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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

is that deliberately planned and
manufactured In Washington, ID. C..
by war-mongers who think more
or who are occupied more with
European affairs than with the
and welfare Of the Amer
lean people. The only way the
United States can get into the war
is by aggressive tactics and DELHI
erately planned self-propulsion as
IL did in the last war.
Furthermore, by backing the
Bolshevist regime that murdered
the czar and his family and has
slaughtered thousands of lnnocents
who disagreed with the orgy Of
ruthless carnage, we are vOlun-
tarily hooked-up with the most
evil despotism on the face Of the
earth.
Respectfully yours,
HANNAH STEVENS.
John A. Ross, ID. o. 8.
Optometrist
Plymouth, Mich.
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst,
san Simeon, California.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
ENCLOSED please find one gold
L. champ glove.
We are making this award TO
YOU because we sincerely feel that
you have always fought coura-
geously and wisely for all that you
felt was for the nations best in
terests, without thought OF per-
sonal gain. DIR. Rehner and feel
that you have contributed tremen-
dOusly towards American prog
ress. The day will come when all
America will call you one of the
greatest champions that ever lived.
We want 10 tell you that today.
II has given us much pleasure
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

7O6O Woodward, Detroit, Mich.
The Editor,
Detroit Times.
Detroit. Mich.
Dear Sir:
VOUR article, lin the News" In
i today's Times il one of the fin
est examples Of speciOus reasoning
we have enjoyed in a long, long
time.
Like 80 many In the News arti-
Giles IL tells only a small portion
o. The truth, and that portion
somewhat distorted.
Your article emphasizes that
England and L. =. are rendering
iiyVrTCrfUt Utt m Russian tyranny.
You make no mention OF the fact
that mighty country has en-
thralled all Of continental Europe
In virtual slavery except said Rus
sia. And this country, Germany
also has attempted 10 similarly
subjugate Russia by opening a
most treacherous attack, with the
concentrated might OF all the I'M
plenients of war at Germany
command, while at the same time
expressing only the most friendly
relations with Russia.
The method and act Of luis at.
tack will go down in histor, one
OF the most vile and treacherous
acts known to man.
You make no mention of the
fact that England. fighting alone
with the exception OF our aid. re-
manned the last bulwark of de-
mocracy. The treacherous act Of
Germany put both England and
Russia at war with Germany, and
therefore made them allies. de-
spite the fact that neither wished
10 be the atty OF the other.
You have brought out the fact
that England, during the last
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
Times Asked 10 Aid
In Search for Girl

The Detroit Times today Is
asked TO help locate 14-year-old
Kathleen Mcdonald, who disap.
peared 10 days ago from her home,
20O5 Pingree avenue, after leaving
word with an aunt that she was
going swimming at Rouge Park.
Her mother, Mrs. jeanette Nc.
Donald. said her daughter took no
money or clothing with her. Kath-
leen is five feet tall. has blue eyes
and br,Ouy, hair
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
ACUTE FOOD SHORTAGE

Make Your Youngsters Into
Dumb-Bells. So Says n Well
Known New York Athletic In
structor Who Sees Benefits for
the Children and For Their
Folks in So Doing. Read Why In
The American Weekly, the
Magazine Distributed with This
Sundays issue of The Detroit
Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
What Oil Shortage?
One Man in the Industry Says British Ineficiency
in Operation of Tankers Is Squeezing Us
BY GEORGE DURNO
Init News service stan Correspondent

Secretary Ickes that the British
are loading all of the 400 tankers
obtained from the United States
in the Dutch West Indies. involv-
ing a much longer round trip to
England than II loaded at north
Atlantic ports.
SHORTER HAUL
1t was urged upon Ickes that 200
of these tankers start taking their
oil at north Atlantic ports, that
many being able TO deliver the
same amount of oil because of the
shorter round trip.
The remaining 100 tankers,
argued the oil authority, could be
used in shuttle service between
the Dutch West Indies and the
north Atlantic refineries with re-
placement oil.
Should this be done. these 100
tankers will deliver 20 million
barrels month on the Atlantic
seaboard, 10 millions of which are
available for overseas shipment. no
disturbance occurs to the existing
production of finished products at
the refineries north of Hatteras
and in addition you will have 10
million barrels additional available
to supply against any rationing or
any reduction of the consumption
to the American public" Ickes
was assured.
lckes, in replying TO the oil
executives letters, was said "a
have conceded that if adequate
supplies Of oil were available al
north Atlantic refneries a great
saving in tanker tonnage could be
made.
Ickes insisted, however, that
finished products there available
are barely able TO take care OF
domestic needs and predicted a
serious East Coast shortage In
view of the British aid effort.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
Goes 10 War COLLEGE,

