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humbug," and later explained: Il said
the japanese matter is an expensive
humbug. did not mean humbug per
Sc. But owing to the utter indifference of
this Congress as to our Mexican affairs,
where our commercial interests are suf-
fering, where our citizens are so un-
protected, and where so many of them
are murdered, think the japanese DEM
onstration is humbug'
Winning Their Friendship
Representative Williamson Cobb of
Alabama voiced his opinion that: IF
this adjournment is to meet the jap
anese at the landing that We may
present something imposing, 1 will vote
against it, believing if we remain in ses-
sion, and conduct ourselves as we should,
and they visit us here, it will make a
much better impression upon them.
am in favor of cultivating the most
friendly relations with those visitors"
In bringing the matter up in the Sen
ate, the veteran former Governor. At
torney General and Senator from Ken
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that members may witness the landing
of our distinguished japanese visitors"
Representative Lawrence Branch Of
North Carolina pointed out that Here
is an embassy the arrival Of which upon
these shores will be an event, if not in
the political sense, at least in the COM
mercial history of this country So i'm
portant has it been considered by this
House that a few days ago we voted,
without a dissenting voice, to appropri-
ate $4,000 for the reception and enter
tainment of the embassy. Is it too much
when they are about to arrive at the
seat of our Government, in a national
ship, upon the invitation of the Nation.
that the House shall adjourn over so as
to give its members an opportunity to
pay the respectful attention that is due
to the Nations guests?"
We Were Highly Honored
Representative Edward J. Morris of
Pennsylvania commented that the re-
ception at the Navy Yard "is the most
impressive part of the whole proceed
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ings. Certainly nothing can be more
august, nothing more imposing, nothing
more proper, than for this embassy from
a distant country, which for more than
three centuries has been closed to the
Christian world, to behold the repre-
sentatives Of the people, with the Ex-
ecutive branch Of the Government, as
semhled together to do it honor. We
ought to remember that we are a pre-
ferred nation; that this embassy is sent
to us in preference to all other nations
of the world. We cannot do it too much
honor"
In different vein, the noted Sunset"
Cox Of Ohio said that he would like to
make a statement about this Japanese
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lucky, Senator John j. Crittenden re-
minded his colleagues: 1--WE all know
that on this day is to occur very re-
Japanese mission in this country-I
move that the Senate adjourn so that
we may all be afforded an opportunity
of witnessing it,
A Show Worth Seeing
Senator william P. Fessenden OF
Maine, later Secretary Of the Treasury
in Lincoln's cabinet, member Of the
Peace Convention of 1861 and author Of
the plan for issuing Government Bonds,
interjected that-"This idea of adjourn
ing the Senate for every show that
comes along is, to me, extraordinary. I
hope the Senate will not adjourn"
These two forensic gladiators engaged
in a spirited debate, and Senator Crit
tenden appealed to his colleagues-to
see "a mighty nation, known to history
for centuries upon centuries, now as it
were landing on our shores from the
other side of the worlds that no spec
tacle worth seeing?"
Representative John Sherman of Ohio
was appointed chairman of commit
tee to welcome the Ambassadors He
offered resolution that the Japanese
Embassy be invited to visit the House.
This was adopted.
Eyewitness Account
An eyewitness picture Of the En-
bassy's visit to the National Capital has
been preserved by Ben Perley Poore, a
veteran Washington correspondent,
early editor Of the Congressional Direc-
tory. He wrote in his "reminiscences"
q personal description Of the three Am
bassadors, that President Buchanan
entertained the eight highest dignitaries
of the Embassy at dinner party, at
which ladies were present" Regarding
the receptions at the Capitol he wrote:
"They paid one visit to the Capitol,
where they went in on the floor of the
Senate by virtue of their diplomatic po-
sition, and after short stay crossed the
rotunda to the House, where they took
seats in the gallery set apart Tor the
Diplomatic Corps. A special committee,
with John Sherman as chairman, wait
ed upon the three Ambassadors and in
vited them to take seats on the floor.
On their way they stopped to pay their
respects to Mr.. Speaker (William Pen
nington of New Jersey in his gorgeous
apartment, where they took glass of
champagne with him. They then went
on the floor and took seats at the right
of the Speakers platform, where the
members crowded around them. Some
children attracted their attention, and
Master Dawes (son of Representative
Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts,, later
Senator and chairman of the Commits
sion to administer the affairs of the
Five Civilized Tribes was taken on the
knee of the japanese chief Ambassador
while he was guest of the House
Mr.. Poore explained the principal OBJ
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When the First Japanese Embassy Came to Washington
BY Will P. Kennedy

