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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
Blood,
Cloth Clues
Trap Suspect
Oil Station Operator
Didn't Stop; Thought
Nothing Was Wrong

A small, nervous 52-year-old
Dearborn gasoline station operator
today was Under arrest on q
charge of investigation of leaving
the scene of an accident in the hit.
run death of Jimmy O'Leary, 8.
Police said hair, bloodstains and
a swatch of cloth were discovered
on the underpart of his car.
Laboratory tests conducted by
the eDtroit police. it was stated,
showed the hair was the same a.
Jimmy's and the cloth was from
his green mackinaw coat. 4
The man under arrest is Clyde
Griffith, whose home at 22546
Mona avenue is within a stones
throw of the spot in the alley
where The boys body was found
early Friday morning, apparently
abandoned by hit-run driver.
FELT BUMPS
In announcing Griffth's arrest.
Acting Dearborn Police Chief
Emrys Evans declared:
sGnfnfh admins driving into
the alley about 10 o'clock Thurs
/ day night, the night and approx.
imately the time we think tho
O'Lcary boy was killed.
"He tells us ne felt . bump
rs he drove In and another after
he had progressed down the
alley.
"He says he did not think
anything was wrong and did not
stop to investigate"
POLICE WORK STEADILY
Griffith was arrested at his
home at 3 p. m. Sunday by de.
tectives who had been working on
the case almost without sleep since
IL was first broke and aroused the
indignation of the public.
The arrest was not revealed,
however, until laboratory tests
had confirmed the source of the
blood and cloth on the car.
AS Griffith told his story in de-
tail to Assistant Prosecutor John
Mowatt, last rites were said for
Jimmy OLeary in Sacred Heart
Church, Dearborn, with about 100
classmates, from 6 to years old:
in Attendance
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
Reforming
Press Announces Visit
Of Windsors Here
International News service WIrr

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The
British press service announced
today that the Duke and Duchess
of Windsor will go OF Washington
tomorrow and later - probably
Wednesday--to Detroit.
They are scheduled 10 leave
New York for Miami on Thursday
or Friday en- route home to Mas
sau.
The schedules for the Washing
ton and Detroit visits Of the for
mer British king and his duchess
were not Immediately announced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
Knox Assai|s
Act
In Talk Here
Secretary Of Navy
Says Law Hampers
War Against Hitler

Secretary Of the Navy Frank
Knox, bitterly attacked the ma.
tons neutrality law in his Navy
Day speech in Hotel Statler today
At a luncheon attended by De-
troit business and industrial
leaders and high-ranking army
and navy officials, Knox traced
the history OF the neutrality bill
He said:
Throughout the past year,
have regarded the neutrality
law rs definitely hampering the
successful prosecution of our
avowed national policy of all
possible aid to those who were
fighting Hitler.
ACTIONS UNNEUTRAL
we have had from, the he
ginning of this war, a law which
says we are neutral and pro-
posed to practice neutrality.
And all the while we have been
entirely unneutral. vigorously
and actively supporting one
side, and contributing In many
ways TO the defeat OF the pther
side.
'In the interest Of straight
thinking and straight doing, we
should put a period TO this piece
Of national hypocrisy. We
neither think nor act neutral
In the present war. II Is only
honest TO make our laws con-
sistent with our action"
Although, himself, opposed to
the act from the beginning. Knox
gave two reasons in the minds of
those who voted for its adoption.
He explained
First, they did not want to
have the United States involved
In Incidents which might lead
to war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
Held in Ht-Run Killing
OF Boy; Admits Bumps
Reds, .JaPs
Battle ON
Border

International News Service Cable
MOSCOW. Oct. q. A CLASH
between Russian and japanese
soldiers on the Manchukuo-Siber.
ian border was reported by the
Russian (Tass) news agency today
In a dispatch from Vladivostok
strategic Soviet Far Eastern port
the news agency said 20 japanese
soldiers attacked a patrol of Soviet
frontier guards near the village
Of Raskino October %.
Both sides sustained casual
ties In wounded men as n result
Of the ensuing fights" the lass
account said.
1.-THE japanese left some rifles
and rounds of ammunition on
Soviet territory"
TRIED TO SEIZE GUARD
The area involved was the
Bolshaar-Tchertova
district.
probable aim Of the attack
was TO capture our guards and
drag them into japanese terri
tnrv caid Tocc
The dispatch added that the
Japanese withdrew their own
wounded into Nipponese territory
and that the japanese left their
soldiers cans behind.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
in THE
NEWS

