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La gaceta., 1941-10-10
Una Visit d;

La recibimOs de la recitado-
ra Digna Zapata, motivada por
la petici6n que en- dias Fasados
lie hicieramos por medic de es-
tas clumnas, y a nOmbre de va
rias damitas de la localidad, pa
ra que en- una de sus presenta-
clones recitara la poesia descrip
La gaceta., 1941-10-10
Recepci6n PdtrSotica

EecepcjOD PdCT10t1cG
Para colmemorar la patriot
ca efam6rideS 4Ua hoy celebra
CUBA, 10 de O-tubre "Grito de
Yara," la SOciedad Circulo Gu
bano ofrecera una reception en-
la sala de la Directiva.
Para las ocho de la noche es-
Ia senalada. Han recibido invi-
taciones los senores del cuerpo
consular, periodistas, ~directivas
y otras personalidades.
Presidira ell Sr. Paquito Gar
cia.
La gaceta., 1941-10-10

WV UttU
En- la manana de aver fue so
metida a una delicada interven
ci6n quirGrgica la estimada Sra
Julia Agdero.
Segun Sc nos informa ell esta-
do de la pacienta es bantante
satisfactorio.
La oper6 ell DR.. A. a. COMA
lez.
Hacemos fervientes votos por
su pronto y total restablecimien
to.
La gaceta., 1941-10-10

nor padre Alfredo Echevarria.
Los nuevos espoSos visitaran
diStintas ciudades del Sur y mas
larde sc traSladaran a la Haba-
ma, donde fijaran su hogar,
Muchas felicidades les desea
ell cr~onista.
La gaceta., 1941-10-10
Bale de HdllOWeen
en- el ESpdROl

on ~ ESpuHOt
0tra de nuestraS sociedades
ell Centre ESpanol, anuneia ell
traditional Bale de Halloween
Sc verificara la noche del saba
do IL de Noviembre, bajo los
auspicios de SUI Secci6n de Re-
creo, dirigida habilmente por ell
Sr. Angel de la Riva.
Noche en- la que ell "Rey Mo
triunfaran una vez mas.
Habra buena muSica, como
siempre.
Seguiremos informando.
La gaceta., 1941-10-10
tiva LA Palmada'. de Zen6n
Gambia.

Digna, con su habitual sonri-
sa, nos dijo que podiamos comu
nicarle a las peticionarias que
con gran gusto la recitaria /;
pero que necesita algun tempo
para aprendersela. Tan pronto
la tenga aprendida, nos avisara.
Muy complacidos por su WISH
ia Y por haber acedido a la pc
ticion que Sc lie hizo.
La gaceta., 1941-10-10

Many doctors recommend regular use
OF douches as q precautionary meas
ure for women who want to be clean,
dainty-for women troubled by Offend
ing odor or discharge.
Some products may be harmful TO
delicate tissues. But not Lydia e.
Pinkham's Sanative WASH Pinkham's
Sanative Wash is gaining great favor
because it's NOT q harmful germicide.
Instead-it's a mighty effective "bac-
t~eriostatic" (the modern trend) It not
only discourages bacterial growth and
infection but thoroughly cleanses, deo-
dorizes. Very soothing-relieves minor
irritations and discharge and has q
tonic effect on delicate membranes.
Inexpensivel All druggists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10
Put u. :. Troops
In Caribbean

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-See-
rotary of War Henry l.. Stimson
disclosed today he is establishing
a unified army Caribbean defense
command, but that he will not
tell how many soldiers are going
to outlying bases, because:
what is the use of telling
Mr.. Hitler how many men we
will have on these bases? He
may have ways of finding out,
but l won't be one of them"
To strengthen Greenland's de-
fenSeS against any invasion at
tempt. the American government
has facilitated the purchase in
the United States BY Greenland
of arms for the use of the local
police force. the state department
disclosed today
The state department also an
nouDced that the United States
has established a consulate at
5Odthddb 10 watch american IN
terests in the Danish possession.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10
KILL FIRE FIGHTERS

