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Evening star., 1942-11-26
Netherlands Tanker Safe
After Sinking Jap Raider
By the Assocfat,e.sd 4 I pres,

By the Associated Press.
CANBERRA, Australia. Nov. 26.--
The Netherlands tanker Ondina
which teamed with a little mine
sweeper to sink japanese commerce
raider has reached Australia safely,
Prime Minister John Curtin an
nounced today.
The Admiralty announced yester-
day in London that the Ondina and
the Bengal, minesweeper of the
Royal Indian Navy, had pitted their
two 4-inch guns against two Jap
anese raiders and had sunk either
the 6.363-ton KuaikaWa Maru or the
10,000-ton Kikoku Maru in an en-
gagement about 1000 miles south
west of Java.
Each raider was reported armed
with six 5.5-inch guns, torpedo tubes
and catapault aircraft.
When the raiders approached, the
Bengal gave battle with her lone
gun to allow the tanker time to
escape, but the Ondinas master re-
fused to fee and instead joined the
unequal battle. One of the raiders
soon was sunk The other battered
the tanker with repeated hits and
after The crew abandoned ship drove
two torpedoes into her.
She didn't sink after the raider
left so part of her crew returned
got her engines running and she was
brought on to port.
Evening star., 1942-11-26
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. ga scien-
tific reason why nobody is likely to
be comfortable at an indoor tenn
perature of IS this winter has been
issued by the American Society of
Heating and Ventilating Engineers.
The public has been misled by
perfectly good scientific experiments
which show that comfort is certainly
possible at IS or 66, but which failed
to make it clear that the humidity
necessary might crack the walls of
the house.
The explanation of the winter
comfort situation was made by E. o.
Eastwood, head of the Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Uni
versity of Washington and president
of the heating and ventilating en-
gineers.
Some strange and wonderful
legends about humidity" he says,
have developed and are current
now because of fuel oil rationing
undertaken by OPA in 80 States"
Temperatures at which more than
so per cent of the people feel COM
Portable were determined as rang
ing from Sc to 81 degrees, where the
humidity range was 10 per cent
down to 30 per cent. This was a
good study, conducted by the Heat
Evening star., 1942-11-26

before he attempted to force the
measure before the Senate.
With this in mind. Senator Bark
ley was said to be determined to
refer further controversial issues to
the committee.
Neither the Federal education aid
Or overtime pay bill has been acted
on BY the House, and one influen-
tial Democratic Senator said that
Senate passage Of either would be
little more than legislative ges-
ture.
Fight on Education Bill Seen.
The education bill, which has been
before Congress for several sessions,
faced strong bipartisan opposition,
with Senators Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia and Taft, Republican, of
Ohio expected to lead a fight against
it..
The overtime pay measure would
establish basic 44-hour work week
for Federal employees, requiring the
payment of time and a half for all
hours worked over 40.
The Steering Committee may de-
eide to go ahead with a House.
approved bill giving James F. Byrnes,
economic director, authority over
rentals charged for commercial
properties.
There seemed little likelihood,
however, that another controversial
bill, giving the President broad pow
ers over tariffs and immigration,
would clear House hurdle in time
for Senate action during this ses-
sion.
Evening star., 1942-11-26

'Barkley Calls PaIleyI
To Map Program ior
Remainder Of Session
Steering Group to Study
Proposals for Action on
Education, Overtime Bills
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
In an apparent effort to restore
harmony among Senate Democrats,
Majority Leader Barkley today
called meeting of the Steering
Committee for tomorrow to map the
legislative program for the rest OF
this session.
Before the Remember majority
group will be proposals to seek action
on two highly controversial bills, a
measure authorizing $500 900 900 in
Federal grants to States for educa-
ton and bill providing premium
overtime pay for Government en-
ployes.
Both measures have been on the
Senate calendar for some time ard
pressure has been exerted on Sem
ator Barkley to prevent them from
expiring with the present Congress
January g.
Some of the Southern Senators
who joined in the filibuster against
the anti-poil tax bill have insisted
on a chance to vote on the Fedora.
education aid measure. In fact,
Senator Bilbo, Democrat, of Missis-
sippi suggested in the middle of the
filibuster that the latter measure be
brought up to displace the poll tax
bill.
Poll Tax Bill Created DissensiOn.
Although the poll tax measure
finally was killed when a motion to
limit debate was defeated, Senator
Barkley's efforts to get it before the
Senate aroused open enmity among
his Democratic colleagues from the
South.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, of
Tennessee, went so far during de-
bate as to name Senator Connally,
Democrat, Of Texas, the chieftain of
the fllibustering forces, as my
leader"
There were open complaints also
that Senator Barkley had not con-
suited the Democratic Steering
Committee, which meets only rarely,
Evening star., 1942-11-26
65 Keeps You Comfortable
Until the Walls Crack Open

