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Evening star., 1941-07-25
This Changing World
New CosobIonco- Dokor Rood Disturbs Observers;
japanese Bluff Puts OFF Embargo by u. s.

and Thailand is not surprising.
Observers who watched the Jap
aneSe take the first step last
year and followed the so-called
Thalland-French conflict, ex-
pected the japanese to take over
the remainder of Indo-China and
Thailand. They further believe
that il the Germans continue the
war successfully in Europe Japan
will attempt to take the Neither
lands Indies and Singapore.
But neither Of these places can
be taken unless Japan first es-
tablishes important naval and
military bases at the Southern
tip of the Asiatic continent.
Hence, our policy of continuing
to send the japanese raw ma
terlals for their military machine
has no bearing on their future
war-llke actions. When the for
elgn secretary in Toxic and Ad-
miral Namura in Washington
threatened the United States
with dire consequences If We de-
prlved the japanese Navy of fuel
oil and japanese industry of
scrap metal, they were both
blufflng. But the bluff worked.
Excuse for 'Reprisals.'
The merchantmen and the
tankers which carried these ma
terials to Japan merely added to
Japan's strength. The Ameri-
can Governments leniency made
no dent in Japan's foreign policy
now more welded than ever to
that Of the AXIS despite Ameri-
cas- gesture Of good will
The Government is now ready
to lock the stable after the horses
have fioWn-in the same manner
it froze German and Italian
funds in the United States after
the Axis governments had with
Drawn every nickel they had
here.
1t is probable that within a
few days an order will be issued
prohibiting certain important
exports to Japan. Toxic will ma
turally protest and be secretly
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Argentine Ministry Asks
Halt to Alien Propaganda

b the Assoclated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, July 25.-The
Argentine Minister of Interior
Miguel Culaciati asked the Foreign
Office Yesterday to halt the flow
of propaganda from certain foreign
embassies and consulates."
He said the activities of certain
unnamed diplomats were outside the
scope Of their duties and indicated
a vigorous campaign to check the
spread of foreign isms would be
initiated.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Australian Boat Owners
Asked to Join Auxiliary
BY the Associated Press.

SYDNEY, Australia. July Is
Australian Navy Minister William:
M, Hughes appealed today for volun-
teers owning suitable boats to Join
the naval auxiliary patrol so the
entire coastline might be watched 5
for offshore rescue work. troop ship.
eScorting and harbor patrolling,
The auxiliary patrol formerly was
confined to major ports.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
U. S. Military Attoche
Leaves Egypt for iran
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, July 25.-Lt. Col. Francis
P. Tompkins, first United States
military attache designated for Iran,
left Cairo yesterday for Teheran.
Col Tompkins is making the 1850
mile trip by automobile via the
Sinai desert highway, with stops at
Jerusalem, Damascus and Baghdad.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
TuqweII Heads University

SAN JAN. Puerto Rico. July 25
tP1.-Rexford Guy Tugwell, former
economic adviser to President Roose-
welt, was elected chancellor of the
University of Puerto Rico yesterday.
succeeding Juan B. Soto. who
resumes his professorship of philos-
ophy.
Evening star., 1941-07-25

25 letters of the
alphabet TO go
to waste.
W e S h GU ! d
q u ic kly con-
script A, B, c.
D, E and the
rest of them and
put t h e m to
work against the
minor forces of
evil in our own
country.
TIL ere are
many ST andard
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United S I a t e S
News, as declar-
ing t h a t "ti1e
time has come
to take a close
look at the fiscal
picture" N W.
Mr.. Morgenthau
is the last man
anyone W ould
suspect Of frivol-
ity. particu-
larly in fnan-
Cisl afairs-and
s a r c a s m GER
tainly is not his
Evening star., 1941-07-25

there is every
reason for Jap
anese CONNER
clal interests to
dissuade t b ir
G ern m e n t
from becoming
the tool Of Hit
Ter.
Presid e n t
Roosevelt's s pub
llshed remarks
on the subject
o f a p o S sib ! e
embargo Of oil
md nflnnr mod
Evening star., 1941-07-25

