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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-10-09
Profiteers Chance

one Of the most noticeable results of
the agreement between Local 1874 and
Celanees Corporation Of America vas
the unbounded 10Y with which the rat
iflcation of the agreement was greeted
BY merchants and other businessmen IN
his area
The 10Y of some Of the merchants
dubbed over 10 such an extent that
aeir prices rose up TO take care Of their
new found faith in the worth Of work
RS. Now there's nothing wrong IN the
act that merchants and other business
aen breathed easier upon the reaching
an agreement between the 10000 Gel
4nese workers and the Celanese Corpo-
alton. What is wrong IS the unWar-
eanted lacking up Of prices by some
merchants and businessmen after the
age increases we're announced.
4 discussion between two Cum
phrland businessmen was overheard
last week. The discussion CPntered
around contemplated increase in
price on a service many women find
necessary One businessman said Ia
the other: I've gone around and
talked 10 others running shops. and
they've agreed to do the same thing.
30 I'm not the onl, ono whose going
To make ANYTHING on what the Get
aneSe workers got
That's ,ne attitude Of many merch-
asts ard businessmen around here
Man others 10 no fair, do rot nave the
same ldoa. For example. many Of the
iTlvers who raul passengers to and
rom the Celanese plant refuse to follow
re acton of some drivers who increas-
! he weekly haulage rate from $50
Sl75.
The merchants ana businessmen who
axe Jumped al what they consider an
unbeatable chance n milk the Celanese
workers now that the 81 week Increase
IS in effect. will be far the losers when
the Celanese workers begin to take ac-
non against profiteers.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-10-09
Colt Arms Workers
Get he Hour Boost

HAETFORD conn ono NJ
the nations most important
armament firms tho Colt
Patton, Fire Arms Manufacturing
Go last wcck signed CO agree
mort which lifted wages moro thar
- rents an hour over May lril.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-10-09
Thursday, october 8, l.

leycls and increased workers in.
corn. rs two million dollars
year
Tho agreement covering more
than 900 production aud maintc-
nance employees. Was signed by
l.och - " the United Electrical.
RADIO \ Msrhlnc Workers Tho
union Was certified rs sole har-
gaining agency following an cleo
ton last month
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-10-09

NEW YORK Employees Of
C;in,bcl Eros NIX department
stor' mere voted oNcrwhcIm-
ing, las, week fot N" fiyc-day.
io.hour week. when offered the
choice between tins and 4 oontin-
uation 81 the - hour week with
Si5o weekly pay increase.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-10-09
Nazi?

Westbrook Pegler reputed to be one
Of the g!lbbest newspaper columnists in
the United States. showed his true col
ors in letter recently sent to the West
ern Maryland Industrial Union Council.
The council, a few meetings ago. passed,
a resolution denouncng Pegler for his
an'l-labor diatribcs Here's his answer:
4 am delighted TO learn that the
Western Maryland Industrial Union
Council Of the Communist G. / 0. has
recorded its opposition to me
Il hope soon 20 hear that similar ac-
tion has noen taken by Your Trotskv
Comrades IN command of the so-caled
Transfers in Minneapolis and your Stal.
mist friends Of the Maritime Union.
Please keep me informed
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-10-09

b.olrht udor u@o contracts
When tUe workers ,o.cd 1875 to
- for the trnoa Automobile
Workers Go "a an NLEB elee-
Evening star., 1941-03-11
the measure late tonight or at least |
NEW STREETCAR LINE

