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Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
INDIANAPOLIS
PILES UP UNION
MEMBERSHIP

INDIANAPOLIS-(FP)- New fed
eral unions, piling up 5000 members
in three months, have made this staid
center of dignified American Fedora
of Labor internationals hum with life.
The indianapolis Central Labor Union
has come close to doubling its previous
craft membership by the accession Of
federal unions in rubber, machinery,
electrical products and gas filling sta
ton and oil truckers.
The tough anti-union Link Belt Co.
has surrendered and recognized the
federal union in its shop. Link Belt
workers in a dozen other plants
throughout the land are urged to write
to 80 1-2 S. Delaware Ave-, head
quarters of this and all other new
federal locals.
The organizing energy and expert
ence in the federal drives has been
supplied by Fred Galloway, Democrat
tic state representative and former
operating engineer unionist, who has
lOuSiI LuG dictatorship III
Indiana of Gov. McNutt, and with
Galloway is Powers Hapgood, fighting
coal miner organizer and national ex-
ecutive committeeman Of the Socialist
Party.
The NRA board has decided in ia
vor of the new unions in almost all
cases that have come up, including the
P. R. Mallory Electric Co., G. 81. Tire
Co. and U. S. Rubber. Mallory ignor-
ed the boards decision and a strike
has been authorized by the men if the
boss continues with his company I'M
ion program. The NRA board seems
unable to force its decisions.
U. S. Rubber was told by the board
that two unions will not be allowed in
a plant where a majority of the work
ers have voted in favor Of a particu-
lar union. In this case the company
lost out to the United Rubber Work
ers, the new federal local.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
MAJORITY REPORT ON C.W.A INVESTIGATION
UNIONS PUT UP
LAST STAND ON
BUILDING CODE

WASHINGTON - (FP) An 18th
hour effort is being made by building
trades unions TO force revision of the
construction code, now approved by
Gen. Johnson, and lying ON President
Roosevelt's desk. Roosevelt announc
ed Dec. 20 that he would hear the
unions objections after he had submit
ted his message to congress, which
convenes Jan. 3.
The hottest fire from union guns
will blaze away at the 4S-hour week
provision of the code. Although the
code sets the maximum at 40 hours, it
permits time lost by inclement wea-
Their in any one week to be made up
within the following four weeks. AS
one day a week is usually lost in build
ing operations due to bad weather, the
code practically legalizes the 4S-hour
week, although the unions themselves
have already won a working week
ranging from 80 to 40 hours, with no
such ~loopholes.
The 40c minimum wage is second
on the unions list of objections. This
minimum applies not merely to COM
mon labor but to all workers. In eff
feet, adoption Of the code with a 40c
minimum will be the signal for en-
ployers all over the country to open
an unparalleled attack on union wage
scales.
Already in New York the employ
ers are waiting for adoption of the
code for such an attack. Although
the contract with the New York build
ing trades unions expires Dec. 81, the
employers have made no effort to ne
gotiate a new contract. They are
waiting for Roosevelt's approval of
the construction code as an excuse to
demand a downward revision in wages,
more drastic than any proposed in a
generation.
While the battle continues on the
master code, the building trades now
find their hands full with the indivi-
dual codes dealing with specific trades.
Gen. Johnson announced Dec. 20 that
the plasterers union could expect to
write in no minimum for skilled oper-
atives. The usual 40c wage is the
only one to be permitted, he told Pres.
M. ]. Colleran Of the ~plasterers union.
If Roosevelt approves the master
code, a general campaign may be ex-
pected by the building trades unions,
directed against MIRA as lowering
their standards to a ruinous level.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
TRADES COUNCIL
NOMINATES IT'S
OFFICERS
ELECTION TO TAKE PLACE ON
JANUARY 9th, 1884

At the last regular meeting of the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil the following officers were nomin-
ated:
For President-Chas. Malloy of the
Stage Employees and president of the
Council for the past five years; Frank
Krabler Of the Painters; Pete Con-
nors of the Transfers, and Paul Err
Ter of the Pressmen. Malloy with
drew, declining to be a candidate for
the coming year.
For Vice-Pre dent-Fra Nc
Kelvey.
For Secretary-Harry Grimes, sec
rotary of the Council for the past two
years and a member of the Machin-
lists. Evan Tibbets of the Bakers;
Ed X. Duncan of the Electrical Work
ers, No. 6.
Statistician-Sarah Johnson, statis-
clan of the Council for the past two
years and member of the Women's
Protective Union.
Sergeant-at-Arms-Joe Vallmer of
the Butchers Union.
Nominations will be open until the
election to be held next Tuesday night,
January 8.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
RUBBER AND AU-
TO LOCALS SEEK
INTERNATIONALS

