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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31

Eleanor Roosevelt

UNITED WOMEN
One night, Mayor LaGuardia flew
down to Washington, had dinner
with us, and spoke before a meet
ing of the United Women's Organize
tions in the District of Columbia.
This group of women's Organizations
is composed today of 81 women's
groups, ranging from labor groups
to political organizations.
They started with meeting of
IL and stated that they would come
together in united organization to
work for civilian defense. think
this is a fine achievement and hope
there will be coordination and unity
all over the country at this time in
the interests of greater efficiency in
community defense work.
The next morning, Mrs. Kermit
Roosevelt arrived in time to have
breakfast with me at eight o'clock
on the south portico. Then I met
my daughter and son-in-law on their
arrival from Seattle, Wash. It gives
lift to my spirits just to see these
two young people, even though / am
so busy that / think most of our
talking will be done in the middle
of the night!
At 10 o'clock, I was at the Office
of Civilian Defense, and returned be-
fore lunch in time for two appoint
ments at the White House. Then,
three representatives of the Ameri-
can Women's Volunteer and some
of our Civilian Defense Office staff,
came to lunch. We talked over the
cooperation between the American
Women's Volunteer association
workers already in the field, and the
Civilian Defense people, working
through our voluntary information
and placement bureaus.
I hope this will develop in every
part of the country and am anxious
that we should use all the work that
has been done. We must keep in
mind the detectives before all of
US, which are to do good work to
meet emergency situations and to
improve the communities in which
we live.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
ACall for Help

"Now that the World series is
over" writes a fan, ''how about
helping out a few of us buffers?
Some time back you wrote some
thing about live hands in golf. How
do you get live hands?"
Dead hands and dead wrists are
usually the result of leg and body
tension. This tension tightens up
both hands and wrists, and leaves
nothing left but shoulder or a body
lunge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31

be much harder to hold in check next
spring and summer with so many
crack young pitchers on hand.
Against this Wyatt, Davis and F'itz-
simmons of the Dodgers have COM
bined total of 107 years-or 108
years by 1912.
"You might also add that we can't
be expected to have another such
run of terrible luck" Hickey said.
''That will make terrific differ
ence."
The 1941 World series is now back
with the dust-gathering archives,
but they are still talking about Joe
Gordon, the Oregon Flash.
Gordon did something more than
bat 500 in the series and reach first
IA times in five games. He killed
infield drives that would have whis-
tied safely throlgh Dodger de-
lenses, and this makes major diff
ference to any pitcher.
The Yankees slipped at least four
hits to the right of second that Cor
don would have been waiting for
or at least would have handled with
out breaking his neck.
The Yankee star is remarkably
quick starting in either direction,
and he is even quicker with his
hands. AS freshman at Oregon he
was the most promising-looking
young football player the West coast
had seen in years, but abandoned
the gridiron for a diamond career.
Joe Mccarthy wants none of his ath-
letes playing football.
Gordon has less tension ON big
days than any other ball player in
the game. There is no situation
that can tighten him up. And the
game can't show you finer sports
man.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
Thought Reversed

A man in South Carolina, who was
saved from conviction for horse
stealing by the powerful plea of his
lawyer, after his acquittal by the
jury, was asked by the lawyer:
''Honor bright. now, Joe, you did
steal that horse, didn't your"
''Now, look a-here. judge" was
the reply, II alters did think ! stole
that hoss, but since ] hearn your
speech to that ERE jury, I'll be dog
goned Il amt got my doubts about
it." -.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
The NEXT Year Job

