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mer home, Big Island, Va, for the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jackson have
left for California to spend the
next four weeks and will visit the
San Francisco exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry King have
returned to the Westchester from
a weeks visit in Scarsdale, N. Y.
Mrs. Berenice Bondy motored with
friends to California, to be gone
through August.
Mrs. Harry kaufman is at Atlantic
CITY for the summer months.
Mrs. Edgar Baum is the guest OF
her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Brylawski, at their summer home,
Florian Farms, on the Patuxent
River.
Mr. and Mrs. Major
And Son in Vermont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Major and
their son are in Burlington, VT,
visiting Mrs. Majors parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Colodny.
Mrs. Benjamin Spigel. who has
cottage at Virginia Beach, has been
joined by her daughter, Mrs.
Maurice Samuels. and her young son
of Cincinnati and another daughter,
Mrs. Larry Pruessner of Des Moines,
Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Singer left
yesterday for two-week vacation
in Atlantic City.
Mr. Rudolph Behrend. with his
daughter Miss Ruth Behrend, and
his son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Julius Goldstein, and their
two young daughters, have cottage
in Ventnor, N. j., for the rest of the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Goldberg,
the latter formerly Miss Clara En-
ma Rosenthal, are making their
home at Harvard Hall, where they
have taken an apartment.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk
Entertain at
Sandy Spring

SANDY SPRING. Md. July a.
MI and Mrs Mahlon Kirk, 4th, en-
tertained 20 guests last evening at
their home, Woodburn, with a
supper party in honor of the for
mer Miss Janede Lacy Bird and
Mr.. Cyril Urbas, whose wedding took
place this afternoon.
Miss Estelle T. Moore returned
yesterday after spending week
in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Aubrey Powell
have returned after visit in New
York and Rehoboth Beach.
Dr.. and Mrs. B. P. Walton and
their son of Richmond are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. Tarlton
Brooke.
Miss Florence Bentley has re-
turned to her home in Ashton after
visiting Dr. and Mrs Karl Wilson
at their home on Lake Canandaigua
for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Kirk have
as their house guest the latter S
mother, Mrs. Orlando TroXell of
Fort Sam Houston. Tex. Mrs. Kirk
entertained her bridge club Wednes-
day.
DR.. and Mrs. Benjamin WGnin-
ger have as their guest the latter S
daughter, Miss Eleanor Fenton of
Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. Richard Chichester and her
daughter Betty, Mrs. George Hen
ming, Miss Rose Porter, Mr.. J. r
Porter and Tommy Porter have re-
turned from Rehoboth Beach, where
they visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Kluty and Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Galloway.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G.. Ligon, Miss
Julia Lyon, Miss Nellie Lyon
and John Lyon returned yesterday
after spending two weeks at Lake
Champlain. Miss Chlotide Jarman
and Miss Virginia Jarman of Gro
zette Va, are their guests for sew
eral weeks.
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Miss Martha Berry
Back in Staunton
After D. C. Visit
SOCIETY.

STAUNTON, Va, July 27.-Miss
Elizabeth Atkinson has returned to
Mansfield after visiting Mrs. H.
Rozier Dulany at Oakley, near Up
perville.
Miss Martha Berry has returned
from a weekend visit in Washing
ton with Miss Katherine Houff.
Misses Pauline and Ruby Riddle
of Baltimore are guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Riddle.
Miss Marcia Gooch of Roanoke
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Of Personal Note Here
MIR. and Mrs. William Illch and Son
Will Leave for Camp in Maine

