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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Ceremony TO Honor
SfredmIiners Group

Special certificates Of merit for
outstanding volunteer service 10
the war effort will be awarded to
35 members of the department of
parks and recreation's Streamlln-
ers during ceremonies tomorrow
morning in city hall. Mrs. Edward
j. Jeffries Jr.. wife of the mayor,
will present the certificates.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30

There was no fooling about it
when Chief April First took up
the tomahawk today in Detroit.
The chiefly courtesy-eame
10 town for assignment with the
Canadian Army. his own choice.
AS a member Of the IroquoiS tribe.
he can claim citizenship in both
Canada and the United States and
thus may serve IN the army OF
either country.
And ne comes from q fighting
tribe, For il was the Iregueis, in
the first place, who burned Col
Crawford Mt the stake. that long
ago day in 1871 in Upper San
duSky. And he is the son of Chief
Mitchell Rabbit Tail. who won.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Living Costs Cut
I Per Cent Here

Detreit's living costs declined
OF per cent, but the national av-
erage increased GA per cent in the
month ending Sept. Is. IL was an
nounced today by William l..
Phillips, regional price economist
of the u. S. Bureau of Labor Sta
tiStics.
Phillips pointed out that this
was the fourth consecutive drop
in the monthly cost of goods and
services to wage earners and
lower-salaried workers in Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30

Although the policy committee
OF the Bituminous Coal Institute
announced in New York that there
was no reason for a coal shortage
this winter. coal and government
officials in Detroit today con-
tinued plans TO alleviate a possible
shortage here.
To-day, the coal above the
ground, In homes and available
for industrial use II more than
twice that of normal years." the
institute said.
Meanwhile. Capt. Donald $.
Leonard in Lansing revealed that
plans had been made for Detroit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Nazi Action Strains
Swedish Relations

STOCKHOLM. Oct % (UP)---
German suspension of safe con-
duct privileges for Sweden's over
seas shipping promised today 10
increase the strain on relations
between the two countries.
Berlin said the suspension was
necessitated by military DISPOSE
Itiens in the Skagerrak, through
(which Swedish shipping must pass
10 reach the North Sea and the
Atlantic Ocean.
The Nazi move viii be a blow
20. the Swedish consumer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Navy Office Seeks
Skilled Men Here

EnlistmentS are being taken at
the Detroit navy recruiting office
for skilled men IN the navy'S ship
repair units. They offered pay as
high as SlSS a month. with petty
officer ratings. Men 80 through 50
will be accepted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Priest Brands
Guenther Evil
Ndzi Influence

a Catholic priest teStifying in
the standardization proceedings
before Federal Judge Monet. said
he considered Herman Guehther,
one Of the seven defendants. a bad
influence.
He was Fl. Henry =. Fadanelli,
pastor of Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel
Church. called by the government
to counter statements m d e
earlier by Guenther.
lie said that, although he was
not antagonistic to Guenther. he
did not like the German govern
ment. He met GHenther, ne said.
while he was a house guest of
Jakob karr. another defendant.
when he attended the Chicago
Worlds Fair in 1893. and later
on several occasions while visiting
his pariShionerS here in Detroit.
Did you ever hear any state
ments by Guenther against the
United States Assistant Dis
trict Atty. Hopping asked.
AGAINST DEMOCRACY
"Yes, he was always talking
against the democratic forms
of government comparing
them with the wonderful gov
eminent of Germany" Father
Fadanelli said.
Hopping continued:
did you ever hear him say
anything about the Germans ."
when I went 10 Karr's
home" the priest replied, land
other homes where 1 occasion
ally met Guenther. he would
always say Now, we Germans
and you Americans once. i'm
my presence, he said Once a
German, always a German
The witness said that once,
after w. J. Cameron. Ford
official, had finished a radio pro-
gram in which he compared con
ditions of workers in this coun-
try and in Germany, he heard
Guenther remark TO companion
THAT schweinhundt."
HAD TO JOIN UNION
did you ever ask Guenther
why he became citizen of the
United States?" Hopping next
asked.
yes; asked him that and
he told me that, without being
citizen, he couldn't belong To
union and, without belonging
To n union, he couldn't play In
the Detroit Symphony Orches-
tra," Father Fadanelli said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Potato Buyers
Urged To Wait

