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The voice of labor., 1938-12-08
About Tine


The most prominently displayed
clock on Baltimore street has been
fifteen minutes slow for almost a
week now.
II is highly mountaineering 10
people who are miSled by the time,
and some folks are saying that is
perhaps a sign that As store is
behind the times.
Let IL be a lesson that 1t is not
always wise TO believe all you seei
And About Overtime
vox Pop is glad to see that the
organized efforts 70 the local police
were successful in having Mayor
Irvine'S previous overtime decision
changed by the council.
Irvine repeatedly opposed over
time payments because the men are
paid monthly salaries. How does he
square this fact with the docking
of pay for absence. sickness and loss
OF time from other causes? Another
one OF those one-way rules and an
example of the old army game OF
heads I win and tails you lose. 8"
Mighty interesting TO hear, also,
that the question OF departmental
appropriations had something TO do
with his former decision.
l think Harry could have gotten
some extra amounts from some
source. Didn't seem TO have much
trouble in getting the tear gas
bombs during the strike and the
wages for the canned heaters and
other low characters who we're
sworn in during the tin mill picket
ing!
Republican My Eye.
Many horse laughs were
heard when the announcement
was made that the Cumberland
News would move into its Dem
ocratic home and stay Repub-
lican. Its attitude on the sena-
torial race showed how intensely
loyal IL was TO the G. o. +.
Serious doubts were raised
when local group tried unsuc-
cessfully TO learn the identity Of
the prominent local leaders of
the Republican party" who were
auegedly 10 direct policy Of the
new" Cumberland News.
Some wags asked II the Times
and Alleganian Company is Re-
publican in the morning and
Democratic al night. what will
il be on Sunday. An answer
was given in an editorial In last
Sunday Times. And. Of all the
strange things. there has not
been one word Of protest or re-
buttal Of the attack upon the
governor from the Republican"
Cumberland News.
Boy. page that group OF
prominent local G. O. p. lead
erA"
Machine Age
The rapid advance OF the machine
age causes more and more tech
biological unemployment.
Latest local victim is the poor
man who peddled peanuts, chewing
gum and candy bars to the en-
ployes of local freight depot and
brewery. earning meager living,
but remaining independent OF pri-
vate or public relief.
He will now have TO seek the lat
ter. because the railroad manage
ment has told him he can no longer
peddle his wares on company prop
erty. Reason. they have installed
patent vending machines. which pay
a premium TO the management
Something Smells.
Many Supicious persons have been
overheard making comments about
gasoline In Cumberland for months
past.
They particularly say nasty and
The voice of labor., 1938-12-08
WPA WORKERS
TO MEET With
LOCAL Head
County Stewards Will
Seek Qualification Of
Wage Rates
ASK XMAS PAY
FOR ALL
Meet Thursday Next At
Lonaconing

R. E. STUDY, secretary OF the Allie
gany County WPA Project Stewards
Council. has announced that a con-
ference has been arranged by Clyde
D. Lucas between a delegation OF
WPA project stewards and Mr.
Henry Tarring. Jr.. recently ap-
pointed resident engineer for WPA
in place OF f. p. Hovermill.
The meeting will be held at the
WPA office. Post Office building. at
10 am. Saturday next, Decem-
Der TO-
The group announces that they
desire TO discuss 10 Wage classi-
fications for skilled work; t2p re-
quest for the recent wage raise TO
be applied to WPA workers en-
ployed on projects near Oldtown:
80 request for the posting OF ad-
ministrative orders on all projects
so that WPA workers can have Of
fetal information: 80 request for
all WPA workers whose pay date
falls between December IS and jan
uary 10 be paid on Christmas Eve
or earlier.
Met Thursday
The Stewards Council held its
regular twice monthly meeting last
Thursday at Barton United Mine
Workers Hall. where a new group
was organized some two weeks ago
The question II skilled labor claSsi-
fications is still major subject
with the matter of the posting OF
administrative notices running II a
close second. WPA workers officers
report.
They state that there are so many
conflicting statements and orders
issued that it is almost impossible
for WPA workers to know correct
procedure. The Voice OF Labor re-
Gently issued a copy OF a statement
by WPA Administrator Hopkins
which stated that official notices
should be made accessible TO the
workers on the program.
Next Meeting
The Stewards Council also
sent resolutions 70 local and
state WPA officials asking that
arrangements be made now In
plenty Of time 10 provide all
WPA workers with a Christmas
pay.
The group will meet again
next Thursday, December Is, In
the United Mine Workers Hall
at Homecoming, at which time
there will also be 4 special rally
Of all WPA workers In Lonacon-
ing.
The voice of labor., 1938-12-08

r. Of L. groupS) have
invitations.
fa'her
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The voice of labor., 1938-12-08

