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Houston, Texas, returned to her
home few days ago after spend
ing several weeks with her daugh-
ter-in law, Mrs. Christine Jackson
Perkins of this city.
MRS. RUTH DABNEY, mother
of Mr.. Lealand Ward, manager of
East Lake Funeral Home who pass
ed few weeks, Mrs. Hilda Collins
his niece and Lealand Jr., her son.
are in Phoenix, from Washington,
D. c., in the interest of Mr.. Wards
business.
REV. T. S. STEWART. 1414 E.
jefferson ST., and pastor OF Friend
ship Baptist Church returned this
week from Ft. Worth, Texas, where
he was called to the bedside of
his mother, who was reported Sc
riously ill. He was greeted with a
happy welcome by relatives and
friends on his arrival in Lone Star
State and city.
CLIFFORD M WHITE, grand
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. White.
612 S. 3rd., Ave, passed Monday,
Aug. 8, at 6 D. M His body was
funeralized Saturday, Aug, 8, from
ST., Monica, Mission of S. 7th
Ave-, son of Lurue Moore, brother
of Edward Moore, nephew of Mrs.
Lillian White. All are of Los An
geles Calf, they attended the
funeral and returned to their home
Saturday night, Aug. 8.
MIR. A. M COLLINS, of % N.
18th ST., Phoenix, and Mrs. Marian
Carr of Chicago motored to Lords
burg, New Mexico, Saturday after
noon, Aug. l, and were quietly
married.
The bride, Mrs Carr is the
daughter CT Mrs. Harriet Hall OF
Chicago, very PROMINENT in church
and civic life. She is the president
of the Greater Metropolitan Cen
ter Missionary Society, Chicago.
Mr.. Collins is deacon of the
| fallVlOCIl DdpUloC CAluiSli diio " COL
dent of the CIO Labor organization
and very active in Political and
Civic affairs.
We, the members of the COTTON
COMPRESS AND OIL MILL
WORKERS No. 306 join in with
the ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH
in wishing them a long happy and
prosperous life.
May Gods blessings rein upon
them fourfold and that they will
continue to be good Christian
Labor leaders and fighters for the
Race ....
COTTON COMPRESS AND OIL
MILL WORKERS UNION Nc. 306,
CIO, H. B. jackson, reporter
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A Mountain Hazard

the road that may ruin valuable
and irreplacable tires.
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Purchase of one $16.75 War Bond.
for which you receive S25 in 10
years, will pay for one of these jack
cts so necessary for our airmen fly
ing at high attitudes and in northern
climes. So you and your neighbors
can do your bit by investing at least
10 percent of your salary every pay
day IN War Bonds to help pay the
cost of this equipment for intrepid
American flyers. Join the parade'
and help top the War Bond 0aIota in
your county. US. Treasury Department
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COMMANDING OFFICERS
REPORT PROGRESS
BY CHAS r. HOWARD

