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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10

Cable Firm Gets War Job
The American Chain and Cable
Company or Detroit. today was
granted s256.S32 contract 90
produce cable for tho United
States Army 10 was announced
today BY The war department
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10

Mrs. Buck, pictured today
after her arrival in Detroit.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

weakness of our moral worth, our Chris
tian character, which must play con-
spicuous part In any service we may be
called upon to render? In our better
hours we have the conviction that Amer
lea is Christian in its ideals, Christian
in its purposes and aims. Is 1t? That
is a pressing question that the imrne-
diate future must answer. If the older
generation Is indisposed or incapable Of
answering it. the younger generation will.
Self examination and appraisal must
have place In the reckonings we make
today. To ignore its consistent place in
these critical days will work harm, ir-
reparable harm to what we hope to
achieve now and in the days that lie
ahead Self-conceit or self-assurance
will not serve us when the testing time
is upon us.
There are men and women who are
thinking deeply today Of what consti-
tutes the source of our strength and our
security. We cannot be a house divided
when it comes to adequate preparedness
in the face of world emergency. We
arc SOLlS W
selves and our institutions to meet a
pressing and perilous situation by re-
storing the great values in our life, or
we are going to put our whole trust in
''reeking tube and iron shard," in our
man-made instrumentalities and agen-
cies, our man power, our incompatible
mechanical skill and our vast wealth.
Let us be warned in time that Chris
tian character and moral worth are es-
sential elements, without which we are
unprepared to combat and overcome the
conspiracy Of evil forces in our modern
world. If morale is indispensable in
Army and Navy, let us be reminded that
morale founded in deep religious con-
viction is indispensable in our citizenry.
If we expect the best of our men in the
camps and naval stations we must put
behind them the best in our homes and
civic life. A reappraisal and just one
of what we have of Christian faith and
Christian practice and the readjustment
of our lives to meet new and strange
conditions, this is the pressing need of
America today.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
A Public Need

The experience of John Francis,
Arlington, Va, youth, who was shot
and seriously wounded Thursday
while trying to apprehend an armed
man fleeing from a police officer,
serves to call attention to the lack
of any provision in the District for
aiding private citizens who may be
injured while giving assistance to
law enforcement authorities.
1t is probable that Mr.. Francis
will be confined to the hospital for
long period of time, during which
he will have unusual expenses to
meet despite possible loss of in
come. This is not only unjust to the
individual, but unwise as a matter
of public policy, for there are many
persons who would be reluctant to
expose themselves to danger, even in
an effort to capture o law violator
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Riley {. EIqen

The very large measure of respect
which Riley E. Elgen enjoyed as
member and chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission of the District
was the wholly natural result of
career capably and generously dedi-
Gated to the service of this COM
munity.
AS chairman of the regulatory
agency, Mr.. Elgen established a
record of which any man might well
be proud, although he was not one
to seek acclaim. Appointed to the
commission in 1882 after varied
experience as railroad engineer
and as an expert for the Interstate
Commerce Commission, he had a
thorough knowledge of the field in
which he worked, high degree of
intellectual integrity and a forth
rightneSS of manner which enabled
him to achieve maximum results
with a minimum of confusion and
discord. Among the accomplishments
of the commission under Mr.. Elgen's
Craftsmanship might be cited the sub
stantial reduction in utility rates and
the improvement in the mass trans
portation facilities.
His death, coming after the resig-
nation of Richmond B. Keech, whose
place has not been filled, leaves
Engineer Commissioner David Nc
Coach as the sole member of the
commission. Since there must be
at least two members in service be-
fore any regulatory action can be
taken, the Capital, for the moment,
is without a Public Utilities Com
mission.
In view Of this fact, 1t is to be
Evening star., 1941-03-02

