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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
Waller WincheU
On Broadway
Trade Mark Registered. Copyright. 1871


TradeM arkR egpte Copyright.
DORTRAIT of a man talking himself
"wonder what those play boystrous gals them
print regularly from life: Outside of
all the editorsand busboSs What I'm doing
getting indignant:
my recording while peclng at the portable-s
Maxine su,an version of Carmen Miranda singing st Louis
Blues.
THAT mag IS a thing. smalLtime from to
: backed by British mooah-it
tany doing its Britain here
Wonder nothing in the gazetes about that youthful
jacket sugged a 5is street the
other a. M And died from the blows When a cop finally
minutes aer-the crowd heclled him with phony
applause
Zine thing song Time Was. Certainly sounds
like the Spanish ballad known as DueNme'
America safe by smearing
Americans instead Hitler"
,TIE America First distinguished list
proof patriotic Didn't the Chveden
many o Brttam-S leaders?
Fascinating low down about Wilkes Booth the actor
assassin Lmcolns murder Reveie
Washington 10y Margaret Leech
Well those sports better look they'll have
opposition n days. Joe Louis become
postman he VIII do a boxing column
MOTHER person yawning department gong is
- the one who prefers his droo with:
don't YOU is sincere?'
Well what of That line Of reminds Of the waning
There's nothing dangerous a sincere foo"'
aggreyating the of hit dtty such
as Daddy up getting the profits Curt Weller
rnance arrangements Sammy Kaye used hasn't received
penny.
slogan for the treasury department:
o Uncle bonds than To wear Hlers"
character that Saratoga The story every
is ONei Paased $75 salary into $3.50
00O they say years three week
yappng about the bombngs of Berlin That's
like a squawkng about IT'S perfume.
on MARCH IS 1871 Congressman Hamilton Fish said he wasn't
having written for Naz publication called
'Todays Challenge" Herr Alhagen has been
indicted by That oughta explain
things future historians.
Wonder VIII Rogers would be on? He always
seemed % right things
No scenic railway viii wallop again
Nothing tops pace and zing OF Mosquito boat
Wheeceeeee What a thrllE
years September Is that started daily
paper Tempus Does Fugit Joe McJet the Penny Hitler
guilty dsofdery conduct fancy name for melting
him OF when McJerk promised ne wouldn't
do again That's like taking IIers word that ne wants
peace
From way things happening, I'm beginning to
wonder if it be the side of law and
order.
yyAGING may change with the times Bat the gags about
W All the cartoons the mags about army
life are cob-webby experts who reported
that Hess fled because Stains 10 be
permanent?
Charlie will 60 down in history Of course As the
chap who eliminated unemployment problem physchoo
gss They're all trying to explain" him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16

Dodgers seems 10 give lheSe- ul%%N tdi'
society DANES a kind Of glow. l didn't
mind 1t so much when Bill Corum suddenly
switched from the Giants to the Dodgers
but now that cafe society and Lucus Becbe
have done likewise 1t Is getting me down.
! think III become Giant fan. And why
shouldn't l? Though brought up in Brook
Ign / was born in Manhattan. My mother
was Giant fan. And so far all my uncles,
cousins and my aunts. Hooray for the
Giants!
600 SAYS you, Clark Gable is the stenog
raphers' fsvorite film star" writes
PittSburgher "Well, I'm a stenographer
and 1 agree with that Detroit stenographer
who said she couldn't bear Gable and pre-
ferred Gene Autry's Another good
slogan is that of Bing CroSbys Del Mar,
Cal, racetrack. Where the turf meets
the surf" Evelyn NeSbit was not
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
GLOOMY HALL

ana gloomy, anu lleIe was no
sign of life except the slowly
floating shapes of the guards.
one of them was cleaning a
gun. Others paused To squlnt
through spy holes.
The wings of the prison
which harbored the solitary
cells resembled more half
dark tomb than a place full Of
incarcerated men, men who
were month after month alone
with their thoughts.
Over a narrow iron stair
way descended TO the ground
floor of the building. Convicts
stood in long rows, their faces
TO the wall.
There was no noise, and
apparently no motion But as
passed them / saw eyes
glance furtively sideways. L
saw a fair-haired boy whom
/ had last seen crouched on
the roof of a tenement in Al
tona, sniping at marauding
Brownshirts in the street. His
shoulders twitched a salute;
his hands jerked a signal:
Fifteen years"
Then ] passed the visitors
room. A young WON a n
emerged. She was neatly
dressed, but her eyes were
redeemed; with each hand she
led a child. little girls with
bewildercd faces.
Continued Tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
GUARDS ENTER

