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Evening star., 1945-08-28
4O-Hour Week
Adopted by ice;
1850 Affected
War and Post Office
Departments Also Go
On Short Schedule

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today Joined the list of Gov
ernment agencies going on 40
hour work week. Effective this week,
1850 ICC employees here will 60 on
the five-day work schedule.
The ICC action came shortly after
the War and Post Office Departments
announced plans for starting the
40-hour week.
The Navy Department and Vet
Grams Administration are the only
large agencies that have not an
nounced reduction in their civilian
employe work week.
Deadline Is September 3.
They have until September to
list their reasons with the Budget
Bureau as to why they should not
go on the reduced work schedule
requested by President Truman. Mr..
Truman had asked that working
hours in Government agencies be
reduced to 40 hours when such a
reduction would not impair the
efficient operation of an agency.
The $4,000 War Department en-
ployeS here will 60 on the 4O-hour
week September 9, Secretary of War
Stimson announced. Mr.. Stimson
said the new f1ve-day schedule is
applicable also to the estimated
100000 field workers in the con-
tinental United States.
Approximately $4,000 post Office
employees will start on the 40-hour
week Immediately. There are nearly
1000 post Office employees in the Dis
t,ict who will 60 on the new
schedule.
Field Service Exempted.
Postmaster General Hannegan's
order, however, applies to depart
mental workers only and not to
letter carriers and other field serv-
ice" workers.
While the Stimson order post
pones adoption of the new schedule
until the deadline set by President
Truman, it had been announced
earlier that the War Department
would restore all legal holidays. This
means that its personnel will have
Labor Day off, giving them two
day instead of three-day week end.
Orders were issued to all depart
mental heads and commanders in
the field.
Exceptions Can Be Made.
Because the United States is still
at war, there will be times when
exceptions will have to be made to
the 40-hour week in some Offices
and at some installations. While
schedules are to adhere wherever
possible to hours day for 5 days,
leaving Saturday free, a months
grace will be allowed in adjusting
the new schedule to working condi-
tions.
In that time, if it is found that
any major installation or unit will
require additional hours tempora-
rily beyond October IA, justification
must be submitted to the command
ing general for approval. All over
time will be reported.
The reduction in weekly hours will
not be considered as justification
for any increase in total civilian
strength in any Army force or War
Department group, Mr.. Stimson
said.
Evening star., 1945-08-28

parade-the biggest parade they
ever pitched in Bluefield-and they
had me standing up in a car waving
like was Gen. Eisenhower and they
gave me bond. But what are the
other guys going to do? A lot of
those boys went in when they were
II. They never had any expert
ence There should be some kind
of deal where they could learn
something or have jobs fixed up for
them so they can get experience
They say you can go to work for
the Government, but country boys
haven't got all that schooling"
Equality in Medals.
Points-'Another thing, the Air
Corps gets lot Of medals. Practi-
cally every time those flyers go up
in plane they get brown star
and that's 5 points. What about
the slugging Gil? He gets no medal.
I've tried to figure that out several
times but / never could"
Most of the men who came from
farms don't want to 60 back to
them, because the Army, he said,
has shown them big ways. The
Army should help them out. The
Army made them this way"
He'd like to see veterans treated
as if they still were in the Army for
to 10 months after discharge. He'd
like the Army to let them use its
commissaries, where they could buy
things more cheaply.
And he'd like to see civilians give
veterans a 10 per cent discount on
everything they want to buy, in
stead Of sticking them"
In addition to the Medal of Honor,
he holds the Distinguished Service
Cross, the Bronze Star, the French
Croix de Guerre, the Purple Heart
with Oak Leaf Cluster and the
European and Pacific
ribbons.
From talking to GIs from New
Guinea to Germany, he arrived
at this conclusion:
Most of the soldiers have sworn
a big oath. If they don't get a job
and get treated right, they're going
to take what they want for them
selves"
Evening star., 1945-08-28
7 Booked for GAMBLING
After Raid on PooIroom

Two men were arrested yesterday
in a raid on poolroom in the 900
block of Ninth street NV, in
which, police said, bets on horse
races were being taken.
Those arrested we're named as
Wexford L. Crump, As, of the 1900
block Of E street Sc, and George
w. Mattingly, 46, of the 500 block OF
Sixth street NV.
Both pleaded not guilty to charges
OF setting up q gaming table and
maintaining a gaming device when
arraigned before United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turn
age. They received continuances
until August 81 to obtain counsel.
Each man posted 1880 bond.
Evening star., 1945-08-28
Police Investigate Death
|OfMun at Home for rAoed

