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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Ito THE EDITOR:

- - III Iii 4 OlNs
I HAVE been reading about
Il victory gardens, that they
should be twice as big as last
year
II that's the case why did the
government take away property
TO build temporary shacks for
people 10 live in
Ny brother bought two lots
next 10 our home Just for
victory garden. and the govern
mcnt without even asking took
them away for the duration
and three years.
Where are we going to plant
our garden If they take our
lots | don't think it's fair
| was born here but l never
was taught IN the public schools
that the government could take
away property without the own
cr'> okay.
In our Constitution il says
plainly that the government is
by the people and for the
people.
Why isn't II like that now?
| was taught that Sly 60
years ago.
Has the Constitution been.
changed recently?
MRS. JOHN BOKANOWICZ
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
MRS. VI. !. KNOWLES,
l5500 Piedmont
Detroit, Mich.

VNIlERE has been much said
L about the morale of our
armed forces and how 10 MAIN
tain and better il The USO.
the Scrviccmen's clubs and the
American Red Cross have con-
tribuied TO holding spirits to
their highest level. but there il
one simple thing that every one
should do that would have an
effect 10 times greater than all
The other efforts put together.
Write letters.
Il have noticed the effect even
one single letter can have upon
the way a man does his duties.
A glance al the faces at mail
call shows what Just one letteI.
means to each person. "
Just the other day the mail.
man brought a letter 10 SOL
der lying in the post hospital
bed next TO mo He had been
very sick and hadn't improved
much This was his first letter
sincc being i'm the hospital. %
He took IL up in his hands.
turned u over many times. Just
looking ~ II Finally he turned
and with a smile. said
Gee, Ho0 I can get Dsu'
And from that time on he i'm
proved.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Quick Questions

u s. Army division that has
been on the other side Of the
Atlantic longest time. is. ta1
FIRST. lbl Fifth; tc)
seventh. cd Thirty-fourth7
New song, One Little
WAC" is by writer ut
Jingle Janclc. ' Praise the
Lord and Pass the Ammuni-
ton and They're Either
Too Young or Too Old
whose name Is: ca Mack
Gordon On Frank LocSScr.
tCl Richard Rodgers, td)
HoaCy Carmichael
In a normal year, ca I Of
every -; thl / Of every 4.
or CO.. I Of every s brides
or Crooms have been wed ar
least once before
Fifteen years ago today. II
nations tauhed 1he Kellogg
Bviand Treaty, pledeing
what
John Walker English chem
ISL was experimenting with
chiurate of potash when he
W4de what great discovery
t7l pcWc.In. thi friction
WaicnCs tcl radum tdl
nSu.In
Answers on Opposite Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

nation to MAKE COMMITMENTS
WHICH WOULD BIND US TO
POSTWAR RESPONSIBILITIES
OF SUCH INCALCULABLE COST
Illness AS TO BANKRUPT OUR
HOME ECONOMY.
Such commitments would also
dangerously increase the possibility
of AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT in
future foreign conflicts.
CERTAINLY America must do its
~ after war part in alternating
human suffering.
AS in all previous emergencies,
zoe lUiH glue generously to the relief
of the destitute in the Uar-raUaged
lands. But zoe must make certain
that such benefattions shall be in the
form of terninoble gifts, rather than
CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS.
We cannot embark upon any
ruinous policy of RAISING THE
STANDARD OF LIFE OF OTHER
PEOPLES at the cost Of LOWER
ING the living standards Of OUR
OWN population.
THE AMERICAN INTEREST
MUST BE PARAMOUNT IN OUR
MINDS AT ALL TIMES.
Labor insists that the candidates
in 1914 CLARITY THEIR POSI-
TlONS Enthusiastically upon this issue.
THE maintenance and elevation Of
L the American standard Of living
is inextricably woven in the fore
going fundamentals.
Our American economy is geared
to the sustained purchasing power of
our rUage and salary earners.
Only by the preservation of our
traditional policies can we avoid a
shnrtsighted postwar assault on the
American wage structure, as was ex-
perienced following World War /.
AS the American people face the
unprecedented difficult task Of after
war reconstruction, the call is for
CLOSE-RANKED UNITY of all for
the general good.
We offer this statement Of princi-
pies as an migrating point for all
who will work together for a FEAR
LESSLY CONSTRUCTIVE AMER
ICAN DECISION in the 1914 cleo
tons.
The Fndl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
To TIE EDITOR
TO TIE EDITOR:

y AN army camp in British
Columbia. where several
thousand American soldiers are:
stationed along with the Cana
dian army there exist restric-
tIons that do not apply TO the
Canadian. constituting gross dis
elimination for which l can see
no justification.
There are several hotels and
restaurants Cl3 to be exacu.
f7e american boys are barred
from all but three. but thers
are nCreStricuons against Cana.
dian soldiers.
What's the matter with the
American soldier? Might ne
cOntaminate the Canadians?
+. W. QUTRK,
l2047 Terry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02


traditional paralysis therapy she stumbled upon
the hot pack and massage technique, she HAS
HAD TO FIGHT THE COMBINED POWERS
OF MEDICAL ORTHODOXY ON THREE CON
TINENTS.
Is MIR. OCONNOR irritated because Sister
Kenny did not sit down and shut up when he
told her tol
Is she to blame because she rUas not oueratUed
by high medical authorities Who did not uOant to be
disturbed in their practice of LETTING SICK
MUSCLES DIE IN SPLINTS?
Sister Kenny is personally one of the most
mseIfsh women on earth. When the Tribune
brought her to Tulsa last fall at the height of the
polio epidemic she ASKED FOR NOTHING but
the travel expenses of herself and her assistant
How different her attitude from the fearful
pleas of mascaraed Hollywood actresses in the
hgh-pressure campaign for the March of Dimes!
WIE DO not know the real reason behind the
w y +. |. p. 5 studied campaign TO IGNORE
AND SIDETRACK SISTER KENNY.
We are, of course, aware that there are great
political advantages in making charity fiesta out
Of the Presidents birthday, in portraying him as
the chief crusader against grave disease, and in
spreading the Send-a -dime- o-the-Whitc-House
for-humanity stuff.
Possibly, Nth all this attention directed to the
President it felt that giving due credit to the
Australian might dilute and dude the glory.
But we dO know that if this courageous. able
and selfSaerifcing woman is FORCED TO GIVE
Up HER TRAINING PROGRAM in America
because she cannot raise a mere $4,000 year 1t
will be a GREAT TRAGEDY FOR THE AMER
ICAN PEOPLE.
Our nation has certainly been generous in
donating funds to fight nfantile paralysis.
But maybe we We been giving to the WRONG
OUTFIT
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CONTINUED from Yesterday


THE maintenance of Iab0r's social
l gains. 1t is imperatively impor-
tant that the next administration be
guided by an intelligent and sympa-
thetie. understanding of the increas-
ingly constructive role of organized
labor in our present economy.
The last IL years haze seen the
American labor movement coming of
age. Collective bargaining is no
longer debated cause; it is an
accepted national policy.
The duty of ntdlttsstt iiaal statesman
ship today is to direct the vast social
energy Of organized labor, once dis
sipated in the struggle for union sur
vival, into COLLABORATINE PRO
DUCTIVE FUNCTIONS.
Eabet>is ready and eager for such
creative future.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
r. W. QTTRK,
12O47 Terry.

TO TIE EDITOR:
Please print the following let.
ter which my son, Loren. has
sent from camp, asking that
send II 10 Won.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Must Sister Kenny LeaVeS

a NEWS story last week indicated that Sister
~ Elizabeth Kenny may be forced to leave the
United States because SHE FINDS IT IMPOS-
SIBLE TO RAISE DIE $4,000 ANNUAL
BUTGFf-of TIE KENNY INSTITUTE IN
MINNEAPOLIS
To the millions of Americans who contributed
generously to the March of Dimes a week age
this intelligence viii come as a shock.
IL is not generally knoWn that Sister Kenny
has been cut off from any assistance from, the
National Foundation for Infontile Paralysis.
She doesn't get a nickel from il, by order of
Basil O'Connor. the Presidents former law part
ner, who heads the foundation.
IT IS 4 SAD AND SORDID STORY.
WHEN Sister Kenny arrived in the United
w States wears ago, bearing enthusiastic en-
dorsements from the best medical authorities IN
Australia and England, she was received codly
by Mr.. OComor.
In fact that gentleman, who is certainly NOT
ar authority ON medicine. bunty advised her TO
GO HOME AND TO LEAVE THE LEADER
SHIP IN THE TREATMENT OF TNFANTTLE
PARALYSIS TO THE WARM SPRINGS OR
GANIZATION
Although Warm Springs had received millions
of dollars from the President Birthday Ball cee-
brationS for research" it continued to use OLD
FASHIONED and INEFFECTIVE methods i'm
combating paralysis FOR THREE YEARS
AFTER NURSE KENNY TRIED TO GET
THEM TO TRY HER SYSTEM.
WhenitWa~ finally forced TO accept the Kenny
treatment the National Foundationfor Infanuc
Paralysis sought to rob the nurse of TIC honor of
having her name attached TO her inventions
As far as the y +. L. Pts concerned it is the
"hot-pack' method.
FOR time nurse Kenny did receive some help
1 from the March Of Dimes. but war ago this
support was curtIv withdrawn.
Sister Kenny's nurses, including her foster
daughter, LUho IUere teaching the method in South
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
knowledge Test
By DIR. SABINA II. CONNOLLY

