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Evening star., 1942-04-08
Big Salary Boosts,
High Road Costs Laid
To Plant Builders
Alleged Minden Woste
Recounted to House Unit
By Its Investigator
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Builders of a Shell-lOa ding
plant at Minden, La. were ac-
cused today of having raised
salaries OF virtually every one on
their payroll after taking over
their Government contract and
of incurring road construction
costs far In excess of compare
tive road construction in the
State.
Committee Investigator Gordon
K. Miller estimated before q special
House committee investigating de-
OF public funds had been wasted on
roads alone on the Louisiana project
and said roads constituted the
ma jor item OF waste"
He blamed the waste generally on
improper construction. lack of SUI
pervision and throwing good money
after bad
Exhibiting q photograph showing
side an existing road he said was
in good condition. Mr.. Miller COM
mented that for some unexplained
reason the contractor was very gen.
erous with public money" and
paralleled the old highway for q
mile-and-a-halfa at a cost of $63 600
Mr.. Miller told OF one 44-foot wide
road within the area of the Louisi-
ana ordnance plant which he said
the Silas Mason Co. of New York
City, general contractor for the
plant, estimated would cost S94,-
4S8 As per mile upon completion.
This asphalt road. he said. could
not be put in the same class with a
four-lane, thick concrete topped
highway constructed by the Louis
lana Highway Department at a cost
of s79sl5.82 a mile.
Mr.. Miller said the contractors
planned SO miles OF road through
the 27-souare mile area to cost an
estimated $4,1o4, ,s32 on a project
designed as a five-year operation. y,
He submitted a list of salaries of
"a key employees of the company
who, ne said, began drawing a total
Of 1881 300 a year in September as
compared with their previous SAL
aries Of s278.322 paid by the con-
tractor or other private contractors,
an increase of 37l per cent.
These "a were selected at ran
DOM" Mr.. Miller said practically
every one got a raise and the SAL
aries of many OF these people have
been substantially increased since
September"
Evening star., 1942-04-08

The Districts 33d traffic fatality
of 1912 was registered today when
3-year-old colored girl was crushed
to death by a truck in front of her
home at 2OO4 Rosedale street N E.
Police listed the driver of the
truck as Andrew B. johnson. A,
colored, of STOP Eastern avenue The
victim was Shirley Everett.
Accident Prevention Unit officers
said Johnson was a driver of Is
years experience. According to po-
lice. the child ran into the street
and was run down before the vehicle
could stop. She was taken to Gal
linger Hospital and pronounced
dead on arrival 1t. William J. Liy-
erman, head of the accident unit.
said johnson would be held for the
Action of the coroner.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
Racing Results
Bowie
Bowie

FIRST RAcE-Pur~ 81 zoo elainins.
a.year-olds and up Maryland bred s
fl'i5 fit o. 'Hs.:s 'si.:H.,n $50 :sS :sS ssc ssc
Last Best 'Scocca) 500
Also r,n-Roush Command. sn.rl.yow
Divided. Crack Favor. Escolar. Happy
Hostess. Aystioue, Fair Hero. Navigation
SECOND RACE-Purse. ri 200; 3-year-
olds and up; furIonFs.
Wheat tDecs Mills 1880 II 81 40
Milky Moon Uynch) 100 40
olympia :Datillo, $40
Also ran-c,Nine. Gsilotieo. Walter
Haight. Mowlee's Lad Top Transit. Jack
Buck, Our Will Washed Out. Petes Gold.
IDsiIy Double paid S2l5 sop
THIRD RACE-Purse. 81 500: claiming:
for 4-ysar-olas and up; IL. miles
Ssns eSs.D, M aouis ke1ss ss.h.m.f so go s sS
Regent tsisto, a2O
Time. 49,
Also rsn-Ma son Dixon woodrale Lass
and Sturdy Duke
FOURTH RAcE-Purs.. $1,000 added
a.eln. slp9n Lsss sk.ipel ,Mor' $40 S" :S" ;tS ;IS
H.Isyon Boy Mecomos' $40
Also rsn-Pet. ir.: Sir Counselor.
FIFTH RACE-Purse. $1,000 added: for
H!sfo HGEss Hour ,Dee1ins' 1Sss1has 1850 90 .!o
True North tSchmIdll $50
Also ran-Liberty Pan, ouiIlon. samhsr
ano Mae James
Evening star., 1942-04-08
FIRST RACE-LINDEN STAR

