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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08

POST-WAk PEACE.
The so-called war prosperity would be at an end
Many munitions and defense factories and the
thousands of smaller businesses that depend Them
would suddenly shut down.
That would THROW MILLIONS OUT OF WORK.
In addition the men of our dsbanded armies would
have jobs to 60 to.
Production and consumption would instantly decline
enormously.
Ii should have for 'victory'-if any victory
"A could be possible universal debacle-would be-
IA colossal debt that never could be paid
C-Taxes that will have out hearts,
- tenance and our morale.
2-Unemployment neutrality-suspicious. RIOTS and the
~ shadow Of REVOLUTION.
In word. what the New York Daily News in
striking antwar editorial called PEACE PANIC
"The longer this war goes on said the News.
"meanng the more real wealth is tossed into its far
flung and ever-growng furnaces, the the post
slump will be. If it goes on long enough we shall
sink together into communism new dark age"
That is what confronts only Europe but also the
people of the United States if enter this
We shall have commufascist dictatorship of a most
drastic kind to restore public order which will not be
"order" in the good old American but the order
of Russia and Germany-the 'order" of the grave
THIS vision of peace panic" terrible to than
i war-should give us pause.
The future of every woman and child as we'll as
the future of millions of beings not yet born is at stake
in the decision to whether this country shall shall
not enter this war-a war that certainly will not have
been fought for human liberty if all constitutional
guarantees lost in the last outpost of human freedom
the United States
Give thought for the MORROW, fellow Americans.
That thought is devastating than war itself
1t is the horrors of a POSTWAR PEACE in which
100000 persons will be out of work in financially
bankrupt and tax-ruined country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
L e # ers TO
The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:

~ HE ELI lOh.
II is time for the American
people to open their eyes, for
we are nearer to war than ever
before.
1t seems queer to me that the
people of this country do not ap-
preciate the truth from men like
Senator Wheeler, Colonel Lind
bergh, Henry Ford, and many
others.
The warmongerS of this coun-
try smear Henry Ford because
he won't be a party to war
profiteering.
He is a true American and will
help America. He does not want
to make airplanes for foreign
countries lest those planes re-
turn to plague us some day.
These men have studied this
situation and they know what it
is all about. and being true
Americans they protest the ac-
tons of this bad deal we are
getting.
If we first stop +. d. r. and
build an army and navy for our
protection. we can stop Hitler if
he should start anything with
us. If Hitler attempts to give
us any trouble. he has plenty
enemies around him who would
turn on him at once.
What good will it do America
TO give Great Britain billions of
dollars to win or lose the war;
Be wise and fight for America
If you are an American.
GEORGE A. BAKER,
268 Alfred street.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Dog Racing Killed

THE decisive vote against the dog racing bill should
i end for all time further attempt to legalze the
racket in Michigan.
Although the House of Representatives had passed
the three times in recent years, the members
would give it only % votes this week That is convnc
ing proof that public opinion has been effective at Lansing
and that the issue is dead and buried
Promoters of the scheme must know that Mich-
gan will not pefnit.dog racing They should quit making
nuisance of themselves by persistent, but frutess
lobbying
The House is to be congratulated on its action.
IT is unfortunate that lobbyists probably will exert
i pressure to have the vote reconsidered.
But the members undoubtedly will ignore this molest
ing interference with the really important work that
remains be finished before the session ends this month
The members should regard their vote of Tuesday
the final decision 1t will be applauded everywhere
except in underworld circles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Humorous Columns Popular.
Don't Have TO Be Un+ru+hfuI
BY DAMON RUNYON

