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O'Connel, trial judge advocate
| who told newsmen:
"Ford knew nothing of the
sort of arrangements made for
his transfer. hence his testimony
will not he required. Others
knew OF the arrangements, how
ever, and some of these may he
! called 10 the witness stand"
I The trial nudge advocate h4~-Het
yet opened the case for The prose
cution. Before he could, The de-
fenSe was granted a motion for
IN inquiry into the mental con-
dition of the accused on certain
OF the specifications.
These specifications were those
covering the alleged shooting OF
McRae and the five charges of
drunkenness. The defense i'm
mediately started calling expert
witnesses 10 testify concerning
Colman's mental condition
Four psychiatrists took the
stand for the defense yesterday,
then the prosecution opened its
rebuttal with one witness before
court adjourned for the day.
PROGRESS OF TRIAL
At the conclusion of the parade
Of expert prosecution witnesses.
the court must rule on the de-
fense motion. II granted, this
will automatically remove these
charges against Colman and the
trial will proceed on the remain
ling charges.
II the defense cannot success
fully show that Colman was men
italy unsound on the dates in
Question, then the trial will pro-
ceed on all % specifications.
One OF the 10 colonelS assigned
10 sit in judgment upon Colman,
|Col. James +. Doherty Of Dale
Msbrv Field, Tallahassee, Fla.
was i'll and not present when the
session opened yesterday.
Another Of the 10. Col. Gilbert
IT. Collar of the army air base at
columbia, S. c.. was challenged
by the government and excused
After Colman entered mot
guilty pleas TO all the specihca-
lions OF the charges, witnesses
were excused and the court grant
I'd the defense motion for an
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07
PARADE or WITNESSES
"Hls drinking was purely vol
untary, as far as Colman was

untarN, as far aS oman "hs
concerned" Pctrec said
Then the trial Judge advocate
started his parade Of expert wit
neSseS to attempt to rctutc the
defense stand
Mai. John II. Lucas. physician
AT Selfridgc Field station hospital
testified he was called 10 the quar-
ters of Col. COlman at = a. m.
on the morning of the shooting.
Colman. Mrs. Colman and Col.
White were present he SAID.
Asked about the condition Of
Colman at the time Maj. Lucas
said
"He was I'm daZed cOndi-
ton. His speech was thick and
slurred His eyes were blcary
and bloodshot and he appar-
emily was not aware of what
was going on. He said that for
release from pressure under
which he had been working
they had gone on picnic"
Asked II Colman had said they
had had any drinks, the major
said.
"He said they had had a few
drinks before going on the
picnic"
would YOU say -he Mas under
the influence of intoxicating Ii
quors ." he was asked
"leS," was the reply
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shooting of Mc2ao) occurred
during an explosive period and
Col. Colman was not aware of
what he was doing. lie did
not possess mental control. lie
WAS like n load at dynamite
lying around--any spark might
set II of. The stumbling of a
toe might even cause it.
The testimony OF It, Col Paul
4. Petree chief of the neunpNy-
chiatric division of -HGrcN-IppeS
Hospital, of Battle Creek fourth
witness Gated by The defense.
tended 10 retute earlier opinions
that Col -Cnlman-S-2Aa4tiHF- of
Pvt McRac was entirely The act
Of a Craled man.
Telling of a thrcc-hour inter-
view alone with Col Colman az
Ferey Jones May Z whiic guard
stood outside the office Col
Petree said Colman asked
Would alcohol or amneSia he
more in my favOrS'
ACUTE ALCOHOLISM
Petree's report Of his oNamlna-
tion of Col. Colman May >. the
day after the shooting, included
the finding that the latter was SUI
fering from acute alcoholism
"He did know right from
wrong that nlght--as a general
proposition" Petrce answered
to a question from the prosecu-
tor during the croSs-eNamlna-
ton.
1t was brought out in Petree's
report that Col. Colman had told
him during the interview that:
"They sent me colored
chauffeur. told them never
:, send me colored chauffeur"
He said this 'fcclngly The
report stated
Col Colman, in trying TO re-
construct the events of May !,
told Petree, the latter said, that
he remembered going TO picnic
drinking and then gong 10 ms
office TO get one of two revolNerS
he kept there.
Petree said he had diagnosed
after two or three examinations
of Col. Colman daily during the
period from May ; to May 10 at
Percy Jones, that the officer was
suffering from "a psychoneuroSiS
of the anxiety type showing ap-
prehension. fear, obSessIonS, a dis
ease that might extend back
three or four years or might be
caused almost in a day, like she'll
shock in soldier. -
Petree added, however, that
amnesia in the type Of pSyChon-
eurosiS with which he said Col
Colman suffered was uncommon
and exceptional
Petree said that drinking liquor
was a voluntary act by such neu-
ropsychotics.
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BELIEVED HIM SICK

