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Detroit evening times., 1942-05-17
SCHEDULE
CLASS A

CLASS A
Auto Club vs. Altes, Northwestern 1. 400
Paris w. Pepsi-cola, Belle Isle 8, 400.
CLASS ID
lGraham-Paige vs.. JAW 174, Northwestern
Johns vs.. viekers. Clark. 400.
J. L. Hudson VS.. Sans, Atkinson 2. 400
IOpticians vs.. Griffin, Northwestern 8, 400,
Acme vs.. South Fort. Atkinson 1. 100.
Arthurs va. st. Andrews, Northwestern 2,
Hoffman W.. Orioles. Northwestern 4. 400.
Dixie VS.. Grand River, Northwestern 3,
400.
-Four Leaf Clover VS.. Rayrs, Belle Isle ,.
400.
~. r. W. A. VS.. UAw 154. Jayne l, 400.
UAW 1877 vs.. Craftsmtn, Ives. / 30.
JAW $50 vs. Hazel Park. Belle Isle 2. Z 90.
East Side vs.. Bill Mitchell. Jayne 3. 900.
UAw 400 We. JAW !. Belle Isle 5, 400.
McLouth vs.. Parsons, Ives, 400.
Flex -o-Tube bye.
CLASS c
Bradford vs.. Andrews, Northwestern 1.
Mslvindsle Boys Club vs.. Square Deal,
Belle Isle 400.
Colon.ls vs.. Northwest Lions. Atkinson ?.
100.
CLASS n
Haags VS. 400 Club. Northwestern S. 400
81. John Cantius VS.. Craftsmen. Atkinson
West Side Sports vs.. springle A. C, Clark
l 1.30
Lithuanian Alliance VS.. optimists. Belle Isle
4, 1880.
FIREMEN's MIDGETs
Battalion I vs.. Battalion }. Cooley.
Battalion 2 VS.. Battalion 4, Jayne 2.
5 vs.. MBattalion 7, Northwest
ern s.
Battalion 9 VS.. Battalion 9, Belle Isle z,
Battalion . vs.. Battalion IL Atkinson 3.
Battalion 10 VS.. Battalion IL, st. Clair.
All games at / 80 p. m.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-17
70 Contests Listed
On Weeks Prep Card
Postponed
Games Jam
Program

High school baseball goes on an
everyday basis this week, with no
less than 70 contests on schedule
in the Metropolitan and Catholic
leagues during the next six days.
Sixteen of the 36 games carded
In the metropolitan League are the
result of postponements OF last
week due TO weather conditions.
Several teams will be forced TO
play four games during the week,
weather permitting. Parish mines
have a 34-game card to complete.
Three Metro mines have won
their first two starts. They are
Northeastern on the east side, and
Central and Chadsey on the west
side.
Catholic Central, by beating st.
Anthony and De La Sale, two OF
its closest rivals, this week. can
move closer TO another first divi-
sion championship in the Catholic
League.
One Metropolitan League cham
pionship is due for decision. Ham,
tramck and Central, divisional
winners in tennis this spring, are
scheduled TO meet for the dual
title Wednesday and Friday.
The weeks baseball schedules:
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-17

'Batisd Tor Smith In eighth.
Philadelphia 600 100 nO0--7
Chicago 0iO O0l OJ2--4
Runs Krervich. SudeF Wagner. Moses
Appling Holloway 2 Runs batted in
Wagner sisbert Kuhel. Holloway, Ken
nedy =. Two-baSe hits-WAgner e. Blair
kuheL stolen baSes-Kreevich ?. Ken
nedy. Sacrifice hit--West Left on bases
-Phiiadelphia II, Chicago II. Bases on
balls-on MArchildon s. of smith 8. of
haynes l. Struck out-By Marchildon
by Smith Htts-On Smith in In
nings, OF Haynes / IN i inning.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-17
CATHOLIC LEAGUE

