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MINNEAPOLIS STAR JOURNAL MAY JULY i JUNE 12 3 4 5 7 10 11 12 I 2 3 tlilMIt I 4 i 13 14 IS 16 17 It If 20 21 22 21 24 25 26 27 2S 29 30 II 12 13 14 IS It II II I 21 21 22 23 24 2i 27 21 29 3 31 1 II 12 13 14 I) It 17 II I II 22 23 24 IS 2i 27 21 30 31 Page 21 MINNEAPOLIS, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1943 'JztLCecIric He LOW'S YOUR CONDUCT NORTHWEST CASUALTIES City Man Had Grandstand Seat Watched Yanks Chase Japs Up Valleys in Battle of Attu Liquor Held Saboteur of War Morale Failure to Apply Rationing Hit Bishop Ralph Cushman, St. rules for good behavior have been set forth by Mrs. Jacques Wesson of Ottawa avenue that she thinks ought to be practiced by every moviegoer. And she may have something there. Take a look at what she has in mind and then see how bad a violator you've been.

"The first rule," she writes, "is to rise politely to allow people to pass you. I've been muttered at and sworn at by a great variety of standers and sitters while I attempted to squeeze my 110 pounds through. I pity you heavier people. No. 2: Lady, please remove your hat.

I love hats floppy brims, veils, bows, ribbons, ruffles and all but the view through or around them is visibility zero. Rule No. 3: Limit your lovemaking to holding hands. No. If you must tell Aunt Emma about your operation and the haby'g latest smart crack, take Aunty up to the powder room.

Point No. 5: Maybe you've read the book, seen the play or watched the movie before, but for gosh sakes, shut up. Wt prefer to follow the plot unaided "MAYBE VOl AT. had four or five drinks. Rule No.

ft Is (his: Why stop now to go to a movie. Have six or right more and everyhody'U he happier, especially those In the vicinity of your breath. Sometimes you ran move away from the gabby person or the drinker. Occasionally a well-placed heel on the toe of the lady who won't get up will revenge that. But these needless discourtesies break Into your mood and the enjoyment of the evening.

Everybody ran do his part, even in such a relatively minor thing as common courtesy." Well said, Mrs. W. By JAMES M. SUTHERLAND Star Journal Staff Writer HOW THE JAPANESE defenders of Attu island were caught "flat-footed" by American troops was described today by the first Minneapolis man to return to the city from the first successful invasion to recapture American territory. He is Warrant Officer Homer H.

Green, 4027 Sheridan avenue officer aboard one of the transports that carried the troops into Massacre bay under the guarding guns of navy warships. He is home on a short furlough pending transfer to a new ship. "We had hoped for clear weather to provide air support for the landing operations," Green recounted. "But none- came, so we went in anyway under cover of dense fog. "We anchored in Massacre bay on the south shore of Attu on May 13 and it was several hours later before the Japs discovered we were there.

By that time most of the soldiers and equipment 'were ashore, firmly established." His transport gave Green a "grandstand seat" for the opening phases of the fight. "From the poop deck we could see the artillery on the beach pouring a devastating fire up the DOROTHY LEWIS, the Twin Cities skating star, pulled a nifty yesterday. Her summer Ice show opening at the Nicollet's Minnesota Terrace Monday night for probably three months is built around Tsehalkowsky's Nutcracker Suite on Ice, and that's exactly the kind of announcement Dotty sent to members of the press yesterday -a recording of the suite on a huge cake of dry Ice. The show, too, will have a "local-boy-and glrl-make-good" angle. Dorothy opens her fourth summer season at the Nicollet and leading the band this year will be the handsome singing star, Perry Martin, for.

mer Minneapolis hoy, Radio City Music hall vocal star. It was he who Introduced "Slage Door Canteen" at Its first public appearance on the occasion of that gigantic war bond rally In Madison Squar Garden a year ago, Looks like a clicking combination for the Mcsslck Inn. ItOIHMBFIt THAT swing concert where scores of local musician including IMitropoiilos barked (ilen Gray and Fats Waller to entertain you last winter? You shelled out handsomely to the cause of sending tho (iopher football films and the AquateiinlRl pictures to our hoys in camps. Rita Yaux. executive secretary of the Aquatennlal association, has come In with the latest reports for you.

