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IN PENNSYLVANIA
Reported Seen Hitch-Hiking.
Killer May Have Made
Death Mask of Model.
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 8 —To the ex
travagant details of an Easter triple
murder In a Beckman Hill apartment
police added today the weird and
ghoulish possibility that the killer of
Veronica Gedeon paused long enough
to' press plaster upon her features
for a death mask.
As Pennsylvania authorities checked
the chance that a sculptor-suspect,
Robert Irwin, had been seen hitch
hiking near Stroudsburg. Alexander
Ettl, art supply dealer and Irwin's
former employer, said indications
pointed to such a mask having been
made.
Ettl, an expert in the business, ex
plained the making of masks is rou
tine work of apprentice art students.
Police scheduled another conference
with him today in an effort to obtain
additional clues to the identity of the
man who slew “Ronnie,” her mother,
Mary, and Prank Byrnes, a roomer.
Grains of Plaster Found.
Police said grains of plaster and
a dirty washcloth had been found
In the Gedeon apartment; a bit of
adhesive plaster was stuck to Ron
nie's neck, and a box of salt was left
In the room Irwin vacated late last
week.
Ettl attached this possible sig
nificance to the finds; The washcloth
contained soap such as is used by
artists to prevent plaster of paris
from sticking to the skin; tape often
is used to pin back the hair in mak
ing masks, and salt makes plaster
harden quickly.
Irwin, Ettl told police, learned
mask-making in Chicago, and in Jan
uary and February of this year or*
dered from him supplies of ^plaster,
modeling tools and dry clay.
Asks Federal Aid.
John A. Lyons, in charge of the
police detective division, asked Federal
authorities to watch transient relief
camps on the chance that the chief
suspect, apparently having deserted
New Yorrk, was on his way West.
The detective chief announced he
had been advised a man resembling
Irwin was seen hitch-hiking near
Stroudsburg Tuesday. He quoted a
traveling salesman as saying he gave
a man resembling Irwin a lift be
tween Dingman’s Ferry and the out
skirts of Stroudsburg.
The salesman, unnamed, attributed
this remark to his passenger, said
Lyons: “There are just two funda
mental interests of man—sex and God.
God is the stronger.” The same re
mark was made by Irwin in a recent
interview.
Inspector Francis Kear and Capt.
Edward Mullins of the homicide squad
quoted William Shields of Park Ridge,
N. J., an acquaintance of Irwin, as
saying the sculptor brooded for long
periods after Ethel Gedeon, Veronica's
sister, married Joseph Kudner.
Lyons has said he learned Irwin
was angry with Veronica and Mrs.
Gedeon for frustrating his romance
with Ethel, dating from 1932, when
he roomed in the Gedeon home.
DEFENDS IRWIN.
St. Lawrence Dean Says He Is “Being
Damned Without Evidence.”
CANTON, N. Y., April 8 (IP).—Dr.
Laurens H. Zelye, president of St.
Lawrence University, declared today
that Robert Irwin is being "damned
without evidence” by newspaper pub
licity.
Dr. Zelye said he considered the
former Canton theological student
now being sought by police of eight
States for questioning in connection
with the murder of Veronica Gedeon
to be “an industrious, hardworking
boy.”
The university president made his
remarks in an address before students
In the State Agricultural College.
At the same time Dr. John M. At
wood, dean of the Canton Theological
School, addressed an open letter to
the Hill News, campus weekly publi
cation, in which he declared that
Irwin's “good record here Is always to
his credit.”
Dr. Atwood said that “In all Irwin’s
association with either sex • • •
no instance of impropriety can be
cited.”
Meanwhile, New York Detectives
Tom Tunney and Dan Sullivan ex
tended their search for Irwin to the
Isle of Patnos, in the Grasse River
near here.
The officers searched a cabin which
John Rost and Ernest Young, theo
logical school students, built on the
island last Spring as a "quiet place to
study."
AID IS REQUESTED.
Baltimore Police Asked to Seek
Irwin.
Baltimore, April 8, </P).—Baltimore
police received their first official re
quest today to make a search for
Robert Irwin, wanted for questioning
in connection with the murder of
Veronica Gedeon and two other per
sons in New York.
New York police asked the local
force to meet the Coastal Steamer
Kent w'hen it docks here tomorrow.
They also sent three photographs of
Irwin.
Congress in Brief
TODAY.
Senate:
In recess.
Judiciary Committee hears oppo
nents of Roosevelt court bill.
House:
Considers resolution few investiga
tion of sit-down strikes.
Rivers and Harbors Committee re
sumes hearing on Florida ship canal.
Education Committee resumes hear
ing on proposal to grant $300,000,000
a year to State school systems.
