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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03

Cock pheaSantS are growing
heavier and their tail feathers
shorter
This fact was revealed after
examining hundreds Of entries in
the Tool Shops annual contest for
the heaviest ringnoCk and the
longest tail feather
Rooster pheaSants. however,
weigh much less than most hunt
erS think. Examination of entries
made during the past TWO years
shows an average weight of = y
pounds
The heaviest bird entered since
the contest was started scaled (
pounds pa ounces and was shot
last season by Robert Woodcock
OF East Detroit. In 1899 the win
ming bird weighed 3 pound 9
ounces.
Another interesting chang q
noted in these Eaudy ringneCks is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03
DROPPED OUT

Michigan coult very easily
have been the number one team in
the number of victories scored
since the conference was con-
ceived in 1896. but withdrew from
the league for II years, from 1906
through 1916 The Wolverines
have the best standing on a won
and lost percentage. however, with
a .6S1 average. having lost bat 40
games,
The same lineup that faced
Michigan State last Saturday
when the starting whistle blew
seems again probable 10 bee no
there when Michigan lines up for
the Kickoff tomorrow That mean,
that little DaVcv Nelson Detroit
tailhaCk. fully recovered from his
injuries. viii start again instead
of Tom kuZma the sophomore
who scored otWo touchdown,
against state
Paul White The River Rouge
Continues on Page so
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03

the length OF their tail feather.
Last years winning bird measured
IS inches and was entered by jim
Walsh of Detroit In 1889 out of
hundreds Of birds entered. the
longest tail feather was 24is
inches. The average length OF all
birds entered in this unique con-
test was - inches.
I'VE really judged some beau
tiful specimens last year" Lee
-Lippman manager of the con-
test. declared. "NOst hunters
figure their birds will scale
around five pounds. Maybe its
their enthusiasm for hunting
that decciVcs them"
The Mayhee Outpost of the
Mosroe Rod and Gun Club is re-.
leayir,g some Monaghan type bird,
thT Ff II is claimed they weigh
At least one pound more than the
Chinese variety.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03
TOnsiIs Wait
Stay in Until Doc G ers
Take Second Game

NEW YORK. oct 3.-Time. tide
and even tonsilS wait on them
Dodgers
DR.. Meyer j. Simons had y
year-old lad in his office awaiting
a tonsilectomy during the ninth
inning Of yesterdays game
Doe" pleaded The boy "can
YOU wait just till this innings
over"
The minutes ticked The Dodg-
CrS won
The boy settled back happily and
grlnned
GO ahead, doc. l can take
the ether easy now.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03
Same Doctor Helped Dixie Walker

injury plagued Chicago and he only eight
games in three years suffered serious injury TO the
of his pitching whip and Clipped bones removed The
same did the Wyatt operated on Dixie
Walkers Dixie then with the White Sox IL -
oinedenee outstanding stars with National
championship that believes II destined to be the
worlds champion day next week.
Of WAITS unpromisng earlier career The White
Sax City, from where he obtained by
making comparatively good showing with the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03
FROM 5TH AVENOO TO BOWERY
That's HE Trip Yankees Will Make Today

lives and don't let anybody
tell you they're not little wor-
RED
RED PLACES BLAME
Red Rolfe says Yanks blew that
one yesterday when Spud
Chandler tried 10 take two bases
but unnecessarily got
winded and blew his control and
the ball game
HappieSt guy of them all is Billy
Herman who finally was IN
a winning game with the Dodgers
against the Yanks after
blowing nine straight 10 the Yanks
whom he was a Cub
Dodgers all admit without quib-
bling that DiMagCio is the great
est ball player they ever saw
some guys named Cobb and Ruth
and Speaker and Hornsby and
Gehrig? oh, well, Joe must
be pretty good at that -.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03

Association League team But once again our horao
cer hero failed And Indians released him in the
Autumn 1887 Whtlow called day as far as baseball was
concerned and his plantation at Buchanan Ca
in the Gone. country of Atlanta. And IT is
rieveaf-Ha story today. four years later he's the
kin gpn pitcher league He p the regular
Just closed achievement that has much to do with
his winning the title in the senior circuit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03
10000 Expected
TO See Wayne,
Tonight
1o41 u. Of D. Eleven
Called Dorais Best
Team in Years
tried 10 score o.
BY HAROLD kAHL

