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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-13
Should Fighters. l8. Vote?

Do you favor lowering the voting age to permit
men who are defending country to have
If sign the petition calling for referendum
solicitor calls YOU
Sign the petition only if you registered voter
you have been registered and have not voted years
you will have re-regser before signing
Do not sign than petition. only
petition that being circulated your city exclusively
Married women not permitted TO their husbands
in signing; they must their Christian
Example: Mrs. Mary Jones' not Mrs. John Jones.
All sgners must give their complete home addresses,
including street numbers cities and dates of the signing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-13

THE revolutionary character of the
Il wage increase demand of the
United Steelworkers of America,
which is now pending before the Ma
tional War Labor Board, springs
from the fact that the union would
withhold from employing companies
the opportunity to recoup increased
wage costs through a rise in prices.
The union would continue the
steel price ceilings, which were set in
1912, irrespective of whether its de-
mands for higher hourly rate and
other cost raising benefits were
granted.
It would be neat trick if it were
possible for employers to add to costs
without passing along the burdens to
the customer.
The union argues that it can be
done through transferring, to work
ers, funds that otherwise would 60 to
profit, depreciation reserves and re-
serves for taking care of the deferred
costs of wartime conversion and re-
conversion.
In his testimony before the War
Labor Board, Enders M. Voorhees,,
chairman of the finance committee of
the United States Steel Corp, in sim
pie language, characterized this novel
union approach as an attempt to ex-
plot the American investor and tax
payer.
"The union leaders," he declared,
in spite of their protestotions to the
contrary, are really urging you to
grant them the right to conscript
THE WAGES OF THE OWNERS
of the United States Steel Corp,
leaving to the or0ners THE EMPTY
SHELL of legal ownership"
MIR. VOORHEES,, in further dis
WI secting the new and revolution
airy union doctrine, argued that the
assertion that costs could be in
creased without burdening the Gus.
toner was sheer illusion
At present, the steel industry is
working directly or indirectly for a
single customer, namely Uncle Sam
at war.
Mr.. Voorhees, disclosed from the
bookkeeping of the steel corporation
that the federal government actually
paid more for steel in 1943 than in
the previous year because of the hid
den effect of rising wage costs, pre-
sumably resulting from increased
overtime at penalty rates.
The government, he said, paid
ultimately MORE FOR STEEL be
cause it received in 1943 LESS
THAN BEFORE in offsetting taxes
from the steel industry, which in eff
feet reduce the net cost of steel to the
government. >(t
"Only the workers." Mr.. VOORHEES,
disclosed, "hoUe benefited BY the in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-13
LETTERS To The EDITOR

TO THE EDITOR:
YOUR editorial entitled
u Richly Deserved Reward
was true and to the point.
Gen. William S. Knudsen is a
silent man but a great power in
our war effort. 1t was very nice
of your editorial department TO
bring out the good work he is
doing.
JOHN RITZ
u. s. Marine Hospital
Detroit, Mich.
/ SAW in a Detroit newspaper
where they were going 10
make Italian prisoners special
noncombatant troops Of the
u. s. army. What is wrong
with the people back there?
Letting them wear uniforms is
a disgrace TO the u. S. army.
They can put them back over
here and make them fight.
I'm so mad about it, / can't
stand il.
The American people are too
easy. l wish / were in charge
Of these Italian prisoners. I
would make it tough on them.
Things like this make a SOL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-13
knowledge Test
BY DIR. sABINA CONNOLLY

score one for esch ~ the first five
questions and five for the last question.
s-lo. brilliant; rs, bright; as, average;
0-s, dull.
If Matthew, Luke and John
wrote three of the Gospels.
who wrote the fourth: (a)
Philip; tb) Peter; (c) Mark?
2-How many men make a rifle
platoon: ta) "a; (b) SO; (c)
AZ?
SIS a dinge: (a an Australian
wild dog; tb) an African
wild camel; (c) a South
American wild horse?
4-If you wanted a passport,
would you apply to: ta) de-
partment of the interior; tb)
department of state; tc) de-
partment of commerce
5-If you like roe, does it mean
you enjoy: la lamb kidneys;
(b) calf liver; tc) fish eggs?
Snatch these columns:
(s) man tvb puerile
tb) woman twD masculine
tcb child Oh idiotic
td) boy tyD infantils
te) fool ED feminine
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-13
Taxation i'm Reverse

