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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Clio Engineers
Score al GIN

Clear cut victories for the
Society of Designing Engineers.
affiliated with the Go, were
scored today in the General Motors
Corporations Ternstedt and styling
plants in NLRB elections. J. S.
Jacoby, international vice preSi-
dent, announced today. The vote
effected approximately $50 en-
ployes.
The draughtsman al the styling
plant voted Is per cent in favor
OF the society and 20 per cent in
It's favor AZ The Ternstedt plant
Jacoby said Similar elections are
10 be held in tho Cadillac and
Flint Buick plants Of GIN next
week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Divorce Ahead
For DeMdr(os

Tony and Renee DeMarco, De-
troit's famous dancing team which
appeared before royalty and COM
manded a $1,000 per week salary,
will be divorced, it became known
today. -.
Tony DeMarco said his wife has
gone to Reno. Married in 1882,
they have lived apart several
years, although continuing as
dancing team.
Tony came to Detroit as child
from Buffalo and began his dane
ing career in the old Wayne Dance
Hall, the Pier and the Palais de
Dance. During his early career he
frequently danced for a meal or a
Quarter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21

Edsel Ford issued the following state
1ent as president of the company:
1.-THE Ford Motor Company has always
considered every labor problem from the view
point of its working men.
Through the years 1t has voluntarily
instituted changes that were not only of
immediate benefit to Ford workmen, but, by
example. had far-reaching effect in i'm
proving labor conditions elsewhere.
ION May Fl at the National Labor Rela-
tions Board election in the Rouge and Lin
coin plants at Dearborn and Detroit Ford
workmen voted overwhelmingly for a union
and designated the UAw-CIO as their col
lective bargaining agent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Attorneys Draft
New Mckay Plea

Attorneys for COP Boss Frank
d. Mckay and 10 other defendants
today were preparing motions to
free their clients Of charges of
using the mails TO defraud dis
tilleries Of 100000 in protection
money.
Court will resume at 1870 a. m.
Monday when they begin their
arguments before Federal Judge
Arthur Lederle and a jury.
William II. McKeighan. former
Flint mayor and Michigan Repub-
lican bigwig. is also a defendant.
The prosecution rested its case
late Friday with the testimony Of
George w. Dingle, FBI handwrit-
ing expert, who testified 10 expense
memorandum erasures which
Henry G. O'Donnell. the govern
inent's attorney, claims linked Nc
Kay and McKeighan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Labor Suits Dismissed

THE agreement also provides for the dis
missal or settlement of all labor and civil
suits, brought pending, by the union or its
members against the company throughout the
United States. a.
Until time has given US opportunity to
see how the agreement works out in actual
practice. we are not, of course, in position to
comment on its various provisions But we
hope, very sincerely, that it attains the ends
sought and results in the peaceable and un-
interrupted production that the company's
operations towards national defense shall not
be hampered in any way"
Harry II. Bennett, Ford personnel
director, who signed the contract for the
Ford Company, said:
by going the whole way and giving the
men everything they asked for, the company
hopes it has eliminated every possible source
of friction that can hamper national defense
production"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Family Fore!
Yes, Indeed, 'Twas a Big
Day for La Branches

Yesterday was a great day fol-
the La Branche family.
In the first place, il was the
forty-fifth wedding anniversary OF
the elder La Branches, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Phileas LaBranche, 1891
Schiller avenue.
In the second place IL was the
fifth birthday of their grandchild
Marie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Adolph La Branche, 1897 LEASING
avenue.
And finally, 1t was the day or
which another daughter-in-law
Mrs. Victor La Branche, 1043e
Mack avenue, bore her husband
their first son after having nine
daughters in a row.
AS we said, a great day for the
La Branches.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Tie.Up Looms

NEW YORK. June 21.vUNS)-
With a complete tie-up Of aid TO
Britain through a strike of long
shoremen on July ! facing the adj
minisiration unless solution of the
unemployment prubirI71 caused by
transfer Of ships 70 Britain is
forthcoming. the Today walkout of
longshoremen against the Morgan
Line was expected 10 end today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Thomas Says
Ford PaCt Sets
Industry Pattern

