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The union times., 1944-10-28
l9 National AFL Leaders Out For Pres. Roosevelt
List Headed By Mahon, Tobin, Harvey Brown,
 Knight And Harrison

The names of 1o leaders of Ameri- can Federation of Labor Unions, in- cluding nine of the Is members of the A. F. of L Executive Council, were released today as being members of the Advisory Committee of the Labor Division of the Democratic National Campaign Committee of which MT. Daniel J. Tobin is chairman.
 Besides Mir. Tobin, who heads the Teamsters Union, the A. F. of L. Vice-Presidents include George Harrison of the Railway Clerks, Harvey Brown of the Machinists, D. W. Mahon of the Street Rail- way Employees, Joseph N. Weber of the Musicians, Felix H. Knight of the Railway Carmen, Harry C.. Bates of the Bricklayers, Edward Fibre of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and w. C. Birthright of the Barbers.
 There is no doubt that the action of these men in endorsing and cam paigning for Roosevelt represents the desires of the overwhelming majority of the A. F. of L. rank and file throughout the country" the announce ment said.
 "The unions these men represent comprise clear majority of the A. F. of L. members. In addition to Mr. Tobin and MT. Brown, who head the two largest unions in the Federation, the list includes two railroad leaders i; George Harrison of the Railway Clerks, Felix H. Knight of the Rail way Carmen, as well as three out standing leaders of the Building Trades; Herbert Rivers, Secretary Treasurer of the A. F. of L. Building and Construction Trades Department, Harry C. Bates of the Bricklayers and P. Morrin of the Iron Workers.
 The committee with headquarters at the Biltmore Hotel in New York City is directing one of the most vigorous campaigns A. F. of L. leaders have ever put on for any candidate.
 The membership of the unions these men represent are being called upon m every town and hamlet to face squarely what Dan Tobin called s'the greatest issues that were ever before the organized labor mOvement-whethe we are to go backward to the reaction of Hoover or whether we are to go forward as we have in the last l2 years under the leadership of Franklin ID. Roosevelt"
 The Advisory Committee is joining together with all other labor forces who are working for the reelection of the President and feels confident that as result of this united effort on the part of the organized labor move ment, we will deliver a severe blow to union haters and open shoppers by re-electing President Roosevelt on No vember Eth.
The union times., 1944-10-28
2l9 Connecticut
 WorkersReceive $2l53 Back Pay
Restitution Made By Elm. ployers Under Wage And
 Hour Statute

Leo A. Gleason, New England re- gional director of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U. s. Department of Labor, today announced that total restitution in payment of back wages computed during September, 1914, in New Eng land, amounted to 57,688.28 to 1890 employees. Of the total amount, Mas sachusetts firms were found to owe $33,920.O2 to 720 employees. In addi- ton to this amount, the sum of $4,- 2oO.OO in liquidated damages was assessed against Massachusetts and New Hampshire firms for violations of the child labor proviions of the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
 The amount of restitution computed in the other five New England states is as follows: Connecticut, $2,153.2e to 2l9 employees Maine, $13,o65.49 to 542 employees New Hampshire, $1, 136.58 to 55 employees; Rhode Island $,1Z.50 to 30 employees; and Yer mont, $2,365.41 to "A employees.
The union times., 1944-10-28
Black Market In orIsBrOken, 0PAChiief Claims
State, Local Police And Portions Of Army Hunt
 ed Down Crooks

