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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Science Gets
New Data on
Vitanin E
BY G. b. LAL

NEW light on how the lack OF
dietary vitamihs influences
the thyroid gland, one of the
body's. IN aster regulators of
health and temperament, is re-
vealed in a special research re-
port disclosed today.
At the University Of WiScon-
sins department Of zoology.
Professors Clyde Biddulph and
Ronald K. Meyer discovered a
deficiency of vitamin r in the
diet of the rat produces a dis
ease of the thyroid gland.
UITAMINo +. present in excel
v lent amounts in wheat germ
and many other foodstuffs. is
known as the fertility viatmin.
For rats certainly il is essential,
from the standpoint of normal
reproductive activities. In many
ailments Of human beings, feed
ing vitan1in + has prevented and
cured weakness of the muscles.
But so far. no special damag-
ing effect Of a diet lacking this
vitamin upon the thyroid gland
had been found. Thyroid, located
in the human neck, gives out a
hormone fluid which aids in the
using up of oxygen by the body.
Lack Of this substance in early
childhood, retards physical and
mental growth.
DOCTORS BIDDULPH" and
~ Meyer fed 10 the male rats
special diets lacking altogether
in vitamin f. but otherwise we'll
balanced.
They observed that this pro-
duced enlargement Of thyroid,
as occurs in certain disease of
man. Also, the pulse rate was
increased. Metabolic rate was
uuickened. All this meant that
thyroid was working too much,
and causing upsetting OF the
whole machinery of the body.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Civilian Defense
Rests With YOU

wi the armys Lower Michigan Defense District at
meeting this week of Detroit Civilian Defense executives
clarified the matter of civilian defense more concsey and
more simply than ever before it has been explained to
Detroters.
Since its beginning the local Office of Civilian De-
tense has been subject to great deal of criticism Some
of has been justified but most of resulted from mis-
conception of the real function Of this tenuous and
sketchily supervised department
Detroiters have grumbled about underenisment of
air raid warden candidates
Detroiters have groused because of what they
slider tardy instruction in active OCD preparation.
Detroiters have criticized Official quarreling to
jurisdictonal control.
nETROTTERS would be wiser if all of them might
~ have listened to General Powell.
I'm the first place." he explained civilian defense is
utterly apart from the military efforts of country
The army has nothing to do with it, Neither has the
navy. They have control It, 1t is strictly up to
the cities and our states.
"And i'm its essentials II stems directly to the indi
vidual citizen There is federal state law that
compes him to be air raid warden There no written
law which cOmpeIs him to learn first aid community
fire fighting
There is only the law of common sense and common
patriotism which dictates that the good citizen join with
his neghbors protect their lives and their property
THERE it is-There is the nub of the whole thing in
couple of paragraphs.
Civilian defense-organized neghborhood and block
efenseis not basicay to the governor or the mayor
any other official 1t is up to you and to me and to
every citizen of Detroit.
If we mot periodically but purely through human
selfshness) don't enough about the houses we live
In and the lives those houses to cooperate in the
civilian defense program whom can we blame but our
selves.
The army and navy combat forces, as General
Powell eloquently pointed out They are not designed
to defend here in Detroit in Pittsburgh New York
They fight abroad against the armed forces of
enemies
It il up to us to defend city and our homes We
can't defend city and our homes by sitting back
and carping.
We must learn the rules of organized civilian defense
We must abide by them. And must cooperate with
them.
We must realize that the task of competent civilian
defense rests primarily with you Mr. Detroiter in your
own neghborhood, in your own house.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

est mistakes in her history when
in June, 1910. she deserted Eng
land and sold out TO the Ger
mans.
II is better to die standing
up than to live crawling on your
belly.
NO QUESTION preached in
~ this column for long time
has stirred up more controversy
than should some convicts be
released to serve in the army"
All of the letters to March
of Events" which I have
hitherto printed, have urged
that convicts be sprung to
fight for Uncle Sam. These
fet'ers have been from persons
both inside and outside of Jail.
Now here is letter on the
other side of the question. and
il is from World War veteran
named Wilson of Jersey City:
II was raised on the wrong
side of the tracks and I know
how the mind Of the average
criminal works.
at Is his mental attitude
toward society, laws, etc, that
gets him into prison eventually,
and any one who thinks as
these criminals have always
thought will not be good sol
diers, and I will tell you why.
4 During my three years In the
army I have seen these same
men continually breaking army
rules, even stealing as they did
In civilian life, with the result
that the biggest part Of their
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
April rs, 1871

