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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
Club
Meets Thursday
THE DETROIT TIMES

THE OFT TIMES
Homemakers' Club will meet on
Thursday of this week, instead
of the usual Tuesday afternoon
session. The place is the same,
the club room on the fifth floor
of our building, and the time is
100 in the afternoon. with
doors open at ! o'clock.
PRUDENCE PENNY will
show you how to make a va
riety of Christmas hors doeuvres
and explain the fine points of
fashioning novel holiday center
pieces. -
A CHRIS TMAS PLAY,
Christmas Eve in Santas
Workshop" will be presented by
students of the Monte Carlo
studios of stage, screen and
radio under the direction of ].
Richard GambleY,
Youngsters taking part are
Berthe Ray DoySA Wave Dawn
Currey, Don HaVar& Evelyn
APPEL and Eileen Gale. ;
RED CROSS WORKERS
There is a change of plans from
our program Of adjourning until
after the holidays. The Unit
will meet, as usual, Thursday
morning, the day of the Christ
mas school, to do some special
work for our own American
boys.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
Headdress Ball
Set by Group

A HEADDRESS BALL will
be given by the Fine Arts So
ciety Wednesday night at the
University Club.
1t will be preceded by sub
scription dinners at the club and
entertainment by the member
ship.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
Even Santa Claus Poise JoIted

EVEN SANTA CLAUS poise was Jolted, bythe request
Of little Elise Fink
For doctors kit and a dolls bed with stfetcher
IT,.
The Fink children had definite ideas. -.
Peter who insists being called Peter Rupert.
a chemistry and a r. c. A. control studio.
Sammy Sherer on the other hand hadn't figured
what he wanted"
George Johnston asked for football only.
The girls for the part not modest
in their demands as the boys.
Sherer wanted electric and lots Of
crayons.
And Lynn Johnston a doll and bath tub to battle
it In and cook stove and a new Teddy bear.
These youngsters all sat together with their mothers
Mrs. Joseph Stop Sherer Mrs George Fink and Mrs
George Johnston.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15

Bloomfield Hills bringing Lydia Mary Josephine Roth
Kitty Smith. Peggy 10 Grimm and Linda Ball
Mrs NJ M Burgess her small daughter. Nancy. -.
Mrs Gordon F. Reynolds Shirleann and jeanne Reynolds
and Mrs. A. j. Massey and her Jimmy all
long table
Mrs Muir Snow Jr.... and Mrs. Brewser Loud Jr.....
sat together with their children. Muir Snow III and Neil
Snow. and Teddy Loud.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
Freedoms Words

You'll be feeling your mothers
worn hand on your tousled head
as you sit by her knee 49, you'll
be hearing her voice in your
tangled soul as you see the old
ways coming back TO life
SAVIOUR the old foods listen
Ia the old dreams. And once
again you'll repeat, with Mary,
the words that are craven at
the base OF the Statue Of Lib
erty-the words that welcome
every frightened, home sick
stranger:
Give me your tired. your poor,
Your huddled masses yearn-
ing 10 breathe free,
The wTetched refuse OF your
teeming shore.
Send here, the h m e esS
tempest-tost to me.
Il lift my lamp b eSide the
golden door. +"
Mary has lifted the lamp.
Let's turn our backs 20 the
highland go in.
Copyright 1871. ~ King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
American Eats

For when Mary tells you about
American eats, she tells you
plenty more. She makes you see
the terror and loneliness, the
courage and pride and fighting
faith that lay behind those eats.
"Hasty Pudding" isn't merely
a mixture of corn meal and wa
ter 10 Mary Margaret Nc
Bride. It's cross section of our
national soul . simple with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
Elsie Robinson
America for Me- a Story
Of Plain Yankee Folks

honesty, salty with laughter,
Spiritualized by pain.
Here are the roots OF America.
Not merely its spectacular bud.
blossom and fruit, but the blood
that sailed those roots the
tears that watered them, the
sweat that nourished them
the fury that pruned them when
they ran wild.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
She Keeps Her Wants a Secret

