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THEY CAN TAKE 1T

The United States Marine Corps long has had an
fields of battle learned long ago of the terrific power
of the Marine Corps: of their ability to mete out
Furnishing offensives wherever their orders carried
them
We have heard less of the marines ability TO
absorb punishment for fortunately enough, par
tclllarly in this war most of their victories have
come without staggering lists of dead and wounded.
1t is with sadness that learn of the great losses
suffered in the battle to take Tarawa but it is with
pride too that the nation receives this word For on
Tarawa-as they have before-the marines proved
that they can take as well as give, punishment and
that their valor and tenacty is not discouraged by
whitening enemy fire.
Tarawa according to officers who there was
one of the toughest battles in the i68-year history
of the corps Attacking solidly established shore
positions manned by 1000 enemy troops the marines,
wavering attack in spite of opposition which would
have stopped a less courageous unit. For rs hours
they braved the best defense that the best OF the
Nipponese soldiers could present And at the end OF
that time they had eliminated the entire enemy
garrison
There were times during the fighting when the
Japs with well-organzed counterattack might have
killed or captured the entire eatherneck force accord
ing to the opinion of of the marine officers. They
could wiped out but they couldn't have driven
us Off" the officer declared
The battle Of Tarawa adds another brilliant,
albeit sad story the long list of heroic achieve
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week to put through pay raise OF
10 cents for Accents -an-hour work
ers. and a 9-cent raise for 54-cents-
an-hour workers, plus lesser raises
for the upper bracket workers.
However, Chairman Leiserson and
the National Mediation Board Whlch
rules on railroad wages stepped IN
and stopped the raise. They STEP
ped in after a secret conference
with leaders of the railroad brother
hoods which didn't want the raise
to 90 through. 1t would have up
set the special legislation - the
Truman resolution - about to be
adopted by tine Senate and sent on
to the House.
What the general public probably
does not realize is that Economic
Stabilizer Vinson never really vetoed
the Scent pay increase for non
operating rail workers. He ruled
that it must be more equitably dis
tributed. the lower bracket workers
getting a boost of around 10 cents
instead of cents. with the in
crease tapering off so that the
workers getting around 80 cents OF
a dollar an hour received little on
no increase.
Under the Vinson plan, about one
half Of the incorporating rail
workers would have gotten a pay
raise of 8 cents or even better. But
the higher-paid workers would not
The brotherhood chiefs turned
This down, wanting 8 cents straight
10 the top brackets as well as the
low It now looks as if Congress
following its new policy of granting
special boosts TO especially power
full groups in the nation, such as
the oil companies. would vote what
the brotherhoods want.
NOTE-Importan but unknown
fact about the oil price dispute is
that Judge vinson always has beer
willing to grant special help to the
81 stripper wells which cos
more to operate because the,
al pump|g partially exhausted
ar2as. However, the big Oil com
panies aren't interested in thes
small wells and the oil lobby neve
asked Vinson for stripper help.
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20 YEARS AGO { fHr EMPIRE
DECEMBER 27, 1923

DECEMBER 1923
brought particularly the attention of Congress in message
Coolidge of December
in transmitted The
placed ocaled woen
providing taxed
cases, andt the so-caled az
Alaska Rail-
estimates purchase addi
equipment Gotwa charge the
following according announcement
of Hard
leading With SIG according to
second Fair
third, fourth
all Moose children and their parents
Christmas
gifts the Riddles luncheon
in the banquet
daughter c St AIMS Hospital
weighing pounds Both mother and
baby doing according Devighne attending
physician.
report High 35; low, 33;
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HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
bat do not cOmapel
TUESDAY. DECEMBER %

