davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1949-03-14

eome uSaa' saIe' soNo ' B. e. sURPfUs SALES
6O5 Indiana ave. NV. nr. 9th St
OFFICE FURNITURE, reconditioness
desks, chairs, t,les; tables. ETC. 42s
pfssos ass S io For Nj RENf teos; With option (
P9xNo PqS ts'sf MART. 10y Io15 7th st: nx.%Is
PIANOS-We can save you Sl4O OF
a brand-new Lester console piano
with direct low action. Fuil ls Key; y
easra' eass' 81 ST. 1880 $500 n'fo PffANo MART
lO15 7th st. NV Gust above the
p1IbNoss1New 1lasa5sN spinet pianos, $3.50
Psy only 81 81 saon monthly; PIANO Ne haa1as MART
1913 9TH st. NV. dust above w,s she
piIANos.our prices on new grand
pianos are the lowest in the city
ST, $500. PIANO MART. 10l5 7thh
St az qHst above the ful KEYBOARD
Special Special only s4ss. Pay only S11
gHntelGSo 81 aGoo NO 5oRpaN nesin1 'npEss P1ANo eo
ssrpsr 1Sth EaR and nSsESSTspin.ts & s.s .ns
paid as rental applies on the price
ST. s40O. JORDAN PIANO CO. :,
corner 18th and 6 sts. NV. lis
PIANOS-We have. the largest selec-
tion, Of pianos In washington or, on
buy. don't fall to visit US. Our
prices are rs low as you pay 1or
comparable pianos elsewhere in the
city. We are exclusive dealers fol-
such makes as Mason & Hamlin,
Chickering, Story g. Clark. Hunt.
ington, Musette, Winter & Co. and
others. ST. 94OO. JORDAN PIANO
CO., corner 18th and G SITS. NV
r1ANos-we have several fine grand
All GOOD makes. ST. e4OO. JORDAN
PIANO CO., corner 18th and G SITS
PIANOs-steinway pianos; only al
campbell's can you purchase new
Steinway consoles and grands II
washington and vicinity. Come II
and see our display. Also for the
best in reconditioned grands see oul
display before you buy. Convenient
terms. CAMPBELL MUSIC CO., 110S
G st. NV. DI,. s464. 119
price. We have q flne display Of
new and floor sample spinets, con-
coles. grands and apt. uprishts.
terms. Liberal allowance for your
old piano. CAMPBELL MUSIC CO.,
iiOS q st. NV. DI. e46z. -10
Evening star., 1949-03-14
SEWING MACHINES
MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT

Singers, all makes and models. Free
home demonstration. You can cleo
trify your old treadle for only 81 95
NO 21OO; 2414 14th st. NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-14

1. all-maple al
with complete
e moved from
earby Maryland:
Call CO. 1900.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Cotton Consumption
Down in January,
Is Far Below 1948
BY The Assoeioted Press

