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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05

Aathony oisnsen Services win
be held Monday ut : p. m. al
Wrigley and Clements chapel.
PuyAilun. with Rev. Nordai Thorpe
officiating. Burial viii b. in Wood
bine.
George A. MaimEren - Buckley
King has sent the body 10 chlea-
20 for funeral services and burial.
Mrs. Arrisla Barrager Service
Monday at i.3o. c. c. Meilinger
Co. chapel, The Rev. William T
Turner viii officiate. with burial
In New Tacoma cemetery.
Mrs. Frances Holden - Services
Monday at 2:3o. Pipers chapel
The Rev. Arthur Bell VIII officists.
with interment IN Pioneer csme-
terry. steilacoom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05
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Solos DURING Fr"sF~"
The program auring The esrs-
mony win Include vocal ~sins ny
Miss irene Fesrn with Miss Ma
ialla Bum accompanying violin
selections BY Msss virginia WEEP
fer. accompanied BY rr~d wsrfsrs
vocal soin. ~ Mrs. Frank Dwight.
Mrs. Eidred Hansen accompany
snx, and vocal numbers by nohsyt
paamaeksr. Miss Doris ward &C.
eompanying me decorating oom-
m,ttse 10 Miss IHb~l runnard.
Mrs Oral siost. Mrs. Hoy n<tshArt
and Mrs Hugh Mccrssdis.
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Pioneer ave. Tonic for dlscussssn
will be How snail We Defend
Our Dsfsnderss.s divided Into
three parts. ne firsf win BE- ny
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thompson; second. ny what The
Brewers say" ars W. A. Miller.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05

The infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. sigurd Hagen. Of Gig Hsrbor,
died Friday al q local hospital
Besides her parents. shs leaves q
brother, sigurd. IT.. and four sis-
teri, Arnetta. Emily. Eileen and
Judy Ann. all Of Gig Haroor. c.
o. Lynn Co. viii announce the
funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05
INFANT FREbERiCk Mooo
RONALD Dt.As BENSON

Funeral services were held Bat
urday at 4:30 ?. m. c. o. Lynn
Co. chapel. for Ronald Dean Ben
son infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert o. Benson. a733 East X 1T.
Ronald died Saturday morning at
a local hospital. Besides his par
ents. he leaves grandparents. Mrs.
Viola Thaut, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Benson. all OF Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05
RosEIirNI TO sPEAk

state Rep. Hugh J. hoseliini
viii discuss the pension bin pass
ed at the last legislature and
signed by Gov. Arthur II. Langls
at a pension meeting Slated for
Sunday at 7;30 p. m. at 72i Com
merce st. The public IL invited.
Or. Haskel l. Mailer announces
the opening Of offices. st2-t3 Med
lcsi Arts Bldg. Practice limited
10 Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat.
Main 27s2.--ady.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05

