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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03
AmericanisIn Begins
Inn the Nursery

'TNHE American must be re-educated from
Il childhood onward If we to wipe out
the. encroachments of aen-mnded doctrines
in the minds of our school children and college
attendants.
In fact this re-education must begin in the
nursery. says DR.. Carl J. Friedrich professor of
government at Harvard University, in an address
in Boston
Dr. Friedrich stated that the democratic ideal
has as its core the capacity of the common man
to think and act for himself that. TO this end,
character is more important than intellect. and
that the primary task of education is TO ncul-
cate a sense of values
This education in real traditional funda-
mental Americanism must therefore begin with
the human being, the baby in the kindergarten
CITIZENSHIP may be seen by some as far
" removed from the nursery school, DR.. Fried
rich told the assembled specialists in the
fields of health, education and social welfare.
But said he on the contrary, If is IN the earliest
years, mainly IN the home and from the parents,
that firm sense of values and the Self-diScipline
which is the foundation of character are ac-
CURED.
hundred years ago he added even 80 years
ago, this teaching was given entirely at home.
Its Importance must not be forgotten AS eduCa-
ton takes over some of the responsibility for the
care and guidance Of the young child,
DR. FRIEDRICH is on the right track
~ If we are to go on the United States
Of AMERICA and not as the United States Of
MENTAL MONGRELIANS. we must "recondi-
ton the mental habits of our boys and girls
and II must begin literally in the nursery.
If the future Americans now infants or in
their teens, do not believe with all their heart
and soul that this IS the freest and most livabe
country on earth and that il is in their power
alone to keep II so then all our sacrifices from
Valley Forge 10 Naples and New Guinea shall
have been made In vain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03

woman owned the furniture and
utensils of domestic life, and think also its
limited stocks of food. She did most of the
work that sustained the mpermanent family
over which she presided.
The man hunted and made war. He
owned his weapons, his dress and adorn-
ments, and in due time, his horses. These
were certainly his private possessions and
his constant thoughts and prayer. and the
OBJ jectives of his incessant raids, were to in
crease them.
To get more, he would kill To get more,
he necessarily gambled and so great was his
passion for this kind of acquisition, that he
would, in the old phrase of the plains, put
everything upon the blanket"
IN THE Andes of South America only was
1 there society which might be described
politically, as autocratic and imperial. Also,
it is supposed to have been communistc, by
reason of the supposition that all property
was possessed by the hereditary line of the
Incas. and that out of it, distribution was
made according to aboriginal needs.
More than one recent visitor TO the
Andes. seeing this ancient society through
the colored glasses of Imagination and in
sufficient knowledge has described the high
quality and benefcence of this so-caed Inca
communism. Whatever it was, it is hard TO
believe that it produced race that had either
spirit or resolution.
/ have traversed considerable portion of
the Andean plateau or puma" of Peru and
Bolivia and have seen the descendants of this
population of the Inca empire, the modern
Kechua and Aymara Indians. They are among
the most poor, dispirited, and sodden abo-
rhymes of the new world.
1t seems probable that this was the char
acter when Peru was first invaded by the
Spanish conquerors, against whom the Andean
Indians were incapable of making spirited
resistance, or any resistance at all.
So-called Inca communism either reduced
these Indians to the downtrodden condition
and miserable spirit that they still exhibit, or
if it did not produce this result, it did not
raise these Indians to a state in which their
character was strong, as Indian character,
elsewhere usually was strong.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03

THE statement is frequently made that
i primitive society was, and still is, COM
munistic in character.
In the Eighteenth Century, there was
romantic school of philosophy which CON
sdered the primitive life of man, idyllic, and
as near perfection as our race, in its history
had attained.
There were many sentimental outbursts
of eloquence about the free, generous and
happy savage. Mans fall was a lapse from
this enjoyable state into the artifcaties of
class distinction and the harsh inequties of
civilization.
Ii is perhaps the last splash of this wave
of bathos that still betrays modern advocates
of communism into charging upon its whole
some benefits in early or still primitive
society.
For more than 50 years have been an
interested observer, and to some degree a
student, of the lives of so-called backward or
primitive peoples l have seen such interest
ing folk in the interior of every continent
except Australia, and in several cases / have
lived with them for weeks and months at a
time.
have never found any justification for
the theory that the life of primitive peoples
is based on a common sharing of property.
If WE take the case of the American
i aborigines Indians, we find in many
of these stocks a close approximation 10
anarchy, or the absence of any firm, tribal
authority.
Generally, Indian society was organized
not around a so-caled tribe, but around the
clan whose members supposed themselves to
be descended from a common mother.
Indian chieftains were not hereditary
rulers, princes" or king" They were
essentially leaders of war parties and their
influence rested upon their personal prowess
and success, or upon the reputed strength of
their medicine
Property, so far as | understand tin
Indian society was individual, private. The
woman owned the dwelling place. the wig
wan, or tipi. Hers were the children who
under the clan system, could not be related
to their father.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03
LOOfinS the Treasury

