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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-07-30
FILE
PETITION F 0 R
NAACP GROUP
seventeen Boys And
Girls Testify Of
Police Beatings

A petition requesting q trial OF
lro members Of the Detroit Police
department. before the Police Trial
hoard has been filed with superin-
l,rdent Fred A. Frahm by the Ma
Icusl Association for the Advance
ksr, o. coIored People.
The petition was filed last Thurs
k,y by Attorneys Henry W. Sweet
Srd Francis NJ. Dent. attorneys TO-
|ts local branch Of the n. A. A.
T. P.
Alleged Brutality
| rha petition alleges brutal trsat-
bent Of two boys by the officers
H. brutality. according to the pc
&l,on. occurred on Bale Isle on
tns II. william Benham. 1872
Es, Jefferson avenue. and Charles
kinple. 355 owen avenue. are the
tcnplainants against the officers.
The compliments charged that
hsy we're brutality mistreated By
b. officers under Sergeant Clar-
Sncs Benee while standing In front
y the Belle isle Casino.
With fifteen companions. Ben
BAN and Sample had been bicycl-
kz on Belle Isle on June IL. a
trd rain late In the afternoon
kcnpelled the bicyclists to seek
better Al the casino.
rsed Profane Language
I, was while they were waiting
tr the rain to stop that Sergeant
knee drove UP In q scout car and
'tsrsd The youngsters to move on
'aen they refused, he 10 alleged
have Inundated them In tn
rsssnee OF . large number Of
r'cns who gathered around b,
ilns gross. vile profane and cb'
Gene language"
The complainants charged thai
hey we're violently showed into
b scout car and taken to police
ntlcr" where they we're strucs
ID beaten py the officers.
The youngsters who were at thu
Aslno az the time were Hele'
(ullill, 2n35 81. Aubin avenue
cOby Galloway. 6s12 Hartfor,
venue Bobby Douglas, 1888 Crane
venue Geraldine woodson. "a
'sus' Roberta Grsenidge. 55'
0ephIne avenue: John Roxbor
usn' sos Woodland avenue: AL
s't Davis. 1892 McDougsl avenue
ayns Wilmington. ass Farms
o''n street. Howard Tandy. 6l6'
0Quois avenue. Theodore Wash
's'on' 2ssa sherman street: Mar
cry Cook. s242 Cameron avenue
'l'er House. 655 Woodland ave
" Bertha Cook. s242 Cameron
soue Burney watkins. So
-'noler avenue: and Christine
MOOT 1913 Melbourne avenue.
-ss' week Or. James J. Mcclen
T. president OF the local branch
'oe Rev. Horace A. White
aHman Of the legal redress
su ru'''ee' lodged q charge o
@'y against officers Of Can
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-07-30
Tom Phillips Post
To Celebrate Ford's
Birthday With Party

Because OF the larse number OF
members who are employed al the
Ford Motor company plant. Tom
Phillips Post is4. American Le-
gion. will sponsor a birthday par
~ In honor Of Henry Ford's sew
enty-fifth birthday Saturday night.
July 30 The party will he held in
the post headquarters. ESQ Eas:
Warren avenue
Many OF the members have been
employed al the Ford plant TOR a
long number OF years. ranging
from five TO 20 years in point Of
service. Some OF the men left the
plant TO do their BIT in the last
war.
a coI0RFp Jr-pcF
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-07-30

f. Dawson was master OF csre-
monies.
An interesting program begin
ming with the singing Of the Ne
gro National Anthem. followed
with prayer by the Rev. X. L
Brady. and brief talks by a nurn-
Der Of prominent citizens who PAID
slowing tributes to Attorney Ma
lousy.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-07-30
Recession Beats Former Inmate
OF Pennsylvania Penitentiary

Declaring that the current fn'
ancial recession had whipped him
70 a frsr1le. Roy Carter, IS, $40
East Ferry avenue. parolee from q
Pennsylvania prison. walked into
the First Precinct station and told
the sergeant behind the desk that
he wanted 20 70 back 20 prison.
Carter was sentenced 10 20
year prison term 10 years ago for
the killing OF man. His conduct
while In prison had been reward
ed. and Cater was granted a pa
role after serving nine years and
four months.
Has No work
Carter explained 10 officials that
he felt that would be best for
him TO 70 bsfk to prison. because
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-07-30