NJ MAI bAMt~
St CAslnir VS.. Xavier. 81. Agnes W
Ct Clement
MONDAYS GAME
~. Joseph W. DE la Sale.
EsDAi's GAMES
81 Anthony W.. Catholic Central; 81
fadisiaus vs. ST. Ambrose. Redeemer vs.
s. LEO. 81 Gregory Va. 81 Mary's, Red
ford 81 Philip vs. 81. Martin. 81. Pau
Va. Annunciation; 81 Bernard vs. ~ Rose
St Rita ". 81 James. 81. Francis 80
sales vs. 81 Msry's of Nj Clemens. 81
Frederick 81, Aiphnnsus ST Franci,
Xavier vs. s., Patrick NJ; Carmel 81
Cssirnir: Al Saints vs. Sacred Heart, St
Agnss W. ~. Thomas. ST. Gertrude vs.
St HedwiE
WEDNESDAYS CAN'T
st.. Rita ~. So Mays. Nj. Clemens
TIL RsDAl's GAME
e. James vs., ST Mays. Royal Oak.
FRIDAYS GAMES
81. Catherine vs.. 81. Ladisaus. 81 Jo-
teph vs. 81 Anth ny, Catholic Central W
De La sale Redeemer vs ST. Gregory
Lourde W. St Mays. Redford. Annun-
citation vs. 81 Bernard 81. Philip vs., 81
Rose: St Martin vs. St Paul. 81 Al
phonsus vs. St Francis de Sales; ST. Fred
erick vs.. ST. Mays. Nj Clemens: 81.
Casin1ir Va. All saints. Sacred Heart vs.
81. Patrick: 81 Thomas vs. 81. Clement
81. Hecwig vs. ST Agnes.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-17
lntereounty League
Schedule
SUNDAYS GAMES

SUNDAYS GAMES
Lindermsn Service AZ Inkster Merchants: :
Romulus at Crowley's Garden City at
w. c. Wolverines: Waltz at New Boston:
Plymouth Merchants at CIo: Young at
Pontiac: Goddards at Livonia Merchants:
Clarenceville AT Worthwhile Merchants.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-17
Dearborn Recreation
League
SUNDAYS GAME.

SUNDAYS GAMES
y L. Transport vs.. Winston Jewellers
~ Ford Field: Goebel vs.. Boys Chb At
HsenAn Field. shores Cafe W. ROYAL
Clothes at Retreat Field (All at 30 d m }
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-17
METROPOLITAN LEAGUE


Hamtramck at Eastern: ". ~ u, at
Central: Western at Mackenzie; Redford at
Southwestern; Cooley At Wright Pershing
a. Csss; Highland Park at spuihssstern.
TUESDAYS GAMES
Cooley at Chadsey: Western At Central:
e. of u. at Redford: Southwestern AT
Northwestern; Wright at Mackenzie. South
eastern at Cass: DENLY at Eastern: Per-
shng At Miller. Hamtrsmck At Highland
\psrk: Northern at Northeastern.
WEDNESDAYS GAMES
Miller st HAmtramck: Mackenzie At
Cooley; chAdsey at Western; Redford at
Southwestern. Northwestern at Wright !;
Cass AT DENLY; Eastern at Pershing.
TUESDAYS GAMES
Northeastern at Southeastern. Northern
OF Miller.
FRIDAYS GAMES
Chadsey at Mackenzie; Central at Cooley I,
Redford al Western. Northwestern a. u. OF
D.: Wright at Southwestern: Eastern at
Cass. Miller At DENLY: Highland Park at
Pershing: Northeastern at HamtTsmck. .
Northern st Southeastern.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-17

Old Man Time gave all
amusement enterprises two
making Memorial Day and
That means losing two big
big days anyway But il
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-17