The Census Bureau reported
today that cotton consumed dur
ing January totaled 674,463 bales
of lint and 123,03S bales of linters.
This compared with 68o,670
bales of lint and 113,854 bales Of
linters consumed during Decem-
ber and 860,70 bales of lint and
1o1,850 bales, of linters consumed
during January of. last year.
Consumption for the six months
ending January 81 totaled 4,204,-
057 bales of lint and 682,783 bales
Of linters, compared with 4.645,-
463 and 577.22l for the corre-
spending period a year ago.
Cotton on hand January 81
included:
In consuming establishments
1,627,055 bales of lint and $685.
665 bales of linters. compared
with 2.229,229 and 232.446 q year
ago.
In public storage and at COM
presses 8.213,189 bales of lint and
88,501 bales of linters, compared
with 5,105,438 and 1902 a year
ago.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations furnished by the III
uhss sMss abost ss.ady bu
ssy BS BSmes Co. Iso Ss sefT Er:
sfri sinia. a"Vss Vest vi?sinis; staymsns 4Go.SS;
S?HS = sx '5o s5o 1855 Boxes. osfss' ssS
.ssk. RaEks' ssss Ss.,, ,tssdX .ss
~ sSsa .s sSeks e Com
mercisIs. nH: I7S: u = Is. 5000; 5o-pound
paper sacks 1850:
yns G?Sen ss eW S5's oo few n.srDy 81 Es.e Ell.
PoultryEMsrket about steady: trading ll
15 uD 1sesR: ss 'f5i pu pound aSd
as-a4: 81 A. fowl. colored' a6-se; Leshorns
Grain Market.
F1our-Receipts. 730 10O-pound sacks.
menfs pa.he ssoees S9
soshss sG req TntsF Easfs? Ns s10:
rec coEnR.ssips EnteE ssIsk' ss sg9a bssh:s Ship
ments;; 16,1os bushels; stocks 5'377,s7e
ments. 5000 bushels; STOCKS, 3e5 'es7
Barley - Receipts. none: shipments.
none: stocks, 1929 bushels,
Rye-Receipts, 41,6s2 bushels: ship
ments, 36144 bushels stocks, 376,61l
bushels
Soybeans-Receipts, 16,103 bushels;
shioments, none: stocks. 33o.O63 bushels.
Mllfeed-Receipts. 81 tons.
Butter and EGGS.
Eggs-Market about steady: demand
slew, receipts liberal; large. 1880; some
low as 40; mediums, 1915. few lower;
current receipts. ungraded 4"-4i. some
low as 40.
Receipts-Butter. 23,s4O pounds; eggs,
1o1 ayes
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Stock Leaders Gain
Fractions 10 81 in
Active Dealings
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Demand
for stocks broadened today and
leading issues advanced fractions
to around points.
Rising tendencies have been ap-
parent in the market through the
week but not until today did a
movement of any scope develop.
Trading expanded to the fastest
rate in days as prices curved up
ward, which is usually considered
anr encouraging sign by bulliShly
minded traders.
Douglas Aircraft easily outdis-
tanced the balance of the list,
rising around 4 points. This
sharp advance was influenced by
dividend news which was an
nounced late yesterday.
Also higher were United States
Steel, Bethlehem Steel. General
Motors, Montgomery Ward, Amer
ican Telephone, Phelps Dodge
General Electric. Dow Chemical
Johns -Manville, Radio Corp.
Northern Pacific. Illinois Central
Gul Oil. Mission Corp. and Para
mount Pictures.
Corporate bonds moved mar
rowly. United States Governments
were firm in over-the-counter
dealings.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
New York Produce

NEW YORK. FEB. II tP:-sutMteT M
ca tons fTesmery higher than thsn g. scor scor
|A}, 6551s; 80 score 'B'' o'"' 81 scor'
cheese.4la ,sos; steady, prices un
changed . A.,
wholesale market. Receipts totaled 1875
cases, Spot quotations follow:
Midwestern-Mixed colors, fancy heavy
weights, 46:47: extra, l large. 433,2 extrs l,
lets unauoted; current receipts, 44la-44%
dirties, 4334; checks, A.
extra larse. 46-4eia; extra . large, ASA
BrownswFancy heavyweights, 46h:
Ara; extra / large, 45l2-46; extra
large. 44i2; extra 1 medium, 441a.
Nearby-(Top quotations on nearb,
wholesale selling prices for the hnest
marks available and not paying prices
to producers or shippers.)
Whites-Extra fancy heavyweights, 4S-
40; fancy heavyweishts, 46-47; mediums
45-46.
Browns-Extra fancy heavyweights, A..
4s: fancy heavyweights, 45-46; mediums
44-45.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Chicuao Livestock

