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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-08
By ALIssA KEIR

ERNEST COREY laid down hil
II palette and brushes YEARLY
he pushed aside the CRAVING fore
lock that was perpetually in his
way. no matter how the BARRIERS
cut his hair
That's all for today" he muir
INJURED 70 himself
The light was beginning TO co
bad on him
Elt the canvass was ready 70,
another sitting with little Anne
Van DurSen tomorrow morning
He hoped Grimly that Miss Van
Dgys,n would be 4 trihe more in
cl.nej 70 pose than last time
Achieving a reputation among
the Four Hundred for children S
portraits had its drawbacks
coffee, Belinda" he called
gently.
Ernest never had been able TO
Shout loudly for what ne wanted
Yes. sir, Mr.. Corey right
away"
Belinda waddled into the studio
II made some mullins 10 go
with IL She SAID. putting down
the tray
COMFORTABLE SILENCE
"You better sit down and have
some with me-"
There was a comfortable silence
un'ii Belinda said suddenly;
You seems awful lonesome to
me. Mr.. Corey"
She looked az him with pity
II do wish you'd marry your
self some nice girl"
Now. Belinda" Ernest told
her with a twinkle IN his eye.
You know perfectly welt you're
only putting on an act. You're
being selfish.
1.-THE fact Is. you're dying to
take your savings and go down
20 Alabama and he Queen of the
May in that place where you
were born.
And you're too jealous to find
me another housekeeper. l might
like her better than I do you."
he teased.
"Quit your kidding" she gig
eled
Honest, Mr.. Corey, II isn't
anything of the kind. i just
hate 10 see you by yourself all
the time. For the lawd's sake.
you don't even 60 out of the
house any more"
True enough, Ernest reflected
Yes, he was lonesome. But you
couldn't get married jHst like that
The women he knew-B e I y
chartered ceaselessly, he'd go crazy
if he had her around for even "a
hours.
Mary hated the very sight of ar
easel. Francine was miserable il
she didn't go out dancing every
highland so on.
He'd never met girl he Coulc
imagine he'd like for keeps. Gosh
there was, too.
His mind strayed towards vii
helmina Field. He really owed al
his success to Wilhelmina.
II had been Wilhelmina who hac
sold his The Janitor's Daughter
10 Mrs. Cavanaugh Boderick. whose
hobby was art with large CAPT
tai "A"
He remembered thinking what
a gay tiny person Wilhelmina was
10 have such a solemn name. Shed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-08
PROMPT REPLY

His letter brought prompt re-
ply
She was delighted to hear from
him.
II so happened that Warden and
Mrs. Spencer were driving to Ne"
York and they had invited her 70
60 along with them.
Perhaps he'd lunch with them.
The SpenCers were great admir-
-ess-efhis work, and theY,dllke
awfully much 70 meet him.
Yes. Wilhelmina was the kind OF
girl that couldn't give any trouble
even if she was a prisoner.
Probably she'd been so well be-
haved that the Spencers were tax
ing her along as a treat.
OF course he'd lunch with them
he couldn't wait for the day TO
come. ,
Directly he set eyes on Wilhel-
nina again-the Spencers caller
her "Bnly"-he knew he was IN
love with her and that he'd been
in love with her all the time.
What could have made him so
blind?
He didn't dare ask 10 see her
alone-it might be embarrassing
TO the Spencers, who certainly
would not feel like letting her out
of their sight when they took her
away from the prison.
She seemed happy and in good
health. much to his relief.
BILLY Is doing wonderful
things with our women ana
girls" Mrs. Spencer told him
Every evening she has classes
In English for them.
They're putting on a play
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-08
THANKED HER

