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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
BY HUGH 5. JOHNSON

4 QUICK train trip across the
continent is no poll of public
opinion, but. when it all checks
with almost no variation, II is
worth recording.
Visits from newshawks at sta
ton stops. brief confabS between
trains with business, farm and
labor acquaintance and the eV-
erlasting iabber of composite
company in Pullman carS-they
cover a pretty wide range of
human strata, just as the ter
ritoral variety from Washing
ton, d. G, TO the Pacific Coast
gives you at least slight sample
of the wide American diversity
OF sectional interest.
1t is by no means compre-
henSiVe, but as a quick cross
section. il is at least worth
colttmn-eSpecially when. as al
ready remarked. it is all as uni
form as a paper of pins.
IN THE first place il reveals
L complete bewilderment on the
single subject of intense and uni
versal interest-war and our APP
preach to it; You are from
Washington-what goes on !? -
When you say that you are
equally bewildered as to actual
facts and can only conjecture
that we are already in or so far
committed that there is small
probability of turning back. you
get sort of hopeless assent and
an almost universal reaction
something like this:
I'VE don't want to go in. We
have no business going in. IL is
unnecessary for us to go in. But
-ppe-sFe on our way and there
seems to be nothing we can do
about it."
Itqis a paradox-the strangest
and most apathetiC condition of
public opinion that has occurred
in my life time or. as l read his
tory, that has ever occurred in
this country.
A large part of the bewilder-
ment is due, i think, to the fact
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
LEE &. McMANUS,
1890 Harvard road.
TO THE EDITOR:

IL HE EDITOR:
VOUR recent editorial, entitled
L Barrier of Language" is
indeed very timely.
1t would seem that making
the study of Spanish a required
subject in our high schools and
colleges would not only be a
valuable contribution TO the
Western Hemisphere good neigh
Dor policy but also a valuable
asset toward improved trade re-
lations expected in future years.
On a visit to the training
school of the National Council,
Boy Scouts OF America. near
New York, | learned that there
were visitors there from Argen-
tina and Chile, and | was much
concerned as TO how / should
greet them with my very limited
knowledge of Spanish. ~
However, when the meeting
occurred, much to my surprise
! found that these young men
could speak English very flu
entity. They told me that Eng
.liSh was a required subject in
their high schools.
WILLIAM {. CREAMY,
1926 Stoepel avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Judge George Murphy

IN public address this week Judge John j. Maher Re-
l corder of the Recorders Court said:
ut has been my privilege during the past term to
have my colleague, Judge George Murphy, who is a
brother of the United States Supreme Court Justice
Frank Murphy. have had opportunity to observe the
character of his work. his great capacity for work and
his judicial accomplishments have found Judge
George Murphy to be judge of character and ability
and possessed of fine of justice and fairness
This unusual endorsement of judge by the rank
ing member of his court is significant because in the
present campaign considerable capital has been made of
the fact that the slate of certain group member
of the City Council has been preferred for Recorders
Court over Judge Murphy
The Times believes vehemently that in view of the
sordd housing scandal in City Council every remain
ing member of that body should stay there until the
is cleaned up.
The Times believes furthermore that, regardless of
any other factor, Judge George Murphy good and
competent and progressive judge and that he should be
reelected to the Recorders Court on Monday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
On State Proposals
No. I, No. 9 Vote YES

