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Evening star., 1941-03-23
Readers Guide
News Summary
PART ONE.
NotionoI.

Two shiploads of U. s. -four to 60 to
unoccupied France. Page Al
Senate due to pass 7-billion lease
lend bill tomorrow. Page Al
Government shaping policy on de-
Tense work Stoppages. Page Al
U. S. lard shipments to relieve Brit
iSh fat shortage. Page Az
c. 1. o. workers vote to end Today
aluminium strike. Page Al
Contract for 200 cargo ships re-
ported signed. Page A-3
Martin due to be retained as G. O.P.
national chairman. Page A-IO
Showdown seen by Eliot in battle of
transportation. Page Ala
Evening star., 1941-03-23
PART TWO.
Editorial ond Features.
PART FOUR.
Financial

Race to harness larger incomes
starts. Page Ell
Stocks retreat at weeks close.
Page Ell
Weekly stock summary. Page E-3
Textile boom assured for first half.
Page Ell
Imports ease fears of copper short
age. Page Ell
Committee picked for D. C. bank
conclav. Page Ell
Classified advertising. Pages E-4-14
PART FIVE
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Tide Tables.
The Sun and
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation In inches In Il
Capita icurrent month TO date:
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Woshinqton ond Vicinity.

Commercial Bank high bid tss late
to get court approval. Page Al
Randolph asks experimental black
out for Washington. Page B-I
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Foreiion.

YugoSlavS bow to Nazi ultima tum to
JOIN axis. Page Al
Big toll of ships only start" Nazis
declare. Page Al
Soviet aid pledge to Turkey re-
ported. Page Al
-Four destroyers damaged in collision
on Honolulu. Page Al
Two German planes reported shot
down by British. Page A-4
Axis to overthrow u. S. democracy
Fascist press says. Page A-l8
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-12

home here since that time. He
built his present residence in 1890.
Worked In Restaurant
Tacoma, the year Of his arrival,
was described as mushroom
pioneer" town, with nothing much
TO distinguish IL from other coast
cities Of its day. He worked in
Chilberg's restaurant six years.
The first year he officated rs
dish washer" but he later rose
to the position of assistant man
ager of the establishment.
Actions and manner of speech of
Chichester. who bears a striking re-
semblanee to ex-Vice President
John N. Garner. belle his SO years.
He walks downtown three times a
week, and not so long ago. won
two dollars from couple cf
young smart alecs" who figured
man his age should be walking
around on crutches. by beating
them In n foot race.
Apparently the Indian rel,cs
are not the only things among his
possessions which are priceless.
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Sherwood Anderson,
Author, Is Summoned

CRISTOBAI, c. l. Arrange
ments were completed Tuesday to
return the body of Sherwood An
derson, noted author, to the Unit
ed States.
Anderson, "a, died at the Colon
hospital from an abdominal all
ment complicated by peritonitis.
He was on a tour of South Amer
lea, accompanied by Mrs. Ander-
son. and was removed to the hos
pital from the Grace liner Santa
Lucia when he was stricken last
Wednesday.
Anderson first attracted wide
attention as a writer when he pub
lished "Winesburg, Ohio" in 1919.
He later produced what critics re-
garded as his best works, includ-
ing Poor White" THE Triumph
of the Egg" and Dark Laugh
ter"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-12
Income Tax
Record Seen
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON Treasury OH
cials predicted Tuesday that re-
ceipts from 1910 income tax re-
turns VIII total approximately SS.-
900. 900. 000-the largest direct as
sessment on United states citizens
in history.
When the deadline rolls around
next Saturday midnight, some 10
900 900 Americans - another rec
ord -- I'll have made their con-
trbutions n defense. or at least
the first Of four quarterly in
staliments on that obligation.
Many more in the lower income
brackets are also donating volun-
tarily TO make America strong.
Several hundred dollars-the ex-
act amount is difficult to estimate
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Adjustment Of Economic
Uncertainties Is Sought

