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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Boost
Cumberland

The business concerns which ore listed in this
Directory Believe In Cumberland"
They think it is fine place in which to work
and live and to spend your money.
They ore willing to do their respective ports
to Boost Cumberland" and they pledged to
give full value in the merchandise or service which
they offer the public.
The foct Of their advertisement appearing
here also shows that they not preiudiced
against potronizine the Official paper Of the
eonized labor movement
The Western Maryland industrial Union
Council of the Clio osks every union man and wo-
to toke corefuI note OF the names OF the
concerns listed
The Council also asks thot you potronize the
VOICE OF LABOR advertisers when you
need Of goods services.
We too believe in Cumberland" Remem-
Der, potronize advertisers
HARRY G. CASTLE, President
Western Nd Industrial Union Council
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
MINE STOPPAGE IS LOCKOUT
OF MEN BY COAL OPERATORS
Record Shows Refusal To Continue Contract
Beyond EXpiry Date of March 81, 1899

For the information of the editor of the Sunday Times
and our readers print the following resolution introduced
Dy the United Mine Workers of America Scale Committee
he Joint Conference with operators of the Appalachian
Area on March Is, 1889:
IN ORDER TO alay any public apprehension con-
corning the possibility of suspension of mining opera
lions in the bumnous coal industry due the expira-
ton OF the existing wage agreement this Joint Con-
ference
Resolves. That in the event no agreement is
reached by March 81 1882 that work in the industry
shall be continued under the existing wages condi.
tions and contracts pending continuance of negoa-
tons and ultimate failure agree on a new
contract"
Mine workers representatives voted AYE. Coal
operators voted NO.
The present shut down resulting in the unemployment
Of the coal miners is due to the refusal of the operators
accept this proposal In other words the present situation
is a LOCKOUT and not strike
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
HOW EMPLOYERS CAN
AID THEIR EMPLOYEES

Employers, who understand the
relationship between the workers
Social Security account number and
his old : age insurance account,
usually supply complete and accur-
ate data on their quarterly wage
tax reports to the Collector OF In
ternal Revenue under the Social Sc
curity Act. In cases where the en-
ployer. in reporting the wages paid
his employees, fails TO give the So
cial Security account number or
name along with the wages of each
employee. the Bureau Of Old-Age
Insurance credits such wages to the
anonymous John Doe" account UNI
I'll complete Identification is OBJ
tanned. There is always the hope
that the required information can
be secured. Field managers Of the
Social Security Board are now max
ing special efforts to obtain the
missing account numbers. so tina,
every worker may receive credit for
the full amount of his wage earn
ings
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Sidney R Katz Is
Visitor Here

Sidney r. Katz, secretary-treas-
urer OF the Maryland and District
of Columbia Industrial Union Coun-
Gil. was welcome visitor to Cum
berland last week.
Katz. who maintains the organ
ization's offices in Washington. d.
c., came here from the nations
capital to be present at Local 1874
TWOC. membership meeting last
Wednesday and stayed over to adj
dress the Western Maryland Indus
trial Union Councils delegates at
their Thursday night session.
He called upon all delegates TO
carry out the organizations pro-
posals in defense OF the Wagner Act
as outlined by special directives
sent to all affiliated local unions.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
.HEARST'S ADVERTISING LOSS
TOPS MILLION DOLLAR MARK
Chicago News Guild Fights On After
Twenty-one Weeks

Chicago. April "a Representing
$4,000 steel workers. delegates to the
Chicago Calumet district convention
of the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee today had thrown new
and militant support behind the
Chicago Newspaper Guild strike
against the Hearst Evening Ameri-
can and Herald and Examiner.
The strike is now in It's twenty
first week.
Meeting in Gary. Ind. the men OF
steel acted TO intensity their support
Of the newspaper white collar"
strikers after hearing Harry ID.
Wohl. CHG president.
Meanwhile advertising and circu-
lation in the struck papers con-
tinued to shrink
For the first 20 days OF April. the
combined loss in agate advertising
lineage taS compared 20 the similar
period last year. totaled 549.6l6
The lineage loss since the strike be-
gan. December last. has reached
the staggering total OF 2.549.589
This represents an estimated adver-
Using revenue loss OF sl.Ol9. 1850.
OF the April loss, the American
dropped l40275. a percentage loss
Of 26.6 The Herald and Examiner
was off 409.34l lines for a $50 per
cent loss. The Tribune. however.
showed a SIS per cent gain of 7i.403
lines: the Daily News. 3 per cent
gain Of 1888 lines. The Daily Times
lost ll.isl lines. or 81 per cent.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
THE HAYsEED PHILOSOPHER

