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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05
Honor Roll
Official Casualty List

Michigan soldiers
by the department as n
The department listed four Michigan
bringing naval casualties Pearl Harbor 47714
The wounded and of kin who have notified
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05
Edmondson in New
Grand Trunk Post

Appointment of Walter II. Ed
mondSon as assistant general
manager of the Grand Trunk
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05
BET ON ROOSEVELT

Furthermore, although the cur
rent betting in Wall Street is that
Roosevelt will be elected if he
runs, believe that before No
vember we may be able more
definitely 10 anticipate victory in
Europe, and that this will change
the election prospects.
AT the moment. however, this
very broad. irregular market, with
great speculative activity in low
priced stocks of doubtful merit.
and with signs OF great caution
on the part of seasoned investors
while "pu blic participation"
grows, suggests that one should at
least be prepared for a minor
reaction.
Probably greater "selectivity"
is to be expected. This is apt to
mean period when either you
will have to trade in and out rap
idly or else be patient in holding
good investment issues for the
pull"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05

4 Mos End April 80 1914 1913
Net Pront $780, S4sI s57
Per Com shr II SO
GREAT ATLANTIC A PACIFIC TEA co.
Year End Feb 20 1874 1913
Net PROFIT Si2.56T.s2i tll, 526, SIS
Com Shr Earn S515 4.65
AMERICAN POWER LIGHT
II Mos end April 30 1914 1919
Net Income fli. $40. 1871 1889 e02
Pfd Shr Earn $40 S7.5t
ST. LOUIS SOUTHWEsTERN LINES
1914 iq43
Nav Gross S6.15l.3f0 S51et .at7
Net Income $500. t61 81 009 $40
5 Months Gross t27. s23. es2 t25. $50 ss3
Net Ittome 81 77s27e s3,7i5.s3
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05

West, has been general Supern-
tendent for the last two years.
-SOldIerA BUY War Rnnds. Too
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05
Detroit Stocks

SaIes Net
in zoos High Low ii:45 Ch &
Hudson Mot az az : 49,. 49, 1sl. IL.
HuTd Lock 10 ~ H.. - y
Knsel Drug 2 10 10 70 O5
McClanAhAn oil 13 81 30 O.....
P RiGn Dl Meals Gh:' z q g. g
Shelter MIS- o5 So So 5i1- d.
Univ Cool A 50 ? 1l% IN llS b y
UNLISTED
Am Roll Mil 40 II II II s.,
Radio Corp s 1lik lli5 H. y
WHY'S Overland 1874 49,. 49, r \
Dividends In the foregoing table are the
amounts declared ar paid 50 far this year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05
Stock Buyers
Need Caution
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor Of Economics. y. \. University
As anticipated, the stock mar
ket moved sideways last week, II
now seems probable that this pc
Rod Of irregulsrlty will come 10
an end this week, perhaps by md
week, and be followed by a more
definite move. This would he be-
cause the invasion outlook is
clearer and the political situation
more definite. (There would also
be a more fully developed tech
nical position" within the market0
Which way would such a mar
ket move 60? Frankly, i am in
considerable doubt. This attitude,
however. may be significant, and
may indicate feeling that some
reaction in the market would be
the more likely occurrence. In
some respects the markets per-
Torrance has been like that at
about the middle of March, when
a minor reaction developed follow
ing good rise. UnqueStiOnably
the technical position must have
been weakened, and il seems
doubtful that the speculative ac-
tivity Of the past week has been
OF the sort 10 correct a weak
ened position adequately.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05
ADVISES CAUTION

So. without in any way aban-
doning my fundamental position
that we are in an initiation mar
ket that will eventually go still
higher, | advise caution this week,
One point 10, note is that the.
popular industrial average has
been hung up between l47 and l49
for some days. 1t is rather clear
that the spread between 148 and
l5l is supply area and that
149 is pretty definite resistance
level. If the industrialS remain
stuck here much longer, the prob
ability is that they will have 10
back away so as TO get running
start before definitely breaking
through this upper resistance line.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05
Livestock Market

when Did You La. Blu, . Bood.-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05
CHII AGO
Earnings

dIers buy War Bonds, Too
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05

soldier, Buy War Bonds,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-05

--~~~~~~->~~~. Wednesday, July S, 1914 $1,000
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Rule by Starvation
From the GLASGOW Herald.
AltholIph Germany hos