F. Of L. groups) have
invitations.
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for Stumpagc.
Mineral resources il Tn" lbli;p-
pine islands are not pciIcE"t 10
be extensive. For centuries, gold
and copper ores have been Smcit-
ed, and in workable quantities,
lead and iron are certain TO cX-
iSt. There are coal measures AM
petroleum wells.
Under the supervision of Amer
lean advisors. Il definite road SyS-
tenn has been established to de
veIop d llational system offs tGlnE
highways and a network Joads
feeding them, in order tina, na.
tie products may be tranSferrco
chcaply to trade ccntcrs. Sand that
merchandise can be effectively
handled and distributed. a vel
developed system of trails was cs
tabished on the islands, together
with 9453 miles of highway Of thl
first, second and third grade claS;,
The railroad mileage was SJl il
1896.
The population Of the Philip
pine islands is Il, 500, 900. and tn,
capital city IS Manila. This is ais
the home of the governor genera
of the islands. now called tn,
American high commissioner.
There is no evidence pointin:
to the fact that manufacturing j
done in the Philippines. Doubtles
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Manila. but upon payment of
over SOC. 900 pounds sterling, the
city was restored II the ijlandS.
The Philippines first came under
the notice and control of the
United States when Admiral Dew
cy destroyed the Spanish fleet in
Manila harbor. This was on
March !. 1898. And from that
time forward the Philippines
came under the jurisdiction Of
The United States. il spite of the
fact that an enactment nr"vidin"
for the return of the Philippines
independence was granted 10
chem by the Unitni States con-
press. The islands had the oppor-
tunity 20 accent or reject indie
pcndcrca. and rejected il. --
Recreation in the Philippines is
largely devoted Ia sightseeing.
" he city of Manila is very beau
tifui: and az modern aS any city
uf eur own mainland. Ships ttav-
cling from any pf the Pacific sea-
rort cities on the mainland Of
our country To anV p0r; IN tn"
orient. call Il: the Philippines. In
order 10 soc COMPLETELY our coun-
try and its territories or Deepen
denotes, one should make it Il
point 20 visit the far-off islands
nt n" Pacific ocean, the Philip
pine islands.
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that which is done is for home
CONSUMPTION only.
The public =choulS are co-edu-
cationa! and afford fire." aud SOC
u!;ir education. English is III"
sDokrn language in III" schools OF
this vast commonwealth. Aside
tl"m the 1917 public schools
there are numerous teacher train
in% and normal schools, and many
SPECIAL schools of ell kinds. The
University Of the Philippines Cro-
'idct for the hi"hcr education on
III" islands. This institution is
supported by the state. "inc'udinG
the Dominican university of San
to T"maS, the "llcst universe. :,
under III" American flag"
The Philippines were visited b.
AZ elan in 1871. atcr when he
returned To that grou1 Of islands,
h" was killed on the islands ncaY
'hr present town of Crbu. In
! 1868. the Spaniaris colonizcd the
/ lr"srm; location OF the city of
. trhu. Twenty years later, Manila
N""amc TIE seat of government
and was entirely surrounded wi i
walls Of stone. somewhat Similat
to the wall Of China. Due to The
/ efforts Of the Franciscan monk:
and me JcSuitS, large propol,
, ton of the EilipinoS were con
verified to Catholicism. In the
J war 1852. lhc british capturct
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many New EnglandcrS turning out
to fight. He thinks our hope lies
almost entirely in privatecrS. E.
Hello. Polly, Where are YOU 60
ing with your bonnet on?'
Home" said Polly, holding out
her hand. Jerry wants to get me
started"
won't tomorrow do? thought
a little dinner in Baltimore, to-
night u. It's quite place, |
hear
Jerry said, "All our crew came
aboard this morning, Cabell, and
about 20 extras they were able to
recruit. The rumor'S out that the
CheSapcakc'S going to be bottled.
Youth want to go out with the
tide tonight. Pm taking Polly
ashore now ...
Two hours later Polly was Jolt
ing out of Baltimore on the road
to- Philadelphia. She rode atop
the coach. Nuisance shared her
seat and her detection.
The driver, a genial soul, said
You appear sad to part from
your young man, Miss. Is he a
Sailor?" -. &C.,.
Eyes. 4 mate on privateer
| He's going to sea tonight.
wopdtr what name this war vii
have" 49,.
! "Why, Miss, maybe they'll just
call it the WAL. of 1872. I.figgci
wen have the British licked be
fore Christmas and may be annc2
Canada" -.
Polly snortcd dcrisivcly. Have
| you ever seen British man-ot
war coming down on you with al
sails spread"
"Wcll, no Miss. I'm an inlant
man. rightly. Horses is my line.
Then don't try to be
prophet snapped Polly vehc
mcntly and began to weep int
| her handkerchief. Never t.
see Jerry again. Could she en-
durc it?
(To be continucdD
IT PAYS TO USE WANT ADS
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zOC'S SISTERS
FAIL TO MEET
ANY ELLCIBLES
Press Not Received; Prin.
cesses Spokesman Says
Tour Not Commercial

