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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
Mine Workers Leader
Takes Exception to
Balls Jibe

WASHINGTON, March 26.-La-
Dor leader John L. Lewis, in heat
ed exchanges with Senatorial in
yestigators, turned on Senator Jo-
seph II. Balls mention of dema-
goguery to shout, When you call
me a demagogue before can re-
ply, I hurl it back in your face
sir!"
This give-and- take was only one
example Of the many that punctu-
ated testimony Of the United Mine
Workers leader before the Senate
War Investigating Committee to-
day.
At another point, when Senator
Ralph Brewster asked Lewis If he
was "stalling," before answering the
question, Lewis reared his shaggy
name and declared, Il wasn't STALL
ing you, sir, but / foolishly believed
that you wanted an answer to your
question
1t was after the assertion that
Lewis coal miners weren't getting
enough to eat" that Ball remarked
when you say that it's demago-
query, pure and simple"
This brought Lewis sharp reply
that all had not given him an OPP
portunity to substantiate this state
ment. He then asserted that thou
sands of coal miners are suffering
from dietary deficiencies.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
IN
AND seventeen
LEAVE FOR west

Arrivals here from Seattle last
night were Sam Asp, A. w. Beerli,
sgd w. Clark, Riley Furl, FELIX
Gray, Mrs. Jessie McCrary, Mrs.
Betty Morse, Minnie Steiler, Frank
Winters, Mrs. Frank Winters, and
Orc L. Russell.
From Southeast Alaska, arrivals
were Charles King, John McCar-
thy, Robert L. Prentice and Louis
Stitch.
Taking passage for the West
ward were for Valdez, Robert P
Andrews, Allen r. Buckner, Maui
rice NJ Dyer, Angus G. Allison
George H. Thompson, Fred F. Pow
ell, Clifford Norman. Clyde Nor
man; for Seward, Clyde w. john
son. Earl L. Moots, Glenn Bush
Mrs. William Egan, William Egan
j. S. Jeffrey, Capt. w. F. Lowry, G
R. Griffin and Virgil Baker.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
WAGE STERILIZATION
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

Under the Wage Sterilization
Program of the War Labor Board
increases in wages and salaries will
be approved only in exceptional
cases" said Michael j. Haas, Terri
torial representative of the Wage
and Hour Division at Juneau today.
The following is the statement
issued by the Wage, Hour and Pub
lie Contracts Division, U. S. De-
partment of Labor Juneau:
Early in the program the War
Labor Board set up this policy for
administration of that part of the
economic sterilization program ov-
er which it has Jurisdiction
THE policy directive given the
National War Labor Board by Con-
gress and by the President is clear
Under that directive, the Board will
act on the presumption that wage
rates prevailing on September Is
1912 are proper. The Board will
grant wage increases over the lev
ell prevailing on September Is, 1912
only in exceptional cases and in ac-
cordance with Executive Order $3.50
of October 3, 1912.
1.-THE Board will examine careful
ly each claim for such exceptiona
treatment before approving any in
crease and in such consideration
/ will be guided by the general prin
ciples of the directive which indi
cate that the following are the only
reasons under which raises in wag.
es may be justified: ID malajust
ments of wages, where less thar
Is percent increase has occurred
since January, l, 1941; 90 correc
ton of inequities either within {
business or between one bushes
and another in the same industr,
or field of production; 90 sub
standards of living; a. effectiv
prosecution of the war"
1t is pointed out that the Wa
Labor Board is not concerned will
the control of the flow of mai
power by increasing wages, ant
that increases will not be granite,
to influence the control or to direc
the flow Of man power.
Information about the Wage Sta
bilization Program and blanks nee
essary to process applications TO
approval OF wage changes may b
secured from Michael j. Haas
Wage and Hour Division, BOT Sew
ard Street, Juneau,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
HU5k|E5 ARE
PICKED FOR
WIN TONIGHT
Basketball Dopesfers Give
Out Their Opinion on
Kansas City Meet

