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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-11
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IN STAMPS
How Itoly Annexed
Fiume in 1919

TWENTY years ago tiny Fiume
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such as Hitler used in the AuStr:'
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occupied the area, pending tns
settlement of the claims by 'Es
peace commission.
But Italy ultimately obtainec
Fiume largely because Gaorieie
D'Annunzio, dashing Italian poe
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into the little port with a BODY OF
men on Sept. IL. 1919, and set UT
a government. D'Annunzlo are"
up constitution for his miniaturt
state and obtained the sympathy
if not the immediate official ap'
'proval. of Italy. = -
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after Mussolini marched into RRme
in 1922. On Jan. q, 1924, MUS
solini signed with the Yugosiavs
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-11

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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-11

Copyright 1928. NEA Service ins''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03
Purge Reaches Waterbury

No word has been more overWorKed or late than purge. It had found special anplication where the administration ot President Franklin D. Roosevelt was De- lieved undertaking to remove rom the competitive lists some Democratic Repre- sentative or Senator who had incurred the enmity or displeaSure Of party leaders; Some of these purges have worked out all right: others flivvered There was no ad- nlinistration purge, for example, 1n Cali fornia this week, but the veteran Sena.- tor William c. McAdoo found himself out of the running for renomination, object of an unscheduled purge by the voters who engaged in the primary fight.
 A new use of the word is now found right here in Waterbury where the forces of authority are engaged in cleaning up all forms of gambling. A spectacular drive began yesterday morning when bench warrants were secured by States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald for the arrest of men, accused of being implicated in various forms of lottery rackets in ca pacities of different natures Specific charges were not revealed at the time ot the arrests, but today they were available and included a long list of alleged offenses, all of them having to do with operation of such games of chance Gf that name may be applied) as punch-boards policy, slot machines, and treasury balance tickets.
 Many and various are the explanations heard along the streets as to the sudden ness of the move on the part of local au- thorites, who were aided in their task by county, state, and federal police. The obvious one, though is that the States Attorney possessed such facts as de- manded prompt action on his part to pre- vent the spread of racket that might have eventually included more ter ritory than that in which it apparently is now centered. Not that similar forms of gambling, as those obviously 1ndulged in locally, don't exist elsewhere. They do. Local concern, however, is in ending the illegal forms of gambling that are taking thousands of dollars from the public.
 Popularity of such forms of gambling is no excuse for their existence. In the final analysis organized rackets, such as exist today in every large city, have proved to be destructive in their toll on small incomes; their gradual undermin- ing of character; their creation of the get-rich-quick attitude; their break down of moral fibers. Everywhere law and order is turning it's heaviest guns on the rackets, large or small, innocent or devlish. Waterbury steps to the front now to clean house along with other American communities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03
Selected Poem
THE BEACON

THE BEACON (Sometmes credited to Thomas Moore Christian
 Science Monitor Reprint) The scene was more beautiful far to the eye Than the day in its pride had arrayed 1t; The land-breeze blew mild and the azure-arched
 sky
 Looked pure as the spirit that made it. The murmur rose soft as I silently gazed On the shadowy waves playful motion. From the dim distant hill, til the lighthouse fire
 blazed
 Like star in the midst of the ocean, No longer the joy of the sailor-boy's breast Was heard in his wildly breathed numbers: The sea-bird had flown to her wave-g -grded nest, The fisherman sunk to his slumbers One moment looked from the hills gentle slope, All hushed was the pillows commoton, And OCT them the lighthouse looked lovely as hope That star of life's tremulous ocean. The time Is long past, and the scene is afar. Yet when my head rests on its pillow, Will memory sometimes rekndle the star That based on the breast of the pillow. In lifes closing hour. when the trembling soul flies, And death stills the breasts last emotion. Oh, then may the seraph of mercy arise, Lake star on eteFnitys ocean.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03
NapoIeonic Treasure

The ships bell in Lloyds of London. rung once for bad news from the sea, and twice for good, rang two brisk notes the other day and brokers learned that gold had been recovered from the frigate Iutine, at the bottom of the North Sea. The Lutine sank in 1799, bound from Eng land with two and half million dollars worth of gold aboard The gold was to have gone to the aid of British soldiers fighting Napoleon. Men have been after that gold for nearly century and half.
 Since the Lutine went to the bottom there have been other treasures accumu- lating in this world, close at hand, but they might as we'll have lain with the sunken frigate's gold for all that has been done with them. The treasures of the mind, the gold coin of the thought of more than century has been piling up, and now-The gold of great nations still moves to the support of armies in the field, and at Lloyds when the ships bell rings a single note the minds awaiting the news by habit hold thoughts of war; like disasters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03
Atmosphere For Sale

