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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
Nation S Lifeline
NTHE mouse that has but one hole

tS-T7HE that has but one hole is soon caught
L says an Arabian proverb.
If that pEoverb means anything to Americans of today
ii means this
BUILD THE NICARAGUA CANAL!
We are a nation with only escape from the At
lantic into the Pacific vice
The bottlng up or destruction of the Panama Canal
might giant catastrophe for our country.
canal across Nicaragua would make this country
feel one hundred per cent safer in case of war.
Billions being spent for defense
But why those billions is there provision for the
most obvious necessity of the day-the Nicaragua Canal
has been estimated that the canal could be built for
S725000000
That is merely small change to
We'd never miss it.
WYE ARE told the Panama Canal is "mpregnable"
w Nothing is "impregnable' nowadays.
The board of army engineers, headed by Brig. Gen
D. l. Sultan, reported few years ago that
"Since the construction of the canal at Panama
the weapons of attack against canal structures par
tcuarly the arplane have increased in power in efec
tveness and in the strategic element of surprise The
Panama Canal is not nvulnerable now, it at the
time of its completion"
If that true then it is Still true now-more so
in fact
We need two lfelines-two mouse holes
What has been sadly lacking in the last seven years
in our defense preparations (f any, has been FORE
SIGHT.
That foresight is still lackng-for we have made
provision for second canal when the necessity for
alternative between the Atlantic and Pacific is
obvious the necessity for duplicate keys your house
door.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28

The old time elegancies of
mode and manner of living that
had been copied from Europe in
the form of hotels of type. and
restaurants, and private homes.
and dress, and hours, already
had been pretty much wiped
out by the rude garishness of
the bootlegging era and they
now disappeared entirely TO be
replaced by more practical
Americanisms familiar 10 all
American communities.
The display of wealth, the i'm
portance of the stock market.
the significance of social posi-
ton. vanished.
And the gossip columns of the
newspapers placed names and
personalities that would once
have seemed most remote TO the
folks at the forks of the creek
right in their laps.
They are the personal columns
of the papers back home, no less.
The Worlds Fair, the new and
cheap means of transportation,
especially the buses. also brought
the two extremes closer to-
gether. Thus in the time Of
E'iorello LaGuardia. New York
City has been thoroughly Main
streeted and put on the basis of
more human relationship with
the rest of the country. 1t IS
no longer the big, scary, cruel.
unSympathetic city TO the Wis
itor. He may know more about
II than the native.
MAYBE it would have hap
WI pened without LaGuardia.
but we think not. We think just
seeing pictures of him in his
black SLOUGH gave confidence to
the most timid in visiting New
York.
He is undoubtedly one of the
greatest mayors New York ever
had. il not the greatest. His
second term is running out and
there is some talk that he may
not run again. Perhaps he IS
Just being little coy and wants
TO be coaxed. He gets SIS, 900 a
year. which is surely small
salary for man in the second
most important executive job in
the United States.
He would be bargain at that
price to any private business
concern if ne could guarantee
the same success he has had as
mayor. We think he VIII run
again, all right, and probably be
reelected. first, because his OPP
position has no one to beat him,
and second, because he cannot
possibly have as much fun doing
anything else.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
BAERlhG DOWN ON THE NEWS:
High Cost of Dying
BY ARTHUR BUGsl BAER

England close $4,000 900 day that
you keep the difference.
What makes it all the tougher is that this the
last warmed said that in 1921 and it
true three feet 10 the yard.
Germany spending that much, if Russia gets into the
scrimmage she will spend the amount and will
You take any barrel than you put into it.
In year the entire world will be busted hearts
New York and tenders IN Los Angeles.
The world will spend 10 100000 600 600 year for
shooting crackers. And when all will not prove
anything than idiot catching his thumb.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
Monday. April z

Remember the Spring election this year is on Mon
day, April z.
The voters must select the persons who will act for
the next six years as Judges of Circuit Recorders,
Traffic and Common Pleas Courts
It's up to YOU to do your share in selecting
sound judiciary
In past years the election has been on Tuesday.
Rememher its AInndaN-A rrll !, this year
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
New York's Mayor LaGuardia
Typifies Homespun Era
BY DAMON RUNYON

