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ROOMS FURNISHED.

NEAR Pennsylvania Sc, 1892 30th 81.
-FrOnt bedroom. next 10 bath shower,
new home, gentleman. Phone Ii 1910
42l6 10Th ST. NE.-Bedroom. single or
double. sleeping porch, c.hw; near bus,
cars: reasonable. Dupont 1921.
725 INGRAHAM ST NV Attractive
front room, single or double; Rentiles eG-
ceilent transportation; very reasonable
1903 R. I. AVE NW-Large room singls
or double. running water, next to showers:
81 80 day hotel service: family rates
54O5 NORTH CAPITOL ST-Chlllum bus:
large front room. private bath. new home;
rehned family. Georgia 1645.
1915 ,BHTMORE ST. NW.-weIl-furn.
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BUILDER wants private party with ST. 500
cash as partner. to build So 800 homes on
half-acre wooded plots Property is on Lee
highway. 25 minutes from downtown
Washington crowded: big demand for low
priced attractive homes on large plots
Can sell homes before completion at this
price. Substantial profits assured Adver-
tiser thoroughly experienced. Quick action
necessary, but don't reply unless ynu have
Evening star., 1941-05-10

iy LADIES DRESS SHOP, fully equipped
ls central. II block to F St: busy section
nt Must sell. Sickness. 5O3 10Th al n " j i .
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Apt. and Business Sites
in Nearby Arlington.
". .. AoGE. Jr.. CT; $500.
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BARRED ROCKS, r, I. REDS. white Leg.
horns. Conkeys Y-O feeds. James Feed
Store, 6l9 X St NV. Metropolitan 00s9,
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TOURIST HOME.

S13,5OO-On No. l highway near Laurel,
Maryland-6 large bedrooms. large kitch-
en-. pantry, liyins room 24xa2. suitable
owner doing excellent business. wants to
retire. Will sell furnished IL desired 3.
M. FRY, INC, 8S40 Wisconsin ave. WI.
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BARTENDER, experienced. No others need
apply. Good salary. Box 454-B. Star.
BARTENDER. experienced in mixed drinks
Nd
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1867 LANIER PL.. near sth and Columbia
rd-Small. sunny, 2nd-hoor front room.
cross ventilation. running water: com.
with shower: s. week Phone CO. 1929.
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HELP MEN.

AUTO MECHANIC. frst-class; also delivery
boy to operate motorcycle. Dave Morris
Auto Service, 1929 NJ ST. NV
AUTO MECHANICS to work in Ford agency,
permanent Job, good wages, good hours;
experienced men only EDMUNDS MO-
TORS. Clarendon. at the circle. Arlington,
Va
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| ROOMING HOUSE, rooms. 2 baths; NV
| Box 403-A, Star I1s
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ROBARD KENNELS.
CATTLE & LIVESTOCK.

Lovely cocker puppies stud service
Baileys Cross Rds., Va. Falls Church
SQh-I-4
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FARM g. GARDEN.
RoAIS.

CABIN CRUISER custom built, built Aus /,
1899, 3SXll.6 Is feet; sleeps 4 galley, wa
ter dining nook. toilet GRAY l01 sac
rifce. $1,000. Forest 45OO. 1900 Liberty
Helghls aNc RaItlnlnrn M
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WANTED blade l2-inch propeller, IA
inch pitch: 5-ft. lin. bronze shaft. gear
pump, l2-lnch Dpe; adjust. strut. SIN.
ornp. l-lnch hole. reaS Ally 12hQ
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
Redistrictins Detroit

