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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
Imperial Valley Press

Established Apru 20, 1901
published every afternoon except
saturday and Sunday Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by the Sunday Post-Press, es-
tsblisheJ 1886 by the Imperial
valley Publishing company, 625
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
BY GEORGE II. MILNE

GLASGOW, Scot1nd, May 13
tUP) - David Mclean, Scottish
plowman who captured Rudolph
Hess with a hay fork. was a hero
of the war today and his cottage
on the moors a few miles from
Glasgow became a center of wide
interest
1t was only last nlht that the
McLeans-David, his mother and his
sister-knew the identity Of the
man who came down by parachute
near their cottage.
I had heard of the landing of
mysterious German aviator at the
Mclean farm and I hastened there
with pictures of Hess. I put them
before a score of. people who had
talked with him. They identified
him long before the London an
nouncement that Hess was the fly
ing visitor.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
Dar|an in Par|ey
Over French Plans

VICHY, May 13. CUP) - Vice
Premier Jean Francois Darlan ar
rived from Paris tonight and went
into conference Immediately WITH
Chief of State Henri Philippe Pc
tain TO report on his talks with
Adolf Hitler and German Foreign
Minister Joachim Won Ribbentrop.
Darlan was believed by diplomatic
quarters to have brought back
new plan he had obtained from Hit
Ter to replace the Compiegne Armis-
trice which took France out of the
war
Darlan and Otto Abetz, Hitler's
personal representative left Paris
aboard a special train which ar
rived here at 6:15 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
By LEICESTER WAGNER

SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. CUP)
Prospects for immediate settle
ment of a strike by 100 AFL and
CIO machinists in ii shipyards ap-
peared slight today.
The strike had stopped work or
defense contracts totaling more
than ss00,000,000 More than $4,000
skilled workers were idle because
they refused to pass picket lines.
Negotiations were deadlocked and
no meeting between strikers and
employers was scheduled. The en-
ployers met today for a canvass of
production halted. The unions meet
tomorrow.
Il don't know what We can do"
Frank Fox, chairman of the bay
area shipbuilders' negotiating COM
mittee, said. IT'S up to the gov
ernment. We have a master agree
ment signed by II crafts. The office
OF production management decides
t-e terms of the master contract
Now it's up to them to settle the
dispute"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
Hitler Speaks to
Party Leaders

BERLIN, May 13 CUP) - Adolf
Hitler made a speech TO Nazi party
leaders today at coference attend
ed by Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
Goering, No. . Nazi, a party bull
letin said.
The conference was attended by
all Nazi district leaders, the party
bulletin said. 1t was not disclosed
Immediately what Hitler said or
whether he referred to the flight
to Scotland of Rudolf Hess, No. 3
NaZi.
THE party leaders received the
fuehrer with a demonstration of
overwhelming resolution and will
to victory the Nazi bulletin said.
1t did not disclose where the con-
ference was held.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
Finland Permitted
To Postpone Debt

WASHINGTON, May 13. up
The senate has passed and sent to
the house a resolution granting
Finland permission 10 postpone
payments on its postwar debts TO
the United States.
The measure. passed without OBJ
lection or debate. was introduced
by Sen. Arthur II. Vandenberg, r.,
Mich. II would authorize Finland TO
pay its debt in 40 semi-annual in
stallments beginning Jan. !, le45.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
UNION ALIBI

The CIO was not considered in
the agreement, and the San Fran
cisco local of the AFL- machinists
did not approve it; therefore, they
considered the strike legitimate.
Picket lines were established yes
terday. and although the machinists
had announced they would stop
none who wanted to work, few
passed. More than 500 policemen
were assigned to guard the ship
yards. but most of them were with
drawn last night.
Seven plants - Moore Drydock
Oakland: Harbor Launch and Tug
Company, Oakland. General Engin-
eering, Alameda; Pacific Drydock,
Oakland; Parker Diesel Works,
Oakland; Matson Repair Shops
San Francisco; and Bethlehem
Shipbuilding corporation, Alameda
were completely closed. Bethle-
hens San Francisco plant stopped,
except for work on minor contracts.
Boilermakers worked at the San
Francisco plants of General En-
eineering, United Engineering and
Columbia Machine Works.
Bethlehem has most of the de-
tense contracts. approximately $780,
100000 worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
London Says Hess
Believes Germany
FACING Disaster
By EDWARD w. BEaITIE. JR,


