Evening star. [volume], January 12, 1934, Page B-11, Image 27

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Labor Board to Probe Dis
missal of Behncke by
United Air Lines.
A new climax in the long dispute
between air transport pilots and the
transport companies over wages and j
labor conditions has been reached with I
the discharge by United Air Lines of i
David L. Behncke, veteran pilot and
president of the Air Line Pilots' Asso
ciation, and the simultaneous call by
the National Labor Board for an elec- j
tion among the pilots of Transconti-1
nental and Western Air of delegates to
represent them in collective bargaining. I
Senator Robert F. Wagner, chairman
of the Labor Board, announced that i
the facts surrounding dismissal of
Behncke are being investigated. It has
been charged that Behncke was dis
missed by the airline because of his
activities in behalf of his fellow pilots.
It also is charged that another
United pilot, chairman of the Pilots’
Executive Council in Cleveland, also
has been discharged because of union
activity. This charge, too, will be in
vestigated by the Federal board.
Behncke, one of the Nation's senior
air transport pilots, was chief repre-1
sentative of the pilots at code hearings, I
as well as wage arbitration and dis- I
crimination hearings before the Na-1
tional Labor Board.
Strike of Pilots Averted.
During the course of the wage-labor
dispute the National Labor Board suc
ceeded by the narrowest of margins on
several occasions in averting national
pilots’ strikes which would have tied
up every large air transport line in
the country. Twice such strikes were .
averted only an hour or two before the j
time set for the pilots to walk out. i
BehnckP, it was announced today, has j
reported to Senator Wagner that when
he returned to flying duty after con
ducting negotiations here that he was
informed by the company he was no
longer employed and that his place had
been assigned to another pilot. The
Labor Board requested an explanation
from the company, which replied last
week, denying discrimination and stat
ing that the company considered him
unemployed because he had not applied
ior extension of leave of absence.
Behncke has submitted evidence to
the board that his leave was indefinite
and that the president of the company
had refused to take him back following
his activities in Washington. He has
asked the board to order his reinstate
ment.
Pilot for Many Years.
Behncke has been a transport pilot
for many years, five years having been
spent flying for United on its transcon
tinental lines. The Air Line Pilots’
Association, of which he is president,
is an affiliate of the American Federa
tion of Labor. He was appointed by
the National Labor Board a member of
the board's Fact-Finding Committee on
phots' wages.
In the case of pilots of Transcon
tinental and Western Air, who it has
been charged have been coerced and
intimidated by the airline, the Labor
Board is taking the action which
precipitated the famous Wierton steel
dispute—calling for an election of labor
delegates under board supervision.
Transcontinental & Western Air is
one of the companies whose joint dis
pute with its pilots over wages has been j
before the board for arbitration. Re
cently the Air Line Pilots' Association '
complained to the Labor Board that
the T. W. A. pilots were being coerced j
and that the company was attempting j
to undermine the pilots’ union by set-1
ting up a company union.
Complaint also was received from the j
company that one of its co-pilots had i
been assaulted at the Newark, N. J., |
airport, following his refusal to support! M
the Air Line Pilots’ Association.
Coercion Is Charged. *
A delegation of pilots from the
"Transcontinental & Western Air Pilots' j
Association” yesterday requested the ;
board to declare that no controversy ex- j
isted. This action, according to the:
American Federation of Labor group, \
was due to the coercion of the company, j
In arranging the election, the Na- j
tional Labor Board stated, it is con
front by several difficulties in “taking
a poll in the air.” The pilots on the
line 85 in number, who will be polled
during the next few days, operate out
of flying fields at a number of widely
scattered points on the transcontinental
system.
The board is arranging for supervisors
at each of the operating bases, who will
remain on the job for the three or four
days necessary to permit all pilots to
come in off the circuit and vote. Con- ;
ferences with the company are now in
progress to establish a date and other j
details of the election.
WOMAN FACING TRIAL!
