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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
Letters From
A Solder

had no way Of getting a crease
In their trousers. He said IL was
the toughest problem out there,
getting laundry done.
T HAVE heard that here aid
l. there some wise soldier has
carted along one OF those gas
irons that are built for use in
the country where there's no
electricity. I don't know just
how they work, but they must
be something Of cross be-
tween a gasoline lantern and a
kerosene stove, only shaped like
a flatiron. II a CT can find the
iron, he'll get the gas all right,
because where there's an army,
there are officers. Where there
are officers, you'll find jeeps.
Find a jeep and CT will man.
age TO milk enough gasoline out
of il one way or another. Or
he'll find something that will do
the trick.
Reminds me OF our allotment
OF brand new rifles. Anybody
who has cleaned cosmoline off
a new rifle knows what a dirty
job that is. But somebody solved
the problem.
Somebody figured out that fly
spray was probably made prin-
cipally of some form Of kero-
sene. Whether it is or isn't, I
don't know. But I do know that
fly spray is wonderful for wash.
ing off cosmoline. Anybody IN
terested please copy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01

One or the first symptoms OF
the swellhead is the sudden ac-
quirement by the victim of
opinions on every subject that
happens 10 come up. Prior to
his success and consequent con-
ceit he may have been mousey
kind of egg who never opened
his trap in public discussion and
who, if he had opinions. was
smart enough TO keep them TO
himself. But as his noodle ex-
pands his voice gets louder and
finally we discover him as
regular oracle, and maybe GO
ing before meetings and making
speeches and telling us what is
wrong with this and that-the
swellheaded bum.
YOU can bet that this is
L when he has reached the
stage OF talking over your
shoulder, if he does not think
you are Of any consequence or
can be of any help to him. The
main reason he talks over your
shoulder is in case someone OF
local Importance looms up in
the background and he can dust
you off in jiffy. but in general
he just is not interested in you
any more, the swellheaded bum.
| have heard IL said that this
talking over your shoulder Is
largely a geographical trait con-
fined 10 Broadway in the east
and Hollywood in the west.
This is erroneous. ] once knew
a man in Albany, n. Y, who
owned a great race horse. The
horses head was quite normal
at all times, but the owners
pimpls was pulled away out TO
here. the swellheaded bum.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
WASHINGTON Scene
By George Dixon

WELL, l have seen some
W glassy-eyed and bewildered
reporters in my time but / can
not recall ever seeing any more
perplexed than those who tot
tered out of the White House
the other day.
President Roosevelt, for some
unfathOmable reason, conducted
what practically amounted to A
one-man fihbuster al his press
conference. He got off onto
Christmas trees.
The conference seemed TO be
out of hand from the start.
Somebody asked MIR Roosevelt
why he had invited Vice Presi-
dent Wallace 10 lunch. The
President replied that it was a
very decent, respectable lunch
con.
Well, no one. of course. had
suggested 1t was indecent. The
President added-ln response 10
question-that they had
talked about everything right
in the presence of members of
his family.
The mere thought of Henry
Wallace pulling an off-color
crack in front of the Roosevelt
kiddjes made US blanch The
President was weakening us for
the kill.
He said he was thinking OF
making another nonpohucal
speech You viii understand
there are no quotes around any
OF this because the President
cannot be quoted. He said he
thought at first that the subject
of his nonpolltical speech might
be Christmas trees.
MR.. ROOSEVELT continued
vi that he is raising yule
trees at his place in Hyde Park.
and he IS making nice profit
on them He said. however, that
he would be glad to open his
books 10 inspection if any one
cared 10 launch an investigation.
lie switched from this fasci-
mating thought 10 an announce
mCnt that he was going TO make
a political speech after all. He
VIII make IT Sept. -, he said,
AZ a dinner being given by Dan
Tobln. head of the AFL Broth
erhOod of Transfers.
Then, in answer 10 a question.
ne said that J. A tcapr Krug,
is definitely the working head OF
WPA. We all went pop-eyed at
this until the President said he
meant WPB.
| am telling you I haven't
any idea what the President was
trying 10 get at-and II the boss
thinks l am 10 thick for this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01

work / Will go back 10 covering
one-alarm fires.
Alter all, you never ask a bat
talon chief how many pieces OF
apparatus he has on hand, and
have him answer:
christmas trees"
There was one rumOr | heard
around the White House, before
the conference, which 1 do not
for a minute believe. I do not
believe Mr.. Roosevelt summoned
Mr.. Wallace 10 take the dagger
out Of his back. Or that he said:
II wish 10 retrieve this,
Henry. i may need II some day
for Sidney Hiiiman."
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Reproduction IN whole or in part
strictly prohibited.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01

