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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-24
WHITES WHO STRUCK
AGAINST NEGROES ELECT
NEGRO union LEADER

PHILA DELPHIA, Oct. "a
(ANP)-Max Windham was elect
ed as one of the four vice presidents
of the Philadelphia Transit Com
pany union, TWO-CIO, by white
union members who had staged an
anti-Negro strike only 60 days be-
fore. The alleged anti-Negro whites
also elected four Negro workers to
the unions executive board.
The drastic about-face of white
members of TWO-CIO, who formed
a bulk of the 5000 transit strikers
last August, has been character
lied by some as something akin to
a modern paradox, but not to Max
Windham.
Look he was quoted as saying,
"I'm not surprised was elected.
Only if fellow figures the strike
last August was just on account of
this race business will he be sur
prised. But, | know the race busi-
ness was just a phony, a trick to
bust up our union.
''I'm not saying there is not a
lot of fellows in the union and out
side who don't like Negroes"
Windham continued. "That is not
the point. The point is that ordin-
ary-ike fellows wouldn't go out of
their way to hurt me. They never
have before. | always got along all
right with them"
A former garage worker, Wind
ham came to the PIC about six
years ago as a welder. He is hand
some, soft speaking and the 81
year-old father of two children. He
is optimistic about his position as
one of the four vice presidents of
his union, the others being Protes-
tant, Catholic and Jewish, and does
not expect any trouble.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-24
HOLDUP REPORTED

Walter Eltroth, 600 Cincinnati
street, last night reported to police
that three boys each about IA years
old, held him up about 10:45 p. m.
last night in the rear of 532 Wash
ington street and took his billfold
containing 500.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-24
VISITS Sister

Mrs. Mary Cook Of S. Williams
St., is visiting her sister who is i'll
in Glen Rogers, w. Va. Mrs. Cook
will also visit in Omar, w. Va, be-
fore returning home.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Court Splits, 81, in Reversing
Unusual Mann Act Conviction
(See POLITICS, Page

The Supreme Court today reversed
the conviction of a Nebraska man
and his wife, sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary on Mann
Act charge for taking two prosti-
tutes in their employ on an auto
mobile vacation in which State lines
were crossed The court held the
sole purpose of the journey was to
provide innocent recreation
for the petitioners and the two
girls"
The court split to on the case
with Justice Murphy reading the
ajority opinion and Chief Justice
Stone and Justices Black, Reed and
Douglas dissenting.
Our examination of the record
in this case convinces us that there
was a complete lack of relevant evil
dence from which the jury could
properly find or infer, beyond a
reasonable doubt, that the petit
TONERS transported the girls in in
terstate commerce for the purpose
Of prostitution or debauchery' within
the meaning of the Mann Act" the
court said
1T may be assumed that Pc
titioners anticipated that the two
girls would resume their activities as
prostitutes upon their return to
Grand Island (their home). But we
do not think it Is fair or permis-
sible under the evidence adduced to
infer that this interstate vacation
trip or any part of 1t was undertak-
en- by petitioners for the purpose of
or as a means of effecting or facili-
tating such activities. The sole pur-
pose Of the journey from beginning
Evening star., 1944-05-15

to end was to provide innocent
recreation and holiday for petit
TONERS and the two girls"
The case involved the conviction
of Hans Peter Mortensen and
Lorraine Mortensen, operators of
Nifty Rooms" a hotel in Grand
Island, where the prostitutes were
employed. The trip was taken to
Salt Lake City. The Government
based the prosecution on the fact
that the girls we're returned to
Grand Island where they resumed
their occupation.
Chief Justice Stone said in the
dissent that Congress had declared
IN unmlstakable terms that any one
transporting woman across the
State lines for the purpose of pros
tltutlon was subject to the Mann
Act.
The fact that petitioners, who
are engaged in an established busi-
ness of operating a house of prosti-
tuition in Nebraska, took some OF
Its women inmates on transient
and innocent vacation trip to other
States, is in no way Incompatible
with the conclusion that petition
ers (defendants) in bringing them
back to Nebraska purported and N
tended that they should resume
there the practice of commerce.
vice, which in fact they did promptly
resume in petitioners estaoiieA
ment," the majority said.
The Mortensens were convicteo III
United States District Court ana
when the conviction was upheld IN
the Eighth Federal Circuit they ap-
pealed.
Evening star., 1944-05-15

