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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
Ohio Labor Active
In Every Field the
1882 Records Show
Labor Ldws Stand Up Un-
der Attdcks As Rights Are
Upheld In State
(By Ohio Labor News Seryice)


Columbus, GA resume of records
Of the Ohio State Federation of La.
Dor, state branch of the American
Federation of Labor, for the year 1893
reveals that accomplishments and ac-
tivities Of the organized labor move
ment in Ohio were outstanding in
many respects in the year now draw
ing to close.
Predominant in Importance was the
successful resistance to all attacks
made on existing labor laws by legis-
lation introduced in the 93rd General
Assembly, and defeat of other legis-
lation which sought to restrict and
regulate organized labor and it's rep
resentatives.
Organized labor of other States was
not as succeSsH as that of Ohio i,
resisting Whist was apparently q
nationwide campaign for legislation
weakening or wiping out entirely la
Dor laws which had been secured over
a long period of years.
In addition to overcoming detri-
mental legislation, Ohio labor, through
the Ohio State Federation of Labor,
secured the enactment of amendments
improving some important laws affect
ing workers Of the state, although a
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
NdgY President Of
Perth AmboYLocdl
Steamed Clums Make Hit at
Christmos PartY of
Local No. 96
FIGHT FOR BILLS
Ant-1njunction Bill and Two
Changes In Compenso-
ton Wanted by Labor

Perth Amboy, N. J.-Local Union
No. 96 held election of officers at theil
regular meeting December 22. The
following were elected: Stephen Macy
president; Felix Shurig, vice presi-
dent; Hans Miller, financial secretary
Paul Jankovich, recording secretary;
John Adametz, defense secretary;
Walter Lybeck, statistician; Chris
Petersen, guard; Chris Madison, in
spector; Sam Gerlufsen, Arnold Det-
mar and Chris Madison, trustees.
After the meeting the members en-
joyed Christmas party put on by
Brothers John Adametz and Andy
Vamos. Steamed clans, beer, hot
dogs and sandwiches were served by
the committee. The party was great
success and the boys who put on the
party certainly deserve much credit.
President-elect Macy gave an inter-
esting talk on his program for the
coming year, at the close Of which he
introduced his partner, Vice President
elect Dutch Shurig, who offered to do
all he could to help Brother Macy.
The Central Labor Union delegate
(Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
Christ1r1ds PdrtY
Treut For Riddles
Children In Sdlem Receive
Toys and CdndY From
Santa Himself
NEEDY GIVEN AID
Baskets Token To Homes OF,
Prize Winning Local AZ
Christmas Flodt

Salem, O.-Local Union No. 42's
Christmas Party committee proved
that they know what it takes to make
the children happy and at the same
time give the grown ups a real treat
More than three hundred members
and children packed the hall until the
sides bulged. Santa Claus gave each
kiddie box of candy oranges and a
toy before the program started. We
wish to thank Santa and members of
his committee: R. Reedy, r. Jackson,
TX. Roesler, l.. Walters, L. McCave and
20. Kelly.
The program which certainly could
not have been improved follows:
Christmas Carol-"Holy Night
Gwendolyn Krepps; Cress Cozza at
the piano.
Recitation - Empty Stockings
Ellen Thomas.
Recitation-"G "Gifts"-Billy Thomas
Song-"Cradle Hymn"-Jerry Rice.
Audience to join in the chorus.
Song-Bertha Jeffries; Bessie Sne-
vel at the piano.
Acrobatic Act-Patty Parsons (East
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
Prompt, Aggressive Wdlsh-H HedlY Act
Enforcement Is Urged By Federation

