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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-31
MADELEINE LARGENT,
A1O2 Springle avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

u HE Eli / OiN'
NOUR readers probably need
Il nothing more than your able
editorials TO remind them OF
present debt and tax burdens.
But what of the future? And
have any of your readers ever
figured out their share OF these
mounting public debts?
Let's begin with Detroit. Ac-
cording to World Almanac your
municipal debt is SD. So, 600.
That is approximately Sl99.l6
for every man. woman and child
in Detroit. Or S995.S0 for each
family of five.
Next there's tho State OF
Michigan. Its debt is S7423,00O.
That means SLAP more for every
person in Detroit. or $40 for
each family Of five.
But the worst is yet to=comc
the federal debt. At present,
il is S47,231 900. 900. Your city.s
share is 1851, 755.0 67. which is
S35943 for every person IN De-
troit. or S1.797l5 for every fam
ily Of five. Each billion dollars OF
public debt takes S76l out of the
per capita pocket of every per-
son in Detroit.
\ Combining tho federal. state
and municipal debt, the share Of
each man, woman and child in
Detroit would be S5600l or
$2.S0005 for a family Of five
Long before the present emer-
gency is over the federal debt
may be 100 billion. Some WASH
ington forecasts reach 40 bill
lion. When the debt reaches 100
billion. Detrolts share would be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-31
JOSEPH ID. CHARTER,
1916 T.. Ferry avenue.
TO THE EDITOR

TO THE EDITOR:
TI1E appeaserS, n ose who
Il would rather have liberty
than put up a struggle for it,
in their frantic haste 10 make
a martyr out of Mr. Lindbergh
have ignored two glaring facts.
These are:
That Mr.. Lindbergh has suf-
fered no impairment of his free
dom of speech. On the contrary,
he is talking more than ever.
That freedom of speech works
both ways. Mr.. RooSeVelts right
to criticize Mr.. Lindbergh is as
sacred as. Mr.. Lindbergh's privi-
lege 10 denounce Mr. RooSevelt'S
policies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-31
c. r. Scott,
22i0 W. Grand Blvd.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
May 81, 1910

President Roosevelt declares
war impcrilS the whole world.
London describes the evaCua-
ton of three-quarterS of her
troops from Flanders AS one Of
the greatest naval and military
fcatS OF all time.
Allies attack German positions
along the Somme and gain
ground in the Abbeville sector.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-31
JOHN N. SLENIN,
10 PeterbOro avenue.
TO THE EDITOR

To THE EDITOR
DECUL1AR nations. some Of
Il those Europeans! They are
never prepared for war, but de
clare war on other nations and
expect 20 come out victorious at
Americas expense and suffer-
ing.
Uncle Sam should think be-
fore giving away money. bat
tleShips, airplaneS and munitions
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-31
% YEARS AGO
May 81, 1916

French admit losing ground
vest of the Meuse and the cap
ture OF 220 of her soldiers: ter
rife bombardmcnt and infantry
charges reported in that sector.
Austrians m Ike important
gains in the region west OF
Asuago and Arsiero: say they
have captured 30.3SS Italian
prisoners in the last two weeks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-31
War Policy
Now Definite
For u. S.
Why All The Confusion?
Asks George R. Brown
BY GEO. ROCKWELL BROWN

