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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-20
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DRAFT PRINCIPLES


The attempt to have all New York
city policemen and firemen exempt
ed from the draft, if successful,
would weaken popular confidence in
the fairness of the selective sys-
tenn. The underlying principle of
the draft is that each mans case
shall be considered on it's own in
dividual merits and under exactly
the same rules governing the selec-
ton of all other men. If he has
dependents, he is not exempted. He
is merely deferred after establishing
dependency in his particular case.
Occupation deferments are deter
mined in the same way. A man can
be deferred for his occupation only
II it is shown in each individual
case, that he is indispensable to
some necessary industrial enter
prise.
Some particular fireman or some
particular policeman might be
shown to be indispensable to a city
police or fire department, and so
deferred, though it is difficult to see
how. That is exactly the rule in
New York city now, but it is not
what New York's mayor wants. He
wants to say to the national govern
ment: "You can't take any fire.
man or policeman" A mans badge
Gusts the board from even consider
ing his case.
This is what is called 'sblanket
exemption automatically lifting
out of the selective service systems
two entire and very numerous
classes of men. It couldn't be done
without changing an established ma
tional policy of the draft. If it is
permitted in New York, it must be
permitted everywhere throughout
the nation-in some cases with gro
tesquely absurd results.
This is old stuff. The first six
months of the 1917 draft were a
continuous battle to prevent the sys-
tenn from being discredited and i'm
paired with blanket exemptions
pressed for by some of the most
powerful influences. This case of
policemen and firemen came up
first. Equally strong pressure was
brought to exempt locomotive engi-
neers and firemen, brakemen and
finally all railroad employees as
class, for reasons here stated and,
for another reason, we successfully
resisted.
The other reason was that we
feared that the creation of blanket
exemptions would create loopholes
as broad as boulevards for whole
sale draft evasion. And so it proved,
for finally we gave in on one case
a blanket exemption for the Emer-
gency Fleet corporation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-20
LACCING:
BottIenecks

Appropriating billions for defense
production is one thing, getting the
material another, as the u. S. de-
tense leaders were finding out.
The headache bottlenecks! Num-
Der One of these was Engines
Number Two, Aluminium; Number
Three, Landing Gears; Number
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-20
REDS:
In School

An aftermath of Dies committee
revelations occurred in New York,
where the American Legion took
cognizance of hints that Communist
party members were teaching in
New York classrooms, and the reve-
lations were sensational.
No less than "a teachers, many of
them in Brooklyn college, a city
owned institution, were found in col
leges, high and grade schools who
were charged with being Red party
members.
Instances Of circulation of Marx
list propaganda, also the teaching of
Communist doctrines were uncov-
cred, and the matter well-aired.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-20

