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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Chile Rounds Up
Axis Spy Ring

SANTIAGO, Chile. Feb. q tUP)
Chilean authorities, climaxing
an lS-month investigation Of Ger
man undercover activities here Al
the instigation OF the u. s. state
department, have arrested two
alleged leaders and l. members Of
a vast AXIS spy ring.
Nearly 100 others believed in
volved in the widespread network
were being sought today.
Government officials identified
the ringleaders as Bernardo Tim
norman. IS. chief Of air force
operations, and Guillermo KunSe-
muller, q, q radio operator who
was trained in the Hamburg
espionage school in Germany and
later became a technician in the
Chilean air force.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vicinity Partly cloudy 20
night and Thursday. Colder ton lgh,, low
est shout IS
shippers forecast. Protect Shipment
during me next SO hours for North. %
degrees west % east IS south. 30.
DETROIT DATA
TempFra lures Tuesday. Highest, ~ De
Ffees. lowest % mean IS.
Departure from normal Temperature
Tuesday ~ degrees
Departure from normal temperature since
Jan "a $50 degrees
Temperature one year ago today. High
esf 60 degrees oweSi. 80 mean 50
Temperature this date ln- lasi II years
y shesf. So degrees in 1913 lowest, s IN
1855
Rs.a'ive hum dity Tuesdsv 27o m
81 $50 a NJ, e3c $50 ,. m 80,
go m aTT
Precipitation IN e hours ended A. 40
a m TO-DAY oa0 inches
Departure from normal rrec 'pltstior
since jar. I -i3 20 inches
Degree oAys f0r TUESDAY, Feb ~ a.
Normal for Feh q 20
Accumulated degree DAYS THIS month
$50
Normal degree dsy' Tor Febr,lsry. i12s.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
jO-Lb. q ase
Milwaukee Labor Problem
d Weighty One

CHICAGO. Feb. p qNSl The
regional WLB tackled its weight
lest case today.
The case. filed by Cutlcr-Ham-
mer. Inc. OF Milwaukee and the
international Association OF Ma
tAFL). IS covered hy Is
volumes OF documents weighing
so pounds with data including de-
tailed analyses of every Job held
by the 55l9 employees
The board also must thumb
through "a catalog Of all firm
products and make survey OF
all competitive plants in the
area
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Postwar Car S Price
May Rise Is Per Cent

NEW YORK. Feb. . UP)-
The first postwar automobiles not
only VIII show little change from
1912 models bar wlll be priced al
least 25 per cent above the pre-
war cars owing 10 higher taxes
and increased labor and material
costs, Harm VI Williams. prcs.-
dent ot trc Automobile Mcr-
chants Association OF New York
predicted today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Allies Outlaw
NaZiS' Loot

WASHINGTON, Feb. % GNSl
Axis trade with neutral nations
was dealt Gripping blow today
when the United States. England
and Russia Jointly declared they
would not recognize Nazi title 10
one billion dollars in gold stolen
from conquered countries.
II neutral nations take stolen
gold from Germany in payment
for goods the metal VIII not be
accepted hy the big three as
foreign exchange in world markets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Lind Murder Suspect
Free on $4,000 Bond

WASHINGTON. Feb q (UP)
Robert l. Miller, 67-year-old
criminal lawyer. was free on
$4,000 bond today pending grand
jury action on charges that he
murdered DR.. John r. Lind. well
known psychiatrist, whom he
found in his wifc'S company
Miller. who had warned Lind
on several occasions 20 keep
away from my wife" claimed he
shot in Self-dcfenSe when Lind
threatened him with p gun.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Father on Trial
As Mercy Killer

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Feb. %
CUP) John +. NoXon Jr., AZ, So
cially prominent corporation law
yer and civic leader accused Of
the mercy electrocution of his
SiX-month-old imbeCttic son, to-
day begins his fight against a
first degree murder charge in
superior court.
Conviction would carry a man
datory penalty of death in the
electric chair.
The state charges that Noxon
electroCuted his son. Lawrence,
in the living room of their S45 600
home here, using a metal tray as
the chair and a live wire
wrapped around the babyS bare
arm as the current conductor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Detroit Soldier Shot
In Chicago Cafe Row

