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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-14
Women's Bureau Condemns
5 and lO-Cent Stores For
Failure to Pay Living Wage

Washington, d. C. (ILNS)-Fail-
ure of 5 and 10-cent stores to pay
many of their girl employees suffi-
cient to procure the necessities of life
is condemned by the women's bureau,
United States department of labor,
in commenting upon recent report
on limited price chain department
stores. The report was made by Miss
Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon, of the wom-
ems bureau.
The bureau points out that $12 a
week can scarcely be called living
wage in this day of high costs, but
$12 was found to be the median-or
middle point-of the earnings for a
week in the last quarter of 1923 of
slightly over 5000 girls in 179 linn
ited-price stores scattered throughout
18 states and five additional cities.
Only 7 per cent of the girls
earned as much as $18, while 70 per
cent earned less than SIS, and 25 per
cent less than $40.
Fixed selling prices irrespective of
locality are well-known policy of
the chain system, but it is apparent
from the women's bureau figures
that wage standards differ from state
to state. In California, for example,
the median was SIG, the minimum
wage permitted by law for expert
enced workers in the state. Michi-
gan with a SIS median and Ken
lucky with $14 ranked next. The
median of $3.50 for Maryland was
the lowest for any state, but 50
median was reported for six-Ala-
bama, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi,
South Carolina and Tennessee. The
other states included in the survey,
with their medians, are as follows:
Arkansas, Florida, and Oklahoma,
$40; Delaware and Rhode Island, $11;
Ohio, SIP, and Missouri and New Jer-
sey, S13.
In the five additional cities median
earnings were $12 in Boston, $13 in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-14
ORIENTAL SKINNY?

A. P dispatches announce that the
first Ford cars made by Turkish labor
have just been put on display in Is
tanbul. When the factory opened
5000 Turkish women applied for
jobs; 500 were hired. The plant turns
out 80 Fords day, for sale in Tur-
Key and other Balkan and Near East
countries. American Ambassador
Grew attended the exhibit. 1t is not
recorded that Detroit workmen sent
any cheering brigades.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-14
MORE MILLION
AIRES; 40 PER CENT
GAIN IN 1923

Washington. = Preliminary figures
on income taxes paid last year, made
public by the bureau of internal rev.
enue, disclose that the number of per-
sons paying taxes on annual incomes
of $1,000,000 or more in 1928 was
nearly twice that of 1927. This is a
gain of 40 per cent.
The bureaus figures, based on col
lections for the eight months ending
August 81, 1929, listed 496 in the
million or more class as against 290
in the year before.
The reports show that 4,050,959
individuals made returns, and that
the income of 1,616,319 were SO low
that they did not come within the
taxable list.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-14
GAIN FOR 5-DAY WEEK

San Franeisco.-The fve-day week
in the building industry has been es-
tablished in Alameda, Sonoma and
Santa Clara counties. The builders
negotiated this change with officers
of the local and State Building Trades
Council.
Frank C. Macdonald, president
State Building Trades Council, pre-
diets that the entire organized build
ing industry in this state will be on
the five-day week basis in a short
time.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-14
Southern Workers Hail A. F. of L.
Demand For Shorter Hours
CITY CAN BUY"
HEALTH

New York.-This city can buy"
health if it appropriates sufficient
funds, declared Health Commissioner
Wynne in an address in this city He
asserted that the average span of life
could be increased by IA years if
every preventive method were used.
The minimum salary for physi-
clan in the department of health, DR..
Wynne said, is $1,320 a year. A doc
tor who works for that salary, he
added, must either be a philanthro-
pist or incompetent"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-14
Some Employers May Soon
Cut Length of Working Day
Action of Despotic Alabama Coal Company i'm Reducing
Wages and Closing Highways to Deliveries of Gro
ceries Emphasizes Need for Labor's Big Organiza-
ton Campaign.

