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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

EGDEAR WALTER; I've been back from Eng
~ land several days but just got around TO
this Most popular sport In British Naval Base
towns Is Wren hunting. The Wrens as you
know il the popular name for the WOmen's
AuXiiiaries TO the Royal Navy. l..>
'The Navy boys go ashore In the blackout
and when they encounter Wren they turn their
flashlights on her demanding her credentials III
she is easy on the eye, they try to make the
kill.
III not, they let her pass The cable ad-
dress Of the British censorship In London il
.blanketing' London, which shows perhaps, that
the censorship has a sense Of humor
There was another example Of this which
discovered aboard the EXcalibur on the way back
An American who had been living In France
received letter from friend
The letter said he was enclosing about
dozen clippings, which he hoped the censor mt
Bermuda would allow TO pass. But the letter
contained only one clipping.
1T was from a recently dated bermuda paper
and ID read: More than 800 freshly arrived
censors have taken up residence in the hotels In
Bermuda
That's all I wanted to tell you except that
everyone over there asked lot OF questions
about you.-C. v. X. Thompson, London Express.
rI,HE FRONT PAGES Correspondents who
i have worked both London and Washington
complain that the censors blue pencil is more
mercless along the Potomac
Moscows Izvestia carried beaut OF quote
from Gen. Golubeff on the runaway Huns he
said:
"They know the shame of flight"
Add scarlet pans: Senator Reynolds. In
Feb. 1899, he wrote IN the VolklScher Beobach-
ter.
"AIl this talk 10 the effect that Germany.
Italy, or Japan wish TO attack the United STATES
il lust No much nonsense. Amy one who knows
ANYTHING about International relations under
stands that Japan Italy and Germany VIII not
attack the United States"
An orchid-bearing job of reporting was Ward
Warehouses; account of the OiIies quitting Cali
fornla trying 10 put the bombs behind them
Just wandering from nothing TO nothing and back
again.
The pro-Axis press is booming south of the
border according 10 John w White, the H-Irlbs
Mexico City boy. They're selling the South Amer
lcan nations the angle of sitting on the fence
until they know the winner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21
Il OIne on, now. give
IN little girl a hand. y

~ Alan Halo Veteran thc>pan. Mr. Hale ma
Been married 20 the same wife for 20 years and
has liked IL llnllA mood Alt t44tt-t+ffft-
The most difficult places 10 stay married are
Hollywood Chicago and Miami Fla.
Brooklyn y Y. IS tho easiest
The home of the Dodgers holds all records
for golden wedding anniversaries.
Betty Bruce Disciple Of terplSchore More
proof that long-lcgged girls make the best
dancers
Ray Potter Manhattan Bonfacc. Mr.. Potter
has instructed his telephone girls. IN spelling out
names 10 make them better understood 10 say,
when possible " IN victory, + as IN Tree
dom" and "A a, m America
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

smells like garlic of horse-radish,
Lewisite like geraniums, phosgene,
like cut corn or ensilage and
chlorpicrin like flypaper.
Many Of the tear gases have the
light odor of ripe fruit or apple
blossoms, while the smokes all
have a more or less smoky odor.
Lieutenant Preo told us of the
effects of the various gases and
the antidotes when ever possible.
For instance he spoke of Lewis
lite. the gas developed in 1917 by
an American Capt. w. Lewis Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21
Detroit Defense Class Learns Combat Gas Attacks

the chemical warfare service, but
which was dumped en- route to
France because of the Armistice.
Lewisite causes arsenic poison
ing as well as a tormenting burn
ing sensation in the nose and
throat and sometimes violent
sneezing.
First aid should include washing
with running water and soap, and
the washing of body burns with
a ; per cent solution OF caustic
soda. followed by alcohol.
Tomorrow we learn about de-
contamination and gas masks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

opened the gates of Japan. Mrs. Grew Is now
behind locked doors"
SnEAR WV: VIM. Dudley Pelley's paper was
~ suspended you reported, but he merely
started another one-same theme-hate, etc. In
his latest he spanks you and Pegler with the
usual misleading statements.
zone line 10 wit:
The trouble IN, that such publiCists a. Win
Chell and Peger begin Ia zee certain hand
writing on the wall and IL makes them hASterieal.
w. Lewis"
OBSERVATION from Hes Brody:
~ MANY OF the greatest military strategists
had but eye. Philip Antigonus, Hannibal
Certorius, Lord Nelson and Gen. Wavell Maybe
it'll make a line two
Boston: Dear Mr.. Wnche: An orchid e.
the far-sighted guy-uho- designed Liberty
half dollar. Take look at the face Of the coin
II you want to see Liberty about to give the Ris
ing sun resoundng kick.-W. II. Bradford"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

