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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-18
Transit Go. Bus
Drivers 10 Vote
Next Wednesday

Tis-up Of Tscomas motor coach
transportation system doomed as
possibility following a meeting
at 2.30 a. m. Saturday by APP
proximately $50 members Of the
Amalgamated Assoc on OF
Street, Electric Railway A. Mo-
tor Coach Employees OF America,
local No. 75s.
Members will hold secret
ballot Wednesday, Aug. 20, from
5 a m. TO I p. m. 10 decide wheth-
er or not the Tacoma Transit
Companys contract offer will be
accepted.
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n Russian sources with the speed
and effectiveness OF Joint meas
ures taken by Mr.. Roosevelt and
Churchill 10 unite the three
greatest powers OF the world
against German aggression.
Stains reply to a Roosevelt
Churchill letter, as distributed by
the official Soviet news agency
Tass, said that Stain welcomed"
the Roosevelt Churchill suggestion
regarding the convocation OF a
conference of representatives Of
the three countries in Moscow for
ALLEGATION of raw materials and
ornaments
Stain stated that he welcomes
President Roosevelts and Prime
: Minister Churchills suggestion re-
garding conyocation Of a confer
ence of representatives OF the
three countries in Moscow for
ALLEGATION of raw materials and
ornaments. Stain stated that on
his part he is ready TO take every
measure in order that this con-
ference be held as soon as pos
sible. The peoples foreign COM
rnissar ". NJ. Molotovl was pres
ent at the conversations.
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Want Grand
Jury Probe
Of Release
Would Investigate
Van Wagner Coss.
Vice Conditions

A Pierce county grand jury
10 investigate the strange re-
lease of John Il. Van Wagner
from the county jail was re-
quested in a resolution adopt
ed al a public meeting Friday
night at Normanna hall.
Copies - the resolution were
directed 10 the countys four su-
psrior court Judges " NJ Card,
?. G Remain. y u. Hodge and
Joseph A Msllery
The meeting was sponsored hy
the Citizens COMMITTEES for law
Enforcement. Of which W ~ Gal
Ivan. Tacoma real estate man. 10
chairman. and Carl Ciubh. ssors-
tary.
IN addition "a copies sent 10
the Judges. the resolution also
was sent 10 Gov Arthur ~
Langlie. Pierre. County Prosecutor
Thor Tollefson. J Edgar Hoover
director Of the federal buresa %
investigation. u. =. Treasury de-
partm.nts Income Tax division
and rhurstoR County Prosecutor
John \ Lynch. u.
Van Wagner. arrested In Ts-
coma June IL. wAs~sharged win
attempted grand larceny BY fraud
he was alleged 10 have attempted
10 swindis a Santa BarhAfs. Calf.
contractor ny use Of the old race
track bunco scheme.
II was soon discovered that Van
Wagner was wanted In three other
states. including Massachusetts,.
A GOVERNOR warrant. stipulating
Continued on Page 7. Column ~
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Hold Convention
Of Accountants

Tacoma was host Saturday 10
accountants Of the state.
Ninth annual convention % the
Washington State Association Of
Licensed Public Accountants was
being held ct Hotel Winthrop.
Committee reports were heard
during the morning after Charles
G. Hayden. Sestus. president Of
the organization. opened the con
Vention
Speakers during the Afternoon
vsr. 70 Be Ralph l. Riekdsii
Charles p Hanson. J D. DAVIS
and Capt n p wilkinson
Officers were 70 BE- elected At 5
p m followed by a banquet at 7
o clock
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Settlement
OF Insurance
Case Reached
Four Millions Will
Be Puid for Loss
OF Famous Bridge

