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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
WOMAN auto
DRIVER GOOD
Marmon Official Is
Champ of Weaker
Sex Ability

Woman's driving ability has for a
long time been regarded as a lsgiti-
mate subject for jests. and 1t is
generally conceded, at least by mo-
torists Of the masculine sex. that
women not only lack judgment be-
hind the steering wheel OF a car. but
they fail to concentrate on the BUSH
ness of driving.
A champion of the woman driver
has been found, however. in q. Nj.
Williams. president of the Marmon
Motor Car company, who cites the
findings of Robert Clair of the Ma
tional Safety Council. and of DR.. X.
A. Moss, psychologist Of George
Washington University, as authority
for bis stand.
1--WE have always been given to in
derstand," said Mr.. Williams, that
one can never tell what the next
move of a woman driver will be. The
impression prevails that she is easily
confused and is unable TO think
quickly in an emergency.
"We are told" continues Mr.. Will
liams, "that her attention Is likely
to wander and that her mind is any
WntTc OUT OH the JoD-d puclOiHt-
non which accounts for the zig-zag
course she is popularity supposed to
take. I have always held the belief
that the average woman is as good
a driver as the average man, and it
is r%eassuring TO have my views up
held by a distinguished safety engi-
neer and by a university professor.
Women may be more emotional than
men, but at the same time they arc
more cautious and more unwilling
to take chances.
"Mr. Clair reaches his conclusion
after an analysis of the answer to
a QUESTIONABLE SEN out by him to
| representative groups of men and
women drivers of commercial We
hicles. A decided majority Of the
replies show confidence in the fair
motorist. A QUESTIONABLE Of this
kind records, Of course, only an
opinion. More scientific are the ex-
periments undertaken by DIR. Moss TO
determine which of the sexes reacts
more quickly to danger signals. The
result of these experiments convinc-
ed that the women students Sc
lected for the tests wre fully COM
petent and reliable as the men.
"As for myself, l can see no ply
steal reason why a woman shouldn't
be the equal OF a man behind the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
Home FIELD
UNMOLESTED
Nash Says European
Manufacturers Of
Autos No Danger

KENOSHA. Wis, Dec. 1.-Ameri-
can automobile manufacturers and
the American industry generally will
not have to guard against ans Euro
pean invasion Of the field Of Yankee
motor car design and engineering IN
1929. but lower prices on cars IN vol
une production ON the continent may
be expected 10 add to American car
competition overseas, in the opinion
of c. ". Nash, president OF Inc
Nash Motors Company. h return
from a our Of Northern European
countries and the annual motor eN-
positions in Paris and London mas
brought new light on the always m
teresting foreign motor car situation.
Mechanically there has been a
marked Improvement in European
motor car design" he said today IN
summing 40 his impressions Of the
two months tour, which included
not only studies Of the Paris and
London shows. but also inspections
Of key industrial plants in Sweden,
Germany. France and England.
"The American industry is credit
ed with remaining comfortably IN
advance in this respect and also
with developing some Of the most
important Of the mechanical fea-
lures of the manufacturing year; but
TO my mind both French and English
made ears are better today than they
were a year ago, and their manufac-
turers have been able TO eonsidera-
blv reduced prices OF the cars that
are produced in volume"
One of the most important chan
ges in the trend of the European
coach work.
"The bigger manufacturers in Eu-
rope and we in America are thinking
more nearly along the same lines OF
design this year than ever before,
Mr.. Nash pointed out. 81 have never
been more pleased with our own
Salon body design and the general
charm Of the 400 Series cars than
after viewing the best efforts of Eu-
ropean coachbuilders at the Paris
and London exhibitions. The general
trend of the most popular European
design follows the Salon lines as far
as moulding treatment, length, low
ness and grace is concerned. IL also
parallels our development in COM
posite body building, which make
hardwood complement steer ana Htetl
strengthen hardwood in the 400
models. IL is no small satisfaction
to realize that our " body build
ers and artists Of Europe are Of n
mind in the matter Of 1929 styles.
"A year ago at the Continental
shows the fabric body was an i'm
portant feature. This year few
fabric bodies were seen while steel
and wood construction had come into
les own Excellent work has been
done in tailoring and finish by the
European builders. The show cars
revealed many advanced and pleas
ing ideas in coloring and stripping and
interiors were even more luxurious
than in former years"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
New Yorker Sees
Possibilities OF
Gulf Resort CITY

