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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-25
Success For Efforts
To Eliminate Static
In Plane Radio Seen

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Fe
The Army and Navy joined to-
day in predicting early success for
efforts to combat static interior
ence in aircraft radio.
A committee established by the
services in 1943 was given the
task of reducing flight hazards
caused by so called ''precipita-
ton ic''-radio interference
encountered by aircraft flying
snow-laden atmosphere or in thun-
derstorm areas.
Announcing progress of the
studies. the services said it is
estimated that over Is per cent
of all aircraft losses in certain
areas Of the United States are
directly traceable to loss of radio
communications and navigational
facilities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-25
Warren Remains Silent
On Political Future

RALEIGH, Nov. 24.-(P-Lind-
say Warren, Comptroller General
of the United States, declines to
comment on the likelihood of his
running for governor in 1948.
cts too early to say" Warren
said yesterday, but close friends
predicted he would seriously con-
slider, running.
Warren's name has been promi-
nently connected in the last few
weeks with the next gubernatorial
election. According to tradition,
the next governor will come from
the eastern section of the state.
Adr'anople was once capital of
| Il 41af, IL tn. - 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-25

Adri anople was once a capital of
the powerful Empire of the Turks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-25

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Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

NNEAR Is a game that's played
NE for the highest of all stakes,
w and after soldier has risked
his life a few times, he doesn't mind
wagering everything else he owns.
Next 10 uniforms and insignia,
perhaps the most ancient and preVa-
lent form of appurtcnance in army
camps are dice, and the order that Is
most often disobeycd is the ban on
Seven coffic eleven.
Roman legionnaircs were just as
fond OF rolling the bones as CT Joe,
and probably some Septimus was just
As lucky as the American corporal
who. il was revealed the other day,
won S38. 900 in a crap game in Aus
tralia. Perhaps he was luckier, be-
cause there wasn't any income tax
collector 70 take $4,000 of his win
nings, the way Uncle Sam did.
Almost every transport returning
from Europe has its fiscal hero, like
the one who raked in 81 800 in one
dollar bills on the way back from
Naples and had TO hire two of his
buddies 10 help him carry his loot
ashore Or the tank destroyer ser
geant. Bill Ianing. who boarded ship
at BrcSt with two cents In his pocket,
sold a Nazi blackjack for 50 and
walked off the boat with six hundred
dicedehvered bucks.
But probably the most fantastic
crap game in which any group OF
gripping soldiers ever participated was
the one in the basement OF lolanl
Palace ia Honolulu when George Ryan
and his pals shot dice for the Ia
waiian crown Jewels and thought they
were playing for nothing but pieces
of colored glass.
The story, which was hushed up
at the time, came 10 light not long
ago when historians were thumblng
through the official Hawaiian ar
chives. King Kalakaua of the Sand
wich Islands. as they were called then,
had been on a rOundthe.world trip
during which he was received by the
Emperor OF Japan, the King of Siam
Raiahs of India, the Pasha of Egypt
the King of Italy, the Crown Prince
OF Germany. the President OF Franco,
the Queen OF England and the Prcsi.
dent of the United States.
All the fanfare reminded him that
something was lacking In his own
regime and he knew exactly what 1t
was-a coronation. Nothing would
do when ne got back 10 Honolulu but
a real coronation ceremony, complete
with all the trimmings. His ministers
got busy right away on the most i'm
portant trimming, which was, OF
course, the crowns for the king and
his consort, Queen Kapiolani
A firm of London jewellers was
commissioned TO provide these items
and il did bang-up job. Each diadem
Senfembpr IG 1913
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

