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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-06

III health was advanced as the
reason 30-year-old Anna Debro Of
225 Medbury street drank iodine in
a suicide attempt last Wednesday
according 10 police.
At the hospital the apparently
respondent woman was given an
antidote and reported in tempor-
arily serious condition by hospital
attaches.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-06

Recently appointed clerk in the
Common Pleas court by Judge
Frank b. Ferguson, upon the
recommendation of Conant Gar
dens Political association, W. d
Morrison. president; C. N. Berry,
secretary. Mr.. Bowman was born
in Augusta. Ca, in 1914 and has
been a resident Of Detroit since
he was eleven months old. He
completed his high school edu-
cation at the Northeastern high
school. BIS. degree from Michigan
State college with honors. and Is
the first Negro to be commissioned
as an officer in Reserve Officers
Training corps in Detroit high
schools as well as the first to work
as a chemist for Michigan State
college. He will enter the Detroit
college of law as a freshman.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-06
VISIT

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hawkins and
family of Detroit are visiting Mr..
Jacks5n's mother at Inverness,
Mississippi, during the holidays.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-06

Three deputy sheritfs and eigh,
constseles all accused OF chiseling
fees on their jobs by Circuit Judge
Homer Ferguson, who is conducting
a one-man grand jury investigation
into gambling in Wayne County,
sought to retain their posts this
week.
The accused deputy sheriffs are
Sherman H. Robbins Of 1901 RIO
pelle street; Randall Potter Of 1871
avenue: and Sam Rosen-
berg OF 29ll Clements avenue The
accused constables arc; Walter R.
Greene; Sidney c. Gray; Henry
Gordon; Arthur Gordon; Philip o,
Donnon; Emil Raskin; N Robert Di-
almond and MUrrisSrider.- Waiter
Greene and Shermon Robbins are
well known citizens Of the colored
community.
Call Action Illegal
At a hearing in former Mayor
Readings office last Friday counsel
for the accused meh-eharged that
Circuit Judge Homer Ferguson's one
man grand jury acted illegally when
1t Investigated alleged wrong-doings
of constables and deputy sheriffs.
None OF the accused men appeared
personally in the office Of the
Mayor.
The lawyer defending the con-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-06
OHerReWdrd
In Waterman
Murder Case

$3.50 reward has been-effereq,
according to Inspector John Whit
man Of the homicide squad, for
information leading to the arrest
and conviction Of the perpetrators
Of the murder Of a night Waterman
on December "a.
Anthony UAmez, 5l36- Cas-
per street, white, night watch
man for the Warren Iron and Scrap
Metal company at 12455 Greenfield
was found murdered last week by
police. The man had been brutally
beaten TO death.
Police believe, according to scant
evidence that the criminals were
Negroes and chief assistant William
Bowling has obtained the permis-
sion of the county auditors to offer
$3.50 for information concerning the
alleged crime. Detective Lieut.
Harry Gaide and Detective George
Kimball Of the homicide squad
were assigned to the case and may
be contacted by any person having
information regarding the death OF
Anthony Uhmez.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-06

~see EMANCIPATION. Page 2
Evening star., 1940-11-24

ears, emlts most distressing notes. But
to masters cropping for it, the sound is
sweet music. Traffic gets thick there
abouts. There were plenty of whistles
and sirens going, and some unpleas-
antly close to the Maria Her own
whistle was on the automatic control.
Twice he stopped his engines. 1t helped
to have old Rourke. imperturbable
when he had tough trick, at the
wheel. pea soup is right" said Alan.
mir. Brown, will you see if that look
out on the head has better view than
we're getting here on the bridge"
MIR. Brown departed. Alan rang
down the engines. In the starboard
wing of the bridge he stopped dead to
listen. He wanted to hear, undis-
turbed. that one siren somewhere
ahead which outdid the Others in
volume. He couldn't decide whether it
was mere fancy. but it seemed to him
that the tone of that blast was famil-
Evening star., 1940-11-24

