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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-14
10 Million Tons
Paper Wasted,
q
Congress Hears
BY DAVID CAsIELoN
Detroit Times Washington Buress

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA
America is wasting 100000
tons Of paper a year. the Boren-
Halleck special House committee
was told today.
This paper could solve the
shortage which is threatening the
life Of the free American press,
the committee was informed.
That evidence was offered by
witnesses only two days after the
combined pulp and paper commit
tee Of the United States and Can
ada warned that. unless imme-
date and drastic steps were
taken, the newspapers Of the ma
ton might face a So per cent cut
in newsprint next spring.
BLOW TO PRESS
Such a cut, the committee was
told. would be catastrophe to the
press. But the days witnesses in
sisted il was entirely unneces-
saIy: that proper use Of waste
paper could more than meet the
entire prospective shortage, and
do IL within few months.
The days testimony drew from
Chairman Lyle Boren OF okla
homa and Rep. Charles A. Halleck
of Indiana assurances that the
committee was unalterably OPP
posed 10 ALLEGATIONS Of newsprint
by government agencies. Boren
said:
This committee Ii not going
TO stand for the creation of any
newspaper 'czar' 20 regiment
\ American newspapers. The days
testimony has been very en-
tightening, and the committee
believes that the papers can
seive their e~a distribution
problems, II immediate action
II taken now to make ample
paper available"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-14

The cost is trivial In fact, We esvs b
to you whether 70 become a 81 AnnsaI
Associate Member, a S. Annual Mean
Der, $40 Annual Active Member, q
SIS Annual Cooperating MembeE, q
500 Annual Sustaining Member, or a
contributor up 10 81 900 (ths MAXI
mum seoepted).
The point is to yoRS. Nswbsvs OF new
members are vitality importans. The
coupon below tells the soory. Fin il o~<
now while you think of it-and b.
turn Il with yoa< check foe d.seA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-14
EXPECTS JAP OFFER

Grew expressed belief that
Japan eventually may offer US
an inconclusive peace" hoping
that we would tale the bait"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-14
Brewster
Lays i'm
Planes

WASHINGTON, Oct, IA (INS)
Fundamentally of the Navy
James V. ForreStal told a House
naval affairs subcommittee yeSter-
day that the Brewster Aeronau-
tcial Corp. was running 10 months
behind schedule in bomber pro-
duction. He Aamed weak manage
ment and idnor troubles.
Brewster Aeronautical, he said,
was 10 have completed its bomber
production program in June, 1912.
Actually, il is expected to COM
plete II this December.
QUANTITY PRODUCTION
Artemus L. Gates, assistant sec
rotary Of the navy for air, said,
however, that there are q num-
Der of reasons to support the be-
lief that Brewster will become a
quantity producer of satisfactory
aircraft.
Henry ]. Kaiser, he pointed out,
assumed the presidency of the
company on Oct. Z, in addition 10
the office of chairman of the
board.
Forrestal and Gates said the
company has been a continuous
headache" TO the navy, and still
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-14
PaCifists Meet
To Plan World
Without War
By RAY RICHARDS
Special TO THE DETROIT TIMES

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. IA. -
Every shade of pacifist thought in
the nation, from the abstractly
intellectual TO aggressive advocacy
of peace now" and forcible re-
sistance TO the military draft, Is
concentrating in Philadelphia for
an eight-day discussion Of the
Brotherhood Of Man amid a world
al war.
Quantity attired and mild man
nered Mennonites from their rural
Pennsylvania retreats, militant
adversaries OF any kind Of mill
tariSm, and analytical students Of
future chances OF durable peace,
are included in the 40 accredited
delegates who will convene Satur-
day in the cloisters Of an academy
maintained by the Society OF
Friends al Pendle Hill. place OF
dreanl-like calm half an hours
trolley ride from the city OF
BrOtherly Love.
GROUPS REPRESENTED
Congregations throughout the
United States, individually small
but comprising thousands OF mem
bers in total, will be represented.
Nearly a score of organizations,
some celebrated and some SO
obscure that il is doubtful their
names have ever appeared IN
newspapers. are named in the pro-
gram.
Most important will be the
three historic" pacifist groups,
the Mennonites, the Quakers and
the Church Of the Brethren.
Most aggressive, according 10
past performance. will be the War
ResiSters League. which contests
physically even the governments
right 10 register citizens for mill
tary draft.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-14

