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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01

mas tHCfC cNcf OcCu ihOiV
devastating destruction of our
youth,-a more nearly complete
humiliation of the factors u
which we must look for the eleva-
tlon and perpetuation OF the
human race,-than there is in the
wars of the present era?
Has there ever been anything
viler even In cannibalism than the
useless consuming of the selected
best OF the human race in-the
Unsuitable NAV 'of the wal
machine ?
Is 1t not better to eat dead
parents than to sacrifice live
sons:
We admit II was cruel to drag
children away from slave mothers
to be sold upon the auction block
and~transported to distant places
70 labor under the lash like bull.
locks III the fields.
Is it not just as cruel to drag
fhs hpbIest youth of the nations
EaYay fyom stheir homes and their
families and their useful work I'm
life and make them not TO tn the
fields but TO fertilize them with
their blood and bones?
NyAR Is not merely suggestive
w OF savagery,-reminlscent OF
savagery.
II is savagery.
II Is the foulest expression Of
savsgery-the vIlest exploitation
of the basest passions.
There can be no genuine de-
velopment Of higher civilization
for the human race until we have
suppressed these savage, passions
and banned and abandoned war.
We certainly will not have true
civilization In the world until We
want civilization more than we
want war, and until we realize
that the essential conditions for
the development of any higher
civilization are peace and order.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01

With The major oil companies
refusing the use of their tanker
fleets for shipping appropriated oil,
department records show, Davis
"hroke the boycott by obtaining
a fleet of 30 Danish stankers,
which shipped the crude oil TO
Germany until the wars outbreak
brought on the British blockade.
Whether Herstlet returned with
Davis TO the United States was in
controversy here. Marshall told a
press conference Herstlet re-
manned in Europe. but other
quarters here a serted the depart
ment granted him visa. on which
he stayed briefly in this country,
then went on TO Mexico.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01
DAVIS DESCRIBED

Davis was described by authori-
tative sources here as now
persona non grata' with the
administration, .notwithsta n d n 6
that atafiabfe S29l 600
TO the 1886 Democratic campaign
and was formerly a trustee of the
Presidents Hyde Park Library
fund
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01
International New. s.r,,c. wiz.


NEW YORK, Jan. wv. r.
Davis, mystery man" of interna-
tional oil deals, broke his silence
today to confirm that he has acted
as acknowledgements emissary in
efforts to end the war which has
halted his large-scale business
manipulations in Germany.
A statement issued through an
associate acknowledged Dav S
peace activities but did not dis
close any details of the proposed
program for peace he brought
back from Germany in October,
1889.
"For many years." read the
statement issued for him while
Ne sat unseen in another room
oNhis large office suite in Rookie
fellSr Center. "the companies In
whichI am interested, have had
substantial investments In many
European and South American
countries.
FOREIGN TALKS
'My business has been largely
the movement of goods and
services from one country to an
other. This necessitated numer-
Gus conferences with the business
and governmental leaders of
those countries.
81 have made IL my practice,
as sincerely loyal American,
TO keep the executives of our
government fully informed as TO
such OF my activities as would
be, in my opinion, Of interest to
those entrusted officially with
the welfare of our country
"Such information and knowl-
edge as ! have transmitted TO
our government, I believe can
best be utilized by officials of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01

autographed photograph of him
SELF. inscribed;
For Major w. r. Davis. from
his friend, Franklin ID. Roose-
Welt"
Davis was a major in the army
engineer corps during the war.
WORLD WIDE NOTICE
When Mexico appropriate d
American and other foreign oil
properties several years ago Davis
came into world wide notice by ar
ranging a contract by which he
FURNISHED vast amounts of the oil
to Germany.
He was by that time in the very
good graces of the Nazi govern
ment, both for his financial wiz
ardy in connection with the
Hamburg plant and also for having
fulfilled a plan conceived by Gen.
eral Won Epp to store a uemen-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01

thousands and even BY the MIL
lions to the Molochs of war:
HUMAN sacrifice Is supposed to
i 1 have belonged TO the darkest
ages and to the most savage state
of man,-but has there ever been
greater human sacrifice of a finer
and better portion Of our race
than there Is today:
Has there ever been more
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01
SENATOR'S AID

