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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-20
TO THE EDITOR

TO THE EDITOR:
7 NOTICE Mr.. Hearst takes
L the ladies to task for not
participating in and elevating
politics.
He seems to forget that
women are not supermen; they
are just women. good, bad and
Indifferent, with a few eXcep-
tional ones here and there.
In the short time that women
have been recognized as respon-
sible citizens, they have done
very well.
There are women judges,
women in Congress, in the for
eign embassy, and there is a
woman in the cabinet.
There are womens political
organizations and any number
of civic, educational and social
service organizations. There is
no question but that women
have been responsible for a
great deal of housekeeping,
humanitarian and refining IN
fluences.
With their enhanced political
status they have engaged sue
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-20
Worth Hearty Support

4 MERICA should enter the war if demo-
IA cratic principals are worth fighting for.
Assuming that they are, then the preser-
walton of these rights, wherever they may be
endangered, becomes our concern because the
totalitarian combinations of ruthessness must
be broken.
Our present course, if persisted in, will
involve us in active conflict only if our aid and
abilities are too late and meager to aid Britain
in breaking the back of the powers she is try
ing to subdue.
The ostrich-like attitude that if we don't
see the won't become involved is
merely emotional wishful thinking.
There has been no shred of evidence that
the Nazs' il-concealed dream of conquest does
not include the United States.
Poland Denmark, Norway, France and all
the others stand as horror drenched examples
of the folly of internal national complacency
and nonaggressive defense.
Has Hitler ever needed or long sought
pretext to invade a country his twisted brain
deemed valuable to his distorted ends?
America should concentrate her own
defenses but a concerted fankng movement
Through BRITAIN is the finest form of de-
Tense History has recorded no successful
defensive warsspursued along purely defensive
/ lines
The power tnat can Strike nrSt, narueSt,
oftenest and farthest from home is the power
that wins. That being true, Great Britain
cannot win this war unless she can increase
her aggressive action, and she needs help and
will need it until the end
What that end may be depends entirely
upon us, and if we love life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness then we'd better awaken
to our responsibilities.
RUSSELL W. CARTER,
ga PenObscOt building,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-20
40 SandersOn street, POnti

co IT'S about aid to England again? Don't
- you think about aid to the United States
would be a welcome change?
It's a wonderful thing to know that our
ancestors who gave their all to free us from
the crushing hand of England cannot see what
suckers we making of ourselves today.
If England is such grand country to be
ruled by, why do all her colonies struggle so
constantly to be freed from her rule? Could
it be because she beeds them of all their
prosperity and civil rights just as she so in
cessantly bleeds us?
If war is so imminent, we will need all
the ships, tanks and planes we can make for
our own protection, and we'll need food in our
storehouses if we do not want it rationed
to us as it is in Europe today.
Instead of stripping ourselves of all the
things we need in case of war, why not let
the sight of Europe be the horrible example
that shows us what unpreparedness can do?
I wonder too whether our leaders ever
realize what a power for good it would be,
if they put as much energy into talking
PEACE as they do into talking WAR.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-20
Connolly Answers

1. ta) The sun shines bright in
my old Kentucky home; tb)
We're tenting tonight on the
old camp-ground"; (c) MY
heart at thy sweet voice"
?. (a) The Jumping Frog of
Calaveros County" Mark
Twain; tb) Around the World
in Eighty Days" Jules Verne
ta) "A christmas Carol,
Dickens.
3. ta) Sweepeth cleane; (b) are
better than one; (c) is worth
two in the bush.
4. (a) Director of Metropolitan
Opera; (b) actress; tc) pianist
and composer.
5. ta) Franklin; (b) Cromwell;
tc) Diogenes.
6. ta) John the Baptist; (b)
Salome; (c) Noah.
Z. Handel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-20
No Question of Cost

