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Evening star., 1939-11-16
Cafeteria Workers
Threaten 10 Picket
II u. ). BUILDINGS
800 Members of Local
Union to Walk Out
Tomorrow

A spokesman for the United Cafe
terra Workers Local All said today
that 900 employees in Welfare and
Recreation Association cafeterias
will 60 on strike tomorrow morning.
indicating that conferences called
by John M. Carmody, administrator
of the Federal Works Agency, to
avert the walkout had failed.
Jack Mink, business agent for the
local, said picket lines will be placed
around the 27 Government buildings
in which association cafeterias and
lunch counters are located, and
fully 80 per cent of the employe
personnel will walk out, including
employees at the central warehouse
The mass picketing would be the
largest labor demonstration against
the Government, from the stand
point of Federal buildings affected,
ever staged in Washington.
Trustees Meet.
The union workers aid in the
daily luncheon service of more than
$4,000 Federal employees.
The Board of Trustees of the
association, meanwhile. was meeting
today to consider possible last
minute moves to avert the strike.
Capt. F. w. Hoover, secretary and
general manager of the association
said any action taken by the board
probably would be reported directly
to Mr.. Carmody, under whose
agency the association comes.
Stalemate Indicated.
Possibility of further joint con.
ferences seemed remote. 'As fal
as my organization is concerned,
Mr.. Mink said, there are no JONI
parleys scheduled. We are read;
| to act"
The strike, originally scheduled
more than two weeks ago, was de.
layed to permit conferences with
Mr.. Carmody, who at that time wa!
on a Government mission to the
West Coast. Discussions, which con.
tinued at his Office until late las
night, ended in a stalemate, unior
leaders indicated.
Principal points at issue have beer
wage and "checkoff" clauses in g
new contract.
Evening star., 1939-11-16

the goIf patrons, With all operating
profits put back into improvement
of the links and encouragement of
the sport?
Is monopolistic control of all
the public golf courses in the District
of Columbia the best thing for the
golfers and the general good of the
sport?
Can the public golf courses in the
city of Washington be brought up
to the standard of those in other
cities?
These are a few of the questions
some $4,000 people who use the
municipal golf courses in Washing
ton. all controlled by private business
Evening star., 1939-11-16

enterprise. are asking themselves to-
day. Allied with the cogent question
of proper links facilities for a popu-
lation of more than 100000 persons,
most of whom cannot afford to pay
dues at the swanky country clubs,
is the matter of expensive lunch
room facilities, kiting costs of soft
drinks and generally expensive costs
of playing public links golf, which
usually is regarded as the cheapest
form of enjoying Americas most
popular individual game.
One manor one firm-has con-
trolled public links golf in the Dis
tSee GOLF. Page A-6)
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Tuft Junior Hioh
On the Air

The Taft Junior High
School will present a broad
cast on extra curricular activi-
ties in the junior high schools
Of the District over WMAL at
4 pm. The school orchestra
and mixed chorus, as we'll as a
cast of so students, will be
featured.
This is another in the series
of junior high school programs
sponsored by The Star, with
the cooperation of the Board
OF Education and the National
BroadcaSting Co.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
|. R. A. Hunger Strikers
Removed to Hospitals
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN. Nov. 16.-Three Irish
Republican Army hunger strikers
were removed from Jail to hospitals
today in serious condition They
had refused food since October Is.
A fourth hunger striker was re-
leased Tuesday, three days after he
had abandoned a fast started Oc-
tober IA.
The I. R. A. is outlawed.
Evening star., 1939-11-16

