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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1938-12-22
Six Million Dollars

The figures showed that Cumbcr-
lands present bonded debt totals
$5.800.000 with loans from banks
reaching $4,000 for a total indebt-
edneSs of S6.i90,000
A staggering total OF uncollected
taxes, water rents, paving and sewer
liens owing the city comes 10 S494,-
200, which no amount OF official
miSstatement can ever blame on the
clio. The state OF affairs revealed
in the tax collection. or non-collec-
ton, stands as a mute indictment
OF those who have misruled the city
for the past years.
Mr.. Hirsch's figures are reprinted
in this paper for the first time, as
We understand that the Times and
Alleganian Company is unwilling to
give them space:
Cumberland
Population ............. 4o.OOO
Unsolicited taxes .......s l36.500.O0
Unsolicited water rents. l72,700.00
Uncollected liens. paw
ing and sewer ...... 1875, 100000
s 494,2OO.OO
LSars from banks. ......$ 100000
Bonded debt ........... $500. 10000
s6.i90OOO.OO
Taxable basis. value OF all prop
erty, $50. 4S5. 234.0O.
Comparisons
Comparisons Of finances are then
made with the cities of Wheeling,
Clarksburg and Lynchburg. as fol-
lows:
Wheeling
Wheeling. w. Va
reputation ................ IU'OUO
B on d Indebtedness at
present time ............ 81 974, 900
(Which was recently ex-
pended for a new water
works and filtration plant)
Loans from banks. ....... None
Taxable basis OF property: True
value of property.
City tax rate. SOC, slO0 and $500.
Salary OF city manager, per year,
5000.
Remarks: For your information.
under the City Manager Council
plan. we have been able TO live
within our income. In other words.
we have balanced our budget for
three and half years. and we hope
TO finish this fiscal year with a bal
anced budget. which was the first
time this had been done for thir-
teen years.
Clarksburg
Clarksburg, w. Va
Population ........... $4,000
Bonded indebtedness. IS 20000000
Loans from banks. .... None
Taxable basis. assessed
value of all property. 47.i4744000
City tax rate. per 81 900,
SIPS, $3.50. $500.
Salary Of City Manager 100000
Lynchburg
Lynchburg. Va
Population ............ $4,000
Bonded indebtedness. 50 4,584.264. 90
Loans from banks. 49,. 100000
Taxable basis ......... 39,69T $4,000
City tax rate: $i.20 city,
$l.i5 schools, or $2.35.
Salary Of City Manager $4,000
Remarks: I,ynchburg has charge
Of all public schools, and just built
a new gravity water supply.
In spite of the vote OF the Charter
Commission, 1t is anticipated that
certain specific changes will be rec
commended TO tighten up the laxity
which has been revealed.
In succeeding issues the Voice OF
Labor will give additional informa-
ton on the activities Of the group.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1938-12-22

ACTIVE
Indications that the CLIO OF West
ern Maryland intends to be in the
front lines during the coming ses-
sion OF the Maryland General AS
sembly were seen in the precise and
business-like manner in which It's
program has been formulated.
The nine-page brief which was
presented TO the Allegany County
Delegation at the City Hall meeting
is reprinted in full in this article.
The Western Maryland Industrial
Unions Council OF the Clio has been
given full report and voted TO
commence an intensive drive
through specially elected legislative
committees in all affiliated local
unions.
James A. Dundon told the CLIO
body that Delegate Charles NJ. See
was the only legislator to respond
TO his request for expressions OF
sentiment" on the program. and
that Mr.. See said he fully believes
that workers employed in all COM
merce not covered by the Wagner
Act in the state should have pro-
lection when necessary"
He added that Delegate Milton
Dick then announced that it was
not the past policy of the delega-
ton TO express their feelings on pro-
posals made at similar meetings"
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1938-12-22
Intercepted Letters
No. 3

Gentlemen;
DO you think q needs outside
regulation 10 make business live
up 10 . code Of ethics?
Yours respectfully.
OSCAR.
Chamber Of Commerce.
Liberty Trust Building.
City.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1938-12-22
Comparisons

Comparisons
Comparisons Of finances are then
made with the cities of Wheeling,
Clarksburg and Lynchburg, as fol-
lows:
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
ADVERTISEMENT
Still Coughing?

