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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-24
Punished:
OPA Violsfors Sentenced
TO Hear LaGuardis Talk

NEW YORK. Sept. "a QNSl-
Perhaps Magistrate Kspp didn't
mean 1t quite that way, but Mayor
LaGuardia could. hardly be fat
tered today at the magistrates
peculiar sentence.
Magistrate Kapp sentenced 10
butchers and vegetable dealers
charged with violating price cell
incS 20 listen 10 the mayor 3
weekly radio talk as part of their
punishment They also were
fined SIS or two DAYS in Jail
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-24
Dress Shop Robbed

Police today are seeking a
Negro who last night held up the
Modern Dress Shop al 4S37 Mich
lgan and robbed the owner, Netty
Zubak, p. of 1916 Calhoun, Dear
horn. OF SO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-24
Scrap IronDrNe
Reopens0lt. Ito
RepIenish Mills

o.
The iron and steel scrap drive
is being renewed for six weeks
starting oct. /, TO replcnish
dwindling inventories in the ma
tons steel mills
No quota has been set lor
Detroit and Michigan, but the
states informal goal during tho
last six months of this year has
been / 10000 tons.
"The public should regard
this drive as source of metal
lurgical blood plasma," said
John D. McGilliS, chief Of
WPB's Detroit regional salvage
division.
"We must build up sufficient
reserves IN keep steel mills tn
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and
Indiana going during the COM
ing winter"
McGillis revealed that produc-
ton Of munitions, navy tonnage
and merchant shipping was dou-
bic that of year ago During
the last three months. many new
electric furn ccs have been
opened, requiring 100 per cent
scrap metal where open hearth
furnaces Used only 56 per cent
scrap for their output
McGllhS urged The public and
industry 10 ransack every nook
and crevice for scrap material
Buy War Savings stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered 10 YOUR door from your
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-24
Did Stomach Ulcer Pains
Make Jack Spratt Eat No Fat7

Modern day Jack spratts" Who eat M "a,
because ~ distress NJ stomach or ulcer
pains, indigestion. Gas pains. heartburn
burning sensation. bloat and other condl
tons caused ~. excess acid should try
Udga Get ~ box Of Udga Tablets
from YnuS~>fuEElA -E4Eat- dose FHHst-e-9ft-
vince i(return box = us and Eet DOUBLE
YOUR MONEY BACK
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-24

months, Wayne County's fats
salvage collection has shown A
drop and now is down to 42.5 per
cent of the county's quota of
367 1854 pounds. The August col
lection was l56. $50 pounds, against
lo7,772 in July and POS, 70i
pounds i'm June.
However, despite the drop
which Is clasSed as seasonal. Of
fIcialS OF the state salvage com
mittee are optimistic. believing
that collections will be heavier
They give credit TO Michigan's
housewives for collecting enough
in a acknowledgement month tc
boost the state from 49th 10 2Sth
in the national list.
MORE FATS ON MEAT
with the OPA now permit
ting inches of fats on meats,
the September and subsequent
fats COLLECTIONS should he
greatly increased" Chairman
Kenneth NJ. Burns Of the state
salvage committee, said
Our housewives should not
lose heart over the tWO-month
shortage but bend their efforts
tn saving every drop Of tat
from now on.
Not only pan drippingS hut
grease from meat trimmings
should be saved TO the last drop.
They are urged TO forget all
about quotas and save all the
grease possible. II Is needed 10
make the campaigns now in
progress In Europe and in the
Pacific successes, for IL means
ammunition and supplies for the
army and navy. Throw no fats
in the garbage can. Convert all
into grease"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-24
Times Aid Requested
In Hunt for Girl, 10

The AID OF The Detroit Times
M locating Beuhla Cacavas. who
has been missing since Saturday,
was asked today hy her father,
Peter CscaNas of 3435 Third.
AZ the time Of her disappear
snce near tho Packard plant
where she worked she was wear
ing rcd overcoat and q black
dress with white stripes, the
father sand
Buy War savings Stamps the
convenient way Order them
delivered 90 your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-SaleSman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-24

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered 10 your door from your
Detroit Times CHrrier-SaIeSman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

