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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
40 Cents Minimum Wage
Is Set In Two Industries

Washington, D. General Philip
B. Fleming, administrator of the Wage
and Hour Division, U. S. Department
of Labor, announced that he had signed
wage orders requiring payment of at
least 40 cents an hour in the woolen
industry and knitted and mems woven
underwear and commercial knitting in
dustries, effective November "a.
About 5000 of the 100000 employees
in the woolen textile industry will re-
ceive pay raises as result of the new
minimum. The Accent minimum for
the knitted underwear and commercial
knitting industry will increase the
wages of about $4,000 of the $4,000
employees, located for the most part in
New England and the South.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
R. R. BROTHERHOODS
SET DATE FOR STRIKE
AS OFFER IS SPURNED

Chicago (ILNS). Executive of the
"Big Five" operating brotherhoods,
meeting here, set December as the
beginning of a nationwide strike in
support of their demands for 80 per
cent wage increase. Calling of the
strike followed rejecting of recon-
mendations by the Presidents emer-
gency board for settlement of the
controversy.
1t is expected that presidential IN
tervention will avert the actual walk
out, scheduled to begin on staggered
basis, with men on one-third of the
railroads in the East, one-third OF the
roads in the West, and one-third IN
the Southeast quitting work on De-
cember z.
Under the call, employees would go
out on a second third of the three
areas on December and the rest on
December 9, making the strike COM
plete.
In rejecting the emergency boards
recommendation, the operating broth
erhoods told President Roosevelt:
Railroad workers who are loyal,
faithful employees, and to a man
staunch, true Americans, have per-
feet right to be righteously indignant
and dissatisfied with the emergency
boards recommendation.
Railroad employees who are entitled
to square deal and decent increase
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
lilo Endorses Collective Bargaining;
Backs World Reconstruction Plans,
Submitted by American Delegates

to terms of 8 and 10 years in prison
respectively. In addition, each was
fined $4,000. Judge Knox denounced
them as bad examples Of union exec
utives who used their positions only
to benefit themselves. They were
found guilty of extorting $1,20O,0O0
from the film industry under threat of
strikes.
Attorneys for Browne and Bioff filed
notice that both would appeal from
their conviction and sentence. Martin
Conboy of defense counsel said that
the anti-racketeering law under which
they were convicted is unconstitutional.
In Washington, President William
Green of the American Federation of
Labor declared that the conviction of
Browne and Bioff "ought to serve as a
warning to those who seek to use the
labor movement for exploitation pur-
poses"
"Exploitation by those who have
been selected to represent working
men and women in the organized labor
movement" he said, "is crime of the
greatest magnitude. 1t cannot be ex-
cused or condoned. The highest and
best interests of the workers of the
nation are served when men who de-
ceive them and betray them are re-
moved from official positions and ade-
quately punished for the commission
of crimes of which they have been
found guilty"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21

Washington, D. G. (ILNS). - One
national defense agency is going out
of it's way to meet requests of labor
organizations for information and ad-
vice half way. That organization is
the Consumer Division of the Office of
Price Administration.
Officials of the Consumer Division
headed by Miss Harriet Elliott, real
lied that workers, most of whom are
in the lower income brackets, are the
ones most vitality interested in COM
batting price increases and deteriora-
tion of quality.
Labor Section Set Up
As result, they set up labor sec
tion in the field division of the con-
sumner Division and put John w. Edel-
man, veteran of many labor fights, at
the head as Consultant, Consumer
Labor Relations. Following his APP
pointment, Edelman was given free
hand in developing union consumer
program.
"The key to our union consumer
program is the principle of collective
bargaining" he says. Through col
lective bargaining, unions have won
better wages, better working condi-
tions, and a sense of security.
Through collective bargaining
workers have a weapon through
which they can fight new kind
of wage cut, the sharp rise in
prices, rent, and housing now
sweeping the country. Through
group action, labor can protect
itself on the consumer front, just
as through union activity it has
strengthened itself on the pro-
duction 'front.'"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
Representatives of A. F. of L. and c. l. O. Unite i'm Back
ing Resoution-Following Adjournment Delegates
Went to Washington for Address by "F d. r."

