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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
Photo-Engrdvers
Convention Opens
rs Per Cent Of Members on
IS Hour Week; IS Per
Cent S Day Week

Washington, D. C.-The Interna-
tional Photo-Engravers' Union of
North America, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, open
ed it's 4lst Annual Convention at
the Mayhower Hotel with more than
AGO delegates and visitors in attend
ance.
Edward j. Volz, president of the
International Union, and Secretary
Treasurer Henry F. Schmal reported
exceptional progress during the past
year for the organization, in so far
as increasing it's membership, secur-
ing contractual relations with addi-
tional employers, and improving en-
ployment standards are concerned.
Labor peace between the A. F. of
l.. and the c. |. o., past and pending
legislation, New Deal issues and de-
velopments, unemployment and un-
employed benefits, trade school rack
cts, one-man engraving plants, APP
prentice regulation, improvements in
processes and equipment are among
the outstanding subjects to be CON
'sidered at the convention.
Reports of officers showed that APP
proXimately rs per cent of the mem
bers of the union are at present en-
ployed on a 35-hour work week stand
ard, as per cent on 3712ho week
and the balance on a 40-hour basis
Approximately 95 per cent have Sc
cured 5-day week.
Among the prominent speakers
scheduled to address the convention
are President Green Of the American
Federation of Labor, Senator Robert
f. Wagner, Secretary Of Labor Frances
Perkins, Public Printer A. f. Giegen-
gack, Superintendent of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, Alvin Hall
Representative of the Social Security
Board, Secret Service Division of the
Treasury Department and others.
The international -Engravers
Union carries on considerable welfare
activities, insuring its members against
unemployment, sickness and death
! Approximately million dollars pei
year is provided in unemployment
benefits alone, the Importance Of which
is recognized when considering thai
photo-engraving is small industry
and although more than 95 per cent
organized, the Union is composed o,
but eleven thousand members.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
CldYndkers Report
81 Delinquencies
Members Asked To Attend
Next Meeting Of Local
On September 5th

At the last meeting of Local Union
No. 81 report from the Auditing
committee showed that we have
twenty-one members whose delinquen-
cy is beyond the three month arrear-
age mark.
This is warning to those who hap
pen to be in excess of three months
arrearage, you will be suspended at
the next regular meeting Of the local
September 5. Those who are delin-
quent had better be at the meeting
and put yourself in good standing or
else abide by the decision of the local
to be suspended.
The local has been very lenient in
the past and has endeavored to use
diplomacy instead of resorting to
drastic measures. We realize some
are not working good and few not
working at all, but there are others
who will not keep paid up even if they
work every day. Therefore it has
become necessary to treat all alike.
SO from September on, the financial
secretary will read out the names Of
all delinquents any anyone who is
four months or more in arrears will
be suspended Immediately. 1t is up
to you to keep in good standing. 1t
will be more economical to pay up
your arrearages rather than pay a re-
instatement fee.
1t is desired that all members at
tend the next meeting, there is going
to be few things up for discussion
that will be Of concern to the entire
local. Local Il is fast developing into
two groups, conservative group
which is in the majority and re-
dictionary group. There can be no
harmony or cooperation with divis-
ion of activities and thought. The law
of nature is the survival Of the tittest,
and that is applicable to our group,
either one or the other will cease to
function. Remember September 5, at
tend the meeting-O. G. 81.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
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:. LABOR DAY :,
;. STATEMENT ;
: NJ. J. LYDEN, President, >
: Ohio State Federation of Labor .
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The American Federation of Labor
is the hope of America. AS long as
we have the American Federation of
Labor, democracy in this country will
survive. The first step in the estab-
lishment of relationships in Europe
was the liquidation of the free and
independent Trade Union Movement
and the confiscation of their treas
uries. AS long as the free and inde-
pendent Trade Union Movement exists
in this country there can be no die
tatorship.
There are individuals who would
use the distress of the unemployed
and the low paid workers as means
of elevating themselves to power, to
bring about revolution and Dictator
ship. They would make the unem-
ployed part of their dictatorship army.
l appeal to the unemployed and the
low paid workers to be on the alert
against any such movement.
Standing ready to help the low paid
workers are the 100000 members
of the American Federation of La
Dor. The officers and organizers of
the American Federation of Labor are
at their disposal. The American Fed
Grafton of Labor is sponsoring legisla-
ton that will create work. 1t is also
sponsoring legislation to improve the
social laws that are already on the
statute books. It's whole energy is
utilized in helping the unemployed and
low paid workers to improve their
economic conditions.
1t is up to low paid workers to take
full advantage of the strength and
might of the 100000 members Of the
American Federation of Labor. AS
long as we have a free and indepen-
dent Trade Union that can assist them
in solving their problems they have
friend in need. AS long as we have
the American Federation of Labor
there can be no dictatorship in this
country.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
CONTINUOUS SHOW SUNDAY
AFL Asks For Huge
Building Fund Now
Would Use $500 Million To
Build Homes For MdnY
Defense Workers

