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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-18
Instrument Fits Challenge.

BY the inScrutable DEGREES of
Providence. one war President fell
at his post, stricken by premature
death. StralghtWay another chosen
son of destiny ascendS the pilot S
deck and without tremor or devia-
ton from its plotted course, the
American ship of State advances
unimpaired towards the conSumma-
ton of victory through justice and
towards the haven of long desired
peace. The instrument is fitted to
the challenge of the times.
In Harry S. Truman the people
of the United States salute a worthy
helmSman OF their political course
and a commander in chief of their
armed forces who brings to his high
responsibilities precious qualities of
prOvidential leadership. His steadi-
ness Of character, broad human
sympathy, proven wisdom in the
administrative requirements, great
love of his fellowman, and forti-
tude of soul in following his deter
mined plans, have kindled new de-
termination and unity in all the
corners Of our country
Comdr. O'Callahan, who has been
recommended for the Congressional
Medal of Honor, delivered the ad-
dress to the graduating class. Twenty
Of their number. now in the armed
services. were awarded degrees in
abSentia.
Shipmates Are Praised.
DEPRESSING from the text of a pre-
pared address which made no men
ton of war, he said he had been
made by accident the symbol of
the unheralded thousands of chap
lainS serving in the Army and Navy
In accepting this honor" he told
/ the Georgetown president. Il realize
you expect me to share it with the
hundreds of my shipmates who faced
death unafraid amid the explosions
that rocked the Franklin on that
date of March 10 when it was
bombed off the coast of Japan. The
whole world knows how completely
they set about to accomplish what
( seemed then a hopeless task-to
save that ship. And they did save
the ship.
! Those men said Comdr. O'Calla-
/ han, ARE the real unSung heroes
/ the representatives of an epitome of
heroiSm. BY an accident of fate /
have been made merely a symbol of
their heroism."
To the Georgetown graduates, he
urged that they take life seriously, -
but suggested that they do not take
themselves too seriously Who takes
himself seriously is overconscious of
his rights; who takes life seriously
is fully conscious of his obligations,
! he said
Comdr. O'Callahan, a former Holy
Cross teacher. took postgraduate
mathematics at Georgetown in 1885,
8. A brother, Neil O'Callahan of
New York City, attended the com
mencement. Also attending was a
first cousin, Capt. Richard Casey
on duty here at the Air Transport
Command.
Degrees were conferred on the fol-
lowing:
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.
Bachelor of Arts
Boucher Robert X; +0,Donnell. R. J.
-Callahan, John H. Wright, Thomas B.,
DAILY, w. A, S. J. cum laude
Bachelor of Science in Pure Science.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-18
Georgetown Citation
ExtoNs Truman as a
Chosen Son Of Destiny

Georgetown University yesterday
paid tribute to President Harry S
Truman as chosen SOB of des-
tiny under whose 'prrvidential
leadership the American ship of
state is advancing unimpaired to-
ward the contamination of victory
through justice and towards the
haven of long desired peace"
More than 5000 relatives and
! friends of the university's class of
234 graduates attended the colorful
outdoor ceremony of the 146th an
nual commencement, Of the grad
yates, 1913 from the medical and
dental schools were awarded COM
missions in the Army and Naval
/ Reserve.
! The audience roundly applauded
after the very Rev Lawrence C.
German. S. j., Georgetown presi-
dent, read the citation in Latin,
awarding an honorary Doctor of
Laws degree to the Chief Executive.
President Humans unavoidable
absence made it necessary for him
to designate Senator Dennis Chavez
Of New Mexico. Georgetown law
alumnus of 1920, to accept the de-.
gree in his behalf. Mr.. Truman is
the first President to receive a
Georgetown degree. although for
mer President Herbert Hoover was
thus honored when he was Secre-
tary of Commerce.
Chaplain Hero Acclaimed.
Center of attraction at the COM
mencement was modest 1t. Comdr
Joseph T. O'Callahan, the heroic
Jesuit chaplain of the aircraft car
rier Franklin. The crowd gave him
a tremendous ovation when DR.. Ed
mund A. Walsh, S. j.. vice president
of the university, conferred a Doctor
Of Laws degree upon him.
President German also conferred
Ii. D. degrees upon Vice Admiral
Ross T. Mc1ntire, surgeon general
of the Navy, whose medical skill,
the citation said. has safeguardad
the health of millions of our men.
Similar honors were given two
oNo4 SIto"Il IiItiI, UOllll L. LdSheN
who taught criminal law for 81
years, and John E. Colliflower, now
chairman of the Georgetown Uni
VerSity new hospital fund.
The citation for President Tru-
man, for which English TRANSACTIONS
were provided, said:
The presidency Of the United
States by its very nature is at all
times and under all circumstances
supreme trust and a measure of
the confidence of our people. In
time of war it becomes the central
and focal point Of national unity
and the predestined bulWark of an
embattled Nation where all minds
and hearts converge as a symbol
of security. Moreover in the pres
ent unprecedented world tragedy.
the presidency has become, as it
were a sound rock of international
stability in the tumultuous seas of
unlooSened passion and physical
disaster.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
Clio Loses Plea
For fGMC Raises

