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Evening star., 1944-09-27
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

dOLLY WOOO.
When old-time fans gather tt
talk about the great silent movies
THE Sheik" and Rudolph Valen.
tino never miss the conversation
THE Sheik" crossed nearly $1,000.
600 on its first showings and ever
today Is being revived every few
years for neat additional profit.
Well, the man who made "The
Sheik" stood on the set of Bill.
Roses Diamond Horseshoe" al
Twentieth Century-Fox, the othel
day and recalled bits of his color.
full past. His name is George Mel.
ford. One of the great directors Of
the silent era-a man who ranked
next to Cecil B. De Mille-George
Melford failed to share in the sensa-
tional success of THE Sheik" anc
other of his works that kept long
lines before the ticket wickets
Today he is no longer a director but
is being directed. He is playing the
modest role of Pop" the stage door
man, in Diamond Horseshoe"
Charles Bickford walked by, and
waved a greeting and that set
George off on his reminiscing
Every time Melford sees Bickford it
takes him back to the most terrible
moment Of his life. The thing hap
pened years ago when Melford was
directing an adventure film with
BickfOrd In the herO's role.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Old.Timers Return
HOLLYWOOD

IIOLI WOOD.
The largest collection of old time
screen stars recently assembled in
one picture. appear in RKO Radios
Betrayal From the East They are
Gertrude Astor, Chester Conklin,
Frank Mayo, Jason Robards and
Bryant Washburn. They support
Lee Tracy and Nancy Kelly.
Evening star., 1944-09-27

Artists rs,.s IN thE tEr,n WlND W.: Uaaited a
and Sigrid Gurie, produced by Rudolph
Monter and Arthur Ripley, directed by
Torberg; music by Michel Michelet. At the
Evening star., 1944-09-27

Melford's assistant lost his life and
Melford and others missed q tragic
death by strange whim Of circum-
stance when there was an explosion
aboard their ship.
fReleased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Grim Screen Play at Little
Looks at Nazi Brutality
BY JAY CARMODY,

its death
left humanity vald vanish with eloquenty disputed
Voice which
gala premiere ceremonies Hollywood
release starring sigrid Gu With
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19
MALE HELP-sALEsMEN
FEMALE HELP WANTED

psr week an comr,.s,os -dsy
wesk.Zto Gratiot. Randolph 77eo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-02
NaZi Shell BLASTS Ace
esut OF eEeeF, En- France

WITH NINTH I s AIR
FORCE IL FRANCE AUG =
ms Mai Gen T. r oPelej
QueSada. hard-tlylng Chief of the
Ninth atHrtt 54iiti force fighter
command VINO has iloWn the not
test combat ships without getting
"A scratch. nearly met ms Water
loo today-ln 4 jcop.
Riding near Tcs,y-Sur-Nire
Quc>ada suddenly Sow q German
tank. and exclaimed to compan-
ION
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-02

Doesn't even look like that
ones knocked out"
Al about that time there was 2
loud boom and the swish of an
sA-mm.- shell znnrild- through the
jeCp gas TANK Directly under The
drivers seat-QueSada was drI-
InC
The Germ nan tank wash =
knocked out QueSada and Never
hit a ditch-and cravicd 10 safety
mScratchcd, but The Jeep was dc
f,nH.hnd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-02
Home Gamers Get
ADDED Sugar Ration

WASHINGTON, Aug. . GNS)
TIE OPA announced today that
Aou,eRtteS and others who can
fruits and iellies for sale will be
able 10 got enough sugar this
year to produce a. large a pack
as they did in 1911
Home frui. and Jelly professors
previously have been allowed up
to so pounds OF sugar for the
present canning season, but now
they may get more by applying
10 local ration boards.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-02
w Oman Hangs self.
.tccOrGinGtO Police

7--t--te64F- ftft,ffettffeeti-the-
4@-ftef MIR HaHra May FhoaP-
SON. as. ~ Third, Wyandote, a
suicide Her husband. Theodore.
l0Ha Jae 6oey last night hang
Ce in t5n ht-GrfaH' of Their home
WFrrs f'c Iots OF stove had
been Jeff open
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17
Sports Roundup