For these or other reasons for
which officials offered no explana-
ton. Davis, on his return, failed
to gain an audience with the Pres
ident and accordingly left a copy
of his memorandum with Berle.
Informed quarters said the JUS
tice department was initiating a
check of Davis activities and his
connections here and in Mexico
particularly with John L. Lewis
former president of the Congress
Of Industrial Organizations. and
Vincente Lombard Toledano, for
mer president of the Mexican Con-
federation of Labor.
On July %, 1899. these quarters
recalled. Senator Bridges (R) of
New Hampshire read a newspaper
article on the Senate floor charg-
ing that Lewis. together with
Senator Guffey Cd of Pennsyl-
vania. had given Davis their laid
and advice" in negotiating pur-
chases of appropriated Mexican
oil, allegedly for refining at Davis
plant in Hamburg, Germany. de-
-Scrihed- as the largest in Europe
Davis assertedly financed con-
struction Of the plant by borrow
ing" from q Boston bank S10.00O.-
600 of its frozen" German invest
ments. and subsequently, kept il
going through his negotiation with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01
REFUSED LETTER

the plan. lett WIN AuolpH "a
Berle. assistant secretary of state
by Davis, free lance oil operator
said the plan also proposed -estah-
Iishment in Germany's former
African colonies of Second
Palestine" as a refuge for Euro
pean Jews.
Quarters close TO the White
House said Davis. in a conference
with President Roosevelt before
departing for Germany gained the
Chief Executives consent to eX-
pfore- peace sentiment there but
WAS refused a letter designating
him the President s-efrfissary-if
the affair.
State department records show
that Davis. on his return from
talks with Field Marshal Goering
German Economic Minister
Schacht and other high Nazis, was
accompanied by Joachim Herstlet
described by Davis as one Of Goer-
ing's confidential aides. a
H.. Verne Marshall, editor Of the
Cedar Rapids tIa3EGazrtte and
chairman of the No Foreign War
Committee. whose disclosure oil
Davis peace activities provoked a
national controversy. said Herstlet
would have become German am
hassador TO the United States
Rad the peace agenda been ex-
plored.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01
Nazi E(ononni(Ru|e Of Europe
Proposed in Peace Plan
BY WALTER FITZMAURICE
Init News Service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. The the Mexican govern9cnN oil con-
inst and honorable peace plan tracts 100000 hd ST.
brought here from Germany 100000 of Mca appropriated
nv crude oil
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01
ASSUMED NAME

State partner records
showed. however, that Herstlet
was travelling on Swedish pass
port under an assumed name and
that the American consulate at
Lisbon refused him a visa. pend
ing instructions from Washington.
The records also disclosed that the
British secret service listed Herst-
let as the German Gestapo's prin-
cipal espionage agent for South
America.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01

autographed photograph of him.
calf inccf-ihad.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01
The Weather

HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01
WORLD WIDE NOTICE

Davis was a major in the army
ngineer corps during the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01

William r. Davis in October. 1889
proposed -German economic SUI
premacy, on the European CONT
nent and retention by Britain OF
its seapower and It's empire, intact
it was learned today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-01

thousands and even by the mi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-25
Deadline Draws
Near for New
Driver Licenses

With the deadline for renewing
or taking qualifying tests for new
drivers licenses but one week
away, lines OF applicants steadily
are growing longer, but it is esti-
mated that in Pierce county alone
more than 100000 drivers will be
without legal right to operate a
vehicle on Washington's highways
after Aug. 1. according to Sergt.
J. F. Patton of the state patrol
Patton said the local state patrol
office at 1907 South Tacoma Way
is handling upwards Of 1000 per
sons day, with only 30 per cent
of that number renewals
= Licenses also are being renewed
at the auditors office in the court
house. z. A. Vane's Realty Co. in
South Tacoma, Andres market at
Fife, and the Automobile club at
1872 Commerce. A 25-cent service
charge is in effect at the latter
place.
The same situation existing in
Pierce county holds true for the
entire state, according to a release
Thursday from the office of Lii
cense Director Dave S. Cohn in
Olympia. which stated that only
100000 of the states 100000
drivers have secured new permits.
Applicants have increased from
5000 to 10000 per day. but at the
present rate of application. less
than 100000 persons throughout
the state will have signified their
intentions of driving car for the
next two years.
In 1899. drivers licenses were
issued to 7s6.OOO persons through
out the state. Six hundred and
forty thousand automobiles are
registered in the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-25

