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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
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1900 model De Dione Bon Ton
MotOrette.
He still has H.
Ruby Elizabeth Gaines OF
Phoenix, AriZ., has been sem
fenced from one 10 two years IN
prison.
Her crime was polygamy.
She had three husbands at the
same tIme-uvo soldiers and one
sailor.
Looks as If the marines we're
too smart for Ruby.
She's 10
The worlds record for number
Of husbands at the same time
was established a few years ago
by a Frenchwoman.
She had six husbands at the
same time.
She was able TO get away with
this for quite a period as she
was travelling saleswoman.
A BOUT 100000 babies were
~ born in the United States in
1912.
The 1913 total probably will
be larger than that.
Running a baby goods shop
should be A good business.
A neighborhood shop of that
kind could be started on small
capital.
DR.. Logan Clendening in his
informative book, The Human
Body points out that the
adenoids and tonsils are de-
signed 10 overcome infection.
Other physicians have de-
scribed them as the "watchdogs
OF the throat and lungs"
Therefore, before you have
your child's tonsils or adenoids
removed be certain it is abso-
lutely necessary.
SCOTLAND YARD officials In
~ troduced the fingerprint sys-
tenn to the United States at the
Worlds Fair in st. Louis in
1904.
Argentina has the fingerprints
Of 1899, 999 of its $1,000, 900 in
habitants.
The set Of fingerprints they
haven't is of a man whose
fingers are so smooth they leave
no prints.
Copyright. 1913, by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
Milton Berle Due
for Physical

Gov. Edison of n. J. and the
Jersey Highway Commission
Ton the report filed in Trenton)
will be settled in Washington
by the income tax collector.
Fight Promoter Mike Jacobs
should sell tickets 10 the execu-
tive board meetings OF the
United Auto Workers.
The War Labor Board has
more than 1000 cases pending
and will take years 10 finish its
calendar.
That explains the many
strikes-the aggrieYed workers
feel that they cannot wait that
long to be heard.
THE Stork Club removes all
Il the bar stools on Saturday
nights TO accommodate more
than 100 extra patrons.
Leon Henderson is bombarded
with high salaried job offers
from the corporations that used
TO yell that he kicked them
around.
He will not be retained in any
matter pending against the u. S.
Govt.
Washington neWspapermcn
are amazed at the naivete OF
top ranking officers. who Bit
terly criticize the President in
so-called secret sessions.
Mrs. Sec'y OF the Treasury
Morgenthau is a patient at Doc
tors Hospital.
The labor unions will shortly
indicate that the presence in
this country of Otto Hapsburg
Is an insult 10 them.
Justice Byrnes and Harry
Hopkins do not see eye TO eye.
at all.
All the Follies show girls
handed in their notices because
their demands for raise were
ignored.
The formula for a peace that
would last ] 900 years: Germany
10 have A Polish Police Force.
A Dutch National Guard.
Norwegian Lawyers.
Greek Judges and a Jewish
Court OF Appeals.
ONE Of the stories Of the
" Roosevelt Churchill talks
that didn't leak: The two lead
ers. nearly always surrounded
by aides, settled their most i'm
portant item late one night.
after all had retired
In one OF the White House
bathrooms as Churchill relaxed
in q tub.
Copyright by Daily Mirror Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
BY Damon RunyOn

excuse to call Steve Early to
tell him to inform the President
that either he will have to get
some new dialog or lose my vote
for a fourth term.
get going. McGuffy."
YOU know that it would be
L more convenient to the
press and would save President
Roosevelt a world of time if he
had mimeographed releases sent
out from his office at intervals
stating what he wished to say
for publication, or what he did
not wish to say, as the case
might be.
The press associations and
the newspapers would be quite
justified. on the basis of results
as against the manpower in
volved in these press confer
ences, II they told the President
just to send his stuff in by boy.
But 1 suppose they do not
want TO hurt the Presidents
feelings.
He enjoys those press confer
ences and the press is glad to
contribute to his enjoyment and
hopes that he will reciprocate
sometime.
The reason the President en-
joys them and / say this with
no disrespect whatever, but
rather in complimentary sense.
is because he is what we call a
ham at heart.
He is an actor.
The press conference is one Of
his little stages.
IVES an actor. A bit given
L to chewing the scenery, or
overplaying, al times, but withal
a pretty good actor.
l like him in dramatic roles
and am deeply panied when he
descends 10 comedy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
The On|ooker
by Henry McLemOrs

