davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1942-07-14

the typical American RlIl WUuiu III
evitably bulge in the wrong places
1t was. they declared, only ques-
ton of time. But now that the new
garments have been shown in New
York, everybody is happy-every-
body from prospective wearers tc
the fashion writers who have
thought up the startling phrase
(here it rcomes) Everything is
under control" Cute. isn't 1t?
Seriously, forgetting for mo-
nent about the slogans. it's nice TO
be reassured that everything In the
foundation garment picture really
is under control Designers OF these
feminine necessities have done q
tine Job and you may be sure OF hav-
ing the same type of flexible, com
Portable garment with support that
YOU knew and loved in pre-war
Production Board days.
Every inch of precious elastic
material has been used to best ad-
vantage and in many cases non
elastic knitted fabrics with stretch
In them have been discovered and
utilized. When the new garments
arrive in the stores-any day from
now on as present stocks are eX-
hausted-you'll find that they look
and feel much like the earlier models
However, there's one word OF warn
Ing necessary If you thought that
proper fit was important before, you
can redouble your efforts this season.
Because your girdle or all-in-one
contains less elastic it has become
increasingly vital to make sure that
it molds your figure correctly. Gone
are the days of haphazard buying,
the carefree business of depending
upon the stretchability of large
areas of elastic to achieve an ap-
proximately happy fit. It's no
longer possible to buy garments In
such a careless fashion-which is,
after all. all to the good. When you
shop for new strait jacket" have
1t carefully adjusted to your meas
urements by an expert corsetlere.
Try it standing and sitting to make
sure that the appearance is correct
both from the support and ap-
pearance standpoints.
II you've never worn a supporting
garment, you may find 1t necessary
this year, for a number OF reasons.
Women doing active war work and
spending longer hours at their
duties report that the physical
comfort afforded by properly fitted
garments is JOY and a fatigue
fighter. Actually, they say. you be-
come less tired when some sort
of support, no matter how light, is
possible. For another thing-and
this is bound to affect all women
the new clothes made under WPB
regulations will be simmer and
more figure revealing. With less
fabric used in dresses there is likely
to be less chance of camouf1aging
the bumps and bulges, so a good
undergarment becomes must.
Don't forget that foundation
wardrobe is a smart idea and an
economical one. Take good care
of the several garments you have,
launder them frequently and care
fully and alternate them so that
they wear longer and hold their
ehape-and yours-more successfully
Evening star., 1942-07-14
Bring Out Flavor

To bring out the full flavor OF
raisins, dates, currants or figs, soak
them in little boiling water for
Ave minutes. Two tablespoons OF
boiling water for each half cup OF
fruit is sufficient.
Evening star., 1942-07-14
Chocolate Stain

To remove chocolate or cocoa
stains, cover the stained area with
cold water. Then sprinkle a thin
layer of powdered borax over the
stain. After about 10 minutes rinse
well In boiling water.
Evening star., 1942-07-14
Removing Stains

Light stains can frequently be re-
moved by covering with cake mag
nesia or regular talcum powder.
Brush of after three or four days.
Evening star., 1942-07-14
Mixing Hint

When mixing powdered gelatin,
flour, baking powder or other pow
dered material in cold liquid, use a
fork instead of q spoon as a mixer
Evening star., 1942-07-14
Storing Flour

Flour and sugar are very sensitive
to moisture. They shoupld be stored
in covered containers and kept In
dY place.
Evening star., 1942-07-14
Simple, Menu

A delightful simple menu for Sum-
day night is: Hot bacon sandwiches,
fruit salad with whipped cream,
brownies and iced coffee.
Evening star., 1942-07-14
TASTY Appetizers

Grapefruit sections. covered with
honey and then chilled are delicious
appetizers. Maple sirup may be
used in place of the honey.
Evening star., 1942-07-14
Cutting Meat Loaf

When cutting meat loaf, use a
sharp knife that frequently is
dipped in warm water-to insure
even pieces.
Evening star., 1942-07-14

