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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
SMOKE RINGS
Who'll Be The Hero?
By SAM Raglan

There's going to be a hero of the 1910 Al-Star game
that will be played at St. Louis next week, and right now
we wouldn't even hazard a guess as to who'll pop into the
lmelight.
Going back over the thumb-worn pages OF history
and here's the star-grabbers for the past seven years:
1888 - Babe Ruth; 1884 - Carl Hubbell; 1885 Lefty
Gomez; 1936-Dizzy Dean; 937-Lou Gehrig; 1888 -
Iohnnu VanderMeer. 1439-Rob Feller.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04

Errors: None. Runs batted IN: BeII'
Trosky, Keltner, Mack, Chapman, Gift
Berardino. Two base hits: Trosky D.
Chapman 2, Weatherly, Harris. Home
runs: Keltner, Mack. Sacrifices; Ben
Double plays: Cullenbine and Grace,
Left on bases: st. Louis 10; Cleveland
Bases on balls off: Harris 2, Feller
S%trikeouts by: Feller II. Umpires:
Quinn, Basil, Pipgras and Geisel. ]
2 rs. Attendance: lestimatedl lO,OVV.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04

Errors: Simmons, Finney. Runs
batted in: Siebert 3, Besse 8, Chapman
?, Rubeling, Mccoy, Williams 3, Tabor
3. Cronin 2, Finney, Cramer, Foxx.
Doerr. Two base hits: Hayes, Besse,
Foxx. Home runs: Chapman 2, Siebert.
Williams, Foxx, Tabor, Cronin. Stolen
bases: Moses, Rubeling. Double plays:
cat oand Siebert; Brancato, Mccoy and
Siebert; Foxx and Cronin; Cronin,
Doerr and Foxx. Left on bases: Phiia-
delphia s.; Boston 8. Bases on balls
Off: Besse s, Wagner 3, Heving 2.
Strikeouts by: Besse l, Heving 8. Hits
off: Besse II in s innings; Dean 2 in
none; Potter 1 in none; Wagner 6 in
2 20; Heving 10 in 6 1-3. Winning
pitcher: Heving. Losing pitcher: Pot
ter. Umpires: Rommel, Moriarty and
Hubbard. Time 2:2o. Attendance
2,400.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04

Brooklyn at New York, III :30) -
Tamulis (4-1) and Davis (i-5) VS.. Gum
bert GA and Lohrman (7-3).
Boston at Philadelphia, az ::30)-Sal-
vo (2-O) and Strincevich (1-4) VS.. Blan-
ton (2-1) and Smoll (1-5).
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, (1:30) -
Butcher (4-5) and Klinger (4-8) VS..
Walters (10-4) and Thompson (9-5).
Chicago at st. Louis, e :30)-French
$50 and Raffensberger (2-1) VS.. Coop
er (4-3) and Shoun (3-3).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04

During the time of Nero, Roman
anpefpr. silk couch cover cost
H5.0oA
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04

Errors: Mast 2, Warren. Runs bat.
ed in: Miller, Atwood, Mast, Warren.
Hassett 2, Moroe, Ross z, Marty. Two
oase hits: Miller, Rowell. Home run
Marty. Sacrifices: May, Mixer. Dou-
Die plays: Rowell. Miller and Hassett :
Miller and Rowell. Left on bases
Boston Z; Philadelphia 10. Basse on
salls off: Higbe 6, Sullivan 5. Strike
'uts by: Sullivan s: Hi.:be T.. Wilf
itch: Higbe. Passed ball: Mast. UNI
,ires: Campbell, Glenn and Ballanfant.
Time: 2:13.
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Pitches Indians
Win Over Browns
|, STANDINGS
yesterdays RESULTS
American League

Boston p; Philadelphia IL.
Chicago u; Detroit Z.
Cleveland 5; st. Louis 2.
New York at Washington, postponed,
National League
Boston s; Philadelphia 3 (second
game postponed, rain).
Brooklyn z; New York 8.
Chicago Z; Pittsburgh 5.
st. Louis Cincinnati, not scheduled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
Tar Heels Rally In 9Th
To Beat Castle Street

