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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
NAVY BOLSTERED

Arrangements have been made
for the army stars 10 join Fort
Custer for the day and the power
full Great Lakes team will be
augmented by a quartet from
Norfolk. Va. Besides Hutchinson,
the Norfolk contingent includes
Bob Teller and Sam Chapman,
according to word from Great
Lakes. Whether or not Teller will
come to Detroit has not been made
known.
Among army players to- be
loaned to Fort Custer will be Cecil
Travis, former Washington star;
Johnny Sturm, Yankee first base
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01

Mickey Cochranes Great Lakes team has
played have been boosted from ID to 60
Beautiful Haeah track in Florida is to be
by the army according racing circles
Japs nterned at Santa Anita Tanforan and Delmar
Pomona Hollywood and Bay Meadows being used by the
army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
Yanks' LeddCut
To d Games

NEW YORK. July 1 (UP).-The
Boston Red Sox entertain the New
York Yankees for three games be-
ginning Friday, and what previ-
ously loomed as just brief condi-
toner for the world champions to-
day gave promise of developing
into tight battle for the Ameri-
can League lead.
Because of Unexpectedly stiff re-
sistance by the Philadelphia Ath-
letics and a sudden winning touch
of the Red Sox, the Yankees now
lead the junior circuit by only four
and one-half games. Nine defeats
in Ia games of their recent west
ern tour and a close call during
the double-header with the AS
yesterday, has cast an entirely
different light on the race for the
bunting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
ALL FAVOR INCREASE

The districts recommendation
for the new rates follows a meet
ing of caddie chairmen and caddie
superintendent. Since these men
unanimously approved the new
rates. il is believed the recon-
mendation will be accepted by vir-
tually all clubs.
The purpose or the increased
pay for caddies for twilight play
is two-fold, it is explained. II not
only provides an incentive for the
little bag-toters 10 stay at the
clubs 10 accommodate the late
starters but il also satisfies the
boys parents.
with golfers finishing their
rounds as late as $50 now" the
caddie chairman at one of the
largest clubs said, "the boys
often don't reach home until
1880. That's pretty late for a
youngster from IL to IL years
To be out, parents figure. But IL
the boy receives extra pay,
chances are the parents won't
oh jecf"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
YANKEES RALLY

The Red Sox cut full game off
the Yankee lead yesterday by
beating Washington, SO and SO,
giving them a record of five VIC
tories in six games and II wins
in II contests. Boston rallied for
four runs in the seventh and an
other in the eighth to win the
opener. Tex Hughson won his sew
enth victory with six-hitter in
the nightcap. Tony Lupien hit
four-bagger with none on in the
sixth. Stan Spence and Roy Gull
lenbine hit homers for Washington
in the opener.
Herman Besse tossed the AS to
an 8-5 decision over the Yankees
in the first game, but the New
(COntinued nm PAGE 26l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
BARROW 'AGIN

Among the "agin" group was
Ed Barrow, president of the New
York Yankees.
Ridiculous" Barrow exploded.
"There Is no necessity for it,"
There was nothing non-commit-
tal about Chicago Cubs General
Manager Jim Gallagher.
Zeller can cut out spring
training and he can even with
draw from the league for the
duration II he wants to save
money" Gallagher observed. II
don't care what he does. There's
nothing I'm the books that say
he can't"
GRIFFITH OPPOSES
mo comment" was the word
from the office of Commissioner
X. M. Lands.
II don't believe I'm it," Clark
Griffith. owner of the Washing
ton Senators, bluntly declared.
II don't see how IL would help
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01

In New York Monday" Harridge
said.
"There Is plenty of time to
worry about next year after
this one il over" National
League President Ford Prick
commented in New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
25-Cent Raise
For Club Toters
Effective Today
Detroit District Clubs
Expected to Accept New
Rates for Play After 3 p. m.
BY NJ. r. DRUKENBROD

Twilight golf. which has become
quite heavy in recent weeks as a
result of the extra hour of day
light. has brought an increase in
pay for caddies.
Effective today at most clubs
affiliated with the District Golf
Association. an additional 25 cents
will be paid the boys for 18-hole
starting after 6 D. m; also
for those finishing after $50, re-
CARELESS Of the starting time.
Under this arrangement the
caddie fee for Is holes of twilight
play will be $1.35, plus the usual
10 cents which goes to the caddie
welfare fund.
The charge for nine holes start
ing after 6 o'clock has been in
creased Is cents, from 65 to so
cents.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01

Of company.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01

'TOtals 76 zoos 300 636 27l IS .25
-fncludes totals Of Fuchs and Rowe.
Evening star., 1942-12-23

adulation, his unwillingness to claim
credit for courage and fortitude dur
Ing a cruel ordeal, his consideration
OF his companions in their exhausting
trial in the mid-Pacific, above all his
breadth of vision have moved a vast
audience to pride and happiness be-
yond the capacity of words to tell.
The whole community of the United
States seems better to deserve to
survive because he has survived.
Captain Rickenbacker is not a pro-
fessional manipulation of language.
and what he tells the Nation there
fore is all the more impressive be-
cause it is not consciously literary"
Something of Abraham Lincoln
echoes In the thought which he
particularly wished to stress at the
moment Of his return: Il hope that
the trip, what hardships we had to
accept or endure might prove to be
a lesson to the people back home in
the stimulus to drive them on to a
greater peak, because without their
effort and the material they are pro-
ducing, our boys can't do the lob
they are so willing and anxious to
do IN the four corners of the world"
Evening star., 1942-12-23

jail sentences or both. Their COM
plants were what prompted the Byrd
committee to seek the facts.
Now it appears that eighteen days
have elapsed and only Is per cent of
the Government agencies questioned
about these questionnaires have sent
the information and copies of the
questionnaires to the Byrd commit
tee. Some of the most prolific agen-
cles, so far as questions are con-
cerned, are among those still to reply.
Perhaps the time.has come when the
Byrd committee should follow up its
original QUESTIONABLE with another
QUESTIONABLE to find out why it takes
so long to answer a questionnaire.
The Byrd committee has had i'm
posed upon 1t the duty of making a
report to the new Congress on the
subject OF these questionnaires. It
has been lenient, up to now. in the
matter OF time it has given the Fed
eraragencies to answer its questions.
Presumably it will crack down on
laggards from this time forward.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Industrial Co-operution

The announcement that 125 rep
resentatives of New Jersey industrial
plants have signed an agreement
with the War Manpower Commission
to regulate employment practices is
further evidence of the willingness
of industry to cooperate with the
Government in this essential phase
Of the war effort.
This follows similar action in the
Detroit area, in Baltimore and else
where. Obviously, in the long run, it
will be to the advantage of all en-
ployers in war industries to abolish
labor "pirating," and thus it may be
said that the participants in the
VINO project are acting in their
own seaf-inerest. Nevertheless, these
employers are to be commended for
taking long-range view of this
matter, and for their willingness to
accept voluntarily degree of gov
ernmental regulation Of their affairs
which would have been unthinkable
a few months ago.
1t is this disposition to submerge
old animosities and narrow selfish
advantages that will win the war,
and it is to be hoped that the exam
pie being set In this matter of en-
ployment practices will serve as an
effective example for the country
Is q whole.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Time to Get Tooether

When all the letter writing about
failure Of the hospital building pro-
gram subsidies, perhaps the Federal
Works Agency and the War Produc-
tion Board can put some OF their
many heads together and provide
additional hospital beds for Wash
lngton. That, after all is what we
are after. The letter from Maury
Maverick of WPB to Chairman Ran
dolph OF the House District Commit
tee adds another chapter to the long
history Of this deplorably futile effort
to provide more hospital beds for the
Metropolitan Area. But it does little
else.
Mr. Maverick was one of those who
testified forcefully as to the need of
additional hospital beds in this
crowded area last January. Had
action been taken then, he reminds
Mr.. Randolph, critical materials
doubtless would have been available
which are sorely needed elsewhere
now. But regardless of the reasons
for delay, the money was not author
lied in Congress until April. The
money was not appropriated by Con-
gress until July. The allotment of
funds for the first $50 beds was not
made by FWA until August. Requsi-
tions for material to build the first
new hospital unit at Gallinger were
not sent to WPB until October. These
were approved within a few days and
construction on the first unit was
begun.
But then everything stopped at
WPB while another hospital expert
was hired to resurvey the hospital
situation and decide how much of
the program recommended by Fed
eral Works Agency should be carried
out. This resurvey OF previous sur1
veys Is not yet complete. From Mr..
Mavericks letter it is still not clear
whether the reason for holding up
the program Is due to the unavail-
ability of materials or a disagreement
as to the wisest policy to pursue in
the provision of needed hospital beds.
Had Mr.. Maverick informed the
Federal Works Agency that materials
cannot be obtained to carry out its
recommended construction and sug-
gested that the WPB and the FWA
work together for a revision of plans
and an expeditions beginning on
whatever could be done, there might
have been greater emphasis on get
ting things accomplished and less
emphasis on delay. But the Federal
Works Agency evidently knew moth
Ing OF the new study of hospital
needs until it was revealed in the
newspapers. So, instead OF providing
new hospital beds, the stage is being
set for another fine argument over
what should be done months after
a decision was reached as to what
would be done.
Evening star., 1942-12-23

pump water by hand, had to wash the
old way over tub and do their sewing
at night by the dim light of a kerosene
lamp. Only farmer in 10 had decent
light Tor the winter chores: most of
them had no water pressure system in
the barn and had to cool their milk in
summer the hard way by digging under
the straw or sawdust for cake of ice
stored during the winter.
This should be compared to tho sjtus.
ton IN Europe, where the Scandinavian
farms were IS per cent electrified and in
Germany every resident, every farm.
every place OF business enjoyed electric
power.
The REA procedure does not authorize
outright grants; the funds are loaned tn
cooperative organizations after it has
been deemed economically feasible, to
VIII, That the groups can pay off the
nxed charges over 25-year period in
cludlng principal and interest. Right
now there are approximately 300 REA
systems In As States serving 1000 900
consumers on 325 900 miles of energized
wire. This has raised the score of pow-
cred rural properties to IS per cent-a
notable accomplishment in seven wears.
or the 300 projects in operation only
ID are behind In their payments. Most
OF these defaults are traceable to some
climatic catastrophe or to the failure of
some farmers to diversity crop produc-
ton.
While the revenue per mile and density
per mile of consumers is small. the REA
Will pay out, provided more farms can
be served, and provided the public utili-
ties can see the light and stop lobbying
against the REA.
Today the papers are full Of news
about decreased farm production and
the vital necessity for reversing the
trend. On July l, 1912. the War Produc-
ton Board ruled that no more farms
could be wired. Up to September l, two
months from the date Of this ruling.
approximately 10000 sales of farms had
been killed by this regulation. The
WPB should bear in mind that MANY OF
these farms were deserted and the new
buyers probably would have put them
into production. Furthermore. and this
Is vitally important. the WPB should
remember that the REA superintendent
now have on hand enough wire and
transformers to serve thousands Of farm
ers. They have, in fact, much more
than "a practical working inventory
to use WPB expression This material
is doing no one any good laying in
storage-including the armed forces, who,
incidentally don't want it anyway be-
cause 1t is not the right type
Any one who. even in a small way,
can help to eliminate the word bureau
crat" will perform a public service. It
will mean an increase in production and
a shorter war. STANLEY JUDKINS.
LArchmont, N. Z.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
The Lesson

His countrymen long have known
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker as a
pioneer in automotive transportation
on the land and in the sky, as an
engineer and a builder of automo-
biles and airplanes, as a proponent
of technical progress in every field of
endeavor, as a patriot and as a per-
sonality of world wide significance.
But perhaps they did not appreciate
to the full his great spiritual endow-
ment. In any case, the past few
days must have taught them much
in that regard.
No other man Of the present
dreadful period of human experience
has carried himself with more con-
vincing modesty. Both in his inter-
views with representatives of the
press and in his radio broadcast,
Captain Rickenbacker demonstrated
a quality which thousands of his
contemporaries will be happy to be-
lieve is Enthusiastically American.
His humility In the face Of national
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Slow Flow the Answers

Asking questions is sometimes
easier than answering them. Per-
haps it would be correct to say that
asking questions is more agreeable
than answering them. Judging by
the experience of the Joint Commit
tee on Reduction Of Non Essential
Federal Expenditures, headed by
Senator Byrd Of Virginia, in it's effort
to obtain information from the
greatest auestioner of them all. the
Federal Government. both these OBJ
servations are correct.
On December the Byrd commit
tee sent to forty agencies of the
Government letter requesting in
formation about the questionnaires
with which business and the Ameri-
can people have been flooded, all
coming from the Federal agencies.
Up to yesterday, the committee had
received replies from ten of these
agencies. 1t is possible, of course,
that the number of missionaries
Is 80 great that it requires more than
three weeks for the agencies to
gather copies of the QUESTIONABLE
blanks and send them to the Byrd
committee, If that is so, it is COM
mentary in itself.
The Byrd committee, and other
committees on Capitol Hill, have sent
questionnaires of their own to Gov
ernment agencies, seeking in this
way to discover whether it is pos
sible to run the Federal Govern
ment with fewer employees or at
less expense or both. To do the one
would release manpower for direct
war purposes. To do the other
would lessen the burden on the
American taxpayers. Here and there
protesting voices have been raised.
It has been urged that the Govern
ment agencies had not the time and
personnel to answer these inquiries
OF congressional committees.
What happens to the businessman
and the ordinary citizen? When
they receive missionaries from
Government agencies, they must
answer them promptly, fully and
truthfully. or face heavy fines or
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Proposal for Speeding Traffic
Argued by Observant Reader.

To the Edltor OF Ihe STAR
Here are several steps which could
ease the transportation problem con-
siderably:
/. Post policemen during rush hours at
all traffic choke points with instructions
to keep streetcars moving even against
red lights On Pennsylvania avenue two
such bottlenecks are the intersections at
Fifteenth and Seventh streets Four
teenth street between H and Pennsyl-
vania avenue is the same. AS auto traffic
declines the logic of keeping streetcars
waiting for a green light disappears.
g. While these choke points are being
eased, study the streetcar traff1c flowing
up to them and take similar steps If
necessary to speed up the slow points
which Immediately will develop upon the
easing of the worst intersections. The
aim naturally should be to keep street.
cars moving through the basic bottle
necks at capacity. The disruption Of
auto traffic will be small cost for the
thousands of man hours saved daily.
3. II feasible, eliminate a few Of the
downtown stops for the shortest blocks
or those which are least necessary.
4. If the same facts apply to bus traffic
take similar steps. Comparatively few
autos and riders will be delayed by such
steps. Thousands will benefit. r. H.. E.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Good luck to you in your work Of
making Washington folks bird lovers.

making washington folks bird lovers.
Very truly yours, Maj. c. c. H."
Il
Pigeons offer perennial problem to
all persons who feed the songbirds in
fall and winter.
They not only run up the feed bills
tremendously, but they are dirty and
noisy, and especially Objectionable when
they perch on homes where bird feeding
is not being carried on.
Persons who feed birds recognize that
pigeons are birds, as we'll as any. and
that likewise they are as hungry as any.
They will monopolize the stations
however, if permitted to do so, thus
crowding out the smaller and more de-
sirable species.
In time the cardinals, chickadees,
titmice, nuthatches and so on will fly
away and stay away. 1t must be pointed
out that these same fine species will
eat freely with the English sparrows.
There are no locations free from pi-
geons. They come to all parts of the
city, and to most of the suburban areas
Most of them are. totally wild, although
now and then they fly in from some
fancier's coops.
Fortunately for pigeons, they can
survive on very little food. The strange
thing is that they look just about as
plump on little as on much.
Nc one who drives them away, or
succeeds in routing them, need feel that
he is making them suffer. All persons
who feed the wild birds are persons kindly
at heart, else they would not be spending
their money and time in this way. Many
of them draw the line, however, at the
pigeons
Being kind hearted few OF them will
harm the pigeons. Therefore they seek
simply to discourage them. But, as
pointed out here before, the pigeon is
a determined bird, not easily discour-
aged. He will wait patiently-on some
neighbours house-until he thinks the
coast is clear.
Usually a covering of chicken wire will
be enough to keep them out of feeding
stations. But since all birds scatter food
around, many grains and seeds are cast
down to the earth, where the plump
fellows can get them.
**
Many observers will think OF the pi
geon as a dumb-looking bird, but he !.
far from dumb, in the ordinary usage OF
that word. He is smart and clever to a
degree, with patience to match
| If he cannot find food one place, he
| goes to another, but not until after h,
has exhausted every ruse Of a very ole
race
Since he is one Of the mightest O.
flyers, he never suffers from lack o.
| food, because he is able to nv mile.
| swiftly, bringing him to fresh supplies.
Therefore we believe that no kind
hearted person ought to feel in the leas
bad about trying to outwit the pigeons
After all. when one is supplying FIRE.
lunch" one ought to have the right t,
say who shall partake Of it.
| We believe that if pigeons were dis
couraged at the very first, instead o
later, they could be driven away, ane
would not get an opportunity to USE
their powers of patience and persistence
If you feed birds, and have "pieeor
trouble start remedial measures at tn,
| first pigeon.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Suggests Sending Washing
To Laundries for Finishing.

To the Editor Of The Star:
During the First World War employees
in Government service were requested
to give suggestions which might help to
expedite work or to save expense Even
some department stores have boxes In
which one is supposed to drop letters
containing suggestions for the better
ment Of the store. Apropos of this, why
not a suggestion to the laundries, which,
If followed, certainly would help the
housewives and probably the laundries,
too?
Laundries have a service known as
trough dry. e., clothes are sent home
washed but not ironed Now, why can't
we housewives turn the tables for once
and send our rough-dry wash to them for
ironing?
So many housewives have washing ma
chimes but no maids. They can wash,
but many are not physically able to iron.
Some, who have manglers for ironing,
can get along without maids. but as
mang,ers and maids are as scarce as the
proverbial "hen's teeth" why don't the
laundries help us in our hour Of need?
LUCY CLARK POWELL.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Trdce1pell.
THE ONTARIO.

Dear Sir:
Many of us in this apartment are
interested in the birds and we read and
discuss your very interesting column
with It's articles about the pleasures and
problems Of bird care. Pigeons right
now seem to be the problem and have
solved part of mine by placing guard
made from coat hanger wire, in front of
the feed boxes of my automatic feeder
which is located in my rose garden out
in our front yard.
These wires run at an angle from the
top Of the hopper of my feeder down to
the edge of the platform on which the
feeder stands and they are far enough
apart to admit the ordinary bird like
jays. catbirds and smaller to enter the
enclosure and feed but not a pigeon.
This feeder holds about a half peck of
hopper through which the grain Of its
own weight feeds out of the hopper into
small boxes where the birds get it.
*&
The wires close to these boxes are
close enough together SO that pigeon
cannot stick his neck through to the
feed but must enter the enclosure if he
reaches the grain and while this scheme
has not completely ended the pigeons at
the feeder 1T has reduced the amount of
feed needed to supply the birds.
The fly in the ointment is that the
pigeons who hang around the feeder
have bribed some of the birds to kick
out some feed toward the wire openings
where they can reach 1t but they only
get a small amount and have had to
tighten up their belts and learn to con-
serve food during the duration.
Il have wondered how the birds got
the grain from the center floor of the
hopper after the pressure failed to push
1t through the holes, but that was ex-
the top of the hopper out few three or
four small birds of the junker type who
had been too busy cleaning out the
hopper to note my arrival
I'VE have several feeders about the
place and one station in the window of
my second-story apartment where we
feed the cardinals and blue Jays The
other day sweet and gracious lady of
the building with soft spot in her heart
for birds and knowing we run a chain
OF bird rest and feed stations, gave us
bag of melon seeds she has saved up
and wanted them fed to the birds. These
seeds were from cantaloupe and honey
dew melons which the cardinals love to
get so l chopped the dry seeds in a
wooden bowl so they would enjoy them
the more and put some out in the
window feeder.
AT the regular time. about o'clock,
relocated, much beplumed fellow
came for his dinner and after eating
only very short time few away. That
was puzzle for bit, but soon l heard
the familiar 'chip-chip,' and there he
was with his more somberly dressed wife
and both eating to their hearts content
He had no doubt gone back for her and
told her to hustle or you will miss a
good dinner and had brought her back
with him. Since then they have come
together.