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Evening star., 1938-01-24
WIGHT WILL HEAD
SEAT PLEASANT BANK
Specis Dispatch to The Star.

Specis Dispatch to The Star.
SEAT PLEASANT, Md. Jan. "a.
DR.. Frederick L. Wight, jr., has
been elected president of the Seat
Pleasant Bank. with Walter L. Green.
first vice president and counsel; W.
Clinton Brown. vice president: Will
liam F. Stembler. vice president; Leo
J. Naughton, cashier, and Margaret
S. Dwyer, assistant cashier.
George c. Howard, vice president
and secretary Of the City Industrial
Savings & Loan Co. of Hyattsville:
William H. Limerick, filling station
owner of Washington, and William F..
Stembler, Capitol Heights lumber
merchant, who takes the place of
Walter J. Hayward, deceased, are new
directors
Directors reelected are w. Clinton
Brown, j. c. A. Cameron, James p.
Casbarian, w. S. Collins. Walter L.
Green, D. G. Joseph, Leo j. Naughton
Fred L, Watkins, George NJ Wells and
DR.. Frederick L. Wight, jr.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
INSURANCE SHARES GO
HIGHER DURING WEEK

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-The cur
rent upward movement of insurance
stocks in the New York City market
continued during the last week, ac-
cordlng to records compiled by Holt,
Rose & Troster.
The aggregate value of 20 leading
IRE and casualty insurance issues on
January 81 totaled $555,964 900, COM
pared with $548.201 900 at the close
OF the previous week. an increase Of
$7.763, 900. or 1.42 per cent.
The current average yield Of the
20 issues is now 414 per cent, COM
pared with yield of 4.19 per cent on
January IA. The current market
value equals SO per cent OF current
liquidating value. compared with SO
per cent week ago.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
ADVANCES RECORDED
BY LUMBER INDUSTRY

BY the Associated Press.
The National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association said today the
lumber industry during the week end
ing January IS showed gains in pro-
duction, new orders and shipments
over the previous week, but showed
lesses from a year ago.
For the sixth consecutive week new
orders exceeded production.
Production Of the 513 reporting
mills for the week was 12l ,897, 900 feet
Of hard and soft woods; shipments,
150, $4,000 feet, and booked orders,
160,842,000 feet. Revised figures for
the previous week for 525 mills were:
Production. 120,831, 900 feet; ship
ments. 13S,623,00O feet, and orders,
155. .454 900 feet.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
CITED
IN j. s. POLICIES
Unexpected Slump Believed
at End-BaSic Reform
Plans Retained.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-In its weekly
summary Of the general business sit
uation. the Standard Statistics CO. of
New York currently comments as
follows:
The confusion usually surrounding
the news emanating from Washington
has been intensified this year by the
business recession. During recent
weeks, sentiment has been rising and
falling with day-to-day developments.
Business hopes have been shattered, on
the one hand by further attacks by
political SpokeSmen, and buoyed, on
the other, by indications that the ad-
ministration is willing to adopt more
conciliatory attitude toward business in
order to combat the depression.
1T is the opinion of well-informed
Washington observers that, despite
conflicting reports. the administra-
tion has not yet formulated a definite
business recovery program. The chief
reasons are: First, the collapse in
business came 50 Unexpectedly to the
administration and 80 quickly that
there has not yet been sufficient time
to formulate q recovery plan. and Sec
ond. the majority of Government
economists believe that the low point
OF the recession has been reached, that
gradual recovery will be witnessed
through the spring and that hasty and
drastic action is unnecessary at this
time.
1T is pointed out that the admins
tration has not deviated, and will prob
ably not deviate. from its basic re-
form and social objectives. While
many Of these objectives have been
soft-pedaled in recent weeks, virtually
every bill Cor proposaD on the agenda
of the present Congress aims to in
crease further the Federal Govern
ments control"
Evening star., 1938-01-24
JAPANESE CUT DOWN
u. S. WHEAT IMPORTS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
In report on japanese imports of
wheat. the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics said that country's pur-
chases from the United States during
the July-November period this season
totaled only $4,000 bushels compared
with 129, 900 during the same period in
1885 when this country had short
supplies.
However. during this same period.
Japan exported 100000 barrels Of
-four compared with 471,000 during
the same period In 1886. More than
half the exports went to North China.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Chrysler Plants
Reported Closed
For Short Periods
b the Associated Press.