Eighty-five years ago the first Japa-
nese Embassy came to Washington, by
invitation Of this Nation. The United
States Government had sent the frigate
Roanoke to bring them from Japan,
and appropriated $4,000 to pay their
expenses. They were brought up the
Potomac River aboard the steamer
Philadelphia, and landed at the WASH
ington Navy Yard, where q reception
was arranged by the commandant,
which was attended by many members
Of Congress, both houses having taken
recess for the purpose of greeting the
foreign guests. Later there were recep-
tions arranged by both House and SEN
ate and at the White House.
The three Ambassadors were attended
by q retinue of 68 others. They were
escorted from the Navy Yard by the
District Militia to quarters reserved for
them at Willards Hotel.
Members of Congress over this week
end are reading excerpts from the old
Congressional Globe dug out for them
by former colleague, Martin Smith,
who served in the House from Wash
ington State from 1882 to 1942, and is
at present q special assistant In the
Department of Justice Antitrust Divi-
sion.
Congress Expresses Interest
During debate in the House on the
proposal to take a recess or adjourn
ment for the Navy Yard exercises, caus-
tic opinions were expressed regarding
the much-to-do about the Japanese
mission. For example, the spectacular
Sunset" Cox called 1t "humbug." !"
Representative John d. Ashmore Of
South Carolina said "It is q thing un-
usual in the history Of deliberative
bodies to adjourn over to meet any
embassy, of any description or from any
country" Representative Cochrane Of
New York remarked-"theH House is to
adjourn to witness raree-show" Rep
resentative Schuyler Colfax Of Indiana,
later Speaker and Vice President, said
II trust that the public business Of the
country is not to be neglected in order
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-27
TT CAN COVER ALL

BECAUSE THE spade suit can
always cover any other suit at an
equal level In the bidding, many
veteran players call It the over
coat" This can be tellingly impor-
tant on many kinds Of deals. 1t en-
abies you to take the bid away
from an opponent without having
to bid one higher than he. and It
also compels him to bid one high
er than you in order to take the
bid away. This counts not only
when II involves one side or the
other getting into a contract
which can be made, but also when
q sacrifice bid can be ventured
without being beaten one trick
more than you can afford.
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Also Make
Half Game

CIeyeland. Aug. 27-AP-The De-
troit Tigers were ready TO walk
or run to the nearest exit to get
out Of this town today after the
strange events OF the week end.
who could blame them?
This is what happened to De-
troits pennant hopefuls:
They dropped three games to the
Indians over the week end. one to
the indomitable Bobby Teller.
But instead of losing ground, they
picked up half a game as the YAM
KEGS walloped the second place
Washington Senators four times.
Hence the Tigers, who entrained
for Cleveland Friday sporting a
one game lead In the tight Ameri-
can League pennant race now boast
a game and a half lead.
The O'Neill men found little con-
ISOLATION in the odd situation. how.
ever. for they were really bested in
two games Sunday, getting only six
hits In each game OF Cleveland
pitching.
Steve Gromek, Hamtramck,
Mich. product, beat the Tigers for
the third time this season while
Allie Reynolds won the other game.
Paul Dizzy Trout and Jim Tobin
were the losers, Tobin in a relief
role to starting pitcher AL Benton
in the seventh inning.
Detroit took a 10 lead in the
fourth inning OF the curtain raiser,
but the Indians amassed three un.
earned runs of Trout--one scoring
on his fielding error-to put the
game away.
The Tigers tried to make a ball
game out OF the nightcap and real
ly showed a burst OF scoring power
when they were trailing to / In
the first OF the ninth.
With one out, outlaw singled and
Culienbine drew q pass. Rudy York
then teed of one OF Gromek's fast
ones and sent II over the left field
all for his 13th homer Of the sea-
son.
With the score tied at 4.all, the
tigers looked as II they might get
away with the game, but then came
the last OF the ninth.
Tobtn, who had pitched hitless
ball in his first two innings in
the relief role. yielded single 10
Gromek. who was sacrificed to sec.
ond. Rocco then singled MIN in
and the game was over.
The Tigers will renew the base
ball wars Tuesday night when they
open a two-game series at st. Louis.
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Local Bows
Win Prizes

