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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16
Free Enterprise VS.. COIIectivism
Isabel Paterson's Book Points Out Advantages
of American System, Says Rupert Hughes


We Americans are today denying ourselves
part of our food to keep vast Russia from famine
in the midst of war.
ONLY this week the Germans claim to have sunk
" nine ships in big convoy still taking our
planes and tanks to Murmansk.
The whole world looks to us for food and
equipment, not only during, but after the war.
While fighting tUo Wars Ue haUe turned
Jungtes into Cities deserts and barren shores into
hiUes of industry. We haUe right to a bit Of
the old Drag, so long credit it to the old
American principles of INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM.
Isabel Paterson has studied history as well as
engineering. Her book is packed with startling
revelations and exposures of pet decisions. She
says:
Business cannot corrupt politics. it is politics
that corrupts business"
Government does not end depressions; it
increases Them
Money taken from the rich never reaches
the poor"
Increased taxation of the rich does not lower
the tax rate for the poor
The danger of large fortunes lies in their
weakness against political power
Happily for us, this political engineeress be-
heves, and proves how great our America is, and
why. She says history reveals nothing comparable
to the United States as nation.
THE DYNAMO OF THE ENERGY USED IN,
l. HUMAN ASSOCIATION WAS LOCATED
IN THE INDIVIDUAL.
| am proud that nowadays American women
are recognized American citizens and HAT
woman like Isabel Paterson has the ability and
right 10 write what | now quote
with the establishment of the republic OF
the United States of America, great landmark in
secular history was erected . It was the first
time nation was ever founded on reasoned politi-
cal principles, proceeding from the axiom that
MANS BIRTHRIGHT IS FREEDOM
And as long as those principles were main
tanned, it succeeded beyond all precedent. Until
then, nations were formed by chance and circum-
stance and doubtful experiment Whoever is
fortunate enough to be an American citizen came
into the greatest inheritance man has ever enjoyed
He has had the benefit of every heroic and intel.
lectual effort men have made for many thousands
of years, realized at last
IF Americans should now turn back submit
again to slavery it would be betrayal so base tho
human race might better perish
1.-The opportunity is equally great to justify
the faith which animated that long travail, and
bequeathed them such noble and happy heri-
tage.'
ON SUCH inspired and inspiring words ends
~ 1.-The God of the Machine" | find il very
happiflying that | was born in such country
Our generation has given its women as well
as ITS men new glores of opportunities. Our fight
ing men and women are winning glorious victories
for our ideals.
Our dead have died for them.
For them the victims Of the japanese suffered
surely not in van-for the rights that meant
and mean, AMERICA
1t IS our duty, our sacred privilege to hand
them on to our children, as we received them from
our mothers and fathers.
O,iicL Onae+;o,,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16

ANSWERS on Opposite Pase.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16

s FOR us. we would do as
"A believers in democracy and
Christianity do everywhere 10
protect themselves, in line with
the community spirit.
We would acquire air bases
and territory. not in the in
terests Of world conquest, but
TO defend our shores.
OF all totalitarian regimes
around the world, we should be
suspicious and alert.
We should remember that
Britain and France could have
killed off Hitler easily and
almost without loss of life If
they had moved promptly TO
meet their peril, rather than
furnishing him with credit ad-
justments and materials TO build
himself into a formidable fight
ing force (as we did also with
Japan.
That is the prime peace les
son Of this war constant alert
ness against any authority chal-
longing our way of life.
Distributed BY King Features synd Inc
Reproduction In whole or In part
strictly prohibited.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Stop at Safety Zone
If Traffic Light Changes

Pedestrians who start to cross a
street on green light may proceed
only as far as a safety zone if the
light changes before they finish
crossing the street. the Commits
sioners ordered yesterday.
Under previous regulations, a Pc
deStrian has been permitted tc
cross the entire street if he has
taken one step before the traffic
light changes to amber.
The exercise of such right by
the pedestrian imposes an imprac-
teal and unnecessary delay on
other traffic and as a matter OF
fact, drivers of vehicles seldom wait
on pedestrians" William E. Van
Duzer, director of traffic, told the
Commissioners.
The commissioners also adopted
a regulation requiring a driver max
ing left turn into an alley or
private roadway to yield to any
vehicle approaching from the op-
posite direction which is SO close as
to constitute an immediate hazard. ,
Mr.. Van Duzer said a number OF
accidents have occurred recently as
a result of motorists making left
turns into alleys or their private
garages.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Son Of A. P. Editor Dies
ByAccidenfaI Hanqino
While Playing in Yard
Star Carrier Boy, II, Gets
Neck Coueht in Rope
Suspended From Tree

