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Evening star., 1942-10-13

| porting farm labOrers from other
countries, freezing all labor in agri-
culture, shutting off all selectlve
service Withdrawals from agricul-
ture or putting soldiers at work har-
vesting crops
The commission is reported to be
charting course for improving
earnings and other conditions in
agriculture. This, it was explained,
would involve not only raising the
general level of earnings to reduce
the competitive advantage of indus
trial work, but also reduce the great
differences which now exist between
farm wage rates in different locali-
ties to facilitate geographical trans
fers of farm labor.
Another plan is to organize the
farm labor market so that seasonal
workers can be moved rapidly and
in the right numbers to places OF
peak demand.
Tolan Urges Inventory.
Before we have national service
act Chairman Tolan of the House
Defense Migration Committee said
today, 1--WE should complete our in
ventory of manpower and find just
where We stand" The President said
last night compulsory measure
might be necessary. He added he did
not believe the American people will
shrink from it.
Representative Tolan asserted that
today we don't have the facts. Our
rapidly expanding industrial army
must be chosen much more wisely If
we are to equip 10-million-
Army" He added that his commit
tee has been concerned with these
problems for months, and our hear
ings show that the Army Navy, in
dustry, agriculture and small busl-
ness are bound to assert their re-
spective claims if they are to do their
job"
He suggested reorganization of the
| occupational deferment system, by
transfer of the deferment RESPONSE
bility from selectlve service to tech
nically trained boards" under the
War Manpower Commission.
The serious condition in agricul-
ture and comparable serious situa-
tions in some areas of heavy indus
trial war contract concentration" he
said, testify to the inability of local
draft boards to cope with problems
of occupational deferments in a
labor shortage market"
Proposal Outlined.
Mr. Tolan outlined his proposal as
follows:
The Army has Just furloughed
1000 soldiers who are copper miners
to the copper industry. This shows
that we are beginning to repeat
Britain's experience. She combed
thousands of skilled workers out of
her army after Dunkirk. This can
only be avoided here by schedule
of essential occupations applied by
occupa tional deferment boards un-
der the War Manpower Commission.
In agriculture, such boards should
be drawn from technically qualified
groups. They must arrive at their
decision on the basis of the need for
each individual by reference to our
agricultural production goals in their
area Deferment ought to carry with
it the obligation to meet specified
production goals.
In industry and other essential
services the board should operate on
an area basis. and all employers ask
ing deferments should be required
to submit affidavits showing how
each worker to be deferred fits into
the plants production program.
These boards should be made up of
persons equipped to judge technical
occupational qualifications They
should be chosen for their intimate
knowledge of the industries ana es-
sential services of the area"
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This PIan Assures You Of Extro
Mileage from Your Tires

Whether buy tires get the
miles the tires And that's what Inspection
and Extra Mileage Plan gives you.
Don't off inspection. Drive in today You have
opportunity and service that will help
you more mileage out of your tires.
Evening star., 1942-10-13
Park View Citizens
Oppose Valuations

The Park View Citizens Associa-
tion last night passed a resolution
indorsing a bill to curtail walka-
thons in the District. The group
met at Park View School, Newton
and Warder streets NV.
The group also voted to continue
for the .26th year sponsorship of Boy
Scout Troop No. 40. 1t also agreed
to have the associations president
confer with the captain of the tenth
police precinct on traffic and park
ing hazards at Sixth and Newton
streets NV.
Evening star., 1942-10-13
Polish Club to Meet

Members Of the Polish Club OF
Washington and of Group 848.
Polish National Alliance, will meet
at $3.50 pm. Wednesday In Stans-
bury Hall, 5s32 Georgia avenue NV.
The meeting will be followed by re-
freshments and dancing.
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Foirfox Minute Men
Will Meet Tomorrow

Special Dispatch to The Star
FAIRFAX, Va, Oct. 13-G Wal
lace Carper Of Mclean, temporary
chairman of the Fairfax County
Minute Men, has called a meeting
OF the organization for pm. to-
morrow in the courthouse to form
a permanent organization and elect
officers.
The group is composed of sports
men and it is planned to form
units in each of the six magisrerial
districts in the county.
Evening star., 1942-10-13
Student From Mclean
Wins Honors at Lehiqh

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Oct. 13ILouis
M. Domeratzky. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Domeratzky. Gladacres, Nc
Lean, Va, was awarded three dis.
tinctions at the University of LIE.
highs annual founders day.
For the highest scholarship In
Evening star., 1942-10-13
Use Our New Firesfone Tire Inspecti<
and Extra MiIeuqe Plan