I'VE attorney general Of the
i United States must be a
humorSt otherwise. he would
not have brought his suit
against the western railroads
II Is a funny sun because the
rates Of those railroads are
fixed by law.
Mr.. BIddle IS bringing an anti
trust suit not really against the
railroads which obey the law
but against the government Of
the United States which fixes
railroad rates in accordance
with the law.
That is what makes his suit
so funny
If the NelSon-Wilson row in
WPB IN time OF war displayed
collapse of administration,
Mr. Biddle's attack on the au-
thority Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission represents a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
Brain Game Answers

Mule. goat. bulldog and VOL
VERNE in that order.
2-Tram, petrol, goods train,
lorry. perambulator IN that
order.
3-They are sisters.
la True; (b) False. Pluto
is the most remote OF the
known planets. 1t was dis
covered in 1880. although its
presence had been suspected
for some time.
Eighth.
6-(a $50 In gold: (b) Is and
5-21 grains, nine-tenths fine.
Japan, which made use Of
this type OF sub In the attack
on Pearl Harbor. and Great
Britain, which used midget
subs against the German
battleship Tirpitz in a Nor
wegian ford.
S-The letter O.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
BETTER HEALTH

contact with germs, but he has
gotten used 10 them. He has
developed immunity 10 his home
and neighborhood germs. Az
school with a thousand new con-
facts from other homes and
other neighborhoodS he is up
against germs that he isn't con-
ditloned 10 Yet
WE CANNOT protect him
w against all Of them. We
wish. for instance. We could
protect him against measles
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
YIUR uRUDUINUUTED SuUlE BY Damon
AAA/ ADAoANDAA AIAO SADG RInyon

TT Is only when a guys ego
Il tism reaches the stage where
he talks over my shoulder that
azzle at the swell-headed bum.
You know who / mean. The
guy stands in front Of you, APP
parently talking TO you, or you
10 him, but all the time he is
Hooking over your shoulder and
: you can see by the faraway eX-
preston in his eyes that he is
not thinking of what is being
said.
He is gazing off into the
distance and his manner as
much as says, well, must be a
little polite to this mugg for old
times sake. but why does fate
bore me with such mediocrity?
Yes. ladies and gentlemen, that
Is when really steam.
Every one who knows me will
tell you that i am probably the
most tolerant man alive on
sWell-hcadedness. ! am noted for
my refusal 10 consider this as a
grave human fault. l hold that
a young man who has risen to
prominence and affluence
through his own special ability
and effort is entitled TO enjoy a
slight attack of the inflated
Uranium.
say one of the Just rewards
Of unusual merit is that hour OF
triumph that makes success a
heady champagne. | say young
man is entitled 10 get as drunk
on II as he wishes. But, Of
course, even my llberallty puts
n time limit on this lnebriety.
II IS my opinion that he ought
10 sober up inside Of couple
years.
YOU will observe that | keep
i saving young man" That
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01

TN not sure-I think the hard
L est thing about a bivouac is
the difficulty in getting clean.
Aside from that, you can learn
10 get along very comfortably.
Besides, it's going TO be sum-
mer weather The last time we
were AT Choccolocco il was cold
and It was rainy. and ! cant.
even Yet, remember II with any
pleasure.
II was spring, but we shiv-
cred when some of the rain
storms came.
The things I remember best
we're strawberry plants, forest
fires and lending my mirror
funny, the things that you re-
member about any experience.
We had a mortar class on
hillside. II used 10 be farm land,
and where we had our class
was big strawberry bed. OF
course there we're no berries,
but the leaves we're beginning
TO green up Too bad-but l
doubt whether the strawberry
plants ever produced any ber-
ries. after being sat upon by
a thousand CT bottoms.
The forest fires were miser-
able. We had some brand new
machine gun ranges and set
fire 10 them by firing tracer
bullets. Seems 10 me that we
spent three days trying 10 get
the fires out. and AT night you
could look up at the mountain
side and see hundreds Of trees
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01

