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The Nome daily nugget., 1937-06-14
Mouse Trap Is Object Interest
 At Exhibition

NEW YORK, June l0--A per petual motion" mousetrap which catches rodents by the dozen, was displayed at the National Inven- tors Congress yesterday. The de- wise lures the mouse through a door by the smell of cheese or bacon. When the door shuts be- hind it, the mouse, alarmed, runs through corridor looking for a way to escape. That's where the catch" comes in. The corridor is so wired that it catapults the mouse into an adjacent ante chamber, throwing the entrance open again for the next victim.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-06-14
FELECRAPHIC BRIEFS
CBy The Associated Press

NEW YORK, June PA quest for records left by unknown American explorer and one of the first white men to penetrate far into the Arctic Circle, announced by Arnold Haverlee, aged 34 leader of expedition who planning to explore Lapiand.
 Haverlee said "nobody seems to know who the American Was exploring the Arctic several years ago hundred miles North of the Circle and found cabin containing the puzzng inscription scratched a rock reading: w Langhorne U.S.A, July 23, l737.'
 SAN FRANCISCO, June l2-Fred Apostoli, of San Francisco, ranking mddeweight, decsioned Dale Sparr, former Navy champion, in ten rounds.
 EVERETT Wash June PA marriage license issued here yesterday to Frank M Reed of Anchorage and Maxine McGary of Anacortes.
 NEW YORK; June l4-Oppressed principally by widening labor rfts the Stock Market suffered its heav- fest break in several weeks through transfers of million three hundred thousand dollars making it the largest month of loses of from to points in all departments. Steels and motors being prominent the decline.
 LOS ANGELES, June l4--Five airpIane joy riders cupants in old bipane, died when the plane lost wing and fell five hundred feet A Sanmarino training plane talSpinned killing two at Glendale.
 DARLINGTON England, June l4-Reverend R. Anderson Jardne who married the Duke of Windsor to Mrs Wallis Warfeld, resigned vicar of St Pauls church He denied that the wedding or church had any connection with his resignation.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., June 14th-Senator Norris who fostered the Nebraska unicamera legislature pre- diced that many States will abolish the two houses and pointed the great superiority of Nebraskas recent first unicameral.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-06-14
(By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 14-Secretary Swan son will open private ship companies bids Thursday for
 3oOOO ton batteship estimated to cost complete fifty hve million dollars He will also open the Navy Yard plds on the second ship estimated about the same soon Secretary Swanson said he hopes the kees will be laid soon for just one of these shps the first to be built in fifteen years
Evening star., 1937-02-24

