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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-10
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specting Compliance with the
Fair Labor Standards Act OF
1885, This will serve to advise
some employers. who have been
inadvertently violating the law,
Of the existence OF the statute and
its requirements" We interject-
at this point a mild query as to
that ancient tenet OF our society
that ignorance of the law is no
defense. And we wonder who
but the tiniest backwoods en-
ployer doesn't know about the
Wage. Hour Law?
The release continues - and
we underline these sentences so
that they won't escape you -
Accurately filed out. II will put
the employer through sort Of
examination of conscience in
sofar a. the Wage and Hour Law
Is involved. When he has COM
pletcly filed out the form. he
will know whether or not he Is
complying with the law"
Colonel Fleming then explains
that II an employer discovers. by
filling out the form. that he has
been violating the law and wants
to come into compliance i'm
meGiately and make restitution
Of back wages due his employees.
every assistance will be given
him by the nearest Wage and
Hour Office" He then says that
in no case is this form being
used as a substitute for physical
or personal inspection Of the
books OF the employer involved.
1t is merely being used TO expe
dite our inspection procedure and
should prove of great value in
this respect. Inspections will
still be made at the faster rate
made possible by our increased
inspection force now totalling
more than 700.
That may sound plausible to
those unfamiliar with the actual
field operations Of the Wage Hour
Division. But what inspectors
are going to be encouraged or
permitted 10 examine employ
ers' books and perform their
other duties when regional dir
ectors. apparently backed BY
headquarters In Washington, take
the reverse attitude in practice?
For example. letter to union
complainant in New England has
been brought to our attention.
The letter. which seems TO be
typical. is signed by Charles r.
Hcrsum. acting regional director.
and tells the complainant that no
further action is contemplated
in the case since they tthe com
plainant's employers state they
have not violated the Fair La
Dor Standards Act of 1888" The
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-10
How About Labor as Well
As Trade Association:

No fair-minded student OF in
dustry-labor problems can deny
or wants TO deny. that the lining
up Of industry in the enforcement
Of a labor statute is wise pro-
cedure. that social-minded. law
abiding employers should be en-
couraged to collaborate in fore
ing their chiseling competitors
to abide by the law. By the same
reasoning so should the labor
movement be encouraged to help
achieve enforcement of statutes
designed TO improve and protect
labor's conditions.
In this particular case diligcnt
inquiry fails to reveal any So
national or international trade
unions to whom the Wage Hour
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-10
put 1t mildly.
Labor Has Cadse 20 be Troubled

Labor Has Cadse 20 be Troubled
Labor reads in the press Of
numerous designations from the
Wage Hour Division staff - res
ignations Of men and women 1t
had come TO know as most in
terested in having the Act enforc-
ed equitably. II sees references
in the press 10 a report filed by
Colonel Fleming'S personal in
vestigator on the Kansas City
regional headquarters tembrac-
ing eight states after a six
weeks investigation refer
ences indicating the report was
ignored and its recommendations
rejected. From the field. labor
own union representatives send
in disquieting reports Of Wage
Hour inspectors being ordered TO
build the statistical record Of
cases handled and closed by taxi
ing the easy. little ones or even
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-10

