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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
CALLS CURFEw BUNK

TOLEDO. March 20 CUP)-A
Toledo theater manager. ridiculing
the federal midnight curfew as
strictly bunk" said today he will
keep his movie house open all
night "as usual"
Jack O'Connell, manager of the
Loop Theater here, and father OF
a serviceman overseas. said that
IF / thought closing the theater
one day would save one soldiers
life. Id close for year.
Ralph o. Snyder, war nnanpower
area director here. said II the cur
few violation continues the the
ater will be closed within a few
DAYS"
Snyder cited O'Connell As a cur
few violator and referred the case
TO the War Manpower Commission
in Washington.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21

War Opens

WASHINGTON. March 20
A propaganda battle over the Pol
iSh issue was in the making today
as the justice department dis
closed that the Polish provisional
government formerly the Lublin
committed had designated an
agent to handle a press campaign
in this country
The agent is Edward J. Falkow-
ski. who has registered as the
L. S. representative of PolpreSs
News. or the Polish Press News
Agency.
At the same time. the Polish
government in London is distrib-
uting propaganda IN this country
through its information center in
New York.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
Two ChiIdren's S
Lives Wrecked,
She Declares
Tines Phols

Thirty-six.year-old Mrs. Marie
Deweerdt tearfully related 10
authorities today how she vainly
sought TO end an affair which cul-
minated in murder.
Mrs. Deweerdts husband. Ca
mile, 50, of 577l Radner. and her
l5-year-old son. Robert. have been
held since her alleged suitor
Henry Couvreur. 46. of 425 Ro-
land. Crosse Pointe. was shot 10
death early Sunday near 1900
Farmbrook.
II tried TO discourage Henry
from seeing me any Rore,"
she said, IL wanted to prove 20
my husband that u WAS he I
really loved.
Henry bounded me to death.
When I wouldn't see him he
would blow his car horn in
front Of my house and drive uS
all frantic. My husband and l
were both afraid Of him.
Henry bothered me 30 much
finally had TO hide out. 1 was
hiding out when Henry was
killed"
She said she first met Couvreur
more than seven years ago when
she worked for his construction
company.
She said Couvreur never gave
her money but charged he held
some war bonds which belonged
10 her
II feel" she said. that this
has wrecked the lives OF my
two children"
In addition TO Robert. there IS
2 l6.Vear- old daughter, Helen.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
EASED IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, March 20 CUP)
The local War Manpower Com
mission today authorized three
Washington nightclubs to stay
open after midnight to serve food.
1t gave tentative permission 10
ignore the midnight curfew to 26
other liquor license holders subject
TO investigation of the merits OF
their individual cases. Under the
WINGS relaxation of the curfew
order. the clubs must stop liquor
sales and entertainment at mid
night.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21

10 Hitler why should he not be in
dictable as murderer p
Wright disclosed there are dip
lomauc reason which make II
impossible for the Russians TO be-
come members OF the United Ma
tionS War Crimes Commission but
gave no hint of what those dIplo-
matte reasons are.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
U-Bodt Yards Bombed
In 36th Days Raids

LONDON. March 20 GNS)-A
force of 700 American planes hit
U-boat yards, oil refneries and
other obiectives in the Hamburg
and Heide areas of Germany to-
day. the 36th straight day OF
attack upon the Reich.
Some 400 FortreSSeS and Lib
orators, backed by 300 Mustang
fighters. hit the Blohm and VoSs
submarine yards and objectiveS
in the port area at Hamburg and
the two oil refineries near Hem
mingStedt. outside ef Heide.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21

CALCUTTA, March 20 CCP)--
British imperial troops captured
Fort Dufferin today, the main
japanese center of resistance in
side Mandalay.
A front dispatch said the Japa-
nese abandoned the fort after a
week-long fight and that Indian
troops # the British Nineteenth
Division occupied it early today.
The fall of Fort Dufferin was
expected 10 speed complete liberia:
tion of the city.
Other British forces were
rapidly cutting of the main Japa-
nese escape routes on all sides of
Mandalay. A large enemy force
faced development in the jungles
north of Meiktila, so miles south
west OF Mandalay
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21

lie indicated for the first time
what specific charges might be
placed against Hitler, and said the
commission was not thinking IN
terms OF political crime when II
put Hitler on itS retribution list.
Wright said there was evidence
n single organizing mind planned
hhe mass gas chamber murders,
and "if that were brought home
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
RomuIus Supervisor
Named 10 New Post

