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Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-27
Mexican Worke
Guaranteed on
Meningitis Case

CUCAMONGA, Cal, Mar
UP)-Five hundred Mexican
laborers were quarantinedtii h
fruit-picking camp here Monday
ter one of the group developed v
was diagnosed as epidemic sp
meningitis.
Jose Aguillon, 26, who arrived
the United States two weeks
was in San Bernadino county
pital for treatment, and Others
the camp were being given prev
i've shots.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-27
TOO MUCH PROTECTION

TOLEDO, o., March 27 UP)-
pistol-packin' paperhanger's plea
that the gun he carried up his sleeve
was to protect his So receipts did
not satisfy the jury. The jury de-
clared Stanley Lechlak, 49, was gull
ty of carrying a concealed weapon
and sentenced him to the pen-teni
tiary for one to three years.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-27

More than $4,000 pounds of salt
and 2.727 tons Of abrasives were
used on indianapolis streets during
a two-month period of the l944-45
winter in order to keep the transit
system ODerating.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-27
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The folloping edit
OridIS are presented as interesting opin-
ions Uoiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-30
SWPC To Have Alaska Office

Washington (R)-The Smaller War Plants Corporation will op- en an office in Alaska, Delegate E. L. Bartlett announced here. The location is undetermined but party of SWPC represent atives will leave tomorrow on a 2-week survey of Alaskan cities. 1t will visit Ketchikan, Wrange.!I Petersburg, Juneau, Cordova, Seward, Anchorage and Fair banks.
 Bartlett said the corporation will be in a position to assist veterans and others who want to establish businesses in Alaska.
 He declared that Alaska is due for substantial postwar de- velopment and the SWPC will be important assistance to this development"
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-30

Hands tightly clasped over a handkerchief, Actress Constance Bennett appears in court in Los Angeles to testi y in the trial of her divorce suit against Actor Gilbert Roland, Der 4th husband. The divorce was granted.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-30

Seattle (R)-Wllliam Grayson Oyler, 61, one of the founders and chief engineer of the Border line Transportation company, a steamship line formerly operat- ing in Alaska, died Sunday in a hospital here. Survivors include a stepson, Jim Terrell, of Cor dova.
The union times., 1945-06-16
Hold Meeting On
 United Nations

Are we yet sure that two-thirdS of the Senators present at the time of voting will ratify the United Nations Charter without reservations, was a question debated at the meeting of the Citizens Committee for a United Ma tions Organization held at the Y.W.C.A., June 9th. It was pointed out that just l2 men, representing 109o of our population can keep the charter from being ratified. Of i'm portance too is the fact that the House of Representatives must also approve appropriations necessary to carry out the provisions of the Charter. Therefore, there is a vital necessity for each individual to do
The union times., 1945-06-16

Despite powerful opposition, the Senate version of the permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission bill introduced by Sen. Dennis Chavez O., N. M), above, was reported out of committee, but still has not been called to the Senate floor. Rep. Mary T. Norton's O., N. J.), companion bill remains tied up in House rules committee, even after Pres. Truman's request to release it. Federated Pic tures.)
The union times., 1945-06-16
Wartime Profits OfMoreConCerns Revealed BySEC
Non-Manufacturing Corpor- ations Cleared About
 1O%o After Taxes

Some sidelights on war profits are provided by Securities and Exchange Commission Survey" of 4l3 large corporations whose stocks are listed on exchanges. It reveals the profits made in l942 and l943 in ''42 nOn-manufactur- ing industries" For 1944, there is every reason to believe they were better.
 Most of the biggest war profits have been made by manufacturers, but these non-manufacturers also did mighty we'll, while American fighting men were dying and workers wages were frozen"
 Among the larger industries in- cluded in the survey are retail and wholesale trade, service" non-rail- road transportation, communication, mining, finance, real estate, construc- ton, and farm product processing.
 Railroads are not included because their statistics are reported by the In- terstate Commerce Commission.
 The importance of the survey is shown by the fact that the ''totaI sales'' of the companies amounted to the huge sum of $ll ,4O4, ,398,- 900 in AZ. The sales rose to $l2,- 3l4,752,OOO in AS.
 The profits are figured two ways as a percent of total sales, and as a per cent of met worth"
 The first way shows how many cents are profit out of each dollar the companies received for their products.
 The second way shows how many cents profit were made on every dol lar of cash or property the companies own, clear of debt, regardless of whether that dollar was actually in vested or came out of previous profits.
 Figured the second way, these con- panies' met profit" averaged 21.1 per cent in 1o42 and 238 per cent in 1o43. Those were the profits before paying income taxes.
 After paying all taxes in the two years, they pocketed clear profits of 10 per cent and 9.7 per cent. That's about four times what Amer jeans receive on money invested in Uncle Sam's bonds.
 Figured as a per cent of sales, some of these groups of corporations made astonishing profits. Here are
The union times., 1945-06-16
Covering
 -Th e American Scene