acceptance of the highest taxes in history and
their purchase of war bonds in the greatest
volume in history
But the American people should not he
B1LKED by improvident federal expenditures
made in the guise of war necessity
And the American Congress should do more
than listen to evidence of such blkng in open
mouthed silence
II was an outrage for the President TO release
20 federal agencies from the jurisdiction of the
general accounting office in the matter of eX-
penditure, under any circumstances.
What could be expected under such a policy
except that vast expenditures would have been
"inept and Inefficient if not discredtable.
IT is indeed time TO raise the question whether
L Congress will continue 10 permit the bypass
ing of the general accounting office.
THE time has come for plain talk" says Mr..
Warren.
The time has come for proper and self
respecting exercise of authority by Congress in
accordance with the duties and powers vested in
it by the Constitution, and in accordance with
the historic rights and basic interests OF the
American people.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03

THE DETROIT TIMES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03
Quick Questions

children born before Sept.
u 1912. has begun. In
normal times. what pro-
portion of married couples
never had childrcn-l-4 10.
is or 1-12th?
Gee closes i'm winter The
canal on this continent that
normally handles more ton
mage than the Panama and
SueZ canals com bine q.
Where H. it,
Anti American dcmbnStra-
N0ns broke out In Japan.
Nov. 3 1920 because Of tho
outcome OF q referendum IN
California on what
S What would zoe The nation
atty Of a child born 70 a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03

What dispute between the
United States and Great
Britain was settled by the
German emperor?
2-Pocshontas had a son whose
name was: John Rolfc John
Randolph. John Smith j.,
or John Fairfax?
S-Gold mining has been carried
on proftably IN which ~
these: California. South
Dakota. Texas. North Caro-
lima. Georgia, Washington,
Oregon
What single fruit tree. in
California. has contributed
most 10 the nations wealth?
5-Dfafting Of pre-Pearl Har-
Dor fathers. j. e. those with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03

British father and French
mother on an American
vessel in Mexican territorial
waters?
9-Nov ; is the birthday Of
what New England author
of these lines:
The melancholy days are come,
the SaddcSt of the year
The wailing winds. and naked
woods. and meadows brown
and sore
10 Unlike the rest Of the
physical body what vital
organ keeps growing in size
for al least 30 years. II you
let IT.
ANSWERS on Opposite Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03

They had influence and i
thought that by threatening
them they could use Sufficient
pressure 10 save me.
Q-How did you eXpec 10
take them TO prison If they were
merely your victims?
A-They looked easy.
WEARY Willie then related
w how he participated IN
another $4,000 payment from
Charles Skouras, brother Of
George, 10 maintain labor peace
in the brothers Missouri-kansas
theater circuit.
George f. Browne, form r
IATSE president. who was con
victed with Bioff, corroborated
much Of the stool pigeons testi-
mony when he followed him to
the stand He was asked about
his first meeting with Barney
Balaban, the Paramount exec
utive.
Q Did you have a discussion
with him?
Al told him our stagehands
had taken 25 per cent cut dur
ing the depression. l said con-
ditions were improving and We
wanted the cut restored.
n-What did Balaban say?
VI Ale said II couldn't he
done right then, hut he would
like TO take care Of me so l
would forget about II -.
q Was sum agreed upon?
A-Twenty thousand dollars.
1t was paid by check to a
lawyer.
q What happened TO that
$4,000?
Alt was split $3.50 between
Biof and me.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03

