Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Page 12-the stars and stripes weekly saturdajr9 july 179 1943 zoom War spreads to Eastern states newest trouble in Philly Detroit and Baltimore new York the soot suit Enigma which recently blossomed oat into a full fledged War on the West coast has Alen flared up in Toronto in Detroit and Philadelphia and its repercussions have reached the state department in Washington. The problem of the Soet suiters has its antecedents by the Large migration of mexicans into by Fomia Between 1014 and lilt these poverty stricken emigre went to work on nation Ganga desert mines and of Maas kit a in depression of tile a fun saw them Settle in lop Angelet Lime they encountered social ostracism. Their american born children grew up in viciously corrupt and unstable environments. Generally jobless and completely misunderstood in their Homes they banded into gangs adopting the Root suit As their Trade Mark. The men dressed in an outlandish creation known As the soot suit. Their Loose fitting severely draped boats dropped half Way to their Knees. Their trousers pegged Down to ankle Width buttoned High up on the Chest. They wore Long collared pleated shirts and tremendous knitted four in hands whish invariably matched the Large silk handkerchief which jutted flamboyantly from an Over sized breast pocket. Crepe Soled suede shoes of tremendous thickness completed the bizarre picture. These gangs had their female partners known As Quot shout ask or Quot Slick Chicks. In los Angeles these girls wore Black blouses or Short Black skirts and mesh stockings. They accompanied the men on their escapades and fought Side by Side with them when necessary. It want Long before los Angeles authorities noted the marked connection Between the soot suit and mounting delinquency. Newspapers wrote screaming headlines denouncing the rooters. The towns population took up the cry and clamoured for More direct and vigorous action against this crowd of the drape shape and the Root Pleat and Tho stuff cuff. Meanwhile servicemen took matters into their own hands and decided to wage their own personal War against the looters. The first demonstration came when a band of sailors invaded the los Angeles mexican Quarter that 94 civilians and 18 servicemen had been treated for serious injuries and 94 civilians and 20 servicemen had been arrested. Meanwhile the los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance making the wearing of zoot suits a Misdemeanour. Nelson Rockefeller Span american organization began an inquiry when it was rumoured about that the mexican govern ment was planning to Lodge a protest. This collapsed however Truman blames Curtiss Wright for air crashes charges Plant with Selling defective motor materials when it was pointed out that Mort of the rooters were american born. In other sections of the country and even in Canada the problem has become Manifest. In san Diego cal., servicemen attacked a dozen Root suiters. In Philadelphia two drape shaped members of Gene Krupac orchestra were mistaken for zoot suiters and assaulted. In Baltimore where wave of Petty crimes had beet attributed to the rooter police were searching for members of the Brimstone gang. In a Boron to a running Battle was carried on near Lake Ontario Between Canadian sailors and members of a zoot suit clan. In Detroit a group of Ligh school boys were attacked by 55 zoot suiters wearing White armbands. Record allotment to finance War Washington la the is i Days before the 78th Congress recessed this week Jas. Legislators lad been in session every Day but 20 since they convened in 1940. Their summer recess expires september 14, unless an emergency should Force an earlier reconvening. In the current session which opened january 6 of this year. Congress appropriated a record sum of almost 130 billions of Dol ars to finance the War and Home front. It appropriated 71 and one a if billions for the War department and about 31 billions for the Navy department both largest such appropriations in United states history. Congress also extended the lend lease administration another year under which eight billions will be turned Over to supplying american weapons and supplies to other United nations forces. It extended two years the reciprocal Trade agreements program allowing negotiation agreements for Mutual reductions of tariffs Between the United states and other nations another two billions was voted to renew the stabilization act permitting the . Treasury to buy and sell foreign currencies so to stabilize their valuation with the Dollar. Washington Praise for the aircraft Industry As a whole coupled with condemnation of certain individuals and companies were the two features of a Long awaited report on air plane production released this week by the Senate investigating committee of senator Harry s. Truman of Missouri. The Curtiss Wright corporation was particularly criticized by the Senate committee. The report accused the company a Lockwood Ohio Plant of failing to inspect engines properly which subsequently involved plane crashes that were directly attributed to engine failures. The executive Branch of the government quickly took up the charges. The War frauds division of the department of Justice began to look into the matter for possible court action and the Federal attorney at Trenton n. J., flied a complaint in Federal District court against the corporation and eight of its officers. He charged them with Sale to the government of Quot defective unde Standard and unsatisfactory air plane