davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

by Dr. Logan CIendening z

MARY has been working at
VI punch press. 1t has been
equipped with all the safely de-
ViSes. bat IN spite OF that one
day last year Mary nlppcd off
the end OF one Of her fingers.
But that was before the ma
chine was painted in contrast
shades, SO that hcr eye detects
constantly The part that did The
nippine.
Industry has found that color
plays a great partin building up
cfficiency.
COLOR" says Faber Birrcn. in
the "Sight-SavHg Review. "is
emotional and creates emotions,
and I'm factory YOU can create
pleasant emotions and stimulat-
ing emotions, and loyal emo
tions-loyal, that is, TO your en-
ployers.
THERE has been great deal
L OF research done on this
question Of colors IN factories. l
don't know how scientific IL is,
and confeSsedly some OF il
sounds pretty nutty. bat l have
given up Laughing at psyche
lOgiSts.
The average solid citizen Of
our sensible Country would
probably reply 20 the question
Of how 10 make "A factory more
efficient from the standpoint OF
vision
Use plenty OF light and make
everything white"
The iconOClaS' who is in on
some OF the modern ideas would
say
give them plenty Of color.
- pep them up and make them
happy"
To all Of which the industrial
vision psychologist would say
Wait n minute. -
EIRST, he believes in what he
L calls change of pace for
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
Fatigue Reduced
by Use of COIOrs

NOW about The white interior.
Y White undoubtedly reflects
highland Il i!t4iffftt ttt---t titt--ifft-
-ehinery, bat II may 10 so too
mUcr and lead 10 fatigue.
When the worker Is placed mkt
10 the wall, the area faced
should be grav-rnStead ot white.
White walls NAV construct the
size Of the pupil and lower VS.
-ual efficiency.
The human eye i quick in ad-
justlng itself 10 brightness, and
slow IN adjusting 10 darkness,
50 a white wall VIII hold ad-
vantage over a dark machine.
and il is into the machine that
sharpeSt vision Is directed.
Gray for walls up 10 approx
mately eight feet from the floor.
then white for better illumina-
ton. The immediate environ
ment OF the machine should be
passive in order 10 avoid compe-
tition with the job.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

day on payments--and maybe
there would have been no war
today.
Putting il on a medeaEhaSiS.
DR.. Lawson e.. LoWrx, well
known New York pSychiatrist,
said recently:
''In the case OF individuals the
paranoiac Is generally confined
10 an institution. In the case
Of Germany and also OF japan
we must recognize that we have
10 do with diseased culture.
IL so, we are going 20 need some
positive, therapeutic and pre-
yentive measures. We shall
need radical, social and psychiA-
trio surgery and long period
Of curative procedures 80 that
the same alteration will not
break out again"
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
Connolly Answers

la Bethany: tb) David lc)
tfTc Dedrt Sr5r.
pa John Paul Jones, co.
Edward Everett, tC) Thomas
jefferson.
3-(al From the Latin, plum
bum; (b) 10 permit a view
OF the entire horizon; tcl 10
let lightning travel into the
ground and protect cattle.
-4-1al- Brazil - gorilla a-Le4-
Everest.
5-(a) Sometimes applied to
New -Zea!aad-hecauSe il is
exactly opposite 10 the
British Isles tbl Rumania.
Bulgaria. YugoSlavia, AL
hania. Greece and European
Turkey; tc) Iraq, Syria,
Palestine.
6-ta1 False, entomologist;. OBJ
true; tC) false, telegraph
Copyright 1888. b. King Features
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
0J-NCONDITTONAL surrer