From the GLASGOW Herald.
Although Germany has gained politi-
cal, military and economic control of
most OF the continent production has
fallen heavily outside the Reich. Out
put of coal in Belgium has declined by
some 20 per cent, and the volume of in
dustrial production in France by 40 per
cent Milk production is believed to
have been reduced by third, taking
continental Europe as a whole, and this
ominous shortage of food essential to
the health of the rising generation has
been largely caused by excessive slaugh-
ter of cattle-which maintained the
German meat ration but has seriously
reduced the herds. The general short
age of fats illustrates the policy of the
German government. The weekly ra-
tion within the Reich is ounces, in
Belgium 3l2 ounces, in France 2ia
ounces. IF there must be hunger" said
Goering in October, 1912, 1T must in no
circumstances be in Germany He has
at least fulfilled that pledge, but at the
cost of exposing the new order which
was to make Europe self-Sufficient. as a
synonym for slow starvation throughout
the rest of the continent. 1t is en-
possible that system which under
mines health and negates the most
elementary rights of food and freedom
should endure
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Headaches in Tokyo
BY Maj. George Fielding Eliot

power in the Bay of Bengal the recon-
quest OF Lower Burma and Malaga may
be commenced.
X X * X
There is, apparently, no counter for
alr-borne power except air power. In
the presence of strong opposing air
forces the use of air-borne troops is
hazardous in the extreme, as the Ger
mans discovered in trying to reinforce
Iunlsia. by this method. One reason
why 1t is necessary to reduce German
air strength in Western Europe, at least
to the point where it can operate only
under extreme difficultySis the fact that
the way must be cleared for the use of
air-borne forces on a large scale.
But when, as in Burma the enemy air
power is comparatively low, or even neg
llglble, then indeed the air-borne force
comes into its own. No longer can the
enemy fight on conventional lines No
longer can he say: The foe is here,
we shall deploy along this front, and
ne must attack us either by this route
or by that.
NO lines exist at all for r-borne
forces. They can strike anywhere with
In the radius of action of their planes
No base, no depot of stores, no bridge,
no railway junction, no airfield can be
left without an adequate garrison. in
TACT 1t is not safe to have any fiat piece
OF ground big enough for an airplane
10 land on without a guard, if there is
a military objective near it.
X
IhlS makes a tremendous difference
IN hghtlng power. Thus, if force of
10000 men be given front to defend,
the commander might we'll deploy say
5000 men in his front line, devote an
other 5000 to local reserves, and keep
4,0O0 under his hand, ready to counter
attack wherever the enemy might strike,
But II he has to begin his preparations
by putting a strong garrison at every
place along his line of communications
where enemy air-borne forcessmay come
IN, he may find that his base needs 1000
men to garrison it, a cross road needs
another 1000, to keep him from being
cut off from his base, and his main dis
trloutlng point, where his advanced
stores are assembled, needs still another
1000, while a fourth 1000 is needed to
guard his airfield. So perhaps 40 per
cent of his force is tied up doing nothing
at the outset; or else, he risks such
troubles as now beSet the Japanese COM
mander in North Burma who seems to
have made normal deployment and
trusted to luck for the rest
Copyright, 1914. New York Tribune)
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Is Law Silent in War?
BY Raym end MoIey

argued. The learned Littleton offered
several Latin axioms which, fortunately,
Mr.. Biddle spared US. One OF them,
freely translated, was that "the law of
the time must regulate the law OF the
place" Another appears in the follow
ing passage: Imminent perils to
state dispensed with ordinary proceed
ings In law: inter nrnaa silent leges.
Nay. If there are but rumors of war,
laws are silent"
Of the defendant in this case became
famous in the history OF liberty; that
Littleton, despite further honrs, never
relished his participation in the dispute,
and, finally, that the vague theory Of
executive power which he expounded
vanished from England law shortly after
the case ended.
The point that must be made over and
over in connection with the Ward case
Is that the new sociological theories
expounded by New Deal lawyers bear
names unlike those used by the Kings
lawyers centuries ago, but have the same
cloudy lack of definition. They are
obviously designed to cloak the ever
present and never-changing background
OF arbitrary power. The words change
with the styles Of the times, but arbi-
trary power is never different. Nor is
the answer to such assertions as Biddle
made subject to change. 1t is now, as
1t was when Littleton lived, that law,
however imperfect, is better than any
ones discretion, because law Is ascer-
tainable and understandable.
The President complains that the press
did not tell the whole story of the case.
Here, perhaps, is one footnote on the
incident which has been omitted until
now. So commend. as required reading
for Mr.. Biddle, the case of Rex VS..
Hampden.
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Poll Tex Amendment

