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went around examining eating
houses In Portland and then grad
ed them. Cards notifying customers
lust how clean were the places
were displayed prominently in the
front windows.
A place that received a rating
Of g5 per cent or better proudly
displayed the card and tried hard
to get The rating up to the full
100 per cent. Other places with
LIS per cent ratings weren't so
proud of them and customers
stayed away from them in droves.
Spots that got only 60 per cent
were promptly closed by the city.
This plan occurred to us the
other day as we watched work
men carrying debris from for
mer restaurant. The debris was
alive withs vermin. 1t looked as
though the restaurant had never
been cleaned up by the former
operator. We recalled the res
taurant used to look all right. but
figured we had been wrong from
the appearance of the litter being
carted away.
X 4 4
Mammee sapota. That's the
way it's spelled in book relating
to tropical fruit trees. But the
Cubans call IL Nancy zapote.
Anyway, only one of the trees
so far as is known, is now grow.
ing fruit in Key West. 1t is just
alongside the No. 3 fire hall in
Grinnell street and the firemer
say the fruit is delicious.
But the tree was started 81
| years ago here. And it did moi
bear fruit until II was 81 year.
old. Every May since 1t frs
started bearing, the firemen ane
their friends pick from about 81
TO 240 of the fruit, which is shaped
like an egg.
The firemen say il tastes some.
thing like the yellow-brown pa
paya, only it is sweeter and much
| more luscious.
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apply To Wed

An application for a marriage
license was filed yesterday at the
office of County Judge Raymond
r. Lord by Roy N. Parker, 20, of
the u. S. Navy, and Leora F. Hall,
80, of 1912 Elizabeth street.
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Personals
Visiting In Maine

Mrs. Vera Yackent, Of Ashe
street, accompanied by her niece,
Monteen Bryant, left Monday for
Machias, Maine. where they will
visit relatives for several weeks.
Before returning home they will
spend several days in New York
City.
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PAL joining the National Box;rs
Association as necessary sien
Tor proper operation of the boxinc
ring, it was pointed out.
r. {. Hicken was named to pre
pare placards for marchers in the
parade.
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Lyons recreation room, stand
neatly on the mantel in the par
Tor. Every nook and Granny in
the seven-room house is literally
filled with mustache cups.
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PAL DECIDES

Continued from Page OneJ
with method of requiring men,
bership of participants in both
the PAL swimming and softball
programs.
Father Johnson was authorized
to investigate the possibilities of
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MEETINGS
colored WV To Meet

Walter r. Mickens WV Post
802i will hold It's regular meet
ing tonight at It's home on White
head street. All members and
veterans desiring to become mem
bers are tsked to be present at
8 o'clock. The meeting will be
under the direction of Command
cr Jose Planas.
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A wild form of the hollyhock
once provided a gummy SUBJ
stance used to make marShmal-
low candy.
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Ancient Roman officials ban
ned all but their own private We
hIcles from that city'sg crowded
streets.
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Water turns q rusty color when
boiled if it contains ferrous BIZ
carbonate.
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The
OBSERVATION
POST

