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Evening star., 1945-07-08
Earlier Bid for Okinowu

Ed Creagh of the Associated Press.
writing to the Topeka Capital, re-
minds his countrymen that Okinawa
might have belonged to the United
States as far back as 1858. The
island for which America now has
paid with the lives Of thousands OF
her sons did not pass into the def
mite possession of japan until 1879.
It was known as Lew Chew or Lu-
Chu when Commodore Matthew
Calbreath Perry in the year first
cited, reported to Washington: I'VE
have, even now, all the control over
1t necessary for our present pur-
poses" The brisk and doughty
naval officer undoubtedly intended
to seize the whole archipelago, now
called the Ryukyu group, on his
own initiative, if the officials at
Yedo proved unco-operative. He
had come to the Orient to open the
Mikado's country to the world, and
he was determined not to fail in
his mission.
A difficulty, however, developed at
home. President Millard Fillmore
was an "expansionist" of a sort and
approved Perry's plans, but Franklin
Pierce, who succeeded him while the
commodore was negotiating with
the Japanese, insisted that: mo
violence should be resorted to except
for defense" The proposed occu-
patton of Lew Chew, Perry was in
formed, would not be indorsed by
Congress. Indeed, any such pro-
cedure would be regarded as "morti-
flying" The commodore therefore
refrained from taking Okinawa.
But, as MIR. Creagh explains, he also
had his eyes on the Bonin Islands.
They, too, as he considered them,
would furnish convenient ports of
refuge" for American vessels in
Asiatic waters. While he was wait
ing the arrival of supplies from the
United States, he visited Port Lloyd
on Peel Island, explored its vicinity
and purchased depot. The native
inhabitants of the place at that time
were paying tribute to both China
and Japan, and this double alle-
Evening star., 1945-07-08

tors made beautiful contrast with
darkness. Not that the men needed
light; they knew the pieces by heart.
Farm families came from miles
around-whole families in two-seat-
ed democrats. Elderly couples from
neighboring farms came together in
a fringed-top surrey. There were
young couples who sat holding hands
in stylish top buggies. Sometimes
the teams were put in the horse
sheds behind the church and the
town hall and people sat on blankets
around the common. mot too
close" father used to say. Music is
better at little distance" How
ever, young men Of eight or ten
summers believed that the nearer
they got the better the concert. The
applause was generous, and Eben
always gave his famous bow, an imi-
tation of the bow he had seen at a
big concert in the city.
1t did not matter that the audience
also knew the pieces by heart. The
music the band played was the
kind that lasted-stirring marches,
waltzes, and the folk songs that will
live forever: annie Laurie" "Swa-
nee River" Flow Gently, Sweet
Alton" and "Old Black joe" And
when at last it grew late, little
after nine, the band always played
Good Night, Ladies'" 1t was the
custom for every one to sing with
them. Out through the peace
full night echoed the sweet music,
slow in tempo, but gloriouSly melodi-
Gus as several hundred men and
women. boys and girls sang the be-
loved old song. The band concerts
may not have been great music, but
they were music from the heart.
Evening star., 1945-07-08
Sound Optimism
By the Req. John C. MILAN, D. D.,
Pastor of the PetUorth Methodist Church.

tensive and diabolical destruction of
life and property than man ordi-
narily can conreise of has been
practiced during the past six years.
Unless we have some other way
than this to build better world,
there is no hope.
The Christian, of course, will not
stop in this valley of dispair. He
will admit that the present world
is very much like lunatic asylum,
that the world is "out Of joint" and
that the evil deeds Of man obstruct
the light Of day. Yet he firmly
believes that man can rise to much
higher levels Of living and eventually
enjoy the better society of which
he now talks and dreams.
This optimism of the Christian is
based on two facts which he knows
to be scientifically proved. First,
Christianity has changed individuals
so that their lives have been con-
trolled not by material things and
evil desires but by great uplifting
spiritual and moral principles.
Christian ideals are not too gentle
and refined to control crude men.
Men of every type and level of de-
generacy have been made over by
Christian love into the type necessary
for building a new world.
Second, Christianity has changed
enough individuals into this nobler
type in certain communities act
ually to develop a new Christian
society. Great spiritual revivals are
on record which in two generations
reclaimed an almost completely de-
moralized society. In the 17th CEN
tury England, according to our best
historians, had reached spiritual
and moral collapse. Her best peo-
pie had lost hope. The fall of
England seemed inevitable. Then
came a great spiritual revival Be-
ginning with individuals. it spread
to all community and national re-
lationships. This great religious
movement mediated spiritual hope
and moral confidence in homes,
industry and government.
That is the way out. It is our
only hope. There is power in religion
to develop in men spiritual inde-
pendence that will enable them to
walk by faith and not by sight"
Evening star., 1945-07-08