"A coLoRED JUDGE
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-07-30

"A ooIoREp JUDGE
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"A coLoRED sUDoE-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14

move or Upson and Taller to oust Mortimer J. Calvin as town commit teeman from the first district. MT. Calvin is first vice-president of the Irish Republican Club.
 Backs Every Member
 "As president of the Irish Repub- lcan club I know that the club will back to the limit any member that is now a member of the Re- publican town committee and any other member of the town com- mittee regardless of his nationality, who is being unjustly disregarded by a group who is trying to gain control of the Republican party for their own interests and not for the interests of the Republican voters of the city of Waterbury" said MT McHugh.
 He pointed to the vagueness of a story in today's Waterbury Republi- can in which MT. Upson denied the revelations in last nights Democrat
 Meets Friday Night
 The Irish Republican club committees, including the executive membership, entertainment and finance groups will meet with the officers tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
BODY OF COLLEGE
 PROF. IS FOUND

Bangor, Me, July 14.-(UP)-The body of Major Archie E. Phinney, U. s. A., University of Maine R. O. T. c. instructor who drowned in Green Lake, June l, was recovered late yesterday. Recovery of the body by Morris Clark came only a few hours after the war depart ment informed Col. Robert K. AL colt, U. s. A., military instructor at the university, that a $100 reward had been posted for it's recovery. Clark found the body among weeds and rocks in the ice of Blueberry Island. It was identified as that of Prinney by Hancock County auth critics.
 Phinney's canoe was found on the lake waters a few hours after he left his summer cottage to fish. A search of the waters by county of- ficials and members of the Ameri- can Legion was fruitless.
 Born in Kingston, Mass, Phinney saw service at the Mexican border and in the World war. He entered the regular army after service with the Massachusetts National Guard He served at Plattsburgh, N. Y, Fort Benning, Ga. and in Honolulu, mostly as an instructor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
DaringAirmen Who Roared
 Around World To Victory

ond lieutenant army flying corps 1929; transferred, as first lieuten- ant. to instrument and navigation unit at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio after service with third attack group and 18th bombing group; now specializes in navigation; now working on development of ail navigation instruments. Married A Californian.
 HARRY P. INCL. CONNOR
 Navigator: 38; navigating office, at sea 1920; earned masters certifi. cate in 1925; studied air navigatio, as Panama Pacific line officer navigator for Roger Q. Williams C. first New York Bermuda flight il. 1880; flew with Errol Boyd Nor. treal to London l930; went back y sea. Married. Of New Jersey.
 EDWARD LUND
 Engineer Mechanic: 32; specia. ist in speed engines; joined Dou,, las Aircraft Corporation in laS after service with Dodge Motor Became fusilage technician WI, Thunderbird Company in 1929 arr with Pacific Airmotive Corporati,S : in 1882. Joined Hughes Aircrst Company late in 1882; joined Charles H. Bahb Company as gen. eral manager in 1887. Of Montana Single.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
MORE SPECIFIC STATEMENT IN S6oo,ooo SUIT Judge 1nglis Refused to Expung e Paragraphs
 Made in Good Govt. BILL OF PARTICULARS
 NOT NECESSARY NOW No Date For Filing of the Statement Was Set By
 Presiding Judge

Judge Ernest A. Inglis in Superior Court today ordered the Citizens Good Govern ment Association to file a more specific statement per- taining to their $6O0,O00 Superior Court civil action against former Controller Daniel J. Leary. He denied without comment the de- fense motion which asked that certain paragraphs in the com- plaint be expunged. Arguments on three defense motions were heard by Judge Inglis a short time ago. The motions, as presented by Attor- ney Josiah H. Peck for MT. Leary were: for more specific statement to expunge portions of the informa- tion and for a bill of particulars With regard to the motion for bill. of particulars, Judge 1nglis com. ments that compliance with the mo- tio11s for more specific statement will make the bill of particular. unnecessary.
 No Date For Filing
 No date for the filing of the more specific statement is set by the court because of the fact that the rec ords of the City of Waterbury which are the only source of in- formation to the plaintiff of de- tails required to make up the more specific statement are irnpounded
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
JAPANESE BOMB
 CANTON AGAIN
For Third Successive Day They Attack=-Over 1000
 Are Killed, Wounded

Canton. July 14.-(UP)-Japanese planes today bombed Canton for the third successive day and killed or wounded 1000 persons, most of them civilians. Twenty-seven lanes dropped bombs into congested areas of the city proper and also into the heavily populated areas of Ho- nam Island, across the river where many foreigners have homes. The raid started at 8 a. m. Thirty bombs were dropped in all. It was the worst bombing Canton has had in moer than 8 month. The casual ties today. and those of yesterday and Tuesday, totaled approximately HOO killed or wounded. Four of the bombs fell close to the Fourth Army hospital crowded with sol-fi diers wounded in the fighting in the north and on the east coast.
 May Cripple City
 Chinese officials believed that the raid was part of renewal of sys- tematic bombings designed to cripple the city and its communications with the rest of China. Despite repeated bombings the city had con- tinued to be clearing house for heavy shipments of equipment and munitions from Hong Kong, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
LOYALISTS ARE
 AWAITING FOE

