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Evening star., 1943-08-22

Dome OF the United States
Capitol.
marked artistical and official fidelity.
His drawings were conspicuous for their
beauty"
Mr.. Schoenborn's diary repeatedly
emphasizes the quality of Mr.. Walters
regime as architect, who 'in 1850 was
selected to build the wings and the new
dome of the United States Capitol. Soon
after his arrival found employment
with him as draftsman-my first work
being a ground plan for the cellar of the
south wing (under the present House Of
Representatives After this we hurriedly
laid off the south wing on the ground,
and on July 4, 1851, the cornerstone was
laid. I have continued as craftsman
in the architects Office Of the Capitol"
he wrote, except when the Civil War
broke out"
Library Fire.
When the old wooden library was
burned on Christmas eve. 1851, Mr..
schoenborn hurried to the scene and
helped save some of the books in Jeffer-
sons library. Some Of the engines,
which were worked by hand, stood in
the rotunda. In April, 1852, we COM
menced the rebuilding of the present
iron library
In 1853 the Washington aqueduct was
commenced by Capt. Meigs, and Schoen-
born made number Of drawings for
this work. as well as drawing for por-
tions of many of the older Government
buildings, including the Government in
sane asylum and the Soldiers Home.
During the Civil War Mr.. Schoenborn
drew maps for Gen. Dowell, and when
his army moved forward to the wilder
ness" he returned to Washington and
made plans for forts, barracks, hos
pitfalls and such other temporary build
ings for the quartermaster generals
Office"
"On November 2, 1864, when the head
piece Of the bronze Statue of Freedom
was raised to its place on top of the
dome, Mr.. Walter requested me to rep
resent him, and SO and my brother
William were the only ones who stood
up there to witness the crowning cere-
mony amidst the firing Of IS guns from
the surrounding FORTS" Mr.. Schoenborn
wrote In his diary.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Georgetown, College in a Wartime Role

letics, the men spend the hours from 6
to using the Hilltop" facilities. Basket
ball, despite the heat, has proved popu-
lar, and the Is tennis courts and the
swimming pool are both in demand.
The university has provided all kinds
of athletic equipment, even going to the
length of buying tennis rackets for the
soldiers exclusive use Intramural pro-
grams are fostered by the athletic direc-
tors, and football league is now operat-
ing.
Library Is Busy Place
The library serves for recreation as
well as school work. Soldier interest in
general reading has exceeded all ex-
Evening star., 1943-08-22

There are 4,2S5 students and alumni in
the service, and 27 have died in action.
Ensign George Wolf, Glass of 1910, was
the first to die, being killed in the
initial japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The school colors of blue and gray
came out of Georgetown's interest in
the Civil War Northern and South
ern students, each bearing their sections
colors, drilled as cadet corps on different
parts of the campus. Both corps con-
tributed to each side, and when the war
was over, the reorganized single corps
signalized the new unity by adopting
blue and gray flag as its colors This,
in time, became the standard of the
Hilltop" school, which then as now
gave literally to the Nation at war.
Evening star., 1943-08-22