KANSAS CITY, March 26.-The
Oklahoma and Texas basketball
teams have mo chance at all" is
the opinion of candid basketball
dopesters here on the eve of the
opening tonight of the western re-
gional NCAA championship, in the
pitting of Oklahoma against the
powerful Wyoming Cowboys and
Texas against the University Of
Washington Huskies.
Although handicapped by the loss
of Capt. Walter Leask, called to
the armed service, the Huskies po-
sess well balanced aggregation
and displayed amazing accuracy
with one-handed shots in the work.
outs.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
GORDON TRIE5T0
JUNK REPORT OF
INVESTIGATORS


Shortly before adjournment last
night, Senator Frank Gordon at
tempted to make a motion that the
investigating committees report on
the Department of Labor be not &C
cepted by the Senate, and the dis
senting report by Rep. Joseph w.
Kehoe be accepted.
Pesident o. D. Cochran ruled
the motion out of order, stating that
neither House was to vote on the
report Of the committee. He was
sustained in the ruling when Cor
don made an appeal to it. Senators
Gordon, H. H. McCutcheon and A.
P. Walker voted to overrule the rul-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
SELE(TEEs ARE
RECLASSIF|ED
BY DRAFT BID.

Selectees reclassified by recent
meetings of the Draft Board are
as follows:
1-A-Glen Bush, Fred Sharp, Jr.
Jack Austin, Johan Johansen, Mike
Arthur Rudlak.
l-C-Earl Ley, War E. Conn.
2-A-Harry Sporting, Jr., Eddie
E. Swope.
2-B-Sam Martin.
2-C-Michael E. Seller.
3-A-Richard A. Slagle.
3-B-Olaf Westby, John G. Hag-
meier, Clarence E. Walters, James
Harlan Hodges, Robert r. Wolney
4-F-Edward j. Giovanetti, Car
~. Omdahl Ernest z. Peterson
Dayton j. Fleek.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
HITS MORE BILLS
BA(kDURING ARE 0kEHED
QUESTIONING BY GOVERNOR

/ The Governor announced h S
morning that he has approved the
following legislative measures:
SD. SO, by Senator Edward Cof-
fey. the fire control bill establish
ing a fire season and penalties for
violations Of regulations designed to
save Alaskas, forests.
Substitute for HIM. II, by Rep.
Crystal Snow Jenne, urging sur
vey on the possibility of building
road to Echo Cove and a ferry
landing to more closely join juneau
with Haines by ferry, and the Al
aska Highway.
lib. "a, by House Ways an d
Means Committee, improving the
law relating to audits of Territorial
offices.
lib. IS, by House Committee on
Roads and Highways, repeating
traffic laws in conflict with later
traffic code.
lib. 70, by Rep. William Egan,
establishing a system of Territorial
care of tubercular patients in Al
askan hospitals and making an APP
preparation of $26,500.
SIM. 8, by Coffey, urging pas
sage of a bill in Congress to bring
defense workers in Alaska back
under the Alaskan Workmen's Com
pensation Act.
SD. 3, by Coffey, raising the
minimum salaries for school teach
ers in Alaska by rs percent.
SD. "A, by Senate Judiciary Com
mittee, allowing clubs of the armed
forces to be licensed to dispense
liquor without having to wait the
customary two years before being
granted the license.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
GEORGETOWN WINNER

NEW YORK, March 26.-George-
town won the National Collegiate
Eastern Basketball championship
last night defeating DePaul of Chi
cago by a score of So to 40. Lanky
John Mannken dropped in II points
and gave great exhibition of de-
fensive play before crowd of more
than $4,000 sport fans in Madison
Square Garden.
Georgetown will meet the winner
of the NCAA at the Kansas City
meet in Madison Square Garden
next Tuesday night.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
Prominent
5kagwayan
Passes Away
Canvass White, u. 5. Com
missioner for 10 Years,
Dies Following Stroke

SKAGWAY, Alaska, March &c.
Canvass White, United States Com
missioner here for the past ter
years and who suffered stroke
several months ago, passed away
last evening. He is survived here
by daughter, Mrs. Henry Dedman
and granddaughter, Barbara DIED.
man.
Walter Mills, oldtime truck gar
dener of Skagway, also died hers
yesterday
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
EIks' Night
On Saturday