Four, Machine Tools, and Number
Five, Guns.
In spite of big increases in produc-
ton at the Pratt Whitney, Curtiss
and Allison plants, facilities for max
ing planes were still far ahead of
the engines to make them go.
Those in the know admit that U. S.
commitments to Great Britain are
such that our plants will not be able
to deliver engines in quantity to this
country until around next Septem-
Der. After that time the Ford plants,
it was said, will be geared up to
make Pratt-Whitney engines inquan-
tity, and the Packard factory will
have the Rolls-Royce liquid-cooled
motors in hand. These are essen
tial for pursuit planes.
Two other auto factories are sur
veying their ability to turn out air.
plane engines, but even if they work
out the problem, they won't be in
production until late in 1941, well
behind the Ford and Packard situa-
ton.
AS to aluminium, the country is
increasing it's production of the raw
material rapidly, but there is long
lag between raw material and the
sheets and forgings necessary to
make turrets, mounts and fuselages.
Next bottleneck was the landing
gears, the shortage being in wheels,
brakes and the air-compression CYL
inders necessary for the heavy types
of bombers with retractable wheels.
Factories are gearing up for these
in mass production, but are far be-
hind the plane factories.
Machine tools, starting point in
all mass production, constituted the
biggest headache among the bottle
necks. Knudsen and his associates
started on the machine tool prob
lem first, knowing it would be most
vital, but the lag here has been
even greater than expected.
One new machine tool, having to
be built and turned out in mass pro-
duction, may cause lag OF months
in making airplanes on an assembly
line basis. hQs
The guns referred to are of heav-
Ter caliber than those we formerly
used on our planes. Here, again,
the defense leaders have realized
that guns are not designed and built
in quantity in a day, and concen-
trated effort is being made in this
direction. ,a
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r. d. r. VIEWS AID TO YOUTH
During the week before his Carib-
bean cruise, the President held a
series Of private conferences which
were Of prime importance in con-
nection with his plans for the new
congress. In them he disclosed that
he is doing lot of thinking about
domestic problems along two lines
/. Youth.
2. Old-age pensions.
Democracy can resist subversive
ideologies, the President held, only
by convincing youth that it does
have a stake and a future in the
existing system.
The President indicated that he
had no particular program in mind.
In fact, he asked for suggestions
and ideas.
On old-age pensions, Roosevelt
disclosed that he has made up his
mind as to what he wants. His
idea is to change the existing sys-
tenn of widely divergent state con-
tributions to one of uniform federal
pensions, beginning at a lower age
than the present IS.
Roosevelt also voiced sharp criti-
cism of the moguls of the social
security board who have so vigor-
ously opposed liberalization of the
law. He declared that they have
been a big obstruction to reform
and that the time had come to over
rule them. 1t was significant that
the President had not discussed his
plans with them and was proceed
ing independently.
Note-Since January l, when the
amended law became operative,
100000 applications for old-age PEN
sions have been approved by the
social security board for total out
lay of $4,109, 900 a month. With the
$7,048, 900 paid out in lump sum
claims to survivors, the total old
age pension outlay so far Is around
$28,000,000. The average pension is
$22 month. In his conferences,
Roosevelt talked of placing 5000, 600
oldsters on federal pensions within
a year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-20
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
BY Edward c. Wayne
III. S. Isolationists View With Alarm
All Moves to Aid Britain and Greece;
Bottlenecks' Worry Defense Leaders;
Italian Drive Suffers New Reverses

EDITORS NoTEwhn opinions these columns
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-20

NEW YORK-This not being
Albania, Greek and Italian cross
billiard cues, instead of s,oords.
The Greek is the former worlds
champion, Jimmy Caras (lefD
Of Philadelphia, and the Italian
is William Mosconi fright of
Neto York City, az, early leader
in the national billiards tourna-
ment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-20
CRASH:
Another TRAGEDY

Perhaps mite SNUG over their
wonderful record of safety in pas
senger-carrying, the plane lines had
rude. shock when a mainliner
crashed in Chicago, with the loss of
many lives. It,.
Review of accident brought two
things to the notice OF investiga-
tors: (1) that Pilot Scott changed
from one plane to another in Cleve-
land because he didn't like the sound
of. one motor when he "revved" it
up prior to takeoff; (2) He had
to circle about for % minutes in a
binding snowstorm over the Chica-
60 airport before he could land.
Six ships were ''in line," stacked
up at thousand-foot intervals as they
took turns coming into the port. The
possibility of snow-blindness was
mentioned, as at the last moment
the pilot radioed ground forces that
he chad good view of the landing
field" and was coming in.
Suddenly wing dipper and he
crashed from $50 feet. Six died at
once, and four later. Pilot, CO.
pilot and stewardess lost their lives.
FOREIGN JOTTINCS:
q Berlin-Jan Kubelik, master VIC
linist, was reported to have died in
Prague at go. Reckless of money,
he died in comparative poverty and
with his beloved Czecho- Slovakia
crumbling around him. By his side
was Charles Dawson" a Hindu
medical student who once heard Ku-
belik play, deserted his own life and
studies to ''stay forever" with "such
master"
d Paris - An international Incl
dent" was the detention by Nazi oc-
cupation authorities of Mrs. Eliza
beth Deegan, 40, a clerk in the
American embassy. It took Wash
ington days to find what had become
of her.
q London - Londoners who think
German raiders are aiming Fright
at them were disabused of this no
ton by British pilots, who reported
that at usual bombing height, five
miles up and more, London looks as
big as a book on the ''fioor" and
bombers are lucky to hit the city,
let alone particular detectives.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Chance in Movies
Is Goal Of YOUNG
D. {. Musician
Phyllis Schwartz, ID,
Sings With Symphony
Orchestra Saturday