CAMP CROFT. S. c.. Aug. q
(INS)-William McChesney Mar
tin, former president of the New
York Stock Exchange and now a
draftee in Uncle Sans army. has
been transferred 10 the general
headquarters army war college in
WASHINGTON
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
IN THE NEWS = Saturday Symposium

,ltual healing,--"Children are the
best patients"--are quite correct
lbasically. This matter all hearken,
hack to our Christian teachings
Thy faith hath made thee whole, y
and Except that ys become as a
little child. ye cannot enter into
the kingdom of Heaven"
OF course this means that unles,
we can overcome the barriers OF
preconceived ideas and prejudice
and open our minds to the great
reality that-Mhaf God has made,
He can care for-that we are not
In tune with the Great Creator
and Healer.
We take this occasion, also, 10
thank God for your stand toward
Amcricanism In this period Of con-
fusion.
Very truly yours,
b. w. DENNIS, NJ. 4.
Mrs. william L. Honnold,
BeI-Air, Los Angeles, Calf,
July IL. 1941.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
4 FTER reading your editorial In
IA today's Examiner on Herbert
Hoover, I developed a strong urge
to send you . note In commenda-
ton OF your very honest appraisal
of his worth and his type of
Having known him
before he entered public life, he
even then stood In our estimation
as he does today, and we regret
that service ~ valuable as he
could give cannot be made avail
able these critical days. As regards
the war, we agree with you en-
tirely and are I'm the non-interven-
ZIONIST group. We trust you will
continue your good work.
Very sincerely yours.
CAROLINE HONNOLD.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
21-Year-0Ids Face
September Draft Call

Many Of the 21-year-old pros
pective draftees who registered
July ! and who were put at the
top of the draft list after the
drawing July IT. will be indicted
into the army in September, it
was revealed today by Mai Paul
V. Engstrom, head OF the Wayne
County division OF The seiective
en1.t,irr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
OFFERS REMEDY

He offers specific remedy
whereby British needs could be
supplied and the East still left
with an additional 10,000.000 bar
rels Of oil monthly to offset any
rationing of domestic consumption.
Further-as II states and the
District of Columbia in the eastern
Seaboard area await tomorrow's
Z p. m. 'blackout" on the sales of
gaSoline--the aroused oil executive
demands that any federal ration
ing of oil be made applicable to
the entire area east of the Rocky
Mountains. and not just 10 the sea-
board alone.
He takes the position that If
sacrifices are 10 be made. con-
sumers everywhere should share
and share alike-and predicts such
a widening of gas rationing would
make many tank cars available TO
offset any present bottleneck.
On the score of British In
efficiency" being at the seat of
Americas current problem, the oil
man--who momentarily requested
that his name be withheld-wrote
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

Safe IN un0ccUpied France
Davidson was challenged by a
French soldier lie was taken in
charge by the district military po-
lice. Ton minutes later be was
allowed 10 tdTE UY telephone 10
the American consul at Lyon
The danger was over Two
days later be was in NarscillcS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
Detroit Girls Husband Tells
Of Flight From Nazi Gestapo
~ JAMES l.. KILGNi.IFN
intI Nsvs ~cr,icr star Corrr. pondfui

