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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-08
NOT CORROBORATED

lie was convicted two years age
with George f. Browne. former
IATSE president, for his part IN
the conspiracy. The pair was
brought back from Leavenworth
prison TO testify In this trial. But
not one Of the 80 odd witnesses
who followed them corroborated a
single thing they said.
Hence, as the sensational trial
goes into its final stages, the jury
appears 10 DC confronted by THESE
alternatives
TO accept in toto the I'M
supported testimony OF the two
convittS, both confessed extor-
t1onTStS, pCTJUTcTS ana SELF
admitted double croSSers Of
10000 members Of the big the
atrical union they were paid To
protect.
. Or accept the defense con-
tcntlon that there was no eX-
tortion, but that Bioff and
Browne accepted brlbes from
Hollywood producers and the
alter circuit executives 10 fore
stall wage increase demands by
the union.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-08
Senators Feud
PeriIsDenson
4th Term Issue

nWAsHINGToN, Dec. s-The
lburth term issue. already being
fought almost daily in Congress,
today found Senate Democrats
embroiled in an intra-p arty
turmoil over the charge by Sena-
tor Guffey Cd of Pennsylvania
that his conservative Southern
colleagues had formed an ~'unholy
alliance" with Republicans and
wrecked administration backed
soldier vote legislation.
Senator Byrd Cd of Virginia,
his face rosy red and his voice
trembling with rage, charged New
Dealer Guffey with lying when he
issued the "unholy alliance" state
mPnt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-08
Evidence
Fails To
Back BiOff
y by ROBEY PARKS
Special ~ THE DETROIT TINES

NEW YORK, Dec. 8-The ST.
100000 movie racket trial-now
in its tenth week-moved rapidly
toward climax today without a
Scintilla of evidence TO corrobo-
rate many of the bizarre charges
of Willie Bioh, convicted ex-
panderer, eXtortionist and labor
cheat.
Bioff, former West Coast car
Of the international Alliance Of
Theatrical Stage Employees, who
admitted accepting millions from
cinema magnates and theater
owners. was the government ace
witness against seven defendants
accused of sharing the money he
collected.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-08
NAMED BY GUFFEY

Byrd. named by Guffey as a
leader of the coalition, demanded
that Guffey resign AS chairman OF
the Democratic senatorial cam
palgn committee.
Senator Bailey CD) OF North
Carolina Jumped into the fray on
the side OF Byrd. praiSing the
Virginian's long career in Con-
eress and by insinuation belltiling
Guggey.
later -GHffey- told neWSmeR- he
had submitted his resignation as
chairman Of the senatorial cam
paign committee on two occasions
and that II can be accepted al
any time.
Casting aside customary sena-
torial courtesy of referring 10 a
colleague as the junior or senior
senator from q state. Byrd men
toned Gufcy by name through
out his vehement remarks.
Byrd SAID he had been informed
that Guffey'S charge was 10 he
circulated among soldiers TO dam
&c those who opposed the Lucas
DNSreen bill. 10 Try IN create a
belief that senators sought 10 de-
prive the soldiers Of their right
10 vote.
II demand that Guffey prove
the charges or rescind them"
Byrd shouted "If he does not.
shall have something IN say
about Gufey's record"
Not AFRAID
Guney replied he did not mind
~ Byrd referred 10 his tGuffey -
financial reNerSeS.
Then Bailey coolly opened up
on GufTey threatening a bolt Of
southern Democrats
- remind YOU" ne said. "Of
these highlights Of the Demo
cratic Party: II was the South
which kept the party alive IN
its long lean years Of exile"
Fear that II tho party wran-
Cling is not checked soon. the
Democratic national convention
NAV split on the issue of the New
Deal and seriously cripple the
drive Of fourth term advocates
The significance Of tho Byrd
Bailey -Guffey outburSt lay in the
fact that Al one point Bailey
threatened bolt Of southern
Democrats from the party say
lng
III We must he in party I'm
which We are Scorned a. south
ern Democrats. We will md our
party"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-08
NOT AR AID

Gurey replied he did not mind
II Byrd referred 10 his tGuffey's
financial reNerSeS.
Then Bailey coolly opened up
on Gurey. Threatening a bolt OF
southern Democrats
Evening star., 1943-11-03

Here's the studio couch that makes the best possible
use of the space in your apartment or home You
use it as sofa during the daytime-as twin,
double single beds at night. What could be more
adaptable to your needsl
THE PALA1s ROYAL FURNITURE :. E. FOURTH FLOOR
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
d MISSING
Aboard
Fish Boat

