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'PistoI-Pockin' Mamo Nobbed

Boston, Feb. 1-(UP)-A 21-year- old South End girl was seized at her home today only 8 few hours after taixcab driver was held up and police believed she was the pistol packin' mama" who has staged four gunpoint fobberies of cabbies in less than week.
 The girls arrest came after she and a man companion forced taxi cab driver Rocco Ricciarviia of Bos- ton to drive them to Everett shortly after midnight where they tossed him out because he had no money and drove his car to Maiden where 1t was abandoned.
 Only a few hours earlier the pair engaged a taxicab in Boston'S Scol- lay Square, ordered driver Walter Lyons of Chelsea to drive to South Boston where they robbed him of $60 and escaped with his taxicab. It was abandoned a few miles away.
 Previously the pair had staged two holdups In MelroSe and Somer- vile. Total loot was believed only slightly more than $l00.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
Federal G. !. Ballot Pushed

Washington, Feb. l. (UP)-Ad- ministration forces in the senate, aided by 8 delaying action in the House, stepped up efforts today to pass legislation for federal soldier vote ballot before the House can act on 8 bill to leave the voting in the hands of the states.
 Both Houses turned their full att tention to their respective versions of soldier vote legislation but Sen. Scott w. Lucas, D., H., co-author of the Lucas-G Green bill for a federal ballot, was confident the senate would reach the voting stage first and pass his administration-ap- proved bill either late today or to- morrow.
 Administration leaders in the House scheduled an hour of debate on parliamentary procedure and four hours of general debate in an effort to stall action on the State-vote measure until their friends in the senate could get 8 vote on the Lucas Green bill.
 In both Houses the administra- tion's opposition was led by Repub- licans. who charged that a federal palIoJ woulo glVe f>reSiuent 1toose- welt an undue advantage in seeking 8 fourth term, and by Southern Democrats who opposed the waiving of poll taxes and registration as prerequisite to voting.
 If and when the senate passes the Lucas-Green bill, administra- tion leaders in the House will seek to substitute it for the pending states rights measure which coalition of 24 Democrats and IS republicans pushed through the Senate last December.
 Lucas looked for added Southern support as result of an amendment declaring that validity of absentee ballots cast under his bill shall be determined in every case by local election officials. He also was pre- pared to accept an amendment by Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R., Mich, instructing the War and Navy departments to give state ballots the same transmission priorities they would give federal ballots any time that such priority would not interfere with the war.
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The state department made that clear today with the publication of new chapters in the continued story of Japanese cruelties committed not only against prisoners of war but also against civilian internees.
 Neither threats of retaliation against Japanese prisoners in Ann erican hands, the promise of certain punishment after the war, nor ap- peals that she abide by her pledged word, the State Department dis closed, have swerved Japan from the campaign of abuse she launched against her hapless captives in the early weeks of the war.
 The State Department story was released late yesterday by Secretary of State Cordell Hull after an hour long conference with President Roosevelt. It added new horrors to the account of war camp atrocities published by the Army and Navy last Thursday night.
 The Army-Navy account revealed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
Baldwin Rops Paul McNutt On Center
(NEA Telephoto.)

Hartford, Cnon., Feb. l - (U.P0 Governor Baldwin, in 8 letter to War Manpower Administrator Paul V. McNutt, charged today that the Federal Government went ahead with plans to set up 8 "demonstra- tion" center at New Haven with out consulting the state, or recog- nizing the fact that Connecticut already had similar agency oper- ating for the rehabilitation of war veterans.
 Governor Baldwin wrote McNutt that he was "a little perplexed to know why New Haven has been selected for a demonstration cen ter'' and told the administrator T am sure that If you had been aware of the work that has been done in this state during the past year, you would have felt 1t worthwhile to have consulted state authorities be- fore going ahead with his project.
 Indeed" he said, y believe that such consultation is necessary prelude to cooperation, and, lacking 1t, confusion and lack of coordina- tion between the federal and state
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
Get Ready To Pay And Pay

