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Dsn NOV 23 BU WALL STREET FINANCIAL NEWS BROOKLYN EAGLE WALL STREET FINANCIAL NEWS Weather Rain and colder tonight. Sunset dimout, 6:04. No. 323 DAILY AND SUNDAY BROOKLYN, N. SATURDAY.

NOV. 21. 1942 3 CENTS MIGHTIEST RAID RIPS TURIN Allies Aim Knockout Blow in Tunisia Mines Planted U. S. GENERAL SWAMCity Devastated Tour of Boro Jail Bears Out Years HI HI HALF-MILE TO SHORE UNDER HAIL OF LEAD In Biggest Attack Of War on Italy Trawler Survivors, Forced Overboard by Japs, Lost 'All But Our Chaplain Says WmJm I By DON CASWELL With the American Infantry Forces Near Buna.

New Australia. Nov 21) (U.Ri A high, Guinea. Nov. 16 (By Courier to commanding general of the United States forces swam halfjish heavy bombing planes fety loday when Japanese planes bombed and ii LM the General i blazing away with a rifle ipanese Zero Lt Robert Win- planes which fired a ft ot li While he was sw imming ral helped Warrant Otficei eGen- Danny lie New tound- i Hen a former repot ter for ork Daily Newa. who cd 'n both i Survivors straggled camp, i most of them nearly naked had lost all their equipmen They personal belongings.

Chaplain Wilfred Schned- ler, Lutheran minisier formerly of Huntington. was one who "We lost everything but our religion." he said. "I could not even save my New Testament." Seven Zeros machine-gunned the old task force headquarters down the coast, which we had abandoned yesterday As a result of the attack the sense of security was dissipated here and everybody was busy far into the night digging slit trenches. Of Denunciation Fact Finding Committee Locked Up 15 Minutes To Get Atmosphere Bv HAROLD HARMS disgraceful pile "I granite ever to house prisoner Brooklyn's bastille, the Raymond St Jail, lodav stands (Hither denounced as a blight to humanity bv a five-man committee which loured the prison at the invitation of the Department of Correction From 1900 until loday. monlh In finding!) were corroborated by the committee, which, accompanied by a Brooklyn Eagle reporter, made I I careful inspection of the obsolete structure yesterday.

Although it was the consensus among the committee that prison officials had the ja'l primped" for their benefit, the tour revealed that, the shocking conditions so often reports and grand jury still prevail. "No condemnatory language used 1l I loathsome prison. rlared former. Magistrate Joseph Goldstein, who is leading court fight to tear down the Jaii. after a four-hour detailed tour of inspec- Other committee members, all members of the Kings County Grand Jurors Association, who echoed Mr.

Goldstein's sentiments were George H. Trumpler. foreman of the holdover December. 1940. grand jury Investigating the prison Isaac Albert, Engeelbert Bick and Harold Gall.

Were lacked lip The stern realization that the jail Is practically a replica of a medieval dungeon came upon the committee members and your reporter hen we asked to be locked up for New York Girl Voted 'Sweetheart of Iceland' Reykjavik, Iceland, Nov. 20 tUR) Delayed Ida Horowitz of 1037 Bryant New York, was elected sweetheart of the Iceland command" today In a contest conducted by the army newspaper. She received 47 percent of the total vote. TODAY'S SCRATCHES Rockingham Park To Cut Off Spain From the Axis AEF, British 25 Miles From Bizerte Nazis Rush Tanks, Troops London, Nov. 21 U.

The final phase of the battle of North Africa appeared to be approaching today, with Allied columns driving against the small but strongly held Axis bridgehead in Tunisia and the Imperial Eighth Army driving toward a decisive battle with the remnants of the Afrlka Korps at El Aghi irini I Ad- eported it had taken steps Axis supply and transport i and the Balearic Islands by sowing mines over a wide area. Reports from African field coin- manders indicated the for the Axis was drawing near both I in Tumlsia and Libya. 25 Mile from Tunis The Allied columns In Tunisia were roughly 26 miles from botii Blaerte and Tunis and losing in rapidly. Another small Nazi gar- Oabes op the Tunisii The Germans still in guns, tank and it rushing 90 miles from Sicily and it was expected that hard fight would be required to drive them from their bridgehead. However, the British, American and French forces in Tunisia were reported considerably superior to those of the Axis.

In the East the Allied offensive was moving with equal speed. British advance guards were fighting the rearguard of Marshal Erwin Rommel at Agedabia and were moving toward El Aghelia 70 miles Continued i Page ACCIDENTS TAKE MUCH HIGHER TOLL THAN WAR Chicago, Nov. 21 (u.Pi The Na tional Safety Council today com total casualties of 3844,500 war workers since Pearl Harbor to 48,965 casualties aimed forces as evidence th dents drain the nation power needed for victory. 'Those who die in battle In the a cause." said Ned H. executive vice president of the council.

