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The union times., 1947-02-22
Number Building Trades Learners Still Increases

Although less new construction was begun in November as compared to October, (lateSt available figures) the total number of apprentices in the building trades continued to increase. Reporting total of g, ,483 conStruc- ton apprentices at the end of the month, the Apprentice Training Serv- ice of the U. s. Department of a. bor pointed out that that figure does not represent full coverage of all apprentices, but is based on 3618 re- ports received from all parts of the country.
 The increasing number of build ing-trades apprentices indicates, ac- cOrding to the ATS report, that not only are young men continuing to seek the opportunity to learn a skilled trade, but that contractors and unions are making special eff forts to obtain employment on work other than new construction. This would include maintenance and repair work and work on build- ings already under construction.
 All of the construction trade groups showed gains in the number of ap- prentices hired during November. Veterans constituted 90 per cent of ali apprentices employed during the month. The number of apprentices listed at the end of October in the various construction crafts was as fol- lows: Woodworking, 33,564; e1ectri- cal, 13,487; pipe trades, 12,375; trow- el trades, 10,565; sheet metal, 6,228; others, 3,o5o.
The union times., 1947-02-22

Mention The Union Times when shopping, and help LabOr's Own Paper grow.
The union times., 1947-02-22
Elder Will Head
 Labor Education

WASHINGTON GPA) = Ar thur Elder, director of the Workers Education Service of the Univ of Michigan last week took over as direc- tor of the Labor Education Service Branch of the Division of Labor Standards in the Labor Dept.
 Elder, who will continue his Michi- gan activities on a part time basis, is a national vice-president of the Amer ican Federation of Teachers-AFL and president of the Michigan Federation of Teachers. He serves as tax consul tant to the AFL, and has written ex- tensively for the labor press on tax problems. He was a classroom teach CT in Detroit for Is years, and is now on leave of absence from his teaching job.
The union times., 1947-02-22
IT WON'T STICK!

PASADENA, Calif. = (FP) = The Pasadena government has passed an anti-picketing measure based al most literally on a similar and un- constitutional Los Angeles ordinance of 1888. The measure was pushed by the Hall Jewelry Co., which has been picketed for six months by AFL win dow washers.
 Tnok For The Union Label!
The union times., 1947-02-22
British Hotel Workers Cite
 13OO9o Membership Gain

London) (LPA)-Unionism amang London's hotel workers has jumped 13OO96 since the hotel strike last Oc- tober, the Natl Union of General & Municipal Workers announced. "We now have 8O-1OO%o membership in the big London hotels" reported Organ izer Arthur Lewis. London members now total 15,0O0 and there have been big increases in other parts of the country" Last October's strike, which hit many of London's biggest hotels was over union recognition.
The union times., 1947-02-22
Union Label For Kaiser-Frazer

WILLOW RUN, Mich. (FP) The Kaiser-Frazer Co. is the first auto manufacturer to put out its own printing with the union label, under a contract signed with Detroit Typograph- ical Union No. 18 (AFL).
 The contract sets the same conditions as in Detroit job shops with shift scales of $85, $9O and $95 a week.
 Detroit pressmen and book binders (AFL) are putting the finishing touches on their Kais- er-Frazer contract now.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Mrs. Beu|ah 5. MoseIey,
Clubwoman, Dies at IS

Mrs. Beulah Shropshire Moseley
IS, prominent clubwoman. died to.
day at her home, 170l Sixteenth
street NV, after a two-week ILL
ness.
Mrs. Moseley formerly was owner
and publisher of the Rome Ca,
Georgian. official organ of women'l
clubs. and had been society editor
Of the Rome Tribune, published
by her husband, the late Capt
A. B. S. Moseley.
She was born in Rome, the daugh
ter of Adjutant General F. c
Shropshire of the Confederate Army
and Mrs. Mary Wright Shropshire
She was graduated from Shorter
College in Rome and married Capt
Moseley when she was about ID.
Mrs. Moseley came to Washington
% years ago. She was a member OF
the Daughters of the American
Revolution and the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy in Rome
She also established the Club of
the Nibelung, literary society in
Rome.
Survivors are three nieces with
whom she lived at the Sixteenth
street address: Misses Nell, Mary
and Octavia B. Adamson.
Funeral services and burial will
be Wednesday in Rome.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Ira |. Let's, So, Dies;
Former Federal Judge
BY the Asseeioted Press

