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Evening star., 1948-07-04
Then he realized she was speaking to him.

III.
Il wonder if can ask you to do something
awfully nice for me- she said, rather breath
iessly. Her voice was low and urgent Il
can't tell you what it will mean to me. Will
you take this suitcase and bring it to 81 East
9th Street at ten o'clock tomorrow morning?
I'm sorry can't explain. But it is terribly
important Ten O'Clock, at 81 East 9th
Street"
She was thrusting small, expensive leather
bag with leather -oornered canvas cover in
Pawleys direction. He took it instinctively
and she smiled, dazzling, friendly encour-
aging smile. "Thanksp' she said. You're a
sweetheart
The crowd pushed them out through the
gates into the marble vastness of the station
Eddying after the girl, Pawley thought, Geo.
this is funny. He wanted to say something
to her. Perhaps he ought to offer to get her
a cab.. :.
But there she went into the crowd, throw
ing another smile over her shoulder, and
before Pawley realized what was happening
she was gone. Reaching the door after her
ne couldn't tell whether she had turned into
the tunnel to 45th Street or toward the main
train hall.
Gone.
And there he was, holding the bag.
For a moment Pawley rebelled. Probably
rushing off to date, she was, and didn't even
want to take the time to put the bag into the
checkroom. What does she think am? III
take it to the lost-and-found and let her
worry about it. ..
HEN ne remembered her smile. And that
look In her eyes. She trusted me, he thought
Never saw me before, and gave me her own
bag - suddenly he wanted to look into a
mirror, and see what the girl had seen in him
to trust. Passing the upper level haberdash-
cry shop he stopped, rather self-consciously,
and saw the same old Pawley - and hurried
on. relaxing into the Pawley grin Okay, he
thought. Thirty-one East 9th Street at ten
O'Clock - but l won't hand it to anybody
but her. Ill insist on that The least she can
do is give me chance to say hello to her
again.
Pawley Justin lived with ten other bright
young men at Bachelor Living Club in the
Murray Hill section - really just the upper
two floors of an old brownstone house, but it
sounded better to call it club
His roommate Warren w. Warren was
highly skeptical about the whole affair. War
Evening star., 1948-07-04

furthermore if it is locked know a locksmith
around on Third Avenue who will be open at
eight am sharp"
The bag was not locked. Feeling mean and
cheap, Pawley unsnapped the clasps and
opened the lid. Then the two young men
looked at each other, and Warren w. Warren
whistled in amazement. ''Okay." he said
Il told you 50. You owe me buck, and III
collect right now"
The bag contained thick bundle of large
engraved corporate certificates in high de-
nominations - $500 and 81 600 values. ac-
cording to their face, with rows of uncut
coupons Those. think. are negotiable"
said Warren w. Warren cryptically. Besides
this there was small. worn leather jewel case
filled with glitter - pearls. pins, brooches,
rings. There was bundle of documents,
topped by an envelope reading Estate of
Christopher Henlopen.''
HEMoPENr' said Warren respectfully.
He died not long ago. My God. Henlopenv'
Who was he?" Pawley asked weakly.
"Only the Dover and Delaware Railway,
the Financier's Bank. Gulf Coast Chemical
and half dozen other corporations. Listen,
Pawley, you know what this looks like to me?
This is safe-craeking job Somebody got
into the safe in this Henlopen's country place.
and you. my boy. are in the proud position
OF being what they call an accessory after
the fact if it makes you feel any better.
Come on! Get your clothes on again. You
and are going around to the nearest police
station. Or maybe it would be wiser if
phoned for radio car to come here"
Pawleys heart was beating with anxiety,
but down inside he knew what he had to do.
He was told. emphatically, by breath of
sweet perfume that came up out of the suit
case and brought with it the sight of those
wide, clear eyes, the smile, the expression -
class
No. said Pawley, sitting down on the
edge of the bed and starting to take off his
shoes. I'm not going to the police don't
care what's in the bag. 1t belongs to that
girl. and l told her would take it to 81 East
9th Street at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
That's what I'm going to do"
You can't" protested Warren w. War
rem, almost tearfully. 'Pawley, you'll get in
terrible jam!'
Il don't believe it," said Pawley
LISTEN. the least you can do is to let me
go in first, and scout the situation If the
place is straight. you lose nothing. If it's
phony at least you don't hand over the bag"
mo-" said Pawley stubbornly. I'm going
to do what the girl asked
"Okay," said Warren w. Warren with
heavy scorn. But I'll be waiting outside -
and, brother. if you don't come out in ten
minutes -. if there's anything fshy at all
- will you be grateful when l show up with
the bobbies!'
No. 81 East 9th Street was town house.
quiet and we'll kept, of gray stone, with an
impassive, impersonal 'front.' Warren w.
Warren, looking out the window of drug
. store on the corner of Madison Avenue could
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15
Reject SELL out
Of packing local