CALUTE the American
- navy.s
Today, Navy Day,
should be celebrated by every
American, for the navy Of the
United States has written one
of the most glorious pages in
our history--in the worlds
history.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
GermansClaim-
Wdrshiip

BERLIN. Oct. 20. - German
dive-bombers on Saturday night
sank a major British warship' by
direct bomb hits off the north
African coast, the German high
command announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
Freezing Weather Due

Freezing temperatures were pre-
dicted for tonight by the weather
bureau, with the lowest reading
expected to be 81 degrees.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27

Despite a heavy downpour,
long line of blue-uniformed sailors
paraded today in Detroit TO mark
Navy Day, pay tribute to our first
line of defense and to honor Sec
rotary of the Navy Knox, who is
making a two-day inspection trip
of Detroit defense industry.
Stepping briskly along under
the leaden skies. the sailors
marched down Woodward avenue
and past the reviewing stand at
the City Hall. where Secretary
Knox, Mayor Edward ]. Jeffries
and other military and civic Of
ficials stood at attention, review
ing the troops.
The stand was in the form of a
United States destroyer. When
Secretary Knox arrived at the
City Hall he was "piped' aboard
the cardboard and wooden, ship
just as he would have been piped
aboard a real ship.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
PROFITS OF WAR

"And, second, they did not
want the United States involved
In war as q result OF the action
of private individuals who were
eager to make profits out of
trading with the belligerents.
''In this particular and In this
sense, II may he said with justi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
SUSPECTS STORY

Here is Grifffths story as told
by Chief Evans, who questioned
him with Mowatt:
Thursday night drove INV
car into the alley from Military
avenue about 10 o'clock. / had
driven about Is feet into the
alley when I felt a bump.
IL drove into the garage tGrif.
nth lives five houses from Mill
tary avenue).
THE day I went to work at
my gas station at Nowlin avenus
and Michigan avenue. About 10
o'clock my 26 = year old son,
Wayne, drove the car over and
told rue OF the discovery OF the
little boys body In the alley.
He asked IL knew anything
about IL, and told him I didn't
However, both Friday and
Saturday inspected the car and
could find no trace on II that 10
had hit anyone"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
5,000LaunCh
Fund
Here
Campaign Gets
Under Way at
Early Breakfast

Appealing to the people of this
city to keep Detroit's life line
strong" 5000 Community Fund
workers today opened the twenty
fourth annual campaign for money
to operate for another year the
more than so charitable agencies
supported by the fund.
Proceeded by weeks of prepare
ton, this years drive got under
way officially at s a. m. today at a
breakfast Of campaign organiza-
ton leaders in the Hotel fuller,
of the drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27

Gen. Hugh 8. Johnso
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
MAYOR STARTS DRIVE

Mayor Edward J. Jeffries Jr
launched the drive as he declared
Detroit IL the focal point of
the world. We can't afford To
let the rest Of the country down.
The people have a great deal
more money this year than In
other years and this year the
fund total should be greater than
ever before"
After his talk, workers an,
nounced that the advance gift:
group already has obtained pledges
for $500 $40 or 1914 per cent Of
last years quota. The workers
seek to obtain as much more than
last years quota as possible.
AS an illustration of what the
fund is doing. Mrs. Frances Pan.
netti. a newly naturalized citizen
led the fund workers in the pledge
of allegiance.
Mrs. Pannetu became a citizen
afted studying at the Sophie
settlement house. one OF
the institutions supported by the
Community Fund.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
The Weather

The sun will So, Al s.ss .. m. today.
and rise tomorrow at a. m.
The moon sets tomorrow At Il ~
a. m, and rises tomorrow at 7:3l p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
ESCAPED INSPECTION

Chief Evans said that although
he had 12-pfaiH- clothes men pains
takingly inspecting every car In
the neighborhood Friday. the
Griffith car escaped Inspection be-
cause it was at the gasoline
station.
II was when the entire neigh
borhood was re-checked Sunday
that one Of the officers found tho
car in the Griffith garage and dis
a small SPOT OF what 10
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
OUR WORRIES