new and profitable field of commer- cial enterprise materializes: A report comes from Memphis that owners of plantations in the territory have been doing little thinking about the annual "take" of the dude ranches of the west, and are wondering now whether it might not be profitable to sell little of their own old-fashioned local color, properly touched up here and there
 Goatees may be grown, frock coats ac- quired, croquet courts installed, buffers engaged, willow trees planted, banjo players, and rooms advertised. If the thing goes over, the rest of the country would be sucker not to follow suit. Everybody has old-fashioned illusions about one place or another.
 Let the farmers of New England build stockades against the Indians, dress their wives in full skirts and buckle shoes, and organize turkey hunts and tea-dumping parties. Speakeasies stocked with mus cIemen eternally blasing away at each
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03
More Innovations

Good news comes from the State Motor Vehicle Department to the effect that some one of these fine days motorists will awake to find that their already greatly simplified method of procuring renewal of driving licenses has become sinecure. Plans are being made for issuance of Semi-permanent type of license that will take rank with the present registration plate plan, whereby merely numerals are procured each year to be changed in the five-year plate. This new type of drivers license is most ingenious.
 The idea centerS around small metal container into which the operator can insert the changeable feature of the license. Stamped on the permanent plate are the owners name, year of birth, height and weight, as well as plate num- Der, in embossed letters. To add bit of distinction to the holder there will be engraved on it, too, the coat of arms of Connecticut. To be inserted into this con- tainer each year is paper on which will be printed such information as the year of issuance and place for the operators signature.
 The obvious advantages of this may not be appreciated, but it does eliminate a tremendous amount of office work and at the same time allows the operator to step up to window and procure license in second. There is no looking up any special number or comparing of old license application with new form Each applicant takes the insert-slip that comes along and makes it quite official by addi- tion of his written name. To allow for change of address there is section on the back of the insert for this. Notifica- tion of the department is left to operator.
 It will cost $10, 1000 to install this system in the Motor Vehicle Department, but the estimated annual saving is $25,0OO Why hesitate?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03

the United Automobile Workers, on one hand, and between Martin and John L. Lewis are two fac- tors:-
 1. Homer Martins own emo- .tionalism and ambition.
 2. Bitter factionalism within the union induced partly because of its associates.
 Over a year ago, John L. Lewis was asked by members of the Auto Workers to intervene. He re- piled:
 '"These are just growing pains. These officers (meaning Martin, ct all were elected by the men themselves, and you've got to let people in the indivi- dual unions work things out for themselves"
 So John L. Lewis let Homer Martin work things out for him. self. He wishes now that he had not done so. If Lewis had stepped in earlier he would not have the mess on his hands he has now.
 Life Saver
 Real fact is that Lewis kept the Auto Workers together when they were almost on the rocks during the west of last winters unemployment. At that time. he went to both Roosevelt and Gov. Murphy, arranging for extra re- lief funnds to be given to unem- ployed members of the union. He even arranged that union lead- CTS should cooperate in specifying who was eligible for relief.
 Also the International Ladies' Garment Workers lent $250, 1000 to the Auto Workers, without which they would hardly be in existence today.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03

attempting to unionize his plant and was fired for his pains. Short ly thereafter he was elected presi- dent of the local he helped to organize. The same year he was chosen a delegate to the first na- tional meeting of auto union lo- calls.
 Later, when these locals were given 8 charter as an interna- tional union by the A. F. of L., Martin was appointed 8 vice president under Francis J. Dill lon, the hand picked boss put at the head of the new union by William Green.
 The Green-D Dillon domination of the JAW was short lived. Tn 1886, Martin and a group of other young militants convened . convention at South Bend, Ind, declared themselves indepen- dent of the A. F. of L., busted Dillon and elected Martin presi- dent. Shortly thereafter the union entered the c. I. O., and launched an expansion drive that in IS months made 1t the second largest CIO affiliate and one of the five largest unions in the country.
 Lucky Escapes
 Martins rise as a big-shot la bor chief has been as turbulent as 1t was meteoric.
 His life has been threatened repeatedly. While engaged in or ganization work in Kansas City with William Policy, a close friend and business agent for the truck drivers, Martin was warned that their lives were in danger if they didn't Hay off. The two men continued their union activity. On October II, 1880, Policy was shot and killed. Martin, then visit ing his home iri Illinois, escaped.
 More recently, while motor ing to Detroit with two JAW members, Martin was warned that the men were thugs who had been planted in the union to get him. The men were searched and found to be armed.
 It was after this experience that Martin got bodyguard. His JAW foes charge that the guards &C., tually is "goon squad", used by Martin for strong-arm purposes. but he insists it is to protect him from attempts on his life.
 Poor Executive
 While 8 great platform spieler, Martin is a poor executive, dis likes administrative details, and lets his associates take care of the routine work of the union.
 Nimble-witted and quick on his feet, he is not a deep thinker, and one of his frequent faults as head of the giant JAW is that he fails to thiny through the things he tackles.
 At one time. Martin belonged to the Socialist party and still is class-conscious. His present poli- tics can best be described as New Deal an dpro- Governor Frank Murphy of Michigan. Or to use Martins owne remark to Jim Far ley at the recent session of the Michigan State Democratic Con- vention:
 "There are only two kinds of Democrats we auto workers are Interested in; the Roosevelt kind and the Murphy kind. Just rec member that"
 Behind the dissension within
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03