A liquor ''black market" on as vast a scale as during the dizzy prohibition era, has been brought under control, it was claimed this week by Chester Bowles, O.P.A. administrator.
 The racket" with operations in- volving millions of dollars, was broken up by the O.P.A. in cooperation with the alcohol tax unit of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Department of Justice and various state alcoholic beverage control commissions, he said.
 Before the crooks were hunted down and rounded up, Bowles added, it was necessary to call in state and local police and even DOT. tions of the United States army.
 During the first seven months oi 1914, he said, over $1 100000 was paid in fines and settlements. A total of 190 convictions were obtained, and many have gone to jail. In addition to criminal prosecutions, O.P.A. has treble damage cases in excess of $30,- 100000 pending against sellers of whisky.
 ''At the beginning of the year, Bowles declared, ''the liquor black market had reached gigantic pro- portions. The O.P.A. and the Treasury worked out master plan to crack it, and it was carried through. Today the black market is virtually thing of the past, with liquor again moving in legitimate channels.
 "This doesn't mean that violations are no longer being committed. Ii does mean, though, that large scale racketeering rings have been broker up and that participants are being punished.
 Enforcement officials are still de voting considerable time to problem: the illicit traffic caused. Members oi some of the rings are still at large, anc one fugitive has criminal informa. tion with 43 counts standing against him."
 In addition to soaking con sumers on prices, the black mar keteers cheated on quality by up grading and up.branding whisky through a flood of new and un known labels at prices above cell ings, Bowles said.
The union times., 1944-10-28
'.D.R. Gets Wage Report November
States Campaign Opens Final Drive
Conn. Federation Committee Sends Out Candidates Records-City Committees Schedule Broadcasts-
 tense Activity Planned For Last Days Of Campaign

Organized labor in all of Connecticut working through their nonparisan ALL political committees entering the final week of the election campaign with n- creased activity in their drive reeect President In New Haven Meriden, and Wallingford special added emphasis being given to the campaign elect Sen James F. Geelan, vcepresdent of the New Haven Central Labor Council, to Congress.
 Bridgeport and surrounding towns going all in working for the election of Margaret Connors also candidate for Con- gress All committees including the candidates of Ben Nc Mahon for the U S. Senate and Robert Hurley for Governor Tn the final drive of their concentrated election efforts
The union times., 1944-10-28
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

PECLER, Hearst poison sprea. der, is Dewey's best pick for sec retary of labor, suggested by Sen. Claude Pepper of Florida at De- troit election rally. He applied Randolph of Roanoke's stinging paragraph: ssHow brilliant! How corrupt Like a dead mackereI in the moonlight, he shines and stinks!''
 MUSICIANS New England meet ing in New Haven was a complete success, with almost 100 delegates from six states attending. Chief speakers were Mayor John W. Mur- phy and Pres. Harold V. Feinmark, of the N. H. Central Labor Council. We'll give you full account when we hear from Harry Benson.
 HERE'S the Government again =. trying as usual to make things clear.
 Latest is an OPA trade bulletin which carefully explains in small type that the bulletins are written ''to help you understand" and just as carefully headlines the lead ar ticle inexplicably Canned Sausage Products Sold Uncanned at Retail .''
 THE Saturday RevietO of Litera. ture, an intellectual magazine, con. ducted survey among the Wash ington Press Corps to find out what the capitals newsmen think of their papers and nationally known writers. Some l6O correspondents participated.
 On the question of which Washington correspondent exerts through his writing the greatest influence on the nation, the anti labor sniper Westbrook Pegler got exactly one vote. Drew Pearson, who writes the syndicated Merry. Co-Round column, was at the top with S6 and Walter Lippman, author of the profound ''Today and Tomorrow" was next with 28.
 Seems as though the capitals scribes have Pegs number, too.
 WHILE we're on the subject of horses, here's what happened when a fugitive 'sR" crept into a head. line in the San Francisco ExGmi. ner:
 CHEMISTS SEE
 RUNLESS HORSE
 A number of race-track habitues have come forth in solemn support of the scientists claims.
 QUENTON REYNOLDS is doing one of the outstanding jobs of the campaign with his brOadcasts, and has wide following in Connecti- cut.
 IN ELECTION year everyone expects a little mudslinging even in the best of political families. but this, we're prone to say, is going a bit too far. The following appeared in a classified auction sale notice in the Somerset (Pa. Daily American:
 ''The undersigned will offer al
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The union times., 1944-10-28
JoiintPlanniingBy
 Legion andUniiOn Is sRecommended
Adequate Post-War Legisla. ton Can Be Obtained
 By Cooperation

Passage of the CT bill of rights, backed by both American Legion and labor, and defeat of the Austin Wads- worth labor draft bill, backed by the legion and bucked by labor, proves that labor and legion must cooperate to assure adequate postwar legislation, according to the National Conference of Labor Legionnaires.
 The analysis was made by Irwin Kuenzli, legislation and education di- rector of the labor legionnaires and also secretary of the American Feder- ation of Teachers (AFL).
 Kuenzli called for joint labor-legion consideration of postwar youth con- scription bills so that if Congress en- acts law it will represent the best thought of veterans and workers.
The union times., 1944-10-28
Paper Is Jealous Of Kellems' Suit