in given industry represent the ma
jor administrative function under the
Act.
"The determination of prevailing
minimum wages usually begins with
an informal conference held by the
Administrator of the Division of Pub
lie Contracts and attended by repre-
sentatives Of employers and organized
labor in that industry. The object of
the informal conference is to get all
interested parties to agree on the
definition of the industry and on the
method of securing factual evidence
on the wage conditions prevailing in
the industry.
"The matter is then referred to a
board composed of three members
and known as the Public Contracts
Board. This board holds public hear
ings at which wage evidence is sub
mitted for the record by government
fact finding agencies, by labor and by
employers.
"The Public Contracts Board con-
siders the evidence presented at the
hearing and transmits it's findings and
recommendations to the Secretary of
Labor. The Secretary considers these
recommendations together with any
objections that may be offered by the
parties concerned. When a final de-
cision is issued by the Secretary of
Labor, it becomes unlawful for an en-
ployer engaged on government con-
tract work to pay less than the pre-
Continued on Page Six)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
BY President James NJ. Duffy, First
Vice President E. L. Wheatley and
John O'Malley.

ny freSlOcnt James vi. DuHy, TTSt
Vice President E. L. Wheatley and
John O'Malley.
The 1889 convention Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor at Cincinnati
Ohio, in a statement reviewing the
operation of the Walsh-Healey Public
Contracts Act during the three years
since it became the law of the land
emphasized the "need for more ex-
peditious and more aggressive en-
forcement policy if the standards OF
the Public Contracts Act are to be-
come fully effective"
The convention included in it's dec
laration an outline of the main provi-
sions of the administrative procedure
and the benefits to working men and
women resulting from its application
"The Walsh-Healey Act has been
in operation for three years." the con-
vention said. ats two major require
ments are U the maximum work
week of 40 hours with the payment
of time and one-half for all hours
worked in excess of that maximum,
and (2) the payment Of prevailing
minimum wages, as determined by the
Secretary of Labor. These require
ments apply to all those employed in
manufacture or furnishing of ma
terials and supplies for the Federal
government under contracts valued at
more than $4,000.
procedures enabling the Secretary
of Labor to determine what consti-
tutes the prevailing minimum wage
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
Wdrehousernen
Get off TOT ineStdrt
New Officers Installed By
Retiring President At
Lost Meeting

Local Union No. &c met January
2, with President Laughlin in the
chair. All officers were present, Civ
ing the organization a good start on
the new year. r.
The ballot box was open for voting
on the increase of the national presi-
dents salary and will continue to be
open for two more meetings. So every
one come out and vote.
New officers were installed for the
next six months by retiring President
Dale Laughlin. Brother Laughlin has
done fine job in taking care of the
problems of the warehousemen. We
hope the members continue to give
the new officers the fine support they
gave the outgoing officers.
Brother Jeangunat has returned to
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
MilbY Elected To
Lead Local No. Is
Next Meeting Of Packers To
Be Held Thursday,
Jdnudry IL

Local Union No. 25 elected officers
for the next six months at their last
regular meeting. Brother Robert
Milby was elected to the presidency
with Chester Caine as his able assist
ant; Reuben Lunger, financial secre-
tary; A. G. Mckenzie, recording Sec
retary; Albert Hargreaves, treasurer;
Ross Horner, inspector; E. Morgan
outside guard; Harry Hilliard, six
month trustee; Chester Caine, eigh-
teen-month trustee.
Brother John Lister won the three
months dues in the draw. This is his
second time to win since November
We are glad to see Brother Lister SC
lucky, he deserves it as he is a very
regular attender at the meetings.
Local Union No. 25 will meet again
on January Ito. c. IS.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
Atkinson Proposes
AnUnempIoymen+
Benefits Formula
Substitute For Rule Three Is
Presented Bourd Of Review
For Immediate Action
(By Ohio Labor News Service)


