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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
BIue-Law Fanatic

IF he had been elected presi-
Il dent, says Mr.. Stone, wa
would have had an anti-every-
thing, a "revivalist," a blue-law
fanatic in the White House.
Beads of sweat stand on my
brow when l think of IT'D
Horace Greeley, who chased
raScals, not dollars" was always
an adolescent Socialist. a pest
of a "do-gooder," but rigidly
honest.
Grant licked him in 1872, and
the country continued in office
the most corrupt administration
we've ever had.
There's sour grapes Henry
Clay, who said I'D rather be
right than president" and who.
according 10 Mr.. Stone. was
neither, although he, like Bryan,
tried 10 sell himself to the
American electorate three times.
Harry Clay in this fascinat-
ing pSychograph was a tricky,
turncoat of a fascinating fellow,
full Of rhetorical wind.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
Chief Training Center

Here at Santa Monica is the
principal training center for
junior aircraft communication
and traffic trainees in the West.
Students are paid while taking
six months Of intensive training
in technical courses, including
radio communication, flight di-
recton, international radio code,
tcletypowrlter operation, ncte-
orolocy and weather forccasting.
Most Of the frances are
women. but few men. ineligible
for military service and DESTROYS
Of doing their part for the war
effort. are working with them.
All will become traffic cops Of
the air.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13

sailed blthely past him IN a
brand new Chevrolet
The Tarp-eyed trooper noticed
one pi3te was missing. The Of
ficeF bley his whistle after the
earn ard when 1t hummed Sc
rCnCiy on down the highway
Hunt mounted his motorcycle
and roared in pursuit. Al the
edge Of the village he overlook
the sedan.
Lets see your license" he
barked
While the boy searched his
clothes Hunt glanced casually
about the interior of the car and
noted omlnous red spots on the
uohair of the rear sea q!
Abruptly his hand fell 10 the
gun on his hip. ''Never mind
the license. Get out"
Him, grunted Hunt as he
dragged A. 81 automatic from
the boy pOokct you're heeled.
And that's blood on those Cush-
ions, What about it,"
IN business which brings
hum IN contact with many In
stances Of fantastic human be-
havior and the unexpected,
Trooper Hunt was almost Goored
by the response he received.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
Fled Town

4 s HIS victim crashed 20 the
n sidewalk, the Sunday-SCho0l
Eunman fed down the street 10
his own car and. with the wide
eyed Bernice ClingIng 20 his arm,
sped from the scene. Five miles
out OF town they discarded their
extra clothes and baggage into
a ravine; 10 miles further on
they abandoned the car itself.
walked for awhile and. then
thumbcd ride back 10 Dallas
Dawn. however brought tho
youth new courage and a deter
mination 10 keep ms mistress at
any cost. His first act was 20
purchase another gun, and they
Htchhiked 10 Little Rock Ark
a short way out from Little
Rock they hailed 4 new Chew
rolet that was driven by Victor
Gates, a local real estate opera
tor. Bernicc climbed into the
seat beside him while Brockel-
hurst settled on the rear cush-
ions. Little did Gates realize
as he Chatted amiably with the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
Glutton, Two Ways

DRYAN was A food-glutton.
ID also a glutton for personal
power, a prohibitionist, reli-
gious fanatic, a Negro-hater.
He had the biggest mouth OF
any man in public life in Amer
ica-eXcept Henry Clay and Joe
L. Brown.
He was honest in money and
business matters A
He was a clean fighter and
a good loser"
He was "a doughnut bunker
in the coffee Of other mems
ideas.
lie once consented 10 make a
speech from a pile of manure
because, he said, it looked like
the Republican platform.
lie was amazingly ignorant
about literature, science and the
arts.
From his ball-bearing lips
rolled between 10000 and 100, .
900 words a day"
He was the Hot-Air Hercules.
His followers looked on him as
a Messiah, but the Rev. Thomas
Dixon Jr. of New York called
him a mounting, SOLDERING
demagog whose patriotism was
all IN his jawbone.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
More Voices Needed

But more voices are needed
on the air lanes and the CAA is
appealing for energetic young
Americans.
Applicants must be between
is and 40 years of age, Ameri-
can citizens and capable of typ
ing 40 words minute by the
touch system. Applicants must
pass civil service health, intelli-
gence and vocational tests.
Then they may enroll for
training at a starting salary Of
S120 to $50 monthly and, un-
der the present accelerated
training program. may collect
$40 To $3.50 additional each
month for overtime pay.
Upon successful completion
of the CAA program, students
become eligible for pay raises
and assignment 10 field traffic
and communication stations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
Mark Twain:
Ma andLegend''

