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THE COAL STRIKE

John L. Lewis main battle-cry in his so-far sue
cessfu effort to slow the normal flow of munitions
to overseas has been that the miners are
hungry.
Along with the aid of publications which
don't care much about checking their figures he has
succeeded in convincing people that the miners
low-paid
That isn't true unless the reports submitted by
the War Labor Board lie.
According to tables brought out by the employer
member of the Board, the average pay of United
Mineworkers from STAT weekly in 1893 to $4297
in March, l943 an increase of 1893 percent. Thus,
a few months ago, the btuminous miners of the
nation received average weekly wage of S4297 for
working 38 3 hours week. compared to average week
~ earnings of "a for workers in all manuactur-
ing industries who are working average Of 448
hours week. At the time, the cost of living,
unless the Government lies again. has increased 2l8
percent from January 1941, to March, 1943. This
while the hourly earnings of the soft coal workers
increased 26.8 percent in the same period.
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70 YEARS AGO f{ yfT EMPIRE
JULY l. 1923

L
Sandy"
Miss
the losing candidate 2l64 when the
the the Goddess Liberty
buy suits the baseball
Styfve excrsonis the majority made the trip
Taku Glacier the the Navigation Com
planned for
Harbor would be
made it announced by w. S. Pulen
Marshal returned to his Juneau head
southern end of the
official
Leila the Admiral Rogers from
Eugene the Unve
sity of
part Juain Mine Berners Bay
met here by jean Vanophe
company. left at for Jualn.
Inauguration of through standard
the Alaska Railroad
Steese Chairman from Judge
Finny the
previous Saturday killed
of his home at Salmon Greek
distant according
heard another bear at the
darkness did after
temperature of rs and mini
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NO cow FEED

The threatened shortage of but
ter and other dairy products could
be traced to the same bottleneck,
the Sterilization boss declared. Due
to corn boarding, dairy farmers
haven't enough feed for their poul-
try and milk cows. Rather than
sell at SLOT a bushel to dairymen,
corn producers are fattening their
hogs and beef cattle for market,
Vinson said. AS result, vitality
needed dairy products are running
short, while pork production is
rising. The two should be brought
into balance, Vinson said, but this
was impossible while corn hoard
ing continued.
Vinson had to run gauntlet
of questions by Senators John Bank
head of Alabama, George Aiken of
Vermont and Walter George of
Georgia(a committee guesb. They
contended that farmers couldn't
afford to dispose of their corn COM
mercially at the present ceiling
price.
The three Senators commended
that farmers realized an estimated
$1.19 or $1.20 bushel for corn
fed to hogs, based on the current
high market prices for pork. There
fore, they asked, why should the
farmer sell corn for commercial
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In the face of these facts, Lewis says the miners
have suffered economically result of the war
and that they are hungry.
Additional data is furnished by report OF the
American Rolling Mill Company covering operations
of company mines in West Virginia. According to
the report, of 256 employed in the mine, only
LOG took the opportunity to work full time. Those
who worked full time received monthly pay averages
as follows:
for the month; conveyor leaders, $2147S: machine
men and helpers, $24370; hand leaders, $4,000,
tpple force and general outside labor $l6504; and
electricians mechanics and other shop men, $2246S
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-07-01
yICE-PRESIDENT GEORGE
OF GEOKGIA???

