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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26

qualifying round by one stroke
with 39-45 81. -SeNenS on two OF
the one-shot holes beat him
2OO-yard fifth and the 220-yard
twelfth.
How could golIer Of his
caliber, who on Sunday was good
enough 10 win the Oakland Hills
Club championship, so eight over
par on two holes?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26
MAKES PROMISES

Barbara made his departure
promising 10 apply for the license
within the next few days and Ia
issue the check before next Mon
DAY. BehindAm, however he left
a maze OF details All Of which
Commissioner HettChe asked HIM
20 submit IN outline form II the
same time he makes the $4,000
deposit
According 10 Barbara. he has
the verbal promise 81 Fred l..
Ianer and Jim Norris for the use
Of Olympia for weekly shows run
ming from October 10 10 Novem-
hpr IL at an announced rental fec
Of $4,000 nightly.
Proposed plans set tho entry for
Us boxers. Entries would have
an October ] deadline. and con-
tracts would be issued 10 guaran-
tee the appearance Of the boxers.
Barbara said he would stand the
hotel expense of the white hope.
DRAW NUMBERS
Prize money would be awarded
20 the last eight survivors. with
The winner getting $4,000,
Throughout the tournament,
matchmaking would he done by
the draft" system. drawing num-
bers out of capsules
Barbara said that as soon as
"maior details" were ironed out
he and Bob Evans, local wrestling
promoter, would make tour 10
line tIn some Of the talent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26
Rouge Cdddie
Captures Title
In State Meet

FLINT. Aug. 26. Fourteen
year-old Gordon Verville, repre-
senting River Rouge, today is The
1941 State Municipal Caddie'S golf
tournament champion. He turned
in 157 for the 36-hole medal play
at Swartz Greek.
Nerville carded a 42-3S for an so
in the morning round and turned
in 40-37 for a II in the afternoon
on the par u course. His card did
not have a 6 in the second round,
which showed five SIS. The young
Ster came in fourth last year AT
River Rouge and he returns the
tournament 10 his home course for
the 1912 meet.
In second place was Herman
Evans, l6. a running mate from
River Rouge. whose scores, 40-39-
70 and 40-41 81. gave him 100.
Gene Newland, II. of Swartz
Creek. Flint. with 40-37 IT and
41-43-S4 for l61. took third. New,
land was tied with Lynn Woodruff,
is. Of Rackham. whose tally was
40-39 70 and 40-41-S 81. A flip OF
"a coin broke the tie.
To Verville goes merchandise
awards and the Fred A. Robinson
trophy, formerly held by Fred
Jackson, 1910 low man. of Swart7
Creek. Jackson was ineligible "a
defend his title because he no
longer is a caddie.
Swartz Creek Pro Andy Welch
played host 10 the 81 contestants
from various Michigan points.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26
Harvey Dubs Loses
Decision 10 Davis

CHICAGO. Aug. 26 Harvey
DubS. l42. OF Windsor. Ont. lost a
l0-round decision 10 Willie Davis.
1885,, Of Philadelphia, last night
AT ManCold Gardens. Although
hoored at the end Of the fourth
round, Davis came back TO get the
duke.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26
George Dickey Wed

CHICAGO, Aug. 26. 49, QNS) 80
George Dickey, 26-year-old Chicago
White SoX catcher, was married
yesterday 10 Miss Mildred Neal,
%, of Little Rock. Ark. The bride
.groom's brother. Bill Dickey, New
York Yankee catcher, acted as
-hncA man
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26
Winds Up His Drills

CHICAGO. Aug. GINS
Booker Beckwith, Gary. Ind
light heavyweight completed
workouts today for his l0-round
bout with Clarence CRedD Bur
man. Baltimore heavyweight, in
tomorrow nights 10-round head
Tine attraction az the Chicago
Stadium out door arena. Bur
man wound up his drills yesterday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26
Meeting Fails
To Settle Ring
Tourney Plans
Particulars Still
Are Vague After
Promoter Barbaro's
Talk With Hettche

