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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28
Failure Of Big Business To Expand Production May Lead To Mass nempme

gcthcr with ranking officials Of
the union and discussed what
Sec.-Trcas. David Mcdonald de-
scribed as policies Of great inn
portance.
ALL II PLANTS
The NLRB's payroll study at
Republic showed that the Clio UNI
ion had heavy majority in every
one Of the II plants included in
the agreement worked out by the
Board. the company and the
SWoC a few weeks ago.
The union. the government ag-
ency found. had 2s.4s2 members in
good standing as Of August /. out
of a total employment Of 4O.5s5.
Upon certification by the Board.
the II plants will be Jumped in
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28
NLRB Reports
SWOC Majority
AT Republic Steel

PITTSBURGH. Aug. rs. -
Three major developments in the
rapid-moving Clio drive TO mop
up" the corporations in the indus
try's Little Steel" bloc we're re-
ported today by the clio Steel
Workers Organizing Committee.
A preliminary report by the Ma.
tional Labor Relations Board re-
vealed the SWoc had gained
sweeping majorities in II plants
Of the Republic Steel Corp. where
the NLRB has been comparing
union membership cards with COM
pany personnel records.
Leaders Of SWoC locals in all
Little Steel companies met to-
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28
Starrett Hit
damned With
Action.PIus

Since the advent of motion pic
lures. fans VINO wan, action and
excitement in their film fare have
always found westerns their best
buy in the entertainment field
Thanks 20 Producer William
Bcrkc. they're going to got It in
quadruple doses il Thunder
over the Prairie Columbias lat
est Charles Starrctt thriller. cur
rcn,ly at the Embassy theatre
Besides an exciting story. with
the usual quota Of fights and gun
battles. there are two wild horse
Stampedes. sensational dust
storm. a blown-up dam and a sub
sequent flood that mandates the
entire countryside.
However. don't think that only
the movie audience will get all the
thrills Plenty Of thrills were cN-
perienced ny the cas-, in the film
ing Of the hit too. rs Eileen
O'Hearr viii readily testify The
Columbia s,arlci. who plays oppo-
site Starrctt in the feminine lead.
was making her second appear
ancc before the Columbia cameras
and the scene called FOR a tribe
OF Indians TO stampede herd Of,
wild horses into the frontier town
As the horses were driven. rear
ing and kicking into tho motion
picture street. Eileen. Starrett and
Cliff Edwards were supposed to
flee TO cover from the courthouse
She ran down the steps Of the
building, started across tho street.
and suddenly tripped and fell
Paralyzed with fear as the thun-
derinG herd Of animals raced down
the street. Miss O'Hearn was ur-
able 10 move Starrett ard Ed
wards who were right behind her
had the frightened girl or the
ground almost before she hi, il
and pulled her to safety split
second before the horses stamped
cd ny
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28
NoTIcE To coNrrArroEs

STATE ROADS CONTRACT
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR THE
REPAf$TtNG OF METAL. sTRt.c
TrRFs As FOLLOWS
CONTRACT En.it-sii
Af.LEGANY 20 NTY Bridge over
4 =. railroad irscks. Henderson
slvd Z 6. N in Cumberland Steel
ALLEGANY cot NTr. Bridge over
Potomac River. Route 81. between
oid'owu. Nd I'D PAS raw. ".
v'rrinia-Sieel Trusses 800
ALLEGANY COZ $TY Bridge over
Potomac River hetween Cumberland.
Ma. and RdEely. ". Va. Steel
trusses $40
The employment agency for fur
nishing labor on the above work 10
Maryland State Employment Service.
Public Safety Building. Cumberland.
The minimum hourly wage to he
paid by the contractor on the above
contract shall he for 'Skilied Labor.
1910: intermediate Grade SIS.
and for "t'nskilled Labor" 500
The attention 81 bidders ~ directed
- the Special Provisions covering
suhletting or assigning NJ contract
and use ~ materials
viii be received rs no state Roads
Commission 81 is offices Federal
Reserve Bank Building. cavern ana
Lexington SITS Baltimore MARYLAND.
until 2 r NJ on The aih day ~ Sep
isnber 1871, At which time and place
they will he publicly opened and read.
QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS RE-
QI'IRED.
Bids must be made upon the blank
proposal form which. with spe6 ~
cations and plans VIII be furnished
bv the Commission upon application
and cash payment az 500 Tor each
separate project ss hereafter no
charges will he permitted.
No bids will be reeeived unless ar-
eanpanisd bv a certified check mr. hid
bond PAYABLE In the state Roads
Commission ~ MARYLAND a. required
nv Soc. s. Chapter 7si. Acts NJ 1879.
~ the amount as set forth In tho
proposal form.
The successful bidder viii he re-.
uuired 10 give houd and compl, with
the Acts NJ the General Assembly ~
Maryland. respecting contracts No
REFUND Will BE- MADE FOR
RETURN OF SPECIFIC ATOMS
AND PLANS.
The Commission reserves the right
20 reject any and all bids
BY ORDER OF the state Roads
Commission this s2nd day Of August.
/. Il. srgUARr Secretary
EZRA .. WHITMAN. Chairman
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28

