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power were eliminated as factor in the control of the Atlantic?
 The facts are not reassuring. Fifteen battleships for us, and 20 for the Axis Six aircraft carriers under the American flag, and eight-with a great preponderance of air strength-for the Axis. Thirty seven cruisers for us and 75 for the Axis. On our side 159 destroyers for the Axis, 271. On side 1o5 submarines; for the Axis, 284 In total ships, 322 for us, with aggregate combatant tonnage of
 250OOO; for the Axis, 65S ships, with aggregate tonnage of 1,835,OO0.
 Is any entitled, in these circumstances, to believe that Hitler would not do what he has always done before-namely, exploit to the last ounce the preponderance of power at his command? Is there the slightest reason to assume on the basis of his record that he would not push his vaultng ambition to the very limit? He has always shown great dar- ing and sense of timing. His whole strategy has been to strike before his opponents were prepared. He has declared himself the sworn enemy of the pluto -democraces,' of which we in the Western Hemisphere the richest and the softest We must assume that in the event of the conquest of England and the elimination of British power as factor in the Atlantic, he would move at once, before we had time to strengthen our position, to strike with his allies at the undefended states of South America In that event we should indeed find American boys fighting foreign soil We should find ourselves attempting to carry a naval in two oceans SlmutaneouSly Wltn a one-ocean fleet which cannot divide without weakening it dis astrously. And should embark upon this precari- adventure with our bases in the Caribbean still unbuilt and coastal cities undefended by modern anti-aircraft guns.
 There is clear alternative to the suicidal risk of choosing to face alone ring of hostile Powers closing in from all directions. That alternative is to take advantage of the fact that still have courageous and resourceful ally in the fied to strengthen that ally by every at our com mand; to accelerate to its top speed the full force of our industries, and to take whatever action may be needed-convoys of ships ncluded-to bring productive equipment into contact with the battelines.
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20 YEARS AGO ItrGn f # E rnp1R E


  in the while hunting with P. L. Coleman. with Willis E. of Funter inspecting the mine
 operator of the Crystal of claims tisfam for place operations 
 Completing an Wrangell Narrows connection the bakwater Wrange District Engineer and Col District of Alaska the gasboat Trygve
 Carlson of the at Aux abor to be sailing coming the of
 Capt Dtbmsng Officer for the Alaska Road Com mission, Seattle weeks, shortly.
 40; clear.
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WARNING TO AMERICANS

The reverses which Britain has met in the Bal kans and North Africa have played into the hands of our isolatonists, and the crest of wave of de- featsm is washing thinly the country. The isolaonists saying again that the British cause is hopeless" that the Host even before it started" that should be poweress to change "the trend" though threw our whole force into it; that the wisest for to follow is not to "disspate" our strength by sending guns and planes abroad, but instead to keep in hands, for our own use, the weapons of elf-defense; and that, so armed, be invulnerabe against any and all attack from overseas.
 Those who hold these views stand in need of the Presidents recent warning that Americans are not yet sufficiently aware of the seriousness of the situation and of it's implications for the United States They confusing dangerously the situation that exists today with the situation that prevailed in the last In 1917 there was a stable front in France safely held by the Allies against Germany. Air power still in its infancy; there were no bombers that could fly the seas The seas them selves except for submarines and occasional raiders safe in the hands of the British French Ital- ian and Japanese fleets all associated with in the That 1917 And 1941? There is no stable front anywhere in Europe; there is the contrary a powerfully mechanized German Army which is capable of moving at tremendous speed. Air power has become long g-distance weapon Italy and Japan are members of the German Axis France is conquered and her fleet is incapable of opposing the Central Powers The British fleet today stands alone as obstacle to German control of the Atlantic
 It is an old and oft-repeated argument that if the Germans cannot cross the English Channel they cannot three thousand miles of open water But suppose that follow the course which our isoationists urge upon us and that curtail greatly, or even discontinue wholly the aid are giving Britain. How long would the English Chan mel stand as effective barrier to Hitler in that case? And what odds should ourselves face in the defense of the Western Hemisphere if as a re- suit of Hitlers conquest of England British sea
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INSURANCE POOL