THIS Detroit Advisory Boord invites
Governor Hh AComaGk
&Cmany
anil eB hS Sany
David Mel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-14

The committee again was very
critical of failure Of government
officials 10 meet the situation long
400 hut HaliArk saiA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-19


Richard MacCradle
The following night we arranged small party
Mt tho club at which was give my demonstration Jones
himself introduced wel<nown card manipulation IN
vaudeville.
the club might like to how bridge cheats operate From
the front row I heard the of Richard MacCrade;
THAT would be interesting-just to show us what 10
watch out for. You never can tell
His comment brought laughter. asked for three
volunteers and seated them card table beside me
handed the cards to the eagereyed woman at my right
When the deal complete, l laid my thirteen cards
face up front Of
Il have two kings and an ace in my hand" I said
These are only at present in which If were
cheat would be Interested While the other players
arc arranging hands, going to mari, these cards
such way that the marks can be felt out not seen
From my pocket drew a tiny brass tack with
remcy sharp point picked mp the from the board
Careful to the exact pressure needed pressed the
nocdc-sc point into the face Of the card near the
upper lcfhand corner and the lower righthand
i have not pierced the card ! explained y have
only dcntcd It, You would need a microscope to the
mark yct your thumb is i'm the right place and you
know the card has been dented, YOU can spot it.
In the "A rihhers' went on 1T rs prob
able that all and kings viii have been dealt to mo at
least once If were cheating could mari, every honor
i'm the dock i'm the same way
To save trouble married. the top eight carda. After
The cards Wcrc shutci h} One of the other players
dealt without looking my cards bid trump
When turned The hands there gasp. My
partner and had all the top honors couldn't have
1T looks difficult continued But to the card
cheat it is chlds play. When / came to one Of the
marked cards used what is known as the second deal
giving my opponents The next card and dealing the
marked card 10 myself my partner
In slow motion I showed them how the second deal
worked then speedcd up demonstrate how iuyisi
be the moves In practcei hands
also showed them the unusual way yon have TO hold
perform This manipulation Avh three fingers
alasuug the outside tsa deck and thumb resting
ON top Everyone agreed was.an awkward way 20 hold
tho racka ana knew many must have recalled that
MacCratlc always held them that way when he dealt
lie beginning 10 show the strain Of the experience
saw tiny be'ds Of relpfatlon ON his forehead But ho
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-19

made a last effort TO discrcdt my demonstration.
1T sounds good the way YOU explain it, he COM
mented. But j wouldn't work a real game You can't
go around marking UP cards with a thumbtach without
someone asking questions.
There was nervous laughter az that and The guests
looked at me for an explanation. ! smiled baudiy
'Of course you couldn't, Mr.. MacCrade. That's why
you-or rather the cheat has 90 some kind of caa
HaGce The most usual way IS to place the punch AT i'
end of the index finger. bound ttefe face
of adhesive tape Then the cheat can mark the cards
without causing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES thinks the tape
You could have cut the silence that followed No one
seemed anxious to play bridge that night
BY the end of the following week MacCradle had re-
signed from club sold property and business and
moved away from Long Island
THE second act opened years later in Los An
gees one of my business associates, George Lewis
invited me 20 spend the week end at his home there.
on the night Of my visit he took me 90 ms club
and introduced m Of the members At the end
of the bar happened notice couple who were stand
ing with their backs toward George walked over to
them, put his hand the mans shoulder
Marshall hc said ia like you 20 meet friend of
mine from tho East Michael MacDougalL Mickey. meet
Mr. and Mrs Rupert Marshall
The man who turned around to shake my hand was
the rcd-haircd buc-cycd charming crook had known
before as Richard MacCradic
Yes I said slowly II think know Mr.. Marshall
Met him back East
The mans poisc superb
That's right he exclaimed boamng and shaking my
hand vigorously Mr. MacDougall and l ;uo" each
other back in New York George"
Marshall, alias MacCradle proved charming ever
We had round Of drinks and then the redhaired man
"Gcorpe-1 lust remembered The steward was look
ing for you about something Hadn't you better hunt him
up? Might be important
The moment George left Marshall leaned closer TO me-
I've got to talk fast MacDoueal" he whispered
episode back East I've gone straight die
Agnes and married three months ago-we've come
here to start life. one word from you can
And what win you gain from it
I'm here pleasure trip said. IF you're on tho
level-Im the original human clam.
a night long aftcrWard when phone
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-19

