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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

John always had an eXagger-
atedly high opinion Of our son,
Doctor Westlake To him. Jim
ME was the model son. !
always tried TO make it possible
for him to go on believing that,
Even now Jimmie's dead, try to
keep up the illusion but .. :"
CHE hesitated, l had no idea Of
- what was coming next.
Jimmie wasn't a good boy,
Doctor Westlake" Grace Sal
ter's lips were very tight. He
was charming, yes, handsome,
and he had that easy sweetness
that that deceived his father
But he didn't deceive me. When
he was still in his teens, II
knew that he he drank" Her
eyes were still cold and imper-
sonal and | could tell that she'd
rather have died than let me
guess how much II hurt her TO
have TO make these confessions.
And 49, and then he made up
to 10 any red-headed girl he
met That was how he was, al
ways red-headed girls. He
he was very clever about il. No
one knew he he was drunk
almost every evening no one
knew about his his affairs.
No one but me and . and later
someone else"
Evening star., 1942-09-08


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One contended Ernest had been
raised from pup, another said the
dog had been enticed from his back
yard, and a third was positive he
had trained the dog as a hunter.
During the court hearing, Ernest
solved the problem for the Judge
by quietly passing away at vet
Urinary hospital.
Evening star., 1942-09-08
Three-Cornered Claim
Settled by Dog
By the Associated Press.

SAVANNAH, Ga..-Three families
presented claims for Ernest, a black
and white bird dog, in Municipal
Court.
Evening star., 1942-09-08
Points for Parents

Children's first lessons in car
rying their o,on Deight" in the
1Uorld come tutth learning to be
responsible for their o,un personal
belongings.
Evening star., 1942-09-08
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Evening star., 1942-09-08

Pass Pass
South bid four hearts to induce
spade opening, since shutout in
one major suit usually shows weak
ness in the other major and there
fore usually indicates the opening
lead of the other major suit. She
feared the North hand would be
useless to her. for North might have
had minimum bid-perhaps with
out an ace, and then the spade open
ing lead might we'll be necessary to
assure game.
North assumed his partner was
trying to close the bidding at four
hearts, SO obeyed what he thought
was his partners injunction. If
South had bid only one heart, North
would have bid vigorously. And if
North had made any bid over four
hearts Gas the bidding actually VENT
South would have gone to six hearts.
WAS 1t greater error for South
to bid four hearts. or for North to
pass on the second round of bid
ding?"
We think North's was the greater
error. We agree that South should
have bid only one heart, but her
error was not necessarily fatal.
North should have realized that
there would be a fine play for a
slam even If South had been justi-
fed in bidding four hearts.
Suppose South had really held
seven or eight hearts to the king
queen-jack with no other high cards.
North could count minimum of
seven heart tricks, two diamonds,
club, and one or two spade ruffs
In dummy. At worst, the 18th trick
would depend on f1nesse or estab-
lishment play in clubs. When a
slam depends on a finesse at worst,
it should be bid even though your
partner has discouraged slam am
bitions.
Yesterday you were Theodore
Lightner's partner and, with neither
side vulnerable, you held:
KITS
y J43
. AQ832
4 K6
The bidding:
Schenken You Jacoby Lightner
ID CD
Answer-Bid one diamond. This
is a reasonably sound overcall at the
level OF one, and you are prepared
for a major-suit free bid by your
partner. Your hand is not quite
strong enough for take-out double.
Score 100 per cent for one dia-
mond, so per cent for double, 20 per
cent for. pass.
Question No. LIZ.
Today you hold the same hand,
and the bidding continues:
Schenken You Jacoby Lightner
ID 10 Pass IA
Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
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This

