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Montana labor news., 1934-07-05
Workers Force
Union Recognition

NEW CASTLE, Pa.-(FPD-The
first victorious strike in New Castle in
80 years was won by the employees Of
the Johnson Bronze Co. when the com
pany recognized the union after a 100
per cent strike started on May %.
The company's plant, which supplies
bushings and brass specialties Of the
automobile manufacturers, was nick
named the Penny Arcade" by the
workers as a result of the speedup,
poor working conditions and low
wages.
Despite the efforts of the city and
county officials to protect imported
strikebreakers - as when Mayor
Charles B. Mayne led the strike
breakers to work at midnight-the
strikers were able to run them out Of
town and force their victory.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05
Railroad Labor Bill
Enacted By Congress
Creates National Adjustment
Board to Settle Industrial
Disputes - Outlaws Company
Unions - Railroad Executives
and Their Legislative Spokes-
men Opposed the Measure.

WASHINGTON-The enactment Of
the Railroad Labor Bill into law was
forced during the last days session of
Congress by the determined attitude
of Senator Dill OF Washington, Sena-
tor La Toilette Of Wisconsin and Sen
ator Wheeler of Montana, supported
by all of the legislative representatives
Of the organized labor movement.
The outstanding feature of the
measure is the ban which it places on
company unions. Railroads are pre-
vented from interfering in any man
ner whatsoever with employees joining
or refusing to join any organization or
union. The choice of representatives
Of any craft must be determined by a
majority of employees voting on the
question.
The measure was, according to its
sponsors, designed to rewrite the Rail
way Labor Act and make farreach-
ing and important changes in opera
ton of the adjustment boards to set
tie grievances and the work Of the
mediation board.
National Adjustment Boards
The bill creates a national adjust
ment board with four divisions, each
composed Of an equal number of rep
resentatives of railroads and employees
and each permitted to select a neutral
member. Establishments Of regional
or system boards of adjustment are
permitted if the carriers and workers
wish to set up such boards voluntarily.
Further the present Board Of Media
ton Of five members is supplanted by
a national mediation board of only
three.
Voluntary Settlements.
Voluntary settlement Of disputes is
hoped for through the proposal for
the establishment of regional or sys-
TEN adjustment boards. Some of the
advocates Of the bill believe the fact
there is a compulsory board to which
grievances may be taken will greatly
increase settlement of troubles by the
voluntary adjustment boards,
Joseph B. Eastmen, Federal Coordi-
nator Of Railroads, wrote the measure
and it had administration support, but
in the face OF expected opposition,
President Roosevelt did not consider
it feasible to press for its enactment
at this session.
Opposition Senators Defeated.
Senate sentiment for the bill was,
however, overwhelming. Senators La
Toilette and Wheeler served notice
that adjournment would be prevented
until a vote was had on the measure.
Continued to page A.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05
Contractors Try To Intimidate the
Witnesses As Kick-Back Probe Opens

WASHINGTON. - Up Intimi-
dation and blacklisting OF building
workers who complain to the author
tiles OF "kick-back" and other wage
cutting rackets, were revealed as the
Senate committee investigating viola
tons of the Bacon-Da vis prevailing
wage law open its hearings. The be-
havior of the contractors in this re-
gard became so raw that Sen. David
|. Walsh had to read a formal state
ment into the record declaring that
the committee would not tolerate "any
interference with its activities in get
ting information as to exploitation OF
labor or violations of the wage law.
ANY contractor who attempts to in
timidate any workman will be dealt
with by such forces as the committee
can invoke" the statement continued.
I'VE guarantee to any worker or any
one else who may have information OF
interest to the investigation that at
tempts at reprisal will not be tole-
rated"
This statement was made following
reports of the committees investiga-
tors about the contractors attempts
at intimidation.
Among the first witnesses were
three workers who reported being
blacklisted. They lost their jobs on a
building project at Gallinger Hospital
when they complained to the District
Commissioners because they were paid
only the common labor wage Of IS
cents an hour, although employed at
carpentering and digging plumbing
bitches, WHICH should have entitled
them to On cents an hour. The Com
%missioners ruled against the company
and sustained the workers complaint,
but the latter could not collect the
money due to them.
An example of how the "kick-back'
works was soon presented to the com
mittee. Two painters, Frank Kneas
and Richard A. Winfield, testified that
while working on the National Train
ing School job they had had to kick
back" sos and $l00.36 respectively.
Kneas reported that B. S. Nash, SUI
p%erintendent of the job for the con-
tracing firm, Clarence w. Gosnell
Inc, came up to us and said he alb
%solutely could not pay $1.37N an hour
and would have to get other men. He
said if we wanted to play ball we
could talk to him.
81 told him l couldn't work for less
than 81 an hour" Kneas stated, report
ing that Nash said that would be O
K. with him" The painters were then
told to kick-back the difference be-
tween the two amounts to the fore
man, and had to meet him secretly to
do SO.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05
Wages Of Ten Dollars Week Is Approved By
Roosevelt In Cigar Making and Tobacco Code