Columbus, O.-A substitute formula
for controversial" Rule Three as a
method of calculating the average
weekly wage Of claimants for unem-
ployment compensation was submitted
to the Board Of Review of the Ohio
Bureau of Unemployment Compensa-
tion last week by Administrator H. C.
Atkinson.
The Administrator requested the
Board to expedite it's consideration Of
the proposal inasmuch as the Bureau
is about to enter into its second year
of benefit payments under the Ohio
unemployment compensation law.
Substitute Rule Three proposed by
Administrator Atkinson provides for
calculation of the average weekly
wage by the following formula:
"The average weekly wage of an
individual shall be determined at the
rate of nine per cent (9R) of the
total wages earned by such individual
in covered employment in that calen-
dar quarter in which such total wages
were the highest during the first four
of the last five completed calendar
quarters prior to the quarter in which
separation occurred. In the event of
application for initial determination
for partial benefits, the separation
quarter shall be that quarter in which
such application for initial determin-
alton is filed. Where there is no en-
ployment in the first four calendar
quarters of the five completed calen-
dar quarters mentioned above, the
quarter Immediately preceding the
separation quarter shall be used.
after the earnings have been total
ed in the applicable quarter, fraction
al parts of dollar of such total earn
ings shall be disregarded in comput-
ing the average weekly wage.
"The average weekly wage, as cal
culated in the foregoing paragraphs,
shall then be computed to the next
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
Neul President Of
Local Union No. g
MembersR Requested to Hand
In Resolutions EdrlY
For Convention

Local Union No. 9 in starting the
New Year requests the presence of
each and every member at all the
meetings of the local to assist the
following officers who have been
elected and installed for the new
term: Thomas Neal, president; Enoch
Jones, vice president; P. X. Calhoon,
financial secretary; Roy Broadbent,
recording secretary; John Fox, in
spector; William Mccoy, guard; and
trustee for 18 months, John Potts.
At the last meeting a resolution
committee was appointed by President
Neal, to handle all resolutions to be
presented to the next convention.
There will be many resolutions per-
tanning to the wage scale which ex-
pires on October l, 1910. The resolu-
Continued on Page Six)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
Exemptions From Minimum Wage and
|MuximumH HourS Standards Condemned
BY President James NJ. Duffy, First
Vice President E. l.. Wheatley and
John O'Malley.

BY President James M. Duffy, First
Vice President f. L. Wheatley and
John O'Malley.
Strong condemnation of sapping
and mining the minimum wage and
maximum hour standards contained in
Federal labor legislation was ex-
pressed by the 1899 convention of the
American Federation of Labor at Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
Among devices used to nullify to a
large degree the principles underlying
the maximum hour and minimum
wage provisions of both the Walsh
Healey Public Contracts Act and the
Fair Labor Standards Act, the con-
vention included sub-standard work
conditions for learners, apprentices
and handicapped workers, blanket in
dustry-wide exemptions for learners in
certain industries, and exemptions of
important industrial groups domin-
ated by long hour and low-wage en-
|ployers from both minimum wage and
maximum hour standards.
Wage and Hour Legislation Weakened
by Exemptions
The endeavors of reactionary en-
ployers to reduce the scope of pro-
tective wage and hour legislation
were cited and the determination of
the American Federation of Labor to
prevent all such efforts expressed by
the convention in the following state
ment:
Efforts to establish minimum wage
standards through State and Federal
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
Court Clarifies The
"Sfrike" In 0hio's
Unemployment Law
Positive Action by Employees
Determining Factor.
Judge Rules
(By Ohio Labor News Service)


