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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-02

0This SThat
By ROBERT B. BICKEL

BENJAMIN PECK, a vice-presi-
dent of the Conn. Federation of
Labor, and member of the Danbury
Hatters, is responsible for bringing
the lash CAM hat situation to the
attention of the State Department
of Labor. Investigation by the La
Dor Dept. has lead to the arrest of
Bertram Nathan, the operator of
the Sports Hat Co., charged with
manufacturing ladies' hats from
used headwear, and with violating
the labor laws pertaining to keep
ing proper records, and the fire
laws by padlOcking an exit.
A GIRL REPORTER of an
Idaho daily paper failed to get an
interview with Secretary Knox on
his visit to the Gem State. She
bounced into the restaurant where
the high officials were dining, and
asked: (Which one of you guys is
Secretary KnOx?" Eeow!
CONSUMERS WON a great VIC
tory this week when the War Food
Administration decided to subsidize
the cost of producing milk. The
plan of increasing the price one
cent a bottle as advocated by many
Congressman would have added an
average go increase i'm the cost of
living ON this product, when wages
are frozen. Labor i'm the towns and
cities, realizing the necessity of a
general rollback in prices, favOrs a
fair return to the farmers for his
work and investment. Subsidies i'm
this case are the only answer.
WITH THE ISSUING of the new
ceiling prices on 600 food items
Conn. consumers are getting a
break in the reduction of some 80
commodities by one cent. The pub
lie, however, is warned not to get
too excited, for the l943 pack of
canned goods is expected to bring
increases rather than reductions. In
the meanwhile the Farm Security
Administration is going before Con-
gress for an about subsidy pro-
gram for keeping the cost of living
from rising.
A SENSE OF HUMOR is a
necessary asset for an operator of
trolley car or bus these days, and
most of the boys of Div. 281, New
Haven, have what it takes The
other evening a huge heavy-jawed
fellow with a weather-beaten face
got aboard B trolley and asked
for transfer. On receiving it, in
stead of stepping at once to the
rear of the car, he spent long
minute studying the paper. Nearby
passengers in turn studied this
cautious character who presently
took out large watch and con-
suited it. The next move was made
by the motorman who politely in
quired in most solicitous man.
ner: SLOWS the time check.
buddy?' The crowd chuckIed, and
the careful passenger grinned
gOOd-humoredly as he moved back
i'm the car.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-02

EXPLOITATION of working
which ranks with the
choicest in labor annals, may be-
come a thing of the past if the
example at Madison, Wis, is fol-
lowed in other university cities.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-02
As We See It

Full and part-time working stu
dents at the University of Wiscon.
sin have formed an all-campus stu
dent union and are seeking affilia.
ton with the American Federation
of State, County & Municipal EN-.
ployes (A.F.L.).
Aims of the organization are
standard wage scales, better work
ing conditions on and off the
campus, and training of women
students to take outside jobs and
release men for the armed services.
Normally, about 1919 of the stu
dent body is earning all or part of
their keep while i'm school.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-02

Give your battery special care in
wartime, Gu advises. When you
drive less, your battery gets less
automatic charging. COddle it
along by cutting off all unneces-
sary drains such as cigaret lighters.
When holding the car on hills, use
the handbrakes instead of the foot
brakes where possible. FOOtbrakes
operate current-consuming rear red
lights. See that your starter and
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-02
35 Acres Given Parks,
EGO For Cemeteries

