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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09
HER FATHER APPEARS

Firclci'S father appeared un-
cXpeCtedly in Antwerp. lie
came TO take his daughter
back 10 Germany. Since
Firclei wished that | should
speak to him, ] met him in A
hotel room ! had rented for
the interview. He was a we'll
preserved and slightly paunchy
man. with red cheeks and the
outward signs OF opulence.
He had come. expecting 10
sec his daughter. Instead, he
found me. From the first in
Stant | met him as an enemy,
determined TO rcpulSe h i'm
swiftly. ruthlcSSly. and finally
Inside. | felt / was soft. Brutal
aggression was the best de-
tense against this SoftneSS.
"Nas wuenschen Sic" ." |
asked. with forced bluntneSS.
where il my daughter"
tho man asked huskily
Your daughter belongs 10
me-"
The man pleaded and blus-
tered like desperate beggar
under a rich mans portal. He
Squirmcd and implorcd. He
made threats. He asked for
consideration and pity ! was
sorry for him. | BECAME un-
necessarily cruel.
Leave now or I'll throw
YOU down the stairs" | threat
cncd.
t'irclciS father departed.
shaking his fist at me. I'm
going Ia have your past in
vestigated," he half shouted,
half muttcred. I'll make II as
hot as hell for you-you Com
munist."
To him. | knew, / was
vicious hoodlum. told Firelei
what had happened. She sud
denly recalled that II was her
fathers birthday. That made
her FESTIVE. For a long time
she moved aimlcSSly about the
room. She mentioned the roll
licking festivals with which
her family additionally cole
bratcd the birthdays of any
of their clan. There would be
festival that night al Uncle
BertS. There would he wine
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09
Elsie
Robinson
An Early Day Mother
Can Teach Us All
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

ny L~oAG RODAANoOAN
I'M thinking with chuckles,
= as well as a homesick gulp.
of that sturdy little mother Of
mine-she of-the Scotch-Eng-
lish-Irish blood who came
across the waters TO be a CAL
ifornia pioneer. The fine
Spunk OF her and the
dauntless hunger for beauty.
Well she needed them both.
For life was not kind on that
Far West frontier which we
glamorize so spectacularly in
the movies today.
Benicia, A loop up the bay
from the Golden Gate. was a
dcsolate sprawl OF sunbaked
hill and marsh before those
pioneer wives took hold OF it.
Which brings me back 10
the black. adobe dirt and
Old Pat. and the small bunch
of dynamite who was Eliza
beth Robinson, my mother.
NOW 'dobe dirt Is no gcnteel
wood loan. II grows such
flowers and vegetables as
never were seen on sea or
land. hut II takes a lot OF
pcrSuadlnG first.
For 'dobc Is tough and
sticky. Ii dries harder than
hardpan and II swallows
fertilizer like quicksand. All
of which is no picnic 10 the
one who's digging It. Who, in
this case, happened to be Old
Pat.
Old Pat was the village ham
dyman - red-haired, freckled
as turkey egg, upwards OF
six feet. and As Irish as they
come. His ono main interest
in life was certainly not flower
gardens.
My mother topped five feet
by an inch or two, with
every inch carrying 80 watts.
Through many a year she and
Pat labored over her prodigi-
Gus roses. Pats loathing for
roses was cqualcd only by his
devotion 10 the little Tartar
who drove him TO his task.
But AT last even he rebellcd.
I CAN sec him yet. leaning
L on his spade with the sweat
furrowing his red. wrinkled
throat. and the rage Of the
Irish rising against this fool
iSh. woman Job
IT'S nav use. putin the
good manure on this 'dobe,
Mrs. Robinson" he drawlcd IN
hrs hroCuc. thick as Christ
mas cake 1T gaws straight
down 4 hell"
Then 20 10 hell after IT,"
tt5frze1t1 ff1tr1tt1rr--orr,-
who never. IN her rigid code,
had been known 10 say even
darn And Pat went
I'M thinking often OF that re-
ply these days as ! read the
pecveS and lamentS which
clutter my desk
Once again We re all pioneer
ing. trying 10 build order,
beauty and security in a new
way OF life which IS tougher
than that black dobe with
which Old Pa, and my deter
mined little mother labored.
And. facing that hooking
futility. We arc tempted 10
give up. Why not?
What's the use of trying 10
make life blossom in the face
of such difficulties?
WHAT'S tho use? over the
w years the answer comes. 1
SEQ my little mother battling
with untamcd earth
watching her precious work
seemingly wasted 4 crying,
valiantly. iHltS rescue.
go TO HELL AFTER 1T"
And II comes to me sud-
denly. gloriouSly, that all that
We have OF wisdom and beauty
has been won because some
one went 10 hell after IT,"
For each step in our evolution.
someone paid in doubt and
WEAKNESS. loneliness and
drudgcry.
THAT'S HOW AMERICA
WAS BUILT THAT'S HOW
AMERICA CAN BE SAVED
TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09
Walter
Winche||
Exaggerated Report
About Colyumist
By WALTER WINCHELL

