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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
~ HeIPS Kitchen Detective BY CHARLES D. RICE
RY CHARLES d. RIG

fabulous yarns to tell about him. Detective
Walter Curtayne, one of Hammonds ex-
partners, has his favorite: The first job l
ever did with Brad" he says, was payroll
stickup. He'd been tipped off in advance about
it and he stationed half dozen of us inside
and outside the building.
The gunner came in all right. but they
smeled rat and ducked out quick to their
car. | was panicky and yelled at cruising
taxicab. 1t swerved over to me. It's the law,
brother | said. Catch that blue sedan!
Off we tore, and heard the cabby chuckle
| took another look at him - so help me. it
was Brad Hammond
It's Plain, Hard Work
However, Hammond claims that detec-
tive s life is mostly plain, ordinary hard work.
Il remember many time that sat in the
SQUAD room at the 18th Precinct Station
and had nothing to do but take 'squeals, "
he SAYS. Taking ''squeals' means sitting at
the telephone and recording complaints from
outraged citizens who have been robbed of
their wallets or watches or automobiles or
whatnot)
but then there were other times when
we were all run bow-legged with work.
One day I'll never forget. started with an
extortion, got hit-and-run accident. an as
sault in penthouse and restaurant holdup.
I finished up by helping to run down some
silk thieves in midtown loft building
Brother, that's the kind of day when it's
hard to get home for your meals.
by the way, that silk job was really one
for the books. Four of us went down to
Twenty-second Street on tip. about ten
O'Clock at night Two guys went inside the
building and two stayed outside to go up the
fire escape was one of the guys who were
supposed to go up the fire escape - and me,
afraid to look out my own apartment-house
window for fear of getting dizzy! Well. my
partner and | climbed eleren stories on that
fool rckety crate - it makes me sick to my
stomach to think of it now.
w Hate Fire Escapes"
HEN things began to happen, The detec-
tives who'd gone up inside the building
flushed the silk boys out onto the fire escape.
Three of the guys gave up right then because
they didn't want to go down the escape.
The fourth ran down and fired three shots
at me and nv mariner We caught him in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
w Hate Fire EscApes!"

HEN things began to happen. The detec-
tves who'd gone up inside the building
flushed the silk boys out onto the fire escape.
Three of the guys gave up right then because
they didn't want to go down the escape.
The fourth ran down and fired three shots
at me and my partner We caught him in the
wrist with shot. He gave up, too So every
thing was all right and we could go home to
bed But, boy do hate fire escapes!'
Incidentally the silk job was interesting
because there was full moon. For some
reason" says Hammond. every crook and
troublemaker in town begins to act up when
there's full moon. The records show that
arrests go way up on moonlit night"
Hammond estimates that IS percent OF
cases are eventually cleared up. There's
one point that may surprise people. though,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16

W7HAr is detective?
w That may seem foolish question -
but there is probably not one person IN
thousand who can answer it correctly. we
Americans have read more about detectives,
and know less about them, than any other
public figures.
In the last Is years, an estimated oO,ooo
short stories and 5000 novels have been pub
lished about the profession over 5OOOOO.-
600 words Yet the popular conception OF
detective is curiously unreal People think OF
him as profound Nero Wolfe or dashng
Perry Mason "a sharp private operator
whose glamorous career is one long round OF
murder mysteries.
How does this hctional paragon stack up
against the real flesh-and-blood article? Well,
let's take look at the real article:
Bradley Hammond is one of the best
known veteran detectives in New York -
typical of those who can be found in most
u S. cities. He is AZ years old. tall. power
fully built. Hammond joined the police force
shortly after World War Che got the Purple
Heart tor bullet ne plCkeQ up dt St-Nliilleij.
Bullet in His Stomach
lie WORKED his way up from uniformed
policeman to a detective first-grade,' and
for many years he was a member of the
famous Hell's Kitchen squad that covers
New York's tough West Side. couple OF
years ago, he had to retire from police work
because of "a bullet he picked up on Sixth
Avenue This one is still in his stomach, and
on rainy days it's twinging reminder OF his
duty in the Tenderloin.
Hammond himself says, People have the
idea that private detectives do all the i'm
portant crime work. They think that police
detectives just string along behind and make
dumb remarks. That's crazy. of course. All
crime, big and small, is handled strictly by
police detectives. I've worked on about ten
thousand cases in my life and l can't remem-
Der a single one where private detective
was called in. Private detectives handle civil
cases, such as divorce evidence.
Gin the second place." he goes on,
''people seem to think that detectives do
practically nothing but work on murder
cases. Yet in nineteen thirty-nine - that was
peak year for crime in New York City -
about one case in five thousand was homi-
eide So you can see that detective has plenty
of excitement in his life besides murder"
Hammond, at least, seems to have had
plenty of excitement. In fact, if you listen
to the boys at the 18th Precinct (the Hell's
Kitchen squad) Hammond begins to sound
like fiction detective. All the old-timers have
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16