An attempted six cent sell-out
by officialdom of Stockhandlers
Local A, UPWAlCIO, was de-
clared null and void by the
unions international offices this
week.
The 6.5-cent settlement" was
blitzed through in. a meeting Of
the stockhandlers Monday night.
Local president Frank Mona
CHAN, proposing question cru
ciaI to the whole course of the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15
Packers claim
second victim

E. ST. LOUIS. Ill.-Scab
violence has claimed its Sec
ond victim.
Ed H ks. packinghouse
worker on picket duty. was
shot between the eyes by a
scab whom he was imploring
not TO enter the Armour & Co.
plant over the back fence.
Three other strikers who
were witnesses TO the shoot
ing could not persuade police
TO enter the plant and arrest
the killer. Four hours later
they finally located a sheriff.
swore out John Doe war
rant. entered the plant and
arrested the killer. Oscar
Perry. who denied he had been
out of the plant.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15

strike, proposed, had seconded,
and declared passed motion ac-
cepting the six cents all within
five minutes. No opposition
speakers were given the floor.
UPWA's International office is
sued the following statement on
the vote:
"The international office of the
UPWA-CIO has refused to ratify
the agreement reached between
stockhandlers Local "A, UPWA--
CIO, and the Union Stockyards.
SIN accordance with the pro-
cedures of the unions interna-
tional constitution, hearing Of
ficer will be appointed to investi-
gate the situation in connection
with the locals action, and will
take such measures as may be
necessary to enforce the policies
of the union"
MEANWHILE UPWA attor-
neys filed suit against the city of
Chicago and its police force in
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15
Germano orders strikers
back to work at tin mill

Steelworkers' d ele a ties converting in
Boston this week were acutely conscious of
the heat generated from below by industry
wide contracts that barred locals from strike
action until 1949.
Joe Germano, district director of the steel
workers in the Chicago area, had already used
this contract to order the end of spontane-
Gus strike in. the tin mill at Inland Steel
Indiana Harbor.
workers on the mills electrolytic line
walked out March Is in protest at the COM
panys use of a new cutting shears to lower
wage rates and double production.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15

nopoly, observers were certain that the strike
would be long and hard-fought. Michigan's
Gov. Sigler had already alerted Wayne Co.
police for action.
But Norm Matthews, director of the
JAWS Chrysler department, vowed:
We'll give them the damnedest strike
they've ever seen."
In the final negotiations preceding the
strike, Matthews came down to the 17-cent
level in bargaining with Chrysler officials.
However, they baked at granting more than
six cents, and the walk-out followed.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15
"a INSIDE LAsoR
BY POP DEARBORN
FLA sets the pace

OCAL 1914, Food, Tobacco & Agricultural Workers,
LCIO has taken the labor lead in organizing Chicagoans
for Wallace
Three Wallace committees functioning among work.
in the Campbell Soup plant with 800 signed up
to the Wallace into their precincts as
well the company's $500 employees Glover
heads the night shift committee Charley charge
dayside work. leads the work
the third shift.
Johnny GALLAGHER, president 1874, is the PPI
vicecharman in his Other play
ing real role in the growing Wallace the
South sde include Hank Cistover the vice
president and Bill Blount, Campbell steward.
Floyd Hall set high for Fourth Ward activity when
he covered his entire precinct days pre-peton
canvasng. But record by Hall bound to be
contested by the team formed in the Second by
and Mrs Max Steele The Steeles receiving an
able assist in their precinct from Carey Avery.
Among those effective the plant are Jimmy
Graham and Minnie Lee Wilson, who has three depart
ment girls working with her. Restricting his predictions
the plant ITSELF Johnny GALLAGHER pledges that as of
six months before the election dateat twohrds of
Campbells workers will Wallace.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15