The Alms have had major showings. In one Instance the dims sent to California played every nllit for a week to an audience of more than 2,0110 nightly. In a Texas I SO center they were shown to more than 6,000 men. There's a complete set of films in Alaska now where they'll be kept for three months and exhibited at every opportunity. Troops in India, Burma and China are now seeing them.

Now aren't you glad you spent that buck? and knew the fight was going favorably, but to hear Radio Tokyo one would think the Japs were merely toying with our men and that we didn't have a chance. "Up to the time we headed back for the states several days after reaching Attu, Radio Tokyo still was winning all the battles -on the airwaves." Green praised the manner in which the army handled its very tough job, explaining weather and the terrain were tougher obstacles to overcome than the Japs. "The fog never lifted more than about 500 feet from sea level all the while we were there. And a few hundred feet from the beach, snow covered everything." Foxholes dug on shore by the soldiers, he recounted, filled with water, so they finally used their kapok life jackets as mattresses to keep themselves out of the icy water. Mountainous, fog-covered, Attu is devoid of vegetation except for a little grass along sections of the beaches.

Troops used In the landing operations were specially trained for the job, and during the long voyage to Attu they were kept in trim by use of landing nets strung between the transport's decks, up and down which they clambered in full fighting equipment, i A veteran of 20 years in the naval reserve, Green was called to active duty a little over two years ago. He has made 35 trips to Alaska and Aleutian island posts, as well as two to Honolulu in that -time. Eide Announces Support of Kline A. Eide, nominee for mayor two years ago and runnerup in the recent primary, today announced definite support of Marvin L. Kline.

Earlier Eide had indorsed the Kline administration. In his statement today Eide said: "Hubert H. Humphrey, the mayor's opponent, is a fine man but I have come to the conclusion the city's interests will be best served by continuing in office our present administration." PARKING TICKET STIRS TROUBLE Troubles of Shirley D. Knudson, 33, 3456 Thirty-fourth avenue only started when he was pickpd up on a parking warrant dated Jan. 12, 1940, and booked at city jail.

It was discovered another parking warrant, dated Jan. 27, 1940, was outstanding. When Knudson was fingerprinted it was discovered further that in 1932 a $25 fine on a careless driving charge had ben stayed to be paid. Iatr and still remained unpaid. Knudson insisted he thought the fine had ben suspended.

Traffic Judge D. E. LaBeile, however, fined Knudson $8 on the parking warrants and ordered the $25 fine paid. School Board Contest in Campaign Spotlight Mrs. Rustad Claims Jones Not Independent But Backed by Schoonmaker By M.

W. HALLORAN Star Journal Political Writrr Rivals for the school board moved into the center of the stage in the city election campaign today in a day marked by: Charges of Mrs. R. E. Rustad that Lawrence M.

Jones, Casualtiy lists released by war and navy departments during the last 24 hours included: MINNESOTA Army prisoners held by Japan Dovenberg, Ffc. Dean Mrs. Elmer J. Dovenberg, mother, 227 Eleventh avenue Hopkins. Hoglund, Ffc.

Eugene T. Erick A. Hoglund, father, Cass Lake. Joyce, Ffc. Thomas S.

John Joyce, father, 619 Linden avenue, St. Faul. Lane, Ffc. Frank F. Fred Lane, father, Luverne.

Wood, Pvt. Byron D. Mrs. Effie C. Mattson, mother, 1827 Elliot avenue, Minneapolis.

Army Wounded IN NORTH AFRICAN AREA: Blumenfeld, Pvt. Sam Mrs. Ida Blumenfeld, mother, 780 Ashland avenue, St. Paul. Townsend, Pvt.

David E. Mrs. Cora Townsend, mother, Route 3, Graceville. Zimny, Pvt. Sylvester J.

Sam Zimny, father, Royalton. IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA: Hiltz, Corp. Lawrence H. Mrs. Myrtle M.

Hill, mother, llibbing. Mauizio, Staff Sgt. William J. Mrs. Isbella Mauriio, mother, 405 Mill street, St.

Paul. WISCONSIN Army wounded. IN EUROPEAN AREA: Lenovich, Sgt. William A. John Robert Lenovich, father, Superior.

