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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
REGULATION OF LABOR ORDER DUE SHORTLY Will Replace Labor Draft Proposals; President in
 Agreement
 VOLUNTARY ENLTSTING
 IN SERVICE TO END Organized Labor May Be Stumbling Block; Don't Want National Service
BY JOHN M. MECKLIN United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, October 30.- n (UP) = Manpower off, cialS today are rushing the drafting of an executive or der with which it has been decided to regulate labor in- stead of asking Congress for draft" legislation. President Roosevelt has agreed tenta- lively to the proposed order - which includes several specific provisions for drastic tightening of federal control over manpower re- sources. It may be ready for his Signature next week.
 Some of the provisions of the order being drafted by the War Manpower Commission can be re- vealed now:
 It will put a stop to voluntary en- listments in the armed forces after Jan. l. channeling Ell recruiting for the army, navy and marine corps through the selective service sys- tenn.
 It will require that all hiring be done through the U. s. employment service, a subdivision of WING, thus enabling the government to set up a badly needed system of labor priorities.
 It will spread WINGS authority over other branches of the govern ment. The commission now i..s l"directive" powers over such agen- cies as the army, navy, marine corps, selective service and the War Production Board, but they never have been defined satisfactorily.
 It will incorporate WINGS labor management advisory committee - which has eight labor and eight management members as an op- erating, policy making part of the commission itself, position 1t vir- tually has now.
 One major stumbling block must be removed before the order can be issued organized labor interests, al- though they favor its specific pro- NASAOlS, tO 0deS 44dNC ASAeSSA " SS along until they are assured that the administration will not support a national service act. now or later.
 MT. Roosevelt reportedly told WING Chairman Paul V. McNutt, during a White House conference Wednesday. that he would issue the order if it meets labor and manage ment approval. That is scheduled to be thrashed out within the WING labor-management committee over the weekend.
 Presidents William Green and Philip Murray of the AFL anG CIo, respectively, confirmed after a visit to the White House yesterday that
 Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
5 JAP SHIPS
 ARE BOMBED
Allied Planes Hit at Ships ping to Aid Besieged
 Guadalcanal
BY DON CAsWELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 General MacArthur's Headquar- ters, Australia, Oct. 31 - (U.P0 - Allied heavy bombers. striking into the northern Solomons again in support of American forces on Guadalcanal. bombed five Japanese ships of the southern tip of Bou- gainville Island last night, General Douglas MacArthur announced to- day.
 Flying fortresses made the north ward sweep, pounding the enemy's naval base at Buin, at the extreme south of Bougainville, and dropping bombs on the ships in the vicinity of Faisi Islands of Bougainville.
 A direct hit was scored on one ship, setting of a huge explosion. The other four ships were straddled with bombs, so that heavy damage was inevitable. The flyers, who brought back all of their planes safely, were unable to determine the damage.
 Dispatches from New Guinea said that more and more Allied bomberS were arriving at New Guinea bases from which they were striking at Japanese forces engaged in the at- tack on Guadalcanal. Pilots and ground crews were working at top speed to intensity their efforts to aid the Americans in the Solomons. $50 miles to the east.
 MacArthur's flyers SO far have dropped incendiaries with great ef- feet on four main Japanese supply bases and have sunk or damaged 9 eremy ships which might have been used by the Japanese in their as- sault on Guadalcanal.
 Tn the New Guinea land fighting, Allied troops smashed into Japanese lines and captured vantage points on the KoSoda Trail. MacArtllur announced.
 The Allies. halted by stiff Japan ese resistance in the rugged owen Stanley Mountains south of the vil- iage Of Alola. staged an apache charge with bayopets. The seream- ing. charging infantTymen, bayon- citing their way Into the entrench- ed Japanese positions broke the enemy's nerve. captured 20 soldiers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30

