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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
BIGAMY CHARGED

Detroit, Mich. Dec. lf-Record-
er's Judge John V. Brennan set
Friday for examination of Charles
Mummery. 3S. Detroit, who was ar
raigned Monday on a charge of big
amy Mrs Grace Clifford Mummery
charged that her husband had en-
tered into a common-law marriage
on April 10, 1891, with Mrs. Gladys
Eppinger Lueck, also Detroit. Mrs
Mummery said that she married
Charles last October in Napoleon,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

other European
countries. They
report the vol
vme very en-
tightening.
or course, the
bargains Adolf
is striking have
a present mill
I airy purpose.
"Aiein Kampf,"
h o W e er, It's
r e a d e1rs say,
C o n C lu ST v e.
ly proves that
tba fifnlxaro aim
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
Pick of the Air Today


National Brosdesstlng Company
WV. 800; WXYZ. 1910; WLW.
ZOO: WSPD, 1910. WTAM. 1910,
WGN. 700; WMAQ. $40; WIS. $40.
Columbia 6rosdessting System
WJR, $50; WOWO, 1867: WBBM,
no.
Mutual Broadeastlnu System -
CKLW, 1870. WLW, zoe. and WGN,
720.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
Outright Assimilation

"Mein Kanpf's' program Is to
Germanize the whole OF Europe. 1t
isn't to be a melting pot process.
The Nazis simply are to assimilate
everybody.
Our states, too, are on an equal
ity with one another. Some are
bigger and more populous than
others, but even New York, the
biggest Of the lot. doesn't wag a
little one. like Arizona, which
doesn't have as many representa-
tives In congress as the Empire
commonwealth, but which does
have just as many senator's, and
which can't be dictated to by Man.
haitian island. either.
Germany, however, Is to be the
hub of the United States Of Europe
that "Mein Kampf' figures on.
Germany itself isn't to be It's
own boss, for that matter It's to
be ruled by a small military caste.
according to Herr Hitlers scheme,
as his book outlines it.
And it goes almost without say
ing that the military caste will
take its orders from the Fuehrer-
Hitler or his successor.
Now, our diplomats don't believe
that Adolf can establish a work.
able, satisfied United States on the
proposed basis. They think maybe
he can lick several of his prospec-
tive states into subsection, or scare
them into it, but they more than
doubt that he can federate them
more than nominally.
To be sure, If he can Germanize
.AeSs. perhaps, after. they're Ger
manized, they'll like il. but it will
take lot Of time to Germanize
them.
Meanwhile, the forecast Is. he'll
have secessions and rebellions on
his hands aplenty. France, for ex-
ample, surely won't be loyal Nazi
state. Or Holland or Belgium or
the Scandinavias. The Balkans
are questionable. Italy isn't likely
TO enjoy being Germanized. Nei-
Their is Russia.
Denomination, II II can be ac-
complished at all, is bound to take
quite few generations, and before
that time, the prediction is. the
Nazi United States will have split
up in every direction.
Unrest at Home:
"Mein kampfs" students like
wise venture the guess that the
very Germans ultimately will sick
en- OF Hitlerism. AdoIfs had ex-
traordinary good luck thus far, but
let his future United States begin
disintegrating. and the surmise is
that his own home folk will turn
against him. Today, indeed. there
are rumors Of German discomfort
over his slow progress in his cam
paign against Britain. OF course,
Berlin's censorship bushes it up,
but there are reports Of some Of it.
"Mein Kampf," in short, sketch
es plan calling for two or three
centuries Of steady, uninterrupted
progress to execute.
Hitler won't live that long.
He'll have to have a considerable
series OF extraordinarily able sue
cessors to consolidate the Euro.
pean United States "Mein Kampf
visualizes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
Your Health

Government May Save
on Disability Funds
by Examinations
BY Logan. Clendenlng, NJ. d.
. The work Of the induction
boards Of the new conscript army
of the United States will prob
ably have begun by the time this
article is in press. At each Of the
induction stations there will be
board Of medical examiners who
will be responsible for determin-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

Ultimate Hitler Aim
Not Believed to be
Possible
BIZ Charles P. Stewart

AMERICAN diplomats have been
making a minute study Of Adolf
Hitler's book, "Mein Kampf. in
connection with the pacts the
Fuehrer is framing up. as fast as
he can. between the Reich and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
One Minute Test

/. How hot should a hot bath
be?
2. When did the population Of
New York reach 100000?
3. Who was the wealthiest pres
ident Of the United States7
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

at more distant peace objective
a permanency.
What the Nazi dictator Is seen
as contemplating is a kind OF Eu-
ropean United States. at least a
CONFERENCE.-THE Old World confed-
Grafton. Naturally, he doesn't in
tend to have 1t democratically
governed. as we are; it's TO be to-
talitarian. But Adolf does seek
unity. solidarity.
Critics point, though. to an I'M
portant difference between the sort
Of nation we've developed into and
the one he evidently has in mind.
We're a mixture of peoples. who
commingled. got along well to-
gether Except for a little friction
in the 1s60s) and finally merged
ourselves into Americans-all OF
US. We're comparatively a new
breed, but nature took its course
In creating IL.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
Hints on Etiquette