Becoming a Foreigner In Such a
Short Time -
There can be no denying TO
those OF US who have watched
Americans slowly become Brit
ish in talk. action and attitude
that there is a need for such a
pamphlet.
All YOU have 70 do 10 become
convinced is 20 see a corporal
from Pigeon Run, Mississippi,
lift glass Of beer and say:
Cheers"
Here is some OF the advice
my book offers.
When you get back 10 Mis-
souri, and the elevator doesn't
work. don't turn 10 your COM
panion and say:
II take n dismal view 81 this
lift" II you do, your companion
is likely 10 hit you
Don't use fat" when you
mean apartment.
nON'T think you can get the
~ girl YOU love 10 accept your
most devoted proposal by offer
ing her a package OF fiG newton
cookies or a package OF gum.
The cookies and the gum were
scarce over here but ii might be
different AZ home
Don't try 10 brihe the girls
old man with l0-cent cigar
just because cigars are hard 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04

tremely difficult 10 get into
matrimonial harness.
After a woman has accom-
plished this her difficulties are
only starting.
a bachelor in his thirties Is
usually set in his ways and has
developed an intense love of lib
erty.
Only an exceptionally brilliant
woman can make a success of
marriage with such man.
OF course, am speaking Of
men who have not been married
before.
A widower in his thirties
m a kes excellent matrimonial
material as he already has been
trained well.
4 SAN RAFAEL, Cal, resi-
"A dent states he purchased a
used automobile in San Fran
cisco in 1901 and therefore dis
putes the claim that Henry Ford
made the first used car sale in
the United States.
The car this man purchased
was Of French manufacture; a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04

at the Roosevelt Hospital for
over a month.
BLUE Network execs say
General Electric isn't purchasing
II. as often rumored.
John Gunther shelves his spon-
SOS soon after June 2l--for the
war zones.
George Jessel. after 35 years,
retires from the stage. Starts
producing films at goth Century
Fox July !.
Paulette Goddard bought 1t.
Burgess Meredith's huge Nyack
IN. " home and estate for
fabulous fee. He's foreign-duty
bound.
The name OF the lady John L.
Lewis is counting is Josephine
Roche, a Washington govt eX-
ecutive-she's not the late Ar
thur Somers Roche wilder.
CHESTER DAVIS tells chums
~ he'll take the rap for his
own policies. not Wicksrd's.
Davis will wear brass
knuckles where Wlckard used
fistful OF feathers.
Justice Ferdinand Pecora
registered complete blank
when offered the local job of
l.. S. attorney. He might he in
INFESTED, however. in l. 5.
senator or mayor
The Little Steel formula will
shortly be inferred.
The controversy between
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
Tips for Soldier
at Homecoming

get over here and father Is will
ling 10 say Yes 10 almost any
thing in order 10 get smoke
with a Havana wrapper.
Don't think you can get a nice
dowry by pulling out a panatella
cigar.
Also, keep in mind that at
home sailed peanuts are not on
the gold standard.
You can't get by with a can
of peanuts for an anniversary.
wedding or birthday present.
WHEN you get home try
w quickly 70 adapt yourself 10
using a napkin at the table.
know you haven't seen a
napkin for months or years but
try hard 10 break yourself OF
the habit OF wiping your lips and
chin with the back OF your hand
a la Henry the Eighth.
Don't talk pence, shilling, half
crown and pound
There still exist such things
as pennies, dimes, quarters and
dollars.
When you ask directions for
the subway, don't inquire OF the
guard the way 10 get 10 such
and such a place on the under
ground or the tube.
WHEN some one asks on how
w 10 get 10 A certain street,
don't tell him 10 take the first
turning on the right or the first
turning on the left or 10 60 10
the top Of the road
Tell him TO 90 so many blocks
and turn right or left.
And, above all else, don't say
TIA" when you mean thanks"
This brochure will be added 10
as the weeks pass and we OBJ
serve more and more Americans
becoming too, too English.
Not that there is anything
wrong with the English but
rather that there is nothing
wrong with the Americans.
If we don't maintain a differ
ence, how are we going 10 ex-
plain lend-leaSe7
Distributed by McSausht Syndicate. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04

