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Evening star., 1944-01-24
Bv FREDERJC + HASKTN

By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
@. What Is the average length OF
life in India as compared with Great
Britain?-M. M.
A. Average length Of life in India
Is 81 years, while in England 1t is so
years.
@. What country has the most
LAVISH. F. i,
A. Barnes and Ruedi In "The
American Way Of Life" state that it
has been observed that America has
more laws than any other nation in
the world. There are over $500 900
Federal, State and municipal stat
utes on the book.
@. How many inventions have
been submitted to the Government
since the beginning of the war;
H. L. E.
A. Since August, 1910, the Ma
tional Inventors Council has re-
ceived 165, 900 ideas and inventions,
many of which have been adopted
by the War, Navy and other depart
ments.
@. At what localities in this coun-
try does the compass point to true
north?-M. M. G.
A. The United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey says that the COM
pass points to true north at all points
along the o. declination, which runs
northwest across the country from
South Carolina to Michigan.
@. Where was Patrick Henry
buried?-R. B. D.
A. Patrick Henry was buried In
the garden near his last residence
in Charlotte County, Va. His simple
gravestone is inscribed with the one
line-"His Fame Is His Best Epi-
taph."
Q. Who was the flrst to propose a
plan for world peace?-E. L. H.
A. Peace movements or efforts are
alluded to In many early writings.
The earliest modern movement ap-
pears to be the efforts OF George OF
Podiebrad, King Of Bohemia, 1852,
who advanced a plan for the Chris
tian nations to form an mterna-
tional parliament and to create a
tribunal backed by international
Fforces, If necessary, to hear and
determine all disputes between the
nations.
@. Are there any active gold mines
In the United States?-L. B. H.
A. The Bureau OF Mines says that
only few Of the larger gold mines
are working at this time, and these
are permitted to operate because
they produce siliceous ores needed
in f1uxing certain base-metal ores,
or because the ores carry some guam
tity Of base metals urgently needed
in the war program. These mines
are scattered through several Of the
Western States; the Getchell Mine
In Humboldt County, New, is a large
and important one.
Evening star., 1944-01-24

cies and that it
plays favor1tes
eth er as to
groups Of citi-
zens or a. to
businesses AZ
fected.
Perhaps the
most glaring 6
case Of incon-
sistency which
is rapidly be-
coming = public
scandal Is the
failure Of the ad-
ninistration to
compel prices to
be regulated on
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Lewis Offers AFL
Membership Deal
For Readmission
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 24.-John l..
Lewis Is ready to make a deal with
the American Federation Of Labor
on terms that will assure him chem
ical workers in addition to his mine
workers after he is readmitted to
the Federation.
These are the minimum Lewis
terms before the AFL Executive
Council today as it prepared to take
up once more the nine-month- -old
application to reinstate the United
Mine Workers. They clarity Mr..
Lewis position, even If they leave
some major problems unsolved.
There still is the question Of the
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be simplified by the fact that they
do not belong to any autonomous
international afilliate Of the AFL.
They are organized into what are
known as federal labor OocaD un-
ions directly chartered by the AFL.
While such deal would permit
the AFL to dismember and redis-
tribute District so, Mr.. Lewis would
be in q position on the inside to
claim retention Of dairy farmers or
any other group which does not con-
flict with an established AFL juris-
diction.
Evening star., 1944-01-24