Military Committee opens hearings
on deportation of undesirable aliens.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Miscellaneous business.
Education and Labor Committee,
hearing at 10 a.m. on proposal to
make C. C. C. Corps permanent.
Education and Labor Subcommittee,
hearing at 10:30 a.m. on Federal aid
for education of crippled children.
Judiciary Committee, further hear
ings on President's court bill.
House:
Program uncertain.
Post Office Committee meets 10 a.m.
Appropriations subcommittees in
charge of War and Interior supply
bills resume hearings 10 a.m.
Subcommittee on Inland Water
way* of Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee meets 3 p.m.
•m
*
W ashington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
NUEVA HISTORIA.
FROM ihe stall of Time and Tied,
Lorton Reformatory's admir
able publication, we have re
ceived a friendly note which is
hereby gratefully acknowledged. Ac
companying the billet doux was a
copy of the March issue, and a clip
ping from the vivid writings of “Old
Yegg," whose commentary on Abe
Lincoln inspired a story here a short
time past.
This one is entitled "Origin of
Thanksgiving,” and after reading it
we are prepared to propose in all
seriousness that "Old Yegg" should
undertake to rewrite American his
tory, both sacred and profane. In
view of the statistics showing that
all of us who haven’t been in prison
stand a beautiful chance of getting
there, such a book should reach a
vast public, certainly many more peo
ple than ever understood or pretended
to understand James Joyce and Eu
gene Jolas.
Begin quotes:
“Did you ever stop t’ figure how
Thanksgiving started?" asked the Old
Yegg in No. 14, just before he bit
into his tuna fish sandwich. "Well,
here's the lowdown: More’n 300 years
ago there were a lot of square-johns
in England who got throwed in the
bastile real often for just goin' to a
different church than the King went
to. Some district leaders who refused
t’ vote the King's ticket on election
day got throwed in the can along with
these church guys. While they was
all layin’ in jail waitin' to be indicted,
they met a guy named Miles Stand
ish, who told ’em they’d better take
off for America, where they could vote
any party or go to any church they
wanted to.
“So, when their bits were finished
they bought a ship called the May
flower and sailed for America. That
was like goin' to Byrd's ‘Little Artica’
now, for nobody’d ever been there or
knoae anything about it. Yet this
combination figured America was bet
ter than doin’ life on the installment
plan in England.
“They landed in Massachusetts
O. K. at some wharf called Plymouth
Rock. The Indians was pretty thick
up there. They'd been double-crossed
by the French and Spanish hunters
so much they thought these limies
was from the same mob. So they put
20 of the Pilgrims on the spot that
first year before the limies got organ
ized. After that the redskins wasn't
handin’ it out any more-^they was on
the takin' end!
"Well, the Pilgrims built log cabins,
planted corn an’ stuff and was goin’
along so good after the first year,
they planned a celebration. Bein’s
there was no cows in America they
killed a few wild birds which was
plentiful in them parts. Turkeys, the
redskins called ’em. The Pilgrims
roasted these birds, stilled some corn
whiskey and had a swell blow out.
When it was over they said, 'This was
the McCoy; we've got t’ hold anothjr
racket next year!’ And they did.
Every year after that they held it
about the same day.
"That’s how come Thanksgiving
day! Them ex-cons was so thankful
they wasn’t doin’ time they was sky
high with happiness. They could
worship any church they wanted to,
and everything else was jake. They
proved to the Indians they had cut out
from the king’s mob and the redskins
laid off ’em, tradin’ spuds for some of
the Pilgrim's corn licker.”
* * * *
ADDENDA.
From the March issue we gleaned
two small items that seemed to
personify the semi-ironic, rarely
wistful attitude of the prison in
mate.
One was a line mentioning the
"All-star Browns," a group of
athletes who have played together
in base ball and foot ball from 1930
through 1936 with no contract
trouble or break in the line-up at
any time.
The other was a quotation at the
bottom of a page. A filler, no
doubt, but significant. It said:
"God gave us memory that we
might have roses in December."
* * * *
ANSWER.
'J'O FORESTALL overcrowding of
institutions for the mentally
harassed, and to stop those threaten
ing midnight telephone calls to the
Wayside editor’s home, we now give
you the solution to the problem in
our Monday column—the one about
the chap who went up a hill a mile
long at 15 miles an hour, and how
fast would he have to travel down the
same hill to average 30 miles an
hour?
The answer is that he would have
to go down the hill in nothing flat.
By taking 4 minutes to go up the hill,
he eliminated the possibility of aver
aging 30 m. p. h„ ever.