We Git new popular song about
every two weeks. but it amt pop
ular more than one night because
YOU can't turn the dial anywhere
without gittin' it crammed down
your throat until YOU choke.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
First Six Months OF Wages
And Hours Act Reported On
By Federal Administrator
Civil Suits and Criminal Actions Started
Against Employers Who Defy
Provisions of Law
MARYLAND FIRM CITED

Court decisions on cases instituted by, in behalf Of
the Wage and Hour Division of the t. s. Department of
Labor continues be 100 per in favor of the Govern
ment Administrator Elmer f. Andrews of the Division
nounced as the first six months operation of the law ends
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

On April IS Federal Judge
Robert N. Pollard. nj Richmond,
Va, signed n decree under which
all Of this lumber will be ear
marked and bills Of lading and
invoices Of its sale will be given
10 the Wage and Hour Division
TO prove that h was not sold In
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
STATEMENT OF WAGES AS
SHOWN ON SOCIAL SECURITY
BOARD RECORDS AVAILABLE

For the convenience OF workers
who have old-age insurance accounts
postcard inquiry forms have been
made available at all Social Security
Board field offices The local man
ager will assist the applicant In I'LL
ing out the form. If assistance is
desired. Any employee may obtain
one OF these postcard forms by writ
ing to the manager OF the field Of
flee or by a personal call. These
postcards may be obtained also in
union halls. and in the offices OF
business concerns. Wage record
poStingS OF the Board are now avail
able through September 80. 1898.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Thomas Mcmahon Appointed
TWOC National Representative

Thomas F. Mcmahon. president
of the United Textile Workers Of
America from 1921 TO 1897 and State
Labor Commissioner of Rhode ISL
and for the past two years. was
designated yesterday by Emil REEVE.
executive director as national
representative of Textile Workers
Organizing Committee. CLIO affili-
ate. successor to the UTW in the
textile industry.
Mr. Rieve said that Mr. McMa-
hon. who is one OF the eight orig
inal founders OF the Committee for
Industrial Organization. will as
sumo his new post next Monday
Mr.. Mcmahon will serve. for the
present. in New England. being di-
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

rectly responsible to the national
TWOC office. He resides at Gran
ston. r I.
Mr.. Mcmahon has been IN the
labor movement FOR 40 years. occu-
pying various positions OF response
bility before becoming president OF
the UTW. Upon his arrival from
Ireland in his youth. Mr.. Mcmahon
became bleachery worker and
later was employed in a wooden
mill at Westerly. r. l.
Mr.. Mcmahon yesterday expressed
pleasure at returning to his first
love" the Textile Workers Union.
while Mr. Rieyc spoke OF the high
regard in which Mr.. Mcmahon Is
held by the workers.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

The progressive advertising losses
of the struck papers since December
reflect the increasing effectiveness
of the Guild strike:
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
since strike started.

All advertising figures are from
Media Records. Inc, No. authority
on newspaper advertising.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

Earlier. Max and Maurice Morszy
officers Of the Bay Shoe Company
of Lewiston. Me. we're arraigned be-
fore Jtdpe John A. Peters in the
Federal Court at Portland. Me. and
snsssed Q plea 'of nos guilty 10 q
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