ONION - Right along with
his gun. gas mask. tin hat
Ind bed roll, the American SOL
bier coming 10 England gets a
brochure telling him how 10 be-
have in this country.
II is an attractive little pub
ication and advises the enlisted
man against throwing his weight
|hround because he makes more
money, against making any
tracks about US having licked
= he English in the War OF the
Revolution and against laughing
a. the words and sayings the
English have. and so forth and
10 on.
After four months In England
am preparing a booklet for the
american soldier TO read before
1ssureturrs to America.
,ave been here long enough
..now that he has absorbed
Entirely too much OF England
|and its habits and customs to
hail past the Statue OF Liberty
with perfect confidence that he
|rill be accepted as an American
when he gets home.
NHE tentative title OF my book
i Is How an American Should
Act When He Gets Back 10
|America" or Forgive Me For
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
White Houses
Greatest Actor

His gags are often strictly
from Dixie, like when he re-
piled to a reporter who asked
him if he had written the note
Joe Davies lugged to Uncle Joe
Stain in English, no, Irish.
(No quotation marks, Mr..
Printer. press conference rule
against quoting the President
direct save by permission.)
I admit that the Presidents
straight man in this instance,
meaning the reporter, might
have fed him with better mate
rial, but anyway the no, Irish.
laid there as far as I am con-
.cerned.
president ROOSEV WELT
should leave that sort Of
thing to the baggy pants comics
and stick TO the legit.
love him when he Is inton-
ing strong lines and making
with the cigaret holder and the
gestures.
Never a greater actor sat In
the White House and we have
had some pips there.
once suggested to a veteran
White House reporter that 1t
would serve President Roose-
welt right II some day when he
was putting the press against
the blaze at one of his floor
shows. the whole audience got
up and walked out ON him.
The reporter said yes, nut by
morning the FBI would have
all the boys rounded up and
probably hobbled for delivery TO
the next press conference.
He said if anybody thinks
great actor like President
Roosevelt is going TO play to
an empty house, they are just
cuh-ruh-Zy.
Copyright, 1898 by King Features
Distributed by International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
SncHks Up on RadishPs
Ambushed by Boer,
Turnips Won't Grow
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

I'm Of those gardeners who cannot wait for
results I've pull up things by the and look at
them Then put them back, but they look the
tomato or cabbage grows openly above board
and you spot how it's doing but you've to at
turnps, beets, radishes and potatoes.
So I scratch and rake around the all morning
wondering how they doing. Finally stand II
and around twilight pull up carrot and look at its
shoulders.
Well you could put that carrot in back of your for
pencil.
It's the Mahatms Gandh of the vegetable world Very
thin and not making the slightest effort.
So put it back again, pat the dirt around It, turn the
sprinkler for minutes and then walk around
innocent empty gum
have pulled up every vegetable in the garden at
least IL times. They all loose pivot teeth.
Naturally that stunts their growth. l know shouldn't
do that I'm enough about everything except things like
my garden
That's the way I am. guess looked into too many
Easter eggs when ! was boy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04

.EVALYN WALSH McLEAN'S
boy. Ned. is expected In
Ito unwind from his bride.
I'D then. they suspect, marry
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Ord. who
just got her divorce there.
Chaplin's enemies are plotting
TO destroy him.
Their next attack will be an
attempt TO arouse Eugen
O'Neill TO start scene about
his daughter, Oona. studying
acting" via Chaplin's hospitality.
Mitzi, a former star, is now
u. j. Shubert's Girl Friday.
Milton Berle got his notice to
report 10 his draft board for a
physical exam June IL.
Former cinemadonna Judith
Allen is on the verge OF giving
publisher r. Field the purge
plus a Renotice.
She was we'd 10 boxer Jack
Doyle and wrestler Gus Sonnen-
berg.
Harry James will stay up all
night 10 meet the first train
Merry early--bringing Betty Cra-
bile from the coast.
George Tapps. the hoofer, now
a Sgt. lin the Air Force at
Florida met a WAC during
rehearsals of post show. She
now is his bride,
VERONICA LAKE checks into
Y the Good Samaritan Hospi-
al, Los Angeles. for her blessed
adventure on Aug. 20.
Mai. c. Vanderbilt Jr. will be
retired" from the army on the
e6th via a medical discharge. lie
s now at his ranch.
The arny's I'VE Who Fight
radio show (for troops abroad)
ried TO get Constitution Hall
Washington for>one Of the pro-
grams.
The Daughters OF the Ameri-
IAN Revolution refused free
Notwithstanding $3.50 night.
- st. Moritz Hotel clerk di-
~ includes footlight pet Lora
Eoiderson and Emil Ludwigs
Eon.
Hearst editor Joe Mulcahy's
laughter, Rita Constance. wedS
b. Lester OF the ". Rockefeller
ktaff.
hts boy for the Marshall
Hemingwsys at Palm Beach.
Its Capt. Vincent Astor, Y. s.
~. now.
Susan Brewster MRS. s. Han
|hagan) has filed in Fla.
Mrs. 1t. Herbert Whiting
body RooseveiO has been ailing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
Connolly Answers