"Those struck down by accidents die In vain." The council said casualties to workers since Pearl Harbor up to I Nov 15 have been 44.500 dead and 3.800,000 wounded. Government I figures for casualties in the armed forces during the same period were 5.694 dead, 3,435 wounded and 827 missing or prisoners. The total national accident toll since Pearl Harbor has been 89,000 killed and approximately 8,800,000 wounded. the council said. IT DOESN'T LOOK SO GOOD That's the consensus of this group of members of the Kings County Grond Jurors Association, who yesterday inspected the borough's greatest civic blight and health menace, the Raymond St, jail! Former Magistrate Joseph Goldstein, who has been battling in court for razing ye ancient jail, is shown at left pointing to evidence he has located to support his view.

Standing next to him on front step is George H. Trumpler, former president of the Grond Jurors Association. Behind them are other members. U.S. Maps 2-Way Drive To Tighten Pacific Hold Solomons, New Guinea Victories Pave Way For Offensive Against Key Island Bases Block Busters Fire War Plants-Damage Rome Says London, Nov.

21 (U.RI Brit- made the greatest raid of the war on Italy during the night, concentrated attack of devastating scale on Turtr land its war factories. The first waves of plane carrying up to eight tons eacf of bombs from incendiaries to block busters swept over the city in bright moonlight. Long before the first waves hac left the target area, the smoke from innumerable fires had so obscuret sulu was "lmos' impossible, The British bombing of Genoa severely damaged the big Italian liners Roma and Augustus. R. A.

T. sources said today. The Roma, a luxury ship formerly on the run between Naples and New I York, was being converted into an aircraft carrier. The Augustus, a (v fjrj rnen lagt Damage Called Immense The Italian high command, In its daily communique, called the damage immense." It reported that, wave by wave, the British planes showered incendiary and demolition bombs on the city, especially (unturned a Page i Rumanians Routed, 22 Tanks Wrecked Moscow. Nov.

21 (U.P) The Russians routed several Rumanian battalions southeast of Nalchik and destroyed 22 tanks, and. clearing the enemy from a height in that area, killed 600 Germans battle-front dispatches and the Soviet noon communique said today. The German forces, routed on the approaches of Ordzhonlkidie in the Central Caucasus and falling back upon Nalchik, were throwing Rumanian Alpine forces into futile counter-attacks In smashing a COIlcertei offensive against the weal(fIled alld unsuccessful Oer- Aufoist Deadline Dec. 1 Lee Buckingham. State Office Price Administration Director, that New York moil Dec.

1 to register ioning and dispose ss ol five for each automobile. KINGPIN OF BORO RACE WIRE RING ELUDES DRAGNET Police Issue 8-State Alarm for Hockey -25 Rounded Up lac i Wilha Hockev. real name Horklerin. ing sought today bv police through an eight-State alarm because he eluded the dragnet that brought to Manhattan Special Batfioni It men of the 33 for whom warrants had The 25 are charged with conspn-ig to violate the anti-gambling a new wrinkle in such prose-Jtlon, and also with being ooinmon eight a (out; 1 be revealed that Hockey la, or was the executive director of the wire service that centralled out ol 214 Duffield where the Curtis Publishing Co. constituted the legal front for the outfit.

He was caught in the raid on 214. arraigned in Magistrate's Court and freed by the Brooklyn Appellate Division which sustained a writ of habeas corpus, on the ground that the charge against him was the wrong one for such activities. The Curtis outfit retailed race results, scratches and other information to bookies scattered around the city. Part of Big Industry The Brooklyn outfit, however, was just an integrap part of the far-flung industry, arcordine to the Manhattan District Attorney. One I luminueo on rage QUIZ ASYLUM INMATES IN EGG POISONING Salem, Walter Lansing 21 (tt.Ri Capt.

the State Police concentrated today oi group of 50 insane workers in his effort to solve the mysterious mass murder" of 47 inmates of the State Hospital for the Insane. "Learning the truth from this group," he said, is like trying to pick up a piece of quicksilver with your fingers." The workers were all "trusties" who helped in or had access to the kitchen where by a means unknown a deadly mineral poison was added to scrambled eggs fed to 460 inmates. fore him that he had Intended to send Ruscher. who pleaded guilty to the charge of disorderly conduct Monday, to jail. A court probation officer reported to him today that Mrs.

Harris had supported her son- in-law, his wife and her grandson, Mule of ould dole small portions of sugar and slices of bread a meal to her. "I want to shake your har Washington, Nov. 21 (U.R A two-pronged Allied offensive 'against the Japanese in the southwest Pacific soon may be possible as a result of successes in the Solomons and on New I Guinea. i Police Raid Church Bingo Party In Jamaica Arena, Hale 4 to Court Four men said to have been in charge of a bingo same under the auspices of St. Nicholas of Tolintine R.