HE opinions the ,uers this their opn not
necessarily Stars Such opinions presented in The
effort all sides OF questions of interest to its
readers although opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
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mate it and
| ad it in
accordance
with my will.
P "a e d be
God who gives
S t r e n G t h.
ra Sc d be
God W h o
! ov e S the
s t r e n e t h
OF pow er.
Praised d be
" q T q n q
pra S e d be
victory of
Evening star., 1941-07-25
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

I'VE are fighting for Western
Christian civilization against the
GodleSSneSS OF SoDiet Russia"
Recent Nazi broadcast from Berlin.
Germans! Your land shall be
the source of life for the whole
earth. I, God, shall give you the
entire earth so that you may DOM
Evening star., 1941-07-25

commercial airdromes but there
is no question of their military
value.
1t is difficult for the layman TO
follow or understand clearly the
policies of the administration in
regard to France and Japan.
There are very strong reasons
why the United States Govern
ment wishes to keep out of war
at the present time. Even to
those not conversant with the in
tricacies of our foreign policy
there seems TO be a difference
between trying to avoid shooting
and supplying potential enemies
with war material which will en-
able them eventually to fight
America and her associates.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
BY FRANK r. KENT.

The other day, viewing the large
new appropriations for defense asked
for by the President, the Secretary of
the Treasury was quoted, in the
Evening star., 1941-07-25
McLemore
V-PIon Suggested
To Deal With Pests
By HENRY McLEMORE.

NEW YORK With the w" plan
the British have adopted to break
NaM morale working SO well, this
country should not allow the other
Evening star., 1941-07-25
japan Held
Torn by Two
Desires
Her Economic Future
Lies in Peaceful
Relations With u. S.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

It is difficult to believe that the
relation between the United States
and Japan have come to the edge
of the precipice - difficult because
Evening star., 1941-07-25
japanese Were Blunt.

For months the general public
has been wondering why we con-
tinued TO sell gasoline, iron and
steel scrap. and oil to Japan. The
man in the street feels that these
might eventually be turned
against lis. Our policy trainers
explained that the gas which was
being sent to Japan could not be
used for airpIanes and that it
would be a mistake to cut off all
trade relations with the Japanese.
1t was explained in guarded
words that any drastic curtail-
ment of our exports Of these ma
terials might lead to trouble in
the Pacific. The Japanese were
less diplomatic; they said bluntly
that an embargo on the Amer
lean exports which were "musts"
for the japanese Army and
Navy would mean war in the
Pacific in 48 hours.
Our policy trainers unquestion-
able hoped that feeding the
Japan ese military industry
might delay such an action in
definitely. In the meantime
many things may happen and q
major conflict may be averted
altogether.
The occupation of Indo-China
Evening star., 1941-07-25

American students are be-
coming well versed in international
affairs.
Evening star., 1941-07-25

Ecuador will hold its first exposi-
ton OF ter-American products at
Quito.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
Proper Diet May Guard
Against Storing of Lead

Increased amounts of calcium in
the diet may prevent the storing IN
the body of detrimental amounts of
lead ingested in the normal diet,
Ludwig G.. Lederer, M. D., and
Franklin c. Bing, Phi. D., Chicago,
conclude in the Journal Of the
American Medical Association, from
their Investigations on young white
rats.
The authors point out that traces
of lead are present in practically all
common foods that have been ex-
amined, and that lead must there
fore be considered a potential haZ-
ard to health, since even minute
amounts may be detrimental to
health if they accumulate in the
body instead of being eXcreted.
Their investigations on rats
showed that the addition of calcium
carbonate to the diet diminishes the
amount of lead accommodating in the
body The addition of phosphate
has no significant effect, they re-
port
The calcium carbonate used II
their experiments differs somewhat
from the calcium found In milk,
which is the most important source
of this mineral in the human diet.
Further experiments" they say,
will be necessary to show wheth-
er or not the calcium of milk is as
useful as the calcium of calcium
carbonate in retarding the accumu-
lstion of lead in the body. At the
present time the evidence that milk
would be Of value is largely pre-
sumptive"
Other foods containing appreci-
able amounts of calcium include
cheese. caulif1ower, oranges, spin
aCh, and oysters.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
Isaac Newton Absentminded

