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Evening star., 1939-09-21
Suspension Of |. I. u,
May Result From
4. F. Of |. Action
Break Is Expected If
Convention Delegates
Fail to Pay Assessment
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The American Federation of
. Labor, 1t was learned last night. has
taken action which may result in
suspension of one of its Oldest af-
filiates, the International Typo
graphical Union.
William Green, A. F. of L. presi-
dent, said the 1. T. US last check
for regular per capita taxes had
been returned to the union, and
that the typographical organization
would be automatically suspended"
if its delegates appeared at the
A. F. of l.. convention in Cincin-
natl next month unprepared to pay
1.-The special assessment arrearage.
The return of the check, Mr..
Green said, was in accordance with
an A. F. of L. Executive Council
order issued at the councils Allan
tic City meeting last August. This
order was a result of the I. r. us
refusal to pay, special assessment
levied in 1887 to provide war chest
to combat c. I. O. organizing cam
paigns.
No Definite Break Yet.
Mr.. Green said the refusal to re-
ceive and credit the per capita tax
check was not in itself a definite
break in formal relations between
the union and Federation. He indi-
Gated the break may come at the
Cincinnati convention.
UNLESS the Typographical dele
gates come to the convention pre-
pared to pay what they owe on spe-
cial assessments" Mr.. Green said,
"the union will be automatically sus-
pended under the Federation rules
.and regulations.
ANY further action beyond sus-
pension would have to be taken
by the convention
Since it was levied in 1887, the
I. T. U. has refused to sanction
payment of the special assessment
by its membership of approximately
10000. The assessment, like the
regular per capita tax, amounts
to one cent per member each month.
Delegates Elected by 1. T. U.
At its recent Fort Worth, Tex,
convention, the Typographical Union
. left its position against payments
of the assessment unchanged, but
voted to send delegates to the
A. F. L. convention.
Typographical delegates were seat
ed at the 1888 convention in what
was regarded as a compromise ar
rangement, the unions leaders de-
claring they would try to win ap-
proval for the special levy before
the 1899 meeting
The controversy in the I. T. U.
over the special assessment was
reported to be interviewer with the
A. F. L.-C. I. o. war. Members of
the union are reported to be sharp
ly divided in opinion on the four
year-old labor split, and I. T. U.
leaders at various times have urged
reunion of the two warning camps.
Evening star., 1939-09-21

time he did. not consider his work
in this city completed.
Asked today what his answer
would be this time, DR.. Powell ex-
planned he had taken 1t under ad-
visement, intended to get all the
facts" before him, and consider the
matter for some time, before reach
ing q decision.
DR.. Powell, who has been in WASH
ington as dean Of the Cathedral for
more than two years, came here
from Baltimore, where he was rec
tor of Emmanuel Church. He is
a native of Alabama, attended the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, was
graduated from the University of
Virginia in 1917, and from the Vir-
ginia Theological Seminary at Alex
andria. Va, in 1920. He was or
dained in June, 1920.
Evening star., 1939-09-21
Two U. S. Army Flyers
Killed in Plane Crash
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PANAMA, Panama, Sept. 21-Lt
Thomas c. Smith, 26, a native of
West Virginia, and Corpl Donald w
Jackson, 26. two United States Army
flyers, were killed in a crash of their
combat plane yesterday.
The plane, taken aloft in a train
ing flight, burned after hitting the
ground 10 miles northeast of Rio
Hato, where the Army maintains an
emergency landing field.
1t. Smith came to Albrook Field
from Kelly Field and has a father
and mother in the United States.
Other information concerning the
dead flyers was not available at
once.
Evening star., 1939-09-21
Thompson to Lecture
In journalism at G. w.

John w. Thompson. jr., of the
editorial staff of The Star has been
appointed to the faculty Of George
Washington University as lecturer
in Journalism, DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, president of the university
announced today.
A native of Washington, Mr.
Thompson was graduated from
Princeton in 1886, serving on The
Star staff since that time as schools
editor. Mr.. Thompson will conduct
the class in journalism survey.
Evening star., 1939-09-21

went into effect last April and at
that time . classification system
providing minimum wage scale
and annual promotions was begun.
Labor Department conciliaGors,
meanwhile, continued efforts to
break a strike of 400 dump truck
operators who walked out more than
q week ago after demands for wage
increases had been refused by the
operators. The strikers are mem
bers OF the Drivers, Chauf1eurs and
Helpers Union, Local No. 639, an
American Federation Of Labor afili-
ate,
Evening star., 1939-09-21
Dean Powell Gets
New0ffer 10 Serve
As Louisiana Bishop
Call From Diocese
Council Is Token
Under Consideration

