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Housing Agreement

The change in the viewpoint of the
United States Housing Authority
which now permits immediate &C
ceptance of the lowest bid for con-
struction of the Ridge road project
by the Alley Dwelling Authority is
timely and progressive.
Less than two weeks ago, when
the bids were submitted, the Federal
agency objected on the grounds the
proposed cost was too great. The
objection came as a surprise Al
though the cost was high, it was
for decent, livable buildings, and the
bid was less than the amount ear
marked for the project and less than
the limitation per unit as set forth
in the Housing Act. Numerous COM
plications followed, which resulted
in the appointment of co-ordinator
to work with the two agencies. The
A. D. A., by redrawing the plans to
eliminate some advantages and re-
duce the size Of the rooms, could
bring the cost down, but such action
would have resulted in weeks or
months of delay and would have
necessitated calling for new bids,
besides providing less suitable hous-
ing for those who most need improve
ment in living conditions The
rapidly rising costs of most COM
modities due to conditions abroad
presented a threat of even higher
building costs.
When tentative approval finally
was given Wednesday by the Federal
authority, the contractor refused to
accept the contract without an
opinion by the Controller General.
This was quickly forthcoming, and
the original contract was approved.
What brought about the final
acceptance is not known. Since the
first objection to the bid was noted
virtual censorship has existed as
regards the matter. Further specu-
lation is beside the point. The Fed
eral administration did change it's
mind, which is most gratifying. The
cost, while not as low as in some
sections OF the country, due to the
greater expense Of building in Wash
ington, is within the limits planned.
And three hundred and twenty-six
families are to find modern healthy
homes.
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great bulk Of Americas German
population, engrossed in shaping
their lives according to their best
lights, retaining a natural affection
for their homeland, while honestly
and quietly living their gratitude for
freedom and better conditions.
The change in the spirit of the
hyphen has not been due primarily
to alteration of American opinion,
nor to change on the part of the
German-Americans themselves. 1t Is
the direct result of conditions with
in Germany.
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Stain Turns Eust

The bag of tricks which Soviet
Russia has up its sleeve seems in
exhaustible. Less than a month ago
Stain startled the world by con-
Guiding non-aggression pact-and
perhaps something more-with Hit
Ter, author of the anti Comintern
axis. Now comes the announcement
from Moscow that the Soviet has
sealed an "armistice" with Japan,
the Eastern branch Of the anti
Comintern partnership, whereby
their so-called "vest-pocket" war on
the Manchukuo- Outer Monaghan
border is to cease. The agreement
to end hostilities is widely inter-
preted in informed quarters both in
Europe and Asia as the possible
forerunner Of non-aggression
treaty between the longtime rivals
for mastery of the Far East.
In the absence of authentic ex-
plantations of this latest bombshell
flung into the seething international
situation, the floodgates of specula-
ton are thrown wide open. That
a Russo-Japanese rapprochement
would have immediate and far
reaching repercussions in the current
European war is self evident. Al
ready the "armistice" is hailed as a
new success for German diplomacy.
The reasoning behind this theory is
tWo-fold-D a Russia on friendly
terms with Japan would be free to
employ her full, immense military
strength in Europe, in cooperation
with Germany, either for joint
partition of countries like Poland,
the Baltic states, Rumania, Hungary
and Yugoslavia, or for suppression
OF Turkey should that country oppose
the designs of a Nazi-C Communist
military alliance on the territorial
rampage from the Baltic to the
Bosphorus; CD Japan, freed from
the danger Of a Russian attack across
Manchukuo or the maritime prov
inces, could concentrate her entire
strength on the subjugation of
China, with incidental suppression
OF British, French-and American
interests at Shanghai, Tientsin and
other Chinese regions in which the
Western powers claim vested and
treaty rights.
1t is upon China that the effects
of a Russo-Japanese entente would
probably be most deadly. The Soviet
Union throughout Japan's war has
been more or less openly supporting
Chang Kai-shek with arms and
munitions. If the Mongolian- Man
chukuoan "armistice" provides for
cessation of this aid, the hard
pressed Chinese will be seriously
handicapped, even in the prosecu-
ton of the guerrilla warfare to which
their armies are now largely con-
filming themselves.
Upon the world at large-upon the
two Western powers facing the grim
problem of bringing Hitlerism to its
knees-the possibility of a triple
alliance of Germany, Russia and
Japan, plus Italy, suddenly looms as
a flrst-class specter. 1t is the latest
facet of a war which begins under
circumstances none the less amazing
because OF their incredibility and
impenetrability.
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time he provided himself with a large
baseball bat, which he kept handy for
use in case any Of these relics of Ameri-
can history should modest him In the
discharge o. his twilight duties"
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1t must be recognized, too, that both
sides in Europe, now and in the past,
have done their share of territory grab
bling and their share of using force to
gain detectives. Few officials think that
the United States as participant in the
new war would be able to exercise any
more influence at the peace table than
she exercised at the end of the last war.
American success as a reformer of Europe
again would be expected to be negligible.
That raises the question:
Will the United States, under all cir
cumstances, really want to stay out of
the fight abroad?
Some of the highest officials in the
Navy are convinced that, If Germany be-
gins to sink American merchant vessels
carrying goods to Britain and France,
there will be an irresistible demand from
businessmen for naval conveys for ship
ping in order to assure open markets.
The convoy system may be used without
war, but there always is the chance that
a German submarine would sink an
American naval vessel.
Other officials insist that, if Britain
and France begin to run out of gold and
out of securities with which to pay for
American goods, pressure will grow for
the United States to enter the war in
order to assure a continued high volume
of business.
Still others are convinced that, If real
aerial warfare starts, with heavy bomb
ing in England, public sentiment will
quickly b whipped up for Intervention.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS

The United states Civil Service Com
mission has announced open COmpetl-
tive examinations for the positions
listed below.
Junior engineer, $1,000 q year. OPP
tional branches are aerOnautical, and
naval architecture. Applicants must
not have passed their &5th birthday.
Junior marketing specialist, 5000 a
wear, various optional subjects, in the
agricultural marketing service of the
department of agriculture. Applicants
must not have passed their &th birth
day.
Psychologist. $500 a year, assOci-
ate psychologist. $500 year, and as
sistant psychologist. 5000 a year. En-
uoymeHt is in the children's bureau
department Of labor, and L. 5, pub
lie health service federal security
agency. Applicants for the pSycholo-
gist grade must not have passed their
SD, for the associate grade they must
not .have passed their 18th, and for
the assistant grade they must not have
passed their 10th birthday.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
Many Rare Finds Made by
Sayants in Dutch Guinea

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA.-Per-
feet specimens of very rare ami
mails, birds and plants, several of
which are believed to represent en-
tirely new species, have been Sc
cured by members of the Archbold
scientific expedition now exploring
unknown parts of Dutch New
Guinea.
A party with its base at Lake Hab-
bema, IL 900 feet above sea level, is
working northeast through the
mountains and has discovered a
large native population in an extern
sive and fertile valley to the east of
the lake.
A second party, starting from the
upper reaches of the Indepenburg
river, is operating in dense jungle
at a much lower level.
Both parties are moving through
country never before seen by white
men. Thanks to the precautions
taken, there have been no cases Of
sickness among the $50 men COM
prising the expedition.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
X-Ray Machine Used to
Ferret Out Gold Secrets

MINNEAPOLIS work on an
age-old geological problem in re-
search experiment that may con-
tinue for years is DR.. John w. Cru
ner, geology professor at the Uni
versity of Minnesota.
Doctor Gruner seeks to make the
task of locating gold and other valu-
able minerals a less difficult one.
He is attempting to determine what
relatively unimportant minerals
might indicate that more valuable
minerals are lying in adjoining de-
poSits.
The geologist believes that pre-
cious minerals were carried from
deep in the earth to near its surface
where they can be reached by
manly acid solutions created by
volcanic activity.
Doctor Gruner, working with an
oven, X-ray machine and specially
designed gold-lined tube, mixes acid
solutions with the minor minerals
such as clay, tale and mica.
He heats the mixture for often as
long as a week or two. Then the
minerals are X-rayed to determine
effect of the acid and heat upon
them.
The professor says his expert
ments have solved several problems
but also have created many new
ones.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25