49, TTTTT
more than 10000 spectators are
going 10 see University Of De-
.troit's football team play the first
.of series OF three nocturnal
games against Wayne University
.at the stadium here tonight. The
kickoff IS at SIS.
Many fans are anxious to view
the l94l model of Gus DoraiS'
team that rode over big hump
when II defeated Indiana Univer-
sity last Saturday. AL They sus-
.pect the popular Detroit coach has
come up with his best eleven IN
years. He has
There are gust as many how
ever, who have a sneaky suspicion
Wayne may spring surprise on
their heavily favored opponent.
And If you think that would be
the greatest form reversal IN his
tory you can find even a greater
one in the results Of the Michigan
Navy games Of 1925 and 1926.
AN ABOUT FACE
In % the Wolverines walloped
the Middies. $40. The following
year Navy won. 100 And there
we're relatively few changes in the
-slNal nnrsnnnels between these two
games.
The Tuans ran and passed
rough Shod over Wayne in the
first meeting between the two
schools last year. 42-7, but there
are various reasons why they
larent expected 20 repeat that
performance tonight one * they
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03
PHIL HAS CHARLEY HORSE

Little Phil Rizzuto half
pint ShortStop has a livid
scar that runs from his left knee
10 his hip got gangrene one
time and the surgeons had 10 OPP
crate now he has a charley
horse IN the same Leg but u
hasn't seem I'd 70 slow him
down
Tommy Heinrich was licking his
-C1TUTT7 Witt 1T 7TT1T7 THIT Wyaft
and Higbc were speed ball pitch
erSA: but Wyatt fooled him
by pulling the string on his fast
one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03

Joe Gordon quipS &. "One
thing l notice most about the
buns is they're not scared of us
like some other National League
clubs seemed TO be F.. they all
act as if they'd like TO tear US
apart and l guess they would
if they could . f..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03
AN ABOUT FACE

Continued on Page 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03

ringer and Won MS OWN ;S,T'iffft-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03
PheaSamlS Heavier
T DOL Shop Contest Entries ShoW Average Weight
Is 2l2 Pounds; Tail Feathers Shorter
BY Don GILLIEs

Cock pheasanS growing the length Of their tail feather
their tail feathers Last winning bird measured
Evening star., 1941-12-10
War Tax Drive Opens
As Treasury Calls
Congress Leaders
Douehton and George
To See Moreenthuu
On Financial Needs

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury launched its war
tax program today with call to
congressional leaders to confer with
Secretary Morgenthau.
Chairman Doughton Of the House
Ways and Means Committee and
Chairman George OF the Senate
Finance Committee promptly ac-
cepted an invitation to talk to Mr..
Morgenthau about what new taxes
will be necessary to finance the war.
They will meet at noon tomorrow.
Just what the program will be,
no one in authority would say. But
since the Treasury talked OF an
extra $4,000, 100000 of new taxes
few weeks ago, its new desires were
believed to be at least as high, If
not higher, now that war has come.
The program was expected to in
clude not only increased levies on
corporate tions and wealthy indi-.
viduals, but a drastic withholding
tax on the incomes of persons of
moderate means. The figure Of IS
per cent has been mentioned as a
possibility with this tax.
Government officials have no hope
of raising taxes enough to balance
the war budget, but want to narrow
the gap between spending and in
come as much as possible.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
War
Continued From First Page.

immediate reconciliation from Manila of the two
Department said its information received
about Eastern standard time Is Manila time
today time codng and transmission
dispatches telling Of the action the north
were Manila 4:45 pm Manila time (345
e s. t..
United States and Filipino Troops in Action
Manila dispatches said American and Filipino troops had
action invaders who landed at Aparr
on the far north coast
transports naval numbers lowering off
the north coast 50nle stretch from Vigan to Aparr
Department. its first communique OF the
Army Navy had smashingy defeated japanese
another section Of Luzonbeween Vgan and San Fer
nando to the south.
Text Of War Department Communque.
of the communique issued, Of 10 stated
Information received last night from the commanding gen.
the defeat of hostile attack
against between Fernando and Vgan
bombing attacks transports at Vgan resulted in
hostile ships and damage to the remaining
three ship capsizing and sinking Immediately.
Navy Air participated in the attack In close
Army No operations have maerazed in
Southern Islands"
landing 7Smle stretch between San Fernando and gan
United States Army and Navy planes
repulsed the attack.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
japanese Penetration
At Hong Kong Admitted
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONG KONG, Dec. l0.-Some
japanese penetration of Hong Kong's
defenses was acknowledged in q
communique today, but it declared
the attack has been halted even
though fighting continues.
The communique said:
THE japanese launched a heavy
attack on our positions. Some pene-
tration of our forward defenses oc-
Cured but the attack. for the mo,
ment. is halted. Fighting is con-
tinulng.
In spite of poor visibility our ar
tillery was effective. Last night we
inflicted severe casualties on a Jap
anese company on patrol, one OF our
own patrols in hand-to-hand en-
counter wiping them out with Tom
NV guns. rifle butts and bayonets.
Heavy Damage Reported.
LONDON Dec. 10 (P).-The Ber-
Nm radio reported today that Hong
Kong again had been attacked by
Jananese planes and that partlcu-
lsrly heavy damage had been IN
flicted at Kailung Dock, large snip
building establishment in the Brit
ish crown colony.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Harriet Elliott Submits
RESIGNATION in Protest