COVER the cocktails before
~. one epic dinner, ArtemuS
Ward solemnly rose and with
lifted glass, said, Gentlemen, /
give you Upper Canada The
toast was drunk i'm fitting seri-
BUSINESS, and then Joe Goodman
inquired why he had given them
Upper Canada. Because re-
sponded Artemus Ward reason
ably. Il don't want IL myself"
l quote the foregoing as 7
have a habit of closing my eyes
and opening a new book any
where. that was what plopped
before me when l opened them.
Its from Mark Twain: Man
and Legend" by Delaney Fer
guSon lBobhS-MerrilD.
This is the livclcSt book ON
the creator Of HuCk Finn that I
have ever. read.
To tell the truth, however.
with the years Mark Twain
stales on me.
His one book that remains
with me is The Mysterious
Stranger"
Twain was. nevertheless.
great mental and social event
IN his day
Unconventional. Stiff-drjnkinC.
not-too-"reSpeCtablC. Mark. Ike
Walt lK-Hftr7qr, tta. 800. d..
needed 10 take The dpad-dry
taste 81 Pufitanism ont of our
mouths -B. y.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
A Dictator's Ambition
4 " unforgettable portrait il
I "A that of Gen. Mcclellan. VIII

4 " unforgettable portrait is
"A that of Gen. Mcclellan. who
ran against Lincoln in 1864.
Letters and documents are
quoted 70 show that Mcclellan
wanted TO be Americas first dc
tator.
He was frustrated" vain.
eCotStical, and Napoleon was
his idol.
lie called Lincoln the "origi-
nal gorilla
He feared death-always was
miles behind the line during A
battle The partly slept through
AntietamD
Mcclellan would have made a
good king. Nevertheless. he
was firSt-claSS blueprint gem
eral, and il was partly with his
plans that Gen Grant put an
end 10 the war
! wish | had the space 20 tell
You about Blaine. "A weak, lux
ury loving, not-too-houeSt poll
ilclan who came within an inch
of beating Grover Cleveland IN
81 and the gorgeous Winfield
Scott, ore of the greatest OF
Americ3u soldiers and sound,
Constitutional JeIicrsonian
Democrat
a lot Of readable matter ap-
pears about al Smith, Charles
Evans Hughes. James VI. ECox.
Wendell WIllkfe and John w.
Davis but naturally these Ave
are not so interesting as those
who are dead. for Time is the
great appraiser Of values.
They Also Ran is a book Of
our dcmocracy-its strengths.
IT'S weaknesses, its grandeurS
and ITS corruVtIonS Don't miss
u IRIS nE Stone has done some
fuIl-lcrgth oils a Ia Nalasquez
and Ddum.ar.
r5urrbt faD. br EnF Feature.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
BY International News Service

SANTA MONICA, Cal, June 4.
A SOFT feminine voice cooling
4 4 into the night: Flight No,
CAS-, Albuquerque 10 Burbank,
come into course at 1900"
means that women have invaded
still another field that belonged
exclusively to men before Pearl
Harbor.
Feminine voices are laying
down the law Of the air lanes
Via airvay communications 10
commercial pilots. and hundreds
Of pert young women arc follow
ing a career in air traffic con-
troll and communications with
the Civil Aeronauucs Admins
tTafiOu.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
WOMEN GUIDE WESTERN filters

Each will be blessed at some
time in his or her career by
some beaded airman sail
ing along behind thousands Of
harnessed horsepower, listening
intently for the lone voice that
will guide him out of danger.
Frequently that voice will be
the only contact an airman has
with the earth.
Pilots have learned 10 place
trust in the CAA radio voices
that perforate the air over the
United States and the Pacific
islands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
BOOKS IN
REVIEW
By Benjamin DeCasseres

