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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16
THEY SAY

Washington-Sen. claude Pep
per Cd Fla, renewing his demand
for constitutional amendment re-
quiring treaties be ratified by ma.
sority OF both houses, instead OF
two-thirds of the Senate, as at
present: The future of the nation
and the world lies, in my humble
opinion, nowhere but in the Senate
Of the United States"
LONDON-Sir Charles Portal.
chief OF the British air staff: After
the defeat of Germany many Raj
sqIadrons will move east with Aus
tralian squadrons to give their full
attention to Japan"
Washington-Executive Director
Theodore Kheel of the Natio"al
War Labor Board: THE Boord
could not long survive opposition
TO the principle of government con-
troll OF wartime disputes and wages
If that principle were not the popu-
lar will"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16

for Beevens uttered kind Of stifled
exclamation and vanished from the
door with an effect of CONSERVATION.
We all heard his footsteps cross the
hall and the heavy sound of the
front door opening. We heard the
voices, too. loud and authoritative.
1--WE go. here as soon as we could.
Where's the murdered man."
"Murdt red-but we-but he :"
Beevens seemed to master himself
by great effort. You are mis-
taken, sir. There's no murder here.
No one sent for the police"
There was a kind of tumble Of
several voices and the sound of mo-
ton; then quick, hard footsteps
crossed the hall toward the open
library door and the state trooper
of the previous day stopped in the
doorway.
He took one quick look around the
room. Then he addressed DR.. Chiv-
cry. There was telephone call to
headquarters about fifteen minutes
ago from this house. Whoever it
was said Conrad Brent had been
murdered and asked US to come at
once"
No one spoke. Even Beevens
goggled in the doorway like a
stricken fish. Nicky's small head
and graceful body seemed to freeze
into wariness like a young animal,
sensing a trap.
Then Maud said, "Tell them,
Claud. There's a mistake" And
DR.. Chive-y blinked rapidly, looked
at his wlfe's dark hair and the
Lieutenant's left shoulder and said
that they were mistaken. "Mr.
Brent was my patient. He died Of
a heart attack, he was not MUIR
dered."
The Lieutenant came into the
room slowly; he was tall and spare
as a whip and not unlike one, in
suggesting kind Of coiled and
wiry strength. A couple of police
men Troopers, by their uniform, so
| reasoned that the Brent place was
we'll outside any borough limits and
thus in the jurisdiction of the state)
followed him. He said, 81 see. But
VINO telepnOned 10 US
Which was what developed the
trouble. For no one had telephoned,
or at least no one would admit it.
Chivery looked uneasy but blank,
Maud angry but equally blank
Nicky, Alexia, Peter and even
Anna, when questioned directly de-
MED it with various degrees of in
dignation, but with KIND of con-
certed and astonished ignorance Of
such a telephone call which sounded
sincere. Beevens from the door was
fervent in his denial. Perhaps I
was, too. | remember saying I
hadn't thought Of the police, in a
voice that rang out positively in
clarion tones against the book
lined walls.
Alexia drew herself up to her full
height and assumed a wonderful
lady-of-the-manor command. you
see, Lieutenant" she said, "you
must be mistaken. My husband
died of a heart attack. The nurse"
the Lieutenant's eyes flicked to-
ward m, and back to Alexia-"the
nurse found him like this. She called
US, and we telephoned for his doc
tor. My husband was not MUIR
dered."
ITO be continued)
Copyright by Misnon O Ebsrhan;
Ui'srisuIsd " hins Features Syndicate. me
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16

theme would undermine lasting
peace and security. The dramatic
effectiveness OF the film accentu-
ates its danger"
Il have not seen this picture but
cannot imagine why "perseye. ing
kindness and understanding OF the
Germans or any other people will
Undermine lasting peace and Sc
curity." IL is not true that when
this war is over and done with.
we are to try, at least to try, to
prevent another war? And how
is another war to be avoided Il
we go on everlastingly hating some
sixty or seventy million people?
We want TO defeat the Germans
and the Japanese and then go on
from there. Permanently, for gen
erations. forever hating a people
is aobout the most savage idea that
any mind can generate.
There is this to say for Rex
Stouts idea. The German mind
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16