PASADENA, CALIF.-A new one
in the line of animal friendships has
developed at the local ZOO. It is be-
tween a young mule deer of this
continent and a kangaroo.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
Ruins of Ancient Fort
Emerge In Caspian Sea

MOSCOW.-The ruins of an an
cient Arabian fortress and caravan
serial have emerged from the Cas-
plan sea off the Bay of Baku.
A number OF square large stones
with mystic drawings of animals
and Arabic inscriptions were found
near the fortress walls. The ruins
are believed to date from the
Twelfth century.
The level OF the landlocked Cas-
plan sea varies greatly from year to
year, depending on the volume of
water it receives from its two main
tributaries, the Volga and Ural riv-
ers.
Last years heavy drouth along
the courses OF both rivers is be-
Heved to account for the, recession
Of the Caspian and the appearance
Of the sunken ruins.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
Finds Horse Coming
Book to Popularity
Army Remolnt Service Head
Records the Trend.

KANSAS CITY.-There is a def
mite trend throughout the country to
a return to the horse and buggy days
without the buggy.
Col. Thomas J. Johnson, chief
Of the army remount service, who
was in Kansas City on his annual
inspection tour of the seven army
remount area headquarters, said he
has noticed indications everywhere
that the horse is galloping back into
popularity.
There are more polo clubs, hunt
clubs, riding academies and racing
stables. Not only that, but horses
are returning to the farms as well
as to the bride paths and race
tracks. Colonel Johnson admits he
is prejudiced in favor of the horse.
but he has observed more and more
farmers are using horses, particu-
larly those who farm less than $50
acres.
While all this is interesting, Colo
mel Johnson points it out with Incl
dental pride. His real interest, In
fact his job, is the preservation of
cavalry as an indispensable war tool
and the army-sponsored breeding of
horses to form an adequate reserve.
In the World war the army dis
covered there were not enough
horses available to meet the emer-
gency. Not desiring this to happen
again, the army has purchased stall
lions which are farmed out to quail
fed persons who. in return for their
care, charge a nominal $40 stud fee
to farmers In the vicinity.
The colonel depiores the mechani-
cation trend that is heard so much
In military circles today. The colo
mel is no enemy of progress but he
would like for tacticians not to for
get the value of the horse to the
army. According to Colonel John
son, the Japanese found it out in
China when their tanks mired down;
Mussolini had to increase his horse
strength to push to victory through
the mud and sand of Ethiopia.
Horses have played a big part In
the war in Spain.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
Mari & Catalan, Attorneys
WyandOtte Savings Bank Bldg.
Wyandotte, Mich.
270305

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE = In
tie matter of the estate of CHARLES
HOMEISTER, deceased. We, the un-
dersigned. having been appointed by
the Probate Court for the County OF
Wayne, State Of Michigan, Commits
sioners 10 receive, examine and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons
against said deceased do hereby give
notice that we will meet at the Office
Of Mar and Catalan, WyandOtte Saw
ings Bank Bldg, WyandOtte, Michigan,
in said County,, Oh Monday, the Ind
day of October, A ID. 1899, and on
Saturday, the ind day of December.
A. ID. 1899, at 10 o'clock A. VI. Of each
of said days, for the purpose Of exam
ing and allowing said claims, and that
tours months from the Ind day Of Aug
ust, A. ID. 1899, were allowed by said
Court for creditors TO present their
claims TO Us for examination and al
lOwance.
Dated Aug i, 1889.
JOHN r. McINERNEY,
2911 Biddle Ave-,
W. HUGH WILLIAMS,
WyandOtte, Michigan,
32w3 Commissioners.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
Cat-in-Tree Dilemma
Is Easy for Newsboy