DETROIT.-Only IS acres are de-
voted to public parks in the area of
Detroit inside Grand Blvd, but 200
acres are devoted to cemeteries in the
same area, the Rev. Merrill Bates
Of the Crosse Point Unitarian Church
pointed out in a public discussion of
causes of race friction.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-02
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paying your bills, freedom from
working, freedom from hot weather
or cold, freedom from paying your
rent, freedom from a toothache or
any other kind of pain, let Wallace
know SO he can include them i'm the
New Deals platform for 1914"
THE NATIONS aid to the Jews
of the Nazi-Occupied countries was
urged this week by A. F. L. Pres.
William Green, Clio. Pres. Philip
Murray, Pres. David Dubinsky of
the Init. Ladies Garment Workers
(A.F.L.), and Chairman Adolph
Held of the Jewish Labor Com
mittee.
In a joint letter presented to
Sec. of State Cordell Hull at a
conference in the State Dept, the
labor leaders also called on the
u. S. government ito warn
through shortwave radio and all
other available means of commune
cation-al those guilty of aiding
the Nazi leaders i'm their inhuman
campaign of DISCRIMINATING the de-
fenseless Jewish population of
Europe that they will be held ac-
cOuntable as war criminals. :"
ONE YEAR AGO In THE UNION
TINES: Estate ALL. Appraises
Records of Gov. Hurley And For
mer Gov. Baldwin, Latter Charac-
terized AS Company Union Attor-
ney''; ''Employe OF ID. l. Chap
man Co. Falls To Death, Enforce
ment OF Union Rules Would Have
Prevented Tragedy; ''New York
Electrical Workers Win $4,000
Libel Suit Against Westchester
Newspapers Inc."; Representatives
Of Local 1896 LAM. Open Nego-
tiations At Atlantic Wire Co., Bran
ford-Seek 1919 Increase; Good
Costs In New Haven And Bridge
port Show New Increases"; ''Mem-
Der Of Local 237, New Haven Post
Office Clerks Is Assistant Army
Post Master In Australia; ''John ].
Egan, Secretary-Treasurer Of Conn.
Fed. Of Labor, and Peter Bernard,
Pres. Bridgeport C.L.U., Receive
Thanks From White House For
'Buy-A-Fighter' Drive; Conn.
Plumbers Meeting In New Haven,
Report 1000 Gain In Member
ship; bridgeport Teamsters 443,
And TOrringtOn LAM. Get Action
In Governors Office After Firms
Try Sailing On Wage Question;
Carpenters 70, New Haven Crieve
The Loss Of James E. Snow, A 40
Year Member; ''Div. 28l, Troll
leymen's Credit Union Votes Pur-
chase Of $1,000 In War Bonds;
''Anti Discrimination Conference
Will Be Held Sunday
THE Jersey City Journal ran the
picture of the Atlantic City beauty
contest winner and her two runners
up in the upper left hand corner
of page l, with the caption:
'sLET HITLER HAVE MUSSY,
LOOK WHAT WE HAVE.''
The headline was written and
the play decided by ]. Albert Dear,
Jr., executive editor.
OF THE more than 100000
members of the ALL, some
l 300, 900 are women. Isn't it time
that we started to give more atten-
ton to the problems of women, and
make sure hat they are given recog-
milton in local unions, central labor
bodies, and state declarations? To
the best of our knowledge, New
Haven is the only central labor
body with a woman on it's execu-
tive board. She is Mrs. Rose Bruins
wick, of Local 4O4, Hotel and Res
taurant Employees.
EXPLOITATION of working
students, which ranks with the
choicest in labor annals, may be-
come thing of the past if the
example at Madison, Wis, is fol-
lowed in other university cities.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-02
LABOR VIEWS THE NEWS

Strange as it under the pressure of total
modern science has learned utilize the
forms of transportation and shipping Oil products
been delivered from northwest China Chungkng
skin river RATS To ferry 168 barrels of oil products
inflated goat skins used Without this Oldest
method of transportation the modern Yankee planes
cOuldn't lift their wings.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-02

automatic choke are in frst-cIass
condition. Blow your horn only
when necessary, and use parking
lights instead of headlights when
you can.
Avoid unnecessary stops and starts.
They use up current. The best way to
put electricity back into the battery
is to plan for long, steady run each
time you use the car, and to recharge
as soon as the battery is low.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-02
CHRISTMAS
PARCELS
for the
BOYS
OVERSEAS
should be
mailed
before Oct. Is

But don't wait till the
last boat. Mail them
now! Here are a few
suggestions: D u f file
Bags, Playing Cards,
" M a il Stationery,
Razor Blades, Picture
Folders, Money Belts,
Shoe Shine Kits, Mend
ing Kits, Writing Port
folios, etc.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
German Prisoners
Well and Happy at
Camp in Brazil
Men, Fearful, Were Silent
At First; Say People
Did Not Want War