tlcular store helped get ready for
the season.
Weather was perfect for todays
opening and the forecaster said an
other warm day, without rain. is
anticipated tomorrow. The ther-
mometer was expected to reach the
upper 80'S again this afternoon:
Sailors are scarce this year. The
braid used in them was imported
from China and Japan and supplies
have been cut off. Plenty of
Panamas are available, however, the
material coming from South Amer
lea. Some used to come from Italy.
Prices are advertised from SIS to
$780,
Hatters say they notice a trend
away from tightly woven Panamas
to the rough-braid, porous type this
year. Sailors used to be the most
popular because they could be
thrown away after becoming soiled,
but no more. Men are saving old
hats, having them cleaned and try
ing to make them do another season
Cleaning, because of the manpower
situation, takes about a month.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Late Bulletins
Bundists Granted Review

The Supreme Court agreed
today to review the convic-
ton of Gerhard Wilhelm
Kunze, former leader of the
German-American Bund, and
% other officials of the or
ganizatiOn on charges of
conspiring to advise evasion
and resistance to the Selec-
tive Service Act. KunZe and
the other Bundists, including
Wilbur V. Keegan, former
Bund general counsel, were
convicted in New York and
sentenced to five years in Jail.
Chaplin Appeal Rejected
SAN FRANCISCO R.-The
State Supreme Court today
upheld two lower courts
which had refused to dis
miss paternity suit brought
against Charlie Chaplin in
the name of the baby of Joan
Berry, his former protege.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
|ForrestoI Gets
Senate Groups
Okoy, Ovation
BY the Associated Press.
Mn


The Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee acted unanimously today in
recommending Senate confirmation
of James v. Forrestal's nomination
as Secretary of the Navy, and after
ward accorded the former under
secretary an ovation when he ap-
peared before the committee In
response to special invitation.
Applause greeted Mr.. Forrestals s
appearance and the entire commit
tee rose in special tribute.
The committee acted on his nomi-
nation to succeed the late Frank
Knox, a few minutes before his
arrival, thus reversing The usual
procedure under which nominee
appears to answer any questions
before committee action.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Roosevelt Expected
To cIinch Nomination
lin Voting Tomorrow
Final Seal Of Approval
Forecast in California
And Jersey Primaries
By the Associated Press,


With Oklahoma Democrats
leading of today in the expected
selection Of % convention dele
gates favoring a fourth term,
voters in California and New
Jersey primaries will put the
final seal Of approval tomorrow
on a first-ballot denomination
for President Roosevelt.
To clinch matters even further
Delaware and Montana Democrats
will name small delegations tomor-
row which leaders predict will be
for the President The State Com
mittee has recommended that Del
aware's votes be instructed for q
fourth term and Montana leaders
predict the same procedure for that
States 10 votes.
Washington added 1S to the
Roosevelt column over the week
end. BY tomorrow its total is due
to stand at 677 delegate votes
pledged and claimed, as against 589
needed to nominate.
Warren Is Fav0rite Son.
In the California primaries, 81
vote slate favoring the renomina-
ton of Mr.. Roosevelt and Vice
President Wallace will be chosen
Republicans will pick so delegates
nominally pledged to Gov. Earl
Warren, the COP convention key
noter, as favorite son.
New Jersey Democrats will elect
delegates to cast "a votes, with a
fourth-term slate selected by Mayor
(See POI IITICS pace AL
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Reds Join in Efforts
To Have Sweden Bar
Ball Bearings 10 Nazi.
Diplomatic Measures
May Be Followed by
Strong Economic Steps
BY the Associated Press.

Russia is cooperating with
the United States and Great
Britain in diplomatic efforts, re-
inforced by the possibility of
strong economic measures, to
have Sweden cut off ball bear
ing shipments to Germany, it
was learned today.
The Russian participation is con-
sidered of great significance, both
because of the influential position
which geography gives Russia in
respect to Sweden and because il
indicates the extent to which
United States, British and Russian
diplomacy have been correlated ir
at least one particular in prepare.
ton for the military strokes int
azi-dominated Europe.
This Country, it was learned, i.
prepared to use preclusive buying a.
a means of cutting down ball bear.
ing shipments to Germany, if tha
proves feasible, and Government
agencies in this country have ex.
plored the ownership and connec.
tions of ski Industries at Phila
delphia (makers of Swedish bal
bearings) with a view to possibl,
economic action against that branch
OF the parent company if necessary
Economic Steps Possible.
Economic measures which might
be applied could include:
l. Stoppage Of monetary move.
ments between the American branch
OF the parent company by the
Treasury's foreign funds control sec.
| ton.
2. Seizure Of the plant by thu
Alien Property Custodian if it coulc
be proved there was German own.
ership in SKF.
3. Blacklisting of the SKF firm ir
Sweden, which would bring down 6
whole series of Allied sanctions or
that company, both before and after
the war ends.
Highly-placed officials declared
themselves hopeful, however, that
Evening star., 1944-05-15
u. ). Bombers Pount
French Coastal Area;
Nazis Raid Britain
Yonks Meet No Enemy
Fighters; Cologne
Bombed by British