BAY CITY. Sept. six per-
sons were reported missing on the
wind and storm swept waters of
Saginaw Bay today in the fishing
boat Sea Hag, which had ventured
from East TawaS.
Civil Air Patrols planes and
coast guard boats were conduct
ing a search for the craft which
may have capsiZed.
The 32-foot Sea Hag, owned and
operated by Frank Pockrandt left
East TawaS at 7 30 a. m. yeSter-
day for Bay City.
a search was started by the
coast guard from East TaWaS and
Bay City last night.
The six passengers aboard the
craft included the owner and his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pamul
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pockrandt,
all of Bay City police said
State police officers and Sher-
ifs deputies took up the patrol
on the beaches of the bay. work
ing on the theory that the boat
may have been capsized and
washed up.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

Spy Jury
Witness

Grace BuChanan-Dlnccn. the
countess who aileGJd.y or
Ganlzed a Nali spy ring 10 furnish
information on Detroit war pro-
ducton 20 the enemy then turned
counter-c>piOnagc agent when she
was trapped by The FBI, was cN-
pected 10 90 before the federal
grand jury as key Witnes,
against her cTstwhile allies today
Testimony IN the >py case Will
be taken after the jury has dis
posed of several less important
cases John c. Lchr, L. 5. district
attorney. said
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
Roar of Planes
Nearly Dedfens
Court-MdrtidI
BY GORDON FRIESEN

SELFRIDGE FIELD. Sept. 7
Roaring motors of planes on the
ClOSe-by runways OF Selfridge
Field constitutes the only inter-
ruption IN the Semi-public court
martial Of the air bases depOSed
commander who is trying 10 save
lmSelf from possible impriSon-
ment and from being caShicred
out Of the army of his country.
Crisp precision marked the
opening day Of the case OF the
United States vs.. Col William T.
Colman, facing charges that re-
quired four single-spaced type
written pages 20 enumerate.
THE government excuses Col.
Cellar" Capt phillip p=4AGea-
nell. the trial Judge advocate.
whose role compares 10 that Of
a prosecuting attorney in civil
law, said simply.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
McRAE CAME LATE

Pvt. William McRae. the Negro
soldier whose shooting the night
of May D by Col. -Gofnan touched
off the investigation which led 20
the court-martial and who is one
of the witnesses, came late and
found no seat.
Still weak from several months
in the base hospital he stood Ip
for an hour until a white private
saw him and gave McRae his seat.
The accused. who. according 10
testimony, complained 10 doctors
last fall that while flying he had
frantic sensations that he must
get out of the plane or so crazy
did not seem 10 notice..
He sat throughout the day in
the same position, right hand on
his cheek, his legs crossed, eXhib-
iting polished army half boots.
But he sat motlonlcSS and lis
tening intently as, defense ply
chiatrists described him as an n
sane man. suffering from a dis
ease leading 10 explosive epi-
SodeS' in which he committed
acts for which he was not reSpon-
sible and could not remember.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
Jack Pickering
Jack Pickering
Here
and
~ OW

SPEAKING OF names, the
..,ther day we mentioned the
me which is, its owner be-
neves, the longest in Detroit.
So far nobody has come up with
a longer one, but Mrs. Ethel A.
Glover thinks her son may have
the most unusual one.
His name is Galley Otway.
"So many people have re-
marked about the odd name,"
Mrs. Glover says. "The name
Galley happened TO be my
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
Jap Card Tells
Son Is Prisoner
yainst all charges

a Jap-'ypcd form postcard The
FIRST news Mr.. and Mrs John
Cavan of Royal oak have had
from their son Pvt. John Cavan.
for more than is months. re-
yealed today that he IS a prisoner
IN the Philippines.
When hc last wrote. on Feb. 2i
1912, Pvt. Cayan was at Bataan
The message ye>tcrSaN stated
simply that be was under treat
nent and improving
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
0PA Reveals
Doubled Profits fit
Of Wholesalers

Seven out Of every 10 wholesale
grocers in q national group of 95
companies more than doubled
their profits between 1889 and
1912, according 10 a study re-
leased today through the Detroit
office Of the OPA.
The revelations are made in a
volume entitled War Profit Stu
dieS, is>ucd by 0PAis research
division in Washington.
The figures released by the gov
ernmcnt we're before tax rcduc-
tlOnS.
The report stated that for four
out of the seven reporting such
profits the increase uas at least
700 per cent.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
OFFICER ATTACHED

