GJhe Journal of ' RECORDING · THE · ELECTRICAL· ERA VOL. XXXIV WASHINGTON, D. C .. JUNE. 1935 NO.6 l:iO million unemployed? I The Eyes of a Life Insurance Company THREE LOCAL TRAGEDIES (1) Early on Monday morning an undertaker is announced-to check up on life insurance of a man who died during the week-end. The widow had assured him that his bill would be paid out of the "insurance money." While the records were being checked, the widow and son were announced, and she had the two policies with her. To the undertaker and the family we had to announce that the policies had lapsed-not only on the man but two on the wife and two on the son. No insurance-not even any to borrow on-for the bu'rial expenses. Would you like to face a situation like that-having to tell a widow that there was no "insurance money?" Would you want that kind of a message to come to your loved ones? • (2) A few days later, came a telephone announcement of the death of a woman policyholder. "Mr. ________ asked me to tell you about his wife's death.,. this morning, and to ask you to send the papers." Another check-up, and all was well in this case, as far as the insurance" was concerned. "All is well" can never be said when death occurs, but having "all well" with the life insurance takes away the money worry. • (3) Another Monday morning comes, and the announcement-"A gentleman to see about a death claim." This time it was Tony, the Barber, who had passed on after an illness of a few weeks, and a friend of the family was helping to straighten out his affairs, and had brought the last premium receipt with him. Again a quick check-up showed the insurance in force, and steps were taken for prompt payment. • Contrast the first with the secon d and third, and you will realize quickly how much more tragic a lapsed policy can make life! UNION COOPERATIVE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION 1200 Fifteenth St. N. W. Washington, D. C. Ilililllllilillti$?"C"illll 1I"!!!!liIlllllll'iI,,,III!!!!I!!IIIIIII"IIIIII"!!IIII!!lllllillllllliIlllllll!!I!!!!!!!"!"!! 'I!" "!!fli II!I!" ""!"'i1'I!!!!!I!I!!!!!!!iffJ ~"""""""""" "II' II"""" ""II II 1111' "", '...!!..!!!'®"!!L '''II' 11'''11'' """""""""""""""11111 ' ~(9b-' OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE Magazine Chat There is a certain amount of INTERNATIONAL excitement attached to the edit­ ing of any publication. Re-· porters on daily newspapers feel ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND OPERATORS this stir keenly, and it is be­ PUBLISHED MONTHLY lieved many young men are willing to enter the daily news­ paper game at low pay because G. M. BUGNIAZET, Editor, 1200 15th Street N. W., Washington, p. C. of the romantic thrill of driving through the grind. This Journal will not be held responsible for views expressed by correspondents. Weekly and monthly publica­ The first of each month is the closing date; all copy must be in our tions are supposed to be free hands on or before. from this excitement. They are supposed not to feel the pressure of pUblication dates and the call of the presses for EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Railroads __________ C. J. MCGLOGAN Bremer Arcade, St. Paul, Minn. copy, and more copy. Well, this International President, D. W. TRACY, may be true, but we have seen editors of country weeklies 1200 15th St., N. W., Washington, INTERNATIONAL D. C. walking the floor and tearing EXECUTIVE COUNCIL their hair along about 7 p. m. International Secretary, G. M. BUG­ Thursday evenings in an effort NIAZET, 1200 15th St., N. W., Wash­ CHAS. M. PAULSEN, Chairman ington, D. C. 4919 Cuyler Ave., Chicago, III. to get into their last pages the First District _________ G. W. WHITFORD latest news item. International Treasurer, W. A. HOGAN, 1517 Third Ave., New York, N. Y. 647 South Sixth Ave., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Second District_____________ F. L. KELLEY Why in the world should 95 Beacon St., Hyde Park, Mass. there be any excitement con­ VICE PRESIDENTS Third District ___________ .M. P. GORDAN nected with editing a monthly 607 Bigelow Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. journal? A journal does not First DistricL_______________ E. INGLES Fourth District _____ EDWARD NOTHNAGLE undertake to get spot news. Its R. R. 3, London, Ont., Can. 1717 G St., N. W., Washington, D. C. business is to describe the Second District ________ CHAS. KEAVENEY monthly scene and interpret the Fifth District ________ JAMES F. CASEY Box 648, Lynn, Mass. monthly trends, and yet we 5051 Maffitt Ave., St. Louis, Mo. must confess that the old first­ Third District _________ EDW. F. KLOTER Sixth District ___________ G. C. GADBOIS of-the-month comes around 1200 15th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 1532 No. Boston St., Tulsa, Okla. pretty fast. Sometimes it seems Fourth District ___________ ARTHUR BENNETT Seventh