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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-20
FORMAL DANCE is
FEATURE OF USO

On Friday, March 10, the USO
held a formal dance in honor of
ST. Patrick's Day. The Army or
chestra, under the leadership of
Ernie Mauro, furnished the music.
a large number attended the en-
joyable affair and everyone voted
it one of the best dances held this
Year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-20
MIR. AND MRS. RUSHER
ARE PARENTS OF SON

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rusher are
the proud parents Of a baby boy
born March II. He has been named
Robert Carl and weighed eight
pounds, seven ounces at birth.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-20
WOMEN OF MOOSE
HOLD INITIATION

+ Women of the Moose held initia-
ton for new members at their
meeting last Wednesday. A social
hour followed the close of the
meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-20

sugar. AS a result, he says his
mind and faculties are clearer than
they have ever been.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-20

MIR. AND MRS. S. HARTLEY
ARE PARENTS OF SON
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Hartley on March 9 at the
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Policeman S Slayer
Given 2O-Year Term
Willie Bullock Sentenced
For Crime in 1882

Willie Bullock, 43, colored, today
was sentenced by Justice Matthew F.
MCGUIRE of District Court to serve
20 years in the penitentiary on a
charge of second-degree murder in
connection with the fatal shooting
of Policeman George w. Shinault
in 1882.
Bullock was being tried on a
charge of first-degree murder when,
on June 9. he pleaded guilty to
second-degree murder.
At q previous trial Bullock had
been convicted in District Court of
f1rst-degree murder, but in June,
l941, the Court of Appeals reversed
the conviction on the grounds the
Government had failed to prove
generalization.
In the second trial, which was
stopped when Bullock pleaded
guilty, Assistant United States At
torney Charles B. Murray. presecut-
ing the case, sought to prove both
premeditation, and also that the
defendant was committing, felony.
when Policeman Shinault arrived
on the scene in the first block of r
street NV. Bullock was a fugitive
for several years following the shoot
ing.
The maximum possible penalty for
second-degree murder is from Is
years to life, with the indeterminate
sentence required when the maxi
mum penalty is given.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Continued From First Page.)

can business gave their mo strike,
no lockout" pledge after the attack
on Pearl Harbor.
UNIV Record Cited.
That pledge has been we'll kept
except in the case of the leaders
of the United Mine Workers. For
the entire year of 1912, the time lost
by strikes averaged only 5il00ths of
l per cent of the total man hours
worked. The American people
should realize that fact-that SO and
95fl00 per cent of the work went
forward without strikes, and that
only 5/100 of per cent of the work
was delayed by strikes. That record
has never before been equalled in
this country. 1t is as good or better
than the record of any of our Allies
in wartime.
But laws are often necessary to
make a very small minority of peo-
pie live up to the standards that
the great majority of people follow.
Recently there has been interrupt
ton of work in the coal industry,
even after it was taken over by the
Government. I understand and
sympathize with the general pur-
pose of the war disputes bill to
make such Interruptions clearly un-
lawful.
The first seven sections of the
bill are directed to this objective.
Section one provides that the act
may be cited as the War Labor Dis
putes Act.
Section two relates to definitions.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
One Kaiser Shipyard
Hit for Inefficiency
Builder Says Design
Changes Slowed Work
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25. -
Charges that one Henry j. Kaiser
Co. shipyard has been so misman-
aged that not one ship has been de-
hvered in the year or more the yard
has been in operation were made
before House merchant marine
subcommittee yesterday by Alonzo
Bryan, an auditor for the Maritime
Commission.
Mr.. = Bryan said ! the No. l
yard was building transport vessels
land that the keel of the first ship
was laid May IA, 1912, but not one
ship had been delivered yet"
The contract with the Maritime
Commission was made for 80 ships
at cost of 5000, ,000," Mr.. Bryan
said. Already more than half of
that is spent, as far as I can deter
mine"
At Detroit Mr.. Kaiser commented
tildt tne manager OF the NO. 8 yard
is c. P. Bedford who also manages
the adjacent No. and No. 2 yards,
and added these yards this month
are delivering "a or 25 Liberty ships
at a cost of 275,000 to 300 900 man
hours per ship, which he said was
Just one-half of the national aver
age for all shipyards."
Mr.. Kaiser said delays in building
the transport ships in the No. 3
yard were attributable to changes in
design, to shortage of skilled man
power, and to the transfer of oper-
ations to a contract for As ships
for the Navy.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Steelworkers Seek
Regional Labor Board
Also Ask Special
PoneI for Industry
By the Associated Press.

