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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30
Shop Early and Help War Effort

must be curtacd AT LEAST p per cent in order to save
precious rubber gasoline and manpowcr
Early shopping means that trucks viii leave the
stores half-empty Delivery trucks only partly filed
mean WASTED gas and rubber.
tOi course, II Is expected that shoppers will them
selves carry small packagPS-hOSe under five pounds
Annthpr thing IF intensive shopping period IS
started now that means great rush Of buyers swamp
ING transportation facilities viii be avoided later
Don't forget that Uncle Sans war workers travel bv
street car to and from the plants.
Crowded street cars mean long delays for
workers well every else
DON'T MAKE UNCLE SANS WAR WORKERS
WATT SHOB EARLY SHOP Now,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30
letters to t he Editor

Than mail from home People
read The article and sent me
some Very nice letters j. really
mace inc feel good Thanks
again for everything
Cpl. ALLAN Y. HI GHES,
Camp Polk Va.
IQ THE EDITOR;
UNLESS / ann very mueh mis-
\ taken tho NWoucan people
dld no' r.fet Nc..r~ Roosevelt
and Wal.ac. 20 give them q move
Kind &. democracy What tHrv
Want them 'o du D. no make fHo
u.I KIND work
IIRDIN NND n. NIEIIER,
1924 Hogarth avenue,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30
Lehman S Job
To Be Full of
Headaches
.iII He Have First Gail
foT SCdfCe FOCOSI
By PAUL MhLLON

WASHINGroN Noy 30 Tho
y other govcrnmcnt officials
are lo0i4nc question marks AZ
Governor Lehman and his new
Roo,cyelt job of food puNeyor
90 the world-at-largc
Al the time hc was chosen.
this government frozc the sale of
butter Saying our smaller pro-
duction has required ships 10
sail with other cargo IN places
deserved -htittef-..-
II TatIoncd coffee latter six
weeks warning during which
hOardcrS were permitted 10 stock
up although they really must
tcli what they have hidden in
The basement they really must.
II announced that milk pro-
duction around Washington was
short 10000 gallons day.
Canned good, were hard 10
get so were meats.
I'm TACT OlhClaldom said our
food supplies were so short that
AN overall ration book was in
prospect.
W. ARE so strained that OPA
w is requiring 100000 hotels.
restaurants and boarding houses
10 mark down every item served
IN December although il fur
nIShcS no hookkccpcrS 20 do that
vast labor and VIII no doubt be
aStoundcd al The quick guess
results IT is going 10 get
All this has raised the quCS-
tion of where Lehman is going
10 get food for any one, beyond
our present obligations.
II has also caused tho agri-
culture department and OPA ra-
tlonlnE officials TO wonder how
Lehman would TT in with their
current domestic food activities.
TlIE government $ own policies
u are responsible for many OF
these food shortages
Take milk for example There
is no other reason than govern
mont policy why mUk production
of tins nation IN wartime should
be falling off
40 national ceiling was put
on milk prices but different
ceilings were established for
high-plIcc and loW-pricc areas
For instance, Portsmouth,
y H.. busy >hlpbulding cen
Ter, has been a oW-prlcCd area,
and larger cities -ttgh-prIced
zones.
Obviously aS scarcity dc
vclops. milk Is certain 10 90 10
tho hich-priccd areas with con
Soquent shortages in low priced
zones
This situation. plus the short
age of help and high beef prices
fixed by OPA (cauSnC the sell
ing of many COWS for mcat
illustrates "A govcrnment-madc
difficulty which Is more or less
applTablc 10 other commodities
Government officials never
seem 10 realize that a shortage
of anything means they have
fallen down on their Job They
like 10 blame hoardcrS and acts
of the gods Of war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30

OF COURSE this raises another question:
~ What IS the effect going to be the country not
merely during but AFTER the war?
Here partial answers.
Colleges and universities and other educational IN
sutuuons depending philanthropy for support Will
TO exist.
FIFTY COLLEGES II THE UNITED STATES
HAVE ALREADY CLOSED THEIR DOORS IN THE
PAST FEW MONTHS.
Hospitals and orphanaEcs. old peoples homes and
humanitarian refugees scientific laboratories and clinics
medical institutions for research religious institutions
charitable institutions cultural institutions for the adj
yanccmert Of the srtsall endowed institutions which
nolr.sh and enrich much n American life that
good ard hne-w.Ii fall into decay
THE war itself is not moro dcPlarabIe- than sueh
L prospect.
The cost Of the war and the price Of victory and
peace VIII BE- high enough terms Of lives and wealth
Must We add 70 that fughuu cost and price the
nlsehIevous and probably rremediabe impairment Of
the very American institutions which require and merit
such expenditure?
The President should confne MS exercise Of war
powers to WAR PURPOSES He should not use the
war emergency IS an excuse and an instrument for
achieving changes n re form aud character Of American
life whcr are ev! according 70 all American tradition
and experience
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30