General wage increases-f for
1000 employees of Harrison Radia-
tor division of GMC, Lockport.
n, Y, and a union proposal TO
abolish an incentive-wage plan,
were denied Saturday by the
WLB.
The UAW-CIO sought to scrap
the current incentive plan IN
favor of wage increases in a move
to equalize wages at the Harrison
plant with those of General Mo
tors plants in Tonawanda and
Buffalo.
The union contended that a
lower wage standard in the HIar-
fiSon division had resulted in de.
creased efficiency and loss of
production. Van Kennedy, WLB
hearing officer, ruled also that
the company extend the present
incentive plan to all operations
for which "it feels that sound pro-
duction standards can be set,
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
The Rules

Here arc the rules of the Hero 81 Home
Contest a. ,.,,..
AN entries must be mailed - hero
a. Home " The Detroit Times. 1870 Cass'
A letter must be original and written
The letter must be no more than 400
words IN length
4 The entry must be poEtmerked no
later than midnight, Monday. FEB. le.
s The decision OF the contest ludgcs
viii be hnAl concerning all entries as vel
Ht rules and regulations governing Tue
competition
Writer oi the winning entry vii be
awarded $50 in var bonds, writers a.
the 10 letters adjudged the next best cAchi
will he awarded a pair 81 tickets Tor ~
Be Seeing YOU during the picture
current nun A. the Michigan Theater
T. Any Detroit woman Is eligible 20 enter
the contest except employees and members
~ immediate families ~ cmpoyeS ~ The
p-,roit Times. the Michigan Thcater or
lie hlm company producing the picture
4. No entries vii be returned
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
illustrated Lectures
Al Art Institute

Francis w. Robinson, curator
Of European art, will conduct
four illustrated lectures on the
subject From Illuminated Man
uSCript 10 Printed Book on
Wednesday evenings at $50 from
Feb. u through Mar. IA at the
Detroit Institute of Arts.
Subjects of the individual lee
lures are: Feb. p, The Begin
nings OF Medieval Book Illus
tration"; Feb. %. Illuminated
Manuscripts in the Dark Ages (;
Mar. Z, "RomaneSque and Gothic
Manuscripts: and Mar ia, The
Cradle Books Of Printing.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
Torch Slayer Plans
Appeal in Ontario

Counsel for John Shemko, AZ
sentenced 10 hang in Windsor
March - for the torch murder OF
Frank Scibor. war worker and
farmer, said Saturday that the
case would be appealed TO the
Ontario Court of Appeals,
Scibor's charred body was
found last September in the
burned ruins of his auto in a lane
at his farm.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
Allied Airmer
Traded for Germans

ZURICH, Feb. II QNS) Allied
airmen, including more than 100
American flierS, left Zurich today
for Rome after being exchanged
for a similar number of German
interneeS.
The Americans were members
of crews which had been forced
10 land in Switzerland after their
planes were damaged in air raids
over Germany and ItalY
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
DRIVE FROM NORTH DUE

TINS declaration marks the first
authoritative Allied statement re-
garding the possibility of an Of
fensiye against Germany from the
north. With such careful scrutiny
and editing that these important
communiqueS receive, il cannot be
assumed that the a d d ition OF
north" was an accident or over
sight.
Amphibious warfare has been
used ry-lIttie II recent months
in the Europe campaign.
Nevertheless Germany now IS
faced with the threat OF an Allied
seaborne landing in one OF the
following areas:
IN orth Sea coasts OF
Netherlands, Germany and Den
mark
2-Southern coast of Norway.
3-Coast of southern Den
mark and German coast in the
Baltic.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
Fund Shy
Only Sll,24O
Must Get h Quickly
or Surrender $4,000

