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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23

- Ia T. = - L y hOOtNIN ELL -
l veto of the federal TAN IN
CREASE bill, If Congress Is sub
servient and cowardly enough to
sustain it. is one of the last steps
short of EXECUTIVE DICTATOR
SHIP.
few such steps, if any, re-
main to be taken.
The President HeH attempting ee
10 impose taxes upon the American
people by executive decree.
This is IN conflict with the
constitutional authority which rests
solely upon Congress.
1t is contrary to the majority will
of the people, as Congress reflects
and represents that will.
QY THIS means. the President
u accomplishcs the virtual DISCO
LUTON of Congress-leaving it in
being, of course, but wholly impotcnt.
He very thinly DISCUSSES his IN
tent in that respect.
He reminds Congress that he had
previously laid down the pattern of
the only kind of a tax increase bill
he would accept, with no deviations
allowed
He now notifies Congress that It's
one remaining chance to enact tax
increase legislation he will accept is
10 yield to him
President Roosevelt has no au-
thority for this position, other than
his own arbitrary and arrogant
assumption of authority to decide
for himself and DO AS HE
PLEASES.
His veto message is in contempt
of Congress, IN contempt Of constitu-
tional processes and in clear con
tempt OF the American people.
DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has
emerged from this situation with
frank and open bid for executive
power unprecedented in a democracy.
Indeed if he gains his end in this
matter, the United States will no
longer BE democracy.
What further authority and
prestige can Congress claim and
exercise, if it smrcnders is tax
powers 10 the President!
II has long since permitted the
President to establish Independents
agencies of government which have
usu1ped and exercised the power to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
Quick Questions

In one presidential election.
q candidate nominated by or
gained labor ran against an
army general and a famous
editor. Which of the three
won?
Goal is mined in how many
states, II. u or 81?
3-Complete the flag oath, II
pledge allegiance to the
Flag of the United States of
America, and to the Republic
for which it stands,
- ---, with
and for all. +"
Match up these men with
the professions listed after
them: (a) Willard II. Dow;
(b) Paul Draper; (c) John
Van Druten; I'D Dewitt
Wallace. Editor. playwright,
chemist. dancer.
5-This is the SD birthday Of
Charles Merz, editor of
what famous newspaper Ia
London Times; tbl New
York Times; (c) Emporia
Gazette; I'D San Francisco
Examiner?
6-Who was (a) Father Of
Q Constitution" tb)
Father Of Waters; tc)
Father Abraham?
ANSWERS on Opposite Page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
a DictafOriaI Veto

make rules and regulations having
the weight of law.
These independent executive
agencies have not only by-passed
Congress, but the courts as we'll.
They have regulated and re-
stricted the American people. their
property and their very lives and
liberties without sanction by Con
gress, and often with denial Of appeal
TO HE courts.
IN a vast variety of many vital
ways, the New Deal-cohtrolled
Congress has nultffied It's own powers
by delegating them to the President
and his dictatorial bureaucracy.
But until now, the power to tax
has remained with Congress.
1t will not so remain. if the Presi-
dent succeeds in his current purpose.
The tax increase bill which
President Roosevelt has vetoed is
not an insufficient or inadequate
measure.
1t adds more than two billion
dollars to the annual federal tax
burdens of the people.
THE EXISTING federal tax
L burden of the people is already
more than 40 billion dollars a year
the highest in the history of the
American nation and Of the entire
world.
1t is confiscatory of nearly the
total incomes of large segments of
the people, and of a grievous portion
of the wages of the lowest income
groups.
1t is an obstruction to industrial
enterprise and to employment.
Congress properly recognized
that ANY increase in such a burden
would be unjust and dangerous.
Nevertheless, President Roose-
welt arbitrarily and arrogantly
insists that the increase which Con-
gress reluctantly authorized be
MULTIPLIED BY FIVE.
CONGRESS should OVERRIDE
~ this unreasonable, unwiSe and
dictatorial veto.
If Congress does not have enough
respect for itself to do this. it should
have enough respect for the rights
and institutions of the American
people to preserve them and safe
guard them against the boldcst bid
for executive dictatorship ever made
IN defiance Of the American people.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23