NEW YORK, Mar. ,. UP)--
The three little log sisters from
Albania last night completed
their first "a hours in the United
States, and it was generally ad-
mittcd that the Balkan triple
threat has yet to meet Americas
eligible bachelors.
The dark-eycd princcS;cS, Max
hide, Ruhijc and Myzcjan, after
a rough crossing from Europe
and an even roughcr reception on
this side Of the water, had not
been called on--up TO nightfaIl
yestvrday---by Il single rich and
eligible young man in their swan
Ky suite at the Ritz.
What the girls seemed to be
pining for was good clean fun at
a Girl Scout camp, and the day
had hardly dawncd when they set
out to find it.
Several Albanian di%mitariea.
who flockcd TO the Ritz like Dem
ocratS at 'clambakc to welcome
the home royalty, Scurricd about
the city during the morning hunt
ing for Girl Scout meeting com
mensuratc with the visiting prin-
cesses' dignity. X
They finally found one at the
Girl Scout headquarters on Forty
ninth street, and the ZoG sisters
came down shortly after lunch to
see how the girls on this side Of
the water tie horsc-knotS, skip
rope and play hockey on roller
skates.
After that there were two more
typical" Girl Scout meetings and
by mid-afternoOn the princcSses,
entering into the giddy whirl Of
New York day-lifc, found them
selves at an international doll
show at the Manhattan Girl
Scout headquarters on Lexington
avenue.
"The princcsScs are Girl Guides
in Albania" explained Mr.. ASlm
Jakova, the sisters supcr-Secre'
tary, adding that he, himself, was
graduate Of Brown university
Girl Guides, he continued, were
the Albanian equivalent of Cir
Scouts, except that they didn't
fight Indians and hadn't learned
how to light Il fire with a bow wand
arrow.
Meanwhile a messenger IRON
Billy Rose, the vaudeville and leg
show man, who tried to crash {
roval audience just after the girl
got off the boat and was giver
! the bum's rush by the Albanian
minister plcnipotentiary, Mr.
| Faik Konitza, was back again yes
terday with a proposition for
road show.
He got nowhere, however, an'
neither did the Newark, N. );
theatrical agent who had 10 Al
bantam acrobats on his list ant
wanted the princesscs to order
command performance to max
the thing seem authentic. ,
,Iakova, who was a sort o
prcss-agcnt, spokesman and gen
eral manager, explained that tn
, princcsScS wished privacy NOR
, than anything else.
"PleaSe say to your pubic,
said Mr.. JakOva, chat their high
ncsseS are here as visitors an
tourists. There is no motive j
our trip except friendly curios
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My COUNTRY
IT'S OF THEE
By S. J. FULLWOOD
WAKE AND MIDWAY ISLANDS

= The Midway islands, so named
because they are midway between
America and Asia, arc located
1900 miles northwest of the Ha-
waiian group, i'll the north Pacific
ocean. The group is four and one
half miles long and one and one
half miles wide, and the total land
area is about 1900 acres. %Rhe
Topography Of the islands is level
or nearly SO. They are made up
largely Of coral reefs. The grpI-
consists Of low. circular coral
atoll enclosing bay some Ave
miles in diameter.
Since this group Of islands Is
merely a dependency or posses
sion of these United States, there
is no set form Of government, nor
is there any sort of city or town
on the group. The population OF
the group in 1886 was llS; and
practically all of the inhabitants
of these islands are employees of
the Cable company which has Il
relay station located there.
The foods which can be natur-
ally obtained from the islands
are: fish, turtles and crabs. All
other food must be imported to
The people living there. Good
fresh water may be had by sink,
ing wells. There are ne mineral
4. tlln
wake and Midway islands az.
under the jurisdiction of the navy
department. They assumed ne"
Importance in, 1885 as Landing
stages for tranS-Pacific airplaneS
An electric light and radio plant
were set up on Peale island, but
fresh water is understandable, rs al
islands with the exception OF
onc) are barren coral shoals.
The earliest record We have OF
any. white men visiting these Is
lands is when a ship-wreckec
crew lived for fourteen months
on one of the group as early "a
1887 to 1889. Since it is u knowi
fact that coral reefs are formed
by living animals, it is barely pos
sible that these as well as Other
groups of islands of like nature
may have been formed over pc
Rod of years and suddenly emerg
ed from under the sea.
Because Of the barrenncsS o.
the island group, and the fac
that occupations are only con
/ nccted with the cable, compan!
and the United States navy, to
.gcther with the trans-Pacific clip
per ships, there Is no recreation
there of any sort, unless it b
swimming. Rowland island; alS'
of this group, can be remembered
as the objective for Amelia Ear
hart and her navigator, Free
Noonan, in the summer, of 1881
which they failed to reach an'
were lost at sea.
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To- Loye Y...:D;;'::!:'.A!!:!!/