Father dn family counciD: Be
ing responsible person is important
all through life and we learn to be
resposible in our own homes by TAX
ing care of the things that belong
to us"
Evening star., 1942-06-23
United Nations Leadership
Moj Eliot Says Supreme Command in War
Should Be Entrusted to President Roosevelt

has been far too much Of the spirit
Of compromise. far too much Of the
hesitating search for the ideal.
We need bold decisions, the as
sumption Of necessary risks and
vigorous fortnight action If we are
to win this war.
We need committees and staff
groups to consult and to plan, but
we need q leader to decide and to
inspire.
The inexorable logic OF circum-
stances places that heavy RESPONSE
bility on the man who has already
shown that he possesses the neces-
sary qualities for the task-Franklin
D. Roosevelt.
The time has come when Mr..
Roosevelt must take charge of the
war and carry it through to victory.
There is no other way. We can
afford no more disasters.
The time is short. The decisions
that we take now may require weeks
to put into effect, and the enemy
has his plans ready and is beginning
to implement them with action.
In such times Of peril the ancient
Romans used to appoint q dictator
for period of six months, whom
all men must obey.
In this time OF the greatest peril
the cause Of human freedom has
ever faced, crisis has come In
which one man must take command
Of our united efforts and carry us
through to victory.
That man can only be. must only
be. the President OF the United
States.
(copyriEht. 1912. New York Tribune. Inc.)
Evening star., 1942-06-23

United Nations, the strongly
fortified positions east of Salum
would halt a further advance Of
the Axis forces under Marshal
Erwin Rommel.
This judgment is being some
what revised now. Not only have
the British forces been badly
hammered, but British general
ship has shown itself to be be-
low par. Under such conditions
1t is not difficult to imagine what
will happen If the enemy presses
his advantage and pushes ahead
with his whole might.
The Mediterranean is no longer
controlled by the British Navy
and air force. This is obvious
from British reports saying that
Marshal Rommel has been able
to obtain important reinforce
ments by air and sea. The re-
Inducements have enabled him
to overcome British superiority
in tanks and planes.
Rommel More SkilIful.
Until the Nazi marshal began
his offensive, all indications from
the Libyan front we're that the
Allies had more tanks and planes
than the Axis. in the earlier
stages Of the campaign that may
have been true. but Marshal
Rommel's successes were due to
more skillful concentration Of his
forces at certain points.
This is frequently the case
when the enemy has the initia-
tive. and 1t is deplorable to have
to admit that at no time did the
British 9th Army attempt to de-
prive the Nazi commander of
that important strategic advan-
tage.
The United States has not been
niggardly in supplying its Allies
In Libya with tanks and planes.
This was the only effective as
sistance we could lend them in
view Of present transport diff
culties.
During his first visit to Wash
ington soon after Pearl Harbor,
Prime Minister Churchill ac-
Evening star., 1942-06-23

ing out orders through all branches
of the various services.
This does not mean Just Co
ordinated" command but a unified
command. And that's what Amer
lea lacks and Britain lacks, and yet
there is talk of a second and third
and fourth front. The war will be
won by the Allies-industrial might
will tell in the end-but the war is
being needlessly prolonged because
decisions are being made by the
civilians at the head Of governments
and are not being carried out by a
unified command.
1t was only when Marshal Foch
was appointed generalissimo on the
western front that the Allies stopped
pickering among themselves and got
down to business. The present war
needs another generalisSimo on the
Allied side.
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Evening star., 1942-06-23
Swedish Steamer Sunk
By Russian Submarine
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, June Resi-
dents of Oeland Island. of the east
coast Of Sweden. yesterday watched
Russian submarine torpedo and
sink the 3,950-ton Swedish steamer
Ada Gorthon, which was bound
southwark with load Of iron ore.
Fourteen Of the crew of % were
killed by the explosion. which sent
the steamer to the bottom in 30
seconds.
1t was not clear whether the at
tack took place in Swedish waters
or outside. but 1t was so close
fishing vessel made a trip to the
spot in 20 minutes. The mastheads
still could be seen above the surface.
The Swedish government was ex-
pected to protest to Moscow if in
vestigation disclosed Swedish waters
were violated.
Observers at various places have
sighted Russian submarines recent
ly. indicating that a number OF
them have passed the German
blockade Of the Finnish Bay.
Evening star., 1942-06-23