CHICAGO, Feb. II l4p psDA.-sal;
gifts steady to 30 cents lower: closed
Slow. mostly around 25 cents lower than
Wednesdays average: sows 25-5o cents
lower; bulk good and choice 110-23Q
pound butchers, "o.502125; practica!
top, 81 ,5; short load, II so; most good
and choice o40-260 pound, 19 5000. so:
bulk, :10-325 pound. 1S.25-l9.25; few
loads 325 pounds to around 800 pounds,
l7.75-1S.50; most good and choice 400
500 pound sows. 1926 .n0; $4,000
pound 15,25-16.00; few choice light sows
/ : .50.1S.00.
salable cattle. $500: sslsble calves
500: active; steers uneven but generally
fully steady; heifers Arm: beef cows about
steady; Gamers and cutters steady to
strong; bulls and yealers; top, "G.5O for
load choice O8O pound steer yearings:
bulk medium to loU-choice under / 400
pound steers. 81 .OH-25. rs: so head choice,
,442 pound weights, .425 20 head COM
mon to medium 975-pound steers. le so;
load choice 1926 pound fed heifers. 2425;
bulk medium and good heifers. .o5o
pound, Il .0O-24 90: beef cows, 1900
1850: Gamers and cutters. IA ;00-1 500:
odd head weiehty sausage bulls UP to
$3.50; vealers, 1900 down.
Salable sheep. $500; no choice fed
lambs. In load lots sold: most BUYERS bid
ding fully so cents lower or 800 down:
scattered supply. common to medium oner-
ings to small killers, 2O.00-2} 90; ewes
firm at 10 90 600: big weight ewes dull
at 900, mostly s so. down: aged bucks
sorted of at so and below.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
CHICAGO Grain

CHICAGO. Feb. l. GP.-With only 4e
cars Of cash corn on, track here today
as Board eoY ssrss fsde "oEkse sser on
showed the, best gains early, but other
Other grains mostly opened iower' tlns wniie
corn had some influence on everythins
else and opening losses either we're re
duced or Cancelled in subsequent t.aoins;
DEALINGS were moderatey GER enur setee Sbes, was
II. higher: May 1 3Oas. ard oats we're
unchanged to p hisher; May, 6s1s Soy
beans were a lower to II higher March
The small run Of cash corn to IN market ,ss
cash grain, impartinR strength to iutuIes; ass;
said Cash corn vas osr BENG e.. Mes
'0eSrsii Small receipts confirmed trade reports
late last week that farmers were putting
large quantities of corn under the govs[n-
ment loan. and in some cases rno BUILDING ndm
modify credit corp here, bid for corn at
UNCHANGED premiums today.
Traders noted that the Government
buying little mere spT,ns pnscbases Of
winter wheat in the Southwest had not not
shown any great increase. Some traders
think it may become increasingly dimcult
to get winter wheat before the new crop
Commission houses sold soybeans at the
start. Lard also eased early. In the
past couple Of days foreign countries nave
been more active buyers Of lard and soy
bean oil. Holland, Cuba, Mexico st,rars ana Ger
The corn-hog ratio, at Chicago was
placed at 14s compared with 1873 week
ago and 10.1 year aso.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Feb. II LP.--Foreisn ex.
change rates follow tGreat Britain tr
dollars. others in cents):
Canadian dollar in. New York oper
market. -. per. cent discount or 92.561.
Europe-Great Britain (pound). 4.03l4
| lnchanged: Great Britain. 30-day futures
4O3. unchanged; Great Britain, soda!
futures, 4.02sa, unchanged; Great Britain
9O-day futures. 4.O2is. UNCHANGED: France
Cfranc). 81 OF a cent unchanged: Italy
tlira). February fixed rate. .O0lf39; Jan
uary OO1 13g: Sweden tkrona), - .S5
unchanged; Switzerland Granc) dree)
25.15. UNCHANGED.
Latin America-Arsentina (fres,: 20a0
Mexico, 14.14, Oh IA Of cent.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Hourly Sales on the Exchanss To-day;
~ Uuam $50 UoU 90 uuUn $40 900 |
100 pm. $40 900 200 ON 900 600