lives he saved by his
loyalty aud his work.
He rates a Congress
\'ional Medal, II you
u sked me, mister.-R."
"R an Into Bob
Goldstein, I he radio
exec with the sensay-
una. He said he was
lust back from Wash
ingtOn and that ID was
terrible there-all the
tells crow lie d.
couldn't get In any.
II he tow IN 80
jammed, Bob cracked.
Il had to stop with n
guy who didn't have a
ROOM"
I'D ear walter"
writes Mrs. Jimmy
Young, wife of the Init
n VS. correspondent.
admiral Perry, great
uncle of Mrs. Grew,
wife Of the L. -. Am
bass ador 10 Japan,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

supplied with a gas mask, Preo
added.
After impressing US with the
ever present danger OF gas war
fare. Preo pointed out that civilian
defense workers such as air ward
ems should be Schooled in how 20
identify these chemical agents.
ODOR OF RIPE FRUIT
"Don't inhale deeply" Proc
warned. "Sniff once and then
search your memory to identity
the gas"
We learned that mustard gas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

4 HIGHLY successful New York physician
y noted for his unusual methods says he owes
much of his success 10 his study OF the way
SICK dog treats his wounds.
And in general this medico expresses ad-
niraton as TO the way dogs act as their own
physicians Says he:
Eight thousand mothers die at child birth
annually-how many dogs die I'm giving birth TO
Hitter OF puppies"
The claim Of a Chicago bachelor that men
are better looking than women il typical OF the
Windy City single shek type the most egOtis-
teal males in the country" writes Detroit girl
AS for his saying men use no makeup, how
about that greasy. vile smelling stun they use to
paste their hair down."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

classmates in the second session of
Detroit'S basic civilian defense
course.
HAWAUANS GET MASKS
1--WE must prepare for the use
of gas by the enemy because 1t
stands TO reason the enemy may
resort TO ID as I'm the last war;"
Preo explained.
This time, however, II prob
ably would be used on civilians
In an attack intended TO demon
alize some vital center such as
Detroit"
Every resident of Hawaii is being
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21
BY DOROTHY WILLIAMS

II gas is used in this war, II
probably will be dropped from the
skies on civilian centers by an
armada of hundreds of planes.
And just such an attack might
be made on Detroit. Lieut.. Ber-
nard A. Preo OF the police depart
ment. warned me and my fellow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

says IN ONO al 1Oll
NIT hari-karl shortly
before or after his
forty. third birthda!
which is April 10, 1914
Today l saw a fox
terrier that was born
with three legs and had
an artificial leg made
for HIM. He m Owe =
around quite nicely and
Is appropriately named
Hopalong llIs ,all a.,
in excellent Waggins
condition.
DUBY KELLER.
IL Looking cute and
clipper AZ ever Seems
difficult 10 believe u
va, L. year, ago Ruby
was a tap dancer IN
Manhattans RI Fey
night club and Texas
Gulnan was introducing
her with
"t Ome on, now. give
lis little girl a hand. y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

This is the second OF a series
OF articles summarizing the
teachings day by day in De-
troit's basic civilian defense
course.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

GLJEY, WINCHY!-What about William SebOld,
III the loyal German American who helped
the FBI trap that huge Nazi spy ring recently:
"All were sent to the clink-sOme for 22
wears. He certainly rates some sort OF recogni-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

OLNiLh Open s:t5 An. Also Mid
night Show. Free Parking. Free 10 Ladies,
Constance Bennett Cosmetics. Ronald Col
man AIMS lee. my LIFE WITH CARO-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21
On Broadway


Trade Mark Registered. copyrght 1912
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21
On the Side
IL. y. DSyv'Iing

Distributed b Kins Features SYNDICATE. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

rCNTCD-Woodward at Grand Blvd.
ILNlLh CONSTANCE BENNETT
COSMETICS FREE TO THE LADIES.
TO-DAY AND THURSDAY.
MATINEE AND EVENING.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21
..n,nIcr-s1i, Woodward
4 THIS STAR IDENTIFIES COOPERATIVE THEATERs

DApAnICE-SI11 WOODWARD
hhhDICL Cont. from p. NJ. On Stage
in Person: Maxine Sullivan with 'Bama
state Coilegians. Plus a Big Stage Show.
On Screen: Zane Grey's ORDERS OF
THE PURPLE SAGE"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