Sorry if it bothered you (heh heh),
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
“PinafoTe” Will Be Presented To
morrow Evening.
Gilbert Si Sullivan’s “Pinafore” will
be presented at the John Quincy
Adams School at 8 p.m. tomorrow by
parents, teachers and friends of the
school
Proceeds are to be used in purchase
of a new cycloramic curtain for the
school stage.
Mrs. Irene C. Pilson, president of the
Parent-Teacher Association, and Anne
Yago McGuffey, director of the pro
duction, announced the leading roles
would include Mrs. Theo Morgan, Mrs.
Vesta P. Lynn, Miss Estelle Glllchrist,
Richard S. MacCarteney, Leonard El
more, Lloyd Mathers, A. Z. Poster
Wood and James H. Case, Jr.
A
SESSION STUDIES
HEALTH REPORTS
Recommendations to Im
prove Conditions Due in
Meeting Today.
The Thirty-fifth Annual Confer
ence of State and Territorial Health
Officers of the Nation turned its at
tention today to the consideration of
a number of recommendations and
reports dealing with various public
health problems.
The reports were to be presented
at a general session this morning by
committees of the conference. Surg.
Gen. Thomas Parran of the United
States Public Health Service outlined
the problems to be considered in his
opening speech yesterday, and for
the remainder of the day the com
mittees met separately to draw up
their recommendations.
The closing sessions of the con
ference today also were to be marked
by an address by Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Josephine Roche,
under whose direction the health
program provided under the social
security legislation is being carried
out.
Co-ordination Recommended.
In his talk Surg. Gen. Parran urged
a thorough overhauling "of what we
have been teaching in the name of
health education,” pointing out the
need for more effective co-ordination
of health education activities of the
Health Department with the activi
ties of other Federal, State and local
agencies engaged in educational work
or participating in promotional activi
ties in fields closely related to public
health.
'It is my belief,” he said, "that
much of the difficulty experienced
by health officers in obtaining ade
quate appropriations and legislation
and securing freedom from political
interference in the selection and
maintenance of properly trained pro
fessional and technical personnel can
be definitely attributed to our failure
to acquaint the public with the ob
jectives, achievements and importance
of health work.”
Dr. Parran said the wisdom of
Congress in providing for continuing
grants in aid of health work is being
amply demonstrated in every State
and Territory. Declaring the devel
opment of air travel has brought
again the menace of yellow fever, he
urged establishment of a special com
mittee to consider the problem.
On the question of social disease
control he advocated appointment by
States of full-time venereal-disease
control officers, free distribution of
anti-syphilitic drugs, standardization
and improvement of the laboratory
diagnostic services, improvement in
treatment facilities and more efficient
case reporting.
Promotion of programs directed
toward improvement in nutrition, as
advocated in a paper read by Dr.
W. H. Sebrell of the National Insti
tute of Health, also received the sup
port of the surgeon general.
Judiciary
(Continued From First Page )
lr. the witness chair waiting to testify
in opposition to the bill.
Senator Hughes, Democrat, of Dela
ware, who announced Tuesday he
would move today that the hearings be
closed, explained as the session opened
that he had not intended to seek an
immediate closing.
"I understand Senator Burke (one
of the opposition leaders) has two
witnesses he lvants to call Monday. I
wouldn't have the disposition to shut
any one out. When I made my motion,
I had in mind going on into next week.
I think both sides should have two or
three more days each. My motion is
to close the hearings at the end of
next week.”
Senator Logan, Democrat, of Ken
tucky then proposed that the motion
be considered In executive session next
week.
"I think we should get together and
talk this thing over,” he explained.
“It should be done in closed session,
where we can make compromises. If
we can discuss this motion there may
not be any necessity for a vote.”
There being no objection, Ashurst
then ordered the executive session.
Previously, the committee chairman
had said he wanted the vote in open
session.
"Otherwise,” he added, “I’m afraid
somebody might say I voted for the
motion.”
The committee also approved a
recommendation by Senator Austin,
Republican, of Vermont, that any
member of the committee be permitted
to vote in person or by . proxy if he
requested this privilege in writing.
Senator McGill, Democrat of Kansas,
also insisted every member be given
full opportunity to vote.
“Over 75 Years Old.”
Manning, who was introduced by
Senator Bailey, Democrat of North
Carolina, told the committee he was
“over 75 years old.” He discussed at
length the experiences of the South
during reconstruction days, and
stressed the important role played by
the Supreme Court in protecting In
dividual rights.