DO not believe in war; but believe in self
protection and l believe in being well
prepared for war that no aggressor nation
shall ever dare to attack us.
Let every congressman lay all self-interest
aside and act with speed but also with eau
ton, lest any one man be invested with too
much power. Let us help England all We can,
not in man power, but with material aid that
we can spare.
If any country should try it, believe in
giving that country such thorough cleaning
up that there would not be anything left of it
as nation.
1t seems rather strange that some people
seem to measure everything in cents and dollars,
can think and talk only about the amount of
money that is to be spent for defense and are
of the opinion that we cannot afford it, much
less help England.
The amount of the bill is surprisingly
large but this is not question of what we
can afford but what we are compelled to do.
If England should lose, do they sense that
the world loses another democracy? Do they
realize that we may be the next country to be
invaded?
Is there an American citizen who wouldn't
give every dime, yes, even his life, to protect
the freedom we now enjoy?
ALVINA DILL,
40 Sanderson street, Pontiac.
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Why Help Britain?
RUSSELL W. CARTER,
ga PenObscOt building,

WE HAVE no more right to enter this war
w tina we had the last war.
Hit could not come over here any more
than tAu Kaiser could. There would have
been no war in Europe today had we stayed
out last time md minded our business.
Regardless what side is victorious, Eu-
rope will look to America for food and other
articles needed to survive the war it has
brought upon itself.
What has Great Britain ever done for
America besides plundering and taxing us?
l hate Hitler for his plundering and hard
ship he is causing humanity, but war will
never end until man and nations have a
spiritual awakening.
ALBERT PCrLAS,
Shattuck Road,
Saginaw, Mich
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-20
Study the Bill Of Rights

S BILL of rights is what the people are entitled TO
~ against every government on earth.'-Ihomas
Jefferson to James Madison.
17e1-1941i That is the span of our liberties.
This year is the hundred and fteth anniversary
of the historic Bill of Rights which formally became part
of the Constitution December Is, 1871
Governor Lehman of New York has led off the years
celebrations of this essentially American event by pro-
claiming the week of February 16 to % as Bill of Rights
week. be observed particularly in the public schools of
the state
Hereafter one week in each year will be aside for
the study in New York schools of the Bill of Rights
articles in both the federal and state constitutions
THIS idea should be adopted by every state in the Union
/ and wherever the American flag flies.
We hear a great deal about 'the Bill of Rights" but
what exactly this "bi"? And what does it to
YOU?
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to our
Constitution.
They forbid Congress from making any law estab-
fishing state religion.
They prohibit Congress from gagging your right to
freely express yourself any subject.
They prohibit Congress from abridging the freedom
of expression of the newspaper you read
They prohibit Congress from preventing you to
assemble peaceably for a redress of grievances
No soldier in time of peace be quartered
in your house arbtrary-that is without due process of
law.
No one can enter your house to seize your person
papers and effects without warrant.
ITO BE held for capital other infamous crime you
must be indicted by grand jury you Nannot be
tried twice for the ofense you cannot be witness
against yourself and you cannot be deprived of e liberty
or property without due process of law.
The government itself is forbidden to take private
property without just compensation.
You guaranteed trial by jury. And you have the
right to have counsel.
you have been arrested, excessive bail is forbidden
cruel unusual punishment be inflicted upon YOU
That is the essence of the world we Americans have
created
That is the spirit of the AMERICAN WAY.
THE articles of the Bill of Rights the tables of the
law that should be craven the mind of every child
and adult in the land.
That is the treasure house must guard with our
lives fortunes and sacred honor the founding
fathers pledged
This Bill of Rights of ours is than document"
1t is CONDITION OF HAPPINESS for us and our
unborn.
1t is part of the soul of America.
But Governor Lehman says:
I'VE know that the safeguards of our freedom will
remain strong only If VIGILANT and faith
i'm democratic processes is UNSHAKEN."
So if to continue free people must this
year do than just celebrate this hundred and
fftieth anniversary of our Bill of Rights
WE MUST SOLEMNLY REAFFIRM THE LIBER-
TIES AND GUARANTEES THAT ARE ENSTRINED
IN TT-AND "HIGEILY RESOLVE THAT THEY SHALL
NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-20
8AERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
PNiiixlH Our BucE
BY ARTHUR (BUGS) BAER

by
It's getting close to George Washingtons birthday
think should talk about myself got nice boosts this
week any got in his life
First Mr.. Hearst said in Editor and Publisher that he
would like write easily Runyon, During and me.
Then the late John Donovan in Sparks From Bed OF
Rob Wagners Script" Kind enough to mention
the breath with the immortal Peter Finley Dunno
reading and his analysis of hero
John. Like Bugs i'm another yein-says 1T all
There been any who approached Dunno
philosopher humorist
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-20
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Feb. 20. 1910