and Mrs William lc and their Gilbert will leave Wednes
Mooslamungic Adult
Wednesday at
cards at the Woodmont Country Club
Sidney Reenstein left yesterday
taken will gone
o
Mrs Miller who spent the past six months in Cali
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Eastern Europe for rival ancient ma
tions in arms. Germans, Russians,
Poles and Scandinavians claShed on
the plains of Latvia until toward
the end of the 10th century. A
Traveller reported that between Riga
and Tartu, about 100 miles, mo
cock was left to crow, no dog to
bark"
Geographic Position
Brings on Tragedy.
The basis of Latvia's tragedy, DR.
Bilmanis, said, is her geographic
position, lying as she does on the
eastern shore of the Baltic Sea be-
tween the two colossi of Europe
Germany and Soviet Russia. He
emphasized that Latvians are not
Slavs: Their language together with
Lithuanian form separate branch
of the 1ndo-European group. and
they are the modern languages most
closely related to the ancient San
ecrit. Being aware of her dan
eerous position, he said his coun-
Try had always tried to be good
neighbor, to cooperate for peace
and to observe the strictest neu-
trality in all international conflicts.
Having signed aggression trea-
ties with both Germany and the
Soviet Republics. and Latvians had
hopes that their neutrality would
be respected, and that they would
be able to continue the work of
building up the country which had
made rapid strides in industry, edu-
fatlon, commerce. arts and letters,
besides maintaining the morale of
free and happy people.
These hopes, however, were shat
tered by the agreement signed be-
tween Germany and Soviet Russia
In August of 1899 under the terms
of which the three Baltic states,
Esthonia. Latvia and Lithuania, were
considered to be within the Russian
sphere of interest The Minister
added that the first act of Latvia S
fragedy began after the conquest of
Poland, when Russia declared that
he republic of Latvia was incapable
pf adequately defending its neutral
ty although Latvia was not men,
heed by any power. and Germany
khe only possible enemy of Russia
had established friendly relations
Fith the latter country. 1t was then
however, that Latvia agreed to lease
her naval bases to the Soviet Re-
publics. This was the final straw.
Z. S. Position
Is Gratifying.
DR.. Bilmanis felt heartened by the
pronouncement of the Acting Sec
retary Of State. Mr.. Sumner Welles
hat the United States would con-
Finue to recognize the three Baltic
I diplomatic representatives in this
country as the Ministers of sovereign
republics now under duress." The
ioctor said he would now join that
company of those who. while wait
ng for the outcome of the situa
ion in Europe. are looking after the
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and Miss Adele Gooch of this city
have returned from Washington
and Baltimore.
Mrs. Thomas w. Fitzgerald of
Washington Is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Eric w. Tattersall in
Selma.
Mrs. Hugh Nicholson of WASH
ington is the guest of Mrs. A. Ca
perton Braxton at Eastwood.
Misses Miriam and Pearle Kibler
have returned after spending several
days with Maj. and Mrs. A. F.
Kibler in Washington.
Miss Catherine Smiley and Miss
Mary Catherine Marcus are spend
ing few days in Washington.
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medlately swallowed when the Minister
met us at the drawing room door with his
usual cordial handshake. and when we
asked if he felt like a man without a
country. he said no. ones country is
where ones heart and hopes and aspira-
tions are, and while he was momentarily
stunned when the news came, he felt that
all true Latvians would be sustained by
the courage and endurance which had
buoyed them up in the dark years of their
former subjugation. But having tasted the
liberty and joys of a free people during
the past % years, of course the last
blow was much harder to bear Nine
Bilmanis was in Poland last year shortly
after the German invasion, and saw some
of the horrors of the suffering of the
people. She feels that her country will
at least be spared the utter devastation
she saw there
The minister with his healthy north
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AOl illd, nave JoiilCo oiiCli ooAi AZ "
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Barney
Pellman, at the Roosevelt
DR.. and Mrs. Aubrey Fischer, with
their daughter, Miss Audrey Fischer
are in Atlantic City, where they
have taken a cottage. Mrs. Charles
Picard, mother of Mrs. Fischer, is
with ,them. DR.. Fischer joins his
family for week ends
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Lulley are
at Atlantic City.
Mrs. William Ogus
At SwampscOtt.
Mrs. William Ogus is spending
the summer in Swampscott, Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Peyser
are the guests for the week END of
Mr.. and Mrs A. Dunbar Rosenthal
at their summer home in Chan
bersburg, Pa.
Mrs. A. Lehman has joined her
cousin, Mrs. Flora Dannenburg OF
New York at Atlantic City.
Miss Judith Elaine Kronheim is
spending two weeks in Atlantic City
with Mrs. Harry Brown and her
two daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Peyser left yes
terday for Newport News, Va
where, they are guests of Mrs. Viii
liam Garner.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry King left
Washington Wednesday for Atlantic
City where they will remain until
Labor Day.
Miss Rose Krick is on a Two
month trip to California, Banff
and Lake Louise
Mrs Harry Gutmann of New York
is the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward kohner of Bel
mont road. Mr.. and Mrs. Kohner
are moving to the Broadmoor
where they have taken an apart
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Guggen-
helm and their grand daughter
Miss Babette Mandle, are due at
Atlantic City. Later they will go to
Jackson N H.
Mrs. William Weyman of Wood
ley Park Towers is summering at
Atlantic City.
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kaufnans Return

Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph R. Kauf
man have returned from their
honeymoon and will be at home to
their friends at 9504 Columbia
boulevard. North Woodside, Nd.
The bride was formerly Miss
Muriel R Whitehead of New
Orleans La
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About Well>KnOwn Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Tragedy of Little Baltic Republics;
DR.. Bilmanis Will Continue
To Represent His Country
By ROBERT CRAWFORD.

After the Baltic Republics started
Minister Bimanis
We deeply geved by the Soing of the little republic
Which
derful advancement things of
We words sympathy which
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OF
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-26
CONTINUOUS SHOW BOTH
SUNDAY AND NEW YEARS

to take the place of the contract ex-
piring January 81.
Hochman is member of the COM
mittee, which was proposed at New
Orleans in November, during the
American Federation of Labor con-
vention there.
Industry planning through collec-
tive bargaining must include modern
promotion methods as we'll as more
efficient production methods" Mr..
Hochman commended. "In fact. pro-
motion is the No. item on the in
dustrial program which the union is
proposing to the manufacturers. We
know that the time is gone when
every buyer in America blazed a trail
to the New York showrooms. Today,
in Chicago, st. Louis an delsewhere,
manufacturers have joined together
for joint promotional efforts, and New
York must do the same"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-26
Hint Government
Control Of Coal
Mines In Canada
Numerous Wulk-Outs And
Strikes Hold Output
To Minimum

Glace Bay, N. S. ULNS).-In an
effort by the Dominion government
to eliminate without direct govern
mental interference, the numerous
strikes and walkouts that have con-
siderably reduced the output of soft
coal by CIO unions in Canada, heads
of the unions were called to Ottawa
for a conference with the government
members.
The union leaders were informed
that every ton of coal that can be
taken from the pits is needed in the
war emergency, as matter OF pro-
lection for the Dominion. Special at
tention was given to the United Mine
Workers in Nova Scotia, where the
strikes and walkouts have been as
frequent since the war as before,
creating a problem for the Dominion
government in it's plan to increase
instead of reduce the mine output dur
ing the war period. The government
has become a heavier user of soft
coal than ever before because of the
necessity of supplying the greatly ex-
panding war services Of the Domin-
ion.
The inference left by the govern
ment is that 1t will step in and take
over direct control of the coal mining
industry if the U. NJ. w. cannot con-
troll its members in outlaw strikes
and walkouts, lasting from a day to
week. These disturbances in pro-
duction have occurred on the slightest
of pretexts, and, thus far, with the
U. M. w. and CIO heads unable to
cope with them. Despite many warn
ings, no punishment has been meted
out to the illegal strike leaders and
locals.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-26
Cleveland Lubor Body
Acts To Purge Reds

Cleveland, O-The Cleveland Fed
Grafton of Labor next week will act on
a resolution to ban Communists from
all meetings of the central body,
Thomas A. Lenehan, secretary bust
ness representative, told delegates.
The proposed resolution will en-
power the CFL to refuse to seat as
delegate any union member or officer
known to be a Communist or having
Communistic leanings, Lenehan said
owe won't have the faint of Com
munism in this body" Lenehan de-
clared. "lf We find any, or if any
other delegate discovers member or
officers who has Communistic beliefs
or it is known Communist, we will
exclude them in line with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor's policy as
adopted at the New Orleans conven-
ton"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-26
FARMERS MARKET
FOUND AT HOME
Not Export. But Sale Boost
Among Poor Held Best
Form Aid

