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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
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th e Editor
TO THE EDITOR:

~ IftE> EDl Ok.
I HAVE just received a message
l. from my husband, George A.
Fitch, in Chungking. China. CIV
ing the text of an open cable he
sent to President Roosevelt. voic-
ing the opinion of all Americans
in China's wartime capital. This
cable. urging a more rigid en-
barge against shipments of war
materials from the United States
TO Japan reads:
"Chungking Americans can
not understand continued sale Of
gasoline and oil 10 Japan after
assurances last year that licens-
ing system would check this
traffic. Recent bOmbings here
when thousands persisted and
American Methodist Hospital
and part of new American Red
Cross model village destroyed,
American military attaches Of
fIces wrecked and CSS Tutuila
seriously threatened, also de-
struction countless lives and
cities elsewhere, all enabled by
use our gasoline and oil. While
china appreciates American
sympathy and aid, has time not
come for us tn stop being part
ner in Japan's aggression and
crime:
GERALDINE T. FITCH,
az Morningside drive,
New York City.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
Postwar Spending

THE work of Mayor Jeffries Capital Improvement
Committee will only be fully appreciated when
Detroit starts sink its shovel into the gigantic job OF
postwar reconstruction.
Whether we like it or not the federal government is
planning bonanza of peace time public works projects to
cushion the let down that expected follow the present
defense effort.
The past efforts Of PwA and wfA viii look puny by
comparison.
The federal gusher is expected to make available
for Detroit funds for limited express highways,
some form of rapid transit civic center, new parks,
housing projects and all sorts Of street sewer and water
main improvements.
Opponents of New Deal economic theories will
shudder at the thought of all this and viii work TO see
that it all turns out otherwise.
However as a matter of practical common sense
Detroit cannot afford to the boat this time We must
start to plan right for worthwhile and useful projects
to be submitted to Washington.
Mayor Jeffries has assigned Max R. Barton the
citys WPA eo-ordinator budget director David V Addy
and city panner George Emery to start mapping out
these projects now on and sensible basis.
If this committee does its job WELL Detroit can have
some useful and substantial public improvements to
boast of.
If not, we will probably mudde through the next
depression leaf raking and boondoggng while other
forwardlookng cities grasp their opportunity and build
for the future
Detroit received its proper share of federal
works funds in the last depression and it was largely
because shortsghted city officials not prepared
Let's see that this does not happen again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
Squeezing the ans

A OUT-STATE resident who journeyed to Detroit to
a watch afternoon of big league baseball at Briggs
Stadium complains to the Detroit police that while he
sat in the stadium the price of parking the lot in which
he left his from 25 cents to so cents.
He told by lot attendants that he could not
remove his car until he paid the increased fee.
The police urge citizens who similarly cheated in
the future to telephone the police public vehicle squad
that instant action can be taken
The police advise remaining by your until the
vehicle squad officers arrive
Such procedure ought to stamp out the racket
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
Marine Private Anthony
Typified Lea+herneck Spirit
By DAMON RUNYON