When 14-year-old Phyllis Schwartz
sings with the National Symphony
Orchestra Saturday morning in
Constitution Hall she will be expert
encing the outstanding thrill, to
date, in a youthful musical career,
but the diminutive local artist hopes
the future holds a chance for what
she now considers the supreme
thrill-singing in a motion picture
How about opera?
"Yes, I'd like to try OPERA" Phyllis
replied, but chance in the movies
is what I want most
Confident of her daughters abil-
ity to succeed in Hollywood, Mrs.
Fay Schwartz of 5000 Park place
NV, is waiting, too, for the day
that will bring a screen test.
Meanwhile, however, Phyllis is not
spending all her time dreaming of
cinema fame. She is continuing to
utilize many hours in improving her
vocal piano and dancing technique.
Young Miss Schwartz has been
regarded an accomplished pianist
almost since infancy, but her vocal
talent was discovered only about
two years ago, when Elsa Koppel,
local voice teacher. heard her sing
ing.
Mrs. Schwartz revealed she re-
Gently sought a piano scholarship
for her daughter at renowned mu-
sic school, but its officials offered
voice scholarship instead.
DR.. Hans Kinder, director of the
National Symphony, has expressed
high regard for her aptitude as a
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Civil Service
Continued From First Page.)

ring to the amendment, the COM
mission said:
"The commission believes that the
amendment - is not administra-
lively feasible and earnestly recon-
mended that consideration be given
to its deletion from the bill"
Illustration Is Given.
To demonstrate that it would be
unworkable, this illustration was
given in the report:
THE President, for example, issues
an order pursuant to H. R. $50, plac-
ing all positions in the F. H. A. in
the competitive classified service
There are, let us say, six residents
OF the State of Maine employed in
that agency, but on the date of the
order Maine is only one appoint
ment in arrears of its quota. Which
one, if any, Of these six employees is
to be considered for classified status?
Let us assume also that the
President on the same day issues
an order placing the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration under
the competitive classified service
and this agency also has six en-
ployes who are residents of the
State of Maine. Which one of these
IL employees, if any, and in which
agency, is entitled to be considered
for a classified status?
"To illustrate further the admin
tstrative complications which may
arise, let us suppose that under the
circumstances stated vacancy ex-
lists in the position of statistical
craftsman in the A. A. A. which
cannot be adequately filled by pro-
motion. Eligible No. l on the COM
missions competitive register for
the position of statistical craftsman
is resident of Maine. May such an
eligible be appointed, thus filling the
States quota, or under the law, is
Evening star., 1940-03-11

Guilty in recruiting engibles to MI
vacancies in these positions"
Assuming the House amendment
would make 1t illegal to let any
State go over its quota In future,
the commission points out it would
be required to keep apportionment
records on a daily basis, "a task
which is. from an administrative
point of view, practically impos-
sible."
At the outset, the commission en-
phasized that the old apportionment
rule applies only to the competitive
classified positions in the depart
ments in Washington, 'and then
only as nearly as the conditions of
good administration warrant"
The commission reported that at
the present time there are 27l,7l1
employees outside the classified civil
service. OF this number 57,9O2 are
IN jobs being paid from emergency
relief appropriations, and since the
House bill prohibits extension of
civil service to any one in, or con-
nected with, w. P. A., some doubt
exists whether civil service status
could be extended to persons in
other agencies paid from relief ap-
preparations. OF the remaining 213,-
800 outside OF civil service, 24,100
are in Washington and 1S9,709 in
the field.
The commission reported that
under title 2,396.513 field jobs could
be brought under the Salary Clas-
sification Act. 1t carefully explained
that this act is entirely separate
from the question of extending civil
service status, and relates merely to
classifying civil service field jobs for
salary purposes.
Evening star., 1940-03-11

