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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-04

Edward Duck logna, or
what have you.
If we're going to explore peo-
pies minds, perhaps it would be
most interesting to explore DIR.
Wiggam's mind, for more than
one person finds it difficult to
fathom his reasoning at various
times.
Last week he reached the pin
nacle. Yes, sir, he outdid him.
self! He told us what caused
factory people to lose their jobs.
Listen to this startling revela-
ton:
REASONS FOR FIRING
One-third of the working
stiffs," as Chesthook Pigler calls
us, lost their jobs due to lack of
skill, and the other two-thirds
were fired for characterization,
general unreliability, absentee
ism, laziness, trouble-making,
drinking, violation of rules, care
lessness, fighting, misconduct,
dishonesty, loafing, dissatisfac-
ton, and habitual lateness."
These were the reasons why
4,375 factory workers were fired
during 1941, according to DR..
Wiggam.
But how do the good doctors
figures stack up with the yearly
report of the National Labor Re-
lations Board or the year 1941?
Listen to the facts.
During the year 1941, 23,475
workers who were discharged for
union activity were restored to
their jobs; 5,181 received back
pay for time lost because Of the
discrimination. This amount to-
tailed 1924, ,761.0O; 24,427 strikers
were reinstated in strikes involv-
ing UNFAIR LABOR PRAC-
TICE on the part of employers.
(Shades of Spicer.)
In addition to this, 502 "inde-
pendent" unions were ordered
disestablished by the government
agency, and employers were
forced to post 1,187 compliance
notes, meaning that they would
henceforth obey the law.
Explain yourself, DR.. Wiggam.
Weren't you aware Of these
facts, which are published free
of charge by the United States
Government? | am sure that
your syndicate has access to such
information. Or did you make a
study of 4,375 "other" factory
workers?
POOLING PEOPLE
You know, Doctor, there is an
old saying that states something
about "fooling some of the peo-
pie some of the time, ETC." ! sup
pose there are many who value
your opinions most highly, and
that is their privilege. No doubt,
you must be bosom pal of the
"free enterprisers" who support
the newspapers which in turn
keep you supplied with shekels.
Evidently you are appealing
to the common herd nowadays,
for ! notice that almost every
day a voluptuous siren graces
the cartoon above your philo-
sophie gems. In fact, the "sexy"
portion of the column takes up
more space than the other two
smaller pictures combined, and
usually your glamour girl is
larger than your answers. (And
probably receives more attention
from the readers.)
BE FRIENDLY OR ELSE
1t seems to me / read a column
once upon a time, or maybe it
was two or three times, which
told how the morals of the poor
working people were somewhat
of lower degree than those of
the upper strata, which, by the
way, doesn't jibe with the stories
| heard about girl being fired
in nearby factory for refusing
to be friendly" with the boss.
Did you find any of these cases
in the 4,375 you quoted, DR..
n
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-04
It's News Tome Gyo; P.ss,5 4

Quick now without looking it upwho is Madam Perkins?
Not difference but guessed that
orrctv see you Police pristine and
ovey little City Toledo You're Mr. Dengeo not Chief
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-04
JONES is LUKEWARM

Secretary of Commerce Jesse
Jones told the committee May rs
he supported subsidies, which he
already has promised to supply
from Reconstruction Finance
Corp. Jones, however, couldn't
be accused of making a ringing
appeal for subsidies.
A little more than year ago
Leon Henderson, then OPA head,
and Galbraith went to Jones and
asked for the same half billion
subsidy and were told by Jones,
COX, but let me go up to the
Hill and get approval" the story
goes. He went up to the Hill and
put the matter so unconvincingly
subsidies weren't Forthcoming.
This time no one approached
the Hill for consent, but the Hill
was summoned. 1t is only one
facet of the congressional attack.
RENT CONTROL
The Smith committee has be-
gun calling OPA rent officials in
an effort to show labor has
"taken over OPA," after week
of hearing landlords.
The house interstate commerce
subcommittee headed by Lyle e.
Boren 3D., Okla.) is hearing dis
gruntled industry spokesmen un.
der authority of the Halleck res
olution to determine the extent
of plans and proposals for grade
labelling or exclusion of brand
names or curtailment of news
print. Charles A. Halleck (R.,
Ind.) reads the Chicago Tribune
and is concerned that the admin
istration is plotting to stifle
newspapers, freedom of the press
and advertising.
A publicity man handing out
copies of stories on knit under
wear witnesses was asked what
was meant in one story which
said the effect of proposed regu-
lations on ''labor, farmers, con-
sumers and distributors" would
be told by witnesses. He didn't
know, but we were told by a re-
liable source that the commit
tees only non-industry witness
to date, Prof. George Burton
Hotchkiss, of New York Univer-
sity, wrote book that the Ma
tional Association of Advertis-
ers, Inc, liked mighty well.
The association repeatedly in
vested mre than $4,000 in the
book, which sold for $3.50. It
was an answer to Monograph "a,
on the consumers standards move
ment, written for the senate ma
tional economic committee by S.
P. Kaidanovsky, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture consumer
standards section, in 1941.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-04

