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La gaceta., 1943-03-06

Scranto pa, MARIO g.
Luego de Or un discurso de J.
L. Lewis, en- el cual declare que
la industrial y la finaEcia teI
men la fuerza de su union, un
comit6 de mincros redact6 una
petici6n de aumento de $500
por dia para 10000 mineros de
carbon antracita.
"Ellos estiman que 81 pueden
aplastar a los Mineros Unidos
de America no tendran ningu-
ma molestia particular con min
guna otra union; y 20 creo que
no la tendran."
mo Sc dejen a~rrastrar, en-
eahar 0 dirigir NAL por las full
minaciones en- la prensa y en- la
radio de que al pedir ustedes
pan hacen una injuria a la ma
ci6n'. Los delegados aprobaron
una resolution diciendo que la
prensa esta empenada en- una
campa1a de "viiificaci6n' de
los Miperos Unidos de Ame>
RIGA, =
La gaceta., 1943-03-06
Edmund Worth opuesto a la
imposition de nuevas contribu-
clones al tabaco

Las asociaciones de abogados
de Tampa y Hillsborough Sc re-
unieron aver Y acordaron nom
brar un comte especial que es-
tudie los factories envueltos en-
los impuestOs al tabaco aAgo
que afectaria grandemente a la
ciudad de Tampa y Ell condado.
Durante la session halblaron,
entire otras personals, Ell senat
dor Raymond Sheldon, los re-
preseltantes Martin, Mcdonald
y Neil McMullen y los letrados
G. Edmund Worth y Don c. Nc
Mullen.
Sheldon dijO que los clubs
latinos y una parte considera'
BILE de los ciudadanOs de Plant
City Sc oponen a que la cleo
ci6n de los comisionadOs Sc We
rifique por todos los Districts,
en- c~onjunto, y a que Sc anule
e presente sistema.
"Las prOtestas de los clubs y
logiaS latinas. que representa-
ell sentir de 10000 6 $1,000 ciu
dadanos, va han sido oidas por
la delegation de este condado."
Sheldon cree que la epoca no
es prOpicia para aumentar suel
dos en- ell Estado.
lEG representante Martin, de
Plant City, aseguro que cargar
nuevos impuestos sobre ell taba
co serfa poner fuera de comba-
te a la principal industrial per
manente de Tampa. La espi.
ma dorsal de Tampa as Ia in
dustria tabaca'era.'
C. Edmund Worth, ell COMO
cido abogado, hizo constar su
firme oposici6n a TODD 10 que
cignifique arrojar nuevos i'm
puestos sobre la industrial ia
bacalera,
"La industrial tabacalera Ape-
de ser arruinada, dijo, gravan
do ell tabaco o gravando los CT
garrillos."
Martin habl6 en- contra de
nuevas contribuciones y de
aumentos de sueldos; pero d.
jo existia la posibilidad de un
aumento en- las contribuciones.
Sheldon habl6 de que desea
"cinco destacados ciudadanos'
del condado para integrar Ia
nueva junta electoral que 81
propOndra.
Mcdonald y McMullen ha-
blaron en- contra de imponer
nuevas ,contribuciones.
La gaceta., 1943-03-06
PIDE Ell CANAL DE BAR
CAS- EN- LA FLORIDA

Washington, MARIO eel
representante democratic For
and, de Rhode Island, pidi6
hoy que la Camara apropie a
toda prisa 100000 de d6la-
res para construir en- la Flori-
da un canal de barcas y asi a
liviar la escsez de combustible
en- Nueva Inglaterra, ell pr6xi-
mo invisrno,
La gaceta., 1943-03-06