The ship, which twas stopped when last Seen," was believed to have been engaged in reinforcing or supplying enemy troops on Guadalcanal.
 Meanwhile. American flyers, op- erating from Henderson field on Guadalcanal, continued to bomb and strafe enemy positions west of the airfield.
 The land actions covered by the Navy'S communique occurred on Oct. 28 (Island time). In the late aft ernoon of that day, American fight planes destroyed two enemy sea- planes at Rekata Bay, 185 miles northwest of Guadalcanal, raising to 4l5 the number of Japanese planes smashed since the Solomons cam- paign began.
 The following morning, enemy bombers attempted to attack the American positions on Guadalcanal but all their bombs dropped in the water and no damage was inflicted.
 The total number of Japanese tanks destroyed as announced by the Navy today, included five that were wrecked during series of en- emy attacks on the night of Oct. 2S- 24. But this was the first time that the Navy, has disclosed the type of enemy tank being employed on the island.
 This also was the second mention of motor torpedo boat action in the Solomons.
 Previously. motor torpedo boats made an attack on enemy warships during the nie:lt of Oct. i4-i5 of the northern coast of Guadalcanal and scored possible hit on one Of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
.DANAHER MAY BE
 WIPE SECTION HEAD

Hartford, Conn, Oct, 30- -tUPl-- State Labor Commissioner Cornell lug ]. DRnaheg, it was reported to- day, probably will be appointed ae regional director Of the War Pros dneilon Board for Connecticut e have supervision over all wnse in- ensases under President Roosegell's aasli~inflatiOn program.
 DanalleF and his deputy. John F. Hayes, have been summoned t0 . meeting in New York Monday to confer on details Of tlse program. If appointed. he vii approve or dls- approve of aii wage OF salary iRa- eleases over ee0O0 year,
 DanaheF nov is director of the wages and hours division of the Labor Department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
LAPS STEP UP GUADALCANAL LAND ATTACKS U. s. Marines, Soldiers Hold Up We'll Under In-
 ceSSant Attacks HAVE BEEN POUNDED
 NOW FOR 85 DAYS Air Attacks on Enemy Positions Also Are Con.
 stantly Maintained
BY sANDoR s. KLEIN

sOnlse0 Press starr COrreSpOn0enC
 Washington, October 30.- (UP) - The Japanese have stepped up their land attacks in the increasingly crucial battle for Guadalcanal, giv- ing the American soldiers and Marines defending the tiny but precious airfield little rest. During the last eight day0 of the battle reported -tthrough Tuesday. Solomons time) there have been at least IA Japan ese land assaults. Twice the Japanese have pierced the Ameri- can lines only to be thrown back with heavy losses by Marine and Army counter attacks.
 The Japanese apparently are em- ploying the sswearing-down" tecl1- nique used against the last-ditch defenders of BataaI1. Having supe~ rior forces numerically, they can afford repeated thrusts to give the defeu Sing garrison little chance to rest.
 No Sign of Weakening
 Busther was no evidence of weals kng by the hard-flghting ma rinte xnd soldiers who have become expc&enced in the jungle warfare that has been raging on Guadal- canal for over 12 weeks. Late Tues day asssernoon- the second time within 4S hours - they smashed a Japanese breakthrough and regained their original positions and then re- pelled two subsequent attacks.
 Today is the 85th day since the marine stormed the sandy beaches of Guadalcanal under an umbrella of Navy, Marine and Army fighters to wreSt the nearly-completed air. field from the Japanese. Since then, except for two short lulls in August and September, the defenders have been pounded from land. air and sea-sometimes during the most of every 24 hours.
 Attacks Repulsed
 The last land attack by the enemy was announced in a naval cornmu- nique late yesterday. It said merely
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
MORE WOOL NOW
 MADE AVAILABLE

Washington, Oct. 30--tUPl--The War Production board today made available 10 manufacturers an addl- tionai 6.000. 600 pounds of clean wool for making sweaters, shawis and knitted underwear for civilian wear- CTS.
 The WIPE put several restrictions on use Of the wool, but said its re. lease will enable worsted spinners to maintain production at e time when military demands fog WcEsted yarns has been relaxed temporarily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
YOUNG OFFICIAL DEAD

Hartford. Conn. oct. % tUp)-- Funeral services wlll be held @atuF- day for John J. AcNally. 23. local liFe commissioner and one 0f the youngest ogaclalg in thc citye hls- lnry kfeNalIy diel late yesterday after s brief liineas zIc leaves hie widow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
BOMB ExPLODRs

Belfast, Northern Ireland. Oct. 90. -(uP)-A bomb exploded beneath asl army recruiting poster outside the Belfast police headquarters to- day. Police fired vt two men rgiu- ming from the scene but they ee- eaped. Windows were broken and 6 wall was damaged, but 10 ene waS hurt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
Tornado Takes
 22 Lives In Ark.
(NEA Radiophoto)

