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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-02-20
Salem Local Takes
In IS New Members
Resolutions Committee Is
Named By President
Richard ReedY
LUNCH SERVED MEMBERS
Employer Praises Local On
1nfdntile Paralysis
Drive

Salem, O.-The last meeting of Lo-
cal Union No. AZ proved to be out
standing, with 60 members present
and Is new members initiated. Sew
eral important matters were discussed
and turned over to various commit
tees.
President Richard Reedy appointed
the following to serve on the Resolu-
tions committee: Avonne Rice, Fritz
Filler, Fred Shaffer, Phil Laughlin,
Herman Allison, Roy Balsley, Roy
Ripple and Paul Humphrey. The res
olutions to be presented are to pertain
to working conditions only, and not
prices. All those who have resolu-
tion in mind, please give it to one of
the members of the committee.
A. ]. "Pete" Sanders made a visit
to the local meeting and gave his ex-
cuse for being absent lately. He vows
to attend our meetings more regular
ly. Pete certainly has a way of COM
plimenting the ladies and of course
they give him a big hand. He tells us
he has again been appointed on the
picnic committee and hopes they will
have something worthwhile this year.
We think free rides for the children,
or free act would go over big.
Three members of our local paid a
4isit to Local No. 124 recently. They
brought back the report on the splen-
did dance this local put on recently.
From what we gather they serve linn
burger cheese at these affairs, at
least, that is what they give US to
understand. Brother Hugo Miller
stated he was honored with dance
with one Of the ladies who had been
eating limburger and that he had a
hard time keeping his nostrils closed
He hopes the committee will refrain
from serving this cheese hereafter.
Brother Paul Humphrey gave a
speech on behalf Of members running
for national Offices. Paul is a liner
and naturally he plugged for men,
bers Of No. 124 who are contesting.
Brother Fred Schaffer gave a cam
paign talk for our member, Richard
Reedy, who has accepted the nomin-
alton for Third Vice President and
delegate to the A. F. of l.. convention.
(Continued on Pare Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-02-20

committee. Those Of the Brotherhood,
as well as a bill Of complaints, were
sent to L. S. P. A. officials last Friday.
The opening of the conference fol-
lowed three private sessions of the
Brotherhood's committee in the Ply
mouth hotel when a thorough discuss
ion Of the requests was held. The
first meeting was called to order Mon
day morning at nine o'clock while the
final one ended after one o'clock
Tuesday, giving the conferees less
than an hour to eat lunch and travel
the twenty blocks to the Vanderbilt.
The five propositions Of the Broth
erhood follow:
1.-Twenty-five per cent ESQ
general increase.
All male employees who in any
manner truck or handle ware in any
state shall be placed in the ffty-nine
cents (59c) per hour class, plus the
twenty-five per cent ESQ general
increase.
3.-Ware boys shall be furnished to
the women in the bisque ware room
for moving heavy boxes of ware.
ALL products shall be stcmped
with the National Brotherhood Of OPP
erative Potters' union label.
5.-Only saggers, kiln car slabs and
potters supplies generally made in
plants where the National Brotherhood
Of Operative Potters has collective
bargaining agreements shall be pur-
chased by the employers for use in
our union shops.
The proposals of the L. S. P. A.
which will be considered later are:
1.-There shall be no solicitation for
union membership, collection of dues
or other union activity during work.
ing hours.
2.-Employers may require begin
ners to work for a period of not more
than ninety days at not less than
2Ofc off the established wage rate in
the department where they are en-
ployed.
3.-The employer shall make every
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-02-20
RULES CHANGED
bYLAboR BOARD
Moves Shelved BY Madden
Smith MdjoritY Now
Made Effective

