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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16

where Brigham Young sent a
small band of his followers TO
grow cotton and where they
suffered the most incredible
hardships in their struggle
against the soil and the idioSyn-
crasieS of a crazy river.
The women worked and bore
their children under pitifully
primitive conditions and the
children died like flies from a
plague.
TIiE author seems to have dug
L into every known authority
on these Mormon pioneers in
the two years she spent on her
novel which is Houghton-
Mifflin literary fellowship pro-
duction and has drawn upon the
recollections of numerous Nor
mon pioneers between IS and
100 years old.
We imagine that it is from
these that she got her intimate
little touches of a life she makes
as real as if she had lived it
herself Her depletion of Brig
ham Young as a human being.
especially as contrasted TO re-
cent movie, is magnificent.
She gives him the humorous
philosophy that is said to have
been one of his great character
.-isties:--~Neariy all the people in
her story have humor. lacking
which, as she says, they could
not have survived.
The old Mormons used to be a
little touchy about revelations
of their plural marriage era, but
if this document is as true as it
reads. it is a fine, sympathetic
tribute to the courage of some
of the greatest empire builders
in American history.
Copyright. 1871. King Features synd. Inc
Distributed by International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
Mormon's Book Gives Real
Lowdown on Her PEOPLE
BY DAMON RUNYON

TT is only some 50-odd years
ago that this ton was
highly scandalized by plural
marriage or polygamy as prac-
ticed by the Mormons of Utah.
The situation of Mormon gentle
men living with a number of
wives simultaneously, had the
good ladies and many of the
good gentlemen of other sections
of the country by the ears.
1t called for congressional ac-
ton and prosecution, as well as
extreme persecution of the par
Elephants in wholesale marriage
when the marriages ran concur
rent The practice was finally
wiped out, which was undoubt-
eddy all for the best. especially
as our civilization was evolving
the much more convenient sys-
tenn now in vogue.
This permits gentleman to
marry two. three, four. five. or
even six or seven times as he
may elect. though, of course, he
cannot occupy the office of hus-
band to all his wives at the same
time.
zach matrimonial incident
IL must be a separate and dis
tinct transaction.
The gentleman must dismiss
one wife by legal processes be-
fore he takes on another. with
each succeeding marriage cam
celingN responsibilities of the
last, if he employs a good sure
footed lawyer,
Thus when he chalkS off one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16

wife and marries again, he can
tell the first wife to go and
chase herself if she comes
around beseeching his attention.
even though she may appear
with an armload of his offspring.
The same privilege of diffuse
matrimony is given the ladies
and many of them avail them
selves of it with great enthu-
siasm.
Hence in certain circles we
find so many children of the
same name but with mammas
of different monickers that it is
really most confusing. though
strictly moral.
THE improvement of the mod
ern system over that of the
old time Mormons will perhaps
be apparent to all oft-married
gentlemen when we state that
when a Mormon married a num-
--ber-o ladies ne was stuck with
them unto death.
Divorce was not unknown
among the early Mormons. but
it was not common. Their idea
in plural marriage was the
propagation of children for Zion,
and no matter how many wives
a Mormon took he usually kept
them all and often in the same
household.
We gather from THE Giant
Joshua" that this Arrangement
was productive of plenty of
headaches from the ever-loving
Norman husband, what with the
difficulties of providing for the
ladies and the jealousies among
them
They did not always get along
together on those terms of
amiability that make for peace
in the house. Bickering among
wives was forbidden by the
church authorities. but you know
female nature is not to be
changed by edict.
ETHE GREAT JOSHUA" is
L by Maurine Whipple. a
Mormon writing of her own
people. 1t is the first story on
Mormonism that we have ever
read that gives what seems to
be an authentic insight into the
lives of the members of plural
households with any degree of
understanding and sympathy.
She says she thinks she would
detract from the achievements
of her people if she painted
them with too white a brush.
and so she has made her picture
real and human, and moving.
Her scene is Dixie Mission,
an outpost in the Utah desert
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
America First