Although potatoes are plentiful
and the government is advising
people TO buy them in large guam
titles and store them for winter
the present supply is not fit for
long time storage, George Their
wechter. manager Of the Detroit
Union Produce Terminal, said
today. Vk
Most Of the potatoes are not
too mature and some show signs
of having been exposed TO frost"
Thierwechter said. He added,
however, that potatoes suitable
for storage would be available
soon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30

among other honors. the Croix dc
Guerre in World War j. Too, g
nephew, Junior Square. also viii
serve with him in the Canadian
Army.
MY pappy scaIped men In
the old days and I'd like no
better chance than to do the
same to our enemies today"
Chief April First said.
II served in the u. s. Army
n year before found out 1
would never be able TO Kill a
German or Jap according to
the laws Of war, so they put me
in the medical corps" he ex-
planned. what I want to do
now is 10 use my scaiping knife
instead OF a scalpel."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Ann Corio Asks Divorce

HARTFORD, Conn. Oct. %
CUP)-Ann Corio, Queen of Bur-
leSque." asked for a divorce today
in superior court, charging her
husband, Emmett Callahan. theat-
real agent and producer, deserted
her in November, 1898.
Order War Stamps delivered
10 your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Russians Chase
RoufedGermdnS
Across Sfeppes

MOSCOW oct - 1UP) Rus
sian forces are pouring like a
spriur flood across N7ga.>k
stcppcland carpcted with German
dead in the wake of r Nazi re-
freat which dcgcnera,ed into a
root st several points below the
hover Dnieper, the government
paper IzNestia reported today.
REDS TIGHTEN MT
IS Gen. Tolbukhns mobile units
were reported slammInc the door
on thc 6rTmea ara Tightening the
drawstring on The neck of a
pnicper Valley sack holding hum
dreds OF thousands of German
troops.
Swarmns through the great
gap knocked m the German bar
ricade across the mouth of the
NogaiSk corridor between the
Dnlepcr and the AZOv sea. the
Russians chopped down thousands
ut fleeing troops and seized vast
khOipS of arms and supplies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30

Order War Stamps delivered
TO your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30

s'a~.

"Moy the Lord wotch
between me and thee
when we ore obsent
one from onother."
=. Genesis 3l:4o
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
REDS TIGHTEN MT
GREAT BATTLE RAGING

(The German high command
reported that the Red army
was attacking necessarily west
of Meltopol and It's Spearheads
had penetrated 10 defended To-
cahtieS. II SAID a great ar
mored battle was raging m the
krivoi RoG sector and ll5 Rus
sian tanks were destroyed yes
terdaN.)
(The British radio reported
from Moscow that on the south
Ukrainian front the Germans
are no longer fighting as a uni
fed army, but as haraSsed and
diSmembered uniiS. ,
Paced by hard riding CoSSack
the Russians had mar
rowed the corridor between the
Jaws of the Nogaisk-Dniepef
pincers 10 less than so miles.
Evening star., 1943-04-13

demned to a national position OF the
third class, tempting prey to
stronger nations girdling us round
about. With sweep of the pen he
spread our frontiers toward the sun
set, never resting till the feet of his
pioneers touched the shore of the
Western sea. When he took the oath
of office his country was struggling
line of seaboard settlements; when
he laid down his trust he left an
empire"
Paradoxically, however, it was not
what Jefferson did, but rather what
he hoped that remained important
to him when he came to die on his
mountain top at Monticello. Two of
his successors in the White House
have testified to his impact upon the
human species. Let them speak
again today. "The principles of
Jefferson are the definitions and
axioms of free society,"" said Abra-
ham Lincoln; and "The immortality
of Jefferson does not lie in any one of
his achievements, but in his attitude
toward mankind," said Woodrow
Wilson.
Evening star., 1943-04-13

