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The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15

heavy cruisers, % light cruisers,
$50 destroyers, Sc submarines, and
8 aircraft carriers, plus 5000
planes.
And the Army is not being neg
Iected. Its force is to be increas
ID to doc, 900 men (this figure in
ludes the National Guard, it is to
De given more planes, and ire
nendous quantities of weapons, in
Guiding the new Garland semi-au-
somatic rifles of which amazing
reports are heard.
SoAwhile Congress fights to
keep ms out of Europe, the law
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15

that up to the age of five years.
ALL of the children are dressed
alike-long skirt. apron bodice and
lace cap. At five. when the boy is
ready to go to school. he changes
to wide knee-length breeches tgen-
orally cut down from his fathers
suit but he stu continues to wear.
his hair in long flowing locks.
Then finally, at seven. he makes the
final step into manhood. and from
then on dresses exactly Ike his
father. Next week. I'll tell you
about an interesting custom in
Mohammedan country.
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15
By HI

When I made the above sketch
on my first visit to the Isle OF
Marken In Hollands Zuider Zee. I
was amazed to find that there was
q great lack OF small boys among
the frolicking children on the spot
less, quaint streets. And yet, many
of the tots seemed much too rough
and noisy to be sweet little girlsl
However. after talking with .
few OF the friendly adults, l soon
discovered the answer. It seems
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15
Harriet Tubman

John Brown called her: "One of
the best an bravest persons on
this continent"
AS related by WPA Federal
Writers who have published It's
books in the American Guide Ser
les, many of which contain histor-
zeal and contemporary material a.
bout the Negro people, the ssper-
human efforts Of Harriet Tubman,
one of the boldest and most saga
cious workers in this hazardous
undertaking stands out heroically
in American history
Harriet Tubman was born a
slave in Dorchester County, Mary
land, one of eleven children born to
Benjamin Ross and Harriet Greene
who were both slaves. At an ear
ly age she became the victim Of
her masters rage, and suffered a
skull injury from the impact of a
heavy weight that he had hurled
at her. For the rest of her life
Harriet was afflicted, suffering
sleeping spells internationally. In
1S49, when she was about %, she
c~onspired with her two brothers
to run away. Sleeping days and
tramping through the woods and
ovc backroads at night, she made
her way to New York.
In her career as an agent of the
Underground Railroad, it has been
estimated that Harriet Tubman
made more than nineteen trips into
the South and assisted more than
three hundred slaves "pieces Of
living, breathing property"-in
making their escape. She was con-
fidanee of Wendell Phillips who re-
lates that the last time he ever
saw John Brown was when Brown
came to his house with Harriet
Tubman saying: "Mr. Phillips, l
bring you one Of the best and brav-
est persons on this continent
General Tubman, as we call her."
Harriet Tubman was frequently a
guest at the home of Ralph Waldo
Emerson. Her work was known
and feared by slave-owners, and at
one time an aggregate reward of
forty-thousnd dollars was offered
by Maryland planters for her cap
ture-dead or alive.
Because of her daring, courage
and experience she was employed
in the Secret Service of the Union
Army during the Civil War. After
the war Harriet established an old
folks home on the piece of roper
ty which, in 1857, William Fl Sew
and sold to her. 1t was located
near Stewards home at Auburn,
New York. Harriet Tubman later
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15
It's Their Fault