Blame it you're right No won the sixth But
don't get it He places his bets get the description
over the speaker. How he know who won-before
the race"
1t took several days of investigating to learn the
answer TO that
To get the facts went back to New York There
discovered that Porter had lived other men in
West Side apartment They known four
Porter brothers
The thing began to shape when learned that Sam
Porter worked Central had charge of the wires
serWcing Atlantic City where Bacies place located
Next found that Red Porter had not far from
the Jamaica race track and from the building
could watch the In Reds was telephone with
wire long enough to permit it TO the roof
Further learned that the printing shop in Atlantic
City had been rented by the fourth brother Lucky Porter
It was a sweet arrangement Red Porter would watch
the race phone the result Immediately Lucky Porter in
the print shop. Sam Porter at Central would wait until
his office deserted except himself then telephone
Lucky that the sure thing would then pull
out the wire connecting Central with Blaces-and would
broadcast the description information came in
The broadcast would go 10 the regular customers
except Backie After this, he would plug BlacEes and
rcbroadcast the race.
Lucky Porter in the print shop only put signs up for
the sure thing These the ones on which
Porter wagcred big sums
All of which I explained Baclxie who checking back
on his records found that explanation bed with the
times for the In three Of them preceding day
Central had been two minutes late bringing the fash
descriptions Those the on which Porter had
big
The next day, in Blaclies place Porter was staring
again out Of the window. Chuck steak was selling at
hrty-thrcc cents Porter plunred hundred bucks
on the third horse In the third BacEe walked over
to him.
Porter" he said with big smile You're supposed
that horse"
The bet was made The announcer started describing
the race. Horse No trailing Blackie smiled So
did Porter Then the great moment the winner was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
NO. 5-HORSES! HORSES! HORSES!

1943 by Weekly Britain Rights Reserved
THERE'S sucker born every minute Also a gyp.
And neither Of them changes If you're slated
and lose you'll probably doing it all your life.
And you're born TO bet and chea-ditto the blood
Especially when you're talking about the ponies
I've had plenty Of experience with the horseplaying
gentry in my years detection I've seen the suckers
we've all them. The who study dope" sheets
from dawn TO dusk who always know who is going TO
win the sixth and who almost always up broke
But there is way of beating the races several ways
in fact although particular method has been most
popular with the horse crooks many Of whom I've been
called to expose That particular method is known
Juggling time"
Those who 90 for juggling time arc the boys who
gamble only sure things"
Juggling time is possible only because so much betting
the ponies is done away tracks Some Of it
goes through individual booies still Of it through
horse rooms establishments set up by gambling rings
operated unobtrusivey large cities where hundreds of
bets placed daily
For the special Of such establishments as we'll
as poolrooms and barrooms where gamblers congregae
there has been operated country an organization
called Central Service.
Central tcn-penny outfit In every big city
they had their private telephone
headquarters reports received by telephone Of
at all tracks The announcer reayed descriptions of the
a telephone which plugged all places
using the service In most Of the establishments
ports were brought 10 the customers oudspeaSer
Naturally there was time lag Of minute
between the time Central got its report
relayed the loudspeaker
gambler could get the results faster than Central
and could figure way Of juggling couple Of minutes
Of time he could bet after the had been run.
Police restrictions and the have made the opera
tons Central difficult in it's place the
radio and many the horse radio reports
results exclusively Here the time lag is even
greater than that Of Central
To protect themselves, boodes refuse 10 take bets
after post tmethe time the starts officially Sounds
unbeatable-but it isn't.
DOR instance take the Porter brothers. who weren't
really brothers at all but that's they were known
Eddie, Red, Lucky and sam They alleged 10 have
taken more money from boolcs than any mob in
America.
heard Of them first n Atlantic City where they hung
out at one Of Tho local horse rooms II was a typical
horse room with racing forms pasted the walls
board at one end for fash reports low
betors sat and studied tip sheets and Of cages
where the bets placed
Near the was glass partition reaching almost
the ceiling enclosing the office ~ Bactc The operator
October IL. 1919
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