Fl. DES MONIES, CHNS}-
The 80 Race WAAC Cadets being
Third Platoon of the First Com
pany, First Regiment of the WAC,
after two weeks of training have
settled down to the hard task of
winning commissions" as Third
Officers, thereby qualifying for the
$1,500 per year salary plus and al
lowance for lodging and subsis-
tence, as well as the remarkable
distinction of being the first of
their race to scale these heights.
FULL DAYS PROGRAM
The WAAC day begins at 545
a.. m. when reveille blows. At 600
a. m. everybody falls out in front
of the Company Barracks for roll
call. Breakfast is at 6:15. Sick Call
is at 700 a. m. quarters are pre-
pared for inspection which takes
place at 7:30. Inspection is con-
Quoted by one of the officers in the
absence of the cadets. Glasses be-
gin at 7:30 and continue until
LAS. From 12:C0 until loo is re-
served for the noon meal. Glasses
resume at lao and continue until
4:45. Retreat call is at 4:50. From
retreat at 500 p m. the cadets pro-
ceed to dinner which lasts until
900. From 900 until 900 is study
period. However, according to Post
Officers, instead of calling it a day,
many of the girls make up i'm
promptu classes among them
selves and review the days preced-
ingS. The classes to date have
consisted of Company Administra-
ton, Mess Management, Army
Regulations, Physical Education
and Lectures. Many of the girls re-
port reduction of waist lines.
THE FIRST TO COMMAND
1t is d part of the system of
training that every candidate
should have some experience at
various posts of leadership in the
company The first colored girl to
act as Platoon Commander was
Miss Jessie Ward of New York
City who commanded the Third
Platoon for three days durin the
week of July 9th. Miss Elizabeth
G.. Hampton of Los Angeles, Cal:
was the first of the Race WAAC'S
to act as First Sergeant. Mary
Louise of New orleans, La. acted
as Second Officer in charge OF the
company. The first Negro girl to
command the entire company was
Miss Harriet West of Chicago, Ill
PAY
While in training these WAAC
Cadets receive $50 per month.
board, lodging, clothing and hos
pitalization However, those who
succeed in winning Commissions
as Third Officers and are assigned
to active duty will Immediately go
on salary at $125 per month and
in addition will be allowed $40
per month as a rent allowance and
sixty cents per day subsistence.
THREE GRADES
According to WAAC regulations
there will be three classes of Of
ficers. First officer, Second anG
Third Officer. The pay of a First
Officer is $l6666 per month, Sec
ond officer $13141 per month,
Third officer $l25 per month. Ir
addition to the above salary all
officers are allowed $40 per month
rent allowance and sixty cents
day subsistence. These salaries are
commensurate with the base pay OF
a Captain. First Lieutenant and
Second Lieutenant in the army. In
the present setup it is not con-
templated that any women will be
commissioned higher than the
rank of First Officer which is
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X X
WhatHo~9~Y~M
.WAR BINDS
II X

Winter flying jackets for both the
Army and Navy Air Corps are regu-
lar equipment for our aviators. They
cost from $12 to $l8 and are made of
horsehide leather lined with sheep
shearing.
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and had been told that it would
not be possible by the three major
chains. The chains refused for
diplomatic" reasons.
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MRS. MARY ARMSTRONG O
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MACK WOLDRIDGE. son of
Mrs. Maggie Woodbridge, who has
been in government service for
more than three years, was in the
city few days ago visiting rela-
tives and friends. There was a happy
reunion with the family.
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Danish churchmen have already
played . prominent role in this re-
sistance, which began as a move
ment Of passive non-eollsboraton.
but is now showing signs Of de-
veloping into open opposition.
Church action in Denmark. how
ever. has more in common with
French anti-collaboration and with
church opposition In Belgium and
Holland that II has with religious
resistance in nearby Norway.
Like the French churches. the
Danish Church began It's resist
ance as soon as the confusion fol-
lowing the occupation was over
come. and its opposition was based
on the grounds Of Christian ethics
which means that II rejected the
whole philosophy OF Sazism. The
Norwegian Church. on the other
hand. did not begin 70 resist until
after the Norwegian people were
already aroused. although II later
became one Of the leaders u the
opposition.
The Nazis know that Denmark
spiritual leaders have no use for
their system. A Nazi daily, Fasd-
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Gambling Debt
Checks Bounce

Charged with cashing dozen
spurious army checks totalling
some $1,000 to pay his gambling
debts here, 25-year-old Fort
Lewis soldier was jailed here Sat-
urday by agents Of the secret
service.
Francis p. Victor pleaded guilty
10 preliminary accusations when
hailed before L. S. Commissioner
II. C. Fitch and is held IN lieu OF
5000 bail pending action by the
next federal grand jury.
Victor, who wept unashamed al
mention of his wife and child. SAID
his home and family are in New
York: he has been stationed with
troops here for several months.
II is charged that Victor 90
tanned blank checks at the army
post, forged them and used all 70
nav his losses during protraeted
rambling spree through local es-
Adjustments within recent months
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Sialingrad
Raids Ease
On 47ih Day
Nv HENRY SHAPIRO
United Pres. Writer

