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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
JUROR NUMBER SIX

THIS is a very screwy case
i and l shouldn't be in this
cage doing three to five. II
there was any justice l would
be walking the streets or sit
ting in Joe's, waiting for the
sixth race to come in. But
here / am. making brooms at
seven cents an hour.
/ never had to work before.
Three years from now, if l get
the breaks and no screw starts
riding me, l go out of here
with permission to see the
Parole Officer once a week, if
1 stay away from bad COM
pany.
What makes it so tough is
they didn't have anything on
me. Was / innocent? Who said
I was? What difference does
that make? Does a dice loader
ask you whether you're limo
cent when he takes your re-
tainer? What is a dice loader?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

Say, let me ask one on this
quiz? Am l Information
Please? Listen, sap, a dice
loader is a mouthpiece and a
mouthpiece is a lawyer.
FIGURE 1T OUT
Figure it out yourself. Get
a good mouthpiece that's
smarter than the prosecuting
attorney and you beat the rap.
Get one that's dumber and
the beak throws the book at
you. All right. All right. A
beak's a Judge. But, as 1 was
saying. being guilty or inno-
cent has nothing to do with it.
A good dice loader can
juggle the law so that the po-
lice apologize for arreSting
you, even if you did what
they say you did.
He never asks you, "Are you
innocent or guilty." He asks,
'How much dough you got?
All right, I'll take 80 per cent
for springing you"
The way this happened was
just one of those things. An
accident. A miracle. Like hit
ting the jackpot in a road
house machine. 1t couldn't be
done, only it could.
I had never lifted anything
worth as much as a c before.
All my raps were for petty
larceny, see? And 1 was get
ting discouraged.
l was getting to be a big
boy and you never get any
where stealing peanuts. Even
in stir, the other cons look
down on you as a punk. 1
see what they mean now,
since I got to be Big Time
myself.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

So I'm walking through
this department store on a
cold day. minding my own
business and seeing if 1 could
snatch something like nylon
stockings or costume jewelry
that would bring a buck. And
! saw the coat. 1t was flung
carelessly over a chair. l
didn't know much about fur
OF about women's coats but a
blind man could see it was
real mink.
/ think fast, see? / am
small and skinny and / figure
1 look like one of those guys
that work in a department
store. And that coat is mine,
if I work fast. So i go into the
mems room and / shed my
benny and my lid and /
hustle back to where had
seen the coat. It's still there.
1 just go over and pick it
up off the chair and throw it
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
Daily Short Story
By CHARLES McGUIRK

and he keeps a fur shop. He's
a nice old sap and as honest
as the day is long. And he
has a son named Benny.
Benny's in his twenties and
he doesn't know yet whether
he's honest or not and he's in
love with a blonde named
Beulah, who has looks, shape
and manner. She has every
thing but a brain but neither
she nor nobody she gives a
tumble to misses it.
Benny Feddle's nuts about
this broad and she likes him
just enough to let him spend
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

over my arm and walk kind
of important right out of the
store. Honest! 1t was as easy
as that.
I brought it over to Joe's
pool room and 1 says to Joe.
"JOe, I'd like to leave this
here for q minute. It's my sis
ter's."
"Yeh?" Joe says. Its a
pretty cold night. What's your
sister doing, taking a bath:
And who Is your sister, Mrs.
Astorbilt ? IL that coats worth
less than two grand, you're an
honest gee. Don't leave IL here
long. It looks hot to me-"
NICE OLD SAP
So I went back to the mems
room of the department store
and got my benny and lid
and wore them out of there.
Nobody never said nothing to
me.
I didn't leave the coat at
Joe's very long because L
could see he meant it when he
told me to get it out of there.
I took it home and 1 tried to
figure where I'd get rid of it.
1 found out for the first time
that the bigger hot piece of
merchandise it, the harder it
is to move it.
See, 1 couldn't walk along
side of a guy and tell him 1
had a bargain in a fur coat
for, say two Cs. Because a
guy that owns two Cs amt
walking. And if 1 tried to
peddle it in a store, the pro-
prietor would blow the
whistle.
Well, there's a man named
Feddle in the neighborhood
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