Secrecy shrouded the movements
of "Scarface Al" Capone today after
gangland's erstwhile czar was turned
loose by the Federal Government
at Lewisburg, Pa, having spent
seven years in prison for income
tax law violations.
Ailing and with his former mob"
under a shadow in the recent slay-
ing of Chicago race track oper-
ator, Capone was given his uncon-
ditional release at Lewisburg Peni-
tentiary early this morning.
But then he disappeared-still in
company of Federal officers-as ef-
fectively as if he had been put once
again behind the grim walls of
Alcatraz. What freedom meant to
him, other than removal of the
handouts and an end to barred
cells. Federal prison authorities re-
fused to disclose.
Bennett Tells of Release.
Hours after Capone's release was
effected, James v. Bennett. director
of the Federal Prison Bureau. gave
this account:
Capone, who had been held In
Terminal Island Prison. Calf. for
10 months after having been re-
moved from Alcatraz because of i'll
health, arrived at Lewisburg at
am. today
Capone was not handcuffed as he
was brought across the country by
train but he was accompanied by
DR.. George Hess, chief medical Of
flcer at Terminal Island. and three
Federal officers Mr.. Bennett said
the guard was furnished only be-
cause the Justice Department be-
lieved it advisable and not at the
request of Capone.
AT Harrisburg, Pa, the party was
met by Lewisburg Prison officials
and the trip to the penitentiary was
made by automobile Capone, Mr..
Bennett said, was taken in the
main gate of the penitentiary and
| out another gate. No relatives met
him, and as he left Lewisburg for
an unannounced destination, he was
accompanied by Warden Henry C.
Hill of Lewisburg, DR.. Hess and one
unnamed person.
Silent on Physical Condition.
Director Bennett declined to COM
ment on Capone's physical condition,
but said he would make a statement
on that later. The one-time gang
overload has been reported suffer-
ing from paresis, brain disease.
Capone, it was explained, wore
clothing issued at the prison, but
his pockets did not contain the
$40 ordinarily handed Federal con-
victS on discharge. Though the ex =
gangSter was not met by relatives.
the Associated Press said there were
indications he was to have a meet
ing with his brother. Ralph Capone.
The Justice Department had used
every effort to keep Capone's move
mentS secret. 1t has been assumed
for several days that he had been
removed from Terminal Island, but
1t was said at the Prison Bureau
yesterday that his release date was
November l9.
Explaining why Capone'S dis
charge came before the 18th, Mr..
Bennett said the decision to re-
lease MIN was based on a petition
filed by attorneys requesting credit
for three days Capone spent in
Federal custody between October
"a, 1881. and October 27, 1881, the
date on which the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals suspended
execution of judgment under which
he was originally sentenced on Oc-
tober "a, 1881.
Mr.. Bennett said there would be
some watch of Capone's condition
but declined to say how long he
would be given this attention.
In LeWisburg, it was believed Ca
(See CAPONE. Page A-3D
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Mother and Daughter
Die in Delaware Fire
BY the Associated Press,

CLAYTON, Del, Nov. 16.-A
mother and her 2-year- -old daughter
perished in fire which swept their
farm home near Clayton last night.
Flremen found Mrs. Walter Ry-
der's body on the floor of a second
story room and the baby's body in a
crib nearby. The 32-year-old woman
apparently was overcome attempting
to rescue her daughter.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Britain Prohibits Imports
OF Fresh Fruit From j. ).

B, the Associated Press
LONDON, Nov. 16-Exports of
fresh fruit from the United States
to the United Kingdom virtually
have been prohibited effective today.
Under Britains wartime laws
licenses for fruit imports will be
granted for some parts of the en-
pire. but it was said authoritatlvely
that none would be granted at pres
ent for the United States.
Officials of the British food min
istry would not say when trade in
American fruits might be resumed
1t was asserted. however, that
Britain can hardly squander her
foreign currencies in fruit when
there are such things as war ma
terials to be bought and paid for ir.
America
Evening star., 1939-11-16
B U IL etin

BATON ROUGE, La, Nov. I6
P.-Sheriff Newman H. De Bret
ton announced that DIR. James
Monroe Smith, former Louisiana
State University president, at
tempted to commit suicide this
morning in his Jail cell by slash
ing his foot with a razor blade.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Profitable, Private Monopoly
Controls Public Links Golf
Woshington's Expanding Facilities for Game
Are Under Par Despite Excellent Advantages
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

why are Wasngos public golf courses potentially fine
in the country, inferior to those in other cities?
Why the public
private monopoly
profit to play public links
Why the public golf links solely
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Shenandoah Growers Hit.

The British prohibition mas a
considerable significance for apple
growers of the Shenandoah Valley
in Virginia and West Virginia. Of
the 10000 900 bushels of apples ex-
ported from all parts of the United
States in 1888 43 per cent went to
England. The Shenandoah orchard
men expected the British ban and
have been framing their marketing
plans on that basis for several
months.
Marketing restrictions abroad were
cited by Gov. Price of Virginia today
in proclamation of November 20-26
as Apple Week in the State. He
urged citizens to make every possible
use of apples to offset the loss of the
foreign market.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Capone Freed;
Whereabouts
Now a Mystery
Disappears With
Federal Agents
At Lewisburg, Pa.
BULLETIN.

