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engaged in work essential to the war
effort.
Family Men Excluded.
Men whose dependents can be
taken care of through the Allow
ance Act, it was explained, would
then be placed in Ia.
As soon as boards have finished
this job, he directed. they are to
proceed Immediately to go into the
cases of men with wives only.
The selective service chief en-
phasized, however, that family men,
men with wives and children or just
children with whom they maintain
family relationship, should not be
placed In Glass IA until further
notice
Explaining the need for complet-
ING by October l6 the classification
of all registrants, Gen. Hershey
said that previously local boards
classified registrants in accordance
with Army induction calls, but now
the mounting needs for military
manpower make it necessary to COM
plete all classiflcations as soon as
possible so that Army acquisitions
for men. no matter how large, may
be met promptly.
Large Calls Expected.
The serious military situation. he
said. requires that the Selective
Service System be prepared to fill
calls during the coming year which
will be equal to or in excess OF the
monthly calls made in August, Sep
tember and October of this year
These are known to be large calls
The procedure outlined he said
will tend to level off inductions witt
the ultimate goal Of calling mer
from the small town and from thu
city on. an approximately uniform
basis
Obviously" Gen. Hershey toll
State directors, "the distribution o
registrants by types among loca
boards is not uniform, and for tina
reason efforts to speed up classifica
ton should be particularly concen
trated and calls should be leyle'
upon those boards within your Stat
from which single men without de
pendents can be made available 10
Evening star., 1942-09-01

were not confined by the japanese.
These Germans, two men and two
women, he said, were very con-
siderate of the interned Americans.
bringing food to the compound and
even providing $4,000 to be used on
the journey out Of China.
Mr.. Shutters, who is at his fathers
home here, awaiting orders from the
Board of Foreign Missions of the
United Lutheran Church of Amer
lea, was in China for three years
before war halted his mission work.
Only % now, he had just been
graduated from Gettysburg College
and been married when he and his
bride sailed from San Francisco or
September 2, 1889, the day Great
Britain and Germany declared war
Evening star., 1942-09-01
u. ). Announces Rises
In Soft Coal Minimum
Prices al Mines
20 Cents Set in This
Areo; OPA Nay Rule on
Boost to Consumers

Increases In minimum prices at
which the country's bituminous
coal may be sold at the mines,
fanging from to 30 cents 4 ton
in different regions, were announced
today by the Bituminous Coal Divi-
sion Of the Interior Department.
It was emphasized In connection
with the formal announcement
that the new prices are floors"
not ceilings" The revised sched-
ule of minimum prices was based
strictly on determination of the
cost of mining, with no profit figured
in. But mine operators are at lib
erty, 50 far as the bituminous coal
division is concerned, to charge
higher prices-in fact, they are ex-
pected to make a reasonable profit.
Effective October 1.
While it was assumed that the
new prices would have some effect
on wholesale and retail consumer
quotations, the announcement said
only that the new schedule would
become effective October I, thus
providing "a period during which
the industry and consumers can
adjust their affairs in the light of
the revised schedules"
In some quarters it was said that
permission would have to be OBJ
tanned from the Once Of Price Ad-
ministration before coal dealers
could charge higher prices for car
goes purchased at the mines But
no comment was made at OPA pend
ing study of the new order and
further information.
The order was described as the
first general revision of minimum
prices under the Guf1ey Act, and II
was based on proof of higher cost,
of mining bituminous coal.
The average national increase ir
the price of coal per ton at the mine.
will be 1888 cents.
The new schedule provides thai
on the Eastern Seaboard and as fal
West as Michigan, the increase viii
be 20 cents ton. This 2O-cent zon(
also includes most of Indiana ane
Ohio and goes through the center O
Kentucky and Tennessee and south
along the Alabama and Georgi,
State lines.
Other Increases Set.
For Alabama, Eastern Tennessee
Eastern Mississippi and a few iso
lated market areas In Centra
Georgia and Northwest Florida, tn,
, increase will be 80 cents For Wes
and South Central Indiana, an are,
excluded from the Eastern Seaboar,
price region. and for all of Illinoi
except Greater Chicago; for low,
and q portion Of Missouri includin
: st. Louis, the increase will be onl
S cents.
7 For most of the bituminous mine
farther west, the increase will b
smaller, though it will be Is cent
for the State of Washington an
Y Alaska
In applying the new schedules t
reject changes~~in costs, the an
nouncement said, market areas hav
ing general similarity in economi
conditions were grouped togethe
Evening star., 1942-09-01
'First-CIass Runout'
Charged by Hartley
In Rubber Inquiry
House Member CriticoI
Of Jones' Request for
Delay in Testimony
B, the Associated Press.