Then when the steamship Amer ica is fully insured with private companies, these companies turr around and re-insure with a pool including the Tokyo Fire and Ma rtne Insurance Co.,, the Meiji h. surance Company of Tokyo Gener- ale of T'riesti Gan Italian firm and five German companies.
 This insurance pool also includes Scandia of Copenhagen, a country which has been taken over by Hit Ter; Cristiana General of Norway, also Nazi occupied; and Le Gen. eral of Paris, also in the hands of the Nazis.
 When a ship is insured, informa- tion regarding its cargo, destina- tion. etc, is passed around among the insurance companies which participate. Thus the Nazis prob
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ts amount of insurance at the rate of 75 cents per $100, but not enough properly to insure the car go Then they write to Bryant Og- den of the Insurance Bureau of the Maritime Commission asking for government insurance.
 MT. Ogden, under the law, is supposed to grant government m- surance when private insurance is not available. But he writes back to say that other private insurance is available at higher price. Sc the steamship America finally gets its insurance for $50 per $100- but not all of it. When it can get no more at this price it agair writes to MT. Ogden, who agair asks if the private insurance fielo is exhausted
 So this time the steamship Am erica gets more private insurance at the eXorbitant price of $5 pei $l00. You can always get private insurance if you areS willing to pay steep enough price. And MT. Og- den or the Maritime Commission or both, seem to want no govern ment competition with the insur- ance companies.
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into steadier quarters in the De- partment of Commerce the other day to become Maritime Commis- sioner.
 On one of those 50 voyages he carried Whitelaw Reid to London as Special Ambassador to the Queen Victoria Jubilee in 1907. On another he carried the King and Queen and Crown Prince of Bell gium to the United States. And he carried home from Paris the re- mains of the American hero, John Paul Jones.
 And on yet another voyage, he carried the Assistant Secretary of the Navy on his inspection tour of naval action in the British Isles and Europe. That was in 1918, and the Assistant Secretary was Frank lin D. Roosevelt.
 When Roosevelt was looking around for man to succeed Max Truitt on the Maritime Commis- sion, Harry Hopkins mentioned Ed ward Macauley, the President re- membefed. and sent for him.
 In the days of the Civil Works Administration, Hopkins needed Q man to run the CWA for Califor- mia and found retired naval of- ficer in San Mateo who could do the job. That was Macaulay, the same man who had served in the battle of Santiago de Cuba. ill 1898, the same man who, had crossed the Atlantic in sailing ships of the Naval Academy, the same man who, on a hot day this week., worked off little excess energy
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HOROSCOPE. 7. "The stdrs incline
 bot do not compel'
SATURDAY, MAY IT