b the ASo0clete0 FreSS.
DETROIT. Jan. 24.-William Num-
ger, research director of the United
Automobile Workers Union, reported
Saturday four Chrysler Corp. automo-
tive plants in Detroit, normally en-
ploying about 10000 hourly production
workers, were closed for periods Of
from two to three weeks.
Corporation ofncials made no state
ment. The plants have been operating
on . fluctuating schedule.
The union official said Chrysler's
Jefferson and Kercheval plants and
the De Soto plant were closing until
February 3 and that the Plymouth
division was CLOSING until February Is.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Continental Oil
Plans II Per Cent
Advertising Boost
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 24-The CONT
mental Oil Co., with producing prop
critics in the midcontinent field and
marketing facilities in most States, an
nounced today its 1888 advertising ap-
propriations would be increased II per
cent. 1t gave due credit for the best
year in its history to the heavy use of
newspaper Advertising
The company explained 60 per cent
OF its expenditures on consumer media
would be allotted to the daily and
weekly press, covering approximately
1880 newspapers.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
ANNOUNCES VISITORS.

NEW YORK, Jan. "a (speciaD.- A
new invention, the "doormaster, -
which may prove helpful to house.
wives, has been introduced by the
Dictograph Products Co. 1t consists
of a Observation-Disclosures attach
ment through which the visitor iden-
titles himself before entrance to the
home
Evening star., 1938-01-24
T. w. A. TRAVEL TOTAL
CLIMBS DURING YEAR
By the Associate Press.

By the ASS0c1ated PreeB.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Transconti-
mental & Western Air reported today
a 152 per cent increase in passenger
trafnc in 1887 over 1886 on its regu-
farly scheduled flights.
The 1897 total was 90,204, compared
with 81, ,851 in 1886. Air express pound
age increased to 2,228,0l0 from
2,120,182.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
RAIL ORDER PLACED.

CLEVELAND, Jan. "a R.-Nickel
Plate Railroad announced 1t had
delivered 5000 tons Of rails for 1898
delivery. United States Steel Corp.
will supply $500 tons; Inland Steel
Co., l,700 tons, and Bethlehem Steel
Corp, 1900 tonS.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
NEW PLANT IS OPENED.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. "a (SpeciaD -
Opening of a new industrial plant
was announced by H. S. Wherrett,
president of the Pittsburgh Corning
Corp. The plant has been established
at Port Allegheny, Pa, north Of Pitts
burgh, for the manufacture Of the
new P. c. Glass Block by the Pitts
burgh Corning Corp, a subsidiary
recently formed by the Pittsburgh
Plate Glass Co. and Corning Glass
Works.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
CHICAGO GRAIN
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Jan. 24-Almost g.
10000 bushels decrease Of the United
States wheat visible supply total
helped lift the Chicago wheat market
IA cents maximum today.
Absence of any aggressive pressure
to sell wheat was a feature of Chi
cago trading. There was some selling
Of wheat here, however, against pur-
chaSes at Kansas City.
At the close Chicago wheat futures
were 12-7s above Saturdays finish.
May, 957 1886; July, 907s-s1; corn. un-
changed to u higher; May. 60H sos !;
July. 81 -, and oats UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
new YORK COTTON
BY the Associated Press

BY The ASSoclattd Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Cotton adj
vanced today in quiet trading. Scat
tered covering and trade buyina
absorbed limited offerings. Despite
further easiness at Bombay. foreisr|
selling was light.
May sold up from S.51 to $50 and
was holding within point Of the best
in midafternoon, when the list VA
S to 8 points net higher.
Future& clOSed "a hj0her
Evening star., 1938-01-24
CONDUIT MADE OF PULP.

BERLIN, N. H.. Jan. "a (SpeciaD.-
Electric conduit that will not rust or
corrode because 1t Is made Of wood
pulp instead of metal has been per-
fected by Brown Co., New England's
largest pulp paper manufacturer.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
New Orleans Prjee4.

