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Attorney General
Upholds Powers of
BUC Review Board
Administrator Ordered To
Abide By Reversed
Decisions
Columbus, O.—(OLNS).—Power of
the Unemployment Compensation
Board of Review to reverse a finding
previously made by Administrator H.
C. Atkinson and the latter's obligation
to follow their decision was upheld by
Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert
last week in an opinion to Adminis
trator Atkinson.
The Attorney General also advised
Administrator Atkinson in another
opinion that, while the law itself does
not specifically direct the Administra
tor to follow the principles laid down
by the Board of Review in a case to
future cases involving similar facts, it
should be dones as matter »of sound,
economical and efficient administra
tive policy.
Administrator Atkinson had ques
tioned the right of the Board of Re
view, members of which are not bond
ed, to order him, a bonded official, to
pay unemployment benefits after the
Administrator had ruled that benefits
should not be payable.
He also had questioned the author
ity of the Board of Review to set a
precedent to be followed in future
cases similar in nature, especially in
cases in which the appeal decision of
the Board was indirect contradiction
of the Administrator's interpretation
of the unemployment compensation
act.
In upholding the power of the Board
of Review, composed of Verner C. Met
calf, W. T. Roberts and W. J. Mackey,
Attorney General Herbert in answer
to the first question quoted two sec
tions of the General Code defining the
powers and duties of the Board of Re
view.
"Taken together, these two sections
unquestionably give to the Board of
Review jurisdiction ... to affirm,
modify or reverse the findings of fact
and decision of the Administrator,"
Attorney General Herbert's opinion
read.
"The fact that the Administrator is
bonded and the members of the Board
of Review are not does not affect the
question at all," the opinion continued.
"It is not your province to determine
whether the Board of Review erred in
its decision: That authority is vested
in another tribunal."
In answering Administrator Atkin
son's second question, Attorney Gen
eral Herbert compared the decisions
of the Board of Review to .those of
the higher courts, which are regarded
as principles of law by lower courts
and followed in future cases.
BUC Records Show
Employment Gains
During Past Month
Job Placements Set Record
Decline In Unemploy
ment Payments
Columbus, O.— (OLNS). Reports
of increased employment opportunities
in the state are reflected in the opera
tions record of the Ohio Bureau of
Unemployment Compensation for the
month of August.
H. C. Atkinson, BUC Administra
tor, reports that unemployment com
pensation benefit payments decreased
6.9 per cent in August -as compared
with July totals, while placements in
private industry by the Ohio State
Employment Service reached a Hew
all-time high for August.
Benefits of $2,226,479.78 were paid
to 52,000 claimants during August,
compared with the July total of $2,
399,693.92 paid to 66,000 claimants.
Since last January $17,125,639.70 has
been paid to unemployed and partially
unemployed workers under the Ohio
unemployment compensation law.
The average benefit payment dur
ing August for a single week of total
unemployment was $10.66, an increase
of 4 cents over the previous month.
Average benefit payments for partial
unemployment decreased 34 cents for
an average of $4.96 in August.
The 16,446 first claims filed by un
employed Ohio workers during August
represent a decrease of 9 per cent
from July and the lowest number of
initial claims received in any one
month since the first of the year. A
total of 49,292 claimants have ex
hausted their benefit-rights through
August 31.
Placements made with private in
dustry during August by the OSES
totalled. 11,541, an increase of 16 per
cent over July and 101 per cent over
August, 1938. Declines in the num
ber of persons seeking work brought
the active file of public employment
offices to the lowest point reported
(Continued on Page Two)
Wage Law Violator
Fights Prison Term
Mrs. Amarose Denounced
and Rebuked, But Goes
On Her Way
Columbus, O. (OLNS). Mrs.
Marie Amorose, owner of a chain of
dry cleaning establishments in several
Central Ohio cities, last week became
more entangled than ever before with
the law she has thumbed her nose at
consistently for some time past—the
minimum wage law for women and
minors.
Scheduled to appear in Columbus
municipal court to pay a $1C0 fine
after a ten day jail term had been
suspended, Mrs. Amorose failed to put
in her appearance until after court
adjourned.
