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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-20
Fine Points in Bridqe
BY sHEFARp BARCLAY

they held Vests hand, This one
was different. He saw the prob
ability OF two tricks in clubs and
either one or two in hearts. fius
also the possibility that his part
ner might take trick Of some
kind along the way. SO he decided
to play against South's project,
especially since he had a good de-
fensive player opposite him.
West, as IT turned out, could not
beat this contract without East's
help. He led the heart K and then
the Q. II East had discarded on.
that. South's contract could not
have been beaten. But he trumped
Il, with his ignominious-looking
spade 3. That put him in the lead
to return a club He reckoned his
partner must have had something
besides hearts 10 make the s.
Heart bid on his first turn, and he
was right. Also, 1t had TO be in
clubs. II the contract was 10 be
set.
Obviously the club return pro-
duced the two tricks which beat
South. East had not trumped his
partners ace. but it might as well
have been the case. as the Q was
its equal under the circumstances.
Your Weekend Lesson
What can a declarer do. 10 pre-
vent an exit play" which will
beat his lead-throwing end.play by
putting into the lead the defender
who then can come through his
tenace instead Of leading into IT.
Is there such a thing as render
ing that kind Of defensive play Inn
possible ? II so, how Is It done7
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-20
Feur Reprimanded

Four students from Ann Arbor
High School were reprimanded by
police here Friday when they
knocked over a United States mail
box near the corner OF Washington
St. and w. Michigan Ave. They
were permitted to go home upon
promise Of good behavior. The
youths were residents OF Ann Ar
Dor, Plymouth and Plat.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-20

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NBC-2:00 Chicago Roundtable,
Education for Freedom;
BLU-3:15 Wake Up Forum Can
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MBS-S:00 Forum Four Senators
on Resolution to Maintain
Peace.
NBC-2:30 John Charles Thomas;
$3.50 Official Army Hour;
4:30 Lands of the Free;
500 NBC Symphony. Stokowskt;
$50 Great Gildersleeve;
700 Orson Welles and Mary Liv-
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500 Charlie Mccarthy from
Mexico;
900 Merry Go Round;
1890 What's My Name?
CBS--12 noon Transatlantic call
from England:
300 p. m. n. Y. Philharmonic;
500 Gladys Swarthout:
700 Commands Drama;
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-20
To Speak

To Speak
DR.. 0. r. Yoder OF Ypsilanti Stata
Hospital will speak on our Rela-
tionship TO the Community at a
meeting of the Turks Society Of the
First Presbyterian Church in Ann
Arbor. Sunday evening at 6 o'clock.
Members OF the Congregational
Arlston League and the Methodist
Epworth League will be guests.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-20
Reports Mishap

Miss Ethel r. Duffy. 1926 K.
Michigan Ave, reported to police
Friday afternoon that the driver OF
a car which had a minor collision
with the one she was driving at
the corner Of Huron st. and Mich
igan Ave. did not stop after the
accident. She obtained the license
number OF the other car and gave
it TO police.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-20
YpsiLdnf Briefs
Wind Blamed

Wind Blamed
Police attributed sounding OF the
alarm at Ypsilanti Savings Bank
at 1 a. m. today to the heavy wind.
Immediate Investigation disclosed
no other reason for It's sounding. .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-20
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD - ms - James
Cain. best-seller novelist and short
storp writer. has been sued for
separate maintenance by his wife,
Elina. She accused him of cruelty.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-20

Sergeant and Mrs. LOREN Emer-
son returned Tuesday to Biloxi,
Miss. after spending two weeks
with Mrs. Emefson's mother, Mrs
Vera Brown and with Mr.. Emer-
sons parents in Glennie. Mich.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-20
On Schedule

on Schedule
Mrs. Esther Fletcher, chairman
OF the school Victory Garden COM 4
mittee, reports the garden commits
tee progressing on schedule in the
schools and that work in the sever.
al branches OF effort is being de-
veloped as planned by the school
committee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-20
Missing

