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Evening star., 1941-09-06

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 6.-The
hand that rocks the cradle is taking
a turn at the pillow these days to
plug a shortage of $4,000 workers
on Pennsylvania farms.
There has been decided in
crease of woman farm workers" the
State Agriculture Department re-
ported today. Many of them are
going into the fields, harvesting
crops and even driving tractors.
Women are just about as good as
men at picking fruit and vegetables. |"
While many of the women are
laying aside housework on their own
farms and going into the fields
with their husbands, the department
said that in other cases the so-called
weaker sex is seeking jobs on out
side farms.
The rural labor situation is acute
now" spokesman for Secretary
John Light declared, and probably
will be worse next year if condi-
tions remain as they are now"
. He pointed to a Federal-State
survey of 5000 farms in the COM
Evening star., 1941-09-06
President Is q Genial Boss,
Says Personal Secretary
Miss Grace TuIIy
Enjoys Pressure
Of Exocting Work

THE harder the pressure of du-
ties, the better I like it," Miss Grace
G. Tully remarked in an interview
that interrupted her busy day as
personal secretary to President
Roosevelt.
Duties in the executive Office have
doubled in the past six months. ac-
cording to Miss Tully.
But 1 would be absolutely angry
if things got dull, for I believe when
one gets in a habit of working
steadily, let-down is bad for the
nerves."
Miss Tully has been with the
Roosevelts since 1929, having been
part-time secretary to the President
when he was Governor of New
York.
mo, the President isn't tough
boss" continued the poised Miss
Tully. He is methodical about his
mail but not a crab. He usually
begins the afternoon routine with
a chuckle or sparkle of wit, but
then we get down to business and
before three hours have passed he
has dictated a number of letters,
perhaps some speeches or other
matters pertaining to congress or
policy
Miss Tully's first job was secretary
to Cardinal Hays in New York City
Now she is the Presidents right
hand lady, together with Miss Mar
guerite LIE Hand. who at present is
on leave of absence because OF
illness.
When asked if the President was
! exacting about his work, Miss Tully
replied: He doesn't have to be. We
know that all has to be perfect SO
we have established a habit OF
perfection"
During the interview there were
occasional Interruptions phone
ring or messenger. The President
once sent a servant to inquire II
his green fountain pen had beer
returned from the repair shop. Miss
Tully always answered in a soft
low-pitched voice. Her manner was
cordial.
Mr.. Roosevelt dictates answers te
more than 125 letters daily Q0(
words per minute.
Work for the personal secretary
Evening star., 1941-09-06
This Changing World
Greer Incident Seen Prompting Shoot First
Orders to U. S. Worship Commanders

tions, and for the time being will
not be blacked out. But because
of the presence of a large number
of Axis submarines in those
regions, the merchantmen will
have ample naval protection.
British Ships to Tag Along.
According to current rumors, 1t
is likely that some British or neu-
trail vessels chartered by the
British should tag along with the
American transports. They will
not actually be included in the
conveys, but will not be far off
from the American ships.
AS soon as the Russian cam
paign comes to an end, the Ger
mans are expected to make an
other attempt at strangling Brit
ain by an air and naval blockade.
Relatively few submarines have
been active in the last few weeks.
The crews have been given long
leaves of absence in view of the
strenuous winter campaign and
the ships have been recondi-
toned. A large proportion of
the British feet will be engaged
in the Mediterranean as soon as
Hitler begins to operate in that
section.
Berlin knows that every avail
able tanker and merchantmen in
the Atlantic will be engaged in
transporting fuel, food and war
material to Britain. The German
submarines supported by some
Italians will soon be ordered on
the high seas to prevent the sup
plying of the British Isles from
the United States. And while it
is true that Berlin is not anxious
to see America fighting actively
on the side of Great Britain, all
reports from the Reich indicate
that a situation similar to that
in 1917 is likely to develop in the
near future.
NaZis Seek to Gain Time.
While the Nazi diplomats want
to gain time and avoid Americas S
active participation in the war,
the high command feels that the
Evening star., 1941-09-06