n EPORTS from Washington say that men,
N bers of the House military affairs COM
mittee were shocked into "open mouthed
silence" by Comptroller General Warren's dis
closures of extravagant federal expenditures.
1t is unlikely that silence will long pre-
vail
Mr.. Warren reminded the members of the
committee that there are 20 federal agencies
making federal expenditures beyond the Juris-
diction of the general accounting office by
direct authority of President Roosevelt.
He stunned the committee by reporting
that as a result of this power to bypass the
accounting agency:
THE absolutely inept contracting officers
of this government are dishing out funds of
the United States treasury with reckless
abandon
Those who are lootng the treasury in
this fashion should be made to disgorge.
Those who are guilty of permitting it
should be sent to Jail"
MIR. WARREN cited specific details regard
lNl ing wasteful and improper expenditures,
particularly by authority of the war depart
ment, ranging from the ridiculous to the
fantastic.
There were such items as the payment of
S225 for the transportation of an employees
dog.
There was the payment of S211,62 as
rental for trucks ALREADY PAID FOR.
There was the expenditure of $4,000 for
intoxicants for an officers club when the
liquor had actually been resold 10 the officers
In fact, said Mr.. Warren
81 gave you 270 illustrations which |
assure you is only one small barrel that we
shook.
II gave those to show you the ineptness
and ineficency of these contracting officers
who are the supreme authority"
THESE revelations come at a time when the
Roosevelt administration is trying 10 in
crease federal taxation against the American
people already Stultlfying the initiative and
smothering the productive capacities OF the
people, by more than 10 billion dollars.
They come. at time when the American
people have lust completed digging into their
depleted incomes and vanishing savings 10 over
subscribe the third loan drive by several
billion dollarS-the greatest demonstration OF
home front patriotic sacrifice in the history of
the world.
They come at time, perhaps most signif-
cantly Of all, when the war department is asking
Congress for even more absolute authority over
the settlement OF war contractors claimS-the
specific field in which abuse Of existing authority
has been rampant
VTiE American people have given the final
proof Of their willingness 10 pay the neceS-
sary and HONEST costs Of the war by their
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03
MOVIE LEADERS EXPOSED
Willie Bioff Smears Friend and Foe, High
And Low, in Story Of Union Racket Brides

EDITORS NOTE-Thn is
the last in a series Of articles
on labor racketeering based
on testimony at the moUie
conspiracy trial in NeW York
by willie Biof, convicted
er-ezar of the international
Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employees, vsturne from,
LeaUenWorth as star govern
r1ent Uitness.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03
BY ROBEY PARKS

NO QUARTER was asked and
~ none was given by the eX-
panderer and labor racketeer,
Willie Bioff, during a week on
the witness stand.
Officeholders. lawyers, poll
ticianS and the mighty of movie
land felt the sting Of Willie's
accusing finger. He smeared
friend and foe alike-every one
connected with the millions he
collected to sell out 10000 work.
ing members of the nations
theatrical unions.
Under questioning by defense
attorneys James d. {. Murray
of New York, A. Bradley Eben
and Joseph /. Bulger of Chicago,
Bioff admitted that he lied at
the trial of Joseph Schenck
cinema magnate convicted OF
income tax evasion. The pudgy
witness continued:
II feel very sorry for Joe
Schenck. l was responsible for
him going to jail. But ] couldn't
tell the truth al his trial because
was under indictment at the
time and had to save my own
hide"
CTOOL pigeon Willie was asked
~ if he knew a man named sol
RoSenblatt, described by defense
lawyers as former NRA admin
istrator for the movie industry
and al present an army colonel
assigned TO renegotiating over
charges on war department con-
tracts. Bioff said he did.
Q-What dealings did YOU
have with RoSenblatt?
Ale told me that George
Skouras, head Of the Fox circuit.
was having trouble with the
New York local Of our movie
projectionists union.
q Did you meet Skouras?
VI Ayes, ROsenblatt brought
us together. Skouras said his
firm operated I8 movie houses
In New York and its pay rolls
were $50 900 year higher than
for the same number Of theaters
in the Frisch- RintZler circuit.
Q-YeS, 60 on.
Ale told me I had to help
them out: had 10 do some
thing TO equaliLe things, and
that he would make u right.
Q-And So?
Ale offered me $4,000 TO
put the Fox pay rolls on the
same basis rs their competitors.
I told Rosenblatt I would take
the deal II he would guarantee
payment of the 80 grand.
Odd you fix things for
Skouras?
Al sure did. I called In the
heads of Frisch- Rintzler and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03
KNOWLEDGE Test
By DIR. SABINA II. CONNOLLY

