davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
Delay Expected
In Graft Hearing
0f2tDefenddnts
BY FRANK MORRIS

LANSING. Feb. 2-Examina-
ton of II defendants in the legis-
lative graft conspiracy investiga-
ton was expected 10 be postponed
today.
Grand Jury Judge Leland w.
Carr said ne will grant a delay
If requested by Special Prosecutor
Kim Sigler.
Sigler indicated that the request
would be made TO allow time for
extradition proceedings against
former Senator d. Stephen Benzie
CD Of Norway who is repeatedly
in New Mexico.
An effort, he said, will also be
made 10 effect release of Adam
Sumeracki (D) Of Detroit, and
Rep. Isadore A. VEGA CD OF On
tonnage, both of whom are in the
armed forces, the latter in Alaska
Rep. Stanley J. Dombrowski OF
Detroit, who is serving a three
and-a hiatt year prison term for
perjury in his grand jury testi-
mony, will be brought from Jack
son Prison today for arraignment.
Two of the 26 men named in
the indictment a week ago Satur-
day have pleaded guilty and will
become state witnesses. One is
Rep. Miles M. Callaghan of Reed
City. who resigned yesterday from
the Legislature, and the other 10
Ernest Prev of Detroit, vice pres
ident OF the General Finance
Corp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
Doctor Denies
All Charges al
Ndzi Spy Trial
Nv VERA BROWN

Or. Frederick William Thomas.
called by G-men the key figure in
Detroit's spy ring, today gives the
lie to the bogus Canadian count
eSs, Grace Buchanan-Diheen his
alleged co-conspirator who talked.
Poised and professional i'm man.
neFr the u. of NJ graduate who
studied medicine in Germany sits
on the witness stand before Fed
eral Judge Monet.
The countess who talked has
recounted a. meetings between
the two
Forty-two times, as his attor-
ney, Walter Nelson asked ques-
tions about those AZ meetings be-
tween the petite Nazi spy from
Budapest and the physician, the
doctor answered clearly;
"No"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02

and Gusper, and her sister, Mrs.
Esther Wojtas OF 1923 Carpenter,
came to his home after work.
ing hours and gave him artificial
respiration henever they
could" she said.
"Gusper was most faithful
and worked on him every night
from IL o'clock to $3.50 In the
morning."
John, finishing his Packard
shift at 1890 a. m, would often
relieve Gusper, she pointed out,
while Mrs. Wojtas and Marion
RojeSki-the sick mans brother
contributed their efforts to help
him breathe during the afternoon
and early evening.
There was not a moments
rest for any of u.s." she recalled.
Why, even as hospital attend
ants carried him TO the ambu-
lance, we had TO continue the
artificial respiration"
Doctors call his ailment "bulbar
paralysis" a degenerative disorder
Of the nervous system for which
there IS no sure cure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
DSR Accident Facts
Siffed by Commission

After a series OF conferences
with Mayor Jeffries, DSR operat-
ing heads and police and civilian
traffic and safety leaders, the DSR
commission today was 10 study a
full report from DSR General
Manager William s. Bullock which
was expected 10 shed light on the
epidemic OF serious street car
accidents.
Commission President Gilbert
said he had discussed the problem
al length with Inspector Christian
Nelson, director of traffice: In
spcctor James Lupton, head of
the Accident Prevention Bureau.
and Donald Slutz. director Of the
Detroit Traffic Safety Association.
In addition. Gilbert conferred
with JeffrieS and he and Commits
Sioner Louis c. Miriam met last
night with Bullock.
Bullock said his report would
cover the career Of motorman
or bus driver from the moment
applied for job until he was
entrusted 20 a run, emphasizing
all those factors which might con-
tribute 20 accidents.
Gilbert denied that the speed of
wartime schedules was responsible
for the accidents.
THE union charged that our
schedules were too fast" he
said. land slowed them down of
its own accord. But we have
had more accidents since than
before.
"Our number Of accidents per
passenger has gone down but we
are by no means satisfied and
won't he until we have brought.
them still lower. Our situation
is like railroad which may not
have an accident for years and
then has a series Of them I'm
month"
Meanwhile, the common council
repeatedly At the inSiStence OF
Mayor Jefries, tabled an ordi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02

nance proposed by Councilman
CaStator. a DSR bus driver, which
would have made il miSdemeanor
for a motorman to fail 10 stop
before entering switch
Council President Lodge and
Councilmen' Comstock and Cody
said they didn't think the council
should interfere with the opera
ton of the DSR. They moved.
instead that the l. r be requested
TO make this rule part of
operating regulations.
Councilman Rogell. who offered
a resolution calling for a council
committee 10 investigate the DSR
accidents. withdrew his motion
pending receipt of the Bullock
report,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
ArmIeSS Veteran of 1913
Flies and Drives Auto
BY ANN HICKS