NolNeu TOT the Main Streeter 10
explain
LEMOORE. Calf. - Six Pierce
county residents of Tacoma have
received new ratings at Lemoore
tCalif) army flying school for
meritorious work as members of
the army air corps ground forces.
Those honored were: William ID.
stillwell, IS. son of Mrs. b. o.
stillwell. Puyailup, promoted to
staff sergeant and flight chief.
He was indicted March 10. 1912.
Anthony Baldasare. %, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Baldasare. s202
So. Tacoma way. promoted TO
corporal as a radio technician. He
was indicted September 20. 1912;
Carl A. Anderson. 43. 1919 Pacific
ave. promoted to corporal as a
clerk in the office of director of
flying. He enlisted September 1,
1912 Rudy Strife. rs. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Nick Strife Tacoma,
promoted to corporal. Prior to
his induction Dec. 3, 1e41, Corp.
Strife was employed at the Taco
ma Refining and Smelling Co. His
brother, Roy is in the SD coast ar
tillery; George Hutkoi, 20, son of
John Hutkoi, Tillicum, awarded
aircraft mechanic rating upon his
successful completion of the Lee
moore army flying school mechan-
les school. George enlisted Sept.
81. 1912; william II. Conrad, also
received his aircraft mechanic
rating upon graduation from the
post mechanical school, Pvt. Con-
rad, son Of William H. Conrad,
Tacoma, was indicted in the army
air corps Sept. 20. 1912.
A very proud Tacoma mother is
Mrs. Sarah Edmundson, of 2701
No. Union ave. Her son, Reggie b.
Edmundson. stationed at Fort
Douglas. Utah, has been elevated
in rank to staff sergeant. Approval
of the promotion was announced
Saturday at headquarters OF
Major General Kenyon A. Joyce,
commanding general of the Ninth
Service Command. Fort Douglas,
Utah.
Pvt. Charles Y. Walker, Ia
coma. has been awarded a medal
for his craftsmanship on the
known distance rifle range al
Camp Roberts. Calf. Pvt. Walker
compiled an aggregate score oil
ls5 points out of a possible $50.
Listed as honor students al
Marylhurst college. Marylhurst
Ore. for winter quarter are Nor
ma johnson, senior. Betty OLearyl
freshman, and Betty Fredrickson
freshman, ali Of Tacoma.
More Tscomsns arriving at the
u. S. naval training station Al
Farragut, Ida, include the fol
lowing: Ben Maxwell Freudenstein
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Elmer
Freudenstein. 1912 Ia. L st; Johr
Emerson Laws, son Of Mrs. An
drew Dolack, 27o7 Ea. d st. snc
Charles Herman Marvin.
/ Robert Frank Hell, son Of Mrs
Emma Hell, 625 Sd ave, n. W.
Puyallup. mas been added 10 tn
cooks and bakers school roster a
the u. S. naval training base a
Farrsgut, Ida.
Aviation Cadet Walter ". Don
nelly. son Of Mrs. J. J. DonDelly
1915 Marine View Drive, grad
usted recently from Deming, n. "
Army Air Field Bombsrdier schoo
and vas given a commission o
second lieutenant. Prior 70 enter
tuu the srrny ne Was emplOyec a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05
Just the Core
ts.0s7 ron PIERCE

state Treasurer Otto A. Case In
Olympia Saturday announced dis
tribution Of s2bi. se4 In refunded
federal forest grazing fees TO
counties Pierce county received
s6.o67.
$50 real estate sales In ip42.
List with Steel. Steel. Steel. Inc.
iii Pacific ave. MA pi3s. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05

Al Marucs. former X 81. meat
market operator. now employed at
Sea-rac, has perfected a method
Of figuring ration points on meat.
which should be Of help 10
butchers. Al says figures on
scales can be used to determine
ration points while meat Is being
weighed. Not being butcher.
the system proved a little too in
volved for the Main streeter to
explain
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05

JOHN pI.EASAN1S

Funeral services viii be held
Monday al q .. m, Buckley-king
chapel. for John Peasants. 70, Of
1910 So. Tyler at. The Rev. Edwin
O. Hurd will offieiate. with burial
in Mountain View Memorial Park.
Peasants died Friday when he
fell from tree he was pruning
in his yard. A native Of Rich
mond. Ind. he had lived In Tacoma
for 80 years and was one Of the
first residents in the Oakland add
ton. He was a retired painting
contractor and was member OF
Oakland Presbyterian church. he
leaves his wife. Maude Estelle; two
sons. J. II. Peasants Jr., and T. a.
Peasants: a daughter, Mrs. Edgar
z. Saunders; two brothers, Allen
r.. and James A. Peasants, and
six grandchildren. all Of Tacoma.
INFANT fREDERiCK MooG
Frederick hoog. six-months-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. hoog
died Friday at the family home in
Lakeview. Besides his parents hs
leaves his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Moog and Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Kelly. all in New York
Paul Mellinger and Son. Lake
wood mortuary. will make the fu'
neral announcement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05