The gunmen'S flight began
when Sgt. Roy McDougald a., Of
Bethune station attempted to
question them. The brothers at
tackled the officer. knocked him
unconscious with a gun butt,
stole his revolver and fled as
Gemmel returned 10 the scene
from an attempt TO rent rooms.
The number OF the stolen car
they occupied was flashed over
police radio and an S5-mle-per-
hour chase began
Gemmel admitted loading the
three rCvUtvUrS TtIC tTtO owned
and that of the officer, while Tom
Lamb drove the car with Dave
shooting out the rear window.
He further admitted having
staged several robberieS in Chi
cagO. Ulnick said
Gasoline for a recent 250O-mlle
tour was obtained without ration,
stamps in Southern states and
stamps were easily purchased in
beer gardens Of large cities. they
said.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
Detroit Times Rationing Timetable

PROCESsED FOODS tBlus Stampsl
", =, Valid % sept. 90.
l. \, M-Naud 20 Oct. %,
GASOLINE
A-COupOn rs gallons % Sept 2L
FUEL OIL
Period Sill gallons % Sept 80,
Period 4 new seriesl 10 gallons Tor
each unt untl Jan. 3.
TIRE INSPECTION DEADLINEs
A-Sept. 80; B-Oct 81. C-Nov. 31.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
Mrs. ST. Johns Son Killed

@ NEW YORK, Sept. Z GNS)-
Pilot Officer William Ivan ST
Johns, -, son OF novelist and
magazine writer Adela RogerS St
Johns, was killed in action over
seas with the Royan Canadian Air
Force on Sept. 3, his mother was
notified yesterday.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

fathers name
in England
and l honestly
think he was
"A b ut ( h @
only person
in the British
Isles w 1t h
that particu-
ar n IA IN q.
IL may have
originated I'm
Sweden, but
upon this
nninf 4 am
rather vague
and W oul Il
really like 10
know myself.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
MITAT, CHFFSF Am FATS

MEAT. CHEESE AND FATS
Red n, \, Valid 90 Oct j
Brown A-Vaud sept. ~ 20 Qcf. ..
Brown H-Vand Sept. 10 % Oct.
brown C--Vand Sept. 20 O. Oct. 80.
SUGAR
stamp it-5 pounds 20 Oct. ST..
CANNING SUGAR
Stamp rs, les lbs. each 70 Oct. 81.
SHOES
Stamp 1s-Ona pair 20 Oct. 81
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
JUROR" EXCUSED

II was his challenge TO one of
the 10 air corps colonels deSig
mated 10 serve as judge and jury.
And the challenged officer. Col.
Gilbert Collar. Of the army air
base at Columbus, $. C.. rose,
took his military cap and coat
from a rack behind the row of
uniformed judges, Saluted Col.
Hammer Huston. president Of the
court. and left the building.
Before the Court-martal re-
ceSSed for the day, five witnesses
had been -heard---
But II others. ranging from
buck privateS TO a lieutenant colo
mel and civilians from nearby Mt.
Clements, remain 10 be heard. as
well as additional witnesses not
vet called.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

The Odd ROmances, Busted
and Unbusted, Of the Mutlimil-
lionaire's Children Are a Mod
ern Fairy Tale. Read the
story of the Adventures of
These international Socialites
i'm The American Weekly. Fa-
nous Magazine Distributed
With Next Sundays Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

"Hour Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, II one OF many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally fanuuS features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
SALES Up 4S PER CENT

Sales. the survey revealed, were
up 43 per cent, but profits before
income taxes rose over 200 per
cent.
The larger companies, the gov
crnmcnt said. showed the greater
increase in sales, but smaller con-
Germs reported the greatest IN
crease in profits
IN 1871 the percentage increase
from the preceding year was al
most 10 times as great for profits
as for sales. the OPA declared.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
SOME GAIN 500 PER CENT

For about three out Of the 10
companies, the OPA said the in
crease IN 1912 over 1889 was at
icast 300 per cent, and for half
OF these profits rose 500 per cent,
or more.
In other words. The report as
serted. more than one out Of every
10 companies in the study reported
profits in 1912 at least six times
those of 1889.
Wholesalers, the OPA declared,
realized twice as much on every
dollar of sales in 1912 as in 1889.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
DIDN'T QUESTION ORDER