Alan Charles Engle, IL, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. EngIe of $50
Exeter road, Bethesda, Md, died
late yesterday as result of an
accident as he was at play in the
yard of his home.
The boy was swinging back and
forth on a rope suspended from a
tree. In some manner his neck be-
came caught in a moose, partiaIly
|suspending him. r u
Although his mother and father
the latter. regional editor for the
Associated Press here for the pasi
IL years, reached him within mirl-
utes, they were unable, through USE
of artificial respiration, to revive
him. The local fire department
rescue squad arrived promptly, but
also was unsuccessful.
Young Engle was in the sixth
grade of Our Lady of Lourdes Pa
rochial School in Bethesda. and for
the past two years had been a car
rier for The Evening Star.
He is survived by his mother and
father and 6-year-old sister, Mary
Lou Engle.
Funeral services will be held at
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Church, Bethesda, at am. tomor-
row. The Rev. John A. Baptist
Palm, rector, will off1ciate.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Loading Platforms
Rush Hour Use Asked
Agriculture Spokesman
Appeal to Joint Board

Agriculture Department repre-
sentatiVeS today asked the Joint
Board OF the District, composed OF
the Commissioners and the Public
oCllltleS Commission, to permit the
use OF streetcar loading platforms
at Fourteenth street and Jefferson
drive S.W. during rush hours.
For reasons of safety, a ban on
the use of the platforms during rush
hours was imposed last year by the
JOINT Board. Today's hearing by
the board was the first public hear
ing OF that body in the memory OF
several commission officials,
Spokesmen for the Secretary of
Agriculture and other department
representatives told the board an
estimated 5000 employees in the
northern half of the Agriculture
buildings now are forced to use the
underground terminal by the Bu-
reau OF Engraving or to get off al
Fourteenth street and Constitution
avenue NV, third of a mile from
their offices.
Among those testifying were Ralph
koebel, representing Secretary
Wickard; c. E. De Vivo, Joseph
Healey and Arthur Thatcher of the
once OF Plant and Operations; Ash
ley Sellers, Assistant War Food Ad-
mln1strator; Charles Ferguson OF
personnel, F. V. Ream of the Amer
'lcan Federation Of Government EN-
ployes, and w. A. Dayton of the
Forestry Service.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Girls Ruse Prevents
Attack by Intruder

Awakened early today in her
room in Henderson Castle, 1900 Six
teenth street NV, by an armed
colored man who threatened to
criminally assault her, a 22-year-
old girl escaped when she persuaded
the intruder to accept money and
he allowed her to leave her room
ostensibly to get the cash, police
reported.
Miss Frances Elizabeth Jones told
police the man entered her room
and threatened to shoot her if she
made an outcry.
Terrified, but retaining her COM
posure, Miss Jones said she offered
the man $l00 as an inducement to
leave. He at first refused, but Miss
Jones told police she continued
talking and eventually persuaded
the man to accept the cash. He al
lowed her to leave the room, she
said, when she told him the money
was In another room.
A few seconds after she left, in
tending to seek help, the man fed.
A remark made by the intruder as
Miss Jones talked with him, indi-
eating he was about to be indicted
into the armed forces, caused police
today to scrutinize draft lists and
set up watch at induction stations
where they hope to apprehend him
police announced.
Evening star., 1944-04-04

They finally appear at this hospital
when commanding officers or bat
talon doctors decide that nobody
could get into trouble so frequently
and be quite normal. Such men,
coming out of the last war, are the
bane of the lives of Veterans Ad-
ministration doctors and it is said
they constituted quite large per-
centage of the bonus army which
came to Washington in 1882.
Outstanding Hero Cited.
Yet occasionally and under the
right circumstances one of them
turns out to be very valuable SOL
der, indeed. Perhaps the outstand-
ing hero of the Tunisian campaign
in the American Army was just such
fellow and he has already become
a legendary figure. In such cases
the hospital psychiatrists are faced
with the extraordinarily difficult
problem of differentiating between
the hopeless and the hopeful cases.
They are teaching combat doctors
how to recognize such men when
they appear in their outfits.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Train Ride Here on Seat Tires
Jeff Davis, CoIorfuI Hobo KING

