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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-25

They are no longer interested in the fate of Germany but are thinking only of their own skins. In other words long they retain any power they will keep on fighting in the hills and in the forests even though Germany in the meantime may have disappeared as habitable, let alone as an organized, state It was Coebbels who said I've will either conquer the world or if we have to go out, we will slam the door so hard the universe will collapse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-25
WUDEkN [IIuULIl[ ROBERTA LEE

O the embarrassing habit of something the wrong time?
 until think If you can get into this embarrassing situations
 right wedding invitation that it reads pleasure company?
 the honor of your pres ence each time dish passed when $ a guest?
 A No; expected
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-25

had been charging blimps for nearly tWo-thirds more food than they re- ceived. In other words, two-thirds of the food leaving the galley for the blimps got Host, before 1t reached the blimps.
 One healthy Lakehurst reaction to this columns expose came from the enlisted men. They had all been sore about the waste of food, man. hours and other materials, but couldn't do much about it until their officers led the way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-25
LOOK and LEARN sy C. GORDON

aviator who 10000 feet in the air a the ground? pearl stone? the Mississippi River? S affectionate? that the Mediterranean end of the Canal?
 ANSWERS: minutes. is dense, shelly lusrous concretion Ndnn, La.
 which be separated from its mate only by death captivity
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
Gene Cobb Will be
In Performance Here

Gene Cobb will appear with the
Renfro Valley Folks in Ypsilanti
for two nights. July 6 and 7, ex-
hibiting under a specially built
tent theater with scenic and light
ing effects and seats so arranged
that all can see. The tent theater
will be located at Ecorse r., near
z. Michigan Ave.
Cobb presides over the proceed
ings as a master OF ceremonies. In
a feature spot in the show. he
comes out dressed in a rube come
dian costume and delivers mono
logue which usually brings APP
plause and follows with song and
dance routine reminiscent OF the
bygone days OF vaudeville.
Thousands still remember him as
"Honey-Gal" Cobb. one.halt OF a
we'll known black-face comedy
team which played the vaudeville
circuits a few years ago.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
Miss Bessie |. Whitaker
Re+ires From University

Ann Arbor, July 5-Announce-
ment is being made OF the retire
ment of Miss Bessie Lewis Whita-
ker from her position as associate
professor of speech at the-Uni-
versity OF Michigan. a post which
she has held since 1887.
Miss Whitaker first began teach
ing in North arolina, specializing
in grade school work, and later in
English work on the junior-college
level in Virginia She also taught
college English in South Carolina.
Since that time she has special
lied in speech work and speech
correction and development in re-
lation TO defective hearing She
started her own school for speech
reading, the Whitaker School, in
Denver, Colo. Miss Whitaker has
taught at the Michigan State Nor
NAL College in Ypsilanu, and at
the University of California, Los
Angeles.
She is now In Denver where she
is engaged in family biographical
research work.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
The Republican Platform
These Days S S'e gzo I5'i z. soHo1;r

only by reciprocal bi-lateral trade
agreements approved by Congress. y
The Hull Reciprocal tariffs con-
tain most favored nation clause"
which means that when we reach
an agreement with one country II
automatically applies to all which
have most favored nation" ar
rangements with us which Is near
ly every country. And the Hull
economics are twisted because
among these countries are many
OF carrying wage levels.
The Republicans have adopted a
reciprocal bi.lateral trade agree
ment approved by Congress. This
rejects the Hull process in every
respect. A bi-lateral pact is be-
tween two countries and applies to
no one else. This eliminates the
trick OF making a treaty with one
country and finding that 1t auto
matically applies to lot OF coun-
tries no matter what the circum-
stance. Furthermore, 10 Hull has
been delegated the power to make
agreements without the approval
OF Congress: the Republicans insist
! upon congressional approval.
This Is one of the most import
ant protective planks In the Re-
publican platform and they will
be held accountable for II by the
smaller American business men
who are being wrecked by Mr..
Hulls free trade conceptions. A
fine gentleman. a student OF tariffs,
Mr. Hull has piled his hobby little
too long and much too far.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
Services in Ann Arbor
For Lyman D. Norris

