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ing in a referendum. officers OF
the federation have announced.
That seems to make it definite.
Sessions will be held in the Hotel
Alexander, under the chairman
ship of Joseph F. McCurdy, presi-
dent.
Observers believe the convention
will be overwhelmingly "pro-A. F.
of L." as far as the internal con-
flict with proc. I. O." unions
are concerned, because many
locals in the District and Mary
land, whose unions are affiliated
with the Committee for Industrial
Organization, have been suspended
by the Maryland-District fedora
ton.
Three delegates will be per-
mitted from each bona fide"
affiliated union, it is reported by
the Trades Unionist, Washington
own labor newspaper.
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Soft Coal Farley
Studies Hours
And WAGES

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 8
Union leaders and soft
coal mine operators of the West
ern and Central Pennsylvania
fields resumed conferences here
today on adjustments to be made
in working conditions in the
States bituminous coal mines.
The basic rates of pay, hours
of work and conditions OF en-
ployment established last week
for the soft coal industry through
out the nation in the Appalach-
ian agreement, won the unani-
nous approval of both sides at
the start of the discussions, con-
ference delegates revealed.
Separate meetings are being
held to adjust local conditions"
by the Western md Central
Pennsylvania group. More than
100000 miners in % Pennsyl-
vania counties are affected by
the conferences.
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DANCE TO BUY
TARGET GUNS

The United States Park Police
Pistol Team which last year placed
seventh in The Washington Times
Police Pistol Matches will have
better equipment and be more in
practice for next years event, Capt.
P. j. Carroll said today.
Last year the Park Police team
bad to use their service revolvers
for the match because there was
no money to buy target guns. Last
night. however, nearly 600 per,
sons turned out for special bene-
fit dance at the Beaver Dam Coun.
try Club-the money to be used
for the purchase of target pistols
and to buy ammunition for prac.
tee shooting.
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PLANT
SET TO REOPEN
AFTER FIGHT

HERSHEY, Pa, April 8 G.N.S).
With sit-down strikers forcibly
evicted from the Hershey Choco-
late Corporation plant by irate
farmers unable to market their
milk, company officials today
made plans for resumption of
operations "in a couple Of days"
Sit-downers, occupying the plant
for the second time in the week
old strike, called by the United
Chocolate Workers Of America,
c, I. o. affiliate, were driven from
the plant yesterday by some 1000
farmers and "loyap' workers dur
ing a half-hour melee in which
clubs, pipes, whips and stones
flew freely and about a score OF
persons were hurt.
Major Lynn G. Adams, superin-
tendent of State police, was here
under orders from Governor Earle
to investigate the riot and prose
cute persons responsible for it."
Deputy sheriffs were guarding the
plant.
Score in Hospital
Major Adams reported to the
governor at Harrisburg he "had
not found any ringleaders." A
score of injured combatants re
NAMED in Hershey hospital nurS-
ing battered heads. bruised bodies
and fractured bones. But most of
the 5000 dairymen who aided a
thousand "loyal" workers in eject
ing 500 strikers from the plant
had gone back to their farms.
AS for the striking workers,
members of the United Chocolate
Workers Union, c. I. o. affiliate,
they were making themselves as
scarce as possible following the
severe beatings administered to
them by the farmers and their
wives with clubs, iron pipes and
improvised weapons. Stones,
pieces of coal and other missives
sped them on their way.
Farmers Aroused
Meanwhile the farmers, whose
mounting ire at the strikers &C
ton in blocking their market for
some 100000 pounds Of milk each
day had caused them to evacuate
the strikers, looked forward to re-
opening of the plant. The strike
meant a daily loss Of $4,000 to
them.
The idea of a sit-down strike
had from the first been repugnant
to the Woodworking farmers, many
of them Mennonites. They poured
into town yesterday and indignant
oratory reused them to the point
of evacuating the strikers.
After the sit-downers ignored
two ultimatums to evacuate. the
farmers and nonunionists burst
into the plant. The terrific hand.
to-hand battle which ensued lasted
for more than half an hour, after
which the strikers gave up.
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GROUP T0HEAR
D. W. SPRINGER