Moscow reports the town and
fortress OF Koivisto, western
anchor citadel of the Manner
helm Line, has been captured;
although this was denied by
Finland. ~
London discloSes that last
week has been the wars most
disastrous for shipping: Britain
has lost. five vessels and neu-
trails IS.i
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-20
Priori+ies
Arrangement
Called Flop
u. S. Moving Too Slowly,
johnson Holds

CThe opinions expressed by
General johnson are not neces-
sariy those of The Detroit
Times.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-20

What DO YOU Think?
I-Shoud America Enter the European War?
2-WW Our Present Course if Persisted in Inevitably
Involve Us in War;
3-Shoud America Concentrate Her Own Defense and
Her Own Independence Ally Herself With England in
the Recent World War?
the vital question before America today
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Evening star., 1941-03-10
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Baseban's grapefruit league again
is busy in the sometimes shiver-
ing Southland and the Brooklyn
Dodgers, who always are claiming
something, have put in a bid for
the exhibition championship.
The Dodgers have played six
games and won five for the best
record among all the major league
teams that have been in action
more than once.
The Flatbush frolics of 1941, in
fact, have proved to the satisfac-
ton of everybody in Havana and a
lot of other points that they will
bear watching in the National
League pennant scramble. They
Inundated the New York Giants in
three games at the turn of the
month and took two out Of three
games from Cleveland last week
end in q series pawned off on the
Cubans as a preview Of the next
world series.
The Dodgers have averaged bet
ter than 10 hits per nine-inning
ball game and have stirred up such
a rumpus in their island isolation
that they're liable to scare half
their opponents into submission.
They scored three runs in one
inning off Bob Feller yesterday and
lost the game because the Indians
Evening star., 1941-03-10
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TAMPA, Fla, March 10.-"I'm not
worried so much about Brooklyn as
I am about st. Louis" said General
Manager Warren Giles of the world
champion Cincinnati Reds as he
squirmed with every pitch during an
exhibition game here.
IF some of their young pitchers
come through, the Cardinals are
going to be mighty tough. Here's
something a lot of people don't
realize. From last July 8 until the
end of the season the Cards played
better ball than we did.
Cards Started Too Late.
ct mean, If the race had begun
that day they would have finished
a game and a half in front of us,
with Pittsburgh third and Brooklyn
a poor fourth. In other words, they
played championship ball after Billy
Soutfworth took over, and they'll
have him managing from the start
this time.
However, I'm not too worried
about it. We're going to be stronger
ourselves and we're still the club
that's got the pitching. All that
talk about Paul Derringer being
overweight was just somebody
hoping. never saw him report in
as fine shape and they'll have to go
on looking at him and Bucky
Walters and Gene Thompson and
Whitley Moore every few days.
Evening star., 1941-03-10
Citing Keen Finish Last Season,
GILES of Reds More Afraid
.OfCords Than Dodgers

"I think we've got better reserve
strength all around. Now that we
have Jim Gleeson in our outfield
Leagues top seven hitters of last
year. That's nice punch with him
and Ernie lombard and Buck Nc
Cormick hitting in bunch. would
say that we could lose almost any
player for a while except Mccormick
without being seriously hurt.
Look at that stop and throw
Eddie Joost Just made at short
That's why we're not worrying about
the loss of Billy Myers. Joost isn't
frail He's just tall and thin, like
Marion of the Cardinals. He's played
complete seasons in the minors and
expects to do it for us.
Holdouts Sub I'm FettIe.
with Lombardi holding out, Dick
West has had chance to do some
catching, and he looks great. Bill
CMcKechnie) is very pleased with
him. He's hitting the ball hard and
is fast as streak, something I'M
usual for q catcher.
Not that We particularly need
more pitching, but don't be surprised
If Monte Pearson turns in a dozen
or Is wins for us. Before we bought
him from the Yankees. he gave us
absolute assurance that his arm was
in good shape and that he wanted
to pitch. Gosh knows he tied the
National League into knots in four
straight World Series-including us
He gave us only two hits"
Evening star., 1941-03-10
Shake-up Threat Out
As Brewers Spank
Champion Sphas
Hope TO Surprise New
York Jewels in Tilt
Here Wednesday

