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Show 7 UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. MAY 14. 1937. ADULT EDUCATION A MUSIC TREAT OTOCMI!. BY SINFONIETTA v (Continued from page 1) thoughts away from the prospective excitement of driving his car at a racing pace. To a far lesser extent, there has been similar progress in road building to eliminate the hazards of dangerous turns, hills and narrow surfaces. Such work as this, however, doesnt affect the human element, responsible factor in more than 90 per. cent of all accidents. And it is to this element that safety work that is to really produce results, must appeal. The trends most noticeable in last years driving have been summed up by the U. S. News in a study of official state reports. Favorable trends included; Advances in law enforcement and engineering; a slight drop in casualties in proportion to miles driven; a slight drop in the proportion of casualties ascribed to careless driving; the records of some states which carried on consistent campaigns during the year, and showed accident decreases as a result. Unfavorable factors include: A rise in the proportion of accidents caused by speeding; an 8 per cent increase over 1935 in the number of drinking drivers involved in fatal accidents; little progress in traffic law development. The drinking factor is tending to become progressively serious. Over 7 per cent of all drivers involved in fatal accidents are under the influence of liquor, as are about 11 per cent of all pedestrians killed. Naturally, the night hours are the most dangerous for car operation. Over a five-yeperiod ending with 1935, automobile deaths at night increased 37 per cent, while daytime deaths dropped 12 per cent. And speed is far and away the major cause of all accidents, particularly the more serious ones, both night and day. The astonishing sales of new cars and the generally boosted volume of traffic, have paved the way for making 1937 an exceedingly bad accident year. On the other hand, the work of the accident prevention groups will be unprecedented both in scope and aggressiveness. Only time can tell which of these opposed forces will be the winner. ar The free adult night school, which meets every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, at the Bryant, Horace Mann, Irving, Lincoln, and Jordan schools from 7 to 9 p. m., are carrying on through the month of May with subjects of unusual interest. The different sewing classes besides making slender school-gi- rl daughter a. stunning spring outfit coat, skirt and snappy beret from fathers old suit, and performing other feats of magic with castoff garments are making intensive studies of home decoration for spring. From airy hangings to tailored chair and sofa covers, knitted bed spreads, woven rag rugs, the newest modernistic designs are being taught to interested groups. The drama class of the Bryant is running a series of bright little one-aplays to finish out the series: the class in English is concentrating on vocabulary building, letter writing, and other English construction; the art department is taking up creative design, still life, flowers, etc.; the special subject in the speech department for the month is speeches; while the public affairs group will discuss television, neutrality, and the Wagner bill. At the Horace Mann the speech class will practice debating; the naturalization class will spend the month studying the Story of Utah, by John Henry Evans. On Wednesday, May 12, at 8:30 p. m. there was a free public forum at which Frank Green discussed the interesting problem of Regulated Capital Under Fascism, Capitalism, or Demoracy. In the Lincoln auditorium on Wednesday, May 12, at 8:30 p. m. the Lincoln drama class under the direction of Ella Wakefield, presented four one-aplays. A new class, Personality Building to Win and Hold Friends, Mates or Jobs, to be given at the Lincoln at 7 p. m. by Miss Christensen, and at the Irving at 8 p. m. by Miss Sterling, started Monday, May 10, and will continue through the month. Both the lecture and the discussion method will be used and new ideas will be welcomed. The portrait class at the Jordan is doing some remarkable work, and the outdoor sketching class is catching the very spirit of the Spring. Here are wonderful free opportunities for all who long to express themselves with brush or On Saturday, May 15 at 8 p. m., the Utah Art Institute will present the Utah State Sinfonietta at Barrett hall. The orchestra is under the direction of Reginald Beales, state director for the Federal music project, and the soloist for the evening will be Miss Martha Coleman of Frovo. Miss Coleman is an artist student of C. W. Reid and has outstanding ability as a concert pianist, having appeared here before at the invitation of the Art Bam committee. She will be heard in the Greig Concerto in A