A four-lane bridge. will span
the Narrows. State Highway
Director Burwell Bantz an
.nounced Saturday shortly
after the state of Washington
accepted An insurance settle
ment of 100000 for the
old Narrows span which
whipped itself 10 pieces in a
wind Nov. 7.
Bantz told The Times that the
bridge contemplated BY his office
would have four lanes. thus remov-
ing a major criticism of the for
mer two-lane bridge that II Was
too narrow. Many engineers had
theorized that the very narrow
ness Of the span had contributed TO
its destruction.
To Use Old Piers
Bantz also told The Times that
the piers OF the old bridge would
be used, although the upper por-
tons would necessarily have to be
remodeled to accommodate a four
lane highway.
He explained that additional de-
tails concerning erection of a new
span could not be given at this
time.
Although we have been work.
ing for a month, our staff is not
yet completely organized. II will
be at least another month before
We shall be able to give specific
details as to construction" the
highway chief said.
To Get Priority
Assurance that the bridge would
be rebuilt with all possible speed
Was given by Bantz. who Indicated
that the project already had been
given favorable priority by the
government for procurement of
steel and other materials asa ma
tional defense link with the Puget
Sound navy yard at Bremerton.
The former bridge was insured
by 23 underwriting companies.
GOV. Arthur Is. Langiie hate
yesterday announced the state
toll bridge authority's unani-
NOUS decision To accept the
Insurance companies "finaI-
offer:
A $4,000 900 cash settlement to
the state. along with salvage
lights valued at $3.50 900 and fun
use OF remaining portions Of the
structure. estimated at $1,000 900
additional was accepted.
Ends Litigation
The agreement apparently ended
litigation which began shortly
after the bridge. third longest sIs-
pansion span in the world. col
lapsed. Underwriters originally
offered 81 500. 900. The state
countered with a suit. stiil pend
ing In Pierce county superior court,
for IS 200 900
A board OF engineers appointed
by the authority. including l. }.
sverdrup. Francis Donaldson and
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Tacoma Contractors snd arssns
red labor cane IN fos praise from
ina army FRIDAY asxal FIR thssf
part IN soldins down the Fort
Lssis Gec'ha,rd Fisla accusing ~
troops - an sysrsEs cost ~ sP.
pFossmaissf s37s pr man. almost
ina ossss Ia nilstsEy sHsitsf IN
ths = n
rnss ~as posstsa out ~ IL. coi-
r. r AntDn0yicn. srmys son-
strueting qssrtsrmsstsf for s~afiy
three years. ~ho vas one of tns
speakers Al tbs annual dlnser and
cabaret Of ths Tacoma conyfnge-
tion council al Hotel winthrops
root garden. s.s
FAIR and Seop~rstiy.
Col Antonosieh sssd ne hsd h~sn
in charge Of army PROJECTS IN ar
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To Double Refining
OF Aviation Gas

WAsHfNGTON Tns on indils-
Try - planning 70 double Va re-
fnlng capacity for 100 oetsns avi-
atom gasoline 70 assure sufficient
stocks Tor nations resisting sgxrss-
SION a. well as for domestic needs.
ths defense petroleum eeorolnA-
tors office disclosed today.
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To Manage Winthrop

sEATT LIZ Armand Marion.
j.. assistant manager Of Inc
Olympic hotel the past six years.
all become manager of Hotel
Winthrop In Tacoma Tuesday. u
xas announced mere last night a.
a farewell party for tss sxsevtsys.
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Troops Ready
For Battle"

PORT LEWIS Tn. TX Army
corps 10000 officers and men Of
the 4tst and ID Divisions and
special units were poised sstur-
day throughout southwest wash
ington for the signal that will send
them into battle" against a hos
al. Invasion army Of enemy
powers
The msn were 10 be ready for
the signal a. p m. although ~
IL generally beusve.l that the IN
vanon" sili not start until early
Sunday.
Troops in 1000 vehicles poured
in a steady stream out ~ Fort
Lewis all day Friday and early
Saturday. They took UP secret
positions In the Grsys Harbor.
Csntraiia -chehalis. Hood Canal
and other nearby nreas
II Vas understood that tho bulk
Of the s1st Division Naa IN the
csntralia- ChshAlis sector. where
the INVASION during n. paper
war had been concentrated. The
paper war" begun sunday. ended
Thursday a. 8 p rs Troops ssrs
sent 10 the positions vhsrs they
had b.en Theoretically a. the close
o. the war on paper"
9eanShils. troops u the III
Army corps IN cAlifornia. spproA-
nately $1,000 Of thsm. rad bsgsn
their motor movement toward
Warrington They ~iii support tns
~ Army eorps srA4nst m. IN
yadsrs
II - expected m. Battle a ,os
Pacific Northwest Ntn b. 90
served b. Gen. George {. Marshall.
army ehisf 81 staff.
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Nazis Claim
New Gains in
The Ukraine
Three SpeoSheods
Drive Wedges Into
Soviet's Forces

