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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03
Stephan's Communication

d RESIDENT ROOSENELTS Communication Of Max
Stephans death sentence to life Imprisonment will
be received by most Michigan residents with certain
of relief.
There is question IN the mind of any unbiased
person but that Stephan migrate and traitor to his
adopted country. The people of Michigan. however
opposed to capital punishment and have said the
ballot than and the feeling among them pretty
generally has been that Stephan such nondescript
person, such stupid bunger that he actually lacks the
stature of aggressive enemy that he is not worth the
dignity in short. of a traitors fate
Most of in Detroit and the rest of the state VIII
agree with the Official White House statement which
declared
There is question in the Presidents mind that
Stephan and probably is proNaz prO-German
His treason however, not part of preconcei>ed
plan His treason bore something of parallel to murder
in the second degree mansaugher in the first degree
THERE Will be much agreement also with the following
L excerpt from the White House communication:
The President believes that the sentence imposed
bl the court too in that did sufficiently
take into account the statute which provides for the
sideraton of different qualities OF treason"
1t would be good and helpful thing if Tie great mass
Of people IN Germany could Dc apprsed of the stephan
Communication and the Presidents statement on II.
Such information Val be kept from them # their
leaders have anything 70 say but 1t might open Their
eyes to Tho distinctions Of justice administered in the
United states and ~ Their own Naz-udden land
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03

TOR weeks there have been forecasts Of
i Germanys renewed attack >on Russia
Yet the assault does not commences, Owl
ously, Germany hesitates.
There are stories Of army opposition TO
Eitlers disposition TO risk everything on
decision in Russia, that Gen. Won Book
having resigned in protest against a ed
offensive has been returned 10 his post, his
judgment accepted.
There are other reports thai needed sup
plies are found to be insufficient, that
strategic bombing behind German lines has
affected the campaigns preparations
Meanwhile; the Russians seem very con-
hdent. and Stain seems content with the plan
of operations of the Joint high command,
which assuredly he must know all about.
What can be this plan? Does it involve
operations that may prevent the German
offensive; and, if 1t were attempted, threaten
it with complete disaster? We cannot, Of
course, know what this plan is. Here is a
conjecture offered for consideration.
Following the capture of North Africa
preparations have gone forward for attacks
in the Mediterranean. Doubtless, these
preparations are on large scale. Allied
fleets of cargo vessels tankels. troop ships
continue to move in and out of Gibraltar
Every important port on the coast Of
North Africa and of Syria may be filled at
this moment with the vessels and equipment,
for Allied invasion. There IS little conceal
ment Of the fact that this invasion will fall
on the two main groups Of islands in me
Mediterranean-the islands Of Sicily, Sardinia
and Corsica and the many Greek islands Of
the Aegean Sea We may be almost certain
that these attacks are coming. What will
they accomplish?
CAPTURE of Sicily and possibly also of
- Southern Italy with its naval base Of
laramie, would seem necessary TO end com
petey the danger TO shipping in the Medi-
terranean
Capture of Sardinia and Corsica would
mean an advance of our bombing power and
eventually our storming power close 20
France and Northern Italy, 10 Genoa and
Marseies. In the Eastern Mediterranean the
capture of islands there would bring our
bombers within 400 miles Of the Rumanan
oil fields
The threat of destruction from the sky
might be enough to force Rumania out of the
embrace of the AXIS.
From these islands Of the Greek sea-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03
knowledge Test
~ DIR. SABI>NH CONNOLLY