Police and the coroner's Office are
investigating the case of Thomas
Acton, 81, who died Sunday morn
ing at the Home for the Aged and
Inf1rm in Blue Plains. He suffered
a head injury when struck by an
automobile last January Is, police
said, and the investigation is to de-
termine whether that injury caused
death.
Following the accident, which oc-
CURED on Eleventh street at Penn
sylvania avenue NV, Mr.. Acton was
treated at Emergency Hospital and
later was transferred to Gallinger
Hospital. He had been at Blue
Plains since July II. He formerly
lived in the 900 block of New York
avenue NV, police were told.
Evening star., 1945-08-28
A in Family Stricken
BY Polio as D. T.. Area
Total Rises 10 130

The fourth member of colored
family was under treatment at
Walter Reed Hospital for infantile
paralysis today.
DR.. James G. Cumming, head of
the Bureau of Preventable Diseases
of the Health Department, said he
would make thorough investiga-
ton of the spread. of the disease in
the family to see if a clue could be
discovered as to how polio spreads,
a question that has never been an
swered.
The victim is a 2-year-old girl of
the 1900 block of Sixth street NV,
the daughter of service man. Last
week the Health Department re-
ported her three sisters, 5-year old
twins and a 9-year-old cnilo, were
under treatment at Walter Reed for
polio.
At that time the department said
that two cases in family are rare
and that it was the first time in the
history of the department that three
had been reported. The fifth child
of the family, a baby, is the only
child untouched by the disease.
Six new cases of the disease were
reported yesterday by the depart
ment and one new one today, bring
ing the number of District cases for
the year to IA and out-of town cases
treated in the District to Sc, or a
total of 100.
The other new cases reported
were: A 20-year-old colored man,
600 block of Maine avenue S.W;;
21-year-old woman, 300 block of
Third street Sc, at Gallinger Mu-
nicipal Hospital; 28-year-old colored
man, 600 block of Third street S.W.,
at Gallinger; 12-year-old boy from
the 1900 block of Colonial Terrace,
Arlington, at Children's Hospital; a
10-year-old girl, 1900 block of South
Thirty y-second street, Arlington, at
Walter Reed Hospital, aid a 35-
year-old man, 3700 block of Valley
drive, Alexandria, at Walter Reed.
Evening star., 1945-08-28
Castle to Address Club

William r. Castle, former Ambas-
sador to Japan, will address the
Rotary Club at its weekly luncheon
at 1890 pm. tomorrow at the VIII
lard Hotel. Mr.. Castle was Ambas-
sador to Japan in 1880 and was in
the State Department as assistant
and Undersecretary of State for
many years.
Evening star., 1945-08-28
Driver.S Seriously Hurt
In Auto-Truck Crash

Wilbur Richey, rs, of 511 Eight
zenith street NE, Is in critical con-
dition in Casualty Hospital with a
fractured skull and other injuries
received last night when his auto
mobile overturned after sideswiping
a truck on Central avenue near Seat
Pleasant, Md, police reported.
Police said his car hit truck op-
Grated by Paul Adj, II, Delmar, Del.
The truck loaded with Is crates of
chickens, en- route to Washington,
also turned over.
Evening star., 1945-08-28
lund Purchases Probed

Buenos Aires, Argentina, is in
vestigating allegedly fraudulent land
purchases involving many thousands
Of dollars, authorized and carried
out by ex-members of the city
council.
Evening star., 1945-08-28
II D. {. Men Report
To Armed Forces Today

Seventeen Washington men are
scheduled to report for induction
into the armed forces today. Their
ma annc follou.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