creased volume of business and, al
though steel prices haze not changed,
the public-mostly the government
lis actually paying more for its
steel, for it is getting a continuously
smaller tax offset against the
amounts paid"
In SPITE of a larger turnover in
Il 1913 than in 1912, Mr.. Voorhees,
revealed that the steel corporation
paid out only $22.5 millions in federal
excess profit taxes in 1913, compared
with $87.6 millions in 1912.
The tax reduction was effected by
a decline in the rate of (excess)
profit occasioned by increasing wage
costs.
Mr.. VOORHEES, pointed out that, if
the current demand for a II cents an
hour wage rate increase is granted,
the steel corporation in 1914 WILL
PAY NO EXCESS PROFIT TAX,
but will, under the so called "carry-
back" provision of the law, ACTU-
ALLY GET A REFUND OF $48.4
MILLIONS.
The chairman of the finance COM
mittee of Big Steel described the
prospect as taxation in reverse"
Mr.. Voorhees, then explained that
the carry back" was intended to
correct wartime errors on the part of
the taxing authorities in taxing as
profit what ultimately turned out to
be cost, or expense.
"These payments" he continued,
ARE called refunds. They are in no
sense tax refunds. If the government
has erred and taxed as profits Uhat
are costs, il may appear superficially
that the government refunds rOhot it
should not haue taken. But ii only
appears to refund. ACTUALLY AT
SOME POINT IN THE ECONOMY
1T MUST LEVY AN ADDITIONAL
TAX IN ORDER TO GET THE
MONEY TO CORRECT THE
ERROR.
Wherefore, rUhat the union really
proposes is that, If the returns from
production are insufficient to pay the
Uoges demanded, the taxing power
of the government wiH be called into
play to make up the difference"
Mr.. voorhees, has rendered a
patriotic service in spelling out in
simple form the fact that fallacious
arguments by the union run beyond
the confines of legitimate collective
bargaining.
1t may well be that the rank and
file of the union and even the leaders
do not intend to take the road along
which such specious arguments
would inevitably lead.
Thus, the need for honest clarifi-
cation becomes of paramount impor-
lance if our free economic society is
to endure.
,e Is. 1874
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-13

der not care whether he fights
or not.
PVT. JOE NINSON,
Anzio.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-13

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
japanese Flee
Tokyo Raiders
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move was biting into the ranks Of
Tokyo's millions.
The same dispatch gave a npoff
that the evacuation is at least IN
part compulsory. II said that all
persons connected with air defense
were exempted from the evacua-
ton measures. as we'll as utility
workers, doctors and chemists, &C.
Icording TO police regulations given
out for Greater Tokyo on Dec. II.
Tokyo reports relayed through
Berlin said several Superfortresses
roared over Tokyo this morning
but dropped no bombs. Another
force of several planes" dropped
incendiaries on the capital this
evening and fires were immedi-
ately extinguished," the reports
said.
Radio Tokyo admitted dourly
that the Superfortress strikes on
the japanese homeland have be-
come vigorous operations" and
warned the people that more raids
are on the way, including ma
chine gun strafings" of their
cities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
Endowment Approves
Oaks Conference Aim

NEW YORK, Dec. u tINS}--
Trustees of the Carnegie Endow-
ment for international Peace to-
day endorsed the aims of the
Dumbarton Oaks conference.
A resolution adopted at the
groups semi-annual meeting ex-
pressed belief that proposals
adopted by the United Nations at
Dumbarton Oaks offer an essen
tial basis for the structure of last
ing peace"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13

=O On the way out to B-29 base at Saipan
few Marnbuilt Superfort for approximately haitian
hour
While I am not qualified pilot and have never landed
plane taken off have handled the controls of
variety of ships ranging from dive bombers to Douglas
transports.
But the controls of the Superfort got the feel of
flying for the first time circlng Sapan while the tried to
suicide cliff and other historic landmarks At the end
must be easy to fly.
The morning that we took off from Honolulu headed for
Sapan for the first B29 raid Tokyo Capt Sam (Bull
Durham few the Superfo 5000 feet then leveed off and
switched the automatic pilot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
.0rn1o( Drive
.Doonns Jdps