Frestone Dealers and Frestone Stores equipped expery
inspect the tires initiate them properly
them from wheel Wheel apply Freone Extra
Mileage Tire Peservaive your and Fresone Mileage
Puncture Seal your amazing products
developed by Frestone designed help
the mileage your And will advise you is time
have your tires inspected again.
Evening star., 1942-10-13

opened to women and workers out
side the coal industry, possibly to
$4,000 mine bosses. A fund also was
set up to fight postwar move
ment to crush labor" predicted by its
leaders.
Evening star., 1942-10-13

mathematics he was awarded first
prize in the Wilbur awards. He
also won two other first prizes as
the highest ranking freshman of
last year both in engineering and
mechanical engineering.
Evening star., 1942-10-13
We Will Apply Firesfone Exfra
Mileage Punefure Seal

Finally we apply Firestone Extra Mileage
Puncture Seal to each Of your inner tubes. This
Sensational new development automatically
seals leaks and punctures caused by nails, tacks
or small pieces of glass, thereby minimizing
the danger Of flat tires. 1t helps maintain
correct initiation. This service assures
increased tire mileage.
Evening star., 1942-10-13


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Evening star., 1942-08-13

A friend of mine who happened
to pass through Swatow, in South
China, while the Japanese blockade
was in effect, noticed that goods
produced in China continued to be
shipped to America. He found out
that the completely of the naval
commanders had been obtained at
price.
Impairs Authority.
The independent mood of the men
at the head of the Japanese armed
forces, however lofty or sordid its
sources may be, is not at all ex-
elusive of rigid discipline Never
| theless, it is bound to impair, not
infrequently in vital moments, the
authority of the imperial govern
ment in Toxic and to interfere with
its control over foreign policy and
military leadership. 1t makes for
ruling cliques.
Another cause contributing to
that state of affairs is, oddly enough,
to be detected in the divine power
vested in the Emperor. The EN-
peror transcends kings by divine
right and anointed of the Lord after
the European pattern. He is the
divinity. The whole japanese fab
ric rests on that ancestral belief.
The outcome is that the Emperor
can hardly come forward and pub
licly express will of his own. Were
he to be disobeyed, state and society
Evening star., 1942-08-13
would be shattered to their founda-

would be shattered to their founda-
tions.
On February Is, 1896, Viscount
Makato Saito, Finance Minister
Takahashi and other high Japanese
officials were murdered by party
of officers and men who barricaded
themselves in block of buildings
and refused to surrender. At the
time. talking with a highly placed
Japanese off1cial-a man who, al
though moderate, still plays an
active part today wondered why
the Emperor did not speedily put
an end to that rebellion. His an
swer was that resorting to the inter-
vention of the Emperor involved too
great risk and that all other steps
would have to fail before it was at
tempted
On that occasion the Emperor
was, in the end, called to act and
it was noticed as of bad omen that,
while the privates had unhesitat-
ingly complied with the order from
above, the officers had. for while,
faltered and wavered.
Thus, the paradox must be faced
that the assertion of the imperial
prercgative is hindered, in fact, by
what is supposed to be is super
natural origin. Military leaders,
politicians and agitators are all the
freer for it.
Those elements in the political
Evening star., 1942-08-13
Jap Attack on Soviet
Reported Set for
Coming Week End
Offensive of u. S. on
Solomon IsIonds May
Upset Such Piuns
By PERTINAX.

August Is has been mentioned in
many diplomatic dispatches and re-
ports as the date likely to be select
ed by Japan for striking at the
Soviet Union in Siberia. The Of
fensixe which United States Army,
Navy and Air Foxces launched on
the Japanese-held Solomon Islands
may have been timed to hold back
Toxic with some sober reflection
and to make Gen. TOTO think twice
before shouldering new heavy task.
From the exclusive standpoint of
japanese interest, arguments can be
found for and against the campaign
in the north. But this must not be
Observation-Disclosures decision is
arrived at in central headquarters
the Kwantung army has, so far,
been kept away from all battle
fields and its chiefs have not
shared in the spoils. The generals
may be eager to come into their
own.
The attack on Pearl Harbor on
December 7 will remain the most
famous instance of a warlike initia-
tive taken by a group of frantic
men. BY no means, however, must
it be regarded as an exceptional
occurrence.
Chinese Case Cited.
A diplomat conversant with Ash
attic affairs and then on the spot is
wont to tell that toward the end of
1887 representatives of Hitler Ger
many, who did not at all relish the
Sino-Japanese War, believed they
were about to patch up some kind
of compromise between Chang Kali
shek and the invaders. Suddenly, a
Japanese general set to move to
capture Marking, the Chinese cap
ital. The German attempts at
peacemaking were frustrated. On
July 7, 1887, the clash Of Japanese
troops near Peiping also arose, &C
cording to the same authority, from
the will of single individual.
Let us not believe that the burn
ing fire of ill-advised patriotism or
imperialism fully accounted for
such momentous deeds. Greed also
is known to have been a motive.
Japanese generals in the field ap-
parently enjoy considerable leeway
to seek pecuniary gain. AS case
in point can be quoted Japanese
statistics in recent years on rice
imports into Japan. Obviously,
those imports were not enough to
keep the country going. But hugh
quantities OF that staple food which
custom officials did not put on rec
ords were secretly brought in. Here
in Chinese lands came in.
Evening star., 1942-08-13

