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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-18
Bad News, Ladies!

Disregard rumors that Nylon
stockings will be available soon,
says the Wall Street Journal.
Military needs for the strong
synthetic fiber are as urgent as
ever.
Now and again. because of
! fuctuating government orders.
IA small supply of Nylon piles
up. raising hopes that this
excess" will be released for
civilian use. Actually, a check
shows. the military have never
had what they regard as a safe
cushion OF stocks 10 provide for
present and possible new uses.
Robert Z. futile has been
elected vice president of Geyer.
Cornell & Newell, Inc. New
York and DetroiO and will
serve as account executive for
Nash Motors in Detroit, it was
announced by Il. y. Geycr.
president Of the agency.
Tuttle was formerly vice
president OF Mcfarland Ave
yard & Co. in Chicago. He
previously was vice president Of
Mccain Erickson, Inc. where
he handled the Ford Motor Co.
account, and account executive
on Plymouth Motors for Adver-
tisers, Inc. In Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-18

Based on the new besi-seIer unmaskine the Jap
network Of espionage and treaehery in America
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-18

Betrayal East S@ Times D~. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-18
SPENDING TOPS INCOME

The foregoing fallacy IS the salt
on-tail fallacy.
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Consent Decree Allows
CIO in Laundry Here

Through decree which had been
consented to by both the National
Labor Relations Board and the Ma
tional Laundry Co., Inc, of this city,
the United States Court of Appeals
has ordered the company to deal
with the Cleaners and Laundry
Workers Union Local 1888, Anal
gamated Clothing Workers of Amer
lea (CIO) as the bargaining agency
for all of its employees in labor mat
ters.
A stipulation previously had been
signed by Howard Lichtenstein, as
sociate general counsel for the
NLRB, and Austin F. Garfield, at
torney for the laundry company, in
which they consented to the decree.
Mr.. Garfield explained a contract
agreement with the union, retroac-
tive to January Is, had been signed
prior to the decree.
Evening star., 1944-02-10

ment and many q slant each day
and thus developed a background
OF publicity on which the Congress
and public opinion saw fit to ap-
prove enactment of the securities
and exchange law Committee
counsels have their points-but
these, to be sure, are never extolled
by the victims of their investiga-
tions.
(Rsproduction Rights Reseryed.)
Evening star., 1944-02-10
BY FREDERIC J. HASKvN.


@. Were there any casualties
among the nurses on Bataan?-H.D.
A. The Army Nurse Corps SAYS
that in the battle of Bataan, there
were no casualties among its nurses.
OF the 80 nurses there, % were evac-
uated, and 66 were made prisoners
of war.
Q. Is young porcupine born with
sharp quills?-C. H. H.
A. The quills of the young porcu-
pine are soft at birth but soon
stif1en. They cover the entire body
except the nose which is so sensitive
that a light blow upon it may kill
the animal.
Q. Please mention some famous
men who were natives of Tennessee,
IT. c. A.
A. Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk,
Andrew johnson, Sam Houston,
Admiral Farragut, Davy Crockett,
Alvin York, a hero of the First
Word War, and Secretary of State
Cordeu Hull.
Q. How fast can a linotype op-
orator set type?-M. R. H.
A. A good linotype operator can
set 10000 characters an hour, or as
much as three hand compositors.
@. What President made 4 hobby
OF bird study?-M. E. j.
A. Theodore Roosevelt was pas
sionately fond of all wild creatures
and especially interested In birds,
particularly those OF Long Island
The Roosevelt Bird Sanctuary near
Oyster Bay is tribute to the Presi-
dent.
@. How near the front lines are
there hospitals?-S. E. B.
A. The War Department saws that
in battle zones the first-aid-men
and the litter bearers 60 forward
with the troops, sometimes accom-
panied by doctors. From 80 to 500
yards back OF the front lines are
the forward medical dressing sta
tlons. Farther back are the collect
Ing stations and the field hospitals.
The general hospitals are usually
several hundred miles beyond the
front line.
Q. What were the dates Of the
two great hurricanes experienced by
Providence, r. I.?-B. B. L.
A. September %, 1915, and Sep
tember 81, 1898. Both storms fol-
lowed almost exactly the same path.
Evening star., 1944-02-10

@. What were the dates of the
two great hurricanes experienced by
Providence, R. I.?-B. B. L.
A. September %, 1915, and Sep
tember 81, 1888. Both storms fol-
lowed almost exactly the same path.
Evening star., 1944-02-10

eEsPAMoL is sooth-
ing to raspy, irri-
tated throats. helps
relieve coughing
spasms due to colds
-. aids in loosening
and bringing up
phlegm. No sugar..
it's safe for diabetes.
Evening star., 1944-02-10

