davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02

ally makes his call. From thcr,
the mocking bird can 90 ~
octaves higher, as high aS 80
chickadee's high c that no hu
man singer can attain.
And his vocal instrument has
a different quality OF tone from
those OF other birds. TIcrclorc
il is not fair 10 say that The
mocking bird initiates the ChiCka
dee although he may pick up a
few notes from its song
The closest a man.madc inStu
ment can get 10 the moCking
birds tonal quality is the pip
organ, while the violin is nearcst
i'm timbre to the chiCkadcc'S song
The mocking birds versatility
was acknowledged by ornitholo
gists when they gave him tho
scientific name minus polyClot
tos" meaning literally in GTccE
"many-tongued. %
A native Of the United States
found mostly IN the South and
called by Kenjuckians The Soutl
crn nightingale. the mOckiuC
bird is related 10 WTcn~. BROW
thrashcrs and catbirdS. AShcu
gray with whitc.cdEcd wings and
whitish undcrparts, long tail
and an overall length Of ton
inches, il isn't a bird 10 attract
attention until il begins to sing
The male of the species Will
sing even at night, IN seasons.
and often VIII keep on singing
while turning SoucrsaultS.
And only one song. ae far
as is known. has been wit.
\ ten in its honor. That the
universally known
"a Listen 10 the NockinC
v Bird, which was Lin.
- coins favoritc tune It's
composer, for some un.
, known reason. got
Il raw deal. For very fcM
49, people can name hinW
He was Septimus Win
ncr who used 'hc zen
le Alice Hawthorne and ie lied
9O2 at the age of 10 and ..,r.m
tho ,vc,,ian trfgt-g HI,......
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02

name Alice HaWthOTno and n lied
in 1902 at the age of TO and .s.r.m IN
all the ensuing years, hav.. arit-
ten another song that bocaM, do.
Iy known.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02

WeII Explains betWeen Wits
Ting, they at once say he
apes this red-crested finch. AS
a matter Of fact, ne doesn't"
According to Harwcll, the
mocking bird will often use
motifs or phrases of several
birds, combine
them, place
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02
1!|NoQRjlp@|Bird
DoQsn'tN0cR
BY MACK GORDON
(FamOuS SOngwriter and Motion
Picture Producer)

A ONG before man composed his
first melody and attempted 10
- broadcast it by means of his
vocal chords or some crudely fash
iOned instr um ent $, birds merrily
warbled their songs through forests
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02

THE AMERICAN WELkIN
The sub., 1945-10-25

guson, Jr., are also members of the committee.
 Members of this committee frankly admit that the goal of $16.- 900 which they have set is going to be hard one to reach. While it is $6,O00 less than the amount that was given last year, only about half last years number are now working at the yard and the return to a 40-hour week has meant big cut in practically every pay check.
 However, the appeal to finish the job" is proving effective and many early contributors have shown that they and their families were ready to make real sacr,- fee so that the final needs of the National War Fund will be met in full. In many instances some of the money saved for some fun af- ter the war is going to the war fund.
 One feature of this years carn- paign which the closing of the Vic- tory yard and the abandonment of the night shift makes possible is the establishment of a goal or quota for each department. The largest of these quotas, which are based on the number working in the department, is $1,675 for the outside machinists.
 This year union stewards are working with department and time clerks in soliciting contributions.
The sub., 1945-10-25

But, the FEB gang voted AZ of L on June 9th as you all know and soon after that negotiations with the. management began which re- suited in a REAL VACATION CLAUSE. This new vacation clause extends the vacation period from JULY l TO OCTOBER and as result of that anyone who came to work at the Boat Go. any time BE- FORE OCTOBER 1944 is entitled to his or her vacation pay AND RE- CEIVED TT LAST FRIDAY. In addition to this ALL EMPLOYEES hired AFTER JULY l, BUT BE- FORE OCTOBER, 1940, and who ordinarily would not be eligible for their second weeks vacation pay until 1946 received their SECOND WEEKS PAY LAST FRIDAY, TOO. And that isn't all. Every employee who was TERMINATED AFTER APRIL Is of this year but was rehired and worked thirty days since his rehire ALSO RECEIVED HIS VACATION PAY.
 The nearly ten thousand dollars paid out last Friday was due to the efforts of YOUR UNION NE DONATIONS COMMITTEE and the new contract negotiated by them. This will also apply next year to those employees who were hired after July 1941 but before October 1941 and will give THEM two weeks vacation pay instead of one.
 This is only one of the many benefits that our new contract gives us and from which we are reaping immediate reward. Many times in the next year and a half will we receive added benefits that come only to men and women who stick together.
 Our next step is the thirty per cent increase, let's get together, gang, and get that, too!
The sub., 1945-10-25
Raise Quarter Of Welfare Fund Quota at k. E.