II is not considered correct TO
call woman by her last name
without the prefix Of Miss or Mrs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
Words Of Wisdom
BY II. J. SCOTT

Words Of Wisdom
Superior men. and yet not al
ways vrtuous. there have been.
but there never has been a mean
man. and at the same time vir-
tuous.-Confucius
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

Monday will be Riddles Day in
XDsilanti
Evening star., 1940-05-20
William Peacock, Jr.,
Dies in PHILADELPHIA

William Peacock, jr., As, who has
been credited with revolutionizing
the mirror manufacturing industry,
died suddenly today in a Philadel-
phia hospital He was the son of 1t.
and Mrs. William Peacock, 40O1
Harrison street NV.
Mr. Peacock was born in New Jer-
sey. but spent his early life in WASH
ington. His interest in chemistry
led him into the mirror industry
and he founded and became presi-
dent of the Peacock Laboratories.
Inc, Philadelphia firm. He worked
out process whereby a looking
glass can be manufactured in far less
time than was taken by former
methods He recently sold his hold
ings to an Illinois concern.
Besides his parents, Mr.. Peacock
is survived by his widow. Mrs. Lii
liam Peacock: two daughters, Mrs
Lila Zaimes of MiddletoWn. N. Y,
and Miss Helen Peacock: three sis
ters, Mrs. John Beadle, Mrs. Kath-
crime Stahl and Mrs. Ruth Hag-
erty, all of Washington, and a
brother, Samuel Peacock, also of
this city.
Mr. Peacock served in the Navy
during the World War and will be
buried in Arlington National Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Emmet T.. Reichard
TO Be Buried Today

Emmet C. Reichard, 50, former
District traffic superintendent for
the Chesapeake e. Potomac Tele-
phone Co., died Saturday in Rich
mond after a long illness. He had
been in the Virginia capital since
1928, holding such posts as district
commercial manager and general
commercial engineer Of the tele-
phone company.
Mr.. Reichard was a native of
New Haven, Mo. He came to Wash
ington as a child and was educated
in the local public schools. In 1921
he entered the service of the tele-
phone company and was sent to
San Francisco as a traffic inspector.
Two years later he was transferred
to the District. He remained in
this city until called to Richmond
Surviving are his widow and one
daughter, Constance. senior at
Columbia University; his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Reichard; a
sister, Mrs. E. w. Black, and a
brother. Louis Edward Reichard, all
of this city.
His body will be brought to WASH
ington late today for burial in WASH
ington Memorial Park.
Evening star., 1940-05-20

NEW YORK.-RED CROSS WAR RELIEF POSTER-F Sands
Brunner Philadelphia artist shown with his 1910
Red Cross relief poster which today for
display all the Nation 1t appeals to the public to give
contributions the relief
aid to civilians and the European nations
war. Wide World Photo
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Jackson Lauds Butler
Al Great Character
Firm and Steady Man
Feared His Questions
More Than Argument
Of Foes, He Admits

BY the Associated Press.
Attorney General Jackson, a high
ranking New Dealer, praised today
the character OF the late Supreme
Court Justice Pierce Butler, who
aided in striking down much ad-
ministration legislation.
Mr.. Jackson referred to their con-
f1icting views when he presented to
the justices resolutions adopted by
members of the Supreme Court Bar
following Justice Buffers death last
November 16.
Pierce Butler" he said, "was too
earnest and fortnight to wish me,
even on such an occasion, to deny
or minimize the conflict which your
reports witness between the general
philosophy I have advocated here
and much Of that to which he was
so consistently devoted.
A Firm and Steady Man.
But across that gulf, which al
ways exists between two men who
regard each other as representing
ominous trends, I felt the strength,
the warmth and the sincercity of a
great character-one of the most
firm and steady men I have known. -
Before becoming Attorney Gen.
eral, Mr.. jackson argued many of
the Governments case as Solicitor
General. Justice Butler voted
against his cases more often than
any other member of the court ex-
cept Justice McReynolds,
Saying that Justice Butler had IAN
accumulation of learning and ex-
perience and legal abilities which
won for him the respect of all shades
of opinion" the Attorney General
added:
In many cases here feared his
lnterrogations more than the argu-
ment of my adversary"
No Negative Standard.
His judicial attitude was not one
OF frosty neutrality. but one of in
tensity and certitude of conviction
on basic PHILOSOPHERS OF life and
society and law and government.
He had no merely negative
standard OF goodness; experience
and conviction committed him to
profound affirmations, and he ex-
emplified them increasingly and with
power
Among the public men of my
time, have known no one of more
affirmative and immovable and
masterful character than Mr.. JUS
tice Butler"
Evening star., 1940-05-20