Hendaye, French-Spanish Fron- tier, July 14.-(UP)-Loyalist auth critics reported today they were ready to meet the long-expected Ma tionalist offensive against Valen- cia with superior numbers and the best of military equipment.
 The insurgent offensive started yesterday, directed personally by Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Insurgents captured Sarrion, south of Teruel, and cut off deep Loyal ist salient into the Nationalist lines.
 Today the Nationalists were ten miles south of Sarrion and still were advancing.
 Insurgent dispatches said that Franco's forces, concentrated along a seven-mile front, carried all their objecitves, including strategic posi- tions on both sides of the Teruel- Sagunto road. They said that the Loyalists we retreating rapidly, leaving behind hundredsd of dead and wounded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
FIFTEEN LOCAL
 WOMEN CHOSEN
Selected as Eligible to Serve on Juries in Two
 of Our Courts

Fifteen Waterbury women have been selected by the New Haven county jury commission as eligible to serve on juries in the superior and common pleas courts during the year September l, 1888 to Septem- Der 1, 1889. They will be the first women to serve on state court juries since the statute providing for wo- men juries could not be effective un- til this week.
 A few Waterbury women have al- ready served on federal court juries however.
 The local women selected by the jury commission, including Clerk George H. Freeman of superior court; Alfred N. Wheeler of New Haven; Frank A. Waters of Middle bury and David A. Clarke of Mil ford are as follows:
 Names of Women
 Ada c. Blanchard, 27 Gordon street; Alice Bowes, B Summer street; Nellie Dews, IA Greenleat avenue; Irene Dutil, 13 Colley street; Mary F. Hennessey, 67 Hillside ave- nue;
 Also, Harriet Johnson, 12 Steuben street; Margaret Mcdonald. 112O West Main street; Gertrude o. Rourke, 40l Cooke street; Charlotte c. Root, g Fleming street:
 Florence Rosengarten, 89 Gloves terrace; Theresa M. Stokes, 5 Har- riet avenue; Vera w. Smith, Is Hillside avenue; Theodora V. Urba, 597 Highland avenue; Mabel Wood lock. 26 Pennington avenue; Helen Wolff, 49 Williams street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
JOHN P. BATHELT
 SAVES FRIENDS
COnfesses to Second De- gree Murder to Protect
 Good Name of Others

Northampton, Mass, July 14-CUP) The real motive" behind the "cement coffin" murder of Charles (The Jeep) Morris probably never will be disclosed as result of the Ideal" in which the slayer pleaded guilty to second degree murder, 1t was learned today.
 John Paul Bathelt, Jr., 26, we'll to-do New York city sportsman, made the guilty" plea, 1t was re- ported, only after investigators agreed to hide certain details of the murder and events preceding it that would bring desgrace to influential friends.
 Kept His Word
 "The man kept his word with us," Assistant District-Attorney Stillman D. Hitchcock said in refusing to discuss the motive. This case is closed. We are glad to learn cer- tain details, but we will not use
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
CONN. TOBACCO
 IS INCREASED

Boston, July IA. - (UP) - The Connecticut Valley tobacco crop this year probably will total 33,000,- 900 pounds, or 6.6 per cent more reporting service forecast today. than 1887. the New England crop This would be about 3 per cent smaller than the 10-year average.
 Broadleaf acreage totals $500 acres compared with 9,100 acres last year. Havana seeds tobacco totals $500 acres compared with 0,600 acres last year. Shade-grown to- bacco totals 7,60O acres compared with 7.200 acres last year..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
Minneapolis Greeted Hughes On His Return
Makes Surprise Landing at 9:38 This Morning-PIane Unreported For Hours - Refueled in B
 Minutes-TOOk Off Again

