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Evening star., 1940-04-30
The Steel Decision

holding that wage requirements i'm
posed by the Secretary of Labor on
concerns doing business with the
Government under the provisions of
the Walsh Healey Act are not subject
to judicial review marks another
victory in that tribunal for New Deal
legislation.
AS result, an order of the Labor
Department, which the Court of Ap-
pealS here condemned as mot only
unWarranted but incongruous," is
found to be entirely within the
province of the department, and
protesting steel concerns in the
Northeastern section of the United
States have the alternative of raising
the pay of common labor or foregoing
some Government contracts
The Walsh -Healey Act requires that
concerns taking Government con-
tracts involving $4,000 or more
guarantee to pay mot less than
VAN iiAiliAiilulii "hSto 40 oCtCl
mined by the Secretary of Labor to
be the prevailing minimum wages
for persons employed on similar work
or in the particular or similar in
dustrieS or groups of industries cur
rently operating in the locality" in
which the supplies contracted for
are to be manufactured or furnished.
The Labor Department, in January
last year, set up six prevailing
wage" areas for the steel and iron
industry, including one that extended
through thirteen States, part of a
fourteenth, and the District of Co.
lumbia In this, the minimum wage
for laborers was fixed at sixty-tWo
and one-half cents an hour, al
though, generally, the rate had
ranged from fifty and one-half to
flfty-six and one-half cents an hour,
with the sixty two and one half
cent rate applicable only at the large,
fully integrated plants at Pittsburgh
and Youngstown.
Seven little STEEL companies in
Eastern and Central Pennsylvania,
Connecticut and Maryland, attack
ing the order, declared that the in
depreciation of locality" to embrace
such vast area was arbitrary and
capricious" and said it set wage
standards that probably would pre-
vent them from competing with
larger establishments.
They were later joined by twenty
five other protestants, and with this
picture presented, the Court of Ap-
peals enjoined enforcement of the
order.
1t is this action that the Supreme
Court now has nullified, and what is
perhaps more important to the Labor
Department, the decision validates
the principle that it has followed in
more than score of cases which
would have been subject to challenge
had the high court ruling been ad-
verse.
The Supreme Court was critical of
the intervention of the Court of Ap-
peals in this case, but certainly, in
declining to accept locality" as
meaning stretch of territory from
Maine to Kentucky, and in view of
the fact that four of the companies
concerned had contracts with labor
embodying the same wage bases it
was proposed to change, the lower
tribunal had reason to believe that
its view of the case was proper.
Evening star., 1940-04-30
The Pear Tree

All winter long saw the old tree there
Beside my garden gate, twisted thing
Stripped of the pearly dress it wore last
spring,
Its black arms naked in the sharp cold
air.
Then suddenly today saw the tree,
The same pear tree. all gloriously white
With snowy blossoms in the morning
light.
know Gods hand was there for all to
see,
To prove anew that life must conquer
death.
The old, old grief that wrapped my heart
so long
Went now, and in its place lovely song
Scared high-as sweet as this trees
scented breath.
Dear Lord, hope in heaven there will
be
Beside the crystal lake a white pear tree.
WILLIAM ARNETTE WOFFORD.
Evening star., 1940-04-30

The spirit of Lord Kitchener must
still walk occasionally. It was he,
you will remember, who said that six
machine guns were all that were
necessary for any British regiment
and that dozen was "a luxury" At
the time he made this announce
ment the German regiments had
from two dozen to forty.
Evening star., 1940-04-30
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Evening star., 1940-04-30

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tne use Tor republication of all news dispatches
eredlted to It or not otherwise credited in this
PAPER Lane, and also the local news published herein
All rights OF publication of special dispa tehes
herein also are reserved Ni''"'~hes
Evening star., 1940-04-30
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Entered as second-class matter post once.
Washington D. c.
The Valley settler., 1940-03-29

