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$4,000 people live on their checks
from week to week, and if the cell
ing were applied as of October 81
they would have to quit their jobs be.
cause they couldn't afford to work
for nothing
1--WE have a right to inquire about
the source of any law that requires
men and women to work without be-
ing given the benefit of pay for their
work." declared an editorial in the
Hollywood Reporter.
A New Slant On Slave Labor
This, for the curious, is a new slant
on slave labor. This paper incident
ally gave no warning against the hot
cargo bill that a majority of the vot-
ers of California were approving that
same day. The bill rescinded the
right Of workers to refuse to work
with anti-labor materials and took
away free speech rights involved in
secondary picketing.)
Those who foresaw the wheels of
Hollywood industry stopped by
walkout of $67,000-a-year slave labor
were agreeably Qet's hope) surprised
when the crucial moment came. AS
the Hollywood Reporter headlined it,
Creators Sticking to Jobs-Producers
Astonished at Artists Loyalty in Cri-
SIS"
In other words, the $4,000 slaves
were game to work for nothing the
rest of the year if necessary. 1t turns
out it won't be necessary and the 800
have from now to New Years to ad
just themselves to the idea of living
on $4,000 a year.
The pious suggestion appeared in
Daily Variety that the new congress
might do away with the ceiling ilto-
gether.
Studio Unions In Vote Campaign
The Conference of Studio Unions
got into the political campaign for
win-thewar slate and did the best job
of this sort yet seen in Hollywood.
But it wasn't enough to prevent the
election of reactionary Earl Warren
and the outlawing of secondary pick
citing.
One of the columnists reports Jean
Arthur was shown a newspaper head
line, HOT CARGO WINS, and re-
sponded: What did he pay?"
FOOD: Into the MGM commissary
(Delmonico's of studio eateries) come
Red Shelton and Wilkie Mahoney
every noon with well-stocked lunch
pals. They eat with gusto and swap
choice items after brisk bargaining.
CLOTHING: Criticism from New
York that screen styles are "imprac-
tical, expensive and extravagant" cut
Hollywood designers to the quick.
why, we use things over and over"
protested Vera West, land buy as lit
tie new material as we cani" Lady,
that's not quite the point. One inch
extra on Ginger Rogers skirt this
week may mean 100000 yards of ma
terial extra on the skirts of Miss
America next week.
HOUSING: Harry Sherman is in
stalling beds in 80 dressing rooms at
California studio so that actors VINO
live in outlying towns and ranches
can sleep at the studio when gas
rationing gets tough.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20
BOOK COOP PREPARES
FOR CHRISTMAS RUSH

NEW YORK-The Consumers Book
Cooperative, 27 Coenties Slip, is get
ting ready for the biggest Christmas
book rush in its history.
The four-year old book cooperative
buys books of all types, both fiction
and non-fiction for individuals, coop
eratives and Libraries in all parts OF
the country. Membership is 81. This
membership is lifetime in length and
entities members to purchase through
the book cooperative, participate IN
it's. operation and share in the savings
available CBC hit $4,000 record IN
September and expects to pass the
500 900 mark on books this year.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20

strike question.
The fascist method preferred by the reaconares would
have repressive nosrke legislation Instead labor the
industry got together to work out program
solving the problem which has been emnenty successful
because solution arrived at voluntarily the interests
the whole people, and has the firm support of the
whelming majority.
The no-strke policy the country today depends
democratic voluntary sediscpne of both labor and man.
agemen that depends upon the whlm
of the individual depends upon the powerful will of the
majority
manpower problem must be solved in the same man
ner by labor and industry working out together
solutions that will receive they will deserve the vol
untarv enforcement of the peopeUE News New York City
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20
Small Wonder

ed Note The editorial below is clipped from the
Dartmouth College paper and reprinted here as an IN
dcation of the trend of thought of youth today0
The Right Honorable Winston Spencer Churchill he OF
the roypoy and sxve cent Corona Coronas was in
fine fettle the day before yesterday.
Tn the Mansion House in London when he addressing
Lord Mayors dinner the prime minister in expansive
mood German Field Marshal Erwin Rommels axis army
bod been defeated routed very largely destroyed
obnp force" the victory of the British Eighth
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20

