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Evening star., 1937-06-23
RAIL BOARD LIKELY
LABOR ROW SCENE
Body Recognizes A. F. G. E.
Lodge Where u. F. w. Has
Representation.

The possibility of the Railroad Re-
tirement Board becoming battle
ground for the United Federal Workers
OF America, new c. l. o. unit of Gov
ernment employees, and the American
Federation of Government Employees,
developed today when it was disclosed
that the board had recognized A. F.
G. E. Lodge No. 375 as the bargaining
unit in the establishment where the
u. r. w. already has representation.
The Retirement Board will admin
lister the new pension plan for 1900
600 rail workers, to be created under
the Crosser- Wagner bill, which has
passed the House and is before the
Senate for action.
The A. F. G.. E. set up Lodge 375 as
a successor to the first Railroad Re-
tirement Board lodge, ousted in the
purge" at Detroit last September.
According to the latest figures pub
lished by the federation, it has $50
members. The board has something
more than 300 employees.
One of Is Units.
The former lodge, which has been
associated with four other expelled A.
F. g. e. units in the Inter- Union Coun-
Gil, is one of 16 units starting out in
the ranks of the Committee for In
dustrial Organization, with claimed
membership of 80.
The recognition of Lodge 375 by the
board was made known today by the
lodge itself in giving publicity to
letter from r. B. Bronson, board Sec
setary, dated June 10.
Addressed to Joseph L. Burke, lodge
president, it said:
"The board recognizes the right OF
Its employees to organize and to be rep
resented by the agency of its choice.
"On authority Of your letter, advis-
ing that more than so per cent OF the
active employees of this board are men,
bers of the Railroad Retirement Board
Lodge. No. 375. that lodge will be rec
ORNlZcO rs lIlc dScllCy viz ShAPAoJ -"
have selected to represent thm, except
in the case of employees who have been
or who may be denied membership IN
the lodge. The board will treat with
such employees as it may deem ap-
propriate.
.It is assumed that all employees not
now members are eligible to apply 1or
membership In your lodge"
Provisional Union Chartered.
Meanwhile, the organization ma
chinery Of the u. F. W., formation OF
which was announced late Monday by
John l.. Lewis, c. I. O. chlettaln,
slowly was being geared for action.
The provisional union. headed by
Jacob Baker, former w. P. A. aide,
was chartered yesterday. paving the
way for building up its administrative
structure.
The Social Security Board Union,
another OF the Inter-Union Council
units, will take steps toward affliating
with the U. F. w. tomorrow night,
when a mass meeting will be held at
interior Auditorium. Len De Caux,
publicity director for c. I. O., will
speak. This group will take refer
endum before formally afhliating with
the new union.
Evening star., 1937-06-23
CANNING STRIKERS
STONE POLICEMEN
Crowd Routs PatroImen,
Smashes Windows of
Cambridge Plant.
BY the Associated Press.

CAMBRIDGE, Md, June ga
crowd Of canning company employees
drove three city policemen into a
closed packing plant under a barrage
of stones today and broke out about
100 windows in the plant.
The crowd was estimated by an eye
witness to number from / 500 to 1000
The members were employed in the
six closed plants Of the Phillips Pack
ing Co. They gathered in front of
plants c and E, which were among
those closed this morning.
The three policemen appeared in the
yard Of the plant. The crowd booed
them, then began to throw stones.
The policemen fell back into the pro-
lection Of the building. Chief Grason
Price, Assistant Chief Charles Shorter
and Patrolman Ware Hurley were the
policemen.
Close Garage and Store.
AAc SiONO dASO SIoocu q Sdl age dIlO
hardware store owned by the COM
pany.
The company said that the plants
began work today and then shut down
The workers said that they did not
start up. There is no formal union OF
the workers, but the rank and file saio
they did not know of any demands
being made on the management.
The company operates five vegetable
packing plants here and one factory
manufacturing tin cans. The car
plant was shut down yesterday. Vege.
table packing is one of the chief in
dustries in this city OF $500.
200 Gather at Plants.
About 200 employees were gathered
in front of the various plants. but most
OF the idle workers either remained a,
home or strolled through the business
district.
The company has finished packing
the crop of peas here Stringless beans
are now being harvested and prepared
for canning, but tomatoes will be tbs
next major crop.
Because of the slack season between
peas and tomatoes the hours of work
at the can plant were reduced recently
Some of the workers at the can fac.
tory, who desired to remain at work
said the company paid the same scale
as the Baltimore can plants do.
Evening star., 1937-06-23
REV. JAMES c. MURPHY
TO MARK ANNIVERSARY
Will Visit Home in ireland, Re-
turning to Maryland Church
in August.