The joint statement made by r
]. Thomas, president. and Georg
F. Adde's, secretary-treasurer o
the UAW-CIO following the sign
ing of the >Ford-CIO contract fol
lows:
THE agreement reached with
the Ford Motor Company COM
pletes the organization of the
automobile industry by the
United Automobile Workers,
Go. IL brings the paid-up men,
bership of our organization TO
$4,000 and the number of work
ers covered by our agreements
TO approximately 100000.
THE Ford contract eliminates
the only important holdout
against uniOnism In the autOmO-
bile industry. 1t paves the way
for stabilize ton Of labor rela-
tons i'm the industry through
which all concerned, workers
and employers, will benefit. 1t
extends UAW-CIO standards of
wages, seniority and working
conditions to an additional 120,-
600 workers.
SETS INDUSTRY PATTERN
Agreement by tn Ford Mo-
tor Company to establish a
union shop sets a pattern for the
industry which. we believe, will
he universally adopted before
the end OF another year. The
union shop clause recognizes the
principle that all who gain from
the union should contribute TO
It's maintenance. 1t gives the
union the authority which IL
must have to fulfill its response
bilities under the contract.
"The Officers and members of
the UAW-CIO cannot praise too
highly the leadership and guild
ance Of Philip Murray, president
of the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, In the campaign
to organize the Ford workers
which has now eliminated in
this outstanding contract. Both
In his general policies and in his
specific contributions during the
Ford negotiations, Presi d n
Murray has again placed tho
automobile workers and the
workers of the nation In debt to
him.
I'VE desire also to acknowl-
edge the great service In the
negotiations Of Allan s. Hay
wood, director OF organization of
the Go"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
M toGrdduate
.2,174 Today

ANN ARBOR. June n. - The
ninety-seventh University of Mich
igan graduation exercises will draw
more than 10000 persons to Ferry
Field at els p. m. today, officials
estimate.
President Alexander G.. Ruthven
will make the only address and
will present honorary degrees to
13 distinguished men.
The 2,174 students who win be
graduated will begin ceremonies at
Sis p. m. with the traditional
senior professional parade. The
university band will lead the
seniors from the campus to Ferry
Field.
More than 1000 alumni are here
for reunions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Settle Damage Suit
AGAINST Clio Union

PHILADELPHIA, June 81. -
GNS)-The three-year-old S1,17l,-
957 damage suit brought by the
Apex Hosiery Company against
the CIO American Federation of
Hosiery Workers today had been
settled ont Of court for less than
10 cents on the dollar.
Attorneys for the PHILADELPHIA
firm and the union announced the
labor organization would pay
$4,000 for damage to machinery
during a sit-down strike in May.
1887 Philadelphia County must
pay $4,000 for failing to provide
adequate police protection.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Stamping Company
|Siuns Clio Contract

UAW-CIO Local No. TIA today
announced that a new contract
which calls for 7 cents per hour
blanket raise has been signed with
the Detroit Stamping Company,
$50 Midland avenue.
William Kemisley, who nego-
tiated for the local, said the agree
ment also called for a weeks
vacation with pay and the usual
time-apd-a-half for overtime. The
Agreement affects about 122 men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Decide TO Go Whole Way

"As the company now views the situation,
no halfway measures will be effective. We
cannot work out one scheme of things for
some of our workmen and another scheme
for the remainder. So we have decided to
60 the whole way.
Such an agreement was signed today.
II covers the Rouge and the Lincoln plants
and, as they are organized, will cover all the
company's plants throughout the United
States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Old Syria Custom
Gets Her Divorce

When she and her husband
moved TO Syria in 1882. she tried
in vain TO become used TO the
customs of the people there, Mrs.
Janey Derane of 973 West Can
field avenue, told Circuit Judge
James +. Chenot.
So Judge Chenot granted her a
divorce from YeSsan K. Derane,
who still is in Syria after she ex-
planned the one Syrian custom
which above all others she couldn I
get used to.
1t was the practice, approved by
Syrian law of a man being able tc
have more than one wife. which
her husband quickly took sd-
vantage Of she said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Murray Happy,
Praises Ford's,
Union S Attitude

Phillip Murray. president of the
Go, issued the following state
ment following the signing of the
Ford-CIO contract:
81 am happy 70 announce the
perfection Of . mutually salts
factory agreement between the
Ford Motor Company and the
United Automobile Workers of
America, Go and the Clio ma
tional Office. The fact that this
agreement has been arrived at
through the processes Of sound.
intelligent collective bargaining
without resort TO strike indi-
Gates tho wholesome approach
that labor and industry have to-
ward the solution of their own
problems. The wage contract
itself bespeaks substantial prog
ress for the United Automobile
Workers-CIO.
WHOLESOME RECOGNITION
ut includes the wholesome
recognition of the closed shop
and checkoff, covering all the
production and maintenance en-
ployes ut all Of the Ford plants
throughout the country includ-
ing its steel mills, cement plant,
rubber plant and glass factory.
In other words, the contract en-
braces every eligible worker en-
pIoyed by the Ford Company In
its nationwide enterprises. II
may be interesting to note also
that the organizat ton has given
permission in the contract All
thorixing the Ford Motor Com
pany 10 use the UAW-CIO union
label on Its products.
ut will elevate the wAge rates
to the highest now paid In the
auto industry and will also
maintain such of its rates Al
may be higher. 1t recognize
standard seniority provisionS1
protecting the rights OF Ford
workers. 1t creates modern
grievance PROCEDURE ana pro-
vides for the speedy adjudics-
ton Of all disputes arising out
OF the contract.
FOR SAFETY PRACTICES
'In addition II gives recogni-
ton to standard safety practices
to promote health and reduce &c
cidents. The agreement has been
entered into in good faith and
will undoubtedly promote CO.
operative relationship between
tho UAW-CIO and the Ford
Company. guaranteeing stability
and continuity of operations
The pattern set by Mr.. Ford
In this contract might very well
be- followed by other leading In
dustrialists i'm the United States
of America II In the avowed
purpose of the Go to lend every
practicable and legitimate CO.
operation toward the mainte-
nance Of friendly relations
between the Ford Company and
their organization"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
ADMITS PLY-WOOD ORDER

Fournier. yard superintendent
Of the Van Dyke-Davision yard OF
the Currier company, also admitted
during questioning by Fitzgerald
that he had ordered the ply-wood
protective sides built on the trucks
on orders from Patrick j. Currier,
president of the company. Currier,
earlier in the inquest had said that
he knew nothing OF the ply-wood
sides.
Detective Sergt. George E Rose
OF the homicide bureau. who was
in charge Of the case, afterward
commended the action of Patrol
man Gilbert Viau in bringing out
a machine gun TO quell the riot.
There's no telling how many
might have been killed n IL
hadn't been for Viau's quick &C
tion," he said.
PROSECUTORS TO CONFER
Assistant Prosecutor Joseph l..
Bannigan. who represented the
county. said that he would confer
with Prosecutor William f. Dow
hing regarding any possible crimi-
nal action in the case.
Coroner Knobloch announced
after the inquest that Sergeant
Roses efficient handling of the
case had saved the county STATS
by calling witnesses only a few
each day instead OF calling them
all at once and keeping them there
for the duration Of the hearings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Demands
Reuther Trial

Plymouth Local of the JAW
Go today sought TO bring TO trial
for action unbecoming 10 an ex-
ecutive board member, Walter
Reuther, General Motors director
of the union.
A resolution scoring Reuther was
passed at meeting of the "exe,
utive board. stewards and rank am
hlers' OF the union. II was an
nounced.
The resolution further charged
that Reuther had ''conspired'
against the local by pursuing the
same policy as Homer Martin in
calling caucus OF Plymouth
workers juno A.
This caucus, II was alleged. Is in
violation of the policy of r. j.
Thomas, UAW-CIO president, 10
end factionaliSm in the union. The
caucus was allegedly organized by
members of the Plym-
outh local against the present
officers.
The local also instructed its ex-
ecutive board TO press charges"
against William McAulay, regional
director of the UAW-CIO. for par
in the distribution of
slate Of delegates to the interna-
tional convention, contrary TO a
vote of the membership that o
states be injected into the election.
The slate was distributed by the
"so-called Association o. Catholic
Trade Unionists, which claims 10
represent the Catholics, despite
the fact that 1000 Catholics in the
shop have condemned this outfit
as anti-union and destructive" the
resolution stated
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Workers 10 Return Monday

The day shifts Of the Chrysler
KcrcheVal and jefferson plants and
The De SOTO plant, II was an
nounced to day, will return TO
work Monday as usual. The Ker-
cheval day shift was sent home
yesterday after dispute involv-
ing the layoff of a worker. Lack
of supplies later caused the clos
ing Of the other plants.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Woman Moforisf Jailed

Miss Mary Hardy, q, of 1898
Fourth avenue, today was SEN
fenced to five days in the county
Jail for leaving the scene Of an
accident in which pedestrian was
injured. Traffic Judge George T.
Murphy imposed the term and
ordered her not to drive car for
Ia wear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Went Whole Way Says EdseI Ford

The agreement only the employees Of the
Rouge and Lincoln plants who voted to have the union
them but the door left wide for of As 900
additional Ford employees.
In his formal statement issued after the signing Of the
agreement Edse Ford president of the company stated that
the would all plants Of the company they
become organized.
I'VE cannot work out scheme Of things for of
workmen and another scheme for the remade the state
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Dispute Ties Up Vessels

The jurisdictional fight between
the Go National Maritime Union
and the AFL. Seafarers Interna-
tional today continued TO tie up
Great Lakes vessels, including
two Pere Marquette Railway car
ferries. The AFL union asked
President Roosevelt to order an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21


ment said. $50 we have de-
cided to 90 the whole way"
The whole way" was recognized
by the union when il granted the
company permission to use the
UAW-CIO label on its products.
If the company chooses to use
the union label on its products, il
will produce the first union
made" automobile in history.
o. ASKED RFC AID
Over a year ago union leaders
claimed that one smaller auto
company-now not in production
was prepared to sign a closed
shop contract for the purpose OF
getting the union label and its
lclaimed advertising value. Because
of the pending contract, JAW
Go leaders battled in Washing
ton for RFC financial aid for the
contract.
In the meantime, however, in
ternal difficulties of the company
ended negotiations.
The national labor relations
board announced simultaneously
with the signing of the agreement
that all pending charges against
the company will be dropped with
the permission of the union. The
lcitations concern some 5000 work
lers allegedly fired for union ac-
Itivity. All will be reinstated.
s MILLION BACK PAY
An arbitrator will decide how
many of the men are entitled to
back pay. The total sum to be
paid is estimated at between ST.
500, 900 and $4,000, 900.
The NLRB settlement will in
Iclude the entry of enforcing de-
crees and board orders in Federal
Circuit Courts of Appeal. after
company approval, in cases in De-
troit, Buffalo, st. Louis. Kansas
City. Edgewater, N. j.. and Rich
mond and Long Beach. Cal.
The company is complying with
orders covering the Rouge plant,
the NLRB statement declared.
The clothing OF plant protection
employes in uniforms marks the
deterioration of the service de-
lpartment" as such. The activities
of the service men came in for
bitter attack from the union in
its organizing drive and NLRB
appeals.
Company officials said that
some of the department members
would be employed in uniform in
plant policing work and others
would be absorbed into other
departments. -
Spokesman for both the Gen.
eral Motors and Chrysler Corpo-
rations said no comment when
Informed of the Ford contract.
SILENT ON PACT
William Stevenson. president OF
the GIN union council. composed
of representatives from all GM
locals, said:
81 am in no position TO say
anything now. We have con-
tract and we are signed for n
year. I would have to talk to
Thomas and Walter Routher
(GM department hea6 before
knowing whether we would re-
open II.
THE GM council will be meet
ing In Detroit before the end Of
this month. IL will probably be
discussed there, but do not
know what will como Of It."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
EdSeI FOrd'S Statement
On Signing of Contract

1T provides that they shall be union
shops; that the company collect the dues of
the workmen for the union; that rehiring Of
men, after layoffs, shall be governed by a
seniority based on length of service and ability
to perform the work required.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21

On week days enjoy the two
pages Of comics and adventure
strips In the daily Detroit
Times; on Sunday, the great
Comic weekly with WORLD
FAMOUS comics IN COLORS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21

