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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03

THE day broke clear and
l. warm and the sun sneaked
over the sill of the window
and slid into his room in the
rooming house. Elmer Stiles
opened one eye as the light
touched his forehead.
For an instant. he felt the
warmth of the day and saw
the light and thought, ITS
good TO he alive" But then
he remembered Cassie and he
wasn't so sure. He wouldn't
bet on II.
There was something else
he had 10 worry about but he
showed ii into the back of his
mind and resolutely refused
10 think of IT. 1t had 10 do
with the date of that day. 1t
had TO do with his future.
whatever there might be of
il, because these were I'M
settled times and no man
knew how long he had left to
live.
Elmer threw down the
covers and eased out of bed,
all 6 feet of him, all 100
pounds. He reached for
fairly new bathrobe and
slipped into il. He went to
the window and looked out
and his Adams apple rode up
and down his THROAT as he
thought, This is New York
and here l am In II, after all
these years.
The view wasn't anything
to get emotional about. 1t
was a vista of backyards with
discouraged grass and dis
gruntled stunted tree or two.
2 In the backyard of the house
which held Elmer's room
there was a siX-leaved grape
vine. From il, the leaves
hung limp and fading green.
LATE ROSES BLOOMING
Out in Ohio from where
Elmer had come, the trees
would be riotous with color.
Late roses would still be
blooming. But so would
Cassie, his wife, and Elmer
didn't want to see Cassie
again. in bloom or otherwise.
Elmer would take New York,
backwards, discouraged grape
vines and all.
He was 26. He had mar
ried Cassie when he was %
and holding a job as a drug
and soda clerk in Emmets-
burg, a fair-sized town. Cassie,
then. was a beauty. She had
-neXerworked in her life. She
was the daughter of the drug
glst who owned the drug
store in which Elmer worked.
He hadn't wanted Elmer TO
marry her-or vice versa.
Well, they were married
and Elmer and she set up
housekeeping in a little cot
tage on the edge of town. But
Cassie continued TO hold her
record of not working. She
never did tap She wouldn't
even make his coffee in the
morning. When he protested,
she flew into hySterical RACES
and formed the habit of
running home. =
The first time she did that,
Elmer came after her BY
that time. he was convinced
that in some vague way he
was in the wrong so he asked
for-and got Cassie's gracious
forgiveness. He went after
her the second time. And the
third. After that, he began
10 realize that Cassie was full
of flaws.
RFCOMFS SCOID
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
NAME SERVES WELL

This time, he took an alias
His real name was George
Stubs but from the day he
left Cassie the second time
he was Elmer Stiles. The
name had served him well.
His appearance was aver
age, nondescript. 1t fitted
any number of men his age
Tall. thin. blond hair, light
complexion. a diffident man
ner. Agrees with anything
anybody says. So the float
ers" police stations received
telling them TO arrest him on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03

Of other men would register
with local draft boards today
so that the army would know
where to find its men when
it was ready for them.
When they questioned him,
he would have to say he was
married, that his wife was in
Ohio. that he had run away
from her. He would have to
tell all that because he would
be under OATH That is why
he had tried to keep the date
of the day in the back of his
mind.
When he told them. they
would notify the police that
he was a deserter. The
police would arrest him and
would have him thrown into
and Cassie. Cassie wouldn't
be so forgiving this time. She
would have him trown INTO
all.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
BECOMES SCOLD

She developed into a scold
She nagged him all the time
She would do no work. but
told everybody that Elmer
didn't love her. that he had
married her for her fathers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
Better Health
By Dr.. Logan Clendening

There are plenty of exam
piles among all of our friends, Of
people who illustrate the old
saying of the fellow who began
10 think about health only when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03

more hopeless place, a more be-
draggled audience, it would have been hard
TO find. But that song yanked them up like
dynamte-out of poverty and ignorance,
hate and disease into fresh green pas
lures of hope and pride. And the memory
of it has stayed with me ever since"
"AlI Gods chillun got wings" they
sang
GALL GODS CHILLUN GOT WINGS"
Eyes shining. hands clapping poor,
ragged bodies juggling with exhilaration-
"AlI Gods chillun got wings" they
shouted with a great, whooping JOY. For
they weren't just singing to pass the time
they were boasting about something.
nut of their poverty and humiliation.
out of the injustice that walled them
in and the misery that crushed them down,
they were shouting one triumphant truth.
Never mind what white men did to them,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03

Doctor Ciendening viii an
Swer questions of general IN
tereSt only. and then only
through his column.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
-Chamfort.

