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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-18
Drivers Strike May
Close Smith Stores

president and general manager
said:
II can't say yet whether we'd
he forced To close, hut the point
Is that the company and the
union have no quarrel"
Hart said the drivers were tC
meet today with union leaders.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-18
Opposes Home Work

CHICAGO, July Is GNS) -
John L. Bracken, superintendent
of school at Clayton, Mo, was in
line today for the No. ] popu-
larity prize among school children
on his dictum that the children
should not he compelled to do
home work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-18
new kind of
ASPIRIN tablet
doesn't upset stomach

WHEN VOC oeed quick relief from
w pain, do you hesitate to take aspirin
bsesuss Sc leaves you with an upset
stomsohi II so, this new medical dis.
covsry, sUPERlN. i, lust what the
doctor ordered" for you.
tvper.s b ssp'riu p's,-conuins the
same pure, safe aspirin you have long
toovn-but compounded BY medical
men 10 special way for those upset by
aspirin IN IL, Ordinary form,
THIS nev Ind OF aspirin tsblet dissolve,
more quickly, lets the aspirin get right
Of the Job OF relieving pain. reduces the
sodiu OF Ordinary aspirin, and does
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-18

Give your bedroom bathroom charge of color
vtamins with one of these tufted cotton rugs
in hower-fresh tones. TUB THEM and they will
soft fluffy and with their full beauty of color
Rose gold aqua, peach, natural orchid 22x36 inches
FLOOR covERNcs-HUDsoNs-sEeoNDB OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-18
Z Naval Pilots Killed

PHILA ELPHI IA. July Is
(INSD-The Fourth Naval Dis
trict headquarters announced that
two naval pilots were killed when
two planes from Harrisburg air
port collided near Millerstown.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01

arreS is and even
dressed members of
the force as women.
The only effect
was a fifth murder,
this one a master
piece of brutality.
Young, good looking
jeanette Kelly was
heard singing in her
room on the evening
of November 9, 1893.
On the morning of
November 10, s h @
was found by a rent
collector, her body
scattered all over the
same room.
In the sew 20 =
months between then
and the follow ing
July no more jocose
In the Bonn h @ d
Ruins OF This. His
WorkrOOm, as
Found Rasputin's
Secret Book on
Great Russian
Criminals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01

such are the true facts of the Jack, the Rip
per mystery, which may ever puzzle those who do
not read my book"
Unless Pedachenko's eventual Incarceration in
an asylum be taken to indicate that he was raving
mad at the height of his terrible career this aaz-
ing account leaves wide open the whole question
of his motivation.
Even supposing he mad one still wonders
what sort of madness could have spurred him TO
such extremes Of bestality and, al the same time,
have left him enough cunning wholly TO escape
detection by Scotland Yard.
The condition of his victims made ii obvious
that Immediately after each crime he must have
been covered with blood Rasputin says he lived
with his sister far from his hunting field. How
then in his CORY state did he get home undetected?
Moreover, what of this same sister who must
,kave known something of his activities and 1.-The
finberg woman" To have helped in the grue
Some work. they must have been mad as he
And is IL likely that whole menage of lunatics
would have failed 10 attract attention?
Yet. silent Rasputin remains on these sgnif
icant points sketchy as his story is, he never
theless writes with accent of truth-an accent
which becomes even more pronounced when il Is
recalled that through his friendship with Proto.
popoff. the willy Minister of the Interior, he had
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01

Also. on the affirmative side IS
the fact that Scotland Yard sus-
pected that the cards, with which
they were playfully kept informed
of forthcoming murders. were
written by woman. II Mrs, or
Miss, Winberg played the role Ras-
putin assigns her. their suspicion
would seem to be confirmed.
And Pedachenkos former en-
ployment on the staff of mater
nifty hospital is Illuminating, too.
for it explains the considerable
skill which the killer displayed in
the art of eyisceration.
In all, Jack, the Ripper, COM
mitted six murders in a little less
than a year. Each took place in
the same quarter of London and
in each case the victim was wo-
man of the streets.
E Following the second, police re-
ceived the following card, signed
with this pseudonym:
Dear Boss: keep on hearing
the police had caught me but they
won't fix me yet. love my work and
want to start again. You will soon
hear of me and my funny little game.
The next Job / shall clip the bodys
ears off and send TO police officers,
Just for Jolly, wouldn't your"
Four days later. the mutilated
body of Elizabeth Stride, known as
Long Liz, was discovered in an alley,
her throat cut, a bunch of grapes in
her hand While the shopkeeper, who
had sold the grapes to her, and "a dark
man with a moustache" were identifying
the body, another woman's corpse was
found in another alley, close by.
The other victim Catherine Eddowes,
also had her throat cut. In addition, her
eyelids had been slit and one of her
eys removed. The kidney subsequently
he'd the police, through the mails, along
this message:
mt codding, dear old Boss, when / gave
IN Iank'c uyOrLr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01


