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Dr.. Edgar B. Keen1er
Fights Draft Order

left to him to protest racial discrim-
nation of which he was q victim.
He stated that The lieutenant In
charge Of my iles has told me that,
although / meet all qualifications
for lieutenant tJGJ in the Medical
Corps. and have passed the physical
examination. my services are not
wanted because I belong to the
colored race"
The full text Of the letter Of DR..
Keemer announcing his decision to
refuse to obey the induction notice
is reprinted below.
May II. 1913
Local Draft Board No. 81
Hamtramck. Michigan
Gentlemen:
You have ordered me to report
for induction as q buck private In
the -lsnd forces on May Is, 19sS
This is to notify you that will fail
to report for such induction
I am not refusing 70 serve this,
the only country that know. ! am
merely unwilling. as a qualified
physician, to fight as an infantry
soldier. Such q situation would be
a waste of professional manpower.
and consequently. detrimental to
our war effort
As you know. have offered my
services for active duty as a Naval
Medical oficer on September II.
is41 Since that time I have made
repeated requests for immediate ac-
ceptance from almost every Naval
Official concerned up to the Secre-
tary OF the Navy. The lieutenant in
charge OF my files has told me that.
although l meet all qualifications
for lieutenant (JG) In the Medical
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RACIAL
FIGHT NEARS
COURT STAGE
Blandford Sets Appeal
To Admit Negroes To
Willow Lodge