the whistle lanyard. Collision seemed
inevitable, but he had a split second
to make it glancing impact.
Left" he cried to Rourke. He
pulled on the whistle line. From the
Maria's stack the first of the two
blasts telling her intention doomed out.
AND then, before he could blow
again, the whistle lanyard came loose
in his hand. 1t had parted, that stout
line, like rotten thread. To his ears at
that instant came the Gloriana's siren.
Two blasts, almost overlapping.
"Left! he repeated, as Rourke's
startled eyes sought his At the Maria's
slow speed, her bow had hardly begun
to swing to the left. From the Glori-
ana, after the slightest interval. came
another signal, a single blast. And
then, unbelievably, her bow swung to
her right, to cross the Maria's bow.
In that lifelong instant of suspense
Evening star., 1940-11-24
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
BAD MISTAKE
Continued from preceding pose

lar. He had a persistent feeling that it
came from his old ship, the Gloriana.
Even then he wasn't certain. But
from whatever ship that blast came,
it was too close for comfort and COM
ing closer at lively rate If it were
the Gloriana, outward bound and at
last past lightship and channel traffic,
Glazer wouldn't be too worried about
one stray ship to southwark.
She was bit to starboard of him,
probably clear to starboard if the fog
wasn't fooling him. He started his
engines again. The fog seemed waiting
for him to do that He felt as if he were
running his ship into gray stone wall.
Of a sudden he saw her - the
Gloriana. Almost dead ahead and
looming high! His mind leaped to the
problem and got the answer with time
less precision. Full astern wouldn't do
it - not with her where she was and
coming at that clip. Alan sprang to
Evening star., 1940-11-24

Alan Wickwire knew what had hap
pened. With a collision sure, Glazer
had acted, not to avoid or ease it, but
to put himself in the right Her steel
stern came knifing on. vividly. rigidly
solid in that misty world.
The two ships met, bow to bow.
Alan, flung against the wheelhouse
window, saw the bow of the Maria
crumpling. steel twisting like card
board, as the greater weight and mo-
mentum of the Gloriana folded up the
forward end of the smaller ship.
The Gloriana's way showed the
smaller ship on around until the two,
with bows still locked. lay almost
alongside each other. 1t was the Maria
that had taken most of the damage.
Alan stepped to the engine-room
speaking tube. He was going to need
the pumps to fight to keep her afloat.
Again, and even more clearly, Alan
saw what had gone on in Glazer's
mind. When he or the officer of the
watch had answered the Maria's one
blast with two he had crossed signals
and put himself technically in the
Continued on poss 15)
Evening star., 1940-11-24