throws revealing ray Of light on the
forgotten facts, as follows: THE Chron-
icle says that Mrs. Leland Stanford is
about to start for Europe, where she
will dispose of her collection of Jewels,
valued at over half a million dollars
Among the jewels is the famous En-
press Eugenie diamond necklace. for
which Mrs. Stanford paid a fabulous
price. The Chronicle says that the
reason for Mrs. stanford's action Is her
desire to make the Stanford Univer-
sity success. The litigation with the
Government over the Stanford estate
had tied up the income, and funds ara
badly needed to, maintain the univer-
sity. In order to raise the necessary
money, Mrs. Stanford win sacrifice her
jewels"
The author of 1.-The Light That Failed.
Plain Tales From the Hills sBarrack
Room Ballards" and
interviewing "The Jungle Book was
kiptino not easy to exploit az
newspaper copy" A
writer for the Boston Transcript ex-
planned IN The Star Of July s, 1895, how
difficult 1t was to persuade the cele-
brated Anglo-Indian literary genius TO be
human. Meeting Rudyard Kipling on
Central Vermont train. he had dared to
ask him: "Are you going to any place
in Particular" The author of "The
Light That Failed" etc, replied: young
man, I have been newspaperman much
too long for this sort of thing" All Of
which signified that Mr.. Kipling never
had been q newspaperman at all but
only was what Is known in newspaper
work as e trained seals who would not
understand what on earth to do with an
ordinary police court assignment.
Evening star., 1945-07-08

Some people see no hope for
better world Their belief is that
all attempts man has made to de-
velop decent civilization have been
thWarted by his own inhumanity.
When We have made strategic adj
yances in material culture and scien-
tific ingenuity we soon harness these
for our own destruction. The greater
the cultural and scientific advance
the more complete is our destruction.
These persons recognize, of course,
that religion has been considered
''the way out" but hold that such
method is too gentle and perhaps
too refined to ever control crude man
and his society.
We dare not treat such rationale
ing lightly. There is much going on
in the world today that tests our
faith to the limit. Military victory
is only checking the outward express
sion of mans evil designs. The new
Charter for world organization,
though skillfully and wisely created,
cannot in itself change such design
ing into the spirit OF world brother
hood. The wrong PHILOSOPHERS of
life held by many millions the world
over are the result of the work of
certain ideas through the centuries.
Deep feelings of hate and revenge
planted in mems hearts by the loss
of loved ones and the destruction
Of homes cannot be uprooted fully.
The antisocial feelings and desires
of men cannot be prevented from
influencing the pattern of any plan
for the future.
~
Furthermore. man (according TO
the facts of history has found it
much easier to place his faith in the
material forces than in the spiritual.
During the past generation when
science was thrilling the world with
its achievements, it seemed to be
quite natural to believe that these
advances eventually would dispei
ignorance and so develop intellectual
accuracy that mankind would con-
tinue growing and society continue
improving toward the golden age.
Results obviously have not justified
such a belief. The worst atrocities
known to man have been committed
during the past decade. More ex-
Evening star., 1945-07-08

out, the Japanese flag would come i'm
Philippine Commonwealth notwith-
standing. And that is about what hap
pened, though under circumstances not
then anticipated.
The Associated Press correspondent
wrote in his dispatch the other day that
Davao was an ugly, dirty, broken and
dishonored city, with American soldiers
avoiding the place and those Of its in
habitants who have not fed to the
mountains unsniiling and unforgiying.
They had been taught for many years
that their future lay with the Japanese,
rather than the Filipinos or Americans,
1t may be some time before they see
anything to make them think differently.
Evening star., 1945-07-08

Does any one remember when a
salt mine was supposed to be a place
of punishment, instead of an op-
portunity to accumulate fabulous
wealth?
Evening star., 1945-07-08

Paris allegedly has 100000 bicy-
cles. Fortunately, it also has several
hundred miles of level streets-no
hills to speak of-over which to ride
them.
Evening star., 1945-07-08