Columbus, O.-An opinion by the
Board Of Review of the Ohio Bureau
of Unemployment Compensation that
the mine shutdown last Spring was
not strike was upheld last week by
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas
Judge Joy Seth Hurd in a decision
that was expected to have far-reach-
ing effect in it's definition of the term
strike"
In a 29-page opinion, Judge Hurd
dismissed an appeal by the United
States Coal Co. of Bradley, Ohio,
which had sought to block payment
of unemployment compensation to
miners thrown out of work during
contract negotiations with operators.
BUG Administrator H. C. Atkinson
had ruled that strike existed, and
that benefits were not payable to
miners under the Ohio law. He was
overruled by the Board of Review in
a majority opinion by Chairman Ver-
ner- Metcalf and Member w. T. Rob-
erts, in which Member Walter j.
Mackey dissented.
"The failure of an agreement on
March 81 was merely state of mind"
Judge Hurd's opinion read. Neither
strike nor lockout can exist mere
ly as a state of mind. In each case
thought must go out into action"
Judge Hurd pointed out that no
strike call was issued by the union,
and that there was no picketing of
mines covered by the Appalachian
agreement.
The Judge declared "labor dis
pute" did exist between the union and
operators, but denied employers argu-
ments that the terms "labor dispute"
and Strike" were synonymous.
"Our conclusion isl Judge Hurd
added, "that the condition existing
upon the expiration of the basic
agreement was no strike, no lockout,
but merely a state of inertia due
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04

legislation have often been weakened
or altogether blocked by exemptions
permitting the employment Of special
groups of workers at rates lower than
the. established minimum. Such at
tempts to exclude important groups
of workers from coverage have been
frequent in the operation of the State
minimum wage laws.
Walsh -Healey Act Knitted
"Under many NRA codes sub
standard for tolerance rates were es-
tablished for learners, apprentices and
handicapped workers. This tendency
to circumvent the minimum by means
of exemptions was also reflected in
the operation of the Walsh -Healey
Public Contracts Act, where the pay
ment of sub-minimum wage was per-
mitted in the case of learners, ap-
prentices and handicapped workers in
several industries.
Exemptions Weaken Wage-Hour Act
"The concept of the minimum wage
as the lowest wage which is to be
paid to unskilled workers only, was
further weakened by the exemptions
contained in the Fair Labor Stand
ards Act of 1888 as it was finally
adopted by Congress.
"Section ID of the Act authorizes
the Administrator, in so far as it is
necessary to prevent curtailment of
opportunities for employment, to issue
regulations and orders permitting the
employment of learners, of appren-
Continued on Page Six)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
Dishrndkers Elect
Wutkin President
Kdne. e.Bostock. Simpson. San
ford. BrindleY. Wildblood.
Howdrd. Also Installed

At the last regular meeting of Lo.
cal Union No. %, the recently elected
officers were installed. Those taking
office were: William Watkin, presi-
dent; John Kane, vice president
Arthur j. Bostock, recording secre.
tary; Harry Brindley, financial sec.
retary; Richard Simpson, inspector
Friend Howard, Louis Sanford and
George Wildblood, trustees.
1t was necessary for the local to
suspend James Green for non payment
of dues.-O. C. 90.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
Locul Union No. 20
Elects F. Gouker
Lodge. Gunkle. Ely. Bartels.
Vandine, Melville. Brady.
Genker, Numed

Steubenville, Ohio.-Oficers were
elected at the December 18 meeting
of Local Union No. 20. The follow
ing will conduct the affairs of the To-
cal for the next six months: Francis
Gouker, president; Harry Lodge, vice
president; Joseph Gunkle, financial
secretary and treasurer; Elizabeth
Ely, recording secretary; Anna Bar
tells, defense collector; Clark Vandine
guard; Ralph Melville, inspector;
Harry Brady, trustee; Harry Genker
statistician.-O. C. 20.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04
CORRECTION

The referendum on Resolution
No. 13, as adopted by the 1889
national convention, may be voted
upon by the members at any reg
ular meeting from December Is,
1889 to January 18, 1910.
The original notice set the dead
line FIVE days earlier, January 13.
It is hoped all locals will note this
correction.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-06-07
OTTAWA.

