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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
Chief Ranger

Chief Ranger Grand Chief Ranger Ralph Bran- deley, Jr., Grand Treasurer Will liam H. Dunlavey, Grand Deputy Chief Ranger Joseph Caron, Grand Chief Ranger Ralph Bran deley, ST.
 The arrangement committee for the acair is as follows: Chair
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
Scovill's Opens Bond Campaign Tonight
Russians Terrorizing
 Little Baltic States
Evidence of Brutality Obtained Despite Censorship
 Local Lithuanian War Vets Informed By Delegate

picture of Russian brutality to the conquered people the Baltic nations presented to members Sylves ter Stokes and auxiliary, Lithuanian Legion by Miss Stasa Perosk delegate to the recent joint conference at Hotel McApine New York City, of representatives of Lithuanian Latvan and EStonian organizations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04

Of 80 defendants in Washington this
month, died yesterday.
His physician refused to sign the
death certificate and an autopsy was
ordered. He said Mr.. Schmidt had
been suffering from pernicious
anemia.
Mr.. Schmidt's widow told author
tiles he became i'll after dinner away
from home last Friday.
Defendants of the sedition trial
include George Sylvester Viereck,
Mrs. Elizabeth billing, Gerald B.
Winrod and William Dudley Policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04

he added, the union picketed their
establishments and union drivers
for supply firms would not cross the
picket lines.
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and registration requirements, as
well as poll taxes, which nske it diff
ficult for Negroes to exercise their
franchise.
Gov. Chauncey Sparks of Alabama
said the South could adapt itself
to the ruling if the decision "leaves
with the States the right and au-
thority to determine qualifications, -
but that if it did not leave the States
such authority, 1T is a blow to
friendly relations between the races
in the South and bodies ill.,"
While the Southerners were
unanimous in condemning the de-
cision. Senator Murray, Democrat,
of Montana said he felt there was
no other way the court could have
ruled, and Senator LANCER, Repub-
hcan, Of North Dakota said he was
delighted and pleased" adding
that "the Supreme Court is abso-
lutely right"
But Representative West, Demo-
crate, of Texas said he believed the
court had mo more right to say
who can vote in primary than
it has to say who can belong to a
church or a lodge"
Senator Eastland, Democrat, of
Mississippi accused the court of
"usurping legislative functions, -
adding that he concurred in the
dissenting opinion of Associate JUS
tice Roberts.
Justice Roberts took his colleagues
to task for overturning a previous
ruling, expressing concern over an
opinion he said tends to bring the
adjudications of this tribunal into
the same class as restricted rail-
road ticket, good for this day and
train only" .,...a,
Shortly after the courts decision
was issued, the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People sent Attorney General Biddle
a letter urging the Justice Depart
ment to prosecute vigorously" any
person who denies Negroes the right
to vote.
There can be no doubt now, the
association said, that exclusion of
Negroes from primaries in most of
the States Of the Deep South" is a
Federal crime. Counsel for the as
ISOLATION argued the Texas case be-
fore the Supreme Court.
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Sedition Trial Witness
Dies in Los ANGELES

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 4.-John H
Schmidt, So, under presidential SUBJ
poena to testify at the sedition trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04