(E. NJ. Castro Of the Associated
Press staff in Brazil is the first
photOgrapher-7Udr correspondent
authorized By the Brazilian mill
tary authorities and the first
ne1OSpdperman to obtain pernis-
sion to photograph and interu1eW
German 1rar prisoners nolO held
in Northeastern Brdsu)
Evening star., 1943-03-28

ages vary between Is and so years
with the majority in their early
20s-one doctor stood out. He ap-
parently was the political delegate
of National Socialism aboard the
ship, and even today dominates all
his companions, including the cap
tain.
He has learned to speak Portu-
guese, but when questioned about
German politics answered, Only our
fuehrer is authorized to make such
declarations.
The prisoners were reluctant to
be photographed, apparently fear
ing reprisals by the Gestapo against
their families.
AS their spokesman, the doctor,
said I'VE have no complaint here.
We have good food, good treatment
and limited freedom. The heat
troubles us but we get sufficient
medical assistance
Men Learning Portuguese.
Many Of the men are learning
Portuguese in classes conducted by
the doctor in which they read local
newspapers, familiarizing themselves
with war developments.
Some previously worked on Ger
man ships on the South American
run. The commander said he had
been in this same locality in North
eastern Rrazi1 in 1908 and lood o1co
visited other ports as far south as
BuenOS Aires.
The first officer, whom I found
washing his own clothes. told me
in English: The war will end inside
one year" Like all others, he was
anxious to return home, from which
| he had had no news in four months
The prisoners we're given pencil
and paper once week to write to
their families. but they said no word
had been received from home. which
made them believe that the German
censor may have seized their CORE
spondence.
Camp Strongly Guarded.
asked one of the officers where
the ship was bound for when it
sailed. He said, I'VE departed with
out orders which we received only
when on the high seas
The officers quarters were sepa-
rated from the seamens. The camp
was strongly guarded. All the men
were sun-tanned and in good phys
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Hearing Set April IS
On Tightening D. e. S
Fire Regulations
Commissioners Move
To Avert Disaster Like
Boston Night Club

Hearings on new and more strin-
gent fire regulations for the District
aimed at preventing a tragedy such
as that of the Cocoanut Grove fire
at Boston which took 489 lives, will
be held at 10 am. April Is at the
District Building, the Commissioners
announced yesterday.
The Commissioners, in announc-
ing the hearing. said a survey OF
restaurants and night clubs in
Washington shows that the actual
number of chairs in many places
is twice the capacity computed by
the present regulations.
Incorporating many recommenda-
tions of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters, based on a study of
the Cocoanut Grove holocaust, the
regulations will apply to all build
lngs, except private dwellings, more
than three stories or over 80 feet
in height. They also will apply tc
any building, regardless of height
used AS a hospital school, asylum
sanitarium, convalescent home
place OF amusement, public assem-
bly, or restaurant.
Old Code Widened.
1 Prepared by the Office of the Dis
trict Building Inspector, the regu-
lations have been rewritten to in
clude clubs, night clubs, taverns
bars, cafes and dining rooms
whether public or private. These
were not included in the old build
ing code.
Restrictions governing theaters
have been tightened by a change
in wording designating them as
places of public assembly ever
though their capacity is less thar
100. Under terms of the old code
the figure was 200.
One proposed addition would re-
quire the owner or occupant of any
place of public assembly to keer
posted at all times in a conspicu-
Gus place on his premises a scale
drawing approved by the Inspector
OF Buildings and Director of Inspec.
ton, showing the permanent fix.
lures, exits, restrooms, etc. anc
showing for each room the seating
capacity for which the exits were
rated.
The current law covering any
house having sleeping accommoda
tlons for 10 or more transients
would be changed to read five OF
more, while another revision woulc
place rooming houses with cookins
facilities in a class with apart.
ment houses. Each room havins
such facilities would be regarded
as an apartment. In crowded
Washington the effects of this
change would be far-reachine.
Other Changes Provided.
In places having more than one
apartment above the first floor fo1
total Of more than nine dodgers
the act requires at least two means
OF exit from each apartment, room
or dormitory without passing
through another apartment or room
Another change, aimed at pre-.
venting night club disasters because
OF overcrowding, provides for more
and better exits in proportion tt
the places seating capacity. Another
Evening star., 1943-03-28
By F. NJ. CASTRO.