In the Bible. the parable Of
the good ncighbor is about:
ca the good Arabian tb)
the good samaritan; tc) the
good centurian2
. The sciatic nerve runs along:
ta) the back of the shoulder
Oh the back Of The neck
(cl the back Of the thighs?
3-The Qurnal in Rome is
ca a hill 10 a river, CO..
a bridge
docs the nickname Ananias
mean (a) a thief, co.
liar lc) a coward?
; Select tho one color here
that has no shade of red InA
it la) Cerise; thj ultra
marine tcl hcnnaa
6-In column two. YOU viii find
the right native country of
each composer listed IN
column one.
Ma zee Rayei Emitted staios
PHILIP snu3 Russia
Victor Herbert France
rA'eNsrfer Germany
scran.n Ireland
Hugo Wolf
ANSWERS on Opposite Page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
| NEWS
BEHIND
The NEWS
By Pau
MaIlor

EDITORS NOTE - Mr..
MaiIon Is back from brief
rest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

EDWARD r. STETTINIUS.
the state undersecretary, is
receiving some mention as pos
sible vice presidential nominee
instead Of the left-leaning Wal
lace. This talk originated with
no more inferior an authority
than Democratic National Chair
man flanagan.
Mr.. StettiniuS has an eX-big
business background in Morgan
business not unlike that of Mr..
Willkie. Certainly Stettinius is
being groomed TO succeed Mr..
Hull, when and if.
As Sounding-out rumor has
been published that Commerce
Secretary Jesse Jones might 90
to the treasury with Joseph p.
Kennedy -eN-ambassador to Brit
ain, replacing him. The rumor
is probably off the mark.
Mr.. Kennedys fnance-buSi-
ness brain is regarded as the
best in the country and the
place for him IS treasury. When
big business leaders get in
trouble. they call on him TO
Straighten them out for an ex-
traordinary fee which they must
pay because no one else can do
the job
Mr.. Roosevelt could. get him
for a $4,000 a year eablndt
salary. whereas a private cor
poration seeking his services
would have to pay 10 20 20
times as much Why not?
I'VE only objection is political.
Il Mr.. Kennedy is enormously
designated by certain contrary
political clements as an APP
poaser-and conversely also as
an Anglophffa.
So also with Herbert Hoover
and the international food dis
tribution problem. Mr. RooSe-
welt hired the popular eX-Gov.
Lehman, who knows nothing OF
the subject. and discarded Mr..
Hoover. whose life was spent
acquiring superior knowledge
and experience in that parucu-
lar line.
Why? Because Hoover is po-
litically unpopular
EX-Gov Cox, an ard len {
League of Nations Democrat, is
likewise idling outside govern
ment service. There are hun
dredS of them throughout the
country men of great ability
good Democrats, good Republic
cans, experienced men The
above named are offered merely
as examples
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Issues for Consideration
ira the
1914 Presidential Election

BY WILLIAM L. HUTCHINSON
President of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jone,s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

obviously, the rich contribu-
~ ton which organized labor can
bring to our economy will not be
achieved in an ATMOSPHERE OF
DISTR UST OR GOVERNMENT
HOSTILITY.
1t cannot develop under an adj
ministration which BLOWS HOT
AND COLD ON LABOR POLL
CIES.
1t is urgent that the political par
ties present candidates rDhose past
records give assurance that labor's
social gains, of the last generation,
tUill be confirmed and extended dur
ing the coming years.
Only thus can we be certain that
the TEAMWORK which has lifted
American production to such super
lative heights during the war crisis
will be a PERMANENT PART of
the American future.
THE protection of our national
interest.-The close of the World
War will confront America anew
with the problem of our future re-
lations with the world.
WE RECOGNIZE THE PIT
FALLS WHICH CONFRONT
STAT SM ANSHIP IN CRAP
PLING WITH THIS INTRICATE
PROBLEM.
Already important voices are be-
ing raised in our midst urging the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