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ASK for it plainly, see that the name
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you'll get the genuine product and
the relief you want.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
LEADERS
MEET SUNDAY

The Jewish Community Center
board will hold it's annual meeting
Sunday night at the center build.
ing, Sixteenth and @ Streets
Northwest, with Benjamin Ouris-
man assuming the presidency for
his third consecutive term.
Maurice Bisgyer, former execu-
tive director of the center and now
a national executive secretary for
the B'nai Birth, and Herbert L.
Willett, executive director of the
Community Chest, will be speak.
ers at the meeting. An exhibition
of the class and group work ac-
tivities of the center will be on
display, and honor awards will be
presented to outstanding interme-
diate members.
In addition to Ourisman, the
center has reelected its entire staff
of officers for the ensuing year.
These include I. S. Turover, first
vice president; Burnett Siman, Sec
ond vice president; Mrs. A. l..
Dembitz, third vice president;
Fred S. Gichner, treasurer; ISa-
dore Freund, assistant treasurer;
Abe Shefferman, recording secre-
tary, and Moe Gutenberg, CORE
spending secretary.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
WPA to Ask
No Cash

TN.S) Although the Works
Progress Administrators work
relief rolls are rapidly nearing
the saturation point Of 100000
persons as set by Congress, there
will be no requests for further
m on etary allotments, it was
learned today.
AS of the week ended January
%, the WPA rolls lacked only
some $4,000 persons to be full,
1,831,961 persons being listed on
the rolls at that date, an in.
crease of 119,901 during the pre-
viouS two weeks.
Four States showed increases in
their WPA rolls of between $500
and 5000 persons within the two
weeks ending January Is and
January %. The average increase
was approximately 1000 persons
per State, but California, in the
northern section, showed a drop
IN its rolls of 338 persons. Georgia
had 32,248 persons on WPA work
as of January %, an increase Of
l ,901 over January Is.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
FORUM SPEAKER

The Rev. A. Joseph Edwards,
pastor of the Zion Baptist Church
of Southwest Washington, will
be the principal speaker at the
Civic National Forum to be held
at the Whitelaw Hotel, Sunday, at
5 p. m. His topic will be "The
Sanctity Of Promises"
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
PRISONER GIVES
new CLUE TO
MISSING COED
Girl Taken to Pittsburgh
By 3 Men, He Says

PITTSBURGH. Jan. % GN.SO
A prisoner in the New Philadel-
phia, Ohio, jail has informed
police that Ruth Elizabeth Baum
gardner, missing Ohio Wesleyan
coed, was taken to Pittsburgh by
three of the four men secretly in
dicted for the murder OF State
Highway Patrolman George Conn,
the Sun-Telegraph said today.
The prisoner, John Gleeton, AZ,
of Pittsburgh, being held incom-
municado, has told police the miss
ing girl was taken to Pittsburgh
by three of the men charged with
the Conn murder, according to
the Sun Telegraph.
1t was through Gleeton's con-
fession. the Sun-Telegraph said,
that Pete Soreno, 81: Bernard
Masullo. "a; Booker johnson, 48,
and Charles Ford, 81, all of Pitts
burgh. we're arrested for the Conn
killing.
GIRL ALSO INDICTED
Bernice Bradley, alleged to have
been with the four men on Sep
tember 5 last when Conn was
killed, also was secretly indicted
with them by the grand jury at
CadiZ, Ohio, according to the Sun
Telegraph.
Police raided two homes last
Sunday here in an effort to learn
the whereabouts of Miss Bradley
and also to learn if the Baum
gardner girl had been placed in
either of the homes.
A resident living near one of the
houses said she had noticed a
blonde girl seated in the rear of
an automobile parked in front OF
the house about six weeks ago.
"There were two men and two
girls in the car" the informant
said. "a colored man came out
of one of the houses and got
into the car which was then
driven away"
REFUSE COMMENT
ONO SCaCe paCrOlmeu SGdGlOIleu
here in connection with the Conn
Staying declined to state if the
whereabouts of the Bradley or
Baumgardner girls had be n
traced: They said:
Members of our department
have been tracing leads in the
Eastern part of Ohio. We do
not know what has happened
there"
Private detectives and Federal
agents have been in and out Of
Cadiz, O., where the murder in
dictments were returned this week.
Apparently, they are checking
angles of the supposed abduction.
Federal agents here said:
1--WE haven't any comment to
make on the Baumgardner case
at this time"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-27

