davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1943-06-06

color and texture and not tight-fit
ting about the neck.
Now, if you are "obliged to work
in heated rooms" said DR.. Rutland.
you would do well" to use additional
ratlons Of salt-and this commodity
is not yet rationed. Extra salt, he
said, can be obtained in convenient
tablet form, but Otherwise AN extra
pinch Of salt in food or drink will
help prevent heat exhaustion"
Lastly, he said, don't fret" If
you do. it won't help but will only
make you more uncomfortable, ne
concluded.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
-.
High Court Denies Review
OF Laundry Labor Case
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Supreme Court refused today
to review Labor Board order di-
recting the Quality g. Service Laun-
dry, Inc, of Bladensburg, Md to
offer reinstatement to eight en-
ployes who, during a strike, had
collected money claimed by their
employer, but which they contended
they had a legal right to retain.
The board, whose order was up
held by the Fourth Federal Circuit
Court, said the eight drivers had
given personal credit to customers
and then had collected and retained
sums due for the laundry bundles
for the purpose of offsetting their
claims against the laundry for sal
ary and commissions due
A lawyer for the drivers, the board
said, sought to reach a settlement
with the laundry over the amounts.
but failed.
The laundry contended the men
were guilty of embezzlement and
should not be reinstated.
The board said strike was called
after the company refused to bar
gain collectively with the Transfers
Union. 1t ordered the company to
bargain and to offer reinstatement
to most OF the striking drivers.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Commonwealth S Attorney
Resigns at Newport News
By the Associated Press.


NEWPORT NEWS. Va, March IS
--Commonwealth's Attorney A. L
Bivins, around whose Office a con-
troversy has ragged for the past week
resigned today in a letter sent to
Judge Herbert G. Smith lof City Cor
poration Court. The resignation. he
said, was to take effect Immediately
and Judge Smith accepted it on thai
basis.
Mr.. Bivins, whose leg was smash
ed in what he described as a noe
turnal attack by a stranger who
called at his home several week:
ago, declared his resignation wa!
notivated by the fact that he woule
be incaps citated for months.
In view Of the fact that no COM
pensation is provided for acting
commemorative attorney, Mr.. Biv-
ins stated that he was unwilling
to draw salary for services he was
not rendering, and "apprecia tive o.
the many favors" conferred upol
him by the people of Newport
News, felt that in fairness to the
electorate he should resign.
Last week grand jury recon-
mended that the City Council in
stitute an investigation of the COM
monwealth's attorney office.
1t later was ruled by Charles E
Ford, acting city attorney, that
the council had no legal right te
investigate the commonwealth at.
torney, who is State officer.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Puerto Rican Nationality
Bill Blocked by Debate

BY The Associated Press
A House vote on bill to preserve
the nationality of Puerto Ricans
who reside in foreign land more
than five years because of wartime
conditions was deferred today after
objections were raised and the issue
threshed out in a debate.
Representative Cole, Republican,
OF New York, without specifically
| objecting to the bill raised the
point that the immigration Com
mlttee had six or seven" similar
proposals affecting other nationals
and asked why all of them were
not contained in an omnibus bill.
Representative Dickstein, Demo-
crat, of New York said it had been
decided that it was safest and
best" to handle the problems one at
a time. Representative Mason, Re-
publican of Illinois defended the
measure, but Representative Ran
KIN, Democrat, of Mississippi raised
the objection that finally prompted
the House to avoid making an issue
OF it.
Representative Rankin said he
was serving notice on the Immi-
grafton Committee that we will not
destroy our immigration laws piece
! meal"
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Bertrand Russell, Dr.. Barnes
Will Let Judge Settle Dispute

69-year-old philosopher had agreed
| orally on September IS, 1910, to
discontinue popular lectures while
member of the faculty of the foun-
dation and that in return his salary
was increased from $4,000 to $1,000
year
DR.. Barnes contended that MI.
Russell failed to keep the agreement
and failed to meet the standards
of personal and professional conduct
Inherent to his position"
Thomas Raeburn White. counsel
for Mr.. Russell, told Judge Bard
today that the philosopher never
was advised of any standard" he
would have to observe as teacher at
the foundation. He added that as
long as the contract called for s6 900
year, DR.. Barnes was willing to
have students at the foundation
exposed to the terrible influences
of DR.. Russell. but he was not will
ing to do so at $4,000 a year"
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Statistics on Absenteeism
Lacking, House Group Told
Earlier Story on Page A-15.)

