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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30

the rest and he testified that they
had indeed come from La Pc
rousc's ships And Dillon retired
from the sea and wrote a book
about the great trip he'd made.
It's called
"A Narrative and Successful
Result Of a Voyage in the South
Seas" by Peter Dillon.
It's a very rare book and al
most impossible to find. But it
tells the tale in Dillon's own
words.
And here's strange thing
While Dillon was on his way
home from Vanikoro the French,
who must have heard that the
British were sending out an ex-
petition to find news Of La Pc.
rouse, sent an expedition Of their
own.
Captain Dumont d'Urville went
off in ship named the Astro-
labe after one Of La Perouse's
ships. He did some exploring and
named an island. where our boys
are now, La Perousc It's quite
close 10 Vanikoro. He found the
island and the old chief though
what he said when he found Dill
Ion had SnatChcd off most Of the
relics hasn't been reported. He
put mp n memorial on the beach
Of V7nikoro. And then he went
home.
And still the mystery is not
completely solved Did La Pc.
rouse actually perish when his
ship went down Or did the island
ers worship those white men as
gods for a time, then kill them
For among those sixty polished
skulls were some with bad teeth
and it's we'll known that the ISL
anders hardly ever had tooth
trouble. It's quite possible that
the skull Of La Perouse still
adorns the smoky shelf of a Vani-
koro long house.
And what happened to the
lovely Eleanore, Comtesse dc
La Perouse ? Did she pine away
for the bridegroom that never
came home? Did she go to France
and there. her broken heart was
quieted on the guillotine?
That well never know.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30

DROBABLY the oldest gar
Nden" in the United States is
nun by tho Boil Telcnhnne
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30

to Flavius. He suggested such
moving forts and wrote about
them away back in 400 AID,
In fact, one Of the old editions
of Flavius' book showed the an
cient Romans concept of what a
tank should be,
Another OF Flavius' inventions
was the leather air mattress for
soldiers ON the theory that
troops could fight better if they
were well rested. and didn't spend
a night on the cold. hard ground,
the Roman warrior suggested a
collapsible mattress with bellows
attached. He considered a good
nights rest as essential TO the
success of a campaign as weap-
ons theory that modern mill
tarsts also believe in.
one of the first experts to
recognize the efficiency of the
commando type of warfare, Fla
vius suggested much of the
equipment that is in use today.
His siege ladder, pictured on this
page was an ingenious affair,
held together by leather straps
and buckles. Each soldier car
ried a part Of the ladder-in the
same manner as modern soldiers
carry different sections of GER
tain types of guns.
Flavius also was the first to
suggest the many-barrelled gun
Almost all his ideas, though
many were impractical in his
time. have come into use down
through the centuries.
Some of his military notions,
however, never did, and never
could. ring the bell. His sub
terranean military outfit, for eX-
ample, looks all right but he
neglected the little matter of the
soldiers breathing,
This military genius OF the
fourth century also wrote several
manuscripts on military history
and strategy. His best seller,
regarded as a classic among his
torians of warfare, was his De
Re Militare."
There seems to be plenty Of
evidence that Flavius got few
medals and little honor from the
military men Of his day. The lead
ers of the Roman army looked
upon this smart strategist as a
crackpot with more interest in
new gadgets than in solid battle
tactics.
Apparently he had the same
trouble as many a modern mill
tary expert in getting the brass
hats to give his ideas serious
consideration But the warriors
Of the Middle Ages especially
the English-appreciated the old
Roman even though there is no
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30

clear evidence that they actually
made any of his collapsible seal
ing ladders or leather mattresses.
His conception Of the tank
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30

a modern military strategist
takes off his hat to this old
Roman
During the last World War,
the British introduced the tank
as new" weapon. 1t may
have been a surprise to the Ger
mans, but it wouldn't have been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30