Did you kow that there are
6,004 men and women In Key
west who make their living In
hey Weat Naval Base and that
they have 5.30l dependents.Y
OF this total Of 1905 men,
women and children. there are
1850 officers and men Of the u.
n. Navy, who have 2, 1860 depend.
snts and there are i,045 civilian
employees. who have 3,l35 de-
pendcnts.
When you hear persons rapping
tile Navy and saying the Navy Is
taking more than Its share OF
.ouses. Just keep those figures
.i.305--in mind,
Right now the Navy has to-
tal Of 365 quarters to give to It's
officers and men. Tho Navy still
has 3l7 married officers and 026
married enlisted men here which
must seek quarters In town.
IF II wasn't for the Navy this
town would virtually have to
fold up, said a well known Key
Wester today.
4 H. h
AlonZo Cothron, contractor
and half owner Of the A and B.
fhh Company, came before the
county commission with re-
quest 10 have the keys sprayed
for mosquitoes when the county
gets the opportunity.
II understand the mosquito
spraying machine the city is buy
Ing will also he used by the
county. said Cotbron. "We up
on the keys would like to have
some Of the mosquitoes up there
sprayed"
where do you want the
spray'", asked Chairman Frank
Bentley.
up around Tavernier."
Good thing you didn't men
tltn Marathon, remarked w. A.
Parrish. commissioner, who halls
from that community. 1--WE don't
have any mosquitoes there.
Cothron was promised the
sprayer when the time comes.
X X 4
A good time was had by all
five Key Westers who went up
10 Ramrod Key to get some craw-
fish the other night. The group
had no flashlights. How the boat
operator ever found the crawfish
boxes in the dark will forever
remain mystery.
"But we brought back dozens
~ large crawfish", said one of
the group afterward. "They we're
all larger than Conservation
Agent Joe knight would arrest
us for having"
Those who went on the trip
were Thomas o. (Tom) Watkins,
Cleveland (Foon Foon) Saunders,
Clifford (Cliff) Bailey. ]. Frank
pilot Roberts and j. Stuart
u.anky) Hicks. When they got
back Tom. Foon Foon. Cuff, pi;
lot and Lanky enioye6 the Bar
becued ribs prepared by Mrs.
Hicks.
4 4 r
We wonder what the reaction
In Key West would be IL we
started a cleanup campaign If
restaurants. bars and other places
where food is served?
Al all events, some years ago.
Portland, Oregon, had what We
believe was a good plan to keep
eating places clean. Inspectors
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Potatoes and petunias are
members of the same plant fam
lily.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-19
BY ROBERT oTEY
APP Manufactures
KANSAS CITY -.


ANSAS CTY-Evey once in while genial Bob Lyons gets
IA lost omong his mstoche mustuche cup for those
who can't remember has added china bar top
to keep the wegoomed hondlebu from dangling the bev
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BALTIMORE, Nd.
Rasteniu Padeka

Rugsejo Fl, grazus pulkas
Baltimores Lietuviu surenge
mudviem malonias vaises. Rem
gejai - gg. Petras Jaras, Vim
cas- Urbanas, Vincas Velzis,
Juozas Gutauskas, Juozas Mi
lunaitis, Povilas Kundrota, Jo-
mas Galinaitis ir Vincas Luko-
sevicius = ir kartu visi daily
vial nepagailejo darbo, zygiQ,
skalsaus vaisingumo ir jaut-
raus nustebinimo. Apdovano-
jo jie mus meilingais zodziais,
graziom gelemis, linksma mu-
zika ir vertingomis dovanomis.
eyre jie musu darbstuma vi
suomenineje veikloje ir kultu-
rineje srityje, kas parodo ju
ivertinima viso to.
W visus tuos skaitlingus
malonumus mes dekojame mi
netiems rengejams ir visiems
dalyviams. Taipgi dekojan1e
Wis i e m sveikinusiems mus
draugingais zodziais. Kartu
dekojame viesnages pagamin-
tojams ir ragucio dalintojams.
Sia proga dekojame visiems
ir visoms Lietuviams ir Lie
tuvems uz jq darbstuma Lie
tuviu veikloje, kuo jie ir jos
ir mus paskatina kick galima
prisideti prie tos bendros vel
klos.
Dirbdami Americas laisves
ir geroves labui, liekamu laiku
mes visi privalome padirbeti ir
savitarpineje veikloje.
Nadas ir julie Rasteniai.
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WATERBURY. CT.
ANNA KASkAS DAINAVO
OPEROJE "AIDA"

