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Evening star., 1947-10-09
Clio Expected 10 LET
Unions Decide Own
Stand on Affidavits
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, Oct. 9.-The CIO boy
colt of the National Labor Relations
Board was crumbling fast today.
The CIO convention here next
week is almost certain to avoid any
policy that would encourage con-
tinuation Of that boycott.
Instead. the convention will make
a strenuous attack on the Taft
Hartley labor law, but will state
that each of the Al CIO unions must
decide for itself whether to file COM
plants and petitions before the re.
organized NLRB under the new law.
Those facts became clear today
as leaders of the CIO held committee
meetings to prepare for the conven-
ton.
Convention Opens Monday.
Reporters learned that the top
officers of the CIO. president, Sec
retary- treasurer, and vice presidents,
came to an agreement last night on
the general substance of policy
statement on CIO use of the NLRB.
This agreement will go before the
52-member executive board tomor-
row, and then to the convention
which opens Monday.
The agreement was not formally
announced, but every indication was
that the CIO leadership could not
under the circumstances do, any
thing but leave each union free to
decide whether to provide the
necessary papers-including nom
Communist affidavits from its Off
cers-that will permit the filing OF
cases before the NLRB.
Privately CIO officials pointed out
that such a wide difference Of opin-
ion exists among CIO unions that
neither the board nor the. conven-
ton could very we'll attempt to
force either group to conform to a
! uniform policy.
13 Decide on Boycott.
About 13 unions, including the
right wing steel workers and the
left-wing electrical workers, have
decided to boycott the NLRB.
Or the other hand, four unions
have already filed the necessary
statements with the Government
and now are eligible to start cases
against employers for unfair labor
practices and to ask for bargaining
elections.
These are the textile workers,
woodWorkers, toyworkers and brew
cry workers. Many other CIO unions
are expected to take the same
course soon.
Some 5000 New Zealand children
had their feet measured as part o1
official tests made to help the shoe
making industry.
Evening star., 1947-10-09

Two native boys each received
six cuts with a cane for stealing pea
nuts from a farmer near Newcastle,
sout Africa. a
Evening star., 1947-10-09

back briefly but passengers said it
seemed an eternity.
1t. w. M. McCarson. Atlanta,
Ga. a wartime Navy combat pilot
said:
my personal opinion was that
the ship stalled, lost flying speed
and then went over on it's back
Herbert Schneider, en- route from
Rome to visit his parents in Phoe-
nix, Ariz., said, my head broke
through the ceiling. looked
around for my son, Kenny. He's S
Somebody was sitting on him.
Everybody was praying fer
vently," said Klint Umphress, Los
Angeles, traffic manager for North
American Aviation Corp.
Other passengers included Miss
Krienheid Wallensteiner, Is. Mos
COW, Russia; Mrs. Lillian Edelen,
Raleigh, N. c.; Mrs. lima Ports
San Diego, Calf; Mrs. w. E. Dali
ton, Washington; Naval Ensigns
Joseph j, Lapage and Robert Muir
ply, both of Detroit, and Robert
Halvorsen, Boston.
Mrs. Purcell w. Allen, 1923 Clifton
street NV, said today that her
daughter. Mrs. William E. Dalton
of the same address, was on the up
side-down flight. She had lived
with her mother for the last eight
years but was on her way to Sar
Diego to meet her husband, q Navy
chief gunner's mate.
Evening star., 1947-10-09

