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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-09-11

Treasurer EmSpak revealed that
the UERMA membership had
jumped 10000 during the year.
the greatest advance made in the
history Of the organization. Con-
tracts with SIS plants covering
over $4,000 workers. and the win
ming of over s63 10000 in wage
increases We're reported and
chcercd by convention delegates.
Now only five years old the
UERMA is one OF the five largest
unions in the CLIO and has adj
vanced organizationally in such
giant corporations as General
Electric. Westinghouse aud Gem
eral Motors.
clio President Phillip Murray's
Industry Council plan for national
defense was endorsed by the dele
gates. while resolutions against
profiteering. for enforced price
control. and others were passed.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-09-11
Wilson Elected
helarafe To
URWA Convention

Henry Wilson. treasurer Of Local
%. United Rubber Workers of
America. was elected delegate 10
the Rubber Workers convention
opening in Indianapolis. Ind Sep
tcmber Is. He will leave for In
dianapolis Saturday.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-09-11

ment of Local 26's efforts in neg
citations. and said that with the
support of all CLIO members in
Western Maryland and through
out the nation. the rubber work
ers could not fail in reaching a
favorable agreement.
Two other Goodyear locals. at
Los Angeles. Calf. and Akron,
Ohio. were still at negotiations
with Goodyear officials. Members
of the Akron Goodyear Local
last week flatly rejected several
counter proposals of Goodyear
management and sent their COM
mittee back into negotiations.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-09-11
No Time To Gamble With
Defense Burkhort Says
}voice OF Labor Is
}Free To Draftees

( Regular issues of the Voice
I OF Labor will be mailed free Of
charge to all CIO members
I drafted into the Army.
( Relatives or draftees can have
} their son placed on the mailing
! list of the Voice OF Labor. or
draftees may mail card with
their address to the Voice OF
} Labor.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-09-11
Jones FIays New Tax Bill
Calls Measure Soak
Poor Bill, SIS, $50
Workers To Be Taxed

In a nationwide radio speech, John T Jones, UNIV
District 16 president and CIO legislative representa-
tive, sharply condemned Congress for the passage of
what he termed "a soak the poor tax bill which places
direct taxes single workers earning SIS and mar
ried workers earning $50 week.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-09-11
Bridges Turns
Tables; Spies On
FBI WiretoPPers
Nv FEDERATED PRESS

NEW YORK When FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover ready
should ponder the qualifications
Harry Bridges whose life unopened book
Evening star., 1941-08-31

lowed to remain on for a time. He
has been sort of unofficial mayor
for the river village.
Likewise scheduled to stay
around is Gus L. Follis, who has
supplied live minnows for fisher
men for the past % years. His
customers come from as far away
as the Shenandoah Valley.
"a lot of the folks will be better
off away from the river" Mr..
Follis commented yesterday, "but
as for me, I don't know what I
could do except go on relief. My
health is bad. This is about the
only kind of work I'm fit for
'I don't see what they can do
with this land anyhow" spoke up
17-year-old Marvin Walker, who
was born on the river front and
helps Mr.. Follis occasionally with
his live bait business.
They can do a lot of things"
Mr.. Follis answered.
Marvin's stepfather, Bryan L.
Munday, an engineer for down.
town department store, has built
a new home in Hillside, Md. He
has ripped down his river cottage
and is using the old lumber to
build a garage for his new home.
The moving out" area extends
from the boat clubs near Key
Bridge about IL or 2 miles up
the river to Fletchers Underpass.
On up from the concentrated
settlement around C-ampton's
Evening star., 1941-08-31
IS Streetcar Stops
Eliminated as Start
0fCity-Wide Program
Fourteenth Street Line
First to Be Affected;
130 to Be Cut Out

Elimination of Is stops along
the Fourteenth street car lines as
the beginning of a program to be
extended to all streetcar routes to
conserve power was announced yes
terday by officials of the Public
Utilities Commission.
The commission already has Or
dered many stops eliminated on
bus routes to save gasoline.
Faster streetcar service is ex-
pected from the program.
Elmo J. Milligan, secretary of the
Utilities Commission, said 18 stops
on Routes so, So and 81, the Four
teenth street lines, had been elm
mated and that in adjusting stops
to fill in the gaps three new ones
had been added, making a net re-
duction of Is.
Stops were eliminated along Four
teenth street NV, Independence
avenue S.W. and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
Off1cials of the commission have
about finished survey of stops that
may be eliminated on other lines,
and 1t Is expected additional orders
will be issued to the Capital Transit
Co. each week and that the entire
system of II streetcar lines probably
will be covered in about six weeks.
There are now an average of about
nine and half stops a mile on the
streetcar lines, officials said. 1t is
planned to reduce this average to
eight or eight and half per mile.
This would mean about 131 stops
would be eliminated.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

