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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

the occupations of your fellow passengers.
Take good look at the man sitting opposite
you. Try to place him in some category.
Does he look like he might be engineer.
lawyer or an animal trainer? Speaking of
animals we once knew zoo attendant who
whied away the hours associating the faces
of visitors with those of his charges; he found
the comparisons amusing.
If you your own chauffeur, you might
find it fun to keep track of the number of
two-door and four-door cars you pass on the
road Keeping car color statistics also adds
Zest to an otherwise rather routine ride.
Perhaps you'd have fun counting the number
of different states represented by the cars
you pass on your trip We could keep on
going with many more suggestions but it's
too late now because
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

ID l II = o w l L IL Tic
floor numbers as
they flash up on
his electric panel.
If you're an in
side man. the con-
tract that greets
you at your desk
and waits to be
checked over Of
fers you the OPP
portunity to be-
come a detective.
Like the printer
who plays Sher-
lock Holmes with
his proofs by look
ing for the wrong
type. f" you can zip
through your pa
pers with an eagle
eye for errors.
If it's debating
a bunch of letters
that & re e t s you
first thing in the
morning lots of
t h e m just Ii k e
those you answered
yesterday and the
day before - vary
YOUR formula in
the reply. They
won't get under
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

going gets tough
If you prefer football remember that
business has its star quarterbacks and its
string of bench warmers well. If you're
still warming the business bench try giving
yourself a good old fashioned pep talk"
What are your strong points? What can you
tackle" with the best chance of success?
What advance position is open for surprise
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

Back at the office, relax a few
moments so you can hit the
afternoon in high. Take a tip
from Daniel Frohman. who took
time table vacations" with illus
trated travel folders. Pick a spot
you've never visited, and take an
imaginary journey there. This
restful trip requires a mere fiji
teen minutes. and when you're
transported back to the chair in
which you're sitting, you'll find
that the vacation has worked
wonders. Now you're in the
Droper mood to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

your skin much Maybe you stand in
cage in bank and hand out money to people
all day. Nobody could call you prying if
instead of just counting bills you did bit
of specializing TO how this money was
earned and how it would be spent - using
your ability to judge people by their faces
as a guide
Selling. too, can be an exciting game with
the help of good Sales Contest! Suggest
one at your sales conference this morning.
Make a Horse Race" out of the contest,
letting each man represent different horse,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
andF1OW bTQrnIt Int0Fun

D ECENTLY two New York advertising men,
~ Hubert Simon and Daniel Prosnit. became in
terested in the problem of relieving the monot-
ony of routine work. They felt that there must
be some reason why person enjoys doing
certain job, while another finds the identical
task boring.
After months OF countrywide research and
on the basis of scores of interviews with peo-
pie in all walks of life, they found that the
amount of enjoyment derived from work was
in direct proportion to the degree of magma
ton used by the performer of the task. They
discovered mental tricks that were already slim
ulating workers. and they tested new ideas for
transforming daily drudgery into fascinating
pastime
In this, the final article. the investigators
give few tips to. bread-winnng husbands on
how to conquer that touch of ROUTINE-ITIS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Start the Afternoon.

Gilbert X. Chesterton once OBJ
served. There's no such thing on
earth as an uninteresting subject;
the only thing that can exist is
an uninterested person.
If you feel your interest lag
ging this afternoon try compar-
ing your work to your favorite
game or sport. It's not hard to
do and you'll find the results as
much fun as the game itself
Try playing tennis" with your
competition. II you know their
presentation of service" is
strong, put more play into
yours and keep a powerful
"backhand" of supplementary
facts to fall back on when the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

The ting-a-ling OF
overture, opening
the curtain on an
other glorious adj
venture. Shower
and shave with a
song and a smile.
Toss aside that tie
you've worn for a
week and reach for
the bright. new
one you've been
saving for some
special occasion.
This is the occa-
sion today, All
dressed . y gu Il
pro b a b Y decide
you're a pretty
snappy-looking fell
low W h en- 20 u
glance in the mir
ror Then you're
ready
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

with each sale he makes
sending his pony further
down the stretch With
the aid Of a race track
wall chart. excitement
will mount and incident
ally. so will your sales.
If you're a one-man
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
By DANIEL PROSNIT and
HUBERT SIMON

