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564 VICTORY thru KNOWLEDGE Every possible conduit bend can he designed in a few minutes to exact fit before starting the manual work. S You, ENERGY by learning to hired pipe toexact measurem.ent MATERIAL by NOT making bends for the junlk pile. Your JOB by being more VYour MONEY by tiecuringI E ~~~~lp of "PRECISION CONDUIT BENDING" By JUAN BOAS, Instrutor, Chelsea Trade H. S., N. Y. Now during emergency $1.00 Mail roupon aId B!. 0. to J. BOAS, 2054 E. 47th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. please send ropy of "P. C. B." Naone Address p. L's presideut, (ltlIse .on Sete.eIIr I1, 1933: The successful operatbion of this studlio hits driven practically all of the biot.lezge(rs in the East nut of bus i ness and aso the studios licensed by R. C. A. R. C. A. formerl had four such stu ks witch are ] I. no. o .erating ... Thrugh .Our fihlaicirig ] ictures we hItI, gotten a steadily increasn..g proportion 4i th, buslines and have left It C. A with little or no ilcome front royalties except in co nIce tlin studios with owned and operated by Iten, soelveIs.' But, as Bhas beel, said, whether ir '1ot R. C. A. Was a Itootlegger' it was .. ptshi over, Although iIs IhiilId-millo dollars in assets is puny coni/pal.ed to A. T'. & I.> nil lions, it is nIeverthees a sizable outfit, I,,. ganieild by another ginFt eirponatitn, Cvn, ,,-al Electric Co., Mlt-rver, R. C. A. wa en .wel ,ld General E lectric with I strong patent position, Its soundt .veo.diln and, l producing' apparatus was cree'hiv4 inwh ate eeptrrce on, it, uoerits. its aIceptance wiuld have bere far greater, however. except for the artificial harriers with which A, T. &' littered its path. f e utuolly, after R It I A. haill gained influene Tino adherents is tmh movie industry, and after threatening suit against A. T. & T. under the Sherman an ('liltyton acts, the two in.lerests wurkedl {1 a truce wlerliby ach igree"d to respect the other's 'sphere of irfluene".'' The history of A. T. & ''s activtifes in the notion-picture ilUst ry is not substantially diffteret from its history iI the field of radh>. It first tried to niunoprise the field, by patent control supplemonllted with its va.t assorit merit of other weapons. It failed to exel. it others eoniiletely. [I]t even failre did t t bring competition. It resolted .n.I ii I Inr. tangible inarkinT Of ihe Iounilarei, ef c ,/I hIopoly. Pr'ivte iplerialhsis Thus 'nonopo.ly egenerates research and ineeution, making it serve the narrow selfish ilmteress (I t fir'ileert without regard to the general go''uI (if nIlrikil.d The use Oi invert- Lions is retar"dl f d,niMiity until it .uits thI pleasure of these enI of power. The long ael l the ibl~tr,!uekiohm tiC the aimple hLame set telephone i titae, ns alias "'he French idnine/* is a race ju pointI 'hough mventeid in 18$9 b[ an Arier.c lir and e though it lie carmte the ton, .t,. type of instruiimeft ib Europe. the handIsi was not introduced en a wi'de scale to thle 1ijUil States until 192g, Th' handset instrollent was not olly more desirable to patrol.s,.. ut herause of its cem, pnetuess and ClieiCIIIy waLs cheaper to prolure. BUt the lrelephnen monopoly l.ook ad vantage of this fact by flaking the kIluscriber pay an extra charge for the handset. Up to this tim,. he A. T. & T. Ihad been leasng the old style 'ph n to the operatin companies. The handset, of course, was k- inn the sntqutialed 'plne, e bsolete. The cId instruments were carried on A. T. & T.' books at approximately $45.000.000. Amainit this, the depreciaitiv, reserv.e. paid for hy the pubic. hatd accu.mulated somte $21,000.000. leaving the hook value of the instruments at. almost $24.001,00. At thi, poimt the A. 7. & T', sold the a?(i.qa.trd ist?,' .e.ts to its asbs III jet fior $38,1 8, 27. The operating itppan0ie, were wi thout power to decline the purchase of antiques from their parent at a profit of $14,000,000. Anid the public, having already paid $21,000.- 0im in depreclatmt charges, could then' py again, These are the practices of monopoly. Out of their own mout hs are these truths .i - firmed, In a lengthy meimoranduim of January 13. 1921, A. T. & T7'S Oltrr.on ixprlss. d For P.resentai n or Bi rlda y I'reseli CHAIN TIE CLASP Emblem 10 Lt. gold; clasp and chain Heavy qualily gold filled Price $4.00 including box Order Fro. G. M. Bugniazet International Secretary 1200 Fifteenth St., N. W. Washington, D. C. The Journal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operators thi monopolsts' pldihrilmhy in part as folows; "The regulation . f the relatio,,nship heween twn such large ir1,,eret.s us the Aericau, T'lephone & TeleMraph Co. and the Generl Electric Co. anid the ore-cntioni If invasion of their resp..tive fields is arcomsuplished by eUtUal adjustenets within no uman's land' where the offensie of the partiles as related to these ¢ompetihive imvitites is reIognized i.s i natuIral defense against in aiii of the major fields, Licnsesr. rights. opportunities and privileges in couection with litee cunprititie ati iles arc traded off against each itlier and interchanged in such manner its to create a proper balance and satisfactry relationship betweenth rtie i the prtieor fields ... This indicates the desirability or our retaining c trl over ... the activities that lie between our res.e.Lie fields...." Such a "satisfactory relationship" maiy be acceptable to the parties,. ut how ling ca, it ie satisf,,etory to the Anberi-al I 0piqe ? SIMPLE ANNALS (Contilued from page 547) shot a bear that had to, treed or we might h.ave been there ylt, It was late when we portaged through the big swamp, but we were protected, and as you see we arrived hire safely." Jean heaped up the fire wid the pine rootS an' in the cheeIfnl blaze we sat Iroun' until nearly midnigh t while Father Brabomne related to his eager listeners the simple annals av his farflung parish. Before retiring he read the eveningjr'ay *!rs, a' as we knelt hlumbly down, he prayed that we night I.ass safely throlgh the dangers and temptations that might beset us in life's journeY, and at last he joined together in the Iteavenly Manstos above. Jean lit a lantern all' Jules an' me fMlowed him tO our s1eepi q .uarters in the original cabin built by his grjndfuther. It was Ilng an' low an' v massire conIstructtI. They must hlave been skillful ax men in those days, for the logs tere ne atly fitted togither. Th, floor had been adzed {,on ani' ~a~ l hidden by bear an' deer skin rugs. Jean ex* pnaiad that the low attic, up which a ladder led, had been the lst fieOpu' o quarters, htil now was only usri las a str house. 'The ...I itself contatine! a table, sonic chairs an' , ti ..t. bi-us, all hand inlde Th , usual slope ireplace took up ail the far end av the Foen,. tith above the lntllel ung on deer hborn, was an aleriet flintlock musket; lhenath it was hung two rifles all' a dIu[)le-harrehud OlIh.LgL .v iodetrn nmake. FouIr smalll windows gave light. The walls were I.o.lbeleId, fur,, a Jean explined, the airly settlers we re liver free fr.Il. the dread av ]aids by iraoI bands Iv hostiIe Indians on the wr path. Jean blew out the lantern al' lit I fife alaaly laild in the firqelace in' by its flick' eri' light we undressed an' got into bed. The cool linen heets felt very re.t fl] the last Ihnig I rlbne nlhertt was the rieeklin' Iv Flit, woad lire. Whin I woke the Bl, was j us' begin,'i n to hua ill Wal, ,niolow Inl th room e Was eulltv, It didn't take me Long to dres, nrself al fret washed. Father BlraloIne was seated bhe ,ile as I entered the kitchen an' Mrs. Laoh. TI me was plyin' him wid questions av the w,,Hd ou11s