George under the watchful eye OF
the RCMP Then, a few weeks ago,
a plane -u-as- sent for her
Alice had never seen plane be
fore. much less been in one But she
flew through the air with the great.
est Of ease
The new life began TO unfold. As
she scared over the barren area
with Corporal Kerr and Miss Toyr
rer the Interpreter, Alice Bullfrog
was as much out of this world as fic-
tional Alice when she floundered in
her own pool of tears with a mouse.
They flew to Noosonee. where
they took a train for Quebec. That
Journey was no more Temindful Of
dog sled travel, the only means Of
transportation Alice Bullfrog was
familiar with, than the airpiane trip
There were electric lights, fresh
white sheets on the beds, silver serv.
ice at meals.
BY the time Alice stepped out of
the railroad station at Quebec. she
was more than 1,200 miles from her
home. She was in a fairyland There
were paved streets and lamplit walks.
a strange device called an ascenseur
that hoisted people up and down the
mountainside between upper and low
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

er cities, women i'm kneelength
skirts and men occupied with other
pursuits than shooting bear and
spearing fish. And voices and music
that came out of boxes.
Just recently the time came for
Alices trial. There was nobody 10
speak for her except a court-appoint-
ed lawyer. There wasn't even a hus-
band. for she didn't have any. Again
she pleaded guilty.
Judge Laetare Roy considered the
circumstances and pronounced a sen
tence of five months in Quebec
Women'S Jail.
''The sentence will allow her to
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17
QUe6eC

thing is so different that everything
is an adventure.
Even iron bars appear to fence
Alice i'm no more than the ice of the
Northland where dog-sleds are used
about II months of the year. She
seems 10 feel she has more freedom.
When sailing time arrive for the
supply ship Nascopie, due shove
off around August for Jane -,uy,
Alice's time will be up. She probably
will be aboard TO return TO her own
people. Then her wonderland will
be far away She may fancy it all a
dream. like fictional Alice's. But il
will be happy one.
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY I5
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17
BY GERALD DUNCAN

rRAGEDY opened "A wonderland
for Alice Bullfrog. Trains, planes,
telephones, shop windows with
fancy dress. music under soft lights
were all new and exciting.
For Alice 3ullfrog is an Indian who
has lived all her q years in the
frozen wastes Of northwestern Que
bee, in hamlet on the shores OF
James Bay near Fort George.
Life is not pretty around Fort
George except for the aurora bore
ais, and that's not year around. IT
wasn't a pretty occurrence either that
- -plucked Alice Bullfrog from her
# ut and transplanted her TO the white
mans city of succeed homes and
pictures that move and talk.
Not that Alice Bullfrog could en-.
Joy all the thrills Of this wonderland.
For Alice was under guard But She
saw and felt enough 10 thrill 10 city
life In the sights OF historic Quebec.
the old French fortress town over
looking the St. Lawrence.
Alice killed her baby. She didn't
mean TO- She neglected TO provide
. the child with the nourishment ncccS-
sary for It's protection against the
bitter cold OF the Hudson Bay coun-
Try. The baby died and she tied the
body 10 the branch of a tree.
Two months later, officers Of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police dis
covered the body while on routine
missions in the North. Corp. William
Kerr finally arrested Alice
Alice. a non treaty Indian that *,
one who lives off the reservation
didn't understand what she had done
wrong. SO Maud Toyrrer was sent
up 20 explain 10 her in AliCe's tribal
-Iann44e-Al stiff cfrtrTi quite COTTI-
orehend. But the motto of the RCNP
Is "Maintens le droit" C"Uphold the
right,D and the white mans justice
had 10 prevail
SO a long series OF events fol
lowed that carried Alice Bullfrog TO
Wonderland. Not by falling down
a rabbit hole as Alice did in Lewis
CarrolTs immortal tale First she
was taken 10 Fort George by dog
sled. There. because the territory
is under Jurisdiction of the Quebec
judiciary district. the federal govern
ment asked the provincial govern
ment for permission 10 set up spe
cial tribunal for preliminary hearing
The hearing was held and Alice
l. appeared in court i'm her animal-skin
y dress, her black hair visible under
her furred hood. her legs covered by
heavy boots. She readily admitted
tranSgressing the law of the white
man. Without ado she pleaded guilty.
Thercupon she was held for trial at
Quebec.
Transportation is problem in
that snowcd-in country. So for al.
most a year Alice was kept at Fort
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

return TO her hamlet for the sun
mer," he said.
Alice was uRdismayed- G
seemed to consider it a vacation from
her native country. She enjoyed eX-
changing her furred garments for
lighter clothing in the milder climate
Miss Toyrrer interpreted her as
saying: This is fine country"
Alice finds prison life pleasant
with its movies and radio. She does
not object TO the daily chores. Every
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

June II, 1915
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

rRAGEDY opened a wonderland
for Alice Bullfrog. Trains, planes,
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
j. ). F|iers Hill
AtHongKong

