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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
STIPULATION IMPROPER

Judge Willis said that he felt
that the stipulation under which
the suit was 10 have been dis
missed if the blood test proved
negative was improper" but
added that once the test had been
made there was no reason why II
should be barred from the jury.
DR.. Evans, chief pathologist at
the Los Angeles County Hospital,
was one of the three doctors who
performed a blood test on the
baby and Chaplin last February,
was called by Milhkan as a wit
ness
Under an agreement, later re-
jected by the courts, Miss Barry
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28

The Montgomery Ward strike
was nearing a climax here today
marked by mob viole lce, threat
ened army intervention and court
action.
While the army was preparing
70 take over all local Mont
gomery Ward property and the
ALL was attempting TO wrest
control of the Royal Oak store
from the Go, so men surged into
the Dearborn store and caused
damage estimated at $4,000.
Police said they arrested Stan
ley Burkowsky, as, of Detroit,
and William f. Smith, 81, of
Dearborn. They both repeatedly
belong TO the UAW-CIO, which
has been supporting the strike.
While company officials SAID
that "a mob of 80 men entered
the store, carrying clubs concealed
under their coats, upset counters
and demolished glass super.
structures, show cases and stock
valued at S6,000," Roy Scoggins,
head of the United Retail Whole
sale and Department Store Work
ers, Go. gave different version.
Scoggins said:
Fifty of our people went TO
the Dearborn store To sing and
stage an orderly demonstration.
They were set upon by the COM
pany's imported strikebreakers
and a fight ensued. We didn't
try to damage any of the prop
erty but we did try TO damage
the strikebreakers."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
Police Called
QueI| FiQht
AtDedrbofn

Hearing on a Montgomery Ward
petition for an Injunction restrain
ing pickets from engaging in vio-
lence was postponed by Circuit
Judge John V. Brennan today
until Jan. 3. It marked the courts
second adjournment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
u. S. Bombs Kill Yanks

ZURICH. Dec. q GNS)-Berlin
military sources in Switzerland
reported today that many Ameri-
can prisoners of war were killed
when bombs dropped from Allied
planes hit the prison camp at
DietZ
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
ATTACK IN STRENGTH

The German attack was pressed
"in some strength the an
nouncemeG said The counter
attacking Nazis showed off after
the enemy hammered tho Ameri-
can positions with artillery bar
RACES.
The situation IN the battle area
is obscure al the moment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED IN NEW BRITAIN AREA

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. % (UP)-An earthquake,
possibly the vicinity of New Britain recorded ut the
California Institute of Technology at 80 CWT
today The shock cenered about 400 miles west of
Pasadena scientists said but they unable to deter
mine the exact direction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
WPB Chief Admits
MdterieI Shortages

PHIL ABEL HIA. Dec.
q (INS)-WPB believes the war
in Europe will last until Some
time beyond next August" de-
clares its board chairman, J. A.
Krug.
He denied that the present Ger
man offensive in Belgium was
made possible by Allied shortage
in war supplies. but admitted that
national war production still is
insufficient 10 meet "the tele-
scoped demands of the army and
navy"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
7AVORS REVIVAL OF "DIEs COMMITTEE"

WASHINGTON, Dec 81 (UP)-Rep Rankin Cd of
Mississippi declared today that the Dies committee TO in
VeStgae subversve and unAmerican activities should be
renewed by the next Congress to protect the nation
against those who continuously plotting the over
throw of this government"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
German General Dies

LONDON. Dec. y 1NS) The
death of German artillery general
Thcodor Gcit OF wounds received
on the Western Front was re-
ported today by the German
agency. DNB
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
CIo HURLS CHARGES

During the procedure of adj
journing the case, Go leaders
charged that the company an !
AFL were trying to break the
strike with a bargaining election
at Royal Oak.
The army also Is reported by
a reliable source 10 be preparing
to take over the Montgomery
Ward property here late today.
The local strike was reported
spreading 10 other Ward stores
and the firms Kansas City retail
plant was ordered on strike by
the union today.
A jurisdictional fight between
the AFL and Go for control Of
Ward workers was seen as one
of the underlying causes of the
local strike.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
z:E1E
COUNT sFoRZA QUITS FAsCrsT HUNT
EreIuslve Photo b Internsti.

