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Evening star., 1941-02-03
WOrnan's CITY Club

The drama section of the Wom-
ans City Club will present a read
ing of a recent Broadway hit play
tonight at 8:15 o'clock. Frederick
Kerby will direct the entertainment
end Mrs. Arthur T Davenport will
preside AS hostess. Members, their
husbands and guests have been In
vited to attend.
Evening star., 1941-02-03
Arts Club to Dance

The Arts Club will have a supper
dance at the club on George Wash
ington'S birthday, with floor
show starting at 9 pm.
Life in George Washington's day
will provide the inspiration for the
decorations and entertainment.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20

on speed, although the natives
did not understand English, nei-
ther did they understand our de-
sire for speed.
For we found protective
form of labor organization, that
might we'll show US how fu-
ture picture of labor may be hap.
py, constructive and non-com-
petive.
Each workman was provided
with ten sticks at the beginning
of his days work. AS he carried
off a box he laid down one
stick. When the ten sticks were
gone, his days work was finish
ed regardless of what we might
think about the matter. We were
in port one month.
Another picture of organized
nor was demonstrated on this
same trip. At this port elephants
were employed to unload. The
elephants, besides having a ver-
satile trunk and great power,
are also known for their great
intelligence.
They worked diligently all day,
but when the time arrived for
the whistle, they stopped re-
gardless of whether the whistle
had sounded or not.
There was no question as to
who had done the best days
work. Quietly assuming their
days work to be good, they
went to rest.
However, animals are substi-
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20
.3,757, 900 Idle Got Work in 1910
Thru State Employment Offices

The Federal Security Agency
reported that placements of
workers in private industry by
the various State employment
offices totaled 100000 persons
in 1910, an all-time high since
the service was established in
1888. To this total was added
the placement of $4,000 persons
in public employment.
The number of jobs filled in
private industry was 20 per cent
higher than in 1889 and reflect
ed the increased use of public
employment offices in recruiting
labor for defense and other in
dustries.
Public placements remained
low in spite of increases during
the last few months of 1910,
largely because of the contrac-
tion in public works program
during the year.
Counting both public and priv
ate placements, an increase of
nearly 8 per cent was recorded
over 1889.
Also reflecting the increased
use of State employment offices
was the fact that during 1910
the number of applications for
work totaled more than 16,500,-
900, the largest number received
in any one year in the history
of the service.
Unemployment compensation
activities also reached a new
high mark in the year, in spite
of the higher prevailing level of
employment. The monthly
volume of unemployment bene-
fits, however, was considerably
lower in the second half of the
year as compared with the first
half.
Benefit payments for the year
totaled more than $520,00O,000,
as compared with $430,000,000
in 1889. Payments in 1910 rep
resented an increase of Is per
cent over 1889 for the forty
nine jurisdictions which paid
benefits during both years. 1t
was estimated that some $780,
900 individuals received at least
one benefit payment during 1910
as compared with 100000 in
1889.
Figures on December, 1910,
activities showed that more than
377, 900 placements were made
by the State employment offices,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20

tutes for labor in one element
only-its power. They cannot
furnish intelligence and hands.
If they could they would be la
borers of the world, and we
would be unconcerned with to-
days pressing problems. But
there still remains the tools and
intelligence.
1t is the same intelligence
whose total effect may reduce
the value of simple human err
ergy, as such, almost to zero.
Man has a rather general and
and deep seated instinct to do
Things in the best, easiest, and
cheapest way ne knows.
Consequently, big organlza
tions have used this human trait
to their advantage. They have
suggestion boxes placed around
the various plants. Any employe
vino permitted an idea, to spec .
up production, was given five
to ten dollars.
entually the men received
their ultimate reward = the ma
chine, created by their sugges-
tions took their jobs.
Although these suggestions
usually came under the heading
of "labor saving Devices" but
in reality they are labor dispens-
ing devices. They do noe save
labor, they do away with it -
make it unnecessary.
We were interested in a re-
cent news item of the efficiency
of plumbers and steam filters on
a government project.
"The records in iaoricating
materials are being made which
will set a new pace for future
construction jobs. Soil pipe cut !.
ters recently developed mach
ines, which evolved from our Ma
tional Defense program aid
many other plumbers iErova-
tions have been introduced - all
contributing to production, speed
and efficiency.
zone of the biggest and fast
est jobs was the office building
of the Paso Robles airport pro-
ject, where the plumbing was
installed in less than a day, az
ter the finished sections arrived
from the fabrication plant"
This is very gratifying know
ledge in our present crisis. We
need all the speed we are able
to muster for the protection of
our country.
However, it does not alter the
inevitable situation we have
been faced with since the depres
sion.
The fact that business organi-
zation for production is much
better developed than our or
ganization for distribution of
goods to consumers.
Though the plumber, as an ex-
ample, may produce much more
profit than he could formerly.
his wages do not necessarily in
crease proportionately to the
products.
In this sense machines becor,e
competitors of la1oring men ra-
ther than direct benefits to thel
economic we'll being. Perhaps
the greatest advantage to labor
which machines have brought la
not therefore a direct increase
in wages, hut a lowering of tne
cost of articles produced by ina
chimes.
SO, as II consumer, he has a
larger amount of actual consLm-
ables to use and enjoy.
But do not imagine this in
any way solves our problem. The
era of the automatic machine is
just beginning. What the future
will be lnder the existing Sys-
TEN we do not know.
We do know that if all goods
are eventually produced bJ ma
chinery, and If the machines be-
long to 10 per cent of the popd-
lation, tkat the ether 90 per
cent will be out Of work. Who
then will the 10 per cent sell
1LAa~ sAA~mhmmlSaA %
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20
UNION RECOGNIZED
PERMANENT FACTOR

The United Rubber Workers
of America organization is rec
ognized as a permanent factor
in the rubber industry. Mem
bers have built up a reputation
for responsibility and integrity
which has brought it leading
place in the American scene.
Today, it's 81 contracts covers
nearly $4,000 workers in every,
branch of the industry. Many
companies are impressed with
the responsible spirit of the
union and are dealing with the
organization in mutually bene-
ficial collective bargaining.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20
Labor Men Unite to
Aid Job Registration

Officials Of the Ohio GO and
AFL organizations last week
pledged their cooperation in the
bureau of unemployment cem-
rensation's drive to register 50,-
zoe skilled workers by April 10.
u. C. Atkinson, bIrean admin
is'iator, has announced tia, lie
eX. ected that many t. be listed
as result of the bureaus
tracking down" workers who
went to rural regions during the
depression. At present only ~
JJ4 skilIed craftsmen are Incl. c.
ed in the active list of 100000
worke ers on the bureaus rolls.
Atkinson estimated there would
be 100000 workers registered.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20

a rise of 3.5 per cent over No
vember. Jobs filled in private
employment totaled nearly 1885,
900, the highest December total
since the service has been in op-
Grafton. This showed an increase
of l per cent over November
and was fully 27 per cent high
er than in December, 1889, and
85 per cent above December,
1888.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20
Rv LANES F. Mckee

A few years back the writer
was aboard the first American
ship to land in Korea.
The cargo had been loaded in
New York, by five gangs of long
shoreman. Each gang loaded one
of the five matches. Probably by
much argument, betting and
racing, the carg was a oard th3
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20
IS THE FUTURE TO BE
MAN OR MACHINE?

S. S. Jaden in something like
three days.
We arrived in Korea, where
we were dependent upon native
labor to unload one-tenth of our
cargo. Our basis interest was to
get unloaded as quickly as pos
sible, and continue our trip. So a
group of natives was summoned
with much emphasis placed up
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20
BUSINESS WILL EXPAND

The Bureau of Agricultural
Economics predicted that Amer
ican business and industrial ac-
tivity, influenced largely by ma
tional defense spending, should
expand to the extent of employ
ing at least 100000 more per.
sons than in 1910.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20
THE LOCAL

THE LOCAL
The local union is the life
blood of the organization. A
vigorous, functioning local union
gives strength to the entire or
ganization; it helps to build the
morale and loyalty which pro-
duce great unions.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20
FIELD STAFF

FIELD STAFF
The field staff is the direct
link between the International
and the Local Unions and be-
tween the Union and the unor-
ganized.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20
BARGAINING

Collective bargaining is a
rather cold and forbidding
phrase - but it is the core of
all labor organization. In sim
pie language it means negotla-
tions between the employer and
the union representing the work
ers on matters of wages, hours,
safety, health, speed, vacations
and all other subjects which
come up in the course of daily
work
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-20

The Ladies Auxiliaries are
playing an important role in
the growth of the United Rub
ber Workers. The union knows
it, and is grateful.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Baby il, Iron Lung
Near-vicfin1 When
Union Cuts Power
Fighting for Life Five
Days, Infant Menaced
By X. C.. BlackCut

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept.
II. (UP)-For five days lit
tie Herbie "Tex" Schneider,
ir., has been fighting for his
life in a respirator at Univer-
sity of Kansas Bell Memorial hos
pital. Last night physicians gave
him a $3.50 chance to live.
At 1857 the lights went out and
the respirator keeping the spark
of life in the two-year-old infantlle
paralysis patient went dead.
Baby Tex gasped for breath. Then
'or an hour and a half two nurses
working in the light of a candle
kept life in his body by artificial
respiration until an emergency gen.
orator was rushed to the hospital,
and the respirator started again.
This morning Herbie's physician,
DR.. w. c.. Hermann, said maybe. "
At University hospital most of
the patients were asleep when the
lights suddenly went out. But in
one dark wing young woman lay
awake, fretting because she feared
her baby would be born by candle
light.
There was no panic" Miss Cath
crime Leach, night supervisor, said
Luckily we had no emergency calls
during the first hours. But things
were pretty primitive for a while
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17


Tremendous aerial bombardment,
tank-led attacks and fierce hand
to-hand fighting were reported as
the Germans threw their full weight
into direct assault on Lenlngrad,
which some indirect reports de-
scribad as ablaze. Crack troops Of
both sides appeared to be locked
in a battle of steadily increasing
fury
War front dispatches described
the eastern front developments as
follows:
NORTH-Berlin said that Ger
man forces, despite heavy casualties.
had pushed back the Russian de-
tenders of Leningrad in desperate
fighting that seemed certain soon
to decide the fate of the former
czarist capital Moscow reported the
Germans pushed back through the
village of "P" in one counterbloW
and said that the enemy had been
unable to advance.
CENTRAL-The Red army re-
ported driving the Germans back
to the railroad town of Yartsevo, 35
miles northeast of Smolensk, after
inflicting some 10000 casualties and
opening the way for investment"
of the ruined town of SmolenSk.
SOUTH The Germans, who
claimed to have broken across the
Dnieper defenses at various points,
said that big offensive operations
were in progress toward the Crimea
and the big Ukraine industrial areas
Nazi dive bombers were reported
leading the attacks on railroad GEN.
terS and on retreating Russian
forces. Moscow did not mention
the Ukraine fighting.
BALTIC-The Russians said they
had defeated two NaZi attempts to
seize the Island of Oesel, off Esto-
mia, with naval and parachute
forces, sinking two enemy cruisers,
a destroyer, five troop-filled trans
ports and 80 small craft. Thou
sands of Germans were lost, Mos
COW said.
The explosion of three modern
sOWCulSll ucSJlOyclS Iltdl oGOChllOilll,
repeatedly due to mishandling OF
torpedoes near a munitions dump,
apparently had no direct connection
with the war in the north. About
100 casualties were feared in the
loss of the three destroyers, al
though only 81 were known dead.
The attitude of German military
quarters toward operations all along
the eastern front was one of consid-
cradle outward optimism, although
Nazis freely admitted the terrific
cost at which Russian resistance
was being overcome.
The only definite Russian claims
of advances came from the central
front in the region of Smolensk
which is now only a pile of charred
and broken buildings. The Red Star
claimed that the way had been
opened for investment" of Smo-
lensk, but the positions given indi-
Gated that the Russians still had a
considerable distance to go.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17

must have flown above the teen
age German legions that marched
VIGOROUSLY into hitherto undefiled
Paris after the rape of the Low
lands.
For the 11th cavalry too had won
great and impressive victory 3.
a victory that was denied the mighty
force of men and arms that was
thrown into the battle of Washing
ton during recent abortive man
euverS in that north Pacific sector.
For whereas the Washington war
games admittedly were a washout
so far as tactical perfection was
concerned, the comparatively COL
orless maneuverS of the 18th cavalry
were hailed by officers and men
alike as a great demonstration OF
that elusive quantity for which
the WILKES, the LaGuardiaS and
Olsons are presently striving so
mightily-unity.
The 18th cavalry demonstrated to
the world that:
/. A hurriedly assembled fight
ing force CAN be made to click.
2. Smaller units of fighting men
are more proficient at the gentle
art of wholesale determination than
large, clumsy, unsynchroniZed arm
les OF SiX-figure numbers.
3. DrafteeS especially drafted
cavalrymen) are NOT thinking con-
tinuouSly of SLIP per hour in air
Continued on Page 2; Column II
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
G.Man Tells Of 0yerhearinq Spy
Tell Plans to Blow Up Machinery
At Big Eastern Electrical Plant

Electric corporation plant at Sche-
nectady.
William G.. Friedman said AT
the Federal court trial of l6 alleged
Nazi spies that on June % he was
in a room adjoining one in which
Duquesne conferred with William
G.. Sebold, German American citi-
zen. who pretended to be a
Nazi agent while doing counter
espionage for the FBI.
The agent said Duquesne told Sc
bold that he had gone to the
General Electric plant year earlier
and sized up the situation.
The matter was brought up
Friedman SAID, when Sebold men
toned that a friend had given him
some dynamite. DuqueSne then
asked, according to the FBI agent
whether the dynamite could be used
with a slow fuse and told of his
plans to blow up the machinery.
The conversation concerning the
General Electric plant occurred,
Friedman said, after DuqueSne haG
disclosed that he possessed a chew
gum" bomb, which he said he al
ready had used ION piers"
Duquesne, the agent said, tolG
Sebold that the bomb was made by
placing phosphorus in the center of
a wad of gum.
ITS fool proof to throw on piers
and cause fires" Duquesne was
quoted. I've done it in the past.
and it won't ignite for maybe three
or four days"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Bandit Holds Up
Bank in |. A.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. II CUP) -
A bandit armed with a revolver to-
day held up the manager at the
busy Citizens National Trust and
Savings Bank and escaped with
$3.50.
r. K. Larson, manager, said the
man walked up to a teller's cage
behind which Larson was standing
and placed five two dollar bills on
the counter. ne paid no attention
to several customers.
This is a stickup," he said. r.
son handed over $3.50 and the BAN
cit fled, leaving his two dollar bills
on the counter.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Police StaIemated
In Murder Probe

LOS ANGELES, Sept. II CUP) =
DR.. George A. Stricken today ac-
companied police while they in
spected the bank strongbox of his
slain wife, and then was placed
under care Of nurse after a physi-
clan reported he was suffering
from a dangerous heart affliction.
Officers said they found nothing
in the strongbox to aid them in
identifying her slayer or discover
ing a motive for the crime. Mrs.
Stricker was beaten fatally and her
home ransacked Saturday.
In the StrongboX, police said, was
$4,000 in cash. $4,000 in govern
ment bonds, oil company and min
ing stock and jewelry Documents
included her will, in which she dis
posed of an estate valued in excess
of S1,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Death Axe Missinu
As Indian Admits
He Welded Weapon
Suspect Refuses to
Identify Girl Over
Whom Two Fought
YUMA INDIAN RESER-

YUMA INDIAN RESER-
WALTON, Sept. 1.-THE axe
used in the axe murder of
John Wilson here last week
end still was missing Wednes-
day.
Wesley Hill, 16, told coroners
jury here late Tuesday how he
killed 16-year-old John Wilson Sum
day night in a quarrel over girl
girl he declined to identify.
I'VE got to fighting" Hill testi-
fled, "and Wilson had knife. We
were near the woodpile. saw the
axe I used it to cut his throat. We
were both so drunk"
The knife, officers said, was found
unopened in Wilson'S pocket at the
time they searched the body Mon
day morning in Hills bed where
Hills inebriated relatives had car
ried it because they believed it was
Hill sleeping off drunken spree.
In their verdict, coroner's jurors
found that Wilson was killed with
an axe but failed to mention who
welded the axe, which cannot be
found. Hill confessed to the killing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Dozen Men Put
Whole City Our
Of Operation

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept.
II. (UP)-It took two dozen
workers only five minutes to
paralyze this typically Amer
lean mid-Western city of 400,-
0O0 persons today.
When they threw the main
switches in the two principal tur-
bine stations, they:
Cut eff all power to the city's
water pumping stations.
Stopped all street cars and trolley
busseS.
Threatened the city water supply.
Darkened all the cities streets ex-
cept a few minor gas-it boulevards.
Threw traffic into confusion by
stopping all intersection control
lights.
Stopped all elevators.
Blacked out the municipal air.
port.
Threatened the loss of thousands
of dollars worth of food by stop
ping refrigerating devices in ware
houses, packing plants, retail grocery
butcher counters, and private ice
boxes.
Cut off most of the city's gaso-
line supply by stopping electrically
driven pumps.
Set off hundreds of burglar alarml
which sound when current is inter-
rupted from any cause.
Silenced radio stations.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17

years in the chambers records and
information will be gladly received" 3"
Hays continued.
The question is or isn't as TO
whether H. B. Pearson and Sen
Clifford E. Coggins were chamber
presidents at any time during that
period. Those pioneers who can re-
member the occurrences of that
period are requested to convey
what information they can to the
chamber staff or directors.
The chamber also seeks a pho
tograph of Raymond B. Moore who
was a member of one of the earlier
city councils"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Legion May Back
Potential AEF

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. II. CUP)-
An army and navy free to be-
come another eXpeditionary force
and carry a defensive warfare to
the enemy's front lines, if neces-
sary, was recommended to the
American Legion's 23rd national
convention today by its national de-
fense committee.
The recommendations followed
closely those made by a standing
committee on the same subject,
which had access to confidential
army and navy information and
had the counsel of high army and
navy officials in its deliberations
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17

of calls and particularly to aid re-
ceived from Frank Birkhauser, the
chamber staff has been able to fill
in on lot of gaps. The chamber
was organized in 1906, before Ell
Centre became a city with w. F..
Holt as honorary president and j.
Stanley Brown, acting as president
President Brown served for sew
eral years, the exact number not
yet known and then it appears that
Raymond B. Moore was president
of the chamber in 1914, being fol-
lowed by A. L. Richmond SO the
years between the Brown and the
Moore administration are blank
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17

INt paIHUIIlg, an OH pUTCTdIC ID
color, was authenticated by w. r.
Valentiner, director of the Detroit
Institute of Art, as a rare work of
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, a recog-
nized authority.
Washer found the portrait two
years ago in secondhand book
shop here.
Another amateur collector was
already there. The dealer was COM
planning that the portrait had been
forced upon him in the purchase of
a private library. He said it cost
him So
The other man and 1 started bid
ding. Finally I offered $25, and my
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
HOD CARRIERS
ELECT PRESIDENT

ST. LOUIS, Sept, II (UP) -
Joseph V. Moreschi, general presi-
dent of the International Hod Car
riers, building and common labor
ers union since 1926, today was re-
elected by acclamation at the un-
ions first convention in 80 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17

competitor stopped. Then I realized
l didn't have any money and had
to go borrow some"
Washer obtained a job on the
WPA and saved enough TO have
Ferdinand Terret, Los Angeles Art
expert. clean the portrait and re-
store it to its original condition.
Terret recognized the painting as
an old one and was almost certain
it was an original Tiepolo Valen-
timer examined 1t and authentieat-
ed it as the original OF a sketch
which was exhibited In 1889 In the
Philip Hofer collection In New
York. The sketch Is valued at s75,-
000
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Siberia Veterans
Elect Commander

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept II
CUP) - Brig. Gen. Henry D. Styer.
Coronado, Calf, was elected ma
tional commander by the National
Association of Veterans of the AEF
in Siberia, 1918-192O, in convention
here today
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
e. Of G. Loses Seven More
Presidents; Who's Got EN-?

The chamber of commerce of Ell
Centre has lost seven more presi-
dents.
A few days ago, soon to- depart
Secretary Robert Hays appealed to
the populace for information re-
garding chamber of commerce
presidents for the years 1916-17-13
Comes now an appeal for the
names of chamber presidents dur
ing the important years from 1907
to 1914"
THE chamber of commerce of E.
Centro still seeks information
about its presidents during the inn
portant years from 1907 to 1914"
Hays said. Thanks to q number
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Boys Skeleton
Found Near River

YUMA. Sept. II. CUP)-The ske!-
eton of 12-year-old boy found on
a canal bank in Baja California,
Mexico, near Algodones, brought an
investigation today by Mexican and
Yuma county authorities.
Sheriff T. H. Newman questioned
several Yuma residents for infor-
nation regarding a missing child.