Ann Arbor, July s. Graveside
services were to be today at )
O'Clock at Forest Hill Cemetery
with Rev. K. NJ. Muir officiating
for Lyman d. Norris, a former Ann
Arbor resident who died Sunday
morning at his home in South
Bend, Ind. Born June 20, 1875, in
Manchester, he was the son OF
Ezra and Isabelle Norris. Mr.
Norris had lived here during his
youth and had attended Ann Arbor
schools and the University law
school. He had been publisher of
the Labor News IN South Bend and
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Surviving are his wife, Lillian,
South Bend, two sisters, Mrs. l..
C. Andrews and Miss Gertrude Nor.
ris, both Ann Arbor, and two
brothers, Fred W. Norris, Ann Ar
Dor. and Clarence w. Norris, Pasa-
dena, Calf.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05

should have liked to see the
Republican party begin its plat
form with the words. I'VE hold
these truths TO be self-evident" and
then proceed with a few hundred
words of confession OF faith. Per-
haps that Is not sound politics but
| Il would have stirred the Ameri-
can people who are looking not so
much for leadership as for belief.
II this Republican convention
was less ebullient than most, II
was because too many Americans
are bewildered and frightened and
uncertain. Nobody can go yipping
through a convention when at any
moment he might be handed a tele-
gram that a son or a nephew had
been killed in battle. And every
body at this convention was war
conscious and war-fri ghtened. But
what is even more significant,
everybody was a war-hater. In
this mood. a platform had to be
written which would be a compro-
mise among the divergent factions
in the Republican party-and which
reflects the Emergencies OF view
among the American people.
Senator Robert Taft, who presid-
ed over the resolutions committee,
handled the task with extraordin-
airy ability. Taft has emerged the
intellectual leader OF this party.
To some, the foreign affairs plank
is ambiguous, but II is altogether
clear TO me. The world state is
discarded but international coop
Grafton by treaty. but not lessening
American sovereignty, is accepted.
whereas an international police
force managed by some dubious
committee OF great powers is re.
jected; IL Is ridiculous not TO recog-
ognize that this country has twice,
in concert with other nations. EN-.
| ployed force TO maintain peace.
We are doing II now to the extent
OF 100000 armed men and wom-
en- and nearly 100000, 100000 OF
direct costs. And in this platform.
the focus OF interest is clear.
! quote:
We shall seek. in our relations
with other nations, conditions cal.
culated TO promote worldwide eco
/ nomic stability, not only for the
sake OF the world, but also to the
end that our own people may en-
Joy high level OF employment In
an increasingly prosperous world"
The focus is on "our own peo-
pie, not only for the sake OF the
world, that is essential national
ism.
The foreign trade plank caused
trouble because All Landon intro.
duced a resolution which many
interpreted as free trade That. or
course. ran counter to Republican
traditions and the best interests of
th7 American people. Free trade
with US Is not a moot question as
IL is obvious that $500 an hour
labor costs cannot compete in price
with 20 cents an hour labor costs.
Therefore that idea had 10 be
scuttled. which IL was. The party
then adopted a protective tariff
on competitive products" Mr.
Dewey interpreted part Of this reso
luton as endorsing the Hull reci
procal treaties which | am sure
is an error on his part or on the
part OF those who reported the IN
terview. The resolution states:
We will always bear in mind
that the domestic market is Ameri
cas- greatest market and that tar,
IFS which protect II against foreign
competition should be modified
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
THEY Say