Of 1t. Col. James E. Philips, M. C.
When the STAR period is completed,
the soldier is sent to college or uni
versity as part of the ASTP. This
program aims at the perfection of a
specific Army skill rather than gen.
eral professional education. This ex-
plains why some courses have been trim
med and others omitted. However, since
all the work is on the college level, the
ASTP Advisory Committee, composed of
college presidents, has recommended
authorization of such credits for fu-
ture use
Ten of every Is STAR men enter some
branch of engineering. These courses
require seven terms of IL weeks each
for completion, with advanced students
naturally finishing sooner. Four select
medicine, dentistry or veterinary science.
The already accelerated minimum for
these studies of five years instead of
eight Is regarded as irreducible. The
language and area and the personnel
psychology courses, consisting OF two
terms of IL weeks each, divide the re-
naming trainees.
Officer Training Courses
Graduates of the AsTP enter Officer
Training School, the. Army Service
Schools, or take technical and profess
sional positions in the Army In this
way the service meets the ever present
problem of providing trained men for
specific needs.
Georgetown had to undergo minor
revolution before 1t could accommodate
the 1880 STAR trainees, $50 Foreign
and Area Language group, and 351
civilian students on a campus geared for
760 men.
Single rooms now hold two and three
men; other rooms become living quar-
ters; large rooms were turned into DOR
mitories. Over 600 double decker beds,
80 dozen bales Of pillows, 45O dozen
sheets, 400 dozen pillow cases, and 1885
blankets were bought.
The eating problem was solved by
having two shifts for each meal. The
16 officers have special tables In the
civilian dining hall where ITO non-mili-
tary residents dine.
White-Gravenor, Copley, and Healey
buildings have all been cataclysmically
changed in the search for classrooms
and Offices. The schools largest class
room, in White -Gravenor, has been
taken over by Maj. Simmons classifica-
ton staff. The buildings recreation
room has become a cafeteria, and the
Faculty Lounge is now part of the regis
trar's Office. The president, Lawrence
r. German, now shares his Office in
Healey with the alumni director, Father
John Kehoe, S. j., and once-quiet Cop
ley now houses the busy Office of Father
Richard Law, S. j., the Prefect of Dis
cipline.
Father Eugene Gallagher, S. j., naison
professor between the university and the
Army, and 1t. Andrew Gruber, special
service officer, have worked out a full
recreation program for the men on the
campus. Dances, theatrical perform
ances, moving pictures, informal get
togethers, and places for unorganized
entertainment provide most of the social
activities.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Diary Reveals Inspiration for Capitol Dome

ter's and Clark's successive plans on the
Capitol extension he brought to bear
on his work character which in our
now busy life Is seldom seen. His archi-
tectural drawings show wonderful beauty
and force. His service was one of
Evening star., 1943-08-22

Walter was close personal friend and
patron to Schoenborn, whose diary shows
that Walter said: August is my right
hand-he is part of me" and II wish I
had a son like him. Such expressions
illustrate their close relationship.
Evening star., 1943-08-22

August Schoenborn wrote his diary as
his contribution to the history of the
building of the Capitol extension, new
dome, stone terrace etc, with the par
ticular object to show the services OF
the different men who were employed on
this work, in the light of truth-by an
witness"
In this diary, just made available for
the first time, Mr.. Schoenborn wrote:
"In March, 1855, the old wooden dome
Evening star., 1943-08-22

pectations, with $50 to 500 books being
borrowed each week. Biography, his
tory and fiction are most popular.
though the number of religious and
philosophical works taken indicates the
more serious note in the mems reading.
Georgetown has had exceptionally
good fortune in meeting the unusual de-
mands made upon its faculty. With the
Evening star., 1943-08-22

Local girls have become aware of the
large dances and frequently call up to
find out when they occur and how invi-
tations could be obtained, Father Gala
CHER said. Over 1000 WACS, WAVES,
SPARS, WRENS, and plain civilians at
tended the home hospitality party given
in July
Although there is little time for ath-
Evening star., 1943-08-22

natives of the country whose language
and background they teach and most
courses are conducted in the language
itself.
The 2l8 medical and 129 dental stu
dents live off campus on the "commu-
tation system" In addition to their
professional studies, they take military
instruction and drill under the direction
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12

working conditions than other
plants not yet affiliated with the
United Automobile Workers.
Richard Gosser, regional director
of the UAW with headquarters in
Toledo, welcomed the Farrell Cheek
workers into the UAW and ex-
pressed the hope that they would
be able to swing the election by a
substantial majority.
About SIS employees of the COM
pany are eligible to vote in the
election which viii take place from
IL a. m. to IL p. m. at the per-
sonnel office, Wayne st. entrance.
James Crowley, International
Union representative, said, 'I have
never seen employees more enthusi-
astic about organization than those
of Farrell Cheek l know these peo-
pie are going to have a union
which will hold their gains when
this war is over"
Only two names will be on the
ballot, that of the UAW-CIO and
No Union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Rules Rent
Control Act
Unconstitutional
Federal Judge Dismisses
Tenants Suit
BY Federated Press

SOUTH BEND-U. S. District
Judge Thomas w. Slick struck
blow at efforts to stabilize the cost
of living when he ruled, Feb. 27,
that the federal rent control act
was unconstitutional.
Dismissing the suit of tenant
who had been overcharged $40 a
month by Dick M. Johnson, a
South Bend landlord, the Judge
said: Congress never intended to
delegate arbitrary rent control
powers to rent administrator and
if it was so intended the act :.
is unconstitutional :.
"In my opinion the rent admins
traitor cannot use his own discre-
tion to arbitrarily fix rent prices
without a hearing. There must be
some standard to guide him which
the rent control act fails to pro-
vide"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Carrie Chapman
Cert Fights
Calls Equal Rights
''Snare and Delusion''
BY Federated Press

