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Evening star., 1945-02-25
Tell 1t To Sweeney!
A True Story by SGT. GEORGE H. MATTE
Marine Combof Correspondent


hauled from the area by husky buddies.
Now that all the facts are known, how
much better it would have been if Sweeney's
cry had been choked in his throat before one
disconcerting note had pierced the pure
Pacific night! For there are always people
ready to suspect evil. 1t was group of such
characters who surrounded the unfortunate
lad now, feeling empty pocketbooks, pro-
Tossing great friendship, and asking, What's
eatin' va, Mac? What do you know?''
Dssr and visasuain PiIls
AND Sweeney talked. He told of patient
weeks of work with his pet frog. Philly
Mignon, and how Philly had learned to leap
astounding distances - especially when fed
little stale beer and vitamin pills. Take
yesterday" he said. when / asked her to
give her all, she sorta smiled and jumped
sixty-six inches. Naturally, collected all
my souvenirs from Saipan and Tinian and
headed for the harbor. Sold them to the
sailors for bag full of dough. And l could
have doubled my money today, but some
no good rattlea,ake ;" The boys Gained
Sweeney and piled him for more details.
This morning l rubbed Philly down
good, gave her some beer and two pills,
and asked her to jump. She smiled froggy
smile, and wouldn't move. She hasn't.
jumped an inch since. Some dirty louise will
answer to me. the no good. :" They put
the struggling Sweeney into his sack. Man.
fully, he fought back the tears.
1he Teak b the 1waznps
WELL. the story got out. The lads who
had wagered heavily on Philly sat around
sharpening their combat knives and utter
ing what are generally known as "dire
threats" But no one could prove anything.
Philly Mignon had waddled off to the
swamps. and Sweeney forgot the great
wrong done him. The Second swallowed the
disappointment of not being able to claim
the first honest frog jumping contest.
A few weeks later, Sweeney was crawling
through the swamp on his stomach and he
met Philly Mignon She was simmer,
happier. Sweeney smiled and Philly smiled
right back. And did she jump around!
Seventy inches if it was centimeter,"
said Sweeney. "She kept hopping around
little mud puddle. but there was nothing
in it but a lot of tadpoaes."
One salty marine, father, gasped. He
knew. But could he tell? How would
Sweeney take the fact that. though unin-
tentionally, he had smirched the fair name
of the regiment? The old salt kept his
mouth shut, but he knew that the Second
missed a chance to make history. Not
because there was foul play. but because
Philly Mignon. potential champ on that
fateful night, was about to become mother.
Evening star., 1945-02-25
What a tough marine didn't
know about the facts of life


EvER since Mark Twain told of crooked
IL gambler who filled an opponents frog
with buckshot, the sporting world has wait
ed in vain for an honest frog-jumping con-
test. At this advanced Pacific base, amid
naught but stalwart United States Marines
of the Second Regiment, the dream almost
came true. A frog jump, free from even
trace of skulduggery, almost came to pass.
But there was Sweeney. He spoiled every
thing.
Yet you can't blame Pvt. Gerald Sweeney
too much. He is just lad, and from fine
Philadelphia family too. Had he thought
of the full implication of his accusa-
tions, he would have scaled his lips for
ever. But Sweeney didn't think.
Everything moved according to schedule.
They jumped IN turn: Dakota Flash, Pride
of Brooklyn, Swamp Fire, Misanthrope. 1t
was happy time, and halo of honesty set
tied over the momentous contest. History
was being made.
Ugly Di-Fecus Wins
WHEN Dallas Belle uncoiled her lovely
long legs for SIG inches, she looked like
sure winner. But then came cross-eyed
frog called Bi-Focus, an ugly thing - but
what jumper! He tumbled through the
air to drop S. 1886 inches from the starting
line, to be proclaimed Pacific champion.
The stars echoed the cheers and the sad
laments Considerable lettuce" passed
from hand to hand among the spectators
1t was in the wake of this first completely
honest rog-jumping jamboree, that
Sweeney's shout shattered the gayety with
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-31