ViSiemS ZlnOma artlSte Anna
Kaskas lankesi Waterbury su
San Carlo Opera Company; j
dalyvavo statyme operos "Ai-
da'' ir atliko role Amneris,
Egipto karaliaus dukters.
Sunku ir apsakyt kokie jau-
sinai apima kada natal Lietu-
vi ar Lietuvaite vaidinant ko-
kia nors svarbia role; netike-
tai pasijunti kaz kaip didesnis
ir reiksmingesnis kaip Lietu-
Wis. Mintys skubiai primena
musu jaunystes praleistas die
mas musu gimtineje Lietuvoje,
primena ir jos dabartines ne
laimes, bet is antros puses pa
junti begalini malonuma kad
ir musu tauta turf gabiu artis-
tn, aukstos kulturos zmoniu
stovinciu lygiai su kitais, svie-
cianciu musu tautai savo spin
duliais, kiekvienam NUNS tel
kianciais dvasiai stiprybe.
Operai pasibaigus, nors bu-
vo ir velokas vakaro metas,
artiste aplanke savo senus
draugus, DR.. ir ponia NJ. j.
Colney; ten dalyvavo didokas
buris Lietuviu ir Amerikieciu,
tarp ju ir kandidatas j mayo
rus Raymond Snyder SUI EMO
ma ir kiti politikieriai.
Veliau Anna Kaskas iSvyko
aplankyti savo mamyte, sesute
ir savo vyro motina, Hartford,
Conn.
LIETUVIQ Care and Re-
lief Club" Wis rupinasi siunti-
niais isvietintiems Lietuviams
Europoje. Tikrai nuostabu kad
sio klubelio moterys, zinoma,
prisidedant ir vyrams, bendrai
pasiuncia po Is pakietu sa-
waite. O kick galima butu pa
siusti jei kiekvienoje kolonijo-
je nors po du tokius klubelius
turetu. Pagalvokite, tinginiai! !!
DIR. M. J. Colney.
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SEIMOS TRAGEDIJA
Renard

UnlOntOWn, Pa. - Renard
F. Wickman, per % metu is
tarnaves Pittsburgho policijoje
ir dabar pasitraukes, Spaliu II
d. ituzes isilauze j savo EMO
nos giminietes mama, kur il
buvo apsinakvojus, dviem su-
viais sunkiai suicide savo EMO
ma, kuri manoma neisliks gy-
va, persove jos pussesere no
rejusia ~ji sulaikyti, ir paskui
pabego. Pirm to jis tuose ma
muose nutrauke telefono vie
las, atvaziaves automobiliu is
savo manu-, Armburst, kur jis
gyveno, AUTOMOBILE pasistate
tolokai uz krumu, kur po savo
pikto darbo pabeges, parvazia-
vo savo namus.
Kada valstijos policija po 6
valandu veliau atvyko j sum-
ii, jis pats nusisove.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-10-17

Koncerto programa vede, su
reiksminga izangine kalba, p.
Helena Rauby. Rengimo ko-
misija sudare: S. Ciurlionyte-
Douvan, Matilda Malta, Helena
Rauby, Mare Sims, Juozas Gu
zauskas, Augustus Rinkunas,
Vytautas Kersevicius, DR.. Jo-
mas J. Sims. Taipgi pagelbejo
koncerte: Marijona Gliaudiene
Maryte Navickaite, Inz. Mar
tynas Laurinavicius, J. Kripas
ir kit. Turint tokia grazia tai
ka koncerto rengimas ir pats
koncertas ejo sklandziai ir bu-
vo pasekmingas.
Rengimo komisija, vardan
tevynes Lietuvos, dekoja vi
stems atsilankiusiems koncer-
te ir ypac profesionalams ir
biznieriams uz skelbimus pro-
gramoje.
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PITTSBURGH
RADIO UPEJE MERGINOS
LAVONA

Allegheny upeje prie Heinz
street, North Side, Spaliu 9 d.
rastas nuogas merginos lavo-
mas. Issyk nezinota kas il to-
kia buvo, tik sekancia diena
kai buvo rasta toliau upeje
plukantis moteriskas rankinu-
kas, kuriame buvo popieriu SUI
jos vardu, jos tevai pripazino
kad tai ju dukte. Pasirode kad
il buvo Martha Steel, 10 metQ
amziaus, is Etna. JOS rubai
buvo rasti ismetyti ismindzio-
toje zoleje, nuosalioje vietoje,
is kur il arba patti nuo akme-
nu nusoko, ar buvo keno nors
numesta, ir prigere. Policija
dar nenustate ar il patti nusi-
zude ar buvo nuzudyta.
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PENNSYLVANIJOJE
PHILADELPHIA
NAUJAS PROFESSIONALS