Varios escritores de Europa
V America vienen preguntan'I
do desde hace meses: jQue ha-
"a Russia, a la bora de la veto
"a. en- cuanto a los Dardanelos!
Algunos aseguran que Ell so
Wet no tratara de guitar a Tur-
ouia Ell dominic de csc estrecho,
pero ST pedira que por el pue-
dan navegar, sin dificultades'
sus barcos mercantes y de qua
IRA.
Lo cierto es que las relaclo-
mes entire Russia y Turquia, pa
10 la inteligante direction de
Saracoglu, han mejorado gran
demente en- los dltimos meses'
Turquia, "echando peiiilos a
la mar" tuvo la "sagacidad
de iniciar ell acercamiento.
En- I'm articulo titulado amhl
La gaceta., 1943-03-06

conocido perlodlsta Z. Il. SulZ-
berger dice: Por todas parties
Sc habla ahora del "duende"'
del bolseviquismo y 'qas tradi-
clones imperialistas del Oso
Russo"
LOS nazis realizan una cam
pana deliberada con ell fin de
asustar a las naciones satellites
y unir a diferentes elementos
de Estados Unidos y la Gran
Bretana que siempre han abri-
gado temores y sospechas en-
cuanto a la Russia Soviet.
La situaci6n Sc ha enturbia
do por los frecuentes enredos oil
plomaticos de los nerviosos go
biernos refugiados del este de
Europa. A medida que ell ejer-
chic Rojo avanza hacia Ell oes-
tie. la interrogation principal Sc
contreta ga los secretos objeti-
vos del Kremlin."
"Algunos de los recogedores
V difusores de rumores sostle-
men que Russia intenta apOde-l
rarse de TODD ell mundo desde
la costa del Canal al mar del
Jap6n y ell Golfo de Arabia; que
Mosc1 insistira en- ell control de
Europa hasta el Adriatico, la
propiedad del Tablespoonful y los
Dardanelos, toda la Escandina-
via, toda la Irania y possible
ente Ell Afghnistan."
"Algunos 'observadores' Green
que cuando ell Ejercito ROjo ha
va derrotado a La mas podero-
sa maquinaria militar que ja-
mas existiera en- ell mundo, la
alemana, entonces dira a los
Aliados: Bueno, ustedes toda+
via tienen una guerra, en- ell Elk
tremo Oriente. Sera mas facll
para ustedes 81 les ayudamos
contra ell Jap6n. Estamos de
seosos de ayudarlos a Gambia
de mano libre en- Europa. Y 81
ustedes no aceptan este, de to-
dos MOODS gobernaremos a Eu-
ropa Y dejaremos que ell Japon
domino en- ell extreme Oriente."
Otros observadores dicen que
cuanddo Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wintons y Uncle Joe Sc sienten
en- la mesa de la paz, ell Tic Jo-
Sc preguntara: jY cuantos
muertos sufrieron ustedes, mis-
Aliados?
Winston dira. Bien, nosotros
hemos tenido unos 100000, pc
70 somos un imperio naval "
las perddas en- ell mar no son
nunca grandes. Franklin D..
Roosevelt dira: nosotros hemos
tenido unos 100000.
''Entonces Stain contestant :
ST. V nosotros hemos tenido seis
mi,lones."
"Una cosa es por 81 misma e
vidente y clara: Moscd inslsti-
ra en- ga restauraci6n de las
fronteras anteriores a la que
ira que significan la inclusion
en- ell Soviet de porciones de
| Finlandia Polonia y Rumania
TO mismo que las tres diminu-
tas repdblicas del Baltico, Lat
via Y Estonia."
Con respecto a Finiandia, Ru
STA considera a la poblaci6n de
Karelia como parte de la ref
p1blica sovietia de Ia Karelia'
como parte de la repdblica So
vietica de la Karelia, basada en-
Petrozavosdk. En- adici6n no Sc
| ria irrazonable suponer que el
Soviet insistiese en- Ia possession
del puerto de Petsamo, en- Ell
Artico, Hange Y otros puntos
que controlan ell este del BAitl-
co.
Russia ciertamente pedira el
Norte de Bukovina y la Bessa-
rabia para darlas una restau-
rada repdblica sovietic de Mo
rvia.
"En la Irania es possible que
Stain demande la entrega de
Gas regiones que rodean a Kars
y Arabian"
La gaceta., 1943-03-06
Ell TEMPO

