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The union times., 1948-04-10

Remember MOrdeCa1 Brown "Three-Fingered" Brown-famed Cub pitcher and nemesis of the great Christy Mathewson? When a youth he lost part of the index finger of his right hand, his finger. The remaining three digits, not counting the thumb later became the most renowned in the land "Three-Fingered Brown Beats Matty Again!'' So the headlines went
 In the minors was fantastically ambitious young pitcher. His name was Perdue. He yearned to become another ''Three-Fingered'' Brown Not mere hero worship, either. He had convinced himself of some thing. That the missing finger, not Browns natural skill, accounted for Mordecai's glittering success.
 Becoming a second, perhaps might fer Brown, was simply a matter o1 expert surgery. So he voluntarily had his index finger partly hacked off The hand looked exactly like Browns
 Perdue got his call to baseba11's Big Top. Fatal stroke of irony was that he didn't make good
 He resemb1ed Brown in but one respect. Both had three fingers on the right hand.
 Remember Joe Humphries, famed announcer? He had a way witt crowds Joe could still the unru1ies- mob with wisecrack, a fearful appeal or merely by raising his hand, anc "Puh-le-e-eSe, gentlemen, puh-le-e-se! ?
 Joe once put himself on the spot though. That was when, as co-managel of McGovern, he announced the sec ond Terry McGovern-Young Corbett scrap in San Francisco. Explained Joe
 Terry was high-strung, nervous character. He was heading for another knockout from the only kid that ever licked him. So, our strategy was tc hold McGovern in the dressing room as long as possible before the bell.
 "When l tucked through the ropes, alone, Corbett was there. calmly reading a program. He had been waiting some time, too. The mob was already stamping, also bowling: Where's McCovern?'
 ''Well, we waited. And waited. l tried kidding 'em, but it didn't work. l was really in the grease. Suddenly message was handed to me. It looked like a life saver. commanded silence and bawled:
 Is there a physician in the house A patron has just suffered an epileptic fit?
 There was respectful hush for a few seconds. Then some one with a nickel-plated larynx beloved: IS MCGOVERN IN THE HOUSE?'
 And the panic was on again till Terry appeared.'
The union times., 1948-04-10
(Continued from Page One)

Times: TICKETS AND POLICE BATTLE IN WALL STREET.
 Mirror: EXCHANGE STRIKERS BATTLE WITH POLICE.
 Sun: WALL STREET TICKETS RIOT.
 Telegram: WALL STREE T TICKETS FIGHT COPS.
 As usual, the honors for the most dishonest headline went to Hearst's Journal-American, which screamed: RIOTINC IN WALL STREET! PICKET MOB ATTACKS POLICE.
 Honest headlines were run by the Post: COPS CLUB TICKETS IN WALL STREET. PM: UNION CHARGES POLICE BRUTALITY IN WALL STREET CLUBBING.
 The l2-year old Consumer Dis tributiOn Corporation, which was set up with an endowment from the liberal Boston merchant Edward A. Filene, financed this Filene Co., operative. Operating on borrowed money now, the coop hopes to re- cruit enough members to ante up the half million dollars to make it completely member-owned coop. First day saw sales of $lO,OOO shares at $50 a share. Minimum
The union times., 1948-04-10
Gov. Dewey Vetoes Jobless Pay Bill

ALBANY, NY. n CPD inn Gov. Thomas Inc E. Dewey (R) has vetoed a bill which would have permitted a worker to accumulate unemployment insurance benefits during strike or lockout.
 Dewey accompanied his veto of the measure with a memorandum from State Industrial Commissioner Edward CorS1, who said the existing provision suspending benefits when unemploy- ment arises from an industrial dispute was believed to have been we'll thought out
The union times., 1948-04-10

union buttons with the Japanese Teachers Union president.
 Subsequently the AFT official told a meeting of 5000 unionists that the future of democracy in Japan depends upon a sound program of free public education, strong labor movement, and a decent social attitude on the part of industrial leaders. He praised the adult education policies of the American occupation authorities, and their assistance to trade union educa- tion.
The union times., 1948-04-10
Japanese Teachers Hear AFT. Head

Tokyo (LPA) Irwin R. Kuenz1i, general secretary of the American Federation of Teachers -AFL last week addressed the teachers union here and said: "The creation in Japan ot a new teachers union of over half million members represents one of the great milestones in world teacher union history" Kuenzli exchanged
The union times., 1948-04-10
Pressure Cooker Co. Far Too Strong