full of baubles if the game
hadn't broken up in a hur-
ry when footsteps were
heard on the stairs.
The denuding of Kala-
kaua's crown probably
would have gone un-
noticed for years If one OF
the soldiers hadn't made
an effort TO pawn part OF
his winnings.
He was arrested the
next day and readily told
the whole story, which he
thought was very funny.
He almost collapsed-and
so did his fellow players
when an investigation dis
closed the source of the
gems and their real value.
There wasn't anything
funny about the situation
for George Ryan. He was
arrested and promptly
dumped into prison.
In an amateurish appli-
cation of the third degree,
he admitted he had sent a
six carat diamond to his
sweetheart back in
Missouri.
He insisted he
had must sort
of misplaced" the
others. The Mis-
souri, sparkler was
recovered, but the
80 rest were still miss
IN ing when finally
Ryan was deported.
1 - And they were
~ still missing when
his body was found
six years later,
lashed TO a raft
which was floating
on a river near the
town of Malolos in
the Philippines.
King Kalakaua's
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

with his pocket knife, put The crown
away and got back into the game.
The other players scoffed when
George tried 10 insist that the gems
were real, but they had TO admit
that even paste jewels were worth
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

crown on display now 1t is just
as glittering as ever -- except for one
thing. This time the jewels are paste
where once each diadem contained
fillets and bars of solid gold and an
assortment of 521 diamonds.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16
Anybody but a Dope, He Figured, Would
Know That Jewels Stuffed Away In an
Old Trunk Were limitations He Pried
the Stones Out of the Crown and
Got Back Into the Game.

contained fillets and bars of solid
gold, an assortment of 521 diamonds,
including some OF six carats; 20 opals,-
54 pearls, eight emeralds and assorted
other stones.
On Feb. II, 1883, in pavilion built
for the occasion in front of the palace
steps, the crowns were formally
placed on the perspiring brows Of the
king and queen, and then, their pur'
pose served. were as promptly for
gotten. Stuffed back into the leather
cases in which they had come, they
were packed in a trunk In the base.
ment of the palace and King Kala.
kaua. nicknamed The Merry" went
about his regal business.
In due time he died and was
succeeded by his sister, Queen
Liliuokalani, whose reign was =
so unsatisfactory that the mon
archy was overthrown in 1893 "a
and a provisional government ~
established. To keep il func- -
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16


archy was overtime
and a provisional
established. To Ike,
tioning, a lot OF pr
fe essional soldiel
were imported fr o
the United States al
among them was +;
crStwhile rOustabO
from Missouri nam.
George Ryan.
George a n d h
squad became a SO
OF palace guard. o.
pay q ay afterno'
they wandered
down into the
basement and, as
might be expect
ed, launched in
20 a crap game.
In no time at all
George was flat
broke. He roam.
cd diSconSolatcly
throu e n the
basement, pok- !
ing into boxes
and trunks. and
found the case
containing tn g U
kin & s crown
Anybody but a
d ope, George
figured. would
know that jew
els stuffed away
in an old trunk
were limitations.
Nevertheless. he
pried out most
of the stones
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

Nv EAR Is a game that's played
N< for the highest of all stakes,
" and after soldier has risked
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22

He won the opening lead with
the king of clubs. Now he had
to decide whether he was going
to try to ruff the diamonds out
but he could see that he might
lose a spade, a club and two
hearts if he elected that line of
play. SO instead he cashed the
king of hearts and led small
heart over to his ace. The ten
of clubs was then played and
when West refused to cover, the
finesse was taken.
Now the deuce Of clubs picked
up the jack and established the
clubs. On the five of clubs, Cap
tain Berry discarded the three
of spades. West trumped vita
the jack Of hearts and then led
the king of spades, which Berry
won. The three of diamonds was
discarded on q good club and
then a spade was trumped. A
diamond was ruffed, thus giving
the declarer five odd.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
SPANS BILL OF RIGHTS

Out Of the wreokoee of Europe's tototorionsm
Dictator Franco Of Spoin has emerged to give his
country, in gesture Of democratic generosity, q
"bilI Of rights" The bill provides for freedom Of
speech, Of assembly, and Of religious belief Won
derfuI, isn't it? But
The Freedom Of speech" permits no criticism Of
the Fundamental principles Of the Folonest Stote-
whatever they ore.
The freedom Of assembly is only for "lowful
purposes thot means.
The Freedom Of religious belief" bors all reIie-
ous ceremonies except Catholic.
Many Of the people under Francois rule led Eu-
ropes first fight oeonst Foscism 1t is amazing now
that Franco should think that he could content these
people, who ore still mitonty eager for freedom,
simply by giving them larger borred cell to move
ground in.
But then. as hos been suggested before, perhaps
the greet weakness Of most diototors is that they
don't really understand the people.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
NURSE
BY Iona L. TROTT
Assistant Director,
Red Cross Nursing Service
Written for NEA Service


Some years ago ! gave nurs-
ing care to an elderly man fol-
lowing a serious operation. The
shock and worry over the out
come was too much of strain
and after a few days he became
mentally confused. He imagin-
ed that his room was being
painted, and said the smell of
paint and noise of the painters
kept him awake at night. He
thought they worked on the cell
ing especially to annoy him, and
that they dropped paint on his
face and bed. He could not sleep
except with the aid of an opiate.
The family was frightened and
very much upset over condi-
ton which seemed to forebode
serious trouble. 1t was not pos
sible for the doctor to see the
patient every day. Necessity de-
manded that I do something to
relieve the situation.
When the patient was sleep
ing heavily after having his us
ual hypodermic, the men of the
family were instructed to turn
the bed around and place it in
another position in the room.
Other furniture was also moved,
and the curtains at the windows
were changed.
HUMOR HIM
When the patient awoke he
was told that he had been NOV
ed to another room where the
painting had been completed,
and the painters instructed. to
stay out of the room. He ac-
cepted the statement with OBJ
vious relief. That night he slept
naturally for the first time. His
confusion soon cleared and he
talked no more about the paint
ers.
1t is not unusual for an old
person who is i'll to become men,
tally confused, but the condition
Is not necessarily serious. 1t
should be watched carefully to
see that he does not get out of
bed or harm himself. II his at
tention cannot be distracted by
some simple means such as de-
scribed, he should be humored
In his decisions and not argued
with nor opposed. An attitude
Of sympathy and understanding
will usually keep such Q patient
quiet until the doctor can see
him and give instructions for
treatment.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
Roping Reporters

York theaters by RKO, who
have made plans to link 100 or
more theaters by wires and to
bid for championship bouts,
basket ball games, track meets,
wrestling and other interesting
events, plus any other unusual
event with drawing power to
augment box office receipts.
Special events obviously can
not be repeated, except by means
of film (like present-day news
reel coverage); but with pro-
grams planned and presented by
the theaters themselves, tele-
vision entertainment may well
supplant the double feature and
provide more interesting type
Of additional entertainment to
accompany a feature Hollywood
production.
BORROW FILM METHODS
Old-time vaudeville may real
ly come into its own again by
achieving new favor in the
nejghborhood theatres Of tomor-
row, thanks to television. An ex-
hibitor's television group could
very we'll develop new stars to
entertain in theater- linked tele-
vision, or secure the services Of
existing radio or theatrical talent
and pay them more money than
radio sponsored television could
afford to pay for their services.
Leadership in television Is ex-
pected from the broadcasting in
dustry because Of television's
close relationship to radio and,
naturally, commercial develop
ment of the art would be advanc-
ed by advertising carried over
from radio.
Movies will continue to be i'm
portant to television principally
because of the need for motion
picture technique and methods
in television. These film tech
niques have, in many cases, al
ready been borrowed lock, stock
and barrel by television because
of the similarity of the two me-
dia. And, too, the influence Of
the motion picture on the enter
tainment habits of the nation Is
reflected in the reaction Of the
potential television public, con-
ditioned by real screen show
manship.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
{. QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS .

Q-What is rebus writing?
A-Use of pictures of objects
whose names resemble words or
phrases to be conveyed.
Q-How many ships are there
in the Swiss Navy?
A-10, all merchant.
Q-What is the British coun-
terpart of Liberia, created by the
u. S. as slave refuge?
A-Sierra Leone, founded in
1888.
Q-How long has Burma been
separated from India?
A-Since 1887. 1t is crown
colony.
Q-What is lakto?
"A yak driver. Lakto means
"hand with a stone" stones be-
ing used to drive yaks because
their tough hide is impervious to
whips.
Q-How many Two Jimas are
there?
A-Three: North Two Jima, or
Kita-iwO-jima; Iwo-jima; South
Two lima, or Minami-iwo-jima.
GIN the Rhineland, what is
the miners cow?
"A goat. Miners keep them
for milk.
Q-Who was Joseph Mohr?
A - Composer of Silent
Night, Holy Night" Born at
Salzburg, Germany.
Q-Has the famous Northwest
Passage sought by early explor-
ers Of North America ever been
traversed by boat?
AIT least three times: Roald
Amundson in three years, 1908
06; by Canadian Mounted Police
several years ago in % months,
again by them in 1914 in SO
days.
Q-How many languages and
dialects are spoken in Russia?
Aground $50.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
. BARBS

British experts are going to
reopen Germany's breweries.
The occupation army can clean
things up better with a bucket
Of suds.
Judging by some Of the cloth
ing prices folks pay, al the dunn
mics aren't inside the show win
dows.
There are $4,000, 900. 900 rea-
sons why you should invest IN
7th War Loan Bonds - every
one of them much-needed dol
larsl
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
. SO THEY SAY

The interval between the de.
feat of Hitler and the defeat OF
Japan will be shorter per-
haps much shorter-than l had
at one time supposed.-Winston
Churchill.
Boy, oh boy! If I'd played
postoffice every day until got
into the Army, l wouldn't have
been kissed as many times as
I've been kissed today.-Yank
G.. I. in Moscow on We Day.
If, therefore, the world wishes
to regain peace, it Is necessary
that falsehood and rancor should
vanish and in their stead SOW
ereign truth and charity should
reign.-Pope Plus XII.
I felieve it fair to the Fuehrer
to say his operational concep-
ton was that of genius. But
sometimes the ideas of genius
are misunderstood. - Field Mar
shall Albert Kesselring.
Unless the American people
can be brought to see that the
threat Of initiation did not end
when the shooting stopped in
Europe, we are in for mighty
rough wei her. - Chester
Bowles, OPA director.
We will utilize all land masses
near Japan as fast as we can
take them, but the islands we
already have can absorb much
more of the Air Forces. Lack
Of engineering troops to develop
bases Is a critical item. - It,
Gen. Barrow M. Giles, Com
mander, Army Air Forces in Pa
cific.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22

They are large rotters indeed, affecting dones-
tic employment, international relations. world trade
and world prosperity And this eountrys plan for See
ing that there is enough on the plate for everybody
hos not yet taken concrete form.
But the Maritime Commission has promised that
we shall not use our fleet to the detriment Of the le
climate needs Of other nations whose life blood is
international commerce. At the same time, it seems
right and necessary thot do not abandon this
phase Of international leadership which this coun-
try has to industriously and couroeeousIy earned.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD - Now that
Jack Carson and Rosalind Rus
sell are a new hit film team as a
a result of Roughly Speaking"
we can speak roughly. Jack APP
preached the picture, he con-
fessed today, with a great big
chip on his shoulder.
II had heard that Rosalind
was the biggest scene-stealer in
Hollywood and that Mike Curtiz
was the towns toughest direc-
tor. was almost ready to quit
before the picture started"
For the first couple of days
icicles formed on the camera.
Rosalind and Jack were polite
but cool towards each other.
Finally Rosalind broke the
ice.
Go ahead" she said to Car
son one morning.
Go ahead?" said Jack, puz-
zled. Go ahead with WHAT"
you're such a big scene
stealer," grinned r a | n d.
People warned me about you.
Go ahead and steal a couple of
scenes"
Everybody had a good laugh,
the tension was gone and now
Jack and Rosalind are a mutual
admiration society.
And as for Curtiz," Jack
said. I'm now his No. fan.
You're always hearing how
tough certain directors are.
Then you work for one of them
and discover it's all lot Of ma
licious gossip"
ISN'T A TYPE
Jack Carson probably is one
of the luckiest fellows in Holly
wood. He never has had to wor-
ry about being typed. Long be-
fore Warner Bros. took him out
of comedy roles for The Hard
Way" he played everything in
the book for two years at RKO.
I remember going to a pre-
view of an RKO picture way
back in 1897. Jack played a
very funny fellow and had the
audience in the aisles. We wait
ed to see the regular feature, an
other RKO picture. Jack was in
that one, too, playing the bit
role of q tough. gun-paeking
gangster.
This has been going on ever
since.
Jack. though, prefers the
straight roles.
Trying to make Peep e
laugh" he says. sis hard work. =
He remembers those two
years at RKO as great training
but q nightmare" He played
small roles in As pictures in "a
months. He once worked in five
pictures at the same time and
set record for costume changes
which still stands at RKO - Is
changes in one day. One Sunday
he completed a picture at $50
in the morning and started q
new one at z am.
II didn't know what / was
saying or doing half the time, p"
he said. But the roles were so
small no one seemed to care.
One day I hid behind a door.
sneaked off the set and went to
the Santa Anita races. They
never even missed me-"
STAR VIA GRIDIRON
RKO finally let Jack 60 only
to hire him back q year later fol
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
. IN HOLLYWOOD

the role of the football hero in
Lucky Partners" which estab-
lished him as star.
Jacks success in Hollywood
came as quite a surprise to the
executives of one studio. He
went to them when he came to
movietOWn from vaudeville.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22

They took one look, said he had
nothing to offer and wished him
luck.
1T made me mad" Jack said.
II accepted it as . challenge
and swore I'd make those guys
eat their words" Now they're
eating.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
BY JAMES LEAMAN
Written for NEA

NEW YORK-Television after
the war may reach the average
family not in its living room but
as an added attraction in neigh
borhood movie houses.
Television in the home has
many barriers to hurdle before
1t becomes the practical day-to-
Cay reality that it promises to be
within a few years. The most
serious barrier is the difficulty
of finding room in the radio spec
trum for all the television sta
tons that may be built, Also,
since television uses such large
pieces Of the air, it has been nee
essary to make frequency allo-
cations compatible with require
ments of other communication
media.
THEATER NETWORKS
Theater television, on the 9TH
er hand, has little more than a
time barrier to overcome. Thea
ter television will be realized By
means of television wire trans
mission, permitting group of
theatres to be linked together
by ordinary telephone wires so
that all may receive the same
television program at the same
time. This means that theaters in
larger metropolitan areas could
be equipped for large screen tel
evision service as soon as recon-
version to peacetime manufac-
turing pursuits permits the man.
rfacture of already designed
protector units which can be in
stalled in virtually the same
length of time required to install
35 nm. motion picture pro-
Jector
This new type of large screen
television projection unit is of
British design and was actually
in successful operation in Lon
don just prior TO the war. Since
that time refinements and i'm
provements have been made.
From a program standpoint,
the advantages of theater telc-
vision over television in the
nome are manifold. Theaters,
commanding a known audience
group based on known box Of
flee receipts, can determine
beforehand what they may safe
ly offer for sponsorship of de-
sirable attraction-like a top
notch sports event in Madison
Square Garden.
In other words, an exhibitors
chain of perhaps 100 theaters
commanding q total of several
million admissions can afford TO
offer an amount far in excess of
the amount that a radio sponsor
could afford to pay.
The exhibitor who wishes to
link his theaters by means Of
telephone wires to present tele-
vision attractions has no fear Of
government intervention or ne
cessity for adhering to the rigid
standards of broadcast televisior
transmission.
An actual television service j
proposed for metropolitan New
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
BY PETER EDISON
NEA Washington Corresponds

WASHINGTON, D. C.,-The
1872 Standing and Special Com
mittees of the u. S. Senate and
House of Representatives pose
one of the toughest problems
which must be considered in
studying the modernization of
Congress.
In 1927 the number of Con-
gressional committees was re-
duced from IS to AZ principally
by merging into two committees
the II which had previously con-
sidered expenditures for the ex-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
MCKINNEY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Capt. Jack Berry, who is sta
toned with the Engineers in
Alaska, stopped off on his way
home to Pittsburgh recently.
Jack took full advantage of
Vests opening to make the
maximum out of today's hand.