DR.. James ]. 16cClendon. presi-
den, Of the NaticaAi Association for
the Advancement Of colored Peo-
pie. announced today that m sp-
- - lals,n II
,EfF housing prt 49, u -
1hit ~ Ne nscesssry preliminary
before hling suit and amounts 70
The exhaustins Of ell administrative
remedies" stated MeClendon.
Daniel Carter, Steven Turner,
Miss Dorothy Lehman, william Hall
and Henry Ellis. war workers liv-
ing in Detroil are protesting the
announced policy OF the Federal
Public Housing authority and The
Detroit Housing commission which
denied them occupancy OF war
housing projects at Willow Lodge,
Willow Court and projects now
available in the Detroit area. They
have authorized N.AAC.P. attor-
neys. Willis NJ. Graves, Francis NJ.
Dent, Elvin L. Davenport and Rob-
err j. Evans, TO Ale suit in their be-
half. Thurgood Marshall. special
counsel for the NAAC.P. famous
for the Texas Primary cases and
recent cases involving Negro SOL
ders before the United States SUI
preme court, is working with the
local legal committee.
Carter. Turner and Miss Lehman,
war workers employed at the Ford
Bomber plant sought and were re-
fused accommodations at Willow
Lodge and Willow Court, May !.
They were advised by clerks in the
tenant selection Office that their ap-
plications would be processed for
Ypsilsnti or Ifkster. projects desig-
mated for Negro occupancy.
William Hall and Henry Ellis are
protesting discrimination by the
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Certain politicians have not for
gotten that George johnson who was
recently appointed manager OF the
Inkster Housing project was sup
posed TO be promoting the candi-
dacy Of DR.. Tenerowicz FOR re-
election % Congress from the First
Congressional district in 1912, From
all reports Mr.. Johnson is going his
merry way without undue concern
for what the Darkroom boys are
cooking up. The lnkster Project
post was considered something OF
q political plum and the ANTHEM
erowicz boys are still trying to fig
ure out how Mr.. johnson obtained
the post.
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4&A - ]ILIl * II - .I.I|
caught most q ~ yg00o ri NJ
unprepared Tor such q sru)ure -
md hundredsss " them souSht rUli6k
from the Red Gross which uuieaiy
established . disaster relief stsfim
In The city. After reaching 80 crest
early Saturday. the flo0d subsidGd
gradually. leaving the first f1oors
and Easements OF most Of Tie homes
in the six block area hiled With
mud and debrix
During the height u The lood,
Red Cross officials arranged Win
Poppa Dee, owner and operator OF
Mt Clemens bath house. to pro-
vide shelter for the families who
had fled before the rising waters
Friday through Sunday. Poppa Dee
provided accommodations for 20
stranded families with scores OF
children.
Monday evening the residents re-
turned home to attempt TO saliva &c
what clothing and furnishings the
waters had not damaged beyond
use or repair. Among those whose
homes were seriously damaged by
the flood were Mrs Irene Brown
OF 20 Barora street; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ware OF 81 Burns street: Ada Bee
Sanford OF 20 Befora street: Mat
tie Stoner OF IS Robertson street;
Margaret Robinson Of Kibbie street:
James Harris OF 40 Barbara street:
Robert Tryon OF 81 Medic street;
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming. Sam Han
nah. Johnnie Jones. George Moore,
Sam Johnson. Susie Lenssy. Fred
die Griggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Johnson. Ada Crawford and scores
OF others whose names and adj
dresses were not available at this
writing
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KIN M Tfop nnn(isks
followed Ne lea cf flffh column
ists In Other cities where recent
rumors Of . Negro revolt have been
reported.
In statement iEsued Monday.
the committee said. I'VE ara sure
that race riot talk emanates from
a spy ring Of the Axis powers and
we therefore ask that the Federal
Bureau OF Investigation and the
local authorities immediately in
vestigate to determine the individ-
uals responsible for these rumors.-
In other cities where these ru-
mors have sprung up. such as Menu
phis Birmingham. New Orleans
Washington and New York, they
have been spiked by the authori-
ties II was only last week that
authorities. checking rumors Of
purported uprising in Washington.
d. c.. issued q statement to the
effect that race riot talk In that
city was spread by Axis propagan-
dists. The Washington Chief Of Po-
lice eomplimented Negro leaders
FOR Ignoring this propaganda after
an investigation revealed that Ne
groes were going peacefully about
their business.
It was believed In Washington
that white Axis sympathizers pur-
posely spread rumors Of an i'm
pending race riot 70 prevent a
showdown on the employment OF
Negroes by the Capital Transit
company. Hearing Of cases of dis
elimination by the Transit COM
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Postponement Of Detroit hearing
OF the Fair Employment Practices
Committee and the appointment Of
a new chairman Of the Committee
were announced this week only a
few hours after II was announced
in Washington that the hearings
would be held according to sched-
ule.
The Detroit hearings originally
scheduled to be held May "a and
IS. have been postponed until June
% and 20, G. James Fleming. chair
man Of the FEPc investigating
committee. in Detroit announced
Monday. Fleming also said that
the hearing. scheduled for Wash
ir gton. D. c.. next week, will not
be held until June ?.
Fleming said the new chairman
Of the committee, which has been
without a chairman since the res
ignstion of Malcolm MacLean. was
officially appointed a few hours
after the committee in Washington
had informed delegation Of repre-
sentative labor and civic leaders
from Detroit that the Presidents
Committee was all set TO go ahead
with the hearings. Name OF the new
chairman, Fleming said. Will be
officially announced late this week
The Detroit delegation, which
left for Washington Sunday TO urge
an immediate hearing OF cases OF
discrimination in local defense
plants, included: Christopher Al
ston. chairman. and Walter Saun-
ders, member OF Packard Local 100,
Interrscial Committee. Edward
Strong and Edward Tolan Of the
National Negro Congress and Sam
Finroy OF Chryslef Local No. 2.
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Convinced that his constitutional
rights rs a citizen OF the United
States had been nouted by the Sc
lective Service officials and after
repeated efforts to enter the armed
services as a Naval Medical Officer
proved futile, DR.. Edgar 3. Keemer
OF 9504 Oakland, refused to obey an
Induction notice which would draft
him as buck private this week.
HITS DISSEMINATION
The well known Detroit physician
explained the reasons which inn
PEELED him TO take this action In q
letter that was sent 10 Draft Board
No. 81 in Hsmtramck last Monday.
Stating that Il am not refusing 10
serve this. the only country that !
know" DR.. Keemer wrote that he
would fail to appear for induction
because that was the only means
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y -
SOME FUN

