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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Michigan Democrats
Indorse Fourth Term
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT, April 15.-The Michi-
gan Democratic convention missed
its draft-a-governor goal, but party
leaders insisted today they would
have a strong standard bearer In
the running by Monday night, and
that he probably would be Theodore
I. (PhiD Fry, veteran of political
wars.
MIR. Fry received the bid as q
coalition of factional leaders stuck
pin into efforts of the State CIC
Political Action Committee to draft
Frank N. Isbey, State War Bond
Drive director, for the race. Mr..
Fry, a former State treasurer who
now is member of the State LIQUOR
Control Commission, said he would
announce Monday whether he would
accept.
The cIo group, led by Richard T.
Frankensteen, vice president of the
United Automobile Workers, die
tated most of the resolutions the
convention adopted and elected a
large percentage of the Michigan
delegation to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention.
C1O-proposed resolutions, pre-
sented first by Mr.. Frankensteen In
his keynote address yesterday, were
accepted without opposition, as
the convention Endorsed President
Roosevelt for fourth term, pro-
posed lowering the voting age limit
to 10, censured Congress for not
providing an adequate" soldier vote
bill, and condemned the poll tax
Other CIO-inspired resolutions ap-
proved OPA price control and rec
commended creation of a Fedora.
Fair Employment Practices Com
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
DR.. u.s.. Wall 10 Be Honored
By Pediatrisis tonight

Dr.. Joseph 8. Wall Of this city.
|president-elect Of the American
Academy Of Pediatrics. VIII b
honored by fellows OF the academy
tonight at . testimonial dinner ct
the Mayflower Hotel.
A scroll will be presented to Dr..
Wall, and several speakers win pay
tribute to the distinguished WASH
ington physician.
Among those In attendance VIII
be Or. Thomas Parran, surgeon gem
eral of the United States Public
Health Service; Dr.. Oliver L. String
field Of Stamford, Conn, regional
chairman Of the academy; DR.. Edgar
P. Copeland Of this city, chairman
for the academy N the District Of
Columbia, who viii preside, and Dr..
William r. Burdick, in charge Of ar
ran1ementS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Ickes Suggests Giving
u. 5. War Plants 10
Veterans as Bonus
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April Is
Secretary Of the Interior Ickes pro-
posed a veterans bonus yesterday
several times as large as any here
tofore suggested.
He told the Commonwealth Club
the country should give the Nations
SIS ,000, 100000 war plants to "the
men and women who have served in
our armed forces"
Mr.. Ickes would incorporate the
war plants and distribute the shares
to the veterans. :.
He declined to go into details
when questioned after his speech,
saying he was just throwing out
the suggestion for discussion.
Called Appropriate Aid.
He called his plan a revised edi-
ton of the Homestead Acts and of
the land provisions of the reclama-
ton law" saying it would be 1.-The
most appropriate and the most ben
eficial form Of bonus payment"
On setting up the plants for OPP
Grafton in peacetime, preliminary to
the time the veterans could organ
lie their own management, he sug-
gested perhaps the first directors
would have to be appointed by the
Government"
The war plant bonus was. Mr..
Ickes' most specific proposal in a
plan for postwar adjustments he
offered. It had four main parts:
/. Maintain worldwide political
and economic stability.
2. World trade on the basis Of best
ability to produce.
3. Maintenance Of high purchas-
ing power Of Americans.
4. Private cartels and monopolies
must be eliminated.
Embraces Atlantic Charter.
His first point embraced the At
lantic Charter, called for raising
living standards throughout the
world, equitable access for all ma
lions to the worlds raw materials,
and development of backward ma
lions.
On world trade, Mr.. Ickes said the
United States must supply what it
lis best able to produce, and buy
literally from other countries what
they are best able to supply.
To maintain high American pur-
chasing power, he said, means "full,
productive employment, with public
works when necessary, supplement-
ing private industry" He would as
sure the farmer This rightful place
in the national economy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Army and Navy Take
Charge Of Concerns
Defying WLB Orders

