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for survival, and fight aggressively
militantly for the principles we all
believe in" Mr.. Field declared.
zone battle that all editors who
believe in democracy must fight is
the battle for respect for civil lii
erty," the speaker added. Selfish
men would take advantage of this
crisis to restrict civil liberties, not
to make our war effort stronger, bit
to serve their selfish ends. But if
this effort were not to be tempered
with common sense, you might find
yourselves fighting for the right Of
an enemy agent to spread sedition,
obviously an absurdity.
II hate the indignities which are
put upon you and the injustices
with which you have to CONTEND"
Mr.. Field declared. But still it
seems to me that in your press You
could fight these things better, more
effectively, by charging your fight;
charging it t. include not only the
sufferings of your own people, bit
to include rs well the injustices
done your fellow Americans whose
skin is a different color than your
own. other Americans who also suf-
fer from mans inhumanity to man.
Don't feel less intensely about the
ills from which your own people
suffer. But do feel more intensely
about the ills from which the rest
Of US suffer, too"
Delegates registered for the con
ference We're: c.. Joseph McLin ana
L. Monroe aHrris Of the Dayton,
Ohio, Daily Bulletin; Howard H.
Murphy of the Baltimore Afro-Am-
erican; William o. walker, Eugene
Ivey, Harry Alexander and Charles
H. Loeb of the Cleveland Call and
Post; Frank H. Stanley and John
Benjamin Horton of the Louisville
Defender; Thomas w. Young of the
Norfolk Journal and Guide.
Louis E. Martin and G. E. Jack
son Of the Michigan Chronicle, De
troit; Anthony Overton, Ulysses S.
Keys, F. T. Lane, Olive NJ. Diggs
and Fred Scott of the Chicago Bee;
Rev. and Mrs. M. D.. Potter of the
Tampa, Fla, Bulletin; Ira F. Lew
is, Mrs. Robert L.. Vann, William
G. Num-, aErl V. Hord, A. N. Fields
and Mrs. Ira F. Lewis of the Pitts
burgh Courier; Carter w. Wesley,
Joseph B. Carper, c. w. Cuba and
Gladys E. Powers of the Houston
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Will it ever end? I'm writing now
Of these Omahans who have been on
one job for a long time. You know
ever since I, ~innocently, mentioned
about Leroy Guide, 2715 Miami
Street, being on one job for nine
teen years, 1 am constantly being
reminded about others who have
been on n job longer. Sometimes
the reminder is very subtle, and
sometimes it is very obvious, but in
either case, I note it. Here r the
latest to join the longevity club:
Archie L. Duff, 1910 Camden Ave-
nue., is now serving his twenty
first year in the Railway Mail Ser
vice. He is now running between
Kansas City and Omaha. He has
been married seventeen years; has
four children, and has nearly an en-
tire block Of gardens at his near
country home.
Earl B. Gillet, 1922 South 18th
Street, worked for twent-two years
at Ederer's the Florists. No so long
ago, however, he quit to go to work
at the Omaha Steel Mills, where he
is putting in many profitable hours
in national defense work, and incl
dentally, buying a bond a month to
help Uncle Sam.
And Thomas Scott, 1872 Binney
Street, has been working for TWEEN
ty-three years at the Armour Pack
ing House. Incidentally, Mr.. Scot,
just joined m yselect group Of con
scientious subscribers. He phonad
me a half a day ahead Of an appoint
ment time to let me know that he
couldn't keep it and save me the
trouble of making a trip for moth
ing. You know, c. c. that really is
something. Quite the opposite to
what some of your subscribers do.
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edged out of the picture.
AS for the physical structure, c.
c. I believe the Zion Baptist
Church is the most impressive I've
yet seen in Omaha, and certainly the
attendance was the largest. is
there any larger?
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PAPERS TO FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY FOR WORLD

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ination of that copy deemed undesir-
able. This step grew out of a panel
discussion of objectionable advertis
ing" announced in the program for
the, convention on March 1.
Among the speakers heard at the
sessions were Marshall Field, pub
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The attractive widow, Mrs. Wini-
fred White, Of 1920 North 23rd Plaza
has just completed a course OF
training in Defense work at the
Victory Sewing School.
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Chatted, very pleasantly, with
Mrs. Bertha Lawrence, 1888 Hamll-
ton Street, during the week old MI
tual acquaintances in Wichita, Kan
sas. That's Mrs. Lawrence's home,
you know. And, Of course, every
where I've been I usually got AZ
ouainted and it seems like l know
somebody from everywhere.
-CCM-
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with promises to various church
functions, programs, ETC., I'm actual
ly losing weight trying to figure out
the why's, and ~wherefores, Of it al.
-CCM-

