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Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
St50,OO0 Blaze
Hits Mt.CIenens

MT. CLEMENS, Jan. 20-A fire
which ragged for seven hours in
the heart OF the cltys business
district was brought under con-
troll today after a crew Of fire.
fighters from Selfridge Field had
come TO the aid of local firemen.
The Murphy and Van-Ross ho-
tells. Mt. Clemens landmarks, we're
saved after being threatened by
the blaze which swept the Reek 81
Carney Building destroying three'
stores and burning out half a
dozen offices Occupants of the
hotels fed into the street
paStpeSed we're the Gafy & Me.
Coy drugstore. the Gown Shop and
an unoccupled beauty parlor. The
fire is believed 10 have started m
the basement Of the Gown Shop
when a gas stove exploded. DAM
age was estimated a. Sl5000O
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
NaZiS i'm Dark
0H RCVGFSoS

WITH AMERICAN INFANTRY
IN THE ARDENNES. Jan. 20
INS)-German soldiers do not
realize today that the ATdenneS
offensive has boomeranged and
have not been told by their COM
manders of the Red army'S crush
ing surge across Poland.
AS a result, Nazi tankerS and
infantrymen persist in their belief
tho fuehrer'S genius has reversed
The tide of battle and that some
how the German war machine has
rcgained the vicor that shattered
French and Polish armies in its
heydey,
"The prisoners we're taking
now are still COCky," said sgt.
Henry SChleiCh oi Wilkes Barre.
Pa. who has talked 10 many of
them recently "They think
Runstedt's offensive II still go
ing full blast"
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Sndt(hers Grab
Purses From ;

Three purse snatchings were re-
ported today to police, one taken
by an 11-year-old boy.
Mrs. Bernard O'Brien, 81, Of
1901 Ferry Park, said she was
accosted by the boy on Nebraska
near Linwood. He grabbed her
purse and ran, escaping with $40
Mrs. Ardeta Hull. %. Of GO
Caroline, Milford, Mich, reported
q Negro Snstched her purse aS
she was standing in front OF 92l
w. Grand Boulevard. She lost SAC
and a priority for new tire.
Miss Ethel Owens. 20. Of 273C
Fourth, reported being stopped by
a man on Fourth, between Temple
and Charlotte, who said he was a
policeman, as he blinded her with
a flsshlight. He seized her purse
and escaped with S3s.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Window Pain
Open or Shut Row Nets
Black Eye, Fine

A fight over whether a window
should be opened or closed has
today cost Olga Barstow, 80, OF
81 z. Garfield, an arc welder, a
aHe OF S2s imposed by Recorders :
Judge Donald Van Zlle
Last Monday Olga gave Ann
Korson, 3710 Richton, a steel
worker. q black eye and knocked
her down when she insisted a
window be closed which Olga
wanted open et the Capco Steel
and Engineering Co. plant at
14o35 Grand River
As Judge Van Zile imposed the
Ane, Ann jumped TO her feet and
cried:
Cant you do more, your
honor? have TO work with
her. She might do II again"
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
i. ). Embassy
In China Burns

CHUNGKING, Jan. 20 (UP)-
The American EN- b bassy, COM
pleted only seven months ago,
burned TO the ground late last
night while employees and more
than 200 firemen stood by help
less.
The fire started in the third
Secretary's office, supposedly when
a piece of coal fell from a fire.
place CRATE.
Firemen arrived at the scene
soon after the fire was discovered,
but found they were unable 10
pump water to the high hill be-
tween the Yangtze and Kiliang
rivers on which the embassy was
situated.
Ambassador Patrick j. Hurley
was at his residence a mile away
The embassy was built at cost
of 100000 Chinese dollars and
opened last July 4.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Faye Trips
OHa Train

WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 INS)
Col. Elliott RooSevelt'S bride,
Faye Emerson; film actress, mar
rowly escaped injury yesterday
when she tripped on the steps OF
train from which she was aliCht-
ing in Washington TO attend the
inauguration.
Miss Emerson's high heels
caught on an upper step of the
train as she was coming down
with her son, William Wallace
Crawford III, and she lost her
balance and started 10 fall
A train attendant grabbed her
arm in time and saved the actress
from A plunge down the steps of
the train.
The actress was greeted at the
station by her new mother-in-law,
Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Fight Death
For SIayerS
Detroit Times washinrton Bursau

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-Ap-
peals TO Prime Minister Churchill
and TO Premier Ahmed Maher
Pasha of Egypt to commute the
death sentence of two Palestinian
youths condemned for the Staying
of Lord Moyne were cabled today
by the Hebrew committee of ma
tonal liberation.
Peter Bergson, chairman Of the
committee, asserted in his cable
gram to Churchill that Eliahu
Hakim and Ben Zuri, the con-
victed youths, would be considered
martyrs TO a majority OF the
Hebrew youth in Palestine and to
Hebrew survivors in eastern
Europe if they were executed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Peril Is Seen
InWafer
Western States Hit
Proposed Treaty
By RAY RICHARDS
beareh rinss Washingtsn BuTtHu

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2o-A
survey OF the tremendous impor-
tsnce OF the Colorado River TO the
future economy Of The West will
be placed before the Senate for
eign relations committee next
week.
II will take the form Of a state
msnt showing that s. 600 0000o0
worth Of developments IN seven
states viii be periled IN the pro-
posed new rivers treaty with
Mexico
California and Nevada oppon-
ents Of the present terms OF the
treaty will present tins argument
in an endeavor 10 prevent Senate
ratification.
. Give Mexico's Lower Cali
fornia 10000 scre-teet yearly
Of the flow Of the Colorado,
and the western America eco
,nomic. empire of the future VIII
be Ssfeguarded. while all needs
and legal and natural rights OF
Mexico viii be SafCEuarded.
. Guarantee Mexico 1-5ouooO
acre-feet annually As proposed
by the present terms Of The
pact. and nearly 100000 900 Of
present public investments IN
California and Nevada will he
periled. while a cloud viii Doe
thrown over all the vast Colo
rado River utilization plans or
the future.
~. X. Jenson, spokesman for
the Colorado River board SAID
public water and power officials
of southern California were pre-
pared 10 tell the committee that
the state department, in a drive
20 deprive Congress of power by
inaugursting new type OF per-
petual resources treaty rs setting
up a cause OF future ill-feellng be-
tween the United States and
Mexico.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
DefenseFights
Gaming gEviden(e

Briefs were being prepared to-
day 10 sustain a defense motion
to quash testimony. pertaining to
une m ployment compensation,
which was introduced at the ex-
animation of Claude Roxborough,
50, of 800 Frederick and 10 others
accused in a mutuel conspiracy
case.
The motion TO quash was made
by Charles Jones, defense attorney,
who asserted that the introduc-
ton of unemployment compen-
Sation information was permis-
sable only in cases pertaining to
records of taxation. The compen-
sation records showed that the
Big Four" mutuel house had
profits of S16,363.S4.
Recorders Court Judge john
J. Maher said that he would give
an opinion Jan. 81.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Famed Surgeon Back
lin Burma Hospital

Shan peasant who AZ first did not
recognize him because you've
grown old"
Seagrave found the hospital at
The foot Of the mountains in bet.
ter condition than hC had eN-
pocied The nam building was
hrmh-caUaCeI bur rcpairat.c and
tH. mr-t Hrmr WIZ be out.af-
He ir - roar hO said
The physician had operated iHc
hospital 49, y.ar, before leaving
on Feb. u, 1872 10 form the
"Seasraye Medical Unit
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
! in Prison Break
Found in Apartment