NEW YORK-The socalled equal
rights for women amendment
pending before congress is "a snare
and delusion," Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, honorary president of
the Natl. League of Women Vot-
ers, warned in statement con-
demning the proposal as an attack
on the hard won gains of working
women.
Women of the trade union oc-
cupations enjoy protective legisla-
tion," Mrs. Gait said. Generations
of hard work in which women's or
ganizations joined brought about
this protective legislation. 1t in
cludes laws concerning minimum
wages, suitable hours, night work,
sanitary conditions and other
things.
"The workers themselves agree
that they have received benefits
from protective legislation, and
they are almost unanimously op-
posed to its repeal through the
equal rights amendment"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Breezy Induc+s
Limo cIO Council
Officers
Central Body
Plans Busy Year

LIMA, o., March g. Mike
Bracy, international representative
for the UAW-CIO, was the install
ing officer for the Lima Industrial
Union Council at its regular meet
ing March a.
Following officers were installed
by Mr.. Bracy: Paul Brown, UE,
president; Frank Kline, ANG, vice
president; AL Lambert, UE, secre-
tary-treasurer; Lennie w e S e r,
URWA, recording secretary; Oscar
McLain, Nun. Workers, fore guard
Evelyn Marks, UCAPAWA, execu-
tive board member-at-large; A. H.
Falk, ANG, Ray Lekew, UCAP-
AVA, trustees, and Ruby Catlatte,
UCAPAWA, corresponding secre-
tary.
Plan Busy Year
Plans are being made by the
Lima Industrial Union Council to
take part in many activities dur
ing the ensuing year. Particular
interest is being shown in the leg
islation now pending in Washing
ton and Columbus which is op-
posed by labor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12

their work with regularity.
A committee from Local 975 met
with Mr.. w. P. Dudley, represent
ing the Ohio Steel Foundry Co.
management, and after discussing
several plans, one satisfactory to
both parties was evolved.
Bank Night Program
AS now set up, the plan consists
in placing the clock numbers of all
employees together in a container.
Each Monday morning a number is
drawn. If an employe had worked
six days during the week previous
to the drawing and his particular
number was drawn, he would win
an additional $50 over and above
his usual rate of pay for the six
day period
Should it happen that the en-
ploye had not worked the full six
days, the $50 would revert to a
Jackpot fund to which an addi-
tiona $50 had been added for the
next weeks drawing. The fund
Continued on Page 2.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Get Out Your
Pencil and Pepper
By Federated Press

NEW YORK-Here's an unusual
offer to unionists who have been
painting for the opportunity to an
swer the anti-labor barbs of Rick
enbacker, Pegler and Co.
The March 13 issue of Liberty
magazine, after printing two vi
cious anti-labor letters in its Vox
Pop page, carries an editorial post
script complaining that it has been
deluged with anti-union letters
but has not heard a peep from
union members.
The note concludes with this
come-on: what do you say, union
men? Maybe it's time to get your
side in print?" All takers can
write to Liberty magazine, 2O5 E.
42nd ST., New York.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12


AS result of the consent of
the Farrell Cheek Foundry man
agement in conference before the
National Labor Relations Board in
Cleveland, March 6, no hearings
on the election were necessary. All
parties to the election signed the
agreement and the NLRB issued
its election directive naming the
March 16 election date.
JAW Has Many Members
The organization drive, which
was under James Crowley of the
International regional office, was
one of the shortest ever to take
place in region 2B, requiring less
than six weeks to secure major
ity of the plant employees as mem
bers. More than 70 per cent of
the plant workers now belong to
the UAW.
1t was pointed out to the plant
employees that a majority of the
foundries of Ohio are under UAW
contract and that these plants
have higher wages and better
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12

lieved a committee should be
appointed to investigate the
possibility of getting the hos
pital and made a motion that
such a committee be appoint
ed by Mayor Lloyd Roulet.
Etchen Is Lukewarm to Hospital
Only councilman to throw cold
water on the hospital was Howard
Etchen, who cooled off perceptibly
when Councilman Hoover in his
talk said that 1--WE ought to get a
hospital here if we have to donate
the land" Mr.. Etchen is in the
real estate business.
Mr.. Etchen said that the govern
ment would probably ship the
wounded some place else anyway,
even if there were hospital here;
but voted in favor of appointing
the three-man commission. The
commission will be appointed at a
later date by Mayor Roulet.
Thacher Misses Meetings
Mondays Council meeting was
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Labor Joins In
Thanking China
BY Federated Press