get results quick. If he's taking I'll"
The horse room beyond the law and didn't like
to work on such But tempted me- Besides
would be exposing a cheat
With these considerations in mind agreed to find out
for BlaclSie, if l could, how the fellow worked.
watching the next day when Edwin Porter sway
gered into the horse and studied his chart
When the last flash odds in on the first race
five minutes before post me-Porter didn't
Watching him, observed curious habit he had o
looking up and staring out of the window
thought There seemed little enough to through
WmdoW-merey the wall of large building and a couple
OF office windows of dentist and the other of
printer The printer had samples Of his Win
dow-a movie advertisement and card giving prices
charged by neiehborhood butcher.
Porter stared this window for several moments
then to his feet stroed cage and placed his bet
few seconds later the oudspeaker the Central an
nouncer giving exciting of the race The
horse Porter had bet on won.
decided two things: Porter was cheating Further no
obtained his information from one Of those windows
That afternoon paid a visit the dentist and the
printer The dentist was obviously honest man
1t was in the printers office that found suspicious
layout there alone. asked for several ypcs
returned then to Blackes-found Porter still sitting
on his bench, still staring vacantly window
noticed the meat sign in the window advertising chuck
steak at % cents pound
Edwin Porter continued 10 sit and stare Then s,d.
denly his eyes darted back TO his form He placed
bet looked out Of the window
The price Of chuck steak had fortythree cents
knew then. at least far as the signals were con-
ccncd. how the thing worked
That evening showed Blactie the sign and cS-
planned: ...M
This afternoon Porter was studying those signs Every
now and then the meat price changes The first number
IN the price rs the number the at Jamaica-the
second number is the number OF the horse
The number now sixty-four" Backie muttered
sixth fourth horse Wait a minute
he went and consulted his charts. shook his head
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

Mr. MICHAEL Mickey" MacDOUGALL for
ANA fifteen years has been exposing crooks trick
sters and cheats. He is the author of the forth
Coming book, Danger in the Cards." fascinating
account OF his adventures in card detecting which
have taken him all the world; and recently he
has served investigator for Naval Intelligence
Herewith The American Weekly presents the
fifth of a series OF frank and revealing articles by
this expert which show you how cheaters work out
the classic motto OF the swndler tribe-"Never
Give the Sucker a Break"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

1t was here one Of the local boys
pointed out to me a rather cookbook.
ing young man placing large bet.
That's Edwin Porter" my infor-
mant said. He's the original guy
who can beat the races. About three
thousand a week"
Several days later I got call from
BlaclSie. 1 went over and found him
behind his glass partition. He handed
me a paper.
Mr.. MacDougall," he said those
are the bets Edwin Porter made last
week. What do you Think"
A curious record. Porter had made
five or six bets every day-most of
them small. But few Of them went
over hundred dollars-and he al
ways won the big ones, and the big
bets had been made at one track, ia
maica.
l handed the sheet back.
Seems TO know how TO pick 'em.
Maybe he gets advance information"
Blackie scowled
Maybe. But it's almost unbeliev-
able if he does We don't take bets
after post time. We use Central
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

No 2-not No g
Porters face seemed 20 lose color
WE'VE got an appointment" he said sud
denly, turned and rushed out
We followed at discreet distance as he hurried
over to the printing office. There burst inside
10 md Lucky Porter tied a chair
In the window the butcher sign the false II
signal Blacke had placed there And on the floor n
near Lucky was piece Of cardboard on which was \
scrawled' Thanks for the five grand-sucker! Y
some time later learned that the Porter bows
mad opened up an illegal radio station in the West
from which they sent ont results
All over the country hundreds Of confedcratcs
would listen the shorwave then hurry to their booies
IL would be some time before the boolies got the sam,
results and the difference in difficult for In,
juggling Of minute TO be caught
clever scheme which worked for a whle-lintn thu
government located the illegal station
was informed later that time-iugglcr Edwin Porto
went away for vacation doing time for the Government
WEEPING WILLIE "A horse bcttor Of a diNorcr
w color. He was smarter than Porter and fitted him
self TO conditions When direct wires to horse rooms be
came difficult Willie learned 80 the radio reports
Usually he would be winning although he got his nam,
from the fact that ne was always bemoaning his fate
first heard of Willie through an ex-vaudevillian vh
came TO see me with sad story He was working in
morse room as cashier Three times the records a HI,
days take had been higher than cash on hand
Maybe you're haunted, Al" said
mo time for foong Mickey" Al shot back ''Ycstor
day was hfty-four bucks short again made Il No on
of my pocket"
For the next two days, beside Al in the cage an,
watched him take the bets the third day the cas-
taken IN ffyfour dollars than II should bav
been, according TO the slips -Four DAYS ago- was al
S54 short" Al remembered
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

o
Name OF the Winner When Johnny Palmer Would
Had Winning
Happened to BE tn" iavote Or Long
II jus the They
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

October IL, 1919
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
Absenteeism Ills
Laid 10 Plants
Hiring Women