ruptcy or receivership. or being reorganized
under the Bankruptcy Act. or securities
ass umed by such companies. Rates OF div
disbursements based on the last quarterly
or semi-annual declaration. Unless other
| wise noted. special or. extra dividends are
not included cid Called. xEx dividend
yr Ex rights Also extra or extras, b Plus
stock DIVIDEND, Cash or stock. Paid
last year Payable IN stock. estimated
eiared or Iaid so far this year. Declared
or paid after stock dividend or spllt-up
Declared or psid sais year an acsumpaaad pa
| Ibis year dividend omitted. deferred or no
action taken at last dividend meeting
dating dividend. zPayable in stock. exact
cash value undetermined on declaration
Evening star., 1949-02-17
George w. Helme Co. earned

George w. Helme Co. earned
$1,716,98O or $2.47 in 1948 vs.. ST.
148,184 or $1.52 in the previous
year.
General Cigar Co. net for 194e
was 81 $685. or $2.44 VS.. 81 1,597.-
788 or $2.64 in 1947.
Lake Shore Mines, Ltd, profit
for six months ended December
81 was 1923 ,859 or Al cents VS.
$596,715 or 80 cents in the same
1947 period.
Waukesha Motor Co. earned
$784.l80 or $1.31 in six months
ended January 81 VS.. $652,501 OF
$1.63 a year earlier.
Hercules Cement Corp. elected
D. S. MacBride president, Joseph
Brobston board chairman and
Paul ]. Rutan q vice president.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Feb, II 1P.-Cotton fu-
from the lows of the day on persistent
mill buyins and short covering in nearby
March. with new crop deliveries lagsins
on the advance.
There was a good deal of switching to
later deliveries. The March situation DOM
mated the market, with cotton goods and
spot cotton markets quiet.
Noon prices were 35 cents bale hiRher
to Is cents lower than the previous close.
March, 32."4; May, 32.15, and July.
Al l3
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Sears Employees GET
Annual Statement
On Profit Sharing
By Edward C. Stone

Statements were presented to
1873 employees of the Sears, Roe
buck g. Co. stores in Washington
! and Arlington today showing how
much each one shared in the COM
pany's profits in 1948, under the
Savings and Profit Sharing PEN
sion Fund.
Hugh K. Duffleld, general man
ager of the Washington stores,
said the employe group here has
to its credit in the fund an ag-
gregate of 22,382 shares OF Sears
stock plus a cash balance of
$268,S76.
The company each year places
in the fund an established per-
centage of profits which is cred
tied to each employe on a length
of-service basis. Over period of
years this gives the employees a
very substantial sum.
The fund now owns 19 per cent
of Sears stock, MIR. Duffield said
At $38 a share, the funds current
assets total $2l6,500,000.
Stocks Give High Yields.
High dividend yields on 10 lead
ing issues listed on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange are noted in
an investment review published by
Ferris g. Co. Washington Gas
common, selling at 25, pays $3.50
a year to yield Sc. Potomac Elec-
trio Power preferred. at 46l2. pays
$1.8O year to yield 1857. while
the common at IA, paying 80
cents, returns 6.4@e.
Virginia Electric e. Power COM
mon, at 1872, paying $1.20. returns
1885,; Peoples Drug, at 81. paying
50, yields 6.4ee, and Hecht COM
mon, at 22l2, paying $3.50,
yields 7.1%. H.
Garfnckel common. at 16l2,
paying $3.50, yields go, highest of
any stock in the list. Garfinckel
512 preferred returns $50. and
the Az preferred, 6.1ee. Wood
ward & Lothrop common. at 81,
paying 50, yields 5.8T.
Trading on the Exchange yes
terday was the heaviest OF any
day on record.
Underwriters Hear Dudley.
More than 300 members OF the
District Life Underwriters Asso-
citation heard an address on ae-
gressive salesmanship at the De-
partment Of Commerce today by
Guilford Dudley. jr., of Nashville,
Tenn, vice president of Life IL
Casualty Insurance Co.. OF Ten
nessee.
The meeting was held at the
Department of Commerce today in
place of the usual monthly lunch
con. The change aroused much
enthusiasm. Two special movies
added to the program. w. J. NC
Causland, vice president, presided
owing to the illness of President
Charles Suter.
Financial District Notes.
T. Wesley Matthews, vice presi-
dent of the Girard Trust Co.,
Philadelphia. will address din
ner meeting of the fiduciaries
section of the District Bankers
Association, at the Burlington
Hotel. next Wednesday, on COM
mon trusts. Chairman B. Bruce
Frantz will preside.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Business 81 Briefs.
Business Loans of member bar

