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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
AN ATHLETE

Fate being the conniving old
trollope that she is, Jeffry
Thorneton III, on a day in late
June left the shaded ancestral
porch in Fairview. climbed
into the brand new Cadillac
coupe, which Jeffry II had
given him for graduating from
Princeton, and drove it out TO
the Three Oaks pool, an eX-
elusive swimming hole seven
miles north of town.
He was an athlete in a sort
Of way He played a good
game of tennis and a better
game of polo. He was a crack
swimmer.
Maybe he would have been
more popular than he was if
he hadn't realized so clearly
the Importance of the Thorne-
ton family in the scheme of
things.
He knew the Thornetons
were the biggest fish in the
puddle that was Fairview be-
cause Jeffry II had inherited
and now ran Crucible Steel.
He logically but quite err
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

II
but Marlene cutting down the number her night club
Sometimes she with only three escorts
Before the she showed night with eight male
dancing attendants.
MY SUGGESTION girls with such Pat Gene. Jackie
AVA change their order avoid confusion to
med and bitter whats the
with girl named Jacquene being called Jackie? writes
Detroiter Il like Jackie and what's anyhow" Well I'll
compromise girls should keep the Jackie matches
feminine hane pantie' "nighe" etc.
Let Jackie other male Jaces called Jack But
department should switch
Patricia, MCkeys Bes to
VILLA Of Wilela
CASEY STENCIL Manager of the Boston Braves fellow
He originally called * c. Senge he's Kan
City Mo Kansas City is
George Soval rebrand Federal League Alice
Miller brilliant vigorous defender rights for
Are Women People?" and Come Out of the
Kitchen Mrs Mers latest best seller the poem THE White
Cliffs" Did you hear Lynn Fontanne broadcast this? If
scared" passerby another
Well that's understandable but Ethel Norman always
"Peior Est Bello Timor Ipse Belli"
SPORTSCRIBE says left-hand is
~ a righh That wrong to l would
say lefthander than the initial sack
submarine recognize its
possibilities weapon. bought the plane
Hotchkiss machine gum
codly
Changing Thanksgiving the
belief would increase Christmas gift sale 1t didn't
How about Thanksgiving in 191 he last Thursday
November? New Workers said worrying about
air raids This should be fine good deal
with timid guy lease his penthouse.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

This charm
If it is destroyed, we, ourselves destroyed.
you wouldn't forest path much stripped
of its underground drained its glmmering pools clipped its
trees TO monotonou level Yet
love another life expose deepest privacy h
den sanctuary demanding that every
Then what? Then wonder why stale other
why no longer excited alured
To be Ones Sef-withn civilized limitations-s
sacred privilege and responsibility 1t the peculiar
ambition
or dear has the right block that privilege
IF YOU WANT TO STAY TOGETHER STAY APART
Stay far enough 10 keep the charm and that
first attracted Respect the Other Fellow" and pecu
harites Let him grow his design.
LIFE WILL KNOCK HIS EARS DOWN SOON ENOUGH
DON'T USE YOUR WEDDING RING AS If IT WERE A PAIR
OF BRASS KNuCKLES-
MORE MARRIAGES HAVE BEEN WRECKED BY UNWISE
INTIMACY AND STUPID P6SSESSFvENESS THAN WERE
EVER RUINED BY ANY OTHER CAUSE
a said Il LOVE ELIZABETH BUT II
EVER DIVORCE HER-WIIICH GOD FORBID-IT WILL BE
BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS REMINDS Me TO WEAR MY RUB
BERS AND INSISTS ON MY EATING PRUNES"
Silly? No Profound truth You surely
with pin pricks pous with depth bombs Hands
want TO last. Give
dicse Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
BOTH HAPPY

All those things are gone
now, but Mary is happy. def
fry is happy, too. He is still
afraid of Marys brothers, but
he is happy.
And one other thing. There
is a deliberate half truth in
the Courier'S social note.
That is because Sadie Wreen,
the society editor. thought
that Mr.. McLeod's status
might kill the wedding story
if she explained BADLY about
his real position.
Angus is with Crucihlo Sicc'
all right. but not as an Or
as You might imagine.
He is night Waterman ar
he has been so since he lost =
arm when he got in the WY
Of some molten steel in the
foundry IL years ago.
His three sons, Angus, Clyde
and Andrew. are also with
Crucible. They are puddlers.
Giants, the three of them run
ming from 6 feet even. which
is Angus, the midget, TO s feet
4 which is Andrew, the baby.
They arc sno $, as is their
old man You got all that
straight? Well, here's the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
By CHARLES McGUIRK