..CoUR HoRsEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE Is referred 10
as films greatest money maker Most profitable picture
IF All tine was The Singing Fool starring Al Joson Stages
Greatest roo7e,aker was RIP Wrinkle which 40 weeks
year for Sc wears Once reveals that men
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
Elsie Robinson
"AH Gods Chillun Got Wings

THERE'S Negro spiritual that bucks mghtyaV
m disguised myself have neigh
Dor heard sung frowsy basement IN Harlem
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03

IERE pleasant little game that will give you
every day 1t numerical puzzle designed to spell out
fortunes Count the your the number
Of letters Is subtract II the number less than
add The result number Start the upper left
hand of the check Of key
numbers left right
the checked figures give you ~
by BY Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
300 Buses, New
Routes Voted
By6ounliI

The Ds4 commission today was
given permission by Commo.
Council to buy 300 new l27-passen-
ger buses Immediately. to eStab-
lish several new bus lines and to
substitute buses entirely on the
Oakman. Mt. Elliott and Cross
town streetcar lines. The present
Scent fare will continue to be
charged on the three lines. -
The DSR has advertised for bids
on 500 new buses, but the pur-
chase was held up pending CON-
pletion of a survey being made by
Prof. John S. WoTley. traffic ex-
pert at the University of Mich
igan. to determine whether the
pro-bus stand of the DSR is sound.
But the DSR commission told
council today that the survey will
not be completed until Summer
and that new buses are needed at
once because of increased traffic.
BY next Autumn. the commission
estimates. 76i new buses wifi be
needed. but 300 will do for the
present.
The commission will extend the
Myers-Wyoming bus line and es-
tablish the following new lines:
on Greenfield road for the Green
field-Grand River district; on
LahSer road for the Lahser-Seven
Mile district; new line for the
Seven Mile-Harper and Eight
Mile-Mound road districts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
Fe|onChd||enges
Life Crime Act
Times stan Correspondent

JACKSON, Feb. 26.-Harry N.
Southland, serving a ID to % years
sentence for a chain store holdup,
is to be Jackson PRISONS guinea
pig" in the battle of $500 Michi-
gan convicts against the State
Habitual Criminal Act.
Inmates of the prison have con-
tributed $1,000 to test the legality
of the act and Atty. George Camp
bell will take Southard's case to
the State Supreme Court in an
attempt TO obtain writ of habeas=
corpus on the grounds that he is
being held in prison illegally.
Southland. who has spent most
of the last seven years studying
the law. and the other prisoners,
contend the law delegates legisla-
tive power to judges by permitting
them to impose indeterminate
sentences. If the State Supreme
Court rules adversely, Campbell
said, the case will be taken to the
/ United States Supreme Court.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
ChdrgeUrguhdri!
-
UnCon(erned
After Killing

Thomas Urquhart, former police-
man. was drunk enough so that he
was mot particularly concerned"
after running amok and fatally
wounding a pedestrian with his
service pistol last Christmas MORN
ing. it was testified today at his
trial.
DR.. John r. Brown of Receiving
Hospital testified to UrquhartS
condition at the latter's trial on q
manslaughter charge in the death
of Alexander Rudy, A.
DRINKING ALL NIGHT
"Urquhart was drunk but not
to a hospital degree" Doctor
Brown testified. He said no
had been drinking whisky all
night. I asked him II he was
drunk and he said, What do you .
think p"
Under croSs-examination of De-
Tense Counsel Charles Bartlett.
Doctor Brown said the defendant
was staggering and incoherent
and drunk enough so as not to be-
particularly concerned, although
this was a serious matter"
Recorders Judge John p. Seal
len and a jury are hearing the
case. +.
Carlos Madero, of 2525 Me-,
Dougall avenue, a language
teacher, said he was sitting in an
automobile with friends when
Urquhart began shooting near the
Fox Theater. =
One bullet struck the fender OF
their car and another hit Rudy
who was standing nearby. =
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
Bomb Fears
World War Precautions
Restored for Capitol
International New. ser,ic. Wiz.

