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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
Woman sCdptor
Gets Years

a man who forced a woman
from a bar and kept her a pris-
oner in an abandoned gasoline
station for "a hours was sentenced
10 four 10 five years in Jackson
prison today by Recorders Judge
Scallen.
Convicted Of gross indecency
and aggravated assault. Max
Fisher as Of 220l John r.,
pleaded not guilty when he was
arraIgned last month. He was
found guilty by Judge Scallen
after Dorothy Dugan, "A. of 1892
Steel. his victim, recovered suffl-
GENTLY 10 testify
She told the court that Fisher
pulled her from a Woodward ave-
nue. bar, threatened her with p
knife If she called for help and
then locked her in the gasoline
station at John r. and Columbia.
While she was his prisoner. she
said. Fisher attacked and beat her.
She broke from him and called
police. who arrested Fisher. She
was taken 10 Receiving Hospital.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
Vegetable, Fruit
Boosted

Price ceiling increases for five
fruits and three vegetables for
the week beginning tomorrow
were announced today by the
OPA.
Cherries were pegged AZ 40
cents a pound. sour cherries with
stems Il cents a pound without
stems l6 cents a pound, lemons
Is cents a pound California or
Arizona oranges ; pounds for 81
cents and plums 20 cents a pound.
a new item, CaSaba melon, j.
set at 10 cents a pound.
Leaf lettuce Is l3 cents a pound,
medium yellow L. S. No. onions,
3 pounds for 10 cents. and I. s.
No. ] size long white potatoes, D
pounds for SOC.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
Street Battle
I'm Hengyang

CHUNGKING. Aug 9 GNSl-
Fierce street fighting is raging in
the streets Of Hengyang following
a break through by japanese
forces. a special Chinese commu-
nique said today
Meanwhile, fires set off by l. 8.
air raids. ragged IN the heart Of
Tcngchung aS Chinese forces pre-
pared for a final assault 10 liqul-
date Jap remnants In that city,
key Il, the completion OF the new
LCdo- Burma road
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
Trapped Jap
Forces Split

GEN MacARTHUR'S no
NEW GUINEA. Aug. 9 INS1-
Cen Macarthur announced today
that new American drives in the
Aitapc region OF British New
Guinea haAc split jap forces Of
the trapped Eighteenth Army into
three groups
MaCArthurS Communiquc also
disclosed that Liheralor bombcrS
pounded two Jap airllcldS- an Hal
m3hCra Sunday destroying l3
parked planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
GRIEVANCES FIRST

Aftcr a reiterated VILE order
that the 1000 striking employees
OF the Gear Grinding Machine Co.
return TO work Immediately, Stan
ley Sickler. president of Local
$50. UAW-CIO. announced today
that a mass meeting Will be held
al 7 o'clock tonight i'm the union
hall. Chcnc at Milwaukee.
Louis c. Mariani, regional NEB
chairman. sand that a hearing
scheduled for Thursday would be
held and the grievances conSid-
cred If the men went back to
work.
Sickler said he had little hope
of getting the men back 10 work
unless the grievances were set
tied first.
Matthew Hammond president
of UAW-CIO Local 157. was 10
meet today with 200 toolmakcrs,
employees Of the Star Tool and Die
Co. who Monday refused 10 cross
a picket line established by plant
protection men, members OF
UAW-CIO Local ia.
The plant protection men pick
eted the plant when four of their
number were denoted 10 the
status of SWeeperS, Hammond
said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
RED DOMINATED

Evidence that an unpublished
plank IN the platform of the Com
munl>t dominated PAC calls for
unconditional support of the So
wet international party line
also Will be offered.
Among the documents will be
the published statement of Leo
krzyck. president of the Moscow
spawned American SlaV Congress.
urging support of the new Polish
provisional government organized
by the SovlotS 20 Supplant the
Polish government I'm exile
KrZyckI. one of 10 officials Of
The American Slav Congress SerN-
ing on the PAC also is an officer
IN the Go AmalEamated Clothing
Workers Union, headed by Hill
man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
Peace Officers Drag
Lake for Boy S Body

The body Of Henry Ward. II,
Of 1920 Vaughn, who drowned
when a small boat capSized yes
terday on Cedar Island Lake.
near Pontiac. is being sought to-
day 10y state police and sheriffs
deputies dragging the lake
HIS companion Lowell Ed
wards. H.. OF tt73t iiartwcll.
swan 10 shore The boy was the
son OF Mr. and Mrs George Ward
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
PRAISED SOVIET GROUP