One day in June two guards
shouldered into my cell. They
were followed by "Marabou."
/ sprang to attention, shout
ing my name and number and
the reason for my conviction.
"Marabou" walked around
me, sizing me up from all
sides. His yellow hands were
clasped behind his back. He
was so near that l could have
reached out TO break his
scraggy neck. l stood motion
less. "Marabou" scrutinized
my neck cloth. II was fault
less. He squinted at my
boots. They were shiny.
Carefully he looked over my
Jacket. No button was open,
no seam torn. His quick
black eyes darted into every
corner of my cell. He rubbed
his forefinger over the floor
behind the lavatory. He then
looked at-his finger. No dust.
He ordered me TO turn over
my mattress, to show my eat
ing utensils, to lower my pants
10 prove that / had nothing
illegal hidden between my
legs. Finally he said in his
creaking voice:
How are you getting
alOng?"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
FOOD SUBSTITUTES


Breakfast and supper con-
sisted of two slices of dry
black bread; the midday meal
consisted of a liter of soup. l
ate in my cell.
The food was thrust through
a small aperture in the steel
door. l was always hungry.
| had known the meaning of
hunger before, but never
had l hungered like this.
Occasionally strengthening
foods were handed to me,
and l was ordered 10 eat
them. They were ErsatZ, food
substitutes which were tried
out on prisoners before they
were offered TO the population
outside
Ten hours each weekday l
worked, plucking hunks of old
rope into oakum.
First the ropes had to be
separated into strands The
strands had to be beaten
against the stone floor TO
loosen the rope yarns. Then
each rope yarn was plucked
apart by hand. The dust flew
thickly.
At the end Of a days work,
the whole cell was covered
with a layer Of dust. Three
kilos of oakum were the days
task The prisoner who was
unable to produce them re-
CeIved half rations of bread
for breakfast and supper
l had books to read Every
Sunday morning i received a
book. The books were dis
tributed by the prison pastor,
who was a Nazi of the Prus-
sian school. 1t was he who de-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16

ms own, ne persisted III ply
ing me with ancient historical
romances.
2-MINUTE BATH
Every fortnight was allowed
to battle. A bath lasted ex-
actly two minutes. Undress-
ing. hot water, soaping. cold
water, towel use, and dressing
each of these performances
was measured in seconds, and
their execution was COM
manded by the guard on duty.
Once each month 1 received
a change of underwear, once
a week l shaved, and once in
four weeks my hair was cut.
Smoking and newspapers
were taboo. Had a continent
exploded, / should not have
known 1T, unless it had been
Central Europe.
/ was not permitted to re-
.ceive visitors. Once in 90
days l was allowed to write
letter, and once each week-to
receive one. The letters l was
permitted could not be longer
than u lines--and half of
them were Scissored away by
the prison censor.
DIT / pnnntNrnA 4 a y
They came from Firelei. They
were beautiful letters, alive
with kindness and love and
courage.
"You are not alone" she
wrote me. IL am with you.
Don't you see? l am in your
cell. 1 put my hand on your
shoulder and ! walk with you.
Four steps. Turn. -Four steps
back. / chat with you about
the unforgettable hours we
have shared. 1 am thankful
for such hours. No, no, you
are not alone"
A HARD LIFE
Life in solitary confinement
is hard. Compared with the
German prisons, San Quentin
had been a pleasure resort.
Sometimes l was near de-
Spair. / tried TO overcome the
gloomy hours by being brutal
TO myself.
They made life hard for
YOU" thought. Every well,
make IL still harder YOURSELF"
| threw bread out of the
window. ! produced more
oakum than l was required to
produce. l forced myself TO
stand for many minutes in
painful positions. ! disciplined
my body and my mind.
That was my triumph.
Self-imposed hardships made
prison hardships appear as the
natural ingredients of an easy
life.
My greatest pleasure was TO
lie awake at night to let my
Imagination produce majestic
music. / heard Carmen and
Lohengrin. When the music
would not come TO sweep
through my brain, / hummed
songs for hours on end. all the
folk songs i could remember.
and all the battle songs of the
Comintern.
/ also explored my own re-
sources. L discovered un-
dreamt-of lands. l was never
idle. l always had something
to do. i could play chess with
myself in the dark without
board or pieces; or l could
force my mind TO take me TO
China or Arabia or back TO
the ages of Alexander or
Napoleon; i could reSurrect
the men and women l had
known as if they were in the
cell, live flesh and blood and
voice; and l could take a dull
book and spend a long Sunday
translating portions of it into
English or French. or training
my memory by learning the
dullest passages by heart.
FIRELEI VANISHES
| came 20 the conclusion
that man was wonderful
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
On the Side
By E. V. During

