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Evening star., 1944-09-19
Another Convict Says
He Was Asked 10 Sign
Statement on Laugh|in
Authorities Returned
Him to Prison After
Refusal, He Says
BY NORMAN A. KAHL,

BALTIMORE. Sept 19.-Another
inmate of the Federal Penitentiary
at Atlanta, who said he had been
approached in an effort to get him
to sign statement against James
j. Laughlin, Washington attorney
told his story on the witness stand
in Federal Court here today, where
Mr.. Laughlin is on trial for i'm
peding justice.
Burkett Patterson, serving prison
term in Atlanta for violating the
Dyer Act transporting stolen au-
tomobiles), said he had a converse
ton with William Leo Keefe, serv-
ing 20 years for his part in the
Hyattsville bank robbery of l94l
Keefe, who testified as a Govern
ment witness in the trial here, alleg-
|edly told the witness he hoped to
get his sentence reduced by signing
a statement to frame" Mr.. Laughlin
Names Carolina Attorney.
Patterson said Keefe told him he
had been approached by Maj. John
Henderson, North Carolina attorney
who served with Mr.. Laughlin as q
defense counsel in the trial of Keefe
and Hilliard Sanders for the rob-
berry.
Later, Patterson said, while he
was at liberty on a conditional re-
lease from Atlanta, he was sum-
moned to Maj. Henderson's home
and asked to sign a prepared state
ment to the effect that he had over
heard Sanders telling Keefe that
Mr.. Laughlin had framed an alibi
for him in Florida"
The witness said he refused to
sign the statement and was returned
to Atlanta about month later be-
cause the authorities said he was
keeping bad company
Patterson testified that last spring
after baseball game at the Atlanta
prison, he saw Sanders talking to
James v. Bennett, director of the
Federal Bureau of Prisons. Mr..
Bennett, who testified for the Gov
ernment yesterday after having
first been called as a witness for
Mr.. Laughlin, denied he ever had
talked to Sanders and said he had
not been in Atlanta since last De-
cember.
Bennett on Stand.
Mr.. Bennett spent an hour
and half on the witness stand
late yesterday under question:
ing both by Mr. Laughlin and
United States District Attorney
Bernard j. Flynn. The Govern
ment official denied he had ever
made any promises or threats to
any one in an attempt to persuade
witnesses to testify against Mr.
Laughlin.
Just before Mr.. Bennett was
sworn in, Judge John Paul rebuked
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and a representative of j. Edgar
Hoover, FBI director, for what he
called Childish evasion" Nicholas
tx. Callahan, chief FBI clerk tolc
the court he failed to produce certain
records which had been subpoenaec
from Mr.. Hoover because the sub.
poena should have been directed
to Attorney General Biddle.
The records sought by Mr.. Laugh.
lin were produced in court today by
the Government. They consisted o1
lists of interviews FBI agents had
with various persons who might
have some connection with the
| Laughlin case.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
B. & 0. Ready 10 Use Radio
In Railway Operations
BY the Associated Press,

6y the Associated Press.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
having obtained entirely satisfac.
tory results in experiments with
radio communications equipment
was reported today to be ready te
begin use of radio devices in roac
operations as soon as the Fedora
Communications Commission gives
its approval.
A. S. Hunt, B. & o. general su.
perintendent of communications
who testified yesterday at an FEC
hearing to investigate possible uses
OF radio in railroad operations, sale
the firm was satisfied with radio de.
vices used experimentally for yaro
and terminal operations.
He declared, however, that the
railroad has found no radio device
satisfactory for dependable service
as safety measure. Mr.. Hunt in.
corporated in the hearing records {
report stating that radio communi.
cation was satisfactory for distance.
UP to 615 miles.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Doctor Arrested in Death
OF 20-Year-0Id Girl

DIR. Milton L. T. Grant, colored
So, OF the 1000 block of @ street NV
Wfs held under $4,000 bond today in
Municipal Court on charges of per.
forming criminal operation which
resulted in the death of a 20-year-
Oh colored girl.
The Government was granted a
continuance until October 3. The
aunt Of the victim, Mrs. Wilhemina
Saunders, 1900 Eleventh street NV,
Is held under $500 bond in the case.
The girl, according to the United
States attorneys Office, died August
II in Freedmen's Hospital.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Cochran Says Dewey
Violated Election PIedoe

Representative Cochran, Demo-
crat, OF Missouri said today that
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey "has violated
his pledge to keep the military con-
duct of the war out of the political
campaign"
He put the military conduct OF
the war completely inside the cam
paign by urging that Gen. MacAr-
thurs talents be given scope and
recognition" Mr.. Cochran declared
in . Congressional Record state
ment.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Freed Of Check Choroe