passed by Brazilian Military Censoro
A CITY IN NORTHEASTERN
BRAZIL, March 27-SiXty-tWo Ger
man war prisoners are held here,
healthy and quite happy. The tall,
blond blue-eyed men formed the
crew of a German raider which they
scuttled when intercepted between
Africa and Brazil.
Still wearing their own uniforms,
caps and insignia, the prisoners use
shorts because of the heat.
The only thing from which We
suffer is the climate" they told me.
By coincidence, on the night of
the same day that interviewed the
prisoners, I met three young Amerl-
can sailors who took part in the
same naval action.
They said they would never forget
that day. They saw the prov of the
German ship pointing skyWard, with
the creWmen struggling in the water
or rowing toward the American war
ship in lifeboats.
Refused to Talk.
When the first ones were taken
aboard. the Germans refused to talk.
The American sailors said the Ger
mans believed they were aboSrd a
British ship, and that they had
been told by German authorities
that the British executed prisoners
after obtaining information from
them. The American sailors said
this was clearly attempted by the
German authorities to frighten the
men into keeping their mouths shut
if captured.
From my visit to the prisoners
got the impression that they die
not want to fight, but had been
obliged to.
One of them said, The German
people did not want war. I do not
know and don't wish to discuss who
caused it."
Another said, There will be ne
winners in this war
A third declared that the Ger
mans did not want to fight the
democracies. They merely wantec
/ to exterminate Communism from
| the face of the earth"
Among the prisoners - whose
Evening star., 1943-03-28
MorinesShot 7 7hroughL LegWoIk
In S Days, Are Healed in 10
Navy Reports on 4,039 Wound Cases,
Treated Aboard Hospital Ship

ed that when the first 1856 patients
were unloaded there the newly es-
tablished hospital was ready to ham
die them, There were few Compli-
cations among compound fracture
cases, he said. and among the whole
group infections were uncommon.
The lone death was that of a man
who had suffered second and third
degree burns over most Of his body
The most striking feature of the
casualties seen at this hospital" 1t.
Grille said, has been the rapidity
with which these healthy young in
dividuals recover from injury or dis
ease. The excellent medical care
which has been available from the
moment of injury is probably
largely responsible for this phe-
nomenon"
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Four Authorized 10 Sign
Applications for More Gas

-Four persons in the District gov
ernment have been designated as
certifcation officers authorized to
sign supplemental gasoline appli-
cations, it was announced yesterday.
They will certify that the applicant
is sharing his or her car in an or
ganized 'share-your-car' group.
Those named are Charles Stof-
berg ana G.. M. Thornett for the
District Building and Howard F.
Wentworth and Edward Towers for
the Municipal Center.
A District employe applying for
extra gasoline, who is sharing his
car to ano from work, should take
the application to one of the certl-
flying officers before submitting it
to loca. ration board, it was said.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
War Workers Canteen
To Honor Texas Heroes

The Washington War Workers
Canteen, organized by employe
counsellors from Government agen-
cies and groups of volunteers, will
stage the first of a series of enter
tainments for war workers next
Saturday night in the Department
of the Interior cafeteria.
Saturdays affair. scheduled to
start at pm, has been designated
as Texas night and a highlight
of the program will be a salute to
war heroes from Texas. A floor show
Is to be staged by Government en-
ployes and several celebrities, it
was announced. Texans from each
OF the armed forces and from the
Women's auxiliary services are to
te guests.
-Four S25 War bonds. donated by
Mrs. Jesse Jones, are to be given
as prizes. One of them is to go to
the winner of Texas quiz" one
to the Government employe who
gives tne DeSI performance IN the
floor show, another as A door prize
and one to the winner of a radio au-
dition.
Texans attending are requested to
! give a touch Of Texas by wearing
boots, "l0-gallon hats or kerchiefs,
it was announced.
One group of volunteers for the
canteen is composed of a commit
tee Of wives of officers in the mill
tary service. 1t includes Mrs. Stuart
c. Godfrey, wife of Brig. Gen. God
frey, U. S. A; Mrs. James H. Doo-
little, wife of Maj, Gen. Doolittle,
| U. S. A; Mrs. Leslie Stevens, wife
of Capt. Stevens, U. S. N; Mrs.
Blythe Jones, wife of 1t. COL Jones,
United States Marine Corps, and
Mrs. Philip Eaton, wife of Capt.
Eaton, United States Coast Guard.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Appalachian Troll Club
Will Meet Thursday

Members and guests of the Poto-
mac Appalachian Trail Club will
see movies and exhibits and hear
talks on trail clearing techniques
at a meeting at 8:15 pm. Thursday
at the Barney Neighborhood House,
470 N street S.W.
Included among the speakers on
the program will be Myron Avery,
chairman of the Appalachian Trail
Conference, DR.. l.. F. SChmeckelbier
president Of the Potomac Appala-
chan Trail Club, and Miss Dorothy
Swift.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Chang Back in Capitol

CHUNGKING, March q Pl.-
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek re-
turned to the capital TODAY after a
l2-dav absence. The Chinese Gen.
tral News Agency said the General
issimo visited KWeiyang and other
districts in Kweichow Province and
was impressed with the general i'm
provement of conditions.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Washington Gets Port
Of Record Fish Catch