\ DOPTION Of proposals No. and No. on the state
a ballot Monday would decisive step toward i'm
proved Constitutional government
These proposals would end fraud in the circulation
Of petitions which set up machinery for initiating Con-
stitutional amendments and referendums
State officials have complained for years that organ
izatons sponsoring Constitutional amendments frequently
file petitions with obviously forged. Even though
the in similar handwriting, the has been
helpless because the Supreme Court ruled that the
ay Of state cannot go beyond the face of such petitions
To remedy this incongruity, the legislature has pro-
posed limiting petitionsigners to REGISTERED voters
and giving the secretary of authority check such
against poll lists
This would work a hardship one.
THERE is an erroneous impression that the scheme is
i sponsored by rural politicians and would in
way work against the interests of Wayne County. AS
matter of fact Detroit has adopted this principle
nection with amendments to the city charter, and in
controlling sgners Of petitions qualifying candidates for
office
1t should be pointed out too that Oakley f. Dstin,
the city election supervisor, had major part the
movement to correct the petition evil by the proposals
before the voters.
The Detroit Times urges yes vote both these
questions. Their adoption will be another safeguard
against political corruption
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Lett rs TO
III @ Editor
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR;
I AM very much surprised at
i the attitude of Mr. William
p. Lovett as quoted in your
news article of March 81. 194l.
where he places the response
hility for graft among city Off
Gals upon the clergy of Detroit.
The main strength at the back
of the Citizens League and Mr..
Lovett has been the cooperation
by the churches of this city in
distributing t he Searchlight
printed by the Citizens League
which contains recommendations
of candidates for public office.
Now that The candidates whom
Mr.. Lovett Investigated and rec
commended have proven totally
unfit for public trust. it clearly
proves that the fault lies not in
the clergy but in the recon-
mendation of Mr. Lovett's paper.
The fact that the league re-
fused to recommend Laura F..
Osborn for the Board of Educa-
tion is good illustration that
it is not qualifications. honesty
and ability that control its rec
concentrations.
| claim that the church can
and will share a large part of
the responsibility for placing
capable, qualified and honest
men in public office when it
can have the support of this So
called Citizens, Heagtfe and
other civic organizations of De-
troit.
What the church and clergy
need today is the same CO.
operation from the civic organ
izationS as it is receiving from
the daily press in Detroit and
it is especially your paper, MIR.
Editor, which is entitled to the
praise for the space and atten-
ton you have given TO the
church activities and the clergy
of this city.
The clergy will be able TO
exercise some degree of control
over the type of public official
we need in office when it can
have the cooperation of all civic
organizations. These same or
CARNATIONS. will have improved
themselves when they can close
their meetings with a word of
prayer instead of kcg of beer.
LEE G. McMANUS,
1890 Harvard road.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Quiz Answers

The right 10 vote in case Of
a lie.
China.
;;5'=DdnE6r ahead8
IA mender OF domestic meta
ware sucn as pots, pans, etc.
From Westerly quarter
passing of TO the northeast.
Goose. gander' duck. drake:
cat tomcat. turkey, gobbler.
7-Twenty-eight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Connolly Answers

la Cathay; fbl Acadia; lcl
Erin.
2-(a) Arthur Dimmesdale; tbl
Steerforth; tc) John Rid.
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe.
jackson, Grant. Cleveland,
Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt.
la Iago: (b) Women of
Afarbiehead::= tel CAIN
Sal, Civil War; tb) Revo-
luton: lei World Var L
6-Alencon. Argentan, Chantilly,
Breton.
la Sweden. (b) Germany;
(c) Norway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
County Auditor Williams

EDWARD H. WILLIAMS has served two terms as
L county auditor He has done a good job. He has
been energetic in fighting against wasteful county ex
penditures but at the time mindful of the real
needs of the people He has been particularly SYM
pathetic in matters of public health. Mr.. Williams is
the only member of the board of county auditors run
ming for reelection He deserves reelection.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Vote ON Monday

THE Spring election this year IS day after tomorrow.
1 The voters must select judges of Circuit, Re-
Corders Traffic and Common Pleas Courts Justices Of
the Supreme Court regents of the L. of NJ members
of the Board of Education Z state highway commits
sioner and county auditor.
It's up TO YOU to do your share in selecting
sound officials.
In past years the election has been on Tuesday.
Remember its Monday4-NEXT M0NDAG
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Peqler on Vacation