RECOH DEVICES ARE
MOST IMPORTANT

Among a lot OF products such
as tanks. gun carriages, machine
guns and tripods, fire control
equipment and optical instruments,
most important are the recoil de-
vices. This assembly of cylinders.
part of the cradle OF every can
non. absorbs the fierce kick Of
explosion and returns the gun 10
its original position. The u. s.
design Is the finest in the world.
contributing 10 the life Of the
guns and the accuracy Of fire.
Quite few medium tanks are
being made here. and the arsenal
will be the only source Of them
until Chrysler's huge factory gets
into production. This is the birth
place Of the M-3, the land dread
naught that carries a Is nm. can
non and was so spectacularly
demonstrated at the Aberdeen,
Nd proving grounds few
months ago.
Combat cars and tractors are
the subjects Of other experimental
work being done here. And ar
NOR plate is being tested IN the
continuous rivalry between ord
nance experts. As an officer ex-
planned il: One arsenal develops
plate that no bullet can pierce.
and another arsenal develops a
bullet that can 20 through any
thing Neither side stays in the
lead very long. and both products
are getting better all the time"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-25

the whole caoophonic symphony Of
preparation for war.
In shops where the recoil me-
chanisms Of cannon are made.
there's the unearthly howl Of high
speed stones tearing into steel In
the big tank plant, riveting ma
chimes clatter like snare drums
to the bass thumpings Of huge
stamp mills in other buildings
Motors, saws and lathes play
whining obligato, and in a long
basement room ordnance experts
clash deadly cymbals as test
bullets are shot at test sheets of
armor plate.
Blue-uniformed guards patrol
the S99-acre island. Workmen and
foremen - of some 27O different
classifications - are civil service
employees
Personnel reached 1928 during
the World war, slumped to ZOO in
1893, now is approaching the
previous peak. But with modern
equipment, production is enor-
mously increased. During 1910.
Rock Islands expenditures for ma
terial and machines were S26s. 342,-
021 - almost three times the
amount spent during the World
war rush.
They make about 30 different
articles. from massive, 10 wheel
carriages for 155 nm. howitzers
to the little stamped links which.
hinged by 80 or so caliber am
munition, form modern machine
pun halfs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-25
Loan Firm Executive
Is Slugged by Bandit
PORTLAND

PUKILAND = Two years ago,
Exile Burkitt. rs, president Of a
Portland loan company, frustrated
a holdup. but was shot in the neck.
Wednesday. Burkitt routed an
other would-be robber, but was
slugged on the head and received
multiple decorations.
Burktt hit the intruder on the
chin instead Of complying with his
request To open the safe. The
robber. after smuggling Burkitt, fled
down the street, Communicated an
tee truck and escaped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-25

ROCK ISLAND. IIl.-A govern
ment arsenal is a manufacturing
laboratory with many different
Jobs. and the one here throbs TO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-25
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-25
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Evening star., 1941-01-21
BY GEORGE HUBER.

A preview of the type Of action
expected later this year in the met
ropoltan basket ball tournament
will be given tonight and tomor-
row in two games involving rank
ing teams in three scholastic loops.
In this evenings game, Tech
team considered a strong threat In
the public high race, visits Beth
esda- Chevy Chase, champion Of
Montgomery County and at this
point a favorite to repeat.
This will be followed tomorrow
by an equally important game in
which Gonzaga. Catholic school
champion and current choice to re-
peat, plays Roosevelt, interhigh
metropolitan champion and a IA.
vorite again in the interhigh race.
Coach AL Vogt at Bethesda has
devoted his last two games to ex-
perimenting with different combi-
nations Of players. a move held
necessary when several Of his usual
starters began playing 4 bit poorly.
1t may have been overconfidence
or Just midseason slump that sent
them of their stride, but whatever
the cause, frequent use of usual
second-stringers has revealed to
Vogt that he has about 10 players
Of equal ability.
Experiments must be given up
this evening, however, as Vogt sees
the necessity Of using his strong
est possible combination against a
Tech team that makes few mistakes
Bethesda has one advantage over
Tech in that the teams scoring
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Sky Raider, Racing Aristocrot
By Birth, Is BLACK Sheep
Won't Even Enter Derby