:" NCoNDITloNAL surren-
der the expression that
has become a sort of war cry
Of the Allies since President
Roosevelt revived IL, originated
with man who was al heart d
pacifist. He hated war.
He never wanted 70 be
soldier, but he became the
greatest soldier Of his time. an
uncompromising fighter and
leader so needless of casualties
among his men in attaining an
objective that he was some
times called the butcher. "
He was Ulysses S. Grant, a
study, stodgy fellow W hose
military apparel always looked
sloppy and who had to resign a
commission in the regular army
because his superiorS claimed he
had too strong a fancy for
booze.
IN FEBRUARY, 1861, he was
Il down-and-outer, a clerk in
a little leather store in Galena.
Ill, spending much of his time
playing cards in a back room
with the town idlers. In Febru-
ary, 1862, he was a general in
the Federal army writing the
words that rocked the North
and brought him out of COM
parative military obscurity TO
the attention Of the world.
He was sleeping in an old
shack when bearers of flag of
truce reached his camp in front
of Fort Donelson on the Cum
berland River with a message
from an old friend and bene-
factor, Gen. Simon B. Buchner.
Grant and Buckner had been
classmates al West Point and
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
War Problem Clinic
roubIe Wit h In-Ldus
Avoided=6YCeasidefaften

When a man marricS, his wife
and family should come FIRST IN
his life. his parental home second.
This IS what Dr Robert G.. Foster
Of the family counselIng service,
Merrill-Palmer School, states in
reply 10 letter from a dis
turbed wife,
Trouble With in-laWs Is as old
as history itself, yet it can be
avoided with merely small
amount Of consideration and
thoughtfulnesS on the part OF the
neWly-Weds In fact, some Of tho
Tr1oSt- Pheasant associations and
friendships can be acquired with
the relatives one gains through
marriage.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

the cmployc Work is monoto-
nous. one color IS monotonous.
-Sn-&uch spaces -carrldnrs-
wash rooms. rest rooms, leekeF
room-and- lunch FeeHt~ ~44+7+4ttAi
be painted differently from the
rest of the plant and from each
other
Research in color preference
and in sale OF consumer mer-
chandise shows that men react
better 10 blue. and women 10
softer rose Here then is ma
-tt1raf for the wayF1 rU0Tz and
locker rooms.
In cafctcraS peach is tho
ideal color, considered the most
attractive Of all light hues by
the average person.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

old songs :.
sion for Investigating War
Crimes is ready for action. The
first defendant will probably be
-A!4.&~a!iai -AhetAerer-nat- Ri
dolf Hess will ever be tried
cannot be stated. II IS rumored
Hess IS not in complete posses
sion OF his mental faculties.
WRITES a young woman Of
w Oakland Cal:
"If the inept swains OF Chi
cagO, New York and Los
Angeles have been using the
method of kissing recommended
by the alleged authority on the
subject, Henry T. Finck, the
ladies have a right to COM
plain. The Einck method Is
left-handed, The cave man kept
his right hand free TO assure
continued submission. To this
day a sweetie likes to cradle
her head In the crook of the
gentleman's left elbow with his
right hand remaining free as
symbol of dominion"
Sherman Billingsley. Once a
drug store proprietor. Now the
owner of the world famous
restaurant known as the Stork
Club. Mr.. Bif1Ingsley, who IS
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

years later when Grant was on
his way home in disgrace from
the Pacific Coast, Buchner had
staked him 10 money 10 pay
hotel bills in New York.
NOW Buckner was seeking a
" favor from Grant, whose
men had taken the outlying
trenches of Donelson after des-
perate fighting and apparently
had the fort so completely at
their mercy that the original
commanding officer John B.
Floyd. who was secretary Of
war in President Buchanan's
cabinet and his second in COM
mand. a high-tempered, ar
rogant man named Gen. Gideon
J Pillow, had skipped on a
Confederate steamer.
This left the command of the
fort to Buckner. He wrote his
old comra d e suggesting an
arniStice until noon and The
appointment of commissioners
TO agree upon terms of capitula-
ton " Grant, probably still
foggy with sleep, scribbled in
cramped writing, this reply:
HID QRS., Army in the Field,
Camp near Donelson,
Feb. 16, 1862.
Gen s. B. Buckner,
Confed. Army:
Sir. yours Of this date pro-
posing armistice and appoint
ment of commissioners to settle
terms of capitulation is just re-
ceived. No terms except uncon-
ditional and immediate surren-
der can be accepted.
I propose TO move immedi-
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
knowledge Test
By DIR. sABINA ii. CONNOLLY