Representative Hartley, Repub-
lican, Of New Jersey charged today
that Government officials invited to
testify before q special House COM
mittee investigating the gasoline
fuel oil-synthetic rubber problem in
the Atlantic seaboard States had
engaged in "first-class runout."
Mr.. Hartley, vice chairman of the
committee, said he would introduce
resolution Thursday, to give the
committee the power of subpoena and
the right OF hire counsel.
Mr.. Hartley made his accusation
at committee meeting after Chair
man Fitzgerald asserted that Secre-
tary OF Commerce Jones, chairman
OF Rubber Reserve Co. and of De-
tense Supplies Corp, had requested
that officials from those Government
agencies be excused from testifying
until the Baruch committee study
ing the rubber problem for President
Roosevelt had reported.
Stanley Grassland, q vice presi-
dent of Rubber Reserve, and George
Hill, jr, vice, president OF Defense
Supplies, had been requested to
testify today.
Representative Talbot, Repubh-
can, of Connecticut. committee
member, said he agreed the COM
mittee should be given an oficial
status, and declared, II can't see
why any special committee should
have any information we shouldnt t
have"
Il don't like the insinuations." he
asserted, that we should get the
left-overs after the Baruch com
mittee gets its information.
Bernard Baruch heads the COM
mittee studying the rubber prob
lem for the President.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said Secretary Jones
told him some of "a questions
the House Committee had wanted
Mr.. Grassland to answer involved
military secrets.
II will take the floor on Thurs
day and give some OF the answers
Mr.. Grassland does not dare to
give" said Mr.. Hartley.
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Missionary Praises
Japs' Treatment
OF Americans
Germans Also Cove Him
And Wife Food, Says
Mr.. Shutters

The Rev. Malcolm d. Shutters,
3lS Fifteenth street NE, back in
Washington today from japanese
occupied China, had story to tell
that differed from many who have
returned recently from japanese
held territory.
Mr.. Shutters. who with his wife
returned aboard the Gripsholm after
being interned by the japanese in
Tsmio, Shantung Province, China.
after the japanese attack upon
Pearl Harbor, said that he and Mrs
Shutters received excellent treat
ment.
The first we knew of the attack
on Pearl Harbor," Mr. Shutters said,
was on the morning of December
when one of the japanese army
officers at Tsmio read us the dec
laration of war.
Thought Report Was False.
THE document was undated and
unsigned, and at first I thought
1t was false. The Japanese officers
there knew very little about what
had happened. but insisted the dec
laration was correct and ordered us
to remain in the mission COM
pound"
Mr.. and Mrs. Shutters had a
short wave radio receiver which the
Japanese officer sealed. Later that
day. however, the officer returned
to the compound, broke the seal
and joined the Shutters in listening
to foreign broadcasts.
when the officer returned that
evening" Mr.. Shutters said, L in
sisted we both should listen and
hear exactly what was going on in
the outside world.
We first tuned in on San Fran
cisco and picked up the news OF
the Pearl Harbor attack, and then
at the insistance of the officer we
tuned in on Toxic to hear what was
happening in the japanese capital
Mr.. Shutters said that in only
one instance had he heard of an
American missionary being ILL
treated by the japanese Army Of
f1cers and credited this to the
contacts many of the japanese Of
ficers had with Christian schools.
Bothered by Mosquitoes.
In his own case, he said, one
OF the Japanese officers at Tsmio
was a Christian and the other had
attended a mission school. His
greatest inconvenience during the
voyage out of China was with
mosquitoes and he and Mrs. Shutters
were even allowed to bring out all
of their belongings.
There were four Germans at the
mission school at Tsmio, Mr.. Shut
ters said, and, being Axis allies, they
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Py the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. Three years
after Hitler hurled his war machine
against Poland and sowed the seed
of global war. a key to Allied STRAIT
egy lay today In the great Near East
land bridge from the Egyptian des-
ert to the Caucasus.
Fighting RACES at both ends of the
bridge-on the SANDS west OF the
rich Nile Delta, where Field Mar
shall Rommei has opened 4 new
campaign, and around Stalingrad
where the Russians are fighting to
save their arsenal city OF the lower
Volga.
That bridge must be held, in the
opinion of qualified but unofficial
and unidentifiable observers. If the
United Nations-in the midst OF
plans for invasion of Europe and
an amphibious campaign for control
of the Pacific-are to make the
fourth year of the war year OF
great offensives leading to ultimate
victory.
Should the Allies hold in the des-
ert and the Red Army keep the Ger
mans In check until spring, and
draw enough strength from Allied
factories to launch an offensive in
1943. the prospects for a successful
invasion of the continent are re-
garded as extremely good.
The crippling of Soviet Russia
through the fall of Stalingrad and
Baku, these sources said, would
force the Allies to reconsider plans
for such an invasion and lengthen
the war considerably.
Nevertheless, they saw the situa-
ton as hopeful in comparison with
September l, 1910, and September
l94l, especially in view of the grow
ing might of Allied air forces In
western Europe, Africa, India, China
and the Southwest Pacific.
Officials say there is nothing tc
indicate the swift collapse of Ger :
many or Japan, through military
defeat or internal revolt. and botu
are conceded to be capable of ire
mendous offensive drives. But it il
considered obvious that the power OF
the Axis has passed it's maximum.
Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorski, Premier
of the Polish government-in-exi
in statement marking the anniver-
sary of the invasion of Poland, said
he thought period Of gradual ex-
haustion" had started for the Ger
mans that would prepare the way
for final triumph"
The entry of the United States
Evening star., 1942-09-01

