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Evening star., 1941-04-20
Blood, Sweet and Tears
By Winston Churchill.

Bu York: c.. P. PutnGnS Sons
speeches Churchill between
Viewed the light Of the political
him gadfy of the Chamberlain government
Irritating always subsequently proved light
orator worthy to
Englands Parliamentary speakers Both views
familiar public book simply the
documentary confirmation.
Yet it may be up Chuchils political
the the necessity ministry OF supply and OF
He foeaw GemanyS assaults her small
democratic the Munich
despite promise the would only lead to further
the attack Poland He
either
political wisdom
representative of great power
while
assertion
that English deCadnt dying Had there been
Churchl that with military
She
authority of her greatness
magnificent civilized bluff But England humbled
S always invitation bully.
In which Churchill after actually
He repeatedly
realistic
here criticisms is based claims for
British which been vndaed And without
or he admits losses and defeats
what Hitler would like to bea true
leader the truth told to the people
of his style he able to inspire For never
crowdng
inevitable he produce fa-alng sentence
And literary For the rhythm OF the
influential
has changed 1t an lroncal thing
places dramatic opposition makes each
symbohcal of his
Evening star., 1941-04-20

Selections From Mahan's
Writings on Sea Power
Make Timely Volume
Admiral's Theories of Naval
Warfare Still Hold True, in
Opinion of Most Experts
Mohon on Naval Warfare
Edited BY Allan Westcott Boston: Little Bro1on & Co.

by Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
publication writings
philosopher particularly
titanic testing the Of
naval which Admiral Mahan than
edits this volume, with
military authorities the belief that the essential teachings
Developments
published in $780, nation
he the world
of his
attached the Of the
this there imeIness
Mahan position the
fairs He ponedy emphaicaIy
would America retire within she'll
in other the world
setting other nations
Pointing the
position worlds
Along this path will
the other
before With will
stand aloof from international complications
has world defend
Dr. Wecot who instructor the
has selected carefully from the II volumes Admiral
assemble the doctrines
with view to their tmene the reader
of the of in the conflict
CECIL HOLLAND.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-01-10

son at the above address
l move the adoption of the forego-
ing resolution.
Councilman james H. Mason.
Supported by Councilman Wagner.
Yeas: COulEcilmen Benin, BrOh..
Mason, Schultz, .Wagar, Wagner.
Nays: None
WYandOtte. Mich, Jan. Z. 1941
Resolution. by Councilman Mason.
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of Wylndotte. that the applicA-
ton for Junk Dealers License under
the provisions Of the Ordinances OF
the City Of Wyandotte he and hereby
IL approved Ia
Steve lOrOvich go Lincoln Street,
To operate II push cart i'm the City OF
WyandOttf
and the City Clerk be and hereby is
authorized Ia issue Junk Dealers Ii
ceISe To the above named person at
the above addrt ~
move the adoption of the forego
ing resolution.
Councilman james H. Mason.
Supported by Councilman Benin
Yeas: OOuncilmen Benin, Brohl.
Mason, Schultz. Wagar, Wagner
Nays: None.
WyandOtte. Mich, Jan. Z. 1911.
Resolution, by Councilman Mason
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of Wyandotte. that the City Clerk
be and hereby is authorized to trans
fer S0,126.OO from the Contingent
Fund of the City to Special Bank Ac-
count in the Sidewalk Repair Account
of the City, AS per the request OF the
Sidewalk Committee in their cOmmu-
nicatiOn of even date.
move the adoption of the forego-
ing resolution.
Councilman James III. Mason.
Supported by Councilman Benin.
Yeas: COuncilmen Benin, BrOhl.
Mason, Schultz, Wagar, Wagner.
Nays: None.
Special Order
Councilman George Benin requested
that we hold monthly meetings for
round table discussions with the de-
partment heads and SO forth following
the City Clerks monthly budget re-
port.
Councilman Mason suggested the
first Monday night following the pre-
sentatiOn Of the Clerks report
The Mayor then announced that the
meetings would be called at those
times
Councilman Wagar requested that
Special Assessment Sidewalk Projects
for the yea 1911 be presented as soon
as possible.
Adjournment.
Motion to adjourn at $40 u. NJ. by
Councilman Mason. supported by
Councilman Wagar
Yeas: COuncilmen Benin Brohl,
Mason. Schultz, Wagar, Wagner
Nays: None
LAWRENCE J. LaCOCRSE.
City Clerk.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-01-10
Don't take my
WORD h+ It.!
!. FRANK COLBY :
CROx DE GUERRE