Alexander Korizis. premier Of
Greece. dies only three months
after his predecessor. General
Metaxas; Greek nation mourns
his death.
Italians claim they now hold
the entire Albanian-Greek from
tier from Perat 10 Lake Presba.
British warn Italians that
Rome will be bombed if either
Cairo or Athens is attacked from
the air.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
BARRING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Cream on Wan
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER
Next month step ahead of all the Axis nations in
production and that's where Adolf made his mistake
If he had uke boxes and waffle machines
he would have known demons butteng mechanical
parsnips
Billy Mitchell started preaching air warfare 30 years
ago, But the mossbacks busted him like he bon-bon
at party.
We're taking the chin like the guy in the end
chair.
But there's o crying split milk when there's
the way.
by ionaiN ewss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
April IS, 1917

French smash German posi-
lions along the Aisne River,
forcing the enemy TO withdraw
from trenches southwest Of
Laon, in France.
Russia treasures the United
States of her aid; claims she
will never make a separate
peace with Germany.
Reports reach Washington
that Germany has sent four Of
her submarines to raid Ameri-
can ships off our shores,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
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Fresh Tax Demands
OF British Budget
May Boomerang
Cut in Wor Sovines
Moy Result, Some
Economists Believe
BY EDWARD ROBINSON,
WIDE World Fo-eixn star


LONDON, April i8.-Statistician
Inquired today Britains new war
budget would add about So a week
TO the amount the average couple
ordinarily spends on smokes, drinks
and entertainment.
That money. some economists be-
Ieved. might come from the shil-
lings and pence that otherwise
would have been earmarked for
war savings. For they feel the
public will continue 10 indulge In
the luxuries of cigarettes. beer and
spirits despite the heavy taxes.
One point about the budget that
some observers saw was a concil-
istory attention 70 the demands for
tax concessions from organized
labor.
But Britain remained generally
Indifferent to the soaring costs of
modern war. The tax increases
bothered producers more than con-
sumers.
Market Indifferent.
The stock markets reaction to
the budget ranged from indiffer-
ence to actual Improvement In two
sections hardest hit-breweries and
tobacco firms. Apparently inves-
tors believed consumption Of their
products would be maintained.
Doubling OF the purchase tax
didn't cause a ripple in the stores
sections. And otherwise the mar
kets stayed in the doldrums. eau
tious over French developments and
the continued bad news from
Burma.
Revenue for the first full week OF
the financial year Just topped $l40,-
600 900, or so per cent more than
receipts OF the corresponding period
OF last year.
Expenditures totaled 10000, 900.
or Is per cent more than last years
comparative total. Supplies ac-
counted for $3.50 900 900 of that.
Troops Curb Workers.
Troops were rushed to Birkenhead
10 replace l,2o0 dock workers who
became embroiled in controversy
over overtime. A port authority
said troops would be used until the
regular men were willing to discuss
hours sin q constitutional manner"
Also in the field OF labor: The war
may heal a feud involving the coun-
try's engineering unions, who now
have a committee of inquiry trying
TO find common ground for amalga-
nation Of 20 organizations with
total membership estimated at
2,0o0, 900.
Coal Rationing Talked.
Rationing of coal. gas and elec-
tricity on points" system and the
issue of ration cards to consumers
Is reported being considered by the
Government.
Under the plan as outlined, cards
will be ''cashable" for fuel and energy
needed.
There's a catch: The period COW
cred may be "backdated" or made
retroactive. so that extravagant
users will start with cut while eco
nomical users will receive credit.
Consumers soon will find the
prices of most household goods under
Government control. The Central
Price Regulation Committee now Is
drafting schemes to cover china,
linen, blankets, furniture and hard
ware. There has been considerable
criticism Of these items by COM
plainants who say prices have been
doubled and quality halved, gener-
ally speaking.
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Evening star., 1942-09-20

WITH THE ATLANTIC FLEET.-The
battle against Axis submarines in the
Atlantic has entered a new phase
where U-boats have to fight to sink
American and United Nations ships.
Until recently. the undersea wolves
were able to concentrate against single
ships generally, ships without guns
and ships which had no gear to detect
the approach of submarines.
When Axis undersea boats first ap-
rcared close to American shores-.ast
January IA when the Panamanian tanker
Ncrness was torpcdoed 60 miles off Long
Island-they had easy shooting.
Like Bully Hitting Small Boy.
The United States was unprepared.
Sinking ships was like big school-boy
bully socking a smaller kid on the jaw,
knowing he would not be hurt in return.
In the months that followed they kept
on picking on single, unescorted ships.
They were hoping America would with
draw naval units from conveys bound Tor
Europe with supplies.
The United States, fighting with
one-ocean Navy in a seven-ocean war,
refused to withdraw these units-adopt-
ing instead a policy of I'VE will take 1t on
the chin until we are strong enough to
heat them
know little about this. have been
sailing with the feet for the last SIX
months and have yet to see sub az
tack convoy.
SaiIod Throuoh IT-Roat Nest
When made my first trip-a voyage
to Panama with troops and supplies, we
sailed right through a nest of U-boats.
They didn't attack us because We were
well protected with destroyers that could
blow them out of the water.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
By Thomas F. Ha,ckins,
Wide World.