CHICAGO Feb. % ms -
Pvt. Gerald MorriSey, 81, Of De-
troit, was shot and seriously
wounded by cocktail lounge
owner today
According 70 police. Morrisey
had been drinking and first felled
Policeman Vincent Boudreaux
with a stool then chased David
Gould, IS. the proprietor, who
shot MorriSey three times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23

DECATUR. Ala, Feb. q tUp)
Death has taken three of The
born here yesterday
10 the wife of a Fort Benning
paratrooper.
The father Pvt. Spencer I'd
mund Hutto. arrived at Bencvo-
lent Hospital this morning 10 be
With his wife just as the third
infant. Sheriane, died.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
j. ). REDUCING
Ato|| TO Bubble

PEARL HARBOR, Feb %
uNS) Parry Island last pocket
of Jap resistance in the Eniwetok
atoll of the northwestern Marsh
allS, was being Systematically re-
duced TO rubble today by y. 5.
warShips and planes.
While Parry is rocking under
bombardment. American troops
arc working speedily 10 restore
1he- huge airstrip on Engebl
Island, at the north end OF the
atOH.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Leipzig a Dead Town,
Traveller Reports

STOCKHOLM. Feb. o ms
A traveller arriving here declared
today that bcipziC is a dead
town 100 per cent wiped out and
the largest part OF Stuttgart is
destroyed as result of the
American and British ar attacks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Indian Held in Assault

MIDLAND, Feb. % (UP)-
Philip Andrews Chief Black
Fox, so, today faced charges of
assault with intent 10 kill in the
attempted stabbing Jan. p of
George Zioyios. cafe operator.
Zioyios charged the Chippewa In
dian attacked him when he re-
fused 70 sell him more beer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Soldier. Wife lose
; of Quadrusplefs

Earlier The deaths Of Spencer
Edmund Jv ting only boy and
Ievonne were announced
br r. NJ Guyton attending
physician AZ the multiple births.
attributed the deaths 20 collapse
of their lungs They had been
in lnCubaorS since birth. which
was one month premature
Attendants said the mother had
not been notified Of tho deaths.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
RAYBURN SILENT

Speaker Rayburn, who like
Barley. had urged the President
to sign the tax bill, was silent,
There appeared 10 he little If any
effort by administration lieuten-
ants 10 corral votes in advance.
The ways and means commit
tees statement was issued by Rep.
Doughton Cd Of North Carolina,
its SO-year-old chairman. and Rep.
Knutson tR) Of Minnesota, its
senior minority member, following
A meeting attended by 10 COM
fffftteeFfeff.
The statement said the veto
placed before the nation the queS-
uon whether Congress shall have
the taxing power. or:
Whether such power is to be
surrendered and turned over to,
or he dictated by, small group
of irresponsible theorists who
advised the President on taxa
ton and who seem 10 have lost
patience with constitutional gov
eminent ny fHw and who favor
government by executive de
cree"
1.-THE position taken by the
President In his veto message on
the tax III il lndefensible,
the statement said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Frantic Germans
Seek Red Peace,
StdIinCIdinS

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we're seeking tranUeaIly 90 obtain
q separate peace from Russia or
,he ArClo-Arser'can Allies The
Germans arc Scutv.nc tron one
neutral land 10 another bGt are
doomed 70 failure, De added
prDS ,nN.%Cr AKA NtITFS
NIL ~ -
The Russians have advanced Np
70 ! 0N0 miics 10 Tho west stain
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
London Fights
Ndzi Bomb Fires

LONDON Feb. % GNS)-
Fires were quickly quclled in Sow
eral London districts today after
German Dor NerS rained high eX-
ploSlves and incendiaries on tho
British capital in a sharp retala-
tory raid. Ten of the raiders were
shot down
There were casualties both in
the London area and along the
East Anglican coast, where two
hotels were struck.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Congress GirdS
To Hill Tan Veto
(Sce EditoriaI--PaFs 100