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 20 (INS)-
Experiencing only II hours of lib
erty after they sawed their way
out of the state penitentiary at
Waupun, two long term convictS
were captured in a Milwaukee
apartment
Frank Blacka. 3S. Of ChicaCo
who participated in a $3.50
holdup, and Francis Stelloh, 81.
of Milwaukee, convicted of two
holdups, were serving long terms.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Airmen Hdrdss
Ndzis in Italy

ROME, Jan. 20 tTNS1-Heavy
aerial attacks against enemy COM
munication lines behind the Ital-
ian fronts and sweeps against
shipping and other objectives in
nearby sectors were announced
today at Allied headquarters in
the Mediterranean.
Strong forces Of heavy bombers
battered railroad yards 5 and
bridges AZ Brod, Yugoslavia.
Communications in the Po Val
ley road and rail traffic leading
10 the front and shipping in the
north Adriatic and Ligurian seas
were hit hard
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Rubber Union Officials
To Visit War Front

John Marmon. pres dent Of
United Rubber Workers Local l0l,
Go, will leave Thursday for Eu-
rope to study tire needs of the
army as a guest of the war de-
partment, he revealed today.
Marmon said that he and eight
other rubber workers union Of
ficials would be gone about two
weeks and. upon their return
would report to the membership
on the army's need.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Production tdQ
Laid 10 Unions

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 CINS)-
Criticism of maximum production
quotas which bind many war
workers was expressed today by
Senator Ball (R) of Minnesota.
Ball told a meeting of the
international Ladies Garment
Workers Union yesterday that II
every one now working was pro-
ducinE at maximum efficiency we
wouldn't have any manpower
shortage"
He declared that shop stewards
"in Detroit auto plants seem TO
vie with one another 10 set the
lowest production quotas for indi-
vidual workers.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Wife Divorces
Donald Nelson


CHICAGO, Jan 20 GNS)--
Mrs, Helen w. Nelson today held
a divorce from Donald NJ. Nelson.
Sc, former WPB chairman and
now an adviser TO President
Roosevelt.
iftff1r divorce was granted by
Judge William J. Lindsay yester-
day less than 80 hours after the
suit was filed
Judge Lindsay privately heard
witnesses testify 10 Mrs. Nelson's
charge of desertion and after con-
Sidering Nelson's answer denying
the charge awarded the decree.
The court also approved an out Of
court property settlement.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
I-N1an Army
Kills 81 Nazis, Captures
in 4 Days

PARIS. Jan. 20 QNS)-Su-
preme headquarters today tabu-
lated the achievements Of Ray
mond J. Albano, former technical
sergeant of Salmon, Idaho.
II took a lot of tabulating, for in
a four-day solo action, Albano
killed 81 Germans, captured 81
others and knocked out II Ger
man machine guns, two 20-mm
guns and two S0-mm. guns.
He was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the field
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22

NAbfKIIAM, Burma, Jan. 20
(UP)-Lt. Col Gordon s. Sea-
grave, the Burma Surgeon" " re-
turned today 10 the hospital he
abandoned nearly three years ago
10 form a medical unit serving
the Chinese armies in Burma.
SeagraVe was accompanied by
four high Allied oNIcers who also
walked out OF Burma with Gen
Stilwell.
Seagrsves s party reached frH
hospital by Wading the Nam Wan
River.
On tiaa WsN sesgravs met a
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
E Jap Airports Bombed
South Of MandaIdy

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 GNS)--
Six Japanese airfields approx
mately 20 miles south of Manda-
lay have been bombed in the
eastern air commands most con-
centrated attack in Burma" a
London radio broadcast declared
today.
Japanese ground defenses
were heavy, but no aircraft
came up" the broadcast said.
"Out of a force of $50 British
and American bombers and
fighters, one fighter Is missing"
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Ore Railroad
Strike Looms