the social problems of the South
has caused serious and dangerous
menace, which we will have to or
ganize against and fight diligently"
Texas had interviewed in defense
OF the ban in the Supreme Courts
There were these other reactions
l. Predictions that Arkansas and
Alabama, which have party-im-
posed racial bans similar to that in
Texas, may have to find other
means of maintaining white pri-
maries."
g. The assertion by Senator May
bank, Democrat, of South Carolina
that South Carolina also may have
to revise its laws, if the court ruling
stands, since that State permits
the party organization to fix all
the qualifications for primary vot-
ers except age and residence. (The
South Carolina Democratic State
Convention defeated in'1942 a reso-
luton which would have admitted
Negroes to the partyD
3. A suggestion by Senator An
drews, Democrat, of Florida that
some Southern States may return
to the old convention system of
choosing nominees.
The Southerners said the court
ruling would have little effect on
this years primaries, since it
seemed applicable only to Texas.
The direct racial ban apparently
is operative as such only in Arkansas
and Alabama, but other States i'm
pose educational, property owning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04
Three Plead Innocent
In Detroit Shakedown
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 1.-Two business
agents of the AFL Transfers Union,
one of them a labor member of the
Detroit Regional War Labor Board,
and a trade association executive
pleaded innocent in Recorders
Court yesterday to extortion and
conspiracy charges.
The three are Sol Sniderman, "a
year-old WLB member; James
Cassidy, AZ, another AFL business
agent, and Peter Ellis, As, president
of the Detroit Retail Florists Asso-
citation. They were freed under $500
bond each pending a hearing
April "a.
The accused union business agents
were charged with extorting $4,000
from a group of undertakes, with
Ellis serving as go-between, in re-
turn for favorable union contract.
A second count in the warrant
naming the three charged con-
spiracy to extort money by malicious
threats against IL undertakers.
Prosecutor william Bowling, who
obtained the warrant after weeks
of secret investigation, said under
takers were required to join the
union and pay dues or else make an
outright shakedown payof of $3.50"
Unless they did one or the other,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04
| Nye Demands Report
On Lease-Lend Probe
Be Made Public
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A demand arose in Congress
today that the Senate Appro-
priations Committee make pub
lie the findings of a five-month
investigation of lease lend and
other United States expenditures
abroad.
Senator Nye of North Dakota
ranking Republican member of the
committee, announced he would re-
quest preparation and release of a
report prior to action by Congress
on legislation to extend lease lend
for one year beyond June 80.
Senator Nye said he helped draft
a list of inquiries submitted to COM
mittee investigators last November
but that no information as to find
ings had yet been made available tc
committee members.
THE whole purpose of the investi-
CATION was to give Congress an &C
curate, overall picture of our ex-
penditures overseas, through lease
lend and other agencies" Senator
Nye said. Certainly Congress ought
to have that information before it is
called upon to consider lease LEND
extension and appropriations"
Acting Chairman Mcclellan of the
Appropriations Committee promptly
declared there had been no inten-
ton to delay a report, and that he
hoped to make one before the lease
lend bill comes up for Senate &C
ton. The bill now is before the
House, where it has been approved
by the Foreign Affairs Committee
Senator Mcclellan said he would
call the Appropriations Committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04
Southern Legislators
Predict Steps 10 Bar
Negro Primary Vote
By the Associated Press.

Speedy State action to offset
Supreme Court decision uphold
ing the right of Negroes to vote
in Texas Democratic primary
elections was predicted today by
Southern legislators.
In ruling described by the
Southerners as blow to State SOW
ereignty, but hailed in other quar-
tiers as absolutely right" the court
yesterday held Texas election Of
ficials erred in denying a vote to
Lonnie E. Smith of Houston, because
of State party ban against men,
bers of his race participating in the
1910 Democratic primary. The court
ruled, in effect, that State laws sup
plementing the party ban were in
violation of the Constitution.
Announcement of the decision
caused Southern members of Con-
gress to eongtegate in little knots at
the Capitol and from them came the
unanimous assertion that steps
would be taken to keep Negroes
generally out of the Democratic pri-
maries, which are ell-exclusive in
their section Of the country.
In Dallas, E. B. Germany, former
chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee, said Soon a
group of us will get together and
after careful study devise way to
meet the situation"
Since the National Government
through the Federal Court has ruled
that the white Democrats may no
longer choose their membership, I
am willing to join a group of loyal,
States rights Democrats and set up
program" Mr.. Germany said in
statement.
He declared that "meddling by
persons high in national affairs in
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LOST RATION COUPONS.

"A" GAS RATION BOOK, issued 70 James
BILLFoLD; CONTAINING "a gas COUPON,
green St, Arlington, Va: drivers license
and other papers. CHI. 1859.
BOOK NO. 4, issued to Kathleen Z. Bon
n teld' 37ls 1Sth st: s.; Arl;; w. 81: 1913
GAS RATION BOOK "A, "'t issa as to to- David
Ross. 65lo Wisconsin ave. NV. Call OIL.
40. 3 RATION BOOK, issued to M J.
scanlon' 5000 Bunker Hill I'd. Brent
RATION BOOKS and 4, issued to John
J., Emily Y. Ella Mae D, Patricia Joyce
RATION BOOKS No. 90. issued 10
John l., Cecilia Bontz and Rodney Cook,
5394 dlst p1 HysttsVille' Nd. WA. 6556
Sheehan. 1904 Russell ave, Mt Rainier,
Md. Phone Union 5149.
RATION BOOK NO. 3, issued to Barbara
Ann Ball, 1910 East Capitol st. FIR, laos
RATION BOX NO. 4, issued to Marion p
Thomas, Sandy SPRINGS, Md. Return r
Silver SPRING Ration Board
WALLET, black, contains b ration book
draft card, licenses. D. Parkhurst,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04

together soon after the Easter re-
cess to decide what disposition to
make of the facts assembled by a
staff of investigators headed by
John F. Feeney, who was assigned tc
the project by the General Account
ing Office.
II don't know myself what the in
vestigation has shown" Senator Nc
kellar said. 1T has been a big Job
requiring time. I'm told it is now
practically completed. If the com
mittee agrees, I'd like to see it made
public; let the chips fall where they
may"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04