Next week Mr.. O'Brien will tell
about the Inflated u. =. Naval
. collier tyclops. and how water
front habitucs in Rio de Janciro
have their own weird explanation
of why she vanished so mys-
tcriOusly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30

duced in That Military Srategs
Year 400 A.
Leather Bed Soldiers Which With Bellows The
Other Two Drawings a Trick
Ladder for Commands Weight
Diving Suits Which Fighting Could Water
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30

The Clever
Military
Writer
Who
Lived Is
Centuries
Ago Can
Also Take
4, a Bow for
A n tici-
p a { | n <
the Modern
Tank. The
Quaint
Illustration
at the
Right
Shows His
Sensible
Notion OF
This Highly
Perfected
Engine
of Destruc-
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30

BlOOINeS ARE NEITHER
HORMONeS nor vi'omins.
They ore natural eellUlor
products which siimUIoie
eeIIvIor growth ond reSpiro.
ton. resulting in more ropid.
more effective heoling OF
burns. cuts ond obro,ions OF
'he 'N'n' 'tJonvary lssUel
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Greenberg Keen, Held Likely
To Keep Clay Court Crown
Gains Fovor in Beating California Player;
All of Other Fovortes Advance Easily

ranking, was matched with Kim
bark Peterson of Detroit, and top
seeded Pauline Betz of Los Angeles
the national grass courts and indoor
champion, was to meet jeanne
Dunn of Des Moines, Iowa. Third
seeded Jimmy Evert of Chicago was
paired with Walter Smigel of Cleve-
land.
In first round play Miss Corbett
smashed out 60, 60 triumph
over Dorothy Parker of East Lans-
ing, Mich, and meets Lucille
DALEY Of Saginaw. Mich, next time
out. Cochell, seeded fourth, elimi-
mated Victor Soukop of Chicago.
Amy Roosevelt Defeated.
In other matches, Geraldine Lett
ner of Toledo, Ohio, defeated Ger
trude Bartholomew of Detroit, Ga,
60, and Helen Detwiler Of Crosse
Pointe eliminated Amy Roosevelt
of Birmingham, Mich, niece of the
First Lady.
Other winners were Charles Hub
bard of Long Beach, Calf; Robert
Odman of Seattle, Wash; and Mich
olas Beresky Of Chicago. Hubbard
downed Vincent Paul of Forest
Hills, N. Y, Ga, e3, IS; Odman
reported late but in time to oust
Lee Pinnell of Chicago, 6-3, e3,
60, and Beresky defeated John
Learman of Bay City, Mich, 8-e
As, 50, 6-3.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
BY TED MEIER,
Associated Press Sports Write,

PHILADELPHIA, June 15.-Corpl.
Melio Bettina, who makes no secret
of the fact that after the war he'd
like to exchange his M. P. armband
for the belt of Heavyweight Cham
pion Joe Louis, had a new reason
today to believe that he can do it
a left hand punch that would fell
an OK.
The former ightheavyweight
champion from Beacon, N. Y, ex-
hibited that punch last night, end
ing a years absence from the ring
by knocking out Lou Brooks of Will
mington, Del, so fast that most of
the 6,543 spectators (gross gate, $13,-
489.75) had to buy a newspaper to
find out what happened.
One Eye Bad Before Fight.
The blow temporarily blinded
Brooks, who hung on the ropes cry
ing Il can't see." Referee Irving
Kutcher led him to his corner and
raised Bettina's hand in 1:49 Of a
scheduled 10-rounder.
Many in the crowd, missing the
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Super Bowling Array
In War Bond Meet
Woman Aces Will Clash
In Clarendon Event

