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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
SECOND JUNCTION SEEN

Another prospective meeting of
American and Red army units
seemed 10 be shaping up south of
the NaZi capital.
The Third Armored Division Of
the L.. S. First Army drove into
DeSsau, strategic city nearthe
confluence of the Nude and Elbe
rivers. These fighters were within
81 miles OF Russian elements
which the NaZlS said were at
Treuenbrielzen in the area north
of Dresden.
On the far northern flank Of
the front. British Second Army
armored forces closed assault arcs
tighter about beleaguered Ham,
burg and Bremen, the Reich's two
greatest ports.
Britis arnor approached
within rife shot of Harburg,
suburb of Hamburg to outflank
that great city.
1t. Gen. Patton's Third Army
armored units advanced 13 miles
through Czecho-Slovakia by seiz-
ing the town of Asch, nearly seven
miles from the border. and then
wheelir7 another six miles 10 the
south.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
Samuel Crow+her Says:
Breton Woods
Doon1s u. S. in
World Peace

a EDITORS NOTE-This is the first of
series Of articles by Samuel CroWtber, noted
author and economist on the United Nations
security conference, scheduled to open at San
Francisco nert Wednesday,
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
Volunteers Needed

An appeal for volunteer
helpers, 21 or over to assist
the national clothing coIlec-
ton committee Sunday, April
%. was made Saturday in
connection with the drive
now in progress TO furnish
clothing for war sufferers
abroad. Volunteers should
call CA 1851, between 9 q. m.
and s p. m.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
Hooper Killing
Solution Near,
Clues Indicate
Warrants Expected
EarIy This Week;
4 Detroiters Held
BY JAMES MELTON
Times staff Correspondent

JACKSON. April 21-Dramatic
developments at state police head
quarters here indicate that the
murder of Senator Warren c.
Hooper has been solved.
Capt. William Hanson Of the
state police said he was gratified
by the new turn in the murder
inquiry.
Asked If at last the three
month-old investigation was get
ting somewhere. Hanson replied:
You bet your life. We have
made great progress"
Warrants are expected early
next week. naming az least two
men as the ruthless SlayerS who
sent three bullets through the
head of the grand jury witness
last Jan. ii.
According 10 reliable sources,
the inquiry has led so close 10 the
suspected killers. only few links
are needed before Jackson Prose
cutor Merle Aten and special
Prosecutor Kim Sigler can apply
for warrants,
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
CALLS FOR REVISION

The plan also called for re-
vision Of WLB policy during the
postwar recon version period,
which would shift its fight from
preventing wage increases 10
keeping in check wage cuts. II
also urged that OPA regulations
be kept in effect during recon-
version.
The report also demanded that
the price Of autos and trucks pro-
duced in the postwar period be
reduced. Thomas quoted an auto
motive spokesman as saying prices
would be 25 TO 80 per cent over
1Q4) nrlrpS
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
Congress to Probe
Na1 Atrocities
BerkIey Heads Group
OF for Europe Soon
(See Story on Page 81

WASHINGTON, April 2t tINS) }
The war department announced
tonight that a joint committee of
II congressman and II editors
will inspect personally scenes of
atrocities in NaZi concentration
camps, pursuant to a request OF
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky
Senate Democratic leader, will
head the congressional group. the
war department said.
The announcement said that the
congressman will make "a per-
sonal inspection of the conditions
of unspeakable horror in Nazi
concentration campS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22

Battle Rages 3 Mi.
From Heart ofGity

LONDON, April Sunday - GNS) Russian
siege forces rammed three to four miles into Bern's
northern section and fought today within three miles of
the capitals heart, according to German which
said other Soviet troops had pierced the southern out
skirts of the flaming city under of bombers and
fighters.
The main center of the Reich and of its waning
effort appeared close complete capture the German radio
admitted Russian tank formations had exploded into the
city at two points from the northeast and north.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
INVITED BY GENERAL

The investigating committee,
accompanied by the editors and
publishers, will make the trips by
army plane. the war department
said, within the next few days.
Other senators who will make
the trip are George CD of
Georgia. Thomas CD of Utah,
chairman of the Senate military
affairs committee: Brooks (R) of
Illinois, Wherry (R) of Nebraska,
Senate minority whip, and Salton-
stall (R) of Massachusetts.
House members on the investi-
eating committee will be Reps.
Thomason CD of Texas, Richards
CD of South Carolina, IZac CD
of California, Mott (R) of Oregon,
Short (R) of Missouri, and Vorys
(R) of Ohio.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
The u. S. Must Lose