WASHINGT0N-(FP)- Two new
international unions are struggling to
be born. They are the rubber work
ers and auto workers unions.
Both groups already have member
ship approaching the 100000 mark,
but under the American Federation of
Labor system they are organized as
federal labor unions, with direct
charters from the A. F. of L. This
means that the right to strike and
other major policies are controlled by
the A. F. of l.. officers in Washing
ton. Local unions say the system is
too unwieldy.
Powerful forces in the Federation,
anxious to protect their jurisdictional
rights in the auto and rubber factor
les, are loath to grant jurisdictions
to either union. The locals retaliate
that there may be nothing left to
quarrel over if their strength is dis
sipated by the disadvantages of re-
mote control from Washington.
Reports brought to Washington in
dictate that 20 of the 80 employee rep
resentatives elected in the Chevrolet
company union election in Flint,
Mich, are members of the auto work
ers' union. In the Buick plant, 16 of
19 company union representatives are
also members of the real union. They
are ready to demand abolition of the
company union and direct affiliation
to the A. F. of L. The United Auto
mobile Workers union claims 10000
members in Flint now. The Mechan-
les Educational Society formerly had
80 per cent of the Flint auto work
ers.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
BREAK UP FREE
MEETING

STAUNTON, nl.-(FP)-Five men
arrested and another man and
his county wife run out of town when
Sheriff Fries deputies broke up a
meeting in the Staunton labor Temple
to test the right of free speech and
free assemblage in Macoupin where
Progressive Miners are dominant. The
meeting was under the auspices Of
American Civil Liberties Union and
Init. Labor Defense but was accused
of being a Communist affair.
Among those arrested was Secy.
Thomas M. McKenna of the Chicago
Civil Liberties Committee. Atty. IT.
wing L. Spencer and his wife of the
st. Louis Civil Liberties Committee
were run out. The sheriff's office
stated to McKenna that meetings were
broken up ito help the Progressives"
but officials of the Progressive Miners
of America assured McKenna that
they did not indorse such tactics.
Damage suits for false Imprisonment
and assault will be brought, it is an
nounced. Chief Deputy Sheriff Alvin
Henry is accused of beating up a
crippled youth and knocking out one
of his teeth. Henry also made the
alleged false arrests.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
BUTTE MINERS
UNION HOLDS
ELECTION
ROBINSON SWEEPS FIELD FOR
OFFICE OF BUSINESS
AGENT

The Miners union held its first cleo
ton since its organization, last week.
The biggest landslide was in the vot-
ing for financial secretary when Reid
Robinson swept a field of six and
won by beating the field two to one.
The following is the list of candi-
dates:
President-Fred Langdon, Bob
Brown, Henry Kane.
ice-President-John Dennehy, d.
Sullivan, Jim Dwyer, Lee Roy Evans.
Recording Secretary-Fred Grow
ler) Paynter, Robert (Babe) Gill.
Financial Secretary-Reid Robinson,
Paddy Murphy, Leo Morrissey, Elias
J. Seaman, Frank Jenniker, Roland
Mclean.
Warden-James Shea, Thomas Hol-
mes, Orlando Allen, Andrew Geddis.
Conductor-Jack Morton, William
Ryan.
Trustees-Paddy Doran, Harry 1.
Baird, Charles Black, William Neary.
Delegates to Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council-Reid Robinson, Bob
Brown, Lew McLenegan, Elias j.. Sea-
man, Martin Jovich, Rob't (Babe) Gill,
Thomas Kennedy, George Coles, John
A. Westphal, Dan Orlich, Lee Roy
Evans, Stanley Zubree, John Burden.
The following were elected to Of
flee:
President-Bob Brown.
e-President-Dave Sullivan.
Recording Secretary-Rob. (Babe)
Gill.
Financial Secretary-Reid Robinson,
Warden-James Shea.
Conductor-Jack Morton.
Trustees-Paddy Doran, Charles
Black, William Neary.
Delegates to Central Council-Reid
Robinson, Bob Brown, Lew McLene-
gan, Martin Jovich, Rob't Gill, Thomas
Kennedy, George Coles, John West
phal, Dan Orlich, Lee Roy Evans
Stanley Zubree, John Burden.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
NRA'S MONOPOLY
TREND DISCUSSED
BY E

