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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
Political Plea Unite
Is Not Patriotism
By BENJAMIN DE CASSERES

HAROLD BRUCE, superin-
tendent of the Potawatomie
Indian Reservation in Kansas,
sends me from time to time bits
of Indian philosophy of the
homespun type. Here is a bit
by the Ben Franklin Of the In
dianS. Uncle Adolph":
There are only two reasons
for worry.
EITHER you're successful or
you're not successful.
"And II you're successful.
there's nothing to worry about.
II you're not successful, there
are only two things TO worry
about-your health Is either
good or you're sick.
"And II your health is good.
there is nothing to worry about.
and IL you're sick-there's only
two things To worry about.
You're either going to get well
or YOU are going to die.
IF you're going to get well,
there's nothing to worry about.
III you're not going to get well,
there's only two things to worry
about. You're either going to
heaven or you are not.
land If you're going to hea-
ven, there's nothing to worry
about, and II you're going 10
the other place, you'll be so dog
gone busy shaking hands with
old friends, you won't have time
TO worry.
$50 why worry"
THINK .uncle Adolph" has
Il got something there - but,
doggone it. we will all 60 on
worrying just the same, for
worry is universal mental itch.
lncurable-eXcept among a few
wise men-up TO date.
In fact. as I've said before,
1t might be worry that is the
very spring of what we call
progress"
If you've had nothing to worry
about for a year haven't YOU
felt kind of stale and stagnant?
4" 1T WOULD be a good thing
for mankind if all cynies
were gathered together in one
place apd boiled IN oil" said a
columnist the other day.
fear that all of us. then.
merit boiling in oil. for every
one of us who demands a receipt
for money paid out. who locks
his door at night and who wants
an !. O. L. for moneys loaned in
business IS a cynic.
Almost every ',wiseCrack."
every Joke every witicism is a
"cyniciSm." OF course. there
are cynics and cynics - gentle
cynics. f a Ike cynics and great
wits.
The most famous living writer
IS sometimes a bitter cynic -
George Bernard Shaw. And did
YOU know that almost all prov
cribs IN all languages are really
cynical remarks founded on the
primitive cunaing and age-long
= Cynical AAlSdnlm- of The race ?
S~''ScFne cS'n1Gs are Just belly
achcrS, / grant you. but as be-
tween cynic and a boob. / pre-
fer the cynic tbeing a little of
both MYSELF.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
BARRING DOWN ON The NEWS:
It's lSE.ppE IN DuSC
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

Well the old year fading like cocoadyed rabbit and it
wasn't bad one for the United States We spread
book ends and took in territory
There was so much big in 1910 that could
bite dog and not be invited breakfast club
Most of it happened Europe where things are moving
faster than water with the plug out.
KNOW ne usually get into those things there.
Even now the innocent bysander working up guilty
Some day we will understana Just il happens and it
will be as clearlss rock candy.
But in the evaporaing interim feel pretty much like
Mussolini in Albania The whole thing is Greek to me.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

IL L W A X + OF IN a I WORD
- united" as used nowadays.
1t is a word that is being
used by those in power to de-
stroy opposition.
AS thus used. it is a totali-
tartan word. II is a word that
may destroy the very things we
should really be united on-the
question of defense and the
destruction of fifth coiumnists.
We must never give up the
right of opposition to and
criticism of the party in power
no matter what party it may be.
The right 10 criticize and
oppose is a fundamental Ameri-
can principle.
tinted for the defense of the
country-yes,
United politically-no!
IN 1864. in the darkest days
i of the Civil War, a ticket
headed by General George b.
Mcclellan was nominated 10
oppose Lincoln.
In 1916, when We were in the
brink of war, Woodrow Wilson
was opposed by Charles Evans
Hughes.
There were Hffeh-tii4feeFFe have
always been men--who have not
only voted in Congress against
our declarations of war, but
who have refused to keep their
mouths shut during Our wars.
That is a healthy. democratic
condition. The way to keep a
president and Congress from
going wild" is dependent en-
tirely on a free. critical press,
radio, public opinion-and an
Engaged Congress.
ENGLAND is bcsieged. But
IL Prime Minister Churchill
can be thrown out of office to-
morrow by Parliament That is
democracy.
The consciousness that Parlia-
ment is still the ruler of Eng
land constitutes her great
strength. II is the backbone of
the morale of the people.
The united condition OF
Germany. Russia and Italy con-
sututes their supreme weak
ness. 1t may mean revolution
AT any moment.
Let us brush away sentiment.
Let US not heed the Iago-like
appeals of the party in power
for united country
Ii $50 long as we are not
at war--a political appeal. We
ARE united per cent-for
defense, for the welfare of the
United States.
But on the methods 10 be
used 10 obtain that absolute
defense and on the meaning of
general welfare we must
never be wholly united We
must always have an active OPP
position.
With the abolition Of that we
ally ourselves with the very
forces against which W. are
building a defense.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
EDITORIAL PACE
Coalition State Regime

