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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-05
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Total collections of back wages in
the first six months Of 1870 for en-
ployes covered by the Minimum Wage
law whose claims were adjudged valid
almost equalled the entire sum OBJ
tanned in 1889, previous record col
lection year since the law was enacted
in 1888.
This was revealed today by Director
George A. Strain, of the Department
of Industrial Relations, following a
semi-annual report by James P. Walsh,
Superintendent of the Division of
Minimum Wage, of the Industrial Re-
lations Department.
The report shows that sum of
$59,3S1.84 was collected up to June
80, for PSI employees in 7C5 laundry,
dry cleaning and food and lodging es-
Establishments. This compares with a
sum of SCI, ,107.11 which was collected
during 1889, for 1866 employees in 853
similar establishments.
The statistics also reveal that of
the total of $185,O69OG collected dur
ing the six years of the laws exist
ence, $120,478.95 was collected in the
eighteen months of Gov. John w.
Bricker's administrator ending June
80. This figure is almost double the
sum of 64,59O.11 collected in the
first five years after the enactment
Of the minimum wage legislation.
Superintendent Walsh's report for
the first six months Of 1910 discloses
sum Of $49,811.41 was obtained for
1854 employees of 655 food and lodg-
ing establishments; $5,671.9S for 60
workers in 81 dry cleaning places, and
$3,888.45 for 81 employees of 13
laundries.
In 1889 food and lodging employees
collected S57,O68.76 while S3,3S6.O2
was received by dry cleaning workers
and $65233 was collected for laundry
workers.
A total of $3.50 Investigations was
made in the first six months of 1910
exclusive of interviews. In 1889 in
vestigations totaled 1870.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-05
Deportation of Bridges
Stalled By Senate Unit

Washington, D. C.-The Senate I'M
migration Committee voted to report
a modified version Of the House bill
which provided for the immediate de-
portation of Harry Bridges, West
Coast C. l. o. leader, on the ground
that Congress deemed his presence in
this country hurtful.
The Senate committee version di
rects the Attorney General to make
an investigation of Bridges and "to
proceed with his deportation in the
manner provided by law" if the in
quiry produces facts justifying such
action. The House bill provides for
deportation Notwithstanding any
other provision of the law"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-05
Union Progress in Los Angeles

San Francisco.-"I was astonished
by the impressive progress made by
Los Angeles building trades unions,"
said Secretary Edward D. Vandeleaur
of the California State Federation Of
Labor upon returning from visit to
southern California. 1.-TWO years ago
heavy construction was a wide open
field. Today is is virtually 100 per
cent organized. The drive in the home
building field has also produced ex-
traordinary organization results"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-05
Accent Pay Rote Set
For Leather Workers

Washington, D. C.-Col. Philip B.
Fleming, Wage-Hour Administrator,
issued an order calling for the pay
ment of minimum wage Of 40 cents
per hour in the manufacture of leath-
er, effective September IS. The mini
mum was recommended by an indus
try committee composed equally of
representatives Of the public, employees
and employer under the chairmanship
Of Monsignor Francis J. Haas, dean
Of the School of Social Science, Cath
olic University of America, which in
vestigated the economy Of the indus
try. 1t is estimated that the minimum
wage will increase the hourly wage
rates of more than 2,700 wage earners
out Of $4,000 employees in the indus
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-05

Michael Smalley, S26 Amboy Ave-,
Fords, N. j. Meets first and third
Friday at Polish Hall, 43O Hall Ave-,
Perth Amboy, N. ].
No. 175.-Sanitary, Trenton, N. ].
William Morrow, R. D. No. 3, Hamil-
ton Twnp Meets first and third Thurs
day in Casteltermina Hall, Clinton
and Grand Streets.
No. 176.-Porcelain, Macomb, Ill.
Sarah Aemmer, BOG E. Murray St.
Meets first and third Thursday in
Lyons Bldg, Washington St., Macomb.
No. 177.-Sanitary, Robinson, III.
Rollin Lloyd, R. F. D. No. l. Meets
first and third Thursday in Labor
Temple.
No. 17s.-Artware, Sebring, Ohio.
Mary Evasicu, 104 w. Kentucky Ave.
Meets first and third Wednesday in
Memorial Hail.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-05
MORE PAY FOR WINERY MEN

Fresno, Calf. ULNS) THE Winery
and Distillery Workers Union, Local
20554, has signed contracts with two
wine companies, increasing wages for
all categories Of winery men.
Why do radio programs seem better
after midnight?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-05
Relationship Between City
and Farm Workers Incomes

Cleveland, O.-The relationship be-
tween higher city earnings and in
creased farm incomes is explained in
a leaflet just issued by the Wage and
Hour Division, U. S. Department Of
Labor.
The leaflet, according to Miss Grace
C. Glascott, Regional Director, is
available without charge at the region
al office of the Division, 728 Standard
Building, Cleveland, and at the branch
Offices: BAG Federal Building, Detroit,
and 421 Keith Building, Cincinnati.
The European market, disrupted by
the present war, is being replaced in
part by the increased purchasing pow
er, the leaflet points out, is result
of the minimum wage and maximum
hours provisions CT the Fair Labor
Standards Act, which require payment
Of at least 80 cents an hour to all
persons working for firms engaged in
or producing goods necessary to inter-
state commerce, and payment of time
and one-half for all hours worked in
excess of az in any workweek.
"When earnings of city workers rise,
farm incomes also go up" the leaflet
says. Farmers incomes and indus
trial pay rolls rise and fall together.
Under the Wage and Hour Law all
labor employed by farmer on the
farm in conjunction with or Incidental
to farming operations is exempt from
both the minimum wage and maximum
hours nroviSiOnS"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
BY FRANCIS MCEACHEN
limited Press Staff Correspondent

Kornsjoe, Norway, on the Swed-
ish Frontier, april 25-(UP)-Ger-
many Withdrew troops from the
western front for the invasion OF
Norway, and some troops waited IN
ships four days off the Norwegian
coast for orders to land, a German
officer told me today.
The German officer and l became
friendly over cigarettes and beer
81 asked him whether he knew
where he was going when he lett
Germany.
Good soldiers never ask ques-
tons; they always obey commands
he said. This was no exception. l
was called from the west wall and
ordered to march my men out at
night. We went to the nearest
harbor in the greatest secrecy. Al
ter sailing for two days We stopped
at Fjord we did not recognize, but
assumed to be somewhere Off Nor
way or Sweden. We had no idea
at the start of our exact destHla-
ton"
Then explaining the German rea-
son for the invasion, the officer
said: 1--WE beat the Allies here by
matter of hours, for our leader
knew OF tfeir preparations some
time ago and many Of our men
were In holds of steamers for some
time previous to our occupation
After more beer, the officer saie
his battalion was in the Oslo Fiord
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25

Dublin, April 25.-(UP)-Machine
guns were set up in the streets and
armored cars patrolled the city fol-
lowing the explosion of a powerful
land mine today in the lower yard
of historic Dublin Castle.
Lorries with troops aboard arrived
after the explosion, so powerful that
it crumbled three-foot thick ma
Sonry and shook the city.
Police and civilian guards were
placed at all streets and bridges and
troops searched all automobiles and
questioned pedestrians.
It was believed that operatives Of
the Irish Republican army, trans
ferring their terrorist activities from
England and Ulster to Ireland
proper, had planted the mine last
night.
The mine seemed to have explod-
ed in an alcove adjoining the spe-
cial detective branch Of the govern
ment. The detective offices were
severely damaged, as were the Bir-
mingham Tower of the CASTLE. the
Royal Chapel, and st. Patrick's din
ming hall. All were severely dam
aged and priceless stained glass
windows were shattered.
One policeman on duty was slight
ly injured. -Four detectives Of the
special branch were detained in
hospital, injured by mine splinters
and suffering from shock, and the
wife and son Of one Of the castle
caretakers were taken to hospital
suffering from shock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
Nazi Troops Taken From
Western Front To Norway

for four days before it marched
ashore.
ct had been reported that at
Narvik and other points Germans
had hidden for days, even for
weeks, aboard iron ore and other
ostensibly peaceful German mer-
chantmen, and on the occupation
day donned uniforms, took up arms
and joined the German Warships in
landing operations)
The officer expressed belief that
Germany would not invade Sweden.
IF Germany had had designs
on Sweden, she would have at
tackled it first. We know that Swed-
en- is stronger than Norway, and
now Sweden has had time to pre-
pare we realize that it would be diff
ficult for our armed forces to pen
citrate their frontiers. But if we
were ordered to attack we would
all stand hand to hand in battle
Admitting that he liked Norway
the officer said: If people here
could only learn to like us and UNI
derstand that we came only to pro-
tect them from the Allies it woulc
be a grand place." I asked the Of
ficer what would constitute q vic.
tory for the Germans. Restoration
of our colonies and a guarantee o.
prolonged peace is the only answer
We shall accept" he said
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
FIRST AMERICAN
SHIP FROM WAR
Arrives Here This Morning
From NOrway-Had ST.
500, 900 Swedish Gold

New York, April 25.-(UP)-The
Moore McC ormack freighter Nor
macsea, the first American ship to
sail safely from the belligerent
waters of Norway, arrived today, &C
days after she had sailed from New
York for Bergen.
Under special orders from the
state department, the big freighter
carried no passengers. With a crew
of 40 aboard, the Mormacsea car
ried $4,5OO,OOO in Swedish gold con-
signed to New York.
From April to April IA, the ship
was tied up in Trondheim, the Nor
wegian port which was occupied by
the invading German forces on
April 8. During those days, Capt
William A, McHale reported in q
detailed diary of his experiences
those aboard viewed German opera
lions in the harbor and on a few
occasions had contact with German
naval officers.
ca one occasion. In said, Ger
man ofiicer requested that the Nor
macsea be made available to the
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
Attempt Made This Morning
To Blow Up Dublin Castle

Two IT. r. A." hunger strikers,
among seven, had died-one few
hours after the strike had ended.
The I. r. A. had threatened trouble
if any of the strikers died. They
had been held as terrorists., I. r. A.
men had demanded that they be
treated as political, not criminal,
prisoners and apparently in the end
the government consented.
In exploding a mine in the Dub
lin Castle gard, the dynamiterS had
struck at the historic symbol OF
Bristol authority in Ireland. Part
of the castle was built IN the 18th
century; mo. of the remainder in
the 10th century. 1t was long the
seat Of the British government in
Ireland. Prime Minister canon de
Valera went to the castle soon after
the explosion. Before long, large
forces of soldiers and police were
at the scene. 1t was pointed out
that it would have been easy to
plant the mine because the thick
walled castle is open to the public
for sightseeing. The mine, eSti-
mated to have contained about SO
pounds of high explosives, caused
damage estimated at 1000 pounds.
Three-foot thick walls in buildings.
where 500 girls are employed dur
ing the day, were wrecked. Windows
we're shattered ever an area Of 500
yards.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25

today to voice reasons why he re-
tanned implicit confidence in the
worth of the Canadian branch OF
the McKesson drug house, which the
government claims was set up by the
late F. Donald Coster as dummy
to fool associates and stockholders.
A long series of letters and a
price, Waterhouse audit were pre-
sented this morning, adding some
what to the tediousness of the ses-
sion, unbroken by any of the verbal
battles between defense counsel and
the governments prosecutor, Attor-
ney General Irving Kaufman.
One of Letters
One of the letters, from Mr..
Phillips to John H. Goss, president
of the Scovill Manufacturing Com
pany, told what fine showing Nc
Kesson's in Canada was making at
that time 1929 and how it was be-
ing operated at profit, although
no manufacturing was going on. Mr..
Goss was mentioned as director
of the company about the same
time. $50.
that a Is per cent dividend was
possible shortly and said that the
1928 earnings were $4,000.
This was quite typical OF most
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
Nazi Successes Reported
From Fronts in Critical
Phase of Conflict
ALLIED FORCES THROWN
BACK SIX MILES
British Warships lombard
Narvik-2,OOO Germans
Still in There
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
UNITED Press Foreign News EditOr)

UNITED Press Foreign News Ed1tOr)
Germny's armed forces
battered two paths through
Allied defenses in Central
Norway today and reported
that airplanes had cut COM
munications from the coastal
bases to advance lines of the
British Expeditionary Force.
Almost every dispatch from
the Norwegian battlefrontS
told of German successes in a critl-
cal phase of the Scandinavian con-
flict, with the possible exception OF
the northern zone of Narvik where
the Germans said they were holding
out strongly against Allied encircle-
ment.
The main theateH of action was
along a jagged line stretching from
the town Steinkjer, north of Trond-
helm, southeastWard through central
Norway and along that line the Ger
mans claimed important successes.
The British claimed no progress and
admitted they had been forced to
fall back from the Lillehammer
front.
One of the main backgrounds APP
peared to be Undertaking. north
west of Lillehammer, where the
Germans had advanced to Ringebu
and were about Is miles from the
advance British forces at Otta.
Central Battlelines
The central Norway battleline
shaped up, on the basis of frontier
dispatches and official communicates
as follows:
Trondheim Zone-GermanS digging
in at Steinkjer after throwing Brit
ish and NorWegians back six miles
to the village of Meiri, where fight
ing repeatedly continued. Nazi dis
patches said the Allied forces north
of Trondheim Gin the Steinkjer
sector) were weak and of "little i'm
portance." Stockholm reported Brit
iSh reinforcements arriving with an
ii = aircraft guns. Southeast of
AAO1ANl1SA14lS UllO AAC1ll1d lOfdIlNCd
about Is miles in an effort to con-
tact other German forces moving
northward from Oslo.
RoeroS zone-The Swiftest of two
German columns advancing toward
Trondheim from the Oslo zone was
reported to have occupied Roeros
during the night after breaking up
minor Norwegian resistance. Roeros
is about 80 miles southeast of Trond-
helm and railroad line runs by way
of Stoeren to Trondheim.
Second NaZi Column
Lillehammer zone - The second
German column moving northwest
ward from Oslo hurled British Nor
wegian forces back from the Lille
hammer front and advanced to
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
MOTHER IN BABY
M|x-UP WINS
Mrs. Francis MahOney Is
Awarded $500 Against
Hospital
BY FREDERICK C. oTHMAN

UNITED Press Holly Correspondent
Los Angeles, April 25.-(UP)-Mrs
Frances Mahoney today cuddled her
red-headed baby boy-if hers it
really was-said she would love it
as her own and hoped it never would
learn it had been the victim of a
maternity ward mixup.
The 19-year old Mrs. Mahoney
former movie actress who found real
life more poignant than any picture
plot, was awarded $500 late last
night as damages from the Cali
fornia hospital, where her child was
born. She sued for $30,500.
The jury of seven women and
five men deliberated eight hours be-
fore awarding her So 500, but did not
indicate whether it believed she now
had the right child. Several men,
bers wept.
"But I don't suppose it can be
helped" said the dark-eyed film
beauty, who abandoned her picture
career to be the wife of a furniture
man. 1T still am not certain whether
this really is my child, but he is a
lovely boy and I shall try to believe
that he is mine. My husband and
I have decided that we must love
and cherish him as our own. And
we hope that as he grows up, he
never will learn of what happened
to him in the hospital"
Jurors Near Tears
The jurors began to dabble at
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
NEGRO DEAD TOLL
PLACED AT 1873
Bars Placed at Windows
Prevented Victims From
Making Escape

Natchez, Miss, April 25-(UP)-
Iron bars, placed over the windows
of the Rhythm club, Negro dance
hall, to "keep out the spectators and
deadheads," were blamed today for
most of the 1913 deaths in Wednes-
day nights fire and panic.
The bars, reinforced by wooden
lattice work, covered all but two of
the II windows in the frame build
ing, leaving only the one door and
two windows as exits.
The fire broke out in Spanish moss
festoons with which the building
was decorated for swing festival.
It flashed through the place in is
minutes, killing almost half the 500
dancers, who had become a scream
ing, stampeding mass. Estimates of
the dead had ranged as high as 256
but DR.. Andrew Hedmeg, head of the
county health department, set the
total at 1893 after comforting with
Red Cross officials and police. Some
of the 40 injured were expected to
die
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
Old Republican Feud
Ends AS Bradley Wins
Decisive Victory For Fairfield County Chairman j.
Kenneth Bradley - County Sheriff Plat
Forces Are Beaten
(By United Press

The biggest feud in ConneCticut's
Republican party was climaxed to-
day with decisive victory by Fair
field County Chairman j. Kenneth
Bradley over forces led by County
Sheriff Edward A. Plat. For months
civil war ragged between the Brad
ley-Platt organizations, but last
nights statewide caucuSes, unevent-
full except in Fairfield county, gave
Bradley, law partner of Gov. Bald
win a major victory. Caucuses were
held in the 1863 Connecticut COM
munities to select delegates to the
state spring convention May IA and
Is, which will name delegates to the
Republican national convention
Caucus returns also will determine
membership on the state central
committee.
The Fairfield county vote showed
Bradley's strength and gave him a
more powerful hold on the county S
organization. Bradley forces won
decisively at Bridgeport, Bethel, and
Danbury, giving them a majority OF
places on the state central commit
tee.
Among delegates named to the
convention were Gov. Baldwin, Lieut.
Gov. James l.. McConaughy; Paul
Cornell, who is regarded as U. s,
senatorial candidate; House Speak
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
Worden Milk Strike Is Ended, Says
McElligott-Not So, Declares Tata
President OF WOrden's
Business1Agen OF Union
r Seem to Differ
(NEA Radiophoto)

Edward McElligott, president of R.
F. Worden Sons, Inc, claimed today
that striking employees at the dairy S
Ansonia branch had all returned to
work today and that deliveries were
being made as usual. Rudolph Tata,
business agent of the Waterbury To-
cal of the A. F. of l.. International
Brotherhood of Transfers, Chauf-
feurs, Stablemen and Helpers, coun-
tered by declaring that the strike is
progressing very satisfactorily"
Neither side made any move to-
ward negotiating the differences as
the strike went through its third
day. Policemen still rode on Worden
delivery trucks, with the firm spend
ing an estimated 5000 or more a
day for police protection which the
union has claimed is unnecessary.
Employees of the Phillips Dairy,
Inc, are also on strike, Mr.. Tata
said today. He described the firm
as a subsidiary of Worden'S.
Holiday Is Delayed
At a mass meeting of all the
local union drivers and helpers last
night at Garden hall, the leader
ships, according to Mr.. Tata, sue
ceeding in having the rank and file
delay action on proposal for a
trucking holiday" here. The plan
had been advanced as means of
showing the sympathy of other
truck union men with the Worden
strikers.
Mr.. Tata declined to affirm Or
deny Mr. McElligott's claim that the
strikers at Ansonia had returned to
work. He would say only: What is
it? A game of checkers? McElligott
goes down and puts them back; we
go down and pull them out again"
The union leader claimed that the
aY1 pono Az
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
PROMISED LAND
SEEMS FAR AWAY
Jobless Man Tries to Take
His Family to Sea in
Homemade Ark
BY WILLIS S. DUNIWAY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Seattle, Wash, April 25.-(UP)-
The promised land" of Alaska
seemed far away to Paul Satko to-
day. He must win two legal battles
before he can resume his voyage in
home made ark that seamen say
will founder in the first strong
breeze.
Five of his seven children were
held at the juvenile detention home
to protect them from their fathers
folly" Satko was charged with dis
orderly conduct for resisting officers
who took them from the ark OF
Juneau"
Residents of Tacoma, Wash, where
he lived for six months while pre-
pairing the boat for the long voyage
were coming to his aid. Frank Gill
Than, president of the Tacoma Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce, posted
SIS bond last night to get him out
of Jail and hastily organized Ia
coma defense committee telegraphed
him to keep a stiff upper lip" More
than 10000 Tacomans saw the ark
sail from there Sunday.
Unemployed Man
Satko, 40, an unemployed man
from Richmond, Va, said, We'll
fight this thing through. They can't
prevent a man from seeking an hon
est living for himself and his fam
lily. I appreciate the help from the
Tacoma friends who see this for
what it really is"
AS he was preparing to cast of
from the waterfront yesterday, two
policemen, accompanied by Capt
John M. Fox, secretary of the Mas
tiers, Mates and Pilots Union, went
aboard.
Captain Fox had sworn to COM
plant that the ark was unfit for the
1900 mile voyage to save the chill
dren from death in that cracker
box"
The six foot Satko. who fought in
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