Elks and their ladies are going
to have another night tomorrow
and there will be dancing to a
regular orchestra The admission
price is a novel one but the COM
mittee, knowing that only Elks are
to enjoy the occasion, believe all
know what the charge is to be
and there will be a large crowd
in attendance.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
Noted Jurist
Passes Away

LOS ANGELES, Calf, March
26.-Superior Judge Ben Lindsey
70, long prominent as a California
and Colorado jurist, died here to-
day. He entered the hospital only
two days ago.
Judge Lindsey was the jurist who
established juvenile courts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26

The nearly extinct wild goose
of Hawaii lives on arid lava slopes
high in the mountains and rarely
goes near water
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ing.
Earlier, Senator A. p Walker, adj
dressing the Senate under special
privilege, stated that it was his hope
that the decision of the committee
was not influenced by prejudice or
other reasons, declared that the
facilities of the office had not been
used by either himself or the FORM
er commissioner for personal OF
political purposes.
He stated that he had no Ill feel
ings toward any member OF the
Senate and hoped the feeling was
mutual. He offered to buy them all
drink anytime, anyplace.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26

High tide-5:0 3 am, 16.1 feet.
Low tide-11:49 am, 09 feet.
High tide-6:01 pm, 1873 feet.
Low tide-11:56 pm, 4.3 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26

The call Of a trumpeter swan
can be heard as far as two miles.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-26
B.P.O. ELKs

Lodge session tonight, Friday,
pm. Ballot.
M. H. SIDES,
adv Secretary.
La gaceta., 1943-10-28

rs fuerza con al "a que estos pfinci-
Ipios-que sen Ia vida &c Ia tolerant
|cia democr6tics-sean puestos en
|prtctica."
Mensale dcl seaor Wallace
Ia primera session plenaria de Ia
cou1erencia fu6 Genalada por r lee
'tura de un Masaie 0el Wceprcsi-
denfe a. Las Estados Unid0ss senior
Henry AT. Wallace, unien declaraba
ouo Is fusion De las cultures latino
americans y angloamexicanas po-
.drla p-xoporcionar nnevag v v~aliosas
anoxtaciones a los conocimientos y
Fealidades de Is vida. De este m0do
So consolidation los mas fav0rables
aspectos de ambas culturas.
III doctor Benjamin Clare VeIas-
.Quez Ministro de Edneass9n &C
Chile. declare IN d session de- clau-
suTa
aEstas sesiones han dad0 tres
|resultados verdaderamente imp0F-
kantes: amistad compression mu-
Euas' tundaci6n De Is Universidad
lnteramericana y Is adaptation &c
.un hbvo de text0 de rs historic de
Lac Americas que sera Official an TODD
EEL conkinentc. LAS futuras genera
clones nos estaran agradecidag per
IA edopci6n de medidas decisivsS
eobre edueac tn, cue 1eryiFan para
alanzaK nusstxa solidaxidad y nues~
s continue independence u hber-
taa
La gaceta., 1943-10-28