THE plan to divide Detroit INTO legislative districts
i threatens to develop into party issue between
Democrats and Republicans.
1t is to be hoped these fears groundless, and
that outsate Democrats like the Republicans will real
lie the necessity of rescung Detroit from intoerable
primary election system.
Detroit's lawmakers probably will oppose the reform
That is to be expected The present cumbersome pro-
cedure made their election possible in the first place
Most of the II emerged from obscurity only be-
cause they had which seemed familiar to
electorate confronted with the task of selecting from
among 80 candidates.
Few of the cty's legislative representatives were
known in politics prior to their first at the
polls.
So it is natural for these Detroters to every
facility to block the pan regardless of the great need
for simplhed and shortened ballot.
OUR duty is to make plain to outstate legislators that
~ Detroit voters WANT the city split into districts
1t be made clear them that the present system
prevents the metropolis from sending to Lansing
known to be qualified and that the procedure today is
of hit-or-miss.
Only by dividing the city into II districts each with
representative, the metropolis select whose
background and qualifications known to the voters
Each neighborhood then would have its voice
in the lawmaking procedure.
Inasmuch as the plan requires constitutional
amendment speedy action by the House and Senate
is imperative.
The resolution placing the question on the ballot
April is before the House and must be passed by
both branches before the end of next week.
Fortunately, Republican leaders disposed to give
the matter immediate attention.
If outstate Democrats join with Republicans to in
sure immediate passage Detroit will be grateful
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
Runyon Calls Author Perry
A Second John S+einbeck
BY DAMON RUNYON

IN OUR sports writing days we
L learned that it was a little
CLANCY to predict a performer
as second somebody. In nine
cases out of 10 the guy would
turn out TO be compile e
kamoppo and every one would
give us the old ploop- ploop.
When we think of the second Ty
Cobbs and Babe Ruths and Jack
Dempseys we nominated in our
time and consider their finish we
blush with embarrassment.
A similar risk is involved in
pegging prospects in the literary
field. You name an author as a
second Dumas or a second Kip
ling and ii is a good bet he will
never write another line worth
reading.
Besides many a II h ors are
quite sensitive about being men,
toned as second anybodys. We
once referred to one as a second
Jack London and he got highly
inSulted and never spoke to us
again.
His friends told us he thought
he was better than London.
THEREFORE, it is with some
Il trepidation that we suggest
that a young man named George
Sessions Perry possibly may be
a second John Steinbeck. The
next mail may bring us a letter
from this Perry Indignantly de-
manding to know who John
Stenbeck is. Authors are very
strange people.
Perry is certainly the earth
lest author who has popped up
on us since Steinbeck. AS a
matter of fact we suppose we
should deplore his Hold Au-
tumn in Your Hand as it comes
within the purview of our re-
cent remarks on the indelicacies
of the day.
We will compromise by recon-
mending that it be banned in
polite circles. This ought to
help its sale enormously if it
works out the same way it does
when the dramatic critics blast
a show because of its immod-
esty. The customers break
down the doors getting in the
next night.
DUT Perry's novel is a little
- too good story and gives
too much promise of greater
things to come to condemn it
solely on the ground of its plain
speaking. He but reports the
speech and thought and action
of his characters and they speak
freely.
1t has the saving grace of
considerable humor. 1t may not.
of itself. be our second Stein
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
Against

WHAT can America gain by entering the
w. European conflict? What has any ma
ton ever gained by entering any conflict?
Nothing of any real or lasting benefit can
possibly come of it.
Our entry into this war will not solve
Europe's problems or solve the worlds
problems. Hate can evoke only hate in re-
turn. War is the suicide of civilization"
America today has an opportunity to set
an example to the whole world for all time
Remember it takes a stronger man and a
stronger nation to stay out of fight than
to plunge into one. May America have the
strength to STAY OUT! -
JAMES W. LAWS JR.,
1882 Oak drive
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06