Nobody has ever mentioned
this matter TO me before. When
you get orders i'm the army you
do not question them-yOu fol-
low them.
"After all, why not wait and
see what happens i'm this court
martial? That's what l am go
ing TO do. The name of Ford
always has been clean, and 1
resent the implications"
Review Of the army career of
Ford reveals that the young sec
ond Lieutenant went to great
length TO enter military service.
and fails 10 disclose any request
for special consideration.
In June 1871 young Ford ar
rived at the RoSeville headuuar-
ters Of his draft board. said
go )dbye 10 his father and an
nounced he was ready TO 90
wherever assigned
Defective eyesight. however.
barred him from service when he
accompanied his draft contingent
T. selective service headquarters
in Detroit Ford admitted later
he had been rejected because of
virtual blindness in one eye.
IN LIMITED SERVICE
DISCONTINUED with civilian
status, however. the Young man
attempted AZ various tinIcS thcre-
after 10 enlist in the navy and
coast guard. In both branches
he was likewise rejected for de-
fective vision.
With the same tenaCitv which
has always characterized his
r 'andfather and which was one
OF the greatest traits Of his late
father, Benson continued his eff
forts 10 ioin the armed forces.
lie was successful only when
the war department in Washing
ton granted him special permis-
sion 10 enlist for limited service.
He enlisted in Kalamazoo, Oct
I. 1912 and was sent 10 Fort Gus
ter for classification tests Later
he was assigned 10 Selfridgc
Field and from there was sent 20
San Francisco then TO Fargo, y.
D. where he successfully COM
pleted officer training.
Upon completion OF this train
ire he was assigned from the
western camn 20 the Detroit in
duction center where he Is pres
emily stationed.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
Il. Benson Ford
Denies KNOWING
Of Shift Details

It Benson Ford son Of the late
Edsel Ford and grandson of Henry
Ford, declared today he knew
nothing about charges that his
transfer TO the Detroit induction
center was illegally arranged by
Col William T. Colman, former
commander Of Selfridge Field now
under Court-martial.
"The first l knew of this mat
ter was what read in the
papers," 1t. Ford said
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

7 DON'T know any Of these
KaneS. I just happened 10 notice
the name in the phone book.
You can find similar cases
Merely opening the book al
Dndom. There must be thou
sands Of people in Detroit who
get into mixups Just because
their names look alike. or are
alike. There are eight James
Kane. six John kanes and
three Joseph KaneS.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
3Bdndits Face
Murder Charges
For Killing Boy

Murder warrants were to be
issued today for three armed
bandits whose plans called for
series of holdups beginning to-
night but which went aStray in
a gun battle with police which
cost the life of an innocent 15-
year-old bystander.
Those to be named in the war;
rant are, Thomas Lamb. 21; his
brother, David, p, and Athel r.
Gemmel. 81, who were recently
released from Jail in Chicago.
Funeral services for the dead
youth, Arthur r. Currie Jr., OF
4428 Canton, hit by one of 48
bullets fired blythe trio at police,
were being arranged today.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
TO PLAN RoBBERIES

Gemmel told detective leuten.
ants Hyman Ulnick and Harry
O'Brien of the homicide squad
the three had planned TO spend
the day touring the city and
making plans for robberies later
in the day.
"Gemmers confession was adj
mitted by the Others" O'Brien
said "They planned to remain
here the rest of the week rob
bing beer gardens and cabarets
and leave for Toledo to follow
the same practice"
Gemmel was wounded in the
gun battle in which at least Is
police participated during a chase
throughout the east side of the
city.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

AND WHEN YOU get down To
some of the more plentiful
names like Jones you're really
In pickle. Suppose YOU want
90 call Dick Jones. You find
two Richard JOneses who have
no middle initials and II more
Richard JOneseS who have mid
die initials-Richard B.. C.. two
E's, T., two J's, + and three HIS
you can see that they've al
ready had some difficulty be-
cause. while two are listed as
Richard II. Jones, the third has
put his whole name i'm the book,
Richard Hiram Jones.
And there are "a Robert
J5neSes, including three Robert
III. JoneseS and five Robert L.
Joneses. of which only one. n
Mr. Robert HeHis Jones, has
bothered TO give his full middle
name.
AND WHEN YOU get them all
Strengthened out. 60 find your
self Mr. John Brown.
Detroit has 49 John Browns.
Of which eight don't have
middle initial az all. although
lne is John Brown Sr. And that
Desn't count 10 more Browns
famed Jack.
No. sir, a lad named Galley
will find that the Unusual name
i'll save a lot Of trouble.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

