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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09

miniature republic. imbued with
he necessity of self-preservation.
decided that their country should
possess a cannon
Andorra, though neutral. was
right in the center of the Euro
pean conflict, or at least on the
highway between two warlike
nations. Accordingly the money
was appropriated and a large
field piece left over from the
civil war was purchased from
Spain
When the gun arrived at its
new home it was set up and
placed on the highest point in
the mountains, so that the citi-
zens of Andorra could see that
their valley was protected. Then
came the day appointed to try
the cannon which had been guar
anteed by the Spanish salesman
to carry a shell for II miles.
Just as two proud and pompous
artillerymen were about to fire
the big gun it occurred to one of
the more prudent local officials
that the shot might cause seri-
Gus trouble The Andorran Re-
public isn't a dozen miles wide
where the cannon was installed.
To fire a shell toward the sur
rounding mountains would be fir
ing into France. or Spain, as the
projectile would fan in one or
the other of the two countries.
This might result in war.
II was then suggested that the
cannon be shot into the air. But
another official protested, saying
that the shell, when it came back
to earth, would endanger the
lives of too many citizens. Good
counsel prevailed and the soldiers
were instructed to unship the
gun. That shot has not yet been
fired. and the good citizens of
the little country are now Won
dering what to do with the ex-
pensive piece of artillery that is
the main item on their defense
program.
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Continued from Page 81

or picked up at the base of the
suicide tower" There was no
way he could fill the rows of
empty desks in the school houses.
However. Nazi authority
strafed the intangible thing as
best it could. Besides the need
less order forbidding the priests
10 bury suicides in consccrated
ground, they were forbidden to
officiate, even when hurials were
elsewhere. Those who had obvi-
ously been murdered could hard
~ be PITT Under this bar, hBItt the
punishment" was achieved by
mistake" Every little while,
when the police morgue was over
filled with bodies of both kinds,
came the peremptory order to
get rid of them all by an i'm
mediate mass burial, usually
without the semblance Of cere-
mony.
The result Of this spiritual
strafing has been negligible. The
mourners reason that it is the
Nazis' fault and responsibility,
like bombing of churches. God
will know and not hold it against
the poor wretches. tumbled I'M
tremendously into a hole in the
ground.
On Feb /, a far stricter cur
few was imposed on Abbeville
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
THE WARS STRANGEST MYSTERY

The bell tower of famous old st.
Vulfran's Church has been closed
TO everyone and the priests are
not sorry because in spite of their
efforts 81 citizens have jumped
from II.
Though the Germans angrily
deny it, the village has kept right
on shrinking until it is now hard
ly more than half its pre-war
size.
Even the Nazis do not know
how many of the missing are sui
cides and murder cases whose
bodies have been carried out to
: the Channel by the swift cur
rent in the Somme Estuary and
how many have just wandered
away to find death or sanctuary
in unoccupied France.
The admitted figures, given out
three months after the occupa-
ton, were 25s suicides, 1O2 MUIR
ders, but the missing were men,
toned only vaguely as "severel
thousand"
II anyone can see into the mys-
terry II should be Dr. Jules La
cherat, an old family physician
of the stricken village and the
coroner attached to the gen.
darmerie. He performed an au-
topsy on Mile. de Trochet and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09

finding water in her lungs but no
sign of violence, could only set
it down as suicide by drowning.
Cant you give us some mo-
tive. even a suspicion of a mo-
tive % asked Gendarme Barratin.
After all. you knew Marie-Laure
and attended her whole family for
years. OF all people, you. their
doctor, should be able to give
a shrewd guess. And, If l don't
have something of the kind to
offer the Kommandant, he will
do something which will make
the whole village suffer"
The doctor shook his head.
In my opinion this is the
worst case of ALL" he replied.
"As you say, I knew her we'll,
have known her since she was
a baby and all her family and
surroundings. She was a good
girl, healthy, normal girl, with
no shadow of a love affair. hap
Ply or unhappy, and she adored
her parents. She was bright,
happy and popular in school
where she did we'll There was
no eye-strain. no problems of
clothes or social inferiority.
Her family was sufficiently
well-off so that none of them
had yet felt the pinch of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09

