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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
He Lives Like
Other Senators

The Wardman Park Hotel,
where he lives while here. is not
the cheapest spot in Washington,
nor the most expensive. Built on
a hill above Rock Creek Park
near the north end of the Taft
Bridge and within easy reach of
footpaths, drives and bride paths
and even of the 700. il houses
several other senators and a
dozen members OF the House. The
Vandenbergs keep a year-around
apartment.
Senator Brown lives while here
at the Broadmoor. Michigan mem
bers of the House are scattered.
Probably the Roosevelt and May
flower Hotels alone have more
congressional guests than the
Wardman Park. with the Shore
ham runner UP.
Senator Vandenberg, in short,
lives while in Washington much
as other senators live. unless they
happen 10 be vastly rich. with big
establishments Of their own.
You don't often see Michigan
members of the House in con-
ference with the states senior
senator. II they drop in on the
Senate. they are likely 10 FIND
seats or stand in the rear, against
the wall. They appear 10 respect
him, but there is no evidence oi
chumminess between them They
don't loaf with him. nor pull UP a
chair beside him while the Senate
is in session
I Like President Woodrow Wilson
he can type his own speeches
when so inclined. Some men think
better while debating, some while
writing in longhand, some while
pecking al typewriter. The Van
denberg mind seems 10 function
we'll enough with keyboard be
fore his eyes.
II is the function Of the minority
~ any stage of national progress!
10 criticize and appraiSe the act,
of the majority and offer alterna
tives Senator Nandenberg is Z
member Of the Senate minority
and functions accordingly. Wher
ne speaks. he speaks positively
When he hits he hits hard Wher
ne denounces. he minces no words
When he agrees, hc does 81
earnestly and emphatically.
! IL would be the Senate'S owl
, estimate that ~ measures UP.
! II would rank him Somewher'
among It's 10 ablest members. i
NAV not follow hm, but it vii
listen 10 him And that. for III
, Senate, would be a high appraisal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

Also effective relief
from m use lar
aches and pains.
Keep q tube 81
Ben-Cay In your
medicine cabinet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

The bathing luxury you can't
afford to miss. After a busy day
try relaxing in a warm tub with
Bathasweet and see how re-
freshed you feel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Nations, Too, Must
Pay for Excuses

The morning After Nations,
like individuals. pay for their ex-
cesses. The excuses are plain
enough, the consequences as clear.
No jeremiah is the senator. No
deliberate prophet of gloom. just
a hard headed. clear thinking,
plain spoken. reasoning representa-
tive of state which seems 10 like
that kind of service in the Senate.
For - years now he has watched.
listened, studied applied himself
assiduouSly TO public duties. When
he thinks the hour ripe and his
own ideas IN order. he addresses
himself TO his colleagues IN crit
cisn1 of excuses. IN warm
against experimental government
unsound financing, undeclared
wars. The fact that his adiurations
90 UNDECIDED more often than not
does not deter him from con-
tinuing in what he regards as tho
path OF duty and rectitude.
In four short years from the
day OF his first appointment 10
the Senate in 1928 he had so i'm.
pressed himself on party colleagues
as TO become their choice foi
president pro tempore of the Sen
alta choice which stands today
and probably will continue 10 stand
until at some distant date The
Republicans recapture control, anC
send him 10 the rostrum 20 preside
in the vice presidents absence.
Ad interim. he will remain ;
leader in action. but never, prob
ably. become the Republican foo
leader of the Senate,
The constant watching maneu
vering. trading. shsrpshooting anc
jockeying for position which thl
assignment entails are not 10 hi
taste.
A. 81, his hair is turning from
black 20 silver, But that is tn
only sign Of age His walk
neither youthful nor that Of an oil
nnsn. His countenance is deter
rnined has manner serious an,
absorbed. No bsckslspper, he i
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Father and Son
Look Much Alike

Male Arthur Jr. Is
Senator Vandenbergs chief aide.
have the privilege of the Senate
floor, and may talk with their
chiefs there, il not too obtrusive.
Then comes the day wien tho
issues are crystallized or crystal
lining. The Senate popGuns have
popped. The big guns go into
action.
.'Nandenberg's up" calls a
press-gallery attache. "VRnden-
berg's speaking"
Longing reporters crowd into
the working gallery 10 hear what
he has 10 say, Press-associati ton
men are down front. in the front
row from which one Of them once
absent-mindedly blew a small pile
of pencil dust down on the blond
head of the present king OF Bel
gium-then the crown prince. The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