The Army and Navy today were
in charge of two establishments
turning out war material where
labor trouble was stirred by the re-
fusal OF the owners to grant wage
increases ordered by the War Labor
Board.
Under orders issued by President
Roosevelt late yesterday, the Army
took over the Ken-Rad Tube &
Lamp Corp. and the Ken-Rad
Transmitting Tube Corp OF Owens
boro. KY, while the Navy assumed
control of Jenkins Bros, Inc, OF
Bridgeport, Conn.
In letters to Secretaries Stimsor
and Knox of the War and Navy De.
partment, which accompanied his
orders, the President limited that
some OF the assets Of the recalci-
trant concerns might be sold If this
Is necessary to provide retroactive
pay at the plants.
Report on Assets Asked.
II understand" saids identical
paragraphs in each Of the letters,
that it will take some time to COM
pute the total amount of the re-
troactlve wages due the employees.
BY the time that is done, however,
you should be able to anticipate
whether estimated current income
will be adequate for that purpose.
In the event you should determine
that such income will not be ade-
quate, I would appreciate your trans
hitting to me report on the other
assets of the corporations so far as
they are known to you"
In the case of Ken-Rad the WLB
ordered general increase of 3 cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
$50, 900 Emergency Fund
Allotted by Red Cross

By the Associated Press.
Preliminary allotment of more
than $4,000 has been made by the
American Red Cross to provide
emergency care for families left
homeless by floods and windstorms
which struck Is States in the last
three days, Ramona S. Eaton, East
ern area manager in Alexandria,
said today.
He added that more than 1,7oo
families were affected and about
], 400 buildings in 70 counties
wrecked. In Virginia, at least 80
families suffered losses, Red Cross
chapters in Lee, Russell, Smyth,
Scott, Washington and Wise Coun-
ties reported.
Material priorities in the areas
hit are being recommended to the
War Production Board and Joseph
u. Carter, area, director of Disaster
Service, said two representatives
and a nursing consultant from his
office are in the section, where q
building adviser is compiling the
needs for rebuilding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
By the Associated Press.

READING, Mich, April 15.-It
you're too busy to go to Washington
and angle for a war contract, send
your wife.
George D. Schermerhorn, presi-
dent of a Reading chair company
discovered this method was success
full and Mrs. Schermerhorn has a
regular job.
Mr.. Schermerhorn, who didn't
have time to make the necessary
visits to Government agencies to
get the contracts, schooled his So
year-old wife, Hazel, in a sales talk
She visited the Department of Agri-
culture and got contract for Is, 00C
bent wood folding chairs so fast
she didn't even have to give q
demonstration.
This disappointed her, she related
because she'd spent considerable
time practicing chair craftsmanship
For good measure, she threw in q
postcontract demonstration before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Edward M. Bunon,
Mining Engineer, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

6y Lue ASSOCI6te0 FtetS.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April IS.
Edward Magawly Banon, who
conducted extensive explorations In
the Far North as q mining engi-
neer, died Thursday.
Member Of an aristocratic English
family, Mr.. Banon came to the
United States in 1894 and engaged
in cattle ranching in Montana.
During the gold rush in the British
Yukon he directed several impor-
tant expeditions for mineral re-
sources. Later he was connected
with Dawes Bros. Of Chicago as
consulting engineer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Fingers Caught in Gears,
Man S Calls Bring Firemer

Firemen early this morning were
summoned to release a man whose
fingers were held in a vise-like grip
by gears under the hood of his auto
mobile, police reported.
Julius Thomas, 81, Of 500 East
Capitol street, entered his car at
Fifth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc, and started the windshield
wiper. 1t didn't work.
Raising the hood of the car to
make adjustments, Mr.. Thomas fin
gers became entangled in gears OF
the starting motor. Passersby
needing his calls for help, sum
moned f1remen. Mr.. Thomas was
treated at Casualty Hospital and
sent home, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Miners Arrest Ordered
On Antistrike Churqe

os Inc ASsOclaIeC Press.
PITTSBURGH, April 15.-Fed-
eral Judge r. M. Gibson yesterday
issued bench warrant for the ar
rest of Harold Cass, 34-year-old
Lawrence Pa) miner charged with
violating the th-Connally anti
strike law.
A criminal information filed by
Assistant United States Attorney
George Mashank charged Cass at
tempted on two occasions last No.
Vember to encourage miners to
strike at the Montour No. mine
OF the Pittsburgh Coal Co. while
the plant was being operated by the
Government.
The information alleged that
Cass was a constituted picket
near the mine entrance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. - A
8.