mendcd by the Treasury.
Such heavy taxation OF low i'm
come single persons and families
would undermine living standards.
Official government figures Just
released show that a minimum de-
ccncy budget for a single woman
ranges from ssS5 in Connecticut
to si,l47 in New Jersey, with other
states showing comparable ex-
pcnse figures.
Thus. proposed cutting into low
incomes would jeopardize main
tainnance Of even minimum liy.
ing standards.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28

rays industry councils plan which
provided through proper labor and
management representation for
continual policing Of industry ny
men who know their staff Under
Murrays plan such basic commod-
tiles as steel. aluminium. copper.
etc. would have been expanded
long ago.
WHAT ABOUT UNEMPLOYED:
This increase in the uncmploy-
ment load is anticipated ny Hen
derson and other authorities at 4
time when WPA has bccn sIashed
40 per cent by Congress. WPA will
carry OF its rolls this fiscal year.
which began July an average OF
100000 jobless. as against an av-
erage Of 100000 carried last fis-
cal year
Social Security Board figures
reveal that in June 800 600 work
ers filed application for work
with State employment offices. Al
the end Of the month there were
100000 lob seekers registered in
State employment offices through
out the country virtually the same
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28

one bargaining unit. and. under
its stipulation. the company will
proceed to negotiate. reduce to
writing and sign a contract with
the SWoC.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28
Lack OF Planning
Cited By Official;
Nation Penalized

WASHINGTON. Two million
more Americans face unemploy-
ment because Of the selfish refusal
Of Big Business. with support
from high.ranking officials in the
defense program. TO expand pro-
duction.
Nothing better illustrates who
is really running the nation 5 giant
defense program than these cur
rent estimates made before
Congressional Committee by Ad-
ministrator Leon Henderson whose
job Il Is TO regulate prices and civ
ilisn supply For weeks last year
there ragged controversy inside
OPM between those who wanted
industry tn expand ard those
who wanted business as usual
The business as usual boys.
seeming high prices and profits
based on scarcity Won every
round Of the fight. Telling Con-
gress Of this. Henderson said this
week:
Our sights have been entirely
too low as to wha, the combined
civilian and military demands
would be This was true Of prac-
iically all Of the metals There
was a reluctance to expand after
period Of great under use Of
capacity, and those who we're
pressing for greater supplies didn't
win out in the arguments about
expansion
Nov. We face the prospect Of
closing factories due to judgments
which were made eight and nine
months ago. There has been an
understanding Of estimates and
planning all along the line in I'M
portant commodities.
Significantly. Henderson point
ed out that the Oft mentioned
DOGGY Of initiation could he check
ed by increasing production. In
flation is the condition that oc-
ours when the supply of money in
circulation far exceeds the amount
Of goods on the market for sale.
Therefore. the more goods the less
chance Of any initiation. or excess
sive prices.
Here is another Illuminating
paragraph from reports Of Hen
derson's account:
Henderson related the unsuc-
cessful fight OF the New Dealers
for expansion Of facilities to pro-
duce steel. aluminium and other
commodities. and their unavailing
effort to begin earlier the con-
struction Of more railway cars. He
asserted it was the failure to ex-
pand which explained why hun.
dreds Of thousands OF men would
be thrown out OF work by the i'm
pact Of priorities
In response to questions. Hen
derson said ut was a failure Of
production management and he
put the expected increase Of I'M
employment at 200o.OOo. This is
on top Of CTo estimates OF s.3o5. 900
unemployed in June.
When it is recalled that the big
gest business outfits OF the nation
are firmly entrenched in the OPM
setup with si-a-year lieutenants.
it is not surprising that their
wishes prevailed against the hand.
full Of New Dealers who still sur
vive around here. Now the whole
nation must pay the penalty.
This situation illustrates again
the compelling necessity for adop-
ton OF CIo President Philip MUIR
DEpA ETAESrr nE- ~ Fey "a. ytrr,n..-
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28
SMOKE OFT HITLER