~ IoSlAS WelSHt Trying 70 figure out
the why's, and ~wherefores, Of it al.
-CCM-
I was never so embarrassed as 1
was last Sunday, c. c. You know
it was one of those scorching hot
days. I decided to go to church, as
usual, but I didn't want to wear a
coat. Sometimes it's hard enough
to just sit two hours without hav-
ing t osit two hours uncomfortably.
l went to the Zion Baptist Church,
2215 Grant Street, pastored by the
Rev. F. c. Williams.
Before entering the church I asked
a deaconish-appearing gentleman If
the men were entering the church
without coats. Of he had been a
barker for a circus or some muse
ment resort he couldn't have replied
more appropriately, for the barker,
you know, wants to get you inside,
regardless of how he gets You
there.) Well, anyway, this deacon
sharpening gent said, YES, the
men are attending without coats.
You are perfectly welcome. Go
right in"
I did, and 10 and behold, outside
of two soldier boys, 1 was the only
one without a coat. Was my face
red? Well, it might have been, hut
at any rate 1 was the coolest per-
son in the audience. 1t SO happen
ed, l learned later, that the ventil-
ating system was out of order that
day. 1 noticed hal the ushers pass
ed out fans to everyobdy-that is
everybody except me. I guess they
thought 1 didn't need any-that I
was cool enough.
AT any rate 1 sat there and listen
ed to the services. Could I say
that 1 enjoyed them-under the cir
cumstances? They had a visiting
pastor, a Rev. j. B. Hubbard, Of
S41 Atlantic Street, Oakland, Calf
ornia. 1 presume his sermon was
directed to the converts who were
| sitting in the front row, and who
had just been baptized that morning.
And, no doubt, those in the front
row heard everything distinctly. I
regret that 1 didn't.
| believe 1 would have liked to
have heard the Rev. Williams for
| his voice seemed to ring throughout
| the auditorium. And the Reverend
| ar whoever he was, who rendered a
PRAYER after the Rev. Hubbard IN
| ished, really aroused the audience
| Emotions were stirred n heard.
And the speakers voice could he
heard distinctly. That's somethln$,
| isn't it. &C? To have the speaker
| sneak to those in the back OF the
auditorium as well as those in frOnT?
! Especially where acoustics are IN
available.
After the collection and after the
choir really went to town with that
spiritual,T The Battle Of Jericho, I
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AS 1 write this, c. c. Nou know 1
write it every Monday night, late.)
I am being entertained by some
SPECIAL doings at Dreamland Ball
Room, oath and Grant. 1 believe
it's the Coronation Ball, or some
thing like that. Sounds mighty
good, too.
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pinned a little red ribbon on me
What it was all about I was too ex-
cited to learn.
Just before writing this however
I did learn. 1t appears that the A.
merican Women's Volunteer Service
were holding a Tag Day Saturday
to raise money to furnish ~canteen
materials to each soldier. And that
several colored women are active
members of this service.
1t seems that Mrs. S. G. Hanger,
1915 North 2Sth Street, was the
charmer who beguiled me, and, un-
doubtedly, many other gents, out of
their spare change, while Miss Grace
Bradford, of Maple Street, 1 believe
vas the foil attired in military eos
tune, who, presumably would crack
down in military fashion if the will
eS and smiles failed.
Yes, c. c. order me that coat Of
armor-plating at once. For what
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ARMY-NAvY INSPECTORS
 IN CUSTODY
Explosives Plant Is Taken Over by U. 5. Because
 of Bribery Charges

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. = The Navy Department took possession today of an explosives plant and two subsidiaries, it was announced by the White House.
 The Federal Bureau of Investi- gation arrested the plants vice. president and an Army and Navy inspector on bribery charges, the White House statement said.
 The inspectors are charged with accepting bribes in the guise of service fees"
 The Navys preliminary investi- gation indicates that more than a million dollars in management ir- regularities may be involved.
 Those arrested include Josef Ben Decker, Executive Vice-President; J. A. McCambridge, until recently a civilian Army inspector; and Reg inald Gregory, chief civilian Navy inspector
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YOUTH DRAFT
 LEGISLATION
 WANTEDN
Secretary of War Sfimson Makes Urgent Request
 on Committee