French military decoration.
The popular (and erroneous) ver-
sion of this French term is "croy
dee gurr." Also, croix is frequently
mispronounced to rhyme with
Stoies.
Since 1915 the croix de guerre (lit-
orally "crosS of wary has been
awarded to French soldiers for
bravery in action. The decoration
10 . bronze cross suspended by q
green ribbon striped with red. Bel
GUM awards a similar medal also
called croix de guerre.
Many sounds in French cannot be
indicated exactly by any known sys-
TEN Of English phonetics. There
fore, the following pronunciation in
to be regarded as only approx
mately correct.
In eroix the ''oi" has the sound Of
"wah"; the x" is silent. The VOW
81 sound Of de is similar to the oh.
scure "a" (uh) Of sofa. Guerrs in
q one-syllable word that rhymes
with fair, hair.
Correct pronunciation:
nee-WAH duh GAIR
Capitals indicate syllables to bs
accented.)
tseu syndieass-WNu servies.i
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-01-10
Coolest TemDerature

Inc coolest temperature that can
De reached Is absolute zero. or 459. g
below zero Fahrenheit and 273. rs be-
low zero Centigrade. At this point,
theoretically, gases solidify and mo-
iecuIar motion ceases. In 1921, at
the University of Leyden. the Meth
eriands, kammerling Onnes OBJ
tanned a temperature only 0.8 de-
Srees Centigrade above absolute
zero AT the same university in
1895. DR.. Wander de Haas obtained
temperature only FIVE one-thous-
andths of a degree above absolute
zero.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-01-10

O.oRJ- ~
Resolution. by Councilman Mason
Resolved: By the City Council of
the City of WyandOtte. that the City
clerk be and is hereby authorized and
directed to draw his warrant on the
proper funds in payment Of the list of
-pprOved accounts as submitted at this
session.
/ move the adoption of the forego
.ng resolution.
Councilman James II. Mason.
Supper ted by Councilman Benin.
Yeas: COuncilmen Benin, BrOhl,
Mason, Schultz. Wagar. Wagner.
Nays: None
Recess
Reconvening.
Roll Call
Present: COunciImen Benin, Brohl,
Mason, Schultz, Wagar, Wagner.
Absent: None.
Resolutions.
WyandOtte. Mich. Jan. Z, 1871.
Resolution. by Councilman Mason.
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of WyandOtte, that the City Clerk
be and hereby is authorized to adver-
tiSe for five 60 1911 Tudor Cars,
equipped with DelcO Heavy Duty
Type Generators, Heavy Duty $50
ampere per hour batteries, six ply
tires with Seiberling Bulk Head Tubes.
hot water heaters and dual windshield
wipers and sun yisors.
The equipment to be turned in are
four "a 1910 model Ford Tudors
purchased February 3. 1910.
Car No. Motor No. 5J2S4J2
Car No. 2-MotOr No. 5;S3577S.
Car No. 3-MOtOr No. J52S343
Car No. Motor No. J534377.
iHadiOs and sirens to be removed
and installed on new cars.
Gasoline heaters to he removed and
installed in Depa rtment trucks, as per
the recommendation of the Police and
Fire Commission in their cOmmunica
ton Of even date.
l move the adoption Of the foregO-
ing resolution.
Councilman James III. Mason.
Supported by Councilman Benin.
Yeas: CouncIlmen Benin, BrOhl.
Mason. Schultz. Wagner.
Nays: Councilman Wagar.
Wyandotte, Mich. Jan. Z, 1871.
Resolution. by Councilman Mason.
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of WyandOtte. that the City CLERK
and City Treasurer be and hereby are
authorized to purchase from the First
If Michigan Corporation:
SJ.OOO.OO village of EcOrSe. Michi-
gan. Refunding Series "B' NOnCall-
able 4HI Bonds. due July l. 1915. at
a yield of 1.70T.
Sl6.OOOOO City Of Detroit. Michigan,
2ATt Street Railway General Obliga-
ton Bonds, due October l. 1915. al
yield of 1856.
$5.O0O.OO City of Detroit Michigan,
3K Of General Obligation Street Rail
way Bonds. due October I. 1941, at a
yield OF 1900.
Same to he placed in the Sinking
Fund Investment Account. AS recon-
mended by the City Clerk and City
Treasurer in their communication OF
wen date.
move the adoption Of the fOrego-
ing resolution.
Councilman James II. Mason.
Summarized by Councilman Wagar.
Yeas: Councilmen Geo. Benin. BrOhl.
Mason. Schultz. wagar, Wagner.
Nays: None.
Wyand0tte. Mich. Jan. Z. 1871.
Resolution. by Councilman Mason.
Resolved by the city COua''il of the
CITY of wyandotte. that No afplica-
lion for license to OPERATE CLASS A"
Restaurant under the provisions OF
the Ordinances Of the City of Wyan-
fotte he and hereby is approved N
Joseph SchartZ (Minute Lunchi
1915 141S Biddle Avenue.
and the city Clerk he and hereby is
authorized Ia issue CLASS "a RestAu-
rant License To the above named pr
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-01-10