Mexico has launched crusade
against gambling. but matrimony
not yet is listed by the authorities
as game Of chance.
Evening star., 1945-07-08

There seems to be a general opin-
ion prevalent in OPA circles that no
matter how tough piece of meat
is, 1t is not fair to the public to lock
it up indefinitely in the cooler.
Evening star., 1945-07-08

In the old days young man used
to make headway with a girl by
inviting her to go with him to
ball. The idea is still good, If he
can find a meat ball.
Evening star., 1945-07-08

No woman will ever admit having
anything to wear-but it takes an
art model to get paid for not wear
ing it.
Evening star., 1945-07-08

When was there the Philippine Sec
retary Of Commerce and Agriculture
estimated that of 100000 acres of land
under Japanese control, 72000 acres were
held In violation of the Philippine land
laws. A government agent had gone to
Davao few months previously and
issued lease cancellation orders affect
ing some 1000 japanese, and Filipino
constabulary officer, with so constables,
was sent to evict the japanese. The
Japanese declined to be evicted. The
constable marched his men back on the
boat and left. I asked the constabulary
officer why he didn't carry out his or
ders. He said, "What could SO men do
against 4,000?" / asked him what the
Japanese said to him. He answered:
They said they will die first" They
undoubtedly meant it. In fact, they we're
rather prophetic.
The land deals were profitable for the
Filipinos. They could lease the land for
10 centavos an acre, then sublet It to the
Japanese who supplied the capital and
the brains and paid the Filipinos 10 or
Is per cent OF the plantation profits.
That may be the reason the natives in
Davao were so sour when the Japs
moved out ahead of the incoming Amer
leans. No more 10 per cent for them.
Perhaps the Philippine Commonwealth
might have made deal with the Japa-
nese and recognized their undisputed in
dustry by making their acquisition of
land legal in every sense. But the Amer
leans who lived In Mindanao which in
some places is real garden spot of the
world, were pretty skeptical. They be-
lieved that when the American nag went
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05
PAA To Operate 4-Engine LOckheed COnstellatiOns To Speed Redeployment

SAN FRANCISCO - To help speed troops across the United States in the giant redeployment program, Pan American World Airways announced today that it will operate coast-to-coaSt, four engine Lockheed Consultations of the Air Transport Command in stead of the smaller CAY twin engine equipment.
 This announcement reveals that the airline has been operating for some time the first scheduled non- stop service in the country's his tory. In this service, Pan Ameri- can sets what is believed ot be an all-time record for trans -continen- tai service by making a scheduled round trip, August 1920, from San Francisco to New York and return to San Francisco in less than "A hours.
 The five Consultations Pan American will operate will deliver twice the number of troops in half the time that could be accom- plished with the fifteen twin-en- zine transports formerly operated by the airline under the Army's redeployment program.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05
BETTY LOU CAVOTA HURT BY SPEEDING AUTOMOBILE

Betty Lou Cavota, 9-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fred Cavota, who reside on Third Ave nue, was injured yesterday by a speeding automobile driven by John Dusenberg, a USED. work CT.
 The child was playing alongside the street in front of the home of J. C. Pierce with other children, started across the street when she was struck down by the car. She received a cut on the head and other bruises, but no broken bones. The driver of the car had no license and is held entirely to blame for the accident.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05
ENGAGEMENT OF JEAN DUSTIN ANNOUNCED

Word has been received here of the engagement of Jean Dustin to Sgt. George Jacobson, who has recently returned from service in Germany. Miss Dustin is the daughter of Mrs. Muriel Dustin, manager of the Alaska Brokerage Co.,, and was born in Nome, while her father, the late Charles Dus- tin, was employed by the Ham, mond Consolidated Gold Fields here.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05
LAST SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR THIS YEAR ARRIVE IN NOME

With the arrival of Mary Ellen Sprole from Cedar Falls. Iowa, and Ann Stoken from Anaconda, Montana, the staff of the Nome Territorial School is now com pleted. School is scheduled to open next Monday morning at nine o'clock. The following list is the complete staff
 J. w. Thompson, Superintendent, Olaf Halverson, Ann Stoken,
 Mary Ellen Sprole, high school. Elizabeth Judish, 2 and grades. Clara Willard, 5 and 6 grades. Florence Wassman, 3 and
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05
VISITING IN NOME FROM SOLOMON