TUESDAY, DECEMBER %
Benefic aspects ruling strongly
today favor contracts and agree
ments.
| HEART AND HOME: Kindly
stars should provide much happi-
ness for the family circle A we'd
ding today promises good fortune
and lasting partnership Love let
tiers will probably carry news Of
Burroughs and leaves from battle
fronts. There will be much reJolc-
ing through the week.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Develop
ments of great advantage are fore
seen for big business in the United
States. This week will be more
profitable for newspapers and other
mediums of communication than
for other lines of business. Mer-
chants and manufacturers will find
pleasure in contemplating plans for
1874.
NATIONAL ISSUES Since ma
tional elections necessarily inject
political considerations into public
policies longer one-term tenure
for the President of the United
States will be urged A sign seems
to presage legislation affecting the
high office of Chief Executive.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR S ::
Astrologers find strangely contra
dictory aspects in the horoscope Of
General Franco. In the first six
months of 1914 Uranus will be in
adverse rule. Franco will have diff
ficulty maintaining his authority.
In an attempt to align himself with
success he will try to win favor with
the Pope.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of year of success,
more OF less limited, but there is
fine promise for the future
Children born on this day prob
ably will be serious in nature ana
exceedingly sensitive. These Capri
corn natives have talent and in
tegrity.
Copyright, 1943)
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wood 1t looks like the Argen-
tine Nazis finally realize that we
don't like them any moreover if
the State Department pretendss to.
New Argentine Ambassador Escobar
has cancelled his airplane reserva-
lions to the U. S. A. On the
same day Stimson told the Senate
that General Patton had berated
not two but three soldiers, Patton
turned up riding with President
Roosevelt in Sicily Since then, U
S. doughboys are saying that the
Army has reversed baseball. In the
Army, it's Three strikes and you're
in"
Copyright, l943, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
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LOOK and LEARN BY g GORDON

vibrations second that tn
records?
q of the Democratic Party?
How eetar athom?
of Abraham Lincoln take place?
For Virginia named?
ANSWERS
30 10000.
April IA, 1865
Virgin Queen"
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Holiday Party TO Be
Held by Eastern StaI

An initiation, followed by a holi-
day party, will be held tomorrow
night by the Order of Eastern Star
at the Scottish Rite Temple.
Mrs. Daisy Fagerson and her
committee will have charge of ar
rangements for the occasion.
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Daily Lessons in English y y |. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN DECIDED victory by the Zone
that DECISIVE battle terminating
OFTEN MsPRoNOUNCED Wellesley college Pronounce welz
Ii in IL accent first syllable
MISSPELLED Parachute; not PARASHOOT
SYNONYMS: Leave talking, parting, farewell
WORD STUDY: and it is yours Let us
Today word
RECUR: consideration This question often
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FIUUCKN LllQUL|lL ROBERTA LEE

@ the waiter when dining
a
tell what she would like and allow
m o place order direct with the waiter.
friends who visit
the holidays?
A wish to do
the wedding
table?
wedding
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RAYMOND G. CARROLL

Many years ago, more than one
likes to remember, this columnist
was working his way through col
lege doing odd jobs for the Phiia-
delphia newspapers and hoping
some day to crash into big
journalism
The peak of big time journalism
then was Raymond q. Carroll,
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YOUR BROKEN LENSES

Replaced in our own shop. Eyes
Examined. DIR. Rae Lillian Carlson
Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. adv
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TIDES TOMORROW

High tide-2:46 a m, 1853 feet.
Low tide-3.29 a. M, 19 feet.
High tide 20 p. m, 1872 feet.
Low tide-9;08 p. m, -3.3 feet.
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ments of the marines Men who be wiped out
but who be driven off OF the stuff from
which victory is made.
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But more important, it lost one who
was a friend to man
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KINY PROGRAM
SCHEDULE

Monday-Afternoon and Evening
400 News Rebroadcast
4:15-Musical Matinee.
4:3o Downbeat
5:00-News Rebroadcast.
Sis Sports News Rebroadcast.
5:30-Special Music.
5:45-Your Dinner Concert.
6:00--Lone Ranger.
6:30-Easy Listening.
6:45-Coca Cola Show.
7:O0-Bernhard Levitow Orchestra
7:l5-Standard Oil News.
100 Duffy's
8:00-Suspense.
8.30-Great Gildersleeve.
9:00-xavier Cugat.
9;30-Gems in Music.
9:45-Alaska Line News.
1000 Capitol Three.
10 :15-Harry James.
1890 Melody Roundup.
1o:45 Spotlight Bands.
11:o0-One Night Stand
II 80 Sign Off.
observation-disclosures and Noon.
7:30- Reveille Rhythns.
8.0O-News Rebroadcast.
8;l5-Morning Thought.
800 Xavier Cugat
9:00-News Rebroadcast.
9.15-G. I. 1--WE.
$50 One Night Stand
10.G0-Cub Reporters.
1915 Harry James.
1890 Melody Round Up.
l0:45 Mid Morning Matinee.
II :O0-Music We Love.
Il :30-Music Rebroadcast.
II ;45- Between Bookend Rebroad-
cast
IL 90 Sound Off.
1915 Song Parade.
IL :30--Alaska Federal News.
IL Personal Album.
l.O0-Off air until 400.
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weather report: High, IS; low, 80; snow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28