thwarted attempt Illustration SOMETHING
YOU WANTED BUT DIDN'T GET. SO, SAYS YOU,
YOU DIRT.
RUT it doesn't naturally Merely wanting something
~ and not getting doesn't entle join
frustrated Or give you other kind of
You've got to fight before you tines
socaed Illustrations" lazine and
lessness. Or concei.
There's no hoping to be tap dancer you've bow legs and
ingrowing toenais And you might well clip dreams
before they clip you
Oftener things for which willing pay
the price We long to be great writers, musicians actors big
business Glamorous titles these But behind those titles
lie years of dudgery. monotouy sacrifice, obscurity
So what! Are willing to endure that hard test! Or do
dream about the spotghs which lie aheadthe hattey
and applause?
ERUSTRATION What handy hide-away it is for crybabe
didn't have spunk conquer
their clssedness and cowardice!
Frustrated? Sure they But who did it? They, them
selves
vicious word Illustration it's vicious
when it applied to youth. How often hear that phrase
frustrated youth" these days And how otherwise hopeful
youngsters have taken the because of it!
WHAT does Illustration" to the inexperienced
w yomgser? Does 1t what it
unfair thwarng honest determined endeavor?
that his day dreams haven't that his
haven't clicked that his egotstal desires have
got a kick in the teeth.
of which old timers likewise felt youth.
did any tells "fr,strated"g No
They told snap of it," with side remarks
which the editor viii allow And generally speak,
ing, snapped
wonderful how much accomplish when haven't
an aibL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
By DR.. Logan Clendening

patients, must be given great
attention.
The use OF circular garters il
especially bad in these patients.
They also should pay attention
to the possibility of cutting of
the blood supply when they sit
in a chair so that the edge of
the chair constructs the large
blood vessels of the leg.
Diabetes should nearly al
ways use a footstool 50 that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

AS we have said several times
this week in discussing the mod
ern Improvements in the treat
ment of diabetes, the two major
forms of treatment consist in a
regulation of the diet and the
use of an injection of an extract
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

Guilty for you and II they
tried you again, you would
be In double jeopardy, which
Is against the law. But on
that perjury rap, they can
give you from 10 to Is and IL
I was you, I'd plead guilty
and throw myself on the
mercy of the court. I am
talking to you as your
lawyer.
"The - I WILL" shrieked.
"They haven't got nothing on
me on that mink coat rap. A
jury sprung mo so how do
they know I lied ?"
They know" Mischa told
me, because Beulah, the
Blonde, Is picked up for wear
ing stolen goods around her
swell form. And as soon as
they bring her In, she starts
to sing.
"She tells them all about
Benny Feddle giving her the
coat for q present. They pick
up Benny and he joins In the
chorus. He tells how he
bought the coat from you for
fifty bucks. So you'll cop a
plea or else get another
lawyer.
So 1 took the plea and the
beak gave me five to seven.
II was a very screwy case
and if there was any justice,
/ wouldn't be in this can
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

Of the PAN
creas called
"insulin" or
"p r o famine
zinc insulin."
However. al
though these
two methods
con troll the
d | a b e I e S,
I h re ar e
m a n y other
points about
I r e a I ment
of the dia-
bette patient
that the ply
stefan has to
watch.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

SuiCc Soaifc Vic uist put ~ ou Vic hioihct
And how!
But that's Just the point.
INSTEAD OF BEING A SCIENTIFIC
TERM FOR A DEFINITE CONDITION,
"FRUSTRATION' HAS BECOME THE
TOP ALIBI FOR EVERY WILMER AND
POUTER IN THE COUNTRY.
AS A mere piece Of vocabulary, Illustration
means being "thwarted, foiled, baked,
hindered. prevented from attaining a pur-
pose," etc. In other words, you've tried
your darndest to do something. but some
meanie or obstacle has prevented you.
Which is a good reason for any one
going into a fit of pouts, or wallowing in a
nice, damp orgy Of self-pity.
But If you think Illustration means
this in the popular application. you don't
know your average human, stranger.
Instead of meaning a determined but
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

Doctor Ciendenning will
answer questions of general
interest only, and then only
through his column.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

all his dough on her. Benny
wants to marry her and she
tells him: when you can
support me I'm the manner in
which I am going to learn to
be supported, I'll marry you"
Everybody in the neighbor-
hood knows about it.
1 went to Benny with the
coat. I didn't say anything to
him. / just let him look at it
and feel it. He knew it was
hot or I wouldn't have it.
And 1 guess he thought of
Beulah. All he said was:
"HOw much?"
1.-TWO C's," l says.
'T'll give you fifty dollars"
Benny says. "And that's
final"
"Gimme," I decided, and
handed him the coat for five
tens.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

Most diabetic patients are
elderly. Their diabetes is pri-
marily due to changes in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
the Side
By E. v. During
Hotv should great Jove himself
Do else than miss
To tciH the tcomdH
~ x-x A. L..
He foroets TO kiss.