occupation and you must have
seen for yourself that she was
well-nourished. No relative nor
friends for whom she cared deep
ly is among the dead or miss
ing and ! am positive that she
had neither morbid friends nor
morbid books AS fine and normal
a girl as / ever knew. l would
have staked my reputation that
she would never do a thing like
that and there was no warning
of il.
Her parents had no suspicion
of it. Yet, when her parents were
out of the house yesterday. Marie
must have decided to drown her
self. She 9fd not even leave a note
of goodbye to the father and
mother she loved. How can one
understand that?
IF it could happen to her. it
could happen to anyone, even you
or me-"
The doctor and the gendarme
found themselves looking at each
other. The coroner shook him
self, like a man in a daze, put on
his brisk, confident professional
manner and walked out. Anyhow
the sun was still shining. The
Nazis had not confiscated that,
vet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
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YOU'LL ALWAYS
BE CONSTIPATED
UNLESS

You correct faulty living habits-un-
less liver bile flows freely erery day into
your intestines to help digest fatty foods
and guard against constipation.
so USE COMMON SENSEi Drink
more water, eat more fruit and vege-
tables. And IL assistance is needed, take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. They not
only assure gentle yet thorough bowel
movements but ALSO stimulate liver
bile to help digest fatty foods.
Olive Tablets, being purely vegetable,
are wonderful Used successfully for over
20 years by DR.. F. NJ. Edwards in
treating patients for constipation and
sluggish liver bile, today Olive Tablets
are justly FIRST choice Of thousands
Of grateful users. Test their goodness
ToNIGHTi15t, 900, coo. All druggists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09

IUt9DAI-A SPICE CAKE, with chopped walnuts
in the batter! Big, golden halves the icing! Any
spice cake recipe will do pg IL of recipe book
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
An Army That Doesn't Dare
Shoot It's Artillery

NE of the few remaining
independent states in
~ Europe is the tiny Repub-
lie Of Andorra in the Pyrenees
Mountains right on the Franco
Spanish border Practically all
of Andorra lies in a deep and
fertile valley. The country is so
small that 1t was recently the
theatre of a unique spectacle.
The patriotic fathers of this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09

It's simply the smart trick of adding
plenty of walnuts TO everyday recipes.
For crisp, luscious favor! For tempting
good looks! And for downright goodness
that lifts any dish out of the ordinary.
And you can use them in any meal-any
course! At breakfast, to glorify waffles or
hotbreads. AT lunch, in salads or dessert.
For dinner, from fruit cup to cake!
It's marvellous, too - the way walnuts
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09

at the same time. helps CALM THE
NERVES and SETTLE THE STOMACH.
That's why you get such quick relief,
why you so often feel more alert,
refreshed!
For more than so years, millions
have taken Bromo- Settler. Scores have
written they've found this pleasant
remedy works fasfer than anything
they've ever tried! See if you don't say
so, too! Next time try Bromo-S eltzer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
See how East this pleasant
remedy RELIEVES HEADACHES!

WHEN a headache strikes, you dom
w want TO wait around too long for
something 10 work. What you want is
something that will give you relief
FAST. That's why we say, the next
time you get headache, try Bromo-
Settler! See how FAST il dissolves i.
how FAST it works E. how FAST il
brings you grateful relief!
Here's WHY Bromo- Seltzer works
so fast First, because il contains a
quick acting analgesic. And M
two. because, unlike a mere N-yIIfT :
single acting pain deadener = gSssA
il gets after other miSerieS Z a..
that so often accompany a
headache. IL not only helps II
STOP THE PAIN FAST. but
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-31
Tasty Outdoor Meals
That Are Easy to Prepare

UNJUST he our gypsy blood
that makes us like meals in the
open. Food tastes twice as good
eaten out-of-doors as il does
when conventionally served in
the dining room. And-joy to
the homemaker-the cleaning
up tasks are lessened. Even if
your outdoor meal is served on
the porch. paper plates, cups and
and napkins are in order.
The wise planner serves out
door meals that are easy to pre-
pare. Nothing is better than
big platter or tray of make-your-
own sandwich fixings.
Cold cuts, lettuce and toma-
toes, an assortment OF cheese
and plenty of sliced rye, whole
wheat and white bread, give the
markings for tasty and satisfying
sandwiches. Camembert, tawny
LiederkranZ, mild Brie and
SwisS-all American-made-are
nice additions to the tray.
Cocktail cream spreads, too,
form delicious cheese Filings for
sandwiches. They come packed
in attractive glasses. so all the
thoughtful hostess need do is
pry off the lids and place them
on the supper tray. You can
take your choice of such flavors
as pineapple, pimiento and relish.
Here is a sandwich and
spread which can be easily made
in advance.
Corned Beef
IL cups minced cooked cornec
beef
3 tablespoons horseradish
tablespoon mustard
6 slices bread
] package Liederkranz cheese
Combine corned beef, horse
radiSh and mustard. Spread on
slices of bread. Cover with thin
slices OF LiederkranZ cheese.
Place in hot oven 400 degrees
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-31
Cheese Onion Spread