With the strongest women's duck
pin team ever assembled to repre-
sent Washington, this bevy of start
in the War bond bowling carnival
at Clarendon Bowling Center next
Sunday will have to roll little more
than their combined averages to
establish some sort of a record
score. Collectively their general av-
erages for special events and league
competition the last season is 585.
Norfolk's famous Ida Simmons and
the No. l woman duckpin bowler
of the country for seven of the
last eight years tops the quint with
l20. Lucy Rose of Rosslyn has
banged the naples for 119, Lorraine
Gulli of Hi-Skor boasts 118, while
Madge Lewis of Clarendon has lis
and Lucille Young of Chevy Chase
Ice Palace sports 1l3.
Every bowler is national record
holder or winner of some major
championship event.
But despite its lower team average
of 573, the opposing Baltimore quint
promises the Capital aggregation a
real battle. Elizabeth Barger heads
the Oriole combination with an
average of 1T. Myrtle Liphard has
1l6, Betty James has ia, Ruth
Zentz, Ardrey Mullaney, 113 each,
and Audrey Atkinson, 112.
The head-to-head match between
Miss Barger and Helen Roberts of
Clarendon and the metropolitan
women's match game champion
should provide rich bowling enter
tainment.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Paige and Monarchs
To Visit 10 Renew
Feud With Grays

Washington Homestead Grays
and the Kansas City Monarchs, the
latter featuring Pitcher Satchel-
foot Paige, idol Of the Negro base
ball world, will resume their big
feud with three-game series here
starting with a fioodlighted tilt at
Griffith Stadium on Thursday
night. They tangle again in a
ouble-header on Sunday.
Both have been champions of
their respective big leagues, the
Grays in the Negro National
League and the Monarchs in the
Negro American League, for four
straight years. The Monarchs last
season won the world champion
ship by beating the Grays in a
seven-game transforming tour
around the country, but before that
the Grays took two games of a
three-game exhibition series here,
during which some sort OF attend
ance record was set by the more
than 10000 paid admissions.
One of those games drew 26,113
customers at night. Paige, of
course, is the big attraction. The
towering veteran once relied on
blazing speed and an assortment of
tricky stuff. Some of his speed is
missing, but he still is considered
the smartest pitcher in Negro base
ball and is surrounded by a cast
of players who figure to give the
Grays, winners Of II of IA Negro
National League games so far,
plenty Of trouble,
Evening star., 1943-06-15
{ Eust Potomac Golf Is Halted
For Lack Of transportation
Unlikely to Operate Until Cos Ban Is Lifted;
Ploy at Rock Creek and Anocostio Drops

| getting gasoline to keep the fair
ways cut. I'VE were not able tc
get gasoline from the ration board,
he said, "but the Government
loaned us 300 gallons to cut the
high grass"
Damage to Be Repaired.
The concessionnaire said 1t was
the intention of the National Capt.
tai Parks Office to close the East
Potomac Park course in August to
repair flood damage, using an ap-
preparation Of $25, 900 for this pur-
pose. But faced with dwindling
play brought on by lack Of trans
portation. he said he decided to close
1t himself until the situation i'm
proves. If 1t does.
Meanwhile Rock Greek has been
having good play, according to
Harry Graham, course manager
1T is about normal for this time OF
year." said Graham. I'VE have
heavy week end crowds, and below
normal play through the week"
Leof1er said last Saturday, usu-
ally one Of the biggest days at the
public courses. was one of the poor
est at East Potomac. Not much i'm
provement was noted Sunday. He
then decided to close the course.
So public linksmen in Washington
must play either at the hilly Rock
Creek course, with its par of 81, OF
the short layout in Anacostia Park
a course generally rated below par
for skilled golfers. The old West
Potomac Park course now is cov-
cred with domitories for Govern
ment workers. The Langston course
for colored remains open.
Star Tourney Today.
Today at Chevy Chase nearly 60
feminine golfers were competing In
the class B tourney for The Evening
Star trophy. AS usual The Star will
present a War bond to the winner
in this affair for women with hun
dicaps over 1s. The tourney wss
being run off by the Women's Dis
trict Golf Association.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Southwest Hopes to Maintain Football
Jack Will Find Starr
Willing Mixer in
Mondays Fight