Washington, D. Cone of the most
serious housing shortages in Ameri-
can history has arisen at the sites
of national defense projects, the A.
F. of l. informed Congress.
William C. flushing, chairman of
the Federation's Legislative Bureau,
urged action on bill by Senator
Wagner of New York, to set up a
fund of $3OO,OCO,OO0 for defense
housing. Wagner's bill is in the form
of an amendment to a pending def
cheney defense appropriation measure
now before the Senate Committee on
Appropriations.
Workers have flocked to industrial
centers so rapidly that all dwelling
space has been exhausted and "in
hundreds of communities defense
wor kers are forced to huddle in cars,
trailers, garages or makeshift tents"
Mr.. flushing revealed. At the very
least, $4,000 dwelling units are need
ed and unless they are provided the
defense program will be Retarded, he
said.
An unusually desperate situation
has developed in Bremerton, Wash,
scene of navy yard and other gov
ernment undertakings. There, accord
ing to reports received by the Fedora
ton:
"Men, women and children are
sleeping in Jail, on the grass in the
city park, in parked automobiles, on
makeshift beds in garages and in tents
pitched at the outskirts of the COM
munity."
In Philadelphia the navy yard COM
mandant made formal request of
that city's Housing Authority to put
up Immediately 1000 units for married
workers. Conditions there were de-
scribed as acute.
Mr.. flushing contended that "the
very existence of these conditions is
national disgrace" and warned that
epidemics may follow if they are not
corrected.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
'Beggdrs Of Life"
To Be Ready Soon
Book By Potter About East
Liverpool Makes Debut
Next Month

Most readers will remember hear
ing early this year of the good for
tune of Mrs. Jane Nelson, 120 East
Fourth Street, who had the greatest
of thrills in hearing that a first novel
had been accepted for publication.
"Beggers For Life" deals with peo-
pie and scenes in and about East
Liverpool with which the author is
most familiar. The 1886 flood also
plays a prominent part in the novel
written by the former pottery work
er who is the wife of Henry Nelson,
kilnplacer.
A mother of five, Mrs. Nelson has
been writing juvenile poetry and prose
with success for years. Much of this
has been published and some used
over KDKA during the kiddies' hour,
A short story, "Handicap," using
Oscar Odd Mcintyre, late New York
columnist, as the central figure was
published and brought word of praise
from the former East Liverpool news
man.
Mrs. Nelson's big thrill, of course,
came with the acceptance Of "Beggars
of Life" by the Fortuny Publishing
Co. of New York. The book has pre-
viously been rejected by Putnam's
with the explanation that the book had
merit, but market conditions were not
ripe for publishing books by unknown
authors.
A new book, Tomorrow Scare
crow" concerning a newspaper col
umnist who changes his identity to
gather story, is ready for publica-
ton now, also. This story also has a
familiar East Liverpool and Pitts
burgh background.
By sending one dollar and fifty cents
to the Fortuny Publishing Co. now
readers can obtain a first and limited
edition of "Beggars of Life" at a low
price. The publishing house is located
at 81 Fifth Ave., New York City.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
Louisiana Joins States
Repeating Sales Tax Laws