$ operation of the law ends.
criminal information charging them
with violation OF the law and falsi-
fication OF records to conceal the
violation. Later they changed their
plea. and Judge Peters imposed a
fine OF $1,000 against the company
and $3.50 each against the two Of
ficers. Upon the condition that
restitution be- made to underpaid
employees. $1,000 OF the fine against
the company was suspended
A criminal information contain
ing "a counts was filed on March 6
against the Crown Trouser Com
pany in the Federal Court at Scran-
ton, Pa. The company is incorp-
GRATED in New York and operates a
plant at PhillipSburg. Pa. The in
formation alleged payment of less
than 25 cents per hour. ialsifica-
ton OF records 10 conceal such pay
mentS. and also willful failure 10
keep proper records This case is
still pending
Other Civil Suits
Other civil actions begun by the
Legal Branch Of the Wage and
Hour Division include one filed in
the Federal Court at Chicago
against the G w Fade Company
OF Aurora. Illinois. dress manufac-
turers charged with paying some OF
their l25 employees less than tho
minimum wage OF p cents an hour
and Justification and destruction OF
records TO conceal the fact. This
action Is pending
On March 2S suit was filed
against the Rapaport Brothers OF
ITO West Ohio Street Chicago
manufacturers and aSsemblers OF
toys. charging them with violation
of the minimum wage and overtime
provisions OF the Act This action
also Is pending
Maryland Case
Another action for an injunc-
ton was filed against Leon J.
Mogcl. doing business under the
name OF East Shore Hosiery
Mills. at Berlin. Md. The COM
plant alleged violation OF the
minimum wage provisions. and
also that an employee who re-
ported the violation TO the Wage
and Hour Division had been dis
charged for making the COM
plant. The defendant and his
attorney have signed a stipula-
ton providing for restitution TO
the employees. and also 10 the
discharged employee. This case
will come up in the Federal
Court nj Baltimore.
Child Labor Injunction
The first injunction under the
child labor provisions OF the Fail
Labor Standards Act was issued in
the Federal Court al HarriSonburg
Va. against the DuPlan SIX Corp
Grafton. The complaint alleged thC
employment OF minors under II
years Of age. The company show
ed an immediate readiness TO cor
rect the error which. they declared
was unintentional. and consented &c
the decree.
Employees Bring Suits
From newspaper clippings anc
other information received from tho
field, Mr. Andrews said. il appear:
that at least IS suits have beer
brought by employees under tho
Fair Labor Standards Act 10 re-
cover wages allegcdly due them Thu
Act provides employees may iilt
suit and recover twice the amount
OF the wages due them. in addition
TO court costs and reasonable at.
torneys fees. Mr. Andrews point.
ed out that such suits are brought
by the individual employees. anC
that the Wage and Hour Division
does not participate in them. Re-
ports TO him indicated. he said. that
most of these cases have been set.
tied. or the suits have resulted il
judgments for the employees.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-07-20