MANILA. April 7 QNS)-The
third consecutive daily bombing
of the Jap-held island of Hong
Kong was disclosed today in a
communique issued by Gen. Mac
Arthur. who also revealed that
IA japanese ships and numerous
small craft were blasted in far
ranging aerial strikes from the
China Sea 10 the southwest Pa
cific area.
The ground campaign to rescue
Luzon was highlighted by force
of American paratroopers Of the
Eleventh Airborne Division. who
pushed u. s. lines forward a dis
tance of 20 miles in the southern
section of the capital island and
seized additional airfields.
Liberators of MacArthur's COM
mand unloosed l64 tons of explo-
sives on Hong Kong waterfront
installations. oil storage areas and
harbor shipping.
For the first time over this
target. the American bomber for
nations encountered no Jap aerial
interception.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
LEGION COMMITTED

The American Legion is COM
mitted by mandate OF It's last ma
tional convention 10 resist any
emasculation Of veterans re-em-
ployment rights.
Watt Cortended that Selective
service decisions give veterans a
preference IN private employment.
Even II preference in pri-
vate employment were work.
able, IL would be inequitable in
It's impact" he said,
ITO require the worker to
surrender his seniority rights
on behalf of the veteran IL TO
take property from one person
tO give to another.
seniority will protect the
veterans Investment In his job
against discriminatory action by
his employer long after the
glamOr OF his veterans status
has worn off.
"If we give special status IN
veterans today. we are faced
with the problem Of special con-
sideration for minority groups
tomorrow"
Mai. Gen. Lewis 3. Hershey.
director of selective service, urged
that no Curbs be placed on VET
Grams helping themselves when
they come home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
.StrikeSpredds'
In Coal Fields

PITTSBURGH. April Z (UP)--
Striking miners in the Pennsyl-
wanna soft coal fields gained new
recruits today as government
seizure of the mines appeared i'm
mnent in the face of increasing
inroads into steel production.
Reports TO the solid fuels ad-
ministration showed that the coal
production picture was worse to-
day, and as ,the miners do not
work on Sunday, the outlook Tor
the weekend was dark.
A total of 90 mines were down
in the western and central fields.
This, and abSenteeism. idled ap-
proximately $4,000 miners with
production off about 10000 tons.
u. S. Steel Corp. with 81 open
hearthS, l6 blast furnaces and six
Bessemer converters out of pro-
duction, was forced TO close down
the No. = seamless mill and the
No. l skelp mill at its national
works today.
The new Shutdowns were caused
by a shortage of gas, since the big
by-product coke works at Clair
ton, Pa. which produces gas and
coke for Monongaheia Valley
plants, was tapered off to AZ per
cent of normal late yesterday.
Production in L. s Steel mines
was so per cent Of normal today.
as compared with 23 per cent
Yesterday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
Stettiiniius Sees
Destiny in Pdr|ey

NEW YORK. April 7 GNS) 49,
Secretary of State Stetlinius pre-
dicted today that the San Fran
cisco world security conference
starting late this month would be
Americas rendezvous with des-
tiny
Speaking at a testimonial din
ner honorlng Rep. Sol Bloom, one
Of the delegates, StettinIuS de-
clared:
President Roosevelt said
nearly 10 years ago that this
generation of Americans had "A
rendezvous with destiny. Such
n rendezvous Will begin on the
other side Of this continent Is
days from now"
In another address yesterday.
The state department chief said
Poland should be represented at
the conference. and that he
United States was attempting 10
settle the controversy over the
Lublln government
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
Merit Plan
Approved

With the explanation that traf-
fie court employees wilt-not be
forced TO take competitive exam
nations, representatives of the
State. County and Municipal
Workers OF America. ClO. said
today they were fully satisfied
with arrangements whereby they
would be placed under civil serv-
ice.
Yale Stewart. field representa-
tive of the union, had asked the
common council that the more
than 200 traffic court employees
be "blanketed in" under civil serv-
ice as other city employees had
been. Councilman Van Antwerp
offered an amendment calling for
examinations,
He explained later however,
that his amendment did not pro-
vide Tor competitive examinations
but simply qualifying tests.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
SendteApproves
Islands, Policy