Terrell G. Thomas. 1Ol n. River
ST.. was reported to police as being
missing from his home here. Mrs.
Thomas says she fears he may have
met with an accident.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-20
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Evening star., 1943-04-15
I'D Rather Be Rioht'
Presidents Announcement of Decision
Not to Run Again Would Hurt U. S.

issue. They do not want a fourth
term. They would much prefer
Republican President with Mr..
Roosevelt's ideas on world organ
ization. But they have looked be-
hind the arguments and have seen
the naked face of reality.
They have stumbled on the
curious fact that the President of
the United States is really the
President of the United States. If
he renders himself powerless, then
the United States has a powerless
President. That is not good for
the United States.
The opposition would like to sep
arate Mr.. r., the President, from
Mr.. R., the man. He can't oblige.
He is stuck with himself. Mr.. F. D.
Roosevelt is the prisoner of his
office. In dealing with foreign
countries, he does not have the
right to destroy his bargaining
power, because it is our bargaining
power.
Forced to Be Silent.
So he is compelled to keep silence
on the fourth-term issue. He would
be compelled to do so even if he did
not want fourth. term. I believe
he does want a fourth term. It
makes no difference. He cannot
make himself a political zero just
before the invasion of Europe and
the definition Of the terms of the
peace Or, rather, he can do it, but
at the price of turning effective
world leadership over to Mr..
Churchill and Mr.. Stain, with. him.
self lame duck at the conference
table.
We Americans happen to like a
system in which we elect officials
who are in effect Premiers Ii. e.,
political leaders,, by popular vote,
for fixed terms. That makes us the
only major country in the world in
which 1t is possible to have a
Premier who is, politically, a lame
duck. In every other country, the
Premier is temporary official,
chosen by the parliamentary ma
jority: he has the reality of political
power, or he does not remain the
Premier. Mr. Roosevelt Is dealing
with Premiers. If, in these cir
cumstances, he dares not make
himself a political blank, that is
the price we pay for the system we
like. 1t is not a plot. Mr.. Roose-
velt cannot make himself a lame
duck without making America a
lame duck.
So. it is not so easy for Mr.. R. to
say those blessed words. Maybe he
is stubborn. Political realities are
stubborn, too.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
ituation relates to

SCdl1CAdA1y VIC AO" oA wal
material.
There Is no undue concern over
future operations of the japanese
in the Western Pacific.
It Is in the cards that the Jap
anese, who have suffered heavily
in the last few months, may de-
eide to make another stab in the
Southwest Pacific. They have the
initiative. But even if they occupy
some islands or may even be sue
cessful in making landing in
Western Australia, the military
situation will not materially
change.
The Allied forces in that area
already have shown what they
can do. If the Japanese were to
make surprise attack on some
less important points and obtain
a foothold they would have the
same complex problem of keeping
their troops supplied as they had
in the Solomons.
While every precaution is being
taken by the Allied high COM
mand to avoid surprise attack,
1t is admitted the Japs might
succeed in taking new territory.
But the military situation will
not change materially unless the
enemy is able to crush our naval
and air forces to such an extent
that Australia, New Zealand or
the chain of islands straddling
our lines of communication are
defenseless. And such possibility
is excluded by all those con-
versant with our military strength
in the South Pacific.
The situation regarding China,
however, is hcomparably graver,
although less spectacular.
It is admitted in military and
diplomatic circles that our best
bet to defeat Japan is an attack
by air and eventually an amphib-
ious operation against the Jap
anese islands from the Chinese
mainland.
Our strategy is now definitely
directed at defeating Hitler and
establishing a substantial Allied
force in Europe. This will require
time. The Japanese have not
been idle. They have made
fortress Of every one of the
islands between New Guinea and
the Chinese mainland. To defeat
Evening star., 1943-04-15