come increasingly sharp, and
has forced housekeeping with
in OPA. Deputy Administrator
Kenneth Galbraith, after some
battles with the OPA labor pol
icy committee made up of AFL,
CIO and railroad brotherhoods
members, has taken a firm po-
sition in regard to needed roll
backs and dollars and cents
prices.
Result was split with c. H.
Fleischer, former A. & P. Off
cial in OPA's food distribution
branch, and Edward F. Phelps,
acting head of the distribution
price section, formerly with e.
S. Kebbe, Hartford grocer. They
were forced to resign.
Others have resigned, includ-
ing Austin C. Hoffman, chief of
the food price division, and James
P. Gavin, associate chief, both
of whom Galbraith is trying to
talk into staying. Three others
resigned for reasons said not to
be connected with the new leaf
in OPA's ledger - dollars and
cents prices and an expected roll
back in prices.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Cookery 44S A Do 6G "

round and belhed, or flat and
oval the old conundrum Of;
what is a casserole p" is easily
answered by pointing out that a
casserole is of flat, shallow pro-
portions, having a dubious handle
at one side only, its heavy lid
lifted by a firm central knob.
The casserole has no side han
dies or ears" which helps 10
distinguish II from the next type
Of utensil-the stew-pot which
does have curved ears" at either
side. The stew pot is indeed a
convenient unit, ranging in size
from one quart TO nine. The
stew-pot is built on horizontal
lines, and keeps chunk and squat,
with a tight knobbed lid.
When the stew-pot becomes
taller and higher it is then a
soup-pot tmuch like our own
bean-pot called a marmite. AS
such its capacity ranges from one
quart TO fourteen. In the 2ia
or 3-quart size il is about right
for the average four-person fam
lily. It's use is not limited 10
soups, an, no: chicken, duck,
krout, fresh vegetables, and sea.
foods can be manipulated in its
deep capacity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
BY Mrs.
Christine Frederick.
The Distinguished Authority
on Household Efficiency.

appear less sloppy and soft.
The more we get 10 eating soft
er and more hat-tasting foods,
the more necessary IL will be
TO serve them so they are shape
ly. In short, for the duration,
maybe platters are out, and bowls
are in!
Glass ovenware and glass top
of-range utensils are not new,
but more than ever now they
can be relied on TO save food
values, cooking fuel, and labor in
serving and dish washing. The
home-maker knows the larger
casseroles, baking units, fiat util-
ity dishes and loaf pans; ideal
for braising brains, heart or liver
loaf; or for baking the Victory
meats which have little meat and
much filling to see them through.
Earthenware comes in shapes
which seem as old as those of
the "flesh-pots" of the Egyptians
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
CIrand spread for the children!
this famous
cream cheese THAT'S
guaranteed fresh

For the school lunch boxes and those afternoon
snaoks, one ofthe most tempting and wholesome
spreads you can give the children is Phila-
delphla Brand Cream Cheese. Have it in sand
wiohes on graham crackers, and apple slices.
This crcamy.white fresh-tasting cheese is
grand idea for the ttmily5 breakfu toat too.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Miners Strike Regarded
As Treason in Effect.