SOUTH DAKOTA Army wounded. IN NORTH AFRICAN AREA: Cobler, John W. Mrs. G. W.

Cobler, mother, Fort Moado. Larson, Col. Raymond L. -Mrs. Lena Larson, mother, Milbank.

Schutt, Technician Roy S. Otto Schutt, father, Edgemont. NORTH DAKOTA Army prisoner held by Japan. Roesner, Pvt. Lawrence E.

Mrs. Clara F. Grantier, sister, Banks. Ponder Ban on Soft Pies An ordinance to prohibit sale of cream base and custard pies dur ing the summer where inadequate refrigeration exists was considered in St. Paul today as result of a wave of approximately 30 poison ings from such pies.

The pies, St. Tanl health authorities said, rapidly develop a toxin which produces nausea if they are left on counters. Dr. H. E.

Erickson, chief of the food and dairy division of St. Paul bureau of health, said G. H. Bar- fuss, commissioner of public safety, was considering introducing such an ordinance next week. Meantime in Minneapolis the poisoning of three members of one family, at first attributed to bacon they had eaten for breakfast, may have been instead from cream pie.

Detective Erick Mehner was told by Earl Bohnc.ii, 7.13 Jackson street he had eaten pie for breakfast and had driven to Rochester, where he became ill. Bohnen's father, Arthur Bohnen, is in serious condition in General hospital, and his mother and a 12-year-oid sister are there recovering from milder cases of poisoning. DROWNS IN TANK WILLMAR, MINN. U.R)-T year-old Marion Louise Thorson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Arnold Thorson, Hawick, drowned today in a septic tank. 4 a i 4k 7 1 1 1 TYPICAL OF service men's reaction to the coal controversy Is tho following lelter from Calvin an 18-year-old now In the navy training school at San Diego, to his mother. Here's his letter verbalim: "1 certainly wish that those miners and strikers could walk Into a naval hospital or watch a battleship unloading lis cargo of mangled humans. Boys, Mom, not men. Boys like me and a lot of others here.

Boys who could have been home, but instead will have not only their bodies but their souls seared forever. I Rome-times wish those strikers could know how much their coal could mean to those boys. If they knew, I don't think there'd be any strikes. Those boys have been winning the battle oh the war front. I hope the workers at home don't lose the battle on the homo front." one of her opponents in the school board race, is backed by Paul, president of the Anti- Saloon League of America, charged today the administra tion is "playing favorites" by excluding liquor from the ra tioning He made the assertion on the Anti-Saloon league's fiftieth annl versary.

The league, he said, seeks temperance rather than pro hibition, but it recognizes that "John Barleycorn is sabotaging the war effort." "Why are life' basic necessl-ties rationed and yet whisky, wine and beer are left as free and unhampered as the air we breathe?" the Methodist leader asked. Bishop Cushman hoped large profits would be removed from liquor. He blamed rich profits for "the uncurbed flow of liquor." Leaders of the Anti-Saloon league, he said, oppose attempts to reinstate prohibition now, but the league will "press vigorously' a campaign during 1943 to stop "the flood of dishonest" 'representations on behalf of liquor. "America Is at war and John Barleycorn is not a good soldier. He is a saboteur of the fighting forces, and of the morale and vigor of the home front," he said.

"StoD that and you'll end an evil extending its tentacles into many phases of our national life. Ramsey Wins Plea on Will To Determine Home of Dead Flier The court fight over the estate of Lt. Bernard Alvin Zimmerman, who died March 31, 1943, of in juries suffered in a 1942 airplane crashes will be continued in Ram sey county probate court under a ruling handed down by the state supreme court today. The court refused to Issue a writ of prohibition restraining the probate court of Olmsted county, Probate Judge Bunn T. Willson, and Mrs.

Madeline E. Patterson, Dayton, Ohio, from attempting to probate Zimmerman's purported second will. Requesting the writ was John E. Began, special administrator of the estate. He was appointed by the Ramsey probate court upon petition of the dead flier's widow, Mrs.

