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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-29
Odds und Ends

Republicans in Congress are said
to be uneasy over the possible eff
fects of their attack upon the OPA.
If prices should rise sharply, many
lawmakers might easily become
displaced persons on election night.
Howard Brubaker in The New
Yorker.
An 11-year-old Washington girl
went for a loaf of bread and came
back with $4,000, which she found
on the way. If OPA opponents get
their wish, she may need $4,000
when she goes for bread.-The St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Wars have cost the United States
$414,00O ,OOO, 900, more than all the
wealth piled up since the Declara-
ton of independence. All the farms,
homes, factories, stores and other
property of the U. S. is valued at
$500, 000, 900 900. For what the
country has spent on wars, every
family in the U. S. could have an
$4,000 home, a $1,000 car, and
$4,000 in the bank.
Consignment selling, an outlaw
ed practice by which retailers were
permitted to return unsold bread
without charge to bakeries, wasted
enough bread in 1912 to supply g.
O55.OO0 persons with one loaf e
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-29
NOW WITH THE URGE
BY HAVA KRASCOFF

What will earth do now, awaken
ing to find
No seed within her planted by a
loving hand
The foregone fall, but only bitter
seeds
Sown by maddened winds? What
will earth do
Now with the urge of spring con-
Stunning winter
Lethargy? Will she remain inert,
letting the
Spilled wrath drench the fresh
urge? Or will she
Bestir herself to sprout and grow
and turn
The cory seed into eatable kernel?
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A PRAYER TO GOD
(WhoeVer he isl

(WhoeVer he Isl
God, tho this life is but a wrath
Altho we know not what we use
Altho we grope with little faith
Give me the heart to fight - and
lose.
Ever insurgent let me be
Make me more daring than devout
From sleek contentment keep me
free
And fill me with a buoyant doubt.
Open my eyes to visions grit
With beauty, aid with wonder lit
Bullet me always e the dirt
And all that spawn and die in it.
Open my ears to music; let
Me thrill with Springs first flute
and drums
Bue never let me dare forget
The bitter ballads of the Slums.
From compromise and things
halfdone
Keep me with stern and stubborn
pride
And when at last, the fight is Won
God, keep me still unsatisfied.
Louis Untermeyer.
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IN THE WIND
From THE NATION

THERELL ALWAYS BE AN
ENGLAND: British Overseas Air
seas Always puts out a little book
let called Essential information
which it passes out to passengers
boarding for transoceanic flights.
Among the essential items is this:
Women: Although passengers do
not usually change in the evening
on route, you may like to take with
you an uncrushable dinner dress.
Men: Although most passengers
wear a lounge suit in the evening,
if you decide to take a dinner jack
ct you will find a soft shirt much
more comfortable and suitable than
a stiff one"
SENATOD CAPEHART, Indiana
Republican and juke-box king,
came up with a Wistful plea for the
good old days" during Senate COM
mittee hearings on the OPA bill.
There are two ways to get pro
duction," he suggested. "One is to
work more men and the other is to
work a given number of men more
hours. During the war we encou-
ragged men to work f~orty-eight
hours a week. Why can't we noW?'
OUR WARLIKE CONTEMPO-
| d A pTEC. Tho PrnoIton MnCSn.
chusetts, Daily Enterprise, report
ing an address by the Very Reve-
rend Charles D. McInnis before
the Twentieth Century Catholic
Club, noted. Father McInnis
pointed out that since Spain is the
country nearest to ours and upor
whose shotes we would undoubted
ly wish to land troops should wal
with Russia ensue -. we should at
temp to have her goodwill"
THE CHIZOPHRENIC ARMY
On May l the United Press re
leased two stories on army pres
relations. The first, datelined Wash
ington, led off: Lieutenant Gen
j. LaWton Collins, army director o
information, has announced that.
we want no barriers to information
between the army and the PEG
pie" The second, dispatched from
Landsberg, Germany, revealed
THE United States army today at
tempted to clamp a censorship
blackout on conditions at tn
Landsberg displaced-persons camp
A United Press correspondent wa
threatened with arrest -. unless h
left the camp immediately"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-29
IN THE SAME BOAT

