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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

The creator god Pachakamaj would rather
have the temples stripped by the reverent hands
of his priesthood to be replaced in happier times,
than by the white fends. Rapidly the lakes of
gold were poured into holes in the earth and
covered over.
The greatest of all these treasure houses was
the temple city of Pachacamac the Mecca of Peru,
and there Pizarro searched
The priests had to hurry, with so little time to
ransack their temple and the House of the Sun
Virgins that the disappointed Spanards managed
to pick up only $4,000 900 that they had been
unable to hide, including S500000 in gold nails
and a vault full of silver of which the Span
iafds melted up to cast into shoes for their horses
replacing the wornout iron ones.
The bulk of Pachacamacs gold, estimated at
S50000000 was hastily buried right close by IN
the green valley of Lurn. That much the Spanlards
learned by torturing to death many of the priests
and such of the humble inhabitants of the valley
as might have seen the burial and even worked on it
But nobody would reveal the spot and nobody
has done so to this day, more than four centuries
later.
In fury the Spaniards DESTROYED the temple
anu the other buildings of the city, including the
Convent of the Sun Virgins, as they did on more
blood thirsty scale later at Cuzco Most OF the
Virgins outraged and then slain. The
wretched natives now learned that not only their
gold silver and jewels, but the virtue of their
sacred women was not safe from these staggering
ut-throats
AS a result the gold of the Incas disappeared
into the ground and the cult of the Sun Virgins
vanished too the last survivors fleeing to secret
refuge city on an inaccessible peak of the Andes
not many miles away This city, Machu Picchu,
was discovered not so long ago. The Spaniards
never found that city, search as they would
The striking thing about this cult is that 1t
could hardly be more similar to the Vestal Virgins
of Rome if the same person had invented and
founded both institutions.
Both were composed of virgins who, f. hidden
to marry, must retain their chastity all TIL days
or be put to death. Similarly both wer~ "a avn
from the most exalted families who considered the
selection high honor-even though the madens
might not.
The chief duty of these two sets OF virgins
opposite sides of the earth was to tend holy
fire, but with one difference.
The Roman Vestas were supposed to see that
it never went out whereas those of Pachacamac
once year, tremendously extinguished their fire
and kindlcd a new one. The new fire had to come
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

straight from the rays of the Sun God hlmseI
focused by means of large concaVe mirror
polished gold.
This huge disc of gold and the golden clasps o
the virgins skirts went into the melting pot OF tn
Conqustadors.
The Roman Vestals appeared at certain publ
occasions and had the right of way in the train
of Romes crowded streets over most anyone bu
the Emperor himself They could circulate some
what in public and even talk to men, provided
it was done with the most crcumspeet propristY
The Inca virgins were subject to much ST y e
regulations Taken into the convent before ne
teens" often in early childhood, a virgin wa
never able to hear or man, even her lathe
or brother, until the moment of her death and no
even then unless honored by the distinction o
being sacrificed to the Sun God.
There is some reason to think that there ma.
have been one exception to this rule, in the form
of eunuch priests who had some sort of dute'
within the House of the Virgins, so that sometime
they were buried in the same cemetery.
No women from the outside world were al
lowed to penetrate this prison of innocence ant
ignorance except very few Mamacunas (teacher'
of the madens).
No doubt the Mamacunas part of thu
propaganda to make the virgins content with theI
lot described men as terrible creatures whom the.
were lucky to escape.
How true this must have seemed to them wher
Pizarro and his human beasts smashed down the
doors of their sanctuary
Il UNI before llc COlHlllS VI tllI A'Pdiii"iN 10 W
i 4 even of the Incas, Pachacamac, had been tn
site of temple after temple, as far back, it is be
lieved as 1000 B. c.
Here it was that DR. Max Uhle, dean of Al
archaeologists making Central and South Americ;
their field applied modern methods of detection t.
determine how. why and by whom these virgins
came to their deaths.
Dr. Uhle found buried in what the mos
sacred part of the temple grounds, great mum
Der of bodies of women. He was at first impressed
by the fact that only women were buried hxre
and that no mems clothing was found He o
that little devices in the graves were "topos, Of
small fasteners used by women for their clothing
and not as had been thought, tweezers used by
men for pulling out hairs.
But what was even more remarkable about
these women was that they had all died Immature
deaths
They had all died by strangulation
DIR. Uhle then held an inquest over them, as II
were just as a coroner would hold an inquest oyel
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Public Misinformed.
On lis Strike Attitude
RutIedge Declares
Judge Says Employers
CuIpabiIity for WoIkout
Moy Not Be PubIicized