IN POISON CANDY CASE
—
Husband of Accused Is Doubtful
of Her Guilt—Released on
Bail of $10,000.
By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. January 12.—R.
George Harvey. Department of Justice
agent, has announced Mrs. Sarah O.
Hobart, prominent Troy. N. Y.. club
woman, must stand trial in Federal
Court here on charges of sending
poisoned candy to her war-disabled
brother, Harrington Fitzgerald, Jr.
He so informed Samuel O. Hobart,
her husband, who arrived to confer
with his brother-in-law, Charles Hart
Wetter, an attorney.
Hobart was questioned by Federal
agents. They said he expressed the
opinion his wife is innocent of the
charge, but said he added that if she Ls
guilty, her act was the result of a dis
torted mind.
Held in S10.000 bail, Mrs. Hobart was
released last Monday and now is in a J
sanitarium, where she will remain until ■
called for trial before Federal Judge u
George A. Welsh during the week of H
January 22. [J
Fitzgerald and five ethers at the vet- II
erans' hospital in Coatesville were I
made ill oy rating poisoned candy.
COLDS
Go Overnight
When You Take Tho
Right Thing I
A cold doesn't have to run its
J course and expose you to serious
! complications. A cold can be routed
overnight if you go about it the
right way. First of all, a cold being
an internal infection, calls for in- i‘
ternal treatment. Secondly, a cold
i calls for a COLD remedy and not M
for a “cure-all”. 4;
i Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine
! is what a cold requires, It is ex
i pressly a cold remedy. It is internal
and direct—and it does the four j
things necessary. It opens the bow-1
els, combats the cold germs and
fever in the system, relieves the j
headache and grippy feeling and
tones and fortifies the entire sys
i tern. Anything less thin that is tak-!
ing chances with a cold. Get Grove's
1 Laxative Bromo Quinine at any
druggist, 30c and 50c. Ask for it by
the full name and beware of dealers
• who offer substitutes.—Advertise
ment.
$2.45
Its’ Good for
Wliat Ails You!
jj —The “pillbox” hat will do you a
world of good! It's a tonic for your
spirits, and a life-saver for your style!
Good for your budget, too! Fashioned
of crepe or fabric with alluring veils
* and jeweled ornaments!
Kann's—Second Floor.
SPECIAL SALE—Pure Dye Satin and Silk
French Crepe
SLIPS
$1.97
$2.95 Values!
—Just the type of slips everyone is
clamoring for, but usually find at a
much higher price. Samples and
discontinued styles from a well
known manufacturer. They’re in
the fashionable tearose color. Bias
cut and trimmed with lovely im
ported laces. Sizes 34 to 44.
Kann's—Second Floor.
A Luggage Bargain!
Women s $6.95
Cowhide Cases
s3.98
—They’re right in our
stock at $6.95—but
this lot is a special
“buy”!
—18, 21 and 24 inch
• cases of tan or black
split cowhide—with
moire linings, six
shirred pockets, pad
ded top, double locks Kann's—
and post handle. Fourth Floor,
Sparkling Marcasite
JEWELRY
SK *1.49
—A dazzling array of necklaces, earrings, brace
lets, brooches and clips. To wear singly or in
sets. Various styles with marcasite set in sterling
silver.
Kann's—Street Floor.
Saturday
Only!
1,200 Prs. Sheer
Chiffon Hose
j
!
■
New Suede Finish
FABRIC
CLOVES
—You’ll need these ^ g
gloves now and all IS I
during the Spring! K
New styles that use ft
embroidery and
stitching to great ad
vantage. New ma
terials in a soft suede
finish and such smart
colors as—
Brown
Cocoa
Gray
Black
Kann’s—Street Floor.
PANCAKE
COLLARS
—New, because of the new £ g g
pancake shape. New, be- 4p I VJ
cause necklines are still
high. New, because they
transform old necklines into new. New,
because they’re different from anything
we’ve yet offered! White, and made of,
organdy or lace or combinations.