LONDON, May 15.-American
Fitting Fortresses and Liberators
attacked German invasion de-
fenses in the as-de-Calais area
of Northern France today in the
31st consecutive day of the great
aerial offensive, after a night in
which German bombers sharply
attacked the British coast.
No American bomber was lost to-
day, but one of the accompanying
Mustangs was missing. 1t fell to
antiaircraft fire since the United
States communique said no German
plane was sighted.
A maximum OF $50 Fortresses and
Liberators under protection of 9th
Air Force Mustangs pounded the mil
itary installations in France, follow
ing up night attack on Cologne by
British Mosquito bombers and a
week end of activity which saw the
historic Brenner Pass, main supply
line for the Nazis in Italy, virtually
sealed up.
The Berlin radio asserted German
raiders had made fierce attacks" on
the port of Bristol last night and
declared large quantities of high
%explosives and incendiaries" were
dropped. A British announcement
that at least Is of the raiders were
shot down indicated the Nazis may
have struck with as many as 300
planes.
Some Damage Caused.
The British said the raids had
caused some damage and a small
number of casualties "over wide
areas OF South and Southwest Eng
land" but noted that the weight OF
bombs dropped did not seem pro-
portionate to the number of planes
employed, suggesting the main OBJ
jective of the attack was to gain
information about possible concen-
trations of invasion equipment
along the coast.
The RAF attack on Cologne was
carried out in conjunction with
raids on unspecified objectives in
France and the Low Countries and
minelaying. The operations were
carried out without loss.
American Marauders and lighter
Havoc medium bombers attacked
a railyard in Northern France and
the Creil airfield Is miles north
of Paris. Lightnings and Spitfires
accompanied them. 1t was the 17tt
sweep of the medium bombers this
month.
In addition to the heavy bombers
which participated in today's day.
light operations, waves of American
Marauder medium bombers also
were observed heading for Northern
France.
A Central German radio blackout
suggested the planes might be pene-
trating into the heart of the Reich
10000 Offensive Flights.
The blow at the Brenner Pass,
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Auto Crash Kills Seaman
Just Back From England
,y the Associated press

BY the Associated Press,
HADDONFIELD, N. j., May 15.-
Walter Molenski, %, merchant
seaman from Wellsburg, WA, was
killed and four other sailors were
injured when the car in which they
were riding careened into a fire
hydrant and overturned here yes
terday only a few hours after Mr..
Molenski's return from England.
The injured were Herbert Are
seault, 25, Of Haddonfield; William
Dost, %, of BlackWood, N. j.; joseph
Spong, "a, Of Iceland, N. j., and
Thomas Brennan, %, of Delaware
Township, N. J.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Secretary HuII's $500 Panama
Leads Parade of Straw Hats