ANY revamping plans Owner Chris
Heurich, jr., may nave conceived for
his Washington Brewers temporar-
lily were shelved today following
yesterdays game at Riverside in
which his team dealt the Philadel-
phia Sphas one of the most decisive
defeats in American League history.
1t was by a 51-34 score that the
Brewers prevailed and thereby
aroused hope they may surprise the
pennant-aSplring New York Jewels
in the second half of Wednesdays
pro double-header at S. G. Loeff1ers
big plant.
Wednesdays twin bill will be
opened by the Sphas and BROOKLYN
Celtlcs at $50 o'clock, the Brewers
and Jewels being scheduled to take
the floor at 10. Both the Celtics
and the Jewels are thick in the
running for the second-half title.
The SphaS are hoping to regain
the services of Joe Gotthofer, their
hard driving veteran forward, who
missed last nights game here be-
cause of grippe. Without Gotthofer,
the Sphas little resembled the club
that swept through to the frst-haIf
championship.
However, after spotting the Brew
erS to 12-1 lead, the Sphas Whitfield
the margin to 1915 at the end Of
the first period and even forged into
22-l9 advantage early in the Sec
ond. A counterrally by the Brew
ers regained them the lead and they
gradually pulled away to win as
they pleased in the final session.
Adam Hats downed Alexandria
Evening star., 1941-03-10
Dean sPitching Is Hit
Harder Than Tresh's
Head in Coast Game
Chisox Cutcher's Wound
EosiIy Mended, but Diz
Is Hurt Beyond Repair
By the Associated Press.

bS tIlt ASSUtlHlth FItoS
HOLLYWOOD, March l0.-The
ball game was rousing success for
every one except young Mike fresh
of the Chicago White Sox and, per-
haps, Mr.. Jerome H. Dean.
fresh, catching for the major
league All-Stars in yesterdays con-
test with the Coast League players.
was hit accidentally in the head by
Pepper Martins bat and knocked
semicold.
Helped from the field, Manager
Jimmy Dykes No. l backstop was
taken to a hospital for six stitches
in his scalp.
The throng of $4,000 which packed
Hollywood's ball park saw Dizzy
Dean put his famous nothing BALI
on public display for the first time
this season. 1t was hit harder than
fresh was.
The Coast Leaguers won the game,
6 to 4, as each side collected nine
hits.
Diz was touched for two walks,
three hits and three runs.
Mickey Haslin, San Diego third
baseman, discovered a home run
that not only brought a cheer, but a
kiss from a beautiful blond identi-
fed as Martha ODriscol of the
movies.
Vince Di Maggie of Pittsburgh hit
one over the fence, walked right
over, aimed smack at the O'Dris-
coll lips-and missed entirely.
Elbie Fletcher Of the Pirates was
the best. He didn't miss.
Evening star., 1941-03-10
From the
Press Box
Louis Con Lose Grown
Even in Exhibition
By JOHN LARDNER,


NEW YORK, March 10 (NANA).
You can call the Louis-Simon
fight in Detroit this month an "ex-
hibition," as the Michigan Boxing
Commission does, but if Abraham
Simon happens to knock Louis out
somewhere inside those 20 rounds
what would you give for Louis title?
A nickel would be too much.
The plain fact of the matter is
that A. Simon would be the heavy
weight champion of the world, ex-
hibition or no exhibition. if he
moved Joe down-a possibility
which is. mind you, as remote as
the nose on the face of the man in
the moon.
The brontoSauri of the fight buSi-
ness. the LouiSeS and Simons, have
no weight limit When the cham
pion falls his title passes. I raise
the point because things do happen
to champions in the prize ring now
and then. even when they have
CinCh as deeply carved and coldly
Chiseled as Louis appears to have
against Simon.
There was the case of the joust
Of the Johnsons in Paris, France, in
the winter before the first World
War. This was a case so obscure
that the archives seldom mention
it, but it happened, all right, and
If ooeS IN show Won
Evening star., 1941-03-10
Bender Gets Mungo
Trip From Dodgers
To Montreal Farm
Hurler, Also Fined $500,
Ignores Order to Go
To Georgia Comp
BY the Associated Press.


