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completed a separate 18-month
grand Jury inquiry into Judges
johnson and Watson's conduct
which resulted in indictment o1
Judge Johnson, three of his lawyer
sons and six others on charges o1
conspiracy to obstruct justice. They
have pleaded innocent.
Judge johnson, 70, father of II
children, is past Pennsylvania
and national president of the
Patriotic Order, Sons of America
a trustee of Bucknell University
an incorporation of Dickinson Law
School, holder of honorary degrees
from number of Pennsylvania col
leges and veteran of 80 years or
State and Federal benches.
In its report on his conduct or
the Federal bench the judiciary
Committee said:
Almost every litigant who had
the misfortune to appear before
this wicked and malicious judge be-
came the immediate object of (a)
crooked conspiracy whose sole
interest was the amount of money
that could be extorted from him for
justice or for the evasion of justice. ~
Fee Splitting Charged.
The committee described as "a
black-market operation of the most
despicable, malicious and degrading
sort" what it said was a conspiracy
to split fees with shady characters
who practiced before him"
The judge profited from these
fee splits, the committee added,
through his son Donald, who bar
tered and sold justice as freely as a
vendible commodity" In another
section it said Judge johnson also
sold justice"
The committee reported that kick.
backs from litigants who wanted IA.
vors or from men appointed to rep.
resent the court in receiverships were
routed usually through a Scranton
beer salesman, Jacob Greenes, Il
Donald johnson.
Saved From Jail Sentences.
Greenes and Donald johnson arr
among those under indictment.
The committee charged that Judg,
Johnson:
/. Saved criminals from meritet
Jail sentences after sums ranging ur
to $4,000 were paid to beer salesman
Greenes, an intermediary for Don.
aid johnson in getting things done
In Judge Iohnson,s court.
2. Appointed to positions as ref.
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drafted for Guam he knew it was
the same day the winds execute
message came in. The Guam mes
sage, signed by Rear Admiral Leigh
Noyes, then director of communica-
tions, instructed the communica-
tions officer on the island to destroy
secret codes in anticipation of war
Two Republican members of the
committee, Senator Ferguson, of
Michigan, and Representative Keefe
Of Wisconsin,, brought out in their
interrogation of Capt. Stafford late
yesterday that several high naval
officers had spoken of either seeing
or being told of a winds message
when they appeared at the Navy
Court of Inquiry and at other in
Ivestigations of Pearl Harbor.
These included Admiral Royal C
Ingersoll, assistant chief of naval
operations in 1941; Admiral Rich
mond Kelly Turner, then head OF
the war plans section, and Capt
Kramer.
Sees C0rroboration.
Mr.. Keefe asked Capt. Stafford If
he had not had reason to believe
these and other officers would cor
roborate his version of. the dis
guised weather broadcast. The
Captain said he had.
Have you any personal interest
in this matter?" Mr.. Keefe asked.
mo. personal interest, except that
I am sticking to what I have said
all along" the Captain replied
You realize that you have made
some pretty strong charges against
the Navy Department which might
jeopardize your career as a Navy
ofhcer?" Mr.. Keefe suggested.
Il have realized that every time
testified" Capt Stafford said.
Evening star., 1946-02-06
|CI0 Official Demands
Senate Inquiry on
Auto Industry Policies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Feb. 6.-George r
Adde's, secretary treasurer of the
CIO United Auto Workers today
called for Senate investigation of
automobile industry practicesSin re-
lation to prices. chronological de-
velopment and labor relations"
Such an inquiry, Mr.. Adde's said
in a letter to Senator Thomas,
Democrat. of Utah, would reveal
the existence of common policies
which could not be explained on the
basis of simple coincidence"
II do not believe" he continued
referring to other industries, that
the obvious identity Of policy in ap-
preaching the question of wages and
prices shown recently by auto. steel
electrical and packing house indus
try corporations is merely acci-
dental"
Mr.. Adde's also asked Senator
Thomas Committee on Education
and Labor to investigate the rela.
tionship between major financia
powers of the Nation and such aute
industry corporations as Genera
Motors"
He said c. E. Wilson, GIN presi.
dent, accused the union of "monop.
oily practices" in recent testimon,
before that committee, but addee
that he was making no counter.
charges at the present time"
The request for the investigation
came as James F. Dewey, specia
Government mediator in the 49,
day-old strike, called his sixth GIN
UAW conference at 2:30 pm.
The wage dispute, which
prompted l75,o00 General Motor
workers to leave their jobs again
was absent from the agenda, and i
not expected to be brought up for
mally, however, at least until afte
a meeting of top CIO leaders il
WaShipptop fopoorrou,
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ereeS, special masters OF other officer
In bankruptcy cases men who prom
ised Greenes they would play ball
and split their fees $3.50. Greenes
has testified he turned these kick
backs, too, over to Donald.
3. Allowed or ordered such high
fees to be paid these officials, many
for unnecessary duties or for no
work at all, that some receiverships
were looted" and wrecked for lack
of operating capital.
4. Participated in conspiracies to
dispose of receivership assets to pre-
arranged buyers for whom favorable
purchase conditions were created by
rulings from the bench. Among
such favored interests, the commit
tee said, was the Bethlehem Steel
Co. in acquiring the Williamsport
(Pa) Wire Rope Co., and former
Pennsylvania State Senator Andrew
j. Sordoni, in obtaining control of
the Mallow-Sterling Hotel Co. in
