davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27

tionary fellows of making Off
hand guesses IN their interpreted
tions of Legitimate words and
their derivations. BY illegiti-
mate, we mean words that
originate as slang and for which
there are not roots in the I'M
adulterated soil of etymology.
But of course we realize that
after an illegitimate word be-
comes a part of the common
language and gets into the die
tionary. il must be regarded as
more or less legitimatized, and
no longer slang. The word
Slang" itself was originally
slang and meant a low. vulgar
language.
Or take a word like racket"
which is in general use today in
the sense of meaning a nefariouS
scheme of some kind. It also
means a disturbance. and an
implement used in tennis. but il
had come to be more familiar in
the first Interpretation. In that
sense il is well over a hundred
years old. We find reference
in the works of old English
writers to the letter racket"
and the order racket" which
were swindles of some sort. Yet
oddly enough, the word did not
come into any considerable en-
ployment in this country until
about 80 years ago and became
common during the reign of the
bootleggers.
WE ALSO find it said by an
W English author over a cen
fury back of men who were not
true to the cause in which they
had embarked that they were
guilty of rafting" a term we
thought was peculiar to the
American underworld. Nor did
we know that RIB" used in the
sense of joking, which is modern
Broadwayese, goes back at least
as far as 1923, and was slang
then. as il is now.
Rascal" was originally a word
unfit for tender ears, as were
several words that have come
into our language lately. as for
instance. heel and Jerk" both
of which are used in the movies
and on the stage and sometimes
elude the blue pencils of the
more discriminating editors. who
remember the derivation. They
are both cd to designate low
lifers and man skunks. They
are not nice words, though we
suppose the time will come when
the origin will be forgotten and
they will be accepted as part of
the language.
The word louise" is also APP
piled the same way, but it is
considered unduly vulgar, yet it
IS the actual name of a creature
and does not spring from the
foul sewers of speech as do the
other two words.
In the same category with
them is a word that is uttered
by one of the leading characters
in a big movie of the day as
meaning mixed up. Probably the
one who was mixed up when it
came to this part of the dialogue
was the innocent in Mr.. Hays
office who let the word go
through.
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lie who imagines he can do
without the world dccpiVps him
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
Question Of Best Government
Leading Man Always TO War
By BENJAMIN DE CASSERES

although he has been dead more
than 60 years;
"a people may prefer a free
government, but II from indo-
ience, or carelessness, or coward
ice, or want of public spirit, they
are unequal TO the exertions nee
essary for preserving 1t; IL they
will not fight for IL when IL Is
directly attacked: If they can be
deluded by the articles used TO
cheat them out of 1T: If by mo-
mentary Encouragement, or
temporary panic, or a fit OF en-
thusiasm for an individual, they
can be induced TO lay their lib
critics at the feet even of "a great
man. or trust him with powers
which enable him TO subvert
their institutions--in all these
cases they are more or less unfit
for liberty; and even though IL
may be for their good TO have
had IL even for a short time.
they are unlikely long 10 en-
JOY it.
CO. IN the end. il is only lib
- erty that counts-for on
that word depends your wages,
your mode of living. the full
play of your thoughts and in
stlnctS, the right to move around
freely-your Americanism, in a
word.
But this liberty cannot be held
BY merely a negative adherence
to il.
Il must be fought for each
day. Eternal vigilance is its
price.
Here ia America may be its,
last stand - and the eyes of
mighty thinkers and of slain
soldiers and. of the enslaved
populations of Europe and Asia
are watching us.
Only liberty mattersi Men
have forsaken food. comfort.
riches and family to die for it.
And We?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Keeping Us Up
By ARTHUR (BUGs) BAER

War is pretty much like noisy party next door, IL II IS
going keep you awake all night you might well join 1t
and have of the fun.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27

lie who imagines he can do
without the world deceives him
self much; but he who fancieS
the world cannot do without him
is still mere mistaken.
Rochafoa1ca11ld
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27

Now this order of things seems to be war OF
ambush It's death from the clouds and the depths OF the
distribution of fear by propaganda
Now been around this country and want to say the
United States is no birds nest on the ground
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27

When down with pencil and paper do most OF the
thinking with And I've just about figured the world
is colapsing around like a wet hat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27

