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Thursday, March 16, 1 939.
UNION LABEL IS
EMBLEM OF OUR LABOR
SAYS PREACHER
“Nothing can be more sacred than
the Union Emblem,”
preacher. :
The union label will come into place
ip the pubic mind which was intended
by its creators and advocates as fast
as new converts are made to the truth
it represents.
By far the stongest utterance on the
subject of the union label is found in
a sermon delivered by a prominent
Baltimore devine, which goes far to
justify the claims of the most ardent
supporters of the label. After a dis-
cussion of the labor question, in all
of its various aspects, the reverand
gentleman said: “What can be more
sacred, more holy or more deserving
of the reverance of men or angels than
the union label, which signifies that
human life has been more highly val-
ued in the production of commodities
than mere profit sought for greed.
The label is an emblem of justice, of
fraternity, of humanity. .
“When you find a label on a gar-
ment or on a box of cigars or a loaf
of bread, you can be sure that neither
was made in a sweat shop; that no
children were compelled to sort the
tobacco in the hours of the night in-
tended for healthful childish sleep.
“When you see this label on any
commodity, you can buy it with a clear
conscience, knowing that in doing so
you are not becoming a partner to any
institution that degrades humanity for
private profit. You can sleep soundly
also and not be worried with thoughts
of typhus fever, smallpox or leprosy,
which are often scattered, broadcast
from Chinese opium joints, peniten-
tiary conviet cells and tenant sweat
shops, where the most degraded spec-
imens of humanity put their life blood
into marketable goods.
“The 'union ‘label is a religious em-
blem; it'is ‘a religious act to buy goods
to which this label is attached, and an
act blessed ‘on-earth and honored in
heaven, while''it is ‘a sin to buy a
cigar, a piece of clothing, a pair of
shoes or a loaf of bread without this
label; for then you do not know but
what you are building up the business
of some heartless tyrant, who is ex-
tracting a fortune from the drudgery
and degradation of his fellow man, at
the risk of public health.
“God bless the label! and I hope that
all of you that read this, will carry in-
delibly impressed upon your mind, the
picture of the union label surrounded
by angels and that you will always
know that the favorite banner which
represents justice to labor, fresh air
and sunshine and healthful conditions
for those who toil, and the truth that
human life is of greater moment than
the gain of gold.”
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
RESIGNS AT JAMES’ BID
Harrisburg — The Employment
Board in charge of the civil service
system of the Department of Public
Assistance resigned last Friday at the
request of Governor James.
The resignations, effective Wednes-
day, were asked by the Governor in
a letter to the three board members:
Former State Senator Walter Pyptko,
Philadelphia; Calvin Friedburg, Schu-
ykill County; Miss Julia Kernan, Pitts-
burgh.
The letters of resignation were sub-
mitted to the Guvernor's office.
James has said he believes there is
“something radically wrong” with the
eivil service system in Pennsylvania,
The Employment Board was appoin-
ted by Former Governor George H.
Farle after the Senate rejected the
original members.
The resignations enlivened a com-
paritively quiet day at the state cap-
ital. Most of the cabinet members
and other state’ officials were in Ply-
mouth attending the funeral of the
Governor's mother-in-law, Mrs. Grace
Morris.
Anthractite leaders, meanwhile, tur-
ned their attention to New York,
where members of a special committee
appointed to “police” the three-day
anthracite work-week agreement con-
sulted with officials of the hard coal
Anstitute.
C. O. Sloat of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company, representing the oper-
ators, and Martin F. Brennan of the
United Mine Workers Union, repres-
enting the miners, conferred on policy
matters in the out-of-state city.
Officials of the State Medical So-
ciety in the state capital began work-
ing for a legislative proposal to pro-
vide state control of sulfanilamide, a
new-discovered drug used in the treat-
ment of pneumonia.
An elixir of the drug was blamed by
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says Baltimore
government agents for the death of
73 persons throughout the country in
19317.
Elsewhere in the capital, relief of-
ficials assured widows with depen-
dents that they would not be, dropped
from WPA projects.
The joint decision by officials of |
the Department of Public Assistance
and the Works Progress Administra- |
tion was prompted by a Federal Court |
test case in which a Wilkes-Barre |
woman, employed on a sewing pro- |
ject, obtained an injunction against |
her dismissal.
Relief officials explained that un-
der former rulings persons eligible for | at 7 o'clock P. M. Five hundred of
state aid such as mother's assistance |
were not certified as eligible for WPA
employment.
They explained that the woman, Mrs.
Eleanor Wasil, applied for aid for her
children and that the department with-
drew her certificate of eligibility for
the WPA job.
Secretary Howard L. Russell of the
Assistance Department said he was at-
tempting to clarity the situation. |
FUND DIVERSION En act as toastmaster.
BAN IS SOUGHT |
Harrisburg — A constitutional am-
endment to prohibit diversion of mo-
tor license fund money for purposes
other than road building and mainten-
ance last Thursday drew the "support
of the Pennsylvania Motor Federation.
The wroposed amendment was in-
troduced by Senator Leroy E. Chap-
man (R.-Warren.)
“This amendment offers the only
way which Pennsylvania motorists
permanently can be protected from
the injustice of using motor license |
fund money to pay general govern-
ment cost,” said John A. Rupp, fed-
eration president.