tEariier story on Page A-15)
BY The Associated Press.
The House Labor Committee
studying absenteeism turned to the
War Department for help on the
problem today and was told "As far
as we can determine no one knows
Just how much absenteeism there is
or what is causing it.
James T. Mitchell, director Of the
departments industrial personnel,
testified that he was studying alb
senteeism in Government plants and
those with War Department con-
tracts, but we have no figures from
hrst-hand information. They are
based on our beliefs"
Questioned by Representative Ran
dolph, Democrat, of West Virginia
as to why the War Department had
not undertaken such a study long
ago. Mr.. Mitchell replied. "Ab-
senteeism only now is affecting pro-
duction'
Representative Hoffman, Repub-
lican, Of Michigan wanted to know
What are you going to do with that
small group of workers who are
willfully absent and who just won't
do the right thing?" To which Mr..
Mitchell replied, You can't legis-
late that out any more than you
can sin"
In response TO another question
Mr.. Mitchell said he had Ms, spe-
ciflc recommendation for legislation
on willful absenteeism but indi-
Gated the subject might be" a fit-
ting one for legislation.
He urged educational programs to
inform and show" war workers lust
how their efforts contribute to the
war program.
Evening star., 1943-03-15

That's how it began and business i,
improving
One recruit guided into the con-
struction battalion was an engineer
with Is years bridge-building ex-
periellce who had been rejected by
both Army and Navy before being
accepted by the Sea Bees. This
man. as we'll as most of the others
who have followed Mr.. Durso's guild
ance, are now on foreign duty.
The certificate, proudly hung be-
side athletic awards In football and
boxing won by Mr.. Durso during his
undergraduate days at Catholic Uni
versity, reads in part: 80 in
acknowledgment Of his patriotic
contribution to the war effort in
obtaining the enlistments of re-
cruits for service in the Construc-
ton Battalion Of the U. S. Navy
Mr.. Durso is 36 married and re-
sides with his wife at 62ll Four
teenth street NV. The couple has
two children, Rosemary, S, and
Michael, 8 months.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
incentive Vacations
Proposed by McNutt
ToCut tAbsenteeism
Says Labor Unions Are
Attacked UnjustIy for
Major Blame in Situation

Manpower Chairman McNutt told
a press conference late today that
he was in favor of incentive vaca
tons to curb abseneeism in war
industrial plants.
He used the phrase industrial fur
loughS" in stating that employers
should reward workers who have dis
played merit.
Mr.. McNutt declared, however,
that incentive vacations would have
TO be worked out locally. and that
he had instructed field representa-
tlveS OF the commission to confer
with management labor committees
and employers to determine whether
such plan was feasible.
He said he was in favor of vaca-
tlons with pay.
The manpower chief said vaca
tions would not be a cure-all as he
realized that transportation, hous-
ing and other inadequate com
munity facilities were big factors ir
the absenteeism problem
Asked to comment on charges
made by certain labor leaders that
| labor was being blamed unduly fol
the major part of the absenteeisn
evil. Mr.. McNutt said much of the
current attack had been leveled un-
Justly against labor, particularly
labor unions.
Unions have been and are con.
tinuing to be helpful in attempting
to solve the problem, he said.
Mr.. McNutt reported a transfert
Of workers from less essential work
to war work had jumped to tota,
OF 5000, 100000. He said the figures
were based on recent survey in
certain areas.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Torpedo Survivors
Protest Shipments
To Franco Spain
Maritime Union Group
Will Seek Appointment
With Secretary Hull