M0sC0w-For the first time IN
the bloody. t7-dsy battle of Stain
grad. a Soviet communique report
ed Saturday only small infantry
attacks
communiques and front-llne dis.
patches for <s days had described
almost hourly assaults upon stall
ingrad by thousands of planes.
hundreds Of tanks and divisions ~
shock troops Today came the
break - the attacks were now
small.
Thursday the Germans an
nounced they would abandon
frontal attacks on stallngrad.
where ut least 200. 900 Of them
had died. and try 10 reduce what
was left Of II by concentrated ar.
tillery fire.
''On other sectors. there was
an 6chanEe Of artillery and
mortar fire" the noon conn
munique said.
or fighting in stalingrad, the
communique said:
In the stalingrsd area, Soviet
troops repulscd small infantry at
tacks. On one sector. q German
infantry company 1900 men) tried
to penetrate . Soviet stronghold
and were rvpulsed by machine gun
and mortar fire. II retired 10 ~
initial positions On ether sectors.
there was an exchange Of artillery
and mortar fire"
Front-line dispatches reported
that Marshal semyon Timoshen-
kos eounteroffensive. driving down
between the Don and volga rivers
to the relief OF stsiingrad. had
again surged forward. and cap.
tured a number OF German strong.
holds.
The Germans fierc~Iy eoun-
terattarked In effort. IN re-
gain the last ground. these dis
patches said, hut the Russians
hurled them back with big
losses.
Northwest Of stallngrsd fthe
theater Of Timosbenko's counter
offensiyel a Soviet unit repulrd
five enemy infantry attacks and
killed BOO" the noon communiqus
said. "on another sector. Soviet
patrol unit attacked At night.
killed 10 OF the enemy and blew
up an ammunition dump"
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Decision on Stone 10 Be
Reviewed by Supreme Court

Appeal by James I. Bore of MS
effort to have the nams Of David
l. stone kept from the Nov. .
election ballot a. Demoerstic uoms-
nee for state senator. 7sth district.
win Be heard by the state supreme
court neat Friday.
Chief Justice John = Robinson
set the hearing date AZ Olympus
Saturday when he slso assigned
another election contest, one from
King county. for hearing wedn.s.
day.
Bose lost his case in superior
court this week when Judge ". D.
Hodge sustained = demurrer 10
the petition IN which Bose had
asked the election officials diare-
gard Gen stones candidacy and
votes because he was a retired
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YANkS DOWN S. nAz Planes
City Light
Makes Study
IOfShields

The Tacoma light department
has been working for several
weeks with federal authorities ex-
perimcnting with different meth
DDS Of shielding the street lamps.
Utilities Commissioner r. ID.
o'Neil said Saturday.
Thus far. he said. an economical
and successful method of stopping
the upward glow OF the lights has
not been found. but he promised
the city will have a dimout SINH
lar to other coast cities by the
time the order is effective. Word
is expected soon from federal au-
thorities who have been expert
menting In san Francisco. ne said.
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army officer and ln~ilgible 10 serve
In the legislaturs.
A similar rss< brought by ~ y
Combs II puyslinp against the
election offleisis e bar ths nnsns
81 Tom Montgomery - = Demo-
cratic nominee fof representatives.
1bth district. came 10 . Iirw stage
Saturday whsH Harry ". Johnston.
attorney for Combs. filed IN afr.
dnylt Of prejudice and asked far .
change u venue
Combs affidavit charged that
the Judge before whom ths wfif
was rat,Hnshlr IN prelndsord. The
Judge IL Judge Hodge. who held
adversely 10 Bos- in the Cen.
Stone case Combs has asked the
barring Of Montgomery from l'~
November ballot because hnnf.
Tomsry IL a naval officer on active
duty.
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No Resistance
In Aleutians