WASHINGTON - Presenting a united front to the high profit bloc led by Sen. Robert A. Taft (R, O., the AFL and CIO called on organ ized labor throughout the nation 10 defend OPA and the price control extension act as the highlight of Tight Imitation Week, June IO-l7.
 LOS ANGELES-Aircraft cut backs will strike at the jobs of about 25,000 workers in southern California The estimate came from state WING Director H. R. Harnish following a prediction of 100000 unemployed in the country within the next three months by WIPE Chief J. A. Krug.
 SAN DIEGO, Calif-The San Diego Federated Trades & Labor Council has gone on record for AFL participation in the World Trade Un- ion Conference.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Coing to bat for the 250,OOO Kentuckians who will lose out on unemployment benefits because they worked out side the state during the war, the Kentucky Federation of Labor call ed on its congressman to work for federal law to supersede existing state unemployment insurance set- ups.
 WASHINGTON-In an unex- pected slap at the polltaxers who have seriously sabotaged the bill in the House, Pres. Truman called for pass
The union times., 1945-06-16

age of the Norton bill creating a per manent FEPC.
 FORT WORTH, Tex.-First ma jor war layoff came without advance notice at the Consolidated Vultee. Air craft Corp. when the government can celled bomber contract. The com pany announced an immediate layoff ot five to six thousand of the 25,000 workers organized by the Intl. Assn. ot MachlniSts and said the number would be increased to 10000 by the first of the year.
 BURBANK, Calif. = "No strike and no lockout is written into the agreement signed on behalf of 37,OOO Lockheed aircraft workers by the company and Lodge 727, Intl. Assn of Machinists. Signing of the agree ment ended a strike threat.
 CHICACO-R. R. DonneIIey & Sons Lakeside Press was reported drafting inexperienced office, help and executives to work in its me- chanical departments as a strike called by the Intl. Printing Press mems X Assistants Union gained the support of other AFL printing trades unions.
 SAN FRANCISCO-Standard Oil Co. of California announced it would fight in the courts for a rebirth of its 12-year-old company union, which was ordered dissolved by the NLRB.
 WASHINGTON - The House passed the Breton Woods meas ures for international economic Co., operation by the overwhelming vote of S45 to Is.
 WICHITA, Kans. = About 6,O0O workers are expected to lose their jobs here within the next 30 days following WIPE announcement of huge slashes in aircraft production.
The union times., 1945-06-16
knovY Rights UnderU ConbensationI Iaqv

some examples of such profits in l943, after paying income taxes:
 StocEyards-9:5 per cent; ware house, terminal and cold storage 11.6 per cent; agricultural companies -l1.5 per cent; cane sugar growers -18 per cent.
 Companies in the above four groups handle or grow farm products. Their profits indicate little need for the higher prices and subsidies which many such agricultural industries" are demanding now.
 Two other interesting examples are the commercial credit and finance companies and the per- sOnai finance companies" The first had l942 profits, before and after paying income taxes, of 4O.9 and 22.5 per cent. The second had 36.l and POL per cent.
 Their profits dropped somewhat in 1943, because time payment purchases were restricted during the war and fewer workers had to borrow from "loan sharks" Such sharks are one industry" which does best during depression.
 The moral of these figures is- don't buy on time payments, because you are paying the finance company 40 cents profit on every dollar. And you are paying 36 cents profit to the personal finance" company on each dollar you borrow.
 The ''Oil Trust'' also did well in 1943. Before and after income taxes, profits of crude petroleum and natural gas companies were 200 and l5.6 per cent.
 For gold and silver mining the profit figures were 40.6 and 28.6 per cent, and for other "extractive in- dustries" 33.7 and IS per cent.
 We were told no new million
 aires would be created by this
 war, but clearly it hasn't worked
 out that way!
The union times., 1945-06-16
Is Conn. Officers Are Ready To Help