ARTHUR III. VANDENBERG JR.
Hantley notes resemblance /.
approachable at all times, affable
seldom. 4
A political partisan who would
have welcomed the presidential
nomination which went 10 Wendell
Willkie. he is yet able TO be fair
in debate. generous in his reference
10 president with whom he dis
agreed. patriotic 10 the point OF
supporting him once policy has
been set
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

Give Pfunder Tablets a ehsne.
10 help clear up hyperaeid
stomach trouble - psIl;,t;v.
treatment for stomach ulcer.
caused by excess acid.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Lucky Tiger
Hair Tonic

You'll not want to scratch
if you use Lucky Tiger
the old standby for hair and
scalp. . It's made to sllay
itching and scalp irrita-
lions. Get the large size.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

Yes sir. you get = generous sixe
trial sire Of Fitch Quinoil with
the purchase Of a Use bottle OF
Fitch Shampoo during this sale
both for sec.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Grand Jurors 10 Scan
Papers F. B. |. Took
From bennett Home
Seek to Find if Nuzis
Contributed to Groups
Agents Soy He Served

The District grand jury today
prepared to examine records seized
by Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents yesterday in the home of
Prescott bennett. trade press service
operator. in an effort to determine
whether German agents contributed
funds to two groups of which the
Government has said Mr.. bennett
was secretary and treasurer.
The organizations are the Make
Europe Pay War Debts Committee
and its successor. the Islands for WaI
Debts Committee. of which the late
Senator Lundeen. Farmer-Laborite
of Minnesota was listed as chairman.
The papers were taken from 1430
Rhode Island avenue NV. after ali
agreement reached in District Court
yesterday by counsel for the Gov
ernment and Mr.. bennett Justice
Jesse c. Adkins ruled that Mr.
bennett could have access to the
records when he needed them.
William Power Maloney. special
assistant to the Attorney General
had told the court Mr.. bennett had
failed TO produce papers demanded
by subpoena. H. A. Osterman, the
latter's attorney. had contended sew
eral weeks would be required to
remove the documents sought from
among personal files.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Oil Plant Is Swept
BY Fire After Blast;
Dead, Several Hurt
Large Storage Tanks
Threatened, but Direction
OfWind Saves Them
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WHITING, Ind, Sept. 24-Fire
which followed a dawn explosion
attacked the Standard Oil Co.'S
plant here. leaving one man dead
and several injured and threatening
large storage tanks.
A spokesman for the company said
fire began with an explosion in the
pumphouse of the No treating
plant, spread to a refinery pump
house and to an agitator plant, used
for processing kerosene. In the
neighborhood were four large gas
oline storage plants, but the wind
direction helped to keep the flames
away from them.
The fire was confined to an area
between the Pennsylvania and New
York Central Railroad tracks and
the company's own fire department
fought it with special foam equip
ment. Fire detachments from Whit
ing, Chicago. Indiana Harbor and
Hammond were unable to help
materially because they lacked such
equipment. g.
Identity of the dead man was not
Immediately learned. A company
spokesman said three or four other
workers were burned. the most
seriously being John johnson. who
was taken to St. GATHERINGS Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
2British Ships Sunk
In Mediterranean,
ItaIiansC|aim
Submarine Torpedoes
Fascist Mine Layer,
English Report
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Sept. 24.-Italian planes
sank 2.5O0-ton armed steamer
and seriously damaged a 1,O0O-tor
vessel in an attack on a British
convoy in the Mediterranean the
Fascist high command announced
today.
1t reported also that 12,000ton
oil tanker was torpedoed and sunk
in the Eastern Mediterranean by
an Italian submarine.
The communique reiterated pre-
vious claims that Italian motor tor
pedo boats had sunk four British
ships in the harbor of Gibraltar
Three of the vessels were identified
by name-the tankers Fiona Shell
and Dunby Dale and the freighter
Durham.
The British have denied the
Italian claims. asserting that
only an old hulk was sunk
The British Air Force raided Ben.
gasi, HONS and Misurata III forays
along the North African coast, but
two of the raiders were reported
shot down III flames.
Five persons were killed and seven
injured in MiSurata, the daily war
bulletin said.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
British Planes Sink Ship
Off Tunisio, French Soy

TUNIS. Sept. "a lPD.-The French
freighter Monselet was bombed and
sunk by British planes last Saturday
shortly after putting out from the
Tunisian port of SfaX with cargo
of phosphates for France. French
announcement said today.
1t said the freighter caught fire
and sank after being hit by three
bombs near the Kerkennah Islands
The crew was said to be safe
Sfax, $50 miles south of Tunis
was the scene of several r. A. F
raids against Italian ships a few
months ago.
Thes French information Office
said the Monselet was plainly
marked to show her French nation
alitV.
Evening star., 1941-09-24