AL Capone is patient at Union
Memorial Hospital in Baltimore,
it was disclosed early this after
noon. DR.. Clyde B. Frost, di-
rector of the hospital, declared
in a brief statement: Alfonso
Capone entered Union Memorial
Hospital today for observation.
He is a patient of DR.. Joseph E.
Moore"
Evening star., 1939-11-16

(See CHEST, Page ABB
Evening star., 1939-11-16

(see MANASSAS. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-11-16

(See CAPONE, Page A-3D
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(See MOSCOW, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-11-16

Continued on Page A-4, Column 2.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Weather Forecast

Fair and warmer, with lowest about 40
tonight; tomorrow cloudy, with mild
temperature followed by rain. Tenn
peratures today-Highest, 72, at
pm; lowest, 80, at $50 am.
From the United states wea ther rureau report
Full details on Page Az
Evening star., 1939-11-16

tSee GOLF, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1939-11-16

(See MURPHY, Page ABB
Evening star., 1939-11-16

Continued on Page A-9)
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
The Closed Shop

We are surprised that the Cumberland
Times sees. or pretends to see. something
wrong and unholy in the demand Of the
United Mine Workers for closed shop.
The management of the Cumberland
Times itself runs something akin to closed
shop in connection with its advertising po-
Icy. with the exception to be noted that its
application does not benefit the public
As all Cumberland business men know
the Cumberland Times will not accept dis
play advertising unless the same advertise
ment is given to the Cumberland News.
The Cumberland News. in return. will
not accept display advertising unless it is
given to the Cumberland Times.
But the advertiser may protest, docs
not the morning paper and the evening paper
20 to practically the same subscribers on the
same day"
Well the management remains adam
ant You either advertise in both papers or
you advertise in none We wonder what kind
of a closed shop the Times editor would term
that?
However, the management makes eXcep-
tions in the case of legal advertisements.
Rather than lose this lucrative form of bust
ness. il allows legal advertisements to he
printed in one paper only-a plan which per-
mits. for example, the publication Of the
County Levy List in only the Republican"
Cumberland News.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
The State Armory

Many organizations in town. both labor
and civic, have often expressed wonder about
the ownership and management of the State
Armory in Cumberland.
The Armory is about the only suitable
building for large public events in the nature
of meetings, dances, etc
However, we know of several instances
in which organizations have been unable to
rent the Armory because of the virtual mon
oply granted to roller skating operations. In
fact, the facade of the Armory has perma-
nent sign up advertising the roller skating
rink.
Perhaps the matter is entirely in order
and those in charge may have the right to
make such arrangements. We are not aware
of the nature of the ownership of the State
Armory, but it would seem that there is suf-
ficient resentment expressed at varying
times that full statement on the matter
might be in order.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Editorial Page
The Mine Lockout

The Cumberland Sunday Times writes
edtorially that the idleneSs Of the coal
miners looks like crazy business We has
entirely different reasons.
The Sunday Times asks. why are the
100000 miners idle when there is work for
them to do
The answer is because the coal opera
tors very definitely refused to contract with
the Times would only follow our news col
ums more closely he would have read that:
|. The contract between miners and OPP
orators expired on April /, 1889
,. That representatives of both sides
met in Joint session on March ID, 1889 and
the miners proposed that they remain at
work under the same conditions if new
agreement had not beeen negotiated by the
date of eXpiry. April list
;. That the representatives of the coal
operators flatly refused to entertain the pro-
posa to continue work after April LIST.
l. The miners then offered to continue
the existing contract for six months pending
the working out of a basic scale. The opera
tors rejected the proposal.
}. Later the miners offered TO continue
operations after April /. 1889. on existing
conditions. with either side given the privi-
lege Of cancellation on thirty days notice.
Again the operators rejected the offer.
Intelligent readers will be able to judge
for themselves why the mines are idle John
l.. Lewis says. we assert that the records
show that the Mine Workers made every eff
fort to keep the industry in operation, but
the operators were blndly determined upon
the lockout in the industry which is now in
effect
The record stands against the Cumber-
land Times editorial bias.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
WPA Secrecy

