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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01

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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01
Mms Denl ,Soiepbinunt

8epor sic Sfllbenten III ibre @cib-
na6tSferie1 abreilten, ipuroe folgen-
oes 8eibnadtsprosromm ollrdoe-
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Reading of the Christmas Gospel,
Luke 2, LIS.
The Cecilians: r
Deck the Hall'. Traditional
Ring out Sweet Bells. Wilkinson
Vocal Solo:
20 Holy Night. Adam
Community Songs: -
20 Little Town of Bethle-
hem" ............ :. Redner
'It Came Upon the Midnight
Clear" ................... Willis
Vocal Duet:
"Pastorale" !. Cappucio, words by
Plus TX
ANGELS We have Heard on 49,
High" ........ Traditional
Piano Solo: +
"Christmas Medley" ~
Community Songs:
1.-THE First Noel''. Traditional
"We Three Kings Of Orient
Are" Hopkins
Schola Cantorum
"The Christ Child's Lullaby"
Traditional
christmas Hymn ..........
Seventeenth Century
Community Songs:
chr Kinderlein KOmmet"
"Hark! The Herald Angels -.~ .
Sing" ..............M Mendelsohn
Schola Cantorunn, Glee Club, and
CecilianS:
"Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht"
Gruber
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01
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81. Sransisfas, ct. Srameis 0oipital
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pergangenen Sabre erbaltenen @aben
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allen Slid ,tno Segen bringeu m0ge.
Die Armenidtpeitern bes Fl. ssram.
sisfms, ct. Graneis SoIpital.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01
Sttm1lte DeS NolfeS iiir
0aS SoiepbtmM,lt

Ginliege1o $500 aur laufenocn
5reiitel1e. Sd bate oie @abe in ei.
ncn Inliegen periproden. @ott Iegne
Sbr @ert! - Mrs. 81. M., @fo.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01

Siermit ienbc id Sbnen eille Gabe
5ltnt 8eiten Ser arlnen Stlloellten.
Danf lei Der Siirbitte Der 5bners-
baften Mutter @ottes fiir sic Grbo-
rlnlg neilter 8itte. - Wtrs. M. g.,
Ohio.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01

H., by A. Philipp, ILL.,; Mrs. Theresa
Decker, Penna.; Jno. j. Biegler, S. d.;
Mrs. Jos. Kugler, Mo-; Casper Schwab,
Ia; Mrs. Marie Meybohnl, Calf; Mrs.
A. III. Busseran, N. Y; Mrs. G. Schu-
macher, Ia; Mrs. j. E. Wanrow, Nebr.;
Mrs. Mary Menten, N. Y; Andrew
Heuman, Texas; Mrs. Barbara Gersitz,
N. Y; Mrs. B. Bosse, Ohio; st. Joseph's
Convent, Calf; H. Ruenzi, Okla; Edw.
Lies, N. Y; Jno. Stachlowski, N. D.;
Mrs. P. A. Willems, Mimi; Mrs. C.
H., Wis; Mary L. Brons, Ill; Albert
Wassermann, Ohio; Mrs. Margaret
Schellhorn, N. Y; Mrs. M. Ginsberg, o.;
Henry Dantes, ILL.,; Mrs, G. Mairose,
Mimi; JOS. j. Hiemenz, Mimi; Victoria
Horsch, Wis; Jno. Werhe, o.; Mrs. M.
Blissenbach, Mimi; Mrs. j. Hlavach,
Wis; Mrs. F. Kilian, N. j.; J. Noll, Ill; !;
Miss Eliz. Lipinski, Mimi; Mrs. M.
Deustermann, Mimi: Mrs. J. Reuther,
La; ]. A. Hammerschmidt. Mimi; Mrs.
Anna Berres, Wis; Mrs. Gertrude
Goeppinger, O.; Mrs. Ed. Grambo, Ind; |;
Jos. Tauber, Penna; Ernest Weinheimer,
Texas; Mrs. M. Lebel, O.; Mrs. Mary
Ehret, O.; Phil Kleinkorte, ILL.,; Mrs. e.
Faber, N. Y; Alber Bros, Ill; Mrs.
X Reus, N. Y; A. Schneider, Mich;
Mrs. L. Gerner, Wis; Martin Gegg,
Pa; Geo. Fappe, O.; Mrs. j. Miesslein,
N. Y; Jno. Ell, o.; J. A. Clock, Pa;
Rev. A. S. A., N. j.; Geo. Rosing, H.;
Mrs. Otto Niemeyer, ILL.,; Peter Walter,
N. Y; Anton Kern, Sr., Mimi; Mrs. B.
Selhorst, o.; Peter Stigerwald, O.; Mrs.
Mary Auer, O.; Mrs. M. Kiesbach, Wis;
Henry Bickwermert, Ind; Mrs. F. Uel-
hoff, Mo.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01