ROME, Dec 81 1NS)-Comt Carlo Sforza has
signed head of the Italian purge commission organized
weed out Fascists remaining in Aied-held Italy gov
eminent authorities announced today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
TELLS WHY SHUTTLE BOMBING WAS STOPPED

WASHINGTON, Dec. % (UP)-Shutte bombing of
Germany BY big American bOmbers using Russian bases
abandoned by mutual agreement between the United
States and the Soviet Union because of the difficulties of
winter operations in Russia and the shrnkage of NaZi
held Europe it disclosed today at the department
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
HEARING Is OPENED

Meanwhile, representatives Of
the AFL had appeared before the
National Labor Relations Board
70 "a hearing on an AFL petition
for a hearing on an AFL petition
rights at the Royal Oak store.
The hearing was adjourned,
however, when counsel for the
Go asked for a continuance until
10 a. m. tomorrow, stating that
the Go was forced TO be in court
this afternoon 10 answer a com
pany petition for an injunction
against pickets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28

YankS Crack
German Lines

LONDON Dec 27 (INS)-One American army vehicle has
broken through the German around Basogne and reached
the encrced American garrison there fonne Reuters dis
patch reported today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
THE WEATHER
unnnIv rrArnIn ..rr.nrr

The sun viu set AZ 6.o7 p m today and
rise tomorrow AZ a m
The noon Will rise A. 4.46 p m today
and SET tomorrow at SIS ~.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28

appreciate strength.
RELIEF COLUMN SENT
While German broadcasts re-
ported major battle in progress
at Laroche in the center of the
area overrun by the enemy. su-
preme headquarters reported few
changes in the situation. The en-
circled American garrison at
Bastogne still was being attacked
from all sides SO hours ago and a
relief column dispatched from the
Third Army front to the south
was still being held in check.
American troops still hold
Celles, four miles from the Meuse,
farthest point of the German adj
vance before the Yanks caught
their second wind and drove the
Germans cut. Nearby Ciney also
is in American hands
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
U.S.. Subs Sink
in
27-Shiip Bag

WASHINGTON, Dec. q
(INS}-Ameriean submarines
have sunk a large Japanese
aircraft carrier along with
26 other enemy ships, the
navy revealed today, and to
date have sent one-half the
Japs' known prewar shipping
to the bottom of the Pacific.
Seven of the latest bag OF
II ships sunk in Far Eastern
waters, the navy announced,
are war combat vessels.
The combat vessels sunk
were, in addition to the car
rier, a converted light cruiser,
a destroyer, two escort
vessels and two destroyer
transports.
The other vessels were ten me-
dunn cargo vessels, three small
cargo vessels, one small transport,
two medium cargo transports and
two medium tankers.
TYPE UNKNOWN
The carrier itself was not de-
scribed by name or type, but her
loss was described by Secretary
of Navy Forrestal as a blow at
one of the most painful spots" in
the japanese feet.
The new score brings to SO the
total of Jap combat ships sunk by
u. S. submarines. The total for
noncombat ships is 934.
American submarines have sunk
100000 tons of Jap shipping
since Dec. z, 1941.
This is approximately one-half
the total of the Jap tonnage esti-
mated at the time of Pearl
Harbor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28

PARIS Dec. q NS)-Reporng the battle of Belgium
of SO hours ago. Gen. Esenhowers headquarters today
disclosed continued heavy fighting the Staveo and
Basogne and spokesman announced that the whole enemy
drive westward has been blunted
More than 600 American Flying Fortresses and Liberia
tors continued the heavy offensive against communca
tons lines behind the Western Front today attacking rail
bridges freight yards and rail functions in western Ger
Air experts said that four perfect flying
weather hgherbombers of the Ninth believed have
knocked out than half the attacking Germans
Doubt expressed that Naz Field Marshal Rund-
stedts will be able to the Mouse River in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28

WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN LUXEMBOURG. Dec. 81
troops communicating along the southern
flank of the German drive Luxembourg four
and battling for fifth Among the places taken by
the Americans Halter, six miles of Esternach,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28
NAZI ARMoR SUFFERS