NAUJAS PROFESSIONALS
Pastaru laiku atsidare save
gerai irengta laidojimo istaiga
jaunas Lietuvis PROFESSIONALS,
Veterans Pranas Balinskis, 27
m. amziaus vyras. 10 istaiga
yra 2016 E. Allegheny avenue.
Kadangi jo brolis taip pat
yra toje profesijoje tai Petras
sutrumpino savo pavarde, pa
sivadindamas tik Balm, isven.
gimui susimaisymQ.
Visa Balinskiq Selma: jo te-
vas, Justinas, jo brolis Juozas
bel kit ju gimines, yra labai
saunus Lietuviai, uzsipelnant:
kiekvieno Lietuvio pagarba IL
paramk.
Geriausi linkejimai naujan
musp professionally. X. V
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KAIP TAS ATSITIKO?

Pereita savaite, didelis pa
sazierinis lektuvas, SUI 48 EMO
nemis, skrides wire Ell Paso
Texas, 5000 pedu aukstumoje,
staiga padare ore kilpa vir-
su ir pradejo skristi aukstie-
ninkas, kita puse. Pasazie-
rial iskrito is savo sedyniu ant
lubu ir vienas kitam sukrito
sterbles ir glebius, issigande II
klykdami. Lektuvo valdytojai
pajiege lektuva vel pastatyti
j tikra skridimo pozicija ir nu-
sileido be jokiu dideliQ suzei-
dimu zmoniu. Kaip tas atsitl-
ko dar neisaiskina.
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PIENAS PABRANGO

Pittsburghe, kaip ir Penn.
sylvanijoje bendrai, pienas pa
brango vidutiniai centu ant
kvortos.
Piena pabrangint sutiko lei.
sti valstijos komisija, kuri bu.
vo pertikrinta pieno tiekejr
kad del pabrangusio pasaro
reikejo pakelti pieno ukinin-
kams kaina. Sake, pienas tn.
res butt dar daugiau pabran-
gintas del to kad pradeta tau
pymas grudu maitinti Europa
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LOS ANGELES, CAL

APSIVEDE. Suomi linkime
pasisekimo vedybiniame gyve-
mime Aldonai Zinius, is Jana
Sc, N. Y, su Jack Viewer, is
San Diego, CAL, kuri sveciuo-
damasi pas gimines Mr.. ir Mrs.
Speecher, Los Angeles, sutiko
sau laime.
Jaunavede Aldona sugryzo
laikinais namus susitvarkyti
savo reikalus. il grys cia ap-
sigyventi sauletoje Kaliforni-
joje, kaip ir daugumas musu
Lietuviu. kalifOrnieciai.
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COMMUNITY FUND VAJUS

Community Chest Allegheny
apskrityje symet nusistate su-
kelti S4,947,023 suma, islaiky-
mui per sekanti meta 80 svei-
katos ir globos istaigu. Per-
mai vajus nepavyko pilnai, mes
per nuskirta rinkimui laika
truko dar 100000.
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BALI RINKLIAVA
SEKMINGA

Spaliu 10 dienos BALF'o 76
skyriaus rinkliava (Tag Day.
reikia sakyti gerai pavyko.
Nors surinkti pinigai dar ne
baigta skaityti, bet jau galima
apciuopiamai spresti kad bus
surinkta apie $4,000. Reiskia
nepilnai 200 rinkeju surinko
per viena diena tokia suma -
tai jau gerai. Veliau pranesi-
me pilnai apie rinkliava.
NJ. Sims.
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1000 LIKTU BE DARBO

Pennsylvanijoje Velkla Al
degtines varykla ir pilstykla
Jeigu jos prisilaikant valdzios
raginimo uzsidarytu ant &C
dienu, taupymui grudu alkanu
Europieciu maitinimui, tai virs
1000 darbininku liktu poral
menesiu be darbo. Prize to dar
600 degtines salesmenu kurle
toms istaigoms dirba, liktq be
uzsiemimo.
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KANADOJ, prize Pickle Eze-
no, Ontario provincijoje, aukso
kasykloje, 5000 pedu po zeme.
istikus sprogimui Spaliu 9 uz-
muSta q darbininkai.
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SELPIAMU asmenu skaic.