Totals 20 igx2s Y Totals - II n Is
NTVo out Vhen winning run was scored
-BAtfsd for Smith In eighth
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-17

the race tracks and other sporting and
boots IN the cash pocket this year by
Fourth OF July fall on Saturdays
days because Saturdays were always
Will keep the defense plants going.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04

TYP TO June 1940 the United States had regular army
| Ground numbers) Of $4,000 national guard or
~ 240000 Of 120000-in all $4,000 men.
the month the Nazs swept through France with
unbelievable efficiency. 1900
That the month the regular raised to $4,000
and America reached for its gun.
1 all American males between Fl and 35 years
age registered in the draft On October 20 War Secretary
Stimson in Washington drew number
fyeight read President Roosevelt and the
first Of 100000 drafees called
On November Is, James Manning, former Illinois high
athletic director became Americas first drafted soldier
BY January, 941 thousands had followed James Manning
ALFRED unfamiliar khaki, they learning how to handle
bayones Garand antank guns huge whose
barracks had mushroomed few weeks The national
guard had already been modified
America found it all little hard to believe.
Many critic In Congress and out said America needed no
army that draftee should be released vocerous
America Fsers held meetings. Kissed the President and asked
how could America be attacked?
Meanwhile the 100000 drafees tanning and oughenng
the armys regimen of and life
July l. 191 became the second draft day for 2year-
ODDS But by fall RuSsas magnificent defense had made any
of America likely and thousands Of soldiers
received year of intensive military training Bowng
congressional pressure the army began releasing 2S
They didn't stay released very long.
Two hours of bombing Hawaii and hours OF uncertain
backou along the West Coast proved the wisdom of the draft
the need for an
When broke America, with navy and marine corps
army douby swollen by enstments and the draft found its
recruiting offices damned with thousands Of others to take
their places in the fight.
Officials chary Of giving actual figures But by years
end 19 the United States probably had close 100000
under
Evening star., 1942-01-28

temporarily absent from their home
kampongs; and last. men Of Holland
in whites, sitting In the cool Of the
Harmonic Club or Oranje Hotel"
Especially in recent years. the
prosperity of Macassar has been phe-
nomenal. The potential wealth Of
Celebes, however, is the magnet
which draws the Japanese invaders.
Few areas of the same size are richer
in natural resources yet to be de-
veloped.
But the prize must be reached
through a channel costly to negoti-
ate. Thirty-four Jap vessels are be-
lieved to have been hit by Dutch
and American planes, surface craft
and submarines. OF these, eleven
have been listed as sunk, six prob
ably sunk, seventeen damaged. A
battleship and a plane carrier are
included in the price which Nippon
has been obliged to pay for the foot
hold in Celebes which the military
clique in Toxic almost certainly
expected to gain both easily and
ckeaply.
Evening star., 1942-01-28
An Unworthy PROPOSAL

In a recent address at Cleveland.
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau contended that in time Of war,
even more than in time Of peace, it
Is necessary to close loopholes in
our laws which permit of tax avoid
ance. There will be little disposition
to quarrel with the thesis that tax
avoidance is wrong and that it
should not be tolerated, either in
war or peace. but there is room for
considerable difference of opinion as
to what constitutes tax avoidance
and the specific steps that should
be taken to eliminate it.
In the main The Star has sup
ported and continues to support Mr..
Morgenthau's position in this mat
ter. The Cleveland speech contained
one proposal, however, which seems
to be so foreign to long standing
concepts of fair dealing that it can
not be supported and should be
vigorously opposed.
This proposal had to do with the
issuance Of tax-exempt securities by
State and municipal governments.
Pointing out that the existence Of
this "loophole" costs the Treasury, at
present tax rates, about $500 y000, 900
4 year, Mr.. MorsenthAu urged that
Evening star., 1942-01-28