Any punishment given a child
should be directed toward his
happiness. We would help bad
tempered child to feel better; we
would want a child whose fault has
burdened his conscience to feel bet
ter: we would want wayward child
TO get into harmonious relationship
with his associations; we want to
make children happier by our treat
ment of them.
II spanking will accomplish any
part of this sooner. more surely,
than any other kind Of treatment,
one is justified in using it, How
sure can one be that this Is so?
Before a child acts, he thinks.
His mind must direct his act. other
wise there is no act. Then it is not
the action that you are aiming at, 1t
is his thinking. Will spanking,
whipping, beating child help him
to think the better way? In my
experience, very seldom.
The gentle way Is always the best
way in the long run. When child
is in danger take him out of the way.
If he is in a tantrum put him in a
quiet room and let him stay there
until he is quiet; then you can reach
his mind. If he is breaking the
commandments study him to see
why and then set the stage for
better behavior. Beating his body
won't enrich his mind, and it is his
mind you must reach before you can
hope for different action.
I would not put a crime on the
conscience of the mother or teacher
who, in a moment of impatience, or
emergency. slapped child. That
won't do any harm, provided there is
a friendly relationship between them
and the child. What does the harm
is the feeling on the chids side that
he is being mistreated because this
older person has more strength
than he at the time. That is not
good for the mental health of the
child. and, as this is just what yor
want to improve, the mistake i
plain
Save the spanking for a real emer.
gency.
NJ Da&r: will w;un nnrsn~oI
Evening star., 1942-07-14
Pan Scrapers

A common clothespin, split in
halves, makes two very useful pan
scrapers which do not rust or
scratch aluminium.
Evening star., 1942-07-14

Mr.. Patri will give personal
attention to inquiries from par
ents and school teachers on the
care and development of chill
dren. Write Mr.. Angelo Patri in
care Of this paper, inclosing q
Scent stamped, self-addressed
envelope for reply. Leaflets can
not be mailed unless self
addressed envelope bears correct
amount Of postage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
LOUIS NJ. WEINGARDEN,
1928 Chicago boulevard.
TO THE EDITOR:

IT WAS with much interest
that 1 read your editorial con-
corning the postal employe. 1t
establishes more firmly than
ever my conviction that our
newspapers, and the men who
make them, are the most demo-
cratic of all our American insti-
tutions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27

T EXEMPTION of a reasonable portion of income from
L. taxation for the purpose of debt reduction is there
fore commended by both individual interest and sound
government practice
Senator George presented this view with complete
understanding In recent discussion of the pending fed
eral revenue measure, saying:
THE best manner of protecting American business
after the and preserving the credit system of
country which Is the basis of free enterprise economy
would be not to raise taxes too high.
But II this Is done, to meet the enormous cost of
government and the great expenses incident to fighting
this then think II will be inevitably necessary to
include In the bill provision for the encouragement of
the liquidation of existing debt through exemption in
way from taxation of part Of current income
applied to reduction of debt"
Furthermore Senator George is assured that the
treasury department not only will not oppose the
templated exemption but will support it before final
action is taken in the House of Representatives.
And it is his opinion that If the House rejects the
provision the Senate will insert it and insist its reten
ton in conference.
is such evidence of realistic and constructive tax
policy which fortfes the American people against tax
program which unavoidaby must be severe but which
and should be formulated with consideration for
security after the well for victory in the
There is anticipation of "easy" taxes in
which cannot be easily There is however a right
full expectation that expenditures which taxes sup
port be the exclusive purpose to which they put and
that the American system which creates ability to pay
enormous taxes be preserved.
1t is to be hoped Senator Georges information about
the treasury attitude this matter accurate and that
his Interpretation of the probable attitude of Congress
Is correct.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27