The Rev. James c. Murphy, former
assistant pastor at St. Peters Church
here and now pastor of st. Mary's
Church, Lonaconing, Md, will sail
Saturday for his former home in Ire
land to celebrate the silver jubilee OF
his ordination to the priesthood.
Father Murphy, . native of County
Kerry, came to the Washington church
in 1928 from New Zealand. Father
Murphy accompanied New Zealand
troops to the front during the World
War.
Father Murphy will spend several
weeks motoring through his native
Ireland before returning to the United
States In AuzuSt.
Evening star., 1937-06-23

Why" said she, in high pitched
voice, 'everything's dark. All the
lights are out"
Far away from a stuffy cavern a
weary male voice droned in monoton-
Gus, World-worn tones:
"Yes, lady. The radios have signed
off. Every host in the house has ex-
planned to every guest just how the
Venetian blinds work, complete with
demonstrations and rattles. All the
dogs have been aired. The drinking
parties are over. Dancing around on
the bare floors has ceased, and as
soon as all the wooden heels get in and
are parked over our heads, few of the
inmates hope to be able to snatch a
couple of hours sleep before the ca
naries begin to sing and the morning
auto rush starts up"
X X X
BARGAIN.
Sign in a midctty Seventh street
restaurant:
JOE LOUIS PUNCH-5c.
MAMMA.
THROUGH the popular magazines,
the cinemas and the widespread
American habit of working, almost
every one has heard of the office
WIFE" few know of the "office mother"
that kindly, experienced woman who
always takes an interest in the younger
and more irresponsible members Of the
force, tells them when they've come to
work with one sock on and one sock of,
tut tuts them when they show up with
hangovers, sometimes even manages
their finances to keep the sheriff from
the door.
Thinking of one we happen to know,
We are moved to start long eulogy
of the species, but will content our
selves with relating an anecdote about
this particular lady.
She was looking over the paper the
other day when she suddenly picked
up pair of shears, started to snip out
an article.
Here" said she to young and ex-
ceedingly single chap in the Office, is
a story you ought to read. It's by Dor
othy Dix and tells how bridegrooms
should treat their brides"
The young man looked at her coldly
for a moment. Then he lifted his voice
haughtily. Il do not" he said, care
to cross my brides until I come to
them"
CAT NAP.
CONVENTIONS. we fear, are too
much alike, whether scientific
lodge, political or business. One of the
scientific variety was held at Mime
apolis recently and Miss Charlotte
Chatfield attended on behalf of the
Department of Agriculture. For the
first three days and nights she had so
little sleep that finally at am. of a
Friday morning she broke away and
retired to her room. Called the room
clerk and told him she wanted to be
disturbed only in case of fire, nothing
less.
When she awoke her watch had
stopped. She picked up the telephone
and asked the time. Operator said it
was o'clock. Miss Chatf1eld then put
in call to her brother, who lives in
Minneapolis and asked him to have
dinner with her that evening. He said
he'd be delighted.
She also suggested that he call an
other brother and try to arrange for
a threesome. The first brother de-
INJURED.
Evening star., 1937-06-23

hind the counter with wound in
his left side. He was taken to Sibley
Hospital, where his condition was
"fair" today.
Two colored men robbed Charles
Phillips. l9, of 9l5 H street, of s2.25
Is he was walking in the 1l00 block
OF Ninth street shortly before mid
night, it was reported.
Evening star., 1937-06-23

counter GQc GUS
toner" brandished
a pistol.
Dichter reached
for the porcelain
top of some scales
nearby, and as he
hurled it, the
bandit fired, ran
from the store
and fled in an
automobile driven
by an accomplice.
Several persons,
attracted by the
shot, rushed into
the store as Dich-
Evening star., 1937-06-23
GROCER IS SHOT
HALTING HOLD.UP
Max Diehter Hurls Top Of Scales
as Gunman Tries Rob.
herv.

Attempting to rout an armed bandit,
Max Dichter. So, was shot and seri-
ously wounded last night In his gro
Gerry store at 127 L street.
The grocer was alone when the man
entered and asked for cigarettes. AS
Dichter turned from the tobacco
Evening star., 1937-06-23
GRIFFITH AT EXERCISES
Presents Armstrong High Trophy
for Base Ball Victories.

Clark Griffith was present at exer-
clses at the Armstrong High School
this morning when he presented the
Griffith Trophy to the school in recoe-
milton Of its winning the colored high
school base ball championship for the
second consecutive year.
He concluded half-hour address
on "Sportsmanship" by inviting the
entire student body to attend the
Washington Cleveland base ball game
at Grifflth Stadium this afternoon ut
3:l5 pm.
Evening star., 1937-06-23
RANGER LEADING
Yankee Trails in Tenth Race to
Pick Cup Defender.