The winners OF the Izaak Walton
League Carp Rodeo, at the mill
race, near Island Park, Sunday.
were: Noel Avery, Jr., who won a
ball bat, and William Alexander
and Harold Duede, Who were
awarded glider kit each. The
Avery boy landed his fish with
fly rod; Billy Alexander used
tree limb, store Irvine and bread
bait. He caught the largest fish.
Harold Duede used a hand line to
land his carp.
Dick Norlander caught the other
fish landed Sunday.
Although some 80 persons, both
men and boys, attended. only AZ
boys were registered for the con.
test, limited officially to boys un.
DR.. G. P. Cooper, of he Institute
for fishery research Of the State
Conservation Department, Ann
Arbor, attended the rodeo with his
son. Richard, who was a contestant
Mr.. Cooper stated that, 1.-THE idea
Of a Carp Rodeo, advertising the
carp, in trying to get the general
public to make better use OF them,
is commendable.. II certainly has
the sanction OF the State Conser.
walton Department. Even though
the carp is not regarded by most
people as one OF our more desirable
sport fishes, the fact remains that
we have abundant carp in Southern
Michigan waters. In many Of these
waters, II is probably impossible to
get rid OF them. Let's make some
use Of them and catch them for the
fun Of It."
There were several members OF
the local chapter of the league
present; among them were, Arnold
Lennert, president; Alfred Angus
.tus, secretary; Clifford Krohn, 10.
cal conservation officer; Terence
Vincent, rodeo chairman; Bernard
W. Butler, secretary; Edmund Ter
rail-, contest chairman; Harrison
Matby, Louis T. Sass, Forest
Smith, Charles Evans, Duane Crit.
tenden, and Max Goldman.
Izaak Waltonians estimate that
several hundred carp are still in
the mill race, since many OF them
were not caught in the seine after
the contest was concluded. Those
carp caught in the seine were
turned over to the fish dealer.
Prizes will be given each day to
the first boy and girl who bring to
5l9 w. Cross St., the tail OF carp
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Sports Roundup

DeroAPFdders Bit mare that prefers to run without SHOES
fair grounds Saturday She
brsd t10
frontier handicap
Detrot-AP-Phn New York former world feather
Leon Spencer OF De-
10 In his last
Willis Of Detroit recent conqurer OF
Spencer
Great Lakes n-AP-Tom Harmon University Michigan
spanked College Asrs IS to win the Great
Michigan recently DISCHARGED
In the Army Air Forces did not score but
his ball carrying a couple OF his teams touehdowns
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he or she caught. A dozen prizes
will be given In this manner.
Boys registered in the contest
were: Billy Alexander. Harold
Duede. Kenneth Hawks, Terry
Hixson, Herbert Hardin. Joe Har.
din, Tom Markham. Bob Southgate,
Jr.. Bob Zero. Jim Patt. Donald
Crittenden, Richard Clough, Billy
Campbell. Oliver Jackson, Terry
Clark, Noel Avery, Stephen Avery.
Eldridge Brown, John Norlander,
Carlous Browning. Stewart Nor.
lander, Dick Norlander. Robert
Wilcox. Harry Vanadis, Ross Bran
in, Terry Allison. Don Stackhouse.
Ralph Duede, Dick Shauan. Ross
Banim, Richard Helmer, Raymond
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-27
Three Games Dropped by Tigers.