whose lack of Judgment had doomed it.
Il have no witness to pull out of my
hat who saw anything on that deck
but black and white water. or heard
anything but the roaring wind" he
told the board.
Didn't Rourke know" Alan had
asked his father.
Robert Wickwire smiled, not bit
terly. "IIe knew was telling the truth
and he was hot to invent story to
back me up" he said. "Stories have
been made up before this in inquiries
into lost ships"
He was silent moment and then
he blurted out: But damned to foul
ing your professioni Rourke knew
nothing. | told him to say so. Well
eat short till get berth. son, but no
man will keep me off the sea.
A year later, Purvis offered him
berth as third officer. BY that time
MIR. Glazer had had his step to first
officer. 1t was then, Increasingly. that
Robert Wickwire opposed Alan's go
ing to sea at all. Alan guessed that it
was the Glazers of the seas, not the
dangers. from which he wanted to
shield his son.
Few men put over anything on Alan
Wickwire when he went to sea. He
went aboard through the hawsepipe,
and fought and studied his way aft to
the bridge. That was one reason why
he stood now in the weather wing OF
the bridge. But there's another rea-
son. too" he told himself, as he
watched the Maria cope with north
west swell. 1--WE had the breaks. They
never came to the old man. He worked
lifetime to win back old Purvis'S
confidence and never made it.
ALAN was uneasy about that element
of luck. He hadn't drawn the black
spot yet. But neither had Glazer,
"IlD u RoIlt VII up ~ tiiC III
cargo liner Gloriana. Maybe most men
never got bad break. But Captain
Alan Wickwire, boring on toward New
York and double checking his officers
shots and reckoning. wasn't so sure.
He had no reason to be sure. That
was why he was doubly cautious when
November fog, thick and gray, closed
in over a grayer sea at noon about two
hours before he was due to make land
fall on the Jersey coast. Fog was no
novelty to Alan. But this was diff
ferent fog The first fog that was
I'D to him. Before this he had stood
his watch and kept good lookout
ahead with an easy mind. The grief,
fit came. was the skipper's. The deci-
sions and responsibility were his.
The mate of the old Maria, glancing
at the calendar in the chart room,
grunted. "Glazer' luck. he said. The
Gloriana was due to sail at ten this
morning She'll have been clear of the
bay traffic and down channel before
this muck came down on her."
Alan nodded. He knew where the
Maria was. That, he warned himself.
was danger. Trouble came out of fog
more often to masters sure of where
they were than to masters who weren' t
so sure. Against his observed position
since noon, and his distance made
good since then, he checked by re-
questing frequent radio fixes from the
shore stations. And he used his deep
sea lead and kept his speed down.
Scotland lightship. in landsmen' S
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
Batters Battle Features First
Tilt; Moore Bests French
In Duel In Finale

CINCINNATI, Sept. 1.-R-A
one-run margin in both games OF
a double header with Chicago gave
the league leading Cincinnati Reds
their 18th twin triumph of the year
today as they defeated the Bruins
6 to 5 and 2 to l.
The first game was a batters'
battle with the Cubs coming up
short in the last round after stag
ing a four-run rally in the eighth
inning. The nightcap was a hurting
duel in which Lloyd Whitey)
Moore bested Larry French.
The Rhinelanders scored two
runs in the third inning of the
opener on a series of singles and
a pass off Bill Lee. The Cubs jump
ed on Hurler Jim Turner in the
fifth, counting a run on Robert
Collins single and Bob Mattick's
double.
In their half of the fifth, the
Reds drove Lee out of the box as
the entire side went to bat, scoring
four runs on three hits, a hit bats,
man, two bases on balls and three
stolen bases, two of them double
steals executed by Jimmy Ripple
and Ival Goodman.
Clay Bryant spanked the Cubs
to their four-run splurge in the
eighth with a safety. Stanley Hack
and Billy erman singled Bryant
home and Zeke Bonura doubled
them over the plate. Dominic Dali
lessandro singled to score Bonura.
In the night cap, Moore held the
Cubs to four hits in sever and two.
third innings. Stanley Hack count
ed the Bruins only marker with
his third home run of the year in
the seventh.
Moore was relieved by Joe Beggs
after he issued three passes in the
eighth. Frank Mccormick singled
home a run in the first inning and
another in the sixth off French. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
YANKEES SWEEP
BILL WITH MATS
Ruffing And Bonham Hur]
Champs To 80, 80 Wins;
Team Nears Second Place

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-R-The
New York Yankees nudged within
one game of second place in the
American league today by sweeping
a doubleheader from the Washing
ton Senators 8 to 2 and 8 to 0 on
the sterling pitching of Red Ruffing'
and Rookie Ernie Bonham.
It was the seventh straight VIC
tory and 18th in IA games for the
world champions, who also gained
half a game on the first place Cleve-
land Indians to cut the margin be-
tween the clubs to 4 IL games.
Ruffing bested Dutch Leonard in
a pitching duel in the opener with
the help of a two-run homer by Red
Rolfe in the first inning and the de-
Gliding run that Charley Keller scor-
ed on a wild pitch in the third. 1t
was Rulings 18th triumph.
Bonham allowed only four hits in
the nightcap and let but two men
get to second. One of them, Jack
Sanford, rookie first baseman, was
prevented from scoring in the third
by a spectacular throw by Tommy
Heinrich in right field.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
Sholar Elected Head
OF Football Officials