Capt. Earl T. Pifer, 3S, Of the
Air Transport Command. super
visor Of air training al Romulus
Air Base for 30 months. was trans
ferred today 10 the post Of control
officer al the Niagara Falls, n. Y
base of the Third Ferrying Com
man.
He lives at 1904 f. jefferson
with his wife, Ruby. Before the
war he operated the Pifer Elec-
-,r-ir- On trCrc-
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
Knockout RObberieS'
Woman Suspect Held

hotel bathroom floor. picked Miss
Schrodts picture from A rogueS'
gallery Of known playgirls exhib-
tied 10 him by police. Officers
said ne promised to come here 70
confront her after her arrest,
Homicide squad detectives also
were 10 question Miss Schrodt in
the unSolved death in October
1912, of Clyde A. Mccoy, 37-year.
old Fort Wayne attorney Mccoy
body was found in his room In
the Detroit-Leland Hotel,
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21

"The VINO ruling Is that the
saloons must close at midnight,
EWT, IL that is the time the
city is governed by" VINO
spokesman said.
Earlier, Dearborn Mayor Or
vile l.. Hubbard had told VINO
representatives it was up to them
and not him to enforce the curfew.
Hubbard met with VINO Off
cials and Dearborn legal experts
after the Times revealed that
Dearborn bars have remained
open until a. m. the last three
nights.
The saloonkeepers are taking
the position they are operating
above board because of a liquor
commission ruling they do not
have TO close until midnight CEN
tral time, official state time, or 1
a. m. eastern time and Detroit
time. Eea
ALL VERY CONFUSING
"This Is all very confusinx,s
the mayor said. 81 simply told
the VINO that I don't have the
power or authority to direct the.
Dearborn police department to
enforce a midnight curfew.
IL told the VINO represents
tives that the curfew was their
baby and II Is up to them to9eu-
force it.
II would like to follow De-
trOit's lead In closing Mt MIDI
night but ! don't see how can
personally order enforcement
measures.
about the only other thing I
can say Is - no matter what
time IL Is, have good timee
when in Dearborn"
VIES WITH NEW YORK
Thus. temporarily, Dearborn
ranks with New York City, Haver.
hill, Mass, in refusing to order rs
bars closed at midnight.
Hubbard said he furnished the
VINO with a list of the Sc bars
in the city. The VINO refused TO
issue statement Immediately but
indicated it may take disciplinary
action.
Saloonkeepers, it was learned,
/ planned to petition Dearborn
council tonight for permission to
stay open but VINO represents
tiveS were to present arguments
/ in opposition.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21

Police arrested Gaynell Schrodt,
35. in her apartment al 2092
Pingree today as the knockout
artist who drugged and robbed
Henry Dusick, AZ. of Milwaukee,
and lifted another SIPS from the
trousers of his sleeping roommate
IN the Statler Hotel here on Oct,
II
DuSick. who lost $1,000 dia-
mond ring and STA cash and
awakened with a headache on the
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
Time Suit Continued

Hearing on an injunction asked
by Robert Seibert. 257S DreXel, TO
restrain state officials from put
ting slow time into effect was con-
tinued today by Federal Judge
Edward J. Monet to April 3. 3.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
injuntfions Are Filed
AGAINST 9 Dealers

Injunction suits were filed in
federal court today by the OPA
against nine poultry and produce
dealers charged with violating
OPA ceiling price and record
regulations
Seven Of the markets were in
Port Huron. two in Detroit The
cases have been assigned TO Va
riouS federal court Judges who
will issue show cause orders.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
INQUIRY UNDER WAY

Leslie p. Kefgen. chairman Of
the state corrections commission,
revealed the investigation was
being conducted by Michigan state
police and DR.. Garrett B. Heyns,
state corrections director, and had
been in progress for more than a
week.
This Is not an ordinary in
vestigatiOn," Kefgen emphasized
The commission has ordered the
director TO investigate the prison
from top TO bottom and make
known his findings, no matter
what persons they involve.
II am also asking the attor-
ney generals department TO as
slst u.s. Kefgen said Il can
say at this time that there APP
pears to be some basis for the
charges brought before us
Kefgen said the commission was
Continued on Page ,, Col. 81
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
Open Probe
OF Jackson
Penitentiary