Wilkes-Bar "at fraction of its
value" while serving as trustee for
the firm in receivership.
S. Made Federal employees of his
court in Lewisburg live in his apart
ment houses and pay higher rents
than other tenants for similar quar-
ters. The committee said he con-
sidered these government employees
as his personal and household serv-
| ants, even to the extent of having
them scrub floors and clean bath
rooms in his home, repair his rental
properties, and perform other menial
work during working hours and
after hours.
Secretary Tells Of Chores.
When their Federal salaries were
raised for any reason, he raised their
rents, the committee reported.
AS part of its record, the COM
mittee made public statement by
Judge Johnson's former Govern
ment-paid secretary, Mrs. Eva
Lehman Smith, who said she often
had to do her court work at night
because personal chores for the
judge and his family took up most
Of her regular working hours.
She said her working day usually
began about am. at the judges
home. 1t started off, she added,
with sweeping and cleaning some
of the rooms, arranging the judges
extensive wardrobe, and cleaning
his bedroom and bathroom while
he ate breakfast. Sometimes, she
said, she had to prepare break
fast. The rest of the day, she added,
often consisted of more houSework,
collecting of rentals and manage
ment of the judges properties, in
ventorying his purchases OF antiques,
and chauffeuring Mrs. johnson or
some of the children around in her
own car.
The judge, before Withdrawing as
witness and waving his pension
rights, had insisted he never re-
ceived any kickbacks directly or in
directly and had no knowledge that
any had been paid.
In its inquiry into Judge Watson s
conduct, the committee revealed to-
day, it had questioned him about
his appointment years ago of one
of Judge Johnson's lawyer-sons as
a receivership official in case then
before Judge johnson. Judge john
son could not legally make the ap-
pointment himself. Judge Watson
acknowledged the appointment by
him as probably mistake and said
that he decided soon afterward
he would appoint Judge Johnson's
boys to no more court posts.
Evening star., 1946-02-06
Rail Union Right 10 Bargain
For Bus Men CHALLENGED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Feb. &C. w. Var
Avery, international representative
of the AFL Amalgamated Associa-
tion of Electric Street Railway EN-
ployes of America, has challenged
the right of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen to act as bar
gaining agent for the drivers of the
Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc.
j. w. Thompson, deputy presi-
dent of the brotherhood, said q
contract was signed yesterday be.
tween his union and the bus com.
pany which authorizes the brother.
hood to act as bargaining agent fol
drivers in Arkansas, Tennessee, In.
diana, Alabama, Mississippi, Illinois
Missouri and Kentucky.
Evening star., 1946-02-06
Pearl Hurbor
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assumed at first that when the
disguised Tokyo weather broadcast
the winds" code, came in, three
days before Pearl Harbor, warning
Washington that Japan was about
to go to war against the United
States and England, he had as
sumed strong warning message
had been sent to Admiral Kimmel
He could not understand, the cap
tain explained, how any commander
could have disregarded such 9
warning and did not protect the
feet. But when he learned no such
warning had gone out the whole
story was different, the witness
pointed out.
If Capt. Kramer had followed the
special code devised by Capt. SAT-
ford and answered the letter by
listed numbers, both officers would
have been liable to court-martial,
Senator Lucas suggested. Capt. SAT-
ford admitted that would have been
possible.
Barkley Bans Applause.
During the morning session Chair
man Barkley threatened spectators
with summary action, warning them
that ''this is not a political conven-
ton" when they persisted in ap-
plauding committee comments fa-
vorable to Capt. Stafford.
ANY further outbreaks will be
dealt with accordingly" Senator
Barkley said.
Capt. Stafford acknowledged earlier
that as long as two years after Pear
Harbor he could not fix the exact
date when he saw the winds" mes.
sage.
What documentary proof did you
later uncover that enabled you to
fix the date as December AZ" SEN
ator Lucas demanded.
Capt Stafford said as soon as hi
learned the date of a message he
Evening star., 1946-02-06
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were told there would be less bacon,
poultry and eggs because of the
lack of feed.
At Buenos Aires, the Argentine
cabinet met to draft an appeal to
that country's population to eat less
meat SO that more could be shipped
abroad.
Trade circles here looked to the
Government to take some steps to-
ward limiting domestic consumption
OF flour and bakery products and to
discourage feeding of wheat to live
stock.
Downgrading Suggested
AS evidence of this, John T. Nc
: Carthy, president of the American
Bakers Association. wired Secretary
Anderson asking that his industry
be heard on proposals to down
grade flour and bread or to ration
-four"
BY downgrading, Mr.. Mccarthy
referred to suggestions that millers
be required to divert a larger por-
ton of the wheat kernel into flour.
This would result in a darker -four
but would be designed to stretch
wheat supplies.
Whether the Government had any
such compulsory measures in mind
could not be determined. Officials
in a position to know kept their
silence, pending word from the
White Aouse.
Aside from short supplies, the
problem of meeting Europe's re-
quirements is complicated, Agricul-
ture Department officials say, by two
factors: Cd Transportation bottle
necks in moving grain from Mid
western producing areas to ports
and CD tendency of some farm
ers, fearing a possible bad crop this
year, to mold their grain for future
use or for higher prices.
Evening star., 1946-02-06
THE EVENING STAR washington, D. Ca As
AY,