If it can be made to work, it will result in a
world political and economic tyranny dominated by
Aviet Russia and the British commonwealth, in
Dnich the United States may play at being a part
ner JUST SO LONG AS 1T PAYS FOR THE
SHOW.
Whatever the outcome of the international
setup as notu projected SoUiet Russia stands to uin
Stain is an isotationisf and has made
any other pretension He wiH take but he tUH not
give The tokings might be better in a period of
chaos than in period of order.
Whatever the outcome, the British common
Continued Page 2 Col ~
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22

pAc LAKE. LiNLs TO CLEVELAND
EVER night a. 1850, Travel IN comfort.
Foot a Third st. CA esoo.-Adv.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
SECRET DISCOVERIES

At the request of the authori-
ties, the startling discoveries of
the last few days must remain
undisclosed for the present But
when the story breaks, it is ex-
pected TO prove one of the most
astounding murder plots of recent
times.
Still being questioned today are
the four Detroit underworld char
acters who were arrested Friday.
They are Sam and Harry
FleiSher. once connected with the
Infamous Purple Gang Mike Selik.
operator OF saloon on Dexter in
Continued on Page Eight
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
SEES WARTIME LEVEL

p. j. Thomas. international
president of the UAW-CIO.- said
If The plan is realized the auto
motive industry would be able 10
maintain its wartime level of en-
ployment.
The reconversion report is
based on the premise that there
VIII be 100000 Jobs IN the post
war United States.
Claiming that neither industry
nor labor know exactly what the
governments reconversion plans
are. the report urged that In
dustrial Council on Reconversion
be established in which govern
ment. labor and industry would
participate.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
FOURTH LARGEST CITY

1t was evidently from Bernau,
only two miles from Berlin's
northeast corner, that armor-led
Russian battle groups stormed
into continental Europe's largest
city which had a prewar popula-
ton of 4,335, 900, outranked only
by New York. London and Tokyo.
The Russians were the first
foreign troops to fight their way
into the capital of Germany and
Prussia in 1S5 years. IT was a
Russian army which in 1760 had
captured Berlin in battle, though.
40 years later. il was occupied
without a fight by Napoleon's
forces.
The history-making smash was
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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22

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theJ ever eot alons without sn~.-At8
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
HISTORIC HONOR

HISTORIC HONOR
Proudly disclosing that the Red
army - possibly under Marshal
Stains direct command - had
won the historic honor of being
the first Allied force to arrive at
Berlin, a Moscow communique
also revealed further long ad-
vances in the drive on Dresden.
1t announced the capture of
seven important strongholds on
Dresdens approaches and said one
Soviet column had battered into
an eighth-Koenigsbrueck, only
II miles north of the >Saxony
capital and As miles east of
American First Army positions
on the Nude River.
The Berlin suburbs listed in the
communique as overrun in per-
haps the biggest military onset of
all times were Bernau. Werneu-
chen, StrauSberg, Alt-Landsberg,
Buckow, Muencheberg, Fuersten-
waldo and Erker.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
10 Million Cars
.UAW.CIO Goal
Production Peak l94q
to Employ Million

MILWAUKEE,. April II - The
JAW CIO reconversion plan
which calls for an annual post
war production of 100000 cars
and trucks and the employment
of 900 900 10 1000, 900 workers in
the autometire industry, was
made public today.
This peak annual production
Will be reached by 1949. accord
ing TO the plan. Assuming that
Japan Will be defeated by mid
1916, il calls for production that
year of 3 soc, 900 units, with pro-
duction gradually increasing until
il reaches the 1949 goal.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
THE WEATHER
HoURLY TEMPERATURLs

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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
ENCIRCLE STUTTGART

North of this new drive to the
Danube, American Seventh and
French First Army units linked
up 70 encircle Stuttgart, capital
OF Wuerttemberg
The Nazis themselves an
nounced the new assault OF 1t.
Gen. Simpsons Ninth Army
across the Elbe.
Simultane eous German n
announcements that Red army
troops had stabbed across the
Oder River, south of Stettin, in
dicated that the assaults from
the east and west were designed
70 link up north of Berlin.
Reports from the Ninth Army
front said that l.. S. pilots over
the area had already spotted ad-
vanced Russian spearheads.
An authoritative statement
from American sources predicted
iuncture between these two
forces by tomorrow.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
By SAMUEL CROWTHER
wht,,u ErDr,..l, for ,s. Hear, Ns-sSap.r