New York City {ILNS). - Ending
it's sessions here, the International La
Dor Conference called for support of
the democracies, in the war, putting
the Atlantic Charter proclaimed by
President Roosevelt and Prime Min
lister Churchill to work, facilitation of
trade between the American nations
and wider participation of employers
and workers in public agencies charged
with the planning and application of
public policies.
In calling for support of the democ-
racies, the conference unanimously ap-
proved declaration which said that
at is only the victory of free nations
the world over, who are fighting for
democracy and for the maintenance of
the inalienable rights of man which
can save the world from hopeless
chaos"
Representation Policy Approved
Representative of the American
Federation of Labor and Congress of
Industrial Organization united in back
ing resolution urging that 'repre-
sentative and responsible spokesmen of
workers and employers acting jointly
with their governments" be included
in agencies set up by public author
tiles charged with the planning and
application of policies which directly
or indirectly affect the interest of
workers and employers.
The resolution was sponsored by
Robert j. Watt, international repre-
sentative of the A. F. of L., and was
supported by Frank Grillo, represent
ing the G. |. o. 1t was approved unani-
mously.
Reconstruction Plan Backed
The conference gave unanimous ap-
proval to a program of reconstruc-
tion after the war, submitted by the
American delegation and based on i'm
proved labor standards, economic ad-
justment and social security.
Full support of the program by the
United States was pledged by Secre-
tary of Labor Frances Perkins after
adoption of a resolution dealing with
the subject.
The resolution instructed the gov
erning body of the ILO to get in touch
Immediately with all governments
represented in the organization, 35 of
whom sent delegates to the confer
ence, with the view of associating the
lilo in reconstruction planning and
obtaining representation for it in any
peace or reconstruction conference.
Collective Bargaining Endorsed
The conference adopted also a reso-
luton offered by it's collaboration COM
mittee, headed by Ralph Assheton,
British Government delegate, affirm
ing the principle of collective bar
gaining and collaboration of govern
ments, workers and employers in the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
Labor Group Action Urged
as Weapon Against Soaring
Prices, Called New Pay Cut
Workers Vitay Interested i'm Combating Price Increases
and Deterioration of Quality-Edelman Urges Joint
Action of Labor to Fight Soaring Cost of Living.

Edelman believes that in the fight
against rising prices A. F. of L. and
c. O. unions will join hands. In many
communities they have already done
this, he says In Boston, state A. F..
of L. and C. l. O. officials held giant
mass meeting at which speakers in
cluded key officials of both organiza-
tions, Mayor Tobin of Boston, six
other mayors of nearby communities,
a C. o. vice president, and Mr.. Ed
elman.
Joint Meetings FOreseen
"This meeting" Edelman says, "is
but the first of joint mass meetings
of the c. l. O.. and A. F. of l.. which
| foresee. Union officials are conscious
of the need for joint action to fight
what actually amounts to a big wage
cut They know that this is no time
for fighting among themselves and
they will join hands wherever they
possibly can in this bigger fight, the
fight against soaring cost of living"
Edelman is probably best known as
research director and legislative rep
resentative of the American Fedora
tion of Hosiery Workers, post he
held Is years.
For many years he has been asso-
ciated with large-scale public housing.
One of the pioneers in this field as a
result of his work with the Carl Mack
ley Houses in Philadelphia, he has
also worked on the information staff
of the United States Housing Author
ity, and is known throughout the coun-
try to housing groups and to labor
groups which have fought for better
housing.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21

war and in the coming task of social
reconstruction.
Following adjournment of the con-
ference here, the delegates went to
Washington, where the next day they
were addressed at the White House by
President Roosevelt, who stressed the
urgency of whole-hearted cooperation
by labor and industry in the defense
program and the necessity of victory
for the democratic nations.
Fight is for Freedom
'sThe essence of our struggle to-
day." the President told the delegates,
''is that man shall be free. There
can be no real freedom for the COM
mon man without enlightened social
policies. In the last analysis, they
are the stakes for which democracies
are today fighting"
Discussing the part of American
labor in the struggle against Hitler
ism, Roosevelt said:
"The American workman has no IL
lusions about the fate that awaits
him; awaits his free labor organiza-
tions, if Hitler should win. He knows
that his own labor and the very safety
of the people of the United States
cannot be assured in world that is
not half labor, half slave, and half
free, but world that is three-quarters
slave and only one-fourth free. He
knows that we must furnish arms to
Britain, to Russia, and to China and
that we must do it today"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21

regard the recommendation of 71a %
temporary pay bonus in November,
1941, as an insult.
"They say that it reflects no credit
whatever on the five wrong men who
sent the report to the President, and
it is wholly unacceptable to men who
have served faithfully and have waited
patiently since 1888 for wage recog-
nition."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
WAGE RESTITUTION