But one thing is certain: Young Homer Martin will be no push over. No one is more acutely aware of this than Lewis. What ever else he may think about Mar tin--and it's plenty-Lewis is not taking him lightly. He is pay ing Martin the unexpressed com pliment of fighting him with every available resource.
 That is very sound strategy. or while Martin is inpulsive, tenn peramental and cratic, he is also 8 man of courage and te- nacity. It is possible that he will be out-maneuvered and out- fought, but he won't be scared and he won't be bluffed.
 His career is conclusive proof of this.
 Crusading Preacher
 Born in 1902 and raised near Marion, H., @ coal mining region, Martin witnessed a number of bloody strikes that made an in- ucllUlS uupECSoiUu.
 Son of a school teacher, his first leaning was toward the min- istry, and at the age of 19 he became pastor of the Goreville, H., Baptist church. Simultaneous ly he taught school and attended a nearby normal school later graduating from William Jewell College at Liberty, Mo-. in 1928.
 Shortly afterward he took over the Baptist church in Leeds, Mo-, q suburb of Kansas City. It was here that Martin started his career as . labor leader.
 A large part of his congrega- ton were auto workers, and Martin became interested in their efforts to increase wages and re- duce hours. When he took to preaching pro-labor sermons, his deacons protested, insisted that he confine himself to the gos- pels.
 From Pulpit to Factory
 Martins answer was to throw up his pulpit and get 8 job in a Kansas City auto plant.
 From then on he was continu- ally in the center of union ac- tivity. He took 8 leading role in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03
|A.F. of L.-C.I.O.
 Breach Feared Growing Wider
BY WILLIS THoRTON TEA Service Staff Correspondent


 Labor Day, 1888, finds organized labor facing the same problem faced by business, industry, and the butcher, baker, and candlestick- maker. It is the problem of depressed business conditions.
 The sluggish state of business has slowed to a shuffle the onward march of labor organizations which was swinging along so triumphantly a year ago. It has created financial problem by reducing paid-up dues income, for men who are out of work cannot pay dues. It has thrown labor on the defensive by producing the specter of wage-cuts.
 Paid-up labor union membership today is probably lower than it was year ago. The c. I. O. claim 4,000, 900 members, and the A. F. of L. 3,600000. Each is skeptical of the others claims, and any impartial ob- server must be skeptical of both. But the potential membership of each is near those figures, and each is poised to renew its organizing campaign as soon as conditions brighten.
 Tn many fields, the situation of organized labor as 1t celebrates its own special day in 1888 is critical. A. F. of L.
 vs 0. I. O. Fight
 Despite more than two years of attempts to close the gap between organized labor as represented by the American Federation of Labor and the Committee for Industrial Organization, the two wings of the labor movement are farther apart than ever.
 The 0. I. O. will hold this fall its first national convention, which will make 1t in name as well as In fact rival labor organization to the A. F. of L.
 In the maritime, textile, and lumber fields, dual unionsim has locked these two organizations in bitter conflict that gives no sign of abating.
 Gradually the breach between the two groups is widening philosoph- ically as well as administratively, with the A. F. of L. committed to improving the lot of workmen within the present political and in- dustrial setup, and the 0. I. O. com mitted to whatever changes in both seem necessary to give organized labor a greater share in both the political and economic scheme.
 Further widening of this breach comes from testimony before the Dies Committee on Un-American Activities that a disproportionate number of labor leaders, especially in the 0. I. O., are of Communist or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03
A Book a Day
A Roosevelt Has Fears for Liberty
BY BRUCE CATION

