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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-21

Martini Rave is tops with sail
ors Take IT from Andrew y.
GurdaZ, 22-yeaT-Oid fireman second
class who went back 10 ms battle
ship the other day after a short
furlough al home with his mother.
Gordaz, after only seven months
in the navy, was in convoy action
and IT was in North Africa that
he ran into Martha. She came
aboard ship for a song and dance
act that mad the boys talking for
weeks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-21

But no They
" ould MT let
h ] m IN
Fin a lily IN Q
young attorney
collared an as
siStant proSecu-
tor who phoncd
the turnkey and
arranged I h e
open SeS a m q
Myers -
probably still
ClOSetcd IN the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-21

Order War Stamps delivered
10 your home by your Detroit
Times carrier
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

girls Lillian Andrus a former Miss Amer
ica Mildred Borst and Florence Sullivan
all went around dreaming of millions and ex-
planning that there had been nothing the least
indicate in their relationship with Mr.. Gug-
genheim; he had been just like father to
them.
Then came the day Of accounting, or
reckoning The millions shrank to mere
IS 900 and when last heard FROM were still
shrinking. For all the girls know, they may
end up owing people.
Miss Rice was not the only lady alleged by
Mrs. Berolzhemer to be on her husbands
list There was also a Florence Proctor, West
chester socialite with whom she accuses him
of carving on unbecomingly at Halloween
party as we'll as various others so far I'M
named.
SO difficult was it for his wife to keep snil-
ing. despite his conduct, that she says her
facial nerves "froze" and a doctor told her
thcv were paralyzed. Eventually, they "thawed
OUT again and presumably she lost her fixed
smile.
Even when i'll in hospital Henry couldn't
behave himself, her complaint says, for he al
legedly made improper advances to the
nurses and, when Helen tried to visit him.
wouldn't let her in.
And he finally added injury to insult, she
says when he struck me and kicked me out
Of my bed"
Mr. Berolzheimer has entered a general
denial of all these charges, stating in the
course of it that he only moved out Of their
town residence when my wife, who was be-
coming increasingly ill-natured, threatened to
shoot me unless 1 got out of the apartment"
Speaking Of this same apartment, his wife
had told the court that he had presented her
with all the bric-abrac, art objects and chat
tells" in it, and she wants to be given title
TO these well as TO the orchids.
The words conjure up a pretty domestic
scene Of husband and wife wandering
around their apartment while the husband
says;
Darling. help yourself TO chattel. or
have a brio or even brac."
Probably Mr. Berolzheimer would have been
glad to give his wife the fireplace too. II he
could have foreseen the hearth trouble 1t was
going TO cause him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

While Mrs. Berolzhemer depicts her hus-
band as the aggressor her own complaint in
dicates that she was not entirely helpless. For
instance, she admits staggering him couple
of times with the aid OF telephone
"In June 1912 my husband had in his pos
session slip Of paper bearing a New York
City telephone number. Early one morn
ing during that month I phoned this number
and when I was connected 1 told the defend
ant CHenry) that he was wanted on the tele-
phone
when my husband found out to whom he
was speaking he became very angry with me
as well as abusive and said, How did you find
out about here"
Whether Mrs Bcrolzhemer thought this
stunt up herself or got it out Of a story she
does not say. But it viii probably appear in
quite a few stories from now on.
The following month she carried on the
telephone offensive by calling up "a number
appearing on note which 1 had obtained
from. my husbands possession. 1t bore the
name Mary Alice Rice, in addition TO the phone
number, and / asked for Miss Rice.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

should have taken sides against Mr.. Bcrolz-
heimcr for he too, is a nower-fancier and
between one flowcr-fancier and another every
thing is usually sweetness and light.
HE (Mr b." says his wife at one point
has customary provided me with orchids
from his estate each and every week by hav-
ing them delivered TO me by automobile.
There are several thousand orchid plants on
the estate"
Then. recovering from the momcntary
usefulness of this recollection, she adds bel
lgerently: Since he gave these plants TO me
as a gift l want the court TO vest title TO
them in me"
But to return TO Mrs. Busch:
Il saw Henry August Is, 1912, at night
club at ten in the evening" she AYERS, "and
asked him if it was true that he hadn't lived
with Helen for four years. He said II was.
II asked him since he had shown no love or
affection for his wife during this period If it
was true that ne had had affairs with other
women and his response was that he had, but
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03


