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 the raise. In 1882 and 1883, the Corp. invoked the 6O-day clause to impose wage cut on the grounds of poverty, but this time, when the Amalgamated invoked the clause to meet rising living costs, it was no dice.
 LITTLE LUTHER is qoorryi,tg some of the readers of THE UNION TIMES. They're afraid that as Lu- ther gro90s ID, he'll lose interest ID ns "comnton beebmF'. We doubt tt. Little Luther,s hewt's in the right place, although his father isn't sure about hiS tongue. Luther dropped into the Labor Temple the other day, aud said he zOas 1Ulling 10 taugle quth hiS Pop on local and State problems. # yow have d'ty subjects you'd like them to discuss, let us knoaV, and z0ell tell Lnte, # zce can get qcord n1 edgeoVises
 ELECTRICIANS UNION furnish es striking example of how labor has gone ''all Out'' in aid to Uncle Sam. Pres. Ed. J. Brown of the International Brotherhood of Elec- trical Workers estimates that locals of his union and individual mem bers had invested at least $7.OOO.- 900 in Defense Bonds up to last Dec. 3I. Many thousands of members of the locals, he said, have made arrangements for reg ular allotment out of their pay cheeks toward purchase of the bonds.
 MUSICIANS PROTECTIVE UN- ION, Colored Local 486, has just af- fliated 7Wth the Ne7V Haven Central Labor Council Their delegates are Frederick Jackson, George Halstead, Leonard Reed, Scott Rosson, and John Carm. Congrats 10 the Council and 10 Local 486. ..
 5000 PEOPLE PAID last hon. prs to Tom Mooney in the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. |. His death saddened many people, especially those who first became interested in the labor movement because they were convinced a great injustice had been done to Mooney. .. The long struggle to free Mooney dramatized for many thousands the forces which oper- ate against militant and progress sive labor leaders. The battle for the lives of Sacco and Van
The union times., 1942-03-14
Closed Shop

Continued from Page One) loff'S efforts was the reinstatement of the foreman, Brown, a member of the union who had been fired. Both parties signed another stipulation drawn up by Copoloff in which they again agreed to abide by his award.
 Thomas Shea, assistant secretary of the Connecticut Federation of Labor; Harry MacCowan, president of the New London Central Labor Union; John Strum, 2326 presi- dent, and William Fargo, business agent of the New London Carpen- ters Union, were the other labor representatives present. Ernest Hal ley, general manager, and Harry Snyder, Boston attorney, spoke for the company.
 John J. Egan, GEL secretary treasurer, and James J. Clerkin, president, report that the Fedora ton is holding its own in the New Departure plant of General Motors in Meriden against attempts at in- roads by the CLIO. The A.F.L., whose contract with the plant ex- pires soon, has 4,2OO members among the 5000 employees, with 3,7OO paid up to date, according to Clerkin.
The union times., 1942-03-14
(To Be Continued)
LITTLE LUTHER
WLATHER,' said Little Luther, ''what do you thnI

<sEATHER, said Little Luther what do you the
 AFL-CIO proposal for general wage ncreases?"
 s'It is necessary for comment Luther, in of what have told you before single word would superfiuous But just let say ths and hope for you will mark words: When labor demands money, it is pushing the the brink of ination And the first suffer from this folly will the misguided workers themselves labor would only give heed the counses of businessmen and economists catastrophe could be averted.''
 "ln word, faher you OppOsed.''
 Absolutely and unequivocabl. In times like hese Luther, everybody pull in his belt and make sacrifices nations welfare"
 'Everybody?"
 'sYes, everybody, and mean labor.'
 "We by the papers that the governors of the New York Stock Exchange have decided go ahead with plan increase commissions for stock brokers by 25 What do you think of that?''
 "Since am of the governors of the exchange, Luther not prepared discuss the factors that have made this adjustment necessary"
 M should think, father, that your position you would be better qualified discuss brokers wage than if you governor
 "I don't understand yOu Luther."
 "We, what notice is that the people who consider them selves qualified criticize labor those who don't belong unions So why don't you go ahead and the Stock Exchange for doing what says nobody should do?'
 'Luther! Have you finished your homework"
The union times., 1942-03-14