To he Editor OF The Star:
This coal strike is going lust a little
too far. Why should the miners be
allowed to demand an increase in their
wages when our servicemen can't? Is
1t not treason to strike at such time?
/ have no doubt but that II a battalion
Of men decided they would not fight,
they would be court -martialed 1t is
true that the cost Of living is going up
for the miners but so it is going up for
us all. If they can strike why is it that
the other industries, the Government.
the entire Nation doesn't strike? Is 1t
that the miners don't know better, or
are we the stupid ones?
If the miners are not satisfied with
present conditions, they should be
drafted and sent back to work at Army
pay. They should see their families as
little AS other se!Vicemen see their
families. If they are still not satisfied.
put them on the front lines in action.
and when they come back they'll never
strike again. Striking in wartime should
be considered a criminal offense. We
must work together to protect such
privileges as striking in peacetime when
1t is necessary. YVONNE G. McCAY.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Mr.. Hull at Moscow

The agreement reached at Moscow
is in the nature of a personal tri-
umph for Secretary of State Hull,
quickly recognized and applauded bv
his friends. Being very human
man, he must have carried with him
to Moscow the recollection of un-
generous things that had been said
OF him here in Washington. One was
that, having just turned seventy two,
and being frail rather than robust
in health, he could not stand the
physical strain of the long fight. an
ordeal for any man. Another was
that he was too far behind the
times, that he harbored skepticism
toward our Russian allies which
would weaken his standing at the
Kremlin. AS for the first, the COR
respondents in Moscow say that he
came through the long journey and
the conferences as clipper and as
spry as any Of them. AS for the
second, one may be sure. that Mr..
Hull in Moscow was no different
from Mr.. Hull in WaShington-dig-
nitied, canny, honest and frank 1t
is certain that he did not give away
anything he did not have to give. 1t
is equally certain he did not ask
for any thing he had no right to
claim. He must have been himself,
in other words, good American,
proud Of his country, respectful of
another point Of view, with no per-
Sonal illusions as to how easy it is
to make the world over but with
definite ideas on where to begin.
Full of years, wise in the ways of
men, Mr.. Hull is an emissary Ameri-
cans are proud to have represent
them in any capital. His name on
the Moscow resolutions gives them a
prestige which in his own land. at
least, is unique.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Mountain Fiddle

The mountain fiddler nerer learns
To read his notes on paper,
For each bO1C-bedt
Is marching feet
Through Indian Summer rnpor.
He leans his chin on the stnolno
,Uood
And under his knotty fingers
The S1Ueet strings high
And the keening cry
OF a for hound falls and fingers.
The years roll back Nth lonely
sound
OF 1Oar drums sullen thunder,
That is the tune
OF Daniel Boone
On the Wilderness roads straros
1Donder.
There is the ring OF the dr's bloU
And the ,oaoon's dusty clatter,
The spinning 1Dheel,
The old yarn reel,
And a babys barefoot pdtter.
All the meaning of dusk and dapn
And all hte's mystic riddle
And eternity
Is melody
on the strings OF a mountain fiddle.
=, ALMA robson HIGBEE.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Crime in Wartime

In world of shock and violence,
where the repetition of news about
giant air raids and flaming land and
sea battles and endless lists of cas-
ualtles takes on a monotony that
makes the whole black reality seem
less than real what has murder got
that 1t can still make the ewes pop
and the breath quicken? We have
come to point, many of us. where
what is happening in the war Stirs
us hardly enough to read about it
beyond the headlines or the first
paragraph. But let a rich man be
slain in the Bahamas, or let an
heiress wife be strangled in her bed
in New York, or let some figure in a
sordid triangle be shot down on a
street in any city, and we devour the
details, and the more the details, the
better pleased we are.
This has been true Of the spate of
murders holding Americas attention
in recent days. These small isolated
bleak and ugly cases Of individual
violence have been followed with far
more interest by the public than the
infinitely larger general violence of
the world at war. Why? Does NOR
bid curiosity alone account for it?
Or is it because large-scale battles,
though they are made up of thou
sands of separate killings by thou
sands of different men, have
sameness about them from day to
day, a fixed and familiar pattern
that seems somehow cold and i'm
personal? Is this the explanation?
Do people find it hard to identity
themselves intimately with a thing
as big and machinelike as, say,
1000-plane bombing attack? There
is death in that, yes. but is it like
the death involved in a crime of
passion, in the deed of a man whose
anger or jealousy or hate finds it's
last full expression in snuffing out
another's life?
The subject is one for the philoso-
pliers and psychologists to analyze.
The average man cannot say why it
IS that although the war itself is
human violence carried to its worst
extreme, his interest gravitates
much more readily to stories of vio-
lence narrowed down to a few indi
Vlduals who destroy each other be-
cause of some dark thing that has
taken hold of their minds and
hearts. Since Cain struck Abel,
murder for some reason has been
particularly exciting news-despite
all Its foulness, crime full of Pc
culiarly dramatic fascination.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Showdown in the SoIomons