bN WALIEh "lNSnLLL
THE Story Tellers: The cur
Prent issue of Time (press
page) reports that a certain
colyumist was divorced from
his commission in the Naval
Reserve Times editors
probably will be amused to
learn that on the very day the
colyumist read that new"
he received orders 10 report
for training on August l.
THE Front Pages: The best
L way 10 debunk Hitler's
bunk (that he is leading a
crusade" against the Crum-
mies) is this fact; The one
foreign country that was
palsy-walsy with communism
was Germany This eoun-
try wants no alliance with
NaZis or Reds. We Just want
an alliance AMONG Ameri-
cans The question, we
think. should be: Will the
United States kowtow 10 Hit
Ter or accept his slavery? All
else is so much humpty
dun1pty.
THE Wireless: The WOR
l. weather reporters have a
refreshing twist. While an
nouncing the Big Towns tenn
peratures they emphasize how
much hotter il is IN other
places Most of the radio
clowns are holidaying for the
season. but the senators and
representatives arc just As
amusing as ever Those
Ben Grauer (NBC) America
to-Britain programs British
tots here talking TO their par
cnts there stillc the throat,
no matter how gay they try 10
appear. II hurts when you try
10 swallow-just listening 10
them all +. Richard Himber's
version of Kiss Polka is an
ear-careSSer.
THE First Nights: Tho
L blessed event OF the week
was Sgt, York Gary
Cooper's account Of tho great
est hero in the World War
captivaied the first audience,
as did the entire epic -. Joan
Leslie OF Detroit. l6-year-old
Duse who formerly waS part
OF the Broadway night club
brigade. is one 10 see and thrill
ahout--so natural - her play
ing Sgt. York, witnessing
the unveiling for the first time
che had seen the script, was
asked What be thought OIL
He Shyly answered
ut sure was natcherill."
You will be amazed how
free ihe-Nln- from mnA-Ie-
hokum Truly a Hollywood
achievement.
Moon over Miami is a
tingling thingling, friSky and
musical. Betty Cradle and
Carolc Lands lead Don
Ameche and Robert Cummings
a merry chase but the gals
don't run as fast as they kin
They Met in Bombay" gives
you Rosallnd Russell and
Clark Gable in Hongkong,
both trying 70 Swipe the same
Jewels. Gable reforms in a
Canadian officers uniform.
hut he isn't an officer and
gentleman in the clinchcS
that being no way TO build up
the matineeS.
TYPEWRlTER r / b b OnS
i Omaha World-llcrald;
WED rather die on our
feet than live on our knees
SAYS President Roosevelt. why
not get on your toes ="
Kansas City Journal:
If YOU want anything done
well, do IL yourself. Always
laugh at your own jokes"
Abe Martin:
1.-THE only absolutely safe
way (, double your money u 4
fold II once an put II In your
hip pocket"
Robert T.. Sherwood:
"She IL on the verge Of
tears, her fayorite perch"
Victor Hugo
Paradise is a place where
parents are always young. and
the children always little"
Copyright, 1871, King Features synd, In
~ 80
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09
HER DRESS TORN