cities-Boston, Lowell and Marlboro,
Mass, and Keene, N. H.
In Keene, union men began picket
ing a plant employing $50 workers,
some OF whom stood by their jobs.
In Marlboro, four plants agreed to
the union demands and resumed
operation, while negotiations were in
progress concerning a fifth.
In the great shoe center OF Lynn.
William B. Mahan. general organizer
for the union. announced that eight
of the nine manufacturers afflliated
with the Eastern Shoe Manufacturers
Association had signed an agreement
this morning for an immediate IS per
cent raise. He said 5000 workers
would return to these factories At
noon.
Union leaders began negotiations
with six other Lynn firms, announc-
ing meanwhile that picketing would
be withheld at least until afternoon.
In Salem. five factories remained
closed pending the outcome Of negotia-
tions between union men and manu-
facturers. In Newburyport, Mass.
the same situation prevailed in the
one plant we'll organized by the union,
with 500 workers idle.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
LONG PARLEY DUE
4 ON MINERS WAGES
Subcommittee Representing
Union and Operators Opens
Negotiations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 24.-The
troublous task Of negotiating a new
wage agreement between coal operators
and the United Mine Workers Union,
affecting 100000 union miners in the
vast Appalachian fields, was handed
over today to subcommittee repre-.
senting the operators and the union
with no indication OF an early settle
ment.
The present agreement expires
March 81.
John Lewis, president of the miners
union. told the operators that union
men would not work after that date
without a new contract.
In the preliminary sessions Of the
full conference Of operators and union
leaders last week, disagreement quickly
resulted. The union demanded guar
anteed income for each miner of
81 200 a year, a 30-hour week instead
of the present IS hours, and basic daily.
rates of Sc in the Northern fields and
S.. so in the South, instead of the pre-
vailing $3.50 and $50 rates.
Declaring these proposals "impos-
sible." the operators countered with a
proposal to increase the work week to
40 hours with a IS per cent reduction
in hourly pay rates.
1t was admitted by both sides that
little progress would be made In the
subcommittee considerations until the
deadline hour approaches. 1t was also
believed likely that the conference
would later be shifted to Washington.
While the agreement applies only
to the Appalachian fields from Penn
sylvania down into Tennessee, it also
governs the wage scales in other fields.
The subcommittee is composed Of
operators and IS officers of the
union. with equal voting strength on
each side. The chairman is Duncan
c. Kennedy. West Virginia operator.
The spokesman for the operators is
Charles P. O'Neill, president of the
United Eastern Coal Sales Corp. For
the union it is either Lewis or his
vice president. Philip Murray.
The pending efforts in Congress for
a revival of the Guffey coal Stabil-
ization measure-invalidated once by
the Supreme Court because of its
labor clauses-likewise occupied the
attention Of the operators and the
union leaders.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
GLASS WORKERS
PRESIDENT 0USTED
Union Head Protests His
"DismissaI" by Three.
man Commission.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLARKSBURG, w. Va, February
24.-L. P. Jay, vice president of the
Federation Of Flat Glass Workers, an
nounced today the dismissal Of Glen
w. McCabe, veteran president Of the
union,
II acted as chairman Of a three-man
commission which dismissed McCabe, {"
said Jay.
He declined to amplify his state
Cabe that his suspension" was in
violation Of union regulations.
McCabe led the union through Ma
tion-wide strike in the glass industry
only a few weeks ago.
Claims Support Of Locals.
He addressed three Inion locals here
last night and said they voted to
support me 100 per cent and demanded
that the Executive Board reinstate me
Immediately"
Both McCabe and Jay sale they were
leaving for meeting of the board
in Columbus, Ohio, this afternoon,
when the matter will be threshed out.
The federation president said In
statement:
"The Executive Board based its
action upon the charge that had ap-
propriated for my own use funds
earned by the union magazine, the
Flat Glass Worker, which has been
published about three years"
Says Magazine His Own.
The slim, curly haired union execu-
tive who was all along the battle front
in the December January strike which
held up production in the Pittsburgh
Plate Glass Co. and Libbey-Owens-
Ford Glass Co. plants throughout the
country. continued:
THE facts are that the magazine
belongs 10 me. I published it with
my own personal funds and never
spent any union money on it.
If it made any money. I would be
entitled to the profits. but it is in the
red.
MY suspension was illegal because
the bylaws state specifically that the
president can be dismissed only by a
three-fourths vote of the entire men,
bership."
Evening star., 1937-02-24

company's property" and leave at
once.
We wish to remind you that large
part of the work in process is for the
United States Government and q
large part Of the materials on hand
belong to the United States Govern
ment." Douglas said.
We wish to advise you that serious
consequences to yourselves will result
from any injury to property Of the
Government and may follow from a
further interference with the progress
of this work.
I'VE request that you leave at once
to avoid trouble arising from any
source"
The reply was:
The men have been informed Of
the situation and instructed not to
sabotage any material in the plant"
The spokesman identified himself as
Bob Trochet, publicity committeeman
of Local 2l4, Aircraft Division, United
Automobile Workers of America. He
claimed the unions membership in the
plant exceeded l,100. Other claims Of
the union, a unit of John L. Lewis
Committee for Industrial Organization,
ranged up to so per cent.
Claiming $500 members. Newt Col
lins, president of the Douglas EN-
ployes' Association, retorted:
T. S. Mcmahon. secretary Of the
company. said the strike came as a
complete surprise and that no wage de-
mands had been made. He declared
that wages range from 40 cents to
$l.l0 an hour on the basis of a 40
hour week, with time and q third for
overtime.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
SHIP FIRM PICKETED.
Plant Reopens Without Disorder After
EvictionS.

