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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22
Nine Old Men
These Days S;e gE '3' e! soHo1sm

youth. II would be wonderful II on
election day. the photograph 81 a
candidate could show the unmarked
face OF the youthful idealist, eyes
skyward lips forever smiling but
naturally.
Before the new dispensation. II
was honorable to grow old and men
bowed reverently TO the wisdom Of
age As the poet wrote:
Give me bless'd age. beyond the
fire and fever
Past the delight that skaters.
hope that stings.
And eager fluttring OF lies
ignorant wings
And so it happens that the young
grow old. and aging forget that they
once Knocked upon the door OF thei"
peers demanding entrance and
showing no credentials but their
youth and making that lustifica-
ton for their will. But now, youth
again knocks and demands that age
make place and age speaks harshly
and insists that il is wise. forget.
ting. OF course, that once it spoke
the words that now it has 10 listen
to. How sweet we're those words
when they were spoken: how bitter
those same words that now they
must be heard,
The bitter fact is that some men
outlive their age and history comes
upon them while they still 'lve.
Cold. vindictiye. brutal, history tells
its tale and knows no pity. 1t
shows the painted lady the raVages
OF time and using conscience as an
instrument flags the soul for every
lie lightly spoken and every deceit
easily thrown upon the wings OF
time.
As the slogan is. time marches
on, and those who planned 10
change the world in the ardor of
their youth, grow comfortable with
power and lazy from the alteration
OF the multitude. They anger easily
and like diabetes. they flush and
roar when the perfection OF their
decisions is questioned They know
that they have failed but lack the
ingenuity OF youth to turn failure
into the flavor OF success. They
near the end when wiser men sit
by the fire. not speaking the dali
ance OF politics but slipping gallant
ly the wisdom OF the ages. which
when mixed with personal expert
ence. may approximate the truth.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22
By BaOs Lee

way you did-walk directly up to It
and pick it up"
"Yes, but"
"Stand in front Of this table
again and hold that receiver in your
hand for a second" Ellen did so.
Remember that Syria was, shot
through the chest as she stood
there. Look around you. Where
could the murderer have stood in
order TO have shot her through the
chest! You're facing the bookcase
and this built-in machine that looks
like a radio but which is an air
conditioner. To your right are more
bookcases. To your left is lamp
and a chair. From the position the
body was in when she was found,
we know that some one must've been
standing directly in front Of her.
But where!"
That's right. Unless the MUIR
derer was standing on the table.
There's no room any place else"
Exactly. And the murderer
wasn't standing on the table be-
cause the angle at which the bullet
entered the body shows that. So
that leaves two other possibilities
Either there must be hidden panel
behind the bookcase through which
the murderer fired, or some sort Of
mechanical gadget must've been
hidden behind the books or-wsit a
minute"
But howl it was some me-
chanical device, how would the
murderer know that the bullet
would hit SYRIA" Ellen asked.
I've got it! Yep! That must be
itm
What must be it,"
This ACKNOWLEDGING machine.
Look at these little holes in the
grlllwork." The holes were about
half an inch in diameter and
formed a circular pattern on the
face OF the machine. "They serve
as ventllators and they're just
about the right size for a bullet to
pass through"
You mean"
81 mean that III find a gun in
side this machine. It's in the
proper position, just over the table,
so that any one picking up the
phone would come in direct range
Of a shot"
But even il that were true, |
still don't see how the murderer
could be sure any one would be
around when it went off, Ellen de-
clared.
Argus didn't reply. He was dust
ing some powder over the top Of
the air-eonditioner. He waited a
second and then blew of the excess.
us that how you find finger
prints?" Ellen asked, following the
operation with rapt attention.
III there are any. brought II
along just in case"
Are there?" Argus inspected
the surface carefully through a
pocket magnifying glass.
"No. ] hardly expected to find
any. wonder II there's a screw.
driver in the joint Take a look in
the kitchen, will you, darling?"
Ellen returned a few minute.
later with a small screwdriver and
apair OF pliers. Argus was squirt.
ing into the ventllating holes, on,
| after another.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22
Nine Old Men