Beau Jack, the former bootblack
who was the sensation of light
weight ranks until defeated recently
by Bob Montgomery, will box Make
Starr, soldier stationed at Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, in the 10-round
feature match promoted next Mon
day night by Joe Turner at GrifIith
Stadium.
Turner had to overcome several
obstacles before being able to an
nounce the Beau Jack bout, but, now
that everything is set, he is predict
ing crowd that may be larger than
the one which this winter viewed
Henry Armstrong against Saverio
Turiello. Several tentative oppo-
nents for the Jack didn't suit the
District Boxing Commission, and
then, when Starr was lined up, there
was one-day delay in getting an
acceptance from Chick Wergeles,
Jacks manager, on the ground he
never had heard of Starr.
Jack decisioned Armstrong Just
before losing the New York version
of the lightweight championship to
Montgomery. The NBA claims the
lightweight championship is vacant,
with Jack, Montgomery and Sammy
Angott as logical contenders. An
gott retired" undefeated and came
back last week to drop decision to
Armstrong.
Starr, fighting out Of Harrisburg
Pa, before entering the Army, now
is billed as a Baltimore boy. He's
tireless little club fighter and will
ing mixer. This was shown in the
two eight-round draws he fought
against Pete Galiano here before he
hit the win column by outpointing
Collier Ostwalt recently.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
New Left Punch Gives Bettino
Hope Of Heavyweight Crown
WolIop Developed in Army Blinds Brooks,
Gets MeIio TKO Win in First Round

lightning left to Brooks left eye,
booed the Negro, but DR.. Ralph
Lanciano, State Athletic Commits
sion physician. said later, He did
the only thing he could have done
quit"
MY examination showed Brooks
recently had suffered an injury to
his right eye" DR.. Lanciano said.
There was no way this could have
been discovered before he entered
the ring. He had only partial vision
In the right eye. When Bettina hit
him he suffered a conclusion of the
left eye. He couldn't see.
Normal vision has returned to his
left eye, but I have recommended
that he not be permitted to box any
more In Pennsylvania"
Tough on Sparmates.
Bettina's manager, Jimmy Grippo
attributed the deadly punch to Bet
tina's training as a military police
man. II didn't want to say this be-
fore,' he said, but Melio broke the
ribs Of three sparring partners in
New York while he was training for
this bout. He sure can punch"
Jimmy Bivins probably will be Bet
tina's next opponent, Grippe added.
The stocky southpaw weighed 1877 to
1929 for the unfortunate Brooks.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
BY WATSON SPOELSTRA,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


DETROIT, June 15.-Safely past
the first round and evidently on his
game, steady Seymour Greenberg of
Chicago appeared today to be an
increasingly strong favorite to seize
his second successive national clay
courts tennis championship, thereby
joining the exclusive company of
big Bill Tilden, B;tsy Grant and
Bobby Riggs.
Seeded behind Billy Talbert of
Cincinnati, who doesn't see action
until today, Greenberg disposed of
golden haired Bob Kimbrell. 49,
year-old University of Southern
California Junior. in the first round
yesterday, Ga, 60, 60.
Playing Clifford Today.
He thus moved into a match today
with William Clifford of West Hart
ford, Conn, former Cornell star
who won his opener from Wendell
Anderson of Crosse Pointe, Mich,
81, 60, 60.
Two other seeded players. Nancy
Corbett of Chicago and Rollins Col
lege, Fla, and Earl Cochell of Los
Angeles, likewise reached the second
round yesterday, and three others
were listed to join the action today.
Talbert, seeded ahead of Green
burg because of superior national
Evening star., 1943-06-15

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto, a: Syracuse, 4.
Buffalo, 9; Jersey City, z.
&ochester, Q; Newark. l..
Evening star., 1943-06-15
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

