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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
KILLED IN CRASH

Boston, oct. 2.-(UP)--Miss Ruth Hilliard. 2a of Hyde Park Yes killed instantly and seven other persons including two police officers, were injured early today when beach wagon and Boston elevated railway bus collided in Roxbury. Miss Hil- Hard and four companions were returning home from a dance hall in the beach wagon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
SALE RESTRICTED

Vatican clIy, oct, 2Bs--tuPl--olI lard and butter will be sold only 70 Vatican City citizens, the governor of the Papal state ordered today, oil, lard and butter Is now ratlontd throughout iialy. The measure wa1 lsi ilne with Vatican policy Of co- operating lh Italian var measures
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Decision Of Supreme
 Court Awaited Here
Counsel Asks Extension of Time in Conspiracy Court
 Arguments -AICOrn Registers Opposition

Attorney George Crawford, ex- plaining why the alleged hostility of the crowd schould be included in the record, said the motion was devised to show the effect of radio and newspaper publicity on pros pective jurors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
War Over Europe U. s. Destroyers in British Service Get Common Place Names - French Ports Badly Damaged
 By British Bombing Attacks.
not be true" !"

to Italy should not be true"
 It was admitted that specific i11- formation was lacking of the arrival of German soldiers or war materials in Africa, but informantS said:
 "The German masters have taken de facto charge of Italian opera tions."
 It was said that the Italians were gradually building up their positions at and about Sidi Barrani, in Egypt, and to the south across the coastal plain where they were constructing camps.
 Italian troops are concentrating on the Sudan frontier, especially in the Kassala area, informants said but they added that there had been no movement into Sudanese terri tory except by patrols.
 On the Kenya front the Italians have confined their activity te patrols, it was said.
 Berlin, Oct. 2-UP)-A muni- tions factory and an airfield Tn northern London were severely hit' in heavy raids on English points yesterday, according to a high command communique.
 The communique added that strong bomber formations had at tackled the harbor works in Liver pool, as we'll as harbOr works and factories in Lancaster. Strong fires and explosions resulted from the bOmbings.
 Berlin, oct. 2-(UP)-Stroni bombing raids and big air battle are in progress over various parts o southern and middle England, espe cially London, Nazi informants sai' today.
 The official news agency reporte' that 16 British planes had been sho down over England in fights yester day and that only one German plan | was missing.
 Berlin had an air alarm last nigh' the earliest yet. No activity was ob served from the central part of tn city.
 (The dispatch was filed at Berli at 2:10 a. m. (7:10 p. m. Monda EST), after the raid had ended. Ger man authorities did not. apparentl! permit disclosure of the duration ( the raidO.
 A communique on the raid said:
 British planes again attempted fly in over the Berlin area on tn night of October 1-October 2, bt the majority were forced to tur back when they reached the air ds fense girdle. Only a few planes sut ceded in flying over the outskirts the capital. They did not cause gres damage, according to reports thu far"
 Rome, Oct. 2--(UP)-BritisE planes, raiding the Italian heit post of Bugbug, in Egypt, caused fires and casualties, raiding thu Italian Tubruk naval base h Llbya, caused slightest" damage and one casualty.
 In East Africa. British piane bombed Gherilli, In Italian Somali land, without causing victims O damage, it was asserted. The. killed one native soldier bu caused no damage in Q raid ol the DjlbOutl- -Addis Ababa rallroal near the Iiarr pass tunnel north
 west of Dlredawa.
 The Italian submarine Medtisa Che communique sald. Bhet down four-moloFed British plane Ia th central Mediterranean.
 Italian planes bombed the Brit
 lsh seapinne base Ht Alden and iW' British crnlnern in Che nnsiefl Mediterranean, ll Was said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE
Without CaIomel-And You'll Jump Out of Bed in the Morning Karin to Go

bed m the Morning kaTn 10 OO
 The liver should pour pints of bile juice into your bowels every day. If this bile is not flowing freely, your food may not di- gest. It may just decay in the bowels. Then gas bloats up your stomach. You get con- stipated. You feel sour, sunk and the world looks punk.
 Is takes those good. old Carter's Little Liwor Pills to get these pints of bile flow Get a package today. Take as directed. Amnsing in making bile flow freely. Ask for Carter's Little Liver Pills. 10e and 25e.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