then manually aligned on the ruin
way and the robot took over, re-
leasing the hxskes and opening the
synchronizetl throttles.
Dead Reckoning Course.
After the plane took off an auto
matte device set to the altimeter re-
tracted the land gear when the plane
reached an altitude of so feet. The
next function was retraction of flaps
at an altitude of 1000 feet.
The throttles and propeller pitch
were automatically adjusted to econ
omy cruising speed with a precision
quite difficult to maintain with man
uel controls, it was said.
The next four sequences were nav
igational to hold the IIne on
course set by compass and checked
by radio impulses from ground
stations.
The course from Wilmington to
Newfoundland was set by dead
reckoning, which took into account
the winds forecast along the route
and the mileage. When an air
mileage computer totaled the proper
distance, a switch was thrown au-
tomatically to orbit the airplane at
a preset altitude until it came under
control of the instrument landing
beams from the field below.
In case the beams were not
strong enough, the plane would
continue to circle until otherwise
directed.
Lowers Landing Gear.
The approach is then made on a
localizer directional beam landing
to the runway and a second beam
governing the glide approach angle.
Again the altimeter controls lower
the flaps at 1000 feet and the land
ing gear at so feet. The throttles
are cut back and when the plane S
wheels touch down switch is
thrown to further retard the
throttles and gradually apply the
brakes.
"It was wonderful performance, -
Capt. Wells exclaimed as he climbed
from the C-54 here YESTERDAY.
The Fat Cat did all the flying
for us! We could sit back and
study weather reports and the like
while the brain handled all details.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Secret Service Tells
How Counterfeit Rinq
In France Was Broken

Two Secret Service agents who
helped crack a vast counterfeiting
ring in France have revealed details
of how the ring planned to dump
$2,545, 200 in bogus American money
with the unwilling assistance Of
innocent displaced persons and
refugees.
Announcement that the back of
the ring was broken near Marseilles
came more than a week ago, but
search for the plots master mind
is still on.
Forrest ". Sorrels and Albert E.
Whitaker, heads OF the Dallas
CTex1 and New York Secret Service
offices, told their story late yester-
day after three months of assisting
French police.
Sold at Premium Rate.
Before revealing the details. the
agents stressed that the dollar
short Europeans bought the phony
money "in good faith" from Partisan
black market distributors because
they were very anxious to get Amer
ican money. Mr.. Sorrels said some
of the people even paid more than
the official rate of exchange between
their own currencies and the United
States dollar in order to get the
American money.
Only about sl0,o 900 to $4,000 Of the
counterfeit bills found their way
into this country and all were de-
tected when the Europeans were
requested" to turn in their cash to
banks here. To some. the affair
meant the loss of life savings, Mr..
Sorrels said.
After hearing Assistant Secret
Service Chief John J. McGrath de-
scribe their work as "a swell job,
the agents recounted how the first
tipof came from Scotland Yard.
The yard reported bogus $50 bills
appearing near Paris. They were
very good limitations. Secret Serv-
ice Chief j. ]. Mahony acted
quickly.
Purchase Deal Made.
"Col. William A. Karp, an Amer
ican Secret Service agent on mill
tary furlough in Europe. then made
a deal to buy some OF the counter
felt bills from black market dis
tributors in Paris" explained Mr.
Sorrels, as his dramatic story un-
folded.
Then the French Surete and
American Army Intelligence joined
the investigation. Three men were
arrested. Among them was one
Marcel Vergez. A Surete inspector
M. Poirier, was present when $3.50
in phony $50 and 500 bills were
found on Vergez.
Moving swiftly, Agents Sorrels
and Whitaker and their French COL
leagues learned from the suspects
of the location of the counterfeit
ing plant near Equities, not far
from Marseille. Surete Commits
saire Truchi himself joined in the
pursuit.
The Secret Service men and their
foreign co-Workers, armed with ma
chine guns and accompanied by
police dogs, penetrated heavy woods
to a remote road which led to the
plant. an old hunting lodge. They
surrounded the place and arrested
the caretaker. WELDING pickaxes
they broke open a heavy door to
one room and inside found print
ing machinery and equipment.
Hidden Armory Found.
Under straw in secret hiding
places in the walls. Mr. Sorrels said
several American and German sub
machine guns were found. There
Evening star., 1947-10-09