A n ESTIMATE Of the Japanese fleet available,
"A according to reliable information, and sub
tracing losses, might be II battleships, at least
three modern ones; htregularearfiers,t together
with number of converted ones; about 40
cruisers; 100 destroyers and about the same num-
Der of submarines.
The Japanese fleet has first-class base at
Truk in the Carolines, about 900 miles from the
Marshall Islands.
AS for japanese air forces we can only con-
lecture as to their present strength.
There are the eight remaining aircraft car
riers, with total of about 500 planes, with an
equal number in reserve.
If we now add to these the compliments of the
airfieds that are being maintained by the japanese
on the islands fringing Australia, in Burma in the
Malay Peninsula, in Thailand, Cochin China, in the
Netherlands East Indies in the Philippines, in For
mosa and in many islands of the inundated area
WE WILL ARRIVE AT FIGURES THAT MAY
APPEAR COLOSSAL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23

THE recent advance of our fleet from Hawaii
l. into the Marshall Islands brings up the con-
sideration of fleet bases.
This fleet has left a secure base at Pearl Har
Dor and sailed 2,415 miles to the Kwajalein atol
in the Marshalls which has been captured, and
part Of the fleet is now anchored in the great
lagoon to safeguard the ships from submarine
attacks.
fleet can remain intact, in good operating condi-
ton and capable at all times of overcoming what
ever naval and air action that Japan may send
against it.
A defeat uould be fatally disastrous, sending
the remnants in retreat back to Haruaii.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-23
THESE MUST BE ESTABLISHED
II is, of course, a DIRECl
Philippines, If that is intended.

We do not know what quantity of base facil-
tiles, fuel supplies and drydocks have been brought
along on the black" as it were, of the fleet.
This we shall know in time, but we do know
that it will be most hazardous for fleet to 90 sol
far from its great base at Pearl Harbor without
preparing itself to engage in operations against al
formidable enemy 5000 miles away
Japan is cognizant of this fact and for this
reason has not precipitdtely attacked our fleet, h1
Is biding its time to strike When our fleet becon
weakened by lack of base facilities to carry out
offensive operations in an area Dhere it is stronger
near its otDn.bases.
If the hearts of our admiras could be opened
there would be found therein the urge for BASES
which will be NEEDED in the successful opera
tons of our fleet AGAINST A WELL Based
AND ENTRENCHED ENEMY.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21
USO PIoys VitoI Role in War Effort

soldiers
pilot plane, give
the
heart
and
soldiers sailors
of where they
write letters participate in hobby with
is what USO for USO, the
and the home Tradionay known the soldiers home
home USO old
the life to which they 1t the living between the
surroundings
undertakes duplicate far possible in the
country the civilian
place the attempt
enlisted
which they used to do before the s-#
find the USO
facilities library containing
club showers snack bar musical instruments recordings
include movies social gatherings
in which they udieSn
signed to appeal to from all walks of life.
entirely public
from the but participating the National
Fund which includes the War Relief organizations all United Nations
World War organizations furnished
doughboys General Pershn duplication
efficiency decided this
Accordingly six great gencieSthe YNCA the YWCA the Ma
elers Aid the Salvation Armyjoined
democratic nterfaih organization
for the millions of left
the American Of life
February grown
three thousand
ito Brazil
idea of n
that Pearl Habor USO clubs
will probably
Continued
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21
USO Group Events
Drow Large Crowds

Every night something is going on
at the USO Club to attract large
numbers of men.
Perhaps the most popular attrac-
tionS are the free movies on Satur-
day and Sunday nights. Especially
toward the end of the month, when
bankrollS are slim, the service men
flock to see the USO cinemas.
Though the club is unable to obtain
first-run features, it does get the
best movies which have proved their
popularity in theatre houses all over
the country.
- Other Group Activities u
Other group activities that the
service men enjoy are community
songfests, whist tournaments, cigar
cite bingo, quiz contests, talent
nights and games eliminations.
During the Christmas holidays,
the men enthusiastically joined, IN
the singing of Christmas carols.
Singing activities are facilitated
through the use of slide projec-
tor and kit loaned to the club by
Capt. Joe Jordan (retired), regional
music director for USO.
The whist tournaments provide
heated competition, with the MP S
demonstrating the best brand OF
play. Among recent winners are Pvt
Lewis Beck, Pfc. Henry Jones, Sgt
William Rucker, and Pvt. Lenious
Davis.
Cigarette bingo is perhaps the
most popular group game at the
club. Sgt. Nash firmly but genially
supervises this pastime, which nets
many lucky soldier free cigarettes
Quiz contests, during which the
men take sides to compete for
awards, are hilarious as wen as help
full.
Talent Night is also popular feA.
ture. Here the solS1er s..as an op-
0Contin0aa on Page Four
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21
Loyol Friends of USO Club