Plant ReOpens Without Disorder After
Evictions.
GROTON, Conn, February "a (Pl.
The Electric Boat Co. stay-in strik-
ers, elected early today from grounds
of the submarine building firm,
promptly formed picket line which
union leaders said would remain in
"24-hour operation"
The plant opened today at 7:30 am.
There was no disorder as number of
workers filed through the picket line
to enter the main gate.
Phillip Van Gelder and Francis x.
McCann, strike leaders, estimated the
number of workers entering the plant
at from 200 to 800. They said a
majority of the 1,7O0 who were work.
ing on the day shift before the strike
was called at 10:30 am. yesterday had
remained at their homes.
This contention was disputed by the
except the 168 sit-downers, who either
left the property or we're elected by
State and local police during the night,
reported for work.
Picketing in Snow.
The picket line, forming over an
hour before the plant opened, began
its back-and-forth pacing in a heavy
snowstorm. The dull gray waters of
New London Harbor were barely visible
through the gaunt steel framework of
the craneways in the boat company's
yard
The craneWays, reaching some 50
feet into the air, are virtually the only
part OF the plant seen by the casual
passerby. The property slopes down.
ward from George street to the water
and the. one-story machine shops and
other buildings are scarcely noticeable.
One also must look closely to see
the steel hull of the Permit, last
Government submarine launched by
the company. resting on the fitting
out dock. Much of the work done at
the company is performed out of
doors. but there was no visible evil
dence Of outside activity a half hour
after the gate opened this morning.
Strikers said the only employees
entering the plant were machinists.
A score of State policemen, part of
the force of so that elected the stay
inners early today, patrolled the
street alongside the picket line. No
i'll feeling was evidenced despite the
fact union officials charged the police
with using illegal tactics in the ejec-
ton. The union Is affiliated with the
Committee for Industrial Organiza-
ton.
Most of the 100 pickets who formed
the line early today were men who
had been taken from the plant a few
hours earlier and had been arraigned
on trespass charges at special court
session lasting from 2 until 4 am.
Their cases were continued until
Friday
A list of the strikers was prepared
for o. P Robinson, works manager
for the shipyards. who announced
earlier the men were automatically
discharged" when they refused to
work..
Van Gelder asserted the election of
the strikers was "the most fragrant,
disgraceful use of the State police in
Evening star., 1937-02-24

the history Of Connecticut, whose his
tory Is bad enough in this respect"
They used a wholly illegal method
Of forcefully driving these employees
out of the yard. There was no in
junction and no warrants were served.
we did not resist. There was no
barricading of the doors. Police
rushed in and started to drag the men
out and used their clubs"
Van Gelder assured the strikers the
trespassing charges we're ridiculous"
and asserted he could guarantee
every case will be thrown out Of
court"
He declared the union was consid-
ering bringing false arrest charges
against Judge Charles F. Willard, an
unnamed employe of the boat company
and other town officials.
Robinson, who remained in his
Office at the plant until the last Of
the sit-downers had been removed,
said the strikers forfeited their status
as employees when they stopped work.
Because of the stringent regulations
under which the company works in
building submarines for the United
States Navy. he asserted. the COM
pany was forced to regard the men as
"trespassers."
He said the company was under
heavy penalty to protect the Gov
eminent property here"
About $50 workers on the night shift
who reported for duty. Robinson said,
were sent home because we didn't
want any trouble"
Evening star., 1937-02-24
HIGHER PAY ASKED
BY RAIL WORKERS.
Annual Wage Increase of
$3.50, 1000, 900 Demanded
by Workers.
~ the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, February 24.-The Ma
lions 100000 organized railroad
workers were united today in demand
ing an annual wage increase of ap-
proximately $360,0O0,000.
Spokesman for the 100000 members
Of the 16 incorporating" railway
brotherhoods voted yesterday to seek a
20 per cent hike in their pay.
Representatives of the 100000 men
IN the five operating" brotherhoods
recently initiated a move to obtain q
raise of the same size.
Estimating about $3.50, 100000 in
yearly income would be at stake when
negotiators for the brotherhoods and
for the management of the carriers
sit down to parley on the demands,
George NJ Harrison, chairman of the
current meeting, declared:
These are the largest negotiations
ever undertaken by organized railroad
workers"
The delegates planned to serve
formal notice on the railroads within
80 days. They drew up this list of
demands:
l. A general wage increase of 20
cents an hour, applied to hourly, daily,
weekly, monthly or piece rates. so as
to produce the same rate of increase
for all employees. Harrison said this
amounted to an average raise of ap-
proximately 20 per cent
2. A guarantee of full time en-
ployment for all regularly assigned
employees.
8. A guarantee of two-thirds of
full time employment for all stand
by" employees.
Under the railway labor act each
road would have 80 days to file an
answer.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
DOUGLAS PLANT OCCUPIED.

