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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24

toms. however. are very similar
and most people who say they
have a stomach ulcer" actually
have a duodenal ulcer.
1t is better. therefore. TO lump
them both together and call IT
"peptic ulcer"
As I pointed out Saturday
the symptoms-of peptic ulcer
are liable TO be recurrent, and
while most of these ulcers
eventually heal. the patient is
likely TO be troubled about this
time of year and in the begin
ming of Fall weather. with the
symptoms of dyspepsia.
Physical and mental stresses
at the change of seasons causes
the recurrepces and the mental
stresses, Embarrassing the secre-
ton of gastric juices, are just as
important as the physical.
HYGRoCHLoRIC ACID
In peptic ulcer the hydro
chloric acid which is normally
present in the gastric juices, is
greatly increased, and it is prob
able that this keeps the ulcer
from healing.
This increase In hydrochloric
acid is the real key to our mod
ern conception of the treatment
Of peptic ulcer-to keep the gas
trio Juice neutralized either by
diet or the use of neutralizing
(alkaline) salts.
In the strict treatment, which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24

ONE OF the advantages of
~ writing for a living is
that usually you can live
wherever you choose to live
from Dan to Beersheba. They
were in New York City when
a friend offered them a big.
old, really Colonial, southern
house in Virginia.
Contemplating il from the
midst of Manhattan's millions,
il looked good TO them, and
six days later they were
settled into it and watching
the violets bloom.
You saw everybody in the
little town every day, except
the Misses Spender. tLer's
call them that. because it
wasn't their nameD Every
body went 70 the post office
for their mail, except the
Misses Spender. who sent a
servant. You got 10 know
everybody else in town, in the
post office.
The Misses Spender were
named Gertrude, Ellen and
Mary Virginia Miss Mary Vir-'
EInia was the oldest. though
all of them were old. They
lived in the biggest and most
expensive house, and they had
a little social life when the
w Q VI a n d $, Somervilles or
Caldwells were in town.
In the dim lexicon of the
Misses Spender those were
the only local names that rep
resented blood that was blue
enough to count. The Wey-
lands, Somervilles and Cald-
wells had left for the Sum-
mer by the time Sallie and
Bill arrived, and the-MisSes
Spender weren't having any
social life at all. The five of
them saw each other over and
over as the weeks went by.
ARISToCRATIC FAMILY
"They are three old snoots,"
Bill said. I'VE are as familiar
a sight by this time as the
granite Confederate soldier in
the square. Every other man,
woman, child and dog speaks
to us now but them. Their
father was a general, there
have been two governors In
the family, and an ambassa-
dor.
poor old gals, they are
practically waterlOgged with
greatness. I fear Miss Gera
trude and Miss Ellen are con-
genitally hopeless, but Miss
Mary Virginia looks as IL
she had the markings of a
human being. However, l sup
pose we shall never know"
The Spender house was on
a hill. From theirs. Sallie and
Bill could see everybody who
went up the driveway. They
saw, at regular longish in
tervals, the Episcopal minister
and his wife, and nobody else.
The little town was open
doored. open-windowed and
open-hearted. 1t took the
Catherwoods in. They felt at
home in a short time.
When they walked out they
spoke to the people on all the
porcheS and had a feeling Of
warmth and friendliness and
content. The Misses Spender
had more porches than any
body else. but they never sat
on any of them.
There were more lights in
their house than any other.
but they only burned two and
those went out early. They
had plenty of money and a
eolored yard-man.
l think he must pull up the
lovely things that bloom all
over this countryside II you
let II alone" Sallie said. 81
don't think there's that much
ground anywhere else around
here with as few things bloom
ing on IT."
The Spender house had been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24

becoming something Inherent from regular
Folks. some one to fear or hate, regardless
of his record.
Maybe he's a spy? Or a saboteur:
Maybe he helps TO wreck our planes .
derail our trains?
WILD talk; yet it comes easy in high
w tension times. I've done some of it
myself, despising the foreign sneaks. agi-
tators and parasites who drain our national
strength and poison our minds! I'm all
for driving such creatures out, like the rats
they are.
Then abruptly find myself asking
some embarrassing questions. After all.
being foreign born doesn't necessarily make
you queer or dangerous does it?
I'd be foreign born, I'd be an alien, II
were living in England or France or
Italy. But l wouldn't be different or
: An1 o,,ay though 7 earned nv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24
By ALMA and PAUL ELLERBE

impossible. She's staying with
somebody else who lives
there, or something like that"
Their eyes met hers, and
both of them looked at her as
though she was just some
more Bourgainvilla blooms or
something and were going inn
perturbably on their way,
when the old lady said:
"Why. how do you do? You
are the nice young couple,
aren't you, 1 used to see back
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24