n
W in Congress declare that
President Roosevelt has not
gone all out for war, they de-
ceive themselves. but they do
not deceive the smart and subtle
man in the White House.
When the observation-disclosures
declare by resolution their deter
mination TO keep up the fight
against involvement in the war,
they take a patriotic stand. But
il will take a united and deter
mined stand by the Congress 10
check the war policy so clearly
outlined by the President in his
radio address.
1t is curious that so much con-
fusion should have been created
-in-thn- mindS-of- senator's sand
representatives by this speech.
1t was cunningly phrased, but
its meaning was unmiStakablc.
For the first time in American
history a President has declared
war by radio!
nor the first time an Amer
lean president has abolished
policy written into the statutes
by Congress, by means Of a
speech. In his radio address he
said:
AS the President OF n united
and determined people, 1 say
solemnly:
I'VE reassert the ancient
American doctrine ef freedom
of the seas"
This principle of freedom Of
the seas was voluntarily aban-
doned by Congress when IT
passed the Neutrality Act. 1t
abandoned it as a safeguard, 10
keep America eat- of the war.
1t abandoned that principle,
and passed the neutrality law,
at the insiStcnce of Secretary
Hull and the President. and the
President signed the act and
made il law.
At his special press conference
the day after the radio address
the President made it clear it
was not necessary to repeal the
Neutrality Act.
THE President has the power
under the lend-lease law 10
ignore and refuse to enforce any
law which stands in the way of
the carrying out of the lend
lease law. The neutrality law
did stand in the way of all aid
to Britain.
Therefore the President sim
ply ignores it. These words of
Mr.. Roosevelt mark a mile
stone in American history.
To this writer the situation
is clear. If in the Presidents
judgment there is danger OF
Hitler establishing a base at
Dakar, we shall be informed
some day that American troops
or marines are at Dakar.
Mr.. Roosevelt, as commander
in-chief, will not permit Hitler
TO takes the Azores. If he
grabs poor little Portugal, IN
this instance the tail will not 60
with the hide.
MIR. ROOSEVELT in his radio
WI address cleverly ignored the
convoy issue that has so stirred
Congress. Instead, our naval
vessels and planes will patrol
the sea lanes where German
raiders or subs interfere with
the shipment of munitions TO
England.
II an encounter takes place,
we shall be at war-and Con-
Cress will be able to read about
it in the morning paper.
ANY incident will be regarded
by the President as an attack
by Hitler. That is his own
premise.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-31

WE RECOLLECT ono ch ap
w who had paper al a place
called BaSalt, not far from the
town OF Aspen. once great
mining camp. now returning 10
fame as skiing resort, who
would sometimes go 70 press
with his inside pages blank.
He would explain this by run
ming a couple ct liif,as- ga another
page frankly stating that he did
not have sufficient funds 10 get
-his-"heiler plate" out Of the eX-
press office that Week
His readers never seemed 10
mind, hut the editor himself was
always depressed by the fact
that he could not read his M.
Quad for awhile.
The humorist was particularly
popular with printers. possibly
because OF the fact that he had
been a printer himself. and had
borrowed his pen name from the
name OF certain piece of type
called an NJ quad. We still
think it a marvelou nom dc
plume.
Our memory Of M QUAD"
stuff is somewhat vague. but we
know he was widely read. He
played around with numerous
different characters. of which
perhaps the most famous were
Mr.. and Mrs. BOwScr. a jan
Cling couple that probably
Stemmed 10 the English Doug
las Jcrrold's Mrs. Caudle's Cur
tain Lectures.
1t may be that M Quad" was
the first of the American humor-
lists TO be generally syndicated.
though we would not bet on il.
/ ONG before M. Quad 1922
II hundred years ago. in fact
Benjamin +. Shillaber. former
New Hampshire printer. was
convulsing the readers Of tho
Boston Post with a character he
called Mrs. Darlington" whose
speciality was using words inap-
propriately.
.~ She was borrowed df course
from .tMrS. Mntapr70p Of Sheri-
dams play. The Rivals. writ
ten in l775, but that form Of
humor still ticklcs americans.
This is probably because they
know so many Malaprops in
real life. Here is a small SAM
pie OF Mrs. Darlington
LA me-" said Mrs. Parting
ton Here ! have been suffer-
ing the bigamies of death for
three mortal weeks. First was
seized with bleeding phcnoIogy
In the left hampshire OF the
brain which was exceeded by
stoppage Of the left ventilator
Of the heart.
This gave me an infamma-
ton of the bOraX and now I'm
suffering from chloroform NOR
bus. There's no blessing like
health, particularly when you're
sick"
Shllaber was pioneer
among American newspaper
humorists, but by no means the
first. We are inclined 10 think
that distinction belongs 10 Ben
lamln Franklin. though old
Bens lame as a humorist is
transcribed by his accomplish
ments in other fields.
Some OF his humor would
scarcely be suitable for general
circulation today without a bit
OF editing. The old-time news
paper audience must have been
somewhat CUSTER than that OF
the present
Copyright 1871, King Features synd.. Inc
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-31
MRS. HELEN DeGALA
1891 NineWOOd avenue.