Military sources
<pid tonight that Nssi forces
had smashed about $50 mite.
through tire Ukraine in the
last week and had started .
new German offensive on the
central front facing Mosrow.
Sinni.n dispatches aiss tnid ~
gains IN . third offsnssv. 30 tss
northsfa front tnwsfa t.~rInxrHa
Three sp~@fhesd. ~ess pressing
the usssiss offssssvs. "a SO ais-
eiassd IN IN sffaet n split up. sn-
eineis and ae.lfey tss usss~E<a
mssa srmsss m . s~rss~ ~ traps.
ons eolnms moved sossh sIauH
the pnis.tsr saa m<n.ssa ozs~~.~s
4 Second thr~sssn~a Nisolsev ard
tn~ third psshsa eastward thr.uxn
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VANCOUVER. r. c. Almost
1000 persons. 400 Of them dele
gates. were in Vancouver today
for the s5th annual convention II
IN. International Typographical
Union. which opened this morning
al the Hotel Vancouver.
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LITTLE hotk. Afk~@ a ppfoki-
nstsly 100 men Of tina 1880 In
fAntry 81 Arkansas left Dy train
Saturday fer ina Pseine Moth
west the FRS, contingent n tss
1874 left tso weeks ago for the
sortswsst-
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s"s inc pans Mao" Nith 'Ae Fk"f
s"o SGT sss"fsnss mat 'hs
ao'sfifsa ~" sehon ~s
hfennsf pass meetings.
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u. British
Agreement
Complexion
Roosevelt Returns
After Historic 10
Day Atlantic Trip

RotkLA>D. Ne. - Presi-
dent Roosevelt returned 20
United States soil today from
his historic conference with
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill and said that com
plete Anglo American under.
standing nad been reached on
worldwide questions arising
from the war.
In reply u question 81 a pres.
conference aboard IN. Yacht 20.
tomae ~ the dock here. M Rooss.
welt added that he would not say
that the United state. was any
closer 10 actual conflict after tho
meeting at sea.
The Potomac. ~fsseh had stood
off Hoekland All day. dusksd
shortly after z p. m.
The president Indicated he had
entertained som. spprshsn.lons
that the yacht might he attacked
by submarin. when her position
off Roekland became generally
known last night De said he had
been annoyed by hls secretary.
William -. Hsssstt. announcing
that tho point Of arrival would bs
Rockland bat IL was fngry this
morning and no submarine fired
any torpedoes ~ the Potomac.
Points o.siised
Main points 81 IN. press confer
encs we're
4 The presidents first move
after returning 10 Washing
ton may be > request for additional
lsnd-lssss funds 10 augment the
seven billions ~ the original act
= The president and Churchill
4 discussed problems 81 every
continent during their conferences
at sea and made u obvious that
they had outlined = plan % setlon
for any eventually any~hsr. In
tho world
, Mr.. Roosevelt Indicated ne was
- undecided vhsthsr ne would
report 10 congress OF the people
on the conferences
A Russia has not been asked h.
subscrie. IN the sight point
peace aims worked out BY ths
eEscutiy. al sea.
Z me president made u clear
~ that bs was assuming Huasia
would siili BE- fighting nest spring
L Russia sill not get AID andsF
" the isnd-lsass program be-
cause sbs has money 10 pay cash.
Thirtssn days after his depart
urs from Washington. Mr.. HoSss-
welt with MS isnd-isass advisers.
Harry L. Hopkins II ms sibog. 70
turned to ths United. States 70 give
the first direct picture of the con
ference from en- American point of
view
Tho president would disclose
neither tho time nor the loeais Of
Ma historic meeting with tbs Bfits
ish prime minister.
Ne Indicated that the first pesi.
tiv. development when may foi-
foiw his return 70 Washington may
hs a request Tor . rev multi. billion
dollar authorization ard sppro.
priaiion 10 supplement tns oor
d~indlnE 1900 600 600 fund with
which me isnd.isAss program vas
launched.
The president said lEai be ard
Churchill had achieved . conplsts
sandsrsiandinE On al point. 81 the
world situation. fhaf understand.
ma. Mr. Roosevelt appeared 10 I'M
PITY. has unified Ansfies and Great
Britain In an snisnts Shlsh vii
permit smoother fiIseilonlnx ~
10Th nations 70 meet any svsntn.
anty.
r7hs prssadsnt sad that thsrs u
10 contingency Or tns face u ths
.arth which Nas not discussed dur /
lnR ms series - meetings with
Churchill a. sea aeoafd fhs Cruiser
Z. r. > Augusta and the British
battisship. D. N y Prince -
Wales AL except one u ,hs con /
fereness. ths president said. ~srs
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ifsas parts ~ ths enntlnsnt aad ~
ne Pacific pas-s<~ssons b~st ~
~n@r. h.d fazlnd ths contractors
ss fair ard cooperative a. h<r~.
Perhaps yes read rseentiy ~
ths congressional COMMITTEES n1med
10 inys~tsxst~ army hossssnx costs
-nsen averaged around $50 peg
soldier. more than deabi~ original
sstln~tss.~ aid tb~ officer. Ar
least there can - nothing 10 erstl-
esxs h~rs.
kssss~ssty Lsw Csst
"of course In tnls mHftsr Of put
ting Our troops under snsitsr. tssrs
~srs peaks and valleys. some deep
valleys. in the matter Of cost |
am happy 70 s.y that here In ne
gcontinued on Page I Column -
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Stain Accepts American
British Offer of Assistance