NEW YORK AUG. . - Graphic
tales of cops and robbers with
the Nazi ccsiapo were told today
by Ray Colcord Dr.. actor-husband
Of the tomgt Nathanne Secley
n Detroit. and two follow voluo-
tecr ambulance drivers who were
torpedoed aboard the Egyptian
ship Zamzam, last April IT, and
held German prisoners until they
ESCAPED.
Colcord p SON az Tulsa
Okla Cl man William Davidson
-, OF WoiUhesler Mass and
Donald Steward KING. "a OF Chevy
Chase. Md. were aboard The Navy
Transport West Poin, whlc b
docked with $50 passengers from
Lisbon. Spain including 10 other
British Ambulance Corps Volun-
teers and United States consular
officials from ANS countries.
The three escaped from German
detention. iu Lure, occupied
France. CoIcord and King de-
cided 40 mako their break together
from Hotel dc France where they
were lodged with their companions.
COULDN'T RECOGNIZE Is
After shaving their boards.
Colcord sand. "cycn our own fell
lows couldn't recognize us
The pair left the hotel ar 1880
n. m, hid In q chicken house for
a time and then walked up a
stream 10 the edge OF a forest
where they met Frcnchman hy
prearrancCnCnt
Their bcnclactor took the two
men on "a wild ride through
back roads of an appropriated dis
trict 10 a border town whose
name they refused 20 reveal.
The Swiss, Colcord said, kept
him and King in five different
1ails before finally freeing them
at Bcrne.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-At
least one nationally known figure
IN the oil industry is taking sharp
issue with Federal Petroleum Co
ordinator Harold l.. Ickes over
existence of. or necessity for. an
oil shortage along the eastern sea-
board.
This authority, in data made
available 10 International News
Service today. charges that CON
tinuous and existing inefficiencies"
on the part of the British in
operating tankers between the
Dutch West Indies and Atlantic
ports through the war zone are
responsible for any pinch the East
may be facing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
Berkeley, Calf.
July 81, 1871.

Mr.. W. X. Hearst,
Wyntoon. Calf.
Dear MIR. Hearst:
MAY 1 congratulate you on
VI your sipcere and persistent
efforts with regard to the nom
Intervention of our country In
European wars.
General Marshall Is mistaken IN
he said that the war Is nearing
the United States. In fact the war
il trying to go away from us and
WE are i'm pursuit. We are going
after the war and the war Is striv-
ing TO avoid US, and we know 1t.
The United States acts as chief
contributor In the pr0iongation of
the war.
" 20 the peril that General
Marshall and other war-lnciters
herald, the only peril 10 America
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

Davidson. who looks like a
Frcncbman. sand the French
treated as very well. The Ger
man guards an their hotels in
Lure we're decent 10 the ambu-
lance drivers he said. although
they sometimes forbid them TO
talk 70 certain people.
ONLY WAY HE'LL RETURN
Davidson was asked if he'd 60
back as am ambulance driver
THE only way III 90 hack il
n I'm sitting in cockpit with
my hand on machine gum
he replied
Knc declined 10 reveal the
manner IN which hC and Colcord
were Struggled across INTO SWltzer-
land saving If he did il would
get Frcnchmen into trouble.
Other pas >cng crS included
Alfred r. Thompson American
Consul iu Hamburg, Thomas ID.
Bowman. American consul in
Rome Prince Carl Bernadottc of
Sweden, nephew of Kin s
here on business. and
a Sterling, United
States minister TO Sweden, home
for a vacation.
GIVES VIVID PICTURE
Thompson gave q vivid picture Of
the RAE bombing OF Hamburg,
particularly The heavy raids Of
May 9-11.
After these raids he said.
"the papers published y list of
20S persons killed. The British
flicrS dive bombed the harbor
and our consular stan was forced
10 take shelter In the bomb
cellar.
1.-THE next morning IL was APP
parent that the raids had been
damaging.
There were many streets
rOped OF and we found that
where n street WAS rOped off,
the soldiers and city demolition
squads tore down the wrecked |
structures In few days and
built fences around the spots,
ut was made 90 look A.
though there were many lots
for sale
THE crews worked fast each
night 10 remove evidence OF
damage by daylight. but they
were often unable 10 do So"
WOUNDED STREAM IN
After the Russian campaign
started. Thompson said:
Wounded German soldiers
stTeamed into Dresden"
Judging by the size OF Ores
den and assuming that other
cities were getting their share
Of the wounded IL was apparent
that the war I'm Russia was
wholesale slaughter" he said,
ACUTE FOOD SHORTAGE
All the passengers Of the West
Point formerly the luxury liner
America. told stories of acute
food shortages in Europe and
many related vivid stories of
lombingS they experienced
The ship left New York last
July - with load of German
and Italian consular officials, /
landing them al Lisbon.
Mrs. Colcord. the former Miss
Secley, is the daughter of Or. (
and Mrs, Ward +. Seeley of l7405
avenue. The Colcords I
visited in Detroit last Winter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
FROM TOWN TO TOWN