WASHINGTON (FP) - Mono
p~olistic tendencies being encouraged
by MIRA codes received recognition
from Pres. Roosevelt Dec. 20 when he
conferred with Senators Borah and
Nye and Gen. johnson. Some indus
tries, according to the White House
view, believe that the recovery act
repealed the Sherman antitrust act.
Legislation may not be sought to clar-
ify the section of MIRA which sus-
ponds provisions of the antitrust act.
A board may be set up, similar to
the national labor board, to protect
the interests of small firms and retail
ers and the consumers against mono
polistic practices, it VAS indicated.
Sen. Borah tackled an anti-monopoly
amendment on MIRA last summer but
it has not dissuaded the Aluminium Co.
of America from introducing a code
with no flair practices" clauses in it.
Gen. Johnson announced Dec. 20
that the aluminium code was changing
fire.. at is a very difficult code to
get through, he added. Apparently
ne is disposed to let the Mellon trust
have its way, as he asserted that the
aluminium used from scrap,
which is sold on the open market.
This is a statement stoutly challenged
by independents who claim that Alu-
minum Co. supervises the scrap mar
ket by demanding that heavy indus
trial users return their scrap directly
to the companies mills, so that it will
not be sold on the market.
Atty. Gen. Cummings, in announc-
ing Dec. 20 that the department of
justice Investigation into the Mellon
company as a monopoly is under way,
seemed ruffled because Mellon attor-
neys had dragged his name into the
Haskell suit against Aluminium, ask
ing 100000 600 damages because of it's
monopolistic practices. Cummings
was attorney for Haskell until he be-
came attorney general. Mellon law
yers tried to represent the last as adj
ministration persecution of Mellon.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
NEW DEAL MOVES
LIVING COSTS UP
1877 PER CENT

WASHINGTON - (FP) - Unless
your income has risen at least 1877
per cent since the new deal came in
to effect, you have lost ground in the
fight to maintain your standard of
living. Department of labor figures
on retail prices show that increase
since April Is, 1888. Minneapolis
topped the list of cities with a 1888
per cent increase, and Butte was at
the bottom with 81 per cent.
Since the new deal went into eff
feet, strictly fresh eggs have gone up
80 per cent, flour 81 per cent, bread
23 per cent, potatoes, 81 per cent and
navy beans 81 per cent. AS grocery
staples count for more in the work.
ers' budget than in that of the middle
and upper classes, the new deal has
borne more heavily on his family.
Some meats, cabbage and coffee are
the only commodities whose price is
lower now than when the new deal
came in. Their declines are trifling.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
Power Companies Are
Forced to Small Rate Cuts

NEW YORK-(FP)-After fight
ing lowering price trends for four
years, New York state public utilities
are being forced to drop electric rates
a bit.
The Niagara-Hudson power group
has agreed to cut its rates 100000 a
year and the Queens Borough Gas &
Electric Co., 100000 a year. Both
cuts were trifling compared with de-
creases in other lines.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
From Legislature Condemns Lack
Of Labor Representation; Recommend Giving
Labor Representation On Local eva. Board
A
COMMITTEE ON
HIGH SCHOOL

Walter Arnold, Butte architect, and
Sam Parker, secretary of the local
Y. M. C. A. visited the council, ex-
planning the plans for the proposed
new High School for Butte. 1t was
announced that a dinner meeting
would be held in the High School
gymnasium on Thursday night, jan
uary 4, at $50 o'clock. A commit
tee was appointed to represent the
Council at the dinner and various un-
ions have also appointed delegates to
the meeting.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
Pennsylvania 10Th to Ratify
Child Labor Ban

HARRISBURG, Pa OPP Be
cause Rep. Darlington Hopes, So
%cialist, forced a roll-call upon his
squirming colleagues the Pennsylvan-
ia Legislature, Dec. 81, became the
18th to ratify the federal child labor
amendment, leaving II more ratifica-
tions needed to put it in effect.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
Would Form a Rubber
Workers International

AKRON, O.-(FP)-Success of fed
eral locals in rubber factories in In
diana, Ohio and elsewhere has led to
plans for a convention early in the
year to unite them into an American
Federation of Labor international to
be known as the United Rubber
Workers. The convention is expected
to be held in indianapolis or some
Ohio city.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04

la
Dor is being used throughout to re-
model and refurnish the Soviet en-
bassy, once the pleasure of Mrs.
George Pullman, widow of the rail-
road magnate. The Czarist govern
ment bought the gaudy showplace
from Mrs. Pullman and now a work
ers' and peasants representative is
to use it. Remodelling is needed as
the embassy was unfit for the serious
business Ambassador T~royanovski in
tends to use il for.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04