Asked II he believed Colmar
was suffering from pSychqNeu-
roSis on May 1, DR. Wag @ner
answered in the affirmative.
Second pSychiatriSt TO testify
was 1t. Col. Carl r. Rayburn. eX-
ecutive officer Of the Hunter Field
Station Hospital, Savannah. Ga,
ana q specialist in pSyChiatry and
neurology.
Col. Raybun was ordered tc
Selfridge by Third Air Force
headquarters 20 examine Colman
the latter part of July. 10 deter
mine his mental condition at that
time and ON May 4 and ;.
He testified he examined records
Of Percy Jones Hospital and the
SelfridEe Hospital and also spent
two days with Colman while here
After explaining how he hac
reached his conclusions, Col. Ray.
burn said.
"The shooting was not pre-
mediiBted and there II no indi-
cation the gun was wilmlly
aimed. Col. C0lman was men
tally irresponsible AZ the time
Of the shooting. lie suffered
from amneSia and had mental
Illness before taking any alco-
holiC drinks"
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Examined CoLNAN

Next ON tho stand was Capt
Leonard NJ. RIttcnberg. psychia
triSt at the Se.trIdEe Field station
hospital who testified hc briefly
examined C0lman the morning
after The shooting and also had
him undor observation from May
II 20 June g after his transfer
mere from Percy InneA Hospital.
The morning of the shooting
! made no real examination but
felt he should be watched and
~ stayed with him 10 see that
nothing pSvchiatric occurred-so
he wouldn't commit suicide"
Df hlS Slb-oQuDu more lengthy
examination Of Colm8n. Dr. Rit-
tcuherC SAID.
II concluded nc was psyche
neur0tic and that the disease
had --1fvtrUi IDUuT Tour wears. 1
made a formal report of this as
part of the hospital record
This reportwa accepted as ex.
Hh.t#ote otti tho objections of
rial lu1g. advocate. Philip y.
GCouncI
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II considered him mentally
! espOnsibie g. result Of
series az occurrences over a
period Of years Dr Rlttcn-
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II considered this event lfne
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
COAL PRODUCTIONS:
u. S. Names Director

While 10000 miners stayed out of
the pits, Carl Elbridge Newton, As
year-old president of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad, was ap-
pointed to direct the operations of
the nations mines now under gov
eminent control. The selection of
Newton was announced as Secre-
tary of the Interior Harold Ickes
told congressional committee that
there was no hope for an early re-
turn of the properties to the owners.
Although many locals voted to re-
sumo work, thousands of soft and
hard coal miners insisted they would
not 60 back without a new contract.
Pits of several steel companies in
Pennsylvania were affected, but in
Illinois where the union and opera
tors had come to an agreement be-
fore the War Labor board refused
to recognize the concession, all of
the $4,000 miners were on the job.
Formerly an assistant United
States attorney in New York and
special assistant state attorney gen.
eral in New York, Newton was
named president of the Chesapeake
and Ohio last December IS. How
ever, he had been connected with
railroad matters since 1888. In his
capacity, Newton is answerable only
to 1ckes, although he will have the
services of Ickes' office.
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CHEERS ALLIES:
Major BIotU