BUSINESS LOdHS VI IllCIlUCl CoAANo
In leading cities declined to $l5.-
2e4 900 90 on February o. a drop
of s24 900 900 from week earlier,
but remained 1921 10000 above a
year earlier.-Federal Reserve
Bank.
Crude Oil Production in the week
er-led February IL averaged $780,
050 barrels daily VS.. 1881 200 IN
the previous week and 5,389.000 in
the like 1948 week.-American Pc
troleum Institute.
American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. plans to offer about
1891 ,000, 900 of 15-year convertible
debentures to finance its vast ex-
pansion program. It would be the
largest corporate security issue on
record. Stockholders will vote on
the plan April 20. Debentures
would be offered to common hold
ers on the basis of 500 worth for
each six shares held.
Douglas Aircraft Corp. declared
an extra dividend of S2.75 and a
regular quarterly of $1.25, both
payable March 81. With the ex-
ception of 1916. the company has
made only one payment year for
the last nine years. The average
has been $5 a year. President
Douglas said 1948 earnings were
larger than expected.
United Light e. Railways Co. di-
rectors voted to liquidate the COM
pany and its subsidiary holding
company, Continental Gas & Elec-
trio Corp. Stockholders would re-
ceive common stock of operating
subsidiaries.
Plymouth Oil Corp. stockholders
will vote May II on proposed ac-
qulsition of 92.296 shares of Gen.
eral Oil Sales Corp. on the basis
of 18 Plymouth shares for each
General share.
Time, Inc, stockholders will vote
April 81 on a plan to split common
2 for /.
Koppers Co. announced its pur-
chase of the plant and equipment
of Michael E. Sweeney Corp. OF
Rochester, N. Y, for an undis-
closed price. -
S. 8. Kresge Co. earned $21. .773.-
556 or 1895 a share in 1948 VS..
s20,79s,473 or $3.77 in the previous
year.
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. net
income for 1948 was Sl5,S75,193 or
IS VS.. s13,376, ,662 or s4.22 in 1947.
Kaiser-Frazer Corp. earned $10,-
362,098 or $2.27 in 1948. after pro-
vision for income taxes, VS.. $19,-
O15,677 or 81 in the previous year
when the company had an income
tax credit.
West Virginia Pulp g. Paper Co.
estimated net for 1948 was $685.
452 or $2.74 VS.. $2,470,229 or $2.56
In 1947.
Crucible Steel Co. earned
1886 900 or $4.15 in 1948 VS..
$2,O64, ,8S7 or Slip in the pre-
vious year.
Ekco Products Co. profit for
1948 was $2,590.140 or 1921 VS..
s2,895, ,375 or 1928 in 1947.
North American Aviation, Inc,
earned $l,222,979 or So cents in
three months ended December 81
VS.. $23.511 or l cent a year
earlier. f*--
American Bakeries Co. net for
80 weeks ended January was
$2.588, ,064 or $4.39 VS.. $2,027, ,124
or s3.45 in the preceding So weeks.
Youngstown Steel Door Co.
earned $2,008. 900 or 1902 in 194S
VS.. 81, ,6s8,915 Or $2.54 in the pre-
ytous year.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Votes Two Dividends
Rx thu Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Directors
of Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. de-
clared a dividend Of IS cents and
an additional dividend of 80 cents.
both payable March Is to COM
mon shareholders of record Feb
ruary Is.
The company last year paid so
cents each in March and June. rs
cents in September and December,
plus. additional dividends Of: 30
cents each in March and Septem-
ber and rs cents each in June and
December.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Small Gain Reported
In Bank C|eurinqs
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Bank
clearings in Is cities totaled $12,-
7lO,8l6 in the week ended Feb
ruary 16. an increase OF IL per
cent over S12,567 1896 in the pre-
vious week, Dun g. Bradstreet re-
ported today.
This was IL per cent under the
s12854,45o reported in the like
week a year ago.
Best advances over a year ago
were in Louisville. ahead 7.3 per
cent, and Pittsburgh, up 6.3 per
cent. Sharpest declines were 1873
per cent in Portland, Oreg.. and
1877 per cent in Omaha.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Odd-Lot DeuIinqs