ST. PAUL, Minn.-(FP)-The st.
Paul NRA compliance board is gross
ly unfair to labor, having permitted
a dyeing and cleaning boss to fire his
union employees, according to a reso-
luton adopted by the st. Paul Trades
& Labor Assembly. Pres. Green of
the A. F. of L. has been informed of
the situation.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04

WASHINGTON-(FP)- NRA will
do nothing about the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit and Budd Mfg. Co.'s
defiance of the national labor board
unless Sen. Wagner demands action,
Gen. Johnson annouced Dec. 20.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04

The American standard of
living must be tanned
in order that n NlSLo -
situations may not HcaI
ject to perils of discom,s Il
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04

The following is the complete re-
port of the majority of the Legisla'
ture Committee investigating C. w. A
Administration in Butte:
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
GIVES.
LIFE PASSES

The National League at its an
nual meeting voted to present
every 10-year-service major league
player with a life pass to all Ma
tional League games after his re-
tirement from active competition.
In some cases, the league does
not have the present address of
retired players entitled to this
courtesy. Baseball writer's who
can furnish such information are
requested to forward it to the Ma
tional League Service Bureau, 80
Rockefeller Plaza, New York City.
All players who before their re-
tirement were members of Ma
tional or American League teams
for an aggregate term of 10 years
are eligible.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
Sponsor of Tourney
Is Accidentally
Shot in Leg

An odd accident is keeping
John B. Meshkoff, sponsor OF
the city-wide basketball tourna-
ment at the George Washington
gymnasium, from attending and
witnessing the games now IN
progress.
Meshkoff, private attached
to the Fifth Precinct, was shot
in the leg. The bullet came
from his own service revolver
as it hung by his side. 1t pune
tured his overcoat pocket, his
holster and embedded itself in
his leg, inflicting a flesh wound
below his right knee.
Morris Fox is handling the
tournament in Meshkoff'S alb
sence. Meshkoff, confined to
Casualty Hospital, hopes to be
able to witness the final games
of the tourney Saturday.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27

The club participated In 20
matches during the summer,
winning twelve, tieing three and
losing twelve, which considering
the material on hand, and the
strength and experience of the
opposition, it was a remarka BILE
achievement.
Last year the same team won
only one match.
Beats Arch-Rival
The w. C. C. defeated Balti-
more, it's arch-rival, three times
in five matches, and twice turned
back the Carribeans, also of Bal
timore, in five trys. They divided
one-all in matches with the An
titles and Middlesexs, Philadel-
phia strongest aggregations.
Gamaliel "Mailey" Carleton,
w. C. C. southpaw ace, continued
to shine brilliantly in all-around
performance, sharing bowling
honors with Reggie Ingledew,
and giving Harold Bennett a
close run for batting and field.
ing honors and had no rivals as
Stumper.
Turns "Hat Trick
Ingledew also turned in a chat.
trick" against Haverford College
Pa, as a member of the Balti
more Washington All-StarS. Carle
ton and Bennett registered COS
once each in bowling and Ben.
nett had a 10.
The w. C. C. regular team
lined up as follows:
Stumper, Tommy Tyson, George
Green; mid on, Donald Davies;
mid off. Fred Grosart; point, Viii.
liam Warren; cover point, Harold
Bennet; long stop, George Viii
liam Nesbitt; long field, Mailey
Carleton; slips, Reggie Ingledew,
Blackwell Castle, Jack Crosart;
square leg, ALT Wynn; boWlers,
Castle, Carleton, Ingledew; long
off, Percy Grant.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27