Dusde, Robert Hixson, c. D. Jones,
David Thomas, Alva Eardsley,
Ralph stitt, Amy Eardsley, Robert
Stapleton, Arthur Z. Alexander.
Raymond and Edward Thibold Of
Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-27
TO HAVE PLANE

Jackson-students in the aero
nautical science and industrial arts
classes at Leslie High School will
have a P-40 Curtiss Army plane
soon for use In classroom work.
The craft, one of the first to be re-
leased from Army surplus supplies,
can be used only for ground work.
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only game scheduled.

Sundays Results
ST. Louis 8, Chicago /.
New York 8, Brooklyn 2.
Philadelphia AS, Boston S.6.
Pittsburgh 1912, Cincinnati IL.
Today's Games
New York at Philadelphia, twi.
night.
Only game scheduled.
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Ho,o They Stand

Sundays Results
Cleveland 3-5, Detroit IA.
New York 81. Washington 81.
st. Louis 81, Chicago 81.
Boston 40. Philadelphia 3-i (nrst
game 10 innings.
Today's Game
Chicago at st. LOUIS, night.
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East could have set that two
tricks. with a heart ruff. the spade
A and two tricks in diamonds. II
West had been the leader and
opened a heart. But East had the
lead and in consequence set it only
one trick-a most profitable sac
rifice for North and South. Even
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-27

WASHINGToN-AP-- American
news correspondents now may en-.
ter Poland and Bulgaria. Making
this known Friday. the State De-
partment said neither nation had
made any promises regarding Gen.
sorship.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-27

Only generation ago household tasks drudgey-par-
ticulary for the woman in the home Today they are a
pleasure Why? of the comfort and convenience that
electric appliances have brought the American household
Electricity made the oldshoned way the wasteul way
Make your home today and your home better
Turn on the electric Hfe
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Fine Points in Bndqe

a trick penalty Of 800 would
have been worth while. With the
defense that was given. the set
would have been two tricks II
North had been obliged to bid six
in order to overcall the opponents
Eve. But since his suit was spades,
he could overcall at the same level,
and the opponents could not then
oyercall him without getting too
high.
A popularity about deals on
which either side could make q
game is that seldom does anybody
get o game In such cases. II 10
always profitable for your own
side to take a sacrifice. rather
than let opponents have a game.
So among hne players such deals
nearly always are played at q con-
tract which cannot be successful,
Even in those cases. however. pos
session OF the spade suit Is an adj
vantage. as "the overcoat" enables
you to make the setting one trick
less than II you had the lower
ranking suit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-27
Sports Calendar
TUESDAY

TUESDAY
Moose W.. Local $40, baseball.
Industrial League, Recreation Park,
6:15 p. m.
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dealer; South. Neither side
vulnerable.)
What Is the greatest unsounds
ness in the bidding methods OF
the high-ranking stars, as dis
played on this hand? Disregard
East-West holdings.)
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-01-01
Enters the Cat

Once upon a time there was a
ship. This ship had no cat. Cats
are no bad omen on a ship unless
they are leaving Then look out.
The day this ship from once upon
a time sailed away with its living
cargo of fighting men. there
came a cat aboard.
Now, before l enter this cat
story, | must make amends for
calling fighting men a cargo.
Fighting men are no cargo. Each
man is a cosmos to himself, nu-
cleus of the still greater nucleus
which is Free Democratic America
and Free Democratic Allies. But
a transport vessel, how safe and
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-01-01
WHAT'S UP?
BY Anders KruskOpf.