The night they got Leicester
Square with SaH4e ..heatiies, y 4 WAS
riding through in a taxi. We lost
all our windows without being
scratched) and we were first at
the fire but they wouldn't let us
stay. Five minutes later another
bomb fell-the men / had been
talking to were dead! Fires make
excellent targets for German air
men.
Taking a British girl friend
home from dinner one night by
the doorway dodge method
Gust what it implies) under a
heavy blltZ. we turned the corner
and found her home ablaze, her
family searching for help. With
out a word. she helped put out
the fire with emergency equip
ment before volunteers arrived,
never once Sinking as the guns
harked and the Germans came
over in waves.
These women can take II, too.
/ Many of them now serve IN the
fire service right alongside the
men,
That was fre-bomb night,
that one. Walking home later. !
hoped a fire truck to help eX-
tinguish "Molotov breadbasket"
of incendiary bombs which had
scattered over Piccadilly. where
my apartment was located. In il
minutes we put out over 100 of
those bombs. and once l was low
cred through a skylight to get at
some inside a building because
was the smallest guy in the crew
/ Another night I helped doctor
az an air raid shelter that had
been hit by a "Molotov bread
basket Git ScattcrS smaller high
explosives when il hits the ground)
and then left to 60 10 a big fire;
continued on to check the damage
to an important government build
ing all the time my chauffeur
was lodging falling debris, bump.
ing over fire hoses and roaring
down streets as bombs crashed
near us
SpiltullleS NoiltFf TOW III
still alive but in the excitement
of the greatest assignment a re-
= porter ever had l seldom thought
of the riSk-there was too much
r courage around me.
Next instalment: How Brit
r aims Fifth Columns - planted
= Strategically in the Nazi-con-
= quered territories - arc helping
, 10 guide the RAFl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10

the Nurses Corps is soreiy under
stated and that opportunity for
advancement never was better.
A "refresher course" for nurses
no longer in active nursing work
was outlined by Miss Ruth
Beemer. chairman of the Michi-
gan Red Cross chapter. The
course viii be a short "brush-up
session to enable more women to
serve in the army.
Large groups OF young men
are being put into military
camps" Miss Beemer said, "and
wherever there are large con-
centrations Of men there will
he illness. Where there Is ILL
ness, there must be nurses. We
will be needed largely for serv-
ice In these selective service
camps"
A quota OF 1000 nurses ir
active service by July is the aim
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10

of the army. This group prob
ably will be doubled by the FIRST
of next year. Mai. John II. Slevln.
medical officer for the Michigan
area, told the group.
The needs of the navy were 'ex-
planned by Lieut.. Commander M.
C. Wilson of the United States
Naval Medical Corps. Three-year
enlistments we're offered all VINO
could pass the requirements.
IAN increase In the Nurses
Corps IL the most pressing need
OF the navy today" he said.
Other speakers were Lieut.:
Anna hnson. supervisor OF
nurses at Selfridge Field; Mr.
Helen Riopells. Red Cross nur
who saw active service in the ONO
and Mississippi Valley floods In
1887, and Lieut.. Col. Thomas ::
lLimbocker, acting chief of stan oil
the Michigan, military area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10
Sidmese Victory
In Indo-Chind
Disputed
International News service Cable

BANGKOK, Thailand. Jan. 10.
The Thailand (Siamese) army
advanced deeply into the Cam
bodia section of French lndo-China
in a greatly intensified frontier
conflict which now RACES along
the entire border zone. it was re-
ported today.
Supported by 30 Thai fighter
and bomber planes. the ground
forces were reported to have
cracked the Indo-China frontier
defenses and forced the French
and native troops 10 withdraw far
into the interior.
The Thai high command claimed
that the air force carried out a
series of intensive raids through
out Indo-China. and that their
machine-gun and bombing attacks
turned the French retreat into a
rout. French troops were said to
be fleeing along the Sisophon
highway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10
UNTRUE, FRENCH SAY