Viento de 80 millas por hora
en- la costa de la Florida. Las
lluvias continuaran. Tempera-
tura minima, a la una de la ma
drugada, Ga grades.
La gaceta., 1943-03-06

JOHN i. LEWIS AGITA EN-
FAVOR DE UN AUMENTO
A LOS MINEROS DE $500
POR Ola
La gaceta., 1943-03-06

RAYMOND SHELDON DIJo
QUE LA PoBLACI0N LATG-
MA Sc OPoNE A QUE LOS
~COMTSIONADOS sean r.
LECTOS POR TODD Ell
d
La gaceta., 1943-03-06

Personals dignas de credito
le han dichO que e. proyecto Sc
ria facil de completar entire 8
Y 10 meses,
La gaceta., 1943-03-06
ESPOSA DEL GENERA
LISIMO CHANG PIDE Sc
N A CHINA UNA
EXPEDITION AMERICA
MA

New York, Mario 5.-Er
una conferencia con los perio.
distas, efectuada aqui, la espo.
sa del generalfgimo Chang Kai
Shek pidi6 que Sc mande a Chi.
ma, como Sc hiciera en- cuanto
2 Inglaterra, el Norte de Afri-
ca Y Australia, una fuerza ex.
Ledicionaria americana. Esto sc
apreciaria por 81 Jap6n como
que Estados Unidos Sc propone
darle lecciones inolvidables.
ST America manda aeropla-
nos y municiones a China, mi
pals tiene los hombres y este
es e. problema militar; 81 Anne
RIGA manda una fuerza expedi-
cionaria, por pequeia que sea,
este probara al pueblo de Chi
ma, y muy especialmente a
nuestro comGn enemigo, el ia
.p6n, que America cumple 10 que
promote en- todas parties.
La gaceta., 1943-03-06
Los incansabIes soldados Rojos recapturaron
en- dos dias IA pueblos y aldeas

Sc extiende la nueva ofensivs sovietica coa rum
DO a Smolensk. - La tarea a r~ealizar por limo
shenko Sc considera muy diticil 1900.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-Is your
problem about whales, dates or
dreams?
If it is and even remotely con-
cerned with the Federal Govern
ment, the Owl Bureau Of Public
Inquiries can help you.
Miss Doris Kavanagh, 27. is its
chief and, with a staff of 13, an
swers l 100 queries daily-and they're
not all simple as those about tax
and legislative matters.
Anything can happen when you
pick up the telephone or open a
letter" she said, And we certain
ly get some dillies here. just the
other day, for instance, a woman
called up and announced she had
a whale; just that, she had a
whale"
1t took bit of pumping, but the
staff member finally discovered the
woman, a new employe of a mu-
scum, was trying to find out if a
certain genus Of whale dead could
be brought into the country duty
free. 1t could.
Another inquiry was whether a
penguin could be imported and kept
as q pet. 1t could
A few weeks ago a girl called to
Evening star., 1943-01-18