IhOlLL Box office Open 6l5. All
seats 1Oc "SCATTERBRAIN," with Judy
Canova. Also "GIRT. FROM GODS COtN-
TRY" with Chester Morris and Charles
Bickford Musical. Cartoon. Serial. News.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-21

clcINn-E. Dawson at s-Mi. Tw. 2-0s47t
IhOlNU Open $50. Enrol Flynn. Fred
MacMurray. "DINE BOMBER." THREE
GIRLS ABOUT TOWN" Joan Biondell.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

building in an outlying section of
Stalingrad. The fighting there
lasted for hours, Red Star reported.
The army newspaper said that in
several places west of Stalingrad
fierce attacks gained the Germans
some wedges i'll the Russian de-
fenses, but ip most of these salients
Russian forces closed in again and
forced the Nazis out.
Stalingrad mortar batteries de-
Sroyed 40 German tanks and killed
a large number of infantrymen in
holding a narrow sector against an
attack by hundreds of tanks and
several rifle regiments seeking to
advance at all costs, the Moscow
radio reported.
Armament plants were reported
maintaining production and smoke
from their chimneys blended with
the fumes from bomb blasted areas
OF the Volga River industrial city.
The midnight communique indi-
Gated that the fortunes of battle
elsewhere rested with Soviet arms
1t declared:
German troops were thrown from
two settlements in the Mozdok area
OF the Central Caucasus; the in
vaders lost 1000 men and seven
tanks in an attack on Russian posi-
tons in the Upper Don Basin south
Of Voronezh; tank-borne Nazi in
fantrymen in Red Army uniforms
were detected and routed as they
sought to move to the Red Army
rear on the central front; Soviet
patrols derailed three German rail-
way trains.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

Not everybody with dollar to
spare can shoot a gun straight-but
everybody can shoot straight to the
bank and buy q War bond.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Miss Theresa Schoenborn,
Retired Teacher, Dies

Miss Theresa F. Schoenborn, 66
retired teacher in the District public
school system. died yesterday at her
home, 1869 Eighteenth street NV,
after a prolonged illness.
A native of Washington, Miss
Schoenborn had taught in schools
here for more than 40 years before
her retirement about four years ago.
At that time she was on the Mac
farland Junior High School faculty.
She was a graduate of Washington
Normal School and took post-grad-
uate courses at George Washington
University, American University and
Harvard. One of her outstanding
contributions to the school system
was her assistance in formulating
the science courses for the junior
and senior high schools. She was
a member of many educational or
ganlzations and for years was active
in the Chevy Chase Womans Club.
She is survived by two nieces, Mrs.
Mildred S. Bogley and Mrs. Frances
c. Rose, both of Washington. Fu-
neral services will be at 3 pm. to-
morrow at the Hines funeral home,
1901 Fourteenth street NV Burial
will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

vest himself OF all direct concern
with these matters. Good admins
tration dictates that the rubber ad-
ministrator use the available facili-
ties of other Government agencies
in the execution Of the program,
but his decisions and not theirs
must control"
Mr.. Jeffers, born in North Platte,
Neb. January 2, 1876. began his
long career with the Union Pacific
as an Office boy when IA years old.
He served as a telegrapher, and as
a clerk In the maintenance Of way
department. He was a train dis
patcher from 1898 to 1900, in which
year he married Miss Lena A.
Schatz, Of North Platte.
Vice President in 1917.
Mr.. Jeffers served as chief dis
patcher from 1900 to 1905, as train
master from 1905 to 1908, as as
sistant superintendent for the Utah
Division and as superintendent of
the wyoming and Nebraska Divi-
sions from 1908 until 1915.
He was promoted to general su-
perintendent in 1915 and on June 3
Of the following year was made
general manager. He rose to vice
president of the road in 1917 and
in 1928 was named vice president in
charge of operations. In 1882, Mr..
Jeffers was made executive vice
president of the Union Pacific Sys-
tenn, remaining in that capacity
until 1887, when he became presi-
dent.
Mr.. Jeffers is the first head of
the railroad to rise from it's ranks.
He boasts that he can call 10000
employees by their first names and
on several occasions has declared
he would rather be president of the
Union Pacific than President of the
United States"
Popular With Employees.
His pride is the systems labor
relations record. He claims the
Union Pacific has never been subject
to strike instigated by Union Pa
ctf1c men.
Evidence Of his popularity with
the employees was displayed in 1897,
when $500 members of Union Pa
cific Old Timers Clubs, their fami-
lies and rail leaders from all parts
Of the country attended q banquet
at Omaha in his honor. Rail
brotherhood leaders praised him as
"a hard. two-hsted bargainer, but
always on the square and ready to
do the right thing"
Throughout his career he has had
little time for activities outside of
his railroad and his home.
His home and Office are In
Omaha, Nebr. Mr.. Jeffers addressed
the meeting of newspaper publish
ers two weeks ago, which was called
by Mr.. Nelson to accelerate the
scrap materials collection drive. In
his travels about the country, he
performed valuable service for the
WPB In spotting stores of scrap
and reporting to Lessing Rosenwald,
head of the conservation division.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Montgomery Warned
Of Sept. 80 Tax DeadIine