HUMOROUS columns are
"A something that the newspa-
per publishers are always saying
we should have plenty of. eSpe-
cially in these times to Tighten
the general gloom. But when the
fellow who sells newspaper col
umns calls on the trade he finds
it much easier to dispose of his
columns of sterner tone. Plati-
tudes go good, too.
We suppose the newspaper
publishers know what their
readers want, which is the an
swer to the practice as against
the theory. Moreover. we sup
pose humorous columns, or at
least what the publishers con-
slider humorous, are not as easy
to find as the other kind.
Whether the publishers are
Judges of humor is another mat
ter. Some are. some are not. The
newspaper readers run about the
same way.
The mighty Brisbane used to
admit that he did not know hu-
NOR and often deferred to the
judgment of the late T. A. Dor
gan C"Tad"), his cartoonist. and
Arthur Bugs" Baer, both truly
great newspaper humoristS, the
latter still the greatest of them
all. in our humble opinion, and
one of the greatest that ever
lived.
WE HAVE said this many
w times before. 1t cannot be
repeated often enough. Baer is a
genius, rare jewel. We do not
say he is not appreciated, but
we do say he can never be APP
preciated too much.
There is another great news
paper humorist, however. who
is not appreciated to the full
measure of his deserving as yet,
save by the audience that the
sports page commands. This is
a fine audience, to be sure, and
was first to appreciate Baer and
many other humorists, but its
topical interest restricts, we
think. the breadth of the mar
velouS humor of Dan Parker,
sports editor of the New York
Daily Mirror. Certainly it de-
priveS those who do not happen
to comprehend the sports pages
and its subjects of some of the
most scintillating humor that is
being written today.
TOO often form and not sub
L stance is accepted as humor
that is to say. misspelling.
slang, dialect and sometimes just
typographical dressing. The
form may be all right but the
substance terribly dull. So it is
not humor.
True humor cannot be evolved
out of just a quaint arrangement
of words. True humor has GER
tain quality that not all readers
understand. True humor is a
species of philosophy. Your hui
morist must be a thinker. a stu
dent. The true humorist can
amuse his readers while telling
them great truths. while accu-
rately reflecting life.
Baer is a true humoriSt. So
is Parker. And so is H. !. Phil
lips. whose book. ION White or
Rye has just come to hand.
We have already read much of
the contents in Phillips daily
column in the New York Sun. 1t
remains true humor after EN-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Quiz Answers

1-Iceboats may travel two
or three times faster than
the wind that propels them.
Speeds of 40 miles per hour
have been reached.
2-Executor.
Nominal partner.
Ito be ambushed. Ambuscade
applies to the troops in am
bush.
5-Guatemala, Panama and San
Salvatore.
6-After a long trial he was
acquitted. He resumed the
practice of law until his
death in 1886.
William Penn sE
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Less Static
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

I'm glad the radio people have whitfield their rights of
free speech down the point where they carry any
foreign dictators except occasion.
could the for broadcasng those lessons
In cultural static-over English speaking nation.
If wants to boiler and whoop that's beans off my
plate. But have always figured that the privilege
beautiful than the right speech the right be annoyed
by too much of it,
1 claim there is democracy of silence we'll of
rebutals and cat-cals.
What peases that the radio chains cancelled the alien
agitation with the good judgment they displayed when
they bobbed the light brown hair of JEANNE Geronimo couldn't
have scaped her better with self sharpening omahawk.
1t Voltaire who said another 81 don't agree
with what you say but will defend my life your right
play it on both sides of a record
But Voaire said that before national hook-ups. And
again congratulate the radio chains ruling favor of
domestic static.
never understood word of the haangues but you don't
have TO understand thing in order like abhor
the cannibas having an X-ray
picture Of his abdominal cavity.
By slonaIN News ,rio.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Praise for
Neighbor to
The Right
P uIitzer Prize Called
Pe9ler's Just Reward

1.-THE opinions expressed by
General Johnson are his own
and not necessarily those of The
Detroit Times.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08

I'm glad the radio people have whitfield their rights of
free speech down to the point where they carry any
foreign dictators, except
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
GEORGE A. BAKER,
268 Alfred street.
TO THE EDITOR:


WE AMERICANS have reli-
w giously avoided anything that
even approaches class hatred.
We really are almost morbid on
this one idea. But what may
well be the truth is, that we
have failed to differentiate be-
. tween class hatred and we'll
grounded fact.
When any one. whoever he or
she may be. deliberately acts or
talks against. and at the same
time. advocates the overthrow
of our form of government. then
that person has done an act of
treason. and should be dealt with
accordingly.
II is high time that these radi-
Gals were set straight on indi-
vidual ri hts as pertains 10
privileges of free speech.
Free speech. under our form
OF government. has become UNI
bridled advocacy against our
government.
If such opinions had been
voiced within earshot of The
FOUNDERS of this government.
they would have been dealt a
very different deal from what
they have been allowed under
our so-called New Deal.
Those who are for doing away
with our form of government
should be given a sample of the
deal they would meet with if
they should go to Germany. Rus
STA, Italy or Japan.
g. +. EDWARDS,
1901 kcrcheval avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:
WHAT is happening 10 our
w United States? If a real
good American talks he is
branded as a Communist. Who
has a better right than us 10
tell what we think is best for
our United States?
MRS. MARIANA BURKE,
b491 Bewick street
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08

never could the reason for broadcasting those
In cultural static-over English speaking nation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
peace Panic" Ahead

ONE of the frightful caamtes that this country Will
" face if we should be FORCED into this war is
POSTWAR PEACE
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08

DUT there is a great contrast.
- His talk flows Spontane-
ously, larded with original fig
ures of speech that could make
gargoyle double up with
mirth. His column. on the con-
trary, is produced in the pains
of brain-child-birth. He works
harder and longer in producing,
editing and perfecting it than
any colleague in his group.
He writes it, cusses it, tears
il up, walks the floor, writes
another and sometimes a third
and then edits and corrects that
over and over again. If genius is
taking pains, this completely
conscientious craftsman qualities
in that class. He certainly quail
fies for the Pulitzer prize.
In my humble opinion. this
freckle-f ted, leather-necked
brick-top is a national asset of
pretty nearly first magnitude.
If that is calling Names" I
cant forget that this is the
wight who first saddled on me
the completely inappropriate
monicker of Iron Pants.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Vile Attacks
OnLindbergh
DisgracefuI
Loudest Critics Discredit
Their Own Causes

The opinions expressed by
Westbrook Pegier are his own
and not necessariiy those of The
Detroit Times.)
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08

claim there is democracy of silence as "
rebuttals and cat-calls
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08

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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
ACTION AGAINST
BRIDGES ORDERED
Jackson Calls for New De.
portation Proceedings
Against CIO Leader

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-lR-
Attorney General Jackson today
ordered that new deportation pro-
ceedings be started against Harry
R. Bridges, west coast CIO leader
who has been a center of contro.
verSy for years.
In congress and elsewhere
charges have been made that
Bridges, a native of Australia,
was a communist. Bridges has
denied the allegations.
A 2,500-word report prepared
by j. Edgar Hoover, director OF
the FBI. will form the basis OF
the government case. The con-
tents of the report have not been
made public, but Jackson said it
contained new evidence"
Bridges will be served with a
deportation warrant and will ap-
pear before a trial examiner at
public hearings in San Francisco
beginning March 81.
Similar proceedings instituted by
secretary of labor Perkins three
years ago brought report from
Dean James M. Lands of the
Harvard law school, the trial ex-
aminer, that Bridges was "energe-
t1cally radical" but was not mem
Der of the communist party.
Since that time the bureau of
immigration and naturalization
has been transferred from the
labor to the justice department.
At the capitol, Rep. Marcantonio
(AL-NY) said the order today ''is
in line with the pro-war policy
against labor" while several
other members of congress ex-
pressed enthusiasm.
Rep. Allen D-La), sponsor of a
bill to deport Bridges, said the
order should have been issued "a
long time ago." He added that it
would not stop the course of his
legislation. Rep. Hoffman (R-Mich)
said 'The defense program will
go forward more rapidly and more
smoothly" and jackson was to be
Congratulated" Rep. Starns ID
Ala) member of the Dies commit
tee, said the attorney general
''has fine and ample evidence to
Justify the deporta
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
HIGHWAY II WORK
CONTRACT IS LET
F. D. Cline, Of Raleigh, Will
Widen Road from Pender
To Wilmington