Bahrein Islands" before the UNO
General Assembly.
(The Bahrein Islands are To-
Gated in the Persian Gulf and
are under British protectorate)
The council, which Is called
Freedom Front" asserted that the
islands have been the object of Brit
is aggression" for many years, Tass
said.
Evening star., 1946-02-06

Men, 17-34l R a Guardian of
Victory" The Army needs volun-
teers and now offers the greatest
inducements for an Army career
ever devised. Get the full details
during visit to the Army Recruit
ing Station, 403 10th street NV.
Evening star., 1946-02-06

posed Of the Council still must
deal with what many delegates have
said privately is an even more diff
cult case-Soviet Ukraine's charge
that British military actions in
Indonesia are endangering peace.
Then the Council would come to
the Syrian-Lebanese demand. made
yesterday, that British and French
troops evacuate the troubled Le-
want.
Evening star., 1946-02-06
], 500 in RCAF Strike

| BY the Associated Press.
OLDHAM, England, Feb. O.
Nearly 1,500 enlisted men of the
Royal Canadian Air Force were on
strike for faster repatriation today.
Evening star., 1946-02-06

Every United States Savings Bond
you buy brings you that much
nearer to freedom from want and
freedom from fear of want.
The union times., 1946-06-29
Unions Unite To
 Fight Labor's Foes

participate in the work of the United< Labor Committee. Reaction IS on the march. Many of the so-called friends of labor are lending their strength to it. For the best interests of our coun- try and our families. the work of this committee, linked with similar com mittees throughout the nation, must get under way at once-and must suc- ceed" ;"
The union times., 1946-06-29
The Reader Has the Floor
Congress of the United States House of Representatives
 Washington, ID. C..

