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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-01-28

Work Sox. advertised February 27. 1912. Is.
sue Chronicle Star. ot 2 poir for 25c. ovoil.
uble today. any quantity. sume grade. ct
some price.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-01-28

Panama Brand Khaki Trousers. suniorized
shrunk. were advertised February 27. Is
sue. 1912. Chronicle-Star Oft $500. available
today. oil sizes. some qudliiY. same price.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-01-28

There are many inconvenience in any price control and ration
ing program yet without il your favOrie store could have never
held prices in line as shown by comparisons above.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09
THEY 81 Y

New York-Supreme Court Jus
tice Ferdinand Pecora, urging free
ports in America for refugees: II
decry anti-semitism and as a Chris
tian hang my head in shame
over the activities OF certain groups
who profess Christianity.
LONDON-Prime Minister John
Curtin OF Australia. pointing out
that a stalemate must be avoided
in the Pacific war: Australia LAYS
stress on the importance OF the
combined Allied military effort
against japan
NEW YORK-Mrs. Franklin n
Roosevelt. cXhorting the American
people to vote next November be
cause OF the expected relatively
small number OF election partici-
pants This is the time when we
must know what the majority OF
the people who are able to vote
really want"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09
BiddIeisms
Biddleisms
Tuesdays 's Sso 5.i z. soS02;xr

The Mon. gomery Ward case may
take its place among the foremost
1 legal battles in American his
tory, for Attorney-Gcneral Biddle
is using it 10 declare new law-and
IL he makes his opinions stick. he
will have amended the Constitution
Of the Unite9 States by personal
fiat
For instance, take this sentence
in his argument before Judge
Holly:
&C.. There is nothing in the War
I Lanor Disputes Act to prevent the
/ President from taking such &c.
/ ton
The doctrine that Mr.. Bid5le is
onunciating is that unless an act
OF Congress forbids the President
/ from taking an action. he. the
/ President, may assume that he has
an implied powC to act II this
/ Biddleism stands. the President
| desiring to prevent his opponents
from reaching the people or seek
/ ing to establish corner on salami
may at his discretion and in his
own right send out the troops Of
this country to do his bidding.
And the courts are supposed to
rule as he desires because:
There is nothing in the War
. Labor Disputes Act to prevent the
President from taking such &C
ton
] suggest to my readers that they
read again and again Article One
and Two Of the Constitution OF the
United States. They will not find
single word therein to uphold
Mr. Biddles view. Original. it is
based on the novel doctrine that
all powers not specifically withheld
from the President are his either
in his capacity as President or as
Commander in Chief. Yet. the
Constitution provides: "Al legls.
latiye powers herein granted shall
he vested in Congress OF the
United States Mr. Biddle's
view seems TO he that il Congress
does not legislate that Is. grant
powers to the President the Presi-
ueul may leglSldte, lnat is, grant
powers to himself.
This intellectual novelty changes
our form OF government II ele-
Yates the President to a position
which he does not hold in our sys-
tenn OF law Nor does the Prime
Minister Of England possess such
authority. Hitler does. Stain
does
The powers OF the President II
is true are not as clear or il space
is criterion. as important as
those OF the Congress. For
instance, there are no speci-
fications in the Constitution as
to precisely what is meant by
the term Commander in CHIEF.
All that the Constitution says about
IL is: THE President shall be the
Commander in Chief OF the Army
and Navy OF the United States
and OF the militia of the several
states. when called into the actual
service Of the United States
But nothing Is specified as TO what
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09

eIifisst.d ~ Ala, T,stsf. s,u1is.. h.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09

