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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-04
Chaplin S Case
Ready for Jury

LOS ANGELES, April 4 GNS)
Federal Judge J r. r. O'Connor
today will give instructions 10 the
seven women and five men on the
jury which will determine whether
London-born Charlie Chaplin is
guilty or innocent Of Mann Act
violation charges.
The trial neaIed lis end when
Jerry Giesler, defense counsel,
and L. S. Atty. Gen. Charles
II. Carr concluded five hours of
argument. Both based their con-
tentions primarily upon COMPARE
son OF Chaplin's testimony with
that of Joan Barry, his red-headed
former protege whom he is ac-
cused Of Transporting 20 New
York and back ito be his mis-
treSs."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-04

Varicose Vein Clinic. CT. 66lT
I'LL Griswold; above Kinsers.-
Adv. ...
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-04
In the Times TODAY
THE WAR FRONTS

RUSSA-Konevs troops IS miles inside Rumania.
MARSHALL IsLANDS-Ten more atols occupied by Yanks
$. W. PACIF1C-Japs retreating Bouganvile leaving
trail Of mass graves.
ITY-Germans using Italian ascists-watched by
soldiers-as front line troops.
NDLA-BURMA-Amercan British and Chinese forces make
N progress in north central Burma
TokYOJap high command says two u s. cruisers sunk
by Jap planes south Of Caroline Islands
D&C service Cleve Varcoe Ven Cline cII Gs17
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-04
Itkes Blasts Hopes
For More Gasoline

WASHINGTON. April 4 tTNS)
Petroleum Administrator IckeS
said last night that there was no
possibility Of increasing gasoline
supplies for motorists in any sec
ton OF the country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-04
: YOUTH ADM is
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!. CIR s V|uRDE R
@ ~ u Eve - ~
BY JAMES MELTON

cOd-bIOOded 23year-od tourist camp empOye confessed
today that he stoned and stabbed Joyce Rauson to death the
dump W. and Ann ArbOr Trail childish argument
his girl friend He Richard Vincent 1915 Brady BEDFORD
Township empoye of the camp W. Warren and Telegraph
yearOd sch Og spent the last weekend of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-04

D&C Lake Lines service to Cleve-
land every night at IL 80. CA. $500.
ADV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-04
Killers
Story oil
Staying

Following is the statement
made at S a. m. to Chief of
Detectives Russell c. Gregory
and Sheriff Andrew c. Baird
MY name is Richard Vim
cent. | live at 1915 Brady
street, BEDFORD Township,
with my parents, Bertha and
Richard, and i am % years
of age.
On Saturday afternoon,
March %, 1914, at about
$3.50 o'clock l come in the
filling station and l was there
for awhile and then this girl
Joyce RaulstOn come in and
she asked Mac (MunrOe Nc
IntOsh) if he had a cabin to
rent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-04
THE WEATHER
HOI RLY TEMPERATIRES

The sun viii SCI az 3 p m today.
and rise tomorrow al los a. m
The moon VIII rise az 4.l2 p. M to-
day and set tomorrow at 6.04 n M.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-04
INVITED HIM IN

She said All right you had
better be right / said I'm
right
So She went around and said
she was going 10 dye her hair.
She said she wanted me 10 come
around there and see her so l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-04
14Vesse|s
Sunk by
j. :. Subs

WASHINGTON. April 4-Sec-
rotary of the Navy Knox an
nounced today that the American
fleet talk force which attacked
Palau last week destroyed or dam
aged all Japanese vessels at anchor
at Palau, Woleai and zap islands,
and had sunk three other enemy
ships nearby.
He said no figures were avail
able on the number of Jap vessels
sunk.
Knox also announced that
American submarines operating IN
Pacific waters had recently sunk
Ia japanese merchant vessels.
The sinkingS included two medium
tankers. IL medium cargo ships
and one small cargo vessel.
1916 PLANES DOWNED
Knox disclosed that navy and
marine corps gunners had shot
down 1916 Japanese ptaney-EiHCe
Pearl Harbor al a loss of only 92l
of their own planes The figure
Of enemy losses, Knox said, in
cluded only those shot down IN
combat or by anti-aircraft fire
and not those destroyed on the
ground or aboard carriers.
Knox appeared amused as he
read Tokyo radio reports claiming
that enemy planes sank two
American cruisers and damaged
two battleshipS. one carrier and
other unidentified waTships dur
ing the assault on Palau In adj
dition the laps claimed 50 Ameri-
can planes were destroyed in the
four-day battle.
The war elsewhere In the Paci-
fic was marked by the extension
Of American control over addi-
tional islands in both the Mar
shall and Admiralty groups.
IL FALL IN MARSHALLS
Adm. Nimitz announced that his
ground forces captured II more
atolls OF the MarShallS. leaving thee
japs with but three isolated coral
formations in the L. S. dominated
archipelago.
Gen. MacArthur's dismounted
Yank cavalrymen. landing against
only token resistance. quickly con-
solidated their newly gained posi-
tons on two more OF the Admir-
atty isles.
On the Burma front. Al
lied warplanes have blasted Japa-
neSe invasion forces moving across
the Burma frontier into India,
communique from New Delhi dis
closed today, bombing and strafine
armored columns and headQuar-
tiers command posts.
The communlque said ground
fighting had subsidized on the entire
Chin hills front southeast of
lmphal. capital Of midas Manipur
state and one Of the main obiec-
tlves OF the japanese invasion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-04
RENTED CABIN

