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Evening star., 1943-11-08

ing pyreS they went away, dragging
with them some unhappy hostages
10 neighboring borough.
The next day Ia policemen who
had resisted the destruction of the
central telephone stations were shot
The fire brigade was called by our
porters but it was powerless tC
interfere, owing to the orders of
the German authorities, according
to which the university buildings
were to be given up to the flames
Such are the facts in their dr.
and frightful simplicity. This was
no irresistible outbreak of war fury,
but rather a careful plan, drawn up
with icy perversity, scarcely camou-
f1aged by crime entailing the
shooting OF guiltlesS sailor. Every
thing was done according to a tech
nique that Is we'll known to us since
We nave watched the Germans un-
leashing common criminals, whom
they previously had l2t out of prison
on the shops they already had looted
themselves. They old this in order
to shoot a documentary picture as
evidence that the lootlng was due
to Italians and that the German
troops had re-established ORDER
Fear Systematic Plan.
Prof, Omodeo compared the burn
ing Of the University OF Naples with
the destruction of the University of
Louvain in Belgium In the First
World War, and the burning Of its
library, largely restored by Ameri-
can money. in the course of the in
vasion of Belgium in June. 1910.
While bad enough in itself. AMG
educational officers here feel the
burning of the University of Naples
NAV be part OF a systematic Ger
man plan to wreck all educa tional
institutions in their path on their
retreat back into Germany. These
axe. depended upon. as the corner :
stone t,pofl which TO rebuild Euro
pean education. probably the big
eeSt single job Of the immediate
postwar period.
The same thought is expressed by
Dr. Omodeo:
The German object is obvious
They aim to eXtinguish every spark
OF thought. to MAIN the minds as
they have manned the bodies of the
peoples whom they aim al cnsiaving
so as to provide a new horde Of
Serfs for new German feudalism.
Thev mean to prevent ANYTHING liV-
ing and pulsating in the world sycept
their own "kultur (which is merely
barren technique devoid of the
light of thought. 1t is a monstrous
form Of jealousy that atteStS the
spiritual cowardlce of the Nazis who
dread free intellectual competition
owing to their aWareneSS of their
Evening star., 1943-11-08
Wildcat Strike Ended
At PheIps-D Dodge Plant
BY the Associated Press.

MORENCI. Ariz.. Nov. 8.-Phelps-
Dodge Corps copper mine and
processing plant, one of the Ma
tons largest. was scheduled to re-
sumo production at 3 pm. today
after three day wildcat strike over
a demand by workers for a 26 cents
day increase, retroactive to last
February /.
More than. 700 employees voted
yesterday to return Immediately.
A company spokesman reported
mo commitments had been made by
the company"
The wage demands were made by
a committee OF IA workers. acting
independently Of any union organi-
zation.
Evening star., 1943-11-08
Sabotage Suspected
As Many Fires Sweep
Southern California
fPicture on Page BIZ
By the Associated Press.

SANTA MONICA, Calf. Nov. B
Several thousand fire fighters in four
Southern California counties kept
up a weary battle today TO check
brush and woodland blazes which
Army and FBI authorities said
might be of incendiarv origin.
In the Santa Monica Mountains.
names swept across nearly 100
square miles. razing more than 100
dwellings. From 10000 to $4,000
acres were blackened by some 45
other fires in San Diego, Riverside
and Orange Counties.
No loss Of life had been reported
Investigation Started.
Harold Nathan, FBI chief at San
Diego, said his agents are inyesti-
satlng the possibility of sabotage in
40 fires in San Diego County Al
nearby Pasadena, Col. Henry Beal.
public relations officer for the
southern California Defense Com
mand, released an Army statement
caIIlng upon all citizens TO report
any suspicious persons observed in
areas where fires were burning.
There IS possibility the fires
may nave been caused by incendi-
arlStS, the Army statement said
Inc Santa Monica Mountains fire
hau spread IS miles southwest and
County Fire Warden Spence n
Turner had estimated earlier a
property loss Of $500 900 in cabins
and houses destroyed.
approximately 1000 soldiers and
300 county forestry firefghters were
building frebreaks in an effort n
halt the Santa Monica fire. which
started Saturday near Girard and
moved southwesterly toward MaIibu
Beach.
Pipeline ExpIodes.
The s200000 home of Film Actor
Richard Dix was saved when crews
checked the flames a few hundred
Yards away. Many residents hur-
riedly left the area.
The unexplained explosion of a
natural gas pipeline started an
otner IRE in the NeWhall district
20 miles to the northeast.
Fires literally ringed San Diego
County. extending from Rancho
Santa Fe on the north to the Mexi-
can border on the south.
Motorcycle officers armed with
Shoteuns patrolled all county roa ds
The San Diego fire department in
creased its crews, and city police
patrol cars and motorcycle officers
remained on duty all night.
Evening star., 1943-11-08
Mother, Daughter Get
Divorce in Same Court