Washington, Feb. - (UP)-Con- greSS novel into the last phase of work on the new tax bill today after Senate-H House confereeS reached agreement on $2,311 ,8OO, ,00O in new taxes, or more than $8,O00, ,000, 900 short of the realistic" revenue goal set by President Roosevelt.
 The confereeS completed work last night and finished draft of the bill was expected to receive final approval of the House and Senate tomorrow. It win then go to Presi- dent Roosevelt for signature.
 As approved by the conferees, the bill proposed $172, 900 more in taxes than 1t did when it left the House and $36, ,300,000 more than proposed by the Senate. It would boost total annual federal revenues to $43, ,635, SOC, ,000, or almost half the annual cost of the war. Washington, Feb. 1.-(UP)-Here's how the new tax bill, as approved by Senate and House conferees, compared with present tax laws:
 Individual income taxes
 Income tax rates, exemptions and schedules remain unchanged ex- cept for repeal of the 10 per cent earned income credit.
 Victory tax rate set at flat three per cent regardless of family status. Present law provides five per cent gross rate with credit system mak- ing rates 3.75 for single persons and 3 per cent for married persons with one-tenth of one per cent additional reduction for each dependent.
 Corporation Taxes
 Corporate normal and surtax rates unchanged but excess profits would be eight per cent for the first $5,000. 900 of capital; six percent per
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
ALLIES CRASH NAZI LINES
 BELOW ROME

Allied Headquarters, AL February 1. = (UP)- American and British shock troops crashed into the main German defenses below Rome today after hurling the NaziS back to within IS miles of the Eternal City in 48 hours of swirling, hand : to . hand battle.
 Official reports said the Germans were pouring men and armor down from the north to join in the spreading battle against possibly 90,0O0 Allied troops driving inland from their invasion beachheadS at Nettuno and Anzio.
 (Radio Rome said at least three Allied infantry divisions about AS, 900 men-and large numbers of tanks and heavy artillery weapons were experimenting the 5th Army attack and asserted that the Nazi defenders were battling f1ercely ev- cry step of the way.)
 Lt.-Gen. Mark w. Clark's invasion forces drove inland in two columns, with the British northern wing reaching the outskirts of Campo Leone, only IS miles below Rome, and the Americans 121z miles fur ther south at Cisterna.
 The twin thrust threatened mo- mentarily to break across the elec- tric railway line leading down from Rome and further isolate the Ger man troops struggling to hold their Gustav line 70 miles south of the Italian capital.
 Front dispatches said the Ger mans were entrenched in consider able strength along a fve-mile stretch of the railway between Cis- terna and Campo Leone and it was indicated they would make their main stand there.
 The American Spearhead drove to within one-half a mile of Cisterna from the southwest yesterday, and cracked head-on Into the stiffest enemy opposition.
 Eyewitness Accounts
 Eyewitness accounts relayed by United Press War Correspondent Reynolds Packard said the fighting was the bloodiest since the Aneri- cans landed in Italy. Fighting of- ten with only the lightest weapons against German tanks and concrete pillboxes, the Americans stormed and smashed enemy strongpoints along the approaches to Cisterna and filtered the battlefield with German dead.
 Headquarters spokesman said NaI Field Marshal Albert KeSsel- ring WAS hurriedly shifting. troops from his northern reserves to meet the increasingly-grave Allied threat. Previously, he had withdrawn ele- ments of the Hermann Goering Panzer division and the Third Panzers from the Casino battle line to the south.
 On the main 5th Army front 70 miles below Rome, American, Brit ish and French troops knifed into the Nazi Gustav line with increas- ing fury, pushing the Germans back at a number of points from CaSsino
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
2 2AirfieIds Koyoed At RobouI