(ave communication from young of Boston saying:
II believe impressions important do not want to
many should fellow take girl
Being authority this subject took
girl who said Time marches on!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
Elsie Robinson
Whadda You Mean, 'Frusfration'2

THERE'S word increasingly used In modern conversation
- which burns And definitely. It's "FRUSTRATION"
How Isn't this word highly respectable? II L.
Don't all best sociologsts and psychologists tit
They do.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
KNOWS HER SECRET

hNOWS HEN oEOhLI
So I walked out of court
and I had almost forgot the
whole thing when the cops
came after me again. It was
six weeks later.
They threw me In the can
again and I didn't know
what for. So I send for my
dice loader and he comes to
the Jail and he says:
They're trying you for per-
jury on tho evidence you
gave In your trial. They
know you lied about being In
JOe's pool hall. They know
you stole that mink coat.
"They can't try you again
for stealing the coat because
a jury found q verdict Of Not
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
THE END

TomorrOw's Short Story:
THE Hand of God" by Alissa
Kier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

He should kiss her the first time out but
be certain to beg her forgiveness, saying
he forgot himself because she was 80
Irresistible"
TIVE off-post salute is no longer required
u in the United States Army. Now a
rookie can take a walk downtown without
practically breaking his arm saluting second
lieutenants and majors. First lieutenantS,
captains and colonies never seemed particu-
lar about the, off-post salute. Many averted
their gaze TO save the non-commissioned
man the trouble of saluting. But shave
tails and majors have always loved to be
saluted. This new order will take much OF
the JOY from their lives.
WRITES Betty Cold" freshman at
" New York University: "You have a
horses and women research department;
why not a Mice and Mem department?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

and came back In Is minutes
with the verdict. 1t was, Not
Guilty"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
FLIES TO POLICE

That was all there would
have been to it, only some
pigeon few to the police. The
first thing I knew 1 was
picked up on suspicion of
larceny. But what did the
police have? Nothing. l had
my alibi. 1 was in Joe's place
at the time of the robbery.
Joe was ready to swear to it.
He had to because I'd left
the mink in his place while
I got my benny and lid back.
So I got me Mischa Severn,
a guy something like Dixie
Davis was before he dis
covered the numbers racket
and 1 lay in Jail for two
weeks fattening up and win
ming a buck here and there at
rummy.
Do you know, I got a kick
out of it when 1 was brought
into the court for trial and
watched them pick the jury.
It didn't take long. Mischa
wasn't worried about who
was on the jury. He told me
my case was bullet-proof and
1 knew he was telling nothing
but the truth.
PLENTY OF CAUTION
He got kind of cautious
only once. That was when
they called the sixth venire-
man. He started to pull in his
breath to let it out in a
squawk but 1 nudged him.
81 got to challenge this
fellow" Mischa said, ION ac-
count of his fathers a fur
rier."
leave him be-" I says, 81
know the guy. Right now, the
verdict's in the bag"
You know who Juror No. s
was. don't you? Right. He was
Benny Feddle, the one that
bought the coat off me.
So they put the depart
ment store manager and a
couple of his clerks on the
stand. And all they could tell
was that the coat had been
stolen from the store.
They couldn't identify me.
They never saw me stealing it.
They didn't even remember
me being in the store. Then
they put Joe on the stand
and he swore I was in his pool
hall when the coat was taken.
And they put me on the stand
and 1 said 1 was in the pool
hall. too.
The state rested its case.
The beak bawled out the po-
lice for arresting me in the
first place. The jury retired
Evening star., 1941-04-20
America Daughters
Plan Visitation 10
Northeast Temple
Special Event Slated
For April 29; Mizpuh
Council Plans Party