instructions to protect the ships
they commanded with all means
at their disposal. Whenever the
officer commanding a warship
believed he had sighted a sub
marine which might fire at his
ship, he could order depth
charges dropped to protect the
vessel. The decision whether to
shoot or not was left entirely
to the discretion of the individual
skipper. He had to bear In mind
that he must avoid a major in
cident which might lead this
country into a shooting war and
also that he was responsible for
the safety of his ship and crew.
Almost Another Maine"
The Greer incident just missed
being another Maine" There is
not the slightest doubt in the
mind of high authorities that the
hostile submarine was fully aware
of the nationality of the destroyer
fired upon. The captain un-
doubtedly was aware also Of the
implications which would have
followed had the American war
ship been hit.
Additional light cruisers and
destroyers are reported to have
been ordered to Atlantic patrol
duty not only because OF the pos
sibility that such incidents like
the Greer" might be repeated
but also because the waters
around Iceland are likely to be-
come the principal zone Of opera
tions in the forthcoming battle
of the Atlantic.
AS American factories speed
up production, more war material
is being shipped to England. At
the same time our forces in Ice
land are being increased. This
means that besides more troop
ships we must send an increas-
ingly large number of supplies
food for the men and war ma
terial to hurry the defense Of the
island. These transports will be
heavily conveyed. The vessels
will fly the American flag, ac-
cording to international regula-
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Byrd, Wriston Confer
On Economy Club Plan

Senator Byrd, Democrat, Of Vh'-
ginia and DR.. Henry NJ. Wriston,
chairman of the Citizens Emergency
chairman of the Citizens Emergency
Committee on Non-Defense EX-
penditureS, yesterday conferred on
plans for the organization Of local
citizen mergency-economy clubs,
seeking a reduction Of non- essential,
non-defense Government expendi-
lures.
Following the conference Senator
Byrd expressed accord with the
program. Though the Nation Is
closely watching the battle front,
there is another battle, he said.
This is the battle to maintain in
tegrity in government, and to in
sure that in building defense, va
retain a sound economy and insure
hope for the future he added.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

A new set Of orders, regarding
protection of American naval
patrol boats in the North Allan
tic, is expected to be given to
commanding officers as result
of the attempt of an unidentified
submarine to sink the u. S. S.
Greer. The officers in command
of cruisers or destroyers will be
authorized, it is reliably reported.
to shoot first and ask questions
later, whenever they think the
safety of their ship is jeopardized.
Heretofore officers commanding
United States warships on patrol
duty in the Atlantic have had
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Admiral Dennis Heads
Navy Selection Board

Rear Admiral John B. Dennis,
United States Marine Corps. retired,
has been named president Of
selection board to recommend cap
tains in the Marine Medical Corps
for promotion, the Navy Department
announced yesterday. The board is
to meet September IS.
Members of the board are Rear
Admiral Uhlis r. Webb. U. S. N,
retired; Rear Admiral Harold w.
Smith, Rear Admiral Charles M.
Oman, Rear Admiral Benjamin H.
Dorsey and Rear Admiral David C.
Gather. Comdr. Joseph J. Kaveney
will be board recorder.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
New Deal Parallel Seen.


How far has the New Deal
taken this country on the road to
state ownership of these things?
1t is not difficult to assess. How
far has the New Deal endeavored
to take the farmers of this coun-
try toward communal interests
and action?
The law in Communist Russia
does permit small" private econ
omy of individual peasants and
handicraftsmen, based on their
personal labor. A man may own
a hat or a pipe.
The constitution calls for a
seven-hour work day, for vaca-
ton with pay for the workers,
for public health care and hos
pitalization,, for old-age pensions,
for free education, with pupils
going to college at government
expense. 1t promises all men
and women jobs. 1t proclaims
punishment for any attempt to
discriminate against a citizen on
racial grounds.
Look the Soviet program over
and observe to what degree the
New Deal goes along with it.
Article 124 proclaims, among
other things: Freedom of re-
hgious worship and freedom of
anti-religious propaganda is rec
ognized for all citizens" The at
tack on religion-guaranteed If
not actually advocated in these
words of the constitution-have
earned the U. S. S. r. many op-
ponents in this country.
Evening star., 1941-09-06