10 go East and rented his
little adobe house and stayed
in it for year.
Then they pulled up and
went somewhere else. They
were like that. And eventually
they really did get to south
ern California, more or less by
accident.
We've tried almost every
thing" Sallie said. standing
off across the street with her
husband and looking at the
little brilliantly white blue
trimmed red tile-roofed group
of cement cubicles there on
the very edge of San Diego
in little grove of tenderiy
fresh blue-stemmed eucalyp-
tus trees, with a great canyon
falling away behind them and
the dry velvety brown back
country stretching off beyond
We've tried almost every
thing but this kind Of thing.
Let's see if one of them is for
rent. They're charming, you
know"
They were, and one of them
was for rent, and the Sallie
and Bill Catherwoods moved
in and were settled in two
hours and being a couple of
writing fools-were pecking
away steadily before night.
The next morning. What
do you think ?" Sallie said.
Miss Mary Virginia Spender
is living in one of these cot
tages. Her sisters were killed
a year ago in an automobile
accident and she's all alone,
and she's come here"
EXCEPT A SNUB
"Shades of the Social Regis
teri Bill said. HAS she lost
her mind? If not, she will in
a place like this. I'm scared
TO look anybody in the eye
who's staying here. If ! do. l
know they'll call or invite us
TO do something
Take that little dump
across the way" He removed
his pipe from his mouth and
waved it toward a mass of
Bourgainvilla and red ge-
ranium blooms under which
there was presumably a cot>
tage. "OId Mr.. Hoi and Mrs.
POllOi and all their children
and acquaintance drop in
whenever they feel like IT,.
Miss Mary Virginia Spender
will be insulted, outraged and
Inundated every hour of the
day. Poor old gal, What a
perfectly awful smash. Has
she lost all her money!"
"All krt a little of It, our
landlady says. She's the only
one who told me. Wen meet
her. Bill, as sure as shooting,
and then"
"And then" said Bill, "we'II
snoot her thoroughly; and he
showed Just how by sticking
his friendly nose into the air
at an angle Of as degrees.
Well, Time in his flight does
strange things TO us little
mortals. The Catherwoods
sailed forth the next after
noon, their days stint duly
pecked off on their two little
typewriters, minds at ease,
friends with all the world es-
pecially this balmy, sunny
world in the extreme SOUTH
west corner of their big
country, and walked plump
into Miss Mary Virginia
Spender, double Z. F. V. and
very far indeed from taw.
She was standing in the door
way of the house under the
B0urgainviffa and gefaffitfffi
blossoms across the way. and,
SHOCK OF THEIR LIVES
bill" Sallie gasped. "She's
the one everybody's calling
on"
"Get OUT" Bill said. Its
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24

PEPTIC ULCER is commonly
called by the laity stomach
ulcers" In the first place it is
not ulcers" as il always occurs
as q single nicer. In the second
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24

III the SetpIlu
place il is
usually not in
he stomach
but in h Q
first part of
the intestine
beyon d the
opening from
the stomach,
the d u o d e.
mum.
These duo
denial ulcers
are 20 times
as common as
ulcer en- the
stomach side
of the pylorus.
T q GU m n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24
Daily Short Story

and rolled on West before the
vagrant wind of their desires
headed for southern Cali
fornia.
HALT IN NEW MENICO
But they stuck in New
Mexico. Climbing up out of
the canyon into the bright
blazing blue glory of cloud
less Autumn afternoon. the
Taos Valley spread out below
knocked them for a loop. and
they found a painter there
that they knew who wanted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24

hours at which the pups put on the feed
bag How many times a day do they eat?
Does a first cabin dog get the same
food as a second cabin dog? Am thinking
of going for ride on the America and
taking my pup along. But he likes poached
eggs and il that item is not on the dogs
menu he won't like the-trip. Also my
pup likes a little snack around $50 at
night just before he retires. Nothing diff
fcult to prepare; just couple of dog
biscuits. But if he doesn't get these
biscuits he begins to bowl. I'll have TO
send for that menu for dogs before make
any plans
SxIIHEN men kiss nowadays they always
" TELL" says San Francisco Police
woman Kathlyn Sullivan.
That's sad state of affairs, If true
IT was not like that in the olden days.
Not in our neighborhood, anyhow :. That
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24
Elsie Robinson
Aiiens-What Makes Them Click?