ENORELLO L a G u A r d / a,
L mayor of New York City,
civic commander of 1000, 1000,
typifies an era in the history of
the big city. 1t is a sort Of
homespun era. 1t may be the
greatest era the city has ever
known. Certainly it has placed
il more in touch with the rest
of the nation than ever before
and made it more honey, more
American. We would say La
Guardia is largely responsible,
though perhaps unwittingly.
The folks at the forks of the
creek never understood the Tam
many types of New York mayors
and were a little at ease about
the razor-s h arp. debonnair
Jimmy Walker. But they saw
Wed Fiorello LaGuardia right
from taw, for all his odd name,
with his homely kisser, his rasp-
ing voice, his face-making, his
running to fires and all that
stuff. Fhey recognized an eccen-
tricity and kindred soul. They
had fellows just like him back
home.
LaGuardia in his black SLOUGH
hat and his crumpled clothes;
LaGuardia with his children Wis
iting places that interest chill
dren; LaGuardia marching in
parades; LaGuardia making hot
come-backs to hecklers; LaGuar-
dia taking pops at guys-this
LaGuardia belonged to the little
people everywhere.
He has mixture of blood in
his veins, Italian, Jewish and
what-not. but he also has plenty
of Arizona sand in his compost
ton. He was born in Arizona,
when his father was an army
band leader at post there.
I AGUARDIA came to the may
IL orally of New York as the
big depression was getting in
full swing. He arrived on the
heels of a flash era of wine-bib-
bling. Everybody had a terrible
hangover. He was squat-built,
wore baggy pants. and was the
very antithesis of the slender,
elegant Walker. who had also
typified an era, the like of which
we shall never see again And
yet Walker was as definitely the
symbol of his era as LaGuardia
has become or his and the eras-
are as wide apart as the poles.
LaGuardia is cracker-boX
sort of man. He likes to mix
with people and TO "argify." He
was in Congress for a spell and
perhaps contracted the habit
there. But he is a commoner at
heart and has soul for the little
people, which is a fine thing to
have these days.
We suppose he makes mistakes
and he sure has a faculty for
developing enemies, but judg-
ing from the enemies he has
made. which is said to be a good
system. the score is pretty much
in his favor
IN THE years that LaGuardia
Il has been mayor, number Of
things have happened to en-
hance the homespun aspect pro-
duced in New York by the per-
sonality of the city's chief. The
tide of immigration that had
always kept a certain foreign
touch TO the city, has abated
more than ever and the new
generations of American-born of
foreign parents has continued to
increase and to submerge the
customs and influences of the
old countries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
Quiz Answers

l. Queue-a tail-like plat Of hair
or a line of persons.
2. Brass-copper and zinc; bronze
copper and tin.
Z. Four.
4. ID. S. distinguished Service
Cross; ID. S. M.-Distinguished
Service Medal.
5. In the sea; they're snails.
8. Nishnu.
7. Sizes of type.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28

"A single bad habit will mar an
otherwise faultless character, as
an inkdrop soileth the pure white
page.
Ballou
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
March rs. 1910

\ Norway interns stranded u
boat; crew held also in spite OF
German demand for its release.
Netherlands Sh oots down
British bomber in flames: craft
accused of neutrality violation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28