Invasion talk quickened with the
statement of Malcolm Macdonald,
British high commissioner to Can
ada, that the Allies would soon as
sault Hitler's European fortress.
In predicting the invasion, Mac
Donald said series of small forays
could be expected to feel out the
enemy before a major blow would
be struck.
Macdonald saw further cheer in
the Allies operations against
U-boats in the North Atlantic. Even
as he revealed that one submarine
had been sunk each day during the
preceding two weeks, Goering's Es-
sener National Zeitung confessed
that the Allies had surprised the
Nazi U-boat force by the use OF
aircraft carriers in conveys.
AS invasion talk increased, Allied
bombers continued to pound Ger
many.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
CHESTER DAVIS:
Resigns Food Job

AS support grew in congress for
his appointment as Food Gar, Ches-
ter Davis resigned from his posi-
ton as War Food administrator.
Lack of sufficient authority and OPP
position to the government SUBJ
sidy program were the reasons Da-
Wis gave for his action.
President Roosevelt accepted the
resignation and Immediately named
Marvin Jones, a former Texas con-
gresham and chairman of the Unit
ed Nations recent food conference,
as his successor. Mr.. Roosevelt also
relieved Davis of responsibility for
plotting the 1914 food program, say
ing it would not be proper to tie an
other administrator to somebody
else's policies.
In his letter of resignation, Davis
declared that subsidies would not
tend to halt initiation in this country
unless accompanied by current tax
and savings programs. Mr.. Roose-
welt replied with the statement that
congress had failed to enact the
added tax legislation he had asked.
In answer to Davis assertion that
authority over broad food policy and
the day-to-day decisions were being
exercised elsewhere, Mr.. Roosevelt
said he had named a War MobiI-
cation director for the purpose of
co-ordinating all functions of the war
agencies.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
MEDITERRANEAN:
Blast Axis From, Air

While the Axis continued to report
Allied concentrations in North AZ
RIGA, U. S. airmen struck at Nazi
aerial installations in Greece, fur
Their diverting attention to the Bal
kanS.
Strong formations of Liberator
bombers raided Axis airdromes
near the ancient Greek capital of
Athens. Although enemy planes
arose in number to the defense, hits
were reported on hangers, fuel
dumps and aircraft spread over the
fields.
In announcing the raids, the ninth
U. S. air force also revealed that
the Axis continued their novel at
tacks on our planes by attempting
to drop bombs on them from fight
ers overhead.
British Wellington b m
dropped incendiaries and block bust
ers on Naples as direct attacks were
continued on Italy. Docks and in
dustrial installations were reported
struck and the Italians admitted
damage.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16

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IF YOU'RE one for neatness and
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well cut and definitely slim
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Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1769-B de-
signed for sizes SO. SO. 40. AZ. "A. 46. 48.
so and So. Size 80 requires. with short
sleeves. 42s yards 35-inch material.
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60 MANY times this summer
~ you'll be glad for an ensemble
like this. Simple and smart for
day-long wear.
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signed for sizes 10. II. IA. 16. 10 and 20.
Corresponding bust measurements %. 80.
80, "a. SO and 80. Size IL 1907 ensemble
requires 47s yards 35.inch material: 9
yards ric-rac.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
TREASON:
Ne1U Trials in Chicago

Basing part of its decision on a
recent Supreme court ruling, the
United States Circuit Court of APP
peals voided the conviction of six
defendants for treason in Chicago
and ordered the case reheard.
It was pointed out that the SUI
preme court had held arraignment
before a magistrate necessary be-
fore a suspect could be questioned.
In the treason case, statements had
been taken before such arraignment,
although the government claimed
the suspects had waived the right of
appearance before a judicial officer.
The appeals court also held that
the individuals were entitled to sep
arate trials which the court denied,
and Judge William ]. Campbell had
enormously instructed the jury.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
PRICE 'ROLL-BACK':
Doomed by Committee