San ndei0nso. tambitn ara;.,
Ed X caile de Martin de los ~
81 vecindario VIC dos mnlas -
panzurradas p0r la metrana
Topaz largo trecho sobre u,s
trahas. La intensidad brutal
este aggression reanim6 a los sols
pados de Ia 'quinta column.s
y desde muchos BALCONIES comb
tientes lnvisibles disparabap 4.
plstolas sobre los t~ranseuntes s
horizonte escupia fuego y 81 c,sL
tambi6n. la ola arruinadora crel
cia. por todas las parties t~estera.
desmoronadas. aleros rotos. hal-
cones desgajados, incendios. pa-
vinentos hundidos. aceras sobr.
las que los cristales ~pulverizaao.
por las expiosiones extendian una
alcatifa crugiente, argentina g..
mejante d una capa de aaucar
cande. Minute q minute Ia ciudad
martir. per0 ind6mita. resonaba
desde sus cimientos a las veletas
de sus TORE como Ell casc0 De I'M
barc0 baj0 los martillos de los ca.
lafates.
AQuella ola mortal, sin embar.
go 40 losraha que los comercian-
ties cerrasen sus tiendas, nj que los
tranviarios suspendiesen 81 ira
bajo. al eiquiera cue las mujeres-
no menos decididas al sacrifice
que los hombres- Sc retirasen de-
las "colas'. E heroismo de Ia pO-
blaci6n civil era unanime; algO.
material. compacto. sin una sola
veta de sesesperanza . De cobar-
Ola. En- los eorrillos que el azar
inprovisaba en- las esquinas 0 Ia
puerta de los cafes. les gentes
cambiaban impresiones. Los Wan
dantes CUE pasaban juntO q los
grupos Sc detenian a escuchar:
-tHay algo de nuevO7- de-
Los mterpelados miraban 10 que
sabian, y q 50 vez interrogaban al
preguntante.
10y til. dc donde wenes?...
FL contestaha y asi. en- abre-
viados momentos. las noticaS
o ciertas. fecorrian de pun
Ia q punta Ia capital.
LLenas de estas mcertidumbres
terribles deciinaron ID tarde = "a
noche del microbes. SIN que Ia
furiosa bataIla amalnase.
En Ia amanecida del Ola ST.
guiente. a los moradores de las
Was afluyentes a la plaza del Pro
greso v 4 les vecinos del primer
trozo de "a Gale &c Toledo. les
despert6 el alboroto levantado por
e considerable ndmero de milf
cianos que. a pie o en- camiones
Y con gran prisa. Sc dirigian 9 2
calIe do segovia. las gentes GU
riosas. Sc asomhraban d les puer-
tas. gritandoles:
La gaceta., 1943-10-28

- EDUARDO ZAMAcoIs


AZ despeoirse agfeeo
IA celestino le han dado dos
halazos: uno en IL cabeza, otro en
ID pie. lie themes ca 81 Hospital
7encral. sala prlmera. M cuhada
me 10 dijo.
Juanito reanud6 ~ canine por
q Castellana.
Il afistrocr6tico wal aparecia
leslereo. obscuros Contagiado de-
j tristeza do sus drboles desnu-
l0z. de 81 suelo fangoso y &c sus
unetas colmadas de hoias muer-
rs. a intervalos largos, baio 81 A.
guacero mcesante pasaba va trans
d. raudo. como 81 huyese; q all
Din t~ranseunte arrlmado . les yer
as lie los hoteles Peri6dicamen-
4 "a el espacio nbIInoso, gsiid0.
eiibar de I'm ob6s fantaseaba un
amino.
Alrededor De Madrid. desde los
ncinares de El Prado a los des-
nontes De Users. y desde los non-
los cafabancheleros a las aitu-
SIS del psrQue del Ceste. s. CONE
alta sim cue ningun0 Dc los be-
lgerantes obtuviese ventaia X Ed
retanto los hospitales y las casas
L. soc0rr0 recihian centenares de
lerloos. Y las estaciones del Me-
ron seguian abauotadas de eva
uados fameliccs y sin abrigo, y
0s tel6fonos del ministerio de Ia
Guerra contnuahan pidiendo inn
llacablemente hombres y armas
TRANSCRIPTS Ia noche. glacial hi
media. tktrica..
: NO naen amaneci6, los inVa-
sores atacaron con redoblado fu-
-or por el sector de- Carabanchel
: Ia Roma norte De la Casa de
Campo. y tan pronto este Sc SUI
20 nuevos contingencies De volun-
sarios corrieron q defender los
puntos ainenazados. janis Il e.
nemieo habia hecho un seEne
h alarde fueFNs..
Al amparo de los tanoues. la
morisma Y las Banderas del Ter
clio arremetian en- masa y negaban
hasta las alambradas lealas: alli
Sc debatian dieznadas por los II
sizes de la Libertad retrocedian
Sc rehacian v tornaban Al asalto
Roncaban los cahones 3 los NOR
teros con frag0r h~orrisono. = la.
ayiaci5n negrae sembraba q boz
lea 81 exterminio fuera y dentro
de ii ciudad.
Una bomha derrumb6 81 techo
del C0ngreso de los Diputados.
OtEa, caida en Ia calie del Acner-
Do. mat6 catorce personals. Ctra
incendio 81 Asilo de Ancianos. in
stalado 81 e conyent0 De Padres
de "a Trinidad. donde Sc lmpri-
mic Il primera edici6n de Don
Cuiiotef.
Los mercedes del Carmen y de
La gaceta., 1943-10-28