FURTHERMORE, tho Prc>i-
dent was pondcunC The
choice OF -EnAcLnncni- tnAA-
administrator for the United
States tan Official Of General
Food and another Of General
Mills are reported 10 have been
turned down for tho loh and
former Congressman Marvin
Jones Is supposed 10 he slated
for -.
But how VIII Lehman. and The
now obligations he Is assuming
abroad ~ INTO This SCtup under
n on above lt7 VIII ne Get first
call or VIII our people get IT."
Tho answer seemed 10 be that
Nh Roosevelt has gwen Lehman
q trapCIc. not a lOb
The New York C.~crnor viii
swing around the world collect
ing immediate and postwar To-
quests bur when he ahghtS back
here. his real troubles VIII start
when he roS 10 fiI his first
order.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30
I'VE Negro and ! VEN 10 Sc.

I'VE Negro and ! Wen' n see
orc of tho union huslneSs(
agent - CO.. ~ the bottom Of
sims a, ! have often used Negro
men and no ono had over re-
fused 20 work with them
The business agent phoned ne
driver who had refused 10 help
and lightly slapped the back ~
IN, hand.
He d,d mention however,
that II tho government labor
department heard Of this The
local would be on spot.
ON leaving this interview, I
was told that there would be no
trouble IN the future and 10 be
a good boy.
| was willing 10 forget A. I
have been often forced 10 do.
bat the next morning the stew
and walked IN and called me
some names and again walked
of the Jon.
This morning when he re-
ported ! asked for An apology
and nc again walked of.
To-day the business agent left
a note on my desk that once
more all had been forgiven and
10 pat The steward back 20 work.
But Will let them pull down
my doors before | VIII ever put
this steward back TO work
They VIII pull downSN doors.
| know them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30
Union Blamed
For Slowino
War Output
Truck Line Agent Tells
Of Some Abuses
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

BY WESTBROOK PEGLER
This letter comes from Pitts
4 burgh and gives one of the
reasons why 3 draft of civilian
labor az this time would be
premature:
What / want 10 say is this.
and every word IS the actual
truth and can be verified.
| am local agent for a truck
line. busy right now hauling
precious war materials.
Among my employees, all MEM
bers of the Transfers Union. IS
a steward who thinks that buy
ing a war bond II admire HIM
for thiS) Will Offset his refusing
10 permit a trailer load of war
materials 10 move because the
driver was in arrears IN his
union dues
| have on record at my office
tho facts and dates Of one oCca-
sion when trailer was loaded
with steel for An alrplane plant
a. along with steel
plates for the army Al
The driver who was scheduled
10 take the load had let his dues
lapse for 4 month because his
draft number was up and he
was leaving for duty on his
return.
DO YOU think my steward
would let TINS load move?
DO YOU think the local war
department would do anything
DO YOU think tho police would
Get the load going ?
DO YOU think The steward
would drive the truck himself >
DO YOU think the union would
furnish A driver?
30 10 al these questions.
I WAS up all that night try
L ing 10 find a driver and some
means Of getting the load gong.l
We finally got II gong they
next day by Sneaklng 1t out Of
Pittsburgh. and only with thanks
10 the police Of Williamsburg
t>uburh OF Pittsburgh was the
load safely conveyed 10 the
>upcrughVay and on It's way
The police made tho steward
and hi, cohorts head back 70
Pittsburgh
,Unon Official, have prlou'y
on tires and rate dofcrmcn' IN
mo draft so that they may
carry on such traditional actIyl-
Ties IN the name 81 Labor with
capital l. I'd
They had stayed up All -ht
and followed tho truck a. far
as Williamsburg
TIN, O., only one example
have had any number Of cases
bur here is tho CLIMAX
NONDAY NOV Il sent our
VI steward with a Negro
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30

THE Negro men meantime
have been requested by the
union agent not to carry out
their threat Of writing 10 Dan
Tobln and having the stewards
book taken of him by the oXecu-
tive council.
The Negro boys forgave Cthey
know what is good for them
and they want 10 live). but they
notItIed mo by phone that
they had written TO Tobn, and
they want me 10 back them up.
The same steward raises hell
with our drivers for speeding up
and calling IN too soon for more
deliveries or plckups,
Many other trucking firms
have this same condition.
. We cant buckle down and win
This war with stewards demand
Ing slow deliveries and the like
with assurance Of backing from
the union
And they have the cfronteV
30 Joke and laugh about IT,.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30