A plea that the American peo-
pie forget the notion that war
is inevitable with Japan and show
a better understanding of the
feelings of the Japenese' was ut
tered today by DIR. Dana T. War
rem, University of Omaha physi-
cist and former resident and
teacher in Japan.
"The Japenese people don't
have the idea that war is neces-
sary with America. They regard
war with the United States as no
more inevitable than we Americans
think a war with the Dutch in in
evitable on account of Dutch
Guiana
DIR. Warren himself born in the
seaport of Kobe, Japan, near the
industrial center Osaka, said the
United States could do much TO
avoid a conflict with Japan by
recognizing the existence of a
state of war in China
1--WE should give our citizens
the opportunity of being evacua-
ted by American gunboats. Then
if those who persist in staying
get bombed it's their own fault;
and the United States govern
ment should insist that it will do
nothing to help them.
The University of Omaha scien-
fist declared that the American
people do not have a proper UNI
derstanding Of the forces driving
Japan into China.
Japense authorities live under a
very real dread Of communism,
he said. So great is this feeling
that the government has resorted
even to executive action to re-
press what it calls dangerous
thoughts" The principle of cha
beas corpus" being known to Ja-
panese law, some injustice and re-
this doctrine of dangerous
preston has followed the use Of
thoughts"
This fear of communism which
is accompanied by an almost equa
fear of Soviet Russian influence
has been a very strong force il
the shaping of Japan's policy to
ward China. Her attitude towart
China is essentially pa~ternalistic
Japan feels that China i
blundering toward a terrible fate
She looks on China as we wouls
look on a blind man who wa
about to topple into a pit. Sh'
feels that he just can't let blin'
China fall into the pit. The pit
in this instance is communism
China away from the pit ever i
Japan feels that she must pull
force is necessary.
"The Japense say, Maybe Chini
thinks she knows where's she'
going but she really doesn't un
derstand; so we who can see mus
save her from a fate she's bring
h ing on herself. We're trying no
! to thwart China but to preserv'
her"
DIR. Warren thinks that A--e1<
cans have been too callous wher'
Japanese feelings have been con
cerned. He characterized the i'm
migration law of 1924 which ex
cluded Japenese immigrants as
"slap in the face to Japan"
"The government of Japan hac
adhered faithfully to the gentle.
mems agreement with the Aneri
can government to discourage ia
panese immigrants from coming
to the United States. The agree
ment had worked effectively; SC
there was really no need for the
exclusion law to be passed.
Because the Japenese people
felt that they had been done an
unjust and an unnecessary injury
by TIE la~, relations between the
two peoples have not been as
cordial as they might otherwise
have been"
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15

turned her thoughts to rights of
women. When asked if she be-
lieved that women should vote, she
replied: II suffered enough to be-
lieve it." She lived to be eighty
years old and was strong and Wig
oross TO her death on March 10,
1913.
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15

Business still shows its slow, but
rather steady, dawnward trend.
That long-loeked-for confidence on
the part of the business leaders
simply hasn't appeared.
Good recent sign was a strength
ening of raw material prices, after
a period of decline. Settlement
of the great coal strike, think ma
ny economists, will be a great
help to all industry.
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15

Happenings that Affect the Din
ne, Pals. Dividend Checks and Tax
Bills of Every Individual.
National and International Prob
lens Inseparable from Local Wei
fare.
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15
H|-LIGHTS

makers are doing everything pos
sible to make sure that Europe
keeps away from us.
Evening star., 1939-09-14

ominous sign to the peoples Of all
the world? It is, on its face, an
acknowledgment by the govern
ments of the peoples of the earth
CT a belief that the civilian will be
sprayed with poison gas, bombed,
machine-gunned, subjected to a
warfare of utter determination. 1t
is a confession of the truth OF a
logic which dictates that if armies
cannot be conquered, then the peo-
Piles who provide those armies must
be smashed.
The conclusions to be drawn from
what goes on in the world today are
harsh and brutal. Naturally, the
whole age is brutal, the outgrowth
of a meterialistic culture.
There is," Maj. Connolly says,
too much selfishness, too little
idealism: too little sentiment, too
much hedonistic thinking. In fact,
we are living in an age of scientific
pragmatism which sees man only as
a fairly high-type animal and little
else. We slaughter animals for the
good to society or for sport. Why
not men? 1t is but a short logical
step to reach the conclusion that
the slaughter of great groups of men,
women, and children may be neces-
sary when such groups oppose us.
Frankly, in many places in the
world today, when group differs
from the theology of the mass, it is
being promptly liquidated. Look
about and see it! In war, the out
landers will get short shrift from
such mass mentality"
Roosevelt Looks Ahead.
There is undoubtedly something
of this picture in the mind of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his recent radio
message to the Nation, in which he
declared that "the influence Of
America should be consistent in
seeking for humanity a final peace
which will eliminate, as far as it Is
possible to do so, the continued use
Of force between nations"
1t was undoubtedly with mind
filled with thoughts of the probable
outcome of the modern war psyche
logy that the President told his fel-
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Modern Armies and Methods
Of War Progressively Cruel
RuthIessness Visited Upon Noncombotonts
Called Deliberate Port of Military Policy

future wars, perhaps the present
war, may be won only by destroy
ing the people behind the army.
Nations Weakness Target.
THE war will come directly
against the people, not it's engine of
war, for this engine of war may
be too difficult to reach" Mai. Con-
molly says. Surely the enemy will
strike not the fortified position, but
the basis of the whole army-indus-
try and the people. 1t is sound
tactics to strike weakness, not
strength, and now nations, cultures,
make war, not armies alone. There
fore, it is not the weakness of the
army that will be aSsiduously sought
and struck, but the weakness of the
nation.
1T is idle to be appalled, by the
thought of the dreadful scenes of
carnage in the rear. We can ex-
pect a pitiless war against a ma
tion, not against an army alone. 1t
will very likely come in our time
the dress rehearsal is now going on
1t is more than useless to de-
cry the terrible casualties that air.
craft will cause .among noncomba:: ::
tants. That feeling comes from the
day when warfare had certain hon.
or, even dignity. Today it has little,
tomorrow none Signed treaties
preventing wars are openly, cyni-
cally flouted and the long-lost GUS
tom of sacking cities has returned.
Consequently, our future conflicts
will likely be wars of determination.
Nothing in our Grass modern philos-
ophy would seem to prevent it,"
Confession of Purpose.
Is not the equipment of whole
peoples with gas masks thoroughly
Evening star., 1939-09-14