RuStin. presi- Z. H. DsGroot, jr.
dent Of the federation, yesterday
announced appointment of the Cam
paign Advisory Committee as fol-
lows: Dr. Howard S. Anderson, Wal
ter H. Britt. DR.. Carroll C. Roberts,
also chairman of the Church Budget
Evening star., 1944-02-10

reproduction Rights Reserved.)
Evening star., 1944-02-10

J1.s lao pCCIl
launched to OBJ
tain $685. 400.
1t was an
nounced by DR.,
F r e d e r | c k e.
Reissig, execu-
tive secretary,
that solicitations
will take place
from February
27 to March 10.
+ { q Z a y ION
Sunday" will be
observed Febru-
ary 20 and 81.
DR.. John w.
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Spain Broke paci,
Badoq!io Charges
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 10. - Premier
Pietro Badoglio has accused Spair
Of failing to live up to an agree
ment which he said called for re.
lease of IL of IA Italian ships held
In Spanish ports.
In a communique broadcast by
the Bari radio yesterday and
recorded by the Ministry of Informa-
ton, the Italian premier declared
Generalissimo Francisco Franco had
cleared cnly one of the vessels. The
agreement, he said, provided that
Spain retain two of the IA vessels
as compensation for Spanish ships
sunk by the Italians.
His cCmmunique connicted with
an Official British announcement two
days ago that six of the ships had
been released.
MADRID, Feb. 10 (P.-Six italian
merchant ships set sail from Spanish
ports under the flag of Premier
Badoglio early In January and the
Spanish government now is holding
only eight other Italian vessels, a
Madrid source said last night.
Departure Of the lone Italian shin
now being held in the waters of
metropolitan Spain and the seven
others interned in the Canaries and
Spanish West Africa was said to rest
On the outcome of negotiations now
IN progress between Generalissimo
francisco Franco and the Badoglio
government.
Evening star., 1944-02-10

lie controversy
The answer to
both questions
Is in the affirm
q tive and it
would be q sorry
day for free gov
ern m ent in
A m eri c = II a
c on gr e Ssional
committee or its
repre- sc nta tive
did not dare to
call to the at
tention Of the
press evidence
in tho record Of
tho committee.
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Federation Committee
Launches Fund Drive

The annual financial compaign of
the Special Gifts Committee of the
Washington Federation Of Churches,
headed by Edward H. DeGroot,
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Huskin's S
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
ning Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. HAskin, Director, Washineton,
.. G. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
Evening star., 1944-02-10
'Undercover' Publicity
Both Congressional Committee and FEC
Have Right to Present Gases to Public
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Does the counsel for congressional committee right
talk to the to give them copies the o
proceedings?
Do the members Of the Federal Communications
have the right to feed editorial
sid of nlh-
Evening star., 1944-02-10

When gasoline pumps recently ran
dry IN Fire, the monthly issuance
OF gasoline ration stamps was de-
ferred for a week until the pumps
could be filled.
Evening star., 1944-02-10

COMMITTEES subscriptions; Wilson
Compton, H. Lawrence Choate, Mr..
DeGroot, Wilbur LaRoe, jr., and
Edwin Lewis, with DR.. Rustin and
DR.. Reissig as ex oficio members.
The Rev. j. Virgil Lilly. pastor of
Rockville Christian Church, is in
charge OF arrangements for Ted
Grafton Sunday" and also for the
campaign meeting of pastors and
lay representatives February II at
pm. at Calvary Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Occasional
CONSTIPATION iiiII''II
Relieved Promptly. EosiIy

Here's how: Take one or two E-Z
Tablets at bedtime. They're very
tiny and practically tasteless. Next
morning they'll "act" without grip
ing or unpleasant after effects. Don't
continue to suffer from luggishness,
headaches or general listlessness due
to occasional constipation, when
effective relief is 80 easy and pleas
ant. so little E-Z Tablets At drug
stores for only 25c.
Evening star., 1944-02-10