WASHINGTON. April 7 (INS)
Swift and favorable response in
the Senate greeted the assertion
of Adm. King, commander Of the
u. S. fleet and chief of naval
operations. that America keep the
islands she has captured in the
Pacific.
Senator Walsh CDD OF Massa-
chusetts, chairman OF the Senate
naval affairs committee, declared
that he was in complete accord
with Adm. Kings views.
Senator Thomas ID OF Utah.
chairman of the Senate military
affairs committee. said that il
was good for Adm. King TO say
what he did al this time.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
Is Poles Vanish
On Visit 10 Reds

LONDON, April 7 (INS)--The
Polish ministry of information an
nounced today that Is Poles, in
cluding three cabinet ministers,
had disappeared on visit TO Gen.
Ivanov, representative of the So
Wet high command, on the First
White Russian front
The announcement said that the
chairman of the Polish council of
national unity, the last COM
mander of the now diSbanded
Polish home army and the deputy
prime minister had not returned
from their visit.
II was added that after their
visit on March y, three Polish
cabinet ministers, eight members
of Polish political parties. and an
interpreter had disappeared.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
Sees Self
Shutdown

RIVERSIDE, Cal al April T
GNS)-First man to watch him.
self in action. see himself wounded
and carried from the field of ost-
tie is the distinction claimed to-
day by 1t. Campbell c. Kelley OF
the u S. Marines.
1t. Kelley fell in action on the
beaches of Pelelieu last Oct. IL
and has been patient IN the
Naval Hospital at Norco since his
return 10 the United States.
Today he returned TO the hos
pital after seeing the army air
forces picture. "Furore OF the Pa
cific.' accompanied by his wife.
IL saw myself In that pic
ture." said 1t Kelley. II saw
myself fighting. I saw myself
get wounded. ] saw myself get
evacuated TO a hospital ship Off
shore"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
$4,000 Ndzis
Pinned in Trap
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Will process the 4o0,000th prisoner
taken since Aug. ]. 1914
Allied prisoners along the entire
Weston Front during the first five
days in April were revealed by
Allied supreme headquarters 10
have totaled l46 723 and it is es-
iimated that in addition more
than 10000 other Nazis were
killed or wounded.
Reports from British Second
Army headquarters said that the
Desert Rats" were ranging
through northern Germany on the
way 10 Bremen virtually without
opposition. One column captured
Buckenward, while second seized
the important highway hub Of
SChwaforden. due south Of Bremen.
Two other columns seized Sic
denburg and kirChdorf.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
84-Yedr- Old Husband
Unable 10 Save Wife

AURORA. III April Z INS1-
Mrs. Grace Phillips. 81 was
burned 10 death allel- her s4-yesF-
old husband rescued their great
granddaughter and then made
three futile attempts 10 save his
wife from their burning home.
The great grandfather Conrad
Phillips. and the 9-month-old child
Barbara Jean Larson. were taken
10 St Josephs Hospital suffering
from severe burns.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
Wheeler Hits
0PA Failure
Local Chiefs Blamed
for Black Markets

WASHINGTON April : ,INS'
Senator Wheeler lDl OF Mon
tana said today that ore possible
reason for "OPA> failure bet
ter 10 control the TODD black mar
kct might be that local price ad-
mniStrstion officials are involved.
Wheelers remarks were made
a. he asked that the Senate sub
committee investigating the black
market visit Pittsburgh and de-
clarcd IL could put IFS finger on
participants IN a red point black
market rinG
A member OF The committee.
Wheeler said another possible
reason for less control ot the
black market might be INSULT
cicncS" in local OPA Offices IN
cities where Illegal sales are vide
spread
I'll can't believe this thing
can go ON 80 openly and
bTaZenIV without local OPA
officials learning about H." he
said.
The Nlontsnan urged that in
vcsucation and enforcement OF
the black market be turned over
20 the justice department and The
F'BI
Wheeler charged that tn
'hlack market racket today IS
very nearly on a par with the
liuuor traffic IN prohibition.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-09
PATTON NEAR BERLIN

Patton's Third Army group was
operating under security black
out a. ItS most advanced points
but the German radio broadcast
an otherwise unconiirmed report
that the Americans had reached
which Is little more than
30 mile, from Berlin
The Germans added that these
advanced forces had been REIN
forced with airborne tanks.
The British advance represented
gains Of more than 80 miles IN
less than rs hours and one OF Cen.
Demp>ey's columns was reported
by the Luxembourg radio 10 be
within less than ID miles of Han
mover
The Canadians smashed q
strong column toward the North
Sea IN second threat 10 the
Nali escape corridor.