The C1O United Steelworkers'
Executive Board proposed TODAY
that the War Labor Board establish
a regional board at Pittsburgh and
a national steel panel to adiudicate
all wage disputes arising in that
industry.
A resolution adopted by the board
said the union had kept its no.
strike pledge, but procedures of the
WLB are so complicated and
laoor1ous as to practically negate
the rights of our membership
through the long delays incident to
the disposition of pending cases.
which delay, unfortunately, must
play havoc with the efficiency and
morale OF the steelWorkers."
The proposed Pittsburgh regional
board would handle all cases in that
area. while the proposed steel panel
would be national in scope. The
unions board said that under the
present setup of regional boards
there is a strong danger that the
wage pattern in the industry will be
broken down into regional patterns
with the accompanying develop
ment of inequalities and unfair wage
differentials.'
The Executive Board also pro-
posed vigorous Government action
to enforce the 48-hour week
throughout the whole steel industry.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Requisiiion Of Corn
From Elevator Stores
Ordered by VITA
Move Follows Refusal
OF Owners TO Sell
At Current Prices
Earlier Story on Page AID

tA<&AAASA SsoAy Vh - @&& &A A1 y
BY the Associated Press.
The War Food Administration
announced today it is requisi-
tioning stocks of corn in 96 Mid
western terminal elevators In a
move to secure supplies for proc
essors making corn food feed
and industrial products essential
to the war effort. g
Supplies obtained under the requi-
sitioning order will be allocated
among professors under a plan yet
to be announced.
The elevators on which requisi-
tions are being served are located
at Manitowoc, Wis, tyo elevators;
Sioux City, Iowa, four; Peoria, Ill,
three: Burlington. Iowa, one; st.
Joseph, Mo, six; Des Moiness two;-
Indianapolis, three; Louisville, two:
st. Louis, ten: Omaha and Council
Bluffs, IA; Chicago, 20; Minneapolis,
eight; Decatur, ILL.,, three; Kansas
City, Mo, and Kansas, IA; Superior
Duluth, four.
Corn in these elevators is being
requisitioned regardless of previous
contracts, VIA said.
Today's action follows the closing
down of some processing plants due
to inability to purchase corn at cur
rent Government ceiling prices, be-
cause owners have been reluctant to
sell at those prices.
Requisitioning papers are being
served, officials said, by United
States marshals and in some cases
by military officials where marshals
are not available
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Suicide Identified
As Arlington Woman
Body Found on Hotel
Court After Plunge
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, June 25.-The battered
body of woman, identified from
belongings as Mrs. Jeanne Norton,
81, 838 18th street south, Arlington,
Va, was found today on the sixth
floor roof in a court at the Palmer
House. She apparently had plunged
from her room on the 18th floor.
The body was found by Jack
Deman, hotel night manager, and
the house physician after a patron
on the l4th floor called the SWITCH
board and said he had heard a noise
sounding like falling body in the
court. The woman was dead when
the men reached the roof.
In the 18th-floor room police found
an unsealed envelope addressed to
1t. Kenneth c. Norton, Naval Hospi-
tai, Brooklyn, which said in part:
I, too, am sorry that we couldn't
find happiness together-just wasn't
to be- I did want to see you one
more time-but it's better this way.
Be happy always. God bless you.
Love, JEANNE"
The envelope contained another
piece of paper on which was written,
Please send Mary and Eddie an
niversary gift"
A coroner's jury decided chat Mrs.
Norton committed suicide while
temporarily insane because of LII
health. '''
Evening star., 1943-06-25