'For Sale" signs as soon as they
received their notices.
Many of the natives of the
community are not too sorry they
are leaving. With the increased
use of automobiles, fishermen
have visited the area less and
less, preferring to motor else
where for their sport. Some of
the old-timers refer to the hey
dey" of the community. Mr..
Conn still has an old Tavern"
sign tackled to post near the
path leading to his cottage and
drink stand.
Deal Closed in 1888.
The Federal Government closed
the deal for the property by turn
ing over a check to the C. d1 o.
Canal Co. in 1888. The canal was
reclaimed and now a general i'm
provement program up the river
is under way.
With the ownership of the
land, the Government also took
over leases of the river COM
munity residents. The vast ma
jority have paid their small rents
on schedule, an official said, but
others who have drifted- in and
out have been "diff1cult" at times.
The Landlord" is in no hurry
to clear the area completely. I'VE
want to give the residents plenty
of time to get fixed up elsewhere"
one official explained. Then,
too, those who are serving the
public with their little businesses
will be permitted to continue
until we are completely ready to
begin the park development"
This development will not get
under way until an appropria-
tion is granted for the improve
ment program.
II hope the moneys a long time
coming" one Of the rivernnen
commented as he stared on
across the water.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Marine Flyer Killed
In Crash of Plane
Near Waldorf
Ii. Crismun's Croft
Wrecked and Burned;
Investigation Begun
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WALDORF, Md, Aug. 30.-Lt.
Donald F Crisman, attached to the
United States Marine Corps base at
Quantico, Va, was killed near here
today when his fighter plane crashed
and burned after slashing path
through the tops of a group of trees.
The plane struck the ground,
bounced across gravel road, struck
again and exploded. The charred
wreckage was found on the farm OF
w. Gwyn Gardiner, Washington at
torney, about miles from Waldorf.
Oficials ~ Quantico said 1t. Cris-
man wss on a routine cross-country
flight from Philadelphia to GUAM
tico when the crash occurred. He
was about Is years old, and native
of st. Paul, officials said
Maryland State police guarded
the wreckage until the arrival OF
Marine Corps authorities, who be-
gan an investigation.
Mrs. J. E. Hogue of T. B. said size
thought she heard the motors of
two planes. AS she looked for the
planes she said she heard an ex-
ploSion and saw smoke.
In addition to the main heap of
wreckage, scattered parts of the ship
were found over a wide area. A
rubber lifeboat was found near the
roadway and pieces of the pilots
log book were found considerable
distances from the wreckage.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
BY THOMAS C. HARDMAN.

It's moving time for the river
dwellers whose cottages dot the
District shore of the Potomac
above Key Bridge.
Dozens of these weather-beaten
folk, who for years have felt the
angry lash of the Potomac in
flood time and dozed to its gentle
tapping on quieter days, are pull
ing up their stakes and moving
to higher ground.
There's no flood coming. It's
just that their landlord-Uncle
Sam-has other ideas for his
property.
Where this shore has been
cluttered with houseboats and
frame houses-some shanties,
others sturdy and neat-the Gov
ernment hopes eventually to de-
velop a picturesque park area.
The river folk found "vacate"
notices in their Canal road mail
boxes last July. Many began
packing up and tearing down
almost Immediately; others held
back in the hope that somebody
higher up would change his mind.
Public Servants Get Delay.
But they all must move sooner
or later. Those who just live on
the river bank and work else
WHEREOF those who just live on
the river bank-are the first to
thin out. This was the edict Of
the Office of National Capital
Parks.
Others who are serving tie
public in their little river domain
by renting boats, supplying
fishermen with live bait, repair
ing craft, and the like-are being
allowed to remain for while.
For days now the clatter Of
hammers and the noisy whine of
crowbars prying loose old lumber
have echoed over the river. Many
cottages already are leveled.
Only their foundations, or fire.
quently simply bare spots on the
ground, remain to tell a part Of
the story of this isolated
community in the Nations
Capital.
Except by boat or small foot
bridges over the Chesapeake &
Ohio canal, the only means of
reaching this little village is by
the canal or by a rough road
way through a damp, low-ceil-
ing tunnel running under Canal
road. The approach is hardly
discernible except by those who
know it's there.
This little community had its
beginning more than 20 years
ago. At least half a dozen of
the residents claim to be the
original pioneers" of the set
tlement.
j. w. Champion, whose boat
yard has been used for years as
the repair station for scores Of
Washington boat owners, has es-
tablished his home and business
over quite a large area of the
waterfront. His payments for
use of the property amount to
almost 500 a year.
Salvage Is Permitted.
The residents have built their
own houses and, consequently,
are permitted to salvage as much
of the property as they wish
when they leave.
Mr.. Champion, whose home is
one of the largest in the COM
munity, will be among those al
Evening star., 1941-08-31
| Where to Co.
| What to Do
Outings.

