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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

tration board headed by Federal
Judge Frank A. Picard recently
awarded the platform employees or
the DSR $650,000 in raises.
This came on top of $780, 900 In
added benefits due 10 improved
working conditions, such as elimi-
nation of split shifts and estab-
lishment of overtime bonuses.
The Go moved first TO organize
the unorganized maintenance men
and today they claim a majority
of the 800 men in that depart
ment. They recently staged one
day picketing demonstration at the
City Hall and approximately 500
maintenance men were IN the
picket line.
In June the DSR commission
executed an agreement with an
other AFL local, Division No.
1109. made up of the newly or
gained maintenance men. The
agreement was made despite a
Go warning that il had a ma
ljority of maintenance workers.
The pickering continued with
almost daily conferences between
the mayor and the commission
and representatives Of the union.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
Mayor Calls City Hall Conference

Thousands of men reported late at other COM
panes including Packard, Briggs Manufacturing
Company. Chrsyler, Ford and other automobile
companies, but the arrangements said production
would not be interrupted.
Announcement of the strike was made by
Thorald P. Wuori, president of Division No. 70,
after stormy meeting last night in Labor Temple
at Park and Mentcalm avenues.
Mayor Jeffries arrived at the City Hall at $50
a. m. and Immediately arranged conference with
officials of Division No. 26
There are only two things that can be done,
said the mayor. Zone, we can talk to them until
some kind of solution is reached; and two we
can try to run the system with whatever help we
can get"
Then he added:
I'VE will try to run the system only as
desperate last resort"
At the conference, attended by IL AFL leaders
headed by Frank X. Martel president of the Detroit
and Wayne County Federation of Labor, the mayor
opened the discussions by warning the leaders that
they "are not bigger than the government and
accusing them of disregarding the state laws by
failing to file 30-day notice of intent to strike.
''You are little off base this time for sure"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

wards or i'm precinct stations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

didn't blame us for fighting for
what we had. You said you
would fight, too, and the men
have taken your statement at
it's face value"
Martel joined in the attack upon
the mayor.
eff you had allowed the COM
mission to run the DSR every
thing would have been all right"
he said. INSTEAD of having this
totalitarian government where
you want to be prime minister.
minister of defense and hold all
of the other portfolios yourself,
we could have done much better
with the commission. The COM
mission was not dealing with the
CIO until you ordered it to-
The DSR employs $500 persons.
Of these, $500 are bus drivers and
800 are street car conductors
and motormen.
1.-THE strike has been called TO
obtain the sole and exclusive
bargaining rights for the DSR,"
Wuori said.
STRIKE LONG BREWING
The strike has been long brew.
ing in the department because oil
the efforts of the State, County
and Municipal Workers of America
(CIO) 10 invade the DSR, where
the AFL has been the sole union
for over 40 years.
The bitterness of the dispute
was apparent when two officials
of the CIO union stated that then
members would report to work as
usual and if permitted would mar
the buses and street cars.
Gilbert. however, rejected The
offer and stated no equipment
would operate in order to avoiC
.bloodshed.
Evidently referring 10 the de-
tense implications of the service
breakdown, Gilbert said:
1.-THE federal government will
probably intervene, but we have
not made contact with the fed
eral Cancellation service or the
state labor mediation board yet"
NO NOTICE GIVEN
The strike was called without
regard for a provision of the state
labor law that states that no strike
can be called in a public utility
without 30 days prior notice of in
tent.
Gilbert conferred with DSR
Commissioner Louis C. Miriani anC
Fred A. Nolan, managing director
of the DSR. in his apartment dur
ing the night. Miriam and Nolar
then left for the Book-CadillaC
Hotel TO draw up a statement o
the arrangements position in tht
controversy TO be run in the news
papers as an advertisement. They
were joined by Rodney Baxter
IDSR general counsel.
POLICE CALLED
Efforts 10 reach Mayor Jeffrie!
| during the night were made b!
colbert, but were not successful.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

the mayor said sternly. 1--WE have some state laws
and city laws that deal with this problem. don't
think that you gentlemen are bigger than our
government. l would think that you gentlemen
would have to comply with the 30-day strike notice
required by the state labor laws.
IL didn't think things like this could happen
here but it has happened. This isn't strike for
wages or working conditions. 1t is strike to
obtain. in effect, closed shop and we can't give
you that Laws don't seem to mean much to you
gentlemen"
When Marte began to list the grievances AFL
Go destroy the AFL union Jefries
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
CARDBOARD BANNERS