A RE you a "Had-a-hard-day' hubby?
"A Do you stumble home each evening
with that T-need-more- vitamns''
look Are aching muscles, burning eyes, and
a sour disposition throwing you for a loss?
II so watch out
Some day you may find out there is no
Welcome" sign on the doormat, or anywhere
else around the place when you get home
from your days tussle with your job If you
listen you may hear yourself referred to as
that Old Crouch by some member of your
family or worse still, the anything but en-
dearing term of Sour-Puss may be hurled
right in your face.
Yet your trouble probably is a simple one.
You may be just another victim of ROUTINE
TITS.
ROUTINE-ITIS grips unsuspecting souls
who become bored with their-pVork and their
families But the remedy is neither a change
of work nor change of wife Merely a
change in attitude!
You feel fit as fiddle after walking four
miles across a golf course, but dogtired after
a four block GRAND to the grocery. Why?
Simply because is play, the other is work.
With a touch of imagination, you can
transform many routine tasks into stimulat-
ing games, and enjoy exciting existence!
Start the Day Right.
Rise and shine! new day has begun.
The ting-a-ling of that alarm clock is an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Sometimes It's

Sometimes It's
Novelty to ..---.--.-u
Stay i'm the '"@S-~S~a
Office Shop and Have Your Own Informal
Little Lunch of Crackers and MIX.
OF course if you are not "Drive-It-
Yourself" man you may merely settle down
behind the daily paper for the trip. And
keeping up with the days news will keep you
busy. Or you may have tucked away in your
briefcase one of the latest books which you
will enjoy reading.
If you drive your own car maybe you'd
like to get in a few hands of poker to pass
away the time You need no cards COM
panions, for commuters poker" is played
with the numbers of license plates. Each car
you pass deals you a fresh hand. You've
just drawn four of a kind which is the per-
feet time to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

your first cigarette Of the day? Then the wise
way Of life is to enjoy Sunday breakfast every
day. You can do it easily enough Just get
up ten minutes earlier each morning No
more last-mnute-dash and early morning
hurly-burly Instead perking-up feeling
that will send You to your chores with
CHEEKY Top Of the Morning. for everyone.
Just the right mood to 90
Off to Work.
on your way to work you travel past the
same sights you've seen a thousand times
before. You cant change the scenery. hut
you can change your thoughts Just as your
trolley. car or train Is motlvated by machin-
cry so are your thoughts produced by
thinking machine. What II manufactures Is
UP TO you-so why clog your mental engine
with worries Feed it with pleasant and con-
structive thoughts Making plans for how
YOU will attack some problem that must be
licked fits in all right here because you will
find when you actually start planning how 10
handle the difficulty the worrying stops In
other words when ySu feel like worrying do
something about II Riding 10 work also may
be a good time 70 relax and do a little remi-
niscing Too much day-dreaming often lands
folks in the nut house but everyone needs
TO do a little Of il Maybe yoIl just hold
a post norton with yourself over the fun
you had at the Jones party.
Sign-bdards along the way may inspire you
TO think Of your next vacation and how You
will spend IT or It might be a good idea
10 start that little vegetable garden this year
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

interesting fact about your job. Study The way
other people face your problems. Look at your
work the way a collector looks at his stamps.
Collect all the old ideas as well the new.
Classify the different phases of your work;
try to become specialist in each division
of your work Make your job your hobby and
you'll get much fun out of your work each
day as collector gets out of his stamps
each night.
You'll think up plenty of ideas to make fun
out of work once you look at it in this light.
And fun makes time fly. Next thing you
know you'll be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