Charles Edgecomb OF the Detroit
Housing Commission let a real live
cat out OF the bag during a COM
mission meeting last week. 1t seems
that Bill Nicholas OF the JAW
CIO international Housing Commit
tee had asked Charlie to find
place In a project for white fam
lily that is now living in an apart
ment building which Is almost COM
pletely tenanted by Negroes Char
lie twitted Nicholas on the subject
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| EFC' HEARINGS
POSTPONED TO
1913.
New Chairman Appointed
To Head Presidents
Committee
BULLETIN

WASHNGTON-A' new chair
man Of the FEPC has been named.
and according 70 reliable reports,
he Is the Ri. Rev. Francis J. Haas,
dean Of social studies at Catholic
University Of America.
The naming Of the Re- Rev. Mr..
Haas caused . pestponement Of
plans Of the Fair Employment
Practice committee for Capital
Transit company, and Detroit
hearings on Job discrimination.
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W-see HOUSING. Page .
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1I-see KREEMER. Page .
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Nsee RUMoRs. Page .
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RIOT RUM0RS'
LAID TO AXIS.
PROPAGANDA
Say Police We're Warned
To Prepare For An
Uprising

Charging that Axis agents. aided
by the local Ku Klux Khan. are
resorting to new techniques to d.
vide the American people and
thwart the war effort. the Detroit
Citizens committee this week asked
the Federal Bureau Of Investisa.
ton to check sources Of rmnors Of
a Negro uprising In Detroit
( The action Of The Citizens COM
mittee was-taken after II had been
|E2pCsssd Mt ioesa police ma ~
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SG-see BI-RACIAL. Page 2
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Between The
HEADLINES
Dy PAUL KEEN

Editor's note; The views sx-
pressed BY Mr.. Keen do not nee
ssssrily reflect the opinions -
ne Michigan Chrenicla.
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commission I'm Spot
II was plain nat Whites Sug-
gestion that these workers b
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10 FAMILIES
FLEE FLOODED
SECTION HERE !
Abandon Their Homes ~
Clinton River Goes +
On Rampage. i

The rain-swollen waters Of The
Clinton river which overfiowed its
banks at Mt Clemens last Friday
night. and inundated ak square
blocks IN rhAx apptheast section at
ths en- Sccqlk a nnteM -
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Crow Agency News

Word has been received from
Sgt. Edgar Pretty On Top from
Oklahoma City, Okla. that he
has completed his training and
expects to be transferred soon
to foreign service.
Roger Stops, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy Stops of Grow Agency
has been promoted to Corporal.
He is now stationed at Niagara
Falls, New York.
Mrs. Clement Brent, the for
mer Geraldine Rennick, arrived
in Crow Agency on Monday
with her three month old dau-
ghter, Mary Carol, from her
nome in Helena, to be with her
mother. Mrs. L. C. Rennick, who
has been i'll. She was met in
Billings by her father.
Kenneth Rennick arrived at
his home in Crow Agency from
the state college in BOzeman,
where he is in his sophomore
year. He will remain for a few
days for a visit With his parents
Pvt. Paul A. Morning is now
with the 33rd Medical Ambul-
ance Bn., and is stationed in
Los Angeles, Calf.
Lois Maureen Durham was
hostess at a party on Saturday
afternoon in observance of her
fourth birthday. Invited guests
were Curtis and Mrs. Cramer,
Patty and Mrs. Woods, Elise
Junior and Mrs. Grinnel ana
Boyd and Mrs. Nelson. Lois is
the granddaughter of Mrs. Mary
Mclean.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pinker-
ton left Crow Agency on Thurs
day morning for their new home
at Window Rock, Arizona.
Special Agent Walter Magee
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WyoIa News