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. "a
Ira Lloyd Let's, So, former Federal
judge and an assistant United
States Attorney General during the
Coolidge administration, died today
at Massachusetts, General Hospital
in Boston after a long illness.
Judge Let's was active in Repub-
lican State politics for many years
but ran for public Office only once,
as an unsuccessful Republican can
didate for the Senate in 1912.
He was assistant United States
Attorney General in 1856 and was
named to the Federal bench in
1927. He resigned from the bench
in 1885 and returned to private
law practice.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
BarskyAppea|At Attack
|Constitutiona|ity Of
|Un-American Probe

The constitutionality of the reSo-
luton setting up the House Commit
tee on Un-American Activities was
challenged today before the United
States Court of Appeals by o. John
Rogge, attorney for DR.. Edward K.
Barsky, chairman of the Joint Anti
Fascist Refugee Committees, and 10
other members of the group con-
victed of contempt of Congress.
Mr.. Rogge appeared before the
court to argue in behalf of appeals
from the convictions. DR.. Barsky
was sentenced last July Is to six
months in Jail and a fine of $500.
The others were given sentences OF
three months in Jail and $500 fine
each.
Mr.. Rogge declared methods of the
House committee were aimed at
thought control of Americans" He
said they would lead, if unchecked
by the courts, to Nation OF
frightened people afraid to say
what they thought for fear of being
overheard by Government agents.
He asked that the resolution
establishing the committee be de-
clared unconstitutional as violating
the first, fifth, sixth. ninth and
tenth amendments to the Constitu-
ton.
Mr.. Rogge and his associates were
granted an hour and a half for
argument.
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B. Murray, who was to fol-
low for the Government, said he
did not expect to take more than
IS minutes.
The appellants were found guilty
of contempt for failing to supply
records of refugee relief organiza-
ton requested by the committee.
Five other committee members
convicted at the same time, were
given suspended sentences when
they indicated they had resigned
from the committee. They did not
appeal.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Chest
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with special emphasis on bringing
in all contributions received through
Tuesday. If you cannot attend the
supper itself, please be sure to come
in later with your complete report
of progress, so that your work will
be reflected in the final report OF
the evening"
The 27 full and part time en-
ployes of the Boys Club of Wash
ington have oversubscribed their
campaign quota by more than 10C
per cent, Charles M. Fyfe, director
announced.
The club is supported by the Com
munity Chest.
Il believe that if all the citizens
Of Washington could see, as oul
people have, the fine work that is
accomplished with Community
Chest funds, the drive would have
similar success" Mr.. FyIe declared
Nearly Double Amount.
While salaries of the Boys Clut
professional staff are not high, he
said, members contributed an av.
erage of $27 toward their s335 quota
He said all returns. have not beer
handed in, but the workers have
given $728 so far.
The 81 boys of st. Joseph's Home
and School who sang at the cam.
paign rally on the south steps of the
Treasury November will receive
programs of the rally signed by
prominent guests from Mr.. Foley al
5 pm. today.
The programs, which will be pre-
sented at the school, Chest agency
at Eastern avenue and Randolph
streets NE, are signed by Gen
Eisenhower, Secretary Of the Treas
ury Snyder and Mr.. Foley.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Discrepancies Found
In Youth S Story Of
Killing Of Couple
By the Associated Press

