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Evening star., 1941-07-07

reau, he said, shot one of the men,
and the proprietor another, but the
other two escaped. Sergt. Murray,
he continued, then proceeded to
locate the two men who escaped and
was told Ito lay low Later, he
learned that another detective had
been assigned to work on the case.
Some men were favored more or
less" he declared Inspector
Thompson was glad to see certain
men get break
Another Man Gets Case.
1t. Barrett also told the sub
committee that in 1885 when he
was on the pickup" squad, Wash
ington was taken over by pimps
and prostitutes.
The squad. he went on, drove
them out of the city, and he finally
located their headquarters at North
Beach. Md. and arranged with the
Maryland State police to round up
| the gang.
He said he then told Inspector
Thompson about his plans and was
warned mot to get mixed up in
/ politics. However, later in the day.
he declared, he learned that Detec-
tive Sergt. Frank Brass had been
assigned to the case and he went
to North Beach but didn't get any
thing"
Mr.. Herbert inquired if there is
any friction between the uni
formed men and the Detective
! Bureau.
The uniformed man. ne was told
doesn't get any credit for the in
formation he gives the Detective
Bureau"
AS a hypothetical case, Mr.. He
bert asked how many officers would
respond to the scene of robbery.
First. 1t. Barrett enumerated
seven. In addition, he said. t1e pre-
cinct commander sent two men to
the scene.
That's nice" remarked Mr.. He
bert.
Il had better stop talking" said
the lieutenant. However, he added,
that two men from the robbery
squad also were sent to the scene.
We're up to II now declared
Mr.. Hebert
Il don't know of any more" said
1t Barrett.
We'll, is II the limit?" asked Mr..
Hebert.
Yes, Ill stop there" replied 1t.
Barrett. That's the works"
Well said Mr.. Hebert. Don't
you think there ought to be a little
more efficiency with II men on the
job?"
1t. Barrett, however, explained.
that finally, five men dropped out of
a robbery investigation. leaving the
job to the remaining six.
Consolidation of the headquarters
detectives and the precinct detec-
tlves would make for greater
efficiency, the witness pointed out
because a captain of a precinct has
his own ideas about a case and
the chief of detectives also has his
own ideas
Mr.. Hebert asked that if two diff
ferent groups of men were working
on a case, such as headquarters de-
tectives and precinct detectives,
Evening star., 1941-07-07

deep mass OF warm moist air of trop-
lea orlgln Is moving northward and
northeastWard over the States east of the
MISSISSIPPI River between the extensive
anti-cyclone over the western Atlantic
Ocean and the disturbance that is advanc-
ing eastward over the Lake region. Nu-
merous showers and scattered thunder
storms have occurred in this air mass
SINCE yesterday morning. The rainfall was
western States. Anderson. S. c.. reporting
the greatest amount, 30 inches The
lowest pressure IN the dlSturbs nee is 1907 4
millibars cas- inches at Harbor Beach,
Mich, and the highest in the anti-cyclone
is 1929 mlllibars t30.3q inchesl, zoo miles
east of Cape Hatteras. Pressure is rela-
lively high and rising over the Red River
Of the North Valley, Pembina, N. Oak,
10169 millibars go .O3 inches
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War Poll Continues
2-l Against U. S. Entry
Nv the Associated Press

ID VIZ 71HSVN-bVtU 7 ItoS'
NEW YORK. July THE Daily
News said today its poll of New
York State showed 26.866 persons
opposed United States entrance into
the war to aid Great Britain while
l2.548 favored it. The tabulatio
now is in its sixth day.
The poll, mentioned by President
Roosevelt in recent press con-
ference. is being made of one-tenth
of the States voters registered for
the last presidential election.
Evening star., 1941-07-07