THERE will be inaugurated this week in Lansing a
i coalition state administration headed by Murray d.
(Pa0 Van Wagner youthful, genial Democrat
The discriminating Michigan electorate, which seems
to have decided not to permit either major party to enjoy
too long the fruits Of victory has surrounded the new
governor with elective officials both Republican and Demo-
cratic II will be the delicate task of the chief executive to
conduct himself that Michigan will enjoy the maximum
of good government with minimum of partisan STRIFE
is not be expected and indeed should not be asked
of rival partsans that they commnge peacefully like the
hon and the lamb II Is hoped, however by the vast
majority of citizens that they will conduct the major
affairs Of the government in the interest of the good
of the Political joekeying amusing only up to
certain point: beyond that it becomes harmful to the
proper aims government and painful for the average
citizen to look upon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Dee. 30, 1889

Nazi Field Marshal Goering
stated that the worst air raids
ever experienced w ould be
launched on Britain as soon as
Hitler gave the word.
The Nszi \fuehyer called on
the German people for sscri-
fees TO win the war of liberia
ton" in . New Year procisms-
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

THE new chief executive and other state officials take
their posts at a time when America and each of the
that make up nation require direction based
upon 'ervent patriotism The election the time for
partisan voices and the election is over.
If Mchigans officials do their duty the electorate will
know and gaze upon them with friendly eye when the
time comes to seek reelection promotion to weghtier
4ocEc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
Dec. 30, 1915

Dec. 30, 1915
A German U-boat sunk the
-steamerPefsia- ofECape-Maf.
tello. Crete; 334 were lost.
German sfTmen bombed
Saloniks.
The steamer Clan Macfarlane
was sent TO the bottom by a
U-boat off Crete with a loss of
So lives
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
DETROIT TIMES

Published every Week DAY Evening and
sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
Company at 1928 Times Square Detroit
Mich
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

WHATEVER the political i'm
w plications may be, any one
who has ever descended into the
dim and dusty crypt where the
members of the Hapsburg family
have been sepulchred for many
centuries, must feel a sense of
satisfaction that the Eaglet has
been rescued from that grimy
crypt where his dust-covered
coffin lay with his Ifapsburg kin
who hated him because he was
Napoleon's son.
There is no touch or trace of
magnificence in that cellar of
dead royalty. No slightest CLEAN
of magnificence.
Dark and gloomy. filmed by
the dust of centuries. il contains
coffin on coffin, set down any
how. piled one upon another.
There is no single spot in all
Europe which so grips the imagi-
nation as this dusty, dimlit,
utterly silent resting place of
the royal dead.
THERE are two magnificent
L chambers in the crypt-the
magnificent bronze tomb of the
great Empress Maria Theresa,
and the cleaning white marble
sepulchre of Francis Joseph and
his tragic family.
One need not be superstitious
to feel conscious. moving slowly
G through that place of the dead.
of the dreadful curse pronounced
against the Hapsburgs hun
dred years ago-a curse which
time and fate have fulfilled over
and over again, until the cup
was drained TO the bitterest
dregs.
Copyright. 1870, KsnE Features synd., Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
Washington
To Unite
Defense
Group Similar to Cd 'l8
War Board in Making

(The opinions expressed by
General Johnson are not neces-
sariiy those of The Detroit
Times.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06
Waterbury Citizens
 Turn Out Splendidly
tContinued from Page 1.)