He'd clumsily thanked her but
the check he had received from
Mrs. Cavanaugh Broderick had
been so heavily mortgaCcd that
two days after he cashed II, there
hadn't been enough left 10 ask
Wilhefrnina out for dinner
What an ungrateful brute he'd
been 10 let her slide out Of his
life. But he'd had his mind on
nothing bat his work since orders
for chilGren,S portraits had poured
in on him. thanks 70 his painting
in Mrs. Broderick's drawing room.
Yes. he was lonesome He'd
telephone WHhelmina that very
moment Shed probably be in her
Office at the Splendide Theater
miss Wilhelmina Field? You
mean Billie Field? She's been
away from her for some time.
Where could you reach her?
Write her at the Wemah's Prison
at Pentonville, care of Warden
Spencer"
THE Woman's Prison" he
echoed. He couldn't have heard
right.
The information was confirmed
The Womans Prison at Penton-
VILE. care of the warden"
Wilhelmina in prison. It was
simply impossible He could not
very we'll ask at the Splendid
what crime she had committed
he Just could not force himself &c
do so.
And they had no friends in com
mon.
Poor little Wilhelmina!
He could not sleep for thinking
of her so he sat. in his pajama'
and wrote her n note. telling hel
he had tried 10 find her N the
-Spfcndtdc, because he had wanted
her TO have dinner with him.
II hurt too mitch 20 commits.
crate with her. but he did say
would she please tell HIM if there
was any chance of her being ir
New York soon?
Maybe he'd find out, II she an
swered him how long a sentence
she was serving.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-08

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-08

Tomorrows short story: "Snooty
Cutie" by George Dixon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-08
GOING TO MARRY

He wrote TO Billy daily. Ions
letters of everything he did ant
felt.
She wrote him, too, short little
notes.
She was too busy 10 answer hin
in detail but she told him that II
a few weeks she'd be in town TO
keeps and then they'd both do ;
lot of talking.
The day before he was TO NEE
her at Grand Central, he wrote
telling her he loved her and woulC
like TO marry her as quickly a:
possible.
There hadn't been time for he,
10 answer, but the kiss with which
she greeted him as she jumped
radiantly into his arms, was an
swer enough.
ooh. Ernest" she said, "this
Is all so exciting.
Lets 60 TO the studio where
we can he alone. I've got so
much ia tell reu I"
Listen, Billy darling" Ernest
bent down and seized both her
hands, as they sat in the taxi.
az want you To understand.
before we say any more to each
other, that I don't care whether
YOU were sentenced Justly or I'M
justIy-or of what they accused
you.
'I love YOU Just the same.
Nothing can make any difference
between us.
"What i'm the world are YOU
talking about. Honev:" Wilhel-
nina asked in supplied amaze
ment.
IT Meant your stay at Penton-
ville-prison-you know" he
fumbled.
OPEN MoUTHED
ERNEST. YOU didn't by any
chance think was serving a
prison sentence at Pentonville ?"
She cazed at him omen mouthed
He silently nodded his head
Listen. YOU old stupid. I was
there doing n book on my own
on prison reforms.
AT the same time I was maxi
ing an official report for the
parole board.
"They made me promise on
my word Of honor not to tell a
single soul about the Job, be-
cause It's likely to bring about
a messy political upheaval.
"They didn't want the papers
to get wind OF IL before the
whole thing was completed and
the report I'm their hands.
KISS treasures
why Ernest" she burst into
tears.
Don't tell me that all this
time you've been In love with
prisoner No. 1884. as II were.
"Maybe now that there isn't
any reason for you to act noble,
and YOU know me as Wilhelmina
Field. who might turn out a best
seller, you won't want to marry
me?
Has all the glamour gone,
darling ." She looked az him
searchingly.
The kiss he gave her as he took
her into his arms treasured her on
the point.
Anyway, you'll he serving
life sentence from now on" he
murnured as he gently stroked
her hair.
THE END.
Tomorrow short story: "Snooty
Cutie by George Dixon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-08

AnVFPTIsFMFNT
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-03
Find Out
(Bv RUTH TAYLOR)