Even as Polish Premier Mike
lajcIrk was comforting vi h
Stain in an attempt to make the
best deal possible with the So
victS regarding Poland, krzyckl
publicly heapcd eulogleS on the
Soviet sponsored Polish provI-
S!upd government.
In a dispatch from Milwaukee
to the Daily Worker. official Com
munlSt newspaper krzyckl also
disclosed that he had personally
urged the Polish government in
exile 10 Shclvc border discussions
meanwhile any protests against
the announced intentions of Rus
STA 10 gobble up eastern Poland)
and Immediately resume relations
with the Soviet Union.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
ReC0nyerSi0n
Fight Opens

WASHINGTON. Aug, 8 (INS)
Close Senate votes on major
provisions of the Murray-Kilgore
reconversion and unemployment
benefits bill were foreseen today
as leaders Soughtto bring about
a compromise decision this week,
Feeling between rival factions
was intensified 10 such a degree
that some senators, including
both Democrats and Republicans.
sought a compromise on means OF
converting the nation from a war
in a nnacn haSiS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
BiaEdHEc EslsEiElS
9bHn I'd 40 Attacked
BN DAVID SENT\IR
petrou Times Washington BUREAU

WASHINGTON Aug 9-Rep Martin Dies today was
ptcpsrnc b>tcring statement challenging the rejection by
Bdd Of his demand for the investigation of alleged
collision between host government officials anu the ClO
Political Action Committee.
Bddles ruling that the Hatch Ac section banning political
activity by federal employees criminal statute, and.
re,,tore dd within The province of the department
justice expected 10 hc sharply attacked by Dies cir
.umy,r'ius the intent of Congress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
Rescue Z Bows

GCOreo ANn. rs. oi 40 HcICn
and Fred Capriott 10. Of I'LL +.
jefferson. were rescued by police
early today from Belle Isles Ia
tcrr l,'-t.i nrfc tNN had been
narnnned for nInc hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
KLGoRE's STATEMENT

Kilgorc. however estimated
cost of the bill AZ $500, 600 600
over a two-year period.
Republican leaders il was
learned. were considering Offering
"a compromise plan under which
state unemployment insurance
systems wonld be retained intact,
but the federal government would
add sufficient funds 10 assure pay
Iment of uniform unemployment
Icompensation-perhapS $50 or S25
a week for a limited perlod-in
all states.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09

TiddIC Win Sidney iiilnan. head
of the PAC during thc Demo-
cratic national convention I'M Chi
cago. ALSO VIII be referred TO IN
tnc DirsI statement
Meanwhile. in limo with the
promise bv Dies that an the event
liIddiC TOOK no action ms commit
tee would begin Il thorough probe
INTO the raising of a "SluSh fund
by the CIO-PAC through assess
mcni OF union members. and its
activities as the political arm oil
the New Deal. evidence was be-
ing arrayed tor presentation 10 a
subcommittee within the next few
works
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09

Senator Walter F. George Cd
OF Georgia. fighting the Murray
Kilgore bill being supported by
New Deal senators. declared that
it was based upon the theory that
the nation can spend itself into
prosperity and charged il Will
cost $10.405 100000 over three
years.
The estimate was prepared by
Chairman Arthur J. Altmeyer Of
the social security board. who
assumed" unemployment OF A.
100000 in 1915, 100000 in 1916
and a drop again to 100000 in
l9l7.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
Keyes Case Adjourned

Municipal Judge George a.
Eeldlng adjourned hearing the a.-
sault and battery case against T.
Gov. Eugene c KeyCs until FH.
day morning KcvcS ls accused of
apping STANLEY Nc,oWgb. IT,. %.
LHafnnrn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
Plant Shut.
by Strike

Continued from Page 0ne)
depend on how much work We
have ahead"
The VILE sent individual tele-
grams TO the strikers. warning
that their refusal 10 work would
cause a shutdown of the plant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09

PORTLAND. Orc. Aug
tlNS) Universal military scrv-
ice for 1S year oldSterS after the
war was advocated today by Mai
Con HerSheN Of SclcCiINe service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
Foot
CONTINUED from Page One)

ohtIhUtu IfOm FdLc UItJ
an hour as Dodd tried 10 shake
them Off.
When Dodd tried 10 turn onto
9 Mile road from Hoover. his
car, out of control spun COM
plctely around, faced the oncom-
ing squad car and stopped Pa
trolman Lila got out 10 question
the driver and, seeing hum reach
INTO his coat, shot him once IN
the forehead.
Rushed TO the hospital in the
police squad car, the bandit died
al q 10 a. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09