By the Associated Press.
CAPE MAY, N. j., March 81
The largest individual haul of fish
brought in this year was recorded
today when Capt. Knute Aspenberg
OF North Wildwood docked with
10000 pounds of porgies aboard the
Shannon of which he is skipper.
The porgies, of extremely large
size, were shipped to Philadelphia
New York and Washington Part OF
the cargo will 60 to Army camps
and the remainder placed on the
market for civilian use.
Evening star., 1943-03-28

ical condition. Every afternoon they
must take a sunbath at which time
they play sports. but they asked me
to help them get boxing gloves.
The men are permitted to see
movies frequently.
These German prisoners are the
only large group Of war captives
anywhere in South America.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Marines shot through the leg or
thigh during action in the Solomon
Islands were usually able to walk
in four or five days after they were
injured and were healed within
10 days.
The Navy reported that yesterday
in telling of 4.O39 cases of wounds
or illness handled aboard a hospital
ship and also 366 patients treated
at the mobile naval hospital at
Auckland, New Zealand.
About thirds of those taken
aboard the hospital ship for trans
portation to Auckland had received
initial treatment at base and field
medical stations beforehand and of
the total 4,039. only seven deaths
occurred. OF the first 366 patients
received at the Auckland Hospital
only one died while under treat
ment.
The hospital ship phase of the re-
port was prepared by Navy medical
officers, all members of the Reserve.
They were Comdr. L. Kraeer
Ferguson, 1t. Comdr R. B. Brown.
1t, Comdr. J. T. Nicholson, all of
Philadelphia. and 1t. Comdr. H. E.
Stedman, Ann Arbor Mich.
Comdr. Ferguson and his asso-
ciates said most of the 4,039 pa
TENTS were in excellent condition"
when they reached the hospital ship,
especially those who had received
prior treatment ashore. Marine
casualties usually resulted from
wounds caused by shell and grenade
fragments, bullets and bavonets, and
included compound fractures.
Discussing bullet wounds, Comdr
Ferguson reported:
Bullets often caused no more in
jury than might be expected if an
lceplck were suddenly thrust into
part and pulled out. Into these
simple wounds sulfathiazole was
sprayed and a pressure bandage of
elastic webbing was applied. A
patient with through-and-t through
wound of the leg or thigh wa.
usually able to be up and walking
four or five days from the time OF
injury and the wounds were healec
in week to 10 days. We have not
seen single case of infection de.
velop in a patient treated in thi,
manner"
Not one case of tetanus developed
All Navy men are immunizec
against this infection.
1t. George Grille, jr., son of the
late famous Cleveland surgeon anc
himself a surgeon attached to the
Navy hospital at Auckland report.
requirement is that seating capacit,
shall be computed by allowing II
square feet of hoor or roof area pei
person.
The proposed change provides thai
approved stairways to emergenc,
exits shall not be more than sc
feet by a direct line of travel from
! anV point in tho rooro IL servoc a.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
De Miles Duuqhter Has Son

HOLLYWOOD, March 27 CPl.-A
seven-pound son was born today to
Producer-Director Cecil B De Miles
daughter Cecilia, wife of Capt. Jo-
seph Harper of the Army Air Forces.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-29

assured. At the same time it
would be unwise to expect too
much. There are things t h e
three foreign secretaries cannot
settle. They h rave a limited
authority in military matters. and
so the second front question may
not be resolved. Nor is it clear
that Russia's boundary claims
can be settled.
Indeed many of these questions
may never appear on the confer
ence agenda. 1t is designed pri-
marily to fashion some bits of
machinery which can be used in
the continuing process of develop
ing closer teamwork and to pre-
pare for a Churchill-Stalin- Roose-
welt meeting. The talks in Mos
COW should not be burdened with
fear ridden. suspicious anxiety,
but should be supported by alert,
prayerful confidence. christian
Science Monitor.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-29
be paid, provided he earns it. The
more workers produce. the more
t hey should beneft-without
limit.
Emma Lazarus

Emma Lazarus Q349-87, the
American-born Jewish poet, whose
sonnet, written the year before her
death. appears on the pedestal of the
Statue of Liberty. a.co was known
as an essayist. She wrote impas-
sionedly against the persecution of
her race in Songs of Semitic"
In addition she wrote "Alide,"
romance based or the lie of Goethe,
and translated the poems Of Heine.
During the 1905 she gave great as.
sistance to the Russian Jews.