CINCINNATI, Nov. 24.-Despite
the fact 2l-year-old Navy veteran
signed a statement admitting, Police
1t. Herbert De Camp said, that he
killed a prominent Beckley tW. Va
couple, discrepancies between his
story and the actual facts of the
case were reported today by authori-
ties at Charleston. w. Va.
1t De Camp of the Cincinnati
police department, said James Rich
ardson Of Crab orchard. w. Va.
near Beckley. told him he was the
slayer of E. Ray Bailey, 50-year-old
merchandising executive, and Mrs.
Kenneth K. Rand, 80, wife of a
prominent Beckley dentist.
Maj. F. C. Crawford of the State
police at Charleston reported that
while Richardson said he killed the
couple with a 32-caliber pistol, it
had been definitely established by
ballistic tests that 38-caliber slugs
killed Mr.. Bailey and Mrs. Rand.
Time Doesn't Check.
Maj. Crawford also said the time
of the slayings had been fairly well
established at about o'clock the
night of November 4, instead of II
pm. as mentioned by Richardson.
The West Virginia official said the
range of the bullets conf1icted with
Richardson's story, and that his de-
partment is taking a "wait-and-see"
otf ~ n
pect.
Three State policemen from the
Beckley detachment left last mid
night for the Ohio city to question
Richardson
Richardson was arrested here yes
terday on a reckless driving charge
after a minor traffic accident.
Shortly after he was placed in a
cell, 1t. Decamp reported. Rich
ardson summoned the police lieu
tenant admitted the automobile
was stolen from Lawrence Caulder
in Beckley November IS and then
declared:
"Oh, that's not all. I'm wanted
for numbering man and woman in
Beckley, w. Va. There's a $1,000
reward for me- I shot both of them
with a .32-caliber revolver while they
were sitting in an automobile behind
the Black Knight Country Club in
Beckley'
Mr. Balley's and Mrs. Rand's au-
tomobiles were found at separate
points, but both near the country
club. Their bodies. shot through
the head. were found along Pen
man road, the same road Rich
ardson identified in his statement,
1t. DeCamp said. as the place
where threw the bodies
Advised of Richardson's state
ment, his stepfather. Basil Reid,
told the Beckley Post Herald that
the youth "oflen acted strangely"
and said he believed a disability in
CURED during three years of Navy
war service may have affected his
mentality.
Mr.. Reid added, the Post Herald
said, that his stepson recently said
that he had killed neighbors
daughter but his statement was
found to be false.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
BY the Associated Press

Jerry Rapillo, former boxer, who
as police chief at Berlin, Md, has
been engaged in controversy with
some citizens of the town, is taking
Thanksgiving vacation at 14l2
North Carolina avenue NE.-but
it is strictly a vacation, he said
today.
In his first statement since he
was given a temporary leave of
absence from his job in the East
ern Shore town, Mr. Rapillo said
he expects to return Saturday night.
Furthermore. he has every expecta-
ton that the Town Council will
back him in his law-enforcement
campaign.
A group of Berlin citizens, at
mass meeting Friday night, de-
nounced Mr. Rapillo and asked the
council to prevent the chief from
returning to duty until the con-
troversy is settled.
Mr.. Rapillo. once known in New
York as the Patent Leather Kid
has not been on the job since Sat-
uIudy IuOl llllS.
Plans Slot Machine Drive.
The chief, who said the meeting
was composed about "one-third of
business men and the rest outsiders
who have no connection with busi-
ness declared that on his return
he expected to carry out council
orders to drive out slot machines
ana conduct other enforcement
activity
The kids in Berlin and their
parents are for NE and want me to
stay" Mr.. Rapillo said. What am
irving to do is stop child delin-
quency. l cannot do it alone and I
need the help of the citizens and the
council"
The chief said that children of
l6 and II years frequent beer par
lors, play slot machines and 60 into
pool rooms in Berlin, and Il am
trying to break that up.
He said that since he has been
in the town he has conducted youth
activity work. and II have a grand
kids band there"
Cant Go Too Far"
The Council and the Mayor are
behind me 100 per cent" the chief
said in his statement. Their hands
are tied some and they can't go too
far. because they are business men.
And I can't go too far, either
Il took the job with the under
standing that they wanted me to en-
force the law all the way through.
haven't been cracking down I just
have orders to enforce the law
The Berlin meeting followed some
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Truman Will Unvei| Plaque
ToRooseve|t at Georgetown

President Truman will unveil the
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Plaque
at Georgetown University Hospital
next Monday, it was announced
today.
The plaque commentaries a $55,-
900 gift voted in 1945 by the
executive board of the Congress of
Industrial Organizations for equip
ping the children's wing of the new
hospital building.
Participating in the ceremonies
will be CIO President Philip Muir
ray; the Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni
Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the
United States; the Very Rev. Law
renee C. German, S. j., president of
Georgetown University; the Rev.
Paul A. McNally, 81, dean of the
University Medical Center and
Elliott Roosevelt, son of the late
President.
Evening star., 1947-11-24