I've got TO do this. And as every
daddy has said to every son, This
hurts me more than 1t does you
but here goes"
| often meet otherwise perfect.
ly sane people who work them
selves into a lather about hatreds
They focus what is. undoubtedly a
psychological necessity with them
upon some nation or people. for
some historical or traditional rea.
50 some color. some religion, any.
thing that will help them hate. And
then they enjo. themselves by hat
ing. They have a wonderful time.
Meanwhile a thousand resentments
arise in the hatred So they focus
all their animosities upon the hat
er. The best example OF that &.
how bitterly Jews hate Germans
when II used TO be that Jews lilsed
Germans. But Hitler started il and
now two people hate each other
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16

perhaps beyond cure. II out of
this war comes nothing but such
hatreds, Russians and Poles, Ger
mans and French. British and
Greeks. and So on for all this HUI
man race, we shall have more and
more wars, interminable wars by
generations Of young people. rear
ed from childhood upon the text
books OF hatred. II is a negation
OF civilization. II is a complete
AMI tota rejection If Christianity.
II must not be.
SO | say that when Mr.. Rex
Stout and the Writers War Board
issue such reports, they do misch IF
well -intended PERHAPS but senre
less and vicious. The American
people d not need to hate a peo
pie to defeat them. They might,
indeed, be teaching them how 10
live a decent life among ueace-lov-
ing civilized human beings.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16
CHAPTER FIFTEEN

was cross by that time too;
fright affects me like that. | said
something which emerged as only
an exasperated mutter and went to
the door. No one was in the hall
Alexia, Maud and Nicky had van
ished. | hurried to- the stairs and
just at the landing was Beevens
lin a long white bathrobe, vaguely
Ku-Klux in character) ascending
and putting. l said, Come and help
me. Hurry"
He didn't question. Not even
when we arrived in the linen closet
and there was, so to speak, the
young master stretched full length
on the floor. Full length, that is,
except that Drue had lifted him a
little so she held his head against
her breast and the towel pressed
against the ugly bleeding bruise on
his temple.
Beevens said something that
really did sound like "Tush-tush
:" and stopped over. Take his
feet, Nurse, please" he requested
efficiently.
So we got Craig back TO bed. BY
the time we had him covered warm
ly and hot water bottles around him
to ward off pneumonia, he was COM
pletely unconscious again. Beevens,
: still without a question, helped u.s.
It took time-all of it had taken
time.
At last everything we could do
was done, and Beevens looked at
me. "They want you in the STUDY
Miss Keate," he said.
Drue looked at me quickly, so her
little white cap jerked toward me-
every we'll" l Strengthened my
cap. said to Drue, II won't be
long"
| didn't give her chance to say
ANYTHING but hurried away, follow
ing Beevens. / had reached the
landing Of the stairs just below the
stained glass window when l re-
membered that Drue's hypodermic
syringe was still in my pocket.
Well, they weren't likely &c
search me, those people waiting II
the library, but hid the syringe
There was a kind Of ledge at thu
bottom of the long, arched window
and a funeraal but very thick ferr
stood there. Beevens turned around
the landing and started ponderous'
" down the remaining flight Of
steps and thrust the syringe under
the thick ferns. l hadn't time to dc
more. Beevens was already aware
of nv pause and starting to turr
maiestically around. Feeling as II
I'd hidden the body, moved hur'
riedly away from the fern and went
on down the steps.
We crossed the hall and / wa;
vaguely aware of two or three peo'
pie huddled together at the entrance
to a passage beyond the stairs thai
went to the rear of the house-twc
women servants, / thought, and the
stocky, thickset man who had met
US at the train.
The library door was open
Alexia was pacing up and down al
the other side of the great desk
taking a few steps, whirling, re-
turning. Anna stood beside the
door: she was huddled into a blue
faded bathrobe and her blue eyes
we're staring from a colorless face
The others were grouped around
Conrad Brent's corpse on the couch
anu ur. Cmi,eiy naI arrived. 90
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16
Bad Propaganda
OdU TTOPdJdTTUd
TheseDaysp~y t gso 5' e: 5ozoL9Ri

ran across circular issued by
the Writers war Board, the chair.
man OF which is Rex Stout who is
the author of my favorite detec-
tive. Nero Wolfe. As much as J
admire Nero. | quarrel with his
parent who is precisely the oppo-
site OF his creation in all things
Anyhow. Rex Stout and the Writ
ers' War Board have been most ac.
tive in war propaganda but every
once in n while they grow terrific
ally excited about something that
is neither American policy nor
even sound thinking.
For instance, this circular says
Tomorrow the World Omitted
Artists. Dangerous implication OF
this Lester Cowan perturbation of
the James Gow-Arnold d'Usseau
stage play is that perseryering lind.
ness and understanding will trans
form Nazis into good Germans.
Public acceptance of the pictures
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16
Casualties in
Four Families