VICHY. Jan. 10.-HNSl-The
ministry of colonies today denied
reports from abroad that Thailand
tSiamcse) troops had advanced
20 miles into the interior of French
Indo-China and insisted instead
that French bombing planes raided
Aranya KemmaSan in repriSaf for
SiameSe air raids on Dong Hene
and Sisnphon. ------
Only small skirmiShes were re-
ported at any point along the
Thailand-Indo-China frontier, the
ministry announced.
Indo Chinese frontier guards
were reported to have scattered a
Thai detachment in a fight at
Ampil. - miles northeast OF
Poipet. according to French
sources.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10
Army's Need---Nurses
Association Hears Pleas From All Branches of
Services to Haze 1000 With Armed Forces in July

said that the army was not in
terested in recruiting nurses for
the training they would get. but 10
assist the defense program by put
ting soldiers and sailors back on
their feet and Into the battle
line"
Every branch of the service was
represented at the meeting and
the speakers urged young. single
nurses TO enlist Immediately for
duty with the nations armed
forces. The nurses were told thai
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10

The need of the United States
military services today for nurses
to restore ailing draftees and
regular troops to health and get
them back into the ranks was
stressed by speakers who adj
dressed $50 nurses at a meeting
of the Michigan State Nurses AS
ISOLATION in the Henry Ford Hos
pital.
The issue was put bluntly by
Col Thomas. en-. Oliphant of the
United States field artillery, who
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10
Be Quick To Treat
Bronchitis
ADvERrtsFME.

Chronic bronchitis may develop II
your cough, chest cold, or acute bron-
chitis is not treated and you cannot
afford TO take a chance with anymedi-
cine less potent than Circumcision
which goes right to the scat Of the
trouble to help loosen and eXpel germ
laden .phlegm and aid nature TO
soothe and heal raw. tender. infiamed
bronchial mucous membranes.
Creomulsion blends beechwood
creosote byspecial process with other
time tested medicines for coughs.
II contains no narcotics.
No matter how many medicines
you have tried. tell your druggist TO
sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with
the understanding YOU must like the
way il quickly allays the cough. per-
hitting rest and sleep. or you are 10
have your money back.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10
CITY BLOCKS SPRAYED

The medical corps is facing q
busy Winter; epidemics have to be
eliminated or controlled from the
shelter front and medicine has
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10
Britain Under BlifZ
Homes Destroyed by Bombs, Millions LiUe ir
Underground Shelters Without Heat or Light
Continued from Page One)

a hundred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES type
of EngliShmcn. From shelters,
from restaurants, from their homes
theycame- and they dashed into
burning buildings to rescue the in
jured or fight the fire while other
bombs whistled fown nearby.
The night the blitz opened tSep-
tember n, when practically the
whole of eastern London was
'ablaze. thousands of volunteer
workers rushed into that inferno
TO serve. hundreds never came
out. l was there: l saw it and
knew then such courage would be
hard for the Germans to lick. 1t
was "Dunkirk' courage all over
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10

1905 Queerest Accidents.
The steel Executive Who Was
"Picked Up" by a Locomotive
That Barged Right Into His Of
flee. The Lady Who Ran Over
Herself, sthe Man Who Inflated
His Own Arm and Other
Strange Mishaps. Read About
Them in The American Weekly,
the Magazine Distributed with
Next Sundays issue of The De-
troit Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10
BOLSTER SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE, Jan. 10.-INS)
"A steady stream of British war
materials, including Bren gun car
riers and light motor trucks. is
flowing into this vitality important
Malaga naval, air and military
base. it was revealed today.
Official sources also announced
that three battalions of British
infantry arrived in Singapore, and
that two new battalionS were
being raised in nearby Bruma.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10

