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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12

names were mentioned-ll ifeh
and steel scrap dealers. tnfes
wastepaper dealers. one nickei
and one copper scrap dealer
the publicity given the case mas
been merely 10 announce ths
violator Of the price schedule hau
agreed to make refunds TO Gus
toners OF all amounts collected
in excess OF the maximum prices
set by OPA. This restitution Oh
ill-gotten gains and war profits
also speaks we'll for the integrity
of the country and the effective
ness Of the oPA methods thus
far. II does not mean there has
been no bootlegging of strategic
materials and plenty of profi-
teering and collision between
buyers and sellers which the
OPA hasn't learned about. But
the tendency of everyone Is tn
squesl when he gets stuck and
10 tell tales on the chiselers.
Information on the bad acting
of the Public Heels No. l comes
into OPA from many sources,
and Just as In the FBI, the In
formers are protected. Patriot
ism prompts the reporting Of
noncompliance to price ceiling
schedules and public opinion Is
enough to carry on from there.
Every complaint Is investigated
by OPA field men, evidence Ii
carefully weighed before pub
icity OF any kind Is given to
noncompliance and every effort
is made to secure refunds before
Uncle Sans long finger Of pub
lie contempt Is put on the Of
tenders.
Responsibility for this pro-
gram of compliance has been
placed with the enforcement sec
ton Of OPA's legal division.
Associate General Counsel Brun-
son MacChesney, son of General
Nathan MacChesney of Chicago,
is the chief enforcer. After abb
sorbing college at Yale and
Michigan, government at Har-
ward and law at University of
California, Mac hesney did
bitches in the navy, was secre-
tary to Commissioner Lands OF
the SEC, worked in the anti
trust division OF the department
of justice and taught law at
Northwestern. Now he's getting
ready for P-day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12

sion over this measure, dating
from last August. the price adj
ministrators are still hopeful
the law will have at least
tooth or two in 1t which will
meet and enable them to bite
into price control maximums eff
feetively, thus keeping the eoun-
try from going on an initiation
hinge that will shoot the cost of
the war higher than the longest
range anti aircraft gun can
reach.
The job OF the enforcement
boys is TO have the litigation
manuals and the Interpretation
of price schedules all ready so
there wills be no gap in secur-
ing compliance to price sched-
ules between the time the pres
ent price ceiling orders cease to
be the last word on the subject
and the time the new law goes
into effect. The law will prob
ably provide for application in
this interim Of old price ceilings,
but 1t Is likely all these orders
will be reissued in such form
as to put them in line with
whatever the new law calls for,
and so make everything accord
ing to Hoyle.
In spite Of the fact the pres
ent price administration now
functions largely on the basis Of
presidential orders, and although
there has been no direct legis-
lative action to back up Admins
traitor Leon Henderson, the rec
ord OF the country In complying
with the 60-odd price ceiling or
ders Is really good. 1t speaks
wonderfully well for the behav-
Tor Of the country and the will
ingness Of the merchants and
manufacturers, wholesalers and
retailers, brokers and commits
sion men and statesmen to COM
ply with orders which have coat
them money by cutting into their
potential profits.
Only real power which the
price administration has to en-
force its ceiling orders has been
the weapon of making public in
formation on cases of non-com-
pliance. This weapon has been
used only 10 times. And in only
three of these cases has 1t been
necessary to mention the Of
tenders by name and address as
frequent and persistent viola
tors" OF OPA price schedule
maximums. All 10 of the cases
had to do with junkmen, scrap
metal and wastepsper dealers.
SQUEAL ON HEELS
OF the is cases where no
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12
War Is a Matter Of Faith