Ann Arbor, Mich, Jan. 1.-two
Ann Arbor boys are missing in "a
ton. one is wounded and another is
reported a prisoner of war.
PVT Richard refer, %, is re-
ported missing in action over Ger
many since December Is. His par
ents are NJ. and Mrs William Tel
Ter, 311l Washtenaw Rd.
staff Sgt Richard G.. Medium
was reported missing in action
since a raid over Tokyo, on Jan.
.. His mother, Mrs. Gordon c. Mel.
drum 2552 Elmwood, received
word from the War Department.
Tho War Department has inform
ed Mrs. Betty Lou Breeman, SIS
Z. Ann St. wife of Second 1t. Hol-
lis Freeman, that he Is a German
prisoner after being reported miss.
ing in action.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Hartman
received a letter from Cpl. Willard
G. Hartman stating that he had ar
rived in England al base hes
nital and Is undergoing treatment
for wounds h received in action
Dec. Il in Germany.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16
Wolf in Mans C|othinq
Mignon @. EDerhart

knelt beside the body. his back to-
ward me. Maud was on the other
side of the sofa, her face a rigid,
yellowish mask with two bright
eyes that watched Chivery. Peter
was there too, looking thoughtfully
downward and, as ] entered, Nicky
turned away from the sofa alb
ruptly, walked around the long desk
and flung himself into Conrad's
armchair.
Alexia saw me first. She paused
as she turned to kick her short
crimson train out of the way, looked
at me and said, Here's the nurse.
Did you find Craig? Where was he?
What happened?"
Hes all right. He's in bed again.
Miss Gable is with him."
Maud glanced at me swiftly. DR..
Chivery got up little awkwardly,
busted his knees absently and
looked around in a bewildered way.
81 Il wasn't expecting Conrad's
death Just now" he said. "Well
I'm afraid it's all over" He glanced
irresolutely at Maud.
Nicky said, at must have been
quick. None of us knew he was
having an attack"
Claud Chivery passed an un-
steady hand across his small chin
HE had some medicine" he said
"He always took it for these at
tacks. | suppose this time E. -" He
leaned over the body and seemed to
be searching about it and the sofa
well, it isn't here. The box of pills
| mean. 1t must have taken him SC
quickly he didn't have time to gel
the medicine. He's had this heart
condition, you know, for years."
1--WE knew" said Alexia.
DR.. 1Chivery glanced at me. "Yor
found him."
Eyes. He was dead. l could dc
nothing for him."
He looked at my wrist watch anC
seemed to wait a little tentatively
for me to elaborate on my state
ment. AS didn't on the principle
of least said soonest mended, HI
nodded. "Ah-yes. was afraid h
would 90 like this"
Maud said stiffly, "His medicin
was digitalis, wasn't it, CLAUDE"
Again DR.. Chivery glanced un
certainly at his wife. "Why, Yes, o
course. Everyone knew it. He KEEP
it in the drawer of his desk, owe
there"
1t was natural for all Of US I,
glance at the desk. 1t was natura
too, suppose, for Alexia to reacl
out and pull open a drawer-the tol
right-hand drawer-as she did.
at isn't here" she said. III,
must have it somewhere about him.
"But /. ."Dr. Cbivery shrugged
Perhaps | overlooked it."
He turned back to Conrad Brent
body. There was a silence that hal
a quality of question that was still
unspoken. We all watched while h
searched swiftly.
mo, it isn't here" He straight
ened up at last. Perplexity strug
gled with a queer kind of new un
easiness on his ever uneasy face
Maud said, THAT was digitalis
Everyone knew where he kept it
| Claud-Alexia-if anyone removed
that box Of pills it would have beer
murder. Murder -"
So there it was again, though
almost angrily to myself-murder
Doggedly persistent.
e. that's all though just then
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16
An Exchange of Tax Views