TO TIE EDITOR:
ISN'T it just too delightful tho
L way our English cousins have
taken us TO their hearts
1t used to be. when the great
OF England came to our shores
il was with a gesture of superior
tolerance that they let us see
theu. and bow and Scrape. before
theni - NOW. the Saints be
praised, our dear land is fairly
oUer-run with them and they
greet us with open arms
Like millions more. I'll 60
all the way to protect America,
if she is ever attacked but J.
can't see why we should force
our boys to cross the ocean TO
make the supreme sacrifice,
picking a fight with a nation
who so patiently has no desire TO
fight with us.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-31
DEfR0IIsfz FINES

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-31
Letters to the Editor

To TIE
lust finished reading an
- article in your paper Which
stated the + e d Grafton of
Women's Club convention at
Atlantic City voted all out aid
to Britain. including conveys
and the sending of American
boys across the sea TO fight.
This group should have cast
another vote 10 change the name
of their organization TO the Fed
GRAFTON of Females Club because
they evidently do not realize
that the word woman is SynO-
nomouS with the giving Of life
and not with the taking away
of life.
Most clubwomen haven't time
10 raise family or take care
of a home, and after several
years of welded life the only
thing they have TO show for the
betterment of civilization is a
cat or dog.
The only benefit 7 can sec
that was derived from this con
vention was the business IT
brought to the various hotel
cocktail lounges in Atlantic City.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-31

Some years ago I invented the word ostrichism
bird that sticks its head in the ground and doesn't
Evening star., 1941-08-25
Japanese Say Churchill
Misinterpreted Facts

TOXIC, Aug. 25 (P).-The Domei
news agency, in an apparently in
spired story quoting "well-qualified
commentator, declared today that
British Prime Minister Churchills
broadcast yesterday was based on a
3-point misinterpretation of the
facts.
The article was part of a vigorous
attack in the Japanese press against
the speech in which Mr. Churchill
promised aid to the United States If
attempts to stop Japan's expansion
were not accomplished peacefully.
"First, it must be borne in mind
that the China incident broke out
two years before the European
war" the agency said. Therefore,
Churchills allegation that Japan
followed the example of Hitler and
Mussolni is preposterous and totally
devoid of sense of time.
Secondly, Japan is going ahead
for reconstruction of the Chinese
continent in full cooperation with
CnlIld. llcIclOlc, SiiuiS SiiAAA . ooJ
ing Japan is encroaching upon
5oO,0OoO0O Chinese people is totally
groundless."
Thirdly, Japan made a peaceful
advance into French Indo-China &C
cording to terms freely and peace
fully entered into through amicable
diplomatic relations by the two
parties. Therefore, Japan never has
taken French Indo-China by force ~
Moreover, said Domei, Japan
never has intimidated Thailand.
NAY, it is Britain herself who is
making violent pressure from the
south in an attempt to encircle
Japan" added the agencys COM
mentator.
Evening star., 1941-08-25
Draft Boards Given
Lists Of venereaI
Disease Clinics
Directories Distributed
In Move to Improve
Army Reiectees' Health

Directories Of venereal disease
clinics in the District and nearby
Maryland and Virginia today were
distributed to the city's Is local
draft boards, so that diseased regis
trants may be informed where they
can receive treatment.
The move Is in line with. Nation
wide drive to better the health Of
thousands Of selectees who have
been rejected by Army authorities
as unfit for service.
The clinic directories were sup
piled by the U. s. Public Health
Service, which for months has been
formulating a satisfactory program
of mass treatment for physically un-
fit registrants.
In a memorandum accompanying
the directories, william E. Leahy,
direstrict director of Selective Serv-
Ice, told the boards registrants
should be reminded that all matters
pertaining to their physical condi-
tion are confidential, and that they
need not hesitate to seek treatment.
Mr.. Leahy added that the directories
should be of valuable assistance in
aiding registrants who ARE not
financially able to meet a private OBJ
legation to a physician"
Venereal diseases have been a
major rejection cause among Dis
trict selectees turned down at Army
induction stations since the draft
program began last fall.
Presence of such diseases among
recently rejected registrants has
been extremely large in relation to
other rejection causes.
Meanwhile. the city's draft board
physicians were preparing to ex-
anime approximately 500 registrants
at District hospitals tomorrow night.
A number of 21-year-olds who reg
istered in the July / enrolment, are
expected to be among those called
I'm for examination
Evening star., 1941-08-25
President vetoes Bill
To Ban Sale Of Cotton
And Wheat j. ). Owns
Measure to Withhold
Stocks Called Contrary
To Sound Policy.