NEW YORK-Turning out in a
demonstration to express their
deep admiration for the ally
which has fought off the japanese
for six years, more than 1900
New Workers March 2 heard Nine.
Chang Kai-Shek, wife of the
Chinese generalissimo, pledge that
"China will hold firm"
The meeting climaXed 2-day
welcome which included an auto
drive through crowd-lined streets
and an official reception at City
Hall. Nine. Chang, thanking the
American people for what they
have done and are doing, linked
the destiny of China with aspira-
tions of the entire United Nations.
"The swift and mighty tide of
the world, as represented by the
United Nations. is toward univer-
sal justice and freedom" she said.
"In furtherance of this tendency,
we in China have bled for the last
six long years. We shall hold firm
to the faith that nothing short of
race annihilation will ever prevent
any people from struggling against
wanton domination, whether eco
nomic or political.
Speaking on behalf of labor,
president David Dubinsky of the
Continued on Page 2.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Mary Nerfon's
Committee To Study
Absenfeeism
By Federated Press

WASHINGTON-In what is In.
terpreted as a move to defect ths
headlong congressional rush to en-
act antilabor legislation by allow
ing factual instead Of distorted
picture of absenteeism, strikes and
so on TO emerge from testimony,
Rep. Robert Ramspeck (D.-Ga),
majority whip, March 2 said that
Chairman Mary Norton's (D.-N.
J) house labor committee would
begin a general labor study soon.
He is a ranking majority member
of the committee.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Hillmun and
VOL Predict
Labor Unity
CIO and AFL Hail
War Relief
Cooperation
BY Federated Press

NEW YORK, March 5-Com-
plete labor unity in the immediate
future was forecast by End AFL
vice president Matthew Woll and
president Sidney Hillman Of the
Amalagamated Clothing Workers
sfCI0)- alta luncheon here March 3,
launching a united drive to raise
S4,000,000 for war relief by AFL,
CIO and railroad unions.
Both speakers hailed the coop
Grafton and friendship in the war
relief undertaking as an indication
of the future success of reunited
labor movement.
VOL Is Hopeful
"We are hopeful" Woll said,
that through this medium in the
relief field there may come about
a better understanding in the eco
nomic field, and the speedier the
better-that is, an effort toward
complete labor unity"
"Our aims and ambitions are the
same" Hillman declared. when
we can do this as a united labor
movement, there is no reason why
in the near future we should need
an impartial chairman between
Sidney Hillman and Matthew Vol.
"This demonstrates that there is
no reason for keeping up a divi-
sion in labor, and those respons-
ible for bringing about peace ne
gotiations in the labor movement
should make it urgent. The need
for it is obvious.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12

the second straight meeting missed
by Councilman Ad Thacher, who
is enjoying vacation in Florida.
Councilman Ollie Czelusta asked
that Mr.. Thacher be excused from
last weeks and Monday nights
meeting, which was readily grant
ed by the other councilmen.
Councilmen Etchen rose to Won
der why the city did not advertise
for bids for a used car for the
Fire Department for general use.
The car Council approved for pur-
chase, has $500 miles on it, accord
ing to City Manager Schoonmaker,
and will cost $1,000. Councilman
Etchen expressed the belief that
the city should follow regulations
and proper procedure and adver-
tise for bids.
Union Journal Ignored
Z. L. Graumlich, city transit
commissioner, presented his report
and handed out copies to news
paper reporters present fer the
Continued on Page 2.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Is There A Room
For A Rabbit
In Your Trailer?
By Federated Press

WASHINGTON - Rabbit meat
was placed under price control
Feb. 26 with dressed rabbit at 55c
a pound. or 44c wholesale, and live
rabbit at 24c. At the same time
FP learned the Dept. of Interior
is to have charge of a bangup cam
paign to get home dwellers to
raise their own rabbits for food.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
cIO To Organize
Community Councils
BY Federated Press