THlS talk of amending the
Senate rules 10 prevent
future hhbuStCr, VIII never be
Transformed into action, YOU may
be sure
Behind the matter is the fear
of senator's that Mr. Roosevelt
might Try 10 Jam through
peace treaty InaCCcplahle-to "A
strong minority
They want The rules left open
FOR fhhuStCrS.
Indeed. some say tho White
Houses Senator Pepper brought
zap The auN-polI taN bill lu>' 90
Test the r0otUc and .hhhu>tcr
rules IN anticipation az peace
fight
tljhl-tcrluG Is q practice >cl-
dom defended because ~ lis q
device hy which minority de-
fCat> the majority
But The Senate rules allowing
such obstructive tactics have
never been changed m all these
years Of our history, for a prac-
teal reason.
a great aiority Of tho Sen
ate always realizes that each
senator individually may one
DAY have 30 use these tactics 10
protect has section of the coun-
Try against majority. tFor
instance, New England would
fihbuStCr q biil 20 give the South
an economic advantage over it,
Don forget this also: a dit
ference between n democracy
and a dictatorship lis that die
taior>hip ahohshc, mInorucS by
persecution and otherwise.
whCrcaS n douiuctaCy foster,
thor right
lst-.r4'.s o.. Ers Iss'..s, ee-- inc
Esrrnrrr'.ar .~ V-..s ... - T-r'
s,Ecty gr.rttt+
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30

WHAT then Is the specific purpose that will be
w served?
The answer Is that there is NO ANSWER.
The salary ceiling decree is NOT measure.
1t has nothing TO do with the war. and is
proper exercise of power within the intent of Con-
gress the understanding Of the people
1t is social and economic device to change and
reform-and IN actual fact to DESTROYING existing
pattern of American life and government.
II is a COMMUNISTIC device to accomplish an
American reformation and revolution under the precAt
Of war necessity and advantage
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30

ClNCE the President is willing to accomplish his pur
~ pose this manner, and is obviously gong do
he unlimited scope of his powers is indicated
This raises the question: What IS his purpose?
War powers are SUPPOSED to have been granted
President facilitate efficient conduct of the war
nd thus expedite the winning of the
Wherefore, it is in order to ask how and in what
dgree the salary ceiling decree aids in the conduct and
Winning of the
VIII it raise money for the war?
Quite TO the contrary. II will result in inevitable
and substantial DECREASE in federal revenues because
the higher brackets of the personal income and federal
structures will be automatically and completely
abolished.
VIII it enable the people TO buy more war bonds and
stamps?
Obviously not.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30

myself took the second
Negro man m where nc was 10
hCip the driver and. sure enough
There vas the steward telling
the driver not 10 lot hiD help
Both Negro mon can NouCh
fo" mo on this. a. u caused 4
terrible row
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30

NONDhY NOV Il sent our
VI steward with 4 Negro
driver. a union man for eight
year, 10 load some government
material from The printing Of
fec n Washington
The steward came back and
sand ne refused 70 work with
2 Negro lie promptly walked
OF The Job
Later the local sent the only
man available on rs extra Inst,
't'-r1 also was Negro, and an
other at our drivers refused 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30

NE. HANFS gave detailed and penetrating analysis
oi AIT FHtantHT0Vra and humanitarian enterprise under
conditions of depression and
He made special anaIys of the manner in which the
extraordinary war powers of the President have
tbued TO the further and grave deterioration Of these
valuable and essential institutions.
The war powers of the President have been exercised
10 decree that individual salary must not exceed
S25 600 1913 and presumably thereafter for the dura
ton of the after payment Of taxes life insurance
premiums, customary charitable contributions and
fixed Obligations
The war powers Of the President apparently
what the President says they are-n line with the ia
riar and ronlca observation that the Law is what the
courts say 1t is
This particular exercise of presidential war powers
was made after President Roosevelt twice had asked
Congress TO put legal ceiling individual salaries,
and twice had been refused
Therefore it has been not merely without the
sent of Congress but against the expressed viii of
Congress
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30
War Powers Endanser
American Tradition