In the first one, which will
start at 7:30 o'clock, Parchey's
Comets clash with Heurich
Flashes. At $3.50, Sholl's Cafe
five meets the U. S. Coast Guard
quint, while at $50 Navy Depart
ment opposes the Delaware and
Hudson Coal team.
Seven games, all told, are on
tap today, the other four being
divided into three classes, one in
the 100-pound group, one in the
115-pound and two in the 13O-
pound.
Merrick'S Open
To start today's schedule off,
at / p. m. Merrick Boys Club op'
poses Washington Boys Club, in
the 1O0-pound division.
At 3 o. M, Georgetown Boys
Club meets Olympics, in the 115-
pound division.
At 4 D. m. No. 5 Precinct (A)
clashes with Northern Boys Club,
while at S o. M, No. S Precinct
(B) faces Boys Club of Washing
ton (B). These two are 130-pound
competitions.
A total of IS teams entered the
tourney, which started yesterday.
Fast, hard basketball marked COM
petitions, with the outstanding
game that between Bovello Plumb
ers and the Twin Oak Black
Hawks, won by the former, % to
81, The Plumbers are favoriteS 70
win in the 145-pound division.
All told yesterday nine games
were played.
Merchants Win
Victories in the unlimited class
were scored by Silver Spring Mer-
chants, over Miller Furniture, 80
to 27; by RFC, over the Saranacs,
80 to 16, and by Gallinger A. c.,
over Corr's Sport Store, 38 to 4.
In the 130-pound class, Boys Club
of Washington defeated EbellS
Grill, 20 to 26; in the 115-pound
class, Fifth Precinct Boys Club
went down before MacFarland
Boys Club, 80 to II, and in the
100-pound class, Georgetown Boys
Club nosed out Halls Pharmacy,
IA to 13.
Washington Boys Club took a
verdict from Merrick Boys Club by
default in the 145-pound class.
Two extra periods were required
to settle the Boys Club Of Wash
ington- -EbepS Grill game.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
Canadiens Sell
Hockey Player

MONTREAL, quebec, Dec. 27.
The Montreal Canadiens of the
National Hockey League today
sold Desse Roche to Buffalo, Of
the International League. Buffalo
now has a Roche brother act,
since Desse's brother, Earl, also is
heading for the Bison City.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
Bucknell GridderS
Pass Through Here
En- Route South

Twenty-six Bucknell Univer-
sity football players, headed by
their coach, E. E. Mylin, passed
through Washington last night
on their way to Miami, Fla, to
play University of Miami in the
first annual Orange Blossom
grid game on New Year Day.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
STANFORD WINS

NOTRE DAME, Ind, Dec. 81.
Defeated 20 to 10 by Notre Dame
last night, Stanford University's
basket ball team carried it's Mid
die West invasion to Michigan
State today. The Pacific Coast
quintet will play Michigan State
at Lansing, Mich, tonight.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
s TANF0RD OFF
FOR BOWL

STANFORD UNIVERSITY,
Cal, Dec. 27.-Twenty Stanford
football players and Coach Tiny
Thornhill boarded Pasadena
bound train last night.
They will be met in the South
land by 18 other members of the
Indian squad who have been
spending the Christmas holidays
with their families.
The contingent that left here
last night was bent on victory in
the New Year Day game with the
Alabama Crimson Tide.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27

NOBLE VEIRS, SR.,
who started his duckpin
walloping career back in
the Taft Administration,
is improving his game
steadily with the years.
Last year Veirs turned in
a 465 set, compiled with
games of IT'S, 113 and
173, and also hung up a
brilliant sc one ball score.
Currently he is averaging
116 in the Columbia
Heights League. He was
one of the organizers of
the Bankers Duckpin
League.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
L0NDOS TOSSES
MAN MOUNTAIN

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.-Jim
Londos, the Greek heavyweight,
today is still the champion of
the world in the grunt and
groan industry.
Before a capacity crowd at the
Olympic Auditorium here, the
champ for the second time
dimmed the title aspirations of
Man Mountain Dean.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27

For the next
few days the air
will be fill e d
with verbal for
ward passes and
p u n t S to S a y
n o t h in g Of
slants off tackle
and end runs.
Th ere will
even be a lat
eral pass to add
variety to \ e
assault on the
Kings English.
One of t 4 e
things the men
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
MORE GLORY FOR PITT

Pittsburgh was the only team to
score against Minnesota in 1884
while the Gophers had their first
string lineup in the game.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
EMPTY BEER KEG PRIZE

The universities of Kentucky
and Tennessee battle each year on
Thanksgiving Day for possession
of a worthless beer keg. It has
been in Knoxville since 1926.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
CREIGHTON. AMBITIOUS

Creighton University of Omaha
has six intersectional games on it's
2O-game basketball schedule, in
Guiding two with Stanford Uni
versity.
The Washington times., 1934-12-27

The most
s triki n G
sight of the
j oyso o m Q
Yule was a
G hri stmas
tree in the
bay window
of a Chinese
r e s taurant
ON Thir-
t e e n t b
Street.
A Il ! 2
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
Parchey's Comets Play
Flashes In Tourney

Three games the unlimited division of the Fifth Precinct
Boys Club annual basketball tournament feature today
schedule The tourney progress in George Washing
ton University gym.
All three games are scheduled for tonight