WASHINGTON, Feb. % QNS)-A majority of the
WAYS md committee VOicing resentment that
aed through Congress the most serious split with the
administration in New Deal history denounced President
RooSevelt'S tax hill veto today "indeiensble act
dictated ~, irresponsible theorists in the White House
I'm n Joint statement rejecting the sentiment of 10 Of
the-tax-wutng committees % members, Democrats and
Republicans allied upon Congress its constitutional
taxing authority hy overriding
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23

Barring some unforeseen change
of feeling best estimates were that
me House VIII muster the neceS-
,ary votes tomorrow 70 pass the
So 3l5O00,OQ0 revenue bill over
The Presidents objection House
Republican Leader Martin Con-
coded IL was QGlte possible this
wa, what The President desired.
The vet0 WIS the first tax bill
rejection IN congressional history.
Advance predictions that the
veto message marked a turning
point n election year relations
between the White House and
Capltol Hil were borne ont by
the swift and violent reactions in
the House and Senate, Admins
uauon tax leaders IN both halls
of Congress broke with Mr..
Roosevelt on the issue
More significant II became
definite that Senate Majority
Leader BarkfcY would take the
floor and recommend vote
against the President If the over
riding move succeeds IN the House
forQoTrQW'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
SMALL CRAFT BOMBED


Enemy installations and small
craft were bombed at Cape Hos
kinS and Fullcborn Harbor, gun
positions were Silenced at Garove
Island and light naval units de
stroyed or damaged four bargcS.
Intensified ground fighting was
reported from Bougainville, in the
SolomonS, where American troops
killed more than 120 enemy sol
diers in clashes between Empress
Augusta Bay and Numa Numa.
Allied air patrols, backing up the
ground forces. attacked Torokina
and sank p bargeS at Matching
Bay and Buka Passage
In New Guinea American troops
captured Gabumi, II miles south
west of Saidor and nine miles in
land, and established A bridge
head on the Mot River west Of
Yamai~ L. S. artillery shelled the
area around Cape Iris killing 40
JapS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered to your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-saleSman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
laps Stripping
Bombed RdbduI
Of Planes, Ships

ALLIED HQ s. w. PACIFIC
Feb. % CuP) Japans air and
shipping strength at Rabaul was
reported at an "all-time low to-
day following tho eighteenth con-
Sccutiye day of Allied air raids
on the New Britain base.
Reconnaissance units, which ac-
companicd l., S. medium bombers
as they dropped - tons Of eX-
plosiveS on Lakunai airdrome, OBJ
served only a few small cargo
vessels, three small warShipS and
several hundred barges in the
harhor-oncc the focal point for
Japaus drive toward Australia.
100 PLANES SIGHTED
Although almost 100 enemy
fighter planes were counted on the
ground. the Billy Mitchell bombers
met no aerial opposition as they
blasted Rahaul'S airStrips and
started large fires. One L. s.
plane was shot down by anti-air-
craft fire.
The bombers. flying from bases
In the SolomonS. were believed 10
have effected an almost complete
blockade Of Rabaul and the Jap
base of Kavieng, on nearby New
Ireland Island.
Medium bomberS also raidcd
other sections of New Britain and
Allied troops continued TO push
forward slowly from Cape GlouceS-
for
Evening star., 1944-06-15
1900 U. 5. Warships
Aided in Invasion,
ForrestaI Reveals
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States naval task force
engaged in the invasion of France
included more than 1900 warships
Of all types.
In the giant armada, Secretary of
the Navy Forrestal revealed yester-
day, were the battleships Nevada.
Arkansas and Texas; the cruisers
Augusta, Tuscaloosa and Quincy, and
more than 80 destroyers."
Despite the great size of the feet
pounding European shores, he said,
the Pacific offensive has not been
and will not be diminished by our
naval effort in Europe"
On the contrary, Mr.. Forrestal
said, "at the moment of Germany's
greatest crisis, Japan is being too
hard pressed to lend any diversional
support"
MarianaS Attacks Cited.
He cited the attacks on the Pacific
Marianas Islands as an indication Of
the accelerated offensive in the
Pacific"
Mr.. Forrestal declared that it was
significant that from the time in
vading forces left the British Isles
until they reached the French coast,
anticipated enemy counterblows
failed to materialize. 1t was ex-
pected that the Nazi air force with
light surface units and submarines
would launch their heaviest attacks
in an effort to stop the invasion.
when they did not" Mr.. For
restal continued at news confer
ence, they lost one of the great
opportunities of the war"
Naxi Position Is Mystery.
He said he was at loss to under
stand the German failure to launch
counterblows, saying that 1t might
have been inability or lack OF
alertness."
Both in the last war and in the
present war, he continued, the Ger
man high command failed to build
up balanced naval force, depending
instead upon special weapons such
Evening star., 1944-06-15