Chicago ULNS).-Louisiana will be
the eighth state to abandon the sales
tax as a revenue source when pur-
chasers cease paying out tax tokens
on December 81 this year as result
of recent repeal legislation, the Fed
Grafton of Tax Administrators said.
Organized labor has opposed the
sales tax from it's beginning.
New York state allowed its sales
tax to expire in 1884, Vermont and
New Jersey repealed such taxes in
1885, and Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland
and Oregon did away with their sales
taxes in 1886.
The act repeating Louisiana's tax
also rescinded the authority granted
New Orleans to levy a municipal sales
tax. Remaining on the municipal
sales tax list are six cities, of which
New York City is the only large one.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
George Sculise On Trial
In $60.000 Theft Case

New York City ULNS).-George
Scalise, former president of the Build
ing Service Employees International
Union, went on trial August II in
General Sessions on an Indictment
charging him with the misuse of more
than $6O, ,O00 of the unions funds.
Sixty counts are involved, alleging
padding Of expense vouchers and fake
entries on the books of the union
after Scalise became its head in 1887.
Thirty-five counts charge grand lar
ceny, II third-degree forgery, 8 en-
bezzlement and 6 violations of the
common law. A $4,000 extortion in
dictment is pending against Scalise
and others but it is not involved in the
present trial.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
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: Purely Personal :

You can't take the country out of
the boy -. at any rate girls parading
around in shorts at midnight send me
staggering for the aspirin bottle.
X X X
It's always a pleasure to see the
Improvements the years bring forth
and the new street cars running out
Of this town up and down the coast
are no exception. Big as boxcar
and silent as breeze.
X X <
Parking meters are certainly boom
here and it would seem they would
be an excellent solution to East Liv-
erpool's vexing problem. On the crowd
ed streets nickle gives you an hour
or penny twelve minutes. On the less
popular avenues nickle is worth two
hours. Some of the meters will take
a quarter for five hours, so the all
day parkers could have no kick.
X X X
The state of New Jersey would do
well to place me on the payroll. They
could very nicely regulate the weather
by ordering me to step on or off their
barren looking soil. Step on :. presto,
a cold shower or worse. Step off Z.
warm sunshine.
Officials Of the Brotherhood could
not have made a better choice than
the Kniokerbocker for the caucus
meeting. Located just couple of
minutes from the Chalfonte, scene of
the conference, it is convenient and
pleasant with a view of the ocean and
the Boardwalk
The huge thermometer today placed
air and water temperatures at seventy
1t was undoubtedly the coldest seventy
you will experience in many day.
X X X
One hears little Of the Beauty
Pagent opening Tuesday next. Plenty
Of trophies in the shop windows, but
that is the end Of it.
Why people knock each other down
to watch couple of women wrestle
has me stumped. always though,
spending hard earned dollars to see
the men grunt and groan was tops in
foolish money changing, but hark anc
bow to the new champion.
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The music must be plenty hot at
the Club Harlem. 1t is reported that
three Of the musicians in the banC
blanche Calloway's) wear sun glass
X X X
es.
1t isn't so hard to picture the
tragedy that was Dunkirk when yol
look down a long shoreline jammeC
with people while planes zoom over
head.
X X X
A recent news item stated tha
Mrs. Mary Thomas, San Francisco
still drives her car after celebrating
her one hundred and eighth birthday
Now President Duffy knows who h,
was following on his trip here las
Sunday.
X X X
Added simile: AS useful as swim
suit in Atlantic City. Haw
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
Cement Workers Vote
To Join The A. F. of L.

Lees, Abatement workers en-
ployed by subsidiary of the T. C. 1.
& r. Co., voted here last week to af-
filiate with the American Federation
of Labor, the vote being 116 for A.
F. of l.. affiliation to II against. The
election was held under direction Of
Alex Wilson of NLRB.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
President MilbY Presides at
Short Meeting of Packers

Local Union No. 25 met August %
in regular session with President
Milby in the chair. Routine business
was taken care of in quick order.
Brother A. G.. Mackenzie won the
three months dues in the draw out.
Brother Charles Russell was suspend
ed for non-payment Of dues.
The next regular meeting will be
held September 30. c. %.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
Lumber Workers Guin
Higher Pay In Montdnd

Kalispell, Mont.-A raise in pay of
two and one-half cents per hour for
all employees was gained by Lumber
and Sawmill Workers Local 2773 of
this city, and 2797 Of Columbia Falls,
in contract signed with the Stoltze
Lumber Company.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
Meat Cutters Win Pay Raise

San Mateo, Calif.-A one dollar
weekly wage increase with SAP mini
mum and paid vacations were gained
by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen here in a new
agreement Signed with the Peninsula
Retail Meat Dealers Association.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29

Workers covered by the Federal
Wage Hour law must be paid time
and one half for all hours worked in
excess Of AZ per workweek
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-26
HostessAspironts SwompArmy;
Press Asked to Help Stem Tide

it's first call for hostesses the per-
sonnet division has been flooded
with applications from young and
old, fit and unfit, for the duties in
volved.
Appointments will be made by the
nine corps area commanders, the
department reminded, to whom ap-
plication should be made. In the
Washington area that means women
should apply to the commanding
general of the 3rd Corps area in
Baltimore
OF the 90 hostesses who will be
engaged, 80 will be seniors and 66
juniors.
One of the principal duties of the
junior hostesses stressed today will
be to manage the dances and other
social functions.
"She will visit families and moth
ers in neighboring towns and ex-
plain to them the purpose of the
service clubs, dances and social get
togethers, so that the young girls Of
the towns may feel free to attend
these functions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-26

War Department officials sent out
S o S signals to the press today
to try to stem the increasing tide
of women and girls applying for
jobs as hostesses at Army service
clubs.
The trouble seems to be that funds
are available for employing only SO
hostesses in all at 80 large camps
and enough women have applied
to form a hostess brigade.
Harassed officials pointed out pres
ent plans call for construction OF
service clubs, requiring one senior
and two junior hostesses each, at
IS National Guard camps and IL
Regular Army camps.
Ofiicials took time out to stress
that the duties of a hostess are not
all that they might seem to be.
They must be prepared to put
in long hours in their assignments"
a notice said. "Only mature women
are required for this important po-
sition."
Since the War Department issued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-26
Roosevelt MESSAGE
To Vichy Revealed;
Colonies Involved
Act Of Hovonu Permits
U. S. to Act to Prevent
Exchange Of Territory
Nv GARRETT ID. HORNER