Messrs. MacPhail and Durocher
of Brooklyn's Dodgers are not think
ing at the moment of any revenge
on the Yankees next fall. Their first
move will be to stall off the Cardinal
charge.
Sam Breadon and Branch Hickey
both believe that said Cardinals will
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
POSTCARD REQUESTS

have received several post cards
which interested me very much.
Suddenly people seem to have the
urge to put their innermost secrets
on post cards! One person asks me
kindly to arrest three other people,
asserting that they are guilty of
SANDER. 1t never seems to occur to
the gentleman that the power of ar
rest lies in the hands of certain spe-
cial individuals, authorized by the
government, and if I started usurp-
ing their rights, they might be some
what indignant.
] also have a post card which di-
reefs that I shall bring certain prac-
tees of a local draft board to the
attention of the President, and to
no one else. The writers are APP
parently not at all interested in ask
ing the proper people at the head of
the draft service in their difficulties.
In fact, they tell me, that if the
President, himself, can not take a
hand in this matter, under no cir
cumstances am to give the post
card to anyone else!
However, these two cards show a
confidence in the fact that the White
House will take an interest in pri-
vate matters which are brought to
its attention. / think this is very
fiattering and am very grateful to
both of these writer's, though I am
afraid / can not do anything about
either request which meets their
desires.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
Moneys Value

Moneys Value
Money, which is of very uncer-
tain value, and sometimes has no
value at all and even less
Carlyle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
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.1,::.:::TIII7IlZIss:I
Made a Good Job Of 1t

Made Good Job of 1t
Walking through the wood, the
artillery officer was very sur
prised to see number of his
men climbing trees and crawling
through the bushes.
What's the great idea?" he
snapped. what do you men
think you are doing?"
well, sir" said the sergeant,
"we've camoufiaged the gun so
we'll that we can't find it."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
This Defense

This Defense
Clarinda-Pse decided to leabe
NAH husband.
Liza-How come, honey-chil'?
Is yo' beginnin' ter 'conomize, too
or has SOMEBODY else sdone put
him on DER priorities liss?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
FREEDOMS PEOPLE

On another night, DR.. John Stude-
baker and DR.. Ambrose Caliver, and
several of their assistants, brought
over the transcription of their radio
program, freedoms People" The
secretary of the treasury and Mrs.
Morgenthau, and Lord and Lady
Mountbatten were with us. We all
sat and listened with great pleasure
to this program, which will be
followed by others, all of which I
hope will be equally interesting and
well carried out.
These programs should bring be-
fore the whole people, the contribu-
ton of the Negro race to the nation.
After we listened to this program,
Lord Mountbatten brought in the
records Of two songs by Noel Cow
ard, which have been great sue
cess in London lately. One is called
London Pride" and is charming.
The other has to be approached
with sense of humor. It was writ
ten to stimulate the British govern
ment to giving proper consideration
and equipment to the Home Guard.
It is fairly satirical, but they tell
me it achieved its object.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
Masterpiece

(Which of your works of fiction
do you consider the best?"
"My latest income-tax return"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31

The man who said nothing is
impossible" never tried to strike
a match on a cake of soap.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
CONSIDERATE

81 suppose your wife enjoys hav-
ing you run out to spend the week.
end with her?,'
eyes. they come right after pay
day" Z
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
We Con All Be
EX P { r I
BUY RS

ID n bringing Us buying information, as
to prices fhof are being asked for
whaf we intend to buy, and 90 TO the
quolity we con expect. the advertising
columns Of this newspaper perform q
worth while service which saves Us
muny dollars q year.
Oh Is q good hdblf TO form. tho tobIf
Of consulting the advertisements every
time we make a purchase, though we
have oIreody decided ivsf whot we
wont and where we ore going to buy
n. h gives Us the most priceless feeling
IN the world. the feeling Of being
adequately Prepored.
. When we go into q store, prspored
beforehand with knowledge Of whot is
offered ond Of shof price, we 60 as
an expert buyer, filled with self-conA-
denee. II Is q pesosons feeling TO hove.
the feeling OF adequacy. Most Of the
unhoppiness in me world con be froeed
10 q lack Of iris feeling. Thus odver-
Using shows another of It's monifold
faeefs-show iself as On aid fowurd
moking oil our business Relationships
more secure o-l pleasant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-31
On the Face Of II