When the effects of con- tract completion and cutbacks begin to be felt in Connecti- cut, employees in Connecticut should make sure they know their rights and benefits un- der the unemployment conn., pensatiOn law.
 John J. Egan, Administrator, of the Connecticut Unemploy- ment Compensation Law, has announced through the office of James J. Graham, Acting Execu- tive Director of the Employment Security Division, that all IS To- cal offices of the Division are ready to give information and aid to workers displaced by the reconversion recession.
 MATTER OF RIGHT
 Graham emphatically stated that the job insurance law ''is not a charity program. Benefit pay ments,'' he said, ''are based on earnings in insured work and are paid as a matter of right" He ex- plained that the purpose of the law is to provide benefits to eligi- ble persons unemployed through no fault of their own and unable to find work.
 To be eligible for benefits, Graham pointed out, an individual must:
 1. Have worked in covered em-
 ployment. "Your employer will
 tell you if he contributes to
 the unemployment compensation
 fund.-" he added.
 2. Have a certain amount of earn
 ings in insured employment.
 5. Be able to work.
 4. Be available for work; that is,
 ready and willing to take a job
 if a suitable one is offered.
 He said his Division is prepar- ing to act efficiently in all the changes brought about by the post war conversion ofs industries. The fact that an unemployment com pensatiOn program is established in Connecticut and ill the nation will bring in the coming months an easier adjustment than in the months following World War l.
The union times., 1945-06-16

Keenan, deputy director of the war manpower division in Germany. Nc Donald, it was understood, will be made a lieutenant colonel.
 Keenan, appointed only recently, is serving under It. Gen. Lucius Clay, deputy military governor of Germany. He is on leave as secretary of the Chicago Federation of Labor and vice chairman for labor production of the War Production Board.
The union times., 1945-06-16

his share in the peace-malzing by writ ing to his representatives insisting on full United States participation in the world organization now being formed at San Francisco.
 Horace J. Fuller, chairman, pre- sided. The discussion period was lead by Miss Mildred Bennett, Dr. Benja- min Keen and Morris Sweetkind.
The union times., 1945-06-16

NEW ORLEANS-CanceIIation of union contract and lockout of AFL representatives by Shipbuilder Andrew Jackson Higgins is behind the strike of more than 1000 mem- bers of the Building and Metal Trades Council (AFL) at Higgins Industries Inc.
The union times., 1945-06-16
L.A.U. Man To Serve
 Under Gen. Keenan

CHICAGO -.Business Rep. James Mcdonald of Dist. 8, Intl. Assn. of Machinists, will leave here shortly to serve under Brig. Gen. Joseph D.
The union times., 1945-06-16
Loans for Spring

Everyone of us is inspired to do things in the SPRING. You may want to repair your home, your car. pay last years fuel supply. purchase the coming years supply or even start vour victory garden. We can come to your aid for any essential or necessary purpose. - REMEMBERi-at the PEOPLES" the only qualifications required is character plus ability to pay. We render friendly service and private consultations and our loans are strictly confidential.
 SHORT TERM LOANS can be ar ranged to suit your purse up to 43O0. A $l00 loan will cost you $3.s5 if paid in o weekly consecu- five installments but if paid monthly for lz months the cost will be $l9.50.
 You are always welcomed to con- sult us-yet you will be under no obligation by stopping in or phoning 7-4265.
 L. w. SCARPA, MGR.
 THE PEOPLES LOAN CORP. 74S CHAPEL ST. SUITE B CORNER STATE TEL 7-42ss
 LICENSE NO. 131
The union times., 1945-06-16
POW MESSAGES

Twenty-Five thousand liberated American prisoners of war have al- ready cabled to their families in the US. through the special Amer ican Red Cross communications sys- tenn set up early this month.
Evening star., 1945-08-03
Pleasant Weather
Predicted for Week End

Fair and more pleasant weather
is in store for the Washington area
tomorrow and Sunday, the Weather
Bureau said. While afternoon tenn
peratures will be higher. there will
be less humidity, the forecaster said.
There has been no rain since
2:30 am. yesterday and none is
in sight today, and apparently the
st. Swithin's legend is again dis
credited. In the l7-day rainy spell
that followed July Is (St Swithin's S
day. it rained on all but four days
The legend says that rain on ST
Swithin's day will bring 40 days
of rain.
The recent mild temperatures
may break a 40-year record, the
forecaster said. The mercury has
not gone above 80 for the past 81
days. The last time Washington
had such a long stretch of mild
summer temperature was in 1906
when there was a 33-day period
with no 90-degree days.
Evening star., 1945-08-03
Justice Department
To Seek Indictments
In War Fraud Cases
Prominent Dealers in
Surplus Goods, U. S. Aides
Will Face Prosecution
By JOSEPH YOUNG.