Bernard w. Covington, 81, of the
600 block of c street S.W., yesterday
was acquitted In District Court
through a directed verdict, of a
charge of Illegally cashing a Gov
eminent check for more than $50
His acquittal was ordered by Justice
Jesse c. Adkins when evidence was
found to be insufficient to support
the charge.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Blood Donor Schedule
Has Several Hours Oper

The following hours on the sched-
ule of the Red Cross Blood Donor
Center, 81 Louisiana avenue NV,
are blank and must be filled by
citizens If Washington's quota for
whole-typed blood and plasma are
to be met:
Tomorrow, II am. to / PM;
Thursday, 1890 am. to 2 pm;
Friday, . An. to pm, and Satur-
day, all morning.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Library to Mark First Yeor

The first anniversary of the open
ing Of the Langston Branch of the
Public Library, 70l Twenty-fourth
street NE, will be marked Sunday,
Miss Clara w. Hebert, chief libra.
rian, announces. The branch was
established in the Langston Housing
Development, . colored settlement,
and has an all-colored stan.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Junior Commerce Body
To Hear J. McCommon

John M. McCammon, District re-
habilitation officer for the Veterans
A Administration, will speak at the
weekly luncheon of the Junior Board
of Commerce at 1890 pm. Thursday
at the Annapolis Hotel.
Mr.. McCammon will speak on
Rehabilitation Of the Veteran and
the @. I. Bill"
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Nearly 50% Of Maryland s
Iroops Seek Ballots
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. 49,
Gov. O'Conor said yesterday nearly
one-half the 115,000 Maryland men
and women of voting age now serv-
ing in the armed forces have filed
applications for absentee ballots.
The Governor said that more than
so 600 applications had been re-
ceived by the Office Of the secretary
Of state. adding that this figure is
higher than the ratio for voters at
home in some recent elections.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
WPB Confers Title
Of rs Words on Chief
OF Fabric Section
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Robert w. Neall, Bronxville,
N. Y, today acquired 26-word
official title.
He became Chief of the
.Floorcovering and Upholstery
and Pile Fabric Section of the
Wool Branch of the Textile,
Clothing and Leather Bureau of
the War Production Board.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Unit Leaders Chosen
For War Fund Drive
In u. 5. Departments
$1,000 Volunteers
To Aid Campaign,
Fleming Announces

Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming,
chairman of the Government unit
OF the Community War Fund, which
opens its campaign for $4,850, 900
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-18
Hi|da Jeffrey
League Prexy
Friday Night Group
Holds Sweepstakes

Hilda Jeffrey was reelected
TO her third term as president Of
the Ladies Friday Night League
of the BoWl-O-Drome at the
season Wind-up and sweep
stakes at the BoWl-O-Drome last
week END.
Dorothy Quinn was elected to
the office of vice president;
SANDY" Fredericks was return
ed as treasurer; Helen Hazard
replaced Margaret Malfait as
secretary, and Daisy Beer was
given the office of sergeant-at-
arms.
=Bewlers honored included:
Lillian Lozen and Henrietta
Dryer, first place; Phern And
reas and Mary Proper, second
place; Margaret Malfait and
Phyllis Lozen, third place, and
SANDY" Fredericks and Amy
Adds in fourth place.
An invitation was extended to
all girls interested in bowling
next season. and holding an
average of 1874 or less, to con-
tact league officers and join the
group.
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BY ORLO ROBERTSON

NEW YORK, May 10 - (P) -
There's an argument going the
rounds of racing circles over the
relative merits of Pensive, the
Kentucky Derby and Preakness
winner, and Twilight Tear. a
filly with a record of six straight
victories, but Ben Jones Will
have no part OF it.
Missouri Ben is the one man
who could settle the argument
since he's the trainer of the two
ace three-year Odds from Warren
Wright's Calumet Farm, but if
he knows which is the better he S
not saying. His answer to the
question after Twilight Tear
cakewalked home in the Acorn
Stakes at Belmont Park was:
IF somebody wants TO arrange
a match race between the pair.
winner take all, I'll gladly see
that both Of them get TO the
post"
The debate started after Pen
sive's surprise victory in the
derby. The report got around,
although all official members of
the stable refuse to be quoted,
that Jones left his best Derby
candidate in the East when he
decided to withhold Twilight
Tear for flly stakes.
Backers of Twilight Tear
added fuel to the discussion
when she easily won the Pimlico
Oaks. but supporters of Pensive
answered that after their horse
came from behind TO take the
Preakness. New Workers got
their first glimpse of the filly
yesterday as a three-year old
and they left Belmont wondering
if Twilight is not the better OF
the two since she travelled the
mile in 1877 and easily hung ii
on nine others Of her sex and
age.
And then just to confuse the
issue a little more. Wright differs
with his trainer over the top
three-year old filly in his stable
He favors Miss Kenneland,
lightly compaigned so far this
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-18
Drome Champs
10 Be H0nored
Present Trophies
on Friday Night