HOW the torthvthe torch Of
II DbeytyLis handed on
just 200 years after SpinozaS
death q great British thinker
John Stuart Mil. published his
epoch-naking book. On Lib
erty."
In Il he said--and he is speak
Ing directly to Americans today,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
Army Today
Depends on
Initiative
Aufomaton Soldier Gives
Way TO Skilled Youths
BY EDWIN C. HILL

BY EDWIN c. HILL
A CURRENT story has to do
with a dumb rookie soldier
having his medical examination.
II was hard going for the doc
tor. The boy was a good
natured fancy with a genius
for misunderstanding. Finally
the eXasperated doctor ex-
claimed:
For the love OF Pete. Don't
you know the Kings English >"
us he?" asked the boy. with
wide smile of comprehension
at last.
It's Tommy this and Tommy
that, but they're a thin red line
OF 'eroeS when the band begins
TO play Back in kipline's
day, it didn't matter so much
II here and there among them
was one who was no giant intel.
. lect. They packed them in their
hollow square or advanced them
IN their mass battalions or
drummed them up the hill or
down, the wise and the witless
alike, impelIed by single voice
of command.
But Kipling is gone and this
IS today, and here today the
United States Army explains
new policy behind which lies
The story of the adaptation of
warfare TO the machine age.
"MODERN warfare" saws
4'A this announcement. "re-
.qtiireS self-reIiance in every
grade: individuals capable OF
independent thought and action.
who are inspired by a distinct
feeling that, as an individual.
or as members of unit. they
are competent to cope with any
condition. situation or adversary.
Those would be strange words
10 old Won Clausewitz, ex-
FOUNDER of classical military
strategy in which there is taken
into account no single slight
diferential of soldierly initiative.
But tl1at is not all. the army
will no longer require the salute
TO an officer by a private off,
post, and the soldier in a mess
haiti no longer will be required
TO stop eating and sit at atten-
ton when an officer enters.
individuality. int Hi st-ffta-az-
group co operatiVeness and
craftsmanship are the new goals
of effectiveness and discipline in
the model 1871 army of the
Unites States of America. And
there are added TO these:
"a sense OF duty. pride and
responsibility. loyalty. morale,
respect. confidence initiative and
teamwork"
MOST of US. in our undergrad
VI uate years, have heard foot
ball coaches, talk that way.
Football, like war. has moved
along in our generation from
the mass attack TO the open
game, and il is in the open
game that initiative and individ-
ualty are at a premium.
The truth IS that the very ma
turc Of a machine war required
preliminary SkillS and training.
resourcefulness and initiative on
the part Of the rank-and-tile
undreamed of in the days Of
standard tactics and simpler
fighting tools.
Consider the tank-driver thun-
dering down a broken field with
no shavetail to guide him.
There's no right by twos TO the
'front.' in this business. no de-
pendable conditioned reflex in
stified by the old Drift tactics.
One Oddly of the machine age.
or machine war. is that il
takes anything but a machine
to run il.
This lad in the hell-buggy
must have not only mastery Of
an intricate mechanism, but he
must be capable of swift judy
ment. decision and action IL
anything goes wrong, under con-
ditions which probably would
have made Napoleon's best SOL
L.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
Monday. April z

vitality important date for Wayne County voters
is Monday April I. I'll
In past wears the Spring election has been on
Tuesday but this year it is MONDAY, April 4
Circuit Court Recorders Court. Traffic Court and
Common Pleas Court judges will be elected on that day
for six-year terms Detroit and Wayne County voters
should remember thisit Is their judiciary that they
are picking.
If tie Electorate is anxious 10 select a sound
iudiciarv Monday April / is the daX 10 do
Every one should vote
Not Tuesday but MONDAY, April Z.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27

The man VINO never has money
enough % pay bis debts has too
much OF something else
--Basford
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
BY HUGH :. JOHNSON


IN SPITE of all that has hap
pcned TO puS h this country
closer 10 war. the most recent
polls of public opinion, for what
ever they are worth, show little
if any increase in the willingness
of our people TO go to war.
The percentage is still SO TO IS
opposed which is about what it
has been for a year.
Yet a sim il a poll among
Wa $ hinEton correspondents,
policy making federal officials
and certainly among army and
navy officials would. in the
opinion of most observers, show
a majority opinion that we will
be IN the shooting front of this
war before the Summer is out,
and perhaps much sooner.
OF course no such poll could
or should be taken. except per-
hapS among the newspaper men.
To that extent. the latter state
ment IS guess. But IT Is good
EuCSS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27