WASHINGTON-FP)-Prest pressure cookers are being forced on dealers by high pressure monopo1istic methods, the Federal Trade Commis- sion charged in a complaint issued last week.
 The Natl. Pressure Cooker Co. makes the Presto cooker and other kltchenWare. ETC says the company violated antitrust laws by forcing wholesale distributors to buy only Prestos,
The union times., 1948-04-10
Calling 'Em Straight :
By Ed Hughes
A TALE OF THREE FINGERS

There athletes who will snatch any device to stimulate prowess Max Bae when he elected become bruse be he looked the part So he paid fellow bash him the and give him 'cauifower. That's tops? Mo- isn't
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23

the 1st district; Bob Robertson,
international vice-president of
the striking CLIO International
LongShore & Warehousemen's
Union; Grant Cakes, Progressive
candidate for Governor.
Attacking those erstwhile lib
eral UNDERSTANDING for re-
election-who have taken
'run-out powder on the progress
sive movement" Judge Samuel
Heller pointed to the time he
sat on the bench in Renters
Court, when he became known
as champion Of the poor"
Its sad commentary on JUS
tice, when Judge Heller becomes
known as a champion of the
poor" Heller charged.
I'm not a champion of the
poor-Tm champion of law"
Heller told the trade union
lists:
Until you have political
power your rights will be
only paper rights If you
don't win this time. you've got
to establish that power"
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
Bennett says Hollywood
dioIed a Wrong Number

started out in life as radio
melodrama. l heard it once and
thought it was an excellent job;
it didn't have the CUTS and the
poetry that some of CorWin' S
stuff has, but it seemed to me
to be an extremely clever adap-
tation of a rigid, artificial plot
to the medium of radio.
The story, briefly, involves a
bedridden hypochondriac W h 0
gives her devoted spouse call
at the office, by accident over
hears a couple of gents plotting
a murder and eventually real
ICES that the candidate for the
spot under the x is none other
than she.
Since the gal is bedridden,
she's entirely dependent on her
phone. AS you can imagine, this
has the making of a taut, swift
melodrama in medium-such
as radio-which is -dimen-
sional, solely voice
But in Hollywood, as in a lot
of other places, nothing succeeds
like success. Some great brain
says if this is good for radio,
We'll make a smash production
with Barbara Stanwyck yet, and
it'll be even be ter on the
screen.
Alas, poor Yorick. 1t amt bet
ter In fact, it amt good. In fact,
if the truth must be known, it
stinks.
At the risk of becoming
bore: The film is a distinct and
unique art form. 1t doesn't have
to exist in a parasitic state. 1t de-
serves-and h o II d have; and
maybe one day it will have
original, mature and meaningful
wri ing which tells story
through the camera like
Chaplin and Eisenstein and Ford
do.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
The ILLINOIS, STANDARD. OCTOBER %. 1913
Wallace has not chunQed
FITZGERALD tells labor ro||v

Tell the people in the shops
this" declared Albert Fitzgerald,
president, CLIO United Electrical
Workers, "That Henry Wallace
is the same man today that he
was four years ago, when we
(the CIO leadership were fight
ing for him.
1t was at the mass prediction
meeting of the Progressive
Party's Labor Division, at Tenn
pie Hall, Oct. 10.
Fitzgerald was recalling for
the audience the meeting which
took place in the Stevens Hotel
four years ago, when Murray,
Reuther, Thomas, Hillman &.
were working night and day,
trying to get Henry Wallace
nominated again as Roosevelt's
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
Progressives
against Polish
border chunqe

Henry Wallace is in favor of
economically sound loans to
Poland" he said in a letter to
Chicagoan this week.
The Chicagoan, Eugene Jasin-
ski, of 1889 N. Mozart, had sent
Wallace letter in which he
asked number of questions
about Wallace's ideas on u. S.
Polish relations.
81 am in favor of Poland re-
tanning its present boundaries"
the Progressive Presidential
nominee declared, "and con-
slider outrageous the bipartisan
attack on those boundaries"
This attack, he said, twas one
of the first indications that the
bipartisans had no intention of
fulfilling our pledges at Pots
dam to denazify, decartelize, and
demilitarize Germany"
TIL e revoca tion of these
pledges, plus plans for rebuild
ing Germany might under the
Marshall Plan, threaten Polish
security, he pointed out.
eve are giving more to Ger
many under the so-called Mar
shall Plan than to any of Ger
many's Victims" Wallace said.
"This policy must be stopped.
II have consistently fought for,
and will continue to fight for,
aid to those countries which suf-
fered most from Nazi aggression.
| have fought and will continue
to fight those plans which arti-
ficial1y divide Europe, stifle
trade, and favor reactionary
regimes.
"The brave men and women
of Poland deserve all the help
we can send them. l have been
immensely impressed with the
reports of Polish reconstruction
ant look forward to the day
when we shall assist Poland to
build and prosper.
81 have consistently advocated
the granting of economically
sound loans to Poland and other
countries for purposes of recon-
Struction and development. Such
loans will be good for American
economic health and will help
build the peace of the world"
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
Communist trial
put off to Nov. !