Champions and sponsors of
title = winners will be honored
tomorrow night when the Bowl
O-Drome conducts its second
annual trophy night for bowl
ers beginning at 8 p. m. The
public is extended cordial in
vitation to attend the cere-
monies which will be featured
by the presentation of trophy
or medal to each championship
team.
All captains and sponsors of
championship teams as we'll as
members of these teams are re-
quested to be present for the
ceremonies.
The event will be the last ma
ior attraction this season at the
Bowl-O-Drome, which will close
for the summer on Saturday
night of this week.
Meanwhile tournament for
mixed couples will be held to-
night, beginning at 8. All en-.
tries must be filed not later
than 7:45 p. m.
Tuesday night Morris Chisik
and Art Harris teamed in the
mems doubles TO cop a pair of
prizes totalling S13. The COM
bine went 24l pins over its av-
erage TO win SO and picked up
another 81 for finishing first in
tic actual pinfall class with a
net of 1929. Chisik had 2l3-202
in SOS while Harris contributed
554 with 219 top game.
Harold (Ace) Elliott and Fred
Schock won second place in
over-average with 90. followed
by Walter Jonas and Carl Esch-
enburg with 80. The former pair
split 81 and the other team di-
vided So.
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The Monitor-leader
THURSDAY MAY l8, 1914 PAGE 10

ing assignments tomorrow as
the undefeated Great Lakes
Bluejacket baseball team seeks
its fourth victory. Juni o r
Thompson, formerly with Gin
cinnati, is the other pitching
choice.
The game will be the first test
against a collegiate opponent
for the Bluejackets who have
beaten the Philadelphia Ma
tionals. Columbus Of the Amer
lean Association and the Mil
waukee He'll products, the last
by 80 TO 2 margin.
Warren (Red) Biddle and
Ray Louthen are the probable
pitchers for Western, whose
record against College oppon-
ents is five victories, three de-
feats and tie.
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Old Man Weather scored two
one round knockouts over Kid
Softball, one last night and the
other Tuesday as the local sea-
son was set in motion. On top
of that it appears "the Kid" will
take the count again this eve
ming unless his manager, Mr.,
Sun, does something about it.
In other words it all adds up
to this: No Games-Rain.
A miniature cloudburst COM
ing just an hour and half be-
fore game time washed out the
Denmarsh Hotel-Andys Texaco
tilt last night while Tuesdays
contests were postponed because
of wet grounds. The only game
PLAYED so far this season was the
opener Monday in which the
champion Hubarth & Schott ten
easily overwhelmed River Pointe
Bar-B-Q by a Ill score.
Two contests were originally
scheduled for this evening, but
owing to field conditions one
has been postponed and the 9TH
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-18
Grove Evens
Scores With
The Yanks
Potent OrvoI
Delivers K. O.
to Eosterners
BY JACK HAND
ASSOCIATED Press sport. writ.I

Associated Press Sports WRITER
II took Orval Grove a year
to get even but the Chicago
Sox Highlander today has
squared his debt with the New
York Yankees, who broke his
nine game win streak and ruin
ed his no-hit bid in 1943.
Grove became the first pitch
er to shut out the New Workers
when he BANKED them 40 with
five hits yesterday.
Last July. Grove had a no.
hitter with two out in the ninth
when Joe Gordon'S double spoil
ed it, and a few weeks later the
world champs ruined his at
tempt for tenth straight vic
tory.
Although yesterdays white
wash job was the first for the
Sox this season, banking the
Yanks is old stuff to Jimmy
Dykes crew. Buck Ross. who is
slated to face them today, gave
them their first string of zeros
last season and Bill Dietrich did
the job the last time il was done
on Sept. 20.
Washington muffed a chance
to go into virtual tie for the
American League by bowling be-
fore Cleveland Vern Kennedy's
four hit effort, AZ. Jeff Heath
with a double and two singles,
and Orris Hockett with a triple
and a pair of singles, sent Roger
Wolff down for his first loss.
Buddy Halls boot with the
bases loaded cost Philadelphia's
Athletics a 2-l decision to De-
troit much to the dismay of o.
585 Quaker City fans who were
trying 10 root the AS home for
their seventh straight.
Boston split two with the st.
Louis Browns, winning 81, be-
hind Tex Hughson's four hit
hurting but losing after wild
scramble in the finale, 1873. Joe
Cronin Of the Red Sox became
a bench manager again, yielding
first base to George Metkovich
and appearing only as pinch
hitter.
Brooklyn might be last in
the National if the Chicago Cubs
weren't putting up such a
strong defense, for the Dodgers
tumbled into seventh position
after bowling to Pittsburgh, 8-5.
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SOftbalI
Schedule
MAJOR LEAGUE
Week of Nav 22-26)