10 outlaw al monopolistie prac-
tiees IN a way that will Be effee-
tive"
= Encouragement Of new bust
- ness and small enterprise
First, program NJ incentive
taxation ana second. the establish
ment Of system Of privately in
sur-d loans
"A national conference Of lead
srs - ITO concentrate public
thought and action on detectives
on which there Is general agree
ment instead Of. as now, on OBJ
jectives concerning which there is
only misunderstanding, suspicion
and disagreement"
Business leaders who object 10
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-12

any government action" he said.
overlook the plain fact that there
il no possible way Of bringing
about the coordination which We
need except through government
action. To refuse To cooperate
means only 70 sccentuate the pres
ent drift toward centralism which
has produced the authoritarian
government in Europe and
brought the democratic nations Of
the old world To the very brink Of
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fContinued From Page One)
enterprise. and 70 reverse the
trend toward authoritarian gov
eminent" OMahoney proposed
four-point program:
National charters for national
business Huge collective in
situations which carry on our mod
ern business" must assume more
definite responsibility toward all
the people Of the nation than they
now have
Effective and thorough en-
4 forcement Of antitrust laws
THE great crisis which the world
now faces in the conflict of de-
mocracy and dictatorship should
convince all that the time has come
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-12

But they did exist. Even with
out the benefit of history. Elliott
Chichester. IS. Of 1924 So. Fife St.
can vouch for that. For among
his possessions are Indian relics.
taken from the graves of chiefs In
Iowa by chidester's father during
the 1s70's Tomahawks. skinning
knives. arrowheads and peace
pipes are numbered among his col
lection.
All cleverly fashioned out of
stone. the implements retain a GER
tain portion Of the dangerous quail
tiles which made them formidable
weapons In the hands of the Fox
Indians, to whom they were
traced. Dulled now, 10 be sure,
but IL requires little Imagination
TO visualize an almost razor sharp
edge on the tomahawk, the arrow
head and the skinning knife. See
ing the weapons brings to mind
the stories history tells of mas
eacres and such. and tales OF their
bloody rampages are not 10 hard
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To believe. They certainly had the
tools with which 10 work.
Pipe Smoked Often
However. a bit Of the horror is
taken from the thought by the
fact the peace pipe is blackened
by many smokings. And history
also tells us once the pipe was
smoked pledges made became
more binding than the present
day "truces."
Also among Chidester's collee-
ton. though not an Indian relic, Is
a beautiful bone powder horn and
measuring cup. the latter re-
sembling an animals front fang.
which was used by his grandfather
during the Mexican war. II is
easily understood why fatalities Of
wars in those days were so small
as compared 10 present day wars.
The Inconvenience of shooting
man was 30 much greater then
than now.
Chidester. incidentally. Is a pio-
neer resident of Tacoma. He came
here In 1886. and has made his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-12
"Sweetie" Bit
Young Women

PORTLAND-A young wom-
an appeared at police emsr-
gencY hospital here for treat
ment OF a deep liberation on
the tip Of her ring finger.
Her only comment: Ny
sweetie bit me"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-12
Booked for F allure
To Paw Hotel Bill

]. T. Hetherlin. 4o-year-old Ia
coma salesman, was arrested Mon
day afternoon by Deputy sheiffs
Varco and Bunce on the "defraud-
ing an innkeeper" law. He was
charged with leaving an unpaid
room bill at the Tacoma hotel
when he moved to the Grayson
apartments, where he was ar
rested.
Hetherlin was freed on personal
recognizance by Justice Clarence
Z. Layton to appear for trial
Thursday.
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E. Chomber Dimes
Thurs. At Winthrop

Tacoma Junior Chamber of Com
merce will hold dinner meeting
in Hotel Winthrop Thursday at
$50 p. m. with Mayor Harry p.
Cain as principal speaker. The
mayors talk will follow a short
business discussion. according to
Marvin Lynn. president.
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S3Year- Old Tacoman, Who Looks
Like Garner, Has Indian Relics
Curios Dug Up BY Fother In 1905
Recoll Stirring Times To Pioneer

The days have long passed when salwart Rednen gal
ioed around on saddeess horses and amused themselves
skinnlnr the hair from ucess pioneers scalp No
longer does the smoke of peace pipes blend with that of the
camp fire The stoneheaded has been replaced by
rifles and rapid action revovers and automatic
pistols Those days for America its prog
1ess. has left them behind
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FAMOUS AMERICANS