LANSING. March 20-AssiSt-
ant Atty. Gen. Harry w. Jack
son left here today for Jackson
Prison TO investigate charges of
widespread gambling. drinking
and favoritism by high prison of
ficials TO influential inmates,
He said the entire administra-
tion of the prison would come
within the scope of the investiga-
tion.
Underlying the inquiry is IN,
escape Nov. Il of Joseph Medley
43-year-old prison trusty, nov
under arrest in Washington b!
the FBI as a suspect in the slay
ings of three women since hi.
flight from the institution.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
New Gas Coupon Valid

WASHINGTON, March 20 CUP)
Ais gasoline ration coupons
win become valid Thursday, the
OPA announced today. Ala cou-
ponS will 60 out of use after to-
morrow.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
SENATE BLOCKS APPROVAL OF PROMOTIONS

WASHINGTON March 20 ONS)-The Senate mill
tary affairs committee in turbulent session today de-
cded to call Gen. George C. Marshall to explain army
promotion policy The action blocked approval of recent
star generals
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
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EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SIGN PACT

PARIS, March 20 (UP)-France, Holland, Belgium
and Luxembourg signed a mutual economic agreement
today Terms of the pact not announced Immediately
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
ARGENTINA FAILS TO DECLARE WAR ON ANS
BUENOS AIRES. March 2f

BUENOS ARES March 20 tUP1-The Argentine
cabinet today adjourned its meeting, at which To
discuss foreign affairs, without reaching decision, il
was announced 1t had been expected the cabinet would
declare war the Axis.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21

WASHINGTON. March 20 (INS) An imminent
breakdown in the cOalwage negotiations indicated
today when soft coal operators announced that prog
has been made toward 1945 contract and no
solution of the dispute is in sight.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
WAR FRONTS
WESTERN FRONT Sixty

w ~ - AhsAN hhsOANL OiAlH~
mile stretch of Siegfried
Line cracking up. Page IL
EASTERN FRONT Reds
take key city near Koe-
nigsberg. Page 2.)
PHILIPPINES - Gen. Mac
Arthurs forces invade
Panay. page 81
JAPAN - Carrier plane at
tack on Jspan described as
attempt to lure Jap feet
into battle. page p
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
Mandalay
by yBritish

NEW YORK. March 20 GNS)
BIC reported today that Man
dalay has been recaptured by
British troops.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
GENERAL DENIAL MADE

A general denial of the charges
was made by Harry II. Jackson
warden of the prison
The two Jacksons are not re-
lated.
There are no influential
prisoners here, and won't be as
long as 1 am warden" Warden
Jackson declared. II believe
that some gambling goes on
under cover in all prisons, and IL
Is impossible to stop 1t.
"If whisky Is smuggled into
the prison l don't know any
thing about II. IL is up to those
who make such charges to prove
them"
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
Collapse w. of Rhine
VINO Warns
Dearborn

The than 80 Dearborn taverns which have been
operating hour later than the midnight curew were
warned by the VINO this afternoon close at midnight
or suffer loss of their electricity and manpower. =,
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
Hitler Adjudged
Common FeIOn

. LONDON, March 20 (UP)-Adof Hitler has been listed as
ordinary criminal by the United Nations War Crimes Com
mission and be charged with organizing chamber
murders Chairman Lord Wright told the House of Lords today
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
Ydnks Gain
u Mi, Enter
Bonn Suburb

L. s. FIRST ARMY HQ.. WEST
ERN FRONT, March 20 (UP)-
Advances up to pa miles today
carried American troops in the
IRemagen bridgehead TO the out
skirts OF Beuel. the suburb OF Bonn
on the east bank of the Rhine.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21

PARIS. March 20 UNS)-Two
ma ior attacks by American First
Army forces inside the Remagen
bridgehead designed TO burst out
10 the north and south were re-
ported by German sources today.
At the same time. Allied head
quarters indicated Nazi defenSeS
had collapsed in the Saar.
Powerful formations were
said to be striking along the
southern edge of the bridgehead
toward Rhinebrohl, the second OF
two German reports said admit
ting that Nazi lines have been
preached by the impact of the
offensive
An earlier enemy dispatch said
American units al the northern
edge Of the bridgehead also had
started a ma ajor onslaught
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
In the Times TODAY

THT EASIEST sna MOST COsyLNIENT VAR
To pay your bills u vlth Personal Chez fnf
Account a, Industrial NthonAi Bank. tnen-
penslys, too-A1ts
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21