Washington, D. Employers who
have failed to pay minimum rates un-
der the federal wages and hours law
have paid more than $16,000,000 in
wage restitution to about 100000 en-
ployes, the Wage and Hour Division
of the U. S. Labor Department reports.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
SHOE WORKERS
GAIN HIGHER WAGE PACTS

Milwaukee, Wis.-Wage increases of
from to 10 per cent went into effect
here for $500 production or ware
house workers in eight of the city's
shoe plants, officials of the A. F. of L.
Boot and Shoe Workers. Union No.
ITO announced.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
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Evening star., 1941-12-06
DR.. Versteeg 10 Lecture
Al Asbury Methodist

The Board of Education of the
Methodist Church will conduct
Bible and workers conference at
Asbury Methodist Church Decem-
ber 1913. DR.. M Leo Rippy, de-
partment of Christian education of
adults. Board of Education, is the
director.
DR.. John M. Versteeg, pastor of
Walnut HillS-AVondale Methodist
Church, Cincinnati, will be the guest
lecturer. He will speak Wednes-
day at 8:45 pm. following the three
division meetings on Primitive
Prayer; Thursday at pm. on
Neglected Nooks of the New Testa-
ment" and at 8:45 pm. on "Unan-
swered Prayer At 4 pm. he will
speak on Hitch the Fifth of the
Second to the Thirteenth of the
First" and at 8:45 pm. on The
Poetry of Prayer" He will deliver
his last lecture Saturday at II am
on The Miracle of Prayer"
Division meetings will be con-
Quoted each evening, beginning
Wednesday at 8 o'clock, for work
ers with children, youths and adults.
Mrs. c. A. Lindsay and DR.. Edwin
Ross of the Board of Education,
Baltimore Conference, and DR.. NJ.
Leo Rippy will be the leaders Of
these divisions.
The choirs of several local
churches and pastors will furnish
the music. The meetings are open
to the public The Rev. Robert
Moten Williams is pastor.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Series Of Sermons
By Dr.. B|ackweIder
To End Tomorrow

The Father of the Prodigal" is
the subject of DR.. Oscar F. Black
Welder, pastor Of the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation, tomor-
row night. The sermon will conclude
a series under the general theme
The Story of the Prodigal Son"
His topic at II am. is THE Terrible
Week"
The Rev. Ralph w. Loew. asso-
ciate pastor, will preach at $50 am
on Eyes Front" Holy Communion
will be observed.
The intermediate, Senior, Young
Peoples and Round Table Leagues
will meet at GAS pm
The Renois Glass will hold a
Christmas party at The home of Mrs.
Miriam Stopsack at pm. Monday.
The Women's Missionary Society
will meet at the home of Miss Emily
DySland at pm. Tuesday.
Mrs. Wade Williams will be the
hostess to the Bykota Glass at pm.
Wednesday.
The Round Table will hold a buf-
fet supper and party for its mem
bers and friends at $50 pm. We'd
nesday.
The second in a series of city
wide group meetings will be held
next week.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Albright Memorial
To End Appreciation
Program Series
Evening Friendly Hour
Especially Arranged for
Evangelism Committee

The last Of the church apprecia-
ton programs will be held at AL
bright Memorial Church tomorrow,
beginning with the Sunday school
At II am. the Rev. George E.
Schnabel will preach on The
Church's One Foundation, or What
Every Church Member Ought to
Know"
At 7 pm. the Young Peoples Fell
loWship will meet At 8:l5 pm. the
Friendly Hour will begin with
program especially arranged for the
Committee on Membership and
Evangelism. The Friendly Hour,
broadcast over Station WINK, will
begin at 9:05 pm. instead of 8:O5
pm. The sermon subject will be
That IneXhaustible Source of
Strength"
The High School Club will meet
for breakfast at am.
On Monday night the Junior
Council will meet at 7 pm for a
dinner Mrs. George E. Schnabel
will give a talk on Bells" and
will have an exhibit.
On Tuesday night the Brother
hood will meet for dinner, fol-
lowed by an entertainment.
The annual meeting and dinner
of the Women's Council will be held
Thursday. Election of officers will
take place.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Art Of Repentance
To Be Sermon Topic
At Grace Lutheran