M YSTERIOUS, menacing-hone
Az OF the tiger, lair Of the python
the jungle is confused tangle Of
leaves. So are most of the books
written about it.
The jungle night throbs to the.
steady beat Of the tom-tom. Night
clubs are also very unhealthy.
The intrepid explorer follows a
certain course in the jungle. II
the cannibals get him. he follows the
first course
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-01-10

PreSent-day educated adults have
vocabulary four times as large
ds mat used by Shakespeare m his
wrltingS. reported DR.. Robert H.
Seasnore. psychology professor OF
northwestern university. Tests OF
DO college students showed they
'tao an average vocabulary Of 90, Q00
cplnnon words. 1900 rare words
ana aoeut IS, 900 derivatives Of com1
non words. Shakespeare usel
plays.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-01-10

nv HEN hands are active at this
and that, both indoors and out
doors, frequent washings are neces-
sary. But frequent washingS are
also very drying to the nails. Makes
them brittle Keep your nail oil
handy, near the basin. Give each
nail a soothing drop. after washing
your hands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11
Out of the Night

broke out in one tremendous
roar:
Hell. He'll"
GOOSE-STEPPED
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11
TRAYS BREAK OUT

A platoon OF Policemen oc-
cupied all surrounding corners.
Gir's and young men roamed
the sidewalks. Some wore
red bands around their sleeves
they sold Communist publ
cations. Others wore the
swastika insignia-they shout
cd Hitler slogans in raucous
chorus.
Here and there minor af-
fray broke out, but was
quickly squelched by the po-
lice. Brownshirted troopers
marched by in closed forma-
tons A howl went up:
Down with the Brown
murderers!"
Down with the Muscovite
pest" came in prompt reply.
Thousands damned the hall.
Ranged along the walls and in
front of the speakers stage
SUI III liOOlElS sitDd SiiOuiuti
TO shoulder. A brass band
played a war march. Crimson
banners of gigantic dimensions
covered the walls. A hundred
bearers OF swastika flags
formed the background of the
stage. In the huge crowd, my
crew of Communists were like
a drop in a river.
All Of a sudden the array of
Brownshirts lining the walls
stood at attention. Right arms
few upward. The band blared
fanfares. The massive walls
of the building seemed to
shake as the human mass
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11

service changed from man TO woman ms
recalls few years ago army sergeant changed from
man 10 later gave birth to baby Inc circus
gorilla Gargantua weighs 500 pounds San Diego Call zoo
gorilla Mbongo weighs pounds Remember when Arthur
Brisbane commenting outcome of the Dempsey Iunney
fight said "A gorilla lick them both Not all of Adolf
Hers favorte quotations German authors He fond
repeating following Lord Macaua when he drew the
sword he threw away knew that the essence of
violence and that moderation in war is imbecits
NDRE PAGAN Once Savoy of Brussels
"A establishment Is place where people
dinner; which is not bad way to
spend three couple of times week Jesse Lasky
magnae vaudeville impresario If remember
askys eadheads LasEys blonde Dpss can really call
yourself vaudeville fan Dorothy w. Anderson
Department executive Leader of movement to attach
made garments manufactured in the big town
There are about annually New
York city Styles for these originate in Paris London and New
York the Hollywood popuarze most of the
sellers IT, for instance Gene Terney certain kind
all girls think they look like her want like
Young goes style sales riot Because
think they look like Loretta than case OF any
other star.
no YOU 60 for the the shower? If the latter
~ remember beating head help
you bald Still another thing the country needs
folder match eadier larger and longer burning flame
Though very words Heavyweight Champion Joe
always able the matter for discussion
quite completely AS when recently asked about bis wife suing
divorce he said IF she doesn't live with what
do about it,"
NEXT event TO astonish the probably
~ Russian invasion of Germany AS recipe for
writing successful novel, Charles Reade advised Make
laugh cry make wait" Also bad recipe
for writing play picture Helmet by
United States soldiers only the the head from flying
spinters type helmet protects the
the head the side of the head and the neck Now there
federal running automobile / suppose
this make the decrease federal gasoline when
"gasless" Sundays Washington think
everything. when it comes to thinking about taxation.
BARROOM dedicated by bishop who led the singing the
opening with Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
That place ceremony could incredible
But there
The Subway dedicated by Bshon
Henry Potter the Protestant Episcopal believed
that if could stopped drinking
should least be chance drink clean sanitary
well regulated surroundings The Subway Tavern
j,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11