Last Thursday, L. B. Luellen Inlands
industrial relations director, called in other
tin mill men who had refused to deliver tin
to the new shears, pending negotiation with
the shearmen and those on the electrolytic
line.
To them he read Germano's undated
letter:
"The Unions obligations to the members
and their employers compels strict abidance
to the contracts they have signed said the
letter signed by Germano.
A tremendous backlog of unsettled grew
in the tin mill itself had been stalled for
ten months at the fourth level of union-com-
pany discussions. Other grievances had been
baked of settlement by the contract-conscious
company anywhere from two to 10 months
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15

the Federal district court in mid
week. They asked that the city's
police be enjoined and restrained
from further raids on UPWA
headquarters without warrant as
were conducted April 80 on the
Swift local hall, and the District
l hall.
Another protest against mis-
directed police activity was reg
istered with Mayor Kennedy
Monday, when SO District l
members paid him an unsched-
uled and unsolicited call. At first,
Kennedy said he would see
delegation of no more than ten,
but consented to receive all SO
when Armour chief steward Roy
Thompson and Wilson chief stew
ard Carl Nelson told his secretary
that he could receive all or or
none of them.
All had stories to tell of police
protection extended to armed
scabs. One Armour striker told
OF Selling the knife arm of scab
just as he was withdrawing his
blade from his pocket. A police
man then threatened to shoot the
Armour striker unless he released
the scab.
go ahead and Shoot" the
Armour striker told Kennedy he
had said to the cop. 'I might as
well die from a bullet as from
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15
$4,000 ChrysIer
workers walk out

Chrysler Workers in Michigan, Indiana
and California hit the bricks Wednesday
morning following collapse of wage negotia-
tons. $4,000 workers walked out in the first
major auto strike since UAW-CIO shut down
General Motors for 113 days in 1945-46.
In keeping with the unyielding new
strategy on wage demands of American mo-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15

a knife"
A woman striker told of being
halted by a pistol-flourishing
scab. She called cop, who mere
ly motioned her on, leaving the
scab free to pocket his gun once
more. Others complained of the
constant display of guns and
knives by scabs changing trains
at the Indiana Ave. yards" stop
on the Gel"
Still other strikers complained
yet again about the previously
protested use of the packing
houses as scab dormitories, and
offered to prove their charges.
Wilson'S, a particularly fragrant
offender in this respect, brought
cases of whiskey in to the w.
Madison st. buns quartered in
the Wilson plant, strikers told the
Mayor. This resulted in at least
one free-shooting scrape between
two of them, they said.
=
COMMISSIONER Prendergast
stood listening intently at the
Mayors side while the testimony
was given. When the Mayor ask
ed him what the police would do
about armed scabs, Prendergast
was caught off-guard:
"Ah-um, ahem!" he said, then
finally managed to come up with:
why, that's illegal! Well arrest
'em, of courser
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15
Candidate

T. u mole: Striking printers debating the candidacy
of Harry Caner for delegate the unions goth convention
Canter striker has been CTU Local les egis-
lave committee for than four years, and leader in
the fight against the Taft Hartley Act He is running
straight down line platform and calls him
self non-partisan Independent Progressive
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15
DubinsI<y's buddy

REMEMBER the Liberty League? the big con-
tributors to that deceptvely mionares
E. F. Hutton Wall Street Long million
are Hutton also of the horse doctors the
drive to geld the Wagner Act which resulted
Hartley Act.
AS Wall Streeter, Hutton to have been deeply
1ncensed by the accusation of Andei Y Vishns Soviet
UN delegate that Wall Street fomenting
he was driven to issuing pamphlet the subject
But the point of this piece laborwise is that David
Dubinsy crowned head of the International
Workers, and Matthew Wol AF president up
with Hutton at the Union League Club in York to
distribution of laborhater pamphlet
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15
Injunction i'm reverse

STRIKING clearinghouse workers have taken step
which will probably illustrate which
the matter of innctons They asked Injunction
against the Big Four meat packers themselves.
Swift Armour Wilson and Cudahy have threatened their
striking workers by letter with seniority
they Immediately. contract embody-
these rightsbu which reserved the
strike any me-does expire until Aug H. action
being sought to halt these violations Cotton
UPWA Attorney is handling the suit which
companies refusal of vacation benefits and of pay
employees began
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15
FE victory at Oliver

