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Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06
The Funny Side of
The Right to Vote

VERY political campaign
brings on its strange wagtrs
kuw but curious betting on Candi-
dates hit a new high during the
recent State and Congressional
elections. a countrywide com
pilation Of odd Wagcrs seems to
lend weight TO the off-quOtcl
statement of Richard Garfield
the well-known gambler that
some people VIII bet on anything.
Take Boston, for example,
where one election bet loser blew
a feather for Il mIic, or sunny
Los Angeles where a man spent
an entire day with a brush and
pot Of black paint labelling every
vacant fence with the name of
the candidate he had bet against.
Among the oldest bets was
one made in Albany, New York,
in which the winner had the priv
ilege Of throwing two dozen eggs
at the loser. In Miami, a we'll
known business man paid off his
election wager by sleeping all
night as a tramp in q public
square.
In Trenton, New Jersey,
young lady bet, the loser to DO "a
1O-minutc tap dance on the steps
of the state House. She lost and
there were many tears until she
recollected that no special time
had been set. She chose a dark
night TO fulfll her obligation
Reading, Pennsylvania, had one
election loser who had 70 play a
hand organ and wear IN his hat
"A large sign reading - lost my
bet" He paid an organ-gr1uder
50 for the use of his instrument,
and then collected three times
that much from amused spec
tators.
To pay off his bot. a Pitts
burgh society man, clad in frock
coat, striped trousers. SIX nat
ana patent leather shoes, had 10
WORK a run day with gang OF
Italian Iaborers digging a dItch
for a telephone conduit.
4 PniTadeTphian had to roll a
peanut up the steep Green Lane
Hill in the Germantown section
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06
PRIORITY PLAYTHNGS FOR q MARITIME CHRSTMA&>

The Happy
Little Girl az
the Right II
Playing With
"Sugarpie," a
Doll That
Manages tO BE
IONable and
Human without
such Details aS
Real Hair and
Rolling Eyes
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

All the Martial Toys in
the Photograph Below
Are ShiOned of
Wood, Cardboard and
other Materials Which
tnCle sam Doesn't
Need Ia Win the War.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

Now, after years of trying, we've got
heaps more suds, longcr-lasting suds,
harder-working suds in the new
sudsier Super Suds And we aren't
just talking. We tell you below how
you can prove this yourself.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

NTERE kind of shouting it our.
w selves - about all the extra
suds and longer.lasting suds you get
from Super Suds Because IRE know
that you ladies We been on the look
out for suds like these for years.
Evening star., 1942-03-23
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EXHIBIT.
"Springbok Week." display of
South American exhibits, sponsored
by the British War Relief Society,
1924 Connecticut avenue NV, open
ing today through April /.
MUSIC.
National Music League, Pierce
Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard streets
NV, 5:l5 o'clock tonight
Evening with the Victrola, Central
Public Library, Eighth and K
streets NV, 7;30 O'Clock tonight.
Victrola music, Jewish Community
Center, Sixteenth and @ streets
NV, $50 O'Clock tonight.
Concert, United States Army
Band. War College, pm. tomorrow
LECTURE.
The Frontier in American Litera-
ture," by Miss White, Mount Pleas
ant Branch, Public Library, Six
teenth and Lamont streets NV, 8
O'Clock tonight.
MEETINGS.
Maine State Society, Wardman
Park Hotel, 8 O'Clock tonight.
Georgetown Medical Alumni Asso-
citation, Georgetown University med
ical school, 8 O'Clock tonight.
DINNER.
Guild of Prescription Opticians,
Mayflower Hotel $50 o'clock to-
night.
BREAKFAST.
Early Birds Breakfast Club, Will
lard Hotel, a m. tomorrow.
LUNCHEONS.
Lions Club, Pilgrimage Hall, Four
teenth and Quincy streets NE,
1915 pm. tomorrow.
Dartmouth Club, Hotel Annapolis,
1890 pm. tomorrow.
Civitan Club, Mayflower Hotel,
1890 pm. tomorrow.
Optimists' Club, MayfloWer Hotel,
1890 pm. tomorrow.
Board of Directors, Garfield Hos
pital, Willard Hotel, 1880 pm. to-
morrow.
Women's National Press Club,
Willard Hotel, l pm. tomorrow.
Peoples Mandate Committee,
Carlton Hotel, 1:30 pm. tomorrow.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Dancing. games, refreshments,
hostesses, Rhodes Service Club, 1915
Fourth street SW., 7 o'clock tonight,
Music appreciation, Jewish Com
munity Center. Sixteenth and @
streets NV, 8 o'clock tonight
FOR COLORED SERVICE MEN.
Games, swimming, Y. M. c. A.,
1916 Twelfth street NV, 7 O'Clock
tonight.
Games, Banneker Gymnasium,
Georgia avenue and Euclid street
NV, 7 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1942-03-23
Mexican Foreign Minister
Will Bring Two Experts