A \ EXCLUSIVE article written by John ". Hancs
\ former underseco;ary of the United States
treasury and published recently in the Hearst news
papcrs discussed the night Of private educational and
charitable institutions undcr war conditions.
such institutions know. are not strangers to
difficult conditions.
Largely dependent upon cndo0ments and private
contributions they Of course suffered heavily IN the early
years Of The oppression when persons of substantial
wealth ard pbilan,hropIc disposition put under
severe economic STRAIN.
When tho New Deal administration sought to end
The depression by spreading wealth and employment
and instead only succeeded in spreading poverty and
unempIoymont-of course educational and charitable
TrsJItUJIUnS suffered SUI more heavily.
And now finally. the unavoidable requirements and
demands of have put further burdens and restraints
private wealth and income and thus have caused
further qualification of private education and charity
Evening star., 1942-04-25
Nazi Contacts In Ireland
Seen by Fire Senator

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 25.-Senator
Michael Z. MacDermot OF Fire said
yesterday on arrival by clipper
that there was plenty to. indicate
that there is contact with the
Nazis" In Ireland.
While declining to elaborate on
nth column activity in Ireland, the
Senator asserted that arrests had
ben made which proved beyond a
doubt that highly businesslike
arrangement has been made with
some of these criminals"
Mr.. MacDermot asserted that "the
sympathy of the Irish people is
overwhelmingly pro- British and pro-
American although 1t is the instinct
of every small nation to stay out
Of war.
The great mass of the Irish
people are behind Premier de Va
lera and are anxious to maintain
our neutrality"
The Irish Senator. here on a
three -month visit. was among so
transatlantic passengers aboard the
clipper.
Among the others were Sir Nor
man Birkett. justice of the Kings
Bench in England, here to address
several legal groups, and Alexander
Korda, motion picture producer who
had been to England on business.
Evening star., 1942-04-25

into . lifeboat. beginning an epic
voyage lasting 81 days and covering
2.5eo mile
The captain and his men fought
the elemelts. increasing physical
weakness s}nd the haunting sight Of
sharks until they reached the Gil
bert Islands. where they were res
cued by British ship.
All but one of the men In the life
boat survived. The second mate
died Of exposure Nine other per-
sons. not in Capt Boys boat. also
died rs q result of the torpedoing.
presumably by a Japanese sub.
Capt Boy and his third mate,
Evening star., 1942-04-25
Four McLeun Churches
Toke Religious Census

The four Mclean churches will
conduct Joint religious census of
the Virginia community tomorrow
Purpose Of the survey is to learn
the religious afflliation or prefer
ence of all families living within
the limits Of the parishes which
cover a five-mile-square area.
1t Is hoped that the information
gained viii make ii possible for the
churches TO reach every family in
Mclean.
Churches and their ministers par
ticipating are: Langley Methodist.
the Rev. Esdras S. Gruver: Lew
insyille Presbyterian. the Rev
Franklin B. Gillespie; Mclean
Baptist, Or. Cline L. Vice, and ST
Johns Episcopal. the Rev. Paschal
.. Fowlkes.
Evening star., 1942-04-25
Forging Officers 5 Nome
Leeds to Reurrest

DENVER. Elmer Woods rot nun
cry. left his Jail work gang and
made for the nearest restaurant.
Elmer ate three pork chops. two
fried eggs, three pieces of pae, two
cups of coffee and signed Police
Capt. william J. Armstrong; name
on the check.
Elmer was detained while the
proprietor called Capt. Armstrong.
Elmer nov Is back with his old
rang-digging dandeiions.
Evening star., 1942-04-25
Skipper Of Torpedoed Steamer
Recites Epic Of the Pocific

After the meeting his steward
came up 10 him. Il don't like this. !"
he said. 1T is bad luck to hold q
meeting like this. Something's sure
TO happen TO US"
The next morning q submarine
sent torpedo into the Prusa- She
sank In nine minutes. but not before
Capt. Boy and II others scrambled
Evening star., 1942-04-25

James A. Darlin. returned yester-
day to their Houston homes, bring
ing the story Of their trip.
They told Of the little groups
Christmas celebration when each
man in the tossing boat was given
is cherries. instead of the usual
eight, from taeir slender store of
rations
We celebrated New Year Eve. :"
Capt. Boy laughed, by staying out
ell night"
The greatest scare Of all came
after land finally was sighted.
Only three-cuarters Of q mile
from the island of Nikunau. q huge
Evening star., 1942-04-25
Sueor Rotlon Books
Issued by Mistake
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, April 2S.-Some
1000 residents of Greendale, Govern
ment model housing community.
last night proudly displayed the
first sugar-rationing books issued
In the United States.
They held on to the books for only
q few hours, however. for Don r,
Allen. rstioning administrator for
wisconsin, ordered them recalled
after discovering this was no prac-
tice demonstration, as he'd thought.
but a genuine registration.
Mr.. Allen explained national reg
istration calls for issuance of the
books May Al and not before.
Evening star., 1942-04-25
Mnrylond Hos 3l.026.03A