Led by Bill Mccarthy, able
bodied seaman on a liner Just re-
turned from the North African
front. delegation Of % members
OF National Maritime Union. some
OF them survivors of one or more
torpedoings. came to Washington
today to lodge personal protest at
the State Department against the
shipment of vital American ma
terials to Spain.
The National Maritime Union. in
resolution adopted in New York
last Thursday, condemned the "ap-
peasement policy of the State De-
partment. and warned that we will
not be a party to carrying vital ma
terials to Franco Spain which can
be and will be utilized to bolster the
Nazi war machine"
In addition to four crew members
from a Moore Mccormack liner, the
delegation included 10 seamen from
New York and 9 from Baltimore.
Spokesman for the group said they
hoped to make an appointment to
see Secretary Hull or other high
State Department officials either
late today or tomorrow.
In addition to protesting the ship
ment OF American supplies to Spain.
the delegation was to submit a pro-
test to Rear Admiral Emory Land
and other Shipping Administra ton
ornclals against recent ruling al
legedly "crippling' war risk insur-
ance and port bonuses for mer-
chant seamen.
The ruling, according to a tele-
gram signed by the entire 300 mem
bers OF a crew of a Moore
mack ship, and sent to Capt. Edward
McCauley of the War Shipping Ad-
mlnistration, is stab in the back" j."
for the reason that 'it not only de-
prlVes us of just living wage to
meet the rising cost Of living. but
actually lowers our morale, and that
OF our dependents ashore, wives,
mothers and children. who will be
forced to resort to civil action and
draWn-out court litigation in the
event Of our injury or death at sea. I"
The telegram demanded the re-
traction of the recent insurance and
port bonus decisions, and the dou-
ping OF the former insurance.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Lewis
Continued From First Page J

the streets. 1t means they are un-
derfed. 1t means their equipment
has deteriorated The mortality
will 60 up-and hunger means Just
that thing.
They want relief. They're ask
ing for it from the men who are
trustees of the industry >"
Mr.. Lewis, whose speech was in
reply to the fiat rejection by the
operators OF his major demands
declared:
You operators sit in placid con-
tent while your spokesmen take such
a strange position-a position bound
to create resentment among the men
who man this industry and among
the workers in other industries who
know their rights are being held
from them - =.
Let me warn the coal industry
here this afternoon that you cannot
do this to our people with impunity!
Will Give Thunderous NO"
He said that the War Labor Board
answer to the unions demands would
be like that of the operators-"a
laundering no."
If l had yellow dog Mr.. Lewis
asserted, Il would hate to have his
standard of living fixed by this man
Davis and the men who are doing
his dirty work on the War Labor
Board"
In beginning his talk Mr.. Lewis
addressed the audience. which con-
sisted of union representatives as
we'll as operators, as friends,
Romans and millionaires.
Called Kept Gladiator"
Mr. Lewis took issue with figures
presented by the spokesman for the
Northern operator. Charles O'Neill,
and described Mr.. ONeill as "a kept
gladiator not actively engaged in
operating the coal mines
He said that Mr.. ONeills figures
were wrong as was his premise in
rejecting the demands He said
The coal operators never gave the
miners anything they were not able
to take. Those gains were torn
from their unwilling grasp"
He reiterated that the total added
cost that would be brought on by
granting the demands would be
$240 000,0 900 for l943. The operators
contend the added cost would be
s750,000 900.
Evening star., 1943-03-15

Il know that you will be interested
in the photographs of your Sherman
tanks in action. l am having the
film sent to you by air so you may
see 1t as soon as possible. l am
sorry to see that you have been i'll
and hope that you have fully re-
covered.
Il am feeling very much better
and hope soon to return to full
work.
"Klndest regards and ali best
wishes 10 Mrs. Roosevelt, Harry
Hopkins and yourself"
Mr.. Churchill, who wrote the let
ter on March 5, told the President
he had seen the picture the previous
night and thought it very good ;
Mr.. Early said that the film, which
photographs an advance of l,2Ot
miles, was recorded by British news
paper cameramen. who some time,
cranked their cameras ahead OF the
advancing 9th Army.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Bruce Is Named Director
OF Production Scheduling

Howard Bruce, Baltimore indus
trialist who has been serving in the
Services Of Supply since last August
has been appointed director OF Pro-
oucuon Scheduling the War De-
partment announced today
He will work under supervision Of
Maj. Gen Luclus D. CLAY, assistant
chief OF staff for materiel
When Mr.. Bruce first came into
the former Services Of Supply he act
ed as chief Of Standards and Conser-
walton in the Production Division In
January the Resources Division and
the Production Division were merged
end he was placed in general super
vision Of functions that formerly
had belonged 10 the production end
Mr.. Bruce is an engineer grad
uate Of the Virginia Military Insti-
tUte. He is director of the Worth
ington Pump &, Machinery Corp
the Glenn L. Martin Co. and the
Baltimore e. ONO Railroad
S. E. skinner, general manager OF
the Oldsmoblle division Of General
Motors Corp. has been head OF the
ONCE Of Production Scheduling since
Its formation last January. He vii.
continue as a Consultant to Gen
Clay.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
mike Durso's Work for Sea Bees
Wins Certificate of Merit