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, March 23.-Two
Mexican economic experts will &C
company Foreign Minister Ezequiel
Padilla on his visit to the United
States next week.
Padilla was to leave today for
Rochester, Mimi, for health check
up and will 60 later to Washington.
Leaving with him, presumably to go
direct to Washington, are Ramon
Beteta, assistant finance minister,
and Luciano Wiechers, economic
counsellor of the foreign ministry.
The fourth anniversary of Mex
icos appropriation of foreign oil
properties of March 18, 1888, was OBJ
served yesterday with parade Of
$4,000 workers past the national
palace.
President Avila Camacho. success
sor to Lazaro Cardenas, who seized
the properties, did not review the
parade. His secretary, Jose Gonzalez
Gallo, and Labor Minister Ignacio
Garcia Tellez reviewed the march
ers from a balcony in contrast to
previous years when the entire cab
met was present.
Evening star., 1942-03-23
Bonus Tota|ing 6 Billion
For Servicemen Urged

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 2S-Dewitt
Emery, founder and manager of the
National Small Businessmen ASso-
citation, proposes that Congress vote
a s6,000,0OO,OOO bonus for service
men.
In his suggestion, outlined in the
current issue of the Rotarian Maya
zine, he said such action would build
soldier and sailor morals and ease
the postwar slack" Specifically,
he proposed:
That Congress at once vote ad-
justed compensation at the rate of
81 day for service in continental
United States, and 81 day for over
seas service A minimum of $75 for
all would be payable on the day dis
charged. one half of the balance
within 30 days, and the remainder
one year from the date of discharge.
Disabled men would, of course, re-
ceive customary special care"
Evening star., 1942-03-23
Zoo Has Epidemic
Of OuintupIets

Quintuplets are now in style at
Wellington, New Zealand, Zoo as
the result of three quintet-arrivals
recently. The latest addition was
that of five Canadian honker geese.
This family was preceded by five
Siberian dogs and by five tiger cubs.
Evening star., 1942-07-28
Heroes in Suicide Watch Defy Torpedoes
From Engine Room Posts Below Water Line

Mr.. Quinlan and a shipmate pre-
pared one lifeboat and then ran to
the opposite side to launch another
Eight seamen rode the boat down
while a ninth stayed aboard to help
launch it. The lifeboat began NOV
ing away as soon as it hit the water
but the seaman who stayed behind
while attempting to escape down the
rope, fell into the water. The last
Mr.. Quinlan saw of him he was
struggling in water already tipped
with fire.
Ten men were lost, ~ saved in
the sinking.
Mr.. Tupp, whose home is Brooklyn
escaped his torpedoing in the first
war without getting his feet wet.
1t was in broad daylight when the
torpedo exploded under the bridge
-Four men were lost, all of whom
worked in the engine room.
All ships have every possible device
for aiding their men below decks to
get away in event Of an attack. But
sometimes these men work on ships
where there Is no need to worry
about how to get out.
James Golden of Oakland, Calf.
recalls one trip when the ship was
loaded with large and small bombs
and ammunition. The crates were
fastened tightly to the deck and the
ropes stretched dan9erously near au
escape hatch.
You're not giving us much chance
to get out Of here. are you pal?'
asked Mr.. Golden.
Don't worry" was the reply. III
anything hits this ship you don't
have to worry about going down.
you'll go straight up"
Evening star., 1942-07-28
Cruiser Baltimore, Fifth
|0f Name, Is Launched
Nv the Associated presa.

