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MAY SHE OVERTOTrO THE WEATHER Forecast; Probable showers arid Tuesday; tittle change I in temperature. Maximum temperature last 24 I ho.ufs, 87; ml'ulmum, 59; mean. 73. I Vol. 62--No.

137 PRESS NEWS LAS CHUCES. NEW MEXICO. MONDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 7, 1942 WIDE WORLD FEATURES PRICE THREE CEK PRESIDENT DELAYS ACTION ON WAGE CURI By WALLACE PEHRY Labor Day, which a lot of folks are observing by keeping as far away from work as possible, like several others of our national holidays has become mocker of the objective for which it was created. Its original purpose was to grant a day of rest to the-weary and, simultaneously, to do honor to "honest toil" and extend public recognition to union labor's fight for justice at the hands of the large corporations which had built up a system of sweat shops of long hours and little pay. Now, while there still are many who are willing to do an honest day's work for a day's pay, it's only "another day of rest" for the, million who have learned how not to work on WPA and those other millions who have learned how not racketeers, are attempting, by strikes and sitdowns, to get as much pay as possible for the least possible labor; union labor's fight; for "justice" has evolved Into an extortion, by force, of special privilege, and, instead of the general, public seeking to "do honor" or give recognition, we have either, a tdacying to the new power af' "labor" or illy-concealed resentment against union racketeering.

And, in the meantime, the real workers--the men and women who hunt their own private employment, without dependence upon. fer wage increases' pn mefit7alher thati by union pressure--go un- remembcred amid the clamor of Labor "Day festivities. Union labor has fallen to a new low in public esteem in recent months by reason of its use of a national crisis.to extort, from contractors and the public, an unfair share of the national income, by inflicting upon the public and the defense, program the sabotaging influence of factional fights with In its own ranks and by ignoring Its own solemn pledge to preci pitate no more strikes for the duration of the national emergency. On this wartime Labor Day that we're "celebrating" todajJ, for example--at a time when military equipment means life or death to the boys who are on the various fighting fronts---a score of strikes are sabotaging the production program upon which, more than anything else, Allied victory at the front depends. And, not content with fightini its own battles-battles, incidentally, which involve, in addition to higher and ever higher wages, also jurisdictiona! control over this or that organized group and the power to extort skyrocketing admission fees and dues from men who have no interest In belonging to unions--the labor racketeers now are attempting to tell the farmers how to run their business.

Russians Hurl Back Nazis at Stalingrad Street Fighting Labor Gives Up Holiday to Push OS War Program By ASSOCIATED PRESS Wartime Labor Day brough a sharp shift from previous holidays on September's firs) Monday when thousands workers, in many war-production plants, worked both Sun- and part of Labor Day itself, as a gesture of supporl io She nation's war program-to prevent a holiday let- in in scene, only short layoffs were planned, during the ceremonies iship-launchings. Itttnrnational In many however, Labor Day was its usual holiday, while labor loaders delivered speeches on the rights of labor in the United States and 'union labor groups Staged huge parade; An International parade, in which workers of both the United States anfl Mexico marched, featured the celebration in El Paso, where union gffoups of El Paso Juarez combined for demonstration. An estimated 10,000 marched in the EH FasotJuarez parade at 10 The speech-making occurred at the Santa Fe 1 street bridge; a flag- raising ceremony In San Jacinto plaza, El Paso, preceded. Also Write the Peace" Labo.r Day speakers in. many determination ifiot' only to help win the war but also to "help speaking fr write the peace." Norman Llttei, That phase of their activities has cropped up in recent efforts of Mesilla valley farmers to solve their labor shortage by importing cotton pickers from Mexico.