while most of the small republics Of
the Caribbean and Central America
promptly followed our lead in de-
claring war against the Axis, the
South American countries contented
themselves with breaking diplomatic
relations with the Axis, stopping
short of formal hostilities. Brazil
has taken the plunge, and its Navy
and Air Force are waging a spirited
campaign against marauding U-boats
off its coasts. The bulk of South
America, however, retains its nom
belligerent status. Those countries
thus should be classified as associates
rather than allies of the United
States and the United Nations.
Bolivias shift may be expected to
stimulate the trend away from
benevolent neutrality or nom -bellig-
erency toward outright participation
on our side.
All this further emphasizes the
exceptional position of Argentina,
which cllngs to neutrality which,
though strictly neutral from the
legalistic point of view, favors the
Axis in practice by providing diplo-
matte and economic foothold in the
Western Hemisphere. Despite much
popular sympathy with the United
Nations, the Castillo government has
remained immovable in its isolation
ist policy, and no effective political
opposition has as yet developed which
might bring about a change in
Argentina's diplomatic status. Buenos
Aires thus remains the cloud on an
otherwise clear horizon that has
further frightened with the ray of
light flashed from La Paz, Bolivia's
mountain-girt capital.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Bolivia as Indicator

Bolivia's declaration OF war against
the Axis makes little material differ
ence In the world situation. This re-
public, situated in the mountainous
heart OF South America, has no &C
cess to the sea. Consequently it has
no navy, no merchant marine, and no
way of sending troops overseas even
though it so desired, while conversely
there is no method by which its Axis
enemies could attack it except across
the territory of its neighbors.
From the economic and political
standpoint, however, Bolivia can
make a contribution to the Allied
cause. It's entry into the war en-
phasizes the trend, visible everywhere
throughout Latin America except in
Argentina, to line up with the United
States in program of American
solidarity against Axis aggression,
and In the larger solidarity of the
Omitted Nations for the creation of
postwar world order in which weak
and relatively backward states will
be secure from the ruthless ambitions
Of predatory powers. AS member
Of the grand alliance for world peace
and security, Bolivia's natural re-
sources will be more available to the
common cause, especially the output
Of its rich tin mines which are our
mainstay for supplies of that precious
mineral, now that the mines of
Malaga and the Netherlands Indies
have fallen into japanese hands.
It should be remembered that.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. TracetDell.

Bird study and the war are considered
by George A. Petrides, Junior park nat
uralist of the National Capital Parks,
in his recent leafiet, Attracting Birds to
Your Home" issued under the auspices
of the National Park Service, Department
of the Interior.
TN wartime" the naturalist says,
some persons consider such activity
as bird study inappropriate. On the
contrary, the windowsill feeding station
and other bird studies provide just the
recreational uplift needed by persons
working long hours or those worried by
personal or world situations. Few rec
creational activities permit such perfect,
natural relaxation for the whole family.
Bird students who follow their hobby
further into the field derive additional
benefits to health from walking and
from using their eyes for other than
close work.
Such practical wartime benefits as
increased physical endurance, develop
ment Of stalking abilities, knowledge Of
natural camouflage, poisonous plants
and edible fruits are gain.
THE ability to Immediately locate
and focus upon small moving object
within the field OF binoculars "a trick
not appreciated until attempted in a
dense leafy woods or an open sky) and
a wider appreciation of the natural
attractions of our country is acquired.
who can say that these qualities
are of no value in soldier, civilian
defense worker or war agency employer"
Xxx X
Mr.. Petrides says that "few people
realize the ease with which wild song
birds may be attracted to the home,
or the great pleasure that may be derived
from viewing the birds at close range"
This statement may apply to the
country as whole, but certainly not
to the people of this city, for this column
has been telling them for many years Of
these benefits and pleasures, and just
how to attract birds to the home garden.
Letters from many thousands OF
Washingtonians and residents OF other
sections have shown the interest Of
just plain folks in the bird life of our
country.
The interesting leafet under discus
sion tells the time to start, types Of
feeding stations, how to cater to birds
during the warmer months, and makes
other suggestions looking toward the
enhancement Of the pleasure and profits
in mateur bird study
We like the way the naturalist speaks
Of the pests. He says:
English sparrows, starlings and pig
cons are generally considered undesir-
able species about feeding stations.
English sparrows are liked by many
persons particularly for the chestnut,
brown and black color.pattern of males
seen close at hand, but where they are
considered a nuisance, bread crumbs
should not be used as a food. A two
inch mesh screen placed over established
feeding trays should exclude pigeons,
and probably starlings, while permitting
smaller and more desirable birds and
squirrels to enter.
THE same end result Is sometimes
effected by providing two food supplies
one for pests and one for preferred
species-if they tend to feed in different
spots or at different types of stations.
The exclusive use of swinging types of
bird feeders will prevent all three OF
these undesirable birds from frequentng
the stations, but the permanent use of
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Student Tells His Story
OF Difficulties at College Park.