- for that and wanted at
any price TO have Helen now"
Though Henry has denied this charge as
well as all those of his wife) Mrs. Busch is
not without standing as a person whose rem
iniscences must be reco6ened with.
She used TO be the wife Of the founder Of
"Pelmanism." that popular memory training
course which theoretically enabled you to as
found a certain Mr.. Addison Smms of Seattle
whom you hadn't seen for years and years, by
walking up to him in hotel lobby and say
ing: "Ah, there Mr. Addison Simms of
Seattle, what's cooking or words to that
effect.
It is possible that the wife Of a memory
maestro might become so fed UP with remem-
boring that she would forget to come in out Of
the rain but IL doesn't seem probable, really,
and the sound of Mrs. Buschs affidawt-the
neat way she picks out dates, hours and
places suggests that her eX-husband found IN
her not only a wife but a disciple.
So. one way or another, she should make a
witness worth hearing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

The bequest threw an
unexpected sidelight on
the character Of Mr..
Guggenheim, who until
his death had been con-
sidered something of a
recluse.
Unbeknownst to the
world he had been
packing a lot of excite
ment into his latter
years of supposed re-
tirement. In addition
to other interests, he
found time to take a
flyer at songWriting.
Jubilee, You're A
Clam our Girl" and
Crumbs Of Love" were
three of the melodic
products Of his second
youth.
Miss Rice, a Ziegfeld
graduate, and the other
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

The voice answering the telephone said,
Yes 1 said, This is Mrs. Berolzheimer,'
and the voice at the other end Immediately
replied, Il the mother of Miss Rice and
my daughter does not go around with mar
ried men,
MY husband then and there inquired OF
me where 1 obtained the telephone number
and admitted to me that he knew Miss Rice
and then and there said. IF 1t is not this
woman, it will be another"
Mary Alice Rice has been identified as one
of the four showgirls who were named as
beneficaries OF the will-o'. the-wispish estate
left by the late William Guggenheim, the cop
per baron who died in 194l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03
@Dyin@EnberS That Gave
'HearthTr0Qble; toMrBerQlzheinner

-HE lavish Westchester ~ Y, estate OF
Mr.. Henry Berolzheimer. wealthy lumber
, executive, contains three lodges, not 10
mention big house 5 servants. several thou
sand orchids and about five thousand assorted
birds, deer. goats. sheep horses and ducks
In one of the lodges is a fireplace, and
thereby hangs a tradition and possible dl-
vorce.
The tradition, according to Rose Perfect
well-known musical comedy singer, is that
anyone who is sitting in front Of the fireplace
while there's fire in 1t mustn't leave until
the fire goes out.
AS with many traditions, the purpose Of
this one is not clear Maybe it dates back 10
ice age days (when fire was something one
didn't leave in a hurry and has been handed
down from Berolzhemer TO Berolzhemer.
Or maybe It's just practical measure to
insure against the possibility of a stray sparks
setting the lodge fire.
Practical or not, the present, or machine
age Mr. Berolzheimer stands accused OF put
ting II TO a romantic use.
Miss Perfect is his accuser.
Going 10 bat for her good friend, Mrs
Helen Berolzheimer who is suing Mr.. Il. for
divorce she has told New York court about
a Fall night in 1910 when. she says. she was
disturbngly exposed 20 the tradition the FIRE
and Mr.. Berolzhemer all at once.
Earlier in the evening she and her host and
hostess had been sitting together IN the lodge
she recalls Then Mrs. Berolzheimer got up
saying in effect that she was awfully sorry
but she for one going 20 bust the tradi
ton wide opeusg she wasn't feeling well and
was going TO bed.
The embers" Rose reports were stll
aname when Helen excused herself and asked
NIT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03
IT'LL issltls ~ sssiaii It'll
Mary Alice
Rice. Ex.
Show girl,
Whose Tele-
phone Number
Mrs. BerolL-
heimer Claims
10 Have Found
Among Her
Husbands
Effects.