BY DIR. SABINA II. CONNOLLY
What musician is this. Ca)
German buried in West
Minister Abbey; (b) a man
totally deaf at %, (c) the
composer of "Lohengrin'
2-What bird is it: ca the
largest American vulture;
tb) the best known quail in
United States (cD the
largest bird of the duck
family?
Snake a choice: (a) was
The Blue Boy painted by
GainSborough or Reynolds.
Cb) was The Man With the
Hoe" painted by Raphael
or Millet; (c) was Mona
Lisa" painted by LandSeer
or da Vinci?
4-Fill the blank: (a) the city
Of Pompeii was destroyed by
the eruption of 80; tb)
King -. of England granted
the Magma Carta; (c) Joan
Of Arc was burned at the
stake in the town OF 80.
5-Where are they: (a) Cape
of Good Hope; tb) Cape
Horn; tc) Cape Sable?
6-Who was the greatest ta)
Roman poet; CD Greek
poet; Co English poet?
Who is IL: (a) he told fables
in Greece; tb) he was born
in Vermont but became a
Mormon, tc) he was premier
OF France during World
War /?
ANSWERS on Opposite Page
] hold a doctrine, TO which I
owe not much. indeed, but all
The little / ever had namely,
that with ordinary talent and
extraordinary perseverance all
things are sttainable.--Sir T +.
Buxton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03
| NEWS
BEHIND
The NEWS
BY Paul
MaIIon
WASHINGTON, Nov 3-Now

WASHINGTON, Nov 3-Now
w that the minor, scattered
elections are out of the way, the
really important presidential
campaign preparations VIII
start.
Gov. Dewey will he brought
forward. a long sharp step be-
fore the public eye but only a
little In action.
About three weeks ago in one
Of his characteristic late night
discussions che does not mind
staying up all night talking), he
told a group of friends he would
like to make more speeches for
the Republican Party, but that
every time he opened his mouth,
some one claimed he was rum
ming for the presidency.
His friends came away with
the conviction again established
that Dewey will not permit any
uIit w lildht iliiil OH dNNiNt Ndil-
didate, will stick 10 his promised
gubernatorial knitting. and may
not make m any speeches Tor
fear of EN- arrass sing his
position
pUT tomorrow. the Ohio state
- central committee is plan
ming TO put its governor in the
race officially for the first time.
Gov. Bricker probably will make
a few remarks, accepting the in
vitation, and thus officially
starting his campaign. His en-
gagements in clu d e also an
American Legion speech later in
the month and a third, which
will be nationally broadcast.
Upon what Bricker now says,
the position he takes, and the
strength of leadership he is able
10 exert, will rest the sole power
of his candidacy. His scattered
talks around the country during
the spring and summer did not
attract the following that was
anticipated.
Brokers friends say he wisely
held himself back in those talks
because he thought the Millkie
people and the New Dealers
were the only ones trying to
draw him out, and that he did
not intend 10 let them get his
campaign started too soon.
Thus, at this stage, the race
Is likely to become an active
contest between Willkie and
Bricker with possibilities of a
deadlock in the convention
which could draft Dewey.
WILKES prospective fol-
w lowing so far seems lodged
mainly in New England. Indi-
ana Oregon and some other
electorally weak states.
Much of the Republican or
ganizational activity (no one
ever reads much of it, has been
directed toward gathering the
big electoral states in for ia
vorite son candidates.
Gov. Warren will have Cali
fornia, for instance; Martin,
Pennsylvania; Green, Illinois;
Bricker Ohio; Stassen. Mime
sofa; Dewey, New York tand
perhaps Michigan where the
New Yorker is also a favorite
son candidate, although Senator
Vandenberg and Gen. MacAr-
thur are popular there.
All you hear in public discus
sion concerns polls by various
organizations stating umpteen
and two-tenths per cent Of the
voters will favor so and so. and
twice umpteen and one-tenth
per cent of the voters favor so
and so. These polls. of course,
only vaguely reflect popularity
and have no political signifi-
canoe in this initial phase of the
contest.
The lines Of the candidates
have not yet been sufficiently
established to warrant any po-
litical poll.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-03