HCIR, the ship has been blown
~ up and Is sinking" are said
to have been the words of Ma
rine Private William Anthony.
as he stepped into the cabin Of
Capt. c. d. Sigsbee. commanding
officer of the u. S. Maine,
saluted smartly, and stood wait
ing until Sigsbee nodded him
permission 10 proceed with his
report of one of the most tre-
mendous happenings in Amer
lean history.
We always heard that An
thony spoke quite calmly and
that his message was received
by Sigsbee in calm. This is
probably true. 1t would scarcely
have been compatible with the
traditions of perfection of disci-
pline in the United States Ma
rine Corps and of the orderly
transaction of business in the
United States Navy for Anthony
to have gone busting into the
captains apartment excitedly
babbling his news or for Sigsbee
10 spring TO his feet and rush
forth all agog.
No, you may be sure that it
passed off just about as related.
Possibly few minor embellish-
ments were added in the in
terest OF drama but the calm
on both sides could not have
been exaggerated. United States
Marines and United States Navy
officers have not varied in their
department in moments of peril
in all the years OF the existence
of these branches of our armed
service. Calm is their middle
name.
4 NTHONY has joined the i'm
"A mortals Of the marines in
that great Valhalla where heroes
abide. but his name has Just re-
turned TO the news of the day.
a new destroyer has been called
the Anthony" and his grand
daughters, Alice and Frances
Anthony. of Penn Yam, New
York. have been designated as
Joint sponsors when the battle
boat is launched at the Bath
Iron Works in December, 1912.
Anthony was real old time
leatherneck, serving 20 years IN
the corps from Feb. l, 1875, to-
June 26. 1898 He was on
orderly duty, as we remember
the story. the night of Feb. Is,
1898, when the Maine was
swinging at anchor in the har-
Dor of Havana.
An explosion suddenly rocked
the ship and Sigsbee sent An
thony 10 find out what had
happened. Anthony investigated
and returned with his brief
statement that was 10 put him
in newspaper headlines.
The sinking of the Maine cost
266 American lives and brought
about the Spanish-American
War that made the United
States a real world power. An
American board of inquiry made
an immediate and extensive ex-
animation of the wreck and in
a report 10 the navy department
on March q, pronounced the
explosion the result of an ex-
terror mine, the chief reason for
the decision being the upheaval
Of the ships bottom.
Trouble had been brewing
with Spain over Cuba for some
time before the incident and We
had pacifists around in those
, days who claimed that i'm the
first place the Maine had no
right being in Havana harbor in
those touchy days and that In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24

the second place American war
mongers had probably caused
the explosion just to bring about
the war, which seemed a far
fetched suggestion. indeed.
On April 20, President Nc
Kinley approved resolution
demanding the withdrawal of
Spain from Cuba and setting
April % as the latest date for a
reply, but the Spaniards beat
him 10 the punch by handing
the American minister to Madrid
his passports before he could
deliver the message.
On the twenty-second, Nc
Kinley declared a blockade of
the Cuban ports and on the
twenty-fourth Spain declared
war. On the twenty-fifth, Con-
gress declared that war had
existed since the twenty-first
just to get a little something
in ahead OF those Spaniards.
Then we booted Spain out of the
Western Hemisphere.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
The Voice Of the People

A LEGAL opinion of the Wayne prosecutor seems
n about to defeat the plan for intercounty park
system 1t off the counys share of the funds to start
the project.
But the matter already has been put to a referendum
Of the voters and passed by wide margin. Is this
expression to be sderacked by legal technicates?
The people have spoken so let us cut the red tape
straghen the legal entangemens and start the project
which promises much for Wayne and adjoining counties.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
RAYMOND w. SWANSON
GA West Bethune avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
IT is daily becoming more APP
L parent 10 many Of us that we
are being asked 10 buy a pig-in-
a-poke by those who are trying
TO sell the war 10 us.
And there is just enough YAM
kee trader in us 10 demand a
good look at the beast before we
pay the high price of the blood
of our sons for il. N4t
Is it an International or
Federation pig, or what?
Its squeals are not reassuring.
II doesn't sound quite like the
honest 10 goodness. American
variety.
MRS. W. LeBAR.
12t Chestnut street,
- Wysndotte. Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
Connolly Answers

la John Sebastian Bach: Obi
Johann Strauss; (c) Ludwig
Won Beethoven.
2--Ca) vacant; ta) coarse; (c)
person.
3-taf Sg Walter Raleigh: tbt
Napoleon; tcl Giuseppe Carl
baldl.
4 tal Mark Reed. (b) Philip
Barry, Co Thornton Wilder.
&Melchior. Casper. Balthazar.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
EDITORIAL &c
OF THE
Have Aluminium Ready!

TOMORROW is the day 20 rush to the cupboard, get
those unused pieces OF aluminium and hand them
over for national defense production.
Some 10000 volunteers are eanvassnG the city Fri
day and Saturday collecting everything from cocktail
shakers to camping equipment TO be converted into
weapons Of war
All authorized collectors will wear diamond shaped
badges
Give TO aid the defense of your country and, in
cidenally beat Cleveland in the aluminium campaign
Remember the Ohio metropolis is challenging De-
trots per capita contribution record in the aluminium
drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
GERALDINE r. FITCH,
az Morningside drive,
New York City.