The landing Of United States Ma
rlnes on the shores.of Empress Au-
gusta Bay, Boueainville Island. is an
event OF much more than local sig
nlflcance. In the first place, it is
conclusive proof that a major Allied
offensive is under way to clean out
the last japanese footholds in the
Solomons. Secondly, it involves di-
rect threat to Rabaul, the key Japa-
neSe base on New Britain Island. on
whose retention the whole japanese
position in the South Pacific de-
pends. Last, but emphatically not
least, 1t is an imperious challenge
TO japanese sea power. This larger
aspect was emphasized by General
Douglas Macarthur in his COM
munique announcing the Bougain-
vile landing. Pointing out that this
new offensive threatens to unhinge
the entire Japanese position and
logically calls for strong counter
measures on the part Of the enemy
General Macarthur said: If the jap
feet comes out, I will welcome it. I
Will throw everything we have
against it, Similar hopes of A
showdown naval action have been
expressed by Navy spokesmen, in
cluding Secretary Knox. The gaunt-
let to the japanese Navy has thus
been def1antly thrown down. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the Japa-
nese admiral who avoided battle
some months ago by keeping his
fleet at Truk will pick up the gaunt-
let, now that the stakes are much
greater.
Bearing in mind this larger stra-
teglc background, the meaning of
current operations can be better
understood. The present offensive
began last Thursday with a landing
of mixed American and New Zealand
forces on the Treasury Islands, a
small group south of Bougainville.
This was followed next day by a
landing of picked American Jungle
fighters on Choiseul, a relatively
large island to the eastward. Lightly
held outposts as they were, those
landings evoked scant resistance.
Their object was to block sea access
to the main Japanese forces on Bou-
gainville itself. Those preliminary
moves were followed three days later
by the landing at Augusta Bay,
which should be large operation
because our Marines will be in d.
rect contact with the japanese
Bougalnville garrison, which must
be big one.
However, those japanese troops
are concentrated at the naval and
air bases on the islands southern
Evening star., 1943-11-03
THIS AND THAT
Bv Charles Z. TrncelDeH.

1t is much shorter than the house
wrens tail, and Is tilted straight up.
There is light buff streak over the
eye, thing which the house wren lacks
Indeed, it is not possible to confuse
the two, first, because they do not look
much alike. and, second, because the two
are here together only few days in the
spring.
AS in so many bird species, there are
regional varieties. This means, simply,
that they are all winter wrens; that is,
the same species, but that environment
has changed some of them slightly.
They will be paler, or darker, or some
thing.
Most people, in speaking of varieties,
mean species.
The varieties spoken of here, it must
be kept in mind, are exactly the same
except for a slight difference in color.
For instance, there is an Alaska wren
which, for all practical purposes, is
winter wren. Then there is the Aleutian
Wren sometimes called-and he right UP
to the minute--the Attu wren.
These varieties Of the winter wren
are said to be larger than ours, and
much paler.
The intense deep brown Of our winter
wren is one of its chief characteristics.
1t might possibly be confused, at some
distance, with the brown creeper. but
could not be close at hand. That tail
would give it away
The winter wren may sing little. in
the fall, but, OF course no way near 50
much as in the spring
II sings, usually, from a low branch.
or at times even from the ground.
Some persons have the idea that no
bird sings from the ground.
This is mistake
Many Of them sing while walking or
hopping around.
One OF those to do this is the wood
thrush. There are some observers who
are willing to swear that no thrush sings
from the ground, but they are unfortu-
nate enough never to have seen one,
that is all.
The wood thrush often sings on the
ground. 1t prefers, of course, branch
OF tree but is so full Of melody that it
will sing in almost any location.
Friends Of birds should keep their ears
attuned to strange notes these days.
Migration is not over and some of the
winter residents will appear from time
to time
Milder days may lead them to
snatches Of song. akin to those Of the
| wandering minstrel of Sir Arthur Sui
! hVan,s song
What melody maker was Sir Arthur!
w. S. Gilbert's verses, clever though
they are, do not hold up as we'll as Sui
livans tunes.
He was a real bird when 1t came to
creating songs.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Rebellion on Fifteenth