Washington - Treasury Secre-
tary Henry Morgenthau; "Pur
chase OF a War Bond is a signal
that you are keeping faith with
freedom as our forefathers OF the
year OF the Declaration OF indie
pendence kept II"
Gretton Woods, n. H.-SecretarS
OF State Cordell Hull, in a messags
to the United Nations monetary
conference: This conference Will
be one of the most important aud
historical international meetings
and will have a far.reaching effect
upon the future reconstruction and
rehabilitation OF the world"
Washington President Roose-
welt, on death OF Red Cross Nation
al Chairman Norman Davis: HE
will be long remembered for his
services in aid OF suffering man
kind. -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
Services Monday For
Dr.. Carrie S. Burr

Ann Arbor, July 5--Funeral SER
vices were Monday afternoon at
the Muehlig Funeral chapel for Dr..
Carrie Simpson Burr. who died
Saturday morning in University
Hospital OF a heart ailment. DR..
Burr, who was a graduate OF the
University Medical School in 1898,
was prominent in Red Cross work
here during World War |. and
served as a lecturer In hygiene in
the Michigan Department OF Health
and as instructor in hygiene in
the University OF Texas. She Is
survived by a sister, Mrs. Elsie
Engels, Glendale. Calf. and a
brother, DR.. Norman Simpson, Ko-
komo, Ind.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
Today's Horoscope

II you have a birthday today.
you are not at all demonstrative,
but you love deeply and whole
heartedly. You have a strong and
over-powering personality. and
generally rule by force OF will.
You are cautious and careful. and
you select your words with care
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
Rector Drake Service
in Ann Arbor Today

Ann Arbor. July 5-Funeral ser
vices were today at 1880 at the
Muehlig chapel for Hector Drake.
s6. who died at his home Sunday
following a short illness. The son
OF Edward and Orphia Drake, he
was born in Lodi Township. He
had lived here for 40 years.
Surviving are two granddaugh.
tiers, Mrs. Leslie Sweet. Detroit,
and Mrs. John Schwer. Berkeley.
Calf, and three great-grandchil.
dren. His wife. the former Anna
Hinkley. died seven years ago.
Rev. r. VI. Muir officiated at ser
vices and burial was in Lodi Plains
Cemetery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
One-Minuia TesL

1. Where did Washington as
sumo command Of the American
Army on July 3. l775?
2, What major-general in the
American Revolutionary Army
became a major-general in the
British Army before the close of
war. and conducted several expe-
ditions against the Americans?
3. Which was the first state to
be admitted TO the Union after
the original
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05

CHICAGO-INS-A new record
was recorded at Norwegian Ameri-
can Hospital. Monday with birth
OF a girl weighing II pounds, ga
ounces. The child, % inches long,
was born 10 Mrs. Phillip Frontzak,
who weighs 900 pounds and is Ave
feet. 10 inches tall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
Hints on Etiouetta

Do say VThank you" If your
escort helps you on with your
wrap or performs any such little
act of courtesy. There is no need
to be gushing about IL.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
Schafer Method

1t is the Schafer prone-pressure
method and is dope as follows:
/. Rapidly remove from the
mouth any foreign material, such
as weeds, false teeth and tobacco.
If the mouth is tightly shut, pay
no more attention to it until later.
Do not stop to loosen the patients
clothing unless it is obviously
tight.
2. Lay the patient on his belly,
one arm bent at the elbow and
with the face turned toward and
resting on the hand and forearm,
so that the nose and mouth are
free for breathing.
8. Kneel straddling the pa
tents thighs. Place the palms Of
the hands on the small Of the back
with the fingers resting on the ribs
and the little finger over the lowest
rib.
I. With the arms held straight,
bend so that the weight Of the body
is gradually brought to bear on the
patient. This movement should
take about two seconds.
5. Immediately swing back
wards and completely remove the
pressure.
6. After two seconds swing for
ward again. Thus repeat IL TO Is
times a minute the double move
ment Of compression and release
a complete respiration in four to
FIVE seconds.
z. Continue artificial respira-
ton without interruption until
natural breathing is restored or
until there are unequivocal signs
Of death, such as rigor mortis,
cooling Of the body or post-mor-
tenn staining.
8. Keep patient warm.
9. To avoid strain on the heart,
when patient revives he should be
kept lying down and not allowed
TO stand or sit up.
10. Artificial respiration should
be carried on at the nearest posi-
bic point where the patient re.
ceived his injuries.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05

tendency wnlcn is 10 De Iounu IN
history DE Tocqueville.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05

ana mean what you say, You
make many friends. few enemies.
The next year may prove trying
and disappointing, particularly
through older persons. A decep-
tive element is likely. Watch your
health. position and finances. Born
on this date a child will be ener-
getic, psychic. sympathetic. kind
hearted. and will possess good
business acumen and enjoy good
fortune and popularity.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
Words OF Wisdom