MT. and Mrs. Richard Lee, Jr., and two children are staying at the Wallace Hotel after driving in from their mining camp at Solo, mon.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05

grades. Wilma Thompson, 1 and 2 grades.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
ST. Mary's
High Notes

Upon entering room EOS, eyes
are Immediately attracted to the
colorful history posters. They
contain pictures of the inven-
tons such as Bells, telephone;
Fulton's, steamboat; light
Brothers, airplane; Ed ison s
lights, and numerous illustrations
of the improvements of commun-
ication and transportation, which
were made during the Industrial
Revolution.
These contributions can be at
tributed to the Sophomore Mod
ern History class. Arthur Roul-
seau and Dorothy Unze aiN
among those meriting special
mention.
The latest attraction in the
upper halls is the two brand
new service flags hanging above
the Junior class door. Bernard
DeSmith and Edward Moran left
yesterday morning for service in
the armed forces. They were
given farewell party by their
class in the club rooms Monday
night.
Dorothy Y0chum and
Gertrude Angermeier
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST
North Avenue at Hubbard
Mount Clemens, Michigan

Sunday morning Service at
1890.
Sunday School at HAS a. m.
Wednesday evening meeting
at 800.
Reading Room: 16 North Wal
nut Street (Kresge Building),
open weekdays, except Sundays
and holidays, from l1:00 a. m.
until 500 ,. m. Saturdays until
900 p. m
The public is cordially invited
TO attend the church services
and make use Of the Reading
Room.
This church Is a branch Of
The Mother Church, The First
Church of Christ. Scientist, in
Boston. Mass.
Life" will be the subject of
the Lesson Sermon in all Christ
ian Science Churches through
out the world on Sunday, Janu-
airy 81.
The Golden Text John 17:3)
is: This is life eternal, that they
might know thee the only true
God, and Jesus Christ, whom
thou hast sent"
Among the Bible citations is
this passage deuteronomy 5:
6, y: Il am the Lord thy God,
which brought thee out of the
land of Egypt, from the house
of bondage. Thou shalt have
none other gods before me-
Correlative passages to be read
from the Christian Science text
book, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy, include the follow
ing (340): THE divine Princi-
pie of the First Commandment
bases the Science of being, by
which man demonstrates health,
holiness. and life eternal"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Corner of Cass and North AYES.
Rev. Alfred T.. Landon. Minister
Sunday, January 81

1890 Morning Worship. Ser
mon: Each For All" Choir
anthem, Lovely Appear" (Gou-
nod. Solo by Helen Gauper,
II VIII Lay Me Down in Peace"
(Buck). Miss Lois V. Harper,
organist- director will play Lar
GO (HandeD for the organ pre-
lude, "Nocturnc' (Schumann)
for the offertory and March
(Hoellander) for the postlude.
1900 Church School classes.
5:45 Youth Fellowship young
people will attend a union young
peoples service at the First
Presbyterian Church. The church
is now in the midst Of re-de-
corating program, but services
will be held in the dining room.
Thursday, January %
10th Anniversary banquet, DR..
Sidney ID. Eva, speaker.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
Chinese Woman Ordained
to Anglican Priesthood

love peace, work together with
others tremendously, they stand
a better chance il they come
from homes where there Is love,
security and mutual sharing. A
white child goes out from such
a home with security SO he can
be gracious to people outside his
group, outside his race. A Negro
child from such an environment
is less hurt by discrimination and
is more able in spirit to rise
above it,"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
MARANAIHA
FUNDAMENTAL CHURCH
North at Pine.
Rev. William e. Dunn, Pastor

Services for Sunday:
$50 a. m. Bible School for all
ages.
HOO a. m. Morning Worship.
Join the service Of song. Special
message in song and the theme
of the morning sermon is, The
Purpose of Reconciliation
$50 o. m. Maranatha Young
Peoples League.
7:30 p. m. Special service of
music tonight. Hymn Concert by
the Choir as we'll as instrumental
numbers by various talent.
Music lovers will enjoy pro-
gram -of-tiais type composed
nearly all of music. Bring a
friend.
Tuesday evening, 100 p. m.
A continuation of the graded
Bible Study for all adults. This
class free and open to all. Bring
your Bible and pencil.
Thursday, 2:30 p. m. Mid
week circle of prayer for the
ladies of the church.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
Sunday School
Lesson
Text: Matthew 1921
BY WM. +. GILROY, ID. ID.