the sale OF used automobiles. Al
most every other essential article
Of modern living Is frozen as to
price but transportation by auto,
which Is vital, Is being subjected
to what amounts in many cases to
nothing less than a racket.
The man Of low income hasn't a
chance to get auto transportation
Of his own unless he Is willing to
pay q price that is way out Of line
with real value. Used cars are often
sold nowadays to whomever will
~ the highest and this frequently
means price that is actually double
the price Of the same car when it
was new.
Thousands Of cars that have been
run three and four years and orig
1nally were bought at less than
81 900 when new are being sold today
by dealers at prices in excess of
$1,000. 1t Is rare that used car
Of any standard make In what was
known as the low price, range Of
1941 can be bought today for $780,
The price is nearer to 5000 The
worker who normally was able to
buy a used car for 5000 or $500
cannot do so any more except in
rare instances, when he buys from
some individual who has to sell in
hurry.
So far as getting value, the buyer
takes all the risk. Rarely are guar
antees given and speedometers are
often altered so that the buyer
doesn't know what he Is buying and
subjects his life to danger. There
must be many hundreds Of millions
of dollars of transactions in used
cars going on now. The parking
lots Of many cities and towns are
full Of used cars marked up to ridic-
ulously high prices way out of reach
of the working man.
Those who buy used cars at in
fated prices are due for big disap-
pointment whenever new cars came
back into production. Then the
auto dealers will naturally mark
these same cars down by a def1a-
ton Of 60 to 80 per cent OF their
purchase price and the public will
be resentful. The automobile in
dustry as whole has q stake In
eliminating the gouging tactics that
are going ON today and as for the
very dealers who are lending them
selves to the imitation racket they
are likely to find the public bitter
about 1t and hesitant to buy any
new cars from them.
But the used-car business Of course,
has in it many reliable dealers who
know these facts and are trying
to play fair with the public. Yet
they are caught In the pressure Of
competition.
The simple solution for this has
been obvious for two years-ever
since prices on new cars and trucks
were placed on a ceiling basis. It
is to use the 1941 blue book" of
standard appraisals for different
models Of automobiles and impose
an OPA price that allowed certain
per cent markup above the old ap-
praisals. A markup of some kind
is necessary because many cars have
been bought in at high prices from
the public but the profiteering must
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Andy Of Radio Team
Is Father of Son
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 24.-A son
was born yesterday to the wife Of
Charles Correll, Andy" Of the radio
team Of Amos n Andy. The baby
has been named Charles Correll
jr., the father said.
Mr.. and Mrs. Correll have two
daughters, Barbara, 18 months, and
Dorothy, 4.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Here's what you can do NOV to
head off Rmmazvay Prices

Ir's EASY TO SAY, TT isn't up to me to do any,
L thing about high prices. That's Uncle Sans
job. Count me out"
But that's way Of kidding ourselves. Or of
trying to pass the buck.
Of course, there are things that the Govern
ment alone can and must do to control prices
But there are things that only we can dove,
the people. In fact, we must do our part, if the
countrys fight is going to be successful.
7 Things we can do
Our Government has drawn up clear-cut seven
point program. (See the box at the right.) 1t
shows what we can do-what all of us should do
Ito make the war against unaway prices really
work. 1t shows where our part fits in with the
Governments.
Just how the program does the job is clear if
we think of the reasons for runaway prices. :
We see how each of those seven points does
one Of two things. Some ask us to put our extra
money where we won't be tempted to spend it
on scarce goods. Others ask us to be good sports
and live up to ration rules and price ceilings.
That's program that will help US as indi-
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Huskin's
to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact BY writing The Eve
]: Haskin Director. Washington. d. c.
Please incloSe stamp for return postage.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
USed-Car Racket
Low.Income Buyer Hit by OPA Failure
To Fix Ceiling Prices in Auto Resales
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The Roosevelt administration doubtless
and then why the irritation
tions why they don't accept them all gracefully part
sacrifices Of there
ing of price ceilings wage freezes
One this is large people do
think the administration
Evening star., 1944-01-24

viduals-and help the nation, too. It's fine
program to get started on today-if you haven't
already-and to keep following right along.
Here's what causes Rvnowoy Pr;ces...
In war, most of our factories are working full
time making weapons. And whole lot fewer
peacetime goods are being made.
At the same time, many of us are being paid
more in wages and salaries than ever before.
If we disregard price ceilings and try to use
this extra money to buy these few goods -bingo!
prices start going up It's just the way prices go
up at an auction.
But if we all follow our Governments seven
point program, it's sure bet that we'll keep
prices under control.
6S,0OO,0OO Americans, with the help of their life
insurance agents already doing of these seven
things They have also found the peace of mind, the
family protection, the feeling of independence that
owning life insurance brings.
1t is in the interest of these g. OOO 900 people-as
well as the nation . whole-that the Life Insur.
ance Companies of America have joined together to
bring you this wartime message help prevent run.
away prices. Address inquiries to so East 42nd St.,
New York II, New York:
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Fire Chief Hts
Al Careless
Trash Burninq