President Roosevelt today vetoed
an amendment to the Agriculture
Adjustment Act to prohibit sales of
Government-held cotton and wheat
stocks and to provide IS per cent of
parity for the 1941 peanut crop.
The President told Congress that
the measure "is contrary to sound
governmental policy and the long
time best interests of both farmers
and consumers" and declared that
its approval would seriously and
adversely affect the agricultural ad-
justment program land the at
tendant policies which have been so
beneficial to our farmers during the
past few years"
One provision, the President
pointed out, would permit farmers
to dispose of as feed, without
penalty, an indefinite amount of
wheat produced in excess of their
farm acreage allotments for 1941
This provision, he said, would place
a premium on noncompliance with
the wheat program, constitute a
breach of faith with the large ma
jority of farmers who complied with
the program, and so relax the con-
troll features of the farm program
as to affect it adversely.
Hits Holding Plan.
Even more Objectionable, Mr..
Roosevelt declared, is a provision
directing the Commodity Credit
Corp. to acquire title to all cotton
and wheat in which it has an in
terest, and to hold these commod-
tiles for an indefinite period.
THE goal of the administration
agricultural policy has been parity
prices for the farmers" the Presi-
dent said, "and this has been ac-
cepted by the producers, the con-
sumers, and the Congress as fair
and reasonable. I do not feet that
farmers would wish this acceptance
Evening star., 1941-08-25

The first of more than 800 pulpit
Bibles to be placed in chapels in
Army camps throughout the coun-
try was presented yesterday at the
Arlington Cantonment Chapel by
the Rev. Frederick william Cropp,
representing the American Bible
Society, of which he Is general
secretary.
DR.. Cropp spoke at services in
the chapel, taking his text from
Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians. VI,
II: The sword of the Spirit, which
Is the word of God"
The Bible Is being unsheathed
in our embattled world" DR.. Cropp
said. He reminded the soldiers that
"the best defense is a good offense,"
adding: This is dramatically true
in the battle which we call living the
good life"
Evening star., 1941-08-25
Pastor DiscIoses Third
Marriage Of Anne Gould
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JACKSON, Wyo., Aug. 25.-The
third marriage for Anne Gould Els
bury, 28-year-old great-granddaugh-
ter of the late Jay Gould. was dis
closed today by the Rev. L. K.
Barbee.
Mr.. Barbee, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, said he oficiated
at the marriage of the heiress and
Gus Wagomen, a rancher, Saturday
afternoon.
Friends understood the bride had
obtained divorce from her second
husband, Herman H. Elsbury, a cow
boy, Friday.
The heiress first was married to
Frank Meador, member of q Texas
ranch family She divorced him
February 13, 1898, and within few
days married Mr.. Ekbury.
Evening star., 1941-08-25
Kent
Continued From First Page.)

d'affaires in the absence of the Am
bassador, Lord Halifax. Next he
clasped hands with the representa-
tives of the British dominions, the
Canadian Minister, Leighton Nc
Carthy; the Australian Minister,
Richard G. Casey, and the South
African Minister, Ralph william
Close.
Also grouped about the train steps
and next shaking the Dukes hand
were F. R. Hoyer Millar, first secre-
tary of the British Embassy; Sir
Anthony Rumbold, second secretary;
Rear Admiral H. Pott, air attache,
and Rear Admiral Wilfred French
of the British Navy.
introduced to United States Officers.
The Presidents military aide, Maj.
Gen. Edwin M. Watson, then intro
duced the Duke to a group Of high
American Army, Navy and Marine
officers.
The British Minister bowed as he
clasped the hard Of the youngest
son of the late King George V. The
military and naval officer saluted
before extending their hands.
The Dukes personal aide, Wing
Comdr. Sir Louis Grieg, piloted him
across the Atlantic. Another who is
following the royal visitor wherever
he goes is Harry Evans, a Scotland
Yard inspector.
Also accompanying the Duke to
Norfolk were Admiral French, who
is a member of the British Advisory
Repair Mission; Admiral Pott and
Capt. w. w. Howard, U. s. N, spe-
cial aide for the day.
Photographers were allowed to
take as many pictures as they
wanted when the Duke arrived at
the Union Station. The Duke was
grave and spoke very little to the
officials who greeted him. In less
than five minutes he climbed into
the naval limousine which stood
near his car and was driven away.
1t was another five minutes before
the President left his private car,
farther back in the train, and drove
to the White House under the usual
escort.
There was no ceremony at Ana
costa. The Duke was taken to
the Naval Air Station and at once
boarded the big transport plane
which the Secretary of the Navy
often uses.
Little Ceremony at Norfolk.
There was no pomp and little
ceremony as the plane arrived at
Norfolk, the Associated Press re-
ported. The nearest approach to
royal honors was the playing of
God Save the King" by the band
of the Naval Training Station. Rear
Admiral Manley H. Simons, COM
mandant of the fifth naval district,
Evening star., 1941-08-25

