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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-14

In the famine climax "i sins
apore'> defense. British imPcr-
iaI troops were reported still
lighting crimiN AGAINST seem
ineIy impossible odds, while
Japanese planes attacked rescue
ships in the harbOr.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-14
QMRATULAT!QS


Eilth Announcement.
Air, and Mrs. W F.. Neal announce
Ine birth Of a daughter, Patricia
NaNls ON Wecn. day, February II,
al Maria Parham hospital.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-14
japanese
Drive Begun

NORTH oi the biz MI naval ha>r
at >nrrahaia, Java.
tl2nta4 continued around Naro
>ur. u.t the Du Gin Iupl.rd til | I
mad llIltn 10 tine invaders, decD3I.
inc THAI DytyH defenders mad po'
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Soldiers and Bonds

As proof that soldiers are willing
to pay for victory as well as fight for
1t, the Treasury Department has an
nounced gratifying response by the
Army to the voluntary payroll de-
duction plan for the purchase OF War
bonds The War Department reports
that within less than a month more
than 0,000 soldiers have authorized
monthly deductions from their pay
for the regular purchase Of bonds.
The slogan of the campaign is In
vest in Victory"
The payroll deduction plan already
has met with considerable success in
private industry. Thousands of
business Arms are cooperating with
their employees and with the Treasury
in promoting, through installment
buying, the sale of War savings bonds
and stamps. Extension Of the plan
to the armed services is a logical
move. Many soldiers who cannot
afford the outright purchase OF .
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Mexico Neurs War

If Mexico goes to war with the
Axis this week-the expected result
of the torpedoing of a second ship
flying the Mexican hag-the United
States will have gained an ally who
can make an important contribution
to the task of girding the Americas
for total war.
To a considerable extent, Mexico
already has thrown In her lot with
this country. Diplomatic relations
with the Axis nations have been
broken. More than year ago steps
looking toward the use Of Mexican
airfields by United States planes en-
route to the Canal and the improve
ment of Mexican bases on the Pacific
we're taken. Early this year Army
officers from Mexico and the United
States held conferences to prepare
plans for joint defense of the two
countries. But much remained, and
still remains, to be done.
Mexican authorities, particularly
since the Inauguration of President
Camacho, have taken a firm stand
against fifth column elements in the
country. The extent to which they
have been successful in bringing this
menace under control may be de-
batable, but one result Of a formal
declaration of state Of war certainly
would be to strengthen the govern
ment's hand in this respect.
If Mexico were actually at war, the
United States might also have reason
to anticipate greater benefits from
the trade agreement announced last
July, through which we undertook to
purchase Mexico's surplus war COM
modities. These include such items
as antimony, tin, graphite, copper,
tungsten and zinc. Germany and
Japan and Italy, Of course, have not
had access to these materials for
some time, but under conditions OF
war production might well be stepped
up to the advantage Of the Allied
cause.
Finally, Mexico can throw into the
scales a military force which is by
no means inconsequential, and which
would be of particular value to us
In maintaining the security OF the
Panama Canal and it, Pacific sea
approaches.
Thus, the entry Of Mexico into ths
Evening star., 1942-05-24
UNKNOWN, YET WELL KNOWN
By the Roht Reu James Freeman D. d. L. D., D. c. l.,
Bishop OF Washington

and 1t always will be true. When Car
lyle wrote, Heroes and Hero worship"
he was writing Of those who had truly
lived.
There Is something strange. yet ire
sistibly appealing in the phophetic words
Of Christ, where He said: II, II be
lifted up, will draw all men unto me-"
He was speaking of His crucifxion. The
long centuries have justified His words.
Again He said: Greater love hath no
man than this that man lay down his
life for his friends" He was the high
exemplar Of sacrificial service and, para
doxical as it seems, it is His act of dying
for a mighty cause that has given Him
the central place In . worlds devotion
and love.
1t may be that the worlds new Geth-
semane is to purify it, cleanse it of its
evils, usher in new age of equity and
justice and start 1t anew on the road Of
decent, righteous living. To think less
than this, is to fail In q right appraisal
of its present trials and suffering. The
measure Of true worth Is not discovered
In accumulated wealth or easily acquired
honors. It Is not by these standards we
measure wealth or distinction. 1t is
rather by those finer qualities that In
hours of stern exactions men disclose,
as they answer the call Of what Lowell
speaks of as, some great cause, Gods
new Messiah"
Every age, despite the strivings Of am
bilious men, despite the quest for
wealth and power, had had its selfless,
high minded men and women. These
have been as the salt Of the earth" that
has preserved its nobler, finer qualities
and kept alive the virtues that save 1t
from corruption. Even in days OF peace
and often in obscure places, God thus
saves human society. Strange as 1t
seems, 1t is the Incompatible example of
the Man on the Cross that has inspired
countless others to give themselves, and
without counting the cost, that some
great end might be served. To man
these may be the unknown, possibly the
unwept and unhonored, but to Him they
are the well-known, and their reward is
lmperishable praise.
Evening star., 1942-05-24