vXIHY don't we vote ourselves in as terri
w tory of the British Empire?
Then the British representatives in our
legally in their behalf. We might as well,
for the investments in stocks, bonds, real
estate ETC., must reach tremendous sum in
our country.
Is it any wonder when England is involved
in a struggle her investments in country
are sufficiently strong enough to influence our
immediate aid?
Holding a controlling interest in various
manufacturing plants enables her also to
realize the manufacture of war materials on
our soil.
Does any one remember twas not so long
ago that when we tried to finance ourselves
out of our own difficulty, Paul Reveres by
the hundreds climbed the hilltops and cried
themselves hoarse with warning that we
would go bankrupt if we kept spending money
like water?
Today we find that these same Town
Criers have turned their eyes east and allow
money to breeze past without counting the
number of times the United States dollar will
fan their ears
AS result of all this pussyfootng, have
come to the conclusion that these same Paul
Reveres of yesterday were not American pa
trots, but were worrying over the fate of
British assets at that time
That is probably the reason why today the
Monroe Doctrine, the Johnson and Neutrality
acts are disregarded when the future of the
British Empire is at stake.
FELIX c. REZNICK
7749 Lambert street.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
On a. Creased Chute
BY ARTHUR CBUGSl BAER

Old Burt Wheeers opinion of Franklin Roosevelts for
egn policy is pretty like Macks reaction 10 Moran s
piccolo playing in Two Black Crows"
remember Moran pulled 1O-cent whistle and started
footing. Mack listened while and said Even that
good wouldn't like it."
Old Burt think that aid ustshortof-war is too
much like testing your brakes a creased chute.
Congress kicking lot of laher over the propo
siton House young Ham Fish is acting like
he is scared compulsory military service will be extended to
include the Republicans
Both the and the House acting real uppty Why
remember those lads when they didn't have roof their
heads
The committee foreign is importing than
it is exporting. Ham Fish has embarrassed than
bathroom door without a lock-
Ham has arranged quiz kids hour that is really fill
buster with woweeks option. That will slow up traffic like
herd of cattle in a covered bridge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
Aid for Britain

YOUR recent editorial, united for Free
i Speech" should be in accord with the
hope and desire of all true Americans. How
ever, l find certain paragraphs open to
criticism.
j disagree with your assertion:
"A people that thinks alike, votes alike
and says yes to all executive mandates is no
longer living in a free democracy"
A free people should have the right to
disagree, but a free people should not get in
the habit of throwing monkey-wrenches in
everything the government does just to prove
that it can get away with it.
The President and Congress have a job
to do. They are doing what they feel is right
and best for our nation That was the purpose
of electing them.
Let them work unhindered. There are
several hundred men representing all the
states and numerous districts. They should
be capable to work out our nations problems
without the advice of every Tom, Dick and
Harry, some of whom have probably not even
taken the trouble to vote.
Let us consider the question of help for
Britain.
While there are a number of truly sincere
isolationists, there is a greater number who
speak of America and Americans just to cover
up their real motives.
Most or the writers are not concerned with
the safety of the U. S. A, but instead are
concerned with the safety of their Fuehrer
Hitler. They speak of America for Americans
and advise that we preserve our neutrality
and leave England to shift for herself.
But they are actually thinking that we
should leave England to shift for herself so
she can be beaten by their fuehrer.
While these conditions exist, l hope that
our representatives in Washington will pay
no heed to the concentrated opposition to the
foreign policy they follow.
PHILIP f. MILLER,
1910 Stringham court
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
TO THE EDITOR:

IN ne LII a Wv
WHAT is holding up produc-
w ton on our defense pro-
gram? Well, Mister. I'll tell you
something; There just isn't go
ing to be any production.
I'm a tool and die designer
and l know. I'm no drafting
board theorist. either. I've
learned the business from the
production line UP.
There isn't going to be any
production because the design
ers of ornaments don't know
how to design, so we can tool
1t for production. 1t is just as
vital that the engineers know
how to design for production, as
II is for us to know how TO de-
sign tools.
Our engineers have instlnc-
lively learned 10 design for pro-
duction by close cooperation
with the tool designers over a
long period of years.
When a close tolerance IS
added TO a product, our engl-
neers go into conference TO de-
eide if it must be done because
of costly tooling and a slow
down of production.
Most engineers seem TO think
that close fits is the mark Of
good engineering. 1t is not only
disastrous TO production but 1t
brings up new liabilities, like
friction.
We have hundreds Of close
fits in our automobile but we
don't have it on the crank
handle.
/ suggest that the assembly
drawings be given our engineers
to detail and that they have
the privilege to make changes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
EDITORIAL PA &c
OF THE
Long Range Planning

n RECOMMENDATIONS of the Detroit Bureau of Gov
N ernmental Research that city officials begin long
range financial program for civic improvement reason
able most of their suggestions.
Every Detroiter knows the city has run down IN
years because of forced economy by admnsra
ton after another Since the depression virtually every
city department has struggled along on iron ratons
Paving has been neglected. Alley maintenance mas
been neglected Street lighting has been reduced TO
point of hazard The police department has been UNDER
manned And quantity enough through this time OF
financial stress parks have been constantly retur-
bished including big and expensive and delightful ana
unnecessary addition to the head of Belle Isle
The Governmental Research Bureau Ian independent
institution and therefore anahema to our more blatant
oficehoders) charges that such ofcehoders are more
prone to think of todays problems and tomorrow" eec
tons than of the continuing good of the city over period
Of five or ten years.
s.DUT" observes the bureau "Iong range planning is
= popular with the taxpayers because it means an
orderly development without serious disturbance to the
usual services rendered by the city and without
burdensOme tax rate -, -.
The Detroit Times agrees 100 per cent with this
statement.
The Detroit Times believes long range financial
planning is the only out of present drao ana nan
hearted method of maintaining Detroit ....
The Detroit Times suggests again that Tor slarter
we should have modern traffic lighting system.
The Detroit Times believes this is one of our most
immediate and pressing needs
can't afford it. don't know what they're talking about
We can't afford not to have It,
WHY don't some of the brilliant minds in city govern
w ment conceive ways of getting the money!
For instance, why couldn't some or all of the revenue
of Traffic Court be eamarked for the next two or three
years to pay for an upto-date trafc hgntng system
Almost every dime of income of that court is from
motorists Every mooris in Detroit will agree we need
modern traffic lighting system with synchronzaton ana
lights hung high in the middle OF intersections 49,.
WHY don't the city fathers take this INTO con-
sideration 2 -.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
X. DALEY,
1865 Mendoza avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
TIIE Greeks have proved them
L selves worthy of their inn
mortal ancestors.
The world is watching with
admiration the gallant resist
ance made by the small, poorly
equipped army defending their
country against a stronger
power.
The Greeks have shown TO the
world that the Tesoiute spirit OF
a free people is more than a
match for the unwilling leglons
of a dictator.
V. UNJIAN,
Crosse lie. Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
Letters to the Editor

or suggest changes that viii I'M
prove the product and speed up
production. This TO be done
with the cooperation and APP
proval of ordnance engineers.
And last, but not least, take
those theoretical civil service
appointees called government
inspectors out from under our
feet. They don't know any
more about production than my
grandmother.
Sure, someone taught them
how TO read a mike, but did
any one tell them there are
heavy handed and light handed
mixers who get different read
mgs?
Or did any one ever tell
them that metal filler is
stronger than cast iron? We
learned that by experience.
If the government is so
blasted afraid were going to
cheat them. let them take our
product out TO the proving
ground and pound the devil out
of it if they want.
Our product can take IT and
we can produce 1t, too, II
we're left alone and allowed TO
do things in our own way.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16

Please triple-space letters for
this column. Send TO Letter
Editor, The Detroit Times. You
MUST sign your name and adj
dress; otherwise your aetier will
not be printed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
Jan. is, 1916