LIBERTY POLLY, JAQUYTA.
The fast working Ally from the
Howe Stable, LINDEN STAR.
with Schmidt in the saddle, may
be good enough to win this heat.
LIBERTY POLLY is q we'll re-
earded miss and the work tab
indicates the daughter of Liberty
Limited should be in the money.
JAQUITA finished we'll in her
debut.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
EIGHTH iSUBJ RACE-Purse. $500:
la iminE 4-yesr-olds and upward: 8 fur
Policeman Shoots Youth
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, April 8 (P.-
BY the Associated Press

Donald Ashbrook, IS, University of
Illinois freshman from Urbana, Ill,
was shot in the abdomen early to-
day by Policeman Al Bickers in a
scuffle, the latter said, after he
found young Ashbrook on the fire
escape of a co-ed's rooming house
on the campus.
Policeman Bickers said he fired
only after the student grabbed for
the policeman's gun. Hospital at
tendants said the youth was in q
critical condition.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
Tropical Park
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FIRST RAcE-Pur~. $1,000; special
.sishss, s,,,r maidens Si..sr.ola, ID .Srlo1EEs
kinss Glory ,HasEen1 $50 4io
Miss Amanda tGuerinI $50
Also '' rsn"Tov.r Lass, Miss winsvay,
elastic. Isfahan. Second Curtain Go Yves
Little Ssndrs Ecinsp and Victory Play.
SECOND RAcE-Pure 81 900: claim
s.rG: Rs tys'1;sas and uD:,5s se tSFopf, so
RosRafso, Rooie Bo; tTof4:s' !Sanss' S'" SO
sos, i'0 Russ.d Mns RoeR TIM. n"pH Pieas.' J Jan:
V,o rTo.f p.il, rissl pons: :ne e.i9 9nsene sssoo
THIRD RAcE-rurs. $1,000: el.imins;
s,,s:, oHs,t, s1d upward tprl9n.s so
Greville tRogersl $40 4.lQ
YOUNG County tGuerin) $40
Also ran.ITak. 1t, Mornins Mail Tell
Therts.. There HI winnie ssyoGr Cook and
Greenski.
FOURTH RACE-Purse. $1,000: 4-year-
olds and upward; furlonss 800
Sonnf0ns SoIf.ad n.sSnd4:a ssnsiSss 81" c sac 500 So"
st. Dismax tBeverlyb $40
vaidina Rebel. Pstricis a, Rsns. Dust
FIFTH RAcE-Purse, 81 900: clsImins
fye.r-o,as t,u.. no,.n. snd upward; 70 miles 400
Panther Greek ,Pierson' 40 80
Fri9oh Ti@., Tr.p ! !4s sis .Eoli0' $40
Also ran-Allen.s Boy. Ysrnith., Honey
ari airl SIR Suss' GAY X%er,e.D D, and ss.no
Alone
Evening star., 1942-04-08
Jamaica Consensus (Fast),

