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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16

With all plans for the greatest pic
mic ever to be staged in this state
coming along at a speedy rate, the
Golden Anniversary outing promises
to be the main topic of conversation
in the various local unions, street
corners and ice cream parlors along
the pottery cities main drags for
many year to come.
Hyrum Updyke, noted weather seer,
has come up after many weeks of
figuring with the assertion that he
will allow his reputation to hang on
his decision that June Is will be the
most perfect day in some thirty-odd
years. Even DR.. C. Mortimer Crumb-
ly, the gifted professor, has returned
after a hard football season to do a
bit more prognosticating. He sees
the 1910 picnic surprising all previous
records as to attendance and fun,
which is some prognosticating, just in
case you are asked.
The good doctor also stated he
thought he would have his shoes
shined, wear his best bat-wing bow
tie and slick down his curls in the hope
of meeting Aunt Minnie at Idora Park.
He will have to go some if he expects
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16

Washington, D. C.-Better business
conditions and more jobs for workers
were forecast in the American Fedora
ton of Labor's monthly unemployment
survey which reported large employ
ment in May and in the third quarter
of the year." the survey found.
Increased buying power of workers
and farmers was held definitely re-
sponsible for the upturn.
"Thus," the survey continued, 1--WE
see in operation the economic principle
which labor has been declaring for
years. High workers income creates
new business. Hourly wage rates have
been held at high levels throughout
the 1888 recession, and this year they
have increased further, to one per cent
above last year. This slight raise, to-
gether with increased employment, is
providing the buying power to which
industry responds"
The Federation's employment esti-
mate shows that 100000 more per-
sons were at work in March, 1910, than
in March, 1889. This gain more than
offsets the increase in working popula-
ton, so that unemployment has been
reduced from 10,902,000 in M re h /,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
Increase In Wages
Interest Members
OfLocuI Union o6
Congrotulates Employees Of
Trenton Potteries On
Boost Received

Perth Amboy, N. 1.-THE members
of Local 96 were pleased to read in
the Herald of May l., that members
of the Trenton Potteries received an
increase in pay. This question has
been a drawing card at our meetings
for the past few months and the men,
bers make it clear that they want
more pay.
C. L. U. delegate Lybeek reported
that he and Brother Madison attended
legislative session of the assembly
at Trenton, May 6. No legislation
was brought up that night, but never
theless both brothers urged all mem-
bers to try and attend some of these
sessions to show our representatives
we are interested in having labor bills
put through.
1t was also mentioned that Brother
Lybeck has been quite active in the
forming Of an American Legion Labor
Post in the vicinity and that he, as
chairman of the General Labor Unions
American Legion Labor Committee,
has sent 30 letters requesting vete-
rams who would be interested to get
in touch with him. A meeting will be
arranged if enough veterans show in
terest.
Since our local has been affiliated
with the Building Trades Council of
Perth Amboy it has had representa-
tive at every meeting and recently the
N. B. of o. P. had occasion to test the
value of such an affiliation when we
decided to picket the local housing
project. This picketing was done af-
ter warning those in authority on the
project many times, at least five
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
Almost 800 Cast Bullots In
Consent Election Held
Lost Week
CONFERENCE SET
Meeting To Consider List Of
Propositions Expected
This Saturday