A certificate of merit, one of the
few awarded civilians, has been pre-
sented Mike Durso, mems clothing
salesman, by Admiral Ben Moreell,
commander OF the Sea Bees, in rec
ognition of his services in securing
enlistments for that branch of the
service.
The certificate. accompanied by a
letter of commentator signed bv
Comdr. E. j. Spaulding, was an un-
expected honor to Mr.. Durso, who
has sent Is men into the service.
His personal recruiting campaign
began as a friendly gesture toward
a couple of young men anxious TO
join the service but unfamiliar with
the procedure.
You know how bashful young
sters are about asking questions and
telling their own qualifications. Mr.
DLrso said. These young men were
trained in certain, specialized Jobs
and were anxious to follow that
line in the service, 50 I thought it
would be good ioea to help them
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Giraud' S Speech Confirms
U.S.. Hopes, Hull Comments
By the Associated Press.


Secretary of State Hull today
warmly commended Gen. Henri Gil
raud's declaration in Algiers Sunday
repudiating all racial discrimination
in North Africa and pledging resto-
ration to France of government OF
its own choosing.
Secretary Hull's statement:
Gen. Giraud has now confirmed
the hopes of this Government that
his selection as the commander in
chief of the French forces fighting
in North Africa would make pos
sible greater unincation of all
groups behind his military leader
ship. This should insure the proper
place for a victorious France in the
restoration of liberty everywhere.
Gen. Giraud like a true soldier.
has devoted all the time available
to him from his military duties to
the careful and patient study Of the
problems involved in the French
territories. He has reached the
point where, with no material dis
turbance to his military effort, he
has been able to remove discrimi-
nation in the treatment of those
living under his jurisdiction.
He has now made it possible for
all elements who desire the defeat
of the Axis powers and the liberia
ton of French territory to unite
in their will to rid French soil of
the weight of the Axis yoke. He
has based his authority firmly upon
the principle of the free expression
of liberated Frenchmen and fore.
seeing all France once more mistress
OF her destiny, has swept aside laws
and DEGREES which were contrary to
her traditional republican institu-
tionS.g
Evening star., 1943-03-15
New Ceiling Prices
On Seven Vegetables
Officially Received
More Equitable Flow
Of Produce Into Local
Market Expected
Earlier Story on Page BID

tEariler Story on Page BID
New ceiling prices on seven
popular vegetables were officially
received by the District OPA to-
day and Immediately interpreted
to gauge their effect on current
prices.
The new standardized ceiling
which went in effect this morning
will be valid for so days. 1t re-
placed the old ceilings which were
based on five-day period in Feb
ruary for each individual wholesaler
and their retail store.
Although the basic terminal CELL
lngs are standardized for the WASH
lngton market, variations are al
lowed in the percentages Of mark
ups permitted to retailers and mid
dlemen The variations are based
Tor wholesalers on the type of es-
adjustment and for retailers on the
volume OF annual business.
Some typical retail prices allowed
under the new ceiling prices:
Cabbage. old Danish, 6i7 TO 81,
cents pound; new, round, Florida
ii to IA cents a pound; carrots, Cali
fornia, II to IA cents a bunch: top
ped. old nearby, to 10 cents A
bunch; Florida peas, 25 to 32i7 cents
pound; tomatoes. Florida. 22l5 to
2612 cents pound; California and
Arizona Iceberg lettuce. 7iz to 9
cents a pound, and spinach, 10 to
II cents pound.
Mark-ups permitted wholesalers
on the terminal price ranged from
9i2 to 20 per cent. In addition. re-
tailers are permitted to mark UP
their wholesale cost 80 per cent on
carrots, snap beans, tomatoes, let
tuce and spinach,
Mark-ups ranging from so TO .65
per cent are permitted retailers on
cabbage and peas.
District OPA offlcIals pointed out
the new ceilings are generally in
line with those in New York and
other Eastern cities, allowing for
freight costs, and that a more
equitable flow of produce entering
the local market should result.
The new ceilings were first an
nounced by the New York regional
office Saturday night, but were not
officially received at District OPA
headquarters until late this morn
ing.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Cincinnati Workers Sue
For Million Overtime
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, March 15.-Court
action seeking payment of overtime
estimated to total more than 81 ,0OO,-
600 was filed today against the city
of Cincinnati by members of the
Cincinnati City Employees Local 2ll,
an affiliate of the United Construc-
ton Workers.
In estimating the amount, George
K. Rice, president of the local, said
it dated from 1886 and that al
though only 10 members were listed
as plaintiffs. they represented ap-
proximately 1900 workers similar
ly situated"
The suit, filed in Common Pleas
Court, alleged that in the last seven
years all hourly workers had re-
ceived only regular scale wages de-
spite city ordinance providing they
be paid time and one-half for all
work in excess of eight hous a day
or 48 hours a week.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Armand J. Gumprecht, 81,
Catholic 0rqanist, Dies