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. "a R.-CottoH
opened irregular today with liquidation oI
near months meeting covering and trad5
buying in distant positions.
First trades were l point higher to
lower. March opened at s.57 May at 3 6Sl
July at s:oS. October at s.7s bid and Del
cember At $50.
Offerings were light after the start and
enough buving support developed durin
The frst half hour to lift prices tsv
Cottonseed oil opened steady: January
z. lob; March, 7.l6b: May. Z ,23b; JULY
7.2sb; September. 7.33b: October. 1885.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
CHICAGO Cash Market,

Wheat No. red. 81: No. hard
10412 No. mixed. 81; corn. No.
mixed, 56is-57; No. 2 yellow. 6l1,: i
No white. 57-58; oats. No. l Mixed
34s4; No. l white, 34ia a-35; rye. No. a.
IS; soy beans. No. yellow. 1903: barley
feed. 1856; mailing. 1923: timothy
seed. 2.70-95; red clover, 32.00-37 90;
sweet clover, l00O-5O.
Evening star., 1938-01-24

8 Actual sa1es unit Of trading 10 shsres
bankruptcy
BANKRUPTCY Act OF securities assumed BY companies
Rates o. ovoends the foregong annual
ton Unless othetWse noted sp.e y OF & deara
-~' ~ s~'As N'''oe"os ele not
G1 sividend H Ex rights Also or extras
Declared or paid 40 far this vear
iaa ast year Cash stock. Accumulated dividend psid
Evening star., 1938-01-24
MONTREAL SILVER,

MONTREAL. Jan. "a R-eiiveY n.
44.36; NAY, 4A11s &llly. 1876.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Winnipeg Prices.

Baltimore Qu0tati0Bs.
BALTIMORE. Jan. "a LP.-Wheat No
. red winter. garlicky, spot, domestic. 1.ol
January, 1.O1.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT Is ELECTED
BY BELLINGHAM CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
Ida Nj. Peterson, Culinary and
Beverage Workers Local,
Swings the Gavel Over DELHI
erations of Union Delegates.
By A. F. Of L. Weekly News seryic,

BY A. F. of L. Weekly News Service.
BELLINGHAM, Wash.-It is be-
lieved the honor of being the first
woman president of the Bellingham
Central Labor Council has fallen to
the lot of Ida M. Peterson, who was
recently elected to that office.
For several years, Mrs. Peterson
has been secretary-treasurer and
business agent for Culinary and
Beverage Workers Local Union No.
500. She has also held various of
fees in the Central Labor Council
before, serving as vice president last
year. Her service throughout has
been recognized as of outstanding
value to the labor movement.
1t also happens that all other gem
eral officers of the Council are men,
including: Ed Hart, Carpenters, vice
president; Cecil Dunlap, Transfers,
executive secretary; Frank Lowry,
Meat Cutters, recording secretary;
Bert Shannon, Transfers, financial
secretary, and o. Weirauch, Roofers,
treasurer. Two men had been NOM
mated against Mrs. Peterson, but one
withdrew and she was elected over
her remaining male opponent by a
comfortable majority.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
N VA OBJECTS TO
ADDING ITS EARNINGS
in WELFARE BUDGET

]. B. Love, state director of the
National Youth Administration, in
explaining the policy that governs
youth employed and payment for
services, stated that the NYA must
not be considered as a relief organi-
cation as it is a service organization
for needy youth. It's purpose is to
offer needy youth an opportunity to
continue their training and educa-
ton and at the same time pay their
way from earnings on work projects.
On January Gath, Mr.. Richard r.
Brown, deputy executive director of
the National Youth Administration,
Washington, D. c., wrote Mr.. Love
as follows:
Il am deeply concerned with your
statement that the earnings of the
|NYA youth on work projects are
being considered in the fixing of the
relief family budget.
Throughout the country when
this problem has come u our atten-
ton, we have taken a very definite
stand that wherever the practice of
deducting the family relief budget
the amount Of the youth earnings
is made, this office instructs the
state administration to cancel the
projects in those localities. We have
succeeded in working out with most
of the state welfare departments a
satisfactory arrangement, whereby
in no instance would the reduction
in a family relief budget exceed the
actual amount which would be ex-
tended to the family for the youth
in question as a part Of the total
relief budget. In other words, we
have occasion to make concessions
with the state welfare departments
when fixing the family relief budget
wherein a youth employed upon the
NYA would not be considered a part
of the family in arriving at this
budget.
with the very evident need for
additional project monies in other
states, unless the Department of
Public Welfare in Montana can agree
to a satisfactory arrangement, this
office will Of necessity have to re-
duce the work project quota for
Montana and transfer the funds to
other states where the youth receive
the benefits of their earnings"
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
Us. SUPREME COURT
UpH0LDS LABOR IN
FIVE DECISION
N. L. r. b. Wins Crucial Test in
Greyhound Bus Cases; "AssO-
Citations" Killed.