JOHN J. ECAN, secretary-treas. urer of the State Federation, has just sent out the latest bulletin which deals with firms that are fair and unfair. In Hartford, he re- ports that the Bushnell Memorial Auditorium has been taken off the unfair list of the Musicians Union; and that the Hotel Hartford, for merly the Hotel LenOx, is on the unfair list of the Hartford C.L.U. C. Fox & Co.,, as everybody should know, is on the unfair list of Team sters, Local No. 559. The Bar mum Hotel in Bridgeport is still on the unfair list of the Bridgeport C.L.U., and the Cooks & Walters, as we'll as the Bartenders. In New Haven, the makers of Twin Top Bread and Harvest Bread are unfair to Bakers Union, No. II. Local 273, Motion Picture Op- orators, New Haven, asks you to remember that the following thea tres are on their unfair list: White way, Victory, Grand, Fairmount, all of New Haven; Forest, West Ha- ven; Capitol, East Haven; Strand, Hamden; Bonoff, Branford; Col onial, Tower, Walnut Beach. |. More lists from around the state next week.
 THE CLOS NATIONAL office, ID fine demonstration of labor soH- ddrlty, haS dnnOlu1ced that tt is send ing bundle of necessities" 10 each Of the 2,229 Americms no7v held Prisoners of z0ar by the JabnpeSe- including about 1,200 AFL building trades 90orkers qU]o 70ere cabtved at Wake and Gnan. The bundles 7oiH be deivered hrough tue Red Gross. j. Too bad qoe can't nse the faciitieS Of the Red Cross 10 send bundles to Denny LeaVis and lis United Construction Workers.
 A FEW MORE MOVES by Rep. Howard Smith of Virginia, and we'll all be wondering if he's on our side, or on the side of Hitler x HirOhitO. His attempt to abolish all overtime provisions in the Federal laws, provisions enact. ed into law after half a century of bitter struggle, can be interpreted as deliberate attempt to split the country wide open, at a time when unity is desperately needed. The .A.F.L. and C.I.O., President Roosevelt, and liberal Congressmen squelched Smiths move. We repeat: Are some of our Congress- men fighting the Axis powers, or are they fighting F.D.R. and labor? Are they out to get Hitler, or all New Deal social and labor Iegisla- ton? -.
 MANY CONN. PEOPLE kneac Rose Smllivan, aOho recently died n, Boston at the age Of AZ. Her aUhoIe life 9OuS devoted to the cauSe Of im- provng the lot Of the laboring man and 70omen. . She loyed the labor movement and believed IT. tt 7Vith all her heart and soul. For more than 20 years she served aS an organiser for the ElecticiG1tS Union, aud since 1884 aCds on the stGf of the A.F.L. The men aud 90omen Of labor have lost c trne friend. Goodbye, Rose.
The union times., 1942-03-14
l Remember
 By Richard E. CrOskey
 Local 404 Cocks & Walters Union
SOME WOMEN I HAVE MET


 Your Editor has suggested write something about the ladies l have met in the labor movement. l will try to recall several of them who were national characters. Per- haps Mrs. Mary (Mother) Jones, the ''AngeI' of the coal miners, was one of the most noted.
 She came to the Cripple Creek dis trict during the strike there in 1905 CA. This was metal miners fight but the lady was equally at home in any kind of labor trouble. As the press agent of the miners, I was called upon to meet the lady and escort her to the meeting and act as chairman We held 1t in the Victor Miners union hall, the best equipped hall in that district with all modern lighting arrangements and seating about 1,50O people. In introducing Mother Jones, l, of course, said all the good things l could think of and she responded by giving me a great "shake-down' for my elaborate description of her. She was NOT the great lady I had painted her but just common wom- an, etc., etc. l just smiled i1ward1y. For 40 years ago I was still consid- cred a veteran in experience, and nothing ever ruf1ed me. I was much more interestd in what she had to say than in personalities.
 (To be Continuedl
The union times., 1942-03-14

labor in New Haven feels that the continuation of the Dies Commit ice would be an extremely un-. American act by Congress and hereby calls upon the Representa-. tives from Connecticut to express. their opposition to spending an- other dollar of the taxpayers mon- ey in this directiOn.''
 HOW THEY VOTED
 The resolution dealing with Repre- sentative Smith was passed unani- mously. There was extended debate on the Dies resolution, which was adopt ed after a motion to refer it to the executive board was defeated by vote of 1914.
 A resolution criticizing the appoint ment of John M Golden as Director of Public Works for New Haven re. ceived one vote in favor of its adoption.
The union times., 1942-03-14
As We See It