else she wanted. Before he
left, he had asked her to
marry him.
He had just finished when
Angus, Clyde and Andrew
came home together. Mary
told him he would have 10 get
their consent. He put the
question. In telling them who
he was. he mentioned that
his father owned Crucible.
A SWELL KID
We'll" Angus said. scratch
ing his dirty neck with
grimed fist, docs your old
man know about this ?" Jeffry
III admitted he didn't. "Maybe
ne wouldn't like it," Andrew
told him. "any more than we
would. Mary's a swell kid.
1 don't know about you"
Did you ever work around
a blast furnace ?" Clyde asked,
thrusting Angus aside and
staring down from his 6 feet
, inches. Jeffry III admitted
he hadn't. "Well. why didn't
you" Clyde demanded "fei
were around them all your
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

Natural methods of treatment.
Now. the fact is that drugs
ere Just as natural methods Of
treatment as water and air and
light and they still remain the
most useful means of treatment
in the doctors armory.
MODERN USE OF DRUGS
Why isn't the action OF
plant as much one OF Natures
treatments as the action of a
food7 There is nothing super
stitious about the action OF
drugs. They have been. for
years. studied in scientific lab
-eratarieS and their use is based
upon the most exact science.
a good account OF the place
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

UNfR. AND MRS. JEFFRY
NI THORN ETON III
yesterday announced the mar
rage of their son, Jeffry
Thornetou Ill TO Mary Nc
Leod of this city. The couple
cloped to Maryland Monday
and were married and then
returned and notified their
parents Angus Mcleod,
father of the bride, Is with
Crucible Steel. The couple
will reside in Fairyiew.
That little item appeared in
the Fairview New Jersey
Courier which didn't recognize
a story when it saw one and
couldn't get il if it did. SO
it ran the facts in the society
column.
Nevertheless, n e-eioPehaeHt
of Jefry Thorneton with
Mary Mcleod was a story.
II had everything, romance,
conflict, flight, the Cinderella
motif and great social signil-
lCancc
1t couldn't have happened
any time but now. 1t couldn' I
have happened 10 years ago,
at least in the way it did, be-
cause 10 years ago. the United
States had distinct classes tho
upper and lower. the rich and
the poor people of family and
people without family.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16


would he all
very well and
certainly no
bod y denies
the value of
these m ct h.
DDS of treat
nlent. but the
o n I h US last
usually ends
up Ills SERMON
W 18th so m Q
such state
nnent as that
doctors pre-
fer TO US 2
p o so n o u s
drugs rather
than tn g s Q
d. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

if she wouldn't go for a ride
with him.
Louella couldp't = or
wouldn't go with them. They
struck out over the noun
tains. They drove all the
rest of the afternoon.
They dincd at the Blue
Arrow and they ate a costly
meal but neither could have
told you what they ate or
drank. They we're the two
latest victims of love at first
sight.
That night when they were
coming into Fairview. Jeffry
III stopped the car and took
Mary in his arms. She made
no resistance.
She met his kiss exactly
half way and with the same
fervor he brought to it. But
A minute later, she slapped
him hard across the mouth.
NOT THAT KIND
"To put IL in words that
you'll understand beca
you've probably heard them
often" she explained calmly.
I'm not that kind of a girl"
Jeffry apologized and he
meant il. He told her that he
would never even attempt to
kiss her again unless she
asked him to. Mary looked
deep into his eyes a long time.
Then she said, "Ail right,
darling, kiss me-"
That night he went to bed
and thought of Mary. Mary
Mcleod and nothing else. He
remembered all her best
features. the texture of hcr
skin, the softncss OF her
mouth. the huskiness of her
young voice.
For the first time in his life.
he knew how Romeo had felt
while he was waiting to keep
his date with Juliet.
Marriage seemed to be in
order because she had demon
strated that that was the only
way he could get her He
wondered who she was and
where she was from.
She had told him last might
but he hadn't been listening
TO a word she said. She
must be acceptable, however.
or Loue11a wouldn't bring her
10 Three Oaks.
HE FINDS OUT
Mary had left no telephone
number and he couldn't find
any McLeods in the book. She
had insisted that he drop her
at a bus stop last night so he
didn't know where she lived.
He called Louella and she told
him who Mary was and who
her father was.
Hes n night Waterman In
your fathers plant" she said.
"and she has three brothers
working there at the fur
naces."
Jeffry III felt as if Louella
had kicked him in the
stomach. Mary, he told HIM
self regretfully. might be the
most beautiful woman in the
world. But after all
He didn't 60 to the Mcleod
home until 5 o'clock that
evening. He found Mary
alone. because old man Nc
teod had Just gone to work
and Angus. Clyde and Andrew
had not yet returned.
He came 10 tell her that he
would give her his love and
an apartment and anything
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
Daily Short Story
SOCIAL NOTE