banks, post ofaces and 4 theater In
Falls Church during July, 1t has
been announced by G. Norman Cobb,
secretary-treasurer OF the Vienna
Trust Co.. county chairman.
Mr.. Cobb added that this figure
does not represent the total pur-
chases of Fairfax County residents,
Evening star., 1942-08-13

structure Of Japan recently have
proved serviceable instruments for
the policy of conquest now in full
swing 1t is Questionable whether, in
the long run, they will not turn out
to be weak spots In the Japanese
structure.
tReleased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1942-08-13

since many bought their stamps ana
bonds at their places Of employment.
These figures have not been made
Evening star., 1942-08-13

--Colorful cotton cretonne In
gay, splashy designs! Made with
box-pleated f1ounce and cord
welting. 3 separate pillow COW
ers. Several patterns.
Kann'sEThird Floor.
Evening star., 1942-08-13

They shed water Ike .
duck! Water-repellsnt striped
fabrics made to At over ydalf
glider keep 1t clean ana
dry. Choice Of two patterns
XannAU-1hard yloa0.
Evening star., 1942-08-06

With most OF the Districts vital
control centers still seriously under
stated, communications oficials to-
day renewed their appeal for $50
volunteers to I'LL the gaps.
Deputy controllers of the centers,
however, can not sit back and wait
for volunteers to come to them now.
So desperate is the need that the
center chiefs have ordered their
own personnel to approach apart
ment house managers and personnel
ofiices OF buildings near control CEN
ters in the canvass for more volun-
teers.
One of the urgent needs is for
volunteers with daytime free hours,
since help must be availabls for
call to duty at any hour OF the day
and night. The enemy Is not going
to pick his hours to suit the con-
venience of the volunteers and the
control centers can't do 1t either.
Not the least grace OF the prob
lens confronting officials is that
among the most seriously under
manned centers Is the one from
which equipment will be dispatched
to the most likely targets Of enemy
action. The inadequacy Of stan at
this center means Z break In the
Evening star., 1942-08-06
Federal Workers Give
$4,000 10 Russia Relief

Only three days after the. opening
Of the campaign for funds by the
Russian War Relief, about $4,000
has already been collected from
Government employees in u different
agencies, it was reported today. Be-
fore the drive ends on August 81.
it is expected about $50, 900 will have
been given by Federal workers.
More than half of the city-wide
quota of 100000 has already been
met. These funds will be used to
purchase medical and hospital sup
plies for the Russian forces.
Government contributions are as
follows:
Agriculture Department, $500;
Civil Service Commission, 1921:
Farm Security Administration, $08;
Federal Trade. Commission. $50;
ONCE of Education, $97; Social Sc
curity Agency, $l03; War DEPART
ment, sos; District of Columbia, $24;
Interior Department, 1898; Justice
Department, 1886; Navy Depart
ment, 1858; Commerce Depart
ment, $l38; National Labor Rela-
tions Board, $685.; Once Of Price
Administration, $116; Treasury De-
partment, $3,1S1; Veterans Admin
istration, 1882; City Post once,
$288; War Production Board. $313.
Contributions totaling $17l were
also received from the British Air
Commission.
Evening star., 1942-08-06
Land|ady Appeals Ruling
In Case Under Rent Act

