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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Your Health
Some Germs in
Everyone's Nose,
do Little Harm

WITH THE season running in
to the time of year when colds are
very prevalent, we would all like
TO do something sensible TO keep
ourselves as healthy as possible.
One thing that we should real
ize concerning the mechanism Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10
RunyOn Gets
ON 'SOapbOx'

ignorant Of the true situation Of
their parents back home
And always the very first 20
stop thinking Of the brave boys
when they reurn from the fight
ing are the statesmen.
I ARGE numbers Of our S'er-
II Ling citizens acknowledgement
letters in the name Of patriotism
70 the newspapers condemning
the workers for suggesting bet
terment Of their working con-
dtions, and then these citizens
hustle around 10 find a good
sure-footed marketeer in gas
and meat and tires and other
rationed articles, II they have
not already got pretty good
stocks boarded Up, but AZ the
same time assiduously avoiding
the purchase Of war bonds Of
which the workers hold more
than any other class. proper
tiOnately 10 their means
Some Of our editorisliSts fairly
scar the newspaper pages with
their fiery derunCiatiOns, IN the
name ~ patriotism. Of the
workers who presume 70 ask
SGuarcr deal but probably with
out cver lnquirlng into the
workers side 20 see IL they have
any Justification for their re-
quest
or Al least 7 am sure few ~
nv readers ever have read any
considerable amplification Of the
workers side IN the run Of
editorial comment when one Of
those cases ~ protest crops up.
IT is my somewhat peculiar
Il idea that il is not unpatriotic
for working people who give
their sons 70 thor country. who
buy bonds. who pay taxes 10
help support he nation and
those statesmen and who arc
honest and law-ahiding. 10 ask
IN return the small favor of
living wage.
Especially when you consider
that thousands Of our workers
are veterans Of our other wars
DO YOU know what I would
Ike 10 see
] would like 10 soc the same
amount Of enthusiasm IN betting
tho working people that in
variably DEVELOPS in war time.
exercised in their behalf in time
of peace.
Now | know I ought 10 &C,
soapbOx or hire a hall
Copyright, 1913. ny Kins Feature,
Distributed Nv international New, SERVE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10
March Of Events
by BENJAMIN DeCasseres

the Constitution did not intend
the United States 10 he de-
-uocracy or even a republic,
that they personally sought 10
make il a kind Of centralized
Fascist obligarchy. that the Bill
Of Rights was only adopted re-
luctantly and that the Consti-
tution-makers feared the peo-
pie
These allegations. based on
mere opinion in the red hot
debates in the constitutional
convention in Philadelphia, are
designed 10 weaken subtly our
confidence in and respect for
the Constitution, democracy and
our way Of life.
This country of ours is a DEM
ocratic republic.
That's precisely what the
founding fathers intended TO
make it, and that their inten-
ton should not be misunderstood
they began the preamble to the
Constitution with these words
words that for the first time
in the history Of the world APP
peared in a national law-"We
the People
Let nothing shake your con-
fidenCe in our democratic re-
public-and beware Of those
soft-spoken, scholarly under
mining historians and textbook
gumShoes.
TNHE latest stupidity in the way
Il Of postwar planning comes
from England.
a group of high-hat English
Educator" has exuded a plan
To redeem" Germany.
This group asks for an Allied
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10

One bock~o,d loot @e INIT. tto
one s1ept teor-foy VoWh IS
past.
N, r. Willis.
The peSSimiStic observation
above was made by the author
on his 35'h birthday II was
written 100 years ago.
Nowadays people retain
their youth much longer.
tHowever, no matter how
young 4 woman in her fortles
looks, she never feels young.
(The thought that she is get
ting old is continually on her
mind.
ION the other hand many
men IN their forues not only
look young but fSel young
tEVDJ
THE girdle of the late Jack
Il Barrymore re Gently was
auctioned in Hollywood
This department is informed
reliably that men who wear
girdles in order 10 give them
selves something akin 10
schoolboy figure are not rare in
Hollywood
II seems the form compressor
worn by men should be given
some other name than girdle.
Michael CurtiZ, director Of
Mission 10 Moscow. - told New
York reporters that some
dramatic license had been
taken in the making Of this
film.
II should be against the law
10 include so called dramatic
license" in plays or films which
are believed by the public TO be
based on actual facts.
HARRY THACKER BUR-
IL LEIGH. The country's
greatest singer ~ Negro
spirituals.
For nearly 80 years he has
been the baritone soloist Of St.
Georges Episcopal Church,
Manhattan.
He studied music under Anton
Dvorak, composer Of "Humor-
esque" and the New World
symphony"
He was selected for the ST.
Georges choir by the elder
J. p Morgan
Mr.. Burleigh's favorite spir.
itual is Deep River "
Mrs. Frank Menke. Charm
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10
White House
Conference Hit

