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Evening star., 1945-04-25
d This Changing World
By Constantine Br0vn

While the forces Of the Allies in the
west and east are not experiencing
too great difficulty in moving to mill
tary junction, the same can not be said
concerning an Allied political junction.
The foreign secretaries of the United
States, Great Britain and Russia left
Washington for San Francisco without
having reached an agreement on the
Polish question. The other matters
which had been placed on the agenda
of the conversations between President
Truman and Soviet Foreign Commits
sar Molotov were not even touched
upon.
ference opens with heavy handicap
from the very beginning, Poland casting
a shadow on that gathering.
There is little hope that the Polish
question will be solved at San Francisco.
President Truman and Prime Minister
Churchill have explained their position
clearly. So now has Premier Stain,
who last Saturday signed treaty of al
lance with the Lublin committee which
the United States and Great Britain
have definitely refused to recognize in
its present shape. And since all parties
concerned are standing strongly on their
positions, any further discussions at this
time appear purely academic.
In official quarters here much en-
phasis is being placed on the fact that
Mr.. Molotovs arrival was so long de-
layed.
The Russian conmissar left Moscow
on April II, the same time Ambassadors
Hartman and Clark-Kerr left. But
while the two ambassadors took the
quickest route to Washington and ar
rived here last Wednesday night, the
Russian commissar decided to take the
long, roundabout way via Siberia. This
in itself was. considered peculiar, since
the Russian government knew that the
questions to be discussed and decided in
Washington would take at least three
or four days and the sooner Mr.. Molotov
arrived the better were the chances of
settling vital matters before the start
OF the San Francisco Conference.
Premier Stains adviser on foreign
anairs was expected in Washington last
Friday night According to the calcula-
tions OF aviation experts, the fight from
Moscow to Washington via Siberia and
Alaska should have brought him here
either Friday night or Saturday morning
at the latest. But the Russian diplomat
did not arrive in Washington until late
Sunday afternoon. The delay is being
explained by the fact that Premier
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Favors Salary Increases

To the Editor Of The Star:
With regard to whether Congressman
should have an increase in salary, am
of the opinion that the man in the
street, the lad who lays it on the line
in taxes, thinks they should have. And
if Congress is holding back on voting its
members justly deserved increase in
salary because of fear of public criti-
cism, I think it is misinterpreting the
opinion of the majority of the people.
We all know that the cost of living
has risen to the point where it is i'm
possible to make salary based on pre-
war standards and prices cover present.
day requirements. Wages paid labor
have been geared to living costs and no
good reason can be seen as to why
salaries of congressman, and for that
matter salaries of all so-called white
collar workers, including Federal, State
and municipal employees, should not be
adjusted to the point that they at least
will cover portion of the greatly in
creased living costs.
JOHN H. THOMPSON.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Eiqhteen-Yeur-OIds

In forbidding the use OF eighteen
year-old soldiers in combat until
they have received at least six
months of training, the Senate seems
to have been influenced in no small
degree by the practices adhered to
in other countries. To say the least,
that is a poor basis upon which to
make our own determinations for II
we had followed the example of some
of our Allies we would have had no
conscription for overseas service, and
by this time we might we'll have
lost the war.
The real question is whether the
youngsters going into the Army are
receiving ADEQUATE training for their
combat duties General Marshall
says that they are, and he has op-
posed any restrictive" amendments
to the draft law on the ground that
they might lead to disaster" On
the other hand, there are those who
say--and their arguments are per-
suasive-that there ought to be
minimum training period of six
months for the eighteen year -olds.
Fortunately. the war has reached
the stage where debate on this point
probably is largely academic. Gen.
eral Marshall has said that as soon
as the military situation permits,
which may be in the near future"
the War Department will stop send
ing men overseas before their nine
teenth birthday. Presumably the
collapse of German military resist
ance will be the occasion for the
Inauguration of this policy, and that
cannot be far off.
In all probability it will come be-
fore the six-month requirement, if
finally adopted, can affect the flow
of requirements to the fronts. In
that event the Senate requirement,
while it might complicate the Army's
administrative problems, could hard
ly have any serious adverse effect
on the actual conduct Of military
operations.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Ernie Pyle
By David Laurence