Baseball can pitch loads
of variety into your job. II
you're selling and the going
is tough. keep a batting
average" of your sales. Fig
ure out what your average
sale means to you-S20 for
example-and divide ii by
the number Of calls il
usually takes to make a
sale say 10. At that rate,
every call you make is
profitable. Every call is
worth $500.
Here's another idea: work
at your business with the
same thoroughness as you
pursue your hobby. A hobby
increases in interest in
direct proportion to the
amount of effort put into
it. Similarly. if you merely
scratch the surface of your
job, you'll never enjoy it or
do it well. So why not
make a hobby out of your
work +?
Go behind the scenes and
see what makes your bust
ness tick. Collect every
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

sales-force, play round OF golf while
YOU make your round of calls. Make
up score card. with par equal to your
average calls-per-sale. Each sale rep
resents a hole, the number of calls be-
fore a sale determining your score. Aim
your calls carefully. swing into your
sales forcefully. and watch sales golf
bring you stroke of luck Before
you've finished the first nine it's
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

that attacks so many men wnen
they think their job is nothing
but a hum-drum affair. There
is no reason. they find, that you
shouldn't have fun while bring
ing home the bacon"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Time for Lunch.
Vary it

Vary il,
Variety is the spice of life. and va
rious eating places are an ideal escape
from the wearisome world of business.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
For
Breakfast.

w h a { s 20 +
faV orite break
ia st? Sundays ?
Do you like the
leisure of lolling
over your coffee,
joking with the
children. smoking
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Starting Home.

Your working day whizzed by so fast that
only your appetite reminds you that it's time
to go home. AS you leave your office decide
TO surprise the little woman with a box of
her favorite bonbons It's fun buying presents
and you might even get kick out of paying
sales tax if you happen to go to a shop where
the storekeeper let's you drop your tax pen
MES in either of two hshbowls - one marked
For Higher Taxes 49, the other Against"
If your return trip is by train or trolley,
the time will pass~auickly if you try to guess
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by Weekly Britain Rights Reserved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Start the Day Right.

A new day has begun.
that alarm clock is an
Evening star., 1941-11-20
MEMS OVERCOATS

= 'vfs'< wv OEGSS NVVTJ' TyU UIt Y
luck II your size is here, for this volue IS un-
usuol. Velour -cotlored coots; sizes: lono-tl|
50, Stout-O SO. Cd A S23.75
Evening star., 1941-11-20

Noo) $3.50 AND 50 PAJAMAS, quoIity
broodcloths. modroses ond soteens tailored for
comfortable sIumber. Notch models only in
o;ue, ton. green, wine. A, B, c, d. for S3.75
Evening star., 1941-11-20

S., $3.50 QUALITY FELT HATS
Only SO hots specially priced for to-
norrow-Fridoy. Select from SNORT
brim styles, new crown effects
in blue, brown, erey-- s3.85
Evening star., 1941-11-20

(6) Se.95 SUEDE JACKETS, fine soft skins
smortIy styled and tailored for long, comfortable
wear. Brown only. Small sizes only. ldeol for
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Deportation Bill Termed
Poison and Outrageous

Ry the Associated Press.
A Justice Department-approved
bill providing for deportation, de-
tention and classification of aliens
was described as poison" and out
rageouS" before the House Rules
Committee yesterday.
Representative Allen. Democrat, Of
Louisiana, one of the most vigorous
opponents. said the bill would make
possible the attainment Of perma-
nent residence and citizenship here
of Harry Bridges, West Coast c. I o.
leader.
Chairman Dies of the House Com
mittee on Un-AmeriCan Activities
contended that language Of the bill
would give the privilege Of becom-
ing citizens to persons sent here BY
Germany as Jewish refugees and
who are nothing in the world but
Gestapo agents
The bill, among other things,
would provide for the indefinite con-
inement of aliens convicted Of
major felonies and whose countries
refuse to honor deportation war
rants from this country.
John Thomas Taylor. legislative
representative Of the American Le-
gion, contended this section of the
bill was ''smokescreen" for a pro-
vision which he said would give
permanent residence TO aliens ille-
gaIly in this country Mr.. TAYLOR
said the bill was outrageous"
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Rail Express Agency
Contracts 10 Face
Study
c. A. B. Soon to Schedule
Preliminary Hearing
To Plan for Inquiry
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON.