Birmingham, Ala. ILNS) = An
nouncement by American Federation
of Labor leaders, engaged in organi-
zation work in the South, among all
crafts, that demand will be made
for shorter hours for all workers in
the textile mills and the abolishment
of night work for women and children
in the mills, has been received with
considerable satisfaction by the work
ers, Paul B. Smith, in charge of
Southern headquarters of the A. F.
of L., said today
From information received from
workers out in the field, Mr.. Smith
said that there was considerable prob
ability that the demands of the work
ers for shorter hours will be met by
the more humane bosses at least, as
the question was being considered by
the employers, and an announcement
of the reduction in hours would be
made in the near future. Just how
much of reduction in hours will be
made is not known, although leaders
of the workers are demanding the
eight-hour day. In most mills the
employees work ten to II hours a day
and in some instances, IA hours.
In discussing organization work in
the South, Mr.. Smith said the action
of a coal company at Dora, Ala, in
announcing a reduction of wages of
I7@ cents a ton to 4712 cents from 55
cents for leaders, effective February
l, was indicative of the reason why
the American Federation of Labor
had come into the South.
"This coal company" Mr.. Smith
said, "has been dismissing miners
from its employ who had any part in
the strike in the Alabama coal fields
a few years ago, during the fight for
higher wages and better working con-
ditions"
The coal company in question,
which owns the highways leading to
the mines has notified merchants and
others that no deliveries of groceries
or products of any kind will be per-
mitted to the homes of the miners
unless the bearer has permit signed
by the company, which means that
the miners families must trade at
the company store or do without
Heretofore all miners who could af-
ford to trade away from company
stores were permitted to do so and
deliveries were allowed, but now un-
der the new order guards refuse to
ALLOW deliveries except where permits
Iare carried.
This same coal company negotiates
air tight leases with it's tenants who
also are its employees and occupy COM
pany houses. The head of the house
lis compelled to sign a lease which
sets out the number of members Of
the family and who they are. Under
the terms of the lease no one but
those named in the lease are permit
ted to go on the property. In other
words the miner and his family are
not permitted to have visitors at any
time unless the visitor has a permit
vised by some company official. Thus
the paternal employer keeps an eye
on his slave and his family and visi-
tors as long as he is in the employ of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-14
PHOTO ENGRAVERS GAIN

New York-A SIS weekly increase
that will run through a three-year
agreement has been secured by organ
lied newspaper photo engravers.
A So increase will be paid the first
year, 81 the second, and So the third
year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-14
NEW UNION RAISES WAGE

Vancouver, B. C.-The Sign Writ
ers' Union, organized last year, Sc
cured a union shop agreement and
raised wages 10 per cent, beginning
April l.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
LINGLE SLAYER
PAID $4,000

CHICAGO, June "a a.N.S.i
The grand jury investigation of
the gangland murder Of Alfred j.
Lingle, Chicago Tribune reporter,
turned today to evidence Of collu-
sion between the authorities and
gangsters. States Attorney John
a. Swanson disclosed.
Action Is being held back for
the present in order not to
jeopardize solution of the murder
itself, Swanson announced. Tt
was revealed that the complete
evidence gathered in the Lingle
killing will be placed before the
July grand jury Immediately after
it convenes.
The States attorney admitted
that his office is now inVeStigat-
ing reports that the news gatherer
was shot down by q gangster's
bullet in broad daylight because
Of his intimacy with gangsters
on one hand and with police Off
cialS on the other.
Meanwhile the nationwide
search for James Red" Forsythe,
named by police as the actual
killer Of Lingle, continued. Search
is also being made for Simon
German, q friend of ForSythe and
characterized as $350.O0O a
year racketeer. German is said
by authorities to have been
ForSythe'S sponsor.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
FIatliead War Drums
Announce Protest
to Pale Faces

The war drums" Of the In
dians Of the West were heard
today in protest against an.
other pale face INVASION ?
From Caville pupuis, presi-
dent Of the tribal council Of
the Flathead, Montana, Indians,
came to the President and to
three Senators from the North
west q message that the In
dians were massing to prevent
"treSpassing" by power COM
panies planning to develop Flat
head power sites under q per
NIT recently granted BY the Fed,
eral Power Commission. Said
the message:
Indians watching FIathead
power sites will prevent tres
passing sof Rocky Mountain
Power Company or any one else.
Bitterly oppose terms Of lease.
We object white settlers equity
to power sites while our land
Is left for cOnfiScatiOn.p
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
TINES To open
SWIM CLASS.

Tonight at s o'clock the first
Of 200 washington Times swim
ming students will take the
plunge for their first lesson in
the cool waters of the Y. M. c..
A. pool, under the watchful eyes
Of coaches who viii make good
swimmers out of them before the
week closes
The first unit of the class of
200 viii go in the water at 6
o'clock sharp. TO be followed at
is minute intervals by other
units ( of The Times classes.
When he comes out tonight each
Times student win have mastered
the dead mans float" and will
be well-grounded in the rudimentS
Of swimming.
For the benefit Of men who still
wish to sign up for the free
Times lessons there are still Is
vacancies in the class. Men who
wish to enroll must act quickly.
for 184 candidates to be expert
oWAkAkkA1GkO. AtdNC AM MGe4Ay OABAAC0 uR
and the remaining is places will
go fast today. Arrangements may
be made at the desk in the ''Y''
building, lobby. Eighteenth and g
Streets Northwest.
Having learned to suspend
themselves without sinking in the
float, the Times students tomor-
row viii be taught the leg kick,
and Thursday they win master
the art. Of arm movements and
breathing. Friday they will COM
bine the leg kick, arm strokes
and breathing into the famous
crawl stroke. known as one Of
the safest and least firing strokes
for swimmers.
The 200 students are incurring
no obligations for the lessons, all
cost Of which Is borne by The
Times. The classes are only for
men who have not already learned
to swim.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
MO n I GOMERY
Gains l4,152
Baltimore News Photos