QUINCY. Mass. July 28.--Ths
new cruiser Baltimore, fifth In the
line OF Navy vessels to bear tho
Maryland city's name, was launched
today at the Fore River yard OF the
Bethlehem Steel Co.
Mrs. Howard w. Jackson. wife OF
the Mayor of Baltimore, christened
the ship in revival Of a name first
given a continental brigantine OF
IL guns which helped to protect ths
coast along Delaware and Chesa-
peake Bay.
The Navy perpetuated the desig-
nation in a 442-ton, 20-gun craft
bought in Baltimore in 1898 and at
tached to the squadrons on the
West India station In the conflict
with France.
A side-wheel steamer OF 500 tons,
seized in the Potomac April 81.
1861, by the Army and turned over
to the Navy, was the next Balti-
more. She served as an ordnance
vessel in the Potomac and carried
dispatches from Washington to
Hampton Roads, remaining in serv-
ice through the Civil War.
The first American minelayer to
arrive in British waters in the
World War was the new cruisers
immediate predecessor. Commits
stoned first as destroyer in 1890,
the fourth Baltimore last was COM
missioned at the beginning of the
war. April s, 1917, and reached
Glasgow. Scotland, March Is. 1918.
She was placed out of commission
in 1922.
Evening star., 1942-07-28
BY MURLIN SPENCER,
Wide World,

WITH THE UNITED STATES
FORCES IN THE SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC Delayed The suicide
watch begins at 4 o'clock in the
steaming hot engine room below
the water line in the big Army
transport zig-zagging it's hazardous
course across the vast Pacific.
Down there in the blistering heat
are a handful of men the United
States Army or Navy couldn't use.
You can list them among your un-
sung heroes of this war.
There is William Quinlan OF
Sharpsburg. Pa. fatalist who has
watched men die on a flame swept
ocean. There is George Tupp, a
naturalized American citizen from
England, whose wife wants him to
retire now that he is 81. There is
Richard Thompson of Somerville
Mass, senior first assistant engineer
and his chief, A. E. Clausen of New
York and Los Angeles.
Dangerous Hours.
The men themselves call it the
suicide watch. It comes between
the hours of 4 and o'clock in the
morning and evening-hours when
submarine is hardest to detect,
hours sub likes to prowl.
And Quinlan. Tupp, Thompson
and many others like them work
far below the water line. where it's
poor gamble that thevll be able
to get out If
Why do they take these jobs?
1t isn't the money. You can make
as much or more on land. It isn't
the working conditions. You per-
spire profusely in temperatures
Evening star., 1942-07-28
WPB Operations Chief
Names Four Key Aides
BY the Associated Press.

bS mt Associated Press.
Amory Houghton, new director
general for operations of the War
Production Board, announced today
appointment Of four key assistants
who will act as a WPB operations
control board, advising him on policy
matters.
AS his immediate assistant, Mr..
Houghton named c. H. Matthies-
sen, jr., of Pasadena, Calf, who was
chief of the Bureau of Priorities
until WPB's recent reorganization.
WPB field operations will be under
Wade T. Childress of st. Louis,
formerly WPB regional director in
Kansas City.
Responsibility for supervision OF
all of the operating branches of
WPB was assigned to A. I. Hender-
son of New York City, formerly di-
rector of the materials division.
j. A. Krug, chief of the power
branch, becomes deputy director for
priorities control.
Under the new setup, Mr.. Krug
will administer the production re-
quirements plan and other methods
set up by WPB to control the flow
of material.
Evening star., 1942-07-28
Iunney Sues DistiI|ery;;.
Claims $4,000 Back Paw
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 2s-A suit
by Gene Tunney, former heavv-
weight boxing champion, against
the American Distilling Co for $35.-
900 allegedly due him as back nav
was disclosed yesterday with re-
moval OF the case from the New
York Supreme Court to the United
States District Court.
The petition for transfer was filed
by the company on the ground that
it Is incorporated in Maryland and
Iunney, now a Navy commander,
Is a resident of Stamford, Conn.
Comdr. Tunney contended in the
suit that while he was chairman
OF the company's board OF directors
he voluntarily reduced his salary
by $4,000 year until the earnings
OF the firm improved. The COM
pany's earnings subsequently i'm
proved, the complaint stated, but
Comdr. Tunney continued to be
paid only $4,000 annually instead
og $35,000 as provided in his written
contract.
Evening star., 1942-07-28
Stars Awarded Men
Who Took Macarthur
From Philippines
Navy Group Thot Removed
Nurses Also Honored
In Australia
By the Associated Press,