motor materials. Dive bombing noted Curtiss Wright was also criticized for its production of Quot hell diver dive bombers while the Navy was said to be Ove Tempha a sizing the value of dive bombing on the other hand the committee lauded the Quot excellent record Quot made by the manufacturers of b-17 and Liberator heavy bombers and Grumman Navy torpedo bombers. In a vast program it is Only natural that there will be Quot Many mistakes a a the committee pointed out asking that its report not be construed As condemning a a program which As a whole has been unequalled anywhere else in the world continuing it compared the United states production of 112,000 planes in the two years ending june 30, 1943, to the German and japanese aircraft industries. Quot we shall certainly be Well Able to oppose. Japan with incomparably Superior Airpower Quot the report stated. Quot our difficulties will be in obtaining bases from which we can operate against the  the army and Navy assured the committee that they probably will have trained Crews ready in adequate numbers to Man the Gigantic air Armada the investigation showed. Aluminium Sheet which was scarce when we entered the War is available in Quantity now but extrusions forgings and castings remain the most critical items in plane production the committee said.  ii happened at Home  big town Small talk. Still another Ane of those Gallup palls reveals that an average of 75 percent of the nation favor the Active participation of the u. S. In Post War affairs. When the will of the late Edsel Ford president of the Ford motor co was filed at mount Clemens mich., it failed to place any definite value on the estate. Attorneys however estimated the estate at 200,900,900 dollars. Fri agents were surprised when they arrested 24-year-old Paul Franklin of new York City for draft evasion they found nine pistols four rifles an assortment of knives and bayonets and 2,000 rounds of ammunition in his room. On Bastille Day Gen. Henri Honore Girr nod visited the United states military Academy at West Point and premised thai French troops will not Only fight beside the allies until Europe is liberated but will also help to defeat Japan. A recent Damon run Yon column had an interesting quotation 1 see no reason Why the gals married or single who have no children under 14 or dependents should not be Impan eled for service the same As the gents.�?T. Rumours in Washington say that Maurice Chevalier the former screen Star turned traitor was Given a severe beating by frenchmen recently. Coloured servants at John l Lewis Virginia manse Are said to be complaining about of to to hours weekly without overtime pay. Home town topic. Willis a. Stienmann was driving his wife to a Hospital when he was halted by a traffic Light at one of Columbus main intersections. While traffic piled up and horns tooted a fire department emergency squad delivered a son to the Steina ians. At Philadelphia William c. Fox an Auto Mechanic despite Gas rationing drives his car using his own secret mixture that he Calls Quot motor brew.�?�. A. Morris Schoenberg of Patterson n. J., is closing his Pawn shop for the duration after la years claiming that High War wages Are putting Hock shops out of business. When an interstate bus pulled into the town of Man Nemika a Nev miss Lorraine Christensen of Hyrum Utah and Stanfold Harris of Layton Utah jumped off the bus got a marriage License from the county clerk corralled two witnesses dashed to the Justice of the peace were married filed the License with the county recorder and Sari Nied Back to Rte bits sit during ten minutes. At Gainesville Fla. Mrs. Eve Phillips was fined too Dei Lars and sentenced to four months for impersonating an officer. Mrs. Phillips wore the leaves of a lieutenant colonel and naval medical insignia. Greenville miss., pol in arrested 500-Pound Anna Craig for the illegal Possession of liquor and had a rough half hour squeezing her through the door of a Pat a one and a half ton truck patrol car. They finally loaded her into the Broadway scene . Takes Over enemy patents harassing whatever zoot suiters they met beating up those who refused to discard their outlandish attire and then ripping up their fancy pants and Long Coats the following night the Sharpie joined forces and retaliated. Armed with tire Irons rubber Hose crass Knuckles broken bottles Ana wrenches they met the invading horde of servicemen. Serious cad cities were suffered by both sides. Then soldiers and sailors streamed into the town looking for a showdown. Military authorities declared Las Angeles out of Bounds. But the fighting went on As civilians took up the fight against zoot suiters and their Cholita. The total casualties at the end of six nights of fighting showed Washington the own has reported that More than seven billion dollars of assets of enemy and enemy occupied nations Are now under Quot freezing control or Are under the control of the alien property custodian at Washington. In addition a total of 41,077 Patent applications owned by enemy nationals and the nationals of occupied countries have also been vested in the custodian. Those that Are enemy owned Are to become the permanent Possession of the american people. These patents covered some of the latest achievements in the a. Production of dyestuffs plastics i Fjar 474.861 men were j electrical goods textiles and phar listed As Quot deserters Quot a term Equi Macau tical not to mention Many draft delinquent Quot Only j processes which enabled the enemy 171,642 delinquents have so tar to carry out its