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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Major Beaten
by ErrOI Flynn
Special to rHE DETROIT inns

HOLLYWOOD April 30-Errol Flynn, central
character in many film and fact furor, played the
role of victor today after taking the physical
measure of Mai John Huston L. S. Army Signal
Corps son Of actor Walter Huston.
The encounter developed at what was de-
scribed as an otherwise merry affair Saturday
night at the Hollywood home of David o. Seznick
motion picture producer.
II reported that Mai. Huston, a noted
screen writer and director in his own right before
he entered the army in l9f3 suffered decorations
that required two stitches in an eyebrow and two
in lip.
First reports said Flynn escaped urscathed
but pyramiding later accounts revealed he alb
sorbed some of the same stuff he dealt. The queS-
ton OF what precptated the fistc duel apparently
was a secret between the principals.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
; Firenen Hurt
In Garage Blaze

Three hremen were injured to-
day when fire OF undetermined
origin swept A two story ware
house and garage at 1850 w.
jefferson.
The injured were Thomas Rear
don, 1909 Cavalry. who was taken
to Receiving Hospital with severe
hack injurieS;- Raymond Archer,
1910 Chapel and Charles Chic
dini. 1916 Robins.
The building is owned by the
Michigan Central Railroad and
occupied by the Maiden Paper
Co. and George MeiSel e. Sons,
wholesale grocerS. Meisel said
the damage would reach between
$1,000 and $4,000
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Tax Valuation
Cut 100000

Common Council relented today
and voted a 100000 reduction in
the personal property tax vama-
tion Of international Business Ma
chimes. 420 +. Jefferson.
Earlier. sitting as a board Of
review. council had boosted IBMs
valuation from 81 100000 10 So
667 $50. This was the largest In
diWdual increase recommended by
the board OF assessors this year.
The formal review ended SAT-
urday, but il was reopened for
five minutes today at the request
of City Assessor Kenneth McCar-
ran. who said his office had found
IBM was not allowed sufficient
depreciation on its personal prop
erty and proposed the 10000
cut.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Lewis Sets Attendance
Record at Supper Club

The Karl Spaeth Trio is provid-
ing intcrlude music at the club
Dancing from 6 p. m. Saturdays
and Sundays s p. mD and COM
plete shows at 7:30 and l0p p. m
is the present policy.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1945-06-01
Notice to Presidents

All Presidents are asked to
mail your reports for the June
Board to the office not later
than Monday, June 4th, so that
the office force will not be rush
ed too severely during the board.
This will greatly help the
Secretary and his force if you
will be so kind to mail us your
report and come to the Board
ready to receive you receipt.
The Secretary.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1945-06-01
Report Blanks Out

The report blanks for the June
Board have been mailed out. If you
have not got yours, please notify the
office. We have a few Presidents
who viii invaribly send their reports
in on a sheet of paper. Presidents,
if you lose your report blank, please
write for another one and make your
out on same.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1945-06-01
APPEAL TO LOCAL PRESIDENTS

Dear Presidents; AS your Secretary,
am again appealing to you to please
have your June report in the office by
Monday, June 4th If you will do
this, it will greatly help us to check
your report before the Board and
when you come to the board all you
will have to do is get your receipt.
This is going to be d heavy Board
and your cooperation in this matter
will be appreciated by all concerned.
General Secretary
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1945-06-01

appeared in Olson and Johnson'S
"Hellz-a-P oppin" and "Sons-o-Fun4
shows and also featured on radio.
television and in the movies, this
rollicking comedy star has earnea
praise from theatregoers from Men
York to Hollywood.
Clubs, theatres and radio sta
tons, along with television studios
throughout the country have at opa
time or another presented this brit
liant performer. Newspapers, theaU
ricaI trade journals have acclaime !:
Kty Murray ass the outstanding
col iieuua OF the day.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1945-06-01

for tn e B. ay
Cafe Zanzibar-to
be co-starred with
Cab Galloway and
His Orchestra
on May 22nd.
Kitty recently
was the sensation
of a star-studde@
stage show at tbs
Paradise Theatrd
nAk-otk H.,,s1
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1945-06-01
June Assessment SIPS

The June assessment is $125. Each
President is requested to collect $1.25
from each of his members in good
and regular standing.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1945-06-01
Kitty MurrG
Into Zanzibar
"ROcHeSTER'S" FUN MATE
WAS HIT AT PARADISE
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