TO THE Editors:
I HAVE read with interest your
1 summary of the new regula-
tions affecting travel by Cana
dian citizens TO this country in
your edition of January 2 Your
explanation for these regulations
which. in effect, limit travel by
Canadians in the United States
TO the necessities of health and
business is Illuminating.
| have had somewhat the same
feelings as when l have read of
a drought. flood, or some other
disaster that has destroyed the
results of years of human effort.
Our trade with Canada, both
in the interchange of goods and
in the friendly visiting across
the unfortified border that is
our mutual pride, is one of the
great things of modern times.
Since 1927 Canada and the
United States have done more
business together than any other
two nations. For over 100 years
we have been in business to-
gether in developing this con-
tinent. Our mutual trust and
forbearance and our mutual
prosperity from mutual trade is
something that other nations do
mot understand.
To have any portion of this
trade diminished is loss TO
both of us. Canada in times of
peace has given us two-thirds of
her import business. Now in
time of war. Canada is buying
over half as much again from us.
Because of our neutrality laws
we cannot give Canada credit. so
Canada is limited in the buying
of our goods to the amount of
American dollars that Canada
can obtain.
1t is a personal loss to all of
us that our friends must refrain
from visiting us because they
now must husband every Amer
lean dollar TO buy goods from
us. They will buy even more
from us if they can obtain the
American dollars with which to
make additional purchases.
We can help Canada finance
an ever-increasing volume of
purchases in this country if we
Americans will travel more in
Canada. A vacation in Canada
in 1871 is our best contribution
to Canada.
SCHUYLER Il. TERRY, PH.D.
2 Wall street.
New York City.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
Connolly Answers

/. fa) Anacostia, d. C.; Cb) Metu-
chen, n. j.; (c) Kelly Field,
Texas.
2. ta) Malta; tb) Ceylon; (c)
Iceland.
3. ta) One who gets his wish
easily; OBJ a siren: (c) one who
uses words incorrectly.
a. (a) Will never cease; (b) money
is; tc) life.
5. ta) Fellow of the ROYAL COL
lege of Surgeons; tb) Quarter
master General; (c) knight
Commander of the Bath.
6. (a) Every 100 years; tb) every
two years; tc) daily.
Z. tal Alaska larger-5S6 800 %
1891 square miles: (b) Cuba
larger-44,l64 to 10,204 square
miles; (c) Canada larger
3.694,863 to 2.974,5S1 square
miles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06

THE course our government has chosen to
i follow is the only honorable course. Should
it appear certain England cannot check or
cure this malignant cancerous growth of
"isms' in Europe, then total war by America
must become an absolute necessity.
Roosevelt must have free hand, that
he may, if necessary, harness capital, industry
and labor, thereby eliminating any chance of
murder for profit.
America should arm herself and her first
line of defense, England, to the teeth
JIM BASDEN, ~
Briggs Local 2l2,
1927 Mansfield avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Ghost Stories
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

Believe it the marching Chinese, the World War has
important results Hitler has captured Italy and
Dorothy Thompson has denounced Walt Dsneys Fantasia
For further details consult the tattoong sailors
chests There too much fear in the atmosphere Fear is
what keeps night watchmen awake in the daytime.
Congress has worked itself into aher like the cat that
fell in the soap vat.
think the way 60 haywire proves it is only step
from the sublime the ridiculous But that steps off wharf
I'm for big naval big mechanical arm and big
air The next time you knit a sweater remember
have three
Distributed BY International
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
Beware Red Russia!