MR.. MICHAEL C'Mickcy'0 MacDOUGALLS
1Nl profession is unique. For fifteen years he has
been exposing crooks. trckstcrs and cheats IN prl-
vate clubs, exclusive gambling houses, on ocean
liners in clip joints and private homes lie is the
author OF the forthcoming book, Danger in the
Cards" fascinating account Of his adventures in
card detecting which have taken him all over the
world and recently has served as an investigator
for Naval Intelligence.
Herewith The American Weekly begins series Of
frank and revealing articles by this expert which
show you exactly how, from bridge to bingo, the
cheaters work out the classic motto of the swndler
tribe-"Never Give the Sucker Break
I agreed finally to investigate. Jones could tell me
little about MacCrades background except that he had
moved into the community the year before had bought
a home and opened up business on Main Street Three
months later he accepted member Of the club
Richard MacCradle magnetic He was tall and
had red hair and waterblue eyes that kindled quickly
in smile In his dinner jacket, he presented the APP
pearance Of a man Of the world.
But Richard MacCradle was a cheat. I knew that
the moment his hands and noticed the small adj
hesive tape bandage on his index finger
After watching the game long enough to confirm
my suspicious walked out into the club gardens and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
RUSSIA:
Deeds, Fem Words

Even while the Germans were
claiming new gains in the area
west Of Kursk, 100 miles north Of
Kharkov, Moscow communiques
told of beaten Nazi forces up and
down the line running from Smol-
ensk to Rostov,
Russian dispatches told of strong
German forces which had smashed
against the Moscow-Bryansk rail
trunk. The Nazis were reported to
have lost 1000 officers and men IN
killed alone, The Russians said the
Nazi offensive had ceased.
In their own offensive west of
Moscow toward Smolensk, the Red
army captured an additional num-
ber Of populated places. On the
Donets river front, far to the south,
the Russians fought defensive en-
gagements with German tanks and
infantry in the Belgorod area. Bel
gorod, about 60 miles northeast of
Kharkov, is held by the Germans.
For the first time in weeks the
Russians announced an advance in
the Kuban area of the Caucasus.
There they captured the district
center and large railway station of
Slavyanskaya, 40 miles northeast
Of Novorossisk.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
STEEL:
Ind Faxed Tests

Charges of crookedness VS.. pa
triotism were aired before a senate
investigating committee when of
ficers and employees Of the Carne-
gie-Illinois Steel Corporation ac-
knowledged that tests had been
faxed on steel produced by its
irwin, Pa, plant to fill war orders.
Steel company officials stead
fastly denied there was any motive
except patriotism-a desire TO win
the war. Chairman Harry S. Tru-
man Of Missouri said he considered
the practice "just plain crookedness
and cheating on the government"
j. Lester Perry, president of the
corporation, testified that the ere
grettable failure" to carry out
testing procedures on steel plates
for the navy, maritime commission
and lend-lease was not known to
the higher management and de-
clared he intended to "clear it up
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
KISkA:
Jap Air Base

The silence shrouding Japanese
activities on Kiska island in the
Aleutiaus was broken with word of
Americas stepped-up air offensive
designed primarily to prevent the
enemy from accomplishing the task
of building an air field on the
mountainous island base.
Almost three times as many raids
were made in March as in Febru-
ary. The Japs are working "a
hours a day to construct flight
strip from which they can operate
land planes Previously such an i'm
stallation had been considered inn
possible, due TO the rough nature
Of the land. Construction Of the
field would permit the Japs TO do
a much better job of defending
Kiska. From there, too, they might
try TO raid the American base in
the Andreanoff islands.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
WARMING:

Broadcasts from Tokyo are
warning the japanese people to
expect air raids over Japan and
increasing submarine attacks upon
shipping. A war review broadcast
said "the enemy is still continuing
air raids on our forces. The Ameri-
can planes in China will be fur
ther strengthened and therefore
the enemy hopes to carry out raids
over Japan :. The enemy is using
her submarines in the hope of de-
stroying our supply lines We
must build more ships to replace
our lost ships"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
Agents Wax
Fat on War
Commissions Will
Shock Public,
Committee Told
BY Federated Press

WASHINGTON - There still
flourish in Washington and else
where many sales agents who are
receiving amounts 80 excessive
that they will shock the conscience,
not only of this committee, but of
congress and the American pub
lic," the house naval affairs COM
mittee was told March 25.
Robert E. Kline, counsel for the
committee, outlining evidence he
said he would present as the COM
mittee delves into the affairs of
commission agents who negotiate
war contracts, said "few of them
have seen the handwriting on the
wall"
"The war has given them hey
day and they are making the most
of it," he said. He called as wit
nesses w. Lester Baker and his
wife, Catherine, telling the commit
tee the Bakers 1912 taxes would
amount to $151,368.
"Then they would be able to keep
that amount if the Ruml plan is
accepted" drily remarked Rep.
Michael Bradley 3D., Pa.), pro-
labor member of the committee,
who recently voted against the
Johnson socalled work or fight bill
the committee reported favorably.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
DOWN UNDER:
Subs Big Menace

With submarines operating in
packs in the North Atlantic, signs
pointed early to the opening of the
Nazis spring offensive against AL
lied shipping to the European war
fronts.
That the Nazis were concentrate
ing on such an offensive seemed to
be borne out by the appointment
of Karl Doenitz as commander of
the German fleet. Doenitz is SUBJ
marine specialist, who has or
ganized the latest technique of op-
Grating U-boats in packs.
Thirty-tow ships totaling over
100000 tons were sunk in a recent
convoy, the Nazis said. The Allies
did not confirm the claim, but sur
vivors from late North Atlantic
convoy said their losses were
heavy although partly compen-
sated by damage to the attacking
underseas horde.
The Nazis are said to have 500
subs, with at least third in action
at one time. The practice of op-
Grating the submersibles in packs
under one experienced commander,
relieves the necessity for training
individual commanders. In the new
technique, U-boats attack their
prey from both sides of the con-
voy.
Construction of a fast destroyer
escort by the U. S. is expected to
assist in running down subs. Vol
ume production of these escorts
will allow the navy to use them
! as the Nazis use their U-boat3,
that is, in packs. Building also has
been speeded on small auxiliary
aircraft carriers to permit planes
to take off at sea and maintain
close patrol over conveys at all
times.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
VIEWPOINTS:
Death, Dust, Ashes

A quiet confidence ran through
Prime Minister Winston Church
il's recent speech when he warned
the British that it may take two
more years to crush Hitler "and
his evil powers of evil into death,
dust and ashes"
That was Churchill's warning to
those people who believe that the
war already is won. 81 am not
able to share those sanguine hopes
and my earnest advice to you is
not to take your eye off the
ball even for moment"
In a speech both grave and OPP
timistic, Churchill asserted that
after Germany is beaten the Allies
would turn Immediately to punish
the greedy, cruel empire Of Jap
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02

hit the nations dinner table. OPA
indicated that with the 16 points
allotted each week during the first
weeks for these items would pro-
vide approximately these amounts:
/. Meat - Slightly under two
pounds,
2. Butter-About Y pound.
3. Cheese-About IL ounces.
4. ShOrtening-About 3 ounces.
5. Lard-About 4 pound.
6. Margarine-About IL ounces.
Officials reported that in general
the attitude to this almost COM
plete rationing of foodstuffs was
good, Most Americans realize, it
was pointed out, that rationing is
the safest way to insure adequate
for the armed forces and
our allies as we'll as insure equit-
able distribution Of what is left
for the home front.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
SILENT TREATMENT:
For 4rgentina

When Vice President Wallace
went no further into South Amer
lea than to Chile, natives of Ar
gentina began to really wake up
to the fact that Washington was
handing them a good dose Of the
"silent treatment" Comment on
Wallace's trip became general
throughout the country and the
government went so far as to issue
an official explanation-that II
had been learned in Washington
that Wallace was visiting only the
West coast Of South America on
this trip.
Argentina, major food produc-
ing nation, received no mention in
plans for the United Nations
forthcoming agricultural confer
ence and this, too, caused wide dis.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
Bill Inspired By
.Large FERN
Employers
Thomas Talks To
Senate Committee
BY Federated Press