Mac said mo- al first and Mac
sat there talking TO her, asking
her where she was from. She was
talking 10 him and Mac got up
and went out and went 10 the
restaurant and just as he opened
the door in the station, he said
Rent her a cabin. Dick The No.
S cabin" SO l said "All right"
! rented her the cabin. She gave
me two One-dollar bills. l rung il
up in the register and she thought
! had the key 10 the cabin but we
don't give keys 10 the cabins.
There Is a latch inside the door
and they bolt 1t with it.
She hung around the station
and then she said. Gee. l am
tired and L said Co to bed" and
she said You got the key?" and
! said The place is unlocked. All
you do is bolt it from the inside.
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16
Production Figures on
Wilson" Top ALI
Previous Hollywood
Records ....

About once every decade, Holly
turns out a super-spectacle
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

good thing to see. 1t stems from
the fact that although Muriel was
educated for the stage, her mother
provided, as well, the normal exis-
tence that every youngster should
have. sscsxsESssws2s@asEssssss<svs-S
Muriel has grown up with the
average girls hobbies, collecting.
photography and sewing. She col
lects and writes letters to her
friends in service. Photography is
the lucky hobby. 1t got her a job
in Q camera shop once, when she
was helping to pay for her musical
training. Sewing is the hobby her
mother thinks every girl should
have. mo matter what career a girl
chooses" Mrs. Smith says. "she
must have some practical talents,
and considering how girls love
clothes, nothing is more practical
for them than the ability to sew"
Muriel finds it easy to learn. She
was surprised to see how quickly
sewing brought paying results. too.
She expects to save lots OF money
when she really acquires the know
how, because she lived all summer
in a collection of playclothes that
she cut from n pretty and mex
pensive pattern. using remnants OF
material that her skillful mother
had left over from different home
sewing jobs. The money will go
into War Bonds, but MuriePs
mother is profting, too. In this trade
of talents, Carmen Jones' is teach
ing Mrs. Smith to sing!
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

MANY a splendid cadenza and
tl many a stately wiggle have
been contributed to the role Of Car
men by the ladies of the opera
since 1874. Everlovin' Jose has been
Knocked by Nine. Galli-Marie, Geral-
dine Farrar, Emma Calve, Mary
Garden, Maria Jeritza and Gladys
Swarthout. These Carmens brought
a widely recognized artistry to the
part, which was needed in the earli-
est performances when music lovers
and moralists made it hot for Bizet
and his Spanish-gypsy baggage. But,
though beautiful, non of them re-
sembled the real charmer that Pros
per Merimee described over ninety
years ago. Dark-eyed, she was. and
copper skinned. with lustrous black
hair and teeth whittier than peeled
almonds" Like Muriel Smith.
Muriel is the Billy Rose Carmen.
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

She operates out of Carolina in
stead Of old Seville. She sings in
the English idiom, instead of the
operatic French. But she wig-wags
like her Spanish ancestor, and her
~lovemaking brings out the same old
Jealous knife.
The critics warmed to Muriel's
Carmen. "Sultry," they called her,
with a dangerous" smile and a
voice as "fery' as the Bizet score.
They'd need another set of adjec-
tives to describe the real Muriel. A
sweet and lovely girl of twenty-five,
her ucces is the Towering of her
mothers love. ambition and fore
sight. Mrs. Smith has always wanted
Muriel to be a singer and an ac-
tress, and from her meagre earn
ings she gave her gifted daughter
the best training she could afford.
The relationship between them is a
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16
NAACP YOUTH COOPERATE
IN BACK TO SCHOOL" DRIVE