MOSCOW-Jose Stain today accepted the offer of Pres
dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill for
assistance to Russia and agreed to expedite plans for
Russo Brtsh-American conference Moscow.
satisfaction expressed 20 officials
with the speed private citizens
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isot ras 70 tns~~i<n 10 NJ ~
strisi area n Dnspropstrovsh ~

ksisos Has "a fnse~i@n To NJ ~
dnstTisi area NJ DnspFopstrovsh ~
the pnisrsr river. "a sss sfsis1
Altheasa The htnh command
said only th4t sp~vsflens w~vs
suseessfai' ssa sesarasHs ~
risn. competent quarters Fsross~a
that The Germans ser- ssfiksas
continually ard with great power
IN an effort 10 fsvsstrsts fh~ Rad
army sffufts 70 Greats . n~~ -
fsass line EAST ~ the pni.rsr tn
protect las paa.tx Industrial sf~a.
IL ~ss . night ~ herfor fn~
trapped Ras~.sa teresa especially
In the Odessa sres. the efflesss
agency SAID Met . ssnxis nous
tcontinssa an Page ]. calumn -
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kEM1lE 4
|E(IQ|lpGIiI|IlS

(AIkO - bFfftsh planes
Thursday sonk on ltolion de-
sfroyer ond t~o merehont ships
totoIIins 1000 tons and yes
terdoy otfoeked two tonkers
and two sehoonen. hitting oil
four and probably sinking the
two tonkeu OF obout 1000
tons. Middle Eou heodqvor-
tiers OF the Raj sold todoy.
cHcAGo.Ai SABBATH. Al.ab
new sensation Of the summer sea
son. won Washington parks $40
600 added futuuty today with
victory by three-quarters Of =
length over a field Of eight other
two yesr-old stars
NEW yORk-Ray Bonti. n
year old weIterweight Of Hay side.
n. ". died early today Of head
In iurle. suffered In preliminary
boxing bout at Fort Hamilton
arena Thursday night
BOnn was floored with q hard
right 10 the jaw by Al Dunbar OF
Brooklyn In the third round Of
their bout.
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N.
Y.-whirIo~oy ond Markell
made il q grand siom for War
rem Wright, Columet Form in
the Trover and Spino~oy
Stokes O, Saratoga roee troek
todoy.
WhirIo~oy turned book RIO
obscure rivoh by f~o and
holt lengths in ths 72nd run
ming OF the three-yeor-oId fin
ture shortly after Markell. Q
81 shot. had upset A. G. Won
derbilfis previously sebeosen
Petnfy in the Soth renewed Of
the secondary lecture.
DONDoN-BrIush fighters and
Dombers swept across the channel
10 attack targets IN France Tor
tho fourth tins today. Ten Ger
man planes ~srs shot do~n during
IN. day and three British craft
were lost
SING APORE - Ofncisi reports
ssid today that bubonic plague had
broken out al SzlEou. capital ~
Frsneh Indo-ChinA. nos under
Japanese military occupation. 4
quarantine Of Saigon has basn Inn
posed, ~ WAS aid.
FAIRBASks. AI.skA-Carolins
IVerson Of WzmwatOss. via and
Eugene Dsmvon q Fond d. Lac.
Wis. arrived yesterday Ia their
small private plane They left Sc
attic a week ago. and some ankle
~ Nss felt when they we're not
heard from since being grounded
by Bnfsvorsbls weather ~ Tsis-
graph Creek. B. c.
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In Major Leagues
TODAY