From the Topeka Capital.
A great little guy with big heart,
Ernie Pyle is dead.
The most famed Of all war CORE
spondents was killed in the Pacific, and
because he forged such intimate links
between. home fronts and fighting fronts
his passing represents personal loss in
the minds of the American people. To
millions, he was the best buddy Of CT
Joe, and to fighting men he was a
sympathetic comrade
None was more valiant than he, for
always he feared death, even as he
courted it. And now he sleeps with the
brave, and there will be no more chal-
lenges to his shy but uncomfortable
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Protests Water Treaty

Protests Water Treaty
To the Editor Of The Star:
Your editorial Of April %, which
beamed in accord with the overwhelm-
ing ratification of the recent water
treaty with Mexico was indicative Of
politics rather than observation of the
drought bitten areas of the Southwest
United States.
AS an introvert who for IS years lived
not more than 16 miles from the So
called Mexican II Juana River (Which
is dried up for most of the summer
months, and that means most of the
year, I don't believe consideration
should have been given Ii Juana River
so as to distract public opinion. In
the East one wouldn't call it a creek.
Then, indeed, where will the reciprocal
water come from if the Colorado River
water is dumped into Mexico at the
rate of 100000 acre-feet year9
San Diego, Calf. hasn't had enough
water safely to guarantee protection
to her ever-increasing city population,
let alone her agriculture. Then why
must we consider enriching Mexican
soil at the sacrifice Of American re-
quirements?
Like the starving prisoners Of war
found in Germany, so will be the people
of the Southwest United States unless
reconsideration be given this acute wa
ter situation. L. e. FENSTERMAKER.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
The Alternative Is Ruin

In the weeks which will follow the
opening today of the United Nations
Security Conference at San Fran
cisco all of us should strive to
remember that the supreme purpose
of this meeting is to design some
instrument which will enable man.
kind to avoid the final disaster of
another world war
When the representatives of
nearly half hundred nations meet
to expound their views a great deal
of confusion becomes inevitable.
Some of the delegates will be seeking
to grind little axes of their own.
Others will be carried away by the
music of their voices. And most If
not all of them may be expected
at some time to lapse into the error
Of putting second things first. Be-
cause the delegates are human,
these digressions from the main
course cannot be prevented. But
they will not mater greatly so long
as they are not permitted to obscure
the real reason for this world
assembly at the Golden Gate.
Centuries have passed since men
of good will first began the search
for means of preventing war. And
the history of their experience-a
history of consistent failure-gives
no ground for optimism now. But
through it all one fact stands out:
These efforts have failed, not be-
cause men are incapable of organ
izing to prevent war, but because in
their hearts they have not been
willing to pay the price of peace.
Yet it is also perfectly clear that
the price of war has become meal
culably greater than the price of
peace, and it is upon that fact that
our hopes for the future must be
pinned.
The great conflict now moving into
its final stages has claimed uncount-
ed millions of lives-not only the
lives of fighting men, but also the
lives of old men and women and
little children who have been swept
up and carried to destruction by the
monstrous thing which we call total
war. Nor will the price of this war
end when peace comes, for disease
and starvation and black despair
will continue to take their toll long
after the guns are stilled. And even
after that there will remain with us
the shattered victims who did not
die and the bewildering social and
economic problems which will tax
the capacity of debt-ridden world.
But we know perfectly we'll that
this war has given us only fleeting
preview of what another war would
bring. A few of the new weapons of
destruction-still relatively crude
affairs-have been unveiled in the
closing stages of this struggle. But
in laboratories and on drawing
boards around the globe still newer
and infinitely more destructive de-
vices are nearing perfection" If
mad world marches off to war again
all of these will be turned loose on
humanity, and it is simply incon-
ceivable that civilization could sur
vive the slaughter.
It is because of this that it is so
important to remember that the one
great, overriding purpose of the San
Francisco meeting is to lay firm
foundation for the prevention OF
another war. 1t will not be easy to
maintain peace, and it will cost
something. Yet the only alternative
is war, and if we turn to that it will
leave us with nothing but ghastly
ruin.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Old Composition Books Consulted