Whether existing contracts be-
tween the domestic airlines and the
Railway Express Agency, which
have governed development of air
express traffic in this country dur
ing the last l3 years, constitute
monopoly detrimental to the public
interest must be decided by the
Civil Aeronautics Board.
The board soon will schedule
preliminary hearing to plan the
course of an investigation into all
existing air express contracts. The
outcome may determine the de-
velopment of the American air
cargo business for many years to
come.
The investigation is in some re-
spects a routine action required
by the Civil Aeronautics Act of
1888, which calls on the C. A. B.
TO pass on the public interest aspects
OF all contracts affecting air trans
portation. Nevertheless, it is ex-
pected to be one of the most i'm
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Rain Records Continue
To Fall in California

By TIL Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 29.-Rain-
clouds have renewed their assault
on Southern CALIFORNIA; S 51-year- -old
record.
Los Angeles residents sloshed
home from work as l33 inches of
rain fell yesterday and the weather.
man forecast more for the week end.
Another downpour started at mid
night.
This city has had 27.78 inches in
nine months. compared to the 34.84
record established in 1889 80. Normal
fall Is 13.48.
Santa Barbara's 3582-inch mark
established 80 years ago, was shat
tered as l-25 inches raised the total
TO 37.10 since June 80.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
{. {. {. Offers Enrolment
To 260 From District

A total of 224 young men from the
District of Columbia will be offered
enrolment in the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps during April, James T.
McEntee, national director, an
nounced today. T'hirty-six veterans
also will be offered a chance to enter
from the District. Local enrolment
is part of national replacement
plan to enroll $1,000 young men and
veterans.
There will be a gradual reduction
in the number of camps, however,
1t was announced. In the C. C. C.
age group of 1928, inclusive, en-
ployment prospects have improved
substantially. Mr.. McEntee said, and
have made 1T possible to cut the total
number. Number of camps will be
reduced from 800 to 1,473 as youths
complete training and get private
jobs.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Liquor Store Clerk
Robbed Of $50 by
Two Armed Men
Woman Reports Former
Roomer Took S720 She
Had Pinned in Dress

a pair of liquor store bandits who
have eiuded police for weeks raided
another store last night as numerous
robheries and thefts were reported
from various parts of the city.
George Paduda of 1922 B street
Sc. clerk in liquor store at 607
B street Sc, was robbed of $50 by
the pair. One man entered the store
with drawn gun and the other COW
cred the door with a hand thrust
into his pocket as If he held a
weapon.
The two were seen to enter an
automobile parked near the curb
and drive away. A passer-by said
the car swung into an alley and
quickly disappeared The deScrip-
tions fit two men who have been
roobing liquor stores here for weeks.
How former roomer overpowered
her and robbed her of S72O which
she had pinned inside her dress was
related to police last night by Mrs.
Josephine Clay Briggs, IS, who runs
a rooming house at 1917 I street
NV. Mrs. Briggs said the man is
well over 6 feet tall and weighs some
230 pounds.
He returned to her place last
night, she said. and demanded
money. When she refused he
grabbed her and forced her to give
up her savings.
Gasoline Stations Robbed.
The same bandit held up two
gasoline stations last night and
early today, police believe. The man.
about 80 years old, took $50 from
Ralph E. Crown, employe of a sta
ton at 701 North Capitol street. and
forced him into an ante-room.
About o'clock this morning a
man answering the same descrip-
tion held up Ralph Kerns, q, at
tendant at station at Thirteenth
and N streets NV, and made off
with S25. The bandit made his
escape on foot, police were told.
cloth bag containing S244 was
stolen last night from the automo-
bile of Bernard F. Gallagher, %, of
machine was parked at Lincoln
road and Randolph place NE, DO
lice were told. The thief broke a
ventilating pane to enter the car.
Mr.. Gallagher is a collector for
an afternoon newspaper.
Robbed of Pay Envelope.
Three colored men grabbed him
from behind and robbed him of his
pay envelope containing s3l. David
j. Branham of 1900 Gales street NE.
told police last night. The robbery
occurred on F street near Seventh
NV.
A liquor store delivery boy was
trapped in a basement in the 100
block of Euclid street NV. last
night and robbed of s36. along with
two pints of whisky. his drivers per-
nit, social security and draft regis
tration cards.
Leon Sherman, colored. who deliv.
Evening star., 1941-03-29