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HQ.
PHILIPPINES. Dec. y ms
Veteran 77th Division doughboy'
pressed forward today 10 annihi
late Japanese in the Ormoc area
on western Leyte.
GA Domei News Agency dis
patch reported indirectly that
Allied troops had landed on
Biliran Island. just across a
narrow strait from the north
western arm OF Leyte, UP said.
The dispatch claimed that Sun
day japanese planes attacked
enemy forces on the western
coast of Biliran Island, north
of Leyte." The report was not
confirmed by any Allied source.)
against the nth Division)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
26 Deaths
Reported
I'm Storm

The seasons first major snow
storm extended into the East to-
day, Gripping transportation in
some industrial centers and caus-
ing AT least 26 deaths.
The storm. centered in Pennsyl-
Vania and Maryland, will continue
for another "a hours, the u. S.
forecaster at Chicago said. with
heavy snow expected throughout
all New England. A record Is
inches Of snow was reported al
Elkins. w. Va.
Light snow flurries were FORE
cast today for the Midwest, which
felt the brunt of the storms
furry over the weekend
At Pittsburgh. the storm caused
the worst traffic jam in the city's
history. Thousands of Christmas
shoppers packed into hotels I'M
able 10 return to their suburban
homes. Trains throughout he
East were running far behind
schedules. Many airline and bus
schedules were Cancelled.
Temperatures during the storm
were comparatively mild, except
in the South, which experienced
its first snow of the season and
registered unusually low readings.
Temperatures dipped sharply in
.the East last night, and rain turn
ing TO snow was predicted in New
York City.
Five inches Of snow closed
schools at Asheville, n. c., while
Macon. Ga, and Birmingham
Ala. reported two inches and
temperatures in the middle twen-
ties
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
Allied Court Fines
4 German Civilians

WITH THE s. THIRD
ARMY ON THE SAAR, Dec. II
(INS)-Allied Military Govern
ment authorities tried eight Ger
mans-six women and two men
on charges Of violating regulations
against leaving a restricted COM
munity.
A summary court-martial found
four of the accused guilty, and
imposed a fine of 800 reichmarks
each
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
BY CLARK LEE

4 B-29 SUPERFoRTRESS BASE ON SAIPAN Dec II
tTNS-EXcept for the takeof and landings and during
storms flying the worlds biggest bombing plane is not
difficult physical job.
is mostly matter of being constantly on the ball
and ready That and making fairly frequent gentle
adjustments the dias of the automatic pilot, the mar
vous device that keeps plane flying set compass course
at a steady altitude
But in the takeos and landings the pilot more than
his pay The pay isn't large For Army Air Corps
captain flying million dollars worth of arpane it is SAT-
monthabout the the wages of many of the men
and women who help build the ship
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13

speed for the long grind ahead.
Schaller's place in the plane
is so arranged that he rides
backward, keeping his eyes on
his instrument board, constantly
checking the revolutions of the
four giant motors, watching
the temperature, computing the
gasoline consumption, figuring
the weight of the ship, trans
ferriHg fuel from one set of
tanks to another and attending
to a dozen other details.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13

LONDON. Dec. II tINS)-The
Swiss radio reported today that
Pope Plus has received Alexander
Kirk. the L. S. ambassador to
Italy, in private audience.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
TRAPPED JAPs DIE

Gen. Macarthur announced new
American gains in the battle for
Leyte and revealed that the
southern segment of the Yama-
shita Line had been eliminated
and that the Seventh and 18th
divisions which converged on
Ormoc had met.
Enemy forces caught between
the two American columns were
destroyed, ,MacArthur's conmuni-
que reported. With the conquest
of Ormoc the Americans now are
free to press northward against
remaining Japanese forces which
stalemated the Leyte campaign
at the head of the Ormoc valley
Seizure of the town itself, re-
ported in a previous communique,
was marked by the bitterest fight
ing but ended with the annihila-
ton of Jap defenders.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
'QuizStettinius
On Policies