NOVEMBER, 1942 "I is rnos pleased dII you 'ave good sleep. I is jus' tell Fader da I ii glad ]it he mik' tIe ilsls' for Pierre an' me to go low ,,o be village to church ,'en Ie is sen i us e word.' 'Flow log is ii siIe >ou were down llst, Marie ?" "I don know, Fader. Metla 'tee or four vtel. You know Pierre, he is nt I.ooch lak lor te leer de farI, all' .ie ho 'oultroy road crs de nIuskeg, she is fims' errbihh an Plierre ie, never yet f'ee it. If we is wan' anIntying d]own o d e village Jean le is go ,it' ti horse II dti;' iar* it Lak he,,qe metdie 'ree day"' Footst.ps sounded. on the hack porch. an' presentl the three nln joined us Afther pra~ers..eIan helped il imth.r ,et the table an' be the time ,e sat down ,, steaaI e ' plates av polrridge were waiitn for us, wid ig jag II aI cream go wriu thhn. Over I lIed 'if ed coals in the filrdac.. with a lon:- haind.]lel skillet, Mrs. lalm',me I.rked won dere. an' be the time we had finished our pIri(IWe she had a large pi. lter Ihe-aped wi pipm' hot flapjacks wid buttvr an' maple s'rtap to go wi d hini. followed be anither p)litter av bacon axI eIgg an' fried peta Le., Hta~lly, afther Iallyin' evei our Iea. we shoe~d our chairs back wida satisfied sntle * lit our pipes 'You and Pierre have ...u'dl to be thankful fr, Marie,'" said Father Ibra..orne, "In the cities there are thousandis who lack the hiencesstities of life, while [nary others arI roiling in wealt which h coulI never have beenl acquired honestly. and they are Iot really hItappy--all their Ireasure is in this wIrid where moth elIh corrupt and thieves blrnIk through a sItl. ,id You .ind Pierre live in a land literally flowing with milk and honey., "l kow., I know, Fml'; we' i. .e.ee thank ful though s tam ,,' we is iak' for leetle grumble 'bout de long ours a' 'ard work." "yes, Marie, but Iho many bleslings you hove ouateirih the hrndihi p. I would like to stay longer with you all here bIt I have many calls to make. According to India. Pete, there is some sickness for me tI attend in the In- .]aln vilaige, so nltr I haiv, held confe...on in mt roouil I ill be II t]y way " Om by one the family cai. ouIt front cI filssion ;vid a reverent iir, whigh was noticealie even in the irrep'sshlih, J 1, Fiher B rabonne came oIu on the porch wid his pack ot an', afther shakI' hands all aremrId. 'artehd away. IHo had only goan I short his' tonne whin h, stopped, turned aroun' an talled tee to him, ie said, "Yull didn't take. i'viirt e~on. Terry V "No, Father," I sail. II don't belong to atln) churchh. *lit I have fatfi.l I.oos. inl anny church I haeelI In sii fai'' lie put his henil, Il' y. hllv'r, l a' said: elly. iry lId, Ma are ia....I'r leig aren"id nlie ostt,,ilpd of the Ifbl, but I fr,/ that >uu all .... far frII I. m e eu.tlianei. andI s.n. I 'ay his' y~u , will ins Ithroh the opn loor.' lie gave m.y hand aritho' heiarty shake, ttullroid atrL' strodhe ointy to etrrt' his Mafter's litess~age to wshereyea tw'., ii (hire were gatlbi'red to tethir ini His nm TORONTO IEITIN(; (Co.ntltId f .. n pIa,' 546) Br thller West I,. Lamb u fron JIly 25, 1879, to July 21, 1S7S. A reqoltior firi th Ni ... oltarI Stake Counei or tlecuricai XVorlkos, s .'