When the Uisifor i0ds shoion into the
managers Private room he remarked:
"That neto clerk of yours seems a
hard yorker"
"Yes," replied the other; "that's his
specially"
"Whaf, ,corking hard?"
"No; seeming to-"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30

judges whose salary may be IN
creased though not decreased
during term of office, but only
by the action of the board of
supervisors.
1t follows that the attempted
increase in salary payable from
the state treasury is ineffective
until after the election or APP
pointment of such judges fol-
lowing the enactment of the
statute.
In this connection it is well 10
remember that the Supreme
Court of the State of Michigan,
in the case of People VS.. Coffey,
237 Mich. sol, held as follows:
Acceptance by superintend-
ent OF public instruction of sal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
Akron Happy Hunting
Ground for Medicine Men
BY DAMON RUNYON

the soap in a shaving mug and
eat the lather as If it were moth
ing more than whipped cream.
this demonstration being TO
prove the purity OF his article.
He said he would not dream of
doing that with soap made Of
the hides and heels OF horses"
THlS soap. which would also
Il remove spots from clothing,
sold at y cents per bar. but
the salesman threw in with each
bar one genuine guaranteed
orioid engagement ring, one gold
wedding ring and one gold watch
the size OF a pancake. which
turned out TO be wholly devoid
of works. There was not much
gold in the wedding ring. either,
as Mr.. Kratz recollects. He says
he fell for this imposing propo-
sition, too.
We find his "reminiscences
quite, interesting, but we are
wondering why the kickapoo
and the Sagawa Indian remedy
shows missed Akron in his day.
He surely would have -remem.
bered those. They were pretty
good shows, if anybody asks
you. We suppose Gun Wah. the
Chinese remedy fellow. never
got as far East as Ohio. He
originated out in Denver. and is
said TO have been the creation
of Colonel jefferson Randolph
Smith. better known in the
Rocky Mountain country as
"Soapy" Smith.
Colonel Smith sold soap on
street corners before going into
the Chinese remedy business, the
merit of his soap being that
right before your eyes he
wrapped ten-dollar bills around
some of the bars and tossed
them back into his general stock,
so for the price of a bar of soap
you had the chance of drawing
one Of the tenners. Somehow
Colonel Smiths intimate friends
always seemed TO be the lucky
ones but il cannot be said that
this fact minimized the temp
tation of the opportunity he
offered.
Nor do we think the revelation
that his Chinese remedy was
cooked up in wash boiler in a
Chinese laundry of harmless
herbs was any criterion of their
potency. We knew a man who
gave some Of the remedy 10 his
horse and cured il of the cpl
zootic. II is true il also killed
the horse, but the horse was no
account with the epizootic, any
way.
Copyright. 1871. KING Features synd.. Inc
Distributed by International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30

MIR. GEORGE D. KRAFT Of
AA Scarsdale, New York, muses.
on the happy days of his youth
in Akron, O.. which was way
back when Mr.. Jack Knights
great Beacon journal was
Democratic organ run by man
named Dobson, and the Atlantic
and Pacific Gardens. a sort Of a
beer garden, feurished kater-
cornered across from where the
Portage Hotel is now located.
Well. this Atlantic and Pacific
Gardens, whic IN boosted two
large rubber plants in tubs. had
n small stage or platform stored
in its cellar which was dragged
out on Saturday nights and set
up Immediately adjacent their
corner at M ain and Market
streets, with two kero sene
torches for lights, and various.
pitch-men would crate therefrom
on the miracles of their wares.
Mr.. KratZ remembers Johnny
McMann. tn @ rattlesnake oil
man. who was usually accom-
panied by an alleged Choctaw
Indian chief and a string Of
dried rattlesnakes from which
the oil was said TO have been
extracted by the redSkin. This
oil, as Mr.. Kratz recalls, was
declared by Mr.. McMann to be
an excellent remedy for numer-
Gus different ailments Of an
external or internal nature.
OUR correspondent relates Of
" another pitch-man he saw in
Akron who wore double
breasted plaid suit. Ascot tie and
derby hat and who sold at a
dime a bottle small Slivers Of
metallic sodium in little bottles
of kerosene. You broke off a
trifle of the silver, put il in a
piece of paper and expectorated
on il, and flame ensued. This
was supposed TO be great boon
TO hunters and trappers and
smokers when they found them
selves out OF matches, and Mr..
KratZ says he personally in
vested in one OF these bottles
and became quite a hero among
his playmates as a result.
He remembers a Third street
salesman who was the greatest
orator of them all in the interest
Of a soap which the man said
was not made Of "the hides and
heels of horses like ordinary
SOAP" but of the roots Of a
herb grown in vast quantities
at some place that Mr. KratZ
recalls only as having been
long distance from Akron. The
orator would mix up a mess OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
Letters to the Editor