The public has not been fully in
formed as to the reasons for strikes
in defense industries, Associate
Justice Wiley Rutledge of the
Court of Appeals said in a speech
here yesterday, and urged that
management and labor make
equality of sacrifice" to prevent in
terruption of the defense program.
He addressed a meeting of the
Washington Lawyers Guild on
Civil Liberties and National De-
fense," Following his speech, Fed
eral workers held a panel discus
sion during which they charged
that "Witch-hunt" for radicals in
the Federal service was resulting in
serious infringement of the workers
basic rights.
The conference was held at the
Burlington Hotel and opened with
luncheon at which Justice Rut-
ledge spoke.
He pointed out that the country
faces dangers now from without and
from within and in meeting these,
there are three fundamental prob
lens the country must face If we
are to preserve civil liberties.
Holds Public "Misinformed."
The first is preservation of free
dom Of speech. The second involves
our dealings with disloyal elements.
The third problem, Justice Rutledge
said, involved the exercise of labor S
rights.
1T is about labor's rights, espe-
cially the right to strike in indus
tries Immediately affecting defense,
that public sentiment and temper
are crystalizing most rapidly. The
reasons for this are obvious. I hap
pen to believe that the public has
not been given a wholly accurate
picture"
He said that popular opinion.
which was against the strikers, was
greatly misinformed."
The strike may be wholly juSti-
fed. considered as a matter solely
between employer and employees" he
said. But because its effect upon
production is immediate and total,
the public doesn't regard it this
way"
He said that labor should use
every means which government has
set up for adjustment of differences
before resorting to strike and said
that upon the wisdom of its lead
ers may depend preservation OF
labor's liberties.
Management Also Has Obligation
But it is a corollary of this that
management owes an equal obliga-
ton. The sacrifice can't be all on
one side. An employer who gives
cause for strike in these times is
equally. if not more responsible
for it. One who refuses to recognize
his employees independently chosen
representatives for bargaining, or to
deal with them in good faith, makes
himself proXimate cause of the
strike, though the public may not be
informed of that fact"
Lawyers from Government de-
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Catholic Peace Group
To Convene Here

Americas peace aims" will be the
theme of the 18th annual confer
ence Of the Catholic Association for
International Peace to be held at
Trinity College April IA and Is.
Questions to be discussed, accord
ing to an announcement yesterday
include THE Responsibility of the
United States for Peace Terms;
SHOULD a United Europe Be In
sisted On?" why is a World Or
ganization Needed" and "The Place
of the United States in a World
Organization"
On the day Immediately following
the conference, the Catholic Student
Peace Federations of the country
will meet at Trinity College for their
Evening star., 1941-03-30

secretary In charge Of industrial
relations of the National Urban
League.
Mai. johnson discussed the Status
of the Negro in the Armed Forces" "
He traced the growth of the colored
branch of the Army since conscrip-
ton, but called attention to the
inadequate number of colored Off
GERS available. A count last summer,
he said, showed there were only
353 colored reserve officers. One of
the War Departments problems,
he declared, is to find enough colored
officers to handle the $1,000 colored
soldiers the Army will have by June
80. Negroes" Maj. johnson said,
"have always been willing to do
their part in national defense"
The conference will close with
an afternoon session today at which
the speakers will be Charles Hous-
ton, Allan S. Haywood, A. j. IsSer-
man and Osmond K. Fraenkel.
Evening star., 1941-03-30

vate lives and their families. One
worker, it was charged, was dis
missed because the local police said
he was un-American." although he
had no police records whatsoever.
Negro Rights Discussed.
Negro Rights was the theme at
session last night which heard DR..
Alpheus Hunton, vice president of
the Washington Council, National
Negro Congress; Maj. Campbell
johnson, executive assistant to the
director of selective service, and
Lester Granger, assistant executive
Evening star., 1941-03-30