Jan VsIun is sent 10 Buenos
Aires with funds for South
American Communists. On his
return he sees and hears
strong Nszi unit aboard the
S. S. Cap Arcons. Back in Ham
burg. VaItn receives an uIti-
mstum from Berlin. II is writ
ten by Ernst WolIweber. chief
of the Communist operations in
shipping. railroads and commu-
nicstionS. who demands thar
Vsltin must compel Fireiei 10
Join the party and become sub
ject 10 its discipline.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11
NXXN'

! went TO Antwerp. II was
the beginning of November.
A wet wind howled in from
the North Sea. and rain-water
gurgled in the cutters. !
Stormed up the stairwayS 10
the garrett where Firelei and
l had had so many happy
hours together.
At the top landing ! stopped
for breath. My heart pounded.
! drew the key. unlocked the
door. and entered.
The place was empty. A
thin layer of dust was on the
floor. There were no books,
no clothes. no cur a n d
windows that faced the tower
of the Cathedral. Only gap
ing, depressing emptiness.
Firelei had left no message.
Then my eyes struck some
thing horrible. There was the
picture F'irelei had painted OF
herself, tall, silent, and tender
in its colors. Dismally il
stared at the Stripped room.
1t was the portrait OF a muir
dered girl. The plaster on the
walls showed through where
the eyes had been. The eyes
had been cut out.
! began a frantic search.
The landlord knew nothing.
He only grumbled about the
sance of having lone
women 60 and make a mess
of things. l raced to the house
of Firelei's uncle. but the door
there was slammed into my
face.
| questioned the neighbors.
No, they said, the German
painter-girl had not come
back TO the sea-captain's
home. | phoned the police. l
questioned Comrade Anton
and all other Antwerp Com
muniSts who might have
known her.
None of them knew where
Firelei had gone, except, per-
haps, Anton-and he refused
to tell because / had not come
to Belgium in an official Ca
pacity.
Maybe she has returned TO
her parents in Germany" he
suggested. Daughters of the
petit bourgeOise capitulate at
the first serious obstacle"
SENT TO HOSPITAL
1t was not true. The large
bosomed and large-hearted
madame of the Cafe Banana,
where Firelei went at times
TO sketch waterfront types.
knew what had happened to
my girl.
"She il In the hospital, the
poor meisie," she said in her
masculine voice. "She was
very III. But she Is better
now, nearly well. Why In the
name of the Saviour did you
not take better care OF her ?"
what happened? Tell me
quick"
IAN operation" the woman
said. "She was brave enough.
She nearly bled to death :"
Intense remorSe, self-aC-
cuSation, pangs of conscience
racked my whole being.
fought them with crashing
teeth. Through the eyes of
the twisted rationalism Of
Communist such mental agony
was the attribute of weak
linGS. | tried to think:
DAILY through bout the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11

uICi A snob was taken with
II the dts and carted of 10
the funny place. Pretty soon
he started brushing the invisi-
BILE men off the bed, and the
nurse said she'd get rid OF
them for him.
"Wait n minutew said the
stuffed shirt. Those In eve
ming clothes can stay"
HEHEHEH: Ben Bernie's
horse and another goat were
discussing the last race.
"Why did you slow down In
the stretch?" asked the sec
ond horse. "You could have
won that heat"
what" exclaimed Bernie's
nag. And get WincheII mad
at me-"
DY WAY Of Report; They
- are going to film the life
Of Lou Gehrig. which GER
tainly was life 10 admire.
There is plenty of drama In
the career of another ball
player. After he had been
great for two decades. he
faded. But the ba seba Il
mighties put a bust Of him in
the Hall of Fame. His bust
had home, but he had none.
Grover Cleveland Alexander.
IN FEWER Words: Musso-
lini has ordered less laughing
in Italy during the war.
He can remove one OF the
causes-by staying off bal
comics.
Copyright. 1871
Tune In Walter Winchell
each Sunday, 8 to 8:15, sta
ton WXYZ.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11
Elsie
Robinson
So You Think Decency
Is Done For?
By ELSIE ROBINSON