mechanized War better draft new York induction methods Are far More efficient in the present War than in world War i Fri division chief e. E. Conroy told u. S. Armed services Inteli gence officers. Conroy it sealed that whereas in men the Gin Rummy set in new York now play the game without turning up the first card. The opponent is dealt la cards All Blind. The strand. Theater is playing to an average of 3,000 servicemen daily at reduced admissions and 8,000 civilians at one Dollar each. A local evening newspaper is preparing a series to show that vice and gambling have never been so open since the Early 1920�?Ts. Madame Litvinov is teaching Musk at her Midtown Flat. Betty Grable a mate trumpeter Harry James says that Robin and Warrens new tune Quot no love no nothing Quot is the Quot greatest song Quot he a Ever heard. The old Central Park casinos Belasco room bar is now installed at Palisades Park. A Swanky local Hospital makes its patients bring their own ration books of they want to eat. And most people do. When la Burgess Meredith left for overseas duty he took along 13 lipsticks and 12 pairs of nylons size la. Hollywood and Vine. When Joseph e. Davies returned from his Mission to Moscow and Learned of the abuse the film was taking he promised to take the stump and reveal names. Xavier Cugat the Rumba King is trying to convince his songstress Lina Roma that the two of them should be one. The Alan Hales recently celebrated their 28th anniversary. Rudy Valice surprised the Hollywood smart set by dining at girds the other pm. With a very very attractive Gal. Mickey Rooney a studio has nixed radio s terrific bids for the mugging Star. Fred Astaire is making his first personal appearance tour in ten yours As a Volunteer guest Star with the Uso Camp show s musical Quot take it easy. Saunders King and his hot orchestra is making the jitterbugs Jive with a new Fervour. Eddy Foy jr., is doing the biography of his father and his times. The film that Charlie Chaplin has been working on for months is titled Quot bluebeard Quot. Sam Goldwyn recently tested 39 girls for a Glamor line up then failed to pick one out of the whole lot on Capitol Hill a a a during the past week in Washington Congress recessed for a summer vacation that will last until sept. 14, unless an emergency forces a reconvening before that Date. Before the legislators adjourned the session they passed the Bill extending the life of the commodity credit corporation to dec. 31, thereby increasing its borrowing Power to 350,000,000 dollars. Subsidies were not mentioned thus leaving the government free to continue financing food Price subsidies through. Congress also passed appropriation Bills that exceeded 130 billion dollars. Nearly three billion was for financing 17 civilian War agencies during the fiscal year that started july i. Still another billion went chiefly to finance the activities of routine peacetime agencies although one of these the Interior department Supply Bill had a War time interest. It provided funds for Secretary of the Interior Harold l. Ickes five year program to increase the United states food program through the reclamation and irrigation of lands considered sub marginal. After weeks of debate. Congress finally eliminated funds for the National youth administration and the Federal crop insurance program both inaugurated during the Early years of the Roosevelt administration. The week in Washington closed with the congressional recess. . Been reported in tile current con filet. All but 50,000 of these cases were cleared up by june 15 of this year he said. Locomotives increased Washington july 15�?the United states has trebled the prewar output of locomotives it was announced today. The bulk of now locomotives Are destined for military operations on the continent. Even while Cut off from Petroleum rubber and other Basic raw materials Axis interests in 285 businesses have also been taken Over and about half of them liquidated and turned Over to americans engaged in the production of War or essential civilian goods. In most cases search for bodies Denton. 111.�?sheriffs deputies have been digging for bodies on the farm of Roger Johnson near Here hoping to find the remains of several women who have disappeared in this neighbourhood. Johnson and mrs. Ruth Jones 41, Are in Federal custody on mail fraud charges As a result of a lonely hearts club that they operated. So far no bodies have been found. Author seeks bars fort Myers Fla. A Bernard Galkin who gave thousands the inside dope on How to get commissions in the army Navy Marine corps and merchant Marine has started his quest tile hard Way. Drafted before he could take american or Neutral fronts were advantage of his own Addice Gal used to conceal True ownership of j Kin was Given corporals stripes at the enterprises. Win Iri Naham army air Field Here. Officials charged with taking bribe Oklahoma City arrested on a charge of accepting bribes for the parole of a prison inmate former gov. Leon o. Phillipis and Robert f. Fitzgerald former Pardon and parole officer have been freed on bail. They Are charged with having accepted 50 dollars each from mrs.  E. Eisiminger to secure the parole of her husband. He is serving a 25-year sentence for murder. W. A. Strong one time state legislator has already been convicted of collecting 8,000 dollars from mrs. Eisiminger. Good neighbor Mankato  Fritz Fredericks a Farmer Lay in the Hospital with a fractured neck neighbors turned up with tractors and cultivated 90 acres of Corn and 16 acres of soybeans owned he him