NEW YORK-The Greater New
York Industrial Union Council has
called for a citywide network of
CIO community councils, composed
of all available unionists in the
area, which will cooperate with
neighborhood civilian defense, re-
ligious, civic, fraternal and politi-
cal and other labor organizations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Hobbs AnfiIobor Bill
Nears Vote in House
BY Federated Press

WASHINGTON - Chairman A.
J. SABBATH (D.-Ill.) spoke bitterly
of the rules committees action
March 2 in giving rule to the
Hobbs bill, which he described as
completely unnecessary legislation.
He and Rep. John ]. Delaney
(D.-N. Y) voted against it. 1t was
to come up for discussion and
probable vote in the house of the
week of March z, it was expected.
1t is being vigorously opposed by
the AFL, CIO and railroad broth
erhoods.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
A Real Marine
Who Saw No
Union Loufers
By Federated Press

CLEVELAND = Although the
Guadalcanal hoax story spread like
wildfire, the marines on Guadal-
canal knew absolutely nothing
about it.
Quoting "a very simple letter.
from Marine Corp. w. A. Gebbardt
to cleveland Port Agent William
Mallon of the Natl. Maritime
Union (CIO), the Cleveland Union
Leader comments:
"It probably wouldn't even be
worth mentioning if the Akron
Beacon Journal and dozens of
other anti-labor papers hadn't
faxed propaganda stories to the
effect that certain marines whom
they refuse to name and who prob
ably never existed outside the mind
of sobsister Helen Waterhouse, al
legedly said NMU workers re-
fused to unload a ship in the
South Pacific and if Eddie
Rickenbacker, the airplane and
auto manufacturer, hadn't sland-
cred all of organized labor.
But since the propaganda
events occurred, the letter of this
former Cleveland union seaman
and present U. S. Marine Corps
man who just had nice vacation
on GuadalcanaP is worth mention.
Marine Corp. Gebbardt simply
for not Strengthening
out his union book before he left
and urged the NMU to carry on"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Then There Is Byrd
BY Federated Press

WASHINGTON-Senator Harry
F. Byrd (D.-Va.) made great eff
forts March 2 not to be left out
of the mad scramble to get on the
antilabor legislative bandwagon.
He introduced a bill authorizing
draft boards to order striking war
workers back to work or induct
them into the armed forces.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12

Organization work at Tank De-
pot, which has been going forward
for some time under Local IL,
UAW-CIO representatives Harold
Dean and Edward Duck, have pro-
gressed to the point where ma
jority of the plant employees are
members of the UAW, with more
members being added from day to
day.
According to Dean, large num-
Der of the women workers at the
Tank Depot have entered the
Union ranks and plenty of CIO
badges are now seen around the
plant.
Discusses, Premium Pay
Edward Duck, in discussing the
cent an hour ppremium pay in
crease which the company got for
night shift workers at the plant,
said, "the increase was only drop
in the bucket to the big wage ad-
iustments which are in store for
Tank Depot employees once they
have had their election and Local
IL is their bargaining agent. We
get premium pay for all our peo-
pie doing night work, and besides
that, we will get them wage ad-
iustments which we know are in
line with the wages paid by other
plants doing work similar to Tank
Depot"
Organization Growing Rapidly
Duck also commented upon the
plant membership in the UAW,
which he said is growing larger
every day. ut won't be long," said
Duck, until by far the greatest
majority of the workers at Tank
Continued on Page 2.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12

officers put 1t" we have de-
feated the AFL in every cleo
tion contested by them, and
we will do it again. It's no mys-
terry why this crew Of die-hards is
push-over in elections, because
the people who work in the plants
where elections are held want to
belong to a progressive, demo-
cratic organization which does
things for them, instead of one
where they are dictated to by a
bunch Of high-salaried labor leeches
who are not interested in the well
fare of the workers but in the high
dues they can collect from them"
Melvin Schultz, Local II presi-
dent, commenting about the latest
efforts of the AFL to secure new
members, said, "The AFL is not
concerned with workers seniority,
that is just an excuse. What the
AFL really wants is new members
TO make up for those who have
left them because of their tactics
in getting yellow-dog contracts
which have played directly into
the hands Of management. Work
ers who have defeated the AFL
in so many Toledo plants have had
good reason for sticking with the
Continued on Page 2.