I'D heard that she hadn't been
too steady in her pictures lately"
Flagg said. an fact, | asked her
what was troubling her yesterday
morning. I thought maybe she was
staying up too many nights and
needed a rest. You can't work all
day and decorate the hot spots
all night if you want to last in this
business"
What about this Sturgis fell
low ?" Argus asked. Was he in love
with herr"
II believe So" replied Flagg.
Those things get around. She used
to go out with him a great deal and
| there were rumors to the effect that
he was jealous Of her. He's lame,
you know"
How did Syria feel about
PIERRE" Argus asked.
"One of the models told me that
Syria broke off with Pierre a month
ago" Ellen volunteered. She looked
at Flagg. You probably heard
that, Roger"
81 wouldn't know" FIagg
shrugged. 81 never mix into my
models private lives"
Meaning you don't mix business
with pleasure" Argus said, smil-
ing. "She was with Sturgis last
night at the Penguin Club. Ellen
and | ran into them"
yes" nodded Flagg. "She men,
toned that she was going out with
him Yesterday morning. She seemed
upset"
Upset. In what way?" Argus
queried.
"Oh, just uncertain as to whether
she should go out with him or not"
Flagg replied vaguely.
do the police know about Syria's
past?" Ellen asked.
yes. they do" Argus replied.
ut seems that Syria lived in an ex-
pensive apartment. How much
money would you say she earned q
week, Mr.. Flagg?"
"I'd say she averaged $3.50
week, sometimes more, sometimes
less. We keep record OF how much
work each model does and they pay
US a ten-per-cent commission. You
can go over the files IL you'd care
to. Mr. Steele"
How much does Ellen make?"
Argus asked. "I'll bet she's been
holding out on me-"
Don't tell him, Roger. He'd just
marry me for my money"
81 won't, Ellen. You're the best
model I've got now, and | need you
in my business"
"Are you married, Mr.. Flagg,"
Argus asked
Bachelor" Flagg smiled.
Argus raised his eyebrows. How
did you manage TO escape in a set
up like this"
Perhaps it's little like the boy
who loved candy and then someone
gave him 3 whole candy store TO
himself. He didn't know where 70
begin" Flagg stood up. you'll
have 70 excuse me now" he said. al
have a new applicant TO interview.
Ellen, why don't you show Mr..
Steele around the office7 He may
want TO look through Syrias file.
Then come back here. won some
money playing poker last night. so
I'd like TO take you two TO lunch.
How about IT,"
| Ito " con.inued)
Csr1fEst - B,ss L..
e'irisas.d " kiAs T.s.sr" syusis. h.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09
Michigan in
Washington
by Esther Van Wagner Tuity

ny Esther Van wagner Iufty
f Washington. May ., Exclusive. -
/ General Marshall is no back.seat
driver So says his pretty blonde
WAC driver, Sergeant Marjorie
Payne OF St. Johns, Michigan.
prouder than punch to be the driy.
CT Of the United States Army Chief
Of staff.
She says the General treats her
like a soldier. She knows. be.
cause every other day the General
has a man driver, Sergeant George
Dumcke, a forty nine year old
old timer as hard-boiled as a picnic
egg. The routine for both ser
seants Is the same. Which one
The General prefers is military
secret. -
The day begins carly for this
MiChisan-bon WAC. At SIX
O'Clock she pops out OF bed while
her goommates over in the WAC
barracks roll over for another
snooze before rushing to their
desk Jobs over i'm the Pentagon
building. But the Sergeant doesn't
envy them she knows jolly well
they envy her Doesn't she get TO
see most OF the sold braid in the
biggest war capital OF the world?
Right on the minute Of : Is. she
drives the Plymouth assigned to
the General up at his front door
at Fort Myer. As he comes out
she hurrics around to open the door
and gives him a snappy salute. The
General isn't talker. Marjorie
has discovered. yet he creates a
friendly silence on that every
other-day round trip from home to
office in the Pentagon building.
After bringing he boss to work,
Marjorie has many odd jobs to do.
When she is not driving other Of
ficers or Couriers to the Navy De-
partment, the headquarters of the
Joint Chiefs of staff. and other
places in Washington, she stations
herself in the Chief OF Staff's re-
ception room where she keeps her-
self busy answering phones and
helping out one over-rushed person
after another. Comes call from
the General for his car. and away
she goes 10 bring it up to the Pen
taSons River entrance. Again she
stands at attention. No telling
what big wig the General may have
with him. (She likes the foreign
uniforms) What she hears dis
cussed she isn't telling.
On official state occasions. she
drives the big Cadillac. That has
glass partition between the
driver and the back seat so that
discussions of secret matters can
not be overheard When the Gen
erals car rolls up with the other
chauffeured official cars and limo
uSines, she is proud that it is al.
ways shining. (And isn't above
giving ii rub to he sure it isl
She has grown used to being the
only woman among the drivers who
wait long hours sometimes for
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Miss Lucy Person has started student fellowship
inert here She Is co~ne'no rhamphet which will
forth succncty the aim Of the Fellowship and the significance
of its various departments
Mrs Harry Shaeer and Mrs Joseph Thompson
mittee for the annual birthday
attending will wear Chinese Chinese dinner will
served at O'Clock and Nah Jongg viii be payed
Ypsilanu Township will Hill road to the
south River road after the Wizard
has been completed satisfactory bridge completed
Ford dam, decided at meeting in the house.
bers Of the township board and Charles
Gregory OF the Ford Motor Company and
all questions which connection with tho
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09