DURHAM. Sept. 1.-R-Wiley
Sholar of Greensboro today was
elected president of the Southern
Football Officials association as
approximately IT'S whistle blowers
ended their annual meeting here.
Sholar succeeds Pup Phillips Of
Atlanta. 4
Other officers elected were: julie
A. Burghard of Jacksonville, Fla,
vice-president and A. R. Hutchens,
of Lake Wales, Fla, secretary
treasurer. Directors will be: Lou
S. Erwin, representing Alabama;
M. G. Brown, Florida; Rumsey
Taylor, Kentucky and Ohio; Paul
Mention. Maryland and district;
George Gardner, Georgia; T. 8.
Amis. South Carolina; T. G. Kahn,
Tennessee and c. E. Cudy, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia.
Next years meeting of the off.
Gals will be held in some South
eastern conference city yet to be
selected, it having been decided
to alternate the sessions between
that circuit and the Southern con-
ference. d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
BRIGADE TO PLAY
SUNSHINE TONIGHT
Week Of Championship Play
In Store For SOftball Fans
Should Brigade Win

If the Boys Brigade takes the
Sushine Laundry tonight, a week
of championship games in store
for night softball's $500 regular
fans.
Tuesday, Taylor-C olquitt and the
Wertheimer Bagmakers start their
three out of five series for the
pennant in the Independent loop.
the late hour will feature another
game between the Smokes of the
Hanover circuit and the Senior
fraternity.
If the Boys Brigade win their
ball game Monday, Wednesday
they will meet Spofford Mills in a
post-schedule tilt to decide the sec.
ond half flag drive If the Brigade
takes the Spinners, a three out Of
FIVE series will be in order be-
tween these two clubs, the games
to be played every night during
the week, and into next week if il
is necessary. .
Once the Independent finals are
played out, the winner will tackle
the Commercial loop top-notchers
TOR the city championship and the
Foy, Roe Trophy.
Once that series is settled comes
the series between the all stars Of
the Independent, as selected by
the fans, and the Commercial
/. boys.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
BROOKLYN Takes
TWO FROM Giant
Grissom, Wyatt Pitch md
ers To Al And "a ~
cisions Over New York

BROOKLYN, Sept. 1.-p
Brooklyn's battered Dodgers y,
quered their favorite enemies =,
New York Giants, in both end.
a doubleheader today, 4 to , On,
to 8, to tighten their grasp on ,
ond place in the National leayro
Lee Grissom, raw-boned leftb.
er whom Brooklyn brought I'm f.
Montreal recently, scored his +
victory as a Dodger with a five,
pitching in the first game,
In the nightcap Whitlow W.
who had been knocked out IN
last three starts, held the Giant,
check on seven hits for his
triumph of the season.
Brooklyn made IS hits and n
Walker accounted for five of ii
with a perfect turn at bat
went hitless in the first game
had a perfect day yesterday, a
with three doubles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
TAKE TWO
FROM PHlLLIES
Boston Marks Up. Their Fifth
Straight Win With FL
And 100 Triumphs