German armored feeler thruSts
in the Celles area have ''gener-
ally been dealt with" headouar-
tiers said.
Far to the east the Germans
still are believed to hold Echter-
mach and Diekirch. The Ameri-
cans made gains between these
towns, capturing Halter. In the
24-hour period ending at noon
yesterday. the Americans took
l,005 prisoners.
American relief columns have
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-28

kEYkO MARCARINE-Cream and mild iys
'aVoute Splchd o. bread or rollsi--Ads.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-02-25
THE SOLDIER VOTE

The question of soldiers voting has
many Investigation. There is one
group intellectually for it. Then
there is another group that gives lip
service to it because it believes it
politically exepdient to do so, but at
heart is either lukewarm or hostile
to it.
There is one group which, obser-
vers say, is actuated by the possible
or probable effect which the soldier
vote will have on the political for
tunes of one party or another, or on
the ups and downs of one candidate
or another.
There are some who wonder how
many of the soldiers want to vote
and how badly they desire it, or il
they would be satisfied with having
the right to vote. In 1920, only
40 $40 per cent of the eligible voters
in the United States were patriotic
enough to go to the polls and give
expression to their views for Pres
ident of the United States, the great
est office in the world.
In 1924, after a three-months cam
paign of propaganda spreading i'll
the part of the newspapers, maya
zines and bulletins, calling attention
of the citizens to their duty to vote,
only 81 and fraction per cent vot-
ed in the Presidential election OF
that year.
1t might appear to some that
many of the citizens deem the right
to vote as being greater than the
duty to VOTE This has been challen-
ged.
With the legal complications that
arise from 4S separate jurisdictions,
and the Army and Navy Departments
declaring that they could not posi-
bly, administer the election laws of
that many states, there are those
who sincerely feel that, if the sol
diers are to vote in the 1914 cleo
lions, it will have to be accomplished
by a federal ballot.
From the changed attitude of pub
lie officials, it would seem to be in
Dictated that the families of service
men have been letting their Con-
gressmen know how the folks back
home feel about it.
News Bureau
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-02-25
r. eoNoWlNG0
POWER COMPANY
Red Gross Asks $2OO,OO0,OOO
To Cover Wartime Needs

every stable military establishment
and camp throughout the country, and
recreation and social service workers
are located In Army and Naval
hospitals.
One of the most important and
necessary wartime Red Cross func-
tons has been the collection of human
blood for plasma. Thirty-five blood
donor stations are now operating.
The dramatic story of the Red Cross
Blood Donor Service. through which
thousands OF soldiers and sailors have
been saved from death. began In Feb
ruary, 1941. when the Surgeons Cen
eral Of the Army and Navy asked the
Red Cross to procure $4,000 pints OF
blood. Last year more than 100000
pints Of blood were collected for the
Army and Navy. This year the goal Is
more than 100000 pints.
With major battles Of the war yet
to come. the Army has asked the Red
Cross to supply many millions Of sur.
gical dressings. American men wounded
In battle will depend acutely on the
vast Red Cross surgical dressing pro
duction program.
Numerous other Red Cross home
operations, such as Prisoners of War
packaging centers, where more than
million parcels for war prisoners
are prepared each month for shipment
overseas, are supported by citizen.
participation in the Red Cross War
| Fund.
So extensive is Red Cross service
during this war that every American
civilian can contribute something to
at least one Of its functions. To con-
tinue this gigantic work. all Americans
must assume their share of the re-
sponsibility Of carrying on this far.
reaching service.
The $2O0.000,000 quota will enable
Red Cross to alleviate suffering and
pain at home and abroad, and to carry
] on its vast military welfare service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-02-25
SPRING FIRE SEASON