Guide-This castle has stood for
900 years. Not a stone has been
touched, nothing altered, nothing
replaced.
Visitor-Uh, they must have the
same landlord as we have.
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ATRIAL" NEW YORK
OF DRAJA MIHAILOvIH
ALetter by the committeee For q Fair Trial For Draio
MihoiIovieh to DR.. Stoyon Pribichevich And His
Scholarly Answer

MIR. Slogan PribicheVich
co Time, Life, Inc,
Time, Life Building
Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N. Y.
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Fire in the Dark

the window and peered out Anx-
ously. 81 don't see anyone"
Bill knitted his brows until she
explained, DOC saw q strange man
near the tool house just now"
Bill dropped his eyes 10 veil the
sudden hope that famed. =. Alarm
ed by not hearing from him, were the
GIG closing on the place at last?
He said, "A man! Perhaps his er-
rand was harmless"
She nodded. Harmless, for they
can tramp all over the place and
find no evidence against usl"
They! More than one?"
"He told Doe that more would
be coming soon. It's those Lswrences
again"
"The Lawrenees, )" he said heavily.
"Do they suspect you Of the old
lady's death7"
Darling, I'm in no danger from
that! Don't look 80 sad and mlser-
ablel Listen to this, and you'll
laugh. intend to serve the search
ers coffee and sandwiehesi"
~Coffes and sandwiches7- his
voice grated roughly. "Whst have
searehers to do with the Law
renees?7
"The girl was lost yesterday.
They are hunting for her."
''The Lawrence girl!" he qusrisd,
eyes wide.
"Yes, the one who passes here %
often. Lost, strayed or stolen!"
She shrugged. "They will hunt and
hunt and find rothirop She curled
up on the window seat, peering out
at the hazy mist.
Bill crossed the room noiselessly.
Hands nervously clenching and I'M
clenching, he said with soft inten-
sity, what did you do, Carlotta!
Did you"
She turned. "Did I what! Have
her frightened? No, followed your
exceedingly good advice"
Steuben stood rigidly, staring
into her sea green eyes. His words
came slowly, "You said that you
would kill Observation-Disclosures
who interfered with our plans"
II certainly would But in this
case"
"You murdered her, admit it!-
She drew herself up. you're
acting childish! / don't kill unless
/ there isvo afhev .cdui I"
At her last phrase, he seemed to
go insane Fury in his face, he
grabbed both her wrists in one
hand; his other closed on her throat
You're lying, you Nazi fend! You
wanted to get rid Of her-heard you
say it again and agsinl Killed and
buried her, you did Tell me when
how-before >. -
Carlotta did not struggle. Head
bent back, eyes frightened green
pools, she was utterly immobils
from shock. Footsteps hurried
along the hall and someone knocked
at sle door.
Madam Madaml- called the
cook. Confused voices sounded from
distance. The cook with q fright.
ened squeal hurried away.
Bill Steuben was dragging Car.
lotta from the window seat She
could see his eyes searching the
room for something with which &c
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Thompson and daughter. Miss SD
sic.
Miss Mary Barton and Miss Hart
ley, Ypsilanti. were Saturday eve
ming visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn
Squires.
Donald and Ruth Ann Fuller,
Ypsilanti, spent from Tuesday I'M
til Sunday with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Richards.
Tuesday evening, Edward Nc
Clure and Richard Mason. Belle
vile, and Edward Lathers, Stony
Creek. were guests Of Duane and
Virginia Book at the home OF their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Book.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Ganong spent
Friday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
C B. Horton, Denton
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Harry Mehl Given
Term of II Months

Harry Mehl, 3l2 Ferris St. was
sentenced TO serve II months in
the Southern Michigan State Prl-
son at Jackson Wednesday, by
Judge Archie d. Mcdonald, presid-
ing in the county circuit court in
the absence Of Judge James
Breakey.
Mehls sentences resulted from
the third intoxicatiOn and disord-
erly conduct offense under the
state statute. He entered n plea OF
guilty before Judge James Breakey,
March IS. Sentence was deferred
for a visiting Judge because Judge
Breakoy once acted as Mehrs at
torney.
Mehl was bound over to the cir
cult court, February p. He has
been arrested by the city police on
similar charges II times.
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Science Finds
Missing Links

