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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24
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He favors the Bill providing for
Federal inspection of coal mines, and
has signed a petition in the House of
Representatives directing the Com.
mittec in charge of this Bill to make
report on it.
He has advocated many public i'm.
provements throughout the Sixth
Congressional District, all of which
have furnished employment, and he
was particularly active in securing
the approval OF and appropriation for
the construction OF the Savage River
Dam in Garrett County, Maryland,
and the construction of this Dam is
now furnishing employment for more
than thousand men in the District.
1t will be helpful TO President
Roosevelt to have Democratic Con.
gress which VIII maintain and ad.
vance the social progress made during
the past seven years, and which will
support his plans for National De.
tense. Congressman Byron has sup.
ported these policies of the President
during the past two years, and If re.
elected, will continue this support,
will certainly oppose all of these
policies.
\ vote for Byron means a vote for
the continuance of the Roosevelt
policies.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24
lot Shots Lead in
| Local 1874 League

LOCAL 1874 "A" LEAGUE
STANDING OF cIuRs
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Oct. 81
The October 9th ruling on de
fence contracts by the Office OF
the Comptroller General Of the
United States is one-like so many
Others from that which
should be scrutinizcd closely by
the labor movement and by all
people anxious to see our defense
program succeed speedily without
deterioration of our social and
labor standards in the process.
The Comptrollcr's Office. designed
by Congress to be independent OF
influence from the legislative or
executive branches Of the Govern
ment-eyen from the President
himself-is the Office in which the
most powerful clements in any adj.
ministration often find their most
revealing expression.
In this misunderstanding Comp
troller Elliott's reply TO a letter
from Secretary Of War Stimson
concerning conditions to govern
bidding for defense contracts as
against conditions surrounding the
negotiation Of contractS-the rul-
ing is magnificently legalistic and
abstruse. 1t might well be a Gil
bert and Sullivan parody. Boiled
down to its essence it appears TO
mean that under the Act OF July
2. 1910 To Expedite the Strength.
ening of the National Defense"
the War and Navy and other de-
partments. in collaboration with
the National Advisory Defense
Commission; may execute con-
tracts with or without being bound
by Lowest bidder" considerations
and with or without reference to
labor conditions. This despite the
fact that Secretary Stlmson's let
ter seemed to ask that proper la
Dor conditions-as thus far rather
indefinitely defined by the Defense
Commission-be allowed TO con-
troll so that lowest bidders would
not necessarily have to be &C
cepted.
Among the factors arousing
doubt about the ruling and the
reasons it was sought from the
Office supposed to supervise the
Governments purse strings Is the
reaction Of the War and Navy
officers to it. Anyone who has en-
gagged In efforts on behalf OF la
Dor In the legislative or executive
halls of our Nations Capital
knows from experience that II is
a truism to state that no depart
ments have always been so con-
sistently and vindictively hostile
to labor legislation as the War and
Navy Departments. either work |
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24
VOTE FOR A FRIEND OF LABOR

y Congressman Byron has been a
y consistent supporter of the humani.
= tartan policies of President Roosevelt.
b He voted for the Wage and Hour
b Bill, and for all appropriations voted
d TO cover the cost of its administration.
Y He voted against the Smith Amend.
7 ments to the Wagner Act, and also
voted for all appropriations for the
enforcement of the Act
He supported the Wheeler.Lca
Z Bill, generally known as the "Rail-
Z road Consolidation Bill" and for the
z conference report on this Bill which
Y protects the rights of labor.
AS a result of his support and adj.
vocacy of legislation designed to aid
railroad labor, he has been endorsed
by number of railroad labor organ.
! izations.
He is firm believer in the right of
collective bargaining, and has con.
sistently supported legislation carry.
ing out this principle.
- A
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24
Hard Rocks Tops
B" Shift Loon
LOCAL 1874 "B" LEAGUE
Standing of Clubs

Hard Rock cracked the Rail
Bitds 80, -gg Heads took two of
th4ee games from the Stretch
Runners and the Sweet Peas de
fedted Royal Family 81 in Gel.
an kse Local "B" League opening
matches at the Roxy last week.
Louis Miller shared the high
CAD me score of 1902. "Ducky" Fabri
baeged the set record OF asa. and
THO Hard Rocks turned in game
an set marks of LOTT and 1889
THE scores:
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24
Democrats Will Hold
Meetings in County
First Of Series Scheduled
Thursday for Midland
and Homecoming