TO liqudate him They baited their trap by promis-
ing him the favors of titled beauty, and Raspu-
tin rushed to an expected conquest
1t was, but not the beautys. In fact, there was
no beauty. But before the monk suspected trick
cry he had. been persuaded to partake OF cakes
and wine. containing cyanide of potassium.
Following the repast, he confessed to slight
burning sensation In the stomach. Otherwise he
seemed to suffer discomfort
Despairing of the effects of poison on such
constitution. one of the conspirators shot him.
There was a roar as from wild beast" Yus-
Sopov wrote later, land Rasputn fell backward
After concluding that their victim was dead,
three of the conspiraors retired upstairs, leaving
the Prince alone in the murder room.
II cannot explain why" Yussopov's account of
the night continues. but suddenly seized him by
both arms and violently shook him. The body
rose, leaned sdewse and fell backward into its
former position, the head hanging lifelessy to
one side.
II stood over him for little while and was
on the point of going away when my attention was
arrested by slight trembling Of the left eyelid
bent down and attentively examined his face. 1t
began to twitch convulsively. The movement be-
came more pronounced. Suddenly the left eye
half opened A moment later the right lid trem-
bed and lifted. And both eyes, the eyes of Ras.-
putin greenish and snake-like fixed themselves
me with expression of devilish hatred.
my blood froze in speeches. horror. wanted
to run, to call for help, but my feet would not
move and no sound came from me. stood riveted.
Then the incredible happened. With violent
movement. Rasputin got to his feet. was horror
stricken The room resounded with a wild roar.
His fingers convulsvely knotted flashed through
the air. Like red hot irons they gripped my
shoulder and tried to grip me by the throat His
eyes were crossed and protruded terribly. He
foaming at the mouth, and ina hoarse whisper he
constantly repeated my name
Il tried to tear myself away but terrible
struggle ensued This poisoned and wounded
ture, raised by the powers of darkness inspired me
with feeling terrifying, CHASTITY, that the
memory of it haunts me to this day"
Finally he managed to shake off the monk,
rushed upstairs and called to his friends, Hes
aliVep He seized a loaded stick when he
Rasputin making his way to the door and below
ing like wounded animal. He reached the street,
and there the conspirators closed in again.
Four more shots from PurSkevitZ's revolver,
and a vigorous beating with the loaded stick were
required to finish the business the poison had
begun Yussopov tainted. His three companions
threw the dead monk into the Neva River, and
thus ended the almost indestructble Rasputn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01

I wasn't COdding, dear old BOSS When I gave
you the tip. You'll hear about saucy Jacks work
tomorrow Double event this time. Number one
squealed bit. Couldn't finish straight Off Had
no time to get ears for police. Thanks for keeping
last letter back till got to work again"
Meanwhile London was in an uproar. Women
feared TO appear alone on the streets after dark
The police combed Whitechapel made numerous
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01

communications troubled the police, no more
murders bore Jacks peculiar trademark.
But the panic kept up.
Then, on July Is. the killer took his sixth
and last victim. Her body, like those of the
first four, was found In an alley. After that
the case of Jack the Ripper, was consigned
TO the pages of history, detective stories and
Rasputin's book.
1t is not unlikely that the monk was at
work on his manuscript on the fateful De.
cember night in 1916. when he was sum-
moned to the Palace of Prince Yussopov.
The first World War was then in prog
ress, and Russia was at the breaking point.
Rasputin. son of a poor peasant (whose
name meant "debauchee"1 had by means OF
his hypnotic powers and lure of the evan
gelistic gospel he preached raised himself
TO a position of tremendous influence at the
court of Nicholas ii.
Believing him their own and their coun-
tfy's evil genius, four members OF the arts
tocracy Yussopov, Vladimir PuriskevitZ,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01

free access to the files
of the Secret Police.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01

kidneys removed. The kidney subseqV
reached the police, through the mails,
with this message:
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Mother and -Four Sons Die
In Erie (Pa.) Mystery
By The Associated Press,