ators of trucks and produce sent
into New York and other cities.
1t is made necessary by a decision
of the Supreme Court, holding
that these union members can
not be prosecuted under the
Federal Anti-racketeering Act of
1884.
The bill has been strongly op-
posed by organized labor lead
ers, despite the. fact that Chief
Justice Stone, in a dissenting
opinion, held that to condone
what was being done by men,
bers of the New York local
would render comnSon-law rob-
berry an innocent pastime.' The
Hobbs bill is an amendment to
the Administering Act, elm
mating language in that law
which was construed by the
Court as making it impossible
to reach such extortionists.
Referred to Committee.
In the Senate the bill has been
referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, and not to the Committee
on Labor, where so many House
bills dealing with labor have died
in the past. Chairman Van Nuys
turned the bill over to a sub
committee for consideration,
headed by Senator OMahoney,
Democrat, of Wyoming. The
other members of the subcom-
mittee are Senators McCarran,
Democrat, of Nevada; Connally,
Democrat, of Texas; Austin, Re-
publican, of Vermont, and Fer
guson, Republican, of Michigan.
1t is Senator O'Mahoney's pur-
pose to give the measure early
consideration. The House passed
the bill with a vote of 270 "ayes"
to LOT mays" 1t is expected that
if the bill is brought into the
Senate itself, it will pass also
by a substantial vote.
Representative Hobbs, Demo-
crat, of Alabama, author of the
bill, who has fought day in and
day out over a long period to get
action on the measure, during
the debate in the House made
this significant statement:
Many of the enemies of this
bill claim that they are fighting
it not because of its provisions,
but because the provisions might
be construed by a biased court
so as to punish legitimate activ-
Evening star., 1943-04-15
The Political Mill
Hobbs Bill Is Not On Attack on Labor,
But on Organized Rocketeerinq

tiles of organized labor. Last
year when the subcommittee of
the House Judiciary Committee
was holding hearings on the pre-
cursor of this bill that argument
was made so often and so earn
estly that the question was asked
if the then bill should be amend
ed so as to outlaw only inter-
ference with interstate or foreign
commerce by robbery or extor-
ton, If that would meet this OBJ
lection. The answer was an
emphatic yes. This bill is that
amendment. It does limit the
field of its condemnation to in
terference with interstate or for
eign commerce by robbery or ex-
tortion. But still the. opposition
on this alleged ground persists"
People Should Know Truth.
There are those who shudder
at the idea of passing any legis-
lation which is attacked by the
leaders of organized labor. They
say this is no time to disturb or
anger labor, with war on. Well,
if the passage of bill to prevent
extortion and robbery will upset
the war production it is about
time the American people under
stood it.
The case that came to the
Supreme Court originated some
years ago in New York. Mr..
Hobbs said that a New Jersey
truck farmer made the mistake
of thinking this was a free
country" He contracted to de-
liver a truckload of cauliflower
to shipside in New York every
so often. When the farmer and
his two sons arrived with their
truck in New York they were
stopped by four "goons" who told
them they would have to pay
s9.42 for the delivery of large
truck or $8.41 for the delivery of
a small one, since only members
Of the local teamsters' union
could deliver perishable products
in New York.
The farmer and his sons re-
sisted. In the end they and their
truck were thrown into the river.
Police officers" said Mr.. Hobbs,
deserved and were given full
credit for helping to save the
farmer from drowning. No ar
rests were made. No prosecution
followed"
Efforts have been made to show
that the cases, and there were
others, which bought about the
suit settled finally by the Su-
preme Court last year, were iso--
lated and thing of the past.
Nothing is further from the fact.
The second title of the Hobbs
bill, suggested by Joseph B. East
man, director of the Office of
Defense Transportation, Furnishes
any attempt to interfere with
the shipment of troops or war
supplies. 1t is similar to a law
enacted during the World War.
The Hobbs bill is not an attack
on the rights of labor or on
organized labor. 1t is an attack
on racketeering, which is no more
a union right than it is a right
Of any other group or citizen.
Evening star., 1943-04-15