Visions Of Padre Island converted
into the "Atlsntic City of the Gulf
Coast" are held By William n. Covle
Of New York City. former general
agent. land branch, OF the Canadian
Pacific railroad.
Coyle. in n letter to the Browns
vile Chamber of Commerce Friday.
asked that he be tent the names Of
the owners Of the Island and all
other information available on the
Valley in general.
He declared that he had Just re-
turned from a tour Of this section
and that the possibilities Of turning
Padre Island into a pleasure resort
q the first magnitude impressed him
home than my other development
being carried on here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
THREE KINGS ENLIVEN
CAIRO WINTER SEASON

CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. L. up -
Cairo's winter season. now in full
swing. will soon be featured By the
arrival Of three foreign sovereigns.
the king and queen Of Belgium and
the new shah Of Persia. They will
be the guests Of King Fuad OF
Egvpt.
American visitors are pouring i'm,
the country. The new American min
lister. Franklin Gunther and his wife,
are expected to arrive shortly.
Cairo w presented a gayer as
pect.
H. have been current Of the
p~rcscace ii Egypt OF an epideEaic OF
dengse fever. The Egyptian gov
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02

steering wheel, and apparently there
Is no psychological reason. Accident
statistics showing the proportion Of
TO nen involved In crashes
are hardly conclusive, rs the former
are greatly eutnumbered by the men.
Women, as n rule, drive more for
pleasure. and generally avoid con-
gested traffic. Nor do they run up
as much mileage ms the men.
I'm some communities. even the
larger ones, the woman taxicab
driver already has made her debut.
and so far as my knowledge goes.
we have yet to hear any complaints
about her driving"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
Florida Man Is
Moving Here On
First Of Year

T. "A. Mayes, cost accountant, pur-
chasing agent and traffic manager
for q large citrus DEVELOPMENT COM
pany NJ Sarasota. Fla, has written
the Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce for information concerning
this city and the opportunities avail
able here for "new blood"
In this letter. Maycs declared that
he intended leaving for Brownsville
January l with his family and that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02

he would like 10 have onc lead "a
to possible employment here.
In citing his qualifications. MAYS
declared that he was 30 wears old
and that he was a high schoci rradu-
ate OF the Alexander Haniiton In
~stitute.
81 am now taking a course in .raf-
fic management with the Ia Salle
Extension University he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
MUSICIAN CALLS JAZZ
OF YOUTH

BERLIN. Dec. 1.-CP-Jack Hyl-
ton OF London, known as the "jazz
king Of Europe" has discovered the
secret Of eternal youth. Arriving
in Berlin with his Jazz orchestra for
an extended stay. he said:
There is nothing that keeps a
fellow so %eterrally young rs play
ing in a jazz band. Jazz is an ex-
preston Of youth. Of iov. o. bub-
bling enthusiasm. Anybody who
PLAYS II cannot help but keep young.
more than that. our men can for
the most part play six. seven. or
eight instruments. All sorts If diff
ferent muscles Of the body arc in
voked in the process Of playing
them. SO that a man keeps in good
athletic training If he joins a jazz
band"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02

OLDEST SCOTCH PARSON DEAD
GLASGOW.-Rev. James Mcintyre.
Scotland's oldest minister, died mt
the age of 90.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02

OCCUPATION: GENTLEMAN.
CHICAG0.-Asked on the witnes,
stand what his occupation wn..
Robert ". GilioTrsy replied: Ger.
tlcman.-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02

ST. LOUIS. Mo.-"Ta-ta." said
George Varron NJ n policeman ted
him away after being convicted NJ
theft. "Ta-ta." replied the court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02