stability. as home back in the
United States represented stability.
They must take the place of family
and friends; of school, church and
business associates which combined
to make the American way of life
A large order, but they have filed it! !!
This is a typical day at the
Washington Club, nothing spectac-
ular, just a day in the life of a
woman in blue at a Red Cross
club in London. The line outside
Mrs. Brazier's Office forms to the
left. And there's always a line.
Trim in her uniform, a scarlet scarf
f1uttering over her shoulder, she
comes in briskly, with a gay Good
morning" The soldiers chorus.
H va, Mrs. Brazier!"
Item one-Two boys are going to
spend week end with an English
family in Surrey. Mrs. Brazier
completes arrangements, adds that
the travellers can identify their hos
tess at the station because she will
bring fox terrier with her named
"Smudge." The boys go away grim
ming, muttering, "Smudge, come
here, Smudge."
This type of highly personal hos
pitality is favored at the Washing
ton Club. Mrs. Brazier sends scores
of boys into English homes every
rn0rth anH haco,1co che fret ,,,oI,oc
sure that host and guests will be
congenial, she has received nothing
but compliments and further invi-
tationS from the English families
who graciously open their homes to
the Americans.
Friday Dinners Unique.
Unique are tahe Friday evening
dinners of one London hostess, who
served orthodox Jewish food after
prayers on the eve of the Jewish
Sabbath. The Washington Club
sends her guests, Jewish boys from
every State in the Union.
Item two: Henry comes into Mrs.
Brazier's office, asks if he may sit
down. He just wants to talk This
is true Of thousands of soldiers
they're hungry for chance just to
talk to friendly woman, preferably
American-"from home" Mrs. Bra
zier asks if he'd enjoy joining a
sightseeing tour. With bland dis
regard for geographical limitations,
Henry replies: THE only thing I
want to see in London is the ship
going home" The talk goes on,
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Whitman Named President
0f.CiviI Engineers Group

Election of Ezra B. Whitman of
Baltimore as the 1943 president of
the American Society of Civil Engi-
neers has been announced by George
T. Seabury, society secretary. H. H.
Marsh, chief structural engineer of
the municipal architects Office, is
president of the societys District
section.
Other officers elected are: Vice
presidents, E. M. Hastings of Rich
mond, Va, and T. A. Agg Of Ames,
Iowa; directors, r. E. BakenhuS and
Dean Gray Edwards, both of New
York City; Charles B. Breed of
Cambridge, Mass; Charles F. Good
rich of Pittsburgh, N. w. Dougherty
of Knoxville, Tenn. and Fred c.
Scobey of Berkeley, Calf.
They will be inducted into Office
at the Goth annual meeting of the
society in New York City Wednesday
and Thursday.
Evening star., 1943-01-18

never hurried or impatient on Mrs
Brazier's part, slowly less fretful on
the part Of the boy. Finally he goes
off on a one-man tour of Nine. Tus-
SaudS WaxworkS, Cheered by the
prospect Of seeing Mickey Mouse
among the world celebrities. Bet
Mickey don't like the London eli
mate either" Henry murmurs over
his shoulder.
Item three: Mrs. Brazier COM
pleUeS arrangements for a special
tour Each morning for a week 100
boys are to arrive from a nearby
general hospital, "See London" in a
day, return that evening. Inciden-
tai note: Since the boys were having
a snack at the new American Red
Cross Rainbow Corner at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, not reaching camp
until after 10 pm, Mrs. Brazier sug-
geSted some sandwiches to MUNICH
on the train. That's just like my
sister, to think of thing like that, ;"
said one boy carefully tucking the
sandwiches into his pocket.
personal Cards on Map.
And during the entire day boys
by the dozen stroll in to ask about
tours, to ask where they can find
the famous Washington Club map,
with its scores Of personal cards
pinned on appropriate States, to ask
about invitations for the weekly
dances at the Washington.
One afternoon a TexaS-born flyer
in the RAF received a telegram at
the club, walked in to see Mrs.
Brazier, complaining bitterly that it
meant his leave was cut short.
Opening it, he found it was a mes
sage of congratulation from his
squadron on winning the DFC.
Later the boy from Texas came
into Mrs. Braziers Office with his
cherished ribbon, asked Mrs. Bra
zier's assistant-MiSs Virginia Du
Pont Forster Brown, who speaks
with the soft Savannah, Ga, accent
of her American mother-to sew the
new ribbon on for him.
The operation completed, he re-
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Queries Put to owl Run Gomut
From Whales to Lost Sailors