MARCH IL
17Sl-Robert Treat Paine, political
leader and signer of the
Declaration of Indepen-
dence, at Boston. He con-
Quoted the prosecution of
Capt. Thomas Preston and
his men for their share in
the famous Boston Mas
sacre" of March 8. ITO.
17eb-John Mclean. lawyer, con-
gresham, postmaster gen.
eral. and associate justice
of the u. S. Supreme Court,
In Morris county, New
Jersey. His most famous de-
cision was the dissenting
opinion in the bred Scott
case. Fremont defeated him
for the Republican nomina-
ton for President in 1856.
1788-Francis Wayland, clergy
man, professor and presi-
dent of Brown University.
at New York City. He
greatly expanded the uni
versity during the rs years
of his administration and
was known al The First
Citizen of Rhode Island"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-12
War in Europe
A Year Ago
March II, l9D

Russians announced troops had
ringed Vibors and occupied north
eastern section OF the Finnish city.
Pope Plus held audience with
Joachim Won Ribbentrop. German
foreign minister. and urged the
necessity Of peace with justice
Sumner Welles. U. s. under-sec-
rotary of state, arrived in Lonoon
and conferred with Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain.
has been received with returns
on which no tax is due.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-03
Early Spring Predicted
by Mister Grounding
(By United Pressl

Although both the weatherman
and the grounding agreed that
winter presently was on the wane
the forecaster today advised Mr.
Woodchuck to return to his burrow
for a few weeks before crawling
out to observe spring is here.
The weather throughout the ma
ton generally was cloudy but mild
Sunday when Mr.. Grounding came
out of Information. He couldn't find
his shadow and reported that, ac-
cording to the tradition of his
family, winter was in its closing
days.
L. S. Forecaster X. f. Gumpf AZ
Chicago said temperatures were
above normal in most sections of
the country today. but declined TO
make any predictions of the outlook
past tomorrow. He said winter
certainly had Gained down over
the week end, but that he would not
be as definite as Mr.. Groundhog
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-03
IN WALL STREET
STOCK MARKET
PRICES MIXED

New York. Feb. 3-INS-Stock
market prices were mixed today in
another quiet session. Price
changes mostly were restricted to
fractions. Only leading stock to
show change OF as much as one
point was du Pont with a rise of
that amount.
AS a group, steel shares were
firmest. Although u. S. Steel was
unchanged, Bethlehem scored d
gain Of Ia point and Crucible "a.
Other firm spots were utilities
where Columbia gas and public
service OF New Jersey advanced
Is; and Consolidated Edison and
Engineers Public Service IA each.
Motors were dull. Chrysler held
unchanged, but General Motors lost
Is to break 43. A block OF 4,300
Packard crossed the tape at 8, I'M
changed.
Metals were mixed. American
Smelling and kennecott losing
fractions while Anaconda and Nickel
advanced as much. Aviations were
under pressure. Douglas, United
Aircraft and American air lines
were off IA to IL. Lockheed was
an exception with slight gain.
Rails were mixed. c. & o. and
Union Pacific were off ga and IA,
respectively while N. Y. Central
and Southern Pacific advanced.
In the oils Texas Corp. was lower
and Jersey higher.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-03
THE WEATHER

Ypsilsnti and vicinity: Fair and
slightly colder Monday, Tuesday
partly cloudy; lowest temperature
tonight about 20 degrees. gentle to
moderate northerly winds.
Temperature at 1870 a. m. today,
p degrees.
Temperatures Saturday: Highest.
AZ; lowest 2s; mean 80.
Temperatures Sunday: Highest.
"a; lowest, %; mean 80.
Temperatures one year ago today:
Highest 40; lowest II; mean rs.
Temperatures this date in last
So years: Highest, 40 in 1881; low.
est, 3 in 1917.
Relative humidity Sunday: 1880
a. m. IS per cent; 1880 a. m. 70 per
cent; 1880 p. m. 66 per cent: 1880
D. m, 50 per cent.
Barometric pressure st.1:30 a. m.
today: Station. 29.46 iB<hes; sea
level. 30.16 inches.
Precipitation In last rs hours end.
ing at 1880 a. m. trace
The sun sets today at sac D. m.
and rises tomorrow at 7:42 a. m.
The moon rises today at 1915 a.
m. and sets tomorrow at 1907 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-03
Program of Supreme Beauty
Presented by Chapel Choir