ing and Ventilating Engineers, the
Bureau of Mines and the United
States Public Health Service.
The catch is how to get that hu-
midity of 10 when the temperature
is IS in the sort of buildings that
most people inhabit in winter. It's
not hard to do in laboratory.
But" Mr.. Eastwood says, 1T is
impracticable to maintain in cold
weather, because condensation would
form On windows and probably
cause the wall paper to peel off. A
high relative humidity indoors could
also have serious effects on the in
sulation of houses. 1t has been found
that humidity will penetrate walls
IN excessive amounts with disas-
trous results when the outside tenn
perature hovers around zero"
The practical humidity you can
get indoors in winter is about that
which comes from normal activities
in cooking, bathing and laundering
just what temperature would be
most comfortable probably varies
with climatic factors of the region.
In the laboratory 60 degrees and
80 per cent humidity gives comfort
to only so per cent of the people
tested, and it requires 70 at the same
humidity to seem comfortable to 81
per cent of the people.
Evening star., 1942-11-26

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
in peace; in war gather scrap metal
to win,
Evening star., 1942-11-26
Masons Plan Reception
In New Lodqerooms

"A reception this afternoon will give
members of the Alexandria WASH
ington Masonic Lodge an opportun-
ity to visit their new lodge rooms in
the George Washington National
Masonic Memorial in Alexandria for
the first time
Although the lodge will continue
to meet in their rooms in the Alex
andria City Hall until fprmal dedica-
ton of the new rooms@on Washing
tons birthday. today's meeting will
take place in the Memorial after the
open house.
The master mason degree will be
conferred at the meeting by Most
Worshipful DR.. Robert Barrett,
grand master of Masons in Virginia
1t has been announced that the
George Washington relics which
were removed from the museum in
City Hall whe nit closed recently will
be arranged by Charles Cecil Wall
for display in the replica room In
the Memorial as soon as it is
thought safe to keep them on
exhibit.
Evening star., 1942-11-26
Fifty-Four Drunks Are Lectured
And Freed by Judge Nelson

More than so old-time drunks
went soft for once in Municipal
Court today, and more than one
was brushing away tear at the
end of little talk by Judge George
D. Nelson:
To-day is Thanksgiving, Judge
Nelson told the ragged, unshaven
group. Let it be solemn day of
prayer for all of us.
AT this moment, evil forces are
threatening the foundation of all we
hold dear.
You men, as American citizens.
have vital interest in democracy.
"At this moment. your country is
engaged in fight for its very life
in a great struggle for freedom
against the threat of tyranny. Your
Evening star., 1942-11-26

country needs you-either on the
battlefield or in war factory-to
aid in this fight.
Il am going to free you today
without penalty. But l want you to
resolve that you will be worthy of
the call that the Nation is making
upon every red-blooded son-a call
for every man to do his duty.
Il want you to do yours"
About 81 men charged with intox-
ication. soliciting aims or disorde fly
were freed. All pleaded guilty to the
offenses. No person charged with a
more serious violation was allowed
to 60 free
Evening star., 1942-11-26

The dollar is = war weapon with
the advantages Of boomerang. Put
into War bonds, it will return to
you later with interest.
Evening star., 1942-11-26
IRA Leader Gets IS Years
On Treason Conviction

Py the Associated Press
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Nov.
26.-Hugh McAteer, 25, was SEN
fenced today to Is years impris-
onment on a treason conv ction
growing out of an abortive attempt
to establish an Irish republic in
Northern Ireland.
McAteer was convicted yesterday
after trial in which the prosecu-
ton identified him as chief of staff
for the outlawed Irish Republican
Army, operating in both Northern
and Southern Ireland. A death pen
atty could have been exacted under
the law.
Son of respectable middle-class
family, McAteer was arrested Octo-
Der II near Londonderry in a house
where police reported seizure of a
large quantity of explosives and
IRA literature.
Two men named Fleming and
Graham who were arrested and
convicted with McAteer were sem
fenced to II years each.
Evening star., 1942-11-26
Canada Wont Break
Log Export Embargo,
Senator's Are Told
~
WoIleren Says WPB
Lumber Co-ordinutor
Should Get Tough
1y TIE Associated Press.