By the Associated Press.
Defense sources said today that
Harriet Elliott, head Of the once OF
Price Administrations Consumer
Division. had submitted her resigna-
tion to President Roosevelt in pro-
test against the alleged sidetracklng
of consumer interests in the manage
ment of the defense effort.
The President has not acted on
the resignation. Both Miss Elliott
and Price Administrator Leon
Henderson. in whose office the Con-
sinner Division was placed in the
last defense shuttle, declined to COM
ment
At the same time. o. P. M. sources
disclosed a move was afoot to dis
band the Consumer Division entirely,
placing the protection of consumers
in the hands of such long established
agencies as the Consumers Counsel
of the Agriculture Department and
the Food and Drug Administration,
Miss Elliott submitted to the
Budget Bureau a proposal for estab-
lishment of the Consumer Division
as a separate unit of the Office OF
Production Management, beyond Mr..
Henderson's jurisdiction. In its
present status, her staff members
claim. the consumers unit has
been relegated to virtually hopeless
subordination.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
U. S. Is Sympathetic
To Free Nation Drives

The State Department. IN an
nouncing this Governments war
time attitude toward free govern
ment" movements in the United
States, said today the people OF
the United States do have sympa-
thetic interest in movements by
aliens in this country who desire to
liberate their countries from Axis
domination"
The department said the United
States opposes free movements
which carry on activities contrary to
the established policies. domestic or
foreign, of the American Govern
ment, and it prefers that the gov
erning committees of such move
ments shall be composed of citizens
of the foreign country rather than
of American sympathizers.
At the present time there are free
movements here relating to France.
Hungary, Rumania, Yugoslavia and
others
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Manila
Continued From First Page)

Apa perhaps contiguous points conducted
landing operations Vgan amid bombing by American planes
second communque at 445 said no further landings
had that the situation Northern Luon remains
same"
battle in north ragged. of Jap
raded Manila suburbs shortly after
hitting hard at military center including the Nichols air depot
Fort Wl1am Mckinley and Nelson airport districts.
Port Air Field Raided.
The port of Iba and Clark air field reported unoy to
have been bombed the time.
communique issued after the raids said while not
verified reported that the did unscathed
Several planes reported One report from
reliable said plane ploted Filipino aviator accounted
for Japanese aircraft"
Philippine constabuary the Of
Vgan 200 miles northwest of Manila.
The first landing said to have been made at Pamplona
close Aparr.
large many places along the favor
able for such landings They declared that for japanese
fishing taking soundngs
(The German wireless reported from Shanghai that
anchored Manila hit by bombs
at today Q1 pm, T. Tuesday, when the japanese
air force again attacked the Philippine capital
headquarters announced that the
Gin heavy force OF the northern coast of Luzon
tending Aparr and had landed Apar and
haps at several contiguous points.
The landing at Aparr, which is $50 miles north of Manila,
of heavy night-long air bombardment.
(The in Washington and Manila ind-
japanese attempted landings along a 200mie
Fernando $50 miles north and west
of Manila Vgan IS miles north of San Fernando From
Vgan the north rs miles and thence west about
Aparri which is of the central
point of the northern coast)
of the fighting the points of landing cannot
be disclosed
Excitement No Panic in Manila.
There intense excitement but panic Manila Many
hard to find No
running most of the twowheeled
calesas engaged. Business continued normal
Evening star., 1941-12-10