The unsuccessful campaign to jam the Bret
ton Woods scheme through the Congress before the
San Francisco conference and the tremendous prop
aganda to turn that meeting into kind of corona
tion ceremony, where the plans drawn at Tehran,
Dumbarton Oaks, Mexico City, Yalta and possibly
elsewhere would be legitmized and proclaimed with
out question, should put on the alert every American
who yearns for an enduring peace based on truth,
honor and justice.
The Breton Woods scheme, stripped of all its
fancy pretensiOns, gets down to trying to find a
substitute for what has heretofore been known as
common honesty.
If the stark materialsm of Breton Woods is,
as some advocates assert a necessary part of a
vast collective security plan the pieces of which
to be put together at San Francisco, then that
security plan must if it cannot be made to work,
result in world chaos with the United States as the
chief victim.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22
9Th StornninQ
Over E|be,
Germans Say
Juneture With Reds
Expected Hourly;
French at Danube

PARIS. April 81 dNS1-The
L. S. Ninth Army was reported
by Nazi broadcasts today TO be
storming over the Elbe River in
new offensive which Allied
sources expected TO join with Rus
sian armies in a matter of hours
Far to the south. supreme head
quarters announced. French First
Army units, striking towards the
Nazi national redoubt," reached
the Danube River at Donaues-
chingen, after an advance of Is
miles. Donaueschingen is 10 miles
from the Swiss border.
The French forces are thus
within 10 miles OF looping off the
southwestern corner of the Reich
which would trap thousands OF
Nazi troops.
Evening star., 1945-11-11

costly specialized shops and installa-
tions. Its economic use on short
-hauls is at present unthinkable.
For many years to come the vastly
predominant motive power on pas
senger hauls will be steam, with some
notifications in fundamental design.
In the expressed opinion of Raymond
Loewy, the distinguished industrial
designer, the most important de-
velopments in railroading in the
immediate future are in the field of
safety rather than luxury. "Writers
and blue-sky planners" he says,
shave led us to expect much
greater revolutions in design
than is possible for some time"
The steam locomotive of tomor-
row may look queer at first glance.
The Chesapeake and Ohio has under
Evening star., 1945-11-11

construction a series of steam loco
motives in which the coal tender
comes first, then the drivers cab,
then the boiler and last of all the
water supply. This reversal of the old
design will give the engineer better
protection and increased visibility.
As in the case of automobiles. how
ever, tomorrow's trains are going to
look, behave, move and feel sur
prisingly like the very best trains of
l94l and 1912.
Passengers are going to sit in
seats, look out of windows, sleep in
beds, dine at a table, and brush their
teeth in running water much as they
have done for some time past.
There are going to be rails and
ballast underneath the traveller: 16O-
pound rails and costly stone ballast.
Cars of steel construction will be
held together by one of a number of
welding processes and they are going
to run on roller bearing trucks braked
by air.
The engine is going to run ahead
of the train and be serviced and
driven by head-end crew just as
was the iron horse of the sos, but
there will be newer and even more
foolproof devices of signaling and
train control. The passenger will
move faster, safer and in more COM
fort than ever before.
These viii Never Change
AND to give him the reinsurance
which derives only from familiar and
long established things there will be
porters, all named George; there will
be conductors whom old-timers will
address as Captain, all of whom will
wear gold Albert watch chains, and
towermen will wave vertical hand
kerchief to the rear brakeman in
passing to show there are no hot
boxes.
And if, through some mischance of
evolution, the old time travelling
salesman who started all smoking
compartment stories with: did you
hear the one about p" should have
disappeared from circulation, the
railroad will provide one from a the
atrical casting agency. Some things
are sacred! The End
Evening star., 1945-11-11