The two or three dozen industrial
plants working for one procurement
division of the army will tie up more
than 100000 freight cars day when
working at full production. These
cars, needed to haul raw materials to
the plants and carry munitions and
waste products away, represent about
four times as many cars as are usual
ly on the tracks of so large a freight
center as New York.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20

not be applied until
January /. T h e
$4,000 figure | 8
what you have to
draw in salary to
have $25, 900 net left.
: There had been no
paychecks for over
200 of them t h g
Wednesday b e fore
and the self pity
campaign that had
been conducted for
them by one trade
paper had reached
the crucial moment.
Implication h a d
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20
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WAR Bonds

Mines, either floating" or mag
netic, are probably the most effec-
tive weapons to guard approaches
to our harbors. So-called floating"
mines are anchored by steel ca
BILE and ride below the surface Of
the water. They must be struck by
ship to explode. +, $1xz
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20
HOLLYWOOD
LOT
By TED TAYLOR

Some 300 executives, stars and d.
rectors whose salaries this year will
be over $4,000 drew breaths of relief
when the order came through Novem-
Der that the $4,000 ceiling would
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20

Magnetic mines contain a mag
netic needle which completes an
electric circuit when the steel hull
of a ship approaches. Our Navy
uses thousands of these mines and
their cost. for that reason, runs into
the thousands of dollars. But your
purchase Of War Bonds will help
pay for these guardians of our coast
al waters. INVEST AT LEAST TEN
Bonds every payday and become a
member of the patriotic Ten Per-
cent Oiup' U. S. Trsospry DEPARTMENT
Evening star., 1942-05-28

An American tank ileft)
being unloaded from a convoy
ship. Note that censor has
obliterated vital points by
smudging. In announcing the
arrival of the force on May 18,
Washington said 1t included
armored outfits and full fight
ing equipment.
Evening star., 1942-05-28

Seaman Edward Forrey 10 eft); Capt Daniel j. Maher
veteran of 80 years and Fireman Fran Bork
lund 49, talk their after sub sank their
fishing by They shownin Boston Theirs
the first New England awer go down by enemy action
since the war began. "A. p Wrephoto
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Competitive Bidding
Among U. 5. Agencies
AssaiIed by Taft
Urges Wiekord Be Given
Power to Buy Farm
Products for Army, Navy

BY the Associated Press.
Elimination of competitive bidding
among Government agencies for
scarce foodstuffs and supplies was
advocated yesterday by Senator
Taft, Republican, of Ohio, who said
the next Congress ought to move to
end confusion in this field.
Senator Taft told reporters that a
start ought to be made by consoli-
dating in the hands of Secretary of
Agriculture Wickard as food ad-
ministrator the authority to pur-
chase all the agricultural products
needed for Army. Navy and lease
lend purposes.
"As the matter is now pursued
he said, there are several different
agencies in the field bidding up the
prices for food products and all
grabbing to get what they need first.
Usually the civilian population is
left out in the cold under that kind
of procedure and has to take what
it can get, which isn't much"
II all the buying were consoli-
dated under the food administra-
tor, Senator Taft believed officials
could work out a schedule which
would fulfill all military needs and
still have enough left so that civil
ian food rationing need not be dras-
tic.
"The natural tendency of the
administration at times would be
to say to the Army, for instance,
Couldn't you, get along on little
less of this particular thing?' And
there might be times when the Army
could" he observed.
Senator Taft said he was con-
vinced that many rough spots" had
developed in Government buying
Of materials, machinery. supplies
Evening star., 1942-12-20

and manufactured articles because
Of the purchasing agents deter
mination to be doubly sure that
his agency could obtain for a long
time to come the things it needed.
Under scheduled buying in which
all agencies participated, he said he
believed this situation could be cared
for by long-term planning.
Senator Taft also foresaw the les
sening of pressure on price ceilings
as one beneficial result.
Senator Butler. Republican, of
Nebraska agreed that controls over
specific articles or supplies ought to
be consolidated in a single adminis-
traitor. If the food administrator is
to have final authority over the
production and distribution of farm
Evening star., 1942-12-20
New bIackout Rules
To Force Tenants 10
Go 10 Shelters
Senior Wordens' Group
Discusses Procedure
In Forthcoming Drills