TO THE EDITOR:
A BOUT so days ago I became
~ a member OF that fraternity
who have purchased small farms.
The purchase was made TO in
sure protection against possible
insecurity. 1 was surprised at the
amount of healthful food one
acre will produce. Besides sup
plying their own table, many
owners will have vegetables and
poultry 10 sell or exchange for
other necessities.
Some owners OF small farms
purchased because they had
children and could not find a
property owner who would rent
10 them. They are now building
homes and are paying for them
out of the money that would
have gone to pay rent.
Many of my neighbors have
never before experienced the JOY
of watching nature produce, and
they are amateurs. but their
enthusiasm for the new found
hobby will offset their ineApe-
rience and place them on an
equal basis with the experienced
gardener.
The strict vegetarian benefits
the most because his garden
supply will just about eliminate
the cost of next years groceries.
To live more abundantly, own
a large parcel of land and forget
about the next depression.
RAYMOND w. SWANSON.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
BAERlN6 DOWN ON TIE NEY7S:
IVeW Hone chests
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

I've always been for preparedness and claim it
the London conference that made this possible.
At that time wrote you could PEI pup but don't Try
TO sissndo porcupine And If this nation had
been thoroughly prepared could have stopped
with our eyebrows.
Twenty years ago l wrote that diplomacy polite
treachery And since that tine the picked turkeys
home 70
We're pling another fine assortment Of boats tanks
bombers, cannons and machine guns And again
will be like the overturned fighter left his scrap the
gymnasium except will leave the junk yard
Let's the making the time
hope chest anything hope
~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24

DUT BEFORE al this hap
Dpened, Captain Sigsbee had
written letter 10 the secretary
of the navy calling attention 10
the soldierly conduct of Marine
Private William Anthony and
recommending that he be pro-
NOTED 10 sergeant. which was
done. Before he retired from the
service, Anthony became SER
geant major. 1t is said he always
seemed a little bewildered by
the notice his simple message
drew TO him. But had he come
along a little later most likely
a five-reeler would have been
woven around his exploit. with
Gary Cooper playing Marine
Private William Anthony.
Copyright, 1851. King Features synd Inc
Distributed by International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY
July "a, 1910

Italians drop 100 bombs on
the Holy Land and the harbor
OF Haifa.
One hundred British and Ger
man planes engage in mass dog
fight over the Thames Estuary.
Britain claims widespread
bombing of German territory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
July "a, 1916

Germans mass more guns at
~Pozieres as British win ground
and tighten their hold on the
city.
. Russians push kaiser's troops
back II miles in the Riga sector.
british encircling and closing
In on Germans in Delyille Wood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
Quiz Answers

Monroe Doctrine.
2-Bald eagle. owl, and dove.
respectively.
"a chief angel.
4-Humbug. which denotes fraud
or deception.
8 Six.
6-P. r. Bernum.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
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Mich
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24

Tomorrow Mr.. Mallon will
end his vacation and resume his
news columns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24

I've always been for preparedness and claim it
the London conference that made this possible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02

These two and q half million
eloe<-set plants are Of tina man
etfe" vsriety-erect, hardy and ex-
eeptionally versatile. with q grow
ing season continuous during the
summer and requiring irrigation
for uninterrupted development.
Otherwise their intensive cultiva-
Lion 10 similar in nature to that
required by ordinary truck garden
6ening. At present the bushes are
abonut a foot high.
Although but recently noticed
outside the flower trade, Cher
senka's experience with this phase
cf flower culture dates back to
np17 when he grew these roses
commercially in Hillsboroush. Ore
smear Cottage Grove. II was the
first such planting In the United
States.
Until recently. the United
States production Of Wild roses
Vas augmented nv importation
from western Europe. This
was by demand Of floraicuIs
turists who require the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
Summer School S
Second Half 10
Start on July 10