AUBURN, y. y, Feb. g .CP)
Replacement Of men workers by
women was blamed today by Inan
Cary Of Detroit. international
president Of the CAW-CIO. for
most absenteoism in war plants.
Cary attending a conference oi
the JAWS international executive
board. said a survey showed that
absenteeiSm had increased IN some.
instances.
He also declared that the board
would not ask defeunent for any
international officer az boar d
member called for military service.
The board picked Port Huron,
Mich. for its next quarterly meet.
ing II sent a request 70 the War
Labor Board that the Little Steel
formula be revised 10 meet the
increased cost OF living and telo-
graphed President Roosevelt 10
remove from Secretary OF Labor
Perkins the authority 10 inter-
pref present premium time
orders
- AT the conference were Anthony
Dora. Chicago. vice president and
Jerry Aldred, Detroit. secretary
treasurer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
Times Man i'm ARMY
Walter Stevenson, Assistant Drama, Film Critic,
Second in Family TO Enter Service

Walter Stevenson. for four
years the night CLUB and assistant
drama and movie critic for The
Detroit Times. enters the United
States Army today
He is second Of his family 10
Join. His brother, James T.. is
fighting in North Africa. Walter
came 10 The Detroit Times 10
years ago. when he was graduated
from Southeastern High School 10
work as an office boy.
His dream was 20 be 2 sports
writer because Of swimming and
basketball. IN both oi which he
took part in high school.
Walter came BY his new spapcr
work honestly his uncle, a news
paperman, giving him his love for
the profession.
Walter was born IN Columbia.
Pa. and was brought 20 Detroit
when he was an infant. The no,
n1ent he got 10 high school he
started on MS school paper with
. real Newspaper job as his cosl
He lived with his mother Mr-
Frances p. Stevenson. q WIdov
~ $40 Psrkvlew drive lie has
-four brothers besides Jane IN
Of Detroit, and TWO sisters here
o third back in MS home town.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
Russians
Eye Part
OF Poland

WASHINGTON, Feb. &c (INS)
An indication that Russia may
be planning 10 retain that part OF
Poland which forms the Western
Ukraine was given today in the
information bulletin Of the Soviet
embassy.
The bulletin contained an article
by Alexander Korneichuk, a
member OF the Supreme Soviet OF
the Ukrainian Soviet Republic,
which assailed Polish political
refugees in London who are de-
manding the return of the West
ern Ukraine and other parts Of
Poland occupied by the Reds in
1889 after Germany had invaded
the country.
Korneichuk said that only a
hopeless fool" could believe that
Ukrainians OF the western regions
would want again 10 return &c
illiteracy, unemployment. lack OF
land, national and social oppres,
sion, and bloody pacifcations By
the Poles.
In London yesterday a Pol
ish government statement, IS
sued after a meeting headed by
Premier Sikorski, declared in ef-
feet that the Poles expect
restoration OF their pre-war
frontiers Of Sept J, 1897
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
Strikes Out
Governors Wife Misses
Ship at Christening

PROVIDENCE, r. J., Feb. %
.(INS) Mrs. j.. Howard McGrath,
wife of Rhode Islands governor
and sponsor of the Liberty ship
John Clarke, swung twice at the
prov of the vessel with bottle
of champagne-and missed twice.
But Assistant General Manager
n. J. Setter Of the Rheem Com
pany shipyardS grasped a spare
bottle and smashed il against the
prov scant moment before it
slid out of reach.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
Mourning, Protest
Scheduled for Sunday

A non-Sectarian mourning and
protest rally Sunday for people
OF nations which have suffered
under NaziiSm was IN final plan
ming today with Cass Technical
High School as the meeting place.
Speakers will be Rabbi Stephen
s. Wise, New York; Charles p.
Taft, United States Office of De-
Tense. Health and Welfare, and
Chester kosdrol, president of the
Polish Central Citizens Com
mlttCC.
Order War stamps delivered
10 your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
MPS Hold Show
More Than 400 Civilians and Soldiers Attend
Camp Rouge Park Program

More than 400 civilians and SOL
diers witnessed the first military
police vaudeville show presented
at Camp Rouge Park last night by
d Company 1t. Col. Victor l..
Colson reported. The camp is a
military police detachment
AS musicians, formerly with big
name bands and radio programs,
played in the camp orchestra,
burly MP's attired in chorus girl
fashions put on IA acts ranging
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
Union UnSedts
Packard Leader

Curt Murdoch. a.leader OF Pack
ards nationally famous work 10
win program. today was unseated
as president OF Local No. 100,
UAW-CIO. by Norman Mathews, a
Packard electrician
President for four years. Muir
dock lost by nearly l,000-vote
margin-51l0 10 4.22l Defeated
for vice presidency by Carl Purcell
was Louis DeBern.
James Lindahl. recording Sccrc-
tary: Adam Poplowski. secretary,
and George Shorty, treasurer.
were reelected
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
9th Smugg|er Suspect
Ndbbed in Ontario