DRETTY hard to believe In
l. anything these days.
Crookedness. brutality. greed.
running amok all over the
map. Sometimes il seems as
if all decency were BACKED
out.
Then some little thing hap
pens-and the lights come on
again.
Ts1H This. for instance:
n 66und it in a file OF
yellowed newspaper clippings
and I'm wishing i had the
words of a Damon Runyon
or Mark Hellinger to pass it
along.
But perhaps the bare facts
yes, it's true-will speak
for themselves.
Eleven men there were, az
toughened old salts as ever
roved the seven seas.
Eleven men and the cap
iain's bride-a voting thing
with her babe 10 be born
when she reached the home
port.
They'd left Faisi, in the
Solomon Islands, with a cargo
of copra for San Francisco.
II was one of those small
tramps that used TO ply be-
tween the South Seas and the
Coast-the William II. Smith.
shabby little tub with scant
accommodations and no mo-
tive power outside her own
patched sails.
NOV, il takes so days with
~ fair wind TO make that
trip. There was food in the
galley for those so days
and the wind blew strong and
true.
Eleven men on lurching
tramp-and babe near set
for the launching.
Day after day they lay
there becal med. with the
blisters bubbling out of the
deck and the skin peel
ing in rags and the food
growing less and less.
For the grub that will last
for 50 days won't stretch
over liz.
Nor was that the worst
thing stewing in their minds.
A man may bide his time and
wait through the toughest
deal. but a baby won't.
Suppose
They didn't have TO sup
pose long.
Came a night with the
woman screams cutting
through them like knives
and morning with them
tiptoeing in. caps in hand,
10 see her smiling, white but
peaceful, with a wrinkled.
wee face at her breast.
DUT there was little peace
- in the eyes of the men
who filed out of that cabin
again. You can ration a man
on hard tack and salt horse.
but a weak. new mother
needs her fill OF food or both
she and the baby die.
Well. they hadn't signed on
as heroes.
And / don't suppose they
talked like heroes. either,
standing there in that stew
n mess. with their tongues
swelling black against their
broken lips and the hunger
staring. wolf wild. out Of their
bloodshot eyes.
Probably they didn't talk at
all Such men usually don't.
There was just one thing
TO do. as they saw il.
THE girl and the baby
L needed whatever was left.
She'd get it.
AS for them, they'd make
out. maybe. chewing copra.
Yes, another ship got to
them in time. Barely.
For they couldn't crawl by
then nor move their Jaws
10 chew the hard, dried rinds
nor clearly see the faces
that bent above them. the
hands that fed them. pity
ingly. drop by drop
But the baby was alive.
And you're thinking that a
mob of hoodlums can blot
decency out?
Or turn us all back 10 the
jungle?
Think again,
Copyright, 1s41 King Features. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11

the densely packed audito-
rum. There was general tu-
multi.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11

Tune In Walter Winchell
each Sunday, 8 to 8:l5, sta
ton WxYZ.
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PAGE 10
On the Side
By E. V. During
Lore. as Is told By the soCrs Of Old,
Comes as butterfly tipped icith gold.
Fluffers and fies IN stinlif skies,

800" -Swinburne.
OF ALL cities within jurisdiction Of your Sammy Honolulu
" is said 10 have the climate Ii always weather
clear track fast" in AS what city has the most
uneven climate am not prepared But IT could be New
York and vicinity few nights ago couldn't stand sheet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11

over me. The pup slept all hlgnl III 'he
cellar after making an unsuccessful at
tempt 10 get into the refrigerator. Next
night | slept under three blankets and the
pup slept in front OF the wood fire we found
il necessary 10 build. Mark Twain was
inclined 10 the belief that Americas most
uneven climate was that OF New England
He once said There is a sumptuouS
variety about New England weather that
compels the strangers admiration-and
regret. In the Spring have counted l36
different kinds Of weather inside OF a
hours