Adverse stars rule strongly today which may be unfortunate for cer- tain centers of defense work. Mars is in place of evil portent affect ing the United States.
 Heart and Home: Matters of first concern for the comfort of the family should command attention This Is a time for serious contem- plation of changing social and eco- homie conditions. In schools and colleges young folk should prepare themselves for technical jobs. Self sufficiency among old and young should be cultivated. Each happy spring day should be lived to the utmost. Older persons should safe guard their health. Outdoor rec reations and excursions are recom- mended for persons of all ages.
 Business Affairs Speed in fac tories will reach the top notch at this time. Trade and commerce are subject to extraordinary conditions which are both good and bad, but profits will accrue for American exporters, despite heavy losses. Odd inconsistencies will develop in the stock markets where fluctuations will be surprising or even alarm ing. Speculation will be tempting to many, but should be avoided by those who have real foresight. In many places land values will ad- vance.
 National Issues Food distribu- tion among war victims will con- tinue to cause differences of opin- ion, but the stars seem to preSage aid in Europe and Asia which mast be limited owing to international misunderstanding regarding meth ods of helping the unfortunate. The seers warn that there will be do- mestic needs to be supplied, if por- tents of heavy losses through storms, floods and earthquakes are reliable Nature will reflect the tin- rest among human beings, it is 1in- dicated. s.Ts
 International Affairs: Evil por- tents regarding coming weeks are seen in the stars. Mars is in a place most threatening to the Unit ed States which will suffer ndi- rectly and then as an active bel ligerent, it is forecast. Labor today is in hostile attitude toward those who direct preparations for de- fense. There is sign read as pres aging conflict of opinion regarding methods of assuring full coopera- tion between employers and em- ployees. Something in the shape of a real partnership of interests and efforts is indicated in tn { United States.
 Persons whose birthdate it i. have the augury of an eventfu year in which there will be defin. ite changes, some of which are up heavals affecting domestic, finan cial and social connections.
 Children born on this day prob ably will have unusual life experi ences. They may suffer accident in maturity and should be careful Copyright, 194D
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Purpose of the rider, as ex- plained by Chairman Carl Vinson of the Naval Affairs Committee, was to set up an independent agency to administer the far-reach- ing priority powers created by the bill. What Vinson did not say was that the amendment actually would make handful of generals and admirals the real economic rulers of the country.
 Here is how this carefully dis guised scheme would work: Tn c new Priorities Director would have a s12,000 salary, be appointed by the President and have to be con- firmed by the Senate, but, actu- ally, he would be boss in name only.
 The real power of this all-im. portant agency would be wieldee by the Joint Army and Navy Mu. nitions Board, made up wholly O. brasshats. Under the adroitly word ed language of the amendment, thu Independent" Priorities Drecto would be completely under thei thumb.
 Defense insiders say real authors of the amendment are the admir- als and generals, working unde, cover with Representatives Vinsor and Gene Cox of Georgia, who SC, eye-to-eye with the Navy's crack down on labor. Vinson sponsored the so-called "anti-strike" bill tha was so extreme the Rules Commit tee gagged at it. Cox is among tn, foremost union-haters in Con gress.
 Navy brasshats never have takel kindly to civilian control of tn, defense program, have repeatedl. tried to undermine it. But con gressional leaders have been warned that unless the Vinson-Cox amend ment is eliminated, Roosevelt vii veto.
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UNDER THE DOME

The Nelson Rockefeller commit tee for cultural relations with South America wasn't at all keen about the Douglas Fairbanks good will pilgrimage. They resented Franklin Roosevelt Jr., close friend of Fairbanks, putting this one over with his father while they weren't looking A lot of people looked for Senate Floor Leader Barklcy during the Senate fight on Pan American Airways last week. The President had asked defeat of Pan Am' partly because the fight got personal, he being accused of being the tool of the Lehman banking interests. But when the vote came, Barkley was missing.
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In the Merry, Merry Month of May
Philadelphia Record)


 It's little early, but formally inaugurate the summer silly season with story from Buffalo, N. Y Miss Heather c. Thorpe guide at the Museum of Science, reports that birds known sapsuckers falling prey to villains among their species.
 It seems that sapsuckers open the bark of birch trees when the say is running. They then sit back and let the air get into the sap so it can ferment After few days they begin drinking the fermented sap and get roaring Cor do mean screeching) drunk.
 "The birds" says Miss Thorpe, become oblivous to obstacles and frequently fly headon into trees, breaking their necks"
 Apparently this has been going for years in western New York. Now comes the part:
 "Others become the prey of watchful villain sapsuckers, who have marked off private bars for themselves. She villain sapsucker knock off II of his fellows who fluttering about blindy, probably looking for street car"
 This story should make us all feel closer to nature Humans aren't the only who can stumble into clipjo joint. Hail to thee blyths sap sucker. We feel happy bird.
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SUMNER WELLEs' HUMOR

