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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30
Rep. CeIIer Asks
Newsprint Inquiry
Of Justice Dept.

Washington LPA) - Rep. En-
anuel Celler Cd, N.Y. wants an in
vestigation of the newsprint indus
try because of its uniform price
changes"
Celler, who is chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee, has
asked Attorney General j. Howard
McGrath to move against the COM
panies. He charges that the recent
price fluctuations by Canadian
mills gave a clear indication of
violation Of the antitrust laws"
On Oct. IL, one company raised
newsprint from 500 to $110 ton.
Others quickly followed suit until
International Paper Sales, agent
for Canada's largest producer, lift
ed prices from 500 to $l06-then
the others trimmed prices until the
$6 raise was general.
About 20 companies, all Canad-
ian, are involved, but Celler does
not believe our agreements with
Canada would stand in the way of
an antitrust suit.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30

35 stock, 65 cash; etc.
If corporation X distributes $5,-
100000 of its S10,000,000 excess
profits in accordance with the EN-
ploye-employer partnership pro-
gram, then Corporation X ceases
to be subject to excess profits tax
alton. It's remaining profits are tc
be regarded as and TO be taxed as
ordinary corporate profits only.
Under the plan, the stock distri-
buted to employees must be retained
at least one year. Where the cash
distributed to an employe is in ex-
cess of 5000, a special tax incentive
is to be provided in the law to inn
pei the recipient of the bonus to
place the extra money in United
States savings bonds.
Subject to High Tax
The shares Of stock plus the
extra cash distributed to the work
er employed by the corporation
under this program would be taxed
as "excess income" to the individ-
ual at high rates starting at 20
percent on individual windfalls
valued at $1,000 or less.
"The morale Of our citizens is of
great Importance" said Tassler.
"This would be a tremendous NOR
ale builder for all"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30
Locked Out Phone
Workers To Sue
For Their Wages

Washington (LPA) - The Com
munications Workers will sue to
recover $150,000 a day in pay fol
$4,000 operators who have been
locked out because they have re-
fused to promise to cross picket
lines Of striking equipment install
erS.
This development came as the
first injunction was issued in the
strike on Nov. Is. Chancellor Lois
Bejach granted a temporary injunc-
tion against "hit-and-run" pickets
i'm Memphis, Tenn, upholding the
company's contention that such
picketing was a secondary boy
colt" in violation of the Taft Hart
ley law. The court action came sew
eral hours after CWA voluntarily
removed pickets.
In Milwaukee Circuit Judge Wal
ter Schinz threatened to issue an
injunction to bar picketing in Mil
waukee.
First violence in the strike flar-
ed in Philadelphia on Nov. IA when
IL strikers were arrested after a
45-minutes struggle with police.
Those arrested, all installation
workers for Western Electric Co.,
were picketing a West Philadelphia
exchange manned by members of
an independent" Bell System
union. The fracas started when so
cops "elbowed" a way through the
picket line for operators.
Other developments in the strike
Of $4,000 CWA members included
threat by the Tong lines depart
ment of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Co. to hire replace
ments for operators who refused to
cross picket lines.
In a letter to 23,500 employees
the company said irregular at
tendance even by individual en-
ployes is not permitted; when large
groups are involved, it cannot be
tolerated. We will have work for
all those who will regularly per-
form their tours Of duty. However,
we cannot assure work to the
others so long as we do not know
when they will report for duty nor
how long they will work"
Joseph A. Beirne, CWA pres
ident, accused the company of
strike breaking and said he would
present testimony to the Senate
Labor Committee Clearly estab-
fishing a longtime anti-labor policy
in the Bell System"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30

ings with Symington. He, and pos
sibly another delegate, will most
likely represent the rail unions.
1t has not been made clear yet
whether John L. Lewis has been
asked to participate. The United
Mine Workers are noted for their
opposition to official government
boards. This, however, would be an
unofficial board, and the unions
Secretary Treasurer John Owens
participated in the original meeting
with Symington last July.
Except for the Wage Stabiliza-
tion Board, no labor people have
been named yet for definite pos
itions in the new defense setup.
Union representatives are expected
to get advisory positions in the Of
flee of Defense Manpower, and
unionists have been promised spot
at the National Production Author
ity.
The unofficial mobilization COM
mittee is expected to meet some
time after the CIO convention is
over.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30