ROCKVILLE. Md, June a.
Montgomery county has a popu
lation Of 4s.Is6. according to the
Federal census Of 1890. George
Edward Myers, supervisor Of the
q. S. Census for the Second
Maryland district, with head
quarters at Frederick, reports.
This is an increase of 14,152
over the census Of 1920, which
gave the county population Of
81, ,408.
The 1880 census shows the
Bethesda district has 3 pupuia-
ths asof 11,1B6, sas conpared with
4. .fv7 in 1920, while the Wheaton
district has q population of f3. .464,
as compared with 1892 10 years
ago.
The Rockville section Is next
with $3.50, as against 3.442 in
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
Costumes of CarusO
Go Under Hammer
AS Women Cry
HIDEOMI MORT

PARIS, June 1i.-Twenty-
five costumes worn by Enrico
Caruso in his leading opera
roles were sold at the Hotel
Drout. the municipal auction
house bringing a small finan-
cial return but much interest
on the part of the public.
Those who attended the sale
were mostly iddle-aged women
who had heard the famous
tenor sing. Many spent long
time lingering the costumes and
a few shed tears.
When auctioned. however, the
faded garments were bought al
most exclusively by second hand
clothes dealers in lots Of four,
realizing from Sc to SO each.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
I|lARRIEs, HIDES
FROM FATHER

BALTIMORE, June 24.-A spe-
cial new way OF breaking the news
to dad was tried by Arthur
Graham Robinette, son of John
il. Robinette, a city official, in
telling Of his marriage to Miss
Cornelia Malan.
The place of the disclosure was
the elder Robinette's office In the
City Hall. Al clerk approached him
and said:
YOur SON has been married
and he asked me to tell you"
What? Where is he now?"
Hiding in the office safe"
Young Robinette was brought
from his hiding place. He ex-
planned that he had eloped be-
cause he was afraid his father
would object.
Dad said:
Well, yOu are twenty-five
years old and no one can stop
you. If You had only said
something 4 would have given
you, q real wedding and q real
$end-Off .
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
Robbers Gun Stops
Clerk Giving Chase

Oliver Maxon. clerk in the
Sears, Roebuck & Co. store on
Bladensburg Road Northeast, pur-
sued q colored thief from the
store into an adjoining alley yes
terday afternoon when he saw the
latter help himself to four suits,
but stopped when the fugitive
flourished q gun and said: :
''I'll blow your head off IL you
move another STEP
Maxon said the man stepped
into an automobile and drove
away rapidly.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
s Cramps
Bring About Death

A certificate Of death by
drowning was issued by Coroner
j. Ramsay Nevitt, following
investigation into Tie death of
Walter Dulock, colored, 20, 700
block Thirty-fourth st. N. w.
Dulock was swimming with
companions yesterday at the
foot Of Thirty-fourth Street North
west, when he was seized with
cramps and sank. Harbor police
dragged for four hours before
the body was recovered.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
Kid Babe Ruth Hits
R1ckStOD on Nose

One Of those full swings Of the
Babe Ruth type was taken yester-
day afternoon by q sandlot base
ball player on a lot near Third
Street and Missouri Avenue North
west.
His bat missed the ball, but
hit Catcher Dick Newman, Is, TOO
block K st. N. e., on the nose.
Newman was treated at Casualty
Hospital for the injury which is
not serious.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24

NO 104- GRANGER HOUSE, 2O17. II ST. N W.
BUILT BY JAMES MACCUBBIN LINGAN IN 1902
and enlarged by Timothy Cadwellin in 1906 completed in
1903, when this historic house was sold to Gideon
Granger Of Connecticut, Postmaster General of the
tomorroWs Times.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
Wins $500 for Cuts
Or Glass IN Store