SANTA MONICA, Calf, February
"a R.-The Douglas Aircraft Co.
plant. its s24, 900 900 construction pro-
gram at q standstill, was occupied to-
day by more than 800 sit-down strikers
who ignored the presidents request to
leave and avoid trouble"
Pickets walked outside.
A nearby signpost read:
Plant closed until rioting subsidies" {"
Circulars passed among the $500
employees after the abrupt shutdown
yesterday said the strikers would ask
q pay raise Of Is cents an hour,
seniority rights, time and a half for
overtime and recognition of the United
Automobile Workers of America.
Copies of letter signed by Donald
w. Douglas, president Of the company,
were distributed inside among the
unauthorized occupants" asking them
TO stop "trespassing - upon the
Evening star., 1937-02-24
45O STAY IN MINE
IN HUNGER STRIKE
Self Imprisoned Workers
Shut OFF Water Supply
and Air Pump.
BY the Associated Press.


PEGS, Hungary, February 24-Four
hundred and fifty coal miners de-
clared hunger strike today for them
selves and 100 ponies underground
with them in a 656-foot shaft.
Demanding an increase in the
daily pay from 81 to s120. they shut
of the mines water supply and air
pump and declared over the mine
telephone they would feed neither
themselves nor the ponies until their
demands were met.
Fearful of rising water in the shaft
and the possibility of dangerous
gases, authorities expressed anxiety
for the safety of the strikers. A regi-
ment of troops and police were on
duty at the shaft head.
Evening star., 1937-02-24

Commission last night One commits
sioner said he had been asked to resign
and refused.
No official explanation was given for
the commissions action. During the
strike, after 80 persons had been in
jured in disorders, the commission
gave virtually dictatorial powers to
Mayor Harold E. Bradshaw, and rele-
gated to the background the city man.
ager. who normally outranked the
Mayor City Manager Barringer's
authority was restored after the strike
was settled.
SHIP FIRM PICKETED.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
SHOE WORKERS GET RAISES.

BOSTON, February "a tP.-The
whirring Of shoe machinery continued
in New England today. despite the
call Of q general shoe strike, as union
workers threaded their way back into
plants which granted demands for an
immediate IS per cent pay increase.
While officers Of the United Shoe
and Leather Workers Union pressed
plans for picketing factories whose
owners refused to capitulate. the
wheels turned as usual in several
Evening star., 1937-02-24

union did not seek CLOSED shop in
Chrysler factories, but asked recogni-
tion as the sole bargaining agency Of
the corporations wage earners.
Chrysler employs 77,00O persons, Of
whom $4,000 are hourly production
workers, in its plants in nine cities,
manufacturing Plymouth, Dodge, De
Soto and Chrysler automobiles.
FrankeenSteen announced the Dodge
division had agreed to pay workers
time and half for overtime over eight
hours work day. The division has
been paying such rates for overtime
work above 40 hours a week
Agreements ended six strikes in the
Detroit area today. but dozen other
factories were held by striking en-
ployhs or were closed because OF labor
controversies.
Deliveries of liquor to Michigan
Liquor Control Commission stores in
seven counties were resumed as a
result of an agreement between the
Star Terminal Transfer Co. and 80
striking drivers, checkers, guards and
warehouse nelperS.
Production was suspended at the
Timken-Detroit Axle Co. plant pend
Ing negotiations for settlement of a
labor dispute. Day-shift employees
found the doors locked this morning.
Some Of the night shift still We're in
the plant.
Strike settlements announced in
other plants included:
Yale & Towne Lock Co.-Strike
settled by agreement, which includes
wage increase of 10 cents an hour.
Atlas Barrel &, Cooperage Co.
Men employees who had gone on a sit
down strike to receive wages On an
hourly instead of daily rate with in
creases
Wage Increases Given.
H. & H. Tube & Manufacturing
Co.-Strike settled by agreement, in
Guiding wage increase of S cents an
hour.
Detrola Radio & Television Corp,-
Wage increases ranging from IS to IS
per cent; recognition of the Brother
hood of Electrical Workers. an
American Federation of Labor Union;
eight-hour day with overtime pay.
approximately half of the $50 en-
ployes are women.
Cope-Swift tened
strike averted by an agreement be-
tween the management and its so
employees.
John BDphy, director for the
c. I. O., said today the John L. Lewis
labor group has been receiving more
appeals than it could handle to help
workers organize in small plants in
the automotive and other industries.
Calls for organizers from auto parts
and accessory shops are turned over to
the c. I. O.s ally in that field the
U. A. w. A. Brophy said that the re-
quests from other industries have been
30 numerous that the U. A. w. A. has
been asked to supply organizers to aid
workers groups in unrelated industries
as well.
A number Of these have come from
workers who have called sit-down
strikes in Detroit cigar factories, bak-
cries and other businesses, Brophy said.
He indicated that the C. 1. O., formed
to organize workers in mass produc-
ton industries, may consider setting
up division to deal with workers in
miscellaneous industries.
Other labor developments invluded:
A sound truck was destroyed by q
bomb, negotiators for General Motors
and the union still were engaged in
conference, and reverberations of
the General Motors strike were heard
In its erstwhile capital" Flint, Mich.
John M. Barringer, city manager Of
Flint. who was criticized during the
strike for forming a police reserve" of
civilians, was removed by the City
Evening star., 1937-02-24

