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Evening star., 1949-09-18

do we prefer them? Adaptibilty,
non-wrinkle qualities, durability
combine-ability. casualness. We
fear to look really dressed up
anywhere. school or town, and
corduroy Jersey never lets us
doWn-We should say up" 1t
suits all figures, all purses.
X
DESK LURE-A canny type
writer ribbon company has started
putting out its typewriter ribbons
with joyously imprinted flowers
on the tin boxes which hold the
inky wordworm. Any desk-bound
damsel would grab for golden
lilies or mauve orchids in prefer
ence to box with UNREMSN or
typewriter advertising printing
on it.
NICE JOB-Dolores, a recent
high school graduate in the Dis
trict OF Columbia. is still happy in
her post at a rifle association
office. We asked her how she
could possibly get a bang" out
of calibers. small bores. maple
stock, ETC., but she claims it's tre-
mendously interesting. There are
rifle meets, and competition is
practically as keen as in tennis,
with the result that she's met
sharp-eyed and sharp Drained
teen men from all over the coun-
try. Otherwise. she says she has
become intrigued by the technical
details of rif1ery. that it's pos
sible, with a well-rounded high
school background, to find your
self tremendously interested in
any job. whether it's construction
or casting nets.
"MERE-SHAME" - Teen ex-
preston used to designate q shift
to pipe smoking and away from
cigarettes. It's no brief for the
meerschaum pipe-teen boys do.
as matter Of fact. prefer small
bowls. smooth wood, rum and
maple-flavored tobacco. Parents
need not curl up and die about
this. 1t weans boys away from
cigarettes-the pipe is more of
an affectation and not nearly so
much tobacco smoke goes down
the bronchials as formerly. So if
there's too much ash and fumes
around your house get brother
an attractive pipe-see what hap
pens.
Evening star., 1949-09-18
Delivery Trucks
"on the Double!"
ADVERTISEMENT.

It's been a tough week for Ros-
sler's delivery trucks. They've
been hard put to keep up that
steady pace caused by the tre-
mendous purchases customers
have been making. Every Ros-
sler truck (and some that aren't
Rosslers) is doing double, if
not triple duty. It's tough and
rough on trucks and men alike,
but they're holding up splen-
didly. Bonus? AS one driver
put it, "Just back to a schedule
of 10 to Is deliveries a day will
be bonus enough for mel"
Evening star., 1949-09-18

mic, ultra modern-furniture
that Washington has never seen
or imagined, but should see
that's what I want to bring in
my showrooms. So I've got to sell
out everything I have here, to
make room for my Modern" !"
Evening star., 1949-09-18

That includes an exciting new
and Modern Gift Bar, sure to
be the talk Of Washington.
Sounds quite simple, doesn't it?
But it's still quite miraculous to
thousands who've seen and
bought Rossler's wonderful Pc
riod Furniture.
They're still mumbling, How
does he DO it?"
Evening star., 1949-09-18
Furniture Values Never
Before Heard Of!

The values at this sale, as we
said before, are really phenom-
email. Never has Furniture of
any type taken such a price
beating as the Furniture now
being practically "given away"
at Rossler. In the first place,
this is Period Furniture, to
many the most treasured fur
niture Of all. In addition, this
is Rossler period furniture, to
all Washington the most valued
and distinctive Period Furni-
ture available. At any price,
every piece is a creation
achievement. At the price tags
Rossler is hanging on them,
these are values never to be
found again anywhere! Small
wonder then that all Washing
ton Is astlIr With RoSSler'S
Bargain Fever" If you haven't
as yet made your priced selec-
tions, if up to now you've missed
out or if you would like to get
more" of these outlandish
values, be sure and be at Ross
ler's bright and early 600
AMI Monday. There are still
plenty of warehouse merchan-
disc that must be disposed Of
and the Sale continues till every
last one is gone, but these are
values never-before heard Of
and you can bet that they won't
last long-so if you want to
make the furniture buys of your
life get to Rossler's early!
Evening star., 1949-09-18
NV. Rossler Extra
c ROW D| Nc
R0SSLER RS
hunDRE DSST|LLCR0
Borgoin-hunsry throngs continue
to flock to the greatest Furniture
Sale Washington hos seen!