Jamaica Consensus Fast.
BY the Associated Press.
bulls Eye, Breezing Home. Fleet
Fox.
NAVAL Reserve, Marogay, Early
Delivery.
3-Blue Whistler, Stylus, Blended
Well.
+Volitant, Blueberry Pie, Liberty
Franc
tMettlesome. Myer Entry, Speed to
Spare.
6-Redthorn. Vain Prince, This Eng
land.
7-Coffeeman. Asp, Sandy Boot.
Best bet-Redthorn.
Tropical Park Fast.
BY the Louisville Timex
l-Zacanite. Brown Mate. Icy Run.
2-Tripped, Batter Up, Ration.
3-Gallant Stroke. Taxes. Millmore
Indian Penny. Patrol Flight,
Highscope
5-Rosy Dollar. Muskrat. Good Plan.
6-Moselem, Grand Central, Mat
tie j.
7-Mack's Miss, Shippers Mate,
Moonfull.
sILegenda. Portsmouth, Jumping
Jill
Best bet-Moselem.
Keeneland Fast).
B. the Louisville Times
First Blush. Porters Tea. Pla-
nante
2-Wishbone Hogan. First Prize.
3-Trade Last, Equinox, Hollywood
+Menex. Runebb's Pride, Take
Away.
@Whirla~ay. Devil Diver, Sun
Again.
SPari-Sucre. Swain. Little Nom.
Fencing. Razor Sharp. Tedder.
S-ASael D., Grand News, Sir l..
Best bet-Whirlawav.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
THIRD RACE - NEUTRALITY,
BILLS SISTER, FRITZ.

AS ~ Sho . AA$s = ~ - -
The Chicle gelding. NEU-
TRALITY, showed a remarkable
performance in his first outing in
almost year. After breaking
badly and getting roughed up in
the stretch, he still finished third
to Shadows Pass. BILLS SIS
TER needed that last and should
be stout contender. The sleeper
in the race is FRITZ.
FOURTH CE-BARNEGAT,
CALOTTE, COLD CRACK.
BARNEGAT was raced into
condition in Florida and the
Transmute colt should not be
troubled with this band of maid
ems. Worked three -eighths in
$685. for the race and is very fit.
CALOTTE appeared a trif1e short
on the Sd and with that race
under his belt may be dangerous.
The clockers like COLD CRACK.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
Rocing.New: R
Rossvun's Comment
SECOND
RACE-SOUTHERN
EXARCH, GENTLE

SECOND RACE-SOUTHERN
JANE, EXARCH, GENTLE
SAVAGE.
SOUTHERN JANE has shown
in recent trial spins to be ready
for hard effort. The price on
the Twink filly should be gener-
Gus and worth a flyer. EXARCH
raced we'll enough at New Or
leans to qualify as the runner-up.
The son of Greenock has been
working well at Laurel. GENTLE
SAVAGE Is a possibility.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
FOURTH RACE-BARNEGAT,
FIFTH RACE-GREY WING,
ZACA ROSE, MARKSMAN.

The Cedar Farm colt. GREY
WING. drops into an apparently
soft spot in this sprint and the
son of Halcyon should be the
easiest kind of a winner. ZACA
ROSE gets in very light and won
her last with speed in reserve" ="
MARKSMAN has been very con-
sistent, but the top two may have
something on the gelding.
Evening star., 1942-04-08

British agriculture is being mech
anized: twice as many tractors
are now being used as three years
ago.
Evening star., 1942-04-08

Burmese crude oil production IN
1910 was about equal to that Of Ger
many and almost triple that Of
Japan.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
Todoy's Results Entries
And Selections for Tomorrow
Selections for Fost Track ot Bowie
XTH RACE-UMSON BELLE
DANCETTY, YANNIE SID,
BEST BET-NEUTRALI1
81 XTH p

DhNCL hNNIL SID.
UNISON BELLE, with only l02
to carry, may be the right one
in this distance event. The f1lly
is rather inconsistent. but must
be good enough TO defeat this
field. DANCETTY is better suited
than in that recent sprint and
may do a lot of running. YAM
ME SID is coupled with DIZZY
B and both figure.
SEVENTH RACE-MARVAI, NO
DOUGH, DEVILTRY.
The Montpelier entry, MAR
VAL. is as fit as a fiddle. This
distance appears made TO order
for the daughter of Jean Vatican
and the price should be right.
NO DOUGH was beaten a short
neck last time out and Is as good
as that race would indicate. DEV-
1LTRY should like this distance
and might surprise.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
New York Bunk Stocks

NEW YORK. April s-National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers Inc:
CLOSING quotations
Evening star., 1942-04-08
Allied Troops Fought HopeIess|y, BruveIy
When Driven From Prone by jap Hordes