Gaben ertpiinid)t: iolde, oie ints al,
peroffeatlibelt seltattet iiilo, ellttpeoe-
nit bollem 9ealiteit, ODER lii,ter eileln
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mems in oieier geaiebiti1g febr iueit.
ber5ig geiueielt ilno bas Soiepbinun
Weeflp 1T in feline 5,lbitapfen se.
fretelt.
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Sin glidieliges nnO gnaoenreid)es Neniabr
pnia alien aeiern Sreon ,nO ssobd Ser 2bo saenreanS

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id 5l Gbren bes 81. Ser5ens Selu
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erbort. $. g., 8.
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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01

beraig geipeie,t ilno bas ssoiepbinnn
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fretelt.
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geltalten: "
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lten6itd erl6einen2"
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fe1nung cine @abe einielloen. s(,tf
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genniitigen driftliben @eilte ,,1lierer
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Gbriltfino aIle nit ieinem reiebiten
Segen belobnen!
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01

Mittuodj, ben /. Sannar 194f
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
has. GLENN MILLER. RECENT
BRIDE. CIVIL SHOW 81
80. 49, ~ n Mfaa Rpg-

BRIDE, CIV oiSW -
Willis, Mich. May IL Miss Bes'
lie Brown entertained with b.
lal shower at her, home Friday
Evening. honoring Mrs. Glenn NH
Ter. a recent bride. The evening
MAS spent playing table games ana
Visiting.
Mrs. Miller received many beau
kiful and useful gifts from those
.bresent. At the close OF the eve
hing a lunch OF cake. ice cream
Icoffee and waters was served.
Those present were, Mrs. kittie
|Clark, Mrs. Jessie Dillon, fpsi'
.bonti: Mrs. May Wright Mrs. Jen-
Iaie Sparrow, Belleville; MRS
Esther Anderson. Mrs. Myrtle Kin
nicutt. Miss Grace Kinnicutt,
Whitaker. Mrs. Fred Miller, Mrs
IGlenn Miller. Belleville, Mrs. Sadie
.Cox, daughters, Evelyn and Doro-
. thy, Paint Creek; Miss Mary
|Peppiatt, Eloise: Mrs. Marion Ham
Hilton. Tecumseh; Mrs. Emma Colts
daughter, Helen, Mrs. Oscar Smith
! Mrs. Sauna Simon. Mrs. Emma
Jones. Mrs. Bernadine Day, Mrs
May Cox. Mrs. Jean Mil. Mrs.
i Kathryn Wright, Mrs. Laura Tay'
4 lor. Mrs Hazel Garrod and daugh'
4 tiers Doris and Donna.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
NelUS From. Willis