Boys flying Kites,
Haul al their achite-epg6d birds
ne can't do that rben flung cords
Thoughts uucrprcssed ,iH sometimes
Fall back dead;
BIT God Himself, can't kti them
Uhcr Htprc said.
Will Carleton.
tArcnc with each other married people most often
say things they they Nobody likes to hurt the ie
ings of person they popular priced easily attached gag
should married people to use when they eel mem
selves getting angry with each other)
GINTY DEAR don't you just the Dodgers" heard one
vi feminine paSsebv guSh another Park avenue Man
dangerous blonde came back
70 the cocktail bar after teephonng said her friend
Gregory Just phoned Dodgers Isn't too thrilling
for words Telling everybody within eahot they are Tor the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
Out of the Night

harass guards and prisoners
alike. 1t was he who de-
termined the punishment 10 be
inflicted for infractions of the
rigid prison rules. Punish
ment ranged from depriving a
prisoner of his privilege to
write letters, or of his mat
tress, TO the shortening of
food rations and confinement
in the dark dungeons.
For long periods at a time.
"MarabOu' would stand
silently in front of a cell,
watching the prisoner through
the spy hole, searching for
some irregularity, for a chance
to inflict punishment.
If some restless soul paced
his cell during work hours,
"Marabou" called it passive
resistance" If some one saved
a piece of bread from his
breakfast TO consume il with
his soup at noon, "Marabou'
termed it boarding of sup
plies for a planned escape.
If, in the heat of Summer, a
prisoner loosened his neck
cloth "Marabou" was there to
avenge the violation of dis
cipline. If prisoners tin
cup or his spoon lay an inch
away from the spot desig-
mated for il in the printed
prison regulations-that was
organized obstruction" TO
"Marabou."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16

IERE pleasant little game that will give you
every day. 1t numerical puzzle designed TO spell out
your letters your the number
letters subtract II the number less than g.
your key the upper left
and check Of key
right message letters under
the checked hguresIgve you. 9to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16

cided what each prisoner
should read. For reasons of
his own. he persisted in ply
ing me with ancient historical
rOmanCeS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
RATCHET FACE

The captain of the guards
was a dark, thin little man
with a Ratchet face. Walking,
he bore a great resemblance
TO a broken broomstick. His
face was yellow. his nose
hooked. his lips thin, his eyes
black and piercing. The pris-
oners called him "Marabou."
This mans job was TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16

cup or his spoon lay an inch
away from the spot desig-
mated for it in the printed
prison regulations-that was
organized obstruction" TO
"Marabou.
EVER MERCILESS
When he found a pencil
stub hidden beneath a con-
vict's mattress, "Marabou'
called it a conspiracy to
write Communist pamphlets
or homosexual love notes.
He was always stealthy and
alert and merciless. The pris-
oners hated him.
But "Marabou" never en-
tered a cell alone, and was
always protected by van
guard of two husky warders.
At times he appeared in the
yard when we were out for
our exercise.
Attention" the guards on
duty would yell. and we would
all stop like rocks in our
tracks.
"Marabou" would stink from
one man to the next, search
ing for faults. If a button on
a prisoners uniform was
open, he would pull out a pen
knife and cut off the offend
ing button and all other but
tons as well. His favorite
ward punishment was to have
prisoners jump in and out of
a huge barrel. Then his voice
would crackle: Into the
barrel-Out of the barrel!
Into the barrel-out of the
barrel"'
Once each week he would
surprise us and order us 10
strip. One crew of guards
then searched our naked
bodies, and another gang
would go over every inch OF
our garments and shoes.
Repeated attempts by mad
dened convicts to kill Mara
bou" came to naught. Several
of the would-be assaSsins were
kept in chains in the cellar
dungeons. Prison rumor, tap
ped through the walls and
whispered at night from win
dow to window. had it
that these unfortunates were
logged each night by Mara
bou" in person.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
NO WEAKNESS