commission TO supervise all Ger
man schools, books, films and
newspapers after the war.
These educators" are az
naive as Little Eva.
In the first place, according
10 our own liberty-loving lights
we have no right" TO supervise
the mental life Of any foreign
people and, in the second place,
II is not the German system Of
education that is at fault in
Germany.
It's the German character,
which is meSsianic, goose-step-
ping, sadistic and provincial.
How are these Little Evas OF
education in England going TO
root out ages-old racial char
scteristics by merely changing
radio programs, school books.
films and editorials in newspa-
pers7
If I may butt in with a plan.
/ again suggest this: chop up
Germany into about % little
states, each one independent OF
the other.
Place an army and a civilian
force in Germany 10 collect
damages.
Shoot all the Nazi leaders, by
the thousand, from Hitler down.
Prohibit any German state
from having an army and navy.
Do not disturb the cultural.
mental, or spiritual life Of the
Germans or their customs.
Germans are q peasant people,
Keep them down 70 the peas
ant level for 100 years or more.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10
Benny Relays
News ON Allen
She lost a son in Tunisis.

She lost a son in Tunlsla.
The first thing she wanted 20
see in the Big Town was Fraun-
ces Tavern, where George
Washington and his officers
used to 20.
After getting off the train
from Texas and locating al a
midtown hotel, they got into
cab.
"Fraunces Tavern, please"
she instructed.
Huh ?" said the hsckIe,
"Fraunces Tavern" she re-
peated.
where would that he ?"
asked the cabbie
Goodness" she. said. don't
tell me you don't know where
1T is-''
LADY" was the reply. I'm
sorry. But I really don't know
every gin mill in town."
NEW YORK Melodrams II
~ there's one man in town
who wishes he had another
name it's Frank Sinstra.
His cousin is the current
grooming rage by the same
handle.
What singer Sinatra lacks in
poundage cousin Frank has
coolies Of but cousin Frank.
the relative I'm mixed up, tool
is a miserable guy.
Whenever he goes into a store
and orders clothes or something
and gives his name, they laugh
right in his face.
AZ hotel here when he reg
istered his real namc, Frank
Sinatra, they suddenly decided
he must he a phony and said:
Sorry, no room"
Its He that nearly all the
time.
Especially when a pal intro
drccs him 70 some gal, who
SAYS.
"Gwan..''
or course. he could escape all
Of this by simply calling him
self Chauncey Schmalowitz or
Freddie Billingsley, but he is so
unhappy over things. he proba-
bly, never thinks OF IT,
Copyrfgh, by Daily Mirror. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10

wife Of the New York-to-Mos-
COW commuter.
Leon Henderson laug hing
Justify over the wild reports
about his alleged political plans.
How can they get II 30
wrong" he barks.
Judith Evelyn. star of Angel
Street, who chung 10 a piece OF
Athena wreckage
CALLIES in Our Alley: Billy
~ Rose. who authors those
readable adverts about his DIa-
mond Horseshoe show, was tod
that a critic didn't appreciate
one NJ his ads.
"Fergo n essake~." Rose
groaned.
Arc they reviewing ads
now"
playhey Manviiie passed
table Of locals, one said:
The money that guy owns, :"
you mean" said a cynlc,
'the money that owns him"
MIDTOWN Vignette: She is
NI visiting Manhattan for the
first time with her grown
daughter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10