Approach of the spring forest fire
season makes it important that lane
owners throughout Maryland famii
iarize themselves with regulatio
in regard to debris and brush burn
ing recently established by the Com
mission of State Forests and Park
under terms of the new forest con
servancy districts act, State Forester
Joseph F. Kaylor, announces.
This regulation, Mr.. Kaylor ex-
plains, carries the provision tina,
during the three spring months o
March, April and May, and during
the four fall months of September
October, November and December
debris, brush, and other infiammable
material may be burned in the vicin-
ity of wooded areas only after p
IN. and before IL midnight. A further
provision obligates the landowner
lessee, tenant, agent or resident III
such cases, except when natural
barrier exists to prevent the spread
of fire or when snow is on the
ground, to pillow or otherwise con
struct a fire line at least ten feet
wide, free of all infiammable mater
ial, entirely around the area to be
burned. Regardless of weather OF
other conditions, the regulation also
stipulates that whoever burns debris
or brush must provide sufficient help
with tools, to prevent the fire from
escaping, and must leave one watch
man on the ground until the las
spark Is out
''This controlled burning of debris
and brush" Mr.. Kaylor goes on t.
say, sis simply measure of public
safety to prevent the needless de
struction of private property. A
least one-third of all forest fires IL
Maryland get their start when fire |:
permitted to escape in the course o.
| field burning, and it is most import
ant that we reduce this hazard to {
minimum. The regulation in question
| prohibits uncontrolled brush burn
ing at all times"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-02-25
TAXES AFTER THE WAR

The problem of postwar business
taxation cannot longer be ignored
safely. 1t involves the jobs, standards
of living, even the freedom of the
people. That it has been almost
wholly ignored to date is attributed
to the common assumption clearly
stated by Harley l.. Lutz, professor
of finance, of Princeton University,
that business can and will continue
to supply the goods and esrvices up
on which all schemes for the good
life depend, regardless of the drag and
drain of excessive taxation"
Such an assumption has been en-
couraged by the ability of industry
to produce during the war. notwith-
standing a confiscatory tax load.
People are prone to forget that the
business man is first and foremost
a patriot. For the duration, the in
centive of patriotism has, in most
cases, replaced the incentive OF profit
as a production stimuant. After the
war, business men cannot be expected
to act any differently than Other
groups. The nations productive tai
ent will work best if it sees a hope
of fair reward.
Vice President Wallace fully real
lied this when he was moved to re-
mark that: "Our whole tax structure
including individual income, capital
gains and corporate taxes, will need
revamping to stimulate maximum
production and employment"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-02-25

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Confronted
with responsibilities Of unprecedented
proportions. as the war enters its
most crucial stage. and with a stagger.
ing task ahead in the postwar period.
the American Red Cross opens its
1914 War Fund appeal March l. con-
fident that the American people will
respond to the limit of their ability.
President Roosevelt. president OF the
American Red Cross, Norman H. Davis,
chairman and active head Of the vast
organization. and Leon Fraser. ma.
tional War. Fund chairman. join in
urging the people of this country tc
help Red Cross reach its national
objective of $200,OO0.OO0 because Of
the vital part 1t must play within the
mex. twelve months.
Chairman Davis, in opening the
campaign. will stress the fact that
with the decisive stage of the war at
hand, the Red Cross must assume q
greater burden than ever before. and
al the same time must provide aid to
servicemen being returned in ever
increasing numbers.
Red Cross operations over the entire
world during 1943 have dwarfed its
activities during the first two years
of war.
An even greater burden will be
placed on Red Cross services in 1914
Thousands of American men and
women are now in Red Cross service
with U. s. troops at home bases and
overseas. Field directors, hospital
club and recreation workers are with
American armed forces in virtually
every command. Mr. Davis asserted.
Both in Europe and in the Far East
Red Cross workers have either zone
with invasion forces into new combat
areas, or have followed within very
limited time.
On the home front, the Red Cross
has broadened its service tremend
ously. Field directors are serving II
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-02-25
DO YOU KNOW?