Was performed Friday night On
Robert Sneiigrose. Il. Eatonville.
II Mary Bridge hospital The
youth was reported doing fine
Saturday.
Mrs 7. &. Reardsiey, executive
secretary Of the Washington State
P.-T. A. leaves April 9 for a
months combined business and
pleasure trip. She vii 80 10 Chi
csgo where she vii visit the ns-
tional PIT. A. office. From there
her plans are to visit her son-in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn johnson and son. Dickie. in
St Louis. En- route home she
vii come by way Of California.
where she viii see her other SON
in-lsw and daughter. Sgt. and Mrs.
Phil Jones at Santa Maria SGT.
Jones is with the army air corps.
William Dammeier. who has
been on duty In the navy depart
ment at Washington. d. C.. IL
leaving April s for duty at sea.
according to Bill Leith. another
Tacoman, working in the navy de-
partment's personnel department.
Leith and his wife live in Airing
ton. Va.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05

An emergency ApPendeetomy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-05

Sunisss - Fefs nesisss
Members II thx Senior w0msH's
club and tho Alpha group ~lii -
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Give Dad War
Bonds and
Stamps First!

The most appropriate gift
OF oil, ready and waiting
for you ot our Victory
Booth, Street Floor. No
delay, we'll issue q Wor
Bond in q few minutes
time.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
It. n. N. Hill browns
As Plane Falls in Lake

Second 1t. Nathaniel Milton Hill
"a, of Washington. colored Army
pilot. was drowned when his train
ing plane crashed in Lake Huron
Wednesday, according to an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from Selfridge
Field. Mich.
A search for his body was contin-
uing today. The body of his COM
panion, Second 1t. Luther Linson
Blakeney, 25,. of Sanford, Fla, was
recovered. The plane is said to have
gone down two miles from shore
near Oscoda. Mich, while on rou-
tine flight from the Oscoda Army
air base.
1t. Hill was drowned on the eve
of a trip to his home, according to
his mother, Mrs. Joseph Hill, lit
Ninth street NV. She said that
his last letter had contained the
promise that he would be home this
week for a short visit before being
sent overseas.
A native of the District. he was
graduated from Hampton Institute,
Hampton, Va. and studied flying at
the Tuskegee Institute Flying School.
He entered the Army Flight School
in Detroit after his graduation In
February. 1912
Besides his parents. he is survived
by sister and five brothers. two of
whom work for the Government.
Evening star., 1943-06-18

y; Ch.... ~, ma srd Louise Watkins aS' Chevy
Andrew Babchak. Al. e02 MARYLAND ave
Joseph Schram. %, 3Oig Dent pi. NV
and Helen Tschifiely. ~, 1920 Cumber-
AndIsx ,,;; srova; g; 1899 5th saa St: nv. and
Benjsmin Valentine. Is. sos y st. NV. NV
and sars Williams, 90. I742 u st. NV,
both Of 1918 @sth st st. SEE Sc. "'' ~
John McLauehlin %. and Helen Guinan
38. both OF 1927 California st. NV.
Rssnrd 20 puiss SoS of st. Hsids rs snd MS Julia War
Allen Powers: 80. and Elsie Fritz. 33, bott
Of Phila delphia
Alex Aptaker, "a. 71O Tuckerman ST. NV
and Ida Aptaker; %, 1888 Q st. NV.
Martin I, Wsisman'. 36' Pittsburgh, Pa, anc
Adele ETsra al NJ rys1xp 3IG st. srot
Fred Edwards, 2s, Philadelphia, and Hilda
Howard. 90 1712 New Jersey ave. NV
John Thomas, 40. and Hattie Williams
James HinesS %. Norfolk Va. and Mary
Whitaker. 10; 420 Kenyon st. NV.
Myron Greenfield, ~ 3O47 Porter ST. n w.
and Sophie Friedman, "s, l445 Ogden
and Alma Cox. is. 4eos IS l5th 5'st, st. NV: NV
Kermit Nanninea. ~, Mount Rainier. Md.
and Juanita Fletcher. 25, Il2l New
william Hill, AZ. 2O3 Gordon ave. ne.
and Ruby Ealy. %, 636 Acker St ne
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Draft Evasion Admitted
By 'MosIem Sect Youth