WASHINGTON. Dec. II QNS)
AN attempt TO question Secre-
tary of State Stettinius on
whether America lend-lease
arms are being used against our
Allies in the war was blocked at
a Senate foreign relations COM
mittee hearing today.
The questions we're put by
Senator Guffey Cd of Pennsyl-
vania, as Stettinius appeared to
back the presidential appoint
ments of an undersecretary and
five assistant secretaries of state.
After Stettinius said that
President Roosevelt and he to-
gether took the responsibility for
the appointments, 10 which wide
spread opposition has been ex-
pressed, Senator Connally CD OF
Texas. chairman. suppressed in
cipient fireworks.
SECRETARY GRILLED
DO yeu fayeF using lend
lease against our Allies:" de-
manded Guffey.
THAT would depend on the
circumstances-as a general
statement l should think that
would not be true" replied
StettinluS.
"Are the British using lend
lease against Ethiopia In two
provinces?" asked Guhey
Connally then stepped in. He
asked Gufey If he thought he
should press the question in view
of the international situation.
"Ali right, III withdraw It."
said Guffey.
Stettinius added that he'd be
glad TO discuss the matter in
executive session.
QUIZZED on CROWLEY
"Win you take from Leo
Crowley, foreign economic ad-
ministrator. the functions OF his
agency" asked Guffey.
MIR. Crowley and I have had
conference and we get along
well together" replied Stet-
tinlus
This ended the questioning OF
StettiniuS, He was on the stand
but half an hour.
Senator Chandler tD) Of Ken
lucky, who had criticized the APP
pointments of Joseph c. Grew
and five assistant secretaries OF
state as mostly Wall Street men
was sitting in the room. Chandler
is not a. member Of the commits
tee Connally did not ask him
whether he wished 10 ask ques-
tons
At the outset Connally made II
plan The hearing would be con-
Quoted in dignified way. He
ordered photographers 10 stop
Shooting as soon as the queS-
tioning began
In ms statement asking sp-
proval of the appointments. Stet-
tinius declared that the new
diplomatic team" would carry
out the policies Of Mr. Roosevelt
and Of Stettinius predecessor.
Cordell Hull
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
MOneyBeIt
Fails as Bank

A money belt in which he car.
ried $45 didn't save George II
Taylor, as, of 545 E. Congress
from being taken for ride anc
robbed.
Taylor told police that an armed
bandit halted him as he started ir
a side door at the Lincoln Motor
Car Co. plant and forced him into
a waiting automobile in which g
Negro couple waited.-
AS the car drove along West
Warren. the armed bandit slit
Fayiors shirt, and removed the
money belt. The trio released Tay.
Tor at West Warren and Colfax
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
SD DIVISION SLOWED

The northern segment of the
line has been holding off the
American 32d Division.
AS the battle on the ground
rose to climax American air.
craft continued their devastating
sweeps over the Philippines and
the southwest Pacific. with a
particularly heavy raid being
launched at japanese petroleum
refineries on Borneo.
"A fleet of more than 80 u. S.
Liberator bombers attacked Jap
positions at Two in the Volcano
Islands yesterday morning the
Tokyo radio said today in a
broadcast monitored by the
Fec
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
Climbing Power Cut Off

Second 1t Franklin A. Schaler Camden j. fight
engineer pulled back the thros little turning off the
power needed the climb fixing cruising
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
SoViiets Enter
Budapest
Entire Nezi Front
ColIapses in Hungary

LONDON. Dee. y tUP1-Tank'
riding Russian snock troops open
Ing the grand assault on Budapest
broke into The outskirts Of the
flaming capital today and Moscow
declared Soviet armies had col
lapsed the entire German front m
Hungary and were pourln
through a 1s5-n'i,e breach on the
southeastern road % Austria anc
Germany.
"The German defense in Hun
gary has collapsed. Radio Mos
COW declared IN a triumphant
broadcast heamed 10 Germany.
budapest can ne longer be
held. Its fall Is imminent.
VIENNA THREAT GROWS
"The threat 10 Vienna, the
rest Of Hungary and Czecho-
Sioyakia has grown many times
over"
"A London broadcast heard
by Chs In New York SAID the
Russians launched 4 general at
tack on the capital late yester-
GaY.1
Soviet front dispatches re-
ported that hundreds OF Germans
and HungarianS were surrender
ing, and that Nazi demolition
squads were putting the torch TO
the once beautiful city.
Ihe Russians, said Berlin dis
patch 10 the Stockholm Dagens
Nyheter, seemingly have sur
rounded Budapest and are push
ing on TO Vienna
The German covering forces
left behind TO delay the Russian
offensive were reported TO have
RACED blocks of buildings to pro-
vide open lanes of fire for their
artillery.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13