wAsHINGToN-An analysis Of
recent navy communiques indi.
Gated Saturday that japanese re-
sistance on Kiska island in the
Aleutians-last enemy base In that
area-was becoming progressively
weaker.
The navy's latest report on the
situation. describing an Oct 8 raid
by army bombers which dropped
total Of IS tons OF bombs on
enemy positions. significantly men
toned no resistance.
One Jap scaplane was de-
stroyed on the water but the
navy made no mention Of
enemy planes In the air.
A communique on "Wednesday
said the Islands OF Attu and Az
gatu apparently have been aban'
doned by the invaders. that "onl,
light anti-aircrsft opposition wal
encountered and all of our aircraft
returned Six seaplane fighters
were shot down in that encountcI
but previous communiques MAJ
mentioned crack Zero fighters IL
the area.
The lessening Of resistance doe'
not necessarily mean that th'
enemy il ready TO pull out Of th'
Aleutians. on the contrary. theS
are believed 10 be digging In ir
preparation for further heavy at
lacks by army four-motored fort
ress and Liberator bombers.
The base at kiska IL too Inn
portant TO he given mp with
out q struggle.
The constant pounding by army
bombers. submarine attacks and a
naval bombardment have cost the
Japanese heavily. So far. at least
80 wsrships and auxiliaries have
been sunk or damaged. some 81
planes destroyed and hundreds OF
troops killed.
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NUW. scneAuIuIuun 49,
QUAuIxmA Aor6rnoln - -.
pHneAIH> 1HeFa esr11v $500 49,
Fart9 nr1i 1111urn lrnon $500 =
IL nreaaooe 5oplnrr1 m F. r
ssal4veet rs@tf>r ~ n n
saturday nffor ; snna1< ~ ~
~ allied heavy 1e4u11n| $500 =
n4bauL il Ne~ nF5tnlo Io1on1 q
ib< mnmerefEs
Gen fueI>e n1aeArtnur ~
ints tins sEt66k N nrus1~se fSvuo
- h<ssY hnmhe<s exs< 49, Il
THIS sh<ster - sssern hose ~1u1rH
= > constant n>neee - ~
marine. n Ne nolemena - ~
avn fefees y Nsw 6s1Ieea.
Driving through fzsvsp~a nn.l-
siseS.ft gun hre. soae&Il5a61<
c~tsiins n>dssm bsmne<s ~ ~
Hsbsssl sf<s Ia m dead - nfrn4
sha@sFinH iueen1leriez khteenHruo
TIE TARGET sr>s.
ne bl9xesf fsfre ~ nnoInn n
ne fpftfernss ever npnf nG11R11 8
1sfE<t In fhls neae felInwe< -
~ith - tsas a 1emetI1iea hun>H
psetinn thesx sarGe1s ~ ~ No.
~ fires ssd e4pte~1ae6 ~ lno1n-
diaries nd ssoae1
wills soms pieeoo el1oe1o1
hss~ tntnet1. oe1eru niew ~
saemy 9sla betfsr1@e - 6ens<1~
Iikaf ng<ifisaa
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Bank,County,
City Offices
ToBeClOsed

City and county offices and
banks will be closed Monday in
observance of Columbus day.
County commissioners on Sat
urdsy took action similar 20 that
taken earlier In the week by the
city fathers 10 close local govern
ment offices.
Retail business and industry
vii 20 on A. usual. however.
Tacoma and yirtus lodges Of
the Sons Of Italy In America viii
hold their celebration A. . dinner
dance Sunday. ~ Odd Fellows
temple Spaghetti dinner viii be
served beginning ~ } o'clock.
Tacoma council. Knights ~
Columbus. have set their eelsbra-
ton for Tuesday evening IL >
O'Clock Al the cluDrooms. SIN ave
II Steel ct There Sill be = mo
ton picture. dancing and refresh
nents. All Knights ~ Columbus.
their wives and friends are IN
vifed.
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WITH THg q. =. MARINES
m crADAIrANAI--aDei.xea

WITH TuE 4. >. MARINES
on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
American warpianes based on
this Island have repulsed At least
-four japanese attempts 10 land
needed endorsements In the Solo
mons
Mesnwhiis. fresh marines ar
rived without difficulty 10 rem
force their brother ''deyildogs. .
who have been under almost con
slant FIRE for many days
The arrival 81 the marines.
along with huge ansntlfis. IL
fssdstuffs and ammanifiss.
appeared 10 have essght the
caps completely OF guard.
i,eDarsiaK operations ssrs
mAdes without fronbls.
The American planes smashing
At Jap landing attempts heavily
damaged one cruiser and possibly
struck another.
The fllers bombed ard strafsd
the boats. apparently with great
effect. IN addition r. beach
village nearby and started numsf.
Gus fires.
fns army group censssfea
Of Capt. 5shs Thompson. la
eoms, sssh-s Iseat- ssrsDe
~. sawyer. tniesEss izrst.
szmes n. sfersa. wssnssg-
ton. a. -, fAeaf. i,saforth n.
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4 Military Projects
In County Announced