Program for the summer school
assembly at the College Of Puget
Sound Wednesday will be provided
by the 65-piece music camp band
under the direction Of Andrew
Boney.
First half OF the summer school
closes July 8 and the second half
opens July 10. Registrations for
the second period are being re-
eeiyed now and may be made up TO
July 10.
All courses OF the first period
will be continued and several new
courses will be added for the sec
ond period. These include new
classes In education, biology. phys
zeal education and basket ball
coaching.
The music camp will continue
for two weeks in the second period.
All other classes In the school OF
music sponsored by the eonserv-
atory will continue through the
period.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02

strengthening tendency of
crossing the Wild strain with
the domestic varieties which
they srtificiaIly force 10 ma
turity.
Center OF the demand for the
manetii hybrid element Is the area
from Minneapolis east and between
st. Louis and Philadelphia-where
the large concentration OF popula-
ton neoessitates indoor cultivation
Erratic shipment Of wild roses
from Europe these days is focuss-
ing attention on qualities OF the
Americsn-grown wild rose. which,
besides being considerably less ex-
pensive. Is proving 10 be Of SUI
perior quality. Chervenka will
plan an additional ten acres Of
roses next year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02

Members o. the Sunday school
Of the church q the Sazarene NJ
hold their annual picnic Al Point
Defiance park the Fourth Of July
with supt Rev. Bruce Beers and
the pastor. Rev. Willis clark. IN
charg. Of the days activities
Those desiring transportation are
asked 10 be a. the church at .
a m.
The Womens society Of the
Presbyterian church will meet
Thursday in the church psrlors for
an all-day session. Mrs. Frank
Nicholson will lead the study
period at 10 80 and At 1913 Mrs.
Lewis BEDFORD will preside over
the business session. Circle 6
members viii be hostesses for the
1880 luncheon with Mrs. Fred
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
Obituary N Offices
FRED IITfIL EVANS

Fred Litell Evans. 40. Of e3s
So NJ st. died at Fort Lewis hos
pital Monday Of a heart attack
suffered while he was working
As a lineman at the fort. A ma
tive OF Minnesota. he had lived
here for six years and was q
member OF Eagles lodge No. ).
Surviving are his wife. Margaret.
two sons, Clarence Litell and Fritz
Litell Of Montana, two daughters.
Mrs. Fannitt Eilts and Mrs Irwin
Delgarno Of Longview. Wash. !;
two stepdaughters. Irms Marion
Evans OF Tacoma and Mrs. Jimmie
HURT Of Honolulu. T. H; one
brother. Russell Litell OF Miehi-
gan; two sisters. Mrs. Arthur
Hunter OF Centrslia and Mrs. Roy
Emerson Of Castle Rock, Wash.
and four grandchildren. Funeral
announcement by Lynn.
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and ~ y. n MeMuEHz 40
Mrs Morris Galloway. saunsr.
Mrs y. 2. Jackson. Olympia. Mr..
and Mrs. z :. Bel and daughter.
Seattle. ard Ar. and Ms Thomas
r Hal. n and Mrs II = RITZ.
NJ ard Nrs. 5. " Bel. Ms
Mable Vivian. Mrs MABEL Ham
baugh ard n and NJ Clayton
Hin q Puyallap. and NJ and Mrs..
J. c Basseft. Tacoma Among ths
guests. NJ and Mrs Mczturry r.
Sumner Nere also celebrating ths.r
wedding anniversary the same day.
70 was Their 18th.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02

during ths hours ! n s zee prss-
snt a. NJ and Ms HIS usd-
ding which as performed b Rev.
George Frame a. Tacoma June %
1906. Roses and sweet peas Hert
used IN pra-asion about the rooms
and q buffet luncheon Nss ssrssd
from ace covered table ceateret
with a large wedding cake Ms.
James c Bassett. Tacoma. q
daaghter. assisted the hostess
Guests sers Rev. and Mrs
George Frame and Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Neiman Of Tacoma. Mr.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
Upchurch VIII Speak

supt. o. c. Upchureh OF the
Tulalip Indian agency will speak
at the quarterly session OF the Puy-
sllup Tribal council to be held this
Tuesday night in the office of the
Indian hospital. IL was announced
by Frank Wrolson. chairman of
the council. Installation Of new
council members and reports from
the cemeteries committees are also
on the docket of business.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
NIGER ToNETTI sINLAND