New York-NAACP Youth Coun-
ellis and College Chapters began their
fall program in cooperation with 9TH
er agencies in the current Back to
School, drive. Using the slogans,
DO You Want to be a Kite in a
-Four Engine World and will 1t
Look Big Five Years from Now" the
progressive need for high school and
college-education is being emphasized
Jobs after the war will require spec
ialized and technical training. Ne
gro Youth particularly must be pre-
pared.
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16
OFFICER KILLS SOLDIER
AFTER z ATTACK

Camp Claiborne, La, Cit. Ker-
NIT Bates shot and killed a Negro
soldier in training at Camp Clairbory
last Sunday night after the soldier
allegcdly attacked three officers, the
provost marshall's office said Mon
day.
Preliminary reports said the sold
Ter, Pvt. Leonard P. Washington, %
New Orleans, attacked two officers,
was arrested but broke away. The
report said he was caught and brought
back to the area where he attacked
1t. Bates.
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

'Kismet". MONS Technicolor HIT
OF the Fabulous East swirls with:
X \ X 4
Love. exotic as a queens perfumel
X + 4 4
Adventure -. thrilling as a mountain
of goldl
\ \ 4 4
intrigue. ..d daring as flashing daggersi
\ X 4
Magic -. strange as bizarre BagdadI
\ X r X
Spectacle :. fantastic as your widest
dreamsl
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

Pretty Ramona Erwin is shown in
n Of her most pleasant moods, cho-
sen as the "chin-up' girl for August
by Cpl. Cecil Watson, and his unit
now doing active duty in Russells
Islands, somewhere in the South Pa
cific. Miss Erwin is one Of Kath-
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16
BOWELS SLUGGISH?

. Feeling like you lost you. best friend-
headachy-dull-all because of sluggish bow
els? Why put up with constipation misery:
Chew modern FEEN-A-MINT, the pleasant
tasting chewing-gum laxative. Chew FEEN-
A-MINT tonight at bedtime, taking only in
accordance with package directions. Next
morning-thorough, gentle relief, helping you
teel swell again. Millions rely on FEEN-A-
MINT. Chew like your favorite gum. Tastes
good. Try FEEN-A-MINT-a whole family
supply costs only 1oe.
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

You'll see Ronald Colman as Hahz-
beggar, prince, rogue, magician, lover.
His beat is all of Bagdadl
Il X * X
And Marlene Dietrich as Jamilla-the
East's sultriest dancing siren! Her love
is a pearl beyond price!
4 X X \
You'll see James Craig, Edward Arnold,
Hugh Herbert, Joy Ann Page, Florence
Bates, Harry Davenport and a cast Of
thousands clothed in blazing Technicolor!
X X X \
William Dieterle who directed and
Everett Riskin who produced, made
"Kismet" more entertaining than the
Seven Wonders Of the World
X X X X
Besides all this, you'll see gorgeous
dancing girls. luxurious palace feasts,
colorful caravans, wondrous bazaars
hair-breadth escapesl
X X X X
The charm Of M G. 'smighty "Kismet"
viii hold you spellbound! We guaranteeiti
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

crime Dunham's front line danceret-
ties now appearing on the West
Coast, and graciously consented to
have SPNS furnish the Corporal and
his unit ample photographs OF her
for "Chin-up" purposes. (PPNS)-
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

New York tspnhp:-n was announced here this week that Billie Holiday thee celebrated snsns
Srw who is appearing night at the Downbetc Club has signed Few contract WITH Oea heeo"'
which calls r this artist to lake an album of popular Hvortes Inc star rs SMo 70 ppn M
Warner Brothers. finn Miss Holidays recording of Strange Fruit Commodo ReordD which so
49, muUon discs irnredI lillian Smith to write the uchdscuSed bstsekr
onef the few tchs nrsw who has wad for Big Six, Victor Columbia CapaLC ommod"e
Buebrd and eO;t this featured arts also reoued with Ae Shaw. the King OF wing t5eG-
las beer aeeaMmed the nations Nc I blues tame by outaandnsI critics Hers easy singing style
ss caused many to rate hers above any ada singer that's an before her tme
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-05

THE new jet.propelled planes
those rocket-like ships that shoot
] skyward with the speed of a bullet
were misnamed. They should be
called jest-propelled.
Or so 1t would seem from all the
high jinks going on at a British air
field where the propellerless fighters
we're recently put on display.
One girl, carrying a cup OF tea,
got too near the intake duct at the
front of the ship. Before she knew
what had happened. her skirt had
been yanked off, and she was stand
ing there, ludicrously holding onto
the saucer. The tea, complete with
cup and spoon, had disappeared along
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-05