also were pistols and rifles of heavy
caliber and plenty of ammunition
The caretaker talked of other
equipment which had just been
moved to another house nearby. A
half dozen police officers guarded
the plant, and the rest moved on to
the second hideout.
blocked entry. Then the second
house was surrounded. and spe-
cially constructed room in the real
gave up its secrets and very sur
prised printer who was mixing ink
before printing serial numbers on
some bills.
"The type for the serial numbers
already was on a press in another
room," Mr.. Sorrels recounted
There was also a paper cutter ano
other machinery"
Various Denominations.
-Four wooden packing cases were
discovered under 20 sacks of chicken
feed. In them were sheets on which
were printed counterfeit American
currency in S., $40, $40 and S5C
denominations. The sheets Of SIC
bills were almost finished. They
lacked only the serial numbers
Face value of the fakes totaled
S2545, ZOO
The printer was arrested. His
record showed a previous offense
for counterfeiting ration stamps
Meanwhile, the six other officers
were having good luck, too. Three
of the counterfeiters at the first
house arrived, and were promptly
taken into custody. Five more
were arrested when they drove up
in lotion truck to move equipment
from one house to the other. Prac-
tically all members of the organ
lied mob were accounted for with
arrest of two others several days
later. The total bag was over a
dozen.
Only the financial backer" Is
still missing, Mr.. Sorrels explained
He was identified as Joseph Louis
Stinca.
To Get French Trial.
The men being held will be re-
ferred to a Judge of Instruction to
be tried under French law, Mr.
Sorrels declared.
Pointing out that the adventurous
case still is being investigated, he
said, some plates later were found
in the ocean where they had been
tossed. Ten photographic stones were
fished from stream. They ap-
parently had been used In printing
the money because they showed evil
dence of having been washed clean
Some of the bogus bills turned
up in Italy, Germany, Switzerland
and England, Mr.. Sorrels said. as
reporters examined several hundred
dollars OF the spurious money ir
the Treasury Building. The rest is
still in Europe, to be used as evi.
dence.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Moss at c. U. to Honor
Late Dr.. Strutemeier

A solemn months mind mass OF
requiem for DR.. George B. Strate-
meier, O. P, who served many years
as chaplain of Catholic University,
will be celebrated at 9 am. tomor-
row at the Nation Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception on the uni
versity campus. DR.. Stratemeier. a
member of the Dominican Order for
more than Is years, died September 7.
The Very Rev. Ignatius Smith.
o. P. dean of the universitys School
of Philosophy. will be the celebrant.
The Rev. Gilbert V. Hartke, o. p.
will be deacon and the Rev. Bernard
G.. Hart, o. P, will be subdeacon.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Foreign, U. S. Architects
ToTourG.W.U. Hospital

The new George Washington
University Hospital at Washington
Circle will be inspected tomorrow
afternoon by engineers and archi-
tects from India, Greece and II
American States.
State officials who will tour the
Government-built institution at
pm. tomorrow come from sections
which plan to erect hospitals with
Federal grants under the Hospita
Survey and Construction Act.
The foreign visitors are in this
country to learn construction tech
niques for hospital building pro-
grams In their own countries.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Laurel Entries

BY the Associated Press
Weather Clear Tracks Fast
First Post, 80 Pm. EST.
FIRST RACE-PurSe, $500: claiming
Evening star., 1947-10-09
COLLEGE Press to Meet

RICHMOND. Va. Oct. 9 lE0.-
Sixty student journalists from most
Of Virginia's colleges and uni
versities will attend the conference
of the Virginia Intercollegiate Press
Association at the University OF
Richmond tomorrow and Saturday.
Colombian Indians in the early
days scornfully called platinum
"unripe gold"
Evening star., 1947-10-09

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Weather Report

District of Columbia and
cool with moderate northeast winds
this afternoon and tonight with
brief periods of light rain likely.
Highest this afternoon around IS
and lowest tonight in middle Sos
Tomorrow clearing and continued
rather cool.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy with oc-
casional rain in east and central
portions cooler north portion to-
night. Considerable cloudiness and
cool tomorrow with clearing likely
in afternoon.
Maryiand-Cloudy with occasional
rain mostly in south portion; cooler
tonight. Considerable cloudiness and
cool tomorrow with clearing likely in
afternoon.
Wind velocity, 16 mph.: direction,
north-northeast.
River Report.
tFrom United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: She nandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1947-10-09

Roger Fenton, the first war pho
tographer. made his own wet plates
in the field, usually with whites of
eggs as fixatiVes.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

ing to stop these anti-Negro ele-
ments from circulating through
the plant trying to stir up trou-
BILE.
The company tried to pressure
the union into removing Butler,
but the union refused.
The Ministerial Association of
Rock Island issued statement
praising the union for it's stand
and several professors from Au-
gustana College addressed the
of the union.
The local ministers all preached
sermons on on discrimination
during brotherhood week and
many organizations expressed
their approval of the stand taken
by the union.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
BY LEONARD C. LEVIN

