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Evening star., 1941-05-06

Schools in Human, China, are said
to be closing because there is not
enough food for the teachers. Could
the youngsters by any chance be
sabotaging the apple crop?
Evening star., 1941-05-06
Sees Threat to National Integrity
In Proposed Glass Legislation"

In Proposed Glass Legislation"
To tn. Editor Of tn. Star:
Recently we have learned of Treas
ury tax proposal which is only another
"soak-th rich" program. OF course.
everyone knows that 1t was not the
income tax payers who elected Roose-
welt: hence 1t is politically desirable to
the New Deal not to increase the num-
Der of voters who pay income taxes.
The income tax base therefore is not
to be broadened for fear that some
New Deal voters might be included.
But those now paying income taxes,
even those in the lower brackets, will
pay four to ten times what they have
been paying, If the new tax proposal
is adopted, while those having slightly
lower income will get off without pay
ing a cent. 1t seems doubtful whether
a tax bill has ever been proposed which
would be more conducive to making
voters class conscious and which would
be more nearly class legislation and poll
tics pure and simple.
Under the defense program the only
persons who are going to be allowed
to make money are the pressure
groups that have the votes. The cor
pofations are subject to squeeze
play from four different directions. II
they make any profits their employees
will be encouraged or even paid to
strike for higher wages; note the facts
that the soft coal strikers were paid
unemployment compensation in Penn
sylvania and that the Surplus Market
ing Administration supplied ten car
loads of foodstuffs. The Government
will take in taxes most of the corpora
ton profits left after the payment Of
wages. Leon Henderson will see to 1t
that the corporations Go not raise the
prices of their products, whereby they
might possibly make profit And if
they attempt to merge in order to re-
duce competition, Thurman Arnold
will bring suit against them under the
antitrust laws. The Communistic ideal
Of production for use with elimination
Of the profit incentive soon may be-
come a reality Under these circum-
stances any new financing, as q mat
ter of course, will have to come from
the Government which, meanwhile, ad-
vances us rapidly toward some type Of
national socialism.
The farmers are voted parity pay
ments and the Department of Agricul-
ture will spend millions OF the taxpay-
ers' money in order to raise the prices
Of farm products. The administration
again is backing the st. Lawrence water
way under the guise of national de-
fense. And Passamaquoddy with the
six other little T. " AS" are doubt
less just around the corner-all de-
signed to socialize the utility industry.
Is 1t any wonder that some of us do
not feel particularly enthusiastic about
the success Of the defense program un-
der the present management?
HENRY c. PARKER,
Thinks Criminals Should Be Drafted
To Serve Their Country.
To the Editor Of The Star:
1t seems to me there is something
radically wrong with our laws governing
induction into the various branches of
military service. We hold it an honor
and a privilege to be permitted to serve
our country in its armed forces or in its
civil branches Of Government; we also
hold 1t Q duty.
Now want 10 know where those pso-
Evening star., 1941-05-06
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q U1e1D to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-05-06

The Army does not want poor tank
drivers because they cannot do
enough damage; the public does not
want poor auto drivers because they
do too much.
Evening star., 1941-05-06

A reader can get the dnsUer to any
question OF fact By tDrittng The EDe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington.
D. C. Please inc3ose stamp for reply.
@. What is the zero hour7-E. J.
A. 1t is the time set for attack. In
American and British World War opera
tions this was given out In advance as
o hour Announcement of the real tims
is withheld as long as possible to in
sure surprise.
c. Is it true that George Washington
could throw a dollar across the Kappa
hammock River?-K. M.
A. According to Weems' Life of WASH
ington," Col Willis, playmate and kins-
man of George Washington said he had
often seen Washington, as boy, throw
a coin across the Rappahannock at the
lower ferry opposite Fredericksburg.
O. What proportion of the enlisted men
In the Navy are married?-L. B.
A. The Navy Department says that as
of December 81, 1910, 28,399 enlisted men
in the Navy out of total Of l750O0,
were married.
O. Was the portrait of Mona Lisa ever
stolen from the Louvre?-M. c. M.
A. Mona Lisa was stolen from the
Louvre in 1911 and recovered two years
later.
Q. Please give some instances OF where
inventors of instruments or means OF
torture have been the victims of their
own devices.-E. T. H.
A. The Regent Morton Of Scotland,
who invented the Maiden, was the first
to be beheaded thereby. The Bishop of
Verdun, who invented the iron cages,
was the first to be shut up in one. Hughes
Aubriot, who built the Bastille, was its
first prisoner. The inventor Of st. CATH
crimes wheel, diabolical instrument,
was killed by his own machine.
@. Who are the Jukes?-E. S. r.
A. The Jukes are celebrated family
| of imbeciles and criminals TO whom stu.
dents of heredity have given this icti.
tious name.
Evening star., 1941-05-06