For the bond drive you have an
S-card and the speed limit Is off.
Drive now, and step on it.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26
Letters From
A Soldier

to get a snootful in the gas
chamber.
Toward the end of the cycle,
when we were out on maneu-
vers, they were still drumming
gas training into us - turning
tear gas loose in a hollow. so
we'd have to march through 1t,
or even
Well, I was a gunner at ma
chine gun emplacement on one
problem. We were waiting for
an attack" by rifiemen, with
artillery support. In these ma
neuvers, noncoms are ways
bobbing up and doing something.
One of them appeared directly
In front of our emplacement,
set something on the ground,
lighted a fuse, and departed.
what Is it," we asked. "A
smoke bomb 2"
He said nothing.
He didn't have to. The wind
was coming straight into our
faces. Once you've learned the
odor of tear gas, il doesn't take
you long to get into your mask
when it hits you.
l cried only about six tears.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26

But that, folks, is something
you'll not find in Rex Stouts
magazlnelet.
I'VE NEED not be surprised at
w Prime Minister Churchill's
defense Of Fascist Spain. Red
Russia and the Communists of
Yugoslavia when We recall
what Churchill said 10 the Duke
Of Windsor in chateau in
France. according 10 Vincent
Sheean twho was present. as
reported in his last book:
II would, SIR" said Mr..
Churchill. make an alliance
with the devil To save the Brit
ish empire"
Al that time he was referring
10 Stain.
fear that both Uncle Sam
and John Bull will be com
PEELED 10 make many compactS
with a various assortment Of
international old hicks after the
so-called peace.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26
Il. v. DURLING

come home and the husband
hunting will be as good as ever.
DASSING by: Lon McCallister.
Il Clever young actor. Did you
see him in Home in Indiana,
He is a modern Charles Ray and
will go far if properly handled.
walter Johnson. Recently
voted the number one pitcher of
all time by a group of sport
ScribeS. won't argue with that
choice. Still Johnson was not
much greater than Christy
Mathewson, Cy Young or Grover
Cleveland Alexander. Some
times i think Alexander was the
best because he had better con-
troll than any of them.
Allan G.. Odell. Advertising
genius. lie originated the high
way shaving poetry with which
most every autoiSt is familiar.
My favorite highway poem re-
mains:
In this World
OF toll and sin
Your head 0rows bald
BIT not your chm.
After that / prefer the i'm
mortal lines:
SnmsoR's benrd
Wos thick and strong,
But Sdmson's girl
She done him Uroag.
4 LMOST confidential: Under
"a the new system men could
be in action six or eight months
after being drafted" states a
contemporary discussing the
draft situation. In World War I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26

Though I haze journeyed across
the sea,
StiH before me thy face I see;
Tn form stiH goes before me.
l whisper thy numF 10 ne moods
and cdUes;
I sing 10 aloud 10 the rushing
mares.
And I haze oil that my spirit
Graves
When the thoughts Of thee come
DER me.
-Ruckert.
WHAT our feminine friends
w describe as eligible bach
elorS" are those between the
ages of 20 and "a.
Before the war there were
three such bachelors 10 every
two single women in the same
age group.
In those days young woman
who couldn't get a husband had
only herself TO blame.
Either she was too particular
or did not have satisfactory
husband hunting technique.
Now il is different. Today
there are only about one million
seven hundred thousand bach
elorS in the 20-34 age group in
civilian life in the United States
as compared TO over four mil
lion single women in the same
age group.
The spinsters now outnumber
the bachelors about two and a
half TO one,
But, there, little girl. don't
cry; they are only civilian bach
elors.
Wait until the fighting boys
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26
BY George E.
Sokolsky

ultimate failure was a foregone
conclusion :"
This is a labor experts study
of the boss of the Democratic
party convention of Chicago.
Sidney Hillman, through all
the mechanizations of his alien
mind, has had his wonderful
day.
No longer did he need TO
play the tiny games of the petty
parties.
No longer did he need TO
worry about what the Socialists
or Communists. the followers of
Marx, De Leon, Debs, Morris
Hillquit, Lenin, Trotzky. Stain
or Earl Browder would do to
him.
He had made big time.
He was the boss of the great
Democratic party.
He had stopped a former
United States senator. a former
Supreme Court justice. James
Byrnes, from being nominated
to the vice presidency.
Never a Democrat, he had
taken possession Of its ma
chinery.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26
WASHINGTON Scene
BY George Dixon