The campaign TO obtain $3.50
600 for the projected Detroit His
torical and Industrial Museum
still lacks Sl1,240 of its goal,
Frank Cody chairman OF the
campaign committee, said Sat-
urday.
UNLESS this comparatively
small balance can be obtained
within a few weeks, the COM
mittee will be compelled to re-
turn approximately $4,000 al
ready received" Cody said,
Cody revealed that the fund
now stands at S23S, 760
Following are donations of SlOC
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
Woodward Says:
Ndziis FdCinQ
Death Griip
Victory Blueprint
Calls for Might
BY CLARK III. WOODWARD
Rear Admiral. 4. 5. Navy

Copyright le45 international News Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. II QNS)
The two most momentous de-
cisionS of the recently concluded
Crimean conference were TO unity
the American, British and Russian
military machines and to attack
Germany's Inner citadel from
all directions.
Already British and American
long-range bombers have launched
attacks on strategic targets in
eastern Germany in advance of
Russian forces. This is the first
time that forces Of the three ma
tions have participated in Joint
air-land operation.
FULL CO-ORDINATION
With regard TO future opera
tionS 1t is expected that the Red
army's offensive. in the East will
continue on an intensified scale,
while the British-American offen-
Sive along the Western Front un-
doubtedly soon will be fully de-
veloped.
The latest Big Three declara-
tion, however, has a new strategic
aspect not previously included-an
offensive from the north.
The communique says:
"The timing, scope and cO-or-
dination of new and even more
powerful blows to be launched
by our armies and air forces
into the heart Of Germany from
east, west, north and south, have
been fully agreed and planned in
detail"
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18


committee, which had the bill
Under V1ntFol.
~ was not bribed TO release
the bill to the Senate floor" the
former laWRaaker said, ''H0th-
ing was said about money until
after the committee had APP
prove" the measure"
He testified, however, that after
reporting the bill TO the floor, he
asked the Senate to postpone con-
sideration for five days That mo-
tion carried by the close vote of
IA 10 l3.
III was then that talked
about money for the first time
with officials of the Michigan
State Dental Society,"" he con-
tinued. IL told Henry Gerber,
the soCiety's executive seCre-
tary, that l would need $1,000.
TELLS OF GETTING 500
THE following day Gerber
came to my room In the Olds
II HOte by appointment. He
brought with him DIR. Clarence
j. Wright of Lansing, who was
chairman of the sOciety's legis-
lative committee.
"Dr. Wright handed me an
envelope which contained 500
in cash"
Howell told Judge Carr and
Special Prosecutor Sigler that he
then called BenZie and Shea 10
his room individually and gave
each 500.
They had been asking me for
money In connection with this
dental BILL" the witness said.
Sigler asked If the dentists
made him a hero because of his
important part in getting the bill
enacted.
II don't like to be in the role
Of a hero" Howell replied "But
1t had been a, long, hard fight"
did they carry you on their
shoulders and parade you TO
the hotel" the prosecutor
asked.
THAT is right" the former
senator answered with a sheep
iSh grin.
EXHIBITS $1,000 CHECK
Sigler introduced a Cancelled
check made out TO Or. Wright
by the dental society for $1,000
He Contended the check was tc
reimburse the Lansing dentist for
the money paid Howell. The $500
difference between the amount ol
the check and the alleged bribC
was not explained.
DR.. Wright and Or. NJ. 6. Dc
Villlers of Detroit have pleaded
guilty to the bribery indictment
The remaining defendants are
Benzie, Nagel, Gallagher, former
Rep. Francis J. Nowak of Detroit
and Dr. Edwin {. Chamberlain oi
Grand Rapids, for 80 years trea-
surer of the state dental society
The name of Senator Stanley
Nowak of Detroit entered the
bribery case for the first time
today.
QUERY ON SENATOR NOWAE
! Sigler asked Or. JaXtimer:
Did you know that $50 was
paid senator NOwak by DIR. +.
&. McGuigan OF Dearborn"
CDR. McGuigan was assigned
10 contact Senator Nowak on
the dental BILL" the witness
answered. Senator Nowak's
wife was about To be confined
and he had no money. lie con-
suited DIR. McGuigan. l under
stood that DIR. McGuigan took
care OF the matter"
Sigler then produced a letter
written by DrIAlcGuigan 10 the
State Dental Society in which h'
said:
"My task has been completed
without witnesses
In another letter, DR. Jaxtimel
/ wrote.
Here's the bug under the
rug. How much money can the
legislative committee of the
society allocate 90 Wayne
| County. The boys seem TO be
somewhat shy OF dough. We
have spent considerable here
and need some more, See II
you can get it,
This letter was addressed 4
! Henry Gerber. executive Sccre
tary of the society. The fina
sentence was underlined.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
POTENTIAL THREATS