Inc meulcdi corps is facing q
busy Winter; epidemics have to be
eliminated or controlled from the
shelter front and medicine has
met this challenge with new
techniques just as it met bomb in
iuries with amazing Announcements
that have meant recovery Tor
thousands.
Antiseptic spraying Of literally
whole city blocks is one new tech
nique. The health of the nation
must not be undermined this
Winter through these new disease
channels or production and war
work will suffer.
Despite all their new problems,
not the least of which are the
tremendous new taxes, morale in
England is excellent and their
fight to the finish" sentiment
never stronger. The average
worker, now making about SIT
weekly. has an income only par
TALLY spared from war taxation AND
not at all spared from so-called
luxury taxes such as those on all
purchases excepting foods.
The Englishman is fighting To
protect his freedom. his right 70
complain. and complain they do
loudly, though never violently.
LIST OF COMPLAINTS
They are still complaining
through their unions about labor
conditions; they are complaining
about the air raid damage com
pensation plan (which is slow II
settling up): they are complaining
about damage reconstruction; they
are complaining about the lack o.
defense against night bombing
they complain about foreign pol
icy. internal policy. any kind o
policy; they complain and worl
like hell for victory, They're be
hind their government, come VIVA
may.
Government pensions now sup
port 2S.786 civilian victims o
bombing (more than the total pen
sions authorized by the fightinl
services for dependents). At tn
same time. Unemployment IS rap
idly dropping roughly, al the rat
of 100000 per month. There ar
about 100000 unemployed in Eng
land today Including men out o
work as much as a day and thos
who cannot work at alb. but tn
average Enghshman cant under
stand. with so much work TO b
done. why there is any unemploy
ment.
Technical training is the anSwe
and government schools are har
ding the problem. More and NOR
women arc being absorbed int
production as the older men Z
into the services. and England be
comes one vast fighting machln'
WONDERFUL PEOPLE
The heart Of that machine, In
people, is wonderful.
Let me tell you some persona
experiences that have taught m
The wonders of English characte
From top to bottom. they've goi
ten blase about the bombing MOI
but earlier in the battle of Britai
they never realized that what the
were doing simply as Jobs TO /
done were displays OF bravery tn
world is still raNing about.
One night a land mine lande
near us. shook US from our Dime
table. Twenty-Five hundred pounC
Of TINT that comes down silent
by paracbute.-it docs conSiderab
damage: but the Germans ncVs
know where they land ~.
With another American CORE
ST6ndent I rushed 10 the StrIcko
area. We were well behind full
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10

"Coventrizing" raid on a city, the
food kitchens roll in, the medical
corps get busy and the welfare
organizations start work; but
never can they get the homeless
10 quit devastated areas if it is
possible for them to take posses
sion of spare shelter space near
the ruins of their homes. The
English like TO be close TO THEM
hearths.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Law Guild Asks Tax Act
Based on Ability TO Pay
A. P. Wirephoto.
3, the Associated Press.

3, the Associated Press.
The National Lawyers Guild yes
terday asked the House Ways and
Means Committee to increase
sharply the levies against higher in
come brackets. base the 1941 tax law
on ability to pay" and increase
the purchasing power of workers"
Submission of these suggestions by
Martin M. Pepper, secretary of the
guild. brought from Representative
Knutson, Republican, of Minnesota
question whether Adolph Berle
and Supreme Court Justice Ferdi-
nand Pecora of New York had not
resigned from the guild because it
was 'communiStic."
That couldn't be true" said Mr..
Pepper, because it is not commu-
nistic."
He said Mr.. Berle and Justice
Pecora resigned because of a dis
agreement with the guild. He pro-
ceeded to read congratulatory mes
sages which he said had been sent
to the guild by Supreme Court
JuSllCcS bldSh dilQ INccu dS vail
times.
Mr.. Pepper told the committee
the democratic principle would be
"gravely imperiled" If the $780,
100000 tax proposals of the Treas
ury Department and of the con-
gressional Joint Committee on In
| ternal Revenue Taxation were
adopted
Taxation which lowers the stand
ard of living of our people-and the
very great majority of our people
have incomes below s2.5O0," he said.
is repugnant to the basic concept
of democracy"
Evening star., 1941-05-16
BaIconian Captures
Model Hunter Class
IAf Meadowbrook
u Of II Fencers Tied in
First Round in Wormup at
Washington Horse Show
BY LARRY LAWRENCE.