last July /, on all profits exceed
ing rs percent of the best three
year average in the four-year 1916
49 period. The AFL substantially
endorsed the Administration pro-
posal. The CIO called for an So
percent tax on profits above rs
percent of the annual average of
the full four-yea 1946-49 period.
AFL, CIO and Administration
alike agreed that corporations
should be allowed to apply the EPT
rate to earnings in excess of a
stipulated percentage of their "in-
vested capital" if this method
made their taxes lower than the
"base period" method. They also
agreed that some relief should be
afforded young corporations and
others that might be Hardship"
cases.
The Administration hoped to
raise 4,000,0O0,000 by EPT. The
AFL raised the goal to $6,00O,OOO,-
600. The CIO set its sights on ST.
100000. Meanwhile, normal
corporate profits would be taxes at
the 45 percent rate set earlier this
year.
COP members of the Ways q
Means Committee tried to forestall
the full force of EPT by counter
proposal of their own. Let corp
Grafton pay 27 percent tax on nor
NAL net tax income and 28 percent
surtax on surtax net income over
$4,000, they said. The Democrats,
headed by committee chairman,
Rep. Bob Doughton Of North Car
olina voted the Republicans down,
Is to 10.
But EPT was still a long way
from the statute book despite 15
to 10 majority in the Ways q
Means Committee. Some capital
observers thought it might be ap-
proved by the House in the "lame
duck" session. But few thought the
Senate would allow it to become
law this year.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30
Big Food Gambler
Is Found Guilty

1--WE always been for higher
prices" That was the odd defense
offered to the papers this week by
commodity gambler" who was
found guilty by the Agriculture
Department of trying to manipu-
late lard prices for his own profit.
The commodity trader is Ralph
W. Moore of Washington. His plot
to boost the price of lard, in which
he was speculating on a huge scale
at the time, would have brought
him great deal of profit if it had
succeeded-all at the expense of
housewives and others who use
lard.
But Moore apparently is not to
be sent to Jail for this crime
against the nations consumers. For
the penalty fixed by the Agricul-
ture Department is an order bar
ring him from trading on the COM
modify markets for 80 days begin
ming January l. Even this penalty
angered Moore, and he announced
arrogantly that he would appeal to
the courts.
Reporters Detected Trick
What Moore did was to distri-
butte fake "press releases" in the
press room at the Agriculture De-
partment building. Made to look
like official department announce
ments, these releases said the gov
ernment was about to undertake
a huge lard export program.
The plot failed when the report
ers spotted the releases" as fakes.
If the papers had published the
false report, the department said,
it might have driven up lard prices.
Then Moore would have been able
to sell his holdings at a handsome
profit.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30

to set aside permanent injunc-
ticn against the referendum. Land
lord groups also went to court in
an effort to force Tighe E. Woods
to lift rent controls as requested
by city council. Woods contended
the question should have been al
lowed to go to vote on Nov. 7 in
stead of being knocked off the bal
lot by the Michigan Supreme Court.
Bay City, Mich.-A hard-hitting
"Citizens' Committee" which dis
tributed literature door to door,
paid for full page newspaper ads,
and punched doorbells on election
day is being credited with winning
the low-cost housing referendum
here by 7948 to 1921.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30
BUSINESSMEN BALK AT
EXCESS PROFITS TAX

Washington (LPA) - American
businessmen with the help of the
Republican party are trying to
avoid paying for the defense pro-
gram.
That was clear enough in hear
ings before the House Ways &
Means Committee as spokesman
for private companies and busi-
ness associations appeared in OPP
position to the excess profits tax
(EPT) urged by the Administra-
ton, organized labor and other lib
eral groups.
Among those appearing against
it on a single day, Nov. 20, were
the following: National Associa-
tion Of Manufacturers, the Nation
al Conference Of Growth Compan-
les (young corporations), Radio
Television Manufacturers Associa-
tion, the Maytag Company and the
American Cotton Manufacturers
Institute.
Others who already had appear
ed in opposition included the Busi-
ness Committee on Emergency
Corporate Taxation, Machinery &
Allied Products Institute and the
Motion Picture Association Of Am
erica. In the Ways & Means Com
mittee, the big business point Of
view was being pushed as hard as
he dared by Rep. Daniel Reed of
New York, the ranking Republican
member.
All the business spokesman pious-
ly agreed that taxes would have to
go up to cover the defense effort
But their counter proposals meant
easier corporate taxes than would
be imposed under EPT, higher
taxes for consumers now. Every
body agrees that personal income
taxes will be raised again eventu-
ally, but labor thinks corporate
taxes should rise first to absorb
defense profits.)
National Association of Manu-
facturers' proposal was indicative
of big business thinking: Cut the
present As percent corporate i'm
come tax back to 38 percent. Then
add a straight defense tax Of 7 to
IL percent, as a temporary defense
tax without regard to excess pro-
fits. Previously, the NAM had sug
gested new manufacturers excise
taxes and a lowering Of personal
income tax exemptions. Tax ex-
perts pointed out that the NAM
proposals" would leave corporate
taxes about where they are now
while the excise taxes and the
higher personal taxes hit consum-
ers-you and you and you.
Liberal Congressman were re-
peatedly appalled, by the moral
level exhibited by business spokes-
men. The latter contended that
EPT would be inflationary because
big corporations would rather
waste defense earnings on "insti-
tutional advertising" and fly-by-
night, cash-consuming projects of
doubtful value than pay extra
taxes to the government for the
purchase of tanks and bombing
planes.
The EPT proposed by the Adj
calls for a tax of rs
percent, applied retroactively to
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30
CLYDE CRAVEN