airy for director Of vocational
education. without bona fide be-
lief of legal right, held to be
malfeasance authorizing re-
mOval."
DON NJ. HARLAN,
Penobscot Building.
TO THE EDITOR:
HISTORY proves that every
IL conqueror becomes so in
toxicated with victories that
they engage too many enemies
and meet defeat. So it will be
with Hitler and his armies.
SIDNEY METZENBAUM,
Hotel Park Avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
Sales Girls Go Co||esiate

d EALIZINC that the modern department store sales
N girl must be well equipped mentally if she is to
succeed Wayne University on about July will open
training for so young
The university will teach retail store organization
merchandising methods advertising business speech and
buying.
And in the afternoon the young ladies will go back
to'their stores for actual experience.
With this equipment the sky should be the limit for
the sales girl who has the will to get ahead.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
Connolly Answers

Shakespeare "Othello" Cb)
Homer Odyssey; (c)
Whittier-"S nowbound."
2-(ab without limit: tbl one
out of many; (c) the multi
tude. MA
3-(a) paleontology: (b) geol-
ogy; (c) choregraphy.
IA Russia; CD Poland; (c)
France.
Sal plucked; (b) bowed; tc)
hammered.
6-Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
TO THE EDITOR:

~ An llCLE III the Legal
"A Record states that circuit
Judges get an increase of 81, 600
a year comes to them as result
of legislation approved by the
governor increasing the state
salary from $4,000 TO $1,000.
A short time ago a proposal
was made by the supervisors of
Wayne County to reduce the
county compensation TO the
Wayne circuit judges, and this
proposal was resisted by the
judges on the ground that such
action was unconstitutional.
That proposal was thereafter
killed.
An old saying is TO the effect
that sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander," and under
the assumption that such horse
and buggy" sense prevails today
i looked 10 the Constitution Of
Michigan of 1908 to see what is
therein written. Art. VII, Sec.
u provides:
Each OF the judges Of the
circuit courts shall receive
salary payable monthly. In adj
ditioa- to the salary paid from
the state treasurer, each circuit
Judge may receive from any
county I'm which he regularly
holds court such additional sal
airy as may be determined from
time to time by the board of
supervisors Of the county"
Art. XVI, Sec. 3 provides:
"Neither the legislature nor
any municipal authority shall
grant or authorize extra com
pensation to any public officer.
agent, empIOye or contractor
after the service has been rem
dered of the contract entered
into. Salaries of public officers,
except circuit judges, shall not
be Increased, nor shall the sal
airy. OF any public officer he de-
creased, after election or APP
p0intment"
The first sentence of this last
section prohibits the grant of
extra compensation after the
contract has been entered into.
In the case of judges the con-
tract is entered into at time
of election or appointment.
The next sentence extends
a certain exception 10 circuit
judges. and it is important 10
note that the exception applies
only TO circuit judges.
The reason for such exception
Is found in Art. VIII. Sec. II.
which also excerpts circuit judges
by allowing them TO receive
such additional salary as may
be determined from time 10
time by the board Of super
visors."
The exception contained in
Art. XVI. Sec. 3 was put in the
Constitution so as not 10 repeal
the permission granted by Art.
VII. Sec. II and not otherwise.
The plain meaning and intent
of the Constitution was TO allow
boards of supervisors 10 increase
the salaries of circuit judges
from time TO time. The further
plain meaning and intent of that
document was TO prohibit the
legislature from so doing.
The reason for this grant Of
seeming extraordinary power to
boards of supervisors was that
in 1908 many counties paid little
or nothing 10 such judges and
the constitutional drafters saw
fit TO permit such boards to
make the compensation fit the
circumstances of the county's
business.
The effect of the Constitu-
ton is therefore as follows: No
salary shall be decreased during
term Of office. No salary shall
he increased during term Of Of
! flee except in case OF circuit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
Quiz Answers