executive director of the commits
sion, that there can be no guar
antee that an employe released to &c
to another job will be paid the same
or higher wage.
They also said that an employer
able to release employees in a labor
shortage area by going on a AZ
our week may not transfer them
to another plant he owns in an area
where there is no labor shortage
unless manpower officials approve
Other Exemptions.
A store with fewer than eight en-
ployes is exempt, even if it is affili-
ated with a chain having several
hundred or more, they said.
Besides the exclusion of employ
ers with less than eight workers
other exemptions in the regulations
include State ard political subdi-
vision employees, youth under the
age OF l6 and persons who, because
Of other employment, household du-
ties or physical disabilities. are not
available for full-time work"
The manpower officials said con-
siderable segment of the lumber anc
non-ferrous metal industries was al.
ready on a 48hour basis. Last Sep
TENDER the War Production Boarc
ordered workers in the two indus
tries in II Western States be placed
on 48-hour week with pay and one
half for the work in excess of AZ
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that the work week shall be ex-
tended to the minimum wartime
work week only in conformity with
the provisions of subsection &C. of
Section 9035 of the regulations.
All schedules for the release of
workers approved in accordance
with subsection CO of Section 9O3 5
of the regulations shall be forwarded
by regional manpoWer directors or
their representatives. to appropriate
local offices of the United States
Employment Service.
To Report Violations.
If the regional manpower director
or his representative determines
that, with respect to any plant. fac
tory. Or other place Of employment.
an employer is not complying with
the regulations. he shall:
CA Notify such employer that
he is not permitted to hire workers
for work in such plant, factory. or
other place of employment: and
'B) So inform appropriate local
offices Of the United States En-
ployment Service.
Regional manpoWor directors shall
instruct all review units established
under approved employment sta
bilization programs in areas and for
activities designated as subject to
the provisions of the executive order
to consider the minimum wartime
work week as defined in section
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work week could be adopted as pro-
vided in subsection ,tBp of section
903.5 of the regulations, he may re-
quire the employer to submit in
| formation as to the number of
workers, classified according to oc-
cupation. who would be released as
result of the extension of the
work week
Must Notify Employment Service.
If the regional manpower direc-
/ tor or his representative determines
/ that it should be possible to place
the workers promptly in suitable
employment with other employers.
he shall:
CA Instruct the employer to pro-
coed promptly to extend the work
week to the minimum wartime work
week; and
(B) Inform the appropriate To-
cal Offices of the United States En-
ployment Service of the number
and occupational classification of
workers to be released
If the demand for such workers
in the locality does not make it
possible for them to be placed
promptly in suitable employment
with other employers. the regional
manpoWer director or his repre-
sentative shall notify the employer
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1904 OF the regulations as full time
employment for the purpose of de-
termining eligibility of worker for
a statement of availability.
When the designated representa-
tive of a regional manpower director
cannot secure compliance with the
regulations through resources avail
able to him, he shall submit a full
report Of the nature and extent of
the. violation to the regional man
power director. who shall take
action through the appropriate Gov
eminent agency.
Any worker or employer. or group
Of workers or employers, dissatisfied
with any act or failure to act pur-
suant to the terms of the regulations
and this instruction shall be given
fair opportunity to present his
or their case through the War Man
power Commission appeals pro-
cedule.
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Regional Directors Given
Instructions on Procedure