LONDON, May l3 (UP)- Rudolf
Hess, Nazi No. and Adolf Hitler's
most intimate political associate
did not bring peace proposals with
him in behalf of dissident Nazis
but fled Germany for his own safe
ty, it was said authoritatively to-
day.
It was known only to high Of
ficials whether Hess held incom-
municado at a secret place after
having been moved from a Glasgow
hospital, was revealing the secrets
OF Germans War plans and in
ternal condition.
Hess dropped by parachute on q
Scottish farm with the words i
have come to save humanity, Brit
ish quarters reported in advancing
the theory. that the No. 3 Nazi
split with Hitler because he believed
the fuehrer is leading Germany to-
ward full partnership with Com
munist Russia.
British quarters reported Hess
intense hatred of the Communist
regime and his belief Hitler had
embarked the third Reich along a
path of increasing collaboration
with Russia well might prove to
have motivated the Nazi leaders
flight TO Britain.
Hess, responsible British sources
said, appears to have got reli-
gion."
In usually reliable quarter it
was asserted that his statements
indicated that he had undergone
a change of heart, that he believed
Germany was headed for disaster
and that he was eager TO dissociate
himself from present Nazi policy
in order TO escape responsibility for
it.
GUILTY CONSCIENCE
He believes he was misguided
and talks like a man with a guilty
conscience. it was said. If the
flight shows anything it shows that
the core of Germany is rotten"
1t was emphasized that Hess
whereabouts would be kept secret
and nobody outside government Of
ficials would be permitted to see
him or even communicate with him.
Hess has definitely not brought
peace proposals" an authoritative
informant said His flight was an
escape.
Hess came in defiance of au-
thorityI suppose he came TO Great
Britain because he knew that if
he would have been in imminent
he would have been inimminent
peril Of being killed.
NATURAL REVULSION"
Presumably Hess did it as the
result of disagreements with other
prominent Nazis. possibly it was a
natural revulsion at further unbear-
able association with others of the
Nazi gang"
II was said that Ivone Kirkpat-
rick. foreign office expert sent TO
Glasgow to question Hess, had
made only preliminary report.
Informants disclosed that physi-
clans had examined Hess thor
oughly and were ready 10 certify
nm WnOlly sane.
Hess was believed to be in some
quiet spot. probably in the coun-
try, where the tranquility of his
surroundings in an English spring
might put him in a mood TO talk
fully. There had been no indication
SO far as to just how communica-
tive he was, it was said, because
no detailed report has been re-
ceived
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
OPM REQUEST REJECTED

Joseph keenan,, head of OPM's
AFL unit, telephoned E. F. Dillon,
business agent Of the AFL Machin-
lists union, yesterday, and pleaded
with him to return the men to
work. The union membership re-
iected Keenan's request.
Il think we've made some prog
ress," keenan, said in Chicago last
night. AT least we hope to bring
the disputants together
Secretary OF Navy Frank Knox
Admiral Emory Land of the mari
time commission and William Green,
president of the AFL, had requested
settlement of the strike.
Green said it was an OUTLAW
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
CHURCHILL DELAYS
TALK ABOUT HESS

LONDON, May 13. (UP)-Prime
Minister Winston Churchill told the
House Of Commons that he did not
desire TO speak today regarding
Rudolph Hess but obviously a fur
ther statement will be made in the
near future on the flight to this
country of this very high and i'm
portant NaZi leader
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
Japanese Launch
May Offensive

SHANGHAI. May 13. CUP)-Japa-
nese troops have launched May
offensive" in China with major op-
erations on four fronts, a Japanese
military spokesman said today.
Operations were progressing in
southern Shansi province along the
Yellow River and in Hupeh prov
ince where japanese forces were
attempting TO encircle 100000 Chi
nese troops between Ichang and
Hankow.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
Ship pyord Strike
Shows No Signs
Of Nearing End

strike reference to the mo
strike, no lockout" agreement sign
ed in Seattle last month by ship
builders and II AFL craft unions
The shipbuilders were willing to
pay the wage scale established in
the agreement: $11212 an hour to
journeymen machinists. and time
and a half for overtime. The AFL
and CIO machinists demanded $l15
an hour and double time for over
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
: Berlin BeIittIes
Flight Of No. 3
Chief 10 Scotland
By JACK FLEISCHER