brush ,1ith an enemy submarine
in the Solomon Islands lUas lDrit-
ten by Second 1t. H. l.. Meriliat,
the Washington Marine Dhoss
story OF the Solomon Islands bat
tie appeared in The Star Sunday.
He is public relations Officer
10ith the forces holding the Quad
olcGnal- Tulaoi area. His home in
Washington pds in the Pail Mall
Apartments, 1112 Sixteenth street
NV
Transmitted by the Associated Press
GUADALCANAL, Aug. Is de-
Iayed) News gathering hereabouts
is no city hall beat The success Of
the Navy-Marine Corps operations
has given us six islands to cover.
That means open water and small
boats, which in this area add up
to a game OF hide and seek with
Jap subs.
Tulagi, where the fighting was
particularly heavy, is 20 miles away
across open water. News from there
was scarce until three days ago,
when three boats made the cross
ing. We got up at dawn to 60 along.
We were late in getting under way.
and 1t looked as though we would
be out in the middle of the straits
about the time the Jap bombers
made their daily visit. Our boat
was rather old craft and wouldn't
make much speed. The others going
over piled into landing boat. and
tank lighter loaded with gasoline
completed our little feet.
Ideal Visibility. for Subs.
We showed Oh at Oe55 ass AMI !,
on = calm sea with bright skies,
ideal visibility for aircraft and subs.
We chugged along without incident
until 80, when we sighted plane
approaching low from the east. We
grabbed our weapons and our. gun
ner turned his machine gun on the
plane. It was false alarm, how
ever, for the plane turned out to be
one Of our PYBs.
About II we sighted something
In the water almost dead ahead.
slightly TO port, lying OF the coast
of Florida Island. The officer In
charge Of our boat called to me to
take look: rs that = sub, Meril-
lat?" My specs and field glasses
were clouded by spray Il under
stand why sailors and marines must
have good eyes,. but I could make
out something on the water, about
5000 yards of.
Our three boats did a sharp turn
to starboard, running parallel tc
Florida. BY this time I could make
out 4 sub all too plainly and she
was overtaking us fast. Two shells
burst a few hundred yards from US.
Engine Burns Out.
Then, of all times, our engine
started to burn out. Clouds of steam
poured from the engine housing 1t
clanked and groaned and hissed as
if it would explode any moment. and
the sub was racing toward us, trying
to head us OF.
| Batteries from Tulagi were firing
on the sub by this time. I thought
I saw two hits on her, but she kept
on coming.
We decided to abandon our tub
| and frantically signaled the landing
boat to pull alongside. At first our
signals were misunderstood
| thought they were never coming
| for us.
| But, finally. the landing boat
pulled up to us, we threw in our
gear and then ourselves. My shoes
which had set on the housing to
dry, were left behind
| Shouted With Relief.
| We felt better for some foolish
reason-perhaps because we were
all together and In a sound boat
We raced on eastward, watching the
exchange between the sub and shore
battery. Finally the sub disap-
peared. We shouted with relief
Evening star., 1942-09-01

defenses. We know that we shall
none of us be safe until the enemy
is defeated-everywhe In the
world
Our problm is to destroy the
forces of the Nazis. their hangers
on, and the Japanese lords OF
slaughter If we do not want them
to destroy U.S."
Evening star., 1942-09-01

induction. Calls should then be
levied upon boards with substantial
numbers of registrants having col
lateral dependents until a reason
able uniformity among local boards
in your State has been accom-
plished"
He pointed out that as present
needs for occupational deferments
expire, these previously deferred
men will also be called BY local
boards, as will the men reaching 10
years.
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Senator Gloss Better