YOU can see from this i'm
Il partial summary of the con-
tentions that those who are
doing Hitler's business in the
United States are serious about
their complaints Yet few Of
their contentious would be ac-
cepted as vital by guiding
government source.
As a whole the complaints
foster the suspicion that the
strikes have been contrived by
some one who does not have the
final interest of labor at heart.
Suppose. for an instance. that
all the complaints in these half
dozen most important strikes
were resolved in favor of labor.
the victory would not be i'm
portant.
If I were a Communist bent
on running Mr.. Roosevelts plan
! would favor the strikers.
IT is unfortunate that we have
Il no central control capable OF
meeting such a diverse and ma
tionally important development
in the defense program.
The President has indicated
no inclination TO take hold.
We cannot expect Congress 10
do il without leadership. It
seems we are in for an indefinite
period of more of the same.
Labor no doubt has the right
10 strike and protect itself, but
the public has a greater right.
1t has the right of protection
and in this case it has the right
of a fair ALLEGATION Of wages and
working arrangements. But no
one in the government-or else
where is advocating the cause
of the public.
The only strong advocacy
comes from the parties involved.
1t is not a question of how
many men are on strike. as Mr..
Roosevelt says NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
any one is on strike at a time
when labor's international cause
is being so well defended.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
u. S. Enters
Upon NewE
WiIIy-kiIIy
Precipitous Events Today
Allow for Predictions

(The opinions expressed by
General johnson are not neees-
sariIy those of The Detroit
Times)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
Connolly Answers

1. (a) Florida; (b) Kansas; &c
Louisiana.
?. (a) Henry w.; (b) Mac
BETH; (c) Twelfth Night"
3. (a) A dupe; (b) go the limit
(c) to her liking.
4. (a) Faust" Gounod; (b) Han
sci and Gretel." Humperdinck
(c) "Lakme," Delibes.
5. (a) Chicago; OBJ Washington
d. c.; (c) New York City.
6. (a) Saul; (b) David; tc) st
Stephen.
7. (a) Leo Tolstoi; (b) Charlotte
Bronte; (c) Eugene ONeill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
Letters to
the Editor
TO THE EDITOR :

TO THE EDITOR:
OUR stay on this earth is so
" very short. Our ordinary
lives are hardshipS enough
during peacetimes, and yet, in
stead of trying TO live as
civilized humans, we slaughter
or help slaughter one another by
participating or contributing to
the prolongation of war.
My Yankee blood boils when
I'm asked to dig into my pocket
TO support F. d. RS foreign
policy that permits American
war supplies to enter Russia,
knowing that Russia is helping
Germany. Indirectly we are
arning Germany!
We armed Japan with scrap
iron and oil. We give money and
supplies TO China England is
given billions of dollars worth of
war supplies.
What is the object of this
hypocritical plot? 1t is to pro-
long this war so that Christian
nations will mangle one another,
and make themselves easy pick
ings for that great if atheistic
Soviet Russia?
From past performances and
their relations towards Russia.
Id say that F. d. r. and his
radical advisers would much
rather carry on with Europe
dominated by Joe Stain. rather
than Europe and Asia dominated
by Adolph and his ally, Japan.
STEPHEN T. LASKE,
7S9 Kitchener avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:
BEFORE our city fathers start
~ talking about reducing gas
rates by taking over the gas
company, let them prove their
sincerity and ability by reducing
our present tax rate.
Detroit already has a. tax rate
so high that most property
owners can't afford to pay it.
and the rate is going still higher.
If our politicians don't know
how TO reduce the costs for the
services which the city already
controls, how do they expect us
TO believe that they can operate
the gas system more efficiently
and economically than the gas
company?
Wake up taxpayers and pro-
tect yourselves against further
increases in taxation by defeat
ing this plan for municipal gas.
------------Spl-A4,TE -XI-SIICk.
1918 Caldwell >aVenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
March rs. 1916

United States asks Berlin to
say whether English liner Sus-
sex was sunk by U-boat without
warning.
House of Commons member
lays air casualties TO inferior
British airplanes.
Allied war conference in Paris
makes new plans to stsrve Ger
many.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28

The first step toward great
ness is to be honest, says the
proverb; but the proverb fails
to state the case strong enough.
Honesty is not only "the first
step toward greatness" it IS
greatness itself.
Booze
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
Hitler Agents
Seen Behind
Strikes Here
Minor Disputes Disrupt
Arms Program
BY PAUL MAEE0N