Who spoke thus about
fathers. ta) Is "A wise child
that knows l'> own father.
Dbl wise son makcth a
glad father CO.. We think
our fathers fools so Wise We
grow?
What does his fame rest on:
ral John James Audubon
,b) William Harvey tcl
Edward Jcnncr
What are three kinds Of
poisonous snakes IN the
United States
( WHO wrote these books about
the Civil War tal The Red
Badge Of Courage tbl
The Crisis Oc) The Battle
WR %SIy' IA n lfouAdl CAD
Albumcn, tbl adrtnaln Dc1
opium
What is the state bird of
tal Maine. obl Oklahoma
.tCl Wisconsin
WHAT South American llag
WIS., cav Nine alternating
white and blue stripes thl
has golden sun ON white
bar tC) has aNollow lozense
on a green field?
ANSWERS on Opposite Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03
TO THE EDITOR:
T y IIIF TIT It N'INF
4 FTER reading about the new

4 FTER reading about the new
"A strike in the Denver paper
tonight, the men in my barracks
were wondering what those
same men would do if we went
on a strike.
There should be medals FOR
those BR AVE. fearless shop
workers. and their Go and
ALL leaders.
They should be grateful that
they arc free 10 work, that they
arc able 10 eat three meals
day. free 10 come and 60 as
they please, and above all. not
10 have toe worry about being
shot down by a Jap.
What should they do on $50
q month as we have to? Also.
We have lost our jobs, our
homes, ctc5 hut-wc do not COM
PLAIN.
So We say hats off 10 those
wonderful shop workers and
their Go leaders. Thank God.
! am a soldier
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03
Quick stions

What do these have in
common silver. Normandy.
Siberian. Angora
= What is the United States
equivalent of the European
burgomaster?
SIS macaque % monkey;
t2) sailing ship 90 type of
pastry?
For the manufacture OF what
musical instrument was the
Amati family famous
5-What is measured by a
pcdometer?
eff Your job was a sinecure.
would YOU receive little
money for much work?
Why is the skin of the Nova
Scotia mink more valuable
than those from other coun-
tries > M.
ANSWERS on Opposite Page
Peace. above all things. is 10
be- desired. but blood must some
times be spilled 10 obtain it on
cquable and lasting TERMS
Andrew Jackson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03
Candid Riot Reports

OFFfGtk reports e Tie eitY council 10y aNnI LeIilleS
~ and Police Commissioner Witherspoon must impress
fan minded readers with conviction thatDetro officials
me- The savage impact of las, weeks rotne aer'ly and
irtcliccntly
Both reports were fortnight and convincing docu-
rncnts They were written effectively and with no appar
eat effort to gloss over mistakes of judgment direction
Since lie not criticism has poured IN on Detroit
authorities from an over America for not subdung 1t
more rapidly On this point the mayors paper and he
police COMMISSIONERS paper revealed they had abof9d
under msapprehension that in the event of such
disturbance United states troops would be available
within hour.
THAT was a costly misunderstanding But 1t was an
/ honest 0Uc
To clear the record and fairness to Mayor Jeffrics
and Commissioner Witherspoon, must say now that
the mayor told newspaper executives more than year
ago that he had been promised adequate aid by federal
troops in an hour less should rotng large scale
sabotage at any time require call for help
Certain facts in relation to the riot have been self
evident Tor a long time
one of these facts : that the police department. IS
badly undcrmanncd and has been the depression.
Back in 1881 Gen Pckcrt then commissioner asked
for POO additional mounted police, His request
denied for lack of funds Today the department $50
men under its reduced budget quota.
T ARLY IN the draft this newspaper protested the
l. seective service practice of drafting policemen We
argued then that a war-producon center like Detroit
good policeman valuable to his country stay
ing his Job than joining the army or navy.
And heartily agree with Commissioner Wither-
spoon who declared Il his report;
II do not believe there is police department in the
United States, though equipped with full compile
men of sufficient in number for all normal routine
police duties, that would be of adequate strength to
handle serious riot with its forces
M AYOR JEFFRIES report echoed that opinion in the
4Nl following language;
The Detroit police department cannot prevent
of racial hostties That is not its function
and that not within its power II has the responsibility
TO stop them when they have started. guarantee YOU
now that if there any riots they will be
queed faster and more sternly than before"
The reports will be criticized by unreasoning minority
agtators They will be sneered by subversve elements
who opposed TO police and civil authority merely
because they are institutions of orderly society.
But the vast majority of Detroers will look on them
with favor They will feel that the mayor and police
commissioner have said their say manfuly and frankly
and without ducking the issue passing the buck.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03