Prof. Life Begins-at-Forty
Pitkin sent carefully framed
questions TO a lot of men and
women asking just how they
would spend their money If
they were getting 5000 a month.
Out of 200 women 1874 said they
would first buy a home" Out
OF 80 men not a single one
expressed the slightest desire 10
buy a home. ---------------
Experiments by psycholo-
gist +. L. Thorndike and others
show that reward stimulates
both animals and human beings
10 better performances than
punishment.
3-Yes. provided n ia not
large enough TO actually dis
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
ITO SUMMARIZE what we

ITO SUMMARIZE what we
i have been saying this week
about preparing the children for
the school year, so far as their
Ahcalth Is concerned. the first
1uty is 10 be sure they are pro-
'tecicd as far as possible against
contagious and infectious dis
eases. Because with the begin
ning Of school the child goes out
into the great world of new
ideas. of a new set Of germs.
While a. home and playing IN
Tie chborhood he has some
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
POLITICAL PARADE
BY George Rothwell Brown

had smashed the Pendergast
machine IN Kansas City by send
ipe = considerable number Of
the boSsS hcnchmcn 10 Jail for
election frauds. and PendcrgaSt
himself. % q federal prison FOR
income tax evasion
Truman denounced Nligan
IN a speech in the Senate, Feb
ruary IS, 1898 even charging
him with being morally unfit.
CENATOR STYLES BRIDGES
y ~ NeW Hampshire. discuss
ing The Kansas City prescott
-y.,----- -oiG jilc Senate. in de-
Tending Millican
These are some Of the things
that the gentleman. MIR. MILL
gan. whom the President Of the
United states has nominated
for the office OF United States
attorney for the western dis
trtCt ~ Missouri. has been
helping 10 clean up.
THE situation il something
that commands the support Of
decent citizens In this country.
believe that when the PreSi-
dent il right We should uphold
him. The actions Of the Pen
dergast machine have been such
AZ Ia deserve the condemnation
az decent citizens"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01

figure her features. This is why
women wear A piece Of black
court plaster on one cheek
never on both. II calls A mans
attention 10 1t first. but in look
ing al the apparent blemIsh he
sees the surrounding beautiful
facial scenery. Once she has
got his attention on this-well--
from then on he is on his own.
-megld-be- -gaed-tima for
him TO read our booklet. How
10 Predict Married Happiness OF
Unhappiness." Sent A. cost. l0c.
Enclose stamped t3c) self-ad-
dressed envelope
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01

EDITORS NOTE-POt. Pick
srins, former Times eolumnisf.
10 an infantryman at Fl. Mo-
Cisiian, Ala. Thsss writings are
excerpts FROM his letters to
friends at the office.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01

L Is perhaps A natural enough
desire on the part Of 4 man
Van has been nominated Tor
wee pres dent 10 deliver ms
speech OF acceptance Of the
atral honar .a1l2nc .be humble
CHHen, OF the home grounds.
VINO knew bum Phcn
Blt In the case Of Senator
Truman u seems SIngularly I'M
fortunate. from his own point ~
Wow, that tins ordeal must be
undergone this week against a
background OF communism and
I1&S FcnhcrgaSt.
The llillman-picked fourth
tenn running mate OF New
Dealer Roosevelt has Just sent
q letter 81 appreciation for a
'Wrte-up 20 the Daily Worker
Earl Browdcr, mouthp.cCe and
tie Communist party organ
I'm gong back h3ne AZ TINS
t,Te with a mind full Of mem
o'> of the old times, 20 the
So Of his early and I'M
Se. ,sful struggles % get
along lu the world. Senator
Truman thoughts must have
reverted 20 those days in lnde-
pcndence Mo. not long after
\ The old World War. when he and
Wan BroWdcr were fellow
toWnSmcn.
L TIE shadow OF PendcrgsSt
i fall, across tho stage % the
acceptance speech this also
n be- taken n the Truman
S. to
T,aderEas, probably Will not
b. present a. the notification
and acceptance of the wee
presidential nomination. \ Judge
has barred hun from partlcipa-
ton ~ politics
But II the former BIG boss
should show up Tor the icstvl-
tics rest assured no will get
~ rundown from the man
whose nod 10 years ago gave
HIM the toga Of a statesman.
Truman is intensely loyal TO his
political cronieS.
For example. when the nomi-
nation Of Maurice VI. Milllgan
for reappointment as L. s at
torney for the western district
Of Missouri was pending before
the Senate. Truman opposed II
tooth and nail
MIllgan was the man who
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
Connolly Answers