WASHINGTON. Feb. %
World War precautions to protect
the Capitol and Senate and House
office buildings from bombings
were restored today.
For an Indefinite period no WIS.,
itor will be permitted to carry into
the Capitol cameras. travelling
bags or packages of any sort.
Subways leading from the Cap
itol . the office buildings are 10
be guarded by Metropolitan police
10 prevent planting of bombs in
the maze of tunnels under the
Capitol.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-Mich-
igans motor industry need fear
no shortage of tires as a conse-
quence of the war emergency
Looking ahead to the possibility
that rubber shipments from the
Far East may be cut off at any
time. plans have been made for
the construction of synthetic
rubber plants the moment this
happens.
In the opinion of President
Roosevelt, the existing rubber
stock in the United States. aug
mented in recent years by n
reserve supply accumulated in part
by the industry itself and in part
by government agencies. is suffi-
Gent to carry the country through
until a synthetic substitute can
be manufactured in sufficient
volume to meet the demand.
SALVAGE RUBBER
As a further step to meet any
emergency, arising from a sudden
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
Right the First Time
You'll Not Find This Quiz Tough; For Instance
What Deadline Is Fast Approaching?

In view Of the popularity o
mental quizzes in which the stu
dent marks his choice of the
proper answer. The Detroit Times
today presents this timely prob
lem. Test yourself.
Q-Thousands OF Betroiters
today neared the deadline to -.
A-MaFk- ehe-tA- Buy auto
mobile license plates. (2) Pay
their income tax 80 Send their
wives an Easter plant.
Q-This deadline is
AID Midnight Friday. 90
March Is. (3l Michaelmas.
Q-Authorities will punish
yiolators by
A-(D . Ticket or impound
their cars. t2l Send them to
Leavenworth. 90 Conscript
them.
Q-Warning of the deadline
was given by 4. :.
Alb Secretary of State
Harry F. Kelly. ~ Collector
of Internal Revenue Giles Kava-
n a ii e h. ~ "a Vice President
Henry A. Wallace.
Q-This warning is given :.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26

A-G Annually. f2) Repeat
eddy. go Determinedly.
Ready for the answers? Here
they are:
Buy automobile license plates
Midnight Friday. Ticket or i'm
pound their cars. Secretary of
State Harry F. Kelly and, to the
last. all three.
Inspector Fred w JJHefgehs of
the traffic division issued his own
warning today. Cars with 1910
plates will be ticketed beginning
at midnight Friday and motorists
will be required to pay fines.
The tickets will not be cam
celled. as in other years. when
motorists buy new plates and show
them to police. Inspector Jurgens
said. He added that cars will not
be towed away and impounded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
Munition Plant Blast
Sends 7 10 Hospital

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.--
GNS)-Two naval ammunition
depot workers of the Indian Head.
Md. powder plant, were in q
Washington hospital today follow
ing an explosion at the plant last
night. Three were injured. two suf-
fering severe burns. The fire
following the blast was confined
to the small, bricy alcohol cutting
plant where the explosion -oc-.
Cured A" 24-hour operating
schedule has been maintained re-
Gently at the plant to furnish the
navy with ammunition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
viii Lecture on Aliens

Florence Cassidy. nationality
secretary Of the Council of Social
Agencies. will speak on "Ameri-
eaffizatfon of Aliens at meeting
March 4 at $50 p m. in the
Church of Our Father. 4605 Cass
avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26

On week days enjoy the two
pages 81 comics and adventure
strips in the daily Detroit
Times; on Sunday, the great
Comic Weekly with WORLD
FAMOUS comics in COLORS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
Pedestrians Injuries Fatal

Injuries suffered when he was
hit by an automobile February 9
caused the death today of Joseph
Piscopo. %. of 10460 Knodell ave-
nue.. His h was the forty
fourth traffic fatality of 1871
against 46 at the corresponding
time last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
$225,736 for WPA Projects

Common Council yesterday APP
proved the appropriation of $225.-
1856 for Is WPA projects in March.
The list includes the installation
of a sprinkling system on the
Horace Rackham public golf links.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
Plans Last Rites, Ends Life

ADRIAN, Feb. 26.-After PLAN.
ming his own funeral picking out
his pallbearers and even the min.
ister, Joe Hood, 60, Lenawee
County farmer living near Ogden
Center. shot and killed himself in
his garage last night. \
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
Fisher Suspends
. for Weekas
Row Goes On
Times star Correspondent

