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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
49, Hour Week Rules Out Higher Wage Rates
Text of Order
For 4B-Hr.W Week

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UP).-Tert of President
RooSeres erecutirc order establishing national sShou'
cork reek policy folo,cS:
BY virtue of the authority vested in by the Constitu-
ton President of the United States and in
to manpower requirements armed forces
expanding production program by fuller utza
ton of available manpower, is hereby ordered
For the duration of the war; plant factory other
place of EMPLOYMENT shall be deemed to be making the
effective utilization of its manpower the minimum work
week is less than AS hours per week.
C-A departments and agencies the federal government
shall require their contractors comply with the mini
work week prescribed in this order and with policies
drectves and regulations prescribed hereunder and shall
promptly take such action as may be necessary for that
purpose.
C-The chairman of the War Manpower Commission shall
determine all questions Interpretation and application
arising under this order and shall formulate and issue such
policies drectives and regulations he determines to be
necessary carry this and eecuae purposes
The chairman of the War Manpower Commission is auth
orzed to establish minimum wokweek greater less than
that established Section of this order take other action
with respect to type of case which he determines
that such different minimum wokwee other action would
effectively contribute the effort and promote the
purposes Of this order.
All departments and agencies of the federal government
shall comply with such policies, directives, and regula
tons the chairman Of the War Manpower Commission shall
prescribe pursuant this order and shall utilize their
facilities personnel action
authority vested in them by law chairman determines
to be necessary eecuate the purposes of this order and
promote compliance with its provisions.
ENothng in this order shall be construed supesedng
~ in conflict with any federal state local law limiting
hours of work with the provisions of any individual col
ectve bargaining agreement respect of pay
hours worked of the agreed customary
shall this order be construed suspendng modifying
provision the Fair Labor Standards
25 1888 81 Sta. 1860 % use POI seq) any
federal local law relating the payment wages
overtime.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
Just ~ Word

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 CUP).
Sterilization Director
ByrneS took some Of the compul-
sorry flavor out of the 4S-hour
work week program by last
minute and unannounced change
of single word in his broadcast
last night.
For the word compel" in his
distributed text, he substituted the
word Induce" in the paragraph
in his speech in which he an
nounced that President Roosevelt
had signed the 48-hour order.
"Many war industries" he
said, ARE already working AZ
hours or more week but
the order will induce (compeD
other industries TO go on a mimi
mum 48-hour week wherever
feasible"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
Planes Smash
7 Jap Wdrships
AT Guada|cand|
z Enemy Desfroyers
Sunk in 'Caf-Mouse'
Naval Engagement
BY WILLIAM TYREE
United Press stan Carrespenaent

WITH THE UNITED STATES
FLEET IN THE SOUTH PA
CIFIC. Feb. 5 (delayeO .-Ameri-
can planes have sunk at least two
japanese deStroyers and possibly
five others in a cat-and-mouse bat
tie revolving around Guadalcanal.
Our fleet Is out here-as Secre-
tary of the Navy Frank Knox puts
it-and air power already has
scored the first blow.
Here is as much as can be told
about the naval situation at this
moment:
Twenty japanese destroyers
started toward Guadalcanal from
the area of BUN and were met by
American air striking groups. The
American planes attacked and
sank one japanese destroyer and
left three others burning fercely.
That ended the first japanese
threat.
Yesterday, a second group OF
enemy deStrcyers started south
and was caught by long range
American bombers. This time.
one destroyer was sunk and hits
were scored on three others. Two
Of the three damaged vessels suf-
fered severely.
ecu m n ion OF the six
months old Guadalcanaf land
campaign came in an announce
ment by Mai. Gen. Alexander
NJ Patch. United States COM
mander, that full control had
been taken by his troops)
In the meantime. we have been
reinforcing Guadalcanal for
grand cleanup.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
Byrnes Freezes
Scale; Overtime
Pay 30 PIT.
OPA Making Survey
70 Reduce Prices Where
Markup Is Excessive

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 CUP).
Economic Sterilization Director
James +. Byrncs' injunctio on
against general wage rate in
.creaScS above the Little Steel"
formula ceiling today "froze' the
regular wages of hundreds Of
thousands OF workers.
But the new 4S-hour work week
order VIII bring bigger weekly
pay checks 10 many thousands
who have been working fewer
hours.
For workers who will 60 from
"a 40 TO 4S-hour week and are
entitled TO time and one-half pay
for hours over 40, il will mean
about a 80 per cent boost in in
come
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
Labor, Industry
Join in Praise
Of New Week
Congress, WLB Also
Approve; Better Late Than
Never, Says Vandenbere

