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Show Washington Wahington W o D P 0 ( ) 0SHOE 0snoB snoB SHOE S OE FIGHT FlOUT FIGHTA FlOUTA A hot fight ftght Is raging raaing backstaC backstag backstagbetween backstagebetween . between the WPB and end the OPA < { ( vec VC VCshoe vershoe ; ' .hoe hoe shoe . leather Inside Irillde fact I is Ii . tha1 tha1the the thethe thatthe the shoes IIhoes you are ' wearing 'Wearing are In Intenor In Inferior . ferior rerior tenor not entirely entlreli because the be.t bet be.tleather be beleather bestleather . leather Is ia rightfully rightfull7 being eUocted eUoctedto aI1octei aI1octeito alloc , < tedto to the armed forces forcei forcCj . That is o onl onlpart onlypart part of the slory swq story . , s ' Another AnotheJ Anothey ' reason rea.on reaon . why your tihoe shoe .h h shoeIre . tihoeare ea4 ea4are < > are Ire Interior Inferior and add a d your shoe bill highen high higher . er 8r en i is . that certain Industry dustry n ) igulaIn gWa gWalin gUl gUlin lin in WPB s a . leatb leather leathCr r and shoe ehoe brancb brand brancbhave brandhave branchhave : have been bloekJn blocking , a program tQ tQproloni id idprolong inprolong proloni prolong ' the wear of ot yivillan ivillan ivIlIan shoes shoesb7 shoe shoeby ghoedby b7 by the application appUcatlon of Of ' wax and oU oUtreatments oI oItreatments oUtreatments treatments to soles .01eL 01eL . . . The proceSI proce8 proceSIcOlta proce8costs proceaacosts cOlta costs only two or 01 ' three centsshoe cents . shoe , but man many } ' manufacturers MAAtJlacturera mnufacturers don don'tlike dontlike ' t tlike like It because I ijt tj bn Isn't Isnt it * ' ' , flossy 11088Y floasy enoudt enough enoughThey enough.They enoughThey . They say lay that Consumers pref prefd prefdshoes pretefcshoes shoe shoes . with a high bleb , light l1gbt polish polJsh Othe o onthe the . sole .ole ole . , though thouCh they admit that thattht that thatthis thatthis tht this . polish fOb robe robs . tb th the . aole .ole ole sole of some qt qtIts o oits ofIts Its wearing wdarlng w ar1nl quality quaUty , . Bureau of 01 Standards 8tfldMda 6 onc'lafcJ onclafcJ * ' . experts aperb ba batestified b . . votestified . lestl8ed testified al at t bearing hearJap bearings * of 01 the sen.te sente sentt senttwarmobUIzatIfl enatewar-moblllzatlott enatewar moblllzatlott . * .r-mobUba'l .rmobUbal .r r mobUba'l mobUbal war-mobUIzatIfl war mobUIzatIfl . . - - ' ( l committee e.anittee eanittee cqmmlttee . . , beaded headCf headCfby headedby b1 by West We.t Wet . V.dJI VdJI VfrgIIa VirgtnIa'aL VirgtnIaaL . ) * . ' . . Sen Se . narley o.rley orley Harley . WI- WI 1W - WIcore 1Wgore KU-gore KU gore - core gore , that the ( he ase u.e ue use . of oU oIl ( by actual actualtea actualteat Rctaaltest tea teat & ) ) prolong prolonp prolongs * be'llfe bellfe thTlIfe lIuflUe ( ' of . shoes .hoes hoes 1t 1tper 11 11per Uper per cenl cent , , _ while hUe IOIetl Poles ote treated wiUa wfti wftiw withwax wax w * * preparation preparations prepa.Uot1lltal prepaUot1lltal . * last & from $ SO 10 $0 0 to 0 & di diper Iper per cenl.lqa cenllqa cent . longer l ' . [ > . 4 < . This Th1a has tlaa hal b beer been " 'corroborated corroborated ' orrobOrated corrob0rated hy by hyleading byleading byleading leading industry Incfuatr7 spokesmen pokesmen okesmen . . Includ includ- includIng Including . - ing log Paul C " C , WoU Woter Woifg ( , . , a . " vice "Ice Ice presi prest presh preshdent president . dent of tha thl tim D Douglas U ugJas $ . Shoe comparl compaily companywho } ' ' , , who is " a . consultant eopaulttnt cozaultan $ In tQ the.tandarcb the -.tandarcb .tandarcb .tandarcbdIvl.IOft - . standardsdivision tandarda tandardadivision dIvl.IOft dIvlIOft division . of theOA tbfl the \-OA OA \ - , OPA OI'A OIA . , ' . . Wolfer Wolter not noton1 notonly notonly on1 only } ' urged , general gener1 eber t tadoption adoption of oU- oU oH- oH oUwaX oHwax oil-wax oil wax - - waX treatments treatment treatmenti . bu but . Intimated Jntimated jsUxnated , that thatthe thatthe thatthe the government covenamer governmeit t should ibould Q crack downon down downon downon on the shoe aboo Industry InclUltr jrtdu5tl'y jrtdu5tly , . ' and .M M SOd . require It it . , . In addition .ddIUo ddIUo eddItlofl . to t 10 CU1Un cutting . down thtr thtrnation thO thOnatlon'i thenation's thenations * nation natlon'i natloni ' , shoe .hqe hqe sbqa . bill bIU bUt , , , & another &Dother Dother factor factorWolfer factorWolfer factorWoUer Wolfer Wolferf WolferemJ f / ' emJ emphasised eznphflslzed : b4.I2\ed b4.I2ed b4.I2 b4I2 ed . \ was wartime wartimeconsena wartimeconservation wartimeconservation consena conservation Qt1 of leather J\'ather J 'ather ather ICather \ ' So far tar , how bow- bow bowever however . - ever , the OPA CPA : has hat baa made little UtUe prog proa- proa proare.s progress - . ress re.s res ness . In .eWn eWn . selling , ; tb thQ oil-treatment oil treatment oU.treatment oUtreatment - . idea ideaI ideato ideato Ideato I to the WPB Some manufacturer manufacturers manufacturershave manufacturershave . I have adopted adoptedJ I the . sole .ole ole treatment treatments treatmentsvoluntarily treatmentsvoluntarily . i ivoluntarily voluntarily , b but t pnly DI1 nIy on a very lim lim- lint- lint limIted lintIted limited - ited . scale .cale cale scald . I ITbe The Tbe big bla shoe ahoe companies CQnpanies % OPA OPAI OPAcl.1m OPAclaims OPAclaims I cl.1m cl1m claims . . , are antagonistic antagonI.tlc antagonItlc . in thi thisthey this . , they have the potent backing b.cking bcking . of the theWPB'I theWPB'a theWPB's theWPBs WPB'I WPBI WPB'a WPBa ' ' leatherand leather leather- - and . shoe .hoe hoe branch branchheaded , headed beaded b by by ) ' Lawrence Lawtence B Sheppard . , . I " vice "lee lee president prealdent pre ldent of at the Hanover Shoe Shoeflefoge Sh Shoecompany co pa ) ' . Bef Before flefoge e the Kllgore KIlaore Kilgore committee committeeSheppard , Sbeppard Sheppard QpOWld expounded cl at length Ji On Jif"Manufacturln On"manufacturIng OH"manufacturing OHmanufacturing f"Manufacturln fManufacturln " "manufacturIng manufacturIng " , difficulties dlft\ctlltles dlft ctlltles dtMcultles \ , lackIf lack lackof ladeof of If conclusive tests teb tcts , ; , . " and other ob- ob oh- oh obtecttona ohectiond ob-lections ob lections - - tecttona ectiond to a . government order re- re ge- ge - rethe gell4nlng reXUlrn - - < ll4nlng XUlrn { tha the nil 'Ot Ot ' ) treatment of .ole ole soles . solesHis . * . - H H.t ml -.t .t . * statement fatement tement wa was . effectively con con- contra conrajl1ctd contradicted - tra tradicted rajl1ctd Jctecf by othe other , witnesses wbo who wbobfOudl whorougt whobrought bfOudl rougt ) ' ou ouf out that tesbad testa tes- tes tests * - had bad been ade ade- ado- ado adeqUate adoluat adequate - - quate luat and that facilities tacWties faclilUes for tor fle o1e fletreamte o1ereatrfleta ) oletreatments treamte reatrfleta tI could y j be InstnUedthroUfhout installedinoughout Installed InstnUed Installeddifficulty throUfhout in-oughout in oughout - the coubtry coufitry with little littledltftc littlelifflct4ty dltftc difficulty lifflct4ty . 1 andat and "at at " , at small lineD cost costNOTES . . NOTES NOTa NOTEt : Hie The rb . Kllgore Sdnre lOngore commutee committee commuteebas committeea committeebaa bas a * finally flually n a'U aU ' , sent .ent ent . a . hot note to Donald DonaldNebcm Donald1elion DonaldNelson Nebcm 1elion demanding demahdlug d mahdq ! tha that ' $ he be issue Isaud an anorder anrder anorder order rder to compel aomdel oomQel the general ado adop- adop adopion adop adoption " - & tion &Iou Iou ion of 01 solo .ola ola . treatmenta 'tUnenta tUnenta tientmenta ' * by br y shoe ahoe com com- corn- corn companld cornauIeI companies - panies panld ) auIeI . { t S . S . a . aDESK DESK ADMIRALS'the ADMIltALS ADMmALS ADMIRALS ADMIltALSThe " ! ' ' The 'he he 'the navy is doing a magnll1cent magnieent magnll1centjob magnieentoh magnificentJob job oh w whenever wencver envet , it . goes loea Into action action- actionIn - In Inthe Inhe Inthe the he Pacific Paclftc Pacifle , but members of ot the 1'ru 1ru ' ? Truman ru * . ' man nan committee ! are ere ore not convlnced convinced convlncedthat convincedbat convincedthat : that bat this la ts Is true of 9f f all aU the des desl desk pd- pd pdfinals ad admirals d - . mirals