Acca Temple, Richmond, and
Shriners from northern Virginia
communities attended.
Other officers elected were DR..
Granville Eastman, Culpeper; P.
M. Shirey, Front Royal. and w. L.
LIGHTER. Strasburg. vice-presidents,
and Claude M. Grim, Winchester.
secretary-treasurer. About rs
Shriners joined the club.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Selma Estate Sold

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. 6 (Spe-
ciaD Sale of a nearby l5-acre tract
known as Selma to James e.
Smith, Fairmont, w. Va, was ar1-.,
nounced here. The property orig
inally was owned by James M Ma
son, later by Judge Edmund Pen-s
dleton and recently by Mrs. Anna
Harrison Taylor, of Martinsburg;
w. Va. -
Evening star., 1941-09-06
In the First Line of Defense
Is the House
Modernizing Homes
,epairing . Renovizins

Has that occurred to you? 1t is summons
conserve comfort.
We are suggesting that you send for an
Eberly Plan Supervisor and let him arrange
with you to put the whole house in condition
tighten the cracks and crevices; plan for
storm windows and doors; insulate so that
you won't have to run your heating plant at
top speed All these things are part of
The Eberly Plan understanding and
notwithstanding your house a 194l
home-with improved facilities and modern
equipment.
Don't get the notion that it is going to
be expensive. Rather consider the real
economy in connection with greater comfort.
Of all times it is the expedient thing to do
NOW-and the patriotic thing, as well as
the profitable thing to do, for the value of
your property investment.
The Eberly Plan Supervisor will 60 ino the
details with you. And you will be interested
in The Eberly Finance Plan-which is ready
to cooperate in budgeting the cost-spreading
it over such period as will make it entirely
convenient.
Now is good time to get the work under
way.
A. Eberly's Sons
l1O8KN.W. ,i:s 4. G% year DI. 6557
Before You Inuest-Inuestigate
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Two From Here Receive
Navy School Diplomas

Two young men from Washington
were among 81 officers to receive
diplomas in the first class of the
Naval Reserve Offlcers School Of
Indoctrination at Fort Schuyler,
N. Y, the Navy Department an
nounced yesterday.
The officers, who were selected
from among graduates of techni-
cal schools in the United States,
were Towers Doggett, 1929 Thirty
fourth street NV, a graduate OF
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, and Carl A. Keyser, 1777
Lanier place. a graduate Of Wor-
ceSter PolYtechnic Institute.
Evening star., 1941-09-06

submarine and air blockade must
be resumed with greater violence
than ever. 1t is believed that
Hitler's military and naval ad-
visers consider it more important
to reduce Britain's resistance by
cutting all her communications
with the United States than to
avoid an armed conflict with
America.
Hence an unrestricted air and
naval blockade is expected within
the next few weeks. 1t is doubt
full that the submarine COM
manders and the captains Of the
bombers of the Wehrmacht will
take the trouble to discriminate
between ships flying neutral or
enemy flags.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Censors Take No Chances

COHOES, N. Y, Sept. 6 (P.-
Those censors in Greece apparently
don't leave a thing to chance.
George K. Genos received an enve-
lcpe mailed December 19 by his son,
then in the Greek Army on the AL
banian front. 1t was marked
Opened by Censors"-and was
empty.
Evening star., 1941-09-06

DO without my
honest efforts to
get IN I'm
office by hook or
crook. as
I gwore of
today when I
learned that the
Senate was seri--
GUS about its
plan TO investi-
gaze tne movie
industry TO de-
termine whether
or not Hollywood
has prod duced
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Blue Ridge Shriners
Oroonize New Club
special Dispatch to The Star.

epeciai Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. g.
John T. Cochran of Plains, was
elected president of the Blue Ridge
Shrine Club, at an organization
meeting at Dicky Ridge Inn on
Skyline Drive. Several officers Of
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Permits Total $44,0o4