The program at Grace Lutheran
Church tomorrow will emphasize
personal repentance as a requisite
for the coming of Christ into mod
ern life. DR.. Gerhard E. Lenski will
preach at Ii am. on Recovering
the Art of Repentance. Holy COM
munion will be celebrated and a
group Of new members will be re-
ceived.
The Junior Luther League will as
semble at the church at pm. and
will go for hike. A devotional serv-
ice will be held at the end of the
trip. The Senior League will meet
at pm.
The Church Council will meet at
pm. Monday in the church office
Newly elected officers for the coun-
Gil were chosen. last Monday as
follows: John G. Jory, president;
Marvin Bumgarner. vice president;
Andrew Dahl, secretary; Havev B.
Anderson, treasurer; T. o. Kraabel,
financial secretary; Hugh Y Kei-
ser. James Stephens. George Wend-
lamdt, Elmer Cappelman, Walter
Eggers.
The Women's Guild will meet at
pm. Monday for election Of officers.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
EpWorth Methodist
Proqrams Announced

DR. Harry Evaul. pastor OF Ep-
worth Methodist Church, will con-
duct the communion service at II
am. tomorrow and will preach on
Marks of True Service" He will
preach on "A Soul for Sale" at
pm. DR.. Evaul will take into mem
bership a class of persons during
the morning service.
The young peoples department
will meet at pm.
The adult department of the Sun
day school will be host to the Or
ganized Bible Class Association at
8 pm. Monday.
The young peoples department
has organized the Harmony Club,
under direction of Mrs. S. E. Moore,
to bring together young people in
terested in music.
The Official Board will meet Wed
nesday evening. DR.. Evaul will con-
duct the services at pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Central Presbyterian
To Begin Gift Services

DR.. James H. Taylor will preach
at Central Presbyterian Church on
The Meaning of the Lord S Sup
per" and in the evening on "A Call
to Prayer" Communion will be OBJ
served at the morning service.
The fellowship for young people
will be held at pm. Young people
interested in the church are well
come
The annual Christmas giving
services in the Sunday school will
begin on Sunday. In the nursery
department, the beginners depart
ment and the primary department
there will be decorated Christmas
trees, and the children will bring
their gifts to send to others less
fortunate. The entire school will
meet Friday night to bring gifts.
This church undertakes to pro-
vide Christmas gifts for between 700
and 800 children in the mountain
sections of the country, to orphans
homes, to widows and orphans of
deceased ministers and to the city
missions. Boxes will be shipped in
time to reach their destinations be-
fore Christmas.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Dr.. Robinson 10 Preach
Series on Messiah

During December the Rev. DR..
Orris Gravenor Robinson. minister
of the Calvary Methodist Church,
will preach a series of sermons on
THE Messiah Tomorrow at II
am he will speak on God Spoke. "
At 8 pm. the fellowship service will
be held. The sermon will be on "Ad-
ventures in Spiritual Living" Mr.
and Mrs. Merle Gilroy are hosts for
the month. Visitors and strangers
are welcome.
The young peoples service is at
6:45 pm.
Dr.. Robinson will speak Thursday
on Studies in the Acts"
The young adults will meet at 8
pm. Wednesday at the home of
Mrs D. w Lum. There will be an
exhibit of articles from India and
a program.
The young people will hold a
"drop-in hour" at 7:30 pm. Satur-
day.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
J. L. WirthIin to Speak
At Local Stake Meetinq

Joseph l. Wirthlin of Salt Lake
City, a member of the presiding
blShopric of the Church Of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints, will
speak at the Washington Stake
CDiocese) quarterly conference to
be held in the Washington Chapel
today and tomorrow.
The conference will open at 7:30
o'clock tonight with general priest
hood meeting. A welfare meeting
at 8:45 am. Sunday will be Of in
terest to welfare workers, relief So
ciety workers and others connected
with this activity. The public is in
vited to attend the general sessions
at 10 am. and 7 pm. Sunday.
The Washington Stake was or
ganized in 1910 with six parishes
and 1000 members. Since then it
has grown to eight parishes and
about $500 registered members.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Columbia HEIGHTS Christion