low Americans that I'VE have every
right and reason to maintain as
national policy the fundamental
morahties, the teachings of religion
and the continuation of efforts to
restore peace-for some day, though
the time may be distant, we can
be Of even greater help to a crippled
humanity"
Evening star., 1939-09-14
EiffeI Tower 'Tops'

The Eiffel Tower again proved
during the summer the most popu-
lar attraction in Paris for tourists
The bad weather cut down the at
tendance, but Nine. Devallet, who
has had charge of the telescopes
at the top platform for IS years
says she is quite content with her
season."
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
SO TRAFFIC
PLANTS IN
SEPTE MBER

Complaints made to the police dur
ing the month of September lacked
just one of an even 100. FOrty-five
persons were cited TO appear for speed
ing, four for reckless driving, "a for
failure to stop at red light, two for
having no operators license, two for
making an improper turn, and % for
violation Of parking regulations.
One person WAS released by police.
60 were convicted. II received a sus-
pended sentence. two were placed on
probation, and % paid fines tOtaling
$40.
In the criminal division, there was
one arrest for murder, eight for bur-
glary, one for larceny, one for driving
while intoxicated, two for disOrderly
conduct, two for drunkenness, and
four were held for investigation.
OF those arrested, three were con-
victed, three paid fines Of $40, and
there were II cases pending Oh OctO-
Der /.
Miscellaneous services rendered dur
ing September included: 772 complaints
received, 346 emergency runs by scout
cars, 1871 operators licenses issued, Z
chauffeurS' licenses issued, IL duph-
cate licenses issued, "a changes of ad-
dress, guns registered, +3 homes and
business places requested special at
tention, 42 dodgers cared for, IL golden
rule DRINKS, 13 funerals escorted. 10
fires pOliced, 10 quarantine cards put
up. IS doors and windows found open,
81 escorts to banks, etc. 100 dogs
DESTROYED, 46 dog calls answered by
dog catchers. Is by scout cars, u auto
accidents, l person injured, no fatal
tiles.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
Fine Concert
for Milk Fund

One of the finest musical programs
ever rendered before WyandOtte aud
fence was presented Ut Roosevelt audi
tOrium OH Tuesday night. The OCCASION
WAS concert given by the combined
personnel Of the city's leading muSica!
clubs. backed by the moral and finan-
cial support of the service Organiza-
ri0ns of the city. The concert was ar
ranged and presented for the purpose
of raising Il school children's milk
fund.
Those contributing TO the enterprise
We're the Kiwanis club, Rotary club,
Exchange club, Business and PROBES
siOnal WOmen's club, Parent-Teachers'
association. AmphiOn Male chorus,
Philharmonic String ensemble, Junior
Choral society. WyandOtte Choral so
ciety. Orpheus club. and the Wyan-
dOtte Symphony orchestra.
George L. Wilbur, chairman Of the
ticket sales committee, says that the
financial outcome will not be known
until more complete returns are re-
ceived from those in charge Of the adj
vance sales.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
Oddfellows Hold
Birthday Party

WyandOtte lodge, No. Az, Independ-
ent Order of OddfellOws recently held
birthday party i'll their temple at
22334 Elm street, which was great sue
cess through the efforts of Thomas
Altman. Jr.. George J. Murray, Clell
Hymer, George Balm, Joseph Hadley,
Jr., Guy Murphy, Arnold Decker and
Francis Thimmis.
At six o'clock a banquet was serv-
ed by the Past Noble Grands' club Of
Marion Baxter Rebekah lodge cOmpOS-
ed of Mrs. Verda Smith. chairman !;
Mrs Ruth Riedel, Mrs. Grace ShOwal-
ter, Mrs. Agnes Hadley. Mrs. Carrie
Steinhauer. Misses Hazel and Anna
SchrOck, Mrs. Elizabeth Petee, Mrs.
Hilda Neifert, Mrs. Nellie Webb, Mrs.
NADIA HinSman, Mrs. AlbertuS Hy-
mer, Mrs. Lucille Elliott, Mrs. Margar-
ct Allmann, and Mrs. Nellie Sutliff.
Following the banquet a membership
roll call took place, and was followed
by the exemplificatiOn Of the initia-
tory degree on the Henry A. Schaum-
berg memorial class Of candidates
After the degree work community
singing was enjoyed with Eyeretr w.
Phipps Of Samaritan lodge al the
piano.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
GAS MODEL
PLANE CONTEST
ON OCTOBER q