WASHINGTON, Feb.
2 (UP) - Twenty five
years ago a young North
Dakota boy walked out
of Walter Reed Hospital
"a tall, slim, wondering
boy whose hands were
bright steel hooks.
Charles c. McGonegal is
going back, this time TO con-
vince World War lis arm
less veterans they need never
be the living dead. With
him will be the plump, cheer
ful woman who married him
in January, 1920. and is the
mother OF his two sons,
Caron C., %, overseas with
me -Seabees, and Donald tC-
roy. u. student at Monte
yuma School for Boys, Los
GatoS, Cal.
McGonegal, a former me-
chanic. was a private IN Co.
b. Eighteenth Infanry. First
Division, when he was
wounded in the Toul sector.
France. on Feb. 3, 1918. lie
had compound fracture Of
the skull. Both knees were
splintered. A foot was frac-
tured His flesh was wounded
in 102 places. And both arms
were shot off Just below the
elbow.
Today McGonegal is
pilot with more than 300 fly
ing hours 10 his credit, and
an avocational horse-breeder
-Who rides every weekend
when he's home. He drives a
car. He can dress himself.
shave himself, light his own
eigaFets. use a telephone,
write, play cards. In fact
McGonegal says. he can do
most anything any one else
can do" except feel
Between now and April. as
national field secretary Of the
American Legion rehabilita-
ton division, McGonegal Is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02

Detroits man in the iron
lung" Anthony Rojeski, has q
date with Uncle Sam when he can
breathe for himself again. He's
been reclassified in Tx. his draft
board informed him today.
Kept alive for the last five
months by artificial respiration
given him by his wife. Nellie, and
other relatives. Roieski was trans
ferred few days ago from his
home to Eloise Hospital, where
machinery will breathe for him
until he RECEIVERS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
LEGISLATURE To Force
DOnlIDrOWSki to Quit
BY AL KAUFMAN
Times staff Correspondent

LANSING. Feb. 2-Rep. Stan
ley j. DombrowSki d. of Detroit.
serving a prison term for perjury
IN grand jury testimony, Will be
given an opportunity 70 resign his
scat before House custer action
Is taken, IL was learned today.
The ultimatum viii be delivered
IN person by House leaders when
Dombrowski is brought here from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02

Jackson Prison for arraignment
today on charges arising from the
1871 small loan bill
Custer action against the De-
troiter was shelved yesterday by
the House after Miles NJ. Gala
CHAN. admitted bride taker, re-
signed his seat and asked that il
be declared vacant. The House
unanimously agreed, IS 10 0.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
Ruthven TO Reveal Plans

ANN ARBOR, Feb. 2-Presi-
dent Ruthven OF the University Of
will hold a press con-
ference Saturday al which time
he Will reveal what plans the
university has made for returning
SorVicpr1pn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
Schools Drive
For Bond Mark

spurred by the showing Of
Highland Park High School, which
has exceeded its quota by $500
tn war bond sales the eity,s Junior
Gallants today renewed their
ndartS-te- Snt-an- time record
Of sales in schools during the
Fourth War Loan drive
Headquarters for bond sales re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
CUSTOMER OF DoNAY
Method Of Recording
Births, Deaths Altered

An improved plan Of handling
birth and death records, in which
the records are 10 be routed
through the new Wayne County
board of health instead OF having
township registrars send them
direct TO Lansing, was in effect
TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02

600 600 or 273 per cent Of the
states quota of 100000.
Senior Inspector Thomas Wy
soCki. chairman OF the police de-
partment war bond sales commit
tee. reported total sales of S6.llS,-
21S, with the mounted division 9
$4.i20,l50 leading the list. In
second place was the fourteenth
precinct with S3Q6.725.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
3 Plead Not Guilty
To Draft Evasion