from Asia Minor in order to patch
up the Egyptian front, they can
move without difficulty from the
Dodecanese Islands and Greece
into Syria and Palestine.
The Allies in the Near East are
thousands of miles from their
main supply bases. The Axis
forces, so to speak, across the
street. If the army under Gen.
Ritchie had merely yielded
ground, the situation would have
been unpleasant. but would not
have been tragic.
The British Army's utter de-
feat may change the whole aspect
of the Near Eastern campaign.
With Tobruk in the hands of the
Nazis, the movements of the Brit
ish in the Eastern Mediterranean
become even more hazardous now
than they have been in recent
months.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Banquet Booster Misses
FestuI Board by Mapping

By the ASS0c1Ated PreSS.
EVILLE, Ark, Bill
Brandon, president Of the Mems
Press Club at the University of Ar
kansas, informed that the organiza-
tion's banquets in the past had been
poorly attended. called on members
personally and obtained their prom
ise to be present at this years din.
ner event.
Came the evening Of the BAN
quet and all members were on hand
except Mr.. Brandon. A telephone
call to his room revealed that he
had forgotten about the social and
was sound asleep.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
'Figone! Means Chow
To Hungry Q. M. Outfit

By the Associated Press.
FORT F. E. WARREN. Wyo.-The
cry Of Chow" and of "Figone" have
the same meaning for Company I,
5th Training Regiment. Quartermas-
ter Replacement Training Center.
at this fort. It means it's time to
eat.
Pvt. Frank Fgone's father owns
a restaurant in Berkeley. Calf, and
Mr.. Figone likes the Army so much
he has shipped his son and Com
pany I whole crates Of grapefruit.
oranges, apples, eggs and recently
a roasted turkey.
When the boys cry 'Figone." it
means fresh shipment has just ar
rived from California and everybody
eats.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
The Political Mill
Nicholson Seen Making 1t Appear Thot COP Victory
In November Elections Would Be Nozi Triumph
By GOULD LINCOLN.

By GOULD LINCOLN.
Exhibit A for the Democrats
today is former Gov. Francis P.
Murphy of New Hampshire, who
served two terms as chief execu-
tive of his State as Republican,
but who now has announced that
he feels it necessary to leave the
COP to become a Democrat and
support the leadership of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Incidentally, 1t
Is Mr.. Murphy's ambition to run
as a Democrat for the Senate
seat now held by Senator Bridges,
a Republican. In a statement
issued in Nashua. N. H., Mr..
Murphy accused the synthetic
and stumbling leadership" of the
Republican party of petty par
tisanship' aimed at personal
and political aggrandizement at
the sacrifice of principle"
That's quite a mouthful. Mr..
Murphy appears to have his
own desires for personal and
political aggrandizement." He
conferred with Democratic Ma
tional Chairman Flynn, 1t is
reported. before he determined
to seek the Democratic senato-
rial nomination. And according
to reports, too, Mr.. Murphy says
he received the blessing Of Mr..
Flynn. What the Democrats In
New Hampshire will do about
the matter remains to be seen.
Presumably there are some Of
them who would like to have
try for the senatorship. In re-
cent years New Hampshire has
been quite a political battle
ground.
Murphy Is q Millionaire.
Mr.. Murphy is a millionaire
many times over-a shoe manu-
facturer. Approximately a year
and q half ago he was a dollar
a-year man in the Government.
The case of Senator Bridges
has its intriguing aspects. He
is one Republican Senator who
voted for all the defense meas
ures advocated by President
Roosevelt before Pearl Harbor.
He supported the foreign policy
of the administration. Where he
broke with the administration
was purely on domestic issues
and he was a severe critic Of the
New Deal. II there is anything
to the demand OF the President
and leading Democrats that
members Of Congress up for re-
election this year be supported
because Of the position they took
in favor Of the Roosevelt defense
and foreign policies, irrespective
Of party, 1t would appear that
the Democrats should turn in for
Senator Bridges next November.
If Mr.. Murphy is correctly quot
ing Chairman Flynn, however.
the Democratic command Is turn
ing thumbs down on Senator
Bridges.
Murphy. Bridges At Odds.
Senator Bridges will soon an
nounce his candidacy. for re-
nomination. He and Mr.. Muir
ply have been more or less at
odds since the pre-convention
campaign in 1910. Senator
Bridges was a candidate for the
Republican presidential nomina-
tion-or barring that. vice presi-
Dental nomination. Mr. Murphy
was Governor at that time He
wanted to 60 to the national
convention as a delegate from
New Hampshire. He lost out in
a State wide contest, however,
Evening star., 1942-06-23

