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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27
MAJOR DE SEVERSKY

IN THE second place, an air
4 man who reads the official
and unofficial descriptions of
the engagement is obliged 10
ask some pertinent questions.
The fact that four-engine bomb
ers took part in this and previ-
Gus attacks on Wake. proves
that the island is within COM
Portable reach OF our land-based
aviation. Why, in that case.
was it necessary TO bring air
power to the island on carriers
under strong naval escort? Is
there anything that the carrier
based airplanes can do that can
not be done better and more
economically by land-based air.
planes?
The carriers came 10 Wake
Island 10 bring either bombing
strength fighters. or both. If
bombing strength was the prime
consideration, then il was a
most extravagant use of avia-
ton. Bombers operating from
on board ship in the nature OF
the case possess relatively small
bombing capacity, besides being
more vulnerable in that they
carry less armor and less de-
fensive artillery than four-en-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27
POLITICAL PARADE
BY GEORGE ROTHWELL BROWN

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27-If
w Wendell L. Willkie were
preparing TO bolt the Republican
Party next year. he could hardly
have hit upon a course more
suited TO that purpose.
Not that~there would be any
great regret on the part of most
Republicans in Congress all Of
whom have experienced the sat-
isfaction of having been elected
10 something, an experience
which Mr.. Willkie is yet TO
ENJOY.
On the contrary. a good bolt
by Wendell would clarity the
political atmosphere. After all.
Wilkes republicanism is hardly
dry behind the ears yet.
His current criticisms Of the
party which he led TO defeat in
1910 are scarcely of a construc-
tive character calculated TO be
helpful in 1914,
4 Ii this raises the very inter-
~ esting question as 10 just
who is the titular head OF the
Republican Party today, any
how.
In view Of Mr.. Wilkes pc
culiar position within the party,
in view of his previous associa-
ton with the Democratic Party,
he is not qualified for the role.
The titular leadership belongs
rather TO Mr. Hoover, who has
been president. 1t could belong
10 Gov. Landon the 1886 candl-
date. by far better right than
TO Mr.. Willkie.
Today in Washington the true
leadership OF the Republican
party is best exemplified-for
the moment at least-in the
minority views of the House
ways and means committee. and
In the demand from the Repub-
lican minority of the House APP
preparations committee for
reduction in government eXpend-
lures all down the line That is
sound economics and good poll
tics.
Now. that being so. why could
not Gov. Landon claim the
credit for the Republican party
in the House of Representatives
today is tenting on the dead
ashes OF one of his old camp
fires.
II was in 1888 that Landon
first proposed this method Of
dealing with the business Of
government tothe legislature of
Kansas.
NEARLY two years ago. in
~ February. 1912. speaking al
the Lincoln day dinner in Wash
ington, Gov. Landon said:
Every normal department OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
THE BRIGHTER SIDE
BY DAMON RUNYON

He nearly always took a big
house wherever he went to
work or play. He carried with
him his wonderful wife, IVES"
his counterpart in whole-Souled
geniality and love Of people; his
brothers and his other relatives.
and old Jessie and Lorena, his
dark-skinned. devoted servants.
and they would set up for him
overnight. though it might be in
the middle OF desert, the
menage that for opulence Of old
fashioned living has never been
surpassed.
Laughter always rang through
a Bernie household. and the
doors were seldom locked or
visitors invited because they
came in hordes, knowing they
needed no invitation or advance
announcement. There was
always room for one more. with
Ben. huge cigar in his mouth,
reveling IN the company. 1t was
indeed the more the merrier
with him.
HORSES. show business, song
IL writing. golf. prize fights,
baseball, movies. newspapers,
literature-you heard all man.
ner OF topics discussed in Ben's
circle and you saw all kinds of
celebrities there. He did not
seek them. They sought him.
II was a privilege 10 be near
him. He was a kind man, a
charitable man He helped
others not as fortunate. He was
one OF tho most beloved men
his own New York ever pro-
duced
saw Ben Bernie become an
orchestra leader and radio star
and saw him move into the big
money. He never changed. He
was always the same. A nice
man. A sweet man. He was
buoyed up in his last days by
the hope ne could get back 10
his home in Miami Beach in
time for the opening at Hialeah
and every day he got a racing
form and kept posted on the
horses. To baSk in the sun on
the race track lawn in D a d e
County once more--that was his
dream.
A pity it could not be real
lied. A great pity. But depart
ing this world forever. Ben
Bernie. The Old Maestro"
leaves 10 his family and TO his
friends a legacy in the form Of
memory OF complete human
document. of a man who lived
living life and died the possessor
of more affection than is ever
given the average mortal.
copyright. leA3. by king Features
Distributed BY International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27
TO-DAY IN SCIENCE
BY GOBIND BEHARI LAL-