The Indian City Model Airplane club
will hold its first annual gas model
contest on Sunday, October ~, on Tele-
graph road, One-haf mile south Of
Eureka, under the sponsorship of the
National Bank of WyandOtte.
The following prizes will be offered
to contestants:
Glasses A and B-1, Denny Deluxe !;
,, MegOws Cardinal; 3, Comet Mer-
curry; 4, Aero super coil ), Buccaneer
As; 6, Musketeer AZ; Z, Comet air
wheels; s. Burgess battery; 3, Austin
timer; 10, Volt air wheels; IL, Rite
Pitch propeller; II, Miss Tiny; u.
Rite Pitch propeller; IA, battery box :;
10. Rite Pitch propeller; 16, Rite Pitch
propeller.
Glass CT. OhlssOn %: 2. Syncro
Ace special; 4, Commodore Deluxe !;
,. Cavalier standard: 6, Mercury cham
piOn; Z, Musketeer standard; 8, Aero
super coil; 8, Volt air wheels; 10, Bur
CESS battery; II, Rite Pitch propeller /:
II. Rite Pitch propeller; Ii. Austin
timer: IA, Rite Pitch propeller: -.
battery box; 16. Rite Pitch propeller.
The consolation prize will be Com
eft Clipper; for the highest individual
time Of day. Super Buecaneer.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
ALL OVERHEAD EXPENSES
HAVE BEEN UNDERWATER

The community fund waS founded q
years ago to cut down the overhead
cost Of dispensing charity and relieve
persons of the annoyance Of many
campaigns each year.
Over the period of more than a fifth
OF Il century the community fund has
maintained an average Overhead-fOr
year around administration and cam
paigu-Of less than five per cent. The
fund has raised $G, 259, 40 for it's
agencies in that time Previous to the
founding of the fund, individual agen-
cies throughout the country averaged
more than L. per cent for campaign
aud administrative cost. Thus, the
minimum difference IF 10 per cent, or
S6,2OO.OOO has been saved for the char
liable agencies.
Now through the action Of the board
of directors of the community fund, it
j. possible to announce q new depar-
ture i'm the Financing of fund gather
ing organizations.
This year every cent you give to the
community fund will be turned over i'll
full 10 the charitable agencies for their
philanthrOpic work. No longer will Ov-
erhead expenses of the fund, such as
salaries, campaign publicity and adj
vertising, literature. cost Of collection
of pledges. or auditing, be deducted
from your pledge. Nothing will be de-
Quoted from the contribution to be ex-
pended ON the sO-called overhead ex-
penseS" of the community fund.
This action has been made possible
by the Willingness OF few citizens to
.syfa. oil toll
with the fund.
1t is with pleasure that the board Of
directors announces Detroit as the
pioneer in this method Of financing its
community fund and it is with the
gratitude of % years that it passes on
the benefits Of the new plan To more
than 100000 generous donors of the
metropolitan Detroit area.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
OCTOBER CALENDAR FOR
DOWN RIVER HIKERS

All residents of the down river dis
trict interested in hiking, nature study
or photography are invited TO join the
Down River Hikers, unit of the De
troit News Hikers. Since its OrganiZa-
ton a month ago, the local group has
enjoyed a steady increase in member
ship. and now numbers about 40 per-
SONS. Their program for the remainder
of October follows. Unless otherwise
stated. they will meet ut the rear u
the WyandOtte city hall ut 1 10 p. NJ.
sharp.
Sunday, October 10. Cass Benton
park, near Worthwhile. Hike in and
near park, followed by community
singing around camp fire. Bring food
for picnic lunch or weiner roast. Tran
Sportation expenses shared
sunday, October -. Hike in and
m2a: Huron River park, followed by
singing and outdoor supper. Expenses
shared
Thursday. October 2G Mystery moon
light hike Bring flashlights. No lunch.
Meet Z 10 D. N
Sunday, October 90 Hike through
woods at east end Of Belle Isle, ending
with weiner roast if weather permits.
Bring cameras.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
Beard Awards
Several Contracts