SAN FRANCESCA The Dis bGtcher, official newspaper of the In- ternational Longshoremen's & Ware housemen's Union, is jealous because industrialist Vivien Kellems of Con- necticut sued the Labor Herald in stead of the ILWU paper, which has also paid its compliments to the lady.
 Were disappointed" said Editor Morris Watson, recalling how he had tried to bait William Randolph Hearst into libel suit to force him to defend his statements in court. Hearst was too smart to take the bait.
 "The Ke1lems suit is good thing" :" Watson said, If she will only go through with it. It would provide an opportunity for review by a jury of her seditious activities"
The union times., 1944-10-28
Agreements Beteveen Jabanese And
 American Firms Scored By Nation

WASHINGTON - The evils of international cartels were scored anew by the Department of Justice before the Kilgore subcommittee on military affairs this week, dem Onstrating how trade agreements between American and enemy firms gave Japan the know-how on vital U. S. oil and airpIane production.
 James s. Martin, chief of the eco homie warfare section of the justice department said that constant stream of information important to Japan's armed forces had flowed into the en- emy country through commercial transactions" for a decade before Pearl Harbor.
 U. s. companies named by Martin as making technical information available to Japan" were Boeing Air craft Co.,, Fairchild Aviation Inc, Bethlehem Steel Corp, Aluminium Co. of America, Cooper Petroleum, Tide Water Associated Oil Co.,, Universal Oil Products Co. and Shell Union Oil Co.
 Oil and aircraft companies sup.
The union times., 1944-10-28
Freeman Elected
 To IBEW Position

Gordon Freeman has been elected a vice-president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to fill the vacancy created by the resigna- tion of Arthur Bennett of Cleveland, who had served in that post for near ly 20 years before retiring because of i'll health.
 MT. Freeman has been an interna- tional representative of the Brother hood since 1929 and for the past eight years has also served as secretary of the Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council. In that position, he took prominent part in the develop ment of model relations between the IVA and the AFL unions represent ing employees on the project. He has been active, too, in many phases of labor-management cooperation on IVA.
The union times., 1944-10-28

plans, designs and information of such information. Various U. s. firms got around the embargo by not identifying the materiel that they shipped to Japan as airplane parts, Martin said.
 Japan was aware of labor's disap- proval of such practices and knew also that the captains of industry feared labor's attitude. This Martin revealed by submitting letter from a Mitsu- bishi agent in New York to Tokio Dated Feb. 193o, it referred to ship ment of airplane parts to aggressor nations.
 "They (the companies) are fearful of labor difficulties in the event their workmen learn that the materials or which they are working are destined for shipment to Japan," he wrote. "As you know, most of the manufacturing plants in the U. S. employ members of the AFL and CIO. Both have gone on record against shipment of mate. rials of this kind to Japan and other countries where military action is ir progress"
The union times., 1944-10-28
Workers Duty To Join Union Bishop

CHICAGO-Ev Every workers has the obligation to join a union and every employer has the obligation to pay a living wage, the Most Rev. Bernard J. Shell, auxiliary bishop of Chicago, said in recent address.
 If a non-union worker" said Bishop Shell, "in a partially organ ized industry is receiving a good in- come it is quite probable because his non-union employer, in order to keep the union out, meets, or nearly meets, the higher wage and hour standards of union establishments. Clearly, such non-union employees are eating the fruits of others sacrifices.
 The workers in the union shops perhaps risked their jobs to get their union recognized, and they pay month ly dues to keep it going. It is cate gorical injustice for non-union em- ployes enjoying the common benefits, to refuse to carry their share of the common burden"
The union times., 1944-10-28
WLB Amends Ruling On Retroactive Pay


 Following charges by labor mem- bers that the National War Labor Board sided with arbitrators against labor in determining dates for retro active pay, the VILE told its regional boards this week that any deviations from national board policy must be fully explained.
 Labor members had pointed out that the WLB, in accepting retroactive dates set by arbitrators, violated its own policy of using the expiration date of the old contract as the begin ming day for retroactive pay.
 Henceforth, all deviations from WLB policy must be fully explained by arbitrators in an opinion to the board.
The union times., 1944-10-28
WILL SUBMIT DRAFT