WASHINGTON (UNS) - Labor
gained a major victory here when
the United States Supreme Court
ruled that the Natl. Labor Relations
Board may order business firms to
cease bargaining collectively with a
company union.
The courts ruling, another in the
long series of legal victories gained
by the N. L. R. B., ordered the Pa
cific Greyhound Co. and the Penn
sylvania Greyhound Co. to with
draw recognition from an EN-
ployees Association" and a DRIVERS
Association" respectively.
In both cases the high court over
ruled decisions made in the Federal
Circuit Court of Appeals.
In still another victory for labor
unions, the court promised the N. l..
r. B. a review of the ruling of the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals,
which had refused to compel the
Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co. to
comply with a labor board order
for reinstatement of five members
of the American Radio Telegraph
lists Assn, c. l. o.
The men, discharged after a strike
in 1885, will get reinstatement with
back pay if the N. L. R. B. order is
finally upheld.
A fourth decision showed marked
contrast with the courts rulings two
years ago. 1t dismissed an appeal
of six non-union employees of the
New York Rapid Transit Corp, who
had waged a fight against the closed
shop contract signed by the COM
pany and the Transport Workers
Union, c. /. o.
The decision in that case was
made without any specifically pass
ing on the closed shop issue.
The courts final ruling of the day
on labor cases reversed a finding by
Judge Geiger Of Wisconsin, who has
sought to bar a union from picket
ing a Milwaukee meat shop to gain
members for the organization.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
Honor
{. Sierref's Birthday

Butte Townsend Club No. l hur-
ried through routine business Fri
day evening in order to get to the
Open Forum under which recogni-
ton of the Both birthday of c. R.
S%terrett, one of its most active men,
bers, was the inspiration of the talks
by M. J. Mulholland, w. Pratt, Ber-
tina Kuntz, Marie Reider, w. B.
Frame, Henry DeLomas, Park Lea,
Mrs. j. H. Gill and others. The sew
eral speakers brought out the fol-
lowing points; Our elderly people
have been instrumental in pro-
ducing all the tangible wealth in
evidence today. They are entitled
to the use of a portion of it, suffi-
cient to maintain them in comfort
able circumstances for the re-
mainder of their lives.
Use of the money is all the
Townsend plan asks for them. Pass
ing through their hands, it would
supply their needs and return at
once to the location from whence it
was collected. This steady flow of
money would assure business stabil-
ity, eliminate fear as a factor against
the launching of new business enter
prises and give assurances of ample
opportunity to the young people of
the nation.
Operation OF the Townsend plan
would result in the elimination of
the expense of organized charity and
much Of the expense of criminality.
Riches undreamed of would accrue
to the nation through utilizing the
wisdom, and experience of the elders
and their helpful activities in art,
science, and sociology. Mr.. Sterrett
was given a birthday cake and a
souvenir of the occasion. Several
members announced their intention
of going to Dillon on the 26th to
visit with the Dillon club. Mr.. John
A. Coleman, a Townsendite from
California, was a welcome visitor.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
THE METER MAN

The Meter Man is the middle man,
His work is the go-between.
What chaos would result at his loss
Plainly car be seen.
Sloth holds no sway
Ger his busy day
AS he times the pulse of the lines.
He clocks the clocks that clock the
clocks,
And measures the light that shines.
Now, the Meter Man is no little man
In this concern that reaches far.
From consumer to producer
His word is used as par.
His records show
He is not so slow.
He knows where you've lived since
your life's begun,
For he has litres and litres and
litres of meters,
And he records their messages one
by one.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
The WpA RAILWAY
AND COMMERCIAL
TELEGRAPH SCHOOL

One of the most outstanding
classes on the WPA Adult Educa-
ton program is the railway and
commercial telegraph school con-
Quoted by Elias j.. Seaman at the
Silver Bow County courthouse.
All students attending this class
are progressing very rapidly. It is
anticipated by Mr.. Seaman that
there will be several students placed
on Geographic positions in the very
near future.
At the present time, it is impos-
sible to accept any new students due
to lack of space. Those attending
this class are: Dewey Sullivan,
Leonard Davies, George Brush,
Benjamin Lorick, Chas. Coffman,
Dean Brown, Hillie Matson, Ralph
Robinson, Timothy Shea, Leo Bens,
Jr., Louise Bouchard, Lu Milburn,
Connie Allen, P. ". Cornwall, I. R.
Robertson, and D. M. Haler.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31