The Democratic campaign com.
mittee. active throughout the
county for sometime, announced
meetings OF workers and voters
beginning at Midland and Iona.
coming. Thursday Of this week.
A meeting will be held Monday
October %. at westernport. which
includes Luke. McCoole and Bar.
ton.
On Tuesday. October 20. there
will be a meeting at Mount Saw.
age; October 80. at Frostbure
which includes Eckhart, Vale Sum.
nit and Borden Shaft.
Meeting Here Nov. 1
A meeting Of all party workers
will be held in Cumberland. at the
Democratic Cosmopolitan Club. on
Friday. November /. at 8 D. m.
Representative William d. Byron.
who is expected to spend some.
time in Allegany county during
the coming week. will try to at
tend most Of these meetings. and
will be accompanied by a nun.
Der of local Democratic speakers
among them being w. Earle Cobey,
Edward j. Ryan. William c.
Walsh. Leslie Clark. Matthew ].
Mullaney. William L. Wilson.
Thomas p. Finan, Peter ]. Car.
penti and others.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24

rhe Hot Shots. involved in a
I'D Fee-way tie for first place after
'anese Local 1874 "A" League
a.ng matches. pulled ahead of
N pack this week by downing
III Big Boys 80 at the Roxy.
frhe Hot Shots trimmed the Die
ds 80 and the All-Stars won
Ia forfeit over the No Stripes to
tai ke over the second spot. The
SCI pres:
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24
Spinning Tales
FROM &C" SHIFT

We would like to know why
that new vacuum cleaner now be.
ing used TO clean machines. pipes
and overhead steelwork couldn't
be used on Farmer Cliff Long?
l listened to a willkie speech
last night on the radio Call other
stations were noisy. How anyone
will be misled by such stuff is
beyond me. We hear plenty OF
Democrats for Willkie". Let us
start a Republicans for Roose-
welt" move and put my name on
top OF the list.
Many Inquiries have come as
TO the absence of this column in
the last two issues. / am begin
ming to believe that perhaps I
can write after all.
We had a swell vacation dur.
ing the stoppage and I sort of
hated TO return. But two OF my
acquaintance didn't have any
such enjoyment. Yes. l mean
Long and Kalbaugh. Both scab-
bed.
The Roosevelt buttons are sure
~ sprouting in the plant. 1t looks
like another landslide TO me. but
we are not taking any chances Of
over-coniidence.
I agree with the editor Of the
VOICE OF LABOR that it seems
peculiar the Cumberland News
won't agree TO conduct a Joint
straw poll on Roosevelt and Will
kie. No wonder.
Lear and Oliver boys are still
walking the picket line and we
don't like SCAB ICE CREAM
AND CANDY. Cafe staff please
note.
By the way, by what right was
the picket interfered with be-
cause he did not walk the full
length of the Lear and Oliver
store on North Centre Street?
The action seems a very high
handed one and we would like to
know what ordinance he was
charged with breaking. Time for
the city to get after the real rack
eteers in town and leave honest
Union men alone.
II is good to keep your dues
palu up. Inc union uueS booth
at the plant is convenient place.
Line UP boys and wear your paid
up Union buttons which mark
you as men.
Heard a new one the other
day. 1t appears that a fellow in
the Preparation Department was
hurt and after going to first aid
he was assigned to light duty.
He protested and went to the doc
tor TO demand that he be certi- |
fed for regular work! Quite a
change to the usual state of az
fairs. isn't It?
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24
Some Do

The celebrated soprano was
doing q solo when Junior said to
his mother. referring to the con-
ductor of the orchestra:
Junior: "Why does that man
bit at that woman with his
stick?"
Mother: Hes not hitting ut
her! Keep quiet"
Junior: well. then what's she
hollering for?"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-17
German Air Red
Cross Functioninu

BERIIN-The official German
news agency. D.H.B.. said Friday
night that since early morning the
German air Red Cross had been
functioning across the English
channel and q portion Of the North
sea. while rescue boats stood by
at the most important Norwegian.
Danish. German. Belgian. Dutch
and French harbors.
The agency said that rescue
work had been facilitated by unln-
terrupted radio communication be-
tween German air bases on the
continent and German planes at
lacking the British
Not only Germans. but English
men and a few Freedmen already
have been saved In this manner, "
D.NB- sad. II sdded that the
planes were painted white and
marked with the red cross.
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Kidnaper 10 Die,
High Court Says