bond are laying away part OF their
small monthly earnings for INSTALL
ment plan bond investments, and
more than 10000 enlisted mel and
officers are signing up every day
under the payroll deduction program.
There is good reason to believe that
with the passage Of pending legisla-
ton increasing the pay of soldiers
the sale OF bonds to Army personnel
will be stepped up noticeably. There
is no better way for the soldiers and
sailors-as well as the general pub
lic-to invest any surplus funds than
by buying these bonds.
Evening star., 1942-05-24
War Woae POLICY


1t can hardly be said that the ad-
ministration is making appreciable
progress toward working out a ma
tional wartime wage policy in har-
mony with its stated purpose to
stabilize" wages. On the contrary,
since the President set forth his pol
icy in a message to Congress on
April q and an address to the
Nation on April %, the wage picture
seems to have become more and more
confused.
The first indication that definite
policy might be shaping up came in
connection with the recent shipyard
wage agreement. At a press con-
ference called In connection with
that settlement. Chairman William
Davis Of the War Labor Board init
mated that he was favorably disposed
toward a policy which would limit
wage increases to not more than so
per cent of the increase in living
costs since the fixing Of the scale in
question, this increase to be paid in
War bonds.
Last week, however, the board de-
cided its first wage case since the
Presidents call for stabilization. This
decision rejected union demands for
a general wage increase, but it in
creased the hiring rate and raised
minimum rates in some OF the higher
brackets, the net effect apparently
being to grant total wage increase.
But it does not appear that the in
creases granted bore any percentage
relation to increased living costs, nor
that they are to be paid in War bonds.
Confusion also is evident In an
other field-the 80 per cent Of the
employer -employe bargaining cases
that never reach the board. For ex-
ample, certain West Coast aircraft
companies have expressed their will
ingness to increase wages If that
would not be In conflict with govern
mental policy. At his press confer
ence Friday, however, the President
indicated opposition. stating that
company. just because 1t is able to
pay higher wages, should not be en-
couraged to take such action and
thereby contribute to dissatisfaction
in other plants. The Government, he
said, would do everything it could
to prevent unwarranted increases,
but he added that he did not know
what steps might be taken.
It may be that some more or less
satisfactory method Of preventing
wage increases in the cases Of indi-
vidual plants whose bargaining dis
cussions do not reach the War Labor
Board can be found. But, when the
pressure for uninterrupted plant
operation is great and when the
added cost of higher wages can be
passed on to the taxpayers or Offset
in substantial part through tax saw
ings, it should be recognized that the
problem is an exceedingly difficult
one. Certainly, it is more difficult.
with respect to the cases which reach
the board as we'll as those which do
not, than would have been the case
had a clear-cut national wage policy
been enunciated from the beginning,
either by the President or by
Congress.
Evening star., 1942-05-24