Order Zoe United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier He'll de-
liver them 20 your home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
ORDERED TO RETURN

DhIVEhIlb w III n A'hsN
Ordered by the WLB TO return
Ia work after show cause hear
Ing last Thursday. the men voted
10 return 10 work Sunday but
walked out yesterday when seven
of the strikers were discharged
by the company Among those
discharged was Nestor b. DcsSy,
president Of UAW-ClO Local 230.
Speaking for the union, Reuther
told the WLB II could end the
strike and the men would be
back 10 work tomorrow morning.
"All you have 10 do" Reu-
Their told the board ''is to en-
force your directive of last
week.
: MEN FIRED
You ordered all the men
back To work and, when they
went back. seven found that
they had been fired. We thought
nobody had been fired and went
back TO work in good faith"
Later. Reuther charged man
agement with attempting 10 crush
the union and with breaking
faith on the no strike pledge.
"The no strike pledge WAS a
three party pact" Reulher said
at wasn't a pledge binding on
unions alone hut an agreement
"A ADNnrnnn
unions and the government
ACCUSES UNION
Displaying a small aluminium
part, Harry y. Coen en- labor
relations director. told the VILE
This. gentlemen. Is the cause
OF the strike. There IN very lit
tie 10 the operation 10 produce
. these. We were producing SIS an
hour. We wanted 10 raise the
production speed. Many people
did II. Many women did the
job. But these fellows we let
20 called II a man killing task.
They didn't want 10 maintain
production, 90 we sent them
home"
He charged the union with get
ting into hot water and trying 80
vent its spleen on corporations
He characterized ReHtihei s. tt55+++t4++-
as a campaign speech TO get
back 10 his people Cocn SAID
that Reuther was worried about
his reelection 10 his JAW post
enxt month and was making "a
bid for votes
The labor Representatives or
nc board concutred that the
strikers should return 50 work.
hut dlsSented on the hoard rrl-
ne that management had net VIC
lated the directive OF last Week
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
FRANCE

Drawn hy Detroit Times star Artist.
Aug. 3 1914.
The French battle front
with black arrows indi-
eating the American and
Canadian drives on Paris
and the American spear
heads hammering at the
ports of st. Nazaire and 81.
Malo. The Nazi counter
offensive (broken arrow
was deciSiVcly beaten back.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
GIN Strikers
TakeCdSe Up
Union Leader SENDS
Appeal 70 NWttBB
c The DETROIT TINES
WeaneseaN. AUG. 9. 1874
By IN BRAND

As the strike Of 1000 ,aefro'et
workers continued. Wa.tcs b.
Puther. vice president O.. tac
| Rw-Cfd, announced t+'ts morn
inc that the union was appealing
q regional VILE directive order
ing the men back 20 work % thc
National War Labor Board iH
Washington
pursuant 10 Our no strike
pledge. we viii make every
EFFORT 10 get the men TO GO
hack TO WORK. RcuthCr SAID,
hut cant predict what they
viii do.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
LACK MATERIALS

"A General Motors plant at
Pontiac doesn't have enough
material 20 continue work
throughout the day and will
have 10 close II material can
not he procured from other
sources" an army spokesman
said. -Four others may 60
down within 4S hours"
Reuther and Melvin Bishop
east side regional director and
for Local 235.
UAW-CIO, were summoned before
the War Labor Board yesterday
afternoon. Just "a hours after the
workers ended an ff-day strike.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
SPECIAL SESSION

we are holding q special
session with our key men this
morning and will try 20 arrange
a meeting some place tonight.
We will have 10 find a hall big
enough 90 hold the crowd. But
Ne are appealing the local
boards directive, just the same.
Army spokcSmen revealed that
FIVE other General MainrS WAt
plants throughout the nation may
he forced 10 close because OF the
Chevrolet strike within the next
IS hours If the men do not return
10 work
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09