MRS. W DEAN ROBINSON had her small daughter,
Grace. and David Rust with her.
Grace keeping her secret. for Santa's
only.
Mrs. Lester Ruwe took Nickie and Leslie De Voy. -.
Mrs Frank Feely there with Maureen.
Mrs c. j. Mckinney arrived with her 'threesome Car
lotta. Jimmy and Bayne. -.
Mrs. Edward Rothman and Mrs. John Ball came in from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
II N ayf f:
VIII with
Le

TT WAS kiddes' day and grand-mamas' day..
AT the Womans Exchange.
Their radiant faces .. were dead give away.
For the grandmamas.
Even the weather cOoperated. TO provide the
proper atmosphere.
For this Christmas party and Santa Claus visit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
Grandsons of Mrs. Banks at Table

MRS NOBLE BANKS had table Of little boys ht
grandsons Wallace Banks Macdonald and Patrick Mob
Clarke and Maxwell Bates Jr. and Jimmy Fitzpatrick
Mrs c. Harold Wills smart in wine colored dress
and matching looked after her granddaughters
Georgia Elaine Schenck and their little friends the
Coter twins . Maureen and Colleen their elder sister
Patricia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
Takes You Back

Do you know some one who's
frightened this year diScour-
aged, bewtdered? ? Some one who
thinks~+hat our country has gone
10 the dogs? Then give them
this book for Christmas. And
read it yourself. And l promise
the years will slip back.
You'll forget that you're sit
ting in a city apartment with a
raving world slavering at the
door. You'll forget the taxes you
will have TO pay the burden
you'll have 10 bear.
You'll be back again in an old
farm kitchen, with the kettle
simmering on the big wood stove
and the dough rising in blank
eted, yellow bowl and the
moths futtering around a kero-
Sene lamp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
One of Youngest and tieppiesf looking

ONE OF the youn ges. and happiest looking grand
mamas. Stewart Munroe pretty in slate
blue jacket ensemble tiny navy hat perched
atop her gray curls
She had with her Dana Munroe
Dana =. who is only two and half. didn't quite
know. what to make of it all
She had heard the older children talking about Santa
and much excited
But. when stopped by her table and gave her
present :. suddenly grown shy. turned
away her face.
With Mrs Munroe Mrs Henry Way Burrtt. -. also
pretty in a dress hat the shade of her blue eyes
And Barbara Burritt dark and attractive. in
bright red frock trying to look very grown-qp..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15

Lady Marley and Mrs. Edward
3. Gresser, president of the New
York chapter.
Maurice Hindus will address
the gathering.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
Analytical Books

You've read, or will be read
ing. scads Of books about Amer
lea these days wise and
wordy books eloquent, ana
lytical books books that hit
you everywhere but where you
live. But Mary's book is differ
ent. 1t isn't filled with facts or
f1ggers theories heart
throbs quotes from the ma
tional polls.
It's filled with - folks. Folks
and their honest 70 % goodness
feelings. The feelings that made
America . guaranteed now 10
bring back the grin and gulp 10
the sourest cynic that ever hit
the trail.
How does she do II? Well.
frinStance, with eats. If there's
one sub iect on which Mary
wakes completely fervent. it's
Yankee chow. And. with all due
reverence TO our classical docu-
ments. she packs more wallop
into that topic than youll find
in a dozen Bills of Rights,\
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-15
MARYS DONE II againl

MARY ) DONE II again!
Mary Margaret Mcbride, YOU
know her. Who doesn't! She
Of the young, eager voice, the
friendly chuckle, the bright,
brown twinkle so like the first
spring robins.
For years Mary has been as
much a part Of the American
scene as Southern pot likker
n greens Boston beans n
brown bread clam chowder
beaten biscuits hot
tamales a.. fried mush APP
pie pie with cheese. And the
deep, simple friendliness that
goes with them all.
Wherever the radio has gone.
ITS wave has carried Mary, am
bassador extraordinary 10 these
United States and its abundant
way Of life.
Some mission? I'll say! But
Mary has put il across. And
now, vim the worst lam we've
ever faced she is tackling some
thing else E. something harder.
She has written a book. A book
10 brace America against the
storm and bring back the lusty
old scene which so many Of us
have forgotten or never
knew. AMERICA FOR Me-"
Mary calls N
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