Minor for piano and orchestra. This concerto is one of the most satisfying in all piano literature and one of the most popular. Another number of unusual interest on the program is the Vivaldi Concerto in G Minor for violin and strings. Mr. Beales will play the solo part and the audience will have the opportunity of hearing Utahs outstanding violinist in a number of transparent beauty which demands the utmost delicacy of shading and phrasing. On his recent visit to Salt Lake, Dr. Nikolai Sokoloff, national director of the Federal music project, said of Mr. Beales, He is a fine musician, and could hold a position in any of the major symphonies of the coun- ct five-minu- te try. LABOR SPLIT IN GEORGIA As an added attraction on this program, Emma Lucy Gates Bowen. famous Utah soprano, will give a talk on Our Need of Music. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited to be present. The program on Saturday is in connection with the opening of the 34th annual art exhibit at the State capitol which begins on Sunday, Under the direct orders of Williarm Green, president of the A. F. of L., the Georgia State Federation of Labor was split last week. The split came because the president of the Georgia Federation committed the great crime of organizing the unorganized textile workers of Georgia as an organizer for the C. I. 0. Regarding the unfortunate split, Editor Jerome Jones of the Journal of Labor at Atlanta, says: The convention of the Georgia Federation of Labor just closed brought to a climax matters that have been smouldering and simmer- May 16. The complete program follows: ing for sometime. Perhaps it is well to bring these out into the open I. Symphony and precipitate a definite break when a break has existed .behind the Mllitalre, Haydn; Adagio-AllegrAllegretto, Menuetto, scenes for weeks. Out of such action may come something that is good. Finale-PrestNevertheless, we cannot but view the situation as extremely unforII. Concerto In O Minor for Violin o, ct o. tunate. and Strings, Vivaldi; Allegro, Largo, We must lament the causes and conditions that have brought about Allegro. III. Concerto in A Minor for Plano the split. To say that it might have been otherwise will do nothing Orchestra, Greig; Allegro moder-attoward preventing what has occurred already. To deplore it may be and Adagio, Allegro- - marcato. but empty words falling on deaf ears. Still, we must be frank 'with our IV. (a) Valse Triste, Sibelius; (b) Fete Du Iloublon, own heart and lament the plight of the movement in Georgia. (c) Ecossaise, Saint-Saen(d) On Fighting within is sure to weaken the army. The front line can- Idylle Mountain, Godard; (e) In the Vilnot hold if the rear ranks are at daggers points with each other. The the lage, Godard. men in the ranks cannot go forward if the officers are clutching each others throats. Many a victory has been lost because the energy of the troops was spent before the line of march reached the territory ART INSTITUTE of the enemy. ANNUAL DINNER o. Saint-Saen- s; s; WITHOUT SCARE HEADLINES No one should be deceived into thinking that only the striking workers in a few industries are gaining anything in the constant struggle of the workers for a larger share in the profits of their toil. It is true that certain mass production workers recently involved in sensational strikes and sitdowns have made notable gains as a result of their militancy. But no one should conclude that only strikers, whose antics justify bold headlines in the daily press, are winning better conditions, higher wages and the right to collective bargaining. The larger gains organized labor has won during the past year are not heralded under scare lines. As a matter of fact, they are seldom chronicled at all outside the labor press. But they are being achieved nevertheless. There is never anything sensational about peaceful negotiations begun and concluded around a conference table. It is not news when the representatives of a union meet with the employer to discuss issues, problems and methods. It is only when guns blaze and nightsticks fall on human heads that news value attaches to a labor dispute. But thousands of workers in almost every labor organization have made signal gains during the past year as a result of peaceful negotiations. The recent negotiations between the representatives of the mens clothing industry and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers International union, a C. I. 0. affiliate, is a good example of what is being accomplished without benefit of tear gas, brass knuckles or strike pickets. A contract was entered into between the international union and the employer group for a general 12 per cent increase in wages. The contract becomes effective on May 15 and will run for three years. It means millions of extra dollars for the members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers.' There