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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
Readers Digest
Is Attacked By
Kenosha Labor
Wisconsin Group Asks The
A.F.L. To Combat Its
Defeatist Inuence

Kenosha Wis.-Readers' Digest
magazine was batted from pillar to
post in criticism by Kenosha
Trades and Labor council delegates
at its last meeting and a motion
was unanimously passed to request
the American Federation of Labor
and the Wisconsin State Federation
of Labor to 'sset machinery in mo-
ton to combat the anti-labor and
defeatist influences of the maya
zine.
Articles "derogatory to labor
which have appeared in the maya
zine during the past year were cited
by number of delegates. In the
January issue appears a piece by
Thurman Arnold, formerly of New
Haven, Conn, who as an assistant at
torney general sought unsuccessfully
to invoke the antitrust laws against
labor unions, one of the delegates
said. The magazines preface to the
article identifies Arnold as "a friend
Of labor"
Readers Digest has been under
fire on the floor of the United
States senate. Sen. Joseph Cuffey
recently dashed the publication and
its ''power-crazed publisher" De-
Witt Wallace for printing a highly
fallacious report on U. S. expendi-
lures in South America. Cuffey
charged that the publication is OBJ
sessed with the desire to discredit
the Roosevelt administration.
Trades council delegates asserted
that the magazine shows itself to be
friendly to Fascist ideas.
The magazine is particularly dan
gerous because of its tremendous cir
culation and because it is widely used
in schoolroom classes throughout the
country. Special bundle subscription
rates are given to schools.
The magazines technique was de-
scribed as Subtle and designed to
fool as many people as possible. On
occasions an article apparently
friendly to labor will appear. but
the overwhelming content of the
magazine is anti-labor and defeat
list i'm tone. Used i'm the schools, it
is poisoning the minds of children,
it was declared.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
.LagO Elected By
Building LabOrers

Peter F. Lago was elected business
agent of the Building and Common
Laborers Union, No. ASS, of New Ha-
ven and vicinity at a special election
Of the Local, held Friday. James
Arena, district organizer, ohiciated at
the meeting, and supervised the cleo
ton.
Lago, who is also president of the
Local, was opposed by George Pom
pano, who finished second, and by
John Rinaldi, who came in third.
James Bove was elected vice-president
without opposition.
George Limosami, former business
agent of No. ASS, attended the meet
ing. Although Limosami has been
forced to retire from active service,
because of physical reasons, he re-
tains his interest in the affairs of the
union, and gives it full support.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
Teamsters Force
WLB To Speed Up

KANSAS CITY, Mo. For the
second time in a month truck drivers
in the Joplin, Mo-, area-in the ex-
IRENE southwest corner of the state
have walked out in protest over slow
ness of the National War Labor
Board in dealing with their wage de-
mands. And for the second time they
returned to work after promises of
WLB officials to expedite the case.
About 500 truck drivers stopped
work, all members of the international
Brotherhood of Transfers. Applica-
ton for wage increases was filed ex-
actly a year prior to the second walk
out
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
HOW ABOUT KETCHUP?

WASFIINGTON-War Food Adj
nlnistration announced it would soon
release about 100000 cases-approxi-
mately 20 million lbs.-of canned pork
and beans to civilian consumers.
This food, in heavy demand through
out the country, should reach some
retailers within the next few weeks.
The stocks being released represent a
a portion of government reserves
which have been held for war re-
quirements.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
War Boorns Births

War is keeping the stork on the
hop. Since Pearl Harbor 100000
more babies were born in this country
than in the last two years of peace,
the Census Bureau revealed this week.
All records were broken last year,
with 100000 births, 10000 more
than in 1912.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
AS We See 1t
by
THE STAFF