1-(c). 2-(b). 3(b). AL.
SCI. 6+(a) mescal; (b)
indigo: (c) mace; I'D kun-
quat; (e) pistachio.
Copyright. 1914. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
On the
Side

the young women will prove
very efficient in this work. But
what is a girl in this country
going to think when she re-
ceives a letter from her sweet
heart marked passed by Cen
sor-Lt. Mary Brown?
Eyesight tests for motorists
seeking driving licenses are go
ing 10 be much more difficult
10 pass in the future. This IL
the result of so many accidents
having been caused by motor
lists with faulty eyesight.
O-WHAT progress are you
W making in trying to under
stand horses and women?
A-With the horses, excellent.
As for women, very discourage
ing. And i am not kidding. I
don't even understand my own
wife.
Il--Wny DO you so StuDoOrnly
continue 10 insist Ty Cobb was
a greater ballplayer than Babe"
Ruth7
Auth was q fair ballplayer
and a good slugger but as an all
round man wasn't In the same
class as Cobb. Ruth won the
American League batting cham
pionship only once. Cobb won 10
I2 times. Ruth never had 400
batting average. Cobb hit 400
or better I'm three seasons. Ruth
Just waddled around the bases.
Cobb won the stolen base cham
pionshlp Of the American League
six times.
Copyright. 1914. by King Features
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stamp 40 NJ Book lhs for can
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MAXIMUM ~ 20 lbs for canning.
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Coupon i2-3 gals valid Through
sept ~
bs and 81 Coupon gals each
IA and ca CouponS-1 gals each
Law requires state name and license
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THE DETROIT rimFs C-I3
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CYDNEY, Australia, has the
~ fastest street cars in the
world. They average II miles
an hour. New York City street
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-10
EAST MADISON
BRANCH Y. M. C. A
JEWELL ALLEN CROWNED
QUEEN OF COLMAN
SERVICE CLUB

VI
SERVICE CLUB
In a very impressive ceremony
on the grounds of the Colman
Service Mems Club, Miss Jewell
Allen was crowned Queen of The
Colman Service Mems Club ON
Saturday, May 6. Miss Marjorie
Polk who vas last years queen
had the honor of browning the
queen. Miss Deloris Smith was
the chief attendant. Other at
tendants were the Misses Francis
Miller, Marian Williams, and
Joan Chappelle. Miss T o d y
Hamock who was the mistress of
ceremony, presented the queeA
with a very lovely gift. Music
for the occasion was played BY
the WILDLY Island Naval Bard.
Following the coronation cere-
monies, the large crowd of service
men and Junior hostesses moved
in doors to dance to the music of
the WILDLY Island band. Many
service men and Junior h~ostesses
were heard to remark that the
affair was one of the best that
had been presented at the Club.
TORCH-Y CLUB MEMBERS
GUESTS OF LAKESIDE HI-Y
Twenty-three members of the
Torch-Y club were guests of the
Lakeside Hi-Y club on Thursday,
May 4. The boys played t W o
softball games winning both of
them. After the game, the boys
gathered around the camp fire
and roasted hot dogs and got ae-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-10

q%uainted. Harold McVey, the
president of the Torch-Y club
made the arrangements with the
club advisor at the Lakeside
school for the meeting. 1t is
meetings like this which help
bring about a better understand
ing between boys of different ra-
cial backgrounds.
SUMMER CAMPS
How about going to camp this
summer? There are two camps
available for boys who wish to
attend. Camp Orklia which is To-
Gated on Orcas Island and Camp
Lion which is located on Mercer
Island are open for registration.
For information call the East
Madison YMCA, CA. O649. If
you are planning to go we urge
you to register early because
there is a limit to each camp
period.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-10

She joined the Grace Presby-
terrain Church in 1910. Other
organizations were the N. A. A.
G. P, Urban League, the MIS-
sionary Society and other clubs.
She was an respiration to all with
whom she came in contact. Her
enthusiasm and loyalty were
things that friends and relatives
alike admired.
She leaves to mourn her pas
sing her husband, w. s. Miller,
two nieces, Ruby, Washington,
Mo-, Temora, Haines, Pa, son Err
sail Terrell, daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Blanch Kauser, two grandchildren
Ersall and Dolores Terrell, a de-
voted friend, Mrs. T. o. Riley,
and a host of other friends.
Members of Grace Choir, led by
Miss Pauline White furnished the
music. Rev. John R. Harris
preached the sermon. Internment
was at Lakeview cemetery.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-10
HOME and INCOME