Rochelle y Y-AP-Tbs Marshall. really today
galopmg galleries 1shos
the $l53j3 Red With the concluding
72hoe nipsudtuck medal scheduled Sunday
soldiers night pitched their
field meal prepared the stampedng
the hill doWndale
Detros APA producers Mary Arnold
Angeles and Dorothy May Bundy Monica Calf
for the clay championship Following
by Miss Bundy who bounced Defending Champion
Pauline the seminsls
mails by upsettng Doris Hart of Miami Fla. 81, ga
San Antonio TexAP-B Betty Jameson, golfer
mems National Open Championship
nounced will Womens
Chicago week She finals
Golf Tourney here several weeks
New Market EngAP-Eleven war.
downs field Of % expected
mile and half with Iord Derby, favor
cd TO take first Of $4,000 the oOe
ruiness beating field
New YorkAP The 10000 Shevn
the S5oOoo Dryer viii he today
10 Including in
expected N tho William
surprise Of Pensve Belmont the
choice
Champaign lnAP-Buddy Illinois freshman track star .
foinE 10 take from busy
the boards and cindsr
Young has competed in y track
AAr Championship New
competed 81 o. place first onIv
three 49, '' '"''
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17
KELLY DENIES SUPPORT

Lansing. June II AP Governor
Kelly emphaticslly denied Friday
reports that he was supporting
Jerry Tyler OF Niles TO be Repub-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17

! Muncrief, big Highlander who
gained his fifth successive victory
and sixth OF the season 1t was
Overmire's sixth defeat against two
victories.
Errors by Piuky Higgins and
Don Ross resulted in four unearn-
ed runs against Oyermire in the
first inning, an ample margin for
victory. The only Detroit run came
in the second on Jimmy Outlaw :
double and a single by Don Ross,
Oyermire famed leadoff man
Don Gutteridge. but Mike Kreeyich
and George McQuinn were safe OH
errors and Tom Hafey doubled for
one run Mark Christman was
passed intentionally. bringing up
Milt Byrnes whose tworun single
provided the margin of victory
Another run scored on Floyd Bak.
er's fly.
Overmlrs LEFT in the fourth in
q fiye-run outburst, and he was
followed in turn by Joe Orrell. Bob
Gillespie, Walter Boom Boom
Beck and Jake Mooty, who consti-
tute the entire Tigers bullpen staff.
The defeat dropped Detroit back
to the 500 mark.
A new Tiger made his debut in
the fifth when Leslie (Buhba }
Floyd. recent acquisition from
Portland OF the Pacific Coast
League. replaced Joe Hoover at
shortstop. Floyd fielded his po-
sl'ion we'll and contributed 4 don.
Bile and a single to tn. nine hit
Detroit attack.
The Browns were without their
shortstop. Vernon stephens. whose
hand was injured at Chicago. but
Baker did fancy job at. his sue.
eessor and got two hits.
The 1881 customers represent.
ID the largest weekday twilight
attendance in three years since
The dusk games were instituted
here. In 1l5 twilight games the
Tigers have drawn $4,000 which
is well above the daily average.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17
nue. yesterday, I saw that some
By Bobs Lee

nue. yesterday, i saw that some
thing was missing"
THE body?" asked Ellen.
"No, my pet. Ashes, ashtrays,
cigarette butts, tobacco"
But maybe the murderer had
cleaned up so you wouldn't find
anything like that. He didn't leave
any fngerprints, so why should he
leave old cigarette butts?"
That's true" said Argus, "but
there weren't even any ashes or to,
bacco grounds in the dust findings
in the room or in the pockets Of the
overcoat we found. What does
person do if he's working on some
thing for a long period Of time
without relaxation! II he smokes,
he lights cigarette-or a cigar or
pipe. This murderer hadn't. Who
among the suspects didn't smoke?
Roger Flagg was the only one"
"But-but-"
add TO this the bits Of broken
glass from his watch crystal and"
How did you know it was Rog-
er's watch crystal"
Remember the day we lunched
at the Penguin Club with Flagg and
you said you'd run into him coming
out Of a jewelry store on Madison
Avenue?"
Eyes"
swell, found that store and dis
covered that Flagg had brought his
watch in on Tuesday morning To
get a new crystal. | had them ex-
anime the slivers of glass we found
in Redbeard's hideout and they
confirmed that it was Of exactly
the same thickness as the new
crystal they sold him"
But where could Roger have
learned to make such an intricate
murder machine?" Ellen asked.
"He had had electrical training,
Argus explained. "He told US he'd
been to a technical school. But he
didn't tell US, of course, that he'd
worked for a telephone company
installing phones, during summer
vacation from college. | got that
yesterday through a personal re.
porting service"
How did you ever guess about
Flagg's relationship with SyriaT
81 knew he'd built her up in the
modelling business. You told me
about Syria's mysterious week-ends
in the country. Their when we
found Redbeard's hideout, | guessed
that he and Flagg were one and the
same. This was confirmed when
came across a piece o. a New Jer.
sey newspaper with a name-sticker
in one corner" Argus explained
in detail about his deductions from
the torn sticker. Grange investi-
gated" he said, "and discovered
that Syria and Roger Flagg had
used the place in the country for
weekend rendezvous"
"Why was it a mistake for Flage
to get blood on that letter." Ellen
asked, "snd how in the world did
you know he wasn't shot in Pierre.
studio?"
well" said Argus, "if Flagg
thought Pierre held evidence against
him, it was practically an admis-
sion Of guilt when he searched his
papers. II the papers had been
messed up by some one else, why
would one of the letters have had
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17
Race Horses
Die i'm Fire