Loyalty Chapter, daughters Of
America, the home council of the
State councillor, Mrs. Clara Owens,
is arranging a special program for
the last annual visitation of the sea-
son on April 29 in Northeast Masonic
Temple.
Mizpah Council will have a birth
day party for its members on April
"a at Friendship Hall.
Applications for the class initia-
ton on April 29 are Mrs Mary Kret-
ringer, Mrs. William Wildman, Mrs.
Agnes Smith, Miss Dorothy Jordan,
Mrs. Grace Grisby, Mrs. Vivian Gas
kins and Mrs. Mary Mason.
AT Fidelity's Councils visitation
tribute was paid to G. L. Howell, re-
cording secretary, and to Mrs. H
Howell treasurer, who have served
more than 25 years.
Esther Council, at the last meet
ing, celebrated its Goth anniversary.
Mrs. Bessie Pearson. secretary, an
nounced special program for the
next meeting.
Activities scheduled are: April %,
class initiation and rally day at Con-
tinental Hotel, beginning at pm.
April %, Independent Council will
have a social for its members and
friends at 808 I street NV. April
30, the Press Club will give its char
ity bah at Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie. Public invited.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Knights of Pythios

1t. John G.. Epaminonda, chancel-
lor commander of the Calanthe
Lodge, has been called to active duty
and will report to the quartermas-
ter school in Philadelphia April 30.
Chancellor Comdr. N. Gilman
Shreve announces a meeting of
Amaranth Lodge tomorrow evening.
Other lodge meetings this week are
Webster and Capitol, Tuesday eve
ming: Mount Vernon, Wednesday
evening, and Hermione, Thursday
evening, when the visitation of
Grand Chancellor Eugene H. Kirby
and his associate grand officers will
occur.
Washington Company No. l, Uni
form Rank, will hold its second meet
ing of the month.
Rathbone Temple, Pythian Sisters,
will meet Friday evening with Most
Excellent Chief Rose Bean preSid-
ing. The Needle Point Club will
meet tomorrow evening at the home
of Grand Chief Freda Stine.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Regular Veterans
Association

More than 100 members of the
Regular Veterans Association and
the Regular Veterans Women's As
sociation attended a special joint
meeting of Gen. Winfield Scott
Post, No 3, at the United States
Soldiers Home on Thursday eve
ming to honor Capt. Fred Kochli,
national commander of the Army
and Navy Legion of Valor. Capt.
Kochli who was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross, the Pur-
pie Heart and the Croix de Guerre,
was obligated as a member of the
r. V. A.
A large delegation of officers and
members of R. V. A. Post No. 20
and R. V. w. A. Chapter No. 18 we're
present. Ranking officials present
were Past National President Mary
Williams, National Secretary Odil-
lion Hopgood, Past National Quar-
termaSter George Williams, Past
Department Comdr. S. A. Wiley and
National Educational Director Hack
Kyle.
The post passed a resolution pro-
testing the proposal to move the
Soldiers Home from Washington
and another advocating the moving
of the Scott Statue from Eighteenth
street and Massachusetts, avenue
NV. to the Soldiers Home.
Plans were made for a moonlight
excursion to Marshall Hall next
month.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Order of the Eastern Star

Mrs. Alice S. Eckloff, matron of
Ruth Chapter, announces grand
visitation and initiation tomorrow
evening.
Mrs. Ardah Hennings, matron of
Electa Chapter, announces on
Tuesday evening the girls of Bethel
No 5, Jobs Daughters, will be spe-
cial guests.
Cathedral Chapter will meet April
% at 2600 Sixteenth street NV. for
grand visitation.
The Ways and Means Committee
will meet April 81 at the home of
Mrs. Martha Shaw, with Mrs.
Marion Hartman assisting hostess.
At the last meeting the chapter
honored Mrs. Elizabeth r. Cornish,
their secretary. Among the distin-
guiShed guests were the grand ma
tron, Past Grand Matrons Jessie w.
CoWleS, Nellie r. Fletcher and
Minnie ]. Burdine and Past Grand
Patron Richard E. Titlow. Solos
we're rendered by Mrs. Marie Deal
of Bethlehem Chapter and Past
Grand Patron Richard E. Titlow of
Martha Chapter and a reading by
Mrs. Margaret H. Burgess.
Mrs. Bessie Melton, matron of
Bethlehem CHAPTER, announces the
Evening star., 1941-04-20
District Patriotic Groups
Plan Memorial Services