Womans day will be observed to-
morrow when the guest minister will
be It. Col. Walter Zimmerman OF
the office of the chief Of chaplains.
He will speak on american Women
and the National Crisis" The
Woman's day special offering will be
received.
The Christmas meeting Of the
Womans Council will take place
Tuesday at 10:45 am. The program
is in charge of the young matron's
group. The Christmas story will be
told by Mrs. J. Ward EiCher and
there will be vocal solo by J. j.
Underwood and a reading by Betty
Shytle. Luncheon will be served.
The Cleaners Glass will meet with
DR. and Mrs. George Warren on
Wednesday at 8 pm, and the Board
Of Education at the church on
Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Dr.. Edward H. Pruder
OF First Baptist 10
Mark Anniversary
Two Sermons Planned
By Pastor at Morning
Services Tomorrow

The fifth anniversary of the pas
torate of DR.. Edward Hughes Pru-
den will be observed at the First
Baptist Church tomorrow. At both
morning services he will preach on
Another Shortage Revealed"
DR.. j. Hillman Hollister, minister
OF the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church, will be the guest preacher
at 8 pm.
Although the First Church is 14O
years old, the attendance. member
ship and offerings of the church
have more than doubled in the last
five years. Extensive improvements
to the building and considerable
new property purchased have been
among the achievements of this
brief period.
The EuZellan Glass and the young
peoples department will attend the
first worship service and hold their
class period at II am. John Ruth
ven will teach the Euzelian Glass
and ErmeS Knight will have charge
of the opening exercises of the
young peoples department. The
B. Y. P U will meet at 5:45 pm
The Mems Brotherhood will meet
for dinner at 6 pm Monday Dr.
Dewey Moore. who recently re-
turned from a three-year stay in
Rome will speak. The deacons will
meet at 8 pm Two other groups
meeting at the same time are the
Ann Jackson Glass and the Bible
Discussion Group.
The Euzelian and Luther Rice
classes will meet Tuesday evening.
The Thursday evening service
will be in charge of the Women's
Missionary Society. The speaker
will be Miss Helen Lee of China.
Dr.. Pruden will give .ne devotional
talk and All informal reception for
new members will take place.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
TheosophicuI Lecture

The Lightbringer Lodge of the
TheosophicaI Society will continue
its series of open forums through
December on Sundays at 4:45 pm.
at 920 Seventeenth street NV.
On December 7. "Alcohol-Its Oc-
cult Effects" by C. F. Stillman; De-
cember IA. Blessed Be Drudgery,
showing our simple daily tasks in a
new and important light; December
81. Mrs. L. RAUL will lead with
Healing Through Higher Con-
sciousneSs'; December %, Carl
Huboi, Evolution in Architecture. "
DR.. Pieter Roest will conduct a
class in elementary theosophy be-
ginning the first week in January.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Wallace Memorial
United PRESBYTERIAN

DR.. c. E. Hawthorne will speak to-
morrow at II am. on Christian
Fruitage' and at pm. on Il Will"
The weeks activities include the
visitation work by the calling teams
on Monday evening under the di-
rection of the chairman of the
Church Extension Committee, Frank
McGeary. jr.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Waugh Methodist Church

Holy communion will be observed
at II a m. Communion meditation by
the Rev. Samuel E. Rose on The
Needed Uplift." New members will
be received. At 8 pm. sermon by the
Rev. Mr Rose on The Grasshopper
Spirit
Young peoples leagues will meet
at 6:45 pm.
Election of officers will be held
by the Woman's Society on Tuesday
at 8 pm. Devotions conducted by
Mrs. Failer and Mrs. Shirley repre-
senting the Abbott Glass.
The Omega Mems Glass will meet
at the home of Gerald Van Pelt on
Friday at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Cleveland Park Community

The Rev, Paul w. Yinger will
preach the second of three Advent
sermons from the Psalms at II am
on The Psalms of Penitence and
Petition"
The young people will meet at the
home of Mrs. f. A. Back to continue
their study with the minister of the
background of the New Testament
and New Testament times. They
will also make plans for their
marionette version of the Christmas
play why the Chimes Rang" which
will be given for the Sunday school
on the morning of December 81 and
for the church at large on the eve
ming of December %