II was bitter burlesque. I
suddenly lungcd forward and
the men gave way. l leaped
across the room where Firclei
was still struggling. her dress
torn Her assailants were ter
rifed. They let her 60. The
one-lcgged man. his eyes blaz-
ing under thick brows, inter-
fered. Firclei cried:
Uncle Bert, YOU drank too
much, YOU don't know what
you're doing"
The front door slammed
with such force that the house
vibratcd. A man had fallen
over tho table. He wcpt. The
sea captain seized Firclei's
shoulders. lie almost lifted
her off tho floor y
"a Disgrace! a damned dis
grace" he shouted m a d y.
Flrelci's father joined him.
You won't inherit n penny"
he threatened. II won't give
YOU The dirt under . finger
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09
FIRELEI IMMOBTLE

Five or six people rose, and
tramped past us to get their
hats. Others walked about the
room. not knowing what 10 do.
There was general confusion
Some one crashed his fist on
a table. A carafe was pushed
over and Splintered. A woman
rocked TO and fro. her hands
claSped 10 her face.
Firelei stood immobile. Her
left hand touched her throat
Her slender form was upright
in the commotion. Her face
was pallid. Her eyes showed
amazement. her lips bewilder-
ment and SCorn. The one
legged man stood in front of
me. both hairy fists raised
high. He roared into my face
"How can YOU do such n
thing 10 me? How can YOU
do such "A thing 10 me?
Other men gathered around
us. The thought of being
bounced upon by number Of
enraged and half-drunk citi-
zens seemed ridiculous. The
mon were advancing, and |
hacked against A wall. looking
for Firelei.
An elderly woman with
black curls graspcd FreleIs
wrists. and was trying TO drag
her into an adjoining room.
She struggled 10 free herself.
Another woman and "A man
seized her arms and jerked
her about Meanwhile. the
advancing men. led by the sea
captain. were pushing me to-
ward the street door
How can you do such n
thing" nc ragged.
"Shut up" yelled. you're
crazy"
go" he shouted with all
the force Of his lungs. GO, 1
tell YOU, 20"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09

cases ScCicl private dudi t'i >
were essential, because hotels
were obliged TO report their
guest lists daily to the police.
The newcomers sudden de-
scent on Antwerp had 10 do
with the comintern' prepare
tions for majors coups in a
number of South American
countries. In most of these
countries the Communist par
ties operated illegally, necessi-
tating the maintenance OF a
system of communications
which was Independent of the
mails and cables.
For this purpose. we had a
net of maritime courierS on
ships sailing out of Marscll!cs.
but sudden raid by the
French Surete. in connection
with Communist schemes IN
Syria and the Near East, had
disrupted the MarSeilles or
CaniZation. SO il had been
: decided 10 move the communl-
cations center from South
America 10 Antwerp. until the
damage suffered in MarSeilles
could be repaired.
MONEY TO BUENOS AIRES
The organizations at my
command in Rotterdam and
Antwerp now concentrated for
a number of days exclusively
on pressing Communists, sail
ing on ships in the South
American run, into the COMM
tern courier service. AS a
safeguard, they were freed
from all regular party duties.
Huge patches of printed mat
ter and much money went TO
Bucnos Aires and Montevideo
These emergency courierS
we're virtual prisoners OF the
international Apparat, under
the surveillance of our lynx
eyed watchers and G.. p. L.
operatives on the docks OF the
terminal ports on both sides
of the Atlantic. We took these
precautions TO prevent con-
signments from becoming
lost" Even OUT AT sea a
courier was under the secret
surveillance of a fcllow-Com-
muniSt in the vessels crew.
Most of the propaganda lii
erature shipped from Antwerp
was destined for distribution
among Latin American armies
and navies. eXhorting the men
10 mutiny in case OF an acute
crisis. | learned that aston
iShing numbers of undercover
agents were on their way to
South American states. The
Communist parties there were
known to have strong anarch-
iSt tendencies. Moscow did not
trust the Latin American
leaders out of sight. and there
fore had them amply covered
with comintern supervisors.
-Sabottka~-an-d--Rene-Me re
well satisfied with the prompt
way in which | adapted my
organization to serve their
emergency needs, Rene be-
came particularly friendly
with me. He minated that
he could use me as an organ
iZer on South American rivers.
Both of them, beyond a tenta-
tive effort at Irritation, ignored
Firelei. Sabottka referred to
her. i'm speaking 10 me, as
your enticing bourgeois wife.
| resented it bitterly. But |
did my duty as a Communist.
Private likes and diSlikes had
no right 10 survive
Rene pulled my hair in
fatherly manner II shall men
ton your excellent co-opera-
ton in my next report TO Mos
cow" he promised.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09