Hailed as the worlds outstanding
sepia laugh-provoker. Kitty Murray
a riotous singing and dancing act,
"Rochester's" fun-mate, Is headed
Evening star., 1945-05-17

on the road to the establishment o1
any sure basis for peace"
In defending Eire's neutrality
policy, Mr.. de Valera propounded q
hypothetical question based on a
supposition that Germany had won
the war and partitioned England as
Ireland has been partitioned.
Let us suppose that after all this,
he said, Germany was engaged in a
great war in which she could show
she was on the side of freedom of a
number of small nations.
Would Mr.. Churchill, as an Eng
lishman who believed that his own
nation has as good a right to free.
dom as any other-not freedom fol-
part, merely, but freedom for the
whole-would he lead this
partitioned England to join with
Germany in crusade?
Il do not think Mr.. Churchill
would"
Mr.. de Valera's broadcast reply
drew from the Irish Press, organ oI
the government party. the opinion
that the Irish leader had failee
to express "the anger that Mr.
Churchill's outburst had aroused
in the breast of every Irish mar
and woman"
There was wisdom as well a.
dignity in De Valera's restraint,
the newspaper declared. "As DE-
Valera said, the very fact thai
Britain did not molest us in her dire
need could be made the bridge for g
return to that path of mutual com.
prehension which before the wal
had begun to lead the way toward
good relations between these two
neighboring countries"
BELFAST. May II lR.-J. NJ. An
Evening star., 1945-05-17
De Valera Defends
Neutrality Policy in
Reply 10 Churchill
By the Associated Press.

DUBLIN, May 17-Prime Minister
Eamon de Valera, defending Fires
foreign policy, declared last night he
did not see how Prime Minister
Churchill or any other thinking per-
son could fail to see the reason fol-
our neutrality"
Mr.. de Valera made his statement
In an address replying to a broad
cast speech by Mr.. Churchill last
Sunday, in which the British Prime
Minister assailed Fire for remaining
neutral while Britain was under at
tack. Mr.. Churchill declared that
but for the friendship of Northern
Ireland I'VE should have been forced
to come to close quarters with Mr.
de Valera or perish forever from the
earth"
"It is, indeed, fortunate that
Britain's necessity did not reach the
point when Mr.. Churchill would
have acted" Mr.. de Valera said, and
added:
by resisting temptation in this
instance, Mr.. Churchill, instead oi
adding another horrid chapter te
the already bloodstained record
of relations between England ano
this country, has advanced the cause
OF international morality-an i'm
portant step and one of the most
Important, indeed, that can be taken
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Annual Princeton Club
Dinner Set Tomorrow

The annual dinner of the Prince
ton Club of Washington will take
place at the Hotel Mayfiower to-
morrow, with James v. Forrestal
is, Secretary of the Navy; DR.
Christian Gauss, dean of the COL
lege, and Charles w. Caldwell, IS
newly appointed football coach, as
guests of honor.
The event is scheduled for 7 pm
in the main ballroom. All wounded
Princeton servicemen in Walter
Evening star., 1945-05-17

Reed Hospital, the Naval Medical
Center and Forest Glen Medical
Center have been invited. Attend
ance, at $3.50 per plate, is open to
all Princeton men and their guests.
Milton w. King. Southern Building ;,
club secretary, Is in charge of ar
rangemerts.
Evening star., 1945-05-17

drews, former prime minister of
Northern Ireland. said today that
Great Britain soon may have to tell
Fire she must accept her place In
the British Empire or get out. Mr..
Andrews spoke at a meeting here
after Prime Minister de Valera's
broadcast from Dublin last night.
Evening star., 1945-05-17

,Scss SroWN 80 NOT ncuDx Igs,M aIaMx1 go -.
Evening star., 1945-05-17

BELFAST. May II lP.-J. M. An
Evening star., 1945-07-04

mine sweeper Emmons, which was
sunk by suicide raiders April g.
Suffering from burns, he spent an
hour and half in the water before
being picked up by an aircraft
carrier.
A native OF Georgia, Seaman
Hardy came to the District Is years
ago. He attended Central High
School and was employed as a
butcher by Safeway Stores, Inc,
prior 10 entering the Navy in No
vember, 1912.
He went TO sea Immediately after
completing his boot training and
served in both the Atlantic and Pa
ciflc areas, participating in the D.
day invasion OF France and hve
Pacific landings.
A brother, Yeomsn C James Cliff
ton Hardy. is serving in the Pacific
on a submarine chaser.
Pfc. Clarence X. Thomas, 81. son
OF Mr.. and MRS. Clarence w.
Thomas of 1927 South Lang street
Arlington, Va, was wounded slightly
on Okinawa May 25 He is a mem
ber of q 10th Army infantry unit
and has been overseas 80 months.
A native of nearby Maryland, he
attended District public schools and
Elliott High School. He was EN-
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Engineer Union Will Cast
Ballots on Strike Monday