( lnrs and the Brands were close
friends two years agO. When Mrs.
Fidler and Miss Parker opened the
dress shop he said. Mr.. Brand con-
ceived the idea of having the shop
make gowns for screen stars to wear
at premieres.
III get you Alice Fave because
her picture Hollywood Cavalcade'
will be premiered soon,' Mr.. Fidler
| quoted Mr.. Brand as saying.
Mr.. Fidler wired that he and his
wife attended the premiere and din
ner following and said Miss Faye
was much in evidence at both
places" This drew laughter from
the crowd
Mr.. Schenck, who spent all day
yesterday denying that five major
film companies try to dominate the
industry. was to be followed on the
stand by Harry Warner of Warner
Bros.
In an all-day battle of wits
with Chairman Clark yesterday
Mr.. Schenck spoke calmly and with
effusive politeness, but with firm
insistance as he denied time and
again the contention of the chair
man that because the five major
companies have the 'flrst-run'
theaters in key cities. they can de-
termine the success or failure of
pictures produced by any one else
Senator Clark listed as. the five
big companies Loews, which pro-
duces through M-G-M: Warner
Bros. Paramount, Goth Century,
Fox and R-K-O. The Idaho Sem
ator described three others-Uni-
versal, Columbia and United Art
ists-as satellite" companies. Mr.
Schenck reminded him there are
two other companies with a reg
ular annual output of f1lms-Re-
public and Monogram.
When Senator Clark explained
he was not claiming the big five do
try to interfere with the success of
other producers. but only that they
could do so. if they saw fit, Mr..
Schenck replied
We'll. OF course. Senator. any
group of men could get together
and conspire to blow up building
or commit some other crime, but
they don't do it just because they
can"
Mr.. Schenck disagreed sharply
with the contention that the success
or failure of a picture could be de-
termined by showing it or excluding
it from 200 or 300 f1rst-run theaters.
There are nearly $4,000 theaters in
the United States. he said, and
argued that the 129 operated by
the Loew organization. for example,
form only "a show window through
which that organization may dis
play its pictures.
Senator Clark also undertook to
show family relationships between
officials of some of the major COM
panies as one factor that might
encourage collaboration on a given
policy.
Here again Mr. Schenck insisted
family relationships do not lessen
the competition between the major
companies. AS an illustration, the
witness said that although his
brother is head of 10th Century-Fox.
he can hardly buy a picture from
that organization, except in lso-
lated instances, because they are
sold elsewhere.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Sept 24.-King George
vi has appointed Prime Minister
Churchill to the ancient office Of
lord warden of the cinque ports, glv-
ing him, among other things. ex-
elusive rights to the flotsam, jet
sam and lagan" within the juris-
diction of the ports.
The non-paying Office, held here
tofore by 157 British princes, dukes,
admirals and prime ministers in its
long history. is rated high honor.
1t was said that the appointment,
in succession to the late Marques
of Wilmington, was the Kings own
idea as a mark of his apprecia-
ton for the Prime Minister'S serv-
ices.
The cinoue ports originally were
Hastings. Romney, Hythe, Dover and
Sandwich-but were increased to
seven by the addition of Winchelsea
and Rye.
Mr.. Churchill's only duty will be
craftsmanship of the Dover board.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
New York's Water
Supplies Depleted
By Months Drouqht
Special Dispatch to The Star and
N A. N A.

Special Dispatch to The Star and
N A. N. A.
NEW YORK. Sept. 24.-New
York's huge water reservoirs
have been greatly depleted by
the September drought, follow
ing a summer of rainfall def
cheney in this region.
New York City has had only
about 1-10-inch of rainfall in
September and the upstate
watershed about p inch. the
New York Board of Water Sup
ply said yesterday. The big
Croton Reservoir. it was said,
has 33 per cent less water than
a year ago, the Ashokan PAT per
cent less and the smaller Scho-
harie Reservoir 143 per cent
less.
While no official warning has
yet been issued urging the pub
lie to conserve water wherever
possible, if the situation does not
improve it is likely that a cam
paign will be started along the
lines of the one conducted dur
ing the autumn drought in 1899.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
kotoroyoIist Injured
In Streetcar TanqIe