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-
w The series of strikes dis
rupting the defense program
and sabotaging Mr.. Roosevelt's
course may seem to those on
strike to involve issues as inn
portant as life itself. To a dis
interested bystander. they seem
to involve only superficial tech
nicalities.
In an effort TO present sue
cincuy the points at issue, in
half a dozen of the outstanding
conflicts, / consulted the least
partisan sources of expert in
formation in the government,
and received the following
studied advice:
VANADIUM-This bottleneck
strike, holding up production of
particular kind of steel neces-
sary for machine tools (the very
center of defense EFFORT in
wolves the company's right TO
hire six non-union guards. The
union claims this violates their
contract, as il probably does.
The company claims the guards
are a part of management, not
labor.
UNIVERSAL CY CLIO p S
The employees claim the COM
pany pays about $3.50 a ton be-
low its competitors, and want
wage increase.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28

INTERNATIONAL HARVES-
- TER-A union in which sus-
pected Communist elements are
controlling, has demanded recog-
milton of its setup in all plants.
The NLRB has certified it as
the bargaining union in only two
of six plants.
ALLIS-CHALMERS was
all settled more than a month
ago. but at the last minute Sid
ney Hillman. Mr.. Roosevelt's CO.
director of defense. attempted
to interpret the agreement that
had been reached. His interpre-
tation was not satisfactory 10
any one and, if he had kept his
mouth shut, the strike would be
settled today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28

1918 Caldwell >avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27

'UD10e0 Press from sacramento, IOOH
most of the Ell Centro city council
by surprise. There had apparently
been no official notification, High
way Commissioner Charles Bratton
said he had heard of the meeting
Monday but only in private con-
versation.
United Press explained the pro-
posed El Centre underpass was
budgeted for 100000 in the next
highway budget out added there
is a division of local opinion wheth-
er the underpass should be on Main
street or elsewhere"
City councilmen Tuesday immed-
lately got busy to zee what repre-
entation, if any, would be advis-
able at the Long Beach meeting,
to guard against shelving the prof.
ect. Several weeks ago the council
assured the highway commission
that the city would contribute part
of current gasoline tax funds to-
ward cost OF the project.
There was no further indication
of what was meant by division OF
local opinion. 1t might, however
have referred to the councils tax
fund vote which was four to one,
Bratton dissenting.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
Fireworks DISRUPT
Budget Committee.
Pro|ong Session

SACRAMENTO, May 27 tUP)-
The joint free conference committee
seeking a compromise on the BIZ
ennial budget broke up in violent
disagreement today, forcing the ap-
pointment of a second committee
and stalling adjournment until at
least mid-June.
The committee exchanged heated
words this morning at it's second
meeting. When Senator William
Rich and Assemblyman Seth Mill
ington. refused to compromise, the
session abruptly ended and it was
agreed to report back to both houses
that the first attempt to settle the
budget dispute had ended in failure.
1--WE been coming to this legisla-
ture for 20 years and never saw the
time yet when a committee could
not come to a compromise" Rich
snapped.
There is no compromise possible
on this budget Millington answer
ed
Then let's quit" Rich said, and
walked out.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
Crete Attackers
Gain Roadway With
Driving Offensive
British Admit Loss of
Cruisers, Destr0yers
In Defense of Island
By UNITED PRESS