Re VINO receives a good turn
should never forget II. he, who
does one should never remem-
Der il.
EI.n..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27

I've seen the boys of America modified and every one
good any who fshed in dry pond They're
bigger and they huer than American ever put
together.
nv ,...ns..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
u. S. War
Just Matter
Of Time

Roosevelt S e en- MAKING
Decision on Cruise
(The opinions expressed by
General Iahnxon- are not -neees-
sariIy those of The Detroit
Times.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
March Ut 1915

Relations between the United
States and Germany strained by
reports that U-boat torpedoed
English liner Sussex without
warning.
British smash German salient
two miles south of Ypres.
Allied leaders confer in Paris;
discussions kept secret.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
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Published every Week Day Evening and
Sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
Company at 1925 Times Square. Detroit.
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Entered al Detroit. Mich, as secondClass
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
March ~, 1910
Berlin fire RACES two hours
in blsckout; burned building be-
lieved munitions plant.
Soviet envoy protests TO Brit
ain about detention of Russian
ships in Hongkong.
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HALF the strait jacket has
II already been applied 10
machine tools. nickel. and man.
ganesc. Their production for de-
Tense use has been ordered. but
not for private consumer activ-
tiles.
All in all, this directs every
conceivable decision in the in
dustry which was formerly left
to the judgment of the individ-
ual business man, except how he
shall part his hair.
C'est la guerre!
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Charron
Evening star., 1941-02-02
.Freisinger Projects
His Slender Lead
In N. A. Skating
Bartholomew Is Close
To Defending Champ;
Landry Rules Women
BY the Associated Press.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Feb. l.
Stocky Leo Freisinger, Chicago
Olympian, protected slim lead to-
day in the North American speed
skating championships, but hard on
his trail came a fellow Midwestern-
er, big Ken Bartholomew of Min
neapoliS.
Freisinger. defending titleholder,
won the half mile in l minute, 22.8
seconds, for a two-day point total
of so. Bartholomew, winner of the
tWo-mile in 5 minutes, 81 seconds,
and second in the half. is runner
up with so. Charles Leighton. also
of Minneapolis, scored As points for
third place.
Ted EllenWood. Amsterdam, N. Y,
who shared opening day leadership
with Freisinger, apparently faded as
title threat. Unplaced in today's
races, Ellenwood admittedly is not
at his best in the longer events
which comprise most of tomorrow
final program.
Tiny Carmelita Landry, Fitchburg,
Mass, continued her leadership in
the women's senior division. She
finished 80 yards ahead of the field
in today's half mile to increase her
point total to 90. Second in the
standings was Elaine Gordon, Chi
cago, with so.
The first record-breaking per-
formance of the meet came when
Don Laser, Chicago juvenile star,
skated the 1s-mile sprint in 288
seconds. Laser, who heads his group,
established the new mark in a pre-
liminary heat, bettering the previous
record by IL seconds. established
last year by George Waller, Schenec-
tady.
Bob Fitzgerald, Minneapolis, with
70 points. led the intermediate divi-
sion. Behind him came Ed Kuczek,
Fort johnson, N Y, so, and John
Schneider, Long Island City, N. Y,
80.
Other division leaders: Rose
Steininger, Saratoga Springs, N. Y,
and Bunny Lawlor, Chicago. inter-
mediate girls, tied at so; Bob Phil
lips, Saratoga Springs, junior boys,
so; Laser, Chicago, juvenile boys, so,
and Gretchen Sheriff., Saratoga
Springs, juvenile girls, 30.
In the Junior girls group, a four
way tie at 30 existed among Ann
Jones, Saratoga Springs; Marion
Harding, Newburgh, N. Y; Betty
O'Neil, Schenectady, and Anne
Heitzman, Saratoga Springs.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Maryland Kennel
Show Results
Sporting Breeds,