To the Editor OF The Star:
On April 7 there appeared In The
Star an article telling how so of the 400
seniors at the University of Maryland
may fail to graduate because of excessive
absences from compulsory war pro-
duction training course" Perhaps you
would be interested in knowing few
of the reasons for this sad condition.
When, in February, seniors registered
for this present semester they suddenly
found themselves confronted with a
course which was not scheduled N the
school catalogue. The course was known
as "War Production Training" and con-
sisted of training in welding, riveting and
airplane metalWork. 1t Immediately be-
came the most unpopular course at the
university, mainly because of the dicta-
torial method in which it was imposed,
and also because most seniors realized
that they would have no use whatsoever
for it, what with the men going into
the armed services and the women taking
jobs in line with their specialized college
training. In spite of this, the course was
inaugurated. There were absolutely no
exceptions-every senior, regardless of
his personal problems, military status,
sex, physical condition, ETC., was forced
into the program. Glowing newspaper
articles embellished with photographs of
happy Maryland University seniors joy
fully taking part in this worthy cause
were circulated about, especially in the
State of Maryland. To outsiders the
program looked rosy. Even your own re-
porter who wrote about it in the edition
Of March 81 fell hook, line and sinker
for the gag.
But the seniors at the university
weren't fooled about the silly farce. They
began learning first-hand the other side
of those glowing newspaper stories and
pretty photographs. They saw the woeful
inefaciency of this dictatorial program.
They began to feel the oppressive
yoke of force. They began to get
an insight into democracy's redtape
and waste. They saw their instruc-
tors, who are experienced welders and
machinists continually leaning against
the wall, or lounging in chairs, or saunt-
ering about doing nothing at all, or
standing outside the building just smok-
ing. They saw great amounts of scrap iron
and other metals lying around unused
or mutilated by inexperienced hands.
They saw childish system of dement's
established covering just about every
offense from willfully damaging machines
down to taking too long for relief periods
q minutes per 2 hours in one depart
ment. They saw multitude of fine
machines standing idle day after day.
They saw classmates forced to drop mill
tary training and other valuable courses
in order to attend this class. They saw
taxpayers money paid at the rate of Is
cents per hour to those forced to take
the course. But they failed to see any
actual war production. The little jokes
about the new course soon turned into
sarcasm and now are in the stage Of
bitter invective. Swastikas now appear
on the walls. The raised arm accom-
panied BY HE'LL" now Is commonplace
Evening star., 1943-04-13