Under the auspices of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia World War Me-
mortal and May Day Corp, and
through the efforts of the co-ordi-
mating patriotic group composed Of
the American Legion, American Le-
glon Auxiliary, Forty and Eight.
Eight and Forty, Sons of the Le-
glon' Auxiliary Juniors and the Ma.
tlonal Guard of Honor. the annual
May Day services will be observed
at the District World War Memorial,
Potomac Park, May l at pm.
Public Printer A. E. Giegeneack.
general chairman, will preside, as
sisted by Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren.
vice chairman; Mrs. Dorothy B,
harper, secretary, and Mr.. Jack J,
Mulvey, treasurer.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee will speak on
"AmericaniSm.
A colorful feature will be the Ma
tlonal Guard of Honor in blue and
gold braid, with Capt. Ernest z.
kennard in command; the Sons
OF the Legion Drum and Buple
corps, under the leadership of De-
tachment Comdr. w. R. Clifford: the
red and white regalia of the Eight
ana Forty, the massing of the colors
the poppy professional of juniors
ana music furnished by the United
States Marine Band
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Loyul Order of Moose

CoIumbla Lodge will meet Tuesday
at Q pm. at 1414 Eye street NV,
with Gov. Howard Clark presiding.
The lodge will accept into member
ship class of candidates. A
banquet will follow.
Women of the Moose.
The MooSehaVen and Child Care
and Training Committees will spon-
sor chicken dinner at 14l4 Eve
street NV. today from 2 to PPM.
Members of Columbia Lodge and
friends are invited.
On April % the officers and COM
mlttee chairman will meet at tha
nome of Graduate Regent Marie A.
Clark at pm.
A meeting of the Executive Com-
m1ttee will be held prior to the chap
ter meeting on April 25 at 7:3O pm,
The regular business meeting will
convene at 8 pm. presided over by
the senior regent, Mrs. Anna r. Gil.
bert. Mrs. Myrtle Turpin will be
installed as guide. The MARYLAND
and District Border States Confer
ence on Chapter Development of
the Women Of the Moose will be held
at 127 South Queen street, Martins
burg, w. Va, on April 81. Members
OF Columbia Chapter will participate
IN the Mooseheart endowment fund
march a part of the exemplification
of the ritual and initiation cere-
monies.
The Home-Making Committee
Chapter night program will be pre-
sented April 25 at 9 pm. The guest
speaker will be Miss Nellie Nord-
strom Of the Consumers Division Of
the National Defense Council. The
general public Is invited.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Disabled Veterans
Plan Installation
On April "a
Federal Chapter Will
Meet on First Tuesday
Of Each Month

National Capital Chapter, Disabled
American Veterans, will hold an in
stallation meeting on April "a. The
following neWly-elected officers will
be installed by Department Comdr.
Joel D. Thacker and his staff:
Commander, Harry c. Hargraves;
senior vice commander, Louis Pal
lone junior vice commander, Carl
A. Holstrom; second junior vice
commander, James H. Barlow; third
junior Vice commander, William B.
Covert; judge advocate. Robert
Slater; adjutant, John A. Smith;
treasurer, John T. Hicks; chaplain,
Penn H. Howard; sergeant at arms,
Edmond Baldwin; trustees, L. w.
James, Earl Herrell and Elon R.
Burton, and department executive
committeeman. Mr.. Hargraves, John
A. Smith, Robert Slater and William
r. BeaIl.
Federal Chapter met in room 2O4,
Victor Building. 1t was decided that
the future meetings will be held on
the first Tuesday instead of the Sec
ond Monday of each month. A din
ner will be held in connection with
the meeting on May 6.
Past National Comdr. E. Claude
Babcock made short talk on child
welfare in the D. A. V. Comdr.
Kenneth C. Bradley presided.
National Comdr. Vincent E.
Schoeck and National Service Direc-
tor Millard Rice will represent the
D. A. V. at a conference today in
the boardroom of the Veterans Ad-
mlniStration, with the conferees
from 10 to Is other veteran organ
lzationS, to take additional steps
toward the final formation of a
national council of veteran organiza-
tionS.
Joel D. Thacker, department COM
mander, District of Columbia. has
received a letter from Hugo w.
Wolter of the District of Columbia
Defense Council, extending appre-
citation to the D. A. V. for its spon-
sorShip of the radio programs urg-
ing civic-minded citizens to act as
weekend hosts to selected trainees"
who come to Washington from near
by Army camps.