Like the Unknown Soldier whose
body rests in its marble tomb in Airing
ton, or those other unknown men that
England and France and other nations
have thus honored. the millions Of the
unheralded have done their sacrifcial
work and have passed on, asking for
nothing and remembered only as q ma
tion's sacred dead. Those. the heroes
Of other days and those that are follow
ing them today and dying in remote
places of the earth, have Joined that
great innumerable caravan. the soldier
and sailor dead, who counted not their
lives dear unto themselves"
There Is one National Memorial Day
when q grateful Nation pays tribute to
its faithful sons, and without recogniz-
ing rank or distinction honors all OF
them alike Rank in life divides men,
but in death there are no distinctions.
They share as one great host. the high
praise Of their fellows. AS unknown,
and yet well known" might be written
of them. In life, service transcends
names and distinctions. AZ the poet
puts It:
I'VE live in deeds. not years: In thoughts,
not breaths;
In feelings, not In figures on Z dial.
We should count time by heart-throbs.
He most lives
Who thinks most, feels the noblest,
acts the best"
BY such q high standard, length OF
years is not the supreme attainment.
The sacrifice of Colin Kelly In one swift,
decisive act of service counts for more
than protracted years Of idle, selfish lv-
ing. The great hours In q nations life
are those in which its sons give them
selves selflessly for some great cause.
There Is In every human heart that
which responds with praise and glad
ness to pure heroism. The monuments
q grateful nation rears are rarely to
those who have attained distinction
through the ways Of industry and COM
merce: they are ever to those who, in
some hour Of utter self-e1acement have
given their all in defense Of an ideal,
a principle. q cause. This Is true today
Evening star., 1942-05-24

little In proportion to the volume OF
goods that can be moved by freighter
on the sea. Yet the fact that the air.
plane can make several trips while the
ship makes one, enables the plane to
establish an impressive record for freight
carrying. Huge fleets Of cargo planes,
maybe with trailer trains in addition,
could carry the more vital war supplies
to distant scenes Of action.
In fact, development Of air transport
on . large scale is getting under way
here. Individual planes capable Of carry
ing as much as 40 tons Of freight already
are designed. 1t will not be long before
airplanes nearly that large will be In
service In many parts Of the world. They
will tend to gear transport to the speed
of modern war by giving the bomber
and the fighter plane q line Of supply
that is geared more nearly to their own
speeds.
Onicials are inclined to doubt that the
airplane ever will displace the surface
ship as . carrier of the worlds com.
merce. However, the airplane very prob
ably is to flnd . place for itself In the
freight and express business where cost
is less Of q factor than 1t is with bulk
goods.
Thus, Hitlefs submarines, by forcing
this country to look to the air for trans
port. not only are bringing nearer the
time Of his own downfall, but are push
ing this country out into the front In
development Of . form Of transport that
viii play . big part IN the after-the-war
DEVELOPMENT Of txads.
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Colors Service

IL Is thirteen years since the f1rst
Massing of the Colors service was
held at Mount st. Alban. May 27,
1929. During that interval of time
the annual COMMUNICATION of the
heroic dead has become . sacred
institution with connotations Of deep
solemnity for the people Of Wash
ington. Not the men, women and
children Of the Episcopal branch of
the universal church alone, but rep
resentatives, old and young, Of all
other religious groups likewise attend
the rites Of homage for those who
have made the ultimate sacrifice for
human freedom. No barriers Of race
or creed are raised in the beautiful
natural amphitheater where the
reverent throng assemblies in tribute
to the fallen. The open sky Is the
only wall Of that great communal
place Of worship and rededication.
To have attended even on q single
occasion is to take into ones personal
experience an unforgettable picture Of
mankind at prayer. The multitudes
come to the verdant hillside In pro-
cession, following the Flag. No other
invitation. no other sign Of welcome
Is needed than that of the flower
banked Cross under the trees. BY
the two symbols OF God and the
Nation the spirit Of the Republic
traditionally pledged to "the propo-
sition that all men are created equal"
Is dramatized, translated into q
visible reality which needs no expo
sition, no apology.
Especially this afternoon the Colors
service should be poignantly mean
ingful and impressive. Since last a
similar commemoration was offered
in the grounds of washington Cathe-
dral the United States has been
drawn into the cruelest and most
costly of wars. Today when the
congregation bows in appeal to the
Creator it will be in remembrance OF
thousands of soldiers and sailors who
have given themselves since Decem-
Der 7, 1941. that liberty may survive.
The heroes of the present struggle
with tyranny are worthy Of recollec-
ton with those Of the past. 1t will
be a privilege to join In a public
Acknowledgement of gratitude to
them.
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Capital SideIights
By Will P. Kennedy.