Union labor leaders have protested that importing Mexicans, even as seasonal workers, would tend to lower the wage standards of American labor--and they have blackjacked officials In Washington into prescribing com'itlona with which It is Impossible--for the small farmer at least--to com- piy. Don't get me wrong. I have negotiated, and voluntarily signed, a number of con-! tracts with union labor. Editorially, in Its earlier stages when it wa fi morn reasonable, fought the battles of organis- ed labor. Bui-- On the basUi on which organized labor is operating now.

in fact. Its mounting demands coupled, with the methods uses to force them--arc in conflict with Wtmr CBUJL HER JtUMA 4RV1NGTON. Sopt 7--DIn- Operator Jack Carpenter hired three women waltrcuei. Their names: MM Julia McNally, tfUlla Casaldy and MI 88 Julia Ja- thc of virtually tttbuB. The call of "Julia" brought other class in American life.

It demands, for example. ffov.j (Continued on page 2) American workers at the EJ Paso celebration, asserted that this, problem lies behind the fighting front: Whether free working men can win a war pitted agairist slave labor. Wm Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, said in a Labor Day statement that, in addition to the "four freedoms" enunciated by President Roosevelt, labour would insist upon a fifth guarantee in the peace terms after the war: "The freedom of workers in every land to Join free Democratic trade unions of their own choice." Cruces Observes Quiet Labor Day Without parades, i speeches, without a of any sort, Las Cruces, today, observed the annual Labor Day holiday. Principal places of business, all city and county offices and the Branlgan Memorial library were closed for the day; but federal of- 'SNOW SCOUTS' IN ALASKA Rigors of Arctic cold are no barriers troops stationed at an outpost somewhere in Alaska. Warmly dressed and fully equipped for this type of duty, the soldier at the top lines in the snow at his lonely post.

digging a slit trench, the snow scout-at the bottom covers himself with 1 white camouflage cloth for concealment-from the'-eyes-ol the enemy. (AP Photo from. 3 fices, for the open for most part, kept -Streets were virtually deserted during the early part of the day, while downtown workers remained home or went on outings to mountains or nearby resorts. The Sun-'News published its daily issue, as usual, but early, so as to give employes part of a holiday. Prisoner of Japanese Writes Scant Fare WS ANGELES, Sept 7 fo Lee McCune, 26, navy radio oporator captured at Guam, has written JlH McCune.

that this is the dally bill of fare at ire Zcntouji prisoners camp in apan: Breakfast--soup and rice. or salt mackerel. Dinner--soup, rice, and cither a longhnut, an egg or a sweet po- to. "The only real hardship we war Prisoners are sufferlnc," the Jap- nwe-ccnsorcd letter Mid. "IB the we fiot free." three new employes running, renamed ihem "Spike." I "Butch." mayueims FallingBelow Safety Estimate By ASSOCIATED PRESS Labor Day fatalities in an America, preoccupied with the work of winning the war, trailed far.be- lind those of last year as the three-day holiday opened its third day.

Violfint.deaths from causes in nation since 6 'Friday md reached. 163. The total for the 1941 week-end, listed in.in. Associated Press survey, was 634. Despite a prediction toy the National Safety Council that traffic iccidcnts would kill 400 persons and bring permanent disability to 500 more during the week-end, mly 86 deaths had been reported from highway accidents.

Associated Presg Labor week-end traffic death total was 423. i Fatalities by states, with those resulting from traffic accidents listed first and those from all other accidental causes second, were: Arizona 3 and 0, California6 and 0, Colorado2 and 3, Connecticut 7 and 4, Georgia 5 and 0, Illinois 4 and 6, Indiana 6 and 1, Iowa 3 and. 0, Kentucky 2 and 2, Mas- sachusettsS and 1, Michigan 13 and 1, Missouri 3 and 3, Montana 1 and 0, Minnestota 1 and 0, New Jersey I and 4, New York 6 and 1, Ohio 9 and 3, Oklahoma 3 and 1 Pennsylvania 6 and 0, Tennessee 1 and 0, Texas 10 and J. Utah 0 and 6, Virginia 7 and 0, West Virginia 1 and 1, Wisconsin 1 and 2. In Progress as Assault Swells By ASSOCIATED PRESS The Red army was reported today as hurling the Germans back northwest of Stalingrad and beating off two strong assaults southwest of the great Volga steel city.