these devices alone may discourage some
interesting species such as cardinals,
white -throated sparrows and juncos.
Hanging fixtures should be used in
conjunction with fixed feeders, therefore,
unless pest-type birds are habitually
troublesome or unless only chickadees,
titmice, nuthatches, downy woodpeckers
or other acrobatic species are present.
Squirrels are usually considered to
be attractions rather than pests, but
where they are considered in the latter
category, 1t may be necessary to place
all feeding stations on posts several
feet away from trees and to wrap sheet
metal about one foot wide around the
posts near their tops. Cats hunting
feeding areas may make similar pre-
cautions necessary"
r X +
We have never found that q swinging
starlings.
1t is true that the sparrows do not
like a swinging nest, but when 1t comes
to their dining table they do not mind
in the least bit of swing.
We had an excellent feeder swung in
a maple tree for many years, and it was
no unusual sight to see dozen English
sparrows on it at one time.
On the subject of catering to birds
during the warm months, Mr.. Petrides
has the following to say:
"Fleshy fruits such as grapes raisins,
currants, blackberries, raspberries, ap-
pies and soft foods like milk toast,
chopped hard-boiled egg, and cold but
ter will attract mocking birds, thrashers,
f1ickers, red-bellied woodpeckers, cat
birds, and robins during much OF the
year. Hummingbirds may be fed sirup,
honey or sugar-water in small bottles
decorated with brightly colored ribbon
or paper to simulate flowers.
"Wads Of cotton and pieces of string
placed on feeding trays from April to
August often attract birds seeking nest
material. Frequently, these are war
blers, or other birds not generally seen
at feeding stations.
"A bird bath or fine spray will prove
most attractive to song birds during the
"A
to two inches deep, or a spray directed
against green leaves provide preferred
bathing facilities. Additionally dust
box containing fine, powdery, dry earth
is usually very inviting to birds.
plants with dense foliage and fleshy
fruits are of great value for nesting,
feeding, hiding and roosting. jumpers,
elderberries. hawthornes, bayberry, su-
machs, hollies, mountain ash, dwarf
apples, grapes, sour gum, vibrunums
dogwoods, cherries, mulberries and
shrubby honeysuckles are especially de-
sirable"
This four-page leaflet is to be COM
mended, and may be secured by any
one by writing to Mr.. Petrides at the
National Capital Parks office, Washing
ton, D. C. Other documents which may
be obtained from him are a check list
Of birds regularly seen in the parks
and guide to the nests OF the common
summer resident birds of the Washing
ton, D. c., region. Each publication has
four pages.
The naturalist tells beginners not to
be discouraged if the new feeding station
is not Immediately visited TT may
take from two to six weeks" he warns,
before it is found by birds, but steady
food supply will eventually be contin-
uously patronized."
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn.

A reader can get the anstoer to any
question of fact by prittng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
d. c., Please inclose stamp TOR return
postage.
@. Why is the new pipeline called
the Big Inch?-J. v.
A. 1t was given this name because
the pipe is "a inches in diameter-about
twice the size Of any previous oil line.
@. What proportion Of the worlds
population lives In Europe?-C. NY.
A. The National Geographic Maga-
zine says that Europe, one-sixteenth OF
the worlds land area, is home for one
quarter OF all mankind. Some IS ma
tions rub elbows here in a space only
one-flfth larger than the continental
United States.
@. How long would 1t take to COM
plete all the courses in q university?-
E. l.. H.
A. This would depend upon the uni
verslty. 1t was once computed that
SOB years would be required to complete
every course offered at Yale.
O. What was the religious belief Of
Napoleon Bonaparte?-E. D. G.
A. Napoleon was a Roman Catholic.
His biographer, Emil Ludwig, quotes a
priest who was on St. Helena as saying
In Napoleon's dying hours, Il have given
him extreme JUNCTION. Owing to the
condition Of the stomach, no other sac.
rament was possible"
Evening star., 1943-04-13
This We Would Ask 4

The years between Us spra,ol out
ahead
Like long bridge, 700 strong and
firm
TO yield to US tphtle lite Is ours.
We kno,o 1t noto as an untpdnted span
That bars one from, the other
Like titled fields that keep the moods
Apart, or like the thin -soiled hills
Which the cloDer cannot climb.
II TOE but kneto .Dhich ptbrdnt chor'
On the great ptolin Of Time wor-
send 1t
Tumbling to nothing, ,Ds spould tor
That chord, and pe DoYld ask -
more.
LANSING Cf1IeIoIMAN.