East Potomac Park golf course
opened only few weeks ago, now
Is closed to play and probably will
remain closed for many months
during normal midseason. Heart
of the Leoffler public links empire
in other years, the course, located
on Hams Point, not far from the
Bureau Of Printing and Engraving
virtually is isolated by lack of pri-
vate transportation. No public
transportation facilities are avail
able, under wartime rulings.
There is little prospect the
course will be reopened until private
automobiles can be used again.
said S. G. Loenller, the concession
naire, who operates all the public
courses in Washington under a FIVE
year contract which expires De-
cember 81, 1943.
Has Had Little Play.
Leoffler said the course has drawn
little play since the ban on private
automobile use. and drew q gloomy
picture of public golf course opera
tion this year. The Rock Greek
and Anacostia courses had Is per
cent less business in April than in
the same month Of 1912" he said.
In May they were IS per cent un-
der their business for the same
month of last year. The April fig
ures and part of May were true
even when East Potomac was
closed"
Leoffler said golfers don't mind
walking to the course from the
nearest public transportation, which
is at Fourteenth street, a distance
Of perhaps three-fourths of a mile
from the field house. 1T is the walk
down there, the walk on the course
end then the walk back that gets
them" he said. Meanwhile Leoffier
added that the East Potomac Park
course, overlain with mud from the
floods of October, l942, is in good
condition.
He also said he has had trouble
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Headquarters Marines
Get Close to Top

Headquarters Marines, featuring
the hitting of Willard Marshall
former New York Giants outfielder
now are only half a game out of first
place in the Departmental League
The club trimmed Navy Yard Ma
rines, 1872, yesterday, with Mar
shall smacking a triple and two
singles, for its fifth win in seven
games.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Eastern Branch Leader
In BOYS Club Baseball

Eastern Branch baseball team won
its sixth straight game by downing
Michigan Park, 11-2, and finished
in first place at the end of the
first round in the eastern division
of the Boys Club Of Washington
League.
In other games Merrick topped
Central Branch, 11-3, and Taft
downed Manor Park, 1l-2.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Fights Last Night
By the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA.-M Bettin,,
1877. United States Army and Beacon,
N. Y, stopped Lou Brooks, 1921,
Wilmington. Del. %.
Chicago, knocked out Johnny Flynn,
219, Rochester, N. Y. .(6).
-BALT1MORE.-Pe edro Hernandez.
Carlo. 1901, Phiiadelphia 12).
NEW YORK.-Wallace Cross, 215b,
Newark. outpointed Tony Music. 201,
Chicaso Q0).
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Long and Freeman Port
To Be Foes on Mat

The two-man rassling team of
Johnny Long and Ace Freeman
most popular Of the tandem COM
binations to work here, will be
broken up for one week at least
when they meet each other in one
of the matches on tomorrow nights
program at Turner's Arena.
Last winter this pair won eight
straight two-man team matches.
A double feature heads the pro-
gram. with Elvira Snodgrass meet
ing Flora Dearn and the Red Car
taking on Babe Sharkey.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
OUTDOORS
With BILL ACKERMAN

Neither guides nor fishermen, on
the Bay front are finding the game
entirely satisfactory. Evasion of the
edict of no-pleasure fishing has con-
fused matters. When good catches
are made and the boatman turns the
fish in for double or treble the 20
bucks he gets from the anglers it is
the latter who gripe about an over
charge. When a trip is unproduc-
tive, illegal fares have been known
to back out on their end of the bar
gain and there is nothing the skip
per can do-eXcept to eSchew the
further carrying of pleasure parties,
which he should have done in the
first place.
An evasion of laws or regulations
always backfires, and those persons
fishing illegally not only are dis
crediting themselves, but other fish
ermen as we'll.
SportSmen as a whole are COOP
Grating, as are the large majority of
boatmen. We only can hope that
the actions of few will not bring
down the ire of the powers that be
upon all.
Some anglers. after going to con-
siderable trouble to get to some fish,
ing points where skiffs are avail
able, find that reservations account
for every available boat. At this
season of the year the fish have
moved off to deeper waters, SO
angling from pier or shore isn't
worth while. 1t is best to make a
reservation before starting on trip.
Up the Potomac, fishermen also
are having their troubles At least
the early birds, who are finding the
boatmen, who are on the job far
into the night to gather in boats and
oars, seldom get out until long after
sunrise.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Briggs Wins Loop Come