,-oU@AIU VIZ Uo'--' AYERS CLUE NE s The ountain View Hom,ac!:ors club spon orod { l9nc9 tt 'osi1lc on iorch 23 t0 r@iao funds for tho School Lunch pro iact. 11upc wcs goo1 music md delicious rofrosh- monts. 4 rT pl2cscnt ovoning wc8 enjoyed hT the crowd. Tho Homo mcH,rs wish to thank ell those who ho1p3d to mck2 tho Genco C success !. Tho school lunch pro joct hcs bon conducted for tho pest few months. Tn prcjyct stcrtad on November Is enl clos,3 on i.crch 22. Fifty chiliron w@r2 sorvod 3&ch dcy. Pl- ens @no 'ndor wey to stort tho serving of hot food 3arli2r this c@ming " r end to continue tho pre- t2ct lctor in l9Al, possibly to y l. 1. complete report of this york will bo given ct z lctor | t5.
The Valley settler., 1940-03-29
All CLUB ORK

All boys end girls intcros tod in
 joining . All Club should enroll during the coming 5lc, April l-6. Enrol l1nont8 rcT 1c Gcdo c5 the
 District Extension Offices in Palmer or with District All Club locdor8.
The Valley settler., 1940-03-29

i'r. H0rbort C.. GTcn@on, Conorcl I.cncgor Of the E.3.R.C. was rocontly roQuos tod to purchase locally for T. 2. Soronson ct Ecr1ul3, Alaska, z brood SOW thct wcs bred. IcrlulI is situc tod on tho north side of Kodiak Island.
The Valley settler., 1940-03-29
CLUB CALENDAR

Hilltop HomoG,Gkcrs will moot on Tuesday April 2, ct tho homo of ITS. V. Jonos. Sub joct--Lcnd- scopinC homo Grounds by Yrs. D. - Stobbins.
 Spruce Grovo Eom7me l,ors will 45ot tho hor1o of F-rs. c. 0. ITuntloy on Tuosdcy evening 7:3O, hpril 9. | domonGtra tion on tho care 0f knitted end croch1 tod Garmont8 will be given bT ITS. R. B. Graham cn2 Hiss !. Uozol zimmor1>r. Tho Civic Cant5r Club will moot on Fridcy l.pril tt tho holro of 1'ra. 0won Jones. Sub toct--w3ll h. sowing.
The Valley settler., 1940-03-29
FO, Et-AKE8S CA1P

Yrs. c. y. Ting, L3cdor for tho
 University Extons ion Hom3mclyor8
 Ccr~D cal12G z raooting ct hor hoylo
 or on1cT, .-orch 25. Th3ro woro Is wo~.3c rro32nt to mc.21o pl cns for
 this due tional end r3cr3c tionCl ! cocnq which will bo hold ct +-in~s L0l5 n July 5 to l2. This yocr plcnG orC undor wcv to include Hor1~clC3ns from Anchorc~o, Indcn- ond3nco, 2owcrd, enc otA5r corrluni t ios of tho southwos t. orn dis trtct. Tn g2norc1 ccnp conni ttoo wcs
 appointed in l939. Tho mombYrs croI Yrs. c. '. King, Chr irmon, Yrs. Lloyl B3ll. Tiss J. HGzol Ziru1cr- man. 0thor members cro Trs. l'm. Curtis, Yrs. Ralph uar5, I,rs. Sid Blcck, Yrs. Don Irwin, frs. s. B.Co01C, Yrs .. Ccrl DtrrCnd, Frs. Ccrl Erickson, Frs. Lorin TcKo chni3 Yrs. 1c1t>r right Frs. Robert Rts12T.
 This cornli t3o plans to hovo tho hom3mckors hold Bcl1o S1loa on April 26 end Nay 10 to rcisc funds 1 for tho IOrcrGlfers emp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14

Maureen O'Hara and Louis Hay
ward.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14
Liquor Fines
Total $3.50

The hard hqaer retailing indus
try paid $3.50 in fines into Justice
Clarence r. tzytons court Thurs.
az afternoon.
Principal payes was Joe BERT.
charged with - uieEaI sale -
liquor Aug IL Ar Illegal posses
zion sept /. both At the Little
Inn. psth and Sales road He was
fined $500 ard Costs On Tire ftrst
charge and sentenced to 80 DAYS n
ire county AL - re second
John Baker. arrested Aue "a At
tire star cafe. formerly the La.
It 1919 Rrcadwsy. was fined sito
Charles Earl Murray. operator a.
the Copper Creek cabin camp Al
Ashford. who protested he was not
IN the liquor bushes. but merely
had accommodated some college
eoya was fined 500 and ccsts
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14
False Testimony Causes
Man TO Lose Citizenship