Mrs. Ethel Burget was an after
church guest Suaday in the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Leedy near
Milan. In the afternoon they
called on the following sick PEG.
pie, Mrs. Mary Kellogg, aged 50, IN
the home OF her daughter. Tecum
sch, Charles East, aged 90, near
Cone. and John Norris who recent.
ly underwent an operation for can
Ger OF the throat at University Hos
pital. Ann Arbor.
Sunday guests In the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zawackl and
John Bartelle were Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Deazil and daughter. Wayne
Eddie Wojak, Detroit, was a week
end guest in the Zawacki home.
Sunday guests IN the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Wersteln
were Mr. and Mrs. James Lee and
son, Thomas and daughter, Janice,
Mrs. Ida Franzer and Mrs. Marg.
aret FranZer, Springfield, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Eicholtz and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Lewis, H|
coin Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Masd
we're callers Sunday afternoon
the home Of Mrs. Anna Herkiml
and Mrs. Olive Lamon near Carl
ton, and Carl Lowe near Willj
Mrs Lowe passed away Saturdj
and Mr.. and Mrs. Mason will I
tend the funeral at the Stevens q
Bush funeral home, Milan, Tuesdj
afternoon.
Tuesday guests Of Mr.. and NJ
Fred Holzinger were Ralph q
Nathan Shock, Wyandotte, M
Henry Hurley and Mrs. Mauri
Van Aker, Monroe. and Mrs.
ward Holzinger, Maybee.
Mrs. Leonard Winekoff and 8
Idward are visiting in the hoj
Of MIR. and Mrs Donald Walla
Garden City.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-31
NO TAXES

Frankfurt-AP-Adolf Hitler, al.
though one OF the highest paid men
in NaEl Germany. never paid an In
come tar because he argued that
the head OF The nation should not
be annoyed by such requirements"
the American military government
said today. mot only we're large
sums OF money granted for Hitlers
use, for which no accounting was
required, but also no taxes were
paid on extensive expenditures for
erection OF castles for his use" an
official report said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-31
Oakville
HEAR FROM SON

OakYille, Mich.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Zawcki had letter from
their son Edwin Monday who was
on the ship Ism 10 which wa sunk
October 3 in the storm off Oklna.
wa. This Is the first word they have
had from him. He said they aban-
doned the ship at $3.50 p. m. Oct. 9
and II sank almost Immediately
There were eight men including
Edwin that had a raft which they
we're on and II capsized In large
wave but all managed to get back
on the raft and were picked up
October 10 toward evening. A large
whale followed them continually
from daybreak OF the 10th and got
as near as two feet from the raft.
Edwin said they certainly prayed
and God must have heard their
prayers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-31

WASHINGTON --AP- Members
OF the joint congressional commit
tee investigating the Pearl Harbor
attack will start for the scene by
airplane Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-31
WALKS OIIT

Jackson-sherman S. Rupert. 80.
trusty at Southern Michigan prison
serving three to II years for forg.
cry, walked away from No. IS cell
block outside the prison walls,
about noon Tuesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-31

WILLIAM GREEN, AF president exchanging notes with
Martin Dun left head of the AF Boris
Shisn right AFL economist the three
after comforting with President Truman
conference In to questions by press only
state that his organization cannot compulsory
or nosriks pledge" such policy advocated by adj
mlnIstration -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-31

Asitto II year investment.
They are readily marketable
and may be used as collateral.
They are redeemsble ct par
for Federal Estate taxes on
death Of owner. The yield is
2f9o per annum. No limiia.
ton on amount.
The sub., 1945-10-11