Nathan Sherman, Editor The Union Times Labor TempIe-I35-I39 COFe St. Ne,o Haven 11-COnnecticut Dear MT. Sherman:
 In the June Is, l946, issue of the Union Times in an article en- titled 'State RejOices at Veto of Case Bill'', I am listed as not voting on the veto by the President of the Case Bill.
 Your information is erroneous and indicates a lack of accuracy that is most unfortunate.
 am enclosing a copy of the Congressional Record of June II, l946 and direct your attention to page-68Ol thereof indicating my presence and vote to sustain the veto.
 Yours very truly,
 Joseph F. Ryter, MIG. Rep. Joseph F. Ryter House Office Building Dear MT. Ryter: I regret that we listed you as not voting on the veto by President Truman of the Case Bill, and con- gratuIate you for voting to uphold the veto. The simple fact, which does not exscuse us, is that we Ob- tained our information from The Ne,o York Times which listed you as not voting.
 As a constituent, may l urge you to be consistent and vote against the Truman anti-labOr bill CHR 6578) when the Conference Com mittee reports? The House has had a month to recover from the hyste- ria it showed last May 25. I know we can count on you to vote against the Conference Report which will emasculate the O.P.A. Sincerely,
 Nathan Sherman, Editor,
 The Union Times.
The union times., 1946-06-29
Racketeers Drivng For State Anti Union Measures
5O% Raise In SS Deductions Sought

. WASHINGTON-(LPA)- Three changes were proposed in the present federal social security program by the House Ways and Means Committee last week. The committee is continu- ing its discussions of a series of pro posed changes in the Social Security Act, the first major changes since the Act was passed ten years ago.
 Unemployment benefits would be paid to 100000 maritime work CTS, under a proposal by Rep. Lynch O., ND, which was ac- cepted in principle.
 Veterans would be protected from having their benefits reduced because of time spent in the services, it was voted by the committee, and its tech nica1 staff was instructed to draw up specific provisions.
 A 5O6 increase on Jan. l, l947 in the emplOye and employer pay. roll deductions was voted. The de- auctions would be set at l.5%o for five years. This is lower than pro vided in the present measure which would raise the tax from l% to 2.5%.
 The committee staff was also in- structed to bring in proposals for raising the extent of federal partici- patton with the states in direct pay ments to the needy aged, dependent children, and the blind.
The union times., 1946-06-29
Lea Bill Test
 Set For Sept.
Petrillo Given Until July IS To File
 Motions

CHICAGO (LPA) = The first moves in the fight testing the consti- tutionality of the Lea "anti-Petrillo" bill have been made in Federal Dis trict Court here, when American Federation of Musicians president James C. Petrillo was given until July IS to file several written motions, and until Sept. 9 to enter plea. AFL general counsel Joseph Padway ac- companied Petril1o.
 The bill would forbid a unions attempting to compel a radio sta ton to hire more musicians than it alleges it needs. PetrillO, in this test case, was arrested when he told radio station WAAF here that it must hire three more musicians or he would call strike of musicians union members at the station.
 Petrillo denied to reporters cover ing the court report that threatened a nationwide broadcasting strike if the Lea Law were finally upheld by the Supreme Court. He had been quoted as saying this in a speech at the ATM convention in Florida.
The union times., 1946-06-29
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Continued from Page One) active in their attempt to obtain re- strictive legislation aimed at organ ized labor. The passage of the Case Bill, and of the Hobbs Bill are cases in point. The haste with which the House passed President Truman's anti-labOr proposals on May 25, is indicative of this desire to shackle working people.
 REAL JOINT ACTION
 Tt is our considered opinion that political action must henceforth gc hand in hand with economic action. Political and economic democracy are indivisible.
 ''We therefore, instruct the officers and executive board of the United Labor Committee to draw up pro- gram whereby the combined strength of the labor organizations can be used to the best advantage of not only labor, but of the people as a whole. We also instruct them immediately to notify the leaders of the Democratic and Republican Parties in this city and state that labor will not coun- tenance the selection of machine poli- ticians for places on the state and national tickets.
 ''We further instruct the officers and executive board to obtain in. formation on the possibilities for independent political action, to be undertaken when it is clear beyond a doubt that such action would have reasonable chances of suc- cess.
 Finally, we call upon all unions to
The union times., 1946-06-29
High Court Nips Phoney Claims Of Donnelley Co.
Decision Scuttles His Free Speech Cloak For
 Union-Busting