the measure late tonight or at least
by tomorrow.
Among the other legislators at the
White House conference were Sena-
tor Adams of Colorado, of the Ap-
preparations Committee; Chairman
May of the House Military Affairs
Committee, Chairman Vinson of the
House Naval Affairs Committee and
Representatives Taber of New York,
Snyder of Pennsylvania, Cannon of
Missouri and Scrugham of Nevada,
of the Appropriations Committee.
All of the congressional delegation
are Democrats except Representative
Taber, Republican.
Budget Director Harold D. Smith
also participated in the conference
with congressional leaders, and re-
manned at the White House for the
second consultation with depart
mental advisers.
Summoned for this second meet
ing were Secretary of War Stimson,
UnderSecretary of Navy Forrestal,
Chief of Staff Gen. George Mar
shall, Rear Admiral R. E. Ingersoll,
acting chief of naval operations;
QuartermaSter Gen. Edmund B.
Gregory, and Rear Admiral Ben
Moreell, chief of the Bureau OF
Yards and Docks.
The President was to have
luncheon conference with Bernard
M. Baruch, head Of the World War
Industries Board and Attorney Cen
eral Jackson was to be a White
House called this afternoon.
In announcing the schedule of
consultations for today, Stephen T
Early, White House Secretary, told
his press conference that:
The President is moving steadily
in the direction of completing prep
arationS by the executive branch of
the Government for application of
the lease-lend program as soon as it
becomes law"
Mr.. Early said the Presidents re-
quests to Congress probably would
be contained in special message
Mr.. Early said in response to
questions that the White House has
no information on actual transfers
or trades of specific material. He
recalled in connection with getting
the program under way that the
President told a press conference
several weeks ago that necessary eX-
ecutive orders and documentary ma
terial were being drafted at that
time. .
Questioned about reports that
price control would be centralized
in the Securities and Exchange
Commission, with Leon Henderson
appointed chairman of that agency,
MI. Early said he had heard nothing
about the matter. Mr.. Henderson
has been in charge of price matters
with the Defense Commission.
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73 Add 81 to SIS
To Income Taxes
To Aid Defense
the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 11.-That ad-
ditional 10 per cent-for defense
on the income tax wasn't enough
for II Americans and they showed
1t today by attaching to their re-
turns checks for additional amounts
which they specified must go to the
national defense fund.
Joseph D. Nunan, internal revenue
collector for the first district, said
the checks ranged from 81 to s25.
He asked Washington what to do
about it, and was told to ac-
cept them for defense. He tossed
in $40 check received from a
conscience-stricken taxpayer who
thought he hadn't paid enough in
come tax last year
Evening star., 1941-03-11
British Attack RepuIsed
In Libyo, Italians Claim

ROME, March II tP).-The italian
garrison at the Southeastern Libyan
oasis of Giarabub has repulsed a
new British attack, the italian high
command said today. ,
The war bulletin reported that
intense activity of Italian patrols"
on the Eritrean front continued.
German planes, attacking from
low altitude, set fire to several
enemy tanks and motor trucks" in
Cirenaica, and italian fighter planes
shot down two British Blenheims,
the communique added.
A strong detachment of British
motor trucks in East Africa also was
reported attacked from the air, with
about 80 vehicles set afire.
The British planes were driven off
from an attempted attack on an
Italian air base in East Africa, and
one Blenheim bomber was shot
down, the high command said.
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Streetcar Service
Starts Sunday 10
Southwest Mall
independence Avenue
Extension to Serve
Federal Employees

A new service will be inaugurated
by the Capital Transit Co. Sunday
when streetcars start operating on
a track extension on Independence
avenue S.W between Seventh and
First streets. Transit officials said
the line will serve the thousands
Of Government workers in the So
cial Security, Railroad Retirement
and Census Building in the South
west Mall.
Regular all-day service will be
given by two main car lines, and
during rush hours there will be ad-
ditional service on five other lines.
Persons who use other cars serving
territory north of Independence
avenue may reach the Mall build
ings by transferring at convenient
points.
After Sunday the transit COM
pany will discontinue the extra
service it has been giving on the
Congress Heights bus line route
A-2), on the Fourth street line
V-2) and on the temporary line
that was used during construction
of the Mall tracks.
The TenleytoWn PENNSYLVANIA
avenue car line (route 3O) will be
rerouted from Seventh and the Ave-
nue., south on Seventh TO Inde.
pendence avenue, over Independence
between Seventh and First streets,
thus serving the northern part of
the Mall.
Cars of that branch of the Georgia
| avenue-Seventh street line Route
TO-, which now turn back north at
the G. A. r. loop will be operated
south on Seventh to Independence
avenue, over Independence and
around loop south on Third street,
east on D street, north on Second
to Independence.
Service on the TenleytoWn- Penn
sylvania avenue line will be given
on weekdays, Sundays and holidays,
and on the Georgia avenue-Seventh
street line except on Sundays and
holidays.
In addition to the above opera
tons there will be added in rush
hours service on the lines listed be-
low.
From and to Rosslyn, via Rosslyn-
Benning line (Route 49,.
From and to Friendship Heights,
Tenleytown Pennsylvania avenue
line Route 33),
From and to Mount Pleasant,
Mount Pleasant line (Route 43l.
From and to points on north Four
teenth street via Fourteenth street
line Route So.
From and to points on Eleventh
street via Eleventh street line CRoute
63).
Rush-hour cars of lines not pro-
viding all-day service over the
Southwest Mall loop will carry route
numbers ending in "3" and destina-
ton signs reading "S,W. Mall"
Evening star., 1941-03-11