Shoe production in Italy has
dropped from 100000 pairs yearly
before the war to 100000.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
figures, according to Paul D. Dickens

figures, according to Paul D. Dickens
and Hal 3. Larry, in an article in the
current issue of Foreign Commerce
Weekly.
Net gold imports into the United
States last year totaled S4744 900 600
as compared with $3,5740O0,00O the
preceding year. In 1910, as in 1899,
these imports actually exceeded
gross merchandise exports, situa-
ton without precedent in the history
of the United States.
British Empire countries account
ed for rs per cent of the shipments
of gold into the United States last
year. Fourteen countries outside
the British Empire each sent 10 the
United States more than $4,000 900
worth of gold, and six additional
countries each shipped more than
$40 100000 in gold.
Evening star., 1941-03-29

portant actions the board has un-
dertaken since its creation.
The contracts which have been
scheduled for investigation are in
effect between each of the United
States air transport companies and
the Railway Express Agency, which
is the sole ground collecting and
distributing organization for air
express matter in this country.
Volume Grows steadily.
Under these contracts, air express
business has grown steadily in VOL
ume for more than a decade. The
Air Transport Association of Amer
lea has just reported that air ex-
press shipments in January totaled
93,751-an increase of % per cent
over the corresponding month of
1940-and that gross revenue from
such shipments increased 27.5 per
cent over January, 1910. Preliminary
reports for February show an even
greater increase of about 40 per cent.
The Railway Express Agency reports
that one of every 16 shipments it
handled during 1910 was carried by
air.
Under the terms of its contracts,
the Railway Express Agency is re-
quired not only to handle the COL
lection and delivery of air express,
but also to promote and solicit such
business and to gain for it the most
universal public acceptance. The air
companies agree that during the
term of their contracts they will
not accept express business
from any party other than the
express company"
Although there has been consid-
cradle public controversy over ex-
listing air express rates, it has been
pointed out by officials of the rail-
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Fears Of Foreigners
Send Money Flood
Into u. ). Banks
S72l l,627 900 Increase
In Deposits in 1910
Reported by Treasury

The Treasury, disclosing details of
the huge movement of foreign money
to the United States for safekeeping
during 1910. said today that foreign
short-term banking accounts rose
$721 ,627 900 to a total of s3,778,655,-
900.
Approximately 81 100000 900 of
foreign capital entered the United
States last year which is not shown
IN official figures on capital move
ments, the Commerce Department
estimated in a report on the 1910
balance of international payments.
Though certain the movement took
place, department experts do not
know from what countries the cap
ital came, or ne exact form in which
1t was transfel ID.
France, the "reasury figures,
boosted its balances w s201 1863 600
placing most of this ex. cash here
in June about the time l, was sur
rendering to Germany. SWlt. ,rland
increased its deposits $l32,037 900.
Scandinavian and Balkan countries
jumped theirs $133 ,678.000
British Purchases Heavy.
Purchases of its war materials re-
duced United Kingdom deposits by
s82, ,753 900. Because of fears that
the United States might freeze"
their funds, Germany withdrew 81
769 900 and Italy $20,596 900 from
their known bank accounts.
Canada added s159 ,662 900 to its
deposits, Latin America added SILL
299 900 and Asia, S118979 900.
Due primarily to British and Can
adian sales, foreigners reduced their
holdings in American securities by
S140,968 900 during the year. In ad-
dition, foreigners bought back s78,-
$4,000 Of foreign securities which
had been held by Americans.
At the same time, many Ameri-
cans were bring home funds they
had in foreign countries. These
Withdrawals from foreign countries
amounted to S124.724000. and were
made from all parts of the globe. ex-
cept Latin America. where outstand-
ing American funds increased So
100000.
Net Inflow SS04 200, 900.
After balancing the various types
OF international transactions, the
Treasury SAID the net capital inflow
into the United States during 1910
was 1904 200 900. This sum was
about $500 100000 less than the pre-
ceding year, but was still one of the
largest in history,
The Commerce Department survey
said Treasury and other official
figures account for an inflow of
slightly over s1,40O 0OO,O00 in foreign
capital in 1910 The S2,835 900 600
excess of net gold and silver imports
(deducting earmarked gold) over
trade and service items in the inter
national balance sheet plainly indi-
Gates net capital inflow of twice
the amount shown in the recorded