P, the Associated Press
FOLLOWING is the teri of the
War MdnpoWer Commissions in
structions to regional representa-
tiUes concerning operation OF the
48-hour program
l. Purpose.
The purpose of this instruction is
to establish the procedures to be
followed in the field Offices of the
War Manpower Commission in
carrying out the provisions of Exec
utive Order No. 1901, and the reg
ulations prescribed under the terms
of that order by the chairman of
the War ManpoWer Commission.
2. Policy.
The effectuation of the purposes
of Executive Order No. 1901, here
matter referred to as the executive
order, shall be the responsibility of
the several regional manpower direc-
tors in their respective Jurisdictions
The responsibilities and authorities
set forth in this instruction, with
the exception of the authority to
designate areas and activities sub
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Text of Stinson Letter
Secretary Of War Writes to Reynolds
ndorsinq Monpower Measure

+ more fully modified than we are.
We cannot wage war to the great
est advantage and with minimum
)osses, or contribute our full part
to the united war effort, without
mobilizing our human resources with
= thoroughness at least approaching
that of our enemies and our prin-
cipal Allies.
Owe it to Soldiers.
Furthermore, we owe an Obliga-
ton to our fighting men to effect an
extension of the Selective Service
-ystem to the home front to assure
steady, full supply of munitions
and supplies necessary to win the
/ war
At this crucial stage of the war we
can no longer depend solely on vol
untary methods backed by indi-
| rect sanctions to cure the grow
ing critical labor shortages which
threaten the war effort. There are
labor shortages, present or immi-
nent. in agriculture, mining and
| industry.
There is increasing evidence of
the inadequacy of the present con-
trolls to achieve a full utilization of
our manpower and to solve the la
! Dor shortage problem. As a result
IN several instances where labor
shortage emergencies existed, it has
been necessary to take men from
the Army to supply labor This is a
/ practice that is WaSteful and dis
ruptlve to the Armys training pro-
! gram.
/ AS further result, proposals have
/ been made to give blanket defer
/ mentS to groups of workers, thus
! limiting greatly the manpower pool
| on which the Army depends for its
! soldiers. We must direct additional
| persons into essential occupations
rather than keep the men out of the
/ Army who are needed for the Job of
winning the war.
Compulsion If Needed.
5000 recognizes that, if possible,
the problem OF labor supply should
be solved by voluntary methods. It
/ provides for compulsion only when
! voluntary methods fail or are for
/ other reasons Inadequate.
/ 1naSmuch as the committee has
requested that this report be ex-
pedited, the Bureau of the Budget
has authorized It's submission with
out a determination by the bureau
as to whether it conforms to the
! programs Of the President.
Sincerely yours.
HENRY L. STIMSON.
! Secretary OF War.
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Ply the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press
Following is the teTt OF Secre-
tdry OF War StimSon's letter to
Chairman Reynolds OF the Sen
ate Military Affairs Committee,
ENDORSING the AUSTIN WadsUorth
manpO1Uer bill:
The War Department strongly in
dorses S. 666. Seventy-eighth Con-
gress, a bill Ito provide further for
the successful prosecution of the war
through a system of civilian selective
war service with the aid of the Selec-
tive Service system" and urges its
prompt passage by the Congress.
Comments on specific provisions of
the bill will not be given at this
time.
S. 666 would make every man who
has registered or is required to reg
lister under the Selective Training
and Service Act of 1910, as amended
and every woman between the ages
of l8 and so. with certain exceptions,
who are required to register under
this bill liable to contribute by per-
sOnal service to the war effort in
non -combatan capacity in industry,
agriculture, or any other occupation.
activity or employment which the
President shall, from time 30 time
determine to be essential to the
effective prosecution of the war.
Total Mobilization Needed.
THO ,>I,u,ar IN dot ary,ipe that S,,cb
workers are needed is vested in the
President. He may call for volun-
teerS for service and. if the response
Is inadequate or if he deems it i'm
practicable to call for volunteers,
may. either directly or through the
chairman Of the War ManpoWer
Commission, direct the Selectlve
Service System to supply the re-
uLlired number of persons. The Selec-
live Service System would be main