Pick Cup Defender.
ABOARD COAST GUARD CUT
TER FAUNCE, OFF NEWPORT, RI.
June % (P).-Ranger, Harold S. VAN
derbilt's undefeated aspirant for
Americas Cup defense honors. crossed
the starting mark slightly ahead Of
Gerard B. Iambert's Yankee in to-
days tenth trial race to name the
cup defender.
Both sloops broke out spinnakers
for the first l0-mile leg Of the 27.7-
mile irregular. triangular course.
There was a light northeasterly wind
Ranger and Yankee both started
ahead of the signal, were recalled and
started again.
Yankees spinnaker blew out at
1920 and Ranger doused hers i'm
mediately after. The Vanderbilt boat
continued to hold her slight lead.
Evening star., 1937-06-23
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.
PEACE.

4 CROSS the courtyard Of
" northwest apartment house the
~ other dawning clattered the
4 a wooden heels of a lady fair
and her escort. The girl looked about
her, gazing at dozens of windows
opened on the disheartened pretext of
catching breeze.
Evening star., 1937-06-23
BOYS WANT LINEN

Club to Hold Shower to Aid Sum-
mer Camp.
The Police Boys Club will hold a
linen shower tomorrow at 8 pm. at
427 I street southwest to collect, linen
for use in the Boys Club camp this
Summer.
The Shower Committee, with Mrs.
J. M. Schaffer as chairman and Mrs.
Falk Harmel As co-chairman, issued
q call for all sorts Of bed linen. Punch
and cake will be served those attending
the shower. The call for the shower
specified sheets Of 81 BY o0-inch d.
mension and pillowcases, q BY So
inchAA
Evening star., 1937-06-23


exclusively Peoples Front. Com
munist party holds no portfolio in
7.eU regime.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 23.-Virtual exhaus-
ton of Frances 100000 ,000-franc
(about $3.50, ,0O0,0 ,000) gold sterilization
fund was disclosed today, indicating
the gravity of the financial crisis
which Premier Camille Chautemps'
new cabinet has been called on to
solve.
THE stabilization fund soon will
be obliged to call for gold from the
Bank Of France" Prof. Charles Rist
and Paul Baudouin wrote in their
joint letter of resignation from the
fund management, its publication dis
closed.
ALREADY for several weeks the di-
rectors have been poWerleSs to relieve
the pressure against it. Our daily
meetings are of almost no further
use" they said.
HlSt ana BaudOuln, VINO resigned
June Is from the commission ap-
pointed to govern the exchange equal
ization fund, explained today for the
first time that they believed the plan
of former Finance Minister Vincent
Auriol to raise 5,O00OoO,OOO francs
(apout s225,0o0oOO from increased
direct and indirect taxes would be
insufficient to reverse the current of
capital"
Auriol was replaced by Georges
Bonnet, recalled rs Ambassador to
the United States, in the Chautemps'
cabinet which took Office today as
successor to Leon Blum's government
which resigned Monday over the
financial crisis.
Rist and Baudouin appealed for a
broader program Of tax increases.
Their letter had been guarded as a
close secret. Its contents we're pub
lished today only amid statements by
Chautemps and Bonnet that the
second Peoples Front government
would be able to restore Frances ma
tional credit.
Evening star., 1937-06-23

Sweden expects its prosperous times
to continue al this yeaA
Evening star., 1937-06-23
HOTEL SOLD
D. c. Woman Purchases Scotland
Beach Property.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN, Nd, June 23.-
Mrs. Alice K. Wilcox Of Washington,
formerly Of this city, has purchased
Scotland Beach Hotel on the Ches-
apeake Bay. The place formerly was
owned by Thomas A. Ridgell. It was
sold through Gilbert Dent Of Leonard.
town. The hotel has 20 rooms,
Evening star., 1937-06-23
FRENCH STABILITY
FUND EBBS FAST
New Cabinet Faces Virtual
Exhaustion-May Call
on Bank Soon.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Camille Chautemps, 81, premier
OF France for third time, shares nd-
ttondl honors mith Leon Blum, mho
carried tWo-thuds OF his former
government into the neU adminis-
tration. Blum is minister OF state
and Dice premier. Ne1U cabinet is
exclusively Peoples Front. Com
munist party holds no portfolio in
7teD regime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
It's Pleasant Life That Typical Family
 Leads In Uncle Sam'S Typical Town
Survey Picks Community
 In Wisconsin
By NEA Service