Washington, D. C.-Drastic changes
in the administration and procedure
of the National Labor Relations Board,
changes which were shelved when the
Madden-S Smith majority was in con-
troll Of the board, have now been made
effective.
Under DR.. Harry S. Mills, the new
chairman, the changes, designed to
improve and speed the boards opera
tions, are now being employed by the
newly appointed personnel.
The office of executive secretary,
recently vacated by Nathan Witt and
which long had been the "bottleneck"
Of the board, now performs the rou-
tine duties of an office manager. It's
other duties have been dispersed and
decentralized.
The review attorneys, many of them
young and inexperienced law school
graduates, will no longer report oral
ly to the board nor will they exer-
else any considerable latitude in pre-
pairing board opinions. They will
have to make written memoranda of
their case reviews, which the board
will compare with the data furnished
by the trial examiners and their asso-
ciateS.
Considerable criticism had been d.
rected at the boards practice in build
ing up a Review Division of more
than one hundred lawyers, most of
them Young men and women and
having them pass on the work of the
older and more experienced trial ex-
aminers. This division has been re-
duced by more than SO per cent in
recent months. The method of re-
viewing records Of hearings has been
changed so as to throw greater re-
sponsibility on the trial examiners.
The board has set up a new ad-
ministration division to direct and
supervise the work of its twenty-five
regional Offices and to oversee the
issuance of complaints and authoriza-
ton Of proceedings in representation
cases.
This division will report to and be
responsible directly to the board More
than year ago committee of reg
ional directors made recommendations
for setting up such a division. No at
tention was paid to this for months
and then the majority Of the board,
over the protest Of DR.. Leiserson, as
signed some of the duties suggested
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-02-20
WAGE AGREEMENT RE0PENED IN new YORK CITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Wdge-Hour Ruling
Lduded By Fleming
Fleming Considers Decision
Signal To Raise Wages
For Many Workers

Washington, D. C.-The Supreme
Courts decision upholding the con-
stitutionality Of the wage-hour law
was hailed by Wage-Hour Admins
traitor Philip B. Fleming as "go
ahead" signal to plans for increasing
the wages Of thousands Of workers.
The courts unanimous opinion, he
said, also preserves wage increases
already effective, amounting to $780,
100000 annually.
The act now calls for a 3O-cent
minimum hourly wage and a forty
hour week for firms operating in in
terstate commerce. In addition, the
court sustained the validity of 3212
cent wage minimum for the cotton
textile industry, established by special
procedure set up in the act.
"We estimate that the 30-cent min
imum hourly wage has increased pay
envelopes about $65,OOO,00O," Mr..
Fleming said. "Our wage orders, set
ting minimums of 3212 to 40 cents
an hour, account for an additional
$35,OOOO0O.
"These wage orders cover the max
ing of cloth and clothes, including
shoes, paper and leather. A $7,0O0,O 900
increase for low-wage railroad work
ers is to go into effect March l."
Mr.. Fleming said economic studies
have been made and work is under
way "for eventual establishment of
minimum-wage rates above 80 cents
an hour in every interstate industry
employing a considerable number of
low-wage workers-that is, workers
getting less than 40 cents an hour"
Special industry committees to bring
about these increases will be appoint
ed "as fast as possible" Mr.. Fleming
nrnnicnd
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-02-20
Camden Group
Gives Pointers
Conference Committee To
Give Report At Feb.
2lst Meeting

Trenton, N. J.-Local Union No. 45
held very interesting meeting last
Thursday evening when several broth
ers from Camden visited with us. They
told us of the splendid things they
had been able to accomplish in the
shop and how they have been able
to arouse the members interests to
make the attendance much better at
their meetings.
Local Union No. sos representa-
tives report was a real inspiration to
us and we hope the other locals in
this vicinity will follow their good ex-
ample. Come again Brothers Charles
O'Neil, Stanley Parka, Alex Kato,
Albert Maulheuser and Stanley NAL
phas, we certainly enjoyed your visit.
Charles Templeton was off work
for a week with a bad foot, but is
back now and we are glad to see the
"Sailor" around again. Brothers Bart
Single, Harry Miller and Jack Burns
are on the sick list.
The Conference committee held a
three hour session with Mr.. Aitken
and other executives of the Trenton
Potteries Company last Friday morn
ing. This meeting will be thoroughly
discussed at our next meeting, Friday,
February 21.
Brother Jack Simpson gave a
splendid report last night of the hun
dreds of dollars donated last year by
the Equitable plant, the office force
and our own Mutual plant to the Hos
pital and Relief Fund for needy men,
bers. Brother AL Davies reported a
total collection of $28.00 for the
March of Dimes.
Two new members were initiated,
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-02-20
California Court
Penalties Refusal
To Break Pickefs
No Unemployment Insur.
dnce Benefits to Workers
Refusing