BERLIN. May 13. 1UP)-Adolf
Hitler took personal command OF
he Nazi party today in place OF
his deputy and second heir. Rudolf
Hess, as Nazi spokesmen sought
to minimize the Importance OF Hess
hight to Britain and belittle his
place in the Nazi hierarchy.
Authorized Nazis said Hess flight
would not alter Germany'S foreign
or domestic policies lin the least
They said Hess was AN unusually
tragic case of mental Illusion. They
said that he had not really been
Hitler's deputy since the war start
ed and that because of increasing
ailments, including stomach trou-
BILE. nervousness and insomnia, ne
had been steadily relieved OF "one
responsibility after another.
PROPAGANDA EXPECTED
1t was to be expected that the
British would make the most OF
Hess flight, informants said, but
that any attempt to make the fhght
one of defeatism would be laugh
-
great German victories.
Discussing Hess alleged mental
disorder, they said:
IF he were normal he would not
have gone to Scotland. He would
probably have gone to Sweden or
some more accessible spot
Then it was added that Hermann
first heir because Hess lis just
generally of a retiring nature and
also. it can be said, Is in certain
sense singular mar"
Spokesman said Hess family re-
mained in Germany.
They were just as surprised as
anyone else" they said.
ADJUTANTS ARRESTED
They refused information of the
arrest of Hess adjutants, ordered
by Hitler because they permitted
him to fly against orders
IF the adjutantS can prove they
were unaware of Hitler'S order they
probably will be freed" an inform
ant said.
He added that additional COM
muniques could be expected on
Hess because the matter was not
closed.
Informants refused also to dis
cuss the letter which Hess was said
to have written. This, they said,
was because it was written by a
man a long time i'll and affected
mentally. They refused to say
whether Hitler or another was the
addressee.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
Nazis Call Hess Crazy.
British Deny Peace Plan
Expert Dies

NEW YORK, May 13. (UP)-J w. T. Mason United
Press expert and author of books philosophy, died
of heart attack today Doctors hospital He g.
After writing and filing his famous column To-day s
War Moves the offices the United Press yesterday
Mason returned to his hotel in Manhattan There he suf-
fered heart attack His wife called physician and Mas
taken at to the hospital where he died today
at 3 am
The union times., 1941-07-05
Board FipfIOps
 On Deferment

INGLEWOOD, Calif.-Following string union protests, Local Draft Board PAP has rescinded its action in cancelling the draft deferment of Harry C. Higgins, an engineer at the plant of North America Aviation Inc.
 Higgins, who is secretary of Local 2O5, International Federation of Ar chitects Engineers Chemists & Tech nicans, was the first victim of the work-or-6ght order.
 His deferment was cancelled by the board when he failed to answer the company's summons to return to work on June 10, day before the strike ended. Higgins refused to go back while pickets of the United Automo- bile Workers were still marching.
 The IFAECT wired immediate pro- tests to President Roosevelt and na- tional draft officials. The protests de- scribed the boards action as "an at tempt to smash unions by using the conscription act against union leaders"
The union times., 1941-07-05
LYONS SENDS WIRE
5000 At Hartford
 C.L.U. Field Day

The eighth annual field day of the Central Labor Union drew an at tendance estimated of 5000 in Arbeiter Liedertafel Park, East Hartford.
 Heat in the afternoon made it necessary to cancel outdoor games. Dancing and entertainment furnished by Jack Gordon were held in the dance pavilion.
 Proceeds went to the Labor Temple Association, an AFL affiliate.
 Clarence B. Scott was general chair man, Charles A. Hellyar treasurer, and William F. Welch secretary.
 Other committee members were:
 Refreshment, George M. Watson, Joseph Muehlberger, w illiam F. Welch, Martin McIver, Richard Ker- vik, and Edward T. Reilly.
 Tickets, William A. Scott, Arthur D. Manley, Clarence B. Scott, and William A. Crosscup; Transportation, John Miller, MT. Watson, and Clar- ence B. Scott; Entertainment, MT. Crosscup, Herbert Miller, Jerry Du- Muchel, Ernest Gagne and Nick Simione.
The union times., 1941-07-05

strOys some of the vitamins in the process.
 A. Use as little water as possible in cooking. When boiling foods, bring the temperature to the bOil- ing point as fast as possible.
 s'5. There are lots of vitamins and minerals in the water used to cook vegetables. So don't throw the water away but serve it with the vegetables, or use it in gravy sauces, or soups.
 ''6. If you plan to chop up fresh fruit or vegetables for salads, do the chopping just before you serve them.
 s'7. Cook quick-frOzen foods be- fore they have thawed out. If the frozen food is to be eaten raw, serve it immediately after it has been thawed out"
The union times., 1941-07-05
JniionReturns Fund