.'e attnIIIeati4 ns aId two teleras refer.i.g to saI...e, .al W,-e ead, the suhje't laitter dIaling with a resolution referred tihe exe'titive courtell by thu 191] a' lIi f' Ie B, th[ e opinion of the council, thIe resolution t the Mintnia State ('otInil of Eleetrical Workers ix muisleading, does lit state the ctuIal faicts and is contrery to the IllterIatI nal constitudlon. The exeentive couneil is nlaking a study of the sulhjeet matter, pr the instructions of the 1941 convention, and will make a report of its findings to the next convention of ,tie I. B. E W. I nter-national Pros, lentItBrowni reported firther oi actions he has taken under the nstruct ions previoutsly given . hit, by the xeseutive council at their sp'cial meeting of May 1. 1942. relative to the jurisdictional contre . ts) an. d existing astuation in the imevsng picture sItudies. After a full discussioI of the allbjeet matter, P1reside*nt Bown's repert was aleptedi as showibli continued progess in the case, and he wax instructed to eonitnlito lis efforts and mlake a further report at Lhe next q~aarte j nly mpeetrifg o the executive A eIullnllnicaticI froIn Local Union No. R-77, wih lhr following resolutIon adopted hy them was received, and the connuI..at.ion aiud re'ohlutIoI were read ai dliscu-seld RESOLUTION lb, it I tol'ed. that the xeiutive council or thle ]'rTtNA'riONAi. IlnO~irERH&or, or ELsE( RIkAi. WORKERS b~e requiested to approve the I l.owlng change to Article 10, Seltion 1, 'if aur conistitution aud samte to be referrd to ihe rni .lbership for a rtfelIe,dfini vote: ARTICLE X. Dieisbo if k'.....dn SecI I. The receipts of the 1. }]' E. W. shiail li Idivided into fuur fLirUIS: (I 'aI IF [a Lied, )Ierene FUnd, C.nvention Fulnd and Pension [Beaiit P. nId. The mlonthly per Calita tax ftotr cu.h Ila] miunbelir exept Class "B" ieI)(; ,,ers, shall he apltiirtioiiled as faillows; 53i all aiissiri foes, anId it other Ieeeipte shall go lut( the General Fund]. lOe to JOURNAll subscriptiont, placed in General Fulnd. :eto the Defense Fundt' S7, I., the Pens i 1a l.e fil FIud 7c to the Oonventioin Fiiund $1.60 The IT S. shaIIl pay to the Fttrieal Weorkups iIlietit Association 91c iin additfln to the II fee tI bt* paid hy L. I.' as aIduission flees of m...e.eIl to the I'; W. 13. A, xcept when Ihik $0e and $2 fee shall be payhlie into the General Fund as elsewhere pruxideai in this fotttithn. li exc in raises pt invlving I'ass 'It', membershipI BADGES OF HONOR [. B. E W . &tl}lt'eatj( huttons SbOW mif i.t.lD/ stInidhr if year's (if nie..bership. They we..., de'iglned :tnl fabricated it the instan el'e the ]1941 national cnvrttuii of the [ H. E. XE . They are identical ex copIt for the 10, 15 ad 25 years' itenebership lesignation. They are lauiHful, of 10 kara, gold and priced at S2.01. The lI..ttons are a h ifle smaller it1 site ti.. th1 ,'p'- duit ions above. KIMiiLhF * AUC-U-S IINySBOO, OF £LE' UJCITV 657 tcoirjete In¢tncnon prachic I Ifont dmtnd. A relable aouh~xisy md a bdy [elGe Whatln.7awwr ol tesucci . ~ tttre .ta~t *r IS Ele 1R AD~ Ilcnc rORMATIONwa, OWe T u.and Lw. o meohrta r pp~rnazr of M ad oyt ~trs aderie,'Tr]P.oin Toget thu~u.~amn~e ~ vnrel Fsmp[? ~l fi~nnnd I n=il 'be Fl~tlfN below AOUE&C49n2rsmtI. I.r..-. Ftees reteiveld y the 1, S. Its admission to tIf, E. W. 3. A. shall be plae'd in the General FIn'l aindl plrompntly paid hi the E. W. B. A., the ease may a le, I. pr.v.de, in his As thi' ei 'esoktiorl .fier' nil iurten~linent to Arlih XI Settle i 1. Cf the iountitti on, IndI ns:,, Iredcated upon the pmssiiity of Section I of Article II of the etstltu ion being set asIut-e I a (L. 8i PlresIlnrtiail edict, the letter atid resohluion went' filed, to lie tori slderld 1i'M t Wii if llI and l,~i .when .I ineee sltv I I] shall ,b dienianid , The alidi if hoillt. II. I 'orte'l that they had es: ild the aILr
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