Alex McMeekin, 81. Of Long
view. was a citizen Of the United
States when he walked into fed
ersi district court here Thursday
afternoon.
But, when he left the courtroom.
he was in custody of deputy u. S.
marshals and had lost his citizen
ship. He was taken to city Jail
where he remained Friday.
McMeekin was granted a hear
ing before Federal Judge Lloyd L.
Black after 1t was discovered he
had given false answers to ques-
tons during naturalization pro-
ceedings.
Five-Day Term
At conclusion of the hearing,
Judge Black ordered the Canadian
jailed for five days pending a
deportation hearing. A 12-month
sentence in the federal road camp
near Dupont was suspended by
the court.
Also in court Thursday after
noon was Lester william Bonner,
IS, Hood canal resort operator,
who entered a plea of guilty to
a charge Of selling liquor to an
Indian woman. He was sentenced
to serve 80 days In Tacoma city
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14
Women Asked
To Volunteer
County Auditor
To Be Organizer

County Auditor s. Clifford Davis,
whose election machinery already
has been commandeered IN advance
for the anticipated registration OF
male citizens for the draft. was in
formed Friday that he can start
right now registering women for
voluntary duty in the military pro-
gram.
Brig. Gen. Maurice Thompson Of
the Washington National Guard in
formed the auditor he will send
him soon a supply Of application
blanks for The Washington Vol
unteer Corps Of Women The
corps. over the entire state. is ex-
pected TO consist Of around 1900
women.
Their first duty. General Thomp-
son announced. viii be to assist in
the registration Of men on the
day designated after the draft bin
Is passed. They will act as regis
trars in the precinct registration
places, as special registrars TO visit
the sick in homes and hospitals and
to distribute forms and supplies.
General Thompson said he had
had a heavy response both by letter
and In person from individual wom-
on and patriotic women's orgsni-
nations.
1t Ia planned to select one day
after passage Of the CONSUMPTION
bill to set up forces in all the county
voting precincts and register all
men who come within the draft
ages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14

Jail. A e0-day sentence on a
second count was suspended.
Pleading guilty 10 = charge Of
driving q stolen car from Che
halls TO Portland. William J.
Phyls. ~. Of Los Angeles. was
sentenced to serve = year and q
day In federal penitentisry on
Mcneil island.
Both Plead Guilty
Two youths. Donald c. Chag.
non. is. and William b. Leicht.
nam. 10. both of Ridgefield, enter
ed pleas OF guilty to violation Of
the Dyer act. The pair was &C
cused OF stealing an automobile
at Ridgefield and driving II "a
Tennessee.
Chagnon was ordered 10 serve
Is months in the federal re-
formatory at Denver. while Leicht.
nam was sentenced 10 IL months
in the federal road camp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14
Attendance Mark
Nearly Equalled

Climbing attendance at the TWO
city high schools in the first week
of school brought the net loss from
last year to only two students at
the time supt. Howard r. Goold
reported to the school board at the
Central school Thursday afternoon.
Net loss in the entire school sys-
TEN has dropped to 3s7. he an
nounced. Elementary schools. with
a population Of 7.771. had lost only
104 pupils. Junior highs lost tne
most. a total Of 2e1.
Total school enrolment this
week was listed at 16.s45. In the
high schools Lincoln had 2,63s pu-
pills, q gain of five. and Stadium
2,176, a loss Of seven
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14

designated Capt. Kent Robottom
in charge of the navy cooperation
with the civilian committees who
will carry out the local observ-
ances.
In past years, it has been Gus
tomary to call attention to the
actual needs of the navy in ships,
equipment. airplanes and auxih-
aries of all kinds. This year, how
ever. October II which Ia Navy
Day, falls on Sunday. In view
OF this fact, it Is considered more
fitting that the day be made one
of special conservation in all the
churches throughout the nation
and on all shore stations and
aboard all ships of the fleet.
Church authorities will be request
ed to cooperate to that end.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14

accompanied > - dogs. psrtlcl-
rsted IN the hunt. one coyote md
fNe hair ffaWn pups were taken
Approximately Is persons part
eipatef IN ~ hzm ard eggs hrssk-
fast held n celebration of fhs
XIII"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14

When ~ need a few extrz dol
iara lock around the basement or
attic for discarded articles. Thls
vii bring You cash from soms-
one n yuu advertise them sith
an inexpensive Times Want a.
Phone Main sta1.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14
Murray 10 Address
Forum on MonddY

Lowell r Murray. president e
the West Fork Logging Co. viii
speak AZ the Monday noon meet
lng Of the Chamber Of Commerce's
forum AZ Hotel Winthrop. Hia
subject win be Are We slipping
Nov For Want of TimherT''
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14
M Street
Goinos. Cominos and Doinos
OF Tacomans as the Re
porter Found Them.

ottNHes OVHtH4s aNe 1esN1~
OF Tdcomdns as the Re
porter Found Them.
Charles Dury leaving for New
York-Mr. Nal Wilson (Anss
Armstrong whsn In rseomsl back
for q visit with old friends Dorcss
sissr writing her weekly budget
OF club nsws-E. r. Murray chat
ting with friends Joel Williams
parking car. Charles Dennis
hurrying down street - George
Michel reading newspaper-Harry
Rand prsising Oscar Ievant - A.
w. Morris relating tale 49, Dick
uhlman helping friend tabulste
election returns-Nal Fawcett and
Paul Newman having a lot OF fun
Guy Melton elated over support
Of friends at the polls-Frsnk
Demko hurrying to telephone -
Harry kendrick giving friend .
lift-Fritr Geiger playing the role
of butler-Bill Goodwin. deputy
prosecutor. showing friends how he
looks In an Uncle Sam Uniform
Alice Ford and Carolyne FAiskow
laughing hesrtiiy-sam Stocking
and Ken Kennel visiting with
Sheriff John G. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MurrcII making report.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14
LUCILLE BALL SCORES

Cast as Tiger Lily, pride OF the
habitues of cheap musical comedy
houses. vivacious Lucille Ball IL
said to score an outstanding hit
in RKO Radios Dance, Girl,
Dance" stirring story OF backstage
life co-starring Miss Ball with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14

time as 9 I at e
chairman of the
observance of
Ma Wy Day, it
was announced
Friday.
Rear Admiral
c. s. Freeman.
eommandant Of
the 18th naval
distric I with
headquarters at
Bremerton, has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14
20 Hunters Bog
Three Coyotes

CALDWELL -. Ar unusual
record for coyote bunting was
established hers whsn 20 horscmen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-14
Navy Day Plans
Are Being Made

Frank Mclaughlin has accepted
appointment from the Navy league
of the United States for the eighth
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
WPA WORKERS
LOSE FIRST ROUND
lin TEST CASE

NEW YORK-FP)- Workers
Alliance has lost the first round O.
it's court fight against the new fed
eral relief bill requirement for aft.
davits by WPA workers disavowine
affiliation with communist and naz
groups. In U. S. district court, Judge
John w. Clancy dismissed two suits
filed to test the measures constitu-
tionality.
The suits were by Mrs. Charlotte l.
Long, who had refused to sign the af-
fidavit, and George R. Carroll, who
had declared himself a communist.
Both seek reinstatement.
Mrs. Longs case will be appealed
to the state supreme court, while Car
rolls will be taken to the U. S. circuit
court of appeals, attorneys for the
defendants announced
Clancy dismissed the suits on a
technicality without even reading the
briefs in the case The technicality
was that neither defendant earned as
much as $4,000 a year, the minimum
for district court jurisdiction.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
LA Toilette
SEES DANGER IN
CONSUMPTION

KENOSHA, Wis.-(FP)-- Emphatic
opposition to compulsory military
training because it would create a
manpower middle and scramble eff
forts to get production stepped up
was voiced here by Sen Robert M
LaFollette Jr. in an address before
Kenosha county Progressive leaders.
LaFollette said the armed forces
should be expanded on a voluntary
basis until the government deter
mines that the army we should have
can't be raised voluntarily"
Warning against any development
in a war abroad, he continued: IF |
were the only man in the u. S. senate
would vote against this nation be-
coming involved in a war in Europe
or in the Far East. l believe that
the sound patriotic American course
is to stay out of any war and prepare
our defenses.
"The tragic events which have been
in Europe should teach us
one very important lesson: they
should teach us that democracy as
way of life is in danger. 1t is no
time for hysteria and / for one do not
join those pessimists who see disas-
ter lurking around the corner"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
Jurisdiction of
Glass Workers
Enlarged

TOLEDO.-(FP)-D Delegates to the
fourth convention of the new Fedora
ton of Glass Ceramic G. Silica Sand
Workers (CIO) ended 9-day session
on July 16 after adopting a stream
lined constitution and drafting plans
for an organizing drive.
The constitution provided for aban-
donment of the old name, the Fedora
ton of Flat Glass Workers. Another
change was enlargement of the I'M
ions jurisdiction to include Canada
Executive board members went into
conference after the convention to dis
cuss plans for intensified organizing
in the ceramic and mirror industries
where a potential membership of co.
900 exists. The SO delegates at the
convention, representing six states
voted to maintain a $4,000 fund to
finance the drive.
Also voted by the convention in the
executive board setup. The board
will consist of one member elected
from each of the five geographical
districts and one to be elected at
large The member-at-large will auto
matically become the international
vice president.
Init. Pres Irwin DeShetler and Sec.-
Treas. Peter Vidmar reported on gains
during the past year. More than 22,-
900 members in the glass and allied
industries are now enrolled, the Of
ficers said.
The new constitutions will be acted
upon by referendum within several
weeks. No election of officers was
held, since balloting is held by refer
endum The union voted to continue
headquarters at Column
bus, o.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
COST $4,000 TO KILL
A MAN In BATTLE
DURING WORLD WAR

WASHINGTON. 1t is estimated
that in the last World war the cost
of killing a man in battle amounted
to the staggering sum of $4,000.
When asked to check this figure, Gen.
eral Percin, who was in the French
army at the time Of the last war,
found that, if anything, the figure was
too low
Farm Research points out that less
than one-half of one percent of the
families in the United States receive
an income of $4,000. In fact, one
third of the families in the country
were found to be living on less than
$3.50 a year, according to the recent
study made by the National Resources
Board
If the $4,000 were applied to peace
time uses, it would be sufficient to
convert three farm tenant families to
full owner status. 1t would wipe off
the mortgage debt from an average
of five farms. 1t is equivalent to the
average value of IL farm homes in
this country.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
FARMERS UNION
WINS ANOTHER
BATTLE
BY HAROLD BROWN

Secretary Montana Farmers Union
The 1889 wheat loan regulation.
denied farmers who received indem
nifty wheat from Crop Insurance the
right to secure loan on this wheat
The Farmers Union protested this
regulation vigorously last year, and
received in reply to its protest, many
excuses as to why it was not practical
to make loans on this Crop Insurance
Indemnity wheat
We persisted in maintaining our
position, and are glad to report that
the copy of wheat loan regulations for
1910 contains this provision:
Crop Insurance Indemnity: Produc-
ers having crop insurance who suffer
losses will be eligible to pledge wheat
received as, or purchased from Crop
Insurance Indemnity"
POSTER PoSERS
(From Consumer Education)
If you work for living,
You're in Business
Whatever Helps Business Helps You.
So read the billboard posters which
bright in their patriotic colors, are
sprouting like mushrooms along the
nations highways and city streets, car
rying the National Association of
Manufacturers latest 1910 slogan to
the people.
Evidently the statisticians of the
Federal Reserve Board, however, have
not yet seen these posters, or, having
seen, they did not believe. For, with
the cold logic of comparative statis
tics the boards report, issued last
month on the State of American Bus
mess, shows that while the nations
plants produced more goods last jan
uary than in the best January of our
history, 1929, they employed 100000
fewer people. And this in spite of
shorter working hours.
According to the National Resources
Committee, IL percent of Americas
families and single individuals had an
income of less than $500 for the year
1886, and more than a quarter of
the nations families made less than
$4,000 while almost half our popula-
ton had incomes under $1,000, less
than a third were the families over
the $1,750 mark. More than a million
families in the United States had a
yearly income below $3.50.
Asking how these people can buy
all their needs and wants-food and
clothes, beds and baby carriages-the
st. Louis Dispatch states:
'If, somehow, these great population
segments can be given the purchasing
power that we usually describe as a
decent or living wage, what a mar
ket will be opened for American in
dustry."
In the light of these facts and if
could afford some posters
of their own, they might well read:
"If You're in Business,
You Need Consumers
Whatever Helps Mass Buying Power
Helps YOU"