LIEN is getting to be ugly word Suspicion is gathering
it, The tide of intolerance is rising the
first World War.
allen longer merely born in foreign land
who though living
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24
the Side
By E. V. During

Afoof aud Eght-hcarted.
I take 10 the opcp rood
Healfhy. free fhe irorld before ne,
The long bropH patb before mo,
Leadpg chsrercy 7 choose.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24
THE NEW MEMBER

designed. like all the others,
on gracious, generous lines.
How the devil" Bill said,
did the" ever manage to give
that old place such tight,
prissN draw n-up-on-itseif
look ?"
When they took the e. il
was in an ancient, hearse-like
sedan that admitted as little
of it as possible, behind a
liveried colored man who
drove them at 81 miles an
hour out the state highway
and back again.
The Weylands came back
first, and the Misses Spender
had them to dinner. The
Somervilles returned next, and
the Misses ~Spender had them
10 dinner. When the Cald-
wells decided to Winter else
where, one-third of the Misses
Spender's social life for that
season was Topped away.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24

thinking taking the open road oon Haven't decided
90 Corpus Christi Tex; Seattle Wash Smack
over Ark Havana Cuba Ny girl friend saying last
night certainly taken curious trips but
forgive You except took to Galveston
Tex Ypsianti Mich there TO Brook
Iyn And what a last Brooklyn was"-EVD)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24
FRIENDLY FOLK

The Weylands and the
SomervilleS invited the old
ladies to dinner in return. and
that, except for a call or
two. seemed to be that. The
Weylands and the Somer-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-24

THAT super colossal passenger liner America has for
dogs something have read several times But IN eao case
have important details lacking in the story For
example dishes listed this No doubt
OF them is supreme Ia American but that
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Capt.. Kelly Of 9Th Precinct
To Report for Army Duty

Capt. Lloyd Kelly of the eighth
precinct received orders today to
report for active duty at the War
Department tomorrow.
Capt. Kelly was informed that he
was to report for duty at Reserve
headquarters. He holds the rank
of major.
To replace Capt Kelly in the local
Police Department. Maj. Ernest w
Brown. superintendent of police. said
that 1t. McGill Grove would be
named acting captain.
Maj. Brown said that some lieu
tenant on the force would be named
to take over Capt. Kellys post, with
the permanent rank of captain.
Sources at police headquarters in
dicated that 1t John Fowler, head
of the robbery squad. was the most
likely choice
Capt. Kelly is A years old and
was appointed to the force in 1919.
He became captain in 1886 He
served inv the Army during the
World War and emerged with the
rank of second lieutenant.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
More French Officers
Arrive in Indo-China
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Fress.
SAIGON. French Indo-China, Feb.
25.-The French military position in
French Indo-China was strength
ened today when the l0,086-ton
French ship Bernardin de Saint
Pierre arrived late today from Da-
kar. French West Africa. with
French naval, army and air force
officers.
The number was not disclosed.
There were unconfirmed reports
that the ships cargo consisted of
airplanes.
1t was reported here today with
out confirmation that British and
japanese civilians had clashed on
the Malay Peninsula when the Brit
ish took steps to regain control OF
a mine which the japanese have
operated under a concession for sew
eral years.
The japanese have operated a tin
mine in Trengganu. one of the un-
federated Malay States on the east
coast of the Malay Peninsula to
which British troop and aerial re-
Inducements have been sent re-
Gently. The city of Trengganu is
about 280 miles north of Singapore.
1t was reported that Japanese
mining engineers and British Off
Gals engaged in brief physical
encounter, but details were not
given.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Treasury Asks LegaIizaiion
OF 6O.Proof Whisky

By tire Associated Press.
The Treasury proposed today TO
legalize weaker brands OF whisky,
brandy. rum and gin.
A hearing was called for March 1s
on the proposal to reduce the
minimum proof of these liquors from
80 to so per cent.
At the same time, testimony will
be taken on labelling proposals in
tended to prevent any tie-up be-
tween liquor and the defense pro-
gram.
The Treasury wants to outlaw all
pictures or drawings of soldiers.
sailors. flags forts, battleships or
other insignia of war on liquor
labels
Oficials said many persons. in
cluding legislators. liquor distillers
and others were urging the weaker
brands in order to furnish cheap
enough product to compete with
bootleg liquor in some areas, par
ticularly the South
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Carpenter Pleads Guilty
To Poisoning Churoe