If ever q horse was born to the
racing purple, Sky Raider was.
His sire won 40 Of his Al races,
finishing second the one time he
failed to win. Retired after his ca
reer As a 3-year-old, Man O. War
has sent many another winning on
spring to the races. Turf fans still
rate the 24-year- -old thoroughbred as
the greatest Of them al.
Top Flight won II times in Is
starts, including all races she
started as a 2-year-old in 1891. Her
winnings were $275 ,900-more than
Man O. Wars by $26,435.
In not entering the Derby, Sky
Raider will be following his parents
footprints, although Top Flight was
the 81 winter book favorite in 1882
Plans to Race in East.
Snyder said the Raider, 8 years
old and never raced, would be sent
out at Belmont and Saratoga this
summer If his training proceeds
without accident.
His workouts at Belmont were un-
impressive last year, 70 he was
brought back here to loaf to COM
plete recovery from an earlier shoul-
der injury suffered in q pasture
scrap With another lively horse.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Oven Set Combat Bawng Tactics of Gudge Bearing Cisco Tonight
Real Line on School Bosketers
Seen as Tech Plays Bethesda,
Roosevelt Battles Gonzoqo

punch is spread all down the line
among Dick Poerstel. Al Gaist, Duke
Hashsgen, Bob Lebling, Bob Gre.
mems and others, while Techs pow
er thus far has been concentrated
mainly in Jackie Walsh. Give Coach
Dutch Usilaner another player OF
Walsh's ability and Tech would be
hard to beat anywhere.
Return Of Cremens to Bethesda
has been the making Of that team.
Earlier difficulties with his studies
kept him OF the squad, but now that
he is eligible the Barons have been
changed from pretty good team
into q very good one. He has played
only two games, but has scored rs
points
Other well-balanced scoring OUT
fits are the Roosevelt and Gonzaea
teams, which clash tomorrow after
noon. Roosevelt started the season
with only Hymie Perlo in sight as q.
consistent scorer. Hymie has been
setting a hot pace. but as far as
scoring is concerned he is topped by
Frank Ciango. Tom Robertson and
Charles Howard also have taken
over some OF the goal-getting duties
and it gives Coach Herman Littman
we'll balanced quint hard to stop.
The Gonzaga leaders are Frannie
Counselman, Bernie Nolan, Bob
Mulvihill and Bud Rowzee. Hardly
| One Nf thece ran he eoi5 10 Ia he,t Az
than the others. 1t Is this balance
that makes Gonzaea a threat to spill
a Roosevelt team which has taken
three straight games in the inter-
| high race.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
By the Associated Press.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Jan. al
The career of Billy Soose, the mid
dleweight boxer who has beaten
both recognized champions of his
class without title to show for
his handiwork. closely parallels the
ring path of his college coach-but
the tutor hopes the similarity soon
will end.
Leo Houck, college mentor of the
conquerer of the N. B. A. cham
pion. Tony Zale. and Ken Over
lin, New York State ruler of the
world 160-pounders. in non-title
bouts, looked back at his own pro-
fessional career and saw a strik-
ing comparison with that of his
one-time pupil.
Wishes Him Better Luck.
But" said Houck, Il hope Billy
has better luck from now on than
I did in getting title chance"
Houck, coach OF Penn States box
ing teams since he retired from
professional warfare in 1923, knows
how it feels to beat a champion
and still fail to win a title. Recog-
nized as one OF the leading middle
weights from 1910 to 1923, Houch
beat George Chip five times and
Johnny Wilson twice. but couldn {
get a bout with either after they
won the world championship.
On the basis of 10-round decision
victories over Overlin and Zale last
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Hoppe Now Is Slated
To Start Cue Title
Defense Saturday
ReisIet, Hall, Bozemon
Tied for Lead With
Four Wins Apiece
py the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Jan. 2l-Willie Hoppe.
53-year-old New Yorker, will begin
defense of his world three cushion
billiards championship Saturday
night unless he suffers a relapse in
recovering from recent illness.
His II opponents in the title
tournament have been competing
for a week while Hoppe was re-
cuperating from pneumonia. Tourney
officials now expect the champion
to make his bow not later than
Saturday, but II he should feel the
need Of further rest, he will open
his bid Monday night.
Otto Reiselt of Philadelphia, Allen
Hall of Chicago and Jay Bozeman
Of Vallejo, Calf, took possession Of
first place in the standings yester-
day with four victories apiece. None
has dropped a decision.
Reiselt defeated Herb Peterson
St. Louis. so to 26; Hall conquered
Paul Levin. Chicago. so to 81, and
Bozeman defeated Irving Crane,
Rochester. N. Y. so to 26. In other
matches Clarence Jackson, Detroit.
edged out Joe Chamaco. Mexico
City, so to 40. and Joe Moriarty,
Chicago, defeated Len Kenney, Chi
cago. so to AZ.
Todays afternoon schedule pits
Jake Schaefer, Cleveland, against
John Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles; Art
Thurnblad, Kenosha, Wis, against
Art Rubin, New York, and Kenney
against Peterson. Tonight Welker
Cochran, San Francisco, meets
Crane and Earle Lookabaugh, Chi
cago, plays jackson.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
~ tie Associated Press.