Mary Zimmerman, 1610 Roblyn avenue, St. Paul. Mrs. Zimmerman filed a will of her husband, and the following day Mrs. Patterson, a sister of the flier, filed a will dated March 10, 1943, in Olmsted county probate court In the will filed in Ramsey county, dated Sept.

18, ,1942, Mrs. Zimmerman was named as sole beneficiary and the residence of her husband was given as St. Paul. In the later will, Mrs. Patterson was named sole heir.

Judge Willson pledged he would stay proceedings in his court until the issue of venue was determined. The supreme court held the pledge was sufficient and a writ of prohibition to prevent proceedings in Olmsted county was not needed. The Ramsey county probate court will determine whether the flier was a resident of Ramsey or some other county before probate proceedings can continue. Thye Proclaims Edward Grieg Day In recognition of the 100th birthday anniversary of Edward Grieg, distinguished Norwegian composer, Governor Edward J. Thye today issued a proclamation designating June 15 as "Edward Grieg day," and called upon all Minnesotans to join Norwegians in honoring their great countryman.

Adams. in a movie? A few simple he had Identified himself to Rit schel as the county's land appraiser. "You didn't want him to know who you were?" "Oh, it was Immaterial to me. I didn't expect a law suit. I thought they would give up and get off." The state took title to the place in 19,17 but present proceedlngi were necessary, according to Shan.

non, to prove Torrens title to jt for prospective purchasers. It is listed on the county tax books at an appraised valuation of $24,500. Over the 20-year period taxes plus penalties and interest, the county records show, total more than $134,000. Minnie Ritschel took the stand briefly, Identifying herself as sec retary-treasurer of the cemetery association. Admitting there have been no burials in the cemetery, the Rit-schels claim it is Because the city council would not grant the nee essary permits.

They inherited the property from their father, Frank; Ritschel, following his death in 1916. SUNDAY TRIBUNE WANT ADS must be ordered TODAY to appear in all editions. An experienced want ad taker will help with the wording for fastest, thriftiest results. Final closing time is 9 P.M. TODAY, but call in the afternoon or early evening for best service.

CALL AT. 3111 Superintendent N. B. Schoonmaker and the board majority. Reiteration by Jones that Mrs.

Rustad and the Rev. 3 Fishermen 'Out of Gas' for Speeding Central Ration Board Cracks Down Three of five Minneapolis motorists who allegedly ex ceeded speed regulations on the way to or from fishing re sorts today were without gas oline ration books for vary ing periods. On basis of Information from of fice of irice administration inspectors, members of Minneapolis con solidated ration board compliance panel: Revoked 90 days the A book of M. E. Oberg, 2932 Fremont avenue who allegedly topped the speed limit three times between Princeton and Zimmerman, May 15.

Revoked 30 days A books held by Eldrid Hill, 4423 Logan avenue and A. C. Bogen, 5243 Fourteenth avenue S. Bogen, who said he was on a business trip while allegedly speeding 43 miles an hour near Lake Mille Ijics, has another car with A and books. Thirty-day revocations were sus pended in cases of two similar of fenders, Wayne Shaw, 2437 Dupont avenue and Joe Salzl, 3724 Thirty-ninth avenue S.

The fifth, William Sullivan, 4018 Fremont avenue drew six months' probation. Russell Slavlo, 3939 Sixth street lost. A and books 90 days, and Roland D. Shaw, 2613 Bryant ave nue his A book for a similar pe rlod. were among 25 drivers accused at being at or near fishing places too far from their homes.

The remaining 13 were placed on six months' probation, including Hjalmar C. Rangaard, 3143 Holmes avenue; Harold Thcisen, 4013 Pills-bury avenue; Orval Westland, 4754 Dupont avenue Ivan Brovold, 3831 Penn avenue Russell II. Bacon, 3345 Colfax avenue El mer B. Embortson, 5333 Twenty-seventh avenue S. Cora E.

Harvey, 17.18 Clinton av enue (car In her name used by hus band); A. T. Went worth, 2930 Salem avenue, Louis Park; Jessie B. Lyon, 3633 Oliver avenue Arthur A. Johnson, 3520 Elliot avenue; Harry W.