Kann's—Street Floor.
LSkirts, Sweaters,
I Blouses—all new
$L88ea
—Skirts—of homespun,
tweed, flannel, and
other fabrics, smartly
tailored, with kick
pleats and pockets.
Brown, tan, blue, green,
and black. Sizes 26
to 32.
—Sweaters—lacy sheer
slip-ons in combination
colors, with new draw
string neck collars, also
crew neck, and surplice
fronts; long and short
sleeves.
—Blouses, of plaid, with
novelty neck, new puff
short sleeves. Colors:
Brown, green and red.
Sizes 34 to 40.
Kann’s—Second Floor.
New
Fiction
By Well Known
Authors
—Read them from
our Circulating Libra
ry for—
3ca Day
The Mother
by Pearl S. Buck
The Cross of Peace
by Philip Gibbs
The Thin Man
by Dashlell Hammett
Sea Level
by Anne Parrish
The Moon
Through Glass
by Coningsby Dawson
Professional
Lover
i( by Maysie Greig
Kann's—Downstairs
Bookstore.
_- ■ - ■
DRESSES
;
Provides a Splendid 1
Selection of FORMAL 1
and HOSTESS GOWNS
l
11 •
!' 0 Night life takes on a new
glamour and requires the i
brilliance of scintillating se- /
quins, sparkling rhinestones'!
and glistening metal cloths fa
to enhance the lovely new 1
rasha crepe, crystelle velvets ■
and exquisite sheer crepes. ’I
0 Hostess gowns are lovely, r
clinging and mold the figure®
seductively, fashioned as they®
are of soft sheers, gracefully®
draping velvets and crepes. I
0 Formally detailed afternoon ■
frocks employ sheers, and 1
new crepes in the popular 1
1 deep shades and pastels. 1
0 For street and business wear,
are softly tailored dresses,
also of sheers, crepes and i
• new prints. Correct in every !
detail of line and finish.
Mities’ and woman’s size* 7
. $16.95 and Higher
Values!
Kann's—Second Floor.
JUNIORS
Be First
to wear
the new
Bolero
FROCKS
With clever touches
of white or prints.
*4.95
—It tikes youth to wear these
adorable fresh Spring frocks.
Slim, graceful and made of
black, navy, and brown crepes,
brightened with dashing ac
cents of white and gay prints,
boasting petal necklines,
clever sleeves, pleatings, and
ruchings.
«
11 to 17 Sizes
Kann’s—Second Floor.
"PANTRY CORNER"
Crosse Sf Blackwell's
Orange Marmalade
Ore-pound 21c
Demonstration
6-oz. Snowflake 1 r» _
Creme . J-UC
One Pint Snowflake on.
Creme . ZA3C
e Ounces 1 n„
Marshmallow .
Kann's—Street Floor.
'
Fur-Trimmed COATS
In the January
Sale Are
Unusual at
*19.95
—That often quoted expres
sion, “It’s smart to be thrifty,”
was never more aptly demon
strated than in this sale of
coats, because there’s real thrift
in securing them at this price,
and smart style in every line.
There are dress coats and
sports coats, all fur trimmed,
warmly interlined, and nicely
lined. Plenty of black, also
some in brown, green, and
mixtures.
Misses’ Sizes
Women's Sizes
Half Sizes
Kann’s—Second Floor.
Every Fur
Coat on
The Floor
Regardless of Their
Former Prices
REDUCED TO
I
I
Select your coat from
this list:
Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat)
Raccoon
Leopard Cat
Silver Muskrat
Natural Muskrat
Black Kidskin
American Broadtail
(Processed Lamb)
Sealine (Dyed Coney)
I —Some are plain! Some are
ft trimmed with fitch, raccoon,
K squirrel and beaver. The
■ earlier you come the better
■ the assortment will be.
■ Sizes 16 to 46, but
W not in every style
Kann's—Second Floor.