Minneapolis, July 14-(UP) - Howard Hughes and his four globe circling companions took off from Wold- Chamberlain airport for the last leg on their flight to New York at 1o:13 a. m. EDT. today. Thomas Thurlow, navigator, said just before the takeoff that the fliers planned to head across Lake Michigan, in- stead of passing over Chicago, and would then pass north of Cleveland on the way to New York. Hughes refused to make any prediction as to what time they would arrive in New York. Hughes was at the con- trols for the takeoff, as he had been for the landing. He waved cheer fly to the crowd just before gum ming the ship. The plane lifted easily after only about 750 feet. It cleared the airport fence with plen- ty of room to spare, and still fly ing low, swung due east, and swift ly disappeared.
 Weather Perfect
 Weather conditions as Hughes landed here were almost perfect. Visibility was unlimited and scat tered thin clouds floated before a northwest wind of 12 miles per hour.
 The fligat from Fairbanks, Alas "a to Minneapolis was made in 12 hours, minutes. The twin-en- gined silver monoplane bucked
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
Motions to Quash By Coun. sel For Mayor Hayes
 Were Asl0 Denied
CAN EXAMINE CHECKS
 ALL RECORDS OF CITY
Coppeto Brothers, Frankie Burns Denied Return of
 Their Personal Records

Minutes of the Waterbury Grand Jury are withheld from the 27 men charged with conspiring to defraud the City of Waterbury, in a decision filed in Superior Court here today by Judge Ernest Inglis. Sinultane- ously, Judge Inglis granted several of the accused the right to inspect and make copies of the exhibits and records which were taken from them by the grand jury. Without mem orandun1, Judge Inglis dismissed the motions of Mayor Frank Hayes and Detective John G. Purdie and the five clients of Attorney Patrick Healey, in which they sought to have the grand jury's report Nuashed and expunged.
 Ignores Baldwin Ruling Tn refusing to open the minutes Of the grand jury to the defendants, Judge Inglis apparently disregarded the previous decision of Judge Alfred c. Baldwin in the Merritt Parkway ease. The latter opened the records of the jury to c. Leroy Kemp, one pf those indicted.
 Defense Claims Victory
 Defense counsel hailed as great victory. however, the right of in- spection of checks, records, books and other material taken from the defendants at the time they were witnesses before the jury.
 Today's decisions by Judge 1nglis Completely clear the docket of all preliminary motions which were filed by 9 of the 27 defendants. Four of the defendants have taken no defense action and one, Enoch
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
Thomas 2. Kelly To Appeal Quo Warranto
Will Take Decision of Judge lnglis to Supreme Court Acorn in Conference Again Today
 4t With McDOnOugh

An appeal to the supreme court will be taken forthwith" in the quo warranto proceedings of AL derman Thomas P. Kelly against the appointment of Hugh M. AL corn as special prosecutor in the local investigation, it was learned authoritatively today. Judge Inglis will consider the case on its merits tomorrow, in addition to hearing ar- guments on the demurrers which have been filed by counsel for Is of the defendants.
 Conference Today
 A lengthy conference between Special Prosecutor Alcorn and At- torney Thomas F. McDonough of New Britain, counsel to MT. Kelly continued today as efforts were made to arrive at a stipulation of facts relative to the quo warranto Unless a stipulation Is agreed upon, witnesses will be called to the hearing tomorrow, as the merits of the appointment of MT. Alcorn are questioned. In a question of law, Judge Inglis has already upheld the appointment of MT. Alcorn.
 Although Attorney McDonough could not be reached for personal comment today. his law partner stated that the appeal would be taken to the supreme court, in the event Judge Inglis reiterated his original judgment. If no stipula- ton of facts can be arrived at, a lengthy court hearing will result.
 Largely Repitition
 The demurrers of the IS defend- ants are largely repetitious of the matters which have already been decided by Judge Inglis. A number of them will be submitted in briefs while others will be argued.
 Almost without exception, the de- fendants claim that they had no knowledge that there was 8 con- spiracy existing to defraud the city
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14

The men who neared New York today on the fastest trip ever made round the world:
 HOWARD HUGHES
 32 year old; estimated to be worth $38,000, ,000; aviator, oil man, motion picture producer; boy friend of Movie Star Katharine Hepburn: over six feet tall; lanky, does not smoke; averages one drink party; a 2 handicap golfer; made world land plane speed record of 352.388 miles an hour at Santa Ana, Ca! in 1885; set transcontinental speed record Los Angeles at Newark, N. J.. of seven hours, 28 minutes, 25 sec onds Jan. l9, 1887, at speed of 332 miles an hour. A Texan.
 RICHARD STODDART
 Radio engineer; 37 years old; re- ceived radio license in 1919, served on steamship lines until 1927; joined Radio Corporation of America staff received airplane pilots licenst 1929; radio engineer for Nationa' Broadcasting Company when he re- ceived leave of absence last year to join Hughes's organization, Mar ried. A New Yorker.
 T. L. THURLOW Navigator; B; commissioned Sec-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
SUSPECTS HELD
 IN KIDNAP CASE