Germany's air-horne army
won more ground Tuesday
in the fierce, fantastic bat
tie of Crete.
Blows and counter-b blows on \
war front stretching from the north
Atlantic to the Mediterranean and
on to East Africa and Iraq fell with
hammer speed during one OF
the momentous days OF the Europ-
can conflict.
The highlights-mo of them an
nounced to the House OF Commons
by Prime Minister Winston Chur-
chill-included
German forces, still landing
by air on Crete and probably using
air-bor tanks, suffered big casual
ties but smashed a deeper hole In
British lines in their offensive from
Malemi. on western Crete, toward
Canea and Suda nay forcing the
British Imperials talso being REIN
forced) to fall back to new posi-
tions. Fighting continued furiously.
2.-The British admiralty an
nounced the loss of two cruisers and
four destroyers and the damaging
of two battleships and other cruis-
ers in the battle around Crete, but
asserted no major borne axis
reinforcements had broken through
the naval screen around the island
and that British naval strength in
the Mediterranean was relatively
unimpaired. Royal air force pilots
attacking the Germans at Crete
reported shooting down more than
five air transports and the damaging
of more than 100 other transports,
while the navy sank two small sea
transports loaded with German
troops and two enemy speed boats.
3.-German submarines were cred
tied by Berlin with sinking IA load
ed enemy merchant sInps totalling
1880 tons off the west African
coast and the luftwaffe repeatedly
sank a 3.000-ton merchant ship off
the British coast ana damaged an
other
An north Africa. the British
reported an Raj air raid on the
axis base at Benghszi had started
/ huge fires. while otner raids dam
aged Searpanto airdrome on the
+ italian DoGeoaness Islands and hit
at enemy ships off the African coast.
Sin Ethiopia. British forces
attempting to END Italian resistance
+ captured more prisoners south OF
/ Addis Abhba and crushed with
+ heayy casualties an italian counter
+ attack.
6.-In Iraq. the Royal air force
/ bombed the Mosul a.sGrome twhere
+ the pro-axis premier ilashid Ali Al
+ Gallant was reporteO and German
/ planes bombed tie Raj base at
+ Haobaniya. An Iraqi eommuniquc
+ via Berlin claimed the British were
being forced back after advancing
70 within l6 miles of Baghdad.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
Secretary Perkins,
Under Fire, Moves
ToQuiet Critics
New Strike Mediation
Machinery Set Up to
Expedite Settlements
BY UNITED PRESS

Government mediation ma.
chinery to prevent defense
work stoppages was rein.
forced Tuesday by a new
committee to bridge the gap be-
tween the defense mediation board
and the U. S. department of labor
Shortly after members of con-
gress criticized Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins on grounds she was
laggard in certifying important dis
putes TO the mediation board, she
appointed a three-man committee
TO decide what cases should be re-
ferred
Her appointeeS were Chairman
Clarence E. Dykstra of the media
ton board, Director John R. Steel
man of the U. S. conciliation serv
ice and Maxwell Brandwen of the
office of production management
labor division.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D., Va, had
said he was "astonished' because
Miss Perkins had not referred the
San Francisco shipyards strike TIC
the board. Miss Perkins said she
had been asked by Associate OPM
Director Sidney Hillman not to GER
tify it.
After a one-day poStponement
the senate defense investigating
committee was scheduled to resume
hearings on the shipbuilding strike
and to hear AFL President William
Green. Green conferred Monday
with President Roosevelt and eX-
pressed hope for an early settlement
AFL members in allied unions
were disregarding picket lines OF
l,700 AFL and CIO machinists
around the IL struck shipyards
which have defense contracts valued
at $500. 100000 The back-to- work
movement gained momentum at six
of the plants. The Moore Drydock
Co. announced so per cent of its
employees had returned and said Ii
could continue for as long as two
months" without machinists.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
Aircraft Strike.
Formula Sought

WASHINGTON. May 81 cUPD.-
Labor and management represen-
tatiyes of the North American Az
iation Corp. Inglewood. Calf. con-
ferred here today without the aid
of a mediation board panel in an
effort TO avoid strike of 1890
workers tomorrow whcih would
stop work on planes for the army
and navy.
Mediation beard Secretary Ralph
t. Seward met with company Of
ficials and representative of the
United Automobile Workers tCIO)
in an effort to work out a tentative
agreement.
No board panel has been chosen
to hear the dispute "as there just
aren't enough members 10 60
around for all the strikes an Of
ficial said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
Man S Leg Broken
When Truck Dives
Into Borrow PIT

A nose-diving pickup truck that
plunged into a barpit near the north
Ell Centre city limits landed Thomas
Asder. FL Centre farmer, in the
county hospital with a broken leg
Tuesday.
The accident occurred Monday
afternoon when Asder was driving
alone toward Ell Centre from I'M
perial. just before reaching the
railroad tracks he passed one car
but was forced to apply his brakes
rapidly to avoid another machine
that was approaching from the
south.
Brakes on Asders pickup ap-
parently locked. He skidded across
the railroad tracks and the machine
spun over once before landing IN
the pit City Officer Reed Cunning
ham investigated.