The thirty-three Republican Sen
ators who have joined in support of
constitutional amendment to
abolish all poll taxes are taking
what is undoubtedly the best ap-
proach to a satisfactory solution of
this highly controversial issue.
The principal and the only valid
argument against the abolition of
poll taxes by act of Congress is
concerned with the constitutionality
OF such legislation. And this is a
very serious question.
At a time when the Federal estab-
lishment is reaching out for more
and more control over the affairs
of the States each new step in this
direction deserves careful scrutiny.
And when 1t is step whose consti-
tutional validity is doubious to say
the least, it cannot have the sup
port of conscientious members of
Congress.
The case with a constitutional
amendment, however, is different.
BY appropriate action, the Consti-
tuition can be amended as the people
see fit, and if there is to be serious
effort to get rid of poll taxes by this
method it will have the support of
many Senators and Representatives
who would not be in sympathy with
the direct congressional approach.
1t has been argued that proposal
for constitutional amendment, like
the bill which has just failed of
passage, can be resisted by filibuster
tactics. To some extent this Is true.
Senators can filibuster against a
sound proposition as we'll as against
an unsound one, but their position
in the former instance Is much
weaker. When a proposal for
constitutional amendment is before
the Senate a filibuster can have no
basis in merit, but must rest on sheer
obstructionism. And that position
Is never a strong one.
Evening star., 1944-05-20

resulted In the capture of the big
Japanese air base Just outside
Myitkyina and the placing of that
key city under siege.
There are now some eighty miles
of wild, mountainous country sepa-
rating the two Allied forces, and
there is no doubt that strenuous
efforts will be made to effect the
junction that would open a supply
route into beleaguered China. A
greater obstacle than the character
of the terrain, however, is the immi-
nence of the monsoon season, which,
when it arrives, is supposed to make
important military operations vir-
tually impossible.
Yet it remains to be seen whether
the monsoon or anything else can
stop these daring and resourceful
jungle warriors. They have done
the impossible" before; perhaps
they will do it again.
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Chinese Counteruttock

1t is as yet difficult to evaluate the
significance of the new drive sud-
denly launched by the Chinese on
the Sino-Burmese border. The thea
ter of operations is the familiar bat
tleground through which runs the
famous Burma road. When the
japanese conquered Burma two
years ago they proceeded along the
highway into the Chinese province
OF Yunnan but were stopped by
Chinese resistance not far from the
border along the line of the SalWeen
River. The Salween flows almost
due north and south through a deep
gorgelike valley, the mountains on
either side rising precipitously more
than 10000 feet, their creStS sWathed
in perpetual mistS.
The SalWeen front soon subsidized
into deadlocked immobility. Later
on, as the Japanese staged their
offensive from the opposite side of
Burma into India, troops were
taken from the SalWeen front, eSpe-
cially to hold back General StilWelps
push into Burma from the extreme
north. The upShot was that the
Japanese side of the SalWeen front
became lightly held This was
known to the Chinese, but the jap
anese intelligence service was SEEM
lngly unaware Of a large Chinese
force in Yunnan which was being
trained by Americans on the Still
we'll pattern. 1t is these new troops
which suddenly crossed the SalWeen,
broke the japanese resistance screen
at several points, and appear to be
advancing steadily toward the Bur
meSe border.
Coming as it did at the darkest
hour of the campaign in Central
China, between the Yellow River
and the Yangtse, this victory was
most timely from every aspect. The
Yunnan offensive is being dramati-
cally publicized, its announced OBJ
iective being a junction with Gen
eral StilWells forces and a linking of
the Burma and Ledo roads, thereby
reopening route into China from
the outer world.
This Chinese offensive obviously
was co-ordinated with the spec
tacular thrust by American and
Chinese troops under Brigadier
General Frank Merrill, which has
Evening star., 1944-05-20
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