George w. Fowler, 81 rokd
starry z Harlem avenue, male
zen byl mrtvy lez1ci ma podla-
re koupelny domu. Pres hla-
wi mel prehozenu tezkou po-
kryvku. Plyn z otevreneho no
faku byl ku 1st1m jeho veden
rourkou. V listu pc sob6 zane
chanem zadal starec, ably pred
pohfbem jeho zjistena byla
smrt jeho. Zadost tuto napsal
z obavy, re slysel, re mnohe o.
soby pohrbeny byly "a ziva.
List skoncil slovy: "Nechci by
tt jedn1m z MICH"
= 68leta zena omamena by
la V pondelf plynovymi vypa-
ry v dome 1900 blocku Light
ulice. Elizabeth Schmidt ma
lezena byla svOj1 sestrou lezf-
CT pred kamny v kuchyni. Pc
lpomoci il poskytnute v nemoc-
nici, vzata byla do bytu sve
sestry.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-06-07
Kazatel z~astrelen.

V Mingo Junction BOZ ma re-
volvery mezi kocovym kazate-
lem a jeho bytnou mel "a ma
sledek smrt duchovnlho, Freda
Chicalliho, 51leteho. Bytna
Amanda Rowe-ova, byla rane-
ma do prave paze. Chicalli by
dlel u Rowe-ove a jejiho man
zela. Pred nekolika dny Rowe
owl PROFESSIONAL prot povyku,
ktery Chicalli tropil pri konanl
nabozenskych bohosluzeb We
sve svetnici a kazatel Sc odste-
hoval. Policie prav1, re Chi
CALI spatfil Rowe-ovy ma ulici
a zahajil ma ne palbu z revol-
veru. Rowe-ova vytahla revol-
yer re sve kabelky a strelila
Chicalliho dvakrate do prsou.
Tyz zemrel drive nez byl pfi-
veZen do nemocnice.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-06-07
Operace ma krave.

We Slayton, Mimi, krava
John Johnsona byla zachrane-
ma enlargement operac1, kdyz
Sc ukazalo, re pomalu schaz1 a
nechce zrat ami pit a jest tax
slaba, re stala sotva ma nohou.
Byl zavolan zverolekaT, ktery
prohlasil, re must nit krava
nejaky CHI predmet v zalud-
ku, ktery il zabranuje prij1mat
potravu. Kdyz rekl farmari,
re jest to pripad, kde by MOI
ma pomohla operace, ale take
by mela smrtelny vysledek,
tax farmar svolil k operaci a
tato provedena. Byl udelan
pc strane skoro stopu dlouhy
rez, kdyz krava byla chlorofor
movana a re zaludku vytazen
nekolik palcd dlouhy, rezaty
drat. Ten byl vytazen, otvor
zasit a krava jest dnes 1plne
zdrava.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-06-07
Komuniste pro Browder.

Earl Russell Browder, z Wi
chita, Kan, byl aklamacne no
minovan "a p~residenta Spoje-
nych StatI komunistickou
stranou, jez konala svoji kon-
venci V Madison Square Gar
den v New Yorku.
Browder, vudce strany, byl
odsouzen ma ctyri roxy do Ia
lare pro pouzit1 falesneho ces-
tovnfho pasu, avsak jest ma svo
bode, pokud nebude vyf1zeno
jeho odvolan1 k vyss1 instance
soudnf. Byl kandidatem stra-
ny r 1896 a bylo pro neho O.
devzdano 10000 HAST. Ia mi
stopresidenta byl nominovan
James w. Ford, cernoch z A
labamy.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-06-07
Kazatel Vaclav Cejnar skonal.