(Continued from Page D protect his supply lines to the des- ert battle front.
 British sources admitted that they had no specific information regard ing arrival of German soldiers or war materials in Africa. other than previously admitted Naxl units sent to the Italian front to gain expefi- ence and give technical assistance,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

Junk that is now a precious prize in a race against time appears in the above photo, showing a long line of carloads of scrap iron at a Portland, Ore, dock, awaiting shipment to Japan. West Coast docks are weighted with thou sands of tons of the metal as Jap anese shippers feverishly strive to beat the October 16th deadline of U. S. embargo against shipping scrap outside the Western hemis-
 phere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
AXIS TO DRIVE AGAINST CANAL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
UNION PARTY IS
 HAVING TROUBLE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

London, Oct. 2-(UP)-Military in- formants asserted today that the Ger mans apparently had taken charge
 of Italian military operations and added: There is no reason why re- ports of German troop movements
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15
McCurdv Claims
Draw Protests

Joe McCurdy. member of the
Maryland Unemployment Com
pensation Board. who recently en-
dorsed Howard Bruce for United
States Senate in the name OF the
State A. F. of l.. is being repudi-
ated.
Already the powerful Longshore-
mems Union of Baltimore has
written in protest to the Baltimore
Sun paper. saying that they do
not intend to be led by the nose.
Harry L. MatherS of Colgate.
writes the Baltimore Sun that as
an A. F. of L. member he protests
having his vote -empted for the
sake Of Joe's $4,000 a job steal,
and still another A. F. of L. men,
Der, Robert E. Pitmark OF Balti-
more. writes the Baltimore Sun. -
saying that Joe isn't going to
perpetuate himself in Office by
delivering" the labor vote.
/ Perhaps our brilliant politicians
especially those who dictate ap.
pointments of labor leaders to full
time State service and thereb,
Continued on Gage lou,
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15
Maryland Merry-Go-ROund

George Radcliffe loves to dance.
During starry summer evenings
on the terrace Of the Shoreham
Hotel. the Senator from Mary
land is one OF the most adept and
enthusiastic followers of the ter
pischorean art. Only the tall,
gaunt frame OF 75-year-old Sem
ator William Gibbs McAdoo plus
young wife, rivals the Senator
from Maryland in the ecstasy Of
the dance.
Howard Bruce has not been
mean enough to focus attention
on RadcliiTe's Shoreham activities
as yet. He has been more
gentlemanly. He merely opened
the attack by charging that Rad
clifTe's chief contribution to the
State was attending parties and
dances"
This brought from Radcliffe the
retort that Bruce was something
Of a ballroom figure himself. es-
pecially at those "high-toned So
ciety affairs" in Baltimore.
Radcliffe also explained his
recent appearance ut the Pres
ident's Birthday Ball In the
Fifth Regiment Armory. II
danced" he said. $50 that others
might walk
At this point. Bruce dropped the
subject. and switched to regaling
folks with a description Of the
democratic way he planned to run
his Office If elected.
When l am in the Senate. he
told recent audience. my door
will be open TO rich and poor alike.
lust as 1t always has been open in
my factory and as It is today in
my bank
SO far neither candidate has
blosSomed out in overhalls with
a hill-billy band = but the people
Of Maryland are waiting.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15