At the City Hall the Go pick
cts carried hastily constructed
banners of cardboard. ScrawleC
on them in blue crayon were mes
sages stating:
THE mayor Is responsible for
this lockout"
THE CLIO wants TO work and
save the public expense"
I'VE want an election"
Passersby were handed circular!
containing the Go version OF tn,
strike.
The Go through August Scholle
president of the stare council
Tracy Doll, chairman Of the De.
troit council, and George F. Adde's
lsecretary-trea ~urer of the JAW
Go, issued the following state
lment:
THE people OF Detroit would
have been spared the transport
tatiOn chaos caused by the Wild
cat ALL strike and DetrOit's
defense industries would not be
crippled today II the DSR man
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

agement and Mayor Jeffries had
agreed TO the Go proposal for
a collective bargaining election
among the maintenance men on
the DSR system.
WILLING TO ABIDE
1.-THE refusal of the AFL to
permit an election IL an open
admission OF the CLIO contention
that the workers want the Go
i'm place of the company union
AFL.
1.-THE Go Is entirely willing
to stand or fall as the result of
such an election as that is the
democratic procedure In such
cases.
1--WE can see why the ALL
fears an election but we do not
understand why Mayor Jeffries
hesitates to use this sane and
democratic way out"
While he would reveal no mem
bership totals in terms of numbers
Hayden made the following claims
1--WE have a cIear-cut ma jority
OF maintenance workers In all
DSR terminals in the city. We
also have a ma jority OF the bus
drivers in the city's two largest
terminals, the Shoemaker and
Highland Park terminals, and
we probably have a ma jority at
the Coolidge terminal, also one
of the city's largest"
Lawrence Blythe. regional direc.
tor of the Go union, telephoneo
Gilbert and said:
'If you'll give us the cars and
buses wen furnish the man
power to operate the lines. We've
got majority of the men In our
union"
Reporters were forcibly elected
from even the vicinity Of the strike
meeting as 1t got under way and
were not even allowed 10 talk to
union spokesman.
The meeting struck a fever pitch
through most of its three hours
Loud cries of strike. strike, y
could be heard two floors below
DROWN OUT SPEAKERS
The membership kept up Q
steady clatter, drowning out many
of the speakers who strove 10 re-
store order, one observer said.
The loud stamping of feet anC
hoarse cries of the men shook the
building for nearly an hour and a
half. 1t was easily apparent wher
the strike vote came TO the floor
for the crescendo increased to ar
ear-splitting din.
The vote once taken, things
quieted down Immediately and the
men trouped hoarse, but smiling
and triumphant from the hall. The
utmost secrecy about what went
on behind the closed doors pre-.
vailed, however, and it was still
with difficulty that spokesmer
were contacted.
Things will be sizzling at
o'clock" one bus driver shouted,
"but we won't tell you nuthln'."
EXPLOSION NEAR
One ALL leader, head OF an
other division, said after he hac
visited the meeting momentarily
Things are red-hot up there
and IL wouldn't take much to
make an explosion"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
Hudson VIII Resume Work

The strike caused the closing of three plants of
the Hudson Motor Car Company, throwing approx
mately 1900 men out of work. A spokesman Tor
the management said it was impossible to operate
with the limited number of men that arrived for
the opening shift :,
The Hudson management said operations will
be resumed tomorrow at the regular time and If the
strike continues, urged the employees to find means
of private transportation The company also an
nounced the night shift will 90 to work Thursday
AT the regular hour.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
All DSR Buses and Cars
Tied Up by Strike Of AFL
Continued from Page Onel

strike. Bus drivers returned their buses to termi-
mails and garages beginning at $50 a. m. and most
of them 0lled about awaiting developments.
Every available Detroit policeman including
mounted patromen. accident prevention bureau
personnel and detectives, on duty either at DSR
wards or in precinct stations
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

SAID.
I'VE haven't the power or au-
thority TO stop them. You are
tying up the town and the
transportation of about 1,OOO,-
900 people that have no part In
this dispute. Also, you are hin
dering the defense program Of
an entire nation"
THEY ATTACK MAYOR
Robert Armstrong, internationa
representative of the union, toll
the mayor:
Its your fault. You're the
man who Is 10 blame for this
situation. You told us at prev
ious meetings with You that you
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