ERIE, Pa, Oct. ia mother and
her four young sons were dead today
apparently from the effects of a
mysterious illness which authorities
were trying to identify through
autopsies.
The victims were Mrs. Bertha M
Wolfe, ~, and the children. Merlin
3 years old; Emmet. 4; Daniel, 3
and Douglas, 18 months
City Detective George Barber said
the father, Howard M. Wolfe, a
truck driver, told him the family
had eaten spaghetti and sauerkraut
at relatives home Monday night
After returning home, the children
complained OF feeling i'll, he said
When he left home at 7 O'Clock yes
terday morning for work they were
playing and he ordered them back
to bed. He said his wife complained
of headache.
Detective Barber said neighbors
told him they heard the children
playing in the house about z pm,
but all OF them we're found dead
about $40 pm. The mother was In
bed, unconscious. She died at a
hospital.
A preliminary investigation point
ed to food poisoning, but DR.. E. L.
Armstrong. pathologist. said the
children died too fast" for food
poisoning.
District Attorney Burton r. Laub
said he would 60 to Harrisburg to-
day to have analyses made.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Five in Ambulance
0verturnedin Collision
Escape Serious Hurts

An Emergency Hospital ambulance
speeding patient to that institu-
ton collided with another automo-
bile at Thirteenth and u streets
NV. yesterday and overturned
The patient, three others accom-
panying her in the ambulance and
the driver of the vehicle all escaped
serious injury, but a l2-year- old COL
ored boy, standing on the corner
was struck by the ambulance and
suffered broken arm and possible
internal injuries. police reported.
The patient, Miss Gertrude GRAY
l8, OF 1885 Harvard street NV. suf
fered slight arm and chest injuries
and was taken to Emergency Hos
pitsl In another ambulance sum
moned by police. Her brother. John
Gray, l9, who was riding with her
was treated for cuts and bruises and
sent home.
Other passengers in the ambu-
lance were DR.. Ernest McKibben. jr.
"a, of l34 Kentucky avenue Sc. and
Corpl. Joseph Feldman, y, Army
Medical Corps, stationed at Emer-
gency Hospital Both sustained
slight cuts, police said.
Thomas Griffith, 25, colored. 1887
lhlrd street NV. the ambulance
driver, and Mrs. Lorraine Sond
heimer, 2S, OF 1905 Van Buren
street NV. driver of the automo-
bile which collided with the ambu-
lance, escaped with bad shaking
up, according to police.
The colored boy, also taken to
Emergency Hospital, was Otis Hor-
ner, IL, of 1922 Swan street NV,
police reported.
Evening star., 1944-10-18

ment against President Roosevelt;
that he realizes he was made the
vice presidential nominee in 1910
by presidential order and that he
was denied a second nomination by
the same route.
Every effort was made TO get Mr..
Wallace to withdraw his name from
the vice presidential contest before
the Democratic National Conven-
ton by Secretary Ickes. Judge
Samuel Rosenman and Democratic
National Chairman Robert E. Han
negan.
He declined to withdraw unless
President Roosevelt made the request
himself. In a conference with the
President, the Chief Executive did
not make such request. Mr.. WAL
lace was handed the so-called kiss
OF death" letter signed by the
President. which was afterwards
made public at the time of the
Democratic Convention.
Mr.. Wallace is regarded here bv
his friends as now in an independ-
ent position, possible future lead
er OF liberals IN the country, with a
considerably increased stature.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
.Yanks Advance Mile
Beyond Liverenano
In Drive On Bologna
By the Associated Press.