WASHINGTON. -(FP)-W a G e
minimums Of $40 a week, and rs cents
an hour, are approved in the codes for
the cigar manufacturing industry and
the retail tobacco trade, which have
been endorsed by President Roosevelt,
The code for the wholesale tobacco
trade, approved by NRA Administra-
for johnson, sets a minimum Of $13 a
week.
In cigar manufacturing, which en-
ploys about $4,000 workers, more than
rs per cent of whom are women, the
code sets a maximum working week OF
40 hours, at minimum wages ranging
from rs cents to "a cents an hour. It
provides that the labor provisions will
be reviewed within nine months.
The code for the retail tobacco
trade establishes a sliding scale of
maximum working hours, depending
on the number OF hours of store op-
erations. Minimum wages range from
$40 a week to $3.50, depending on
population of city and number OF
hours worked. The starvation level OF
wages in other codes is indicated by
an NRA statement that these mini
NUNS ARE about Is per cent higher
than the rates now prevailing in other
retail codes"
The code for the wholesale tobacco
trade allows work up to 4S hours dur
ing two weeks a year, beyond the
code maximum Of 40 hours a week.
Minimum wages are set at $l4 to $40
a week, depending on population, but
with a differential Of 81 less in the
South.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05
HISTORIC SASH WORN
IN LABOR PARADE
Worn in First Miners Union
Parade 81 Years Ago.

Tiny" Brown, "diminutive" Mar
shall Of the Labor Parade held last
Monday night, wore as his badge of
rank one of the most historic sashes
in Silver Bow County. Fifty-four
years ago, when the first Miners
Union held its first parade this sash
was worn by its Marshal, who was the
father of James Cadigan, the first
Vice President Of the Miners Union.
The sash wa made by Cadigan's
grandmother and is the only one Of its
kind in existence. Ii has been worn
by the Marshals in every Miners Pa
rade. The soul Of Cadigan must have
leaped with JOY when it once more saw
the beloved sash leading a procession
Of 5000 organized miners in a Labor
demonstration in Butte.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05
HUGE PARADE DEMONSTRATION OF LABOR
SOLIDARITY; MUSICIANS FURNISH BANDS;
EVERY UNION in The CITY IS REPRESENTED

On Monday evening, July 2, one of
the largest Labor Demonstrations
ever seen in Silver Bow County was
held. Nine thousand Union men and
women we're in the line of march
Never before in the history OF Silver
Bow County has there been such a
turn out Of Union men and women for
a Labor Parade. Every Union in Sill
yer Bow County was represented.
The parade was in charge of Tiny
Brown of the Miners Union who acted
as Marshall. Tiny is to be compli-
mented on the orderliness OF the oc-
casion.
Miners Union Leads.
The Miners Union, forming the
largest delegation, followed the Fire
fighters in leading the procession.
There has been nothing more impress
sive in modern day history OF Butte,
than the solid line of Butte Miners on
parade. Before the parade started
they formed a solid mass, seven
abreast, from Granite, north on Mon
tana to Quartz and east on Quartz
to the Murray Hospital. By actual
count there we're 1886 Miners in the
parade. As this solid mass of work
ers, representing Butte's basic indus
try moved down the street, one
couldn't help but marvel at the self
control Of this huge group during the
present strike. The ranks of Miners
looked like a huge army on parade.
Grim determination was written on
every face. Many of the marchers
showed the marks of their occupation
and as they limped down the street
one couldn't help feeling resentment
against the industry that forces such
men to risk their life and health for a
starvation wage. In their ranks were
young men and old men and as the
older men followed youth one could
see the feuture of this strong, healthy
youth group after working a few years
in the hot, dusty holes called the
mines Of Butte. The procession OF
Miners was a pageant Of what hap
pens to men who go into the holes OF
Butte to wrest gu a fortune for abb
sentee landlords and the pageant was
a condemnation Of the brutality and
heartlessness Of the mining industry
in Montana.
Engineers Follow.
Following the Miners were the men
in whose hands the Miners trust their
lives each day as they go to their
work, the Engineers and Pumpmen,
500 hundred strong they marched, a
testimony to the fact hat at last
Labor must stand solidly together il
men and their wives in Silver Bow
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05
Let Workers Eat Snow.
balls, Says Boss