zetti, who were murdered by the State of Massachusetts, also brought thousands into the ranks of labor and labor's friends. 1. And when the Danbury Hatters lost their homes because of a vicious ruling by a vicious court. the A.F.L. arose almost to a man and helped. And when the Hart ford Teamsters were being perse- cuted by Hugh Alcorn on fake conspiracy" charges, Conn. labor rallied to their defense as never be- fore. One of the outstanding qualities of the American people, made up of some many different natiOnalities as we are, is a strong sense of justice. $. Basically, we are liberal people. That's what in- furiates the Peglers, the David Law rences, the Cirdlers, and others of their ilk. They are paid thou sands of dollars year to poison the public's mind. So what hap pens? A few Congressmen and some employers agree with them. :. In the long run, they be- come known for what they are, and with labor ever growing and four ishing, the run is becoming shorter.
 WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND qchv the Connecticut section of the Ameri- eau Federation of State, County aud Municipal Employees doeSH't put on q fnll-time organiser, aud get 100 per cent organisation Gmong state zVork- CTS. t can be done, and this IS the time 10 do #. # you 70dit much longer, boys and girls, you're going to be Oery, Uery sorry.
 CARPENTERS UNION, Local 1728 of Long Island City, is on strike against the National Casket Co.,, which refuses to accept a new cost of living clause and standard minimum wage. The firm does some work for the government, and the strikers offered to work on those orders, but refuses to handle any civilian work until a contract is signed. The firm is the last of IS to hold out against the Car penters. Court records show that the Union Electric Co. of St. Louis, a private ''public" utility, has spent $55,OOO in fighting the Electrical Workers Union. The public paid, of course.
The union times., 1942-03-14
: Another Falsehood!

Here's another story Again the United Press the cu prit out yarn charging that National Labor Rela lions Board investigation of company unonm Curtiss- Wright aircraft plants delaying airplane production suggested that the boards action holding up parts needed for American planes grounded Anonymous Army and Navy officials the autIority for this statement The story widely published.
 It immediately and indignantly denounced by National Labor Relations Board which charged the story part of conspiracy terrorze the board doning efforts to protect workers.
 Such attempts force the board abandon have been made before said the official statement. Te public should know that in each been the boards experience that hearings have aayed and which otherwise would have immediate dis astrous consequences An opportunity present hearings before labor boards the method provided by the Government for avoiding strikes and lockouts."
 This important and significant statement Did you it in the newspapers? We didn't, and made quite search for it.
 To Be
The union times., 1942-03-14
FACING the FACTS
With PHILIP PEARL GAEL. News Service)

DO you believe what you read in the newspapers about
 labor? Here few samples, culled in single week. The United Press put story, which widely pulp led the effect that the War Labor Board decided in advance formula for settlement of union shop issue in the steel pending before it.
 Chairman Davis promptly scotched this e "The dispatch is wholly without foundaion he said Did the newspapers carry this denial prominently? They did
 MT. Davis also had something say about exaggerated about strikes The fact is he declared 'hat since early last November the interruption of production by strikes has been reduced almost the vanishing
 Did the newspapers feature this statement? They did
 Instead the daily press played up baseess and inflated strike figures put anlabor propaganda by the Ma ona Association of Manufacturers. Secretary Perkins protested e Department of Labor has been pulp fishing figures strikes for the past eight years she said NO mentions these however when the National Association of Manufacturers lot of inflated figures the newspapers fall all selves give them a big play''
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Home Gasoline Stocks
May Void Insurance.,
Underwriters Warn
Laws Usually Definite
In Requiring Underground
Tonks, Bulletin Says

