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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
Annual Banquet Scheduled
For St. Stephens Perish
House. Six O'Clock
CAIRNS TO SPEAK
President of West Virginia
State Federation Will
Address Guests

The forty-sixth anniversary of the
East Liverpool Trades and Labor
Council will be celebrated at a ban
quet to be held in the parish house of
st. Stephens Church, Wednesday eve
ming, February %.
Thomas Cairns, president of the
West Virginia State Federation of
Labor, has been secured to address the
Council members and friends. Mr..
Cairns has been extremely active in
organizing the workers of our neigh
boring state and previously was an
organizer for the United Mine Work.
ers for many years. President James
NJ. Duffy of the National Brotherhood
of Operative Potters will be in po-
sition to return the compliments of
Mr.. Cairns who introduced the Broth
erhood chief as speaker Of the evening
at recent labor mass meeting held
in Clarksburg. President Duffy has
accepted the role Of postmaster.
Also expected at the speakers table
are Michael J. Lyden, president of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor, Ray
Stephenson, state representative.
Long recognized as one Of the out
standing events on labor's social CAL
endar, the banquet is expected to
crowd the spacious parish house next
Wednesday evening.
President George Salsberry has an
nounced that the committee on ar
rangements, headed by Secretary
James Grafton, has completed plans
for one of the largest banquets in the
Councils history. In addition to Mr..
Grafton, the committee is composed of
Earl Cochrane, Paul Convey, Ben
Jones, Robina Deets, Vesta Mohr,
Mrs. Sarah Azdell and Catherine
O'Reilly.
John Coleman, famed local tenor,
will sing number of musical fav-
orites both old and new and carry the
lead in real old-fashioned group sing
ing, expected to be one Of the real hits
of the evening. Albert Oaks, Jr., ac-
complished accordionist, is also on the
program.
Organizing in 1894 with Edward
Cook temporary president, East Liv-
erpool Trades and Labor Council met
in Carpenters Hall to elect the follow
ing officers: Ollie DeTemple, presi-
dent; Joseph Emige, vice president;
Criss Mcconnell, recording secretary;
Fred Irwin, financial secretary; w. V.
Blake, treasurer; L. w. Sackerson,
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
Vice President
Charles Jordan Is
Louded by No. 721
New Executive Board Mem
Der Worthy Of Greet Trust
Says Sebring

Sebring, O.-Local Union No. 121
wishes to thank the National Broth
erhood of Operative Potters officials
for their good judgement in selecting
Charles Jordan, Local Union No. So
as their choice for Seventh Vice Pres
ident of the organization. They could
not have chosen anybody more worthy
of the trust placed in him than Mr..
Jordan. He is fair and honest in all
Of his doings, whether it be in union
activities or any other walk of life.
We extend our heartiest congratula-
tions to Brother Charles Jordan and
the Executive Board.
Our meetings have been we'll at
tended lately and many important dis
cussions have been on the floor and
disposed of very effectively by Presi-
dent Arthur Speakman, who is doing
a splendid job as chairman of our or
ganization.
We also wish to congratulate Presi-
dent James M. Duffy in receiving the
vote in favor of the raise in salary,
as he surely deserves it. He has a
tremendous job as head of the organ
ization.
1t seems there are certain few out
of possible 600 members who do not
seem satisfied to belong to our Local.
We would like to tell these few they
had better awaken for they are doing
more damage to themselves than to
anyone else. We think they had bet
ter change their attitude toward the
local and its representatives.
1t seems there are some very bad
situations in some of the crafts, but
no one will say anything about them
at the local meeting. So if you think
anything of your trade, we would ad-
wise all to attend the local meetings
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
Duffy Sld1ns Trade
Treaty Act On Air
Points Out Weakness oi
agreement At Columbus
Town Meeting
JOB CHANCES LOST
Four Foreign Workers Cain
To One American As
Result of Act

President James M. Duffy of the
National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters won the plaudits Of the Co.
lumbus Town Meeting last Monday
night when he forcefully argued
against a renewal of the present Re-
ciprocal Trade Treaties, which, he
pointed out, were giving four jobs
away to foreign workers to every one
gained by Americans.
He was opposed by Charles Martz
of the American Education Press on
the one-hour program over radio sta
tion Wool. Each speaker had
thirteen minutes in which to deliver
his main arguments before being
asked to answer questions from the
visible audience as we'll as those from
the radio listeners who phoned in
Continued On Page Five)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
TredtY Act Hit By
Central Body Book
Senators And Congressman
Receive Book Debunking
Advantages Of Act
EXPORTS NOT AIDED
Charts Show Non-Agree-
ment Countries Just As
Good Customers Of u. S.