BY tine Associated Press.
ROME, Oct. 18. American
troops, driving toward the old
university city of Bologna, have
advanced nearly a mile north OF
captured Livergnano on Highway
IS, Allied headquarters an
nounced today.
In the Adriatic sector 9th Army
troops, continuing their painful ad-
vance into the Pc Valley, took over
few more yards OF the Rimini-
Bologna highway and closed in on
CeSena from the east and south.
While British and Indian troops
on the right moved onto few more
hills and consolidated their positions
in the face Of countera ttacks. the
Americans captured the hill towns
of Trepo and Santa Anna and with
effective air support fought their
way towards Mount Belmonte, where
a stiff fight is in progress. This peak
dominates much of the country on
the right of Highway IS.
With the Germans contestinR
every curve in Highway IS American
troops drove on, but they still were
approximately 3 miles from Bo-
logna's outskirts at the closest point
Evening star., 1944-10-18
On the Roll of Honor

lives at 1904 Oglethorpe street NV
Second 1t. Peter ID. Dusinberre, jr.
81, infantry. whose parents live at
1914 Van Buren, street NV, was
wounded in France September IA
the War Department told his fam
lily. He has a wrist wound.
1t. Dusinberre was graduated
from Roosevelt High School and the
University Of Pennsylvania. He at
tended officer candidate school al
Fort Benning, Ga. and went over
seas in July. He was married last
March, and his wife lives in Point
Pleasant, N. J.
Staff Sergt. John A. Brennan, 20
whose mother, Mrs Alice C. Bren.
nan, lives at 134-A @ street NV.
was wounded in France August 8
the War Department announced.
In the six months Sergt. Brennan
has been overseas he has been pro-
NOTED from private to staff sergeant
in the infantry. He landed ir
France on D day. He was hit by
shrapnel in the hips, and is recover
ing in hospital in England.
A graduate of Western High
School, Sergt. Brennan worked ir
the adjutant generals Office here
before he joined the Army a yeal
ago.
Pfc. Herbert b. Jones was listee
by the War Department as wounded
in tho E,,rnnoon oroo Tic Lrotb bar
James Mitchell Jones. lived at 40(
South Capitol street before he joined
the Navy.
Pvt. Buford F. Jarvis, son of Mrs
Beulah Jarvis, 1913 Duke street
Alexandria, was listed as wounded
in the European area.
Pfc. Eugene F. CastrOvill0, Marine
Corps, was reported by the Navy
Department as wounded. His wife!
address was listed as los North Pit
street, Alexandria.
Pfc. Walter M. Boepple, Marin,
Corps Reserve, was listed by thu
Navy Department as wounded il
action. The Star carried the story
September 5, after his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. John E. Boepple. 209 Cedal
avenue. Takoma Park, Nd, wer,
notified.
Second 1t. Burton solomon, son O
Mrs. Pauline Solomon, 1925 Fourth
street NV, was wounded in tn,
European area. The Star carried
the story August %, after his family
was notified,
Missing
1t. Frank 6. MOwatt. co-pilot O
Bit bomber in the 9Th Air Fore,
"Hell's Angels Squadron, has beer
missing in action since a flight owe
Germany September 8, the War De
partment has informed his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Mowatt,
Mowatt lane, College Park, Nd.
A graduate of Hyattsville High
School in l94l, 1t. Mowatt ATTENDED
Maryland University for two years
He left to join the Air Forces II
April, l943, and won his wings anc
commission last February at Colum
bus. Miss. He arrived in London or
D day and took part in combat mis-
SionS for three months.
Evening star., 1944-10-18

Extravaxant spending Of money
at home results in an extravagant
spending Of blood in battle. Buy
extra War Bonds today to keep our
casualties to . minimum. Let's all
back the attack.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Army Takes Steps
To Help Ease Shock
|0f Casually News