Meet Brad Hammond, veteran
sleuth. Racketeers, beautiful
gem thieves, boy bandits and
gunner he's caught them all
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-13

fast have put the United States on .op of the world. It is the secret of American prosperity, but in a startling degree our people are being led away from the idea.
 Inc world soon will be mar net for manufactured goods, market of millions of people in poverty. If America fails to SUD- ply their needs, quickly and at a prlce possible with efficient WorD then cheap-laDor countries will take the business. Dead wood can cheat Uncle Sam out of world trade and leave us to stew again m our own over-suppiy, with low wages and poor living conditions which we don't want and which aren't necessary.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-13
Monday, August 13, 1945
BOY SCOUTS DO GOOD TURN

The Boy Scout Troop 666 of Nome, has just completed great project in the interest of Nome. The boys have been working diligently for several months and now have all of the street signs painted, and the numbers ready for the houses.
 This project was undertaken with the consent of the Nome City Council, with the understanding that the council would pass the necessary ordinances. The chairman of the committee stated at the last meeting that he would have the Or dinance ready for the meeting tonight.
 The Boy Scouts are to be compliment ed on this civic project.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-13
Navy Drilling First Test We'll | At Barrow

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13-<R- The Navy has begun the drilling of the first test we'll in northern Alaska, where for twenty years it has had thirty-five thousand square miles staked out in naval peroleum reserve.
 Reporting on the project be- gun more than a year ago it sad about two hundred men were working under Captain Bart Gil- lespie of Gabriel, Calif., as lead CT. He said there is every reason to believe they will find oil, even if it comes in a gusher.
 However, the Navy does not propose to develop the field, but rather to turn the job over to private company The test drilling is at Umiat and Colville, one hum dred eighty air miles from Point Barrow.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-13
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE

Tragedy is hardly the name for it. Fri day, an eight-year-old girl lost her leg, (cut off above the knee), and a six month-old infant had it's shoulder and face blown open, when their brother seven-years-old, fell with loaded shot, gun.
 This terrible accident was caused by the negligence of native hunter, who had been using the tent during the ab- sence of the family. The hunter left the
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-13

loaded gun in the tent. No sensible per son would do such thing.
 These children are handicapped for life because of criminal neglect.
 True reparation can never be made in such instances, regardless of the fact that those responsible for the tragedy are grief stricken and sincerely sorry.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-13
THE MEXICAN WATER TREATY
 (NeW York TimeS)

After three months of argument and delay the Senate passed the Mexican Water Treaty by the safe margin of 76 votes to 10. Sixty-four were needed. As finally negotiated and presented to the Senate the treaty appeared reasonable compromise between the interests of the two countries in the waters of the Colo rado and Tia Juana Rivers and the Rio Grande The Mexican Senate is expected to take similar favorable action when it convenes this fall.
 It would have been a real tragedy for Inter-American relations had the treaty failed of ratification. There still are many people living south of the Rio Grande who are suspicious of our mo- lives and jealous of our economic posi- tion. They charge us with talking as a good neighbor but not acting as one, with asking concessions from them but declin- ing to make any concessions ourselves Ratification of the Water by bipartisan majority should help to allay those sus- picions. It is fair treaty and an earnest statement of our good intentions
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-13
LOCAL BUSINESS MEN
 PURCHASE GOVT. BUILDINGS

Among the sales made by the Real Estate representative for the surplus Army buildings is mess hall purchased by Carl Glavino- vich and Curtis Jacobs. Joe Bald ridge of the Board of Trade Bar purchased one of the cold storage plants.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-13
DEAD WOOD