We are constantly engaged in the
matter of appraising men and things.
We use certified public accountants to
tell us whether the business in which we
are engaged is solvent or insolvent.
Periodically we go to our physicians to
have a checkup of the organs OF our
bodies. Many of us in our domestic life
live by budget system, and scrupu-
lousy observe it's limitations. All these
practices constitute essential parts Of
regulated living. 1t is the habit of most
of us to depend upon others for any
appraisal of our vices or our virtues AS
a matter of fact all of us are singularly
efficient in doing this for our friends
and neighbors. We felicitate ourselves
In the language of the Pharisee, who
said: God, I thank Thee that am not
as other men are"
Not frequently do we take time to
really appraiSe and evaluate ourselves,
to discover what we have of moral as
sets or liabilities. We are meticulous in
conserving our physical and material
values and especially so in this time of
world peril. Have we a like concern for
those more indispensable things that
concern our moral and spiritual health
and well-being? We are the witnesses
of world in the agonies of a mighty
conflict. We are seeing new and strange
systems pressing their proud claims,
claims at utter variance with our way
of life. We are preparing ourselves to
resist at all costs any attempt to divert
us from our well-estabnshed course. We
are resolutely determined to pursue this
course and to protect our institutions
against any alien influence.
All this is as it should be. In reckon
ing our resources are we as consistently
jealous of our moral and spiritual values
as we are of our physical and material
values? Would any just appraisal of our
assets give us confidence that we are
wholly fit to meet any emergency that
may arise? AS a people we have the
conceit (and it may be justified that
We have abundant resources TO meet
any situation that may arise but are we
reckoning with the strength or the
Evening star., 1941-03-02
BuIquriu Joins the Axis

Inc expected mas happened. AL
the historic Belvedere Palace, in
Vienna, the heads of the Bulgarian
government duly signed on the dot
ted line and Bulgaria became the
seventh member of the Berlin Rome
Toxic axis. The other, minor part
nerS are Hungary, Slovakia and
Rumania. The Importance attached
to Bulgaria's adhesion is attested by
the presence of Adolf Hitler himself.
Though Bulgaria's entry into the
axis group had been generally re-
garded as a foregone conclusion,
there had been rumors that the
Philof cabinet would resign in favor
of more pronounced partisans of the
axis. However, this did not occur;
neither did King Boris indicate any
reluctance to aligning his country
formally with the axis powers. Since
Bulgaria is in state of virtual mar
tial law and subject to rigid censor
ship, there is no firSt-hand informa-
ton of what is going on there.
Rumors of a British ultimatum are
officially denied in London. Like
wise, Berlin disclaims any knowledge
of German troop movements across
the Danube onto Bulgarian soil,
though press dispatches state that
uniformed detachments have ap-
peared in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital.
1t should be understood that Bull
garia'S joining the axis does not
necessarily mean its formal entry
into the war. Theoretically, the axis
is a defensive alliance. Indeed, the
Bulgarian government is understood
to have assured Britain, Greece and
Turkey that it's action implies no
change in diplomatic relations. And
it is unlikely that Germany would
request Bulgaria to take hostile
action against those nations, even
though a German military occupa-
tion now follows.
If formal hostilities break out,
they doubtless will come from Brit
ain, Turkey, or both, acting in uni
son. What British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden and the Turkish lead
erS decided upon in their recent
conference at Ankara remains a
closely guarded diplomatic secret.
But the indications are that Turkey
will not attack Bulgaria, even under
German military occupation, unless
the Germans actually launch an
attack on Greece from their Bulga-
rian Springboard.
Should this prove true, military
operations may not begin for some
time. The Germans naturally will
need to perfect their occupation,
especially since winter still holds the
Balkans in its icy grip. The noun
tain passes between Bulgaria and
Greece are clogged with snow, while
the rivers are full of ice and at
flood stage. Under such unfavorable
conditions mechanical armies can
neither maneuver efficiently nor
maintain their lines of communica-
tion. These handicaps on large-scale
warfare should persist for at least
another month. Until spring arrives,
air raids alone will be feasible. And
it looks as though the British might
be the ones to start them.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