that the Government is now hopeful
of restoring to the various depart
ments the function Of releasing in
formation. On the departments will
be the responsibility of determining
accuracy and whether information
would be of value to the enemy, he
said, with no plan contemplated for
establishing a central information
source.
Release by the War Department
Of Gen. Douglas Macarthur S
Philippine report this morning was
the first specific example of the
new public relations policy.
Mr.. Roosevelt closed his address
last night in hopeful tone as he re-
marked:
I'VE expect to eliminate the dan
ger from Japan. but it would serve
us i'll II we accomplished that and
found that the rest Of the world was
dominated by Hitler and Mussolini.
we are going to win the war and
we are going to win the peace that
follows"
Evening star., 1941-12-10
u. S. Transport Claimed
At Manila by Japanese

LONDON, Dec. 10 (P.-Japanese
submarines sank 15000-ton United
States transport in Manila Bay yes
terday, the German radio said today
in quoting a Japanese communique
japanese naval units said they sank
an American submarine off the
Island of Palau, 180 miles east OF
the Philippines.
A British armored merchant ship
of 5000 tons was also reported sunk
off Hong Kong.
The Japanese claimed that Hong
Kong was blockaded by land and
sea and that it was again heavily
raided yesterday.
In North Malaga the Japanese
reported occupation of important
key positions.
The attack on Hawaii, Guam, the
Philippines, Wake and Singapore
started simultaneously" the Jap
anese announced, asserting they had
lost only 10 aircraft and no naval
vessels.
Evening star., 1941-12-10

Aparri is on the edge OF fertile
farming region which extends back
about $50 miles from the coast, but
beyond this lies range Of almost
impossible mountains which extends
southwark to within 100 miles Of
Manila.
The jungle in those mountains is
so dense and the terrain so rough
that only men on foot can get
through. The country is populated
with savage native tribesmen de-
scended from head-hunters.
From Vigan only single narrow
road, unsuitable for the movement
of heavy equipment, leads south
ward. flanked on one side by the sea
and the other by rugged mountains.
There still were no official figures
on casualties resulting from the
widespread air raids directed against
Luzon since the initial assault, but
an Army announcement last night
declared that losses had been heavy
on both sides"
American pilots and anti-aircraft
gunners declared the suddenness of
the japanese assault had given the
raiders an initial advantage, but ex-
pressed full confidence.
The next time we'll give 'em hell, ="
declared one gunner.
An American pilot said that thus
far the japanese had gotten the
of ;,, ivzIix,;I,,o1 onriol ln1-
fights.
They got the first jump on us,
but we're not overly-impressed," he
said, land we certainly don't think
they are super men,"
Evening star., 1941-12-10
RooseveIts Statement
AssoiIed by Italians

ROME, Dec. 10 R.-President
Roosevelt's statement last night that
Germany and Italy consider them
selves at war with the United States
was declared by a Fascist source to-
day to be an attempt to justify "the
war-mongering policy which has led
the United States into war"
Oficial comment, however, was
withheld.
Stefani. official Italian news
agency said the Presidents refer
ences TO Germany and Italy showed
clearly his state of mind"
The italian press called Japan s
war with the United States also
ours"
Japan is at our side" said Cor
riere della Sera. I'VE are beside
it with all our soul, all our forces"
Stefani and the newspapers pub
lished the United States Senate s
vote on the war declaration as 81
to 10. (The vote was unanimous
80 to o..
The Fascist editor, Virginio Gay
da, said Italy and Germany, like
Japan. would ignore declarations OF
war by minor Latin republics OF
Central America"
Evening star., 1941-12-10
King George Sends Message
To Leader in MoIoyo

LONDON, Dec. 10 P).-King
George VI messaged Sir Thomas
Shenton, Governor General of Ma
laya, today that the empire relies ION
your fearless determination to
crush Japan's onslaught and that he
was confident its faith was we'll
placed.
AT this fateful moment assure
you of my high confidence in your
leadership I am at one with you
and their highnesses, the rulers and
the peoples of Malaga in the trial
which you are sustaining the King
said
Il know that the empires reli-
ance on your fearless determination
to crush this onslaught will be fully
justified and that, with Gods help,
the devoted service of every mar and
woman in Malaga shall contribute
to our victory"
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Soviet Remains Neutral
In U. S.-Japanese War
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KUIBYSHEV. Dec. 9 Delayed -
The Soviet Union, deeply involved
with Germany on its western front,
so far maintains neutrality IN the
United States-Japanese conflict in
the East
Soviet-Japanese relations still are
outwardly based on the neutrality
pact signed last Easter, valid for
five years, binding each nation TO
stay out of war in which the other
is involved with a third power.
s. A. Lozovsky, Deputy Commissar
for Foreign Affairs. reaff1rmed this
neutrality pact two weeks ago,
Since then there has been no oficial
statement on war in the Pacific.
The official press has maintained
a strictly impartial attitude. pub
fishing United States and japanese
official announcements alike with
out comment.
Evening star., 1941-12-10