Methink did once hear proph.
ct say that nine old men were TOO
old, that age, experience, wisdom
did not count but that in the new
-dispensation youth and youth alone
should proclaim the truth.
But in time the prophet himself
took on age. His voice no longer
rang like a bell and his mind hard
ened upon itself into overpowering
stubbornness concerning his own
inevitability. And those who had
been young with him had also aged.
They were. howe, err. his old men
and therefore age no longer proved
an impeachment. Whatever is his is
not to be reckoncd as other men are
rcckoned
Yet. birth like death cannot be
denied. II comes when ii will and
coming fixes the age immutably.
So we look al the aged ones grown
old in the service of him who once
proclaimed the other nine too old.
Yea. gaze upon them:
Secretary of State, Cordell Hull.
age -
Secretary OF the Treasury, Henry
Morsenthau. Jr.. age 50.
Secretary of War, Henry l.. Slim
son age IS. -
Attorney General Francis Biddle,
age 81,
Postmaster General, Frank c.
Walker, age So.
Secretary OF the Navy, Frank
Knox. just died at 20, James For.
restal, successor. age -.
Secretary OF Interior, Harold
lckes. age 20.
Secretary OF Agriculture, Claude
r. Wickard, age 81
Secretary of Commerce, Jesse
Jones. age 90
Secretary OF Labor, Frances Per.
| kins, age g..
Youth is not TO be found among
these. Their youth has fled and
some OF their faces are lined with
the marks OF old age creeping on.
1t is said ghen it happens. but il
comes to all Of us. first, the grey.
ing Of the hair and the drying OF
the skin; then the hardening OF the
arteries and the creaking OF the
limbs. and finally the senile effort
10 he young AGAIN and death That
is the lot OF all men Nor sulfa drugs
nor penicillir. nor the injections OF
vitamins or hormones have yet
found the compound OF eternal
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22

Have you seen Joan Edwards
wearing the towns most eXpensi1e
sweater made OF stone msrten, OF
all things? Can you imagine
why Emily Jewell. the eyeful who
used TO be Al Jolson's big moment.
is going 10 college 10 study journal
ism Have YOU heard the in
ternational set gOssiping about the
big story thA supposed TO be
breaking in Greece right now
only you can't print that?
Is Mayor LaGuardia about 10 lash
ont against that delicious vice. gin
rummyF Doesn't it make you
gasp to hear that they get $40
for standing room at The Voice OF
the Turtle?
Isn't il amusing that Jerry Wald'G
contract with the Paramount Thea.
ter for next month contains a stip-
ulation-a at his request-that he be
permitted 10 use an entrance other
than the stage door. SO he won't
have 10 run the autograph hounds
SduuiltA - Wy ioN hboN Luz
facing big suit initiated by anoth-
or writer. over The G-String Muir
der-C aSe"a Do you know thai
artist Henry Major. who does those
wonderful sketches OF celebrities,
is having an exhibition of oil paint.
ings which you shouldn't miss-at
the Durand.Ruel Galleries Is
Eric Johnston. president OF the /.
:. Chamber of Commerce. going TO
he a candidate for the Senate from
the State of Washington? =. Isn't
Maria Montez going overseas TO
Join her husband Pierre Aumont in
London DO you know that
Monica Mcclure. one OF the beau
Ties at LaMartinique. is saving her
salary TO purchase helicopter?
DO YOU know that all the pro
ceeds from Bob Hopes forthcoming
book. Il Never Left Home will go
to Army and Navy Relief? Isn't
Oryille Dull. the Hollywood produc-
or. a fearless fellow not to change
his name? Have YOU heard
about Actress Iva Lys grabbing all
kinds OF blue ribbons az the week.
end dog shows. where she exhibits
her prize Afghans9 Have YOU
heard that one OF Gotham's most
exclusive hospitals has had one pa
tent for the past II years who re-
sides there with a yalet-chauffeur
and occasionally cancels his meals
for night out at the Stork Club
Do you realize that the cool air
in the Waldorf isn't all air-condi-
tioning it's partly the fact that
Jack Warner and Hal Wallis, film
dom's most ardent feuders, both
reside there? Aren't you sorry
10 hear that Shirley Booth is re
firing for the duration DO you
know that a genuine Brooklyn bod
gers scout was present the other
day at the Central Park softball
game between the casts OF "Othel-
To- and 'Jacobowsky and the Colo
mel? =. Are you aware that
Dick Wesson, of the Wesson Broth
ers team. is working al the Para.
mount with his back In a cast-the
result OF injuries sustained when he
fell off a stage in New Guinea dur
ing his ESQ tour What hap
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22
THEY SAY