Johnson, 5625 Elliot avenue; Emil E. Henderson, 2023 Fourth avenue and Bert A. Olson, 1717 The Mall. Sixty-day suspended revocation of A and lt hooks was decreed in case of Eugene A. Re-rat, 1004 Thomns avenue who asserted he fished at Mille I -a cs during a business trip to Brainerd, Revoked to July 21 were A books of Arthur J.

Cummlngs, 2025 Hayes street and Harold S. Bliss, 5201 Knox avenue S. Bliss was penalized for speeding 40 miles an hour on Nicollet avenue. Failure to appear at the hearing brought a 00 day revocation to John Fischer, H04 Second avenue NE. Motorists with supplemental rations were cautioned to display only the stickers corresponding to their highest rations.

A slickers are not to be displayed in such cases, the panel ruled. ADMITS THEFT OF GAS STAMPS Office of price administration officials today questioned a 17-year-old youth who admitted steal ing gasoline ration slamps and selling them to motorists for 25 cents each. Edward Antietz, head of the sheriff's office criminal department, said the boy, arrested last night, supplied names of 50 to 60 motorists who had purchased the coupons, two of whom were questioned. The boy disclosed he stole the stamps from a relative who is member of a suburban ration board, Antietz said. Purchasers are liable to federal prosecution, it was pointed out.

Former Minneapolis Minister Succumbs The Rev. Gerhard Rasmussen, 86, former Minneapolis pastor, died today in Northfield. Born at Lisbon, 111., in 1857, and ordained in 1883, he held pastorates in Wisconsin for a decade before coming to Minneapolis in 1894. He was graduated from Capital university in Columbus, Ohio, Luther college, Decorah, Iowa, and Christiania university at Oslo, Norway. He was a member of Norwegian Lutheran church.

Services 2 p.m. Monday at St. John's church, Northfield. Consulate Calls for Czech Registration Czecho-Slovakian citizens in Minnesota and 12 other middle west states must register with the Czecho-Slovak consulates in Chicago before Sept. 1 or forfeit their right to consular protection, it was announced today.

They are requested to submit all documents proving citizenship and their Give A way Department KITTENS KE 5528; PA 5919; DR 0547 Two female pups, eight weeks old GR 2716 Two part springer pups LO 7455 Female part bull'and fox terrier, three months old LO 1898 Male part cocker, six months old C1I 6704 Female Belgian Schlpperke four years old GR 9750 Male part Chesapeake and labrador, three years old, male part spitz and chow, 11 months old 2.104 Minnehaha avenue avenue S. Cedric Adams' column appears in the, Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, HOMER GREEN Had grandstand seat mountain passes in which our men were fighting," he said. "And with glasses we could see the men themselves working steadily upward toward the retreating Japanese. "Behind us, outside the bay, our warships lobbed shells over-head under the direction of spotters ashore who radioed instructions to guide their fire." Aboard the transport, the sailors amused themselves by listening to Radio Tokyo's account of the battle. were right on the scene school board, got inlo the con troversy today respecting the stor ing of coal in some of the closed school buildings.

Lloyd Johnson, president of the Citizens' Education committee, had demanded to know whether the school board' was using school funds to speculate in coal. "Johnson and every other citizen of Minneapolis should be mighty glad we have that coal right now in view of the threatened coal shortage he-'cause of the strike," Thompson said today. Mayor Kline in a speech pre pared for delivery tonight dwelt on the subject of postwar plan ning. He pointed out that $.300,000 a year is being set aside by the 'city for completion of the nine-foot channel about St. Anthony Falls, there now being $600,000 in this fund.

"A backlog of paving, sewer, sidewalk and other projects is growing more and more as the war goes on, thus forming a pool of work which will absorb many employes when the war ends and demobilization sets in," he said. The mayor said a "sane and sound approach to postwar planning as it affects Minneapolis was made recently by the city planning commission." In addition to Mrs. Rustad, Robinson and Jones, Chester G. W. Gustafson is a nominee for one of the two places on the school board to be filled at the election June 14.

Man Invents Sea Water Still An invention by a University of Minnesota man may save the lives of ship wrecked sailors in need of water. Dr. Maurice B. Visscher, head of the physiology de partment, has de veloped a "one-man belly still" which will make salt water pot-: able. I The little de-i vice is strapped Visscher body heat around the waist and jwill evaporate sea water at low temperature, under partial vacuum, yield drinkable fluid, according to the current issue of Time magazine, STRIKE CLOSES 4 PLANTS MUNCIE, IND.