District _____________ C. F. OLIVER as though there were only about Box 241, Youngstown, Ohio 1045 King St., Denver, Colo. seven days between the first of Fifth District ________________ G. X. BARKER Eighth District _________ J. L. McBRIDE one month and the first of the 7230 N. 4th Ave., Birmingham, Ala. 165 James St., Labor Temple, next. And then, quite stub­ Sixth District . __________________ M. J. BOYLE Winnipeg, Can. bornly monthly articles refuse 3530 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, III. to give up their secrets at the proper time. Here is an article Seventh District ______________ W. L. INGRAM TELEPHONE OPERATORS' DEPARTMENT it appears, that the Electricai 3641 Laughton St., Fort Worth, Texas Workers Journal just must Eighth District ______________ H. W. BELL President _______________ JULIA O'CONNOR have, but it can't be got. And 1464 Steele St., Denver, Colo. 5 Boylston Place, Boston, Mass. the staff must go adventuring Ninth District ____________ H. P. BRIGAERTS Secretary __________________ .MARy BRADY seeking it, or an adequate sub~ Pacific Bldg., San Francisco, Calif. 5 Boylston Place, Boston, Mass. stitute. In this enterprise there I is real excitement and worry. So, dear readers, we are let­ Contents ting' you look behind the scenes Frontispiece--"Drama in the Workshop" 234 a little bit in this column this month. Quite informally. telling A Federal Electric Code Proposed • 235 you it is a gay dog's life that Tracy Leads American Labor at Geneva 238 the Editor leads. He has his Legal Approach Depends on Economics • 240 troubles and his anxieties as Frozen Prices-and the Way Out • 241 well as his enthusiasms and Wages and Wages and Wages and Wages 242 compensations. "Black Fury" Gets Down to Hard Earth 243 Hollywood Technicians Can Never Nod. 244 Meyer Fink, a prominent Chi­ Casey's Chronicles of the Work World. 246 cago attorney, in his broadcast Labor Attacks Fascism on Three Fronts. 248 over WCFL recently in con­ Work Relief Begins to Show Outlines 249 nection with a recommendation Editorial • 250 of. best informed weekly papers Woman's Work 252 saId: Correspondence 254 "The Journal of Electrical Workers and Operators, the Fraternity of the Air 257 official organ of that group, is Cartoon 259 a monthly pUblication which In Memoriam 264 can be depended upon for Local Union Official Receipts 271 articles of unusual interest." ~~==============~==========================================~===============~~ ~!"II!llii ili!I!! iii Ii iii Iii iii iii iit! I IIIII!!II"II! Ii iii II! i i 1!!!1lrhilllIilUillllllUIUW!lllilllllllllllllilllllllillllllilllill@llll1l§!@t?"iillllilIli!l!!llllllllll!iiii!ifli!ii'ii'~IIII!llliiii!il!i!ii!111fil!IIII"'II'ilill!llllilll'i'ill','ii!llllllllmmmrrIT!nil iiiililllllllllil!l~ Printed by National Publishing Co. ~ 7 1222 H Sl. N. W .• Washington. D. C. 234 The Journal of Electrical Worke?Ts and Operators June, 1935 Courtesy PWA DRAMA IN THE WORKSHOP Railroad 'Yorke r on the Baltimore & Ohio Burning Off Engine Head ReiJuilding Locomotives on One of the Public Works Projects in Industry. THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS &OPERATORS Official Publication of the InternaHonal Brotherhood of Eledrical Workers VOL. XXXIV WASHINGTON, D. C., JUNE, 1935 A Federal Electric Code Proposed NFLUENCED by the failure of the discussed at the May 4 meeting. electrical cOI?mittee o.f ~he National Groups· lay ground for co­ "On receipt of your acceptance to I Fire ProtectIOn ASSocIatIon to func­ this invitation an agenda will be for­ tion in an open and scientific way, a operation on permanent basis. warded to you." movement has got underway in the elec­ May 4th conference inaugurates Impatience with the way the electri­ trical industry which bids fair to change movement of deep significance. cal committee of N. F. P. A. was func­ the set-up. At the conference called tioning has been manifest for four or May 4 which was attended by repre­ five years within the industry, and pro­ sentatives and key men in associations tests have been made with no avail. The within the industry, action was taken E. D. Bieretz, International Brother­ electrical committee has never allowed that is likely to result in the following: hood of Electrical Workers. labor representatives to sit upon it. It 1. The formation of a voluntary asso­ J. D. Lynett, Department of Water has grown steadily more arrogant in its ciation to carryon education in the in­ Supply, Gas and Electricity, New York. handling of standards and more secre­ dustry for a new type of electric code. A. L. Pierce, Brough Electric Works, tive. This contest over the bare neutral 2. Requests will be made of the Wallingford, Conn. type of wiring precipitated a crisis at American Standards Association to re­ M. H. Hedges, International Brother­ the March 19 meeting in New York. form the electrical committee in its hood of Electrical Workers.