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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
Woman Kills
Niece, Police Say
- ~ -. 50 rh.Lo.Llaner

Mr., Diane ZeHer a.. who. po-
lice said. accidentally killed hen
l6-ycar-old niece. Wilma Zcllcr- in
a by,terical suicide attempt
looked a the tin>cl-wIapped gifts
under tho Christmas tree today
and Wept violently
II wish il had been me-" Mrs
Zoller Sobbcd.
"She was such nice little
girl and thought the world of
me. She adorcd me.
Wilma. who had lived AT The
Zelier home. 4045 Taylor avenue.
since She was 3. Wa, shot through
the heart with slug from a -
CALDER automatic
The girl. according to Detective
Lieutenant Harry Gaidc was mot
AS she struggled FOR possession OF
The gun with which Mrs Zellcr
vasattcmpting 90 mako good her
suicide threat.
Mrs Constance konWorthy -.
daughter Of Mr., Zcllcr told police
she had rcprimandcd her mother
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
Girdud Mission
Reaches Capital

WASHINGTON. Dec - lNSl.
The war department announced
yesterday that a French military
from North Africa. APP
pointed by Gen Henri Giraud has
arrived in the United States 10y
airplane.
The mission, headed by Gen.
Marie Emile Bethouart Will seek
the coordination of the supply of
materiel for French forces IN
North Africa
Brig. Gen. Shcpler W. Fitlger-
aid. commander of United States
forces in Central Africa accom-
panied tho French group. the de-
partmcnt said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25

Naples
Bombed

CAIRO. Dec. . tUp) a ioirt
Allied communique TODAY am
nounccd that bomberS of The Mid
die East command attac q q
Naples, southern Italian port vital
for reinforcing the ANS i'm Africa,
and the naval base of laramie
Wednesday night
II was the fourth attack on
Naples this month. The first two
were made by four-motorcd Amer
lean bomberS m daylight Deem
her 4 and II and the third was on
the night of December "a
Allied planes attacked an ANS
landing ground ~ HONS. ON the
Mediterranean coast 20 mile, cast
oil TripolI. The communique added
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
Allies BOnnbdrd
Jap Burma Base

NEW DELHI. India. Dec. %
1NS),-Allied bombcrS support
ing the offensive into Burma again
raided the japanese base at
Magwe. a communique from the
headquarters of Gen. Archibald p.
Wavell reported today. The at
tack was made Thursday after
noon.
Allied ground forces continued
TO advance on the west Burma
port of Akyab, objective OF the
Offensive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
BRANDED MURDER

"The cOwardly assassination
of Admiral Darlan Is murder In
the first degree" Mr.. Roosevelt
said in a special statement.
"All leaders Of the United Ma
lions Mil agree with that state
ment.
"NaZism and fascism and MIL
itary despOtism hold otherwise.
II hope that speedy justice
will overtake the murderer or
murderers of Admiral Darlan."
1t was believed from Mr.. Roose-
velts statement that he felt that
death was caused by AXIS
agents.
Ever since Admiral Darlan or
dered the cessation of French re-
sistance against the American
military move in North Africa and
agreed TO place the French Afri-
can colonies on the side of the
Allies the Nazi-controlled Vichy
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
Mrs. Roosevelt Visits
Poor on YuIe Eve

WASHINGTON. Dec o SUPP,
While the rest ct the capital
was settling down for "a Christmas
that WASH white Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt stood al a tenement
door a. dusk fell ON Christmas
Eve. wishing a 2l-ycar-old mother
a merry Christmas.
The woman husband said he
didn't have steady work Mr>.
Roosevelt promised To- help The
po1erty-Strickcn family.
KENKO MARC NRINE for your
Christmas table. ADV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25

gan CnidTeN Hospital plat'o ll'
Y for Victory plaque on The -1Lcc-
Tho tree. the GIFT Of American
Legion Post 40 and s was pre-
>en,ed by Thomas Kcnney grand
chef dc guerre and was formally
accepted by Mayor Jeffric> who
extended the city'S seasons greet
ngS TO Detroit's citizens.
The ceremonies were witnessed
by nearly 1.5O0 last mia4te shop
perS who paused long enough 10
hear time-honorcd carols sung by
department Of recreation choir
with a trumpet quartet
Preceding The ceremonies little
Miss Cox was presented with "a
lovely large blond doll. tho gift
of Miss Ercstne Kern, daughter
OF Ernst Kern.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25

