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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
truly has been more than a rea-
sonable doubt as to your guilt"

truly has been more than a rea-
sonable doubt as to your guilt
Reayis said it was his personal
opinion that Neary did not commit
the robbery for which he was tried
and convicted"
A l15-page brief, prepared by
Neary and notarized by San Quen-
tin Warden Clinton Duffy was pre-
sented to the pardon board.
In it, Neary disclosed that he was
brought up in Columbus, O., where
for two years he studied for the
priesthood at Aquinas College. He
has been married three times, he
said, and is the father of three chill
dren, now living in Hawaii
Since leaving divinity school he
has had more than a dozen jobs
selling automobiles and shoes in
California and Hawaii, as a bank
clerk in New York, a cook on Mid
way Island and merchant marine
steward in the Pacific.
When he gets his pardon-and
pardon board recommendations are
seldom reversed-Neary plans to
join the armed forces or return to
a job with the merchant marine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05


The state advisory pardon board
has recommended a full pardon for
James Neary, 81, and his case now
awaits only the action of Gov. Earl
Warren.
Neary. according to Attorney Cen
eral Robert w. Kenny, was arrested
and later convicted Of robbery be-
cause a former Los Angeles police
officer wanted to visit Oklahoma
where Neary had been picked up
in the company of suspected forg-
err
RObber Described as S IT. Q
Records of the pardon board show
the following:
Shortly before midnight, Feb. Is,
1941, a liquor store owned by
wrestler Harold "Hangman" Can
tonWine, a friend of the unnamed
police officer, at 1857 S. Western
ST., Los Angeles, was held up and
robbed of SIP at the point of a
32-caliber revolver.
At the time of the robbery, Can
tonwine described the intruder as
"pasty faced, probably a dope adj
dict" and about five feet nine
inches tall. (Neary Is under five
feet six inches.)
Ten days later Detective 1t. E.
j. Reavis Of the police forgery de
tail received message from Okla
homa stating that Russell Enochs
wanted by the department on a
forgery charge, had been picked up
in Vinita, Okla, in the company
Of Neary and a woman.
Reavis said he had been about
TO telegraph Oklahoma authorities
to hold Enochs and release the
other two when a detective from
the robbery detail came into his
office. TIE detective asked Reavis
to hold the message until he had
checked his tiles, because If he could
identify Neary as wanted for rob-
berry he would go to Oklahoma fol
him, fitting in a visit with his FAM
lily.
| Reavis said the detective re-
turned later to say that Cantonwine
had identified Neary from a photo
graph, that the detective Subse-
quently went to Oklahoma, spend
ing several days with relatives iI
Norman before returning with hi.
prisoner.
Neary said that while on the
train the officer had thanked me
for getting arrested In Oklahoma
and suggested the next time he got
arrested to make 1t New Orleans
at Mardi Gras time"
Neary was convicted on June q
1941, of armed robbery, and, be.
cause Of prior conviction for using
his employers car without permits.
sion, was sentenced to five years II
life imprisonment.
The officer retired from the po.
lice force In 1e42. the records show
after writing Neary that "therv
ISL aII
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

IlAo
visited Hugh and Ruth and Carl
again, in their home here. Hugh
was asleep after nights work, but
Ruth insisted on awakening him.
had come here to get an answer
to a question I posed last year
after visiting Jerome. What will
happen to Kiino?" This report
should be preceded by the reminder
that Hugh is a Nisei who failed to
be employed by the F. B. I. only
because he never troubled to learn
the Japanese tongue.
SIX NISEI IN CREW
Hugh now is foreman Of the cake
mixing department in good-siz-
ed bakery. He has six Japanese
Americans working under him on
the night shift. Five are members
Of his family-his niece and Ruth's
father, brother, sister and brother
in-law. Ruth's brother has enlist
ed and is waiting to be called into
service. The brother -in-law has
been classified IA, and expects to
be called any day for pre-induc-
ton physical examination.
Hugh majored in political sci
ence in college and Ruth in bac-
teriology. They had no experience
as domestic servants. That is why
they did not stay long in their first
position in Jackson, though their
employer wanted them to stay.
Neither did Hugh know any,
thing about baking. But he caught
on fast.
Before I saw Hugh here, talk
ed with two officials of the bakery.
Hes 100 per cent in every
way" they told me. "A good work
err. He's doing a Job for which
usually we use somebody with
i've or six years Of experience.
TALK HURT BUSINESS
Hughs employers had quite a bit
of trouble awhile ago about their
REPRESENTATION help. They had
discharged two inefficient workers
who went around telling that the
bakery was replacing Americans
with Japanese. A number Of retail
dealers stopped buying the bakery s
products.
Hugh was very broadminded
about It," the manager told me
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