A strike ballot under War Labor
Board auspices will be taken next
Monday by members of Local % OF
the International Federation OF
Technical Engineers, Architects and
Craftsmen, an official of the NLRB
announced today.
Howard Gohrband. president OF
the local union, announced the strike
vote action after meeting OF the
executive board at union headquar-
ters, l101 Vermont avenue NV.
last night. The action is being
taken. it was said, because local con-
tractors refused TO deal with the
union as bargaining agents for their
employees.
Points of contention between the
two parties include recognition OF
the union, time and half for over
time, sick leave and vacations with
paw, it was stated. The union repre- .
sentS engineers, survey party chiefs,
instrument men, levemen, rodmen
and chainmen.
The union filed notice of the strike
with the NLRB June under pro-
visions of the mith-Connally Act
requiring 80 days notice before a
wslkout may occur legally. The
30-day period ends Monday.
The action, il taken, will affect
more than Is construction projects
in the District, including the
Georgetown University Hospital job
Evening star., 1945-07-04
IS Power Company Aides
Sue for Overtime WAGES

Thirty-fve employees of the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co, who where
described by counsel as working
foreman. Yesterday afternoon filed
suit in District Court for overtime
wages they claim are due them for
working more than 40 hours on
certain weeks.
The suit names sums up TO more
than $500 it claims are due individ-
ual compliments for overtime dur
ing the year ending July ! of this
year and says the sum of all the
amounts for that year is $5028.
Besides that sum, the suit also
claims there are certain amounts
due the plaintiffs for overtime dur
ing previous years, beginning In
1912. and asks the court TO determine
those sums from the records of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. In
addition TO the alleged overtime
sums, the suit also asks for ''liqui-
dated damages" equal to the f1nal
amount of overtime pay the court
determines is due.
The suit is brought under the FaiT
Labor Standards Act. 1t states the
company is engaged in the manu-
facture and distribution of electricity
for interstate commerce, in bringing
the action under the act.
Attorney Martin F. ODonoghue
who with Attorney Thomas x. Dunn
filed the suit, said that any burden
OF proof that the foremen are ex-
empt from overtime payment would
fall on the company.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Rubber Workers Ask
President 10 Order
Strike Peace Talks
By the Associs ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
AKRON. Ohio. July Next moves
In the strikes of $4,000 CLIO United
Rubber Workers which have halted
production at two of the Nation
largest rubber factories appeared ur
to the Government today.
Shortly after the War Labor
Board gave up attempts to settle
the 18-dsy-old strike of 16,700 en-
ployes OF the Goodyear Tire & Rub.
ber Co. and handed the dispute te
Economic Sterilization Director
Davis, strike leaders telegraphec
President Truman urging his "gooo
ofnces" to force negotiation of the
Issues.
The telegram was signed by C. v
Wheeler, president of the Goodyear
local. and Isaac H. Watson, head oil
l6,500 Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
workers who defied a WLB back Ito
work order, declaring they "woulc
not return TO work under present
conditions"
The telegram ADVISED the Presi.
dent there was absolutely no ne
ceSsity for the Government 10 SEIZE
either OF these plants"
"All that is needed" the unior
chiefs declared, is for the Presi.
dent OF the United States or som,
responsible agency of the Govern.
ment to order both the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Co. and the Fire.
stone Tire and Rubber Co. to si
down with the unions anc
negotiate toward settlement OF tn,
hundreds of grievances which lee
TO these strikes under the Smith.
Connslly Act"
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Soone' S Moscow Trip
kayDeveIop Aid for
Gen. Chang S Armies
BY the Associated Press.