nail" He seemed TO have gone
berserk. Sounds like those OF
fog horns came from the
throat of the one-legged man:
"A disgrace. Freethinkers
and Reds"
Firelei struck him across
the mouth. He was silenced.
The black haired woman
walled.
"Our girl, our baby -
F'irelei was disheveled and
frantic. Never had she ex-
pected welcome like this.
led her out of the house. We
hurried down the street. For
a dozen PAGES the one-legged
man stumped behind us. Then
he stopped.
WALK IN SILENCE
We went in the direction of
the harbor. Brassy music
brayed from behind the win
dows of the dives. Sailors
rolled toward pleasure. AT the
corners, girls smoked cigarets
and coaXed passing mariners.
"This was beastly," i painted.
1T was pitiful," Firelei said.
We walked on in silence.
Skirting the bank of the
Schelde until We came TO the
gloomy battlements of the
Steen, an ancient fortress OF
the JeSuits.
"And nOw-what:" ! asked
Firelei.
where you gO--I co." she
answered.
Another week passed. Fire
lei had stubbornly refused 10
register as a member of the
party, which to her was an
alien, impersonal monster.
"Men were not made for
uniforms" she said emphat-
ically. Neither real ones. nor
spiritual ones. I can help you
In all sincerity without yelling
'Hurrah" or Down at things
/ know so little about"
My nerves were frayed, my
attitude toward Firelei be-
came unfair. | was worn out
from overwork and lack Of
sleep. | was no longer sure of
my footing Life seemed an
idiotic carnival, a SensclesS
clamor without respite and
JOY. One day Firelei asked me
why must YOU hurt me
when YOU are dissatisfied with
YOURSELF"
Am 1 hurting YOU"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09
On the Side
By E. V. During
Be god 0ud hold mc ,cit o charm;
Be non and fold me ruth thine arm.

NOTE reference 10 Riley Grammar gambler and member OF
y tho underworld This grave Grammar was
gambler member of the underworld He was very
much out in the open Squaro-shoong fellow on April 1905
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09

TTERE is pleasant little that will give you message
II every day II a numerical puzzle designed to spell out
YOUR fortune letters In first name the NUMBER
subtract II the NUMBER less nah
add The result number Start at the upper left
hand and check every one OF your KEY
numbers left to right the the letters under
checked figures give you
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09
NH 4 HUTtIHH NUU
ORDERS TO LEAVE