know II until after I had writ
ten piece about Mrs. Ross and
her speech.
Today Mrs Ross phoned and
invited me tovlsit her.
Delighted" said. but
would you mind If my body
guards went over first and
frisked you for weapons ."
l edged cautiously into her
spacious quarters opposite the
treasury building, but she al
layed my fears.
II am not incensed," she said.
II am just curious whom you
miStook me for. I did not make
any speech at the convention"
81 am dreadfully sorry about
that, Mrs. ROss," ] said. "And
don't know whom ! mistook
you for. II will probably remain
a battling mystery-curse that
BrOmfield."
SNELL. As long a. you don't
w curse him In this office"
said Mrs Ross. "But what I
really wanted To see you about
il this; Would you like TO know
how many finished coins the
mint turned out In the 1914 fis-
cal year ended June S0?"
mol mean yes" / said.
"How many"
I'VE put out 2,57S,6i0,27O
pieces of all denOminati ons."
Mrs. Ross informed me that
more than 500 millions of these
coins went TO foreign countries.
MANY people" she said, "do
not know that we make coins
for other countries. We have
been doing II since 1854-but
business has gone up terrifi-
cally.
There II a staggering need
for coins all over the world.
We need an awful lot here at
home"
Congressional medals and all
other medals authorized by Con-
gresS. such as the Lindbergh
medal, etc. arc made by the
mint.
Furthermore" said Mrs.
Ross. "all the gold and silver
stored by the government IL
owned by the mint. ] am very
opulent."
you mean like the stuff at
Fort Knox" / said.
Mrs. Ross laughed
1T Is funny about Fort Knox"
she said. Everybody seems 10
think all our precious meal is
there. IL l. not. We have big
stores in Denver. San Francisco
and West Point, ~. Y. Fort
Knox IL just q sort Of symbol"
Distributed BY King Features synd,. Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26
JACK PICKERING

over the doors to keep the gas
in. is full of tear gas. You put
your m a S k on and 60 inside.
That's just to prove to you that
your mask really works.
Next it's the chlorine cham
Der. This time you wal k in
wi bout wearing your mask.
You take a deep breath of air,
push the blanket aside. step in
and put your mask on while
still holding your breath. Do it
properly and you won't even
smell the gas, although it rolls
around your head thickly.
The final part of it entails
small gas bombs which are ex-
ploded in position so that the gas
will drift right into the faces of
a company of men. It's not
strong enough to be dangerous,
but your nose runs, your eyes
sting and you weep irritating
tears. But you don't soon forget
the deadly smells.
INCIDENTALLY. there are
L always few Murphys who
don't pay attention. and manage
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26
WALTER WINCHELL

well imagine, many of the good
representatives were shaking
the walls with their loud. but
unrational oratory. The PREF
listened patiently for a while,
and then related this story:
81 am reminded of the old col
ored man down I'm Virginia who
was riding a mule, and who was
caught I'm a violet thunderstorm
while passing through a dense
forest. Although he trembled
at the horrifying peals OF thun-
der, he was thankful for the
occasional flashes Of lightning
which enabled him TO see his
way. At last he prayed: %
Lawd, IL it's jes the same 10
you, I'd rather hev a little less
noise an a little more light"
When Wilson was faced with
opposition on his League propoS-
ais, he would relate this story:
"A man was telling his son a
bedtime story about an alligator.
II was creeping up behind
turtle, with Its mouth wide
open. Finally Ii was within
reach but just as its great jaws
were swapping shut, the turtle
made a spring, ran up n tree
and escaped"
"Why, dad" said the boy,
show can turtle spring and
climb "A trees"
"Great Scott" replied the
father, "he had TO-"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26

A THOUGH the White House
IA is the last place in the
world Except Grants Tomb
you'd expect to find a gag man,
some of our presidents have
fashioned bon mots that would
have earned them berths on
eading radio comedians pay
rolls.
Calvin Coolidge. generally ac-
cepted as the tightest-lipped of
the chief executives, has sew
eral mites to his credit. A
Washington correspondent ques-
toned him about his reaction TO
Rupert Hughes biography de-
bunking many of the legends
about George Washington. Cool
idge gaZed out the window and
then muttered nasally: 81 no
tice the Washington Monument
Is still standing"
Theodore Roosevelt had this
legend on his White House
desk: THE value Of n smile
costs nOthing-but creates
much. IL In rest to the weary
daylight to the discouraged
sunshine to the sad-and ma
lures best antidote for trouble!
Yes lit cannot be bought,
begged. borrowed or stolen--for
IL IL something that Is no
earthly good TO anybody-until
II 10 given away"
4 CONGRESSIONAL commit
"A tee was meeting with Presi-
dent Wilson, and, as you can
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26