In order to prepare the report, the WLB adjourned until Wednes- day, when the public members are to submit their draft of the report to the labor and industry represen- tatives, for full discussion.
 Chairman Davis said the public members "have been chided here and there about failure to do our duty. We intend to do our job. It is wages. We will tell the President about wages. The cost of living has come into 1t, because you can't talk about wages unless you talk about real wages"
 There will be nothing in the report concerning the specific cases of the AFL and the various CIO unions that were heard before panels and before the full board. That phase of the is- sue will not be handled before the elections, it was indicated by Davis.
 The labor members of the Ma tiOnal War Labor Board issued stinging blast against the NWLB majority decision to make no recommendations to the President on revision of the Little Steel for mula. Text of their statement fol lows:
 "The action of the Board is an in excusable dereliction of duty.
 "The program which 1t has proposed is compounded of timidity, contradic- tions, and double-talk.
 For more than year nov the Board has had before it, by way of petition, as we'll as specific cases, re- quests for modification of the Little Steel formula and other aspects of the Boards stabilization policy. Time and again the Board has given to the workers of America clear indication that when evidence was presented to it, the Board would take these requests under consideration and would make appropriate recommendations to the President based thereupon.
 "On March 22, 1914, the Board, by resolution, stated specifically, in part, that the Board can only recommend a change if in its judgment the (Little Steel) formula is operating to create gross inequities, and if the Board is satisfied that changes could be made in the formula which would be con- sistent with the stabilization needs of the country and with the provisions of the Act of October 2, 1922 This resolution, as we'll as the action of the Board in accepting the evidence in all the cases presented to 1t on the matter, was a clear undertaking that the Board would exercise its judg- ment upon such evidence.
 ''The resolution adopted today, however, is a clear surrender of the Boards commitment to exercise it's judgment. It is an indefensible demonstration of timidity by men who are charged with the duty of advising the President of any changes which the present situation may require.
 "The Board says, first, that in re- gard to the Little Steel formula it will report to the President, through the Economic Stabilization Director, only pertinent facts regarding the relation ship of wages to the cost of living, and an appraisal of the nature and extent of alleged inequities created by those changes. The Board asserts that it cannot go beyond presenting such data and such appraisal because it is not sufficiently informed as to the possible effects of modification of the formula
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The union times., 1944-10-28
BLacks,71iths Win
 Landslide Victory

As the climax of long organ izing campaign, the Interna- tiOnal Brotherhood of Black smiths, AFL, has just won an election at the Heller Brothers Company, Newark, N. J., by a landslide majority of l26 to 2. The victory followed dissolution of an Independent union at the plant. Members of the ''in- dependent went over into the Blacksmiths' ranks.
The union times., 1944-10-28
Hodcarriers Join Fight
 Against Anti-Labor Law

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-In a con- crete expression of union solidarity, the Intl. Hodcarriers Building & Com mon Laborers Union sent checks of $2,OO0 each to its Northern District Council and Southern District Coun- Gil in California to help the fight against union busting Proposition 12.
The union times., 1944-10-28
Miners Enjoined
 From Explsions

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Board members of United Mine Workers have been enjoined by county circuit court from holding hearings to expel union members who were part of the autonomy movement in the UNIV on charges of dual unionism.
The union times., 1944-10-28
Labor Members
 Assail Majority
Say Board Adopted Subterfuge To Delay "What It Considers An Unpalatable Decision, And Failed
 President Roosevelt "At A Crucial Moment

Pres Roosevelt will have partial report from the Na- tOnal War Labor Board in his hands before Nov l. WLB Chairman William H. Davis said today, will deal with the relation ot wages to the cost of living and appraisal o1 the extent ot any inequities found by the board.
 Whether there will be separate report the president labor members will depend upon how fairly completely AF and ClO members believe the report has handled deve1OD
The union times., 1944-10-28
MORE WORK OR MONEY?