Arraigned on charges Of VIC
lating The Selectlve Service Act
three men pleaded not guilty be-
fore l.. S. Commissioner Hurd
and We're held for examination
next week.
They were John J MCGOWAN.
% OF 1851 +. Lafayette. Andrew
II. Hyler, % Of 734 Crosley and
IganI Lapa++2g.5 of Rstses=E2etise,=
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02


ported that 80
Junior GanantS
and Gallants Al
Z he Highland
Park school had
sold S1l9574
worth Of war
bonds as com
pared TO their
quota of Sl15.-
965.
Total individ-
sales now
stand at S69-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
Hangs Self in Basement

Desp0ndent because of Illness.
Ray Engart, 81 OF $3.50 +. Han
cock early today hanged himself
in MS basement, according 10 po-
lice. Engart's body was found
h.Ah is=s..iiff e,-Aafia- 80 =
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
HER BROTHERS HELPED

Only the most effective team
work by all members of his family
kept Rojeski alive despite doctors
prediction last August that he
would die in two hours, Mrs.
Sherry said.
Beside Mrs. Rojeski, who
watched over her husband night
and day, her two brothers, John
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
WORKED ON FARM

"He served with the army
from 1885 TO 1888 in Hawaii"
said his siSter-in-law. Mrs.
=Adeline- Sherry of 5000 GuRsteH.
lie got an honorary dts
charge in 1888 and went to
work for Packsrd's, first as an
Oiler and later as a machinist.
He had also worked on a Penn
sylvania farm. i guess that,
because of his army experience,
his draft board decided 10 place
him I'm IA even though we told
them of his Illness"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
BY DON GARDNER
Times staff Correspondent

LANSING. Feb. 2-Charges
made before the Senate that the
grand jury is employing Charles
(Nightshirt- Charlie) Spare. al
legged 20 be a former Ku Rlux
Khan and Black Legion leader,
received no comment today from
Judge Leland w. Carr.
Three Detroit members of the
Senate, Leo j. Wilkowski, Charles
c. Digs and Stanley Nowak,
asked their colleagues TO delay
passage of the St56,666 approprta-
ton bill for Judge Carr until the
jurist could explain Spares pres
ence on the pay roll.--
BILL GIVEN GOVERNOR
They failed TO win their point
by vote of y 10 IS and the bill
was Immediately passed unani-
mously and sent 10 Gov. Kelly. lie
Is expected to sign II today.
There il no comment"
Judge Carr said. That's all YOU
can say for me"
Atty. Gen Herbert ]. RuShton.
who retired from the grand Jury
last year, said he knew Spare as
an investigator.
He - listed under the name
of Charles Allen, Rushton said.
As soon as the bill, which had
unanimously passed the House,
came up for vote, Senator No
wax rose 10 his feet to say:
CALLED KHAN LEADER
I'VE know this man. II is
common knowledge he was a
Black Legion organizer, a leader
OF the ku Klux Khan and an i'll
stigatOr OF factory strikes. par
ticularly at the Packard plant"
Senator Diggs said-
ut happened that I Was ex--
amined by this Charles Spare,
and don't think 1 could get
any Justice"
Both Wilkowski and Diggs we're
named in the grand jury warrant
charging they participated in
bribery plot during the 1889 ses-
sion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered 10 your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-salesman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-02
ALL DAY ON STAND

All day Yesterday he was on The
witness stand He was 10 occupy
it most Of today for cross-exsmi-
nation by Chief Assistant District
Attorney Babcock
His wife, who studied In Ger
many with her doctor-huSband,
sits at the counsel table Some
times she makes rapid notes as
he talks
Summed up. the doctor says he
never at any time talked with the
countess about war plants. mill
tary information or troop or ship
movements.
II had no such information 10
give" ne said. "All knew
about the war WAS what 1 read
In the newspapers or heard on
the radio"
COUNTESS A PATIENT
or the woman from Budapest.
he said
She was patient. l treated
her for year and half. l
WAS giving her shots. On one
occasion she reacted 30 violently
Ia the medicine that she tainted
and my nurse and had 10 treat
her In my office before she was
able To leave"
ahaat invisible ink, the
doctor smiled
"As a lad / knew about ",
he said THE medicine l gave
Miss Dineen WAS for her Illness.
She asked me for "A special al
cehoI for skin Infection she
had -
Most Of the persons named as
CO-conSplratorS Or. Thomas sand
no did not know.
His acquaintance with Mr.. and
Mrs. Karl Leonhardt was that OF
patient and physician. he said
lie said ne had met the Count
eSs Mariana Won Moltke only
once, a. one OF Mrs Theresa
Behrens parties AZ the lnterna-
tional Center YWCA,
CUSTOMER OF DONAf
He said he had never heard OF
Bertrand Hoffman until after his
arrest, nor did he know Walter
Abt. who lived with the Leon
hardtS.
Theodore Donay, convicted spy
he said he knew only because Of
visits 10 his Europe Import Co
AS a customer.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-26
STATE BOASTS
 GIANT TREES