ANNAPOLIS. April IS R.-
Marylands cash balance yesterday
climbed to $31, ,026, ,034. the highes,
amount ever recorded In State his
tory. State Controller j. Mil
lard Tawes said recent State income
tax receipts helped to boost the
cash on hand, which consists OF
both State and Federal funds.
Evening star., 1942-04-25
Boonsboro Mon Elected
Sochem Of Red Men
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
SNOW HILL, Nd, April 2s,--h-
vey c. little of Boonsboro was
elected great sachem of the Great
Council OF Maryland Red Men At
the final session of the i07th Great
Council.
Baltimore was named the is43
convention city.
The Maryland Degree OF Poca-
hontas elected Pauline Mullinix.
Baltimore, great Pocahontas.
Evening star., 1942-04-25
U.S.. Commander Says
Mapping Jap Sub
Soon 'Wasn't There
5000 Ton Enemy Freishter
Also Sunk by American
Underseo Croft
a. WENDELL WEnn.

As1ocssfet Press war Correspondent.
PEARL HARBOR, r. r., April Is
when last seen. he wasn't there.
The he was an enemy subma.
rine, and II was vfth this succinc'
remark that 1t. Comdr. Elton w
Grenfeli told yesterday Of his owr
undersea crafts successful actor
against one more menace to ths
long American lifeline across thu
Pacific.
II Was q happy II bit emaciatec
crew which blinked in the unac-
customed light OF day recently.
To their credit was q 5.000-tor
freiehter, sunk near a major enemy
homeland base, and the submarine
which they caught mapping while
on the way back here.
Comdr. Grenfell, the crews chun-
ks, graying 3s-year-old leader, won
the highly prfzed Navy Cross The
commander, who still calls Fail
River, Mass, his home, told OF their
work In clipped phrases.
Were on Way Home
I'VE were on our way home. II
was early morning. Just at dawn.
One Of my oflicers called. There's q
sub up here
IL went into the control room,
took one look and determined he
wasn't one of ours. He was Japa-
nese all right. They were going
home and coming right toward Us.
so we started in to attack The
water was fairly rough and he
didn't see US at all.
I'VE got as close ~ feasible and
sent out torpedoes. watched them
half way down the track and We
know both OF them hit and he dis
appeared.
I'VE didn't know whether any
other sub was around, but We
couldn't find any 80 we came home.
The commander, who had been
speaking quietly, glanced out the
window. His small audience could
almost feel what he was thinking
of the eternal vigilance that kept
his boat from the fate dealt the
other.
Went Down Quickly.
The engagement with the
freighter came earlier on the trip
1t was midnight.
The ofiicer Of the deck called me
We could see the ship clearly. He
was coming toward US.
when we got closer. we let our
fish sly at him. Then there was .
lot Of heavy black smoke and he
went down within seven minutes,
bow first. I don't think he ever
saw w. We don't know whether
ne had time to get on lifeboats.
We never saw any lights. We just
continued on our patrol"
Comdr. Grenfel has . wife
Eleanor, In Vallejo, Calf. He was
to have spent Christmas with her
but he was at sea when the war
broke out and his cruise turned
into . grim hunt for the enemy.
The commander, familiarly known
as Joe to his friends, is anxious to
get back out to sea and stay IA
long as there are enemy ships out
there"
He'd like to be able to say many
times, when last seen he wasn't
there"
Evening star., 1942-04-25
u, tns Associated Press.

HOUSTON. TEX. April 7s.--Capt.
q. II. Boy. skipper Of the steamship
PTusa, called q safety meeting the
night Of December 10, while his. .yes-
sci Was Just Oh the Hawaiian Is
lands.
Carefully he instructed his crew
what to do In event Of an attack.
Evening star., 1942-04-25
Rebekohs TO Hold Supper

The Laurel Rebekah Lodge of
East Falls Church, Va, win hold
. supper at $50 o'clock tonight at
Odd Fellows Han. A display Of
antiques and a sale of handmade
articles viii follow the meal
Evening star., 1942-04-25

wave upset the boat and the men
had to swim for It.
Most OF US thought we would
never make It." said Mate Dariin.