There is another serious aspect of the
WPA reductions which calls for some inveS-
LEGATION.
We refer TO the manner of selecting the
individuals to be dropped from the projects.
From the nature Of individual complaints
and visits to this paper by some of those dis
charged il would seem that the WPA Off
cials have used the occasion to exert their
feelings against the organization of WPA
workers
II is an accepted fact among organ
lied labor and WPA workers that the
State Administration has always set its face
sternly against organization of the WPA
workers and in numerous instances violated
and denied them their established rights.
This paper published enough facts last fall
to show beyond all doubt that such a Situa-
tion existed
1t is Il rule of the federal administration
that discharged WPA workers are entitled to
be given reason or reasons for discharge.
The individuals discharged under the recent
reductions were all given slips marked cur
tailmcnt 70 project.
Upon applying to the head of the WPA
organization for this district. Mr. II. Tar
ring. Ir. these individuals have been told
that he is not permitted to inform them Of
any reasons for their selection for the AK.
When this paper asked for statement on
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Hear The Issues

Last edition We printed letter that the
editor of the Cumberland News was afraid
to publish in his letter columns.
The Wagner Act should be OF vital in
terest to all workers and employers What
are the real facts? Why does the press lie !?
Who is back of the demand for change? All
interesting questions And the meeting
which Local %. United Rubber Workers Of
America has arranged for Saturday night
will be a fine place to hear the answers. It
will be fine place to ask questions. to deli
yer opinions.
The Executive Board OF the United Rub
Der Workers of America will be on the plat
form. They are en- route TO Washington to
give their views on the Wagner Act. The
United Rubber Workers are mighty fond Of
the Wagner Act. The management of the
Kelly Tire plant hates the Wagner Act. II
YOU read the history of the long struggle of
Local % YOU will know that the union likes
the Act because il gave them redress over
the tyrannical and unprincipled bounding
which the management practiScd on union
members. It made the Kelly management
climb down off its high horse and treat its
employees like human being with rightS-it
made them pay the wages Of the unionists
they bounded from their plant. So the man
agement does not like the Act We leave you
TO guess why the Cumberland press does not
like the Wagner Act and why its dcSccnds to
lying about it in its editorial columns and
SuppresSing news of its in its news columns.
We think il will be fine thing for the
editors Of those papers TO come along to the
meeting on Saturday night and express their
quaint points of view-and possibly stay TO
be educated. All welcome to the meeting on
Saturday night
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

the manner in which the individual dis
charges were decided upon he informed us
that we would have to ask Frederick officials.
When we talked to Frederick and inquired
of the official whose name appears on each
individual slip we were told that she was not
authorized to make any statements and that
We should contact the area representative.
Active workers in the WPA organization
have been cut off with on regard to the size
of their families Project stewards. branch
Officers and many Of the foremost of the
organized WPA workers have been given
discharge slips. There are some mighty sus-
picou> circumstances surrounding these dis
charges which Stems to account for the re-
luctancc fthe WPA officials here to make
public the basis on which the selections were
made
The Voice Of Labor knows OF one in
stance in which the WPA worker is the
chairman Of the local WPA branch of WPA
workers. has five members in his family. was
a good or efficient enough worker to do
mechanics work for aborer's pay for long
period and has been given a discharge mark
ed "curtailmcnt OF project Single men and
men without children are retained on the
Job.
There is mean Job of discrimination
We are going to give our readers some de-
tails in the near futucr unless these inius-
tees arc corrected.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
GUESSED RIGHT

The fat man and his wife were
returning TO their seats in the
theatre after the intermiSSion
Did / tread on your toes as !
went out?" he asked man at the
end OF row
You did" replied the other grim
IS. expecting at least an apology
The fat man turned TO his wife.
All right. Mary he said. this
is our row.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
BY LEN DE CAUX

cross rampant or the leaning tower
OF Pisa?
Rat-Swall0wers
II some students swallow mice. is
their appetite any more abnormal
than that the AL when 1t swal-
lows every kind OF IA, outfit formed
TO disrupt legitimate labor unions?
After the AL leaders took In the
Strikebreaking Blue Card company
union to fight the Mine. Mill and
Smelter Workers union in the mid
die west. anything might have been
expected
But since then they have Swal-
lowed almonsi anything in sight
whether il walks or totterS OH two
legs or crawls on It's stomach. II
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