Private storage Of gasoline in an
effort to circumvent the fuel ration
ing plan may lead to cancellation of
fire insurance policies, according to
special notice given fire department
officials throughout the Nation by
the National Board Of Fire Under
writer's.
In a bulletin made public yester-
day, the board pointed out that stor-
age of gasoline on private premises
creates a serious fire hazard which
may automatically void insurance
policies on the property.
The greatest danger in placing
gasoline In garages, Easements and
other places not properly equipped
for 1t, engineers Of the underwriters
board explained, lies In the possibil-
ity that fire In the furnace may
ignite vapors from the fuel. Still
another hazard is involved when the
gas is poured into an automobile.
Containers Often Improvised.
"Few realize the hazard in such
cases." engineers said. In the older
days, gasoline for this private stor-
age could be bought in f1ve-gallon
sealed containers. The extra sup
ply carried on the automobile was
in specially-designed cans. Today
these cans are not available and
any gasoline stored or carried must
be in improvised containers, often
without suitable caps on the opening
and In many cases consisting of
glass bottles and jugs"
Many standard fire insurance pol
lcies. it was recalled, prohibit storage
OF gasoline without express permis-
sion.
Operators of service stations in
some instances have co-operated
with fire departments by refusing to
sell gasoline except by direct de-
livery to the tank Of an automobile
Storage Laws Definite.
TT is probable that few places
have suitable legislation to prohibit
the carrying of an emergency sup
ply of gasoline by car owner" the
underwater boards bulletin con-
cluded, "but the laws are usually
very definite in prohibiting the stor-
age Of gasoline except in under
ground tanks. It may be expected
that some gasoline will be boot
legged and that in other cases, al
though cooperation will be obtained
from local dealers, there will be out
lets located in rural territories who
may be willing to sell gasoline in
various types Of containers"
Rigid inspection of Easements and
garages was recommended as a pos
sible method by which to combat the
problem.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Missing Persons

Those haDing Information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
1Dith the Public Relations Squad
of the Police Department., No
tional 1000.
Josephine T. Romano, 81, 5 feet
; inches, ia pounds, brown eyes,
dark brown hair, wearing navy blue
suit with white blouse; missing from
232 Varnum street NV. since
May 13.
William Hampton OIiff, 13, 5 feet,
125 pounds, brown eyes and hair,
wearing blue sports shirt, brown
trousers and shoes; missing from
$50 T street NE. since Wednesday.
Mildred Eugene Israel, IA, S feet
4 inches, 125 pounds, brown eyes,
black hair, wearing blue sports suit,
carrying a brown leather bag;
missing from II M street NV. since
yesterday.
Henry Evans, 40, 5 feet II inches,
$50 pounds, gray eyes and hair,
wearing gray suit and hat; missing
from 1410 Girard street NV. since
Monday.
Annabelle Eddie, 10, colored, 5
feet 4 inches, 130 pounds, wearing
brown dress, short black coat, car
rying a tan pocketbook; missing
from 129 Schott alley NE. since
Wednesday.
Blomdzella Howard, IA, colored,
4 feet 10 inches, long straight hair,
wearing blue shirt. blue blouse,
green sleeveless sweater, tan and
white shoes and blue socks; missing
Evening star., 1942-05-22
from TIA Rhode Island avenue N

from TIA Rhode Island avenue N
w. since Wednesday.
Leon Moore, II, colored, 4 feet
2 inches, IS pounds, wearing blue
and white striped shirt, brown
corudroy pants and brown shoes;
missing from 1873 Hickman street
Sc. since yesterday.
Pearl Fletcher, Is, colored, 5 feet
inches, 1T pounds, light brown
skin with freckles, wearing green
and print dress with red buttons
down front. blue cape, brown moe
casins and white socks; missing
from 2919 Thirty-ninth street N.
w. since Wednesday.
Applis Clark, Is, colored, 5 feet
4 inches, $50 pounds, wearing black
and white print dress, white and tan
shoes and yellow tam; missing
from 8l1 New Jersey avenue NV.
since Tuesday.
Claudine Wells, 10, colored, 3 feet
6 inches, 65 pounds, light brown
skin, wearing blue socks, striped
cotton dress and brown shoes;
missing from 1912 S street NV.
since Monday.
Ellaretta johnson, 16, colored,
feet 9 inches, 80 pounds, wearing
blue skirt, striped jacket, white
blouse, brown shoes; missing from
1910 Thirteenth street NV. since
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Glen Echo Will Open
Swim Pool Tomorrow