CHICAGO (LPA) Free speech guarantees of the Constitution can't be used as a cloak behind which to conduct "union-busting"
 That, in substance, was the high light of a significant decision handed down last week by the U. S.. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chica- go against the R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, worlds largest printing firm.
 By two to one majority, the Cir cult Court of Appeals sustained an NLRB decision. Judges J. Earl Min ton and Sherman Minton (former U. s. Senator) handed down the de- cision, with Judge Charles c. Briggle dissenting. Minton, who wrote the majority opinion made it clear that "mere talk" by an employer "cannot be limited by the Wagner Act," but the company, he said, "went far be- yond mere talk and argument with its employees"
 Consistently Anti-Union
 The Judge cited Donne1ley's long record of consistent, persistent and vigorous opposition to labor unions and its constant campaign to "propa- gandizing in favor of its so-ca1led non-union-shop policy" That record hardly squares with free speech guarantees, he said.
 He added that such conduct clearly constitutes interference with the right of employees to or ganize and choose their own agent for purposes of collective bargain ing as provided by the Act.''
The union times., 1946-06-29

Whether you own car or not, the motor vehicle accident problem affects you. Two out of five motor vehicle fatalities are pedestrians, according to the National Safety Council.
The union times., 1946-06-29
BAMBERCER GRANTS RAISE

NEWARK, N. J. = A contract signed by L. Bamberger & Company with AFL union representatives calls for a $3-a-week raise for $500 full time employees. This contract is re- troactive to March 4.
The union times., 1946-06-29
AFL Housewreckers Win

NEW YORK (LPA)-Winning a welfare fund as we'll as a pay raise, the Housewrecker Union Local 95- AFL last week ended their fve-week strike against the City Housing Authority The new contract, subject to approval by the Wage Adjustment Board, calls for 15c-an-hour raises for crowbarmen and their helpers, plus welfare fund, beginning Oct. 1, to be administered jointly by repre- sentatives of employers and employees.
The union times., 1946-06-29
Hotel Workers Get 5- Year Contract

SANFRANCISCO -(FP) = The joint executive board of the Hotel & Restaurant Emp1oyes International Alliance (AFL) has signed Swear agreement with the San Francisco Hotel Employers Association, repre- senting B major hotels.
 The agreement, signed in the office of Mayor Roger D. Lapham to emphasize its importance, is fundamentally a continuation of a Swear contract which expired in l945 but was extended for a year at the request of the WLB to avert any interference with the war effort.
The union times., 1946-06-29
Hysterical Press
 Campaign Growing

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Pro- fessional promoters in many States, taking advantage of hys- terical newspaper propaganda about strikes, are lining their own pockets by pressing drives for anti-strike legislation.
 Though overshadowed by the s'get-labor-now'' cry ec h Oi n g through the Nations Capital by men who have consistently opposed any labor gains over long period of years, the campaigns in the States have been gaining impetus in recent months, union leaders de- clared.
 Grafters and racketeers, in many in- stances, are directing these campaigns, reports flowing into labor headquar- ters show. These so-called conSultants move around from State to State col lecting fat fees from businessmen, or ganizing Hobbies and writing inflam- matory advertisements.
 Chief Racket
 Principal racket of these operators right now is to work for enactment of so-called "right-to-work" laws which are, in reality, measures to out law the union shop" and cripple unions. Labor chiefs describe them as "right-to-starve" bills.
 The campaigns for laws to smash ''union shop" agreements are par ticularly strong in Louisiana, Ari- zona. California and Nebraska.
 In the latter three states, anti-laboi forces are circulating petitions to gel the propositions on the ballot at the fall election as an amendment to the state constitutions.
 Louisiana Action
 Tn Louisiana, foes of labor are fol lowing a double-barreled strategy that is, to get through bill banning "union shops" and a constitutional amendment also. They won in the lower house on the bill, but lost or the constitutional amendment, whicf requires a two-thirds vote.
 Organized labor in Louisiana, is now pushing vigorous battle to have the Senate reject the propOsi- ton, and many leading clergymen as we'll as other public-spirited citizens, are backing labor in the fight.
The union times., 1946-06-29
WHITE SUPREMACY!

CHEROKEE, N. C. (LPA)-Re- fusal of white-supremists here to per init some 300 legally qualified World War II vets to register as voters, last week brought down the wrath of the U. s. Justice Dept. Atty Gen. Tom Clark ordered the Civil Liberties section of the Criminal Division to make a complete investigation of charges that some election officials are refusing to permit North Carolina Cherokee Indians to register"