BALTIMORE. Aug. %. - A
drive to collect 500 cartons of Gig
arettcs for Army conscripts in
local camps was in motion today
on downtown streets by the Md.
Youth Congress
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28
REINSTATE lGs

CHICAGO. Aug ~. - Rein
statement Of AS workers at the
local plant Of the Republic Steel
Corp scene Of the 1897 Memorial
Day Massacre was ordered here
by the National Labor Relations
Board.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28

total As at tho end Of MAY And
Hcndcrsons estimates indicate
sharp rise in Job applicants in
coming weeks.
A. pror,iny rmnol materials
only To essential defense industry.
mary civilian pursuits are bound
to suffer IN increasing severity.
Only a real cffor, - utilize every
hit oi productive machinery. lit
tie business as well as hig. and a
swif, expansion % production in
all major lines. could alleviate this
critical situation.
Proper labor representation in
OPM. something altogether lacking
70 date. would 90 further toward
achieving these goals than any
other Single action Meanwhile,
labor must exert its political
strength to see that the new un-
employed. IN addition to those al
ready seeking work and on WPA.
arc not lcft to tho cold mercy Of
local charity
TAX PROPOSALS
Proposals for lowering income
tax exemptions 50 ne 20 include
among taxable incomes those MS
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-28

DEPARTMENT OF PI- Bic WORKS
STATE oF MARYLAND
STATE ROADS COMMISSION
Evening star., 1941-11-16

ness of mankind'-has been a theme Of
religions for thousands of years.
Three names are predominant in the
Bahais faith and writing One is the
Bah, Persian who foretold the coming
of the prophet or founder of the faith.
The second is the prophet, and
Baha'u'llah. His son, 'Abdul-Baha, dedi-
Gated In 1914 the ground on which the
temple stands. Construction began in
1921.
Following a pay-as-you-go policy, the
group built slowly. But the work was
steady. The above-ground portion was
put up after 1880, at time when other
building activity was at low ebb because
of the depression.
'Abdul-Baha once summed up the
Wilmette house Of worship, which is
planned as the first of many through
out the United States and Canada. as
perfect architecture" He called its plan
a "befitting and concrete embodiment
of the spirit animating the cause, that
will stand in the heart of the American
continent both as a witness and as a
rallying center to the manifold activities
Of . fast-growing faith"
Evening star., 1941-11-16

ganizing Girls and Boys Junior Demo-
cratic Clubs and women's groups
During the 1882 and '36 presidential
campaigns, Mrs. Morgenthau arranged
the radio programs for the Democratic
womens division. She was active also
in the 1910 campaign.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Morgenthau
shared interests as members Of the Wom-
ems Trade Union League. Mrs. Nor
genthau has also done her bit for the
administration in Office. She was an
adviser in the fine arts section of the
Public Works Administration and in
1889 she was appointed member of the
National Advisory Committee Of the
National Youth Administration
The two have had time for fun as
well as serious things. They have been
horseback riding companions on Capital
bride paths. Their families have visited
back and forth in their big Hudson River
homes.
Last winter the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt gave q debut ball at the White
House for the Morgenthaus' pretty
daughter Joan
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Weird Temple Nears Completion

WILMETTE, ILL.,, Nov. 15-As re-
ligions 60, the world faith of the Bahais
is a newcomer. The Bahais will cele-
brate the Tooth birthday of their faith
in 1914.
And so the Bahais are rushing work
to finish the exterior of their nine
sided temple in this Chicago suburb.
Already more than $1,000. 900 has been
spent in 20 years of construction.
The temple is dazzling structure
whose 15-story dome overlooks Lake
Michigan. A great arched doorway opens
on each of the nire sides.
The superstructure rising above these
doors is a maze of curved surfaces and
semicircles. The great dome gives the
appearance of nine arms stretched to
the sky. the nine hands touching as in
mass prayer.
The temple is fitted together from
hundreds Of prefabricated units of q
special architectural aggregate made OF
quartz and cement. The dome alone has
3s5 pieces.
Nine pylons, Egyptian IN style, flank
Evening star., 1941-11-16
On Family Trees
BY Basil Gordon.