l-fa) fire; tb) does; (c) goldfish.
2-ta1 William Jennings Bryan
tb) Winston LSs~11rTi Spencer
Churchill; (c) Henry Agar
Wallace.
3-ta) likable; (h) curious, Co
crazy.
4-(a) member Of cat family; tb)
Arabian ship; Co short
crowbar.
Sal reindeer; (b) colonnade
tc) cap.
6-(aD between Europe and Asia
(b) between India and Arabia
Cc) Southern Palestine.
Copyright, 1913 by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
The Brighter Side

ONE of these days a bored
" editor of Washington news
bureau is going to say to his
White House reporter:
Look, McGuffy. Never mind
the Presidents press conference.
I'm tired Of YOU bringing In
stories about his wise cracks to
you guys and how he shadow
boxes with you to keep from
answering reasonable questions.
"McGuffy (the editor will con-
tinue) 1 am trying to get out
news report every day.
"Our clients want hot stuff,
not persifiage.
"You have written a zillion
words the past year about those
press conferences and every
story was devoted entirely to
relating how the President
would not tell the boys some
thing.
SMcGUFFY (the editor will
NA 60 on our clients are
beefing.
They see no headlines In your
long reports on how the Presi-
dent did not answer an inter-
rogation.
"They do not like your tedious
accounts of how the President
took advantage Of a press con-
ference TO bawl out the news
papers.
THE newspapers get enough
bawling out at home without
paying wire charges on the same
thing.
"McGufy (the editor will
conclude) 60 out and get me
good lively human interest story
about a man biting an English
setter.
II will personally cover the
press conference by telephone.
Il have been waiting for an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
Quick Answers

War departments Pentagon
Building.
au Prince.
3-Thirtecn.
4LHighland Fling.
Fleet.
6-'Sugar and spice and all that's
nice"
Marines.
Copy nght, 1913. ~ Kins Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS

y. p. p: What is the cause
Of stomach ulcers or sores in
the mouth?
Can you give good home
remedy 10 one who has had
them quite steadily for the last
four years?
Answer: There Is no connec-
ton between ulcer of the stom-
ach and canker sores Of the
mouth.
An old-fashioned remedy for
canker sore is 10 place a small
amount Of gold seal root. pow
dered, in the mouth, keeping it
there for a while before splitting
II out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
Illness
History

history and whatever else the
analyst may have neglected, he
spent a good deal Of time in
weighing the significance of the
history, which IS the patients
statement.
He may have failed 10 COM
ment on the X-ray or the labo-
ratory findings or other records,
but he always paid respectful
attention TO the history. :.
4 S A final illustration, we may
IA take the diseases of the di-
gestiYe system
Early in this century the sur
geons who opened up the alb
domen TO see W h [ was the
matter with people who had
dyspepsia laugh Us that the
most important feature of MAX
ing a diagnosis was the patients
symptoms.
For instance. the patient tells
you that he has discomfort in
relation 10 meals; meals do not
increase his discomfort, but re-
lIeve II.
He wakes up in the mornings
with some indigestion, which is
relieved by breakfast.
He is then comfortable until
about II. when his discomfort
returns, relieved by lunch.
IT RETURNS again about 8 in
l. the afternoon. relieved by din
ner. and may wake him up in
the middle of the night so that
he has learned 10 have a glass
of milk by his bed 10 keep him
comfortable through the sleep
ing hours.
This history is recited monot-
onously by patients with duode-
nal ulcer and all the X-rays and
the stomach washings and the
machines on earth, if they con-
tradict this history, are wrong.
The human nervous system is
just as delicate a machine as
any IN the laboratory, and it
records the patients symptoms.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
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By Walter WincheII

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Distributed by King Features synd,. Inc.
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EVALYN WALSH McLEAN'S
boy. Ned. is expected In
Ito unwind from his bride.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-09
Senate May Check Lend
Lease Deals to Benefit u S.