LANSING, Feb. 26.-Nine en-
ployes of the Fisher body trim de-
partment, the focal point of a 10
day dispute which has closed the
plant five times in the past 10
days, were suspended for a week
today by the management.
A company written statement
said the men were laid off because
they were "eut of line. . The plant
manager. Alfred w. Clausen, re-
stated the company's position that
the trim department is engaged in
a systematic showdown, forcing
the plant to close.
The union maintains the COM
pany has reduced trim depart
ment personnel to the point where
production schedules cannot be
maintained.
PLANT SHUT TWO HOURS
The plant was closed two hours
after the morning shift reported
for work at z o'clock today. Fiji
teen hundred men were thus made
idle, and an additional 1000 men
will be thrown out of work at the
Oldsmobile plant when the sup
ply of bodies on hand is exhausted
during the day.
The dispute here is part OF a
general controversy between the
company and management about
operation of the trim department.
Eighty-one employees of the de-
partment in Flint were discharged
Saturday. and negotiations are
now going on in Flint among r.
j. Thomas, UAW-CIO president:
Walter p. Reuther, head of the
unions GIN division; Carl Swan
son. president of the Flint Fisher
local. and GIN and fisher officials
at Flint.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
JONES ESTIMATE

Secretary of Commerce Jesse
Jones, who. as head of the RFC.
financed purchase of substantial
reserve stock under the strategic
materials law passed by Congress
at the prompting of the war de-
partment, believes there is a two
year supply on hand.
1t was implied by the President
at his press conference that the
government will construct or
finance construction of whatever
additional plants are required TO
manufacture synthetic rubber Ex-
periments in this field are said 10
have yielded a product which will
last longer than rubber, at cost
only slightly higher.
1t is assumed here that the flow
of raw rubber to the United States
from Dutch and British possessions
in the Far East will continue
uninterruptedly so long as the
British and American navies are
able to protect trade routes in
the south Pacific.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26

cessation of imports, a pickup
campaign is planned by which old
automobile tires. overshoeS, boots
and other articles containing
rubber would be collected and
shipped to manufacturers for re-
claiming ana use.
Estimates vary as to the time
required TO exhaust the stock of
new rubber now on hand. assum-
ing no more were available. A
spokesman for the industry has
placed it at six months. Priority
Director Stettinius of the defense
commission 5 convinced the supply
woul6 last 16 months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26

MITZI STROTHER
Miss StrOther, the Miami
girl elected "Miss Florida
I94fn at Coral Gables. She's
the first queen of the year and
the first state beauty elected
for that annual Atlantic City
contest for Miss America"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
SALVAGE RUBBER

As a further step to meet any
emergency. arising from a sudden
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
ENTRAL NETS 10 WIN OVER WILDCATS
NATIONS GRID
DUELS TODAY
BY UNITED PRESS

The game at Evanston Il. be-
tween undefeated Notrc Dame and
tWice-COWned but dangerous North
western highlights Saturdays pi =
skin program as the teams begin
the second half CT the November
stretch that will bring bowl invita-
tons for select lev ana le
wait til next year" cry from the
rest.
Upwards of $4,000 at Dyche Sta
dunn will see a duel between Notre
Danes passing attack led by An
gelo Bertelli and the strong run
ming game of the slightly favored
Wildcats. This game has no bowl
bearing. Both teams being commit
ed against post-season encounters
but bowl is the WatchWord for
two other tilts: Duquesne VS. Mis-
sisSippi State at Pittsburgh and
Missouri Us. Oklahoma at Columbia.
Mo.
DuQuesne and Mississippi State
both are unbeaten although State
has a tie. and the Orange Bowl will
look with favor upon the winner.
The victor at Columbia will have Il
corner on the big six title and a
sood chance to become the other
half of the Orange Bowl party.
Four other unbeaten teams are
strong favorites Duke tackles North
Carolina. Texas A & NJ. meets Rice,
Texas plays Texas Christian and
Minnesota opposes Iowa.
Other leading games:
EAST-Boston College Tennessee
Georgetown North Carolina State,
Columbia Michigan. Holy Cross
Manhattan, Penn StateWeSt Vir-
ginia, Syracuse-Colgate, Villanova-
Detroit. New York U.-Tulane, Army
Us. Pennsylvania. Cornell Dart
mouth, Yale Princeton and Harv-
Brown.
MIDWEST-Ohio State Illinois,
Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan State
Temple, Kansas Kansas State, Ne
braska- Pittsburgh. Iowa State
Drake.
SOUTH-Louisiana State-Auburn,
Alabama-GeO.gla Tech. Florida
Miami Kentucky-S u h western,
Georgia Centre, Clemson Wake For
est. South Carolina Furman.
FAR WEST -Stanford-W Washing
ton State, Oregon ate-California,
Idaho Montana, Brigham Young
Colorado, Denver Colorado Mines,
| Utah Colorado State and Utah
State Wyoming.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16