Senator George of Georgia sat
in the Senate the other day read
ing an article in a local news
paper predicting that he would be
Roosevelt's vice-presidential run
ning-mate in 1914
The political dope, expounded by
the newspaper, was that FDR
needed a conservative Southern
statesman as vice presidential cam
didate in order to carry the South,
and that George was the man to
do it. sts
Stern visaged Senator George
who actually has delightful sense
of humor, ran his pen-knife around
the article, clipped it, and scrubbed
on the margin: rss
Il decline the nomination. gr
Then he sent it by a page-boy
up to President Wallace. who
WIS presiding over the Senate. Wal
lace read the. clipping, grinned APP
preciatiyely at Senator George.
NOTE: Though George and the
President differed vehemently dur
ing the purge campaign OF 1888
the Senator actually has remained
one. of the Administrations most
effective battlers on many issues
Other Senators know he has nc
axe to grind for Roosevelt, so when
he comes out for Reciprocal Trade
Treaties, or for supporting t h e
President on foreign policy, he car
ries more than average weight.
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They Don't Understand
Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Enquirer
Japanese spokesman are calling for the utter
destruction of the United States and Britain, de-
claring that the present presents to Japan a
choice of eating or being eaten
While we don't choose to match astronomical
metaphors with the gentlemen from Nippon, we
would like point out that the complete destruction
of the two great nationalities mentioned is, in it
self, something of a job. Japs not large enough
physically, to accomplish it; neither they large
enough, mentally to conceive the grandeur of the
task
To destroy Britain and America would require
more than the overwhelming of Army, Navy, and
Air Forces 1t would require more than the destruc-
ton of cities the occupation of millions of square
miles of land. Before these two great democracies
can be utterly destroyed, their spirits must be
broken and the traditions of their peoples must be
wiped clean from the slate of history
This cannot be done by any nation or any COM
bnation of nations, for these are things which do
not die even after the individuals who lived by them
dead for these thousands of long years yet the marks
of their civilizations still are the civilization of
today. The Roman Empire crumbled and its boun-
diaries vanished down the avenue of years, but Ro-
law still lives.
The Japs speak of utter destruction because they
know nothing of traditions which have built the
civilized world. To them civilization of sort has
come easily, for they have copied, the surface,
the progress of the patient and cultured Chinese
the advances of the peoples of the Western nations
among them those they seek to destroy. Their
civilization is but veneer, one which, having no
depth, already is vanishing before the rigors of
Had the Japanese struggled through centuries
to develop national character and stability, they
would be wise enough to know that such inner lights
cannot be smothered under military bushel-par-
ticularly under one as weak as Japans.
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Their hikes in farm parity price
ceilings would wreck the anti-infla-
ton program.
VinSon highlighted his testimony
with statement that the country
faced a serious shortage of corn
for war industrial uses, chiefly in
the manufacture of corn starch and
alcohol, as we'll as in the produc-
ton of steel and aluminium. He
revealed that 140,O00,000 bushels of
corn were needed for industrial
uses in the next four months, but
that only 40 or SO million could be
procured.
Farmers, Vinson said, were hold
ing out" their corn or feeding it
to hogs and cattle, rather than
sell at the gov eminent ceiling
price of SLOT a bushel.
NOTE: 1t wasn't brought out at
the time, but this was the reason
behind the disclosure by j. B.
Hutson, chief of the Commodity
Credit Corporation, the day after
WILSON'S appearance that Commo-
dity Credit has notified farmers
to pay up government loans on A.
100000 bushels of 1912 corn by July
Is, or surrender the corn. Hutson
also revealed that the Commodity
Credit is planning to "requisition'
25,0O0,0O0 bushels in addition, now
in elevators, paying current ceiling
prices.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-07-01

"The stars incline
but do not compeE'
FRIDAY, JULY 2

Although this is not an impor-
tant day in planetary government
benefic aspects give good promise
Aviation is under the most for
tunate direction of the stars. More
brilliant victories for United States
filters are presaged.
HEART AND HOME: Prosperity
and well-being for most civilians
are indicated but special care of
health is enjoined through the en-
tire summer. Contagious diseases
will spread. Young folk should be
especially safeguarded. This is. an
auspicious date for mental activity
and Judgment should be keen. The
evening may be disappointing to
girls, for love affairs are under
adverse sway Initiative regarding
employment should be postponed
until next week. Home Inequalities
through the holiday weekend
should be wisely restricted to in
formal outdoor entertainments.
USINESS AFFAIRS: Great
achievements in airplane building
will gain world recognition and re-
spect. Todays CONFORMATION prom
ises overwhelming superiority in
the air for the United Nations and
for our contribution of thousands
of planes. Marvellous inventions will
increase the efficiency of our mod
ern airships and add to their invul-
nerability. The momentum toward
victory will be so strong this month
| that the stock market will reflect
our national optimism. Much money
in circulation will cause anxiety re-
garding initiation.
NATIONAL ISSUES: Labor prob
lens will be partially solved for
! the duration, the signs indicate, but
the seers warn against legislative
attempts to curb organizations of
workers. Astrologers foretell adjust
ments in the new order of things
which will put labor and capital
in partnership and will assure 10y
al cooperation. Excessive profits will
be as impossible as excessive SAL
aries or wages in the future. Under
Government regulations leadership
! that is unselfish and efficient will
assure future stability in industry.
INTERNATIONAL Affairs S:
Decisive battles are forecast through
this month and next, but our vic
tories will be costly. Hitler comes
under adverse planetary influences
which will affect his health as well
as his armies. 1t has been often
foretold that this year is to seal
the fate of Germany but there will
be many delays as victory for the
United Nations appears certain. As
trologers warn against undue OPP
timism, because this is a time OF
desperate, barbaric Nazi last Strug-
giles.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of a year of UNI
expected happiness. Love and do
nestle affairs prosper. Those in
the fighting forces should be lucky
Children born on this day prob
ably will be clever and fortunate
Success in both love and ambition
is foretold.
Copyright, 1943)
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Committee of the House. Jones
was puzzled also, and he called
Spence on the phone.
Look here, Brent" he said,
whats the trouble between you
and Wickard? Why won't you see
him?"
"Wickard?" replied Spence. THAT
wasn't Wickard, that was somebody
pulling a hoax on me"
"Oh, no.. said Jones, "Wickard
has been trying to see you for
days, and you've been treating him
like dirt" 81 aH
MY heavens!" said Spence. Was
it really the Secretary OF Agricul-
ture?"
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LOOK and LEARN q, c. GORDON