66 Students Enter
Legion's S National
0ratoricaI Contest
Five Zones Established
For SemifinoIs Scheduled
Week Of March ~

A total of 66 Washington high
school students-39 boys and q
girls-was enrolled today in the
fourth annual national oratorical
contest sponsored by the American
Legion, following the application
deadline yesterday at Legion head
quarters here. The national winner
will receive a $4,000 scholarship.
Officials of the District Oratorical
Committee, meeting late yesterday
established five zones in which semi
final orations will be held the week
of March "a preparatory to District
finals on April 4.
Zones Are Listed.
The zones and officials OF local
Legion posts who will be responsible
for setting the time and place of the
semifinals are:
Tenleytown, Capt. Watson B. Mil
Ter; Brightwood, Joseph E. Walker;
Brookland, zeb T. Hamilton: Ana
costa, Daniel L. Haldeman, and
Central, j. Franklin Wilson. To
eliminate unnecessary travel for ap-
plicants, students will be called to
the zone contests according to their
home address rather than the school
in which they are enrolled.
Thirteen schools from virtually all
sections of the city are represented
in the applications received, accord
ing to Contest Chairman Guy u
CogSWell.
OratiOns Due by Tuesday.
Mr.. Cogswell stressed at yester-
days meeting that copies of ora
tionS, which must be between 10
and II minutes long, have to be filed
with the committee by next Tues
day. All contestants, he said, should
be prepared to give an eXtempora-
neous talk of from to minutes on
the Constitution and the Bill of
Rights.
The five semi-fnaHsts will hold
the District finals in the Museum
of Natural History auditorium of
the Smithsonian Institution, and
the winner, with all expenses paid,
will be sent to Roanoke, Va, for re-
gional finals on April Is. In the
event girl wins the local title, ex-
penses of a chaperone also will be
paid by the District department of
the Legion.
Eddie Cantor. stage and screen
star, has donated the scholarship.
The Legion is expected to award
additional prizes for second, third
and fourth places.
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Roosevelt
CONTINUED From First Page J

tee hearings would begin Thursday
and that he hoped to have the bill
before the House itself next Mon
day.
None of the conferees would in
dicate what items of equipment NAV
be involved in the early steps of
the gigantic program of assisting
the British empire in its war against
Germany and Italy.
Immediately after the conference
with congressional leaders, the Pres
ident CALLED into consultation a
group of War and Navy Department
officials, presumably to discuss in
greater detail the items of materiel
which might be made available
earliest.
AS the President thus took the
initiative in clearing obstacles for
speediest possible action under the
program, the House of Representa-
tiveS began consideration of revi-
sions made in the lease lend bill by
the Senate. Concurrence was ex-
pected by midafternoon, with a pos
sibility that the President may sign
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Zupp
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against the Nazis. These documents
later were repudiated by Mr..
Bullitt.
According to this indictment, Mr..
Zapp, acting in behalf of Deutscher
Verlag, Berlin publishing house,
was instrumental in disturbing Eng
lish translations of the white
paper" in this country, but con-
cealed his own part ar.a that of
the publishing house in a supple
mentary registration statement filed
in September, 1910.
The indictment also alleges that
Mr. Zapp procured an American
publishing house-Howell Soskin &
Co.-to publish the paper over its
own imprint and induced Ralph
Beaver Strassburger, Norristown
Pa.) publisher, to finance the pubi-
cation and free distribution of more
than $4,000 copies in such a manner
as to conceal from the recipients
that the Pennsylvania had any part
in the publication or distribution.
Indictment Names Zapp.
The first indictment alleged that
Transocean established a branch in
the United States in October, 1898,
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Aid to Reach Britain
Come He'll or Hitler,
Naval Officer Says

Ironic laughter was the only
answer that American naval
men were giving today to the,
grandiloquent statement by
Benito Mussolini's mouthpiece,
Virginio Gayda, that "the axis
counter blockade in the Allan
tic Ocean will not permit
United States aid to reach the
besieged island; meaning Brit
ain"
"Gayda has a bad memory"
one naval officer remarked. He
reminds me of Bethmann-
Hollweg in 1917 declaring that
because the American soldiers
could neither fly nor swim,
they would never reach France.
In the same way, if this coun-
try has decided that our aid to
Britain is to reach British
ports, you can believe that SO
and 44-100th of all we send
will get there intact, come hell,
come Hitler" p"
(copyright 1e41. by the Chicago
Daily News. Inc)
Evening star., 1941-03-11
French Threat Held
Unlikely 10 Relax
British Blockade
Viscount Halifax Says
Reasons for Barring
Food Ships Are Plain