Joseph Fagins. 18, colored, mem
Der of the "Moslem Sect" pleaded
guilty today before United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage
to a charge of failing to register for
.selective service. Bond was set at
$500.
The defendant, who lives in the
$500 block of East Capitol street.
said he considers himself a citizen
Of Islam and blood brother of the
Japanese.
AL men are my brothers." he
said.
According to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, the youths father,
Vincent: his brother, William Maui
rice, and his brother-in- law. John
w. Miller. have been convicted in
District Court on similar charges.
All are said to be members of the
'Moslem Sect"
The defendant said that another
brother is serving in the armed
forces.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Births Reported

BENJAMIN and Ruth Abramekit., girl.
Neal and Elisabeth Albert. boy.
william hHn snd sna seatrles s Ar%stron.. % 5n bo,
GaIi and Helen Aufrecht. girl.
Wyiie and Mary Barrow: girl;
Claude and Mary siseKSeii. Boy, Boy.
William and Agnes Blood. girl.
Henry Henry and and NJ MARY :. .Bousearen' girl
Oakley and Virginia Bramble. boy.
Robert ana Dorothy cordsni, sirl.
James and and Helen Helen Donate. 6ssa,'' BOY. ss. gill
Tmsn Wsm and and Eaneis Edn. F.In.m Esssp boy soy
eo5se Frsneis ana and TowsT girl
William and Marsaret Gilbert. jr, girl.
GeGrEe artSTe and an salbina Gisin; girl;
FreddT freddi. and md Gssoiyn Haisht girl
BENJAMIN and Justine Harold, b6
Jack and Ruth Hunt. boy.
George and Mary johnson. boy.
William and Bertha Kiger, girl.
caIOs eosfoh sns and 1n Shirley R5sy5z sGy
Israel and Margaret Markfield. boy
Charles and Bernice Miller, boy.
Merlin and Joyce Mundell, boy.
OSCAR and Mary Nelson, girl
Roland and Janet Peterson, girl.
John and Violet Phillips. boy.
Wendell and Martha Pinckard. boy.
Glen and Eloise Randall, girl.
Kineent aa and IN Marion ortrRasp sr
Marlowe and Ef1e Santrock, girl.
Anthony and vergie Schneider, boy,
Victor and Rachele Schultz. boy.
Nicholas and Jean Shea. girl
William and Clara Smith, boy
Wayne and Clara Spangler, girl.
Sidney and Lillian Taeer, girl.
Jacob and Harriet Vonk. girl
Charles and Lucy Waters, girl
woodrow and Stella Watson. boy.
Karl and Pearl Wellisch, boy.
James and Ruth Wharton, girl.
Alton and Sarah Wood, girl
Carl and Dorothy Wysocky. girl,
Frank and Jeanne Zaic, boy.
Marin and Florence ZueSse, boy,
James and Ann Badgett. girl
Manuel and Pauline Bailey, boy.
Otis and Annie Bailey. boy
Harrison and Gladys Burr. girl
Owen and Bernice Callnder, boy.
Eddie and Zellina Cunningham, girl.
Isaac and Amberdine Davis. girl.
Lawrence and Urseline Davis, girl,
Milton and Caroline Delaney. boy.
Alvin and Mary Fields. girl
Glen and Elizabeth Frazier boy.
Cleveland and Vera GLADDEN., boy.
Arthur and Armetter Green. girl
prince and Lenora Green, girl
Newton and Edith Hunter, girl
James and Alfalfa Johnson, jr, boy,
Lawrence and Evelyn johnson, girl,
Tracey and Lottie Matthews, boy,
Robert and Loree Murray. boy.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Independent Offices
Bill Voted by Senate
Sent 10 White House
Planning Board Funds
Held to $50, 900 After
Conference Compromise
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The $2,e2l ,000, 900 independent
Offices appropriations bill was ap-
proved by the Senate today and sent
to the White House in a form re-
stricting expenditures of the Ma
tional Resources Planning Board to
$4,000 in the next year.
This represented a compromise
between original action of the House
allowing the board no funds and
the Senate's vote to appropriate
100000 for the agency, which Is
headed by Frederic A. Delano, Pres
ident Roosevelt's uncle
Senator McKellar, Democrat, of
Kentucky said additional funds
might be requested for the agency in
subsequent bills, but added that un-
less new action is taken the work
of the board will cease in Septem-
her.
AS finally approved, the bill carries
$ll $4,000 for salaries and expenses
Of the Federal Home Loan Bank
Administration, including the Home
Owners Loan Corp, liquidation of
which had been sought by the
House.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Ruceoon's Tragedy
Coils Out Deputies
BY the Associated Press.