Fall River, Mass, July 14.-(UP) Three Providence, R. I. men were questioned by police today in con- nection with last weeks kidnap- beating of Oswal F. Crockford. Al, an A. F. of L. truck drivers union roganizer.
 The suspects flngerprints were being checked with those left by four men who Kidnapped Crockford in his own car July 6. Enroute to nearby Somerset, the quartet beat him and threatened his life. They threw hirn from the machine at Somerset and firing fS'ir shots, sped away. The car was found abandoned.
 Released fro ma hospital Monday, Crockford has been under police pro- lection at his home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
WOMAN DIES OF
 AUTO INJURIES

Milford, Conn, July IA. -(UP) - Edith Krivda, 9, New Haven, died early today at Milford Hospital of injuries suffered, two compan- ions said, when she fell from an automobile.
 The girl was brought to the hos pital by Anthony Golf, 26, and Herman Kohler, "A, both of New Haven, who told authorities she fell to the pavement when she attempted to climb from the front to the back seat of their sedan.
 They were held on technical idle ness charges pending 8 coroners investigation. The girl suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
MEMBERS OF CIO
 ARE ORDERED OUT
1000 of Them, With Their Families Evicted After
 Riot in WeStWOOd

Westwood, Cal, July 14-(UP)- One thousand members of the committee for industrial organiza- tion and their families wandered homeless through California today after being driven from this town because of labor dispute at the Red River Lumber Company.
 The dispute has divided employees of the company. The Industrial Employees Union, an Independent Union, and the Lumber and Saw mill Workers Union, an affiliate of the c. I. O. It began last week when the company announced a 17 1-2 per cent wage cut. The c. L. o. employees refused to accept it and went on strike.
 Bitterness Grew
 Bitterness between the company
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
Terrific Battle Waged All Night Against Storms and
 Lightning Blasts
TOUGHEST LEG THEY
 HAD EXPERIENCED
Expect to Land in New York, Perhaps Around Middle of the Afternoon
BY CHARLES M. MCCAIN

BY CHARLES M. MCCAIN United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, July 14.-UP) Howard Hughes and his four companions raced east ward across the Great Lakes area and the Eastern States today, into the summer sun, on their way to the end of a world flight and one of the great triumphs of aviation history. In a Soul-trying fight against storms and exhaustion, the five American air conquerors had flown 2,483 miles overnight t1 Minneapolis from Fairbanks, Alaska. There they refuelled in B minutes to take of at 10:11 a. m. EDT for their final 1,0l9 mile flight to Floyd Bennett airport, New York City their destination.
 They were tired, unshaven, hag- gard, hungry. They had eaten only canned fruit on the way from Fair banks. They refused coffee at Min neapolis. They begrudged the brief B minutes they took to refuel = they had hoped to do 1t in 30. '--'-' Triumph In Faces
 Triumph fought with exhaustion for expression in the American aviators' faces as they went to their silver Lockheed Monoplane Worlds Fair of 1939." it's two motors ready for their final test, to take of east ward to their triumph.
 Ignoring danger from the treach- erouS lake currents, the flyers head ed direct across broad Lake Michi- gan.
 They hoped to be at Floyd Ben nett field in New York by s:30 p
 n-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
DANISH COUNT IS
 STILL IN LONDON
Husband of Barbara Hut. ton Has Not Lost Hope
 of Seeing Son
By HENRY TOsTI RUSSELL

By HENRY TOSTI RUSSELL United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, July 14-(UP) - Count Court Haugwitz-Reventlow's desper. ate desire for custody of his son offspring of his marriage to the $40,000,0O0 American heiress Bar bara Hutton, kept him In London today after his marital troubles had been dismissed from police court.
 He was pledged to the Bow street court to make no attempt to see the countess but nevertheless he remained nearby. deferring his re- turn to Paris to resume his rest cure.
 The counts spokesman said that both a paternal affection and de. sire for an heir to one of the few surviving feudal families of wealth in Denmark, moved the count. He was determined, the spokesman said to make legal application, if neces-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
Judge Ernest A. Inglis
 7odayDenies Motions Made By 7luenty- Tluo Defendants
Irish Republicans h
 Reiteration OfCharge
Backs Democrat Story About G. 0. P. Dropping Members of That Organization

President John McHugh of the Irish Republican Club today substantated story in yesterdays Waterbury Dem
 ocrat which charged that Republican Town Committee Chairman Warren Upson and Registrar of Voters Albert Taller are planning to ost at least four members of the Republican Town Committee who members of the Irish Republican Club. In signed communication to The Democrat Mr. McHugh presents particular Stress on the