FROM coast to coast travelled the
Wakefield (Mass.) Daily Item s
headline, ''Women Are Urged to
Flatten Cans" but its author is now
afraid he'll have to hand the trophy
over to his nearby contemporary,
the Maiden (Mass.) Epening Ne,Us,
for this one, ''Mayor Mccarthy Sits
on Throne All Morning.
EVIDENCE of the strength of
the newly organized New Haven
Building Trades Council is seen i'm
the fact that as the result of de-
cision by the Council, not one
building tradesman went through
the picket line thrown around the
New Haven Dairy by the Transfers
Union. Such unity was never
achieved in the old days. This fact
was greatly instrumental i'm forcing
the management of the Barry to
back down in its plan to fire all
members of the Transfers Union.
WE SUGGEST, by the way, that
the New Haven Transfers set up a
publicity committee. How can we
print the facts of that Dairy stu
alton if no one is authorized to
give out the news? Organized labor
throughout the state would like to
know all about it.
A MOULTRIE (Ca.) jewelry
store, presenting rationing infor-
nation in a local newspaper adj
vertisement, closed with this cer-
tifcation:
''The information above was said
to be correct at noon today by the
local War Rationing Board"
TOM SHEA, new International
Representative for the I.A.T.S.E.
(Stage Employees and Projection
Operators to you), has just recov-
cred from an attack of the flu
which began Dec. Goth, just be-
fore he resigned as Assistant Sec
rotary of the State Federation. Tom,
who has III pounds to go to get
back to his original weight before
being stricken, is leaving for Gin
cinniati this week for board meet
ing of his International. Now you
know why you haven't heard from
Tom in the last month.
SPECTACULAR growth of the
labor movement in recent years was
spOt-lighted this week by a Depart
ment of Labor report which esti-
mated the number of organized
workers at 13,5OO,OOO. Between 60
and 80 per cent of the industrial
wage earners of the country are
covered by collective bargaining
agreements.
HERE'S some hopeful news
about beer. Producers of hops, the
f1avOring part of beer, had a near
record year, with crop of 7,OOO,-
600 lbs. above the 1912 total. Also,
brewers may get more malt this
year, it was revealed at the annual
meeting of the U. S. Brewers Asso-
citation. Last year that was one of
their biggest worries.
So, there should be plenty of
beer-unless the industry can make
higher profits by exporting it out
of the country. The demand from
Continued on Page Four)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
Criticism By
NHCOuncil Is
Fully Upheld
State Federation Executive
Board Lists Departments
Deficiencies, Asks Gov.
Baldwin For Conference

Criticism of the functiOning
of the Connecticut Depart
ment of Labor and Factory
Inspection by the New Haven
Central Labor Council, has
been fully upheld by the ex-
ecutive board of the COnnec-
ticut Federation of Labor.
The issue came before the ex-
ecutive board through a resolu-
ton introduced at the last con-
vention of the State Federation
by George Joslyn, business rep
resentative of Local 40, Sheet
Metal Workers, who called for
a thorough investigation of the
Department. The resolution was
referred to the executive board,
which has held lengthy confer
enceS with representatives of the
New Haven Central Labor Coun-
Gil, and through detailed com
munication, with Mr.. Toslyn,
and with Labor Commissioner
Cornelius Danaher.
The committee, consisting of
Federation President Timothy Col
Inns, Vice-Presidents Harold v. Fem
mark and John Caspic, and Secre-
tary-Treasurer ]. ]. Egan, reported
its findings to the entire board.
which has sent letters to Gov. Ray
mOnd Baldwin and Commissioner
Danaher, dealing with shortcom-
ings found to exist in the Labor De-
Partment.
The executive board agreed that
there had been insufficient attention
given to establishing minimum wage
standards, and voted to recommend the
following to Gov. Baldwin:
THAT the Labor Commissioner
should make immediate request
for sufficient appropriation to be
made to the Labor Department that
would permit him TO investigate and
set up proper minimum standards
for underpaid workers in the vari-
GUS industries of the State of Con-
necticut that are mot now protect.
ed by minimum wage Standards
On the charge that because of the
actions of Deputy Commissioner John
L. Hayes, the Board of Arbitration
and Mediation has practically ceased
to function, the Board recommended
to Gov Baldwin:
THAT hereafter, when the Secre-
tary of the Board of Arbitration and
Mediation John T. Hayes-Ed.) re-
ceives any labor dispute case, that it
shall be the policy for him to i'm
mediately turn it over to the chair
man of the Board of Arbitration
and Mediation for consideration
and action. This will have tenden-
cy to speed action on the part of
the Board while the Secretary is
making the Investigation
On the charge that favoritism had
been shown, the executive board of
the state federation voted:
We dASO recommend That the
Labor Department see that all laws
upon our statute books are strictly
complied with, regardless of
whether the request is made upon
the department by management or
anyone to relax the statutes
Dealing with the criticism that
Commissioner Danaher had not kept
his Department abreast of the greatly
demands made of it because
OF the war situation, the board told
Gov. Baldwin:
1--WE feel very strongly that the
Department of Labor is greatly I'M
dermanned. We feel that if ever
there was a time we should have a
full-staffed Labor Department, it is
during this great emergency. We
feel that the Labor Commissioner
should request Immediately sufi-
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
Bakery Drivers In
Boston Get l5% Rise