The United Welfare and Nation al War Fund campaign is off to a good start at the Electric Boat Go. Contributions have already been received from about one fourth of the workers at the yard and their pledges and cash con- tributions total $4,325.89.
 This years campaign is being di rected by Co-Chairmen Alfred Farina and F. N. Kelly and a com mittee consisting of the presidents of the AF Of L locals, Vincent Cur ran of the boilermakers, Arthur Buttery of the painters, Alfred Harvey of the pipeftters, Arthur Britland of the machinists, Elmer Botham of the carpenters and James Santangelo of the team sters, John Saffomilla, president of the Marine Draftsmen's Association and Everett Latham of the Pat ternmakerS' league, Donald Waugh, Robert Chappell, Jr., P. c. Wood ruff, Bernard Ezhaya and s. Fer
The sub., 1945-10-25
AtLa1ltic Zone Standards aiued On October 6th
Time and One Half and Double Time Effectiv
 at Electric Boat Go.

Time One Half and Double Time Effective Immediately
 at Electric Boat Co.,
 The waivng of the Atlantic Zone Standards October 9th by the Shpbudng Stabzaton Committee at it's meet ing in Washington makes possible thanks to the fore sight of the AZ of Negotiating Committee, for the poyees of the Electric Boat Co., to collect time and Oneha all Saturday work and double time for all Sunday work regardless of whether not they the sixth seventh day worked The Electric Boat Co., the first shpyard in country that take advantage of this additional pensaon for the employees due to the fact that the AZ of negotiating committee foresaw the repeal of the Zone Stand ards and negotiated time and Oneha and double time clause protect the employees overtime for Satur day Sunday work immediately after the repeal of the Standards
 Some time ago the Shpbuldng Stabilzaon Committee, committee made up of AZ of L. Government and Employer backed up President Roosevets executive order making compulsory for Saturday to be the sixth day worked and Sunday to be the seventh consecutive day worked before time and onehaf and double time could be paid done those days Since then this has been the policy all industries. After VI Day the AZ of fought the repeal of these orders nationally and negotiating committee of the AZ of fought for these issues for EB employees LOCAL LY Many hundreds of fellow employees will benefit by this weekly and will all benefit each time work on Saturday Sunday Once again hats off to TRUE UNION ISM and the guys that fight for it and keep it.
The sub., 1945-10-25

During the first three months of 1945, people spent 11% more money for goods than they did dur ing the same period in 1944. But did they get 119o more goods for their money? Oh, no. According to the Department of Commerce they probably get TO more for their increased money outlay than they did a year ago when they spent less, because of the scarcity of mer- chandise. A word to the wise-save your money until goods become plentiful.
The sub., 1945-10-25
Vacation Pay Received Thru AFL Contract
A. F. of L. Beats c. |. o.

By a majority of nearly 2 to l, the International Brotherhood ot Electrical Workers has defeated the CIO in an election among em- ployees of the gas plants of the Florida Power and Light Company. The Brotherhood previously won a poll at the company's electric pow CT plants.
The sub., 1945-10-25
New Contract PrOvsO Responsible for Several Hundred Employees Receiving Surprise Vacation Pay
 Amounting to Nearly $10,OO0

Last Friday happy day for some several hundred Electric Boat employees when they found in addition to their weekly pay check another substantial check entirely pected for additional weeks vacation pay HOW DID ALL THIS COME ABOUT? WeI here's the story:
 Under the old Independent Union contract the vacation period July and in order to receive vacation pay at least to and including July he to receive cation pay Consequently any person hired after July not entitled to vacation pay This also applied to ployees hired after July l. 1940 These employees would under the old contract receive but weeks vacation and would not be entitled to the second weeks vacation until July 1, 1946.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Man Says He Shot Wife
To End Her SUFFERING

BY the Associated Press.
READING, Pa, Oct. 20.-John S.
Pattas, Al, steelworker, shot his in
valid wife last night in what Chief
Iof Detectives Albert Hoffman said
he described as an attempted
mercy murder"
Tis 40-year- -old wife, Helene, is
unconscious at hospital, her con-
dition critical.
Chief Hoffman said police received
a telephone call at II pm. last night
from man who cried out:
Il have just shot my wife,"
Chief Hoffman said Pattas told
him he tried to kill his wife because
she suffers from cancer.
He added later, detective said
that his wife had threatened to
commit suicide.
No formal charge was lodged
against Pattas, and he was held for
further questioning.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
(See FARBEN, Page A
(See FARBEN, Page A-4)
Scientists Cautioned
On Atom Discussion
By the Associated Press