At an adjourned session of the
Board Of Education, held on Thursday
afternoon Of ~last week, bids were op-
ened for the repair or rebuilding OF
the chimney at the Woodruff school.
and for equipping both the woodruff
and Roosevelt schools with lightning
rods. Three bidders submitted propOs-
ais.
The contract for rebuilding the
chimney at the Woodruff school was
let to AlphOns CustOdis, the low bid
der, at $500.
DOdd & Struthers were the only
bidders for furnishing lightning rods
and their offer was accepted-$176 for
the Woodruff school and $1S4 for the
Roosevelt school.
Peter Eddy, contractor on the Nc
Kinley school project, was allowed an
estimate Of $3,621.S8.
C. X. Jensen, architect on the same
project, was allowed an estimate OF
$327.S1.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
Hit-RunDnsr Operates
a Stolen Car

AT Orange and Fifth streets. short
ly before midnight last Saturday, a
hit-aud-run dpiyer crashed into car
owned by Howard Sigler, while parke u
in front Of the latter's home at 513
Orange street.
Following the accident the driver
abandoned his car and made his es-
cape.
The automobile was taken to POI &C
headquarters and padlOcked.
At 2:4O Sunday morning. Howard
Waldecker, of route No. 1, Carleton.
presented himself to the sergeant al
police station. declared he was tue
owner f the car and that he had
marked il on Cherry street, between
Third and Biddle, while he stopped IN
at the Bfebird cafe, the car was tax
Ell without his knowledge or consent.
He got his automobile back.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
Sovey Gets
License Back

At a meeting of the State Liquor
Control Commission, held on Tuesday,
a liquor license was granted TO Peter
SOvey, operator Of the hotel at Estral
Beach.
SOvey, who was deprived of his Ii
eense by a previous village council,
was leader of the recall fight which
resulted in the ousting of the president
and three councilmen.
SOvey's license was granted with the
approval of the new local authorities.
However, a recommendation by the
Council that second liquor license
go to Joseph Musser, was held up by
the Liquor Control Commission. Dur
ing the village squabble, the Monroe
county sheriff recommended revOca-
ton of MuSser's license.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
RET|RES AFTER
LONG SERVICE
AS MAILMAN

After serving Uncle Sam for thirty
three and One-half years as an en-
ploye Of the WyandOtte postoffice.
Jacob w. Kreter will retire when q
15-day vacation he is now taking has
expired.
Mr.. Kreter was appointed to bhe
force on April /, 1906. when the late
Everett \. Clark was postmaster. Dur
ing his long term of service he has
seen the personnel of the Wyandotte
office largely increased. as mounting
population called for more employees
A festivity Of some sort by his asso-
ciates in the office, will probably mark
his formal retirement.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
Holds a
Wsin e. Roast

The Mckinley school Parent-Teach-
ers' association held a picnic and wei
ner roast at Elizabeth park on Thurs
day evening of last week. The picnic
is described as wonderful"
The regular October meeting will be
held next Tuesday, when the state
president of P.-TA. will visit Wyan'
dOtte.
Mrs, Thompson will speak on '"The
Parent Teachers Goal and Mrs. Wal
ter E. Gibson, district chairman, will
talk on Value of the District P.-T.A.'
Preceding the meeting there will be
a dinner at St Johns church hall, for
council members and their husba nds
or wives.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-10-13
.20-YEAR OLD
YOUTH FOUND
DEAD ON TRACK

While on his way to work M 6 90
Monday morning. Marion Bazzewski.
Of 2IS2 Eighth street. found the dead
. body of young man lying on the
railroad track at the NinewO0d avenue
, crossing The remains were identified
a. those of William f. Ray. 10 years Of
age, of :s;,6 Sycamore street. He had
been struck by train.
The body was lying about 80 feet
north of VinewOOd aveTne and two
feet west of the Michigan Central
railroad tracks.
The cUrOnerS office was notified ana
the body picked up by Foster knOblOch'
Detective Schave uf the Michigan Cen
trail railroad was notified.
Detectives Schwartz and Miller of
the Wyandotte police department have
been assigned to conduct a further in
vestigation.
Young Ray was an emplOye of the
Ford Motor Company. He is survived
by his mother. Ola Ray; four brothers.
Frank. Henry, Charles and Robert
three sisters. Mrs. MuriPl Fountain
and Mrs. LalOn Welsh of WyandOtte,
Mrs. Debbie EasOm and Mrs. Jewell
Duncan of COrdell. Ga.
Funeral services were held at the
residence at , O'Clock Wednesday af-
etrnoon. conducted by Rev. E. II. Will
cox of the First Methodist church.
Burial was i'll Ferndale cemetery.