Drastic revision of the admins
tration's subsidy program was indi-
Gated by action of senate and
house conference committee, which
prohibited use of funds for the roll
back" of retail food prices. The
committees move would kill the
present "roll-back" of butter and
meat, only permitting payments to
professors for commitments to June
IS.
However, the committee did au-
thorize the payment of $50 million
dollars in subsidies to offset in
creased transportation costs, and
stimulate the production of scarce
metals and essential food products.
Congressional approval, however,
would be required for expenditures
over $50 million dollars.
The conference committees &C.
ton ignored an appeal by the War
Labor board for the adoption of the
administrations "roll-back" pro-
gram. Citing its policy of limiting
wage increases to IS per cent over
the January 1941 level, the WLB
declared that the cost of living has
spiralled up per cent since last
October, with food alone rising 1919
per cent.
The conference committee in
creased the Commodity Credit cor
poration lending authority $50 mil
lion dollars to an aggregate of 8 bill
lion 400 million dollars. Under the
terms of the bill which also extended
the life of the CCC for two years,
the war food administrator would
be allowed to buy food from farm
ers and resell it at a loss to stimu-
late production.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
CABINET RIFT:
Wallace Us. Jones

Differences in the presidential
cabinet flared into the open when
Vice President Henry A. Wallace
accused Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones of hamstringing opera
tons of the Board of Economic War
fare.
AS chairman of the BEW, Wallace
directs the agency's program for the
purchase of material and develop
ment of strategic natural resources
in foreign countries. As chairman
of the Reconstruction Finance cor
poration, Jones is responsible for
furnishing the funds for the BEW
operations.
Wallace claimed that the RFC was
lax in building up stockpile of
strategic material before Pearl Har-
Dor, although expressly authorized
to do so. Jones countered with the
assertion that of IL billion dollars
of precious material bought by this
country, the BEW initiated only
per cent of the purchases.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
A Real Favorite
Recreation Kits

A dozen different kinds of recre-
alton kits have been given to our
soldiers by the war department,
says Golfers. For example, Kit
&C" contains 1000 books; 81"
sound-picture projectors and films !;
"B-1" radios, monographs and an
amplifier; ID" violins, guitars, a
small piano; "a" boxing gloves
and equipment for baseball, foot
ball and softball; "F" playing
cards, poker chips, dice and sets
of many games, including chess,
checkers and backgammon.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
PACIFIC:
ActiOn in Air

While American aviators bombed
Kiska seven times in one day in the
North Pacific, the deliverance of
heavy blows at Japan in the South
west Pacific was promised by Mai.
Gen. Claire Chennault upon his re-
turn to China from conferences at
Washington.
AS the soupy Aleutian weather
cleared enough to warrant opera
tons, medium bombers hammered
at Kiska, blowing up anti-aircraft
emplacements and runways. The
raids brought to 16 the number
staged by American airmen in three
days.
In predicting an offensive against
the Japs in the southwest, General
Chennault said conferences in Wash
ington had convinced him that the
U. S. was concentrating most of its
naval action in the Pacific and that
Allied leaders were making a most
judicious use of resources for global
warfare.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
FARM:
Approve FSA Funds

Final congressional action on the
875 million dollar farm bill was fur
Their delayed with the senate's return
of the bill to a conference commit
tee for adoption of provisions for
crop insurance and incentive pay
ments.
Before returning the bill. the SEN
ate approved conference recommen-
dations for the farm security pro-
gram. Twenty million dollars was
appropriated for the administration
of the agency and it was authorized
to borrow 60 millions for rehabilita-
ton loans. Transfer of the FSA
functions to the War Food admins
tration also was approved.
In sending the bill back to the
committee, the senate insisted on
acceptance of its provisions for con-
tinuing wheat and crop insurance,
and on removal of restrictions
against use of 400 million dollars
of soil conservation payments for
incentive awards to producers.
The conference version had rec
commended an appropriation of 80
million dollars for loans to tenants
for farm purchase. 1t also permit
ted the FSA to use as much of its
funds as necessary during the first
four months of the fiscal year be-
fore passage of legislation in con-
gress over the future of the FSA.
The senate approved both sections.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Senate, House Conference Committee
Stops Roll-Back of Retail Food Costs;
Revised Bill Approves Funds for FSA;
Heavy Aerial Action Marks Pacific War