Montgomery County Treasurer
John B. Diamond today warned tax
payers that the deadline for pay
ment Of their 1912 real estate taxes
is September 80 and that per cent
penalty is assessed beginning Octo-
ber /.
Unpaid taxes become delinquent
after January /, he said, and the
property may be sold for taxes in
April. While he was unable to give
the exact number of county resi-
dents who have not paid their
taxes thus far, Mr.. Diamond said
that there. were great many"
At the same time he urged those
who have not received their tax bills
to get In touch with his Office in
Rockville so that bills may be sent
to them. In many cases, he ex-
planned, the treasurer's Office does
not have the taxpayers address, and
for this reason no tax bill was sent
out. Tax bills were mailed between
August 10 and September 10, he
added.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
White House Gives
Five Tons Of Scrap
10 Collection Drive
President Foresees
Metal Seizure Unless
Campaign Succeeds

President Roosevelt, disclosing
that about five tons OF scrap metal
have been collected at the White
House in an effort to set q good ex-
ample for the rest OF the Nation,
yesterday urged full cooperation by
every home in the intensified sal
wage campaign.
We have not yet reached the point
where 1t is necessary to confiscate
such things as door knobs and orna-
mental iron work, he said, but
warned that II the people do not
hurry and turn in other kinds Of
scrap the Government may have to
be lot more drastic and just plain
take it away.
Urges Search in Homes.
The President told a press con-
ference that he is sure from per-
sonal observation on recent visits to
various "Shangri-Las" that the peo-
pie generally have not completely
searched their homes for scrap, and
that there still is much salvage ma
terial lying around practically every
home in the country.
That is why, he said, that he
hopes the new intensified scrap
campaign is going to help a lot in
getting needed metal to the steel
mills and be the success it deserves
to be.
On the question of whether the
White House will have pile OF
scrap at the curb for the trucks
collecting in the Northwest and
Southwest sections of the District
on September a., Mr.. Roosevelt
said the White House attic, cellars
Offices and store rooms have beer
thoroughly cleaned out.
The White House family. he said
has been trying to set the rest OF
the Nation a good example in the
scrap metal campaign.
Four Truckloads Turned in.
About three months ago the White
House and executive offices were
| searched and three truckloads O.
salvaged scrap were sent to tn.
Navy Yard. The search was con.
tinued and about a week ago an.
other truckload was collected ane
sent to the Navy Yard.
Except for whatever scrap 4
found in the new East Wing build
ing, when construction is completed
there is probably no more scrap t,
be salvaged at the White House, h,
said.
The President advised those whit
have scrap in their homes but hv'
in communities where collection or
ganizations have not been set up o.
are not functioning, to write II
about it.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Chevy Chase Army Fills
Half Garage Full Of Scrap

"The Chestnut Greek Army" or
ganized by the children OF Chest
nut Street, Chevy Chase, Md, to
collect scrap metal in the neighbor-
hood, has collected one half OF a
garage full after a canvass of four
blocks.
The army" under the command
of General Frank johnson, l3. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Johnson
6504 Chestnut Street, Chevy Chase,
consists of IL children ranging in
age from seven to IA.
The children plan to sell their
scrap to the neighborhood junk
man, and with the money buy de-
fense stamps. Members of the army
in addition to General johnson,
are Sonny Smoot, 8; Duckie Glass
cock, 7: John Bell, 6; Donald Har-
rlson, S; Bert Harrison, IL; Jerry
Carter, Z; Mary Ellen Kinsman, IL;
Paula Farnsworth, II; Sammy
ToWne, II, and Billy Towne, 8.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Navy Denies Historic
Oregon 10 Be Strapped
E, the Associated Press.