From time TO time, we observe
someone who is "absent-minded, "
or hear about something done by
such a person. A few months ago
newspapers carried the report that
an American college professor went
to the attic 10 repair a trapdoor.
After working for some time, he
thought the job was done, but could
not get out of the attic. He had
nailed down the trapdoor and
couldn't open it. The professor
called for help, and his daughters
boy friend came to the rescue,
knocking at the trapdoor until it
was opened.
The famous Isaac Newton seems
to have been absent-minded in a big
way. Among the stories about this
famous scientist is one which tells
of a time when he went into the
kitchen to boil an egg. He meant
to time il with his watch, but the
cook came in ard noticed he had
the egg In his hand and his watch IN
the water.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
New Wiping-Rag Rental
Service Growing Fast

Next time you drive into a serv-
ice station for fabrication job OBJ
serve the small, tough rags the
mechanic uses TO wipe off excess
grease and oil. Until recently any
old rag served the purpose, or may
be a piece of waste. The old
fashioned rags were thrown away,
or burned. Not so the new-style
rags. When soiled, they're tossed
into a sack and periodically are
taken back TO the laundry" for
rewashing, the same as shirts,
sheets and whatnots. And usually
the same rags are returned, clean,
at the next delivery.
Today the comparatively new
wiping rag rental service is a fast
growing industry. All kinds of in
dustrial plants are cutting expenses
by using standard zed wiping rags
over and over again-four to per-
haps 30 times before they are finally
worn out
When the junk, or salvage, man
comes TO your home, or plant, to
carry away discarded rags, he'll
probably sell them 10 a wipingrag
rental service plant. The plant then
cuts them into standard sizes, re-
moves pig tails, buttons, hooks, eyes,
and either sells them or rents them
out to manufacturing and industrial
plants.
The rental service plants buy
from mills standard-sized long leaf
staple cotton or Turkish loop weave
towels Of various grades and
weights, and flannel dust rags to be
treated with hot wax From salvage
men and other sources they pur-
chase -four sacks, sugar liners and
other types of rags. Black back
ground and scenery cloth is also
purchased from motion picture stu
dos. Then they contract with Gus
toners to supply them with towels
or rags, laundering them at speci-
fed intervals, for a certain price.
Most of the plants operate fleets OF
delivery trucks.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
Pewter Was an Essential
Commodity in Early Days

Pewter was an essential commod-
ity in the early days of America
and those who we're responsible for
its production were kept busy turn
ing out articles needed in the home.
Almost every community had its
pewterers. Little skill was required
to produce plates. basins, mugs and
the like, as they required only cat
ing, finishing on a lathe and little
soldering or welding.
For a period of nearly 100 years
before the Revolution, pewter was
practically the only tableware
available Gradually it had supple
mented the woodenware of the early
days of settlement Many of the
designs were copied from English
pieces which were shipped to the
Colonies, but on the whole the
American pewterers confined them
selves to making plain and practical
pieces of their own designing.
1t may be note d that many of the
households had their own molds for
the small pieces such as spoons and
other articles in general use. 1t was
a neighborly act to lend these moldS
to others as they needed them,
much as our grandmothers loaned
their candle molds and large copper
kettles to make apple butter and
other good things.
While today we collect pewter for
its tradition and association, we also
recognize the fact that it has a dis
tinct decorative value The soft
CLEAN of this old metal makes a
pleasing background when arranged
in an open cupboard or on shelves
in a room paneled with pine. 1t is
especially appropriate for the ranch
or suburban home.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
'Flammenwerfer' Used in
Killing Locust Swarm