have denied it so emphatically if it was. Unless she, too, did not want it known yet. Say until after Corey graduated, perhaps.
 "You didn't answer my question" Sally said. She too, picked up a pebble, tossed it into the brook. The little circle it made widened, and then disappeared. There is only one person I shall ever become engaged to, Sally thought. And she had said she would wait-forever if need be-until that person had got the better of him.
 q just wondered" Dan re- turned. She had asked what had made him think she was engaged. But Corey had asked him not to say that he had told Dan.
 DO I act like an engaged per- sonP" Sally smiled at him.
 You act just as you should" 1" Dan said gravely. "You are a swell person, Sally Blair"
 Does that mean you've changed your mind - little? Once, you know" Sally reminded, you told me I was the sort of girl for whom you had no time at all. You said you did not believe in me-"
 "I'm sorry I said that" His gray eyes looked into hers. q was wrong. You see I had always been afraid of girls like you, girls who were so pretty, so popular, who had everything, in fact. And you well, you were the pret- tiest, the most popular of them all. Queen of the carnival. Corey Porter's girl. A glamour girl, in fact"
 "Is that such a terrible thing to be?" Sally asked.
 Terrible enough to scare me to death!" His expression was so serious that Sally laughed. You were right, when you called me a coward" Dan said, after another moment. T was-still am, guess when it comes to a girl like that. But I don't believe you are that kind of girl, Sally. Except maybe on the outside. I think, deep down inside, that you're as sweet and simple and natural as those spring beauties growing under these trees"
 Thank you, kind sir," Sally re- piled demurely. But her heart swelled with 8 fierce, warm joy. Dan did believe in her. He no longer could deny that. Oh, she must be exceedingly careful not to break that belief again. She must be the sort of girl he thought her, live up in every way to that.
 "I've changed my mind about a lot of things" Dan went on. He spoke slowly, still idly tossing a pebble now and then into the brook. He might have been thinking out loud. T see I was wrong about a lot of things, too. For instance, after I had the accident I thought it was no use going on. I didn't want to go on, to be honest. I had my life all planned out. What I wanted to do."
 No need to tell Sally what that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-27
. sERlAL STORY
 SKIS THE LIMIT ...oa sr@Dst.D. .~"R.ss ."+. HE

had been, this boy who had been king on his skis, who had been very part of the mountains in which he had been born and raised.
 "I thought this was while I was laid up - 1t would be better if I didn't get well. I hoped I wouldn't when I found out I might never walk, when knew I could never ski agaln. But I see now was 8 coward to think
 "No, mol" Sally broke in softly. She knew the extent of this boys courage.
 "Yes I was." Dams mouth was grim. "You were right, again, Sally, when you told me was afraid of the world at the foot of the mountain. You see I knew nothing about it. Then learned that someone - from that other world = wanted to help me, some one who sent for the best sur geon available to fix my leg, who paid all the expenses, who said he would stand by an see me through.
 T didn't suppose there was any, one like that in any world," Dan said. His eyes were shining now. "A man so fine, so understanding, so good. This same man, Sally sent for me to come to Boston, offered me the position I have now. This same man-and don't even know his name, as his lawyer says he prefers it that way-still believes in me that I'll come through. Is it any wonder I see things differently now? That I want to make the most of myself, repay this man for his faith in me? That am determined, not only that I'll walk as good as ever agasn, but that the day will come when I'll ski as good as ever, tool"
 "Oh, Dan." Sally's eyes were shining now. For if he could be- lieve that, he could make her be- lieve it, as well.
 Some day." Dan said grimly, "I'll be in the Olympics. Where I was headed in the first place. Some day I'll pay back every thing this man has done for me. You'll see. Sally. Nothing in this world - or any other-is going to stop mel"
 Sally could well believe that now. She had heard of faith that could conquer mountains. But she had never looked upon it before.
 (TO Be COntinue6
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-27
CHAPTER XIV