Advanced Allied Headquarters, New Guinea, Feb. 1-(UP)-Allied airmen have knocked out, at least temporarily, two airf1elds at Rabaul, it was announced today as com- munique disclosed that possibly 42 more Japanese planes were shot down in new blows to neutralize the enemy's only remaining major base in the southwest Pacific.
 Fighter escorted heavy bombers, dive bombers and torpedo planes, raided Rabaul Saturday for the fourth consecutive day and the 27th time during January, the communi- que said, and shot down 24 and pos sibly six others of 50 Japanese tl- terceptor fighters and destroyed 12 others on the ground. Allied losses were described as minor"
 Reports from the south Pacific disclosed that the heavy attack left two of Rabaul's airdromes unserv- iceable.
 A Navy spokesman for Adm. Will liam Halsey said seven bomb crat- CTS were left in the Lakunai Field runway, as Tobera airdrome also was blasted heavily.
 It was the first time in the cease less pounding of the airfields that any of them had been temporarily knocked out.
 The new Allied blow brought the four-day toll of Japanese planes de- stroyed or probably destroyed to 164 and the number knocked out of action in the southwest Pacific dur ing January to 582 destroyed and 178 probably destroyed.
 Meanwhile, medium bombers es- corted by fighters, hammered at Jap- anese shipping supply lines to New Guinea by sinking two 2,500-tor freighters and leaving a 5OO-tor ship in flames at Hansa Bay, be- tween Wewak and Madang. The f(T1vak3~a1,n.S o.~ rn.o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
Red Cross Gives Reason For Silence

New York, Feb. 1.-(UPo- Richard F. Allen, vice-chair- man of the American Red Cross in charge of insular and for eign operations, said yesterday the report on Japanese atroci- ties was suppressed six months ago while an attempt was made to send supplies to American prisoners.
 "We thought it more imp0r. tant for the prisoners of war to get relief than for the Amer ican public to know what hap pened," he said at the North Atlantic conference of the Red Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
Wife Sues Harry
 Ritz For Divorce

Hollywood, Feb. 1.-(UP)-Harry Ritz, member of the stage and screen comedy act, the Ritz broth- CTS. today was accused of squander- ing large sums of money on women other than his wife.
 The accusation was made by his wife, Betty Mae Joachim in a di- vorce suit against the actor under his real name, Harry Joachim.
 Mrs. Joachim charged mental cruelty and said she feared physi- cal harm from her husband unless the court restained him from mo- Testing her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
Japs Will Not Ease Handling Of Captives
fRy United Pressl

Radio Tokyo, commenting on American disclosure that 1900 United States and Filipino troops had been tortured, and slain after the fall of Bataan and CorregidOr, announced today that ''there will be no change in the Japanese policy fin regard to treatment of prisoners of war;
 The broadcast, recorded by NEG monitors, said Japan will never allow such false propaganda to change her policy"
 Washington, Feb. 1-(UP)-Bul- lets and bayonetS and bombs are the only language the Japanese car understand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
Chinese Push. On In Burmu

New Delhi, Feb. 1.-UP)-Lt. Gen. Joseph w. Stilweu revealed to- day that his American trained and equipped Chinese troops have ad- vanced more than 100 miles across northern Burma in the face of stub born Japanese resistance and pre- dieter that we are going into China"
 Stilwell, commander of AIneri- can forces in the China-Burma-In- dia theater and of the Chinese 5tIa and 9th armies in Burma, said the New Ledo supply road between In- dia and China has been pushed more than one-third of the way across Burma behind the fighting screen formed by his Chinese troops.
 He warned, however, that the jungle terrain and savage Japanese resistance can be expected to make further progress difficult.
 Since the Chinese began their march eastward from the Indian frontier on October 26, he said. only two Japanese prisoners have been taken. although the Chinese exterminated an entire enemy regf> ment-poSSibly 5000 men.
 Commenting on the aerial war in China, he said American and Chl~ nese flyers still are shooting down Japanese planes at a ratio nS four or five to one. No new American planes are being introduced theres he added, because ''the ones VI. have seem to be good enough"
 New Delhi, Feb. 1.-(UP)-An1er- ican- trained Chinese troops defeated two Japanese columns in the Hue: kawng river valley area of north- ern Burma, and are continuing their advance toward the Burma China frontier, Q communique said today
 Adm. Lord Louis Mounthatten6 southeast Asia headquarters .repoas- ed that the Chinese drove Japanese jungle troops north of the sillAge of Taipha Ga Saturday and Axo clearing the enemy from the cgs. fluence of the Tarung and Tanaz rivers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
French Coast Ordered Emptied