The corner Of 14th and Euclid
Streets Northwest has taken on
all the spectacle of an over
crowded sideshow, and if things
continue seats will have to be
provided for the foot-weary and
tired-stretchers for the ex-
hausted and slightly wounded.
For all week long crowds, yes,
throngs have been pushing,
scratching, kicking and other
wise mobbing their way into
what at the moment is the
most er-crowded place In
Washington-Rossler's Furni-
'ture Store.
STORE OPENS ON SUNDAY!
It all started last Sunday, Sep
tember 18th, when Rossier
opened his doors promptly at
100 PM. to officially commence
his now famous Discontinuance
Sale of all Period Furniture.
What greeted him was a block
long throng of what at first
appeared to be normal WASH
ington citizens but later turned
out to be bargain-crazy hunters
bent on grabbing up everything
in sight. People went stark
raving mad over the outlandish
bargains they found there and
in no time fiat everything on
display was sold out. This, in
spite of the fact that it was
Sunday and most people like
to stay at home, relax and in
dulge in recreation and the like.
Evening star., 1949-09-18
Preview Of Tomorrow!

You'll want to see one of the
Exhibit Homes of ~, COM
pletely decorated and Furnished
in Modern by Rossler. Located
in the Colonial Investment de-
velopment on Dexter Avenue In
Silver Spring, Maryland. this
Evening star., 1949-09-18

Rossler Furnished home has
been drawing hundreds Of
people, who are gettin a preview
of tomorrow's Modern as reflect
ed in the liberal use Of color
and dramatic furniture design.
See it and you'll get a birds eye
view of what Rossleris new,
Modern store has in store for
you.
Evening star., 1949-09-18

But why is he doing this Why
is he actually suffering losses in
some cases? As Rossler puts 1t,
''The trend is to modern furni-
ture shows all over the country
demonstrate 1.-THE tastes and
inklings of my customers in
Evening star., 1949-09-18

d re q tie it. I
have here some
of the incest,
W ish for. I
W a n t to see
them showing
OF" new, all
n e W modern
furniture. The
unusual, differ
ent-the dvna..
Evening star., 1949-09-18
OPEN EVENINGS TIL 9
FOR PIE A S A N T
EVENINGS SHOPPING

Night owls? Well maybe SO,
but Rossler believes the most
delightful shopping hours are
between 6 and 9 in the evening.
Then you've eaten, rested and
can spend time with the sales
man and furniture and make
choices wisely. You enjoy what
you buy when you buy leisurely.
That's why Rossler's doors never
close before 8 pm. Except Sat-
urdays, when they close at, 81
and you'll enjoy your shopping
much more, especially after
touring Rossler's remarkable
showrooms.
Evening star., 1949-09-18

Corduroy long been pet fabric with schoolgirls It's
practical fabric that lately has been styled Nth
many interesting details for the particular tavorite in
corduroy the jumper hich be with seaters
cotton bouses for schooear then changed for evening
nearing it th sheer dressy blouse Take pick from the
many attractive jumpers be found in Washington stores.
Evening star., 1949-09-18
ROSSLER Tells ALL!
ADVERTISEMENT.

Milton Rossler president the bearing quite
oudone himself Course, expected customers
look at the values I'm onengbut dreamed the
Spouse would be ANYTHING like this It's terrific"
Evening star., 1949-09-18
Sole Continues,
with RepIenishine Stocks
From Warehouse

Naturally, scores were disap-
pointed at missing out on the
phenomenal values, but luckily
they got a new lease on this
bargain life" Rossler couldn't
Evening star., 1949-09-18

begin to load his showrooms
with all Of his Period Furni-
ture during one Sale day. So
all week long the entire Rossler
= staff has been kept busy remov-
ing sold merchandise, drawing
on warehouse stocks for replen-
ishing, restocking the show
rooms, continuing a never end
ing cycle. And all week long
crowds have been f1ocking to
Rossler's buying up everything
on the floors almost before they
were unloaded and put in place.
And they're still coming-there
seems to be no end to Washing
tons bargain-hungry popula-
tion.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-11
Your Congressman Reports
By THOMAS H. BURKE