Two of the most loyal friends of
the USO Club are Col. Edwin N,
Hardy, the Post Commander, and
1t. Col. C. F. E. Nelson, the Spe-
ciai Service Officer. KeenIy aware
OF the usefulness of the club in
providing worthwhile recreation
for enlisted personnel outside Fry
Gate, these officers lend generous
support to all constructive enter
prIses attempted by the USO staff.
Col. Hardy regularly visits the
club during inspection tours and
is cooperative in the solution of
club problems as well as in the
promotion of program projects.
Col. Nelson has daily contact
with club activities through the
presence OF USO representative
at his staff meetings and regards
the center as Service Club No. g."
The fine relationship between
Army Headquarters and USO at
Fort Huachuca has elected the
approval Of the Ninth Service
Command as well as of the ma
tional and regional offices of Unit
ed Service Organizations. The
generous aid and counsel given by
Post officials have contributed
largely to the success of the pro-
gram and services Initiated by the
present staff.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-16

Probably the most re-
maIkable Of all "homing"
achievements is that of GER
tain cells in the British Isles.
When the eel reaches the
age of about 10 years, il
quits its river home, heads
for the sea, and travels
thousands of miles in the
Atlantic TO a spot near the
West Indies. There il lays
its eggs and dies. The new
born then swim back-on
a journey that takes three
years-and head for the
same river in which the
parents lived.
IN a scientific test made a
few years before the war,
seven swallows were put in
a box and shipped by plane
from Bremen. Germany, 10
London. There the birds
were released. Five out OF
the seven made the 40O-mile
flight straight back 10 their
Bremen lofts.
There have been remark.
able cases Of dogs left be.
hind in cities by travelling
owners - successfully find.
ing their way home. Some
times they have spent
months on the road to make
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-16

the return Journey.
How do the animals do
it? In the case of the GELS,
swallows. lost dogs-not TO
mention Petunia, the turtle
they couldn't possibly
know the country"
The naturalistS frankly
admit they are baffled. The
only thing they can Sug-
geSt is that animals possess
a strange sixth sense"-a
faculty not common in man.
1t is known that animals
can hear sounds and smell
odors imperceptible TO hui
mans, and that birds have
far kecner vision than we
have.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-16
Made 100000 On
His Money

TACK in 1914, FREDERICK
X Sheffield OF Old Say.
- brook, Conn, walked
into a savings bank in Mid.
dletoWn, Conn, plunke q
down S26, and announced
that he wanted to open
savings account. Then he
walked out never 10 re-
turn.
That initial deposit, now
grown 10 s., sos. 80 as the re-
suit Of compound interest,
is still there.
Today his grandson and
namcSake. Frederick Shelf
field, a New York lawyer,
could draw out the money
if he wanted TO. Bank of
ficials, however, hope he
will leave the sum total un-
touched as the 10O-ycar-old
account is believed TO he by
far the oldest in the United
States.
According TO the present
Frederick Sheffield. the $40
represented his grand
fathers savings from work
ing in his fathers store.
Grandfather Sheffield later
moved 10 Iowa, where he
made a modest fortune, lost
il and receuPed his finances.
Meanwhile, he had com
Iletcly forgotten about his
old Middletown count,
which grew and grew.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-16
That Strange Sixth Sense

IN Tulare, Cal, Roy c..
Hodges got the surprise
j of his life the other day
when Constable Eugene
Losey came TO his front
door and handed him a tur-
tie.
why that's Petunia!" ex-
claimed the startled Hodges.
Where in the world did
you ever get her? ] gave
her away to a friend who
lives in another town over
10 years ago"
II found the turtle am
bling down the walk near
your house." explained the
constable. II picked ii up
and when / saw your name
and address on the shell, ]
brought ii over"
The amazed Hodges then
told how, in May, 1884, he
sent Petunia TO a friend in
a neighboring town because
she was making a nuisance
OF herself in the Hodges
flower beds.
How d'you suppos
asked the constable, "she
ever knew her way back
here"
Hodges didn't know the
answer to that one. And
neither do the most studious
of naturalists.
Chemists have been
- prying into the private
lives of animals. bugs and
insects for long time. They
have dug up enough in
formation TO fill several
libraries-but there Is a lot
of stuff they still can't fig
ure out. And one Of these
things Is the homing in
stinct OF animals.
The sense" that sent
Petunia on her slow, plod-
ding trip back TO the
Hodges house is the same
faculty that enables cats
and dogs TO make remark
able journeys. homing birds
TO fly unbelievable routes,
and fish 10 swim startling
distances with an uncanny
knowledge OF navigation.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-01
Boys, Victim
Of paralysis
First Case in Year
is Reported