UniveTeland Panemexlcaun. de Is
CUE SIS pKeaIdenhe provisional q d.
0eta4Io M6ndez kerelFa, ominentc
adaeadoH panameho. Aa conferen-
eta anHob8. uusnlmente la cveacI6n
90 &Icnn uuiveTgidad. peTo los dele
es 6e cineo xen6hfica-Argsn
aa, Colombia, M61Ico Paraguay 3
los hetados UnIde aeeptaron el
plan propueetC. 8 teserva De Ii naA
eien ae 8u9 Naen=1g K~0biernogs
U curse
La Unlversidad Interamerieana
funclonara, temncvalmente. ca los
locales ~ ia Universal Ad NncionaI
de- Panama, Is Ii que es p~reaidante
eg aehor Mtndez Perelra. La nueva
~NniVeraidad ofrece cursos para graz
'onados, en nntw0pol0gla 8 historic
'oe lns Amtcas, legislation compa
knda = 1exeeho International. eicn-
|ciea kiglcas blolAas cI6ncias
aeeAA1 BocEales. eiencias SAME
arlas salad pdblica y estn1i0 de
les c0stumhrea y az Ia mfsiea re-
1ional de To- dlfefentes PASSES,
FL tema general e la conferencia
ta6 anunclodo por q seii0r prcsi-
0ente de Panam4 don Ricardo
Adol1o da la Guaraia, quien puntua-
h10 81 heeh0 d8 que ala base del
pEogEeso e0neiste Ell la education
Evening star., 1943-05-03
Deferments
Continued From First PageD

were requested In 4o of these
cases. .howeter, draft boards. after
issuing these permits. decided to
give the men occupational defer
ment.
1--WE would not countenance or
tolerate wholesale or indiscriminate
deferments, Mr.. Davis told the
committee. "At the same time we
are not running in competition with
other agencies to see who can defer
the feWest men. We have war Job
to do and we need certain technici-
ans and experts to do it.
I'VE try to get people not subject
to military service. Obviously, that
is not always possible. If we need a
man who can broadcast in Swahili
or Afrikaans or Hindustani, and
there is only one such man in the
country, obviously we are going to
have to ask for his deferment.
"Or if theater commander sends
us request for number of men
Tor tront-line duty-and we recently
had such request from Gen. Eisen-
hoWer-we are going to have to fill
the request with men who can do the
job even If it involves deferment.
And If we need radio engineers
as we do-and there is great short
age OF radio engineers, we are going
to have to ask for deferment and we
are not going to apologize for doing
So"
.~ Asked by the committee if he
planned to send many more abroad.
Mr.. Davis said the general answer
was yes, but for reasons and details
I prefer to go into executive ses-
sion" Robert Sherwood, playwright
and chief of Owls outpost division,
who accompanied Mr.. Davis to the
hearing, testified on Owls future
overseas plans during the short
executive session.
Mr.. Davis said he felt 1t was his
duty to defend the patriotism of his
men, who are serving their country
Evening star., 1943-05-03

refugees, few from France and
Italy and one from Denmark.
Asked about a 26-year -old who
was listed among II men who had
never been classified, Mr.. Davis re-
sponded that it was the fault of
the draft boards if they don't find
the men as long as they are in this
country.
The figures given by Mr.. Davis
and by the committees, although
both were as of March IS, varied
not only on the total number of
male employees but on the number in
each classification.
Mr.. Davis reported 546 with a de-
pendency status, 139 rejected for
physical reasons, 105 given occupa-
tional deferments by their local
boards without official Government
requests, SO in class IA awaiting
induction, SO deferred at official
Government request. 81 with mis-
cellaneous classifications" and u
/ unclassified. He reported a total of
4,067 employees of whom 2.184 were
men and l,040 were of draft age.
The committee, also using March
Is figures, reported a total of 1850
employees, of which 1894 were men
and LOAF were of draft age. 1t
listed SO in IA. 7 in the now aban-
doned l-B, 8 in &c tservicemenl
A in IA. 119 in 2-B, 40 in ga, 1876
in the now abandoned 3-B, in 4-B
tformer Representative Elliott, IL in
&C. l in 4-D Cminister, in 4-E
conscientious objector), 1876 in 4-F'
and II unclaSsified.
Of the 108 now abroad and SO
awaiting transportation, according
to the committees figures, 9 are in
Ia, l in 1-B, 9 in IA, 40 in 2-B,
so in 3A, II in 3-B, l in Alb, 16 in
4-F, l unclassified. The committee
| reported that IA other men are
awaiting assignments overseas.
| Mr.. Davis said he hoped to Gu
Evening star., 1943-05-03