THE oldest trick in an argu-
INDEPENDENTLY in a po-
litical arguments to create
straw man In the image of
somebody you don't like, then
with a bawling noise knock him
down while the gape-mouthed
villagers pronounce you a dra-
gon-slayer.
Archibald MacLeish, director
of the office of facts and figures,
gave such an exhibition recently
when in the lowing he
knocked down a straw man be-
fore an audience:
"A small minority I'm the press
and elsewhere, which Is the more
notable because of the vast and
unified opinion to which II is
opposed, urges that no American
aid should be given to those
who hold the one front In this
war on which our enemies have
been repulsed. the one front on
which our enemies have been
severely beaten - the Russian
'front.'"
To my knowledge, there is no
body-above all. not this column
urging that no American aid
should be given Russia.
What is being urged is that
this aid to the Russian front
should not be used as the full
grum of movement in the
United States to strengthen
communism here and that our
necessary union with Red Russia
in its war on Hitler should not
be understood to mean that
America will tolerate a Red
coup here now or after the war.
What Mr.. MacLeish is really
saying-but he has not the
courage to say it's that all
criticism of and opposition 10
communism itself should cease
in our public prints.
60 HE creates a strawman. He
~ tries to make his public be-
lieve that what American anti
Reds are urging is withdrawal
of all aid for Russia. This is
- fib.
Mr.. MacLeish has never been
noted for his opposition to COM
munism. So 10 get at those
United States Americans who
hate it as much as they hate
naZism he erects bogey-man
for the pinky-panky-poohs in his
audiences.
How little the best minds"
among us know about the future
is amusingly illustrated by an
article in the American Mer-
curry" entitled Life with the
Experts" For instance, Cor
nelius V. Starr, publisher of the
Shanghai Evening Post and
Mercury" said on October a,
1910:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
Politics for America

IT HAS been said in Washington that the administration
i is bidding while Rome burns-biddlng while America
burns
Burning" of course is figurative.
But bidding is not figure of speech.
1t was only short time ago that Attorney General
Bdde in address before the exclusive Cosmos Club of
Washington said that politics would go "as usual"
Everything indicates that there bloc in Washing
ton that is thinking only in terms of next falls election
and the return of all New Dealers to Congress-
WHAT is imperative fall will be the return of an
w AMERICAN DEAL Congress- irrespective of what
label it wears politically.
The who sit in the Congress MUST be:
1-Pro-war to an American finish
Opposed to any alteration in the American way
Il after the
2-Patriotc but subservient men--in a word a
- CONGRESS and not political rubberstamp.
Tor certain powerful and influential administration
bocs to play politics "as usual" is a stab in the
back Of every arman, soldier and sailor
Our men in uniform have politics
They do not fght-and die-as Democrats or
Republicans New Dealers Old Dealers.
What were, and are, the politics of Captain Colin
Kelly
Or Of Tom Jones p
Or of Captain Buckley
Or of Captain Wheess p
Or of General Macarthur
Or Of General Jonathan Wainwright?
Or of those Americans who sweated and died in the
fox holes of Bataan?
They had NO POLITICS
They were-are-AMERICANS.
That's the only politics today that the people want
20 listen to-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
MacLeish Makes Straw Man
To Blast An+i-Communis+s
By BENJAMIN DE CASSERES

Regardless Of her bombast,
Japan win under no circum-
stances risk war with America
.. Why am / so sure the Japa-
nese leaders are conscious of
their own weakness: Because
old and intimate friends among
them still I'm positions Of author
ity have repeatedly told me So
What naivete, what childish
trustfulness!
Well, you'd think that wise
fellow like Harvard historian
would know what's what.
wouldn't you? Here is what
Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart said
on Jan. 10, 1871:
IL don't believe there Is any
likelihood of this country enter
ing the war as long as she keeps
Britain supplied with the arms
and ships she needs"
DUT here's the champ of all
- 'T-knows." 1t is Sir Stafford
Grips. British labor minister,
chemist. corporation lawyer,
recent visitor to India and an
expert on rare vodka vintages.
He issued this blast on Aug. %,
1899:
"A pact OF nOn-aggressiOn
between Russia and Germany
will be great reinforcement
for peace In eastern Europe. At
the same time IL IL a lie TO
suggest IL leaves Germany
free hand against Poland or
any one else"
The moral of all this fiddle
PADDLE is:
Keep your mouth shut,
prophets, roll up your sleeves
and get to work making bombs
for your enemies cities.
Do not be misled by the per-
sistent and perpetual muck
hackers Of America in prole-
tartan books. The following are
not--and never have been
the leading characteristics of
life in the United States:
Corrupt politics, gangsterism.
"cafe society" idle rich," ETC.,
etc.
The United States is, and
has been for more than 80
years. composed of hard-work-
ing people, people who are
really sheepishly law-abiding.
people who are in bed at IL
p. m. and up at z a. m. almost
every night in the week, people
who are not idle. corrupt and
. do not bum away their nights
in cafes; people who know how
TO take it" in wars. cyclones,
depressions. strikes and floods.
We the people are o. X. We
lead everyday" lives. And
you'll seldom find us correctly
portrayed in movies or books.
We are merely the backbone
OF the United States of America.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
| e tt ers to
+ h e Edit or
A TTENTION, slackers:

A TTENTION, slackers:
u Why should our soldiers
sacrifice so much in order 10 let
you live in peace?
Don't you have any patriotism
or Americanism about your
Don't you feel ashamed OF
yourself every time you see a
man in uniform?
He is doing his duty. Why
aren't you?
Anybody who is not willing TO
fight for his country is no better
than the QuislingS in the occu-
pied countries.
Why should you work so hard,
even tell lies. to be deferred?
Why should your wives quit
their jobs and start having fami-
lies just to keep you here?
If this country is good enough
for you to make your money in.
then that is all the more reason
why you should fight to keep
il so.
Do you suppose for one min
ute that if Hitler or Hirohito
ever had control of this country
you would be doing what you are
doing today?
And you wives of these indi-
viduals. don't you want your
children TO be proud of their
fathers?
And you girl friends, don't you
secretly wish that your boy
friends had the CUTS 10 go out
and fight for their country?
None of us want our men TO go
to war, but neither do any of US
admire an individual who is
yellow.
l am a soldiers wife. and have
no idea where my husband is.
But 1 am proud of him as are
his parents.
We know that he thinks
enough OF us to do everything in
his power TO keep this country a
place where free people can live.
We know that he is willing to
sacrifice a lot in order to per-
form his duty.
We are proud of our soldier
because we know that he is
neither selfish nor yellow.
How many of you slackers'
wives and girl friends know this
and what do you have to be
proud of?
Come on. you slackers. show
us what kind of stuff you are
made of. Are you Americans or
not?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27

J. r.: Can any one have
hardening of the arteries and
yet not have high blood pres
sure? Is angina pectoris a
result of hardening of the
arteries?,
Answer: Yes to both questions.
Mrs. II. c.: Members of my
family have the habit of eating
oranges before going to bed at
night. Friends have told me
that Oranges are golden in the
morning but lead at night"
Please advise me IL this is true.
Answer: You tell your friends
TO lay of the epigrams and get
down TO physiology. Oranges
are all right morning and night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
BAERlNG DOWN ON THE NEWS:
This War Outdoors
By ARTHUR "BUGS" BAER

Looks like the lads who are swvefng for democracy will
get patriotic chance to acquire fresh air poisoning.
The swvelchair cavalry has been sitting pretty
strawberries shortcake. 49,,
The indoor General FORESTS got thar fust with the moest
influence But there will be forced marches
the trackless linoleum
The mezzanne aviators and the lobby commandos
headed for the front
by News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
Boost Debt Payments

CTRONG indications have appeared in congressional
- circles of favorng disposition the part of the
treasury department regarding exemptions OF income
from federal taxation for payment OF debts contracted
prior to the present emergency.
Senator Walter F. George of Georgia, chairman of
the finance committee has declared his sup
port of that policy and reports approving attitude by
Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau.
Specifically, both Senator George and Secretary
Morgenthau seem have in mind the very substantial
relief available by that through liquidation OF cor
porate Indebtedness.
But since the same facts apply to individuals and
the contemplated relief would be equally beneficial to
corporations and TO persons is not conceivable that
reasonable objections could be made to and not to
the other.
POINT of fact the principle of income exemption for
i debt amortization might very well and proftaby be
applied all federal taxpayers corporate individual
The administration has very soundly urged the pay
ing off of debt of putting private and personal
affairs sound basis for the purpose of meeting
conditions and reconstruction problems after the
But it is obvious that if current taxes high as
to absorb much of current income that payment of
previously accumulated debts is impossible the condition
recognized desirable by the administration cannot be
achieved
Many people, well many business corporations,
have been caught in this period of high taxation and Of
patriotic obligation to buy government bonds which
finance the and of additional obligation to support
debts contracted under conditions which did
template such period.
In such circumstances the twin danger exists of
default of carrying of debts to the postwar
period either of which the clear interest of the
federal government to avoid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
VICTOR X. BRYEN,
2752 Virginia Park.
TO TIE EDITOR /:

I WISH to thank you for the
Il interest you have taken in
the problem of a pay raise for
the postal clerks, and your edi-
torial Of May 20 on the subject.
WILLIAM u. GUSTAFSON,
$1,000 Hill road, ~.
Pennington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
Tired Muscle
Gets Study
By Scientists
Fatigue Lessenine Vito
at This Time Z
BY DIR. LOGAN CLENDENING

WORK Is the keynote OF the
w nations thought and effort
at the present time.
The psychologist has certain
definitions about the capacity
of the human body for WORT
and the different kinds Of worl
Ii can do.
An understanding OF thes'
might help to mitigate some O
the arguments that are beinJ
banded back and forth.
The physicist says that worl
Is done when a force moves d
mass against resistance, wherI
one form OF energy IL trans
formed into another.
The human muscular systen]
Is essentially no different from
any other machine in that ID
transforms one form Of energy
into work.
1t is different In that Il Is
!. hooked up with the nervous
system which the machine doea
not have and which causes IL I'd
show fatigue in a certain length
of time.
THE psychologist distinguishes
i three kinds of musculaI
work: maximal, heavy and
moderate.
Maximal muscular work can
not be maintained continuously
1t is defined as the amount ol
work which yields an average
metabolic rate of eight or more
times the basal metabolic rate
That is 10 say about 12,00(
calories.
Maximal muscular work car
be done for a short period o.
time, as in very vigorous sports
but need for rest periods is i'm
perative. 1t is rarely require
however. in industry.
Heavy work is defined q.
the amount which yields from
three to eight times the hasa
metabolic rate.
1t has been suggested tina
this can be maintained for eight
hours.
This includes the heavy manua
jobs in agriculture, building
trades. mining, heavy industr,
and forced marches with a heav,
load.
The person performing heav,
work has a reduced margin o.
safety in regard TO heat dissipa
ton and heart action.
ITO ENFORCE heavy work fo'
L an eight-hour period is no
economical.
The story Il told OF tive
officers at the front who, for /;
friendly wager. competed il
making equal lengths Of trench
each with an equal squad o
men.
One let his men work IN the,
pleased, but as hard rs possible
The other divided his men int,
three sets. each working fiv,
minutes and resting 10. tn,
latter easily won.
Moderate muscular work /.
defined as the amount which
yields less than three times tn,
basal metabolic rate.
This Is the usual category o
work that most laborers In in
dustrial plants perform.
There is little or no drain OF
reserve muscular energy. tn,
increase in oxygen consumption
heart rate and blood pressure
are slight.
Fatigue occurs during tn,
performance OF this kind o.
work on account OF the hookuy
with the nervous system, which
/ mentioned above.
All these forms OF work ph
duce fatigue-for different reason,
and we are naturally interested
as TO how this fatigue is pro
duced, how il can be prevented
and what form of recuperatior
is considered most scientific anC
physiological.
This, however, I will take ur
in the article tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27

THE printed word - news
Il papers. magazines. books
has no such reticence when IL
comes TO history, and / am sure
that no hint is ever conveyed
to these publications that some
body would like to see them
LAY off" recitals of long ago
happenings because of a pos
sible unfavorable reflection on
a peoples or a country. If that
were true, we would have no
record of history.
And / am not convinced that
the intelligent people of any
country resent as evidence of
unfriendliness true statement
of history.
/ do not believe any Mexican
or South or Central American
would object TO an accurate
presentation of any part of
their history in any form how
ever unfavorable IL might be
TO them because / will bet those
folks have more sense than the
fellows who think up rules
against IL.
Copyright. 1917. by King Features
Distributed BY International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27

Subscription rates Gin advance) by mai
to any place In the United States, Canad'
or Mexico con Canadian subscriptions adj
1875 TO cover war import tax
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27

Published every Week Day Evening ap'
Sunday Morning by The Times Publishini
Company at 122o Times Square. Detroit
Michigan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
MRS. WILLIAM HEWITT JR.,
20164 Cameron avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
I WISH to thank you whole
L heartedly for your editorial in
the Times urging aid for postal
employees. II will do much TO
help us obtain adjustment in our
salaries.