She goes on 81 asked him what ne could
be thinking about since Helen was one OF my
best friends He said You arc being stupid.
You would not be robbing her of anything
more than anyone else has done before you
from which l gathered that he had been UNI
faithful with other women
He told me was very dumb. meaning
that he would make it worth while for me
insisted upon being driven 10 the station and
I upbraided him for his very improper con-
duct"
Mr.. Berolzheimer, for his part, says; The
facts are that her Roses general manner
and behavior became so increasingly undesir-
able that I concluded not TO have her in our
house"
Which implies that he considers Rose some
what Imperfect.
Since the latters story is one Of the key
stones Of Helen's complaint, II is practically
certain that when the case comes 10 trial the
iurymen will be asked to pass on the interest
ing question OF where Mr.. Berolzheimer was
when the fire died down.
Was he sitting quietly in his own chair or
was he not sitting quietly in his own chair?
There may be legal precedents for a sit
uation like that II not, the judge may be
forced in his charge to the jury to cite the old
jingle:
Where was Willie when the light went out?
Down in the cellar eating sauerkraut
Another who has added her voice 10 the
chorus Of accusation against Mr.. Berozheimer
is June Elvidge Busch, erstwhile silent film
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

star. who now runs a strcamlncd
florist shop in New York.
The shop is worked on the call
principle, you just telephone and.
10, a bunch OF orchids, or lilies, or
whatever you want is presently de-
livcred 10 your home, all arranged
in vase and ready to be displayed.
II is odd. in way. that she
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

AS The Flames in The Fireplace
subsidized. Romance BIazed Up in
Her Host. Charges Singer Rose
Perfect in Support Of Mrs. BeroIz-
heimer's Divorce Suit, But
He Says Her Memory's
\ Imperfect
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

that he was very sorry
for that and wanted at
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

me 10 stay with Henry until
the fire went out"
A venerator Of tradition her
self. the singer sat on with
Henry little dreaming that as
the visible embers glowed more
family. invisible embers OF love
would be ignited in him or so
she claims.
I'VE were alone for a short
while when Henry said he had
always been fond OF me, her
affidavit relates. He asked
me 20 kiss him, which ! re-
fused to do. He made further
advances 10 me ] attempted
10 leave the lodge, but he at
tempted 10 embrace me.
Finally nc released me when he
realized l was serious"
Not only serious but Perfect,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
REGIONAL C0-0PS
I'm big LEAGUE"
CLASS OF BIZ

CHICAGO.-Sixteen regional coop
erative WHOLESALERS having membership
in. National Co-operatives, Inc, had
combined sales of $103, 4SS, $50 and net
savings of $3,764,01S in 1912. it was
reported by Howard A. Cowden, sec
Iretary, at the annual meeting here
March 25. Combined sales of the
group in 1871 were $S2,624,650, and
net savings were $2,626,3S7. Nation
Ial Co-operatives is a central purchas-
ing agency for the regional co-opera-
tive WHOLESALERS.
Ownership of the 16 regional whole
sales is vested in 1888 local co-opera-
tive associations which, in turn, are
owned by S74,324 individual members,
a gain of so member associations and
276,103 individual members over the
year before
Combined paid-in capital stock in
creased from $5,539,702 in 1941 to
$6,67S,5S4, a gain of $1,138,SS2. Total
net worth rose from S9,753,883 in
1871 to $12,710,449 in 1912, gain of
pA, iOO,oOO
Members of National Co-operatives
are engaged in the distribution of pc
troleum products, food, lumber, fertil-
izer, and other such supplies. In adj
dition, the groups provide many serv-
ices 70 members, such as auditing,
education and publicity, insurance
services, and legal assistance.
The annual meeting voted to set up
as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ma
tional Cooperatives the Universal
Milking Machine factory purchased by
National Co-operatives earlier in the
year. The plant was purchased at a
total cost of 100000 and will produce
nearly million and a half dollars
worth of milking machines during the
coming year, according to the report
of Al Rose of Chicago who. was re-
Gently named manager of the plant.
The board of directors of National
Co-operatives approved a resolution
calling on Prentiss Brown, OPA adj
for the appointment of
cooperative representation
on any committees appointed by the
OPA nationally.
A special meeting of representa-
tives of co-operatives in the petroleum
business was called following the
meeting of National Co-operatives to
discuss plans for further coordination
Of the oil co-ops, particularly in light
Of the fact that the regional co-ops
are now operating seven oil refineries.
The board also received the report
Of the grant by the Edward A. Filene
Goodwill Fund to National Co-opera-
ives for the creation of a research
md service bureau. More complete |
plans will be announced later.
/. H. Hull, general manager of the |
Continued Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
Discrimination
BECAUSE OF RACE
TO BE TRIED