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 QNS)
Both the American Federation of
Labor and the Congress of Indus
trial Organization today voiced
OF President Roosevelt'S
order establishing a 4S-hour work
week for duration of the war.
The order likewise won praise
from industry, members of the
War Labor Board and members Of
Congress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
STOP PAY DEMANDS

ByrneS' move TO stop the recen>
wave of labor demands for higher
wage rates TO compensate for
higher living costs was accompa-
MED by promise 10 prevent price
increases. except those specifically
ALLOWED by law.
He also said in his radio adj
dress last night that the Office
Iof Price Administration was re-
viewing the entire price structure
with a view 10 reducing prices
wherever eXorbitant prices exist"
ByrneS did not confine himself
10 wages; he denounced the farm
bloc by proclaiming his faith in
incentive payments" TO farmers
payments described by farm
bloc members as subsidies" and
wholly undesirable.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
War Today
Threat TO Supply
Ended in Cleanup
OF GuadaIcanaI
BY LOUIS =. kEEMLE
United Press War Analyst

JAPAN'S ADMISSION 10
having been driven of Guadai-
canal and out of northeastern
New Guinea is an indication that
her southwark progress m the
Pacific has reached Us limit.
IL means that the supply Inc
TO Australia and New zealand
from the United States has been
freed from the creeping menace
which threatened ~ as the Japa-
nese edged DOWN through The
SolononS. II makes even more
remote the prospect OF a Japa-
neSe invasion Of Australia.
The marines and the army
men who followed thcim have
achieved their objective. which
initially was defensive Now with
United States forces in full con-
troll Of Guadalcanal. n should be
possible 10 reverse the japanese
process and sweep northward
through tho SolomonS 10 flank
New Guinea and eventually
drive the japanese out OF the
entire MelaneSian area.
AMERICAN MILITARY and
naval men have no Illusions
about the magnitude of the
task. The Japanese arc strongly
entrenched in the mort h ern
SolomonS, the islands of the
Bismarck archipelago and on
New Guinea west OF the Buna
area, from which they were
driven.
They are certain 10 hang on
tenaciously, as they did on
Guadalcanal and IN Papuan
New Guinea.
The Toxic e ON m u Mo u
speaks of Withdrawal from
both places 10 operate IN other
theaters. In the case of Buna,
the word withdrawal is a
euphemism for home consump-
ton.
The Japanese did not with
draw from Buna. They were
wiped out The same is possibly
true of Guadalcanal. VIII ere
there still may be some Japa-
nese stragglers.
As Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox phrased IT, the
main resistance there has ended.
THE AMERICAN and Aus
tralian victories, while hearten-
ing, are a long way from indi-
eating the beginning of an Allied
sweep northward through the
Pacific Islands toward Japan
itself. With the positions they
have occupied and the resources
they have seized, the Japanese
Should be able 10 hold for years
alnless their navy is destroyed
jim a great and decisive battle
Some military observers. in
fact, have insisted that Japan
will not be beaten by a step
by-Step island offensive by the
Allies, but by attack on Japan.
, The Russian successes against
the German invaders in Euro
pean Russia may be bringing
the day nearer when Japan can
be attacked
RUSSIA HAS avoided con-
fiict with Japan so far for the
obvious reason that she needed
every ounce Of her resources
and all available manpower to
stop the Germans.
German defeat would alter
the situation radically. Tit
Russians undoubtedly would
like to avenge the defeat Of the
Russo-JapaneSe War and regain
lost territory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
JAPS CLAIM Is SHIPS

TOXIC, Feb. 10 Japanese
broadcast recorded by United
Press at San FranciSco) Inn
perial headquarters today claimed
the sinking of - more American
warships, including two cruisers
and one destroyer, in the Solomons
area
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10

/. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
COME IN FOR FREE GUEST LESSON AND
DANCE ANALYSIS

An expert Arthur Murray teacher will show you
exactly what you need to make you smooth
sclf-confdent dancer. Studio open until IL p m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
Hotel Aide Promoted