OutlngS.
Bird walk, Rock Creek Park ex-
tended, sponsored by National Capt.
tai Parks Office. Buses leave Four
teenth street and Colorado avenue
NV. at 6:l5 am.
p Nature and historical tour, Fort
Frederick State Park and Chesa-
peake & Ohio Canal Parkway, spon-
sored by National Capital Parks of
flee. Buses leave 1416 F street NV.
at 8 am.
Nature walk along tow path,
: Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Park
way from Brookmont, Md, spon-
: sored by National Capital Parks
: Office. Meet at stop on Cabin John
streetcar line at $50 am.
= Mystery Trail hike, Wanderbirds'
Hiking Club. Leave National Thea
. ter at 9 am.
"a Nature and historical trip on
horse-drawn barge, sponsored by
: National Capital Parks office, on
+ Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, from
: Carderock, Md Buses leave 1416
F street NV. at l pm.
w ExCuISluH W CIldpel fUllll, SpOu-
sored by Wanderbirds' Hiking Club.
Meet at National Theater at 10 am
tomorrow.
Meetings.
American Occupational Therapy
: Association, Mayhower Hotel, all
day.
Luncheon. meeting, Uptown Wash
ington Lions Club, Broadmoor Ho-
tel, 1915 pm.
Luncheon, meeting, East Gate
Lions Club, 839 Bladensburg road
NE, 1915 pm.
Twenty-ninth Division AsSocia-
ton. Willard Hotel, all day. Regis
tration, new foyer avenue side, 10th
floor. General session In large ball
room.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

boat yard, an average of every
other cottage has been ripped
down.
Boatsman for 81 Years.
Near the upper boundary of
zone to be cleared lives 72-year-
old Harry G. Conn, a former
upholsterer, who allows he's been
rowing boats on the Potomac for
nigh onto So years"
Mr.. Conn broke his leg about
80 years ago and when they had
to take out a piece about 2
inches long," he moved to the
river bank.
II filled in this spot with my
own hands," he said, referring to
the terraced ledge on which his
neat cottage and soft drink stand
are resting. A 7-foot wall, 8
inches thick. surrounds the lower
floor of his house.
THE old river rolls along and
fellow can't ever tell when it's
going to cut up a Bit" Mr.. Conn
said, patting the sturdy wall. It
started putting this up after the
water washed me out in 1886. I
don't want that to happen again."
He told of the flood water rising
In his little home at a rate Of
16 inches an hour, of his efforts to
carry out his belongings.
Finally, said to myself, oh,
let 'er CO. and I made for higher
ground" he recalled. 'I looked
back and my house swished right
away" He gestured in a general
direction down the river.
Mr.. Conn said he gave "his
land" to the Government then,
Evening star., 1941-08-31
rtiss-Wright Propeller
Pact Increases Wages
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CALDWELL, N. j., Aug. 30-Her-
bert o. Feldman, president of Pro-
peller Craft, Inc, an independent
union, announced tonight that an
agreement had been reached with
officials of the propeller division Of
Curtiss- Wright Corp. providing wage
increases for hourly workers at the
company's plants here and at Cliff
ton.
The agreement provides wage in
creases of 10 cents an hour for
hourly employees who were on the
pay roll last May Is, Mr.. Feldman
said, adding that five cents of the
increase would be retroactive to May
IS and five cents to August 10.
The previous hourly minimum
rate was given as so cents. The
maximum rate was not obtainable.
Robert L. Earle, general manager
Of the propeller division and vice
president of Curtiss-W Wright, con-
firmed Mr.. Feldman's announce
ment and said the agreement would
apply to 1,700 employees He esti-
mated that it would boost the pay
roll in excess of $1,200,000 a year.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