C. Church, 80-14 Parsons Boulevard, Jamaica, were served summonses yesterday to answer charges of operating a gambling game. Seven hundred and fifty persons were attending the game, which was held in the Jamaica Arena, 145th St. and Archer Jamaica, when Plainclothesman Gesino appeared with the summonses. The Rev.

Stephen Lanen, assistant pastor of the church, who was present while the bingo game was allegedly going on and when the summonses were served, had no comment. Neither did the Rev. James Griffin, pastor. The summonses are returnable Tuesday in Queens Felony Court, Ridgewood. Names on the summonses were Such an offensive was envisaged today by military experts who hold the islands provide idea i I United Nations could tighten a vise on some of Japan's most important positions north of Australia.

II been greatly the shattering de-Japanese fleet last les and army troops feat of weekend of U. S. on Guadalcanal. The area would make an ideal take-off point for a drive northwestward through the Japanese have numerous bases. those of John Brady, 86-02 Park Lane South, Wood-haven; Edward Weaver, 88-11 104th Richmond Hill: MERGER AGREED UPON BY HISTORIC BORO CHURCHES Central Congregational And Clinton Avenue Community Affected Action by the congregations of two historic Brooklyn churches the Central Congregational Church and the Clinton Avenue Community Church taken simultaneously, last night, makes their merger as the Cadman Memorial Church" effec- Continued on Page 1 108,000 Idle Aided Albany, Nov.

21 ilfS) Unemploy-neat benefits totaling 6.448,763 were distributed to 108,000 jobless persons in New York State during October, the State Labor Depart-; ment reported today. will have set a new mark for high scoring. Governali's record-making opportunities make the Columbia-Dartmouth meeting in Baker field the brightest of three big games slated for this town today. the Big Green team from Dartmouth are battling it out. Army and Princeton will be waging a struggle In the Yankee Stadium, a game Mother-in-Law's Plea Saves Kin From Jail pressing their attacks on the main these counter-attacks, dispatches Jap bases with heavy fighting now said, the Russians had routed sev-In progress in the Gona-Buna area eral Rumanian battalions.

An Allied victory would deprive the The Germans, who had lost 20.000 enemy of an excellent port and to 25.000 killed and wounded, were threaten their two remaining bases 1 trying to stop their retreat, but So-at nearby Salamaua and Lae Viet progress was steady. Elimination of Japans hold on Except at Stalingrad, southeast New Guinea would free the Allies of Nalchik and northeast of Tuapse for an eventual drive on Rabaul. nava base, a general lull prevailed, key Jap position on New Britain and hostilities were constantly dl-Island to the northeastward minishmg on those fronts, dis- Secretary of the Navy Knox re- vised Japanese losses in the Solo- was the Rua. mons naval battle upward to 28 Maa, themselveR for Lions-Dartmouth Tilt Tops Local Grid Card Francis Brady, 139-19 34th Road, Flushing, and Richard Galloway, 85-20 197th Richmond Hill. KAISER BUYS UP JERSEY ENGINE FIRM Henry J.

Kaiser, West Coast miracle shipbuilder, today was preparing to take over, through his Joshua Hendy Iron Works of Sunnyvale, the property and assets of the Crocker-Wheeler Manufacturing Company at East Orange, N. J. Kaiser will enter the Eastern manufacturing field for the first time with the purchase of the plant for an estimated $3,200,000 plus assumption of Crocker-Wheeler liabilities, it was reported. Crocker-Wheeler Is an old-time builder of marine engines similar to those the Hendy firm builds for Kaiser ships. AUTO KILLS WOMAN CROSSING PARKWAY Mrs.

Jane Gutchman, 56. of 56 Rockaway Parkway, was fatally injured last night when struck by an automobile as she was crossing the parkway at Rutland Road. Her skull was fractured, and she died a short time later at Beth-El Hospital. The car, according to the police, was operated by Harold Kulman of 1598 Sterling Place. Police began an investigation, but did not arrest Kulman.

won a suspended sentence for Justus Ruscher, 54, of 547 42d on her complaint that he threatened to throw her down a flight of stairs while he was under the influence of liquor. He was placed on probation for six months by Magistrate Charles Solomon In Coney Island Court. Please, judge, don't send him to jail," the spry gray-haired Mrs. Elizabeth Harris told the court yesterday. "I haven't got long to live and I would not want to have it on my conscience." Magistrate Solomon told the aged mother-in-law, who stood erect be Bt RALPH TROST The football season draws to a close today for the majority of the nation's teams and for one player on one of the team's closing the season here in New York, Paul Gover-nali of Columbia, it can end on the highest note ever hit in one phase of football the forward pass.

Just three touchdown passes today that's all Governali need completeand lo. little old New York, heretofore known as the home town of the Seven Blocks of Granite, of sober, solid, low-scoring football. 10 damaged and ioId on Guadal- esponsibie for this but the 5 and army troops on the island have done their bit They smashed a threat to their eastern flanks by wiping out about 750 of a force of 1.500 Jap soldiers I which had been landed about 11 Page 1.