Statement, Of the o~nsrship. Manage.
ment. Circulation. Etc. required by
the Acis Of Congress Of august -.
1919, and March ;, 1925. o. Western
Maryland VOICE Of Industrial LABOR
published Bi.~eeLly and entered 81
Philadelphia Posi Office ior October
! 1910
so. OF '.sf,..ul
Count, oi tissau.
Before me- Nofar ruph ia sri
~ he STATE and counts aiof-aHid. pes.
sonnily appeared lance Blackwell. who.
hating been cuIf sworn according 70
law dspasss and SAYS thai h. D. ihs
Managing Editor ~ thr Western Mar
land VOICE % Industrial LABOR and
that tho foilowtrR -. 10 the best Of b..
knowledge and h-iri. true statement
~ tho ownership management. ETC. ~
the Aforesaid publication for :hr date
shown IN the above caption. required
by the Act of August -. l9t2 - amend.
ed hy the At Of March s. toss smbad
i-d in section 81. Postal Laws and
Regulations to.wit
t. That the names and nddfcsses 81
the publisher. editor, managing editor
ard business manager aye
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trial Lnion tounen. T.. Melhtni s..
Cumberland
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ami, street Cumberland
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M.ehani, Street Cumnr,,ln4
Sfn,,lanI ln,u.f,t,' [ nton Council
labor b9d,. ,on,oossd ~ Initiated lass,
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letter concludes with the sugges-
ton TO the complainant that the
Wage Hour Law permits the
complainant TO hire a private
lawyer and bring suit against
his employers for restitution OF
back wages he may think are
due him or his fellow employees.
Some time after the above
letter was received and had
been given considerable circu.
lation by the outraged union
man 10 whom II was addressed
the same acting regional di-
rector, MIR. IIersum, sent him
another letter. This second
communication - inspired APP
parently by reports Of the
spreading reaction Of anger
among labor ranks 10 the first
one - FASTENED to assure the
complainant that the earlier
"fOrm" letter did not mean
the case was closed but simply
that no action was contcmpiat.
ed at present. IIcrsum's iden-
LITIGATION OF the first letter as
a form" one clearly seems 10
imply that II employers state
they have not violated the
Fair Labor Standards Act of
1888" union or other labor
complainants may expest no aid
from the Wage Hour Division in
prosecuting their complaints.
The press release ends with
two paragraphs describing the
collaboration az business on the
new form. The form has been
in use on an experimental basis
in some parts OF the country for
more than a month" it explains.
1T has been submitted to So ma
tional trade associations. so that
they may be able TO advise their
members. should any question
arise concerning the use OF the
form or 1t purposes. In all OF those
contacted by the Division since the
use OF the form was inaugurated.
there has been hearty approval of
this new procedure" undermining
ours
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-10

cast of the world series and the
weather has been perfect for a
vacation. These vacations have
started a very pleasant romance
between Joe and the viyacious
committee girl from Coming Exam.
Lucille Martin. The old saying
is that it's an Ill wind that blows
nobody good and it still holds true
in this case.
Our committee was slightly en-
barassed the evening of October
End. Upon a survey Of the Blocks
we found that the Committee was
outnumbered BY the staff by the
imposing figure of at least five to
one. The members of the Com.
mittee were on their toes and
proved to be more than a match
for the heavily armed forces.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-10
DOWN. TWISTING PERSONALS

the afternoon oil OctODef j. III HIS
address to the supervision. he
again mentioned the movement to
gain spinning wages for Down
Twist. This is the thing that is
dearest TO every Down-Twisters
heart. May / quote some forgot
ten Generals words in exp!ana-
ton OF our feelings in this strug-
gle: we have just begun to
fight"
Upon leaving the October Bird
conference, several members Of the
committee encountered none other
than the ex-Dictator. He was
highly elated and expressed a
great feeling OF respect for Kill
Joy Payne. J. Leply was greatly
surprised to see the cx-Dictator
smoking a pipe and as he said
later. Il thought it was his pro-
boscis.'
All OF Textile. and especially
Down-Twist. extend a word OF
thanks to John Neal for the excel
lent job he turned in while acting
as a member of the negotiating
committee. His actions and per-
Torrance at all times were typical
Of his fine work and leadership III
the plant. We all are convinced
that we were right when We choose
him as Our leader and representa-
tive in our struggle for our just
rights. Thanks John, for all OF
your efforts and you may rest as
sured that We are behind you, to a
man"
II was a fine tribute to Textile
the way that the members Of this
department manned the picket
line. Through rain and shine,
through night shift and day shift,
there was always a majority OF
Textile employees present on this
vital guard unit We may be the
lowest paid department in the
plant but you will never find us
Sinking when it comes TO an i'm
portant duty like this.
The boys in Block have iden-
titled the mysterious Mr.. Yehudi.
They were a bit surprised to learn
that this great exploiter of the
"machinist trade cannot even
meet the first qualification of a
true machinist. They watched
him for thirty minutes while he
attempted 10 file the rough edge
OF a fitting His efforts went to no
avail for when he had finished the
Job it could have been improved
on by an Industrious five year
old child. Maybe he was thinking
OF his next broadcast and figuring
n way 10 escape the radio station
unnoticedl
D0wn.Twist has been think
ing Of changing their drinking
headquarters. In the past they
have met at Patsy's. but since
they did not receive their spin
ming wages. Patsy has been ex-
tending a rather cool welcome.
The new headquarters now UNI
der consideration is Skects.
They cannot forget the fact that
when cash was low. Skeets was
kind enough TO accept vegetables
for his wares. An official vote
will be taken at the next meet
ing Of Down-Twist.
Joe Barley and Jack often. two
Of the unfortunate victims of the
Move of Vengeance. seem to be
enjoying their vacations no end.
They have not missed one broad
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-10

DoWn-TwtSterS returning TO work
early In the week we're quite
shocked to find the interior of the
plant IN much the same condition
as when they joined the justified
Crusade to the Gates. Rumors
had seeped outside to the picket
line that the Stiffs were doing an
incredibly speedy Job OF erecting
and other chores. Upon returning
We md that not one machine has
been ereeled by these Stiff Mem
bers. To tell the truth, we took
the rumors with a grain OF salt for
we did not think that these softies
could stand the Job that we must
do to earn our daily bread. Maybe
they will think twice before they
try to convince us that the ma
chimes can be creeled in twenty
minutes.
w. Simmons and K. Mazer al
most had one Of the Flying
Dutchman's" mistakes showed of
on them. 1t seems as though they
had been granted their vacations
the week ending oct. 5th but upon
answering the call to the plant BY
post card, they were instructed to
report for work that very night.
Not being informed Of their vaca-
ton date, they reported and found
that the blame for the mistake
had been shifted onto their Shout
ders. A lot OF their valuable time
was wasted In waiting to have the
matter adjusted just because the
Flying Dutchman hedged at the
thought of shouldering the blame.
Evidently the Hired. Thugs"
1.-THE compan calls them
guards) have n worm eating ut
their conscience. One Of our
Down.Twisters was reprimanded
for voicing his personal senti-
ments to his friends when he re-
ported for work the morning Of
October End. In explanation,
the Head.Stiff said that these
cold.blooded villains feelings had
!: been injured. He also instructed
the -Twister 10 respect
them and regard them as repre-
sentatives Of the company. II
Is too bad that this particular
/: Down-Twistcr spent four years
Of his life in Blucfield W. Va.
ard Is well acquainted with the
/: source Of supply OF these men to
the agency that furnishes the
/: CelaneSe with their representa-.
F: tives.'
: Block 3. Down Twist Is rcjoic.
ing over the report that one. Mile
!a-Minute Byrnes. is to be trans
.ferred to Block S. The nerves OF
every man in Block 3 is strained
to a breaking point by the endless
supply of meaningless monologue
that ''Mile-a-Minute' employs.
without a doubt this is case Of
Block SIS gain and Block SIS loss.
Plans are being drawn up for
the formation of Down-Twisting
'Ten-Pin League. Each shift in
each block will be allowed a team.
These teams to be comprised OF
members of their respective shifts.
Each shift will enter ten men with
a maximum OF seven men to be
used in each game. The leader Of
each shift is urged to choose his
men and submit their names 10
the writer Of this column. at the
earliest possible time. Union men
only!
"Kill-Joy' Payne warmed the
heart Of every Down-Twist COM
mitteeman present at the confer
.ence in the Gatehouse Basement
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-10

tutc violations will be retroac-
tive because II would be "a
paradox" that some companies
with government contracts
were complying with the law
while others were not.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-10

Joe Barley and Jack often. two
Of the unfortunate victims of the
Move OF Vengeance" seem TO be
enjoying their vacations no end
They have not missed one broad
Evening star., 1940-04-28

kutn buchanan Dy Cra1QC ON.
cials and upper semetser students,
demonstrations and movies. Stu
dents were required to keep note
books and at the end of the course
were given an examination. Those
who failed will be required to re.
peat the course next semester.
Elizabeth Dillon, 16. of 1907 Rhode
Island avenue NV. favors the
traffic instruction. 1T helps make
us trafnc-conscious," she said. Alice
Bessemer, Is, of 1902 Eighteenth
street NV. believed the course
would be beneficial.
The vice president of the Central
TRAFFIC Club, Philip Lewis, II, Of
92l Fourth street S.W., predicted
the traf11c study would pay q great
dividend In the future when these
students become drivers and ex-
pressed the hope the course would
become q permanent part OF the
school curriculum.
Each student was given an out
line containing such questions as:
What are the most dangerous ages
for drivers? What time Of day do
most accidents occur? What is being
done to check the number Of acct
dents? How are drivers responsible
for the safety Of pedestrians?"
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Youth, Part Indian,
Will Be Pirate
Captain in PLAY

Ellis Manning, jr., of Brinklow,
Md, IA years old and part Cherokee
Indian, will be one of the principal
actors in Peter Pan" when this
play is presented Friday and Satur-
day at the Wardman Park Hotel by
dance studio pupils for the benefit
of the Children's Convalescent Home
of the Christ Child Society.
Instead of playing the role of an
Indian, Ellis will be Captain Hook,
a pirate and one of the enemies
of the Redskins in the show. Ellis
was graduated from the ninth grade
at Friends School last June. Since
then he has studied drama. His
Indian blood comes from his fathers
side Of the house.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Junior High
BrOadcasts

Editors Note - The folloDing
article is one OF series on sub
5ects dramatised by the Cross
roads Theater Players in pro-
grams arranged by The Star and
broadcast ouer Station WMAL in
cooperation Dith the National
BroddcdSting Co. and the Dis
trtct Junior high schools. Watch
The Star for eract times OF these
bro1dcnsts.
THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP.
Bret Harte was the first writer of
local color stories in America. One
Of them was 1.-THE Luck of Roaring
Camp"
Roaring Camp was the toughest
gold mining outpost in California,
and in the saloon there, a card game
was in progress as our story begins.
Stumpy, Kentuck and Pete were the
players. The deal of the cards had
come to Stumpy when another
character, Jake. walked in to inquire:
"Say, listen, are any of you gents
In here ever been a father?"
After asking this, he told them
the news. Cherokee Sal, the camps
only woman, was giving birth to a
child in her humble shack nearby.
The miners crowded around the
cabin. There they learned that
Cherokee Sal had died after a son
was born. The son lived, and the
hardy, blunt miners discussed his
future. First they thought of send
ing him to another camp where he
could have q foster mother. The
next suggestion was to bring in a
woman to nurse him. The final
decision was to keep him as Roaring
Camps own.
Cherokee Sails son was christened
Thomas Luck. He did bring untold
luck to the camp. The miners raised
him. They dressed and fed him.
When Luck, as he was called,
reached the age where he needed
even more q woman's care as well
q child playmates, the miners con-
stdered bringing in several families
that had children. This was to be
done in the spring Of the year.
"Oh, well, springs long ways
or" said Jake, one OF the miners.
"Plenty can happen between now
and then" The snow lay deep in
the mountains all that winter. When
It began to melt, flood came down
the valley.
What happened next to Luck of
Roaring Camp? You'll find this and
other Bret Harte stories in the Pub
lie Library. The first literature Of
our great West, they include the
"Outcasts Of Poker Flat" "M'liss,"
Tennessee's Partner" and many
others.
Evening star., 1940-04-28


short Spanish course at the diplo-
matte Americanization School and
then examinations and several
courses at the summer session of the
University of Mexico.
Il couldn't have chosen a better
year for my trip" Marie-Louise said,
"for this will be election spring in
Mexico, and I'll probably land in
the middle of their campaign" She
will return next fall to major in
Spanish at George Washington Uni
versity.
Marie-Louise already has become
Roosevelt's first foreign correspond
,ent." She took to Mexico press cards
Issued by the Roosevelt Reporter, of
which she was editor until her grad
uation. She hadn't been In Mexico
long when she received good news
from home-notice of a four-year
scholarship at G. w. u.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Thrilling Experiences Told
OF 1895 Oregon Flood

1--WE were still gazing out of the
windows when it began to rain. I
never have seen it rain so hard
just like cats and dogs. Anxious
parents began to arrive for their
excited children. A man carried me
home on his back. We had to 90
over another bridge.
Il reached home" said Donna,
ito find our furniture being car
ried to the attic. You can imagine
how we lived during those three
days that the flood was at its high
e-t, with rain pouring down continu-
ously and especially when the water
around the house was 10 feet deep.
I'm few days the flood was
6 me, and the river again was
peaceful, but those who went
tn ugh it will never forget 1t"
Donna told me.
Donna lives In Accokeek, Nd, and
is freshman at Oxon Hill High
School.
Evening star., 1940-04-28

They went to. a, Kepsington bank,
and, young as they are, arranged
a loan. Since then their receipts
have exceeded $1O0 and the loan
has long since been repaid.
Bill and Charles sell their rab-
bits for the dinner table as well as
for pets. They do the skinning and
dressing themselves and deliver
them, ready for cooking, to about
Is regular customers in Kensing-
ton. F' .rc >a'sii7
Their stock has numbered as
many as 125 rabbits at time. Dur
ing the Easter holidays they sold
20 baby rabbits for pets. Besides
the three pens purchased with earn
ings from the enterprise, the boys
have constructed four other pens.
The rabbit venture is operated as
a regular business. They keep a set
of books. in which all money spent
and received is entered. This has
given them fine business training
and has taught them the real value
of a dollar. In addition, to use
their own words, Bill and Charles
have found it "a lot of fun and
experience
Bill is student at Leland Junior
High School, while Charles goes to
kenslngton Junior High.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Prize Contribution.
BY FRANCENIA EATON. 13.

1850
Do you remember the flood that
swept Oregon in 1885? Very few
of the readers do, no doubt, but
that flood is one event that Donna
Salin, IA, Oxon Hill High School
student, will never forget.
Donna was living in Oregon at
that time and attended a rural
school. On the day of the flood,
she said, morning dawned with the
sky gray with rain clouds and the
sun hidden. I passed through the
covered bridge over the river to the
school on the other side.
"Just as my teacher finished call
ing the roll" Donna continued, I'VE
heard a splitting of wood. The whole
class ran to the windows in time to
see the bridge we had crossed a
fe- minutes before submerge into
the rising waters.
Evening star., 1940-04-28

bSootAA "a SCoASAlo
Last summer at. the New York
Worlds Fair Betty Lou attended the
glass blowers exhibition to see how
vases were made. She bought sew
eral after having watched the blow
ers make them. Her other vases are
the gifts of friends and relatives
who have brought them home from
distant places.
Betty Lou has vase from nearly
every State. She also has some from
the Orient. South America, Europe
and several Pacific islands. Every
time she gets new vase she makes
a record of it in her book. The vases
are kept in built-in cupboard with
glass doors. This keeps them free
from dust, and they make the liv-
ing room more colorful.
Betty Lou is an advanced pianist,
a member of the Girls Glee Club of
Taft Junior High School and takes
part in school athletic events and
clubs.
Evening star., 1940-04-28

fantasy was selected for its orig
inality, cleverness and wit.
Leslie also has written two assem-
bly, programs advertising dances.
The first, presented last year, was
entitled Julius Caesar" although
1t had nothing to do with the great
Roman, and the second was called
The Ides Have It," the name be-
ing inspired by the Ides of March
on which Caesar met his death.
Last summer, Leslie was a mem.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
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