Spread slices of rye or pum-
pernickel with butter and then
with LiederkranZ cheese. Cover
with sliced marinated onion. To
marinate onion. add salt. pepper
and equal quantities of oil and
vinegar 10 sliced onion and let
stand 20 minutes. Garnish with
stuffed olives.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-31

about 10 minutes until cheese is
melted. Serve at once Serves
six.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-31
Looks Better

ROUGE ARO POWDER TO MATCH. 81 EAcH
LARGE Trial S1ss zoe, ai l0e stores. Try Today
Evening star., 1941-04-24
mo Star Feaiures.)
THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS.

VOL, 7:i5-Leon Henderson, commissioner
Of price stabIilation for N. D. A. e. discusses
Keeping Prices Down"
WjSV, 7:30-Vox Pop: An imposing roster
Of newspaper feature writer's including Hugh
Johnson. Beatrice Fairfax Bugs Bder, lnel
Pobb, Otto SoaIoW and Charles A. Smith.
WpC, 8:00-Snooks and Frank Morgan are
given the works by psYthiatrist.
WJSV, 8:00-An absorbing study in titles
from Ask.It Basket. 10 Talent tournament 10
Spotlight. In short, the same old soap-Show
with The same principals,
Wpc, 8:30-Heny AIdrth parks his date
while he parks cars for the country club dance,
which Of course, disrupts all romantic aspects
Of the evening"
WNAL, 8:30-The Committee Of Americans
SPONSORS a program in which such legislators
as Senators Bridges and Herring, Representatives
Wadwo1h and Coffee make public several
choice letters from their mail.
WRc, 9;00-Musc Hall: Two actors, Robert
YOUNG an6 Frank jerks, and one author Jan
sfruiher, appear with Mr. C. and cast.
VOL, 9:30-SeueiaN Of the Navy Knox de-
IiyeB an address before the annual dinner Of
the Bureau Of Advertising, American Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Wandering about reStlessly, not
daring to go nearer the little sugar
house, yet unable to leave the
neighborhood of that sirup which
smelled so delicious, Buster Bear
spent several hours. The he heard
the sound of voices, and among
the trees he caught sight OF a
moving light. Farmer Brown and
Farmer Browns Boy had stopped
working for the night and had
locked up the little sugar house,
and were on their way home. Bus
ter Bear silently followed them at
a safe distance until he saw them
leave the Green Forest. Then he
went back among the sugar NAPLES.
Somehow he felt easier in his mind.
At a safe distance he proWled
around the little sugar house. He
knew that it was full of delicious
sweets, but he didn't dare try to get
in after them. He hadn't forgotten
what had happened to him the year
before when he had done that very
thing. When he grew tired OF tramp
ing around the little sugar house he
wandered off among the little maple
trees, shifting here and there along
the ground as he went. Very uneX-
pectedly he caught the smell OF
maple sugar, and it wasn't coming
from the direction of the little sugar
house. Buster followed his nose
straight to where it did come from.
There on the ground lay little
piece of sugar.
Buster gobbled that little piece
of sugar the instant he found it.
My, how good it tasted! He began
to hunt for more and presently
he found another little piece. BY
this time Buster had quite forgot
ten everything but that delicious
sugar. He found another little piece,
and beyond that, another. They
were hardly more than crumbs to
such a big fellow as Buster Bear,
and they simply made him crazy
for more. Presently he came TO
the biggest piece he had yet found,
1t lay at the foot of the tree right
under one of those shiny tin pals.
Buster looked longingly at the piece
of sugar and then glared suspicious
ly at the tin pail. Finally he very
cautiously reached out with one paw
and pulled the piece of sugar toward
him. Nothing happened, and in
twinkling that piece of sugar had
followed all the other pieces down
Busters throat.
Then Buster began to hunt for
more sugar. He tramped about this
way and that way and shifted at
every inch of ground for some dis
tance around that tree. But not
another crumb of sugar did he find
Every little while he would come
to where he found that last piece
and every time he could smell sugar
Finally his nose told him that that
sugar was in the last place in the
world he wanted to find it. 1t was
in that shiny tin pail hanging on
the tree.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Shears Million Sheep