Perhaps the new heavyweight
white hope viii he a seasoned
veteran or 2 comparative unknown
ike a hackWoodSm7n from North
ern Michigan o. cowpunchcr
from Wyoming hut only one thing
was certain today about the pro-
posed elimination tournament
INC particulars arc stu quite
vague.
Frank Bsrhato Detroit night
club owner VINO has offered SIS
600 m prizes IS an incentive 10 tho
tournament. conferred Yesterday
with boxing commissioner John j.
Iettche for moro than an hour
70 iron out some Of the preliminary
steps
The meeting was adjourned with
two ma ior details 10 be carried
our Barbara has Yet 10 make
written application for A promo
4erS license and 10 deposit a
certified check FOR $4,000 IN the
commissioner office.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26
Betting increases =

During tho first Is DAYS o.
racing. Hollywood Park handled
more than 100000 which was
almost s. 600 900 more than last
year
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26

best man
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26
GIVES THE DETAILS

Young Fife, who can take the
bad with the good. gave tho fol-
lowing accounts of his stroke
spending sprees:
On the fifth he had 10 take
three penalty strokes one for hit
ting his first tee shot out OF
bounds and two when his ball, or
the next one, was found in an I'M
playable lie under a bush. Five
on, and two puts.
He hooked his first tee shot on
the twelfth. The hall buried itself
an SoggX turf and could not be
found Penalty stroke and dis
tance He pushed has noXt tee
shot and A tree partially stymiec
him. The ball hit a branch Of the
tree and dropped short Of the
green. Five on, and two puts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26
WHITING HAS IL

Dick Whiting, seeking 70 add
this match play championship 10
the medal play title ne recently
won. captured the medal with Il,
one under par. Jack LaROSe was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-26

Bob Fife wasn't among the l6
who teed off today al Plum iol-
low IN the championship flight OF
the Junior District golf tourna-
ment.
The University of Michigan
player missed in yesterdays
Evening star., 1941-12-04
Anti-Strike Bill

The overwhelming House vote in
support of the anti-strike bill offered
by Representative Howard Smith of
Virginia undoubtedly is an accurate
reflection of the temper of the Amer
lean people with regard to defense
strikes in general and tho Govern
ment'a failure to adopt any Arm
policy in dealing with them.
But 1t would be a mistake to
assume that the full explanation Of
the 252-to- 1876 vote for Mr. Smiths
measure Is to be found in the fact
that the defense program has been
hampered by strikes. On the con-
trary, the vote must also be regarded
as 4 protest against the series OF
abuses of labor's newly won rights
WAch have been tolerated for five
years or more by the administration,
and which brought strong express
sion Of disapproval from the House
year and a half ago when the
Smith amendments to the Wagner
Act were passed by tWo-to-one vote.
These amendments were opposed
by administration leaders, who were
able to prevent them from coming to
a vote in the Senate. Since these
leaders also are opposed to many pro-
visions OF the Smith anti-strike bill,
1t is to be expected that the Senate
will adopt a much nilder measure
and that the final form OF this legis-
lation will be determined in confer
ence.
That being the case, 1t is to be
hoped that the conferees will ap-
proach their task with a view to
working out compromise which will
serve Immediate, as well as long
range purposes. The bill In It's final
form should not be designed to pun
ish labor for past excesses, nor should
1t be intended merely to curtall
strikes during the life Of the national
emergency.
What Is needed. and what un-
doubtedly is wanted by the Amer
ican people, is well-considered legis-
Iation which will bring the Nations
industrial relations back into balance
by holding organized labor to
standard OF responsibility COM
mensurate with the special privileges
already granted by law. Experience
has shown that Congress under the
New Deal has gone too far in
"weighting" legislation on the side OF
labor. The abuses which this one
sided legislation plainly invited have
materialized in abundance, and it is
now up to Congress to rectify its own
past mistakes.
Evening star., 1941-12-04
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. TrdceipeH.
shoulder and settle down happily In your