WASHINGTON, Oct 13-StreSs- ing the need for exceptional sol- diers," Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson today urged the House Military Affairs Committee to ex- pedite legislation for drafting 18- to 19-year-old men.
 Tn letter to Chairman Andrew J. May, of Kentucky, Secretary Stimson- said the urgency of the task of building up for the United States the best army in the world cannot be over emphasized
 The war Secretary further wrote: Our own survival is in the bal ance. Its accomplishment demands substitution of the current neces- sity for our peacetime preferences. :.
 Chairman May indicated his com mittee will open hearings next week on legislation for lower age for drafting.
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SAYS WE CAN HOLD
 50L0M0N5
Rear Admiral Confident of Expdnsion-TeIIs of
 Jap losses

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Rear Adm. John Mccain. until lately Naval Air Commander of the South west Pacific. declared confidently today, We can hold the Solomons and expand them.'
 Mccain was called back to head the Bureau of Aeronautics.
 He said he based his belief on evidence that American units in the Solomon Islands campaign have shown sufficient superiority of material and men"
 The Admiral appeared at press conference held by Secretary <of the Navy Frank Knox.
 He reported that during one period from August 2l to Septem- Der r, the Japs lost 133 planes over Guadalcanal to 25 American planes, or a ratio of five to one.
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SAYS ALLIED
 STRENGTH IS
 ON UPGRADE
Nations 5 Leader Says We Must Ration Mdnpower
 10 Win War

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13,-Pres- ident Roosevelt, asserting that AL lied strength is "on the upgrade v and the enemy is growing nervous, last night urged the drafting of 18- and 19-year-olds so that an Army with the spirit and hardihood of youth may shorten the war with annihilating new offensives.
 At the same time, the President called for rationing of manpower.
 Workers must be kept from chang ing their jobs at will, he said, and pirating of one employers labor by another must be forbidden.
 The objective, he said, must be "the right numbers of people in the right places at the right time.'
 Second Front Hint
 In addition, the President hinted of second front plans to divert "en- emy forces from Russia and China to other theatres of war by new of fensives against G any and Japan"
 The President pictured the jittery lot of Axis leaders as that of nery- ously watching the strength of the United Nations grow, and their own diminish.
 The strength of the United Ma tions is on the upgrade in this war
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MANYJAp SHIPS ON
 NEW MOVE
Fleet Reported Bound for South Pacific 10 Meet
 Allied Offensive

LONDON. Oct. l3.-A Reuters dis patch from Chungking quotes the Chinese military spokesman SIS say ing Japanese fleet. including four aircraft carriers and seven battle ships as being sighted some time ago. steaming toward the South Pacific.
 A similar report of a large scale Jap Navy movement was current several weeks ago and the report, If true, indicates the Japs are di- verting their major naval strength to meet the United Nations of- tensive heralded by Roosevelt as new and powerful endorsements for the badly damaged forces tn the southwest zone operations.
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5TAL|NGRAD SIEGE NO w
 WEAKENING

MOSCOW, Oct. 15 = Weakened, but still attacking, the Germans are struggling to get fresh offensive going against StaAngrad this week, while Red Army troops are reported cutting several sectors in the Mozdok area by vigorous counter attacks.
 The renewal of the assault on Stalingrad after a three-day lull was devoted to artillery duels
 It found both German and Rus sian soldiers muffled in great coats against the autumnal chill. Italian troops and tanks appeared in the fight.
 The Russians said their arc of fire held off all the invaders after minor penetration of a single street yesterday
 Red riflemen and artillery bat teries held the Germans northwest of the city in the suburbs.
 Dispatches said that Russian mot orized infantry is reported checking all enemy attacks against the left flank on the south of the burning, smoke hazed city.
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Japs Sunk } of0ur
 Cruisers in Adion
 In 5o|omons, Aug. 3