in the Cleveland Plain Dealer the
other day: Young man, 20; 4-F.
INSCRIPTIONS, gets tight Sat. night,
always sober Mon; doesn't own
alarm clock; gets things done; good
personal contact; wants white-col-
lar job with good pay and good
chances of advancement so can live
like king; people like mel Box
1893"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
THOMASTON MAN
GIVEN 3 MONTHS

Litchfield, April 5-A fine Of 800
was imposed upon Wesley Thomen,
35, Of Hartford in Superior Court
Tuesday on a charge Of negligent
operation Of a motor vehicle, to
which he pleaded nolo contendre.
He was arrested follow an ac-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

lehA W Ava SAAN
tie frie n d S of
their year old
son Carl.
The Kiln o S
were having Jer-
ONE that after :
noon to try their
luck in a Cauca-
sian world con-
tanning an undue
n u m b e r OF
thoughless p e r
sons inclined to
feel that "a Jap's
a Jap, and I don't
care whether he's
American citizen
or not"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
BY S. BURTON HEATH
NEA Staff Correspondent

Kalamazoo, Mich, April - The
last time saw Hugh Kiino he sat
on a plank bench in a mess hall at
the jerome, Ark, relocation center
and talked about the plight of our
10000 Nisei, while his wife, Ruth,
threw n farewell partv for the lit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

Each army mechanical division
in the Sicilian campaign used 49,
900 gallons Of gasoline every hour
it was on the move.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

ciden- last July 10 on the Torring-
ton Thomaston road in which two
persons were killed.
Other cases heard at the criminal
session included: Lewis Golden,
Negro, charged with forgery in
North Canaan, sentenced to State
Prison for one to three years
Donald Carr, 81, Thomaston theft
Of motor vehicle, three months in
Jail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
California Pardon Board Asks
Freedom for 'Frame-up' Victim
BY HENNEN HACKETT
United Press Staff COrreSpOndent

divinity
attorney general
tn DIN the med forces
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

PUTS BOTH FEET FORWARD
Cleveland (UP) - The following
classified advertisement was carried
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
AufOiSf Tried Inn Death
Of3in RedLighf Crash

Telegraph and smashed into the
Defer's car coming through on
Ford.
As they spoke of the tragedy.
five other daughters of the dead
couple sat dry eyed in front seats
in Circuit Judge Chenot's court.
Judge Chenot refused 10 let
Barbara take the stand when
Asst. Prosecutor Richard De-
-CourSey called her. lie said no
child her age should be made 10
testify.
A statement given by Miller 10
police the day after the accident
at Receiving Hospital, where he
was suffering head injuries, was
read into the record.
In il he said that he had been
at a union meeting earlier that
morning and, after the meeting.
had had a couple of drinks of
whisky. He claimed that. other
wise, he couldn't remember any
thing about the accident.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29

SHELDON steals Detroit's
value spotlight with su-
perb collection Of quality
furs drsstIeally reduced
fer FINAL CLEARANCE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
(See Pictorial Review

Harry Miller. p, charged with
involuntary manslaughter, was on
tho witness stand today, telling
his story about how he killed a
mother. father and their 2-year-
old son and seriously injured
their 5-year-old daughter when
he allegedly sped through a red
light al Ford and Telegraph roads,
last oct. IS.
Edgar Defer, his wife and their
son, Lawrence. 2, and daughter.
Barbara, 5, of Garden City. were
on their way 10 their newly-pur-
chased home after a shopping
trip when the young auto plant
foreman went through the inter-
section. Police said that their car
was hurled $50 feet.
Yesterday, three eyewitnesses
told the one-man-1l-woman Jury
that Miller. driving 20 miles an
hour ignored the rcd light on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
Put in IA, Farmer
Kills Wife, a Children