When she did arrive, she was hur
ried to a jail cell on order of Judge
Fred J. Miller, who revoked the jail
sentence probation after earlier hear
ing a woman in court on another
charge testify that she was employed
by Mrs. Amorose for 60 hours a week
at a wage below the minimum speci
fied by the mandatory order in effect
in the dry cleaning industry.
Mrs. Amorose remained in jail un
til her two attorneys were able to free
her two days later on $300 bond, pend
ing hearing September 2G on habeas
corpus proceedings in Common Pleas
Court.
In the meantime, Municipal Judge
Francis P. Howard ordered her into
court to show cause why he should not
revoke probation on two other charges
of violating the minimum wage law on
which she had appeared before him
some time ago.
After listening to conflicting testi
mony of witnesses, some of whom
said they did not object to the low
wages being paid, Judge Howard or
dered Mrs. Amorose's payroll records
brought into court and continued fur
ther hearings until September 28.
Mrs. Amorose has been denounced
and rebuked, fined and sentenced to
jail by Columbus and Dayton police
court Judges, but goes on her way,
not so merrily at the present time,
refusing to abide by the minimum pay
regulation for the industry under
which she operates.
Citing her disregard of the law as
(Continued on Page Two)
Problems Confront
Canonsburg Local
Potteries In District Are Not
Picking Up As Quickly
As Other Industries
Canonsburg, Pa.—Local Union No.
61 had a very good attendance at the
last meeting considering the condi
tions in the plants in Canonsburg. We
have many problems on hand at the
present time which we hope to have
settled within the near future.
New applications are coming in for
membership some members are with
drawing and others are allowing them
selves to be suspended. There is no
excuse for any member who allows
himself to be suspended when work
ing. The local decided that all sus
pended member's names will be pub
lished in the Herald hereafter.
Withdrawal cards have been issued
(Continued on Paqe Two)
Washington, D. C.—( AFLWNS).—
President William Green of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor appointed
William C. Hushing chairman of the
American Federation of Labor Legis
lative Committee to succeed William
C. Roberts, who recently retired after
21 years of service in that capacity.
In addition to having been national
legislative representative for the
American Federation of Labor for the
last 11 years, Mr. Hushing has repre
sented the organized labor movement
in many other fields.
He was born at Litchfield, Illinois,
October 15, 1883, and has always
maintained a legal voting residence
there.
Joined Patternmakers In Boyhood
He has been a union member from
boyhood, serving his apprenticeship as
a patternmaker at the Litchfield
Foundry and Machine Company. He
joined the Patternmakers Union after
finishing his apprenticeship and has
always carried his card in that organ
ization regardless of the position oc
cupied.
A condensed list of Mr. Hushing's
activities indicates his broad knowl
edge of industry and the services he
has rendered to the labor movement.
He was foreman of the Litchfield
Foundry and Machine Company, su
perintendent and part owner of the
Litchfield Engine Company foreman,
First Meeting Of
General Ceramic
Employes Is Held
Hold Initial Meeting With
Local Union No. 96
September 21st
Perth Amboy, N. J.—The cooler
weather appears to have encouraged
the members of Local 96 to come to
our regular meetings. The last ses
sion boasted the best attendance in
many months.
The regular business was finished
quickly in order to spend more time
with our guests. The employes of the
General Ceramic Co. of Phoenix have
beeif endeavering to organize for
some time. Through the efforts of
Orangizer James Solon, Steve Nernith,
Paul Jankovich, Julius Sabo and
President Louis Turkus of this local
they were able to hold their first
meeting in conjunction with ours Sep
tember 21.
Vice President Charles Zimmer and
Brother Solon gave inspiring talks on
the benefits of organization while
Brother Walter Lybeck, Local 96's
statistician, noted some interesting
facts that have aided both the em
ployer and ourselves through our abil
ity to get together.
Brother Zimmer confined his re
marks to the doings of Locals 45 and
49 and the Mutual at Trenton. A
telegram was received from First Vice
President E. L. Wheatley regretting
his inability to attend the meeting and
extending his greetings to the men
from the General Ceramics.