Berryvue 3N-UP-At persons tornado through this town late last night That bodies had spntered expected Q ..e.s
 in he locaIh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
Twelve Jap Tanks Are Destroyed
-(Nea Photo)

Washington announced today that total last that action Guadalcana confined to small patrol E
 At the same Navy attacked enemy destroyer during 2S30 and e and that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30

A Can aeK War SRNxlAe fnK women. cinss starts NoV. HnA. r#HI 1ueIgr CaA.eEc 6& N@mmANe4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
The Weather
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Warmer Tonight I'm weather Report Fare 2
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17

then that the battle would commence
in that back bedroom, for it was with
Henry Walters that for the first time
Chris felt something akin to the force
with which old Dave Mortimer had
battod beside bed, combination
of viii power and pity so strong That
it left him exhausted the viii power
and vitality of one man against the
weakness and defeat Of the other
Sometimes Chris would seem to
win. Henry would open his eyes and
look about him.
Better get your sleep, Doc. You
look tired"
But in a moment or two he would
be gone again, back into that myster-
ious past of his. Once he asked for
his mother, and again strangely e.
nough he quoted
The worldly hopes men set their
hearts upon'
Chris who had never read the "Ru-
baiyat," was puzzled. He had always
suspected Henry Of rather better than
fair antecedents.
In those last days he developed a
queer affection for the dying man;
and when one day he read in the pa
per that the Lewises were coming
back, it meant nothing to him but
smoldering anger. He was tired,
beaten. 1t was no use prescribing
medicines when what was needed was
care and proper nursing Or when the
thing should never have happened at
all. Damn Stanton Lewis and all his
works. No, not all his works. There
was still Beverly.
1t was that day he came home to
find frightened Katie in the lower
hall
He's had a hemmorrhage, Doctor"
He ordered ice and ran up the
stairs. Henry was conscious and ra-
tional
eve been bleeding, Doe"
yes, l know. Wen soon fix that"
IF I go, you'll look after them,
won't your"
(To be continued
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17
SYNOPSIS

Ii was just prior TO the World War
that young DR.. Chris Arden started
ia private practice. He found it hard
enough TO gain patronage; lack of
funds also hampered him. His uncle,
Dave Mortimer, an old country doctor
who educated Chris, would like hlm
for an assistant, but the young doc
tor prefers TO make his own way. lie
rents a room and office from the
shiftIess Walters family. This he
soon regretted, but sympathy for IN
efficient Henry Walters and his meek
wife, Lily, caused him to stay with
them. And as he thought OF their Ia
Nv 17-year-old daughter, Kate, and
ue'er do-well son, Dick, that sympa-
thy increased. Shortly after DR.. Ar
den hangs out his sign, Beverly Lew
is. daughter of the richest man IN
town brings her dog to him to nave
a hone removed from its throat. She
leaves in anger when he refuses a
to find ten dollars on his desk. He re-
turns the money to Beverly, after
which he hears nothing from her. Fol
lowing her meeting with Chris, BeY'
erly chides her sutton, wealthy Jerry
Ames. for being a wastrel. He goes
off in a fury when she tells him she
does not love him. Chris has hard
time making ends meet that spring
and summer. Then, enc day, ne IS
summoned to the Lewis home to at
tend servant. A dignified friendly
Beverly greets him, their argument
apparently forgotten. She is touched
nv his worried uncared-fOr- appearance
Next morning, Chris is surprised to
receive an invitation to tea from BeV-
erly. Despite their faults, members
of the Walters family are sincerely
interested in Chris and help him pre-
pare for 'the big event" Mrs. Lewis
likes Chris and even thinks of him as
her potential sOn-in-law. She asks
her husband to help the young dOc-
tor, but Lewis is not interested. He
thinks Beverly a fool for breaking
with Ames. Then, one day, he an
nOunces they are sailing for Europe.
Things between Beverly and Chris
had begun to look promising, and her
husbands announcement gives Mrs.
Lewis a feeling that something is "a
bout to end. While they are away.
a typhoid epidemic afflicts their home
town. Most of the victims are work
ers at Lewis plants, the mill houses
of which had neither city water nor
sewage. Chris is kept busy day and
night. Try as he might, he cannot i'm
press upon the Walters family the
Importance of boiling their water.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17
CHAPTER SIX