bN bNs DhDA@N4h -
l-For Bible readers. Answer
each question by one word;
(a) What village was the
scene OF the raising Of Laza-
rus 10 life. Co the sweet
singer OF Israel was 49,,
the Psalmist: Co the wilder
ness where John the Baptist
preached was between Jerusa-
lem and ....?
(Which Of the four names suits
the description: ta) i have
not yet begun to fight was
said by John Paul Jones,
George Rogers Clarke, Ma
thaniel Greene, Lafayette; tb)
the address at Gettysburg was
made by Abraham Lincoln.
Edward Everett. Patrick
Henry. Robert Morris; tc) the
president who bought Louisiana
from France was John Adams,
Ulysses Grant. Thomas Jetfer-
son. James Polk?
3-Why: (a) Is the chemical
symbol of lead Pb; tb) are
periscopes used in submarines
tc) should farmers ground
wire fences every few feet?
4-Pick out the largest. longest,
highest (a) Bolivia, Brazil.
Peru. Uruguay, Venezuela; Co
gorilla, ba boon. marmoset,
chimpanzee. douc; Co Mt.
Ajusco. Fujiyama. Everest,
Strombol, Washington.
Explain: Ca What part Of the
world is called the AntipodeS
(b) what are the Balkan
states; tcl what modern coun-
tries are included in what was
-nnce-BsIs4.yftf-r-a9---e'------
6-True or false: (a) Jean Fabre
was a geologiSt tbl Galen
was a Greek physician tc)
Samuel Morse invented the
telephone
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

The sim in all Us 0iory
And the skies Of azure bipe;
The mountains Nth their to1cer-
ing peaks,
And the morning nth ITS dei0
God gare as these to look upon
But to lore he gaUe me gou.
Elmer Larkin.
tAuthor OF above is an air.
plane rigger in the u. s. Army
Air Force. After viewing some
wonderful scenery on his travels,
he wrote this poem and sent it
10 his wife. Mrs. Larkin sent it
10 US, saying:
cit certainly made me feel
wonderful to get this poem.
Maybe some other soldier could
clip il and send IL TO his wife
and make her feel wonderful,
too"
IF YOU attach a wire 10 an
Il electric eel the eel will fur
nish enough electric power 70
light a bulb. / think I will add
an electric eel TO the gallery Of
unusual pets plan 10 have on
my ranch wheHI get a ranch.
My idea is 10 have a collection
of pets who by way of paying
for their keep can afford some
entertainment for my guests.
l expect 10 have a boxing
kangaroo, a jumping frog. sew
eral trained seals, monkey
that can play the saXaphone
and parrot who can say:
Hello, Joe, what do you
know p"
A BARBER in Mantena, Cal,
"A claims he can transplant
hair. He takes the hair from
inc back Of a mans head where
it is plentiful and puts it on the
top of the head where il is
scarce This tonsorialist says he
has. by this system. given some
bald headed citizens fine head
of hair.
In England II is illegal, for
the duration Of the war, TO feed
a dog or any other animal pet
any food that is fit for human
consumption.
The faster you smoke the
more nicotine you VIII absorb.
! am a slow smoker. Sometimes
l make a cigar last two hours.
The United Nations Commits
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
Second Husband Won't
Take Care OF Children

War Problem Clinic:
1 am married for the second
time, ana my husband refuses te
IKE care Of Hle or ny daughters,
We bought a house, and While |
@as working | had TO pay the bills
and huy the food. Now / am sick,
and he refuses 10 give ne any
thing for my doctor bills.
ftE- Is 5iy0 applying for more
SaS which he doesns need Can
Ne prevent him from getting this :?
MRS NJ. A. y.
Dear Mrs. VI. \. D.:
In YOUR condition. would
Friend of the Court and see II
he cannot help YOU with your
problem. Your husband is
legally responsible for the sup
port OF his family and il
should be possible TO see that
he does this.
There il no reason why you
should not either write note
or go 10 your local ration board
and discuss the matter of the
gasoline coupons with them.
The matter. l am sure, would
be kept confidential by the
board.
DIR. ROBERT G.. FOSTER.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
BY BENJAMIN DeCasseres