Every now and then some obscure per-
son hits the Jackpot say via the sweep
stake route-and Immediately goes in for
luxuries hitherto denied him After he
gets fancy new car he refurniShes the
house from cellar to attic, and probably
goes in for lanscaping dt was called gar
dening while he was broke, and did it
himself. He may even order large trees
put in.
If so, they will not be bought for
chicken feed, but the cost will seem like
chicken feed if he decides to purchase
the most expensive tree of ala family
tree. And he probably will feel that way.
Now that he is somebody, he wants to
know the exact names and status of all
the other somebodies in the past who
made him possible
So he goes to genealogist and places
his order. He would like tree. he says,
with not too many rotten apples on it.
and if badly bitten by the bug, may offer
bonus for any kings, queens, princes,
princesses, dukes, duchesses or governors
the genealogists can dig up. As these
are all safely dead and can't kick about
it, it is surprising how many geneal-
ogist can find, on bonus basis, if he has
his conscience under control.
The genealogist tells him there are two
main kinds of family trees, the upright
and the inverted In the upright variety
the client is the main works being con-
sidered as the trunk. with his father and
mother the first branches. They have
subbranches representing his four grand
parents, while each grandparent has
pair of sub-subbranches, the eight great
grandparents. and so on ad infnitum or
until the cash runs short and thousands
of little tWigs have been reached most of
them apparently utterly insignificant.
and yet each one vitality necessary for the
very existence of the client
In the inverted variety, the client him.
self is mere twig. This tree develops
Evening star., 1941-11-16
BY Ralph McCabe.

When he was awarded a medal recently
hy Parents Magazine for outstanding
service to children, DR.. James E. West,
chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts
of America, was not merely adding to
his imposing collection of honors in the
held Of juvenile sociology For the award
Itself was an unusual one. And honors
for Dr.. West have been numerous and
q the highest order. But they are the
mere external symbols of the tribute paid
By Americans to the man, who more
than any Of his contemporaries has
placed q beneficient impress upon the
lives and character of millions OF his
fellow citizens.
Among these externals is the doctor
Of laws degree conferred by Kalamazoo
College in 1928; an extraordinary medal
BY the National Institute of Social Sci
ences; the Silver Buffalo Of the Boy
Scouts, highest tribute within their
power to bestow: and, In the National
Capital. Scouts and their leaders last
year erected and dedicated a flagpole
at Hillcrest. the orphanage where he
spent his boyhood, on the occasion of
Dr. Vests 18th anniversary as head Of
the greatest American youth movement.
These tributes reflect the international
character of DR.. Vests accomplishments
since 1911 when he left Washington
permanently. But they encompass only
part of his work. For had James E.
West disappeared from sight at the age
of IS he still would be regarded as one of
the community's outstanding citizens on
the basis of a record which began during
his boyhood.
While in school he was successful as
student manager of the Business High
football team, later becoming president
of his alumni association. In those days
he taught Sunday school at the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church and
organized the first Sunday school athletic
association. This led him into the field
of recreation and lack of public playing
fields and organized sports for boys
brought about his starting campaign
to correct the condition, which, in turn,
resulted in his organization of the Wash
ington Playground Association.
He organized and led the campaign
which gave the Capital its first juvenile
court and declined nomination as its
first Judge At about the same time he
headed citizens committees which won
an appropriation from Congress for
new building for Business High School
and raised funds for erection Of the
present Y. M. C. A. Building. President
Theodore Roosevelt was attracted by Mr..
Vests interest in Juvenile sociology and
appointed him secretary Of the first
White House Conference on Care of De-
Evening star., 1941-11-16
U.S.ScOut ChiefMade
Boyhood His Career