ELEVEN cents increase aboard has
by Farm Equipment its 1900 production men,
bers in the Oliver Corp Charles City, Iowa. Other benefits
the improved vacation PLAN better
grievance procedures, protection
rates, and the voluntary check-off.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-15
nay friend =

MANAGEMENT completely in the shotgun assault Wal
ter Reuther being alleged Detroit
the News whipped posasau hyseria to union smashing
dimensions Police tactics provided
propaganda asaed by Ford Local 900 resolution
to which Detroit Police Harry replied
aggrieved letter
Toy Ford attorney during the Harry Bennett regime
has already publicly labeled the Michigan Progressive Party
UnAmerican," and declared that Henry Wallace
who support him should shot country
put in jail"
Replying to the Local resolution Toy that all
the union leaders flung into jail had part
for Reuther's assailant which he pursuing
my friend"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-09-17
LOGGING CONFERENCE
 HELD AT JUNEAU

JUNEAU - Independent 1oggers operating in the Juneau and Sitka area met this week with Commits sioner of Labor Henry A. Benson to discuss plans for future opera tiOns and formulate plans for stabilizing the logging industry.
 The Commissioner outlined his interest from the standpoint of the industry as a whole and the work CTS in particular. in this order of 
 CD Expanded production to per init doubled amount of employ ment during the next. seven months to alleviate unemployment due to a disastrous fishing season.
 t2) A correction in financing ar to insure immediate payment of wages due and observ-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-09-17

to April 15. Half-fare passage for children between two and twelve years of age will also be reduced, making their rate 50 per cent of adult winter tickets. Infants will travel free. according to LipscOmD.
 Samples of the new fares filed with the Civil AeronauUcs Board Wednesday. as compared with old rates are:
 Seattle to Ketchikau. New Fare. che way. S45. round trip $8l; old fare. one way S59; round trip S1O6.
 Seattle 10 Juneau the new fare one way is S56 and round trip $100.S0 as compared with the old rate of S75 one way and $135 for the round trip.
 The 25 per cent reduction also applies to points within the Terri tory served by PA.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-09-17

CALIFORNIA PARTY
 RETURNS SOUTH ON SARAH E
 The Fred J. Rogers party sailed south last week aboard their boat
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-09-17

the Sarah E after spending about two months in the Wmngell com mutity this summer. While here they were taken on several trips by Joe Lawton, an old friend Of Mir Rogers. a Fresno, California. attorney. Up the Stikine. Bradfield Canal and other points of interest were enjoyed as well as getting some trophies. Tn the party were Mir. Rogers sons, Russell and Walker, a daughter, Rasy, and her girl friend, Beverly Sloan. The Rogers keep their boat at Stockton on the Sacramento. They expressed great enthusiasm for Alaska and plan return trips
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-09-17

ance of the monthly payday law.
 l3) Adoption of improved log ging methods to eliminate needless safety hazards and increase the workers productivity.
 (D Observance of the Work mems Compensation Law.
 (5) Improved living conditions and wage scales to bring competent and reliable resident workers into the industry.
 l6) Organization of a Southeast ern Alaska LOggers Association to stabilize production, secure an in- creased price for logs in line with actual market values of Alaska timber, improve marketing prac- tices, and for public relations in dealing with Federal and Terri torial agencies.
 The logging operators expressed their willingness to go along with the Commissioners recommends tions and plans were made to ex- plore the possibility of organizing an industry association. both for the purpose of meeting their i'm mediate problems and 10 place themselves in a position to parti- cipate in the future pulp industry.
 Plans are now being made to bring the Juneau-Sitka contract lOggers in contact with the inde- pendent operaOrs in the Ketchikan area for a discussion of their com mon problems and consideration of a loggers' Association.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-09-17
PA PLANE FARES
 ON ALASKA ROUTES TO
BE CUT 25fs OCT 15

sEATTLE-Pan American World AirWays will cut winter fares for is Alaska routes 25 per cent effec- tive October 15. Willis G. Lips comb. vice president traffic and sales announced this week. The new rates will be valid for one-way as well as round trip passage.
 The seasonal fare reductions in Alaska are part of a continuing program 10 give the public low cost travel when and where possible. the company said For instance. Pan American has already an nounced a winter excursion trip rate of a fare and a third to Eur ope
 The Alaska reductions will be- effective between Seattle. Eetchi kan. Juneau, Whitehorse, Fair banks and Nome from October Is
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-09-17
Wrangell Electric & Supply
Rev. II. E. Hooh. Pastor