Making a last minute rally, the
Tar Heels defeated the Castle Street
baseball team, II to 10, in a Coastal
league game yesterday morning at
Robert Strange park.
Trailing 8 to 10, the Tar Heels
opened up when Crowley doubled to
score Strickland, who had walked.
Crowley came in On a wild pitch
and Frank Kelly made hte winning
marker when he scorde on a single
by Mickey Kelly.
Score by innings:
Castle Street ---- '020 024 020-10
Tar Heels --------- 230 OIL O03--11
Batteries: Castle Street, Raynor
and James; Tar Heels, Owensby,
Collie and Crowley.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04

x-Ran for Mancuso in 9Th.
xx-Batted for Wyatt in 8ht.
xxx-Batted for Casey in 9th.
xxxx-Batted for DurOchar in Oil
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04

x-Batted for Miles in 9Th.
xx-Batted for Higbe in 9th.
Boston o1o 900 1865
PHILADELPHIA --O 600 001 OIL?
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11

While on the subject of the teamsters or
sanization let us record very strange report
which involves Mayor Irvine of Cumberland.
Some days prior to the arrest and convic
ton Of Business Agent Stutzman he paid
visit to Mayor Irvine at the City Hall in COM
pany with other A. F. of L. figures
Contractor Liller and a representative of
TIE L. Bernstein store management assert thai
.ayor Irvine phoned them and asked that
= ~ both ecme into the conference at City
Il. Bc.h Of them refused. Later in the
ne day. Friday. March 10Th. say the prin-
.als, Mayor Irvine. stutzman and some other
a. F. Of L. people appeared at the L. Bernstein
store and requested an interview
AT this interview. according to Contractor
liller and the representative Of the manage.
ment. Mayor Irvine requested that the c. l. o.
building tradesmen be laid of that night and
the Job recommended on Monday morning
with A. r. OF L. members.
This alleged request was made by Mayor
Irvine IN spite Of the fact that the contractor
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11

In our news columns we print letter from
the United Rubber Workers Local 26 which
complains Of disrespect and discourtesy shown
the union and its membership by the CUM
BERLAND NEWS.
The letter says that the CUMBERLAND
NEWS refused to either print or acknowledge
the Union complaint. This of course is almost
positive proof that the charges are correct and
unanswerable (although a favorite abb of
the NEWS is that the letter was mislaid' J.
Even so. we suggest that our brothers Of
the rubber workers do not take the issue too
much to heart. The celanese workers union
found the CUMBERLAND NEWS out many
months ago and the mine workers felt the
bias OF their misstatements during their lock-
out in April of 1889
The violent anti-labor bias is to be expected
from a set up which fired its union editorial
employees and replaced them. with one notable
exception from the ranks Of non-unionists.
The remedy for the rubber workers is to
take the action which the celanese workers
and the mine workers quietly took among their
own membership. A large part of the men,
bership of those unions say they never read
labor insults in the CUMBERLAND NEWS
by the simple method of not reading i'll We
pass on the information to the rubber workers
for what it is worth.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11

The declaration of war upon industrial I'M
ionism which is embodied in the number two
amendment" of the Norton Bill must receive
the immediate and effective counter attack OF
the proponents Of industrial unionism The
other parts OF the bill are also vicious. but
they will become merely academic as far as
we are concerned If the particular number
two amendment is permitted to prevail.
Here in Western Maryland we can see how
disastrous il would be to the workers If the
proposal to carve strong, industrial unions
into weak and ineffective craft groups were
permitted to go through.
Imagine the Celanese plant being organized
into about two dozen small. separate organi-
cations of maehinists. pipehtters. electricians.
operating engineers. carpenters. plumbers. and
the host of other craft groupsl Every person
of average intelligence knows that conditions
would be worsened for the workers. II is true
it would make some jobs for dues-hungry craft
business agents.
1t would boost the present monthly dues
by anything up to one thousand per cent and
put initiation fees to a figure that would make
a loan shark blush. II would not better work.
ing conditions or rates of pay one iota. II
would create an ideal situation for disharmony
and eventual wrecking Of effective unionism
II would be an ideal situation for the employer
which means that it would be hell for the
Celanese workersl
Similar situations would exist at the Kelly
plant and even in the mining industry oil
Western Maryland II the proposal was adopted
The press has talked. without justification
Of the disruption caused in industry by the
Wagner Act. We know Of no other single
act which has the potential dangers of smash.
ing existing peaceful relations between union.
and employers than the Norton proposals
Those who desire to see peace in industry
and the friends of industrial unionism had
better get busyl
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11