investigators became convinced that
he was the man who was spirited
away by three masked gunner In
suburban Berwyn Thursday.
Capt. Gilbert turned thumbs down
on theories that 0uzik had been the
victim Of robbers or had been taken
for q murderous ride. Two other
gambling overseers-Danny Stanton
and Martin Sonny Boy" Quirk--
were slain within the last year.
But Capt. Gilbert stated the gun
|ners could have killed Guzik Thurs
day II they had that in mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
p Officers Address
Sergeant as Uncle

SAN FRANCISCO. - Twenty two
commissioned Army and Navy Off
GERS have to say uncle" to Fielding
K. Smith-and he's staff sergeant
Four of his nephews are lieutenant
colonies, three are majors, four are
captains. eight are lieutenants, one
Is lieutenant commander and two
are ensigns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Weather Report

District of Columbia Cloudy
with occasional light rain this aft
ernoon and early tonight; lowest
temperature near So degrees to-
night; tomorrow partly cloudy and
windy with moderate temperature
Virginia-Rain in the east por-
ton early tonight; tomorrow partly
cloudy and cooler in the west por-
ton.
Maryland-Rain early tonight;
tomorrow considerable cloudiress
and windy showers; cooler in the
west portion.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry; Potomac
slightly muddy at Great Falls.
Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Soldier Gets Year Term
For FoIsifying Allotment

BY the Associated Press.
A soldier accused of swearing to
false statement in connection with
a family allowance has been con-
victed and sentenced to one year at
hard labor and to dishonorable dis
charge, the War Department an
nounced yesterday.
The soldier was Pvt. Robert M
Lamkin of Bay City, Mich. He will
serve his term at the Rehabilitation
Center, Fort jackson. 6 G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Fire Cuts Train Traffic

DUBLIN, April Is (P.-Passenge1
trains in Fire, even on mail lines
Will run only two days a week and
freight trains four days, with II
branch lines suspended, due to coal
shortages, it was announced yes
terday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Giunt Fossil Found

A giant fossil of what is believed
to have been an elephant 5000
years ago, with q tusk feet long.
was found recently by an Indian In
Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Demand for Ransom
Awaited in kidnapping
|0f Gambling Boss
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 15.--A specific
demand for ransom was awaited as
the next development in the kid
mapping Of Jack Guzik, q veteran
boss of Chicago's gambling trade.
Capt. Daniel Gilbert, chief inves-
tieator for the States attorney, told
|reporteds he was convinced the for
|mer business manager Of the Ca
|pone syndicate had been abducted,
and that q stable sum would be
asked for his return.
1.-THE Guzik disappearance follows
the pattern of previous gangland
Ednapings," the captain said.
whoever Is holding him mdoubt-
edly realizes Guzk is quite an asset.
He has accumulated q lot In the
last few. years"
Gu1ik Believed Safe.
He added that, Judging from past
cases Of this kind" several days
would elapse before 1.-THE shakedown
Is attempted, " and that for the time
being Guzik was safe.
The Chicago Daily News yester-
day said 1t had been told the kid
napers have informed Guzik's asso-
ciates that he was being held for
ransom, that negotiations have
opened and that guesses anent the
amount sought ranged up to $780,
900.
Guzik's wife Rose was reported to
have left Miami, Fla. for Chicago.
In the time since the stocky, So
year-old Guzik dropped from sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15

Record for Last "a Hours
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 70, 4:30 pm. Year ago, As.
Lowest, SO. 7:55 am. Year ago, 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, SO, on April g.
Lowest, H., on January 2.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, SO per cent, at $40 am.
Lowest, 90 per cent, at 2:3O pm.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and C,e0det{c Curuny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
The Sun and Moon.