Z 81 6cn'amIn DeCdssereS 1
HERE is another brilliant, alb
sorbIuc book on AmericsN
history They Also RAN" By
Irving Stone Doubleday.
II Is the vibrating story OF ~
men who we've defeated for the
preSidoncy-among them Henry
Clay, Cen. Fremont, Gen. Wins
field Scott, Gen. Mcclellan, w.
J. Bryan. Gen. Hancock, Horace
Greeley Tilden, Blaine, Hughes,
Al Smith, Cox, Landon and
Willlue.
Mr.. Stone gives US superb
psychological portraits of these
also rams, appralSlng their
good and evu qualities, then
making penetrating cuesses as
20 what kind Of presidents they
would have made.
Mr.. Stone believes that Hans
cock would have made a better
president than Garfield. Greeley
a better president than Grant.
Tilden Cwho was really elected).
a better president than Hayes
and we can thank the gods, says
Mr.. Stone, that Clay, Blaine and
Mcclellan were defeated.
BY far the finest portrait in
this book is that ofNWilliam Jen-
nings Bryan. 1t is a literary
and psychological masterpiece.
l give you snapshots Of Bryan,
according to Mr.. Stone:
"IIis mind was like a soup
dish-wide and shallow; IL could
hold small amount of nearly
anything. hut the slightest jar
ring spilled the soup into some
bodY's lap"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
Sentenced TO Die

WIlEN Brock G lhurst was
w brought 10 trial, the au-
thoritieS learned that his ina
morata had fed in order 10 avoid
tcStifying against her lover. But
Brockelhurst was quickly found
guilty and sentenced 10 death.
lie was executed in 1888.
Bernice was later appre-
hended, and on May 10. 1899.
she appeared in court with her
17-month-old daughter and her
parents Federal Judge Heart
sill Ragon sentenced her 10 five
years in prison on three federal
charges resulting from the kill
lng Of Gates.
Cow rlht 1919 hy KING FEATURES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13

A GREAT future was pre-
dictcd for young Lester
)}rockelhurSt by the elders Of the
Mormon Church in Rockford, I'LL.
Shy, dlnident and soft spoken,
Lester was TO all appearances
the average youth. At the age
OF 10 he showed a decided in
tercst in religion and began
teaching Sunday School.
Then, in April, 1894, when he
was p, a great love came into
his life! A love that grew into
a powerful. consuming passion
that overwhelmed all the moral
prccepts he had learned and
taught.
Ills inamorata. Bornice Fen
ION, was only 1G when Lester
met her At a Sunday school pic
mic She was pretty, WlnNpmo,
with long waNv brown hair, and
came from one OF Rockford s
most respected families.
The two young people became
strongly attracted 10 each other.
Then came Illustration. The
girls parents did not approve OF
the romance because the young
man had not proved himself
capable Of supporting a family.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
Maddened by Love

EoR two long years he frettcd.
lie and Bcrnice were per-
mittcd 10 sec each other a. in
frequent intervals Lester finally
determined 20 do something
about n
ono evening late in March
1877 Bcrnlcc- managed 10 r4aar
nher parents vigilance and hold
secret rendezvous with her
lover Two bIsstul hours they
spent together. And each mo-
ment in the girls clinging arms
served but 70 strengthen the
boys determination 10 carry
through the plans he had al
ready made for the morrow.
1t was the memory Of the last
abandoned kiss that fortified
Lester the following morning as.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
His Third Victim

TIVE youth with the Run told
4 Bcrnice 10 get out of the
car. Taking advantage OF the
momentary distraction, Gates
squirmed around in his seat ard
tired 10 grab the gun. This
action was foolish and fatal: the
unfortunate man died where he
sat-a bullet through his head!
ON 10 Nashville they travelled,
rohbing small establishments on
the way Bandit fashion. they
drove northward 10 Pittsburgh,
Z hon 10 Philadelphia. Here
ETpCKfihUrSt r 9 m . y 2 Il The
Arkansas plates from the car
and substituted a single PennSyl-
vanla license plate he stole from
a parked automobile
In tho afternoon Of May 12,
1887. State Trooper JOSEPH.
Hunt. stood directing traffic on
Highway - where II intcTSectS
the main street of the village
Of Dover Plains, New York. \
youthful. innocent looking couple
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
TRUE DETECTIVE STORY
Terry MCShanem""H"nnn"nnn

Off, and fired point blank. The
tailor slumped down behind the
wheel-dead!
Swiftly ne looked up and down
The highway; no car was in sight
IN either direction. lie pulled
the body Of his victim from be-
hind the wheel of the brand new
Ford, dragged 1t across the road
and rolled it into a ditch.
Bernice saw her lover drive up
in front Of the schoolhouse in a
strange car; and when he threw
open the door she slipped in
beside him. She asked no ques-
tionS as to how, where or why
her faith in him was implicit,
complete.
They had each other now,
nothing else mattcrcd. Happy
and gay, the young couple
cleared ont of town and took
the highway WeSt 10 begin the
most bizarre, the most thrill
crazy honeymoon grand tour
that has ever come TO the notice
Of the police
When in need Of funds. Ber-
nice would stay in the car while
her young lover used his gun 10
relieve lonely gas station attend
ants Of their cash.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
His First Victim