In Egypt, meanwhile, the confident push launched by Marshal Erwin Rommel a week ago today was rolled back to its starting point. Fight in Stalingrad Streets The Germans were trying desperately to crack the last Russian defenses of Berlin radio, in a Stockholm dispatch, street fighting was in progress in the city, with the Russians defending It house-to-house. The Russian communique declared fierce fighting continued northwest of Stalingrad. Pay "Frigjtlful I'rice" The German drive from the northwest was, in fact, blunted by amazing Russian irr-, A Following up this momentary ad- A vantage, Soviet forces unleashed one furious sudden counter-thrust that resulted in recapture of a number of populated points. Nazi Field Marshal Fedor Von Bock, known in military circles as the "butcher" because of his total disregard for the lives of men, has paid a truly frightful price for his i assaults against Stalingrad.

Itommnl Push Paralyzed TIME OUT TO VISIT HUBBY WAAC Director Ovola Hobby Hobby in New York. 'Isitei her husband, William i desert war in which Marshal Rom Pfi men surged forward, then were rolled back by hard Allied land and air blows, there seemed little question that the German commander had attempted a full- strength offensive in hope of crushing the British eighth army, augmented by U.S army tank and air forces. In fact, captured Axis soldiers told the British that the German commander himself visited tho front before the jump-off, distributed cigarrettes and asserted: "Next week we will be in Cairo." For the moment, however, his blow has been dissipated. Labor Day Messages Sent by Namesakes WASHINGTON, Sept 1 dozen towns in the United States named for European cities were to send Labor Day greetings to their namesakes today on the theme, "free labor will win." The messages have been assembled by the office of war information and will be broadcast by short wave in various Messages will be sent from Moscow, Vt, Berlin. Pa, Athens, Pa, Amsterdam, Oslo and New Prague, Minn, Warsaw, Bayonne, Denmark, Wls, and the Saint Clouds of Minnesota and Florida.

BURY BERINO BABY Burial services were held Sunday evening at 6 for Camilla Johnson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson of fieri no. The ftby WM four months old it the time of her death. Thirty New -Mexico youths received their wings, in graduating exercises Sunday, at the advanced flying school at Randolph Field, San Antonio. Tex. among them Lieut Hobart Carter, of Las Cruces.

Carter was graduated from Foster Field. Lieut Jas Stevenson, of Alamogordo. also was among Uie 30 New Mexican awarded wings. Crucen Ameag Four Fined for Hunliag ALAMOGORDO, Kept 7--Four alleged game violators were given stiff sentences in Justice court here. FVank Rollins of the Rlnconada section was fined J50 and $275 costs of prosecution for Illegal possession of deer meat.

George Maxwell of El Paso WHS fined $35 and J275 costs of prosecution for possession of deer meat. Dewell Glover of Las Cruces pleaded guilty to attempting to kill a deer out of Reason and wan fined 52, costs. At Tularo-fR in Justice Ralney Fields' Court, Andres of El Paso pleaded guilty to possession of venison and was fined $50 and J27, 1 coats. Much of thr evidence in the me cases was uncovered by Forest officials. Nine Days in Lifeboat; 56 Sailors Land Safe LISBON, Sept After nine dayn and nights on rough sran 56 aurvlvom of the American tanker Jack Charlen landed Sunday tn the Azores from a timalt lifeboat.

Another lifeboat with 28 men WAS reported misting. Woman Held on Branding Charge SILVER CTTY, Sept -Mrs Hugh Horigp, owner of the XSX ranch op the upper Oila river, and two men have been ordered held under bonds of $1000 each on charges of unlawfully a i cattle. The two other defendants, Fred Thomas and Nolan Daniels, also were charged with illegally i ing cattle in complaints filed by the state police. At a preliminary hearing it testified Mrs Hodges, widow of a onr-tlme Grant county cattle king, employed Daniels as foreman of her ranch, and Nolan as a part-time worker. State witnesses testified a five mavericks belonging to the GOS Cattle Co wrre killed.