one of the employees of the admin
istration from the State of Maine
required to be given a classified
status noncompetitively and the
States quota filled in that manner?
Not Far-Fetched Examples.
That these are not far-fetched
examples is shown by the statement
in the report that West Virginia
Maine and Montana are only one
appointment in excess of Quota and
Vermont has exactly its share.
This means" the report contin-
ued, that if the amendment in
question is enacted in law appoint
ments to positions which are class
ified under H. R. $50 will be lim-
tied to residents of 81 States. Alas
ka. the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
and Hawaii. AS these States reach
or exceed their quotas eligibility
for appointment will be further re-
stricted to the residents of fewer
and fewer States, so that it is not
inconceivable that a point will be
reached where there will be encoun-
tered serious administrative diff
Evening star., 1940-03-11

coloratura soprano, according to
Mrs. Schwartz.
Phyllis is pupil in - =: ga class
at Mcfarland Junior .igh School
Her hobbies are horseback riding
and animals-both alive and stat
uettes.
Her pets have included baby
alligator and a duck. The latter
was given to sitting quietly on the
piano bench while Phyllis practiced
and then waddling off when she
stopped. This show of understand
ing amazed Mrs. Schwartz but not
Phyllis.
Ducks are very intelligent" she
said.
Phyllis appearance with the SYM
phony Saturday is to be as soloist
in the final concert of the orches-
tra's student series, which is sched-
uled to begin at II am. Her selec-
tions are to be Mozart's "Allelujah''
and the popular "Jeanie With the
Light Brown Hair" by Stephen
Foster, the latter with the string
quartet.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Marine and Navy Boards
To Meet Next Monday

A Marine Corps Reserve Policy
Board will meet next Monday at the
Navy Department. Col. Joseph C.
Fegan, U. S. M. c., is the senior
member and Maj. J. F. Hankins, U.
S. M. c. r., will act as recorder.
The same day Navy selection
board for the Dental Corps will
meet. The board will recommend
three officers for advancement to
captain. In addition, lieutenant
commanders and lieutenants will be
selected Capt. Harry E.. Harvey
will preside and 1t. Clifford c. De
Ford will act as recorder.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
new SPORT
SYSTEM IS
PAYING
AP Feature Service

BARBOURVILLE, KY. Jan. as
An athletic "de-emphasis" program
begun at Union College is working
out SO satisfactory that Unions new
president, DR.. Conway Boatman, en-
visions day when a new stadium
without any fence, open to the pub
lie" will be built by the school.
OF his plan, under which no more
athletic scholarships are granted
and no admission is charged for
football and basketball games at
home, DR.. Boatman says:
THE improved personal attitudes
Of student team members and i'm
proved scholarship in their studies
are well known TO all the college
faculty as a result of just the first
beginning Of the new program.
"A new spirit of sport for the love
OF sport and winning for the sake
of college loyalty is taking hold of
Unions student body"
The college president said the
school was spending more money
on sports under the new policy than
in previous years
The Union football team, first to
try out the new athletic program,
won three games, lost three and
tied one in the past season.
Some of the players, alumni have
said, still hold athletic scholarships
but no new scholarships are being
issued and within three years none
of the Union football players will
have them.
Activity" fees of students have
been increased SIS year to nelp
finance the sports program
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
ARMSTRONG
is WINNER,
9TH ROUND
Fierce Two-Fisted Attack
Renders Pedro Mon
tanez Helpless

NEW YORK, Jan. %. = Henry
Armstrong brought his perpetual
motion fighting machine, fierce
two-fisted attack, into high gear
last night to stop Pedro Montanez
in nine rounds of a scheduled IS
round fight in defense Of the world
championship before more than
1900 fight fans who paid more
than $4,000
Floored three times and saved
by the bell twice, Montanez put
up gallant showing but Referee
Cavanaugh was forced to call a
halt in the ninth round with the
Puerto Rican helpless and absorb
ing terrific punishment.
Armstrong entered the ring
weighing 1898 pounds and Mon
tanez weighed l4412 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
kRAU5E GUNS
TRAINED ON
HIGH SCHOOL
Bears 10 Meet Strong Hoop
Squad on Tomorrow
Nights Bill