Urging that the present court bill
be replaced by a constitutional amend
ment, he said:
The President’s bill would destroy
the Independence of the Judiciary,
and added:
“This proposal startles and shocks
a large number of the people of this
country. What becomes of the in
dependence of the judiciary, and
without that independence what is
the judiciary worth? If we are not
to have an independent judiciary, I
would rather see none. • * *
“The judges may make mistakes,
but like honest men, like men of the
high character they are they have
the courage to correct their mistakes
when satisfied that they have made
a mistake. And now it is their con
demnation because one or more judges
admits that he has made a mistake,
that his previous judgment was in
error and that he now concludes that
he was in error.”
At the Justice Department, mean
while. Attorney General Cummings
denied that he had advocated an
early conclusion of the hearings. The
"more the plan is debated,” he said,
“the more obviously its merits will be
revealed.”
He also said, referring to contentions
that the Supreme Court is entirely
able to handle its docket, that the
tribunal reminded him of "a man who
has indigestion, but boatsts that he
can eat anything on the table.” He
added:
“He takes care that there is noth
ing on his table that will disagree
with him."
Another oomph cation arose from
LEWIS ASSAILS
Charges Company Has Used
Coercion to Keep Men
From Union.
By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, April 8.—John L.
Lewis charged today the Ford Motor
Co. was preventing its men from join
ing labor unions through a system of
intimidation and coercion.
“Mr. (Henry) Ford's River Rouge
plant in times past has been an
arsenal—and still is today," said the
chairman of the Committee for In
dustrial Organization, “all of which,
however, will not gain him the end
he seeks."
Lewis made the statements during
an interview in which he predicted
membership of his labor committee
within 60 days would exceed the 2,
250,000 members of the American
Federation of Labor. He declared his
leaders would halt any strikes in
plants of companies with whom the
union has contracts.
The reference to Ford came during
a discussion of the automobile manu
facturer’s statement in Ways, Ga„
that he never would recognize the
United Automobile Workers’ Union
of America or any other labor union.
The concurrent resolution adopted
by the Senate yesterday hits at Ford
directly,” said Lewis. He referred to
the resolution expressing the Senate’s
opposition to sit-down strikes, ‘‘com
pany unions” or ‘‘any other unfair
labor practice of employers.”
Lewis continued:
“Mr. Ford's position, however, is
incidental. He has but one automo
bile company and a lot of quaint ideas.
‘ His statement recently in which
he said the labor unions were financed
by international bankers was typical.
He's either unwisely advised or non
compos mentis.
“Every dollar the C. I. O. has is
saturated with the sweat of the
worker.”
L*wis said organizers now are at
work enrolling Ford employes and he
predicted Ford would deal with the
automobile workers union “in time."
Both Lewis and Philip Murray, his
lieutenant in organizing the steel in
dustry, declined to comment on the
ejection of strikers at the Hershey
chocolate plant in Hershey, Pa.
“We have not yet received a report
on the situation,” said Murray, who
sat beside his chief during the inter
view.
Lewis said he could not comment,
either, on the strike of General Motors
employes in Oshawa and Windsor,
Ontario. He said he was uncertain
whether the General Motors agree
ment covered these plants.
BECKER IS WINNER
OF BRIDGE TOURNEY
Only Three Match Points Span
First Three Places in
Masters’ Play.
Hi tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 8.—B J. Becker,
a Philadelphia lawyer who moved to
New York only two weeks ago, last
night won the American Bridge
League’s National Masters’ Tourna
ment in a blanket finish that saw
only three match points span the
first three places.
With 614 points, Becker compen
sated for a heart-breaking loss in the
same tournament three years ago
when a revision in the official scoring
cost him the title by a half point
after he had been accepting congratu
lations of his fellow' aces for half
an hour.
The point and a half by which
he beat out George Unger, also of
New York, seemed too slim for com
plete comfort, but wide enough for
elation. Unger’s 612Vi looked good
for the- title for some time as the
scorers went through their arduous
task of compiling totals for 36 aces
from America and Canada.
Likewise in the running until
Becker’s score popped up was Robert
Appleyard, young New Yorker, who
was the only player In the event to
lead two sessions. Appleyard finished
with 611, dropping from a 136-point
session Tuesday night to 110 yester
day afternoon.
L. W. Lord of Baltimore, whose
133 was high for the final aession
came in fourth, with 608, a point and
a half ahead of David Bumstlne of
New York.
House passage late yesterday, by a
vote of 122 to 14, of the Sumners
bill to allow the Attorney General
to intervene in private suits attacking
the constitutionality of Federal laws.
It is designed to speed an appeal to
the Supreme Court when lower judges
invalidate a law.
Indications were the administra
tion leadership might seek to defer
Senate action on this section of the
President’s program in the hope of
having the program voted on in its
entirety.