Regarding area number l, the
most important sea portS-wlth
relation TO a northern offensive
against Germany - are Emden,
Bremen. Hamburg and the Kiel
Canal, opposite CuXhaven. This
portion of the coast always has
held q potential invasion threat
for Britain.
These are all within a range
of 275 miles from the British Isles
and have the prospects of re-
ceiving continuous naval support,
once the operation has been
undertaken. Any one of these
ports would be a great prize.
As for number t2), a landing
in this area would be aimed at
cutting off German troops in
northern and central Norway and
forcing the German high COM
mand 10 diSpersc further its al
ready limited forces.
BASE FOR U-BOATS
An estimated 100 undersea raid
ers. the bulk of Germany's last
striking weapon on the Allied
controlled Atlantic-are based on
Norwegian harbors and fjords.
Several divisions are retained in
Norway 10 protect these bases,
showing The great Importance the
enemy attaches TO them.
Landing anywhere in area (3)
presumably would be made by
Russian amphibious forces, as
there is only a remote possibility
that British or American naval
units would attempt TO force the
Skaggerak and Kattegat into the
Baltic, passage TO which undoubt-
edly is obstructed by mine fields
tNote-The opinions expressed and the as
sections made herein are my own ana are no
20 be construed as official or rejecting In an
way the views Of the navy department or th'
naval service at large
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18

Senate in 1910 He had served
four terms in the House. The
dental conspiracy indictment was
the third in which the Carr-Sigier
grand jury had accused him. He
is under a three-year sentence as
Il bribe taker in the small loan
bill case.
Earlier former Senator Chester
NJ. Howell of Saginaw admitted
on the stand that he took S700
from the Michigan State Dental
Society for his aid in passing the
measure to prohibit advertising.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
HOWELL KEY FIGURE

Howell explained that he was
the key figure in the fight be-
tween the advertising dentists and
the state society because he was
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
Hero dtHonne
DeddIineNedr
$3.50 Prize Awaits
Woman Winner
BY JERRY PETIT
n,trnLt limo. CONTEXT laIter

War bonds IN the amount Of
$50 await the Detroit woman
who wins the Hero al Home"
contest EPoUSored by this news
paper IN cooperation with the
Michigan Thcater. Deadline for
the competition Is mi d nj 6 b I
Monday.
The contest is based on the
film "IIl BE Seeing YOU which
opened Friday at the Michigan.
i IS the first wartime film deal
ing with the emotional reaction
Of a soldier returning 10 the home
front and IL poses problems
which Will be faced in thousands
a. American homes when heroes
EettFH from overseas,
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
HOWELL MADE A HERO

INV NlfhDL ~ IlIAhO
Questioned by Special Prose
eutef=kim- -Sigter1ifoweII said
that after taking the money, and
after the bill was passed. the
dentists made him a hero and
paraded him from the capitol on
their shoulders.
II did not keep all of the
$40 for myself" ex-senator
Howell protested. II gave 500
each TO Senators ID. stephen
BenZle and Henry +. Shea"
Howell and Shea have been
given immunity in this case by
Judge Carr Benzie, who lives in
Norway in the Upper Peninsula,
is a defendant.
Dramatically, Benzie arose
from his seat, walked TO Howell
on the witness stand and stood
glaring at his former colleague.
CONFRONTS HOWELL
"You know never took
money from you In my life, and
never was In your rOom," Benzie
asserted angrily.
THAT is not true" Howell
replied. But Judge Carr ruled
Bcnzie's statement out of order.
The Saginaw lawmaker re-
signed from the Senate last
month, after pleading guilty 10
taking a bribe in connection with
the naturopathic bill in 194l.
He nervously folded and un-
folded blotter in his hand as he
took the stand 10 testify against
former associates in the LeglS-
lature.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
IRRIGATION AN ISSUE

Also in the Junior" priority lis
is the 10000 acre-feet annual,
necessary for the proposed Sal
Diego auucduct, irrigation prof
ects involving more than 10000
,.,,,.Sss D., iprlt,dad
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
ANSWERS FOUND