HERE is a desirable home with
income. Lower floor consists
of living room, with log fire
place, dining room, modern
airy kitchen and full bath. The
upper floor has 1 bedroom in
addition to a two-rOOm FUR
NISHED apartment with a
kitchenette and a complete
bath. There is a full base
ment with automatic heat and
automatic hot water. The low
er floor, stairway and hall is
newly carpeted in a rich blue
color. There is n double ga
rage with this modern Gath
Ave. home and a fine back
yard. If one wished the up
stairs apartment could be con-
verted into 2 beautiful bed
rooms. Full price $4,000, with
$4,000 down. Shown by APP
pointment. See Mr.. Robinson,
Ell. 07S7 OF call agent at We.
s74S.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-10
BY IDELL G.

The Committee of Management
met last Friday and made definite
plane for the coming of Miss Iso-
bel Lawson. A special meeting
will be held at the Branch MAJ
26. Mrs. Hope Ward, member
ship chairman will be in charge
of the meeting.
The Junior Girl Reserves are
planning a bicycle jaunt for Sat
urday the goth, Miss Jean Shields
in charge of the group.
The Senior Girl Reserves will
sponsor a Fashion Show and May
Coronation this Saturday evening,
s O'Clock. The public is invited
to attend. The proceeds form
this activity will be used for the
delegate to attend the regional
conference which will be held at
Asilomar conference. Winnifred
Morris has been chosen as the
delegate.
The next meeting of the busI-
S and industrial girls will be
spent in making plans for the
annual dancing party to be held
at Coils Field house, May 20.
Two hundred and fifty invitations
will be issued by the club mem
bers.
Mrs. Geneva Miller, chairman
of the Business and Industrial
committee is calling a meeting for
Thursday, May IL. All members
of the committee are expected to
be present. The membership:
Mrs. Fred Bowman, Mrs. John
Clayton, Mrs. June Smith, Mrs.
Jane Dover and Mrs. Rilla Drake.
The National Industrial Prog
Day observance will be held
at the Branch on the 18th. Guests
from the Tacoma Association will
be present. All Business and In
.ustrial girls are invited to at
tend the dinner meeting. Mrs.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-10
MOTHERS DAY
A Mothers Love

Think you because that beau
tiful m~atronly brow is silvered
with the dews of Time, that the
heart Is also grown old? Though
her gray hairs fall over a brow
all wrinkled and a cheek all
furrowed, there Is a heart still
beating with a pure and holy af-
lection; a Mothers loYel Who
can sound its unbelievable
depths? Time has failed to do
so. and eternity will bear wilt
less to Its sanctity.
Young man-love your aged
Mother. Her face is careworn,
but her heart is ever warm. The
years of trial and of sickness,
perhaps, have stolen the fresh
ness of her life. but like the
matured rose. the perfume of her
love is richer than when in its
first bloom
Washington loved his mother!
Young woman-love the tree of
your existencei Sweetness Is
yours-lavish it upon the aged
form of your devoted mother. AT
lection is a lasting debt--one
that can never be overpaid. Pour
nectar into her fainting heart;
strew her path with your most
grateful smiles; and smooth the
downy pillow upon which rests
her palsied frame. Her dying
lips will breathe a prayer for
your happiness; the world will
admire and cherish your devoted
ness; and heaven will bless youl
Flowers of joy will blossom I'm
your path; friendship will ripen
your harvest; and love will crown
your existence!
'Tn whose principles" said the
dying daughter of Ethan Allen,
to her skeptical father I'm
whose principles shall l die =
yours, or those of my Christian
mother?" The stern old hero of
Ticonderogo brushed a tear from
his eye as he turned away, and
with the same rough voice which
summoned the British to surren-
der, now tremulous with deep
emotion, said: I'm your mothers
-child--in your mothers"
Love your mother! Yes; and
the very ashes of the sdinted
dead will pray TO" your welfare.
A mothers love-a mothers
wealth of love-is so great that
the power of death and the vic
torious grave cannot extinguish
its quenchless flame!
Anonymous.
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CORRECTION - Obsequies of
Thos. H. Bonner: Soloists-Mrs.
Bessie Ratcliff, Mrs. Pearl White
and Mrs. Malone.