DROCKELHuRST drew hack
- In one fleeing second he
realized the dire consequences
Of his daring scheme be would
re apprehended and sent 10
prison; then BcrnIcc would be-
lost TO him. That last thought
awokc a mad hate within him.
Desperately he fought Theandcr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13

young couple that gun vas
trained on the back Of ms head.
For han an boar they rode
and Chatted then Brockelhurst
placed the co ] q steel Of his
weapon acainSGthe neck of tho
Samaritan and ordered, Stop
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13
z Against the World

1T IS significant that all
through the series OF crimes
running the gamut from petty
holdupS. 10 murders. neither the
lover nor his child mjStreS, were
conscious of any moral guilt
They We're two against the world
a world striving 10 separate
them, 20 deny them their great
love 49,.
Was it really love or n
destroying passion?
They Travelled 10 Salt Lake
City, 10 Dallas, Texas, then 10
Fort Worth. In the latter city
the corsaIr crulsed the streets
for hours IN search of victims
until finally he noticed a woman
sitting on the steps Of a house
counting a roll Of bills. He
parked his car 50 feet away and
walked up 10 the woman.
From much practice he deity
cased h!, gun from his pocket
and demanded her money. but
she SIMPLY laughed at the gun
and refused TO give himthe bills.
lie stood puzzled, and As he heSI-
tatod The woman saw u car SO
she yelled for help
Jack GrifithS. local tavern
keeper. heard the womans cry
md brakcd his car 10 a stop. He
Icaped from behind the wheel
and took after the fleeing holdup
man. A tall powerful man Crit
fithS soon ovcrhauled BrOckol-
hurst and lunged for the gun;
but Grl1lthS was too late. Two
shots rang out in quick success
sion &C.. and the youth had made
his second Kill,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13

regional CAA manager, and his
staff.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-13

ERE pleasant little game give you message
every day. It numerical puzzle designed spell
your fortune Count the letters first II
subtract II the number
your key number the upper
Of rectange and check every
left right Then read the message tie letters
the checked figures give you.
7sht William Distributed by King
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06

ing degrees, or specialists in cleo
tronics as commissioned officers,
to apply at the Book Tower
Building.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
Fake Doctor
Sent toPrison

Karl :. 7. SteIl 80. who has
been found guilty by Federal
Judge Monet OF representing him.
self as an army physician 10 lure
women seeking Jobs IN war plants
TO his room for 4 physical exam
nation. was on his way 10 prison
today TO serve a three-year SEN
tenCC.
Ste11 who formerly lived AT 246
ffoibTo0k. was standardization
guard in a Detroit factory. He
pleaded guilty to the charge of
impcrSonatlnG A physician al
taChed 10 the surgeon general s
office. and was given the maxi
mum sentence OF three years and
a $1,000 fine
- lie had written several women
seeking Jobs and ordered them 10
report 10 his room. Three corn
planned that he attacked them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
Two Detroit PerryS
Confuse Hero Issue

and II wasn't my Richard, de-
Clarpd Miss Costello
1T must he Dick, because he
was flying out of London" said
Perry al tho same time
EXPECTED TRANSFER
Dick was cO-pilOt on the
Pistol-Packin' Mama but he
wrote and said that he was to
he transferred soon and get a
ship OF his own This must have
been one of his training flights"
he explained.
If he Is the son of Harold Perry
then 1t. Perry is % years old A
graduate of DENLY High SChoo
and was employed by the Bel
Telephone Co. before entering the
service lie went overseas IN July
A brother. Robert. IS an army an
forces cadet
n ne isn't the son OF Harold
Perry, then Will his friends please
rise and identify him
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
BOTH CALL TINES

Both called The Detroit Times
Immediately after reading the
dispatch yesterday and, while a
tired desk man tried 10 answer
the calls ultaneo ~ he
learned the following
There are two 1t. Richard
". Perrys from Detroit. l know
because read Of the engage
ment OF one OF them last July
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06

Harold II. Perry OF 1890
Whitehill is convinced that the
1t. Richard II. Perry of Detroit
who was a member of the Flying
Fortress Eight Ball which
limped back from Endcn 10 Lon
don with It's crew intact IS ms
son.
His very special friend, Miss
Ruth Costello OF 1870 Llnnhurst
isn't aulle so sure. however.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
Two DetroiterS
Wounded in
Mediterranean