Soc hours: WeeLdeYt 9 I!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
ATTACKED BY GEORGE

o a peace BASIS.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-12-06

he had gone into the Italian area
a considerable time after the riot
started and positively identified
three of his comrades as being
there.
The men whom he identified
are T5 Herman Johnson, 80, De-
troit; T5 Willie S. Curry, 90,
Shreveport, La, and Pfc. Roy L.
Montgomery, 23, Greenwood,
Miss, all members of his own
company. He walked around the
prisoners in company with Lit.
Col. Leon Jaworski, trial judge
advocate, and picked them out
one by one.
Murray testified that shortly
after the soldiers had been dis
persed and had returned to their
barracks, the same Johnson he
identified had drawn new
trench shovel, declaring that the
supply had run out before one
had been issued to him at the
regular time.
Earlier in the day, Major Rob-
ert H. Manchester, originally in
charge of the investigation of the
riot, told the court Johnson's
entrenching tool had been found
in the Italian area. He said he
showed the implement to john
son and the latter told him it
had been stolen off his bunk, in
sisting he had never been in the
Italian area.
There was also testimony by
T-Sgt. Regis A. Callahan Of the
military police that a ''dog tag, "
subsequently identified as John
sons, had been picked up in the
Italians orderly room, where
some of the most sanguinary
fighting took place.
Plunges Into Fray
Sergeant Callahan disclosed,
incidentally, that he had plunged
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single-handed into the affray as
soon as he reached the Italian
area, when the rioting was at
its height.
when I arrived there were a
great number of Negroes running
around the trees and barracks
| should estimate $50 of them"
Sergeant Callahan testified. at
was hard to tell just what was
going on except that Italian
were being chased and some
were being subjected to ill treat
ment.
"There were some Negro sol
diers crowded around the orderly
room and one had what looked
like an axe. l pushed them off
the steps, pulled my revolver and
ordered them to drop their clubs
and dispense. Using the revolver
as a threat, | gradually got them
to drop their weapons and return
to their barracks"
Murray testified that it was at
precisely this point that he de-
cided to leave the Italian area.
Under cross-examination by
Maj. VIM. T. Beeks, chief defense
counsel, Murray was compelled to
admit that when the major in
terviewed him shortly after he
was brought back to Seattle he
had not disclosed that he had
been in the italian area at all.
He insisted that he had not in
tended to hold anything back and
1t. Col. Gerald w. O'Connor, law
member of the court, ruled his
testimony had been impeached
only on this one point.
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IN RETROSPECT:
Progress of the Trial

Government witnesses, includ.
ing immune rioting soldiers and
Italian war prisoners identified
number of the defendant sol.
diers as being among the rioters
Many were pointed out by wit
nesses.
The government made a dill
gent effort to trace the steps OF
the hanged italian who was last
seen in charge of colored sol
diers. Owing to the inability to
trace footprints and the dark
ness-no moon-the effort ap-
parently failed. 1t did disclose
that the hanging was not the re-
suit of suicide.
The provost marshal at the
time of the riot testified he was
unable to make a plaster cast of
footprints; neither did he make
any measurements.
The testimony of an italian
sergeant major disclosed the
hanged Italian jumped out of a
window during the rioting; that
he heard him cry, Mother mine,
help mel" other Italians testified
to being dubbed and knocked
down by soldiers.
Woman Testifies
The first woman witness to APP
pear in the case was Mrs. Lu
Henderson. Earlier one of the
defendants had been called to the
stand because of a statement he
had signed. The witness, Willie
Provost of Louisiana stated coer-
cion had been used to make him
sign a written statement. He tes-
titled "a man in civilian clothes
threw a rope in my lap and said
could have hung that man.
To refute this witness, Mrs.
Henderson, the stenographer who
made the record, testified that
no such statement was made in
her presence. She also testified
defendants were told their state
ments would be used against
them; that the rope, shovel,
stones, knives, clothing, sticks
and fence pickets were used for
the purpose of Identification
Major VIM. r. Beeks, defense
counsel objected to the admis-
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MORE ABOUT
COURT MARTIAL
Continued from Page -

Pvt. Clyde V. Lomax, a veteran
of Attu and the Marshalls, de-
clared that was the cry which
was raised by soldiers at Fort
Lawton on the night of August
ID after one of them, Willie
Montgomery, had been knocked
out in a fight with a former
Italian prisoner of war.
Lomax disclosed that, in addi-
ton to witnessing the start of
the riot, he had discovered Oil
votto's body the following morn
ing, hanging from a cable over
ravine on an obstacle course
near the Italians barracks.
Pfc. Elby J. Murroy testified
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sion of the record because 1t was
not a complete record.
Not Warned, Says Witness