WASlilNGTON' harch 1T
" is very probable that PreSi-
dent Roosevelt Will revise his
government Immediately for VIC
tory and the campaign for l6
years in the White House.
Now. as never before, he
nceds-hr brains in the top places.
With the chaotic condition of
the world. with our ability TO
survive questioned on every
front financial, diplomatic, eco
nomic, military-the best poll
tics and simplest sense demands
the best manpoWer in govern
ment as well as in the army
factories and field.
You cannot win without power
at the top. Yet Mr.. Roosevelt's
own Senate leader has now pub
licly proclaimed what every one
else knew, namely thatthe-es+s--
met and presidential advisers
fail far short of representing
the best intelligence and expert
ence Of the country.
IN THE beginning, to satisfy
4 this deficiency, Mr.. Roosevelt
brought in the Byrnes. Baruch,
Vins6n, Jones setup as a super
cabinet. As Senator Barley
noted, this has not been enough,
Any ordinary man in Mr..
Roosevelts spot would go out
and draft the best men of the
nation to handle subjects they
know best. a belated move
along that line is imminent.
Anonymous news has been APP
pearlng in the papers suggesting
a few cabinet changes are under
consideration. The question is
whether they will 90 far and
deep enough.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

PEG. Il-TbUrsdsy, March z. 1874
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-12-22

pendency. The previous require
ment for a single person was $500;
for a married person living with
spouse, 1924; for a married couple,
$1,000. So many will now have to
file who were hitherto exempt.
Since no one needs to file whose
gross income is under $500, the
wife, for instance. with $500 in
come, is relieved of that necessity.
But don't let this mislead youl Her
taX-paying husband will find it
best, just the same, to file a joint
return including her income, for
if he files separately he loses the
surtax credit for his wife, as we
shall see
Single persons whose gross in
come is less than $500 also should
file if some of it was subject to
Withholding; by doing so they will
obtain refunds. Married persons in
this situation will accomplish the
same thing by filing joint returns.
Personal Exemptions
The prior law gave a married
person an exemption of $1,000,
which applied both to normal and
surtax. So also to the head of a
family, but this classification is
now abolished. The present law al
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-12-22
Your Federal
Income T ak Return
(Continued From Page l0)

too broad a question for a categori-
cal answer. To illustrate, the en-
larged credit for dependents will
tend to reduce the tax in some
cases. but the changed definition
as TO who constitutes a dependent
is likely to increase it in others.
However. it is my guess that most
of us will find ourselves paying 10@o
10 20E more than we did last year
on the same income.
cipal points should be of interest.
1t is not my intention to furnish
you with detailed instructions for
the preparation of your tax return;
you will find those accompanying
the blank. 1t is rather my purpose
to furnish you with the proper
background to enable you to read
those instructions intelligently and
here and there to plant danger
signal.
Who Should File?
Everyone must file who has a
gross income of $500 or more, re-
gardless of his age or state of de-
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-12-22

lows a personal exemption for nor
NAL tax of $500, without respect TO
married status or number of de-
pendents. On a joint return 1t
allows $1,000, but only if both hus-
band and wife have $500 or more
OF adjusted gross" income lex
planned later. If one has less than
$500 income, the joint exemption
is $500 plus that adjusted gross in
come Marital status is to be de-
termined as it exists at the end of
the year, except in the case of
death, when the date of death
governs. Under prior law, any
change had to be prorated.
For surtax, the credit is $500 for
the taxpayer himself, $500 for his
spouse, and $500 for each depend
ent The credit for married couples
can no longer be divided between
them at will. Thus a favorit de-
vice for saving tax disappears. The
surtax credit for spouse may be
claimed on a joint return, but not
on a separate return if the spouse
has any gross income, or is a de-
pendent of anyone else.
This will often make it possible
to save tax by filing a joint return.
For instance, if the wife has in
come of $500, the husband, by filing
a joint return, may gain $500 sur
tax exemption. If the surtax. in
come is all in the first bracket,
this will save 209o of the difference
or $40; in the higher brackets, it
will of course, save more.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-12-22

ability to christen Army vehicles.
He has tickled the sense of humor
of British civilians with the names
which he has painted on military
vehicles: "Buzz-bomb, "Son of a
Blitz," "Blitz Buggy" "No-Gum-
Chum," Miss Chievious," "Hitler's
Hearse," and the like.
In civil life, Pfc. Chesley was an
oiler in the diesel power plant of
the United States Indian Service
at Coolidge. He entered the serv-
ice in February, 1943, training at
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-12-22

Camp Barkeley, Texas, and Camp
White, Oregon.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Ches-
ley of Coolidge, he has three
brothers in the service: Corporal
Horace Chesley, 20, an army engi-
neer now in France; Sergeant DON
aid Chesley, 27, also an engineer
on the Burma front; and Seaman
First Glass Kenneth Chesley, "a.
a medic with the United States
Navy stationed in San Diego, Cali
fornia.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-12-22
the medium of a paint brush.

the medium of a paint brush.
AS official sign shop artist for
his unit, Pfc. Chesley does the sion
painting around the hospital wards
and other buildings. He also tours
areas within Is miles of the hospi-
tai and plots the most direct routes
to air ports, hospital ship-loading
docks, and rail stations where
hospital trains unload patients.
Off duty, Pfc. Chesley has
achieved local reputation for his
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-12-22

Private First Class Joseph r.
Chesley, 81, of Coolidge, aids in
expediting evacuation of wounded
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-12-22

American soldiers at the 316th
United States Army station hospi-
tai in England-and does it through
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-26
World Order
Up 10 Allies

NEW YORK, April Is 1NS)--
Gov Broker Of Ohio last night
called on the-feti- great Allies,
acting as independent sovereign
states 70 assume Joint response
b.Hty for world order Until eco
nomIc and political stability has
been rcgalncd hy individual ma
tionS
Bricker. -C4rdraate-fol Tho Re-
publican presidential nomination,
outlined h,S views ON American
foreign policy IN an address be-
fore The Ohio Society of New
York
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-26
FAIR DEALINGS

He added that in dealings with
other nations, this country eHftSt
act fairly but with resolution
"TOO often" he asserted, 1.-THE
administration has acted with
+ indecision, vacillatiOn and weak
ness"
ON the question of postwar
bases. Bricker declared that the
I President supported by Congress.
should insist upon the retention of
certain strategic. military and
naval bases and alrfeidS which
have been built with American
money The United States. he
said, must be lust as dhgcnt in
protecting is own national in
tereStS as her allies are diligent
IN protecting theirs
americas cooperation with
other nations must not he at
the expense of her principles,
her honor. her ideals or her
form Of government" BriCker
said.
POSTWAR PROPOSAL
HIS proposal for acceptance Of
iolnt responsibility by the four
great powers IN keeping world
order does not mean an inter-
rational police force. or a mill
tarE alliance. u he SAID
1T does contemplate that
these four nations shall reach
mutual understanding aS tn
their respective military estab-
lishments. and that they shall
express that understanding i'm
temporary and transitional com
pact 10 be entered into as soon
as possible.
"Other nations, willing to as
sumo their share OF RESPONSE
bility. should he permitted To
join this compact. The compact
should also contain the priuCt-
pies and aims which these
powers will support in the post
war world. 't'e
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-26
n. Y. Firm Sues City

Suit against the City of Detroit
for S37,854 was filed in federal
court by the Raisler Corp of New
York The firm charges that the
city refused 10 allow removal OF
equipment which the company
had installed and owned in the
Herman Gardens pro- ect in
March, 1911.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-26
POSTWAR CONTROL

A>Sailing the idea OF a super
government or dictatWial world
state Broker declared that the
United States, Britain. Russia and
China should agree now 10 main
tam adequate military. naval and
AR power in the immediate post
war period I'M temporary COM
pact to he entered into as soon
as possible
Bricker also called on the
United Nations 10 explore 'Imme-
diatcly' the bases for a perma-
nent international structure for
peace, and 10 begin a continuing
study Of currencieS, credits tar
ifs, air rights. markets and inter
national trade,
The nation he said, is dis
tlnCtlv in need of consistency and
competency in IFS diplomatic reIa-
tlDnC
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-20
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent

Linaa Darnell looked in a mirror,
saw reddish blonde, Shuddered
and went to work yesterday as the
actress wife of John l.. Sullivan in
Bling Crosby's production of THE
Great John L.
After five years, the movie
makers had talked black-haired
Linda into bleaching her hair. And
she doesn't like it. Neither does
her husband, cameraman Pew Mar
ley-except for technical reasons.
ITS sorta blond with red and it's
mess Linda said
"A fine thing" commented hus-
band Marley. You never thought
enough of me TO tighten your hair
1t is only for technical reasons,
you see, that Linda Darnell is now a
reddish blonde. For five years Hol-
lywood cameramen including Mar
ley have been going daffy trying
to light and photograph her black
hair. They tried everything in the
books. Linda's only concession to
the unhappy lensmen was to
sprinkle gold dust in her tresSes for
highlights.
Then she made wardrobe tests