roneously inferred that they
were Just as big in the puddle
of the world outside Fairview.
His chief duty. he told HIM
self was TO go on being
Thorneton and in time 10
marry the right sort of girl
and produce a Jeffry Thorne-
ton " to carry on the name
and the mills.
There must always be a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

r horne ton, a well-bred
Thorneton, in the world.
Arrived at the pool, he went
down into the locker room
and put on his shorts. He
went back upstairs and out
-en the platform and stood a
the POOLS edge. He looked
around.
There were very few people
there. A few girls and some
high school kids. There was
nobody there from Princeton.
There was not even anybody
there from Harvard or Yale.
He might have spent the
afternoon glooming over this
fact, only at that moment he
saw Mary Mcleod. She was
poised on the diving board.
He forgot everything else.
BEST FEATURES
This was not unnatural
Mary Mcleod had packed into
her 5 feet, 3 inches, all the
best features of A composite
magazine cover girl in addl-
ton TO the things that make
sweater and stocking aGs so
interesting.
Jeffry III later admitted to
both Mary and himself that
he had never seen such
beautiful blue eyes, such
smooth, creamy skin, suchs-
well, such a form He stood
there gazing at her with his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

life. How are YOU going to
support our sister ."
"Crucible Steel Is support
ing all of you now" JeffTy
said in an irritated and un-
guarded moment
I'll take him for that"
Andrew said, and doubled up
his fists.
mo, you're too big" Angus
said, I'm his size and besides
I'm the Oldest"
"Well, make up your mind"
Jeffry III said. and fell into
fighting crouch
Andrew moved toward him
and he threw a punch and
Andrews fist exploded in his
face. When he came TO,
Mary had his head in her
arms. She poured A drink Of
whisky down his throat and
the three brothers stopped
whirling around and bccam
themselves.
"Now YOU get up and gc'
out of here" Clyde SAID
quietly.
QUITS CRUCIBLE
But Mary dropped JefTry's
head and walked out. She
came back Immediately. She
was carrying a shovel. She
made a dive at the three OF
them and they scattered out
of the room.
you big DULLES" she cried.
Hitting a man when he
wasn't loolxing."
They eloped that night
After two weeks, Jcffry
Thorneton II and Mrs. Thorne-
ton were delighted with their
new daughter-in-law. There
is only one change in the
sctup, Mr.. Mcleod is no
longer a night Waterman a.
Cruciblc
He claimed he was inSultcd
and quit his job when Jeffry
Thorneton ii insisted that his
pay be raised. AS Mr.. Nc
Leod pointed out. he's too
young a man 10 be living on
his daughters connections.
THE END.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
Better Health
By DR.. Logan Clendening

Every once IN a while some
crank arises who talks about
the advantages of Natures
methods of cure-air. water,
fnnd nNnrcisn lirhi etc THIS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

larry to marriage:
IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN
LOVE-
IF YOU WANT TO REMAIN IN
TERESTING TO EACH OTHER
AND KEEP YOUR MARRIAGE AN
EXCITING ADVENTURE
DON'T TRY TO GET TOO WELL
ACQUAINTED!
Human beings are individuals before
they fall in love, and if they value their
mutual happiness they'll preserve that in
dividuality afterward.
Remember the thrill of wandering down
some newly discovered wood trail, delight
ing in its unexpected turns, its tantalzing
vlStas?
Human spirits are like wood trails
with much the same allure. We, too. have
our hidden patterns of light and shade. our
surprising twists our mysterious caves Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