Regulations now being worked out
will provide the same legal control
over the movement of people inside
structures during afraid drills as
the Blackout Act now provides for
those caught on the streets when
the alarm sounds, Rufus S. Lusk,
assistant to the chief afraid war
den in charge of commercial and
industrial establishments, declared
yesterday.
Addressing meeting of more
than 100 senior wardens of Office
buildings, banks, large stores, hotels,
hospitals, industrial plants and large
apartment houses, Mr.. Lusk reported
that the new regulations will compel
tenants in buildings as we'll as tram
sients to 60 to afraid shelters.
Drills to Be Held.
He also announced at the meet
ing, held in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building, that
starting early in January building
Wardens would go through control
center drills designed to familiarize
them with reporting incidents and
using telephones within the build
ings.
The drills, which will all take
place in the daytime, will be sim
liar to the training exercises other
Wardens have been undergoing for
several months. Incidents simulat-
ing disasters within the buildings
will be handed to the wardens to
report to control centers.
Warden Service Discussed.
All phases of the warden service
were discussed at the meeting.
After general summary on the
service by Chief Air Raid Warden
William j. Mileham, in which he
insisted that ''it can happen here"
his assistant chiefs took over to
outline the branches of the services
which they head.
The assistant chiefs at the meet
ing included Max Schwartz, COM
munications; Harry N. Stull, shell
tiers; Sylvan King, messengers: z.
Alvin Biggs, training, and Haywood
Saunders, fire watchers.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
fensive against Yunnan Province of

fensive against Yunnan Province oi
China.
To meet the threat, Japan is re-
ported from Chunking to have about
10 divisions of perhaps 100000 te
100000 men in Burma, Indo- China
and Thailand where they had been
grouped, it was believed, for a new
offensive against China. About six
divisions were believed to be in
Burma.
The bulk of the forces in Burma
however, we're believed concentrated
from Rangoon to Lungling along the
Mandalay railway and the Burma
road. and the rest scattered in the
river garrisons of Western and
Northern Burma.
(Only about 200 japanese are
believed to be at Akyab, accord
ing to private advices to the
Associated Press in New York;
Gain in Air Warfare.
Observers here believed the cap
ture of Akyab by the British would
be primarily gain for continued
aerial warfare against the Japa-
nese.
The airf1eld at Akyab is within
200 miles of sweeping section of
the Mandalay railway, principal
source of supply for Japanese forces
facing the Chinese near the Sal
ween River in Yunnan.
Akyab itself was regarded as of
no great Importance as a spring.
board for an invasion aimed at driv-
ing clear across Burma to China.
The port is small, with few IA
cilities for unloading ships, and is
cut OIL from the interior by a sys-
tenn OF rivers and swampy inlets.
A road leads over the 4,O0O-foot
Arakan Yoma mountain range to
the east but it Is little more than a
bullock trail.
A drive toward China farther
north leads over an almost impass-
able series OF mountain ranges,
spurs of the Himalayas, and deep,
malaria infested jungle and muddy
rivers.
Rangoon Ranked Top Goal.
Many well-informed sources have
contended that the only way to re-
take Burma would be to take Ran
goon. and many observers doubted
II Gen. Wavell, at the end of the
Allied supply line, yet had enough
supplies and equipment to attempt
such a major operation.
Seizure of Akyab, however, would
cut 500 miles off the aerial supply
line to China, ease Allied aerial Of
fensive problems, and at the same
time remove the principal threat
OF japanese bombing of India.
Besides large Indian army Gen.
Wavell has American forces, sew
eral thousand Chinese who escaped
from Burma and underwent sew
eral months of intensive training
with American equipment, and
troops from England who arrived
last June in the largest convoy ever
to sail from the British Isles up to
that time.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Burnu
Continued From First Page.)