Tariff Protection and Labor" a.
page book containing extremely valu.
able information concerning the pres.
ent Reciprocal Trade Treaties has
been sent by the East Liverpool
Trades and Labor Council to every
United States Senator and Congress.
man in Washington in an effort to SET
before them conclusive evidence of the
damaging effects of the agreements as
they argue this week on the proposed
renewal Of the Act, June IL.
Taken from hearings before the
Congressional Ways and Means Com.
mittee and compiled by noted experts
representing Americas Wage Earn.
ers' Protective Conference, the book
includes addresses by Matthew Woll
president of the Conference; James
M. Duffy, president Of the National
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
Governors Relief
Program Receiving
Roasting BY Press
Bricker Has Red Face When
He Attends Annual
Gridiron Dinner
(OhiO Labor News Service)

Columbus, 0. - Governor Bricker's
face was plenty red last week when
he attended the gridiron dinner given
by The Columbus Press Club and
heard his relief policies and other
news subjects ridiculed.
A speaker, in a serious vein, de-
Tended the Governors relief policy,
pointing out that "while few people
may be starving in Cleveland and To-
ledo, not single duck has ever starved
under the Bricker administration"
The barb had reference to Con-
servation Department news release
telling how the State was feeding the
wild ducks and other migratory fowl
grounded in Ohio by the wintry blasts
Of the past few weeks.
And some of the larger cities of
Ohio seem to think Governor Bricker's S
plan of having cities borrow from
county auto tag funds to provide
matching money to get state relief
funds, which the Supreme Court up
held recently, is bigger joke than
the one about the ducks pulled by the
press boys.
Sure they can borrow from the auto
tag fund to match state relief funds
on a $3.50 basis, but at the expense
Of the street repair program. They
can also use this money to match
WPA funds and get SO for 81 which
is also relief program.
Besides they have to pay back in
1941 the money borrowed or rather,
the county has to pay it back ,and that
does not set so we'll with the county
officials - digging up money from
county general funds to pay for city
relief.
However, the Ohio Chamber of
Commerce says in a "private bulletin
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
Big PIans Made For Southern Labor
Conference In Atlanta March 7 and ;
Changes In Tax On
LII Officers WAGES
Tax Liability Of Labor Or
gdnizdtions Under New
Amendments

Statement Approved By United
States Bureau of Internal Revenue)
Among the amendments to the So
cial Security Act and the Internal Rev.
enue Code which became law in
August 1889 is an important change
which directly affects the amount of
employment taxes payable by labor
organizations and their employees.
This change took effect on January
l, 1910. 1t applies to the employers
tax and the employees tax imposed
under the Federal Insurance Contribu-
tions Act sometimes referred to as
"the old-age and survivors insurance
taxes"). 1t applies also to the en-
ployer's tax imposed under the Feder-
al Unemployment Tax Act (sometimes
referred to as the Federal unemploy-
ment tax").
The change mentioned relates to
cases where the remuneration (wheth-
er by way of salary or otherwise) for
service performed during any calen-
dar quarter, in the employ of labor
organization which is exempt from
Federal income tax under section 1O1
of the Internal Revenue Code, amounts
to $45 or less. GA calendar quarter"
for this purpose, means a period of
three calendar months ending on
March 81, June 80, September 80, or
December 81 The manner in which
this change will affect the liability of
labor organizations and their en-
ployees for employment taxes is out
lined below.
AS To Taxes Under the Federal
Insurance Contributions Act
Effective January /, 1910, neither
the employers tax nor the employees
tax imposed under the Federal Insur-
ance Contributions Act will apply to
remuneration earned during any cal
endar quarter beginning on or after
such date, by an officer or other en-
ployee Of a labor organization exempt
from Federal income tax under section
101 of the Internal Revenue Code, if
the remuneration does not exceed $45
for such quarter.
This change will apply, for example,
to the remuneration of a secretary,
treasurer, or other officer of such a
labor organization if such remunera-
tion for services performed in a par
ticular calendar quarter is $46 or less.
1t will also apply to the remuneration
of any temporary employee, such as
substitute or extra clerk or steno-
grapher, if such remuneration for
services performed in any calendar
quarter does not amount to more than
$45.
As To Tax Under the Federal
Unemployment Tax Act
This tax applies only to employers
who employ eight or more employees
on each Of some twenty days during
the taxable year, each such day being
in a different calendar week. (Since
the tax applies only to employers,
there is no corresponding tax to be de-
Quoted under this Act from the wages
of employees.)
Beginning with the taxable year
1910, in determining whether labor
organization had in it's employ eight
or more employees for the period
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
Trades and Labor Councils For+y-Sixfi,
Anniversary To Celebrate Wednesday
Jobs In Britdin
Go To 5000 Idle
Over One Million Still On
Unemployed List In
Spite Of War