9y the Associated Press.
WPB Lumber Co-ordinator Ben
Alexander yesterday told Senate
Committee investigating a threat
ened lumber shortage that Canadian
authorities had absolutely refused"
to lift a war embargo against ex-
portation of logs to the United
States.
ut looks to me like the WPB
ought to get little tough about
this" Senator Wallgren, Democrat,
OF Washington told Mr.. Alexander
We've been tough" Mr.. Alexan-
der declared. "It apparently will
take lot bigger brass hats than
I've got to get the job done"
However, he said negotiations "are
continuing" sSaaR
Earlier in the committee hearing
Senator Wallgren remarked there
seemed to be something smelly
about WPB delays in getting the
embargo lifted ..-.
Mr.. Alexander disclosed to the
committee that WPB officials had
approved, over his opposition, a
hundred million dollar revolving
fund program for the reopening of
idle saWmillS.
The program, he testified, is in the
form of an executive order, now
awaiting President Roosevelt's sig
nature.
He said he opposed it because the
mills would not provide the kind
of specialized lumber" needed in the
war program, the labor required
could be used to better advantage"
In other mills and the plan con-
templated retention of conservation
practices which required leaving
much timber on the ground.
Evening star., 1942-11-26

homeless men will be given tonight
by the Gospel Mission at Fifth and
H streets NV. The Salvation Army
provided dinner for families in SO
homes, preferring that the families
remain under their own roof rather
than bringing them together for a
community meal.
A buffet supper will be served
from 6 to pm. at the USO club
of the women's lewiston of the Ma
tional Catholic Community Service
at 1914 N street NV, with open
house from 9 am. to IL pm. Mrs.
Henry L. Hirsch, chairman of the
USO Committee of the Jewish
Community Center at Sixteenth
and @ streets NV, said the club
will be open all day today for use
by servicemen and that home hos
pitality for approximately 100 serv-
icemen had been arranged.
Open House at YMCA.
At the Salvation Armys USO
Club at 606 E street NV, refresh
ments were to be served throughout
the day The USO lounge at the
Central YMCA, 1925 G street NV,
was to be open from 8 am. to mid
night, with an open-house program
from to 9 pm.
An all-day program for colored
servicemen and war workers was
being observed at the Phyllis
Wheatley YWCA, Ninth street and
Rhode Island avenue NV. The
program there called for religious
worship at l0:30 m, followed by
breakfast; dance from 1890 to
pm, program of games from 4
to 4 pm, reception from 4 to
pm. and harvest ball from pm
to l am. William Belcher, USC
Club director at the Twelfth street
YMCO, arranged to give 1000 tickets
to colored men for the annual footr
ball game between Howard UniRer-
sity and Lincoln University.
At the Penthouse Club Of the
WYCA at K and Seventeenth street
program from to II pm. was ar
ranged, with supper hour commenc-
ing at z pm.
The Soroptimist Club. of which
Mrs.. Estelle Zirkin is president, is
sponsoring a Thanksgiving dinner
for members of the armed services
! at the Servicemen's Club. BOG Ninth
street NV, starting at pm.
The Hotel Greeters of America
Chapter 81, will hold their annual
| Thanksgiving dance tomorrow night
in the west ballroom of the Shore
ham. Frank H. Taylor is chairman
in charge of arrangements.
No Home Mail Deliveries.
No mail deliveries were made to-
day by regular mail carriers, but
mail was delivered and collected at
all Government departments. Par
eel post packages, however, were
being delivered in the residential
areas, Postmaster Vincent C. Burke
said. The main. city post Office
the downtown Benjamin Franklin
branch and the National Airport
Post Office were kept open, but
other branches in the city were
closed for the holiday.
Approximately 200 members OF
the five corps of the Salvation Army
met at 10 am. today at COG E street
NV. to hear service conducted by
Maj. James A. Longino, divisional
commander. His lesson emphasized
Biblical theme, historical theme
and Thanksgiving today amidst q
global war.
Evening star., 1942-11-26
Smuts Reyeols Meeting
With Gen. Eisenhower
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PRETORIA, Union OF South AZ
rica, Nov. 26.-Field Marshal Jan
Christian Smuts. Prime Minister of
South Africa, disclosed that he con-
ferred with 1t. Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, commander in chief of
the Allies Northwest Africa expe-
dition, at Gibraltar when he spent
day there recently on his home.
ward journey from England.
The veteran South African leader
also conferred with Admiral Sir
Andrew Cunningham, commander
of naval forces under Gen. Eisen.
hover.
Evening star., 1942-11-26
Picture Academy Formed