DR. J. &. IOoLE, DENTIST
tio y Lafayette a. Michirsn opn City
HsIi. Hours 40. Tel CA sts9 ADV.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
DRUMFIRE BARRAGE

The American troops. Berlin
said. struck out IN a northerly
direction on both sides of the
Cologne-Frankfort autobahn after
a "drumfire barrage' lasting sew
eral hours.
The headquarters of Gen. EiSen-
hover did not confirm the German
claim. but a spokesman told OF a
fresh 1l-mile advance by the ram
paging L. S. Third Army under 1t.
Gen. Patton which carried these
crack forces 10 within four miles
of Kaiserlauten and led to a pre-
diction that all German forces still
west of the Rhine face annihlation.
United Press reported the
Converging Third and Seventh
armies were only some 20 miles
apart, while a BIC broadcast
said the two armies had joined
forces, trapping an estimated
$4,000 Nazis west of the Rhine.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-21
ESCAPE ROUTES CUT

tAllied planes were reported
by UP TO have isolated the
southern part of the Saar
battlefield, cutting German
escape routes in the kaisers-
lautern NJ ann h e m KarlS-
ruhe trianglel
Battle-tested divisions. BIO I h
tank and infantry, drew a ring OF
steel and fire around beSieged
Kaiserlautern and slammed to
within nine miles of Mainz as
Nazi opposition became almost
nonexistent,
While the fleeing enemy hordes
Continued on Page =, Col. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09

|she demonstrated her artistic re-
Spouse to different musical styles
in her performance of works by
Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Ibert, Bee
thoven, de Falla, Albeniz, Shostako-
vich and Gliere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09
Edith Montlack Heard
At Jewish Center

The gifted Edith Montlack. who
is also distinguished painter, was
heard last night in a. piano recital
In the Jewish Community Center
where she presented a varied and
exacting program. Possessing
fluent technique and clarity of tone,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

The sacred choir festival, which
the District Federation of Music
Clubs presents each year as part
of National Music Week celebra-
ton in Mount Vernon Place Meth
odist Church, was delayed an hour
last night to permit We day
prayer service.
The massed choirs and the con-
gregation joined in delivery of the
national anthem, directed by Eva
Whitford Lovette. president, Dis
trict Chapter of the National Fed
Grafton of Music Clubs. Thelma Call
lahan, president of the District Fed
Grafton, gave short address.
The program opened with two
organ numbers by Edith Gottwalls,
The daily monitor leader., 1945-02-01

played with him, until just the
other night. We sat down to play
few hands, the winner to get
the Normandie. | guess Herb"
didn't want the Normandie any
more than the Navy does - he
certainly was conservative in his
bidding on today's hand. Oddly
enough, however, his judgment
was right; that is all you can
make on the hand. due to the bad
trump break. He had to lose two
tricks to West and there was
nothing that could be done about
it.
Herb had a bad minute or two
when the dummy was spread,
but felt better after ruffing the
first club trick and laying down
trump. East discarded a low
club, and Herb saw that West
had been hoping he would 60 one
or two higher in the bidding.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-02-01

sert," so he withdrew the reso-
luton.
HAS COMPLETE CONTROL
The decision against involv-
ing the National Committee in
any matters Of policy apparent
ly resulted in Perry Howard,
committeeman from M ssis-
sippi, fooling himself. Howard
offered what he described as a
resolution putting the commit
tee on record in favor of fair
employment practises (non-ra-
cial discriminatory. He told
newspapermen, who were
barred from the meeting, that it
was adopted unanimously. IT
developed later, however, that
it was only referred to the ex-
ecutive committee.
None of these incidents at
tanned any real importance -
and that is why they are worth
mentioning here. The paradox
is simple. Their significance
arises from the fact that any one
Of them could have become i'm
portant if Brownelrs position
had been the least bit shaky.
They evaporated, as issues, be-
cause for the present, at least,
Governor Dewey's friend has
firm hand on the party reins.
The completeness of the con-
troll Brownell exercised over
the meeting-the fact that critics
vocal outside the meeting room
did not raise their voices in
side-caused veteran observers
to prophesy afterward that his
leadership of the party proba-
bly, will not be challenged be-
fore the 1946 elections.
What happens thereafter may
depend upon whether Dewey
runs for reelection as Cover.
nor; whether he succeeds; whe-
ther he still is considering an
other try for the White House;
and how we'll the party fares in
the Congressional elections two
years hence.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-02-01