electric light bulbs have been
snufled out by the war.
Instead in Stalwart height lhe
massive tree. towers over the front
lawn Of the city hall facing Wood
ward avenue, wearing in place of
the lights Victory plaque.
The usual dedication ceremonies
were varied this year by The use
Of a military band from the 71Sth
Military Police Battalion and a
navy band from the naval armory
thanked by soldiers and sailors
banked on the city hall steps.
PLACES V on TREE
Assisted by a robust Santa Claus
and Mayor Edward =. Jefuc> Jr,
12-Ncar-old Ignore Cos. from the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
All AEF Mail Arrives

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 QNS)
The war department announced
today that Christmas mails from
the United States have arrived Al
all overseas points TO which they
were dispatched
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North
Africa, Dec. % (UP).-French and Allied
authorities today sought the motive of an
unidentified youth about 20 years old who
assassinated Admiral Jean Francois Darlan,
former No. = man in the pro-AXis govern
ment who swung French North and West
AfTica-t0 the Allied cause.
An announcement by Allied headquarters said
Darlan was aSSaSSinatcd IN ms office at Anglers at
, p. M. Yesterday, but that preliminary lnVeslga-
tion had not established whether the deed was OF
German or Italian inspiration. Darlan was 6l.
british reports said the assassin 20year-od
Frenchman)
The assassin who was arrested the spot after he
fred one bullet into Darans mouth and another into his
lung was waiting for the admiral in small room opposite
h
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
Roosevelt
Brands Ii
Murder
BY WILLIAM THEIS
News service stan Writ

WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.-Offi.
cial Washington today was shocked
by the assassination of Admiral
Jean Francois 'Darlan. former
Vichy leader who had turned
French Africa over 10 the Allied
cause.
Although no details were avail
able in Washington concerning the
identity of the assassin, officials
were inclined TO suspect that Axis
agents were responsible for OAR
lan's death, which President Roose-
welt branded murder in the first
degree.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
ADMINISTERS RITES

-.A-B4-+a-t- "A eft-t4 fift--faSt
sacramcntS 10 the admiral, who
was dcvout Catholic. Darlan ;
wife was summoned Immediately,
but her husband was dead when
She reached him.
The assassination was regarded
as particularly unfortunate at this
time because of possible roper
cus-ions ON the political and 10 a
lesser degree. on the military sit
uation IN French North and West
Africa.
CTherc was no direct word
from Africa on whether a sue
ceSSor had been appointed 10
Darlan as high commissioner
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
.u|e Spirit
Prevails, but
Il S Subdued
Soldiers Fill Seats
Of Missing Loved One.
at Christmas Dinners