This situation is not of his making.
1t exists, nonetheless. Once he
issued the announcement, his pres
tige with his opposite numbers,
Churchill, Stain and Chang Kai-
shek, would drop to a bare five
points above zero. He would be un-
able to engage in any major under
taking with these men looking be-
yond the end of the next year.
Actually, his term of effective Office
would be even shorter and they
would know it. The moment the
two, candidates were named next
summer, Mr.. Roosevelt would be-
come a mere interim holdover, and
he would remain so until his term
ran out.
I do not say that this situation is
good or bad, I merely say that it
exists. It is a condition of the war,
like the weather. What to do about
it do not know. Neither does Mr..
Roosevelt. And so he does, and
can do, nothing about it.
His power to run is his power to
punish interference with the war
effort. Without a clear majority in
Congress (and, except on paper, he
has none) it is almost the last item
of political power he has left. He is
his own final bogey-man, he uses
himself 70 frighten Congress with.
Once he announced he would not
run again, Congress might love him
more, but it would listen to him less,
Must Stay Alive Politically.
Under the circumstances, he
hardly has the right to make the
announcement. This is a separate
question from that of whether he
actually does run again or not.
The question is whether the man
who shapes our war shall keep
himself politically alive or render
himself politically dead at this
moment
1t will be noticed that those Re-
publican newspapers, like the New
York Herald Tribune, which are
Fundamentally for the organiza-
ton of more stable world, are in
no special tizzy on the fourth-term
Evening star., 1943-04-15
This Changing World
Danger Of Chinese Collapse outweiehs
Any Jup Threat in Southwest Pacific

Japan by amphibious operations
would require our taking all these
fortresses singly.
Military operations from China
would be much easier. The
Chungking government is de-
termined to stand by its pledge to
stick to its Allies to the bitter end.
But Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek is sending desperate SOS
calls to America. The amount Of
supplies received by him since
the loss of Burma have been
negligible. China has more man
power than any of the Allied
countries. But she also has fewer
facilities to arm and feed her
potential soldiers.
The Japanese have been waging
a tremendous war of propaganda
among many of the disgruntled
Chinese generals. They have
loaded them up with presents of
"luxuries" which gold can no
longer buy in China. They have
been telling them for many
months that they need not expect
any support from the Allies since
China was boxed" and had no
means of receiving the goods to
fight Japan.
Chang Uses Prestige.
The fact Chungking receives
only a few driblets occasionally
by air has confirmed stories of
Japanese agents. Failure of the
forces of Field Marshal Archibald
P. Wavell to make a dent in the
Japanese positions in Burma is
said to have had a disastrous
effect on the Chinese generals.
They know Wavell has a large
military force and cannot under
stand why he has not been able
to achieve success.
Chang realizes that mans
prestige alone, coupled with prom
ises which are not materializing,
are weak argument against the
concrete" Japanese arguments.
While Chang and some of his
thoroughly loyal divisions are
willing to stand any hardship and
continue to fight even if they are
pushed out of Chungking, there
is no telling what the rest of his
armies will do if the present stu
alton continues.
The United States Government
has been given fair warning that
China's resistance might collapse
after six years of war without
adequate armament and supplies.
If China falls the position of the
United States in the Pacific will
become difficult indeed. 1t will
mean that in order to defeat
Japan-after giving her more
time to build up an even stronger
line of Notifications in the West
Pacific-we may have to wage
much longer and costlier war
than the war against the Euro
pean branch of the Axis.
Thus while there is no i'm
minent danger to our security in
the Pacific, where we may receive
more unpleasant but not fatal
knocks, the possibility of the
collapse of China's resistance will
have far-reaching effect on the
plObal warfare
Evening star., 1943-04-15

rible roads, some
bleak, bare coun-
try and some
pretty rotte N
climate, but 7
must have been
dreaming.
Such things do
not exist in the
United States.
Absolutely not. I
have 1t on the
word of thou
S a n DIS upon
thou S a n d S Of
American sol.
Evening star., 1943-04-15

Japanese op-
era t on S in
t h S o u t h
Pacific. Th e
political situ-
q tion con-
Germs China's
ability to stay
in the war, If
W i t h in the
n e xt fe w
m o n t h S
America and
Britain a r e
not a lie to
increase sub
Evening star., 1943-04-15

be left without
power to fight
t he W ar. He
might receive a
better press, but
he would cease
to be a major
force in t he
American o r
world scene. He
would b e com e
like one OF those
F. e n C h presi-
dents, respected
but in con S e =
Evening star., 1943-04-15