reputable manufacturing corpora ton. One day I lunched with a gray-haired employee, the super intendent, who was quite unhap- py. They had lost their biggest contract. The lost customer was a young and thrifty retail firm whose needs had finally grown too large for the old manufacturer to supply.
 Price had been a consideration, of course. My companion admitted that several competitors could quote a lower price and make a profit when his plant could not. It was on account of the modern, high-speed equipment which the competitors used. Naturally I asked why the old house couldn't install better machinery. The SUD- erintendent simply wagged his head and said, dead wood"
 Unused Hands
 "Our big boss is the chairman" he explained. His brother is pres ident of the company. Each of them has a son who is a vice. president. The secretary and the treasurer are both sons-in-la law. l don't see any of them twice a year but they draw salaries as big as mine. We can't buy new equip ment. Sometimes we are hard put to pay for current materials promptly.
 This was 25 years ago when a lot of ranting (not altogether un- justified was heard about the "idle rich" But the tables have turned. Americas threat now is "idle poor" They are more dan gerous. Idle hands can ride any business to the ground because they retard production. Indiffer- ent workers are no less guilty than pampered payrollers.
 Public Enemies
 I was much impressed by an article in the Houston Press few weeks ago, written by returned service man. He had started to work in an office soon after he was discharged and, six weeks later, penned his contempt for civilian workers, men and women. They systematically fritter away 50% of their working time, he charged. They can do it because of the scarcity of workers.
 There is an imported, alien doc Urine that capitalists will make too much profit for the good of the public unless workers regard pro- duction some way. It is venemous. National enemies at whom Amer ican soldiers who have been thrusting bayonets at the enemy are relatively harmless. They are much less liable to do humanity permanent harm than the slick saboteurs who plant a philosophy of idleness in the minds of honest workers.
 Work And Live
 Americas unique place among world powers, the singularly high standard of living among workers and farmers, our national income and our national safety, depend on work. Ability and willingness to
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-13

Sofa: A long, upholstered seat on which children may recline at full length and wipe their muddy feet.
 Akron Grove Banner.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
Girl Born
TOTrOutS

If the Tigers win at st. Louis
today the Brownies can blame it
on the Stork.
For Paul Dizzy Trout was on
the mound and the ace right
handler was in there pitching his
heart out for a new daughter,
Diane Ruth, BORN this morning to
Mrs. Trout and the twirler at Mt,
Carmel Mercy Hospital. Dizzy,
anxious TO get back to Detroit to
congratulate his wife and greet
the baby. said, however, at the
Chase Hotel in st. Louis:
I'D better wait and pitch this
one for Mrs. Trout and the new
baby and come home with the
team Friday"
The Trouts reside at 157 Hazel
wood. Mrs. Trout was Pearl Ort-
mann before her marriage. She
entered Mt. Carmel Hospital a,
2:30 a. m. and the baby was born
at 4:19, weighing 6 pounds and
1919 ounces. Both are reported
doing well.
They have two sons, Paul Arno
and Richard. 2.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
Foe Of Crime
Retires at 50

Detective 1t. Andrew Roche,
whose 39' years with the Detroit
police department have built him
national reputation as the nem-
esiS of confidence men, announced
his retirement today because Of
i'll health.
Lang recognized as one Of the
best men in the business, Roche
was assigned at the request OF
Washington police to attend all OF
Preident Roosevelt's inaugurations
and keep an eye open for notori-
Gus crooks.
Roche was born in Howell.
Mich, and worked as streetcar
conductor in Detroit before join
ing the force in 1906. He became
detective in 1914 and has been
lieutenant since 1920. His
record includes "a citations.
Roche, SO, never married, and
has lived in downtown hotels
most of his life.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
Police Beating
Verdict. $4,000

Four Hamtramck d ete ctives
must pay $1,000 to a man they
are alleged to have beaten into
unconsciousness in an effort to
obtain a robbery confession unless
an appeal tribunal overrules a
verdict handed down yesterday in
the court of Federal Judge Frank
A. Picard.
A jury of two men and 10
women return the verdict
against Barney Nowicki. now re-
tired; Joseph Kachuba, Joseph
Kaiinowski and Walter Zytkow-
ski, Hamtramck detectives. The
quartet was sued by Emil F.
Jaworski of Toledo for $4,000 as
the aftermath of $500 saloon
robbery and Staying.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vicinity. Fair and cooler 20
night Lowest Temperature about Is Thurs
day partly cloudy and somewhat warmer.
DETROIT DATA
Temperatures Tuesday: Highest. so degrees
lowest. 40. mean, So.
Departure from normal temperature Tues
day - degrees.
Departure from normal temperature since
Jan. /. 53s degrees
Temperatures this date in past "a years:
Highest, 50 degrees in 1896. lowest. IN
1878.
Relative humidity Tuesday: 2:3o o m.
77F, $50 a. m, 67es, 2:3o p. m. 42%'
g. 80 p. m. 40T.
$50 a.. m. today. None,
Departure from normal precipitation sine
Ian 4 ~ inch
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19