This story ,oas received last
night from the Marconi radio
station at Maymyo. Burma, ,Uith
the tollo,0inq note to editor:
Sorry story late, but haze had to
hitch-hike since my jeep Uds
shot up. Progress in the front
area is uerp slo,0 oaUinp to the
necessity to take frequent shelter
from bombing and strdfno.
Transmission also is difficult since
the bombing of MandaIdy."
Evening star., 1942-04-08
Girl, ), Killed by Truck;
City's33d Fatality Of AZ
D. G. Traffic Toll

Killed in 1912 --.-- -- SO
Killed in same period of l94l %
Toll for all of 1941 95
Evening star., 1942-04-08

FIFTH RACE-Purse. 81 500 added: the
Paumonok Handicap ESTIMATED value
xlO,525I; 3-yesr-olds and upward: fur
Evening star., 1942-04-08
ntries for Tomorrow
Bowie

By Inc ASsoClatec Press
FIRST 9ACE-Purse 81 500: special
FelehLs, meldenS. 2year-oldS fur
Evening star., 1942-04-08
EIGHTH RACE-ROUGH Co
ING. LEONARDTOwN, SAY
IVInGF

The Brokers Tip gelding,
ROUGH GOING, should have
little or no trouble with a field of
this order in the nightcap and
everything appears made to order.
LEONARDTOWN should have
something TO say about the race
and may be close at the finish.
The slow breaking SAY JUDGE
is ready for action.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
FOURTH RACE-Purse 81 500: allow
anCes. maiden .S-ysaI-nlds s furlnna.


FIFTH RACE-Purse $1,000. hsndf-
cap: 2-year-olds: = furlonES
a Opening BID CWahlerI los
Columbus Day tWoolft ills
Cooch Bridge IP KEEPER lilo
AMarkSman tDattilol ii3
Grey Wing tSheIhamert ia
Zaca Rosa IWahlerl I0S
Liberty Patsy tDeerinRl iOs
aW W. Crenshav entry '
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-23
AMERICANS:
Up and Doing

Speaker Sam Rayburn of the
house had reviewed the situation as
far as the present attitude of Amer
leans toward the war outlook was
concerned when he revealed peril
nent facts about the armed forces
and their progress.
He pointed out that America now
had on foreign battlefelds, six times
the number of men we had in Eu-
rope after eight months of the last
war.
He declared that planes were be-
ing turned out at the rate of $500
a month; that Garand rifles were
far ahead of production schedules.
with already enough on hand for
every soldier in uniform to have
one; that tanks were ahead of
schedule, with one factory turning
them out at the rate of a trainload
a day; that the building Of mer-
chant ships would catch up with
schedule by midsummer, and other
items of like importance.
Rayburn felt that the temper of
the people was such that no lessen
ing, rather an increase of this
good work would be demanded. He
said that on one recent day 100 men
had besn on strike in all war in
dustry, and added "that was 100
men too many"
Some Americans were puzzled by
the demands, in view of our produc-
ton, thar all old-style army rifles.
the Springfelds and the Enfields of
the last war, all that were fit to
fire, at least, be turned back to the
war department for shipment to 9TH
er members of the United Nations.
This was to include highly con-
troversial point, the recalling from
the 48 state guard organizations, all
their rifles.
They were to get shotguns, as
were the military police, and the
war department announcement add
ed that is all the arms they need"
But guard officers were loud in
their claim that the removal of the
rifles was going to ruin the morale
of the guards, and asked where it
was going to get the shotguns.
There was little answer to this
latter plea, but the thought of thou
sands of serviceable rifles going
out OF the country brought protests
to the department from various
political leaders, including Senator
Russell of Georgia.
War material was moving through
the factories at a terrific rate. but
daily the people were feeling the
pinch more and more.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-23
rM1ll{agba
AIR CRASHES