The inevitable approach OF to-
days strike has been apparent,
despite all attempts of city Off
Gals to arrive at some formula
pleasing 10 both sides.
The well-established AFL union
found itself six months ago the
object of a powerful drive by the
CIO local. In the past four months
the AFL has lost S75 of its MEM
bers, according to DSR checkoff
Figures. Not all of these joined the
lCIO and many coach and street
car operators belong TO both
unions, but the AFL members
grew increasingly bitter as what
they termed a raid" began to
meet with some success.
The AF'L membership was par
lticularly fearful that the raid"
would wreck the fraternal insur-
ance setup within their local. The
constant payment OF fraternal
benefits depends upon the steady
incorporation into the union of
young, new members and il was
the young men whom the Go was
winning over.
HEAD OFFICES HERE
For AZ Of its 40 years the AL
international union has been run
from Detroit. William d. Mahor
of Detroit, has been international
president since 1893.
A University of Minnesota pro-
lessor described the union in a
book on Aemrican labor as ma
tional model of the middle way in
labor relations.
'Instead OF radicalism, re-
form, political action and Utopia
building, the smalgamated has
concerned itself largely with
battles on the economic front"
Prof. Emerson p. Schmidt wrote.
DSR BOARD BLAMED
! In discussing the jurisdictiona
dispute last month. Mahon said:
ITO a great extent the DSR
commission il to blame for ever
letting the CLIO get started In
what has always been regarded
as our province"
Higher wages have little TO dc
with the dispute. A wage arbi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

At the request of Nolan for
police protection for all DSR
property, Police Supt. Louis l..
Berg detailed every available man
TO Strike duty and Cancelled all
leave days and furloughs.
In his hunt for more men the
superintendent assigned 40 proba-
tionary officers TO reserve duty.
The rockies, not in uniform, were
issued official night sticks.
Deputy Chief of Detectives Rob-
.ert Mckenzie called out all de-
tectives and assigned them in
pairs various ..DSR properties.
Flyer crews were held in readi-
mess at each precinct station.
Strike headquarters for the po-
lice was set up in the office OF
Chief Insp. Jesse Mead at police
headquarters.
STRIKE ANNOUNCEMENT
In announcing The strike vote
Wuori said:
1.-THE men have voted unani-
mOuseIy to go on strike at 4
a. m. The strike will include all
street car and bus operators and
will tie up all transportation
facilities i'm the city. The strike
has been called to obtain the
sole and exclusive bargaining
rights for the DSR.
1.-THE officers of the union adj
vised against this move. but the
rnnk-and-file has demanded it."
When informed Ct the strike
Joseph Hayden, organizer FOL
Local No. 312 of the United DSF
Workers, an affiliate of the State
County and Municipal Workers oil
America (CIO), said:
"Our men are to be instructed
10 report for work at the a. IN.
change of shifts as usual.
CALLED UNION TRICK
"This Is not legitimate
strike for higher wages or any
other just demand. II is but a
company union trick 10 deny a
ma jOrity of maintenance work.
ers the opportunity to belong TO
the union of their choice.
Fifteen Go members reported
for work at a a. m. at the Shoe
maker avenue car barns They
were told by William S. Bullock
superintendent of DSR operations
TO register in the usual way with
their station masters
Go members grouped about
DSR terminals and garages were
urged by their leaders 10 get il
their automobiles and drive to The
City Hall for picket duty.
Protest this lockout by the
management" speakers shout
ed. 1.-THE management went
along with the ALL and we're
locked out although we're will
ing to work"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

Gen. Hugh s. Johnso
"America's Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
EXPLOSION NEAR

One ALL leader, head OF an
other division, said after he had
visited the meeting momentarily;
Things are red-hot up there
and II wouldn't take much to
make an explosion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Defense Deliveries
Are Reported Above
100 Per Cent
Specified Dates Met
Or Beaten on SO Pct.
OF Contracts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
said today that industry's deliveries
on defense contracts ARE above 100
per cent
The N A. MS report was based
throughout the Nation with defense
contracts, conducted during Janu-
airy by its Committee on National
Defense under the craftsmanship of
w. P Witherow. president of the
BlaW-Knox Co.
On SO per cent of all contracts
the survey indicated, industry will
meet or beat specified delivery dates.
On 25 per cent the Government has
asked for earlier delivery dates than
contracts originally specified. In
these cases, said the N. A. NJ, "in-
dustry is making special efforts so
that total advance deliveries will
greatly exceed the few delayed de-
nveries."
Although all but I per cent of
contracts will be filled on time, 81
per cent Of the companies studied
reported delays" said the survey.
The most common delay cited by
the manufacturers was Government
delay, including inspection TECH
niques, changes of specifications
and delays in providing specifica-
lions !"
Forty per cent of the companies
reporting hours worked said they
were operating their plants 100 or
more hours per week"
The survey disclosed that 80 per
cent of the companies engaged in
defense production were operating
more than one shift per day, sew
eral operating parts of their plants
as much as 100 to 1853 hours per week.
Shortage of skilled labor was re-
ported by As per cent of the COM
panies returning the associations
QUESTIONABLE and SO per cent said
they were training workers for new
jobs or for advancement from pres
ent jobs to meet defense needs.
1t was estimated by 76 per cent
of companies reporting that the ca
pacities of their industries were
sufficient to meet United States de-
Tense. English needs and normal re-
quirements.
American industry can be de-
pended upon to deliver the goods"
was the comment of Witherow on
the surveys results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Your u. S.
Income Tax
Prepared by Bureau OF
Internal ReDenue,
Treasury Dept.
GROSS INCOME DETERMINES
LIABILITY.