PROFESSORS Maurice r.
i Hilleman and +. b. Gordon
Of the University OF Chicago,
working for the Rockefeller Nc
Cormick Memorial Fund OF the
University; have discovered an
important new way OF making
SerumS 10 prevent and cure
virus-caused diseases.
The essence Of the discovery
Is that chicken blood serum
possesses properties which rab-
bit and other animal SerumS do
not appear 10 have Chicken
blood serum builds up sub
stances that fight the virus par
ticles which cause the disease.
The scientists have so far in
veStigated only one virus pro-
duced disease. a kind OF pneu-
monia which occurs in mice.
THE virus something far
i smaller than the average
disease germ--which is respon-
sible for this mouse disease is
of the same general class as the
viruseS that produce human vi
rus pneumonia. parrot fever,
meningeal fever. the eye infec-
tons known as trachoma and
inflammation of the corners of
the eye and so on,
Drs. Hilleman and Gordon in
jccted virus into the body OF
the rabbit. The rabbit blood
formed very little of the anti
bodies" chemical particles for
fighting the virus
When this rabbit serum was
given 10 the mice, 1t failed 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27

OUR notable success in the
" attack on Wake Island is
already being used by some
military writers 10 support the
contention that a combination
Of naval force and air force pro-
vides the proper answer 10 the
Pacific problem. II seems 10
me worth while. therefore, to
analyze that combination a
little further.
To. begin with, II should be
pointed out that the Wake en-
gagement provides a kind of
full parade demonstration of
the unfortunate division Of air
power under which Americans
are operating. On at least seven
previous occasions Wake Island
had been bombed by Army Lib
orators" In the present &C.
easion il was bombed by Navy
Liberators. S"
The fact that our nations
heavy bombardment planes are
thus artificially divided under
different commands has no war
rant in logic. II indicates the
kind of competition and the
kind Of overlapping fields of
operation that can certainly do
US no good and may work a lot
of harm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27

government, from the township
20 Washington, II overstaffed.
The Congress- and the adminls-
tration should reduce every nom
military appropriation at least
rs per cent.
"If the federal government
would make at least a 25 per
cent cut In expenditures for non
military purposes, and II all the
tax-spendlng agencies In the
nation would follow that exam
pie, III would result I'm a saving
of billions of dollars a year"
Here was a good Republican
from the grass-roots OF the
prairies talking.
Mr.. Willkie today is talking
more like a Democrat than a
Republican. He has stirred up
a lot of discord among Republi-
cans here.
But he has added no word in
aid Of those who are trying to
save this republic from its
dangers within, which can be
done only by cutting out I'M
considerable waste and extrava-
gance in Washington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27

CINE bombers operating from
land.
II the primary purposes was
TO bring fighter aviation 10 the
battle area for the rendezvous
with land bombers for the lat
ter's protection. then the ex-
travagance was no less marked.
ONE more factor needs TO be
" considered. When an
enemy Is attacked by air power
alone. only his fighter planes
are drawn into combat. His
bomber force remains dormant;
in fact, II itself represents a
target for the attackers. But
when we bring some Of the air
power on board ships under
naval escort, we are providing
convenient targets for the
enemy's bombing and torpedo
aircraft.
In terms of attrition, there
fore, attack by combined surface
and air force works out TO the
benefit of the defending forces.
whereas attack from the air
alone, by land-based aviation,
operates TO the advantage of
the attacker.
There is also a tendency 10
exaggerate the strategic i'm
portance of a pinpoint on the
Pacific surface like Wake Is
land, even If we succeed in
taking it. AS a takeoff plat
form for strategic attack on
japan itself. Wake is useless.
II is isolated from the sources
of air power. this presenting a
difficult supply problem. II is
too small 10 accommodate a
strategic attack force large
enough to be decisive against
Japan.
RESIDES, as soon as we can
- bomb Japan from Wake. il
will be no less true that Japan
could bomb Wake. And IL could
do so far more effectively be-
cause 1t could apply immense
bombing strength since il would
be working from primary home
bases close TO the source of
supplies.
In a sense we would thereby
be turning the island into a
large and highly volatile carrier,
with one exception that il cam
not be sunk, though it can be
exploded.
Experience has proved over
and over again that dispersal
and not concentration is the
best passive defense against the
blows of air power.
Next column appears Friday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27