Most of the big fish that escape
get a weigh on the generous scales
of imagination.
Evening star., 1941-05-06

Fifty years ago proposals were
afoot to use some of the Treasury
surplus for war pensions. Ho hum!
Evening star., 1941-05-06

The sun never sets on the British
Empire. Pretty soon 1t won't even
rise on the Italian Empire.
Evening star., 1941-05-06

About the only remnant Of Fas-
cism's announced objectives is that
of running trains on time-with Ger
man coal.
Evening star., 1941-05-06

In the gay COS young blades toasted
fair ladies in champagne drunk from
their slippers. But it would all leak
out through the toe now. d.
Evening star., 1941-05-06

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@. Was the portrait of Mona Lisa ever
stolen from the Louvre?-M. c. M.
A. Mona Lisa was stolen from the
Louvre in 1911 and recovered two years
later.
Evening star., 1941-05-06
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To Questions
Bu Frederic J. Hdsktn.

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
Michigan Troops,
In Camp, Lack
Autos, Pistols
BY JERRY PETIT
Times stan Correspondent

CAMP LIVINGSTON, La, July
17.-If the OPM, defense manu-
facturers, or questioning civilians
have any doubts about lack of
equipment for the rapidly expand
ing army they have only TO visit
the Michigan and Wisconsin troops
of the 32nd Division here TO see
the vital necessity for increasing
the tempo of defense production.
One infantry regiment of the
division, which, ironically enough,
comes from the automobile state,
has hardly enough motor vehicles
TO carry essential field equipment
for maneuvers. much less a full
complement for the troops.
The lack of .45-caliber pistols
for the soldiers has meant that
when they do eventually receive
these weapons it will take some
time to train the men to use them
properly.
The same goes for every day
housekeeping type of equipment
tents, uniforms, newly designed
issues, in fact, the thousand and
one things it requires TO keep an
army modernized.
This is especially true with the
heavier and more modern and
more technical ornaments, new
devices and gadgets which have
been either newly designed or
moderniZed since the current de-
Tense program got under way.
LACK MATERIAL
A colonel commanding one of
the regiments of the 32nd Division
points out that the army's need,
however, is not just for these
larger machines Of WARRIOR which
factories now are being con-
structed-but also for the every
day items which now should be
rolling out OF American factories
in large quantities.
strangely enough, and con-
trary TO popular belief, we do
have our full supply OF Garand
rifles for the entire regiment"
he said. Furthermore, they are
fine weapons and give us greatly
increased firing power.
I'VE are so far from being
fully equipped with other items,
however, that It's a bit disheart-
ening to see these lads sweating
I'm the sun every day, doing their
bit to buiid up the nations de-
lenses, when they haven't the
material to work with In order
20 become fully trained soldiers.
1--WE have been promised re-
peatedly that many OF our de-
mands will be quickly filled and
We still have hopes. Our division
has been I'm the field about nine
months and It's high time we
got some tools.
"We're helpless I'm trying to
build an army without the Inn
plements of war"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17

exhausted. and then TO land al the
municipal airport in Inglewood
which has the longest runways in
the area.
Stewardess Evelyn Bartlett said
"The passengers were fine.
There was no panic. no hysteria.
OF course they were little
nervous, and a suggestion that
a bridge game might be started
To pass the time brought a little
laughter, but no players"
The landing was made at sc
miles an hour. The plane rolled
along on one wheel a short way
and then settled on its belly
sliding along the runway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
GETS INSTRUCTIONS

He was instructed to circle until
his gasoline supply was almost
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17