Change the name of Fifteenth
street? Just try it and see!
The Park and Planning Commits
sion has caused as much consterna-
tlon IN Washington financial dis
trlct as if the Securities and Ex-
change Commission had run amuck,
or as II the Treasury had decided to
swap corners with the State Depart
ment. Rushing in where angels
fear to tread, the commission adopt
ed a reSolution-undoubtedly out of
high regard for its distinguished
sponsor, Frederic A. Delano-to
change the names of Fifteenth street
and seventeenth street below X
NV, to Vermont and Connecticut
avenues, respectively. The commits
sion now has fight on its hands.
The residents of Fifteenth streets
financial district are as proud of
their location as their colleagues
IN New York are proud of Wall
Street, or in Chicago of La Sale
street. Fifteenth street" they say,
means something all over the United
states, while Vermont avenue is
wholly without significance. Mr..
DelanO, however, long has been con-
cerned over the confused motorist,
happily following Connecticut or
Vermont avenues south. only to have
them vanish into thin air at K
street, leaving the motoriSt dazed
He has also been impressed by the
confusing oddity Of two Fifteenth
streets, running parellel on each side
OF Mcpherson Square Old Wash
ingtonians, on the other hand, re-
gard this phenomenon with the
same afectionate pride displayed
by the residents of Pisa toward the
Leaning Tower. If Mr.. Delano is
distressed by the confused motorist.
the bankers are even more distressed
by the thought of Fifteenth street
being snatched away from them,
leaving them on prosaic Vermont
avenue instead.
Unless there is duplication in
which case the Commissioners can
act, only Congress can change the
name of street in old Washington.
Some critics have ridicued this fact
as illustrative Of the complications
Of local municipal government. But
the reason for it may have been the
strength Of sentiment which at
tacheS to name. Many people feel
that only the Congress of the United
States is fit to exercise the power of
making a change. And before Con-
gress authorizes this change, the
lobbies at the Capitol will ring with
heated protest.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Inventions as Used

Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dy-
Mantle, realized that his genius had
made strife between nations more
horrible experience and left large
part of his fortune for the cultiva-
ton OF harmony among govern
ments. Prompted by conscience
similarly disturbed. Simon Lake, who
developed the Lake" type of under
sea boat, appreciated the significance
Of such a craft in war and, on the day
the Lusitania was torpedoed de-
clared the submarine to be "the
greatest peace agent that science has
yet produced
The moral and ethical question
involved in every important produc-
ton of human genius has been
discussed with greater philosophic
effect however, by Orville Wright,
as represented by Fred c. Kelly in
an interview published by the New
York Herald Tribune recently. Re
minded Of the use of the airplane
GO GIL IAlStL u4iiClIU VI WIlOICSdlt NC
struction" and asked; DO you ever
wish you had never invented it?"
the veteran Dayton flying machine"
builder replied: mo. 1 don't have
any regrets about my part in the
invention Of the airplane, although
no one could deplore more than l do
the destruction it has caused
Specifically, Mr.. Wright explained:
II feel about the airplane much the
same as do in regard to fire That
is, l regret all the terrible damage
caused by fire. But I think it is good
for the human race that some one
discovered how to start fires and
that we have learned how to put fire
to thousands of important uses"
The principle indicated, though
Mr.. Wright did not cite it, is that
which Shakespeare put into the
mouth Of Hamlet: There is nothing
either good or bad, but thinking
makes it So"
Only too well acquainted with the
power of psychological attitude in
application, Mr.. Wright at the close
Of his conversation with Mr.. Kelly
solemnly contemplated the future in
words which should be pondered by
people in every country. Il hope"
ne said. that after this war is over
1t will be possible to avoid building
any more bombers of any kind. If,
because of failure of international