WASHINGTON-The Natl War
Labor Board trucking commission
awarded a 1870 Little Steel wage
increase to some $50 bakery wagon
drivers of Boston, Mass. The increases
are retroactive to Oct. IS, 1912. The
drivers are members of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Transfers.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22

Whether all of us like it or not,
the old world is as gone as the old
year. Neither can ever return. We
must prepare our mind for deep
and vast changes.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22

The great Italian democrat, MAJ.
zini, once aptly said: ''The sole
origin of every right is in duty
fulfilled" Buy more War Bonds
today.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22

Nine out of ten unmarried Brit
ish women between 19 and Is are
in the uniformed forces, munitions
plants, or essential war work.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22

Mention THE UNION TIMES
when shopping, and help Labor's
Own Paper grow.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
IS Days In Hospital

According to the liberal pro-
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get the following benefits:
(l) Cash for room and board,
up to forty-five days for each
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given year; (2) Cash 10 pay
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
No Medical
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No medical examination is re-
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of your immediate family
cages up TO 6j) are protected
under single policy, on which
you pay a premium each
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

A new low-eost plan thar pays
cash for your hospital expenses
has now been provided in .
new kind of family insurance
policy created by the we'll
known Northern Mutual Cas-
ualty Co. As this policy pro-
vides, your entire family is
covered for capitalization due
to sickness, accident and child
birth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

her; (2) VIII she oilcavs have
financial security, especially IN
her old age; 80 Should she dye
her hair when IL begins 10 gray;
~ Should she have more than
t0o children; 90 VIII she euer
ooa mink coat; (6) Would she
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
YOUNG AMERICA SPEAKS
l5y CZis Robinson

DOCTORS, scientists and life
~ insurance Statisticians have
been telling us that the old
legend that the male is stronger
than the female is pure bunk
These learned gentlemen say
that all the evidence shows
women 10 be actually healthier,
have greater endurance and live
longer, generally speaking, than
men.
But there are plenty of OBJ
servers of the human scene who
pooh-pooh this new theory.
Glen Pritz of Winfield, Kansas,
is one of them.
"Dear Elsie Robinson: I take
day trade sheet metal class
and haven't seen one single
girl yet in the whole class strong
enough 10 raise her arms above
her head 10 plug In her drills.
Here's another example: On
vacation last summer / worked
on a farm with girl several
years older than 1. She was
either plenty dumb or awfully
weak. She couldn't start n trac-
tor, couldn't run a quarter Of a
mile, and many times l had 10
wait when pitching hay for her
10 catch up on her end of the
job. As IL this were not enough,
every half hour she would rest
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
Build Sturdy Health
and Help Ameries Win

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

should live longer than the
males whose Job IL 90 protect
and provide for them ?" Y
Glen Pritz-age is.
602 z. 18th. Winfield, Kansas.
\ $1,000 prlze)
Noi0 comes Cecilia McCue Of
Leechburg, Pa, pitching for the
girls team:
"Dear Miss Robinson; Are
men sturdy oaks and women
clingtng vines? There's some
mistake-as far back as we can
read and remember the women
have been the sturdy oaks.
During the pioneer days the
unwavering strength and faith
Of women enabled men to cross
the plains. During depressions,
when men stood In bread lines,
they came homo detected, wor-
rid and without hopc--to their
women. They came home to
STURDY OAKS ana received moral
fortltude and the will % face
tomorrow.
Tomorrow came with Jobs,
money and food. Men came
homo then happy and strong
masters once again. This time
they came homo 10 clinging
vines.
'Women are adaptable crea-
lures. They can become helpless
and dependent, not because they
are weak. but because at times
IL II expected Of them"
Cecilia S. McCue--age 20,
Leechburg. Pa.
$1,000 prize)
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
One Foot in Aisle
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER
The Chinese Absorb the Mikado

