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War On Accidents
A GOOD friend of oui s just left
the office, greatly perturbed
in mind over the miiny accidents
occurring In shipyards and other
industrial plants. He expects to
go soon Into war production work
and he has been hearing terrible
tales. His conversation, too, has
caused us to become worried. We
know full well that the talcs he
has heard are grossly exaggerat
ed. We know the situation Is not
nearly as serious as he believes.
We have reason to think that a
good many of the tales are based
simply on rumor and that they
provide good propaganda for the
enemy and might even have been
started on their nefarious way by
persons who are deliberately en
deavoring to Impede our war pro
duction effort.
On the other hand we know,
loo, that there are many acci
dents In the Industrial plants. An
other friend who works In one of
the largest factories was recently
recounting with gruesome details
the men and women he had actu
ally seen killed or crippled In ac
cidents In the plant where he is
employed. Every accident ho de
scribed was one due entirely to in
experience and carelessness,
Evei-y accident could have' been
prevented had the workmen been
cautious and obeyed the funda
mental rules of safety.
That Is why we arc worried
about our friend who Is going In
to shipyard service. He has had
no training In the use of tools ami
machinery. He goes into the work
totally unprepared, lie Is a fall
example of one of the reasons
why the Industrial accident rale
is such a critical problem today.
Due to his Inexperience he Is apt
to be careless and thus endanger
his own life and that of others.
When it is considered that one
hundred thousand or more men
and women, nearly all of them
inexperienced, are often grouped
Into one overcrowded plant, Hie
accident toll, naturally, can be ex
pected to he high. When these
workers are endeavoring to pro
duce at top speed and on ma
chines with which they have only
recently become familiar, the ac
cident rate is certain to be much
greater than normal. There would
be accidents among (he same
number of persons even in ordl
nary times, despite cxiiericnce,
because humans invariably be
come careless at some time or an
other and in the presence of pow
erful, high sliced machinery, a
brief lapse can ollcn prove latal.
The war department recently
issued a statement that if the first
half of the 1912 rate is maintain
ed on industrial accidents, the
year will go off the calendar with
more than 20.IRH) war workers
killed. !M),000 more ixMinancnlly
disabled and 2,000.000 other in
jured. The man hours lost prob
ably will run close to half a hil
lion. This casually list probably
will be larger than that of the
men killed or wounded in actual
combat with Ihc enemy during
the same period of lime.
Soldiers go into battle only aft
er months of intensive training
in which (hey are prepared not
only to deal death to the enemy
but also to protect themselves.
Men now leave home one day
and become Industrial workers
the next.
H Is heartening to know that
official cognizance Is being taken
of this situation. Industrial su
pcrvisors are being trained under
experienced safety engineers in
moiTj than a score of slates. They
will go into the Industrial plants
with the knowledge needed to
provide safeguards and to stimu
late the individual workers to a
sense of personal responsibility.
The national safety council is
raising a $5,000,000 war cheat
Just for the purpose of campaign
ing against accidents on the In
dustrial front, , ,
There was a military axiom,
well known to the men who
fought in the last war, that "men
and munitions arc expendable."
Today the allied powers are en
deavoring to conserve both men
and materials In their military
activities, as contrasted with the
reckless sacrifice of human life
by the axis. It is good to know
that the current military theory
Is to be applied to the industrial
front as well. C. V. S.
business that flows over the bor
der. So they have adopted the Inter
esting and really quite smart de
vice of accepting only $2 bills.
IT sounds a bit screwy, and this
' writer doesn't vouch for it as
all-wool-and-a-yard-wide guaran
teed fact, but that at least is the
unofficial explanation given in Ti
juana.
And they do insist on $2 bills
Instead of other U. S. currency
which has always been extremely
acceptable In the past.
LARGE numbers of evacuees
riving here, adding to the already
very considerable congestion in
San Diego. Those who have
means of their own take care of
themselves. Those who have rela
tives or friends In this country
with whom they can stay are ad
vanced the money for transporta
tion. Those who have no means
are being cared for here out of a
seclal fund.
Two of them were In the ele
vator this morning a young
father and mother and their two-month-old
baby. They were Im
mensely relieved to bo here. Con
sidering their two-month old
child, their relief Is easily under
stood. AS has been frequently remark-
ed In these chronicles, the
war doesn't seem remote or un
real here in San Diego.