Detroit, June 17-AP- Thirty
FIVE valuable race horses were de-
stroyed early this morning when a
three-slarm fire swept through
two large barns at the Michigan
State Fair Grounds.
Victims of the the Blaze includ-
ed Bell BuZZer. which ran seventh
in the Kentucky Derby this year,
and Diamond Dick. Bell Buzzer
was owned by David Ferguson, De
troit business man, and Diamond
Dick by George c. White OF Hen
Jacksonville. Tenn.
The flames broke out in the Mayo
stable shortly before midnight and.
fed by huge mows OF hay and straw,
soon enveloped both buildings.
George W. Lewis general mana
ger OF the Detroit Racing Associa.
ton. said todsy's program would
be held as usual. He estimated
loss from the horses burned AT
100000 and damage to grounds at
S25, 900.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17
CHAPTER FORTY-Two

Argus Steele Vas leaning against
the bar in the Penguin Club sip
ping a scotch and soda when a tall,
dark-haired girl entered. As she
paused to look around he was re-
minded, for a fiectug second, of
Syria Verne. He sighed and turned
away. When Ellen arrived she
found him staring INTO mis- glass.
There are still lot Of things |
want TO know about the murder OF
Syria" said Ellen. 81 haven't had
a chance to talk to you all dav, what
with reporters and police and other
people around"
Argus smiled. Ask away, Red
head"
How did you first come TO sus-
pect Roger Flagg
There were several things:
When ! discovered that gun mounted
in the air-condition.ug machine
and how it worked, | began 40 weed
out possible suspects" lie paused
TO sip his drink.
"lf Dancer had wanted Syria out
Of the way, he probably would've
bumped her off in approved gang
ster fashion. Mabel and Derry
didn't strike me as being mechani-
eally minded and | couldn't bring
myself to believe that either one
had hired some inventor to do the
whole job"
well. how about Pierre," Ellen
asked.
81 discounted Sturgis all along
because, il he were Redbeard, why
should he go to the trouble Of dis
guising himself when he never
could completely disguise the one
tell-tals thing about himself -
namely, his limp! So it seemed to
me that our murderer was purpose
ly trying to throw suspicion on
Sturgis by adopting a limp, along
with the beard and glasses"
81 suppose you figured later that
the fellow who was most apt TO be
jealous Of Pierre would be likely to
divert suspicion his way" Ellen
suggested.
Eyes" said Argus. "and if Pierre
had come up to the apartment with
Syria and had answered the phone
for her, it would have suited the
murderer almost as well. So that
narrowed my suspects down to the
two: Carstairs and Roger Flagg
who, incidentally, didn't realize
that Carstairs, Sr. was financing
Syria. All Of his suspicious fell on
poor Pierre, who had also lost out"
Well remarked Ellen. 81
thought that Carstairs, Sr. had
done it,"
81 eliminated both Of the Car
stairs when | discovered the tele-
phone testers signal gag. Each
had tried to phone Syria on Mon
day night. Would they have done
that if either of them had set the
machine and started the phone
ringing?"
81 see what you mean" said Ell
len. 80 that just leaves Roger
Flagg-"
UNLESS the crime had been com
mitted by some one entirely I'M
suspected" the detective declared.
"But then when Grange discovered
Redbeard's hideout on Third Ave
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Moose Lodge Downs Carver Nine