Organized by the Mexican mo-
ton picture industry and the Mexi-
can government, the Cinema to-
graphic Academy of Mexico has
been established in Mexico City to
improve local pictures and to desig-
nate the best films. players. pro-
ducer and director Of the year.
Evening star., 1942-11-26
Another Merchant Ship Sunk

The Navy announced today that
medium sized United States mer-
chant vessel was torpedoed and sunk
in the South Atlantic early in Octo-
ber. Survivors have landed at a
United States East Coast port.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28
TWUA Gets
Check-off in z
Southern Mills

Washington, Sept. 26-The Dallas
Manufacturing Co.. Huntsville. Ala,
and the Golden Belt Manufacturing
Co, Durham. ~ c.. were last week
ordered by the National War Labor
Board TO include voluntary main
tenance of membership and check
off provision in their contracts with
the Textile Workers Union OF
America (CIO). A total OF 1870 en-
ployes are involved.
DR.. George w. Taylor. vice-chair-
man of the Board. in writing the
opinion for the Board on these two
cases. pointed out that similar
clauses had been arrived at in
other southern textile mills and
that 'the insertion of such a union
security clause in these contracts
is in recognition of the widespread
use of the clause in the textile in
dustry."
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28

played by the Textile Workers un-
ion, the mine workers. brick and
clay workers and laundry workers
in building the Voice of Labor to
its present high position in the
community. Each organization oil
workers contributed financial and
moral support TO the utmost Of
their ability.
That support is now being shown
in this new phase in the life OF
the Voice of Labor-its phase as
an edition of THE Clio NEWS.
Thus, with the support of all sec
lions of organized labor in West
ern Maryland. and with the firm
foundation of the Clio under it.,
the Voice of Labor moves ahead
toward the celebration OF its tenth
anniversary-in 1947. That is the
goal now.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28

nations steel furnaces.
In a scrap collection drive, un-
precedented for the amount OF CO.
operation shown by Cumberland
residents. labor. civic and fraternal
groups, IS truckloads of scrap was
thrown into a scrap pile that
stretched over close to an acre OF
ground.
CLIO and ALL unionists. Legion
naires, Boy Scouts and numerous
other civic organizations supplied
the manpower that loaded trucks
donated by many Cumberland firms
and the State Roads Commission.
The scrap metal which has al
ready been transported to steel
mills to be melted into materials
of war. was sold for 5000. men,
hers of the scrap metal committee
reported.
On the committee that directed
the entire drive were two unionists,
John Neal, Western Maryland In
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28
Jones Appointed
To Miners IEB

Cumberland, Sept. 26-John T.
Jones, president of District 16,
United Mine Workers, has been
made a member of the UNIV inter-
national executive board, the
United Mine Workers Journal re-
vealed today.
A study of the Journal showed
that Jones was not a member OF
the board before July IS. Between
July IS and Aug. IS. II was deter
mined, he was appointed TO the
board.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28

SPINNER: Lester Jay, chair
man Of the spinning department
In Celanese Local 1874, has held
the post for three years after
serving an apprenticeship as
committeeman. Now member Of
the negotiating committee. Jay
was elected to the negotiating
group twice previously. Although
he's never been q candidate for
any union office, he Overseered
elections for two years.
Married aud the father Of an
eight-month-old son, Jay lives at
1924 Shades Lane In Cumberland.
Sometimes get him to tell you
how Junior gets after him to
bring back wage adjustments and
a union shop.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28