gressman J. Joseph Smith ran far ahead of the ticket, winning by a 10,813 margin over frank T. John- son, Republican, and receiving the greatest popular vote of any single candidate in local history. Probate Judge Patrick Fealey was in sec- ond place. The lowest local Demo- cratic vote went to Governor-elect Robert A. Hurley, who won by 7,528.
 There were 42,856 votes cast in Waterbury yesterday, far in excess of all previous high marks. There was a total registration of 47,923 eligible voters, and 89 per cent of them went to the polls.
 Figures in Result.
 President Roosevelt received 25,- 870 votes, while Willkie received l6,890. The Willkie total included i6,859 Republican votes and 3l Un- ion party votes.
 Congressman Smith, in running ahead of his fellow Democrats, boiled 26,7l7 votes, while MI. John son received I5.904.
 Minor parties scarcely figured m the ballotlng. Jasper McLeyy. So- ciallst, who scored a major upset when he won over i3O00 votes to carry the city over Republican and able to muster oaiy 653 votes yester- day. The Eocialist-Labor Com munlst and Union parties could gather only a handful of votes,
 City Helped smith
 Congressman Emith's lead in Wa. larbury wlg enough 10 make his reelection certain Gains ln other Industrial communities offset Re. publican votes for Mr. Johnson in Lltchllsld county, and MT. smith #0n a fourth term by over iiiOOD votes in the whole district,
 Judge Iieaiey Wins
 Juege Healeyis heavy margin h Waterbury over the Republican candidate, Attorney Maurice Wrenn, assured hh victory in the probate diNtriet, Nhleh lakes Co Mladlfbufy and WOle9tt ln addition Co this city,
 Attorney Miehael Y. Blanfield, running fof tha state nfilaie in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06

more a steady stream of voters hour after hour
 The Republican vote in the city was over 5000 greater than it was four years ago, while the Democratic vote ranged from l,500 to 2.000 greater than in the last Presidential contest.
 Election Was Quiet
 Despite the record number who cast ballots yesterday, it was one of the quietest elections in years. Police reported not a single conn- plaint or disturbance or trouble at the polls.
 Gov. Raymond F. Baldwin, who was defeated for reelection. ran ahead Of the c. o. P. ticket in Wa terbury, making MT. Hurleyis mar gin of victory less than that Of oth. CT Democratic nominees.
 Paul Cornell Republican candi- date for the U. s. Senate, ran be- hind his ticket locally, and Senator Francis T. Maloney was able to leave the city with a lead Of e.A70 votes.
 The generally unexpected size Of the Democratic majority places Wa. leFbury very strongly In that par. lyb column and offers the Republl. cans little encouragement as they face future elections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06
Third Term Made Sure
 By Great Popular I Vote
tContinued Prom Page 1)

purge effort, seemed to have been beaten.
 No Biz Senate Changes.
 No major Senate changes were in- dicated. On the basis of incom- plete returns 1t will consist of 68 Democrats Ca loss of one), 26 Re- publicans Ca gain of one), Pro- gressive, 1 Independent. Closest Senate race was in Wisconsin where Robert M. La Toilette, Progressive incumbent, was leading Fred H. Clausen, Republican, by scant 250 with more votes to come.
 James M. Tunnell, Democrat, de- feated Sen. John c. Townsend, Jr, R., Del, and Mayor Harold L. Bur ton Republican of Cleveland, won the Democratic Senate seat vacated by Vic Donahey. Hugh A. Butler, Republican, appears to have defeat- ed Roy L. Cochran, in Nebraska for the Senate seat now held by Ed ward R. Burke, Democrat.
 Sen. Sherman Minton, D., Ind, was leading Raymond E. Willis, Re- PAS@eSsAAt VI @tSSS 'NSSS'
 Still Making Gains.
 MT. Roosevelt's lead in many states was narrow but he was mak- ing notable gains in Michigan and New Jersey, where Willkie still led as late returns came in from the big industrial cities. There was Q difference of 800 GID votes between the two contestants in Indiana at ' a. m, E. s. T. MT. Roosevelt was leading in Idaho by 1000 votes, by 150,000 in Illinois, 43000 in Minne- sota 2000 in Nevada 300 in North Dakota, 118000 igl Ohio 100 in Ore gon 300 in Wisconsin and 1000 in Wyoming.
 Willkie's Michigan lead was clipped from 86000 to 16,000 within an hour as Detroit and other in- dustrial centers began to pour ir their third term majorities. But he was running comparatively strong in the central midwest.
 A net Republican gain of two governors was indicated but not as- sured by incomplete returns. Demo- crats regaired gubernatorial power in Rhode Island and Connecticut and Murray D. Van Wagoner, Dem- ocrat, was leading the aged Repub- lican Luren D. Dickinson in Michi- gan.
 Republicans appeared to be talk | ing five Democratic governorships on the basis of present returns in Montana, Nebraska, Delaware, Illi- noiS and New Jersey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06