Bureau Is efflcient?" Representative
Sauthoff asked.
It was not in the bureau long
enough to know" Sergt. Murray re-
piled. He had said he was there
only two months, the rest of his
detective work being in precincts.
Lets get away from excuses" the
| committee member retorted, you
have been on the force IL years.
In your Judgment, have we got a
good detective squad?"
81 don't feel that I can pass on it,"
"All right-you don't want TO
answer"
Sergt. McCarty said a uniformed
| sergeant had "a much better lob"
| than a detective sergeant who had
no security and could be denoted at
the will Of the superintendent and
Commissioners. on recommendation
of some superior officer.
Most of the time he was in the
| Detective Bureau at headquarters,
Sergt. McCarty said, he was on the
Z lldI IOllt nIlu uIu IiOI ktl
the cooperation he should have
from other details in the bureau
He said the pickup squad. when it
encountered narcotic case, would
not notify the narcotic squad, but
would work up the case itself.
The pickup squad would muscle
in on other squads?7 Mr.. Hebert sug-
gested.
Yes"
Policemens Fear Cited.
Sergt. McCarty said the personnel
of 1t. Hartman's squad was not
generally known in the depart
ment.
Have You heard of a "Gestapo"?
Il have heard Of the special in
vestigations squad"
That it spies on other police
men?'
Yes, I've heard that. l don't
know. l know all the men are
scared to talk to gamblers or pros
/ titutes or other characters who
might give them information.
They are afraid they will be
reported by other policemen
Yes"
Good officers should know some
of these characters, should they
not?"
Yes. A good officer should mix
with these elements. 1t is the only
way to get information that will
solve crimes"
Precinct Under Control, He Says.
Representative Henert asked Sergt.
McCarty if the second precinct was
/ under control
Yes" he replied.
isn't that the precinct in which
81 murders have occurred in the last
several years?" Mr. Heoert Inquired
The number is 81 now. We had
another murder night before last"
came the answer.
Isn't that the same precinct, too
where the captain was assaulted by
group of boys who threw asphalt
at him?"
Yes, and bottle too
DO you call that under control
when man can't walk the street
without being assaulted"
Il do"
Sergt. McCarty said the depart
ment needed a Tightening of the
vagrancy law which would enable
officers to pick up hangers OF" in
pool rooms, taverns, etc, who live
off the people who work"
Then we need to help you"
Representative Sauthof remarked.
There's job for us apparently.
We should get the cooperation of
the Corporation Counsel's Office to
prepare some laws that will help
Sergt. McCarty described as 'one
of the best things" the department
ever had was a school for precinct
detectives which was conducted
weekly by Inspector Edward j.
Kelly, former ACE" of the Detec-
tive Bureau.
"At that school the men learned
many good points on every phase
of detective work" he said. Il don't
know why it was abandoned"
Asked whether he would rather be
in the Detective Bureau than on the
Evening star., 1941-07-07
Dutch Cut Finn Relations

LONDON, July 7 DPt-The Meth
erlands government in exile an
nounced today it had broken of
diplomatic relations with Finland
because its representatives. in Hell
sinki could in the present circum-
stances no longer serve any useful
purpose
Evening star., 1941-07-07
Report for Last ~ Hours,

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. II, at $40 pm. yesterday.
Year ago, 81.
Lowest. II, at SAB am. today. Year
ESQ, So.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. es. on july 2
Lowest. Is. on March 1s
Humidity for Last "a Hours
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, 90 per cent at 5 am. today.
Lowest. rs per cent, at 4:10 pm. yes
serday.
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harper's Ferry; Potomac muddy at
Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United states Coast and
Evening star., 1941-07-07

WAR RACES ALL ALONG THE EASTERN FRONT German
troops engaged today in battles with Russian forces
front from the Baltic the Black Berlin claimed the
had broken the Stain Line dotted neD but did not
specify where Moscow declared seized the
offensive with fighting
Germans black and Russians white
the Pskov the PolotskLepe the district
Bobruk the vicinity of NovogradVoynski Berlin
claimed capture of Cernau Bucovna and said Axis columns
had pushed deeper in the former Rumanian province.
"A. P Wrephoto
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
Is Il Our Fight?