THE Communist elements in China, which could not
exist without support from Moscow and which
derive all direction and authority from the source,
authoritatvely reported be undertaking civil
in China.
Karl Won Wiegands dispatches to the Hearst
papers from Shanghai disclose that Chang KaShek has
been compelled divert at least 10 divisions from the
defense of China against the Japanese to cope with this
new Communist
If there a of international throat
cutting this is it. For Soviet Russia has long been pre-
tending friendship for the Chinese in their with
Japan and the present lifting of that veil of pretense
perfect example of the peril that attends acceptance of
Russian friendship
OF COURSE, this is not the first instance in inter-
~ national relationships of the perfdy of Communist
Russia in asserting friendship and ultimately performing
the services of assassin.
The notorious that of Finland which had
aggression pact with supposedly friendly Russia and
was thoroughly sacked by the Russians
But powerful and usually astute England
duped by Russia disastrousy. Until the very of
the present in Europe English policy to regard
Russia democracy and to court her assistance in
dealing with the Axis powers and counting on it.
But the opened with Russia all but allied with
the Axis powers supplying them with munitions and food
and sharing their sposhe latter notably in Poland the
Baltic States and Rumania.
The United States at less cost to date but with no
less humiliation has learned the meaning and value of
INDER the cloak of formal recognition and the pledges
~ and undertakings of solemn treaties, Russia has
continuously sought to convert the United States into
Soviet Union and has attempted to sabotage and under
mine form of government and has openly and
extensively subsidized subversion hereal in fragrant
violation and defiance of obligations to the contrary.
Our maritime industries have been all but destroyed
by Communist enterprise.
Our schools have been stultifed by Communist
nftraton in minority student and faculty groups.
AS a single indication of experience with Com
munism and the dangers evolving herefrom the secretary
of the Civil Service Forum in New York has just testified
that there than 600 Communists employed
social investigators in the New York City Department of
Public Welfare.
A ND present important and vital national
~ defense program is tagging largely because of Com
munis ncation to sabotage delay and postponemen in
key industries.
Let the United States beware of lifting moral
embargoes against Russia, for the psychological"
effect as Secretary Hull naively explains.
Let the United States profit by the sad experience of
England Finland and China counting the friendship of
Russia and counting it.
Russa's enemies are not half much in danger
Russa's hapless friends
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
Quiz Answers

!. Geronimo.
?. Rabbit-buck and doe: sheep
ram and eve. goat-billy and
nanny.
3. (c) Pass, kick and run.
A. Greenland.
5. ta) In a doctors office.
6. Right back where you started
from; a soup is a swing.
7. A calendar.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
Hearings Fail
To EnIighten
On Aid Bill
D lib erations Strictly
Publicity Show
BY PAUL MALLON

WASHINGTON, Feb. Con
w gressional deliberations on
the British aid bill have been
strictly a publicity show. 1t is
an unpleasant duty to report no
serious consideration of what the
bill means and what 1t will do,
has been contributed by either
side.
The committee hearings. which
usually produce such public evil
dence, developed this time into
a contest in presenting big
names. rather than enlighten-
ment.
The opposition got Lindbergh.
Kennedy, ct al, while the admin
istration is even Summoning
Willkie back from London.
Committeeman called that day
lost which produced only Han
ford MacNider and Norman
Thomas. While these two names
are heavy enough for most front
pages, the conversational muir
murs of committeeman noted
they did not measure up to the
otherwise all-star bill.
THE big names in turn, talked
l. about everything except the
bill but chiefly about the war
and aid to Britain, an issue upon
which the administration and
opposition differ only on methods
and degrees.
No real explanation of the bill
was presented by any one.
House and Senate committees
have not been able to find any
one who could explain its legal
significance.
Nearest approach was made
by War Secretary Stimson. He
submitted a list of war depart
ment laws which he thought the
new act would repeal.
Naval Secretary Knox was
unable to furnish even such
negative suggestion of the scope
of the proposal on his depart
ment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06