' WASHINGTON-The War Pro- duction Board has urged 300 labor management committees in the tex ] tile industry Ito redouble their pro-
 duction efforts" Union spokesmen urged the National War Labor Board to increase wages to 60-cents hourly minimum to draw in more workers for production of vitally needed tex Titles.
The union times., 1944-10-28
TRANSFERS AGAIN

COLUMBUS, o. = Support for FDR and cooperation with the CIO Political Action Committee and every other group of citizens interested in the reelection of Pres. Roosevelt" was voted by the Ohio Conference of Teamsters.
The union times., 1944-10-28
Army Says 1000 Planes
 Supported French Invasion

Thirty-three thousand airplane tires were in action on D-Day on the eleven thousand planes that supported the sweep of invasion forces, according to the War Department.
The union times., 1944-10-28

piled the Japan Casolene Co. and
 Mitsubishi Trading Co. with in- formation about high octane gaso- lene and airplane production even after the Presidents 194O procla- nation prohibiting the export of
The union times., 1944-10-28

SAMUEL A. COPPOLA, Operating Engineers, New Ha- ven, who is a member of the Conn. Federation of Labor Non. Partisan Political Committee, which this week issued records of the various candidates for election.
The union times., 1944-10-28

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The union times., 1944-10-28

". We believe that demo- cracy's future shall and must be even greater than its past. And to the future we pledge all we have to give."
 From A Creed for Americans''
 by Stephen Vincent Benet
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-02-28
Local Basketball
In Home Sfefch

Basketball in Allegany County
and in the nearby West Virginia
section Is now In the home stretch,
and Cumberland's three high
schools seem TO dominate the play.
Allegany High at this writing is
leading the Western Maryland In
terscolastic League with an UNI
defeated team. Fort Hill, showing
marked Improvement over the past
few weeks, is now in second place
in league standing. with Beall High
of Frostburg third. Allegany High
also leads the Cumberland Valley
Athletic League, with Martinsburg.
uagerstown and Fort Hill in a
tangle for the runner-up spot.
LaSalle High. the only Catholic
school In the area that goes in for
athletics In a big way, although
handicapped by small enrolment.
seems equal il not superior TO AL
leeany High in the field of basket
ball. LaSalle defeated a favored
Allecany team in their only meet
Ing OF the season. but recent games
between these teams and other OPP
ponents only add confusion TO the
argument OF which team Is supe-
rior. Last week. Allegany High
and LaSalle High both met Rowles-
burg High OF West Virginia on
the home boards. Rowlesburg de-
feated LaSalle by margin OF
three points, while the following
night. Allegany defeated the West
Virginians rather easily. 1928. Yet
LaSaile defeated Allegany 1876
On comparative scores: Well. there
they are. pass the aspirin.
In the past two weeks. the Fort
Hill High Sentinels seem TO have
been injected with some elixir or
reluvenation compound. The re.
cent setback handed the Beall
High outfit of Frostburg shows
clearly that the team has great
potential strength. In the first
meeting between the Sentinels and
the Realities. Beall won in the
last seconds of play, 1928.
Therein lies a story worth re
peating. With Fort Hill leading
1927 and only three seconds o.
playing time remaining, Skidmor'
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-02-28

Al SABBATH says, Don't ask me
when he's going to run, ! only
own him." This places the whole
question Of the 'Sab's racing In
the hands of Trainer Swenke. The
deep footing at Hialeah, which is
at its best two seconds slower
than the Tropical Park course,
may not be 10 the 'Sab's liking.
Swenke knows what Alsab can
do and under what conditions and
will let him loose when the time is
suited for the best the wonder
horse can do. The $500 paid by
AL SABBATH for the scrawny year
ling was the best investment of
the century. And the Sab Is still
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-02-28

a meal ticket for Sergeant Swenke.
Florida fans will pack the stands
when Alsab goes postward.
Talking about the deep footing
at IIialeah, comparison Of the
running time in a six-furlong
sprint is the best indication. Com
pairing the two Florida tracks,
Tropical and Hialeah, we find that
the good Splinter Weatherite-
who, by the way. was a two-time
winner at the last meeting at Fair
60, Cumberland's beautiful race
track-holds this seasons best time
for six furlongs at Tropical Park.
10 and 2 IS seconds. At Hialeah. the
same horses best time has been