Tall dignified Sumner Wellas Under Secretary of State, has the erect bearing of guardsman sometimes awes people by his aus tere manner. Underneath. however he is anything but austere, has a rich sense of humor Here is the latest story he tells on himself.
 After late banquet in the Will lard Hotel, Welles came down in the same elevator with two women who were slightly intoxicated.
 Say" said one of them in a highly audible whisper, Hook who we have with us in the elevator Sumner Welles!'
 What That old stick-in-the- mud?" replied the other. That couldn't be Sumner Welles."
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Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN Her cake delightful" Say Her cake delicious"
 MISPRONOUNCED: Remembrance Pronounce remem syllables not remem ber-ars
 Ca workers payers) to
 SYNONYMS Throw, fling hur toss
 three times and is yours" Let mastering Today understanding "A rational evcable to the rest of mankind @
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ably have known-through re-in- Surance companies-all about every vessel sailing.
 NOTE-In the case of the steam ship America, the United States Government owns a heavy mort gage and control of the vessel, also pays it heavy subsidy. Yet the Maritime Commission shuns the ir- surance fund voted by Congress and lets part of the profits-as well as the confidential informa- tion-go to Axis insurance con- panies.
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LOOK and LEARN A. c. GORDON

What drops enlarge the pupil of the eye?
 a subpoena? What in history, Dauphin? inhabitants "Tarhees"? { B. is Flag Day the U S.?
 ANSWERS:
 Belladonna, of it's derivatives. i court. oldest of the king of France. Carolina
 5. June
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FiUULKN LIiQULIIL ROBERTA LEE

be taught seat his mother at the table? A. this good training
 a trying shop, shouldn't be strain the crush the garment?
 Certainly should careful if the her sight
 
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by playing a fast game of squash at the Y.M.C.A.
 With the Maritime Commission, Captain Macaulay will be in charge of the training program for the Merchant Marine. He is 65 years old, and he retired from the Navy
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ARMY AND NAVY RULE

Only insiders caught the signifi- fance of that last minute Cox amendment to the defense priorities bill in the House of Representa- tiyes.
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MERCHANT MARINE SKIPPER

On December 2, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson sailed aboard the steamship George Washington for Paris. He returned in February, spent a week in Washington, and went back to Paris. His final home ward crossing was in July, 1919.
 The commanding officer of the George Washington on all four of those voyages was Capt. Edward Macauley, N.SN., who, after cross ing the Atlantic 50 times, walked
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The Chinese reportedy bees to carry mes sages like carrier pigeons. The next step for the crafty Chinese is to train the bees to sting the if he tries to intercept the message.
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In Istanbul, Turkey bicyclists must pass ex- animation before they permitted to ride in traf fic. It's just a question of time before somebody thinks of making pedestrians pass walk ing
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

MAY Is
 Allan Mckenzie Willis Talmage t se Thomas E. Taylor t Edwin Hildre Robert L. Brown Fred A. Sorri F. D. Henderson Mrs. T. F. Tomlinson Alice T. Dickinson
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19 years ago. But you can't keep him down.
 Copyright, 1941. by United F'ea- ture Syndicate, Inc.)
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The Daily Alaska Empire has the largest paid circulation of any AL Aska newspaper.
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Warrington Merry
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Weather: Highest, 50; lowest, 40; clear
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Otteson, who with Willis E. Novel;, own group claims at Funer Bay inspecting the work at the mine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-25
Yacht Club
To Fete VISITING
Commodores