Sen. Ralph o. Brewster, n, Me-,
one Of the five globe trotters"--he
was accompanied by Lodge and
Sens. Richard B. Russell, D.. Ga,
Albert B. Chandler, D.. Ky- and
James NJ. Mead, D., N. Y.,--said he
thought the value Of the trip "tre-
mendous."
Another group should 50 six
months or q year from now 70
check up again on our investments
overseas" he said.
Rep. John e. Rankin, D., Miss,
said he would introduce . resolution
next week inviting the five 70 i'd
dress an executive session Of the
House.
Senators generally declined use
Of their names In connection with
the two-day secret meeting.
During the debate the Senate
rule OF providing for expulsion Of 9
member who discloses information
obtained IN executive session VEL
read by Vice President Henry a
Wallace.
Senators who nevertheless talked
about the sessions provided thasl
names we're not disclosed, said that
the demand Cor = closer scrutiny
gcontinnsd ca Pass a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-09
Governor Orders
Martial Law
For la. Parish
(U. s. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from NEA

New Orleans, La, Oct. g. (U,P)
Governor Sam Jones today de-
clared martial law in Paquemines
Parish and ordered the state guard
into the area to end a condition Of
instruction ana open rebellion to
law and order"
The guardsmen were ordered to
move into the Parish after Governor
Jones had attempted to settle q dis
pute with q rebellious political fac.
ton In the courts
In an unprecedented move, the
states chief executive sent a heav-
fly armed force Of the militia into
the baliwick Of the powerful Perez
political faction TO establish his ap-
pointee, Walter Blaize, as sheriff.
The Perez faction in the days OF
the late Huey p. Long, controlled all
of southern Louisiana. 1t had de-
fed Jones, contending he had no
legal right to appoint Blaize to flll
the Office Of sheriff vacated by the
death of It's elected holder. 1t said a
special election should be called and
COLlLAAiuSu w hCCP 6ASVAAB SAASAAA
Ben Slater. Parish coroner. In Office.
The guardsmen moved into the
River Parish SO miles south Of here.
shortly after down. They advanced
cautiously In armored cars because
Leander II. Perez, district attorney
and leader of the faction, reported
ly had a strongly armed force to
oppose them.
Yesterday, Jones, In an earnest
request" had asked Acting Sheriff
Slater to surrender his office to
Blaize and avoid the possibility Of
bloodshed."
Perez called the message blood
curdling threat" while his deputies,
entrenched behind barricaded doors
at the Parish courthouse in Pointe
A La Hache, and along the high
way leading into Plaquemines Par
ish. said that Jones' militia would
have to blow us of the map. We're
ready for them"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-09
Cancels Plea
For Lundgren

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 9-(UP)-
Gov Baldwin today withdrew a re-
quest for a temporary draft defer
ment for his executive secretary
Carl A. Lundgren, after being in
formed by a special state commits
sion there was question whether
Lundgren was eligible for an occu-
pational stay from army induction
THE matter from now on Is UP
to Mr.. Lundgren's local draft board.
said the governor. ''The State Com
mission considers only occupations
deferments. If Mr.. Lundgrer is to
be deferred by his local board 1t may
be on some other grounds"
Lundgren, IS, married and child
less, resigned as Ansonia police
court Judge to become the COVER
nor's executive secretary Sept. q.
The next day he was called up for a
preliminary examination by his
draft board. Gov. Baldwin immed-
lately announced he would ask the
state commission on selective serv-
ice deferments for state employees %
review his case, and submit its rec
concentrations to Lundgren's Local
board.
Hartford's Democratic Mayor Den
mis- O'Connor attacked the Cover
nor's action as unpatriotic, coming
nc a time when the wholesale draft
ing Of fathers was being considered
Gov. Baldwin replied that O'Con-
nor was attempting 10 create q po-
litical issue IN his campaign for re-
election in November.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-09

washington, Oct. Q = (U.Po =
The United States today proposed
establishment Of O world bank with
10000, 600 900 in capital to be used
In repairing the devastation OF war
and developing the worlds resources
In the future.
DR.. Harry d. White. director Of
the treasury. division OF monetary
research and author OF the world
currency sterilization plan proposed
by this country. announced plans
for the bank at a press conference
last night.
He said the proposal has not yet
been submitted TO any foreign ma
ton, but he indicated II would be
submitted 10 members OF the United
Nations IN the immediate future. II
was presented to six congressional
committees In executive session late
Tuesday.
The chief purpose Of the bank
would be 70 encourage private flnan-
cial concerns n the various eoun-
tries 10 provide long-tefm capital
Tor The sound development o. tn