As the time of the school election
draws near, it becomes more and
more evident throughout the county
that the people of all classes are de-
termined to prevent the corpora
tons, the Chamber of Commerce, the
Associated Industries, and other or
CARNATIONS of the ruling classes
from getting too strong control of
the public schools of District No. 1.
They have come to the realization
that there is too much danger in
permitting corporation trustees to be
in the majority. Democracy de-
mands a change. For too long now
the people have been apathetic in
respect to the membership of the
board, but with republican institu-
tons menaced on every side, both
here and abroad, a new feeling of
alertness has come to the front.
Nothing is truer than the aphorism:
Eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty"
Both Mr.. Healy and Mr.. Lyle, who
are running on the Peoples ticket,
may be excellent gentlemen, and
probably are, but the mere fact that
they are running on that ticket, the
positions they hold, places them in
circumstances under which they
could do nothing else than abide by
the commands and dictates of the
re~actionary bodies of this commune
ty, the Chamber of Commerce, Asso-
ciated Industries, and the corporation
groups. If Mr.. Frank Murray and
DR.. c. W. Granger r not elected
the corporations will have complete
and absolute control over the board,
with the exception Of one man, MI.
Arthur Lehwalder; if only one Of
the Independents is elected the cor
porations will still have five mem
bers on the board; and if both DR..
Granger and Mr.. Murray are elect
ed the corporations Will still have
four members on the board, or a
majority. Hence it is essential that
both Independent members be elect
ed. 1t is not essential only to the
Independent ticket, but in the inter
ests of liberty, democracy and the
progressive movement.
All evidence points to a victory for
Murray and Granger. With these
two men elected, together with Mr..
Lehwalder, the Independents will
then, next year, be in a position to
again take away the control of the
school board from the predatory ele-
ments. All union members and lib
eral sympathizers are urged to vote
Independent.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
{. |. 0. OPPOSES 4. F..
or |. AMENDMENTS TO
PENDING WAGNER ACT

WASHINGTON (FP) - Amend
ments to the proposed bill extending
the National Labor Relations Act to
government contract work suggested
by the American Federation of La
Dor were opposed here by Lee Press
man, general counsel for the c. l. o.,
in testimony before the Senate edu-
cation and labor committee.
Pressman declared that the
amendments suggested by VIM.
Green, president of the A. F. of L.,
would remove from the measure its
effective features. Green said that
unless the bill was amended the fed
Grafton would oppose it. Pressman
declared the c. I. o. would oppose
the bill if it was amended in accord
ance with Green's suggestions.
FRESHMAN maintained that many
concerns holding government con-
tracts were flouting the labor act
and getting away with it because of
the length of time necessary to carry
the cases through the courts.
The bill, in its present form, he
commended further, would make la
Dor board decisions effective upon
announcement and would avoid "the
intolerable delays which have at
tended the enforcement of the de-
cisions of the board in the courts"
If the labor boards ruling were to
await the long appeals to the courts
as proposed by Green, he added, the
act would serve no useful purpose.
Green had asked that the labor
board not be granted the power to
recommend against imposing penal
ties for violation of the act if the
employer undertakes to contract
with another union. Such power, he
said, would permit the labor board
to discriminate between unions.
John D. Walker and L. J. Robert
son, representing the international
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers, told the committee of the
use by the Metropolitan Water Dis
trict of Southern California of part
of a 5000, OOO,OO0 loan from the RFC
to hire gunner and special deputies
when workers on the San Jacinto
tunnel walked out.
Opposition to the act was ex-
pressed by the Associated General
Contractors while the National
Drainage, Levee and Irrigation AS
ISOLATION asked that drainage and
irrigation districts be exempted.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
COST OF LIVING
CONFERENCE

The next conference on the cost
of living will be held at the Miners
Union hall, Thursday evening, April
7th. The cost of living conference
originated in the Blacksmiths Union
and at the first meeting about II
organizations were represented.
Committees appointed at preceding
meetings are hereby notified to have
their reports ready to submit to the
gathering on April 7th. All unions
are requested to send delegates to
the conference April 7th.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
Mayor Visits Glass
In Naturalization

ANACONDA.-Mayor Thomas j.
McCarvel and three Of the city
aldermen visited the class taking
instructions in citizenship at the
Public Library on Friday evening,
March IL. These classes are held
twice weekly and are under the
able instruction Of Mrs. Tanner. The
mayor gave a short address regard
ing the government and also praised
Mrs. Tanner for her work. 1t is the
mayors intention to send other
aldermen to the classes to encourage
the men and women who attend.