First thing Gov Hitler did was to call in his brief
Of stote police and give him secret orders to arm and
train secret task force. Then he hired time on
notionoI network and made Speech
He talked about the New Eng land ancestry and
superior culture of the Fishers Islanders, who we're
bound by racial and economic ties to Connecticut
And he annexed Fishers Island Next he claimed
thot gang Of inferior people with foreign accents
we're pushing around some outstanding descendants
of old Connecticut settlers down on Long lsond
There followed several speeches Of increasing
shriIIness Gov Hitler demanded that all Of Long
Island east of Flushing be given to Connecticut.
Then one day the country woke up to discover that
during the night there had been omPhbious land
ines by Connecticut forces at several points on Long
Islands north shore, from Sag Horbor to lo Guordo
Field.
And then the United Stotes Army moved in, oop-
tured the invaders, and threw Gov. Hitler in the
cIink And that was the end Of the invasion Of Long
island, and the dream.
Loter it occurred to us thot the day dreom Wos
not so different from the true story Of Chancellor
Hitler of Germany, and the Sudetenlond and the Po-
Iish Corridor Only in reality there we're no inferno
tiono troops comparable to the United Stotes Army
to step in promptly when the trouble stored So now
the world is fighting histerys most horrible
And yet people shudder at the thought of
"world police force"
The daily monitor leader., 1945-02-01
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .
NEA Washington Correspondent


WASHINGTON, D. c. You
might as we'll know the full
story on the 1000 Club payoff,
and how its 29l members bowed
themselves out of the political
picture in big blowout at
Washington's new Statler hotel,
marking the windup of the
Fourth term Inauguration lack
of-ceremonies.
Approximately 275 out of the
29l paid up members of the 1000
Club came to Washington for
the Inauguration, and though
they had collected only about a
third of the million dollars the
club founders had hoped to get,
they found they still had some
$4,000 in the treasury.
When party leaders suggested
the money be turned into the
Democratic National Committee
to keep the party machine rum
ming till l948, the club leaders
said nothing doing. They had
been told that they were going
to throw lot of weight around,
and by golly they were going to
make a splurge if they had to
pay for it themselves. So the 29l
member 1000 Club decided to
give themselves a. banquet and
to see what a real 1000 Club
The daily monitor leader., 1945-02-01
NOT QUITE CRICKET

Proboby its all right for the official Soviet mag
ozine War ond the Working Glass to call the Re-
publican Party "a citode Of isolotonisn'" and the
sounding board Of extreme reoctionores Fascist
elements American defeotsts and oppeosers, even
HitIerite agents." Members Of the Republican Party
have sold bitter things about the Soviet govern
ment.
But it seems to us not quite cricket for the mag
ozne orcIe to toke such q stiff poke os it did at
some Of this countrys biggest war industries, imply
ing thot they not only reoctionory and isolation
ist, but pro-Gernon and pro-Joponese.
After oil, Russia might we'll be in q sorry way
without the guns, ammunition, plones ormored ve-
hictes and trucks which she hos received and doubt
less will continue to receive from these indus
tries. Biting such sizobe chunk out Of the hand
thot feeds her can scarcely be excused triumph
Of theological zeoI over common gratitude.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-02-01
THE INVASION OF LONG ISLAND

We we're reading about the 600 yeor-round resi-
dents Of Fishers Island who want to secede from New
York State and Join up with Connecticut - NOT from
malice or disloyoIty, just for convenience,
1t seems that the island is legally port OF the
town of SouthoId, Long Island But between them
lies some Is miles of Long Island Sound The FISH
ers sIond-Long Island ferry only four months
wear. Durinq the other eight Fishers Islander with
business at the town hall court house must terry
to New London, Conn.,, toke train down to New
York and another one out to Southod = distance
of 200 miles, way.
So the Fishers Islanders would like to become
Connecticut citizens, since New London is only eight
miles owoy and there is year round ferry service.
They have petitioned Conneoticuts Gov. Raymond
E. Baldwin to that effect, and he has passed the re-
quest along to New Yorks Gov Thomas {. Dewey in
very polite letter.
Having read the story, we did little day dream
ina on the office time We dreamed that this seees-
sion request was made some time ago and that, by
some sod fate, Adolf Hitler was governor Of Connec
ticut at the time.