UP - Tuesday tAmnerstourz ChAnnel) -
Fittreraid 8: 50 a. m, r. B. ouzrrfey 7:oo.
w. Hill Q. Budd-Clenbogie 1l:2o. Tselin Ard
l2:45 p. m. Jamex-Constitution 1:40, She
mango 155. ID. NJ. Weir 2:l0. Randall 3:45,
Pollock 4:30. Diamond AlkAu u-4:55, Cali
1agher sos. Paine $40, kim 7:0S, w. w.
Holloway T:t5. r. D. RstSs $40, Stanley.
Murphy s:I5. YOUNGSTOWN l1:5o. Mseoubtsy
1880. Cadillac lao. DAWN 1:5o Dow
Chemical 7:3o. Galloway 2:4o. wyandotts
Hemlock 4:35, FairiesE 4:5o, Harvey 5, Pope
$40, Manuel $40, Sumatr1 $50.
DOWN = Tuesday tLivingstone Channel =
$40. shaw s25. Hobson $50. Hulst 1855,
Rand lI:45. Dinkey. ll:55. wyandotts 2:3o
-. m.. Z. L. Ford 3:35. Banow-Hemlock
teor $40. James-Maida 9:55, J. T: Hutch
inson 7:10 q. m. wednesday. Cleneis 2;4o,
schwab SOS. Msroil CID. $40. Robert
5:25 Campbell 5:35. II. D. williams 6:1S.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
AdAgenQFrdud
dsesGiven Jury

Two Detroit advertising agency
heads each faced maximum total
sentences of 81 years imprison-
ment today If found guilty by a
federal court jury of nine women
and three men. on Il counts of
conspiring to use the mails 10
defraud.
Federal Judge Ernest A..
O'Brien gave the case TO the jury
this morning following four weeks
of testimony.
Defendants named in the fraud
case were AmSter Leonard. SO, Of
2650 Woodward. head of the
Leonard Advertising Agency. and
his associate. w. ]. Roberts, 90. Of
% Peterboro. The government
charged they defrauded more
than so persons of $4,000 by Of
fering 70 provide capital for new
business enterprises.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
City Hall Will Hold
FIaq al HaIf-Staff

The city hall flag viii fly at half
staff during the full 30-day period
of official mourning. Acting
Mayor John Lodge ruled today.
The Wayne County Council of
Veterans of Foreign Wars had
protested.
The veterans group. in letter
10 common council, said all civil
ian flags should be returned to full
staff after interment of the Presi-
dents remains.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
Dental Offices Looted
By3 Young Providers

DR.. w. A. Davis, dentist who
occupies a suite at 4342 w. Ver-
nor with other dentists and q
physician, estimated today loss
of $1,000 in false teeth TO three
youthful burglars who overlooked
a quantity of gold and silver.
The youths ransacked the Sec
ond floor suite occupied by DR.
Davis. DR.. Floyd Vernier, the
Norman Stricken Dental Labora-
tory and a physician, DR.. r. S
Taylor.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
Detroit Filler Cited
For Action al WeWak

The Silver Star for conspicuous
bravery IN air action has been
awarded Navy Ii Robert d. Dill
worth son OF John c. Dilworth of
1890 Lawrence, IL was announced
today
1t. DilWorth entered the heavily
defended Wewak harbor area by
joining in the landing circles Of
enemy planes then successfully
bombed an enemy lighthouse,
scored hits on a Jap ship and
strafed enemy shore installations.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
PRIEST TO PRESIDE

The Rev. Edward V. Daley.
editor and publisher of the New
World and well-known Catholic
writer, will preside at the
meeting.
Mayor Kelly will welcome the
orators. while addresses will be
made by James B. McCahey,
president of the board of educa-
ton, and Noble J. Puffer, super
intendent Cook County schools.
The oratorical tribute TO James
Monroe statesman, patriot and
father of Americas foreign policy
is conducted by the Hearst
newspapers among the nations
college and high school students.
Following the zone finals in the
Pacific. Midwest and New York
zones. the finalists will compete
for the national honors in New
York on April 25.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19

boys as they
marched off "a
fight a World
War.
T day the
arnnory. the old
caret a k g RS
h o m q, is a
charred hull
With tears in
his old eyes
Kelly sat on a
fire truck and
looked up al
tn c S m o king
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
Detroit Poles
Petition Truman

a plea for fair play tor
Poland was made 10 President
Truman today by the Detroit
Central Citizens Committee, ar
association OF 200 Polish-Ameri
can organizations.
In resolution which was adj
dressed also TO Churchill and
Stain. the committee declared:
THE decisions of the Yalta
conference pertaining To the
boundaries of Poland and its
government we're received with
awe and with dread, for this
MAS a stab I'm the back not
only to faithful ally but TO
the future peace Of the world.
I'VE therefore pray that the
questions OF the boundaries of
Poland be deferred to the fu-
ture peace conference, with the
participation OF the Polish peo-
pIe and their government"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
Strike Halls Buses