Senator Burke wanted the Judiciary
Committee to act first and separately
on the Sumners bill.
“They want the bad to be acted on
with the good," he said of the Presi
dent’s supporters, "but we shall try
to get action on this bill on its own
merits.”
The Ser ite committee postponed
consideration of the Sumners bill
pending more discussion of Supreme
Court revision.
Senators Burke, Connally, Demo
crat, of Texas, and King, Democrat, of
Utah, opponents of the Roosevelt pro
gram, in a round table discussion last
night, reviewed cases in which they
contended the Supreme Court had up
held the rights of the people. F. H.
Stinchfield, president of the Ameri
can Bar Association, introduced them,
saying:
An absolutely independent judici
ary has been the only certain protec
tion of the rights and liberties of any
people. Politics plays no part in the
Supreme Court.”
Civil War Case Summarised.
Connally summarized a case during
the Civil War in which Landon Milli
gan of Indiana was sentenced to death
by a military court without a jury
trial. The Supreme Court held the
military tribunal illegal, he said.
Burke discussed a 1925 case in which
an Oregon law designed to ‘‘compel
general attendance of children at pub
lic schools” was held unconstitutional
After the World War, a Nebraska law,
forbidding teaching in German, was in
validated, he pointed out.
King reviewed a recent case in which
one Dejonge was convicted in Oregon
for attending a Communist meeting.
The Supreme Court held the man was
entitled to take part In a peaceable
meeting.
4
Fifty Injured in Sit-Down Ejection
Fifty were reported injured yesterday when irate farmers and "loyal” workers entered the
Hershey Chocolate Corp. plant at Hershey, Pa., and ousted sit strikers after a bloody battle. Note
the blackjack in the raised hand of the man aiding in the removal of one of the strikers.
—Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
_
A woman striker in the Hershey plant fights ejection.
__—Copyright. A. P. Wirephoto.
Hershey
(Continued From First Page 1
employes in a 4-mile march on the
factory.
Murrie said he could not predict
how long the deputies would be on
duty. A detail of State police which
arrived just before the battle ended
yesterday was withdrawn soon after
daybreak.
The management of the Hershey
plant estimated the employes had lost
“almost $150,000” in wages since the
strike was called last Friday by agents
of the Committee for Industrial Or
ganization, who insisted the company
violated an agreement made March
17 with the Chocolate Workers' Union
for strict adherence to seniority.
The company disclaimed violation.
Murrie said the strike cost farmers
of six counties about $14,000 a day in
milk sales. They supply 750.000 to
800.000 pounds a day. He said the
corporation's loss “would be consid
erable.”
Loy Gave Up Job.
The company president said John
Loy, business manager for the United
Chocolate Workers, affiliate of the
Committee for Industrial Organiaa
tion, had given up his Job in the fac
tory to assume office with the union.
He added that Russel Behman, former
foot ball player and president of the
Hershey Union, would have to decide
for himself whether he returns to
work.
Behman, Loy and other leaders'
were driven out of the plant, hands
up, with other strikers yesterday.
They were badly beaten and were at
tended at a hospital.
Physicians said that only one of the
25 injured received at the hospital
was seriously hurt.
In Harrisburg, Gov. Earle ordered
an inquiry "to fix responsibility."
Maj. Lynn G. Adams, superintend
ent of the State police, said none of
the ringleaders was found last night,
but that he would go to Hershey to
direct the investigation.
HARLAN QUIZ TO OPEN
Senate Coal Mining Investigation
Starts Wednesday.
The Senate Civil liberties Commit
tee announced today it would open
Wednesday an inquiry into “the long
history of violence in the Harlan
County, Kentucky, coal mining area.”
Investigators said they would sum
mon Theodore Middleton, Harlan
County sheriff, and officials of about
a dozen coal companies to testify
about the "suppression" of union
organizations.
The killing of Bennett Mustek, 19
year-old 'Son of a United Mine Work
ers’ organizer, M. A. Musick, on Feb
ruary 9, will be one of the first inci
dents investigated, they said.
BILL SETTLES CLAIM
By the Associated Press.
The Senate passed yesterday a bill
appropriating 13,500 to settle the claim
of Em«6t and Lottie Dunford of
Ramsey Town, Henry County, Va.,
for the death of their child, Hattie,
who was killed by a Civilian Conserva
tion Corps truck at Ramsey Town
June 23, 1934.
The bill was passed by the House
February 2, but an amendment was
inserted by the Senate which must be
adjusted between the two houses.
Parkin; Space Reserved.
LA CROS0B, Wis. OP).—Recently a
motorist, driving his car into a park
ing lot, was kept out of a stall by
a woman with outstretched arms
"fa eavln* this apace,’* aha shouted.