Mr.. AID Mrs. Harry Jones.
Wfyne, were guests OF Mr.. and
Hrs. Charles Bodell. Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Daily were
Sunday dinner guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs.-Ty Cobb near Ypsilanti Sun
day and all visited friends in
stockbridge and Gregory in the az
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER Sherman,
son Harold spent the week end at
the Sherman Lodge. near Ros-
common.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Freeman,
son Jerry. Detroit, Mr.. and Mrs.
Micah Crawford and family, Ionia,
spent the week end with their
mother, Mrs. Arthur Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erying Brown,
Port Creek, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Flower, Friday.
George Howell, Gale Howell and
son Donald were guests Sunday
afternoon OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gary
Doering. Ypsilanti.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Heath,
Detroit visited their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Heath Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Smith
motored TO Saline. Adrian, Toledo
and Monroe Sunday. \
Lee Hardy. Detroit. was a Sun
day dinner guest of his mother,
Mrs. Lois Hardy.
Mrs. Gary Howell was a business
visitor in Ypsilanti Saturday.
Bert Smith. Toledo, was a Sun
day guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Bodell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Smith
spent Saturday evening at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Locke,
Romulus.
Clarence Smith, Jr., and Reva
Egbert, Ypsilanti, spent Friday
evening at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Smith, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Colts and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Colts were
Sunday visitors Of Martin Colts,
Whitaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Colts. Mi
Ian, spent Friday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Colts and fam
lily
MIR. and Mrs. Clyde Service, Mrs.
Edith Williams. Plymouth Rd..
were Sunday guests Of Mrs. Lois
Hardy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hall re-
turned home Wednesday evening
after spending three days in St.
Paul MINI. On their way they
visited the Wisconsin Dells and
Fort Smelling in Minneapolis.
They accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
John Max, Ypsilanti.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Meyers and
children spent Saturday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. AL Mannlien,
Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Larson and
children Wolfred, Sharon and Dan
ME, we're Sunday evening guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Royal,
| Manchester.
Mrs. Ernest Brewer and son
Ronald, Ypsilanti, were Friday
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lar
son
Mrs. Ida Gibson and son Norman,
Ypsilanti, visited Sam Gibson,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Hitner and
| family. Plymouth. spent Sunday
with their sister. Mrs. Ray Meyers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hall and
son Robert and Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Hall were guests in Detroit
| Sunday evening.
Melvin Flower who has had IN
lection in his leg is still confined
TO his bed but is improving sat
isfactorily. Thomas, Bull and
Nancy Flower have whooping
cough.
Thelma Howell has scarlet fever.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
MRS. HAROLD COLTS
HONORED BY SHOWER

/ Mrs. Bernard Hall entertained 20
guests at her home in Willis We'd
nesday afternoon at a shower hon
oring Mrs. Harold Colts. Table
games were played after which a
dainty lunch was served by the
hostess. Mrs. Colts received
many lovely gifts.
I Guests from out OF town we're
fMrs. Betty Brewer, Mrs. Joseph
Howell and Mrs. Gordon Harrison.
Detroit. Mrs. George Colts en-
[tertained for Mrs. Colts last Fri
day afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

bond. to pay the bond, and Il Is be-
lieyed this action influenced Weleh
10 surrender.
He is accused OF having stolen
$50 In cash. a pair OF shoes. several
pairs OF soX. and two watches from
W. Michigan Ave shoe-store here
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

robbing two women on Z. Gather
inc St. In Apn Arbor in the fall
Of 1889. while armed.
He Is being held In county jail
pending circuit court trial on this
latter oifense.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

ing and entering in the nighttime
and in Ann Arbor for disappearing
while under bond walked into eoun-
~ Jail late Tuesday and gave him
self up
Court authorities had been press
ing his father: who had gone bis
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

where be was employed from Sept
q TO Oct. OF last year
During this time Welch VAS
sought by court attaches for he had
disappeared while out on bond May
% 1870, pending trial FOR allegedly
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
PLANNING Program

The Trail Blazers Sunday School
Glass with Mrs. Margaret Day as
teacher are sponsoring a Safety
Program put on by the state pc.
lice of Ypsilanti the evening OF
I, MAY %. There will also be a
dinner, proceeds will be used for
lthe Community playground equip
xment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
BURNS TO DEATH

Marion. Mich. May Is Mrs.
Polly A. Stone. IS. blind and an
invalid. burned 10 death Wednes'
day afternoon in a ERE which de-
stroyed the home OF her son-in'
law James MeCary.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
To Sneak at Banquet

The speaker for the mother
and daughter banquet May 2lst
will be Mrs. Stanford Clawson OF
Plymouth Methodist Church.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
Attend plstriet Meetina

Mrs. Charles Daily and Mrs. Os'
tar Smith attended the district
meeting of the Woman's Society OF
christian Service in Ipsilanti
TUESDAY afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
Bard Ana MAAtihd

The official board OF the Willis
Methodist Church held their regu'
Mar meeting Monday evening in
Church.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
James WEIGH. Wanted
in TheftS, Gives up