CHICAGO.-A mother and he,
daughter obtained a divorce apiece
in Superior Court.
Mrs, Jessie Causey. 50, divorced
Fred Causey. Mrs. Clara Carlson
80. divorced Elmer Carlson.
Iestlfying for each other, the
women stated they were deserted on
October 8-the mother in 1923 and
the daughter In 1899.
Evening star., 1943-11-08
Miners Back on Jobs,
Living Costs Studied
By Roosevelt Board
By the Associated pre&s

Most of the Nations Goa
miners began returning to tn
job OF producing the war-vita
fuel under a new wage agree
ment today as President Roose
velt's special board opened
general inquiry into wartin
living costs.
Inc miners pay was raised frol
81 to $3.50 day, but they will b
required to work an hour longer.
AS members of John l.. Levi,
United Mine Workers went back I
the pits, however, steel worker
were reported ready to seek a Is
cent-an-hour boost in paw. The Cu
United SteelWorkers meet In Phils
delphia today to draft new waa
demands.
The Presidents living cost investi
gators were drawn from the Wa
Labor Board. It's members were in
Structed to report within so dav
The inquiry followed complaints &
workers that wages have not rise.
at the same ratio as living costs.
Chairman William H. Davis of tn
WLB supported the labor leaders I,
that contention. He told Congress
Saturday that present wage control
are forcing workers to bear a greats
share OF the anti-inflation struggI
than any other segment of society
A statement from the Unite,
States Chamber Of Commerce wa
sharply critical of Secretary Of II,
Interior 1ckes agreement grantin
increases in pay to the UNIV miners
From the single viewpoint
granting labor's demand-no mat
ter what the method-the stage ma:
now be set for retreat from Prest
dent RooseVelt's hold-the-line anti
imitation order the chamber SAID
IT added that other groups may hav
been Withholding their demands o.
industry 10 see what Mr.. Levi
Evening star., 1943-11-08
'Windstorms, Snow
Cause al Least 10
Deaths in Nation
(Picture on Page BIZ
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
High winds, tornados and the
first widespread snowStorms of
the season caused at least 10
deaths in the Nation and dis
rupted Great Lakes vessel traffic
yesterday.
Seven persons were killed and an
undetermined number injured as
tornados swept across South LOU
isiana and struck in scattered points
in Mississippi.
A blanket Of snow, ranging up to
g inches, fell in the Dakotas, West
ern Minnesota, Nebraska and North
western Iowa. Three deaths were
attributed to snowstorm In Min
neapolis. where airplanes were
grounded and highway travel was
hazardous.
p clampdown on boat traffic was
ordered at Duluth, MINI, where
powerful winds rolled up high waves
storm warnings were hosted for the
Lake Superior area.
Snow and colder weather was fore
cast for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan
and Wisconsin, Subfreezing tenn
peratures were recorded in the east
Iern, Gulf, Mountain and West Gen.
trail states.
Evening star., 1943-11-08
Ace Reported Grounded