French threats to convoy supply
ships through the British blockade
were considered here today as un-
likely to result in any further relaxa-
ton of the blockade.
An indication that Britain will
continue a firm attitude against
permitting foodstuffs which might
aid the Nazis indirectly to 60 through
her blockade came from Viscount
Halifax, British Ambassador, who
called on Secretary of State Hull
late yesterday.
The Ambassador said his govern
ment had made plain its reasons
for refusing to allow food to enter
German occupied territory in a
statement here Sunday night, reject
ing proposal by former President
Hoover for relief to Belgium. He
said that while unoccupied France
was in q somewhat different posi-
ton, similar problems were raised.
Refuses to Discuss Threat.
Viscount Halifax declined to dis
cuss implications of the threat by
Vice Premier Jean Darlan at Vichy
that the French Navy might be
used to convoy ships carrying sup
plies to France.
The United States was urged by
France to seek modification of the
blockade to permit shipment of more
than 100000 bushels of American
wheat into the unoccupied zone.
Officials here withheld comment,
but there was no indication that
strong pressure for weakening the
blockade was planned.
Doubt was expressed in some in
formed quarters that France would
go so far as to invite encounters
with the British by using conveys.
These sources pointed out that such
action would involve serious risks
for France, because the loss of any
units of the French fleet would
weaken her hand in dealing with
Germany and lessen her chances of
maintaining her colonial empire.
Germany would be the only one to
benefit from hostile action between
the French and British navies,, they
added.
Oatmeal Shipment Blocked.
The British Government has
eased its blockade restrictions to
permit shipment of milk, clothing
and medicines for French children
by the Red Cross. 1t refused only
last week, however, to extend this
arrangement to allow shipment of
300 tons of oatmeal, step which
apparently nullified French efforts
to import American wheat.
Lord Halifax, with Richard G.
Casey, Australian Minister, called
on Secretary Hull yesterday pri-
marily to exchange ratifications Of
a supplemental convention, govern
ing the property rights of citizens
of the respective countries. The
question of food for unoccupied
France came up briefly during the
visit, the Ambassador said.
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Portsmouth
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and the communique said large fires
were started by bombs seen to burst
on the approaches"
Many of the fires in Cologne, it
added, were observed in the in
dustrial center and there were sew
eral explosions"
Important Crossing.
The Hohenzollern Bridge is an
important Rhine River crossing for
both automobiles and trains. It's
approach on the western side of the
river is close to the main Cologne
station.
The communique said three Brit
ish planes were missing.
The attack on Portsmouth was the
second on that area in as many
nights.
The government acknowledged
that buildings were damaged, fires
were started at several points and
a number of people were killed" in
last nights assaults, though R. A.
F. fighters and anti-aircraft batteries
put up a furious defense.
Bombs also were dropped during
the night at widely separated points
in the country, but they were re-
ported to have caused little damage
and very few casualties"
London had four alarms, but saw
and heard no planes. 1t was said
the raiders had been driven back
by intense anti-aircraft fire along
the Thames Estuary.
This morning, the Strait of Dover
lay smooth under a low mist curtain
which gradually was clearing away
before a bright sun and a chilling
breeze
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Ethiopian Drives Net
Britain Hundreds
More Prisoners
Resident Commissioner,
Brigade Commander
And Stuffs Taken
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, March 11.-A bri-
gade commander, resident COM
missioner, their stats and many
hundreds of additional prisoners"
have been captured by British and
native forces in deep drives into
Ethiopia, British general headquar-
ters declared today.
Imperial forces in Western Ethi-
opia have captured the Afodu
escarpment and are now advancing
toward Asosa," its communique said,
and further east patriot forces have
captured the town of Dambracha
and are continuing their pursuit of
the italian columns retreating
toward Debra-M -Markos."
War Supplies Abandoned.
Asosa is just inside the Ethiopian
frontier from the Anglo Egyptian
Sudan and south of the frontier
outposts of Kurmuk, where British
forces entered Ethiopian soil. DAM
bracha is about midway between
British-captured Burye and Debra-
Marcos in the Gojjam area.
Retreating Italians have aban-
doned quantities of war material,
including six guns and an armored
car, the communique said.
1t reported also that the advance
on the opposite side of Ethiopia, in
land from Italian Somaliland, "is
developing satisfactorily" This push
is aimed toward the Adds Ababa-
Jibuti Railroad.
Harar Bombed.
Apparently in line with this thrust,
which the British hope will take
them to the provincial capital of
Harar, the South African Air Force
raided that city on March 8, bomb
ing barracks and other military
buildings, an r. A. F. communique
said.
British planes also bombed and
machine-gunned Italian positions
near Cheren, Eritrea; a bridge on
the Cheren-Asmara road and gas
oline dump southwest of Asmara
the Eritrean capital.
Air raiders again bombed the Suez
Canal area today, but caused no
damage, the Egyptian government
reported.
AN air raid warning was sounded
early this morning in the Suez
Canal area, in the course of which
a few bombs were dropped" the
Egyptian Ministry of the Interior
announced. mo damage or casu-
alties resulted"
Germans say that traffic through
the Suez Canal has been paralyzed
by ships sunk in the channel by
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Training Planes Collide;
7 Die, Including Virqinian