the income from future issues be
made subject to taxation, as has
been done in the case of Federal
securities. This is proposal which
is equitable and sound, and it merits
full support. Mr.. Morgenthau did
not stop there, however, but went
on to sassert, that the income from
State and municipal issues now out
standing also should be taxed, and
1t is difncult to see how this latter
recommendation can be justified on
any ground.
These outstanding securities were
sold on the express condition that
the interest on them was not to be
subject to taxation. 1t was possible
to market them at a very low rate of
interest because the purchasers re-
lied on that assurance. In some
cases, no doubt, buyers were in
fluenced oy motives of tax avoid
ance in the usual sense of that term,
but in many others the purchasers
accepted low interest rate in ex-
change for an investment source
for their savings which they re-
garded as safe and not subject to
the vagaries of tax legislation. Many
In this latter category are owners of
only small amounts OF. tax-exempt
securities. BY no stretch of the
Imagination can they be grouped
with the wealthy taxpayers" whom
Mr.. Morgenthau rather loosely &C
cused Of seeking refuge from all
income taxes.
The practice of issuing tax-exempt
securities, as has been said, is
baSically wrong and should be cor
rected. But the proper remedy con-
sists of refusing to issue tax-exempt
securities in the future, not in break
ing faith with those who purchased
tax-exempt issues in the past. These
purchasers, after all, relied on the
belief that they could depend on the
promises Of their government, State
or municipal. The willful destruction
of that faith in government would
be an extremely high price to pay
for victory in this war, but, for
tunately, 1t is neither necessary nor
desirable to pay such a price, and
Mr.. Morgenthau no doubt will come
to the same conclusion as he gives
further consideration to all of
the implications of his Cleveland
PROPOSAL
Evening star., 1942-01-28
THIS AND THAT
By Charles +. Trnce1Dell.

formation, but it is only . part Of tree.
The skeleton, the framework, Is more
important
The bark, indeed, is . better index to
q tree than its leaves.
The student Of winter trees will find
that overcast gray skies of the season
make 1t possible TO really re the sill
houette.
In spring and summer, the beauty Of
leaves and blossoms obscures the funda-
mental construction.
In the cold, the specimen stands out
for what it is. There is no doubt at all
of its beauty, though Son1e persons, not
used to really looking at trees In this
way, might think it bare" and forelorn.
1t takes experience, undoubtedly, to
look at trees and shrubs in this way.
Sometimes an occasional person will have
to work hard at 1t, in order to overcome
the old romantic attitude. He or she
is so used to thinking Of the tree and
shrub rs alive" in summer, and dead"
in winter, that time is necessary to
realize that they are very much alive
the year around.
Birds nest In builtup areas not only
because they often find more food there
feeding has caught on-but also because
they like us.
There can be little question of this.
Even the wood thrush, SO named because
Of its original habitat, has come over
bodily to the towns and suburbs. You
will find far more wood thrushes in
suburban Maryland and Virginia than
in the deep woods of Rock Creek Park.
Nor are birds as afraid of cats as
many persons are for them. Birds and
cats have existed side by side for
thousands Of years. 1t is only the occa-
sional cat which Is q bad killer Of bird
life. We have spent more time observing
cats than most persons, and do not
hesitate to say this.
The role of the cat as bird killer has
been very much overdone in many in
stances. Storms, lack Of food and man
himself have killed many times as many
birds as cats have.
English sparrows do not often build
nests in trees, although, of course, they
sometimes do. They prefer man-made
places, such as drains, spouts and cor
nices, where the nest holds firmly, with
out swaying.
1t is q pleasant thing to contemplate,
that the various birds spend both their
summers and their winters with us.
This gives every one with even trace
of nature love in his veins the oppor-
tunity to have friends on tap, as it were,
friends which are not dependent upon
ones not saying anything 10 offend
them. In times such as these. when the
spirit of some men seems to be growing
more vile with every hour, this is some
thing to keep in mind. As man increases
his wars and his fighting, the birds go
right ahead, with minor infractions. liv-
ing their own lives as ordained in the
beginning. Mankind still has many les
sons to learn from the birds.
Evening star., 1942-01-28

