in
the conversation when golfers
speak of carry. What is the
subject?
1-Anatomicany they arc the
ella. Sometimes they get in
your eye What are they?
6-Modern fiction has a super
Sleuth who lives on Baker
street in London. What's his
name?
He authored the Declaration
of Independence and Virginia
Statute OF Religious Freedom.
and also founded the University
of Virginia. Who was that7
tAnswers on Page 23)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03

Three Comic Pages every day
In Daily Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03
DETRoITERs PROMOTED

Brig. Gen. John M. Willis. COM
mander of Camp Grant, Ill. has
announced the promotion OF the
following Detroit soldiers:
Staff Sgt. Frank L. Cogrank,
1900 Ward avenue. TO the grade
Of technical sergeant. He is con-
nected with Headquarters Com
pany. 9th Medical Training Camp.
Pvt. Joseph T. Blackstone, 1889
Lillibridge avenue, 10 the grade of
corporal. Blackstone is with Com
d. 35th Medical Training
Battalion.
Cpl. Dwight F.. Russell Jr., 1874
East Grand boulevard. TO the rank
of sergeant. He is with Company
a. Both Medical Training Bat
talon.
Pvt. Leonard c. Michalak. 1000
East Ferry avenue, was advanced
10 the grade of corporal. in Com
pany p. 35th Medical Training
Battalion.
pvt Harry +. Meisner of $3.50
Parkwood avenue has been grad
uated from the Sanitary Techni-
clan School, Medical Replacement
Center. Camp Grant. Ill
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03
Met Opera Debt Free

NEW YORK. Aug. 3 lINS).-
Public contributions of S1,057. =
67906 in 1910 today had enabled
the Metropolitan Opera Associa-
ton to pay outstanding debts, pur-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03
OFFICER CANDIDATES

Admitted 10 the Officer Candi-
date School at Miami Beach Fla.
four Detroit soldiers will train TO
fulfll duties in IS specialized
courses in administrative. person
mel and supply duties. Upon grad
uation. officers will be assigned TO
duty in one Of these departments
in the air force, thus relieving
trained pilots from such duties.
and allowing them 10 devote their
full time to flying. Detroit candi-
dates arc:
Pvt. Marian Maruszak, the son
OF Mrs. Mary Sobczynska of 1855
Carrie avenue.
Cpl. Richard K. Wind, the hus-
hand of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Wind.
$3.50 Hardwood.
Cpl. Richard Ben Kramer. son
Of Mr.. Morris S. Kramer of 1862
Tuxedo avenue.
Cpl. Charles L. Brockett, the
son Of Mrs. Elizabeth Brockett OF
1893 West Grand boulevard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03

"Your Own Horoscope. by
Frances Drake. IN one OF many
famous features In The Detroif
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03

"The Wishing Well" has
message In cipher for you. Daily
and Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03
Service Notes:
Detroit Soldier
Enters Aviation
Officers School

Cpl. Donald ]. Korotkin OF
3010 Glendale avenue, has been
admitted as an officer candidate TO
the Air Forces Officer Candidate
School at Miami Beach, Fla.
After successfully completing the
12-week course, Korotkin will be
commissioned a second lieutenant
in the air force.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03

Sanford II. Stone, -. grad
uate engineering student al the
University Of Michigan. has been
commissioned an ensign. his
father, Phillip Stone, 1851 Martin
dale avenue. city employe, has
been notified.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03

Continued on Page 2S)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-03

The announcement of the pro-
motion of Corp. Jack Thiessen,
who formerly worked in the dis
play advertising department Of
The Detroit Times from the rank
OF private first class. was received
from Camp Rucker. Ala. He is
with Company Fl. of the 321st In
fantry, 8lst (Wildcat) Division.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
AUSTRALIA READY

CANBERRA. Australia, March
Il GNS).-Australian Army Min.
lStcr Francis Forde called for of.
fcnSive action today and declared
that there should be no more
talk of Withdrawals"
"Offensive action has been
made the keynote of instructions
10 the Australian army" said
t'ordC
Battles are lost only when
the side believes itself lost"
We'll informed quarters at Can
borra expressed belief the Japa
neSc will open the battle of tho
Australian mainland by attempt.
INC large-Scale landings at SeVera
widely separated points.
Reconnaissance was said 10 have
shown tho Japanese are fcveriShlN
transforming their ncwl Y wor
New Guinea beach heads AZ Sala
maua. Lac and FlnSchafen int
supply dcpotS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

Continued from Page OneD
Australian Air Force reporting tn
raids said in part:
Following a violent daylight
raid four japanese ships were
seen burning, two sinking and
one being beached.
Toward noon yesterday the
first Of our aircraft over Sala-
maua attacked an enemy cruiser
in face o fheavy ainti-aircraft
fire. The results Of this attack
are not yet confirmed.
"A few minutes later another
attack was made on japanese
transports and warships.
zone large ship was sur
rounded by bombs and left
burning.
Several direct hits were
made by two other aircraft on
a warShip. either cruiser or
large destroyer.
Two other ships were hit and
set afire.
An attempt by enemy air
craft TO intercept our bombers
failed.
Later attacks recorded fur
ther hits and near misses.
SHIPS DESTROYED
when the aircraft left the
target one ship had burned out,
three others were set afirP, two
sinking and one being reached.
shipping was again attacked.
\ transport which was listing
heavily was set afire and later
only a patch of oil was seen nj
its position.
shortly after the new Japa-
neSe landing at FinSchhafen
Yesterday con the north New
Guinea COAST royal Australian
aircraft attacked transports in
.HaniSch harh0r (ncarby on the
Gulf OF lIuon). Results are
unknown.
"Other royal Australian air
craft reconnoitered over Rabaul
tNew Britain lSlandl cncoun-
tering enemy fighters which
evaded them by using clouds for
cover.
TOWN MACHINE GTNNf"D
Enemy aircraft machine
gunned Buna on the south side
~ New Guinea Yesterday. Dam
age was believed slight.
Enemy planes rcconnoitcrcd