sELPIAMQ asmenq skaicius
Pennsylvanijoje Spaliu pra-
dzioje buvo 296,276, bet tai
buvo 3144 asmenimis maziau
negu Rugsejo menesl. Taciau
toks didelis selpiamu skaicius
yra kaip viso didmiescio gy-
ventoju islaikymas pasalpomis.
Ia selpiamQju skaiciu suda-
ro: apie 45,4O0 salpa palaiko-
mi tiesioginiai, 142,50O gauna
pagalba vaiku islaikymui, 94,-
200 gauna senatves pensijas
ir 14,40O akluju gauna pasal-
pas.
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Pajieskojimas. Petras Ra-
dzevlcius jiesko savo dedziu
Povilo ir Juozo Birziu, is A
nyksciu apielinkes, Petras yra
sunus Jules Birzytes. Praso-
mi atsisaukti j:
Mrs. M. Overaitis
1868 Brandon avenue
Detroit 8, Mich.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-10-17

BOSTONE, seniausias pa
statas dar tebestovi. Tai yra
garsaus Paul Revere namas,
kuris buvo isstatytas tuoj po
didziojo gaisro 1876 metals.
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NEDIRBS. Is Detroito pra-
mesa kad automotivu dirbtuve-
Sc per sekancias dvi savaites
bus paleista is darby apie 3D.
900 darbininku del plieno plot
viu trukumo.
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PRIZES GIMIMA mir i n

Prizes GlMlMA mir m 5
kudikiu sioje salyje yra puse-
tinai didelis: apskaiciuoja kad
mirsta po 12 kudikiu nuo 100,-
900 gyventoju kas meta. Jie
mirsta nuo ivairiq ligu kurios
kudikius uzatakuoja pirm gim-
slant, aiskina gydytojai.
Daug kitty kudikiu uzgema
su kokiais nors tribunals If
raisumais, is priezasties tu IL
GU ataku.
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DIRVA - vienatinis Lietu-
viu laikrastis Ohio valstijcje.
kama metams tik $500.
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Detroit, Mich, Naujienos
20 IsKILMINGO KONCERT(

| LVS 6-to skyriaus surengta.
| Spaliu II d. Art Institute, is
pildytas graziai ir iskilmingai
Pirma karta musq mieste is.
pilde toki grynai meniska kon-
certa dvi Lietuvaites artistes,
Sofia Adomaitiene, Lietuvos
operos artistic, ir Brute Sme-
toniene, pianiste. Tai musu
tautos prakilnumas, turtas ir
pasididziavimas. Tai nenuper-
kama brangenybe tryskanti is
musQ jaunu Lietuvaiciu kruti-
niu, jQ samones ir jausmu.
Deja, ne visi musu tautos
sunus ir dukreles yra pilnai
pribrende 81 prakilnuma supra
sti ir vertinti. Shame koncer-
te nesimate tu kurie rodos jau
turetu moketi suprasti ir ge-
retis savo meninemis pajego-
mis- ir jq kilniu darbu.
Viena musu tautiete, save
skaitanti inteligente, pareiske
"Kaip as galiu nesti dolari ne
savo partijai! Jau toks issi-
reiskimas parodo kaip giliai j
ir kiti toxic musu vientauciai
nugrimzde j materializma il
fanatizma.
Greta musu Lietuvaiciu, ne
tekusiq savo tevynes Lietuvos
PIP. Adomaitienes ir Smetonie.
mes, koncerta papilde Amerikos
Lietuviams jau zinomas Anne.
rikietis Lietuvis Jonas Urbo-
mas, tenoras, is Tabor Farmos
ir Chicagos, kuris prie Lietu-
visku dainq dadejo dar ir An
glisku, mes koncerte radosi il
Amerikonu, kuriems buvo pra-
vartu ir suprantama kalba is
girsti dainu. Dainoms axiom
panavo Regina Mordas, taipgi
Lietuvaite.
Kaip Brute Smetoniene uz.
zavejo publika jautriu piano
klavisiu skambejimu, ispildy.
dana klasines muzikos kuri.
MUS, taip Sofia Adomaitiene
savo graziu, skambiu balsu il
aiskia zodziu istarme pagavo
visus klausytojus. il dainavc
ir musu liaudies dainu, ir kla.
sisku ir baige su aria is ope-
ros "Faust", bet Lietuviskais
zodziais. Visos JOS dainos bu-
vo tik Lietuviskos.
Publika buvo labai jautri ir
dainoms ir muzikai ir artistus
apipyle gausiais aplodismen-
tais.
| Pc koncerto, musQ artistal
paklause: 'Kur JUS gavote TO-
kia ramia ir kulturinga publ
ka?" ! ju klausima sunku net
ir atsakyti. Gal but kad save
zavumu artistai paveike publ.
ka, ir atsilankiusieji muzikos
ir memo myletojai semesi sau
dvasini pena, kuri cia tikrai
galejo gauti.
Vienas Lietuvis, F. Ginkus
kuris SUI Lietuviais nedalyvavc
per II metu, pamates Detroitc
laikrasciuose, News ir Times
musu koncerto pranesima il
artisciu paveikslus, susijaudi.
no ir atejo pasiklausyti. Jam
koncertas taip patiko kad isei-
damas jis padekojo rengimc
komisijai ir iteike St. Douvan
$40 auka. Buvo ir dauglau
smulkiq aukQ, kurias zmones
iseidami paliko prie bilietQ sta
lelio. Tai irgi nepaprasta, bet
kada zmones pajunta savo tau
tos verte, jie susijaudina If
nori padeti jai laisvintis, kur-
tbs ir kultureti.
Koncertas dave 'ir grazaus
pelno, kuris isanksto buvo pa
skirtas Lietuvos ir tremtlnlq
gelbejimui.
siame koncerte dalyvavo dl-
duma atvykusiu is Europos
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Evening star., 1947-05-02
|Nonbasic Steel Plants,
with 5000 on Strike,
Say They May Merge
BY the Assoeioted Press