partly inundated Hamburg. Iowa,
and threatening Percival, Iowa.
Flood stage at Nebraska City,
Nebr., upstream from the threatened
Southwestern Iowa and Southeast
ern Nebraska sections, would re-
main at about 1875 for the-next two
days instead of reaching a record
breaking 20 feet, the Kansas City
Weather Bureau reported.
The engineers said some danger
was developing at Blair, Nebr., above
Omaha, where levee has broken,
flooding highway and farmland.
An estimated $4,000 acres of Iowa
farmland has been flooded in the
vicinity of Hamburg. the engineers
reported, and 20 per cent of the
Evening star., 1944-06-15
High School Graduates Tell
Roiarians OF Their Plans

Eight District high school gradu-
ates, chosen for outstanding schol-
arship and service to their schools,
described their present plans and
postwar dreams at the Rotary Clubs
annual high school luncheon yester-
day in the Willard Hotel.
Students participating were Roger
L. Saunders, Central; Robert Dentz,
Coolidge; E. Theodore Ster, East
ern: Henry Wilson, Mckinley;
James S. Hamill, Roosevelt; Don
McCaskill. Western; Everett Dun
bar. Wilson, and Robert Alfandre,
Anacostia.
Among the guests were Robert l..
Haycock. superintendent of schools;
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, DR.. James
A. Cannon and Adelbert w. Lee,
Board Of Education members.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
War Prisoners Join
Effort 10 Stem Flood
In Nebraska and Iowa
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, June 15.-Volunteers,
approximately 100 prisoners of war
from the Clarinda 1owa) camp
and United States Missouri River
district engineers last night sue
ceeded in closing a 200-foot breach
in one of the 13 levees reported
broken along the Missouri under
pressure of flood waters.
Engineers said workers also were
winning fight at another strategic
point along the levee to prevent
additional water from sweeping into
Evening star., 1944-06-15

towns area is flooded. The water
has reached d block north OF the
main business district.
The situation remained critical
at smaller communities upstream
from Hamburg.
At McPaul, Iowa, residents were
continuing to move their household
goods to upper stories and were
ready to evacuate in case the water
continues rising. McPaul is protect
ed by temporary dixie.
At Sidney, Nebr., a wind that
reached a velocity Of 80 miles an
Evening star., 1944-06-15
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Evening star., 1944-06-15

as submarines and light coastal
units.
That special weapons are not
enough to control the sea Is being
proved each minute the war con-
tinues," he asserted.
Evening star., 1944-06-15

hour, .uproeAAd trees. blew down
power lines and telephone poles
and interrupted electric and teie-
phone service in the area last night.
No deaths were reported.
Evening star., 1944-06-15

Torture Tojo with another bond
He will feel the squeeze more than
you do.
Evening star., 1944-06-15