wtsHfsGros--Ghsstsy wss.
ner. Bo-ies Red sss pssesss. s.f.
fsr~d . brain o.se.s~ios to-day
sb~s be -. .tr.sk ~ the h~sd
by . line drive az me hat NJ
utihi, iafssiaes remu, care, .s
hattisK pssetses s~fsss fhs start
~ the ps~ssa. ..sssssss baseball
game.
wsss~f 80. removed ts . ms.
psi=i f.r N.sas essmsis.ssea .. &c
,~rmiss ssssss, s~ h~S s.fsessa
fr.m . fracture.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
sisssis.s ees mo- s0s~-s .
Chicago ..ss. loo ma sos--i . .
sasBy. Brown lsi and Ds.sa.
tells. Hignsy and fresh
phiisdsiphi. sis ess ssi-~s n 4
ss~ fsss see iss ssi--s .
Knot, and Wagner HsffinE ana
Dieksy.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ssssli,s esi ees sss--i ! .
Bo-tss ... sts 80 sos--s ! 4
hamlin. Drake CO.. Casey co.
ard Prank Early and Mas
New fsrI zgx ess sos--< 70 q
rbiiaasspsl. sss ies see--i o
wi.i1g 4na Banning. Hughes.
POdTslny -. Pearson fsl, ho~rss
al and warren
Z his.Es . ssss strs sto--i
Gineisa~ti 600 sot ees---t . a
ol.yu. Fs.ssnsii "a and Nc.
cuiiossh. Riddle ard Lombard
"a. Lssi. ono go ess---x = q
ri,i.sarxa Gle 60 sss--s . .
whlis. crouEh ~ and Man
essso. ttsintxsimaa and Lopea
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mHtAt>nf. Fsslss< rh~ hish
command -~ld tenisht that Fina-
len troop. mad captured sors&vsis.
the terminus - ths vnpurs rail-
rad on ths share ~ Lake t4sasx..
after . heavy ali.asxht baths ~tts
the Russisns
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sAsn TRANSACTIONS
rsssms ..s.s......s,. ss.ssa 90
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DoNDoN-Buush fighters and
Dombers swept across the channel
10 attack targets IN France Tor
the fourth tins today. Ten Ger
man planes we're shot do~Fn during
ths day and three British craft
were lost.
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SINGAPORE - Ofncizl reports
ssid today that bubonic plague had
broken out at SzlEsu. capital ~
Frsnch Indo-C hinA. nos under
Japanese military occupation 4
quarantine Of Saigon has bosn I'M
posed. ~ uas said.
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F0UR-L Lane HIGHWAY PLANNED
FOR new NARR0WS STRUCTURE
Weather Forecast Tomorow's Tides

Fair light and
Tues: Temps: Hin.
IS: low. IS. sun rises
$40; sets 7;1s.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
lit Mrntnriant
AMBROGI, ERMINDO.