A sixth reputed member Of the
conspiracy which allege y
smuggled 100000 worth Of
stolen mine gold into the United
States was under arrest IN Schu-
mscher. Ont. today.
Jolo Rejnovlch, latest suspect.
will face a hearing with FIVE
others in Windsor Monday. IN
Epector II. VI Morphet announced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27

CADET GROW loughS: Opt T.
p. ROragen, II Brighton. High
land Park, Fort Banding Fla.
sgt Jewell :. Davis, Detroit, Fort
Leonard Wood Mo 1T. Fred VI.
GRAY. 223 Marlin, Camp Davis.
n. G..
Mai. Rudolph Haberman. former
Battle Creek Chamber Of Com
merce secretary, is reported safe
overseas He is in the army seTv-
ice supply.
Promotions - To master ser.
Ecant Glen W Buchanan, 1888
Richlon. Fort Custer
To warrant officer junior
grade sgt. Walter !. Hammer.
ll03l Berkshire, Fort Benning
Ga.
To corporals Pfc. Vincent L.
Payette, 1905 Santa Barbara
Fort Brady. PVT. Edward 3. stone.
$3.50 Webb. Camp Grant H.. Pfc.
Walter l.. silver, Detroit, North
Africa; Pvt. Harold II. Chick.
Hazel Park, and Phillip ID. Fouch,
SOS Bellevue Detroit, at Camp
Nancy Tex. Louis VI Bellies, 69l2
Woodmont. Fort Crook. Neb +;
CHESTER T.. hicinsId. 1880 Collin
wood. Fort Custer.
TO tcchnician Fourth grade
Floyd &. Schuit Bay City Fort
Custer
To tcchnicians. nih grade Cpl.
STANLEY Wcglicitl. 757 Cherry,
Wvandottc. Camp Hood TcY.,
Julius Popeck, lsS0s Helen Fort
ScrC,cns Ga Joseph W. Gillespie,
Jackson, David - McElroy. J40Z
GraHdy Camp Stewart. Ga. Cor
nelius Gurshi, 5l1A Thirty-sccond
Augustus 4. PrybcS. 6Si5 Polk.
and William - Provan, 81 Har-
mon, Fort Cook, Nch.
To fireman first class Garland
VI Hurst, S. Leicester. Pearl
H8rhor
To privateS first class; STANLEY
u Bozck. 1927 East Ferry. Ger
hard G.. Hoyer, 1860 Mapleview
John p. Bugent. 1922 Sixth: Eddie
Kanter, 1927 East Willis. and
Richard u. Needham s1l Philip
AAF flying school, Kansas. Ed
ward a. Furga, 715s Parkwood
Detroit, and George 4. Broughton
Dundee Fort Custer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
Could Adam Eat The Apple
With Stomach Ulcer Pains7

The tibncsl story 81 Adam sstiHE yav
srpls might never have come io pass hs1
hf suffered sfteT-eatinE pains Don't ignore
yuIr Funernes Try tdgs for reliet ~
ui,af rUd stomach pains. indigestion gas
"a rt .far heartburn hurrirg ssnsafi0n.
hioEt m rfhsr conditions csufsf ~ egcsss
arlf Gtt = Csc Dor 81 udgs Tsblen from
Fnur duVEift F'rst dose rursf convince
rr ff-urp box IN ~ and set DOUBLE
YOUR MONEY BACK.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27

Schiller, OF The OCD volunteer
office, who has had charge Of
securing volunteers for draft board
service. In the So boards Of the
county, went into the army Thurs
day.
He Is graduate Of Central
High School and A sophomore al
Wayne University.
II. James X. Jenkins, former
Chevrolet salesman Of Detroit, has
been made 4 flying instructor at
the srny's advanced flying school,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
Frank p. Grow, sol "

naval aviation
cadet and has
been seM TO the
Pensacola A +
Training &c n
ter.
He received
.preli I'm in airy
training al the
Philadelphia air
station.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
Coffee Being Checked
For Unlawful Labels

United States agents today were
new coffees to determine
III they are misbranded or carry
misleading labels, walter r.
Simmons, chief inspector for the
United States Food and Drug
Bureau, said today.
"SOme are half chicOry and
half cereal with a little coffee
or are filled with other Substi-
tutes," Simmons said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-27
U. S. Food Offices Moving

Offices of the United States
Food Distribution Administration,
are moving today from the Fed
eral Building 10 Room 1888, Bar
lum Tower, it was announced
TODAY.