COLUMBUS.-(FP)-"Let t h e m
eat ~snowhalls," declared Pres. Morris
Resler of the Hercules Clothing Co.
as his 300 employees went on strike.
The plant will be closed permanently
before we will agree to a closed shop"
Resler refused to deal with the
United Garment Workers Union de-
spite a signed Swear contract, strikers
asserted. They demand recognition of
the union, enforcement Of the NRA
code wage scale and sanitary working
conditions.
Both Columbus plants OF the COM
pany were forced to close down be-
cause of the active picketing.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05

ST. LOUIS--(FP)-"When all is
said that can be said about the new
DEAL says The Railroad Photographer,
official organ of the Order Of Railroad
Telegraphers, "the fact remains that
only as the national government keeps
on spending money can there be any
results expected in the way OF increas-
ed business"
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05

Strike Not Settled

Despite reports over the
radio, the Butte Strike has not
been settled. No one has yet
been able to trace the basis of
the report. The only news re-
garding the strike is that meet
ings are being held in the East
and Senator Wagner has re-
ported progress.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05

WASHINGTON.-(FP)- Minimum
wages Of ZINC an hour are permitted
in the approved code for the broom
manufacturing industry. Machine op-
orators are to be paid 42Hc an hour in
the north and 40c in the south Male
workers not operating machines are
supposed to get 32Hc an hour in the
north and SOC in the south.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05
kIune Binds PeaIOw
Over to District Court

Rudy" KLINE, Justice Of the Peace
for South Butte Township, bound
"h%it-and-run" Pealow over to the Dis
trict Court for trial. The case proved
to be out OF the jurisdiction of the
Justice Court after the hearing was
held.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05

EVANSTON, Ill-(FP)-Is force
ethical in the class struggle? Must a
Communist be atheist? Is fascism in
this country inevitable? These and
other problems were discussed at a
national conference in the Garrett BIZ
blical Institute in Evanston by the Soc
ialist Ministers League in a 3-day ses-
sion, led by Rev. w. B. Waltmire.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05

Get the great army Of women buyers
behind the union label and all mer-
chants will then handle union labeled
merchandise.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05

The American standard of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1934-07-05

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index Of
progress in any community.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
Unusually Low $ll0
Priced at IO

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Bedroom Group-hat faithfully reproduces the Gvabe home
like qualities of Early American rnitue-at price that
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Evening star., 1934-06-10
SCHOOL PATROL
AWARDS READY
21 Distinguished Service
Medals to Be Presented
by Maj. Brown.

Tventy-one Distinguished Service
Medals will be presented this week by
Mai. Ernest w. Brown. superintendent
of police. to selected American Au-
tomobile Association school patrols at
two different ceremonies, at which
all 5000 youngsters who wore the
badges and belts will be praised.
The medals will be presented to
those boys who have prevented seri-
GUS injury to or saved the life OF q
schoolmate during the current school
year. In addition, 228 service award
pins will be presented to patrol men,
bers who have performed outstanding
service during the school year. Serv-
ice certificates will be presented to
hundreds of the youngsters who have
satisfactorily served on the patrols
during both semesters.
The first rally will be staged at 2
pm. tomorrow, when nearly 1000
members of the colored patrols will
gather at the Francis Junior High
School. ]. C. Bruce. one of the su-
pervising principals in charge OF
safety, will preside.
Approximately 1000 youngsters will
attend the second rally at the McKin-
ley High School, Tuesday afternoon
at O'Clock.
Motion pictures of the recent school
patrol parade staged in the National
Capital. and other entertainment fea-
lures will serve to make the 1884 rail-
lies outstanding in the history OF the
safety movement.
Commenting on the rallies, Ernest
N. Smith, executive vice president of
the American Automobile Association,
said:
Three thousand members of the
school safety patrols deserve the COM
mendataion of every citizen. Not only
are these youngsters protecting their
schoolmates. but they are establish
ing a safety record that is one of the
bright spots in our traffic situation.
Their safety education holds out much
hope that the motor vehicle operators
of the future will be trained in the
responsibilities they assume when
they drive an automobile"
Evening star., 1934-06-10
TO APPROVE
HEALTH CAMP AID
Promises AIlocation of Sup.
plies for tuberculosis
Project in District.