The revolt" against the denomination
of President Roosevelt has made no
headway. With clocklike regularity,
the Democrats in State after State have
elected delegates to the coming Demo-
cratic National Convention pledged to
or favorable to Mr.. Roosevelt, until al
ready more than a majority stand ready
to cast their votes for the President.
This Is not surprising. In the first
place, even Democrats opposed to
fourth term for Mr.. Roosevelt frankly
admit that no other Democratic NOM
inee would have a chance this year.
Then, too, all Democrats who hold Office
and there is an army of job holders
feel that their future is bound up with
MIR. Roosevelt. In the third place, Mr..
Roosevelt has not lifted a finger or ut
tered word to discourage his renomina-
ton or the election of Roosevelt-pl pledged
delegates.
The Roosevelt denomination band
wagons progress has been impressive. 1t
has numbered forward over all protes-
tants It's way has been easier than for
the third-term nomination.
This does not measure, however, the
extent OF bitterness in Democratic ranks
The feeling against a fourth term for
Mr.. Roosevelt has been more or less
violently expressed by more Democrats
than ever. opposed him before This is
what worries the Roosevelt supporters
although they do not admit it, They
do not know what will be its effect on
the general election in November.
South Carolina, where there has been
much anti-fourth term sentiment. only
the other day chose it's delegates to the
Democratic National Convention. They
are, indeed, t'uninstructed" and un-
pledged. But reliable reports are that
only very few of the delegates and
alternates are opposed to Mr.. Roose-
velt
The South has been touted as a hot
bed of anti-fourth terlnism. Extensive
work has been done by the Byrd-for-
President Committees in that section of
the country, although Senator Byrd of
Virginia has denied he will be a candi-
date. Despite this opposition to Roose-
velt, however, the Southern delegates
Will acquieSce in the Presidents renom-
ination-with some .exceptions-when
the convention gets underway,
There has been plenty of anti-fourth
term sentiment among Democrats in
other sections of the country. But there,
loo, 1t has been Intellectual when it comes
Evening star., 1944-05-20

Whenever, in the course of a recent
visit to three States, I heard people
discuss the aftermath of the Montgom-
cry Ward case, single conclusion was
invariably offered: That, while the
merits of the early controversy were
confused by the rapidity of the action
the Government took, the public state
ments Of Attorney General Biddle left
no doubt about the dangers to liberty
that were and still are involved In his
interpretations of executive power
In Washington. found even stalwart
New Dealers who doubted Mr.. Biddle's
wisdom in going In person to the scene
OF the controversy. But New Dealers
see no fault in Mr. Biddle's extraordi-
nary claims for executive power not
specifically granted in the law covering
the case. That, Of course, Is because
the current New Deal has evolved q
sort of sociological theory which pre-
sumably gives the Executive certain
vague and unwritten powers in war.
Perhaps 1t was the Attorney Generals
misfortune to be compelled to defend
the administration in court Of law.
For what he was induced to say there
at first Is more alarming to thoughtful
people than the pictures Of Mr.. Avery's
forcible election from his of1ice.
Mr.. Biddle's argument about the
Presidents great reserve of power" and
the like, which leaped into the clouds
Of metaphysics, summons up memories
of other laboring lawyers In other times,
who also sought to put legal dress upon
arbitrary power. 1t suggests the en-
barrassed Littleton, arguing as a re-
luctant Solicitor General, in the inn
mortal case Of the King against John
Hampton, 800 years ago. 1t may not be
an1iss to recall the nature Of Littleton's
defense of arbitrary power
Then, as now military necessity WAS
Evening star., 1944-05-20