Armand J. Gumprecht, 81, fol-
many years organist at Catholic
churches here and former teacher
of piano music at Georgetown Uni
versity, died Saturday in George
town Hospital after an illness of
several weeks.
Mr.. Grumprecht until becoming
seriously i'll was organist at ST.
Mary's Catholic Church. He had
written four masses for Catholic
churches during his long career as
musician and composer. He had
studied the organ, piano and violin
under several famous musicians
His father, for whom he was named,
had been charter member of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 am tomorrow in St. Mary S
Catholic Church. Burial will be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Timken Roller Bedrino
Plant Is Tied Up
By WaIkout Of 800
Protest on Promotion
Of Negroes Reported;
Union Disowns Strike
BY the Associated Press.

CANTON. Ohio, March l5.-A
Walkout by 500 flrstshift employees
tied up operations today in the Tim
ken Roller Bearing Co.'S Gambrinas
plant. a company spokesman re-
ported.
Flnas Reynolds, president of the
C1O United Steel Workers Union
which has a contract with the plant.
said the walkout was unauthorized
and that any CIO members partici-
pating would be expelled from the
union. Mr.. Reynolds and company
spokesman said they were informed
the men were protesting promotion
Of q Negro workers.
The company reported the Negroes
had been promoted to replace work
ers leaving the plant for other Jobs
or for armed service.
N0nunionists Blamed.
We are in favor of having Negroes
promoted, the same as any one else. -
said Mr.. Reynolds. If the bows in
the armed forces are not too good
to fight alongside Negroes the men
on the production line aren't too
good to work alongside them"
The local union president asserted
the Walkout was started by non
union members, and added:
The strike is not sanctioned bv
the international union. Every CIO
member who took an active part in
1t will be expelled by the union"
No comment was available i'm
medlately from the idle workers.
Leave in Orderly Manner.
The company said the Gambrinas
plant is engaged wholly in produc-
ton OF bearing parts for war ma
terials.
A spokesman reported the q
Negroes had been employed as
sWeepers, haulers and tube leaders
and that promotions were in accord
ance with seniority provisions of the
companys contract with the union
First-shift employees reported at 7
am, but refused to work. the com
pany said. They left the plant in
an orderly manner.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Danger 10 Civilians
Decreasing, Senate
Subcommittee Hears
Taft, Defense Welfare
Official, Asks Congress
To Adopt Clear Policy
BY the Associated Press,


The likelihood that large number
Of civilian casualties might have to
be handled on an emergency basis
seems far less than a year ago.
Charles P. Taft, deputy assistant
director of the Office of Defense
Health and Welfare Service, said
today,
Testifying before a Senate Finance
Subcommittee on a bill to provide
Federal aid for civilians suffering
distress through the war, MI Taft
said the time had come for Congress
to make clear just how far it wishes
to go in protecting civilians who
may be injured or suffer from the
effects OF enemy action.
Reporting that the death and in
jury rate among civilian volunteer
defense workers Is increasing, he
said IL had been killed so far this
year, making total of Al deaths
since December 7, l94l.
Total casualties of all types OF
civilian defense workers were SOL.
Mr.. Taft, whose Office now func-
tions under a $5000,000 ALLEGATION
by President Roosevelt last Feb
ruary to the Federal Security
Agency. told the committee.
Il am inclined to believe that the
program should not be continued
on its present basis beyond the end
Of the current fiscal year in the
absence OF a clear indication that
Congress desires its continuance
either to allow further time for the
consideration of legislation or be-
cause it is considered that present
| needs can be more appropriately
handled through an emergency pro-
gram set up under executive au-
thority"