Exuberant yet restrained was
Beneath Thy Cross | Stand" in
the second group. Bortniansky S
Divine Praise" was esthetic. n
fabric OF exquisite melody running
through the closely integrated vo-
cal accompaniment.
Mozarts "Hallelujah" revealed
the beauty attaching to the word
"Hallelujah" like wind sweeping
a harp. The arrangement OF the
spiritual "Oh. What a Beautiful
City" seemed a rapt contempla-
ton, the upper ranges with which
II ended full of lovely tone.
Sing We Merrily Unto God Our
Strength" was a marvellous culmin-
alton and Mozart's Lullaby was
an exquisite number sung with a
fine verve. "A Mighty Fortress in
Our God" made a splendid climax
to a wholly satisfying program.
Remarkable, too, were the sever
al solo obligatos sung by the
women vocalists.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-03

The Chapel Choir OF Capital Uni
yersity. Columbus. Ohio, gave a
supremacy beautiful "a capella'
program Saturday evening in the
local Emmanuel Lutheran Church,
which was filled to capacity.
In the dimmed auditorium, the
choir, in cream SUPPLIES on black,
walked the length of the church
and took their positions. Then
Ellis Emanuel Snyder, conductor,
raised his hands and the choir
sang Nikolsky's The Earth Is the
Lords" as the opening number.
There was a magical thrill in the
perfect attack of the choristers in
this number and. though spirited.
the music was profoundly reverent.
With the choir leaving at the
conclusion of each group a further
pleasure was afforded by the grace
which attended their faultless re-
assembling. Mr.. Snyder's conduct
ing was unattended by mannerisms
he used only the fewest movements.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-03
MRS.. F. ST|vERS,
ANN ARB0R, DIES
FIRST HUSBAND r. 3. HARRIS,
THIS CITY; RITES TO
BE WEDNESDAY

Mrs. Helen R. Stivers, SIS, wife OF
Frank A. Stiyers, f. University
Ave, Ann Arbor passed away Sun
day evening in the University Hos
pital following a long illness.
Mrs. Stivers' first husband was
Frank B. Harris, who lived in Ypsi-
lanti from 1917 until the time of
his death. In 1927 Mrs. Stivers
went to Ann Arbor where she
owned and managed the University
Floral Shop. She was a member
of the Business and Professional
Women's Club and of the Congre-
gational Church, Ann Arbor.
Surviving besides her husband
are two children by her first hus-
band, Mrs. Albin Elander. Beverly
Hills, Cal, and Walter Harris, Up
silanti; four grandchildren, one
sister, Mrs. Sherm Abbott, Salt
Lake City, Utah; two brothers,
Carl Robb, Pulaski n. Y, and Budd
Robb, Salt Lake City.
Funeral services will be Wednes-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
Doiph- Funeral Home, Ann Arbor.
Rev. Leonard Parr, of theaCongre.
gational Church, will offidate.
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WAR IN AF RIGA

Continued from Page One)
ing that two enemy planes pre-
sumably German participated in
the attack just off an unnamed
Libyan port.
British experts attached great
importance to the new victories.
They pointed out that Agordat is
an important railway junction and
therefore there is good reason to
believe that substantial stores of
munitions were taken with the
town. But, they declared, it would
be an exaggeration to say that the
Eritrean port of Massawa is threat
ened by the British drive. They
pointed out that $50 miles OF ex-
tremely difficult terrain separates
Agordat from Massawa.
"8Iitz" Expected
While British African forces
pushed forward on every front, a
high Royal Air Forco official in
London said that Germany-with
admitted numerical superiority in
the air-was expected to launch its
blitz attack on Britain as soon as
the weather permits.
The issue" the British spokes-
man said, will again be one of
quality versus quantity"
On the war-front, Germany
claimed sinking of three British
ships totalling 10000 tons during
the past "a hours, and Italy admit
ted a successful attack had been
carried out by British torpedo
planes on Sardinia.
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Continued from Page One)
Ann Arbor, which was parked at
the curb.
Automobiles Collide
Dorothy Breiter, Detroit, and
Charlotte B. Shower. Dearborn,
driving west on w. Michigan Ave.
Sunday afternoon collided when
the latter driver attempted a
right turn on Ballard St.
Walter NJ. Logan, Lincoln Park.
stopped for the Washtenaw Ave.
and Ballard st. intersection Sun
day afternoon, collided with an
automobile operated by Edward
Hudy, Detroit, as the latter made
a right turn on Ballard st.
Found In Car
Officer Edmund ]. Block. patrol
ing at the Streicher Die and Tool
company, early Sunday morning,
discovered a car astraddle a tele-
phone pole, lying near a fence on
the north side of the New York
Central railroad tracks in back
of Dawson coal sheds. Patton
Speaks, 10 IL s. Washington ST.,
found behind the wheel. was
brought to police station and told
officers he did not remember how
he arrived where he was found.
An unidentified man had agreed
to drive him home earlier in the
evening. he said. The car was
towed to a local garage for re-
pairs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-03
JOHN 7. ALLEN
TAKEN BY DEATH
HAD BEEN I'LL FOR SEVEN
YEARS: FUNERAL
TO BE TUESDAY