In an article entitled "These $4,000
Men Who Have Been Unemployed
More Than Year Get Work at Last, "
the London Daily Herald gives the
following summary of the uEemploy-
ment situation in Great Britain after
five months of the war against Ger
many:
"A special effort to deal with the
hard core Of unemployment is being
undertaken by the Ministry of Labor
at took special count on January
/ of all the people who had been reg
istered for at least twelve months.
'In respect of some groups, it is
hoped to have consultation with the
employers and the trade unions con-
cerned.
"Meanwhile the latest count shows
that the war has reduced the number
in the hard core by more than &c.
900.
"On August Ia there were 223,09S
men on the registers between the
ages of 18 and Ga who had been work
less for more than year.
"By January l the number had
fallen to 1860.
North Benefits
"The largest reduction was among
men unemployed one year but less
than two; they fell from THAT to
40,405, a drop Of 36,742.
"There were reductions in all parts
of the country, but the chief were in
the North West, North England and
Scotland.
"This reflects mainly the recovery
in the cotton and coal industries of
those areas.
"For the first time, the Ministry
analyzes its figures by occupation Of
the men, and this shows that $4,000
or about 40 per cent Of the 1860
long-term unemployed-are classified
as general laborers.
Youth Preferred
'The Ministry's latest figures show,
as might have been expected, that the
main reduction in the long-term un-
has been among the young
er men.
"Thus, those between Is and "a de-
creased by two-thirds between May
and January.
"The difficulty Of placing the men
increases with age; but a big effort
is to be made to secure that all who
are physically capable shall be once
more fitted into industry.
"It cannot be forgotten, however,
that the Government still has the
problem of placing IA million work
people who have not yet qualified for
the hard CORE"
In an editorial "Down to the Core"
the Daily Herald comments as fol-
lows on the Ministry of Labor's ac-
tivities to relieve unemployment:
"Mr. Ernest Brown has at last been
persuaded to try to tackle the hard
core of unemployment.
"He finds that the number who have
been without work for over a year has
fallen by S6,429 to 1860 since last
August.
$50 far, so good. And now MIR.
Brown is to investigate the remain
Continued on Page Two)
Evening star., 1940-10-20

Vessel is wine vessel. A Los
Angeles artist owns this solid sill
yer model Of on old Dutch eoIIeon
thot holds O quart Of wine ond
pours through the "bowsprit."
Jeon Groy is the decoration.
Wide World
Evening star., 1940-01-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-A broad
ened demand for railway bonds and
certain South American loans con-
trasted with light interest and
mixed movement in other sections
Of the market today.
Toward the final hour a fair-sized
number of issues in both groups
were up fractions to around 2 points
while the main body of " domes-
tic and foreign loans helu close to
Thursdays final levels. Renewed in
terest in South American bonds CO.
incided with forecasts in various
circles of an improvement in trade
between this country and those to
the South.
Among the leaders were Chilean
Municipals, BuenoS Aires and Sac
Paulo issues.
Among corporates, small gains
were recorded for Studebaker 6s,
Southern Railway As, Northern
Pacific As New York Central IS and
Allegheny Stamped IS of so.
Declining issues included Youngs-
town Sheet & Tube As, Missouri
Pacific 5s of II "F," and Western
Union SIS of 60
Aside from the South Americans,
the foreign list generally moved
somewhat downward.
United States Governments were
so largely ignored by traders that no
trends were indicated.
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Egg and Butter Prices
Boosted al CHICAGO
By the Associated Press.

S1 luc hSSOClhleQ 1IcSS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Zero weather
and prospects of continued cold in
important producing areas yester-
day boosted egg and butter prices
to their best levels in two and
three years.
January refrigerator egg con-
tracts, which have staged one of
the sharpest advances in the his
tory of the mercantile exchange
here during the past two weeks,
scared 2 cents to 22l2 a dozen,
highest for a refrigerator future
since December. 1888, and closed
near their peak. January fresh
f1rsts jumped 2 cents to 24h at
the start Of trade and closed at
that level, a new top since 1887.
Butter futures scored one of their
sharpest upturns in recent years,
scaling two-year peaks on advances
ranging to l12 cents and closing
at the top.
In the wholesale market eggs
advanced "a to 212 cents a dozen
as receipts at leading markets con-
tinued to run sharply behind last
year Graded firsts sold at "a cents
locally and 24la in cars. Cash
butter prices gained "a to u cent
with 80 score at 81, best since Feb
ruary, 1888.
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Roosevelt Choice Accused
By Downey in Tax Case
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Charges of criminal law viola
tions were leveled yesterday by
Senator Downey, Democrat, of Cali
fornia against Paul r. Leake, pub
Usher of the Woodland (Calif.)
Democrat and President Roosevelt's
nominee for customs collector at
San Francisco.
Senator Downey told a Senate
Finance Subcommittee that "in my
opinion as lawyer" the nominee
violated State law in three instances
by claiming, over a period of years,
certain tax exemptions on the
grounds of World War service in
the Naval Reserve.
Concerned by the gravity of the
charge, the committee abruptly re-
cessed its investigation to permit
Mr.. Leake to engage counsel and
prepare a defense.
The accusation by Senator Dow
ney gave new turn to contest
which Californians have said would
test the Senator's control over pa
tronage. Senator Downey had in
dorsed Calvin c. Cook, Oakland
Democratic leader, for the customs
job, while Mr.. Leake was the choice
Of Representative Buck, Democrat,
of California and the party wing
associated with former Senator Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo.
Senator Downey informed the
committee that he based his charge
on the nominees own testimony
Tuesday that he obtained tax ex-
emptionS. Mr.. Leake said he acted
in good faith in the belief that serv-
ice in the Naval Reserve entitled
him to exemptions granted World
War veterans.
Evening star., 1940-01-25
A. &P. Stops Buying
From Firms Dealing
With Brokers
Big Store Chain Acts
To Protect Itself
Under Trade Law
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The Great
Atlantic e. Pacific Tea Co. an
nounced today it will stop buying
from manufacturers who deal with
brokers.
The action follows a Federal
Trade Commission order forbidding
the paying of brokerage to the gro
cery chain on purchases made for
it through its field agents.
The United States Court Of Ap-
peals sustained the commission's or
der and the Supreme Court of the
United States recently refused to
review the case.
Caruthers Ewing, general counsel
of the A. & p, said the company's
step was taken with the greatest re-
luctance.
1T had no choice in the matter" I"
he asserted. THE Federal Trade
Commission and the court forbade
1t from accepting any allowance or
discount which in whole or part
represented brokerage being cur
rently paid by sellers on sales to
others. y
"By avoiding purchases from a
manufacturer who currently pays
brokerage, no inference can be
drawn that permissible discount
represents in whole or in part bro
kerage so currently being paid.
"Since the Robinson -Patman Act
went into effect the A. & P. has
paid independent brokers upward of
$8,000,000. This excludes any idea
that the company is hostile to
brokers'"
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Big Cut in Copper
Supplies Revealed
AT End Of 1899
Stocks at Yeor's Close
EquoI Only " to
z Months Needs
b. the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Domestic
copper statistics, published yesterday
by the Copper Institute for the first
time since they were discontinued
because Of war, disclosed that re-
fined stocks in the hands of pro-
ducers had been virtually cut in half
during the last five months Of 1899.
At the end of the year they were
equivalent to only one and half to
two months supply at the indicated
rate of consumption.
Domestic production and ship
ments to consumers stepped up
sharply during the period, but for
eign buying held at approximately
the July level.
Figures showed that the fall buy
ing wave cut producers stocks of re-
fined metal from 3l6,543 tons on July
81 to 159, ,485 tons at the year end.
A year ago stocks totaled 289,755
tons.
Production during the period
amounted to 379,841 tons, an average
of about 10000 tons a month, COM
pared with 81 ,339 tons in July.
Shipments to domestic consumers
were up still more sharply, totaling
457,315 tons, or about $1,000 tons a
month. July shipments were 1881
tons.
Deliveries to foreign customers
amounted to 1854 tons, an average
of approximately $4,000 tons a
month and on level with July ship
ments of 1927 tons.
Total shipments, both domestic
and foreign, were 536,899 tons, or
about 107 900 tons month. At this
rate of deliveries. domestic stocks of
refined copper at the year end were
equal to about one and one-halt
months supply. Present shipments,
however, are reported in trade
sources to be substantially below the
average level Of last fall.
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Canada to Encourage
Wartime Tourists
By the Associated Press.


OTTAWA, Jan. 25.-C a n a
sought yesterday to encourage tour
ist travel in the Dominion by i'm
proving its wartime foreign ex-
change control.
The Exchange Control Board an
nounced new regulation author
izing merchants, hotel keepers and
other residents serving tourists to
accept foreign currency from visitors
at the official rates.
The board noted there was to be
no deduction or charge other than
the ordinary bank charges on checks
and other negotiable paper.
The control pays premium of 10
per cent in Canadian currency for
the American dollar.
The announcement said tourists
were quite as free and welcome to
travel in Canada" as they were be-
fore the war.
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Role Of Small Exchanges
Is Defended by Belts
4y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Arthur M.
Belts. chairman of the board OF
governors of the Chicago Stock EX-
change, asserted yesterday securities
markets outside of New York per
form essential services in their
communities" and their members
"are responsible for a substantial
portion of the New York Stock Ex-
change volume
His statement was in the nature
of a reply to an article in the New
York Exchange Magazine concern
ing increased trading on smaller
exchanges of stocks listed on the
"big board"
The article contended there was
a definite shift of business way from
New York to Chicago, Boston and
other cities, due in part to the New
York State transfer taxes on share
transactions.
There are many other factors" P"
Belts said, but in the interest OF
The whole business the Chicago Ex-
change board of governors agrees
that the transfer tax should be re-
vised."
with respect to reports and
rumors suggesting possible adverse
action by the New York Exchange
toward this type of trading on
smaller exchanges" Belts said, "the
New York Exchange accounted for
87.5 per cent and the New York
Curb ga per cent of the total listed
stock volume of the country in the
II months of 1889, ending November
80, while 6.1 per cent of the total
was distributed between the 1o
smaller exchanges, according to the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion dollar volume reports.
The relations of the New York
Exchange and the Chicago Ex-
change have been cordial and CO.
operative over long span of years,
and we are confident no hasty or
ill-advised action will be taken to
interfere with the continued useful
functioning of the smaller ex-
changes. Nothing should be done
which would prejudice the welfare
of the business as whole or impair
the efficiency of the service rend-
cred customers"
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Pon-Americon
Stock Offering
Is Registered
By the Associated Press.

05 lIle ASSUCIdItU fItS5
Pan-American Anyways Corp. filed
a registration statement with the Sc
curities Commission yesterday COW
ering 525, ,39l shares of capital stock
of s5 par value. class A warrants for
the purchase of 486,416 shares of the
capital stock and class B warrants
for the purchase of 38,975 shares.
The statement said that the class
A warrants we're to be distributed to
stockholders and the class B war
rants to officers and employees. The
warrants will be transferable and
will enable holders to purchase 5-14
Of share of capital stock.
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Distribution Ordered

NEW YORK, Jan. Is (SpeciaD -
Directors of the Maryland Fund,
Inc, have declared a distribution
Of 10 cents per share, payable March
IS, 1910, to stockholders of record
February 20, 1910. This compares
with previous distribution Of 10
cents per share paid December Is,
1880.
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Captain Takes Own Life
When Destroyer Sinks
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPLIT, Yugoslavia, Jan. 25-The
Yugoslay destroyer Ljubljana, 1,4o0
tons, sank within an hour at the
naval base of Sibenik yesterday after
it struck a submerged cliff.
Comdr. Ahlin committed suicide
when the boat sank, while the other
officers and crew. numbering ap-
proximately 800, jumped overheard.
All were rescued.
The Ljubljana was completed only
last spring. Her loss was a heavy
blow to the Yugslav Navy, which has
but two destroyers left.