, his functions are as Commander
in Chief. That is our present dit
hculty Mr.. Biddle seems to make
OF the President and the Command
er in Chief dictator unless Con.
gress passes legislation to the Con
trary.
But there is another prov ision OF
the Constitution that rejects Mr..
.Biddle's contention a.. There is
nothing in the War Labor Disputes
Act TO prevent the President from
taking such action" That is the
tenth amcndmen. which is clear as
cut glass and is the last of the
Bill of Rights. This amendment
states. The powers not delegated
to the United States by the Con
stitution. nor prohibited by il TO
the states are reserved to the
states respectively, or to the peo-
pie"
In a word. in the absence OF
specific provisions, the President
is without authority. The SUI
preme Court states IN Kansas Is.
Colorado:
This amendment. disclosed the
widespread fear that the national
government might. under the pres
sure Of supposed general vel
fare. attempt to exercise powers
which had not been granted And
it is interesting that this should
have been stated. for it is on some
expansion of the general welfare
that the Biddleism is being justi-
fed by his supporters. Their con.
tention seems to be that one mans
view of what the general welfare
is at iven moment * ample JUS
tiication for setting aside the Con-
stitution by personal whim. II this
view can be upheld in the United
States Supreme Court, then our
system OF law has been altered be-
you'd recognition
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09
By BaOs Lee

"The police we're here this morn
ing" Flsgg said "They said they
had placed her death around mid
night"
Have they any idea at all who
did it," Ellen asked.
Il don't think So" replied Argus.
Its a very curious case" said
Flagg meditatively, las curious as
it is tragic" He picked up photo
graph fror, his desk and stared at
it. II was very fond Of Syria. She
was one of the best workers in the
business - ambitious and on her
toes every minute. She had just
signed film contract, you know. |
remember the first day she came to
me for job. She was thin and
pale, but there was something ar
resting about her"
as that picture Of herr" Argus
asked
Yes" said Flagg.
MAY | see it," Elagg handed it
to him. II was the same as the en-
larged portrait on the wall. Argus
turned 1t over. On the back was the
name Syria Verne" and her meas
urements. Argus read them with
interest: Bust Sc, waist %, hips
"a, height five feet six inches,
weight 1875" He nodded his ap.
prevail and handed it back To Flagg.
did you know anything about
Syria's background ?" Argus asked
Il mean who she was-what she d
done ?"
Both Ellen and Flsgg looked sur
prised
why, no." said Flagg. II thought
she was just another youngster
from the Middle West"
Argus then told them about the
girl whose name had once been Lucy
Callahan, night club singer at
Dancer Martinelli's.
Flagg's black eyes widened. "Id
never heard that" he said.
Dancer" Ellen emphasized -
where did he ever get that name ?"
IL think his pals christened him
that because he has a curious way
Of walking on the balls Of his feet,
as though he we're about TO 90 into
waltz" Argus explained. 81 heard
once that he was shot in the foot
and that it's hard for him 10 walk
naturally"
Ellen said: There must be some
tie-up with the man | saw her talk
ing to--the sallow-faced one | told
you about-who sounded as if he
were threatening her" She paused
Il remember something else, too
He kept tossing a coin, the way
gangstcrs do in the movies"
IT'S quite likely that 1t was one
OF MartineliI'. men," Argus agreed
He drew out package Of cigarettes
and offered one to Ellen and to
tlagg. The model-agent refused.
81 don't smoke. thanks. | had a
touch Of gas during the last war.
Army ?" Argus queried.
"Yes. Id just graduated from
Boston Tech when | joined up
Flsgg said.
W as syria m your office on Mon.
day? - Argus skcd.
Why. yes. She came in Monday
morning to pick up a check from
one OF the studios. She was booked
to work for Pierre Sturgls in the
afternoon from two 10 four"
81 worked with her" Ellen said
"She seemed sort Of nervous. She
moved in = couple OF shots and
Pierre had 10 shoot them over"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09

issue Of September, 1913. And
that makes it at least credible.
Furthermore it will not do any
body any harm to try it. The rem
edy is not dangerous in any sense,
and anyone can try it.
1t appears that Nitamin B will
relieve itching Of any kind includ-
ing mosquito bites.
had better begin with the story
Of the 2-year-old boy who had to
be kept indoors in the summer be-
cause Of the viciousness with
which he was attacked by mos
quitoes whenever he went out.
When he was bitten the Jumps
lasted for days and gave him no
rest. After receiving 40 MILL
grams of thiamine (which is part
Of Vitamin B complex he slept
all night in comfort. He was Bit
ten by mosquitoes the next day,
but the bites did not itch. BY eve
ming all welts, old and new, had
disappeared.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09