Few plaques are so devastating
in their effects as a swarm of To-
Gusts. When in flight they throw
a definite shadow across the face Of
the sun and. when they land, all
edible vegetation for miles around
is devoured in a matter of minutes.
"a swarm may be 10 miles wide
and 20 miles longD
One of the most spectacular ways
of killing off such a locust swarm
is by use of the Flammenwerfer, or
fame gun, used by the Germans
against the British Tommy on the
fields of Flanders. A portable CYL
inder containing paraffin is carried
on the back and attached to the cyl
inder is a length of hose at the end
of which is a nozzle When the cylin-
der is pumped up a jet of flame
shoots out of the nozzle for 10 yards.
To wade into a locust swarm with
a weapon is a thrilling and impress
Sive experience. The pests are
moved down in swathes as the roar
ing fame bites into the densely
packed devouring hordes. But such
are the tremendous numbers that
even this mass murder does not
greatly deplete their ranks.
Poison appears to be the most eff
ficient killer In Egypt rice bran,
sweetened with mOlasses and poi
soned with arsenic, has proved very
effective.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
STUDY in Science

Thomas Edison always wanted his
son to be familiar with the rudi-
ments of science, and never over
looked an opportunity TO use some
everyday occurrence to illustrate
a fundamental scientific principle.
One afternoon the two were stroll
ing along the avenue, when they
noticed a poor peddler pushing his
handcart. Edison cried: Now
there's a good example. l don't
suppose you can tell me why he's
pushing the cart instead of pulling
it. ] don't know whether the man
himself could answer. III ask him.
My good man. called the inventor,
turning to the peddler. Why do you
push the cart rather than pull it?"
Cause / anita ia boss. you fool, ="
was the curt. if unscientific reply.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
Chemists Invent Diet
Costing $1.80 a Year

Two formulas either of which re-
portedly would feed a person prop
erly at yearly cost of Sl.80, may
be offered to the United States gov
eminent.
DR.. Robert s. Harris of MasSa-
chusetts Institute of Technology an
nounced the formulas in a paper
presented at the seventy-seventh an
nual meeting Of the New England
Dental society in Boston.
He said the preparations, devel
oped by himself and other technol-
ogy biochemists, were virtually COM
plete foods.
DR.. Harris denied a published re-
port that the formulas had been pre-
sented to the federal government or
to the British government.
The formulas
No. IA 20 gram preparation of
skim milk powder, whole wheat
meal, solvent soy bean meal and
concentrate Of all necessary vita
minis except vitamin c.
No. PA 20 gram formula of oats,
corn, wheat, skim milk and con-
centrate of all necessary vitamins
except vitamin c.
DR.. Harris said the preparations
resembled corn fakes and were
eaten like cereals. Two ounces of
tomato juice daily, he said, would
supply the vitamin c deficiency.
Asserting that the mixtures were
more or less a medicine" he
doubted that they ever would re-
place the normal human diet.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
S286.SG.1:


(SignedD John T. McWhirter.
Urea Surer.
An opinion from w Hugh Williams
attorney. rega! ding the legal status OF
the board in holding bank stock and
exercising bank stock warrants wa-
received and placed on file.
y letter of appreciation from DOrO
thy Phillips president. PhiIharmoni,
String Ensemble. was received and
placed OH file
A copy Of the auditors report foI
the year ending June 30. 1871. WAS
presented 10 each member of the
board.
Trustee jacobson moved the adOp
ton of the following resolution
Resolved that the Board Of Educa
ton of the City of WyandOtte express
its sincere sympathy and regret OF
the passing of one of its most value,
members of the teaching staff. Lee
Mentor has been an active member O1
rhe staff since 1923. and as a teacher
be exercised al important influence il
the lives of hundreds of students which
will continue 10 live through the com,
ing years. He was always helpful. co
operative and held in high esteem
among his fellow teachers As a mem
her of the community he served as an
inspiration To others for quiet. digni
fled. citizenship. Sincere and depend
able in his relations with his fellow
mrn. he lived life worthy Of emula
ton by all.
BE II Further Resolved that a copy
IF these ler>OlutiOnS BIZ sent To his fam
ily and that copy be spread on the
minutes of he Board.
Trustee Altman seconded the motion
Ayes: Trustees Altman. Block. Har-
riott. HomeiSter. jacobson. McInerney
and Steele.
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
TrIIStee HNneister moved to adjourn
trustee Altman seconded the motion
Ayes: Trustees Altman. Block. Hal
riOtI H0meiS:er. jacobson. Mclnerney
and Steele.
Nays: None.
The meeting was adjourned
ARTHUR X. BAISLEY.
Secretary.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
Spend More for Amusement.