Elias Aoun left his mother then
and started his walk to the chapel
where Maria and her family would
be waiting.
He paid little attention when an
open automobile stopped little ahead
of him and let out three men. 1t
was not until he found himself the
struggling center of a tangle of mus
cular arms and legs that he saw his
father.
He heard his hard voice saying,
Don't be gentle with him. We
haven't got all day. Take him where
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-05
When Jet Planes Jest

with her flimsy garment into the
suction pipe.
One air marshal, his curiosity get.
down to inspect the nozzle through
which the heated compressed air
elected at the rear of the ship Be
fore he leaped back, the peak OF his
cap had been completely burned
away, and his hair singed.
On another occasion, a high-rank-
ing British commander was standing
in front of the new aircraft when
the pilot turned on the motor. The
Officers greatcoat, unbuttoned in
front, was yanked off in less time
than il takes 10 tell il.
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-05
Kidnapped His Own Sonssarv

ELIAS AOUN took a careful look at
his reflection in the mirror. a hand
~ some, coffee-colored young face
stared soberly back at him. He pulled
a comb through his thick black hair and
Strengthened a flower in his buttonhole.
Then ne walked out of his room and
down the broad, ornate stairway
of his fathers house.
1t was a big house. One of the q
best in Beirut. A fitting abode ~
for a prosperous and politically XZ
powerful merchant But to
the young man descending -
the stairs il was cold and -
uncomfortable place.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-05

ing into the living
room he S w his
mother. She was a
com ely wo m a n,
smartly dressed to
conceal a fulsome
matronly figure. She
turned to look at her
son. Her dark, in
I e IL i G ent Eyes
scanned his face. Her
arms went out, and
around his neck. For
a long time no word
was spoken.
The youn & man
gently loosed the wo-
mans arms and held
her hands together
in front of him.
Mother" he said,
81 wish you'd come
to the wedding"
your father" she
whispered, has for
hidden me to go. l
dare not awaken his
temper. You know
how he is"
Elias Aoun knew
how his father was.
And he hated him
for it. He woul d
never for get the
night he had told his
parents that he loved
Maria Kuluglu and
was going to marry
Aoun the elder h
a violent rage.
"A common shop.
lowed. "A peddler
cake in a corner
cheap, clever little sc
weren't so stupid, 20
she's up to. I'll stop
For the first time
Elias refused to be b
Maria may be a
Elias with a quiet in
prised his father, "bu
and she's no Schem,
ever say so again. .
The master of til
His fists knotted anC
over his head. But
ground. For a long
made a tense tablea
Finally the older n
wife and made a qU
ture with a pudgy h;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-05

foot in this house again-so long
as his father lived. She cupped her
hands gently about his face.
God be with you," she said, land
with your bride"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-05

I told you, and wait until I come"
AS the machine roared off toward
the hills outside of Beirut, Elias AOun
managed TO shout that he was being
kidnapped A farmer driven off the
road by the speeding car reported 10
the police what he saw and heard.
That was three months age.
Maria Kuluglu and her family
know what happened. And who en-
gineered the job. And why. But
the police authorities seem strangely
disinterested in their demands for
action.
In Syria, these officials courteously
explain, there's no law TO prevent
prominent citizen from taking his son
on an automobile ride.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-29
Lo9uno Forest
Swep pt by Fire

Continued from Page u
once became a menace due to the
extreme cry underbrush and the
erratic winds.
COVERS 10000 ACRES
Soon the fire had spread and
at latest report Tuesday the dam
ger area covered 10000 acres. The
worst spots are west of Live Oak
Springs. Authentic reports tele-
phoned the Post-Press newspapers
by member of the staff on the
ground said Calexico Locge, Live
Cak Springs and Bankhead Springs
areas, where many FL Centrans are
spending the summer are not in
danger and that none of these
places have been touched by the
fire. AT Live Oak Springs about 100
families were evacuated about 80
am. Tuesday, but curing the day
most of them had returned their
belongings to their cabins and
houses as the immediate danger ap-
peared clearing. In these districts
all power lines are inactive and
this is causing a water problem as
all pumps are driven by electricity.
Otherwise all is we'll
STAY OFF ROAD
All officials on the job urge mo-
torlStS to stay Off Highway 80. A
pail of smoke makes driving ex-
,tremely dangerous, they point out,
and besides, fire fighting equipment
is speeding along the roads frot-
one extreme of the burning area to
another.
AT present the most difficult situ-
alton in fighting is the wind. 1t is
guSty, sometimes reaching 30
mile-an-hour speed, only to cease
and then blow up" across a ridge
or in different direction.
Equipment is being dispatched as
nee ded in any quantity useful from
Arcadia, where it is pooled under
direction of William B. Mendall
state forestry coordinator.
Efforts SO far to keep the fire
north of the highway have succeed
ed. Here and there the blaze has
jumped the road, but has been put
cut. Back firing is part of the pro-
gram and this is obtaining results
leaders in the battle say One bee
keeper was reported to have started
a back fire on his own in order tC
protect his stands. He was said tc
have been taken into custody.
Earlier IT pol;s of number OF
cabins having been destroyed al
Liveoaks were found to be erron
eOuS.
Other areas of San Diego county
are fighting stubborn and hazardous
fires, especially east of Mt. Palomal
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-29