The first case Of infantile
paralysis in Mount Clemens this
year has been reported to city
health authorities under the SUI
pervision Of Health Officer w.
j. Kane. The case is mild one
and no general cause for alarm
need be felt, he assured the
public.
The case reported Is that Of a
five-year-old boy residing on
Leslie street, an only child in
the family. AS soon as arrange
ments can be made the child
will be transferred to a quaran-
tine ward in a Detroit hospital.
Since this Is the first case OF
infantile paralysis reported this
year, DR.. Kane calls readers at
tention to an article in this edi-
ton Of the Monitor-Leader on
the detection and initial care of
suspected cases. This article
has been prepared by the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile
highest authority in polio re-
search, and is recommended for
your reading.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-01
Open House
al 5e|fridge
Army Air Forces
Anniversary fstsd

Selfridge Field was holding
open house today from 1880
p. m. to S p. m. in Observance
of the 9th anniversary Of the
Army Air Forces.
The program was scheduled
to include a limited tour Of ex.
hibitions of material and equip
ment, a parade and the award
of decorations to the next Of kin
of two Michigan A. A. y. her
oes killed in action. The open
house will be the first time
that the public has been admit
ted to the field since Army Day
April 6, 1912. ~
The widow of Staff Sgt. Rob
ert r. Wolf. 1892 81. Clements,
Center Line, will receive the
Silver Star and Oak Leaf Clus-
ter in recognition of his gallan-
try over Dutch New Guinea
and in the Southwest Pacific
area.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-01
Sa|ot Returns
from Sea Duty
Commander Assigned
to Greet Lakes

After % months active serv-
ice with units of the United
States fleet in the Southwest
Pacific, Commander Russell F.
Salot, U. S. Navy, has received
"shore BERTH" Commander
Salot has been assigned to duty
at Great Lakes Naval Training
Station, Chicago.
Commander Salot returned to
this city this week and after
a brief stop-over, left for the
Salot cottage north of Port
Huron, accompanied by his wife
and son, Billy. He will spend
most of a 15-day leave there,
and after reporting at Great
Lakes may receive a continual
ton of the leave.
During his lengthy period of
active service, DR.. Salot had
many interesting experiences
under combat conditions, and
at intervals renewed acquain-
lance with other local men in
the armed forces. Six weeks ago
he visited with Capt. Malcolm
p. Moore. adjutant of an artill-
err unit in the Hawaiian Is
lands, and former Mount Glenn
ems newspaper editor.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-01
Shores Challenges
Blossom Heath Plea
Deelores Lons-Empty
Club Unfit for Occupancy

A Circuit Court review of the
failure of ST. Clair Shores COM
missioners to grant a club Ii
cense to the new Blossom Heath
Corporation, will take place
sometime this month, it was re.
vealed this week by Judge AL
ton H. Noe, who recently re-
fused to accept the case on the
grounds that Shores officials are
entitled to discriminate regard
ing the issuance or refusal of Ii
censes.
Judge Noes action in re-op-
ening the matter followed a
Supreme Court order handed
down recently by Justices Hen
~ Butzel and George Bushnell,
w heard a petition by attor-
neys Ernest Goodman and Ben
jamin j. Satire for mandamus
action against Noe, because of
his rejection of the appeal
against the Shores decision.
The justices ruled that if the
appeal for a review is properly
presented, together with the
answers of st. Clair Shores, Noe
should honor the plea before
July 81, or else face possible
mandamus action before the
See SHORES-Page .
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-01
Polish CAPITAL Afome;
British Gain II Miles
Peace?:

LONDON. Aug. 1--;H1-The
German radio asserted today
that Prime Minister Churchill
and U. S. Secretary of War
Stimson had agreed that the war
in Europe must be forced to an
end by October at the latest
before the Nazis have an oppor-
tunity to put new weapons into
use.
Diplomats ard generals the
world over awaited a progress
report tomorrow by the Prime
Minister in hope of finding
clues as to the tim, and cost of
bringing Germany to her knees.
The Nazi broadcast apparent
ly was trumpeted to the German
people to rally them behind the
Reich's effort to gain time and
a military stalematc.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-01
Ex-Romeo State
Trooper Killed
on Normandy