BY WESTBROOK PEGLER
THESE dispatches have been
= having little editorial
snarl with James Florentine
Bechtel, the editor of paper in
Dayton. o.. which purports to
speak for labor.
In a recent essay on the SUBJ
ject of the union movement, ref
erence was made to dynamiting
in Dayton, and Mr.. Bechtel fear
lessly but a little too 'rashly de-
nounces this remark as a
wicked falsehood.
/ say il was rash of him to
do this because, from his stand
point. the subject is one which
it were better not to agitate.
The fact is that was guilty of
a small geographical error, not
a misstatement. because there
were actually four dynamitings.
one near Canton on November
IL and three more in a single
night in Akron. about a week
later.
The Canton blast demolished
a steam shovel operated by a
small strip-mining company. aid
the bombs destroyed three build
ing jobs and killed a man who,
police say, was engaged in plant
ing~the explosives.
THE man who was killed was
L native of Oklahoma. where
he had served two years in prison
for grand larceny. and was a
member of an engineer. union.
Apparently he used a fast
clock or misread the dial of the
mechanism in the dark as he
was delivering his message TO
the community. for he WAS de-
molished himself.
His brother, also a member OF
the union. was arrested and,
according TO the word Of the
Akron police department. has
signed confession or the basis
Of which the police arrested a
business agent of the union on a
charge of malicious destruction
of property
Since then the surviving
brother and the agent have been
indicted on this charge The
latter was released un-S 500
bond. while the former has been
held in jail in default Of $4,000
bond
The union, which both adorned.
is the one whose sixth vice
president. Joe Fay of New Jer-
sey, slugged David Dubinsky at
the ALL convention in New Or
leans for daring 10 propose that
undesirable characters be kicked
out of the organization
MIR. FAY is a member Of the
vi Frank Hague organization
in New Jersey. where he has
been intimate with that states.
man and American character.
A. Harry Moore. late member OF
the United States Senate and
later governor of New Jersey
who as governor appointed
Hague's son to the highest court
in the state at $1,000 a year.
He is also closely allied with
the so-called common laborers
union. which collects. roughly,
100000 year in per capita
fees from its locals.
The central union body Of
Akron was distressed by insinu-
ations regarding the dynamitins
of the building Jobs
OF course. II is probable that
the central body would not have
known anything about any sucn
enterprise and would have re-
jected such activity.
Mr. Bechtel has made quite
an issue of veracity and ac-
curacy in his challenging article
in his union paper. and it is
therefore desired 10 present the
facts as far as they are known
TO date and TO plead guilty of a
geographical error.
/ am indebted 10 this Journal
list for his criticism and trust
that this correction will satisfy
him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06

beck, but it is only Perry's
second novel and Steinbeck was
not Steinbeck until along about
his fourth.
We have been watching Perry
for some time. He has been
writing short stories for the
popular magazines for several
years and we fell in love with
his peculiar brand of humor.
His yarns usually are laid in
Texas among quaint homespun
people of the same type that
figure in Hold Autumn in Your
Hand and characters of that
kind have a great fascination
for us.
We are told that Perry is
about 80 years old and since he
seems quite productive he ought
to travel far.
"HOLD AUTUMN IN YOUR
II HAND" is the story of
Sam Tucker and his struggle
with a small tract of Texas
bottomland. This may not
sound like large canvas but
it gives Perry sufficient scope
for a great study in rugged
individualism.
Sans battle with the soil is
an epic one. The salty old
grandmother of fiction has be-
come a trifle hackneyed, but
Perry has produced a granny
who is a wonder.
While we are on the subject
of books. we may as well work
in an apology for a recent err
ror. We referred to The Giant
Joshua" by Maurine Whipple as
THE Great Joshua"
We could probably wiggle out
on that one by claiming il was
typographical error but we
are nothing if not honest. 1t was
just one of those things.
When we pull one like that,
we can see how unjust we used
TO be in bawling out the noble
athletes for their boners on
the field of play
WE DID not get around to
w reading God Has a Long
Face until last month though
it was published in 1910. 1t is
by Robert Wilder, who writes
the column "On the Sun Deck"
in the New York Sun. and is
one of the greatest stories of
Florida ever written - yes,
probably the greatest.
1t is the history of Daytona
Beach and covers a period of 60
exciting years, and if The
! General" is not the lustiest.
guStiest character in American
fiction we must have missed the
one who is.
Copyright. 1871, King Features synd.. Inc
Distributed by International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
L ette
TO The Editor

Please triple-space letters for
this column. Send to Letter
Editor, The Detroit Times. You
MUST sign your name and ad-
dress; otherwise your letter will
not be printed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
For Aid

vUE MAY need help one day ourselves. l
w say give England full support. In helping
her we help ourselves.
SANDY CAMPBELL,
500 La Prairie,
Ferndale Mich.