John Thomas Allen after an i'll
ness of seven years passed away
Sunday morning at lis in his
home. He was the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Allen and was born
in Toronto Feb. 10, 1867. He was a
retired railroad man and a mem
Der Of the Masonic Lodge.
Miss Sarah G.. Colburn became
his wife in Niagara Falls in 1926
and survives him. as does his sister,
Mrs. Nellie Moore. Monroe.
Funeral services will be Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the ]. Z.
Moore Funeral Home where friends
may call until that hour. Rev.
Walter B. Heyler will officiate, and
graveside service will be con-
Quoted in Highland Cemetery by
the Masonic Lodge. BuriG will be
in Highland Cemetery. Y
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LEGISLATURE

Continued from Page One)
county sanatoria, $4,000 for the
social security board administra.
ton. and $4,000 for state police.
After the anticipated passage by
the house this evening the bill
goes to the senate where it must
compete for favorable attention in
the finance and appropriation com
mittee with Hartman's proposal,
which was introduced in the upper
chamber by Sen. Don Vanderwerp,
R., Fremont.
Nowicki's recommendation were
substantially in accordance with
Hartman's except that Nowicki
eliminated Sl,000.000 appropria.
.tion for general public relief.
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SERIOUS SPLIT IN
LEASE LEND FOES
BECOMING WIDER
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
for the measure in the House. They
seek passage by Friday night.
The bill will pass the House as
reported by the Foreign Affairs
Committee by a minimum of so
votes" said Rep. Boland, Demo-
cratic whip. Mind you. said
minimum. The majority may be
100 to $50. depending upon the
final shape of the bill"
Coalition Likely
With Martin declaring that op-
position would not be placed on
a partisan basis, it was expected
that a coalition would be formed
before. crucial votes on amend
ments with a group OF dissident
Democrats.
The chief hope OF foes is to
amend the bill by providing for a
$4,000 100000 credit to Britain, re-
moving discretionary powers of the
President, prohibiting transfer
naval vessels without consent OF
Congress, prohibiting conveys and
limiting repair and QUILTING OF
foreign warships in American har-
bors to that permitted by interna-
tional law.
May Use v. S. Hsrbors
Possibility of the British fleet
fighting from American harbors in
the event that Germany succeeds in
invasion attempts, was raised by
Sen. Byrnes CD S. c., admins
tration leader, and reused deep in
teTest.
"Of course such a condition
might arise" Byrnes said, land
any man who said we should turn
the British fleet away and let it
surrender to Hitler under those
conditions would be shot"
Rep. Marcantonio CAD N. Y, said
the administration expects the Brit
ish fleet to fight on from L. S.
ports if England fails and that
means, Of course. We will 90 into
the war with them"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-03
SALINE TOWNSHIP
RESIDENT PASSES
MRS. MARY {. M'MANN, 80,
PASSES AT HOME; RITES
WILL BE TUESDAY
{ Snecial to The Daily Press


Saline, Mich, Feb. 3--Mrs. Mary
+. McMann, SO, who had been in
poor health for a number of years,
passed away Sunday morning at
her home, 1875 Arizona Rd.. Saline
Township.
Mrs. McMann was born April /,
1852, in Manchester and was the
daughter of the late John and Bird
get Noone. In 1868 she was mar
icd-te Henry MeMann- who passed
away in 1925 She had lived in the
residence where she died for IS
years.
Surviving are two daughters.
Miss Ella, at home, and Mrs. Ralph
Hammond, Saline Township; one
grandson and four great grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock in the resi-
dence with DR.. Fred Lendrum, pas
tor of the First Methodist Church
Saline. officiating. Burial will be
in Oakwood Cemetery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-03

MONTEVIDEO, Urugusy-UP-
The River Plate nations economic
conference today sought a means Of
circumventing British objections
apparently blocking their economic
unity. The conference may Gre
ate new principle OF international
law upsetting the conventional ap-
plication OF treaties to the hemis-
nhpre