Secretary of War Patterson said
yesterday scientists may join in the
argument over atomic bombs-but
they must not stray beyond the con-
tents of the officially approved re-
port on atomic research.
The War. Department issued a
statement apparently intended to
answer protests of individuals and
groups of scientists that they have
been gagged. The Patterson state
ment said:
Public discussion of great issues
such as the dissemination and reg
Ilation of knowledge of atomic
science is one of the basic principles
on which democratic government
is founded. In it all citizens have
a right to participate. American
scientists in particular, because OF
their knowledge of the technical
matters involved and because OF
their comprehension of the full
social significance of the achieve
ment, can contribute powerfully
to it.
Security, of course, still requires
that nothing beyond the specific
subject matter contained in the
Smyth report be brought into dis
cussion, and the use of due care
that matters outside the content of
this report and still under security
regulations be not inadvertently en-
croached upon. With this sole re-
striction, however, which applies to
all citizens, our scientists should
feel that it is proper for them as
citizens to join actively in public
consideration of this question
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Is Indonesians Slain
As Fighting Flares
AGAIN in Batavia
lnsureent Leader Coils
On Trumun to Holt
Dutch Use of U. S. Arms
BY the Associated Press,

BATAVIA, Java, Oct. 20. -
Fighting f1ared anew in Batavia
tonight, with at least 13 Indo-
nesians killed, as their leader
I. R. Soekarno, called on Presi-
dent Truman to stop the Dutch
from using American equipment
to put down the independence
movement.
The new clash came after three
days of comparative quiet in the
capital. Two British Indian troops
were wounded.
Foreign Minister Soebardjo oi
the "Indonesian Republic" an.
nounced that II Dutch officers at.
tached to the Organization for the
Relief of Allied Prisoners of Wal
had been killed by a mob in the
mountains between Batavia ano
Bandoeng. This was not confirmed
by any other source.
Mob Broke Into Prison.
Soebardjo said the Dutch officers
had been arrested by the Indone.
slams and imprisoned near the vii.
lage of Patget, where a mob broke
into the prison and killed the entire
group.
The foreign minister of the "re-
public" in message to Secretary
of State Byrnes, said his govern.
ment had the enthusiastic support
of the entire population in all parts
of Indonesia," and added "the whole
civil administration is in Indone.
sian hands"
Soebardjo's message to Mr.. Byrne!
asked that the IndoneSian nativ,
government be represented at ths
meeting of the Far Eastern Advis.
ory Commission scheduled to be hele
in Washington later this month.
Eyewitnesses told of terrible
slaughter" of .Eurasians on tht
north central coast of Java BY
Indonesian extremists, the new.
agency Aneta said.
Cruiser Sent to Island.
Other disturbances were reported
on Billion Island, off the east coasr
of Sumatra. No details were avail.
able, but the Netherlands ligh
cruiser Tromp received orders from
the Allied command to leave al
once with a detachment of Dutch
troops for Billion, principal towr
on Billion Island.
(The Hilversum radio, in Hol-
land, mentioning disorders in
Sumatra for the first time, said
the situation is quieter" there.)
A British official at Allied head.
quarters declared the Indonesian.
had been holding 1,100 prisoners
mainly Dutch nationals, at Buiten.
zorg, As miles southeast of Batavia
since October II under condition.
IC.. TNTpOhYE,CT nn-. 11N
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Truman Names Grady
To Head u. ). Mission
On Greek Elections
Steamship Executive
To Serve With Rank
Of Ambassador
BY GARNETT d. HORNER.