There are two arresting facts in
the 1910 income tax law. First, the
basis for determining liability for a
return has been changed from net
income to gross income. Second,
the exemptions have been lowered
from ST 900 to $500 for a single per-
son, and from $500 to $4,000 for
a married person or head OF a
family.
Every citizen or resident of the
United States must file an income
tax return, if single. or not living
with husband or wife. and his or her
gross income is $500; or if married,
and his or her gross income is
$1,000; or if their aggregate gross
income equals or exceeds $4,000. 1t
matters not what the net income of
such persons may be, or if the re-
turn, by reason of allowable deduc-
lions, the personal exemption, or
credit for dependents is nontaXable.
the gross income of all such persons
must be reported to the Govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Capacity 10 Produce
Aviation Gasoline
Boosted Sharply
Institute DiscIoses
Further Expansion
Planned in 1941
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-A tremen-
dous increase in the United States
capacity TO produce 100-octane gas
oline-the super aviation fuel-was
reported today by the American
Petroleum Institute.
1t said American refineries bv
March l would have a capacity of
55O,OO0,000 gallons year of the 100
octane fuel and that this capacity
could be doubled within u or IA
months more through the expendi-
ture OF $30,O00.000 in new plants.
Six years ago, 100-octane gas was
a laboratory curiosity costing $50
a gallon. Production was slow in
getting under way and accurate
statistics were not gathered on
plant operations.
The institute estimated, however.
that in 1887, 100000 gallons of the
gasoline was produced. This output
reached 100000 gallons in 1888
and 100000 in 1899, probably
quadrupling in 1910.
AT its l94l production level, four
times as much l00-octane gasoline
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
CHICAGO Produce

CHICAGO, Jan - 'P,.-Butter, receipts,
644.922: easy; creamery, 90 score. 30i.-
3o'a; 90. 90; 81, ?Ga.: 90 ;2ala; So, 20;
Eggs, receipts, 49,; steady; fresh
Graded, extra firSts, local. 1734 cars. Is;
frsts. local 17l4: cars. l7l2; current re-
celpts, 16l2; dirties, 14a4: checks 1414.
Poultry. live. Is trucks; steady: hens.
over pounds l7 pounds and under, 10,
1e2horn hens. IA: broilerS. 21a pounds and
down, colored. IL Plymouth Rock, Il:
White Rock, IL: springs. 4 pounds up,
colored. ~, Plymouth Rock, u White
Rock, 20l2; under 4 pounds, colored, rs;
Plymouth Rock, 10: White Rock 20; bare
back chickens Ii; stays l6l2 ROSTERS,
II: Leshorn ROSTERS, 10l2; ducks, Ala
pounds up, colored. IS: white. lisa: small
down, 3; over II pounds. IA. turkeys,
toms, old -; young, over Is pounds. 10:
] pounds down, l6 hens. ~ caponS
pounds up, 81; under : pounds 20; slips,
l..
Potatoes arrivals l6S; on track, 511:
total U. S. shipments Saturday, 636; sun
day. 30; supplies old stock heavy; demand
very light; market dull; Idaho Russet Bur-
Bliss Triumphs, =. S No. /: ] $3.50: Mn i'm
nesota and North Dakota Cobblers, IS per
cent or more u, S No. !. 95-l 90; early
Ohlos, so per cent U. s. No. /. 100; Bliss
Triumphs so per cent or more u. s. No. /
s5-l 90 Florida Bliss Triumphs, U. s.
No. /. 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Jan, ~ ln u, s Dept of
Agrlculture) .-Salable boss, 10000: total
$4,000; open 1915 lower than Fridays
a5 n later trade Slow, mostly 1925
pounds pounds $500; most .5o-sso pounds,
a5; good packing sows. 425 pounds down.
mostly 1850: 45o-550 pounds. l7.OO-25.
Salable sheep. 1000; total. $500 fat
lambs slow scattered early sales TO shippers
around steady: some packer bids Is lower
and lambs held strong to 25 higher: saw
e Ws Loads so1d to chgIcs heayyweight fed
held higher: load shorn lambs held above
300: no early action on ewes
mostly steer and heifer run with sizeable
supply latter class; killing quality largely
good with moderate share choice; both
classes slow. opening weak to 70 lower
except on lightweight heifers; steers
OF: strictly choice medium weight steers
bid 1925; few early sales I1.OO-1325
but PRACTICALLY nothing done; early. heifer
ZOO and better: beef cows 1918 lower
Gamers and cutters slow. steady to weak
vealers fully steady. practical top, 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
12Light Bulb Firms
Are Sued by U. 5. on
Monopoly Charges
Control of Manufacture
And Sale Laid to Corning
and General Electric

