Evening star., 1943-05-16
ft-Dodger Arrests
Climb 10 638 as FB|
Presses Wide Drive
10 Seized in District;
6 Put Under Bond for
Federal Hearings Later

The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion's Nation wide roundup of draft
delinquents had netted 638 arrests
last night as FBI offices reported a
flood of visits from innocent de-
linquents" fearful they would be
arrested.
In Washington, 10 men, most of
them registered with District draft
boards, were arrested during the "a
hour drive, which spread to 20 cities.
OF the nine men taken before
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage yesterday, six were
held under bond for hearings later
this month and the cases against
three were dismissed because
remedial steps had been taken to
remove the delinquency"
One Goes to Fort Myer.
In the case of one man, Claude
Vincent Jackson, the remedial step
consisted of going Immediately to
Fort Myer for induction. The FBI
said the complaint against Jackson
was that he had failed to report
for induction.
The other two men whose cases
were dismissed were George Lawson
Smith, 81. of 10l5ls Seventh street
NV, who was arrested for failing
to notify his board of change of
address and failing to report for his
physical examination, and Brooks
Julius Montgomery, who, the FBI
said, was unable to show a classifica-
ton card.
Held under bond for hearings late
this month were Marrien Theodore
Montee, 38, of 233 G street NV.
Harry Crowder, jr., %, of 1852 Third
street S.W.; William Grammar, A,
OF 6lo Sixth street NE: .Ian'ns En,-
NETT O'Neil. 80, Of 1922 L street NV.
Harvey WiGherspoon, "a. lat known
address at 805 o street NV, and
James Lee Knight, for whom no
address was given.
10th Held As Panderer.
Ihe tenth man arrested here,
Cecil George Lawson, 80, was held
Tor the grand jury yesterday on
charge OF pandering. He was served
with a warrant on the draft charge
In Baltimore, five of 80 men ar
rested there by FBI agents for draft
law violations were held for imme-
dlate induction if acceptable to
military authorities after arraign-
ment before United States Commits
sloner James K. Cullen yesterday.
The remainder were released
subject to a second hearing June !
Commissioner Cullen said it would
be determined then whether thew
have complied with instructions
from their draft boards
The five men ordered held bv
Commissioner Cullen will be given
second hearing next Friday to
determine what disposition Selective
Service officials wish to make of
their casces All were charged with
failure to report for induction or
examination.
% Seized, 3 Convicted.
E. A. Soucy, special agent in
charge of the FBI field Office In
Baltimore, said most of the men
were taken into custody at addresses
other than those which appeared
on draft board records. He said
the men were picked up after an
investigation of several DAYS by FBI
agents.
Within the last month, Mr., Soucv
said. Investigations by the FBI and
city and State police resulted in the
conviction of three men for draft
law violations and the arrest of
Is others wanted by draft boards,
u OF whom he described as fugi-
tlves from other States.
In addition, 1876 men who had
moved without notifying their draft
boards were persuaded to report
Tor induction without prosecution.
The FBI here said that despite
the large number of arrests. the
tactics OF the mass raid or drag
net had not been used. FBI
Director j. Edgar Hoover said that
each arrest resulted from careful
and painstaking Investigation by
the FB1 to locate individuals known