had signed contract with the c. |. o. Con.
struction Workers Organizing Committee of
Cumberland
To their credit let it be said that the con.
tractor and the management promptly refused
to consen, to such a diseraceful proposition
and announced their intention to honor the
existing contract with the c. l. o.
The situation is a serious one. We recall
that Irvine made a radio address on March
!s:h. Il !: as ,s;e.,-i 10 ine <. !. =. unions
as the radical element" eve wonder what
he calls the A. F. Of L. tsamster soonsp) In
his address Irvine said: Il have a, all times
tried and done my best to be just and fair
to all have allowed no clique or faction
to browbeat or coerce me in making up my
mind what deemed was the best interest of
all concerned
In the same address Irvine slibly said
he had Learned the labor movement un.
der such men and policies they advocated
as the late Samuel Gompers, James
DuhSah, dummy fVNcneu, andrew Fur.
sithe (ED. NOTE: he probably referred
to Furuseth) and Michael Tishe, all of
whom built the labor movement on a
sound foundation"
Well. well. WE'LL We wonder if Mayor
Irvine will take ofense if we comment that
while he may have learned the labor move
ment under such outstanding pioneers it be-
comes evident that he has forgotten all the
lessons2
Those men who founded the American la
Dor movement always held contracts between
labor unions and employers to be sacred in
struments to be religiously observed
Now we are told that Mayor Irvine asks
local contractor and merchant to disregard
the terms of a contract He thereby contra
diets the statements which he made just few
weeks ago.
1t is a mighty serious matter when a mayor
proposes such things and an interested labor
movement is waiting to see what the Mayor
has to say in his defense.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11

the primary campaign OF her
boss, Senator Radcliffe THEY
might be able TO beat the Scnd-
tor. and they might be able TO
beat me. But they ncUer could
beat the combinations" i.
Representative Bill Byron err
poets to campaign on tho issues
the trade agreement program
and neutrality. He is Strainino
at the leash for the starting gun
-. A new record has been
set in the Salisbury Peoples
Court. according to Judge E.
Sheldon Jones. After firing a
SeD-conteSSed drinking driuer,
the Judge told him: II rant TO
glue you credit. You're the first
person honest enough to get up
here and admit drinking as
many as fve beers" The prcri-
ons record. said Judge. was three
-. Candidate Long from Mont
0omery County. with aspirations
for the Republican nomination
10 Congress from the Sirth Dis
frict. has made a second visit TO
AIiegany County making con-
tact ipith local Republicans.
Howeuer. ichile treated politely.
he did not get much encourage
ment.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11

has been bowling about" This
local union has never "howled"
for $50 from the city and your
reference to our courteous request
of the Mayor and City Council for
a refund OF fees illegally taken
from us by them over our protest
cannot either decently. or factual-
~, be termed "howling."
A week previously your paper
reported that our local union was
"heckling" the Mayor and Council
when We wrote them a commune
cation asking attention to our Just
case.
stu earlier your columns car
ried report OF a City Council
meeting aud stated: "ihe usual
letter. wdS received from the
rubber workers.
Some time ago you printed
an editorial criticizinp our et-
forts TO hare The illegal hdndbM
ordinance repealed on the
ground that IL uioiated freedom
Of the press. IN that editorial
you termed our efforts as belly
aching"
Anti-Labor
II is easy for us to understand
the anti-labor bias OF the Cumber-
land News reporters. but 1t Is still
our opinion that reports OF news
items require attention 10 fact as
well as your resort TO prejudice.
Therefore. please be informed
that our local union has not
"howled" for $40 from the City
Council nor "heckled" the mem
bers of that body. despite their
obstinate stand which was only
changed at heavy expense TO the
organized working people OF this
section of Western Maryland.
We do not ask any favors from
your paper. but we do ask that
the Cumberland News extend
the respect and courtesy 10 the
membership Of Local 20. United
Rubber Workers OF America that
any other organization might
expect.
Very respectfully yours.
tSigned) E. NJ. PUESCHEL.
Recording Secretary
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11
BY DREW PEARSON

after first opposing the Tydings
law. finally approved 1t with ut
most reluctance. In fact, 1t has
been said he would not have APP
proved 1t at all had II been pre-
scented to him as a separate piece
Of legislation. cTydings tackled II
on the D. C. tax bilD.
The general trend Of editorial
comment throughout the nation
has been decidedly unfriendly.
with great stress laid on the an
ticipated increase in consumer
prices -. We are on trial in the
court Of public opinion"
Now. however. the Maryland
Senator proposes to force this law.
about which even his law partner
has some doubts. upon the people
Of the District OF Columbia-un-
less Senator King stops him.
NOTE: The first Tydings Act.
sometimes called the Big Tydings
Act" applies to the 48 states. The
Little Tydings Act" now before
Congress. applies only to the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t has already
been vetoed once by President
Roosevelt.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11
Rubber Workers Say
/ Cumberland News Is
Insulting Members