Sporting Breeds.
Pointers-Mrs. Nelson Smiths ch. e.
stone Arrow of Cedar Grove;
English setters-Prune's Own Kennels
Cocker spaniels-Curtwin Kennels Curt
win Navigator.
Hound Breeds.
Afghan hounds-Mrs. H. r. Pearls
Beagles-John I. Mofett's Navar's Tip
irish wolfhounds-Mrs. Spencer G. Nsu-
mans Shauneen of Chiffon.
Working Breeds.
Boxers-Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kettles
ch. Serenade of Mazelaine.
DOberman pinSchers-Marlenland KEN
nels' Domossi of Marienland.
Old English sheepdogs-Round Table
Kennels Shepton Blue Prince of Round
Table
Giant Schnauzers-Milo G. Denlinger's s
st. Bernards-Edward l. winslow's ch.
Welsh corgis-Betty smalrs Margaret
Rose.
Terrier Breeds.
Fox terriers-Mr. and Mrs. w. Holden
Whites ch. Desert Deputy.
Kerry blue terriers-Harry z. Isaacs' ch.
Tanjax Flying Scotsman.
Scottish terriers-Emerson LattinR's Die
Welsh terriers-strathglas Kennels
Penhill Prepaid.
transporting Breeds.
Bulldogs-Carlos Henriquez's ch. Dour
Daioueri.
Chow -chows-Mrs. A. V. Hallowells ch.
French bulidogs-H. S. Christman's ch.
La France Prince Gamin.
Obedience Trials.
Open class AIRS. william r. Comb
tons German shepherd Mia Of Ruthlarlo.
Open class Binary Fitzgeralds Nor
wegian elkhound Capt. Bruno.
Utility class-Mathilde DroeHe's fox ter
rier Skippy Colfax.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
D. c. Dogs Sweep Chow Group
Get Honors in Other Glasses
At MARYLAND Kennel Show

this vicinity were Miss Lemons
Sumbula's Gunard, Keith Merrill's
Sumbula's Shutdown and Howell
Moss Hetta Won Schengeibe.
Milo Denlinger's giant Schnauser
Wardi Won Utbremer Ring was best
of breed and finished her points for
the title.
ID. c. Dog Hero Honored.
Two awards that had no connec-
ton with the show points of the
dogs honored we're made. The Fox
Terrier Club of Maryland gave a
plaque to Miss Orie Covington's Sea
Biscuit, a well-bred wire, which on
December II reused her mistress
and the remainder of the Washing
ton household, thereby saving Is
people from death when their house
on Connecticut avenue caught fire
The second award went to Tippy
Tin, owned by Kathleen w. Smith
of Baltimore for making the out
standing record in obedience work
of any fox terrier in the Baltimore
area.
Champion Cadet of Noranda, an
amazingly handsome. rich sable and
white collie owned by Mrs. William
H. Long, jr.. of Long Island, placed
best in show.
Cocker spaniels were by far the
largest entry in the show. A nice
win in the breed was made by
Harry Lustine's parti-color Sin
Bomosseen II, which took first limit
and reserve winners dogs.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Draft Held Unlikely
To Hit Griffmen
This Season
Four Single Men Well
Down on List Where
Many Are Enlisting

Baseball executives are cropping in
the dark, trying to figure how hard
the Selective Service Act will hit
the national pastime. A United
Press survey reveals that major
league baseball probably will lose
more prominent players the coming
season than anybody expected last
fall.
1t seems fairly certain that Hank
Greenberg, Morrie Arnovich, zeke
Bonura, Emerson Dickman and
Harry Lavagetto will be wearing
khaki before the all-star game
rolls around in July. But this list
isn't complete.
Here's the situation of each major
league club:
American League.
Nationals-Sid Hudson, Buddy
Lewis, Jimmy Bloodworth and Cecil
Travis, all single. Hudson has re-
ceived his questionnaire. However,
all are from Southern States, where
enlistments are running high and
draft quotas are small.
Browns-None of the regulars in
line for call this season.
Athletics Connie Mack says, $50
far as know, we will not lose any"
Tigers-Greenberg slated to go in
June
Confident none will be
called. Bobby Feller has No. 2,857
in a district of 3,814)
Yankees-Phil Rizzuto has low
number and one or two others are
in danger.
Red Sox-Emerson Dickman prob
ably will be called in June.
White Sox-John Rigney, who
married recently, just received his
QUESTIONABLE.
National League.
Reds-All players married or down
in the draft list Bobby Mattick has
not sent in his number).
Dodgers-Worried only about La
vagetto, who is single and has a
low number.
Cardinals-None appears to be in
line to be drafted this season.
Pirates - Expect none to be
drafted.
Giants-Arnovich due to go IN
June.
Cubs-Bonura expected to 60 in
the spring.
Bees-So far none appears In
danger of going
Phillies-Roy Bruner due to go in
midseason. Mulcahy, single. has
high draft number.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Junior Sunday School
Court Lead Gained
By Y Flashes