John Adametz, of the good time
committee, reported that a clam bake
will be in store for -the boys at our
next meeting. The members are re
quested to give this boy a hand for he
is sincere in his efforts to bring a
real entertainment to the members.
—O.C. 96.
Picnic Enjoyed By
Local Union No. 102
More Than Five Hundred
Go To First Outing Of
Eljer Company
Ford City, Pa.—More than 500 per
sons assembled at Grifflo Park, near
Vandergrift, Saturday, September 16,
to take part in the first outing jointly
sponsored by the Eljer Co. employers
and employes. Because of the success
of this venture, it is hoped by all that
a basket picnic will be an annual
event.
The officials of the firm and mem
bers of Local 102 appointed a commit
tee of John Davis, Chairman, G. C.
McElhaney, J. Spence, A1 Waltho, R.
Claypool, O. Burton, J. Frick, H. Bay
nor, H. Bevington and William Hailes.
The men arranged an excellent pro
gram consisting of mushball games,
horse shoe pitching, races and so on.
Many of the events had cash awards
for the winners.
Mr. R. E. Crane, president of the
company, delivered a short address in
which he outlined prospects for steady
work during the winter months.
The officers and members of the
local wish to express their sincere
thanks to Mr. Crane and all others
who had a part in making the picnic
(Continued on Page Two)
Green Appoints Hushing Chairman
of A. F. of L. Legislative Committee
patternmaker and head of the draft
ing room of the Missouri Pacific Rail
way Shops, Sedalia, Mo. foreman of
the Ideal Engine Company, Spring
field, 111. general foreman of the
Berry Steel and Iron Company, St.
Joseph, Mo.
Union Official For Many Years
Mr. Hushing was responsible for
the establishment of the Panama
Canal Wage Board and the Panama
Canal Grievance Board and was
elected labor representative on both
of these boards which are composed
of one member chosen by labor unions
and one member appointed by the
Governor. These boards handle all
wage adjustments and grievances of
employes of the Panama Canal, Pan
ama Railroad and Panama Railroad
Steamship Line in the Canal Zone.
He was a delegate to the 1924 Dem
ocratic national convention and served
as a member of its resolutions com
mittee composed of one delegate from
each state. In 1928, he was chosen a
delegate to the Democratic national
convention, but declined to serve be
cause of his position with the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, which is non
partisan politically.
Mr. Hushing has held the follow
ing offices in the trade union move
ment: Treasurer and secretary of the
St. Louis Patternmakers Association
(Continued on Page Two)
Workers Out of Pottery
Can Retain Membership
Benefits, Privilege* Maintained By
Payment of Dnen And Twenty
(ntn Weekly
After a number of inquiries in re
cent weeks concerning matters cov
ered by Section 12 of the Constitu
tion, Brotherhood officials have
thought it advisable to bring this
section to the attention of every
member. It follows:
"Any member who gives up or
loses his position in the pottery for
any cause whatever and accepts any
fair employment either temporarily
or permanently at some other trade
or calling not under the jurisdic
tion of the N. B. of O. P., may re
tain his or her membership by pay
ing the regular dues and the sum
of 20 cents per week defense assess
ment while working at some other
calling not under the jurisdiction of
the N'. B. of O. P., and shall be en
titled to all privileges and death
benefits."
Stockton Potters
Suffer Heat Wave
Temperatures Up To 107
Make California Weather
Unpleasant
Stockton, Calif.—The weather con
dition here in California at this writ
ing is everything but pleasant, but,
may I say, unusal for this time of the
year. The thermometer is trying its
best to get undercover from the ter
rible heat wave that we are exper
iencing. It has been hovering be
tween 1C0 and 107 with seemingly no
let down.
I note by the daily press that the
temperature in Los Angeles has hit
the high mark of 112 degrees. They
were compelled to close the schools on
account of the heat. This ia
somewhat slightly different. When I
went to school back in the Ohio Valley
they usually closed the schools be
cause it was too cold. Well, at that,
I will take the heat in preference to
those frosty mornings when we hiked
to work.
The social committee of our local
has been quite active here recently,
reporting the spaghetti dinner that
was held at Clements a huge success
from the standpoint of attendance.