ALEXANDRIA, va, June a.
Carrie E. Powell of this city was
awarded a verdict of $500 against
the Peoples Drug Stores by a jury
in the Corporation Court yester-
day for cuts on her. mouth re-
ceived from the glass in a dish
of ice cream she was eating in
the store.
The case against the Southern
Diaries, who were also named
defendant, was dismissed.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
Hurt When Car
Runs Into BicUcLe

Nick Magnifico. 50. Of the First
block II st. N. e., is in Casualty
Hospital with q broken left knee
and abrasionS received when he
was thrown off his bicycle last
night in front Of the Capitol.
Police said an automobile
driven by Henrietta Bowen Reese.
26, 400 block A st. s. E., hit the
cyclist.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
Italian Minister Sees
Fncisna at Home Here

NEW YORK, June "a tI.N.S.)
Facism has many ties with
America on economical grounds,
Alberto DE Stefani. first minister
Of finance In the italian cabinet,
who is q visitor here, said today.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
LAD SWALLOWS DYE

Eugene Columbia, 3. 14O0 block
Ames ri. N. E.. yesterday was
given firstaid treatment at Cas-
ualty Hospital after he swalloweds
a small quantity Of dye while
playing in his home. His condi-
ton Is not serious.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24

BOOKER / 4ss sTsls,s, 2 8; NV.
RAMON NOvARRO I'm
II TN GAY MADRID" d,
The Washington times., 1930-06-24

LslLINcOLR lsls . $. NV.
IDennis King s Jeanette Macdonald
IN 'sTHE VAGABOND KING
The Washington times., 1930-06-24

IlR0SAII ssF 8. . v.
CHAA KING-BESSTE LOVE
n "CHAsING RAINBOMs,.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-06-05
Anti Can't Glass Alumni

The fifth meeting of the Anti
Can't class alumni, of McKendree
Sunday school was held May 81, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ham
mond. The class was organized in
1916, with 20 members, and Mrs
w. J. Elliott as teacher. At this
meeting there were II charter
members present. At o'clock a
pot luck supper was enjoyed, after
which the meeting was called to
order by the president, Mrs. Harry
White. A program followed the
business meeting, which consisted
of the following numbers: History
of the class, Mrs. Harry Ham; pi-
ano solo, Christine Shilling; review
of Sunday school lesson, Mrs. Mamie
Nicely; Church serving the COM
munity, Delmar Glenn; reading,
Marian Tavenner. There were 90
present at this meeting, and every
one had an enjoyable evening. 1t is
undecided about the meeting place
next year. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President. Delmar Glenn; vice pres,
Louis Strong; sec'y-treas., Chris
tine Shilling-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-06-05
EACLEPORT

Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Prayer meeting at 1890 a. m. Glass
leader, A. H. Eppley. Preaching
service Sunday evening at o'clock,
by Rev. J. w. Eaton.
Eunice and Ruth Maier are
spending few days at the Bert
Martin residence, near Deerfield.
The eighth grade commencement
which was held here at the church
last Friday evening, was well at
tended.
Thelma Davis who is employed at
GAINESVILLE, spent Decoration day
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Davis of Rokeby Lock.
Mrs. Lesta Farra of GAINESVILLE Wis
tied here few days last week with
her sister, Mrs. Clara Clifton.
C. P. Laughlin was a caller in
McConnelsville, Monday.
Norma Suites of Union Hill spent
the week end with Brenda Clifton.
Pearl and Edna Jones of Rokeby
Lock, attended the funeral of Ell
mer Taylor at McConnelsville, Mon
day.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-06-05
NEWTON RIDGE

Memorial day visitors were Mr..
and Mrs. Luther McKibben and two
sons Ray and Russell of McCon-
wig and two sons Paul and Carlos
of GAINESVILLE, at Albert Bryan's;
Jas. Shriver of Canton, at A. A.
Henery's; Mrs Leota Moore OF
Cleveland, Leonard Kent of Zanes
vile and Miss Minnie Kent of Nc
Connelsville, with their sister, Mrs.
G. R. Bailey; Mr.. and Mrs. w. d.
Adrian and son Bobby of McCon-
nelsville, and H. l.. Mellor of Rose
Vile, at Ed Mellor's.
Mrs. Blanche Henery and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar McGrath
and children of GAINESVILLE, were
week end visitors with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Spencer.
Ernestine Clifford spent a few
days last week at j. C. O. Tomp-
kins'.
Mary and Lucille Simpson called
on Evelyn White at Memorial hos
pital, Sunday afternoon.
Reverdy Bailey and family spent
Saturday with Mrs. Mary Kent OF
McConnelsville.
Mrs A. A. Henery who has beer
at Bethesda hospital several days
returned to her home, Monday.
Homer Henery and family, Ira
Henery and family of GAINESVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Newsom, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bishop, W. E. Bishop,
w. NJ Bishop, Mrs. H. F. White
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-06-05
Cecil Glass WEEDS