7 WAS glad 10 see Damon Run
yon lead Off with bang
against the greatest farce in our
national life-the daily White
House newspaper conference.
Nothing much ever has been
given out al these conferences
but presidential wisecrackS.
II is like a minstrel show,
with the President in the I'M
dignified role Of Mr.. Bones.
AS Runyon says, no one is
interested in these confer
ences.
They are waste Of time
good newspaper time.
Runyon also says the ProSi-
dent enjoys these daily tWItter-
inGs because:
He In an actor. The press
conference IL one OF his little
stages"
Let's have done with this no
quotation-mark' interview bur-
lesque. both on the part of the
presidency and the press
THE President some time ago
L rightly warned the country
against the sabotage that runs
far deeper than the blowing up
OF munitions plants
One of these forms Of under
ground sabotage that goes on
in the interest Of either COM
munism or fasciSm. or both,
seems on the surface 10 be
absolutely harmless.
II is the constant reitera-
ton by historians" textbook
authors, radio speakers and
magazine writer's that : h
founding fathers who gave US
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10
Bugs Studies hug Life
Ants in the Ponsies
Vex Gardener Boer
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

This has been bad year for the victory garden
So down the library and looked the little wizards
That fellow Maetertinck knows about than
any met and I met him. He says there
5000 different kinds Of 400 Of their
parasites.
The ant will live any place that exists with the
exception the Not that cold kills it. It just goes
sleep until the ianor banging the steamppes
again.
All the great insect experts like Fabre say the has
the perfect form Of government 1t has living
other folks gardens anything.
There is paste that will kill ants. But it is very diff
fcut to spread them And you have right to be
pcous when somebody packs it in the picnic lunch
y There must be in this world for ants even If
nobody discovered it, They in all hooks and crannes
II you to deliver lecture ants will have no
trouble illustrating
look the bureau in the bread box under your
lapesSec the fl the subject and put the rest back
% = Copyright
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ing mate n the famous sports
historian.
Mrs. Menke is said to be the
amateur champion PIE maker
OF the thirteen original states.
She is going 10 send me her
recipe for making pie crust. .
II is said only one woman in
a thousand really knows how
to make pie crust.
So watch all early issues for
this recipe and get yourself in
the top flight OF pie crust
makers.
WHEN your baby is fed is he
w or she lying down or sitting
up?
A New Yorker tells me that
the doctor told her always 10
feed her baby in a sitting up
position.
She did and now claims she
has the healthiest and huskiest
1-year-old child in her neigh
borhood.
Recent statistics indicate. only
one wife in 100 has a husband
who likes 10 dance.
And only one wife in 500
has a husband who is a good
dancer.
Chicago, Brooklyn and San
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10
Better 7eoItF
By DR.. Logan CIendening

I HAVE Just been shown the
L contamination Of the quar-
termaster's dream.
| think I first heard about
this dream right after the
Spanish American War when on
our front porch one night the
colonel Of a cavalry regiment.
an officer In the quartermaSter
corps, and medical officer Of
the army were talking about
the great advantage Of having
a concentrated ration for sol
diers.
The idea from the point Of
tactics is that a unit Of troops,
which may range numerically
from a company 10 A division,
is 10 90 forward either for
reconnaissance or for offensive
operations.
They may be gone for "a
hours 10 a week.
The men are doing hard
work, so they have 70 be fed
and a numbering camp kitchen
is very much in the way on
occasions Of this kind
NOW II each man could he
~ supplied with fairly light
package containing ratlons for
mr. vprk, they could gel about
their business in rapid time
without the discomfort If hun
ger until the camp kitchen had
caught up with them
That has been the quarter
masters dream.
II was attempted I think. in
practice shortly after the Span
iSh- American War with some
concentrated rations that we're
given 10 a troop Of cavalry
which was sent 70 a secluded
hollow in the hills. and guarded
II was we'll that they were
guarded because the men after
IS hours on the concentrated
rations were ready 10 commit
mayhem 10 get out
MODERN process sing has
vi solved the problem for
practical purposes
The particular processing Is
dehydration. plus the ability 10
add concentrated foods
Misunderstanding foods in
general are somewhat bulky
Perhaps Nature made that
provision in order 10 make them
attractive.
In other words, so that they
would he filing.
AT any rate with these two
ideas Of dehydration and 70
enforcement a concentrated ra-
ton has been provided
I An not allowed ~ tell what
Il Is IN n but | can say that n
Is a small package in tin.
Different packages have dir
ferent contents which are
labeled X. VI, etc.
NJ contains the meat, but the
only way 10 get in the meat is
70 Get IN the X can first be-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10
(IirdIe for Men
Needs Other Name