Right down at the heart of United States relations
Europe and its lies this incandescent question:
as it fight"
it were possible to answer with yes or no." every
thing would be simple But few can answer so simply
Only the most rabd isoatonst believes that the United
States has interest at all in the possible triumph of
single closed potcoeconomc system three continents
Yet only the most rabd nterventionst goes all the
to the other end and with an unqualified Yes let's get
in immediately.
Most people of the United States can answer only yes
and no. 1t is in the spread between those two words
that argument and events, operating American
public opinion.
In the first place the phrase that Britain fighting
our war; unfortunate because it hard to deny it
entirely, yet it suggests than people in the
United States prepared to admit Let's try to take
the phrase apart
In the first place anyone who believes it is literally
and completely true puts himself very bad light indeed
If he does not to the only honorable concuson I'VE
should be in it, fighting it ourselves Anyone who is not
prepared to accept that conclusion should be careful how
he losses about the phrase fighting war; for he
lays himself open to the suggestion that he is willing to
sit at and in safety while egging else TO
fight his own fight for him.
This should be remembered: to whatever extent Britain
fights our fight no one claims that she is fighting it
primarily for Britain fights because she Europe
rapidly coming into being which threatened her ways
of life, her position, her trade, her empire-in short
Britain fights for life Were the United States nothing
but blank the map she could do other than
what she is doing So to whatever extent Britain fights
reproachfuly take the attitude that she does in
fuenced more by natural emotion than by the facts.
Nevertheless it certainly true that the United States
stands to benefit by British victory
In situation did not create in a war we did not
will the United States is almost unanimous in realizing that
a world with Britain beaten world infinitely less safe
less pleasant less veable than have known There
fore, aid Britain, and will continue to do hell
high water.
Should the United States ever enter the war; it will
Ito the United States 1t will be because the logic
of events shall have gradually drawn into the position
in which Britain found herself in September 1889;
toerable than all the horror of war itself.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
l. Which musical instrument
does Benny Goodman play?
?. A private soldier when he
enters the Canadian army re-
ceives more or less pay than a
private soldier of the same grade
in the u. S. army?
3. Omaha. Lincoln, or Grand
Island is the capital of Ne
braska?
4 Who invented the cotton
gin?
5. viii shouting in noun
famous country cause land
slide7
S. Which United States sena-'
tor, foe If the League Of Nations
and opposed to repeal of the
neutrality act, died in January.
1870?
7. Were George Washington
and Thomas jefferson slave
owners
s. Who sang the title role in
the first performance of The
Emperor Jones'?
9. Where was Abraham Lin
coin born
10. How many men are in the
group Of Negro singers known
as the Ink Spot"
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So they have begged the will
ing and obliging Claude Pepper
of Florida TO institute counter
offsensive to the Wheeler in
quiry. They want Claude to
head an investigation into Ger
man control of patents neces-
sary in our national defense
preparations. The Pepper m
vestigation ~ designed to pic
ture Mr. Wheeler and other
critics of the administrations
foreign policies as saboteurs and
I'M American.
Neither President Roosevelt
nor the obedient Pepper appears
to know il, but there is no need
for an investigation into Ger
man-owned patents or patents
applied for by any foreign in
terest. Under law passed a
few years ago. and under his
Fundamental powers, the Amer
lean patent commissioner can
prevent any hostile foreign
country from taking advantage
Of patents here 10 which II
owns title in the remotest man
ner. But Pepper, Of course.
wouldn't know that: or does it
matter. with Wheeler to be
blocked?
The American army now IN
process of preparation-for war
or defense-is going to be
democratic outfit. That is, per
haps. the best war news which
Washington has furnished in
some months.
Under the new system Of
training, every individual soldier
must be an expert. He must be
a crack mechanic. sharpshoot-
err and leader. He must be an
individualist, in a war where II
will be every man for himself.
1t is a return to the days of
Frederick the Great and OF
George Westinghouse the era
of backwoods fighters rather
than of men trained for mass
slaughter. Under this system
you cannot make a good fight
ing man through oldfashioned
methods Of discipline. saluting
and close order drills. So that
stuff will soon be out the mill
tary window.
Psychiatric advisers have told
the brass hats thst 1e4l's SOL
diers must be fed and entertained
and treated better and more
humanity than 1878 draftees.
The strain OF mechanical war is
far greater today then il was
the last time. So our new SOL
diers must have decent and demo
cratic treatment.
The great problem which the
administration and the army
have failed 10 tackle involves
the transportation Of troops. Al
though il will not assume grave
proportions except in the event
OF an invasion Of this country
8 fantastic rhought-the think
ing and planning on this cues
ton have been sloppy.
The overall plan In case OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22