ABERDEEN. Wash, March 20
INS)-Apparently crazed by the
prospect of being drafted, 49,
year-old farmer shot and killed
his wife and four small children
yesterday and then fatally
wounded himself.
The farmer, Bernard Arends,
had been reclassified Ia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
WiIIkie Warns COP
AGAINST Evasion

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis,
March % (UP)-Wendell L. Will
kie, in a speech here last night,
warned his party and rival COP
candidates. that they could not
win by evading issues.
Wiifkie reiterated his challenge
to other Republican presidential
aspirants 10 come out and debate
issues.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
Gives Blood
Under Fire

BOUGAINVILLE, March "A
(delayed) (INS)-With japanese
Sniper bullets thick in the air. Capt.
Harry NJ. DicRnan Of 26e3 Bag
= ley avenue. Detroit. stood upright
a. he administered blood plaSma
10 a severely wounded soldier.
Capt. Dickman was wearing a
helmet with two rough bullet
holes in A. The bullet that made
the holes had killed the original
owner. but II was the best he
could Get at the moment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
Lose OPA Appeal

FLINT, March 29-Operators
of Chaplin's gasoline station at
SIS f. Court today had lost an
appeal 10 the regional OPA office
10 set aside a district OPA direc-
tive suspending sale of gasoline
for one week. II. J. and, j. b.
Chaplin were penalized for accept
ing unendorsed coupons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
Murder Trial in Flint

FLINT. March pa motion
for reduction of a murder charge
against Levi Coleman. 40. of S25
E. Dartmouth, to manslaughter,
today had been denied by Circuit
Judge Philip Elliott. Coleman to-
day was TO go on trial for the
Staying of Samuel Wilkinson, 60.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29

5Isknsss IN me hoVIst What can
you do 70 help keep itirom spread
inyi Germs Of c9niagiou msy be
lwkirg on everything patient
touches dishes. tray, bed linen.
towels. On walls ard floors. too.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
AME Bishop Speaks

The Rt. Rev. John Andrew
Gregg, bishop of the african
Methodist Episcopal Church. re-
Gently returned from a visit TO
Negro troops in the Mediterranean
area, will speak at the Ebenezer
AME Church, Brush and Willis,
tonight at BIS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
y y. s. Launches z Mighty Subs

PORTSMOUTH. y. II. March
20 (lNSl -- Two mighty sub
marines for the underSeaS cam
paiga az ainst J apan We're
launched yesterday al the navy
yard here. They were the Sea
Dog and the Sea Fox.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
Fall in Bowling Alley Fatal

SAGINAW, March ga spinal
injury suffered last week when he
fell into a bowling alley pin pit
today had taken the life of Ralph
L. Towner, 81, manager Of the
Eastown Recreation. Surviving
are the widow, a brother and
sister.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
Travels 10000 Miles

STURGIS, March % CNS) -
Seaman &c Paul Lampe believes
he holds the worlds record for
a navy man travelling by land. In
the last eight weeks Seaman
Lampe has been shunted over
10000 miles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-29
NJ. P. Colonel
Goes on Trial

II. Col. Victor I. CoiSon. for
mer commandment Of the 70lst
Military Police battalion at Camp
River Rouge, was before a court
martial today on charges similar
70 those which resulted yesterday
IN dismissal from the service for
the battalion ; former adiutaEt
Capt. Leighton Ware
The same witnesses who tcsti-
red against Ware were called by
the government Ii the C0lson case
and their testimony WAS Substan-
italy the same as that which led
70 Wares custer.
The charges center around a
battalion fund. for which II IS al
legged that no proper records were
kept. and two trips 10 Chicago for
which fraudulent mileage vouch-
erS alleeedly were turned in.
Conviction of Capt. Ware as
year-old Bay City reserve officer,
came after the captain had
pleaded that he was guilty Of
nothing more than careleSsness. ~
FEW PALTRY DOLLARS
Does IL seem reasonable
that a man would risk his birth
right as an officer for few pal
try dollars o. defense advocate
Capt Lewis r. Williams de-
manded.
Nobody hut an utter fool
would have deliberately done
the things Capt. Ware is ac-
cused OF doing.
The court-martial. consisting Of
nine officers from Fit Sheridan
H., met in the post library at
Fort Wayne.
HOURS DELIBERATION
It's verdict, finding the captain
guilty OF violation of Articles of
War "a. 95 and 90, was returned
after about an hours elaboration
The articles deal with fraud, con-
duct unbecoming an officer and
miscellaneous offenseS.
cit Is my duty TO inform YOU
that you have been found
guilty." said Col. Estil V. Smith,
president of the -couri-martial-
The courts decision Is that you
shall be dismissed from the
service and shall forfeit all pay
and privileges"
The court found him guilty of
failure TO keep the fund in a
bank. failure 10 keep records and
failure 10 report the funds exist
ence.
He was acquitted of charges Of
wrongfully issuing liquor purchase
permits to three privateS 10 OBJ
tain whisky for his own use.
After Col. Colson's trial, Mai
Edward Eggleston. former execu-
tive officer of the battalion, will
face similar charges.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16
ATTENTION SHRINERS