Ambassador Rodolfo Michels Of
Chile said he might have given
to the Pan-American breakfast ir
his honor here had he come &c
the cherry festival here as
senator from his Chile.
He indicated that the president
of Chile had asked him TO steer
away from any dangerous con.
versational ground.
But those attending the break
fast, opening event of the festival
over which Michels' daughter
Cristina, will reign as queen, got
the ambassadors idea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
Crippled Air|iner
3 Aboard, Lands
Safely on Belly

BURBANK, Cal. July IL
Capt. Lester c. Holtan brought
five passengers and two fellow
crew members safely to earth in a
crippled Western Airlines plane by
making a belly" landing at Los
Angeles Municipal Airport after
circling the city several hours and
burning up gasoline TO reduce the
planes weight.
Holtan, plotting the plane on a
regular run TO San Diego, felt the
|undercarriage give as he took off
from Daugherty Field after a
scheduled stop in Long Beach. He
returned to the Lockheed Air
Terminal in Burbank and was in
formed by mechanics flying in an
other plane that the left wheel of
his plane was useless.
GETS INSTRUCTIONS
He was instructed to circle until
his gasoline supply was almost
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
Auto Crash Victim Dies
Times stan Correspondent

MT. CLEMENS, July IL
Macomb Countys fatality list was
brought to a total of 81 today by
the death Of Warren B. Spencer.
as. of POS Florence avenue, High
land Park. in ST. JoSeph's HospitaIi
A truck driven by Spencer collideds
May 10 on North GratiOt avenue
with an automobile driven by Will
liam Linert, "A, Of 2034 Cabot
street, Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
Chile's Aid
ENJOY Tells His Viet0s on
u. S. Friendship

TRAVERSE CITY, July IL
"If danger arises do not doubt
that the lone star that appears
on the emblem OF Chile will
stand beside the 48 stars Of the
United States Flag. Our country
will make any sacrifice to de-
fend democracy" -
This was the message which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
AA ADVERTISEMENT
First Aid to Sore
Eyes-Lavoptik

Stop little local eye troubles before they
get big. Use soothing. pleasant Lavoptik.
rs years success. Prompt relief for sore.
inhsmed. itching. burning eyes. Also
soothes graduated eyelids. Get Lavoptik.
trst aid to eyes, today. All druggists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17

Gen. Hugh y. John o n,
Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-17
Young Officers
Get Major Posts
In ArmyShdkeup
IntsrnationJ News Service wire

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Amer-
ica's expanding army today re-
ceived one of its most far-reaching
hakeups in peacetime history,
when the war department an
nounced II major changes in army
commands.
The department made no official
comment on the new assignments,
but il was believed the action was
taken in line with the new policy
TO "Wtalize" the army by putting
younger and aggressive officers at
the important posts.
HEADS ARMoRED FORCES
Mai. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, now
Ninth Division commander, will
take comman d of the arTnys
rapidly growing arTnored forces,
August !. He succeeds Major Gen.
eral Chaffee, now on sick leave.
Major General Shedd succeeds
Mai. Gen. Sanderford Jarnan as
coast defense and anti-aircraft
commander at Panama. General
Jarman will replace the retiring
Maj. Gen. w. II. Wilson. COM
mander OF Camp Stewart anti
aircraft center, Georgia.
Mai. Gen. Frank M. Andrews,
now Caribbean air defense COM
mander. will take command of all
Caribbean defenses, land and air,
September 10. He replaces Lieut..
Gen. Daniel Van Voorhis, who will
take command of the Fifth Corps
Area at Columbus, o.
TAKES AIRCRAFT HELM
Mai. Gen. Henry T. Burgin. now
commanding West Coast defenses,
will take command of Hawaiian
coast and anti-aircraft defenses,
August 5. He succeeds Major Cen
eral Gardper, who will assume
command Of the Camp Hahn. Cal,
aircraft center.
Maj. Gen. II. c. Pratt, now Sec
ond Army Corps commander. will
replace Maj. Gen. Walter S. Grant,
commander Of Third Corps Area.
August 20. General Grant has
been assigned to the office of the
chief of staff.
Maj Gen. Joseph M. Cumrnins,
now Fifth Division commander and
Fort Custer cornnandant, will ex-
change commands with Major Gen.
eral Bonesteel as commander Of
the Sixth Corps Area, on July 20.
Maj. Gen. Charles +. Thompson,
now commanding the Third Divi-
sion, will become First Army Corps
commander by August 1. He sue
ceeds Major General Shedd.
SECOND CORPS COMMANDER
Maj. Gen. Lloyd r. Fredendall,
now commanding the Fourth Divi-
sion. was named Second Army
Corps commander, effective August
10. He replaces Major General
Pratt.
Mai Gen. Joseph w. Stillwell,
Seventh Division commander. sue
ceeds Maj. Gen. Walter K. Wilson,
Third Army Corps commander.
July Is. Major General Wilson is
transferred to West Coast defenses
command.
Maj. Gen. Robert c. Richardson
Jr.. now in charge of the War De-
partment Public Relations Bureau,
will take command of the Seventh
Army Corps. August 1, succeeding
Maj. Gen. Frederick II. Smith.
General Smith has been trans
ferred TO command of Camp Davis,
N q anti-aircraft capfar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17