New Norh Poet Archibald Mac.
Leish, librarian of Congress. warns
against "a peace without moral
purpose: The peace We seem TO
be making will be peace of oil,
peace OF gold, a piece of ship
ping
Philadelphia Lieut.. Gen. j. G.
Hartford; The men who went
through the bitterness of Valley
Forge might be puzzled by a com
pany of modern infantry. with it's
assortment OF grenade throwers.
flame throwers, machine guns and
anti.tank guns. but he would rec
ognize the brand OF national in
genuity."
New York-Lieut. Col. Charles
G Stewart. disclosing that the
\ ly's md Service Command is
effecting immense savings by boil
ing potatoes Having a KIP peel
raw potatoes resulting in unneces.
Sary waste In yitamins and min.
erals that lie just below the skin.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22
CHAPTER NINETEEN

As the little circle Of light played
on the various objects in Syria
Nerne's living room, Argus whistled.
Some spot he murmured admir-
ingly. Look at that painting over
there" He concentrated his fash
on huge canvas in q heavy gilt
q frame. twas Van Gogh. The rug
beneath their feet felt thick and
soft. Built-in bookcases lined one
end of the room, reaching from the
ceiling down to about four feet
from the floor. There were book
cases also on either side of the
French windows.
In one corner, its back and one
side surrounded with books was a
satlny, square mahogany table. On
II was a telephone. To the left was
a lamp. In the space directly over
its smooth surface and set in the
bookcase was a machine that looked
like a radio except that it had no
dial.
According to the diagram in the
paper" said Argus, "Syria was
found lying face down at the base
Of that table, with the telephone
IN her right hand"
1t gives me the creeps." whis-
pered Ellen. her teeth chattering.
Argus crossed the room and
turned on the lamp. Soft light filled
the room. Ellen looked around.
That better?" Argus asked.
"Yes," Ellen agreed. what a
lovely apartment! I'd imagined
Syria as living in a modern sort Of
place with white rugs and lots Of
mirrors. But this room is so COM
Portable, so well done. The pieces
III here are the sort a person Of eI-
cellent taste would spend years in
collecting"
at Is out Of character at that.
I'll lay you bet that Syria didn't
furnish the place herself II she
had there'd be more chaise tongues !"
Look at these porcelains on the
nantelpicce." Ellen picked up two
fgurines, shepherd and his
shepherdess. She turned one Of
them over. Stamped on the bottom
vas the weird Limoges
! hen the detective directed Ellen
70 start over there by the entrance
10 this room and pretend you've
just come home. You hear the phone
ringing. You come over and an
swer it. just as you get the receiver
to your car there's a shot. You fall
down at the base Of this table. Cot
it,"
"Ycs, but l don't lik. it very
much"
Ellen followed instructions.
Argus watched her carefully. She
stepped of the distance from the
door to the telephone and picked I'D
the receiver.
Bang" exclaimed Argus.
Ellen fell to the floor.
Stay where you are a minute,
will you, darling? Anything strike
you as strange about that shot"
1T was an exceptionally peace
ful bang"
"No, seriously. III show you what
] mean. This table is in a corner
flush against the wall and the book.
cases, which surround two sides. To
the left is the lamp. Now, the only
way 70 answer that phone was the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22
What They're Whispering in Gotham

Happy Marx directs his serious
chatter exclusively TO Mary Dees.
the former cinema actress? Is
it true that. although Alex Darcy
dates plenty OF pretties, he still
cant forget Arleen Whelan and
The orch he totes for her is ter
rifle Is it true Martha Rave is
planning 10 have her baby Cor ba-
'bies) at Chicago hospital q.
Are Fred Waring and his cigarette
sponsor really diyorcing after all
these wears?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22
alf-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

EIGHT members OF the board Of directors OF the Board o.
Commerce have accepted office deb Barss Donald
stock. John Lamb T. MelenCamp Schablc Harry Shae
fer, VI. Snkue and D. p. South
Daughters Of American
r F. Skinner. Mrs II. W. Glover vice Mrs
E j. Galley, recording secretary;
responding secretary Mrs B. Royce Mrs & ".
Childs registrar; Mrs W. n. Latham historian Mrs Harry
Wood librarian Mrs. W. L. Kshlar. member Of board.
Mr. and Mrs Oscar Andrews their
daughter Agnes TO Orcn Throop Milan They VIII
Lornda MeAndrew received place
School students in the piano division Michigan
Musical contest at Mt represented Yps
lant in the vocal solo contest.
Birth girl Mabele Elizabeth o Charles ocza
Fifty Years Ago
Marriage Grand Rapids Anna shuda and Clarence
Harrington, both formerly OF this city
Death At Huntington Ind Barney 90. consump.
ton.
Arbor Commsndery knights Templar paid social
well visit and Mrs VI VI. Goodwin a Saw.
for the Commandery. beautiful
Mr.. Goodwin is to report TO the Navy June l.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22
BY Dorothy ki!ss.Ien