Balconian, handsome 7-year -old
black gelding, owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. George Watts Hill of Quail
Roost, Rougemont, N. c., today won
the model hunter class, opening
event of the Washington Horse
Show at the Meadowbrook show
grounds on the East-West highway.
Placing second was Cornish Hills,
owned by Mrs. w. Haggin Perry of
Gotham, Va. Lord Britain, owned
by Miss Blanche Clark, Bronxville,
N. Y, took third, and the fourth
ribbon went to Royalty II, owned
by Robert S. Waters, Johnstown,
Pa.
Last nights rain and the morn
ing sunshine put the turf in such
good condition that % fencers out
of 81 had perfect scores on the first
round in the warm-up.
Two jump-offs were necessary,
with two of the jumps at feet, be-
fore Tar Boy, owned by C. P. Henkel
of Statesville, N. c., ridden by Ed
Daniels, was declared the winner.
Second was Hi-Rock Blitzkrieg.
owned by the Hi-Rock Farm, ridden
by Joe Green, and third was Bonnie
Mutt, owned by Mrs. M. E. Whitney,
ridden by Roland Ridgeway. Fourth
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Horace Dodges Remorry
On First Anniversary
by the Associated Press.

! by the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 16.-Horace
E. Dodge, member of the Detroit
automobile manufacturing family
and Mrs. Martha Devine Dodge. for
mer showgirl, were married here
late yesterday-for the second time
in year.
The couple was married year ago
yesterday in simple ceremony at
the home of the Rev. DR.. John
Henry Day, pastor of the Seventh
Baptist Church. Yesterday the cere-
mony was repeated in a church by
the Rev. Mr.. Day-on an elaborate
scale.
The Dodges went to Washington
after the ceremony. They will 60
next week to Norfolk where Mr..
Dodge will reopen his bodybuilding
plant for work on national defense
orders.
Mr.. Dodge, Al, is son of the late
Horage Elgin Dodge, one of the
founders of the automobile concern.
Mrs. Dodge is %.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Hess Is Embarrassing
EnqIond, Nozis Declare

BERLIN, May 16 [P.-Rudolf
Hess is proving to be an embar-
RAISING guest in England, telling the
British they have no chance to win
the war, Nazi spokesman said
today.
I'VE have the impression the
British soon will be only too glad
to send Hess back" this source
commented.
1t was described here as signifi-
cant that neither Prime Minister
Churchill nor Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden seemed to care to
talk to Hess.
That's because they know Hess
can merely report his honest con-
victions, gained from the deepest
insight into German strength. that
continuance of the war would be
catastrophe for England" the
spokesman continued.
Prevention of such catastrophe
was what Hess in the delusion of a
Messiah had hoped to spare the
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Suffrage Lost in Europe,
Mrs. Gait Declares