Francisco husbands arc the best
dancers IN tho order named.
As 70 the worst dancing hus-
bands II is a tie between Los
Angeles and Philadelphia.
60 YOU claim ~ he an Oh
- serving person
An right, without looking
tell me quickly what color are
the numbers and what color the
letters on your telephone dial
Can you draw a picture OF
your telephone dial from
memory?
If you are really observing
you will know the color Of the
letters and numbers and will
put them all in their proper
order on tins picture.
THE Negro press reaches
about four million readers A
week. states Washington CORE
spondent l. +. Stone.
A sportscribe says n costs
Sll TO give a race horse the
saliva test.
Despite the confidence placed
on this test its value is ques-
uonable,
When it was used in Francs
INSCRIPTIONS horsemen found a
way TO beat H.
TT IS believed 1913 will break
Il the United States record for
blessed events. About 5000
900 babies are expected to be
born this year.
Therefore that book titled
Lady in Waiting" by Rory
Gallagher, should be popular.
II is described as AN intimate
journal of a modern mother
to-be.
Q-How can a gambling hus-
band he reformed7 Can your
mules and men department sug-
geSt a cure?
A-Our mules and men de-
partment states gambling men
are rarely reformed by other
people. They usually reform
themselves. That is, experience
finally teaches them the neces-
sary lesson.
More horseplayers reform
than poker players. And more
poker players than gin rumrny
players.
Copyright. 1919. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10
The Brighter Side

|NAYBE ought 70 get myself
vi sospbox or hire hall for
this one.
! have been thinking of how.
in time Of war. the name Of
patriotism is employed az a
|csmouflage for much deceit and
considerable downright skull
|duggery
II always ~ used by phony
buns and q cover for rackets
| Of one kind and another.
whether II is in collecting a per-
centage off the Flag in some
devious manner such as profit
eering schemes alleged 10 be
in the interests Of public or
service morale. or by lodging
he draft through furious mani
festations in futile Jobs.
II is used as an abb by some
business men for unwarranted
inefficiencies in their operations
and for clipping their customers.
II is used As pretext by
pressure groups for promoting
their various swindles and as a
wedge by reforners for slipping
IN undesirable laws on the peo-
|ple.
lit Is used by senators and
congressman as an excuse for
, necessary Apending Of the
a Pyers' money on iunketS
and investigations and by public
officials everywhere as reason
for arbitrary and ridiculous
rules and regulations and A.
cause for the most shameful
Neglect Of the peoples interests
and for a thousand and one
petty impositions on the public
The name Of patriotism IS
ISed by some Of our citizens n
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BY Damon RunyOn

provocaton for shopping and
prying and for prosecutions Of
their neighbors and by members
Of our judiciary as reason for
weird decisions.
II is dragged in By society as
extenuation for youthful ex-
cesses and for a letting down Of
the bars of conventions and the
elimination Of good manners and
even morals.
y has been so in every war
II will be so in all wars 10
come.
DUT most Of all II Is used as
ID blackjack by capital on
labor, by employers on en-
ployes.
II IS invoked as reproach 70
working men and women white
collar and denim. whenever they
utter the slightest protest
against the conditions surround
ing them, however unjust those
conditions may be.
our statesmen many NJ whom
have not been away from the
pu-lc crib foe single hour or
done 2 tap Of work m many
wears. howl IN the name of pa
triotiSm that the workers should
be severely punished though
these same statesmen VIII be
around later on seeking the
favor Of the workers AT the polls
and calling them their dear fell
low citizens
They say think Of the brave
boys fighting overseas though in
many cases their own brave
bots are emhusques and II is
the BOYS Of tho workers who are
doing the fighting overseas,
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Anew YORK HEARTBEAT