destroyed by action designed to
force prices above parity through
the arbitrary Withholding OF Gov
ernment-owned stocks from the
normal channels of trade and COM
merce.
Recently, I approved legislation
enacted by the Congress authorizing
the Commodity Credit Corp. to make
loans at a rate Of IS per cent Of the
parity prices of the five basic agri-
cultural commodities. which, In addi-
ton to agricultural conservation
and authorized parity pay
ments, will enable the growers Of
these crops to realize parity for their
1941 production. Parity, however, is
only one of the two elements of in
come. The other is volume sold.
No One Can Foresee Needs.
"The ultimate effect of this bill
would be to restrict the volume Of
the products sold and thus shrink
the use of, and the market for, these
commodities. Moreover. in times
such as these no one can foresee
how soon these Government-owned
stocks may be needed.
THE Commodity Credit Corp.
should be free to dispose of the
acquired under the
programs IN an orderly manner
Otherwise, 1t will be impossible to
maintain an ever normal granary' =
to protect farmers against surpluses
and consumers against scarcity. Re-
striction of this authority Of the
corporation would greatly increase
its losses, nullify the effectiveness
of existing programs, and, by break
ing faith with consumers, be in
consistent with our present price
control efforts"
Evening star., 1941-08-25
Improved Training
Believed Emphasized
In Police Report
Commissioners May Meet
Tomorrow for Study of
Snow Committee Findings

Strengthening of the curriculum
of the police training school was
believed today to constitute the
bulk of the Municipal Police Inves-
tigation Committee report now
awaiting the return of Commits
sioner John Russell Young tomor-
row or Wednesday.
r Commissioner Guy Mason told re-
porters today the long-awaited re-
port might be the subject of a spe-
cial meeting of the city heads to-
morrow or be taken up at the regu-
lar board meeting Wednesday.
Commissioner Mason said he had
Just read the study himself and de-
scribed 1t as complete" but deal
ing mostly with police training and
very little with personnel changes.
AS far as personnel changes are
concerned, Commissioner Mason
said probably none would be made
until the permanent appointments
are announced. Most of these
changes were believed to have been
fairly accurately forecast, the only
controversial appointment being the
new chief Of detectives. 1t has been
predicted the post will 60 to Capt.
Dick Mansfield of No. precinct.
Capt. Ira Keck, acting chief of de-
tectives, also has been, mentioned
for the job.
The Special Police Committee.
headed by Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Beverly c. Snow, and con-
sisting Of District Budget Officer
Walter L. Fowler and Disbursing
Omcer James r. Lusby, met today
to review the findings for Mr.. Fowler,
who has been on leave and to offer
him the opportunity to submit a
minority report on any changes If
he desired.
1t was indicated he would make
the report unanimous.
The subject Of police training
came up several times during the
investigation by q House Subcom-
mittee at the Capital last month.
This time 1t was revealed only one
oncer had taken the training course
given by the r. B. I. Mai. Snow
told reporters before his committee
began its studies that one Of the
major points Of investigation would
probably be the present three month
police training curriculum.
Evening star., 1941-08-25
Ebbitt Grill Stems Saved in Fire;
Watchdog Spreads Alarm

The greater portion Of q note
worthy collection Of beer stems was
saved from destruction by fire early
today because Prince, a great dane
watchdog, barked and roared as
flames broke out In the Old Ebbitt
Grill, 1927 r street NV.
The huge dogs barks startled
passersby at 1 am. Discovering q
fire, one of them turned in an alarm.
Nine fire engine companies, five
truck companies, two battalion fire
chiefs, the chief engineer and the
rescue squad responded.
As firemen broke open the door,
Prince bounded out and set up
headquarters in a police scout car.
So quickly were flames halted that
the $4,000 beer stein collection
owned by A. r. Lofstrand, pro-