Secretary OF State Hull disclosed
today that President Roosevelt had
sent a message to the French gov
eminent concerning its possessions
In this hemisphere.
Mr.. Hull declined to reveal the
exact nature of the communication,
but it was presumed that it pointed
out that the American republics
were committed to taking over any
American territory held by Euro
pean governments. if necessary, to
prevent it falling into other hands.
Havana Conference Recalled.
This Government has had ex-
changes of views with France since
an agreement was reached at the
Havana Conference of American
Foreign Ministers in July on plans
for joint action to deal with the
possessions OF captive governments
in this hemisphere in order to pre-
. vent a change in sovereignty, Mr..
Hull said
The Presidents latest communl-
cation, dealing particularly with
this problem, was delivered Thurs
day night by Undersecretary of
State Sumner Welles to CASTOR
Henry Haye, French Ambassador,
for transmission to Marshal Petain
chief of the French State.
United States Authorized to Act.
The message followed news of
Marshal Petains conference with
Reichsfuehrer Hitler amid reports
that it would lead to closer collab-
Grafton between France and Ger
many, with Germany possibly be-
ing given use of bases in some of the
French colonies.
Under the Act of Havana. this
country is authorized to act on be-
half of all the American republics
in an emergency to prevent the axis
powers gaining even indirect con-
troll of any of the French, Dutch and
British possessions in this hem
isphere.
Territory taken over would be
administered under direction of an
inter-American committee. The act
asserts the right Of the American
republics to judge when circum-
stances might make such action
/ necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-26
Biq New Maj Gun Fires
Single She'll at Dover
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DOVER. England. Oct. 26.-The
Germans brought up new long
range gun alongside the 9th Bat
terry near the Cap Girls Nez light
house in France today and it fired
q single shell across the strait.
The huge projectile crashed into
the Dover area, but did no great
damage to property and there were
no casualties.
Then British bombers raided the
new gun position. Flashes of anti
aircraft guns we're seen and puffs
of smoke appeared in the sky as the
shells burst around the planes.
Four persons were killed and eight
injured by German shells which fell
In the area last night during a bonn
bardment of a British convoy in
the strait.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-26
President Seeks
No War, Hull
Replies 10 Lewis
G. !. 0. Chief Takes
Lonely Road in Aiding
Wi|Ikie, Early Says
(Tert OF LeUfs' Speech on
Page All
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

Battling frankly for millions Of
votes from the ranks of organized
labor, administration spokesman
made immediate answer today to
the bitter denunciation of President
Roosevelt last night by John L.
Lewis c. I. o. chieftain
Secretary of State Hull declared
Mr.. Lewis was 100 per cent wrong
IN his "baSeleSS charge that PreSi-
dent Roosevelt is seeking to get this
Nation into war"
Mr. Hulls statement said:
Mr.. Lewis makes an attack on
our foreign policy. Mr.. Lewis is 100
per cent wrong in his effort to preju-
dice the American people against
President Roosevelt by the baseless
charge that President Roosevelt is
seeking to get this Nation into war.
On the contrary, throughout the
years of my official association with
| President Roosevelt, he has at all
times Striven TO promote and pre-
serve peace and the safety of the
United States
Meanwhile. Stephen T. Early, sec
rotary to the President, tossed ap-
proximately 200 kilograms of angry
reputation of Mr.. Lewis position
before his press conference this
morning and declared bruSquely that
Mr.. Lewis apparently has chosen
to go down the lonely road
The kilograms. coming from virtu-
! ally every union affiliated with the
c. I. o. and many outside its bounds,
rejected in varying degrees of Bit
terness Mr., Lewis unequivocal in
dorsement last night of Wendell
Willkie.
AS for the President himself, Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-26
Draft Registronts-

To learn your registration
serial number from lists of
the 115,000-odd Washington
registrants posted at noon
today, visit your local draft
board headquarters, the ad-
dress of which is given on
page A in this edition of
The Star. Facilities of The
Star are not adequate to
furnish serial numbers by
telephone. Visit your board
headquarters this afternoon,
tomorrow afternoon or Mon-
day from 4 to 8 pm. to learn
your number before the ma
tional lottery Tuesday,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-26
John L. Lewis Gets
Bushels of Wires
Indorsing Stand

Following his radio speech
last night urging election OF
Wendell L. Willkie. John L.
Lewis, president of the c. I. o..
has received thousands of tele-
grams from all parts of the
country. it was said at his head
quarters here today.
Aides said they had not made
an exact count. but that bush
els" of kilograms have been re-
ceived, practically all indors-
ing Mr.. Lewis stand.
The c. I. o. chieftain spent
part of the day reading the
messages at his Office in the
United Mine Workers Building.
The messages began to reach
Washington soon after he had
concluded his speech.