And then ! rushed off 10
meet Rene. He was in the
company OF the cternally calm
and mournful Comrade Anton.
Also present was an intelli-
gent looking young man / had
not seen before. He was a
German. Karl s.. graduate
of the Western University in
Moscow. He had been sent TO
Antwerp TO relieve me of my
duties. | was given another
assignment.
You will acquaint COmrade G.
Karl with the details of your
spparat." Rene said, adding
with a fine smile. II have
made arrangements with Com
rade Walter. You are going
on trip TO Buenos Aires.
Your steamer is leaving South
amptOn i'm two days. Tell no
one where YOU are going. We
shall spread the intelligence
that you have returned to
Germany"
Little time remained TO pre-
pare for my departure. sur
rendered TO Karl S. all the
material, contacts and infor-
nation he needed TO carry on
Then / FASTENED 10 the garnet
that had been home TO Firelei
and myself trough four
crowded months.
| was standing IN front Of
the bed packing a suitcase.
when Firelei came in. With
out saying a word She stepped
close 10 me and put her arms
around my neck But my
thoughts were already AT the
La Plata.
please leave me alone" |
said.
why should leave you
alonc:"
Il don't know. have no
time. You disturb me-"
rs 1T FAREWELL"
Firelei laughed.
"Grumpy-One," she said. "a
pleasant welcome YOU give me
Or Is II farewell: Are
YOU going away"
"fes, tonight"
where? i am going with
YOU"
I'm going for the comm
tern. must go alone. can
not tell you where I am going,
but | shall he back before
long"
| pretended that I did not
hear her sigh. She disengaged
her arms. and slumpcd into
chair.
Jan" she said. using the
name | had adopted for the
Lowlands waterfront. Jan.
listen 10 me, l want to talk
10 you"
Go ahead"
TELL me, am ] no more TO
YOU than n friend ."
| stopped packing.
NO" ! said, "you are my
comrade."
"COmrade.." she cried. II
hate the word. I hate the
dreary life we are leading.
You are always away. You
never come to me before mid
night. You do not even ask
me for food or money. Must
II he like that: Must we be
40 miserably empty when we
are together? Why don't we
take holiday and walk
through the fields? Why can't
we get some flowers and some
wine. and have an evening to
ourselves ."
ITO Re Contfnttedl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09

Is the smic ha shines Through tours
,fEpICos agreed trim ankles indicate the posscssor has
AA good heart That healthy of those trim
anked browncd honey blondes and bn%eS
very this department has been informed
Philadelphia has a Merry Widows Club This is
composed young widows who not opposed to
marrying again affairs of the search
for right bad idea How about starting
Merry Club n your vicinity?
baltimore advises his French poodle Buster
~ Gently of 20 and will be buried IN Iowson Md
and will tombstone VIVA, will be Busters eptaph IS not
mentioned The dog cemetery IN PARIS has many touching epapS
which translated read; always faithful Always
gay Guam, Alaska Puerto Rico Hawaii and Panama
Canal greatly the majority. And most Of them
single good Jobs lonely 1t is said the only
trouble girl has getting husband these places IS dccld
ing which Of eight ten she will choose
over million New Workers sleep a nature. the
The summertime No who has spent a Summer IN Ne"
good ldeaANGraGe tray OF food
eight pounds I've carried trays
Of food lot heavier Well during Sum
vacation from school tay-boy at Maine hotel
The piled the and the tray boys carried them
/ postcard day waitress used to
trays for She said:
your column Boston paper day. am
nov and have you?"
MARY NIAGDALENE Won LOSCH. Better known Marenc
W father army officer killed
the Russian front the last Maene Is American
citizen She insured for 100000 with her daughter the
beneficiary originally red-hared Has been chosen
graduating the ideal nc left
island Yet the Hollywood star best
adapted such situation because She cook.
The references feminine blondes many But with
blonde HAIR hardly spoken Of Yet all tho great
fighters of the old West were blondes and that includes Wild
Ickok Wyatt carp Frank Jesse James Billy the Kid
the Younger boys and the Dalton brothers models chorus
girls Manhattan glamour girl types
their first prefer Toni In $40 the
popular Sandra. In 1889 Brenda In 1888
Shirley, and in 1897, Joan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09

"Irs easy enough 70 be boPpg
WHOM hfc fous along Ike o sang;
BIT the man corth ,chHc
Is the man ubo ,cU smile
U'hcp crrythipg goes dead lcropg.
For the test OF The heart IS froRb'c
And n oiuays comes iciH the gears
And the smile that Is tcorh
The hOmagc Of ourth
n the smtic tbat shines Through tcorS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09
STOPS WRITING