18th district, piled up 15,922 votes to win by 4,251 over Harold B. Post Republican. MT. Posts total was Ill., 671. Samuel Fein, Socialist, boiled 179 votes.
 Senator Edward P. Egan amassed huge majority in the 16th district traditionally Democratic. He boiled 10,141 votes to win by 5.157 over Franklin D. Barringer, Socialist, who also ran with Republican endorse ment MT. Barringer received 4,92O Republican votes and GA Socialist votes for a total of 1884.
 Sixth Time For Dan"
 Rep. Daniel Mahaney won elec- tion for a sixth term in the lower house at Hartford by gaining a city wide total of 26.l07 votes. This gave him an edge of 9,53l over Edward Mraz, Republican. who had 16,576.
 Attorney John Membrino won the other seat in the lower house, re- ceiving 26,ii7 y0teE to win by o,605 over Angelo Possemato. Republican. whose total was i6,5l2.
 In the Presidential balloting, the Republicans carried only eight of the 32 voting districts in the city, but captured 10 in the gubernatorial contest. They failed to win a single district in the first or fourth wards,
 Some Issues Failed
 The great amount of ticket-Eplit- ting that had been predicted failed 10 materiallze. There were a num- ber of cuts, most Of them against Commissioner Hurley, but their ex- tent was far less than many qnar- lers had claimed.
 The racial issaie also apparently failed 10 exert the influence that many had expected. Democratic votes in districts where this infln- enee had been claimed were as great or greater llan usual
 Election officials were asi0nlalfd at the sAarms Of voi0gs that were in efldenea all gay long, There weFe steady lines at each of the 31 polling places, but Afldfln Waa there WhAt might be termed a "fnnh"t it Waf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06

shey. The latest United Press tabu- lation gave Green 1905 ,000 votes ano Hershey 1,465 ,305 with 6,474 out o1 8,379 precincts reported.
 Crusader Beaten
 Michigans crusading prohibition governor, Luren D. Dickinson, a Republican, was defeated by Murray D. Van Wagoner. Dickinson held a 30,000 vote lead throughout the night but Detroit results over- whelmed him.
 Democratic governors apparently elected on the basis of incomplete returns:
 Arizona, osborn; Arkansas, Ad- kins; Connecticut, Hurley; Florida Holland; Georgia. Talmadge; Michi- gan, Van Wagoner; Missouri, Mc- Daniel; New Jersey, Charles Edison; North Carolina. Broughton; Rhode Island, McGrath: Tennessee, Cooper and Texas, O'Daniel.
 Republican governors apparently elected:
 Delaware, Bacon; Maine. Sewall Massachusetts, Saltonstall: Minne- sota, Stassen; Nebraska, Griswold; New Hampshire, Blood and Yer mont, Wills.
 Minnesota's Harold E. 6tassen keynoter at the Republican conven- ton in July. assumed a commanding lead which he never lost over Hjal- mar Petersen, Farmer-Laborlte. Ed Murphy, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, trailed badly.
 Julius P. Hell, Wiseonsin's Re- publican governor who carried the state by a fiye-to-three majority in 1888, trailed his Progressive rival Orland s. LOomis, during early tabu- latlons. However, he seemed well in the lead this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06
GREECE, ITALY
 LOCKED IN FIGHT
(Continued from Page D

continued bombardment of Greek towns, especially 1Tlorina, but Rome denied that Italian planes had bombed Monastir or Mitolj, a Jugolslav frontier town which was attacked twice yesterday, apparently having been mistaken for Florina.
 British bombers, apparently based in Greece, again attacked southern Italy but Rome reported that the raiders were chased away from Naples.
 Air Fleet Raids
 The Axis air fleets renewed heavy raids on the British Isles, where London was under the longest air raid alarm of the war last night. The sky was cloudy and Nazi plans dodged in an out of the clouds in hit-and-run attacks.
 The Royal Air Force was said by the London air ministry to have smashed at Bremerhaven, Emden, Hamburg, Boulcgne, Calais, Dun kirk, Antwerp, Flushing and other targets during the night, starting some 30 fires in the Emden area and bombing oil and ship building objectives at many points.
 Mystery still hid the details of a German naval attack on a British convoy in the North Atlantic, be- ginning yesterday.
 The message had reported that a German warship of the Graf Spec class was attacking the convoy which included the 16,698-tor steamer Rangitiki and the freightei Cornish City.
 The last message said that the convoy was still being "leisurely at. tackled" by the Nazi sea raider which presumably had gun power far superior to the vessels protecting 1 the mid Atlantic convoy,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06