OLYMPIA The aupFsms court
Friday refused 10 grant a re-
hearing 10 Jack AaTahls. 20. con.
vietsd Thnston county kidnApsf.
sentenced 10 be- executed
Ths court recently affirmed
Marhblss conviction and ssntsnes
for the kidnapping and rape ~
Mrs Geraldine Itoloff. 81 olympia.
Ths original date for nafabls .
execution having pas-~d. superior
Judge John N wilsoa viii set a
new execution date.
Robert kimmleh. ~. was eans
yictsd with Aarabls and sentenced
10 life imprisonment
narahls. who had BEEN held
N tbs Thurstan county jail while
the appeal was psndiuE. vili be
transferred - the stats psniisn-
liary 81 Walls waiiA immediately
Barring action BY the governor
10 prevent ths execution. Aafahis
will b. the first person - -
hanged In Washington for viola
ton u tbs states L4nfhsrgh iaN
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Explosives Plant
Blast Kills Five

JOPLIN, Mo. - Five men were
killed Friday when an explosion
demolished a small unit of the big
Atlas Powder Co. plant 10 miles
east of here.
The plant is engaged in filling
munition orders for Great Britain,
but those killed were working on a
domestic order. George !. Barnes,
assistant plant manager. said
there was no suspicion that sabot-
age had figured in the explosion
The blast occurred in a small
one-story frame building in which
gelatine was being packed into
cylinders. There was so per cent
dynamite in the explosive, Barnes
said.
Those killed were: Joseph
Bates. IS. Joplin. the foreman;
Leroy Champion, "a. Carterville;
Sidney Dietz, As. Carthage; Lloyd
Brown. "a. Prosperity. and Harold
Gallagher. Webb City.
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Marines. Nippons
Still Quarrelinq

A Japanese naval spokesman to-
day said Japan would demand that
the former British defense sectors
in the Shanghai international set
tlement be turned over to japanese
control.
The international defense COM
mission already has given control
Of the sectors to the United States
marines
The spokesman said Japan would
make the demand ~as a matter Of
course" and indicated that any ar
rangement for control Of the areas
which did not have japanese con-
sent was Impractical" Other
naval authorities had said the ma
rines' control was Tentative and
indefinite"
japanese opposition TO the plan
drawn up by the defense commits
sion. and approved by the shang-
hal municipal council. threatened
TO widen a dispute between Japan
ese and American authorities over
the bitterly-cOntested open door"
policy.
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Several members opposing the
draft said they expected strong
support for the move.
Sen. Alva b. Adams. D., Colo,
said he believed the consumption
issue should be avoided until sena-
tors and representatives can return
home. talk it over with their con-
stituents and get fresh viewpoints
on the matter.
Both the senate and the
house were I'm recess TO enable
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Hop Pickers Swarming Into Toppsnish Area

TOPPEsIsH. Wash.-Thoussnds
Of men. women and children con-
verged On Toppenlsh today. a.
farmers predicted hop picking
would Be IN fun swing BY tbs end
OF this week.
Reports Of better prices for pick
ing brought q greater influx OF
migratory workers than expected.
With typical grapes Of wrath"
caravans = JaIlopieG. trucks and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-17
Italy Blames Britain
For Attack Of Sub