MELROSE, Mass, April Is
GNS)-Bus transportation in le
communities north of Boston con-
tinued at a standstill as 200 work
ers refused 10 return TO their jobs
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
COP Trend
Seen in 40
BrownelI in Detroit.
Praises Vandenberq

While Republican members of
Congress have pledged themselves
to support President Truman in
the speedy winning of the war
and a lasting peace, there Is a
definite trend towards Repub-
lcan victory in the.pext national
election, Herbert Brownell Jr,
national party chairman, said
today in Detroit.
Brownell, here TO attend the
conference of the Michigan State
Central Committee and testi-
monial luncheon i'm honor of Mrs.
Dudley c. Hay, national commit
teewoman, predicted that the
Republican party would play "a
most important part" in the San
Francisco conference. He paid
tribute 10 the leadership of Sena-
tor Arthur Vandenberg in saying
that the minority party would
certainly have a big role in the
molding Of world peace terms.
TRENDS ENCOURAGING
The national Republican COM
mittee chairman added that or
ganizational work on behalf OF
the party was being carried on
throughout the country on full
lime and that Michigan,
through Chairman John A. Wag-
ner. had already started full-time
organizational work.
"MajOrities for Republican
candidates In Michigan and
other states I'm recent elections"
Brownell said "are most en-
couraging and point TO the
trend To national victory"
PLEDGED TO TRUMAN
With the national chairman was
Rep. Walter ii. Judd OF Mime
sofa, who was the principal speaker
at the luncheon honoring Mrs.
Hay.
He, too. said national trends
were towards future Republican
leadership and added that he and
his party colleagues were pledged
20 back Mr.. Truman in his efforts
10 win the war and a lasting
peace.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
Aged Caretaker
MOurnS ArmlOry
By VERA BROWN

Twice the last % years Anthony Kelly 81 has stood the
steps of the old armoy Brush TO goodby to his
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
.0rdtory Test
SET for Today
By JERRY PETIT
(Ses Pictorial ReView)

CHICAGO. April 1S- Two
youthful but talented public
speakers 17-year-old Highland
Park High School senior and a
19-year-old Wayne University
junior-today held Detroit's hopes
in the Midwest finals of the
James Monroe Oratorical Contest.
At a p. m. today. in Chicago's
city hall council chambers, the
Detroiters are to face contestants
from this city. Milwaukee, Pitts
burgh and San Antonio, in a COM
petition to determine which ora
tors will wear the Midwest's
crowns in the national finals 10
be held next Wednesday in New
York City.
Detroit'S entrants are John T..
Stuart of 1857 Tuller, in the col
lege division, and Jerry Ryan of
LOG +. Buena Vista, Highland
Park, the high school contender.
BOTH CONFIDENT
The young men arrived here at
noon yesterday accompanied by
DR.. Rupert L. Cortright. associate
professor of speech at Wayne
University. and The Detroit Times
contest editor.
Both are we'll primed and con-
fident as they enter today $
crucial competition, which holds
forth as a reward and chance for
national honors, 81 900 war bond
awards. and all-expense tours OF
Mexico arranged BY the Hearst
Newspapers
The two TO represent the Mid
west---a college champion and a
high school champion--will be
chosen by a group of judges, who
are all experts in the speech tech
nique.
JOHN BOLES FEATURED
Featuring the program will be
John Boles. antic singing
star of screen and stage, now
appearing with Mary Martin in
Lone Touch of Venus at the
Opera House. He will deliver a
dramatic oration.
Also on the program will be the
famed 100-voice choir of the
Steinmetz High School. directed
by Willard Groom and the 80
piece prize-winning De La Sale
High School concert band, di-
rected by Russell Harvey.
Colors will be posted by the Du
Sable High School cadets, under
command of Cadet 1t. Lucien
Cruise.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
FREEDOM FROM FEAR

Home meant nourishing food,
clean beds and freedom from
gnawing fear.
Among the soldiers was Pfc.
Lloyd Bauman, %, OF 6l0S Her
bert. who was captured Sept. l9
when he was shot in the leg dur
ing fighting along the Siegfried
Line
Asked if they were mistreated
by the Germans. Bauman replied
"Well, i guess you wouldn't