By the Associated Press.
The Government took action to-
day to break up what Attorney Gen.
eral Jackson charged was monop-
oily in the electric light blub in
dustry.
The Government filed suits in the
Federal Court at Trenton, N. j.,
against a dozen firms accused by
the Justice Departments Anti
Trust Division of restraining compe-
tition unlawfully. The suits ask the
court to cancel patent licensing
agreements which the division said
made it possible for the corpora
tons to fix prices, control the
business of independent manufac-
turers and restrict production.
Monopoly Charged.
The Antitrust Division contend.
ed the General Electric Co. and the
Corning Glass Works monopoliZed
the manufacture and sale of glass
bulbs and had "monopolistic con-
troll over frosted glass bulbs.
1t added that patent licensing
agreements gave General Electric
and the Westinghouse Electric &
Manufacturing Co. control of 80 per
cent of such incandescent lamps
made and sold in the United States,
permitted them to fix resale prices
and to suppress competition by in
dependents.
Howard A. Couse, counsel for Gen.
eral Electrics lamp department,
commented in reply that electric
lamp prices are now the lowest in
history"
Twelve Firms Listed.
About Is years ago" he added,
"the Government sued the General
Electric and Westinghouse. alleging
violations of the antitrust laws.
But the United States Supreme
Court. by unanimous decision. dis
missed the case, finding no Illegal
ity."
Mr.. jackson said firms accused
with General Electric, Westinghouse,
and Corning were the American
Blank Co, Corning, N. Y: Interna-
tional General Electric Co.. Inc. New
York; Empire Machine Co., Port
land, Me; N " Phillips Gloeilamp-
enfablieken, Curaco, Dutch Guiana
and New York; Consolidated Elec-
trio Lamp Co. Danvers. Mass: Hy-
grade Sylvania Corp, Salem. Mass;
Ken-Rad Tube e. Lamp Corp.
Greensboro. KY; Chicago Miniature
Lamp Works, Chicago, and Tung Sol
Lamp Works. Newark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
New York Produce
tReported by Smith Barney 4 {
P.-Eggs e days

NEW YORK; Jan. "a 'P,.-Egss e days
receiptsl, 3.,5s4. steady.
,o Mixed colors-Fancy to extra. fancy.
1Sss--2lk Y: extras, l9!4-Ia: graded irsts
med mediums I1la; dirtes: No. ], l7l.; sv-
standards Is; hrsts. it's: seconds,
l6.l6la; mediums, 1877; dirties, 15A-1a.
Whites resale of premium marks, "a
"6i2 NEARBY and Midvestern premium
marks mari :2is3is; specials :Iis; standards,
mediums 12' 2-"")-Nearby and Mid
western premium marks. "2-23ls specials,
2l12; standards. 2Oi4 tresales of exchange
70 fancy heavier mediums, 191a-2c); me-
diums 10.
Browns-Nearby and Midwestern fancy
to extra fancy. 800; specials, 1884;
standards. 1919: mediums 1872.
Duck eegS-25-25
Butter % days receipts s6O.Os5: weak
er. Creamery-Hisher than 81 score and
premium marks, 81 l 80: Q" score (cash
market,: 81 1891 score, $685. -3Os4; s4-s7
Cheese q days receipts, 20" ao1; quiet
State whole milk flatS-Held, 1899
25,,95'4: Junes: 1910. 2ll4-222;; current
makes, 17s4-1Sla.