Why pawnbroker balls his estab
2
g. Do American Indians have the privilege of voting?
A. Where the Victoria Falls?
S. What is bathymeter?
ANSWERS:
of family,
the earliest money Europe.
the bird fall
K
they citizens
A Africa.
s. An instrument sounding depths
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FIOULKN lIlQUliIL ROBERTA LEE

c. proper point wishes passed to
recalled?
A point the of the waiter then glance
towards the dish he will wishes
a asks a 20 though
he refused to dance with his wife?
A t S a obligation with his hostess
she walking with friend and he
speaks she doesn't know?
A. the should they of
friends
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Daily Lessons in English y y. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: say beautiful
song Say a beautiful song"
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: ho-tr,
OBEY, a last syllable.
Exceed; Fed
SYNONYMS Snatch, grasp pluck, catch.
a is yours Let
helped amiorae the suffer-
ing OF people"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-07-01

When bananas are to be cooked
select those firm, yellow and
slightly greenish on the tips. Ba-
nanas for eating should be a gol-
den yellow in color and with brown
ish flecks scattered over the skin,
For a piquant cocktail stick,
stuff three inch stalks of crisp, ten
der celery with white cream cheese
to which diced shrimps and salad
dressing have been added. chiil
until serving time.
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Forget About Wounds
To Land Record Catch

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va.-Private Prudent Bryant, con-
valescing at Ashford General Hos
pital. took, time out to land a
seyen-pound bass for record catch
in Lakeside Lake near the hospi-
tai Bryant, wounded in North At
RIGA, presented the fish to Col. c..
M Beck, Ashford's commanding Of
ficer.
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CORN, HOGS AND CATTLE

The weather was. hot outside, but
no. hotter than the grilling Fred
M. Vinson received in his first
appearance ON Capitol Hi! as Eco
nornic Sterilization Director, at a
closed door meeting of the Senate
Agriculture Committee.
Farm bloc spokesman went after
him hammer and tongs regarding
the administrators price-control
policies. However, the former JUS
tice of the u, S. Court OF Appeals,
who is number 2 man in the new
office of War Mobilization, stood
bis ground. Having served ip Con-
gress he knew how to take care of
himself, and insisted that any fur
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-07-01
uses at SLOT a bushel?

Aiken suggested that there would
be plenty of corn available for war
industrial uses and for the dairy
industry if the price ceiling were
raised to SIPS. Vinson replied that
he wanted to see all farmers make
a decent profit, but that his Job
was to hold down initiation.
Il intend to do that to the best
of my ability, gentlemen he con-
Guided
Copyright, 1943, by United Fea-
ture Syndicate, Inc)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
JULY !

Joan Lingo
Mrs. Harry G. Maxwell, Jr.
Helen BaroumeS
Chris Jorgensen
Harry Watkins
Paul S. Dapcevich
John @. Olson
Robert c. James
Donald Murphy
Ruth Langseth
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President of the Glassboro N.JJ Borough Coun-
Gil reports that pigeons picked up after flying into
chimneys smelled liquor He suspects mash from
bootleg still.
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Washington
Merry
6o-Round

CONTINUED from Page One)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-03
War