al SHTIS1TTldS GitIIlcIS
Detroit today had a Merry
Christmas.
Twas merry because the spirit
of Christmas * stronger than The
spirit OF war IN which Detroit has
eae4Ited -inE-mnre- than a
year.
II was merry even though blue
star In some homes replaced a
wcll-loyed face. and in many other
homes an unfamiliar face some
bashful boy from Iowa. or Texas,
.or New York-Sat at an unfamll-
lar Christmas dinner.
Christmas in 1912 found De
troit'S merrlment little subdued.
There were air raid sirens on its
roofs. There were strange uni
forms in It's streets. There were
strange vacancies on its grocery
shelves.
BIG JOB AHEAD
There was the knowledge that
soon the Motor City Of the world.
democracys arsenal. must get
back to work turning out the i'm
plements of war.
Above all. there were many OF
its sons going or gone 10 face hun
ger and WEAKNESS in the Solo
mons. in Australia, in Alaska
Africa. Iceland. Britain Some had
already paid the price Of freedom
and democracy. and the other
things which We Al home like 10
call the American way OF life
things like Christmas
These last were quietly salu,ed
as Detroit paused for Christmas
in 1912. Because Of them it was
a Soberer more thoughtful Christ
mas.
Detroit paused today as il had
not since the war began Virtually
an factories were shut. People
were A. home. Streets were de
serted except al church time.
MIDNIGHT SERVICES
Beginning well before midnight
last night thousands gathered al
candle-lighting services. and later
AT midnight masses and other de-
votionS. 10 commemorate the cen
,turies-old miracle of Bethlehem
And today thousands Of De-
.troi,ers relaxed muscles that haN Q
been working seven days A week
before the family Christmas tree
Gathered around many a Christ
mas tree. and participating in the
presents under them were many
young men IN navy blue and army
KHAKI who had not been there be-
fore. and would not be again
soldiers. sailors and marines 10
whom general invitations were IS
sued for Christmas today.
SANTA VISITS POOR
In other homes. that could not
afford guests indeed that could
not afford Christmas Christmas
came. nevertheless. The Goodlel-
lows made their rounds and de-
ilivcred their bundles Of toys and
games and warm clothing TO the
children who don't otherwise
know what good break is.
a dozen phIlanthroplc agencies
the Salvation Army tho Volun-
teerS Of America and many others
brought Christmas baskets. and
Christmas dinners Tor those who
don't even have home dor
IChristmas to come TO.
! so in many respects, Detroit
celebrated Christmas in 1912 as
1t had in years past. There were
] differences, of course. some of
them trivial, and some tragic.
But il was still a Merry Christ
mas. Because the spirit OF Christ
mas is stronger than the spirit of
war.
| 4 NJ McARTHIrR DENTIST
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
y EEnRbEaZOnS Tree
Victory Symbol Placed Atop II by Girl, IL,
as War Shuts OF Christmas Lights

municipal Christmas OF Mch-
aght today spirit Chhdrens Hospital placed the
though gayy lighted Victory plaque
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25

&. VI. MACARTHUR, DENTIST
iii GriSwold. over kinSelS.
Hours: 80, Sundays 10.l2.-AdV
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
The Weather
HoIRLY TEMrfRATIRLs

The sun Vili set A. sos .. N. today.
and rise tomorrow A. - r.. m
The moon viii rise a. P-Ga p m trday,
and sci tomorrow At II % y m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25

wi ton. 1t is a clarion reminder Of the birth
of Him whose few and simple precepts
constitute the one inf9llible program offered
human society for happiness since time began.
That program stems from a foundation Of
peace-peace on earth to men of good will.
1t is the perfect program although 1t has
been Knocked and reviled and refuted by mankind
almost constantly since the brave dreamer, the
youthful Master propounded it 70 centuries ago.
GYNIGS right now hold it in complete disrepute.
OLPeaee on earth Where is lt-W1th every acre
of OH world rapaged By the plague Of waF22
Merry Christmas Surely fools greeting.
Doesn't it shrek of dersion and fraud-with all
our houses bereft of youth, with millions Of our
young men struggling in the muck of battle?
No, it is not fraudulent.
1t is more than ever the good greeting, the
rallying cry of cropping humanity that has moth
ing left to cling to beyond the eternal logic of His
message Of peace on earth to men of good Will
WE LOST peace doubtless because conSid-
w cred it heritage of which could not be
deprived. We forgot that He did not bestow it
unresevedly. 1t was His bequest to men of good
will
We were too busy 10 cultivate good will We
we're too engrossed with our selfish concerns to
notice when ambitious and evil men plotted deib-
eratey to destroy so that out of diSsenson they
might rule the world They defied Him and
Aouted His teachings and they almost succeeded
in stealing His world
DUT THEY have failed. The wickedness they
- spawned has been their own undong. Its
euormtv at last shocked decent peoples awake 10
the fact that peace and good Will We're after ALL
their most precious possessions and IN peril of
destruction.
Scriptures tell us He was born 1912 years ago
today while herald angels sang peace on earth.
He lived unswervngly by that creed and died for It.
ON THIS Christmas Day there is no peace. Our
" sons are scattered far and away in alien bill
let's They are spending Christmas with danger
and with death in desert wastes and arctic fast
nesses and steaming junges and on all the seas
The world is PROSTATE, but today breaks
bright, notwithstanding, because across all hOrl-
IONS comes the echoing tread of our young men
marching marching eagerly and blithey to re-
store the peace on earth that was pledged that
first Christmas dawn to men of good will.
Our hearts speed warm wishes to our soldiers
wherever they may be. We pray that the Prince
of Peace may protect them and bring them back
to us so that in another year can bid them
Merry Christmas face to face.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25
CAPTURE ASSASSIN