With Secretary Hull heading the
parade in a $500 Panama, the sum-
mer hat season for men opened
officially today for a wave of
Panamas and straw sailors.
The manager of a local hat store
said today he made up Mr.. Hull S
new topper from material imported
from Monte Cristi, Ecuador, home
of the finest straw, and that it
really was knockout. Such hat,
it was explained, is made up of
straws as perfectly matched as a
string of fine pearls.
Vice President Wallace will sport
"a ''run-of- -the-meSh weave" in his
Panama, and ditto for Secretary
Wickard. Good hats, you under
stand. but nothing superduper like
Mr.. Hull's creation.
The manager of another hat store
said Senator Connally of Texas,
a customer for two decades, had
been in for his Panama-plain but
comfortable. Senator Hatch of New
Mexico and Senator Maloney of
Connecticut were others this par
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Col. Houston Leaves 0PA
To Resume Army Duties
Ey the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press.
Col. Bryan Houston, director OF
rationing for the Office of Price Ad-
ministration, left that agency today
and returned to duty with the Army
Service Forces.
OPA made no announcement, but
competent sources disclosed the
shift. During Col. Houston's six
month regime, many food items
were made ration free, bicycles were
removed from rationing and tire ra-
tlonlng was liberalized. OPA evil
IDENTIFY was withholding an an
nouncement pending choice of a
successor.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
ChineseLaunch
Big Offensive on
.100-Mi|eFront
Western Yunnun Drive
Seeks to Join With
Allies in Burmu
MAP on Page Az
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, May 15.-The
Chinese high command an
nounced today that large Chi
nese forces had launched an Of
fensive in Western Yunnan
Province on the night of May
10, crossing the Salween River
at many points on a front of
over 100 miles in an effort to
link up with 1t. Gen. Joseph w.
Stilwell's troops in Northern
Burma.
Casualties on both sides were
heavy, it was announced.
DELAYED front-line dispatches
reported that 10000 Chinese
troops had crossed the Salween
at more than a dozen places on
a 130-mile front.
(The dispatches said the Chi
nese achieved an extraordinary
degree of surprise, meeting no
initial opposition and later fore
ing the Japanese to deploy wide
1y across difficult terrain to meet
the many thrusts.)
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault's S
Sky Dragons heavily supported the
new drive, two American COM
muniques reported Mitchells at
tackled a bridge and warehouse area
at Wanpahsa on the Burma Thai
land border today, causing numerous
explosions and fires among fuel
dumps and causing smoke to rise
5000 feet. Fighter -bombers flew
numerous sorties against japanese
installations.
Bombers Blast Storage Areas.
Other Mitchells blasted storage
areas at Mangshih and Lungline
in Western Yunnan, while War.
hawks strafed installations at Teng.
chung and Tatang and attacked
q bridge.
The drive, in sense the first biz
Chinese offensive of the entire Chi.
nese-Japanese war, broke the Ions
lull along China's southwestern
frontier and obviously was aimed Al
opening a connecting link with In.
dia by way of the Ledo and Burma
roads and breaking the blockade O.
China.
The Chinese in the new thrust
were commanded by the victor o.
many Chinese-Japanese battles
Gen. Wei Li-huang.
Success in Yunnan would do much
to mitigate the bitterness felt as 6
result of defeats in Honan Province
south of the Yellow River.
Japs Break Into Loyang.
There the japanese had broker
into Loyang at three points, but thu
Chinese were striking back to thu
southeast and had broken the Jap.
anese hold on a section of the Peip.
ing -HankoW railway by retakins
Suiping, 100 miles south of Cheng.
hsien.
Field dispatches said Japanese
troops, who broke into Loyang from
the east, west and northwest, hae
been annihilated. The Chinese evi.
dently were fighting hard to save
the town from capture.
Gen. Chennault's flyers bombed
installations north of Loyang ane
artillery concentrations shelling thu
city from the south.
The bombers also attacked a large
Evening star., 1944-05-15
War Plant President
Chased by Foremen
Still Defyine WLB
Demonstrators Routed
After Strikers Guther
Around Scout Car
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, May 15.-The first
disturbances incident to the
strike of war plant foremen here
were reported to police today as
Alfred F. Jackson, president of
the Aeronautical Products Co.,
told them he had been chased
across the plant yard and a win
dow in his automobile had been
broken by pickets.
At the Murray Corp. of America
main plant, police broke up DEM
onstrstion after group Of striking
foremen surrounded . scout car
into which two Of their number had
been taken for questioning.
Approximately $500 striking fore
men, seeking recognition Of their
independent union, remained away
from their jobs in 13 Detroit area
war plants despite a War Labor
Board directive calling on them to
return to work this morning.
$4,000 Packard Workers Out.
The three-week strike resulted in
the closing last Friday of the Pack
ard Motor Car Co., producing Rolls
Royce aircraft engines and power
plants for PIT boats. More than
10000 Packard workers were sent
home.
National officers OF the Foremans
Association of America were called
into session this forenoon to con-
slider action on the WLB directive
Robert H. Keys, president of the
FAA, said the WLB directive had
been received too late to assemble
the associations Executive Board be-
fore today. He did not predict what
action the board might take, but
earlier had said the foremen were
ready to 60 back if assured they
would be reinstated without dis
elimination.
Other Companies Hit.
In addition to Packard, the larger
companies affected are the Briggs
Manufacturing Co., Hudson Motor
Car Co., Murray Corp. of America,
Gar Wood Industries and Aeronau-
tical Products, Inc.
Meanwhile, production was re-
sumed in the rolling mills unit
of the Ford Motor Co. at River
Rouge after a short strike by about
1900 employees had closed the op-
erations. The workers, members of
the United Automobile Workers
(CIOo, reported they were protest
(See FOREMEN, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1944-05-15