WASHINGTON-President R. ].
Thomas of the United Auto w
ers (C!O), told the senate mi7
affairs committee March % -
what was needed to get allouty -
duction was not a labor draft but
organization of the war program
as provided in the Tolan-Kilgore-
Pepper bill. The bill Thomas laud-
ed has virtually been pigeonholed
by the same committee he ad-
dressed.
Impetus for compulsory labor,
he said, comes primarily from
large-scale employers of farm la
Dor. "This measure" he told the
committee, "is a weapon forged by
and for employers who wish to
avoid unnecessary wage adjust
ments, who wish to keep wages at
depression levels by freezing SUBJ
standard labor on farms, in the
forests and in the factories. They
want to do this even if it is at the
expense of the production effort"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02

an" The prime minister proposed
postwar councils of the Allied ma
tions to insure peace, and drew
hopeful picture of social and eco
nomic postwar planning.
Meanwhile, another voice was
heard-this one from Berlin. 1t was
the voice of Adolf Hitler, rumored
to be dead, i'll or insane. Emerging
from months of seclusion, Hitler
admitted that German soil has be-
come war zone. but boasted ,hat
the eastern front crisis has been
overcome and that the German ma
ton was moving toward Success
until final victory"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
.WiIIys Unit
Reflects


WHY'S Overland Unit reelected
its committee to serve for the en-
suing year when it balloted March
10 and 20
Following officers were elected:
Chairman, Charles Ballard; vice.
chairman, Homer Avery; secretary,
David Seretsky; committee men,
bers, Lamar Hussey, Andrew Jones,
Claude CARRIER, Robert Seger, Peter
Williams, Raymond Vale, George
Tetsorth and Walter Darowski.
Plan Busy Year
Chairman Charles Ballard ex-
pressed his pleasure at the out
come of the election and stated
that the committee would continue
on in the future as it has in the
past to represent the interests of
all the members of the WHY'S
Unit.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02

Fortresses dropped bombs ranging
in size from small incendiaries
to 2,000-pound block-busters. Ra-
baul has three airdromes-Laku-
mai, Vunakanau and Rapopo. All
Allied planes returned.
On their return from Rabaul,
Allied planes strafed and set afire
a 10,000-ton Japanese transport off
Cape Gazelle. Enemy shipping also
was attacked at three other places.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
TUNISIA:
Big Punch

Working as a team, Allied armies
have thrown their big punch at
the Axis in Tunisia.
With Allied planes flying over
the southern front in waves bomb
ing and strafing the enemy, the
British 8th army opened a pow
erful assault against the Mareth
line. Units of this army smashed
through the left side of the Axis
positions and raced to within 20
miles of Gabes, a vital commune
cations center for the enemy.
At the same time, Lieut.. Gen.
George Patton led his armored
American forces into Maknassy,
which stands 20 miles from the
Gabes coastal area. Patton's men
held their positions despite the
free counterfire of German dive
bombers.
In the welter Of fighting, it APP
pesred as though the British were
succeeding in herding the Germans
back up the coast, while the Amer
leans were driving eastward to cut
off the retreat from the rear. En-
ioying air superiority, the Allies
claim to have bagged "a Axis
planes in the early stages of the
fighting to loss of seven of their
own.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-02
Vision

There are men who live and never dream
of finer things to come,
And men who toll and never scheme
beyond the daily hum;
They cannot fail who have no goal
in realms beyond their toll,
Their work must grow within their soul
as seeds within the soil.
When once is given man vision
of finer things to be,
There is no choice or no decision
other than that goal to see.
He must keep the fire within him burning
TIL it shall his footsteps light.
And his dreaming soul, long yearning,
dwells in realms beyond the night
He'll never feel his glory dimming
like the gutter in the race
And the very JOY of winning
shall shine upon his face;
And the beauty of the world,
like masterpiece of art,
Shall forever be unfured
in the chamber of his heart
DON PARSON
"The Bard of Fatroc