Sally and Dan were indeed friends now. Dan came out to the house often, sometimes for dinner, again to spend an evening. Occa- sionally Sally met him in the city for Q luncheon date and every Sum- day they spent the entire day to- gether. They went on long hikes, Dan swinging beside Sally, deter mined to keep step in spite of his limp, almost because of it.; they played golf; they went horseback riding, Sally mounted on Lucky Star, Dan on sorrel from her fathers stables.
 On such a day, when Sally had packed a lunch and they had tramped far into the hills, rest ing now in the shade of 8 row of weeping willows that dripped their lacy foliage into a brook Dan suddenly asked a question that had been bothering him for some time.
 sadly" he said may I ask you something? Something that's none of my business, that I've no right to ask?"
 "Of course" Sally returned promptly. She might have been another boy, in her sport skirt and Elacls, a gay handkerchief tied over her dark curls, except that no boy ever had looked as be- widening as Sally did now, stretched out on the bank, chin cupped in the palms of her hands, eyes dream-filled as they watched the lazy clouds, big puff-balls of cotton, drifting in the blue-blue sky.
 Dan swinmed a pebble across the brook before he went on. It struck the rocks on the other side. His gray eyes, too, were content; he had some of his old color back; he was not nearly so thin.
 Are you engaged to anyone, Sally Blair?" he asked, after gather long moment.
 "Engaged!" Sally strengthened up on one elbow. Whatever made you think that? No, of course not. I'm not engaged to anyone"
 ' See," Dan said. he didn't. Corey Porter distinctly had given him to understand that he was en- gagged to Sally. That night when he had brought him to her birth day party. Corey had said, "Oh, by the way, Reynolds, you might as well know, though I'd rather you didn't mention it since no one else knows about 1t yet, that Sally and I are going to be married one q these days" His tone, his whole manner as he had said this, had made 1t an established, unques- Aonable fact.
 Dut of course Sally would not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-27
STORIES IN STAMPS
One Vote Margin Elected Hoyes to Presidency
A @ A A A AAAMMM

lDISTINGUISHED Ohio attorney.
 Civil War officer, former con- gressman and popular governor. Rutherford B. Hayes was a nat 'ural selection of the Republican party in 1875 for presidential tim- Der.
 Hayes ran against Samuel J. Tilden, the Democratic nominee. The story is one of the rarest in American political annals, for SO lclose was the final contest that bitter disputes arose as to the electoral votes of several states. Contest was heaped upon contest and the decision was left with the 1 Electoral Commission. It decided lin favor of Hayes. But the count was close and when the vote was at last certi- fed it stood Hayes 185 electoral ballots and Tilden, 1884. The ma. {ority of one sufficient, Hayes was inaugurated on March 4, 1877. The Bitterness of the election shad. owed his administration almost to <He end.
 Hayes was born at Delaware. Onto. Oct. 4, 1922, was educated sf Kenyon College and Harvard Law School. He practiccd suc- z4zsfulIy at Fremont and Cincin. 1ati. He had a brilliant Civil |Fax record. He was serving his hird term of governor of Ohio 4hen he was nominated for Presi- |ent. His Washington adrninistra- |on was distinctive for it's lack l patronage.
 Hayes is shown above on q |Amp of the new U. s. regular Fies, enlarged.
 Copyright. 1898. NnA service, Ine.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-27
CRANllDM CRACKERS

Some of the following statements are true. And some false. Which are which?
 1. A mata mata is c turtle. 2. The port side of a boat is the right side.
 3. Big Ben is an English prize Fighter.
 {. Queen Elizabeth was the first woman to wear silk stockings. 5. Joan of Arc was killed in battle.
 Answers on Back Page.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-27

Most bacteria reproduce by the simple method of splitting aport. One individual becomes two, two become four, and so on. This can happen every half hour, under fa- vorable conditions. At this rate, one bacterium in A hours could give rise to 281, 800, ,000, ,000,O descend ants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-27
CAST or CHARACTERS