Pfc. Reynold Klay, who is at
Camp Dodge near Des. Moines,
Ia. is one of ten per cent, who
on March 9 passed an exam
ination for entrance into one OF
the Army specialized training
schools
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Moss and
MI. and Mrs. B.. B. Belken were
guests in the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Sheets Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Moss received
honOrs in contract.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Paustian
are living at Sundance, Wyo.,
where Chris is employed by the
Farm Security Association.
The Baptist Ladies Aid held
a regular melting Thursday az
the home Of Mrs. Frances Wall
ace.
J. R Boyd returned Friday
from a plane trip to st. Paul.
Mrs. Oscar Hager, Soma Lee
and Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Belken
were Sheridan shoppers Satur-
day.
Pvt. Mark Kirscher, stationed
in the Hawaiian Islands, was
recently transferred to the
staff section as a clerk.
MIR. and Mrs. Forest Sails
bury and son Charles called at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. V.
Chapman, Thursday, enroute
home from a trip to Cody, Wyo.
The P. T. A. dance Saturday
night was wei attended. Rec
eipts at these dances have been
good all winter.
Sheridan visitors Sunday in
Guided Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Berry
and daughters, Mrs. Bill Chap
man and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Sheets, MI. and Mrs. D.
H. Moss and daughter, Selma
Lee. Emogene Skinner, Mrs. A.
E. Montgomery, Frances Wall
ace, Jack Bozoski and Mr.. and
Mrs. Karney Redman and child
rem.
Monday our schools returned
to the 9 o'clock opening time,
after the 9:45 schedule which
has been in operation for sew
eral months.
Steff Sgt. w. R. Hahn arriv-
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arrived at Crow Agency or
Thursday in connection with hi!
official duties.
Dale Buxton, of the Grow
Agency Forestry Division, was ir
Billings for several days or
special detail.
Mr.. and HTS. John Glenn hac
as their dinner guests on Sat
urday evening, MIR and Mrs
Fred Frai.ey.
Cpl: Fellows D. Pease has been
transferred from Camp Crowder
Mo. to Fort Jackson, S. c. and
Pvt. John Pease from Sioux
Falls, S. Oak. to Boca Ration
Field, Fla. Pvt. Hubert A. Pease
is now at the Naval radio station
on Brainbridge Island while Pvt,
Wallace w. Pease is at Ell Paso,
Texas.
TIC Phillip Mountain Bull has
recently been transferred from
Fort Bliss, Tex. to Colorado. Mrs
Juanita Mountain Bull, who has
been living near her husband,
accompanied him to Colorado.
Joseph Medicine Grow, Phil
lip Shane and Dave Bravo lett
Grow Agency on Thursday eve
ming for induction into the U.
S. Army.
O.W. Davidson, Farm Agent
stationed at Lodge Grass. spen5
Monday at Grow Agency in con-
nection with his official duties.
Mrs. Ella B. Johnson and chill
dren Lorraine and Don, spent
the weekend in Billings.
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South Hardin News