The news from Burma continues to be
productive of headaches in Tokyo.
Possibly the most interesting point to
De noted in Gen. Merrill's advance to
the outskirts of Myitkyina is the COM
bination of ground and air-borne forces
which achieved the result
To begin with, the Japanese COM
mander in North Burma must have
thought of Gen. Stilwell's advance down
the Mogaung Valley as the principal
threat to the main Japanese base at
Myitkyina. He opposed it with his own
main force-probably the bulk of the
japanese 18th Division, plus perhaps
some reinforcing elements. Gradually
as he suffered casualties, he put in
more and more troops until he had
almost nothing left in Myitkyina itself.
In so doing he would have been entirely
safe-20 years ago. Gen Merrill's COL
umn might, it is true, have crossed the
hills by devious paths and made
raid on Myitkyina. The raiders might
have blown up the railway, set fire to
supply dumps and otherwise made gen.
eral nuisances of themselves But they
could hardly have held the town, even
If they had entered it: and in the end
surrounded and wiped out
In other words, small, rapidly mov-
ing force of high mobility could raid,
but it could not hold 1t was strictly
hlt-and-rur affair. 1t had to do what
damage it could in the course of few
hours, or at best few days.
X X X
How different is the situation when,
to the ground raiders is added the ele-
ment of airborne power The ground
raiders are still necessary CunleSs para
chutlStS can take their place., to get
possession of a suitable airfield, and see
that it is clean. Gen. Merrill'S men
used their few hours of precious time,
not to burn and demoliSh, but to clear
the alrfeld they had captured, and
which the japanese had had time to
obstruct only by dragging a few logs on
to it. Thereafter the reinforcementS
came pouring in by air, and the raiding
party became an army. The Japanese
defenders Of the Mogaung Valley found
that their foe was suddenly between
them aud their base
No more striking example of the eff
fectivenesS of air borne power has yet
been given in this war: certainly not
since the Battle of Crete The jap
anese can now hardly hope to hold
Myitkyina: indeed their forces in North
ern Burma can hardly hope to escape
destruction or disintegration. The pro-
greSsive use of air-borne elements work.
ing in conjunction with ground forces
seems likely, as already suggested in
these articles, to mop up all japanese
centers of resistance in North Burma
above Mandalay, to reopen road COM
munication with China and to give the
Allied forces a secure foothold from
which in conjunction with amphibious
Evening star., 1944-05-20

to electing delegates to the national
convention. For example, In Massa-
chusetts. In the Northern and Western
States, however, the nti-Roosevelt
Democrats may be more effective than
In the South come election day. Tam
many, in New York, fell into line for
Roosevelt denomination, just as did
the Democrats In Massachusetts and
New Hampshire. However, the under
lying resistance among many Democrats
to q fourth term has by no means been
blotted out In those States.
X
In ether words, 1t is one thing to
be nominated and another to be elected.
This is something that SENS to have
been forgotten by many as they have
witnessed the recurring triumphs of the
fourthtermers in the selection of
delegates.
Out in California-which is regarded
as one Of the pivotal States in the
coming election-the Republicans have
made good showing In the primaries
just held. Senator Downey, Democrat.
Will be opposed in the general election
by 1t. Gov, Frederick F Houser Re-
publican. Mr.. Houser Is another younger
AAAesaA 40 ~ yCdlS OlQ-COIIlIIlK 10
the front. He won the Republican
nomination against large field.
Gov. Warren, to whom the California
delegation to the Republican National
Convention has been pledged, is to be
the keynote speaker and temporary
chairman of the national convention. In
many quarters his nomination for Vice
President on a ticket with Gov. Dewey
OF New York is regarded as almost
certain. Should Gov. Warren win a
place on the COP national ticket.
and should that ticket win and Mr..
Houser also be elected Senator, strange
situation will have developed. The
Governors term of Office in California
runs for four years and does not expire
until the end OF 1916.
Californians here say that in event of
Gov. Warren's becoming Vice President
and 1t. Gov. Housers election to the
Senate, Gov. Warren could appoint an
acting lieutenant governors soon
as Mr.. Houser resigned. This acting
lieutenant governor would become acting
Governor when Gov. Warren stepped out
next January to become Vice President.
Inc only restriction on the power of
the acting Governor. so appointed, would
be lack of appointive power. Presum-
ably, such an acting Governor would
hold Office until the next general elec-
ton was held.
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Asks Water for Creatures

To the Editor of The Star;
This evening I saw nice dog that
had just been shot by policeman. east
OF the Smithsonian buildings.
Every precaution should be taken to
prevent rabies but other methods than
gunflre also would help.
l see four little parks everyday, be-
tween Seventh and Twelfth streets NV.
and between Constitution and Independ-
ence avenues S.W., but find no suitable
drinking place anywhere except one near
the intersection of Twelfth street and
Constitution avenue. There is a small
"blrdbath" near Ninth street and Inde-
pendence avenue, but there has been no
water supplied for over a year.
AT present-counting the babies
there are nearly 100 squirrels in the area.
mentioned. Unless water is supplied
squirrels likewise will go mad"
There are custodians around all parks
every day. Supplying water for small
animals is essential, especially in hot
weather. B. P. ROSECRANS.