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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

FOzTNL 10 FVTNL"...
The operators objections TO portal to
portal" are Identical with objections that
have been expressed officially by the
United Mine Workers of America.
Below are excerpts FROM q letter ,ha.
was signed by Earl E. Houck, Director of
the Legal Departmental the United Mine
Workers of America, Is an authorized
agent Of the Union.
The letter was sent on July 8, 1910 to
Col. Phillip B. Fleming, Admin;st,ssor
of the Wage and Hour Division Of he
Department Of Labor. H was prepared
jointly by representatives of the operators
and the miners union to explain why the
method of payment for the days work
in the coal industry does not conefavens
the standards of the Fair Labor Stand.
ards Act. Administrator Fleming ruled
that this method Is in accordance with
the Act.
Here are the ekcsrps. 1adh ooe wss
officially endorsed by the United Nine
Workers of America.
COAL lAAoR STANDARDS MieNEsI o. ANY
INDUsIRY-"It is our opinion hat ,hess
substantive provisions Of The Appala.
chian) agreement are among the highest
standards of labor provided in any ind~s.
try in the United States both as TO houas
of working time and - 70 wages paid
There is full and complete understanding
in the industry between employer sod
employees as to the application Of these
provisions. This method of measuring de
working time At the place Of work hes
been the standard provision In The basic
wage agreements for almost fifty ysass
and is the result of collective basgaioins
in its complete sense"
IMPRACTICAL 10 MEASURE TINE DY oInsa
METHODS The impracticability Of msas.
uring time by any other method i 10
herent In the very nature OF mining soak
Coal mines are sometimes very sxssosivA
When they are first opened, he woshios
places are, of course, close b. aod nsas 70
the opening of the mine. In s~eh csssA
there is no problem Of either sranspof,a.
ton Of the men to the working places o.
time consumed in reaching thsm bot -
mines grow Older, the working places
move farther and farther from he pessal
or opening of the mine, and ~ such con.
ditions develop, it becomes necessary fos
provision to be made for tsansposeaaioo
of the men over long dissaoses 70 thsle
working places"
high RATS o. PAY - 'Uo;fosm hlGh
rates Of pay that have slwsys bssn Ia,
cluded in the wass aerssmsoe of h
mining Industry coossmplsss h en-
ployee's working day bssinoios vbsa b
arrives At his usual working pIsce. Hsos4
travel time was never eoosidseed - Q
part Of the agreement o. oblisas3on d
the employer 10 pay foe Ia this indusesy,
nor as hours worked BY employees, snd
this has been the case since he sishsAo.s
day was establishsd-Apsil l, 1893"
CHANGE WOULD RESULT IN eMAos RI
urged that any ruling requiring sseh .
change in the customs, tradition snd coo.
tract provision 70 as to change he work
day from ~ hours work in he nalns q
the usual working places" 70 aoy NV,
standard for the measufemsoe Of 3ms
worked, and 70 the sdjussmsoe Of wsss
rates made necessary thsreby would eee
ate 20 much confusion Ia he ble1minous
industry ~ 70 result In eomplsts dhaos
and would nfohahlv raau1t In n aoene1ans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

american family. .. viii this nation
question is Of such grave consequence
concern Of every american
We believe that these facts show coneusvely that pay
ment for travel time is included in the present wage
is clear that if the Union were awarded separate
payment for travel tme this payment would be wage
increase-whether not it is camoufaged as portal
to portal"
recorded in a letter. officially siened by the Union.
which is quoted in the column the right
Unions Letter Condemns Ouu Claim
Mr.. Lewis did not repudate this letter when it was
written in 1940 He did repudiate it in 1911 when
the next wage agreement was negotiated He did not
repudiate it, any part any time since then
til noW when it rises condemn unsound and untrue
his arguments for portal portal" wage payments.
With our country at and in desperate need of
every of coal that be Mined why does he choose
this particular time try upset wage structure that
has been acceptable to Union and Operators for more
than 50 years?
The answer is plain. Wage increases are forbidden
by law. Mr. Lewis has boosted that he will get wage
increase despite the law He sezes upon the portal to
portal demand means to get wage increase under
another
In comment upon the Executive Order of April 9Th,
President Roosevelt said that the way hold the line
against initiation is stop trying find excuses to
break the line.
The portal portal" demand and MI. Lewis other
demands all excuses break the 'ine" They are
dangerous excuses. Time and again, MI. Lewis has
demonstrated extraordinary ability have things his
own way. History must not repeat itself this time The
food-gates of initiation must not be opened The Gov.
ernment's 'line" must not be broken.
Help Hold The Line against In1aation
If Mr.. Lewis is able to force wage increase-under
portal to portal any other name-every labor
leader and every farm bloc will be under immediate and
irresistible pressure find break the line
against imitation.
Millions of Americans who do not have similar
organized power to force their incomes upward will find
their living standards crumbling under the mercless
squeeze of imitation.
You are one of these Americans Your interest Is
vital and obvous-even though you may have seen
coal NINE Do your part to 'hold the line" against
infation
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-01