What would you do with it?
Spend it. Get away from here"
The drought continued through Ju-
" and into August, and Chris, watch
ing it, knew what it meant. One day
he saw in a newspaper-not the one
belonging to StauntOn Lewis
"While the city fathers are safely
in Europe or making holiday else
where, we are faced with return of
typhoid-epidemic conditions. For sew
eral years this paper has advocated
a new and better filtration system for
the city, and adequate supervision OF
the rivers"
Both Chris and the paper had been
right. The river had dwindled until
great banks of cracking mud bordered
it on either side, and early in August
the plague hit. 1t struck hardest a
mong the poor, who would not or
did not boil their drinking water. 1t
hit the workers in the mills, who Of
ten drank from the nearest hydrant;
hardest of all it hit the men in the
Lewis plants, for the Lewis mill
houses had neither city water nor
sewage, and water drawn from the
wells was soon contaminated from the
outhouses near by. But Staunton
Lewis was in Europe with his family,
and Chris, working without pay day
and night, hanging over beds IN
wretched insanitary houses, would go
home to such rest as he could get,
filled with an anger so violent that it
shook him.
He had little time, however, even
for Indignation. He began to lose
weight; his eyes were sunken IN his
head. his cheeks hollow. There were
nights when he got little sleep, and
other nights when he got none at all.
And nothing would make the Wal
tiers family careful although they
were kind enough.
Here's a glass of lemonade for
YOU. Doctor. It's so hot | thought
you'd like it."
"Thanks. Did you boil the water?''
"The lemon kills the germs, doesn't
it,"
"Good God! MOI"
He took to boiling water himself
and keeping it in a stone jar in a
corner of the office. 1t was tepid and
tasteIess, but at least it was safe. He
could not afford to be sick. Not only
as to money, although that situation
was grave enough. But he was need
ed, and needed badly. Many of the
doctors were away. Some were down
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17

"Iet Inc alone 'he said This bird
wants ao easy way out but Tim rooling
him"
Had he been comfortable at home
he would have stood up better under
the punishment of that summer and
early autumn. But with familiarity
the Walters family had relaxed more
and more, and there were times when
he considered getting out and leaving
them to their fate Then two things
happened which made that course
practically impossible
The first was the disappearance of
Dick
Chris 50 far had paid little atten-
ton to Dick. He knew that he wore
his neckties and took his cigarettes.
He had even missed small change
which he had left lying on his bur
eau Outside Of these petty annoyan-
ces. however, he had hardly spoken
to him
Then one hot bIsterjng September
night he came home very late to find
Lily Walters sitting on the front steps
alone.
on, its you, Doctor" she said
tonelessly, i thought it was Dick"
Not home yet, eh?"
NO. Nor last night either"
He whistled. Then, finding her fad
ed eyes on him, he smiled down at
her.
Boys do that now and them" he
told her. If anything had happened
to him, we'd have heard, you know"
She nodded. Hes just gone. He
did it once before. He gets kind of
feeling that he wants to travel, and
there's no holding him back" She
steadied her trembling lips. Even
when ne was baby he'd run away"
Dicks disappearance was the first
blow to any hope of escape. For four
weeks after he left, the house brood
ed, and even Katie was silent. Then
one morning and without knocking
Katie stuck her head into the back
office.
Mother wants to know if you'll
look at Dad"
whats wrong with him? ?"
That's what she wants to know"
But what was wrong with Henry
was only too clear and became more
so as the days went on. Henry was
down with typhoid and down not to
get up again. Chris fought hard for
him and since nursing was more inn
portant than drugs, he even took over
a part of that. Henry, rousing from
stupor, would look up at him
"Darned good of you, Doctor"
That's all right, Henry. How a
bout a little milk"
He would come in relieve Lily or
Katie-the latter usually reading a
book-sponge the bony body and
clean the dried and cracking mouth.
Henry, at times delirious and raving,
would grow quiet between his sheets,
would even sleep And it would be
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17