nut Il COnp Itlt IecOTQ.
Not Warned. Says Witness
Provost asserted he was not
told his signed confession would
be used in evidence against him.
adding IL he had been told he
wouldn't have wrote it,"
Questioned by Lit. Col. Gerald
w. O'Connor, law member OF the
court, Major Manchester conced-
ed the rope had been on a table
in the room in which Provost
was examined.
Previously the signed confess
sions of two other accused. Corp.
Nathaniel T. Spencer, 80, of De-
troit. and Pfc. Roy L. Montgom-
cry, %, of Greenwood, Miss, had
been accepted in evidence after
strenuous objections by Major
Beeks.
The attempt to place in evil
dence statement by Private
Montgomery struck a snag when
Major Beeks contended the ac-
cused had not been warned prop
erly that the statement would be
used against him. Major Beeks
declared Montgomery had not
been so warned by an officer of
at least the rank of lieutenant
colonel as required.
Montgomery consented to take
the stand for questioning in this
particular issue and traced for
the court the course of several
interrogations to which he said
he had submitted voluntarily.
Regarding the signed state
ment, Montgomery said he was
told the case would be referred
to "a higher authority" if he
declined to make a statement.
He also said he was told he
would not be sent back to the
post stockade If he made the
statement, but would be sent to
a better place"
Montgomery Knew Rights
Questioned by Colonel Jawor-
ski, Montgomery said he pre-
viously had been informed of all
his rights as a defendant and as
witness and that he had not
made the statement under dur
ess.
Testifying later, Major Man
chester said the question of
Montgomery's transfer from the
stockade had been initiated by
Montgomery. Montgomery ex-
planned he had incriminated 9TH
ers in his statement and would
rather not be confined with
them, Major Manchester said.
Il said it was possible he
could be transferred, testified
Major Manchester.
Montgomerys' statement in his
own handwriting, as accepted by
the court, said in part:
Il picked up two-by-four
and went into the Italian area,
going on where / heard the
noise. The first building l stop
ped was at the orderly room,
building 713. AT my arrival there
l observed someone driving a
jeep back and forth into a tent
near the orderly room. Pm not
sure, but l think / saw someone
In his shorts and 1
heard someone say get him.
Don't know if they got him
or not and as | got to the front
of the orderly room through the
door l noticed a window had
been broken out and l went into
the other room. While looking
through into the room / observ-
ed bunch of men lying on the
floor, then l turned and went
into the next room. An
italian soldier ran by me and l
hit him with the two-by-four
that / picked up in the vicinity
Of building 700 on the head and
he kept running, then l went
into the next room"
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the friends
who so generously made it pos
sible for our soldiers confined at
Fort Lawton charged with riot
ing, to enjoy a very elaborate
Thanksgiving dinner, Thursday.
Nov. %, 1914.
Our soldiers are grateful to
you, our eo-hosts and co-hos-
tesses, Mesdames Vertella Brun-
son, Beatrice Dansby, Hazel
Brooks, Beatrice Baylor, Messrs.
Gus West, Bishop Bros. Pharm-
acy, Chas. Blake and Pfc. Wal
ter Ruffen.
Mrs. Lucille Hairston
Sponsoring Hostess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-22
RY WALTER GB0kKITE IJnliea Press WaF loFTespanaenl

London, July a2-NUPl-IiAP Mos, quito b0mbeTS hit Berlin with tg0v faD blOckbnslers last night and British I3eauflghieFs battered . s0g slip German convoy of llelg0land, bni the worst ilylng weather since the lnyasl0D developed oyer the ehannfl today 10 almost hall aerial alleTall0ns
 The Bssui.ghleTs ran into . heavy haTTaRe of faekeis and anil 'alfT craft fire as they hli four of ihf afTfhanlnleD sith l0Fpedoes ane rsked llle rest Of the convoy sith lsDn0n and racket ilge,
 Two ships were leli slnhlng and Glyf escort vessels set allre and FeE p0ried burning fiereely as lhe pil0lt completed the assault
 The air ministry sad the Tald on llle convey and ihe attack on bef' lin, together with Dlnlng Of enemy gRlers, were made githoui loss,
 AdYeTRe weather also furlailed operations from Italy, although some Allied b0mbeTs ranged Into Gzeeh0s sl0yakia during inc nlght t0 hii the industrial city 0f Pafdublee
 Allied llendqnaFiefs at Rome aik' fl0aRd that the hRzl's largest pro. dueer of synthetic 0ll was believed severely damaeed bF i1beFaioFp and flying f0fGresaes which yesterday hammered briE in eideienland,