In
by
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
HLICHTS -. in the weeks news

ORDNANCE: A huge ammunition
depot is being constructed in the
desert of Utah, on $4,000 acre plot.
Buildings housing explosives are
well isolated in the great expanse.
INSURANCE: Life insurance in
force now totals more than 139 bill
lion dollars, according to a report
Of the Consolidated Chart of Insur-
ance Organizations.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
Enemy Weapons Studied

The Army Proving Grounds at
Aberdeen, Md, has sample of
every weapon that our men have
captured from the Nazis and the
Japs, says Golfers. All of this
material has been forwarded from
our fighting fronts by Ordnance
officers whose sole duty is to seek
new enemy equipment and send it
to Aberdeen to be tested and
studied.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16

RYE: Rye sold at Is year peak
on the Chicago market at 81 for
July delivery.
CHEMICALS: Three chemical
companies have been indicted on
three counts alleging violation of the
antitrust act. They are National
Lead company, E. I. du Pont de
Nemours company, and Titan COM
pany.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
U. S. BACKS CIRAUD:
F.D.R. Shows Support

President Roosevelt's approval of
General Eisenhower's support OF
Gen. Henri Giraud's French COM
mand in North Africa was seen in
an invitation extended to Giraud to
visit the U. S. Although Giraud &C.
cepted, he is not expected to make
the trip until cessation of hostilities.
General Eisenhower came to Gil
rauds side during the recent con-
ferences of the French National
committee at Algiers. Gen. Charles
DeGaulle had boldly sought to sub
ordinate Giraud to military COM
mission and replace certain of his
officers. General Eisenhower then
stepped in and insisted on the reten-
ton of Giraud's command.
Back of the maze of political COM
plication, one could see General
Eisenhower firm respect for the
honor so strongly cast in military
men. 1t was General Eisenhower
who negotiated with Admiral Jean
Darlan for French North Africa's
collaboration with the Allies at the
time of the u. S. landings in 1912.
When Darlan was assassinated,
General Giraud inherited his posi-
ton as high commissioner and with
it, Darlan's organization.
NAZI SPY:
Trial for espionage with death or
prison facing him if convicted
doomed before 57-year-old Ernest
Lehmitz, Staten Island, N. Y, air
raid warden, following his confess
sion to the FBI that he had informed
the German government of Ameri-
can troop movements, conveys and
arms production.
Lehmitz had communicated with
the Nazi intelligence by using in
visible ink to write between the lines
of apparently harmless letters to &C.
quaintances in Germany.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16

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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-01

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. - Up -
Justice, proverbially blind, is in no
shape to smell either, Senator
Francis Maloney of Connecticut
discovered today in a Hallowe' en-
timed inspection of vandalism at
the United States Capitol.
The entire nose is missing from
her sculptured likeness over the
main outside entrance to the Sen
ate wing of the Capitol, and her
seat-mate. History, likewise is
minus her once dainty bugle.
David Lynn, architect of the
Capitol, who accompanied Senator
Maloney, attributed the girls miss
ing schnozzolas to the fact that
they were sculptured years ago in
soft marble which has begun to
disintegrate in Washington's fogs
and frost.
But Lynn and Malcney, who is
chairman OF the Senate Commit
tee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, quickly agreed that no
such lmpersonal malefactor was re-
sponsible for Disagreement of the
S22, ooo lntrlcately decorated bronze
door beneath the statues.
Designed and executed some As
years ago by Thomas Crawford the
massive door is divided into a Sc
rles OF panels depicting historical
moments. Images of revolutionary
soldiers and their leaders appear
in high relief. epe"i
Z souvenir hunters have made the