Defense counsel nailed no witnesses at the hearing. Twtogi, USA. To Navy's Fliers SOU)MON ISLAND BATTLEFIELDS, Aug 8 (Delayed)---'rtt-- Tulapi Island really is a piece of the Rrilish-'jwned Solomon group, but to one United Lutes Navy i commander who saw Marines a the island from the Japanese, It Is "Tulapi, The flight commander planr.s in blasting Japanese positions when the Marines cinched tholr grip on Tulngl Aug S. radioed group commander: "Our plftncs now on Mta- tlon," "Where lit your wtation?" asknl the group commander. "Over Tulagi, replied the night leader Yanks Sustain First Losses in Nazi Bombings LONDON, Sept 7 After nine straight sweeps i a loss, two American flying fortress homhoii were officially reported missing today, following: the groat- Misconduct i othor women, I i a niido a i party.

wa.s clmrgiM. by Dorothy Lincoln, iibovf, In $fi()0 ly si'parato iTuiintniiHm'c suit ugoinsl tier i i i i i i i i i i i a i Lincoln. Jr. was innrrirrl nt i i VIL. in and a i hist A ust.

I I D1R IN FLANK FALL A A Pin, Sepl. 7 The entire crew of five army men killed when medium bomber from MncDHl Field here rmnhcd Into Tarn pa Buy Saturday, army official! at the field announced. Fix New Mexico Quola For Kiichen Fais DENVER. Srpl 7 i i for i a i slutM have ITCH c.4Uitisli''i| i Hie a a i A i i i kite- liens i A i i of rkmncnicy UK- salvage of conk, inp fril.i. The were announced loin by i a i i a i i of I ho war a i 'liviitlon.

who i i for HIK-CL'-IIP in collection of wiiHli- Now i quota prr In I.Vi.ftOO poumls; i (jii'itii per year. pournlH New Mexico Cowboy Winner af Rodeo KL PASO. Sept 7 Jnhn Thomas. working cowboy M. i thr day money In thr bulUloyginn, won in VJt'A seconds a iwwind In calf roping i 17.1 was the big i Siuulity In I i a prrformnnrt'fi of Kl THMO police imnnnl Ranrli Hnnda rodoo An i i 11.000 divided bctwron thr two per.

i i i Bundny In Kl 1'afto Coll' artim. attack on the war on Nosl-occupled France. Plying fortress squadrons ijnd fli'nU of BoHton bombers smashed nt Nazi airfields and an airframe factory Sunday while 400 Allied fighters swept fil) miles In rlivorsioimry attacks. Tlir.T Only three 'lighters wnrr officially reported miiflslng, The fortrcflH were twin utlnefcs. The sqimrtrons nf the big motored hombiTH attacked the fiirfrmm: (ntitory nt Meaultf? A limn, for Hie second time Hinco they -entered tile European a in wirnent Aug 17, while a cqundron homln-d the St Onicr nlr WW.

Spttfirw pMfit.4 eUL'nrtliif! the Fortresses fwirl tilt; i of the Meuulto plant "appeared to br extremely -Rond." OfipoMlflon Acfcounl.s of pilots escorting HIP huge hnmhrrs indicated the Fort- rf.sflcs had to fly Ihrmiph (tie hrrtvtrst defenses have yd The apparently had t'oncrntrntpd their posiiiblr strength in a a to biick the Furtrrsscs before they could- get in more of Uielr t'nadly btmibing. In i previous attacks, the Fortrrssi'8 have planted bombs i prccinion on targets at Hoc tin I wire, Amiens, Wevplgheni, a Onurtrtii. Belgium. Abbeville. a and and In the i i i on Meaulto.