"A trash fire doesn't sound like
n very serious matter Fire Chief
Corn Reed of FL Centre said Mon
day in a special appeal to the peo-
pie CT the city: but trash fires are
becoming a grave menace in Ell Cen
tro.
Il hope that from now on people
will exercise greater care in the
burning of refuse
The occasion which stirred the
chiefs plea was fire last Saturday
night which was set at the base of a
telephone pole in the alley between
State street and Olive avenue, back
of the post office.
Reed was convinced that the ac-
emulation of trash at the base of
the pole was tented by someone out
of sheer mischief.
Down that pole" Reed said, run
200 of the telephone company's
cables. into q conduit. When the fire
was extinguished the pole already
had caught fire and had been
scorched TO q height of 10 feet.
IF the cables had been destroyed,
telephone service in Ell Centro
would have been disrupted. personal
convenience and business interest
would have suffered, the public
safety would have been threatened"
REED pointed out.
Reed went on 10 say that careless
ness in burning trash has been ccm-
mon in FL Cent.o a long time. He
said the department recently was
called to oxtinguish a trash fire 10
feet long. The fence AGAINST which
this trash had been piled already
was destroyed when the department
arrived. the chief taid.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
COMMANDER ATTENDS

Arthur Cowan. fifth area COM
mander. presided at the meeting.
Others present included two past
state commanders. Joe Long CT Riv-
erside and Robert Garner OF San
Bernardino: Mike, zavala of El
Centre. twenty-second district COM
mander: George Baldwin of River
side. twenty-first district COM
mander: Ralph Martin of San Ber-
nardino. twenty-fifth district COM
mander. and Mae Murphy vice.
commander at large of the depart
ment of women Legionnaires.
Every Legion post in seven south
ern California counties was repre-
Sented at the meeting. The women
of the Second Baptist church of FL
Centro served a chicken dinner in
Veterans Memorial hall at noon to
visitors and local Legion officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Vinson Voices
Opposition to
Pay Increases
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proved notably" in that time. La
Dor has based its demands for gen.
eral wage increases on ground that
living costs have gone up some A
per cent.
Vinson said the Davis report was
careful, thorough. and disinter-
ested survey of the subject" that
ii was supported by the overwhelm-
ing weight of impartial and expert
evidence" and that it confirmed the
general belief that good job has
been done in stabilizing wartime
prices and living costs
The stabilization directors indorse-
ment of the report came as the A
merican Federation of Labor and
the Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions opened national conventions
where the present wage policies were
scheduled for bitter attack.
SEES COSTS AS DANGER
Affirming the administrations de-
termination to hold the line on the
anti-inflation front, Vinson admit
ted he was frankly disturbed to
note that, after year of complete
stability, the cost of living has risen
slightly but perceptibly curing the
past six months" This, he said,
must stop and 1.-The price admins
traitor and I will use special vigil
ance to this end"
I'VE cannot afford to relax our
efforts" he said. 80 long as the
war absorbS half of our national
production, we must hold prices at
their present level in order to pre-
serve the purchasing power of the
workers pay envelope"
The statement was taken to mean
that wages also woulG have to be
held at their present level and that
VinSon would not recommend any
general upward revision of the Little
Steel Formula, which limits pay in
creases to IS per cent above the
January, l94l levels.
The cost of living committee indi-
Gated that it considered any excess
in the rise of living costs over wage
increases as part of labor's fair
share of the many sacrifices involv-
ed" in the war.
CITES POSTWAR NEEDS
Vinson saiG that while every ef-
fort is being made to hold the
present price-Wage line, plans must
be made to meet the changes which
victory in Europe will bring us
face to face" Such program, he
said, must:
l. Put consumer goods from re-
converted industries on the market
at prices low enough to provide mass
markets and full employment.
2 Provide wage policy to give
workers earnings high enough to
buy the proc ucts of our expanded
and reconverted industry
3. Have wages and price ceilings
geared to expanded output and high
employment, to insure high and
stable profits for free American
enterprise.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Patton's S Armies
Control Metz
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above Roermond, and the American
Broadcasting station in Europe said
Lieutenant General Sir Miles c.
DempSey's forces had burst across
the Mas near Venlo.
The Germans threw a stiff coun-
terattack against Second army fore
es fighting alongside the American
Ninth and First armies above Aach-
en-, and some Nazi units reached
captured Suggerath, two miles
northeast of Geilenkirchen, but a
front dispatch said the enemy was
beaten back.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
CHILD, 2, SUFFERS HURTS
IN AUTOMOBILE MISHAP