Canadian output during the whole Of the
first World War.
Many thousands of women are working
in Canadas armament plants on shells.
guns, ammunition, tanks, airplanes and
other war equipment and doing magnifi-
cent work.
Canada is supplying Britain with the
major portion of all the wheeled equip
ment being used in Libya or Britain
itself, except tanks
Both the Atlantic and Pacific Canadian
Coasts are constantly guarded by large
concentrations of troops and by fortresses
and coastal and anti-aircraft guns, as
well as by naval and air patrols operating
along 1000 miles Of coast line and far
out to sea.
Business income is subject to a mini
mum tax of 40 per cent, while 79h per
cent of all excess profits are taken by the
government.
The personal income tax in Canada
starts with a tax of $50 on the first
$1,000 Of taxable income. 5000 additional
on the second $1,000; $3.50 additional on
the third $1,000, with steady increases
thereafter until final tax Of IS per
cent Is reached. In addition there Is .
defense tax Of from to Z per cent on
total income.
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Boy With FIintIock

He lifts it from the cupboard space
With careful fingers that caress,
This iDedpon, Wrought tDith craft
mans grace,
Seems made not for destructive
ness,
But for a symbol OF the brave
The paliant heart, courageous soul,
OF the pioneer who stanchly gaue
His strength to keep his home life
Dhole; Sd,
The barrel yet sights straight and
true
As he orasps the stock old hands
haze tDorn,
There, by the hearth his fathers
kneD,
The man In the boy Is born.
JESSIE M. DOWLIN.
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Spring ROAD.

Dear Sir:
Now that the leaves are OF the trees
is good time to observe birds nests
And in my amateur way, this is what
notice:
II see practically none in the trees in
Rock Greek Park, but many in the trees
on upper Sixteenth street. Why do the
birds build in trees land small trees)
along q much travelled street in prefer
ence to the comparative seclusion of the
park?
II feel sure also that many of their
young are devoured by cats when they
build near the houses Of men.
These nests, am sure, from the man.
ner Of their construction, are not those
Of English sparrows. but are of the native
American birds, such as robins, catbirds,
mockingbirds, etc.
rs it because more food is to be found
around our yards?
With many thanks for any explana-
ton Of this mystery, am
Yours truly, J. M. j."
= y
q mighty good time to study them. Then
the symmetry and pattern of their
branches are seen in all their beauty.
There is too much tendency to speak
Of winter trees as bare" Properly
looked at. they are alive with beauty,
just as they are in summer.
Trees are very much alive, now.
They are getting all ready for the sap
to begin to rise
Many observers stop admiring trees
when they lose their leaves Even the
wise poet sang of them only in their
warm weather tresses.
Really, trees are trees, no matter
whether they have leaves or not The
construction Of tree, its sturdy trunk.
its bougfD and branches, is something to
admire at any time Of year, but 1t is seen
best only in the winter.
The baroness Of a tree permits the
observer to understand how wisely nature
constructed them. only God can make
. tree" the poet said There is some
thing in the majestic specimen. in forest
4
1t is probable that the very best time
to study trees, to learn to distinguish
them, is now, for the real tree Is best
discerned now.
In . manner Of thought, the leaves
merely confuse the student.
In winter, he is able to grasp the real
difference in the construction, the
architecture, of the various species.
Every one who is at all interested in
these mightiest of plants, at some time
or other has been confused by the leaves.
Persons brought up in the country
commonly know their trees, but city
persons often are very much confused
by the different species, and do not
know an oak from an elm
This is partly because they cannot see
the tree for the leaves!
Probably too much accent has been
placed, in the study OF trees, upon the
shape OF the leaves. This is good in
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Mucussur Strait