COLUMBIA, S. c. --(AP)-- Three trees in South Carolina are the largest known of their spec ies, reports Assistant State For ester W. E.. Cooper.
 They are water oak 18 feet, Hl0 inches in girth, in Allendale county; a willow oak 21 feet, I0 inches in circumference, near lPelzer.. and a sweet gum in the Pee Dee Swamp near Florence with a diameter of 21 feet, six inches. Measurements were made 41s feet above the ground.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-26
THREE NATIONS DECORATE AMERICAN FLYER

-s LONDON --tAP)-- s. Sgt. Syl- vester F. Dudek, 34, who sold ba- nanas in Philadelphia. Pa.,. be- fore the war, has won decora- rions from three nations--one of the few, if not the only, Ameri- can enlistde man to gain this dis tinction in this war. /.
 Dudek, whose. parents were born. in Poland, came overseas in I94l with the Polish airforce which he joined, in Canada.
 Flying with the Poles he won the Polish viftuti Militari Po- lisfr equivalent, of the Congress ional medaD, the Polish Cross of valor with three bars, and the British D. F, M. He transferred to the American Air Force and flying as a waist-gunner in a Fortress already has earned the air medal with three clusters.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-26
Severe Fighting lnProgress At
 Outkirts of City :.

CHUNGKING, China, June 26. --(AP)-Sveere fighting is now going on in the northeastern out skirts of Hengyang, where the Japanese are threatneing seizure of the HankowsCanton Railway, and is their most serious attack in China since 1888.
 The fighting continued through out yesterday without change in positions. the Chinese com mand said.
 Yushien, 40 miles northeast of Hangyang, and Tengshan, 25 miles to the northeast, fell to the Jap east wing columns. However, the column on the west wing, advancing on Siangsiang, 60 miles north of Hengyang. was driven back, the communique said
 The Japanese drive down the Canton -Hankow railway, threat ened to cut China in two, so that allies pains to use China bases would be upset.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-26
Red Army Troops Fight Way Thru Vitebsk Streets

MOSCOW, June 26,-(AP)- Red Army men are fighting their way through the streets of Vite- bsk, where five Maxi divisions are encircled, and report he Ger mans have retreat across the western Dvina river, beyond the central part of the city. The Red flag is flying over that part of the city on the east bank of the river.
 Sovie dispatches also said the Red flag is flying over one of the main buildings in the city.
 Vitebsk is the first main ob- jective of the Soviet Army sum- mer offensive.
 A German trans-ocean agency broadcast said "The German bridgehead in vitebsk is cut off from rear communications by an attacking, shattering force on a 250-mile front, in one of history's greatest and oftensives."
 The broadcast went on to say that -Four powerful Russian armies drove westward through the broken German "Fatherand Line" in White Russia, leaving be- hind an island of 45,000 trapped German troops, which are being cut to pieces in the battle torn streets of encircled vitebsk, the report continued, "as Russia's vii tai role in the Allied Teheran master plan to crush Germany this year, is being unfolded front by front"
 The broadcast noted with alarm the striking of fifth Red Army at Ostrow, in the sector 165 miles northwest of Vitebsk, making a 325-mile front of tremendous at tacking forces In the east, exclu- sive of the two great Russian arm ies now fighting in Finland, anS at least four other Soviet armies equipped in part. with American
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-26
AUTO USE STAMPS NOW AVAILABLE

Postmaster S. David Mazen to. day announced the receipt of the 1944-45 series of Auto Use stamps which are, required for all cars and trucks.
 All car and truck owners must see that their equipment has the proper stamp pasted on the wind shield in the manner recommend ed by the Internal. Revenue de- partrnent. f:.
 All gas and oil stations are re- quired to refuse the sale of gaso- line and, oil to cars and trucks not showing stamps.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-26
Chinese Troops Take Southern Half of Mogaung