Ford
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half of these, about 87,000, are in
the Detroit area alone.
Its present wage scale la reported
to be near $7 a day. The Ford auto
motive plants operate on a 5-day, 40
hour week.
Negotiations Continue.
Further conferences with executives
of three automobile companies en
gaged union negotiators today. One
of these was a resumption of discus
sions in the office of Gov. Frank Mur- i
phy at Lansing to settle the Hudson'
Motor Car Co. strike which has left
11.000 Detroiters without work for a1
month. A preliminary session was held
last night.
The purpose of the other confer- *
ences was to settle Issues not dealt1
with in the agreements signed this
week by Chrystier and Reo Motor Car
Co., ending their strikes.
FORD MAKES DECLARATION.
"Will Never Recognise IT. A. W. or
Any Other Union,” He Says.
WAYS. Ga., April 8 (A*).—Henry
Ford's long opposition to organised
labor was crystallised today in a
declaration that the Ford Motor Co.
•'will never recognise the United Auto
mobile Workers’ Union or any other
union.”
Ford in an interview at his Winter
home yesterday also lashed at sit
down strikes, saying, "Those who
seize property not their own are in
the same category as housebreakers.
The politicians who are elected as our
public servants are policemen in a
sense and should protect our rights.”
In the course of the interview the
73-year-old manufacturer said he just
had been advised of a brief sit-down
at his company’s St. Louis assembly
plant in which a few strikers "were
escorted out peacefully.”
"Any of our workers who strike will
be escorted out of the plant involved,”
he added.
Does Not Reveal Plans.
Beyond saying there would be no
collective bargaining with union forces
he would not indicate how he might
deal with strikers not using the sit
down technique.
There have been rumors he might
allow any strike-closed plants to re
main shut indefinitely, invoking his
resources to outlast the workers.
Ford, who last month advised work
ers to "stay out of labor unions” for
their own good, said he felt workers
participating in recent strikes “have
l06t—they're being organized and had
their freedom taken away. They pay
money to the unions and get nothing
in return.
“History shows that all improve
ments in labor have come out of in
dustry, and never out of coercion or
politics. This is quite logical. If we
don’t do our part to create a market
by paying good wages we can’t sell
our goods."
Just back rrom uearoorn. wnere ne
conferred with company officials dur
ing settlement of a strike in his Kan
sas City plant last Friday, Ford said
"We made no concessions. Our men
know what we can do and what we
cant do. We'll deal with them in
dividually.”
HOME BUILDING UP
February Construction Is 51 Per
Cent Over January Total.
The Federal Home Loan Bank
Board reported today a 61 per cent in
crease in residential construction in
February over January, and a 118.3
per cent increase over February, 1936.
It said 15,158 new dwelling units were
provided during the month at as esti
mated eost of $68500,000.
Strike
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;
company officials three days this week,
said, “This is Just an old-fashioned
walkout.
"Sit-down strikes have been recog
nized as legal In the United States,
but both federal and provincial gov
ernments in Canada hold them il- ,
legal."
The walkout comes on the day fol
lowing the biggest pay day in the
firm's history here. A total of $323,
152 was paid to the 3,700 werkers yes
terday for their past two weeks' work.
Several hours after the Oshawa
walkout the management ordered
production stopped at the Windsor
plant of the General Motors of
Canada. This affected 400 more
workers. Company officials, denying
that a strike had been called at Wind
sor, said the plant was shut down
because assembly lines here had been
stopped.
The officials said u subsidiary plant,
the McKinnon Co. at St. Catherines,
might maintain production, since it
makes parts for customers other than !
General Motors. The 1.200 McKinnon j
employes were working as usual this
morning.
The final break between the union
and General Motors officials was be
lieved to have come over the com- :
pany's refusal to sign the "Detroit '
agreement," assented to by workers !
and company officials at Detroit.
General Motors officials had ex- ■
pressed willingness to bargain on hours
of work, wage scales and all other
points except recognition of the union
and had refused to confer with a De
troit organizer, Hugh Thompson.
The local organization received
orders “not to fool any longer" from
Homer Martin of Detroit, international
president of the union, after Thomp
son asked for Instructions.
Negotiations Collapse.
Conferences adjourned Tuesday
night with the feeling that a settle
ment might be reached within the next
24 hours, but yesterday's discussions
failed to make any headway after the
local union was ordered to obtain
union recognition or strike.
Louis Fine of the Ontario Depart
ment of Labor has been representing
the government at the conferences
between James B. Highfleld, general
plant manager, and Col. Frank Chap
pell. director of public relations, for
General Motors and C. H. Millard,
president of the local union, for the
Workers’ Committee.