AS AN6A 6SAVASV
 Beaver Dam, Wis, Nov. 5s-Thls Is Americas typical city. The U. S. department of agriculture which has just completed a survey of l9 small cities, 140 villages anG 66 farm counties selected at random over the nation, says 1t is.
 The department considers Bea-. yer Dam with its population of 0s67 closest to the average in ev- cry respect. Its average family averages 3.6 persons, the largest families being either in the high est income brackets or on relief. For the 453 families interviewed at random in Beaver Dam by the departments bureau of home eco- monies, the average income was $l309. Only 10 per cent of the families interviewed have more than one wage earner.
 During some periof ot the year studied, il per cent of Beaver Dams families had been on relief. Of those independent of relief, 66,9 per cent received an income of less than $500 annually.
 Wage earning families in Bea- yer Dam have an average income of $i,2i0 to spend each year; busi- ness and professions, families
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05

1 time for mother to make ell of loans clothes, some of Georges, and e few of her own, using the I sewing machine before the dining room window. Bridge isn't one of her interests. By o'clock her husband and son are home for the day and there's supper to get.
 Evening is pretty largely hob- by-time. Father reads the daily paper which comes into his homo. Mother picks up her crocheting or knitting for Q few moments of relaxation before tucking Joan into her crib. If George hasn't Q lesson to study for tomorrow, his father lets him work with him in his basement worksh!p. Georges hobbies are his chemistry set and model airplanes, of which he has ct least half a dozen that will actually fly. Father does cab- met work, builds miniature furni- ture for the children, knick- knacks for his wife, and keeps the wagons, bikes, scooters, skates and toys in repair for all the kids in the neighborhood. Sometimes he takes his son hunting or hsh- ing. Occasionally he plays soft ball or bowls. He plays schaf- kopf with his wife and their friends. Now and then then see c movie at Beaver Dams one thc- ater.
 LODGE WORK TAKES
 UP MUCH SPARE TIME
 When friends come in, the kitch- len floor may become dance hall for the evening. The Welches and their guests are just as near to the worlds greatest dance hands aS their radio. Perhaps once month they 60 with friends for an eve- ming of dancing at some nearby roadhouse.
 Outside his home, which Is un- rnistakably Welch's big concern, his interest revolves about hls lodge. He is now serving his third term as president of Aerie No. ie3e, F'raternal Order of the Eagles. That responsibility (the lodge claims 600 members from the city and surrounding terri- tory) calls him from home every Tuesday evening, and during the fall and winter requires considers I able travel about the state with his degree team.
 Mrs. Welch is devoted to the Christian Mothers society of St Peters church, and attends the auxiliary to her husbands lodge the first and third Thursdays oi every month, while father has hid innings at home alone with the children.
 Like LongScllow's "Village Black. smith" this typical American mai, "gces on Sunday to the church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05

B1,e52: and clerical families, e1,747, the data show.
 WEIGH FAMILY FITS
 AVERAGE PATTERN
 The way the lives of the Irving e. Welch family here it into de- sign for living described by the sur- vey makes this father, mother, H. year-old son George, and 5-year- old daughter Joan e typical fam fly of this typical town.
 Twelve years ago, just four years after he went to work for local manufacturers of barn equipment, Welch married Miss Gertrude Brotkowski. Today she is 3i, and he 35 with the distinc- ton of being one of three "old- timers" among the ii0 men em- ployed by his company. For years he has been cupola tender for the plant. And in that span he has become accustomed to the scorching heat rising from hg furnace, which inelts all of the iron used in the foundry.
 Eight years ago the family moved into the seven-room house they now occupy. Their rent is S20 Q month, which Is the exact figure which the government found to bo the average for its average community. "But it's too inuch," says Welch. A little wist- fully, Welch mentions that in 103o he might have built his own home, but didn't. This winter his family is to enjoy the comfort of oil burning stoves, which are be- ing installed to replace coal stoves.
 FATHER AND SON BOTH
 HOME AT LUNCH TIME
 The typical family spends a busy day. The alarm clock rings at ! a, m. Mrs. Welch prepares break fast and serves 1t around the kitch- en table. George usually starts for st. Peter's parochial school, where he is in the sixth grade, when faOher leaves for work. Then mothers day begins in earnest, with little Joan busted with her dolls and their two carriages oY rollicking with her puppy "Trixie,' Mrs. Welch washes dishes, bakeS, makes beds, picks Up last evenings papers from the overstuffed velour davenport and chairs, cleans, washes or irons according to week. iy schedule. Judging from her basement larder, she cans most of the fruits and vegetables which the family consumes during the winter, Much of the supply is grown in her own garden.
 By t2:iB o'clock, she has dinner S.ady, and father and George arc home again. Afternoons afford
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05