electoral votes. He was leading in 4C states with 472 electoral votes. MT Willkie was ahead in states with 59 electoral votes.
 The 20 states which assured MT Roosevelt's third term with more doubtless to come, were Alabama Arkansas, c on n ec c u t, Florida Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mary land, Massachusetts, MI S iss p pi New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania Rhode Island, South Carolina, Ten nessee, Texas and Virginia.
 Although leading in eight states, MT. Willkie was sure of but two, Maine and Vermont, with eight electoral votes. They are the two AFL M. Landon carried four years ago.
 Willkie Stuck It Out.
 I'm not giving up," MT. Willkie said shortly after midnight and went to bed. But Sen. Charles L. McNary, R., Ore, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, at the same moment was conceding MT Roosevelt's reelection.
 From Democrats came pleas for national unity as the votes rolled in
 Far fron losing control of the House, incomplete returns indicated Democrats would have a net gain They appeared to be picking up foul House seats in Connecticut, two ir Rhode Island, two in New York two in Pennsylvania, one in New Jersey and one in Delaware. Re. publicans apparently were gaining seat in California, another in Ok lahoma and one in New York where Rep. James H. Fay, a Democrat only Roosevelt winner in the l93t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06

feat, MT. Roosevelt said, represent ed a moral victory for the voters who reside in Putnam, Duchess and orange counties which com- prise Fish's district.
 May say that I am awfully proud of this district of ours-of what Hardy Steeholm has done be- cause he has almost performed . miracle in the way he has cut down the vote of our present congress- man," MT. Roosevelt said. "It is . very great moral victory for our district"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06
MORE CONTRACTS

Washington, Nov. e,-UP)-'The War Department announced today the award of . contract Of ei22 323, ,- 020 worth of aircraft engines to the Ford Motor Co, Dearborn. Mich, and a similar contract to the Wflglk Aef0nnuiical Corp. Paterson, '. J., f0F eif4sG0i3 worth Of engines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06
FREE" AIR AIDS FUND

Many motorists in South Africa are paying 20 cents a month for free" air and water at garages, which turn the money over to the national war fund. They are given labels for their cars, and drivers in Johannesburg have paid as high as $i0 fo rthe labels alone. Over 33,000 labels were issued here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06

official of any rank is left in the state-- Attorney General Francis A. Pallotti. His is a four-year post, and he still has two more years to run. With Gov. Baldwin apparently ready and eager to return to private life, there is a strong belief in informed Republican quarters that Pallotti cherished the idea of some day run ming for governor.
 State labor commissioner Cornell jus J. Danaher, too, has not been hesitant in expressing his willing ness to serve if called upon. Un- doubtedly there will be others who will forge to the front as state party leaders now that Gov. Baldwins star has fallen.
 The position of National Commit teeman Samuel F. Pryor, Jr., is un- decided. He, too, has indicated @ de- sire to return to private life.
 Tn six weeks or so, the state gov- ernment will pass into the hands of Gov. .-elect Hurley and quartet of Democratic party leaders-N National Committeeman David E. FitzGerald, former U. s. Attorney General H omer s. Cummings, Hartford Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy, and State Chairman John T. Mccarthy.
 Losers, Winners Talk
 Hartford Conn.,, Nov. 6-(UP)- The loser, Republican Gov. Ray mond E. Baldwin said:
 ITO Commissioner Hurley goes my heartiest congratulations and best wishes for successful administra- tion. I am glad to have had an op- portunity of serving this beloved State of Connecticut as Governor. I did my best, and we must go for ward together"
 The winner, Democratic Public Works Commissioner and Gov. -elect Robert A. Hurley, said:
 "The result leaves me happy and conscious of the tremendous re- sponsibility that now rests upon me. I want to assure the people of this state that I shall dedicate myself to their service"
 The loser State Republican Chair man Benjamin F. Harwood, said
 '"The Republican party extends its congratulations to our new gov- ernor. with the hope that his ad- ministration will be as sound and as successful as Governor Baldwin's has been."
 The winner, State Democratic Chairman John T. Mccarthy, said:
 "The reelection of President Roosevelt speaks for itself. It dem- onstrates the supreme confidence of the people of the United States in the man they want to lead them through the trying days that are ahead of this nation"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06
c0NCEDEs DEFEAT

Wooster, O.. Nov, e,-(uP) Form. e Congressman John Mcflgeeney Democratic nominee, conceded today that Mayer Harold q. Burton. cleve. land Republican, had wan the con. test foF q. 6. Senator in Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06

Demands Of lonely women whose husbands, sons 0f brothers are aefs Ylng Co the army have caused a baom i1 ihe aale of blg aoss il South Africa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06

Argentina is purchasing many motor vehicles in the United ctates.