NEW YORK-The trial of II
leaders of the Communist Party
on charges that they advocate
the violent overthrow of h e
government was postponed this
week. The case now is expected
to come to trial Nov. l. The Com
munists had sought the delay so
that the heat of TIE political
campaign might not prejudice
their case.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23

vice-presidential running mate"
Many of those CLIO leaders
fear the work that you
have to put into the trade union
movement today to carry
on the work of Franklin Roose-
velt' many are "afraid of
being called Reds " Fitzgerald
said, adding:
wallace hasn't changed :.
If anyone has changed, it's those
labor leaders"
Other speakers at the meeting
included: Ben Gold, president,
CLIO Fur & Leather Workers;
Judge Samuel Heller, Progress
sive candidate for states attor
ney; Earl B. Dickerson, Progress
sive candidate for Congress from
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
MOVIES

of vieW-Was that there are a
hell of a lot of guys out in
Hollywood posing as motion pic
ture producers and directors
and actors who shoulda stood in
Dubuque.
Let's take Sorry, Wron
Number" as an example: 1t
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
BY BOB BENNETT

NJ EVER in all their born days
~ have the inspired madmen
who name the stuff their fellow
geniuses in Hollywood dredge
up shown to better advantage
than in an item called Sorry,
Wrong Number.
If ever there was wrong
number, this is it.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23

T h e o n | y
thing l f o u n d
i n t e r e S t :
ing a b o u t the
film from an
academic point
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07

Practical Nurse will care for child in
her home. Phone 1856. 918-7-7
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07
AUNT VISITS ZION

Mrs. Theo. Tollefson of 3013
Eshcol Avenue, and her other
sisters, had a visit last week
of their Aunt, Mrs. R. Brown
lee, of Salem, Oregon, and her
daughter, Mrs. E. McDolke of
Ontario, Oregon.
Her aunt and daughter had
been to London, Ontario, to
visit with other relatives, and
were homeward bound when
they stopped in Zion, where
they visited with other rela-
tives while here.
The Tollefsons and May
fields took their aunt and
daughter to Waukegan last
Sunday afternoon to board the
train for home.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07
$2,252,OOO A DAY
u. S. FIRE BILL

During the past IL months
fires, largely preventable, des-
troyed $7O3,262,000 worth of
irreplaceable property in the
United States.
Fire destruction continued
at a rate of $2,252,0OO a day
for the first 121 days of this
year - the equivalent of two
conflagrations a day.
During the month of April,
an estimated $63,751, 900
worth of property went up
in smoke. This was a decrease
of 6.29 per cent from losses
of $68,029,00 in April last
year. This was the first time
since March 1914 that month
ly fire losses had decreased
compared to the same month
in the previous year.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07
NEW STAMP COMING
100 Years of Progress of
Women-1848-1948.

Postmaster General Jesse M.
Donaldson made public
the description of the new Pro-
gress of Women Scent COM
memorative postage stamp
which is to be placed on first
day sale on July 10 at Seneca
Falls, New York, scene of the
First Woman's Rights Conven-
ton in 1848.
The new stamp, which is
purple in color, is 0.84 by LA
inches, arranged horizontally,
with a single outline frame. It's
central motif comprises the
portraits of Elizabeth Stanton,
Carrie G.. Gait and Lucrecia
Mott, three of the outstanding
leaders in the Century of Pro-
gress of American Women, ar
ranged from left to right in
that order in ovals on a dark
background. Above the por-
traits appears the white Gothic
lettering Omitted States Post
age" Below the central de-
sign is a light ribbon on which
is the dark Modified Roman
wording 100 Years of Pro-
gress of Women 1848-1948."
At each end of this ribbon is
the denomination "3c" in white
Gothic.
Stamp collectors desiring
first-day cancellations of this
stamp may send a limited num-
Der of addressed envelopes, not
in excess of 10, to the Post
master, Seneca Falls, New
York, with postal note or mon
ey order remittance to cover
the cost of the stamps to be af-
fixed.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07
fife TheOCrat

gone for about three weeks
and will visit relatives at Buff
falo, N. Y, see Niagara Falls,
continue east to Oxford, Conn,
where they will visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Arms. Mrs.
Arms is the former Mary Rush
forth. They will also go to New
York and Philadelphia.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07
CARD OF THANKS