County's Bond Quola Is Fixed ai $75,000 Lists Crop Rales I In Demands for Action by Oct 1 WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (AP)-- President Roosevelt, i a special message to congrej today, demanded legislatiq by Oct 1 to stabilize the coL of living, including farm pril es, with the blunt warniif that, otherwise, he would vpke drastic war powers to himself. He promised that, as soon i farm prices are stabilize! "wages can and will be ized also." "This," he added, "I i do Sws Deadline Necessary The president set Oct I aa tfl dradline for congress to act cause, he said, "we cannot he I the actual cost of food and cloti i down to approximately ll I present level beyond Oct 1 out some legislation or order." HP asserted that he would al himself anri "take measures nccq sary to avert disaster wli would Interfere with winning war." Farm Block Warnings I including farm crop p'ricl tn his list of costs to lui'limitel the president wns hollevnd to Iml heeded warnings which have oonf from farm block members of col gross In the last few days that ail step' to swerp aside, by drrrJ he statutory safeguards for far! prices would precipitate a gral breech between the executive af Ho insisted on action, but lc(t the action to rongreSs. farm ceilings are ll cent of 1009-H parity. actlj In" to A county's quota of bfnui wilcR this 1ms twpn fixed ill. $7.

the trrnsury piH'tment advised the Hun-News Thr county, however, has been inmblr to tnrrl monthly quotas in reiTiil one of tlu'in up In $112.000. i oimty quotas Include: OUro. JM.200; Luna. Slrrru. J5.400.

(1 rand motlwr Signs dp with WAACS KOKOMO. IncJ, flppt 7 Mrs HtiHnnn 7.. Hough, of Kokomo, grandnmlhM' of 10 itand- ing. ha.s Joined the Womoti'i Auxiliary A Corpji. Her grandnon, Thnndorc William Nrhrwold, was born In Fort Wayne and Mn Hougn, widow, nnnouncfd an she with the A A "I want (ft help make thin country data for that boy to crow up in," whatever decision Is taken crlllnga for wage scales, he.

be act-opting tho brunt of the nisclf'-rtr curba are On wage curba, also, he has i crivr warnings- but chiefly fro! the, lenders organized labor! Wage 'action, however, appnf ontly depends upon what congrcl men to toward revising farm ings. May Add Details Tonight Additional detniis of his anl inflation program lire expected the president's "fireside chnt" be addressed to the nation tonigll Tlio radlo Fi of dress to.the nation Is set, for Lns Cruces wartime. Yank Flier Downs Three Japs in Day ABOARD AIRCRAFT R1KR OKF SOLOMON ISLANE AUK 7 (Delayed) Lie! (J U) Ciirlton Starkvtf, "Army brnt" who became flier, shot down three Japand dive bombers today to leart squadron mates who broke Jap dive bombing attack on warships and transports botw Tiling! and Guadalcanal. His father Is Lieut Col Starkes of Fort Gullck, Carf Zone. His wifn liven in Memphl In this action our flyers RhT down of the flight of Iji plHiie.s.

without the tosa of plnne. 223 US Vessels Launched Today NEW YORK. Sept least 223 and I go of voiiEcln ranging from ll ROO-tort Liberty ships to tor'pfito craft nnd nleek destroyers to Army tugboats---wrre net world's rWorcJ for maritime ntriicttori In cerfiinonie!) ohiicr Labnr Day. An Axxodfated Press compilpti revealed that 174 annoumf arr srhivluled to tnf plnco on thr national holiday, I iddillon to korl lnylngN for Lightning Kills Child In Haystack; Injures 6 NA8HVIU.E, TVnn, Sept struck Imynti In group of 1'hiMrcn ihollrr near nera Snmll killing ine child outtlgh! and Jurlnr six nthdn. Hnvfn-ycur-olil Mildred F4 Nkhol, WM Klllrd.

Her ilx mntm wore admitted In suffering from shock..