HOWARD MOTORS. INC.
42OI Conn. Ave. NV. CLeve. 0646
CASHELL MOTOR co.
R'elsslls; Macks ~ SERVICE STA FfoN TSSsi iss
"GooD Good MOTOR CO.
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Lsesbufg, Va. Leesbufg 204-F.11
Evening star., 1937-02-24

NICK BOMBARD. INC.
1424 Fla. Ave. NE. AT. 4305
RUSSELL MOTOR CO.
III Baltimore Blvd. CIR. 1168
MYERsvnLE MOTOR co.
hlyefsville. Md. Myers. %
HINTZE's GARAGE
WsIloRf, Nd. DRaadyVine SOILS
Evening star., 1937-02-24

Eleven trunk highway routes were
opened in China last year.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
DE SOTO AND PLYMOUTH DEALERS

u ~ ~ ~
sEMMEs SALES. INC.
l121 18th 81. NV. ADAMS $500
VERNON MOTOR CO.
67OO Wis. Ave-, G. c.. Md. Wis. 6385
THURMoNr GARAGE
Thurmont, Nd. Thar. o.
LOY's SERVICE STATION
Wtnehoste1, w. Win. 1116-J
Evening star., 1937-02-24
SITS. -NotionoI 3474

1911 4. /. Ave. NE. NO. 1857
KLNE'S AUTO SUPPLY
Frederick, Nd: Fred. 1883
Fairfax, Va.
MARKS MOTORS
H'''l'n' xxo;xAL xs; MOTOR So.nu' eoi 'l's
Front Regal. Va. Phone 0z.J
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Strikes

Continued From First Page.)
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MID CITY AUTO CO.
I'LL 14th St. NV. DE. $3.50
PEARSON T. GLADNEY, INC.
1902 King st.. Alex, Va. Alex. 31S0
INCHES MOTOR co.
o91 Thayer Ave-. 3. g., Md. ghep. 444o
roERsTER MOTOR co.
Greater Capitol Aeights. Nd.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-02
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2. - WP -
The market advanced sharply IN
trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange today, nine stocks were
carried to new high ground with
volume aproximating $4,000 shares
in the first three hours. A total OF
81 stocks advanced. seven were oil
and Is were unchanged
New highs included Citizens Bank
40h up l; Los Angeles Investments
0, Il psl, Los Angeles Industries on
a 11,30O-share turnover 5h up u,
Pacific Identities "a, up rs; Sc
curity Units So, up /; Suptrior OH 45,
up |; Standard Oil ATS, up Y;
Consolidated Stel common, 10000
shares. ga, up rs; and Consolidat-
ed Stel pfd % up l.
Transamerica encountered heavy
buying, $4,000 shares trading hands
as the market touched 1874, up as
Security First Natl. bank was up 2
at S.
Losses included Western Aid 91s
off -; Exeter Oil, 62h off .02la;
Hancock Oil 22lA, off u, Menasco
Motors AS, off B Globe Milling 10,
off a.
Utilities were strong. Los An
eeles Gas 81 Electric was up IL at
l071a, and Edison Common and 51a S
we're up 1s at 30A and 27R.