Cumberland, Sept. 26-John G.
Thomas, secretary-treasure of Lo-
cal 1874, is a member of civic
committee selected 10 erect a men,
orial for Allegany county men and
women now serving in the armeI
forces.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28
FIGHTS ANTI-CIO WAVE

ii was one of important means OF
combating an anti-CIO wave that
rolled into Western Maryland dur
ing 1898.
Celanese workers. during any
hitch in negotiations between Local
1874 and the company, always got
truthful news through the Voice
OF Labor.
In the months following the first
issue of the paper. all the unions
affiliated with the Western Mary
land Industrial Union Council
jumped in Fundamentally and free
ly gave financial support. This
support was given with the realiza-
lion that the Voice of Labor was
the only and best means of reach
ing all Go members in the area
with unbiased labor news. The
Voice OF Labor, therefore. served
as an educational medium for all
Clio members.
SUPPORT BY EVERYONE
One cannot overlook the part
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28

dustrial Union Council secretary,
and Charles E. Bramble, president
of the AFL Transfers Union.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28
Voice Of Labor
Built By Workers
CUMBERLAND. Sept. 2G

CUMBERLAND Sept &c The story of the Voice of Labor
is the story of the labor in Western Maryland
Begun five years ago September 80 1887 the Voice Of
kept pace with the growth of stability OF organized
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28
USO, Red Cross Gain
$4,000 on Scrap Drive

CUMBERLAND, Sept 26-The USO and Red Cross were
due 70 gain 81 500 each as Cumberland metal
drive that brought 300 sory needed scrap to the
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28

LABOR III lIllS AREA.
IL has recorded all of labor'S
struggles, fought side by side with
the workers of Western Maryland
for economic rights. political and
legislative guarantees, and is now
devoting its energies with all the
people in this peoples war for free
dom. In the five years of its his
tory il has come 10 be the respected
voice Of all the workers.
Published by the Western Mary
land Industrial Union from the
start. the paper actually became
the child of all CIO workers in
Western Maryland. And the baby.
through all its five years, was nu-
tured with the care Of a mother.
Consideration aimed at forming a
labor paper was begun on August
81. 1887 when the Western Mary
land Industrial Union Council held
its first meeting. a survey of the
minutes of the council shows.
CHOOSE BOARD
Al the second council meeting
plans for the publication of the
paper really got underway. An adj
vertising manager was appointed.
and the editorial guidance of the
paper was left in the hands of the
entire council. Later, an editorial
board Of three was selected 10 over
see the news published In the pa
per
This first editorial board consist
ed of James Dundon. editor; Sam
uel A. Graham. assistant editor;
and Isaac NJ. Bradburn. secretary
treasurer. The board acted until
James blackwell was placed at the
helm on a full-time basis.
In that time the Voice Of Labor
made a place for itself in the West
ern Maryland labor movement by
sparkling a number of organizing
drives. 1t aided Local 26 of the
United Rubber Workers in getting
a tremendous majority in Ma
tional Labor Relations Board cleo
lion
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

terian Church of Baltimore, q speaker here for many years and one time chairman of the confer- ence. The only meetings to be held on the conference grounds will be Sunday services - on August 2 ad-, dresses by Dr. Halford E. Luccock and on August g by Dr. Ralph Sock man. The dormitories will not be opened and those attending will be expected to make their own ar- engagements for accommodations. z
 The cancellation of this historic gathering was principally an ex- pression of the desire of those D charge to cooperate fully in the war effort, although the inability of the principal speaker, Dr. John S Whale of England, to reach this country, and small advance regis tration were contributing factors in the decision.
 In making the announcement Dr. William E. Park, conference chair man said, "We are already thinking in ter1ns of a conference for next year, or at least as soon as the war is over. We believe the North field General Conference can and will play an important part in the reconstruction period that will fol- low this conflict"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

ext Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin and State Chairman J. Kenneth Bradley before he returns to Washington.
 The Republicans could win the state election, it is pointed out. while losing the fifth congressional district. The opposite likewise holds true.
 It is pointed out that many of the factors which aided MT. Talbot to victory in the special election last January will be missing this fall. For one thing it will be a reg ular rather than a state election. There will be many candidates rather than the two of the special election. There will be national and state issues introduced, and the importance of personal popularity will be reduced.
 Friends of Congressman Talbot still believe that he prefers 8 place on the state ticket, for lieutenaut- governor or treasurer, rather than renomination for Congress but that careful and realistic survey of the situation might lead him to change his mind.
 With the nomination for gover- nor of U. s. Senator beckoning in 1944, Congressman Talbot is repre- sented as being especially anxious to win in this years election, what ever office he seeks