Inc Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets.
sun, today 6.31 am. 7:45 pm
sun. tomorrow $50 am. 7:46 pm
Moon, today 1:43 am IL 80 a m
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to dete):
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-22

by the States many years ago and
have not been changed by the States
or by Congress. If these unemploy-
ment allowances were sufficient then,
they can't be adequate now, Mr..
Byrnes emphasizes. He urges Con-
gressional action to provide Federal
contributions which would establish
rates of up to $40 week for not
more than 26 weeks. Mr.. Byrnes in
dicates that members of Congress in
formed him they might be inclined
to go along with such program after
the November election.
Labor thinks Mr.. Byrnes' standards
still fall short fthe mark and that
his unemployment compensation pro-
gram does not meet the nations
needs. What is required is a system
of benefits and standards uniform
throughout the nation, not forty-eight
varying plans. The fact that millions
of workers have moved from their
home communities in other States to
help put the war production program
over the top makes the present
State-by-State unemployment COM
pensation system archaic.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-22
GREEN SCHEDULES
THREE MAJOR TALKS

Washington, D. C.-Three major
addresses will be delivered by AFL
President William Green within the
coming week in a swing through the
midwest.
First he will speak to the convention
of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters in Cleveland on Sept. IL.
From there Mr.. Green will go to Chi
cago where he will address the conven-
tion of the American Legion on Sept.
19. This talk will be broadcast over
the Mutual network from 1915 to
1890 P. M, E. w. T. Finally, Mr..
Green will travel to st. Louis to adj
dress convention dinner of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers on Sept. 20.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-22
LABOR DESICNATES
OCT. 2-9 ASSPECIAL
REGISTRATION WEEK

Columbus-All organized labor
groups in the state will make special
efforts to register their members for
voting during the week of Oct. 2-9.
This course of action was decided
upon by the Ohio Joint Labor Legis-
lative Committee meeting in the Neil
House this week. The committee is
made up of leaders Of several state
union organizations.
A statement from the committee
said, "If we are to have a postwar
america free from unemployment
an America which will live up to the
expectations of our returning soldiers,
sailors and marines-then we must
register and vote for candidates
friendly to labor, candidates dedicat-
ed to maintaining for the working
people degree Of dignity, security,
and participation in the economic and
industrial processes of this state and
nation"
During the special registration per-
iod, workers committees will be urp-
ed to speed up registration efforts
which have been in progress since
early spring.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-22

where voluntary, local solutions will
be sought.
Overtime AS Inducement
How will workers be induced 70
stay in war jobs while others are busy
lining up permanent jobs in industries
which are permitted to reconvert to
peace-time production? This question
is answered inferentially in the re-
port. Mr.. Byrnes calls for general
return to the 40-hour week in recon-
verted industries to speed the work
and to reduce interim unemployment
Presumably, industries which con-
tinue on war contracts until Japan
is defeated will be allowed to main
tain overtime schedules Thus, the
prospects of earning more money on
war jobs are calculated upon to act
as an inducement to workers to stay
on such jobs.
But how about the millions who
will lose their war jobs? What is
going to be done about the shrinkage
of their wage income? On this vital
matter the Byrnes report is complete
ly silent.
True, the report calls for mainten-
ance of national income and employ
ment at present levels during the
postwar period. But it does not di-
vudge the deep secret of how this can
be accomplished.
So far as we can see there is only
one way of achieving this objective
a way which Mr.. Byrnes has consist
emily opposed in the past. That is to
break the Little Steel wage-freeze
formula and increase hourly rates of
pay so that workers will receive in
the postwar period for 40-hour
week the equivalent Of what they now
get for working -4S hours, including
eight hours at time-and-a-half.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-22