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 8,
Durand w. Springer, secretary of
the Michigan State Board of Ac-
countancy, is to be the principal
speaker at a quarterly meeting of
the Virginia Association of Per-
Sonal Fiance Companies in the
George Mason Hotel this after
noon.
The meeting, arranged by Wal
ter E. Pierpont, of Alexandria, is
to be presided over by C. r. Porter,
of Norfolk, State president.
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Ford Denounces
Sit-DoWn Tactics

! WAYS, Ca, April 8 QN.S0
Lambasting the technique of the
sit-down strike, labor's newes t
weapon in industrial controversies,
Henry Ford today threw down the
gauntlet to the United Automobile
Workers Union which is attempt
ing to organize the workers in the
Ford Motor Company. He de-
clared bluntly at his plantation
home near here:
"We'll never recognize the
United Automobile workers
Union or any other union"
Ford plants already have been
the scene of two Short-lived sit
down strikes. One occurred last
week at the Ford plant in Kansas
City and the other yesterday at
the plant in st. Louis, according
to information received at the
Ford home here.
Although declaring that the
Ford Motor Company would never
recognize a union among its en-
ployeS, the automobile manufac-
turer reiterated his previous policy
of paying the highest possible
wages to his workers.
For accompanied his challenge
to the U. A. w. with a bitter in
dictment of the sit-down strike.
He declared:
people who seize other
peoples property are in the
same class as hOusebreakers."
The duly constituted law en-
forcement officers should not per-
NIT the continuance of a sit-down
strike, he declared. Private prop
erty should be protected from
such seizure, he. added .-..e
Asked to comment on the recent
strikes in General Motors Corpora
ton and the ChrySler Corpora
ton, the automobile magnate as
serted that in all recent strikes
the labor forces have been the
heavy losers.
LANSING, Mich, April 8
.Q.N.SO .-Evacuation of the REQ
plant will take place at p. m.
today, officials of the United
Automobile Workers Union an.
nounced today after settlement
of the month-old sit-down strike
there.
After terms Of the agreement
between REQ officials and the
union representatives had been
explained to workers, it was
unanimously voted to accept II
and evacuate the plants.
A victory parade" will take
place as the men leave the fac
tory, union officials said.
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FORD NOTIFIED
DRIVE ON HIS
PLANTSNEXT
Continued from Page II


steen, chief U. A. w. engineer, to
day declared Henry will either
recognize the union or he won't
build automobiles"
Ford and rank enste n ex
changed broadsides as peace was
returning to the strike front in mo
tordom. Frankensteen was at Ian
sing, Ford in his winter home at
Ways, Ga.
Silent on Strike Call
Frankensteen, who called the
now-settled Chrysler strike, would
not disclose when the union would
serve demands or call q strike
among Ford's $1,000 workers here.
He said:
"We1l choose our own time.
You can tell Henry that"
Union leaders always refer to
Ford as Henry"
Frankensteen claimed the union
drive for members among Ford
workers was coming along fine"
He continued:
"And you may add we aren't
the least worried about Henry's
statements he won't recognize
the union. It seems to me that
1 recall General Motors once
said the same thing"
Peace in The Chrysler and REQ
strikes reached at Lansing yes
terday was sending nearly $4,000
back to their jobs.
Lewis Warns Union
C. I. o. chief John L. Lewis,
Workers here that spontaneous,
unauthorized sit-downs harmed
the labor movement. He said:
"The u. A. w. must learn that
an agreement in the auto indus
try is just as sacred as those in
the mining, printing and rail-
road industries.
81 ask you all to work in full
cooperation with your officers
in observing the agreement"
He spoke at a union victory cele-
bration before $4,000 workers at
the State fair grounds.
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4,200 G. M. Workers
Strike in Canada