Monthly meeting scheduled for Thursday evening has been can- celled until further notice.
 j. w LEVERS, adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16
C0MM0N5IN ATTACK ON
 AT.(HAMBER
Both Laborites and Con- servafives Declare
 Opposition

LONDON, March l6.-Prime Min ister Winston Churchill answered the attack on the Atlantic Charter in the Commons with confident challenge to the opposition to test the governments strength, and de- clared
 Tt is rather late in the day to begin these sweeping condemnations Of the Atlantic Charter which at the time seemed to receive cordial welcome generally"
 The issue arose when Laborite Davies asked Churchill to arrange a debate and said that recent state ments on the charter by Churchill and Foreign Minister Anthony Eden suggested that some of it's principles have been abandoned.
 Outright opposition to the char ter was then intersposed by Con- seryative Member Fetherick, who asked.
 Are you aware that the desire for debate is not confined only to MT. Davies and those who think as he does? It is also shared by those who maintain the Atlantic Charter where it is not platitudinous, con- tains principles highly dangerous to the British and Allied cause"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16

The biggest islands in the Truk group are Moen, Dublon, Fefan, Uman, Udot and Tol.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16
More Fathers Be Called by
 Dgaii Boards

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Sel- ective Service has called on the local draft boards to induct more pre- Pearl Harbor fathers and to comb the industrial deferments to obtain men that can be spared to fight.
 Selective Service has failed to meet the military draft calls by 100000 men month for five con- Isecutive months, Director Lewis B Hershey revealed in a letter to all local boards appeal panels, and said that about 1,160,0OO men must be supplied to the Army and Navy in the period from February l to July 1.
 Hershey said the order would bring the country's military es- ltablishmet up to a planned strength of II 100000 by midyear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16
U. }. JOINS IN APPEAL
 70 FINLAND
President Roosevelt Urges Films 10 Accept Russian
 Armistiee Terms

i WASHINGTON, March 16.-The United States has joined with the British in a direct appeal to the Finnish people to end, what Presi- dent Roosevelt termed, this hate ful partnership" of war with Nazi Germany.
 The formal Presidential state ment was issued from the White House after Britain urged the Films to accept Soviet Russia's Armistice terms or court national disaster" 7"
 In this apparent last minute eff fort to prevent the collapse of Rus o-Finnish peace negotiations, Pres ident Roosevelt said: Tt always seemed odd to me that people in the United States find Finland a partner with Nazi Germany, fight ing side by side the sworn enemies of our civilization, and that the Finnish people now have chance to withdraw from this hateful part nership and the longer they stay at Germany's side the more sorrow and suffering that is bound to come to them.
 T think I can speak for all Am ericans when I say that we sincere ly hope Finland will now take the opportunity to dissociate herself from Germany"
 In view of the Finnish Parlia- ments vote yesterday interpreted ill Stockholm as tantamount ap- proval of the governments rejec- tion to the Soviet terms, it is not immediately clear how the Presi- dent hopes that a peace appeal could be accomplished
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16
zIEGLER IN
 TALK TO-DAY
 AT CHAMBER