C. G. Edelen. president Of Ply1n-
outh local, said the possibility of
reopening the contract with Chrys-
Ter Corporation would be discussed
at the next Plymouth membership
But that will not be until
the end Of July. he said.
UP TO MEMBERS
Edelen added:
Personally, I'm view of the
Ford contract, think the
Chrysler contract should be re-
opened. But that, of course, Is
up to the local."
In a statement from Washing
ton. Thomas indicated that present
contracts will be allowed to ex--
pire before the union shop demand
is pressed when he said:
"Agreement by the Ford
Motor Company to establish .
union shsp sets . pattern for
the industry which, We believe,
viii be universally adopted be-
fore the end of another year"
The additional dues-paying
members delivered 10 the auto
workers through the new agree
ment and the potential As, 600
more in other Ford plants put
the UAW-CIO in a position 20
shade John L. Lewis and his
United Mine Workers in Go
power.
SECURITY FOR UNION
Financially. the UAW-CIO will
gain by million to a million and
one-hah dollars a year in dues. de-
pending on how many unorganized
Ford workers in other cities come
into the fold. 4.
In effect, the Ford checkoff
means financial security to the
union. AS late as two years ago
shortly after the split with the
Homer Martin faction, the finan-
Icial condition of the union was so
bad that dues picket lines were
forrned-men were blocked from
their jobs until they could produce
paid-up receipts from their local
treasurers.
The checkoff system has been
the aim OF every major labor union
in the country, but the achieve
ment Of few aside from the craft
fields.
In the CIO II has been obtained
by the mine workers and in il has
been the strength which gave
Lewis control Of the Go in its
earlier days. With reports plenti-
full that Lewis seeks to dislodge
Thomas since the latter turned
against him In the 1910 presi-
Dental campaign. the Ford agree
ment gives Thomas more than an
equal weapon il he must battle
with his former boss.
ASSURES THOMAS JOB
The Ford victory virtually as
sures Thomas of reelection in the
UAW-CIO convention, set for Au-
gust 4. in Buffalo,
Part OF the UAW-CIO gains in
the Ford contract were at the ex-
pense of the ALL, one-time rival
for representation in the auto in
dustry. In the Ford NLRB cleo
ton, May n, almost $1,000 work
ers voted for the AFI, a fraction
in the total vote but enough to
support a small International BY
one stroke of the pen. these be-
came dues-paying members of the
'CTN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
FrahIln
On Stand
Monday

The trial of Fred w. Frahm,
former police superintendent, and
four other former police officers
on graft charges, was adjourned
today until Monday morning with
Frahm scheduled to resume the
stand infhlsnpwn defense for the
fourth dsys@
The state was expected 10 60
further into Frahms records of
his financial deals after the books.
which are held as evidence in a
pending federal case, were pro-
lduced by the prosecution.
From the records il was estab-
Ilished the insured valuation of the
former police officials L a X c
Huron property az Lexington was
set at $25,321. purchased since
l1935. .1.t..
CUSTOMARY CALM JOLTED
The croSs-examination by AS
sistant Special Prosecuting Atty.
Thomas A. Kenney has been loud
and biting and yesterday appeared
10 have shaken Frahm from his
customary calm self-assurance.
The witness and Kenney fire.
lquently shouted at each other and
were warned by visiting Judge
Earl c. Pugsley on several occa-
sions. Frahm briStled as Kenney
fired questions at him relating to
his bank deposits and repeatedly
reminded him he had testified he
was afraid of banks"
Frahm testified mis- wife, Emma,
had a commercial bank account
from 1886 10 1899 which showed
total deposits of Sl2 707S3. Earlier
Testimony had showed Frahm
salary during this period totaled
i$1S,376.
S11,79S IN 3 MONTHS
He also testified that in the first
Eight months or 1889 ne deposited
S11. 1913 in his own account. a pc.
Rod in which his salary totaleC
IS, 280. He explained the discrep-
ancy by the statement he hac
made some money on his Lex.
ington property, by gambling and
through loans of 5000 in that
period.
I He said his gambling gains from
1886 through 1889 amounted tc
81, 99l, part of which was from
racing bets and part from dice
games with friends
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPERATuRE

The sun vii set A. SO ?. m today,
and riKe tomorrow ~ fs7 a. RI
The moon Will So today ~ 5.i7 m,
ard riser tomorrow 81 - =. N.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21
Ford JAW to Vote
On Union Shop Pact
Continued from Page One)

hours per 40 hours per week double time will be
paid Sundays and six designated holidays.
No employee shall be laid off during the week for the
pose of avoiding overtime payment.
ALI plant protection employees shall conspicuous
insignia clearly distinguish them from other employees.
OThe union and its members will engage any strike
pckeng sit-down showdown. sayin and the company
will engage lockout until the procedure provided for
the settlement of grievances has been complied with.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-21

Gen. Hugh s. Johns son,
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for tho Times.