Captain, you know you eat
more than the rest of u.s." was
the prompt retort. 81 can take
It," Bull proclaimed, "or leave
Ii alone"
yeah. but you always take
It,"
Whereupon Bull proceeded to
take a couple of sandwiches,
With the strain of the takeoff
over and the plane flying smoothly
through clear skies the crew no
longer seemed TO be trained tech
nicians on their way to engage
in the grim business of killing,
but just a bunch of very young
Americans of a new generation,
youngsters who fly several thou
sand miles across uncharted
oceans as casually as you would
board a train from New York to
Philadelphia. ,s o9e4
STEINBECK BARRED
"You know" said Hibbard,
I'D have given a months pay
to have seen Bulls face II you
had told him your name was
John Steinbeck. He sure hated
that book about the Okies,
Grapes of Wrath
Sure" said Bull, "I'm an
Dixie from the best town In the
USA. saltwater, Okla, and
proud of II. Steinbeck is about
the one correspo dent
wouldn't give a ride to-"
HELL" Hibbard answered. you
shouldn't take that Steinbeck
stuff personally. Bull. He was
writing agaisnt injustice and we
should be against II wherever
II exists. That's what we're
fighting for"
yes, and I'm going out here
to fight Japs for one more rea-
son. I'm not going TO let them
CONTINUED on Page 1877
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
OUT COME SANDWICHES

The co-pilot, ID 1t. Charles T.
Hibbard, a husky, blond kid with
a crew haircut, broke open a box
of sandwiches.
"Just a bunch of tapeworms
on this crew." grumbled Bull
Durham Just finished break
fast and eating again"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
Life on a B-79:
Life on BIG:
Plotting BOlabers
Isn't Difficult Job

EDITOR'S NOTE-This is the second article in
q sefies describing life a Beg Superfortress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
REFUSE TO RETURN

Thirteen hundred workers are
affected by the work stoppage at
the Fruehauf trailer plant which
ma. army vehicles.
Meeting today the esll-et
international officers and their
local 1897 president, Ed Purdy
the strikers refused fatty TO go
back, the second time ms action
was taken since the strike started
last Wednesday.
Purdy said another meeting IS
planned within several days
The unionists previously stated
they would return only after the
Fruehauf management changed
its policies" toward them. Spe-
officially, they charge the manage
nent with lnauguratlng new
rules not in their. contract and
placing time study men on pro-
duct1on Jobs without first notify
ing the union. also held a viola
ton Of the contract.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
WATCHES WORRY BIRD

To keep from feeling lone
some, Schaller has companion
who also flies backward. 1t is a
tiny, red worry bird fastened
to the instrument panel.
THE worry Bird" Schailer
says, flies backward so he
can see where he has been.
do that, too, so we keep each
other company"
When we were leveied eff1the
navigator, 29-year-old 1t. Donald
G. Lee of Donora. Pa. called out
the course to Capt Durham and
Bull turned the needle of his
compass TO that heading and
twisted the automatic pilot until
the nose of the ship was pointed
on that course. Then we sat
hack 10 relax and get acquainted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
; Strikes Slow
War Production
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refused 10 allow an Inspector who
had been transferred from one
Job TO another break in"
period.
While not. denying that 5000
employees had been laid off. the
company spokesman said the
figures were given out by r. J.
Thomas. +" UAW-C1O president,
now in London.
Eddie Levinson. director of pub
licity for the union, said any
figures given out by Mr. Thomas
were supplied by the company"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
VIENNA THREAT GROWS

"The threat TO Vienna, the
rest of Hungary and Czecho-
Siovakia has grown many times
over"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
Flies Superfor+ for Half Hour

snd-women who help build the ship.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-18

last until the war with Japan is
over.
Now, let's look at the record: The
population of continental United
States is 1915 0,000; the IL states
which these senators would re-
duce economically to a secondary
position contain population Of
about 00,000-nearly half of the
whole. The states which the seven
senators represent have a popula-
ton Of 100000 The whole seven
OF them equal the population Of the
State OF Illinois and are just over
the size OF the State OF New York.
When we think nationally, the size
Of a state does not matter; but
when we become small in our con-
cepts We exhibit our extraordinary
smallness.
Nothing will come OF all this. It
Is unsound, uneconomic. nationally
disastrous. II would involve an
unprecedented migration OF work
ers. 1t would disorganize our trans
portation and marketing systems
and the movements OF raw materi-
ais. No one questions but that in
time both the South and West will
expand beyond anything which can
now he envisaged, just as both
areas have been expanding gradual.
ly and normally during the past
quarter century. In textiles. the
South will lead; in planes, the West
Coast will lead. But such economic