Lou SAY YOU'VE BEFORE? wouldn't be surprised
Maybe was at the village green Lexington stood my
ground-ddnt fire until fired upon they to have
war, and let it begin there
Maybe you've heard of place called Valley Forge? So
have 1t tough winter all right should know Those
bleeding footprints in the were mine
Might be that you into the fields of Gettysburg
They made speech about Maybe you forget what did
there of the guys who gave last full
of devotion.
Yes, remember the Alamo too. You see held it. 1877
Texans against 5000 Mexicans We never surrendered
Then it seems there little trouble in France La
fayette was there And how turned the ground
red with my boodbut when the smoke cleared away YOU
can whose flag planted ground Look me
up, sometime at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Evening star., 1944-06-15

You think it somewhere else? Maybe Maybe it
Baaan Maybe you remember the four months held
out there with practically nothing for ammunition but CUTS
YEAH was there all right The Infantry always there
That's right brother 1nfantryman Doughboy. Dot man.
That's I'm the guy they in the communiques when
they say John Doe wiped machine gun single
handed I'm the guy who off those boats at Saleno
Who held the beachhead Anzo Who stored the coast
of Hitlers Fortress Europe.
I'm that thin black line you weaving through valleys
and that chart where says American troops
advanced 10 more miles today"
And when those troops start marching down the
of Berlin, just keep eye I'll be in the front row.
Look for the crossed rifles the insignia and the crossed
rivers on the map.
See you in the papers, brother. On page 1.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-18

TRYING BOAT FOR slZE-Desoners model postwar
cruiser In clay and to create family
price Of family But this fuLseaIe "moekp"
Richardson shops 10 dummy craft-underneah the clay
and canvas 10 the frame Of real When the hull
been tailored to t the boating average family
pywood like that used for PIT boats will
will be ready for the like Richardson's
will open thousands Of miles Of waterways vaens
after the war.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-18
THE BOOK CORNER

DENIS 6RoGAN, author Of "The Ameri.
can Character Book-of.the-Month Club
selection, 10 5ritain's most famous au.
therity on the United States. He has
travelled through 20 of our % states and
has lived In or visited every one of our
major cities, q record most Americans
would find hard to beat. Born In 1000 In
Glasgow, and educated at Glasgow Uni
versity, Oxford and Harvard University,
he 10 currently Professor Of Political
Science at Cambridge University and
head OF the American Section Of intelli.
uence OF the British 6roadeastino Corpo-
ration. "The American Character" 10 his
fourth book on the United States and
10 designed 70 explain how we behave
and why.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-18
A MERRIER CHRISTMAS GIVE BONDS

NoN-TRAFFic DUTY Evans
ton. ILL., It's strange world
since the war and the cigarette
shortage az these gals looking.
over the pipes on sale al a local
tobacco store are undoubtedly
saying. Cigar store man In the
Chicago area report light pipes
are selling rapidly, with a large
percentage Of them for use by
women smokers.
Evening star., 1944-10-20

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white saddle stitching. And especially desirable for
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wear style featuring the beloved buttonfront for
quick dressing comfortable short sleeves and full
gored skirt The fabric is fine rayon crepe. Sizes
IL to 20.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-13
Routine of a Busy Producer

session of screening the "rushes"
on the preceding days work, but
he must plan ahead for the COM
pany's future program. He said he
was usually from six months to a
year ahead on story plans, a long
range policy necessitated by the
length of time required for writing
screen plays, procuring casts and
mapping out sets and locations.
X
When Wallis leaves the studio for
home, his days work is by no means
ended. He Tugs along two or three
scripts to read. Married to Louise
Fazenda, one-time leading screen
comedienne of the Mack Sennett
days, the Wallis have practically no
social life.
Over the week end, Wallis says he
takes home as many as 10 or Is
scripts to read. The one relaxation
he thoroughly enjoys is a Sunday
afternoon session in his swimming
pool. He seldom reports at the stu
dio later than 10 o'clock, and his CO.
workers say he is indefatigable.
Wallis, a young looking A, is
healthy-appearing in spite of his
near 24-hour schedule. His only
answer to folks who ask why he
doesn't slow down or take up a
hobby is making pictures is more
fun and relaxation than anything
I know" AT %, Wallis came out to
Hollywood from Chicago and got a