are more than 150,000 of them in the United States. And we must not forget the peaceful negotiations of the United Mine Workers of America, another C. I. 0. affiliate, which affects 500,000 workers. There are many others too numerous to enumerate. Reports from the C. I. 0. and the A. F. of L. indicate that substantial gains are being made in negotiations in practically every state in the Union. They are peaceful negotiations between men and men. Organized wealth and industry hear the side of labor, and labor hears the side of the employer class. In the end, both are benefited through a common understanding. And while the negotiations are in progress, no one loses an hour; there (Continued on Page 8) i Thousands of Members are joining the C. I. I 0 UNIONS In Utah The Utah Labor News is the only publication here featuring official C. I. 0. news. The annual dinner of the Utah Art Institute at the State Capitol cafe, Sunday, May 16, 5 p. m., was pencil. by Stanley N. Child, president .of the Institute. Plans for the Art Institute for the coming year will be discussed at the dinner. The Institute is sponsoring painting, music, drama and all such things that will make for a better civilization and will bring the finer things of life within reach of the humblest citizens of Utah. announced Hollywood Theater audiences are soon to see the Grand Canyon as it really is. Grand National films has completed arrangements for delivery of color filters to theaters which will play their picture, Grand Canyon, soon to be put into production by Richard Rowland. Albert N. Chapereau, French color expert, has arrived in Hollywood to supervise the color in the new Keller-Doria- n process used exGrand National. clusively by all-col- or All of the significant action in King Of The Sierras, which will be produced by Frank Gay for Grand National with Arthur Ros- son directing, will be given to a herd of wild horses, the human element being minimized. The original story, which is said to be very original, was also written by Gay. Grand National will be the first company to use the new type of by portable sound trailer perfected in be will This Electric. Western James with Dynamite, connection RowCagneys next, which Richard land will produce. A man or woman who by the power of personality has encouraged another to be and do, or. by made ability, work and thrift has should for others, opportunities feel that he or she has made a deposit of value in the bank of the Universe which will increase at compound rates as the years of Eternity roll. Wishes A teacher was making a strenuous effort to get good attendance in her room. Looking over her class one morning, she saw that all except .one were in their places. This is fine! she exclaimed; all here except Jimmie Jones; and let us hope that it is something serious which keeps him away. Good Perfectly Correct A man back in London on leave from a port of Equatorial Africa generally held to be unhealthy was recounting his experiences with some friends. Theres nothing the matter with the country, he said, all it requires is a better type of settler and a decent water supply. If you come to think of it,' remarked one of his listeners brightly, those are the only drawbacks to Hades. TYPO AUXILIARY GIVES CARD PARTY Womans Auxiliary No. 16 to Typographical union No. 115 held an interesting meeting Monday at the home of Mrs. E. W. Hilton, 1431 Blaine avenue, at which 16 members were present. Wess-ma. One new member, Mrs. mother of Henry Wessman, a member of Typo union No. 115, was initiated. The last card party of the series will be at the home of Mrs. J. Hamilton. 668 North First West street, Tuesday evening, May j ! 335 G n, 18, at 8:30. Mrs. J. M. Melvin and Mrs. P. D. Park will assist the hostess. All members and their families and friends are cordially invited to attend. OPEN FORUM The Masses In the Power Age the subject for discussion Sunday. May 16, 8 p. m., at the Open Forum, City and County building. Alke T. Diamant will be the speaker- of the evening. will be - Aesop told a fable of how the wind and sun debated who could first make a man and his clothing to part. The power of the wind was not as persuasive as the slowly increasing warmth of the sun. The rough and tumble third degree of the police of an elder day did not get the results of the methods of the heart-building-- up G-M- A who Baby: A native of all countries speaks the language of none. seebv 3uy gnsgEOV 3 H333D 33 OS) 1 33i) gHGB "7 HE 0? 3 delinquent tax concession granted by the 22nd Utah Legislature regarding property on which taxes are due for 1932 and prior years expires May 15th. Unless property is redeemed before that date, it will be sold at public sale. If YOU owe taxes for 1932 or prior years, see your county treasurer at once. Don't let YOUR property be sold for taxesl tylieisi GftoiH MM1 ss |