One pound Of waste cooking fats
makes enough glycerin to manufac-
ture one-third pound gunpowder!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04

b 10 Say II, Wnen
or on W h a t
g rou n d S she
would file suit
for divorce.
The parting of
the actress and
M r. G "a n e,
wealthy tobacco
heir and stock
broker, climaxed
a hectic marital
life that began
after their elope-
m e n t to l. a S
Vegas, New, July
II, 1912.
Shortly after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04

SHORTY alter Lana Turner.
announcing she expected to become
a mother, the actress, on February
4, l943, had their marriage annuled
on the ground that Mr.. Cranes di-
vorce from his first wife, Carol
Crane, had not become final. But
before the baby was born the fol-
lowing July 25 there was recon-
Citation and they remarked.
Miss Turner was divorced in 194l
from Band Leader Artie Shaw,
whom she married in Las Vegas the
previous year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04
Lakes Skipper Dies

MANITOWOC, Wis, April 4 (P.-
Capt. William A. Clark, 70, who
spent So years on the Great Lakes
as tugboat skipper. died Sunday
night. A native of New York, he
began sailing the lakes at 10 and
earned his masters papers and
first command at 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04
Louisiana Governor
Limits Comment
To Eight Words
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE, La. April
4.-Gov. Sam Jones today had
comment of only eight words
on the Supreme Court decision
on Negro voting:
We've always handled that
question-and always will"
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Lana Turner Announces
She Has Left Husband
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, April 4.-Actress
Lana Turner announced last night
she has separated from her hus-
band, Stephen Crane, but declined
Evening star., 1944-06-12
Homestead Grays Take
"A Pair From barons

Old Josh Gibson, the Washing
ton Homestead Grays' veteran
catcher, has the best explanation for
the Grays' erratie behavior this year.
"A colored ball club is like the little
girl with the little curl" says Josh.
When they're good they're very
very good, but when they're bad,
they're-"
The Grays, after taking a smack
ing around from the New York
Cubans and an 1873 pasting from
the Birmingham Black Barcns, yes
terday turned around and put on an
excellent baseball performance, de-
feating the Barons, IA and 4-3, in a
Griffith Stadium twin bill. 1t was a
repetition of the Negro World Series
of last fall, when the Grays, kings
Of the colored National League,
whipped the Barons, then American
League champs.
Papa" Bell crossed the plate with
the Grays' first tally in the opener
when Sam Bankhead slapped a
double off Tom Hunter, the Alabama
twirler. Bankhead also drove in Ray
Brown a few frames later to share
hitting honors for the day with
Buck Leonard, who smashed out a
triple that hit high up on the right
field wall and scored Bell in the
second game.
First game
Barons 1 1I0 900 OIL 16 /
Grays -- $50 900 600 Z 2
Observation-Disclosures. Newberry, Hubert
and Radcliffe; Brown and Gibson.
Second game
Barons - 100 1oI oO0--3 8 l
Grays ----- oIO 600 111-4
Batteries-GiLson and Radcliffe; Hos
kins and CASTOR, Gibson.
Evening star., 1944-06-12

Giants, and dropped the Bisons into
third place, a half game behind
Baltimore.
Monaco made only two hits, one
in each game, but his homer in the
first inning Of the second contest
started the Orioles off on the right
foot. He also drew three walks to
raise his total to So bases on balls
he has wangled off enemy pitchers in
43 games, better average than his
league leading mark of 127 in 145
games last year. Monaco's homer was
his third in the last three games
and his sixth of the season. In addi-
tion to his 1857 batting average, Bias
has driven In 80 runs, a remarkable
total for a leadof man.
Evening star., 1944-06-12

Latsios clash are being made ct the
Liberty's A. C.s ticket offce, 4io
Ninth street NV, and through Ex-
|ecutiye OTIS.
Evening star., 1944-06-12
Nicholas Shoots 773
To Win Pin Handicap

Putting together 4 lusty 688 from
scratch and an 85-pin handicap to
tally 773. Dan Nicholas, 11l-averagc
Diamond Cab bowler, walked OF
with laurels yesterday at Hi-Skor
in the second Bulletin mixed handi-
cap tournament in which Sc COM
peted. He fired 40 for his first
three games with 143, 1S5 and 162,
adding 100 and 128 for his last two.
Jack Mooney, the fnextinguish-
ableman, posted 80-6T to be
among the winners.
AS an added attraction to the
tournament, Frances Wilson. and
Al Wright. swamped the King Pin
Mixed Doubles League champion
duo of Ruby Parry and Paul James,
1,187 to 1882. Wright Tailed GIT
and Miss Wilson, $40.
In another weekend event, young
Charley Sellers, jr., of Bethesda and
Hope Wilkinson of Mount Rainier
chalked up a TAB score which In
cluded 64-pin handicap to win the
Penn Recreation switch" tourna-
ment by a one-stick margin over
Parry and James who counted
28-742.
Third place went to Evelyn Saun-
ders and Joe Mcknight of Silver
Spring with 60-740.
Evening star., 1944-06-12
Armstrong's Disdoin Of Lotsios
As Spormote Inspires Nick