AS an example of their elusive
ness, there is the story of the
inn-keeper of the Rue Cloitre. an
Italian. The Companions met, &C.
casionally. In this cafe. They be-
lieved the Italian owner to be an
anti-Fascist. One day, however.
he went to the authorities and
told them everything he knew
about the Companions. A few
were caught; the very great ma
jority escaped. And one fine
morning In December. the body
of this italian was found float
ing down the icy waters Of the
Seine. And-as In the case of
the Oberleutnant Hans Hedricht
the corpse showed no demon
stable marks Of violence.
In the future, In the distant
future-when this war will have
come to an end-Antoine Saltier
will, no doubt, be moved to write
his memoirs. The world will then
get to know who he really was,
this new Judge" Of the vaga-
bonds of Paris in 1871. under the
German Occupation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
A NTOINE SALTIER submitted
~ fha folloxuipo yaporf.

A NTOINE SALTIER submitted
~ the following report:
The matter has been attended
to-" he said. Everything went
off satisfactorily and as planned.
When the Oberleutnant came out
Of the house. he saw Jeanne
Ferez near the door. He ap-
preached her at once. He prom
Used to give her additional food
ration cards If she would be nice
to him. If she refused. he would
have her arrested for pro-British
activities, he said. She then
acted as though she were per-
fectly willing to accede to his
wishes. and she agreed to meet
him on the banks of the Seine,
later. She went to the rendez-
vous. 1 was there, too. l kept
out of sight. as planned. When
the Oberleutnant came to keep
his appointment, l did what l
was supposed to do. The newt
able conclusion must be: suicide"
Good" said the Chief. "Well
done. Jeanne Ferez is very good,
too. Very valuable. Besides; she
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

A SINGULAR trial took
IA place in the police court
at Mora, New Mexico, re-
Gently during which Ayelino
Espinoza solemnly assured his
wife that he would not turn her
into a frog. so the couple returned
TO their home in the Sangre de
Cristo Mountains. where Es-
pinoza is considered a sorcerer
of unusual talent.
In the Murphy Canyon COM
munity where they live, every
one is afraid of Espinoza. The
Spanish residents don't dare cross
him lest he turn them into toads
or donkeys or birds, for he is
said to possess the EVIL eye"
But recently Mrs. Espinoza did
just that and few moments
later he disappeared and a frog
appeared which was 80 angry
that 1t bit her. At least. that is
WHAT size lcSNnlels III Aoul = -MA1lI
she had her charlatan husband
arrested on charge OF mayhem.
The woman insisted her hus-
band. through witchcraft, could
converse with the devil whenever
ne wished and that he had turned
the evil eye on her, threatening
to change her into a frog. Es-
pinoza smiled blandly through
his wife's recital but did not deny
her allegations. The judge
ordered him TO provide $1,000
bail or go TO Jail. and he pro-
duced the money--in cash.
Where did the idea Of the evil
eye originate? Virgil in one of
his poems makes shepherd COM
plain that an evil eye has be
witched his flock. Even in the
New Testament there are traces
of this prevalent belief. for st.
Paul. in his Epistle TO the Gala
tians. says: "Oh, foolish Gala
tians, who hath bewitched you7"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

has a private motive for ven
geance. Her father. He was a
Czech, and he died In a Nazi con-
centration camp. Her mother
was French. She was killed by
a bomb. We found Jeanne half
starved on the street. But she
forsook her home and safety to
join us to avenge her parents
deaths. We will reward her and
make her one Of our Judges
MOT day passed without some
~ new exploit performed by
these amazing Companions of
Francois Villon.
BY now, naturally, most Parish
ans know of the existence of this
organization. Even the Germans
are now not unaware of what
is going on. I'VE therefore no
longer hesitate to reveal these
facts.
Furthermore, the Companions
of Francois Villon have COM
pletely changed their methods,
their meeting places and their
general appearance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