After that, color guard OF Girl
Scouts presented the colors. To
carry out defense motif in the
drive, the three groups of workers,
the general unit, advanced gifts
and special gifts group have been
termed the Navy Marine Corps
and Army. respectively.
These are days when events
OF worldwide Importance en-
gage our attention. said Ed
ward r. Grace, chairman of the
advert sing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
fund. "But we must not forget
ctr needs here at home.
Citing the past record of the
fund, Grace revealed that during
the past year child-care agencies
of the fund had 14,445 children
under their supervision.
REPORT AT LUNCHEON
Health agencies of the fund pro-
vided 1868 persons with nursing
service. 13,477 with hospital care,
81 ,492 with clinical treatment.
A total of 1895 persons were
served by faimly-service agencies
and homes for the aged and 97,357
young boys and girls were aided
by youth service agencies.
Daily reports on progress Of the
campaign will be made at lunch.
con meetings in the Hotel fuller.
In a message to Detroit Catho-
lies, Archbishop Edward Mooney
urged that they take "a deer
interest in this campaign as a civic
and Catholic duty"
He said:
ut might seem at first sight
that this duty IL less pressing
at time when industry In De-
troit is working overtime and
unemployment il at Its lowest
figure in years.
1T should he remembered.
however. that the expenditures
of our fund-supported agencies
are for service far more than
for material relief"
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
SNOW AHEAD
 IN BATTING
 PERCENTAGES
Moose First Baseman Now in Top Spot with
 .490

Chalking up a high .490 batting average, Slugger Joe Snow smashed out enough hits so far in the Juneau ball season to merit his name and out-distance any other batter on Gastineau Channel who has raised the hickory more than 15 times this year
 Tabulations up to and including last nights Elks-Douglas game, show Snow of the Moose leading with 490, and Rusty Rustad of the Douglas nine not far behind with .466. Third place goes to Mark Jen- sen who holds percentage of .431 for A time as bat.
 Both the Moose and Douglas are tied in the number of men batting above 300, while the Elks eked out one lone hitter, Kuhuski, above the mark Douglas and the Moose held five men above 300.
 The seasons percentages following are up to and including last nights game, and are inclusive of all games in both halves of the schedule. Men segregated in the list from the upper half are players who have batted less than Is times this year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
DodgersWh Cubs 10 Gain
 4-Gan,e Lead
DiMaggio Sill Hitting with $ Straight Games
 Marked Down
(By Associated Press)

The Brooklyn Dodgers conquered the Chicago Cubs in both ends of doubleheader yesterday to inflate their National League lead to four full games over the St. Louis Card inals.
 Earlier the Dodgers lead was protected by the superb pitching of Johnny Wander Nicer, who struck out Il Boston Braves to gain his fourth shutout for the Cincinnati Reds and allowed only four hits.
 The Cardinals and the last-place Phillies battled tooth and nail for l6 innings before the Redbird eked out a victory yesterday. The Giants whipped themselves yesterday making four errors and yielding four unearned runs as the Pirates romped off with the de- cision.
 Joe Dobson limited Cleveland to four hits yesterday to give the Bos- ton Red Sox triumph. I The Yankees rolled over the Whltt Sox again as their powerhouse slug ger, Joe DiMaggio, ran his con secutive game hitting streak to 5s games.
 The Detroit Tigers climbed with. in striking distance of fourth place by defeating the Philadelphia Ath letics on Barney McCoskey's frs homer of the season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
Ran,seYHurls
 5hutout Game
Erskine Seatters Six His. But EIks Connect for
 Whitewash
SCORE LAST NIGHT Elks 3; Douglas 0.
Score by Inning!

Chopping out another step in their path toward taking the league lead from the Moose, the second place Elkmen whitewashed the Douglas nine last night as Bill Ramsey held down the Islanders to two hits in the shut-out.
 Claude Erskine scattered six hits over the seven-inning fray, but the Elks connected with the right balls in the right places to score in the third and the seventh frames.
 Solid John Skok, playing and catching his first game this year, connected with triple off of Erskine in the second frame in the second swing, but failed to score when Lewis flied out to the Douglas pitcher making three away.
 Neilsen Doubles in Score
 Little Eddie Nielsen, playing one of his best games this year, knocked in the first run for the lodgemen when he took double from Erskine and brought in Ellenberg, who took his base on Stragier's wild throw to first base. The Islanders missed a chance to bring in tying and passing runs when they went to bat, as with bases loaded and two away Stewart picked up the hickory. but popped out to first baseman Junge.
 Ramsay had weakened when Stew art stepped up for his turn, having allowed his two hits for the game and loaded the sacks when he hit Clancy Converse with pitched ball Stewart failed to connect solidly. The two hits given by Ramsey to Erskine and Rustad in the fourth frame were the only two safeties allowed by the giant Elk pitcher so far this esason.
 Ramsey Hits Triple
 Playing close baI1, the two mines continued the fight until the sev- enth when it looked asif the Elkmen would finish with one run lead. But Erskine fell apart inasthe first of the last canto as he gave three hits in a row and two runs trotted in on Ramseys mighty triple. Skok and Lewis took their bases on singles when Ramsey stepped up to smash out a two-run three-base hit.
 Ramsey held the boys down to nothing in the remainder of the con test as he struck out two men after Converse had grounded out.
 The box score follows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
AFW RECEIVES ADDED H0N0RS
 FOR PROGRAM
Mrs. Allen Peterson, Ungd. Awarded Second Prize
 -0fficers Elected