As we celebrate the TOUR nuHuIeu
and forty ninth anniversary OF Column
bus epoch making voyage TO the Amer
what it means to us First Of course, II
icas, we needs must stop and consider
marks the beginnings OF the country we
hold dear But it is not that which i Is
not that which is Of greatest significance.
Nearly five hundred years before Column
bus. the Norsemen had been here, ana
other explorers would have come-for
the taking Of Constantinople by the Turks
had shut off the overland route to the
Eas, and men We're forced out into new
courses and new ways Of thought.
The Voyage Of Columbus teaches US
wharfs Of Genoa, among tire black beard
the value ot applied curiosity. Along the
ed seafaring men. Columbus had heard
strange tales Of land beyond the ocean--
of ships that. blown from their courses.
had sighted great capes and veraam IS
lands. He heard The half whispered the
ory that the earth was rot flat as the
scholars i'll their sheltered lives had de-
creed. that it was round From these
tales and whispers, he evolved his own
idea-that the lands were really the
Indies. And he had to find out.
The path was long and hard-and
seemingly hopeless-all the way from
the lnc0nSplcl0uS lie OF trader son III
Genoa to the post Of Lord High Admiral
Of Spain. He was leered at, and mock
ed, and scorned. Every path that he fol-
lowed ended in stone wall Of failure
but each time he started all over again,
determined to find ont Al last the way
was opened Aad when it was, he was
ready for his opportunity
mentally to carry it through.
That is The lesson in Columbus voy
age The power to find cut the willing
ness to see, plus the ability to keep on is
the real secret Of success. The greatest
advantage In education is that it teaches
us how 10 find out, how to study and how
to learn ..............
There may not be new continents to
there are opportunities
equally as great before those who have
Eager minds. r. ere are no heights to
which the man with an ideal may not
.limb--no oceans of ignorance he may
lot cross to find the unknown treasure
le seeks. Each man is potential Co
whether he voyages into
Unknown seas depends upon how great
S his determination to find out.
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According TO most recent re-
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-03
FEAT U RES
Do You Value Your Health?,

Writing in Hygenia, DR.. Fred W.Nor-
ris states that the American public
wastes over $4,OOO,000 annually on gar
ments and gadgets which are alleged to
reduce fat. Most Of the money is spent
for reducing girdles and massage de-
vices of one kind or another.
This does not take into consideration
the sizabie sums that are spent for pat
ent reducing medicines. In this case, the
possible danger to health is a far worse
factor than the waste of money involved.
AS medical authorities and government
bodies have pointed out, some remedies
of this character have been put on the
market, which are definitely harmful
and which may even cause death II ta-
ken long enough.
Persons who wish to rid themselves
Of excess fat should realize that reduc-
ing is a serious matter, and should not be
undertaken except under physicians
direction. Those versed in the proper
treatment Of obesity almost unanimously
oppose fat reduction by means Of rollers
or girdles without resort to rigid restrlc-
ton of diet and regular, scientific exer-
else. If you wish to reduce, see your
doctor and follow his advice. Americas
registered, qualified medical men are
your best protection against the quacks
and the fakes whose principle ambition is
to obtain your money. irrespective of the
effects of their treatments on your health.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-03
This Is America

In these days. with war and defense
dominant in all our minds, we are think
ing more and more in terms OF govern
ment Government maintains armies
and naves and air forces. Government
spends the billions OF tax dollars that
make the creation Of a gigantic military
machine possible. Government makes
the rules and regulations.
Important as government is, we must
not forget that there is another element
which is equally important. That ele-
ment is industly--industry working un-
der the American system OF free, private
enterprise. ........,.
Industry is producing the long list Of
metals that 90 into tanks, planes, and the
other weapons Of war and defense.
Industry is producing the vast euan-
titles Of coal that are needed to fuel the
factories Of America.
Industry is producing the gigantic
amounts Ct electric power that keeps the
factory wheels turning.
Industry is producing the vast flood
of oil that runs our airplanes and ships
and motor vehicles, and that goes across
the seas to the countries which are fight
ing against the forces Of dictatorship.
You see this all over American the
great cities, in the little towns, in the
open country The factory smokestacks
are belching night and day now, working
to keep this thing we call the American
way of life alive-Working to defeat the
greatest menace to freedom the modern
age has Mountaineering to protect and
defend and make impregnable the de
of the world 1t was private
enterprise which made us great. It is
private enterprise which, in the long run.
will bring to crashing ruin the CHASTITY
slave empire war between free men and
serfs. between nations nurtured in the
doctrine of liberty and nations chained
by a pitiless conqueror Who can doubt
the ultimate outcome?
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On Not Renouncing Any OF The
Privileges OF American Citizenship