Somewhere in the South Seas
While the sweat is pouring down
my back (and that will not be tell
ing about the climate down here in
the South Seas, as 1 could well be
sitting in the ships galley or down
in it's engine ROOM, Tn going to
tell you about THE TWO DEVILS.
Furthermore, Tn going to use the
red part of the typewriter ribbon,
The black part is mostly gone, and
there is no supply here to be had.
Under any circumstances, what
else could you expect me to use
while talking about the devil, either
in singular or plural?
You have heard me give an
inkling in a previous issue about
these two devils. I shall now de-
scribe them for you more init
mately, or rather, I'll have the two
devils tell about themselves ror
you. 1t is the two Australian boys,
the twins, I refer to. Two devils,'
like these Australian boys, can be
found in America or Andalusia. I
don't want any Australian readers
to think that I'm after their skin.
1t is raw, unpublished material a
writer likes to deal with. And raw,
unpublished material can be found
all over the world They call them
selves 1.-TWO Devils" And l rather
like that heading. 1t sounds al
most like Jack London to me. I
got on to their handle, when one
of them let me hear what he wrote
on the Christmas card he sent
home.
Should this, my article, on its
way to my readers be picked up by
an Australian censor, I'd like to
put in a few lines reminiscing
about the 1.-TWO Australian An
gels" Mrs. Jordan, 1.-The White
Angel" of San FranciSco's water
front, who helped to feed all desti-
tute sailors years ago, and Sister
Kenny, "the Childrens Angel,
who has done so much for the vic
tins of infantile paralysis.
You want to know about me
WHAT'S UP?" starts one of THE
Two Devils" in his piece of writing
he gave me. His writing was frank
and direct. He is not pretending
That's why like him, in spite OF
all the mental torture he has
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-01-01

YOu have seen many ships i'll
the harbors with tincovers around
the hawsers. Coming down to the
docks in New York and San Fran
cisco in the pre-war days, talking
to the sailors aboard the ships.
l have been informed that the tin
covers We're put there to stop the
rats from coming aboard the ship
Clever these saiiormen and
and masters of the deep" l said
to myself. But there is another
side to this rat story and the tin
covers. The harbor captain of one
port gave me the dope on this.
The tins you see folded around
the hawser, are put there to pre-
vent rats from going ashore he
explained adding that he was sor-
ry for the good shipmates who had
to put up with the rats. But ships
coming from far away places,
where health and sanitation is not
the best may sometimes carry
rats infested with bubonic plegue
One of those beasts could bring
disaster to the whole population
of city. That's why the tins are
important. They are very impor-
tant. Penalties for not putin
them up are sometimes severe.
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fine it might be, may have been
built originally for trade. You
don't expect a bed of eiderdown
on it.
Who took the cat aboard? Well,
don't know. 1t is shrouded in
mystery AS cats hardly can be
expected to do dirty work, saho-
tagging good old U. S. A. where
they get hamburgers aplenty no.
one pad much attention to the
mystery of this cats entry. 1t
was on the ship as a shipmate
among shipmates. That's all. At
first it scampered lively about
smelling the fi.h oil used on the
decks to delay the rust. 1t took a
promenade towards III e galley.
Came night. A storm was in the
offing. The cat laid very still
right beneath the bulwark in the
passageway. The cat was down
with seasickness. You guessed it.,
shipmate. No one wanted to hurt
the cat where it lald, but when
the ship began to roll, the poor
cat received plenty of hard knocks
from someone's numbering legs.
The man who took the mental pic
ture of this cats predicament felt
/ very sorry for the creature. But
there was not much he could dc
about it, as he felt more seasick
than the cat, and was in muc'
agony. However, bad pains are OF
a short duration, as the old Latir
phrase has it. Came morning, and
our cat was in the pink. During
the night he had found his way
to the captains quarters anc
started his breakfast tapping milk
from the captains best coffee
saucer. After that it went back
and took a forenoon siesta on the
captains soft chair cushion. The
man who took the cat aboard was
perhaps swinging away in ham,
mock of canvas deep down in the
ships 'tweendecks. And perhaps
also his milk was plain water,
drunk out of a canteen.