For many months the VOICE OF LABOR
has decried the dishonest situation which per-
mits Joseph P. McCurdy to hold a State job
requiring full time services" paying $4,000
a year and at the same time holding three paid
and responsible posts in the labor movement.
We have written that the situation smelled to
high heaven and we have used very fortnight
language in denouncing public office-holders
and high State figures for allowing such an
evil and suspicious situation to exist. We
have said outright that the entire affair rep
resented selling and buying of labor's real
interests.
Last week the State witnessed one Of the
reasons why Unemployment Compensation
Board Member McCurdy is permitted to vio-
late the law Of the Unemployment Compensa-
ton Act in regard to full time services
Board Member McCurdy came out with a
political endorsement of Howard Bruce who
seeks to represent Maryland in the United
States Senate. Bruce is recognized as the
friend and confdant il not actually the mentor,
of Governor O'Conor. 1t is largely to Bruce
that Board Member McCurdy is indebted for
his appointment for the next six years. Poll
ticians in the State are continuing the evil
practice Of building political machine at the
expense of the taxpayers.
We do not intend at this time to go into the
anti.labor record OF Howard Bruce.
But we do want to draw public notice to
the fact that Governor O'Conor has kept .
strange silsncs in face Of our serious charges
on Mccurdy's multiple job holding and Me-
cusdy's evident willingness to cell out labor
real interests TO his political bosses.
We want the thinking and decent section
e shs public 10 ask why the Maryland
unamploymsnt Compensation Act specific
saIx dIreels that msmbsss "a ~ unsmploy-
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15

II has often been asserted that the rival
leaderships of the divided American labor
movement are primarily responsible for the
inability Of both groups to unite.
Personally, we think this is true to linn
tied extent and can best be charged to the
horde of craft union officials who have
esconced themselves in profitable sinecures
where many of them can conduct their rack
eteering practices with but little interference.
But it we do accept the basic belief that
leadership H keeping the forces of labor dis
united. then the proposal OF John L. Lewis
seems a logical solution.
Lewis told the delegates to the American
Youth Congress that the practical method
would be TO take the issues out OF the hands
of the leadership and vest it in the direct
representatives of the membership. We con-
fess that it is plan that will not be welcomed
by those who are afraid Of democratic proc
esses 1t is not a plan that is likely to appeal
to the back room labor politicians who treat
the labor movement like piece Of personal
property.
John L. Lewis proposed that a convention
Of both the AFL and the Clio assemble in
Washington on March 5th to take vote on
unity of the two groups and then permit the
delegates to work out the details on the prob
lens Of he merger He said that all Clio
unions shall be taken in the united federation
and given charters or certificates Of afhation.
Lewis declared that he would not be a
candidate for any Office in the united organ
ization.
The proposals had hardly been made pub
lie before Mr. Green of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor was voicing objections 1t seems
plain that such practical proposal is likely to
meet with Green's opposition. The plan
smacks too much of real democracy and seems
too likely to effect an honest and democratic
peace.
The Lewis statement again serves to focus
nation wide attention on the sincerity and in
sincerity Of the leaders of the rival factions
The public will do well to question Mr..
Green's motives il he refuses the suggestion
that leaders who are even under suspicion Of
continuing this breach for personal reasons
shall step aside and let the elected delegates
Of the membership come face to face.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15
Strange Immunity