MAKING OLD WOMEN YOUNG
LONDON Her scheme for max.
ing old women young was denounc-
I'd by the court when Miss Anne
Walton was acquitted Of fraud.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-17
Neither Union Nor Local
Labor Can Be Required on
Federal Work, Is Ruling

be paid for from federal funds for the
use of the federal government, and
the department in spending public
funds is under obligation to do so to
the best advantage, and therefore
must obtain the widest competition.
"Under existing Legislation, the de-
partment is required to advertise for
proposals prior to entering into con-
tract, except where the public exigen-
cy requires immediate delivery of ar
ticles or furnishing of supplies. AS
the purpose of the law is to avoid fa-
voritism and to secure freer competi-
ton, the spirit and purpose thereof
would be disregarded if the depart
ment were to undertake to enforce up
on contractors requirement for the
employment of any particular class of
workmen. The department does not
feel that it is authorized to make such
requirement one of the conditions of
the contract.
"In view of the foregoing, it will be
impracticable to compel the contrac-
tor to employ union labor. All the
department, under the law, can do is
to require a strict compliance with
the contract, which stipulates for the
best workmanship"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-17
A. F. OF L.
Will Continue to Support
Fur Workers

Atlantic City, N. j. Q. L. N 81
President William Green emphatically
denied here that the A. F. of L. in
tends to withdraw any of its support
from the officers of the international
Fur Workers Union. lie said that
rumor of such intended withdrawal
had been spread, but that the support
would continue.
The council decided to suspend the
Signal Workers if they refuse to ac-
cept the terms laid down by the last
convention for adjustment of their dis
pute with the Electrical Workers. The
Signal Workers have about 5000
members.
Final steps are being taken to well
come back into affliation the 100000
members of the Railway and Steam
ship Clerks, suspended about year
ago because Of dispute with the
Teamsters.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-17
Canadian Labor Minister
AssaiLs British Plan To
Dump Jobless on Dominion

minion imposes no restrictions beyond
the requirement of sane mind in a
sound body, and lack of a prison
record.
State-aided immigration schemes
are various. Some years ago the
British and Dominion governments
adopted what is known as the family
settlement scheme Under it the Brit
ish government advances to emigrat-
ing families cash for farm stock and
equipment up to $500 per family;
the Dominion government undertakes
to advance the cost of cleared farm
with house and barns, and to assist
free of charge in selecting, settling
and supervising the career of such
families. Another scheme, into which
two Canadian provinces have entered,
provides that the provincial govern
ment advance the money for a ready
made farm while the British govern
ment makes advances up to 81 800 per
family, and the Dominion government
assists in selection, settlement and
supervision. The government ad-
vances are supposed to be repaid by
the immigrant at low rates of inter
est over long period
The original agreement between
Britain and Canada provided for the
settlement of 5000 families here
About this number has been now
brought out 1t has been reported
that the Baldwin government is will
ing to put up $15,000,000 to continue
and expand this scheme, if the Canadi-
an government will do its share, anc
probably the scheme vii be continued
though not on a scale that would have
any appreciable effect on England's
unemployed problem.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-17

Washington, d. C. Il. L. N. 81
Union labor can not be specified and
demanded in United States govern
ment contract, according to a ruling
just made by the Treasury Depart
ment, presided over by Andrew w.
Mellon, of Pittsburgh.
The ruling was made in letter to
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts,
signed by Carl T. Schuenman, assis-
tant secretary, responding to re-
quest by the Fall River, Mass, Gen.
tral Labor Union, transmitted to the
treasury, calling for union labor on a
new post office at Fall river. The
treasury ruling is put on the grounds
that the government must secure the
widest" competition and cannot "re-
strict" it's requirements either to un-
ion labor, local labor or or local ma
terials. The letter referred to a de-
partment circular issued by former
Secretary McAdoo, taking the same
position.
The treasury letter to Senator
Walsh says:
"While the contract for this work
will not be awarded for some time
your attention is invited to the fact
that it is government work which will
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-17
Accidents Gain But Rate
OF Severity Decreases As
Automobile Production Scars