LONDON, Nov. 8 LPD.-The Sun,
day Chronicle said yesterday thai
Flight 1t. George Beurling, ace O.
Canadian fighter pilots, had beer
grounded on charge of low fyins
while plotting training plane over
an English air field. He shot doyr
his Both enemy plane recently.
Evening star., 1943-11-08
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senate:
In recess until Tuesday.
Foreign Relations Committee
studies United Nations relief and re-
habilltatlon program.
immigration Committee takes up
HouSe-approved Chinese Exclusion
Act revision.
Senate and House Conferees meet
on legislation TO put fathers at bot
tom Of draft lists.
House:
ROlflne session
Evening star., 1943-11-08

u 1el man Ddl
barity yet re-
ported in the
War-the burn
ing of the TOO
year-od U n i :
versity of Ma
ples-has j u S I
been received at
headquarters OF
the Allied Mill =
tary G o V er n =
ment OF OCcQ- =
pied Territories
here.
1t was one OF
the four Oldest
Evening star., 1943-11-08
By THOMAS r. HENRY.

SICILY. by Aerial Courier An
official account of what may go
down in history as the worst act
Evening star., 1943-11-08

un Y e rSlteS in ihohas n hehff'
the world. founded in 1928 by the
SWabian Emporer Frederick the Sec
ond. famous for his squabbleS with
| the Papacy and for his encourage
ment of the natural sciences during
! the Middle Ages. II was the place
where St. Thomas Aquinas taught
and developed the philosophy which
still is taught in most Catholic IN
stitutions of learning. From the
first it has been a world center Of
scientific research.
Following is the description Of
its destruction by the rector OF the
university, Prof Adolfo Omodeo:
1T was late in the afternoon of
September II. The buildings of the
university were closed and still 1t
was a Sunday and our undergrsdu-
ates. driven hither and thither
through the world by war, were
mostly absent from Naples. ..
Some German patro m e n
swooped on two poor Italian sailors
/, Just outsidesourneate They stripped
them of their uniforms and beat
them. One of them showed fight
and it was decided TO, shoot him on
the spot so as TO have a pretext 40
rage against the university build
ings.
People Witness Executions.
The Germans ran through the
neighborlng houses, bounded their
dWellerS down, and compelled them
10 look on while the cruel execution
was performed. BY gunfire from
their armored cars they burst the
gates open On entering. they start
ed By wreCking the inscriptions on
which the university had recorded
the names of its dead III the first
World War. They then poured tor
rents of petrol everywhere through
out the depth Of our buildings.
When the lecture rooms were burn
Evening star., 1943-11-08

CorpuScles. as wen as corporals
can fight. Enlist yours at the Blood
Donor Center, District $500. Enlist
ments accepted at your convenience
Evening star., 1943-11-08

XApprentlce allowance.
Post time, IL noon
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
Quilt Turns Icy,
Sticks to His Leg

| began 10 shake with the cold,
The quilt had turned icy. l pulled
# away from where IL was stick
ing 20 my leg and saw that the
blood had been coming out faster.
hitting the quilt, Sccping through
II and then cooling off in the night
air that filled The room. Outside
;he rain came down hard. II
would have been easier lust 10
smut nay eyes and pass oGt. But
whenever l did ! remembered my
cuts. And the unspeakable pain.
asked Thatcher for his roll of
bandage and wrapped il around
my leg cut. Our rolls of bandage
had been ripped off our provision
belts, along with everything else.
Then / took my trouser belt,
put 1t around the bandage on my
thigh and pulled up on 1t as
tightly as / could. 1t just closed
the middle part of the cash. The
two ends Sagged open. | looSened
The belt and tied il down a little
farther, then tied my necktle
around the upper part
Thatcher ripped of piece Of
my torn shirt and We tied my torn
blcep back in place.
] wondered all the time whether
Charlie would come back and, II
he did come back, whether he d
bring japanese.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
SYNOPSIS