San Francisco OLNS).-The Cali
fornia Supreme Court has dealt a
blow at workers who show their SYM
pathy with striking fellow workers by
refusing to cross a picket line. Such
refusal, by which they become "un-
employed" does not entitle them to
unemployment insurance benefits, the
court ruled.
The decision ended a long contro-
versy over Interpretation of the State
Unemployment Insurance Act, which
provides that those who leave their
work in labor dispute must forfeit
claims to compensation while idle.
Organized labor has contended that
non-striking employees, "barred" from
their work by picket lines, were en-
titled to the insurance payments.
Referees of the State Unemployment
Insurance Commission have agreed
with labor in some cases.
The court indicated there might be
some justification for comforting a
different status on non-striking en-
ployes deprived of work by closing
down Of plants in industrial disputes
in which they had no part.
"But that is not the situation here" )"
wrote Chief Justice Gibson, in di-
recting the Unemployment Compensa-
tion Commission to reimburse the
Bodinson Manufacturing Co. Of San
Francisco for benefits paid two ma
chinists who would not cross a weld
ers' picket line in 1889.
"If the picket line was maintained
within the limits provided by law
no physical compulsion was
exerted to prevent correspondents
from working. They were unemployed
solely because, in accordance with
their union principles, they did not
choose to work in a plant where GER
tain of their fellow employees were
on strike"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-02-20
LU No. Meetings
More Interestinq
Feels Free Press Stressinq
Defense Angle Too
Strongly

The meetings of Local Union No.
IL are very we'll attended lately. 1t
may be due to the number of problems
brought up recently and the spirited
way in which they are discussed. Most
Of the members present take an active
part in the various debates, and as
we have our share of good speakers,
the sessions are we'll worth hearing,
as we'll as attending.
President Luther Hall has appointed
ed several new shop committees
throughout the city. The machine COM
mittee gave very good report as
to the progress they have made at the
E. M. Knowles plant. In a future
article, this scribe intends to sum-
marize his knowledge Of the jiggering
machine for the benefit of the many
interested members throughout the
trade. In connection with this let
me commend the o. C. of No. SO, Sc
bring for his fine article in last weeks
Herald
Quite a number of our members
have been nominated for various natl
onal Offices and we commend them
to the trade, providing, of course, they
run.
A great deal Of chin music is heard
about the wage conference. No. -
membership has absolute confidence in
their conferees and know they will
come through in the expected manner.
This O. c. is Of the opinion that our
"free" press is stressing the defense
angle a bit too strongly when some
groups Of workers strike for the bet
terment Of their wages and conditions.
1t could be build-up for some un-
savory legislation to outlaw strikes in
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-02-20
Unions Consider
Initidtion Fees
Pldns To Abolish "Pernait"
System Considered In
Conference

Miami, Fla.-Progress in the build
ing trades affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor in dealing
with the initiation fees and dues of
workers employed on national defense
projects was indicated here in con-
nection with conferences between
Daniel w. Tracy, Second Assistant
Secretary of Labor, with some Of the
building organizations.
1t was reported that as result of
Mr.. Tracy's conferences with the Of
ficers Of the AFL Building and Con-
struction Trades Department and sew
eral affiliated unions, a scheme is
being considered whereby the "per-
nit" system will be abolished by the
unions on government work.
This system calls for regular pay
ments by a non-union employe who
may be hired by a contractor hold
ing a closed shop contract and whose
labor requirements cannot be filled
by the union. The non-union en-
ployes make their payments, which
do not apply on their initiation fees.
When the job is finished they have no
further status so far as the union is
concerned.
The plan now being discussed by
the building unions is to have the non
union man pay charge of 81 week
for the service rendered by the union
on a union contract job. The weekly
sums would be applied toward his
initiation fee if he wished to join the
union.
E. J. Brown, president of the In
ternational Brotherhood Of Electrical
Workers, has just ended conference
with fifty representatives from the
Southern States at which he favored
the fee proposal. He is planning more
meetings to press for adoption of the
idea.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-02-20
brotherhood REQUESTS A WAGE
hike OF twenty-five PER CENT
L. S. P. A. PRESENTS SEVEN PROPOSITIONS FOR
CONSIDERATION BY BROTHERHOOD

NEW YORK CTY-The Of the National Brotherhood of
Operative Potters increased
joint conference committee meeting in New Yorks Vanderbilt
hotel shortly after the opening the first Tuesday after
by President James NJ Duffy Because the reopeng the
1910 requested by the operatives the Broth
erhoods duty to bring their propositions the floor first
Seven counter proposals introduced meeting by
the United States Potters Association through CoChaman
Joseph NJ Wells with being the of the
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Trial SET for 5 Accused
OF Taking Federal Files

Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B. Murray today announced
that the Government has selected
October 13 as the tentative trial
date of five persons indicted on
charges of illegally removing files
from the Civil Service Commission.
Those indicted are Harlin William
Crandall. Lawrence Lynford Haynes,
Walter August Caeser Camp, Wer-
ner Julius Orbach and Miss Kath-
crime Kay. The indictment is in
seven counts, Mr.. Murray said, and
the Government charges that the
five persons took some $4,000 per-
sonnel information sheets between
August, 1910, and January of this
year from the commission.
Attorney James A. OiShea has en-
tered his appearance to defend Mr..
Crandall and Mr.. Haynes, Attorney
William E. Lamb represents Mr..
Camp and Mr.. Orbach, while Attor-
ney Sol M. Alpher represents Miss
Kay.
Mr.. Murray pointed out today
that Mr.. Camp, Mr.. Orbach and
Miss Kay, who were indicted sepa-
rately in another true bill, charging
them with receiving the personnel
sheets with intent to convert them
to their own use and gain, will go on
trial on this at later time. under
present plans of the Government.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Two Midwest Areas
Hit by Violent Winds
BY the Associated Press.

BY lne hSSCclaled fTeSS.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 5.-Vio-
lent wind with gusts of rs miles per
hour velocity, ripped through the
Minneapolis-St Paul area yesterday,
leaving one man dead, 9-year-old
boy missing and feared drowned and
sending more than 40 persons to
hospitals.
Carl Anderson, machinist at the
500 Line Railroads Shoreham shops
in northeast Minneapolis, died in a
hospital of crushed chest and head
injuries.
Mr.. Anderson and about 40 other
workmen were showered with steel,
wooden beams, bricks and other
debris when the powerful blow COL
lapsed roofs on three large railroad
car repair barns
In st. Paul authorities were drag
ging the Mississippi River for the
body of Robert Wright, 8, who lived
with his parents in houseboat. He
was IN mldStream In a roW0Oat en-
route to a store when the wind
struck and disappeared.
Seven persons were in st. Paul
hospitals, six Of them brought in
from White Bear Beach. north of st.
Paul, where the wind wiped out
many summer homes. e
ASHLAND, Wise, Sept. 5 tP).-
High winds swept across sections of
Northwestern Wisconsin yesterday,
causing orc death and thousands of
dollars of damage in a portion of
the region which was ravaged by
Labor day weekend storms and
hand, was killed.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Marandan Wins Top
o..
Race at Timonium; '
Double PaysS69
Comp, Meeting. S36.40,
Takes Opener; Golden
DioI, S3l, Captures I'd
spt cisl Dispatch TO The Star.

{
TIMONIUM, Md, Sept. 5.-Ev-
erett Brining's Marandan saved the
form players from utter rout here
today when she broke on top and
raced 6Iz furlongs in 1:22 to cap
ture the Mayor Howard w. Jack
son Purse, feature Of program wit
messed by 1000 fans.
Trailing the filly home came
Ewart Johnston's Clay Hill with j.
l.. Friedman's Ring Up showing the
way to five others. The winner
paid Sc.
Camp Meeting. owned by p. H.
Faulconer of Virginia, defeated E.
A. Nicodemus' Royal Mowlee, heav-
ily-backed favorite, in the AZ fur
long opener.
Daily Double PAYS s696.
Camp Meeting shot to the front,
rounding the first turn, and sped
the distance in 0:5715 to pay s36 40
A head away at the wire came Royal
Mowlee with Mrs. Victor P. Noyes'
Ecoway third.
Long-shot players made it two in
row and collected s31 when w. A.
Reeds Golden Dial led throughout
the 6lz furlongs of the second w.
B. Marshall's Crimson Lancer and
Mrs. Pat Fringe's Pay Lode split up
the rest of the money. The race
saw w. Kings Sweet Henry fall with
Jockey Woody Kirk of Silver Spring
Md, escaping with slight body
bruises.
The top daily double payofr of
the meeting, $685., was posted when
the combination of Camp Meeting
and Golden Dial captured their re-
Spective races.
Flick Wins Third Race.
The form players suffered their
third consecutive reverse when c.
Scialpi's Flick led throughout the
6l2 furlongs of the third. She paid
sl9.70. F. Davis Barraca came fast
on the inside to take the place
award from B. w. Dulanys Pushkin.
Basil A. Halls Fair Rock, that
hadn't been postward for a year,
upset the dope in the 6ia furlongs
of the fourth, when he defeated
Charles NJ Feltner's Scootie and
Bernard Bonds Small Change, IA
vorite. The last named set the pace
to the stretch turn. where Glen
Smith sent Fair Rock on top to win
going away. The mare paid s1l.90.
Breckenridge Long of Washing
ton has turned a division of his
stable over to H. Guy Bedwell to
train. The latter moved the Long
horses to Havre de Grace to join
the 81 horses he moved there from
Washington Park.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Naval Academy tmpIoYe
Accused OF PecuIations
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 5-Harry P
Levely, So, civil service employe at
the United States Naval Academy
was released under $1,000 bail yes
terday by United States Commits
sioner James K. Cullen for Federal
grand jury action on charge OF
embezzling $2,135.57 of midship-
mems funds.
Levely, employed at the academy
since 1915, was arrested yesterday
on warrant that charged he had
been embezzling midshipmen's funds
since 1884. He was arrested at An
napolis by Winfield Scott King
deputy United States marshal, and
brought here for arraignment.
K. Thomas Everngam, assistant
United States attorney for Mary
land, said Levely was in charge OF
three separate funds established for
midshipment by the Navy. They
we're the mess hall service, tailor
and welfare accounts.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Criminal Court No. 1-Justice
O'DOnoghue.
St. Louis Woman Pickefs
ScuffIe With Police
pictures on Page 1-X.)


BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. Sixty woman
pickets engaged in spirited street
battle today with a score of police
protecting new employees entering
the strike-bound plant of the Gard
ner Pocketbook Manufacturing Co.
The fight, marked by pushing and
tearing of clothes, was quelled by
the arrest of IS of the pickets. One,
Miss Josephine De Fillipo, suffered
confusion of the stomach in the
scuff1e and was treated at City Hos
pital.
The plant, closed August by the
strike of the c. I. o. Leather Work.
ers' Union, resumed partial opera
ton Wednesday when its militant
woman manager, Mrs. Leah Gard
ner, personally led Is new workers
through the picket line.
Bearing signs, 100 Gardner girls
can't live on love" the pickets have
been patrolling the plant in support
of their demand for a general wage
increase of 10 cents an hour. Mrs.
Gardner said she was willing to
grant increases on some jobs. Pres
ent wages range from 35 to 87l1
cents.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Leslie E.. Frank Dead;
Was Widely Known
Public Health Expert
Sanitary Engineer
Expired in Cunudu;
Resided in Rockville

Leslie c. Frank, 55, retired senior
sanitary engineer of the Public
Health Service, died yesterday in
Toronto, Canada, according to word
received here today.
A native of Baltimore, he was
graduated in civil engineering from
Cornell University and Joined the
city sewage disposal division where
he was engaged in design, construc-
ton and laboratory work. In 1912 he
went to Germany to study sewage
treatment plants there and on his
return designed a major extension
for the Baltimore sewage system.
After joining the Public Health
Service in 1914, Mr. Frank developed
a patent for an improved sewage
oxidation method. Now used by many
American cities, the patent was as
signed to the public and thus has
made it unnecessary for these cities
to pay royalties to British interests
for similar device.
In 1922 Mr.. Frank drew up a
public health service model milk
code which, after revision, now is
being used by 300 cities in 35 States.
He also directed the planning Of
specifications for pasteurization ma
chinery which now are used by
many public health authorities
throughout the country.
Mr.. Frank directed malarial con-
troll and general public health work
in the Mississippi coastal district
near Gulfport from 1917 to 1919
Since July, 1887, up to the time of
his retirement last February, he was
head of the sanitation section,
Division of Public Health Methods
of the National Institute of Health.
His work in this section included
studies in milk sanitation. ice cream
sanitation, restaurant, water and
sewage sanitation and stream pol
luton.
He was the author of % publica-
tions on public health and SANTA
ton subjects. He made his home
In Rockville, Md. Besides his widow,
Mrs. Ethelwyn Frank, he leaves
daughter, Mrs. Charles Squire, Bos-
ton, and a son, Karl Frank, Rock
vile. Funeral services and burial
will be in Toronto.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Two Congress Members
To Leave Walter Reed

Senator Bone of Washington and
Representative Smith of Connecti-
cut are both expected soon to leave
Walter Reed Hospital. where they
have been convaleScing.
The Washington Senator, hospital
officials said, will be released within
the next week. His condition was
described as satisfactory after a
minor hip operation
Representative Smith, who suf-
fered a heart attack a short dis
tance from the Capital on August
26 on an Army bomber on which he
was starting an inspection trip, has
been resting at the hospital and is
expected to leave within the next
day or two.