Ernest NJ Puesche recording of Local &C. United
Rubber Workers Of America Cumberland writes follows
! have been asked to request the VOICE OF LABOR
publish the enclosed copy Of letter which the
Cumberland News. We have the letter published
has the editor Of the Cumberland News given any
Of any kind the complaint raise OF course we know that
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11
Maryland Merry-G0- Round

WASHINGTON. - The helpless
District Of Columbia. which can.
not vote. is now about to be sub
jected to the Tydings price-fixing
bill-unless the vigilance of Sen
ator King OF Utah intervenes.
Senator King is the one colleague
Of the Maryland legislator who
has opposed his price fixing
measures through thick and thin.
Recently King has been conduct
ing some careful research into the
bill which already has been vetoed
once by the President.
The bill is chiefly for the benefit
Of drug stores. and 1t is significant
that attorney for the National As
ISOLATION of Retail Druggists and
the man who has had most to do
with lobbying for passage OF the
Big Tydings Bill" is Herbert Levy.
the Senator's law partner.
While this fact is we'll known.
not so well known is the con-
nection between the first or Big
Tydings Act and the famous
McKesson and Robbins drug
firm. whose president. Coster-
Muslca, shot himself. when dis
covered leading a double life
last year.
The court records in Con-
necticut tell an interesting story
regarding the first Tydings
price fixing bill. and indicate
that the now dead Costcr.Musica
had lot to do with passage Of
the original Tydings Act.
Coster's Dead Hand
They show. for instance. that
Coster-Musica paid a prominent
Connecticut politician. Harry E.
Mackenzie. salary of $4,000 and
an expense account OF $4,000 to
lobby for the Tydings Act. The
grand Jury also reported that the |
National Association Of Retail
Druggists. which the Tydings law
Arm represented. through solicit ,
tation from It's members. collected /
a fund Of approximately $4,000
practically all of which was spent /
in the 1887 session in securing I
passage OF the Fair Trade Act"
After passage of the Act In
Congress, Coster -Musica had his
firm hail u with fun mare adj
vertisements In the drug jour-
nal. And when Tydlngs was up
for reelection. X. r. Berie Of
the McKesson Robbins firm
wrote TO Drug Trade News urg-
Ing that eff the Drug Indus
try did not do everything In It's
power TO influence the voters Of
Maryland TO return Senator Tyd-
ings TO Congress, the industry
would be left In a weak posi-
tion."
How close Tydings was linked to
McKesson and Robbins and its
dead Coster- Musica also is indi-
Gated by the fact that the law
firm OF his father law. Joseph
E. Davies. has represented the
McKesson and Robbins firm in
Washington for three years.
Following passage OF the ma
tional or big" Tydings Act
through Congress. his law firm
also became the enforcement
agency behind 1t. thus collecting
law fees both going and coming.
Three cases were filed by Tydings'
partner Levy against small Balti-
more merchants TO make them Ak
their prices In line with those fixed
by the wholesaler.
SIN on Trial
Herbert Levy also appeared be-
fore the annual conference Of the
National Association Of Retail
Druggists In Chicago shortly after
passage Of the Tydings Act and
admitted that II might not work.
According to Drug Topics. he told
the convention:
"Fair Trade is on trial. The
President Of the United States.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11

the truth hurts. but even II the
Cumberland News desired to sup
press the letter from their read
erS they could at least have writ
ten TO us privately and answered
our complaint.
I'VE use this means Of drawing
the attention Of the labor move
ment to our protest at the re-
peated instances OF the Cumber-
land News insulting our members.
We will guarantee all the facts OF
our letter II necessary.
Assuring you Of the continued
support which We are happy to
extend to our own labor paper"
Text OF Letter
The text of the letter which the
Cumberland News refused to print
or acknowledge follows:
March 81. 1910
The Editor.
Cumberland News.
Cumberland. Md
Dear Sir:
/ have been instructed BY our
Executive Board to bring your at
tention to the disrespectful. and
discourteous manner in which the
Cumberland News treats the men,
bership Of Local Union &c. United
Rubber Workers OF America in its
reporting Of our efforts to have
the United States Constitution re-
spected by the Mayor and mem-
bers Of the Cumberland City
Council.
Many Of our members have
objected TO the biased and dis
courteous references made In
your columns and state that
they fail TO ever find your paper
extending similar discourtesies
TO such organizations as the
Cumberland Chamber of Com
merce. the Allegany County Tax
Research Association or the
Exchange Club.
We know. OF course that in the
past you have seen fit to suppress
some Of the letters and releases
We have submitted to you for pub
lication. That. no doubt. is your
privilege but We do strongly
question your right to make such
references as appeared on March
26. 1910. In your edition Of that
date your paper wrote: 1.-THE rub
Der workers union is going to get
that $40 from the city which II
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11
Edgar Allen Poe, Ill