invasion of the continent is brought closer
Landings in Heilas or Macedonia might follow
at points relatively remote from the enemy's
central reserves.
However. in addition to these military
moves diplomatic campaign of exceptional
energy is being waged over the Balkans and
in Turkey 1t seems possible that our Allied
diplomacy may win.
Turkey may be induced to abandon
neutrality and become one Of the United
Nations. Rumana whose fidelity to the
Axis cannot be counted upon, may take the
chance of breaking with Germany
Reports continue that Rumania, through
neutral Offices, seeks terms Of surrender
Even Bulgaria, country Of Woodworking
tough straightforward peasants, has shown
great unwillingness to cooperate with the
Axis, has refused to supply auxiliary divisions
TO assist in the conquest of Russia. Bulgaria
is profoundly attached 10 Russia by many
ties, including that Of gratitude for her own
independence.
THERE is more than good chance that the
i diplomacy Of the United States will sue
coed in the Balkans.
Suppose il does. This is the bitter out
come which the German command is facing
r or sudden opening OF these countries TO
our armies and to our invasions would change
the whole position of the German armies in
Russia.
Allied naval vessels could move through
the Dardanelles and the Bosporus and ilto
the Black Sea. utilize the Rumanian port of
Constanza threaten the German hold on the
Crimea and the lower Dnieper valley.
This great right flank of the German
armies in Russia would be exposed to
disastrous attack if the United Nations were
in full possession of the southern and eastern
shores of the Black Sea
Even as a mere possibility ii is a posi-
bility which no soldier responsible for the
German armies in Russia can neglect II is
one, under the menace Of which, no competent
commander would undertake renewed cam
paign 10 destroy the Russian armies.
Certainly here is a reason for the hest
tation II is a sufficient reason II very
strongly suggests that there will be no Ger
man offensive in Russia this summer
1t even justifes the expectation that the
German armies may retire again, draw back
their line from the Sea Of Azov, the Donets
Basin, even from Smolensk and take up
shorter and more defensible position closer to
the frontiers Of Poland
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03
PFC. BURTON HOLT.
TO THE EDITOR

I HAVE a brother who has
Il been in tho South Pacific for
the last year. He was a ma
chime gunner until he developed
neuralgia, and is now q litter
bearer IN the medical corps
We have received many let
tiers from him and not one little
grumhlc IN any Of them He
docs say God bless and keep
You and We VIII do all we can "
Are We doing all we can? |
say no. Planes tanks and am
muniuon do not win a war. But
courage and fortitudc Of both
the man who makes the tools
and the one who uses them can
undoubtedly win this war.
The soldier keeps the war
front open and the least thing
We can do is keep the home
front open. SO lets abolish all
strikes. SAM NAHAS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03
SAM NAHAS.
TO THE EDITOR:


hAY=wF7 HANK yep foi yetir
vi splendid CO. operation IN
puhIcizing tho need for volun-
tcerS in processing War Ration
Book 40 -
We hope YOU can continue 70
help recruit volunteers during
the next four weeks Unless a
thousand report daily al the
processing center. 1920 Wood
ward many citizens may be
without Ration Book No 3
when their old books become
invalid
The Office AZ 1920 Woodward
is open Monday through Sa,ur-
day from 9 "a. m. to 9 p m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03
tF(IIf VI. NHlAI.F\,
Director Civilian Defense
Volunteer Office.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR
| LIVE near the Romulus air
l. base and II makes me boil
10 see people IN a car pass up
a walking soldier.
The boys don't thumb and a
man alone In a big car, or Just
a couple with plenty Of room.
pass them up time and again
say Let's Share the Ride
With a Soldier.
MRS. HOW ARD BROWN,
InEsgar Nib
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03