Next week the case OF John Gels member OF
Local 20 United Rubber Workers Union of
America. will come before the Circuit Court
MIR. Gels was arrested for distributing union
literature at the gates of the Kelly Springfield
Tire plant.
Il became necessary to distribute the union
literature on public property because the Nelly
plant management revoked an existing arrange
ment in which the literature was placed in
container company property.
Previous to this arrest there had been ar
rests of members OF Jehovah Witnesses tor
distributing printed invitations to their services
and carrying signs. These representatives.
were arrested and acquitted in Magistrates
Court. Shortly thereafter they were rearrested
and charged with violating both the picketing
ordinance and the literature ordinance. On
this occasion they were convicted in Magis-
trate's court and they appealed their convic-
ton to the Circuit Court.
When the appeal was called the City Solci-
tor withdrew all of the charges and the verdict
OF the lower court was quashed.
Now we wish TO bring strange situation to
the notice OF the public.
The Times and Aleganian Company. pub
fishers Of the Cumberland Evening Times, the
Cumberland Daily News and the Sunday
Times. is daily distributing its literature and
advertisements of merchants in Cumberland
without having first obtained the necessary Ten
Dollar permit under the terms of the ordinance.
But. up to this time. arrests have been
made for their daily violations. We know the
Police Department is having busy time with
a furloughed force. but this situation existed
long before the furloughs occurred.
We believe we are fully justified in asking
the Cumberland Police Department, publicly,
whether there are also two classes of citizens
of unions and other working class groups and
the members of special privilege, including the
Times and Alleganian Company
To make the matter even more outrageous,
one Of the Times and Aleganian Company 5
publications has stated that the literature
ordinance is perfectly valid If applied to profit
making organizations. but should not be APP
piled to others.
So. in this case the non-proht making group
representatives were subj ected to arrest and
the profit making Times and Alleganan Com
pany continues to violate the law with inn
punity.
We ask the Police Department if it can give
any satisfactory reason for such immunity
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15

WASHINGTON - This column,
beiEg human. sometimes makes
mistakes. Coupled with this fall
libility. however. II also endeavors
to be fair. and II would like to take
this occasion to correct an in
justice which was committed in
regard to Howard Bruce.
Early In the present Senatorial
campaign 1t was stated in this
column that Mr.. Bruce had with
drawn his money from the Bal
timore Trust Company just before
that bank closed. This was ex-
actly contrary TO the facts.
Mr.. Bruce has made no request
for q correction. nor have any Of
his friends. In fact. Mr.. Bruce
has been more than a gentleman
regarding this error. We take
pleasure. therefore. In publishing
the correct facts. obtained from
sources entirely independent Of
Mr.. Bruce.
When the Baltimore Trust
Company first began to feel the
pinch OF the depression in the
fall Of 1881. Mr.. Bruce had no
connection with It.. However, he
stepped into the picture as a re-
suit Of the almost unanimous re-
quest Of interested Baltimore citi-
Gems.
At that time. Bruce put $3.50, 900
Of his own money into the Balti-
more Trust Company. plus s25.-
900 on behalf Of his brother.
Three Of his companies. the US
Hoffman Machinery Corporation,
Worthington Pump. and the Bart
lett Hayward Company also had
deposits in the bank and these
were not removed. Personal de-
posits Of Bruce's and his family
also remained in the bank.
In all Bruce and his family in
vested about s350,0O0 in the Balti-
more Trust Company. Later when
the bank finally closed its doors
in 1888. this money was lost.
When Bruce took over the bank
in 1881 1t was found that 1t was
s30,000.000 in the red. To save
ii. Baltimoreans raised $7.500.000
which proved insufficient.
There is no question but that
friends of Howard Bruce. and
perhaps even member Of his
family. were responsible for gross
mismanagement Of the bank prior
to 1881. But after Bruce took
over in 1891 the management was
careful and conservative.
In fact any student OF Baltimore
Trust Company history will find
that Bruce's action in regard to
its affairs should help him rather
than hurt his campaign. The
Merry Co. Round is only too glad
to publish this recital Of the facts
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15

the first OF January. 1910. This
group OF widows will be eligible
10 receive the pensions earned by
their husbands employment pro-
vided they worked In covered jobs
for a long enough period during
the last three years" said KATE.
Widows less than 65 years Of age,
though. will only get pension II
they have a child Of their hus-
bands in their care. The child
must be less than IS years old and
must have been dependent upon
the fathers income before he died.
Children under is years who
are orphaned after January /.
1910. may also obtain pension
grants provided the deceased par
ent had been providing care dur
ing his or her lifetime. The Or
phan will continue to receive aid
until he or she reaches 10 years OF
age" =
CIO Circular
The clio has prepared a circular
which describes briefly and clear.
~ how application should be
made. Any interested person may
obtain a copy completely free OF
charge by writing to Sidney r
Katz. Secretary Treasurer, Mary
land & d. c. Industrial Union
Council. GOT Fifteenth Street N
w. Washington. ID. c.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15