There are too many people
around who have seen it.
THE censorship (excluding, of
tuui- uii- ki im 1 is rt
igid here as anywhere, but there
.Js.ulways the feeling that you are
"standing at the edge of important
events.
Half a dozen sailors came In
late Ihe other evening for some
thing to eat. Thev carried assort
ed, odd bundles. They were plain
ly dog-tired and ready to fall
asleep in their seats which is a
distinctly unusual altitude for a
sailor ashore.
The meals I hey ordered wore
man-sized food - no light, late
luncheons to nick at to nass tho
time away -and were eaten with
every evident of keen hunger.
IT is probable that they had
merely been out on a work
party, and were getting back hun
gry anil tired and soiled by their
labors.
Hut you never know. The war
ISN'T remote here.
s always and everywhere
when full and accurate news
Is lacking, the grapevine runs 24
hours a day here, and some of
Ihe underground tales you hear
are thriller-dillcrs.
Hut this must he said for the
people of San Diego:
You hear practically NO ru
mors of ship movements. This
town has been so close to Ihe
navy so long that practically
everyone knows Ihe tragic conse
quences that may follow gossip
that reveals I lie movement of
ships and the precious freight of
lives they carry.
Cons Elated as Cell
Bars Go in Scrap Pile
SAN yt'ENTIN, Calif., Oct. 17.
-(AIM Convicts in the big San
Qurnlin prison had a lot of tun
yesterday. They were tossing
cell bars onto the scrap pile.
Prison authorities decided that
the steel In Ihe abandoned dun
geon was of definite value lo the
war machine, so Ihe inmates set
themselves to the demolition
work with a w ill.
More I hail IlKIOlKl nmm.k .,(
old metal, accumulated over many
years, has been collected at the
penitentiary.
Hunters Find Body of
Man Missing Since 1938
MEDKORP. Ore., (VI. 17.
'AIM Deer hunters Thursday
found the body of a man Identi
fied as John Hivkncr. formerly
of Jacksonville, near the lop of
Mount Bishop. Deputy Shell f
William lirenbemer said lleckner
disappeared from his home in
1!U$ He was dispondeitt over the
death ol his wile.
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Concerning the
NORTHWEST
At Viewed at the
National Capital
By
Paul Dunham
.WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 17.
Effort Is under way to revive
heavy Imports of Mexican mahog
any. The major part of this Im
ported wood In the past was
brought In three small steamers
niter:,! I m, in th fvnlf nf MriYiert
lone of these was torpedoed, an
other was taken off the run and
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in,: ,;, i ,-iuniiiiiig vrssii .van in
adequate to bring in a substantial
supply. Announcement is now
made that difficulties of trans
portation are to be overcome and
that lend-lease aid is to be given
Mexico and Central American
countries in order to stimulate
heavy production of mahogany
for United Stales' use.
All of this extraordinary effort
and heavy expense Is on the east
ern theory that proven Douglas
fir plywood for airplanes Is In
adquate either as to quality or
quantity. Douglas fir plywoods
have been made of sufficient
strength to meet any known lest
in airplane covers and laminated
structures on the interior are 'd
I so accepted by experts as ade
quate in strength and non-splint-crlng
quality. Despite these facts,
which have been presented over
and over again, there is still tre-j
mendous effort to secure an en
larged supply of hardwood vene
ers and plywood.
When the airplane companies
began using Douglas fir plywood
with complete satisfaction and
when a very large airplane pro
gram using wood was brought
out, WPB announced that no
financial aid would he given to the
companies undertaking to pro
duce. They were told that such
efforts would have to be conduct
ed at the owner's expense. Now
that Ihe demand for mahogany is
taking more determined form,
no hesitation is shown by the
government investing heavily in
securing such a supply.
Douglas fir plywoods are be
,iug used in making the famous
PT navy boats, which are the
fastest things afloat and which
stand up when immersed con
stantly without showing any in
jurious effects from moisture. If
this test Is met by Douglas fir
plywood none of the experts have
been able to see why the moisture
problem should be a handicap.
This development is akin to others
which have been brought up by
UTU in an effort to meet war
necessities. Certain interests be
come influential with the decid
ing authorities ami all manner of
delays and difficulties are offer
ed In trying to prevent industry
taking a simple, natural course.