BY this time other French Of
fcers had arrived from their Of
fees and they overpowered the
ASSASSIN.
The assassination apparently
was well planned, for the young
man had appeared at the com
headquarters earlier in
the day and asked to see Darlan.
Although ne was unsuccessful, the
visit enabled him TO familiarize
himself with the layout of the
office.
Immediately after the youth
fred the fatal shots. Rear Adj
mIral Dap,et, a member of Oar
lan'> cabinet. ordered the admiral
taken 10 a hospital in an auto
mobile but Darlan died en- route.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25

He opened fine with 25 callber
revolver just az Darian was cross
ing the corridor to his office.
Darlan stumbled and the as
sassin ran toward the admiral
office, jumping over the latter's
body. A French officer, Commdn-
dant Eaureade. attempted to halt
the murderer, but the young man
fred two shots, one striking the
officer in the leg
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-25

Peace on Earth

MERRY CHRISTMAS is more than saluta-
wi ton. 1t is clarion reminder of the birth
of Him whose few and simple precepts
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In Sundays Times
LoueILo Parsons
AH-Stor Movie
Team Of 1912
Evening star., 1942-03-29

Music in defense industry is another appli-
cation of this therapy. At the Norfolk Navy
Yard, Bethlehem Steel, Curtiss- Wright Air
plane Co. and scores of other defense plants,
music is piped in daily over the din of machin-
cry to speed production. lessen fatigue and
soothe the tangled nerves of busy workers..
What's more important, all of us can learn
to use this science to control our own moods.
to relieve the stresses and strains of these
times. to give us shock absorbers. boost
morale. It's simply matter of knowing What
and When to sing.
Music affects us profoundly. both physi-
cally and mentally. Physically it raises or
lowers pulse, respiration and blood pressure,
depending on its type and tempo But prob
ably its most beneficial effect is on the mind.
Evening star., 1942-03-29

RERE's prescription for chasing those
war jitters, or that anxious, worried
d feeling - and it doesn't cost nickel
or leave hangover. It's recommended by
doctors, psychologists and President Roose-
welt. It's commonly called singing - but it's
more than that.
Why is this treatment so effective? Well.
we've long known that music does things
to us. Now we're finding out just what it
does and how it can be applied to our benefit.
Doctors call this new science music ther-
apy," and it is being used successfully in
hospitals. mental institutions and prisons.
For instance. when an operation is performed
with spinal anesthesia. in which the patient
is conscious but feels no pain, his mind is
eased by music through ear phones.
Evening star., 1942-03-29

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Evening star., 1942-03-29

sef-starter. If you don't know the words,
learn them. With a little experimenting, you
can find your own gloom-chasers and bracers
songs that fit given mood.
The songs you like. that ring gong inside
you. are your best medicine. What's your
meat may be anothers poison. Like the story
about the bagpiper. whose playing helped
one Scotchman but was almost fatal to Is
Englishmen in the same hospital.
Songs that recall pleasant memories are es-
pecially helpful; those that stir unpleasant
ones should of course be avoided One player
in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
gets positively numb whenever Tschaikow-
sky's 1912 Overture is played and has to be
excused from performing. The reason is that
this piece closes with the Czarist Hymn,
which was being played when he was once
marched off to banishment in Siberia on
trumped-up charge.
Sengs 70 Fit Your Need
In CHOOSING your mood od-conditioners, decide
whether you want to be soothed or stimulat-
ed. Slow tempos usually are the best for re-
taxation. fast ones for stimulation. II your
nerves are on edge with war jitters. select
something quiet and nostalgia. like "Swanee
River" Keep on the slow ones till you calm
down. On the other hand. if you're just
feeling low. you need stimulation.
When you're tired from working too
hard, or your mind is muddled from try
ing to reach an important decision, relax
for q moment and sound of. You'll come
back to the task refreshed.
But l don't feel like singing when I'm
tired or low." people tell me. True enough.
nor do you always feel like taking medicine.
Negroes have learned this lesson. They sing
when trouble brews A blues" song is meant
to break up the blues.
So if you're sunk. begin with song that
fits the mood, something slow and sweet. such
as Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" Abide
With Me" and work gradually up to faster
tempos and the silver lining.
Another thing, keep in trim by being a
song joiner Sing with others at every oppor-
tunity Family sings are becoming more and
more popular. according to the National
Recreation Association. Some families sound
off just before sitting down to dinner, and
find that it sweetens digestions as well as
dispositions If you can, join a glee club or
chorus. Attend community sings. Get the
song habit
Walt Whitman has said. Il hear America
singing" To which might be added: A singing
America is invincible
The End
Evening star., 1942-03-29
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Hs'ns' '1..ssss,,ss..ls'' 1.sss, Ms S"'s All Alone Home
on the Range -o NJ: Drink to
Ne ss.s: o"'s S*,s ss' !" .es, Eyes Love '''
s"'J SSS. Night and L'aS' ,ou
% .,ss:. ,s''e. ny ess s*ss ssst a's xs s;sS' NJ;
ea cSar,o,. or Ma" R'SF'
Evening star., 1942-03-29