Additional honors for the Alaska Federation of Women's Clubs were reported this week to Mrs. R. R. Hermann, outgoing president of the Federation, by Mrs. Allen Peterson, of Unga, Chairman of the Depart ment of International Relations who won second prize in the Gen. eral Federation for general excel lence of the program of work car- ried on under the auspices of her department. The prOgra as planned by Mrs. Peterson, and car ried out by most of the clubs in the Alaska Federation, featured Pan American relations, and included the Good Neighbor Tour" to South America. A substantial cash prize will be Mrs. Peterson's award for this work, the same to be used fol extending further the work of this department.
 The prize in this department is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
SAN DIEGO
 IN SECOND
 PLACE NOW
Seattle Drops Down as Sacramento Wins Mound
 Duel in Ninth Inning
(By Associated Press)

The San Diego Padres have moved into second place in the Pacific Coast League standings by defeat- ing the Portland Beavers last night in the opener of an abbreviated series, while the Sacramento Sen ators went on six-run batting spree in the ninth inning last night to defeat Seattle.
 Munger, Sacramento ace, hand cuffed the Rainiers in mound duel with Dick Barrett. allowing the Rainiers only five hits while the Solons got II hits off Barrett and his successor, Sylvester Johnson, in the ninth.
 Scoring four runs in a wild third inning, the Padres beat the Beavers in heavy hitting contest, each team getting 12 hits.
 Ray Prim, of Los Angeles, south paw pitched a three-hitter to defeat San Francisco by a shutout.
 Oakland scored run in the ninth inning last night to break A deadlock to register victory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16

the third awarded the Alaska Fed ,ration for its work during the past triennium. Second prize in the na- .ional club publicity writing con- est, won by Mrs. Spencer DeLong jf the Juneau Woman's Club, was announced a few weeks ago, as was also the fact that the Federation won first place in the club pin competition, having the largest number of club pins, per capita. The Alaska Federation also won honorable mention in several other competitive events sponsored by the General Federation, and while final announcement on its Golden Jubilee Party rating has not been made, is believed to head the list in that respect.
 Mrs. Hermann also announced ,oday the election of new officers for the Alaska Federation for the ,nsuing three years. Following an election held by mail, reports were tabulated last month by an elec- non committee composed of Ju- neau and Douglas clubwomen, and three offices were found to be in doubt. Later election returns this week found the full slate of offi- ,ers elected except for Custodian, for which office Mrs. Tom Parkc of the Juneau Woman's Club and Mrs. Charles Fox of the Douglas Island Woman's Club remain tied, with the club at Homer yet to be heard from.
 Elected for the three-year term were Mrs. George Mcdonald, Of Cordova, President; Mrs. Grace Liebes, Cordova, Secretary; Mrs. William Maitland, Anchorage, Treasurer; Mrs. F. J. Vandewall, Skagway, Vice President Cre-elect- ed), and Mrs. R. R. Hermann, Ju- neau, Alaska Director for the Gen. eral Federation of Women's Clubs.
 Outgoing officers for the Fedora ton are Mrs. Hermann, President; Mrs. Vandewall, Vice President; Mrs. Helen Lemieux, Haines, Treas urer; Mrs. Marcus Jensen, Douglas, Secretary; Mrs. J. M. Chase, Ju- neau, Custodian; and Mrs. R. E. Atwood, Anchorage, Director for Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
N MOOSE HIDE BRINGS LUCK FROM SEWARD
Joe Werner Sends Token fo Moose Ball Nine
 with Warning