II gave me wild pleasure
to face him, andnot TO show the
weakness which he craved TO
discern.
do you like solitary con-
finement?" "Marabou in
quired.
yes, sir"
why"
81 like to be alone"
"You like IL better here
than i'm the common hale"
IL believe l do, sir"
"Why:" he d e ma n d c. d
harshly.
Because it's monotonous."
replied. "A man loses track
of time, and so time flies
faster"
you live too we'll" Mara
bou' said finally. He turned
to one of the guards. Here,
take this man 10 Hall Nine"
1 marched down the tier,
past long rows of cell doors.
The locks shone. The floor
was polished. The whole
prison was kept scrupulously
clean. The silence was APP
palling; it seemed TO belle the
fact that nearly 1000 human
beings lived behind those
mute steel doors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
FIRELEI VANISHEs

I came 20 the conclusion
that man was a wonderful
animal. l was content with
my chores and explorations.
AS time went on, l thought
less and less of the outside
world, 1t did not exist. 1t
was an illusion. The prison
cell was the world. and the
prison yard the universe.
November, 1884, brought me
suffering and restlessness.
Fireleis letters had stopped
coming.
Each morning when foot
steps approached on the tier, l
thought eagerly, Now, there
Is a letter from Firelei." But
the steps passed.
What has happened to
here" l asked myself. Has
she forgotten? Has she
grown tired? Has she been
sent away on some Illegal
mission Has the party for
hidden her TO write? Has she
died ."
/ could not find an answer.
The Winter passed. and the
Spring of 1895. And no let
ter came. / was so lonely
that / talked 10 the drowsy
flies in my cell
Where Is Firelei?" / asked
them.
One day in June a butter
fly meandered into my cell. /
shielded il like a great
treasure.
Have you come from Fire
ei?" ] asked.
1t fluttered through the
clouds of dust and beat its
wings TO shreds against the
walls
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
CHAPTER 90

After the trial. we were led
back 10 prison. At the barred
steel gate which separated
the woman'S ward from the
section for male prisoners. /
suddenly turned and grasped
CillyS hand.
"Mhen YOU are released,
give Firelei my greetings" l
SAID
Tears were in Ciliy's eyes.
BE sure l WILL" she an
Swcred
| wanted 10 say more, but
the guards tore us apart.
Shortly after my second
trial | was transferred 10 the
Ham burg penItentiary a
modern prison adjoining Camp
FuhlSbuettel.
/ was stripped naked and
my body examined. first by a
prison official, who searched
for hidden contraband, and
then 10y a physician. The doc
tor deCreed that ! should re-
main for one month in the
prison hospital TO recuperate.
THE CELL, AGAIN
I left the hospital at the
end of August, greatly re-
stored. / received the regular
prison clothing "A black cot
ton uniform, a neck cloth and
a pair of old boots. No
prisoner received socks. No
heavier garments were issued
for the Winter m o n h s.
Political prisoners wore a
yellow stripe around their
right sleeve, those convicted
of criminal offenses wore a
green stripe, and those who
had been Sterilized or cas-
trated wore a blue stripe.
Again / was in solitary con-
1inement.
During the first months, l
attempted To keep track of
time. But more and more |
followed a natural craving TO
forget the meaning of time.
Time had ceased to have
significance. Time was
fraud.
l detested the Sundays, for
then the church bells rang
with a malevolent inSiStence,
as if 10 mark time. Twenty
minutes each day l was taken
into the yard for exercise
Then / and 30-odd other priS-
oners from my tier ran around
the yard in single file, keeping
a distance of 20 feet between
each other. Speaking was pro-
hibited. The remaining 1,420
minutes of each day / lived
in the solitude of my cell.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Frank {. Weymouth Dies;
Drew Boulder Dam Plans