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. who
will receive Chi Omegas national
achievement award at the White
House tonight, pointed out today
that the cause of suffrage has lost
in Europe
Pioneer in the struggle for wom-
ems suffrage in this country and
proponent of peace, Mrs. Gait COM
mented that both men and women
have lost their voice in government
everywhere except in the British
Empire and the United States.
AS president of the National Suf-
frage Association, Mrs. Gait was to
present to the Library of Congress
today two rare volumes on suffrage
Should Women Learn the Alpha
bet?" and The Case of Mrs. Nor
ton."
She will be a guest at dinner in
the White House before the presen-
tation of the award. Mrs. Roose-
velt headed the committee on the
award, which has been given in
otner years to Judge Florence E.
Allen. Secretary of Labor Perkins,
Katharine Cornell and Miss Jo-
sephlne Roche among others.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Strikes
Continued From First Page }


for General Motors workers since
the first contract was signed in
1887, and said the wage increase was
the largest ever won in the auto
mobile industry.
Ex-Cell-O Workers Accept Terms.
Although employees of the Ex-
Cello Corp. voted to accept terms
to end their Today strike, the man.
agement had not agreed to the
Mediation Boards suggestion and
the time of reopening the plant
thus was uncertain. Terms of the
proposal were not disclosed, but the
union had sought a basic wage in
crease of 10 cents an hour. The
current wage rate. was not made
public.
Detroit, however, was experiencing
other labor disputes. Some $500
C. I. O.-U. A. w. members struck
against the Hudson Motor Co., ask
ing IS cents an hour increase over
unrevealed current wage scales. Ten
thousand A. F. L. craftsmen in De-
troit went out on sympathy strike
last Friday in support of $500 lum-
Der truckers who seek union recogni-
ton, 51a day week and wage in
creases. Present pay rates have not
been announced.
At New Haven, Conn, the Win
chester Repeating Arms Co. granted
all employees a 10 per cent wage
increase, shortly after $50 employees
IN two departments had staged a
short work stoppage The old wage
scale was As cents to $1.20 an hour.
Another wage controversy was
ended at smokeless powder bag
loading plant at Dublin, Va, al
though terms of the settlement were
not announced Immediately.
Union to Act on Truce.
A presidential proclamation Gre
ating an emergency investigating
board postponed for at least go days
strike against the Atlanta, Bir-
mingham & Coast Railroad, set for
today. About 375 engine and yard
SCI flSC ilCI WClC illFOlfCO IiC
men wanted wage increases and ad-
justments in working conditions.
Resumption of production at the
j. H. Williams g. Co. drop forge
plant IN Buffalo, which has defense
contracts, awaits ratification by
C. I. o. unionists of an agreement
reached today between union and
company committees.
The agreement provides for re-
sumption of work at once while
contract negotiations continue. Any
wage increases will be retroactive to
May IL, he added, If mo further
stoppages occur"
The conciliator said all of the
plants 1900 employees except 100
A. F. L. die sinkers had ceased
work. The union is to act on the
plan Immediately.
The Mediation Board also began
negotiations for a new contract be-
tween the Allis- Chalmers Manufac-
turing Co. plant at Ia Porte, Ind,
Evening star., 1941-05-16

was within reach" of Hess for more
OF their frequent interviews AND
that reports Mr. Kirkpatrick had
come to London were untrue.
Hamilton, pre-war acquaintance
of Hess, was said to have been given
leave from his military duties to
help in unraveling the case. He
carried a bulky dispatch case when
he called on Mr.. Duff Cooper this
morning.
What Hess might have told the
Duke, Mr. kirkpatrick or high mill
tary officials who have talked with
him was a matter of keen specula-
ton.
Official Circles Silent.
Official circles were silent on all
aspects of the case, apparently TAX
ing their cue from Mr Churchill
who told Commons Yesterday that
he would delay statement until
such time as it would be lin the
public interest"
Informed sources declared, how
ever, that Hess had proved willing
talker and on several occasions had
prolonged his conversations with Mr.
kirkpatrick despite a physicians
recommendation that he rest.
Though supplied with plenty of
light reading matter, he is not per-
mitted to see newspapers and is
allowed to listen to only certain
radio broadcasts. it was said.
His ankle, injured in his para
chute landing, was said to be mend
ing, and physicians were said to
have taken X-rays to relieve him of
anxiety that he was suffering from
a stomach ailment.