People who look for reasons for
everything are trying TO explain the
latest STYLES III womens hats.
Adult persons OF otherwise sound
mind may be seen on every side
with curious structures on their
heads that defy description.
Nor i, this type OF goodness con-
fined 70 one sex.
Woman. that "mlnlstcring angel
when pain and anguish wrack mans
brow, is after all entitled 10 wrack
her own brow with any kind of hat
she pleaseS
But what can be said for the
male sex when members Of It's Spe-
cies deliberately swallow live gold
FISH and mice?
The times are out OF JOINT, say
the explainers. So women wear hats
that rcsumble every shift in the
changing map OF Europe; male stu
dents swallow live FISH like Hitler
and Mussolini swallow whole coun-
tries; and both sexes get themselves
as much out OF joint as the times.
IN jittcrbug contests.
Prevailing Crariness
II womenS hats and college stu
dents habits are goofy. the psyche
losists explain. they are reflection
OF the prevailing craziness OF their
environment
What can be said for instance
Tor coal operators who lock out hun
dreds OF thousands OF miners. de-
priye a whole country Of coal and
threaten to wreck their industry
rather than reach rational agree
mcnr with a union which has done
more for the industry then they
could ever do for themselves
As for swallowing goldfish, what
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

only they think II will spite the
unions OF the Clio.
The students swallow goldfish for
the glory" Of their alma mater.
while the AL leaders charter ratty
dual unions In the name OF labor
unity"l
Both are as careless OF the inner
commissions they invite. as are the
employers who invite industrial dis
order and conflict by encouraging
busting dual outfits and seek
ing to destroy the Wagner act.
signs Of Sanity
But let us not paint the picture
too darkly. Most women are keep
ing their heads. even II We wonder
how they keep their hats OH them.
For one student who swallows gold
fish. there are million who prefer
steak and onions.
The commonsense OF a peaceloving
world is being aroused TO deter
mination TO check the warmania OF
Fascist and Nazi aggrcSsorS
There are even signs OF aniiy In
Congress: and recent local election
trends should have SOLDERING cf-
feet on those reactionaries who
managed to get a jag on from the
iimblciulS OF comfort provided them
By the last elections.
In Baltimore, Chicago. Los Ange-
lcS and other cities, the more rcac-
tionary old deal elements were
roundly trounced by labor and pro-
gressive voters. SO the tories need
not coun, their 1870 chickens so
hopefully before they are Matched
Building the CIO
As for the labor movement itSel!
the signs are most encouraging.
Green Is becoming almost hysier-
zeal III hts efforts 10 whip some fol-
lowing into line behind his anti
labor amendments to the Wagner
act His alliance with the National
Association Of Manufacturers and
the Chamber OF Commerce Oh this
subject has opened the eyes OF many
workers in the AFL. so that there
IS growing unity III resistance 10
all amendments to the labor act.
As TO Green's goldfish swallow
ing antics IN regard 10 splinter
dual unions and rejected labor lead
cts. these too are causing SubStan-
ial revulSion among the workers.
All intelligent workers know that
10 improve their conditions thcy
need the strength OF single united
dnion That is why they continue Il
vote their preference for the in.
duStrial unionism OF the CLIO. rather
than the craft division OF the AL
And that Is why they recognize al
attempts TO promote minority
breaksways as anti-labor moves
even when these have the blessing
OF Bill Green himself.
Green may yet 90 down III history
against his will. as builder q,
labor unity and the CLIO. For II he
continues his present tactics. he vii
drive most OF his followers TO Seck
the unity they desire within tho
growing ranks OF the CIO
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Looking Ahead
(;oof and Goldfish


kinds OF indigestion is William
Green not inviting BY gulping down
that jumping Jonah. Homer Martin.
whom the auto workers refused 10
stomach?
Or consider the Wagner act hear
ing in Washington Every kind OF
amendment is being proposed 10
enable anii-labor employers 10 in
terfere with the workers right TO
organize. TO permit them TO pro-
mote company unions, and 10 wreck
the whole labor act IN dozen other
ways-and these amendments are
actually sponsored by leaders OF the
American Federation OF Labor
Is there any wonder that some
womcns hats resemble double