fruitful source of controversy and
of bitter jurisdictional strife.
Section 8 ignores completely
labor's "no-strike" pledge and pro-
vides in effect for strike notices and
strike ballots. Far from discourag-
ing strikes these provisions would
stimulate labor unrest and give Gov
ernment sanction to strike agita-
tions.
The 80 days allowed before the
strike vote is taken under Govern
ment auspices might well become q
boiling period instead of a cooling
period. The thought and energies
of the workers would be diverted
from war production to vote getting.
The heads of our military. naval
and production agencies have testi-
fled that these provisions are likely
to be subversive of the very purpose
of the bill-uninterrupted produc-
ton.
Section nine of the bill prohibits
for the period of the war political
contributions by labor organiza tions.
This provision obviously has no rel
evancy to a bill prohibiting strikes
during the war in plants operated
by the Government, or to "War
Labor Disputes Act" If there be
merit in the prohibition, 1t should
not be confined to wartime, and
careful consideration should be
given to the appropriateness Of ex-
tending the prohibition to other
non-profit organizations.
Will Approve Other Bill.
There should be no misunder-
standing-I intend to use the powers
Of Government to prevent the in
terruption of war production by
strikes. I shall approve legislation
that will truly strengthen the hands
of Government in dealing with such
strikes, and will prevent the de-
fiance of the National War Labor
Boards decisions.
recommend that the Selective
Service Act be amended so that per-
sons may be inducted into non
combat military service up to the
age of 65 years. This will enable us
to induct into military service all
persons who engage in strikes or
stoppages or other interruptions of
work in plants in the possession OF
the United States. .. - ..,..
This direct approach is necessary
to insure the continuity of war
work. The only alternative would
be to extend the principle of selective
service and make it universal in
character.
I recognize that this bill has an
entirely praiseworthy purpose to
insure full war production. But I
am convinced that section 8 will
produce strikes in vital war plants
which otherwise would not occur.
Therefore. I could not properly dis
charge the duties of my Office If I
were to approve s. 796.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
The White House, June as, 1943.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Honolulu Mayor
Says Mainland
Hasn't Felt War
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
For mainlanders complaining
about wartime restrictions, Mayor
Lester j. Petrie of Honolulu today
had these comments to make on
his first visit here since the outbreak
of hostilities:
Main difference between Hawaii
and the mainland, he observed, was
that Hawaii had no strikes. Every
one in Hawaii works"
Food rationing had not been nee
essary there, he said, because is
landers were wide awake to the ne
cessities of war"
AS for rationed tires and gaso-
line, the Mayor commented:
"We are not so literally treated
as the mainland in this"
For those fearing liquor rationing
on the mainland, Mr.. Petrie declared
liquor rationing, in force in Hawaii
since the outbreak of war, allowed
one quart weekly of hard liquor, but
that there had been dry spells" of
weeks and months.
Mr.. Petrie also revealed the is
lands had acquired a new name
the Line Islands ds"-because of the
patient queues which waited there
for everything.
80 you think you're badly hit?"
he queried.
We'll, just wait"
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Sterling Hayden Granted
Change Of Surname
By the Associated Press.