NEW YORK HEARTBEAT
I doubt # there was any ono
z" 10 blom6.. M
I think that crazy geor ,cds
- marked by fate,
summer seemed 10 hold
some secret shame ..
The immemoridi moon Was
hot ruth hate -.
O,o songs had neither grace nor
rircherB,
And there was terror IN the
kisses kissed -.
The nights came dolCn NTH
dread monotong
And you were there .. bit
there as in a must
There should hare been a storm
tn break the heal,
Some cool and golden inter
lude 10 share -.
But we uere set on hedrtbreGk
and defeat,
Ard disillusior trembLed N
the afr -.
I doubt II You and I need take
the bi1tue
A ghost fer BY and cupped
dying fame
y. NJ. of Manhattan.
|EACES About Town: Jack
L Benny relaying the news that
Fred Allen may resume on the
networks about New Years
Day.
Paul Calico, the word-ma-
|yician. and his wife inspecting
New York's food market along
West Street AT $50 ayem-color
for a forthcoming mag piece.
Capt. Jack Smith, first officer
10 set foot on Guadalcanal
wears the Navy Cro1S), whose
charming southern drawl awes
The local belles-is a Brooklyn
| boy
Eddie Cantor. the grand
|fa<RJ. who has no gray hair
u is IL is hidden by shoe pol
|ish. that is
1t. Eddy Duchin, USNR, Gid
ing along the Stork Club floor
with Mrs. Averill Hartman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10

cause the key 10 the meat can
is in the x can.
In the x can are quick en-
ergy foods=hiscuitsr reHghage,
hard candy REINFORCED with
vitamins, A little tin of coffee
and some dried lemon juice.
When he has emptied the
can. the soldier can put a fire
under il and brew himself some
coffee.
He can also get at the dried
meat
4 MOTHER wonderful stunt is
"A a large package which is
sealed with asphalt and put in
still larger one with an air
space between.
The larger one is also sealed
with asphalt.
These can be thrown in the
water from a boat az the time
of shore landing, will float on
the beach and will provide sew
eral good meals after the ex-
hausting effort NJ getting
through A heavy surf.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS
W. What are the chances
Of getting completely cured ef
pyelitis Infection in a child 5
wears old with a double kidney?
VIII person with this con-
dition have 70 he more cautious
in daily life than normal per-
SON.
Answer - Horseshoe kidneys
are more liable 10 infection.
pvelitis. stone. etc. than normal
kidneys.
While such conditions may be
cleared up. they tend 10 recur
from time 20 time.
In regulating the life Of such
person. the most important
precaution is 10 have regular
examination of the urine in
order 10 catch anything before
il gets head start.
Reader: Please discuss tetany,
us symptoms and its cure. How
does il differ from fits. or
epilepsy
Answer: This is a somewhat
surprising question because tet-
any ic very rare
Tetany is a condition Of spasm
Of the muscles. especially Of the
arm. which is due 10 calcium
deficiency in the blood
II develops in the course OF
ricketts, in children and during
pregnancy and after delivery in
women.
In the case OF ricketts,, the
calcium deficiency comes from
The lack Of Ttamin d, with con-
sequert ability TO utilize
calcium,
In pregnancy II Is due 10 the
demands on the mother giving
TOO much calcium to the grow
ing child.
In either case II is relieved by
giving calcium vitamin D and
parathyroid extract
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10
Connolly Answers

l-(a) Milwaukee. fb) Clcve-
land. fC) Portland
la XVIII; Oh LXXX, tc)
DCCC.
3-Cal Texas: fh) California:
(cl Vermont.
i-ta) Charles Dickens, thl
Raphael Sahatini. lcl Eu-
gene WE'LL
o-ta) Calvin Coolidge, fh)
Franklin Pierce. (c) James
Garfield.
6-(al real estate. (hl free
hold. (c) chattel,
tai Rawdon Crawley. Oh
Desdemona: (c) Friday
Copyright. 1913 ny KING Features
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Quick Answers

Sir Galahsd.
Prussia. NM
3-The fountain ri youth
missouri and California
S-Pennsylvania.
6-An animal II is large.
ox-like African antelope.
THE Egyptian vulture
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RN T.. v. DHrlinG

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On Broad WAY
By Walter WincheII

TRAD. Mark Registered. cOpynES 1874