MI ORE TO-DAY than ever before,
1V1 the Codins are partners -. one
for all and all for one {. u. . in that most
important of all businesses ;. the busi-
ness of living and doing their bit to
help win the war.
They are making regular payments
on what they owe. They are saving
enough each month so that they can
pay insurance premiums, taxes, fuel
and home repair bills as they come due
They are buying War Bonds with all
that's left after meeting their necessary
living expenses.
And today, more than ever before,
the Codlns and more than $4,000
other Washington men and women ;. ..
look upon this bank as financial part
ner. They look o."The Bank for the
Individual" for down-to earth help and
guidance in setting up business-like
wartime budget . for help in the
business of living.
To them it is a counselor, a trusted
friend, In whom they have a Deep
I VI G1ldIl
eighteen years it has been furnishing
Washingtonians helpful banking serv-
ices, adding to the usefulness of those
services, seeking ways and means to
help them do more, be more, live the
best they can under the conditions they
face. It has always had their best in
terests at heart, and they know it.
You, too, will find here real con-
Germ for the things that concern you
Whether you want to buy War Bonds
save, or borrow . for whatever coun-
sci or help you need with your wartime
financial affairs ;. do as these $4,000
other Washington men and women do:
Come to "The Bank for the Individual"
-. the bank that is alert to your needs,
alive to your way of life, as an individ-
ual. Choose it as your financial partner.
Evening star., 1943-05-03

to me they could do something about
that"
Mrs. Kramer was not bitter. She
spoke as one stating fact. She Is
an attractive young woman. and
she grinned as she pointed to her
two small children, romping about
the living room.
We're better off than lots she
said. Some families have six and
eight children. And my children
eat so little
The Kramers live in a company
house. They occupy half of it. and
the other family has a separate en-
trance. The house is typical of those
around this mine. She has fixed up
the living room attractively 1t was
brightly trimmed A flag was furled
in corner, and a soldiers picture
was on table. There was a COM
Portable sofa
Pay SIS a Month.
The walls needed some fixing when
they moved in, she explained. They
had partitioned the old rooms so
that they had kitchen, dining room
and two bedrooms.
The wood on the exterior looked
worm eaten, and one wall had been
patched with tar paper. Like all the
houses in that row, the toilet was
outdoors. The Kramers pay SIS a
month for their nome.
Several housewives in the COM
munity complained that the COM
pany store charged "a little more"
for things than the stores in town,
They don't have to patronize the
company store. but they have other
wise long trip into town.
Another complaint was that the
miners didn't get enough meat under
ratloning-that they were accus-
toned to 2 pounds a day instead of
2 a week and the Government has
made no provision for them.
General Prices Defended.
A company man denied that its
store charged higher prices. gen.
orally. but admitted this might be
true in certain instances. And he
contended that they could not COM
pete with chain stores. He admitted
the houses were not ali they might
be, but pointed to the difficulty of
Evening star., 1943-05-03


obtaining priorities on construction
these days. The Federal Housing
Administration has put up some
housing projects in other mining
communities of this region-not
many.
The mine where Mr.. Kramer works
shut down, but normally it is always
closed On Sunday. The shaft was
deserted. Most of the men were at
tending flrst-aid meeting. On
lot near the shaft. children were
playing ball. There was no excite
ment. 1t might have been any Sun
day.
The men were reluctant to discuss
the situation Some of them seemed
bewildered, not quite to know what
to do.