BRIDGEPORT. Conn, June 25-
Madeleine Carroll and her husband.
Sterling Hayden, film stars, who
sought permission to change their
surname so that he, a lieutenant In
the Marine Corps, could escape
public notice consequent on his
Hollywood career, will be known
henceforth as Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hamilton.
The actress. appearing at brief
hearing today in Superior Court,
where their petition for "a change of
name was approved by Judge
Charles j. Mclaughlin, testified that
she planned to return to the screen
after the war, but her husband
would not.
Their petition asserted that the
former actor found movie publicity
distasteful and embarrassing, and
that members of the Marine Corps
have distinct aversion to public
ity of this sort"
Why the Haydens chose the name
Hamilton was not disclosed.
Evening star., 1943-06-25

Gated the problem to the General
Electric Co.
Two days ago. Roy C. Muir, vice
president of the company, flew in
from Schenectady with a piece of
highly magnetized compressed metal
processed by General Electric. Mr..
Boyer grooved the magnet to fit on
the end of an ordinary stomach tube.
DR.. Silber, after experimenting
with the gadget, lowered the tube
through the mouth of the conscious
and cooperative boy yesterday at
Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn.
He established contact and coaxed
the lock past the protective cardia
in the upper part of the stomach
into the esophagus from which DR..
Karl Kaplan, nose and throat spe-
cialist at the hospital. seized the
locks hasp with an instrument and
pulled it out.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Six Hurt in England
In-CIash Of CoIored
Troops and Police
Army Reports N. P.'s
demonstrated With
DisorderIy Soldiers
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, June 25.-Five United
States enlisted men and one officer
were reported today to have been
injured in a fight between military
police and colored troops in North
west England last night.
A statement issued by headquar-
ters of the United States Army in
the European theater of operations
said early reports indicated that
"the fight began when military po-
licemen demonstrated with Negro
soldiers behaving in a disorderly
manner" in a town street.
The situation was never out of
control, it was stated by the local
commander" headquarters said.
It reported that one of the COL
ored men was wounded seriously.
Investigation Under Way.
The text of the statement:
"An investigation into a fight be-
tween military policemen and a
small group of Negro soldiers was
being conducted tonight by head
quarters of the European theater
of operations of the United States
Army.
Early reports indicated that the
fight began when military policemen
demonstrated with Negro soldiers be-
having in a disorderly manner in
the street of town in Northwest
England.
The situation was never out of
control, it was stated by the local
commander.
injured in, the fight We're, five
enlisted soldiers and one, officer.
One Seriously Injured.
"One man, Pvt. William Gross
lands, colored, was stated. to be
seriously injured.
THE officer is First 1t. David D.
Ousset. His injuries were not con-
sidered serious. The other enlisted
men were not badly hurt
1t. Ousset is from San Antonio,
Tex. He is white as are the mill
tary police involved.
Pvt. Grosslands' home town was
not given.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Head Of Mantle Club
Gets 5 Years, Fined
$4,000 in Mail Fraud
Monjor's Wife and Ten
Associates Sentenced;
Two Accept Probation
BY the Associated Press.