/ these sessions 10 break up. Unless
some other full general is present
(which isn't likely her car alone
will have the four-star insignia on
plaque alongside the license
plate on the front bumper.
The General treats her like a
soldier and she is determined TO
be one all the time. Never does
she take advantage Of being a won.
an. and pretty besides Never does
she take advantage OF her lob as
the Generals driver And the
chances TO take these advantages
come along every day.
She was on duty on Easter. and
Mrs. Marshall gave her n gift
( she u cherish the rest of her life.
How did the young woman from
/ 81. johns manage 10 capture this
honor She says It's partly luck.
and besides my father was a truck
tdrlIer and so was my brother. d"
But when reminded that She u,ed
ito be beauty operate, She re
torts that every Michigan girl
knows how to drive a car. Driv-
ing car from one end Of the stale
TO another was nothing for her in
the days when she managed
beauty shop in Cheboygan and de.
cided 70 spend the week end with
her mother. Mrs. Max Newton. in
OWosso. Or maybe she was lone.
some for her 90 year old grand
mother, Mrs. Mary Baker. who
lives with Mrs. Newton. Her
Sandmother wasn't sure She liked
the idea Of her Marjorie driving
these big trucks during her motor
transportation school days al Fort
OSlethorpe. but she's mighty
proud now that she's been chosen
TO drive for the General
Marjorie Payne is good WAC.
She has red and white ribbon to
prove il. Given for exemplary he.
harior fidelity, and honor. after
years service. she wears il
proudly alongside the moss green
and gold ribbon worn only by those
who came in when a WAC was a
WAC.
Born and schooled in St Johns
she attended the Capitol CITY
Beauty School in nearby. Lansing
and worked in shops in st Johus
Cheboygan. Traverse City. and Chi.
cago.
She joined the WAC because
she wanted to do something to
help. She says she never felt
better in her life. that her entire
outlook on what's worth while"
has been reyamped and that mos;
OF the WACs are glad they enlisted
WASHINGTON ms An Off
cial protest by the Irish govern
ment against the blacklisting OF
Irish Nationals by the State De.
partment was expected in diplo-
matte circles Monday. The protest.
it was predicted, would be based
on two points: | . Some OF the
blacklisted persons are OF such
reputable character as 10 be above
suspicion. . No aid to the enemy
from Ireland is possible today. be-
cause Of the blockade and the in
tcrruption Of communications.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09
Mosquitoes Avoided Child

In another case where a child
had received large doses of thia-
mine the mosquitoes quit coming
around him. When large doses
are given a characteristic odor
given off from the skin is noted
and it is supposed this might cause
the mosquitoes to avoid such
person. Although, as an old-time
woodsman with long experience
with penny-royal and such like, |
should say with the Irishman in
Bill McBride's story-"It's very
difficult to decave a mosquito
The doctor who discovered this
use for thiamine had his first ex-
perience with a 13-year-old girl
who had chilblains. After taking
120 milligrams Of thiamine hydro
chloride within eight hours she
had relief from the discomfort
and itching.
1t has been used with relief in
hives, poison ivy, scabies (ordi-
nary itch) itching ears, pityriasis
rosea, measles and chicken poX.
| see no reason why it should not
be tried in such annoying condi-
tions as pruritus vulvae, about
which people are always writing
me and about the relief of which
! have never known anything TO
tell. Nobody seems to know what
the cause of this affection is, and
so most of the writers of text
books on skin diseases call 1t a
neurosis.
Nor do / see any reason why
this new remedy should not be
used in the generalized pruritus,
or itching of old people. This must
be due very largely to the senlle
atrophy of the skin; anyone can
see from the thinning skin of old
people that it is one of the first
organs to show the great involu-
ton. We know that bathing and
excessive use Of soap makes elder
ly people itch Furthermore be-
cause their digestive juices and
digestive absorption are likely to
be low, old people are naturally
prone to be deficient in Vitamin B.
At least here we have an expert
mental field Of possibly good
therapeutic results in a set Of con-
ditions where heretofore we have
been nearly helpless.
! do not believe, however, that
in these cases. especially the chill
dren with hives, that thiamine
acts by supplying a vitamin de-
fciency. Several Of the vitamins
when given in large doses seem TO
act in a way entirely independent
~ Of their functions as food: in
fact they act like drugs with
archaeological action. This may
be the explanation Of the acton
Of thiamine in itching.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09
Your Health
Itching May be
Relieved by, Use
of Vitamin B
BY logan cIendennIna. N. 0.