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. The Navy announced that three of it's heavy cruisers, the Quincy, Vim cennes and Astoria, were sunk in a naval battle on August g during the early phase of the American occupation of the Solomon Islands.
 The majority of their personnel was saved, said the communique, but there were still many casual ties.
 Capt. Samuel Moore. commanding the Quincy, was among tn o s e killed.
 The announcement of these losses brought the Navy's an- nounced losses in the Solomons to nine ships sunk-two destroyers, four transports and the three cruisers.
 Destroyers Damaged
 In addition, the Navy stated that two destroyers were damaged in the Solomons.
 The three US. cruisers went down in the same action which took toll of the Australian cruiser Canberra, the sinking of the latter being already announced by the Australian government.
 The cruisers formed part of a screening force, covering the land ing of additional troops and sup plies on Guadalcanal, and the Tu- lagi area on the night of August 8 and g, after the original surprise attacks had been carried out against Jap positions on August 2.
 At about AS am. on August g, the communique read, enemy air
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 POSITIONS
 ENLARGED
Good Results Attained in Two Days of Offensive
 -Jdps lose Ships

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. = The Navy announced today that Ma rines have succeeded in enlarging their positions on Guadalcanal Is- land in two days of offensive fight ing.
 The Japs suffered many casu- alties,' the communique says.
 The announcement also told of the destruction of IS Jap planes, damage to two enemy light cruisers and the loss of two United States planes in the operations, October 9 and H.
 This is the first offensive action reported by the Marines in the Solomons since the early days of the invasion which began August T.
 The announcement of the dam aging of two enemy cruisers raised to 40 the number of Jap snips re- ported sunk or damaged turing the Solomons campaign
 The destruction of IS Jap planes raised to 260 the number of enemy aircraft wrecked in the Solomons.
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WILLkIE IS
 BOUND FOR
 EAST TODAY
Leaves Fairbanks Via Whitehorse for Last
 Legs of Flight
BULLETIN Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 13-Wendell L. Willkie and his party arrived here at 2:22 o'clock this after noon CWT.

Wendell L. Willkie and his party, who arrived at Fairbanks Sunday afternoon via plane from China. via Siberia, flew from Fairbanks late yesterday forenoon, (afternoon Ju- neau time) for the States via White horse, according to advices received by The Empire from the News Miner, Fairbanks.
 Sunday evening Willkie met few friends in Fairbanks, asked about mining and agriculture in that sec- tion but made no statement for pub lication about his trip, the war or policies.
 Willkie and the members of his party, including the crew of the four -motored bomber, are in the best of health, feeling fine and they pro- nounced the flight on the northern route was superb
 Willkie and party were scheduled to reach Edmonton late yesterday and continue east today according to an unofficial flight schedule re- ceived in Juneau.
 TALKS IN EDMONTON
 Willkie intimated in Edmonton last night, according to an Asso- ciated Press dispatch to the Elm pire that he might say something about "the flippant statements made by certain public officials concerning his second front utter ance in Moscow, after his arrival in the United States.
 Said Willkie: T collected much material and reached certain con- clusions about our war effort and about other countries and our re- lations with them.
 T already have reported some of my conclusions to the American people and some to the President l will be in the United States short. ly and shall report to my fellow citizens further and in full, and to the President if he wishes, on such subjects he desires to discuss with me"
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Rowing Reporter Bob Davis Dies; Story of
 His Life Like Fiction

MONTREAL, Oct. 13.-Robert H Davis, rowing reporter who beat it around the world, author, dra- matist and editorial executive of the New York Sun, died in a hos pital here at the age of 70.
 Bob Davis was given an as- signment in 1926 that newspaper men dream about--to roam the world, not to stop until he had seen all of it and to write about it in his own way. For many years he did that, chronicling for The New York Sun the curious and odd bits of news in many lands, meeting the high and the low, enjoying life immensely in the meanwhile
 Was "DiscOverer"
 But before becoming rowing reporter he had established him. self as an editor; the "discoverer of o. Henry; friend and adviser of scores of writers; a dramatist, and distinguished amateur pho tographer More than 2,500 promi- nent people were snapped by his camera and the book. he made of the photographs sold at $100 a copy.
 o. Henry was only one of the literary lights whose writings passed over his desk when he was editor of Munsey's magazine. For years he turned thumbs up or
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By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Oct l3. The Capital in Wartime:
 A few days ago, in the Federal prison at Milan, Mich, fifth columnist got what was coming to him-and he didn't like it.
 He was a member of religious sect opposed to war but this fel- low carried things a little too far. He dodged the draft. He was caught, tried and sentenced to a term in the penitentiary That ap- parently taught him nothing. He
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down on a million words a week intended for publication in Nun seys, Argosy, All-Story, Detec- tive Literature, Live Wire Il d other magazines.
 He had a sure touch of literary judgment, and the ability to pick out fine writing instinctively.
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SMALL SHIP
 SENT DOWN
 OFF COAST
Sitka Man Tells of Torpe- doing . Says Japs
 Bum Shooters
BY LELAND HANNUM
PACIFIC COAST PORT, Oct