Jesus knew and understood
man both at his best and at his
worst. He knew what was in
man. says the record, and
knowing man He did not trust
Himself entirely to man, and He
warned His disciples to beware
of men, Those are sad words,
but they are justified by the
tragic realism of life and history;
and Jesus was a realist.
In the quiet, peaceful years of
Victorian optimism, with its
amiable view Of man, and its
atmosphere of benevolence, we
would have considered il incon-
ceivable that in twentieth CEN
fury civilization men on a vast
scale could be guilty of the
cruelty with which millions of
innocent, unoffending people
have been done to death. The
retaking Of areas, in Poland for
instance, where the worst atroci-
ties were perpetrated, has proved
beyond a doubt the torture and
slaughter of masses of people
who had no part in the war, eX-
cept as its victims. These things
were done by man-whom some
modern philosophers have taught
us to regard as good and be-
nevolent creature.
Jesus knew better. The an
Gent world had its toll Of afro
Cious deeds done by man to his
fellowmen.
But being a realist, Jesus also
saw man at his best, and knew
all he was capable of becoming.
SO, He said, How much is a
man better than a sheep.' And
He compared lost and fallen man
to lost sheep, about which a
good shepherd was more con-
cerned than about the ninety
and-nine safe in the fold, giving
himself no-rest until he had
found it.
This, also, is realism. For
man at his best is good, and
there is plenty of evidence Of
the goodness of man. Even in
the midst of today's atrocities,
while murderers have been at
work on a vast scale, there also
are those who are willing to
accept every danger and will
give all that they have to stop
the barbarism.
Jesus thought that man was
capable of redemption, and He
gave all He had to redeem man.
Paul believed that the power of
God unto salvation was suffi-
cient to redeem any man. There
were none who were beyond the
reach Of the gospel.
II is profoundly necessary that
we should see man as Jesus saw
him, both at his best and at his
worst. If we had taken proper
account of evil in human life,
if we had believed what man
was capable of doing when
guided by wrong purposes and
false PHILOSOPHERS, we might
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19

have acted in time and pre-
vented this terrible twentieth
century tragedy. Will we for
get the lesson learned at such
terrific cost, and again allow
evil men and evil nations TO go
about their ruthless plans and
ways?
There is danger always, both
in our own country and in the
rest of the world, when we re-
fuse to realistically face evil
men and their evil purposes.
Criminals thrive in a complacent
and apathetic community. But
it is needful that, in checking
evil men, we do not lose faith
in man. If we follow the example
of Jesus we shall be saved from
the cynicism which is very real
menace in time of war and in
postwar reactions.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
GILBERT MEMORIAL
BAPTIST CHURCH
New Street at Cherry
Joseph Grosa, Minister
Residence, IL LOdewyck Avenue

Residence, IL LOdewyck Avenue
GAS am. Sunday School with
class for every age. Children
and adults are welcome.
100 am. Morning Worship
Service. Sermon topic: Christ
mas on Christ's Terms" Music
by the Junior Choir and the
Chapel Choir. Junior church for
children under II. Nursery care
70 babies.
5:45 pm. intermediate Young
People will meet with the Pres
byterian young people for spe-
cial program, fellowship and re-
freshments.
$50 pm. Youth Fellowship
for Senior and Junior groups
meeting separately for devotion
and program.
1880 pm. Evening Evangelis-
tic Service with sermon theme:
Moses, The Man of Decision"
Special music and a lively song
service led by John Riley.
Wednesday, 7:45 pm. Mid
week Service OF prayer, praise
and Bible study conducted by
the pastor.
Thursday, 1870 pm The Wom-
ans Christian Union will meet
at the church with program, de-
votions and refreshments.
The public is cordially invit-
ed to attend these services.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
New Street at Cherry

Rev. j. l.. Kennedy, Pastor.
Sunday 1890 a. m.-"The
Hand on the Door" or a study
in opportunities. =
Church School at Twelve
Noon.
Union Youth Meeting 5l45 p.
m. when Presbyterian Young
People entertain groups from
the Baptist, Methodist, and Epis-
copal churches. Worship, adj
dress, fellowship refreshments.
The speaker is/the Rev. Henry
Walch, of Plymouth. DR.. Walch
is the summer conference di-
rector and vesper leader for
youth.