The following members Of the
Two Leg2in Home Demonstra-
ton club met at the home OF
MIS-. 7. W. Scabery Thursday
for 4 dinner and business meet
ing: Mrs. sam Kern. Mrs. c. E,
.AstrOpe. Mrs. Robert Paulson,
Mrs. II. E. ProbaSco. Mrs.
Charles Fergerson, Mrs. Chester
RauD. Mrs. Fred DeWald, Mrs.
Conrad Scader, Mrs. John Kukes
Mrs. Arthur Randall, and Mrs.
R. L. Hunt. Guests present were
Mrs. Pitch and Mrs. Ed Lautt.
The morning session was de-
voted to Red Cross work, while
the afternoon work consisted
of a short business session, a
project lesson and recreation.
Thirty-five pounds of kitchen
fats we're contributed by the
members and made ready for
the salvage committee to send
on to help the war effort. Mrs.
Arthur Randall asked that the
members bring recipes for the
club cook book to the next
meeting.
Mrs. Blanche Baker and
daughter, Miss Peggy Joyce,
we're Wednesday evening guests
at the Arthur Randall home.
MIR. and Mrs. Chester Raup
and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ran
dali attended the FLA. boxing
matches between contestants
from Billings and Hardin FLA.
Friday night.
Mrs. T. w. Scabery and dau-
ghters, Beatrice and Betty, visit
ed Mrs. H. E. Probasco Friday
night.
Mrs. Fred Dewald called on
Mrs. Earl Gray Monday after
noon. ,
Mrs Nellie Ferguson spent
Thursday night as a guest OF
Mrs. Arthur Randall.
Mr.. and Mrs Chef Kaiser
and family moved to their new
home on the Little Horn Friday
Walter Torske was a visitor
at the Arthur Randall home
Tuesday.
Ted Graft was a Hardin bus
mess caller Monday.
Mrs Arthur Murray of Home
stead, Mont and Mrs. J.E. len
hover and son, Elmer, of Miles
City, who have been visiting
their parents, Mr.. an Mrs. c. E
Astrope, and brother, Ray, and
sister, Mrs. ]. R. Paulson and
family left Wednesday for their
respective homes.
After a furlough of thirty
days, Ray Astrope of the U. S
Navy left for San Francisco on
Tuesday.
Miss Marion Bellon spent
Thursday night as a guest OF
Miss Joyce Gray.
Mike Herman is building a
new chicken house on his lease
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dewald
and children were Hardin call
ers Monday.
Fred Burks has been assisting
Oscar Quarnburg with his work
the past several days.
Ed Lautt transacted business
in Hardin Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Ludwig Martell
were Hardin shoppers Saturday
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ed Monday from Washington,
D. C. for a weeks visit in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. j.
Sheets.
Ray Comstock made a busin-
S trip to Sheridan Oh Monday
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afternoon.
The Wyola Women's club will
be hostess to the County Feo-
Grafton meeting Saturday, Mar
oh 20. The ladies Of the Bap-
fist Aid will serve the lunch
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RAINBOW GIRLS

RAINBOW GIRLS
Senator Dan Maddox was
guest speaker on Tuesday eve
ming at the regular meeting OF
Hardin assembly, Order of Rain
bow for Girls. Senator Maddox
spoke on the subject, The Con-
Stitution of the United States
Of America" Plans were COM
pleted for the Rainbow rum
mage sale to be held March 20.
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WORLD DAY
OF PRAYER
Nearly 100 guests were pres
emit at the World Day ofPrayer
meeting held at the Congregat-
ional church on Friday after
noon. Mrs. J.. w. Berns opened
the meeting with an address
Of welcome and introduced the
guest speaker, Mrs. w. "A. Pet
zoldt. Mrs. A. R. Hegre sang
<'The Day Thou Givest, LORD,
is Ended" Others who assis-
ted in the services were Mrs.
Phillip Fried of the Church OF
the Open Bible, Mrs. Uriel King
Of the Baptist church and Mrs.
Paul Collier OF the Methodist
church.
Following the meeting tea
vas served in the church par
lors. Mrs. E. L. Kelley and Mrs,
l.. S. McAllister officiated at
the tea table. Members of the
serving committee were Mrs. L.
r. Cool, Mrs. James Hogan, Mrs.
Gordon Swaby and Mrs. Ira
Cochran.
PAST NATIONS
Members of the Past Matrons
club, o. E. S. we're entertained
at the home of Mrs. J. A. Put
nam on Thursday. Mrs. A. M.
Hicks, MIS-. Guy Sixberry and
Mrs. Blanche Baker were CO.
hostesses. Mrs. James Sloan OF
Grow Agency received high Sc
ore at bridge and Mrs. r. P.
Ross, low.
IT.
NTERTAINS CLUB
Miss Alta Cochran entertain
ed the members of her club at
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Society