Atlantic City, y. J.-AP- The
elements number 43 and number 81
the two missing links in the peri
odic table OF the elements have
been detected by scientists who
claim their definite isolation Is as
sured.
Long known theoretically and
even assigned tentative properties
by some investigators, the ele-
ments-still unnamed unsta-
bic fission products OF uranium.
Announcement OF their absolute
detection was made Wednesday by
DIR. Charles d. Coryell OF the Mon
santo Chemical Co, during an
American Chemical Society sym
postum on nuclear chemistry.
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bind her. Then he wasn't going 70
strangle her, the soft-hearted fool!
Now she knew-he must be an
American secret agent. Blind with
love she had trusted him--trusted
him with their plans
Her mind began TO function
again. "Let go-my throat won't
scream" she gasped.
His grip on her larynx relaxed
a little. He would bind her up, es-
cape; then bring up a Gordon to
surround the house.
Tears filled her great pleading
eyes, tipped her lsshes. Fooled my
self, didn't T."
Hate everything you stand forl"
Bill rasped.
Csrlotta shook her head Imply.
"Not always. You did love me.
That's true-true."
He made a sound Of loathing.
Listen to this--I loved the girl You
murdered
So the letter had been TO that
grill He had been in eommunica-
ton with her, no doubt, all along.
She, Carlotta, had been the dupel
What folly had been hers, what
CHASTITY foIly-and she so wise.
Steuben was carrying her 10 the
washroom. Next he was reaching
for a towel with which to gag her.
A whistle sounded outside; he lifted
his head for an instant
In that split second, Carlotta
twisted, struck him between the
eyes, eeled out Of his grasp, and
was across the room Whipping the
revolver from the drawer, she cried:
"Die, you hound, you'll" and fired as
he plunged toward her..
She spun with the impact Of his
body, fell with him sprawling across
her. Bill tore the revolver from her
fingers, tossed It only a little way
of. She must have wounded him
for he used only one arm, and a red
stain spread over her blouse. Fran
tically Carlotta clswed at him,
heaved at his imprisoning body. She
could feel his grip weakening.
Writing in ore great effort, she
rolled him away, and scrambled for
the revolver.
Glass crashed suddenly. an the
windows seemed TO fall in, while
dark, strange men swarmed INTO
the room The low angry roar Of q
mob beat on her blurred hearing:
Get the Maxi vipes-wipe 'em
out!-
In the face Of shotgun muzzles,
Carlotta dropped the revolver and
turned TO fee through the door. A
dozen figures confronted her, the
law written on their eountenanees
and execution in their eyes.
Sullenly, Carlotta let them put
handouts on her. She stood naughty
and erect while they cleared some
from the room, and bent over the
fallen figure Of Bill Steuben. Her
lethal gaze concentrated on the
cause Of this misfortune: vehement
ly she hoped that he was dead.
No, she had failed even theret
Bill was trying to sit up. His snKi-
Gus gaze swept the room until u
rested on her. "You got herl" he
gasped in weak triumph, then sank
back as they led her away.
J ITO be concluded
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day evening with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hammond.
Mrs. Hetta Thompson and daugh-
ter, Miss Susie attended the funer-
al services OF Mrs. Clara Knicely,
at Ypsilanti, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Richards,
Ypsilanti, were Saturday evening
dinner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. d.
G. Richards.
Mrs. Laura Dugan, Ypsilanu, and
Mrs. Howard Fowler, Pontiac. were
Friday visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lynn Squires.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Hodge
and son. Lewis. Gary, Ind. left
Tuesday after visiting since Sunday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. II. Richards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Book and
son, Duane, were Monday dinner
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Riggs
and son. Joseph. Whitmore Lake.
Mrs. Floyd Ganong attended a
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Kirby, Dearborn, Monday
evening. She also spent the day at
the Kirby home.
Mrs Ora Heath and son and
daughter. Duane and Miss Hilda
were Ann Arbor visitors, Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Shupp and
Mr.. and Mrs. We're Shupp and
daughter. Kay, spent Monday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Gray,
Oakyille.
Charles Gooding. Brownville,
Texas. was a guest at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Talladay, Tues
day afternoon and for supper.
Rev. Lloyd Hansen attended a
business meeting at Horseshoe
Lake, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Floury and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Floury. Ypsilanti, visited Saturday
afternoon at the home Of the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Floury. They also visited Mr.. and
Mrs. E. r. Exelby and daughter,
Miss Shirley.
Miss Jean and Miss Bonnie Jean
Clark visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Banotai and infant son. Mar
win. Lysle, Judd Road, Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Austin spent
Thursday evening at the home OF
! Mrs. Gladys Fuller. Whitaker.
Stony Greek, Michy-Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Bunton and daughter
! Irene, Willis. were guests Tuesday
evening Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Vealey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Mosher and
family entertained Mr.. and Mrs. |.
/ +. Watkins and Mr. and Mrs. Tho
mas Williams, Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hearl and
daughter, Miss Phyllis, attended Il
dinner at the Whitaker Evangel-
ical Church. Thursday evening.
Friday evening dinner guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings Campbell
were Mr.. and Mrs. Luman Seamans
and Mrs. James Warner, Ypsilanti.
Mrs. Theodore Kempf and son
Gary, Ypsilanti. visited Thursday
evening at the home OF Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Kempf and daughter, Eta
Lou.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Prince and
children, Plymouth, spent Friday
evening with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hammond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Seleska
and daughter. Ypsilanti, visited
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Hetta
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SLICE A DAX

Lansing gap More than 23S,-
600 loayes OF bread could be made
available daily Cor the relief of
famine in other countries II each
Of Michigans 5,256,OO0 people
would save one slice OF bread every
day, Maurice A. Doan, director of
the L. S. Department OF Agricul-
lures famine relief campaign in
the state. reports.
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CLUB PARTY

Stony Creek. Mlch.-Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Briggs attended the
Brothers and Sisters Club party at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Loris
Dysinger. Ann Arbor. Saturday eve
ming. Prize winners for the pro-
gressive euchre games were Mrs.
Briggs. Howard Marker, first, Mrs.
Dysinger, Stanley Marker. consola-
ton and Mr.. Briggs won the travel
ing prize. The next meeting of the
group will be held at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Schultz, Milan,
April q.
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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE


Running footsteps along the hail,
a knock at the door, then without
waiting, doc" peersd in, his face
blanched with fear. "Fraulein,
something's happened"
What is it," she asked m chilly
tones.
Doe came in. "outside Just
now, | saw n fellow slide round the
tool shed. / asked him what he
wanted. He said that a girl was
lost on this mountain yesterday,
and he and lot Of others were 60
ing to hunt for her"
She weighed this swiftly. DO
you think he was lying"
mo"
More government planes had been
flying over lately, and she had had
the brush circle removed. Aerial
photography made it too much Of
a risk. She said, 1.-THE circles gone ;
there's nothing to be excited over
doc" twisted his hands in sgita-
ton and quavered, at was the girl
from the house below, the Lawrence
girl. Oh, Fraulein, hope-oh, you
surely didn't have her IL you did.
i have a feeling we're flushed"
"Quiet, old mani ] didn't, and !
know nothing about her. The girl
had a mania for roaming about"
doc" didn't believe her; the
fright and accusation remained in
his pale sunken eyes
Carlotta questioned him sharply,
-what did you say to that man.
81 said, Too bad; she was q pref
ty girl: then I went on and emptied
the garbage
She stepped into the hall and
rang a warning bell three times, a
signal for all in the house to stay
in their rooms, that danger threat
ened. "Run upstairs and tell Num-
Der Seven to come here as soon as
possible" she said To Doe
Cariotta then considered the
whole situation: The entrance 70
the cave had been blocked up early
yesterday, the marks Of truck
wheels toward il filled in and raked
over. IL someone called TO make
inquiries, she would offer to serve
coffee and sandwiches. Smiling sar.
donically over that idea, she passed
TO the kitchen. The servants were
told TO be polite and sympathetic il
any inquiries were made; callers
were 10 be invited in cordially and
she would receive them
Back TO her study, Carlotta locked
khe drawers on either side Of her
knee-hole desk. The center drawer
held an automatic revolver; this she
did not lock. She was putting q pile
of vital papers in the wall safe wher
bill Steuben came in, and the tonic
sight Of him brought q flood Of
magic. Delicate rhythms beat in her
throat: in her bosom rustled hi'
words: "Your eyes Of heart-stesl
hing blue She wished that she coulC
hell him how ravished with Joy sh'
had been over his letter. But no
Ahat would be an error, since Doc
had stolen it
Carlotta found her voice and said
Close the door, dear
whats happened"
She made a gesture. then vent V
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TAKE 1852 BEAVER