hands.
This sometimes occurs, but when 1t
does 1t must be that the human element
involved has 1T" for birds.
There can be no other explanation.
Just what this 1T is may be impossible to
say, but there can be no doubt that 1t
exists.
Several years ago We received . letter
from 4 person In another city, telling
how he could draw scores OF birds TO him
In his garden.
He did not want his letter used, and 1t
never was used.
We believed him. because he was 4
minister Of the gospel.
What he told was unbelievable in our
own experience, however. His experience
had been different from ours, that was
all.
We have been feeding the birds hun
dreds Of pounds OF seed and grain, for
six years now, and as yet no brides
have lit on our shoulders In gratitude,
and we never expect to see one do 1t.
But there is one thing we can say
that they are a great deal tanner than
they used to be. In the late afternoon,
when we 90 out to All up the trays
they do not ny away as if in panic.
Most Of them retire discreetly to near
by shrubs, where they perch until we
20 inside again.
All the time they are chirping softly,
as il saying We'll, hurry up and get it
over with. We want to eat!"
II is possible to say to our impatient,
and we feel sure young, friend, that the
wildbirds will always be bit wild
At the same time, they will thaw out
4 little. in time, but just how much
time must elapse we do not know.
1t is always possible. by taking seat
in the yard, to draw the birds back to
the feeding stations. 1t is not necessary
to turn the garden over to them COM
pletely.
They will come back in time. and often
eat away happily when gardening work
is going on within 4 few feet of them.
The tiny song sparrow always endears
himself to the gardener by hopping in
his careful way through the grass, COM
ing at times as close as two or three
feet Of him.
The wildbirds never will become tame
birds, unless one happens to be one OF
these persons who somehow possesses a
special fascination for them.
Just as there are persons who can dc
anything with dogs or even wild animals
so there are certain men and women
who can make the wildbirds really tame
The rest Of us will have to take them
a. they come. and not expect them to
change their natures for US
Wild, In this respect. means free, and
that is the magic word Of the moment
To be wild free people not slaves, that
is the determination before US
Let US look up. watch the birds. and
try 10 be sensible as we'll as free
Evening star., 1941-12-04
WILSON LANE.

Dear Sir:
What makes the wildbird so wild7
This Is not 4 foolish question, though
it may sound like one. Just would like
to know how long it will bs before these
birds which have lured 10 my feeding
stations are tame enough 10 let me come
up to them.
y finally started two stations, after
reading about how much pleasure they
would be In your column. You really
know what you are talking about, too,
because have had great deal OF fun
out Of the birds, 10 far, and expect TO
have for 4 long time, unless some one
in the Government puts ban on 1t.
Seed priority or some other foolish
thing.
MY kick is that these birds all act aS
II I were their enemy. They will be
feeding away nicely, but when open
the door to go out to watch them closer.
they all fly away like mad.
Now do you think that right? 1t Is
o. K. with me, If they must act SO wild.
but the question remains: What makes
the wildbird so wild?
Very truly yours, E. L."
As time passes, the birds in a yard
come TO know their friends better.
This may take quite a long time.
II English sparroWs are present as
they often are, even in the suburban
sections, to which they have been driven
by lack Of food downtown, they will set
the 'skittish pace. as 1t were, for the
other birds
It Is a characteristic OF this species
that they are forever flying back and
forth Their old traits are not laid aside
easily.
In the downtown, it was necessary for
them to fly up from the street every time
a vehicle went by.
IN the suburbs they do much the same
sort Of thing, although the need for it
may have passed.
You cannot change leopard by paint
ing out his spots. and you cannot change
an English sparrow by putting him in the
suburbs Of large city.
He is the same old bird, living by his
wits off the town.
II he visits 4 free lunch stand. and
finds the pickings good, he il likely to
settle down, as who can blame him, but
this does not mean that he will be any
thing but wild.
He, too. is a wildbird.
This title, "wildbird," does not mean
50 very wild, after all
1t was given to distinguish free birds
from Gagged birds.
'Freebirds" would perhaps be a better
designation. Today We have much the
same usage in the term the Free French
to distinguish them from the remainder
Of the enslaved Frenchspeople
No newcomer to the art and sport OF
bird feeding in the home yard should ex-
pect the songsters to hy around your
Evening star., 1941-12-04

shortages In equipment and ammuni-
ton are remedied, 1t should be ready
for the severest test by the end Of
1e42.
Even by that time, OF course, the
Army will fall short of perfection,
for perfection Is not attained under
peace time conditions. Only on the
field OF battle, under actual combat
conditions, do armies achieve their
maximum Of proficiency But as wars
are fought today, that nation Is lost
which waits until hostilities are under
way to begin the training of an army.
The period when an aroused citizenry
could spring to arms and compete
successfully with a prepared enemy
Is gone forever, and there Is solid
cause for self-congratulation in the
fact that we have realized this truth
and are governing ourselves accord
ingly.
Evening star., 1941-12-04
After Long Absence
/ hape returned. Will pine and o