Briggs Clarifiers topped Navy Yard
Foundry, ST., in a softball league
game last night at Washington Sta
dium. Martz, Briggs hurler, allowed
only three hits.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-08
SHIP LIVE CARP 1000 MILES

NEW YORK-UP-Carp from
fresh water ports in l. states are
being shipped alive TO meat.rationed
diners as far as 1000 miles away. A
flow OF water at a constant tenn
perature OF As degrees keeps the
wriggling fish alive in tank cars.
The Railway Express Agency which
handles the shipments. estimates
that more than 100000 pounds OF
carp will reach markets far from
the source OF supply this year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-08

Mrs. Frances Owsinski, mother,
2O2 Straight St, S. W. Grand Rop-
ids. .
Petroski, Pvt. Aloize-Mrs. Mar
tina Petroski, mothef, Cedar.
Romer, Pvt. Alfred Airs. Ber-
nice Romer, wife, 6415 Mack, De-
troit.
Schultz, LIST 1t. James F.-Mrs.
James F. Schultz, wife. 1400 West
lonia St. Lansing.
Soltys. End 1t. Bernard Am
drew Soltys, father, 1902 Andrews
St. Flint
Spencley, Pfc Earl John
Spencley, brother, Harbor Springs.
Williams, Pvt. Leonard Airs.
Mary Williams, mother, 2s1O How,
ard, Port Huron.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-08
TEST POSTWAR oIsHwAsHER

DIES MONIES. Ia.-UP-A me
chanical dishwasher that will sell
for the price OF a vacuum cleaner
is already in the testing stage for
the postwar housekeeper, according
10 the December issue OF Better
Home and Gardens" magazine. Two
revolving brushes will wash and
wipe the dishes. II will even polish
pots pans and silverware TO any
housewives taste.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-08

CHICAGO-INS- The congestion
Of hogs at midwestern markets was
increased Tuesday by a heavy
movement from the Dakotas, and
the possibility OF action TO stop
the run at several additional cen
ters by mid-week was foreseen un.
less there Is a decided letdown.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-08


Washington, Dec. s-INS-Twen-
ty-one Michigan men were among
4SS United States soldiers wound
ed in action, list released today
by the War Department disclosed.
The casualties occurred in the AS
iatic. European. Mediterranean and
Southwest Pacific areas.
They are:
European Area:
Smith. Staff Sgt. Earl Mrs.
May Smith. mother, 1855 Hamil
ton. Detroit.
Mediterranean Area:
Beckwith. Pvt. Junior M.-Mrs.
Orpha Beckwith. mother. Shelby.
Bos, Pfc. Alvin Mrs. Alber-
tina Bias. mother, Holland.
Brunson. Cpl. Charles Mrs
Mary Brunson, mother, South Ha-
ven.
Clemens, Cpl. Maurice D.
George Clemens. father. Battle
Creek.
Cullen. Pl. James T, Jr.-James
j. CuAAch, Aalhcl, SllllNOu.
Fabrick. Pvt. Walter AIRS.
Versa Fabrick. mother. Coloma
Gutowski. Pvt. Edwin S.-Mrs.
Kathryn Gutowski. mother, Man.
istee.
Kliest, Pvt Lloyd E-Mrs. Ric.
ky Kliest, aunt, s944 Bessemore St,
Detroit.
Latin, Staff Sgt Leonard A
Mrs. Rose McCougall, mother, 2l62
Home Pl.. Dearborn.
Lebrasseur, Sgt. Mrs. Clay
ton J. Lebrasseur, wife, Marina
Marsy, Pvt. Arthur Mrs
Fred Marsy. mother. Jscobsville
Melzo, Pvt. John B-Mrs. Soph-
ia Melzo, mother, 2722 Colling
wood St, Saginaw.
Misiuk, Pfc. Stanley P.-Mrs
Helen Brodacki, mother, Romeo.
Owsinski. Tech. 5th Or. Joseph