Clyde Craven, Sc, former East
Liverpool potter, died suddenly OF
heart attack Nov. 27 at the Maple
Avenue Hospital in Dubois, Pa.
Mr.. Craven was a resident of
Falls Creek, Pa, where he made
his home for IL years after moving
from East Liverpool to accept en-
ployment at the Jackson Vitrified
China Co.
He was a member of Local Union
104, National Brotherhood of Oper-
ative Potters, Methodist Church,
Elks Lodge of East Liverpool and
the Falls Creek Eagles Lodge.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Olive Rhodes Craven; a son,
Arthur Craven of East Liverpool; /;
a brother, George Craven of Cleve-
land, and a granddaughter.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30
q LABOR GROUPS JOIN TO FORM
DEFENSE COMMITTEE

Washington (LPA)-AFL, ClO
Machinists and Railroad unions are
joining in an unofficial committee
on defense mobilization. The labor
groups are not satisfied with the
way controls are going, and want
to make their collective voice
heard.
Layoffs hit industries through
out the country this week, as the
unions had warned they would. The
main cause was shortages, and it
was aggravated, labor leaders say
by uncoordinated government rul-
ings on stockpiling and priorities
for strategic materials. Such de-
velopments were stirring labor to
action.
Labor already had three repre-
sentatives (AFL President William
Green, CIO President Philip Muir
ray, and lam President All Hayes)
on the official committee which adj
vises mobilization director w.
S t.uart Symington. Agriculture,
business, and the public are also
represented on the committee,
which discusses general policy.
Union spokesmen feel, however,
that they do not exert enough in
fluence on actual decisions through
their participation in the group.
Earlier in the game, much
larger labor delegation met with
Symington to express labor's con-
cern for an active role in the de-
fense effort. 1t was from this
group that the idea for a perman-
ent labor mobilization committee
grew.
AFL delegates to the proposed
14-man panel include President
William Green and Secretary-Trea-
surer George Meany, it was learn
ed. Joseph keenan,, head of Labor's
League for Political Education,
who served on the World War Ii
War Production Board, will act as
the AFL expert on production.
President Harry Bates of the Brick
layers, who is slated to be on the
governments Wage Sterilization
Board, will be the wage expert.
The fifth man, in charge of man
power, is expected to be either
Lewis Hines or Walter Mason, both
of the AFL legislative department.
CIO President Philip Murray will
be on the committee, United Auto
Workers President Walter Reuther
will act as the CLOS production
expert. President Jacob Potofsky
of Amalgamated Clothing Workers
will represent CIO on manpower,
President l.. S. Buckmaster of the
Rubber Workers on prices, and
President Emil Rieve of the Textile
Workers on wages. Rieve is also
slated for membership on the Wage
Sterilization Board.
From the Int'l Association of
Machinists, President All Hayes
and Vice President Elmer Walker,
both of whom have taken an active
part in previous mobilization meet
ings, will be in the group.
George E. Leighty, president of
the Railway Labor Executives
Assn took part in the July meet
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30
lCC Proposes Tighter Rules
For Truck And Bus Drivers

Washington (LPA)-The Inter
state Commerce Commission has
proposed stricter safety rules for
trucks, buses, and other motor
vehicles in interstate commerce.
Interested groups have until Dec.
20 to file views or arguments.
The new rules would require
strict physical examinations of
drivers once a year; would pro-
hibit the hiring as drivers of those
who have a bad record of traffic
law violations, a bad record of ac-
cidents or a bad criminal record.
No motor carrier could schedule a
run requiring a driver to exceed
speed limits. Every driver would
have to have at least eight hours
off after completing a long haul.
Rules for safety equipment and
the keeping of records also are
frightened.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30
Varying Ratios Possible