boosted their pay rolls $50, 900 a
year.
Q-Isn't that the same Skou-
ras that has been under indict-
ment in this court for four
years for bribing Federal Judge
Martin r. Manton?
A-The same.
The witness also related how
John and Barney Balaban.
heads of Paramount's theater
chain in Chicago. agreed 10 pay
$4,000 10 silence the unions de-
mands for two movie operators
in each projection BOOTH in
keeping with an IATSE regula-
ton.
Allow was that money
W paid?
Al had law firm submit a
phony bill 10 the Balabans for
services never rendered. When
the lawyers got the check they
cashed II and gave me the
money.
Q-Who were the attorneys ,
A-George Taglia and
Charles Schaub. They were
partners at the time of William
Parillo. who IL now n member
Of the Illinois Commerce Com
mission.
Taglia was identified as an
assistant to George Barrett,
present attorney general of 1lli-
nois. and Schaub as currently
serving in the armed forces.
Another $4,000 payoff was
collected from the Balabans,
Bioff testified, through Chi
cago attorney identified as Ben
Feldman, by following the same
pattern.
@ Whose lawyer was Field
man?
Ave found him. We were
looking for some good, honest
lawyer to handle the deal for
us.
Q-Some good, honest law
yer
Al meant honest with us.
Q-And when you finally
made arrangements 10 collect
S150.000 from RKO and Loew's.
YOU again chose a third party
through whose hands the money
would pass?
Ayes, Mort Singer. He
used to be In Chicago, but now
is one Of the big theater eXecu-
tives in Hollywood.
O-After you learned the gov
" eminent was investigating
all of these transactions. did
you tell James Coston that if
you went TO Jail you would take
a lot of others along?
Ayes.
Q-Who is James Coster?
A-The manager of one Of
Warner Bros. theater circuits.
Q-Who did you threaten to
take TO Jail with you?
A-No one In particular. I
Just meant Nick Schenck. Joe
SchencIS. Sidney Sch, *. Harry
and Albert Warncs. Charley
Moscoyitz--every one Of the
movie magnates who paid me
money.
Q-Why did you say that?
A-They were good victims.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04
Bennett-MoIoni Go at Hartford

Hartford, Nov. A pair of hard hitting middleweights tangle in the feature bout at the Hartford audi torium next Tuesday night when Jerry Maloni of Springfield meets Joltin' Joe Bennett of New York.
 Bennett is probably the hardest hitter the City of Homes Italian has been asked to meet. For Jot can kayo a foe with one righ-hano punch. He has been fighting pro- for but few months after winning the national Golden Gloves mid- dleweight title, and has scored five knockouts in winning nine of ten bouts. Bennett made his pro de- but here and has had nine of his ten fights in Hartford rings.
 Able Foe
 Ten days ago Joe proved his mettle against an experienced hand in surviving kayo threat and in turn stiffening Verne Patterson in the seventh ro,Sld of one of the best fights staged in Hartford in years.
 Malonis sweeping left hooks carry more power than Patterson's hooks, and it looks like Jerry may be the first to knock out Bennett. Provid- ing Bennett doesn't stop Jerry first. All in all it shapes up as great fight.
 Many Western Massachusetts fans are expected to attend the show There will be plenty of Bennett money around, and there will be no lack of Maloni supporters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04
"A. ]. r. Runners N. E. Fovorites

Boston. Nov. { - (U.P) Har- riers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology were listed as favor ites today as seven New England colleges filed entries for the 3ist an- nual New England Inter Collegiate Cross Country run to be staged Saturday over the { i-2 mile Frank lin Park course,
 The meet, normally held on a Monday. was scheduled for Satur- day this year to permit men in training for the armed services in the colleges to compete,
 M. I. T. was favored because Rhode Island State, lat years win ners were out of competition, Be- sides Tech, other entries were Bates, University of Connecticut, Colby, Northeastern, University of Maine and Tufts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04
Boys' Club Sports

The following clubs have entered teams in the Boys Club Victory Basketball League; the Enkcors the Robins, the Trojan Lads, the Oak vile Hawks, and the Warriors. A meeting of team managers captains, and coaches will be held in the Boys Clug gym on Monday, Nov. 8th at D. m. The following clubs should be represented at this meet ing if they plan to play in the Vic- tory League: Pine Hills, Volunteers. Bombers, Post Office, Scoyill Train ing Rom and Watertown. All League games will be played on Monday at 2 D. m. Players up to and including 20 years of age are eligible to play in the Victory League
 Candidates for the Boys Club Varsity basketball squad will meet with Art Very this Saturday at ' D. m. Players on Industrial or High School teams will not be eligible to play for the Varsity.