I hare returned. Will pine and ook
receive me
TO their communion Will tho
mockingbHd,
The ,Dren, the poSsum, once my
friends. believe me
And trust my ,pord9
Am become an alien to the eagle,
Shall not my spirit, lifted on those
proud,
Exalted pinions, soar again 10 regal
Submits OF cloud?
Take me, loved earth, into your holy
places
OF secret sanctuary. Be reeonciled--
For I Was euer lost among attnncs
With me, your child.
Earth answers, Images Of dusk are
t0reathing
About me, still as mist, as bloisine
foam.
Their touch bsnedietion, they are
breathing
4 welcoms home.
MARY sINToN LEITcA.
Evening star., 1941-12-04
A Better Army

In asserting at the conclusion OF
the Carolina maneuvers that the
new Army of the United States Is
much better than it was a year ago,
but still not good enough to have
any assurance of victory against a
first-class military machine, Lieuten-
ant General Lesley j. McNair, Chief
OF Staff, Army General Headquarters,
was submitting to the American peo-
pie a candid progress report which
merits earnest consideration.
General McNair's statement was
based quite frankly on the assump-
ton that this country's training pro-
gram is being pointed toward the
possibility of q clash with the Ger
man Army. On that score he said:
I'VE have made splendid progress.
But the simple fact is you can't per-
feet units in one years work and
bring them up to the standards OF
facing anything like the Germans.
II we aren't working toward that
goal, what are we working toward?"
And, he added significantly, an i'm
portant step in attaining this maxi
mum standard of military efficiency
Is to recognize that we have not yet
done so.
II Is probably no exaggeration to
say that the deficiencies in the Amer
lean military organization extend all
the way down the line. On the debit
side, the seasons maneuvers have
exposed errors in tactics. faulty
strategy, important equipment short
ages, inadequate small-unit training
and shortcomings on the part Of the
troops, such as imperfect discipline
and a dangerous indifference to the
destructive potentialities OF enemy
aircraft. On the credit side Is the
healthy fact that great progress has
been made. A year ago we had no
Army worthy of the name. Today,
according to General McNair, the
Army could night effectively" If given
complete equipment, even though not
vet ready TO face hrst-class opposi-
ton.
Physically the troops leave little to
be desired. Inefficient ofiicers are
being replaced and equipment short
oomings are being made up, although
progress in this respect Is something
less than might be desired. On the
whole it may be said without exces-
sive optimism that the United States
IL we'll along the road toward having
Q frst-elass Army. II 1t Il granted
another year for training, and II the
Evening star., 1941-12-04
News

Fanny, humble member OF the
fourth estate, was bored. The ONCE
of the Vevey 0ndiana) Reveille En-
terprise was no place for a dog after
office hours, when every one, even the
cub reporters, had gone and there
was no one with whom to play ball.
At first, Fanny rummaged the editors
wastebasket, hoping that he had
been careless in discarding some
worthy contribution. There was
nothing there. however, in the line
Of edibles.
Fanny was in an ironical position.
She was In the right place with the
one thing that Z journal wants most
news. Hers was Z scoop. Not one
other soul knew, A. she did. that she
had been locked In inadvertently.
But there was no way to print it;
rewrite men, compositors, pressmen,
all were gone. Then she got an idea.
Maybe she could rout out her owner,
the editor.
Number. please7" said central, in
answer to . telephone call from the
Rsveille Enterprise. Bow. Wow!"
said Fanny In reply, into the mouth
piece Of her overturned telephone.
Correctly interpreting this a. q call
to the editor, central got him to 90
to the office, where his first act was
to release Fanny. His next was to
discard the time-worn symbol Of
news value, Man Bites Dog, and sub
stitute the streamlined up-to-date
version, Dog Telephones Editor"
Evening star., 1941-12-04
Loss of the Sydney