Two Detroit servicemen were
listed as wounded in action in the
Mediterranean and three outstate
men as missing in army and navy
casualty lists issused today
Those wounded are;
Pfc. Joseph BachuSz, formerly
Of 1856 Parkwood. awarded the
Purple Heart and promoted TO
corporal for heroiSm IN action in
Sicily during which he was
wounded
Paul Anderson Of 94Os Knodell
navy machinlSt's mate, wounded
Sept Q.
The missing:
Seaman &c William c. Camp
bell, Rochester.
Seaman &c Eugene S. Sielawa,
Grand Rapids.
Seaman &c Roy L. Wardwell,
OWOSsO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
ARE YOU 4 MEMBER

Are YOU a member Have you
joined the club and done Your
part 70 provide p Merry Christ
mas for one of our boys or girls
overseas who are fighting the
good fight for the people or the
home front?
II YOU have not and wish 70 do
SO. ust FIN ont the coupon APP
pearnC on thlS page Mail II I'M
nediately 10 tho Christmas ship
Editor
We VII rush your name 70 Mrs
Glenn Anderson. president Of the
club and hcr committee Within a
few DAYS. they VIII return the
name OF an overseas hea= ef-ett4= To
You
When Won receive this name,
select your Cift. Wrap II accord
Ing n military and postal reGula-
tions and mail u az soon As pos
SIhic
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
6,555 al Wayne
In War Courses

A total Of 6,555 men and women,
including 491 servicemeD, are reg
istered in specialized WAY training
programs at Wayne University,
according to,a report made to the
board of education. ~
The soldiers and sailors on ac-
tive duty are receiving training IN
the medical and engineering
schools, while civilians are being
given courses in aviation, child
care and nursing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
Send n Times
Over There

Send a gift subscription OF The
Detroit Times 10 your man over
seas! From now until oct. Is YOU
may order WITHOUT presenting
a specific request from the adj
dreSSee.
Subscription rates:
I month DAILY and SUM Si.5o
I month DAILY only LOO
s months DAILY and SUM- i.50
3 months DAILY only 800
When ordering BE SURE 10
state COMPLETE name ti-ad-
dress of ScTViccman and enclose
check or money order Address
Mali Subscription Department,
The Detroit Times, 1870 CaSs
Avenue. Detroit 81 Mich.
Please remember, you have
ONLY until oct. Is 10 order such
gift subscription without ac-
companying your order with a
specific request from an overseas
man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
General TO Talk at U. Of M.

ANN ARBOR. oct 6-Brig.
Gen. Cornelius w. Wickersham.
commandant of the School of
Military Government Charlotte
vile. Va. will address the Judge
advocate generals school AT the
University of Michigan today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
YuIe Ship Club
Roll Still Open,
DeddIine Near
FIVE days 70 co.

Eve days q 70
Only five days remain IN which
you can enroll As a member OF
the Detroit Times Christmas ship
Club which has as IT'S sole ann
The remembrance Of se-,1cemen
and women overseas who might
otherwise be forgotten tins
Dec. IS.
The response by patriotic De-
troit and Michigan men and
women 10 this far furg call has
been so enthusiastic that the
membership rolls Of the club have
Swelled 20 $500
To the residents al Detroit ana
Michigan who are already mem
berS. congratulations
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
Sailors Win Donors Flag

Sailors stationed AZ the Ford
Naval Training School are pos
SCISSORS today OF a blood donor
flag. awarded by the Red Cross
for 100 per cent record in a
contest with other departments.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
DON'T HESITATE

Mail may be sent 10 army per
sonnet overseas until Oct. Is, 10
navy personnel including marines
and coast guard until Nov. ]
But don't hesitate another min
ute. If you haven't Joined the
club do 50 Immediately a last
minute rush Of members Is an
ticipated. The sooner you send IN
your name 10 us, the sooner you
viii receive the sers1ceman's or
Woman'S name.
JOIN NOW
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
Price Official TO Talk

Harmon Martin, chairman OF
the price panel of the Highland
Park ration board, will be the
principal speaker at a public con-
sumner clinic next Wednesday at
s p. m. in tho McGregor Library,
Woodward Al Rhode Island.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-06
Retail Produce Prices
Effective Tomorrow

Retail fruit and vegetable prices for Wayne Oakland and
Macomb counties effective from Oct to Oct H. were an
nounced today by the OPA.