Held under the supervision Of the
Philadelphia National Labor Relations
Board, Tuesday, May 7, the election at
the Standard Pottery Plant in Trenton
resulted in Local 175 National Broth
erhood of Operative Potters attaining
clear cut majority in its favor as the
sole bargaining representative for all
employees in production at the above
mentioned plant.
The election, which in Labor Board
circles is known as consent election,
was arranged among Mr.. William
Lewis, representing the Labor Board,
Mr. Kelly of the Standard Company
and E. L. Wheatley, representing the
Brotherhood. These men signed an
agreement permitting the Labor Board
representative to set up the machinery
for determining whether majority Of
all production employees favored Local
ITS and its representatives to carry on
their collective bargaining or not.
Organizer James Solon and Earl
Clawges, president of Local ITS, acted
as observers for the union. Mr.. Hill
and Mr.. Henderson represented the
Standard Company in the same capac-
ity. Approximately 80 per cent of all
employees voted and the majority real
lied by Local ITS is indicative that the
Standard employees desire collective
bargaining under the banner of a
legitimate trade union organization.
The election was run off without any
difficulties; in fact, not even one pro-
test was made by either party con-
corning an ineligible or unentitled
vote.
Since the official decision har BEEN
sent to the company and the union ar
rangements are being made for con-
ference that will probably be held Sat-
urday, May 18, to negotiate into an
agreement the propositions previously
endorsed by Local Union ITS anu SUBJ
mitted to the management.
Representatives of National Broth
erhood of Operative Potters and its
members employed at the Standard
Plant believe there is no reason why
the same cordial relationship cannot
be realized that now exists between
it's members and the same company
management in Richmond, Calf.
There are 321 employees listed in
production departments in the Trenton
plant, exclusive of clerical and super
visory employees. This large number
of potters is made up of very intelli-
gent men who give great promise of
a progressive and militant unit in the
vastly increasing membership that is
being admitted to the original and log
ical family of potters in the trade un-
ion movement
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
Taxes Take Fifth
National Income
Total Two and One-Hdlf Per
Cent Below Peak Hit
During 1888

New York City ULNS).-Taxe S
take one-ffth of the national income,
the Tax Policy League, 9O7 Broadway,
says in the current issue of it's month
ly journal, Tax Policy.
The league reports that taxes col
lected by all units Of government in
the United States-national, state and
local-last year amounted to 30.1 per
cent of the national income produced,
nearly per cent more than the share
of the national income taken by taxa
ton in 1880 but almost 2.5 per cent
less than the peak reached in 1888.
No Definite Trend
Because both income and tax col
lections have fuctuated so widely in
recent years, it is difficult to see any
very definite trend during the decade" +"
Tax Policy says.
eff we exclude payroll taxes, we find
that the ratio reached its highest point
in 1882, when taxes amounted to 2O.5
per cent of the national income. The
next highest point was reached in
1888, when taxes amounted to 20.2 per
cent Of income.
"Taxes in 1889 amounted to 20.1 per
cent or 17.8 per cent, depending on
whether or not payroll taxes were in
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
MAC Gives Awav
World Fair Tickets
Made In America Week
Passes Go To Those Spot
ted Wearing Buttons

New York, N. Y.-Beginning Tues
day, May ID, the Made in America
Club will give away free tickets to
the Worlds Fair, according to an
nouncement made this week by Cap
tain F. x. A. Eble, the national direc-
tor of the club. These tickets will be
good for May 81, which has been des-
ignated as "Made-in-America Day by
the Worlds Fair. The free tickets
go to lucky wearers of the Made in
America Club membership button who
are spotted by field representatives of
the club who are to be directed to
various areas throughout the city
which areas were not known to them
until the morning of the 14th.
The purpose is to promote a greater
interest in the clubs campaign to give
preference to American products as
far as possible and to stimulate it's
millions of advocates to buy patrioti-
cally at this time so as to increase pro-
duction and employment.
Made-in-America Week
May 20 to 26 has been designated
as "Made-in-America" week during
which period department stores and
retail outlets have agreed to drama
tie the high quality of American
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16

Just about time you started to figure
out a new way to make potato salad.
The old way won't be good enough
for the Golden Anniversary Picnic.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
Arnold q HITLER"
States Matt Woll
Asst Attorney General's
Actions Are Bound To
Weaken Unions

New York City (ILNS).-In vigor-
ously condemning the Department of
Justices actions against labor unions
under the antitrust laws, Matthew
Woll, vice-president of the American
Federation of Labor, referred to AS
sistant Attorney General Thurman Ar
mold as a Hitler" whose activities
"are bound to weaken, if not destroy
the labor organizations of our land"
Speaking before th< Central Trades
and Labor CnnScil, " sssssssclared Ar
nold's program constituted "persecu-
tion and prosecution of labor" under
the Sherman act.
Woll said Arnold was throwing a
protective arm around the CIO and
company unions despite the fact that
Congress expressly recognized that
the company union has been a fertile
source of industrial strife"
Following VOLTS attack, the dele
gates unanimously voted to protest
against Arnold's activities in petitions
to President Roosevelt and Attorney
General Robert H. Jackson.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
Fifteen Hundred
Delegates Attend
Penn Stufe Meet
Deldnie of Cdnonsburg. L.
U. 81. Introduces Japanese
Boycott Resolution