This distribution to the employees
must be made as follows: At least
rs percent Of the Industrial Part
nership bonus to be in stock in the
employing corporation. At least %
percent of the Industrial Partner
ship bonus to be in cash. Thus,
varying ratios are possible-25
stock, rs cash; so stock, so cash +;
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30
OBITUARIES
MRS. KATHRYN BAUM

Mrs. Kathryn Devlin Baum, hon.
orary member of the National Bro.
therhood of Operative Potters, dieo
Nov. % in City Hospital following
a six-week illness.
Born in Belfast, ireland, she re-
sided in this vicinity for 45 years
She was a member of the St
Aloysius Catholic Church.
Surviving are her husband
George Baum, at home; a brother
Henry Devlin, and a sister Miss
Sarah Devlin, both of Belfast;
three neices, Miss Mary O'Reilly.
Miss Catherine O'Reilly and Mrs
George Azdell, and a nephew
James O'Reilly, all of East Liver
pool.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30
WILLIAM DeBEE

William B. DeBee, IA, retired
kilnman, died Nov. "a in the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Jessie Worm
dram, Alb Maplewood Ave-, follow
ing a long illness.
Mr., DeBee came to East Liver
pool from Alliance where he fol
lowed his trade as kilnman. He
was a member of Local Union 8
National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters.
He leaves another daughter
Mrs. Nellie F. DeBee of Alliance
and three grandchildren. 'S, ~
The body was taken to Alliance
for burial.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-30
Proposed Excess Profits Tax Seen Big
Help To Nation, Benefit To Workers
Washinpton d. c. QLNS),

Washington, D. c. ILNS). =
An entirely new approach to ex-
cess profits taxation was proposed
here in a program that, in the opin-
ion of its supporters, would great
ly strengthen the nation by inten-
sifying the average workers de-
votion to the American private en-
terprise system and at the same
time be less costly to industry than
the rs percent corporate profit
levy asked by President Truman
and Secretary of the Treasury
John Snyder.
Named the Industrial Partner
ship Plan, the program was put
forward as a substitute for the Ad-
ministration's proposal and for the
recommendations advance by the
Committee for Economic Develop
ment and the National Association
of Manufacturers. The Industrial
Partnership Plan would skim off
excess profits, as would the Tru-
man tax proposal, but it would do
so in such way as to put shares
of those excess profits in the hands
of rank-and-file employees of the
various affected corporations, in
tead of having all the excess go to
the Treasury directly, causing
corporate resentment and in some
cases deliberate waste or other
abuses. Less would be taken away
from corporations, yet the Treasury
would fare very we'll nevertheless.
"This plan, if put into effect,
would still give the Treasury a
huge additional take, but at the
same time it would tremend-
ously bolster the morale of
American workers, improve
their output by giving them a
share in the profits they help
to create, improve labor-man-
agement relations and greatly
increase the devotion Of work
ers to the American economic
system by increasing their di-
rect benefits from it," the
sponsor of the Industrial Part
nership Plan declared.
Author of the novel approach to
excess profits taxation is Bernard
Tassler, president of the National
Assembly for the Advancement Of
Public Relations, an organization
dedicated to promotion Of the ma
tional interest as opposed to mar
row special interests.
The new excess profits tax plan,
sent to the House Ways and Means
Committee by Tassler, would work
as follows:
If Corporation X has an excess
profit amounting to $4,000, 900, iti
can elect to do nothing and then
be taxed at rs percent or whatever
lower figure is finally set by Con-
gress. Or, if Corporation X does
not desire to pay an excess profits
tax, it can avoid becoming subject
to the excess tax by distributing to
its employees (including those Who'll
have been called into service) notl
less than one-half of its $4,000, 0,000l
in excess profits.
Varying Ratios Possible
This distribution to the employees
must be made as follows: At least
rs percent Of the Industrial Part
nership bonus to be in stock in the
employing corporation At least 25
percent of the Industrial Partner
ship bonus to be in cash. Thus,
varying ratios are possible-25|
stock, rs cash; so stock, so cash
Evening star., 1950-05-22