the Americas where they might be
needed. He explained that the
mobile force referred to the Army
units that remain for general use
after provision is made for the
necessary garrisons at the Canal
Zone, Hawaii, the Philippines and
similar posts.
Commenting generally on the bill
now before the committee to step
up land defenses, Gen. Marshall
said 1T is becoming more appar-
ent every day that the big question
is, not how much you appropriate,
but how much can We spend at the
present time
There are no items in the pend
ing program, therefore, that the
department cannot set in motion
within the coming year, he said.
Gen. Marshall's brief statement in
defense of the Presidents request
for lump sum that could be used
with discretion where most needed
to speed up air defenses or for other
essential requirements in the imme-
diate future, came as he was leaving
the stand
He recalled that in l898-the time
of the Spanish War
President Mckinley was given
s5O.000,o00 lump sum fund and in
1917 Congress gave President Will
son about $100,000,000 Adding his
own personal view, the general said
he regarded the s2OO,00O,OO0 figure
as trivial amount" in the pres
ent situation.
Senators Ask Board.
Meanwhile, Senators George, DEM
ocrat, of Georgia, and Connally,
Democrat, of Texas, advocated es-
tablishing an industrial-lab mill
tary board.
Congressional action on the re-
mainder of the Presidents emer-
gency defense program was spurred
by Gen. Marshall's recent testimony
that the Regular Army would be
totally and completely inadequate"
at present to meet the real test" of
war. He said that tremendous sums
would be needed for further expan-
sion.
The Senate probably will take up
tomorrow the increased Army ap-
preparation bill, while the House
soon may consider legislation to
speed up naval construction by en-
poWering the President to suspend
the Walsh-Healey law. That re-
quires Government contractors to
maintain 40-hour week for en-
ployes and conform to certain wage
schedules.
Many members of Congress, how
ever, were counseling against any
action which would wipe out labor
legislation enacted under the New
Deal.
Senator George suggested that
the Government offer inducements
to private enterprise to expand de-
fense manufacturing.
He suggested that it agree to buy
from companies which would estab-
lish plants in response to Govern
ment orders and to permit manu-
facturers who expand facilities to
write off their capital investment
for additional plant as depletion"
over relatively short period.
The Georgia Senator also urged
that a board representing the Army
and Navy, industry and labor be set
up to coordinate manufacturing
under the defense program.
Senator Connally, expressing the
view that such a board could be
very helpful, said:
ANY such board as this should be
made directly responsible to the
President as the Commander in
Chief and should not in any way
supersede Army and Navy leaders in
determining what defense needs
are"
Bernard NJ Baruch, who headed
the War Industries Board in 1917
Evening star., 1940-05-20
| Plans to Keep
| Army Bombsight
| Secret Told
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress has received hint that
the Army's secret bomsight would
be destroyed automatically in any
American planes shot down when
and If this country becomes involved
in war.
Maj. Gen. H. H. Arnold, Air Corps
chief, was asked at q recent Senate
subcommittee hearing whether meas
ures had been taken to guard the
Army's aircraft secrets.
We'll" Gen. Arnold answered,
"take the bombsight We might put
a charge Of dynamite in it and
blow it up SO that they would not
know anything about the secret
when they get hold of it."
That presupposed somebody would
be left in the machine, after it had
been hit. to blow up the bombsight,
q committee member observed.
That might be automatic" Gen.
Arnold replied. Where certain
things happen, the thing just
blows up"
The bombsight, which enables
American airmen to attain great
accuracy, is being withheld from
foreign purchasers Of American war;
planes.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Pharmacy Scholarship
Al 6. W. j. Announced

A scholarship has been endowed
in the School of Pharmacy, George
Washington University, by the late
DR.. Paul Pearson. druggist, it was
announced today by President Cloyd
Heck Marvin.
Under the terms of DR.. Pearson's
will, the income from the $1,000
given to the Board of Trustees for
investment is to be awarded annu-
ally to student of the school to
defray the cost of tuition. It is to
be known as the "Dr. Paul Pearson
Award"
DR.. Pearson was educated at the
National College of Pharmacy, which
in 1906 was incorporated into the
university and has now become the
School of Pharmacy. He was q
practicing druggist in the city and
was president of the Washington
Wholesale Drug Exchange at the
time of his death.
Evening star., 1940-05-20