you what We'll do: well strictly
forbid all begging, and we'll ar
rest every single tramp and
homeless individual in Paris.
Well fill our jails with them.
And then what? Then, if you are
wrong-as 1, for one, believe you
are-and if what you call the
Black Terror continues-what do
we do then? Well quite simply
be ridiculous in the eyes of the
public; and we shall have done a
thoroughly hateful thing, In their
opinion, by locking up all those
harmless and helpless wounded
war veterans, and all those mis-
erably poor ones who, after all,
belong to the true picture of
Paris and who have so often been
written about and even glorified
by our greatest poets. No,
Colonel. And. tell me, do you
think Herr Otto Abetz would ia
vor such a move? Isn't he doing
all he can to create the impress
sion that we are collaborating
most successfully, you Germans
and we Parisians And what do
you think the foreign correspon-
dents will say? The Americans,
especially"
Colonel sighed. five
could only have some proof" he
said. Just q little bit of evil
dence."
At that moment, the telephone
rang.
Monsieur Langeron picked up
the receiver. He listened, for a
moment, in silence. "All right"
he said into the telephone.
Then he hung up the receiver
and turned to Colonel Won Stern
bat. Colonel, he said,- re-
gretfully inform you that the
body of Oberleutnant Hans
Hedricht has just been found in
the Seine. Since the body shows
no marks of violence. we must
assume that this is a case of
suicide"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

case Of Avelino Espinoza. The
evil eye may belong to a person
who does not know that he has
it. A curious instance was the
popular belief that Pope Plus TX,
who was Pontiff from 1916 to
1878, had the evil eye, although
he was most gentle. Neverthe-
less, the ignorant shrank from
his presence, lest his gaze fall
upon them and do harm to their
persons, their crops, or their chill
dren.
Only a few years ago Mrs.
Catherine Mayo, of County Sligo,
in Ireland was tortured by her
neighbors to make her confess
that she had cast the evil eye
on their cattle.
A simple method of averting
the evil eye in the old days was
to hang indecent images upon
fruit trees and also to wear them
about the neck. To. this day
superstitious Latins wear small
amulets of coral or of silver,
which may be of different forms,
either that of an antelope horn
or of a key or of a crescent
moon with face on it. The most
popular is a miniature hand with
the first and fourth fingers
doubled down. This is the Hand
of Fatima," so much in evidence
among the Moors along the north
coast Of AFRICA, where it may be
seen frequently embroidered on
the thin face wells worn by
women for averting the evil eye.
However, an instantaneous way
of avoiding its dire effects is to
point the middle finger at the
person supposed to have the evil
eye. This gesture was. in ancient
Roman times. considered most in
sulting. Emperor Caligula was
killed by one of his officers at
whom he had made this sign.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

A MBROSE S. OTTEY, a re-
~ tired blacksmith of Cecil,
y Maryland, thirty three
years ago began a systematic
reading of the Bible, and has
succeeded in arranging an odd
classification of its contents.
After reading through the Holy
Book III times. he knows how
many times certain words and
letters appear and how many
chapters and verses there are
He also knows by memory names
that spell the same both ways.
peculiar passages of Scripture.
the middle book. chapter. verse
and line. and other interesting
facts.
He says IL you want to read
the Bible through in year. you
can do so in an interesting and
instructive manner by reading
three chapters every week day
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Has Read Bible liz Times

and five on Sunday. Or read
two in the Old and one in the New
Testament every week day and
six in the Old and four in the
New Testament every Sabbath,
and you will then have read the
Old Testament once and the New
twice in. the year.
Mr.. Ottey has computed the
number of verses commencing
with the various letters Of the
alphabet, as follows: a, 12,63S;
b. 2.207; C, 1873; d, III; e, 207;
f, 1877; g, 209; h, 1,164; i, 1,449;
!, 1853; k. IS; |, Ali; m, 437; n,
961; o, SOP; p, 149; q. 4; r, 1877;
$, LOSS; t. 5.2s6; u, SO; V. 81;
W. 1906; X, none; y, 1855; z, II.
He has ascertained that the
Bible contains 1,1s9 chapters.
31,19s verses. 773,697 words and
1866, $50 letters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

eye directed toward a living OBJ
ject.
In ancient times. women were,
as a rule, supposed to possess
the evil eye more commonly than
men. Such eyes were usually
squirting or deep-set, and they
almost invariably had double
pupils. 1t was said in the Middle
Ages that an evil eye could be
detected by very simple expert
ment. If anyone suspected a per-
son of this sinister power all he
had to do was to look into the
eye itself, and if he saw his own
image reflected there, upside
down. then the eye was evil.
In modern times this sinister
eye is held to belong oftener
to men than women, as in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
The King of the