PROPONENTS of the two-package labor bill
l. were badly out-numbered when the House
Committee on Education and Labor voted this
week to begin hearings on the Administration
bill. The vote was 16-9 in favor of the one
package bill as proposed by President Truman.
This means that Congress will not be asked to
repeal the Taft-Hartley Act until proposed
amendments to the Wagner Act are drawn up.
The vote then will be on proposal to repeal
the Taft Hartley Act and substitute the amend
ed Wagner Act Hearings will begin within
two weeks
The two-package proposal which those of
us who are close to the labor movement felt
would have been the most expedient and effec-
tive means of righting wrong, called for out
right repeal of the Taft Hartley Act and sub
stitution of the Wagner Act The second step
would have been amendment of the Wagner
Act.
The Senate Committee wound up its hear
ings on the Taft-Hartley Act last week and
now is in executive session debating its final
draft of the bill which will be introduced on
the Senate floor
Work on amendments to the Fair Labor
Standards Act has been completed by the
House Education-Labor Committee. The bill,
soon to be reported out of committee calls for
flat 75-cent minimum hourly wage and
some extended coverage
Food processing plants which are first
processing now are included in the overtime
provisions of the bill except for maximum
of IA weeks during seasonal periods The bill
also includes under the act large corporation
farms which operate more than 5000 man.
days a year.
Federal Aid to Education is expected to
be the next order of business once our Com
mttee on Education and Labor completes its
work on the Taft-Hartley Act
Lack of staff and funds was the reason
given me by Raymond M. Foley Housing and
Home Finance Administrator, for not conduct
ing housing survey in Toledo this year as
City Council requested However, he agreed
to send one of his experts to confer with and
advise the cty's Housing and Urban Redevel-
opment Committee Next year a federal sur
vey in Toledo may be possible If Congress
passes the Administration housing bill, which
calls for such federal research projects.
TOLEDO'S chances of getting a Veterans
Hospital still hang in the balance depend
ing upon Congressional action to restore the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-11

project If we can muster enough support, con-
gressmen whose districts lost proposed hos
ptal in the recent Veterans Administration
economy cut will introduce bills calling for
construction of the abandoned projects.
Introducing my first bill in Congress was
thrill, even if it was just duplicate of the
bill Helen eGahagan Douglas introduced this
session for the second time, having failed to
get 1t TO vote last year.
The bill would eliminate discrimination
against women on the basis of sex and was
introduced to head-off and equal rights
amendment to the Constitution in the Senate.
The proposed Constitutional amendment pro-
vides only for equality under the law and
would wipe out all existing legislation which
has, over the years, improved working condi-
tions for women in industry.
Ottawa County's grape industry will suffer
II the Department of Agricultures order to
close the Grape Field Laboratory at Sandusky
stands. / have forwarded the protests of the
areas grape growers wineries, and grape juice
canneries to the Agricultural Department but
have been told the closing was necessary be-
cause of rising costs Tribute to the fine work
of DR.. George Still, in charge of the station,
was paid by both the local growers and the
Department of Agriculture.
Prospects look good for naming a street
in Washington "Ohio Street" the Board of
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
tells me The problem is to chose street that
is not so prominent that local opposition to the
change in name will be strong, nor so obscure
as to be an insult, rather than compliment
to the Buckeye State.
Scores of letters protesting the carrying of
Marshall Plan cargoes in foreign ships have
come in. Paul G.. Hoffman, head of the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administration, sums the
situation up in four points Cd The law re-
quires that at least 500 of the tonnage ship
ped under the Marshall Plan be carried in
u. S. vessels if they are available at market
rates, but (2) the law does not define mar
ket rates" (3) Since European rates are
much lower than u. S. rates, there is a ques-
tion whether ECA would be justified in spend
ing additionl funds for American ships, and
(4) since it is the responsibility of ECA to en-
courage Europe to rebuild her industries in
cluding shipping, the agency must see that
European ships are given an opportunity to
operates
The best part OF being in Washington is
that you can 60 right to the man who has the
ansWer-if you can find out who ne is.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-11
Anti~Labor Lobbyist
Support FilibuSter
by Bradford V. Carter
LPA COlumnist