Hairy and smelly but full of op- timistic wishes, a good-luck piece of moose hide arrived here today for Stan Grummett, assistant man. ager of the Moose baseball nine.
 !. From Joe Werner, former Moose third baseman, and avid fan of Gastineau Channel League ball, anne the hide, cut from a 1,200- pound animal killed by Werner and sent from Seward Werner wished the league leading Moosemen luck and warned them against Douglas.
 Werner, now in Seward with the Forest Service, played with the Moose during the 1940 season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
5ITkA MERCHANTS MEET ON DIAMOND
 IN FUNNIEST RIOT
Nine Old Men Trim An- tients = Challenge
 Pioneers Home

SITKA, Alaska, July 16.-A riot of errors, sprained ankles. and unpre- cedented hitting marked the first annual meet of Andy Lorentzen's Nine Old Men and Harry Hagen's Silver Foam Ancients last night when the two alleged ball clubs fought it out for nine frames in an orgy of fun. Like basketball fin- ish, the score stood 2l to l9 with the Nine Old Men in the lead at the end.
 A large crowd watched the two teams, composed of members of the City Council. bankers, lawyers. bak- CTS and bartenders. fight for the win and the privilege of challenging
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
GAME TONIGHT

Tonight at 6:30 o'clock postpon- ed game originally scheduled for Sunday, July B, will be played be- tween the Elks and the Moose in Firemen's Field.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
JUNEAU CHAMBER
 vITES THREE GUEST TO LUNCH

Three guests have been invited to the regular weekly luncheon meeting of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce tomorrow to be held n the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel.
 Guests will be scout executive Rex Muger, James c. Kettle of the National Resources Planning Board, and the Rev. R. w. Bay tess. Regular business will be con- 5idered by the group.
 
 Empire Classifieds PayI
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16

the Pioneers Home.
 Highlight of the game was when Bill Bates sprained both ankles. Bob Jernberg clipped out homer. Winn Goddard was the winning pitcher and loss of the game was chalked up against Ancient hurler Pros Ganty. Jack Conway made five errors in the tussle.
 The game will be an annual event in the Coast town
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
Distributed by National Grocery Co.,, Seattle. Wash.

occasion in her honor. Miss Oygard was presented with gift of q bathrobe Ay the nurses.
 During the evening, Ralph Bak- CT, Assistant Manager of the Am erican Red Cross, addressed the meeting. An open discussion fol- lowed on the Red Cross and it's work. Many of the nurses joined the organization.
 MT. Baker spoke to the women of Juneau today at public meet ing sponsored by the American Women's Voluntary Services held at the Methodist Church at 3 o. clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
GAMES TUESDAY Pacific Coast League

Los Angeles 3: San Francisco o. San Diego 8; Portland 5. Sacramento 8; Seattle 2. Hollywood 4; Oakland 5.
 National League St. Louis 8; Philadelphia 2, six teen innings. Pittsburgh 5; New York 1. Cincinnati 3; Boston 0. Brooklyn T, 8; Chicago 0. 4. '
 American League New York 5; Chicago 4. Philadelphia 2; Detroit 3. Boston 6; Cleveland 2.
 Gastineau Channel League Elks 3; Douglas O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16

Primitive calendars were based on the lunar month of 29lz days.
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TOTALS
TOTALS
Summary

Stolen bases. Rustad, Stragier; two-base hits, Neilsen; three-base hits, Skok, Ramsey: hit by pitched ball, by Ramsey, Converse and Ba- log; bases on balls, off Ramsey 2; struck out, by Ramsey II, by Erskine 8; umpires, Guy at the plate, Stur- rock at the bases; scorer. Hill; time of game, one hour and fifteen min- utes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-16
GCNA Surprises
 Health Nurse

As a surprise to Miss M Oygard, who is leaving her position as Public Health Nurse in Juneau to be itinerary nurse in Southeast AL aska. the Gastineau Channel Nurses Association turned their meeting last night into a social
Evening star., 1941-06-13

prise the growing season. You may
help things by starting your plants
indoors, giving them warmth and
water to hasten them. 1t attacked
by the enemies of cucumbers and
melons, give them dose of the
mixture prescribed under the same
conditions; spraying the plants once
or twice usually frees them.
Few of us realize what an i'm
portant plant the gourd is to many
who cannot afford to buy containers
for food, drinking cups, and even
cooking utensils. In some parts of
the world, the gourd is considered
of great value for this reason.
In America their importance lies
in their beauty and unusual shapes
for ornamental and decorative pur-