Flying Through heavy
Dsathsr after bombing Tokyo
in Jimmie Doohttie's famous
raid, Ted LGtOson attempted
TO land his Bias on a Chinese
beach only TO haVs the plane
plunge into the sea G1hen both
its motors failed. Badly hurt
by the crash, LaWson and
other members of his crsU
succeeded in erawiinR up on
the sand and collapsed in the
rain at the foot of cliff.
They wsrs found BY group
Of Chinese. who helped the in
jursd men 10 a lou matched
root house made Of mud
blocks. There a biack eyed
man. whoss iumobiie face
Wds on iron mask of deter
minotion, looked at the fiers
wounds and suspiciousiy sx-
arinsd their buttons and
insignia. Then he identified
himself Gs Charlie"
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
CHAPTER 22

We talked nearly all that night
to Charlie, and, when we weren't
talking 10 him, we mumbled
among ourselves or just moaned
as the shock continued 10 wear off
and the pains became worse.
Charlie again inspected every
article of clothing we had with US.
Then he left, after another hour
OF words and gestures had told MS
that he would come back soon He
said Boat" many times
We talked about hIm for a
While, wondering who he va, and
what our chances were. We de-
cIded that the Chinese who had
found US on the beach were fisher
men and that Charlie was some
kind OF official.
And we talked about the crash.
I came 10 what must be the only
answer, for I've never found an
other.
When the wheels caught the top
Of that wave, as We came in to-
ward the beach, the plane stopped
as If II had hit a solid wall at 10
m p. h.
That shock, plus the weight Of
Mcclure DeIng thrown against the
back Of my seat. ripped the seat
up by rs roots and catapulted
mel was strapped in--through
the glass, plastic and metal wind
shield.
! decided then and still believe,
that my lee vas laid open a. l
shot past and scraped along the
left side of the pilots compsrt-
ment. The leg evidently grabbed
the metal clip on which We stick
our earphones.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
Thedter 10 Ask
Court 10 Prohibit
Musician PiCkets

The Shubert-Lafayette Theater
\ Jay was TO seek a circuit court
U junction 10 restrain the Detroit
Federation of Musicians (AFL)
from picketing the theater after
last nights performance Of Con-
stance Bennett in Without Love"
was Cancelled.
David Nederlander, house man
acer said that a houScful Of Con-
stance Bennett fans was turned
away and money refunded because
Of the musicians action.
The night before the musicians
eealrset had expired. Last night
they strung a picket line across
the entrances of the theater.
Stage hands then refused 10 cross
the picket line and, even had the
Management decided 10 stage the
show without sets or props. the
actors, members Of Actors Equity,
would have refused 10 go on, II
was pointed out
Nederlander said that musicians
were used while the action of the
play was in progress. but were
not used during intermiSSion
periods. Federation officials could
not be reached for comment.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
Shot Out of Cannon
Hurled Like He Was

The same thing happened 20
Davenport. he said. after | rad
mumbled my version But he went
through cleaner than I did. Clever.
we found out later, was crawling
back through the narrow tunnel
leading from the bombaTdler s
section in the nose Of the plane
when we hit
He shot forward and through
the transparent metal braced
nose like man shot out of a
cannon
Mcclure stayed in the plane
because much OF the catapultIng
force must have been spent on
the backs Of our seats
But aS Mac sat there propped
against the wall Of the fisherman :
nut. aching and knowing that
some kind Of japanese detachment
was near by. he couldn't remeU-
Der how he got out Of the plane.
Thatcher said he bounced
around in the back like a pea in
a drum. Unlike the rest of US,
ne dressed IN heavy clothes the
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
Elderly Chinese
Surveys Wounds