az Nof RutoNluAl5s
Is there anything 10 the rumor
that the Milton Berries Joyce Mat.
theNs) are sharing happy secret?
Aren't Elaine Barrie Barry.
more and Norman Jane very wspm
for May-and even very warm for
Elaine DO you know that
even though she has legal custody
Of their baby Lois Andrews lets
little Jerrilyn live with George Jes-
sci in his California house? d.
DO You know that Chico ("Slap
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22
Boy Struck by Car,
Hip, Chest Injured

William Jewell. Is. 1ll4 Hitch
ingham Rd., received hip and chest
injuries Sunday evening when he
was struck by an automobile driv-
en- by Alex Bell. Detroit. while he
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22

was riding his bicycle on Nhittsk.
err Rid, one half mile south oi
stony Greek Rd.
According to state police the
Jewell youth and a companion had
been riding along the road without
lights when the accident occurred
The boy was treated at Boyer Hos
pital and released.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22
Your Health
Lotion May be
Better on Skin
Than Ointment
Rv Innan O1cndennIna. N. D.
BY Logan C,endennlng, NJ, o,

MOST SKIN diseases, it would
be a good guess, are first treated
at home, by the patient himself or
some member Of the household.
The fayorite remedies are some
sort Of greascs or ointments--ipc
Oride ointment for soothing itch
ing and infamed eruptions; ammo
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22

shoot a deer II you were hunting
in a forest. But II you met that deer
when he was locked mp in zoo.
you wouldn't try to XIII him. would
gu? Certainly you wouldn't"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-22

Electricity is not raoned But ifs production requires
coal and railroad transportation Don't waste IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
Officer, Suspect
Both Shot in Duel

Eddie Burda. ., of 2626 Michel,
HamtramCk, is in Receiving Hos
pital with a gunshot wound in the
head. and Patrolman Edward SIN
feldt OF Bethune Station is nurs-
ing wounds in the hand and leg
today after An exchange OF shots
Yesterday afternoon.
Sinfeldt and Patrolman Roy
Bartlett went 10 the Embassy
Club. 650l Second, which is closed
on Sunday. in response 10 tele-
phoned tip that a burglary was
going on there.
Burda, at the wheel OF a car
parked in an alley IN the rear OF
the club. made no move when Sin
feldt approached TO question him.
But when Sinfeldt found several
cases Of whisky in the rear of the
car Burda opened fire on him.
Sinfeldt, hit in the hand and
leg, fired at Burda, the bullet
glancing off his SKULL
John NJ. Tucker. 28, of 81 f.
Grand, Highland Park. said by
police 10 have been Burda's COM
panion. was held for investigation
of breaking and entering.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
Big Circus Due
In Detroit Today

The Ringing Bros and Barnum
& Bailey Circus, after concluding
in Akron the first engagement Of
lis comeback since the disastrous
Hartford fire, was 10 arrive IN
Detroit today,
II Viii open 13-day engage
ment tomorrow night IN L. OF -
Stadium before an exclusive audi
ence. Only those who have been
gwen tickets Tor having purchased
extra war bonds VIII be admitted
OF opening night
At all performances, free re-
served seats Will be set aside tor
purchasers Of extra bonds
Because the circus IS playing
without Us big top Spotligh,>
VIII be used 10 illumine the high
trapezeS al evening performances.
and ram checks VIII be issued
should rain occur before half the
acts are completed. Robert Ring
ling, co-producer Of the show, an
nOunCed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
Concert
On Belle Isle

Graham T. Overgard will con-
duct the Detroit Federation Of
Musicians Band in the following
concert sponsored by the depart
ment of parks and recreation
tonight at SIS in the Belle Isle
she'll:
sTAR-sPANGLED BANNER
March symphoniQue. ............... Savino
Nitava. The River Moldau. ..... .SmetanA
stars In a Velvety Sky (Cornet Solo
Win DanuJs 49, sssss sOlhIhs
Gladney Head, Soloist
On The Tran. from Grand Canyon
Suite - - -. $500. SroLe
From The Golden Cockerer'
........... Rimsky- Korsakov
Make Believe, Symphonic Para
pnrase ,,;........' - $500 -. =, eAsrn
Repartee (Piano Solo with Band). Bennett
Overture, The New Moon" %. Romberg
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
All Answers
Mechanical Brain Solves
Every Arithmetic Problem