Inger Tonetti Sinlaad. IS. for
the last AZ years a resident of
Falkland. died AT her home Mon
day. She ~as a native OF Nor
way and . member Of the Trinity
Lutheran church. Surviving are
one son. Theodore q SinlAnd OF
Tacoma; four daughters. Mrs. Ar
thur Bloom OF Stsnwood. Wash.
Mrs. Louis Peterson Of Seattle and
Mrs. w. T. storsasli and Mrs. II
l. Dahl Of Falkland; one brother.
Rsinard Riseland Of Harmony.
MINI, 10 grandchildren and one
grest-grandehild. Funeral services
will be held Tuesday at : p. m. at
the Trinity Lutheran church. Rev
T. o Svsrs will offieists Inter
ment will re in the Parklsnd eene-
terry under the direction OF Buck
ley-king.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
EDWIN &, PAYNE

Edwin c. Payne. about IS. of
s7l7 Pacific ave, died Monday
night at his home. After 50 years
service in the Portland, Ore. spo-
kane and Tacoma offices he re-
tired as u timber cruiser for the
Northern Pacific railroad. A wild
over, he was a member OF Elks'
lodge ia. Surviving are his SIS
ter-in-lsw. Mrs. Anna CsligRn of
Tacoma and three nieces and three
nephews. Funeral announcement
by Mellinger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
FALLS IN STREET

Sam Abby. IS. OF 1919 Faw-
eett ave, was taken 10 St Josephs
hospital for head decorations re-
csived when he fell on the street
at sos So. nth 1t. Monday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
JOHN LEO BLAIR

John Leo Blair, Of 1920 West
nth st, Spokane. died Tuesday at
a local hospital. He is war vet
.rsn. Surviving is his wife. Jane.
Funeral announcement will be
made by Buckley-King.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
JOHN JOHN son

John Johnson Of Ethel. Wash.
died Tuesday at local hospital. A
war veteran. he is survived by his
wife, EureAs. Bueklsy-King will
announce funeral services.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
To a Wild Rose" Legislator
Turns for Stronger Flowers
Chervenko Fills Floriculturists'
Demands for Hordy Rose Stems

green between the
highway hillside which Representative Frank
Chervenkas there shat ped
red blossom nestled sreensry along
49,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
ARTHUR GISkE

Arthur Giske. 81. native of
Tacoma, died recently at Cincin-
natl, o.. where he had been living
for some time. He is survived by
his mother and stepfsther. Mr.
and Mrs. Judd Cox OF American
lake. and five sisters. Mrs. Ruby
Nicholas and Mrs. Mary Maynard
OF Tacoma, Mrs. Lilly Tompkins
OF Sumner and Mrs. Selma john
son and Mrs. Agnes Miller of
Atlanta. Ga. Funeral announce
ment will be made by Piper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02

Your Postmaster can tell you
how 10 invest IN U. &. Defense
Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
MRS. ANNA GUNNERSoN

Mrs. Anna Gunnerson, 5s. a
resident of Roy for the last 80
years, died in Spokane last week
while on a short visit. She was
native OF Minnesota. Surviving
are two sisters. Mrs Emma Lar
son OF Superior. Wis. and Mrs.
Ida Wiekstrom of Cambridge.
MINI: one brother. Charles Olund
OF Dallas. Tex, and several nieees
and nephews. Funeral services
will be held Wednesday at 8 p. m.
at the Roy church, Rev. A. d.
Neufelt officiating. with interment
In the Roy cemetery under diree-
ton OF Piper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
Aunt Het
BY ROBERT CULLEN

Il reckon its q virtue 10
socrifice yourself TO duty; but
where you find one person with
o greet sense o duty, you re
opt TO find onother imposin'
on il.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-02
FUNERAL. SERVICES

Miss Dorothy Grace keeyer-
Wednesday, $50 p m. Aellinger
chapel. Rev. P. b. Hoff officiating
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Rudnick heading N. comm ttss.
Mr. X. J. Machines vii - IN
charge q ths program which b.
gins At ? D m.