James welch. Is. Ann ArbOr
wanted here on charges OF break
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
~ GreenfieId VILLAGE


y Mi Nv. Lincoln School took
her pupiI3 10 Greenfield Village
{ "Wednesday. Those from Willis
who went were David Flower. De-
cite Potter. Genevieve Bunton,
Donald Simon.
Guests Sunday of Mrs. Arthur
Collins and Mrs. Sauna Simon
were Mrs. John Dysinger. Stony
Greek. Mrs. Glen Leslie, Cygnet,
O.. Mrs Ed Wright, Bloomdale, o.,
Mrs Floyd Simon, North Balti.
more. o., and Mrs. Clyde Simon
AZalia.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Adams. Thorn
rs Adams were visitors in Dundee
| Sunday.
\ Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Heath,
Detroit. visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Cots, Saturday.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
Coal Mine Accident Trend Alarming,
Says Secretary Ickes, Urging
Increased Safety Vigilance

proximately 100000. The average
payment in the reporting week was
$10.74.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
LOngshoremen Forbidden
To Hold Union Election

New Orleans (ILNS).-An order re-
straining members of the Interna-
tional Longshoremen's Union No. 2419
from holding an immediate election
has been signed by the civil district
court, Judge William Fl. Byrnes, Jr.,
presiding. The court also directed H.
E. Augustine, supervising manager,
and acting president and other officials
of the union to show cause before him
why they should not be enjoined from
holding the election which had been
planned. The order was issued on the
petition of John Mackie and ten others
who claimed to be members of the
union in good standing. They charged
the election as planned is not in keep
ing with the constitution.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
WOmen's Bureau Head
Asks End OF Tipping

Chicago (ILNS) Mary Anderson,
chief of the Women's Bureau, United
States Department of Labor, urged in
an address here that tipping be abol-
ished. She described the practice as
"unwholesome and undemocratic."
Miss Anderson made the recommen-
dation before the annual meeting of
the American Association for Labor
Legislation.
"We know" she said, "that irreg-
ularity of employment is one of the
great hardships that confront all wage
earners. But for workers who rely
partly or entirely upon tips for their
compensation the problem of uncertain
income is many times more serious"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
INTER-AMERICAN
LABOR
(By William Green, in American
Federationist)

Labor of the United States has for
number of years realized the need
for contracts with labor of Latin
American countries and for an organ
ization to deal with common problems
and to promote common interests.
Such an organization was begun in
1919 and is an essential in the present
situation not only for the protection
of labor but for the maintenance of
democratic institution. international
cooperation can choose one of two
pathways-the familiar pattern of
empire dominated by one race or demo
cratic participation with opportunity
for all and special privilege to none
A strong international labor organ
ization, representing bonafide labor or
ganizations of all countries, is the
most effective power to keep interna-
tional cooperation in the democratic
pathway.
We need such an organization for
strengthening the labor organizations
of all countries as well as to provide
adequate representation for the wage
earners of all lands in the agencies Of
inter- American cooperation in all
fields.
In spite of differences in language
and culture, working people through
out the Americas can join hands in
the spirit of fellowship and for the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
Secretary of Interior Issues Warning in Mine Accident
Situation-Report Shows 1241 Men Killed in Coal
Mine Accidents in First IL Months of 1910.

Washington, d. C. (ILNS).-Oper-
ators and employees of coal mines were
warned in a statement by Secretary
of the Interior Harold I. Ickes to ex-
ercise greater care during 1941 in the
use Of explosives, electricity, haulage
equipment, ventilation, and other fac
tors which might initiate explosions.
Directing attention to the fact that
fatalities in 1910 from major coal
mine disasters have exceeded those
for any year since 1928, the secretary
pointed out that he had been advised
by the Bureau of Mines that cold
weather, the present high rate of pro-
duction, and changing methods of
mining, including mechanization, have
increased the hazards tremendously.
Latest reports received in
Washington show that 1,241 men
have been killed in coal-mine ac-
cidents during the first IL months
of 1910 and that the total for the
year may possibly exceed 1,400.
Of this number, 275 already have
lost their lives as result of ma
jor disasters.
DR.. R. R. Sayers, director of the Bu-
reau of Mines, reported to Secretary
Ickes that the trend of coal mine ia
talities during the present year gives
rise to apprehension as to the future,
particularly during the winter of 1941
and the coming spring.
Precautions Perhaps Lessened
A number of mines which a few
years ago were idling along, Director
Sayers advised the secretary, are to-
day operating on two-shift and even
three-shift-a- day basis. This increased
activity, together with some changes
in mining practices, may have resulted
in lessening of the safety precau-
tions advocated by the Bureau of
Mines.
According to reports of the bureau,
some of the newer methods of mining
have introduced additional hazards.
The more rapid extraction of coal as
result of mechanical loading, for ex-
ample, liberates greater quantities of
gas and dust in given period than
does hand loading, and the gas is lib
Grated in the presence of an increased
number of sources of ignition, chiefly
in connection with electrically oper-
ated equipment.
Machines Seen to Blame
1t may be significant, said Doctor
Sayers, that since 1885, mechanical
loading bituminous-coal mines have
been the scene of mine disasters ag-
gregating more than 800 fatalities,
whereas fatalities from major disas-
ters in non-mechanized-loading btu
minous-coal mines have aggregated
considerably less than 100.
In other words, the data seem to
show that misunderstanding btu
minous coal mines which produced not
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
RED CAPS SUE FOR BACK PAY