D cWliumcut as radio ears, weapons,
,tc.1. When We realize that, aS
chief Patch pointed ont, we hay"
My ~ bout seven men 10 any SHIFT
we gct to the real point Argl-
urmS clu hc brought to light
here. ami we should like 10 invite
70 release OF per capita policemen
I'm all citir, compared 10 help in
this analysis.
Nav. then, Mr. Quirk's own eau
ton might we'll have invited him
to leave second hand material ont
ur this writing Nou know, about
the Skatin. rink There has not
been az. any time any such off
rial" stand Indeed, there has
been some unofficial comment,
raised even at the Council meet
iug. that Recreation Park should
also have rink.
Finally. and the conclusion which
is So easy 10 make, and 50 delight
m for Scoruiug gossip TO pass
along and enlarge with-multitu-
dinouS minutiae Of mouth-y NUT
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

Ann Arbor, Mich. Jan 16-An
nouncement is being made OF the
marriage OF Miss Virginia Hatto
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J. H.
Ilatto, Ferdon Rd., to Glenn c.
Hamlin. son of Mrs. Charles Ham.
lin, Saline. The ceremony took
place Jan. in Saline.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16

NicEnamed the "Black Panther ="
the Army Ordnance eieht.inch field
artillery piece weighs "a tons and
fires a 2'0pound proiectile a d ST
ance of 20 miles. 1t takes from
one 10 two hours to emDlace the
gun for battle action, but after that
IL slugs ava, al rate of one pro.
ieCtile a minute.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16
WE NEED MR.. RUTHERFORD

We. the young people, the over
whelmiug majority of the Carver
Community Center attendance, feel
that We have the right to ask this
question. Has the BOARD OF Direc-
tors our interest i'm mind when they
ask Mr.. Rutherford to resign We
doubt it,
Mr.. Rutherford has done and is
doing a swell job of teaching the
boys and girls what the word
Leadership" means. We have all
prospered by his work and his able
assistance.
We have been given the idea that
the Board of Directors were elected
for the Communitys interest in the
Center. Well. Mr.. Rutherford is
behind the Community and we are
behind him. SO why not let us
stick together. because United We
stand. divided we fall.
Signed by:
ELLA MAE WILLIAMS,
$40 Harriet ST.
ALICE BRITTON.
G5ll2 Monroe Ave.
EVELYN ROBERTSON,
SIS Catherine st.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16

In 1900 GG per cent Of a tree was
considered as waste. In line wi h
scientific practices which insure
continuous crop Of trees, new proc
esses now utilize 81 per cent of
each tree in wood products, max
ing each tree go almost three
times as far as its 1900 prcdeccs-
sOT.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16
Hall Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Mrs. Chauncey Whitney Miss Marion Davis bride
given delightful miscellaneous shower the home Mrs
Ienry Gilmore Fifteen and sewed towels and
olders which they embroidered Ier for tho bride
Hosts and hOsesses the dinner dance Washtenaw
ountry Club Mr. and Mrs Don Comstock Mr. and Mrs
Davis, Mr. and Mrs W. Sinkuic Mr. and Mrs H. y. Bis
Mr. and Mrs Dean Briggs and NJ and Mrs Neil Gardner
Birth: To Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Lackie. girl Boyer
Hospital
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16

II. r. Quirk's comment i'm
)lumn of Jan 10 was most
ne only whom we know
mother has ON his mind can
equately exchange views.
first three paragraphs of
uirk's article dealt with th"
the present city hall There
he few that would question
nerosity Of the Quirk family
instance. nor the liheraliJy
Il. perhaps oycreNrrtrd hy
ty) of tho Interpretation eff
rant to the applied uses of
operty.
le not stated. it may be- i'm
that y r Quirk thinks il
time that the city applied
money tu remove failing IA
IN particular from tine build
This is - urcrusaticc of hi,
piuiou The only issue That
10 exist here is the majority
of the taxpayers. There is
cradle opposition 10 tho tau
over applied that has taken
the taxpayers some S2JuOl
building fund without their
/ action True, the council
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16
Fifty Years Ago

C. W. Mansfield was elected member of
1ee OF the State Poultry Association its meeting Jackson
Mrs. W. Spencer and Louis in Rapids attend
ne wedding of Mrs. Spencers son Russell
G. w. Mansfield T. w owen William Evans had exhibits
the poultry show several prizes
Birth: To Mr. and Ms. E wint,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16