Most of the five millions are in retail trade, service occupations. agricultural jobs and in local in- rustries not covered by the 40- cent minimum established under the Wage-Hour Act.
 Even among manufacturing in- dustrieS, where the act applies, vast numbers of workers still are paid wages hardly sufficient to keep body and soul together, the report pointed out.
 Out of 12,20O,00O employed in such industries, over million cam less than 55 cents an hour; 2,50O.- 900 less than 65 cents.
 What makes this picture all the gloomier, the division said. is the fact that 'the war-born increases in the cost of living will largely remain" and may even go consid- erably higher.
 Because of the skyrocketing of prices during the war, the Accent an hour minimum under the Wage Hour Act is now worth no more than 30 cents in buying power, the division explained. Real wages" in all other brackets have been likewise drastically reduced.
 This makes an overhauling of the minimum wage under the law more necessary than ever, the re- port stressed.
 Upward revision of the present Accent minimum legal wage, one of the chief recommendations made by President Truman in his recent reconversion message to Congress. will be considered by subcom- mittee of the Senate Committee on Education and Labor at public hearings beginning September 25.
 Leading spokesmen for industry, labor, government and consumer groups will testify concerning s. 1349, the bill introduced last July by Senator Claude Pepper of Flor ida and nine other Senators. The bill provides that the minimum wage of 40 cents per hour under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1888 be increased at once to 65 cents, with subsequent increases over a period of two years until
The sub., 1945-10-11

wage have have been nullified by rising prices.
 While stressing the prospect of increasing unemployment the report did not paint an entirely gloomy picture of the postwar American economy.
 On the favorable side it pictured $40, 900, ,O0O, ,OC0 of cash, bank depos- its and government bonds in the hands of individuals, or three times the highest prewar figure. It also listed the huge backlog of demand restrained by war, great accumulated need for housing. auto mobiles, washing machines, refrig- orators and all durable consumers goods and pointed out that business itself had funds for needed new plants and deferred outlays on maintenance.
 The report said that much de- pended on how fast the potential demand could be translated into production, sales and jobs because our economy cauld not carry on out of accumulated savings alone. These savings, it stated, were largely in the hands of middle and higher in- come groups, and the steady em- ployment needed by business and agriculture to attain full employ ment had to come from current salaries and wages.
 It added that there was much reason for optimism but none for complacency and that optimism based on ignorance or failure to forsee the difficulties ahead might give way to unfounded panic.
The sub., 1945-10-11
Claims Women Won't Return to Kitchens

Millions of women who held war jobs have no desire or intention to return to the kitchen, according to Paul " McNutt, former War Man. power Commissioner.
 He insists the skilS they ac- quired are national asset and that 1t would be economic folly" to shelve them.
 The only alternative to full em. ployment for both men and womens he said, would be fierce competi- tion between men and women, and between veterans and non veterans.
 ''Hate movements will menace our democracy" McNutt warned. ''Hitler's ghost will take on uew substance in American bread lines"
The sub., 1945-10-11
Fate of UniOniStS Captured by Japs To Be Known Soon
By Ruben Levin

One of the mysteries of the war what happened to 1,200 A. F. of L. unionists seized by the Japs on Wake Island-may soon be solved. Newspapers have been full of stories on the release of Major James P. s. Devereaux, hero of the island, who commanded 600 Ma rines when the Japs attacked, but they have had no word of the fate of the union men.
 These unionists, who had been sent. out to aid in construction of military installations, played a gal lant role in defense of the isle. They dropped their tools when the Japs attacked, grabbed whatever weapons were available, and joined with the Marines during two weeks of resistance before the superior number of invaders overwhelmed them.
 Blanket of Silence
 Since then, there has been a blanket of silence about the union- ists. As a result of urgent appeals made by the A. F. of L. to the Navy Department and Congress, aIlot- mentS were granted to the families of the men, and in many instances the unions aided the families out of their own treasuries.
 How many still survive and where they are was unknown this week. However, Admiral Ben Moreell, chief of the Nays Bureau of Yards and Docks, has sent sev- eral officers to the Philippines and Japan to help track down the mis- sing unionists. Full information on their fate is expected shortly, Moreell's office declared.
 When they are located, efforts will be made to bring them back speedily, Navy Department spokes- men explained. A. F. of L. Build ing Trades officials added that, af- ter they are returned, Congress will be urged to compensate them and their families adequately for the hardships they suffered.
The sub., 1945-10-11
AFL Union Leader Heads Red Cross Unit