Friends of Harry Kitchens of
Moree, Australia, think he should
be given a medal or an equal honor
for his ability as a sheep shearer.
Mr.. Kitchens has sheared more than
100000 in 40 years and is still
shearing. Part of his earnings
went toward the training of his
daughter Barbara, known as the
girl flying ace of Australia.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
SH0pT.WAV PROGRAMS.

TOXIC, 8O5-News in English; JzK, 1915
meq., 1877 m.; JLG4. 1910 meg. 1913 m.
BERLIN, 8:t5-News in English; DID, i1.H
meg, IS m.; DID. 1854 meg, 2S.5 m.;
DXP, SOB meg, 497 m.
LONDON, 8:3O-Britain Speaks; CSC, o.58
meu., 3i.3 m.; 6SL, 6.tt meg 49.t m.
GUATEMALA, 10;OO-Chamber Music; IOWA,
9.68 meg, 81 m.
LONDON, tO:OO-Demouaty Marches; csc,
o.5S meg, 3i3 m.; 6SL, 6.it meg. 491 m.
ROME, 10;00-News in English; 2R03, 9.o3
meq., 3i.i m.; 2R04, 1881 meg 25.4 m.;
2RO6, 1880 meg. 1916 m.
BERLIN, 10:30-News in English, DID,
ti7 meg, IS m.; DID, 1854 meg 28.5
m. DIP h03 men.. 4o1 m.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Go.Pound-Dawn Pal. News-0rtheStras

WNAL, o:35-Town Meeting; Should
Britain Relax Her Food Blockade for Riters
Vitfimsl" Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, former
Minister 10 Norway, and Eugene BoisSeVain,
former member Of prominent Dutch import
nq firm, discuss the matter.
WRC, t0:O0-Rudy ValIee: A real dramatic
treat should be in store with Charles laughton
adding his histronts 10 those Of The Barry
more.VaIIee clique.
VOL, iO:3O-Program presented by ths
Woodmen Of The World.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
LETTER-OUT

spell the word
called column Print the opposite
which removed it. Iettered Out
correctly follow.
TO Yesterdays LETTEROUT.
Letter-Out
CANfELISH-ISHMAEI (bbical character
(U) REFUSING-FINCERS (paniss treasure thesG
BEFRIEND-REFINED (cultured.
CY) OSPREY-ROPES Glmb them),
Evening star., 1941-04-24
POINTS FOR PARENTS
Bv EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

When a child must leaUe an
actiUity he is enjoying, it is help
Jul to direct his attention to some
toy he can cdrru lUith him.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Don't Take Ny
Word for 1t
The ImpersonuI One
By FRANK COLBY.