Flaggs blood on iti Az fer ths
other, there was too much blood on
the handkerchief that bound Flaggs
wound for a person who had just
been shot. | figured then that he
must've been bleeding for some
time. Why, then, hadn't he called
the police or doctor, with the
phone right beside him! II sudden
ly struck me that perhaps Flagg
had been shot some place else and
had come TO the studio afterwards.
"And Cynthia Lane! You guessed
that she had seen Roger coming out
Of Syria's apartment, because OF
the paint on her coat that matched
the paint in Syria's foyer--is that
it,"
Right" Argus agreed, "the most
important thing, however, was that
Roger saw her, and didn't dare take
the chance that she might have
recognized him."
But she was shot with Lucky
Gambrini's gun"
"Yes. Dancer admitted he had
given it to Syria. Flagg must have
picked it up while he was m her
apartment fixing the murder ma
chine"
"But what about Dancer-why
did he break into Syria's apartment
the night we were there! And whs
shot at you?"
Dancer was working for Car
stairs, ST., just as I said. He came
to crack Syria's safe and see il
she'd left any discriminating papers
there concerning Carstairs and
himself. Dancer was with the old
duffer on Monday night from IL 80
PM, when he left the Whitsun Club,
until 200 AM, when he went home.
That was the abb he was so proud
Of when Grange and I cross-ques-
toned him. Lucky Gambrini was
the one who broke into my apart
ment and shot me in the shoulder
not Bill Carstairs, as you sus-
pected. Dancer sent Lucky after
the check you'd taken from Car
stairs pocket. Bill had told his
father and the old man got scared.
That was the reason you were kid
mapped, too"
"But how did you guess about
Bill Jr.'s Connection"
"Dorry mentioned that Bills al
lowance would be cut off unless he
returned that check to his father.
| just played hunch."
aid they find the other air-con-
ditioning machine that Flagg re-
placed with his own"
"Not yet-but they will. He had
just started confessing when l left
headquarters. 1t wasn't . pretty
story"
at seems incrediblel Roger
Flagg being so infatuated with
Syria! What with Pierre Sturgis
and Carstairs, I'd say the gal GER
tainly got around!"
"She must have used a motor
cycle!' yawned Argus.
"You really are argus-eyed,
aren't you, darling? Do you sup
pose your mother knew you were
going to be a detective when she
gave you that name?"
THE END
! Copyright By Babi Lee;
| D',ribuisd b. Kins TsItuf" sJndisH Lea
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17

Playing on Wednesdays tie the
twN League leaders decided The
issue OF first place as Moose Lodge
downed Carver Community Cen
ter TO ! Friday evening at Ford
Field.
Moose moved into an undisput.
ed lead rship OF the League when
they oyercsme 3 to Carver lead
in the last half OF the sixth inning.
The Lodge scored three times on
only one hit. that by catcher Jerry
Scheffler, in that inning as the
Center made three costly errors in
a row. Scheffler also figured in
scoring the first run for Moose as
he tripled, driving across second
bsseman Max Hilley
Carver had twice overtaken
Lodge leads. the first time in the
second frame on Right fielder John
Russelrs home run and then again
In the third when Pitcher Victor
Johnson came home on Thirdbase-
man Jimmy Wilson's three base
knock. They went into the lead in
the fourth on Shortstop John Bass
double and a Moose misplay.
Harold Ziegler for the I.odgemen
and Johnson for the Center both
pitched good ball but six Carver
errors cancelled the lster's three
hit hurting. Ziegler kept five blows
well scattered 10 gain the all-im-
portant victory.
Summary
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17
Tigers Hoping For Rebound
After Defeat by St. Louis

Detroit. June 17-AP-The De.
troit Tigers hoped to rebound today
from their worst 1914 defeat by
showing that they can beat the
league leading 81. Louis Browns.
In the seasons first twilight
game before 1881 spectators, the
Tigers dropped the opener OF a
four-game series last night, IA to
l. IL was Detroit's sixth defeat
in seven games against ST. Louis
Johnny Corsica was named TO pitch
against Sigmund Jakucki today.
The Browns blasted Il hits off
Frank Oyermire and four success.
ors TO make things easy for Bob
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17

place OF Frank d. Mckay OF Grand
Rapids Kelly said there has
been no decision by me, and no
expression by me as to my choice
for the job. Countless delegates
have asked my advice and have
not expressed It.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17
Fights Last Night
(By the Associated Press

fBy the Associated Press
Jacksonville, Fla Lou Nova.
204, Van Nuys. Calf. outpointed
Bill Peterson. 1873. Chicago, 10.
Stan Siranoyich. IA Pittsburgh.
outpointed Johnny Lyons, 147.
Brooklyn. g.
La Crosse. Wis-Jackie Graves.
1913. Austin. Mimi. knocked out
Irish Mike Kelly. 127. indianapolis.
T. Doll Rafferty,. l42. Milwaukee,
Knocked out James Tiger Kig-
gins. 1902, indianapolis, I
Worcester. Nasal Costa. $50.
NoOnsocket, r. l., stopped Roy
IGreenwood. 144 Long Branch. y.
j. 3 Mickey Green. 1876. I. :
Navy. and Waddell Washington.
1853. Worcester. drew s.
San Diego. Calf upe Con.
zales. $40. Mexico City. stopped
Pete Lello. 40. Gary. Ind. S.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17

|Games behind leader.
Results Friday
Cincinnati 10. Chicago :.
Brooklyn 5, Philadelphia I
Only games
Games Today
New York At Boston ~.
Cincinnati AT Chicago
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh at st. Louis. nigh
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Distributed b, Kins Ts,tur" syndisu 10.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17