1-Valor.
2-Mississippi Ohio and
Wabash.
at is S.345 pounds.
4-Castile soap, cashmere wool
and parmesan cheese.
South Africa.
6-Absolute zero fminus 1895
degrees FahrenheiD.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
0EfR0Hs a f7ES

Published every Week Day Evening ana
Sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
Company al 1875 Times square, Detroit,
Mich.
Entered at Detroit. Mich. as second Glass
Mail Matter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
TELEPHONE CHERRY IS

Subscription rates Din advancel by mail
10 any place In the United states, Canada
or Mexico.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
BAERlNG DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Doing the Split
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

Hitler has his troops 10 countries He's going TO
of thread pretty like the spider that tried TO
stretch his whskers a wash tub
II have astonished Russia when their good
German friends goose-steppng the frontier The
caper interrupted lifelong friendship that had got
start than a dead end kid
The came in the second year Of 10year trade agree
Adolf didn't tell Josef they going trade punches
You henna my hair and park double If know the
ALL You consult the experts and the oraces
the gypses all you but claim you get better
fortune from drug store weighing machine.
Distnsu,sd By
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
June 20. Jq10

Raj planes hammer German
cities while the Reich raiders
harass the British Isles.
SPANS iron ore becomes ac-
cesSible to German Nazi
troops arrive at the Spanish
border.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
DECK HAND DROWNED IN
 ICY 5TR|A!!I |
Ed Somers Believed 10 Have Stumbled Over t
 Seuppers on Tug


 Believed to have stumbled over the scuppers of the boat, Edward Corners, 60-year- deck hand on the tug Lone Fishermen, { ii over board and was drowned last Tues cay night about mile off Point Agusta in Icy Straits, it was re- norted here last night. when the tug arrived with tow of logs for the Juneau Lumber Mills
 The report of the accident was made by Harley RutheiSord master of the Lone Fisherman, today. Ruth erford said Somers was apparently suffering from halluc'nati ms that he was being pursued by someone cn the boat, although he said no fight had trarspired b>tween Som CTS and any of the four crew mem hers. .,t
 Rutherford said that shortly be- fore D. m. Tuesday Somers came on deck with his bags packed and stood them at the foot of conn panionway leading c the pilot house. Somers then entered the pilot house, Rutherford cad, and locked both doors fror the inside. He seemed to believe that plane was coming to take nim If the ship, Rutherford reported
 About that time, according to the report, A. J. Martin, another deck hand. tried to. enter the pilot house from the door on one side. Immediately, Somers unlocked the door on the opposite side of the ship and dashed out. Sii, Rutherford was at the wheel and did not follow the man. Soon after this a search was made of the ship for Somers but he had disappeared. Rutherford said he believed Somels had possibly stumbled over tn e scupper at the edge of the deck as he ran from the pilot house and fell over the side. l
 Somers had been a resident of Alaska since 1916, when he moved from Port Townsend to Ketchikan. He resided in the First City until about eight years ago, when he came to Juneau He is believed to be survived by a sister in Maine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
MORE LAX I X z ApR0p05AL5
 ARE MADE
Veteran Old Age Pension Advocate Appears Be-
 fore Committee

WASHINGTON, Aug. g. - pr. Francis Townsend today urged 2 general gross tax of five percent on all wages and business transac- tions as a means of meeting the huge costs of defense of this Gov ernment
 The veteran old age pension ad- vocate made a talk to the Senate Finance Committee as one of the last of the more than 100 witness es who have appeared and urged numerous changes in the record breaking tax bill which has been approved by the House.
 The Senate Finance Committee will begin alterations in the bill next Monday and it is expected the measure will reach the Senate floor by September ?, the day fol- lowing Labor Day.