Two-thirds of our income goes to
keep us amused and socially i'm
portant, according to Psychologist
Edward L. Thorndike, and but one
third of all we spend goes to keep
US alive. One-seventh of all the
money we spend goes to make US
look and smell right-One-fourth for
courtship, one-third TO Go the right
thing" socially. one-eighth to secure
inner self-approval and one-tenth to
secure domination over others.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22

The sloth. said TO be the LATEST ami
NAL in the world. hangs from the
branches of trees. feeding on shoots,
foliage and fruits The animals
anatomy is such that il can only
hang. 1t has no defense weapon,
but is camoufaged by the colora-
ton of its hair, which is covered
with minute green algae
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
.C0rrigan' Calendars

Comes now the wrong way" or
Georgian" calendar. American Air
lines announce they had printed
1000 calendars with the text in re-
verse-for barber shop use. The
purpose: So man, being shaved or
shorn can look into the mirror be-
fore him and still read the calendar
behind him.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
Use Choke Less

Beginners are apt to over-choke
the engine when starting. according
to the emergency service depart
mept of the Automobile Club of
Southern California 1t is often UT.
necessary to use the choke at all,
especially IN warm weather or
shortly after running the car First
try TO start without choking. If this
fails, use the choke just a little.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Official Proceedings
August Is, 194l.

August IL, IJtI-
\ regular meeting of the Board %
| Education of the School District OF tht
! City Of Wyandotte was held OH Mon
| day. August Is, 1911. Inc meeting Wa
called 10 order at Z 81 PM. by tht
president. Charles III. Block Ihere
were present: Trustees Altman BLOCH
HarrlOtt. HOmei>ter. jacobson. Mclhel
Hey and Steele Ab>eu, None.
Trustee HOmeister moved that tht
minutes of the regulat meeting OF July
Il. 1911 stand approved a> recorded.
Tru> lee McInerney seconded the mo-
ton.
Ayes: Trustees Altman. Block. liar-
riott. lIOmyi>ter. jacobson, Mclncrhty
and Steele.
Nays: None
The motion WAS carried.
Trustee McInerney moved that all
men OH the hUu, ~ rate who have be- Il
OH the payroll since July /. l?:i? he
given two weeks vacation with pay.
and all men who have been Oh the pay
roll since July /. 1910 be given one
weeks vacation with pay based on a
10 hour week
Trus ee Altman seconded he mo-
tlUn.-
Ayes: Trustees Altman Block. llar
:iOtt. HUmri>ter. jacobson. McIncrnel
ana Steele
Nays: None
The motion WAS carried
Trustee Jacobson moved thd Or
Fred T. Maibauer IN appointed >chu".
physician TO t. rm of one year bc
ginning August l, 1911
Trustee Altman seconded The motion
Ayes: Trustees Altman. Block. liar
riot. lIOmci>ter jacobson Mclncrney
and Steele.
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
Trustee lIOmei>ter moved that Or
Earl Ii. Engel be appointed acting
school physician during the military
service of the school physician. d.
Fred l.. Maibauer. beginning Angus,
-. 1911.
Trustee Steele seconded the motion.
Ayes Trustees Altman. Block IIar-
riOtI, IlOmei>ter. jacobson. McIncrney
and Steele
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
The bills and accounts were read.
Authorization Sheets Nos. 27l-2-3-4-:I-G.
Pay Roll Account L 4.IJO.9N
Transfer of Cash To Account
No. 13O 1860
Retirement Fund Board - l22U
NOn-Teaching Public Employ
ecS Retirement Fund Board ~ ~
%J.1Ol 81
This is To certify that the above
vouchers amounting To NJ.lOl 81 have
been examined; that the articles Oh
services called for have been received :
that prices and computations are cor
rect; that all invoices. receiving no
uces and supporting data are attached
and in order and that the proper ac-
counts have been charged.
The Treasurer is hereby authorized
10 pay the above vouchers.
Cha> III Block.
President.
Arthur +. Baisley.
Secretary.