Washington, D. c. QLNS).-Ex
pansion of the market for farm pro
ducts depends on increasing the in
comes of the lower paid classes, says
a committee appointed by Henry A
Wallace when he was Secretary Of
Agriculture.
In a monograph submitted to the
Temporary National Economic Com
mittee, it is declared that farm mar
llets are in the United States rather
than abroad and that the farm prob
lem cannot be solved upon the farm
alone. The real potential market fo,
farm products lies not in export bust
ness but in the underprivileged groups
at home if the economic system car
be made to furnish them decent
standard of living, it is found.
The report says that farm prices
are low compared with other prices
because Of restricted industrial out
put side by side with unrestricted
farm output. 1t emphasizes the i'm
portance of improving domestic de-
mand as means of raising farm in
come and thoroughly examines re-
striction of industrial output, volun
tary, involuntary and monopolistic.
The farmer suffers, it is claimed
from "oligopoly" among the manu-
facturers and distributors of agricul
tural implements. Two concerns dom.
mate the industry, four companies
have effective control of the output
and eight or ten concerns control 9(
per cent of the sales of eight imple
ments; so to 80 per cent of four i'm
plements and 70 to so per cent Of five
implements, it is contended.
1t is predicted that agricultural ex.
ports will continue the trend of de-
clining Importance which has pre-.
vailed since the Eighteen Nineties. Ir
the future, it is believed, farmers may
gain more by improved employment
and payrolls in industries exporting
manufactured products than by direct
expectation of farm products.
Society apparently insists upon g
normal agricultural output and con-
tinuity of employment in agricultural
occupation,' the report concludes
This naturally raises the question as
to whether there should not be ar
equal insistence on stability in indus
trial production and employment, with
due regard to a normal rather than
an erratic rate of growth.
"The fact that agriculture is by
nature more competitive than indus
try is not in itself justification fol
different treatment of the two"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-26
Promote New York
For Style Center
Union and Employers Unite
To Nome Ten-Mdn
Committee

New York City GLNS).-The In
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers
Union and associations of employers
in the dress making industry have
co-operated in setting up a commit
tee of ten to plan promotion of the
New York dress industry and to help
make New York City the worlds style
center.
The committee was named at city
wide joint conference of representa-
tives of the unions Dress Joint Board
and 2,1O0 employers. Creation of the
committee followed the suggestion OF
julius Hochman, general manager OF
the Dress Joint Board, who outlined
the unions proposal for expanding
production and employment in the
citys $35O,OOO,000 dress industry
The committee is to begin work at
once.
The conference was the second in
connection with negotiations for a
new collective bargaining agreement
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-26
w. G.. Roberts Is Dead;
Veteran A. F. L. Official

Chicago, Ill.-William G.. Roberts,
for many years chairman of the
American Federation Of Labor Legis-
lative Committee until his resignation
from that position in August, 1889,
died at his home here on December
~. He was 81 years old
Mr.. Roberts joined the Fort Wayne,
Indiana, Typographical Union in
1875. In 1898 he became labor
reporter on Chicago evening paper
and served in this capacity on the Chi
cago American and the Chicago EX-
aminer from 1900 to 1918, when the
la. Samuel Gompers engaged him to
compile the American Federation of
Labor History, Encyclopedia and Re
ference Book, monumental two
volume document covering the official
proceedings of the American Fedora
to 1924. At the completion of this
work, President Gompers made Mr.
Roberts chairman Of the American
Federation of Labor Legislative Com
mittee. in which capacity he served
until his retirement, when he returned
to his former home in Chicago. Fol
lowing his retirement he completed
the A. F. Of L. Encyclopedia from
1925 to 1889
In 1923 and 1924 he was travelling
secretary to President Gompers. Dur.
ing that period he travelled 25,00C
miles with Gompers and was with
him when he died in San Antonio
Texas, December l3, 1924.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-26
Lubin Denies Strikes
Are Holding Up Defense

Washington, D. C.-Flat denial that
strikes are interfering with the ma
tional defense program was given to
a Congressional committee by lsador
Lubin, Director of Statistics for the
Department of Labor.
DR.. Lubin testified there have been
fewer strikes in the past five months
than during the same five months in
1916, which was comparable pre-
paredness period. He added:
"lndeed, there have been practi-
cally no strikes of any significance
recently and both labor and employ
ers are to be congratulated on this
We would have heard nothing about
this strike problem except for one
strike in a comparatively small air
plane factory in California"
He was referring to the CIO strike
in Nultee Aircraft.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-26