Davidson related that for sew
eral DAYS and nights he proceeded
cautiously from one town 10 an.
other. always headed for Free
France 1Qa- miles away.
Finally Davidson reached Arhois
located near the frontier 10 un'
occupied France.
Certain people there said
they would assiSt=me across the
frontier" Davidson continued. II
went 10 a hotel and. at an mp
pointed time. Frcnchman took
me 10 rendezvous.
ut was n small house. II was
n moonlight night. When ! went
into the cellar of the house I
found six other fellows there,
They were going across the
border, too. We sat on some
straw and waited.
AT n. m. we were led out,
across some fields and through
some woods. We crossed the
frontier over stream 200
yards from German guard
huuEa 80
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
CHIEF RECOLLECTION

The chief recollection the three
brought back with them from that
hazardous adventure was The
friendliness of the French people
the efficient manner in which
they were "bootlcggcd across
guarded borders by Frenchmen 10
whom detection meant death
Davidson said he decided 10 eS-
cape from the Germans because he
felt he was going 10 be taken TO
a concentration camp. For iuliy
a week he schemcd how 10 do 1t.
ION the night of July s,
about $50 p. M, went across
the street 60 tho On Commerce
Hotel and casually drank beer
or two" said Davidson IL must
have looked bit funny he
cause l had on n dark suit under
my khaki uniform.
GERMANS 80 YARDS AWAY
"About 1880 p. m. I strolled
upstairs TO the roof OF the hotel.
! Jumped down, two stories, into
the courtyard. The hotel was
surrounded BY high walls and
not more than so yards away
were the barracks OF the GER
mans.
ct sIxuIlscd in the darkness,
fearing I might he shot Slowly
crept toward an iron gate, To
my surprise 1t was open.
slipped out. followed a road to
the railroad tracks and started
for the town of Rougement.
81 walked all night. Time and
again, I lay In bitches. At
times I was 50 close 10 German
and French soldiers could
hear them talk"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

6S1 North Lake Street,
Aurora, Ill,
June IL. 1941,
Mr.. william Randolph Hearst.
Care Chicago Herald and American
Chicago, Ill.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
WYE ARE sincerely grateful for
wv the trophy and the medals
given by you for the first place
which was won by the Marmion
rifle team in the Sixth Corps area
headquarters Hearst Troph
matches.
The awards were presented By
Colonel John T. Rhett on Youth
Citizenship Day, June 8.
The presentation of these awards
was an important feature Of the
afternoon military program.
with sincere thanks, 1 am,
Yours very sincerely,
MARMION MILITARY
ACADEMY.
Capt. T. y. Bednard,
General Chairman, Youth Citizen
ship Day.
zoos Loudon Ave-,
Baltimore, Md. 1884.
Mr.. VIM. X. Hearst,
Care News-Post,
Baltimore, Md.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
fV0UR column of July 18th con-
j corning spirit healing, was
most convincing In Its frank and
logical expression Of facts.
Your conclusions that for spir-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
Credit Control
Is De|eted From
PrileFixingBiI|
BY GRIFFING BANCROFT
Init News Service stan Correspondent

WA 5 Il / N G. i . N, Aug. "a
three front attack on the admin
lstration's sweeping price fixing
bill opened in Congress today, /.
hours after the measure was for,
mally introduced in the two
houses.
THE powerful farm bloc
l. served notice that it will
seek either to remove from the
bill all power 10 fix agricultural
prices or will insist that a floor
as well as a ceiling be granted
for farm products.
O-An anti New Deal group.
- philoSophically opposed to
the present price administrator,
Leon Henderson, announced il
will fight to have administration
of the bill given 10 some kind of
a board rather than TO one man.
O-S trong anti infationists,
- who insist that the none
tary situation cannot be con-
trolled without control over
credit, declared they will fight
10 have re-inSerted in the bill
the power 10 freeze credit and
control installment buying.
> BASIC CHANGES
The bill as finally introduced
after a series Of heated confer.
'nceS, contained two basic changes
from it's original formal credit
control was delcted, and the agri
cultural section provided that farm
ceilings could not be set below III
per cent of parity.
AS first drawn. the measure
would have permitted sweeping
credit control by invoking the
1888 emergency banking act anc
would have permitted farm price.
10 be set down as low as actua
parity.
Otherwise the measure was sub
stantially as submitted by the ad
ministration. II permits the
President TO set ceilings on price,
Of any commodities. foodstuffs
raw materials. and services, bu'
not on wages.
All prices, however, must b,
fixed with due consideration
being taken of the prevailing
prices Of July %, 1941-althou II
they would not necessarily have
to be frozen as of that date.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