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Aug. Z
QNS) Harvard University was
10 receive as gift today
mechanical supcr-brain. capable
Of solving in hours mathematical
problems 50 complex they have
never heretofore been worked
The donor. the International
Business Machines Corp. says
the gadget performs every mathe-
matical operation called for in
every known type OF mathemati-
cal problem. II was developed by
Comdr. Howard II Aiken, USNR.
Buying one to solve your annual
income tax problems Is out Of the
question for II occupies a space
81 feet long and eight feet high.
II will be used by the navy for
the war service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07

After spottlng car they recog-
Hized as stolen on Dix avenue near
Waterman. police from the Fort
Green precinct chased il TO Dix
and Stair road. firing II shots.
one of which punctured a tire of
The car and forced IL up on the
curb.
Arres ed was a l5-yeaF-eld
youth who told police he was
'hilchhiking and had never seen
the driver. who escaped, before.
Police from Dawson precinct
last night took after stolen car
and finally. after a mile chase,
forced il 20 the curb
James Burke. y. OF 5000 Mt.
Olivet was arrested. His COM
panion. Identified a John Greer,
address unknown 10 police,
escaped
A. Burke was being locked up
after being booked for unlawfully
driving away an auto, he broke
and ran out the front door
Patrolman Sebastian EllSerman
gave chase and fired one shot. a
block away Burke tripped and fell
and EllSerman returned HIM 10
the station.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
Am iii Wind
Oil Blown to Belle Isle
Closes Beach

That pleasant breeze that
cleared away the heat and gave
Detroiters breathing spell Satur-
day night and Sunday played a
nasty trick on Belle Isle bathers.
1t blew a lot of oil-coated
water from Conner Creek, just
above the island, right down to
the beach. Widening operations
at the creek were said TO be re-
sponsible for the oil. The man.
ager of the bathhouSe said that
he figured about 1000 Sunday
bathers had been disappointed.
The beach will be open again
today provided the water. is
cleared
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
Times Spurs
Fur|ough Drive

Mrs Mary Brown OF 1923 Mary
land. Crosse Pointc Park. whose
son IN the 32d Division has been
fighting IN New Guinea for Is
months. today thanked The De-
troit Times for story that
appeared in Fridays paper stImu-
latlng her drive 70 get burroughs
for veterans Of the South Pacific
Since The story appeared. MIS-.
Brown SAID. she has received calls
almost continually from mothers
with boys who have seen more
than two years Of fighting in the
junglcS of the South Pacific.
The mothers OF The Red Arrow
Division has prom lse d Mrs.
Brown 10 circulate petitions 10 be
sent 20 President Roosevelt de-
manding that requirements be
sent to permit the Red Arrow
boys Burroughs IN the United
States
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
Predicts August
Crisis in War

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES
IN NORMANDY, Aug. 7 (INS)-
A senior British general said to-
day: My view is that the next
two or three weeks may be the
most critical of the war.
ct does look as II Germany
is going to be faced with tire
mendous disasters In many
places and terrible time
ahead"
The general disclosed that the
Allied campaign in Normandy was
going almost exactly to the sched-
ule planned in London several
months ago.
I'VE have made contact with
S. enemy divisions" he said.
AS a result Of recent operations
about Is divisions have been vir-
tually eliminated"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
800 Sought
For Sea Duty

More than 500 seamen- who can
qualify for engineer and deck
officers of the merchant marine
will have to be recruited in the
Ohio Kentucky-Mi area by
Jan. l. 1t. D. c. Phillips, regional
enrolling officer, announced today
Applicants mist possess at least
Ia months ocean or Great Lakes
experience. Upon acceptance they
will be transferred 10 the mari
time officers training school at
New London, Conn, with the
grade of chief petty officer. The
pay while in training is SIPS
month plus uniforms, subsistence
and quarters. After four months
training recruits are commits
stoned ensigns in the maritime
service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
State Troops
Win Honor

The Third Battalion. 3ls' In
fantry Michigan State Troops
was the holder today Of a plaque
slgnifying It's proficiency pre-
scented at ceremonies yesterday at
Belle Isle
4 military review and band
concert marked tho program. dur
ing which the plaque was pre-
scented by Prosecutor Bowling ana
accepted for the battalion by ITS
commander. Maj Carl ii. Chap
man