tumble was Il broken nose. torn ear
and assorted painful and unsightly
abrasions
One look IN the mirror told the
victim that a sltilful job Of re-
pair work would have TO be done be-
fore he could make a public appear
ce-cspecially at the Hymenal al
tar. He had no intention Of playing
the role OF battered bridegroom at
"A mighty important time in his
eventful life.
So Bulge removed himself from
circulation and placed his cracked-up
countenance In the capable hands of
Or Maxwell Maltz, Of New York
city. Being "A modest man. the
plastic surgeon declines 20 make a
statement concerning the opera
ton. But a study of the new Mr..
Bulge and photographs of him before
he became the happy victim of
fortunate accident would seem to
show that the following changes were
made: CD his nose was Strengthened
and shortened t2) his cars were re-
shaped and nodded closer 10 his head
and 60 something new was added to
has chin
This remarkable repair job appar-
emily took only a couple Of weeks,
after which the tennis star emerged
as handsome bridegroom who, it is
rumored. may soon crash the gates
of Hollywood and make a series of
profitable personal appearances while
continuing 10 function as one of the
top-notch racquet swingers Of all
time.
II, as Mr. Bulge says, all these
blooms have come 20 him since he took
a header down a flight Of stairs. many
OF his homely fellow men may well
consider the feasibility Of following
in his fumblng footsteps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17
The|CyT Tropics

~TILL another of sciences UNI
solved probl e m S has been
- brought TO light-the fact that
If you get high enough in the air the
North Pole is warmer than the equa-
tor.
This has been proved by means Of
experimental balloon ascensions into
the stratosphere by varying alti-
tudes Unmapned balloons carrying
recording instruments we're sent up
and reached heights hitherto unre-
corded
In the tropics the temperature 10
or IL miles up was 14S degrees below
zero, while in central Europe and
father north, at the same height. the
instruments only recorded So TO 50
degrees below zero
Another theory heretofore accepted
by scientists. but which now has been
contradicted. is that the temperature
diminishes as the height increases.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17

a sidellne 10 his profession he discov-
cred what many farmer has learned
that even the most arlstocratic of
domesticated hens sometimes revert
10 the cannibalistic shennanigans Of
their jungle ancestors The sight of
red blood on the white feathers OF
leghorn inspires its cackling cronics
to pick at the bloody one, sometimes
until the victim Is dead.
When Mr. Tallmsdge had lost sew
eral hens in this manner he applied
his scientific mind 20 the problem
and figured that ne could make his
biddies quit their violent behavior If
he could somehow keep them irom
seeing blood
The engincer-farmer knows that
humans, looking al the world through
rosy spectacles do not see anything
red IN its proper shade IN other
words looking through red lenses ncu-
tralizes anything red seen through
them.
SO Mr.. Tallmadge looked around
for some miniature red spectacles for
his flock, and he found them little
glasses with red celluloid lenses set
in aluminium bows. The "cheaters'
clip onto the hens bony nostrils and
are not painful TO put on or 10 wear.
Equipped in this manner the one
hundred or more fcathered inhabi-
tants Of Mr.. Tallmadge's place would
walk amiably past one Of their bleed
ing sisters without so much as a ten
tativc peck. Everything looked red
TO them so that bloody spots on white
feathers did not stand out in sharp
and inviting relief.
The ingenious poultryman did find
out that, from a distance. some of his
hens occasionally got Adelong
glance beyond the rim of the crimson
spectacles and made for some bird in
the yard that happened to have a
little blood on it. But by the time
the woud-be attacker got close 10 its
victim. it's eyes were again looking
directly through the red lenses and
nothing happened The assailant just
didn't see the red spot any more.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17