SALLY BLAIR - heroine. She had everything that popularity could win her, except DAN REYNOLDS - hero He might have had Sally but while he was king on skis COREY PORTER was king of the social whirl. So But go on with the story.
 ss
 Yesterday: When Dan tells Sal- Iy that some day he will make good, overcome his infirmities, she eknows she can wait for him for ever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-27

The fugus, Daedalea Quercina, is used as 8 curry-comb for horses.
Evening star., 1938-06-13
Rod and Stream

dent. Limits this year are 10 inches
Is day. The Potomac River Is con-
sidered Maryland waters. so don't fish
there for several weeks yet.
The Rockville Chapter OF the Izaak
Walton League has announced that
it will construct two additional trout
rearing ponds on Stone Farm, near
the Congressional Country Club. The
ponds will We stocked with brook and
brown trout. Recently the league re-
leased 400 hatchery trout into various
streams Of Montgomery County.
Condensed Fishing Reports.
Run cans W. RiVtS w " 1d sse1 M
e4aH,. esa5 catches d;fYao. rood rock fishing i'm
keiNFishing last week sood % one day.
. Rock Hall. Md-Fair catches here; 90
:. Broomes. Island. Nd. Capt. H. c. El-
liott-Good hardhead catches here: fish
running very large; improvement ex-
Deals Island. Nd. Capt. John R. Camp
Dow t.Sna yer very tsh., mnSh P here
River Springs. Md. Capt. Walter
rock here running from to Z pounds
each.
Wachapreague Va.-Improvement noted
here; trout running slow but other hsh
biting well; five channel bass landed one
trip.
Cape Charles. Va. Capt. Bryan Travis
New YORK party broke last years recore
by landing 81 channel bass in one day anc
few black bcnito: outlook good
Gloucester Point, Va Capt. r. g.
clopton-catching plenty of hardhead
Little Greek. Del. Cant. Irwin Pleas
anton-Fishing improved here; trout and
hardhead biting better; outlook good
Stevenson-Now taking from 26 to 900
hardhead here per boat: best in after
noon; outlook good.
South Jersey Coast-Porgies and weak
nSh running very good now.
Evening star., 1938-06-13
WOMEN FEAR ROUGH
IN WESTERN MEET
Helen Harb, Patty Berg Worried
" Rugged Course, but Babe
Didrikson Finds It Easy.

6y the A8eoclAleQ Pfees.
COLORADO SPRINGS, June Ia
Defending Champion Helen Hicks
Harb and freckled Patty Berg Of Min
neapolis, newly-crowned trans-Missis-
sippi champion, were in the No. spot
to tee OF today for the 18-hole qualify
ing round for the women's Western
open championship. Eighty-six had
entered last night. The 80 low quail
fers will begin match play tomorrow.
Mrs. Harb, whose husband, Whitney
Harb Of Little Rock Ark, is here to
watch her, said the high altitude
Broadmoor course demands nearly as
much accuracy as did Cherry Hills at
Denver for the national open.
Babe Didrikson posted her third
subpar practice round, rs. and con-
dded I'm really more confident about
winning this tournament" than any
other. She had "a and "a last week.
Red-haired Patty Berg commented
That rough Is worse than any we're
used to and the whole course Is mighty
deceptive"
Evening star., 1938-06-13
SMYTHESAIL VICTOR
BY 5.SECOND EDGE
Gains Right to Represent D. c. in
National Comet Meet by
Beating Cruit.

Werner Smythe in his Sassy Too
nosed out Clyde Cruit in his So-Big
by five seconds yesterday of Hams
Point to win the final race Of the
spring for comet class boats and gain
second place in the Potomac River
Sailing Association series and the right
to represent Washington in the class
championships in September.
The blue comet sailed the windward-
leeward course Of two laps in the COM
parative shelter of Washington Chan
mel in 50 minutes and Is seconds.
Sea Scouts of Corinthian Yacht
Club in their catboat Bobcat stuck to
their job through q squall that sent
all Of the class scurrying for lee and
by doing SO. came through with the
class A handicap crown. Harry Hum
field and E. B. Lambert's sloop Spray,
leader until yesterday, did not finish,
but will receive second place honors.
Two moths came out for their final
sail-off over one lap. They finished
in time. Jack Babcock's indigo Under
won in 40 minutes and 10 seconds.
Summaries: