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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24

season.
T h e s e stage
shows. however,
will be discon-
tinued. at least
for the Sum-
ner, while Phil
and his orches-
ira take off for
numerous Sum-
ner e n & a 6 g.
nentS. Brestof,
talented violin
iSt as we'll as
fin @ orchestra
leader will open
the season al
Oakland Hill s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
Another Farewell

We hate to bid farewell to Phil
Brestof and his band which has
done such superb work providing
music for the intermittent stage
shows at the Michigan this past
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
Real Scarab

THE favorite piece of jewelry of
Claudette Colbert. star of SKY
lark" is a ring on which is mounted
A genuine and priceless scarab sent
her by an archaeologist years ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24

play for Detroit Yacht Club dances,
dividing his music between the
links and the boats
His present arrangement of
'TntermeZzo" for the rhythmic
style and grand solo work, is one
of the highlights of the current
stage show at the Michigan where
lovely Kitty Carlisle. cute Isabel
Jewell and Harry James swing
aggregation is appearing.
The union times., 1941-05-31
vinSon Again {!

5. Attach list setting forth the\ names, titles, addresses and present citizenship or nationality of each of your executive officers, business agents and. oreafizers. G. ta) Haw many regular members in good standing does the organization have? ..........,..........:.......
 (b) How mal1T~of your members are aliens?* (1f exact information is not available, an estimated percentage will suf11ce) .,.-...... ....:............ M z. Does the organization own or control any regular news organ or publication? If so, give the name | and address of such organ or publIca. WILL .sssC............
The union times., 1941-05-31
ocal Seeks Govt. Help Against Nazi Chemical Firn
Sues Steel Co.
 As "Anfi-Labor''

Pres. Eugene P. Grace of Bethlehem Steel Corp. and l7 other officers and directors are being sued in Federal Court for an accounting and restoration of more than $l,OOO,OOO allegedly wasted by illegal and wrongful anti-labor activities.
 Miss Zara duPOnt, a minority stOckhOlder and first cousin to industrialists LammOt and Ire- nee duPOnt, filed the suit through her attorneys, Liebman, Leider and Witt.
 The complaint charged Grace and his associates with 'swast- ing" company funds by organ izing and maintaining company unions in 10 of its plants, hir- ing spies and detective agencies for espionage, and making un- lawful contributions to so-called Citizens Committees.
 Further losses were incurred, the complaint says, by strikes which arose from unfair labor practices, by the expenditure of large sums to fight the NLRB, and through damage to good will from the ''notoriety and unfa- vorable publicity incident to the labor policies"
 Plants in which anti-labOr ac. tivities have been carried on in- clude those at Lackawanna. N. Y., Johnstown, Bethlehem, Leb- anon, SteeltOn, Rankin and Leetsdale, Pa.; Sparrows Point, Md., and Quincy, Mass.
 The alleged waste began July 5, 1935, and is still continuing, Miss duPont charged.
 More than $25O,OOO was spent fighting NLRB cases, the com- plaint set forth, and in two in- stances the company was found guilty of unfair labor practices and ordered to desist. A con- tempt of court proceeding is now pending against Bethlehem for failure to comply with an order of the Boston Circuit Court of Appeals.
The union times., 1941-05-31
Typos
(Continued from page D

(Continued from page D respondent for the International Jour- nal. Auditors are John Honore, AL fred Glaser, and George Sanders, Jr. Thomas Roche and George Sanders, Sr, comprise the old age pension board.
 Referendum Vote
 Vote for re-afiliation with the AFL was 93 for and 146 against.
 Nationally, returns from Al locals in the International Typographical Unions referendum on whether to re- affiliate with the American Federation of Labor showed on May g 14,378 votes against the proposal and 11,070 for it.
 Woodruff Randolph, I. T. U. secre- tary, said most of the larger unions, with about half the total vote, had re- ported. He added that between 55,0OO and 6O,0O0 votes probably would be cast.
 The l. T. U., with 8O,OOO members, was suspended from the A. F. of L. in 1o39 after members had refused to pay a special assessment against all A. F. of L. affiliates in a rival CIO membership drive in lo37.
The union times., 1941-05-31
LiUe to Be 9OF You
 Can and HaUe To

A statistical expert in the United States Census Bureau while delv- ing into figures and records linked with the 194O national population count, reported that the average life of man is now 21z years longer than formerly.
 In this connection recent state ment by Dr. Llewellyn F. Barker, "A years old, and Professor Emeri- tus of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical School, is quoted by the New Haven Hospitals Watch Tower"
 Longevity is exquisitely heredi- tary," he said. "The best insur- ance of long personal existence is derivation from 1ong-lived ances- tors"
 He declared that physiological characteristics of old age vary so much that one person at 75 years might be much younger" than an- other person of 50 years. He urged persons of middle age to temper their activities, and advised oldsters to eschew dietary fads, to go to Florida in the winter, avoid bodily and mental fatigue, and to reserve their powers to the giving of wise counsel to their juniors.
The union times., 1941-05-31

(Continued from Page D 1939, and ending March 31, l941.
 How many regular members in good standing does the or. ganizatiOn have? How many of your members are aliens?
 Attach a list setting forth the names, titles, addresses, and present citizenship or national ity of each of your executive off, cers, business agents, and or- ganizers.
 Author of Vinson Resolution
 Union leaders here were quick to point out that Vinson is the au thor of the infamous s'Vinson Res olution," denounced by the Am erican Federation of Labor as z measure which would freeze open shop conditions, and outlaw tho closed shop. They also said tha armed with a knowledge of { unions financial status, any enemy of labor would have a tremendOu. advantage i'm dealing with workers
 Questions such as those about
The union times., 1941-05-31
Labor College Com mittees
 Hold Meeting
Publicity and Curriculum Groups Plan for 14th
 Year of Institution

Plans now being made for
 the forthcoming session of the
 New Haven Labor College in-
 dicate that the colleges l4th
 year will be one of the most
 successful in the institution's
 history.
 Committees Meet
 Although classes will not start un- til late this fall, two committees are hard at work, and a meeting of the executive board of the college was planned for this week. The curricu- lum committee, composed of Calvin Sutherlin, legislative agent for the Connecticut CIO; Miss Lena York of the Y.W.C.A., and Anthony Lu- chek, Teachers Union, has already begun planning the courses and fac ulty.
 The publicity committee is made up of Walter E. Davis, Machinists' Union, No. 420; and Willard Uphaus, Mrs. Doris Sutherlin, and Nathan Sherman, Teachers Union.
 Wide Publicity
 The committee, meeting this week at the Y.W.C.A., voted to use the facilities of The Union Times, NesVs of COnnecticut, the Coop Bulletin, the Industrial Relations Club, the general press, and the ra- diO, in order to publicize the col lege.
 A request will be made to the Pub lie Affairs Committee of the Y.W.C.A. for assistance in making known the Labor Colleges program. The inter- national journals of the various un- ions will be requested to devote or two to the New Haven Labor College. Speakers will be sent to the various unions, and the locals will be asked to cooperate.
 The college, founded by the
 New Haven Central Labor
 Council, this year had an en- rOllment of 1lO students, and at the graduation exercises awarded 39 certificates and IA diplomas. I'm addition to the
 Central Labor Council, spon- sOrs include the New Haven
 CIO and the Religion and La bor Foundation.
The union times., 1941-05-31
Minimum P. R. Tobacco
 Shippers Wage Urged

WASHINGTON, D. CA recom- mendation for the establishment of a minimum wage of 20 cents an hour for the leaf tobacco industry of Puerto Rico was filed with General Philip B. Fleming, Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U. s. De- partment of Labor by the Puerto Rican Industry Committee, Msgr. Francis J. Haas, chairman.
 "The 20-cent minimum wage," the committees report stated, "was de- termined to be the highest minimum wage rate which will not substan- tially curtail employment in such in dustry or give such industry in Puerto Rico competitive advantage over any industry in the United States outside of Puerto Rico"
The union times., 1941-05-31

HERE AXE SOME of the questonnae out to the trade by the House Naval questions relate directly naval aars information that could be used against tworker
The union times., 1941-05-31
Union Urges
 US. To Take
 Plant Over
1000 Workers in Foreign Owned Company Wire
 President Roosevelt

TRONA, Cal.-Workers in the 10th week of their strike against the foreign-owned American Potash & Chemical Co., have wired President Roosevelt asking that the government take over the struck plant. The strike of 1000 workers is being conducted by Local 414, Intl. Union of Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers.
 Wire OPM Office
 Two days earlier the union wired the OPM, suggesting that the partial Nazi control of the firm might be re- sponsible for its stubborn prolonga- ton of the walkout. The company is the largest potash and borax pro- ducer in the nation.
 Sung by remarks of Senator Gerald P.) Nye On senate floor re- gently, American Potash & Chemical Co. officials admitted in Congression- al Record May 16, 1o41, that majority of company's shares owned by Dutch interests and remainder by British" !" the wire said.
 s'With Nazis dominating
 Netherlands, this is shocking
 disclosure that Nazi-British
 corporate interests control
 American Potash & Chemical
 which still refuses to meet de-
 mands of American workers
 on strike for two months.''
 Union demands include improved housing in this squalid company town, increased wages, vacations, seniority and grievance machinery. A union statement says:
 Stock Foreign Owned
 Financial reports show that the company made a net profit of ap- proximately $3,2OO per worker in 1939, many times higher than such a profitable American enterprise as U. s. Steel, and that all of its divi- dends go to less than 25O foreign CTS who own all of its outstanding stock"
The union times., 1941-05-31
Prices Up!
Continued from Page D


 but eventually the increases will be passed on to retailers and then to the consumer, growing at each step on the journey.
 That the housewife is already find ing it difficult to make her marketing dollar stretch over family needs is in- dicated by startling report just re- leased by the New York City Depart ment of Markets.
 The housewife, it said, is paying about 8 cents pound more for butter than year ago, cents a dozen more for eggs and B per cent more for pork.
 The Department of Labor again re- ports further increases in rents in principal cities. As has been the case recently, the higher rents are for dwelling renting for less than $50 a month, indicating that the burden is falling on families least able to bear it. Prices of clothing, which have been rising since early in 1941, continued to advance between March and April, the Department of Labor said.
 Housefurnishings, fuel oil and gasoline are also costing more, the department said.
The union times., 1941-05-31

the citizenship status and national ity of union leaders are clearly aimed at providing ammunition for those who might be attempting to break strike. Only too often have foreign-born union leaders been arrested as ''agitators.'
 Irrelevant
 Many unions are believed cer. tain to refuse to reply to the ques- ionnaire on the ground that much of the information requested is confidential, and has nothing to do with naval defense work.
 The questiOnnaire was ore. pared by Edmund Poland who was one of the most prominent at- tOrneys in the effort to have the National Labor Relations Act de. clared unconstitutional.
The union times., 1941-05-31

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-The frs closed shop contract in the southern woodworking industry has been signed between the United Bro. of Carpen ters & Joiners (AF.L.) and the E. L Bruce Co.,, worlds largest manufac. turer of hardwood flooring. The agree ment covers 1,450 workers.
The union times., 1941-05-31
LabOr's Neqvs
 In Brief

DETROIT-No official may hold office or be a candidate in the Natl. Assn. of Letter Carriers (A.F.L.) if he is over 65 years old. A national referendum on this proposal, initiated by Branch 1 of Detroit, was carried by 26,583 to 23,838.
The union times., 1941-05-31

TRENTON-John A. Roebling's Sons Co.,, nations largest manufac- turers of cables, agreed to deal with union for the first time following a 12-day strike of 5000 workers at plants here and in Roebling. The union is the Steel Workers Organizing Com mittee.
The union times., 1941-05-31
Wanted at Once!

Readers of The Union Times are requested to bring in or send in all printed material which they may receive which does not carry the union label. This material will be turned over to the Allied Print ing Trades Council which is con- ducting highly successful cam paign for union label printing.
 This literature should be sent to The Union Times, Labor Temple, 135-13o Goffe Street.
The union times., 1941-05-31
Meriden's ssDemon" Realtor

But two years in the real estate business, Harold C. Hall of Meriden has already acquired the sobriquet demon" real estate man, due to the rapidity with which he has been con- summating realty sales since the boom started.
The union times., 1941-05-31
STRENGTH IN UNITY

SALINAS, Cal.-A 9-day work stoppage by AFL, CIO and morgan ized lettuce shed workers ended with a 1Oc hourly raise and improved work ing conditions granted by the Grower Shippers Vegetable Assn. of Central California.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

react slightly acid or entirely neu. tral.
 The compost pile answers the humus problem for the city gar- dener. Made up of various kinds of quickly de caying vegetable matter-sod, grass clippings, weeds. leaves and garbage mixed with soil, kept moist, and with some commercial fertilizer daded to speed decomposition and add needed nu- trients, 1t forms an excellent hu- mus. Alternate layers of soil and vegetable matter are placed on q basic layer of sod or some coarse material ard the pile is turned eacn month restacked so that the outside parts are placed in the center of the new pile.
 Adding a green manure" - 1. c, blowing under certain legumes, such as soybeans, alfalfa. the clo- verS and the yetches-will frequent- ly add from 100 to 150 pounds of available nitrogen to the soil per acre, or the equivalent of 10 to b tons of good animal manure. Soy beans, the most valuable, should be ploWed under when the beans are half grown. Previous to planting the legume seed should be inocu- lated with comme rcial inoculart carving the type of bacterial needed for that particular seed After blow ing under a legume rye is planted, to add to the humus content, and 1t is plowed under in the spring when it is approximately 10 inches in height
 NEXT: Hot beds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
BY HENRY FREE Landscape Consultant) First of 12 Articles

In these critical days, when every mind Is heavy with worry about the future, many seek an escape in books, hobbies, or other pleas ures. One of the better ways to shelve the daily worries Is to create and tend q flower garden. a peace ful haven for your evenings and Week-endS.
 As testimonial to the tonic value Of a gardening hobby. ovei In beleaguered England the govern ment recently asked its people to continue tending their flower gar- dens for the relaxation from war jitters this gives them, rather than digging up their plots to plant cab- bagoS.
 In planning a garden, the soil, of course, should first be studied care fully. The color and character of soil varies With local conditions. Soil which has resulted from the disintegration Of limestone is m alkaline clay type very fine grained, and consequently heavy and water retentive. This must be broken up with humus and sand
 Sandy soil disintegrated gram itc or Sandstone---is apt to be more or less acid, suitable for rhododen- . drons and other acid soil plants. Since water passes too rapidly through sandy soil, humus should
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

be added to help 1t retain moisture.
 Color of the soil does not neces- sarily determine It's quality. Dark soils may have acquired their color from the rock foundation instead of from the essential humuS. Iron compounds produce ye How, red, blue and often a gray soil while humus produces brown to black col- ored type.
 You should make the most of the soil you happen to have. Be sure to remove any stones, roots, StumpS, builders rubbish and other such un- desirable material that may be upon or in the top level. Deep cul- tivation is necessary only if drain age is needed or If hardpan occurs in the sub-soil, Since hardpan pre- vents downward passage Of water as well as upward passage of moi3- ture from the lower level, hardpan must be broken up and sand added, Never blow or cultivate when the soil is too wet or too dry, since this will make the soil lumpy.
 Maintaining humus content of the soil Is all-important. Humus improves the structure and char acter of the soil, increases its wa ter holding capacity, readily abSorbs the suns rays. stimulates plant growth by freeing essential ele- ments prevents the teaching of SOL uble plant foods and promotes bac- terial action.
 Mineral fertilizers need humus to be effective as plant food. Used together they increase crops from one-flfth to one-third more than when double the amount of mineral fertilizer is used.
 Manure and peat moss are the best known and most widely used forms of humus. Good manure, however, is difficult to obtain. Most peat moss is of bog origin and, like manure, is very low in food value, containing about 1 per cent of ni- trogen and but trace of phos- phorus and potash.
 Leaf mold Is all excellent source of hunts, highly retentive of inois- ture, but it varies somewhat in it's re action upon the soil. Oak leaf and pine needle mold react definite ly acide. Most other leaf molds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

| LsSAI GA.- .s.l 4J w t- .u ,..Al will arise from the matter of old age assisatncc alone. Devoid of logic they are unable to see that the old will receive benefits; the young will pay them. The young will be fewer and fewer; the oldsters will be more ard more. There will be fewer and fewer to pay more and more! But In Birth Preycntionism's upside down world that will be all r'Si.., for. in that fantastic fasicm, the lesser will exceed the greater. And thus all will be happy. Yes indeed --slap-happy!
 In the early twenties. clinical con - traception really got under way. 1n the early forties, we are ready be- ginning to reap the whirlWinel, It has blown the schools empty. These figures on national school enroll ment arc significant:
 In 1880 there were m elementary schools 2l,300,000.
 In 1888 there were in elementary schools 20,000,000.
 At this rate, there will be, in 1860 at least l0,000,000 empty desks ill the schools and colleges of this land but there will be 8000,000 more people over the age of siXty-five than there were In l030 In other words there will be fewer and few CT to pay more and more old age benefits; and, maybe. fewer and fewer young men to fight the faScists Remember what Von Moltke said to Bismark We do not have to kill the French; they are killing themselves Are we going to do the same2
 But by far the greatest irreSpon- sibility of the Birth reventers has been shown in the field of medicine and hygiene. Whether the Birth PreventerS like 1t or rot, simultane- ouSly with the establishment of their first clinics began the develop- ment of the lucrative racket of the manufacture and sale of contracep- tives. Indeed, at Birth Prevention conventions commercial exhibits with price tags attached, have fea- tured the meetings. The peddling of their contraptions has been on about the same medical plane as the hawking of Kickapoo Indian oil, They have devoted their energies entirely to organization and adver- Using, with little or no real effort at really scientific research, to de- termine whether or not their rem- edies might have any bad effects, and to remedy if possible, such bad effects. They have thus contributed their ignoblc share to the building up of the contraceptive business in America. It Is q hideous activity, al. most entirely a racket, that takes out of American pockets annually $250, 100000 for Instruments which are hardly better than 50 percent efficient in preventing conception,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

Tuesday. March 25---4:00 D. m. In. termcdiate Boys Gymnasium Period FOO D. m. Badminton. 7:30 D. m Passion Play Rehearsal. 800 p. m evening department.
 Wednesday, March 26--9:30 a. m. Surgical Dressings. 200 p. m. Church Aid Sewing Meeting. 400 D. m. Brownies. 700 D. m. Older Boys Gymnasium Period 7:30 D. m. Sea Scouts 7,3g D. m. Try-Outs for Dramatic Club Play in Davenport Hall.
 Thursday, March 27-9:45. q. m. Lenten Study Group. 2:30 p. m. Weekday Schol of Religion. 400 D. m. Cubs. 400 D. m. Social Danc- ing Glass for iGrls. 500 D. m. Social Dancing Glass for Boys, 7:30 p. m. Badminton. 800 D. m. Lenten lec- ture at First church.
 Friday, March 28--4:00 p. m. Junior Choir rehearsal. 730 D, m, Boy Scouts. 7;30 D. m. Senior Choir rehearsal. 800 D. m. Pilgrim Fellow. ship Amateur Show and Dance ir Davenport Hall. 8:30 D. m. Orchestra Social on the third floor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
HARRIS TO SPEAK
 TO CHURCH GROUP
Second Congregational Non Club to Hear Lincoln
 House Director Sunday

William M. Harris of the Lincoln House will speak on the subject, The Repair of Broken Lives at the meeting of the Noon Club at the Second Congregational Chapel next Sunday at Il '45 o'clock.
 The calendar of events next week at tho Second Church follows:
 Sunday, March 23--10:30 a. m. morning Torshinp, Kindergarten de- partment. 1i:45 q. m. church schol, Sunday Noon Club, Davenport Bible Class. l2:l0 a. m. Communicants Class. 3:30 D. m. Pilgrim Fellowship mass meeting. GAS D. m. Intermedi- ate choir rehearsal. 7:30 D. m. forum.
 Monday, aMrch 24---4:0 D. m. G!rl Scouts. 6:30 D. m. iGrls Sorority Supper and Meeting. TOO D. m. Vikings. 730 D. m. Older Boys Fra tffnitv -"' D. m. Girl Scout Lead. CTS meeting. lA,