BY the Associated Press.
HEMET, Calf, March 1.-Two
training planes collided yesterday,
killing an instructor and a student
pilot.
A second student who bailed out
was injured, his parachute opening
only so feet above the ground.
The dead:
Gordon F. Rosenstock, Peters,
burg, Va, the instructor.
Lynn E. Rogers, 26, of San Diego,
Calf, a 1889 graduate of Stanford
University.
Evening star., 1941-03-11

to serve as public relations counsel
and representative of Transocean
In. furthering the interests of the
German government and the Nazi
party, but failed to register with
the State Department. Mr.. Zapp is
alleged to have abetted TranSocean
in this alleged violation.
The second indictment alleges that
although Mr.. zapp became the agent
OF Transocean about the time 1t
established headquarters here, he
delayed his personal registration
until January. 1889. In filing this
registration statment, Mr.. Zapp is
accused of failing to state that part
of his business was to aid in the
dissemination of political propa-
ganda ia the interest of the German
government and the Nazi party, and
that for this purpose he collaborated
with officers and agents Of the
German government.
Supplemental Statement.
Another count of the indictment
deals with supplemental registra-
ton statement which Mr.. Zapp filed
in September, 1910. In this he is
said to have failed to state that part
of his work was writing for Die Neue
Woche, German language weekly.
This indictment also deals with the
white paper" ..-.-
The third indictment is against
Mr., Tom, alleging that he failed to
register after becoming represent
ative of Transocean in November,
1898, to act in furthering "the in
terests and ideologies" of the Nazi
party in this country.
The special grand jury has been
sitting since last October, and last
week returned a similar indictment
against Friedrich Ernst Auhagen,
another German publicist.
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Mayor Wins 18th Term

SHEPHERDSTOWN, w. Va.
March II P).-Being Mayor Of
ShepherdstoWn is a career for j. L.
Waldeck. who was reelected yester-
day for his 18th one-year term. His
nomination was unopposed in the
partisan election.
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY,

Senate:
In recess.
Monopoly Committee starts work
on final report.
House:
Votes on Senate amendments to
BritiSh-aid bill.
Judiciary Committee continues
study of defense labor problems.
Patents Committee calls Thurman
Arnold, Assistant Attorney General,
for testimony on patent protection
legislation.
Ways and Means Committee opens
hearings on extending Guffey Coal
Act.
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Dock and Horbor Facilities
Blasted, Germans Report

BERLIN, March II tP)-German
bombers blasted Portsmouths dock
and harbor facilities for several
hours last night and badly dam
aged two merchant ships in British
waters, the high command declared
today.
The war bulletin said, too, the
port of Valletta and an airport on
the island of Malta were bombed
and that explosives were dropped
on British troop concentrations and
motorized columns near Agedabia,
Libya.
Evening star., 1941-03-11

In length, the total area covered
by the Dutch East Indies is about
equal to the distance from Seattle,
Wash, to Key West, Fla.
Evening star., 1941-03-11

Accident deaths in American in
dustry during 1910 increased 10 per
cent. Employment increased 6 per
cent,
Evening star., 1941-03-11

Germans say that traffic through
the Suez Canal has been paralyzed
by ships sunk in the channel by
previous air attacks.