Apparently tin) much influence
on advisory committees by peo
ple Interested ill given lines of
production Is the answer.
Building Faces Big Cut
Building and engineering con
struction for the war program is
now planned to be cut at least
one-third in liM.'l. This docs not
apply to shipbuilding but rather
to the construction of buildings,
.including those o military type
and industrial plants needed for
w ar products.
The building program for the
current year will be Ihe nation's
biggest, reaching something like
11 billion dollars, which Is
slightly more than the best pre
vious year. The largest percent
age of the current year's expendi
ture for buildings has gone into
Industrial plants, although there
Is coming on steadily quite a
heavy house construction pro
gram. The number of house units
will measure up to some of the
peacetime records, but in view
ol the i,ii t that COot ot each unit
is held dov. n the total expendi
ture is greatly reduced. On the
other hand, cost for factory build
ings is much more than under
normal conditions.
An effort is now under way
to prevent construction of factor
ies which cannot be completed
by July, 1943. This program is
fashioned on the theory that the
nation will have enough war
plants by the middle of next year
to meet its military requirements.
The hope, of course, goes with
the assumption that by producing
all possible arms and munitions
now the war may be brought to
an earlier close. Also it is thought
that perhaps earlier talks about
unlimited war plants and produc
tion may have been for enemy
consumption.
Too Many Committees
One of the reasons for slowness
ol action on the part of WPB is
said to be that it has become near
ly swamped by a welter of com
mittees. There are reported to be
more than 500 committees within
the organization and pressing
problems have often been delay
ed by this devious procedure. For
a long time one committee is
said to have refused to make re
commendation unless It was by
unanimous agreement. Efforts
arc now being made to abolish
some of these committees In 'the
Interest of soeedier action on
matters coming before Ihe board.
The situation is retarded by some
as proof that more satisfactory
results would be obtained by con
centrating In one man the author
ity to make final desicions, but
there Is little hone that such a
plan will be adopted.
Leaves For South Harold Be
mis, who recently enlisted in the
navy at Portland, left yesterday
for San Diego naval base for
training, following a stop over
here to visit his father, f. A.
Bemis.
U. S. ARMY
HORIZONTAL
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military
vehicle.
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car.
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blood.
16 Religious act.
17 Devours.
18 Either.
19 Father.
20 Genus of
plants.
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nurse (abbr.).
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26 Notary public
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29 Part.
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energy
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By J. R. Williams
Peril of Gasoline
Hoarding Shown By
Safety Council
CHICAGO, Oct. 17. The Na
toinal Safety council suggests a
safe rule for hoarding gasoline
don't do it
Hoarding of gasoline not only
Is unpatriotic, but extremely dan
gerous," said the council. "The
motorist who tries to beat ration
ing by laying in a supply of gas
literally is storing up danger and
trouble for himself."
"While the storing and han-
tiling of gasoline can be perfectly
sale when none ny experts, tne
average pej-son w'ould be just as
safe with a supply of TNT in his
home.
"No matter how careful the av
erage person may he in storing
gasoline, there is a definite dan
ger that ils vapor will escape.
This vapor is highly explosive,
and a chance spark or flame may
net off an explosion lhat can
wreck a house and cause death or
injury.
"Furthermore, no matter where
you live, the chances are thai
your fire insurance is automati
cally void if you have more than
a very small quantity of gasoline
on hand. And even that must be
stored in an approved safely
container.
"You may get an extra ride by
hoarding gas. but the chances are
it will lie to the hospital.
"There is only one safe rule for
hoarding gasoline -don't do it!"
Assisting At Gile Home Miss
Bertha Pcntney, of this city, is
assisting at the R. L. Gile home
during the illness of Mrs. Gile.
VEHICLE
Previous Puzzle
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cavity.
11 Atmosphere.
12 Stupefy.
13 Asiatic herb,
23 Anger.
25 Employ.
29 Turf.
30 Color.
31 Limb.
33 Japanese herb
34 Seed covering.
35 Golf peg.
39 Breathe in.
40 Pedal digit,
4t Wing.
42 Fruit.
45 Ruler.
46 Fuel.
48 Church part.
49 Row.
50 Clothed.
51 Solitary.
52 Crawling
animal,
53 Small
whirlpool.