one Of this departments custom
ers was inspired to rhyme
comment in return:
The navy moeuls now and
then show unsupported daring
They boldly order all the men at
once 10 cease their swearing
It's quite taboo in any form and
most unnecessary. and so are
all the words that warm a gob's
vocabulary.
Our fighting men can only
say good grief and oh my
gravy" 1t seems a sin at this
late day to civilize the navy. The
language Of our jolly tar has
always been alarming. but were
going a bit too far with this
complete disarming,
Suppose some logger here
about, when feeling ripe for
trouble. a heavens" and dear
me" should shout-the boys
would bend him double. In teach
ing men to say oh gee the jobs
not to impart it. But who.
among us men at sea, is tough
enough to start it,"
We were fortunate enough not
long ago to chat with a fellow
who'd been prisoner of war
aboard the Nazi raider Graf
Spec.
Most interesting thing he told
us. we'd say. concerned Ger
tain Lieutenant Jerico = the
pocket battIeship's officer in
charge Of the prisoners.
Lieut.. Jerico was a most ami
able and pleasant sort of chap.
always ready for a bit Of Yarn
ing with his wards. always
solicitous Of their welfare and
such comforts as the warship
afforded. His CHEEKY meanor
was one of the very few aspects
of the experience enjoyed by the
prisoners.
However. on the from s
a. m. until 1870 that night
when the Graf Spec engaged in
running sea fight with the
British cruisers Ajax. Achilles
and Exeter. happy Lieut.. Jerico
was deep in the gloom of de-
spondency.
1t was obvious. however. the
strain of battle had little to do
with their jailer's utter dejec-
ton; his morbidity was much
deeper than that. He was a
man who had reached mental
depths seldom attained in a life
time.
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~. .y ~
E1QIll1I09
CTs.I5l7:I1E;l -

War. political and racial dif-
fsrences and all else was forgot
ten the following DAY when
Lieut.. Jerico told his unique and
sad story 70 = few Of his pris-
oners.
Lieut.. Jerico was the young
est member a a long race Of
German naval officers. He could
find no rancor or personal dis
like for sny nation. even an
enemy; il was simply profess
sional duty TO be done in a care
free manner.
II started when he vas
small boy. His father was a
ranking officer serving with Ad-
miral Won Spec during World
war I. II was coincidental that
Lieut.. Jerico should himself
serve aboard a wsrship honor
Ing the famous admiral.
But on the day that Admiral
Won Spec suffered a decisive de-
feat at the hands of the British
squadron off the South Ameri-
can coast 1919 little Lieut..
Jerico was sitting on his MOTH
er's lap at home in Germany.
II was his fourth birthday.
History repeated itself on Dec.
13. 1870. on that day. as the
Graf spec was similarly beaten
off the South American coast by
British flotilla, Lieut.. Jerico
had just cause to be discon-
ISOLATE. His son was at home in
Germany - it was his fourth
birthday, too.
Largest, fastest and one Of
the newest American ships. the
America, will start a new inter-
coastal passenger service on Jan.
20.
She'll make round trip be-
tween New York and San Fran
cisco. via the Panama Canal.
about once every 80 days there
after. The 35.0o0-ton vessel
whips along at 20 knots and
better.
The America hsuls 200 pas
sengers and a crew of 643. She's
the biggest thing afloat under
the American flag until they
get under way with those two
cuties at the shipyards here.
huh p.
The United states marines
have started training the worlds
first seagoing parachute troops;
they'll help the regulars get the
situation well in hand.
The new sky soldier-sailors
will operate from planes based
aboard aircraft carriers. as we'll
as from navy shore fields.
Five officers and so enlisted
men, all volunteers. already are
undergoing extensive training.
but it's planned the program will
be enlarged with several times
that number of versatile land
sea-air TOUCHES. What next?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention IN thi, col
umn letters must give name and
address OF writer Oniv Initials
Niu be published when requested
Mr.. l1xit: L. there q place In
Tacoma where ! can get q lock
fixed On my luggage:
y. 6.P.
PuyaIlup.
Six Robblees, Inc, poo Pacific
ave. can fix IL.
Mr.. f1sit: How often should
q chimney he cleaned out thor
oughly? To the writer who
wanted 10 know how TO get rid
of rust in the batbtub, soak n
cloth IN kerosene and rub thor
oughly. II viii take several APP
piications but with patience. II
viii entirely disappear. I have
tried IL and u works like
charm. Kerosene !. the best
c.eaner for all cnsmeled articles
In the bathroom. ID. n. A.
Your chimney should be clean
ed as often as II shows signs OF
ologging with SCOT or that hard
substance that forms In Chin
neys. Time between cleanings
depends somewhat upon the fuel
used and the amount OF draft.
For efficient heating and get
ting most out OF your fuel,
chimney should always have
good pull" Thanks for the
kerosene suggestion.
Mr.. Fixit: II q man IL called
a Jew, n he one because of his
religion. his nationality or race.
and what Ia that nationality or
race: What In the name Of the
most brilliant star In the heav-
ems at present, Mercury or Jupi-
ter? What religious affiliations
has ex-yice President Garner:
r. J. NJ.
The word Jew characterizes a
person as being of the Jewish
religion and applies to what
would be called the church.
Racially the term applies to the
Hebrew people who with other
Semites had their historic be-
ginning IN the Arabian desert,
and migrated from there in small
tribes. The Roman leader Titus
In 20 A. d. scattered them from
their atrongholds in Palestine.
This dispersion scattered them
over the world and In time they
became attached to numerous
nationalities. Jupiter. overhead
close to Mars, is the brightest
planet in the night sky now. 1t
is not a star and shows only the
reflected light OF our sun. The
brightest star is Sirius, now
seen In TIE southeastern sky. IL
is brightest Of all first magni-
tude stars. II twinkles. how
ever. and Jupiter doesn't. Ref
erence ri hand give no mention
of John Nance Gamers rehg-
ious affiliations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22