This weeks slip O the tongue:
zone must watch his speech" No.
The sentiment is good, but the
wording is wrong. Better say: One
must watch ones speech.
Wrong: IF one acquaintS him.
self with the facts =" Right: II
one acquaints oneself with the
facts E.
Wrong: IF he would think first,
one would hesitate to lie" Right:
If he would think first, he would
hesitate to lie.
Caution is advised in the use of
the imperSonal "one." If 1t is used
in the first of the sentence, it must
be repeated to the end. But, rather
than write such stilted mon
strosity as lone should tell ones
friends that one will not be at
ones home when one takes ones
vacation" avoid the "one' con-
StruCtiOn altogether and recaSt the
sentence thus: when he leaves
town. he should tell his friends
that he will be away from home"
Warning: Do not mix in the
same sentence the impersonal "one"
with any of the personal pronouns,
line, he-him, she-her, they-them,
We-us.
Does the distinction between
THAT and WHICH confuse you?
How would you word this sent
ence: The book (that-which)
lies on the table? Send for
simple, non-technical key to the
correct use of these troublesome
words. Send a stamped (S-cent),
self-addressed envelope to Frank
Colby, in care of The Evening
Star. Ask for That-Which Pam
phlet. 1t is free for the asking.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Federal Borrowing
Cuts Bank Reserves
$50 Millions
s2oo, 900, 900 Offering
Of Commodity Credit
Notes Is Factor
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
Federal borrowing tumbled lend
able excess reserves of banks by
sl60,000,000 during the week ended
July %, bringing the supply of idle
money down to s5,18o, 100000
The Federal Reserve Board said
the principal factor in the decline
was the sale by the Treasury of
5000 100000 worth of Commodity
Credit Corp. notes.
The Reserve statement said:
During the week ended July %
member bank reserve balances de-
creased sl06.000.000. Reductions in
member bank reserves arose from
increases of s105,00o 900 in Treas
ury deposits with Federal Reserve
Banks and s11,000,000 in Treasury
cash, and decrease of 5000 900 in
Reserve Bank credit, Offset in part
by increases of $9,000,000 in gold
stock and S4,000,000 in Treasury
currency, and decreases of SILL
100000 in money in circulation and
S34000,000 in non-member deposits
and other Federal Reserve accounts.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Retail Trade Holds
70 10 "a Per Cent
Above Year Ago
Large Gain Recorded
Despite Some Lag
In Apparel Buying
DOLLARS
PER SHARE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 25-Apparel
buying slackened bit in some stores
this week, but retail sales averaged
20 to "a per cent above last year
for the country as whole, Dun &
Bradstreet reported today.
Retailers reports indicated a
more uneven day-to-day movement
of trade as the first signs of sum-
mer lull appeared in apparel lines"
the credit agency said.
Sales volume, however, was said
to be continuing heavy when judged
by normal seasonal standards. Few
retailers felt the buying spree had
spent itself, although there were
some who were inclined to believe
that the exceptionally heavy buying
in May and June had partly bor-
rowed from July business.
Strength in prices was apparent
not only in smaller reductions on
clearance merchandise, but also in
moderate increases on new season
goods" the agency continued. Only
in scattered instances was any re-
sistance to price advances noted.
"At midsummer sales of furs, cloth
coats and home furnishings 1t was
found that customers were usually
inclined to trade up in their pur-
chases even with the somewhat
higher prices in effect Retailers
we're watching these events closely
for a gauge of consumer reaction.
So far results were said to be quite
spotty, with some disappointing days
alternating with exceptionally good
ones
"A tendency among consumers to
purchase ahead on many require
ments continued to be observed"
In wholesale markets, retail mer-
chants efforts to increase in
ventories in line with sales was 4
business spur.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Trade With Japanese
In May Reported
Al 8.Year Low
U. S. Export Shipments
For Month TotoI
Only $6,621, 900
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department dis
closed today that trade with Japan
fell to an eight-year low in May,
in advance of the present fiare-up
over Indo-China.
American exports to Japan in
May totaled only $6,62l 900, which
was the lowest for any month since
the depression year of 1888. How
much of this decline was due to cur
tailed shipments of oil, metals, ma
chinery and other war materials
could not be learned, however, be-
cause the department recently
stopped publication of such figures.
The May total of exports to Japan
compared with s8.4l9, 900 in April,
and s13 1887, 900 in May of last year.
For the first five months of this
year, exports to Japan amounted TO
s47,848.0 900, barely more than half the
SOL ,67l 900 in the similar period last
year.
These figures were made public by
the Commerce Department as part
of a geographical analysis of total
United States foreign trade in May.
Imports Also Down.
The report also showed that
American imports from Japan,
amounting to $40 1869 900 in May, also
were somewhat under April figures,
which were $11,0200O0. The May
imports from Japan, however, con-
tained little more than silk, which
accounted for s7,87oo of the total
The report also showed that ex-
ports to Latin American countries
rose TO s85, ,000,0 in May and were
the highest for any month since
the beginning of the war. This was
IA per cent more than April and
was due primarily to larger ship
ments to Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela. I'M
ports from Latin America were
s95 100000. While among the high
est in recent months, this figure
was slightly below April. The bulk
of American trade, however con-
tinued to center in the British En-
pire. The empire took s247 900 900
of American exports in May, or
approximately 81 per cent of the
total. They were s7,O0O,OO smaller
than in April, however. Imports
from the empire totaled S129 ,OOO, 900
and were sl2,0O0,O0O higher.
Although Russia was on the brink
of war with Germany at that time,
its purchases here slumped suddenly
from s5l86.000 in April to only
S212 900 in May.
Comparisons Given.
Comparisons of May foreign trade,
by continents and principal trading
nations, follow: Figures in thou
sands of dollars, 900 omitted: