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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-10-19

are enough cases to make It a
SERIOUS problem.
Many perhaps most. Of the
mon who commit rape are men
tally unbalanced. This may re-
suit from the strains Of their
lives. or may be the result OF
poor hcredity In either case
their plight remains a secret I'M
tll they commit a crime and arc
apprchended We have no pro-
ccdures for spotting them in adj
vance for hospitalizing them.
and for attempting a cure be,
fore Il is too late
Certain it is that the tremcn-
dous strains Of insecure living
added 10 the imposSibilty of
securing a normal sex life are
better explanation Of this hich
incidence Of rapes than any ra-
Clal theory
Army Experience
To this general explanation
must be added another factor
for the high incidence OF rape
that is operating with special
lvuulence now II is the Army
experience upon young men.
War is ugly, and there is no
doubt that many things are con-
doned in the heat Of battle that
would never be tolerated for
an instant under ordinary cir
cumstanccs. One Of these "natu-
ral7 accompaniment of war IS
rape. While Il is true that some
armies are better behaved than
others. and that some arc more
selective about tho objects OF
their lusts than others. there, are
plenty Of opportunities for COM
bat soldiers to commit rape
without fear Of punishment
This fact accounts, in some
measure at least, for the I'M
creased number Of rapcs that
have occurred in the city SINCE
the end Of the war
Needed Improvement
The TRIBUNE believes tha,
the present high crime rate
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-10-19

homie problems Of most Ne
gro families in the city are SO
great, that one must expect
to find a large proportion of
rohberics, hold-ups, burglaries,
and thefts.
The other kinds of crime in
this category require more stu
dy and explanation. They in
clude crimes Of violence: MUIR
der, manslaughtcr, rape and
aggravated assault.
These too can be traced 10
the conditions of life on the
East Side They arc the results of
the psychological and physical
impact Of over-crowded and in
secure lives, which are the lot
Of 50 great a percentage Of De-
uolts Negro population.
No Room
People who have plenty Of
room in which to live, who en-
JOY large and well built homes
whose children have plenty Of
facilities for play and study, are
able TO live peaceful and de-
corous lives. But men and wo-
men who are forced to house
their whole families in single
rooms, sharing kitchen and toilet
facilities with many other ia
miles, are under a psychological
strain that results in occasional
outbursts of violence.
The violence, II must be
stressed, is not racial charac-
teristic. 1t is a direct product
Of the impossible conditions un-
der which tens Of thousands Of
people arc forced 10 live
Case histories TO prove this
case arc numbered in the thou
sands, They show that over
crowdine produces continual
fictions. frazzles the nerves.
builds up resentmcnts and hates,
piles provocation upon provoca-
ton until the dam must burst
somewhere.
Breakdown
frequently the outburst is a
mental or nervous breakdown,
with no violence attached But
often the first sign Of the break
down is an act Of violence that
may cause death or disaster
When a violent outbreak oc-
ours it frequently discharges the
tensions that have accumulated.
Thus the person who has COM
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-10-19

among Negroes Will only be ne.
duced when the circumstances
.of life Of the average Negro arc
tremendously improved.
The high Incidence Of Negro
criminals IN the more serious
crime csteEorics Is not so great
in the less serious Here the
proportions arc reversed. with
Negroes responsible for 80 per
cent Of the arrests that result
cd in prosecution while whites
accounted for GA per cent dur
Ing the first nine months Of the
wear
Higher Proportion
Even this record however,
shows considerably higher
proportion Of CRIMINALS than in
the white population If crime
were distributed on a straight
population basis, about 10 per
cent Of the criminals would be
1 NcaocS.
] In less serious types Of CRIME
then. Negroes have almost foui
times as much, as their share
lwhlo in the more serious cate.
gorios it is five and a half times
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CONTINUED from page I

..se $3.50 Of the total num-
sor of criminals, is a small per-
sentaee Of the total Negro po-
.nlation Ninety-six percent Of
he Negro population Of the city
4 respectable and law-abiding.
We must make serious efforts
- understand and explain the
A., Who are criminals. In so
doing we shall describe the CIR
e,nstances of their lives that
,r,nel them 10 crime. II should
bs stressed that there are many
thousands who live under SINH
lar stresses, and who neverthc-
less do not engage in crime.
Great Tribute
This is a great tribute 10 the
hundred thousand or more who
are condemned to live in condi.
ions Of immense over crowd
ins and tension. II must not
10 assumed that in our discus
sion; here we are saying that
al the people react the way the
lew criminals do.
With these facts in mind, let's
study the police department
charts
Tho police figures shows that
N tho more serious categories
n crime $3.50 of persons held
Tor prosecution were Negroes.
lwhi,es made up 444G in this
leatecorv and all others were
fone-icnth of one percent.
Break Down
Here is the breakdown on
Ithese catcgories of crime
Type OF Offense: Murder and
non negligent manslauehter -
Number of arrests; Total 81. Ne
GRO 40. white IA. other none; Per-
eeniage of total: Negro TAI. white
lass, other, none.
Type Of Offense: Manslaughier
by negligence-Total 81. Negro
s. white 26:, Percentage Of total
Negro 1911 white s3.s. other none.
Type Of Offense: Rape-Toial
io7 Negro 20. white IS. other Il;
Percentage of total; Negro sS.4
white 1917. other g.
Type Of Offense; Robbery
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-10-19

mltted the act of violence may
again seem to be normal, and
1t viii be to little avail that he
argues temporary insanity" as
his defense in court.
The nervous and psychological
tensions that are created by ov-
crcrowding and insecurity must
find an outlet, if the individual
find some outlet, il the indi-
vldual is to maintain a certain
minimum degree Of sanity. For
this reason, low income earners,
regardless of their race. tend
10 be more addicted TO the in
temperate use Of liquor and 9TH
or stimulants.
Needed Outlet
For most persons LIQUOR pro-
vides a harmless and necessary
outlet. II takes them away from
the sordid and difficult world
in which they struggle from day
TO day. helps them forget, at
least for a moment. and encour-
ages them to keep up the battle.
But the release of worries and
strains is often accompanied by
the destruction of inhibitions
and moral attitudes that would
ordinarily prevent the individual
from committing any crime Of
violence.
A large proportion Of the
crimes OF violence that reach
the editorial desks Of the TRIB-
UNE are committed by persons
who are intoxicated. Many Of
them arc the results of quarrels
in which the participants have
been drinking heavily.
Lowest Incomes
Because Negroes are the low
est income group in the city,
they are subjected to these pres
Sures and strains more than any
other group and their ways OF
blowing off steam too often pro-
duce serious trouble.
OF course. the things said here
about some residents Of the East
Side do not apply to all alike.
A very large proportion are law
abiding. God fearing, respectable
and honest 1t is the relatively
small proportion to whom these
adiectives do not apply, who
show up so heavily in the crime
statistics.
Here again il must be stressed
that the effects Of alcohol are
universal. The fumes don't affect
Negroes more viciously than
they do whites, but the average
white is more secure, has more
room in which TO go ON his
hinges. has fewer problems hcm-
ming him in.
What About Rape7
One special category Of scrious
crime deserves very particular
attention: rape. The chart shows
that OF a total of 1917 rapcs m
Detroit in the first nine months
of the year for which persons
were prosecuted 65.4 per cent
were charged to Negroes.
In the first place we want 70
enter a doubt that all the lden-
tifications of Negro men IN this
category arc accurate. THIS IS
not intended as a reflection re-
ccssarily. on the police or the
prosecutors office, but Negroes
have long known that a woman
who has been raped is quite
likely 10 believe that her asSall-
ant was a Negro, whether ne
was or not. and to identify any
Negro as the culprit whether
he was or not.
But even assuming that INC
figures are accurate, they stu
flow very directly out of the
problems of slum life. Persons
with low and insecure incomes,
who live in extremely over
crowded homes. do not manage
The Valley settler., 1946-10-10

\ psychiatri st was treating a pat tiont who had had tho delusion he vas Q horse. Tho doctor considered tho case to be coming along OK and vas hoping for c complete euro. 1t Ia st the day arrived when ho felt he could release tho pat tient.
 "Yes sir," soid the patient, VI feel por- feet. As e matter of fact I have never folt potter in my life--I expect to have a swell season at Santa Anita this year,"
The Valley settler., 1946-10-10
I


 Mir. Norbert G. Bryan, Sen for Engineer of
 tho REA who has been in the Valley for tho Epa st throo or four wooks looking over tho possiblo power sites available in this area, hos gone to Honor and Kodiak for 10 days to two Wooks.
 Tho SoUor Limo which was started on tho 2':.. 2oth of 5eptmber is now 3/4 of mile r.
 from town. Botueen September 2Oth and
 October 3rd 2l52 feet of pipe Wos lain.
 The crews arc now working of tho L.C. Stock place south of town.
 Er1 ing Foo has purchased Tract no. 4 oh at ono timo belonged to Tony Weary ous.
 Don Irwin states thnt the Corporation has now sold all tho tracts of land that they have available at this time. SURPRISE FOR MRS. H.IRISs I few friends of Mrs. E. E. Harriss gave hor little surprise party on her birth day this la st Saturday evening in her homo. Cake, icecreun and Sandwiches wore served.
 Those rosponsib bio for the party TOTO: Dr: and Mrs. Earl Graves, Mr. Ted M1chao1son lr. and Mrs. J.L. Ray Mir. and Mrs. J.M.
 Ray, nd llr. and Mrs. Tim Honnessey.
 De1bert Anderson, manager of tho Trading Post, vas in Anchorage on business on Wednesday of this Uook.
 On Monday of this vook 0 large number of Pa 1neritos woro in Anchorage on bu sinoss
 and shopp iug tours.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-03
LAUGHS--THAT'S
WHAT WE NEED

4 s a RULE we greet scien-
tific progress with hearty
cheers. No one was happier than
was this department when the
trousers clip for bicyclists was
invented or when coaster brakes
for wheelbarrows were put on
the market. And well do we
remember how we showed our
dlmples with delight when
scientists developed foxtails TO
wave from automobile radia-
tors. No one was quicker than
we were 10 hail the mechanical
genius that brought forth the
ready-tied bow tie, the one-mAn
automobile top that three peo-
pie could put up very easily.
balloon tires for kids tricycles
and the fountain pen which viii
not leak in an airplane p 600
feet in the alr-but which wit
leak-like crazy on the ground
Yes, mans upward and on
ward progress has nearly al
WAYS thrilled us. But today as
we were having our morning
cereal - the breakfast Of fail
ures our eyes fell on an item
IN tho newspaper which horri-
fled US more thar did the FIRST
neVs Of the atomic bomb After
all. the atomic bomb was our
secret destructive device II
ever used again II would be
used on others. But this neW
thing we have invented IS a
destructive device that Is TO be
turned loose on ourselves
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-03

questionable as 10 how much
had been expended for him so
far as he was aware.
But he did not feel that that
told the entire story. So he
turned over on the back and he
thought he would write In the
rest OF the story.
He wrote down:
a." trapeIed I,2o0 milss; !
shook hands with ,298 people;
I piowed ~ acres; 4 joined 7
lodges; I Was baptissd , times,
once by immsrsion; I kisssd ~
babies; ! made iove TO rs old
maids; ! was bittsn BY } dogs,
and Was defeated by SIS
/ TOLD you / would try TO
Il keep you up TO the minute
on OPA removal of price cell
ings because these things are
very important TO know Well.
OPA has just lifted the lid off
the following:
Domestically grown bamboo
poles, horse show buggies and
horse race sulkies. and all bees
wax comb foundations,
That's the way IL is. so If you
get Stung with a beeswaX comb
foundation. don't come blubber-
ing 10 Chester Bowles.
TEE National Association Of
Il Retail Clothiers and Furnish
ers makes the fiat statement
that you can still tell what part
Oi the country a man comes
from by the width OF his hat
brim.
A survey, il says, shows that
men in the South and South
-usSt- cling ia wide bFIms while
those in the East and Central
sections prefer narrower ones.
Personally. I think the state
ment is far too sweeping. The
other night / ran into Col. Alex
ander Gates who has just gotten
out OF the army He was wear
ing a bowler-and If you could
tell where he came from. except
possibly one of those places
where they take old-fashioned
tiRtypes,r / viii guarantee 10 eat
the National Association of Re-
tail Clothiers and Furnishers,
brlms and all
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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-03
LET'S EXPLORE
YOUR MIND
BY ALBERT EDWARD WIGGAM, D. Sc
Answer to Question No.

Answer to Question No. ]
mo. A study of the birth
rates of ITO cities shows that
those cities that had the higher
percentages of married young
persons, age Is 10 "a, had the
lowest birth rates. This is not
only astonishing, but a bit de-
pressing. when we consider that
the more education these young
couples have, the less likely
they are TO have children. These
facts are brought out by Pro-
fessors +. r. Groves and w. +.
Ogburn in til cir exhaustive
study, American Marriage"
Answer to Question No. 2
2-Yes. Seventy-five high school
seniors were asked to rate each
other on "A types of personal
ity. such as "Alibi Ike"
Gloomy Gus" "Gullible.
"High-hat," Good Student"
"Pussyfoot," Tough Guy" etc,
without signing their names.
The agreement of the pupils on
the type to which each class
mate belonged was amazing. All
wanted to know their own type.
1t probably benefited the stu
dents 10 learn what their class
mates thought of them.
Answer to Question No. s
3-Poor scholarship, due mostly
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-03
Headaches { auSed
by Many Things
Bv HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD.

several muscles may be- IN
volved In practically all cases,
the affected muscles were linn
tied TO one side. When certain
groups of muscles were affected,
II was noted that not only was
there head pain but also pain
In the ears. pain on swallowing
and often a feeling As If a sore
throat were present
THIS type Of head pain or
Il myalgia, as IL is also called,
usually appears in persons more
than 20 years Of age II often
develops after an acute infec-
tion and may be brought On by
exposure 10 drafts. changes in
temperature and after emo
tienal upsets
An injection Of a pain-dead-
enlng substance into the tender
regions of the muscles seems 10
stop the difficulty temporarily.
Any use of the affected muscles
makes the pain worse. Such
drugs as aspirin did not relieve
the condition
nR. WILLIAMS found, how
~ ever. that giving niacin,
which is a part of the vitamin
b complex. daily by injection
relieved the symptoms and that
the same dose taken by mouth
morning and night maintained
this relief After continuing the
daily treatment for from two
10 five months. the symptoms
could be controlled by giving
the niacin by mouth three times
a week.
OF those patients with myal-
Eia who were treated with MA
Gin, about s out Of 10 obtained
relief II would seem, there
fore, that, in certain instances.
pain which appears to be deep
in the head may be due only TO
tenderness of certain of the
muscles about the face and
head and that treatment with
niacin IN such cases seems 10
bring relief
Copyright 1sas ~ Klns Fes,ure.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-03
NIOthers-in-Law
Club Advocated

might prove very interesting 20
its members. They could sit
around and tell each other what
is wrong about the way their
grandchildren are being brought
up by their dsughters-in-law.
Passing by
tom RRELL. The de-
Il bonair publisher. In all his
life he has never worked for
anybody but himself. He is a
Brown University graduate. He
was at Brown the years its
football team nearly beat Dart
mouth.
Conrad Nagel. The greatest
actor ever born in Keokuk, Ia.
Made his first hit playing
Youth in Experience" Re-
member that play? Nagel
made his film debut in the first
silent film version of Little
Women" produced in 1919. II
you can remember who played
the leading feminine roles IN
that you can certainly credit
yourself with having a fine
memory.
Asides-
GEORGE ARTHUR GRIF-
VI FIFTH called his wife "The
Neck" Seems Mrs. Griffith
once said TO her husband:
George, you're the head of the
house but I'm the neck and the
head has to be twisted around
to where the neck wants It."
Am asked what Is my favor
ite mixed drink. No mixed
drinks for me. 1 am a very
moderate consumer Of Bourbon
highballs with plain water and
a bit Of brandy with the after
dinner cigar and coffee.
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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-03
Bv HENRY McLEMORE

WE SPEAK Of the houSe-to-
w automobile telephone serv-
ice soon 10 be put In operation
by the American Telephone ana
Telegraph Co Motorists speed
ing along the highways can be
telephoncd 20 from any house
in tfp tinted StaFS and can
call any house in the nation.
We flatly predict that this
country Will be a ShambicS
within few years after this
service IS inaugurated and the
bulk Of our national wealth
will be concentrated in the
hands Of wrecker and repair
concerns and doctors and morti-
clans.
As a nation we are doing a
pretty thorough Job OF knock
ing ourselves off in traffic ac-
CidentS al the moment and
that's with both hands on the
wheel and supposedly complete
concentration on the road.
Imagine II you don't look too
unattractIve with your hair
standing on end. what the high
ways and city streets will be
like when motorists are driving
with one hand holding a tele-
phone receiver. with the other
raising the dickens with The
operator for giving them a
wrong number and taking 4
hand of the wheel 20 push
button 20 take an incoming call.
LOW would you like 10 be
II rounding a curve AZ so miles
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-03
HOuSe-fO-AutO
Phones Dangerous

per hour have the phone ring
and be told that your house is
on fire. your dog has run away
and your wife has taken up
trombone lessons. That would
be enough 10 make a man for
get all about the curve he was
on. But just suppose-and it is
entirely possible -- that a man
approaching you on the curve
was also in the midst of a tele-
phone call and was being in
formed that the cleaners had
lost his best suit and that ants
had gotten in the last OF the
sugar.
Whami Slam! Crash And
LOT Of crunches
Telephone bills will be ter
rifle II is hard enough for
man 70 keep friends off thc
phone II his house where be
can watch them. Now when he
comes back 10 his parked car he
is liable 10 find an amlable
souse talking 10 friends IN Key
West or Portland
About the only saving grace
we can think Of for telephones
in cars Is that a man never will
have 10 get out of the tub or
from under the shower 10 an
Swer the phone, But maybe We
shouldn't have mentioned that
Some fool inventor Will prob
ably install a tub in the back
seat.
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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-03
Youth Marriages
Yield n Surprise
There's More Truth
Than Poetry Here