Sunday. Sept. Is - 18th Sunday after Pentecost.
 Holy Masses: TOO a. m. Parish Church. 8:30 a. m Wrangell In stitute; 10:00 a. m. Parish church.
 Week day Holy Masses: 7:3O a. m. James Schwartz will serve.
 Mrs. Emma Case will decorate the altar for Sunday.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-12

rigation water on about 725,000
acres of presently-developed farm
land, Mr.. Smith explained.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-12
Negro Named Honor
Graduate at Officer
Candidate School

Fort Riley, Kansas.-Gervin A.
Tut, 9O1 Missouri Avenue, Joplin,
Missouri, was designated honor
graduate of the class of 1875 officer
candidates commissioned October
81 at The Ground General School
here.
At the graduation exercises, 1t.
Tut received his diploma, the tro-
ply awarded to the honor gradu-
ate and a pair of second lieuten-
ants bars from Major General L.
J. Whitlock, Commanding General,
10th Infantry Division. Mrs. Mil
dred A. Tut, wife of Lieutenant
Tut, assisted General Whit1ock in
pinning the gold bars on her hus-
band.
Lieutenant Tut received his
commission in the Coast Artillery
Corps, Army of the United States
and will report to the Antiaircraft
branch of The Artillery School at
Fort Bliss, Texas, on or about No
vember IS.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-12
On The Air

The First Colored Baptist Church
will sponsor special broadcast re-
ligious service each Sunday night
from $50 to 10 beginning Sunday
night, November IA, over KTYL.
These services will originate from
the main auditorium of the church,
sol E. Jefferson st. These services
will come each Sunday night after
the regular evening worship serv-
ice.
The music will be furnished by
the two combined choirs of the
church, Miss Sadie Hagler and Mrs
Jessie Mae Johnson, Pianists; Mr.
Leanard Hester, Director. Special
school groups will be featured from
time to time. This program is un-
der the sponsorship of the trustee
board who constitutes the building
committee. The building commit
tee has set out to raise $65, 5,0OC
which is the balance sum of the to-
tai amount needed for the building
of modern church, child care
center, and youth recreational hall
Arizona sun., 1948-11-12
Here ToStay

The number of small businesses in the country today
per thousand of population is large at any time in
history The authority for this is A. D. H. Kaplan,
economist who has written report called "Sma Busi-
It's Place and Problems'
What gives report Of this kind unusual interest the
fact that there widespread fear that
small business doomed because of inability to
pete with large business This fear made itself felt in va
ways One of them attempt to levy heavy pun
tive class taxes against the chain retail system 1t
gued that this had to be done in order to keep the nde
pendent merchant from extinction. Yet, everyone
knows the independent has successfully competed with
the chains and does the largest part by far of all the
tail trade in the country
In his report Mr. Kaplan says that the small business
will strengthen himself by learning how best to COM
pete for not how to restrict markets. That is the best
possible advice To again retailing example, the
largest stores in business small stores Many
of them singleman singlefamy operations Their
learned how to compete for business and how to
make their stores attractive to consumers Success fol-
lowed.
Small business the United States has always been dis
nguished by vitality and progressive spirit 1t is hold
ing its in the competitive scheme of things and it is
here to stay
Arizona sun., 1948-11-12
New Am-Vet
Club Opened On
Buckeye Road

A new Amvet's club, Post No.
opened its doors last Tuesday night
at 1927 Buckeye Road, after per-
fecting an organization and COM
plying with all requirements hand
ed down by the National Amvets
Organization of America.
The members of the new club
remodeled the building formerly
occupied by Dick Davis Drug Store,
into a very swanky club room,
leaving out nothing which would
add a home like dignity and COM
fort to the establishment.
The club will be opened from 1
p. m. to 1890 a. m. daily for men,
bers only.
Officers are as follows: Lee Gil
lem, Post Commander; Flanders
Crawley and Herman Holiday, 1st
and 3rd Vice Commanders, respec-
lively; Herbert Enge, Secretary;
Deworth Brown, Adjutant; Curtis
Williams, Service Officer and Le-
roy Coleman, Chairman of Sick
Committee.