Washington, q. L. N. S.).-Tn-
creased production in the automobile
industry in the United States has been
accompanied by an increasing number
of accidents, but a decrease in their
severity rate, according to the Amer
lean Engineering Councils report on
Safety and Production.
The engineers point out that there
is wide difference between the acci-
dent rates of the individual companies
from which records were obtained.
"The combined experience of four
large automobile companies, with
14,427 employees, shows an increase of
1873 per cent in the rate of production
over the four-year period from 1922
to 1926" says the report, accom-
panied by an increase of IA per cent
in the accident frequency rate and an
increase of 22.2 per cent in the sever
ity rate"
A single company analyzed by the
engineers experienced a 1895 per cent
accident frequency increase over a
five-year period, combined with al
percent severity increase. Production
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-17

only advanced 21.3 per cent during
this period.
In other companies analyzed, how
ever, the severity rate dropped along
with the frequency. One company,
employing between 1000 and 5000
men, which organized its safety work
IN 1917, reported an accident severity
drop of 66.7 per cent over period of
eight years, combined with a fre-
quency drop of 49.1 per cent and
production increase of 784 per cent.
The greatest increase in production
of any of the companies studied by
the engineers in connection with the
automobile industry was that of a
leaf-spring manufacturing company,
employing between 100 and 500 men
whose production rose 32S per cent
from 1916 to 1926. While the accident
severity rate of this company had
risen to 14.4 per cent by 1916, it fell
sharply by 1917, and following or
ganized safety work begun in 1918,
showed a dropping off to 1.58 per cent
in 1925, a total reduction of 97.6 per
cent between 1915 and 1925. The fre-
quency rate also decreased 46 per cent
in this period.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-17

Columbus, Ohio, July Is, 1928.
To Affiliated Central Bodies and La
Dor Unions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-17
TRADE UNIONS
Needed With Any Utility
Plan, Declares LabOrite

Portland, Ore.-The millennium will
not dawn for labor if public utilities
are operated by the government, ac>
cording to letter received by Robert
Clayton, business agent of Electrical
Workers Union No. 1875, from C. w.
Roberts, Winnipeg member of that
craft
Roberts does not condemn municipal
ownership, but he indicates that work
ers must fight for conditions under
government ownership. He points out
that no member of Electrical Workers
Union No. 435 is employed by the
hydro-electric plant operated by the
city of Winnipeg.
mo employe of the city hydro is
allowed to join or belong to any labor
organization other than the company
union" says the Winnipeg unionist.
'This rule is known as the slave
pact
1--WE in Winnipeg are torn between
the political ideals of labor for public
ownership and the hard facts of wages
received under the two conditions of
private and public ownership. Mod
GRAFTON seems to be the proper key
note. Public ownership kept out of
politics and governed by an indepen-
dent commission, or private ownership
guarded by law from monopolies and
false capitalization, or the watering of
stock.
| Perhaps the first condition is cas-
lier to keep clean than the second; but
who is to say which of the two ex.
tremes is the better-public ownership
mixed with politics or private owner.
iship which becomes monopoly ?"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-17

gate-elect and signed by him or her
The duplicate credential, signe d by
the delegate, must be forwarded to the
Ohio State Federation of Labor head
quarters, Rooms 32O-322 Atlas Build
ing, Columbus, Ohio.
The committee on credentials will
meet in Columbus on day previous to
the opening of the convention, so as
to be able to report Immediately to
the convention Monday morning;
hence, secretaries will observe the
necessity of mailing duplicate creden-
tials, properly signed by the delegate
and bearing his postoffce address, as
Isoon as delegate is elected. The Gre
Dental and duplicate credential must
bear the seal of the organization and
the signatures of the secretary and
president thereof
Convention Headquarters - Nei
House.
Resolution Adopted at Mansfield
Convention, 1915-"Resolved, That
the affiliated unions be requested By
| the secretary of the federation. wher
sending out the convention call, to in.
sist that delegates elected to attend
the convention of the Ohio State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor shall have upor
their wearing apparel at least five
bona fde union labels"
Introduction of Resolutions, Etc
Delegates and organizations intending
to offer resolutions and constitutional
amendments calling for action by the
convention must offer them in dupli
cate. Resolutions and proposed
amendments to the constitution may
be sent to the secretary in advance
of the convention. No resolution may
be offered after Tuesday noon of tn,
convention week except by vote o.
two-thirds of the delegates.
Fraernally,
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE OHIO
STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
Arnold Bill, Acting President.
Lee Hall, 1st Vice Pres.
w. M. Morgan, End Vice Pres.
Arnold Bill, 3rd Vice Pres.
Stanley Ogg, 4th Vice Pres.
James F. Malley, 5th Vice Pres.
M. J. Lyden, 9th Vice Pres.
O. B. Chapman, 7th Vice Pres.
| Thos. J. Donnelly, Secy-Treas.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-17
CONVENTION CALL
OF the Ohio State Fedora
ton of Labor