Allen Held. 2, Brawley, suffered
injuries Sunday night in a collision
between two coupes on highway 80
a mile west of westmorland, high
way patrolmen said.
One coupe was driven by Oliver
Slemon Havens, %. marine of Camp
Pendleton, and Charles Kizer, 25.
Burbank. The baby was a passenger
In the Kizer car. Patrolmen said
the marines car was travelling west
when it swerved to the left sioe of
the highway to pass a truck, result
ing in the collision between the two
coupes. Both cars were damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Housing Hopes
For E. {. Dimmed
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/ Francisco, who attenced the meet
+ ing.
Briggs was able to offer the COM
mittee little if any help, and moth
/ ing was certain.
Briggs told the committee that the
/ agency is broke" 1t has not now
any money for any purpose, and will
not have any money until there is
a congressional appropriation Whe-
ther this appropriation will be forth
coming. Brooks felt, is dubious.
There is a bill pending in Con-
greSs now. but what will happen to
! il isn't certain. So far as the rest
of the country is concerned" Briggs
said, the housing crisis has passed.
The crisis continues to exist only
on the Pacific Coast. Having got
theirs. the other parts of the coun-
try are not so alive to the problem
as they once were.
There also is the feeling in other
parts of the country that the Pacific
coas, has been given a great deal OF
housing, and probably all that it
neeCS.
There also is a great deal of talk
in congress now about economlZlng.
There is also widespread feel
ing in other parts of the country
that the war is practically over. In
some parts of the country there is
even the conviction that the war
is over, that it no longer is going
on
Briggs said he would check on
local needs at the llth Naval Base
and that he would confer with the
Ell Centre U. S. Employment Service,
but all that he could offer was a
"pious hope"
He said he knew that it had been
planned to operate with insufficient
housing. and that. from the way
things are going. he believes it may
have planned to operate with insult
fiaient labor.
Briggs said that the navy could
have, if it wished. transferred hous-
ing units from the San Diego area
to Fl Centre. and that he cannot
understand its failure to do SO un-
less it felt that the need here was
not sufficiently pressing to warrant
the transfer.
w. w. McEuen told Briggs that
people working in Ell Centro are
living 45 miles away in Jacumba,
that the city's housing already is
overtaxed. that the figure of 500
families does not include any who
are coming in to work in Holtville,
that the need will increase rather
than decrease, and that even in
normal times the population fills
practically all of the available hOus-
ing in town.
E. A. Filz.lugh tolo Briggs that Ell
Centro does not want cheap tenn
porary housing if it can avoid 1t, as
it does not wish to incur the at
tendant health and public safety
risks.
Briggs replied that cheap. tenn
porary housing is the maximum
that Ell Centro can hope for now.
I'VE may be able to provide quar-
ters for the cheapest tyre of labor,
but we can't provide housing for
well-paid, higher class labor" he
said. That kind of people simply
won't live in the kind of housing
We are able to offer"
The meeting adjourned without
reaching any conclusion, except that
the committee will hear from Briggs
If and when he has anything to
report. HI
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Friends Attend
BeyschIag Rites

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later he was appointed Imperial
County Farm Advisor, a position
he held at the time of his death.
He was known throughout Impe-
rial county for his patience and
his kindly interest in all the prob
lens and plans of the farmers, de-
voting his life to helping them and
making their lot a happier and
more secure one. An expression Oft
en- heard when Beyschlag's name
was mentioned was 'he is as good
as gold
Survivors include his wife, Edith
Bridenbaugh Beyschlag and two
aunts, Mrs. Frank Stow of Laguna
Beach and Miss Emma Gilman
of Glendale.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Lilies to YOU

Lilies to YOU
1t is time to award more bouquets
of lilies to the families who put on
the rural recreation dances in Vet
Grams Memorial hall in FL Centre
from time to time.
Fer many years these dances have
provided wholesome entertainment
for the young people of Imperial
Valley.
The people who manage the
dances and the people who furnish
the music deserve the thanks and
help of everyone.
RR will furnish the desert lilies
.. and never were they more richly
deserved
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Legion Renews
Opposition
To Japs'Return
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cause OF reported plans for return
ing them to California from camps
elsewhere in the nation. it was set
out.
LegionnaireS of the fifth area
came out once again with indorse-
ment Of universal military training
for men between Is and % years,
the training to be taken under the
regular units of the armed forces or
with the national guard. They op-
posed any military activities
such as the CCC camps established
before the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
SIEGE NEARLY OVER