LOS ANGELES. July 23.-Frank
e. Weymouth, ST, who planned
Boulder Dam and directed con-
struction of the Colorado River
Aqueduct of the Southern Cali
fornia metropolitan water district,
died of a heart attack yesterday.
In % years with the United States
Reclamation Service. which he
joined in 1902, Mr.. Weymouth had
charge of some of its most notable
projects These included the lower
Yellowstone project in Eastern
Montana. the Snake River drainage
project in Idaho, where he BUILT
Arrowrock Dam, and the Colorado
River survey. He drew plans and
estimates for the Boulder Dam
project.
Evening star., 1941-07-23

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-08
JUNEAU GUARD
 HAS FIVE MEN
 COMMISSIONED
National 6uardsmen Get Reserve Commissions
 as Lieufenants

Meeting before formal EXamln- ing Board of three commissioned officers, five enlisted men in the Juneau National Guard units passed their qualification tests for com missions as second lieutenants in the National Guard of the United States.
 Men passing the examination are Staff sergeant Kenneth Hell gedick, Corporal Joe Mclean, Cor poral Evan Hill, Private George Wiley and Private Joe Bird. Mem- bers of the Examining Board were Major Jesse E. Graham, Captain William Walther and Captain E. F. Vollert.
 The five men passing the quail ficaticn tests are reserve officers in the National Guard of the Terri tory but are officers in the National Guard of the United States. If the Territorial Guardsmen are called into Federal Service, they will be- come members of the National Guard of the United States and the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-08
DEBATE0N C0NV0Y5 |5
 QUITE HOT
Senator Nye, WiIIkie Mari lime Commission Add
 Fuel 10 Flames

WASHINGTON, May 8.-Two un- compromising speeches, one by Sem ator Gerald P Nye and the other by Wendell l.. Willkie and some un- expected statistics on ship sinkings by the Federal Maritime Commis- sion. has intensified the controversy raging over conveys of supplies to Great Britahin.
 Senator Nye accused the Admin istration of "blitzkrieging for con voys" and declared in broadcast that this week or in these next few days will determine whether or not America is going to be in Europe's war"
 Willkie, meanwhile told a free dom rally" in New York City, that delivery Of the lease and lend sup plies to Great Britain must be ln- sured by conveying. patrolling with airplane accompaniment or what not but we want these cargoes protected and at once We must have less talk and more action"
 A new element was injected in the convoy debate by the Federal Mari timbe Commission presenting fig ures showing that less than four percent of the British air ships leav- ing American ports were sunk in the first three months of this year
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-08
COL. KNOX
 COMING
 TO ALASKA
Cabinet Official to Inspect Areas for Proposed
 Defense Bases
Continued. from Page One,

money had been appropriated for the immediate construction of 13 of the bases and that the others would be built lin the near future.
 As a reply to their radiogram to Dimond offering all cooperation needed for the immediate under taking of the project in Juneau. Dimond sent the following wire:
 JUNEAU CHAMBER OF COM MERGE:
 RE POSSIBILITY J U N E A U SITUATION NAVAL BASE SHALL ADVISE PROMPTLY IF ANY THING CAN BE DONE. SECRE- TARY KNOX PLANS VISIT TO ALASKA THIS SUMMER AND l BELIEVE NO DECISION WILL BE MADE UNTIL AFTER HE MAKES INSPECTION ON GROUND.
 (Signed) ANTHONY J. DIMOND'
 The radiogram telling of the cabinet members visit was read to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at their noon luncheon meeting today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-08
$71 kAdded
 To Fund for
 Respiration
Iron Lung Campaign Total Now Si86- Stag Party
 Donates S2t

Juneaus iron lung fund swelled to $l86 today as donations totaling $7l were added to those received yester- day, the first day of the community campaign
 The Juneau Chamber of Con- merce donated $50 to the fund to- day and another $21 was raised at stag party and contributed anon ymously by group of Juneau men
 An account has been opened in the B. M. Behrends Bank by the Iron Lung Committee. of which Pete Clements is Chairman and George Sundborg, Treasurer.
 A portable lung. such as the one flown here last week, costs approxi- mately $500. That sum is being raised by popular subscription to purchase such equipment for the City of Juneau, so that 1t will be on hand in case of emergency.
 A committee from the Juneau Mine and Mill Workers Union, con- sisting of John Covich, Jack Dunn and Dave Carlson. are working with the Rotary Club, the Chamber and other local organizations to raise the necessary funds.
 Small personal contributions are invited. The committee asks that the effort be made a truly commun- ity one. Donations in any amount are welcomed. They may be mailed to or left with George Srndborg at The Empire.