meet the guys outside and pay
them off. They made the APP
plause and cheers sound pretty
good tonight. Hey, Joe, got 10
singles for a sawbuck?
The ManicuTiSt
THIS makes the third time this
Il week he's had that ugly claw
of his manicured. Ugh, clammy
paws. Wonder why mugg like
this is so particular about his
mitt. Listen to him wheeZe, the
big nothing. Huh, so when I go
home next week / can tell my
folks that 1 held hands with a
big-time gangster. They'll never
believe that / never had a date
with any of them. Well. That
date with Willie really didn't
mean a thing. After all
Copyright BY Daily Mirror, Inc.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-03
One Word Led 10 Another
-Ih. Detroit Times
BY ARTHUR BUGS BAER,
No Roses in the Old Bowls

NO noses IN IIIe OlO DO"IS
THE old annual Rose Bowl over let the petals
fall where they may 1t has always been my argument
that a student a tackle with sprained ankle.
There been plenty of tough football this last hori-
zontal season. But claim you don't know Lulu like know
Lulu you old enough to have been in the Flying
Wedge.
THE Flying Wedge really rough stuff With
Il pepper sauce. That play good only on the
kickoff. IL the original V-for-Victory or
reasonable facsimile thereof. Let's say the boot
orched to the I0-yard line. That gaze the
receiver plenty of time to pack the ball under his
arm oDer his head and briSte his shoulder blades
And also enough time for the other 10 thugrods to
line up front of him Wth fUe a side They
formed the Flying Wedge, Which should haze been
labeled the Gdlloping ChiseL
Off they down the field holding 70 each others
belts like elephants in parade The turnlp with the ball
anked along the middle He held there by capillary
attraction the force Of circumstances and morbid curiosity
II required but chalk line for the Wedge TO
gather momentum like fire in mattress factory. Any
player who got front of that 22egged monster rolled
up like magazine in the parcel post
THE Flying Wedge was mperyious 10 editorials and killed
of before egislated loose from sport by
public opinion 1t ruled off the tramped turf just when
the progressive coaches figuring putting portable
cow-catcher the man in front.
When you figure the combined LDeight of the
Flying Wedge a long ton, add the impetus of
aggregated cooperation, toss in gger of oblivion,
sprinkle dash of concentrated homicide and bring
1t to fast boil, you readily gander that the
formation minority report of disgruntted
shareholders
When the Flying Wedge got to the 5O-yard line was
place exchange fraternity pins BY that time
rolling like house dice When the other side worked il
tipped hat to the Flying Wedge hundered by the
high iron
Now the play is outawed Well it isn't the first time
that historic battlefield turned into picnic grounds
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-03
WASHINGTON
SCENE
BY GEORGE DIXON,

a new adventure, IAN adventure
in private citizenship, a blessed
state which 1 can hardly re-
member having experienced, be-
cause / have been in public
office almost all my life"
In a voice which might have
been touched with sadness, ex-
eept that he looked SO darn
pleased. he continued:
"An English philosopher once
said that there are two supreme
pleasures In life. One Is ideal,
one is real. The Ideal, he said,
IL when a man receives the seals
Of office from his sovereign. The
real pleasure, he said, Is when
he hands them back.
His sentiment was little
differently expressed, perhaps,
by the man who drives the milk
wagon on the street where i
live. A few days after the no
tice came out In the press that
I would voluntarily retire from
the Congress, he was passing
one day and he said:
Good morning, Judge. i
said. Good morning, Bill He
said, \ see you are getting out
of Congress. ! said. Yes that
is right. I haze got my points
and now, in the poriGnee OF the
day, I think maybe I WiH be
iquidatsd or deaetiVatsd, or
whatever you uOont to call Il.
He said, Judge. I aiwoys did
say you Were smart man.
i said, Il thank you; that is Uery
nice of you; ! appreciate that
very much
He said, Yes; you are a
smart man. You are getting out
before they get you.' /"
WHEN the la ug h o r. Mr..
w Woodrum's had subsided,
the speaker continued:
II do not know whether you
ever heard the story of that
sheriff out in one Of our Virginia
counties who ran for public ofs
fice.
I'VE have In Virginia, a. most
states have. Law which re-
quires you 10 report your cam
paign expenditures. After the
election was over, this sheriff
got the usual forms and filled
out the financial side of the