''""iments and representatives OF
Federal workers unions participated
Ill a panel discussion of civil lib
critics under the defense program,
Speakers included Eleanor Nelson
the United Federal Workers and
M K Schenkman of the Teachers
Union.
The Federal employees charged
that civil service investigators and
others were conducting a red hunt"
in the Federal departments, forcing
suspected" employees to answer all
sorts Of questions about their pri-
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Rockville Union Services

ROCKVILLE, Md, March 20 (Spe-
ciaD.-The Rev. Henry K. Pasma,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
will preach and preside at the weekly
union services in the Presbyterian
Church tomorrow night in which the
Baptist, Christian, Methodist and
Presbyterian churches of Rockville
will take part.
Evening star., 1941-03-30

fifth annual conference. The fede-
rations which will be represented
include the New England, Middle
Atlantic, Capitol, Lake Erie, Ohio
Evening star., 1941-03-30

Valley, Middle Western and Cen.
tral. Nineteen Catholic colleges in
these areas will be represented at
the conclaYe.
Evening star., 1941-03-30

prising fund Of information quickly
morked him as leader This, combined
with his movie appearances, made his
name household byword. He comes
now to The Evening Stor with his column,
joining great group Of eoIumnists and
odding a bit Of Iishtness which is q
relief in these trying days.
Evening star., 1941-03-30

Here is one Of the outstanding figures
in journalism. For yeors FronkIin P.
Adams was widely quoted because Of his
famous daily newspaper column. The
Information, Please" program suddenly
sent him skyrocketng in notionoI public
estimation. His quick wit and his sur
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-01
Russia, Germany in
WatchfuI WAITING
For Final Break
BY J. w. r. MASON
United Press War Expert

Russian reports that 10000 Ger
man troops have landed in Fin
land, coupled with restrictions new
ly imposed in Russia regarding the
transport of war materials through
Russian territory, point once more
to the fluctuations in relations be-
tween Moscow and Berlin.
The fundamental differences OF
policy between Russia and Ger
many have been causing the two
potential antagonists to clench
their fists repeatedly, only TO un-
clench them as the time seemed
not yet ripe for a clash. Each semi
belligerent gesture. however, has a
cumulative influence which cannot
help but be disquieting to the Axis
Germany must maintain her hold
on the Balkans to retain control
of those sources of essential sup
plies no less than because of mill
tary prestige. Germany, too, is
impelled to try to threaten or
cajole Turkey in an effort to round
out the Axis strategy in southeast
ern Europe.
Stain is unable to tolerate this
extension of German influence or
Russia's southern border as a per-
manency without seriously weaken
ing the Slav position both in Europe
and Asia Minor. So the two powers
glare at each other and animosity
increases.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-01
ns MAcK IoHNsoN

WASHINGTON. May l tUP1-
Ma A { Wedemeyer. one Of the
anmy's foremost students on Ger
man meehanlzed warfare. today ad-
vocaled swift armored tank de-
strovers as the most effective wea-
pon against the crushing force o.
Nag panzer divisions.
Writing in the May issue of the
authoritative field artillery journal
Wedemeger said the suggested
weapons an antl-tank gun on ar
mored. self-propelled mounts -
would give the army a swift strik-
ing force comparable 20 the navy'5
destroyer and light cruiser units.
lie also proposed that al army
units Be equipped with special mines
capable Of destroying any armored
vehicle which could be sow in
widespread fields In areas Rherc
an attack IS expected BY mechan-
lied enemy forces.
Wedemeyer was graduated from
the German war college ~ 1898.
the next 10 last foreign ofnesr 10
receive instructions there. and now
Is attached 10 the training sesl.on
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-01
Morgenihau Cool
ToProposal for
Tax on Foods

WASHINGTON. May l. up
Secretary of Treasury Henry Nor
genthau. jr. today said that he
was 100 per cent against" the con-
sumption taxes on certain foods
proposed by the joint congressional
committee on internal revenue.
The congressional committee OF
experts headed by Colin E. STAN
had suggested that approximately
S217,000,000 of the proposed So
600,000000 raised by levies on such
foods as coffee, tea, sugar and
cocoa.
IF it we're left TO me- things like
coffee and tea would be the last
things I would want to tax Nor
genthau said.
Last week the treasurer present
ed to the house ways and means
committee his recommendation for
raising the new money. His plan
would levy drasticaily on lower
bracket incomes, starting heavy sur
taxes at the first dollar of net in
come, and would increase the rate,
on many present excise imposts.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-01
Army Unit to
Guard Dam