AIN OhkASuL0
With the tremendous war expan.
sion of the army and navy all
branches has come an accom-.
panying frequency of press reports
of crashes by fiedgling pilots. These
stories have brought flood of wor-
ried inquiries to Washington authori-
ties.
Relatives of aviatorS have ex-
pressed concern over the number OF
these accidents and the adequacy OF
the training programs.
The WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-
ROUND has investigated both mat
tiers. For military reasons detailed
figures cannot be disclosed. But
the following congratulations can be
published:
1. That the u. S. percentage
of accidents is less than that of
the British and appreciably un-
der the best available German
figures. The casualty rate among
Nazi trainees is reported to be
quite high due to limited train
ing facilities, personnel and
equipment.
2. While u. S. accidents have
increased numerically because
of the greatly increased number
of men in training, the percent
age of accidents has not in
creased. Today it is about the
same as the ratio in 1910. This
fact is of key importance, since
it means there has been no de-
terioration in the basic quality
of the army and navy air train
ing systems despite speed-ups
and other war factors.
8. The present training sys-
TENS are far superior to those
of the World war. Trainees
are selected more carefully and
given much more and better in
struction before they get their
coveted wings.
The question of allowing military
air crashes to be reported has been
a subject of inner circle debate for
some time. Some authorities con-
tend this is valuable information to
the enemy, and cite the fact that
Britain has banned such press
stories.
The President, however, has not
entirely agreed with this view. He
is against publication of totals or
percentages but sees no objection to
press reports of individual mishaps.
This is the policy being followed but
the question is still under discus
sion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-23
npO:).yM
~ - FL So s
0zSIsE5Z

Do not "Shake well before
using" varnish or enamel. The
shaking creates air bubbles and
may cause an inferior finish. Pour
liquid from the top of paint or
enamel cans into a clean contain
er. Stir the remaining pigment
until it is smooth; then gradually
add the top liquid, stirring until it
is thoroughly mixed with the pig
ment.
Don't wash eggs before putting
them in the refrigerator. Simply
wipe them off with a dry cloth to
preserve the natural bloom that
protects the interior of the egg
from the air.
If you have any leftover meat
and gravy, why not make a pastry
roll? Spread the meat, mixed in
with the gravy, on biscuit dough,
roll it and fit it in a creased loaf
pan or baking dish. Bake about
80 minutes and serve warm with
a vegetable sauce.
If you have an electric range,
try washing the glass window in
the oven door with baking soda in
stead of soap.
If adhesive or gummed tape be-
comes too stiff to use, soften if
with two tablespoons of warm
water and half a teaspoon of
glycerine.
Stuffed dates are good to take
along for the youngster to MUNICH
on long motor trips. Keep the
dates we'll wrapped in a tin box.
You can use any sort of filling,
but peanut butter is one that has
special appeal to youngsters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-23
BATAAN:
aftermath of
Historic Battle

The final loss of the battle o.
Bataan, even though Corregidor'
heroic garrison disdained surrender
and continued to lob shells over the
Japanese positions as long as they
could man their guns, left the United
States little more chastened, Lit.
tie more grim, still vitality deter.
mined to win the war.
One result of the japanese victory
"at long last" over the legions OF
Filipinos and American soldiers
who had fought so bravely and de-
terminedly side by side for more
than three months was the lifting OF
the veil Of secrecy about what had
been going on.
1t was revealed that the forces on
Bataan had been less than 10000
men; that they had no air force
that strong efforts had been made
to succor them, to open to them a
supply line; that of the ships which
had been sent there, two had been
sunk for every one that arrived.
1t also was learned that the only
regiment of U. S. infantry on the
island had been the thirty-frst; that
there had been only two battalions
OF tanks, and the rest of the gloomy
picture of insufficient forces was
all told.
Another dividend had been the
filing from the safer walls of Cor
regidor of pictures, of feature arti-
cles telling of the closing phases of
the battle, material which had been
heaped up and refused to pass the
censor, but now could be told be-
cause it no longer would be of aid
and comfort or information to the
enemy.
Americans saw pictures of nearly
naked Jap prisoners, saw the types
OF faces and bodies of the nations
prime enemy, saw them herded to
the rear by American boys in uni
form, saw the Filipino soldiers lying
wounded side by side with our own
doughboys, realized perhaps for the
first time what the fighting on
Bataan had really been like.
The reaction and aftermath
throughout the nation had been two
fold; a renewed determination that
the war should be won, and a pow-
erful demand that the future news
bring US victories and offensives
rather than further defeats and
Withdrawals.
In the meantime the Japs con-
tinued to move into other islands,
had attacked Cebu with a force of
1900 men, undoubtedly released
from the rear of Luzon once the
front had fallen.
The attackers met resistance, but
it was generally conceded that the
battle for the Philippines was lost,
for the time being, just as its loss
had been conceded by most leading
observers from the beginning of the
war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-23
Gems of Thought