Jan. is, 1916
The German Move sank an
other British steamer, the 5000
ton Clan MacTavish, off Ma
deira.
The Russians prepared a ma
jor offensive against the Turks
on the Caucasus front.
On the Western Front the
French again threw back a Ger
man thrust in Champagne.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Jan. IS, 1910

Despite Russian protests,
Norway and Sweden facilitated
shipment of men and materials
TO. embattled Finland; Swedish
youths were urged to volunteer
for fighting with the Finnish
forces by Stockholm newspa-
pers.
Paris reported at least two
German submarines had been
sunk by the Allies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16

Should America Enter the European War?
Will Our Present Course, if Persisted in, Inevitably
Involve Us in War?
Should America Concentrate on Her Own Defense
and Her Own independence, or Ally Herself With
England as in the Recent World War?
opinion
before
Amerca
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
Even Story
Of JobIess
Has 2 Sides
People With Pride Don't
Accept Just Any Job
(Ths opinions expressed by
Westbyook Pegier are not neess-
sariiy those of The Detroit
Times.)
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

ONE trouble about unemploy-
" ment is there are two sides
TO every question, and if II was
like you could just give them a
job, and they would take Off
their coat and go to work. that
would be one thing, but some
times it works out the other
way.
Like this guy, he comes
around and says he is an ele-
vator jockey. but they made him
join the Union because. other
wise, the union would picket the
spot. so the boss says he can't
stand the heat, because then the
teamsters won't bring goods to
and from the plant, so my
friend. he joins the union.
But he is an indepen d n I
dummy, and so one day when
the union agent comes around
10 put the bite on him for some
tickets to a benefit for the boys.
my chum starts TO denounce him
fearlessly, and the agent says all
right. that will cost him a saw
for willfully regarding the growth
of the union by word. deed and
example
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
Aid to Britain
Not Issue
In Congress
Critic Calls Power Oiver
President Ree(ProbIem

(The opinions expressed by
General johnson are not neces-
sarily those of The Detroit
Times.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16


right. that will cost him a saw
for willfully regarding the growth
of the union by word. deed and
example
OUR boy doesn't want to pay,
" but it is warm in the ele-
vator and cold outside. so he
gathers up 10 bucks and pays
the fine. but he is pretty sore.
and he goes around with brick
in his hand, trusting that some
day he will draw bead on some
one.
AS II turns out. after a few
months. the d. a. puts the head
of the union over barrel and
our friend comes blowing the
whistle like Benny Goodman
only louder-and they send the
union leader away to college
and our friend is full of cheer.
BY this time. however, he is
first-class private in the army
Of tie unemployed. because he
p again retarded the growth of
the union in this manner. and
when you ask him what he holds
he can only say. NO pair"
WELL, when a guy is. stand
w up guy like that and fights
those boys without protection
and blows his job you want TO
help, so there is big shot in
the real estate thing. and he
says he certainly will do his
best to get him a job. as that
courageous kind Of citizenship
should be encouraged.
Some of those boys are plenty
mean, especially against a poor
loner with no influence. and
after a while, sure enough, what
do you know? The real estate
mugg calls up and says send
our chum around; he thinks he
can put him 10 work.
BY this time the monkey has
checked out OF his room, how
ever. and il takes several hours
chasing around town, but finally
he is surrounded in a terrible
old fleebag.
Our boy certainly is in deep
poverty from the look of where
he puts on the snore, but he Is
out of town Just at present, so
we chase him up by wire and
tell him TO ScufTle on back and
get in touch with Mr.. So-and-so,
and think no more about it
until today
WELL, then, today Mr.. So
w and-so Sends a note. apd
il seems he passed the word to
friend in the real estate thing.
and this friend sends tor-the
monkey and wants TO put
suit on him and give him job
riding up and down.
But does our boy swoon with
delight TO get off the street and
establish relations with a pay
roll? If you think so you are
just leaping crazy.
First. our boy demands TO
know who gives this company
his name. and he is boiling mad
because they have been messing
in his private affairs. figuring
that it is very humiliating to
have TO get blabbed around
town, practically like it was on
page one of all the papers. that
he was out of work.
Furthermore. he doesn't be-
It. 49,, 49, ,xo, ,l;R ;.l1 e..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
DETR0Haz TIMES