“All of the taxes, license fees, etc.,
paid into the motor license fund are |
levied only upon motor vehicle own- |
ers and operators. They were con-
ceived and originally imposed to fi-
nance the construction, reconstruction |
and meintenance of highways; they
can be justified only if the revenues
they provide continue to be used for
those purposes, and those [purposes
alone.
C. C. OVERBERGER
HIGH IN STUDIES
Reports sent out by Pennsylvania | death cost the people of the United
State College reveal that Charles C.
Overberger, son of Dr. and Mrs. C. E.| wages, indigency, family despondency
Overberger, of Barnesboro received an
almost perfect record. Overberger is
| of Pennsylvania, will be given at the
| oon, secretary-treasurer of the A. F.
TESTIMONIAL DINNER FOR
LEWIS G. HINES WILL BE
HELD IN WASHINGTON, D. C.
Governor James and Three U. S. Sen-
ators Included Among Those Sched-
uled to Pay Tribute to New Labor
Secretary of Keystone State.
Washington, D. C. — A testimonial
dinner in honor of Lewis G. Hines,
recently appointed to the high office
of Secretary of Labor and Industry
Willard Hotel on Saturday, March 11,
Mr. Hines's friends will attend to pay
tribute to the first active member of
! a labor union to become Pennsylva-
| nia’s Labor Secretary.
Among the speakers will be Gover-
| nor Arthur H. James, Senators James
| J. Davis, David I. Walsh and Pat Mec-
| Carran. William Green, president of
|.the American Federation of Labor, is
" honorary chairman. and I. M. Orn-
of L. Union Label Trades Department, |
Mr. Hines, who resigned two months |
| ago as National Director of Organiza- |
| tion for the American Federation of
Labor when Governor James appoint- |
ed him to serve in his cabinet, is a
! native of Pennsylvania. He has been
| 2 member of the Metal Polishers, Buf- |
i fers, Platers and Helpers International |
Union for twenty-six years and gen- |
eral organizer for this organization for
| ten years. Under Governor Pinchot
| and Fisher, he served as a member of
| the Mediation Bureau.
Later, under Secretary of Labor
| Doak, he became Director of the Uni-
| ted States Employment Service.
| In 1933, Mr. Hines became Eastern
District Representative of the Amer-
ican Federation of Labor, and later
was named National Director of Or-
| ganization of the American Federation
| of Labor, in charge of organizational
activities throughout the United States
and Canada.
SECURITY AGAINST
SICKNESS IS SOUGHT IN
| WAGNER HEALTH BILL
Washington, D. C. — It has been es-
timated that illness and premature
States $10,000,000,000 annually in lost
and similar ills.
A comprehensive national program
tives of consumers, farmers, labor, in-! after, in order to encourage States to and freshen blossoms and leaves by
dustry, end professional and welfare ' conform to what experts feel are nec- stems daily, clean the vase thoroughly,
A new interstate park on the North
groups. The conference recommended | essary minimum standards.
that the Federal Government under-| rT, those States which would con-
take a health program which at the| form to standards to be set under the
Carolina-Tennessee line will be on a
end of ten years would reach a peak | authority of the proposed legislation, mountain top free from pollens feared
annual cost for Federal and State gov- | the Federal Government would make |
ernments combined of $850,000,000. | grants ranging from 33 -13 to 66 2-3}
|
| by hay fever sufferers.
Last January, the President recom- | per cent of the total cost of public |
mended the conference report for con- | health services and hospital construc-
gressional consideration. | tion, the poorer States to get the high-
With such study and debate in the | er percentages.
background, Senator Robert F. Wag-| It would underwrite general pro- |
ner of New Yors has introduced an| grams for medical care to the extent |
Administration-endorsed bill for a new | of 16 2-3 to 50 per cent of total cost, |
national health program. Mr. Wagner | depending on per capita income of
offered the measure as an amendment | States.
|
to the Social Security Act, which ne
sponsored; a health section, declared |
the Senator, would round out the act |
and “conquer this last remaining fron- |
tier of social security in America.”
. : : |
The bill did not provsde ror direct |
Federal medical care or health insur-
ance—controversial subjects. Under
its provisions the national government
Finally it would make a flat grant
of 33 and one-half per cent of the cost
of setting up by States of approved
disability insurance plans.
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trimming.
would set standards and make grants |
in aid to States meeting them. The | that some dairy specialists declare Ie-
plan would cost the Federal Govern- |
ment $80,000,000 in its first year and | the salt content of cheeses.
more thereafter. It would cover child |
and maternal health; general health or longer if care is taken to trim the
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service and investigations; hospital :
and health center construction; gen-
eral medical care programs; insurance
against wage losses during periods of
temporary disability.
The Federal Government spends
more than $100,000,000 annually on
public health. It gives relatively small
amounts to assist in supporting public
health services, principally rural nur-
sing facilities, already established by
many States. The intent of the new
program is to increase the $100,000,000
by the estimated $80,000,000 in the
first year of operation and more there-
SEWER PIPES
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When this happens the health de-
partment insists upon opening the
drain at once. If not, poisons might
come up and pollute the whole house.
John Wagemski, of 318 Woodlawn ave-
nue, Johnstown, Pa., says: “Constipa-
tion gave me the feeling that my in-
testines were all clogged up. This re-
sulted in frequent dizzy spells, heart
palpitations, and rush of blood to the
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and is a member of the National Hon-
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