Mr.. Cecil Glass of Malta and Miss
Hilda Bertha Archer of Athens
were married Sunday. Mr.. Glass is
the son of A. H. and Florence Har
rison Glass, and for the past year
has been the efficient bookkeeper at
the First National bank, Malta. He
is a splendid young man. His wife
who resides at Athens, is an ac-
complished young woman. She has
been teacher of home economics at
Canaanville. Mr.. and Mrs. Glass
left on a. wedding trip east, which
will include Washington. D. c., and
other places of interest. They plan
to- return the latter part of this
week, and for the present will re-
side. in part of the Mrs. Augusta
Timms property, Malta.
The Democrat joins their many
friends in extending Fluctuations to,
these estimable young people.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-06-05
STNcKpnRr

Miss Ada Mcpherson of Zanes-
vile was a recent visitor Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch McPher
son.
Those from a distance who were
here to spend Decoration day and
the week end with relatives. were
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Colin Scott and
three children, Miss Evelyn Wootton.
Hugh McDermott, Miss Ina Dewitt,
Cleveland Marjorie Newberry. Mr..
and Mrs. Roger Huffman of COlum-
bus; Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Corbin
of Springfield; Mrs. c. w. Broom
hall and daughters Of GAINESVILLE;
Mr. and Mrs. John McDermott, Co.
lumbus. ~
j Delmer Medley who has been at
tending college at Springfield, has
returned to his home here for the
summer.
Miss Mildred Wallace has return
ed home from a visit with friends at
Columbus, Newark, and Thornville.
She was accompanied home by her
sister, Miss Lillian Wallace.
Misses Alice Dulaney and Frances
Morrow of Cleveland have returned
to their home, after "a short visit
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas Dulaney.
H. H. Choguill left Tuesday to at
tend the bankers convention, at
Dayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Virgins OF
Columbus, were recent guests OF
Mrs. Almeda Rogers.
Mrs. H. H. Choguill and daughter
Helen motored to Delaware, Thurs
day. Miss Kathryn Choguill, stu
dent at Ohio Wesleyan, accompa-
MED them home for the summer.
Atty Link Russell and son Link,
jr., of Newark, were Sunday visitors
of Harry Green and family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-06-05
POPLAR RIDGE

Mrs. Belle Walpole is having ex-
tensive repairs made to her barn.
p b. Anguish of Malta is doing the
carpenter work. Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Wainwright of McConnelsville,
and Harry Wainwright and family
Of Beverly vicinity. were visitors at
the Paul Massey home, Sunday.
Kenneth Kimble, who is employed
in GAINESVILLE, spent Sunday with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs Earl Kim
ble. Mrs. John Benjamin of Malta
spent the week end with the family
of her daughter, Mrs. John Porter,
and attended Memorial services at
Deerield, Sunday afternoon. Lew
is Glass who has been living on the
farm belonging to the heirs of the
late Henry Gillespie, has purchased
the place, and it will be the family
home. The property of the late
Thomas Gordon was appraised Mon
day afternoon. w. F.. Niceswanger
o. G. Glass and Frank Newman were
the appraisers. Miss Frances Marie
Hansel and friend James Harvey
of GAINESVILLE, visited at the p. J.
and Paul Massey homes, Sunday.
Miss Hansel is Mr.. and Mrs. p. j.
Massey's granddaughter. "A num-
Der from this neighborhood attended
Memorial services at the Deerfield
church, Sunday p. IN. These eyer-
cises brought many erstwhile resi-
dents back to the old church home.
A degree team from Deerfield
grange will go to Pennsville grange
Friday evening, to do initiation
work. w. f. Niceswanger and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. War
rem picnicked at DeerieId, Sunday,
after the morning service, and re-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-06-05
and Mr.. and Mrs. J.

tended the funeral of Mrs. Antrim
Hambleton, which was held at the
home Monday. ~
Mervyn Sleek of Liberty ridge is
spending the week with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Spencer.
Several from this ridge attended
the eighth grade commencement
held at Stockport. Monday evening.
Mrs. Albert Bryan and children
Henry and Mae attended the flu
neral of Carroll Rowland, at Bev-
erly, Sunday.
Lucille Simpson is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. w. g.
Bowles of Malta.
Church news: Sunday school at
Bailey church. 1880 p. m. n Chill
dren's day services, at 2:30.