He was a member Of Columbia
Typographical Union. No. 10l
and the Association Of Veteran
Printers.
Survivors are his widow. Mrs.
Catherine Marshall Matthias. s.
whom he married in Frankfort
in 1912; two sons. Joseph M.
Matthias, Kensington, a lawyer:
Justin E. Matthias. 1925 Davis
place NV. who Is in the insur-
ance business; three daughters,
Mrs. George r. Norris. Silver
Spring. and Mrs. Robert E. Jones
and Mrs. F. B. Dillon, jr., both
Of Washington.
A third son, 1st 1t. Robert P.
Matthias. a paratrooper, was killed
in Normandy in June. 1914. He
was said to have been the first
Washington youth to win a Ma
tional Golden Gloves boxing
championship.
Also surviving are four BROTH
ers. Joseph E.. Charles L., both Of
Carlisle: Frank j., Lexington;
John M. Matthias, Dallas, and two
sisters, Mrs. John E. King. Mount
Sterling, KY, and Mrs. Theodore
II. Oppenheim, Coldwater, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 am. Wednesday at Nativity
Church, Thirteenth and Peabody
streets NV. Burial will be In
Cedar Hill Cemetery,
Evening star., 1950-05-22
Harry |. Davis Dies;
Ex-Governor Of Ohio
by the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, May 22.-Harry
L. Davis, 70. a one-time steel
worker who was Governor Of Ohio
in 1921-1923. died at his home in
suburban Shaker Heights yester-
day. He refused to seek re-elec-
ton.
The cause Of death was not i'm
mediately announced. He had
been in i'll health for some time.
A poor boy who had to drop out
Of school to work in the steel mills
as a youth, Mr.. Davis also served
four terms as Mayor Of Cleveland.
Party.
In recent years, Mr.. Davis had
managed his insurance business,
the Harry L. Davis Co. He with
drew from politics in 1888 after
serving four years as head Of the
Cuyahoga County Republican
One Of the biggest accomplish
ments Of his administration as
Governor was the reorganization
of the State Government. This
met with violent opposition at
first. but the plan later was rati-
fed.
He did not seek reelection. say
ing he preferred to spend his time
continuing his reorganization
plans instead Of campaigning.
He was born in Newburgh, q
steel district suburban to Cleve-
land.
Evening star., 1950-05-22

Accounting ONCE until the begin
ming of the lasa war. He ther
joined OPA, where he was ir
charge Of the appeals section
handling food distribution to in.
stitutions such as hotels and res.
taurants.
He was born in Dothan, Ala
At one time he was news editor OF
the Macon (Ga.) News and later
was editor of the Telfair Enter.
prise, a weekly in McRae. Ga. He
was an active Shriner and Ro.
tartan.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Beulah @. Simmons: O daughter
Miss Dorothy X. Simmons. both
of the Nicholson street address:
two SONS. Hargis w. Simmons o1
New York and j. Marvette Sim.
mons of Atlanta; his father, Noah
Simmons of Tampa. Fla. and -four
brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon at the Wallace Me-
mortal United Presbyteria Z
Church. New Hampshire avenue
and Randolph streets NV. Bur.
ial will be in Graceville. Fla.
Evening star., 1950-05-22
Mrs. HarveyD. Jacob,
Attorneys Wife, Dies

Mrs. Harvey D. Jacob. 81. wife
Of well-known Washington
attorney. died yesterday morning
at her home. 2812 Thirty-sixth
place NV, after a long illness.
Mrs. Jacob had been q Wash
ington resident for more than 81
years. She married Mr.. Jacob In
1913 while he was law clerk to the
late Supreme Court Justice Horace
Lurton.
She was the former Miss Camille
Fitzpatrick, daughter Of the late
Representative Morgan Fitzpat-
rick Of Tennessee and Mrs. Fitz-
patrick.
Mrs. Jacob was a member OF
the Dorothy Hancock Chapter
OAR, and attended the George
town Presbyterian Church. Her
husband was an attorney for the
National Press Club in negotia-
tions leading to construction OF
the National Press Building.
Besides her husband, she leaves
three sons, Morgan Fitzpatrick
Jacob, 204 Ascot place NE: John
B. Jacob Of the Thirty-sixth place
address and Horace Lurton Jacob
also Of Washington; three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Camille Craig Of 1915
Thirtieth street NV: Mrs. Donald
Anderson of Washington, and
Mrs. Jane Poropatrick Of Glen
dale, N. Y: two stepsons, Harvey
A. Jacob Of the Thirty sixth place
address and Allan A. Jacob OF
Washington and II grandchildren
Funeral services will be held at
1880 pm. tomorrow at the Birch
funeral home, 1904 M street NV.
Private burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.