Thompson linked his declaration
that no more cars would be built In
Canadian plants of General Motors
until the union’s demands are met
with the assertion that If an attempt
were made to Import cars Into Canada
manufactured in General Motors
plants in the United States, workers
in those United States plants would
be called out.
Company officials locked the gates
of the plant a few minutes after
thousands of workers left their jobs.
Three transport trucks drew up to
the parts factory a few minutes be
fore 7 o’clock. Picketers were in
structed not to let them leave with
parts. Six more trucks arrived a few
minutes later. They were not allowed
to enter.
THREE-WAY DISPUTE.
Workers at Tractor Plant Split In
Three Factions.
PEORIA, 111., April 8 (A5).—The
labor dispute that closed the Cater
pillar Tractor Co. plant, employing
11,500 persons, developed into a
three-way struggle today among em
ployes.
Two groups—the Caterpillar Em
ployes’ General Committee and the
American Federation of Labor—called
meetings today to set courses inde
pendent of the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
of North America.
The Amalgamated union, an affili
ate of the Committee for Industrial
Organization, called the combination
sit-down and picket strike in an effort
to gain a written contract covering
its demands, including the right to
bargain collectively for its members.
James Oentry, an official of the A.
F. of L. Machinists’ Union, said com
pany employes belonging to A. F. of
L. unions will ask for collective bar
gaining rights for the A. F. of L.
The Employes' General Committee
did not Identify its personnel. In a
paid newspaper advertisement it called
a meeting of non-union employes to
determine their sentiment in a secret
ballot on the question of returning to
work in defiance of the strikers.
Joseph Demoncourt, C. I. O. organ
izer, charged the Employes’ General
Committee’s mass meeting was “the
first step in organizing a company
union to try to smash the strike.”
B. C. Heacock, president of the com
pany. said the factory would remain
closed “pending consideration of how
many men are desirous of working
and how it will be poaslble to afford
them that privilege without danger
or personal violence."
A
BOUNDARYBRIDGE .
BID RECOMMENDED
Baltimore Contractor Gets
Officials’ 0. K. for Temp
orary Span.
A recommendation that Joseph A.
LeVezza Sc Sons of Baltimore be given
a contract for $24,875 to construct a
temporary bridge across Boundary
Channel is on its way to Secretary
Iekes for approval. Federal officials
announced today. The Baltimore firm
proposes to do the work in 150 days.
H. J. Spclman, District Engineer for
the Bureau of Public Roads of the
Agriculture Department, announced
the recommendation Is being forwarded
to officials of the National Park Serv
ice, as well as to C. Marshall Finnan, •
superintendent of the National Capi
tal Parks. Eleven firms sought the job.
The bridge will be constructed from
the northwest corner of Columbia
Island to the Virginia mainland It
will form an important link in giving
access to the George Washington Me
morial Parkway. Spelman explained
that the temporary bridge is to be built
because of the necessity of permitting k
the earthen fill to settle. Bad fouq^a
tion conditions were encountered by
the engineers when they made tests on
the spot.
Road construction Is now going for
ward in the George Washington Me
morial Parkway, between Arlington
Memorial Bridge and Rosslyn, Va. An
overpass is to be constructed later over
the railroad tracks to connect with the
Lee Boulevard, projected at the north
erly end of Arlington National Ceme
tery and Fort Myer, Va.
The Bureau of Public Roads, at the
request of the National Park Service,
is studying plans for an extra span in
the Key Bridge on the Virginia side.
The George Washington Memorial
Parkway drive is designed to pass un
der the Key Bridge, to avoid a grade
crossing, and will connect with the Lee
Highway, up a ravine, just upstream
of Rosslyn.
Green
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pension of 10 unions in Lewis' Com
mittee for Industrial Organization,
but decided not to expel them until
further efforts had been made to end
labor’s big civil war.
The A. F. of L. Convention author
ized the Executive Council to call a .
special convention to consider expul
sion as soon as the council deemed such
action advisable.
A number of craft union leaders on
the council have said privately there
is no chance to settle the dispute
peaceably. They also said the Lewis
unions should be ousted immediately.
Green said he had not yet decided
when the council would meet, but from
informed sources it was learned the
meeting would be called within a few
days.
The letter threatening Prey’s life
was written on stationery of the Rice
Hotel at Houston.
It said:
"Get out of the picture you lous. You
have not been a working man in 30
years. Eitlier .stop your movement
against a progressive action or you
will be not only, killed, but, tortured
to make you be (human"
Frey said he never had heard of the ~
signer.