tcrng of frecldes that seemed to be
as much a part Of him as his bullet
like serve.
II is no secret that the guests at
the Bulge nuptials suddenly discov-
cred that changes had been made in
Mr.. Bulge which were not the physi-
cal reflections of his romantic mood.
Something had happened TO his nose.
And his chin And his ears. The
bridegroom was downright handsome.
Friends who knew the athlete well
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17

their friends paraphrasing a current
~ popular swing tune wisely-whistled
There's Been Some Changes Made. q"
1t is no disservice 10 Bulge 10
point ont that, before his wedding
day, his fame rested but little on the
classic beauty of his profile More
than few OF the millions of the ten
mis- fans who had seen his much pub
iicized face had taken cognizance Of
his generous ears and his unpugna-
ci0us chm. not to mention the smat-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17
WeII-KnoWn New York Vefer-
inorion Hands Out Some
Humane and Timely Tips on
How TO Help mans Best
\ Friend" Through the
Hot Weather

Nv EITH the exception a ard-boied humans most
NJ people intend TO be kind considerable TO their
w family pets But there thousands we-mean-
ng people who sometimes forget that hot weather
on dogs as 1t IS on them Just the other day, during spell
OF extremely high temperature New York City than
ten dogs by the brought into the Enn
Prince Speyer Hospital for Animals.
Dr. James r Kinney. the hospitals chief veterinarian
minded the of these dogs he has told hundreds
people before that there simple cooling
dogs in the Summer time
In the first place says Or Kinney, dogs
ercscd when the mercury high People should
that While they light clothing ALL dogs
around High temperature long haired dogs
tremey uncomfortable They should be kept and quiet
possible.
Besides seeing TO that dogs anything
antics hot days there other things
their owners do to make life pleasant them
simple antidoe for ovcrheang 10 let the dog lick piece
the water on his nose on
hot days IL isn't bad through this
several times. The dog will be grateful for it.
Another good thing to do says DR. Kinney to tie
towel soaked in cold the dog
every and then
Some welbehaved dogs VIII tolerate appreciate
bag Proof of this fact be the pho
tographs this though the subject doing
his stuff for the benefit Of photographer not mention
thousands of other dogs hot himself.
Still another humane antdote for doggy heat
sional dose of cold and spirits ammona-ten
drops of ammonia to tablespoonful Of water Most dogs
not object TO the flavor OF this cooling draft.
Diet has great deal to do with how hot dog gets
the Summer too and the New York veterinarian believes
many people neglect feed their dogs properly that they
will develop minimum of internal heat.
sensible hot weather diet lean meat nom
starchy vegetables and cereal And OF plenty
fTpSh DOL NNatpT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17

enough 10 speak
frankly with him
a b out off-the-
court matters
con graduated
him on his new
profile AS well As
on his good for
I u n g In signing
up such a charm
ing mate for a
matrimonial voy-
age and he con-
fessed that they
were looking up
on It h e happy
victim Of "A fortu-
nate accident"
1t seems that,
soon after his en-
gagcmcnt, u n
aid was stopping
at "A New York
hotel where he
in d verte emily
tripped IN g of
his usually nim-
BILE feet on the
other one an d
took "A nasty I'M
funny fall down
a flight of stairs
The result Of this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17
Observation-Disclosures Did EorDona|d Bulge

EHEN Donald Bulge.
4 the tennis star,
walked down the
in Chicago the other
day with pretty Dierdre
Couusclman OF Califor-
MIA on his arm, the new
Mrs Budgc eazed hap
PLY at a now Mr. Bulge.
And besides humming
the strains of the fami-
liar w G ddtu & March
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17
WheroHenSWear RedSpeCfaCIeS

Y ESITORS o /. may
W
poultry all his
eghon hensg ed spectacles
on he 1hat he's his
poI a a. o Man
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17

The dog shown on this page is
Bcdlington terrier who answers to the
name of Jackie. Even though ne was
used as an object lesson for pet owners
ne was really feeling the heat when the
photograph at the right was snapped