There is no reason why Alaska should become not only the tourist playground for the United States, but the playground of the world" A. H. Ziegler, Democratic candidate for Delegate to Congress, told mem bers of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce today.
 There will unquestionably be a great many people coming up here after the war" he said. Because Of the publicity which Alaska has received Outside in the past two years, the people in the States have a much greater interest in Alaska. ?
 Ziegler said that one trouble, how ever, is that these potential tourists do not know enough about the re- creational advantages offered, that the people of Alaska and it's organi- cations should carry out publicity and promotional campaigns for this purpose.
 ziegler also suggested that the Chamber of Commerce, in order to more fully publicize the good work it is doing, invite representatives of labor, fishermen, and other organi- cations to sit in as guests regularly at Chamber of Commerce meetings.
 Tom Dyer spoke on the problem of getting better air service for Ju- neau, explaining that because there is a gap in range stations between Annette Island and Juneau, com mercial planes are forbidden by the CAA to fly the route. A range station at Rake and at Gustavus would solve this problem, he said.
 A committee of the Chamber will make report on this problem soon.
 Other guests included L. E. Brad ing of the Forest Service and A. J. Alter of the Public Health Service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16
0utposfs Again Raided, Navy Bombers
Approaches to Great De. fense Base at Truk Are
 Under Attack

UNITED STATES FLEET HEAD QUARTERS IN PEARL HARBOR, March 16.-Oroluck Atoll, the Japa- nese defense outpost 190 miles east of Truk in the Caroline Islands, was bombed by Navy search planes on Monday for the first time.
 Admiral Chester w. Nimitz also announces that Ponape and Kusaie enemy-held islands guarding the approaches to Truk, big Japanese defense and supply base, were also raided and other raids are an nounced against four Japanese held bases in the eastern Marshall Is- lands.
 No planes were lost in any of the operations,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16
EQUATOR

in the Soviet winter campaign, by pinning down 19 German divisions on the Italian front, and inflicting casualties on the German forces substantially in excess of the Allied casualties.
 The weather alone, Stimson said caused slow progress in the noun tainous area; rain, snow and mud begging not only the ground forces but aircraft also.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16
Ingrid Bergman Tells What Alaska Soldiers Care Most 10 Receive

HOLLYWOOD-Take a tip from Ingrid Bergman, who was just there don't send so many candy bars, etc, to Alaska. The boys can buy these things ill canteens. What they enjoy most is home cooked foods, snapshots of the family, books and above all, letters. Buy bunch of envelopes, Ingrid advises, and stamp and address them in advance. Then, if you can't think of much to say, enclose clippings, cartoons, almost anything.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16
STIMS0N IN
 DEFENSE OF
 ITALY FIGHT
Weather Blamed for Slow. ness of Campaign
 Lists Achievements

WASHINGTON, March 16.-War Secretary Henry L. Stimson, taking notice of the recent criticism of the slow progress of the Italian cam paign, asserted all of the broad strategic purposes of the Allies in Italy.
 Among the bjectives and achievements he listed were the opening of the Mediterranean to Allied shipping, knocking Italy out of the war as an Axis partner, seiz- ure of air bases in southern Italy, and Allied control of a large part of the Adriatic as an indirect help
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16

more ago.
 The motive for the staying of the trapper partners was revealed when police reported that valuable furs guns, equipment and supplies arc missing from the trappers cabin 800 yards from the place where Messmer's body was found shot in the back
 Every available man in the Finlay Forks area has been pressed into a posse to hunt for the murderer
 The bodies were found frozen in the slushy surface of the ice on Finlay River.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16
St. Patrick $ Tea Will Be Saturday
 Al Trinity Hall

An annual affair, the St. Patrick s Tea, sponsored by St. Margaret's Guild of Holy Trinity Cathedral, will be this Saturday afternoon between ? and 5:30 o'clock The tea is for the public and will be held at Trin- ity Hall
 Asked to pour during the after noon are Mesdames E. L. Bartlett E. B. Benedict, w. w. Council, Robert G. Rice, J. c. Ryan, and William Whitehead.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-16
POSSE HUNTS FOR SLAYER
 OF TWO MEN

PRINCE GEORGE, B. C., March 16. - The bullet-riddled bodies of Eugene Messmer, B, and Hans Pfeuffer, 43, were brought here from the scene of their murder. 200 air miles north of Prince George near Finlay Forks, B. c. a week or