The Securities and Exchange Commits
sion reported today these transactions by
customers with odd-lot dealers or soc
cialists on the New York Stock Exchange
for February 15:. 1906 purchases in
volving S5.766 shares. 3,O17 sales in
volving 19,7O4 shares including 35 short
sales involving 1884 shares.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Market AVERAGES
BONDS

Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co. net
for IL months ended November 80
was $1,176.l42 or $4.78 VS.. $874,-
263 or $3.55 In the preceding fiscal
period. !
Evening star., 1949-02-17

IlCC stL Is 81 A 96
lICCStl ANS ~ 09N
IntGtNor 6s 81 q
lLacledeG eGs4h63 112
jLehV4 1as2003st SPA
lMSPSSM As 81 9"
MKT lst 4s90 70
mo Pac 5kas 40 y
| Mo Pac 5s IS A 1874
IMo Psc IS 77F 76s
lMo Pac en IS rs 4oM
lMoris&E 4Has55 "a
IN o T M 5las54 SoH
IN o T M 4las56 80
NYC 4hs20l3A 5oA
In = c con Is 98 So
lNYCHR | gas 81 7eh
| lNYCMC 31as 30 55A
! iNYNHin4hs'22 A6N
INYNHH 4s2OOs 65h
| lNYOW RI Is 90 8H
| Nor pac IS 2047 61A
PennR & 4Ias65 1ooN
nhila El 22as 81 1o1A
| lPubSvcEG 3s 721o4iA
| StLSF 4Ias2O22 56ss
StLSanFrn4s97 e6
seab in4Has2Ole IS
lSea A L 1895 1o2
lSou Pac 41as 50 81
ISoPac4hsOr77 1oozs
Third Ave IS so 1914
West On Is 90 IS
WstEl cv2. .65s73 1ooM
Wis Cn IS 36SD -
Evening star., 1949-02-17
IN. Y. Bond Market
sT Ssh6f oAif i A:isisssa ssfEcfEp iss6rs

L1SI INCLUUES UNI
. OhLD BANk
tDtBR&O as7s 100
FOREIGN lin
Chile IS 60asd 274t
Denmark Is ~ 07M
Norway 4As 66 IS
DOMESTIC l:l5
'na'T p 5s203O IS
AmT&T 3As 1o4
| Am I&T 2As57 lo6M
Am TIT 2As6l lo2A
Am T&T 2As 75 95
Am T&T 2Ass2 93h
AmTobacco3s62 1o3M
| AmTobacco3s69 1o3st
Att CT lsr As 81 1904
Balt&Oh 5s95G 5sH
Balt&Oh 6sM96 5sit
B&O cv 4h20lG 5olt
Balt&Oh 4s75A 05iH
Observation-Disclosures
SufRoch&P57st S9ia
Can Nat 5s 20 1o7N
Can Pac As perp 95ls
Cent Ga As 95 63N
Chl&E l inc 81 IS
CMStP4 Ms2044 con
Chi&NW fHaso9 -
CTHS i2344I494 7oN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Col & So 4 asS0 @7lA
Del Lk&W in93 65M
Det Ed CIV 3s So 1904
Fla e est IS "A son
aud Coal IS ga 93N
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Washington Exchange