themselves. Ue was even filling in
at the hospital where the beds ia the
wards had been augmented by long
rows OF cots. and where the white
screens went up with hideous regular
ity.
IN this day and age!" he would
say beligerently. "Other cities have
handled the thing and got rid of it.
But with Lewis and his rotten crowd
in power, look what we have"
The hospital was suffering in more
ways than one. Dickinson, the labor
atory man. was down; and Bergman
himself looked sick and complained
of headache. He called meeting of
the attenuated staff one day when he
shrewdly suspected what was wrong
with him, and brought up the need of
young and courageous men to fill fu-
ture vacancies. The staff listened I'M
easily:
you wouldn't put youngster like
Arden on general surgery"
why not, if a vacancy arises?
Why wait until he's forgotten all he
knows 2"
He put his hand to his head, which
was aching violently, and smiled grim
IL. we are like an army" ne said
more gently. 1--WE older ones pass on,
and the young must move up and take
our places. Now, as to the dispen-
sary-"
The weeks passed. Chris learned
more about the poor that year than
he had ever learned in the hospital.
and he was to learn even more before
long. When toward dawn he would
sit at some Uttered kitchen table,
drinking coffee out of a tin cup, he no
longer wondered that they were so of
ten dirty and thriftless or that drunk
enness was common.
Where's Jim?"
Hes asleep, Doctor. He's had a
bit too much"
"Well, get him up. That child's
bad"
He talked their vernacular to them.
But liquor brought it's tragedies al
so. One night, working over sick
woman, he heard next door shrek,
the sounds Of blows, and then a
deathly, unnatural silence. He ran,
kicked in a door, and confronted a
scene, which was etched on his brain
for life On the floor lay the body of
woman killed with a Ratchet, and
on the bed lay suddenly sobered man
who had that moment cut his own
throat with a raozr.
There was almost berserk fury in
Chris's face when he Strengthened up
from the woman on the floor and went
over to the man on the bed.
"I'll save you yet for hanging" he
said
And he did. He got his bag, clipped
the vessels, did some temporary stitch
ing When the police patrol came, he
was still working over the bed, and
he waved the patrolman back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23

polka-dot eyeglasses obey see spots
before their eyes and can't focus
them on the pins.
Purdue growl through their lux
uriant black muStaches but fright
en- only themselves. A story is being
circled about "SnookSy" Palladino
Of Purdue and I'm going to repeat
1t. Attending a social function ct
the Elton last week was "Snooksy. /"
He had arrived little early so he
was passing time away in the spa
cious lobby. Little Johnny" the
top-flght page at the Elton called
in his sorlortiouS voice-"Paging
tall blonde with mole on her thigh,
answers to the name Of "Snooksy".
Ask me who answered the page
none other than "SnookSy" Palla-
dino Of Purdue.
Bronco" Senzabici of Temple Is
still busting those naples and Mon
day night he was still at it until
Eraser" lombard Of Pittsburgh
asked him a riddle which ran thus
Your mother had a baby once and 1t
wasn't your brother nor your sis
ter, who was it2 Bronco" pondered
over this problem so much that he
finally resulted with a 200 trio while
ERASER" laughed at him and rolled
q grand ISL.
Monday night Is the semi final
week Of the season and the maiE
attraction will be Pittsburgh losif
three games to Fordham they y
pushing Holy Cross into the cl n
pionship. Make all betting Y ash
and early.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23
WEST COAST TO.
GARRY ON" WITH
COLLEGE SPORTS
Freshmen to Be Made
Eligible for Varsity
Sports

Portland, Ore, March 2S-(UP)--
The Pacific coastc difference will
continue intercollegiate competition
in spite Of the army ban on gath
erings Of more than 5000 persons,
Commissioner Edwin N. Anterior
said today.
His announcement followed a
meeting Of graduate managers and
faculty representatives at the annual
spring conference meeting, and
spiked rl1mors that colleges in the
western combat zone might restrict
themselves to intramural COMPETE
ton during the war.
viii Garry On
"War or no war, everyone agreed
intercollegiate competition should
be continued in view Of the request
Of army and navy authorities that
colleges tougher young men for
prospective military service through
physical-contact sports, +" said Ather-
ton.
After reaching the decision the
faculty advisors and graduate man
ayers turned to the problem Of
keeping athletics going. Changes
must be made in eligibility rules II
freshmen are to be permitted to
play on varsity teams; colleges must
revise their schedules to accommo-
date service teams.