WILMINGTON, Del, June 25.-
Hugh B. Monjar, national president
of the Mantle Club, was sentenced
to five years in prison and fined
$40 900 today by Federal Judge Paul
Leahy on charges of using the mails
to defraud and violating the Securi-
ties Act of 1888.
His second wife, Josephine, con-
victed on conspiracy charges, was
sentenced to Is months imprison-
ment and fined $4,000, and 10 other
associates in the self-styled social
and fraternal organization received
prison sentences and fines ranging
from three years and $1,000 to six
months and $500.
Six who received the lesser pen
alties were offered suspended SEN
tences and probation-but four de-
clined to accept probation and chose
to go to prison. A condition of the
suspensions was severing of rela-
tions with the club.
Trial Took Four Months.
A jury of IL men and one woman
convicted them May % after a four
months trial. The Government
contended that the Mantle Club,
which Monjar said he founded IS
years ago to promote a system of
ethics, was instead a scheme to de-
fraud.
He was accused of accepting more
than 1890, 900 in unsecured loans
from club members and converting
most of the money to his own use
The Securities and Exchange Com
mission held the transactions yio-
lated the Securities Act.
Sentenced to three years and fined
$4,000 were Clement j. Drew, one
time husband of Josephine Moniar:
Abraham j. Cooke and F. Fenton
Jones, all club directors. Sentenced
to year and day and fined 81 900
were j. j. Fitzpatrick, L. B. Cruiser
and c. w. Candlin.
Sentenced to 18 months and fined
sl.500 were j. E. Lindh and E. F..
Willard. D. S. Moore was fined
81 900 and sentenced to a year and
a day; w. p. Maddams. $500 and
six months. All live in Wilmington.
except Willard, whose home is in
Brooklyn.
Two Accepted Probation.
All but the Monjars and Drew.
Cooke and Jones, were offered pro-
baton on condition that the fines
be paid and they resign from the
club. Only Cruiser and Lindh ac-
cepted.
The stocky, middle-aged Moniar,
who lives in a 100000 residence at
Ardmore, Pa, was expressionless
when the sentence was passed. His
wife and other defendants likewise
showed no emotion.
Judge Leahy early this week had
denied a motion for a new trial.
Former Senator Daniel o. Hastings
OF Wilmington, defense counsel, gave
no indication of whether the verdict
would be appealed.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Cleanup Drive May Close
New Orleans French Mart
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, June 25.-Dr.
John M. Whitney, city director of
public health, threatened today to
close the entire French market here,
unless what he called dirty and
deplorable conditions" were cor
rected.
The historic landmark in the old
French quarter handles fresh vege-
tables and fruits, meats and sea-
foods and has its famous coffee
stands open to all-night customers.
The announcement was made
after Utilities Commissioner Fred
A. Earhart inspected the market and
reported finding filthy conditions. I"
DR.. Whitney said Mayor Robert S.
Maestri had authorized him to "go
the limit" in the campaign to clean
up the market.
"If the present campaign fails to
bring results we will order the entire
French market closed" DR.. Whitney
said.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Text of Anti-Strike Veto

Section three gives statutory au-
thority to the President to seize
war facilities-a power already ex-
ercised on several occasions under
executive order or proclamation.
Sections four and five of the bill
provide for maintaining existing
terms and conditions of employ
ment except as directed by the War
Labor Board.
Section six makes it a criminal
offense to instigate, direct or aid a
strike in Government-operat
plant or mine.
This would make possible the ar
rest of few leaders who would
give bond for their appearance at
trial. 1t would assure punishment
for those found guilty and might
also have some deterrent effect,
But 1t would not assure continuance
of war production In the most criti-
cal emergencies.
Section seven gives the National
War Labor Board statutory author
ity and defines its powers.
Broadly speaking, these sections
incorporate into statute the existing
machinery for settling labor dis
putes. The penalties provided by
the act do not detract from the
moral sanctions of labor's no-strike
pledge.
If the bill were limited to these
seven sections would sign it.
Provisions Out of Place.
But the bill contains other pro-
visions which have no place in leg
islation to prevent strikes in war
time and which, in fact, would To-
ment slow-downs and strikes.
I doubt whether the public gen.
orally are familiar with these pro-
visions I doubt whether the Con-
gress had the opportunity fully to
appraise the effects of these provi-
sions upon war production.
Section 8 requires the representa-
tive of employees of war contractor
to give notice of a labor dispute
which threatens seriously to inter-
rupt war production to the Secre-
tary of Labor, the National War La
Dor Board and the National Labor
Relations Board in order to give the
employees the opportunity to express
themselves by secret ballot whether
they will permit such interruption
of war production.
1t would force labor leader who
is trying to prevent a strike in ac-
cordance with his no-strike pledge
to give the notice which would
cause the taking of strike ballot
and might actually precipitate a
strike.
In wartime we cannot sanction
strikes, with or without notice.
Would Open Controversy.
Section 8 further makes it manda-
tory that the National Labor Re-
lations Board on the 30th day after
the giving of the notice take secret
ballot among the employees in the
plants, mines, facilities, bargaining
unit or bargaining units" as the
case may be, on the question of
whether they will stop work. This
requirement would open the whole
controversy over bargaining units, ("