John Farrell, assistant manager
of the Book-Cadillac, has been
placed in charge of the hotels
service department. it was an
nounced TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
TYPICAL COMMENTS

Following arc typical comments
The Americ an Federation o.
Labor:
I'VE have always advocated
the 48-hOur week, and maintain
that IL is the only solution to
the war manpOwer situation. 1t
will prevent overwork In some
instances and reduce absentee
ism due TO fatigue.
william Green has already
told members of the AFL to go
on a 48-hOur week wherever
possible, and most OF the war
Industries, shipbuilding, aircraft
and munitions, have been doing
so"
The Congress Of Industrial Or
ganiZation:
I've will he glad to work 48
hours. Let industry provide the
work and we will do IL. The
question is one of enough ma
terials scheduled TO keep every
one working.
PROTECTION NEEDED
However, there should be
some protection for those who
cannot be given full employment
due to bad scheduling As has
happened in many instances al
ready. The maximum utilization
of labor was the success OF the
1912 production"
SENATOR VANDENBERG (R,
of Michigan
"A year late but better late
than never. This order can
have n very important effect
upon the nations m anpow
reservoir. This always should
have been the starting point for
realistic dealing with manpOwer
needs"
Industry members of the Wa
Labor Board:
You can't win n war on 40
hours a week. II may play havoc
with some industries, but the
manpower problem can be solved
by increasing the output of indi-
Viduals already on the job"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-10
BLAMES FARMERS

y He opposed any change in the
farm parity formula. adding.
Certainly. II would not be In
the real interest of the farmer
TO introduce any change in this
formula which would give him
temporary and illusory ad-
vantage during the war. and
which would, II applied year in
and year out, actually reduce
parity prices TO farmers"
His authorization plan spelled
rejection of demands by John l.
Lewis United Mine Workers for 9
$2-a-day raise for bituminous Goa
miners; of demands by the rail.
road brotherhoodS for 80 per cent
raises for rail workers, and CT al
other wage rate requests beyond
the Little Steel formulas Is pei
cent ceiling.
Yesterday, Undersecretaries oil
War Robert p. Patterson and oI
Navy James V. Forrestal Jr.. de,
clared that war manufacturers as
"a general policy must be satisfied
with a profit margin only one-hali
or one-third of their. norma
peacetime margin, and the Wal
Labor Board refused TO grant 100,
900 packing house workers any
wage rate increase whatsoever.
And then came this statement
of policy by Byrnes:
There must be no further
price increases unless and 10 the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-22
GIVE BLACK CAT CREDIT

Chico, Cal. - CUP. - Memb) ers
of the Black Cat air squadron doing
duty in the Southern Pacific attrib-
ute all their luck to the name
which they chose for the squadron,
according to Chief Aviation Pilot
Kirk Dunwoody. home on vacation.
He reports the squadron has made
100 bombinb missions without hav-
ing a man hurt, although several
planes have been lost. The squad
ron has to It's credit three japanese
ships and several submarines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-22
NEXT: Hitler's prayers were answered.