One Of the most prominent members
Of Congress has q suggestion that should
make every person in the country hap
pier. He is SO sincere In his desire that
1t should be worked out as an appeal to
each persons secret better self that he
will not allow his name to be used as
sponsor. 1t is that each OF us has dear
ones whose anniversaries we wish to re-
member-to pay tribute to mother. the
birthday of beloved wife gone before,
to pass along to some one benefaction
done for us. And to do 1t in secret,
known only to God and self. is the sin
cere way that will make the heart glow
with purity of purpose.
The suggestion is that by making .
gift on such occasions to an orphanage,
home for the aged, some eleemosynary
institution, children who start life bereft
will be given a thrill, those who have
lived and suffered will be warmed in
them It is the sort of tribute that a
mother, or a lost dear one, or one who
has befriended us and made gifts by us
possible would best appreciate. And each
human heart should feel an uplift that 1t
has been able to spread happiness along
life's rugged way. Our dearest days Of
remembrance then would be more secret
ly treasured and blessed.
sThis is an idea that should spread to
every community throughout the land,
Frightening the days Of youth starting
on the rough climb and Of age descending
into the valley. We make ourselves hap
pier by spreading happiness, especially
to the little people"
Discovery of a first edition OF Abraham
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address," which
completely revises photographed knowl-
edge concerning the famous grafton. was
reported to the House by Representative
Evan Howell of Illinois. 1t was found
in the collection Of the late Gov.
Henry Horner and is now In the Illinois
State Historical Library. Paul M. Angle,
State librarian. has prepared for collec-
tors and historians an article on -Four
Lincoln Firsts''-the Subtreasury speech
on December g. 1899: the House Di-
vided" speech; the Cooper Union address
and the Gettysburg Address" The
find" contains a description Of the
Gettysburg battlefield, an account Of
activities at Gettysburg ON November
10 and 10, 1868, the text of the short
speech Lincoln delivered there on the
evening Of the 18th, Edward Everett's
address and Lincoln's speech Of dedica-
tion-the type being lifted from the
Washington Chronicle except Lincoln's
speech-the one feature Of the pamphlet
that gives 1t distinction"
Evening star., 1942-05-24

war Is an active belligerent would
materially strengthen our position
and would correspondingly prejudice
that OF our enemies, who were able
to use Mexico advantageously as a
base for espionage and sabotage
operations against US in the First
World War. But If any possibility
has existed that this might happen
again, 1t has been closed out by the
developments Of the past nine days.
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Car Requisitionine Next?

Americas wartime rubber co-ordl-
nator has painted q dark picture OF
what lies in store for owners OF pri-
vate passenger automobiles II the
war continues much longer. In an
interview stressing the extreme grav-
ity of the rubber shortage, Arthur
B. Newhall, described by Donald Mel
son as the Nations rubber czar,"
told reporters that the time may
come when all passenger cars will
be needed for public transportation.
He implied that it might become
necessary to requisition cars not used
for essential purposes and redis-
tribute them where they are critically
needed in the war effort.
But before so drastic q step Is
taken, it may be assumed that the
Government will exhaust every other
reasonable means Of relieving the
transportation crisis. For example,
the frozen stocks Of new cars IN
dealers warehouses and on storage
lots should be used up before cars
are taken out Of private garages by
Federal order. The stoppage OF car
production several months ago left
an estimated 10000 new automobiles
frozen in dealers hands. More than
half a million of these are scheduled
to be rationed this year and the bal
ance in 1943. Besides the new cars,
there were nearly SOC, 1000 good used
cars available when rationing began.
The moving Of these cars from
dealer to customer, incidentally, will
give temporary relief to retailers,
who were hard hit by the freezing
order. The Senate has passed a bill
which would permit purchase by the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Of frozen automobile stocks or R. F. c.
loans on them.
The success which some war plants
have experienced with the swap
ride" system should encourage wider
use Of this voluntary method OF con-
serving tires, gasoline and automo-
biles. One plant fines" car owners
ten cents for each vacant seat in
automobiles driving into the COM
pany parking lot. Other factories
permit only fully loaded cars to park
inside the grounds. Surveys have
shown that the average load Of fac
tory workers cars Is less than two
passengers. Obviously, the transpor-
tation problem In production areas
could be markedly relieved by group
riding. Federal control Of bus trans
portation, such as is contemplated on
lines between Washington and New
York, is another necessary conserva-
ton move.
It is of interest to note that
Brookings Institution report recon-
mends immediate and drastic Nation
wide rationing Of gasoline as a tire
saving and car longevity measure.
The Star repeatedly has called atten-
ton to the probable necessity Of such
a step. The report points out also
that about 100000 cars owned by
families having more than one auto
mobile should be "immobilized."
These cars well might be the first
to be taken over under a Federal
requisitioning program. An auto
mobile "selective service" system may
be inevitable. but it should not be
instituted until Ill other methods Of
solving the transportation problem
have failed.
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Men Of 1912.
Prom the Topeka Daily Capital:

Prom the Topeka Daily Capital:
This year there is no interim for youth
after commencement day, no period dur
ing which they are permitted to find
themselves" Instead, they will be
rushed OF to training camps and bases
to meet the sternest test laid upon man
hood at any age-war. It takes men Of
mettle to meet such q test. They
are men In every ssnss Of the word Who
arU going 70 an naan.sise joba
Evening star., 1942-05-24

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the use for republication Of all news dispa tches
credited to 1t not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
Al rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1942-05-24
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Entered as second-clas matter post once,
Washington, D. c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-24
WAA(5 EDGE OUT VICTORY
 OVER MOOSE
Juneau High School Loses 10 MaIamuies by
 Four Points
SCORES LAST NIGHT J.H.S. 28; Malamutes g Moose 20; Wages 2l

Juneau High School came from way behind to play some real basketball in the last half of a game with the Malamutes last night. but failed to overtake the soldiers who whistled through to "a four-point victory, 32 to 28. In the second game, the lanky Wages edged out a fast Moose team, 2l to 20 in one of the best contests yet.
 s. Dishler, who hit the hoop four times in four tries on free throws, won the second game in the last minute with the final foul shot, the climax of a neck and neck battle during which two players were kicked out of the game and three had to leave the floor with four personal fouls chalked up against them
 Two Ruled Out J. McDaniels went well for the Moose, collecting seven points be- fore he was ruled out of the game along with E, Kraws of the Wages for starting a tiff Griping by both outfits took some of the edge off an otherwise fine game.
 Lanky J. Norris sent the score keepers into a huddle when he pulled a wrong-wa Corrigan and swished up two points for the op- posing Moose team. He became confused in scramble under his own basket, saw an opening and plunked the leather through.
 In the first game, the Juneau boys started out slow, were trail ing at the half 2l to 8. Coming out after the rest period, they held the Malamutes down to nine points in the third quarter and two in the fourth, creeping up to within four points when the game ended, The Crimson Bears were an im- proved bunch.
 The h'ext games will be played in Juneau Wednesday night, the brilliant Cheechakos taking on the Sigacs, and the Officers Clut meeting the St. Louis Blues.
 Following are the box scores of last nights games:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-24
DR. HAYS BACK
 FROM ANCHORAGE

pr George Hays, Senior Surgeon with the U. s. P. H. R. and liaison officer detailed to the Territorial Department of Health, returned yes- terday from Anchorage where he has been for the last several weeks.
 Dr. Hays was discussing matters relating to Public Health in the Territory with officials of the Al aska Deefnse Command. He also made a trip to Kodiak while he was Westward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-24
Housewives Must Order
 For Holiday

Thursday is holiday and therefore the stores will be closed all day. Housewives are just given a hint that they must order tomorrow for the holiday and incidentally they had better make a check to see if they have plenty of bread for dressing, spices, etc, for that extra spread Thursday.
 The earlier housewives get their orders in the more cer- tain they are of having 1t de- livered and early ordering will also assist the merchants.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-24

the rest of the forces on the northeastern Solomons.
 Secretary Knox said the Amerl- cans, meanwhile, are continuing to widen the area of control, particu- larly by pressing back the enemy forces on the western front ana he confirmed the report that fighting has been going on to the westward at Point Cruz, little more than four miles beyond the fairfield
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-24
BOY BABY FOR GAULTs

A son was born to MT and Mrs Edwin Leroy Gault on October 20 at Losmo Limos, Calf, The young ster was named Lawrence Theron Gault. The Gaults are former resi- dents of Skagway.