Mr. Pegler is on vacation.
When he returns, his column
will be resumed on this page.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

that the people were not frankly
told about this trend in the 1910
election. What they were told
by both candidates not only did
not reveal il but il pretended an
assurance to the precise con-
trary.
Now one 1910 candidate, Mr..
Willkie. has told a Senate COM
mittee that his assurances were
just Campaign oratory" and the
other, Mr.. Roosevelt, seems to
have forgotten all about his.
Whether intentional or not,
Mr.. Wilkes present conduct as
an about war man classes his
campaign conduct in the cate
CORY of the Trojan horse. Mr..
RooSevelt's position seems to be
much more enviable.
HOWEVER fair or accurate
II may be that appraisal. a good
many people feet that they were
pitched a curve and somehow
euchered out OF a chance TO reg
lster an opinion in the last cleo
ton on the awful issue of peace
or war.
A large part of the present
bewilderment or apathy of many
people seems TO grow out of
kind of dazed incredulity that
any such thing could have hap
pened TO them in this American
democracy.
/ heard not one voice opposed
10 anything our national leader
ship wants TO aSli-far American
defense or laid to Britain short
of war" That is what they were
told was our policy and even the
popular support of the leaSe-lend
bill was based on renewed asSur-
ances that II was bill. not to
get us in. but to keep US out of
war or keep war away from
our shores.
Now the bitter truth IS biting
home that. in the form il, passed.
u WAS a bill TO lay on us reSpon-
sibiity or at least leading
voice in the conduct of the war.
a bill to entangle us in financial
responsibility for the remaking
of the world after the war (if
any and a measure the logical
consequences of which could
hardly avoid precipitating us
into naval and aerial war in an
effort go insure delivery of
our aid TO Britain through the
German blockade.
There can be no question of
loyalty and unity when the
storm breaks. but this is an I'M
comfortable state Of mind in
which TO start a war.
Distributed ~ King Features synd. Inc
Representation "a, s.i.e-ie- --f IN part
strictly prohibited
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

4 WORLD-ISSUE for the
n first time-an issue that is
not local. an issue that concerns
every one of the 2.300. 100000
mortals on earth 1t IS thus:
Is man a machine or Il soul?
Russia. Germany. Spain. Italy.
Japan and some smaller fry
countries say he is a machine,
a robot. a state-manikin, "A
puppet that he shall have no
Will of his own. that. in a word.
he has no soul He IS a mere
gadget, a push-button.
The very core Of the Amer
lean way the Constitution
which assures US the right 10
that way" the Declaration Of
independence. the doctrines of
the founding fathers. the very
genius of our ancestry say en-
phatically that man is a soul
that is, he has the right OF self
determination. he may mould.
unmolested by the state, ms
nWn future. that the state was
created to serve men, not vice
versa.
The world issue is-or will be
soon the doctrine of American
individualism versus slavery, the
most dreadful slavery the world
has ever kHowh-meRtal, spirit
ual and physical
HERE in all its sublime gran
IL deur is the struggle once
again in concrete form of Pro-
metheus against the enslaving
Jupiter.
Because he r,evolted and
brought fire treason. soul. self
conSciousnesS) TO man, Pro-
metheus was chained by the
mighty Jupiter to rock IN the
Caucasus. where giant birds
feaSter on his entrails until he
should be released.
So goes the legend. And these
great legends are all true. Pro-
metheus was released from his
slavery by many men, but ne
has always been reclaimed TO his
rock-the totalitarian state
Now once again. as of old, the
struggle is set between the
forces of light and darkness
free man. soul-man. versus
slovenian. robot-man.
We stand at Armageddon-
which may last for 200 years;
but it is battle that destiny
SAYS must be fought TO a finish.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
BAERlNG DOWN ON TIE NEWS:
Easy Ia LOcNle
BY Arthur BUGS" BAER

The best feature about democracy is that we let the
agators put themselves record like tattood sailor.
1t looks Ike we're going into this thing like peg-egged
swamp, But from m going TO take things
they Just Ike the where they used fly
paper for napkins.
Sometimes get hotter than The snuff habit but then
think the United States to squeeze through
like a cat in picket fence.
But when Mrs Roosevelt says strikes anything
she is something ike the old lady tie The
captain staggered down ee9l lost
propelor' - y
The old sdy sad II you Keep quiet about It nobody will
notice it."
parBata a'sraaaaas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