For the first time in the history of
New York City, criminal prosecution
is being invoked in a case involving
a hotels discrimination against a
member of a minority race "a wide
spread practice in that city.
On April 18th at Jefferson Market
Court, Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street,
inal summons issued by Magistrate
Charles Harsmaki against the night
manager of the Knickerbocker hotel
for refusing to accommodate a negro
organizer for the United Auto Work
ers, CLIO, William Bowman, who at
tempted to register March % after
group of other union organizers had
registered.
Hearing was originally set for
March 30th to determine whether the
case should be held for Special SEES
sions Court, and the case was then
peremptorily set down for hearing
April 18th Max Delson, Workers De-
Tense League attorney, is handling the
case for the auto workers union
The trade union delegation in court
when the summons was issued con-
sisted of leaders of more than 100000
war workers in the east enrolled in
the JAW. The group included Re-
gional Director Alex MCGOWAN,
Charles Kerrigan, regional aircraft di-
rector for JAW, George Cranmore,
ia WIS assistant regional director and
Irving Salert, regional director of the
CLIO war relief committee.
''The rights of all minorities will be
fought for by the JAW in this dis
trict through the Workers Defense
League, our official defense agency
for discrimination cases." Mr.. Nc
Gowan declared. 1--WE intend to fight
this case to a finish to get justice
done, and we have asked the League
to start civil suit for $500 damages,
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
CONSUMPTION
OF LABOR ACT
DENOUNCED

Declaring that passage of the Aus
| tin adsworth national war service
bill would introduce involuntary serv-
principles of fascism-controlled labor
ON American soil, Morris Milgram,
national secretary of the Workers De-
Tense League, urged the senate mill
tary affairs committee to disapprove
the bill and thus give millions of
Americans new faith in congress"
Milgram testified before the commit
tee in opposition to the measure on
Thursday april u.
"Conscription of labor, whether by
the President using the machinery of
the Selective Service Act, as proposed,
or by any other means, would" he
declared, "be in violation of the thir-
teenth amendment to the constitution
which forbids involuntary servitude."
Finally Mr. Milgram urged shifting
of workers from non-essential to es-
sential industries; prevention of du-
plication; concentration of. workers in
luuuStly anu III Ietdll anu SclNlCc
trades in fewer enterprises; and
where necessary establishment of
for working mothers and ar
of some jobs at hours
to fit home-makers' schedules.
Commissioner McNutt's lack of
in dealing with these issues
reflects among other things the Presi-
dents unwillingness to step on the
toes of the racist southerners who
have been among his chief political
supporters in the past. Thus for lack
Of courage to settle the discrimination
issue properly, labor is to be made
The goat and lose its fundamental
freedom. May | add that labor has
clearly stated its opposition to the
Austin Wadsworth national war serv-
ce bill"
1--WE still have vast bodies of labor
'eady for use the moment we are
Wiling to tackle special privilege"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
BILLS AGAINST
Menace
WAR PRODUCTION