Popular. sociable Edgar Allen
Poe. III. OF the Green Spring VAL
ley. has Just completed his sec
ond mystery novel and dispatched
1t to Publishers Lippincott In Phil
adelphia. Asked what the title
was. Poe quipped: "It's nameless
but I hope not for evermore!"
Lippincott's do the titling, and
named his first book THE House
Party Murders" It sold $500
copies. netted Edgar s505. The
IS was bet he collected which
started lawyer Poe into fiction
writing. A friend bet him that
he couldn't write a mystery and
have it published even though his
name was Poe.
Yes. Edgar is great. great
nephew of the famed Raven"
author and son of Princeton's
legendary footballer.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11
Walter on the Mound

II Walter johnson lasts Through
the primary innings. he will go
the distancel
This is the way the hot-stove
league is summing UP Walters
chances. but they fear he may
never get beyond the primaries.
The boys on the bench opine that
should Walter beat out Stewards
bunt. he may fan Byron in the
final frame. Chief reason behind
this Is that in the election. some
Democrats are likely to split up
and go for johnson. while the Re-
publicans. including Stewart. will
stick together behind him.
However. any Stewart.Johnson
cooperation will begin only after
the primaries are over. Charley
Is out TO win the primary con-
test and denies rumors that
there Is q deal between him and
Johnson. But II he strikes out.
there will be no hard feelings,
and Charley twill do every
thing" In his power TO help
Walter win the election.
Proud Papa
Latest politico In Congress 10
play host TO the stork was Repre-
sentative Tommy D'Alesandro.
Receiving the congratulations Of
colleagues. Tommy remarked that
the new arrival Is his seventh
child In eleven years Of married
life.
Seven In eleven" he beamed
happily. that's a NATURAL"
Round The Free state
Quoth Bertha Joseph, when
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11
Proud Papa
Round the Free state

Quoth Bertha Joseph. iOhen
asked for comment regarding
Evening star., 1940-06-21

IT you haven't registered yet, you
still have today and tomorrow to
get your application in. If you
haven't started your racer yet, you
can still build it In time for the
Derby If you work hard"
Mr.. Hamilton said he planned to
announce the site of the 1910 race
within a week or 10 days, so that
Derby entrants would have chance
to look 1t over.
We've got a good course this
year." Mr.. Hamilton said, land I
know we're going to have a good
Derby. We have had fine Coop
Grafton from schools and organiza-
tions. and their help has made 1t
possible for the boys of Washing
ton and vicinity to have lot Of
fun"
Every part of Washington and
the nearby communities will be rep
resented in this years race. Alex
andria and Arlington, in Virginia,
have many boys represented, as
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Last Call Sounded
For Contestants in
Soap Box Derby
Registration to Close
Tomorrow, Leaving
Time to Build Racer

Last call for entries in the 1910
Star-American Legion Soap Box
Derby was sounded today by Derby
Director Zeb T. Hamilton.
Registration for Washington's
third coaster race for boys will close
tomorrow night" Mr.. Hamilton
said. That leaves three weeks
until the Derby race will be held
on July 13.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

have the nearby Maryland COM
munities.
The complete list Of prizes to be
given to winners will be published
next week.
The Washington champion will
receive the M. E. Coyle silver trophy
In addition to the other prizes he
Evening star., 1940-06-21

will have won and will travel to
Akron. Ohio, to compete in the
national and international finals on
August II. At Akron, before he
even competes against any of the
other city champions, he will re-
ceive wrist watch engraved with
the Soap Box Derby emblem.
Meanwhile the addition of six
more names raised the Derby roster
to 230. The new entrants are:
w. c. Downey, II, 13, 5425 Con-
necticut avenue NV: Everett Ev-
ans, IS, 744 Columbia road NV;
Harry Goode, IL, 1881 Shepherd
Evening star., 1940-06-21
London to Keep Schools
Open THROUGH Summer

LONDON, June 21.-London's
school children learned today they
would get TO summer vacation this
year because of the war.
The London County Council felt
the children would be safer In
schools than in streets or at home
In case of an air raid.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

street NV; Jack Robertson, IL,
26 Bryn Mawr avenue, Glen Echo,
Md; Harry Shields, 13, lis Seaton
place NV, and Alan .Quinter Spit
Ter, 13, Nokesville, Va.
(Watch The Star for Derby Ne,Us. }
Evening star., 1940-01-18

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