well came out of Burma at the head
of a few score men and American
officers from his Chinese Army with
the acknowledgement that he had
taken a hell of a beating" the
recapture of Burma and the restor-
alton of the supply link with China
has been high on the list of objec-
tives Of United Nations strategists.
The thrust down the difficult
jungle shore of Northern Burma
through land inhabited by red
skinned Naga headhunters was ac-
companied, the communique said,
by aerial sweeps in which the village
OF Rathedaung, slightly more than
half way between Maungdaw and
Akyab, was bombed and the Mayu
River swept clear of japanese boats
and other craft.
Akyab itself was bombed at night
by big Wellington bombers. Fires
were left along the Rathedaung
waterfront, it was said.
Intensive Bombings.
Before the beginning of the often
sive British and American planes
carried out series of intensive day
and night bombings of numerous
objectives in the Arakan area. and
Tor many weeks have been hitting
at railways, stations, bridges and
airf1elds along the Mandalay line
of communications, and docks, air
ports and barracks in the Akyab
zone.
In turn the Japanese claimed to
have sunk seven transports and set
fire to four or five others in raids on
Ch1ttagong, Indian port 60 miles
north OF the Burma border, on Dec
ember S and 10.
The British said only relatively
minor damage was done in these
japanese attacks.
The Japanese also attacked
Fenny, near Chittagong, last We'd
nesday and lost three Of their
planes -Four British were lost in
the combat.
The rush toward Akyab was re-
garded by observers as logical
step following the inconspicuous but
incessant campaign which American
air forces commanded by Brig. Gen.
Clayton L. Bissen and the Raj have
been waging against Japanese sup
ply bases, airf1elds, barracks and
railways in Burma since the end
OF the monsoon season about six
weeks ago.
Allied Airmen Hold Edge.
AS soon as the torrential rains.
which had kept the Burma front
inactive for six months, had ended
the Raj began a campaign of night
bombing and the Allies enjoyed an
increasing edge over Japans Burma
air force.
The new offensive, supplementing
United Nations drives in French
North Africa, Libya, the Solomons
and New Guinea, obviously gives
the Japanese something to think
about besides reinforcement of their
oeleaguered forces under attack by
Americans at Guadalcanal and by
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Austral-
ians and Americans in the Buna
area.
1t also may have an important
eject on Japan's plans for an Of
Evening star., 1942-12-20
L. |. Bowyer, Milwaukee
Publisher, Dies al S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, Dec. ID. l..
Bowyer, SIS, vice president and pub
Usher of the Milwaukee Journal,
died today after long illness.
A native of Delaware, Ohio, Mr..
Bowyer attended high school in
Cincinnati In 1908 he entered the
circulation department of the Jour-
nal and later became circulation
manager, BUSINESS manager and as
sociate publisher. Three years ago
he was named vice president and
publisher.
Surviving are his wife, his father,
Charles H. BoWyer, of Mason, Ohio
and two brothers, William Bowyer
Of Nashua, N. H., and Howard Bow
yer of Chicago.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Army Promotion Buyers
Sentenced to IS Months
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 1.-Two men
convicted of attempting to bribe an
Army officer in a plan to sell"
promotions and permanent Miami
Beach assignments to enlisted men
were sentenced today to Is months
each in the Federal penitentiary.
Judge John w. Holland imposed
the sentences on Nathan Gins
burg and Bernard Sharon, Miami
Beach businessmen, and addition
ally assessed fine of $1,000 against
Glnsburg and $3.50 against Sharon.
Evening star., 1942-12-20

according to plan" but gave no hint
of the extent of their flight. They
claimed the destruction of 81 tanks
and said Tobruk and the Lucca air
field on Malta were bombed. A
large merchant ship was reported
damaged northwest of Bengasi.
The Italians, however, admitted
that the Tripolttanian battle had
shifted to the "Sirte area" but said
the British did not exert great
pressure.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Crowley Sets DeodIine
On Copyright Reports
BY the Associated press

BY the Associated Press,
Leo T. Crowley, Alien Property
Custodian, yesterday ordered reports
filed with him by January Is by
all Americans who share with
enemies or citizens of enemy-occu-
pied countries ownership or interests
in a musical, literary or other type
Of copyright.
Evening star., 1942-12-20

products, he added. he should be
given authority to fix price ceilings =
on those products.
This is the so-called "verticle"
method of controlling prices adj .
vocated in the past by former Presi- Z
dent Hoover and supported by
Senator Taft and other Republicans, :,
Evening star., 1942-12-09
Two of Three Shifts Report
At WRIGHT Aero Plant ...