but professional safebreaker.
Elaborately decorated smoking
cars with no ashtrays, washroom
compartments previously marked
"annex" instead of the entirely rea-
sonable word toilet" and adjustable
reading lamps which require radio
technician to service them simply
are not conveniences.
As for the notion that de luxe
upholstery in rail travel is something
approximately as new as penicillin.
this is widespread but quite mis-
taken belief. The Silver Palace cars,
the Pullmans and Wagner Palace
cars of the 70's were miracles of
inlaid woods, looped and fringed cur
tains, turkey carpets and brass spit
toons of senatorial proportions.
Both the Central Pacific and the
Rio Grande anticipated by a good
half century the Burlington's latest
novelty, the Vista Dome observation
car, and ran open-topped rubber
neck" cars over their scenic noun
tain divisions.
StxeAmlining in 1900
Nor is streamlining of cars and loco
motives anything new. In 1900 the
Baltimore and Ohio was trying out
train whose cars were so completely
designed along air-fow lines as to
resemble closely the characteristics
of today's stainless steel coaches and
Pullmans
Most of the innovations being
planned for postwar passenger travel
are either ornamental or superficial.
In the years before the war two
really important Improvements were
made in the mechanics of rail trans
port: air cooling, and the combined
devices of tight lock coupling and
rubber draft gear which makes pos
sible the starting and deceleration of
trains as an entire, shockproof unit.
Compared to these mechanical i'm
provements any introduction of vita
glass observation solariums, nickel
chrome smoking fixtures and dinter-car
telephone services is superficial at
best.
The notion that almost over
night all trains are going to be
powered by. Diesel-electric en-
gines and that the steam engine
is on the way to the boneyard
is an unjustified delusiOn.
The truth is there are scores of
railroads and hundreds of runs where
Diesel power is.neither practicable
nor even under consideration. Its
initial cost per unit is between two
and three times that of steam power
and its maintenance presupposes
1 ANNEX
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-08
Col. Shapley, Leatherneck
Hero, Will Be Main Speaker

for which he received letter of
commentator, and, while in COM
mand of the Fourth regiment in
the recaptTe of Guam, he won the
Navy Cross, highest award for
valor.
The new clubrooms will be ded-
icated during the celebration. The
basement and rear of the main
building will be maintained as
club rooms and the main floor will
be rented for parties and dances.
Officers to be installed include:
j P. Peterson, commandant: Will
liam LANCE, senior vice comman-
dant; D. M. Burke, Junior vice
commandant; H. D. Smith, chap
lain; Robert Wheeler, sergeant-at-
arms; A. M. Brandon, judge cdvo-
cate; ]. T. Koviak, chief-of -staff;
Leo Navarro, paymaster; A. A. La
Beau, adjutant; Guy Hefner. Earl
Moshier, Paul r. Williams, trus-
tees. Five of the officers are veter-
ans of World War II.
All former Marines in the Down
River area, who have been honor
ably discharged, and those who are
still in service and are home or
leave, are invited to attend.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-08
UAW-CIO Sponsor
Health Institute

Glasses In Industrial Health and
Safety, under the joint sponsorship
of the Health Institute of the
UAw-CIO and Wayne University
are now in progress.
James Purdy, safety director OF
the Michigan Mutual Liability
company, and Walter Phillips Of
the Michigan department Of labor
and industry, are the speakers for
the classes on industrial health and
safety.
Some of the subjects to be COW
cred include Machine Guarding"
Prevention of Falls" Ventilation"
"Occupational Diseases" Safety
Organization The entire course Is
free of charge and classes are being
held at the Health Institute, 1880
E. jefferson, Detroit. 7 to 9 pm,
Monday and Wednesday; Northern
high school, room 3o7. to 8 pm,
Tuesday and Thursday; Ford Lo-
cal No. 800, Wyoming and Dix, 1880
to $50 pm. Wednesday evening be-
ginning November %.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-08
Polish War Orphans Exchange Rags
for Clothes Contributed In Last
Years National UNRRA Driue

Thousands of war orphans in
Poland are now wearing clothing
contributed by the American peo-
pie in the United National Clothing
Collection of the past spring. A
cablegram describing the distribu-
ton Of this clothing In Warsaw on
October Is was made public today
by Dan A. West, director Of the
Division of Contributed Supplies of
UNRRA.
The report was cabled by an
UNRRA representative who watch
ed pathetically thin war orphans
In a temporary children's shelter
exchange their ragged garments for
the war clothing given by Aneri-
can families only a few months
ago In the nationwide drive for
overseas relief.
The cable said: There are sew
en- million orphans In Poland, wait
ing for UNRRA's help. Their most
urgent needs are food and cloth
Ing and medical supplies.
"A hostel for destitute and home
less Polish children, who would
otherwise roam the streets of War
saw day and night, is run by the
social welfare of bundles of cloth
ing from the American people took
place there on October Is.
THE children were waiting Gag
erly in their tattered, filthy rags
fol the special UNRRA Mission
plane 70 arrive from England. The
mere sight Of UNRRA personnel
Is an event Of almost as great i'm
portance in Poland as the actual
relief received.
Our reception by these children
- underfed, and lacking homes,
families and personal friends was
royal. They knew that UNRRA was
coming. They had managed to find
two tiny paper flags, the Stars and
Stripes and the Union Jack, and
garlands Of autumn levaes with
which to decorate the doorway
through which we entered the
building.
Mostly barefooted and often
shirtless and wearing only thin
4
trousers or skirts, boys and girls
from about 5 to II years old, stood
around us beaming with delight.
upstairs we watched a transfor-
nation scene take place in two
rooms piled high with clothing
gifts. To step out of their shabby
garments took them only a moment.
Perhaps a skirt and the remnants
o. a blouse was all that had to be
removed. Dressing took longer-a
warm vest and knickers, shoes and
socks for perhaps the first time
IN their lives, a pretty frock and
a coat that was both large enough
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-08
Isle" LANDERS, WHO SERVED
ON "BORIE" NOW AT HOME