MOST FORMAL event Of
Venetian Night at the Detroit
Yacht Club Tuesday will be
Commodore Elliott Shumaker's
dinner, in honor of the visiting
eommodores and the past flag
officers of the club.
The dinner will take place in
the interlude between the re-
view of the fleet at 6 O'Clock.
and the carnival and circus
which is planned as the eve
ning'S entertainment 80 circus
seats for 5000 spectators have
been erected surrounding the
outdoor dance floor which viii
be the center ring
Governor and Mrs. Murray
y. Van Wagner have accepted
the invitation to dinner for
themselves and their party and
past CommodOreS and their
ladies present Will include Com
modore and Mrs. John a. Rocks
Commodore and Mrs. George
j. Jerome. Commodore and Mrs.
= Sleder- and Commodore
and Mrs. Robert w. Rennle
Commodore and Mrs. Harold
Carson have accepted. Top
officers of the Boat Club, Crosse
Pointe Yacht Club and BayvIew
have also been invited, and
others who Will attend are
Vice Commodore and Mrs.
George Naumann. Rear Commo-
dore and Mrs. J a. Sumerlee,
Fleet Commander and Mrs.
George Currutt, Commodore
and Mrs Ray Daley Fleet sur
geon and Mrs. Adoiph VOoECtIn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank LarklnS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Bethel
and Mrs. Leo II. Robb.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-25
Ridd|ed German Plane
On Exhibit at State Fair
BY BILLY THE BACHELOR

Harley Earle, Mr. and Mrs.
George r. Fink. Mr.. and Mrs.
EdSel Bryant Ford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Ford II, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Mcmillan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Hitchcock, Mr.. and
Mrs. Addison Holton, Mr.. and
Mrs. John s. Knight, the Her
bert Mucous, the VI edYard
MitchellS. ID. and Mrs Fred T.
Murphy the Phelps NewbefryS,
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Pad
dock. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton O..
Page. the Howard Freeman
Smiths. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Sweet StearnS. Mr.. and Mrs.
WcSSon Seyburn Mr. and Mrs.
Hayward S. Thompson. the
Albert j. Wettlaufers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Renville Wheat, Mr. and
Mrs. Lambert F. milestone, the
Maurice Woods and Mrs, Roy
ID. Chaplin.
One thousand guests have
been invited for the Tuesday
evening display and Mrs Gar
diner will he there. TOO, fresh-in
from a Summer at her Sumptu-
Gus estate al Watch Hill, r. l.
MRS A. {. JORDAN Of Rem
frew road is spending several
Sun-flled days Nay ON there
in the Canadian Rockies at
Jasper National Park. where
she's staying<at the Jasper Park
Lodge
OFF IN just the opposite di-
rection are Mrs. Harry Byron,
Mrs. Julia Kahn. Wallace New
ton and George Smith. They're
handsomely ensconced at the
BalSalmS, Dixyille Notch y IL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-25
Sister Kenny 10 Aid
Winnipeg Polio Fight

WINNIPEG. Man. Aug 3 -
GNSl A the epidemic Of Polio
continued to spread IN Manitoba
Sister Elizabeth Kenny few from
Minneapolis 10 Winnipeg 70 lend
her efforts in combating the
disease.
Sister Kenny came by invitation
Of DR. Bruce Che~n Superlntcnd-
Ont Of Children'S Hospital SIX
hundred and thirty cases Of Polio
and 2iO cases Of sleeping sickness
were reported IN the province
en- week days enjoy the two
pages of comics and adventure
strips in the daily Detroit
Times: on Sunday, the great
Comic Weekly with WORLD
FAMOUS comics in COLORS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-25

Of Crosse Pointe boulevard
80. and their son Frank
can't seem TO stay away from
the delightful spot. where
she has made so many
friends 80.
So she's going up again
this week for a flying
visit -.
September 4 Mary Ann
will leave for New York City
with her mother. -. Mrs.
Marie Dodge ...of Univer-
sity place
Mrs. Dodge will return
home. after the middle of
the month. but Mary Ann
will remain =. TO begin her
freshman year. at Sarah
Lawrence College
Mary Ann will be de-
butante. along about next
June -,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-25
HOROSCOPE = By 6 5'e"ss'
Look in the Section Your Bttdog Comes In, md Find What
Pom Ottiook IT, According to the Stars.
For Tuesday, August g.
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MARCH Fl TO APRIL %
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