radio sports announcer, Bing Crosby and Bob Burns star per. formers in his opinion. Of course the careers of Fred MacMurray of the illms, former Beaver Dam boy, and of Madeline Horn, who has earned no mean fame for her ice-skating prowees, never lack in interest for Beaver Damians.
 Mrs. Welch, although thorough ly American, comes of Polish par- entage. Her husband is o mixture of German and Irish extraction. Welch knows the satisfaction which comes largely from self education. His father having been killed, he was forced to leave school after completing the sev. enth grade to help support his family. But he was not satisfied to forget about study. He con. tinued studying and reading at home, took four years of manual training work and an additional three years of metal work at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05

And so does his wife. Their son attends the regular children's mass, as Joan will when she is old enough.
 BOTH PARENTS
 WERE ORPHANS
 Politicsp Welch always has been @ Democrat, and-"As far as I'm concerned Roosevelt is o. K.," he declares in no uncertain terms.
 Bob Bison Is Welch's favorite
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05

Beaver Dam vocational school. Mrs. Welch, left an orphan at an early age, never had the privilege of study beyond eighth grade. But if things 90 right, the kids will get an education" Welch VOWS. Welch, his wife, and the two children have life insurance. Welch has Q savings account in e local bank, but no checking ac- count,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-05-06
TWO FLAXVILLE
UNITS To PLAY

FlaXville will be represented by
both a band and bugle corps at the
band festival here Saturday, May Is.
The band has SO members, 20 girls
and Is boys and there are 20 in the
drum and bugle corps.
Under the direction of Dorothy
Iverson of Hayheld, Mimi, the band
has made rapid progress in the "
years it has functioned. The organ
ration boasts an unusually well-bal-
anced Instrumentation and snappy
uniforms of navy blue, white and
gold add to its appearance.
Febulah French, Is, is the oldest
member of the band, and Bernard
Ortman, 9~-year-old cl%arinetist, is the
youngest. Miss French is also the
drum major.
The drum and bugle corps is at
tired in navy blue trousers, gold
satin blouses and navy blue Ameri-
can Legion trench hats.
Personnel of the band is:
Dorothy Iverson, director; Lyle
B%ourassa, Betty Boyd, Edna Brad
ley, Gerald Bradley, Lucille Brad
ley, Kris Bunse. Edna Cameron. Ed
it'll Cosette, Gene Dorwin. Norman
Duval, John Gunderson. Joseph Har-
oldson, Sheldon Haroldson, Carrie
Lou Hatfield, Eugene Hatfield, May
belle Hatfield.
Harold Hewett, Ito Hexom,
Grace Holmes, John jacobson, War
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-05-06
SCOBEY HAS 40
YOUNG MUSICIANS

The Scobey high school 'band APP
pearing here May Is boasts five mu-
sicians members of the Montana all
state" band of 1896.
The band. 40 pieces. is directed by
Norman d. Rian of Mortified, MINI.
who has been a leader of such or
ganization for five years.
Fifty-four percent of the mem
bers was beginners last October and
the unit is composed of 81 boys and
10 girls, the oldest of which is 20
and the youngest nine. The band
has 'been a prominent part Of the
Scobey high school for five years.
Recently there was added a new
sousaphone and one of the young
musicians plays an alto clarinet.
Fifteen clarinets are featured in a
section.
Helen Skeie is the purple and
white clad organizations drum ma
jor.
Personnel Is as follows:
Marjorie Jones, Harlan Chenow-
| eth, Robert Grant. Clayton Dean
Schiller. Ellsworth Skeie, Harlan
Johnson, Carol Erickson, Catherine
Miller, Leslie vanderpan, Rudy Leer
Jr., Ellice Olson, Joyce Wagner, Ahl-
Wild Furvli. Lois Gaffney, Lucille
Crawford. Ruthe Schiller.
Else Bydeley. Helen Skeie, Claire
Olson. Barbara King, Arthur Lund,
Robert Brunei, Ormond Paus Jr.,
Dale Smith, Billie Conroy, Curtis
Sorte, Lester Fryslie, Willis Jensen
Billie Staldsr. Violet Skornokoski
/ yvonne paM,- Olga Tande, Vernon
Nelson, Jack Leer. Arden Hyde
Ludwig Tande, Earl Turner, Nellie
Parks. Barry Brunei, Zelda Parks.
Numbers the band will play here
are:
Military Escort march, Bennett.
Saskatchewan overture, Holmes.
Coin Home, Dvorak.
The Mikado, Yoder.
Overture Sakuntala, Goldmark.
Turkish march, Beethoven.