CHICAGO.-For three days a
tiny kitten perched in the fork of
tree on the University of Chi
cago campus.
Police and fire officials as well
as A. S. c. P. employees failed
on every attempt to dislodge the
kitten. Moose contrivances, cat
nip, nets-an were futile. The
kitten merely perched in the tree
and meowed.
Michael Osmolski, a newsboy.
passed the tree on his route each
of tie three days. Finally he
stopped and inquired, "Why does
not somebody climb the tree?"
No one had thought of that ap-
parently, so Michael shinnied up
the tree and saved the kitten.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
Cobra Venom Is Found
Effective Pain.kilIer

SAN FRANCISCO.-The Univer-
sity of California medical school said
that cobra venom-a deadly poison
had proved to be one of the most
effective pain-killers ever tested by
the school.
The effectiveness of the venom
when used in proper solution and
injected into the body was explained
by the fact that it acts on the nerves,
not the blood. Most snake venoms
kill by working on the blood.
The cobra venom solution blocks
out pain impulses as they arrive at
the brain, thus forming a "cere-
bral anaesthetic.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
Household Hints
By BETTY WELLS

pROBABLY stripes were the first
= design man thought of when style
came into style 4. and they're the
latest. For all collections Of new
fabrics for decorating now include
stripes In one version or another.
There are broad simple smart
stripes; there are charming Persian
stripes; there are subtle East Indian
stripes. But by and large it is the
floral stripes that enchant us most,
that fit in most pleasantly with our
home scene.
Many are used as they come; 9TH
ers are used as borders. Often you
can buy a few yards Of a striped
material and adapt it to outline slip
covers, finish off bedspreads or
dressing tables. A stripe can often
be cut out and pasted around the
window frame of a window that is
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
Can Build Farm
Home for $l,lOO
u. S. Government Develops
Model Prefabricated
Five-Room House.

WASHINGTON.-The government
has developed a prefabricated five
room farm home which can be built
for 81 100 in a far-reaching program
to improve rural housing conditions.
Agriculture department officials
promoting the program believe that
the need for housing is greater in
the rural districts than in the cities
where the government is financing
extensive building Of low-cost
homes.
No exact figures have been COM
piled, but those familiar with farm
housing have estimated that approx
imately 100000 farm families are
living in houses unfit for human hab-
itation and that 100000 other
homes are in need of repair.
Rural Building Stressed.
Farm home building has Jagged
far behind the building of city dwell
ings in the last 10 years, officials
said. They said that the "ield is
wide open" and the need great for a
broad rural building program fea-
turing loW-cost homes.
Construction plans for the low-cost
houses were developed by the Farm
Security administration In a three
year experimental program that has
included the building of several hum
dred homes under mass production
methods.
A booklet entitled Small Houses"
has been issued by the FSA describ-
ing plans for cheap farm homes
developed through the experimental
program that includes houses on
nine projects. Copies of the booklet
are being distributed by the super
intendent Of documents here at 10
cents each.
The FSA said that private con-
struction costs for single house of
e the type described probably would
be slightly higher than $1,100. One
private contractor has been build
ing the homes for 81 300.
The FSA low cost was achieved
through an adaptation of "beltline"
technique used in the assembling of
automobiles. A prefabrication plant
was set up at railway siding near
the center of the project area.
Home in a Day.
The equipment consisted princi-
pally of small power saws which
could be moved easily from one
construction site to another. Each
step in the prefabrication process
was arranged SO that materials and
semi finished products flowed
smoothly from one group of work
men to the next.
Walls, doors and windows were
put together on an assembly line
and loaded on trucks for transpor-
tation to the building site. There
group of five or six workmen can
put the house together in a single
day.
Engineers in charge of construc-
ton found that the prefabrication
would not be practicable where few
er than so hours were involved in
the building operation. Little vari-
alton in design was possible under
that method.
1T is believed" the FSA said,
"that this type of prefabrication
may offer many advantages to
large scale builders producing
homes for low-income families, Ell
Their in rural or urban areas"
The 'model home," of which 100
were built on an FSA project in
southeast Missouri, consists of a z
by IL front porch; a lie by 1919
living room; three bedrooms each
9:6 by 11:8; 7:9 by l1:6 kitchen
and IA by 1910 back work porch.
all on the ground floor.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
Finished with bands cut from q
floral striped chintZ.