Just before dawn on the morn
ing OF the 18th an elderly Chinese
appeared in the doorway and came
in. He looked me over from bead
10 foot, but seemed most inter-
cSted in my mouth.
Finally he fumbled in his loose
pockets, drew out something and
gently pushed my head back until
| looked up at the dim, thatched
ceiling. He put piece Of what
leoked-lke- rice paper over my
mouth. after fitting the torn flesh
IN more or less the place II be-
longed
When the blood soaked through
tht=-fi-si pc RI ITJTIRkted some
powdered matter on the places
where the blood came through.
He didn't say a WORD, nor did
l To this day ! cannot say
who he was where he cam O
lrem and what he did 10 me.
Charlie must haYe sent him.
The blood, powder and paper
formed q kind Of crude plaster
that kept my mouth IN shape and
stopped a lot OF It's bleeding the
rest ol the night.
Only Clever slept. The rest Of
ms sat there or lay there under
the soaked cover. waiting. Our
aches the enorUIty of the prob
lem OF getting away from here
and the japanese. were on our
minds.
Sometimes Mcclure called 20
Thatcher 70 help nm. Nearly
every position Mcclure assumed
was eXcruclating Sometimes
Davenport talked TO Mcclure and
Thatcher
| couldn't speak nov But ]
could listen, and l could hope that
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
Torn OF Wrists
Both Watches

I thought OF my OWN watches
for the first time and realized
only then that they had both been
torn off my wrists. l gave the
children a shredded leather jacket
and some buttons, and when they
went out Of the room / thought
about the watches again - the
Elgin my mother had given me
when I graduated from high school
ana the navigator's hack watch
with the sweep second hand.
| though of Ellen, too. / won
deIed Il she could sense What had
happened
The noise Of the children woke
up Clever. lie groaned and turned
over. His face was a hard mask
ei stiff blood Davenport called
for some water | worked my
mouth plaster around some more
and said something TO Clever as
he-StITred.
Clever opened his eyes. Il must
have been an effort, with the
blood caked all around the lids
He looked slowly all around the
room, and then at Us. II thought
/ vas blind ne said.
Then very quietly he asked
where we were, what had nap
pened, whether we were going TO
get away.
lie was silent after that. but
Just looking at hun made all OF
us begin 10 hurt more and we
were moaning without shame
when Thatcher came back.
Thatcher was ringing wet. IN
his hand ne had a carton OF
Cigarets and a lifebelt.
Il got TO the plane. all right"
he said 10 me. But this il all
could find. couldn't get down
in the forward part--only in the
tail. It's sticking up again on
account of low tide
Continued tOmorrow)
p.'rbgted ny International News service
fa.a f~k
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
Trumpet Solo
At Isle Tonight

The Detroit Federation OF Mu-
Sicians Concert Band with Her
bert Straub conducting will play
in the Belle Isle Shell al SIS to-
night. The program
scar srguFted Banner
Fsts Bohme" from " Scenes
lttnresquss ..--.-.. NassAnet
"Tout Paris" wsNzss - WAldteufsi
Trumpet solo The Charmett -..- Boos
FmN G0Watch. soloist
"PAiricticans HArEer
arrangement ot patriotic medley by
Ear HsrErr baritone FaxaphCntsf
overturs William Ter Rossini
Intern issIp1
GfNAe-f+ a--zu uFr1Te1' fr 7f Man Elver'
from Show Boat ..... Kern
Tone parting 'k~QU0la Ls Casey
t4sfFofi cuur-~s~rt
"BeAuilful GalsthtaF .... Won suppe
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
y cAPT TED w. LAWSON
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Charlie would come back. When
Mcclure asked me if / trusted
Charlie. I nodded that l did.
After an overpowering eternity,
the gray, cold, rainy dawn filtered
into the room like a ghost. l
shifted the plaster a little and
told Thatcher TO 90 down to the
beach again, locate the plane. get
what he could out of it and pick
up whatever had drifted IN.
Thatcher looked al me mo-
ment and / could tell he was
thinking about his chances of be-
inG captured But ne said "YeS,
SIR" and went out. don't know
what we would have done without
Thatcher.
AS It grew lighter the Chinese
stirred At the first clatter Of
pottery in the other room / heard
the sleepy voices OF children. Soon
they ran into our room. There
were three OF them, the oldest
about5, I'd say.
They marched right up and
stared at our cuts and bruises,
sometimes reaching out 70 touch
them gihgeFly They fingered our
clothes and buttons a Chinese
woman / hadn't seen the night
before came in, looked at US and
sighed.
I wanted 10 give them some
thing ] had lost all the CONS. l
looked across the room where Nc
Clurc was shaking the loose in
sides OF his watch near the ear
of one OF The children
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
SteUadOra, Haymarket
Both Offer NeW ReUues
BY COLLEEN mcdonnell