after they promised me I could
live on it the rest of my days"
Mr.. Conn is serving the public
in addition to his soft drink stand
visited by up-the-river canoists,
he has few rowboats for hire
so he'll be left alone for q time.
The Government, more over, is
looking up records on his claim"
Folks who require a minimum
of noise to sleep couldn't live in
Mr.. Conn's cottage. Baltimore
& Ohio freight trains, chugging
alongside the canal, rumble vir-
tually over his roof night and
day.
It don't pay any attention to
these trains" Mr.. Conn fairly
shouted as one thundered over
head. TITS these airplanes that
bother me-"
1t seems that passenger air
liners and other planes frequently
pass over his cottage. "They
wake me up almost every night
with their internal motors" he
said.
Mr.. Conn steps spryly along
his narrow dock and into one of
his rowboats several times a day
ito take a little turn on the
water" He used to fish a great
deal, but the price of catfish
dropped to cents apiece and he
gave up trying to market them.
Wouldn't pay for Q fellows
labor" he explained.
Spokesnen at the Once Of Ma.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Aircraft Leader Opposes
Unified u. 5. Air Force
3, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-John j.
Bergen, a director of the United
Aircraft Products and the Grumman
Aircraft Companies, returned today
from a three-week visit to England
and declared he was opposed to
unified air force for the United
States.
Mr.. Bergen, also president of New
York investment firm, said his lead
ing impression of England was "the
willingness of the r. A. F. to give
up its coastal command to the feet
air arm while 1t took care of fighter
and bomber squadrons."
This" said Mr.. Bergen, who came
home on the Atlantic Clipper, has
worked out for year and it is my
greatest argument for leaving the
air force in the United States as it
is presently constituted, with the
exception that the Navy could take
over costal patrol. I am emphati-
cally in favor of that and definitely
against a unified air arm. 1t would
be a big mistake to change"
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Merchants Are Warned
Of Bod Check Pussers

Storekeepers were cautioned BY
police last night to watch for two
lanky men, both 6-footers, who have
been spreading worthless checks
among District merchants and car
rying of mounting pile of cash.
One Of the check passers, police
said, has been preying on drugstores
and liquor shops, usually buying a
quart of liquor and paying for it with
bogus $40 travellers check drawn
on a Boston bank. The other man is
said to work" jewelry stores, buy
ing women's wrist watches, paying
for them with valueless checks and
then pawning the watches.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Womun's S Screams Put
Intruder to Flight

Tho screams of 28-year-old Vay
Gadow, Government worker.
frightened away young colored
man who, she told police, she found
standing at the foot of her bed when
she awoke last night in her room
at 1725 I street NV.
Miss Gadow said she leaped up
and started calling for help when
she became aware some one was In
her room. The man took along Miss
Garow's purse, which contained S..
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Nova's Sparring Partner
Is Overcome by Gas
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
POMPTON LAKES, N. j. Aug.
30.-Warren Wilson, 22-year-old
sparring partner of Heavyweight
Lou Nova, was overcome by IL
Illuminating gas today at DOC" Bier's
training camp, where the Californian
is getting into shape for his title
bout with Champion Joe Louis in
New York September 90.
Wilson, who lives in Atlanta, Ge.,
was reported in fair condition to-
night at st. Joseph's Hospital. Pater-
son. He had completed a workout
with Nova and was taking shower
when he was overcome.
John Axes, 20, another sparring
mate. entered the shower room and
saw the PROSTATE Wilson. Axes also
was affected by the gas, but succeed
ed in dragging Wilson outdoors. He
was treated at the camp.
Investigation disclosed that the
gas was escaping from a hot-water
heater.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Two Girls Injured
In Auto Accident