The Municipal Court Of Appeals
received an appeal yesterday Of Mrs.
Jessie S. Tschipke. operator of a
rooming house in the 5000 block of
Sixteenth street NV, IN a dispute
with three roomers over alleged
failure to provide linen service, tele-
phone facilities and hallway light
ing. '''.
The landlady appealed a decision
Of Judge Almond w. Scott of the
Small Claims Division Of the tri-
bunal. She claimed the total sought
by the plaintiffs under provision OF
the Rent Act was a-sufncient sum to
shift the case from Small Claims.
This was one of five cases pend
ing before the new court, which be-
gan operations July 13. Others are
a rental case, a garnishment, an ap-
peal from a Traffic Court conviction
and an appeal for collection of
paving assessment.
Plaintiffs in the rooming house
appeal are Isadore Stadler, Grace
w. Mitchell and Bernard Dworestky
Evening star., 1942-08-06
$50 More Volunteers
Needed at Centers
War Program

Since enemy bombs may fall not
only on military objectives but on
any neighborhood, as has been
proved time and again in London,
every center must be able to operate
"a hours day In an emergency.
Pointing this out, Defense Co
ordinator John Russell Young, who
inspected the centers last week and
found them seriously UNDERMINED.
urged residents to volunteer for this
job of insuring protection for their
own neighborhoods and their homes
The need is now, he declared. This
is job that requires training, for
errors in this work could mean a
fire unchecked, lives endangered. A
fire engine dispatched to the wrong
address is as useless as an engine
left in its station.
The training has already started.
The centers must start operating
soon. 1t is up to the volunteers to
see that they can operate.
Evening star., 1942-08-06
Commercial Users Get
Extra Sugar Tomorrow

The District Rationing Board yes
terday announced that extra sugar
allowances to be available tomorrow
will give restaurants, bakeries, hos
pitals and other institutional and
industrial users the largest allot-
ments since sugar rationing began.
Institutional users, who have been
allowed each month so per cent OF
their 194l consumption. will be given
additional quantities amounting to
Is per cent of their monthly con-
sumption for July, August. Septern-
ber and October, 1941.
Industrial users, whose regular
ration each month has been 10 per
cent of their 1941 total, will he given
extra allowances of 10 per cent Of
their consumption for the same
period.
The dividend" allotment ter.
inmates October 81, L. P. Steuart,
District rationing chief, said.
Individual consumers are not
affected by the order. Institutional
users are those which use sugar in
the preparation or service of meals.
Industrial users are those whose
sugar goes into commercial products,
such as bakeries, candy and son
drink manufacturers and drugstore
prescription departments.
Omcials said that an improved
shipping situation was making the
extra allowances possible.
Evening star., 1942-08-06

that the duck could be sprung"
without dificulty.
The duck, which was born last
Easter, shattered a proud Thomp-
son family tradition in his brush
with the law.
Its the first time any OF us has
ever been arrested" said Mrs.
Thompson. with a reproving glance
at the runaway.
The meeting at the District pound
between Paul and Donald yesterday
and the subsequent ride home on
the streetcar was the occasion for a
spirited conversation" between the
master and his protege.
Paul reports Donald observed, in
the sign language, that ''the Dis
trict pound is a heck of place for
duck, though 1t may be okay for
dogs and cats"
Donald prefers duck ponds
not duck pounds.
Evening star., 1942-08-06
Victim Dies
OF Streetcar
Injuries
Ernie E. Maxwell
Is 64th Foto|ity Of
Traffic This Year
D. G. .Troffic Toll
Killed in 1912 ---------- 81
Killed in same period of 1941 4S
Toll for all Of 1941 95

Washington's Gath traffic victim
of the year died early today at Cas-
ualty Hospital of injuries received
in an accident Monday.
He was Ernie E. Maxwell. 47, Of
613 c street NV, struck by street
car at Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Police said the car
was operated by Claude j. Brookes,
81, of 7l5 Eighth street Sc.
A date for the coroner's inquest
has not been set.
Six persons were injured when
an automobile ran into telegraph
pole OH the Suitland road near Ce-
dar Hill Cemetery in Prince Georges
County last night. -Four were ad-
mitted to hospitals.
Received Fractured Skull.
Robert Hogue, IS, private IN
the Coast Artillery, received a frac-
tured skull and was transferred to
Walter Reed Hospital from Cas-
ualty Hospital Others admitted to
Casualty were Melvin Hogue, ID, OF
10l1 Virginia avenue S.W., lacera-
tions about the head, face and arms;
Herbert Brensinger, d, Of 1888 E
street Sc, brain conclusion and
lacerations, and John Jameson. "a,
of 1873 Thirty fourth street NE,
broken ankle.
Others from the same accident
treated but not kept at hospitals
were Daniel Fitzpatrick. %, Of ESQ
Sixteenth street Sc. abrasions. and
Joseph Hines. 40, Of 1867 E street
Sc, abrasions.
In Alexandria, Patricia Cake. 7,
OF 1928 Powhatan street, received a
broken leg when she was struck by
an automobile operated, according
to police, by Robert S. Harnsberger
604 Bashford lane, Alexandria.
Others Injured.
Two persons were injured last
night in accidents not connected
with traffic.
Pvt. Norman McNichols, ~, SOL
dier, received 4 cut wrist when he
attempted to extinguish a waste
basket fire In the Victory Lunch
Room at lit Good Hope road Sc
He was treated an an Army doctor.
Raymond M. Lucas, colored, As, q
Navy Yard employe. WAS taken tc
Casualty Hospital with ! compound
fracture of the left leg suffered wher
. load Of heavy material fell on him
Evening star., 1942-08-06
The Job in Brief