Paris stations were almost closed
down by the railway strikes. Inter-
national trains to London, Brussels
and Amsterdam were running yes
terday, but most suburban travel
was halted and all traffic south to
the Mediterranean was at a stand
still
Although longshoremen were
striking at every port in France,
they agreed at Cherbourg to permit
the liner America to unload and
sent out two harbor craft last night
for passengers baggage. The pas
Sengers were to come ashore today.
The longsh hor mems walkout
spread last night to Algiers, where
port workers voted a 24-hour strike
and threatened to continue it def
nitely If demands for a Is per cent
wage increase werev not met.
In LIE Mans a threatened strike
by bankers and post office en-
ployes was called off when agree
ments we're reached.
In the Paris region civil servants
were debating whether to join the
school teachers strike. The Ma
tional Teachers Union, meanwhile,
was trying to get Paris teachers
back to work after voting two to
one against spreading the strike to
the provinces.
Higher Fare Protested.
1f
the increase in Paris subway fares
boosted from four to five francs
were aggravated by the Communist
organ L'Humanite, which urged its
readers not to pay the higher fare.
Approximately 100000 persons ride
the subway daily.
Despite the Communist newspa-
per's appeal, subway stations were
as crowded as ever during the morn
ing rush hour, though there was
some grumbling as passengers paid
the five franc (about four cents)
fare. Bus fares also went up simul-
taneously, but there appeared to be
no drop in traffic.
The situation in other industries:
Automobile - The big RerYault
works still were closed down py q
strike. At one Citroen plant in
Paris officials estimated that about
10 per cent of the strikers had re-
turned to work and the situation
was described as normal at two
others.
Miners, metal workers and build
ing workers-Strikes were spreading
from Paris and the north to other
provinces, including the Lorraine
basin. There was some back-to-
work movement following secret bal
lots among workers. sponsored by
government authorities, but this
was not general.
Teachers and civil servants-Civil
employees we're voting today on
whether to join striking Paris teach
ers. Mail deliveries from the Paris
central postofice were halted but
telephone and telegraph service vas
not Immediately affected.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
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predecessor, Socialist Paul Rama
dier, who resigned last Wednesday.
The previous government also was
composed of Socialists, Radical So
cialists, the MRP and Independents,
with the Socialists predominating.
De Gaulle Supporter Included.
One new angle was added, how
ever, with the inclusion of a min
lister who openly supports Gen. De
Gaulle - Rene Mayer. Socialist
leaders were reported to have been
strongly opposed to Mr. Mayer be-
cause of his sympathy with the De
Gaullists, who were highly critical
Of the Ramadier government.
In addition to Mr.. Bidault. Messrs.
Schuman, Moch. Marie, Teitgen,
Daniel Mayer, Naegelen and La
coste, all served in the Ramadier
cabinet. Mr., Ramadier himself was
reported to have turned down an
appointment as Minister of the In
terror in the new government. Leon
Blum, former Premier and elder
statesman of the Socialist Party,
who tried unsuccessfully last week
to form cabinet, also was reported
to have declined the post of vice
premier.
The new ministers were presented
to President Vincent Auriol this
morning and Immediately went to
their respective ministries to take
over from the retiring cabinet,
which had remained at work until
successors were designated.
The first meeting of the new cabi-
net was scheduled for today.
Mr.. Schuman, who served as Min
lister of Finance under Mr.. Rama
dier, issued brief statement refer
ring to the considerable and diff
cult task" facing his government
and appealed to the discipline and
good will of all Frenchmen" to en-
able him to deal with the situation.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
National Guard CornivuI
Friday to Aid Needy

The District National Guard will
present Thanksgiving Victory
Carnival" at 8 pm. Friday at the
Armory
After a program including a con-
cert, dancing and the usual carnival
sideshows, proceeds from conces-
sions will be turned over to the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars auxiliary to
aid in relief of i'll and impoverished
veterans and their families.
The Marine Band and the Air
Force Band dance orchestra will
provide music. There will be no
admission charge.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Truman Sends Senate
500 Job Nominations
Made During Recess
BY ths Associated Press