Also, the skating party brought out
thirty-five members and everyone
enjoyed himself, but some carried
bruises for several days afterwards.
Brother Boothe received a badly
sprained knee as he could not stand
up with roller skates under him.
Our local made application for af
filiation with the Stockton Central
Labor Council, and now for a good
live wire to represent us in that body
of delegates. One of this type cer
tainly can do the pottery workers
some real good by leaving those rep
resentatives of the different trades
know that we have a real up and com
ing pottery in this locality. A boost
for the Joaquin is a boost for the em
ployes.
The Joaquin officials are striving
to get the plant and equipment in the
best of shape before the rainy sea
son sets in. This will include a dip
per's mangle and dryer, and a com
plete rearrangement of our present
drying rooms for the jiggermen which
will improve their conditions consid
erably. A step up in production should
be noted in this department as well
as the dipping department.
We wish it to be known through
out the trade that we have a complete
closed shop, and should any pottery
worker make application for employ
ment here, his first requisite is to see
that he is in good standing with the
organization. Otherwise we, the
members of Local Union 171, will be
compelled to take the same action we
recently took with a cup turner who
refused to become reinstated. And the
same action holds good with any mem
ber who is in arrears with his dues,
so brothers be in good grace and
have your due book, withdrawal card
or transfer card with you as our shop
committee will want to see it before
you start to work. And may we sug
gest that you write to our secretary
when applying here for employment
and your letter will be given prompt
attention and reply sent back.
Mr. Trabert our former superinten
dent has departed for Los Angeles.
Mr. Geo. A. Williams, formally of
the Pacific Clay Products of Loa An
(Continued on Page Two)
COMMITTEE MEETS
The general ware standing commit
tee will meet Monday evening, October
2.
Representatives from Local Unions
4, 10, 12, 31, 51 and 122 are expected
to give evidence before the commit
tee.
Interest Renewed
In Recent Meeting
Of Local Union 130
Members Learning Good To
Be Accomplished From
Steady Attendance
The membership of Local Union 130
turned out in full bloom for the meet
ing last Friday night when lively dis
cussions pertaining to many problems
were held on the floor.
The sessions have proved to all that
the meetings are interesting and in
structive. The boys are learning that
much more good can be accomplished
by barking on the floor than growling
on a street corner. If we always re
member that we have a voice at the
meetings we ean accomplish a great
deal.
The local wishes to extend its deep
est sympathy to Norman Gregory and
his wife who lost their baby.
We would like to see some of the
brothers from T. S. and T., especially
Pat Lynch. Perhaps Pat will demon
strate the Red Apple. We can prom
ise to have plenty of aisles for the
audience to fall into.
Sol McCoy, former member of 130,
but now stationed in Cambridge as a
state policeman, has been rejoicing
over the arrival of a little Sollie. Mrs.
McCoy is the former Alice Riser.
Grandpa McCoy is president of L. U.
12 and is receiving quite a number of
handshakes over the arrival of the
new trooper.
Brother Brooks of Knowles has been
doing a little speculating on Wall
Street in the early morning. Earl is
very interested in stocks.
Bob Witherow, a Jr. C. C. golf tour
ney star is trying to have the lost
bail rule changed from a five-minute
time limit to fifteen. Perhaps Lindy
can help you out, Bob.
—O.C. 130.
Hallowe'en Part^,^
Promised By No. 44
Work Steady In Sebring To
The Satisfaction Of All
Concerned
Sebring, Ohio.—President Bostwick
was in the chair when Local 44 met in
regular session, but we are still with
out the services of our treasurer, Bob
Larkins, who remains confined to his
home.
A report on the Gem Clay sitftation
was left in the hands of the commit
tee which has been doing an excellent
job. The report of our delegate to the
Central Labor Union was very pleas
ing, all of us being glad to hear that
the Liggett Tobacco Co. is 100 per
cent organized. You might take
notice, smokers.
There has been some talk of a Hal
lowe'en party in the near future. We
can make this a real success if we
try.
We understand that some Liverpool
members have been in Sebring look
ing for helpers. It is up to the un
employed batterouts and mouldrun
ners to hand in their names to the
secretary..
Work is steady at the present time.