WINDSOR, Ont, April 8
0.N.SO.-The two General Mo-
tors plants in Canada were
closed because of a strike today,
throwing a total of 1900 men
out Of work.
OSHAWA, Ont, April 8 G.N.S0.
Three thousand seven hundred
employees of General Motors Cor.
poration, launching the first
strike sponsored in Canada by
John L. Lewis Committee for In
dustrial Organization, walked out
today.
Five hundred other men struck
at the G. M. plant at Walkerville,
Ontario.
president of the Oshawa Union of
the C. I. o. unit.
Willard stood outside the plant
as workers arrived this morn
ing. After punching time clocks,
employees took their accustomed
place but did not take off
their coats. Then, after standing
idle about five minutes, they
marched out. A company spokes-
man said:
"They marched right in and
turned around and marched
right out again."
General Motors officials and
union representatives have been
negotiating on the c. I. O.'S de-
mand for recognition as collective
bargaining agent for employees.
According to General Motors Of
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RIOTS
WILL RECUR,
DIESWARNS

The action of Infatuated farm
ers in driving sit-down strikers
out of the Hershey chocolate
factory in a battle brought pre-
dictions from members of Con
gress today of bloodshed all ovel
the Nation unless sit-down strik
ers are stopped.
Said Representative Martin
Dies CD of Texas, who is spon
soring a resolution for investiga
ton of sit-down strikes:
"This thing has just begun.
It is going to spread. There
will be blOodshed unless pub
lie authority acts with cOur-
age.
"There will be vigilante Or
CARNATIONS taking the law in
their own hands If the sit
down wave continues, just as
the farmers did at Hershey.
SCORES "PUSSYFOOTING"
"And, say what you will,
those leading these strikes be-
lieve that the Government is,
with them. The fact that the
Senate adopted a pusSy-fOOt-
ing resolution will increase that
belief"
Representative Claire Hoffman
(RO of Michigan predicted that
workers and citizens in other parts
Of the country will be battling sit
down strikers just as the farmers
did at Hershey. He said:
1--WE will have this all over
the country. No one advocates
what the farmers did at Hershey,
but secretly a great number of
people are glad they did it. 1t
is the law of necessity"
The Senate voted rs to 3 to
condemn the sit-down, along with
unfair employers tactics and COM
pany unions, but the House ap-
preached the problem from an
other angle.
House Action Delayed
However, House inactivity on the
Senate resolution comes after
members of the other branch have
opened up a whole new series of
avenues leading to labor legislation
Of various types.
While the Sit-down resolution
was debated in the Senate, its
members revealed they are in a
mood for amending the Wagner
labor relations act. providing new
policy charts for settling labor dis
putes, and possibly writing laws
designed to prohibit labor eSpion.
age such as the recent Senate
Civil Liberties Committee hearings
brought to light.
Even the Senate's Democratic
leader, Senator Joe T. Robinson of
Arkansas, admitted that debate on
the Senate's sit-down policy reso-
luton provided evidence Of pos
Sible legislation to come on wages
and hours and labor controversies.
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Bank TeIIers' Dean
Dead AT AGE Of 80

HACKENsACK. N. j., April 8
U.N.S0.-Mahlon B. Smith, who
claimed the double distinction of
being the Erie Railroads oldest
commuter and the dean" Of bank
tellers in the United States, is
dead here at the age of SO. Until
taken i'll two days ago he had
missed the morning train to New
York only once in 81 years-dur-
ing the blizzard of 1888.
Smith started his banking ca
reer as a messenger in 1867. His
son, M. Elwood Smith, is dean
Of Oregon State College.
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ApvERrIsEMENT
CLEAN
FALSE Teeth
new EASY way

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Approved By Good Housekeeping Bureau
Just drop q little Stera-Neen powder IN
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bridges in it while you dress or overnight.
No need to brush. Simply rinse and your
plates are fresh and clean-elean where the
brush can't reach.
Stera-Kleen removes blacklist stains, tar
tar, film and tarnish. Ends bad taste and
smell. Makes dull teeth look like new
smooth, cool - comfortable. The discovery
of DR.. L. W. Sherwin, eminent dentist. An-
proved by Good Housekeeping. Ask your
druggist for Sierra Keen today. Money back
II you are not delighted. Q 1885, P. 4 B. ca.
ON Sale at All Peoples Drug Stores
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Reducing The Cost of Living

by taking Father Johns Medicine
now.
Scientific blending brings yol
the full value Of its ingredients.
rich in vitamins. Used as a treat.
ment for colds and body builder
for over 80 years.
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ADVERTISEMENT