OUT AT the Club Stevadora.
Eddy Shepherd has a show and a
half. with the accent on real en-
tertalnment. Headed by Billy
Adams and Spiyvy the cast hits
a new high in musical and comedy
material.
Adams and h4--Ffea PA Ftffef- are
hllarouSly funny in their various
routineS, and The ad hbbing IS
fast and furious. There is some
thing infectious about the pint
sized star that has you IN stitches
before the actual comedy even
begins, and when they begin d.
brother hang onto your hat!
Spivvys rendition Of stormy
Weather IS nothing 10 be scoffed
at either.
New to the lineup is Ann Gill.
more, a pretty dark haired miss
who is taking over Ethel Shep-
herds chores while she is on va
cation. She has a throaty voice
that is at ITS best in Basin Street
Blues She also MARBLES Tx
actly Like You and After You've
Gone for the customers.
Mac Warren another new
conner. does everything but swal-
low the harmonica he plays so
weA Ordinarily, we wouldn't
give you two bits for harmonicas,
but Warren does some things to
the Song Of India" which have
never been done before. and makes
YOU like IT,
Michael and Melba are the
character dance duo The two
have a novel and colorful inter-
probation Of an African voodoo
dance that manages 10 be quite
cncl anting The exotic Melba is
brilliantly costumed and dances
with a >linky sort OF grace
Joe Banket and his trumpet
are as much in evidehge as ever.
and he leads OIL =~ithzs hot reneF.'
ton Of Wabash Blues" which
ha the boys and gals knocking
on the table for more
The DeRoE\ Glamour Girls
handle their line SpecialtieS d
well as ever, and feature solos
by Esther DeRoy and Lois Fagin.
Eddy Shepherd is back as
master of ceremonies and host
after short vacation looking
tanned and seemingly as peppy
as he was before his recent III
ness
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02

morning we took of. That saved
MN.
He was knocked out for a little
time, regained consciousness with
water in the plane and got out an
emergency exit. He said the plane
was upside down.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
PINie Glass
MIRRORS
REFLECT LIGHT AND COLOR

These polished mirrors for over your mantle,
console table or buffet will brighten your,
room. make 1t seem larger, smarter. Gold
color wood frames add to their beauty. I'm
perfections are tiny bubbles or other irregu-
larities that can hardly be noticed. horizon
tai and upright styles. Glass size lsx26-ineh.
MIRRoRS-SEcoNp Observation-Disclosures A
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02
CONTINENTAL ROOM

The Continental Room and
Fiesta Bar OF The Savarinc Hotel
continues 10 feature The vocal and
Instrumental novelties Of Gene
Fenhy
Newest arrangement is a faSCi-
mating vocal on Il Surrender,
Dear, written by Fenbys sax
star Maurle Lax A couple OF
-otdics 5re 5fSo IN The entertain
ment picture. Java 1--we and
'Daddie
FenbN himself solos on the
"Cow-Cow Boogie, 20 while Sally
RomIne warbleS her musical com
edY dlttles.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-02

Haymarket this week You really
have 10 see the number 10 appre-
clate II, the owlish expressions of
the dogs and the sly Wit of the
monkeys defy description.
The talented Balbanows garner
much applause for their accordion
ing ofrcontinental and American
ttttfft-S- SttterTHE 4 fCW character
dances. They finish their colorful
stunt with an aCro-control number
Others are knight and Dave.
two funny mon who indulge IN
knockabout comedy 10 get loud
outlaws from the audience, and
pretty Dore Anto who whirls
through intricate tap and novelty
rOutlneS
Burt PRESTON paCcS the show
with Leonard Seel providing the
music.