Prices effective
o. business Tnesday May elst 1910 On account Of tn. Va
state We the right refuse
right to limit
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Nazi Bombers Killed
100000 in Rotterdam,
Dutch Charge
Planes, Wings Tip to Tip,
Devastated City by
Systematic Attack
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. May 20.--German bomb
ers. flying wing tip to wing tip,
killed more than 100000 persons
in systematic bombing of Rotterdam
in the Nazi conquest of the Neither
lands, the Netherlands Legation
charged in communique.
To subdue the city's citizens, the
legation said in its statement issued
last night, German aviation began
a systematic destruction of the city
of Rotterdam.
More than a third of the city
was demolished by two bombing
squadrons which flew over the city
in thick formation with wing tips
almost touching in straight line.
From height of $500 meters
(about 1900 feet) they dropped with
great regularity bombs weighing
more than 1000 Kilograms (about
1900 pounds) each, tracing veri-
table paths of destruction, and re-
turning to the place where they
started to attack the next strip of
land.
"An area of IS to 20 square kilom-
eters t5,7-7.7 square niles thus was
devastated entirely, not house re-
manning standing.
"Fires ragged on all sides and de-
bris of all kinds, falling after being
blown high into the air, buried
everything and allowed no one to
escape.
THE number of those killed in
this operation of monstrous destruc-
ton, as horrifying as a nightmare
and absolutely without precedent,
must certainly be more than 100000,
the population of Rottemdam being
100000 and the area of devastation
representing about a third of the
city"
The communique added:
Knowing that the same fate was
In store for the other great cities
located In the province of Holland
and Utrecht, where the population
is very dense, the commander-in in
chief (of the army had no other
recourse than to capitulate."
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Defense
Continued From First Page.)

fund, 1t stipulated in general way
how the fund is to be used. The
provision follows:
TO enable the President, through
the appropriate agencies of the
Government. to provide for emer-
gencies affecting the national
security and defense and for each
and every purpose connected there
with, including all of the objects
and purposes specified under any
appropriation available or to be
made available to the War Depart
ment for the fiscal years 1910 and
1941: the furnishing of Govern
ment-owned facilities at privately
owned plants; the procurement and
training of civilian personnel neces-
sary in connection with the pro-
duction of critical and essential
items of equipment and material
and the use or operation thereof,
and the procurement of strategic
and critical materials in acccVdance
with the act of June T. 1899, without
reference to section 3709, Revised
Statutes, $66,000000 to be i'm
mediately and continuously avail
able until June 80, 1912, and in ad-
dition the President is authorized,
through such agencies, on and after
the enactment hereof, to enter into
contracts for the same purposes to
an amount not exceeding $66 ,000,-
900: provided, that an account shall
be kept of all expenditures made or
authorized hereunder, and a report
thereon shall be submitted to the
Congress on or before June 80,
1912"
Leaders Discuss Program.
Legislative speeding of the defense
program was a subject of discussion
at President Roosevelt's Monday
morning conference with Capitol
leaders. Leaving the White House,
Senate Leader Barkley told re-
porters, Il don't think it will take
long"
Attending the meeting which
lasted an hour and 25 minutes were
Senator Barkley, Vice President
Garner. Speaker Bankhead and
House Leader Rayburn.
One of the highlights of Gen.
Marshalls testimony was a plea to
obtain additional men for the Army
by voluntary regular enlistments,
rather than through mobilization
of the National Guard or the en-
listed Reserves.
MY feeling about personnel" he
said, SIS that We should protect the
National Guard against premature
mobilization. They are nearly all
family men, engaged in business or
other work I feel the same way
about the enlisted Reserve of the
regular Army
Urges Mobile Force.
These units, Gen. Marshall ex-
planned, could be called out in a
week, when needed, but it would be
"very unfortunate" to disrupt their
daily affairs by mobilizing them
otherwise.
On the other hand, he continued,
the Army should be permitted to
build up on a purely voluntary en-
listment basis its present small
mobile force, to be held in readiness
to go without delay to any point in
Evening star., 1940-05-20
WiIheIminu Confident
Of Indies Cooperation

By the Associated Press.
BATAVIA, Netherlands East In
dies, May 20.-Queen Wilhelmina
in a message to the Netherlands
Indies Parliament received here to-
day expressed confidence in the
Legislatures cooperation to MAIN
tain the unity of the Netherlands
Empire.
God be with us to assure victory
for our righteous cause" she said.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Ewerhurdt to Speak

Or. Paul j. Ewerhardt. director of
the Washington Institute of Mental
Hygiene, will address members of
the Community Chest Speakers
Bureau at dinner meeting tonight
at $50 O'Clock at the Y. w. C. A.
Branch at 612 E street NV.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Dr.. w. 6. Leland to Speak

DR.. Waldo G. Leland of this city,
secretary of the American Council
of Learned Societies, will address the
graduate school of Brown Univer-
sity at commencement week exer-
cises June Is at Providence, R. 1.
Evening star., 1940-05-20

Is, talked with the President Sat-
urday, but said afterward that
there was no discussion of reviving
that agency.