There's a basketball game sched-
uled in the High School gym to-
morrow night that local fans have
been waiting all season for-the
fancy shooting Juneau High School
squad against the driving veterans
of the Krause five.
Those two teams will face each
other in the nightcap of a double
header that is to be launched with
contest between the league lead
irg Haida boys and the near-cellar
Elks aggregation.
If the Hsida team is in form,
the score should be heavily in their
favor, for their advantage in height
viii become increasingly apparent
against the shorted Elksmen and
snculd account for a number of
points under the basket.
But tho High SCHOOL, rause fest
is anybody's contest The young
sters will be up against experience
and superiority in weight, but the
Krause men will face burning speed
from first horn to the last.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
California
Quir,t
Averages o.

BERKELEY, Cal, Jan. 25. - In
basketball, that game Of giants
the University of California could
put cut just about the tallest
team in the nation.
It would average 6 feet Al
inches in height.
This theoretical arrangement
would require shifting enc guard
and one center to forward posi-
tons, but even at their present
listed assignments California S
quintet runs just under feet 4.
Tallest man on the team is Will
liam Biggerstaff, 6 feet 6, a guard
and one of the real stars of the
varsity
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
BIG SQUAD
WANTED BY
BIFF JONES


OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 25.-Fans who
go to watch Nebraska S future foot
ball teams under Coach Lawrence
tBif) Jones, the old Army mentor,
are going to see lots of players.
"Biff." speaking at the Omaha
banquet for the 1899 team, told 500
fans that II want to use lots of
boys"
Explaining he added ut enables
them to report fresh on Mondays
and 1t cuts down the chances of in
juries. That's why few of our boys
played more than 80 minutes per
game last season"
University Chancellor c. S. Bouch-
er, following Jones, endorsed the
idea, declaring the 1889 Cornlluskers
team team of no stars, or rather
team of 80 or IS stars"
That" said the chancellor, pre-
vents a disease worse than athletes
foot-athletes' head"
Cy,rire W,pt Ado Rrinu Racuyfo
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
Ne,c Style
Of Thumbing

FRANKFORT. KY, Jan. IS. -
Eleanor Pogwist, 26-year-old self
styled "airplane hitch-hiker," was
something new at Kentucky s
capital.
She said Kentucky was the
22nd state which she had visited.
Thumb and air transportation
holding out, she plans to visit all
AZ States by air and call on the
Governors of each.
She came here from Ohio, and
presented Governor Keen John
son with gift from Governor
John Bricker of Ohio-a minia-
ture replica of white elephant"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
THREE -F0URTH5
AERBASE WORKERS
HIRED IN ALASKA
Navy Re asses Figures
Compiled by Contract
ors at Sitka, Kodiak

Approximately three-fourths of the
men at work on the Sitka and Ko-
diak naval air base projects on
December 20 we're hired in Alaska,
according to tabulation released
by the Seims-Drake-Puget Sound
Companies through Commander r.
E. Thomas. Officer in Charge of
Construction.
The tabulation makes no attempt
to determine how many of the men
hired In Alaska were Alaskan resi-
dents.
The figures are as follows.
Sitka Personnel
Total men hired ............ 200
Total men discharged or
. fdu4t 50
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
FIRE DEPARTMENT
MAKES SHORT RUN

The AZ alarm last night called
firemen few hundred feet north
of the hall on Calhoun Avenue to
so down the hill below the Cliff
Apartments and extinguish minor
roof blaze at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Odin tanning.
Damage was negligible and the
blaze was extinguished quickly.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
BARRIERS DIVIDE
H0N0RS IN Pins
With FL0WERMEN

The Barber Shop Trio and the
Juneau Florists split honors at the
Brunswick last night with r. Galao
of the BARRIERS rolling high total
$50.
Tonight's games are Percys VS.
Gabby's and Brighton Tailors VS.
New Alaskan.
Fridays games are Rainier Bee.
vs. Martins Demons, New Alaskan
VS.. Juneau Florists and Home Groc-
cry VS.. Druggists.
Scores last night were as follows