WASHINGTON, MAY /. up
The war department said today the
524th military police battalion will
be organized at Camp Sibert near
Boulder City, New, about June Is.
Its $50 officers and enlisted men
will guard Boulder dam. The batal-
lion is one of nine similar military
police units being created.
Disclosure OF the date of organ
i2ation came in today's army orders
showing that the preliminary or
ganization will take place at Camp
Roberts, Calf. Lieut-Col. Thornton
Chase of the 7th division, Fort
Ord, Calf. was assigned to Camp
Roberts temporarily TO set up the
new battalion. MAJ Kenton P.
Cooley, of the Ord division, Fort
Lewis, Wash, received similar or
1prc
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-01
Expert Advocates
Destroyer Tonks

Of the chief of infantry's Office.
His article was entitled THE Secret
Of Successful Defense against Ar
mored Attack"
If. in a division or larger unit,
each fighting component-infantry
artillery. engineers stands alone
against the tide of tanks, the re-
suit will be defeat in detail, cardi-
nal military sin" he wrote. only
by coordination Of all means can
the defender assure himself reas-
enable chance of success against
today's assault by men in arinor. y
The best defense against the
thrusts Of the powerful panzer-1ype
divisions. ne said. is to meet fire
with fire" the most effective single
weapon will be a tank chaser Or
destroyer
The Germans apparently Gre
making Use Of captured and obsolete
tanks and armored cars for tnis
purpose he continued. This in
PRODUCES a new conception into the
field OF armored warfare.
Heretofore the anti-tank gGli--
the principal enemy of the tank
was merely a small but high veloc-
ity cannon which was towed behind
a motor vehicle. Now modern armies
may expect to employ antitank guns
on armored self-propolled mounts,
which will be able to keep up with
friendly tanks.
These 'chasers'. as they "a call
I'd, will be 10 the army arnored
groups what destroyers and l.ght
cruisers are to naval force.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-01

PROVIDENCE, r. L, May l. (UP)
-Sulphuric acid cocktails and
strichnine- seasoned food are being
used by minorities TO make life
uncomfortable for Nazi conquerors,
DR.. Joseph S. Roucek of Hofstra
college, Hampstead, N. Y, said to-
day.
He told the Eastern Sociological
Society Mickey Finns' spiked with
acid were served so frequently in
Holland to Germans that the SOL
diers no longer care to drink in
public bars.
DR.. Roucek said secret societies
flourish in the conquered countries
I'm Poland" he said, "the Nazi
newspaper Krakauer Zeitung re-
ported new and daring bandit
attacks in German occupied Poland.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-01
Acid Spiked Drinks Served Nazis

The Rudno town hall was burgled,
telephone wires we're cut and Ger
man funds stolen"
These activities, he said, reputed-
ly were the works of Polish robin
Hoods" belonging TO a well-organ-
lied secret liberty party who stole
to help oppressed Poles.
Similarly, he said, focus of stolid
Dutch hatred of Nazis is a secret
society called Lies Guex" (The Beg
gars) founded in the 10th century
to harass Spanish conquerors.
q" The Beggars have methods
as effective as they are penny
dreadful" he said. Routine and
deadly are sniping isolated German
soldiers, drowning them in Canals,
Jabbing them with poison pencils.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-01
Dockhands Await
New Murder Trial

LOS ANGELES, May l. UP)-
Britain Webster, former Colby COL
lege athlete, and Claude r. Small
man, waterfront workers, today
awaited new trial on murder charges
growing out Of the death of Seaman
John Riley in a harbor labor dis
pute five years ago.
Webster and Smallman were con-
victed of second degree murder, but
Superior Judge Thomas l.. Ambrose
set aside the verdict, ruling that
trial errors had been committed.
Il find that the evidence was in
conflict, did not support the verdict
returned and that l erred in my
instructions to the jury" Judge
Ambrose said. He set next Thurs
day for setting new trial date.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-01
Prospector Kills
Self at Prescott

PRESCOTT, May l. (UP)-The
death of Enrico Denaglio, II, min
ing prospector, was recorded as a
suicide today by Justice of Peace
Gordon Clark after the mans body
was found on the floor of his apart
ment with a .38 caliber bullet wound
in the head.
Denaglio informed his two daugh-
tiers yesterday he did not wish to
return with them TO San Pedro,
Cal, to live, because he feared he
would be a burden" When the
daughters returned later in the
day. they found the body.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-01
Phoenix TO Get
Army Bomber Base