AMBROGI, ERMINDo. In sad but low
ing memory Of our dear husband and IA
ther, ERMINDO AMBROGI, who departed
this life ten years ago today, August II,
HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN. I.
BUTLER, MARY E. In loving remem-
mother, MARY z. BUTLER, who entered
1910.
Sweet memories will Hnger forever,
Time cannot change them, it's true;
Years that may come cannot sever
Our loving remembrance OF you
HER LOVING DAUGHTERS, ELVISO c.
MILLS MI & AND % JOSEPHINE LEAR. AND
CARTER, ELLA F. Sacred to the mem
ory. of our loving and devoted wife, mother
and sister ELLA F. CARTER, who passed
1898. ....
August brings sad memories
OF our loved one gone to rest;
Yet she will ever be remembered
By those who loved her best,
FITZPATRICK, EULA. A tribute OF love
and devotion to the sacred memory of my
dear mother, EuLA FITZPATRICK, who
departed this life nine years ago today,
August IL. 1882.
I miss you now, my heart is sore;
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER. VERA SAW
YER.
WALDEN, ISABELLE c. A tribute Of
love to the memory Of our dear mother
ISABELLE G. WALDEN, who left us ten
years aso today. August II. 1891.
The beauty sf her Life E5ll nnEes -, shreush
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Walter H. Newton,
Secretary 10 Hoover,
Is Dead at Sc
Served Six Terms
In Congress Before
Aiding Ex-President

Walter H. Newton, Sc. secretary
and assistant to former President
Hoover, died yesterday at his home
in Minneapolis after a brief illness
according to the Associated Press.
Mr.. Newton was serving his sixth
term in Congress when he resigned
to become secretary to President
Hoover. In 1888 he was appointed
a member of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board and a year later went
back to Minneapolis to resume the
private practice of law. He was
named Federal referee in the bank
ruptcy of 1888.
A lifelong resident of Minneapolis,
Mr.. Newton was graduated from the
University of Minnesota Law School
in 1905 and for several years was a
business associate of the late Frank
M. Nye, former Hennepin County
CMinnD district Judge
Mr.. Newton was assistant Henne-
pin County attorney from 19l4-19l8.
In 1918 he was elected to Congress
as a Republican, serving for six Sue
cessive terms. He took an active
part in Mr.. Hoover's campaigns for
the presidency.
Funeral services will be held in
Minneapolis tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Newton is survived by his wild
ow; daughter, Mrs. Philip G. Muir
ray, st. Paul, and two sons, 1t.
Walter H. Newton, jr., of the Naval
Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, and
John H. Newton of Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Ship Union Wins PACT
Hitching Wages 10
Cost Of Living
Cumden Workers Pay
Will Keep Pace With
Trend of U. 5. Index
Ry the Associated Press.

e, the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. j.. Aug. 11-Ap-
proval of a union shop contract by
employees of the New York Ship
building Corp.-barring strikes and
hitching their wages to the cost of
living-led union officials today to
intensity their drive for similar
agreements in all the Nations
shipyards.
John Green, president of the In
dustrial Union of Marine and Ship
building Workers &C. I. o.. de-
clared, We've broken up the open
shop policy of the shipbuilders and
we don't intend to stop until we have
all Of them under agreements"
Pact "Sets an Example,
He described the two-year pact.
ratified at a mass meeting of work.
ers yesterday, as about the best
in the shipbuilding industry in this
country" and said the company
has set an example" for other en-
ployers. New York Ship, employ
ing about $4,000 workers, has ap-
proximately $500, 100000 in Navy
contracts.
The contract. retroactive from last
June %, contains market basket
provision which establishes as base
the United States Department OF
Labor cost of living index of next
December Is. If the index shows
an increase of five or more points
| six months later. June Is, 1912, each
workers pay will be boosted l per
cent for each point of rise in the
| index.
If no change from the December
Is figures is shown on June IS
1912, or If the increase is less than
five points, wages will remain
frozen. The index will be examined
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Edward F. Pierce. Jr.,
Dies in Arlington

Edward Franklin Pierce, jr., 43,
of 3840 Chesterbrook road, Arling-
ton, manager of the Noland Plumb
ing & Heating Co., died yesterday
at his home.
He was born in Melrose, Mass,
and was graduated from the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology in
1919. He was a member of Theta
XII Fraternity, and was a Shriner.
32d degree Mason, member of the
Washington Golf and Country Club
and of the First Congregational
Church in Washington.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Barbara
Wilder Pierce; two daughters, Nancy
and Polly Pierce, and sister, Mrs.
Lewis H. Keith of Boston.
Funeral services will be held at
1890 am. tomorrow at the Hines
funeral home, 1901 Fourteenth
street NV He will be buried in
Boston Wednesday.