One of Captain George
Barnes stock answers for his
activities as picketline buster
Number One in Chicago labor
management disputes has been
his claim that he is protecting
the right to work."
Many union leaders describe
the role of the police labor de-
tail boss in much different
terms, however. They point out
that although scabs and strike
breakers in Chicago receive the
FINEST police protection that
money can buy" when they
elect to break a picket line, it's
a different story when the pick
ct line belongs to the boss.
In other words, it isn't
what's done, but who's doing
1t. Here's a case in point.
IN THE Spring of 1916, an at
tempt was made by the ALL
International Brotherhood of
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

WHILE informed circles are
closely studying current local
union election results, the Chi
cagO Tribune publicly and can
didIy gloats over the JAWS
difficulties. Mccormick editO-
ial writer's are already prepar-
ing the hearse for the corpse.
Mccormick has counted his
chickens bit too early in other
instances. And the colonel will
find that the scrapping auto
workers union has more vital
ity and staying power than
superficial appearances sug.
gest.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

Although no witnesses were
heard at the hearing on the
cOmpany's injunction request,
Captain George Barnes of the
police labor detail was on hand
to testify in the company's be-
half.
The injunction limited pickets
to five at each of the plants two
doors, barred union members
from visiting scabs and non
strikers at their homes, and en-
joined members from violence,
threats, ETC., against non strikers.
.
POINTING out that the COM
pany had made five different set
Element agreements with the sln-
ion, and reneged on each of them,
union attorney David B. Roth
stein emphasized the need in IL
linois for state equivalent OF
the federal Norris-LaGuardia
Act, such as exists in Indiana and
other states.
Under the NOrris-LaGuardia
Act, company seeking fed
eral court injunction against a
union dispute must come into
court with "clean hands," i'm the
form of evidence that it had
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01


How does the Tribune crowd
feel about the united progress
sive victory i'm last week-end's
election i'm the JAW ANAL
GAMATED LOCAL NO. 453?
billiard ELLIS, an out
standing young labor leader,
was reelected to another term
as president of this local, to
gether with the entire progress
sive slate.
Local 453 is vying with the
GIN ElectromOtive plant for
first place as the largest dues
paying JAW local in Chicago.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

In an editorial last week, the
Tribune gleefulIy chOrtIed,
'Hrhe CLIO UNITED AUTOMO-
BILE WORKERS UNION is,
TO ALL INTENTS AND PUR-
POSES, BROKE tTHE)
JAW is ON THE SKIDS." The
Tribune's reported deaths of
other militant trade unions i'm
bygOne editorials were, to Dor
row a phrase from Mark
Twain, somewhat exaggerated.
Many of these unions lived to
see the Tribune eat its words.
I'm confident the JAW will
have the same pleasure.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
1t isn't whut's DONE but who's
doing it, with Captain Barnes

that they would call Strike"
for recognition from the com.
: pany. About 20 pickets, only a
handful of whom were Mitchell
employees, appeared in front of
the plant with signs and formed
a picket line. Barnes had de-
tail of about Is police on hand
to keep order"
THE WORKERS, who had
not been consulted ABOUT the
strike" and were quite sur.
prised to see the pickets, lined
up to go to work, but were
blocked by the pickets = and
the police.
The AL pickets stood
about six inches from the
plant doors, although Barnes
usually requires pickets to
keep moving at last three feet
away and frequently more.
Whats the matter, Barnes?"
asked one of the UE leaders
who had arrived on the scene.
Don't the rules of the labor de-
tail apply the same to all I'M
ions?"
BARNES said Eyes, and
ducked quickly into the plant
to confer with the management.
While he talked for about 20
minutes, the workers broke
through the line and entered
the plant to report for work as
usual.
After they got in, Barnes
came out of the company Off
Gals office and made speech.
He told the workers that
the company told him that the
plant was closed and or.
dered them OUT of the build
ing!
you might think that Barnes
vas inconsistent" said a UE or
ganizer, describing the incident.
HE breaks picket lines to get
scabs in at one plant, and then
keeps the workers out at an.
other.
But you would be wrong.
The fact is that Barnes is very
consistent.
He does what the employ
err wants him to do - every
time!"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
SHARP BATTLE RAGING IN Local 7Iq