The family Of late Alexan-
der johnson wishes to express
their sincere thanks to all their
friends and neighbors for their
kind expressions Of sympathy
shown during their recent be-
reavement in. the loss of our
dear husband and father.
Their kindness will always be
remembered.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07
LECTURE ON DANIELS
SEVENTY WEEKS

A lecture on the subject,
"The Importance of Under
standing the Vision given to
Daniel of the Seventy Weeks"
will be given by Overseer An
ton Darms in the Prayer Room
of Zion Home, Lords Day
Evening, July 18th, at 7:45.
All are welcome!
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07

The following men have
gone on a few days vacation
to Lac la Croix, where they
have gone in former years:
Paul McEwen, Roy Baldwin,
Doctor Stephen Gere and Gene
Schaad.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07
CLASSIFIED ADS
Rates

FOR SALE-Baby chicks, turkeys &
ducks at Aiuppy's, 1909 w. 26th st.
Phone 2747. 765 cont
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07
VACATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Note
boom are planning to leave on
a vacation trip July II for a
visit in the East. They will be
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07
MARRIED

Miss Bertha Hardman and
Mr.. Ralph Pierce, ST., both of
Zion were united in marriage
June 18th, 1913.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07

SERVEL trouble-free Refrigerators
keep their efficiency longer because
there are no moving parts in the
freezing unit. See your Servel Deal
er or North Shore Gas Company.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Burroughs Member
LIST Held Confidential

Membership lists Of citizens asso-
Citations should be confidential, the
Executive Committee Of the Bur-
roughs Citizens Association said
last night.
In refusing to grant the request
Of an insurance agent for list of
members Of the group. the committee
stated 1t would be "a policy Of the
association" not to furnish the list
to any individual,
AS a plan to raise funds for the
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Trial Of Damage Suits Set
April I in Bridge Bus Crash

Justice James w. Morris of Dis
trict Court yesterday set April as
the date to bring before q jury the
question of liability of three de-
fendants named in 10 damage suits
for q total Of about $750.000,
growing out Of the Memorial Bridge
bus crash on August 2, 1s46, in
which A persons were injured, one
fatally.
Named as defendants were the
Washington, Virginia and Maryland
Coach Co.. whose bus plunged
Evening star., 1948-02-26

association, the committee approved
q suggestion to provide varying de-
|grees Of membership, depending on
the amount Of dues paid. The pro-
|posal calls for four types, tentatively
named regular, contributing, sup
porting and sustaining member
ships. Dues would be 81, 50, IS and
$40 a year. respectively. The plan
would necessitate a constitutional
amendment to be acted on at future
meetings.
The program was proposed by
Wilbur Finch, assigned to investigate
Embarrassing methods by the asso-
citation. He said the plan might
serve as a guide to other citizens
associations.
Mrs. Henry A. Bartlett told the
Evening star., 1948-02-26

through . railing Of the bridge with
its load Of passengers to the road
way below after colliding with an
automobile operated by Stephen L.
Grover, now 20 and q senior at Yale
University.
Also named as defendants are
young Grover and his mother, Mrs.
Louise r. Grover, 1900 Connecticut
avenue NV. Mrs. Grover owned
the automobile.
Evening star., 1948-02-26

committee the program begun last
fall by the Burroughs Citizens Asso-
citation to rid the city Of Japanese
beetles had resulted In action by at
least eight other associations. Each
group had appropriated money to
fight the pests, she reported.
The meeting was held in the home
OF Benjamin F. Taylor, 1918 Seven
teenth place N e., and was conducted
by Robert N. Burrows, president.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Veterans, Groups to Meet

Cushing Camp No. 80 and the
ladies auxiliary Of the Sons Of
Union Veterans Of the Civil War
will celebrate the birthdays Of Lin
coin, Washington and Mckinley at
their meeting at pm. tomorrow
In the Washington Loan 81 Trust
Co. building, Ninth and r streets
NJ w
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Nooy, at Last!
.op-to to-Bottom
Refrigeration!
1895

For the first time, kelvinotor brings you q
top to-botton door thot closes on 8.5 cubic.
feet Of storage space within shelf oreo, plus
KeIvinotor~- exclusive refrigerated fruit
freshener bottom bin! Frozen food@ehest
holds 40 Ibs., including ice cube troys Vsee-
tobIe crisper, shelf with foId-down sections
for bulky foods, bottles. White porcelain
interior, stoin-resistont shelves.
Evening star., 1948-02-26