MR.. hNERS, OF X. r. u.
AVA A2, Plain6eld, y. j.. believes
in the homely old philosophy of
an apple day keeping the doc
tor away. especially when it
comes to flu. He states that in
the years following the crash Of
1929. there were fewer cases Of
flu in this country than usual
because people were made apple
conscious by the apple vendors
on every street corner and con-
sumed large numbers of Bald
wins, Winesaps. and the like,
thus warding off the maladY
1t has always been our impress
sion that the low rate of flu in
the panic years was due 10 the
fact that folks became so enact
ated from lack of sustenance
that the flu germs could not
make living off them. The
germs starved to death fCf want
of vitamins in their accustomed
fodder. However, Mr.. Evers pre-
Sents new slant. 1t is possible
that the apples were responsible.
In fact. now that we think OF IT.
when we recently had the flu,
our friend. Horse Thief Burke
brought us bag of apples and
sat on our bed and ate them
and he did not get the flu.
BY the way, we must tell you
some day about how Horse Thief
Burke responded to the call OF
country and was thumbed off
because he is over age. II was a
terrible blow to Horsey. He had
been figuring on creating a ire
mendous sensation when he
walked Unto the Two O'clock
Club in his home town of Balti-
more in his new uniform. and
besides had provided-~himself
with pair of reliable dice,
guaranteed to throw all the
right numbers at the right time,
with which he expected TO d.
vert his comrades.
HORSE THIEF BURKE is a
IL follower of III Q sport OF
kings. He is called Horse Thief
not because he ever stole a
horse. but because it is the pop
ular belief that it would be
unwise for a horse owner to
leave a steed lying around loose
in his vicinity. He is our turf
counsel and guide. TO which the
thoughtless attribute the fact
that we are always a loser. They
do not realize that we would
lose without Horses advice the
same as we do with II. Yet
without him we would lack the
fine, feeling sympathy he be-
slows upon us in our losing. lie
also is a great comfort to us IN
time of trial. such as the flu
we have mentioned. When we
told him what Mr.. Evers said
about apples Horsey- shook his
head and observed:
Boss. I'm not knocking APP
piles, understand. but what would
do you more good than anything
else is nice parlsy."
There might be something in
this theory. too. At least we
would like to give tt the same
chance we are going TO afford
the apples on our next flu out
ing Mr.. E.vers suggests that VIC
can practically live on apples
without knowing II because of
the diversity of form in which
they can be presented. He, men,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Finds People
BewiIdered
Z By War
Governments Pc sitior
Befuddles Them

8 (The opinions expressed by
General Johnson are NOT neees-
.sqrily those of The Detroit
Tin1ss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
DEfRB1kaI FINES

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

THERE is nothing lower in
L human nature than the tor
ture of animals. birds or fish
and the needless killing of them.
1t is comparable to strong man
kicking around a sick child or a
sick woman.
Certain animals and birds
must be killed. of course, so long
as they are menace and so
long as we eat meat and fish.
But why the GLE OF killing
for killings sake, or torturing in
traps? Or the triumphant feel
ing when hounds run fox to
earth and mangle it, or the
swelling pride in the breast of
the fisherman when he sees a
fish agonlzing in death-throes
on the end of a hook?
Is all that sport ? ! call it
sadism-the kind Of sadiSm that
makes Hitler and Stain look
like gentlemen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Detroiter
Hits Cruelty
To Animals
Urges Campaign Against
Unequal Bull Fight
BY BENJAMIN DE CASSERES

THIS column lately denounced
\ the killing of any living
thing just for sport. l received
a large batch of letters approx
ing my stand, but the following
from Walter G.. Fenton of De-
troit, has a fervor which l
reciprocate:
I'm a world shot through
with all kinds of cruelty TO
animals, your voice i'm a great
metropolitan paper like The
Detroit Times comes as a voice
in the wilderness.
Even the daily press, that
should try TO suppress killing
and cruelty, Is always giving ii
a big build-up, clarifying the
hunters. even to the fair sex.
You mentioned the steel trap.
If person coud2be caught in
one of a cold winter night and
.ltit dlDitt W uits ~ thtSt
animals are, possibly this kill
ing could he stopped. How
difficult II il to get people to
think of animals suffering. Why
don't you go after bull fighting?
A cruel sport In which there is
no equality. The bull has no
chance TO say whether he wants
to fight or not.
Il am sure that people every
where will rise and say thank
you to you for what you have
said In behalf of useless killing.
II trust this letter will be an
encouragement for you to con-
tinue your splendid work In be-
half of these defenseless animals
that cannot speak for them
selves"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31