|DIE r r f LAVAL, whom /
i would call Frances Benedict
Arnold if 1 did not fear to de-
fame the name of great Revo-
lutionary general, is writing, SO
n cable from Berne. Switzer-
Npd, says. a volume Of memoirs
Hing with his visit 20 Presi-
uent Herbert Hoover in Wash
ington on which he bases his
friendship for America.
This is news that l believe
Mr.. Hoover will not like TO
hear. 1t was during Mr..
Hoover'S administration tn a
Premier Laval came TO Wash
ington in the interests of Ger
many and some British-Ameri-
can interests. He sought 10
get President Hoover To give
France and England a morato-
rum on their debts to us so that
England and France could
lower or remit entirely the
reparations that Germany was
paying 10 France and England.
Hoover granted the request.
Germany stopped - almost -
paying her par "a I o MS and
France and England stopped
their debt instalments 10 us
and the tuning up for World
War 2 began.
TIIE MEETING between La
1val nd President Hoover
teek -pl ace if Lrememher
rightly, in "A lodge" on the
Rappahannock River. Very little
has leaked out about that mo-
mentous meeting Maybe Trai-
tor Laval will tell all" in his
book. Anyhow / think that
President Hoover in granting
that moratorium "a pro Ger
man move, As II turned ouD
made the mistake Of his life. II
was tragic.
Germany Shauld-haVe- been
crushed under reparations, as
Clemenceau and Poincare de-
sired, and no dcbt-owing power
should haXe been given holl-
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

majority OF servicemen who
otherwise qualify for advance
ment have already secured
high school education.
WALTER III. r. SCOTT, Vice
Commander, Detroit Districts
Association, American Legion.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
Laval Writing
of Washington Visit

That's good. But how is it
TO be done? How are we going
60 root out a diseased cul-
ture" A peoples culture is
not something that pops in on
them overnight like a cold in
the head. II is of thousands of
years growth. Germany and
Japan will have the same "cul-
ture" in thousands years from
now.
THERE is one way, however,
Il that we might keep the evil
on the home grounds. And that
is TO do what / openly advocated
in 1893 on the ascent of Hitler
to power-sever all diplomatic,
cable, trade and cultural re-
lations with Germany. Cut
them dead" both Germany and
Japan, and hear them whimper
like a baby lost in the night.
But there isn't a chance,
folks. There are too many inter-
national proletarians, sentimen-
talists. cream-puff intellects,
Globalonists and blueprint LOTUS
eaters in the world. They'll put
Germany and Japan again on
their feet in a few years-and,
good-morning. children. you can
train for World War No. 3.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

ately upon your works. / am
sir, very respectfully,
Your obt. servant,
u. S. Grant,
Brig Gen.
DUCKNER squawked a bout
- the terms as ''ungenerous
and unchivalrous, but surren-
dered and not long afterwards
was sitting around with Grant,
cutting up old touches, 1
presume.
The North went wild. Vic
tories had not been too fire.
quent for it about that time,
especially big victories like this
one. The newspapers tagged
Grant unconditional surrender"
Grant. His middle name was
really Hiram, but some mixup
in his West Point papers made
it Simpson, his mothers maiden
name, and he adopted it to
avoid confusion.
Grant had a lucky break at
Donelson. Floyd made an at
tempt to break through Grants
lines and his men gave the Feds
a terrific hiding and could have
escaped, but Floyd got the idea
he had Grants army on the run
and not only decided 10 stick
there but sent triumphant mes
sages TO Richmond.
Grant was away that night
and some of his enemies said
he was on one Of the federal
gunboats in the river getting
stiff with the flotilla chief, but
he came riding back on his
white horse in time TO reverse
the decision and to scribble
himself TO fame.
Copyright, ls43, by King Features
Distributed by King Features synd.. Inc.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