The progress Of democracy
seems irresistible, because it is
the most uniform. the most an.
cient. and the most nprmanent
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
Half Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Foreign Missionary Society OF Methodist Church
officers annual meeting the home OF Mrs Guy
Davis; G. Day. president; Mrs W. Putnam, first vice
president Dunnng president; Roy
Cure recording secretary Townsend
ing secretary; Mrs. Charles Barnard, treasurer
Ray Fletcher launched boat
Portage boat built Lyle Gaylord
Of their shop Central High School
training department
Death: f. Allen. OF P. a the home
her daughter Mrs. William r. Thompson. Hudson
Ypslan celebrated birthday July with picnic at
Recreation attended people games
featured the picnic dinner
OF events James Harris band played Carl suhrburg
Arbor lawyer, address.
Death July Joseph Thurman as al home OF bis
Frank Slovenian Other surviving sisters
Mrs Cook OF Nazareth Kaama
and brothers Thurman Monroe and stephen
Thurman
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05

One-Minute Test Answers
I. In Cambridge. under the So
called Washington elm.
2. Benedict Arnold.
3. Vermont. admitted Feb. IS
1871.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05

Your Health
Treatment For
Drowning Should
be widely known
BY Logan crsndsnnlng, M. o.
AS REPORTED in
this column, there were 600 deaths
in the United States occurring last
DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Fourth Of July, most Of them traf-
fc accidents, but about 25 Of them
were deaths from drowning.
This emphasizes the response
bility every citizen or potential
bystander has to learn the funda-
mental principles Of the treat
ment of threatened death from
drowning.
The essential features of such
treatment can be stated very SIM
ply.
Death from drowning is due TO
cessation Of breathing.
The treatment is to institute
artificial respiration as soon as
possible and 70 keep it up for at
least an hour, or until natural
breathing is established.
Popular Fallaeies
Some popular fallacies about
drowning are:
That it is useless to resuscitate
q person who has been immersed
in water more than five minutes.
There are cases of record where
persons have been submerged
more than half an hour and still
live.
That it is important TO get the
water out of the lungs and stom-
ach. The old rolling over a barrel
technique. 1t is not the amount Of
water in the lungs that causes the
drowning victim to stop breathing.
It is the shock Of the impact of
water, even a small amount, es-
pecially cold water sucked into the
lungs. This impact causes a reflex
paralysis of the respiratory CEN
ter.
The lungs do not have to be
water-logged. And the water in
the stomach doesn't make any diff
ference at all. OF course since in
the proper method of performing
artificial respiration the victim is
first placed face downward, it is
just as well TO start proceedings
by lifting him dp by the waist and
allow the water TO run out Of the
nose, pharynx and bronchial tubes.
but do not waste lot of time over
this. 'r "s-+F
That it is necessary TO have a
pulmotor or some other mechani-
cal device 70 do artificial respirA-
ton. The best method of artificial
respiration can be done by one
person without any apparatus
whatever.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05
Fifty Years Ago