| CHUNGKING, July 4.-PolitiCal
observers here expressed belief to-
day that Premier T. v. Soong's cur
rent visit to Moscow might result In
negotiation OF q mutual aid pact
whereby Russia would undertake to
supply Generalissimo Chang Kali
shek's armies without lending them
direct military aid.
Such supplies could be sent both
by cir and over the Russia China
supply route, through which a
trickle of material came in the early
stages OF the Chinese-Japanese war
In return China would make GER
| tain concessions to RusSia-most
likely granting warm water naval
base in the Liaotung Peninsula of
Manchuria and certain railway
transportation rights through Man
churia, both TO the Lisotung Penin-
sula and to Vladivostock
| Such a pact would be regarded
here as a great political triumph
for DR.. Soong.
| An understanding of this nature,
lit was believed. probably would carry
implicit Soviet remuneration OF fu-
ture aid TO the Chinese Communists
and would strengthen the Chung
king governments hand in reaching
settlement of China's most trou-
blesome and dangerous internal
| issue.
A group of six nonparty members
Of the Peoples Political Council are
at present in Yensn seeking terms
for an understanding between the
government and the Communists.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
hitscher Urges Death
For Jap Military Men
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, July 4.-Slightly built,
soft spoken Vice Admiral Marc A.
Mitscher declared yesterday the
military men of Japan should all
be killed"
The fighting admiral of Task
Fovce So, who will address Seattle's
independence Day observance to-
day, told press conference that
the "end will only come with hard
fighting on japanese SOIL
You people here on the Pacific
Coast probably know much more
about the Japanese civilian than ]
do,' he said. The only !lJapanese)
man I know is the military man"
Asked by reporter If japanese
shipping now was Vulnerable in the
inland sea" Admiral Mitscher as
serted:
japanese shipping is no longer
safe anywhere in the waters of the
Pacif1c."
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Darnand Brought Back
To Face French Court
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 4.-Joseph Dsrnsnd
former Vichy chief Of police, wss
brought back from Italy yesterday
and jailed to await trial on charges
OF conniving in the staying OF
Georges Msndel. snti-Nasi French
politician.
Police said Darnand was arrogant
as ever and insisted he merely had
played the game and lost. He was
arrested in Northern Italy, near the
Swiss frontier, on q warrant issued
last September. The De Gaulle gov
ernment has accused him of releas.
ing Mandell from Ssnte Prison SO
that Mandell could be taken for a
ride" by pro-Nszis.
Meanwhile, Frances high court
of justice for the trial of collsbors- =
tionists ordered the seizure Of all the
property and assets of Gen. Maxine
Weygsnd, at present under arrest on
charges of attacking the internal Sc
curity of the French state.
Gen. Weygand, who succeeded
Gen. Marie Gustave Gamelin in
Frances darkest days in 1910 as
commander in chief, was arrested
on his return from German intern
ment In Nav.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Hemisphere Now Waits
On Argentina, PsdiIIa Says

The American ms tions are watch
ing and waiting" for Argentina TO
fulflll her obligations under the Act
of Chapultepec and as a member of
the United Nations. Mexican For
eign Minister EzeouieI Padilla said
here yesterday.
We acted in good faith" In OPEN
ing the way for Argentina return
to the family Of nations, he said.
and the least we can expect is the
same good faith we extended TO
her"
He emphasized that the cordial
attitude" recently adopted toward
Argentina was based on the impor-
tsnce of continental solidarity but
was not unconditional" He added
that he believed any snti-demo-
cratic point OF view in Argentina
could be overcome better with her
in the family of nations rather than
in diplomatic isolation.
Mr.. Psdilla, concluding visit
here after heading Maxicos delegs-
tion at the San Francisco Confer
ence, said his country will ratify the
United Nations Charter soon after
the Senate reconvenes in September.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
|Japs Report Attacks
BY 24O U. 5. Planes
On Island targets
BY The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.--Near-
ly $40 American planes from Oki-
lnswa and Two Jima attacked widely
separated targets in Japan today
the Tokyo radio reported, in day.
light follow ups of q predawn fire
strike by nearly 500 Super Forts al
four industrial cities.
Three B-29s led 100 Mustang fight.
ers from Two Jima over the eastern
coast OF Honshu in q bombing and
strafing attack on sirfields and
military installations east of Hon.
shu, the broadcasts said.
Tokyo reported an assortment OF
100 bombers and fighters from Oki-
nawa, including Lightning, Thun-
derbolt and Mustang fighters
Mitchell medium bombers and Navy
Martin patrol bombers rsided Kyu-
shu, southernmost island off Japan
for two hours.
All OF the reports, intercepted by
the Federal Communication Com
mission, were without American
confirmation.
Heaviest blow at Kyushu was
struck by so planes which bombed
Kagoshims and Miyszaki prefec
lures ct the southern tip OF the
island.
Twenty others were reported oyei
the Sasebo naval base, Amakuss
Shimsbara and Nagasaki, all on
Northern Kyushu. Other strikes in
cluded western and eastern sectors
OF the island which Tokyo says is
marked for the next maj jor Ameri-
can invasion. japanese broadcasts
said 40 planes were involved Alto
gether in the Kyushu attacks, but
detailed the movements of only 90.
During the fighter strike near
Tokyo, enemy broadcasts asserted
one formation machine gunned
communications facilities. civilian
homes and small vessels"
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Manufacturer Reveals
Settlement Of $4,000.
Elliott Roosevelt Loan.
BY ths Associated Press.