Thus far almost every at
tempt to rearm the u. S. hns
been publicized in great detail.
The war and navy departments,
with the assistance of local
newspapers and Chambers of
Commerce, have kept everybody
informed Il lud ne German
spies and correspondentsl as to
our military and naval plans and
expansion. There are two schools
Of thought, as the saying goes,
on this problem.
Some people at the capital be-
lieve that we should keep secret
every move on behalf OF Britain
and ourselves. They don't want
TO tip off Hitler on the extent
of our rearming. and they advo-
cate a complete silence with re-
spect to the award Of army and
navy contracts. Another group
believes that we ought to head
line every detail of our rearm-
ing. and thereby let der fuehrer
know that the Yanks are COM
ing" in an industrial II not in
military way.
President Roosevelts rough
retort TO Senator Burton X.
Wheeler's rather vicious criti-
cism of the administrations for
eign policy was far more impor-
tant and significant than is
generally realized. II means
trouble for the political and
economic enemies of the ad-
ministration.
For eight years-or at least
for six of them-Roosevelt SUI
fered and WINGED under criticism
from the newspapers, the Repub-
licans. members OF his own party
and those whom he dubbed
economic royalists. Now. as
our first third-term president
and the intending savior of the
democratic way of life. Roose-
welt feels that he does not have
TO take anybody's back talk. He
figures that he is sitting on top
of the world. and that neither
foreign nor domestic attacks are
justified. In his opinion, he has
as much right to swing on an
anti-war senator like Wheeler
as he has to sock Benito Musso-
lini in the chin.
This is not an imaginary con-
elusion. The presidents closest
admirers nave discerned a ire
mendous transformation in him
since he assumed the role OF
economic and military generals
simo of the so-cslled democrs-
cies. +. d. r. has become,
willy-nilly. world Dictator
and he loves II.
White House sappers have set
out TO undermine Senator Wheel
er's investigation into alien fl
nsncisl holdings in the L. S.
F. D. RS friends are afraid that
the Montana mans revelations
as TO the extent of British assets
on the western continent will
block or delay passage OF the
bill for about aid TO Britain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
A Million Men -.

The oldashoned orator used to glory in shouting that
should the United States face any emergency, "a million
men would spring to overnight
The never bothered about whether there would be
TO spring to, whether anybody would know how
TO operate them But there glowing comforting ring
TO his Grafton in easy world.
The United States has been face to face with an
international situation for than year Thus far
$4,000 have sprung to in the army, navy and
marine corps. We haven't quite reached the million after
effort, and when do (which will be shortly
is only beginning, merely foundation which to build
such forces found necessary
You make folks believe you if you tell them
thing they want to hear.