MONDAY-Hubarth & Schott
VS.. NJ. c. Rose Gardens at Cow
cred Wagon diamond; Millers
Dairy Bar VS.. D. n. Cooley at
st Mary's Stadium.
TUESDAY - Denmarsh Ho-
tel VS.. Covered Wagon at Cow
cred Wagon diamond; River
Pointe Bar-B-Q VS.. Andy's Tex
AGO at St. Mary's Stadium.
WEDNESDAY - Pryde Tool
& Die VS.. Super Cleaners at Cow
cred Wagon diamond.
THURSDAY - Denmarsh Ho-
tel VS.. River Pointe Bar-BQ at
Covered Wagon; d. N. Cooley
VS.. Covered Wagon at St. Mary S
Stadium.
FRIDAY - NJ. c. Rose Gar
dens VS.. Miller's Dairy Bar at
Covered Wagon diamond; Su-
per Cleaners VS.. Andy's Texaco
at st. Mary's Stadium.
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Sahrow Pitches
No.Hii Game
for MCHS Team,
Pressure Brooks
Scoreless Tie
in Sixth Inning
Bv ART ROESE

The Mount Clemens BatherS
chalkcd up 60 decision over an
II vading Utica baseball team
Yesterday at the ST. Mary's Stad-
ium before a fair size crowd.
Baseball fans went wild watch
ing the pressure build up in the
first five innings of the game
with a score of 90 and rain
storm threatening TO cancel the
game at any moment.
II was a question OF which
team could score first before
cancellation of the game. The
Bather squad broke the spell and
jumped TO a 60 lead in the sixth
winning from Utica. The game
was called at the beginning Of
the seventh when the storm
broke over the field.
II might be said that Jack
Tomtishcn Of the Bather squad
brought on the defeat of Utica
by wolloping a two Dagger hit
when the bases were loaded.
The sixth inning opened with
Jerry VConti drawing walk.
jim Charbeneau followed with
single putting Cont on third.
Then an Intentional walk was
given Tom PreSeau making the
bases loaded.
Tomtishen considered one of
the best batters on the NJ. {. II.
s. squad, then smashed a fast
ball past the second baseman
netting in two runs and leaving
two bases occupied. Ed Sheldon
next rified the ball out to center
field bringing in another run.
Arnold Thoel followed with an
out at first at the same time
netting in another run. The
score then stood at 40 in favor
of the Red and Gray. Clar-
ence Schroeder made an out
making two out and one TO go.
Chuck O'Grady, next batter
up, was hit by the ball which
sent him to first base. Alvin
Sahrow, star pitcher of the day,
then smacked a hit over center
field scoring in two more runs.
Cont made the third strike out
finishing the sixth inning at 60.
At the completion of this inning
the storm broke with all its fury
cancelling the last, inning with
the game firmly in the bag for
MCHS.
Utica played defensive through
most Of the game holding the
Bathers in check until the 9Th.
but then lost their grip. This
game chalks up three victories
for NJ. c. II. S. with good
chance of obtaining two more
this week.
Today the Bathers play the
Blue Devils of Crosse Pointe.
Tomorrow the "Tunnelites' of
Port Huron. Both will be home
games. The Crosse Pointe squad,
showing a good record, will
make a good match between the
two High Schools. The Bather
squad does not possess a cock
sure attitude, but confident Of
itself as a ballteam and will
play TO the best of their ability.
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Missouri Ben Mum on Merits
of Pensiiue and 7wilight Tear

season but one that figured
right along with her stablemate
last year.
Because OF his victories in the
Derby and Preakness, Pensive
has the better money record.
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City
SOi(haII
Standings