Henry F. Grady, former AS
sistant Secretary of State, was
named by President Truman
yesterday to head an American
mission to observe forthcoming
elections in Greece.
He will work with British and
French representatives to help as
sure a free expression" of the will
Of the Greek people, a task in which
Russia refused to participate.
Secretary of State Byrnes, an
nouncing the appointment, said Mr.
Grady. now president of the Amer
ican President Lines, would serve in
Greece as Mr.. Truman's personal
representative, with the. rank OF
Ambassador.
This action is taken," Mr.. Byrnes
said, "in accordance with response
bilities which the American Govern
ment accepted at the Crimea Con-
ference, to assist the peoples OF
European countries formerly occu-
pied or dominated by Nazi Ger
many in solving their political
problems by democratic means and
in creating democratic institutions
Of their own choice"
Russians Turn Down Bid.
The Greek government invited Big
Four assistance in its elections last
August. The United States, Great
Britain and France promptly agreed
to send observers, but Russia refused
to take part, on the ground that such
action would constitute unwarrant-
ed interference in the affairs of q
sovereign state.
The underlying reason for the
Russian stand, it was believed here
was to avoid indorsing action that
might be regarded as a precedent
for allowing outside observers in
elections to come in Soviet-con-
trolled Romania and Bulgaria.
In Greece, Mr.. Grady and his
British and French colleagues will
not interfere in conduct of the elec.
tions, but merely observe and Judge
whether they meet democratic
standards. The elections are ex-
pected to pave the way for a later
plebiscite to determine the fate OF
the Greek monarchy.
After serving as Assistant Secre-
tary of State from 1899 to 1941, Mr.
Grady carried out three special mis-
sions abroad during the war. He
was sent to the Far East in 1941 fol
important work in connection with
raw materials, and later headed q
technical commission to India te
help increase India's war produc.
ton. His last Government assign
ment was vice chairman of the Al
lied Control Commission in Italy.
Evening star., 1945-10-21

to low for which there is no COM
parison since 1905. And the num-
Der of applications for patents is
running well above 80 per cent more
than year ago.
The plight of the Patent Office
is interfering with reconversion and
unemployment, according to Patent
Commissioner Casper w. Ooms
Mr.. Ooms said: IT believe that any,
thing that intereferes with new
business and with man knowing
he can 60 into a new business is
bound to interfere with reconver-
sion.' He said lack of assurance
that capital investment in new
invention has patent protection in
terferes with new business.
Mr.. Ooms described the situation
as dreadful plight"
At the end of September, he said,
there were 9,794 pending applica-
tions for patents.
A year ago" he said, ''the figure
tsee PATENT Law. Page A-s.)
Evening star., 1945-10-21
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

A fight to cut wartime excise
taxes on a score of commodities
and activities next July is ex-
pected to develop in the Senate
this week when it begins debate
on the 1946 revenue reducing bill
which the Finance Committee
has broadened to a total of S.
629, 100000.
When the House passed the bill
carrying aggregate reductions of S.
$4,000, 900, it included the excise
tax cuts, but the Senate committee
voted Friday to keep the present
excise levies. The s535 600 900 thus
saved was more than offset by
other reductions the Senate group
made in the income tax rates of in
dividuals and corporations.
Another new move taking shape
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Picture on Page A-3.)

A pioneering trio of Super Fort
resses yesterday completed the first
westbound flight from Guam by way
of India and Germany, landing al
the National Airport after 1906
mile trip.
The three Super Forts, COM
manded by 1t. Gen. Nathan Twin
ing, chief of the Goth Air Force
inaugurated the new route because
of congestion at intermediate fields
on the "redeployment" route East
The trip was made in a total fly
ing time of 60 hours and IA minutes.
The bombers carried 40 veteran
AAF personnel, all eligible for dis
charge under the Army point sys-
tenn.
According to. officials, the Ger
many Washington flight was the
second nonstop trip between the
two countries. The first was made
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Jap Emperor
Not Immune
To War Trial
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Sunday, Oct. II. - Not
even members of the imperial
household" will be immune from
possible prosecution for war guilt,
Col. Alva G. Carpenter, Gen. Mac
Arthur's legal officer, said today.
He made the significant comment
at a press CONFERENCE in response
to a direct question whether En-
peror Hirohito might be tried.
Col. Carpenter added the Mikado
has not been investigated as an
individual, but emphasized that if
examinations of state papers lead
to the imperial household the trail
will be followed regardless of where
it leads.
Col. Carpenter declined to say
whether any members of the pres
ent cabinet of Premiar Kiiuro
Shidehara are on the giant list of
suspects but said "all angles are
being investigated thoroughly"
COL Caarpenter said the investi-
cations are extending back beyond
Pearl Harbor' and may go all the
way back to the japanese bombing
Of the American gunboat Panay in
China's Yangtze River.
He explained this was possible
(See JApS. Page A-1(.)
Evening star., 1945-10-21
B-29 Trio Flies Is ,3O5 Miles
On Western Hop, Guam to d.