IN hours Of bliss ,oe on hare met,
They could not always last.
And though me present I re0ret,
I'm grateful fol. the past.
-Congreve.
CThe foregoing was written
by the gentlemanly Mr.. Con-
greve in 17l2 A. d. or about
225 years before the introduce
ton OF the popular song
Thanks for the Memory
nISPATCH states woman Of
~ az has married a man of q.
That seems 10 be case of taxi
ing the life begins at 40 idea
too seriously.
Said Drake:
MAN Is the only animal that
eats when he il not hungry,
drinks when he II not thirsty
and makes love at all seasons"
"Are you familiar with
poem describing the sufferings
Of wearers OF girdles ?" asks
Baltimore subscriber. The fol-
lowing clever poetic discussion
OF the matter was written
some time ago by G. Wiles Hal
lock
You're noted a CLINT that is
GRIM "a
The eyes OF some notable lComea,
The 0rimness Of eye
Is elected BIZ
The eirdies they ,Gear to look
slim in.
EDGAR ERGEN' S little
H friend Charlie Mccarthy is
now 20 years old. He came
into existence in Chicago in
1923. He was manufactured by
Frank Marshall who makes 30
per cent of the ventriloquists'
dummies. Charlie was sold 10
Edgar Bergen for S35.
A Chicagoan married twice
says his first wife understood
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27

TT IS with a heavy heart that
Il | write of Ben Bernie. The
Old Maestro. as ne was known
10 millions OF radio fans.
In past years have perhaps
mentioned him in this column
aS often as any other individual
of my acquaintance but always
in the vein OF gayety that was
the keynote OF his life--some
anecdote. some "reminiscences OF
bygone Broadway, or show
business. or some witty observa-
ton on human idiosyncrasy.
Now / come 10 last word on
him in the deep sorrow that
befalls a man on the passing Of
an old and good friend.
I HAVE known a great many
Il men in all walks Of life in
my time. Yet ! have never
known one who drank so fully
Of the Joy Of living as Ben Der
ME, or who was so eager to
share his pleasures with his
friends.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER-
Vitamin Pills Make Boer New Man

fellow talked into taking vitamin pills. Being
always bright student speedily promoted to B,
skipped and went through D. 4 and right through
the rest of the alphabet.
got to taking three at time and I'm afraid some
of them went to the wrong places. Now have bright
blue teeth red, rosy hair and curly
got powerful l could roll my own cgarets and
snap my galuses in threefourths time. Waiting with
the boxed the erpischorean compass and
tossed her into of cold coffee
She went down twice and up twice. Which gave
her the batting average of a dunked cruler.
What am frightened of is my strength If
get past the X Y pills and go into the ct cetera
department They the secret vtamin weapons that
science is holding back for the bank.
Ny druggist is working concentrated sirloin pill
in fractional dimensions and with reflex action II looks
from now on that will dine in restaurant where the
waiter brings six-course dinner in his vest pocket
Ny doctor is expert with the vitamins that he
stands 90 feet from my bed and pitches them at my
mouth Yesterday he threw three straight strikes and
I'm out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27

present sickness in these anil
mails induced by injection of the
virus.
DUT the chicken serum, pre-
~ pared by inoculating the
chicken with the pneumonia
virus. The mice were saved.
and when any of them developed
the disease at all, its severity
was much less than in the rab-
bit serum protected animals.
The Chicago scientists dis
tinctly state. in their report TO
the American Association for
the Advancement of Science,
that the new kinds OF chicken
serums might solve the medical
problem Of preventing and
curing many human diseases
caused by special viruses--such
as infantIle paralysis. influenza,
"atypical pneumonia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27