Contracts fof fo4r military ezar
strseflsn projsets u fssses eosssy
hsss beer s1sFded. 4 49, an
zeunesd saturday - MAJ Adsiion
Hogan. Fort Le1is srs& snEtne<f.
Ths sssrds were aisen tn
George ~ Gfisasie conetfsetion
Co. ~ ahela0n fos grading snd
draining work eostfnG from
800 90 70 500 ooo Amxflesf
Distrlet Telegraph Co.. for IN
stating : fire alarm system cost
sng less thsn so CO., washlnsfon
Asphalt Co. seattle. for gFxainE
ard paving work costing pefNsen
$50 go and tlooo 900: and 70 John
Hsisfrom Co. Astoria. for storage
facilities costing iess than so. CO.,
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ersI taxes. Al present about n :
900 600 persons are on the federal
tax rolls.
ons war levy On individuals
alone The extra five par cent Vie.
tory tax on all income ahovs STA
week carries the stlfss<f IN
GREASE ever imposed on the Amer.
ican taxpayer and would raise ts.-
$50 900 900 IN nsw revenue per
year Part Of u. however,. would
be returned ~ = credit On ether
taxes = year later or 80 q post.
war refund.
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Sink Destroyer.
Damage Cruiser

WILMINGTON = a JapsBss<
destroyer vas sunk and = heavy
cruiser and destroyer vsrs dam
aged BY American alrman striving
desperately 20 hsis greatly ez-
psnded attempts 70 land rain.
forcemenfa On guadacsnai. fbs
navy announced saturday
Seven enemy plaHes we're De-
HtraTesi in these ara other iats
actions In the soiomona.
Ths rev actions announced ~
ths navy covered = period fron
the night u Oct 8 through fhe
evening - Oct. o.
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Tacoman Aids in Blocking Attempt
OF Japs 10 Land Reiniorcemenis

Miller. New York.. ard Letuf.
Robert N. FesEu-sa. ssasEess
nay. VIE.
We dropped lncendlsriss ana
bombed the ~hols sfea.~ Thomp-
son said. We sss . small group
Of laps running from the huts on
the beach into the brush. 80 ws
lot them hays a.
Another army mission ths sans
day bombed 10 landing t,osfs. eight
~ which seemed 10 bs new ar
rivals.
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relandet, discussing the problem Of
resistance. recently complained;
Church circles are the worst, for
they dismiss Nazism from a Chris
tan and ethical viewpoint. This
undermining work Ia being done
Continued on Page 8. Column a.
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Japanese Order
Execution OF IA

LONDON Japan. revealing
snti-Japanese activities in the oc-
eupied Philippines. announced Sat
urday "a persons had been court
martialed. and IA had been sen
fenced TO death
Berlin broadcast a Tokyo dis
patch revealing that japanese
army headquarters in the Philip
pines had announced the sen
fences
Charges included anti japanese
activities and spreading snti-Jsp-
snese propaganda
BANK TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma ............. ", 4Oo, 1J1
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GAln0 = Ailis1 ptasea \ -
tses~ ~ sn<my slrlrsm~s h -
kxyptlss h>stie sr>as setuRt11
hsa destroyed mAny GrenH1n1
PHASES end destroyed ~ domaoe1
- ~Eleh ehsii<ane1 frem il ~
slf. : seamsniqse 81.
Heavy bombsn9 p1eaes ~ =
ior,I@ssi skis<s il wnt<n speuoH
<ifdfnm<s ny<r = wtde sfe4 ~
tw<<n the Aismeis ire ~ kzDy&
8<fe hsrns<a. e~saoes6ed - -
enln< ssznn<d
f'i.n< e<s~s 80 aIre<t ~
~hAeh destroyed sxny u<su9<o1
phases snd dsm4es6 maey eeeH
sn1 ~ ~ fighters wai<6 49,
isoxsd me sssses - 1870 1ouuc1
and 10 d4m48sd
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u. S. Fhers
Prove Worth
OF bombers