fident in our ability to maintain sue
cessful defense of Egypt"
In keeping the Axis guessing as to
Allied intentions toward the Balkans lies
the Importance of jabs like the Russian
raid on Budapest. The results, in physi-
cal damage, might not be of great mill
tary value, but the raid undoubtedly was
a great shock to the Hungarians, who had
abandoned blackouts and regarded them
selves as too far from the battlelines to
be air targets.
Now blackouts have been established
and raid protective units throughout the
nation have been ordered on a continu-
Gus alert.
This is how the situation shapes up
to informed but conservative students
OF military strategy:
l. From 10000 to 10000 Yugoslav in
surgents still are fighting effectively
from mountain hideouts. They are in
small bands, they depend largely on
friendly farmers or villagers for food,
on guerrilla raids for arms. They must
be relieved at the earliest opportunity
if they are to remain an effective ele-
ment of resistance to the Nazis. Even
in their present restricted operations,
they have immobilized important con-
tingents of Axis troops. Only the Adri-
attic coast and the flatlands of North
western Serbia have been cleared of in
surgents.
dominance of North Africa is a necessary
prelude to the Balkan offensive. Recap
ture of Crete and other strategic island
bases are required steps-and the heavy
Nazi loss there in 1941 is an index to the
! probable cost of such action.
Possible Help for Russians.
| g. There has been considerable talk
| of Allied troops moving into the Caucasus
to help the Russians. Mr.. Churchill
spoke of such a possibility in his Com
mons speech when he said British troops
in Iran and Iraq might eventually give
support to the Russian left flank" The
time is late for such an effort, but if the
Russians can hold through the winter
and well-equipped Allied contingents can
aid them in the spring, the launching o1
a successful drive from the Caucasus
could be an important contribution.
d. From the psychological standpoint:
Hungary has tried hard to keep big
armies away from the eastern front due
to Worrys over Rumanian territorial
claims. Rumania, which lost heavily or
the eastern front, is asking in discomfort
for new rewards. Bulgaria has large pro-
Russian elements. Greece is starving
S. New unrest in Bulgaria has pointed
up the underground situation. Bulgaria
has increased her police force, taker
stern repressive measures and in somt
places declared a state of siege Of towns
In Bulgarian Macedonia where repeated
Evening star., 1942-09-20

Upper Rumanian oil center.
already heartily bombed, and (loaU-
err Budapest, in constant fear OF
air attack.
BERN, Sept 19-The Russian bomb
ing of Budapest, Bucharest. Ploesti and
towns in Bulgaria as well as attacks on
Crete by United States flyers have given
impetus to feeling among Allied mill
tary observers here that the Balkans will
be one of the most important second
fronts" when the signal goes out for a
general victory offensive.
Public attention has been concentrated
chiefly on the prospects of a new front
at Germany's front door along the Eng
lish Channel or the North Sea coast, but
strategists are giving serious study to
possible chances and methods of in
vading the Balkans, as a back-door
maneuver.
Mussolini said, back in August, that it
couldn't be done; but military specialists
believe that it can.
They concede that such an offensive
would be difficult and costly, but it is
their opinion that it will be a very
definite part of Allied strategy whether
applied this year, next year, or even later.
The situation in Africa thrusts strongly
into any such considerations. If the
Axis desert forces drove through to
Alexandria and Cairo, any possibilities
of Balkan invasion would be erased
Conversely, if the Germans and Italians
were thrown back, the task of clearing
supply lines for any invasion would be
greatly eased.
The British thought on that situation
was given by Prime Minister Churchill
in his last report to Commons when he
said that the Allied army in the desert
''is now stronger, actually and relatively
than it has ever been I" = feel able to
assure the House that they may be con-
Evening star., 1942-09-20
WLB CALLS ON CHURCH FOR MEDIATORS
Need Vacations Of Professors and Judges End
A.