Finished with bands cut from q
floral striped chintZ.
curtained with plain white wolfe Or
use it as the cornice-with white dot
ted swiss tie-backs. For that mat
ter, a stripe cut from chintz or un-
glazed cotton can be used for the
ruff1es around plain white muslin
curtains to good effect.
There is an attractive floral
striped chintZ on the market that
seems to be tempting the decorators
to all sorts of bright notions. We
saw it used the other day in a very
pretty bedroom. Walls of the room
were painted white and all the fur
niture budget had gone into a fine
mahogany highboy that meant
that the other things had to be
rather makeshift, and yet the effect
turned out to be very pretty indeed.
The beds, for instance, were
springs and mattresses on frames
with plyboard headboards padded
and slipcovered in pale blue chintz
outlined with stripe cut from a
floral striped chintz. The spreads
were made to match, with pleated
fiounces, while the quilts for the foot
of the beds were of a solid piece
of striped chintz Dressing table and
bench had pleated fiounces, too, fin
ished all around with the same
stripe. Add an old rose rug, and
you can see what an attractive eff
feet you'd have!
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
McInerney & MeInerney, Attys.
291l Biddle Ave.
WyandOtte, Mich.


STATE OF MICHIGAN, County Of
Wayne-ss. At session Of the Pro-
bate Court for said~CUunty Of Wayne,
held at the Probate Court room in the
City Of Detroit, on the seventeenth
day of August In the year one thou
sand nine hundred thirty nine. Present
Joseph A. Murphy. Judge Of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of
JOHN T. MELODY, deceased. On
reading and filing the petition, duly
verified. of Samuel =. BrOughtOn, adj
ministratOr de bOnis non Of said es-
tate, praying that he he licensed To
borrow money by way Of mortgage on
certain real estate Of said deceased
for the purpose OF paying the debts OF
said deceased. Ii is ordered. that the
twenty-first day of September, next at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said
Court room be appointed for hearing
said petition, and that all persons in
terested In said estate appear before
said Court at said time and place, to
show cause why license should not
be granted TO said administrator de
bonis non to mortgage real estate as
prayed for i'm said petition. And 1t is
further ordered, that a copy OF this
order be published three successive
weeks previous to said time Of hearing,
In the WyandOtte Herald, a newspa-
per printed and circulating in said
County OF Wayne.
JOSEPH A MURPHY,
Judge of Probate.
a true copy
IASE,I1IV II O,SIIIITAN.
Deputy Probate Register. 34w3
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25

AntlmacaSSarS came In when men
used macasSar oil on their hair.
Personally though, we say that
they must be used with discretion,
for often they spoil the looks of nice
upholstered furniture.
The smartest idea I've run across
along that line was the use of a
firm fine net the color of the uphol-
stery. This was used to cover the
arms of a chair entirely with just a
panel over the top of the back. 1t
didn't Jump out" or distract in any
way from the effect of the uphol-
Stery.
Lace or net antimacassars in ivory
or white can be used on dark furni-
ture in quite an informal or quaint
room. But don't use them in a room
that stands on its dignity. II the
furniture covering is light in color,
lace or net antimacassars may often
be used very gracefully since they
won't contrast sharply. For flow
cred materials, why not have tides
made out of the same material?
Slip covers for protection of per-
ishable upholstery have more style.
AS a matter of fact, if you want
furniture coverings in fragile cover
ings, LIES a lot simpler all around
if the material is made up into a
removable cover in the first place.
For new slip cover fabrics are pre-
shrunk and washable and made to
fit like a tailored suit. And ! for
one prefer that idea to tidy"
O Betty wells-WNU Service.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-25
Modernistic Scheme

An interior decorator favors the
use of brown and white for a mod
ernistic home. He uses heavy rugs
in dark brown that are matched by
deep brown. velvet side curtains.
The white wolfe window curtains are
matched by all-white lamps and
shades.