To the Editor of Tie Star:
Your editorial in The Star for April
10 concerning "Mr Truman's Number"
was doubly interesting to me, since l
only last Saturday had done q little
hunting up on my own.
I came across list I had made, in
one of my numerous composition"
books saved from my school days, of
all the Presidents up to William How
ard Taft, who was then in ONCE in 1907,
and he was the twenty-seventh Presi-
dent. Grover Cleveland, serving two
terms but not consecutively, 18s5-1sS9
and 1893-l897, with Benjamin Harrison
serving a term between, lS89-l893. GER
tainly makes President Truman our
thirty-third President.
A great deal Of useful information
was accumulated in our composition"
books Of those days of long ago and
treasure mine. Also, on the next page
after the listed Presidents, came
across the beautiful poem. "Thanatop-
sis" written by william Cullen Bryant
That. too, I had searched for after hear
ing thrillingly beautiful tribute to
our late President on the radio.
Oh, the memories of our golden
school days of long ago! Yet it seems
such things are unknown to our pres
ent-day students. They either haven't
come to that yet" or have never heard
of many subjects we studied.
Thanks for the incentive to search
for and enjoy again my school days in
retrospect.
MRS. M. MINERVA WYMAN.
Evening star., 1945-04-25

may not happen in Norway. the Aus
trian Alps or the other remaining
German pockets" and we must be
ready for stiff battles against them.
Nevertheless no one should be too
surprised II the bark Of the Were
wolves" proves to be considerably
worse than the bite.
Evening star., 1945-04-25

Popular symbol of the difficult
to-understand is the railroad time
table. Due to Allied bombardment
the German railroad time table has
the added feature of being impos-
sible to believe.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
They Ignore You!

From the st. Louis Star-Ttmes.
It was never an easy thing to do, but
in recent months it has become virtually
impossible to make q waitress aware of
your existence.
Evening star., 1945-04-25

Every time Hitler telephones to
find out how his front-line troops
are making out he Is told that the
line is dizzy.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Letters to The Star
Skeptical of Traffic Projects
BenefittinS Motorists
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Let the public beware OF spending
millions for such street-trafiic projects
as the proposed subways and the Du-
pont Circle underpass. These are de-
signed primarily to aid motorists-to
relieve surface trafic congestion-and
will little increase the speed of mass
transit, or rather will decrease by only
a few minutes the overall time of the
average commuter between his home
and downtown destination when the
added time for longer walking distance
to and from stops is considered.
The average motorist may profit
slightly from the improvement in traf-
fic conditions to the downtown area,
but until terminal (or parking) prob
lens in that area are solved the aver
age motorist will gain little from these
traffic improvements.
1t will benefit few to gain few min
utes in driving downtown, if that saved
time is lost through increasing diff
Guilty in finding convenient parking
space.
If the fostering OF private transpor-
tation is considered to be paramount
in the solving of this city's transpor-
tation problems and, as result of this
erroneous conclusion, private transpor-
tation thus unwisely and uneconomical-
ly favored over public transportation,
then providing adequate, accessible
parking space is the first step in the
solution Of the transportation problem
within the District Without great ex-
pense to the public, 1t is doubtful II
there is solution to that flrst step
of establishing suficient terminal ia
cilities for private transportation, ex-
cept for a small percentage of poten-
tial motorists. r. o. DANIELS.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-11
BresIin Shines
in Spartan Drill

EAST LANSING. Sept. IL
(P-Jack Breslin, the Spartans'
triple threat fullback, is showing
the Michigan State College foot
ball coach staff that with three
weeks of drill still to 60 before
the opening game he appears to
be getting back into his old-time
scoring stride.
Scrimmaging with the first
string eleven, Breslin scored
three times in a goal-line drive
starting from the 50-yard line.
Breslin got off several 55-yard
boots in punting practise.
The pass combination of half
back Fred Aronson of Chicago to
end Bill Massuch of Lansing
clicked twice for considerable
gains.
Coach Charley Bachman was
settling his squad down to prac-
tise routine, toughening and
sharpening the "a candidates and
switching his team lineups in
search of smooth combinations.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-11
BY HUGH FULLERTON, JR.