on August II, 1888, when the Ger
man captain, Alfred Henke, flew a
Brandenberg plane from Berlin to
New York.
In announcing the flight, which
ended here at 7:45 am, the War
Department pointed out that like
others in recent weeks, it served
to demonstrate the aeronautical
smallneSS of the world and what
can be accomplished with today's
conventional BON bers.'
Gen. Twining, who had been
ordered to return to Washington for
conferences at AAF headquarters,
was greeted on his arrival at the
airport by 1t. Gen. Ira G. Eaker,
deputy AAF commander.
The bomber formation left Guam
October is at IL am. tE.ST). The
planes arrived at Karachi. India, at
1880 pm. and departed at 10:40
am. October II. They landed at
(see B-29s, Page A-3l
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Army 70 Destroy
Farben Empire
As War Power
Will Request Allied
Council to Outflow
All Cartel Setups
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States Army ha.
moved in on I. G. Farben, giant
German chemical and munitions
corporations, "to forever de.
stroy" its stranglehold on Ger
man industry and end its war
making power.
Most of its known plants in the
American military zone have beer
seized, the War Department an
nounced yesterday. Three of its
munitions plants already have been
ordered blown up, the American
military government disclosed in
Berlin.
The War Department said an
other early step will be a proposal
that the Allied Control Council for
Germany outlaw cartel arrange
mentS in general to break up the
worldwide combine set up by
Farben.
Ho al UGH L IdiltS SclLeU.
Gen. Eisenhower reported that
the Army has seized IS Farben
plants, Is of its sales offices and
four miscellaneous installations.
Marked for early demolition, the
AMG disclosed in Berlin, are the
Fabrlk Kaufbeuren (smokeless pow
der) plant at Kaufbeuren; the
Fabrik Ebenhausen Cnitrocetlulose)
plant near Ingolstadt, and the
Fabr1k ASchau (nitrocellulose)
plant at Meuhldorf.
Industrial investigators and DEM
olitlons experts are preparing to
blast the plants within 10 days.
The AMG in Berlin also an
nounced that five additional Ger
man industrial plants have been
declared available to be shipped
out of Germany as reparations in
payment of Allied war claims,
bringing to 81 the number of plants
in the American zone marked for
that purpose.
896 of Personnel Fired.
In de-Nazifying Farben person.
mel, 1896 officers and employees have
been fired and some key directors
imprisoned.
Actual seizure of possession. di-
rection and control of substantially
all known I. G. plants, properties
and assets in the United States
zone has been accomplished, Gen.
Eisenhower said in a 32-page re-
port.
He described the company, whose
assets are estimated at 5000 ,0O0, 900
reichsmarks (about $2,400, 900 ,00O) as
"the largest corporation in Ger
many and the largest chemical
corporation in the world"
Gen. Eisenhower detailed opera
tions of the huge organization as re-
vealed in documents found in its
headquarters in Frankfurt and scat
tered in various parts of Germany
He said the Nazis made strenuous
efforts to get some records into the
American zone and some undoubt-
edly were concealed.
100000 Persons Employed.
Here are some of the things the
investigators found out about In
teressengemeinschaft Farbenindus-
trie A. G.:
Its own plants employed more
than 100000 persons during the
war.
1t had some form of financial
control in 613 companies.
1t was the greatest participant
in international cartels" and
through such alliances with COM
petitors, it regulated "in effect, the
production and sales of a great
Evening star., 1945-10-21
H-Hour Work Week
For Nation Urged by
General Motors Head
Wilson ExpIoins Plan
After ToIk With Trumon
On Big Labor Problems
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT, Oct. 20.-A 45-hour
work week for the Nation was
proposed by c. E. Wilson, presi-
dent of General Motors, shortly
after he returned from a confer
ence with President Truman.
Mr.. Wilson said he was called to
Washington yesterday for a con-
ference with Mr.. Truman and
other high Government officials at
"a time when the Detroit labor stu
alton was spotlighting the wage
question throughout the country
Mr.. Wilson, head of the largest
operating corporation in the United
States, held press conference in
the Book-C Cadillac Hotel few min
utes after he few in from Wash
ington. He did not specifically link
his proposal with his conferences
in Washington but said his talk
with the President had been "very
satisfactory"
Outlines Strike Alternative.
Mr.. Wilson outlined to approx
mately 200 newspapermen and
General Motors executives what he
called an alternative to serious
Nation wide strikes.
The press conference was held
Friday night, but news stories were
withheld from publication until TO-
night at the request of General
Motors.
Mr.. Wilson's argument was that
high production was the only an
swer to the Nations economic ills