Mentime, Green, when asked for
comment on the Chrysler strike settle
ment, said:
"What did the workers gain? It was
my impression that they were offered
the same proposition before the strike
as they obtained after weeks of suffer
ing ”
Green declined to comment on the
eviction of sit-down strikers in the
Hershey chocolate plant at Hershey,
Pa.
Boy, 16. Held for Murder.
Sixteen-year-old Sarel J. Pretornis
has been arrested at Nylstroom. South '
Africa, on a charge of murder.
Bowie Entries
for Tomorrow
FIRST RACE—Purse. «l.nnO; 3-j.ar
Ola* and up maidens; 6 furlong*.
I Sakuntala iFowler) _ 111
: £,rey *De Camillis) in.>
Black Boo (Oubitt).. _ _ “ 113
Zinnia (Wagner* " \ 1 1
Graceful Flight 'Le Blanc) .1111"' 105
rrostar (Westrope) __ no
Walmiss *E. Smith). 111
RaniciUa (Gilbert* _
May Music Gordon) _ __ 105
Pile Driver (Saunders)_ _ 113
SECOND RACE—Purse. SI.000; 2-year
olds. maidens 4 furlongs.
Low Cuts 'Richards* 115
Bow Tip (Fowler) _ _If5
Legal Light (Le Blanc) _115
Sure Cloud (Westroo*» __ 11.5
Schley Goree (De Camillis* _ 11.5
aRoval Rhapsody (Gilbert) __ .113
Happy Chief < Root * _ 115,
Wav Out (Gordon* __ 112
aSmoke Signal (Gilbert* 115
a J. H. Whitney and Manhasset Stab.a
entry.
THIRD RACE—Purse. $1.0(»0: claiming:
h-year-olds and up: 0 furlongs.
More Pep (OMalley) _ 11?
Brief (Barba* . _ ion
x Zebulo (Le Blanc) . _ 1 15
Sun Drops (Porter* _ _ 112
x Bill Bleiweiss (Gordon)_ 112
x Drieriad (Root) 117
x Gentleman (Johnson) _ 112
x Pomposity (Shelhamer) _ 115
Sea Gull (Gilbert) _ 112
Grainger (Porter) _ _ 1 \ 7
Deepwick (Westrcme) _10K
Snow Coat (Fowler) _ 117
x Sunline »Sarno > 11»
Bounding (LJndberg) _ 10.;
x Meriga (Eccard) _107
Eudes (Saunders* _ 117
Sun Mica (Parke) _ 10S
Heart.* Play (Gilbert) _lO.i
FOURTH RACE—The Severn Handicap:
nurse. S1.20U added: «2-year-oids and up.
, b furlongs.
Aneroid (Rosengarten> _ _ 120
Master Lad (De Camillis) _ 1(*4>
Sunned (Le Blanc) _ le*
Vote Boy (Jaekle) _ 1"*
Good Omen (Duffy) _ 97
FIFTH RACE—Purse, 91.000; claiming;
3- year-olds, l,1. miles.
xLandscape (Jaekle) . __ . _ ins
Sir Isaac (Westrope). _ n.'t
Prairie Prince (Saunders)_ il;(
xharrys Dream (Eccard)_101
xTouche (8chmidl> _100
Tedsim (Parke> _ Ins
xWlse Bun (Barba)___103
SIXTH RACE—Purse. Sl.oqp; claiming;
4- year-olds and up: lVs miles.
xRolllck (Shelhamer) _ 10(1
Popo (Hanford) _ lit
Apathy (O'Malley) _ 11!
xGalahad (Le Blanc)__.. 100
Jimmy D (Westrope)_111
Peneader (Fallon) _11 I
xPost Brigade (Johnson)_lot)
Precious King (Gilbert) - _111
SEVENTH RACE—Purse. <1.000: claim
ing; 4-year-olds and up: 11, miles.
Rosesllla (Westropfi 100
Raffles Problem (Saunders)- _ _ 111
xJobakheta i8chmidl) _ .. _ jin
Chatteres* (Root) __ no
Captain Jerry (Peters)._ in
gMake It (Jaekle) _100
xMischlefmaker (Dufly) _ _ lot
xGoody Good* (Barba)- __101
xGiy Crest (Eccard) . 101
xApprentlce allowance claimed.
Clear and fast.
Scratches for Today—
Weather clear—track fast.
First race—Stipulate, Lady Briar,
Thatch.
Second race—All go.
Third race—Miss Symphony,
TenerifTe, Son Drops, Chilly EbMo.
Fourth race—All go.
Fifth race—All go.
Sixth raee—Chatterssa. '*
Seventh race—Momentary, Jofcok
hete.