BOSTON, Sept. 1.-tRNThe hust-
ling Boston Bees scored a twin
triumph, 81 and 100, over the
Philadelphia Phillies today to
sweep a three-game series a d
run their current victory string to
five straight.
Jim Tobin limited the cellar
dwellers to six hits in the tight
Tipped opener while Manuel Salvo,
coasting through the nightcap OF
his fifth shutout of the season, al
lowed an equal number.
A five-run first inning against
Ike Pearson and Walter Beck end
ed Phillie hopes of a split in the
n%ightcap.
Beck was nicked for five more
TALES on eight hits while Salvo
had little trouble disposing of any
Phillie threats.
Fans of his native Brighton gave
Hugh Mulcahy a day, presenting
the Phillie ace who pitched the
LII ST game Will d po1SC o11o o1lleA
gifts. But it was not Hughes day
on the hill, although he hurled well
enough to win any other game.
Ben Warren started the scoring
in the opener with a home run
over the left field wall, his second
in as many days. Chef Ross dupli-
Gated in the same second inning
with a similar shunt to tie the
score.
The Bees produced the winning
run in the third when c o o n e y
doubled and went to third on Ro-
wells single. West scored him with
a fly to Joe Marty in deep cen
ter. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
Marble To Open National
Singles Tennis Tourney

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-lR-Dr. S.
Ellsworth Davenport. Jr., tourna-
ment referee, announced today
that to Miss Alice Marble, the ma
tional champion (and one of the
Journeys top drawing cards. would
go the honor of opening the 59th
annual national singles tennis
championships.
DR.. Davenport couldn't say, how.
ever, Just when that honor would
fall to Miss Marble.
He has been making that an
nouncement daily since last Thurs.
day, when the tournament origi.
nally was scheduled to open and
he made it again today in announc.
ing that rain had caused another
postponement and play would not
start before Monday. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
Firemen, Seniors Meet
For Loop Flag Toni

Championship play in the nan
softbal League will be sla'''1
night at Robert Strange par" ,
the Firemen meeting the Se'i'''
ternity for the seasons tl'le,
The Fraternity ten won '"1
half crown with II wins anu
losses, while the Firemen anu
C. A. tied for second pa =
Firemen won the second No.. N
nant with IL victories a2alDS'
defeats. -,
The Hanover league is nlaue =
the following teams; SEN,
ternity, the Wilmington r
partment Athletic cluo' l.
George Washington C"unci norri.
]. O. U. A. NJ, star-Ne"s va
and the Phalanx fratern''E'
The game tonight VIII lpt.os
contest between the Suhs
Brigade teams.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
Reds Win Over Chicago
In Twin Bill, 6-5, FL
Cola Nine Wins
Over Wallace, s To 3

WALLACE, Sept. 1.-The Pepsi
Cola baseball team of Wilmington
defeated the Wallace nine here this
afternoon 6 to 3, with Carter keep
ing the locals 10 hits well scattered.
The visitors collected seven safe
ties off Combes.
Covington with three for five and
Beatty with two for five set the
pace for the Pepsis. Baucom with
two for four led Wallace at bat.
Carter struck out IL men, while
Combes had eight strikeouts to his
credit.
The Wallace team will play the
Pirates here next Sunday and the
Pepsis will play Warsaw at War
saw. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
THE STANDINGS


TODAY'S GAMES
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-QP-Probable
pitchers for the Labor Day double
headers in the major leagues (won-lost
records in parentheses):
American League
Philadelphia at New York-Vaughan
(2-5) and Babich GOLD VS.. Chandler
90 and Russo (11-5) or Sundra $50.
Boston at Washington - Grove (6-3)
and Wilson (10-5) VS.. Hudson (13-14)
and Chase 11-14).
st. Louis at Cleveland - Kennedy
Ola and Auker (10-9) VS.. Harder
(9-9) and Allen (9-5).
Detroit at Chicago - Newsom (17-2)
and Trout (2-6) or Hutchinson (3-4)
VS.. ..lgney (11-16) and Dietrich (6-5).
National League
Brooklyn at Boston Fitzsimmons
1922 and Davis (5-9) VS.. Erickson
(10-10) and Posedel (1O-15).
New York at Philadelphia-Gumbert
Old and Dean 40 VS.. Higbe (10-16)
and Smoll go.
st. Louis at Cincinnati-Cooper (9-9)
and Warneke (13-s) VS.. Derringer
(17-12) and Hutchings (2-1).
Chicago at Pittsburgh = Olsen (9-9)
and Mooty (6-6) VS.. Sewell (12-3) and
Bowman (7-S).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
LYONS IS TOUCHED
FOR II SAFETIES
Dodson's Brilliant Relief Hurl-
ing Helps Tribe Win Third
Straight From Sox
BY TOM sILER