RALEIGH, Feb. 12. In The
state highway and public works
commission meeting without a
chairman-today approved its first
highway contract 'negotiated'
without competitive bids, and sane
toned proposed gr a d e crossing
elimination projects for $470, 1900.
F. D. Cline of Raleigh was
awarded a contract for the 17-1nile
widening project on U. S. II from
the Pender county line to Whining
ton, which would complete tn e
Wilmington-Holly Ridge road.
With the approval of the Gov
ernor, under the 1941 act for ne
gotiated" contracts. Cline will sup
ply and sand, mix the state-pur-
chased asphalt and provide t h e
finishing machine for laying the
mixture at $1.50 a ton, or about
$4,000. WPA will put about $780,
900 into labor for the $120, 900 prof.
ect.
D. B. McCrary of Asheboro,
commissioner named acting chair
man while Frank L. Dunlap is on
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
Troops Move
Toward Vital
Railway Town
Forces Advancing from An
glo-Egyptian Sudan Pass
Mersa Taclai Port
AIR FORCE IS BUSY
British Deal Heavy Blows
To German Bomber
Nests on Sicily

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 12.-(RE
British reinforcements were re.
ported pounding down the northern
coastal plain of the Italian East
African colony of Eritrea today
for an assault on the besieged rail
center of Cheren.
Forces advancing southwark
from the Anglo Egyptian Sudan
now are well past the captured
Red sea port of Mersa Taclai and
are within 120 miles of Massaua,
chief Eritrean seaport. The Mid
die East command announced
these troops yesterday captured
Elgena, inland town Is miles SOUTH
west of Mersa Taclai and 30 miles
south of the Sudan border.
Operations Developing
Operations of besieging Scotch
and Indian forces already around
Cheren, AZ miles northwest of AS
mara, the capital, are develop
ing WE'LL" today's war bulletin
said, while a second column be-
low Cheren was said to have pen
etrated still farther into hostile ter
ritory."
This may mean the latter forces,
which were reported to have taken
8O Italian guns, are closer to AS
mara than those in the Cheren
sector.
The British air weapon in the
Middle East delivered, meantime,
its heaviest smash at the German
dive bomber nests on Sicily-at
Catania and Comiso. For five
hours, a communique said, bomb
ers arrived over their targets at
intervals of twenty minutes un-
leading fire and blast bombs.
Fires were seen go miles away
Continued on Page Nine; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
New Hanover
" ould Lose
One Member
Lower Body Defeats Le-
Grand's Proposal to Post
pone Consideration
MONEY BILL ADVANCED
House Approves Plan to
Exempt Home-Consumed
Foods from Sales Tax

RALEIGH, Feb. 12.-R-Contin.
uing a fast pace set when a new
congressional district was estab-
lished without opposition, the house
today passed and sent to the SEN
ate a bill to reapportion house
membership to conform to tn c
1910 census.
However, this bill struck vigor-
Gus opposition in the house, which
defeated, 78 to 80, an effort by
Representative LeGrand Of New
Hanover to postpone consideration
of the proposal until new senatori-
al districts had been established.
Under the measure, five coun-
ties would gain one representative
each - giving Mecklenburg and
Guilford four each, Buncome three
and Cabarrus and Cumberland two
each-and five would lose one each,
reducing to one the house mem.
bership from each of New Han
over, Rockingham, Halifax, Nash
and Wayne. g
First Since 1920
It would be the first house re-
apportionment since the 1920 cen
SuS.
The house also gave second read
ing approval 1O4 to 0, to the 1941
revenue bill. This is but amend
ments to the 1889 continuing rev.
enue bill and its major changes
would make home-consumed foods
exempt from the sales tax, and
give local governmental units rs
per cent of returns from the in
tangibles taxes, rather than 60 per
cent as at present.
Apparently in an effort too post
pone balloting on the tax bill un
til another day, Representative
Worthington of Pitt sought adjourn
ment before the house got to the
measure. However, he withdrew
his motion upon indication from
Speaker Null that he was gong
to call substitute motion by Bry-
ant of Durham that the house re-
cess instead of adjourn.
New Legislation
New legislation was sent for
ward to provide tenure for teach
ers, exempt owner-occupied home
steads from taxation to the ex-
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
sS9S,392,932 Program Is
Presented to Congress by
President Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, Feb. -. - Up, -
resident Roosevelt laid before con-
sfess today a 1898, ,392,932 program
loF additional naval ship construc-
"oA and for bombproof shelters and
o'hef defenses for the nations most
-alliung outposts, including the Is
land Of Guam.
Fosslble revival of bitter congress
Stollal protests against any move to-
"afd fortification of Guam was seen
III the chief executives request for
97''VO'OOO for establishment of fleet
operating facilities and bombproof
a. .helcers for that tiny possession, less
'nah loo miles from Tokyo.
Al the same time, the President
asked for $780, 900 for expansion of
naval facilities and bombproof shell
'efs Tor Tutuila, Samoa. Informed
''ufces said it was the first time in
Noh'inued on Page Six; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
Manager Vote
Bill Passage
Slated Today
Action Deferred Yesterday
To Avoid Appearance
OF Undue Rush
ROWE WILL ASK O. K.
Measure Provides for Coun-
ty Elections Board to Call
Vote on Question

RALEIGH, Feb. 12-Passage of
a bill permitting Wilmington to
vote on the question of establishing
a city manager form of govern
ment is assured in the senate to-
morrow; Representative Jack Le-
Grand said tonight.
The bill reached the senate cal
endar through a favorable report
Tuesday, but action was deferred
yesterday at the instance of Le-
Grand and his house colleague,
John R. Morris, in order to avoid
the appearance of an undue rush
to prevent consideration.
In the house the bill passed. un-
der the suspension of rules.
Roy Rowe, of Burgaw, New Han
over-Pender Senator, will ask
final enactment Thursday, Le-
Grand said.
= The election machinery referred
to in the bill provides that, in the
event of its passage, an election
must be held within 40 days after
its approval.
The board of elections of New
Hanover county will be required
to publish notice of the vote once
week for four weeks.
LeGrand recently pointed out the
need of action on the measure as
early as possible so that if an
election is held it will not conflict
with the city primary in April.
Under provisions of the bill, the
county elections board chairman
must, within five days, set the
date for the election to be held
not later than 40 days after pas
sage. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
Holly Ridge Force Will
Reach $4,000 Men Soon
New York Police and
Pickets Stage Battle

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-[R-
Mounted policemen and foot pa.
trolmen swinging clubs carried
on a running battle late today
with pickets at and near tho site
of construction of the new Bat
terry Brooklyn tunnel at tha Bat
terry. 1t was the third success
sive day of clashes.
Stones, fists, eggs and clubs
flew about a half hour before
wOrkmen left the job. At quit
ting time another fight develop
ed when pickets chased two au-
tOmobiles carrying worker
home.
Six persons were arrested in
the first melee.
The pickets are members of
an AFL union engaged in
jurisdictional dispute with anoth-
er AFL union, whose members
are employed on the site.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
CAMP DAVIS ROAD
FUNDS PROPOSED
Carmody Asks That $751;
100000 Be Provided for
Defense Highways

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. - Up -
John M. Carmody, federal works ad
ministrator, proposed today that
$287, 100000 be appropriated for i'm
mediate defense highway construc-
tion and the planning Of post-emer.
gency highway improvements.
He submitted the following recon-
mendations to President Roosevelt:
1. s15O,O0O, 900 for immediate con.
struction of access roads to serve
military and naval reservations and
defense industries.
2. s1O0,000,000 for i m m d i e
Strengthening Of certain sections of
the national highway system desig-
mated by the war department and
navy department as the strategic
network"
3. $25, 100000 for construction and
repiar of special tactical roads desig.
mated by the war department.
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