Hours from six o'clock until sew
an o'clock for the advance class
es. Telephone 22da. Mrs
Hayes is reported improving aft
er undergoing a minor operation
Mrs. j. Hamilton Jones acted as
suh-teaeher in the absence of
Mrs. O. Y. Freeman. Mrs.
Freddie Mae Criss, Massie is d
patient at the Links Hospital.
David and John Parker, sons of
Dr. and Mrs. ]. W. Parker VISIT
ed their parents recently.
David has returned to FISK INT
versity. Cpl. Wiley Branton
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Branton. Mrs. Sarah Har-
ris left Monday to visit In st.
Louis. Mrs. Lille Barsh and
her two grandsons will accompany
her IN returning. Mrs. Irene
Brown has as guest her aunt,
Mrs. Shavers of Thornton. Mrs.
Carrie Binns Terry has eomplet-
ed the beauty course and plans
To work In Chicago with Mrs
Cage. New Jerusalem Bapt.
Church dolores Woodruff
Lesson was reviewed by the supt,
Glass No. 2 received the offering
banner. Mrs. s. Franklin Is lea
ing for ST. Louis. Rev. G. Har.
ris conducted the morning ser
vices. Rev. l.. Copeland was Wis
iting minister. Pastors Anniyer.
sary Is to be held In October. Mrs
A. Boss Is visiting her sister. .
Cousings of Miss |. Copeland are
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-01

satisfied. She was independent. In
sisted on buying me a drink to prove
It. The little liar!"
He took the ~caricature from me,
and placing it against the wall scrib-
bled on the edge; Dear Liar. Bar
ry is a wild man about this. ! think
it's rotten too-Reed." He c%huckled,
proceeding to fasten it in the door
jamb. Tell her when you sec her,
Barry, that | called to tell her good
bye. It's rather sudden, you know.
The Chief didn't let me know until
yesterday I'm on my way this We
ming. Come on. I've got to 50 over
to my hangout now. There's not
much time left"
We went down the stairs and set
Off on foot, for it was not far.
"Where are you going and why?'
| inquired as we reached the boule-
ward and jostled along through the
crowd,
Observation-Disclosures. Because the
Chief says to CO."
"Mazatlanl Why, that's incredibly
removed from the Hollywood scene"
Eyes, | know"
But what for7"
"The Chief says I'm to report at
the Mazatlan Office for permanent
work. Take charge of things down
there"
'You mean Chesebro Is sending
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-01
PM BLUFF


Allen Iempie Notes tby Doris
Calhoun Pastor has assumed
new duties as acting presiding
elder of the South Pine Bluff
District and he is urging all mem
beers to morning services at
1915 and S. S. will be held at
s:l5 a. III. Gospel Chorus rend
cred a song service Sunday. Sep
TENDER 26th. Sick list in
eludes Mrs. Ethel Nicholson, Will
lie Mae Hoston, Maggie Ford and
Pinkie Daniels. Pulpit Aid
oBard met at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Rosie Barley Sun,
Sept. 26th. Mrs. Jeltha Watly
left Thursday to spend a few
weeks with her husband, Pvt.
Earnest Watly, -. Walter Dixon
returned to the city after visiting
in Chicago and Kansas City. :.
Mr.. Annie B. Smith has gone to
The hospital for an operation. :.
Mrs. Allene Crockett and Mrs.
Nellie Stovall are reported i'll. :,
Mrs. Amanda Johnson recently
returned from Camden where she
visited her sick sister. The
Home Nursing and Child Care
Center will open October 9Th.
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-01

did not come back and the empty hunks,
the blankets thrown aside as they threw
them, and the framed photographs on the
steel lockers.
s'The men have gone up the gangway
again to 60 into action and they jump from
landing barges to a beach, sirewn with the
bodies of their own people, and they claw
their way like animals into a hostile coast.
II have seen The hospitals with the
mauled men, the legless and blind, the
fingerIess hands and the burned faces--all
the destruction that steel and fire can do to
a mans body and mind. In Gods name,
what is it for except to gel this horrible
thing over with as quickly and as thor
oughly as possible? And if this il true, it
should mol be a matter Of Who will lend his
money! but 'Who dares not TOP"
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-01

he was the same.
How did you come DOWN."
Dwight Was asking.
Come down." repeated Rumble,
dislodging a fragment Of tobacco
from his tongue with a sharp noise
Of his lips. I'VE came in Elsa's ear.
She's got a good car now. and a
chauffeur. helped her pick out
the car And | know the ehauffeur's
okeh. He's a nice boy. Cousin Of a
friend of mine, | got him the job"
That's interesting" said Dwight.
Chesehro had shrunk into himself
at the advent Of Mr.. Rumble; he sat
like q huge. reddish-brown, silent.
malignant oyster. I'm sure that il
ii were the gentlemanly thing to do
he would have bitten Mr.. Rumble.
whats your line. Chesebro?" de-
manded Mr.. Rumble. turning upon
Jimmy the Cheese. For a moment
there was no reply. | could fancy he
was struggling with himself. then he
Kissed, Mining investments"
Investments? Oh. yes. never
had anything to invest myself, but
that's a good lire, | guess. Me, I'm
in"
But whatever it was that he was in
had to wait for the moment, for
Elsa aallsi to US from the thresh.
old.
(VO BE CoNTEUED)
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-01

visiting In the city. On October
10th the Usher Board is to pre-
sent a program.
Amos Chapel BaRt. Notes
Pastor invites you to service
Sunday at II o'clock and S. s. at
. 30. Hro. Allen Mcdaniel. Pres.
Of Usher board. asks all ushers to
hep resent. Bro. Robert Charles
supt. Bro. Fred Neal. clerk. Rev.
j. S, Smith, pastor.
Ward Chapel hottest Beatrice
8akerl-Class No. 2. Cleo Sims,
teacher. continues to lead the re-
port In s. s. Glass No. 3, Lewis
tsedman, teacher. received the
attendance banner. The following
we're visitors at the morning SER
vice Ruby Jones, Sam Jones Jr..
Rnsilee Ferguson. Steve Fergu-
son, Foster Matthews, oRtella
Newton, Lureen Williams and
Willie Mae Buford. New men,
Der Is ~Juanita Bullock. Night
services were In charge of the
esnior Choir and Gospel Chorus,
The Missionary Society is spon-
soring a Baby Contest Oct. 9TH.
Spiritual Five will render a spe-
eial program Oct 10th to assist
the conference report. See Earl
Mitchell for your copy of the State
Press.
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-01
JOHN STELVBECK
CABLES FROM OND Q n

HAVE SEEN the soldiers come down
from the ships and stand in long lines
on the docks, their 'B' bags ON their
backs and their rifles slung over their
shoulders.
II have seen the supplies come in by
the hundred shiploads, Locomotives and
tanks and trucks--acres of boxed food and
great mounds of hams, shiploads of bombs
stacked i'm from keel TO hatch and all ma
terials that we need at home--sieel for
bridges and buildings, food for our own
people, material enough to make all Amer
lea well fed and well housed and well
clothed.
IL have seen the men climb into the
Fortress in the early morning and fly away
waving with elaborate nonchalance and /
have seen the gap in the mess when they
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-01
Menifee News
English