PACIFIC COAST PORT, OCJ. 0. -Delayed) Take it from boat swain Nathan Astashkin, Sitka, merchant and mariner, those lit tie yellow Japanese sons of some bodies, are bum shooters
 Astashkin and AT other survivors of a medium sized United States coastal vessel, were brought here by a foreign vessel, flying a neu- tral flag, that picked them up two hours after their craft was tor pedoed and set afire off the Ore
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p05THUk0U5 AWARDS TO
 IS FLIER R }
Gen. Butkner Gives Purple Heart and Air Medals 10
 Lost Bombers' Crews

HEADQUARTERS ALASKA DE- TENSE COMMAND, Oct. 13.-Maj. Gen. Simon B. Buckner has an- nounced the award of the Purple Heart to four officers and three men and an air medal to three officers and five men. all lost in Aleutian action
 The Purple Hearts were sent to the families of the crew of a bomber which shared for three weeks in attacks on the Japanese
 (Continnad on paoa Eiuel
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Fifth CoIumnisf Geis
 His in Prison; Given
 Punishment, Then Kow|s

became a trouble maker = the prisons No l problem child. He rebelled at everything. He tried to incite the other prisoners to violence He damned the U.SA.
 
 Milan also is the "domicile" of a group of Nazis. Because of the danger of riots, the Nazis had been isolated from the other prisoners Prison officials, finally at wits end with their fifth columnist,
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The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tMajor Robert 6. Allen on active dutyJ

WASHINGTON - Some of the Presidents close advisers are getting more and more concerned over drafting a huge army and the simultaneous problem of supporting that army. They figure that the quest for manpower is going to get tougher and tighter, and that even- tually We may find it mistake to draft arf army of ten million men especially since we lack the means of getting them to grips with the enemy.
 White House advisers point to physicians as an example. Today the army is plucking doctors from civilian life by all sorts of methods, first promising them commissions if they enlist, then threatening that if they don't enlist they will be drafted. Students in medical schools have been taken in as reserve of- ficers, and, in some cases, third year medical students who couldn't pass the officers physical exam, are being drafted as buck privates-des- pite three years of medical train ing.
 The goal which the army seeks is seven doctors to every 1000 men, whereas the British have found the optimum figure to be four and a half.
 Result is that many small com munities find themselves without a doctor, and the situation will get worse. For at the rate of seven doctors per 1000 men, ten million man army will need 10000 doctors and there are only l50,0O0 to l6O,OoO in the entire United States of which only l05,000 are young enough for service in the medical corps
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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

Aside from doctors, industrial pro- duction is also affected. The bigger the army, the more production is needed, yet the less labor there is to provide 1t. This is the point which Donald Nelson and Paul McNutt hammered home to army chiefs last week.
 Meanwhile bills have been drawn up by both the Manpower Commis- sion and the War Department to draft all men between eighteen and sixty five, and all women between eighteen and fifty for national serv- ice. Congress, under these bills, will be asked to vote the authority to the President, who would then dis pose of the manpower and woman power of the nation as he sees fit.
 He would be able to transfer any
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F0RTRE55ES
 HIT T0BRUk
 p0RTAGAIN
Baffer Axis Supply Harbor Withstand Another A.
 taCk on Malta Base

CAIRO, Oct. 13-Flying Fort resses of the US. Army battered the Axis North African supply harbor Of Tobruk yesterday, while British fighters held off the sec end day of a terrific German and Italian air assault on Malta, shoot ing down at least 24 Axis planes and damaging about 50
 The fortresses are said to have scored probable hit and several near misses on a medium sized ship in Tobruk harbor
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Night pasturing of farm horses during the heavy work season en- ables them to do more work than they otherwise could.
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