mlrall finals or their flunkies fiunkies flunklea in to Wasl Washing Washingon Washington n.u nu . n.utbn tbn on . . . Among other things they are arecastln aresating arecasting castln sating ' a ' curious CUl'IOUI CUlIOUI eye at the maDDer manner maDDerIn mannerin mannern In n which Adm 4dm Ernie King and nnd end his hisstaft histaft hisstaff staft taft preserve the myth of being "at at "atled "atice "atsea atsea " led ice " when actually they sit at desks deska desksInW desksin InW 0 Washington Waidngton . Jngton . . . To m make snelce e the myth my1h more reali.ti realiti realistic realisticAdmiral . , . Admiral WmIraI King KIna lives most of the week weekon weekdfl weekon on dfl . , a . , yacht acht in the Potomac It Is . Issmall Isa a small amall yacht and md bis his multitudinous multitudinous.taff multitudinoustafT multitudinousstaff .taff taff . tafT has no room to live Uve there with withhim withirn withhim him irn . . . However Howe\f Howe f \ r , they draw extra exlra pay payfor payor paytor for or th the hazards bazards of 01 life lite at seaSo sea ' So when payday arrives the paymaster paynester pay : master nester carries a satchel latchel down toAdmiral todmlra1 to | Admiral dmlra1 KIna King's Kings ' , yacht 18cht to payoff pay o off the the.tatr thettaff thestaff .tatr tatr ttaff . The paymaster p8'malter p8malter } ' knows full fullweD fullveil fullwell weD veil that the men are not on the theyacht the'aoht theyacht yacht 'aoht aoht ' However , he goes through throughthis throughhis throughthis this his ritual i-iWal i iWal - , then come comes . bock back trom from tromthe fromho fromthe the ho yacht to the navy department departmentwbere departmentthere departmentwhere wbere there he finds Bnds the men and giveshem givesthem gives givesthem them hem their paySTEELWAGE pay . . . STEEL-WAGE STEEL WAGE - - DISPUTEBard DISPUTEBard DISPUTE DISPUTEBard Bard working worklni Will wm Davis chair ciair ciairnon chairtnan chairman tnan non of the War Labor board is hav hay havIng hayng havIng Ing ng a tough time selectu selecllr selectir g a panel panelto panelto to 0 . settle .ettle ettle the vital quest un on t f wages wagesIn wagesa wagesIn In a the steel Industry He lie i rop ses sea sesa seaI sesa a I panel of three one t"l'pr tlpr trpresenting trpresentingabor " ' representinglabor < > senllng senllnglabor labor abor , one the . steel .teel teel lndustr Industr tndustr > ) one onethe onebe onethe the be public pubUc , with three altNnatls altcrnatts altNnatlsBut altcrnattshit alternatisBut But hit though thouah he ho has bas callf'du calledu callfd callf'd called ' u ui all alliorta allaorta I Iaorta aorta iorta of people and lit literally f'r fr ' ally txggedthem t t , R gged ggedhorn g ed edthem them horn to serve , their pitri p.tr ptr ptri . ! tism tismaeems tismteems iisrnseems aeems teems deficient deftcient when It comeg Comes to toI tolabor toabor tolabor labor abor dlaputesMeanwbile disputesMeanwhile disputes dlaputes disputesMeanwhile I Meanwhile Meanwbile , . the steel c panicsfaced anles andes andesaced anlestaced taced aced with retroactive pa for tor IA-hat IA hat v.hat vhat IAhatever v.hatver - whaiever . , ever ver wage decision is Ia fln fin I l\ l lhai ) \ ha hai har , dl'd dld ded dl'ddown dedlowsi deddown . ' down lowsi are getting gettlne resilessMERRGORo restless resiless . . , MERRy.o6-ROLI'oU MERRy.o6ROLIoU MERRy.o6 MERRyo6 ROLI'oU ROLIoU MERBT-GO-KO MERBT GO KO MERR-GO-Ro MERR Ro . - - - I L I ' M " I ) LNew ClNew ( < New Mexico Is la more aroused arousedo n 0 o er ci erthe cihe erthe the he Bataan Baleen atrocities atrociUe . than . ai iiI . > ) , t ti ! titr uer er tr state atate , , because the ei er ci t re tt ! \ Niw.Mexican NiwMexican l a " - adexican . Mexican dexican National Guard u b be ( ' r , g .I I . .Ito .1to 1to . to 0 speak lpeak SpLIk Spanish . , . was s sc se ( ' thUippInes i t io w 1 1PbU1pplnes iPhilippines PbU1pplnes hUippInes and those whs whr wh s r c e J I Jwere Icare iwere there FURiave FUR were care captured ) yhave have iave a hard bard time carryi carry I g the 11 I l lCl , . ' " Shortest Route to Ja Japan an , , Cl ClThe 1 . 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