Ex-State Trooper Roger j..
Van Oss, formerly of the Romeo
post, today was listed as the
first member of the Michigan
State Police to be killed in the
war.
Van Oss lost his life June in
Normandy.
The 3O-year old trooper had
served with the Romeo state
police detachment from Octo-
Der, 1941, to March 1912, where
he received his recruit training.
Subsequently he was transfer
red to the Flint State Police post
where he was on duty at the
time he entered the army.
Sergt. Edgar Welsch, COM
See TROOPER-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-01
Flames Snuff Out Life
of Raymond Kline, Jr., II

brushes at the end of their days
work Monday.
David escaped with singed
hair and minor burns, and Ray
moned owed his fighting chance
for life to the fact that their
brother, Dominic, age Is, arriv-
ed at the cemetery with a truck
to take them home at $50 p. m,
precisely at the time when the
flaming gasoline enveloped the
12-year-old fence painter.
Dominic drove UP in time to
see Raymond, maddened by the
soaring flames, racing down the
road. The 16-year-old Kline boy
ran after him. threw him TO the
See KLINE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-01
Jail Young Rowdies
for Crashing Picnic

All were arrested by squads
of police who responded to a
riot call at Beverly Gardens,
13-Mile and Van Dyke, north of
Center Line, when long-haired
youths of the zoot-suit species
crashed the gate at picnic of
the Gray Marine Motors en-
ployes and their wives.
Special Deputy Sheriff Rue
Kohn, 33, of Van Dyke, a Gray
Marine employee, who was as
saulted by Daniel Holka, 18, Of
1898 Carrie, Detroit, while four
of Holka's friends held the Of
ficer, appeared against Holka,
who pleaded guilty to a charge
of assault and battery and was
sentenced to 80 days in Jail. Hol-
ka also pleaded guilty to a dis
orderly charge and was placed
on six months probation on pay
ment of costs. Kohn sported
two black eyes.
Fred c. SIM, 20, of 1888 Mel
drum, Detroit, denied a charge
of being disorderly, and will
face trial Thursday. Chief Depu-
ty Thomas II. Kaltenbach said
SIM was convicted of carrying
concealed weapons - an iron
BARN the Detroit race riots
of 1913, and sentenced to one to
See ROWDIES-Page 6
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-01
REDS CUT Way into WARSAW SUBURB
Chev Strikers
Ignore Return
10 Work EdiCt
Continue to Tie Up
VitoI Production Of
War Materials

DETROIT, Aug 1-(P)-Ap-
proximately 1000 workers in
five General Motors plants pro-
ducing Pratt g. Whitney air
craft engine parts ignored War
Labor Board order to return to
work today and Nestor B. Des-
sy, president of Local 235, Unit
ed Automobile Workers (CIO)
said he will ask the unions in
ternational executive board to
take over the local.
Dessy left today for Milwau-
kee where the executive board
is meeting.
THE officers have tried in
vain to get the employees back to
their jobs" Dessy said. They
simply refuse to 60 back"
The strike, affecting five
plants of the Chevrolet Gear
and Axle division of General
Motors, began last Thursday in
a dispute over production rates.
Workers spokesman said the
men could not maintain the in
creased rates. Company Off
Gals said the rates had been
fixed after time studies approx
ed by the union. The company
declined to negotiate an adjust
ment while the strike was in
progress.
The WLB deadline on the
back to work order passed at
Z a. m. today. A WLB spokes-
man said the board would with
hold further action until the
unions international board can
have a chance to act in the
strike.
Federal councilators sought a
solution today of labor dispute
involving four Detroit area
stores of Montgomery Ward &
Co. employing more than 1000
persons.
The CLOS United Retail,
Wholesale and d apartment
Store Employees union threat
ened a strike, protesting what 1t
said was the firing of $50 en-
See STRIKERS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-01

Since the days of Tom Saw
yer, young boys have always
regarded it as a privilege to
paint a fence, and Raymond
Kline, age IL, and his brother,
David, IL, were no exception to
the rule-especially when they
were offered an hourly rate of
pay to touch up the fence at the
Catholic Cemetery. yc,4
But tragedy stalked this in
teresting money-making adven-
ture, and to day Raymond
died in st. Joseph's Hospi-
tai from severe burns about
the chest, throat and face,
caused when gasoline exploded
as the boys were cleaning paint