The Very Rev. Noble G. Powell,
dean Of Washington Cathedral, and
warden Of the College of Preachers
today said he had taken under
consideration" his second offer to
become Episcopal bishop of Louisi-
ana.
The offer was extended as a result
Of action taken late yesterday by
the Episcopal Council of the Dio-
cese Of Louisiana In session at Baton
Rouge, La.
Last spring DR.. Powell declined
to accept similar offer which had
been extended, asserting at that
Evening star., 1939-09-21
Grain CIoqs Railroads

WINNIPEG, Sept 81 (Canadiar
Press Heavy movement of West
ern Canadas 1899 grain crop from
prairie farms to shipping points at
the head of the Great Lakes has
created serious problems for rail
carriers, j. A. Brass, secretary of the
Railway Association of Canada, sale
yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-09-21
Movie Tax Asked

European motion pictures recently
have become more popular in Mex
leo than those made at home and
this has caused Mexican producers
to ask the government to levy an
import tax on them.
Evening star., 1939-09-21

United States last Saturday said
last night he could neither confirm
nor deny a report that he would
become a British subject.
He was captain In both the Brit.
ish and the United States Armies in
the World War.
Evening star., 1939-09-21

Nearly 5000 species Of birds and
barnyard fowl were exhibited at
the agricultural show in Moscow.
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
No, 'Tain't!

And, Johnny Federal croaked
today: Speaking Of propaganda,
I suppose by this time Herr Goeb-
bels has decided that gazing upon
another's wife with covetious eyes
is not the proper gander!'
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
Food Aplenty

Interior Incidents: Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Smith, Secretary's
Office, spent Christmas consuming
a 25-pound turkey in Norfolk aided
and abetted by 26 relatives
Mrs. Margaret HUNT, supervisor
Of Interiors phone girls reports
that each Of the 10 girls received
a promotion at Christmas time
So that's what Secretary Tckes
meant when he announc d
through the press that he likes to
play Santa Claus! Jean Kava-
nagh, Land Office, who signs the
Presidents name to land grants,
and Evelyn Adams, who counter.
signs them, crashed the movies re-
Gently via the news reels
Hazel Beeler, Appointments, spent
the holidays in her native Vir-
ginia Sad note: Mrs. Josephine
DAILY Allen, Chief Clerks Office,
was called to Deer Lodge, Mon
tana, recently by the serious ILL.,
ness Of her mother.
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
Almost Slipped

Near Tragedy: In big depart
ment is a lad who for months
has pined to bring his family to
Washington from the Midwest,
but never could because of cash
lack Recently, however, a
feminine friend had the bright
idea of asking a dime from a
large number of people in several
buildings occupied by the depart
ment, not realizing that such an
act Is strictly against the rules
Of the agency Everything was
proceeding nicely for awhile, until
somebody protested, with the re-
suit that both the feminine friend
and the lonely family man were
told they must desist on pain of
dismissal Luckily, however,
further punishment was not
pressed in view Of their obvious
innocence.
The Washington times., 1939-01-05

even have jobs" and who adds
he must insert newspaper (not
The Times, which he reads) in
his shoes each day to keep out
moisture as he seeks a job. I'D
willingly work in a vault if I had
the chance" he declared And
In the mail is another of those
anonymous missives telling us to
please call the U. s. Park Police
before you print anything about
how the cops put tickets on the
Government employees cars!".
Why, Mr.. Anonymous, when we
know our story was true?
The Washington times., 1939-01-05

''Writing about the old Rules, U.
8. Civil Service Commissioner Ord
way said: The principal defects
were 8. Inroads Of veterans
preference The article adds:
referring to the effects Of the
Orders, which will go into opera
ton on February /, Commissioner
Ordway said: The new rules
should go far to alleviate the OBJ
StacleS of veterans preference"
e. On the same page the maga-
zine then presents a signed Yule
article of December 10 by the
President, which reads: ITO All
Disabled Veterans-To you, who in
time of national peril, have de-
Tended your country with courage,
fortitude and heroic self-sacrifice,
I extend my heartfelt holiday
greetings. 1t is my earnest wish
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
Seeks Restitution

Renewed efforts this winter are
to be made on the Hill to provide
some degree Of justice in the case
Of the death of an 11-year-old lad
through a D. C. National Guard
truck on June %, 1888 A $10.-
900 claim will be asked by the
Legionnaire father, a member Of
Kenna-Main Post The child,
standing behind an ice cream
truck, parked SO feet west Of
Third Street on the north side of
Maine Avenue s. W., was caught
between it and the other vehicle
and crushed to death The
National Guard machine was tow
ing another three-ton truck at
the time, the two being hitched
together by chain so that they
we're bumper to bumper, and fail
ure o. one to make left turn
properly is said to have caused
the accident The case will
come before the Claims Commit
tee, when the latter is set up.
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
Reorganization, ct AL.