who might be a menace to the public,
if they knew that in event of injury
they would have to suffer the con-
sequences without assistance.
In this case, Mr.. Francis endeavored
to seize the fleeing man at the ex-
press command of pursuing police
man, who, after stumbling and fall
ing, called: stop him. Stop that
man." 1t was in response to this re-
quest that Mr.. Francis took up the
chase, much as a civilian motorist
might do if his automobile were to
be commandeereG by traffic officer.
In neither case, however, does the
civilian have any redress for injuries,
although policeman, if hurt under
similar circumstances, would be as
sured of having his expenses paid
and his salary continued during con-
valescence.
In view of the desirability of en-
couraging, rather diScouraging, law
abiding citizens to cooperate with
the police, when need arises, in the
detection and capture of criminals
or suseected criminals, it would seem
that some method should be worked
out to furnish them, in case of in
jury, with the same measure Of as
sistance that a duly constituted
officer would receive under similar
circumstances. In the absence of
any such provision, it seems obvious
that the public spirited citizen who
is willing, when necessary, to risk
his own safety in the public interest
is receiving much less than his due.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Defense Strikes

The settlement, or at least the
adjournment, of the strike at the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation plant at
Lackawanna, N. Y, will be welcomed
by those who had seen the unmiS-
taxable and serious threat to the
national defense program that was
inherent in the shutdown of the big
plant, which was engaged in making
steel for defense construction.
Under the terms of the settlement,
as announced by Van A. Bitter,
c. I. o. director of the Steel Workers
Organizing Committee, the corpora
tion has agreed to reinstate all en-
ployeS, a conference will be held in
an effort to adjust differences, and
the Office of Production Management
will explore" with the Labor Board
the possibility of holding an election
to select bargaining agent.
If this agreement, repeatedly
drafted by Government representa-
tives, has been accepted by the corpo-
ration, it may be assumed that there
will be no immediate resumption of
the strike, despite the fact that the
workers seem to have left their jobs
in the first place in violation of as
surances given Federal officials that
they would remain at work pending
further efforts at mediation. 1t
would be a mistake, however, to con-
clude that the basic causes of dis
agreement have been removed.
If there is to be permanent peace
in this branch of the steel industry,
much will depend on the nature of
the differences" which will be dis
cussed in the forthcoming confer
ence. BY and large, the differences
between employers and employees to-
day and in 1910, when 2,45O strikes
were called, have little in common
with those of 1917 and 1918, when
4,450 and 1888 strikes respectively
served to retard the war effort. Dur
ing the last war the cost of living
went up from an index figure of 97.8
in December, 1917, to 118 in Decem-
ber, 1918, and, as a result, most
strikes at that time were for better
wages and working conditions. There
has been no comparable rise in living
costs during this crisis, however, the
index, based on a 1935-1939 average
equaling 100, rising from 998 last
March Is to only 1907 on Deem
Der IS.
In most of the present strikes, it is
true, there have been wage issues,
the Bethlehem steel strikers, for ex-
ample, demanding a twenty-five per
cent increase despite the less than
one per cent rise in living costs. But
the more fundamental labor de-
mands, and those which employers
are most apt to resist, relate to the
closed shop and the execution of
formal contracts-iSsues which are
seriously complicated in many cases
by rivalry between the C. I. o. and
the A. F. of l..
These questions, involving as they
do an effort to bolster the organiza-
tional position of labor in industry,
as distinguished from narrower ef-
forts to improve the economic posi-
tion of workers, have not been settled
by the Bethlehem truce, and they
are not apt to be settled until the
establishment of some more effective
means than now exist for the adjust
ment of labor disputes.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

expected that the President will
appoint new chairman at an early
date. If the successor measures up
to the standard set by Mr.. Elgen,
the people of the District should
consider themselves fortunate indeed.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

Franklin D. Roosevelt has just had
an unusual form of octopus named in
his honor. Distant Cousin Theodore,
the trust-buster of his day and gen.
Grafton, were he alive, would prob
ably mutter, VERY appropriated"
Evening star., 1941-03-02

Once year TERRA del Fuegian saw
ages dress up as ghosts and scare
their wives into obedience for the
next twelve months. In the United
States the average husband has not
the ghost of a chance of accomplish
ing this.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

Japanese looking for a fracas may
find it near Singapore. The recent
arrival of thousands of Australian
troops have converted the region into
a potential Melee Peninsula.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

What a vast difference there is be-
tween the phrase Mind your busi-
ness" appearing on early United
States coins, and the words Mind
your own business"
Evening star., 1941-03-02