THE farewell note said merely
L that something had snapped
within him, and asked Bruce
Barton 10 forgive his hercSy
A commOtion IN tho corridor
just now has been explained by
the manager Of a luxurious
agency down the hall. They
were sending one OF their SlOO-
OO0-a-year mon 10 Bellevue
Hospital for restraint and ob-
Scrvation. His specially was
hotel advertisements and he
was. indeed. one who could
make a widowed pile OF the
jig-Saw period, resting on us
launches by an up-country frog
pond, sound like a castle ln the
air
"Our meals used 10 be very
good but now they are awful"
he had written. land, moreover.
We are overcrowded and our
help is not merely incompetent
hut insulting, and frankly we
would consider il a favor II YOU
would take your business some
where else and save III the
trouble. Of turning YOU down at
the desk"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03

1T WAS this that cot HIM.
finally The first few times
he got by with small inuma-
tons that after all. the rail
roads nowadays are carrying an
heavy extra burden OF military
traffic. IN view of which n
might be wise and patriotic Of
civilians not 10 travel unneccs-
Sarily.
OF course. one did owe il 10
ones self to VISIT the old folks
whenever possible, and 10 get
away from II all in order 10
come back refreshed from The
grim task OF winning the war
on the home front
But these had not been Suffi-
GENTLY persuasive and 50. IN his
last page Of copy, he had writ
ten, we have a wonderful rail
road bat keep off, and TINS
means you
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03

This IL The Readers Column. No
subjects within good taste are
barred. Say What yOu think, but
sign your name and address-and
write AZ briefly as sou can.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03
Ad Writer'S
Give Up--AN
Is Confusion
Keep Off Trains, Shun
HoteIs-It's The End
BY WESTBROOK PEGLFR

IKE the distracted southern
IL mule whose emotions were
so horribly churned when, early
in the New Deal and contrary
to generations Of training. ne
was set TO treading on the cotton
TO pillow il under, the writer of
advertisements, a high-Strung.
temperamental specialist of uut.
professional elite. is currently
suffering a spiritual strain too
CHASTITY for human endurance.
On the desk of one who ended
II all, an unfinished page of copy
was found, and a farewell note.
The advertising copy concerned
one OF our best railroads noted
for its de luxe trains. -----
The victim had been Schooled
for years TO entice the public TO
ride these trains and had de-
veloped a sueeulent style of
which he was extremely proud
and yet, of late, had been under
orders 10 reiteratc his old fami-
liar SeductonS but nevertheless
to keep the customers off this
line.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03
By PAIL MALLON


W A>lllNtiltlN. july No
w enc Va, really >IrprI>rd
~ 'hc Nal.acg-Joncs outbreaks
except President l,uu>rNt.l-t|'
..rfI oven tIoUrr % ,t3N IN Ntp-
nuou eft Nr Roosevelt $ own
ctlct last Aug I'D banning
oiitrIM >clppthr -ttttt++t
II I> Am old private tcud. The
secret behind u is that VICE
President Wallace mas ID blank
check on Jesse Jones. RIG 10
draw any amount De- wants for
practically any purchase Of
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Jones can find some defect n
tho requoiuon
ono of Nj WaIaccS a>,OCi-
ate. has testified hc. expects 10
huy S2.OO0OOQ000 worth Of
items In the next Year. and al
readv lac has paid out ST 60O.-
OlOOO0 so hc is doing a bic
business AN nm secret with only
fyqpucn'9ry renoriS and undcr
an a4tharltp-Ahirh IA. eixan- to
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-03