TUESDAYS RESULTS
Games postponed, wet grounds.
WEDNESDAYS RESULT
Game postponed, wet grounds,
TONIGHT'S GAME
Super Cleaners VS.. Hubarth
e. Schott at Griffith Field.
FRIDAYS GAME
Pryde Tool e. Die VS. Andy's
Texaco at Griffith Field.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-18
SchooIboy Rowe
Faces Western
Michigan Friday
THURSDAY

KALAMAZOO, May Is Up
>Schoolboy Rowe and Virgil
Trucks, former Detroit Tiger
pitchers, will face Western
Michigan College in three-inn-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-18
Sports Roundup
By Hugh Fullerton, Jr.
Persian Cult Command
NEW YORK, May IS -- I

Sot Allen Lacombe the No. boxing promoter from
Cairo TO Teheron types this report Boxing m the =
G c hos been pretty good the lost month or so took -
bows on tour OF the command The camps appeared IN did
have boxing teams before we went there but as s01 as we
left all of the Camps started TO organize teams ''SI
n, one More thot we can oh during the and that
is Teheron II is nice ond cool in the mounon where me
comps ore so once month have to put on t9hs up
there notchno bows from oil the commend Inc only
ro,Ioh part obout fellows Stationed down m me
southern port OF Iran rave almost 80 miles 10 9n
The chonoe Of cln1oe murder you can horY breothe
bep YOU oct I'd in them mountains And you have 10 toNe
torb Gloss or ride in box cars oil the way eating roons
but the boys do TO mind II very nuoh ~ Iao g
I'D there When and all the boys turn pro ao
we have TO rods from town TO town UP ono COW" e
kerosene circuit, will be used to H.
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Bathers Topp|e Utica i'm & to O Count
Jupe PIuvius Scores K. O.;
HoIts City SoftboIl Sked

er will take place at Griffith
Field-depending on the wealth
err. The River Pointe Covered
Wagon affair has been set back
10 a later date while Hubarth
& Schott will tangle with SUI
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-18
Neu Guinea

Recently received copies Of the "Cockotoo" which de-
scrbes itself as Leading and most widely read morning
nesnoper in New Guinea include complete resumes OF mo-
or LEAGUE baseball performances well as racing results at
Fresh Meadows track where toy horses ore raced with me
aid Of dice And on accompanying letter from Editor
Clifford Cordno sovs: In our particular but not pecuo
stuotion we are unable participate in athletics because the
iunqe hardly the place for diamonds courts courses ono
athletic fields The SEQ playground ond voter sports ore
the rnoin diversion
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-18
JUNIORS TO START

The city's Junior SOftball
League. consisting Of teams
made up of youths Is years
old or younger, will open its
season next Monday evening,
one of the earliest starting
d ties in league history. With
only four clubs in the fold,
namely Henk Studio. A. e. w.
Root Beer, Eagles and the Jun
Tor Cubs. each team will play
the other three outfits five
times making total of Is
contests. League games will
he played on Monday, Tues
day, Thursday and Friday
nights with Wednesday being
left open each week. The sea-
sons opener will find the Jun
Tor Cubs crossing bats with
A. e. w. Root Beer. All games
will be played at Griffith
Field with GAS as the starting
time.
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per Cleaners on the diamond at
the corner of Beyne and Rob
ertson. The starting time will
be Gas.
Friday nights game between
Andy's TeXaco and Pryde Tool
e. Die will also take place at
Griffith Field.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-18

England
From Canadian newspaper comes information that Con-
odion army cricket team will poy an Amecon team on the
famed Cricket Grounds Lords July TO- he match al
ready has led speculation in London TO whether
the oone will help Conodons and Americans forget the more
ro,,Coe ammo If bosebo when thew return home From
this distance likely that stod londOnes never
will forget the Canadian American game.
North Africa
Chief Warron Officer Frank Hartley reports as follows to
his old pope the Louisville Times, racing in North Arco
cts confusing enough buy ticket which reeds 70 tronc
but which sells for 90 francs, s. 20 It's worse inside
If you're lucky. you find through the use OF sign
Ionouooe and G French that favotes aren't posted and
there orent as result any opening Odds So long os
the race going you imagine that you re back IN the
Stoes because usually the are good and Just as df
fcuIt to see the bockstretch it is at home.
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JUNIOR LEAGUE

MONDAY - A. a. w. Root
Beer VS.. Junior Cubs.
TUESDAY - Eagles VS.. Henk
Studio.
THURS Jay - A. e. w. Root
Beer VS.. Henk Studio.
FRIDAY - Eagles VS. Junior
Cubs.
All games at Griffith Field.
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All games at Griffith Field.