ROME-The government denied
today that the unidentified subma-
rine which torPedoed the Greek
mine layer Helle yesterday was
Italian
II was said in official circles
that q British submarine probably
did the torpedoing. II was added
that the incident was similar 70
the one in which the liner Athena
was torpedoed and sunk In the
North Atlantic at the beginning Of
the war.
II was said that. the British ac-
cusation that the attacking sub
marine was Italian vas prompted
by a desire 20 disturb further the
already delicate relations between
Greece and Italy.
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BhEHfHfDN~ 'f'Nent MN tfls'
Old Harold Duane Price drowned
thursday in = iz-Eallon crock %
water into which h. fell vale try
ing 70 get an alarm clock with
which he had been playing. II
had dropped into ths water.
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trAilers-ths hop pieksrs filled DOR
ems Of small camp grounds around
the co,inirysids.
Foremsn promised workers bet
ter picking TINS year, and predicted
the hop sacks would not b watched
a. closely a. last year when lower
prices were received for ths crop.
Many crews Of pleksrs were In
dams from reservations IN Wash
lngton, Idaho and Oregon
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over the spattered English countryside
and up to the great metropolitan district OF London.
Damage 10 Londons great docks, arms plants,
power facilities and other obeetises was reported
to be terrific"
DNB, official German agency, said great
devastation has been wrought The harbor district
Of London by bombing planes.
Fighters are dancing over the London fog like gnats
over swamp" the agency said The numbers seem In,
finite As far the eye can Hurricanes Spitfres and
Messerschmitts are locked in death battle"
Outcome Of the battle uncertain. Reports Of
Its progress flashed from Berlin. London
silent, and there were indications heavy censorship
was operative
The number Of planes sent against Britain by
Germany today into the thousands Before dis
patch Of the special picked armada with orders 10
attack every military objective" In the vicinity Of
London the number had been estimated at about 1000.
IL the London raid has been carried out In the
force used heretofore the total of German planes in
volyed In the days battles probably will 5000.
The German account of the attack asserted ii under
taken TO prove that mo power on earth could save the
military detectives Of the thckypopuated metropolitan
region from attack
II apparent that rain of explosive bombs such
Berlin said was falling on London detectives would be
certain TO many casualties. No other region Of the
world is so densey populated.
Two points specifically mentioned by Berlin under
attack Barking and Purflee the Thames Dogghts
reported by Berlin to be ranging all Mddesex
county.
The attack on London was delivered as the climax
of terrific day of air combat, which roared full
scale shortly after when weather the British
coast cleared under hot sun.
Preliminary blows directed. previously against
the often-aacked southeast and south region while
smaller of bombers went inland and blasted at other
unspecfed objectyes-probably Raj fighter airdromes
Observers on the bomb blasted coast thought II
looked like an about attempt by the German air
force blast Royal air force from the skies and
win command of the air prelude To invasion.
But London, reporting German planes falling
fast autumn leaves in fierce dogfights and anti
aircraft barrages remained quietly confident the
German attempt would fall
Squadron after squadron of German bombers roared
over the English channel coast.
High in the sky British defenders waited 10 pounce
the German formations and divert them from their OBJ
jectves many of them inland from the Other patrols
CONTINUED on Page H. Column 81
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British Folk
Seem Calm
Under Fire
More Anxious 10
Sec Sky Fighting
Thon 10 Be Safe
nv SIDNEY WILLIAMS

LoSDoN - The Fan Clear
signal sounded and moment later
two sharsamsn emerged from a
puh. uirlnE their np.
Welt" said ons. tbs meetings
over aint ~"
Win that. thsy went on about
their business. slightly pleased
that ths nearnsaa ~ Asiolf lntisr's
air raiders had given them q
chance 81 take a quick ons
They Nsfs chsrsemsn. but they
summed up IN condilet ana de-
msanar the British attitude toward
dangers from ths skies
~ssh~fs In i.saasn whea
the siTsas screamed yesterday
Vas thsfs any siEn ~ p.ais-
Thsss ~hs vent ~ ais raid
shelter. walked they dianr
run. fhsa.asa. stafsd right
whsss thsy wssr. In eissis-.
re.tsaFant. no parks.
aaH q crpNd n psopls In
Pan Mall. and wondered u thsr.
had been = riampssis. When I APP
preached. found an animated
discussion going an AZ q Nhsihsr
This Nss really ihs hiiin" fsat
that nss IN L.snsion whsrs. after
eli. no planes appeared AMI M
bombs dropped
In cfg1aon. shsrs planes an
appear and h-Bmhs dld drop knd
naehins gun bsslists aid pepper
houses and stfssts. th~Fs might
have been some excuse Tor panic.
fiBs psassnEsfs fof s1ampis.
might have fsit ths urge - seram-
bic for ths d1ora. tFampiing upon
ons anotbsr One n the most
VIVID aeeoinis - fhs raid came
from a group q bsss ridsfs uho
dld. indeed. rush 10 ths sxlts. but
only - they could eiifab on top
foT . Efanastsna siss
tfA4N afRNAta SANs-9 49,
ssssfthsisss. pretty sp-st by
the raid. Aflsf ths 0sfnaas
haa nssa sssy. u seeasss
asesssasy foe hef 10 ehasss
hsr babt's diapes.
q sent 81 ths haek EsFsies
"a set sons % baby's napkins
frssn Tn clothes bas.- shs
rsssspiained. ~snd found sne 80
risiaisd ~ith HAehias- gun bui-
Its IA sas ussi~s.-~
Ths ioeai fighter plaae fsind
., Croydoa ssn~Fxed fFofa the
raid IS psands lssol riches.
Persons isastng the pslbils
shelter asaf ths fasd's head
quarters shs~ered silver and
mates tnfs thu collection boz.
A Mrs Jones watched the raid
from her stop. and saw what she
thought were bits Of art falling
from a tWin-enginsd bomber.
The pits Of art. abe rscounted.
nit the nelghbors house across
the street ana blew lts front IN.
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Republicans 10 60 10 Elwood,
Ind. 10 hear their presidential
candidate, Wendell l. WIlllie,
deliver his acceptance address