bN IHe hSSOClSGeG FTSSh.
The Navy disclaimed knowledge
yesterday Of any plan to scrap the
46-year-old decommissioned battle
ship Oregon, tied up at Portland,
Greg, as historic relic for more
than II years.
Numerous inquiries have been
received regarding rumors that the
Oregon would be scrapped," an
official statement said, and the
Navy Department makes the above
statement to clarity the situation. "
Gov. Charles A. Sprague of Ore
gon offered in January to turn the
old battleship over to the Navy for
coastal or other defense purposes,
but Secretary Knox advised him
that "the maintenance Of this his
toric shrine. remindful OF the re-
sourcefulness, perseverance and
loyalty Of the old Navy, remains an
anaparatIon 70 ovr fighting forces.r =
Evening star., 1942-09-16

plans for the two Sunday col
lections. In addition to Col. Snow
the committee includes Mr.. xanten,
Mr.. Walker, j. B. Gordon, director
of sanitary engineering for the Dis
trict; Philip Smith, wholesale junk
dealer; William J. Mileham, chief
afraid warden, and James E. Coli
flower, chairman OF the District
Salvage Committee.
AS plans were made for the short,
intensive drive as part of contin-
uing campaign which will last until
January /, the Institute of Scrap
Iron and Steel, Inc, trade associa-
ton with headquarters here, re-
quested iron and steel scrap deal
ers to put on extra shifts during
September and October to expedite
handling OF scrap gathered in the
Nations campaigns.
Scrap yard inventories are gen.
orally down to a minimum work.
ing basis" Edwin c. Barringer, pres
ident and executive secretary of the
institute, said. Whatever material
Is developed by the various drives
should be prepared quickly and
shipped Immediately to consumers
The only limiting factor is the sup
ply OF labor, but every effort will be
made to augment it,"
II men are not available, Mr.. Bar
ringer said. women should be hired
for lighter Jobs in scrap yards. Dur
ing the First World War, women
were hired for such heavy work as
loading freight cars by hand and
already In one Eastern yard women
are employed to sort metals.
26,500, 900 Pound Objective.
Government buildings in Wash
ington and throughout the Nation
also are joining the scrap metal
drive, with receptacles placed in
courtyards and other suitable places
in Federal structures. w. E. Rev.
nolds, commissioner of public build
ings Of the Federal Works Agency
suggested that the receptacles be
used not only for scrap obtained in
the buildings themselves, but also
for such pieces of metal scrap as
could be conveniently carried from
home.
The drive in the District. to collect
26,500,000 pounds of salvageable
metal between now and January
continued apace At the Manhattan
Auto and Radio Stores, 17O6 Seventh
street NV. two trucks were loaded
yesterday with at least four tons OF
salvage materials and their cargoe.
hauled away to be converted into
vital war implements. The scrap
was collected under the direction OF
Bernie Mills, manager. and the
salvage was sorted before being sent
away to be processed.
The National Geographic Society
revealed a 57,321-pound scrap pile
the bulk of which Is discarded elec-
totype metal, composed of lead
copper and nickel, plus SSH pound,
OF copper half-tones, had beer
turned over for collection.
Odd Items Turned In.
Among the historic items which
The society Is contributing to the
Government scrap drive are an ole
anchor from the Potomac River
cans for Photographic film, which
have been used in many parts O,
the world, including Japan; a Brit.
ish crest from tray off the H. M. S
Winchester, sunk in 1895 off the
Florida Keys and recovered in 1889
and an old safe from the Nationa
Geographic Society Annex, Ecking.
ton place NE, which was cut ur
with torches and which yielded
more than two tons of metal.
Additional items included more
than million metal addressograpf
plates, accumulated from changes o.
address by members and totaline
two -and-one- half tons.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
LETTERS Needs Rubber
For Family Auto
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Sept. 16.-W. M. Jeffers
Of Omaha, newly-appointed rubber
administrator, is in need of new
rubber for his family car.
Mrs. Jeffers said last night that
the family auto, a 1910 model, still
has its original tires. The Jeffers
car seldom leaves the city streets,
she added.
I'VE have not used the car very
much, so I don't know how many
miles are left in the tires she said.
Mr.. Jeffers uses it to drive to and
from work Otherwise we use it
very little"
Her husbands appointment by
Donald Nelson, WPB chief, came as
a surprise here, not even Mrs. Jeffers
knowing it was to be made.