and north of Lake Hensnaw.
A heavy haze of smoke has drift
ed into Imperial Valley as winds
Shift to the west.
Many telephone calls came into
the Post-Press offices from persons
whose families are camping or liv-
ing in cabins in the areas. Based
on reports direct from the fire
fighting front, the Post-Press felt
justified in giving assuring answers.
While the situation is declared to
be serious, experts on the job are
confident the peak danger is near
ing end.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-29
Swine Raisers
Study Boost
In Production

Continued from Page II
study first hand problems in hog
growing, he attended a Hampshire
growing meeting at Memphis. Ten
neSSee, a Duroc meeting at Austin,
Minnesota, and went into confer
ence with the packer representa-
tives from Wilson, Armour and
Swift
Hughes pointed out that there
will be a shortage of pork fer l945.
He said that 000,u)0 hogs were
marketed in 1943. but the 1914 pro-
duction will drop to 88,000000.
In order tc meet civilian, war
and lend-leaSe needs said Hughes,
"96,000O 900 hogs should be marketed
this year
Pitzer gave a talk on how 10 cut
down the cost of production.
He said that it costs him less than
cents to produce a pound OF pork
since uses no grain.
Instead, said Pitzer, Il pasture
my hogs and feed them culled can
taloupes and carrots
Ward Shit tpherd, extension HVe-
stock specialist at Berkley, COM
mented on the fact that in 1914
there was an 80 per cent reduction
in hog production for Imperial val
lev. He said that normally there
are $4,000 hogs sent tc market from
this county, but that in 1914 the
valley will only produce 6000.
Use BY-PRODUCTS
Wallace Sullivan, farm mango
ment specialist. from Berkley, rec
commended that in order to keep
cost of production down all posi-
Bile by-products should be used such
as Gull melons, fruits. vegetables
and whey frcm cheese factories.
Sullivan believes that a SOW should
produce at least 10 pigs per year
He said that this means at least two
breedings per year. He declared that
If was necessary for hog growers 10
adhere to this in order to keep the
cost down.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-29
Hi.Pass Children
Rushed Home::
Care IS Needed

Fire in forest areas has made it
necessary to eVacuate Hi-Pass
camp and army trucks from Camp
Lockett will transport 10 Imperial
Valley children to the court house
at cclock Tuesday" Pete Ostran-
der, veteran service officer, an
nounced.
He estimated that parents of 25
children are On vacation and will
not return before Sunday, which.
was to have been the closing date
OF the camp.
we need American Legion VOL
unteers to house children of par
ents away on vacation says Os-
trander.
He requested that any legicnnaire
who can take care of a child should
see him at FL Centro 7Ql or at his
home, 8700-R-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-29
RFPAYS BLOOD BANK
FOR SAVING BROTHER

FORT WORTH Texas. Aug. 20
uJP)-V. H. Magee is determined
to repay the four pints of blood
nlasna which saved the life oil ms
brother, Staff Sgt. John d. Magee.
when he was wounded in Italy.
The wounded man lay in a dltch
for y hours before he was taken
to a medical station where the
nlasma was administered, Magee
told attendants at the blood donor
center when he paid his second m
stallment.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-29

/ As the American Third Army
Struck, British. Canadian, and A.
rherican units north of Paris surg
ed across the Seine bridgeheads
thought the river port of Rouen
unoer rifle fire and sent their
aAnk columns stabbing northward
fpr the robot bomb coast.
BRIDGEHEADS LINKED
The Vernon and Nantes bridge
heads were linked up, giving the
Allies a solid 30-mile foothold on
the northeast bank of the Seine.
and headquarters said armored
spearheads had been pushed out
IL miles beyond the river to Can
tiers.
Hundreds of Allied war planes
swarmed out through a driving
rainstorm to bomb and machine gun
the fleeing enemy all along the
200-mile front from the Seine es-
tuary to the Troyes area, and pre-
liminary reports said they spread
terrific destruction through the
Nazi troop and supply columns.