PHOENIX, May l (UP) - The
federal government has optloned
four sections of land in the Higley
district near Chandler for construc-
ton of a bomber plane base for
the u. S. Army, It was disclosed
today.
Approximately $500 officers and
men are expected to be stationed
at the new post, making it one of
the most important links in the
national air defense system.
The new base is expected to be
larger than the S2.500,000 project
already under construction at Lit
chfield Park. Bids are expected to
be called in about 30 days.
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Bermuda Citizens Reused
By First Murder Mystery

BY the Associated Press.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, July Ia
Citizens worried over Bermudas first
murder mystery today called for i'm
portation of bloodhounds, lie detec-
tors and American detectives to
solve the Staying of a 43-year-old
woman censor, Margaret A. Staple
ton of Sussex, England.
While letters poured in on Ber-
muda newspapers with varied sug-
gestionS, Bermuda police turned to
two United States F. B. I. agents
who arrived by plane last night to
help in the investigation.
Rewards totaling 1,180 pounds ga
720) were offered. The money came
from the government, local news
paper and by public subscription.
Women did not venture out of
doors without an escort after dark
and public feeling was high.
The only clue thus far announced
was a sawed-off baseball bat found
near where the woman was beaten
to death Sunday night.
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Five-Bi|Iion Outlay
For Defense in June
BreaksA|| Records
Patterson Says Army
Will Push Letting Of
Contracts to Limit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Undersecretary Robert p. Patter-
son reported yesterday that the War
Department broke all records for
American military expenditures in
June by obligating a total of 81
986 ,300,3l0 of national defense funds.
Mr.. Patterson termed the outlay
eloquent proof of the War De-
partments determination to expe-
dite the letting Of contracts to the
limit"
Contracts were let at the average
rate of sl99. .452,Ol2 for every busi-
ness day. Of the total, s2,297, ,476,-
278 represented Air Corps orders
and 81 500, ,231 ,225 contracts for Ord
nance.
BY contrast. Mr.. Patterson noted
that the Army in 1924 received ap-
propria tions of only $25l $50 .23l for
the entire year. The figure for 1899
was less than twice this.
Mr.. Patterson noted that the bulk
of the funds obligated did not be-
come available until approval of the
s4,O9l ,264,354 fifth supplemental ap-
preparation on April S.
Aside from the Air Corps and
Ordnance Department orders, con-
tracts totaling 1889 100000 were
awarded for new facilities to expe-
dite production.
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Unions Urge Roosevelt
To Freeze Rents in u. :.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July IA CITY,
wide trade union conference on the
high cost OF living adopted resolu-
ton today urging President Roose-
velt to freeze at March, 1899. levels
rents on apartments renting for $45
OF less and on those occupied by
families earning $4,000 or less an
nually.
The conference. first of its kind
held in New York since 1887,
brought together representatives of
46 American Federation of Labor
and Congress of Industrial Organ
izations unions and IL civic and
consumer groups claiming a mem
bership of nearly 100000.
The rent-freezing resolution called
on the President to direct a proc
lamation to the Governors Of the
States.
Evening star., 1941-07-13
EImore Burdette Dies;
Retired School Engineer

Elmore W. Burdette, 70. retired
public school engineer, died yester-
day at his home, 1903 Thirty-fift
street NV, after a weeks illness.
A member of an old Georgetown
family, he was a native of this city
and attended local schools. He re-
tired several years ago from District
service.
More than IS years ago when the
old Presbyterian Cemetery on
Thirty-fourth street was taken over
by the Government to make room
for the Georgetown playground.
Mr.. Burdette supervised removal of
the graves.
Besides his widow. Mrs. Laura E.
Burdette, he Is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Ethel Ulrich. Falls
Church; Mrs. James L. Young of
this city and Mrs. Harry v. Vaughn.
Arlington; two sons, Elmore T. Bur-
dette of this city and Harold w. Bur-
dette, Falls Church; 10 grandchild-
rem and eight great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. tomorrow in the home of
k1s son, Elmore T. Burdette. 3710
Fulson street NV. Burial will be
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.