IF YOU sit in the Senate galleries and watch
Il the filibuster that southern Democrats are
waging against an anti-filbuster rule, II looks
just about as inspiring as those dance mara
thons used to be. And it's even called talka-
thon
But behind the Towering oratory is de-
veloping drive against every part of the
Fair Deal program that is likely to be deadly
Unless the takers stop soon, they will have
tied up every piece of President Truman S
and the Administration constructive legisla-
tion.
Look at the measures that are piling up for
Senate action;
Taft-Hartley repeal, approved by the Sc
nate Labor Committee.
Marshall plan funds for the coming year.
The Labor Extension Service bill.
The low rent housing bill.
Rent control (due TO expire March 3l).
Reciprocal Trade Agreements extension.
And when you figure all of the powerful
forces behind the fight to block these meas
ures, you can guess that it's not just question
of Senate rules that's keeping the filibuster-
ers going
"As we 90 to press, the Senate is involved
in an attempt TO amend the rules to permit
cloture TO be applied by two-thirds vote"
members of the National Association of Home
Builders were told in their Washington letter.
bill from reaching the floor in the near
future"
That's their way of saying that the 2,000-
600 families in the income groups covered by
the public low-rent housing bill can just sit
tight for a couple of weeks, while the Clag-
horns hold the fort for the real estate lobby.
"Filibuster Fight May Keep Truman Labor
Bill Off Senate Floor Three Weeks Or So"
trumpets headline in the NY Journal of
Commerce. Writes Sid Levy of the Journal of
Commerce: "The Senate filibuster fight, like
a slow freight at a country crossroads, is hold
Ing up a growing string Of legislative traffic
Some where down the line, the Truman labor
bill is honkng feebly."
Even more than the question of civil rights
is involved and the well-heeled lobbyists for
the interests that fight world trade program,
and buck the European recovery program, as
wen as oppose measures to give the people of
TINS country Fair Deal are sitting back glee-
fully while the Dxiecrsts stall the works
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-11
Inside
America
written By the Staff OF The
CIO News)

EATE of much Fair Deal
legislation in Congress him
ges upon defeat of filibuster-
ing-not only the well-pub-
licized type of talkathon run
by southern conservative
Democrats, but by delaying
tactics in various Cangression-
al committees.
That fact was pointed out
by CIO leaders who visited
President Truman at the White
House on March 4 They said,
after the talk with the Chief
Executive;
1--WE told the President we
welcomed his suggestion for
taking that program directly
TO the people once again, in
order to overcome the fierce
resistance of those special in
terests VIII ose propaganda
campaign is designed to null
lily the results of the election.
I'VE pointed out that the
great numbers of people who
made possible the Democra-
tic victory in November are
looking to the Congress to pro-
ceed with the enactment of the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-11
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser, Vice President
international UAW-CIO

WHEN people start talking Sheets profit
loss statements monopoes and cartes most of turn
the radio little bit louder and not to be bored with such
stuff
However these are the things that have bearing on lay
offs times These the things should become
acquainted with The financial affairs that discussed
page newspapers first
importance and is high itself
itself
Startling reports printed lately the
international alliances that caused the last two world
being formed again The Ruhr Valley industries in Germany
played part both being set
for another conflict because of these industries being built
while in the hands of former Nazis who worked hand in glove
with American monopolss who better than they
get little closer to the American scene and to the
Az million American workers who are now UNEMPLOYED let's
right although there actually ties
between the home monoposs and the foreign ones.
say should all read the stock page because we can
what look closely Huge corporations
powerful than before Their production is setting
records So profits Still they attempting to
avoid the fourth round of wage increases
union of repeats the statement it made
three years ago during discussions
increase left to that choice However in the face
profits of the corporations that
demand for social security and pensions out OF line IN
any way The time for these concessions is NOW
ooKING these stock pages and understand in
~ simple that the Nation is heading for the
brink of the precpc economically speaking pungng
headong into another chaotic period merely because of the
recklessness of those who control our destiny
We asked price didn't get it The little
had of taken away when was most needed We can
scream our lungs out and it will do us very little good Po
cal action is part of the answer but not all of it.
Murray Lincoln points out that oil refneres made
enough profits to for themselves completely in just one
notice of what going When
themsevesin and half that
something.
The kew to security is ownership Not by VOTE by
action lawful acquisition Private enterprise is
TOO private restricted too few Free enterprise not free
ENOUGH Religious groups preached dsrbu-
wealth. have the unions This is not
munism We must insists equitable distribution and
ownership of the manufacturing dis
tributng facilities but do it by lawful
Avs must be passed protect the small businessman and
- the date there has passed
effectively controlled the action of monopolies Two
the Clayton Act and the Sherman Act passed good
both laws have had slaned inter-
then that they actually have been used
small business than curb monopoly.
in the stage where it's of learning what
economics suffering because of don't
These things ARE business because we're
stock whether stockholders
not.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-11