find out the name of a lieutenant
she had met. All she knew, she
said, was that he told her he was
the head of the War Department.
we had very difficult time with
that one," Miss Kavanagh said. I'VE
told her about a Mr.. Stimson and
a Gen. Marshall, but the girl told
us that we were wrong. because the
lieutenant told her that he had the
job. She was still unconvinced and
little annoyed when she hung
up. That soldier certainly was a
good salesman"
Another girl asked the bureau to
locate a sailor. His name was Jack
and he was on a battleship. The
bureau fell down on that one.
A woman telephoned recently and
asked tensely if the Statue of Lib
erty had been bombed. Receiving a
negative answer, she asked them
to check again and explained she
dreamed the night before the statue
bad been destroyed and wanted to
verify it.
It's a hectic life, answering ques-
tionS all day long.
But we have our screaming room
in the back" she said, "if things get
too tough we can take time out and
let off steam-Vocally or with
cigarette
Evening star., 1943-01-18
State Government Council
To Discuss War Problems
Ry The Associated Press

Bv the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 18. = Major
problems related to the war will be
discussed at the sixth general as
sembly of the Council of State Gov
ernments which meets in Baltimore
January 24-26, Gov. O'Conor said
today.
Among the Federal officials who
will attend the meeting, Gov. O'Con-
or, president of the council said, are
Undersecretary of War Robert P.
Patterson, Donald M. Nelson, chair
man of the War Production Board;
Attorney General Biddle; Paul v.
McNutt. chairman of the War Man.
power Commission; Joseph B. East
man, director of the Office of De-
Tense Transportation; Rubber Ad-
ministrator William M. Jeffers, Sec
retary of the Interior Ickes, Secre-
Evening star., 1943-01-18

day that the resignation Of Herbert
w. Parisius as director of the Food
Production Administration "is a
heavy blow to greatly increased
production Of which American ag-
riculture is capable"
1T appears to be a temporary
victory for banker minded admin
lStration Of farm credit and the
entire farm production program, >
Mr.. Patton's statement continued.
However, Mr.. Parisius' courageous
Evening star., 1943-01-18
American Red Cross
Clubs Are Home for
US. Troops in England
Women in Blue Give
Full Time to Maintaining
Soldiers Morale
BY BARBARA MILLER,


LONDON, Jan. 18 - Jimmy,
Yank in the RAF, back in London
brimming with hair-raising tales of
life in Algeria, rushes into Red
Cross Club to tell his experiences
to an American woman Red Cross
worker. Half the thrill of his leave
is gone if she isn't at her desk in
the little Office off the lounge. It's
like coming home and finding the
house empty.
Were stationary" explained Mrs.
Beatrice Brazier of New York, hos
pitality director at the Washington
Club. Were the only thing that
stays the same when the boys come
back to London. They always say
they know We'll be here, that they
count on us. We can't disappoint
them"
Serves AS Volunteer.
Mrs. Brazier, New York born wife
of a colonel in the British Army, is
a good example of the American
Red Cross woman on the Lonodn
Front She's a volunteer but that
doesn't mean hers is anything but
a full-time job, seven days a week
At her desk since the Washington
Club opened on July 4. 1912, she
hasn't missed day since.
Vivacious, cosmopolitan, the type
of woman who can plan a perfect
dinner party or a time-Saving, COM
prehensive tour of London for the
boys with equal success, Mrs. Bra
zier has lived in Britain or its de-
pendencieS since her marriage in
Constantinople in 1922. She has
kept in touch with the United States
by frequent visits, feels as much at
home in Times Square as Picadilly.
American women in powder blue
are helping keep up morale on the
British training ground front, where
soldiers undergo hard-grinding final
training before advancing to the
battlefields.
Through understanding, unselfish-
ness, industry, they have achieved
a large measure of success. The
"a Red Cross clubs scattered
throughout Great Britain are home
TO the thousands of American SOL
diers, sailors and airmen who flock
to them daily when they are on
leave.
How have the women in blue
done the job Of creating home
away from home" for thousands
of men, all of different background?
It's a natural question, when it is
remembered that home to one boy
means remote ranch in Montana;
to another an old frame house in
a green Iowa village: to a third a
New York Slum; while to a fourth
1t may be a swank Spanish h-style
mansion high in the Hollywood
hills.
Sunday Is Busy Day.
The answer is in the women them
selves. They have no private lives. |
They can't when they spend seven |
days week at work in the clubs. |
Holidays, like Thanksgiving and |
Christmas, become a reason for |
additional festivities for the men,
work for the women. And Sunday |
is the day when the clubs are bus
lest, packed with men on weekend |
leave. These women only smile at |
the suggestion of taking a day off. |
For the women in blue represent |
Evening star., 1943-01-18