LYNCHBURG. Va. Sept. l (P.-
DR.. David p. Scott, attending ply
sician, said last night that the con-
dition of Senator Glass. who has
been indisposed for about a week,
was improved.
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Conberro PorIioment CoIIed

CANBERRA, Australia Sept. up.
The Australian government agreed
today to a secret sitting of both
houses OF the federal Parliament
this week to discuss the war sit
uation.
Evening star., 1942-09-01

To conserve bell metal. motor
mems signal bells on streetcars in
Brazil are being made of sheet steel.
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Fronce Builds Big PIones

Five new giant planes made In
France will be able to make non stop
flights across the Atlantic with 40
passengers.
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press.
TOnAV

Senate:
In recess until Thursday.
Finance Committee continues ex-
ecutive sessions on new tax bill
Conference Committee considers
amended servicemen's absentee vote
bill.
House:
In recess.
Nogales international., 1942-06-05

LEGAL NOTICE
ARIZONA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
BUDGET FOR

ST.
TYFIRST TFICA
1888 Articles Chape h A Cod ~
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E Dpa ib b IVA
ncHeadg nnbe mAd ten MOI jun int
ahcaem in eAruma hwayDep al Phoenix
nharngob aton dm0eh@ to @B Budget publish b. adj
the f Sc thu Highway h "
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660,265.17
100000
139,395.46
106,481.00
15.961.O6
121,595.33
215,965.78
30,850.o0
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1,767, 10000
126,139.00
141,393.00
61,437.O0
92,717.00
10000
10000
Nogales international., 1942-06-05

S 775,500.O0
430,680.50
81,500.00
100000
100000
35,0OO.OO
100000
Nogales international., 1942-06-05

23,54o.00
7,535.00
$4,000
7.535.O0
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S 1852. 10000
1888 606. 90
265,0O0.00
100000
25,000.00
31,695!00
100000
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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE

Gas Tax Refund 1283110
Motor Vehicle Registrations 1,04952955
Certificate of Title Fees 117,67250
Common Carrier Tax 204,14237
Chauffeurs License 15,577o0
Operators License 1355200
Distributors License Fees 275OO
Used Car Dealers License Fees $500
New Car Dealers License 10000
Wreckers License 656N
Fuel Tax Penalties 3038l
Serial Number Fees 16SOOO
Lien Fees 45O05O0
Miscellaneous 12S6S7
County Participation -Coconino 100000
County Participation 100000
County Partcpation-Pn 20 10000
County Participation -Yavapai lO00O0
Sales and Rentals 32,47075
TOTAL, -.-. ..-. --....-..-.- ST, ,466,01633
Nogales international., 1942-06-05

ARIZONA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
FINANCIAL STArENENt Z OF BUDGET FOR FIoCAL YEAR
ESTIMATED REVENUES:
Balance State Highway Fund-June &c. 1912
Outstanding Federal Funds Earned
Motor Vehicle DiviSiOn
Fuel Tax
Registration Fees
Carrier Tax
Certificate of Title Fees
Lien Fees
Chauffeurs and Operators Fees
Miscellaneous
Sales Receipts
Allotted to UncOmpleted Projects:
Federal Regular-8% System
Federal LandS-8% System
Federal Grade CrpsSing-8% System
Federal SecondaIy-Non go System
Federal LandS-Non 80 System
Federal Access RoadS-Non 80 System
Federal Secondary-Non State System
Federal Grade Crossing-Non State System
Federal Funds Allotted to Projects:
Federal Regular-8% System
Federal Crossing-8% System
Federal Specal-89o System
Federal Secondary-Non go System
Federal Lands-Non State System
Federal Secondary-Non State System
Federal Grade Crossing-Non State System
County Funds Allotted to New Projects
Federal Funds Allotted to Highway Planning:
Federal Regular
Federal Secondary
Eodo (xrodo Cr0ccinO
Nogales international., 1942-06-05