ing in "A Jills and a JeepD are
parenticipating /. Mrs. Haynes
is Joan Marsh, ex-Copacabana
eyeful The NJ. Heckschers,
he's the millionaire, are editing
their big story.
THE Boston Posts leading edi-
Il torial of Oct. II read Il
heard Ben Bernie last night.
Then they would smile. The
memory OF hearing him was
very pleasant. II will continue
10 be so now that he Is gone.
Something bright and friendly
went out with him. II the en-
tertainment world wants 10 pay
tribute TO his memory, IL might
do so by using him as a model
of voice which was welcomed
10 the family Preside, a model
OF kindly laughter which left no
sting"
THE Billboard will use head
Il lines on its front cover
breaking a 50-year-old precedent
The Rosie O'Grady" films
and Danny Kaye are breaking
all records al the Roxy All
the girly mags are trying 10
shelvc the "cheesecake" assoc
citation :. Lewis Brownies best.
seller, See What ! Mean ?" sold
1000 copies in two days
Miriam Cabot" the Secy'y in
the book, was fashioned after
lovely Kay Aidricr. who was the
authors sec'y once $4,000
In cash was left unclaimed in
the Monte Carlo Beach check
room. II is now awaiting its
owner at the +. 5lst 81. Station
House :. Fulton Oursler starts
five times weekly as a Mutual
commentator Nov. 9Th
Philco-Variety's Radio Hall of
Fame" will have Paul White
man with 40) and probably
Lawrence Tibbett as emcee.
Copyright by Daily Mirror, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27
ON BROADWAY.


with all we've done. we're still
no better than a 7 TO 5 bet ..
The Perry Como quip here
(about the elephant steak
should have been credited to
Ludwig Bemelman's book" My
Private War With the u. s. ~
In the early summer OF al,
the u. S. Army general stan
informed the state department
OF the desperate state Of u. 5.
preparedness. There were many
conferences between Gen. Mar
shall and assistant Secretary OF
Stat Berle in the gravest pos
sible time Shortly after one
of these meetings a senator
called upon Berle What
possible excuse Is there for sell
Ing gasoline 10 Japan he de-
manded. "Confldentially, sena-
tor" said Mr.. Berle. 1.-The chips
are down in the Far East.
We're not selling gas now
we're buying timeW
Madrid and Buenos Aires pa
rerS copy.
THE big issue in the Mai.
Il Detlie Veronica Lake d.
vorce will be custody OF the
child. =. Those who sighed with
relief when letters left Wash
ington are signing in anguish
now. They consider his sue
cessor tCoI. Dewey even more
temperAmental" A tempefa-
mental guy is one who wants
results, not conversation
The 4-year-old son OF Bubbles
Schinasi was lost for several
hours in the park. He wouldn't
tell the radio-car cops where he
lived because he enjoyed riding
Steve flanagan will soon
leave for the Coast on business.
he says. II happens TO be
where Ann Sheridan happens 10
be. too The Dick Haynes
the's the Juke box king, debut
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27
T.. ". DURLING
ON THE SIDE
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Distributed BY King Features synd Inc.
housekeeping but not love. His
second wife does not under
stand and VIII not try n learn
housekeeping but understands
love.
II like my second wife best"
says ne After all I can hire
a housekeeper,"
Now have reader whQ
lives IN Pleasant avenue. New
York City. That is the first
avenue ! ever saw. / was born
on +. 10th street near Pleasant
avenue.
Somebody is going 10 send me
a record of Hollace Shaw sing
ing my favorite hymn, Onward
Christian Soldiers That's fine,
but l like best 10 hear this fine.
old hymn played by a Salvation
Army band.
'Mary's Liquor Store is re-
ported 10 be the name Of a Los
Angeles place OF business
The name attracts lot Of
attention." states my informant.
l should think il would. SO
would place called aunt
Marys Cocktail Bar.
QUERIES from clients.
0 Q--What are the charac-
teristics OF red-haired women ?
A-Accnrding To our horses
and women files red-haired fe-
males are usually intelligent,
imaginative. aggre sslve, i'm
pulslve and temperamental.
They fall In and out OF love
easily. They are usually high
on a sense of humor. When
married they want TO have at
least four children.
Q-My wife, a large woman,
wears brightly colored dresses.
Am no expert on this stuff. but
/ think a large woman should
wear plain colors. Anything on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27