Frederick Degges, 6e-year-old
Washington carpenter. pleaded
guilty today to a charge of attempt
ing to administer poisoned candy to
his step-daughter.
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy, in
Arlington Circuit Court here. re-
manded Degges to the custody Of
his brother, James R. Degges of Bal
timore, because of a report which
was filed with the court by DR.. L.
Connor Moss, a psychiatrist.
Judge Mccarthy declined to re-
veal the nature of the report.
Degges was charged with having
mailed box of candy treated with
poison TO his step-daughter. Mrs.
Velma Dunham of the 5000 block of
North Washington boulevard, Ar
lington, last November.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
U. 5. Says 5kidmore
Amassed Fortune by
Selling Protection
Defense Claims Junk
Operator Reported His
Income to Government

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25-The Federal
Government charged today that
William R. Skidmore, iunkyard
operator, amassed thousands of
dollars between 1929 and 1889 b"
selling protection" to gamblers of
the Chicago area
The protection sold" United
States District Attorney J. Albert
Woll declared. was protection
against arrest and molestatior by
police officers and local law enforce
ment officers"
In reply, Skidmore's attorney,
William Scott Stewart, emphasized
that Skidmore was on trial charged
with income tax evasion, not gam
bling, and said that the defendant
paid taxes on his gambling income.
Protection" Wasn't Reported.
Mr.. Woll told a jury in the Fed
eral Court of Judge Philip L. Sulli-
van a parade of gamblers, many of
them handbook operators, would
take the stand in Skidmores in
come tax trial and;
They will tell you of their pc
riodic visits to this junkyard. They
will tell you how they stood in line
waiting to see Skidmore.
They will tell you of handling
over large amounts of money, the
amounts depending on the extent
of the gambling activity conducted,
of the placing of this money in his
pocket or the drawer of his desk,
and of his saying o. K. as he
wrote down the address"
Mr.. Woll told the jury of four
men and eight women. that mot
one penny of this protection money"
was reported in his tax returns or
a tax paid upon it.
Skidmore, 63. bald and ruddy, was
charged with having evaded $685.
600 in income taxes from 1888
through 1888.
Told Uncle Sam About It
Mr.. Stewart, answering the Gov
ernments opening statement. de-
Clared Skidmore didn't lie about
his own money" and that he re-
ported his own income" TO the
Government.
we admit Skidmore made money
from gambling" Mr., Stewart said.
But he told Uncle Sam about it and
paid taxes on it.
We admit Skidmore bought lot
OF property, but he never attempted
TO conceal ownership of the farms.
Mr.. Woll told of his income. but
he didn't tell of his losses. The
losses on farms ran up to $4,000
and higher"
Mr.. Stewart cautioned the jury to
consider only the income tax charges.
He said he feared many of the
jurors would confuse the trial with
those they had seen in the movies
Evening star., 1941-02-25

to participate in his firms profits
for 1910 and l941
Mr.. Kilday made it clear that the
question he was interested in. 80 far
as the criminal code is concerned,
was one of War DepaI tment policy,
in order to prevent repetition of
such incidents.
Discarding Fixed-Fee Pacts.
In his Government capacity Mr.
Blossom is member of the civilian
board which helps the War Depart
ment award negotiated contracts.
Earlier, the committee was told
by the Army's construction chief
that the Army is discarding use of
f1xed-fee contracts wherever possible
and substituting regular competitive
bid contracts.
The change in policy, signalling
to some extent the end of the
Armys emergency period of camp
construction which began last sum-
mer, was reported to the House
Military Affairs Committee by Brig.
Gen. Brehon B. Somervel, who said
one big job now is being let on
straight bids.
He urged the committee against
prohibiting use of the fixed-fee
contract under any circumstances,
but said that wherever we can
possibly use the straight contract,
We will do So"
The fiXed-fee system was insti-
tuted last summer. Gen. Somervell
related, in the interest of speed.
Contracts could be given before con-
struction plans were completed If
completed plans called for higher
cost or If labor or materials prices
increased, adjustments were made
in the actual cost of construction.
but the contractors fee remained
unchanged
Criticizes Miss Perkins.
Objections to the contracts include
chiefly the fact that they were ne
gotiated rather than let on COM
petitive bids.
In the course of Gen. Somervell's
testimony, Representative Thomas.
Republican, of New JERSEY. asked
whether the general ever had con-
ferred with Labor Secretary Perkins
on wage rates to be paid under War
Department contracts. Gen. Som
ervell said he had discussed only
the factor of prompt fixing of rates
and that the secretary agreed to
work with all speed
Mr.. Thomas then accused the la
Dor secretary of seeking always to
raise but never to lower wage scales.
The Secretary of Labor never has
and never will take anything into
account except raising rates all the
time, Mr.. Thomas said.
Gen Somervell said he knew of
many instances in which the secre-
tary had fixed rate lower than the
contractor wanted TO pay. He did
not cite examples.
The witness proposed one modifi-
cation of the competitive bidding
system, saying he would like con-
tractors to qualify" as to their
ability so that the award could al
ways go, without question, to the
lowest bidder and that bidder would
be a well-equipped and experienced
man.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Senate Unit Urges Billion
For Independent Offices
Ev the Associated Press.