MARTINEZ, Calif.-A woman
telephoned the sheriff's Office that
she had just heard seven shots, a
scream and some one say, You've
shot his head off"
A carload of deputies rushed out.
ANY trouble around here?" they
asked a woman at the scene.
Eyes" she answered. "A raccoon
got into my husbands chicken coop;
we got the animal on the seventh
shot"
Evening star., 1943-06-18

Raymond and Annabelie Price. girl.
Richard and vernice Ray. girl.
Luther and Ollie Robinson. boy.
Wilbert and Angela Slaughter, girl.
Georse and Martee Thompkins. boy,
Lee and Cora Tucker, girl
Owens and Bell Wright. girl.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Labor Shortage Cuts Tuxes

Because the manpower shortage
makes it impossible to give the same
service as in previous years, the city
Of Lane Cove, Australia, has reduced
its taxes for the current year.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Deaths Reported

John H. Meile. 81. 1921 0uarles st. ne.
cornelia H. Hunter, II, 2I10 st. NV.
Alice C. Cook. rs, Lanham. Nd.
Harry @. Poss. 20, Rockville. Md.
George M. Smoot. 81. 1447 Clifton st. n. "
walter M. 8. Bursess, 65, 3s1O 26th st
Albert Stephens. "a. 1871 Lanier pl. n. W
Esoa w. Bryant. 80. $40 Quincy st. NV
Kirk Moses. SO. $500 Q st. NV "'
George w Skidmore. IS, Arlington. Va.
Gabrielle Rich. ~. "a Farraeut pl. NV.
Joshus' Brown, "a, l249 Maryland ave
ne.
Samuel W. Vass. As. 3O7 M st. s.w,
Robert Jones. Al, 469 Florida ave NV
Robert Sterling. SO, I1O4 Shepherd st. NV
Enie MidIed pahe on 2 S6o 1lls 9th ST. NV
Shirley Wilbon. /, o3I7 Champlain at. n W
Evening star., 1943-06-18

Herbert Jensen, 26. Arlington. and Lezons
oelkers, 81. Alexandria, Va.
Harry Francis. 25. and salome Goodo
10, both OF Fort Washington, Md
Robert Grenier. %, Worcester. Mass
and Jacaueline Heath, Is, 2212 30th
st. Sc.
Raymond Reynolds. %. 141 Danbury st.
s;w,, and Marjorie Johnson. 26, 5l3
st. ne.
Daniel Gallagher. AZ. Freeland, Pa. and
st. NV.
Wallace wentworth. 4s. 1920 Monroe st
ne, and Caroline Haubert. As, l445
Frederick Miller. 43. % 5th st. ne, and
Anna Pell. 43. 122O Massachusetts
ave. NV
James Anderson, 81. 1873 10th st. NV.
and Doris Rowles. %. 1920 8 st NV
Malphus Wood. 81. Quantico, Va, and
Beverly Longwen. 81, 1914 Wisconsin
ave. NV.
Clarence Moore, jr., 81. Morssntown
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. la,O. couples must
apply TOR marriage license on
one day, ,Ddit three full days and
receiue their license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1943-06-18