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-R-The
league-leading Cleveland Indians
hoped on their favorite- 'cou-
sins" the Chicago White Sox to-
day for a third straight victory,
Z to 4, combing the veteran led
Lyons for II hits, including. five
doubles and two triples.
The victory was Cleveland's
18th in 10 games with the Sox.
Joe Dobson's brilliant Lii
pitching and a three-run ninth IN
ming rally were mainly responsible
for the defeat of the Sox. Chicago
knocked starting pitcher Al Mil
mar out of the box with a three-run
splurge in the third inning, giving
them a. 4 to l lead. Dobson sue
ceeded Milnar and held the Sox
scoreless and yielded one hit unit
the last inning, when he was re
moved for a pinch runner.
The Indians got two runs on Ha
Trosky's double, Jeff Heath:
triple, Frank Pytlak's single ane
held onto their one-run lead unit
the eighth when Lou B o u d e a
scratched a single and went al
the way to third on Lyons wile
pitch. Trosky and Heath failed tc
bring him in, but Ken Keltner de
livered with another infield single
to tie the core.
Pytlak opened the ninth by draw
ing a walk. Dobson forced him a
second and Ben Chapman followed
with a double, Dobson stopping a
third. At this juncture, Oscar
Grimes went in to run for Dobson
Grimes scored on Roy Weatherly'
double against the right field wall
Taft Wright almost catching tn
ball, Boudreau then sewed up thu
game, scoring Chapman an
Weatherly with a single.
Bobby Teller took the noun
for the last of the ninth. Mix
fresh flied to right, Bob Kennel
walked and Ken Silvestri, battin.
for Lyons, struck out, Pytla
doubling Kennedy at second.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
Eastern AU-Stars Play
N. Y. Pros On Wednesda,

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-R-Five
young men who elected to play
football professionally after no.
tably successful college careers
will be trying for places on the
varsity" when the Eastern col.
lege All-Stars meet the New York
Giants at the Polo grounds Wednes-
day night.
John McLaughry of Brown and
Dom Principe of Fordham, both
fullbacks, Ed MCGEE, Temple
guard, and John Rogalla and Carl
Tomasello, quarterback and e n d
from Scranton university, have a
double opportunity ahead of them
in the fifth annual Fresh Air Fund
charity game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02
Tigers, Castle Street
Open Series Play Today

The Carolina Tigers and Castle
Street baseball teams will open Sc
ries play this morning at $50 o'clock
at Robert Strange park for the sea-
sons championship in the Coastal
league.
The Tigers COPIED the second half
flag Friday with a 10-5 victory over
Sunset at the 22nd and Market
streets diamond. Castle Street won
the first half.
Herring and Aud is the probable
battery for the Tigers, while Raynor
and Marshburn will be the Castle
Street battery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-02

Runs batted in: Ross g. Masi :. sisti.
Eowelel, West. Two base hits: Sisti,
Ross, Moore. Three base hit: Mahan.
Hmoe run: Mast. Stolen bases: Lit.
whiler. Sacrifices: Cooney. Double
plays: Rowell, Miller and West; Salvo
Miller and West. Left on bases: Phia.
delphia z; Boston 4. Bases on balls
off: Pearson 1, Salvo 1. Strikeouts by
Beck 8, salvo 2. Hits off: Pearson 4
! IN . innings (none out in first) ; Beck
whiler). Losing pitcher: Pearson. Um-
pires: Reardon, Go,+z and PinelIi.
TdIinmefe1:55. Attend, n".. (actual) 1O,-