GILBERT AND SULLIVANVS "Mikado" had neat little
Broadway this II banned for the duration and
day in England where II was written.
IT'S A GREAT little play and has always seemed
Chinese than Japanese to In fact no reason why
they don't change the title 10 "On Too Long or Gum Bong
Choo' and make IL entirely Chinese.
"MIKADO' is travcsy English bumbledom. II Is
music But the fact that II played here this
winter proof that Americans do get to hating around
the dial
THE PLAY tagged Gilbert and Sullivan great writers.
But London these days and IL will prob
ably be banned forever unless they accept suggestion to
make Chinese and change the locale Chungng Hong
Kong after drive the aps loose from those points
THERE is charge for this suggestion dream these
things in my gypsy tearoon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

quaintest mixture of breeds
OF any mOng rel in the
world. This pups mother
was PP+Vingese and it, father
police dog An air
force lieutenant informs thar
IleiuSSLuieuSSZeSsLeS Will
himihiLZisstelZZi HuTriIis-
SteiTLi is the name of a cook
at the Officers Club at VIII
Rogers Airheld at Oklahoma
City, Okla.
A WISCONSIN mother OF
five sons says, when youngsters,
four Of the lads had soldier uni
forms. one did not. Sow the
four who had the soldier uni
forms as kids are in the armed
forces and the one who did not,
has been claSsed Az. That is
indeed quite a coincidence
A Chicago subscriber named
Edyth has the nerve 10 claim
that when boarding a street
Car or bus men tumble for their
fare more than women
Women usually have their
fare ready" says Edythe
think Edythe is talking
through her chapeau, but ]
will let conductors among the
readers decide the argument.
QUERIES from Clients; O.
The sergeant says there are only
taco statues Of flm stars IA the
United Stotes. One Of Rudolph
Valentino IN Hoilywood, another
of Bill Hart IN Billings, Mont.
Us this correct2 A-There Is
statue Of Valentine in Holly
Woed. As TO the statue in Bill
iHoS. Mont. IL iOas not erected
ir Bill Hart's honor. THIS statue
Is titled Range Rider Of the
Yellowstone" Hart and has
horse, Fritz, posed for it. O.
Have you been asked TO oire
talk on the subject, What
Every Woman Wants to RnOaO" D.?
Can yoNr Horses and Women
sTperts offer any suggestions?
A-Ererv ropdH wants 10 kHow
IN II her husband really loves
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
Villain Hall Cast
In New Mystery

HOLLYWOOD, May 20
DORTER HALL, who plays
Il villains for a nice living,
essays a new kind Of villain in
Murder, He Says Paramount
farce-mystery with a hillbilly
setting. Hall plays a Ph. D.,
married to a hllbllly.
xiii 'em with Harvard nc
cent" Hall explains.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

Is minutes, making us late
throughout the day.
"And this question Of women
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
Leo Robins Are Platonie

HOLLYWOOD, May 20.
Though their separation, has
been announced. the Leo Robins
still are living under the same
roof q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

living longer than men-isn't II
just natural that the ones ca
pable Of keeping the race going
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
You may overcome
the discomforts or
EN- barrassment of
Sour Stomach lerky Nerves
Loss OF Appetite U7derweight
Digestive Complaints Weakness
Poor Complexion

Getting value out OF the food you cat
is your No, health problem xf1VtuUr
you eat 500 or 1000 pounds yearly.
To 90 this. scientists say. sou must
have an adequate supply % natural
stomach digestive Juices and rlch red
blood must be present
Improper Diet, overworE undue wor-
ries colds. the Gu CT other Illness often
impairs the StomACht digestive func-
tions and reduces the red blood strength
person who IL operating or only
70 70 75Cc healthy blood volume or a
stomach digestive capacity % only so
70 eO9s normal is severely handicapped
undiFested food soJrs cauFes gas . .
bioating 90. fails 20 supply The neces-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

TWENTY FOUR words i the limit letters to United
States fighting prisoners of the Japanese you
had 24word limit letter your husband sweetheart
nat womb saw New YORKER claims her dog has the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
No spot on earth is more
than 90 hours flying time
from your local airport

from flying Jsep Lsvothons 81 the a The planes sho
below ell and developed by Consolidated VuIes
When the wiHbe position provide the
Of such planes from small privately owned
air hvvers huge passenger planes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

includes hospital
room, surgeon fees,
medicines, x-rays, etc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
n e W PI a 4
Pays Family
Hospital Bill

Protects Entire Family
for Sickness, Accident
and Childbirth
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

Lors az lofr ot other sights controls
Aud make. one lrttls room ca ctsrpirherc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
June Haver Loses TonsiIs

HOLLYWOOD. May 2o-June
Haver's final scenes in Irish
Eyes Are Smiling" must wait
her recovery from having her
tonsils and adenoids removed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
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