WELL, HERE 1t is. Under
stand | take no responsibility for
the statements hereunder follow
ing. Ihaye not tried il out myself
AMI know is what | read in re.
sponsible medical journals. But |
have good authority; it is the
Minnesota Medical Journal in the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09
SYNOPSIS

A mysterious assassin cut short
the gay career of Syria Verne,
artists model, just as she was an
swering the telephone in her pent-
house apartment to which she had
returned soon after midnight fol-
lowing a quarrel with Pierre Stur-
gis, art photographer. The police
could ind no gun, significant finger
prints, nor other evidence of an in
truder. The evening of the murder,
Syria had met an old friend, Argus
Steele, author and former detec-
tive, in the Penguin Club where he
was dining with Ellen Curtis, a
model. Syria left, accompanied by
Sturgis. Bill Carstsirs, III, play
boy introduced his latest blonde,
Dorry, to Ellen and Argus. Later,
Ellen found Derry in the ladies'
room, weeping because her Bill
was phoning that awful Syria
Verne again" Ellen noticed snub-
nosed revolver in Dorry's open
purse. Next morning, Ellen
phoned Argus to tell him that Syria
had been murdered. Police Inspec-
tor Grange visited Steele as the
investigation got under way. Later,
Argus met Ellen who introduces
him to Roger Flagg in the lstter's
model agency. They are discuss
ing the late Syria Verne.
CHAPTER EIGHT
"She was wearing a diamond ring
last night observed Ellen. WAS
she robbed ?"
NO." said Argus. 81 had a visit
from my old friend, Inspector
Grange, this morning" Flagg looked
interested. He sat forward in his
chair. HE told me that the doors
and windows we're all locked"
Argus continued, land that Syria
was still wearing that ring. He also
told me that you, Mr.. Flagg, we're
responsible for phoning the super
intendent who found the
That's right" Flagg cut in.
Syria had an appointment this
morning at $3.50. When she didn't
appear at s:45, had my secretary
phone. | guess the inspector told
you the rest"
"Yes, he did"
"oh, Argus" Ellen said. you
must find Syria's murderer"
"Ellen's led me TO believe you
may be willing TO help solve this
case. | certainly hope So"
I'm afraid Ellens misled you.
Ny sleuthing days are over"
Argus gazed around the Office a.
they talked. There we're more
"blown-up" pictures of Flags
famous models arrayed in line on
the wall. Some Of them were
er.tatically autographed. Onc, d.
roc'ly opposite Flagg's desk, Argus
couldn't miss: TO Roger. the Alad-
din who maIe my dreams come true
Love and kisses The signature
was that Of a world famous movie
star
Then Argus recognized the photo
graph Of a sUltry looking brunette.
her eyes half-closcd, her head
thrown back. her full lips parted II
wa picture Of Syria Verne. Ellen
was IN the gallery too, laughing
down at him from a corner Of the
room. Argus was reminded Of the
once famous Earl Carroll slogan:
Through these portals pass the
most beautiful girls in the world"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
Woman K.0' d
BY Kiss Bandit

A soldier "swoon kiss bandit"
whose mighty smacker caused a
West Side woman to lose con-
seriousness for four hours, is being
sought by police today.
The woman. %, married. COM
planned to police that yesterday
morning when she returned from
an errand to her garage. she found
a soldier sitting in the kitchen of
her home.
The soldier greeted her pleas
antly then ordered her to prepare
breakfast for him. After eating,
she related TO police. he seized
her in his arms and planted a firm
kiss upon her lips.
II was 9 a. m. and the kiss was
definitely firm. The woman tainted
under its impact.
She never regained conscious
ness. she told police. unhappily,
until l p. m. when her husband
called her on the phone.
The woman described the kiss
thief as being about 80 years old,
6 feet tall and weighing about 10
pounds. He was wearing an army
uniform, she said.