From Metz, United Press Core
spondent Collie Small reported that
the siege of perhaps the strongest
fortress in western Europe was near
ly over. with all German resistance
crushed save for Snipers and a
crumbhng core in a small barracks
in northwestern Metz.
Lieutenant General George S.
Patton'S assault forces We're in al
most complete control of the city, >
Small said. The German stand in
the encircled fortress collapsed like
a punctured balloon after a bitter
two-cay battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
JoIN RETIREMENT FUND

CHICAGO, Nov 20. tUP) -Munl-
cipal employees of seven cities ana
two villages will be brought under
the Wisconsin municipal retirement
fund on January l, making q
total of % cities participating III
the state system, according to the
Civil Service Assembly.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Wrist Slapping-

Wrist Slapping-
This note was written on a post
card and sent to RR:
With reference to the first para
graph in fridays column, did it eve,
occur to you that one is entitled to
vote as he pleaSes and that he might
not be wisecracking when he writes
in candidate? From a write-in
candidate who has not been men,
tened" The card apparently was
mailed in Mexico.
We still say ii is foolish to write
a name on a few ballots, usually
without the consent or knowledge OF
the names owner. OF course people
may vote the way they wish. or are
supposed to. Personally. We think
voting is a sacred duty and sacred
privilege. and should not be thrown
away in random single shots here
and there. It takes lot of work to
make a write-in campaign accom-
pliSh anything.
We haven't any use for people
who send out anonymous letters o.
postcards, either. You are entitled
to your opinion so don't be ashamed
of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20

CHICAGO, Nov. 20. CUP)-John
Miller, owner of a Chicago food
mart, recently was robbed. He re-
ported to police that burglars broke
in and took $3272, 10000 red points,
10000 blue points and 1900 sugar
coupons, good for 5000 pounds OF
sugar.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20

PORTLAND. Me, Nov. 20. (UP)-
When he decided to enter politics
Names Gov.-elect Horace Hildretl
shaved his mustache so voters could
distinguish him from his twin broth
er Charles.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Chang Remakes
War Cabinet

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to Chang. He is regarded here as
one of china's strong men,
H. H. Kung, a brother-in-law OF
Mime. Chang Kai-shek, was replac-
ed as finance minister by o. K. Yui'
formerly his assistant in that min
istry. Yui also assumed concurrent
management of the four national
banks administered by Kung in his
capacity as finance minister.
UNDER STEADY CRITICISM
Minister of ecucaion Chen Li-fu,
who had been under fire repeated
" from the foreign press, Minister
of the Interior Chow Chung-yueh,
and Information Minister Liang also
were dropped in the cabinet re-
shuttle.
The still-incomplete dispatch did
not Immediately icenify the sixth
ousted cabinet member
Chen Li-fu was succeeded by Chu
Chia-hua, Chow Chung-Yueh by
Chang .Li-shenk, and Liang by
Wang Shih-cheh. Liang was trans
ferred to the subordinate ministry
Of overseas affairs, while Chow was
named vice president of the exam
ination Yuan, one of the five
branches of the government, and
Chen was appointed head of the
Kuomintang's organization board.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Ell CENTRAN'S FATHER
DIES IN SAN DIEGO

The Paul Conroe family of Ell
Centro was called to San Diego
because of the death of Conroe's
father. Claude Conroe, II, who had
been in i'll health for some time.
Funeral arrangements were not
complete Monday.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs
Grace Sherburne Conroe: two sons,
Gerald, of San Diego, and Paul of
Ell Centro: and granddaughter,
Pauline Key Conroe OF Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
GOES ON TRIAL

Clarence Evans. Ell Cectro Negro,
went to trial without jury in I'M
perial county superior court Mon
day on a charge of murt ering his
estranged wife, Lillian, at ITO State
street, Ell Centre, last September.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20

The total REA rural electrification
loans for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1914 amounted to approxi-
mately 100000, the U. S, Depart
ment of Agriculture stated.