Continued from Page One)
all sectors in Tunisia except in
the south where artillery and air
craft Of the British eighth army
softened up the Mareth Line torti-
locations in preparation for an i'm
minent about assault. Allied
bombers and fighters pounded and
strsfed the enemy columns as they
withdrew after failing to dent A.
lied lines in repeated thrusts.
The Raj night attack wound
up a week OF almost continuous day
and night raids on targets in Ger
many. Holland and France. in
which thousands OF tons Of bombs
we're loosed on submarine bases,
war production eenters, rail and
communications lines.
In Wilhelmshaven where the
campaign was launched a week
ago, Swedish reports said whole
sale excavations of women and
children had begun. Whole blocks
OF buildings in the North Sea port
collapsed like houses OF cards,
the Swedish dispatch said. The
rain OF block busters and the four
ton super.bombs had knocked out
the city's utilities and it was with
out water. gas or electricity, the
dispatch added.
The Japanese invasion force was
made up If three cruisers, four
destroyers and seven transports
and cargo ships. II was sighted
Monday. moving towards New Cur
nea from new Britain base, prob
ably Rabaul. Murky weather
saved it from attack hat our OBJ
servation planes kept in constant
contact.
On Tuesday our big bombers,
with fighter escort, struck In
earnest. Thirteen of 80 to 40 Zero
lighters that tried to cover the
convoy were shot down.
American losses were described
as light.
Known Japanese losses were:
A 1O,OO0-ton transport hit with
five 1,O0O-pound bombs and left
awash and sinking.
An S,000.ton transport hit amid
ships. which sank in two minutes,
A 6,000-ton transport hit in the
bow and heavily damaged.
A medium-sized cargo ship hit
and severely damaged.
1t was held certain that other
vessels in the convoy had been
damaged and possibly sunk by di'
rect hits and near misses.
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Defernent

Continued from Page One)
declared that passage Of the Dill
would wreck the draft act.
IF we make an exemption Ike
this of one class we might as
we'll repeal the draft act" he said.
The bill, as revised by a substi-
tute written by Sens. Holman Cd
Ore. and Wilson CR) Iowa, pro
yides that until Jan. /, 1874 every
registrant who is regularly en-
gagged in an agricultural occupa-
ton or endeayor on a farm or
whose principal occupation con
sists OF employment on farm in
connection with the production or
harvesting of any agricultural com
modify shall, while he continues
to be SO engaged or employed, be
deferred from training and serv-
Ice"
The measure also prohibits farm
ers or agriculture workers from
leaving the farm unless requests
are made TO local selective serv-
ice boards. The boards can re-
lease the men to engage in some
essential war occupation other
than farming.
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Boy Scouts

Continued from Page One)
f. Claire; First Glass, Calvin Luck
ahdt
Troop SO, Spencer Club: Tender
foot, James Jeremiah, Martin
Walker: life Scouts. Jack Robert
son. Lawrence Bales; merit
badges: Richard Wright. personal
health. first aid: Elmer Robertson,
Masonry; Lawrence Bales, car
pentry. athletics; Donald Holloway,
handicraft. first aid.
Troop SO, Harriet School p. 7,
A.: Tenderfoot. Donald Thompson
Paul Byrd, Leo Clark; Second
Class, Edward Williams; Life,
James Etchison; merit badges: G.
Percy Cox. sculpture: James Etchs-
son, art. athletics; Louis Whisen-
ant, Plumbing, life saving, bird stu
dy. electricity. mechanical draw
ing: Tenderfoot Air Scout candi-
dates: Louis Khisenant, Russell
Van Slyke, Donald Thompson, Tom
Lucas, Leo Clark, Egbert Henry,
Howard Nicely, c. Percy Cox.
Troop 81. Roosevelt School P.
T. A.: Tenderfoot: John Chapman,
Dean Russell; First Class, James
Bell, Jr., Donald Vest. Robert
Matthews, Charles Elliott; Star
Scout, Robert Wilson; merit
Badges: John Borgerson, life av'
ing; Robert Wilson, public health ;
Tenderfoot Air Scout candidate
Paul Sutherland.
Troop So, Prospect p. 7. A.: Ten
derfoot, Norman Roberts. Norman
Givens. Walter Baird, Robert Pack
er. William Wilde.
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Deaths
MIS-. LESSEE l. PEAsE