A head-on crash at Second street
and Blair road NV. last night sent
Mrs. Helen Riegel, 10, and Miss
Vivian Goodwin, II, both Of Takoma
Park, Nd, to Washington Sani-
tarium for treatment of cuts and
bruises. Police said they were pas
sengers in a car operated by Mrs
Riegel's husband, Kenneth, 20. The
driver of the other car, police re-
ported, was charged with driving
on the wrong side of the street. He
was identified at the sixth preinct
as Fred Eastwood, IS, Rockville, Nd.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
50 Pct. of Troops
Are Protestonts,
81 Pct. Catholics

BY the Associated Press
Fifty-nine per cent of United
States soldiers are Protestants,
81 per cent are Catholics and 2
per cent are Jews, the Army re-
ported yesterday.
Eight per cent listed no de-
nomination when asked to indi-
cate their religious preferences
at the time of enlistment or in
duction.
The Army complies the fig
ures in order to assist in the
spportionment and assignment
of chaplains.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

Harry G. Conn, II, figures
he's roUed boats on the riUer
for "nigh onto So years." He
1Diu be permitted to stay on
a1Dhile because he has q small
business catering to the boat
ing public. ~
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Benefit Dance Slated

A dance for the benefit of the
Gaithersburg Washington Grove
Rescue Squad will be given at the
Gaithersburg High School from 8
to IL pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

Totals 10 uate----4o bz
In August, Beware OF:
1. Crossing a street at some
point other than q crosswalk.
Three of the five pedestrians
killed in traffic in August, 1910,
were fatally injured while COM
mitting this unsafe act.
2. The hours between 5 and
op-m. Four persons met death
within this four-hour period
In August last year.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

Jimmy Mulligan, 8, gathers
tDrecked toys and papers left
behind by departing resi-
dents. The raced foundation
of q cottage can be seen be-
hind him.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Make August Safer

Toll In Previous Months.
Nogales international., 1941-05-17
Red Cross Brightens Lives In Orient

4 stark story of need and the almost pitful graft
tude for any relief that be granted is told in
file Of letters sent recently by WILDER Judd, asso
ciate director of Red Cross work in China to nation
al headquarters.
Judd's letters, copies of communications from hos
ptas, missions and feeding stations throughout the
stricken land requests for aotments OF crack
ed wheat and rice drugs, medical supplies and Junior
Red Cross Christmas baEcs
From Hinghwa in the once prosperous province OF
Kiangsu came the story: "ln our city there are
about $500 families absolutely dependent relief,
with an average of three mouths per family. COnti
tions are growing worse"
On behalf of the Catholic institutions in the hard
hit Shanghai area came plea for aid for 29OO or
phans Particularly wanted were "a good number
of Junior Red Cross baxes.'
From Sungkfang, little village that was square
ly in the line Of Japanese attack during late 1885,
came a letter. "Thank you for noting desire for
some 10 or 20 Christmas boxes for orphans They
will surely be delighted. Do you indicate in your
letter that it will be impossible to get extra 10 or
20 bags of wheat for them. 1t would do them
lot of good"
From Huchow Chekiang: "The wheat has arrived
and only one objection has been heard-tha there is
so little of it. But living in hopes of more lat
er on! We have 420 children in our child welfare
project, which means that we are teaching these
children and giving them one meal per day. We
would like enough Junior Red Cross boxes to give out
to them Do we not know the contents, so 90 not
know if they can be divided or not.
From Hofei in Anhwei province suffering from
both war and flood disaster, came the report that
thousands of children in that region are III neeo
of help:
Nogales international., 1941-05-17
Record In Custer
Hearing To Be
Filed By May21

PHOENIX, May 16 U.P.) = A
record of Gov. Sidney P Osborr's
custer hearing against members of
the Arizona Industrial commission
today was scheduled to be sub
mitted to the state supreme court
by May 81.
L. G. Holmes and Lynn Lock
hart, commissioners, were charged
with "misfeasance, nonfeasance
and malfeasance in office" AND
were ordered removed by the goy-
ernor. The two commissioners,
however, appealed to the high
court and received a writ of GER
tiorari for review of the hearing.
A transcript of the proceedings
originally was scheduled to be sub
mitted to the supreme court May
IA, but the governor was granted
additional time when he disclosed a
record of the hearing had not been
completed.