Columbus, Ohio, July Is, 1928.
To Affiliated Central Bodies and La
Dor Unions.
Greeting:
Pursuant to the constitution of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor, you
are hereby advised that the forty
fifth annual convention of the Ohio
State Federation of Labor will be
held in the Neil House convention hall,
beginning at 10 O'Clock a. M, Septem-
ber II, 1928, and will continue in
session until the business of the con-
vention is completed.
Representation Representation in
the convention will be on the follow
ing basis: Each local union sending
a delegate shall be entitled to one
vote for every one hundred members
or less, and one additional vote for
each additional one hundred or major
fraction thereof. Central labor unions
shall be allowed one vote.
The amuont of per capita tax the
union pays into the treasury during
the fiscal year of the federation shall
determine the number of votes the
union is entitled to, but no delegate
shall cast more than five votes.
To be entitled to representation
your per capita tax, including annual
dues, should be paid to September
1928.
A central body and one local union
or two local unions of the same
craft. located in the same city, may
Join in electing delegate. Where
the delegate represents central body
and such votes for the local union as
it shall be entitledsto by the per cap
ita tax paid; where the delegate rep
resents two local unions the tota
per capita tax paid by both union:
shall determine the number of vote:
the delegate casts. No delegate shall
cast more than five votes. Prox!
votes shall not be allowed.
Credentials-Cre in dupli
cate are forwarded to all unions. Th'
credential must be given to the dele
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-17
Workers Now in Canada Can
Fill All City Jobs, Heenan
Says in Rebuking Propaganda

offers abundant opportunities for inn
migrants" the statement says.
And here is what Judge Choquette
of the Federal Court of Special Ses-
sions trying two young Scotchmen for
attempting to stowaway on a steamer,
bound from Montreal to Glasgow, said
the other day:
"The accused were brought to this
country under false pretenses. They
were lured by advertising which ap-
, peared lin papers on the other side
with the consent of the Canadian gov
ernment They were even advised to
emigrate by the Canadian official
agent in Glasgow. They had no apti-
tudes for farm work, and yet were told
they could get fine jobs at good wages
on Canadian farms.
"It is a downright shame 1t is un-
fair to the young people themselves,
as well as to this country"
Canadians Forced to Leave
| R. B. Bennett, leader of the Con-
servative Party, commenting on the
various schemes of assisted immigra-
| tion developed since the war, stated
that during the last six years Canada
had lost through immigration to the
United States more people than it had
gained by immigration from Britain,
continental Europe and the United
States combined. And the Bishop of
Saskatchewan complains that the in
fiux of aliens is forcing native-born
Canadians to the United States, and
turning Canada into a collection of
European colonies, thus making it
more difficult to build nation with
the characteristics of its two pioneer
races.
i The present Canadian government
will evidently not be lured into any
more extravagant schemes to assist
immigration, and help the British gov
ernment out of difficulties created by
its policy of upholding class privileges
against the interests of the masses
The Minister of Labor's statement
indicates that, since he would hardly
have made pronouncement on such
a controversial issue without the as.
!: sent of his cabinet colleagues. Any.
way, the minister's statement was re.
ceived with much anger by certain
sections of the daily press. The gov.
ernment merely shows its fear of Ton
Moore and his obstructive cohorts o1
organized labor, the Montreal Gazette
: opines.
Canada gives no state aid to immi
grants from Continental Europe, ant
the organs of the interests that wan
a glutted labor market complain thai
: the restrictions onA immigration from
the continent are over-drastic. Only
continental Europeans assured of EN-
ployment in agriculture or domestic
service, or with sufficient capital t,
take up homestead, are supposed tt
be admitted. A great many admitted
under this supposition, at once O
quickly become competitors in the ur
ban labor market.
No Restrictions on Britons
On immigrants from the Britisl
Isles, who pay their own way, the Do