where an unknown aSsailant creased
his skull with an empty rum bottle
in Havana years ago is beginning
to give him circulatory trouble.
Case of mistaken identity" he
said.
Otherwise he's Just as eager to hit
the road as the day he first set out
from home as an apple checked
boy of 10.
The hobOes are becoming land
owners and taxpayers, Mr.. Davis
tells you, with a trace of pride
His cousin Ell Bailer, Chicago
gave up 10 acres of land at
Titusville, Fla, and jeff prompt
ly decided it to his organization for
a rest home. A former hobo. Fred
B. Townsend, Phoenix, Ariz., re-
Gently gave jeff another piece of
land out that way and he was going
to deed it to the HoboetteS, an
auxiliary organization.
But Fred put his foot down and
said l had to keep it myself. l lust
found out they're drilling for oil
around the property. If there s
any on that ground I may be able
to carry out some real big ideas l
have for the 'boes'."
Mr.. Davis, who inherited his wan
derlust spirit from a father who
lett home at Il and a mother who
snlpped parental apron strings at 16
thought he might be the last men,
Der OF the family with the urge to
go places and see things. His two
chlldren are married and content
edly settled in Cincinnati.
But I've got a l3-year old grand
son, Bill Hill, they've got to watch
ike hawk. l guess he takes after
me-"
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Boy, 4, Fatally Hurt
When Thrown From
Truck S Bumper
Driver Started Vehicle
Unaware Thut Child
Was Playing on Machine

A 4-year-old boy died as the re.
suit of a fall from a truck on which
he was playing yesterday, when the
driver, unaware that the child was
perched on the front bumper, drove
away, police reported.
The victim was Charles Wojcik
4, of 1894 Eighteenth place NE. He
was taken to Casualty Hospita
shortly after the accident and dice
early this morning, police stated
Details of the mishap were not
clear, according to police, and it Is
not definitely known whether the
truck passed over the child OF
whether he suffered the fatal in
juries in the fall from the bumper
William Mehlberth, 35, of Glib Up
shur street, listed by police as the
driver of the truck, will be ques-
toned today by Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald, who will inves-
tigate the accident, it was an
nounced. An inquest, police said
will be held later this week.
William Prather, colored, Lincoln
Park, Md, was killed instantly yes
terday when he fell from a moving
trailer truck on Route 240, near the
north gate of the Naval Medical
Center, Bethesda, Nd, police re-
ported. "@fF'' %.
Mr.. Prather was riding on a plat
form between the cab and the
trailer, according to police, and fell
when the truck slowed up suddenly
to avoid striking another vehicle.
Police said the driver, Lewis r
Carter, 80, colored, also of Lincoln
Park, was charged with failing tc
have his operators permit in his
possession.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
BergdoII Tract Hearing
Postponed Until MAY 8

Hearing on the application to re-
zone the 132-acre Bergdoll tract in
Somerset to permit construction of
an apartment has been postponed
until pm, May 8, pending COM
pletion of a street plan.
Attorneys representing both sides
appeared before the Montgomery
County Board of Commissioners sit
ting as district council at the Be-
thesda County Building yesterday
and made formal request for the
pOStnOnement
Evening star., 1944-04-04

will commemorate the 50th ami
versary of Gen. Jacob Coxey's
march on the Capital
Attendance, however, will be dis
couraged rather than encouraged.
The voting will be by proxy under
a plan whereby Jeff hopes to show
other organizations how they can
hold conventions without violating
the wartime travel ban.
Mr.. Davis has travelled 100000
miles in happy -go-lucky and de-
cidedly free hobo style, and $4,000
uncomfortable miles as paid
passenger He figures this mileage
puts him in class with Mrs. Roose-
welt, or pretty close to it.
Bald as an eagle, except for a
fringe of gray hair, Mr.. Davis is
becoming a philosopher in his later
years. He's 81 now, and the place
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Illinois Expert Slated
To Testify Next in
Pepco Rate Hearing
New Yorker Completes
Four Days on Stond
After Proposing Cut