Tn "A New Birth of Freedom" (Scribner's: $250), Nicholas Roose. welt argues eloquently for a revival of American ideals and rallyins of American virtues in order to save American liberties. Our democracy and our freedom, he feels, are in danger of losing the fight with the urge for collectivisrn; unless we wake up and do something about 1t, he says, we shall presently find that the struggle has been lost.
 MT. Roosevelt presents no very definite blueprint of the course to be followed. In the main, he seems to argue for an extension of the field of the great middle class, for a decentralized government, for state rights, for lower taxes, for less government in business, and for renewed emphasis on the ancient virtues of self-reliance and individ- ual initiative.
 You may have heard something like that before; 1t all sounds very familiar. somehow. What MT. Roosevelt brings to his task that keeps his plea from sounding too hackneyed is a moral earnestness and unquestionable sincerity.
 Yet there Is a curious assump- ton in his book which might be worth extended examination. Must we go all the way, without restraint, in one direction or the other? If we ask the federal government, for instance, to assume measure of responsibility in regard to economic problems, is there no stopping short of completely collectivized, dicta- tor-led nation?
 MT. Roosevelt seems to assume that there is not; and on that basis he makes an eloquent and per- suasive argument. Indeed, once you agree with that fundamental as- sumption, his argument is practical ly unanswerable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03

Complete acquisition of all the land that will be needed for the completion and possible future development of the Merritt Parkway is expected to be com pleted shortly, the State Highway De- partment has just announced. Rights of way are still being bought up where there is willingness on the part of the property owner. Where there is opposi- tion condemnation proceedings are irn- mediately brought. There are few such cases still before the courts, but even these are expected to be cleaned up within 10 Can the state block off access to park way property through condemnation? This is disputed in several instances. It probably will be brought before the next Legislature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03

between the c. I. o. and the dominant Mexican trade union federation, the c. T. M. President Green has refused A. F of L. parti- cipation in this movement, standing pat on the old and somewhat dor mant Pan-American Federation of Labor.
 LABOR
 LAW
 The Wagner Act, sponsored orig inally by the A. F. of L., will run in- to efforts to amend it this winter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03
IA Divided American Labor Movement Looks Ahead To 12 Critical Months
Many Battling
 Questions Face Unions Millions

tighten up the acts provisions and the long record of the National Labor Relations Board in action in which l5,561 cases involving S,776,o5e workers have been handled will be used by employers to try to have certain employer rights also written in.
 The Hour law just going into effect, which attempts to set a 'floor under wages and a ceiling over hours" should be a great benefit to labor, but only indirectly to organized labor as such.
 Argument that wages raised by government flat will tend to con- vince many workers that there is no real end for union organization is met by counter-argument that only when a mans wages have been raised above starvation levels does he become conscious of his possibi- lities and thus prospect for union organizers.
 Restrictive laws aimed at control of such union practices as sit.down strikes and mass picketing are being sought in Oregon, Washington, Michigan, and other states where industrial disorder has been marked. These present . problem to all or- ganized labor, as do hundred suits in various localities (none of them as yet binding precedenO testing the rights of employers and even union members to sue labor unions for damages under various condi- tions.
 PLACE
 IN POLITICS
 Labor today finds itself in poli- tics as never before. Here again the cleavage between A. F. of L. and c. I. O. factions is marked. Labor's Non Partisan League, started as a united labor effort to re-elect President Roosevelt, has become more and more the political instru- ment of the c I. o. alone.
 Except in a few localities, the A. F. of L. has withdrawn its support, and is reverting to its old policy of "elect our friends, defeat our enemies"
 New York's American Labor Party, also repudiated by the A. F. of l., and e scattering of Farmer Labor party movements in the middle west and northwest still leave organized labor far short of any unified national political party.
 Thus Labor Day, 1888, finds or- ganized labor, like everybody else, trying to fight its way up out oi temporarily depressed conditions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03

Thanks to the Public Utilities Com- mission farm owners in Connecticut who at the present time do not enjoy the ad- vantages of electric service will soon know just how much it costs to operate various labor-saving farm devices by electric power The commission has urged the Connecticut State College Service Exten- sion to prepare manual on the above and schedule of amounts is now forth coming. We should think that such schedule would be very interesting, too to people in urban districts who are more or less ignorant of the amounts of "juice" consumed by their radios, lights, ice- boxes, etc. For example, the Extension
 Service estimates 40 kilowatt hours to light the average home; 30 to run re- frigerator; 100 to operate an electric range; for radio. On the farm side there's milk cooling, done at the rate of one-tenth of kilowatt per gallon. 25 kilowatt hours will be consumed in hatch ing 100 eggs in small incubator, but in a big one only kilowatt hours are needed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03
T st Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. Where is the range of moun- tains known as the Hindu. Rush? ?. Name the thirteen original states.
 3. In what round did the last fight between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling end?
 {. What are the eight parts of speech in the English language? 5. Which city in the United States has the largest area?
 6. Are the constitutional qualifi- cations for the Vice-President the same as those for the President7 '. Tn which state is Yosemite National Park?
 8. Can an alien become Q citizen of the U. s. simply by marrying 6 U. s. citizen?
 9. What is the national anthem Of Great Britain?
 10. What Is the nickname for North CaRniipas