According to London's new food
regulations, an oyster is now a fish.
It's promotion, however, is just as
useless as that of an Italian general
in the end both land in the soup.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

The two States with the highest
death rates in 1889 were Maine and
New Hampshire. This contradicts
the popular impression that Repub-
licanS die hard there.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
LOGIC of Decentralization

From the New York Herald Tribune:
The broader the distribution Of de-
tense production, the speedier will be
its output and the less its strain on the
national economy.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published nereln
All rights OF publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1941-03-02
SELF-APPRAISAL

By the Rt ReD. James E. Freeman D. D. IL. D. D. c. L.
Bishop of Washington
Evening star., 1941-03-02

vital American interests, they would be
a pushover in any long war
The reason for this statement is that
Japan lacks almost every raw material
vital in the waging of modern war. She
lacks oil and iron and copper and alumni
mum and cotton and timber and many
other materials. She lacks real aircraft
and machine tool industries. 1t is true
that she has built up huge stocks of ma
terial through vast purchases in the
United States during recent years, but
those materials would gradually be used
up. She possesses a merchant marine
that is inadequate to carry the goods she
requires.
Not only that, Japan's economy is
heavily dependent upon the American
market to absorb her silk and other ex-
port products. If she should manage to
conquer the Dutch East Indies and Brit.
ish Malay States she would be depend
ent upon the American market to absorb
the rubber and tin and tea and vegetable
oils which those areas produce.
Merely by embargoing the export of
war materials to Japan and boycotting
the import of materials from Japan, the
United States could severely cripple the
japanese. Add to the embargo and boy
colt a long-range blockade conducted
by the American Navy with little risk to
itself and Japan would gradually
strangle.
But If the British fail to survive at
home the job cut out for the American
Navy will be vastly increased.
Evening star., 1941-03-14
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Has No Speeding Arrests
By the Associated Press


HARRISBURG, Pa, March IA
The Pennsylvania motor police dis
closed today none of the 662,416 mo-
toriStS who have used the PennSyl-
vania turnpike since it opened six
months ago were arrested for speed
ing.
Those arrested by the CONAN po-
lice force patrolling the express
highway from Carlisle to Irwin were
charged with reckless driving.
Attorney General Claude T. Reno
had ruled that the 162-mile S70,000,-
900 turnpike came under the pro-
visions of the State motor code,
which fixes a 50-mile limit on State
highways even though it was built
with some private funds and Federal
aid.
Violation of the 50-mile-an-hour
limit calls for 90-day suspension
of driving privileges. A reckless
driving charge involves fine.
The Pennsylvania House passed a
bill this week fixing 70 miles an hour
as the limit for the turnpike and
sent it to the Senate.
From October, when the road was
opened, to March there were 26O
accidents on the turnpike, State
records show. Eleven persons were
killed in 10 accidents.
Evening star., 1941-03-14
Army Cadets 10 Gel
Z Years Of Spanish,
Will Study German
No Goose-Step Troinine,'
However, Stimson Says
At Press Conference
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
West Point cadets hereafter will
double the time they have been
spending on Spanish and also will
take up the study of German.
Announcing this to his press con-
ference today, Secretary OF War
Stimson added with a smile:
This doesn't mean there will be
training in the goose STEP
Maj. Gen. Robert c. Richardson,
public relations chief and former
conmandant at West Point, said
German would be studied because
so much modern military literature
was in that language.
Two Years of Spanish.
Mr.. Stimson also announced:
A new Army morale division has
been ordered created, as an eXecu-
tive agency to carry out recon-
mendations of advisory groups on
recreation for troops 1t will be
headed by Brig. Gen. James A. Ulo,
assistant adjutant general.
Because of mounting numbers OF
Army flying cadets "A basic trainer
planes used by Reserve flyers have
been ordered transferred to Ran
dolph Field, Tex, Air Corps training
center.
Arrangement Temporary.
Mr.. Stimson said that in Novem-
Der and December these planes were
used an average of only 80 hours a
month, whereas at Randolph Field
they would be used about so hours
. month. He described the arrange
n1ent as temporary and as ''one of
the corners we have to turn to speed
up and use to the uttermost the
limited facilities we have available"
The Army will hberalize the op-
portunitieS for candidates for Off
GERS commissions, Mr.. Stimson said,
with an order providing that men
serving only one year could continue
their three-month officer training
even though their single years mill
tary service had expired in the
meanwhile.
Evening star., 1941-03-14
Memorial Proposed