wide celebration, marking the
l50th Anniversary of the adop-
ton of the Bill of Rights, which
is presumed to underlie the cor
nerstone upon which American
principles of freedom, tolerance
and equality rest.
AS the Council suggests: We
need to stress the duties that
Americans have in upholding the
principles which this document
(The Bill of Rights) enunciates
!. . 1t is not enough to give lip
service to the principles contain
ed therein We must fight,
particularly in these perilous
times, to carry them out.
Democratic Travesty
As we write these words there
lies before us report of an ad-
dress in New York City by Sena-
tor Claude Pepper of Florida
who spoke under the auspices of
The Fight For Freedom Commit
tee. 1t is travesty when Demo
cratic Senator from Southern
State which treats with impunity
the provisions Of our Federal Con
stitution involving the rights of
Negroes, speaks under the aus
pices of a Fight For Freedom
committee.
Only short while ago, on the
floor Of the United States SEN
ate, Senator Pepper declared:
Whatever may be written into
the Constitution, whatever may
be placed upon the statute books
Of this Nation, however many sol
be stRtionsd about the
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arming Of United States mer-
chant ships. The Presidential an
nouncement came soon after Sec
retary Of the Navy Knox, in a
public address, demanded repeal
of the Neutrality Act and insist
ed that President Roosevelt be
authority to use the Army when
ever and wherever he believes it
to be needed. 1t is now being pre-
dicted that the President will,
within the next week or ten days,
officially request the Congress to
repeal or drastically amend the
Neutrality Act. Already Admin
istration spokesmcn in Congress
are busy preparing such leg.sla-
ton. Bills are also being written
to legalize the arming of Ameri-
can merchant ships.
1t will be remembered that the
Neutrality Law now requires the
President to designate danger
zones on the seas near warning
countries into which American
shipping may not enter. The re-
peal of the Neutrality Act would
permit merchant ships flying the
q. 5. flag to enter war zones and
to carry goods directly to the
ports of the nations engaged In
war. Many here predict that such
action, together with the arning
Of merchant ships. would soon re-
suit in open hostilities. Numerous
merchant ships, owned by Ameri-
can capital, have been transfer
red to Panamanian registry dur
ing the past few months, unques-
tionably in order to get around
the restrictions of the present
Neutrality Law. Some Of these
ships, flying the flag of the Re
public Of Panama, and carrying
contrahand Of war. have boon
Gently sunk in the Atlantic. AL
most--if not all--of the crews
Of such ships have been foreign
seamen. The wage scale Of Amer
lcan seamen Is much higher than
that Of foreign sailors. No Ameri-
can lives have been lost n con-
nection with the sinkings thus far
reported.
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dispute in any wellrinformed cir
Gle.
During all the years WHICH
have followed the adoption by
the Congress of the United States
of the Civil War Amendments to
the Constitution, comforting free
dom and citizenship upon the Ne
gro people, they have been the
victims of an organized conspi-
racy to deny them that human
freedom to which as citizens they
are entitled.
Injustices that follow from ig-
norance and Unborn racial pre-
iudices have most largely contrib
uted to the present-day lack of
more cordial relationship be-
tween the races, and that coop
erative spirit of unity which
sohuld exist, and which finally
must exist, if we are to achieve
that peace and economic pros
perity which underlie all perma-
nent progress.
At time when the flames of
liberty are threatened with extin
guishment and human freedom
everywhere fights for survival.
there is no room in America for
the abridgement Of the citizen
ship Of any Of our nationals.
Acts Of Intolerance
There reflections are prompted
BY widespread acts Of intoler-
ance against racial groups in
many parts Of our country. So
strong have they become that The
Council Against Intolerance In
Asaeraea b sponsoring . nation
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-03
WI ith a Buckeye
In Congress.

If there is doubt in the mind
Of any citizen as to the intention
OF the Roosevelt Administration
to take the United States into ac-
tive participation in the war
against the Axis Powers it should
certainly be dispellcd as result
Of the happening and statements
of the past week. Following the
Presidents 18th speech, in which
ne announced his order to the
Navy to hunt down Axis war
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-03
(By EMMETT j. scoTT)