pendent Children. As secretary Of the
National Child Rescue League he was
able to place more than 1000 homeless
children In childless homes.
DR.. West has made much more than
a career of juvenile welfare. For the
term career" in its commonest mean
ing connotes pecuniary success as well
as achievement. And his record strikes
out any question OF financial gain in
connection with what he has accom-
plished. From earliest childhood the
necessity for earning his daily bread
was of prime importance. Yet when he
left Washington to become national chief
OF Boy Scouts he gave up = lucrative
legal practice for uncertainty In his
chosen field.
Scouting in England was only three
years old and had only q few thousand
members In the United States 1t was
still largely a dream, little having been
accomplished in it's first year of organ
ization. Before that DR.. West had been
general secretary Of the Y. M. C. A. here,
a member of the Board Of Pension
Appeals and later an attorney in the
Interior Department..
His selection as chief of the Scout
movement was a happy one, for his own
life was an embodiment Of the primary
principles upon which the organization
was laid out There had been earlier
organizations of boys, mainly recreational
in nature. But when w. D. Boyce, \
Chicago banker, brought the ideals Of
Gen. Sir Robert Bader Powell from
England in 1910 a new impelling force
was found With the help and inSpira-
ton of such men as Ernest Thompson
Seton and Dan Beard, leaders OF two OF
the earlier movements; Of Theodore
Roosevelt, and Of James E. West, q new
method was devised whereby the activi-
ties and interests dearest to young
American hearts: Sports, wOodcraft. In
dian and animal lore, and even the we'll
recognized gregarious instinct OF the
gang spirit were nodded into a program
which utilized these interests to promote
development of character and good citi-
zenShip. Selfreliance was the corner
stone of the structure. And DR.. Vests
personal contribution was the 18th Scout
law which every member of the organi-
Zation takes an oath to live by: "A Boy
Scout is reverent. He is faithful in his
religious duties and respects the con-
victions of others in matters Of custom
and religion
Self-reliance was likewise the corner
stone of DR.. Vests own life He was
born at Columbia Hospital on May Is.
1876. His father, James Robert West,
died when his son was 4 few months
old, and his mother, Mary Tyree West,
suffering from tuberculosis. placed her
son in the Washington City Orphan
Asylum when he was 6}a years old. She
died few months later in Providence
Evening star., 1941-11-16
BY Ruth CoWan.

for the Government. even on a volunteer
basis, she has consistently maintained
her right to life in addition to her
role as First Lady.
When Mrs. Roosevelt has visited prof.
ects such as the slum clearance expert
ments in the Capital, she has often been
accompanied by dark-haired woman
with keen dark eyes and a sensitive,
intelligent face. She took Mrs. Morgen-
thau with her not because she wanted
company but as some one with whom
she. could trade ideas
Mrs. Morgenthau became interested
in active politics through the Roosevelts
When Mr.. Roosevelt was nominated for
the vice presidency in 1920. Morgenthau
was in charge of the notification cere-
mony at Hyde Park. Later when Mr..
Roosevelt was Governor of New York,
Morgenthau was conservation commits
sioner.
Mrs. Morgenthau found she liked the
fun OF political campaign. She worked
with Mrs. Roosevelt from 1924 to 1928
in the wOmen's division OF the New
York Democratic State Committee, Or
Evening star., 1941-11-16
BY Dave Hof.

the doors. The first-story window arches
are Mohammedan, the gallery section
is Gothic, the clerestory section above is
Romanesque, and the dome is Byzan-
tine. Bahais say their house Of worship
combines the best elements Of all archi-
tectural types, thus forming new
architecture.
Similarly. they say their religion is a
combination of the best part of other
religions. They study all faiths, and say
that their belief does not supplant the
teachings of Christ or Mohammed or
Moses-but combines their best ele-
ments.
Although something Of the worship
ing places of many other religions is
seen in the temple, it departs from the
usual Western concept of holy struc-
ture in several ways, particularly in the
absence of stained glass and religious
images.
Although the Bahais faith is native to
Persia, Bahais actually are of all races
and are found in most countries Of the
world. There is nothing mysterious
about their personal lives or activities.
Their chief religious concept-"the one