A 27-yesr-old colored man. whose
jeweiry company delivery motor
cycle was dragged l61 feet by a
streetcar along Fifth street, be-
tween K and L streets NV. this
morning. escaped with an injured
ankle The rider, John Jones, of
1l3 E street NV, was taken to
Casualty Hospital. where he was
admitted for treatment
Police said the front wheel of
the motorcycle got tangled with
the back of q streetcar' Firemen
from the rescue squad were called
to jack up the streetcar.
A 6-year-old boy, Norman Burke,
colored. was being treated today in
Children's Hospital for injuries re-
ceived last night when he was
struck by an automobile at Eighth
and R. streets NV. He was said
to have received head, rib and in
ternal injuries.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Successful Sub Attacks
Announced by British

LONDON. Sept. "a Several
successful submarine attacks against
Axis vessels in the Central Mediter-
ranean were announced by the
Admiralty today.
An Italian minelayer Of the
Crotone class was probably destroy
ed the Admiralty said, l.500-ton
supply ship was believed to have
been sunk and a transport set afire.
A 5000-ton supply ship also was
torpedoed, the Admiralty said, with
out stating whether it was sunk.
A British submarine. it, said
braved the fire of enemy shore de-
fenses" to shell a large schooner
which was certainly hit and dam
aged and probably sunk" The sub
marine was not damaged
The Crotone is a ship Of 359 tons,
acquired from Germany.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
King George Honors Churchill
In BestowuI of Ancient Office

He will have to pay taxes on the
lord Warden's residence, Walmer
Castle, near Dover-but there is
scant possibility he ever will oc-
cupy it besause it has been open to
the public since 1905. Among its
many rooms which attract sight
seers is the one in which the Duke
of Wellington died in 1852.
Mr.. Churchill will be entitled to
fly his own standard-blue and yel-
low quartered with arms of the
cinque ports-from Walmer Castle.
Barons of the cinque ports in
the Middle Ages were charged with
maintaining a fleet to keep the mar
row seas free of enemy ships
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Food
Continued From First Page !

goals ever set for American farms
will be difficult. the Secretary said
especially with many younger men
leaving farms for better-paying de-
fense jobs or entering military serv-
ices.
Recognizing complaints about
higher costs of food and clothing.
Mr.. Wickard asked consumers in
this country to remember they ARE
the most fortunate in the world. AL
most everywhere else on the globe
consumers are going on short rations.
That will not happen in
America Here We have facilities
tand We intend to use them to pro-
duce abundantly for our own people
and other peoples resisting Nazi-
ism"
Three Things to Remember
The Secretary noted that while
prices had advanced he wanted the
consuming public to remember three
things:
First. that while farm price rises
iuNC bNcil IhSllCI III pciItllldSC
terms that's because farm prices
for so long have been bargain prices.
Farm prices started to rise from a
very low point"
Second. that retail price increases
are mot entirely due to the rise in
farm prices" The Secretary said a
cotton farmer got less than a nickel
from 25-cent increase in cost of a
cotton shirt and the wheat farmer
was getting only about one-fourth of
a cent more for wheat in loaf of
bread than year ago.
Third. that retail price increases
were far below gains in consumer in
come The Secretary said food prices
still were only 80 per cent as high as
1929, while non-farm income was
ia per cent.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Shirts and Pojomos
To Be SimpIified
As Defense Move

Super de luxe shirts and pa
jamas probably will be the next
victims of the defense pro-
grams simplification plans.
Means of reducing the num-
ber of designs, colors. fabrics
and other varying factors are
being studied by the industry
following an appeal from the
National Association of Shirt
and Pajama Manufacturers,
which recently met here with
defense officials.
The action is designed to
permit conservation Of labor
and materials for defense pro-
duction and to expand output
of simplified civilian commod-
tiles so that price increases may
be prevented.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
BiddIe Orders Probe
Of Watch Industry
By the Associated Press.

BY me ASSOCIATED PRESS.
NEW YORK. Sept. 24.-Attorney
General Francis Biddle yesterday
authorized an investigation into the
watch industry of the United States
to determine whether there had
been any violation of the Federal
antitrust laws.
In his letter authorizing the in
quiry, Mr. Biddle mentioned the
Elgin National Watch Co, Waltham
Watch Co, Hamilton Watch Co. and
other persons and organizations
connected with the distribution and
sale of watches" as among those to
be investigated.
Other details we're unavailable and
Federal officials refused to elabo-
rate,
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Recreation Unit Opens
Speakers Bureau