Adding s11,255.O00 to increase
electric power output for national
defense by the Tennessee Valley
Authority, the Senate Appropriations
Committee today recommended ap-
proval of s1,415 ,991 1913 to operate
independent Offices during the next
fiscal year.
AS reported to the Senate, the
first regular appropriation bill for
the next fiscal year carried sll AS
600 more than when passed by the
House.
T. V. A. spokesmen and national
defense commissioners said $4,000
900 was needed to speed power in
stallations on the Fort Loudoun
Dam. They said a number of de-
fense industries, including a new
aluminium plant, would require
power during the next year.
The committee also approved a
request by Senator Bankhead, DEM
ocrat, of Alabama for $1,000,000 to
construct a new T. v. A. Office
building and $250000 for a T. " A.
warehouse at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Chandler, RoIfe, CrosettI
Are Signed by Yankees
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Feb. 25.
The ranks of Yankee holdouts
were reduced to eight today as three
more players came into the fold
Pitcher Spurgeon Chandler agreed
to terms after a short conference
with Manager Joe Mccarthy this
morning and Immediately joined his
teammates IN practice.
Before the practice session was
over Mccarthy was informed by
phone from New York that Third
Baseman Red Rolfe and ShortStop
Frankie Crosetti also had been sat-
isfied and were on their way 10
camp. They probably will be here
before the end of the week.
The remaining unsigned Yanks
are Pitchers Charley Ruffing and
Johnny Murphy: Infielders Babe
Dahlgren and Joe Gordon and Out
fielders Joe Di Maggie. Tommy Hen
rich and George Selkirk.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
House Votes Revisions
In Profits Tax Law
Earlier story on Page A-6.)

Earlier story on Page A-6.)
BY the Associated Press.
A day after the legislation was
introduced. the House approved to-
day revisions Of the excess profits
tax law designed to relieve hard
ship cases"
Chairman Doughton of the WAYS
and Means Committee explained
that the changes were recommended
by Treasury experts after studying
the operation of the present law.
Further revisions may be needed
later, he said
The new legislation now goes to
the Senate. where quick action Is
anticipated. Mr.. Doughton predicted
that it would save taxpayers S22.-
100000 retroactively on 1910 taxes,
and about S70OOO.OO0 on 194l pay
mentS.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
10000 Italians
Out of Action,
Greeks Declare
5y the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press
ATHENS, Feb. 25. - Informed
Greek sources said today that 10000
Italian soldiers have been put out
of action in the fighting on Greek
and Albanian soil, and that 100
Italian planes had been destroyed
and nearly 100000 worth of war
equipment captured.
The soldiers immobilized include
10000 prisoners besides the dead,
wounded and sick, these sources
said
THIS far," one declared. we have
captured about 130 guns, more than
100 of them heavy: about 1,500 light
mortars; which are now being used
by the Greek army; about TOO ma
chine-gunS large numbers Of rifles
and thousands of shells and mortar
proiectiles."
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Dormitory Urged TO House
Woman Defense Workers

Plans for a dorm1tory to house
500 women Government workers in
connection with the defense pro-
gram probably will be submitted to
President Roosevelt next week for
approval.
The site of the dormitory has not
been determined, it was said.
If the project is approved it may
be turned over to the District Alley
Dwelling Authority for construction
with funds from an emergency ap-
preparation for defense housing now
available.
The womens dormitory would be
operated by the Y. w. c. A. under
present plans