accident. although he Is still on
crutches and will be confined to his
home several weeks yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Morgan attend
ed the funeral of an old friend, Mrs
b. w. Pemberton at 10 O'Clock on
Wednesday morning at the Funeral
Parlors in ProSser.
Many Highlanders with their
basket lunch attended the annua.
Highlands picnic in Keewaydin park
SUNDAY. The day was ideal, the
crowd large and a good time was
had by all.
Norman Robbins left Sunday with
the boy scout troop for a vacation
to be spent at Wallowa Lake.
Miss Beverly Cisna left Friday
night with her grandfather for he,
home in Spokane after spending
vacation of a couple weeks with he'
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c
Hardy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Davis of Sc.
attic were overnight guests Mon
day night at the F. L. Davis home
Mr.. Davis is a nephew Of Franz
Davis. ...
Lew Aiken arrived home from
the mountains last week and is a
the home Of his parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ted Aiken and family.
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Jess Love left Monday for Connell
where he will work in the wheat
harvest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Vandine,
Clifford A,owery and Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin Skeen spent Sunday at
Naches pass.
Bill Irwin of Ukiah, Ore, is visit
ing at the home Of his aunt, Mrs.
Harry Snivley. .....
Leon Skeen of Kennewick spent
Sunday at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Skeen.
Alfred Perkins, Ruth McGhan
and Evalyn Vandine drove to Selah
Sunday, Ben Van Fossen, who has
been working there returned with
them.
Oscar Anderson left Tuesday fol
Lacrosse, Wash, where he will work
in the wheat harvest. i
Mrs. Lester Plato and Mrs. Percy
Campbell returned to their homes
In Boomers Ferry and Lewiston, Ida.
Friday after having spent week
visiting at the home of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. McLaugh-
lin. =
Lewis Sloan returned Saturday
from the east driving a new Ply
mouth back.
Frank Fishback left Monday
morning to return to his home ir
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lampson and
family motored to Yakima Sunday
to see Mrs. Lampson's father, MI.
Tucker, who is a hospital patient
there. He is reported doing as well
as can be expected. -.
Willard Helm returned this week
end, from vacation trip spent at
Paradise, Montana. .-..i
A son was born Tuesday morn
ing, July 10 to Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Douglas at the Pasco hospital. Both
mother and baby are reported do
ing nicely at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Dustin OF
Entiat and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Meyda
of Chelan were weekend guests at
the Lee Boutelle home. Mr.. Dustin
is a brother Of Mrs Boutelle and
Mrs. Meyda is sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Davis and son
Marion visited Sunday atsthe' r. E.
Tinsley home in Pasco.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Bell and
children, Pete, Paul and Clara May,
left Thursday for Freewater, Ore
gon. where they are working in the
tomato fields. F..
Norris Shields accompanied W. l.
Foraker to Seattle last weekend.
Hugh ONeil left Tuesday for q
few days vacation trip to Port
land and other coast cities.
Miss Ella Mae Leibel, the Misses
Mary and Barbara Jones, the Misses
Opal and Rose Mary Watkins and
Clarence Sonderman f.. were High
land music pupils who attended the
picnic Wednesday in Keewaydin
park, given by their music teacher
Mrs. Jay Seward.
Miss Yvonne Davis was an over
night guest Of Miss Theo Lampson
Saturday, the occasion being Miss
Theo's birthday anniversary.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Curt Gerard and
family accompanied Mr.. and Mrs
Grin Beinhart and family to Satu.
park last Sunday, where they at
tended the mail carriers picnic.
Mrs. A. C. Gilliland left Tuesday
to visit a daughter in Zillah after
being house guest Of her daugh-
TER. Mrs. E. ]. Brand, the past few
days.
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Minnesota. FiShback has been In
charge of the repair department. OF
ne aichland Garage. 80 ~s-'F
Brainard Murray left Sunday for
lone, Wash, where the Murray Con-
s:ruction Co., began the construc-
ton of the new school building
thare.
Harold Willmsen returned Mon
day from South Bend, Wash.
IFS. F. A. Benjamine, local Ep-
w3-th League advisor, accompanied
by Mary Carroll Harding, and Lor-
en- Clark, left Monday morning to
pend the week attending the
Mountain Air Institute at Cliff Dell
Fed K. Haase went with party as
camp sponsor and hike guide.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gress and
Elizabeth and Mrs. Bertha SchusteT
and daughter Margaret, returned
Monday from a trip to Spokane.
Mrs. Sheldon Hyde and family
of Osburn, Idaho, are visiting at
the home of Mrs. Hyde's uncle, Fred
Culp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Brooks and
family are visiting in La Grande
Ore.
Fred Markham, who has been IN
Montana steering sheep for the
past three months, returned to his
Ilome this week. 1884,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Hodgson OF
Wapato. were visitors Sunday al
the Alice Van Fossen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Tarp left Tues
day for lone, where Tarp will work
on the construction Of the new
school building there.
A dramatized version of Bunyan's
! Pilgrims Progress" will be pro-
| duced in Rochester, England.
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its way to Bremerton. Ray Barnett,
former Benton City boy, also on the
Mississippi, will be met in Tacoma
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Barnett of Ellensburg, who will bring
him to his home for a visit.
Mrs. Harry Torupe was in Col
fax Saturday and Sunday to at
tend a family reunion. Mrs. John
Burliss of Kiona accompanied her
on the trip.
Members of the Prosser CONNER
cial Club and their wives will be
guests Monday evening of the To-
cal community club at their regu-
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Ladies Leave For
Homes Via Yellowstone
HIGHLANDS

Mrs. H. w. Withers and house
guests, Mrs. Annie Clemens and
daughter, Mrs. A. A. Tichenor, re-
turned home Sunday from a trip
to the coast. They visited with Miss
Lucille Withers at Zenith, whom
Mrs. Withers reports as being very
much improved in health.
On Monday the ladies LETT for
their respective homes in Florida
and Indiana by way of Yellowstone
National Park.
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-
Mrs. II. r. Stevens, arrived from
Portland Saturday morning, where
she had spent some time with Mr..
Stevens, who is a patient in the
hospital there. She is at the home
of her sister, Mrs. S. r. Woodruff
Mrs. VIM. bennett left this week
for Freewater, where she Is packing
tomatoes.
Mrs. Fred Giles left Saturday for
a weeks visit in Spokane with her
daughter, Lorraine, who will leave
this weekend with her mother for
a months vacation with relatives in
California.
Mrs. G. II. Meyer was hostess to
the Christian aid in Keewaydin
Park Wednesday.
Don't forget Highland grange
meets Thursday evening July 9th
at the Highland club house.
Denny Coult returned Monday
from Tekoe and is a guest of his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
FELTON,.
Miss Barbara Jean Copenhaver. a
house guest at the c. Copenhaver
home, was house guest of Miss
Zelda Dehnoff a couple of days this
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Beinhart and
family were afternoon and evening
guests at the Herbert Misner home
Tuesday. -s
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Gragg and
family motored to Yakima. where
they spent the weekend with their
daughter, Mrs. Bill Birdsan and
| family. Mendel remained in Yah-
ma for a weeks visit.
A birthday" chicken dinner was
prepared Sunday at the E. p. Story
home, the occasion being Mr.. Story's
birthday anniversary. His niece,
Miss Betty Jean Rutherford, baked
the big birthday cake In his honor.
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Former Minister And
Brother Visit Here
RICHL.AND