ED KLINGER is campaign
ing for the presidency and
TERRY KANDAL for shop
chairman i'm the EIectrOmotive
local of the JAW on the
UNITE THE UNION" ticket.
The present administration has
been the largest block of votes
i'm this region against the Matt
SON unity program.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01


Though the majority of the 10
cal union membership are
white workers, the Chicago
Bilbos couldn't prevent the un-
ion membership from selecting
Ellis, a Negro worker, as their
local leader.
Only couple of weeks ago
the journal of Commerce tried
to throw dust i'm the eyes 0i
ChicagOans by calling this local
''the little gKremlin.' The work.
ers in the local gave their clear
eyed answer.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
Injunction issued in
transformer strike


cricaW Worker
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
ALLIs CHALMERS. PRoeREssIyEs WIN

Mccormick doesn't like the victory of the magned
attacked administration of the Chalmers
elected its president Bob Buse the progressive
office
The colonel lies like braZen hussy when he says
munist minority alone hopes by the troubles
McCormicks and Buck. Story vcepresident
corporaon) grey
hoping weakened unions and pick their
recognizing this fact
dav McCormics busy busy Congress
doing the employers bidding in the ruthless spirit.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
MELROSE HARVESTER LOCAL
CLEANS HOUSE

Joseph Mattson regional director
has been striving unite this district united progressive
of his union Local labor therefore
union elections
International Harvester Plant i'm MeIrose
The plant employs close to 1000 workers. will
twice that leadership plant
the wartime Buick pan bitterly opposed
leadership followed the line
hate to obscure like that guys
selves Troskytes and don't know good substitute word
The three Trotskye office together
other anuny elements the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

Electrical Workers to "take
over" the workers at the Mitch
ell Manufacturing Co., ely.
bourne Ave, makers of fluore-
scent lamp fixtures.
The IBEW, a frequent bene-
ficiary of Barnes friendly
card checks at the expense of
This is the third of a Sc
.ries of eTclusiUe stories on
Captain Barnes by the Chi
cago Star.
other unions, described last
week, was making unsatisfac-
tory progress in signing up
plant employees in spite of the
company cooperation with the
AFL union. Mitchell workers
had been represented for sew
eral years by the CLIO United
Electrical Workers.
One fine day IBEW officials
decided, evidently with no dis
agreement from the company,
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
FE local breaks Jim crow
hiring at Formal plant

ROCK ISLAND IThe workers of Local 1O9 Farma Works
of the international Harvester Company smashing
jim when Nathaniel Butler Negro to
work machine at the plant
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

Many workers in the plant
are bitterly critical of their
working conditions and their
present local union administers
ton, and it looks like the
"Unite the Union" ticket ha,
a chance to make it almost un-
animous in Chicago behind one
united JAW regional leader
ship.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

made efforts in good faith to
reach a settlement of the dis
pute.
10 union members have been
arrested since the strike started
Feb. 3, after the company fired
% union members at first, then
so more. Although the union has
charged company officials with
several assaults on pickets, no
other arrests were made.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
OTHER VICTORIES

John Handy president the Hegewfsch
supporter running reelection uncontesed
ticket
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

dominant local election
group by Walter Reuher JAWS international presi
dent and the Thomas unions vicepesident
ockeyng position with their already on the coming
national convention to be held in Atlantic City next November
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

Butler, secretary of the Stew
ard body, had the complete sup
port of the foundry workers, Ne,
gro and white. The union leader
ship and Steward body also stood
fast in the face of a lynch at
mosphere whipped up by certain
disrupters. The company did moth
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

IIIIS yedI IS U eACtptIuII Trough uepIUIeu Uy al
sides, the factional atmosphere within UAW-CIO is
at an all time high and there is little to indicate any
immediate abatement of the current supercharged
factonal tension. Nevertheless, in many locals the
real problems of working conditions in the industry
and controversial union policies are forging to the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
UAW LOCAL ELECTIONS
By POP" DEARBORN

Local union elections in
always lively affairs Annually the months February
March usually witness harfough battles for union office the
important locals.