Mrs. Henry a. Bartlett told the
Evening star., 1948-05-26

Citation and Coaltown are
in their saltwater corral
at the Zoo today, after triumphal
journey from Florida and their
natural pasture in the Gulf Of
Mexico.
The two namesakes of the famous
racing steeds are sea horses, the
first ever to be exhibited at the
Zoo here.
Like theroughbreds, they merit
special attention. Several five-gallon
Jugs of sea water are being shipped
from the Baltimore Zoo. officials
there agreed to scoop the water
from the ocean, as friendly ges-
ture. A small electric pump. unused
since the 1887 Smithsonian National
Geographic Expedition to the Dutch
East Indies, is pumping oxygen into
the tank. The pump was used then
in a futile attempt to keep alive
some rare tropical fish.
Despite the2 precautions, how
ever, DR.. William M. Mann, Zoo
director, said he fears the rare
exhibits will not live. The record
for keeping sea horses in captivity
is studded with failure.
The 5-inch high specimens were
presented to the Zoo by Miss
Jacqueline Simpson, 1923 Garfield
street NV, and Miss Doris Kimber,
Evening star., 1948-05-26
|Inquests Due Today
In Deaths Of 7 Men
In Traffic Accidents

Inquests were scheduled at the
morgue today into the traf1ic deaths
OF jeremiah F. Steele, so, Of "A
Auburn court, Alexandria, and FL
win H. Forristall. "a, of 37l1 Fes-
sender street NV.
Mr.. Steele died at Emergency
Hospital Monday after the car he
was driving collided with streetcar
operated by Joseph w. Runion, q,
of 917 Cameron street. Alexandria,
at Seventh street and Independence
avenue S.W. last Friday, police said.
Mr.. Forristall died May 10 at
Emergency. day after he was
struck while crossing in the 5000
block of Connecticut avenue NV
by a car driven by Donald I. Leh-
man, II, of $3.50 Tennyson street
NV, according to police.
In two accidents yesterday, s.
year-old boy and a 7-year -old girl
were taken to Casualty Hospital
after they were struck by automo-
biles while crossing the street.
Arthur Wilcoxin of 1923 Gales
street NE. was reported in fair
condition today after he was hit at
Seventeenth and Gales streets NE.
by an automobile driven by Harold
L. Cation, II, of 1927 Massachusetts
avenue Sc, police reported. He
suffered head injuries and brush
burns to his left leg, police said.
Struck in the 1900 block of Ala
bama avenue Sc, Patricia Sistare,
colored, of 1927 Frederick place Sc
suffered scratches and cuts to her
head and elbows, according to po-
lice. The automobile was driven by
William w. Smith, 81, of 3018 Ninth
street Sc, police said. Her condi-
tion was reported good.
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Liquor and Gambling
In Washington Hit
by Wilbur La Roe
By Cospor konnes
Stor SteH Correspondent

SEATTLE, May 26.-The liquor
and gambling traffic threaten de-
struction of Christian culture in the
United States, Wilbur La Roe, jr.,
last night told the pre-assembly
conference on evangelism Of the
160th General Assembly Of the Pres
byterian Church in the United
States Of America.
Mr.. La Roe OF Washington, d. c.,
moderator Of the general assembly,
cited gambling and liquor conditions
in the National Capital to support
his contention.
He said the evils were heightened
because the people of the District
cannot vote. IF they could" he
declared, they would throw out Of
Office the people responsible for
these conditions"
Mr.. La Roe added:
I'VE cannot conflne ourselves to
the international picture, for with
in our borders we have become
largely insensitive to evils which
threaten the destruction Of our
Christian culture.
Even such terrible things as an
$4,000, 100000 liquor traffic and a
still larger gambling traffic we ac-
cept with more complacency than
We could possibly accept them If we
lived up to our status as disciples
of Jesus Christ"
I'm the District of Columbia
special grand jury is about to in
vestigate a $100,0O0000 gambling
racket under courageous and able
district attorney who is virtually
taking the matter out of the hands
of the police, under whose very
noses this racket has been per-
mitted to thrive for years. . The
police have offered their help, but
have been told in effect that when
their help Is needed 1t will be asked
fer.
This is not a happy picture
when we consider that Washington
Is the Capital of the Nation. nor
does it make the picture better to
consider the fact. that the District
of Columbia leads the Nation in per
capita consumption of liquor"
The Presbyterians today devoted
themselves to the pre-assembly con-
ferences on foreign missions, ma
tional missions, Christian education
and pensions.