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Sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
Company at 1925 Times Square. Detroit.
Mich.
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Mail Matter
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16

LIE IS so indignant over This
IL interference with his private
life that by now the clerk turns
him over to the superintendent.
who explains again that ,-ey
only want to give him a job in
recognition of the way he practi-
cally took his life in his hands.
but he says he is a free man in
a free country and nobody is
going to go around spying on
his private life-job or no job
so to hell with them and their
elevator. and. anyway, he is
practically deluged with offers.
and it is just a question which
one to take.
by United Features synd.. fss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-16

Why don't they probe its possibilities right now?
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Memorial Mass Meeting
To EuIogize Sheppard

A memorial mass meeting in honor
of the late Senator Sheppard OF
Texas will be held Sunday at 3
pm. at Calvary Baptist Church.
The program is under the dlrec-
ton of Clinton N. Howard, general
superintendent of the International
Reform Federation, and eulogies OF
the late Senator will be presented
for both houses of Congress and for
the Methodist Church.
Spokesmen for the Senate will be
Senators Connally of Texas, Pepper
of Florida and Capper OF Kansas.
For the House Representative Guyer
of kansas will be eulogist and for
the church, DR.. John w. Rustln,
psstor of Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church.
Invitations to attend have been
sent to every pastor in the District
and every member of Congress. A
letter from President Roosevelt will
be read.
Others participating in the pro-
gram will be Dr. Oscar F. Black
welder, president of the Washington
Federation of Churches, and Bishop
Adna Wright Leonard OF the Wash
tnesoa Meshodist area and DR.. Will
liam s.. Abernethy.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Water Association
Members 10 Inspect
Filtration Plants
Conference to Close
Today With Trips to
Facilities in Area

Delegates attending the 18th an
nual conference Of the Maryland
Delaware Water and Sewerage AS
sociation planned to make informal
inspections of sewage treatment
and filtration plants in Washington
and nearby Maryland today 1ol!o".
ing the conventions final session at
the Raleigh Hotel.
The concluding meeting TO-DAY
was to be highlighted by talk py
Robert T. REGISTER, Baltimore con-
sulting engineer, on successful plan
ming of sewage treatment WORKS.
other speakers included John w.
Krasauskas, bacteriologist OF the
Dalecarlia filtration plant; l.. L.
Hedgepeth, of the Pennsylvania SAT-
Manufacturing Co. and Albert l..
Center, consulting engineer OF Bal
timore.
The inspection trip was to include
visits to the Anacostia River Sewage
Treatment Works at Bladensburg,
the District Sewage Treatment
Works at Blue Plains, D. c., and
the Robert B. Morse filtration plant
ut Burnt Mills, Md.
At an afternoon session yester-
day, the need for proper light pro-
lection for municipal water plants
was stressed by E. H. Powell, light
ing specialist, who recommended
that protective lighting systems be
included among protective measures
ITO help guard against sabotage.
JIM. Jester, Hyattsville, was elect
ed president, succeeding G. E. Har-
rington, who becomes member OF
the Executive Committee.
Other officers chosen were r. A.
Norris, Sykesville, Md. first vice
president; r. J. Stewart, Edgewood
Arsenal, Md, second vice president,
and C. j. Lauter, Washington, secre-
tary-treasurer. j. w. Engle was
elected to the Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Dance Hostesses
To Heor Otto Lund

Otto S. Lund, manager OF the
Washington Chapter of the Red
Gross, will speak at the first business
meeting Of Army dance hostesses
Monday at pm. in the Depart
mental Auditorium. Mrs. Aasta B.
Hsueen. commander OF the group,
viii preside.