Okinawa - Clarence E. Oliver, AFL union leader of Portland, Ore, now serving as supervisor of Am- erican Red Cross installations at IA Seabee camps on this island on the Japanese doorstep.
 ''Men of the Naval Construction Battalions,'' said Oliver at his head quarters here, 'have the greatest labor background of any branch of the armed forces. From command ing officers down, they are most frequently union men, sympathetic to the cause of labor even under wartime stresses. In the early days of the war they were volunteers older men with craft experience and even now they are carefully screened by the draft boards to make sure that the most skilled men comprise the Seabees."
 Oliver, president of the Portland local of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL, between 1941 and 1943, and a former member of ma chinist and boilermaker unions, said that his labor background has helped immeasurably in dealing with Seabees and their problems.
 He reported also that the attitude of service men is not as anti-labor as fight be indicated by "the hys- terical reporting of some news papers back home"
 On the basis of more than two years experience with GIs at home and overseas, Oliver expressed the belief that returning service men as whole will not be anti-labor.
 Tn their own defense as job seekers" he said, they will join and support unions. What anti-la- bor activity there will be depends on postwar employment. If there are plenty of jobs, there will be fewer occasions for trouble"
The sub., 1945-10-11
Mass Unemployment in l946 Snyder Reports to Congress

Washington, D. C. = Substantial unemployment which may rise to eight million by next spring and stay at that level all during 1946 was forecast by ReconverSion Di- rector Snyder In a new report to Congress and the President.
 The test of reconversion is jobs and the rapidity with which the na- tion's peacetime economy can ab- xorb released war workers and re- turning veterans, MT. Snyder em- phasized.
 He urged tax revision, including repeal of the excess profits tax on corporations, to stimulate business expansion and make funds available for higher wages. lower prices and increased dividends. He also asked repeal of the 3 per cent normal tax on individual incomes, which would free millions of low-paid workers from paying income taxes. A sini- lar tax program was recommended to Congress by Secretary of the Treasury Vinson.
 MT. Snyder called for upward re- vision of the Fair Labor Standards Act, declaring Accent minimum
The sub., 1945-10-11
Millions Still Get Starvation Wuges;; Heurinqs Set On Bill To Lift Floor

Washington, D. C-Mlions of American workers still less than bare subsistence the WageHour Division of the Department of Labor revealed
 shocking report, prepared by the economics staff of the division disclosed that at the peak of effort year ago. when workers supposedly enjoying high wages, nearly 5OOOOOO still being paid less than 40 cents hour The total may be higher now, the report nd cated.
The sub., 1945-10-11

a minimum of 75 cents an hour is reached.
 Among those invited to appear at the hearings are Lewis M Schwellenbach, Secretary of Labor, and William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor.
The sub., 1945-10-11

Philadelphia has 1,041 churches
 There is no divorce in Hindu law.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-09
FREE COMMUNICATIONS

The key to mutual understanding among men lies in freedom of communication For only they are able to interchange ideas they achieve the appre- ciation of one anohers needs, hopes and motives necessary to keep them at peace There is a savage irony therefore the reflection that the media of communication, advanced to an unparalleled degree of efficiency clogged everywhere by arti- ficial restraints imposed by the governments under which men live The result is to dstort our view of the world For instance when the spotlight last year turned on Greece, utter darkness prevailed in nearby Bulgaria What is going on in Syria is known Austria and Romania however, terra incognita.
 It was in an effort to grapple with this paradox that a committee of the American Society of News paper Editors undertook voyage around the world. The committee members talked with journalists and government officials in many countres-in countries such as Russia where the concept of press freedom is very different from our own in countries such as England where the American tradition of editorial independence is fully shared They and the society they represented hope to see written into inter national agreement pledge on the part of govern ments not to censor news the source; not to use the press as an instrument of national policy and to permit free flow of in and out of signatory countries"
 It cannot be said in sober seriousness that the mission of the ASNE committee has progressed far toward this end It has, however performed useful exploratory job It has at least set forth the diff culties-a prerequisite to their resolution Perhaps, the report to the society concludes, "the seeds sewn by your committee will grow and flourish" There is no need to expect them to sprout all at once. But there every need to cultivate them as assiduousy as we can free flow of information will be the life blood of any enduring and effective United Nations organization
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-09