55 Neckwear.
59 Standard of
value.
62 Perform.
P4 Mirth.
03 Corrode.
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vehicle
VERTICAL
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2 Ardor.
3 Is (Latin),
4 Annoy.
5 Pellets of lead
fi Earn.
7 Part ot "be."
8 Slip away.
9 Animal.
Roosevelt Report
Shows Huge Climb
Of Nation's Debt
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. (AP)
President Roosevelt told con
gress yesterday that federal cash
expenditures for war in the fis
cal year ending June 30, 1943,
now were estimated at $74,000,
000,000 and non-war outlays at
$4,194,000,000.
In addition, Interest on the pub
lic debt in this 12-month period
was estimated at $1,850,000,000 to
bring aggregate federal outlays
for the current fiscal period to
$80,044,000,000.
Non-war expenditures of the
government, Mr. Roosevelt re
ported, have been cut more than
a third from their 1939 peak.
The chief executive submitted a
96-pago analysis of trends of non
war governmental spending
which showed that from a peak
of $6,516,000,000 In 1939 they had
dropped 36.5 per cent. Those es
timated for this year are nearly
$1,000,000,000 under the figure for
the last fiscal period. They com
pare with a low of $2,454,000,000
in 1933.
Covering Mr. Roosevelt's entire
tenure in the White House, the
report showed war expenditures
had jumped upward from a low
of $578,000,000 in 1934, passing
the billion dollar mark for the
first time in 1938. The total for
the 1941 fiscal year was $6,301,
000,000 and for the last fiscal
year, subject to minor final ad
justments, $26,011,000,000.
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DAILY DEVOTIONS
DR. CHAS. A. EDWARDS
How often we are warned
against cultivating an Inferior
ity complex. We are to cast off
all restraint and express our
selves. A feeling of guilt is un
wholesome say the wise. But
Jesus, who knew what was in
man, pointed us to a poor pub
lican, "standing afar off would
not lift up so much as his eyes
unto heaven," and the only
prayer he could stammer out
was "God be merciful to me a
sinner." Some might try to
laugh him out of his shame,
urge him to forget himself and
:ake up some hobby. But Jesus
was wise. Along with this hum
ble unhappy publican he pic
tures a bombastic Pharissee
priding himself that ho was
not as other men, as we consid
er this contrast, we know that
tve would rather stand with the
penitent publican in his shame
nd failure than stand with the
wasting Pharisee in his self
righteousness. The humble per
son who will not lift up so
much as his eyes io heaven be
cause his deeds of kindness
seem so meager shall learn at
last that in the sight of God
his very humility has won ap
proval. A broken and a con
trite heart God will not des
pise. A heart resigned, submis
sive meek, believing true and
clean, is what is much needed
In this day, and God has prom
ised to such He will come and
dwell therein. Amen.
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Many Changes In
Congress Slated
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.
'AP) The house of representa
tives in the new congress start
ing In January is certain to have
at least 64 new faces without
waiting for the November 3 elec
tion returns.
With the congressional pri
mary runoffs in Louisiana com
pleted, an Associated Press sur
vey showed that this was bound
to occur because 31 Incumbent
members were not candidates for
relection, 22 were defeated in the
primaries, and seven vacant seats
are to be filled in next month's
balloting.
In addition, one member has
died and three others have re
signed to enter the armed forces
since their renomination and new
nominees have been named.
The survey also disclosed thai
100 of the 4.12 members to be
elected November 3 I Maine re
elected its three republicans
September 11) can be counted
"In" now as they have no oppo
sition. This group includes 89
democrats in 14 states, 10 repub
licans in five, and one American
labor (Marcantonio, New York).
Four other democratic nominees-in
Georgia and Virginia
are virtually certain of election
because of only minor partv op
position. Eighteen more demo
cratic candidates in the "solid
south" haw republican oppon-
Soldier Perishes in Fire
At Army Camp at Elma
ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct. 17.
I API The army's northwest de
fense sector command announced
yesterday one soldier was burned
to death in a fire w hich destroved
Ihe main building of the former
CCC camp at Elma, 20 miles from
here.