That is the way we like it and that
(Continued on Paa*» Two*
Washington, D. C.—(AFLWNS).—
John P. Coyne, president of the Build
ing and Construction Trades Depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor, announced that William P. Car
roll, executive manager of the Build
ing Trades Employers' Association of
Cleveland, Ohio, has accepted the posi
tion of referee provided for in the
plan to end jurisdictional disputes in
the building trades, agreed upon by
the Department and the Associated
General Contractors of America in At
lantic City on August 11.
Under the terms of the plan, where
a dispute arises, the matter will be
referred to Mr. Coyle, as president of
the Department for decision, with no
stoppage of work pending his ruling,
the disputed work, meantime, remain
ing in possession of the men then do
ing it, and with either side free to
appeal to an impartial umpire for final
decision.
Mr. Carroll becomes, therefore, the
court of last resort on all jurisdiction
al disputes.
"Mr. Carroll," said Mr. Coyle in
making the announcement, "is the
unanimous choice of the executive
council of this Department and of the
general presidents of the building
unions not on the council, as a man
who knows the industry and is emi
nently fair-minded as is demonstrated
by his record in Cleveland."
House Committee
Sends Out Queries
Group Investigating Labor
Board Mails 60,000
Questionnaires
Washington, D. C.— (AFLWNS).—
Backed up with a $50,f00 appropria
tion, the special House of Representa
tives committee *et up last Summer
to investigate the administration of
the National Labor Relations Act by
the National Labor Relations Board
has mailed CO.OCO questionnaires to
labor organizations and employers as
a preliminary to public hearings which
will begin about October 15, Represen
tative Howard W. Smith of Virginia,
chairman of the committee, announced.
These questionnaires dig to the bot
tom of every aspect of relationship
between the I^abor Board and labor
unions and employers. According to
Edmund M. Toland, general counsel
of the committee, the ma.-s of infor
mation included in the replies will be
of great assistance in analyzing the
Board's policies.
Questions Submitted to Labor Unions
In the questionnaire to the labor
organizations the investigating com
mittee asks, among other things:
"What was the attitude generally
or specifically of the Board's repre
sentatives toward your organization
or any affiliated union or organiza
tion or toward any of the charges filed
or to be filed?"
"Have any activities of the Board
or policies of the Board or its agen
cies and employes interfered with (or
aided) your growth and functioning
as a collective bargaining agency?"
The committee also asked the
unions whether they had encountered
delays or obstructions on the part of
the Board or employes in handling of
petitions for certification and whether
any activities or policies of the Board
or its agents interfered with or aided
the union's growth and functioning as
a collective bargaining agency.
Employer* Are Interrogated
The questions addressed to employ
ers included the following:
"Did the trial examiner direct the
reporter to omit from the record any
part of the proceedings?
"Did he examine or cross-examine
your witnesses? Or witnesses for
(Continued on Page Two)
Meeting Schedule
Changed By LU 31
East Palestine Local Union
Will Meet Second and
Fourth Mondays
East Palestine, Ohio.—Local Union
No. 31 members held their regular
weekly meeting with only a few at
tending. All members take note, be
ginning next month, meetings will be
held the second and fourth Monday
evenings instead of every Monday.
There has been a general pickup in
work and our members are again find
ing employment. Brothers Charles
Hall, Glenn Kennedy, Pat Patton and
Pete Peters who have been doing a
little work at Plant No. 4 have re
turned to Plant No. 1. We have had
several members transfer to other
locals. Brothers Nelson Garby and
Harry Frankland have gone to Beaver
(ContinnoH on Paa» Two)
Coyne Names Carroll Jurisdictional
Disputes Referee In Building Trades
Mr. Carroll, executive manager of
the Cleveland Building Trades Em
ployers' Association since 1923, was
born in New York City July 21,1878.
He received his early education in the
elementary and high schools there and
then attended Columbia university
for a time studying mechanical engi
neering.
Leaving Columbia before gradua
tion, Mr. Carroll entered the employ
of the New York Central Railroad,
where he became master mechanic and
superintendent of shops in charge of
motor power equipment. He held this
position for ten years and served in
New York, Albany, Rochester, and
Buffalo.