President Truman today sent to
the Senate for confirmation the
names of nearly 500 persons named
to Federal jobs while Congress was
not in session.
The list of recess appointments in
cludes Secretary of the Navy Sulli-
van, Secretary of the Air Force
Symington; Robert N. Denham, gen.
eral counsel of the National Labor
Relations Board, and Raymond M
Foley. administrator of the newly
organized Housing and Home Fl
nance Administration.
Gray'S Name Submitted.
In addition, the President nomi-
mated nearly 1900 Army and Navy
officers for advancement and sub
mitted a handful of more recent
civilian nominations, including Carl
Raymond Gray, jr., of Minnesota, to
succeed Gen. Bradley as Veterans
Administrator.
Nominations included the re-
appointment of United States Dis
trict Judge Harry E. Pratt to the
Fourth Division bench for the Dis
trict of Alaska and the nomination
of Charles M Eldridge as United
States marshal for Rhode Island to
replace Neale D. Murphy, resigned.
The White House had not in
tended to burden the special session
with the long list of names for con-
f1rmation, but Charles G. Ross,
presidential press secretary, told re-
porters that White House legal ad-
visers decided it would be illegal to
hold the names until the regular
session in January
Undersecretary Named
Other prominent names included: :
Arthur NJ Hill of West Virginia, as
chairman of the National Security
Resources Board; Robert w. Den
ham of Maryland as general coun-
sci for the National Labor Relations
Board for a four-year term; w.
John Kenney of California as Un-
dersecretary of the Navy; William
H Draper, jr., of New York, as
Undersecretary of the Army; Arthur
S. Barrows of California. as Under
StCISIdlN VI tIlc All L vi &c, Wd ~
Gen, Carl Spaatz. as chief of staff
of the Air Force; Vannevar Bush,
as chairman of the Research and
Development Board; Abe Murdock
of Utah and J. Copeland Gray of
New York. as members of the
NLRB; Cyrus S. Ching. as Federal
mediation and conciliation director;
Oscar R. Ewing of New York, as
Federal security administrator,
Franklin D. Richards of Utah, as
Federal housing commissioner, and
Watson B. Miller of Maryland, as
commissioner of immigration and
naturalization.
On the military list were the
names of Vice Admiral William R.
Munroe. to be placed on the retired
list with the rank of vice admiral;
Albert C. Shepheard. as a commo-
dore in the Coast Guard Reserve
for Temporary service, and 81 Navy
officers for appointment to the per-
manent grade of rear admiral,
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Un-Americun
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convictions. all cases still are pend
Ing in various stages of appeal.
Conviction of contempt of Con-
gress carries maximum penalty of
a $1,000 fine and year in jail.
1t appeared to be a foregone con-
clusion that the House again would
sustain the committee today. The
only question was how many men,
bers would vote against sending the
cases to the United States Attorney
for prosecution.
The second case to come up was
to be that of Dalton Trumbo. Rep
resentative Vail, Republican, of Hi
nois was to handle it.
Hours Debate Allowed.
House rules allow an hour of
debate on each case, but the COM
mittee said it expected to need only
a few hours since all the cases
involve the same question.
In addition to MaltZ and Trumbo,
those recommended for contempt
action by the committee are Alvah
Bessie, Lester Cole, Edward Dmy-
tryk, Herbert Biberman, John How
ard Lawson, Ring Lardner, jr.,
Samuel Ornitz and Adrian Scott.
Statement Issued.
In New York a statement was
issued yesterday bearing the names
of 46 writers urging the Un-Ameri
can Activities Committee to pro
ceed with its work despite all prop
agandist intimidation and pressure" F."
"Hysterical attacks on tie COM
mittee are a smokescreen designed
to shield Communists and their
stooges,' 1t said.
When the committee questioned
rightist totalitarian groups, self
styled liberals cheered: They often
clamored for even more vigorous
methods the statement said But
when the inquiry was directed
against Kremlin-type totalitarians.
the same pseudo liberals began to
hoot in chorus
Asserting that the committee oper-
in our legislative practice the
statement said exposure of totali-
tartan influences will serve to pro-
tect the freedom of the American
screen
Names listed as signers were:
Frank R. Adams, Alice Cooper
Bailey, John Chamberlain, Harriet
H. Chambers, William Henry Cham
berlin, Herbert Corey, Virginia
Creed, George Harmon Coke, Mona
Coxhead, Charles B. Driscoll, AL
berta Stedman Eagan, John T.
Flynn, Frank c. Hanighen, Alma
Robinson Higbee, Nard Jones, Su-
zanne Lafollette, William La Varre.
Isaac Don Levine, Samuel M. Levi
tas, Edna Lonigan, Ferdinand Lund-
berg, Eugene Lyons, Patsy Ruth
Miller, Minnie Hite Moody, Felix
Morley.
Fulton Oursler. George Peck.
Emily Post, Mary Reisner, Kenneth
Roberts, Gertrude Robinson, Ade-
line Rowe. George S. Schuyler Violet
Shay, Jack Shay, Frank Leon Smith.
George E. Sokolsky, Benjamin Stol-
berg, Sophie Kerr Underwood, Freda
Utley, Francis Wallace. Margaret
Taylor Yates, Helen Woodward
Allan Nevins and William Hazlitt
Upson.