war y . matter OF faith.
War 10 not chess game in which men sit In favored
nsohs u safe withdrawal and solve abstract problems.
War II not balance Of forces in which seomet-
balanced out sheet Of white paper against the pro-
ductvs Of another and the whole resolved into
balanced equation.
War il not entirely factory against factory gun against
gun; plane against plane, though those vital.
War today 10 not color against color, against
facs, nation against nation in the in which
that Vas understood few Neither Is 1t men
against men,
War Il faith.
We have today conflict Of faiths we have had 20
many times in the worlds past.
alone because win pile up the greatest mound of NUM-
tions, though that will help and Is Indispensable Not
alone because have ct disposal the greatest natural
resources though that will help. and that too Is indis
pensable.
We are going to win this war because we have faith
that we must win.
We are going to win because we have faith that the
things We fight for are good and needfu to men We are
The other side believes i is ordained to establish
believe (he Italians do not really believe m that they
somehow chosen to dominate others. We believe in the
right Of the others to rule themselves We wish dominion
The other side believes man is puppet, cog a unit.
We believe is personality SOUL colaborator We
believe he s competent to get together with his feowmen
and to rule himself. That is the difference
We have faith. They have theirs. Which faith
shall prove stronger? Which faith shall persevere7 Which
faith just and right? Which faith deserves to live?
The guns necessary. The tanks and the planes
necessary The industrial production is necessary The
whole material panopy Of victory necessary But In addi
to there Is needed aithfaith unbending and undying
that We struggle for il worth survival
That Il the faith that will carry us to victory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12
Never, Never, Never!

Why must Hitler fail in the long run!
The dispatch recently printed in the Swedish newspaper
Daeens Nyheter gives the clue According to this paper
the aerthewar plan for Norway has been agreed upon
between Qusns Norways betrayer and the satrap Ter
bowen in active charge there for the Nazs The Germans
guarantee Of the security of the country Norwegians
would be allowed govern the rest Of their country
vded that the Quisng faction became so deeply anchored
IN the Of the country that its permanent leadership is
considered assured"
When that happens the New Order" In Europe Is as
oured. And when viii that be?
Never, never, never!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12
HOROSCOPE
SUNDAY. JANUARY IL

Benefic aspects rule the
churches and the clergy at this
time when usually thoughtless
persons have reason to look be-
yond material things. This 10 an
suspicious date for philanthropic
efforts.
Heart and Home: Family ties
become more precious under this
configurstion which presages
separations and anxieties. The
seers counsel wise use of every
hour Of domestic unity. Minds
should be turned to the courage
which expects the best and not
the worst.
Business Affair.": Brisk trade
IL forecast for the rest of Janu-
airy, although there will be
slumps in business toward the
end of the month. Loss OF ship
ping will affect our commercial
programs which extend ~ each
week passes.
National Issues: Rising re
sentiment regarding labor diff
culties will increase as national
perils multiply. Frustration in
important government defense
plans will be recognized with In
dignation. The seers declare
that employers a. well as en-
ployes should be censured for
strikes.
Persons whose blrthdste It In
have the sugury OF q year OF
fair success and comfort. Graft
tude should be uppermost in the
minds Of men and women.
Children born on this day
probably will be fortunate
through careers which should
be highly successful. They may
Be subject TO many impositions
because Of their generosity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12
PULSE OF
THE PUBLIC
TOTAL WAR STRATEGY
DEMANDED


Editor The Times: The con-
flict of world events compels
the United States to immedi-
ately install the designed direc-
ton of the strategy of total war
or face disaster.
The United States must ef-
ficiently instigate at once a
complete mobilization of all the
resources of its national en-
tirety.
This designed direction Of ma
tional defense cannot be at
tanned IL America permits busi-
ness and party politics to domi-
nate the administration Of the
defense of America.
America must realize that in
this age of technology the meth
DDS and practices of history
cherished by the upholders of the
Price System are incompetent to
operate a continent under the
demands of total war. The ia
cilities of yesterdays sue cess
have suddenly become the fu-
tilities of today and the defeat
OF tomorrow. The structure of
Americas economy d m an d s
that we Americans abandon the
haphazard conflict OF private
and group interests IN order
that we may win this world war
and thereby defeat the enemies
OF America and win the peace
for America.
Men do not create events;
events create men. Today's crisis
necessitstes that America call
upon the ability and statesman
ship capable Of installing the
chronological and social mobili-
ration required for victory.
Technocracy Inc. makes the
unequiyoeal statement that such
ability and craftsmanship do not
exist amongst the party poll
ticians and business leaders Of
America. Technocracy charges
that the business leadership OF
America lacks the vision to de-
sign and install continental
operation of defense, and that
such vision cannot possibly stem
from the picayune confines Of
private business and party poll
tics.
As an organization Technoc-
racy possesses the knowledge Of
the defense requirements Of this
continent. Geography. resources,
technology, personnel, history,
economics. psychology. sea. air,
and naval operations-all have
been combined by Teehnoerscy
over period OF years into the
"geopolitic OF the North Amer
lean continent" Technocracy is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12
SOLONS SEEK
UNITED FRONT