MORE than 5000 females
WI were on hand to greet
Frank Sinatra when he arrived
at the Pasadena, Cal, station.
1t is not unusual for huge
crowds of females 10 be on
hand 10 greet a male stage or
screen celebrity. And 10 push,
shove. scream. shrek and stage
a riot. But who ever heard of
5000 men being on hand 10
greet a feminine celebrity OF
stage or screen?
The record for dizzy reCep-
tionS Of celebrities of the OPP
poSite sex seems 10 indicate
that, generally speaking, the fe-
male of the species is much diz-
Zier than the male.
MANY years ago In the lobby
of the Imperial Hotel i'm New
York" writes a San Francis
can, my friend Col. James
Caldwell introduced me to
George r. Pittsburgh Phil
Smith. The colonel asked
Smith IL he had bet on the
Brooklyn Handicap the day be-
fore. Pittsburgh Phil quietly
said he had bet 10000 on Sir
Walter, the winner and was for
tunate enough to get odds of
A., to |. In later conversation
the most successful horse player
of them all said the fundamen-
tai thing in wagering on a
horse race was careful consid-
Grafton of class and weight and
he stressed weight"
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
Husband Likes Parents
Better Than His Wife

War Problem Clinic;
am having trouble with my
in-laws. We don't lIyc very far
from them and whenever my huS-
band and | 90 20 buy anything for
our house, ne has TO consult them
first about the price, etc
He says his mother and father
and rest of his family come before
his wife. while | always thought
wife and children came first IN
a mans life. I've wanted 10 90
TO work in a war plant. but he
won't let me, because / guess his
mother said no. I guess ne really
thinks wife is only son7e one who
can wait on him day and night.
Can you give me some advice?
MRS. c. D.
Dear Mrs. {. d:
think YOU are perfectly right
In assuming that when man
marries his wife and family
come first and his parental
home should come second in inn
p0rtance.
There are, however, many
boys who grow TO be men who
are so dependent upon their
parents, or whose parents so
overproteCt and dominate them
that IL il impossible for them 10
make move without consulting
their parents. Ii would seem
that you have q husband of this
kind.
There Is little YOU can do
about ii except refrain from
nagging. live your life as fully
as possible in relationship 10 the
children and outside interests
and try 10 make your husband
80 interested i'm his own family
that he will not find il neceS-
sary To always seek advice from
his parents.
We ordinarily feel that IL Is
not the daughter-in-lau's or the
son-in-law's place to attempt 10
bring about mature relation
shin between either OF them
and their parents. but il Il each
persons place to develop for
himself mature relationship
60 his own family 40 that they
do not interfere with his own
marriage and his own life plans.
DIR. ROBERT &. FOSTER.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
Woman Seeks Advice
On Men in Infantry

War Problem Clinic:
Can men on maneuvers receive
mai and can they write home ?
How long do maneuVers last? Are
men with false teeth ever IN the
infantry? Are they ever sent
overseas 10 fight the same as the
rest? Do men get sent across
right after maneuVers Can you
send a box 10 men on maneuvers =?
MISS l.. II.
Dear Miss l.. IL:
Men on maneuvers can re-
ceive mail and boxes and can
write home, although IL may
take some time for this mail to
reach them. Maneuvers NAV last
anywhere from two TO four or
five weeks, depending upon
what type of outfit the service
man il with. Men with false
teeth can be put i'm the infantry
and sent overseas; however. this
depends on the condition of the
individual. lie will have received
a thorough examination by army
doctors first.
THE CLINIC.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

NOTE that many radio speak
Il ers. publicists and writer's IN
general sidestep communism
when they tell US that "totali-
tarianiSm must be destroyed in
the postwar world They speak
of fascism and nazism as If they
were the only forms Of slavery
10 be snnihiiated. But there Is
no essential difference for
lover of liberty between COM
munism, faScism and nazism. for
nazism and fasclSm are COM
munism working from the top
downward and communism is
nazism and fascism working
from the bottom upward.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
Origin Of n Famed Sguid
Iron Man Boer Sticks:
Literary Squids Gone
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

have inquiry about a paragraph l used some few
days ago
'He was literary squid becoudng himself in his
ink"
The first time used that Is years ago in commun-
cation with George Horace Lorimer when he asked
series of articles the Hotel Algonquin crowd
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