up on her pillows, so she could
breath easier, and one of my sleeves
you saw the Chinese robe I had
on with the wide sleeves-brushed
the glass off the table"
And then you managed to step
on it, Shaw finished dryly.
There was really nothing I
could say to that. 1 waited
you did thorough job of it,
too," he went on. But even at
that there were a couple of pieces
big enough to get some finger
prints from. We found Margaret
Grady's and-yours.
l breathed again.
Shaw looked at me hard. 1T
just won't wash, Mrs. Kraik. You
don't believe that Margaret Grady
tried to commit suicide any more
than I do. Women your age and
hers don't take that way out
You've lived too long. You know
there isn't any trouble so bad you
can't see it through He leaned
toward me. your very action
proves that you don't believe it.
Sure, her fingerprints were on
that glass and yours-both neatly
accounted for. But you thought
that somebody else's would be
there too. That's why you broke
the glass"
knew then that I had been too
clever.
Shaw continued to glare at me
for moment and then he got to
his feet. I decided it was time to
play my last card. But, Deputy,
why would any of us want to
harm Margaret, of all people?"
Sam Shaw looked down at me
mockingly. You should have
been an actress, Mrs. Kraik. Three
of you were at the inquest yester-
day. You heard me tell the coro-
ner that was coming out here
today to question Mrs. Grady
about her grandson's death. Could
it be, that somebody here didn't
want me to talk to her? Could it
be. that somebody was afraid she
saw something from her bedroom
windows the day Derek Grady was
murdered?"
ITO Be Continued
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the others and I felt the hot blood
rising in my face.
II suppose you thought it nee
essary to hear the others first so
you could check my story I said
bitterly.
He had the grace to look
ashamed, Tin sorry, Mrs Kraik.
I'm only trying to get to the bot
tom of this plot on Margaret
Grady's life"
I wasn't going to let him get
away with that. He had no proof.
1 cut in. you make it sound like
attempted murder"
He just locked at me for long
moment, and that ratified me more
than words. Then softly as a cat
on the proWl:
What do you think it wasp
"Suicide-attempted suicide"
"Why?"
Why? Her grandson's death, OF
course. 1t broke her heart
realized that I was talking too
fast. 1t made my words sound
rehearsed I tried to relax.
Shaw spoke very mildly. Lets
see she'd lost other relatives
hadn't she. This boys mother
and her own husband Did she
try to commit suicide when they
died?"
/ But this was different" I in
sisted desperately. Don't you see
1t wasn't only Derek's dying - it
was the way he died, the dis
grace"
Shaw's eyes held mine. "You
honestly believe that she tried to
commit suicide?"
nodded my head, blinking back
the tears. A silence fell on the
room. Through it I could hear the
almost inaudible Whir of the cleo
trio clock on my desk. The desk
behind which Deputy Shaw sat as
| if it belonged to him.
He shot his next words at me
Then why did you break the
drinking glass that the sleeping
medicine was imp
The nightmare was not ended
1T was an accident" / tried to
sound tart and impatient but my
voice cracked. I'VE - that it, Mat
tison and were lifting Margaret
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-22
ATTEMPTED MURDER?
CHAPTER XVII
HENRY


Shaw came back while we were
still at the table. He said he didn't
want to interrupt our dinner and
that he'd talk to the servants first.
I gave him the use Of my study
and we finished our meal in de-
pressed silence and retired to the
living room to await our turn for
questioning.
It must have been an hour and
a half before he finished with the
help. Imogene Lake was the last
one. Shaw kept her in the study
a long time and when she came
out she was dabbing at her eyes.
She gave one quick scared look at
us in the living room, as she
passed through the hall, and then
she went straight upstairs.
I found myself in sudden panic
going over the possibilities of what
Imogene could know She slept in
bedroom in the tower She
hadn't even been in the house last
night.
What I didn't know until long
6fterward was that Shaw hadn
E980 asking ner ABOUT tIle nlgnl
SSSore. She had been hammering
away on our alibis for that first
day. And he had worn her down
until she had admitted something
she had never intended to tell
Shaw summoned us to the study
one at a time, first Mattison then
Will Grady, his wife - a deputy
went over to the tower and
brought her back with him - Wal
ter, Connie and Kathy.
I wondered why he saved me
until the last, but soon found
out. He waited until I was seated
and then he asked me to tell
everything could remember
about the night before. I began
with Margaret's Mysteries, and my
visit to her in the night when !
put two of the sleeping tablets into
a glass of water to dissolve, and
finished with that awful moment
when Clint Mattison and had
rushed up to her room in answer
to Claras frightened summons.
Shaw didn't interrupt me once,
but I saw him glance frequent
" at the notes he had taken from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Ice Holding Up
Iron Ore Season

WASHINGTON, April II CUP
With an all-time high OF 95, 000,-
900 tons OF iron ore TO be moved
this season from the upper 10 the
lower Great Lakes, carriers still
are unable to break through the
thick lake ice to take on cargoes
at Lake Superior docks the Office
of Defense Transportation said
today.
1t now appears that operations
may not begin before May ], Off
CialS asserted.
Calling attention 10 the task
which faces lake carriers in trying
to move almost 100000 tons OF
ore more than were carried last
season. the ODT said that some
S.650,000 tons of ore were loaded
before May l last year.
The addition of 16 new vessels
TO the ore tfade-ts- expected TO ease
the burden somewhat, but success
of the carriers in meeting the goal
will depend largely on the weather
Officials said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
People You Know
Home Afre? He Finishes His Golf Game
BY WILLIAM FLEMING

low Miller, golfer with
odds win the match
pulp readers that bit known burb and
After that bit the reader gets into
he S and the tle THE TRIAL OF FIRE"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Licensee Changes
Due Wednesday
Kelly TO Announce His
Liquor Selling Plan
Time, star Correspondent,