Families of servicemen received
assurance from the War Depart
ment today that casualty messages
are handled swiftly, with care and
human understanding"
Special instructions to Western
Union messengers seek to alleviate
the blow of bad news" wire from
the War Department, insofar as pos
sible, it was said. Persons deliver
ing messages to a family that it's
fighting man has been killed,
wounded, captured or listed as miss
ing are told to watch the reactions
of the recipient for signs of fainting
or hysteria and to offer help. They
also are told to deliver the kilograms
to male members of the family
whenever possible, since wives and
mothers are more susceptible to
severe shock.
Western Union also has instruc-
tions not to deliver the message bv
telephone unless there is no one
home at the time of delivery and the
addressee later asks that the mes
sage be read over the telephone
Messengers are told to "act nat
ural." The War Department also
has directed that messengers are
not permitted accompaniment by
representatives of civic, veterans or
other organizations when delivering
a casualty telegram.
A word of hope was offered FAM
lilies who have been notified that
their serviceman is missing. Manv
OF these men, especially in the
air forces, the War Department said.
turn up later, sometimes as pris-
onerS of war.
Col. Charles I. Carpenter. air
chaplain, announced that families
OF American airmen killed in line
OF duty would be visited by AAF
chaplains from stations throughout
the country. Col. Carpenter said
the new program was adopted to
soften the blow and alleviate dis
tress" at time when casualties are
approaching peak.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
100 Nozi Ships Hit
By British Mines
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 18.-British mines
prior 70 the Allied invasion of Nor
mandy sank or severely damaged
an estimated 100 German vessels,
the government disclosed yesterday.
In a joint communique, the Ad-
mlralty and the Air Ministry said
special types of mines were de-
Veloped by the Admiralty for the
purpose. About 80 per cent of the
damage to enemy warships. auxil-
iarles and merchant vessels wa,
attributed to mines laid by naval
forces, and 10 per cent to mines
laid by aircraft of the Raj Bomber
Command.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
La Guardia Reported
Among Delegates
To World Air Farley
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States will be repre-
sented at the International Civil
Aviation Conference at Chicago. No
vember !, by a 10-member delega-
ton which will include Mayor La
Guardia of New York and Nancy
Harkness Love of Boston, noted
woman flyer American Aviation
Daily, an industry newsletter, re-
ported today.
The Daily listed six probable ap-
pointees. who it said would be an
nounced by the White House when
the delegation is completed. They
are:
Adolf A. Berle, jr., Assistant Sec
retary Of State; Chairman L. Welch
Pogue of the Civil Aeronautics
Board; Edward P Warner, vice
chairman of the CAB: w. A. M. Bur-
den, Assistant Secretary of Com
merce Mayor La Guardia and Mrs.
Love, who has been chief of woman
pilots in the ferrying division of the
Army Air Transport Command since
1912.
In addition the Daily said the
President will name Democrat and
a Republican each from the House
and the Senate.
Several of the outstanding figures
in military and civilian aviation
were reported to have been named
as advisers TO the United States rep
resentatives. These are listed as:
Robert A. Lovett Assistant Secre-
tary Of War for Air: Artemus L.
Gates, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy for Air; Ralph S. Damon vice
president and general manager of
American Airlines, the largest do
mestic air carrier, John C. Cooper,
vice president of Pan American
Always, worlds largest interna-
tional operator; Carleton Putnam.
president of Chicago IL Southern
Air Lines, and Frank F.. Russell.
manager OF the National Aircraft
War Production Council.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Ickes Charges
Dewey Distorts
Facts in Talk

fE1aLOTS nOte. Ihe JOHOlDtng
account OF speech deliuered by
Secretary Ickes Monday NIGHT
iDas inadvertently omitted from
The Star yesterday, although it
had been prepared tor pubi-
cdtionJ
By the Associated Press
NEWARK, N. J-Harold L. Ickes
Secretary Of the Interior. said Mon
day night the only proposals that
Mr.. Dewey has even advocated dur
ing this campaign are policies which
President Roosevelt himself estab-
lished"
Addressing q meeting of the New
Jersey Independent League for
Roosevelt, Mr.. Ickes said there has
been no truth-telling SO far in this
campaign on the Republican side.
Mr.. Dewey has been the chief
offender" he said.
Citing alleged "falsehoodS" and
"diStortions" of the truth. which
he said were made by Mr.. Dewey in
campaign speeches, Mr.. Ickes said
"the Republican candidate for Pres
ident is man whose one principle
Is to do whatever is necessary TO be
elected TO off1ce.'
Just as the Republican word
weavers and advertising experts are
trying TO persuade you TO accept an
ersatz, synthetic Mr. Dewey of
luminous convictions, so are they
trying to have you believe in a
fictitious, nonexistent record OF &C
complishments and principles" he
said.
Until the last few months" Mr..
Ickes continued, Gov. Dewey bit
terly opposed any kind of collabora-
ton with other nations.
You cannot have the Roosevelt
policies on international and do
mestic affairs without Roosevelt.
himself, anymore than it was pos
sible to achieve the Wilsonian peace
without woodrow Wilson," Mr. Ickes
declared.