Birth To MT. and Mrs Eugene Dodge, a daughter.
Announcements being received here the marriage
Rdgeway, Mich June rs OF Prof Goron NJ the
Normal faculty and Miss They will reside here
after Sept l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14

man tangles with the devil.
the Evanston man crawled
out OF bed, and began slow
ly backing his way across
the room.
Apparently in a devilish
mood Satan, leering and
swishing his tail across the
floor, kept following him
matching him step for step.
EveEy move Humphrey
made the Evil One initiated
it perfectly.
After thfs nocturnal COM
edy had gone on for a few
minutes, the dreaming
Humphrey decided that the
time had come for a COM
plete getaway. A trick to
outfoX the man i'm red, he
reasoned, was 10 make one
big sudden backward leap
ana tnen DUCK. NlInDly ne
jumped.
Then Humphrey woke up
to find himself hanging
head first from his bedroom
window. He had crashed
through the pane and was
dangling outside the window
sash by his knees. Ills
startled cries brought his
sister, Mrs. Pauline Shelton,
TO his rescue.
To hospital physicians who
dressed his numerous cuts,
Humphrey commented:
1T sure was one hell OF
a dream"
And everyone agreed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14
BETTER THAN
SCRATCHING

Your scratching fingers often add
Irritation to the itch OF minor
skin rashes, insect bites or chat
ing. Get soothing. cooling relief
with Mexsana, the medicated
powder. 1t contains ingredients
frequently recommended by spe-
cialists for these miseries. Thou
sands OF mothers have also used
Mexsana for over 40 years to re-
lieve, soothe, and even help pre-
vent baby's diaper rash. It costs
very little and you save most in
larger sizes. Buy a supply today
for the family. Demand Mexsana
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14
HUMPHREY TRAVIS,

4 HUMPHREY TRAVIS,
-- "a, of Evanston, Ill,
\ was never one to be-
lieve IN the devil-but he's
not so sure now since his
recent experience of being
kicked out Of bed by Satan.
himself.
Humphrey. as he tells the
story. was having a pleasant
dream when who should
come barging into it but a
red.horned guy, complete
with forked tail and every
thing.
Being on the prudent side,
and knowing that no smart
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14
Scotland Losing
It's Macs"

THINK of Scotsmen and
such names as Angus
U MacDougal or Sandy
MacTavish usually run
through your mind but, odd
ly enough, there are more
Smiths" in Scotland than
anything else.
The Macs" are being
ousted by the Smiths, ac-
cording TO a recent report
from j. G.. Kyd, the Regis
trar-General for Scotland
Kyd, in a report from
Edinburgh, said that Smith
is now the most com
mon name, followed by
Macdonald. Brown, Wilson,
Thomson, Robertson, Camp
bell, and Stewart. Other
names with Mac" prefixes
are at the bottom of the list.
And such once popular
names as Angus and Sandy
now rarely appear on the
birth registrar list. The most
popular Christian name, at
present, is John. The IA
vorite name for girls is not
Bonnie-as one might sus-
pect-but Margaret.
The ascendancy of the
Smiths i'm Scotland just
about completes the world
wide invasion of that simply
named clan. In Britain and
the United States, the Smiths
far outnumber any other
name.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
District Fighting Men
Receive Awards for
GaI|antry in Action

Comdr. Joseph w. Callahan, 1901
Argonne place NV. has received the
Silver Star for gallantry in action
against Japanese forces In the South
Pacific.
For service as commanding officer
of destroyer during the assault on
Rendova Island and subsequent
operations incident to occupation of
the New Georgia Islands from June
80 to July Is last year, Comdr. CAL
lahan received citation which read,
in part:
Displaying superb seamanship
and fearless devotion to duty.
Comdr. Callahan skillfully maneu-
vered his ship as cover for our
transports and, despite hostile sub
marines, shore batteries and air at
tacks, succeeded in carrying out his
dangerous missions.
During the second battle of Kula
Gulf. in a fierce night engagement,
he attacked the enemy and, employ
ing brilliant tactics. contributed in
large measure to the destruction Of
four and probably six Japanese
ships. After the hostile forces had
retreated he returned to the action
area, expertly maneuvered his ship
through enemy-i Infested waters dur
ing complete darkness to within 10
miles of the strong japanese posi-
tions in the Buin-Faisi area and
took damaged ship in tow and re-
moved the personnelo