During the World war, Mr. Carroll
became special representative and
consultant in labor relations for all
shipyards under the Emergency Fleet
Corporation of the United States
Shipping Board. In this capacity,
Carroll ranked as executive assistant
to Charles M. Schwab.
Carroll is the author of "Shipyard
Occupations," an opus that was used
officially by all shipyards during the
war.
After the war, Mr. Carroll became
manager of the Whiting Company,
brush and fiber manufacturers with
plants in Boston and Burlington, Ver
mont. He remained there until going
(Continued on Page Two)
A.F.of L.Convention
Calls the Potters to
Cincinnati Monday
Duffy, Wheatley and O'Mal
ley Prepare For Opening
o? Annual Meeting
President James M. Duffy, First
Vice President E. L. Wheatley and
Jack O'Malley of the National Broth
erhood of Operative Potters will leave
this week-end for Cincinnati to be cm
hand for the opening of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor's annual con
vention scheduled for the mammoth
Music Hall in that city, Monday.
The convention, originally given to
San Francisco but transferred by the
A. F. of L. Executive Council because
of a reported shortage of suitable
accomodations, looms as one of the
most important sessions since the be
ginning of the American labor move
ment.
President Duffy has stated that this
year's meeting will be one of the big
gest and most serious since 1917. He
has ventured the opinion that the re
cent action of the Metal Trades De
partment convention in declaring the
present Neutrality Act "un-neutralw
is a preview of the coming sessions.
He believes a strong recommendation
for the "Cash and Carry" plan will
be adopted in the early stages of the
convention.
The presence of the potters' repre
sentatives have always been felt at
the annual meetings of the Federa
tion. It was President Duffy who
started the nation-wide Japanese boy
cott and "Buy American" movement
in the 1937 Denver convention and
last year he successfully fought the
lending of government monies to un
fair firms competing with those hav
ing an agreement with union labor.
Vice President Wheatley goes to
this year's convention fresh from the
Canadian Labor Congress in London,
Ontario, to which he was a delegate.
Brother O'Malley was elected third
delegate by the trade during the re
cent national election.
The League of Human Rights,
Freedom and Democracy will stage a
mass demonstration during the con
vention, Thursday evening, October 5,
to initiate a broad and comprehensive
program for the defense and extension
of all rights and liberties that follow
from our democracy.
With William Green honorary pres
ident and Matthew Woll president,
the league will work primarily with
the forces of organized labor. As a
co-ordinating and directing force, the
league will give vital impetus to the
constant struggle for the preserva
tion of our rights and liberties.
Although the league's initial effort*
(Continued on Page Two)
Ohio Labor Unions
Urge President To
'Keep Out of War'
Progressive Actions Taken
By A. F. of Affiliates At
Second Conference
Columbus, O.—(OLNS).—Delegates
to the second conference of Federal
Labor Unions in Ohio, held here Sep
tember 22 and 23, unanimously ap
proved a telegram sent to President
Franklin D. Roosevelt urging the na
tion's chief executive to do everything
in his power-to keep the United States
out of war.
The Unions are direct affiliates of
the American Federation of Labor,
and the conference, called by Coleman
Claherty, general representative of the
AFL with headquarters in Cleveland,
was attended by 64 delegates repre
senting 33 unions.
A number of other important and
progressive actions were taken by the
delegates, including:
Endorsement of the effort initiated
by Columbus Office Workers Local
21427 to have the Ohio minimum wage
law extended to all industries employ
ing women and minors.
Demanding state and federal investi
gations of reported violations of civil
liberties and denial of the right of
workers to organize for collective
bargaining by officials of Defiance
and St. Marys.
Urging the purchase of Union made
and labelled goods.
Continuation of a drive to organize
the unorganized and assist office
workers.
Opposition to all "incentive" and
"bonus" wage systems.
Urging redetermination of claims
for unemployment compensation and
payment of benefits on the "full-time
week" principle.
Approving the formation of Wom
ens' Auxiliaries to Unions.
Urging 100 per cent affiliation with
Central Labor Bodies and the Ohio
State Federation of Labor.
(Continued on Page Two).