The Arlington (Va) Recreational
Center. entertaining men in uni
form, announced today appointment
of a speakers bureau TO acquaint
local groups with the center's work
Speakers will include Mrs. Buelah
FrieeS, George Grove, Mrs. Ruby
Simpson, Lyman Kelly and Mrs. St
John Perrott.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Lily Pons to Contribute
Fan Letters in Drive
Nv the Assnciated prss.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. Without
a tear. Opera Singer Lily Pons has
turned over her lifetime collection of
fan mail to Government officials to-
day as her contribution 10 the Ma
tion-wide waste paper-saving drive.
Her letters from all over the globe
will become cardboard cartons to
hold defense items. Miss Pons will
be paid the regular price, 35 cents a
hundred pounds, for her mail. She
said she would use the proceeds,
about s.. 70 buy Defense stamps.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
DR.. BrinkIey Indicted
In Mail Fruud Case
b. the AssoclateG Press.

I' III0 71-77V V4'-NVNs 7 90
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Sept. "a
DR. John R Brinkley. the gland spe-
cialist, his wife and six employees
OF a hospital formerly operated
here by him. were indicted by q
Federal grand jury yesterday or
charges of mail fraud in connection
with services offered by the hos
pital.
Evening star., 1941-09-24

ator Mcfarland retorted, but when
l am made a member of COM
mittee I try to perform my duty.
The f1are-up ended with an eX-
change of pleasantries.
When Mr.. Schenck explained that
the proceeds of the Land of Lib
erty" film would be turned over by
The film industry to war charities
Senator Clark asked if that might
mean Bundles for Britain
Mr.. Schenck said that, as mat
ter of fact, some OF the funds al
ready had been advanced for re-
Mobilization of one of the British
cities subjected to heavy lombard
ment. The crowd broke into ap-
plause when Senator Mcfarland in
terrupted to observe:
Il think that's very worthy pur-
pose"
Senator Clark asked if Mr.
Schenck would regard a similar
gift to Occupied France as a worthy
purpose. The witness said he had
not given that any thought
Then you believe in forcing these
exhibitors to take pictures?' Sena-
tor Clark pressed Mr.. Schenck, re-
ferring to the branch manager S
letter to the Idaho theater.
Certainly not" Mr.. Schenck re-
piled, explaining again he thought
the managers reference to the Gov
ernments interest in the picture
was a mistake. Mr. Schenck added
however. he agreed with the part
of the letter seeking to persuade
the theater to show the film, be-
cause he thought it was one every
American should see
Somebody suggested I discharge
this man, but I said that would be
done over my dead body Mr..
Schenck continued and agreed with
Senator Tobey. Republican. Of
New Hampshire. that the manager
had merely been over-zealous.
No Talks With Officials.
Asked by Senator Clark if he
ever had any conversations with
Government officials about the max
ing of pictures, Mr.. Schenck said
he had not. In connection with the
Land of Liberty which was the
movie industry's contribution to the
New York and San Francisco World
Fairs. Mr.. Schenck said he talked
once with Edward Flynn. who. he
said. at the time, was United States
commissioner to one of the fairs.
Mr.. Schenck added that the pro-
ceeds of the picture had not all
been disbursed and suggested it
might go to U. S. o. and to the Red
Cross.
At the opening of today's hear
ing, Senator Mcfarland read a tele-
gram from Mr. Fidler denying that a
gown which Alice Faye bought at
the dress shop operated by Mrs.
Fidler and Miss Gladys Parker, fell
apart.
1t was Mr.. Fidler's answer to a
telegram introduced into the record
yesterday by Harry Brand.
Mr.. Fidler asked Senator Nc
Farland to read his telegram,
terming unfair" Mr.. Brands mes
sage.
Mr.. Fidler related that the Fid'
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Afghoniston Reported
Pressed to Gust Nuzis
By the ASSOCIATED Press.

: by IIIb hSaUN-dNtU 7 4esos
NEW YORK. Sept. 24-The Brit
ish Broadcasting Corp. as heard by
Columbia BroadcaSting Co. said last
night it was reported that the Brit
ish government had formally re-
quested Afghanistan to expel Ger
man troublemakers. The same sort
of demand preceded the recent oc-
| cupation of Iran.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Quoke Is Recorded,
Probably in Siberia

BY the ASSociated Press.
WESTON, Mass. Sc ot. 24.-The
Weston College. seismograph re-
corded severe earthquake at 8:1317
pm. (E. S. TD yesterday approx
mately $500 miles distant, the Rev.
John McEwen, S. j., reported today.
The quake lasted for two hours
and occurred probably in Siberia,
Father McEWen added.