Y. M, c. A. Flashes defeated Unit
ed Brethren yesterday, 1925, to
maintain their undefeated status
and gain first place in the first-halt
race of the Y. NJ. c. A. Junior SUM-
day School Basket Ball League. It
was the first defeat for United
Brethren.
In other games yesterday Calvary
Baptist downed Ninth Street Chris
tian, 20-l4, while st. Stephens and
Epiphany were winning, 20, by de-
fault over Saliva ton Army and
Mount Vernon M. E., respectively.
In non-league game, Y. M. c. A.
Hawks defeated Crandsn Flashes,
24-l4.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Dunuker Leads as Hoyo
Frosh Rihemen Win

Georgetown's freshman rifle team
won its second straight match yes
terday, defeating Tech High marks
men, 1,300-1,243, on the winners
range.
Danaher of Georgetown earned
high honors of 276 with a SO prone,
SO kneeling and an exceptionally
good SO from the standing position.
Sands led the Tech shooters with
95-73-258. The only perfect score
of the shoot was turned in by Techs
Brubaker, who hit 100 prone.
Next Saturday the Hoya fresh
men will go after their third victory
with George Washington High of
Alexandria as the visiting team.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Howard Quint Bows
To Lincoln in First
OF Three Games

Lincoln University of Philadelphia
got the jump on its traditional rival,
Howard University last night by
winning the first of three games
scheduled with the Bisons, 1928.
The visiting cagers slipped into
a slim lead at the start and at the
half held 1912 margin. After
intermission, Lincoln stepped up the
pace with Bud Wareham and James
Hunter doing most of the shooting.
Wareham took scoring honors with
nine points. Louis Fletcher, Howard
forward, kept his team in the race
most of the way and tied with
Lincolns Hunter for runner-up lau-
rels with seven points.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Princeton Swimmers Speedy

Setting two new academy pool
records, Princeton University's mer-
men upset Navy's swimming team,
43 to 30.
In whipping the undefeated
Middle tankmen, the Tigers estab-
lished new academy records for the
medley relay race and for the 300
yard breast stroke. The Princeton
relay swan the event in 1862.
Art Mcclure, who teamed with
Scott Schammell and Bill Craw-
ford in the relay race. came back
to clip IL seconds off the academy
record for the 200-yard breast stroke
event. He negotiated the distance
in 1888. finishing ahead of Nays
Hube Wager.
Connie Dorm, New Jersey A. A. U.
diving champ. scored 1911 points to
beat out Midshipman Johnnie
Fisher on the low board.
The Middies were led by Gordon
Wiley, who captured firsts in the so
and 100 yard events, and Jim Con-
ger, who took the 440-yard.
Wager, swimming his last race
for Navy, gave Jack Hinchey a big
lead in the 400-yard relay, enabling
the Middies to win the final race.
Middies Score on Mat.
Navys wrestlers got back in the
winning column, registering an easy
victory over West Virginia's mat
men, 35 to 5. The Tars captured
seven of the eight bouts, six by falls
and one by default.
Bob McArdle. West Virginia cap
tain, made his teams lone score,
throwing Bob Knox in 5:18 in the
128-pound bout.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Terp Frosh Ring Team
Loses to Cavaliers
BY the Associated Press.

by Lne Associated RTeSS.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb
1.-Virginia freshmen boxers Won
six bouts and earned two draws to
defeat the Maryland flrst-year
scrapperS, 7 to l, today.
James McIver, Cavalier 1877
FOUNDER, was awarded third-round
technical knockout over Fred Gore
William Barnett, Charlottesville
boy, won a decision over Tom Jones,
Maryland's 135-pounder, in the
fastest bout.
12O .pounds-Kenneth Stephens (Vir-
ginial drew with Eugene McGinnis.
127 pounds-James McIver CVirginia)
defeated Fred Gore, third round, technical
i35 pounds-willie Barnett Cvirginia)
defeated Tom Jones. decision.
145 pounds-CharleS Crumm (Virginial
defeated Alexsey Bobenko. decision.
155 pounds-Willam Brookes fVir-
sinial defeated Leon Strauss, decision
165 pounds-John Camblos (Virginia)
drew with Lloyd PAGE
115 pounds-Georee McNeal (Virginia)
defeated William Walker, decision.
ight-Milton Parlow CVirginia)
defeated Jose Freixas, decision.