TIVE star Of The chain-storo
L grocery account is going
around lurching mo walls and
falling over waStebasketS. HIS
latest copy read ~
so YOU think YOU are going
To walk into our stores and
carry of our groceries. do YOU -
Well. just who the hell do YOU
think You are? Our premises
are guarded by armed officers
who shoot To kill.
And a writer Of restaurant
ads is under constant Survcll-
lance of the expire fighters
with orders 10 protect him from
himself. since he has been COm-
PEELED TO write insulting little
messages TO the public 10 tho
effect that prospective CuSto-
merS are all hogs who cat up
their own points at home and
then dine out. robbing the
honest rcStaurateur
II is like asking a sheep dog
10 kill the ewes Some would
rather die and the rest VIII
never be the same.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-03-22
RAnONlNCS SORE POINTS

! tight" in refrigerator cars that
may be serious.
Already there's the beginning
of squeeze in ears TO transport
citrus fruit from Florida to re-
place high-point tomato juice. The
big squeeze is due for June. Mil
lions of CITY housewives plan to
can vegetables this year. That
means that abnormally large
-hipments of canning stocks must
move in refrigerator cars to ur-
ban centers before they spoil. fOr-
5inariTy they're commercially
canned close 10 production centers
and move b ket through the
year in ord.ssdry boxcars).
There are only $4,000 REFERS
Gas railroad men call refrigerator
cars) on u. S. railroads. decline
of $4,000 since 1923. WPB hasn't
authorized construction of any
more. ODT plans 10 restrict
'sreefer" shipments, to tender pro-
duce, and ship the stuff that stands
up better in ventilated. ordinary
boxcars. Even so, it's doubtful if
the available refrigerator cars
can keep up with urban heme-can-
ming needs.
Glass Jars Plentiful
Other canning supplies look
safe. There will be plenty of glass
Jars. Glass is one of the few plen-
tifuL- industrial materials. Produc-
ton of rubber jar rings will be
authorized to meet demands.
Pressure cookers are scarce. but
Kettles will do.
Farmers who sell produce direct
10 consumers must collect ration
coupons. obey retail price laws,
and make retailers reports. This
applies to fresh vegetables, dried
produce or farm edibles.
It applies to pork sold on the
farm and will be extended when
general meat rationing is institut-
ed.
That's the way the limitation"
reriod of food rationing stacks up.
There's no prospect of eased ra-
tioning restrictions. Rationing IS
here to stay throuhg the war, and
will be extended. A good home
garden and plenty of home-can-
ming are s'musts" on the 1913 list
for the prudent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-03-22
Bv JOHN GROVER
AP Features Service Writer

AP Features Service Writer
Rationing has dumped a load
of new problems in Washington
where problems already come
in punches, like bananas.
Rep. Wright Patman's small
business committee gets an in
creased volume of protests from
food retailers. They : complain
Cd that rationing is driving
them out1of businessT9 GU that
larger retailers are favored un-
der rationing; ca that rationine
'paperwork' is driving then
nuts and bankrupt, in that order
The committee estimates that
rationed canned goods constitute
one-quarter of the normal sales
volume of a small grocer. High
point values are whacking the
stuffing out of this revenue.
Deliveries are a headache UNI
der rationing. Delivery service
is the best competitive advantage
the Independent store has over
the cash-and-carry chains. A de-
livery boy formerly could leave
charged goods without a long
stop. Now he must collect RAJ
ton chips" every trip. II runs
up costs and makes new time
demands on scarce help.
Small Town Grocers Hit
Wholesalers, with an eye on
their tires and costs, tend to de-
liver TO the retailers closest to
their warehouses. Small town
grocers are bowling that they
can't get stocks.
Patman's committee has the
ration woes of the smaller mer-
chant under study. No basic re-
medal policy has been advanc-
ed. In all likelihood, there will
be further action to cut down
bookkeeping reports, and to ease
restrictions on wholesalers to
permit wider deliveries. It's
hoped that increased sales of
fresh vegetables will replace
the lost canned goods revenues.
New Transportation Problem
This substitution of fresh for
canned foods is building up an
other cross-fingersrand -hope-for-
the-best situation. Office of De-
Tense Transportation expects a