Public school enrolment was
increased during the second week
of school. st. Mark s. S. was
conducted by supt. b. v. Reese.
Pastor. Rev. A. X. Roberts. de-
livered the messages on Sunday.
Visitors were Mrs. e. N. Jami-
son and Cpl. Altha Hines.
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-01
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BLACK AsJHsA1heS1
Mrusa SOMBREROV
FbgScLlFFoRD KNIGHT - .:sxe. J

Elsa was not at home, but | found
Reed Barton on her doorstep He
was knocking loudly like a desperate
man upca the panel of the door as
| assembled the last fight of stairs,
and left e1 only when | poked my
head within view He WIS carving
flowers. which few men Ike IL be
zen dong however much they MAY
esteem the intended recipient t6sras
Of He sought al first to hide fhem
from me; hence it was mol diff salt
to see that his case was urgent
She's not al home,H he an
nouneed with an air that indicated
Elsa's absence amounted almost to
a personal affront. II thought sure
she'd be here, Barry"
why should she be-"
Because | want to see her" He
still sought to conceal the eornu-
copia of flowers behind him.
And | want to see her too" |
said with a half humorous reser
walton Reed Barton did not under
stand. I've been maligned, SIAN
dered, and | mean to have it out
with her."
But I'm going away. Leaving
town. thought she ought to know
about it, He paid no attention what
ever to my own plant.
Just leave the flowers on her
doorstep, I'll tell her you called the
next time | see her." | said. He
laughed and brought the flowers
around into view. drew a fat green
pencil from his pocket, scrubbed
something upon the white paper and
snapped the flowers to the doorknob
with a rubber band.
Shes the most exasperating per-
son know, Barry" he said. But
what's she done to YOU" For the
first time he realized | had reason
for being there. The light was dim,
but | unrolled the c~arieature and
presented it.
They're all up and down the
boulevard" | said. Nov. In the
windows. Dwight and Hunt Rogers
and Jimmy the Cheese. Actors and
hooters; radio crooners; the movie
people"
He ehuckled. 1.-The little liar" he
said softly, lovingly, Il got after
her again, Barry. about not doing
anything with her talents. That night
when we ducked out or you at the
beach club. She swore that she
wasn't doing anything but hack
work. neve hoped to do anything
but hack work. She said she was
Evening star., 1943-09-26
BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT,


AS rumors and reports continue
to pile up concerning new assign
ment for Gen. George G. Marshall
they are accompanied on every hand
by tributes to the magnificent ac-.
complishments of this gifted officer
in his present post as chief of staff
of the United States Army and as
a member of the combined chiefs of
staff.
1t is perhaps a fitting moment to
invite attention to one of those ac-
complishments, which even If 1t
stood alone would entitle him to
the undying gratitude of the Amer
tcan people
Glance backward over the long
and in all too many cases, unneces-
sarily bloody pages of our military
history. 1t will Immediately be ap-
parent that never before in any
war which the United States has
ever waged have our armies been
so capably commanded from the
very beginning.
Recalls Inc0mpetents.
George Washington was a great
commander in chief. But he was
not always allowed free hand in
the selection of his subordinates.
Gates and Sullivan are outstanding
examples of the incompetence which
leads to butchery and lost battles.
The War of 1872 was one long
tragedy for our armies.
In the Mexican War, Taylor had
more courage and good luck than
skill; and Scott, very capable
general. had constant trouble with
his subordinates, notably the egregi-
GUS Pillow.
1t Is hardly necessary to recite
the long and terrible history of in
competence in high command in the
Civil War, where the younger and
abler generals came to the front
through a welter of blood that need
not have been spilled, after having
proven their right to command on
the battlefield
Wilson Chose Well.
OF the Spanish War, as far as
command by land is concerned, it
Is necessary only to remark that we
were fortunate in our enemy.
In the World War, the situation
ss far as command was concerned,
was vastly better than in previous
wars. This was due to the fact that
woodrow Wilson, a profound stu
dent OF American history, chose
wisely and well, first his Secretary
Of War, and second his commander
In chief.
There was only one front, and
the commander in chief on that
front was given full authority to
choose his subordinates and to send
back those who did not meet his
standards. Gen. Pershing performed
this task with ruthless efficiency.
But in the beginning he had to take
the generals as he found them, and
the wedding out of those whom
Evening star., 1943-09-26