Democratic spokesman on Cap
itol Hin are begging the opposi-
ton to lay Off criticism OF ad-
ministration moves and policies.
including the pre-wsr handling
of contracts. They have button
holed Democrats as well as Re-
publicsns in an organized at
tempt TO form q united. nom
partisan and silent front in con-
gress.
Presidential emisssries have
urged Carl vinson. chairman Of
the house naval affairs commit
tee. TO pigeonhole his report on
the profits which corporations
and labor unions have made on
naval work. The summary.
which il the result OF long
and costly inquiry. is ready 10
submit, but the Georgian has
been requested TO defer present.
Ing II. Senator Truman. who has
exposed numerous political deals
involving Thomas G. Corcorsn.
Charles o. West and other for
mer officials. has also been sp-
preached. They want Mr.. Tru-
man 10 wind up his show without
even a report. Senator Hatch
has been asked not to press his
bill barring ex-government men
from prscticing before a federal
department for two years after
their resignation.
Some of the congressional
wstchdogs show signs OF yield
ing 10 pressure. They eo1eede
that the supreme need at the
moment is national unity.
But they have a bunch that
they will not appear in favor
able light II postwar investiga-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12

ing among key groups through
out the country. He has in
formed friends here that he will
be glad to serve in any capacity
and for a while II was understood
that a place had been found for
him. The need for presidential
recognition OF these men has
been aggravated by FDR's gen.
erous treatment Of Wendell Will
kie. The presidents contrasting
attitude toward the quartet has
been attributed 10 his gratitude
toward Winkie for the latter's
behavior and a lingering hostil-
ity toward the Fsrley-HOover-
Landon tho.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12
SO THEY SAY

Mr.. Willkie ought to Join the
British and become a member of
the House Of Lords.-Wilhsm p.
Lambertson. Republican repre-
sentative from Kansas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12

SO far the state department
has been. unable to answer these
queries. FIT has asked the Swiss
legatiof It Tokyo. which handles
our INTERESTS there, to investi-
gate and report. Nor Is there
any criterion by which to judge
the mikado's present-dsy atti-
tude toward casuals of conflict.
In the Russo-Japanese war the
records show that the Nipponese
treated prisoners with exception
al kindness and courtesy. But
that was before the war lords
bacame civilized" through their
association with the axis nations.
Tokyo does not dignity the Chi
nese with the formal status OF
prisoners of war" so their ham
ding OF Chang Kai-shek's SOL
diers furnishes no light on the
subject.
Japan Ia a signatory to the Ge-
nevs conference requiring that
enemy taken in battle be given
the same food which they would
receive II on non-sctive duty
with their own forces. But II Is
obvious that the empire cannot
feed our men according to Amer
lean army standards. They will
probably have to subsist on the
fish and rice rations doled out
TO the little brown men. Chief
consolation Is that Hirohito may
treat our people decently. to
guard against reprisals when the
allies begin TO do their stuff.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12
roDAY,s COMMON ERROR

A common misuse Of the word
both is illustrated by the follow
ing expression: They both look
alike Since one of them could
not be alike. eliminate both and
say. They look alike
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12

name. incident
ally VAS coined
by the lawyers
IN the office OF
price admins
tration the
fello Wa who
will have tn
Job Of securing
com plia c e
with whatever
law congr e 5 8
passes.
In spite OF
all the confu-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12
TTrTTT An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ll04 j ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-The and navy departments have
received many letters from anxious relatives of captured
u s. troops asking information the treatment which
the japanese accord prisoners of war The enemy mas
only few hundred marines and soldiers in its hands now
but this questioning will become poignant as the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12
WASHINGTON COLUMN
BY PETER EDSoN
Tacoma Times washington Correspondent

WESTINGHOUSE now politely admons1eo :;
get ready for P-day II stands for Price Day. ana L
the not so distant but still indefinite date on wneh IN.
new price control BILL still to be passed by congress- goes
into effect. -, =, sron
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12

Wherefore let the fear Of the Lord be upon you;
ke heed and do Il: for there inQuy with the Lord
sI Cd mr. respect Of persona taking Of gifts
II Chronicles 1877
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12

P-dsy may not make 50 much
difference in your wartime me-
and then again It might. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12
HITLER EXPECTS
Jap AID SOON


Confidential advices from the
Far east convince our GHQ that
Adolf Hitler counts on the Japs
to come to his rescue in Russia
by spring at the latest. There
is every sign of the most COM
plete military coordination be-
tween Berlin and Tokyo as the
conflict widens.
Nipponese filters are using air
planes made in Germany or de-
signed from models supplied by
the Nazis. The Japs' aviation
equipment. especially their bomb
sights. bear evidence that the
originals were produced within
the reich. The Japs are waging
the same sort of bitzkrieg war;
fare that Hitler populsrized in
western Europe. They depend
heavily on encircling moves.
They show the same disregard
for losses as the Nazis did dur
ing their first advance into Rus
STA.
One doubts IL there could be
such similarity unless there had
been a complete exchange OF war
plans this is important
before the Russo-German clash
set up the Soviet as barrier
between the two axis nations.
Since all this planning did take
place before June %. it becomes
obvious that a two-front war
against Moscow was arranged
early last year.
Now that Hitler's Russian cam
paign has begged down, the need
for a speedy triumph becomes
more acute. For IL Tokyo can
drive the allied forces from the
Far East through seizure of the
Malay peninsula and the Dutch
East Indies. the Miksdo can re-
lease his crack divisions for use
in Siberia. That would relieve
pressure against the Germans
on the Moscow-Rostov front.
The A-B-C-D high command
fears such a joint operation, and
hopes TO checkmste II by rush.
ing powerful reinforcements 10
the Singapore area.
UNITY GESTURE
Numerous presidential advis-
ers have quietly suggested that
FDR make the conflict an all
American war" BY showing for
giveness toward certain personal
and political enemies still I'M
tapped for service They argue
that 1t would be the finest ges-
ture toward national unity that
he could make.
The three men mentioned IN
these inner circle discussions
are James A. Farley. Herbert
Hoover and All Landon. Farley
demonstrated his marvellous Aoil-
ity a. an organizer. and there Is
a general belief that he could
sze his talents 10 advantage in
the war Setup. Besides possess
ing World war experience. Mr..
. Hoover has a tremendous follow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12

CRITICAL OF LETTER
Editor, The Times: In re the
letter signed by one S. Simon,
appearing in The Times Friday,
Jan. 5. the writer is OF the firm
opinion that 1t is about time we
had some citizens censorship"
seeing that some people must
continue aiding our enemies by
condemning our allies as he does
In this trashy outburst.
Mr.. Simon. if a real red
blooded American. Will be glad
we helped Great Britain before
this Is over.
p. L. BECKSTEAD,
6i4 No. Madison st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12

tons show that congress closed
its eyes TO errors and excessive
expenditures In the conduct Of
our greatest war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12

You never know what you can't do until you don't try
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-12

prepared to meet the require
ments.
Teehnocracy puts forward,
with full realization of the
gravity and enormity of the
task. the name OF the one man
in America who has demon
strated the knowledge, the
vision, and the capacity to in
stall and execute the strategy
of total war for the defense of
America--Howard Scott.
Technocracy Inc. calls upon
the president of the United
States, Franklin Delano Roose-
welt, to appoint Howard Scott as
director-general of defense. to
administer all national defense
operations and to be answerable
solely to the commander in chief
of the United States.
Technocracy Inc. openly seeks
this responsibility for its direc-
tor-in-chief, Howard Scott, with
out consideration of any finan-
cial. economic, or political re
ward. Technocracy asks: How
many disasters will America
have 10 suffer before il installs
the design now called for by the
march OF events?
HOWARD LEE
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To receive attention m this col
unnn letters must Give name and
address 81 writer. Only initials
vii b published when requested
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13
Caribbean Isles
Radio Called
Aid 10 Enemy

WASHINGTON, May 10 OUP).
Satisfactory controls over two
radio stations AT Martinique and
Guadeloupe were said today to be
important items in negotiations
being conducted between the
United States and French colonial
authorities in the Caribbean.
The two radio stations appar-
emily are under control of pro-
.Vichy influences. Monitoring units
here say they have given a pro-
Axis propaganda tinge to news
broadcaSts; commentators have
ridiculed Great Britain in broad
casts 10 nearby British posses
SOnS.
The British were said TO have
urged some curb on these stations,
but the United States, il was said.
will be interested principally in an
agreement that the stations shall
not be used TO disseminate infor-
nation Of value TO the enemy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13
Famed Expert
On Snakes Dies

NEW YORK. May 13 fINS).-
The fabulous career of DR.. Ray
mond L. Ditmars was ended to-
day. Doctor Ditmars. 65. died in
st. Luke's Hospital yesterday after
a four-months illness.
The honorary curator of reptiles
at the Bronx Zoo, whose explora-
tory trips 10 the far corners of the
globe added materially to the
study of zoology. had endeared
himself to thousands who fire.
Iquently wrote or telephoned him
for little-known. out-of-the-way
information on such animals as the
spear-nosed bat and the viper.
Doc" Ditmars. as he was known
TO many, became associated with
the Bronx Zoo 43 years ago.
Author and lecturer. Doctor
Ditmars studies of reptile poisons
and his dangerous experiments in
the jungles of Central America and
Brazil resulted in the development
of life-Saving serum now widely
used. He also is responsible for
debunking the theory that bats
suck blood.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at the Larchmont, n. Y,
home of his daughter. Mrs. John
IStanchfield. He is survived by his
widow and another daughter, Miss
Gladys Ditmars of Scarsdale, n. Y.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13
Open House
Visitors Taken on Tour
Through Hospitals
Times stan Correspondent

BAY CITY. May 13.-The usual
open house programs, were carried
on here yesterday as Bay City's
three hospitals observed National
Hospital Day. -.
n Visitors were welcomed at all
three institutions and shown
through the buildings, members OF
the Hospital Aid Society acting
as guides at Mercy. Registration
of new class of nurses also fea-
tured the program.
Refreshments were served at
both Saginaw General and Samari-
tan during the evening.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13
Snake in Lunch Box
Cause for Alarm!

SAGINAW. May 13.-Women
court house workers shuddered to-
day when Junior Frost, drain COM
employe, passed them.
Yesterday they saw Frost return
TO the court house with a 4-foot
pine snake in his lunch basket.
II found him when we were
surveying near the Prairie farm
and wanted to have a belt made
from the skim" he explained.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13
Polish Bakeries End
Strike Of t3 Days

Nearly 100 Polish bakeries
closed by strike for 10 days. will
reopen tomorrow as the result OF
compromise wage settlement be-
tween the AFL Bakers and Con.
fectioners' Union and the Polish
aster Bakers Association, a
lion spokesman said today. in
~ The federal labor Cancellation
service presided over mediation
conferences in which the associa-
ton agreed TO raise the 240 union
members from $50 TO $57 weekly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13
Girl, a, Due in Court
In Custody Battle

Four-year-old Carleen Thomp-
son was to appear in Judge Guy
A. Miller's court today, the object
of a continuing legal battle for
her custody.
A writ ordering the Michigan
Children's Society TO produce the
girl was obtained by Mr.. and Mrs
John c. Lewis of Drayton Plains
The couple. who formerly boarded
Carleen. claims the organization is
frustrating their ate mpts ia
adOnt her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13
Radio Programs for Today and Tomorrow

This program has been
given The Detroit Times by
the stations herein listed.
IL the presentations as
scheduled are not on the
air. the fault lies with the
stations and not The De-
troll Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13
2-Miliion Flood Damage

LINCOLN, Neb.. May l3 uNS)
caused by flash flood
which swept down Salt Creek was
estimated at more than 100000
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, Is one Of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Evening star., 1942-02-16

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