Our vital war production program
is being seriously menaced by cam
lpaign to picture labor as unpatriotic
|selfseeking disrupters of the war eff
fort The campaign is master-minded
by the National Association of Manu-
facturers. 1t is supported by long
time enemies of organized labor
whose hatred of labor and the Presi-
dents war effort impels them to act
with reckless disregard Of the require
ments for victory. The campaign
especially Rickenbacker's barnstorm-
ing tours against organized labor
has recently been getting a big play
in the press. In congress the cam
paign has been expressed in scores
of anti-labor bills introduced by a
handful of poll tax and defeatist con-
gressmen.
This week four of these anti-labor
measures which are particularly
to the war effort have
moved toward early consideration in
S. 796 Connolly Plant Seizure Bill
by Sen. Tom Connolly,
Texas poll taxer, provides for the seiz-
ure by the Army of plants closed by
strikes or other labor disturbances
and for the freezing in those plants
of wages and working conditions. This
bill in no way changes the Presi-
dents power to take over plants
which are not producing for the war
effort, but it adds the stipulation that
wages and working conditions will be
frozen. This bill was unanimously re-
ported out of the senate Judiciary
on March 20. 1t may come
up for action in the senate any day
II. r. 1876. the Johnson Absentee
SIN" Bill, introduced by Rep. Lyndon
Johnson, Texas poll taxer, starts from
he assumption that absenteeism re-
suits from labor's responsibility to-
Continued on Page FOUR
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
CAMPAIGN ON
FOR POLL TAX
REPEAL BILL

H. R. to abolish the poll tax in
troduced by Rep. Vito Marcantonio
(ALP, N.Y. is being supported by a
coalition of congressman headed by
Rep. George Bender Or, Ohio) as
chairman, Rep. Warren Magnuson Cd,
Wash.) as Democratic floor leader and
Rep Joseph c. Baldwin Or, N.Y. as
Republican floor leader Discharge
Petition No. 3 to bring up H. R. for
consideration by the house is on the
Speakers desk. To date 125 congress
men are reported to have signed it..
How Discharge Petition Works:
Anti-poll tax legislation introduced
in the House of Representatives is
referred to the judiciary committee.
The poll tax leadership of that COM
mittee has bottled up the anti-poll
tax bill thus denying the members of
the house an opportunity to act on it.
The only way under House rules to
get action on bill when a committee
refuses to act, is by means of a petit
ton to discharge the committee from
further consideration of that specific
bill The anti-poll tax bill must there
fore be forced out of committee by
means of discharge petition. In
order to bring the bill before house,
The petition must be signed by 218 con-
gressmen Ga majority of the house
In order to sign the
petition congressman must go to
he Speakers desk while the house is
N session, ask for the petition by
lumber and sign his name Under
he house rules he may not reveal
he names of his colleagues who have
llso signed. The petition is never
AVAILABLE to public inspection
Active Campaign Imperative
AS the number of signatures ap-
the necessary 218 the poll
ak bloc will use all sorts of pressure
0 get congressman who have signed |
0 withdraw their signatures. Last
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
MEN TO Investigate
MINE DISASTER Named

Governor Ford yesterday announced
the appointment Of Richard II. Dali
rymple of the Utah Industrial Com
mission, Salt Lake City; William Red
shaw of Billings, retired miner and
operator; and Abe Douglas, miner of
Roundup as a committee to investi-
gate the Bearcreek mine disaster.
The appointment of an investigat-
ing committee was authorized by a
resolution of the 2Sth legislative as
sembly, recommended by Governor
Ford. The assembly appropriated
$4,000 for the expenses of the COM
mittee.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
NEED FOR MORE
SCRAP SERIOUS

Montana was still over the top on
shipments of scrap iron and steel
after the February shipments report
was made" according to VIM E. Rae,
chairman of the Montana State Sal
wage committee, but, unless an ex-
IRENE effort is made during the next
three months, we may be responsible
for making our boys in the trenches
fight with their bare hands"
Montana's quota for the first six
months of 1943 is $4,000 tons. During
January $500 tons were shipped while
only 1908 tons went to the steel mills
during February. 1.-THE March ship
ments is expected to be even less
than February" Rae added $50 it is
definitely necessary that renewed eff
fort be made to increase the flow of
scrap during April as we were but
81 tons over our quota at the end of
February.