toSpoS -mp Y. = eguy
hsmhsv e~~~au~1 s~~,sas -
p~vs<1 sses Amsss<sa psenss
sh~s s-~s - NJ slsAs-su 49,
i~H ~ l1sss ~upssss~~s s>ueps-
say. rpr~vsess ss~en<sal -
ussse ~ eve<1s~1 ~ Aspslras
n'>vs VIII ~ ptens~
LONDON :. Juhsians unss~1
states army hsmhsr sr<~s today
claimed : hsx II - ts~rmsn planes
In their daylight attack yesterday
on the biggest Ias~msssvs wpvHs
IN France. and SD they had ssv~a
their answer 10 critics a. Amsr.
lean planes
The army put Inss ~ attach
psrhaps the ms>s formidsele
planes tss world hxs sv~r seen ~
nsw Consolidated n.z<~. IN setlsn
for the flrs time. and no~lng NJ.
ing fersssses n.i7Fs.
E@eortsd BY sh<ir ewn fighter
planes and nnfIsh. canadisn.
French. Norwegian. cx<ehoslovah
and Polish flown Fighters ~ fne
Royal Air Fores. the four-mosovp1
noslnx flying fortresseu and con.
solldstpd fdeegntara I'D the srssl'
ct dsyiish< stack n fbs var a
occupied ta<sstpry.
n nnhlevs slass 6pwa sSsa
plsses ~ : tsssi Ssys 80
~ -.
In this entire operation ~ 10
army bomhsfs and go sIA~z
fighters. four planes wars lost r
tso fortrsssss and Iva csn.oIl,
dstssfz One of tn Consolidated
made . crash lanalak On he Ems
lish noorf and u. crew vas nsfs
Fiys records w~rs st n w.<
ths bisEsss American air fsfrs
operation u the wsF ~ am thea
ter. Ths Germans iosf mof~ planes
than IN any cns day II allied pisn<
attacks on continental isFKsts Il
vss the sixxsst dsyiiEnt raid q
the var an the continent u wez
tho first operation ~ army.
manned consolldsfs<is sn this thea.
ter. II pss the first operation a
thia tnsster ~ Am<riesn manned
American fighter planes.
n sss i~liss~4 e<esr Ger
spss plsss shst ss~n wns -
~ S~smnsy.s fp~~t-~sh~ Teeke-
Wsiff-fss.
Ths fortfssses and fll.sxetofs 81
tackled IN the Fiy<s-L4iIs sts<i 90
saglneerinks works. tbs Hfs4f~us
locomotive construction ara fsDalr
shops N France ana sent sops@ ~
their hundreds ~ tors - bembs -
stsei fsiiipE mills and ffeistt
yards
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Kidnap Gang
Chief and s
Pals Sought

CHICAGo-Police feared Satur.
day that terrible Roger Touhy ant
other criminals from the state
prison had succeeded IN reaching
friends and a hide-out in the local
underworld.
A car containing three men and
travelling SIS miles an hour sped
around a state police barricade on
the highway at Elmhurst. on the
outskirts of Chicago. last night.
undeterred by the hail of bullets
state policemen fired after 1t.
RUTHLESS MURDERER
II the car contained Touhy. he
was accompanied by Basil THE
OWL Banghart. Al. machine-gun-
ner of his old gang and as ruth
lesc a murderer as the underworld
ever produced, and James o'con-
nor. IS, a bandit and gunman. who
was not a member of the old gang
but was believed to have helped
Touhy, a.. engineer the break
from Illinois model" prison Fri
day afternoon.
Four other convicts. all of
equally desperate stripe, escaped
with them and probably have gone
their separate ways. Touhy and
Banghsrt were serving 90 year
sentences for kidnapping John
Jake The Barber) Factor. O'Con-
nor was in for life for banditry.
The other four were William
Stewart, 43, serving life as
habitual criminal; st. Clair Nc
Inerny. serving life as a habitual
criminal; Matthew Nelson. 40. life
for banditry; Edward Darlak. 80,
serving 1879 years for mudering a
Chicago policeman.
ONE INMATE STABBED
An investigation begun by z. M
stubblefield. of the prison, near
Joliet, disclosed Touhy stabbed an
other inmate, Jack Otto, 80, on
the prison grounds. He drove
away with the garbage truck Otto
had been driving.
Others in the escape plot joined
him and they went to storeroom
where they threatened guard,
Samuel johnson, with revolvers
obtained in an unknown manner.
They forced him to load two lad
ders on the truck. They seized two
other guards, George Cotter and
Glen Harris. and drove TO the
northwest corner Of the prison
wall.
The convicts forced the guards
10 place the ladder against the
wall and to climb up. Herman A.
Kross, tower guard, did not shoot
because he feared he would hit
cotter. The prisoners fired at
him. one bullet grazed his head,
.iugged him and took his keys and
guns. Then they dashed down the
stairway of the tower. leading to
the outside. and fled in Kross' car.