(See POLL TAX, Page A-4O
Evening star., 1944-05-15

(See SWEDEN, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1944-05-15

(See CHINA, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1944-05-15

(See RAIDS, Page ABB
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Lutsios Near D.C.W We|ter Top
After His Rout of Bennett

Corpl. Nick Latsios of Boiling
Field, formerly the Golden Greek
from Alexandria, is back in a con-
tending position for the Districts S
welter laurels after boxing and slug
ging his way to 10-round victory
last night at Turner's Arena over
Charley Bennett, who previously
had defeated him. frankie Wills is
listed as Washington's 147-pound
champ, but off the speed and style
displayed by Latsios last night the
Greek is in position to make SUBJ
stantial claim to the crown.
1t was an entirely different Lat
sios who fought Bennett last night.
Bennett was just as good as in his
previous fights. but Nick was much
better than heretofore. In excel
lent condition, he was able to go the
10 rounds at full speed He relied
on something besides left jab this
time, too, hooking with his left and
pounding hard right uppercuts to
BENEFITS head and body.
The counterpunching Bennett
several times connect with that
looping left hook that in the pre-
vious battle slowed Latsios to a
crawl, but last night 1t was ineffec-
tive. Charley did win the sixth
and seventh rounds when he made
an all-out effort, but he found Lat
sios willing to slug 1t out with him
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE.--Joe Baksi. "12. Kulp-
mont, Pa. knocked ont Dan Merritt.
POI "a, Chicago 6. Tuffy Cummings,
14l, British Navy, outpointed Sandy
MACK, 142, Baltimore. &.
NEWARK. N. mike Belloise. 131.
New York. outpointed Frankie Bove.
12S. Newark 8. Fred Schott. EOS.
Paterson; outpointed Billy Thomas, ISL,
TRENTON. N. J.-Larry Lane, 1e1.
Trenton, outpointed Henry Jones,
1862 New York. 8. Ross Strickland.
l65, New York outpointed Harry
Gary. 154h. New York, s.
NEW HAVEN. Conn--Snooks Lacey.
72uullo, 1873. Boston. 8. Herman Badger;
Stephany, 176. White Plains, N. Y. T.
CHICAGO.-Jerry Pittro, 144. Chi
cago. outpointed Roy Lewis. 1861.
Muncie, Ind, 10. Vic Soyko Mil
gaaukee. knocked out Sammy scully,
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. D. Turner.
220, Dallas, Tex. stopped Freddie Hud-
son. 205. Ardmore, Okla. g. Stanford
Stiles, 143, Houston, stopped Eddie
Henderson, 40. Dallas, 3
SAN FRANCISCO.-WillieJ Joyce. 1875,
Gary, Ind. stopped Victor Grupico,
135, San Francisco, 5.
SCRANTON, Pa-"Cannonball joe
Reddick. $50, Paterson, N. j.. stopped
Freddie Wilson, 15S. New York, g.
Eddie Clark, 1852. Paterson, outpointed
George Tomko. 1888 Wilkes-Barrle g.
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Nelson PAGES San Francisco Golf All Way to Earn $2> 400
Sergeant, Once Ring Star Here,
Helps Air Base Men Keep Fit
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW CASTLE AIR BASE, WILL
MINGTON, Del, Jan. 18.-Sergt.
Gus Mirman, former Washington
I'd. CO. boxer who won six Golden
Gloves championships while taking
ITO of Ill amateur fights and who
won majority of his IL professional
engagements, is stationed here in
the job of conditioning I'd Ferrying
Group personnel.
Mirman began his boxing career
as cocky youngster of IS by knock
ing out two sparring partners on his
first trip into the ring. From 1928
through 1884 he was one of Wash
ington's leading amateur fighters,
capturing six Golden Gloves light
heavyweight championships.
In 1941 he returned to the ring,
this time as a professional, and
stopped a string of consecutive oppo-
nents until one night he met Geor-
gle Parks. Mirman was chilled in
the third round and this time quit
competitive boxing for good.
Shortly after the Parks bout Mir
man entered the Army's physical
training department. He taught for
eight months at Miami, Fla, in the
nom commissioned officers school of
physical training before being trans
ferred here.
Despite keeping In close touch
with boxing through his work here,
Gus doesn't contemplate another