! stopped writing | scrappcd
my dreams of independence
which low looked insipld and
false. i became rude when
Firelci hesitated To let me
bend her TO my will. pur-
chased guns in Brussels and
Antwerp and had them
struggled into Germany by
maritime Couriers. | worked
to exhaustion so as not to have
time 10 think. ] was violently
AT war with the avid in
dividualiSt who was my other
self.
a strange harshness took
hold of me, and l trampled
on the beauty and tenderness
| had barely learned 10 cherish.
Firelei left me, Mortified, not
comprchending the su d d en-
change. ] traced her, and all
night | stood on the street
I'M front of her refuge and
roared her name like A wild
beast. Two policemen brought
me To my senses. They re-
leased me after | explained
that | was not a mailman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-09
FIRELEI RETURNS

After four days absence.
Firclei returned 10 me. Her
infatuation was stronger by
far than her instructive insist
encc on a normal way OF life.
Her capacity for self-abase-
mcnt was as great as mine.
During the following two
weeks, rush work kept me
busy for 10 hours a day and
more. Two middle-aged men,
who looked like prosperous
merchants, came 10 Antwerp
by airplane from Paris with
credentials from DimitroV.
had been advised by The West
crn Secretariat in Berlin, in
a coded message. to assist the
two arrivals in every possible
way.
The two were-the chiefs OF
the South American bureau of
the Communist International
with headquarters in Paris.
One was Gustav Sabottka, a
Czech, who also headed Mos
COWS international campaigns
among the miners. The other
was quict-Spoken Russian or
Pole. who used an American
passport and was known 10
. Communists in Belgium and
France as "Comrade Rene
Both had a formidable rcpua
tation I'M I he confidential
circles of tho Soviet secret
service abroad.
They were accompanied by
two Smart-looking female sec
retar1eS and a bodyguard OF
three trenChmCn of the Paris
Red Front League. The girls
Smelled OF eau-de-Colognc and
the men of atrociouS French
cigars. Comradc Anton and |
had Communist family move
from It's home In tho MerXcm
suburb, TO provide a tempo
rary abode for the SOUTH
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-05
VESSEL BRINGS
 1S PASSENGERS
 FROM SOUTHLAND
Steamer Columbia to Call al Westward Ports of
 Whittier, Seward

Bound for Whittier and Seward, the steamer Columbia called here today, arriving at 9:30 o'clock and scheduled to sail at o'clock this afternoon. Twelve passengers from Seattle and six from Ketchikan disembarked here.
 Passengers from Seattle were Mrs. George Dana, Mrs. w. Hermanson, R. N. Hester. Elwood McClain, Tom Morgan, Frank Parsons, Mrs, J. H. Requa. Mrs. James C. Ryan, Den his Ryan, Richard L. Vislisol, Vim cent Durkee, s. o. Glover.
 From Ketchikan-L. B. Bigham, Ronald Dick. Frank Dufresne, Mary Mahaney, c. A. Schonacker, Irene Sutton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-05
WILFRED KENNEL 10 FILL POSITION IN HERR.
 HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Wilfred Kennell has been ap- pointed as acting director of lab oratories in the Territorial Depart ment of Health, it was announced today Kennel will fill the vacancy caused by. the resignation of War ren Eveland, who recently left for military service at Anchorage.
 Kennel arrived in Juneau to begin work with the Department about four months ago. He came from Portland, Oregon, where he was with the Bureau of Health as bacteriologist and for a time di- rector of laboratories.
 Eveland is at present helping to organize the Army Laboratory at Fort Richardson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-05
TIDES

(Sun time, November 0
 High tide-2:08 am, 15.3 feet. Low tide-7:54 am, 3.2 feet. High tide-l:52 pm, 16.8 feet. Low tide-8:25 pm, -06 feet.