London, Feb. 1.--(UP)-The Vichy radio broadcast 8 warning today to all inhabitants of the French Mediterranean coast whose presence is not indispensable to move inland immediately.
 The broadcast said the evacuees could make private arrangements with relatives, but must not go to another coastal area or towns of more than 10000 population.
 The warning was couched in the terms of an order, leaving the costal residents no alternative.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
? FLYERS KILLED

Newport, Ark, Feb. 1.-(UP)- The commanding officer at the army air field has announced that two instructors were killed Saturday in the crash of a plane at the field. One was It. John E. Wentworth, 26, of Bridgton, Me.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
Even The Experts Get Stumped When It Comes To Income Tax

Cleveland s1-UP-The Cleveland sent five re- Ohio Internal office here to get official help making out their tax returns
 reporters unknown to the collectors presented five differ with identical statements of their income and tax pay naents with claimed deductions
 ranged refund of $sS for reporter to anohter Other debt of |S refunds of $6.23 and $92l
 Thomas M Carey District Internal Collector when he identical sets of facts and figures said he wonld investigate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
MRS. GANDHI ILL

Bombay, Feb. 1.-(UP)-Mrs. Mo handas K. Gandhi, wife of the h. dian nationalist leader, suffered a severe heart attack yesterday and is in a weakened condition, 1t was announced today.
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-25

Notice is hereby given, that all qualified voters Of the
Township Of Clinton not previously registered may reg
lister at the Township Office 49 So Grotot Avenue
Clinton Township any weekday between the hours Of
A. M. and 30 P NJ Saturdays 9 A. M. to z noon,
if convenient the home Of the Township Clerk
!, 1914.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-25
Registration Of Absentee by Doth

If whose not registered shall offer
and claim the right to vote at election primary cleo
tion and shall, UNDER OATH that she
dent Of such precinct and has resided in the TOWNSHIP
TWENTY DAYS next preceding such election primary
election designating particularly the place of his her resi-
dence and under the constitutions and that owing the
bodily infirmity Of himself herself
Der of his her family owing to his her absence from
the TOWNSHIP public business his her bust
and without intent to avoid delay his regis
raton ne she unable to make application the last
day provided by law for the registering preceding
such election primary election then the of
person shall be registered and she shall then be
med to vote at such election primary election such
applicant in said matter wilfuy makes any false state
mens he she shall be deemed guilty perjury upon
conviction be subject to the penalties thereof
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-25
Registration Of Absentee by Oath

If whose is not registered shall offer
claim right any election primary cleo
ton and SHALL UNDER OATH state that he she is resi-
dent Of such precinct and resided in the TOWNSHIP
TWENTY DAYS preceding such election primary
election designating particularly the place of his her resi-
constitutions and that owing the sick
bodily infrmity of himself herself men,
Der of his family owing to his her abesnce from
the TOWNSHIP public business his or her bust
ness and avoid delay his her regis
traon she unable to make application the last
day provided by registering of electors preced
ing such election primary election then the name OF such
shall registered he she shall then be
at such primary election such
applicant said wlfuy makes any false statements
shall guilty of perjury, and
vcton be subject the pains and penalties thereof.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-25
ON THE FINAL DAY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1914

The Office Will Remain Open from A. NJ. to 8P. NJ.
Registered who have moved since registering
should notify this office, either writing of such
change Of address.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-25
ON THE FINAL DAY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1914

The Township Office will be receive registration from
A. to 4:3O and will receive .rther registrations at
home, $3.50 Cass Ave, until 8 p. NJ.
Registered voters who have moved since registering
should notify this office either person writing of such
change of address.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-25

Notice is hereby given that all qualified Of the
Township Of Harrison previously registered may reg
my home 24o7 Joy Road on any week day UP
ond including Monday Jonuov 3lst and at the Harrison
Township Hall from until pm. the finoI doy,
February !, 1914.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-05
Soalihf' Al,sss7 ~
Dinner Guest OF
NAACP Friday