Creation of a seven-man commits
sion to arrange for memorial to
Andrew johnson. 18th President, was
proposed yesterday in a resolution
by Representative Reece, Republican,
of Tennessee. The memorial, if ap-
proved by Congress, would be erected
here
Evening star., 1941-03-14
Attend Sons Graduation

Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi-
dent of the Board of Education, was
in Evanston, Ill, today to witness
the graduation of her son, Henry
Grattan Doyle, jr.. from the Naval
Reserve Training School.
Mines of Peru greatly increased
production in the last year.
Evening star., 1941-03-14

No Job lots or culls. Choice
Of mixed colors, also red,
white, lavender, yellow and
pink. 1 to IA inches in
diameter.
On the TerrGce
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-04
u. Russians
to Sign Pact

Washington, Aug. 4 ms A
new trade agreement between the
United States and Soviet Russia
will be signed within the next
few days, an authoritative source
disclosed today.
The new agreement will pro-
vide for increased American aid
to the Soviet union. 1t will re-
place an existing agreement that
expires the middle of this week.
Negotiations for the new agree
ment have been virtually COM
pleted. They have been carried
out by Soviet Ambassador Con-
stantine Oumansky and Acting
Secretary OF State Sumner Welles,
aided by 10y Henderson. Russian
expert in the State Department.
While the new trade agreement
will not enable the Soviet Union
to purchase all the supplies II
would like to obtain In this coun-
try, II will mark a considerable
advance over the existing agree
ment.
The new agreement is being
concluded in the spirit of the
governments policy OF rendering
all possible aid to the Soviet In
ion in its resistance against Ger
man aRRression
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-04
President Sails,
May View Patrol

CBy International News Servicel
New London, Conn. Aug. 4-lNS
President Roosevelt was cruising
off the New England coast today.
possibly headed for a "look-see'
at operations Of the Atlantic neu-
trality patrol which he recently
charged with responsibility for safe
conduct OF war supplies to Brit
ain, The vacation cruise Of the
President aboard his White House
yacht Potomac was heavily cloaked
in naval secrecy. 1t was left up
to those remaining ashore TO as
sumo that Mr.. Roosevelt might con-
tact Rear Admiral Ernest King,
commander-in-chief OF the Atlantic
fleet, some time during the ensu-
ing week for first hand report on
clearance of the North Atlantic
sealanes.
Secretary OF the Navy Frank
Knox and Presidential Secretary
Stephen T. Early had joined in
warning both press and radio that
movements of the U. s. S. Poto-
mac must be considered as a naval
operation and subject TO previously
agreed upon voluntary censorship.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-04
HOUSE WILL VOTE
ON BROAD TAXES,
MAY AFFECT ALL
Would Step up Levles on
Virtually Everyone
in United States
LIMITATION OF TWO
HOURS PUT ON DEBATE
Husbands, Wives May Not
Have to Make Joint
Income Returns

Washington, Aug. 4 ms -
The House was scheduled to vote
today on the record $500, 900
900 new tax bill, which would
sharply step up federal levies on
virtually every man. woman and
child in the nation.
House leaders announced that
they had obtained a limitation OF
two hours on final debate In the
fight over the controversial Joint
return provision. which would
prohibit husbands and wives from
filing individual income tax re-
turns In order to avoid higher
surtaxes.
Rep. Buck I'D Catif., who will
offer a formal motion to delete
the section. declared that strong
group which seeks to strike out
the provision has at least a SO
so chance" for success.
Because of a modified gag
rule under which the House has
been considering the new revenue
bill, the motion to strike out the
mandatory joint return provision
is the only amendment which
may be offered outside of those
approved by the Ways and Means
Committee.
Supporters OF the amendmen
were heartened by a letter from
President Roosevelt asking the
Ways and Means Committee 10
drastically modify the mandatory
provision to exempt income earn
ed separately by the spouses.