Yes. The hypocrite has
failed TO develop a single unified
self which he can stick to in all
situations. AS William James
pointed out, ne would like TO be
hero. a lady-killer. a leader, a
philosopher. etc. and at the
same time appear modest and
unassuming He cannot be all.
In trying TO be everything to
everybody. he winds up by hav-
ing to resort 10 all kinds of
hypocritical tricks.
2-Yes. / like best the def
milton of "all-'round" or COM
plete" person by Louis Brom-
field He says such a person
has AN existence sufficiently
strong to survive the assault or
collapse Of any environment D..
a proud sense of individuality
one who might take root
and work out a successful des-
tiny wherever Fate chances to
drop him"
3-An elaborate study of this
important problem was made
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26
One Word Led 10 Another
By Patterson
The Detroit Times
BY Arthur Bugs" Baer-

More than a quarter of century ago I suggested
they hold these political conventions by post card
They don't do thing in those big oddtorums that
they cannot accomplish by telephone carrier pigeon and
semaphore.
In the old days the delegates all men on the
loose They to Chicago, New York San Francisco
and points wet to caper few sprees.
And when they got to town they pulled up the
radshes and hoed the weeds
But since got into politics delegates wife
also delegate She also spraddes shuck for town.
That's why say the mugg might well stay home.
The old Literary Disgust used to nationwide polls
by parcel post And usually they were as correct
deacon's black tie
SO you there is authentic for
nominating in July and then blaming it the heat
Why not have house-to-house canvass like the
Fuller brush man? What difference does it make what
suffngs make you fuller?
BY the way what candidate has been honest
and said Il opposed to rocking chairs in onearmed
lunchrooms."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26
Brain Game Answers

Rochester. N. Y: Rochester,
Mimi; Rochester, N. II.
2-Delilah.
3-One mile. Sound travels at
the rate of 1,090 feet per
second.
New York, New Jersey, New
Hampshire. North Carolina,
North Dakota. Nebraska,
New Mexico, Nevada.
5-William Shakespeare.
6-Simon Bolivar.
7-Hearts and Spades.
S-Iron. The hemoglobin which
gives the red color to the
blood and the chlorophyl
which gives the green color
to the grass are chemically
related and are both IRON
containing. Both substances
follow the rule that COM
pounds of iron are colored.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26

IN HIS excellent book, "Tailor's
L Progress, Ben Stolberg de-
scri0es Sidney Hillman as fol-
lows;
1.-THE story OF Sidney Hillman
among the cloakmakers Is brief
and colorless. On arriving In
New York he went to live In
the Henry Street Settlement
and soon became the white
haired boy of the city's leading
social workers, such as Miss
Lillian ID. Valid and Paul kel-
lOgg, the editor of the Survey,
the official organ of organized
benevolence and undoubtedly
the dullest Journal In Christen-
dom. The cloakmakers were
left cold by Mr.. Hillman's per-
sOnality, his associations and his
interests.
They didn't know what he
was all about and didn't care.
And he I'm turn did not UNDER
stand them He has always
been incapable Of dealing demo-
craticsIly with ordinary work.
ers. The clOakmakers, who
came to his office with innumer-
able complaints, were In the
habit Of arguing things out,
usually at the top of their
lungs, and with no brakes on
their language. To Hillman
they seemed uncouth, and to
them he seemed complete out
slider.
ITO this day the older cloak
makers think of him not as a
leader of labor but as man
who has risen to the presidency
of Amalgsmated Clothing Work.
ers as one might rise to the
presidency OF the National City
Bank.
"Not long ago i had a talk
with an old-time cloakmaker.
We discussed Hillman and COM
pared him with other labor
leaders, particularly David Du-
binsky.
~ don't remember much
about Hillman,' he said. AS
chief clerk he acted like he was
some sort of home relief investi-
gator. We didn't bother about
him much. Besides. there's no
comparison between him and
DubiRsky. Dubinsky grew out
OF the movement and Hillman
was never in II. He worked Mt
pants for a couple of months
and then became right away a
statesman. And what's become
of him since then YOU know
yourself. II that's a labor
leader. then I'm dent
Roosevelt
IN ANOTHER place Stolberg
Il says:
". To them man like Sid
ney Hillman, who talks like an
article In the Survey Graphic
or the New Republic, is an
intellectual The exact oppo-
site Is true: Hillman has no
background In social theory,
ard merely dishes out the pat
ter Of so-called industrial states
manship
"Hillman Is the perfect
example OF labor leader whose
yen for being a great public
figure is all out Of proportion
To the realities OF his personal
background and capacities. and
when he went to Washington as
our leading labor statesman hts