her home on Friday evening.
Guests were Mrs. William Tors
Ike, Mrs. Lyle Tintinger, Jr., Mrs.
Jim Lutz, Mrs. Dick Evans, Mrs.
Lewis Bochy and Miss Wanda
Newkirk.
OFFICERS INSTALLED
Members of the local P. E. o.
chapter installed the following
officers at the home of Mrs,
Bessie Russell recently:presid-
ent, Wilma Thompson; vice
president, Georgia Desonia; re-
cording secretary, Ruth Cool;
treasurer, Ola MADDOX; chaplain
Matte Saunders; guard, Ruth
Ping.
BRIDGE CLUB
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Evenson
entertained the members OF
their bridge club last week. Mrs
Charles Egnew received high
score for the ladies and J. Gay
lie Sawicki for the men.
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HONCRED AT PARTY
Mrs. Ira Cochran was guest
of honor at a surprise party in
observance of her birthday on
Thursday evening. Those pres
ent were MIR. and Mrs. L. R
Cool. Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Nc
AlliSter, Mrs. A. L. ,Barnaby
Carol Kirkland, Ralph Strand
Ira Cochran, Miss Alta Coch-
| ran and Miss Donna Marie
Cochran.
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FORMAL DANCE
Hardin Assembly No. 33,
Order of Rainbow for Girls en-
tertained the Big Horn chapter,
Order of DeMolay and other
friends at the Masonic temple
on Friday evening. A ceremony
honoring DeMolay preceded a
formal dancing party. Master
Councillor James Armstrong
and DeMolay advisor Frank
Morrison were introduced and
responded to the welcome CIV
en- by Madylene Beall, worthy
advisor. Past worthy advisors
Marilyn Kelly and Pauline Sch
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aller were also honored.
The grand march was led by
the worthy advisor and the
master councillor and their part
ners. Forty one couples were
present. Refreshments we're SER
we'd by the advisory board.
H. E. o. MEETS
The H. E.O. Home Demon
stration club held its seventh
meeting of the year on We'd
nesday afternoon in the Cong
regational church parlorS with
ten members present. Mrs. c.
A. Randall was a guest. Follow
ing the business meeting, pro-
ject leaders, Mrs. Edna King
ston md Mrs. Elsie Riley pres
ented the project, conserving
Human Life at Home" Mrs.
Ada Kingston and Mrs. Wort
were h]oSteSSeS.
ENTERTAINS P. E. O..
Mrs. E. L. Kelley entertained
The members Of the local chap
ter Of P. E. o. at her home on
Wednesday afternoon. The pro-
.ram, A Constitutional Quiz,
was under the direction OF Mrs.
Marie Weir.
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con, which will be followed by
a program.
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ADDING MACHINE paper for
sale at the Tribune Herald Of
flee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-21
One Word Led I'D Another
By ARTHUR "gUGSn BAER

Hitler Still Wants TO Star in Thief Of Boedod
/ got to thinking about the League Of Nations in
1920 when we offered the mandate Of Armenia.
You know ! cannot locate Armenia on the map?
1t has evaporated
/ opposed to that mandate almost quarter
century ago. 1t Armenia that set the stage for the
world Back in 1895 Abdul the Damned perpetrated
an atrocious Of the Armenians England
France and America protested in vain. A mysterious
power seemed to be in back of Abdul
That power Germany Wilhelm supported Abdul
in for the franchise of the Berlin gdad Rail-
road. That's true silver cornet.
The BerlinBagdad Railroad is still fermenting in
Hitler's mind. One of Hess parachuting demands
that England vacate lraq The capital of Iraq is Bag
dad. Put two and two together and a pessimst gets
three.
The Berln-Bagdad never ran a train but lost 20
100000 passengers in the 191418 holocaust Wilhelm
grabbed crosstown transfer to Holland where he
lead pencils through sharpener and thought he
cnopping wood for the winter.
If we took the Armenian mandate would have
been in the middle with both ends burning Now that
Italy out of Greece Albania and the Dodecanese
that Germany is out of the Near East, there is no
Armenia.
Copyright 1913,