The King of the
Vagabonds,
Seated on His
Throne In the Old
Square, Sur
rounded by His
Criminals of the
Underworld, as
Described by Vic
tor Hugo. Today
the Beggars Of
This Same IN
derwOrld, Sitting
as "The Tribunal
of the Vaga-
bonds" In the
Catacombs of
Paris, Pass Death
Sentences on the
Nazi Oppressors
Whose Acts of
Cruelty Mark
Them for Execu-
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

In Italy, Naples and Corsica
the superstition of the NAL
occhio. or evil eye is singularly
deep-rooted. But this belief also
exists among the peasantry of
England. and in the heart of
Africa. 1t disturbs the Turks and
Russians and it is known to the
islanders of the South Seas, and
to the Chinese. To the ignorant
peasants of Spain and Ireland it
is as powerful as their belief in
the rising and setting of the sun.
Among all peoples it has one
point in common. They hold that
certain persons, sometimes know
ingly and sometimes even with
out their own knowledge. pos
sess the power of working harm
upon others by a glance of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

Condemned to
Pay Heavy Ran
som or Be
Hanged Unless
Some Woman
Would Marry
Him on the Spot,
This Stranger
Wandering Into
the Old-Time
Vagabonds'
Stronghold Faced
a Cruel Predic-
anent. But the
Present-Day
Vagabonds Give
No Choice to the
Nazis They Have
Singled Out to
Pay the Death
Penalty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

At the mention Of Himmler's
name, the Colonel respectfully
bowed his head.
The Project went on: Didn't
Himmler come here, in person, to
direct the investigation And
what did he find?. ="
But, after all, if those beggars
really. ;"
Where did you get this idea
in the first place, Colonel? But If
you actually believe those poor
devils are responsible. I'll tell
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

walk in the Bots for six weeks,
during last August and Septem-
ber.)
This Tribunal was similar to
the "Beggar's Court" seen in the
famous motion picture, M.
There the vampire of Dusseldorf
was irrevocably condemned to
die, and the sentence was to be
executed by the judges them
selves, drawing lots to determine
who was to act as executioner.
Similarly. Antoine Saltier was
chosen to execute the Oberleut-
nant Hans Hedricht. Saltier was
to be helped by the pretty brun-
cite, Jeanne Ferez. the 1871 ver-
sion of "Eneralda Jeanne"
ssx\Y/HATS this you're telling
TzsW me? I'don't believe word
of it. Permit me to inform you,
Colonel, that those are all old
yarns about what used to happen,
perhaps, in the Paris Of long
ago. Very romantic material, no
doubt, for plays and movies and
so forth. But there's nothing like
that going on today, can assure
you"
Monsieur Bangeron, Project Of
the Police of Paris, took off his
glasses and bowed his head a
trifle, to conceal his smile.
But Colonel Won Stembach, a
pot-bellied little man. began to
show signs Of mounting blood
pressure. He said:
Nov, Monsieur the Project, I
don't care whether it's the work
of the beggars of Paris or of the
devil himself, it's got to stop.
Not one single day goes by with
out something going wrong. And
now our Officers are being as
'sassinated regularly. No, we're
not anxious to punish the city
officially; we're not anxious to
have the whole world know that
everything's not proceeding so
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

smoothly here. But, 1 tell you,
this can't go on. One of two
things: either we get hold of
these bandits, or the city of Paris
will be severely punished. Do
you hear me, Monsieur the Pre-
feet? 1 said. severely punished"
II understand you perfectly"
replied Langeron. earnestly. But
we are doing everything possible.
Didn't Herr Himmler, himself
send on the best policemen from
Berlin"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

Q 1871 by Weekly. Rights
Evening star., 1941-03-16

Smart, modern blinds made OF
Eastwood Stats finished with three
coats of ivory or white paint.
Equipped with front fascia board,
worm gear fitting device and
mingled tape. Choice of widths
from % to 36 inches all 81
inches long.
XAnnA-Thtrd Floor.
Evening star., 1941-05-23

It
wit
Of gold
coming
Ethiopia
there Of but it believed
available
American
forces with still
government
the Mediterranean. will fight the likely interruption
oil supplies from Mosu for will handicap