RANDY, ceylon, June 28.- Ap)-Chinese troops have taken the southern half of Mogaung. one of the three most important bases in northern Burma, former ly, held by the Japs. it was re- ported today.
 Bitter street fighting was talk ing place, with the allies pressing in from three sides.
 Lord Mountbat'en's headouar- ters said that Major General Len taignes' British Chindits drove another 400 yards into the town from the east, after capturing the section of the railroad from the station to the river.
 The Chinese also are in the north section of the town.
 Chinese forces moved in closer in an advance south of captured Raining, another of the three Jap bases.
 American troops are advancing from the north down Redhapur road on Myitkyina, the third enemy north Burma base, and have almost effected junction with the Chinese attacking the city.
 E.-s~4ss@ sassissns 4gtate,ass.ssq.. .assteas' India the British are pushing out in ali directions from Imphal and inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.
 Twenty miles north of the town the British repulsed an at- tack against a position which the British call their Sausage fea- ture."
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-26
Convention Opens In Chicago For
 Nominee Selection

a
 CHICAGO. Ills. June 2s.-tAP, Governor Dewey took an ap- parently insurmountable lead in the Republican presidential nonn- nation today as the party's con vention opened it's main business conclave, and thus all but settled the nomination in advance.
 Chairman Spangler rapped the convention to order at iI:02 a. m. AZ minutes late, and recessed at l2;20 p. m. until 8:l5 D. m., when Governor Warren of California. will deliver the keynote adderss.
 The hour of converting arrived with hundreds of delegates still absent, and the platform itself was thrilled.
 Rapid-fire action followed with the states individually raising the
  New Yorker's total of pledged and claimed votes to 681, with only 529 needed to nominate,.,.... So far, Governor Bricker drop ped his pre-convention determine ton to talk about vice-presiden- tial prospects. @
 Headed sby Warren of Califor- nia, and Griswold of Nebraska, 3 motion to place Dewey's name up for nomination was made for Wednesday evening.
 Previously Griswold had been mentioned for the e-presidency
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-26
FALL OF PORT IMMINENT
American Troops Seize Italian Port of PiombiIlo

ROME. June zs.-tAP,-
 American troops of the Fifth Afmy siesed the Italian port of
 Piomhine. 'erposits inc Isisnd of
 Eiba. without opposifion yss- tsrday. ihsrsbT gaining . vslss
 sabsY advanced supply base.
 Fd'h Army forces continued Co push on up the Italian coast. while both the American and French troops converged on the inland town of Siena, Allied headquarters said today.
 Pressing after the enemy which was compelled to evacuate Piom- bino to avoid encirclement. Amer hcan infantry and tanks stabbed within five miles of Suvereto and to within 36 miles of the import ant port of Leghorn..
 Further inland, the Germans rolled back from the approaches of Siena from three directions.
 One Fif'h Army force cracked through the villages of Tornilla and Scalvala, and threatened the town of Monticiano, five miles farther north, and less than IS miles southeast of Siena. At the same time, other French troops apprsaofisg from -s.-the southwest, took the town of Cut igilona Dorcia, and the village of Rocca Dorcia, g miles from Si- ena.
 Between these points and the Tyrrhenian coast, the reinforced enemy, employing considerable tanks, were defeated, in. a mid numbers of big Mark VI. Tiger night battle in the 'Massa Mari tina area, and the enemy delay ing position in that sector was completely wiped out.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-26
Mrs. W. Lhamon Visitor in Nome

Mrs. w. L. Lhamon and daugh- ter, Donna Lou, arrived in Nome for a short visit with MT. and Mrs. V. G. '.Binks' Seiffert, local manager of the N. c. Company.
 Mrs. Lhamon is the wife of Bill" Lhamon, manager of the Caterpillar" division of the Northern Commercial Company.
 Accompanying Mrs. Lhamon and daughter were Mir. and Mrs. Robert rShiveley, owners and managers of the Rendezvous in Fairbanks, -and who are guests at the Wallaca- Hotel.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-26
WIFE OF ALFRED LOMEN. JR. ARRIVES

Mary Lomen, wife of It. Alfred Lomen. Jr. arrived : yia the Pan American Airways Saturday aft ernoqn It. .Lomen is officer in charge of harbor activities. both for the army and for Lomen Com mercial Go.