Lansing-AP- Trappers took
1852 beaver during the 1916 Lower
Michigan season compared, with
2,9O7 last year, the State Conserva-
ton Department reported. The
department said 1904 trapping
licenses we're sold to Lower PENN
sula trappers this year compared
with 1901 in 1915.
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Receives Certificate

Miss Jean Clark was one OF a
group OF five girls from the Ypsi-
lanti area who received a majority
certificate at the Masonic Temple
in Jackson. Saturday afternoon,
making her a lifetime member of
Order OF Rainbow Girls.
Mrs. Carl Clark and daughter,
Bonnie Jean, also attended the
meeting.
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LONDON-INS - The London
Daily Herald reports from Ber-
lin that General VASTLY Sokolo-
ysky succeeded Marshal Gregori X.
Zhukov as Russian occupation COM
mander in Germany.
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ferent times while on leave In Ger
many he was able to visit Scotland,
England, France, Switzerland and
other interesting countries and re-
lated to the Lathers family their
picturesque beauty, especially Swift
zerland. While in Switzerland he
purchased three watches, one for
himself. his wife and their small
son. paying about 81 for each
and after returning to the States.
found that here they would be val
ued at abort 800 each.
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Three New Members

Inrec new members
At the regular meeting OF the
Stony Creek Grange, Wednesday
evening, three new members re-
ceived the third and fourth degree
work. They are: Mr.. and Mrs. Ger
bach and William Belick.
A card party is to be held at the
Grange Hall. Wednesday evening,
April II, at which time there will
be progressive pinochle and euchre
games played. Five prizes will be
awarded and at the close OF the
evening refreshments will be
served. The committee in charge
Of the evening is: Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Curry and Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Ganong.
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DISCHARGED From Army

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ochs and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Kopas and son
OF Dearborn were Friday evening
visitors OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Lath-
ers and family. Mr.. Kopas had just
recently received his discharge
from the army after having served
for Is months in Germany. At diff
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Stony Creek Neios

Senske, BelleHlle. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Hill. Plymouth. Follow
ing an evening OF visiting and card
games, the hostess served delicious
refreshments.
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z ntertaIns Guest

Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Cornwell en-
tertained the following guests, Sat
urday evening: Mr.. and Mrs. Neil
Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. r. c..
Davis, Ann Arbor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Ware, Mr.. and Mrs. George
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Announce Soma Birth

Word has been received here OF
the birth OF a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Rae Powell. Jonesville. former res
idents OF this district. He has been
named John Rae, and was born
April I.
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Dinner Honors Mother

Dinner Honors Mother
Mr. and Mrs. Don McCrone and
son. Forsyth. attended a dinner
Saturday evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin VANITY and son.
Carpenter Road, in honor o: their
mother. Mrs. Carr. Erie. H.. who
is spending a short visit here. Other
guests we're Rev. and Mrs. Par
IRISH, Milan; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
VANITY, S. w. Augusta. and Miss
Dorothy Turner. Ann Arbor.
Mrs. Paul Alderman accompan-
led her mother, Mrs. Harry Tooman
and daughter. Mis- Irma, and Miss
Bernice Sienko Of Belleyille. to Ann
Arbor, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Hammond
and family, Monroe. and Mrs. Glc-
dye Fuller, Whitaker. spent Satur-