DR.. Luis Alberto Sanchez q
Peru who is a well known. Latin
American author and scholar was
the dinner guest Of the local
N.AA.C.P. branch last Friday eve-
ming at the Gotham hotel.
DR.. Sanchez Is teaching nj the
State college In Lansing for the
current term and Il interested In.
race relations in the United States.
An informal discussion Of Negro
white relations in Detroit was held
following the dinner.
Among those who participated I'm
the discussion were: DR.. J. J. Me-
Clendon. Mr.. and Mrs Picon. Ras
mon Scruggs, Louis c. Blount
Ulysses Boykin. Lloyd Cofer, Mra.
Beulah Whitby. DR.. and Mrs
Humphrey, Horace White. Mrs..
Florence Cassidy. Louis Martin and
DR.. Gansdy.
DR.. Sanchez stated that The preju-
dices exhibited in the United Ststes
against people OF color were quite
foreign to the people Eof South
America. He said also that Latin
Americans were disturbed by the
racism Of North America,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-05
700 Strikers At
Tank Plant Go
Back To Posts

Seven hundred workers OF the
Chrysler Tank Arsenal who refused
to work with a Negro who had
been up-graded ended their two
day strike Friday following media
ton by the State Labor officials.
Spokesman for Local 833 OF the
UAW-CIO denied that the walkout
was hste-strike and stated that
the dispute arose because the COM
pany had violated seniority provis-
ions by upgrading some employees
with less seniority than others. In
this instance the upgraded en-
ployee happened to be a Negro and
the union officials charged that the
company raised the cry OF discrimi-
nation.
The company charged. however.
that workers quit work when the
Negro was transferred from the
heat treat 10 the tank assembly line.
They contended that the workers
refused TO work with the employee
and after several hours OF argu-
ment walked out.
Hste-strikers have occurred In
many Detroit war plants and union
officials admit that race prejudice
has created many problems which
have not been settled.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-05
The Railroad Blues

~ as we do. land include you here
Mr.. Edgecomb). SAYS il is too bad
Negroes weren't allowed TO live in
the Willow Run projects, But | can
see that such bi-racial arrange
ment would be social equality and
that would be too. too dreadful.
wouldn't IT, or course. the scien-
lists do say there is no difference
in races but you and / aren't Scion
lists, are we? Even my daughter
who is fourteen agrees with my
friend on this. Here Is what she
sings whenever I mention how hap
py we were 10 hear about the prof.
ects:
Choo choo Charley
Your projects down by the rail-
road tracks.
I'm afraid she reads scientific
books too.
Now. Mr.. Edgecomb. please keep
Us informed as TO your plans. You
do have such wonderful ideas. IL
was SO clever OF you 10 announce
these railroad projects after all that
unkind publicity about the empty
Willow Run projects. After all. your
Job Is 10 spend the taxpayers money
and TO keep the races apart. isn't
II. You're really doing a grand job,
E Sincerely yours.
Aunt Hagar,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-05
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An Old X side,,f
Called ByDeath

James Henry Porter. prominent
business man. died last Thursday ai
Edythe X. Thomas Memorial hos
pitsl. He was "a years old and was
born in Virginia and came TO De-
troit from Pennsylvania in 1907.
He became engaged in painting
and decorating business and be-
came an associate OF Dr.. William II.
Diamond. an electrical engineer
and inventor. They spent a year In
England where Diamonds inven-
tons were studied.
Porter returned 10 Detroit and
organized the Good Citizenship
league and did civic and charity
work, providing baskets for needy
families al Christmas.
Death was due 10 the results OF
paralytic stroke suffered five
years ago by Porter. who was con-
fined TO the hospital for approxi-
nstely two weeks prior to his
death.
He is survived by son, William
II. Porter. proprietor Of Porter's
Paint and Wallpaper company; .
daughter. Mrs. Sarah Barclay Of
Howard City. Mich. and a grand
son. william Randolph and host
OF nephews. cousins and friends.