GOVERNMENT figures on
" unemployed give ground
for concern.
Bureau of Census reports
show an estimated 100000
Americans out of work at be-
ginning of March - highest
number since 1912.
Figure represents a jump of
over half-a-million since end
of January, and a 1,250,000
rise since beginning of l949.
Government statist i C ans
blame part of the trouble on
storms in certain parts of the
country, and on normal sea-
sonal difficulties. And Presi-
dent Truman has pointed out
that economy is going up and
down at the same tome-hence
need for regulations to keep
it on even keel.
Figures seem to show that
certain light" industries
clothing, electrical, sonsumer,
textiles, etc.-are suffering
more joblessneSs than heavy"
industries like steel.
While civil rights fight con-
tinues in Washington, it's also
being pressed by labor and
liberal groups in various state
capitals.
In Iowa, groups are pushing
state anti-discrimination law.
In Pennsylvania, Vice-Presi-
dent Jim Thimmes of CIO
Steelworkers says u n o n
stands "solidly for anactment
of a just, fair, honest Fair
Employment Practices Act"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-11

Presidents program and to
put an end to filibustering,
both in committees and on the
floor of the Congress"
CIO leaders who went to the
White House - Secretary
Treasurer Carey and union
representatives-voiced conf
dence that President Truman
will take all necessary steps
to secure approval of the pro-
gram by Congress"
With legislative mills grind
ing, national CIO has voiced
feelings of labor on a number
of important issues:
Taft Hartley: CIO sched-
uled to testify at House Labor
Committee hearings.
TVA-CIO asked for funds
to build needed steam plants
to expand Twas hydro-elec-
trio power system.
MVA-CIO hailed new bill
to create Missouri Valley Au-
thority and declared project to
be "an imperative necessity"
Displaced Persons: CIO
President Murray endorsed
every effort" to improve pre-
sent DIP law, remove racial
and religious discrimination in
selecting war refugees for en-
try into United States.
Social Security: CIO
urged full support for two
bills to lift social security pay
ments to old people surviving
widows and their children,
certain groups of sick or in
jured workers, and to the
needy.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-11

tributed to the general welfare of our
CO. of Organized Labor in general and to
the well-being of our community. Let us
find out how active YOU were in the
many great and bitter campaigns which
the CIO has fought in this community
against its enemies. And that goes for our
economic as we'll as political campaigns.
If such an investigation is made we are
positive that YOU-you who complain so
plaintively-will be shown off for what
you really are stumble blocks in the path
of our progress and aiders and abettors of
our enemies.
Because if you had any legitimate COM
plants, you would have made them within
the ranks of our organization. Why don't
you attend the Strategy Committee meet
ings? All of you are invited every time
there is meeting. Why didn't you raise
your problem within the Toledo Industrial
Union Council instead of hiding - like
cheap conspirators-in hotel room to do
your plotting against the movement which
supports you?
You didn't do it because you have no
problem. Because the very problem"
you're complaining about is being met
and being solved by those against whom
you demand" an Investigation.
You didn't raise these questions before
the delegated bodies of our great organiza-
tion because you new that the rank-and-
file delegates would laugh you off the
floor with your incredibly malicious accu-
sations.
NO, INSTEAD OF raising these questions
within our ranks, you ran to the great
public press to the Toledo Blade and
Times. You did this because you knew
that there you would find solace and sup
port for your cheap and dirty politics. You
knew that you would get the headlines"
that you seek, hoping thereby, to incite
hatred in the ranks of our organization
against its leaders.
But Mr.. Russell and Mr.. Begg-you,
too, Mr.. Ferrari-you must all remember
what side the Blade and Times took when
your members struck against your respec-
tive employers.
Well, the rank-and-file members re-
member, too. They know what side Rich
ard Gosser was on. Furthermore, if ever
the time should come again when such
struggles will be necessary, they know
that the Blade and Times will still be
against them. And Richard Gosser, no
matter how you attempt to malign him
now, will still be on the side of your rank
and-file.
These are some of the reasons why
Richard Gosser would welcome such an
investigation. And for these same reasons
you should duck the minute the investiga-
ton starts.