OF drugs in modern medicine is
a recent book. Magic in a Bot
tie by Milton Silverman pub
hshers-The Manchester Com
pany New York. l94D.
The first chapter is on Tire
Conquest Of Pain" and rccounts
the development Of our knowl-
edge of opium and morphine.
Other chapters are on the aka
loidS. an old housewives recipA
tdigitaliS or foxglove), cocaind
the fever fighters taspirin), the
hypnotics (the barbitalsl. and
finally The Red Assassin" the
story of Professor Domagk and
sulfanilamide.
Each OF these stories illus
trates certain principles in the
development Of the usefulness of
a drug.
ANTIPYRETIC DRUGS
In the case of the discovery
Of the antipyrctic drugs which
are so valuable in reducing
fever, and especially in rheu-
matiSm they were developed by
Prof. Hermann Kobe at the
University of Leipzig. at the
sug eStion Of Professor
Thlersch.
Thiersch knew that carbolic
acid would kill germs, but. of
course. II was dangerous TO give
internally. Kobe suggested that
carbolic acid could be modified
10 produce salicylic acid and
that salicylic acid in the body
Would Te1caSo CaTDOfTC dcIf
slowly.
They found that the principal
action of salieyiie acid was ia
reduce the temperature OF a pa
tent. no matter what infection
he had From this start they
made also antipyrine and phc-
nacetin.
USED ANILINE DYE
In the course of time they
stopped using carbolic acid and
used crude aniline dye as the
source from which they OBJ
tanned their drugs.
When Kobe produced salicylic
acid. another derivative was OBJ
tanned called acetyl-Salicylic
acid. Nobody paid any attepn
ton 10 this until 1880 ri
cent is our knowledge Of certain
drugs.
Then the staff chemist, Felix
hoffman,. OF the Bayer Com
pany, found that acetyl-salicylic
acid would help his fathers
rheumatism. as well as reduce
temperature; it was less irritat-
ing 10 the stomach and less
poisonous generally; larger doses
of il could be gwen.
Because it is found in concen-
trated- amounts in Spiraea
plants. 1t is now known g.
aspirin
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
Elsie Robinson
Don't Get Too Well Acquainted!

THEY'RE going be married month. And they wish Id
tell them what is the important rule observe in
making happy marriage"
No. dice youngsters can't know what's best for you-and
mighty seldom for myself But that applies
to every human relationship parcu-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

loose mouth a little loosen.
Mary swore she never saw
him. She was there as the
guest of Louella Trojan. a
debutante whose picture had
been in the New York papers.
They had been classmates
together in Miss Trent's
school where the four Nc
Leods by superhuman effort
had sent their daughter and
sister.
She dived. She brought her
hands above her head and she
swooned into the air and shot
down like a bullet. She
struck the water with hardly
a splash and she broke to the
surface like a seal. She
shook her capped head and
opened her eyes and saw
Jeffry.
HE FALLS IN
Jcnry was bent over a
little, staring at her. He bent
over a little too far. He fell
in. lie came up again and
struck out toward her.
He passed her. saying, Just
a minute!" and swan to
where Louella Trojan sat at
the pools edge. basking in the
hot June sunlight.
He caught her by the foot
and said:
"LOuella, you will come
with me right away and intro
duce me to that girl or I'll
drown YOU" A moment later.
Mary was saying How do you
do" and Jeffry was asking her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

l certainly like TO travel. But i like home
life. too, and am in the same spot As the
man who said: II would like to spend all
my life travelling II l had another life which
could spend at home"
ITNIONlZED parking station attendants
- in some sections are paid Sl.l0 an hour,
plus tips and thus can earn around $50
week or more for six hours work day.
Not bad What? a native tailor of New
York City said his business has been bad.
hut was improving little when European
refugee opened tailor shop in the same
block and made the United States citizens
business bad again by price cutting cOmpe
tition. And so time marches on-getting
more out of step every day Marlene
DIETRICH named the five men in America
who had the most woman power" or appeal
to feminine admiration. affection, etc, and
only one was a movie actor That was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

TIERE pleasant little game that will give you
day numerical puzzle designed to spell out
fortune your number
Of letters subtract the number less than
add The result number the upper left
hand of the rectange and check
right
the checked figures give you $40
copyriSht 1871 william
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

Tomorrow's short story;
Granny Signs Up" by Louis
Davidson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

GO FAR nobody has compiled list of greatest combinations
~ OF three little words Il love you Dinner served
Nar he'll" Enclosed check such list should omit
See America first And boy you certainly lot OF
Aerica on round trip from Galveston New York City
have America travelling by railroad plane automo
bile bus But haven't lot OF places want To-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16
On the Side
By E. V. Durling

oh. ST.. she smiled no doubt,
Hh6H'er I passed her;
Bot icho passed lcithoWt
Mich the same smile.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-16

tAbo,e description of film star at coch'a'
party for the press with pair Of dimpe and
nice set Of teeth has beautiful smile
,xopan.. smile 4, not guide feelings Experts the
subje must look at her eyeS-END)
Evening star., 1941-12-04
Domei Report Seen
AS Forecast of Reply