Rev. Hammer and his brother,
former Richland and Kennewick
residents, but who now reside in
st. Paul, Mimi, recently visited
at the o. F. Luelloff home.
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Montgomery and historian, Joe
Triesch. Refreshments were served
following the business meeting.
The Utah Idaho Sugar Co. OF
Toppenish Monday moved their beet
dump to an upper valley location
The farmers in this area have dis
continued the growing of sugar
beets. 5-'... s>
Mrs. c. w. Geiszler spent We'd
nesday with her sonad daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hampton
at Hover.
w. E. Fillmore left Monday fol-
Granger, where he is drilling a well
at the site of the federal transient
camp to be built there. The A. A
Durand Drilling company of Walla
Walla by whom Fillmore is en-
ployed, has the contract for the
drilling of the well at transient
camp to be built at Union Gap.
Miss Mary Rile left wednesday
for Bremerton to spend ten days
with Miss Althea Norgen. = 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Asher are
the parents of son born Wednes-
day at the Pruden hospital in Pros
ser. Mrs. Asher is the former Miss
Ruby Montgomery.
Miss Olive Clayton left Monday
to visit in Yakima at the homes Of
her sisters, Mrs. Leona wilkins, Mrs
Ruby Wilkins and Mrs. Leerie Bro
Mrs. Arthur Mau of Tolley, N. d.
who with Mr.. Man has been guests
several weeks at the home of Mrs
Mau's uncle, Frank Dvorak, left or
Monday to visit with her cousin
Donald Dvorak and family in Seat
tie. Mau is employed at the Waldo
Richmond wheat ranch in Horse
Heaven during the harvest season
j. E.. Druen of Kiona received
word Monday of the death of hi
sister-in-law, Mrs. w. G. Druen al
Enid, Oklahoma. r.,
Robert Brown Of California came
Friday to visit at the homes Of hi:
sister, Mrs. Wayne Ross and hi!
brother, Jim Brown.
Walter Waldron, who is employed
with a bridge crew at Pasco, re.
pairing the Snak River bridge. spen
the weekend at his home here.
Walter Jacobs returned Sunday
to his work at Seattle after visit.
ing his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Jacobs at Kiona.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Roop ant
sons and John Edwards, left Wed
nesday for a two weeks visit will
Mrs. Roop's parents. Mr.. and Mrs
George Appleman in Portland.
The Rev. Carl Bennett of Kamiah
Idaho arrived Saturday and on Sun
day conducted services at the Pill
grim Holiness church. Mrs. Bennett
and children are not expected unit
next month They will make thei
home in the Clark residence, re
Gently purchased for a parsonage
Mrs. w. B. Uland and daughter
Martha Jean, are at the Nels Burk
hart home in Horse Heaven, wher
Mrs. Uland is assisting MRS. Burk
hart in the cooking for the harves
crew. Mr.. and Mrs. De We're De Fiel
are employed at the W. C.9Travi
ranch and Waunita Harmon at tn
John Tomaske home during tn
wheat harvest.
w. D. Crawford returned Sunda
from a two weeks vacation at hi
summer home at COupeville o.
WILDLY Island. Mrs. Crawford e
manned for a few days longer. Harr
Russell drove the mail route durin
Crawford's vacation.
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lar meeting; A program and 49,
evening Will be enjoyed. 'u social
Mrs. Ava vanderwoou and h.,.
Yakima are guests OF Mr. - ,, paoy Of
woods parents. Mr.. and Ms sander noe
Davis while Vanderwood e a, FLOYD
ed in Kennewick. employ.