Climaxing months of inveSti-
cation, the Justice Department
soon will seek war fraud indict-
ments against prominent dealers
and key Government personnel
in the sale of war surplus prop
erty, it was learned today.
The evidence to be presented be-
fore Federal grand juries here and
in various sections of the country
eliminates intensive Investigations
by the Senate War Investigating
Committee and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation into the sale Ot
surplus goods.
Although extensive hearings were
held earlier this year by the Senate
group, this will be the first criminal
action undertaken by the Govern
ment in surplus sales.
Defrauded of Millions.
The Justice Department is ready
to present evidence that the Gov
ernment was defrauded out of mil
lions of dollars in the sale of war
surplus goods as a result of COL
lusion between purchasers of sur
plus material and Surplus Property
Board employees at the various sup
ply Offices
Some of those involved are prom
inent in business circles and one
was leading purchaser of surplus
goods in the last war.
Investigation by the FBI and the
Senate committee showed that en-
ployes at surplus property supply
offices accepted bribes rendered by
businessmen, who purchased the
goods at prices far less than their
worth. Bribery also enabled the
purchasers to have first crack at
surplus goods. the Justice Depart
ment is prepared to show.
Some of the bribes we're in the
form of direct cash payments, in
vestigators reported. In other in
stances employees were promised
cuts" in the resale of surplus
goods. Other employees showed
favoritism to surplus dealers in re-
turn for a promised share of the
purchasers business.
Claims Falsified.
The Justice Department also will
seek indictments against firms ac-
cused of falsifying their settlement
claims against the Government In
terminating war contracts.
When war orders are suddenly
terminated by the Government, in
dustrialists receive payments for
any outlay they may have made in
anticipation of filling the order.
Some firms are accused of falsifying
these expenses so they could collect
more from the Government.
Evening star., 1945-08-03
Poland Gets Slice
Of Reich Running
Close to Berlin
(PotSdam Tert on Page A-4.)
BY ]. A. FOX.

The Big Three have laid the
groundwork for the peace con-
ference that will come with the
end of the war in the Pacific
after decreeing that part OF
Nazi Germany be given to Po-
land and Russia and reducing
the Reich to the status of little
more than an agricultural state
Summarizing the results of the
two-week conference at Potsdam
between the heads of the Ameri-
can, British and Russian govern
mentS, a communique issued stimuli
taneously late yesterday in Wash
ington, London and Moscow be-
spoke hopes for Just and endur-
ing peace" and announced plans tO
set up a five-nation council of for
eign ministers which will include
France and China to prepare the
way for the peace settlement.
While reports had come from
PotSdam early in the meeting that
this Government would seek COM
mitmentS from Russia on the wal
with Japan, in which she is neu-
tral, the communique was silent on
this subject.
One Reference to Military Matters
The 6,000-word document, signed
in order by Premier Stain, Presi-
dent Truman and Prime Minister
Attlee, who replaced Winston
Churchill in the later days of the
conference. was devoted almost en-
tirely to the political phase of the
war in Europe and the peace tc
follow.
At the very end, there was this
single sentence:
During the conference there were
meetings between the chiefs of staff
of the three governments on mill
tary matters of common interest.
1t was anybody's guess whether
that referred to the war in the Pa
cifc, which was accented at one
stage of the conference when MIR
Truman, former Prime Minister
Churchill and Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek joined in an ultimatum te
Japan which spelled out the term.
Evening star., 1945-08-03
Blast Before Arrival
'0f Truman Revealed
BY thc AssociaLeo press,