Glen Echo's Crystal Swimming
Pool will open at noon tomorrow
During the rest of the season, the
pool will be open from $50 am. to
11:30 pm. every day.
Boyd Hickman, former George
Washington University swimmer,
will be pool director and head life
guard again this year. Special ad-
mission rates will be in effect for
servicemen.
Evening star., 1942-05-22

From Monday through Sunday
there should be many . bond day.
Buy now,
Evening star., 1942-05-22

Double duty suits Of spun
ray0n woven to take rough
treatment. Full cut Jacket
and contrasting color slacks.
Two-t0ne color combinations.
Sizes IL to 20.
Evening star., 1942-05-22

Rayon faille 1-piece button
down front style, colors Of
beige, powder blue and green.
2-piece style in 2-tone COM
binati0ns. Sizes IL to II.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-20
Black. Is Still an
Important Word

At all fashionable gatherings it
becomes increasingly apparent that
black is staging triumphant come
back into the fashion picture. The
smartness and Importance of black
is strikingly evidenced in the stun
ming new black satin gowns featured
in a prologue to the fall season.
The new black frocks that make
slim silhouettes their theme are ap-
pearing everywhere in fashionable
gatherings. They look smartest
adorned with a single, important
piece Of jewelry and with giddily
colorful long gloves and an enchant-
ing hat to supply the prettily femi-
nine touch.
Then there are the entrancingly
"pretty-pretty'' black sheers, many
of which take on endearing pink or
pale blue accents. Black shantung
and black linen suits are declared
by many to be the smartest town.
wear costume of the season. For
dressy afternoon wear there's moth
ing in the way of suit which out
classes those styled of black benga-
line. Women are also expressing a
desire for simple daytime frocks
made of black rayon jersey.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-20
by Thornton "
Burgess
DEAR OLD SMILING POOL
ONCE MORE

BLACK PUSSY was having a good
- time. Grandfather Frog wasn't.
It was great fun for Black Pussy to
slip paw under Grandfather Frog
and toss him up in the air. It was
still more fun to pretend to go away,
but instead to hide and the instant
Grandfather Frog started off to
pounce upon him and cuff him and
roll him about.
At last Black Pussy grew tired of
playing, and catching up Grand
father Frog in her mouth she started
along the little path from the spring
to the Long Lane. Grandfather Frog
didn't even kick.
tits all over and this is the end"
moaned Grandfather Frog. I'm 60
ing to be eaten now Oh, why, why
did ] ever leave the Smiling Pool?"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-20

ed and listened, but not sound
could he hear. Then he saw a little
ray of light creeping into his prison.
He squirmed and pushed and all of
a sudden he was out of the pocket.
The bright light made him blink.
AS soon as he could see he looked
to see where he was. Then he
rubbed his eyes with both hands
and looked again. He wasn't at
Farmer Browns house at all!
Where do you think he was? Why
right on the bank of the Smiling
Pool, and little way off was Farm
er Browns Boy fishing.
''Chugarum!" cried Grandfather
Frog, and it was the loudest, glad
dest Chugarum that the Smiling Pool
ever had heard. "Chugarum!" he
cried again, and with a great leap
he dived with splash into the dear
old Smiling Pool, which smiled more
than ever.
And never again did Grandfather
Frog try to see the Great World.
Associated Newspapers-WNUF Features.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-20

Everybody wants to know what
to send a soldier, sailor, Coast
Guardsman, or Marine. The an
swer is simple if he smokes a pipe
or rolls-his-own. Send a pound Of
tobacco. Tobacco, according to
numerous surveys among the men
themselves, is the gift most ap-
preciated, and most wanted. Fa-
vorite smoking tobacco of many
service men is Prince Albert, the
National Joy Smoke-a title we'll
deserved since Prince Albert is
the worlds largest-selling smok-
ing tobacco. Local dealers are
featuring Prince Albert in the
pound can as ideal gifts to men
in the service.-Adv.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-20

Black satin suits are big news for
fall. Carefully sleek for autumn
wear is this stunning suit done in
fashions newest fabric favorite-
satin! The little jacket of this New
York creation features the new
shorter length. 1t flares slightly, as
does also the discreetly gored skirt.
The highly decorative plastic but
tons are in aqua coloring. Togeth-
err with an aqua colored corsage,
they add the prettily feminine touch.
The stores are showing satin suits
Of this type in dark. rich jewel col.
ors, toe, but black is the favorits.,