TOXIC, Dec. 4 lP,.-The su-
thoritative agency Domei tonight
circulated statement declaring
that in the japanese view the declar-
alton of the fundamental United
States position handed Japans en-
VovS by Secretary Hull last week
cannot serve as basis for "negotia-
tionS henCeforth."
Domei merely quoted observers.
but in view of its close connections
with the government the dispatch
was widely interpreted as an ac-
curate forecast of the eventual Jap
anese reply to the United States.
The Domei dispatch was circu-
lated shortly after the agency had
summarized Toxic press comment
as expressing shocked surprise and
extreme pesSimism over Mr.. Hull's
statement. which was said to indi-
cate an unbridgeable gap between
the views of Washington and Toxic.
The government announced that
general elections for the House OF
Representative would be held in
April. Four-year terms of the pres
ent members expired in March. but
were extended a year in view of
the emergency"
This might indicate hope that
the emergency at least would not
be any worse four months hence.
Evening star., 1941-12-04
) Seized as B|ackmai|ers
Held in $4,000 Bail Each

Three men arrested on blackmail
charges were held for grand jury
action under $4,000 bond each to-
day by Police Court Judge George
D. Nelson Police said the three
attempted to ext0rt money from
men victims by accusing them Of
disgraceful conduct
The prisoners. identified as j. m
]. Lamp, 40, of Hollywood, F A.:
Julius j. Pridgen, 81, no fixed l.
dress. and Charles A. Perrier. 3,
New York. we're arrested by p =
cinct Detectives L. L. Frost Al d
F. L. Gaver.
Lamp also has been charged witt
impersonating an officer and Perriel
with robbery These charges will be
presented directly to the grand
Jury, court officials said.
A fourth member of the alleged
extortion ring, who is said to have
obtained $3.50 from one victim. Is
being sought by police.
Evening star., 1941-12-04
u. 5. Army Aviator
Is Killed in Africa
~ IN. Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEWPORT. R l.. Dec. lit.
James T. Connell of the Army Air
Corps was killed Yesterday in Africa.
Psn-American Airway notified his
parents today.
The telegram said death was
caused in the performance of his
duties" but gave no other particu-
lars.
1t. Connell, a graduate of the
University of Notre Dame. with four
other aviators were among the pas
sengers on the aCpe Town Clippers
flight November 10. from New York
to Leopoldsville in the Belgian
Congo, which inaugurated the Pan
Americans South African route.
He was commissioned last August,
but the nature of his assignment in
Africa was not disclosed
Besides his parents. he leaves two
brothers and sister.
Evening star., 1941-12-04
British Soy Nozi Planes
Killed Germon Prisoners

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE R. A. F. IN THE
WESTERN DESERT, Dec. A.
Thirty-six German prisoners were
killed and 60 wounded early today
when German planes bombed freight
cars carrying them to the Nile VAL
ley from the Libyan battlefront.
The attack was MADE in the dark
ness.
After the bombers had blasted at
the train, apparently in belief
that it carried British troops, they
shuttled back and machine -gunned
the men, The only non-German
casualty was one Italian.
A British night-fighter shot down
one attacker and as it burned the
other planes bombed it also. pre-
sumably thinking they had struck a
gasoline dump.
Evening star., 1941-12-04

Dominick c. Barillaro of Meriden.
construction company foreman
working on a nearby dixie told this
story of the crash:
L was just looking over as they
were TO put the hook on it the
girderp. and I said watch that go
over Then the false pier kicked
forward"
The false pier was used 10 sup
port part OF the steel work during
preliminary construction
Divers Rushed to Scene.
A group Of divers from the United
States submarine base at New Lon
don. escorted by State police cars
with sirens screaming, was being
rushed to the scene
A squad wagon carried eight div
ers and was closely followed by a
truck with diving equipment. Two
Coast Guard cutters also were
started to the scene from New
London.
A tugboat nearby in the river
when the section collapsed picked
up several workmen. Most of them
were still conscious when brought
ashore
Evening star., 1941-12-04
10 Georgia U. Colleges
Dropped by Association
BY the Associated Pres

By the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. - The
Southern Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools today voted
unanimously to drop 10 colleges OF
the University of Georgia system
from its accredited lists
Political interference in the uni
versity system by Gov. Eugene Tall
madge Of Georgia was blamed for
the action. taken on recommended
ton of the associations Executive
Committee.
1t is effective September |, 1912.
The 10 colleges dropped were the
University of Georgia. Georgia Tech.
Georgia State College for Women.
Georgia State Womens College.
Georgia Teachers College, Georgia
Southwestern. Middle Georgia COL
lege, North Georgia College, South
Georgia College and West Georgia
College.
The committee said that it was
forced to conclude that the univer-
sity system of Georgia has been this
victim of unprecedented and untus-
tieable political interference"