/
SYDNEY, Australia, July o.
Silver stars have been awarded to
men of the United States Navy who
helped bring Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur from the Philippines and
who rescued nurses and Army and
Navy officers from Corregidor.
The citation for Chief Machinists
Mates Carl c. Richardson of New
castle, Tex: Morris w. Hancock of
Southport. Ind, and John Lawless
Of Norfolk, Va, referred to their
motor torpedo boat trip with Gen.
Macarthur and said they executed
with marked skill and GOODNESS a
mission Of major strategic i'm
portance and OF the most hazardous
nature in the face Of greatly superior
enemy forces
The following were honored for
the daring flight Of big flying boats
into Corregidor and out again in the
rescue Of the Army and Navy officers
and nurses:
1t. Comdr. e. T. Neale, 1t. L. C.
DECIDE, 1t. Thomas F. Pollock of
Monrovia, Calf; 1t. William v.
Cough Of Baltimore, Md, and Dave
w. Bounds, Wallace D, Eddy, Mario
Ferra, Leroy Gasset, william r,
Drexel. Edward w. Bedford, Winsor
F. Kelly. Harold F. Donahue, Max
A. Grain and Harold c. Lohr.
1t. Decide, who has since been
| killed In an air accident, and 1t.
Pollock were pilots. The citations
said:
With reduced crews and with
guns removed from their planes to
tighten the load, they delivered to
the besieged garrison at Corregidor
essential medicines and other mil
itary supplies and returning brought
out members OF the garrison.
Their action in flying their un-
protected planes through an aera
nlled with hostile aviation to a place
repeatedly subjected to heavy aerial
attack showed high courage"
Evening star., 1942-07-28
Japs' Staying in AIeutians
Is Blamed on Higherups
Ey the Associated Press.

9y the ASSOCIATED Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28.-Sena-
tor Wallgren, Democrat. Of Wash
ington says higherups in Washing
ton are responsible for the failure
OF American forces to drive the
Japanese invaders out of the Aleu-
tian Islands.
II can't especially find any
criticism of the Army and Navy
Senator Wallgren said
But I think the higherups in
Washington, who determine strategy
should take steps to drive them out
Immediately. They're digging in
and entrenching themselves daily.
Every day the Japs are allowed
to stay there means that it will take
that much longer or more to drive
them out. And every day they are
allowed to stay there means that
many, many more American lives
are going to be lost before they are
driven out.
II can't see why something isn't
done at once"
Senator Wallgren is member OF
q Senate Military Affairs Subcom-
mittee that is awaiting approval OF
the Army for trip to Alaska to
investigate defenses there
THE Army may find it awkward
to afford special protection to a
group of Congressman" said Senator
Wallgren. tits up to them whether
we will 60 or not We were supposed
to start August s."
Evening star., 1942-07-28
nearby points to the South en- route
to Atlanta.

nearby points to the South en- route
to Atlanta.
Although they had f1ot been ON
cially informed Of Mr.. Eastman's
request to public service commis-
sions, spokesmen for the large rail-
ways serving Washington believed
any orders growing out Of the sur
vey would have little effect on local
service In this area because Of the
tremendous needs for transportation
into Washington from nearby COM
munities.
According to Mr.. Eastman's ofiice,
the survey is to be directed not at
commuters, or purely local, trains,
but rather at trains running between
distant points and making local
stops near large cities.
According to an of1icial of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, about 10 or
IL purely local trains are operated
between here and Baltimore with
more than 100 other trains running
to Baltimore en- route to other
points. Many Of these through
trains, 1t was reported, are serving
commuters.
Evening star., 1942-07-28
Oil Tank Barge Blast
Kills ; in Kentucky:
7 Others Missing
Explosion in Poducoh
Skaters Windows in
Waterfront Homes
By the Associated Press,