All money sent At senders risk DO not
send cash or stamps All checks. drafts
and money orders should be made payable
70 THE TINES PUBLISHING COMPANY.
International News Service has the exelu-
sivs rights "a uss for reproduction in any
form all news dispatches credited % IL or
DOT otherwise credited IN this paper.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

The first time used that Is years ago in
cation with George Horace Lormer when he asked
write series Of articles the Hotel Algonquin crowd New
"
told Lorimer would not write line about those literary
squids In the Algonquin who becouded themselves their
ink Instead got him to switch the subject Madison
Square Garden which hive of picturesque 'bums
II meant quite difference in the old mooa But that
far better than talking lot Of stuffed shirts with
starched tails
When L came TO New York the Algonquin mob had the
town by the with their thumbs its eyes That's
bowling ball grip.
II the Greenwich Village crowd Of mad genuises who
bvouacked the elbow by the narcotic campfire That mob
queer twofoot yardstick but you got any
)here in New York unless you strung along with them
guess stunk up many low ceiling in those days. But
of them would grab itsHd
credit il to another After few complained to Arthur
Brisbane, and he said:
Bugs don't get worried until they steal II before you
think Of it,
Well here still kicking around, and that mob has
evaporaed into the limbo Of the miscellaneous have Just
signed for my wentyfth year with the service that
syndcates my stuff and that's long haul for old
wagon.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
DurIing Plans
Pet Collection

originally from Enid, Okla,
neither drinks nor smokes. lie
is now trying to popularize
parchesi which is his favorite
game.
Beatrice Kay. Sweet singer
of the hits of yesteryear. Bea-
trice is a clever entertainer, but
goes too far back for her songs
for me. / like old songs, but
not as old as sweet Rosie
O'Grady," Goodbye Dolly
Gray and Casey Would Waltz
With a Strawberry Blonde. . l
like old songs like Smoke Gets
in Your Eyes" Pennies From
Heaven, Is weet Madness,
Chloe" "Only a Paper Moon"
and Among My Souvenirs"
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
Lack OF Diploma a
Keeps Son Back

Wan Problem Clinic:
My son Joined the marines at
Il having graduated from Henry
Ford Trade School AZ present
he finds he Is not permitted 20 be
Scnt to -Snecial school 10 .lhn
marines. because he does not have
ara4-a..zls.--sskGoiz-~a..lioIaa..
When he Joined he really expected
he would be allowed a chance 10
promote himself
This would discourage a lot OF
boys bat I'm glad 10 say that my
son VIII keep on trying. Why "a.
II, though. that he should be de-
mad -thlS-npportunitlA thai -epon.
to high school graduates?
d. r. X.
u Y-Rr-kv ii-----.-----------
All branches Of service have
definite requirements for ad-
Nanccment. Various mechanical
courses are offered. hut not
purely academic courses Of high
school and college. Ii may seem
unfortunate I'm some instances.
but conditions viii not permit
OF such education. Also, the
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25

Judge James T.. ChenOt
Edward Pokorny
Rev. Joseph A. -EoleX s. j.
Fred VI. ButZel
DR.. Robert G.. Foster
Dr. Alfred McClung Lee
Mrs. Frances SanderSon
Miss ElVa VI. EOrncroOk
John X. Watkins
Mrs. Irene r. Murphy
Miss Mary VI. O'Neill
Walter III. T.. Scott
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
How to Submit
Your Problems
To Clinic Experts

Write your problems 10
WAR PROBLEM CLINIC,
The Detroit Times, Detroit,
Mich.
You must sign your name
and address. although no
names VII be pub1iShcd but
Will be held in StricteSt con-
fdenCe. Do NOT write di-
rectly 10 members of the
panel.
These authorities make up
the WAR PROBLEM CLINIC
panel. --