The sooner you get that War Saw
ings Stamp in your book the sooner
you will get victory in the bag.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29

shortly after the Tloting first
started. two-thirdS of the patrol
force of this department was on
duty as the outgoing platoon at
u o'clock was held. together with
the incoming platoon.
Subsequently, the entire depart
ment was modified and all avail
able men have been on duty u or
more hours since that time.
On Monday, all of the special
police were modified and placed
on duty in any kind of routine po-
lice work or emergency duty that
would release a regular police
officer for service in the riot.
Thus. the entire force was mo-
bllized and pressed into service
shortly after the riot began.
The rioting that began in the
fifth precinct, throughout the day,
from early morning on was not
localized in any one particular
area but was general throughout
the first, ninth and thirteenth pre-
cinCtS in particular.
Some rioting, i'm various de-
greeS of a seriousness. occurred
in the eleventh precinct. the sew
enth precinct, the sixth precinct,
the eighth precinct and the fif-
teenth recinctp,
Thus more than half of the
total precincts in the CITY were
experiencing considerable diff
Guilty in coping with the situation.
The remaining precincts could
not he stripped of all officers as
potential danger did exist and
spasmodically did occur in other
areas.
NO ARRESTS IN 18TH
It IS significant 10 note that
the only precinct in the City of
Detroit in which riot arrests did
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
AVAMABLEIN EMERGENCY

They consisted entirely Of Citi-
IorS Of the city who have bust
ness or occupation of their own
They were available only in the
event Of an emergency but could
and did undertake many of the
police duties Of the department
So that the maximum number OF
regular officers could be released
for duty in the riot.
| do not believe that there is a
police department in the United
States, even though equipped
with a full complement of men,
sufficient IN number for all normal
routine police duties that would
he Of adequate strength 10 handle
a serious race riot with its own
force.
1t is obviously impracticable 10
continuously maintain force of
sufficient size 10 be able 10 cope
with any race riot that might
occur.
apparent tt1at-addtionai
help must be obtained upon such
an occasion with all possible
speed Having knowledge of con-
ditlonS in tho city and the need
for additional help in the event
OF race riot. prepare tons
thought 10 be adequate were
made.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29

Of Woodward and large groups OF
Negroes east Of John r.
At approximately 9:45 p. m
the first troop detachment of the
u. S. soldiers were at Fort street
and LivernoiS avenue. These
troops proceeded east on Fort
and north on Woodward.
WHITES ADVANCE
During this period the first
serious advance of white people
toward the colored section began
from Woodward and Vernon High
way. With the arrival Of reserve
police and tear gas squads, prog
reSS in pushing back the white
mob was interrupted by sniping
from a Negro hotel at the south
west corner Of Brush and Vernon,
following by 8 or 10 Colored men
shooting from the roof of a build
ing on the northwest corner.
During this exchange of gun
fire A patrolman was shot and
seriously wounded, AS the officers
forced the white mob 10 the west,
past John r., they were met with
further attacks from the Negroes
from an apartment on John r.,
south of Vernon.
State troopers with rifles sue
ceeded in killing one of the snip
ers and tear gas attacks finally
reunited all resistance at that To-
cation.
Within the period of approx
mately an hour or less after the
arrival of the u. S. troops serious
rioting was quelled and with the
exception of the shooting of a
Negro by an officer of the State
Police and the shooting of an
other Negro in the foot by a
Negro no serious Fieting has oc.
Cured since that time.
Al midnight sunday, and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
MP BATTALION, HERE

For some time a full battalion
Of military police of the u. s.
Army have been stationed in De-
trolt. The unit was well trained
and equipped and could. | was
advised, be placed anywhere in
the city Of Detroit in a period of
- minutes.
was further advised that
additional troops could be OBJ
tanned, If necessary from Fort
Custer within A period Of from
five 10 six hours.
l have always proceeded upon
the theory that sufficient show
Of strength was essential in the
event of a race riot in order TO
quickly terminate II with a mini
mum loss Of life and damage 10
pTpDCrtN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
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