If this were done, many Of labor's
postwar fears and problems would
disappear. The confidence Of the ma
tion's workers would be restored. The
purchasing power of the American
people would be maintained. The mar
ket for the peace-time products Of
the nations postwar industries
would be incalculable. Maximum pro-
duction, and therefore full employ
ment, would be assured.
Unemployment Compensation
Regardless Of whether Mr.. Byrnes
has come to see the light on this basic
issue, there are increasing signs in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-22

Washington that the President has
now become convinced Of the justice
of labcr's complaints against the
wage-freeze-an after all, the final
decision is up to rim.
Coming back to the Byrnes report,
it sounds healthy note of warning to
Congress for it's failure to take any
adequate action on unemployment
compensation which the War Mobili-
zation Director calls "the first line
Of defense against unemployment"
Mr.. Byrnes cogently points out that
present rates and standards Of unem-
ployment compensation were adopted
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-22
FACING
The
FACTS
With philip Pearl.
With PHILIP PEARL

Required reading for every Ameri-
can worker-the report of War Mobil-
ization Director Byrnes on postwar
reconversion.
This report is the first clear-cut
information given by the Government
to the nation on what is likely to
happen on the home front after the
war in Europe is finally won. 1t an
swers many questions important to
the interests of workers. 1t leaves 9TH
er equally important questions up in
the air.
Since the document is quite lengthy
and somewhat technical in certain re-
spects, we thought it might be good
idea to analyze the highlights which
appertain particularly to labor.
In the first place, the report calls
for the abandonment of tight wartime
controls on manpower Immediately
after V-E-Day. This is welcome news.
Present manpower regulations, al
though necessary to the success of
the overall detectives Of the war pro-
duction program, have proved a con-
siderable headache to both workers
and management alike. After Ger
many is licked, there will be 40
percent cut in war production and, for
a while at least, surplus of labor.
Therefore, the continuance of con-
trolls obviously will be unnecessary,
except perhaps in a few tight areas
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-22
1914 CONVENTION
CALL ISSUED

Washington, D. C.-The official call
for the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor, which
opens Nov. 20 at New Orleans, was
sent out by President William Green
and Secretary Treasurer George
Meany.
The convention Gail stressed the
fact that many issues vital to the win
ming of the war and the winning Of
the peace will come up for considera-
tion and lewiston at this annual con-
gress of labor.
To promote sound policies and con-
structive action it is more important
than ever that all .AFL affiliates be
fully represented at the convention.
The message issued by Mr.. Green
and Mr.. Meany said:
'The officers and members of the
American Federation of Labor have
been influenced by one common pur-
pose and by united determination to
win the war and to win the peace.
This unity Of purpose and determina-
tion is reflected in the character of
service rendered since Pearl Harbor,
and in the production of ships, air.
planes, tanks, guns, ammunition and
war material of all kinds. All the
demands and requirements of the
army and our armed forces abroad
have been fully and completely met.
The production record of the workers
of the country employed in the mills
mines, factories and on the transpor-
tation lines Of the nation is amazing.
1t stands out as home front pro-
duction achievement.
"The war is being won by our
armed forces very largely because of
the full and complete way in which
they have been supplied with all the
goods, ammunition and equipment
needed.
"The winning Of the war is supple
mented by an equal desire and de-
termination on the part of the work
ing people of our country to formu-
late and adopt peace program that
will spell security for all classes
of people in the future. We must
translate into concrete terms the
hopes and aspirations of the masses
of the people to establish freedom,
liberty, justice, democracy and indi-
vidual and collective security through
out the world
''The state of mind which prevails
among the seven million members of
the American Federation of Labor
will be expressed by the delegates
who represent this impressive contitu-
ency in the Sixty-fourth Annual Con-
vention of the American Federation of
Labor. The fixed and unalterable de-
termination of these millions of men
and women who make up the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor to serve as
soldiers of production and to cooper
at with the government in the win
ming of the war to destroy Nazism
and Fascism will be reaffirmed at
this historic convention"