and charged his defeat to Sen
ator Bridges. Later Mr.. Murphy
went to Philadelphia and set up
headquarters there, hoping that
the vice presidential nomination
would fall to him. More re-
Gently a poll taken in New Hamp-
shire showed that If Mr.. Murphy
went into the Republican sena-
torial primary against Senator
Bridges, he would be badly de.
feated.
The Democrats are out to de-
feat the Republicans in the COM
ing elections wherever they be-
lieve they have a chance. The
Republicans are undertaking to
do the same thing to the Demo-
Gratis. The war is not really an
issue. for the Republicans and
Democrats alike are supporting
the war effort to the limit.
The war, however, is being
made an issue by Democratic
spokesman. Take, for example,
the recent column put out by
Charles Nicholson, director of
publicity for the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. He says sig
niflcantly. stripped of camou-
flage, the COPS objective (the
election Of a Republican House,
comedies exactly with the Nazi
interest in the coming elections,
as illustrated by the output Of
the short-wave broadcasts from
the hypothetical and hypocritical
Freedom Station"
Plenty Of Other Issues.
That radio station. Mr.. Michel
son points out. is operated by the
Nazis and has been urging the
voters to defeat the supporters
OF the Roosevelt administration
in the coming congressional elec-
tions. Its broadcasts, Mr.. Michel
son says, are intended for Amer
ican consumption. Mr.. Michel
sons column. however. makes it
appear that Republican victory
at the poll would be a Nazi VIC
tory.
1t is too bad that the war, in
which all kinds of Americans are
engaged, whether they be Demo-
Gratis or Republicans. should be
thrown into the political cam
paign as an issue. 1t did not
have to be. There are plenty Of
domestic issues. 1t was clear from
the start, however, that the
Democrats would raise the cry
that it is necessary to elect Dem
ocrats to carry on the war sue
cessfully. Indeed, Chairman
Flynn came out early with a
statement that the election of a
Republican House would be as
disastrous as a major military
defeat for this country.
Their, is an intra-party conflict
among the Republicans over the
question Of 'isolationism" as a
policy for this country-after the
war has been won. Wendell l..
Willkie, COP standard bearer in
1910, is conducting q campaign
with considerable success-to per-
suade the Republicans to aban-
don the isolation policy for keeps.
1t should. The COP National
Committee, largely at the in
stance Of Mr.. Willkie, has adopt
ed resolutions committing Repub-
licans to support some kind Of
international cooperation to
maintain peace after the war has
been won. But that is q very
different thing from arguing that
the election of any Republican to
office would be a NaZi victory,
Evening star., 1942-06-23
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The fall Of Tobruk had been
expected since last week in WASH
ington ofncial quarters, but it
was believed. on the basis OF in
formation from the British in
Libya, that 1t. Gen. Neil M.
Ritchie's 9Th Army would man-
age to withdraw in more or less
orderly fashion toward prepared
positions on the Egyptian-Libyan
frontier.
The reports led military OBJ
servers in Washington to con-
clude that while the loss OF the
important Mediterranean port
would be q severe blow to the
Evening star., 1942-06-23