The Cafeteria Employees Union,
 peal 302, A.F.L., of New York has Est announced that it will return and |stribute a $5O,OOO defense fund hong its 1000 members.
 While the union was engaged in egotiating a new contract cover |g 5000 workers in cafeterias oper- led by members of the Affiliated |estaurateurs, 1t assessed its mem Ers S and $10 each, depending on |eir wages, to defray the cost of lny necessary action" With the aid Arthur s. Meyer, chairman of the late Mediation Board, the contract
 las signed Wednesday and the union lon 5000, 1000 in annual wage increases |ithout a strike.
 The union has sent letters to all its |embers thanking them for their Ipport and informing them that leir money is waiting for them at |e union offices, 70l Eight Avenue.
The union times., 1941-07-05
Norfolk Dam To
 Be Union Made

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark.-Sig- Iture of a contract with AFL build D trades unions has turned the huge |orfolk dam near here into union b and raised common labor scales |om 30c to 35c an hour.
 Mine hundred men are already em- |byed on the job, which will be one
 the five largest concrete dams i'll United States. Employment is pected to rise to a peak of l,2OO. everal weeks ago the contractors at npted to forestall union organiza-
 n by restricting employment to bidents of sparsely-populated Baxter
 mty.
 Two AFL representatives who kited Mountain Home were greeted
 a mass meeting at which the mayor 8ted that no unions were wanted.
 ntractors later reconsidered their Eision and signed with the AFL.
The union times., 1941-07-05
Ford Agrees To
 Rehire 975 Men

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Following the signing of the contract between the Ford Motor Co. and the United Automobile Workers, agreement has been reached on reinstatement of 975 men to former jobs in the Ford plant here.
 The agreement is with the JAW, NLRB and the Federal Courts. The board had ruled against the company some time ago and ordered reinstate- ment of the men.
 In the agreement now reached, the men are listed in the order in which they will return to work. They will have priority over men employed since 1937, when the 975 were discharged for union membership. In cases of disputes, there will be arbitration.
The union times., 1941-07-05
West Coast
 Machiniists
 Vote Return
A. F. of L. and C. I. O. Men Back at Work After
 47-Day Strike

SAN FRANCISCO Following the signing of the Pacific Coast stabilizatiOn agreement by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, 1900 AFL and CIO machinists voted to end their 47-day strike against II local shipyards. Bethlehem, big gest of the struck firms, had pre- viously refused to sign because of objection to the closed shop.
 SCALE OF SLIP
 The strikers did not win their de- nand for rate of $115 an hour and double-time overtime. The stabiliza- tion agreement sets a scale of SLIP and provides time-and-a-half over time.
 Continued on Page 3
The union times., 1941-07-05
Don't Waste the Vitamins In Your Food, Says US. Report

Most people, unless their doctors tell them differently, can get all the vitamins they need if they eat enough of the right food that has been prop erly prepared.
 But proper preparation of food re- quires some special rules in order not to lose the vitanins down the drain. Here are some practical suggestions from the Bureau of Home Economics, as reported by the Consumers Coun- sel Division of the Department of Agriculture.
 THE RULES
 'sl. Don't stir air into foods while they are cooking.
 ''2. Don't put foods through sieve while they are still hot.
 "3. Don't use soda in cooking green vegetables. The soda may keep the vegetables green, but de-
The union times., 1941-07-05
Employment Demand Peak Not Reached
Conn. Service Estimates 5O,OOO Workers Will Be
 Hired by November 1