The War Labor Board. which has
tapped courts and university faculties,
now is calling on the church for REIN
forcements.
Law school deans and professors and
several judges, who couldn't stand the
long vacations their regular jobs permit,
lent their services to the board during the
summer as mediators, arbitrators, and
referees. Lately their ranks have been
augmented by a half dozen clergymen,
including bishop
The autumn reopening of law schools
and the courts will deprive the board of
considerable outside help at time when
it's work is expanding, and the clergy
probably will be called on in larger num-
bers to help fill the gaps.
The University of Wisconsin Law
School contributed the largest number
of mediators - four - headed by Dean
Lloyd K Garrison, who was chairman of
the old National Labor Relations Board
in 1884
Given Difficult Cases.
He and Harry Shulman of the Yale
Law School, both in their mid-forties,
have been giving virtually full time to
WLB work and are regarded as ace
mediators. They usually draw tough
cases. Both have agreed to continue
devoting some of their time to mediation
work during the academic year.
Mediation work consists principally of
serving as a member of a tripartite panel,
which is made up of representatives of
industry, labor and the public. The
board, also built on the tripartite princi-
pie, has called on professors more than
Evening star., 1942-09-20
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outbreaks over the past two weeks were
attributed to insurgents and groups seek
ing Macedonian self-rule. Some dis
patches said Russian planes were drop
ping war material for insurgent bands
in Southern Bulgaria. An attempt to
assassinate Peter Grabovsky, Bulgarian
minister of the interior, was reported.
Macedonian bands were said to have
slain every Bulgarian official in two
towns.
The Balkan front may not be the most
pressing now, but military observers in
sist it is a project which would accom-
plish these objectives: Relieve Russia,
disrupt important Axis supply lines, de-
privc the Axis of major bases, destroy a
stable reservoir of Axis manpower and
if provide springboard to
Italy and to Germany.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
U-BOATS MUST FIGHT TO SINK SHIPS NOW
Conveys Mean Almost Certain Death

Since then submarines have struck at
conveyed vessels with results which l
cannot reveal.
Nazis Hint of Losses.
In an apologistic statement last week,
the Germans mentioned they had not
been as successful recently as they had
in previous months and the statement
mentioned the "vicissitudes' of sub
marine warfare.
With new ships Joining the line every
csv and with letter protection, the subs
az ecing to have much more difficult
tine.
Every time they attack a convoy they
face death.
This means that the men hiding below
in tube of metal realize that when they
come to the surface, they have little
chance of getting away with a sneak
shot.
Face Certain Death.
They know that American depth
charges come raining down on them a
few minutes after they approach the
convoy.
They had picnic of the east coast
until they were chased into the Gulf and
into the Caribbean 1t was easy for them
to hide below the surface in the day.
time and to pick off single ships at
nieht.
Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll, COM
mander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet
told me recently that sinkings off oul
shores started to drop in July.
He was confident that once America
produced the necessary ships and spe.
cialized equipment for them the sub.
marine menace would subside
After 10000 miles of cruising in th<
Atlantic believe him.
Evening star., 1942-09-20

case, privately, freely and informally. A
voluntary settlement is sought Failing
that, the panel weighs the facts and
writes a report and recommendations for
the board.
Judge Endorses System.
Judge Charles E, Clark, member of the
second highest court in the land, the
Second Federal Circuit in New York, was
taken little aback by the informality
of the procedure when he sat in on his
first WLB panel. Nevertheless, he in
dorsed the tripartite system as second in
principle" Already on the Federal pay
roll, Judge Clark's work for the board
was gratis.
The Rev. Albert E. Day of Los Angeles
was the first clergyman to join the
boards mediation rolls. He was panel
chairman in the Western Pipe & Steel
Co. dispute and conducted hearings in
Los Angeles.
Recently the board has adopted a
practice of referring certain types of
cases to referees and list of persons to
serve in that capacity was compiled.
Referees, usually assigned to fact-flnding
wage case, must be acceptable both to
industry and labor.
Early assignments went to Bishop G..
B, Oman OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Boston, the Rev. Perry Wyn-
hoven OF New Orleans and the Rev.
John Friedl OF Kansas City. Others
available for assignment are the Rev.
Wallace w. Robbins OF st. Paul. the
Rev. John Connolly and the Rev. Willsie
Martin of Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
By Joseph A. Lotus,
Wide World.

any other group to represent the public's
interst on panels. Customarily they are
chairmen of the panels and most of the
work devolves on them
Panel members receive $225 for each
day they work, and $6 additional for
maintenance away from home. In the
case of regulars" Washington is re-
garded as their home and the Sc is not
paid.
The panels Job is to sit down with
the parties to q dispute and discuss the
Evening star., 1942-09-20
BY John A. Moroso.
Mrida Wnrld

The same thing happened on trips to
Europe.
Their spotter subs detected us, but no
attack was made.
In the last few weeks, they have begun
to attack conveyed ships and their luck
has been bad-very bad
At one time no fewer than eight Of
them were concentrated along a single
European shipping route.