Qualifications: For control
center telephonists, men or
women with good hearing, leg
ible hand, free to leave home at
any time. For control center
messengers. girls or boys over
18 years of age. For control
center plotting and panel Of
ficers log and f1le clerks, able
to assume responsibility. For
all jobs, residence within walk
ing distance of Police Precinct
Stations No. 2, 8, II, 13, II, 8 or 6.
Training has already started
on the job.
Hours of work: Designated by
each deputy controller, depend
ing on how many volunteer.
Where to register: Between
8 am. and 4::45 pm. at Room
AT, District Building; in the
evenings at police precinct sta
tions listed above; or at Civilian
Defense Registration Center,
1871 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
or Civilian Defense Volunteer
Once, 1924 F street NV.
Evening star., 1942-08-06
Petition Protests Stable
In Chevy Chase Area
special pispat tch to The Star

Special Dispatch TO the star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. 6.-Con-
tinued use Of the Pegasus Stable, in
the Hickey g. Offutt subdivision OF
Chevy Chase, Is protested In a peti-
ton to the Montgomery County
commissioners.
The petition, with 81 signatures,
stated that I'VE consider the con-
tinued use of this property for its
present purposes, in view of the
present zoning of said property, to
be in violation of county ordi-
nances"
The commissioners were urged to
institute proceedings to prevent con-
tinuance of the stable.
The commissioners are expected
to consider the matter as soon as q
counter petition, now being circu-
lated is presented to them.
Evening star., 1942-08-06
Housing Requests
Doubled in July
In Alexandra
Employment Service
Finds Jobs for 1873
In War Work

The effect of the war on civilian
life is brought out In reports OF four
Alexandria agencies.
A sharp decrease in persons served
by the Welfare Department and the
Health Center, and an increase in
the service given by the Defense
Housing Registry and the United
States Employment Service indi-
cate the trend.
A doubling of the number OF appli-
cations for living quarters over any
other month was reported for July
by Mrs. Ellen Harper OF the De-
fense Housing Registry. A total OF
905 applications was received by her
office and when the month ended
Mrs. Harper found that she had only
two dwelling units available and
about 400 applications still on file.
Jobs Found for 823.
Carter Friend, director Of the
employment service, reported jobs
had been found for 823 persons In
July. All placements were made in
war production or closely allied
industries.
The employment service is re-
cruiting young men and women for
the Manassas Vocational School
where they are trained in auto
mechanics, welding, woodworking
electrical, radio and sheet metal
work. At the end of July the en-
rollment at Manassas was 352 and
during the month the employment
ONCE placed 81 boys and II girls.
classification Of occupationa
missionaries of men registered fol
selective service is being done by thu
agency. To date, 1920 question
naires have been returned and ART
being classified to help workers IL
non essential industries shift to es
sential war work.
Health Center Visits Drop.
The increase of wages In the lowe
income brackets is responsible TO
the drop in visits to the health cen
ter according to Mrs. Flora Casey
executive director A further de
crease would show in the figure
were it not for the fact that tn
Health Center is doing medical worl
for the Selective Service Board ant
is serving large number of familie
of men in the armed forces.
Miss Barbara Watkins, superin
tendent of the Department of Wei
fare, reported that only IS applica
tons for assistance were receive
in July, and OF these only II wer
for general relief. None of tn
clients on the relief roll is employ
able, most of them being PHYSICAL
disabled.
Domestic relations and child car
cases brought to the attention OF tn
Welfare Department have increase
and Miss Watkins feels that this
a direct reflection Of wartime livin
conditions.