ALLEGATION of portion OF the re-
lief supplies of the District for the
Children's Health Camp will be IA
vored by Commissioner George E.
Allen, he assured Mrs. Ernest r. Grant,
executive of the District of Colum
bia tuberculosis Association, at a con-
ference yesterday, since many OF the
children come from families entitled
to relief.
Al the same time superintendent
OF Schools Frank w. Ballou, follow
ing the action of the Board of Edu-
cation in granting the tuberculosis
Association the use Of the Allison
Health School for the Summer camp
children. informed Mrs. Grant neces-
sary matrons, cooks and junitors will
be assigned to the school for special
service during the camp season
months from the public school force.
Available funds of the association
fall far short of the quota for feed
ing and caring for the large number
of tuberculous children asking ad
mission to the camp. Details of the
cooperative arrangement, worked out
BY Mrs. Grant and Assistant Superin-
tendents Jere Crane and Robert l..
Haycock, show that with the help OF
Evening star., 1934-06-10
SEEKS INDIANS ESTATE
Oklahoman Claims He Is Son of
Late jackson Barnett,

Late jackson Barnett.
SAPULPA. Okla, June 9 OP.-An-
other suit seeking the estate of jack
son Barnett, 90, millionaire Indian who
died recently in Los Angeles, was in
stituted here today.
The plaintiff is william Barnett, 43,
of Henryetta, Okla, who alleged he
was a son of the dead man by mar
riage of long ago.
Suits in Los Angeles, Sapulpa. Ok
mulgee and Muskogee already are on
file. with more than 80 plaintiffs most
of them claiming to be nephews or
nieces of the aged oil millionaire.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
new ARREST MADE
IN GEARY Staying
Second Colored Man Held in Con-
nection With Barbecue Stand
Hold.Up Murder.

Washington police yesterday after
noon arrested a second colored man
in connection with the murder May 80
of John T. Geary, jr., during hold-up
of his barbecue stand at Grain and
Defense Highways. The two under
arrest are said to be members of a
trio OF colored men who have terror
ized nearby Maryland in the past sew
eral weeks with numerous hold-ups
In q garage in the 5000 block Of
Sheriff road northeast police found
the automobile of Lawrence Dayton,
town bailiff of Blandensburg. Md.
which was taken from him May %
by three colored men who kidnapped
him when he tried to arrest them.
Dayton later was released A smoke
screen had been added to the car
when it was found yesterday. Police
say the machine was used by the col
ored trio at the time Geary was fatally
shot.
The colored man arrested yesterday
was booked as Donald B. Parker, IS.
of the 1900 block Of Eleventh street,
who police said they took into GUS
tody in the Northeast section.
Evening star., 1934-06-10