(U.R) A strike by 3,000 members o'f the United Automobile Workers Union (CIO) 'closed four plants of the Warner jGear company today, halting pro-1 duction on war contracts. Dr. Trial Discloses 'Cemetery' Had No Burials in 20 Years Morris C. Robinson, her part nership candidate in the Rustad-Robinson team, are satellites of Mrs. H.

K. Paint er and Lloyd Johnson. Mayor Marvin L. Kline's address on postwar planning without voicing any political appeal. Hubert H.

Humphrey, nomi ne for mayor, continuing nis campaign drive. Mrs. Rustad asserted in a campaign talk that "having failed in the primary to put across an openly-indorsed candidate, the board majority has tried to conceal its support." "But," she continued, "the so-called 'independent' candidate has identified himself more closely in technique and point of view with the present administration and the board majority." Jones is the candidate who has announced himself as an independent, with no ieups to either Schoonmaker and the board majority or to the Schoonmaker critics. He drew the fire of his opponents after his charges yester day thai Mrs. Rustad and Robinson are satellites of Mrs.

Painter, wno he said was disappointed because the board had elected Schoonmaker instead of her choice for superintendent. Jones reiterated those charges in statements today, again asserting his independence of factions in the school board race. Mrs. Rustad said Jones, who is a college professor, Is basing his appeal for election "on his teaching qualifications, apparently under the illusion a board member should supervise instruction." The board, she said, "should be a group of laymen, citizens who lhave shown civic leadership." Lynn Thompson, another one ol Ithe holdover members of the Woman Quits Condemned Home County Appraiser Tells of Survey The president of Oak Hill Ceme tery association admitted in District Judge E. A.

Monlgomery's court today the "cemetery" he has operated in northeast Minneapolis for 20 years never has been the scene of a burial. He is William Ritschel, 3.164 Hayes street NE. He and his sis ters, Minnie and Emma Ritschel, are defendants in an action brought by the state In an attempt to oust them from the 80-acre "cemelery" for nonpayment of taxes. No taxes have been paid on the property since 192.1 when the Rit- schels formed their cemetery corporation. The state claims the "cemetery" is subterfuge to escape taxes.

John F. Landy, Hennepin county land appraiser, told of a sleuthing expedition to the farm last March. It looked like an ordinary farm to him, he said. In fact, Ritschel himself told him the property was used for farming, he said. "No," was the answer In each instance when Ed Shannon, assistant county attorney, inquired: "Did you see any tombstones? Any graves? Any plots staked out? Driveways? An sprinkling system? Ornamental fencing? Cows, about SO head, he said, were grazing in a pasture and ducks were feeding along the edges of the "cemetery's" two lakes, "or I guess you might call them mudholes." Shannon's reference to the property as a "farm" was countered by Carl Youngquist, defense attorney, who insisted on calling It "cemetery." Youngquist inquired of Landy if "4 4 THESE BIG FEATURES SUNDAY IN THE MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY TRIBUNE A SALUTE TO VICTORY GARDENERS: Anchor of tht beautiful color paintings by Dewey Albinton will appear on the cover of the rotogravure section.

Sunday's painting depicts a scene now familiar throughout the Northwest. Picture is suitable for framing. HOW SUBMARINE EXPERT WOULD LICK THE U-BOATS: A full page of pictures devoted to ways of knocking out Nazi submarines. IN THE MAGAZINE SECTION: All of the regular features including, Oi Black and Grin and Bear It, plus a special feature on Chinese Americans in Minneapolis. CALL AT.

3111 or see your carrier salesman to order! Threatened with disaster if she remains in this house, Mrs. W. J. Westphal, 622 Cherry, street, St. Paul, has reluctantly agreed to live across street with neighbors, but has refused to remove her belongings.

The house, precariously near the edge of a badly eroded cliff, 40 feet above the Burlington tracks, has been her home since she moved in as a bride 50 years ago. Heavy rains have released tons of earth near the foundation and dislodged a retaining wall, leaving the house only three feet from the edge..