Hill-AritieS: Plans for reorgani-
cation are expected to get under
way on Capitol Hill as soon as
seven vacancies are filled on the
important Ways and Means Com
mittee, a special rule being needed
to inaugurate Administration de-
sireS The American Federation
Of Labor, which will again oppose
any attempt to create a one-man
Civil Service administrator, re-
ports continued strength in its
number of friends on the COM
mittee ,. The battle for elimina-
ton of the average clause" the
law which prevents promotion of
many deserving workers, will also
get under way this week when
Charles Stengle, AFGE leader,
presents his case before Chair
man Woodrum. Of the Independ.
ent offices Committee Stengle
believes ultimate victory will be
forthcoming.
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
He Wouldn't Kick

The Pipple Pop Off: Yester-
days pillar outlining letters by a
WPAer peeving over conditions
on the Archives project produced
a turbulent TRADE from lad who
points out that hundreds of us
don't even have SIS week." and
that WPAers are darn lucky to
The Washington times., 1939-01-05

an Veterans
B u | ! e t S, a
monthly publi-
cation, for aneg-
edly hitting at
vets preference
H e a d e d,
LESS Veterans
Preference" q
Page l article
declares: In
June, 1898, Pres
ident Roosevelt
signed E x e C u
t / v e Orders
changing t h e
civil Service
The Washington times., 1939-01-05

If you miss Martha Egg
berth in Unfinished Sym
phOny," at the Little The
ater, it's your own fault. :.
The Little, you should know,
is on Ninth, near F.
Ice cream, even at this sea-
son, is the favOrite dish of
most of us, but to really know
the delicacy you should try
H Zig his. There's a High
Store operating at 1908 Four.
teenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
Maybe So

Modest Sam Barrett's IDRA
News items the following-"NEWS
NOTE: Fort Hunt, Va, Dec. 49,
Anthony Eden, M. c. M. p, Brit
ish glamour man, en- route to
Mount Vernon, stops off to inspect
the CCC Camp at the place made
famous as the scene of the IDRA
annual Field Day Outings" q.
Gosh, Sam, don't tell us you drop
into the editorial room of the Lon
don Times, too, on behalf of your
beloved association!
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
WOIOerines, Note

Cooks and librarians desiring to
compete for Michigan Civil Serv-
ice jobs should write now to the
Civil Service Department, Ian
sing, for information.
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
Speaking Of Government
Workers
By J. Earle MOSer
AFTERMATH

AFTERMATH
TtDns the night AFTER Year and all through
Was a terrible litter; not a mouse
Would remain the pl1ce-GltouDh that doesn't matter
You'd think in my dDeLing there nued the Mad Halter!
GGudy neckties tossed each table and chair
hope that friends the beGuts that there;
Ladies hGnEteS and tDh1t-notS hither and yon
Here lay some bright tinSel and there bon-bon
The maid in despair, had rushed up to the attic,
For confusion had rendered her slightly erTdttc,
But / still think the seasons bit OF all right;
Happy Neu Year du-Gnd to all GOOD NIGHT
r. /. EGAN.
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
TRIANGLE JOTTINGs

Civil Service Commissioner Sam
Ordway is taken to task in the. cur
rent edition of the Disabled Ameri-
The Washington times., 1939-01-05

for you and those dear to you this
Christmas season will be one Of
happiness and hope, and that the
New Year will see your restoration
to comfort and health in a happy
nation long destined, in the Provi-
dence of God, to remain at peace"
=. Perhaps the boys should get
together!
The Washington times., 1939-01-05

One-pOund boxes of deli.
ciOuS ORIGINAL VELATI
chocolates or carameIs are
presented to: FRED BAU-
MANN, GPO (recent birth
day.; ANNA MATES, Inter
nal Revenue birthday to-
day.; III. T. THOMAS, PWA
(Sam Barrett likes him).
Candy will be presented at
either store, Ninth and G
SITS. N. w., or 6O9 Fourteenth
st. N. w.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-17
APPLES SHOULD BE.
PICKED, NOT PULLED