Fred Kleinman, chief accountant
of the Illinois Commerce Com
mission, was expected to be a wit
ness for the Federal Government
in the Potomac Electric Power Co.
rate hearings when they resume at
10 am. tomorrow before the Public
Utilities Commission.
After one day of direct examina-
ton and three days of cross
examination by company attorneys,
DR.. James G. Bonbright, chairman
of the New York Power Authority
and professor of finance at Column
bia University, completed his testi-
mony yesterday.
On the basis of a S per cent rate
of return and the other modifi-
cations he proposed in the sliding
scale arrangement with Pepco, DR..
Bonbright estimated that a gross
cut of approximately $2,17o,0O0
could be made from the revenues of
the company this year. The present
rate of return is 6 per cent.
Cites Pepco Earnings.
Pointing out that in 1943 Pepco
earned S6,5OO,0OO, DR.. Bonbright
said a per cent rate of return,
after making allowances for depre-
citation and taxes, would have en-
titled Pepco to earn S4,900,O00,
which meant that its excess earn
ings were s1,600,0O0. v. A. Nc
Elfresh, chief accountant of the
PUG, making his calculations on
the present per cent return, set
the excess earnings at $780,000.
Under the present terms of the
sliding-scale arrangement, so per
cent of the $7S0,000 would be avail
able for reduction of rates this
year. AS modified by DR.. Bon
bright, the amount available for
reduction of rates on the 1000 900
would be approximately S85O,0O0.
He arrived at the S2,000000 cut by
allowing for the tax savings on the
reduced revenues.
DR.. Bonbright defended the per
cent rate of return as "a generous
allowance" under wartime condi-
tions. He said he did not think the
lower rate would affect adversely
the integrity of Pepco's securities.
Treasury Asks Passage Killed.
A. J. Swanick, attorney for the
Procurement Division of the Treas
ury, intervenor in the case, asked
Chairman James H. Flanagan to
order stricken all references to the
effect of reduction of rates on
Treasury revenues. The chairman
reserved his ruling.
S. R. Bowen, attorney for Pepco,
asked DR.. Bonbright if he did not
feel it was advantageous to have
the company's assent to the provi-
sions of the sliding scale DR. Bon
bright agreed that it was best, add
ing he felt sometimes formal hear
ings were unfortunate because of
the strain under which witnesses
testified and that informal confer
enceS over glasses of beer" might
accomplish good deal.
After suggesting Scotch" might
do as we'll as beer, Gregory Hankin
of the commission asked Mr.. Bowen
if he were trying to lay groundwork
for the type of secret agreements
which, he charged, had taken place
in the past. Chairman Flanagan
Immediately told Mr.. Bowen not to
answer the question, since it was
an unfair one, in view of the gen.
eral line of questioning.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
laNRshonmiq
s.RemiindersR'

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, blue stamps A-8. BIS
C-8, D-8, E-8, F-8, G-8, H-8, J-e
and K-8 good indefinitely. Blue
stamps L-8, Ms, N-8, P-8 and
Q-S valid May l and good in
definitely. Each stamp worth 10
points. Blue tokens are being used
as change. April point values of
canned peas and frozen fruits and
vegetables reduced to zero; canned
carrots reduced points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps A-8, B-8, C-8, D-S, E-8
F-8, G-8, H-8 and J-8 good in
definitely. Stamps ks, L-8 and
Ms valid April and good indefi-
nitely. Each stamp worth 10
points. Red tokens are being used
as change. Point values on butter
and most meats unchanged over
March.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound of waste kitchen fats you
turn in.
Sugar-Book No 4, stamp 80 valid
for pounds indefinitely. Book
No. 4, stamp 40 good for pounds
for home canning through Febru-
airy %, 1945. Stamp No 81 good
for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Gasoline--No. ga coupons good for
3 gallons through May 8. b.,
CO, B-3 and C-3 coupons good
for gallons each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 80 Consum-
ers in this area should not have
used more than 80 per cent of
their total yearly fuel oil ration as
of April 3.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Burning Filter Blamed
For 9 Overcome on SLEEPER

Smoke from burning filter pad
IN a sleeping car conditioning
unit, not carbon monoxide as first
reported, oVercame eight passengers
and a colored porter early Sunday
morning on South-bound Seaboard
Air Line train during a stop-over
here, officials of the Pullman Co.
and Washington Terminal an
nounced today.
The victims, treated at the scene
with oxygen, were discharged from
the hospital yesterday.
Discovered by Pernett Morgan
80, the porter, the fumes emanated
from a smoldering oiled filter pad
used to purify air as it was drawn
into the car.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Alexandria Red Cross
Is First to Pass Quote

Alexandria Red Cross officials re-
ported today that the chapter was
the first division in the Metropoli-
tan Area to exceed it's quota in the
present war fund campaign.
Alexandria reported a total Of
S58, ,l34.64, or $l2, ,30464 over it's quota.
Chapter officials also stated that
the Alexandria chapter has never
failed to make it's quota in any.
campaign since the World War. r
Evening star., 1944-04-04

was the mother of two children,
aged 2 and 8, told Mrs. Roosevelt
she had never worked before, but
now I'll have to-" and had come to
the center to find out how her chill
dren could be taken care of while
she worked.
Mrs. Roosevelt also asked officials
at the center how the interviewers
were trained, whether the men came
alone usually, or with their wives,
and at what point on the way into
the armed forces they visited the
center. She studied a chart of the
questions asked, showing that the
number of visitors at the center
since it started two months ago had
increased from 100 to 400 a week.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Appeal Issued for Help
At Walter Reed Hospital

The Civil Service Commission to-
day urged auto mechanics, truck
drivers, chauffeurs, bakers and cooks
not now employed to apply for posi-
tions available at Walter Reed Hos
pltal. Women are eligible as chauf-
feurs, cooks and bakers.
Physical examinations will be
given all applicants free of charge
and applications may be filed at the
Civil Service office at 80 Eighteenth
street NV. Civilian personnel is
badly needed to replace soldiers who
are being transferred to field duty
Evening star., 1944-04-04

of the open road
and it took a
lot out of him.
Just couldn't
sit still on that
train without a
rod to hang on
to. I'm not used
to riding on a
seat" he eX-
planned.
Duly elected
King of the
H 0 b o es," Mr..
Davis is here to
arrange n e x t
months conVen-
t,iOO here which
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Another Grand jury
To Be Picked TODAY
To Stiff Added Cases
Four Investigating Units
To Sit at District Court
During Next 3 Months

With another grand jury sched-
uled to be picked today to handle
cases to come up during the next
three months, there will be four
grand juries at District Court during
the next three months. Three OF
them were being continued to COM
plete Investigations already started
The regular grand jury, which was
scheduled to be discharged yester-
day, was continued recently for three
months to complete an antitrust
investigation of the liquor industry
The liquor inquiry is in charge OF
William B. Butz, special assistant tc
the Attorney General. It's contin-
uance was authorized by Chief Jus
tice Edward c. Eicher of District
Court on request of United States
Attorney Edward M. Curran and the
Justice Department.
1t was understood that a number
of leaders in the liquor industry will
appear as witnesses in the near
future.
Hod Carriers Case.
OF the other two granu Jurles, one
began its investigation into possible
misuse of union funds and possible
liquor floor tax law violations in
April, 1943, and last week returned
indictments naming some present
and former officials of the Hod Car
riers, Building and Common La
borers' Union and several others.
The third jury indicted 80 per-
sons on sedition charges January 3.
Its sessions began in October. John
Rogge, special assistant to the At
torney General, is in charge of the
investigation, which is to be gone
into further. 1t could not be i'm
medlately learned whether any fur
ther indictments are expected.
Meanwhile the union officials
and others indicted last week are
scheduled to be arraigned in District
Court at 10 am. tomorrow before
Justice Matthew F. Mcclure on the
charges on which they were in
dicted.
II Indictments Returned.
In the union case, Larry Kelly,
former treasurer of the Building
Committee of Local No. "a of the
Building and Common Laborers
Union, and II others were indicted
on charges of conspiracy to steal
and embezzle union funds. Some of
the IL also were named on specific
charges in additional indictments
accusing them of stealing and en-
bezzling union funds.
In all, a total of II indictments
were returned, with Kelly being
named in each of them. Named
Jointly with him in one was John
Longo, with whom Kelly is jointly
charged on alleged liquor floor tax
law violations. Kelly and Longo are
said to be former partners in the
operation of the Ell Patio Restau-
rant, 700 block of Thirteenth street
NV.
Kelly disappeared during the
grand jury investigation. All ex-
cept him have appeared at District
Court to post bond, pending their
arrangement tomorrow. The grand
jury investigation was in charge of
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fihelly. Mr.. Fihelly said
yesterday that the grand jury is to
continue its investigation into ad-
dltlonal possible law violations.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Draft Aid Center Wins Pruise
Of Mrs. Roosevelt Durino Visit

American women are so depend
ent on their husbands that some
service like Washington's Draft Aid
Center should be established in
every community to help wives when
their husbands 60 off to war, Mrs
Roosevelt declared today while visit
ing the center IN the Information
Building at Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenues NV.
After watching the interviewers
at work, looking at the kit of in
formation they work from and going
over the share-the- home file, Mrs
Roosevelt talked with some of the
husbands and wives who had come
to the center for help.
One of the wives, who said she