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Two
notable sentences appear IN the
recent Message issued by the
American Jewish Congress to its
co-religionists:
That, American Jews in
tend to stand fcur-square
for the defense of the Amer
ican way Of life whatever the
consequence may be"
and
y
That, American Jews will
neither be brider nor black
mailed into renouncing their
iust and equal status as cit
ixens OF the United States"
Another minority group in the
United States can well afford to
ponder the second of these pro-
nouncements.
As for the first, Negroes have
always defended the American
way of life as defined in the Con
stitution Of the United States
and the Bill Of Rights.
Negroes Have Always
l Fought For America
From Revolutionary days, they
have fought for the defense Of
America In every war Of the Re
public, down to and through
World War No. i, and are equ-
ally loyal and devoted to the best
interests Of the nation as it
stands on the brink Of World
War NO. III, o9 shis there ss no
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/ ports received, things haze 1t
Deem going SO we'll for tie is
sian Armies Of late. The loss If
hiev, the seige of Leningraa, !, d
the German drive deep into tae
Ukraine, as wellas Axis victories
IN the Crimea, have been hea -
blows to the Soviet. Az a res 1t
OF these Russian reverses troalg
drive is being put on here TO
overcome public and Congressi n
al resistance to full American co.
operation with the Stain govern
ment and the Russian war effort.
Hearings on price control Leg
lslatson were continued by the
Banking and Currency Comm. it.
tee of the House all last wes k.
Secretary Of the Treasury Nor
gentheau tossed ii verbal Dor b.
shell into the proceedings when
he advocated that profits Of I'll
corporations and other industrial
and business concerns, be limitad
TO six per cent on the invested
capital, with all earnings above
That percentage being taken by
the government through tagati n.
Mr. Morgentheau demanded Il at
price ceiling be fixed for all com.
modltles, including farm produ is
However, like Bernard Baruch
who testified before him, the See
retary of the Treasury voiced ap-
position to any attempt to fix Wag
es, on the theory that the placing
OF a ceiling on wages would se-
suit in workmen being forced in
to involuntary servitude. . When
asked by committee members as
to whether draftees. serving I'M
the Army for $2I a month, VI re
victims Of involuntary servitu.le'
the witness had no answer. AS q
result Of the Secretary Of lie
Ireasuiys advocacy that all prof
its be limited to six percent on
invested capital, it is being free
" predicted by many legislato $,
newspaper men and others here,
that the Administration will soon
bring IN some sort of legislation
directed toward that end.
The Duke and Duchess Of Wind
sor have come and gone. The
former King of England and his
American wife, for whom he gave
up his throne, arrived In Wash
ington last Thursday morning to
be greeted by large crowds ga III
cred about the British Embas ".
where they made their headquart-
ers. Due to the death of MS.
Roosevelt's brother, scheduled
White House luncheon for he
royal pair was cancelled. 1t is
understood that the Duke and
Duchess will be entertained at
the White House upon their re-
turn from Canada some time III
November. Receptions, limited to
A u y
members only, were held for he
Duke and Duchess BY the Nsti-
onal Press Club Organizations.
N
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voying by Amer
ican battleships
and the state
lnent by t h e
President that
ne would soon
request repeal
Of the Neutral
;t,yT Act and the
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-03
vote on the Anti-I.ynching Bill

vote on tiae Anti-Lynehing Bill.
They have studicdly defended
the practices which prevent Ne
gfoes from sharing in the oppof-
tun.ties provided By defense III
daistiy- They have not spoken ous
oa. ID Negro selectees i sopth-
ela camps they are seve,,,i,x
eng e 'o'lec''seiy supported =
- Dei','.o'atic poiRleai ma
ss''s' !. I" o'9os ng eeeiy fhsefes'
+ s ene ss'sso l'so9le Wen leha
8 's''''@s 1,is s''ios'ieAl = 'as
p''sa's'ses = ne very oohstaa
-. 'As Z "'sss sworn y api.oaa
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EDiT.0 rial. S

, ballot boxes of the Southland,
the Colored race will not vote
Such remarks afFront Constitu
tional mandates. They stir up ra-
cial hatreds and set groups
against groups. They do not
promote good Americanism.
Gentlemen Of A Stripe
Senator Peppers views are
shared By Senator Connally Of
Texas, Former Senator James f.
Bgrnes Of South Carolina, recent
" elevated to The bench Of tho
United Staets Supreme Court.
Congressman Carl j. Vinson OF
Geirgia; Congressman RamspecI.
Of Georgia; Senator'S Allen j. Ell
lender and John II. Overton Of
Louisiana; Congressman John r..
Rankin Of Mississippi, and others
Of that ilk.
The DeniaIs They Favor
All Of these gentlemen favor
the Four Freedoms Of the rest OF
the world, but not for the 5000,
600 Colored people of the South
ern Section Of our country where
Democratic machines control.
They favor denial Of the fran
chlse TO Golored citizens. They
favor separations and segrega-
tions IN Government service.
They are opposed to national un-
itv If it involves extending d
Square Deal to Negroes. They
have eooperated in prevented a
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craft and to "shoot on sight, has
come the announcement from Ma
w Secretary Knox telling or con-