College Station, Raleigh, Aug. II.
Apples should be picked" and not
pulled" from the tree, says H. r.
NisWonger, horticulturist of the State
College Extension Service, in ad-
vising orchardists and farmers to
harvest their fruit crop carefully.
Don't squeeze, pinch, or dent the
apple with the fingers" he said. "In
the words of the Italian fruit deal
er, If you musta pincha da fruit,
don't pincha da apple; but pincha da
cocoanut'."
Nswonger pointed out that it costs
NiswOnger pointed out that it costs
an apple orchard, yet many persons
throw away their profits by handling
the fruit care!essly at harvest time.
Bruised apples bring. lower prices,
and according to some investigators,
a culled pile of apples will contain Is
to 20 per cent Of fruit which is not
diseased or overripe, but merely
bruised, he added.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-17

this group: Programs over the redio
could be beneficial And, ,@.if neces-
sary, the government should appre-
hend all of the SO-called NaziS and
Communists, destroy their lltera-
ture and put a muffler on their in
SidiOuS speeches.
In the old historical days there
were regiments of notorious, cynical
men who fired shot after shot that
snuffed out the lives of traitors,
liars, thieves and spies, and even in
some parts Of the world today this
means Of annihilating their worth
less traitors and spies is still eX-
listing. We realize that death in any
form or way is gruesome and hor-
rible. We like to think of life as i'm
mortal and continuous, but we real
ize that death will eventually come.
Undoubtedly if all spies and traitors
knew if they were apprehended
that grim firing squad would hush
their vile tongues, then the traitors
and spies would soon diminish in
our country Why are we Americans
going to sit by and watch these
NazieS and Communists overthrow
our government, seize our land and
destroy our freedom? If all the
Nazis and Communists were seized
and given thirty days to leave
America or face an array of guns
that would silence them forever,
then America would soon be free of
these vile demons.
Every one interested in American
ism and the prolonging of our free
dom should read the August 5, 1899,
issue of Liberty how Stain is using
the New Deal for the propagation of
his pet ideas.
HENRY AYSCUE.
Henderson, Route /.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-17
OTHERS VIEWS
CAN WE SAVE AMERICA

To the Editor:
The greatest country in the world
today is America. In America we
may worship as we please, speak
as we please unless we include an
enormous amount of profane words
in public and even now that seems
more popular than usual. We go to
picture shows, go swimming go for
rides in the moonlight, making love
to some winsome, dazzling blonde,
or some of the timid, unfortunate
morons loose their nickles trying to
beat the innocent looking marble
tables: Obviously we refer to this
variety of entertainments as free
dom. This is what our forefathers
sailed from England on a hazardous
and perpleXing voyage, SO they could
worship and speak as they pleased.
Freedom is what they fought and
died for, yet it seems incrediable
and preposterous that we Americans
should tolerate viii. sorle of Inc
bizzare things that are happening
in our free country today. America
Will I'D 1C1 Il1C oOIl, IlCAlIlCl Otlo lctCr
tories and 55 per cent Of the worlds
gold seems to be perverting into
the hands of of our numerous enc
mics who are constantly opening
the lid to our private affairs and
visualizing an intimate glimpse Of
the inside. These so-called Com
munists and Nazis are prowling
throughout the United States making
salacious speeches and distributing
their filthy literature hoping that
some unWary person will be be-
witched in one of their ominous pit
falls
But what do we Americans do?
Probably nothing, for this is the
United States of America, the free
country. We remain silent while
these Nazis and Communist leaders
open up their offires and proceed
with their speeches and distributing
their literature. But every American
should cooperate in an intense drive
to rid America of these lustful mon
sters. Magazines and newspapers
should try to make it unpleasant for
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-17
Checking On
About Ended

College Station, Raleigh, Aug. II.
Checking Of compliance with
Triple-A allotments for 1889 is 81
per cent complete in the State, it was
announced today by E. Y. Floyd,
AAA executive officer at State Col
lege. Of the 225,47O farms in the
State eligible for participation in the
crop control and agricultural conser-
vation program, 140,4 ,409 have been
visited and checked by the 2,O31 field
supervisors.
Floyd urged that farmers cooperate
with the field supervisors in obtain
ing data on compliance in order that
the work may be expedited. eve
want to know how many farmers are
complying with allotments and how
many soil-building practices they
plan to carry out, SO that future pro-
grams may be designed to meet the
greatest needs" the AAA officer
aid.
A complete program for each farm,
showing what crops are being con-
trolled and how much, and the eX-
tent of agricultural conservation is
evolved from the compliance work
now being done.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-17
Raleigh Is
Stirred Over
Dog Killing
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Waiter Hotel.
~ IIENPV AVEDVVT