Score by innings
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HOW THEY STAND
AMERICAN LEAGUE

VdTUtS UFnInd IFa0pr.
Results Friday
81 Louis II, Detroit /.
New York s. Philadelphia /
Washington {, Boston q.
Chicago 3. Cleveland I.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17
Overcome ;
to 2 Lead
City softbsll League

Friday Nights Results
Moose Lodge 5, Carver Communl.
~ Center 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-19
Bloody Battle For
 Peleliu Nears Victory
CContinued from Page i3

teriy from caves and concrete pill. boxes built in the sheer coral cliffs
 United Press Correspondent Rieh- ard W, Johnston said they were dying by the hundreds in these eScape.proos holes. The Marines also were suffering casualties, though not comparable with those at Tarawa or saipan.
 "BIoOdy Nose"
 Johnston disclosed that the heavs fest fighting was talking place on bloody nose" ridge, which over. looks the island. The Marines sil. enced the Japanese artillery, rain. ing shells on the newly-captured airstrip.
 A front dispatch from Lief Brick. son, representing the combined Al. lied press, revealed that while the bitted ridge battle ragged, American planes were using the Peleliu airs drome, less than . mile to the south.
 Erickson reported that desperate Japanese commanders Shackled their soldiers hand and foot to their observation posts Inside small caves, and made booby trops of the bodies of dead officers.
 Warships and planes continued the unrelenting bombardment of the remaining Japanese positions on Peleliu and Johnston said the com. bined forces have hurled "thousands of tons" of shells and bombs into the enemy defenseS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-19

Suursaari to the SoViets more or less taken for granted,
 The Moscow radio said the Soviet Finnish armistiee was agreed upon after negotiations in Moscow since Sept, iA, British representatives sat la on the conferences and together with those of Russia acted on be- half of all the United Nations, the broadcast said,
 The terms of the armistiee will Do announced later, Moscow said, It wa signed by Colonel General ZhadanoV for the United Nations and by members of the Finnish armistiee delegation in Moscow.
 Between Sept, i4 and 10 negotia- tionS took place la Moscow between representatives of the Soviet Union and Great Britain on behalf of oil United Nations on one side and Q delegRtion of the Finnish govern ment on the other side for the conclusion of an armistlee goVern- ment between the Soviet Union and Finland" the Moscow announce ment said,
 "on the part of the Soviet gov- ernment, those taking part were (Foreign Commiss0r " M) Molo- tov, Marshal (Klementi E) Veroshi- lovu Colonel General ZhadNnov, and Deputy Foreign commissars DeSN- noSso and LltVlnov,
 "On the part of the British, they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-19

tContinued from Page D details of an agreement calling for Q five-eent an hour wage rise, Tho strikers had sought six cents and the National War Labor Board had agreed to Q three-eent rise.
 Basis for the strike was on alleged delay by the WLB in considering the union demands which were faV- ored by the company,
 Massachusetts conferred with union representatives, state officials and military authorities la 0 meeting that lasted until i2:io Q. m, (EWT) today whil thousands of war work CTS, commuters and children walked or hitch linked to work or school.
 At conclusion of the meeting the governor issued c statement in which he said union and state labor officials would meet ct 10 Q, m to draft an agreement.
 Goven0r's Statement
 "The men have agreed to 60 back to work and the drafting of the agreement Is contingent on their return to work" the statement read Their leaders believe the men would go back to work,
 T am glad that transportation in Massachusetts is to be kept go- ing. I am only sorry that 1t stopped for even an hour, We want to dc everything We can to fight this wal to a finish-as long as |our byos are against gunfire,"
 However, Quincy, Salem and Mel rose terminals were deserted throughout the morning,
 The strikers, members of the Analgamated Association of Street Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employes of America (AFL), were seeking a six-cent per hour wage rise. During Q strike vote, that eliminated a l5-month discussion of the rise which was favored by the company, the WLB approved an alternate plan which gave rises ot from three cents an hour.
 The eastern Massachusetts system serves a section of the state that extends from the New Hampshire border on the north to the Rhode Island border on the south and as far west as norwood.