PITT s B UR G H, May with
25000 of its members made idle by
scattered strikes, principally in nom
basic steel plants, the O-United
Steelworkers' Union today was faced
with declaration by an industry
spokesman that small companies
might be driven into mergers" by
the unions bargaining tactics.
Miles II. Knowles of Washington
general counsel for the Nonbasic
Steel Co-ordinating Committee, in
a statement issued last night at
Detroit declared that the United
States Steel settlement with the
union April q was lin no way based
upon conditions in fabricating
plants"
MIR. Knowles said unless "local
and competitive conditions" among
the fabricators- plants which use
steel to make hundreds of products
were taken into consideration, the
plants would be forced to merge
to defend themselves against the
union-wide wage pattern tech
nique.s
Complained About Bargaining.
The industry statement declared
the strikes among fabricators. main
lily in Pennsylvania, were not pre-
lceded by true collective bargain
| ing"
The nonbasic steel plants had
complained to Congress that in
1916 they were required to conform
to the United States Steel's 18h-
cent hourly raise without chance
to bargain.
Now, said the statement, the
union apparently is adopting the
same tactics it employed last year" /"
OF the $4,000 idle workers, the
largest group, 1900. was in basic
steel plant, the Inland Steel Corp.
at Indiana Harbor, Ind, where
workers walked out because they
had no contract, although negotia-
tions continued.
Some Grant 1914 Gent Raise.
The other 1900 walked out at
score of fabricating plants in
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New
Jersey and Ohio. In some cases,
the strikes were precipitated by a
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breakdown In negotiations; II
others, by failure to agree on re-
troactive pay for any wage con-
cessions arrived at by bargaining.
A handful of fabricators already
had signed contracts, most, but mol
all Of them, giving raise Of around
12h cents.
There remained, however, severa
hundred other fabricating plant.
throughout the country at which
workers remained at their jobs ane
bargaining continued. The posi-.
bility that these might be closed b,
strikes constituted possible threat
to the entire steel industry-basit
and non basic alike.
Agreements with basic steel plant.
covered about 365, 900 of the Steel.
workers members. This left nearly
d half million of the unions $50 00t
claimed membership still to nego.
tiate contracts, mostly with small
plants in all parts of the Nation
some with as few as 20 or Is EN-.
ployes.