Nick Latsios, who was turned
down when he applied for job as
Henry Armstrong; sparring part
lner, today said the incident Is just
one of the many reasons he is look
ing forward to his 10-round bout
with Armstrong at Grifiith Stadium
the night of June 81.
1t happened when Hammerin
Hank was training here for his tan
gle with frankie Wills and broad
cast city-wide appeal for sparrine
partners. Latsios put in an appear
ance and volunteered his services
for free, but George Moore, Henry's
manager, thought the lad too mex
perienced.
Evening star., 1944-06-12
Yonks Drop II of Last 13
As Cardinals Boost Lead

Indians easily took the opener, 13
to /, behind Mel Harder, but Moore's
round -tripper in the nightcap gave
Bob Muncrief and the Browns d
4-to-2 triumph Umpire Charley
Berry banished Manager Luke Sew
ell Of the Browns In the second
game. s.g-tE $50
The New York Giants swept q
double header from the Phillies,
both by scores of to 5, with the
second game going II innings, be-
fore Phil Weintraub singled Mel
OFT home with the winning tally.
Nap Reyes ninth inning single won
the opener.
Brooklyn and the Boston Braves
divided their twin bill. The Dodgers
won the opener, S to 4, In 10 innings
on Howie Schultz's triple and an
outfield fly The Braves broke a
six-game losing streak by taking the
nightcap, 8 to 5, as Catcher Phil
Mast drove in three runs on two
doubles.
Evening star., 1944-06-12

Wills is the only local hopeful who
has gone the distance with the for
mer champ here, turning the trick
after Armstrong had knocked out
the first six opponents to face him
in his latest comeback. Mailman
Massey, Latsios' trainer, today was
attempting to line up Wills as a
training partner for Latsios. Wills
has two fights coming up this
month. On June 20 he takes on
Johnny Green in Buffalo, N. Y, and
on the 9th he is featured on the
Richmond police benefit card.
Steve Mamakos, the perpetual
motion middleweight of few years
Evening star., 1944-06-12
BY TED MEIER,


They may be slipping, but don't
count the world champion New York
Yankees out of the running In the
American League baseball race-not
yet, anyway. r. ~
The Yanks. lost q doubleheader to
the Boston Red Sox yesterday, . to
/ and 4 to /, extending their string
of defeats TO IL Of their last Is starts.
This II d record more characteristic
Of tailend club than Q pennant
contender, but one need only recall
last July when the Yanks were In
the throes OF somewhat similar
slump.
Then the Yanks were reeling on
the ropes, barely hanging onto first
place by few percentage points
Just when things looked blacklist
they won eight in row and fol-
lowed through by winning the flag
and the World Series
Tex Hughson and Clem Hausmann
pitched the Red Sox to their double
triumph. Hughson's effort was q
three-hit masterpiece. In addition
he drove In the winning run in the
opener by getting an infield hit with
the bases loaded.
Cards Set League Record.
Meanwhile the st. Louis Cardinals
National League champs, gained tive
games over their nearest competitor.
by whipping Cincinnati twice, 8 tx
and 4 to /, while the Chicago Cub,
shut out Pittsburgh twice, to 0 anc
to O.
The Cards set league record fol
doubleplays In doubleheader BY
making nine twine killings, four II
the opener and five in the night.
cap. In backing up six-hit twirlinf
by both George Munger and Harry
Gumbert. Walker Cooper. Whitey
Kurowski and Danny Litwhiler hi
consecutive homers for the Card.
in the nightcap.
Paul Erickson turned in a two.
hitter and Bob Chapman a five.
hitter for the Cubs as they blanket
the Pirates. Umpire George Mayer.
kurth banished both Manag
Frankie Frisch and Outfeldel
Johnny Barrett, of the Pirates, aft.
er an argument in the opener.
Tigers Snap Chisox Streak.
The Chicago White Sox beat Dizzy
Trout. 4 to 2, for their eighth
straight triumph in the first gam,
Of twin bill with Detroit, but hae
their streak snapped in the after.
piece when Stubby Overmire won
10, on Rudy York's ninth innin,
single. Detroit thus climbed init
third place as the Sox went into 6
fourth place tie with the Yanks.
A grand-slam seventh innin,
home run by Pinch Hitter Gem
Moore gave the first-place ST. Loui
Browns q split with Cleveland. tn