and as far as possible proven for
their task before they were ever sent
into action with the responsibility
for the lives of American soldiers.
That is why. Let me give you two
examples: Gen., Eisenhower, and the
late 1t. Gen. Frank Andrews. When
the fall of France brought us all out
of our lethargy with a sudden dis
illusioning shock, Gen. Marshall i'm
mediately began to cast about for
the officers to command the new
army which he could see might soon
be needed.
He knew that most of the general
officers then serving were too old
Evening star., 1943-09-26

chief of staff for operations and
training. He made good in each
successive post, under the severest
pressure.
Frank Andrews was on that list,
too-a colonel Of the Air Corps. He
came to Washington as assistant
chief OF staff, went thence to Pam
anna to acquire knowledge Of COM
bined operations rs commander in
the Caribbean, then to Egypt as an
observer land, incidentally. to study
British methods) before he became
commander in chief Of our forces
in Great Britain.
(copyrisht. 1913. BY New York Tribune,
Inc)
Evening star., 1943-09-26

for the command of troops under
the exigent conditions of modern
war. He knew he would have to
pick his army, corps and division
commanders. and his air force COM
manders, from those who were then
serving in the grades of major.
lieutenant colonel and colonel.
He had a 'little list: but he did
not trust his improved Judgment.
Eisenhower was on the list. He
was lieutenant colonel of the 18th
Infantry. He was made chief of
staff of the 3rd Division; from there
ne went to be chief of staff of a
corps, and then OF an army. Then
he went to Washington as assistant
Evening star., 1943-09-26
STAR, WASHINGTON D. C., SEPTEMBER 2e 1s4s

task. With that one exception-and
it is good exception-every general
officer now commanding our forces
overseas is a product of Gen. Mar
shan's system of selection. Look
them over Eisenhower, Clark,
Patton, Eaker, Devers, Brereton,
Spaatz, Doolittle, Eichelberger,
Bradley and the rest-and note
that from the very first encounters
with the enemy American troops
have been capably and victoriously
led. How does it happen that these
capable young generals have come to
the front at the very outset of the
war to do so fine a job?
They were picked, tested, trained
Evening star., 1943-09-26

officers in the World War, as a
whole, is shining contrast to that
of the Civil War.
Chosen in Advance. .
In this war the process of selection
began before the war started. That
is the great difference between this
war and all those which have gone
before. For that fact Gen. Marshall
is responsible, and the results are
at once tribute to his foresight and
to his methods of choice.
Gen. Macarthur was natural"
the man on the spot, equipped with
an experience and personality
which uniquely fitted him for his
Evening star., 1943-09-26
MorshoNs Choice of Generals
Held Factor in u. S. Successes

seniority or chance had brought to
high places was not accomplished
without heart burnings and in some
cases without costly mistakes. Never
theless, the record of our general
Evening star., 1943-09-26

YOUNGEST GRANDFATHER BUYS A BOND-Sh above
with his Sevealweekod grandson Cunningham 429
oakdale place NV, 30yearod Agriculture Department
poye who believes himself of the youngest gandfahes
the United States He IA years old when
his daughter Cecilia the age married Al
phonso Jackson Navy Department messenger
last year. The child Ronald Jan Jackson holds War bond
bought for him last his gandfatherSar Staff Photo
Evening star., 1943-09-26

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-24
KEY POINTS
NEAR NAPLES
ARE BOMBED
Liberaiors, W arb a wks.
WeIIinqfons Make Other
Unopposed Sweeps

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. Aug. 24.-Allied
bomber fleets hammered two more
key railway points near Naples
without meeting a single Axis de-
fender
United States Liberators, sweep
ing i'll from the middle east, swept
Bari on the southeastern coast OF
Italy, downing IA enemy planes in
a blazing air battle No Liberators
were lost.
No enemy fighters rose to chal-
lenge medium Mitchells slamming
loads of bombs at daylight on Bat
tiplagia, south Of Naples nor on
British Wellingtons that pounded
Bagnolia in the suburbs of Naples
before dawn today.
American Warhawks had a SIM
liar experience, no enemy inter-
ceptors. in a sweep over Sardinia,
where a sharp raid was made on
enemy barracks and factory build
ings at Eagliari.