Canonsburg, Pa.--Local Union No.
81, at the regular meeting Monday
evening, elected as delegates to the
, national convention, Charles A. Har-
yris and Edward c. Delanie with James
Green and Calvin Bixby, alternates.
A large turnout filled the hall to vote
for their favorite candidates.
Charles T. Wayte, treasurer, was
among the missing as he was laid up
with case Of the grippe. 1t takes
something like that to keep Charlie
away from the meetings as he holds
the record for attendance.
The financial secretary wants it to
be known that he will read out the
names of delinquent members at the
next meeting unless they pay up. Any
one not wanting their names read out
had better see the financial secretary
and put themselves in good standing.
Brother E. C. Delanie gave report
of the Pennsylvania State Federation
of Labor held at the William Penn
hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa. The report was
we'll received and vote of thanks
given Brother Delanie. He stressed
the labor forums which preceded the
convention, calling them most educa-
tional, as they prepared the delegates
for the convention. Labor must be
advised and instructed as to what to
expect in the future so they can meet
oncoming conditions, he stated.
The speaker and leader Of the TO-
runs was Spencer Miller, Jr., we'll
known to our national president, Mr..
Duffy. Other speakers were James L..
McDevitt, president of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor, who opened the TO-
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
And So It's Over!
Fake Chicago Guild Strike
Is Exposed By AFL
News Writer

(The following article on the settle.
ment of the CIO American Newspape,
Guild "strike" against the Chicago
Herald-American was written by Dor
De Michaels, Vice President of the
Chicago Editorial Association, to give
members of the American Federation
of Labor true picture of the situa.
tion.)
And 50 it has ended-the 171a-
month boycott against the Chicago
Herald-American and it's predecessor
papers, the Herald Examiner and the
Evening American.
The CIO Chicago Newspaper Guild
and its parent, the American Newspa-
per Guild, which already are shouting
Victory" from coast to coast, in the
hope that someone will believe them
have taken a licking that they will be
years in recuperating from-if ever
they do.
The vote, when the plant election is
held sometime in the next few months,
will be limited to current employees of
the affected departments only.
Since the two American Federation
of Labor locals, the Chicago Editorial
Association and the Newspaper Com
mercial Associates, each outnumber
Guildsmen in their departments by six
to one or better, the eventual outcome
is obvious.
The Guild, in it's version of the set
tlement, brags that some of those re-
turning will receive salary increases
and carefully avoids stating this is be-
cause they are coming back to the en-
ploy of the paper under the higher
wage scale negotiated by the Chicago
Editorial Association, whose contract
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
Air SdfetY Bodrd
Endorsed By AFL
Efforts To Block Abolition Of
Bodrd Backed BY
Federation

Washington, D. C.-Full endorse
ment of the efforts of Senator McCar-
ran and Representative Clarence F.
Lea to set aside Presidential Reorgani-
zation Order No. q was expressed by
President William Green in letters to
these Congressional leaders.
This order proposes to abolish the
Air Safety Board and strip the Civil
Aeronautics Authority Of it's independ-
ence and place regulatory control of
air transportation back under the De-
'partment Of Commerce.
Mr.. Green pointed out that worlds
air safety record has been established
during the administration of the Fed
eral agencies affected by this reorgani-
zation order. For IL consecutive
months the airlines flew 23,028,817
passengers without single fatility.
The A. F. of l.. President also noted
that the Air Line Pilots Association,
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion Of Labor, are strongly opposed to
the reorganization order.
Contrasting the air safety record of
the past year with the fact that 473
persons lost their lives in airplane ac-
cidents during the period that the De-
partment Of Commerce regulated civil
air transportation, Mr.. Green con-
cluded:
"Why not let well enough alone?
"The American Federation of Labor
heartily endorses your House Concur
rent Resolution 60 (Senate Concurrent
Resolution 43) to set aside Reorgani-
zation Order No. because there never
was proposal more just and right. l
feel certain that all Congressman and
Senators who voted for the enactment
of the law that you and Senator Nc
Carran successfully. sponsored and
which has worked out SO admirably
will again vote with you to maintain
in status quo the Civil Aeronautics Act
of 1888 in the interest of air safety for
air travelling public and the
splendid men and women who make
up the crews operating the ships"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
7eomsfers Receive
Clean Slate From
US Judge F. D. Let's
Anti Trust Indictments Are
Dismissed By Federal
Court Action
DECISION QUICK
Judge Hands Down Ruling
One Minute After Close
Of Long Case

Washington, D. C.-Federal Judge
F. Dickinson Let's ordered a directed
verdict of acquittal for the officials OF
the international 3 % h r h O d OF
Teamsters indicted here under the
antitrust laws.
The decision was hailed by President
William Green and Defense COunse
Joseph A. Padway as great victory
for the American Federation of La
Dor. They called the courts ruling
a severe blow the campaign under.
taken by Assistant Attorney Genera
Thurman Arnold to prosecute activities
of labor organizations under the Sher.
man Act.
Judge Let's handed down his deci-
sion at the conclusion of two weeks of
testimony presented by the prosecut-
ing attorney. Mr.. Padway argued for
directed verdict Of acquittal. The
prosecutor objected. A minute after
he had ended his argument, Judge
Let's handed down his sweeping de-
cision. He ruled:
THAT the defendants had done
nothing other than they had a right to
do as officers of the union.
2.-That their conduct did not vio-
late the Sherman Act.
3.-That none of the defendants
could be charged with criminal intent.
The judge then threw out the indict-
ments which were based on a jurisdic-
tional dispute between the Teamsters
Union and the International Union of
Operating Engineers, that has since
been settled.
Those acquitted Of all charges by
order Of Judge Let's were:
Local 639, the District of Columbia
local, of the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters.
Thomas O'Brien, international repre-
sentative of the union; Stewart Keyser
and Aubrey Streams, business agents
of the local; Charles Bell, president of
the local, and Linwood A. Trainham,
secretary.
President Green commented:
"This court decision is distinct vic
tory for the American Federation Of
Labor. 1t should demonstrate to the
entire country the truth of our con-
tention that Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Thurman Arnold has gone far
afield in seeking to prescribe the law
full activities of labor unions by the
filing Of wholesale indictments under
the antitrust laws.
"It was Mr.. Arnold's theory that the
Federal Government could regulate
and control the activities of labor un-
ions by invoking the antitrust laws
against them. Now this theory has
had it's second test in the Federal
Courts. Both times it has fallen to
pieces in the face of the facts, the law
and common sense. Federal Judge
Davis in St. Louis recently dismissed
against officials of tn e
U nj e d Brotherhood of Carpenters.
Judge Let's, in the District of Colum-
oia Federal Court did the same thing
in the Teamsters case. After presen-
,ation Of prosecution testimony for
TWO weeks and without finding it nee
essary to hear the defense, Judge Let's
threw Mr.. Arnold's case out the Win
dow"
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
Relationship Between Work
or and Employer Subject
of NBOP Heud's Talk
DAY AT WORLD FAIR
Made In America Week
Opens MonddY; TuesddY
Will Be Spent At Fair

President James M. Duffy of the
National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters and vice president of the Made
In America Club, Inc, will address
that body on the opening day of its
convention in the North Orangerie of
the Hotel Astor, New York, Monday
May 20, on the subject of employer
and employe relationship and the
benefits to be derived from thorough
understanding of each others prob
lens.
The convention, with President Jo-
seph Wells in the chair, will open
Made In America Week, one of the
features of which will be Made In
America Day at the Worlds Fair,
Tuesday, May 81.
Officers for the coming year will be
elected during the afternoon session
of the convention, Monday. A nomin-
ating committee will be appointed to
present candidates to the members.
c. B. j. Molitor of the North Amer
lican Lace Company will give his views
on what American Industry Can Ex-
pect At the Close of the War;" At the
dinner, which will be held in the ball
room of the Astor Monday evening,
c. F. Hatmaker, vice president of the
American Oil Company; George Cless,
author of "The Eleventh Command
ment," and Saul Cohn, former presi-
dent of the National Retail Dry Goods
Association, will address the guests.
The club will undoubtedly continue
its past policy of teaching Americans
to spend their American-made -dellars
for Americar-made products so other
workers csr buy the goods they, the
original spenders produce. Necessary
imports do not injure our national
economy. They enhance it. On the
other hand anything that displaces
and competes with that which we pro-
duce ourselves curtails employment,
reduces our own buying power, lessons
consumption and eventually curtails
production, which is the very life of
American business.
If we put our own house in order
first, we will buy more of these essen
tldl luPOILS IHdH we nave ever I'LL
ported before. Thus will our foreign
trade increase in normal and healthy
way.
For Made in America Day at the
Fair, the club will have hostess COM
mittee with the following we'll known
women serving: DR.. Louise C. Ball,
chairman; Mrs. George Washington
Kavanaugh, vice-chairman; Miss Ad-
rienne Poillon, Mrs. Mollie Tackaberry
McAdoo, Mrs. Lenora H. Warner, Miss
Fannie Hurst, Princess Farid, Mrs.
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
Brotherhood Wins Clear Cut Victory In
NlRB Election At Trenton Standard Co.
USHA Reports New
Low All-Over Cost
F FdrnilY Homes Down About
Twelve Per Cent With
Union Labor

Washington, D. c. ILNS).-Over-
all costs Of building complete family
homes have been reduced to an aver
age Of S4,456 in the first 1913 low-rent
with loans from the United States
public housing projects constructed
Housing Authority, the agency reports.
This is about IL per cent less than the
s5,07l average total cost of like dwell
ings in 240 large scale rental develop
ments erected by private industry on
much the same basis.
The low costs have been achieved
without any cutting Of wages or
lengthening Of hours. USHA work is
done under standard union conditions,
the law setting up the agency specify
ing that prevailing rate of wages must
be paid.
New Cost Significant
Nathan Straus, USHA administra-
tor, pointed to the significance Of the
new low overall cost achieved because
it includes total charges for land and
for constructing the house, costs of
non-dwelling facilities such as play
grounds and recreational rooms with
in the project, administrative expenses,
equipment, carrying charges and ar
chitects' fees.
The average net construction costs
Of these same homes, including charges
for plumbing, heating and electrical
equipment, have reached a new low
of s2,796. This is about 20 per cent
less than the S3,44S average for pri-
vate building throughout the country
as shown by statistics Of the U. S. Bu-
reau of Labor.
Major reasons for continuing lower
ing of construction costs in the USHA
program were attributed by Admins
'.(Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-16
Duffy To Address Made-In-Americo
Club Convention In New York, Monduv
Workable Pension
Pldn Backed; A.F.L.
Wild Promises Of "Hum and
Eggs" Townsend and
CIO Are Hit

Washington, D. C.-Rattle- Drained
pension schemes which promise the
moon to gullible aged persons were
exposed and assailed by the American
Federation of Labor.
President William Green sent to af-
filiated organizations copies Of new
pamphlet called "a Rainbow Pot of
Gold, or Dependable Income for Old
Age" which blasts the fallacies of the
Townsend, "Ham and Eggs" and CIO
pension schemes and presents the hon.
est, workable program of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Summed up, the A. F. Of L. pro-
gram provides for the following OBJ
jectives:
l. "Jobs first with good wages and
working conditions.
2. "1nsurance next to provide in
come and reasonable protection
against huge expenses during periods
of unemployment and illness for the
worker and his dependents.
3. "Income in old age which is in
reasonable proportion to the whole
program of social protection.
"That is a plan," the A. F. of L.
pamphlet declares, "organized labor
can honestly support and for which
our millions of workers can reasonably
work. That is program worth pay
ing for, one which keeps fair rela-
tionship between individual and social
efforts.
In preface to the pamphlet, Mr..
Green charged:
persons batting you with Town
send plans, ham and eggs or soft
promises of $50 month when you are
SIS or GO, if single, and 800 if married,
never tell what the plan will cost, who
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