~ NE of the most astonishing
collections of fauna. fowl
and fish: one of the most
" goggle-eyed gatherings OF
gaping children, and one OF
the most bewildered punches OF un-
decided judges ever gathered for
pet show in Washington featured the
annual free e-for- all pet contest of the
Northeast Boys Club yesterday after
noon at the club gymnasium, Seven
teenth and Karmer streets northeast.
No limit was placed on the variety
of beasts. birds or marine specimens
which might be entered and boys in
all sections of the city and even as
far away as Ballston, Va. scraped
highways. alleys, parks and forests
for any living creature which might
be captured and exhibited.
Dogs were in majority-mainly OF
the League of Nations breed-with
turtles and tortoises running a close
second There were cats drown cats,
white cats. black cats and tan; cats
from Kilkenny and the Isle OF Man,
Enthusiasm Wins.
Uel Marvin Gale and Oscar Owen,
buddies. of Ballston, Va, who heard
of the show yesterday, decided to
pool their efforts in a last-minute
search for exhibits yesterday morn
ing. They heard that several OF the
judges were to be women and they
D.h hrt fNv-
lamb-just little one. Finding
that all the lambs had grown to an
awkward, gangling state of lambhood.
they directed their efforts toward
snakes. but with no success. Then
they hunted for a duck. but ducks
were unattainable They couldn't
find a rabbit. so they picked up a
box tortoise.
Sopping wet from perspiration, tired
and dusty, they headed for Washing
ton and the Northeast Boys Club
Their long quest was rewarded by a
special prize awarded them for bring
ing the pet" from the longest distance
and for having displayed the greatest
energy in capturing an exhibit.
Steve Zevgolis brought goat. ex-
planning that it was just small goat,
that it had been washed and that 1t
wouldn't butt. much. He got first prize
in the goat class. There weren't any
others.
Pony Prize Easy.
The judges also had an easy time
in the pony class. There was only one
Re Hty II
McGrath. There was no competition
in the chicken class and the judges
had no difficulty awarding first prize
to the big fat hen little Richard Mort
inner led in on the end of length OF
clothesline.
With these classes disposed of, how
ever, the judges really had to work.
After examining collection Of dogs
of the most indeterminate ancestry,
they finally gave first place to Billy
Townsend and second to Joe Reno.
The cats were even more diversified
in coloring, conformity and whatever
other points a judge takes into ac-
count in selecting a cat and they
finally compromised on the entries of
Frank Leroy for first place and Har-
rison Hanson for second.
Others Win Prizes.
Other prizes we're:
Birds-First, Eugene Smith, second,
Carl Shank.
Rabbits-First, Carroll jackson.
Tortoises-Eddie James.
Smallest pet-Fred Frisell, turtle.
Most unusual pet-A little green
parrot with a seagoing vocabulary
the judges never did learn its owners S
name
Most attractive pet-A diminutive
Evening star., 1934-06-10

gray and white kitten, owner uniden-
titled
Largest number of pets-Fred
Frisell
Prizes included ribbons. pocket
knives. autographed base balls, candy
and other awards nearly as varied as
the pets.
The judges were Mrs Alice Shell
don, Mrs Louis Ottenburg, Capt.
Rhoda Milliken, chief of the Women's
Bureau. Police Department; Miss
Virginia Griffith: Henry T. Dick"
Merrill. we'll known air transport
pilot, and Bob Ball.
The crowd of children observers
was augmented by a busload of or
phans from st. Joseph's Home and
School.
Evening star., 1934-06-10

citation is preparing plans for
welt on the island, which it gave the
Federal Government. Under the law.
the Planning Commission must give
its approval to plans for development
of the island. Mr.. Olmsted has recon-
mended, in general. that the natural
feature of the island be preserved as
far as possible.
The commission will consider the
projected circle at Massachusetts and
Nebraska avenues. Mr.. Nolen said the
District authorities are planning to
improve this area in the very near
future. 1t Is planned to place a statue
of Gen. Artemas Ward, Revolutionary
War hero. in the circle. when 1t is
completed.
Thomas S. Settle, the commissions S
secretary. will lay before the organi-
aztion his report on the status of legis-
lation in which the group is interested.
A large number of measures have re-
ceived congressional sanction, at this
session, Mr.. Nolen said.
Evening star., 1934-06-10

the school equipment and staff work.
ers camp management emergencies
can be met.
Under present plans group Of the
children will use the school beds for
sleeping. with the remainder sleeping
in tent cottages as practised on pre-
vious Summers Additional cots will
be provided the extra campers for
the open-air rest periods. as the school
beds are immovable 1t Is expected
the needed cots will be loaned by the
Federal Government either through
the War Department or the Relief
Administration.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
J. FRED BRADY AGAIN
HEADS K. OF c. COUNCIL
Re elected Grand knight BY
spalding Group for Third
Term.

j. Fred Brady was reelected grand
knight of spalding Council, knights
of Columbus, for his third term last
Thursday.
Other officers elected, whose terms
begin July l, are: Thomas F. Carlin,
deputy grand knight; Frank n. Han
rahan. chancellor; F. H. Huneke.
treasurer, serving his thirty-0fth
term; william E. MCGUIRE. recording
secretary; Ralph ]. De La Vergne,
warden: r. J. Malloy, advocate; Mat
thew J. OCallaghan, trustee. for a
term of three years: James w. Nc
Cormack, jr., inside guard, and +. z.
G. Hipp and j. Frank Kelly, outside
guards.
Delegates elected to the Building
Company Board are: Thomas K. Gal
laher and Frederick s. Martin. Dele
gates to the State convention, Mr..
Brady and r J. Quirk. with T. j.
Trodden and M. J. McAuliffe, alter.
mates.