S t a t e COM
merce. The
b i'll is de-
signed to put
an end to ex-
t o r t ion by
local unions
t e a m S t ers,
c h a u feurs,
S t a b | e m en-
and helpers.
These insist
on payment
of specified
sums by own
erS and Oner-
Evening star., 1943-04-15

our forces take
it on the chin
in the S ou t h
P a cific while
Japan builds up
h er air a n d
ground forces for
a major attack
on United Ma
tions bases in
Australia a n d
New Guinea.
en-. M a c
Arthur's S plea for
m o r e a ! r
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Hike Scheduled Sunday

The Center Hiking Club will spon-
sor a hike to upper Rock Greek Park
Sunday. Those wishing to join the
group are to meet at Chevy Chase
Circle at 1920 am.
Evening star., 1943-04-15

HE opinions OF the urers this their oun not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars effort to give al sides of questions interest
readers although such may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Once again the House has
knocked at the door of the
Senate, passing the Hobbs bill to
prevent racketeering in inter-
Evening star., 1943-04-15
BY SAMUEL GRAFTON.

Some political realities: The plain
truth is that if President Roosevelt
announced right now that he will
not run for a fourth term he would
Evening star., 1943-04-15
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

~ OO@NS = nv 14~1 A1SO"ASs
Competent Washington quar-
ters divide the situation In the
Pacific into two parts-military
and political.
The military situation relates to
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Pacific Risk
Laid to
President
japan Seen Building
Offensive-Defensive
Points in Vast Area
By DAVID LAWRENCE

President Roosevelt, acceding to
the judgment Of Prime Minister
Churchill, has assumed the biggest
Evening star., 1943-04-15
McLemore-
Yonks in Britain
Loud Home Towns
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

ny hHNh1 McAEMohE'
LONDON.-In my travels about
the United States, seem to remem-
Der occasionally seeing some ugly
towns, some homely girls, some ter
Evening star., 1943-04-06

Glhi7r-Good opportunity. work at bar.
pouring straight drinks. later learn mix
ing drinks; excellent starting salary and
meals: no Sunday work. Apply in per-
son, Inc Mayfair Restaurant, 5o7 18th
Evening star., 1943-04-06

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Evening star., 1943-04-06
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COOK. EXPERIENCED

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Brand-new restaurant, recently opened
Excellent salary. Apply at once, o5I7
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ENGINEER, 5th-class, col
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and quarters. Apply man.
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PART-TIME USHER for Lit
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Govt. employe available dur
ing day. Phone ME- 1926.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-01

classification. There are S types in
mems MI group. Each type should
be kept separate for count, weight,
and bundling. This applies also to
all types In all other groups in both
M and B classifications.
For Women (Age is and Over)
Index type:-
W-1-Coats (heavy and light, r.
versailles, heavy outer Jackets.
W-2-Complete wool suits, wool
sport jackets. wool skirts, wool
dresses.
W-3-Sweaters.
W-4-Underweay.
W-5-Nightgowns, pajamas, bed
jackets, robes.
W-6-Mittens (wooD, scarfs,
shawls, hosiery.
W-7-Cotton or rayon dresses,
cotton or rayon skirts, cotton or
rayon jackets, cotton or rayon
blouses, cotton or rayon shirts,
aprons.
For Girls Gage 2 to 1O
Index type:--
G-1-CoatS (heavy and lighD, re-
versailles, heavy outer jackets, leg
ging sets (woolen), snow suits,
windbreakers.
G-2-Complete wool suits, wool
sport jackets, wool skirts, wool
dresses, wool jumpers.
G-3-Sweaters.
G-4-Underwear.
G-5 Nightgowns, pajamas,
robes.
G-6-Gloves (wooD, mittens
(wooD, scarfs, hosiery.
G-7-Cotton or rayon dresses,
cotton or rayon skirts, cotton or
rayon jackets, cotton or rayon
blouses, cotton or rayon shirts, cot
ton or rayon jumpers, aprons,
smocks.