Two long, spectacular runs by
John Williams, Brawley halfbacH,
early in the game pointed to a
wildcat win, but the Spartans
came back strongly and netted
their scores with long drives.
The win put the Central boys
out and away from the pack in the
race for league championship; they
may now lose one OF their three
remaining games and still walk
off with the title.
Brawley scored in the first quar-
ter and again in the second. This
initial touchdown came when john
Williams received a Central punt
on his own 30 yard line, reversed
his field, and raced down the side
lines for seventy yards Ralph Bur
nette added the extra point.
Another punt return in the sec
ond period netted the Wildcats
six more points. 1t was Williams
again that made the run. He picked
the ball up on his own Is yard
line and steamed through the en-
tire Spartan team for 85 yards.
Immediately following the BraW-
ley kickoff after the second touch
down. the Spartans began drive
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
L. A. PRODUCE
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 tUP1
Pr roduce Market:

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 tUPJ -
Produce Market:
Asparagus: Imperial Wy ex select
S6.75; ex fey 81; fey $3.50, spe 81.
Bunched vegetables: beets -. J
doz 40-50o; carrots doz 6G-75c;
celery root . doz Coo: dixon doz
G02; green Eoious doz S25-l 80
leeks ? doz $50; mustard 4 doz
$1,000; parsley 6 doz 40-5Qc; ra
dishes 6 doZ GO-75c. doz SI-1.l0:
spinach doz 80-Sl; 4U-5Qc: turnips
. l 3 doz iO-GOc. kohl rabi, mint
and water cress 3Qc.
Cucumbers: Imperial Wy C5-T5c;
San Diego S1.O0, fey $l15-1.25:
Pismo and Santa Barbara a5-Sl,
Peas: Imperial Wy bush sc.
Squa sh: l1cal and San Diego VIII.
summer 50-75c, Imperial Wy o5
s5c; Italian local and san Diego
GO75c; Imperial Wy 65-85c; yell
low crookneck San Diego 81; I'm
perial Wy 1881 banana pink 1'ic
pound.
Tomatoes: local, San Diego co.
and Ventura stone 4x5 Sill 1875. 5X5s
SKIS s1.25-l.i0; 6x6s $1-1.15; Santa
Barbara and san Luis Obsipo AXIS
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16

NEW YORK, Nov. .. up
Chicago is the football capital Of
the United States this weekend.
Today the NOrthWcsferns and the
NGtre Danes put on the bet game
in the country at Evanston. jd t
outside OF Chicago, It's dacl be
tween legs and arms. Northwestern
has the better running attack, but
NOtre Dame has the good rght arm
of Angelo Bertelh No sooner Wi!
the Chicago fans recover from IL"
excitement Ct that game, than they
will be confronted by the hOot!lltloi
between The Chicago Bears and the
Washington Redskins on Sunday.
Some iun around the loop boys.
Note 10 all letter writers. particu-
larry those in New En2land: |
didn't 90 it. honest l didn't / wa
Mt even on the committee Of tn"
Writers association that
picked Joe DlMaggiO over Tfd WE
liams as the most valuable player
In the American league. And I don't
think the New York writer stuffed
the ballot box for DiMagglO either. !
After all, the eight cities in the
eague had equal representation on
he committee. So save your stamps !
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
STATISTIC Is

that carried them 40 yards and
over the goal line. Several penal,
ties against Brawley aided the VIC
tors. Oswalt put the oval owe"
from the two yard line on a quar-
terback sneak, but it was Fred
Robertson and Eddie Alarcon who
accounted for most of the ground
gaining Robertsons conversion was
good.
In the third period, the Spar
tanS again drove through BraWley,
starting on the Wildcat 38 and
ending up with score. Alarcon
crossed after receiving a lateral
pass from Fred Robertson and rum
ming II yards. The conversion was
not good
The third Central score was set
up by a 81 yard pass tossed b2
Alarcon to Ray Ingle, which placed
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
rEUr WORK. Noy IL ITpl

NEW YORK. Nov. Is up -
The smart money boys OF ~. 4
Street were calling veteran Gus
Lesnevich of Cliffside N. j, the
world light heavy wait champion
today
They tabled him the "Rcluc,ant
Lion" because he failed to BROCK
out young Tami Mauriello OF he
Bronx last night instead OF mercy
hammering out a lop-sided l5 round
decision for the second time before
l2.2l3 cash customers WHO paid
S28. .268 to watch the white Russian
in his first title defense.
The ticket-purchasing patrons
were doubly disappointed because
the rt-money boys had made
Mauriello an 9-5 favorite. Maurlello
at 81, was favored because of his
great finish on Aug. 26, when he
and Lesnevich were battling to &c