Yours very truly.
RICHARD CONDOR
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

to award these champ" gloves to
the truly great leaders Of our day.
Respectfully.
JOHN A. ROSS
l.. T.. REHNER.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

world war spent billions of dollars
to bring this country into the war.
You also emphasize that England
is spending fabulous sums To bring
us into the war again.
We strongly suspect that the
reason for your intense bitterness
towards England Is that The De-
troit Times has failed TO receive
a dime of this money.
We strongly suspect that your
rancor against England, for said
reason, would cause YOU to HttIci<
her, justly or unjustly, any time
the opportunity afforded, even tho
such attack would he detrimental
"a this country.
We would like to see a move
ment started TO have YOU remove
the American insignia from your
front page.
NLAD MARZOLF.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

Msrmion Military Academy
6S1 North Lake Street,
Aurora m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

The resolution authorizes the
interstate commerce committee
10 make a thorough and complete
investigation "of any propaganda
disseminated by motion pictures
and radio or any other activity OF
!he motion picture industry TO in.
fluence public sentiment in the
direction of participation in the
present war.
The committee Is also authorized
to obtain such facts as other gov
eminent agencies may have.
The committee, by the terms of
the resolution. could go to Holly-
wood. administer oaths and take
testimony, or subpoena high execu.
ives to come TO Washington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

and brown hair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-23
Family
Night at
Ball Park

II viii be family night and ma
tional defense night at Athletic
park Saturday night as the Tigers
sc out after their fifth successive
victory and aim for fourth place
after climbing out Of the cellar in
impressive fashion Friday night.
The Tigers will offer a double
bargain night for the fans satur-
day. For family night. a man,
woman and two children-the
average American family-win be
admitted for one adult ticket, plus
tax for the extra persons.
In addition, the Tigers win
inaugurate their policy of ad-
miffing enlisted men Of the
army, navy and marines for
the state and federal tax. plus
the league service charge, .
total Of Is cents.
The special public defense nights
win be on Wednesday and satur-
day. A service uniform Is all that
Is needed TO gain the special con-
eessions
On Sunday there win be
douhleheader beginning at 1:s0
o'ciock. with the program high
lighted by the award Of a free
trip TO the 1871 world series by
the Tacoma Hot Stove league.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-23
Texas Aggies,
Cougars Sign

Tacoma's 1871 football program
was guaranteed glorious windup
with the announcement yesterday
that Texas sggies and Washing
ton State college had definitely
agreed 10 meet in the Tacoma
Stadium on December 8.
W. :. c. Graduate Manager
Carl Foster made the official
announcement after confer
ring with the Tacoma football
committee headed by Everett
Jensen.
The intersectional classic. COM
ing as the last gridiron dish in
the Pacific Northwest schedule.
is expected TO FIJI everyone Of the
1900 seats in the Stadium.
Cooperating in the ticket sales
viii be the Washington State coll
lege alumni. Gyro club and South
Tacoma Kiwsnis club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-23
Trucks Lose
AT Olympia

Olympia Senators and the Rem
ton Aeros won Northwest league
games last night. the Senators de-
feating the Tacoma Truckers 80
and Renton edging out the Everett
Gulls 6-5.
Olympia won Its game with
two runs In the first inning
on the wild pitching Of Gold
smith. Tacoma filled the bases
In the eighth frame but failed
to score.
Miller of Renton broke a A
deadlock with homer in the
seventh inning to clinch the Aeros'
victory over Everett.