STAUNTON, Va, Sept. 6 (SpeciaD
Building permits issued at the Of
flee of City Manager William L Hall
during August totaled S44,095. so, of
which S22,354.50 was for new con-
struction and s21,740 was for al
tering existing structures.
Evening star., 1941-09-06

a court favorable
to his views is
an unfortunate
incident. 1t will
only furn ! S h
evid nee 20
those historians
who will con-
tend that Mr..
Roosevelt never
admitted an er-
ror, even when
a majority of
Congress indi-
Gated that they
considered his
Evening star., 1941-09-06

Reopened by
President
Article on Court
Fight Seen as
Unfortunate
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Roosevelt's revival at
this time of the acrimonious issues
involved in his effort to enlarge the
Supreme Court in 1887 so as to get
Evening star., 1941-09-06

forests, mills, factories, mines,
railroads, water transportation
and air, banks, telegraphs, tele-
phones-and many other things.
including "the bulk of the dwell
ing houses in the cities and in
dustrial localities"
Evening star., 1941-09-06

HE opinions the Ders this page their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars effort to gue all sides OF questions interest to its
readers although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
McLemore-
Senute's Anti-Nuzi
Film Probe Kissed
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

CHICAGO-I've stuffed my last
ballot box in a senatorial race.
From now on the piped-vest,
point pride boys will have to
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Hit|er's Move in Greer Case
American Answer to Attack Seen
Leoving Choice of Consequences to Nozs

| ton. He probably hasn't been par
ticularly concerned about having to
face troops from this country, but
the presence of a strong United
| States fleet in the conflict most GER
tainly would have raised hob with
his operations.
War Not Seen As Result.
1t still remains true that our Navy
might easily spell defeat for cam
paigns which Hitler is credited with
planning for the winter. These in
volve the Mediterranean zone and
the Near East, as well as the At
lantic. If he now has decided for
some inexplicable reason to force
us into the war, it looks as though
he suddenly has lost the cunning
which has enabled him to overrun
most of Europe. You don't hang a
stone about your neck when you
enter a diving contest.
Therefore, it will be surprising II
the Nazi leader Is deliberately trying
to force the issue with us at this
precise juncture. Thus, while the
Greer affair has created a delicate
situation, there is no present indi-
cation that it need lead to war. In
this connection Senator Lee of Okla
homa made statement in which
he said in part:
I'VE intend to deliver the goods
and if any more obstacles get in our
way they can expect to be shot at.
I don't think the recent incident
will lead to declaration of war"
BY the way:
My very Scotch friend Sandy
Machrihanish of Aberdeen calls at
tention to the fact that the London
press cites the attack OH the Greer
as an argument for our entrance
into the war. Sandy, who frequently
has a somewhat vinegarish outlook
on the affairs of the Sassenachs, as
he persists in calling the English,
makes this comment:
IF the Sassenachs could harness
the energy they use in trying to per-
suade the United States to get into
the war. they would have power
enough to run all the munitions fac
tories in England"
The people's voice., 1941-07-30
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Russia

Evidently have been misled about Russia 1t
posed to be land of oppression brutal that its people
hated and abded the day when they could rebel against
Stain On the contrary they fighting like wildcats for
the land they evidently love and they fighting with mod
ernzed equipment We under the impression that it
land of despoc barbarism where ignorance poverty
and the primitive conditions of the long prevailed Quite
the contrary beginning to shine through and what England
and France combined could not do the Russian people,
dongthey holding Germany where England and France
failed Must be quite country Must be quite country
of industrial plants to build mechanical land of planes
tanks thousands of them and and supplies
Quite country and the people to like they die for
it, Germany of the important cities, but
military observers of the opinion that Hitler not
Rust too big too vast to rich and the people too
loyal to their Russia started in 1917 with nothing
and is world of the greatest and they have
made in 20 than people in short
time in all history All captasic nations fear Russia
Germany England France and the United Sateswe witch
hunt for communists and depor them Russia however has
nothing that the United States wants and her civilization cu
and type of parallel for But
evidently country and before the unscrambed
look England become ally of Germany contesng
with the United sitting out
on limb-Blue Mountain Eagle
The people's voice., 1941-07-30
Price Fixing