who stood at the bulwark watch
my the men drop anchor. "Go
below and get ready now, Polly.
\ sailors wife must be brisk"
Get ready for what, jerry"
ITO go ashore, my sweet, with
YOUR dog and trunk"
But. jerry You'd not put me
ashore in Maryland when be-
ionr i'm Connecticut" Her face
showed honest amazcmcnt.,
Didn't YOU know, Polly. that
I'd put YOU ashore at the first
port" Did you suppose Id keep
you an hour longer at sea than
/ had to?
oh. Jerry. I'd not figured it
out. but | suppose you'd take nc
home to Lyme after You got your
rapcrS. | might as we'll be honest
and say hoped you'd decide to
keen me on board, Jerry. The
way some of the shippers out of
New England used to keep their
wives aboard. | know an old wo-
man Mt home who's been around
the Horn on her husbands ship
seven times.
This is war time, Polly" He
SPOKE with finality and with such
regret that she could not make it
harder for him.
All right. Jerry. But it's going
to take Cabell Il couple of days to
70 TO Washington and back. Can
| STAY here till then
I'D thought to put you on Il
stage coach, Polly, and see YOU
started on your way. I'd feel
easier about you-
But he could not resist her
/ nlcadiny arm that stole around
( his neck, nor the prospect of an
/ extra dav and night with her on a
( deserted ship in 4 friendly port.
He said. Il reckon I've earned an
! other sunset and suRriSe with you,
! Polly. Stay if YOU will.
That night when the sailors
went ashore and Cabell was in
! Washington. the GRAY Gull was
I their own. They stood ut it's bull
warks and watched the lights OF
! Baltimore. Polly made one more
! effort to snatch at happiness.
"You'vc brought the Gull home,
Jerry, and it wasn't easy. Cabeil
couldn't have done it without you,
! Every man aboard owes you his
/ life or his liberty
1T may be true, Polly. But
what of it,"
This. You've done your part.
| If Cabell'S so set on going TO sea
again, let him find another mate
for his clipper. You come home &c
New England" -,
| Polly, what are you saying"
| He held her shoulders and looked
| down into her face.
I'm saying you don't belong tC
the navy by rights" she answered
| fiercely. "Why must you go out
there and let an English long CUR
tear YOU to pieces! r.,
This is every Americans figh
las look at it, Polly. It's our way
/ Of backing up those that died II
! the Revolution. Our men walkct
shoeless in the snow and ice III
their feet bled, that war. That
, how much they wanted freedom
Well that freedoms being .qucS
/, Ftioned. This time on the sea,
+ "Oh, know" said Polly hrok
Lcnly. II must have been Graz,
|. for a minute, Jerry. Remln'
. me 10 mend your coat before
, leave tomorrow. You've torn tn
sleeve"
Before noon thu following da
Caben returned from Washington
!, having travelled most of the night
He was jubilant. Mr.. Madison ha
consented to see him in aperSot
, and had readily given him all tn
, papers necessary TO turn the Ora,
Gull into privatccr to haraS
= British craft.
. "He says he's thankful to see 5
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THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