ships and produce the armament
without which any armed force would
be helpless?
Why in the name of simple logic
can't they understand that the Fair
Labor Standards Act, the Walsh
Healy Act and other similar labor
laws are designed merely to provide
q minimum guarantee Of fair condi-
tions to the army Of workers?
The Government Understands
Fortunately, the Government Of the
United States under the leadership of
President Roosevelt does understand
these fundamental truths. Fortu-
nately, the leadership of the American
Federation of Labor is powerful, in
fluential and aggressive enough to
counteract the ignorant beefs of an
occasional Admiral.
But, unfortunately, such misleading
and irrational statements as the oc-
casional Admiral is likely to make
are seized upon for propaganda pur-
poses by greedy industrialsts and
their screaming stooges in Congress
to help their short-sighted campaign
for bigger and ever bigger profits out
of the defense program at the expense
of the workers.
This campaign has now reached it's
loudest pitch of labor-baiting and the
air is filled with demands for anti
strike laws and repeal of labor-pro-
tective laws. Don't be too deeply
disturbed by all this empty noise and
the wide publicity the subservient
press is giving to the squawks of big
business. Legislation of the type that
would shackle labor has no chance
of adoption in our democracy. 1t can
not command more than a few votes
in Congress, it is opposed by the Ad-
mnistration and it would be over
whelmingly rejected by the great ma
jority of the American people.
But the very fact that another
vicious anti-iabor campaign is under
way should serve as warning to
labor to be on guard Labor must be
reasonable, it must be strong, it must
be self disciplined, it must be 100 per
cent American to continue to command
the respect and support of the Amer
lean people as a whole. This is Ia
boris greatest safeguard.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-26
Drive In Aircraft
Plants Nets 10000
Members More Paw
Record Progress In Rapidly
Growing Industry Is
Reported By AFL

Washington, D. C.-Record prog
ress in signing up workers and nego-
tiating agreements in the fast-grow-
ing aircraft industry was reported by
the International Association of Ma
chinists.
l. A. M. membership in factories
making planes and aircraft parts has
passed the 10000 mark. Contracts
have been won at most of the key
plants, and wages and working condi-
tions in these establishments are
among the highest in the industry,
union officials pointed out.
However, the union isn't resting
with these gains. 1t has launched a
huge organizing drive in the aircraft
field throughout the United States
and Canada. Five Grand Lodge rep
resentatives, plus many local business
agents, have been assigned to the
membership campaign on the coast
Many others are on the job in air
craft centers elsewhere.
This drive will have far-reaching
consequences, because the aircraft in
dustry, while sharing in profitable
government contracts, has been one
of the lowest-wage industries in the
nation. The Machinists are out to
correct that condition.
One of the best contracts in the in
dustry is in effect at Boeing Aircraft
in Seattle, it was pointed out. There
the Machinists have won 62R R-cent-
an-hour minimum starting wage for
production workers, with the rate ris-
ign to $1.15 an hour for skilled me-
chanics. The union has 5000 men,
bers at Boeing, all working under a
"closed shop"
Another remarkable agreement has
been negotiated with the Lockheed
and Vega plants in Burbank, Calf,
both Of which are under single own
ership. There Aeronautical Mechanics
Lodge No. 727 of the Machinists has
enrolled 1000 members and won ex-
elusive bargaining rights.
Its pact with the company estab-
fishes minimum starting pay at 81
cents, but this mounts to 70 cents
after 80 days, with scales for skilled
workers going up to $1.23 an hour.
At Consolidated Aircraft in San
Diego, the Machinists have had bar
gaining rights, under written agree
ment, since 1887, and membership has
now climbed to 5000.
Pay rates for skilled help run as
high as $1.571a an hour at the Nit
chell Camera Company Of Hollywood,
which makes airplane parts and is
under a closed shop agreement with
the Machinists.
A contract is also being negotiated
at the Hammond Aircraft Company
in San Francisco, and lodges have
been set up at North American Air
craft in Inglewood, Calf; Douglas
Aircraft in Santa Monica, Calf, and
at a number Of other plane centers.
Among plants elsewhere under con-
tract with the Machinists are the Vul-
tee unit in Nashville, Tenn; Curtiss-
Wright in St. Louis; Beech Aircraft
in Wichita, Kan, and scores of parts
factories.
Organizing drives are also under
way at Pratt & Whitney in East
Hartford, Conn; Wright Aeronauti-
cal Corporation in Patterson, Caldwell
and Clifton, N. j.; BREWSTER Aero
nautical Corporation in Newark, N.
j.; Sikorsky, at Bridgeport, Conn.,,
and many others, both in the United
States and Canada.