his hands, but that brace Of cooked
wrists deliver most of the poison.
The main feature of Ted Williams
bat swinging is his almost complete
lack of tension. Williams won't be
q until October, but he still acts
with the ease and confidence of a
veteran who has been through many
baseball wars. In this respect he
reminds you Of Napoleon Lajoie.
Larry at the plate looked as loose
as ashes. He was apparently indif-
ferent as he waited for the pitch.
"You either hit it or you don't"
Larry told me years ago. why
bother about it? Just take your cut"
The fact might be mentioned here
that with this modern lively ball
Lajoie, q smoking line hitter with
the old one, would soon have sew
eral hospitals full of crippled infeld-
ers who happened to be in the line
of fire,
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Looking Back

How do the two compare at this
spot along the pennant road2 Here
Is DiMaggio's hve-year Yankee rec
ord through 1910: 1896 1923; 1857
.s46; 1888 1924; 1899 1881; 1910
1852; grand average-.343.
Here Is Ted Williams record for
his two complete years: 1899 1927;
1916 .344; average 1886.
But up through the halfway stretch
Of 1941 Williams Is now in front,
counting the games both have played
under the big tent.
Both Williams and DiMaggio can
be listed high in the natural hitting
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Another Hot Match

With Williams and DiMaggio grab
bling off most Of the wild laurel
sprigs in the American league, you
can look for another hot scramble
In the N. L. between Pete Reiser Of
the Dodgers and Johnny Mize Of the
Cardinals.
It might interest you to know. II
you care for the succulent statistics
in baseball, that Johnny Mics FIVE
year average with the Cardinals is
now 1899 up through 194O-just four
points below DiMaggio's mark for
the same span.
Big John Is one Of the top hitters
Of his time. Ball players through
the South this last spring all picked
him as the best hitter in the older
league. Mize halls from Demarest,
Ca, not SO far away from Royston
where Ty Cobb spent his younger
years. Ever notice how most of the
top ones come from the unSung
hamlets-not from the big towns?)
Mize has a freshman challenger in
Brooklyn's Pete Reiser, who in his
first year on big time has been
whacking away between $50 ard
$40 most Of the season.
Pete Reiser is the ball player
named by Leo Durocher as the
next Ty Cobb-provided there will
ever be another Ty Cobb. Reiser is
LBS pounds Of speed, power, head
and heart" according to Durocher's
estimate.
Reiser is now just 81. Don't for.
get that when Tyrus Raymond was
a Tiger debutante he batted 1922.
But from there ON he finished with
q lifetime average Of 1857 for "a
years-and that, my fellow country.
men. Is something to shoot at.
But for all that, the stretch duels
between Williams and DiMaggio.
Mize and Reiser. will add consid.
erably to the general public interest
In both races. Suppose someone
else beats them out? What Of 1t?
They are still the four best hitters
In the two big leagues over a period
Of time.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
BUSY HUSBAND
BELL Syndicate-WNU Service

This wife and mother issues On
appeal to Miss Norris for advice on
the problem Of getting her husband
back into the family fold. Other
tcise a model husband, he spends
most Of his time Uith Others, socially
and in business, asking to be left out
Of family social life. Kathleen Nor.
ris gires the reason and suggests a
remedy.
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- 1~Eii

i RHEA

THOSE looking for further late
L summer and early autumn ex-
element should find what they want
In the battle for the batting cham
pionship of the American league be-
tween its two best Interested Will
liams Of the Red Sox and Joe d.
Maggie of the Yankees. Heath, Cul-
lenbine or possibly some other son
Of swat may upset this combination
but we doubt it.
Williams and DiMag are the two
A. L. standouts and they still have
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31

with her right she opens the door
to pleasure, but with her left to
pain.-Colton.