V Omaze Nebraska, byl z
kostela Ceskobratrskeho pres
byternfho sboru ma Is. a Hick-
DRY ul. vypraven pohreb Rev.
Vaclava Cejnara, byvaleho ka-
zatele tohoto sboru. Skonal We
veku TT roku.
T6lesne pozGstatky zesnule-
no byly dopraveny do Wahoo,
Neb., kde byly ulozeny k
vecnemu odpocinku ma hrbito-
We tamejS1ho ceskeho presby-
terniho sboru, jehoz farar Rev.
B. Marek, byl dGvernym pTite-
lem zesnuleho.
Byl take kazatelem We Vldni.
Zemrel nahle %. kvetna We
SVEN obydli v meste Council
Bluffs, Iowa, kde I'll ma odpo-
cinku. Trpel uz delsi cas- kor-
nat6n1m tepen.
Svou cinnost v Americe ro-
ku 1905 zahajil jake misijni
pracovnik V Pittsburgh, Pa,
pax pGsobil V Chicago, ma to
pet let jake professor Destiny
ma Southwestern universite v
Texasu.
Pc tie nejaky cas- pGsobil j
mezi N6mci We Scotland, S. D.,
a roku 1913 byl povolan do O.
mahy, kde Sc stall k~azatelem
vyse jmenovaneho sboru. Zde
p1sobil do roku 1925, nacez
Sc stall misijnlm kazatelem ces-
kych osad v Nebrasce.
V roce 1886 odebral Sc ma
odpocinek.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-06-07
Co nechtsl psika naucit.

y Hasku dostali pekneho
maleho pslka. Bylo to ciperne
zv1ratko, ale trosku neciste. S
oblibou 81 vyhledavalo pro
svou neplechu koberec. I chy-
til pan Hasek psa pr cinu, po-
padl no "a kGzi, cumacek mu
pekne otrel v tom, CO prave u
delal a potion vyhodil PISA z O.
kna do zahrady. Bylo to arci
v pr1zem1. To sc opakovalo ne
kolikrate, ably Sc pes odnaucil
necistym zvyk1m. Jednoho
dine lezel pan Hack pc obede
ma pohovce. Pes vbehl do po-
koje, poole zvyku znecistil ko-
berec, zarypal v tom cumac-
KEN a potion honem vyskocil
z okna. Pan Hasek Sc bill do
"Tohle jsem prece toho
zatraceneho PISA nechtel nau-
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-06-07

Arthur Fishel, 68 roxy starry
kolektor, zranen byl tezce au-
tomobilem ma North avenue a
Linden avenue, kdyz precha-
Eel kfizovatku tn. Automobil
f1dil Thaddens PesZko z Pitts
burghu, Pa.
= Curry w. Gregory, 62 ro-
XII starry, klerk z Montevue
Domu pro sestarle We Frede-
rick byl zabit automobilem ma
ulici mesta.
Gregory, Pc 25 rok1 usedlik
We Frederick, byl kandidatem
ma m1sto soudce sirotcfho SOU
du roku 1888. Zvolen nebyl.
- Automobilem byla pTera-
zena noha Dele Ryan ma Ais
quith a Lanvale ulicfch. Ride
automobile, George c.. Jacobs,
vymlouval sc ma dest.
V sobotu truckem zasa-
ma Washington Boule-
ward u Laurel, 51lety Thomas
r. Bell, zemfel v nedeli We
SVEN bytu, {. 1704 N. Mont
ford avenue. Truck T1dil GER
noch, Clayton w. Foster. Zra7
nen1 Bella zdalo Sc z pocatku
nepatrnym. V Laurel lekarne
bylo mu o~cisteno odTene kole-
no. Pozdeji pocal 81 styskati
ma bolest hlavy a tela. Neil
zavolan byti mohl, zem-
rel.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-06-07
Vyrobu puSek pro armada
zdvoinasobit.

Vyroba -poloautomatickych
puSek systemu Garand We vo-
jenskem arsenalu v Spring
field, Mass, must byti zdvojna-
sobena Poole rozkazu depart
mentu valky We Washingtone,
jak oznamil plukovn1k c.. H.
Stewart, komandant arsenalu.
AZ dosud Sc denne vyrabelo
200 Garandovych pusek, jimiz
Sc v armad6 nahrazuje starry
system Springfield. Vyroba no
vych pusek Sc zdvojnasobi O.
kamzit6, jakmile budou zaso-
by materialu a dostatek cvice-
nych Temesln1kG. Pocet "a
m6stnanc1 must byti zvysen z
2,7OO ma 1000 neb i vice.