The scene of >Japan's first great
naval defeat is one of the most
beautiful pictures in the world A
broad expanse of blue-green water,
very clear, reflects tropic sky il
Illuminated by a golden sun by day
and millions of diamond stars by
night. On the east there rises the
high and rocky coast of the island of
Celebes, while the low and Swampy
jungle shore of Borneo is the west
ern boundary. How the strait came
to be known as that Of Macassar is a
matter of debate The name is older
than recorded history.
A fine modern city bears the same
designation and shares in the dis
tinction accruing from the battle in
which units Of the American fleet
commanded by Admiral Thomas C.
Hart are participating. The Celebes
capital, logical objective of the
JapS in the present phase of the
war, must be tremendously excited
by its proximity to a contest which
already has been compared to
Dewey's attack upon the Spanish
fleet in Manila Bay, May 1, 1898.
Comparing favorably in size and
strategic commercial Importance
with Hong Kong, the community is
similarly "a nest of nationalities.
Hendrix de Leeuw, in his Gross
Roads Of the Java Sea- writes: I'm
its busy and noisy streets floats a
babel Of twenty-seven languages and
more dialects. Here swarm the
omnipresent Buginese traders, rovers
and sometimes unconventional ma
rauders; Arabs In their robes; hadjis
moving in holy dress on unholy err
rands; Chinese with their own res
taurants, temples and graveyards;
Malays from all of Dutch East In
6ia, looking family sad at being
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Proposes Messages to President
On His Birthday.
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star
1t was with much interest that read
Francis De Sales Ryan's article concern
ing the evaluation of President Roose-
velt's second inaugural address by out
standing speech specialists. The ma
jority of these specialists acclaim this to
be President Roosevelt's masterpiece Of
oratory. Some say 1t is among the most
enduring specimens Of eloquence OF all
the centuries.
Time having dulled my memory, went
to the Public Library to read again that
second inaugural address. Not only did
read 1t again. but I copied it in long
hand, the better to impress its contents
and composition upon my mind.
AS read the text of the speech, de-
livered in a cold drizzling rain. March 4.
1887, came to the passage: I'VE Of the
Republic pledged ourselves to drive from
the temple of our ancient faith those
who had profaned it; to end by action
tireless and unafraid, the stagnation and
despair of that day" And then there
passed through my mind the never-to-
be-forgotten spectacle in my home town
in Tennessee, of men, women and chill
dren being fed and clothed by the Red
Cross, the only relief organization we
had in the winter of 1923. 1 remem-
bered the farmers having sold their corn
at 20 cents a bushel; their cotton for
cents a pound: their hogs for 3 cents
pound and their cattle for hardly as
much. 1 remembered men begging for
work at Is cents a day, and few finding
it. I remembered the crashing of banks
in nearby towns and cities, and then I
remembered the cures that had been
inaugurated for these conditions under
President Roosevelt's guiding hand.
remembered that his thoughts never
have been of himself, but always Of the
underprivileged He indeed had re
fused to leave the problems of our COM
mon welfare to be solved by the winds
of chance and the hurricane of disaster"
And as my thoughts followed down the
years, I remembered how in recent
months, this great benefactor had been
misjudged and harshly criticized for his
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Huskin's Answers
To Questions e.
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn.

A reader can get the ansUer to any
question OF fact by writing The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Please tell me what mosquito boats
are-L. B. S.
A. Mosquito boats are small, fast tor
pedo boats about 65 feet long and capable
of speeds in excess Of so miles per hour.
Q. Is there q road that follows the
boundary between the United States and
Canada?-M. j. K.
A. DO road follows the boundary, but
a 20-foot vista is cut through wooded
sections 10 feet on each side.
@. Can you tell nle when the earth
is nearest the sun this year, F. F. G.
A. The earth reached perihelion. or
the point nearest the sun, on January
2, at 2 pm.
@. Are the cloves that are used az
condiments, the flowers Of the tree or
the fruits?-A. U. F.
A. The cloves of commerce are the
unopened flower buds of the Glove tree,
which grows largely in the Malay Pc
ninsula.