LANSING, April 17-Governol
Kelly said Saturday he Will an.
nouncc a detailed liquor diStribu
ton plan for all licensees next
Wednesday.
"All 1 can say l. that we are
progressing toward solving the
mounting problem OF whisky
shortages the governor said.
"Our records are progressing
nicely, hut they will be in no
shape 10 go ahead with n
distribution plan until next
Wednesday.
AT that time. l hope 10 have
a designated store for every
liCenSee 10 do business ut and
furnish each liCenSee n quota.
This quota will fiuctuate accord
ing 10 the supply of liquor on
hand"
Governor Kelly said the outState
supply OF liquor was good but
the supply in the Detroit area
was dwindling rapidly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
0PA Dissension
in Rule
On Rdyon Hose
Congress" Resentment
increases Against
Brand Substitution
BY GEORGE II. BROWN
special Ia THE DETROIT TIMES

WASHINGTON. April Icon
troversieS in OPA over regulations
affecting the merchandising OF
rayon hosiery appeared today, &C.
companied by rumors of the reSig-
nations of two key officials said
TO be supporters of the order and
10 be resentful of the postpone
ment of its execution by Price Ad-
miniStrator Brown from April Is
10 Nav Is.
On the congressional front,
W h ere resentment is growing
against the substitution for stand
ard brand trade names of arbi-
trary grade brands, Chairman
Clarence F. Lea appointed sub
committee TO begin an invesuga-
ton of all the processes for the
RECOMMENDATION of American bust
ness.
AS OPA braced for the shock OF
this investigation under the reSo-
luton sponsored by Rep. Halleck
of Indiana, recently adopted by
the House. il was reported that
Bernard +. Haley. chief of the
textile price division, and Julian
Goldberg an attorney in that divi-
sion, had resigned.
Haley. who is said 10 have come
TO OPA from Stanford University.
was at his desk at his office to-
day, and it was officially denied
that he had resigned.
However. Goldberg was absent,
and II was admitted that he would
not return TO OPA.
The feeling was strong i'm IN
formed business circles in Wash
ington today that the forthcoming
investigation and the strong pro-
tests being made by the trade,
would force A change in the rayon
hosiery order before it finally is
put into effeCt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
It's Women S War,
Roosevelt Declares

CINCINNATI, April II (UP)--
The women Of the nation must
take an ever increasing part in the
production of arms TO smash the
Axis, which seeks their degrade
ton. because in a profound sense
lie is a women.S war" President
Roosevelt said i'm a message to-
night to the fifty-Second Congress
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
LOOKS TO FUTURE

Treasury officials agreed that
an international currency battle
was unlikely in wartime. but
warned that this country might
need the devaluation weapon after
the war.
The devaluation power which
faces extinction when the present
law expires June 30 gave Presi-
dent Roosevelt authority TO re-
duce the dollars value by raising
the price of gold from S35 an
ounce TO S4l34
Before Jan. 81. 1884, when the
dollars present value was set.
the value was $2067 an ounce OF
gold.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
TAFT FIGHT LEADER
REFERS TO BONDS

"YOu are asking the American
people 10 buy $4,000, 100000
worth of bonds" Taft told Nor
genthau. land you are asking us
To give the President the power
to dAvalue those bonds.
1T seems to me that this is n
peculiarly bad time to ask for
this power.
II can't think OF any better
advertising for the bonds than
for Congress to tell the Ameri-
can people that these bonds can
not be devaIued."
Morgenthau said he thought TIN
devaluation power should be con
"ia-ease- some etherc aun
try should start devaluatior
war" but admitted, because Of thu
war bond situation, that heated
on the floor would b'
bad at this time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Alumni OF Ohio State
To Honor Ketterinq

Alumni Of Ohio State University
will honor Charles F. Kettering,
General Motors vice-president in
charge OF research. at a dinner
next Thursday night at the War
dell-Sheraton Hotel.
kettering Is a member OF the
board of trustees.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Draft Of 17-Year-0Ids
Seen by Clare Luce

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. April II
.CUP)-Rep. Clare Boothe Luce
(R) of Connecticut said today that
the manpower situation was such
that it might yet be necessary to
draft 17-year-olds.
She said il also might eventually
be necessary TO draft women for
war work.