DR.. Max Schoen of Carnegie Institute of
Technology investigated the music reactions
of 10000 people all over the country. Test
ing with phonograph records he found that,
in the case of most listeners, undesirable
moods could be changed by music into desir-
able ones People were invariably relieved of
their feelings of nervousness. worry. fear.
Psychologist William ID. Glenn of New
York University explains that this hap
pens because it is impossible for pleas
ant and unpleasant feeling to be in the
mind at the same time.
But listening to music is only half as effec-
tive as joining in yourself.
Taking tip from England, the National
Recreation Association, nationwide organ-
zation, spromoting community sings through
out America. Singing is favorite diversion
of the English when they're confined to air
raid shelters waiting for the all-clear. Chill
dren are taught to sing on their way to and
from the shelters. The value of singing in
sustaining morale in England cannot be over
estimated" said J. A. Nixon. Emeritus Pro-
fessor of Medicine at Bristol University.
Its importance to our front-line defenders
is also recognized. During World War l.
Major General Leonard Wood said, 1T is Just
as essential that a soldier know how to sing
as it is that he know how to shoot rifle.
There isn't anything in the world, even letters
from home, that will raise soldiers spirits
like a good, catchy march" Incidentally,
every U. S. service man today is provided
with the new Amy Song Book, breast pocket
size for convenient carrying.
President Roosevelt is one Of our noted ex-
ponents of song. The President likes to un-
leash lusty tenor at the end of hectic day,
and does 50 whenever he can get anyone to
join in. His favorites are Home On the
Range" and Anchors Aweigh."
Mozning Pick-Ms-Up
k1ENRY FORD delights in going into the old
schoolhouse in Greenfield Village, Dearborn,
Michigan. and singing heartily with the chill
dren at morning assembly. He claims it sets
him up for the day.
That may be all very we'll for President
Roosevelt and Henry Ford" you say. but
music therapy's no good to mel can't
sing" Don't you believe it! 1t makes no diff
ference if your voice is good. bad or terrible.
All you need know is what to sing and when.
A good time to start is first thing in the
morning, right in the bathroom You're alone,
the acoustics are good. and your voice sounds
like million.
For your morning disposition choose a
bright number such as Smiles" as your
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-15

could not lead trump, as West
would win, underlead his dia-
mond ace and then get a club
ruff, defeating the contract. So
the declarer hoped to find West
with the jack of spades. If you
knew West had the jack of
spades, would you take the fl
nesse? If you did, you would lose
the contract.
Declarer made the hand by
cashing the ace and king of
sp a d S, leading the queen of
spades and discarding a diamond
from his own hand - and now
of course East knew that his
partner hel dthe jack of spades.
So when the ten was led, East
did not bother to ruff, and now
declarer made the nice play of
throwing away his other dia-
mond. Then there was no way
to defeat the contract.
East could have upset the ap-
plecart if he had been tricky
enough to trump the ten OF
spades, but it Is difficult to be-
lieve that the correct play is to
trump a trick that your partner
can win.