Mrs. Jesse L. pedse, daughter Of
the late Prof Frederic IL. and
Mrs. Josephine Van Dolzen Pease,
passed away in New YORK City at
o'clock Tuesday moEring. Mrs.
Frederic Isham aud Mrs. Eease's
brother Fred Pease were with her
during her last illness.
From her early years music DOM
mated Mrs. Pease's life. She played
the piano and was only q young
girl when she began composing. \
long list OF songs. many Of which at
tanned a permanent place in mus
cal literature, were products OF her
writing gifts. She wrote a number
or spirituals.
Mrs. Pease occasionally wrote
poems. all Of which possessed del
icate and original beSuty. Oace she
VAS awarded a prize In a contest
based on the theme OF peace. II was
conducted by the Biosophical Re
view in November. 1898. The judges
NFAc It aunt mus o. JOhAl - cAA+'N
and George s. Hellman. II was
called THE Ulkrown Soldier and
was written about an American boy
who came from a little western
town TO Paris.
Mrs. Pease made while in her
teens two friendships in particular
which endured all her life: Mrs.
Helen Frue lshsm and Mrs. A9na
Rathfon Post.
The second interest in Mrs.
Pease's life after music was travel.
She went with Mr.. and Mrs. Isham
abroad numerous times. Between
their trips Mrs. Pease and the
Ishams made their home largely
in New York. Mr.. Isham writing
novels and plays-he was the au-
thor of Nothing But The Truth,
and Mrs. Pease and Mrs. lsham
sharing their love of music.
Mrs. Alfred Johnston. Toronto,
with her brother Fred survive Mrs.
Pease. Two brothers. Max and Mar
shall Pease, recently passed away.
Mrs. Pease will be buried in
Highland Cemetery next 10 her
father.
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Harold Petrosky, Detroit. spent
the week end within is mother
Mrs. o. Petroskey.
Mrs. Robert Brown and son Pvt.
Edward Brown, Camp Edwards,
Mass, were Wednesday evening
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cook, Milan.
Mrs. Guy Teck. Au Gref, spent
Friday and Saturday with MI and
Mrs. Robert Garrod.
Beverly Williams has been home
with a cold for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl buckingham
and family. Detroit, spent Tuesday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas buckingham.
Robert Sasser has returned home
from q business trip to Dallas
Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Jones and
son. John Lee, visited Mr.. and MIS-
{. ]. Cullen, Detroit, over the week
end.
Mrs. Stella Curtiss, Ipsilsnti'
visited Mrs. ". ]. Bodley thurs
day. - -,
wards, Mass, spent Tuesday in
Lansing with his brother and RAM
ily. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Brown
Norman Russ, Dearborn, was
sunday guest of his father, George
Russ. .-.,,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Jones visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gregg, 1psl'
lanti. Sunday afternoon.
Pvt. Edward Brown, Camp "a
wards. Mass. was Thursday am
ner guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Oelka. Milan.
Mrs. Joseph Stehna, Talladay
Rd., visited Mrs. Frank SiXorskl
Sunday. ,-,-.
Mrs. stevens Bezis and daughter
Marie visited her sister, MIS-. froc'
for east OF Willis. sunday anI
they also visited Mr.. and Mrs
paul Lemke, willis I'd.
Mrs. +. l.. Squires. Mr.. JohH
Richards. Mrs. Erwin Wright'
Judd Rd.. visited Mr.. and Mrs. Tho
mas buckingham. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley F. Hyslng'
or and daughters, Lorens anu
Jeannine. had Sunday dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Talladay ana
daughter. Doris Anne.
Mrs. Sanford Bodley spent
Thursday with Mrs. Henry Rich
ards. Ypsilanti.
Pvt. Edward Brown OF camp
Edwards. Mass. was Thursday
dinner guest o. his aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Wallace Tole
do.
Mrs. Eugene Smith spent last
week in Kalamazoo visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Fay
ling.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beveridge and
daughter. Ellen Claire. spent las,
week with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. =. Il. Beveridge, Coloms.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Miller anc
son. West Sumpter, were SUNDAY
dinner guests Of her parents MI
and Mrs. Robert Gsrrod.
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parlor OF the church in fronJ OF a
fireplace. The room was dimly
lighted by candles.
\ wedding dinner was giyen in
the Roosevelt Hotel
Mrs. Merritt attended school in
Lansing and at present Is employ
ed at the Idea Furnace Co. Milan.
Flight Ofticer Merritt has been
stationed at Hamstead. Fla, where
his wife will join him soon. He
is a graduate of Lincols Consoli-
dated School. He enlisted In the
Air Corps Nov. 10. 1871. and started
basic training at Keesler Field. He
later was assigned 10 San Antonio,
Cureo, Brady and Wacoxwhere he
received his commission and wings.