Ry tie Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 21.-Sky
Raider, foalded with q silver bit IN
his mouth while thousands OF his
famous parents friends through
out the country dguratively paced
the corridor, will be just another
bench-warmer when the l94l Ken
lucky Derby comes around.
That's the sad word today from
the Raiders trainer, Ed Snyder.
Sky Raiders parentage Man O
War and Top FlighD and birthday
derby day, 194O captured the
imagination of turf fans, who told
themselves and one another: Here's
q natural-a Derby day baby-and
wait1l 1s41!"
Situation Called Regrettable.
But Snyder, who's in charge Of
racing affairs at the G. v. Whitney
Farm here, said-and he said 1t re-
gretfully, believe us-that Sky
Raider won't be ready.
Whitney told him { year ego,
Snyder revealed, not to run the
Raider In the Derby unless he can
win" And, added Snyder, the
colts chances Of winning the Ken
tucky elassie are al but invisible.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Royals Going Strong
In Quest for Loops
Second-HaIf Title

Oh to a good start in the second
half of play in the Heurich amateur
loop, the Regal Clothiers courtmen
are not slowing their pace after de-
feating Adam Hats, first-half win
ners, but have set the second-hah
title as their goal.
The Clothiers handed the first
half titlists their only defeat In
league play Sunday and yesterday
routed the strong Alexandria Police
five. 1929.
Merrill Holdings % points were
very much needed by the Hatters to
exc out 44-38 victory over Arling-
ton Maccabees. The high-scoring
center, who almost single-handedly
led his team through the opening
half without defeat, scored yester-
days margin on foul shots alone.
In the other tilt at Heurich gym
yesterday Bellman Fuel nosed out
Hot Shoppe, 3l-29.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Counse|man' S Surge
Seals Gonzaga Win
Over GreenbeIt

Francis Counselman's seven points
in quick succession In the last period
supplied most of the edge by which
Gonzaga defeated Greenbelt High
cagers yesterday, 4l-2s, at Green
belt. It was the Eagles second VIC
tory over the suburban school this
season, the earlier win having been
q Ala score.
Greenbelt put up q much better
game this time, and was trailing only
by six points at the half and only by
eight going into the final period,
where it lost three of its players
through personal fouls. Counsel
man quickly hit the net three times
in succession from the floor and
once from the foul line to send the
Eaples too far in front to be caught.