HAVANA, March 10-Van Lingle
Mungo, the impulsive pitcher Of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, who once was
fined $1,000 for getting into a fist
fight with some teammates at st.
Louis, again is on the clubs black
list.
After making an all-Winter effort
to reform himself into a peaceful
and sober citizen of basebau's balm
lest organization, Mungo went on a
bender Saturday night and not
only tumbled off the wagon, but
off the Dodgers.
President Larry MacPhail fined
him 5000 and ordered him to leave
training camp. In fact, he gave
him transportation money to Macon,
Ga, where Brooklyns's Montreal
international League farm will
start training Saturday. With the
fare was a note that Mungo either
could get back in the clubs good
graces there or not at all
Mungo was supposed to leave Ha-
vana by boat last night, but he was
fighting mad and didn't bulge So
arrangements were changed for him
to leave by plane today.
Evening star., 1941-03-10

Whatever the reason. Wander
Meer's hold on a job with Gin
cinnati is shaky, especially after
his exhibition yesterday against
the Mats. He worked two in
nings, giving up three runs, two
singles and a triple. and walking
one batter. If he retains his fast
ball, he was not displaying 1t.
Archie Smooth Fielder.
George Archie, the Mats new
first baseman, was no ball of fire
in his debut, hitting into a dou-
BILE play, twice fouling out to the
first baseman, and finally flying
out. But he is slick article in
the field. His fly in the eighth
inning brought home run.
Agapeto Mayor, the little Gu
ban, walked three straight hit
Evening star., 1941-03-10
tng in Clutch mpesses as Redegs Are Beaten in Tight Battle
Roosevelt, Playing in Star Final
Tomorrow, Given Break With
Late Start in Duke Event

from a hat. Durham plays John
Marshall of Richmond and Green
vile meets Roanoke in f1rst-round
games Thursday night, while other
games are scheduled for Friday
morning. Bethesda tangles with
Lafayette High of Lexington at $50.
while Roosevelt follows at IL am.
against Boys High of Atlanta.
If Bethesda or Roosevelt are Sue
cessful in their first-rcund games
they will meet in the Semifinals on
Friday night, with the winner going
into Saturday nights championship,
with Durham a probable opponent.
Girls Game Hot Stuff.
The Star tournament final to-
morrow will be the last competition
for the Mount Rainier and Hyatts-
vile girl teams and both are eager
for battle. Their game is scheduled
for 7::30 and the boys clash at sp-
proximately 8:45.
The girls game is the hottest
sort of natural" They have played
three times this season, with Mount
Rainier winning twice, but week
ago the HyattsvilIe lassies were VIC
torious in the final of the Hyatts-
vile Gold Cup tournament and
felt they made up for the two set
backs as we'll as established A claim
to the Prince Georges County
championship. The Star tourney
offers them chance to add the
clincher to those claims, but they
must meet a Mount Rainier team
which boasted a 19-game winning
streak before being set down by
Hyattsville and the Mount girls are
popped up to avenge the only defeat
! they suffered all season.
Evening star., 1941-03-10
FeIIer Is No Puzzle to Dodgers,
Burning Up Exhibition Trail;
As Power Routs Minors

tailed five times in one frame
against Lee GrisSon-which isn't the
same sized hurdle measured by any
bat. They chased Cleveland onto
the boat with a 80 shutout in the
abbreviated second game of a
double header.
Only two other major league
clubs have played as many as four
games-the Giants. who have lost
four out of quartet, and the Phila-
delphia Athletics, who have won
four out of five against Pacific
Coast League opponents.
Connie Mack's conglomerate AS,
B's and C's exposed lot of power
in their first three tussles, but San
Diego stopped them shorter than
a Judge Lands interview Saturday.
Although all clubs except the
Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and
Philadelphia Phillies have opened
for Spring showings, the results
to date are inconclusive. The Chi
cago White SoX and Washington
each have played and won one
game.