Colds are costly in money as well
as in health. Loss of wages, loss of
work, other attendant expenses
all add considerably to the cost of
living.
Build resistance to colds, help
develop a strong, vigorous system
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Western Auto Supply
Sales Up SO Per Cent

Western Auto Supply Company
sales in March increased SO per
cent over year ago, totaling ST.
ISL, 900 against 81 ,273, 900.
February sales were up 6312 per
cent, and sales for the three
months I'D SIS per cent.
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Z Kdrpis Gdngsters
Draw Prison Terms

CLEVELAND, April 8 U.N.SO.
Two more members of the Alvin
Karpis gang yesterday received
Federal sentences for their part in
the Garretsville, Ohio, mail train
robbery in November. 1885.
Fred Hunter, reputed Toledo
vice overload, drew concurrent
prison sentences of IS and 10
years. Joe Roscoe, indicted as an
accessory for helping the gang es-
cape, received a prison sentence
of seven and a half years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-08
MGryIand-D. C.. Body
Selects HnnerStOM,n

Hagerstown as the place of meet
ing for the Maryland State-Dis-
trict of Columbia Federation Of
Labor, scheduled for May II and
thereafter for three or four days,
has also been approved by "a large
majority" of affiliated unions vot-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-08
Plane Suicides Body
Recovered on Coast

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, April
B Q.N.SO The body of Anatole
Maren, who committed suicide by
leaping from a passenger plane
three weeks ago, had been recov-
cred near here today. Badly bat
tered by the 11,000-foot fall, the
body was found by farmers near
deHolate Devils Den.
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ficials, the Oshawa plant was
closed by a strike called by the
United Automobile Workers Union,
and the plant at Walkerville was
closed as it had no outlet for its
motors.
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"Office Workers. Local Union CooPerates il
Drive of Organized Labor
Against High Rents

Representatives of local labor unions desiring to h0Ue
public notice made of meetings. other union 0cO
ties of interest labor general united to
Drite telephone the information the Labor
NeUS Editor of The Washington Times.
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BY THE LABOR NEWS EDITOR

Still another labor organization has determined to jol
the rising opposition among union ranks to the steady in
Of rentals within the District of Columbia
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-16
STILL BORROWING

The government will have to Dor,
row some more money before its
fiscal year ends. June Both. Hopes
have been held out that the govern.
ment's receipts would equal its ex-
penditures in the year 1899. but the
way things are going now. this seems
very doubtful. The states and the
cities are clamoring for liberal aid
from the government to reduce their
relief expenditures. Unless these
expenditures can be cut. or unless
the receipts from taxes can be great
ly raised. the government will have
to keep borrowing a good deal longer
than 1899.
The people know what happens to
a business when it keeps borrowing
indefinitely. They know also that
when familys expenses constantly
exceed its earnings. it either has to
cut its expenses or increase its in
come.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-16
THE SCHOOLS AND THE CITY

The schools of a city make or mar
that place to large extent. IL a
city has poor schools. parents hate
to bring up children in such a place.
If it has good schools, they move in
from outside. and they refuse tempt
ing offers to move to other places.
The schools should not expend ex-
cessive amounts of money. Extrava-
gance there is harmful. as in other
places. But if a city is failing TO
give its children the advantages that
other communities of the same size
and wealth are offering. that place
is going to suffer by the unfortunate
comparison. Citizens should study
their schools. know what they are
doing, get acquainted with teachers
and school authorities. and be pre-
pared to back up practical plans for
their Improvement.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-16
HARRINGTON