The camp, located on the Elma
fail- grounds, was taken over by
the army several months ago. An
undetermined amount of money,
clothing and other equipment was
lost in the fire which brought out
fire fighting equipment from
Aberdeen. Hoquiam and Elma.
The soldier killed was Pvt.
John J. Caporaso, of Newark,
N. J. The army said origin of the
fire had not yet been determined.
Reported 111 W; H. Gammon
i reported to be ill at his home
in this city.
Byrnes Arranges
For Regulation of
Smaller Salaries 7
WASHINGTON, Oct 17. (AP)
James F. Byrnes, economic di
rector, disclosed yesterday that he
had arranged for the war labor
board and treasury department
to "bring all salaries under con
trol." At the first meeting of the new
economic stabilization board,
Byrnes announced that all sal
arles under $3,000, plus those up
to $5,000, which are covered In
wage agreements, will be regulat
ed by WLB.
The treasury is preparing regu
lations covering all salaries over
$3,000, except those handled by
WLB as part of wage agreements.
President Roosevelt's original
executive order putting the new
economic control plan into op
eration had made provision only
for control of salaries of $5,000
and up.
The stabilization board held it!
initial meeting at the White'"'
House, and Byrnes aslted the
members for information or
views on six specific problems
which he said he already had
asked various government agen
cies to discuss in detailed report.
Those problems were:
1. Compulsory savings and
other proposed measures to con
trol excess spending power.
2. Prospects as to future ration
ing needs.
3. The spacing of military and
lend-lease purchasing.
4. Prospective subsidy needs
and considerations which should
govern or limit the use of sub
sidies. 5. Wages of farm labor.
G.The effect of the stabilization
of wages on manpower prob
lems, particularly on the mlgrnyv
lion ot workers. f)
Shut-Ins Serve in
Air Raid Positions
Wide World Features '
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C-If
an air raid comes to Winston Sa
lem, invalids some bedded for
years will be responsible for
success of the city's defense.
The invalids have been especial
ly chosen for tho job. There are
nineteen of them some paralyz
ed, some with back injuries which
prevent walking, others with
heart ailments or arthritis. But
because they cannot leave their
hurras, they are considered indis
pensable for air ruid work.
When the first alert sign:d
flashes in the city hall, official
phono the shut-ins, who are u
ways sure to be near their
phones. Then the nineteen call
every person in the city who is
needed at defense stations.
In blackout tests, the system
has worked smoothly. Never has
one of the shut-ins failed to be at
his phone.
Before they were given this
duty, all were examined by phy
sicians to make sure the excite
ment would not aggravate their
conditions. But the knowledge
that they can do important work
in a crisis has given them new
vigor.
"I don't know how any city can
function without such a brigade,"
an official of tho control center
says.
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Army Deserter Sought
By FBI for Crime Orgy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.
(AP1 J. Edgar Hoover, chief of
the G-men, has asked police of
ficers throughout the nation to
be on the lookout for Erwin Ka
rtells of Chicago, whom he de
scribed as a 32-year-old deserter
i from Camp Grant, Rock ford, III.,
! and "one of the most dangerous
; and roughest criminals at large."
i iHoover said that Kadens was
"personally responsible for )
I three-state crime wave" whih
included a kidnaping, five rap
I ings. 17 robberies and 16 auto
mobile thefts.
I The federal bureau of Invesli
l gation director said that Kadens
deserted from Camp Grant in
July 14 and committed his fi ))
crime of a long series August to
ny burglarizing the home of a
Detroit policeman, taking a pun
and the complete officer's uni
form, badge and handcuffs.
Kadens is married and has two
children, the FBI chief said, and
had no previous criminal record-
Court Recess May Extend
Life of Doomed Nazi
CINCINNATI, Oct. 17. I AP' -A
fall recess for the sixth l'- S
circuit court of appeals may pro
long the life of Max Stephan, 1
Iroit restaurateur sentenced lo
hang Nov. 13 for aiding an escap
ed German flier.
The court is scheduled to wind
up its affairs Oct. 24, and recess
until Nov. 30.
Stephan has filed an appe.il.
contending the sentence of tk'
is a "cruel and unusual pun.eV
ment" not warranted by the evi- ;
dence. His counsel has until Oct. '.:
29 to file briefs on the apMl- i
Consideration of these .lnrinc the
recess would be given only til"1 jj
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