ANY person who with intent
to commit any malicious mis-
chief, damage or injury, or other
crime climbs into or upon We
hicle whether it is in motion or
at rest or with like intent at
tempts to manipulate any of the
levers, starting mechanism
brakes, or other mechanism or
device of a vehicle while the
same is at rest or unattended,
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Penalties: Finees may be UP
to Two Hundred ($200.00( Dol
lars. or Imprisonment up to one
year, or both flne and imprison-
meut." Sec. 156-R.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-02-25

Where is your social security &C
cunt card? Is it being worn thread
bare in your pocket? Is it lying loose
lnder a pile of worthless papers?
(ou may need that card when you
least expect it. Why not put it away
4arefully with other important doc
lments? The Federal Government
asks you to save paper, ink, printing
lime, and money by keeping your
card in safe place. For information
concerning account numbers or Old
lge and Survivors Insurance bene-
is, call or write the Baltimore Of
ice of Social Security Board located
q South Street.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-02-25

Reviewing two war years on the
farm front and looking forward
through war to the shift to peace,
Mordecai Ezekiel, Economic Advis-
er to the Secretary of Agriculture,
commented:
1.-THE war has put everyone to
work. Factories that were idle a few
years ago are now humming day and
night. Besides the enormous quaint
ties of munitions and food going ov-
erseas, we are also producing more
clothing, books, and food for home
consumption than before the war
Only in such things as autos, gas
tires, silk and nylon, and durable
equipment is there any real cut in
supplies available to consumers"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-02-25
ITEMS EXEMPT FROM TAX
In the Instructions accompanyi1

In the Instructions accompanying
return Form 1040 are listed certain
items which are specifically exempt
from the income tax and need not
be reported as income in the taxpay-
er's return. Among these Is life in
surance paid on the death of the in
sured. Amounts so received are nom
taxable to the beneficiary. However,
life insurance paid to a policy holder
on the maturity of an endowment
contract mot death payment) rep
resents income which must be re-
ported, to the extent that the amount
received Is greater than the premi-
ums or consideration paid for the
policy.
In the case of annuities received
either under annuity or endowment
insurance, or under retirement funds
or plans toward which the taxpayer
has contributed or made payments,
a portion of the annuity is consider
ed as representing return OF the
funds originally paid in, and is nom
taxable, and the balance Is taxable
as income. The amount considered
as income Is an amount each year
equal to 3 per cent of the total pre-
miums, consideration, or payments
made for the annuity. Amounts re-
ceived in excess of 8 per cent of the
total premiums, consideration, or
payments made, are considered as
return of principal and are nontax
able.
Where property is received by gift,
bequest, devise, or inheritance, the
value of the property is exempt from
income tax, but any income derived
from such property Is subject to tax.
Amounts received through acct
dent or health insurance or under
workmens compensation acts for
personal injury or sickness, and dam
ages received on account of such in
juries or sickness, are tax exempt
and need not be reported as income.
Pensions and other types of com
pensation received by veteran who
is no longer in active service, for
services rendered by him in time OF
war may be exempt under express
provisions of law, otherwise they are
subject to income tax. Such pensions
received by the family of veteran
are also exempt.
Amounts received as pension, an
nuity, or similar allowance for per
sonal injuries or sickness resulting
from active service in the armed
forces of any country are exempt.
Also exempt and not required tt
be reported is the rental value of
dwelling house and furnishings pro
vided TO a minister of the gospel as
part of his compensation.
Beginning in 1913, members 0.
the armed forces of the United States
and citizens OF residents of the Unit
ed States who are members of tht
military or naval forces of any o
the other United Nations, are exemr
from income tax on not more than
$1,000 of the compensation received
annually during the present war TO-
active service in such forces, and the
exempt amount may be excluded
from gross income. This exemption
APPLIES without distinction as to rank
or marital status, and is in addition
to the personal exemption and othe
credits. If a husband and wife are
both serving in the armed forces,
then each is entitled to exclude such
amounts from his or her service pay.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-02-25

"The delinquent youngster lacks
the fundamental principles of relig-
ion," according to DR.. Vincent p.
Mazzola, physician and educator, and
member of the faculty of the Long
island University, Brooklyn, New
York. Love, obedience, honesty, and
respect for authority have only sup
CRITICAL meaning. 1t seems there has
been loose bond with the church
and the clergy. Youth needs the rein
forcement of spiritual restraints.
That restraint has been lacking. This
has led to the alarming collapse OF
moral standards which mantle
themselves in delinquency. What has
youth to fall back ON If the parents
have failed to see the Importance OF
religious instruction? They have
never been introduced to the Bible OF
prayer. Religion teaches people to
be decent, honest, and respectable,
with genuine goodwill and brother
hood in their hearts"