legislation will undertaken by
congress to provide definite authority to fix prices of
modites And in many quarters weeping and
wang gnashng of teeth Each and industry af
feced may depended upon every at its
all traffic will bear without regard for what effect
it may have on the national economy.
attempt prevent Initiation of prices will
work out equaby only if applied to all commodities and if
that stabilized parity basis then
approaching dangerously close to ordered with
elimination individual enterprise in the form of proteer
ing Actually we may taken lengthy stride toward
Specialization industry. Included in price fixing must in
evtab be consideration of labor the form of
paid equitable basis and scarcity will have effect
on the prices of products as it now has.
To attempt legislation which will insure parity to all
industries under profit system economy like hope
essv involved task point study of parity
statistics compiled of December Is, 1940 showing what
percen of parity standpoint of the price values of
commodities and what the farmers had that
industrial commodities which they purchase indicates
the price fixing leads into.
If farmer purchased five foot that day. the
basis of parity what he then getting for his produce
he should have able buy for S4824 but he would
have had to pay $9714 the retail price which
2O 60 of parity with his products 7oot binder parity
price should have been $4,000 but actually $25900
1867 of parity he bought kitchen chair he should not
have paid cents for whereas the price
was 56 or 1909 of parity If he needed thousand board
feet of rough should have been able to get for
parity price but had the of S4620
or 1873 of parity And down the line of what he might
need
But suppose that farmers produce prices brought
up with the prices of the industrial commodities he
buy Then when his products had gone through the
the
added the retail distributors parity prices and profits added
then could the worker buy them the market place
a the rate of wages that he paid will he have to have
of wages or go the necessities that the farmer has
nrodced? And he buy the products of
prices being of skew with the amount he paid
as wages what happens to the market And import
ant what happens to the human values?
The people's voice., 1941-07-30
Rulers of u. S. Oil

Oil only the wheels of modern industry but
modern Without oil modern would be impossible
The American oil industry according to the u S. depart
of justice in it's TNEC Monograph No. &c. is controlled
by 20 oil companies al of them being fully ntegraed
and acting group monopoly identical polcies (p sly
Among these companies Standard OIL City Service
Texas Corp Gulf OIL Tidewater She'll Union and Pure Oil
These 405 subsidiaries through
ershp and jointly various other oil companies They
rule 70 of the oil in the u
either by lease ownership State federal
by them to restrict production the
point which yields highest profits
These 20 account for 85 of all
neres and control the remainder through ownership of
lines They 80 percent of crude oil trunk nes 81
of gasoline pipe lines and 81 of oil ankers
handful of private investors and their institutions
major shareholders the Harkness Fager Rockefeller Whit
ney, Pew and dupont families Harvard NJ T. and Univ
of Chicago; j. p Morgan & Co.. Lehman Bros Atwel
& Co.
Three nazicontroed German Swiss companies blocks
Standard Oil Co. of N j. Stocks Shell Corp
dominated by nazi-controled Dutch firm.
From 1927 to 1940 financial reports of the 28 largest oil
producing show net profits of almost 12 billion
dollars.-From u. S. Week.
The people's voice., 1941-07-30
Smiths Term
Continued from Page One)

further, he has repeatedly and cour-
ageously spoken out in defense of the
democratic rights of the American
people.
Since the maintenance of labor s
rights to organize, bargain collec-
lively, and strike, is central to the
preservation of all civil liberties, the
National Federation for Constitutional
Liberties deems Mr.. Smiths reap
pointment vital to the cause of de-
mocracy.
Present Situation: In view of the
administrations attitude towards the
NLRB and it's apparent sympathy
with the board majority, there is great
danger that Mr.. Smith will not be re-
appointed when his present term ex-
pires on August 27, 1941. A wide
spread campaign is essential if this
danger is to be overcome according to
the National Federation for Consti-
tutional Liberties.
The organization urges all friends
of labor to write to the president
urging Mr.. Smiths reappointment to
the board and sending of copies of
letter to Senator Robert F. Wagner,
author of the NLRB, and to Secretary
of Labor Perkins.