NEWARK, N. j., July MAXWELL
N. Bilofsky of Loch Arbour, N. j.,
said yesterday that in ls41 he set
tied a $50, 900 loan to Elliott Roose-
welt for $4,000.
Mr.. Bilofsky, a radio tube and
electrical apparatus manufactures,
said the loan to the late Presidents
son was pure and simple business"
and that he had not claimed the
f29. 200 loss in his income tax return.
. He added that he had forgotten"
about it.
The manufacturer said he loaned
the money to Brig. Gen. Roosevelt in
1899, accepting as collateral 500
' shares OF Texas State radio net
, work stock, which he described as
! proving worthless.
Mr.. BilofSky told of the purported
lished reports by Columnist West
brook Pegler that David G. Baird
OF Montclair, N j., New York in
, Surance man, had loaned Gen.
Roosevelt $40 1000 in November, 1899,
and arranged for the loan by Mr.
BilofSky
Mr.. Baird was unavailable for
comment.
Mr.. Bilofsky. president OF the In
dustrial Electronics Corp. of New
ark. said because of the loan he
hoped to get business from the Texas
stations and to use that business TO
promote its relationships in the
radio field
He said he got no business from
the network and that his company
never. directly or indirectly, did
any business with the Government.
Settlement of the loan, he said,
was arranged by Mr. Baird. His
security was worth more than mine,
and in the settlement he pro rated
me some Of what he got" Mr. Bilof-
sky said.
A purported 100000 loan by John
Hartford. president of the Great
Atlantic 81 Pacific Tea Co., 10 El-
lott Roosevelt now is under study
bv Congress and the Treasury De-
partment.
Mr.. Hartfords attorney said the
transaction was settled for $4,000
and was written of as a bad debt
for income tax purposes by Mr.
Hartford in 1912.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
46 Governors Observe
Fourth in Simple Rites
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
MACKINAC ISLAND. Mich. july
I'm simple ceremony this morn
ing the Governors of 46 States ano
Territories observed independence
Day amid setting reminiscent OF
the early days OF the Nation.
The Governors, attending the an
nual conference of State chief ex-
ecutiVes, watched 200 Michigan
troops participate in a brief flag
raising ceremony-the only official
observance of the holiday at the
conference.
There were no speeches nor psg-
eantry as the Governors expressed
belief the simple rites were more
in keeping with the observance OF
the birthday of Nation again at
war.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Man Haunted by SIoyine
IS Years Ago Faces TriuI

Arrested on minor charge Mon
day night, Squires was questioned
Capt. Nussbaum said, and related
that he killed George Anthony, i
Waterloo produce salesman, because
"he made advances to my girl"
Capt. Nussbaum said Squires told
him sometimes think I'm going
crazy. But It's sure a relief to gel
1t OF my mind. ! don't care what
they do to me-"
Waterloo police confirmed tht
Staying and said IL never had beer
solved, Capt. Nussbsum said. He
added the Iowa police told hin
Squires had not been suspected
Capt. Nussbsum said Squires weulc
be returned to Waterloo.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Sioux Viii Get
Pay for Ponies
| Seized in 1875
BY the Associated Press.


President Truman has signed
legislation to pay sl01 $50 to Sioux
Indians for ponies the Army took
away from them after the Custer
massacre.
After Gen. George A. Custer and
his little band were wiped out at
the Battle Of the Little Big Horn in
Montana that fateful day in June
1875, the Army swung into action.
The troops grabbed of ponies oi
the Sioux-hostile and non hostile
in wide area, with the idea that
II the Indians couldn't ride to battle
the uprisings would be quelled.
The legislation, introduced by
Representative Case, Republican, OF
South Dakota, authorizes payment
for the ponies and arms taken from
the non-hostile Sioux, principally in
North and South Dakota and a few
In Montana. The payments are tt
60 to the Indians or their heirs.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Jops Reported Nervous
Over Welcome Given Soono

MOSCOW, July tAP).-A neutral
foreign diplomat said today that
the japanese mission to Moscow
viewed the presence of It. v. Soong's
party and the cordial reception the
Chinese Premier was receiving
from the Soviets with considerable
nervousness
The japanese, this informant
said, appeared most concerned over
the question of whether the Chinese
and the Russians would work out 8
pact which might have bearing
on the japanese Chinese conflict.
The Japanese were the only diplo-
mats who did not attend the sump-
tuous reception which Soviet Foreign
Commissar Vyacheslav Molotoy gave
for DR.. Soong Yesterday.