New York City (ILNS).-A suit in
volving wages of % Pennsylvania
Railroad 'red cap" station porters has
been filed in Federal Court here under
the Fair Labor Standards Act. The
action seeks recovery of the minimum
wages alleged to be due the men for
their work from October "a, 1888,
when the act took effect, until June 1,
1910, when the company began paying
regular wages to the porters, rather
than have them rely partly on tips.
The sum asked by the men is nearly
$4,000.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
Expel Union Official For
COmmunistic Activities

Seattle, Wash. (ILNS) One of the
most sensational developments in the
history of the Seattle A. F. of L. Aero
nautical Mechanics Union has come
with the membership decision that Don
Keppler, president of the union,
was guilty of Communistic activities
within the organization.
A vote of 429 to 344 sustained a
recommendation of union trial board
which recommended that Keppler be
expelled from the union and be fined
$4,000 Keppler has denied any Com
will continue to fight the charges
against him.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10

New York City (ILNS). - Labor
gains of recent years are in little dan
ger at present under the national de-
fense program but the situation may
change if pressure for production in
creases sharply, the Twentieth Cen
tury Fund says in preliminary re-
port now being made on special sur
vey of labor policy.
If conditions compel a major in
crease in defense work, then ''longer
working hours or reduced standard
of living, or both," are in prospect
the report said.
Expansion of the defense program
by as much as so per cent would Gre
ate critical situation in the labor
market and bring one of two results
the report finds.
Pay Rise Called Debatable
Such expansion, the report says
would mean either an increase in the
work week without the payment OF
overtime wages, or retention OF the
present 40-hour week, payment of
time and half for overtime, which
would amount to a general wage in
crease, and, as corolary, an increase
in the cost of living, which would fall
the heaviest on the middle-class group
with fixed incomes.
"The desirability of general wage
increase at a time when the produc-
tive system is operating close to ca
pacity is open to debate" the report
said. at is legitimate to argue that
workers required to work longer hours
should receive more than proportion
ate compensation for their extra exer-
ton. But it should be realized that
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British Labor Pioneer
Dies at Sc Years of Age

London (ILNS). = British labor is
mourning the death of Frank Smith,
pioneer in the labor movement, for
mer Labor party member of Parlia-
ment and Salvation Army official. He
died at his London home on December
28 at the age of &c.
Smith was elected to Parliament in
1929 as Labor member for Nuneaton,
Warwickshire, after having been the
unsuccessful candidate many times il
period of 40 years. When rs years
old he became parliamentary secre-
tary to the late George Lansbury,
then Commissioner of Works.
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more than One-third of the country S
bituminous coal, had more than three
fourths of the fatalities from major
disasters due to all causes.
The marked increase in explosion
fatalities in 1910 spoiled an excellent
record that had been maintained dur
ing the previous to years.
"Must Wake Up"
"Our coal mining people," Secre-
tary Ickes said, "must wake up to the
fact that coal mine disasters will occur
unless constant care is exercised with
ventilation, lighting, use of electricity,
explosives, haulage equipment, and
other factors entering into the initia-
tion of explosions. We must not re-
turn to the decidedly reprehensible
disaster record of ten, twenty, or more
years ago when major coal mine dis
asters normally took 800 to 500 lives
annually"
Records of the Bureau of Mines
show that many explosions result
from carelessness or infractions of
rules by employees; and many of them
result from unsafe methods, installa-
tion, or practices for which the man.
agement is responsible. Accident pre-
vention is the responsibility of both,
it is emphasized.