Raleigh, Aug. 17.-Raleigh has for
the time being put aside politics,
business and recreation and given
itself almost exclusively over to
rage and resentment at the action
of Plainclothes Officer Oliver Smith
in clubbing a tan mongrel to death
on one of the city's busiest streets
Tuesday.
1t can be safely said, however,
that an overwhelming majority Of
this capital city's citizens will not be
satisfied with reprimand for the
officer and it is equally safe to say
that the same vast majorl%y consid-
er the Commissioner Powell state
ment entirely inadequate and far
too mild to meet the situation, in re-
ferring to the incident merely as an
unfortunate" affair.
The commissioners action in or
dering that no more dogs be killed
in the business area" also brought
caustic. criticism and the interpre-
tatiOn that he considers brutal stu
pidity perfectly all right so long as
it is not exhibited in the "business"
area. The critics point out that if it is
wrong to do the same thing unob-
out on a main street, it's just as
wrong to do the same thing uneb-
served
Calm, level-headed observers of
the incident Monday declare flatly
that there was danger Of really SER
ious trouble, so flaming was the in
dignation of those who saw the dog
done to death. The slightest over
act could have precipitated a riot of
major proportions.
At all events. it is certain that
it has been a long time since a city
has risen so spontaneously to as
sert the right of even the cur of
lowest degree to humane treatment.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-17

TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1786-David Crockett, Tennessee
pioneer, Indian lighter, arontlerS-
man, and q popular congressman,
born in Hawkins county, Tenn. Died
at the Alamo, Texas, Macn 6, 1886.
18O7-Asahel Grant, Utica, N. Y.
physiclan-missionary 10 the Nestor-
ians of Asia. oorn in Marshall, N.
Y. Died in A-ia. April "a, 1874.
1838-Laura De Force Gordon,
Stockton, Calf. newspaper editor,
publisher, suffragist, pioneer Cali
fornia lawyer, porn N Erie county,
Pa. Dleo Aprn b, 1877
1939-(10O years ago) Thomas j..
Morgan, Union officer, Baptist
clergyman, scrool head, ccmmiss-
ioner of Indian affairs, promoter Of
schools for the colored, born at
Franklin, IND. Died July 13, 1902.
1858-Ha~ry B. Thayer, president
of American Telephone from 1919
to 1925, porn at .Northfield, VT. Died
September 3, 1886.
187O-Richmond P. Hobson, Span
ish War hero. narcotics evil lec-
turer, born at Greensboro, Ala. Died
in New York, March Is, 1887.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-17
Drown1ings On
The Increase

Raleigh, Aug. 17.-NOrth CarOl1na's S
epidemic of deaths by drowning con-
tinues unabated, figures released by
the State Board of Health Show. The
total for last month was 80, as COM
pared with 81 year ago, while the
June, 1899, total was 80, against II
the corresponding month in 1888.
The States total death-tol from
drowning in 1889 stands at 1O4. Dur
ing the first seven months last year,
it was only &C.
The Board of Health's Vital Sta
tistics report for July, this year,
shows a total of 115 deaths attribut-
ed to preventable accidents, as COM
pared with only 107 a year ago.
There was a noticeable decrease,
however, in deaths from all causes,
the total for July, 1889, being 2,453,
against 2,635, last July, the death
rate for the mon,A Dlopping iron
go to 8.3, while the infant mortality
rate for the month dropped from
82.5 in July, 1888, to 57.o for the cor
responding month this ycar-the
total number, from sos to 373.
There was also an upturn IN the
number of births last month, when
6,454 were reported, as compared
with 6,12O year ago. This IS IN con-
trast with the general trend SO far
this year, up to July, which has been
consistently downward
There were only nine deaths from
typhoid and paratyphoid fever thro-
ughout the State last month, against
twelve a year ago, and only from
measles, compared with rs year
ago, when an epidemic occurred.
There we're no deaths from ln1antlle
paralysis, compared with one year
ago, while deaths from pneumonia
dropped from 113 to 73 ana from
iiarrhea and enteritis among chill
lren under two years old from l14
20 113 Tuberculosis deaths dropped
rom 1877 to 119, while pellagra clam
ed 25 victims, five more than III july
of last year.