IN A FREE COUNTRY there
is much complaint with little
suffering; in a despotism much
suffering but little complaint
Giles Proverbs.
Cease to lament for that thou can't
not help,
And study help for thar ,0hich thou
Observation-Disclosures.
All government is a trust.
Every branch of government is
a trust, and immem0rially ac-
knowledged to be so.-Jeremy
Bentham.
Nature has given us two ears,
two eyes and but one tongue, to
the end that we should hear and
see more than we speak
Socrates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-23
MISCELLANY:

Washington: The army had COM
Wandered IS more air liners for
use in transporting troops and sup
plies, taking over one-fourth of all
the air liners now plying the COM
mercial lines.
London: Beatrice Lille, Lady
Peel in private life, received tele-
gram of the probable death of her
son, 21-year-old Sir Robert Peel, in
action on a ship on which he was
second-clasS seaman, as she was
about to sing before a rural English
audience. She finished her concert.
New York: A federal judge de-
clared that General Motors high of.
ficials had mismanaged bonus
funds, had made an unauthorized
distribution of stock in the company,
and ordered four, including Alfred
P. Sloan, Junius S. Morgan, George
Whitney and Donaldson Brown, to
reimburse the company by more
than four millions of dollars.
Washington: The WPB said daily
government expenditures for war
purposes during March averaged
STA, 100000
Sydney, Australia: First Class
Private George Jay Gould, %, old
est son of the late Jay Gould and
great grandson of the railroad mag
nate, is serving in the U. S. army
here. He admitted at least a tenn
porary shortage of funds.
Washington: The War Produc-
tons boards latest curtailment had
affected the production of trucks,
and the order was that production
of all light, medium and heavy We
hicles for civilian use must be ended
by May 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-23
OUR NAVY:
Busy; Building

Despite the published details of
the losses of the Java sea and at
Pearl Harbor, also the heavy losses
of merchantmen in the Atlantic, also
the occasional ship reported miss
ing and presumed lost" in earlier
actions, many believed that the navy
was doing big job, particularly in
the Pacific and doing it well.
One recent report told of activi-
ties of submarines in points as far
removed from each other as NEAR
Ball. fright off Java), and in Gap
anese waters" probably close to
the coast of Japan.
Four more Jap ships had been
sunk, bringing the total since De-
cember to pit ships sunk or dam
aged.
This was toll far enough in adj
vance of our own to make any lay
man realize that battle with such
unequal results could have only one
ending.
Those who chafed against a navy
which could not wipe the Japs off
the seas in matter of weeks, and
which, in the only two large engage
ments lost heavily, were forced to
admit that in actual ship and ton
mage losses, the Japs were doing
very badly.
And there also was the realization
that once fleet supremacy was es-
tablished in the Pacific, the jap
anese supply lines, and therefore
their conquest, must fall immedi-
ately because of its own weight.
Also those who believed in the
job the navy was doing pointed with
pride to the thousands of troops and
tons of supplies transported to Aus
tralia with single loss, of the other
thousands of troops and huge sup
plies sent to England without loss.
japanese transports have been
sunk, but our troops were getting
to their destinations safely. That
was superiority not to be denied.
Many felt that this move had won
an important victory in the war and
that japan, afraid of our link with
Australia, had definitely turned aside
from a real effort of invasion of that
continent and would live on the hope
that the Allies could not develop a
real winning offensive from that ter
ritory.