The Connecticut labor market grew tighter last month, with every indication that this stringency would be intensified in the next few months, it was reported by the Is field offices of the Connecticut State Employment Service.
 The condition throughout the state, as described by these reports, was one of increasing difficulty in obtaining skilled and semi-skilled workers, with employers seizing eagerly on June High School grad uates who display any manual dex- terity for immediate placement i'm industry, or after a five weeks training course.
 5O,OOO MORE
 The consensus of opinion, based on a poll of more than 300 large en- ployers, is that employment demands have not yet reached the peak, but will continue ascending between now and November 1st with at least 25,O00 more workers needed in defense in- dustries alone, and a similar number also needed in non-defense industries.
 While there were numerous layoffs in the state last month, these were all small, or of short duration, and caused principally by seasonal slack ening of the needle trades and textiles and the inability to secure materials, particularly metals. Non-defense manufacturers are anticipating fur ther layoffs because of shortage of materials due to priorities, and with particular reference to brass, copper and zinc
 Present shortage throughout the state include all types of skilled and semi-skilled factory labOrers,
 Continued on Page 9
The union times., 1941-07-05
Only Real Union Gives Protection. C. Fairfield Says
Asks If M. B. Independent Organization Is a Company Union = Says Collective Bar
 gaining Will Safeguard Concessions

An independent union has been brmed for the workers of the B. Manufacturing Company, ac- Prding to reports received by laude Fairfield, Grand Lodge representative of the International ssOciation of Machinists.
 ''We had thought this took place
 month ago." MT. Fairfield told HE UNION TIMES. s'Did they s-establish the one formed Onth ago in order to start a big Pr and better one?
 BARGAINS UNWANTED
 "The M. B. Bulletin announced picnic and states it will be the big Fst bargain of the summer. The ernbers of the Machinists Union in ost parts of the country get wages gh enough to pay for what they ft, and they are able to get what ey ask for"
 The workers at M. B. should be no kception to this rule, Fairfield said. l e referred to a statement in the !. B. Bulletin which says that the rievance Committee at the plant is Ecking the independent union"
 WHO WAS CONSULTED?
 ''Were the members of the Criev- ace Committee consulted when en were fired a week agO?" MT. Rirfield asked. sSWhat has this rievance Committee actually bne? The M. B. workers know lat Independently they can do bthing for anyone, except what e company wants to grant as I've to fool its employees.
 Gan that committee look the men
 Continued on Page 4)
The union times., 1941-07-05
Machir1ists Gains
 Top AM Records

Washington, D. C.-Smashing gains in membership and collective bargaining contracts, topping all records, were revealed by the In- ternational Association of Machin- ists. In the past six months, the Machinists negotiated agreements with over HOO employers, more than during the whole of 1940, President Harvey w. Brown an- nounced. Nearly 800 covered plants that had hitherto been un- organized and 600 were renewals of expiring pacts.
 Practically all carried wage in- creases, aggregating many millions of dollars annually, and brought the pay levels to an all-time high. The Machinists now have more than 6,OOO employers under con- tracts.
The union times., 1941-07-05
Jewelry Committee Urges
 Forty Cent Minimum Wage

WASHINGTON, D. The Jewelry Manufacturing Tn dustry Committee unanimously recommended 4O-cent minimum wage for the jewelry industry. If approved by Ad- inistrator Fleming of the Wage and Hour Division the recommendation will increase the wage rate of ap- proximately 11,500 employees in the industry.
 The employees section of the com mittee included General President Leon Williams, First Vive-President A. J. Gaul, and Vice-President Erwin Spiegal, of the International Jewelry Workers Union (AFL).
The union times., 1941-07-05
Porter Joins
 Staff of OPM


 KENOSHA, Wis.-Paul Porter, publisher of KenoSha Labor, one of the country's outstanding labor papers, has taken leave of absence to assume post as special labor adviser with the Office of Production Manage ment.
 Porter has had wide experience both i'll this country and abroad as news paper correspondent. He is a mem Der of the American Newspaper Guild. Among his new duties will be that of assistant chief of information in the labor division of OPM.
The union times., 1941-07-05
Scholarships For InstituteAvailabIe


 Word has been received here that few free scholarships are still available for labor leaders at the Summer Institute for Social Progress, to be held at Wellesley, Mass, July S-19. The scholarships provide for board, room, and tuition.
 The theme of this years Institute is Strengthening America at Home and Abroad" Miss Dorothy P. Hill, 2 Oakland Place, Buffalo, N. r., is director. Additional information may be obtained in New Haven from Dr. Willard Uptaus.
The union times., 1941-07-05
GirdIer Loses

CLEVELAND-Tom Cir d e r's $7, ,500,000 damage suit against unions and union officials involved in the 1937 Little Steel strike has collapsed. Up- holding a plea of the CIO, U. S.. Judge Robert N. Wilkin dismissed the case. The suit, brought under the antitrust laws by the Republic Steel Corp, was the largest ever filed against labor union.