TNiE case Of Pas hands is not
i very uncommon IN one form
or another. and Is known as
lupus pcrnio II begins. or
seems to begin, from a frost
bite, although actually there
has been usually a chronic skin
irritation which didn't seem 10
amount 10 much and which no
body paid much attention 10.
But when a sudden extra insult
like a freezing hits IL, the thing
lights up and ii keeps up year
after year.
II II is a small spot on a
place where such a thing is
possible IL is better TO have IL
cut of and be done with ii.
II will be a nuisance forever.
The ones that disappear en-
tirely during the summer and
cover a considerable area OF
skin are capable OF treatment
at home. Perhaps the word
ought to be nursing rather than
treatment.
Of COURSE the main thing
~ is heat. The part actually
feels cold even on a summer
day and the underlying trouble
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27

this in your horses and women
files?
JA-Our III. A. w. department
does not expert on what women
should wear, only giving opin-
ions when asked. From "a
Mans Angle" however, In our
files we have the following
anecdOte:
"A large woman asked Paris
dress designer what color was
best for a generously proper
toned female. The designer re-
piled: Madame, when God cree
ated the butterfly and the hum
mingbird he made them of
brilliant colors. but when He
created the elephant he made IL
gray"
A MELIA BARR. one OF the
"A most successful noVehstS Of
all time. didn't start writing
novels until she was 81. So,
lady, if you haven't had time 10
write your novel yet, don't be
depressed.
Hope Davis Kehrig. daughter
Of Bessie Mccoy. the Yama
Yama Girl, and the eminent
author and war correspondent.
Richard Harding Davis Best
war correspondence Davis wrote
was his account OF the Germans
entering Belgium In World
War I. His best short story was
Ranson's Folly.
Danny Kaye, comic actor Is
to receive S12.5 800 a week for an
appearance in New York thea
ter. Lillian Russells top salary
was 81 200 a week. But Lillian
paid no income tax.
believe that after man
making $3.50 a week for A
year paid his federal and state
income taxes he would have less
per week left for himself than
Lillian had. l could be wrong
but not by much.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27

Sim GETTING so I dread 10
L see the blsckbirds come
back" said Martha, over the
back Tense to Mrs. Quackenbos.
Il am dreading 10 80 I almost
hate 10 have Betty AIMS hay
fever begin 10 get better, be
cause II means as sure "a any
thing that Pas hands will break
out"
He does have that every
winter, doesn't ne 2" contributed
Mrs. Quackenbos.
Every winter since that time
Of the accident when he went
down 10 the corner and helped
the folks out from under the
autos with his bare hands and
got them frozen. IL starts just
about now and they get red and
crack and he puts vascline and
oil on them which helps a little.
but he has 20 keep doing II.
It's an awful nuisance"
HSoME people have regular
~ trouble In the winter and
some In the summer" observed
Mrs. Quackenbos. philosophi-
cally. There was that boy OF
the Methodist minister's: he
peeled all winter. and he was
oil right In the summer"
yea, and my sister-in-law's
child In Wellington-they had
10 turn the hose on him In the
summer because he couldn't
sweat In the winter he was
all right. The doctors said they
never saw a case like IL. But
It's Pas hands that worry me-"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27
Connolly Answers

1-(a) the upper brain; (b) the
eye; (c) the mouth.
IA School for Scandal"
Sheridan: (b) Our Mutual
Friend" Dickens: (c) The
Merchant of Venice, Shakes
peare.
3-(a) gods; CD csduceus; (c)
language.
IA astringent; (b) paralysis;
(C) bachelor.
@ta) 60-69; (b) S0-s9; (c)
70-7q.
6--(a) no. (b) yes; (c) yes,
7---(a) Annie; (b) Sally, (c)
Betsy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-27
Quick Answers

The Third Infantry. In unln-
terrupted existence since
1884.
,-Denmarks Christian TX:
Norway's Haakon VII.
Patrick Henry.
secretary OF the
navy. governor OF New York,
the presidency.
j-(A The Constitution pro-
vides that 10 be eligible. the
candidate must be born a
citizen. A child born OF l..
s. parents in a foreign coun-
try ia a L.. s. citizen; (hl
wrong; 1t causes night and
day; its the fitting OF the
earth on its axis as it re-
wolves around the sun that
causes the seasons.
panama r. R; Alaska r. r.
Ernest Simpson.