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan, 20
UNS)--A strike threat on the
Bingham-Garfield Railway sched-
u1ed for next Thursday would tie
up 100 miles of railroad which
carries ore from the worlds larg-
est open cut copper mine 70 the
mills al Magma and Arthur. Utah,
1t was explained today
Mai Clifford Ferguson, army
Ninth Zone transportation officer,
confirmed the refusal Of the rail-
road mediation board 10 comply
with the request OF the brother
hood for both an engineer and a
fireman on 90 O00-pound engines.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Revenge
Betaan Victims Father,
SO, Asks TO Fight

ALBANY. Tex. Jan. 20 INS)
County Judge Richard r Dyess,
So, whose son, the late 1t Col
w. (. DyeSS. was one of those
captured al Bataan and survived
the infamous march Of death, y
awaited action today on his appli-
cation 70 join the navy.
Judge Dyess has made repeated
attempts 10 enlist. but has been
rejected because Of age.
He said he would like 10 60 to
the Philippines
Cot DyeSs was Killed IN a plane
accident IN California several
months ago.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Widow Lists
WiIIkie Data

NEW YORK. Jan. 20 INS)-
Perpetuation of the ideals and
principles for which her husband
fought is the goal Mrs. Wendell
Willkie pursues today in the same
unobstrusive manner that diStin-
guished her throughout her fa-
nous husbands public career
To this end, she is collecting
material about her husbands life
and career, Mrs. Willkie admitted
today in the Willkie home at 1910
Fifth avenue. eN
"Some day. some one will
wish TO use this material and
want II to be available" she
said
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Won Wieesnd Says
Won Wiegsrd Says: AZ.
Swiss Economic
Burden Terrific
BY KARL II. Won wMGAND
Dean q American Foreign Correspondents

MADRID Jan 20-Switzerand is fighting TO maintain
her neutrality despite tremendous pressure from all beger
ent countries The economic burden is terrific.
Influential Swiss citizens recently arrived in Madrid
who pleaded that their not be used for obvious
sons explained their counrys predicament to in this
way:
For more than five years the mobilization of the
Swiss militia army to guard borders has plunged
Switzerland into unprecedented debt.
in
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Two Ndzi Agents
Face Trial for Life

NEW YORK. Jan. 20 tUP)-
William c. Colepaugh and Erich
Gimpel. German agents captured
by the FBI, will face three formal
charges OF espionage when they
appear before military commits
sion at Governors Island. the
army second service command
said today
The men, who were landed on
the Maine coast and captured in
New York, face maximum pen
atty OF death.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Banquet 10 Honor
Neqro JAW Leader

The inter-racjal committee of
the Packard Motor Car Co will
hold a banquet tonight in honor
Of -Gr1r+ry ,. Peoples. Negro vice
president Of Packard Local 100,
UAW-CIO.
Main speaker al the banquet.
which viii be held in the Italian
Gardens of the Book-Cadillac at
7 p. m. viii be George Adde'S
secretary-trcaSurcr OF the UAW1
CIO
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Reds Open Relief Port

WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 CUP)
The Soviet Union has cleared
the way for shipment Of UNRRA
relief supplies 10 Poland and
Czecho-Slovakia BY agreeing 10
permit use Of Black Sea port
for such shlpments.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Greek Peace ParIey

ATHENS, Jan. % tUP) - The
Greek government plans 10 invite
ELIAS representatives 10 a peace
conference outside Athens, Jan
3. official circles reported today
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Roosevelt Text

WASHINGTON, JAM 20 (UP)-FoUorig is the
pete tert of President Rooseres fourth Inaugural address
Mr.. Chief Justice, Mr. Vice President my friends:
You will understand and, believe agree with my wish
that the form of this Inauguration be simple and its words
brief
We Americans of today together with Allies are
passing through period of supreme test 1t test of
courage-of resolve-of wisdom--of essential
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22

Order lOc United states War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them 10 your home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
CEASELESS ARTILLERY

The ceaseless artillery duel be-
tween Yank field batteries and big
guns of the JapS firing from we'll
prepared hill emplacements fills
the air with a mighty roar and
lights the night sky with vivid
flashes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
QUOTES OLD TEACHER