tanned intact and would be utilized
as the agency to classify and select
these persons TO be assigned to
/ service
A total mobilization of our man
and woman power is essential to
| win the war. Only through COM
prehensive legislation, such as S. 666.
/ TO place on every one the equal
obligation to serve in the war effort,
| can total mobilization be
/ achieved
Britain and Russia have national
war service laws under which men
and women may be assigned to non
military as we'll as military duties.
Both Germany and Japan likewise
have such laws. These countries are
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Der of hours within period of seven
successive days. beginning with the
same calendar day each week, dur
ing which workers are normally
required to be on duty.
OBJ agriculture" means those
farm activities carried on by farm
owners or tenants on farms in con-
nection with the cultivation of the
soil, the harvesting of crops or the
raising, feeding or management of
livestock, bees and poultry, and
shall not include any packing. can
ming, processing, transportation or
marketing of articles produced on
farms unless performed or carried
on as an incident to ordinary farm
! ing operations as distinguished from
manufacturing or commercial oper-
atlonS.
| General Order No. 5.
Designation of certain areas as
subject to provisions of Executive
Order No 93Ol:
BY virtue Of the authority vested
in me as chairman of the War Man
power Commission by Executive
| Order No. 1901, establishing mini
mum wartime work week of 48
hours and in accordance with the
provision Of Section 1882 OF the
regulations prescribed by me on
February o. 1943, I hereby desig-
nate the following areas as subject
to the provisions OF Executive Order
No. 93Ol:
Akron, Ohio; Baltimore. Md;
Bath Me: Beaumont, Tex: Bridge
port, Conn; Brunswick, Ga; Buff
falo. N. Y; Charleston. S. c.: Chey-
enne. Wyo.: Dayton. Ohio; Detroit.
Mich: Elkton, Md; Hampton Roads,
Va: Hartford. Conn; Las Vegas,
New. Macon, Ga: Manitowoc. Wis:
Mobile, Ala: New Britain. Conn:
| Ogden, Utah: Panama City, Fla:
Pascagoula, Miss; Portland, Greg:
Portsmouth, N. H.: San Diego, Calf;
Seattle, Wash: Somerville, N. j.:
Springfield, Mass: Sterling, ILL.,:
Washington. D. c.; Waterbury,
Conn; Wichita, Kans.
General Order No. 6.
Designation of certain activities as
subject to provisions OF executive
order No. 1901.
BY virtue of the authority vested
IN me as chairman of the War Man.
power Commission by executive
order No. 1901. establishing a min
lmum wartime work week of 48
hours, and in accordance with the
provisions of section 9O3.2 of the
regulations prescribed by me on
February %. 1943, I hereby desig-
nate the following activities as sub
ject to the provisions of executive
order No. 9301:
l. The mining Gncluding the de-
velopment of ore properties>. dress
ing and beneflciating milling) of
the following non-ferrous metals
and their ores:
Aluminium, antimony, arsenic,
beryllium, chrome, cobalt, columb-
ium, copper, lead, magnesium, man
ganese, mercury, molybdenum, sill
yer, tantalum, tin, titanium, tung-
stem, uranium, vanadium, zinc, zir-
conium, all other non-ferrous metals
and their ores.
2. Ca All logging opera tons.
(b) All operations OF all saWmills.
planning mills, veneer mills, ply
wood mills. cooperage-s stock mills,
cooperage establishments, shingle
mills, wooden box factories and wood
pulp mills.
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hours. Subsequently the once Of
Price Administration raised ceiling
levels to compensate for the extra
costs.
The lumber and non-ferrous metal
order was the first issued on an in
dustry-Wide basis. About 10000
lumber and 10000 metal workers are
reported to be affected.
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Joy Over Soldiers
Release From Army
Is Fatal to Mother
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
READING, Pa. Feb. 27.-A
72-year-old Reading woman
died today from a heart attack
which Deputy Coroner George
H. Zehner said he believed was
induced by excitement over
her sons arrival home with an
honorable discharge from the
Army.
Mrs. Fabian Sebest, sr., was
stricken shortly after she en-
braced her son, William, Al,
when he reached home at
7 am. He had been attached
to an Air Force unit and was
released from service because
he was deemed to be over age.
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CONTINUED From First PageD
concern Of other agencies, he de-
clared. Opposition to easing any
price ceilings in order to take care
OF increased costs under the 49,
hour order has been expressed by
Price Administrator Prentiss Brown.
Newspapermen were told by Mr..
Harper and Lawrence A. Appley,