7 SALES.
American Telephone g. Telegraph- at
| 1869, 6 at 1852, 3 at 1853, at
| 1874, II at 141t Ia 80 at 147ss.
Potomac Electric Power common-l00 at
1879 80 at l3X, 225 at 1924, 30 at
| l334, 10 at 1884. 30 at 1874.
Capital Transit-2OO at Is.
i Woodward d. Lothrop common-10 at -
Washington Gas 4.25 preferred-2O at 81
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Consolidation ofCases
Against Printer Union
Weighed by NLRB
D; fhe kssocio'ed Press

The National Labor Relations
Board today studied proposal to
settle in one decision a half dozen
cases involving charges of Taft
Hartley law violation against the
AFL printers union.
Elisha Hanson. general counsel
for the American Newspaper Pub
lisners' Association, made the mo-
ton yesterday during argument
in two cases against the Interna-
tional Typographical Union.
The cases involve charges
brought by the Nassau Review
Star, a daily newspaper in Rock
vile, N. Y, and the Graphic Arts
League. representing % Baltimore
commercial printing establish
ments.
NLRB Chairman Paul HerZog
told MFR. Hanson he personally was
inclined against such a consolida-
ton, but the NLRB would consider
the proposal. Mr.. Hanson said
the action would hasten a final
NLRB ruling. since several cases
have been pending more than
a year.
Closed Shop Effort Charged.
The American Newspaper Pub
lishers' Association has a case
with the NLRB involving charges
against the ITU in its dealings
with hundreds of individual news
papers across the Nation. Mr.
Hanson pointed out.
In all the newspaper and print
ing industry cases against the
union, the ITU is charged with
seeking to bypass provisions OF
the Taft-Hartley law in negotiat-
ing Contracts.
A principal charge is that the
ITU sought to maintain the closed
shop in face of the laws ban
against giving hiring preference
to union members.
The board took both the Graphic
Arts League and Nassau Review
Star cases under advisement.
In the Graphic Arts case. Sidney
Barban, NLRB regional attorney
from Baltimore. argued that the
examiner should have found the
ITU International, as we'll as
Baltimore Local No. IL, guilty of
failing to bargain in good faith
with the league.
Sees "Integrated" Bargaining.
Mr.. Barban said the evidence
shows that while Local No. II
went through the motions Of bar
gaining, every move was dictated
by the international, so that there
was IAN integrated bargaining
unit" of both local and interna-
tional.
Gerhard Van Arkel, former
NLRB general counsel, argued for
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the union that the record In the
case shows that 1t was the en-
ployers. not the union, that re-
fused to bargain.
Mr.. Van Arkel said the en-
ployers declined to discuss wages,
hours and working conditions until
the ITU agreed in advance to In
corporate any agreement into q
written contract.
The ITU attorney conceded.
however, that all through the ne
gotiations with the League the
ITU tried to preserve its tradi-
tional contract terms.
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Baltimore Grand Jury
Asks Probe of Police
BY the A.socioied Press

BALTIMORE, April %. - The
grand jury wants a special investi-
CATION of the Police Department
by outside operatives.
The jury. in a report to the
supreme bench of Baltimore yes
terday, referred to radio broad
casts and anonymous complaints.
The jurors said they wanted to
find out If there was ANY basis
for the charges of alleged laxity."
Argentina Is buying $6,240, 900
worth of cold storage, dairy, shoe
making and other machinery from
Denmark under a new trade
agreement.
Evening star., 1949-04-22

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