I remembepthat my old school.
master said. in days that seemed
1nLuS-tAeH-te-be secure and HH-
troubled;
Things in life will not always
run smoothly. Sometimes we
will be rising toward the
heights-then all will seem Ia
reverse itself and start down
ward. The great fact 10 remem-
ber il that the trend Of
civilization itself Is forever up
ward; that a line drawn through
the middle Of the peaks and the
valleys OF the centuries always
has an upward trend"
Our Constitution OF 1877 was
not perfect instrument it is not
perfect yet. But it provided d
firm base upon which all manner
of men, of all races and colors
and creeds. could build our solo
structure of democracy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
LESSONS LEARNED

Today in this year Of war. 1945,
we have learned lessons-at a
fearful cost-and we shall profit
by them.
We have learned that we can
not live alone. al peace; that our
own well-being is dependent on
the well-being of other nations,
far away. We have learned that
we must live as men, not os-
tricheS, nor as dogs in the man
ger.
We have learned TO be citizens
of the world, members of the hu-
man community.
We have learned the simple
truth, as Emerson said, that the
only way to have friend is 10
no one"
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
WARNS AGAINST FEAR

We can gain no lasting peace
If we approach it with suspicion
and mistrust-and with fear. We
can gain il only If we proceed
with the understanding and conf
dence and courage which flow
from conviction.
The Almighty God has blessed
our land in many ways. He has
given our people stout hearts and
strong arms with which TO strike
mighty blows for freedom and
truth. He has given to our coun-
try a faith which has become the
hope of all peoples in an an
guished world.
We pray now to Him for the
vision to see our way clearly-to
see the way that leads TO a bet
ter life for ourselves and for all
our fellow1ncn-to the achieve
mcnt of His will 10 peace on
earth.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22

hCOCllSS y.
If we meet that success
fully and honorably--we shall
perform a service of historic i'm
portance which men and women
and children will honor through
out all time
I'VE SHALL NOT FAIL"
As ] stand here today having
taken the solemn oath of office in
the presence of my fellow coun-
trynen--in the presence of our
God--I know that it is America 5
purpose that we shall not fail.
In the days and in the years
that are to come we shall work
for a just and durable peace as
today We work and fight for
total victory in war.
We can and we will achieve
such a peace.
We shall strive for perfection.
We shall not achieve it imme-
dately- but we still shall strive
We may make mistakes 49, but
they must never be mistakes
which result from faIntneSs OF
heart or abandonment of moral
principles
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
Jdps Yielding
.InLuzonDrive

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HQ.
LUZON, Jan. 20 (INS)-Crum-
bling japanese positions in the
Rosario sector northeast nf-the
American beachhead on Lingayen
Gulf rocked under a thunderous
artillery duel today.
Enemy troops continued to give
ground toward the foothills after
the first Jap tank attack of the
Luzon campaign was shattered
Meanwhile. Yank spearheads
drove on down the Manila highway
toward Tarlac and its strategic
airport.
"A japanese Domei dispatch
reported by the FEC said Ameri-
can reconnaissance operations in
southern Luzon indicated that
a new landing may be planned
below Manila.D
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22
ZERO HOUR NEAR

Behind the forward positions
everywhere there was the rumble
Of heavy guns and tanks and large
troop movements. indicating the
hour of the decisive allout advance
toward Manila is not far off
The JapS were bloodily repulsed
in several counterattacks in the
Rosario area Wednesday night
and the next day Gen. Yamashita
sent Is tanks into action near
Binalonan. The attack was
crushed by a storm of shells from
Yank anti-tank weapons, including
bazookas, and the entire enemy
tank unit was put out of action,
with nine tanks destroyed and the
others DAMAGED
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-22

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additional rharse fOr use of
either funeral home.
other funerals also Of exceptional
value from 500 10 tl.4i0.
Evening star., 1945-07-02
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Evening star., 1945-07-02
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