tomorrow.
Indications were Willkie's stand
on the consumption issue, 10 be
stated In that speech. may have .
vital influence on congress disposi-
ton of the pending measure. Most
Republicans In both chambers have
remained silent. and reported ef-
forts TO obtain the nominees views
were said to have been fruitiess.
News Of the deferment came
after the house approved. s4z
10 IS. legislation empowering
President Roosevelt to mobilize
SEC, 900 members Of the nation
al guard and organized re-
serves for IL months of sery-
Ice with the regular army any
where In the western bemi-
sphere
The bill now goes back TO the
senate for concurrence In house
Continued on Page II. Column u
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Hunter Trips; Kills Boy

ALBANY, Ore : Donald Flem-
ing. IS. Of Scio. was fatally wound
ed late Thursday when his hunting
companion. Warren Costello, trip
ped in the brush and discharged his
p rsfie
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-17
Siam, Indo-China
Report Trouble

TOkfO - Domsi fIapans~l
news agency reported ffosa Hong
Kong l,.day that FIVE slamsss a.
visions ssfs sald - ts eonesntrats
ing sionK IN French lnda- China
torsisf. oosneiaeai attn = campaign
IN siam fT1ailsnai f0r return q
former territory taken ~ lido
cbins.
fndo China aiso Nss reported -
~ concentrating troops along ths
border and constructing dsfsnass
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81 200 California national guards.
men at = road corner.
In turn tho northern troops.
under the command ~ Mai Gen
George A White, escaped ths en-
eirrismsnt movement near nainiar
CONTINUED on paFr 20. Column -
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Rockefeller Heir
Appointed byF.D.

w A 5 III n @ L o N President
Roosevelt Friday appointed Nelson
Rockefeller, of the famous family
of oil millionaires, as coordinator
of commercial and cultural rela-
lions between the American re-
pubIics for the council of national
defense.
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LONDON Neutral observers predicted today that
this aoeeks air battle Brifan may prove the turning
point of the pdr.
These neutral quarters inclined 10 doubt that the
German force ao be able blast the Rolui Ar Force
from the air, Uhich believed here TO be necessary
British IsIess 9ss r. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-17
WEATHER FORECAST

Pair tonight and sunday. Tenn
perataress High. II; iow. IS. sun
rises, 5.I0, sets. 7iis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-17
Anti Conscripiion Senator'S
Plan Drive for Posiponemeni

leaders In the senate started
of the Burke
bill until 77th congress conevenes next January.
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Northern Red" Army Forced
Back by Strong Blue" Troops
Withdrew Across Nisquolly in Darkness;
EMPIRES May Coll Armistice Saturday

fEM washA heavy hattie laewed Friday afsrn~". In ."h
with attacking blur rushing strong fsnes"~a
TnEinees
bridges three blown
rstreatiaE defenaer. adsancs.
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Great Aerial Fight Of All
Time Reported; Damage to
Big City Believed Terrific
Mony Casualties Feored: Gemons Say
They'll Prove No Power on Forth"
Con Sove Cupitol From Assault

BULLETINS
L0NDoN-A strong force Of German homhers swept
up the Thames estuary and bombed suburbs Of London
today but British jeered at German claims the
Nazis caused great devastation.
BERLIN-The DNB official agency reported To-
night that 10 British planes shot down and Is Ger
planes missing in attacks the south and southeast
coast of Britain
BERLIN-The official agency DNB reported tonight
that air battles In progress London. with the
British exerting themselves 10 the utmost because they
know everything Is at sake-exstenee noneSsenee'
BOMBS OVER ENGLAND"
Adolf Hitler sent picked air armada estimated at $50
planes in smashing attack upon Londons military
detectives Friday night
The battle London described as the greatest
single air combat fought
Wave after wave of German bombers and fighters
selected especially for the task and carrying doorde