conferred on them by their interior
lines and always seeking to effect
surprise.
The United Nations, limited as to
the scale of their efforts in any one
place by considerations of shipping
and supply, must meet and turn
back these enemy thrusts. Obvious
ly the best possible use must be
made Of all available resources.
We have Just had another object
lesson in the futility Of attempting
to conduct vast worldwide war Of
coalition by means Of loose under
standings and hasty improvisations.
We have lost our positions in Libya,
and we shall be lucky If we do not
lose Egypt and the Suez Canal.
Convoy to India.
We had just noted the arrival in
India of a huge convoy of troops,
airplanes and supplies. Had this
convoy been sent to Egypt, it might
have made a great deal OF differ
ence.
This is not to say that the decision
to send the convoy to India was
wrong, but 1t is pretty clearly evident
that there is no intent by the
Japanese for the present to attack
India. and what actually happened
was that we were compelled to at
tempt to reinforce Egypt and Malta
through the Mediterranean in
last minutes "do-or-die" fashion and
succeeded only indif1erently well.
I think 1t is fair to say that we
lost our outposts in the Southwest
ern Pacific. because We had no
properly co-ordinated defense and
because we could not make UP our
minds in time as to what we wanted
to defend with the limited forces
We had available.
For example, we could have cut
our losses at Singapore and con-
centrated on the defense OF Burma
with every prospect of holding
Burma as jumping on place for an
offensive return to Singapore when
the time came. We ended by losing
both.
Key to Axis Success.
Wa boya not y,ooda <be boet Tic. ~
our resources and We have not been
able to find adequate means for CO.
ordinating our efforts. Yet from
the very first the reports Of Ameri-
can observers abroad, military and
non-military. have stressed as the
key secret of Axis success the ad-
herence to the principle of unity;
unity Of purpose and effort. i'm
plemented by unity of command.
The time has come when the
United Nations must have this unity
or face the possibility of seeing vic
tory slip from their grasp.
They must have leadership. They
must have q leader.
Leadership in war must begin with
a mana man possessing the neces-
sary qualities Of vision, courage, de-
termination, boldness. self-confl-
dence and the ability to inspire
others.
War cannot be conducted by a
committee. for the essence of COM
mittee leadership is discussion end
ing in compromise, whereas the es-
sence of individual leadership Is
decision.
The old Field Service Regulations
contained the sentence which we
should all do we'll to bear in mind
Even a defective plan boldly and
resolutely carried out is far better
than the hesitating search for the
ideal"
Leader Needed to Inspire.
In all our planning so far there
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Pope Plus Is Reported
Continuing to Improve
B, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, June 23-The
Swiss Telegraph Agency in a dis
patch from Vatican City yesterday
quoted L'Osservatore Romano as
saying the. health Of Pope Plus XII
continues to improve.
The newspaper said the pontiff
was convalescing from his recent
illness and. while he has not re-
sumed his audiences, he is seeing
to it that all the functions Of his
ministry are executed.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
u. S. Plane Forced Down
In New Brunswick
q, the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
BATHURST, New Brunswick
June 23.-A large United States
airplane made forced landing
last night in a field at Big River
5 miles from here. The crew OF
six escaped injury. but one wheel
of the plane was reported damaged
Weather conditions and lack of
fuel were said to have prevented a
landing at an airfield. No informa
ton was given as to the planes
point of departure or destination
V stands for Victory, not Vacilla.
ton. Buy War bonds now.
Evening star., 1942-06-23

very Quic k ! y
and under great
pressure.
Two enemies,
e a c h enjoying
c ON plete unity
of com m a n d
with his own
sphere of opera
tions, will. make
the most violent
efforts 10 Dreak
out Of the steel
rings surround
ing them, using
every advantage