| Manila was under aerial attack
from 1910 pm. until pm.
Heavy anti-aircraft fire ceased
momentarily then burst out with
renewed violence at a target in
visible in the clouds off Cavite. The
faint sound of airplane motors
could be heard far overhead and
anti-aircraft shell bursts blossomed
white in bright blue patches of sky.
Smoke was seen from the vicinity
of Nichols air depot. Mushrooms OF
water spouted among merchantmen
in the harbor. A few minutes later
| flames could be seen from two large
fires.
After the first two assaults nine
more bombers were seen high over
Cavite, well above the bursts Of
anti-aircraft fire. They flew in the
| japanese three-V close formation
These, too, dropped bombs on Ca
vite and unloaded other explosives
over the merchantmen. A Anal at
tack was made eight minutes later
| by eight other bombers circling high
over Cavite and the harbor ship
ping.
Police said more than 100 bombs
| fell in the Manila and bay area.
Civilians looked on from vantage
places along the bayfront.
All indications we're that a heavy
battle still was raging all along the
northern and northwest coasts of
the island. with naval, air and land
forces involved.
The Army communique said the
exact strength of the attacking Japa-
nese forces was not known.
Advices relayed from the con-
stabulary commander at Tuguega-
rao, capital of Cagayan Province
where Aparri is situated, said the
Japanese had paved the way for
the landing attempt there with a
night-long aerial bombardment.
Communications Broken.
Shortly after this report was re-
ceived all communications with
Vigan, Aparri and Tuguegarao were
interrupted.
Vigan, city of 1889, is the cap.
ital of Ilocos Sur Province. Aparri
only safe port on the north coast
has a population of about 10000.
(The official Toxic radio an
nounced early today that Jap
anese had succeeded in landing
at several points north of Manila
and said operations still were pro-
ceeding 1t also reported the
sinking of an American sub
marine off Palau Island and an
unidentified American transport
of $4,000 tons in Manila Bay0
The sea-borne japanese assault or
Northern Luzon came as Unitet
States and Philippine officials strov'
to stamp out an apparently we'll
organized fifth-column movement
accused of causing two false air.
raid alarms in Manila during tht
night and of setting flares to guide
Japanese bombers to targets around
the capital the previous night.
Face Tough Terrain.
Observers here, speculating on the
japanese objective in attacking
Northern Luzon, said the invaders
faced tough terrain II they hoped
to advance overland 10 Manila.
Evening star., 1941-12-10

stood at the entrance and an
nounced:
Contrary to international prac-
tice, German correspondents have
been arrested in the United States.
II must now ask American CORE
spondents to leave this room and
proceed to their homes"
Then, as the Americans left the
room, he silently shook their hands.
Another official assured the Amer
ican correspondents that whatever
might be done to them as reprlsal
would be done 'in the noblest form
No police car. for instance, would
call for them in case their arrest
was deemed desirable. he said.
president Roosevelt, charging
the existence of German and
italian threat Of predatory
incursion upon the territory OF
the United States" has assumed
extraordinary powers over the
nationals Of those countries as
we'll as Of Japan.
(Among Germans taken into
custody, the German Embassy In
Washington asserted, five were
newspapermen in New York and
all but one were representatives
Of D.NB.. the oficial German
news agency
u. 8. Newsmen mo Longer Exist
American newspapermen no longer
exist for you and US" Foreign
Once speaker told the assembled
correspondents after the departure
of the Americans.
He said he regretted the step, but
that it was a logical consequence OF
the United States handling Of Ger
man journalists.
Berlin newspapers carried accounts
of the arrest Of 400 German and
Italian nationals in the United
States, but thus far there have been
no reports of arrests Of American
nationals here.