PATERSON, N. j., Dec. 9 (P).-A
Wright Aeronautical Corp. spokes-
man said today that both the 1920
a m. and 8 am. shifts had reported
for work 100 per cent" at its East
Paterson plant, where $50 men anc
women employed on the second shift,
in the south building struck at 4:2(
pm. yesterday.
The company had said in state
ment last night that the strikers
protested against a new stagger-
shift schedule which the company
instituted in order to conform te
New Jersey State laws which limited
the work week of women to six days
1T appears that the first and
third shifts are working we'll and
will continue to do So" the spokes-
man said today.
Meanwhile, at least l3 workmen
were injured, two of them critically,
today when a scaffold fell at the
Wright plant No. in nearby Wood
Ridge. Eight were taken to Passaic
Evening star., 1942-12-09
Bethlehem Steel Co,
Strikers Vote 10 End
Arms Plant Wa|kout
5000 Working on Plate
For BottIeships Halt
Overtime Pay Fight
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Dec. O.
Representatives of 5000 CIO
strikers at several Bethlehem
Steel Co. mills here voted today
to end their 24-hour- -old walk
out which arose from a dispute
over double pay for Sunday work.
The men, members, of the United
Steelworkers, yielded to a request
by CIO President Philip Murray
that they return to work and settle
their grievance through arbitration.
Warship Plates Held Up.
The strike closed several depart
ments making plates for warships.
Eugene Maurice, local CIO direc-
tor, said the men protested that the
companys work schedule prevents
them from working Sunday as the
seventh and double time" day. The
work week is arranged so that Sum-
day falls on the fifth or sixth con-
secutive day, he said, and on this
basis some men work eight or 10
days in a row without receiving any
double pay.
The company claimed it was pay
ing double time.
Evening star., 1942-12-09
$46,00O,00o,000
Spent by U. 5. in
Year Of Total War
Surposses Entire Cost
Of World War; 70 Billion
Expenditure in '43 Seen

Ry the Associated Press.
One year of total war has cost
the United States more than
sac, ,000, 100000 surprising the
entire cost of participation in
the World War.
Staggering as this sum appears,
it is dwarfed by latest budget esti-
mates of war expenditures for the
1943 fiscal year. Budget officials
expect these expenditures to amount
to $4,000, 1000, 900.
Conservative Figure.
Since last December 8, when
Congress declared war on Japan
the Treasury has reported SAG, $685.
90,525 spent on war activities alone
up to December S, 1912. officials
say this is a conservative figure
which will be increased considerably
by expenditures for some war pur-
poses that are not included in the
compilation.
The cost Of American participa-
ton in the World War, Treasury
statistics show, was $40,583 062 ,000
The Nation entered the second
year of its war against the Axis with
the greatest public debt in its his
tory The latest Treasury state
ments show that current war ex-
penditures are running at the rate
of approximately $4,000 100000 a
month, which is just about four
times what they were under the
national defense program before
Pearl Harbor.
Public Debt Doubled.
The public debt, too, is nearly twice
what it was year ago. At that time
December 8, 1941-it was $55 ,231.- =
154,812 1t has since mounted to
more than 100000, 900 900, the latest
Treasury figure, December S, placing
the gross debt at $103,5 3,577860, ,314.
When the United States entered
the World War in 1917. it had gross
debt of approximately $500 900, 900.
During the first year Of participa-
ton in that war. the public debt
rose to $11 $50 ,376 $50 and November
30. 1918, it stood at sig, ,438, ,375, ,022.
The bulk of war expenditures in