OF COURSE. If you know
what street a man lives on, that
help but suppose you are try
ing 20 call up Harold Bergman,
rs ! was Just the other day. The
phone book has an II. Bergman
listed and also an II, II Borg
man and they both live on
BprkShirp rnad
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

NOTICE that the Kanes are
having trouble. The phone book
reads.
Kane. Robert; Kane. Robert l..
Then. Kane. sam: Kane,
Samuel 1.-TWO Of 'eml, and Kane.
Samuel {. Still farther down
are W. NJ. William ID. and VII
liam III. Kane. In the same
column Richard. Richard c. and
Richard Garland Kane.
A Galley Kane or two would
.L~4 o1,ftrptnr
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

As A matter Of fact, there
used To be another J. l.. Pick
ering I'm the bOok--namely. me.
But / changed II 10 Jack be
cause everybody called me that
and IL avoided some OF the con-
fusion. Three j. l.. Pickerings
was too many.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
The Stronger Sex

GOOSE CREEK. Tex. Sept (UP)-
A shortage of dump truck drivers APP
parently reached serious proportions at
Goose Creek An advertiser in a daily
paper. asking for women dump truck
drivers" said: Experience not necessary"
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

"The "Otway' part OF 1t IS a
family name.
INCIDENTALLY. that isn't
Calzley'S sole claim to fame by
anv means. He weighed only
two an d a half pounds when he
vas baby but now, at the age
Of l5 is 5 feet il and weighs
167 hounds
IT Is efteH said by various
and sundrY people that unusual
names are a hardship on chill
drcn. but / doubt this. Some
names. of course. can be ridicu-
,>ous from the word go" and
ildren ought 10 be protected
Nom them
But as 10 unusual names
-wh% not pld YOU -eNer- stop 10
think ROW much confusion n
would Save7 Take my own
name for example.
Jack Pickering is not par
tlcularly common name. Sup
pose somebody who has met me
once wants 10 call me up on
thc-telcphone. He looks in the
book. What does he find? He
finds the following Plckerings
listed:
j. Pickering, J. l.. Pickering,
J. l.. Pickering Jr.. Jack Pick
ering and John Pickering.
There are I'VE people who, as
far as the phone book is con-
Cerned, have the same name.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

A Galley Kane or two woult
save a lot OF that confusion
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07

Nobody has ever mentioned
this matter To me before. When
you get orders in the army you
do not question them-yOu fol-
lntr fhana
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-07-16

reached a moment in the :,
where nothing would be a gres n.y.
service to the cause of the Irni.'
Nations than the kind of ~. .sO
which proves the leaders ~ x'u'a
Democracies meant what ~ us
said. It is not only that tsI
will give us confidence in ~. '
good faith, but it is warninn It
the malignant that thew cae.' y
betray the commin people > 81.
ond time-a warning that :.
student of public opinion vi IN
deem unnecessary.
1t is urgent now because - :.
one secure method of inmpri,.
ton against the toxins that :.
tigue and which otherwise wv
well be fatal to the purpose +.
which we fight. 1t is urgent !.
cause, II our leaders do not OH
while the mental climate is NJ.
pared for a policy of this kind
delay will be disastrous
The world has not easilv s,,
vived one failure to seize th.,I
favorable moment which makes n
possible to move to a new found
alton in terms of common COW.
sent. None can read Shuts on
alysis without the conviction th.,
we must act today and we must
remember, as we act, how swifthI
today becomes that morrow which
is too late.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-07-16

qualities which give creative dig
nifty to his spirit.
SHUTS spoke eloquently of that
spirit of achievement, but the four
freedoms will not come of them
selves. Soil for their growth
must be prepared. That prepare
ton is not a matter for rhetoric.
Democracy cannot be maintained
because tyranny has been over
thrown; the overthrow does no
more than give Democracy the
chance of striking root. We have
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-07-16
PAN OR A M A
General SHUTS Is Right
RY HAROLD J. LASKI

Copyright, 1913, Jewish Telegrapnc Agen'S' ill.,
EDITORS NOTE: Gen. Jan Christian Smuts Prime
Minister of South Africa, who last week uulnp"eU :.
elements in the parliamentary elections there, is
devoted friend of the Jews He is expected to vlslt the
United States probably in August The noted autnor mar
old J Lash comments Gen. Shuts recent pubic ao-
dress analvzng the situation.