station SHORTY.
Warning that old age pension
benefits will be paid for the first
time OH Feb. /. Katz urged all po-
tential benefciaries TO take nee
essary steps now to establish their
claims.
Not Charity
Those OF my listeners who are
past the age OF IS years. or who
are about to reach the age OF IS.
and those OF you who have par
ents. relatives or friends who are
IS years old should become ia
miliar with the requirements for
obtaining an old-age pension. You
need have no hesitation about APP
plying for one OF these pensions.
for any person who can qualify
is entitled to one as matter OF
right. A federal insurance pen
sion is neither charity nor relief"
said Katz.
The pensions are provided for
you in accordance with a law pass
ed by Congress and are paid for
by the workers with the money
taken out Of their pay envelopes
as Social Security Taxes"
Requirements
katz outlined to listeners the
main requirements necessary TO
establish eligibility as follows:
l. Applicants must be at least
IS years old and since January.
1887, have had job in n line
or lines Of employment covered
by the Act.
2. Applicants must have earn
ed at least $50 in wages for such
work In each OF a certain num-
Der Of calendar quarters.
Generally speaking" said Mr.
KATE. most jobs in a factory. mill
mine. shop. store or public service
are covered but Jobs that do not
count are agricultural labor. do
nestle service employment in pri-
vate homes and WPA work. There
are also some others. but I have
named those which affect the larg-
est number OF people. BY the way
the Clio is asking that the benefits
of the Social Security Act be APP
piled to all workers.
Calendar quarters. Of course
are three-month groups. such as
January. February. March as one
quarter, April. May and June a.
another quarter. II your wage;
are $50 or more in one OF these
three-month periods you are cred.
tied with one.quarter CT coverage.
Widows Too
Mr.. KATE gave some information
which is highly important to wild
ows who lost their husbands sine,
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15
MARYLAND MINERS


Organized mine workers Of
Allcgany and Garrett counties
have been clamoring for House
action on the Federal Mine In
spection bill. 10 tighten coal
mine safety standards. But de-
spite the tragic West Virginia
disaster which claimed over so
lives, II doesn't look as II they
would get their wish.
Owing TO opposition by the
mining interests Of Maryland.
West Virginia and other States.
the bill. which passed the Sem
ate several weeks ago, has been
gathering cobwebs In the House
Committee on Mines and Min
ing and there is no immediate
prospect Of II getting out.
The mine owners. plus a small
army Of coal dealers. have been
conducting an aggressive "let-
ter lobby" against the legisla-
ton on the ground that II will
increase safety costs 10 such an
extent that many mines will be
driven out Of business.
The United Mine Workers have
counter claimed that any mine
which can't afford decent safety
standards for its workmen "shomd
be driven out Of business" Also
they point out that 1t is better
for the natural resources Of the
country 10 close Improbable
mines. However. these arguments
so far. have made no dent upon
the mine owners.
The issue is a touchy one for
chunky. -haired Representa-
tive David j. Ward, only Mary
lander on the House Committee
on Mines and Mining. Ward has
been caught between the cross
fire Of the mine owners and the
United Mine Workers and is care
fully avoiding a public stand. He
denies union charges that he Is
opposed to the legislation.
Meanwhile. Mines Committee
Chairman Joe L. Smith OF West
Virginia has called no meeting:
TO consider the bill and doesn'i
intend to. In fact his friends
say that he intends taking no ac-
ton until the United Mine Work
ers offer to back him as an OPP
ponent of Senator Rush Holt. vi.
olent anti-New Dealer. In the
West Virginia senatorial primary
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15
SENATOR MICKEY

During his recent visit to the
nations capital In honor Of the
Presidents birthday. youthful
screen star Mickey Rooney took
a side trip TO Baltimore. travelling
under police escort. With him