NEW YORK, Sept. IL -CRJ-
Nelson met" Poe won't be
coaching the scrub football
squad at Princeton this year -
which doesn't necessarily mean
that Charley Caldwell will have
q Poe team means that the fami-
ly that was as much a part Of
Princeton tradition as Nassau
Hall, Prospect street or the
duckboards on the campus
walks in winter won't be repre-
sented for the first season in
some SIS years. Edgar Al
len, the eldest brother, was
quarterback on Walter Camps
first all America team in 1889
and was such a terrific tackler
that when a spectator asked if
he was related to the great
Poe"-meaning his uncle, the
poet-a Tiger ian scornfully re-
piled: why man, he is the
great Poe" Then came,
Net, Arthur, an All-American in
1899 and a great drop kicker,
Fresham, who later coached the
Freshman teams, and Johnny,
one of Princeton's greatest he
roes of World War one and
what those five brothers did TO
Yale in their playing days still
is mentioned only in hushed
whispers around New Haven.
STERILIZATION NOTE
Instead of giving tips on
horse, William Helis, who is
noted for having paid $4,000
for a nag that hasn't raced yet,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-11

Bob Nussbaumer, regular 1914
halfback from Oak Park, ILL.,, is
under process of separation from
the Marines and may join the
squad soon.
Other holdovers on deck in
clude triple-threat halfback Jack
Weisenburger of Mus k g n
Heights, Mich; Warren Bentz,
Washington, D. c., wingback;
Howard Yerges, second string
quarter from PIT. Pleasant, w.
Va; Hal Watts, fiery Birming-
ham, Mich, center, and three
guards, John Lintol of Detroit,
Cecil Freebooter of Indianapolis
and John Weyers of Page, N. d.
Freebooter and Weisenburger are
the only civilians.
Top recruits, mostly in the
17-year-old bracket. include Dan
Dworsky, 206-pound powerhouse
fullback from Sioux Falls. S. D.;
Ed McNeill. freshman end from
Toledo; Pete Elliott, Blooming
ton, H., halfback whose brother
Chalmers was a Purdue star in
1914: Dom Tomasi, Flint. Mich,
guard Walt Teninga, Chicago
halfback. and 233-pound Gene
Hinton, Drumright, Okla. tackle.
The Michigan schedule, which
includes six Big Ten games in
addition to the meetings with
Army and Navy in the East:
Sept. 15-Great Lakes; Sept.
22-Indiana; Sept 29-Michigan
State; Oct. Sat Northwestern;
Oct. 13-Army at New York;
Oct. 27-at Illinois; Nov. s.
Minnesota; Nov. 10 Navy at
Baltimore; Nov. II - Purdue;
Nov. 24-Ohio State
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-11
BengaIs Retain Lead
as Mats Split Two

OF skinny percentage points, but
the split left them a full game
back.
All Is not lost in the nations
capital, because Detroit heads
that way this weekend but
golden opportunity had been
missed. The Senators have only
IA more games to play to the
Tigers ID, five against Washing
ton.
Detroit opened the most inn
portant week of its pennant
drive without the services of
Hank Greenberg who had a
sprained ankle and Eddie Mayo
who was suffering from a bruis.
ed hip. They must play nine
games in the next six days, ia
GLIDING three doubleheaders.
Steve O'Neill had to be sat-
isfied with an even split in Bost,
on yesterday and had to scram-
BILE to get that. After bowling 20
Dave Ferriss who notched his
2lst triumph in the 90 opener,
the Tigers just did shadow EN-
nett ONeill on a first Major
League hit by Eddie Mierkowicz,
a Rookie just recalled from Buff
fslo. The score was FL, much
too close for comfort for Stubby
Overmire and Prince Henry
Dana who relieved him.
The Yankees proved they
aren't as bad as their recent ac-
tons would indicate when they
stopped Cleveand's Al Smith, s.
on Charley Keller's grand
sam homer in the seventh. Ernie
Bonham's five-hitter did the
trick. In addition to swapping a
five-game losing streak New
York over third place by a per-
centage point over st. Louis
when the Browns bowed to the
Athletics, SO, after taking the
first game, 80 on view Stephens
DIST homer.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-11
BY JACK HAND
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writer)

ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writer)
Detroit remains out in front
in the American League scram-
bic today because Washington
ran into a dose of its own night
ball medicine in Earl Caldwell,
4 midnight specialist from Chi
cago whose fast on dips and
darts in the moonlight.
Six victories adorn CALDWELL
l945 record and every one has
been earned under the beguiling
influence of Mr.. Edison's arc
lights. But the big one came
last night when he stopped the
Senators just when they had a
chance to catch the Tigers.
After routine the White Sox,
1914, in the first of a twi-night
doubleheader by the simple
method of scoring seven times
in the first inning, Clark Crit
fith's moonlight saving boys ran
into Mr.. CaldWeli's magic and
succumbed, "a.
A win would have boosted the
Mats into a virtual tie with the
Bengals. although they still
would have trailed by couple
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-11
Woluerine Grid Coaches Gloomy
But BoxoMce Reports Bright

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Sept. IL
Up - Only point of football
optimism at the University OF
Michigan Is in the box office,
where advance sales are running
double and triple those of 1914
and five recorders already have
gone to the ticket makers.
Michigan's first postwar grid
season may be a record-wrecker
ut the gate, but the smiles of an
ticipation don't extend to the
Wolverine board OF strategy,
headed by athletic director H. O.
(Fritz) Crisler whose Michigan
teams have won 48 games, lost
IL and tied two since 1898.
End of the war, with step
ping down of Navy and Marine
training, has brought marked
change in the makeup of the
Michigan squad, which, loaded
with service stars, lost only to
Notre Dame in 1943 and to In
diana and Ohio State last season.
Fewer than half the varsity
squad of so candidates are mill
tary affiliates, but several of the
top prospects still are in uniform.
Head man among the eight
lettermen is quarterback Joe
Ponsetto, Flint, Mich, Navy
trainee who is said to be one Of
the headiest field generals Girls
Ter ever produced here. Ponset-
to, left-foot conversion artist,
booted 25 extra points in 20 at
tempts last season.
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Sports Roundup
ev HUGH FULLERTON. JR.

gives a horse for a tip. Al
least, on closing day at Garden
State Park, Felix, the clubhouse
steward, was proudly telling
how Hells had promised TO give
him a horse-one that would
win lot of races. After
vainly trying to decide which
member of the big HeliS stable
it would be, Felix commented
soberly: Il hope It amt that
pericles.
SHORTS AND SHELLS
II Texas doesn't win the
Southwest conference title this
year, Southwestern sport scribes
will be 80 per cent wrong -
which is only fair average in
any section. The Rangers
Les Patrick tells National Hook
ely League bigwigs that it would
be a mistake 10 move IN
Brooklyn because Philadelphia
is a far better prospect
During the first game of the
Pony League playoffs, Manager
Lee Riley of Bradford (PaD
socked a homer and was called
out when the Jump ruled he had
been outside the batter's box
when he hit. Then Lou Urcho
walloped one for Batavia On.
" and the fans collected $500
for him. The Yankee stad-
ium Will get world series game
after all. The sixth game be-
tween the Homestead Grays,
Negro National League winners.
and the Cleveland Buckeyes,
Negro American League champs
is scheduled here Sept. %.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-11
M G. Bowler
Wins Watch

Harry Gahlau of Noun:
Clemens was one of the re-
cipients of a gold wrist watch
at the Detroit Bowling AS
sociation's dinner, celebrating
the 50th anniversary of tie
American Bowling Congress
held Saturday in Detroit.
Gahlau won the award as
a member of the Parisclean
team which won the Detroit
city championship last spring.
The watch is inscribed Harry
Gahlau, City Championship
1945, 1908, e. !"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-11

Verbose Pat Mccarthy, first
Sacker for the Airmen, certain
ly keeps the game alive with
his chatter at first. Or
chids for Umpire Richter for
calling the game last night. 1t
certainly pays to take precau-
tiOns SO that no one gets hurt
while playing in the dark.
Lenny Blumenschein returned
to the mound last night and he
showed that he has as much
control as he has speed. The
former has been his nemesis
all season.