PADUCAH, KY, July 28.-Three
men were killed and two others are
missing after an oil tank barge, on
which they were working, exploded
in the Ohio River early today.
The dead were listed as Tilford
Duncan and Parvin Cochran, en-
ployes OF the Ayer-Lord Marine
Ways, and Jefferson L. Watson,
pump boat operator for the West
Kentucky Coal Co. Missing are
Robert E. Vasseur and Owen Fall
lowell, both Ayer-Lord employees.
All were from Paducah.
j. c. Meyers, foreman of the crew
which was washing out the fuel
barge at the edge of the Illinois
shore across from Paducah, was the
only survivor. He suffered minor
burns and shock.
Mr.. Meyers said he was stepping
from the deck of the barge to the
pump boat when a tremendous plast
hurled him into an oil-fll on the
bank 50 yards away. AS he strug-
gled to get out OF waist-deep sludge
a second blast knocked him uncon-
scious. He was wandering, dazed.
when coast guardsmen from the
local base found him.
Parts Of bodies of the men we're
found scattered over a 20O-yard
area, and one heavy piece of iron
decking was blown 500 yards up the
bank into cornfield. One man, Mr..
Followell. was thought by Mr.. Meyers
to have been inside the tanker when
the explosion occurred.
Coast guardsmen. crewmen from
the local United States Engineers
Department base and a rescue SQUAD
from the Paducah Fire Department
Immediately went to the scene and
began searching for the men. Fire
which burned f1ercely made it i'm
possible to search within the barge
itself for the missing men.
A number Of windows were shat
tered along Paducah's river front
from the force of the blast on the
opposite shore.
Evening star., 1942-07-28
pelIey Goes on Trial
On 5ediiion Charges
In Indiana Today
North Corolino Issues
Copios for Silver Shirt
Leader on Prison Term
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 2s.-
Dapper, .goateed William Dudley
Pelley, the former leader Of the
Silver Shirts of America who was
to have gone to prison In North
Carolina yesterday, went on trial
In Federal Court today on charges
Of seditton.
A capias for Pelley was issued at
Asheville, N. c., yesterday after he
failed to appear to begin a two-to-
three-year sentence for violating
State security laws. He is also /
OF 28 persons indicted in Washing
ton last week on sedition charges.
Unable TO Raise Bond.
Pelley has been in the Marion
County jail here for bout week
unable to raiss bond. His removal
hearing in connection with the
Washington charges has been post
poned for three weeks by a United
States commissioner.
Being tried with him today were
two alleged associates in the Fell
lowship Press at Noblesville, Ind,
Miss Mariap Henderson and Law
renee A. Brown, both of Indian
apolis.
District Attorney B. Howard
Caughran indicated the prosecution
would attempt to show that Pelley
very definitely has been publish
ing IS per cent propaganda and
the other per cent indirect propa-
ganda."
IL Counts In Indictment.
Twelve counts were included In
the indictment, each specifying in
stances in which Pelley allegedly
distributed false statements in
tended to hurt the United States
and promote the success of her
enemies"
Pelley, calling himself "the Ma
tion's No. l Fascist" was arrested
at Darien, Conn. April 4. Charges
against him were based on articles
published In the Galilean, his anti
Semetic organ.
Evening star., 1942-07-28

as high as l25 degrees near the
Equator.
Mr. Clausen believe he has the
answer to the question.
"A good so per cent of these oilers,
wipers and f1remen couldn't pass a
physical examination for the fight
ing services so they are doing their
part by going in down there" he
said. They all say they're going to
fight this war to the finish."
Realize Danger.
Mr.. Clausen doesn't underesti-
mate the dangers that exist in the
tight steel hull below the water line.
IF a torpedo hits the men on the
lower platform have little chance" !"
he said. IF torpedo hits in the
flreroom there is no escape for any,
body because Of the steam and
conclusion"
But the men sign on. make trip
after trip It's the same on thou
sands of ships plying the seven seas
in this war.
Mr.. Quinlan, the black haired
fireman and veteran Of Is years at
sea. returned below decks after an
experience most men would want
only once.
I'm a sailor" he explained.
Well stay in there until the nm
ish. I've seen Jap bombs at Singa-
pore and Heinie torpedoes on the
Atlantic and they can't scare me-"
He was on a tanker in the South
Atlantic less than three months
ago. 1t was carrying high-test gaso-
line when torpedo crashed into
the No. 5 hold. The gasoline fiared
like q torch.
Evening star., 1942-07-28
Railway Crossing Closed
For Grade Improvement

State Roads Commission work.
men today closed the Melrose rail-
road CLOSING in Hyattsville to traffic
pending the completion of grade
raising work at that point.
r. c. CLANCY, foreman in charge,
said the crossing will be blocked for
about three or four days until the
grade on the east side of the cross
ing is raised.
Motorists desiring to cross the
tracks will be forced to use the
Baltimore avenue overpass about a
half mile further up the road. 1t is
also expected that automatic gates
will be installed at the Melrose
crossing shortly. replacing the manu-
ally operated gates there now.
Evening star., 1942-07-28
Little Effect on Service
In This Area Expected

What affect the local train serv-
ice curtailment would have on rail-
ways serving Washington was un-
certain. Most local service In this
area Is on lines between Washing
ton and Baltimore. Only two purely
local trains, both on the Baltimore
d Ohio road, run out Of the Capital
toward the Northwest and serve the
area between Washington and Point
Of Rocks, Md. One train On the
Southern Railway System makes
local stops at Alexandra and other