The Detroit Times believes
thousands of Detroit women have
found successful answers to the
problems facing the returning CT.
and have helped their men ad-
Just themselves emotionally on
the home front.
If YOU are Detroit woman
who has faced such a situation
or II you are now planning 10
greet your returning hero-slt
down and write your letter now.
Your answer may help some other
woman who is sorely troubled in
meeting a similar problem-one
who may not have been a sue
CcsSfui as you in finding Solu-
ton.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
WHAT HAPPENS

What happens when the serv-
icCman returns 10 the arms oi
wife or sweetheart from whom
he has been separated by war
for several years?
What arc ms problems hi ad.
juSung himself 10 a new and
strange world?
How is his wife, sweetheart,
sister or mother helping HIM solve
these problems?
Thousands of SerylcCmen have
returned 10 Detroit already, re-
turned 10 a virtual woman world
in which many women have been
living without men--in fact, TAX
ing the place OF men in factories
and elsewhere on the home front.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18

trStIfying that Southern Ndfi
fornia became too ambitious in II:
disposal of It's share Of the water
and must now abandon develop
rrut plans 10 attow Mexico th'
perpetual division OF water pro
Vided in the treaty so that The
international question can be set
tied permanently.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
CUMMINGS OPINION READ

Striking in denial of that propo|
sition, Senator Johnson tR) o|
California introduced a writted
opinion by Homer Cummings, for
mer u. S. attorney general, hold
ing that the rights in question arr
valid contracts with the u. \
government and cannot b|
preached by any subsequent agree
ment such as the proposed treaty
Cummings wrote the opinion al
a priavte lawyer in Washington.
In the allocating OF Southern
CALIFORNIA; annual share Of tht
water of the Colorado, 4,4O0 0OC
acre-feet. certain projects fell into
Junior priority group.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
Nagel Collapses in Court
After Denying Bribe Tale
CONTINUED from Page one)

TO- He had served chairman of the public health
the House The committee, which had the bill
acv Indictment was tiinfier t1ntrf
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18
River Rights
Ruling Near
Hearing on Mexico Bic
for Water Near End
Detroit Times Washington BSr.I

WASHINGTON. Feb 17,End1
ing four continuous weeks of hear1
ing with perhaps another week ID
90. the Senate foreign relationd
committee argued today whethed
a new treaty should give a for1
eign country prior rights to Amer|
lean river water which has beer
under contract for years TO an ext
panding American region.
Grover a. Miles, attorney gent
eral for Utah, told the committed
that Southern California must bd
prepared to relinquish important
Junior" priorities on Colorado
River water in order to guaranI
tee Mexico 100000 acre-feet OF
that water every year for all time
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-06-23

departments officials reached
rights considered naenab the states
example the creation of the federal government
that all lands beneath dewaer
navgabe the absolute property of the respective
But April 1887 and 1888 the Nye resolutions intro
asserting that all tide and submerged
within the eme limit he property of the United
States"
Although resolutions failed pass the claims set forth have
operated cloud the states titles to all lands beneath
tidal and navigabe similar that sought by the
Nye resolutions still urged by the department of the interior
months that intends grant certain
applications federal oil and leases tide and submerged
such leases would be actual assertion OF
important department of the federal
This attempt of federal officials to states rights the old
trying swallow little governments
There ground If secretary the interior
square tide submerged lands state and
maintain official duty of federal officers
everywhere complete the all like all states
The beneath tidal and navgabe
waters should permanently queed protected congon
Resolutions before to accomplish this
acted that postwar activities of
carried without the continual threat
federal interference otherwise agnaton and delay will prevent
much-needed development.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-06-23

Mister, I'd like to but amt right
handed. | Just kin squirrels with
my right hand on account of when
throw with my left | tear EN- up
too bad
Temperance lecturer: "And in
conclusion, will now give you
demonstration of the perils of De-
mon Rum. / have two glasses here
on the table. One is filled with
whisky, one with water. will now
place worm in the glass of whis-
ky. Witness how is curls up, writhes
in agony, and dies. Now then, what
moral do you get from this demon
stration?"
Voice from the year: eff you don't
want worms, drink whisky"
A lawyer asked prospective
juror:
who influences you the most
the witnesses, the judge or the
lawyers?"
The the prospect replied:
II amt influenced by anything
said by the witnesses, the Judge or
the lawyers. / just look at the pris-
oner and say to myself: If he amt
done anything wrong, why is he
here? and vote 'em all guilty"
Some adore a pretty leg,
Some love pretty curl.
That's not for me, | must admit,
want the whole darn girl!