1,o35, ,93331
343 ,652 89
S 3,762 10000
1888 606. 90
265, 100000
100000
25,0O000
31,69500
100000 5,270, ,30l. 90
$4,000 90
csc. .26517
100000
139,395.46
106, ,481.00
15.96106
121, 1858
215, ,965.78
30,850.o0 1910, 1880
1857, ,4o6 90
126,13900
1,393.00
81 437O0
92717.00
186, ,G00.00
10000 2,376, $4,000
80, TOO 90
%, $4,000
7,535O0
$4,000
7.535.O0 42.49900
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STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL AMOUNT ACTUl
DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER
EXPENDED BY THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION:
Total Expended From the State Highway Fund 7244
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S 62.058.14
27,502.22
154, 4,466.95
14,216.90 g
7,935.08
4,020.74
224, .16
17,471.32
1O1,325.67
47,086.65
8.501.49
3,O86. 20
10,050.2 %
1O6,597.33
16,534.65
79, ,761.@,
3,103.55
116.674.16
24,209. .73
8,8S9.77
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eliminated would not have been
dispensed with on the basis of
qualifications.
WPB Problem Cited.
The War Production Board, for
instance, would have lost the 20
graduate engineers who are in
charge OF a $4,000, 900 900 building
program for the expanding Army
and Navy. No older engineers were
willing to leave their former posi-
tions to take this type job. These
young men, recently out of college,
have had to see to it that the ma
terials delivered for Army and Navy
construction are of the right speci-
fications. This job is properly in the
hands of the War Production Board,
since only that board has an over
all check on materials and their
ALLEGATIONS.
Drafting all the males of draft
age in Washington would not solve
the problem OF Government in
efficiency, boondoggling and over
tapping. Until the order comes
from the top to eliminate useless
jobs and to end agency -elephanti-
asis the monstrous growth will 60
on. When all the draftables have
been put into uniform, women and
older men will take their places
unless the Government goes in for
serious self-reform.
A War Production Official who
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Production Board anc other agen.
cies, is that many older specialists
would not give up their deferred
status in private industries, work.
ing on war orders, to come to Wash
ington and get involved in the
paper war which had already dis
gusted so many other newcomers.
When President Roosevelt issued
the order cancelling deferments
there were cheers and smiles in
Government departments except
among the heads who did not wish
to see their particular agencies de-
pleted, no matter how much dupn-
cation there might be- Nearly every
agency in Washington has been
going on the assumption that its
Importance is in direct ratio to its
size.
President Roosevelt's second order
modifying the first has restrained
the wholesale depletion of Federal
agencies until more adequate def
milton has beea evolved as to what
constitutes an essential war worker.
Had it been put into effect as it
first stood the Government would
have found itself deprived OF many
specialists. War agencies would
have been reduced to about a third
OF their present personnel, which
some persons believe would do them
no harm, except that the two thirds
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Order From Top Held Only Way
To End Federal BoondoggIing
Drafting All Eligible Males in U. S. Jobs
Called Inadequate Solution to Problem

Civil servants of draftable age
who tried to get around deferments
by enlisting would have their resig-
nations turned down and a dis
missal notice containing the phrase
dismissed with prejudice" handed
TO them. This notice not only
would prevent the employe from
rising to officer status but would
also affect his entire future should
he ever again desire to enter the
service of the Government.
Brought in by Scouts.
There are a large number of
young men in Washington agencies
who are of draftable age. Many
were brought to the Capital by field
scouts of the various services who
persuaded them that their services
were absolutely necessary.
The reason for the preponder-
ance of young men, especially in
the technical sections of the War
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-27
BY HELEN LOMBARD.

Sections of the Capitals Official
dom are just as dissatisfied with
conditions here as is the rest OF
the country.
The Presidents order abolishing
all deferments for Federal workers
caused q rush OF Government en-
ployes into the armed services. So
numerous were those who wished
to leave desk jobs that the Presi-
dent had to modify his first order
and stop enlistments until further
notice.
Many Government workers, dis
gusted with the overlapping and
the futility Of their jobs, have been
anxious to get out OF Washington
and into the armed forces. Until
now that has beeen impossible. ANY
attempt to relinquish a Federal lob
to enlist met governmental opposi-
ton OF n peculiarly powerful type.
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has spent two years in Washington
and who has just joined the armed
forces said that during his entire
service in the Government he has
never seen or heard of a dismissal.
The only way for an executive to
get rid of an incompetent clerk is
to recommend him or her for pro-
motion.
In the War Department bureau
chiefs who have attempted to weed
out the incompetents have met with
firm refusal from civil service.
Civil service heads contend that
once having passed the initial test,
all those blanketed in civil serv-
ice have the right to their jobs, no
matter what the quality of their
work after their induction.
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