LONDON, Aug. 3.-The Evening
News speculated today that the ex-
plosion of a bomb detonated by dis
posal squads few hours before
President Truman's arrival might
have been the reason for shortening
the Presidents tour through Ply
mouth streets.
The bomb was exploded Wedneo-
day evening at Plymstock, miles
from Plymouth. Mr. Truman arrived
yesterday morning and departed for
home in the afternoon The news
paper said the bomb was a medium
weight relic of Nazi blitz days which
was being disposed of by one of sew
eral engineering units still cleaning
up leftover from air raids.
Meanwhile, the London press to-
day. expressed mild annoyance that
many of the people vino turned ort
at Plymouth to greet Mr.. Truman
missed the opportunity OF seeing
him.
A fog had forced a change in the
landing place of the presidential
plane from Potsdam and the Presi-
dent travelled an unscheduled route
to Plymouth Harbor, missing the
waiting dignitaries and crowds
lining the street along the expected
itinerary.
Under the headline, American
police smuggled President out of
England the Daily Herald said,
There was a most extraordinary
muddle of arrangements. due
largely to the supersecurity sense
of American security police"
plymouth thinks the whole
thing was. bungled," the Daily
Mirror said.
Evening star., 1945-08-03
COP Criticism Foreshadows
Trouble for Treaties in Senate
Taft Sees Seeds of Future War in Plan
To Transfer East Prussia to Poland

reached or proposed for Europe's
problems.
But there were some, like Senator
Wheeler. Democrat, of Montana,
who wondered why no mention was
made of many continental sore
spots.
Senator Wheeler was sorry. he
said, that nothing was said about
Yugoslavia, adding:
1T is my understanding that In
Yugoslavia they have no freedom OF
speech, no freedom of press and that
the goods we are sending are used
by Marshal Tito and his cohorts and
not given to Serbs. We ought to
stop sending food and materials or
make them live up to their agree
ment for supervision by UNRRA SO
that the Serbian people will receive
equitable treatment"
Others wondered why there was
no news of possible Russian entry
into the war against Japan, why the
disposition of German prisoners in
Allied hands was not set out, why
Greece was not me tioned and
Evening star., 1945-08-03
Only 149 B-29s Lost
In 236 Raid Missions
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
GUAM, Aug. 3.-Marianas- based
B-29s have flown 27,000 sorties over
Japan with loss of only .0055 per
cent, headquarters reported today.
Altogether, 149 Super Forts have
been lost to enemy action since the
first attack on Tokyo last Thanks
giving Day. They have flown total
of 236 missions-180, missions with
out loss of single plane.
These missions involved a total of
27,000 sorties by planes carrying a
total of at least 1000 tons of ex-
plosives, on a conservative basis OF
six tons for each plane.
United States Army Strategic Air
Force headquarters said 752 jap
anese fighters had been shot down
by the B-29s through June. The
total wouldn't be increased appre-
ciably by the July figures-unavail-
able-for there was relatively little
aerial opposition last month.
At a cost of 1859 crewmen in the
I49 Super Forts lost, 56 Japanese
cities have been blasted-some al
most completely destroyed-in 70 in
cendiary forays.
Evening star., 1945-08-03
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Vigorous Republican criticism
of the Potsdam agreements gave
President Truman notice today
that there may be Senate trouble
ahead for the peace treaties that
document envisages.
In a statement given added sig
nificance because of his chairman
ship of the Senate Republican Steer
ing Committee. Senator Taft, Re-
publican, of Ohio contended that
the Big Three's agreement to give
Poland at least temporary control OF
an eastern slice of Germany "sows
the seeds of future war"
In a paragraph by paragraph
analysis with reporters of the un-
derstandings reached by President
Truman, Prime Minister Attlee and
Premier Stain, Senator Taft found
room to praise only what he called
the harsh" terms imposed on Ger
many.
Democrats led by Chairman Con-
nally of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee generally voiced
approval of the settlements either
Evening star., 1945-08-03

ships, were reported today by Navy
and Army air officials.
(The Tokyo radio said Ameri-
can planes we're back over Japan
again today, with 10G Mustangs
and "a small number" of Super
Fortresses attacking in the Tokyo
area for an hour and half this
morning and in nine prefectureS
surrounding the capital area. The
broadcast said they attacked in
two waves Is minutes apart)
New Marine Air Group.
From an American carrier, ar
Associated Press dispatch told Of
Marine flyers in training for theil
assigned mission-sky support fol-
troops landing on Japan itself"
In a censor-delayed account, the
dispatch from an American escort
fiattop disclosed that a new Marine
air group, "the BeachbusterS,
already had used Japanese-held Pa
gan in the Northern Marianas te
practice for the future invasion Of
Japan.
This was the latest picture of the
mounting air offensive as pieced to-
Gee STTpFP FORTS pace A-I1O