TO long list or naval tragedies OF
modern times there now must be
added that of the hne Australian
cruiser Sydney. Her loss was an
nounced on Wednesday by Premier
John Curtin, who also disclosed that
she had destroyed a 9,<00-ton Ger
man surface raider - the steier-
mark-before she disappeared on
November 10.
The Sydney, it seems, was on pa
troll duty in the Indian Ocean when
she encountered her foe. Initial ad-
vantage" says the ofncial report from
Canberra, LAY with the German.
since she was disguised as . mer-
chantman and her identity had to be
established before she could be at
tackled" The first exchange Of fire
was simultaneous Both ships scored
direct hits. The Steiermark blew up
and the Sydney was last seen ablaze
and in imminent peril. Intensive
search" has failed to reveal any trace
Of the cruiser. Her entire compile
ment Of 645 officers and men Is miss
ing"
A fair assumption In the circum-
stances is that the Sydney exploded
and sank. Yet 1t still may be won
dered why none Of her crew escaped
the final disaster. Sailors from the
steiermark to the number Of 800 have
arrived at Carnarvon. The German
captain, 1t Is explained, was picked
up by an Australian boat. So far ~
Is known, however, not even one sin
gle survivor Of the Sydney has been
found. For this, Of course. there IL
I Yeaaonable EXPLANATION. but for the
Evening star., 1941-12-04

curtailment Of the rights Of labor nor OF
those Of management
1t would enable the public to distin-
suish between strikes called for legiti-
mate objectives and those called to sab
otage defense activities 1t would re-
suit in quicker settlement of strikes
called to accomplish legitimate objec-
tives. And it would muster and array
the force of public opinion against all
other strikes, and the leaders calling
such strikes
1t is conceivable that in following this
procedure, labor may demand of man
agement the doing of some act that
management is convinced would be
violation of labor statute This would
raise an issue of law. and the issue so
raised might call for the Interpretation
OF this law by the Government, or per-
haps additional legislation II so, the
way is prepared for an orderly settle
ment of the issue by legal and constitu-
tional methods, and not by WrangIinss
and chickering's and strikes
JOHN C. HOWARD.
Discusses "Integrated' Problems
OF Labor and Imitation.
To the Editor Of The Star:
There are two crucial problems before
Congress which will not cease to threaten
our security until solved. Neither can
be ignored. These problems, more or
less integrated. are: % Strikes in de-
fense plants and q, Imitation The utter
disregard of American security through
strikes under John L. Lewis should con-
vince members of Congress that the
future OF America cannot be left in the
hands Of labor. The penalty for break
ing a contract by labor should be as
severe as for management. Both are
equally monopolistic when organized ma
tionally and should be subject to the
same law. with the public interest para
mount. Freeze working agreements in
defense projects during the emergency
and If labor strikes induct labor into the
Army as labor battalions.
Imitation can be controlled only when
ceilings are placed on all costs. wages as
we'll ~ commodities You cannot control
river by placing a dam halfway across
the stream. You would merely change
the direction of the stream, not its VOL
ume. Taxes must be increased to absorb
the increase of income over living cost.
1t is as easy to run the country on a
high wage and living scale as on low
one as long as the two are integrated
With high wages all have more money
to spend, so are happier and live better.
The country collects more in taxes and
the matron prospers. Prosperity depends
upon continuous employment At high
wages, and this in turn Is dependent
upon world peace. America therefore
is vitally interested in the maintenance
of world peace and must see to it here
after that We have a voice not only in
shaping peace but also in the organiza-
ton TO maintain peace. 1t docs not speak
we'll for the craftsmanship of America
that at the close OF the last war We
withdrew from the privilege OF aiding
the maintenance OF peace. America
might have sat at the head Of peace
table. Instead she washed her hands OF
world problems in which We are so vitally
interested. FRED ,. PATTON.
Randolph. Utah.
Evening star., 1941-12-04

details of it the world public may
have to wait until the end of the war
Meanwhile, the Sydney did not
perish in vain She eliminated q
dangerous Nazi raider before she was
lost. The story Of her achievement is
reminiscent OF that OF her predeces-
sor, the Sydney which demolished
the German Emden OF the Cocos
Islands In the Pacific, November 9,
1914. 1t Is for such work that naval
craft are built Already money is be-
ing raised in Australia for the con-
struction of another Sydney.