tary Of Agriculture Wickard, AM
bassador to Great Britain Winant,
and James M. Lands, director of
the Office of Civilian Defense.
Approximately 500 representatives
of the 48 State governments, includ-
ing governors, attorney generals and
State legislators, will attend.
Development of a Federal-State
taxation and fiscal policy will be
discussed, Gov. O'Conor said.
Evening star., 1943-01-18

garded the bit of colored ribbon
shyly.
Gosh" explained the Texan. 81
can't walk down Piccadilly with this.
After all, really didn't do anything
Only flew the kite. The rear-gunner
did all the work"
My boys are the incest in the
world" said Mrs. Brazier. And the
most modest"
Evening star., 1943-01-18

action may bring a quick realization
that conversion of agriculture to an
all-out war basis requires bold, fast
action"
Mr.. Parisius, a former regional
director of the Farm Security Ad-
ministration, resigned Friday after
Secretary Wickard rejected his plan
for reorganizing local agriculture
war boards now controlled by the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-10

ing to an agreement made by the
area dealers.
william Comstock, chairman of
the local ODT, asked the dealers
to do what they could to take care
Of local residents in the present
shortage emergency and to handle
orphan" accounts - those of per-
sons who recently became coal
users and have no regular dealer.
The meeting wa called by John
Tlrbett, president Of the association
in cooperation with the state fuel
office. The state administrator out
lined the part that dealers will have
to play in the emergency and Sc
cured their pledges for cooperation.
The local emergency office at tel
ephone 5-1127 meanwhile continued
its operations with business said to
be increasing. Attorney Edward j..
Balthazar, area fuel director, said
close to 40 calls were received by
noon today, bringing the total since
the office was opened Monday to
approximately 200.
The staff Of volunteers who are
serving at the emergency head
quarters will be augmented this
afternoon by secretarial help. Mr..
Balthazar reported. He said the
organizational work will be complet-
ed this afternoon. Five telephones
were in constant use this morning
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-10
THIRD CHURCH
AIDS COURSE
Pastor Wants Pledges Re.
turned By Nov. FL; zS
Parishes Participating

The finance committee Of the
Third Congregational church con-
vened last evening to nap out de-
tails for distribution of pledge cards
In the mails next week as its part
In the United Every-Mernber church
canvass which % Protestant church,
es of the city will inaugurate Sum
day, November 81.
Third Church members were re-
quested by the pastor, Rev. Conner
r. Lewis, to return the pledges be-
fore the canvass gets underway.
Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony, First
Congregational church pastor, is
general chairman Of the local can
vaSs. His subcommittee include:
Church participation, Rev. Alan
NJ. Fairbank, Robert Lowell, Rev.
Thomas Sinclair and Rev. E. Einar
Kron; finance, John G. Bradley, Jo-
seph Nicely and Roy c. Walch.
Also, literature, Rev. DR.. John
c. Walker, Rev. John ]. Snavely
and Herbert Smith; publicity, Ber-
tram B. Bailey, Arthur Purinton,
Rev. Louis Higgins, Rev. Francis o.
Ayres and Rev. M. Webb Wright.
Vestrymen at All Saints Episcopal
church will discuss plans for their
part in the Every-Member canvass
tonight.