sore over OSS operations, wouldn't let Donovan's man see them.
 General Donovan then sent long telegram for delivery to Eisenhow- CTS Chief of Staff, General Bedell Smith, which said:
 T want you to know why we thought it important that the three Farben representatives not be pre- maturely interrogated by other than OSS men. We have prepared eX- haustive questionnaires and back ground material for use in ques- tioning. We have also obtained loan from Alien Property Custodian of MT. Mahoney. who has spent sev- eral months of intensive study of I. G. Farben :. ..
 "Piecemeal interrogation before hand will place these people on their guard and prepare them for line of questioning that should be in- stituted only when all guns are on the firing line. They may also be made antagonistic and secretive particularly if earlier questioning bears on war crimes and other mat ters causing them to fear for theil personal safety"
 Thus spins "the merry-go-round' of war guilt in Europe. There is as much red tape and bureaucracy IT occupied Germany as in Washing ton-possibly more.
 Note Senator Kilgore was amaz- ed at the accuracy of U. s. bombing as evidenced at the I. G. Farben plant at Frankfurt. General Eisen- hover had given instructions fol U. s. airmen to save the executive offices of l. G. Farben where the files were located As a result, al of the I. G. Farben plants were wiped out but the executive office! left standing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-09
HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 but do not compel"
TUESDAY, JULY 10

TUESDAY, JULY 10
 Benefic aspects slightly overbal- ance adverse planetary influences today. Afternoon hours should be more favorable than those of early morning.
 HEART AND HOME
 Women are fortunate under this configuration which promises much where their hearts are involved It is a lucky wedding date. Much cause for rejoicing is indicated.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS
 Economic considerations continue to interfere with paramount issues relating to international affairs. There is a sign indicating strong ap- peasement influences where nations formerly commercially sympathetic to Nazism are concerned.
 NATIONAL ISSUES
 Population changes will continue through coming months. Western states will have new problems of housing and land tenure.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS While leading minds of many na- tions are fixed upon the making of a better world, everyday men and women can aid greatly in the large scheme of things by doing little in their home communities.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of thankfulness and happiness. Both men and wo- men may expect much good for tune.
 Children born on this day pro- bably will be clever with hands and agile in all movements. These gift ed children may succeed in unusual careers.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-09

no prison facilities readily available, and turned them over to OSS at Versailles But OSS, according to the Army, treated them like visiting guests and did not do a good job of cross oss-examination, so Military h. telligence (G-2) took them back.
 Meanwhile Col. Bernie Bernstein of G-5 (Civil Affairs has been row. ing with G-2 over the I. G. Farben files and officials. Each wants jur- isdiction. Meanwhile also, General Donovan, head of OSS, sent one of his representatives, together with Francis Mahoney of the Alien Prop erty Custodian's office, to interview the prisoners. But the Army, already
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-09
OSS MERRY-GO-ROUND

Col. Joseph Rodrigo of the U. s. Army was especially sent by Presi- dent Truman to deliver to Emperor Halle Selassie of Ethiopia some of the Emperor's jewels and documents recovered in Italy. Mussolini's boys carted them off to Italy when they footed the Emperor's palace in Adds Ababa, and so President Truman wanted to send them back by a personal messenger. But the OSS sent Col. Rodrigo only part way They said privately they didn't want him down in Ethiopia So the jewels were relayed to the Emperor by an other man :. Thirty cases of OSS documents were captured by the Japs in Burma and China, Whicl the Japs have turned over to the Russians. From a Russian view point, the documents are most in- teresting because they show con- sistent anti Russian policy being fol lowed by OSS operators, plus plans for future work against the Rus sians OSS top men are nearly all picked from the red-baiters
 Marshal Tito has ordered all OSS men out of Yugoslayia However seven OSS men stayed on at tht American embassy anyway :. The Russians have now barred all OSs men from Rumania One OSS agent has been left inside the American legation, however, and the OSS ha: been scrambling round to find place! for others in Bucharest.