On Tuesday afternoon the Har-
rington New Century Club met with
the president, Mrs. Blanche Cahall
in the chair. Delegates were elected
to attend the convention of the Del
aware State Federation of Women's
Clubs to he Held i'm Wilmington on
May 26th and 9th. The following
delegates will represent the club:
Mrs. l.. r. Rogers and Mrs. George
TOppin; alternates. Mrs. G. c. Phil
lips and Mrs. Louise c. Jones. Due
to a change Of arrangements no pro-
gram was presented. but the presi-
dent entertained the club at pro-
gressive game of bingo. The next
meeting of the club will he on April
9th when Music will be the topic
under the direction of Mrs. J. NJ.
Darbie. Mrs. j. w. Sheldrake, Mrs.
r. A. Salisbury and Mrs. Frederick
Mayer. This meeting will be the
final meeting of the club year.
After being given their final read
ing a new set of Constitution and
By-yaws was adopted by the Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Harrington Fire
Company at their regular meeting
held in the Fire House on Monday
evening. Mrs. Margaret Hill was al
so unanimously elected to member
ship in the organization. A large
number were present and business
lf importance transacted. including
1nal arrangements for two banquets.
The auxiliary will serve a banquet
o Camp No. 10. p o. of A. on Thurs
lay evening and next Tuesday the
'ame organization will serve two
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-16

meals to the Offices and delegates
of the State Codbcs II. o. U. A. M
The various commi..tees who were
selected to purchase Kitchen equip
ment completed their jobs and were
relieved from duty Mrs. Grover C.
Lord was selected to be chairman
of the publicity committee.
The home economics girls of the
local high school have organized a
club known as "Tha Bingham Girls" 3"
Regular mcnthly meetings will be
held at the schSol cn the first an
second Tuesday of each month. Oh
ficers for the new club include the
following: President. Dorothy
Ward; vice president. Thelma Simp-
son; secretary, Dorothy Minner;
treasurer. Grace Wiley; reporter,
Pauline Barlow; song leader, Ula
Mae Clarkson. 1t will be a social
organization and already the girls
are planning a weeks vacation at
the seashore this simmer.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Har-
rington Fire Company will be held in
the Fire House on sioEday evening
Reginald Nelson. alis. Florence
Mr.. and Mrs. ..rley Wix and
Mrs. Sallie Cahan spent the week.
end with friends in Washington,
D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Hawk. Mr.. and |
Mrs. d. Il. Melroy and daughter Jean
If Easter. Pa, spent the weekend
With Mr.. ami Mrs. Paul Hawk.
The Misses Sallie Dickerson. of
)akmont, Pa, and Martie Witcraft.
II Glassboro. ~ j.. students at the
University of Delaware spent the
Weekend with Miss Emma Richards.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-16
Milford, Friday, April 10, 1887
READING THE NEWSPAPERS

Do school students read the news
papers? Some parents say their
children are so busy with their les
sons and their athletics and their
dates, that they do nothing more
than glance at the newspaper head
lines. A recent survey of the read
ing habits of the students of the
Abrsham Lincoln High School of
Brooklyn. N. Y. as reported in the
New York Times. indicates that the
youngsters of that burg are making
a real effort to keep up with the
worlds news.
1t was shown by this survey that
81 per cent of the first term students
read at least one newspaper each
day. while about 40 per cent read
two newspapers a day.
Half of these freshmen said they
do not read the editorials. while 95
per cent of the seniors do read the
editorial page. That indicates that
as these young people grow older,
and more experienced. they become
more interested in the meaning of !
the news. and they value editorial
discussion as to how better condi-
tions can be produced in our home
towns and our country.
1t should seemingly he a part of
the work of every school student. to
fiud out what is going on in the
country. If he learns all about alge-
bra and chemistry and the history of
the past. but does not know about
the great movements that are max
ing history in the United States to-
day. he is not well qualified for citi-
zenship.
He needs to have some understand
ing of the troubles from which the
country suffers. about the reason
why those difficulties harass us, and /
the means by which they can he re- {
moved. The way for him to. get that
information is to read the news of !
the things happening in the govern 3
ment and the legislative bodies. and Il
learn about the conflicts and issues L
of modern life 1t would be a won !
derful thing for education. if it could f Fl
always include some study of cur
rent events. as reported and dis il
,ussed in the newspapers. b