Woodland Isle" Landers, gunner S
mate 3rd class, who has just been
discharged from the navy at Great
Lakes, Ill, returned home last We'd
neSday. 1t was the first time he
had seen his six-months-old son,
Woody. Mrs. Landers resides In
Ecorse where the couple plans to
remain for time.
e. father, Charles Landers, also
lives In Ecorse, while his mother,
Mrs. Gertrude Landers, resides at
1906 Helen, Wyandotte.
Landers served on the USS b.
rie, destroyer, until it was sunk
the latter part of 1943 by U. S.
bomb after having been severely
crippled in hand-to-hand fighting
with a huge German submarine.
The former bluejacket returned
to the States after that action
where he remained for nine months
after which he was sent to the Pa
cific. For about nine months he
was stationed on Ulithic island
and it was there that three of his
buddies were killed although he was
not injured.
Landers, who plans to complete
his high school course which was
interrupted when he enlisted in the
navy on April II, 1941, has just re-
turned from the Pacific. Among his
decorations is the presidential unit
citation.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-08

Col. Alan Shapley. UsMC. assist
ant to the Inspector General of the
U. s. Marine Corps, will be the
principal speaker, November 10.
when the Down River Detachment.
Marine Corps League will celebrate
the 10th anniversary Of the Corps
at which time they will dedicate
the club rooms at 300 vinewood.
Joint installation ceremonies of de-
tachment and auxiliary officers will
also be held.
Col. Shapley. Of Detroit, received
the Silver Star for gallantry at
Pearl Harbor when he saved a
drowning Marine in the bullet
splattered waters. The Marine hero
was serving aboard the USS Ari-
IONA when Pearl Harbor was at
tackled.
He received the Legion Of Merit
for exceptionally meritorious sery-
ice on Okinawa, and won the
bronze star medal at Bougainville
while in command of the Second
Marine Raider Regiment. Col.
shapley commanded the Fourth
Marine Regiment in the bloodless
invasion Of the st. Matthias islands,
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-08

Let the wind blow
the snow fall. In a jacket
made by Glover you are
set for a good time out
doors. All styles - all
leather lie ath er and
wool.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-08
Smerling attends
POSTGRADUATE
'Chiropody Course

DR.. Charles L. Smerling, Wyan-
dotte chiropodist, is In Cleveland
today commencing a postgraduate
course In advanced Chiropody.
sponsored by the Ohio Chiropo-
distS Association. The purpose of
this course Of study is to teach men
in the field the latest techniques
and advances in anatomy, disSec-
ton, electiotherapy, diagnosis, sur
gerry, orthopedics. x-ray, dermatol-
ogy, materia medica and fractures,
as they pertain to the foot.
The course will be held over a
period of five week-ends and will
be led by the country's best quail
flied teachers. Upon completion of
the course, DR.. Smerling will be
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-08
FORM FARM BUREAU

.Wayde county farmers have
formed the Wayne County farm
bureau with the following officers
and directors: president, Glenn
Miller, Willis; secretary-treasurer,
M w. Wiseley, Plymouth; Jacob
Drinks, Plymouth; j. w. Swegles,
Plymouth; Carl Bingel, George H.
Grissel, Wayne; Howard Meyer,
George Essex, Willis.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-08

and warm took the place of the two
cast-off garments. From time to
time, when they were finally dressed,
a little boy or girl would approach
us, delightedly point at themselves
in their new Globes and say,
"UNRRA" - the one word that
everyone could understand"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-08

awarded a postgraduate degree by
the Ohio College of Chropody in
Cleveland, where the sessions are
being held.