The Philippine islands lie IN
the Pacific ocean. "Thcy lie the
most northeasterly, the nearest TO
China, of all the groups OF the
great archipelago between Aus,
tralia and continental China
The group is composed or over
| 1000 islands, some large ana
some small. The total area OF the
islands is 114,0O0 square miles,
twice that of New England and
greater than that of the British
Isles" The topography of the
Philippines is mountainous, Inc
interiors of the larger islands rise
to a height of from 5,OOO 70 ~
400 feet above sea level. The
highest mountain is Apo. which IS
found in Mindanao, and rises 10
a height Of 96lO feet. Volcanoes
that arc active there number
twenty. The climate is tropical
and oceanic variety. The fhiilp-
nine islands have three seasons:
from the middle Of March to the
middle of July it is hot and dry,
the next four months being RAINY
and the four months from NO.
vembcr to March most pleasant,
The commonwealth Of the fhii-
;ppines has a seal. The writer re-
ccived a stamped copy Of TINS
seal on a sheet of white paper; 50
cannot tell what colors are en-
ployed in the original seal OF the
islands. This seal measures three
inches in diameter, being one o.
the largest We have recorded. IL
is circular in shape. Between the
outer and inner rims Of the seal
is inscribed: Cat the sides ana
top) Commonwealth of the Phil-
irpines," and at the bottom IN the
same circle, Omitted States OF
America" The insignia in the
seal is that which is found on the
United States seal, found on the
1885 series of one dollar bills.
The flower for the Philippine
islands is the Sapaguita' tJasmln-
UNI sambac-Linn.), and was pro-
claimed the national flower UNI
der proclamation number 652 OF
his excellency, the governor gen
eral, dated February |, 1884: we
have no record concerning wheth-
CT this commonwealth has a mot
to, bird, song or flag. The latter
is our own Star Spangled Ban
ner, since the Philippines are a
dependency of these United
States.
The principal industry of the
Philippines is agriculture, the ma
jor crop being rice. Sugar cane
crows well. Other important
crops growing well in this great
commonwealth are: tobacco, cof-
fee plant, cocoanuts, Manila fibre.
copra, corn and abaca. A large
part of the interior surface is
covered with forests. Rubber pro-
ducing trees seem to make up the
majority of the timber in these
forests, although the banyan,
teak, ebony, camphor, sandal
wood, cocoanut and bamboo do
well there. The forests are owned
chiefly by the government. Tim
Der is cut undcr'governmcnt per-
nit and on payment OF royalty
ity."
The day ended on this happy
note, except for u getaway state,
ment by Nj. Jakova to the effect
that the pItnccsacs would receive
no newspapcrmcn.
Their highnesscS arc recover.
ing not only from the effects OF
the voyc@r over" he said, but
from the audience they gave the
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. ,.,d,y Nearing America
'[ S,. Gull Is chased by BRUSH
ihe " - but escapes.
6, RACHEL Mko

III * gnRNNh "
he Graz "",. ,, c,capes.
o.u.O .w"r' q q T''rERXNV
I'll. ..,t ,hrm off the
Wrsa."- .... nnpoSitc what APP
,msrr.a" n.,,warc or Mary
..ssri 20 . ., wet WENT up from the
and. y ..,..n'v for Joy, and
all, ''..' ...,,i, 10 the sailors
.s1s ..i,n feeling. That
yer" ,, va, beautiful with
r' s.'. home. Even Cabrll
r wa-" rs, llasc mam-of-tbc-
BARN., '- and tossed his hat
yord n..
a..aa..... ...n -,vcr;d sails were
T. .ar Inv the lookuutS.
yr~."-.. D., consulted. They
I,y-r a.'" rrarrr, they de-
rprG ....' . ..., were American
t&s4; Il 70. SPEAK them and
.Fg, The. '.. ,. r,ration.
Ian ra.. >"'. ,,,> ,y,x done,
Tn. -.G.. "''''S III,
-; s.a.- "'.H disaster !, p,; i,
/ -. ~r.. ..rr"'eEru 10 oT No.,
s.-..r, locking ., l'yITm%.
E. iii. aa"'ar.nl. 70 lu ,,,.'' we
f. CRAY va. ',1' s,,tbward. and
\ ' r.. done. save 20 taut n''t 'S'
,.-ua'H to washington"
2 .ra before them.
\ a. ~. r...,t here were several re
. ..Io, who had gone OUT ~
.-aa aacr and had Stay'u
s.r with her while sue I"S
o.. Il, Car,crct. THESE men
,.pyyH Of infinite FStue.
,yrry able % hclp thetr ny"
E.. officers rouhd Tue
.rurru> Cape charles ana e"-
4. rrraSar,akr Ray.
Ia. long lac BAY StretchSu
before ,Hym. Iree OF hoSlL .S
4 ,h"v passed the mouth
-, yart md later Oh 'he N'P
~r,,k river, Cabell stared
- the Virginia shore. On
rivers and on the James ano
,.,ma,. he nU"w, there ilFeu tne
;-r; ..a landed gentry VINO Wett
90 lee. themselves superior
rar ,o rich HoSton bankers at .
rr,s,r>. EUgtShmeh uhaeS Oh
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Poor sleep robs your nerves and
muscles of calcium. You awake
tired and irritable.