Tho old European custom Of
rubbing wax on stocking heels and
toes is being rcv'~cd in wartime
America II makes stockings last
longer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-16
RAT HOLE"

night be better, ifRthe city Of
anti over night found Itself
Ut a city Jail If you can call
espicable place they now use,
which they refer to as a rat
such. u IS cold and damp
, place, there are broken win
but ii is used as sort of n
box. In cases where a per
not inclined to want TO plead
to whatever charge they may
against him. they say they
brow you into the rat hole
make you talk turkey. While
they feed you a do-nut and
coffee for breakfast. and ba-
sandwich and another cup
ak coffee in the middle of the
noon.
,bably one reason Ypsilanti
so many more city policemen
six other cities is because it
two TO make one call You
see one out alone. You see
cruising about all over town
} in "a car-and every time a
walks out Of q place where
sell beer-if he is alone. they
him W. stick him in the
ole and charge him with being
(. They search him. take
thing in his pockets. and
times you get your cigarettes
Ill your money back. The ma
i Of these people who are
IN into the rat hole are en-
d at the Bomber Plant. so in
to get out Of the rat hole.
SEINE food and get back to
they plead guilty to whatev r
;e has been placed against
pay a fine and are glad to be
again.
Gently a friend Of mine was
into the rat hole and held
nine and one half hours with
eng allowed to notify his wife.
lyone-no one was allowed %
i'm. He lost many hours Wort
war production plant, and
4 the case did come mp for
. il was DISMISSED on account
Insufficient evidence.
hink the Junior Chamber IF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
CLUB NOTES
Ldeoc Club To
 Meet Today

Robert w. Lowell, vice-president of the Waterbury United Nations Association, will speak on the Dum- barton Oaks proposals at a regular dinner meeting of the Index Club this evening at 6:30 o'clock at the Central Y. M. c. A.
 Mir. Lowell will also discuss the World Peace Organization and Its meaning to citizens of the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
BeUerly GinSley
 Wed Saturdav

Miss Beverly E. Gensley, daugh- ter of Mrs. Henry Blondeau, West Main street, and Edmund J. Pow CTS, son of Mrs. Michael Powers, Wolcott street were united in mar riage Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the rectory of Sacred Heart church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Henry Quinn, pastor.
 The bride was attired in a brown taffeta afternoon dress, green and brown hat, brown and tan accessor- ies and a corsage of gradenias. Miss Lorraine Gensley, attended her sister as maid of honor, wearing a buff colored taffeta street length dress, matching hat and accessories and a corsage of gardenias. Peter Jensen served as best man.
 A wedding reception was held at the home of thre bride, Mrs. Blon- deau receiving in brown costume with gardeniaS.
 Following & wedding trip to New York city, the couple will reside at 956 West Main street. The bride groom is an employe of the Gen. eral Linen Supply & Laundry Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
FOUR FRESHMEN
 IN NEW CLASS
Wesleyan U. Starts COl- Iege Year With Record
 Small Class

Middletown, Conn. Feb. 28-Wes- leyan University opens its new coll lege year tomorrow when one of Its smallest freshman classes will register for the opening of classes on Thursday morning.
 Four freshmen are expected to register tomorrow and will join the eight graduate students and 92 un- dergraduates now on the campus along with 219 Navy V-l2 students
 John R. Everett has been appoint ed instructor in religion and assist ant pastor of the College church and will assume his new duties tomor- row, when Professor John w. Darr. pastor of the College church, will go on leave of absence. MT. Ever cit comes to Wesleyan from Union Theological Seminary, New York and Columbia University, where he has been lecturer in philosopsy and instructor in the social sciences.
 Dr. Milton Cotzin, who has been engaged in research at the Wesley an psychological laboratory since June 1943, has been appointed act ing assistant professor of psychol- ogy for the coming semester. He received his B A. degree from Clark University, his M. A. degree from the University of Nebraska and his PhD. from Cornell. He came to Wesleyan from the department of psychology at the University of In- diana.
 Curator Gustave von Groschwitz has been granted a scholarship to do graduate study at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York Univer- sity and starts there tomorrow. He will, however, remain as consultant to the Wesleyan Print Collection.