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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20
WAGE GAINS
Come Easy For p. 0. Poll
ticians

Washington.-Co has quietly
raised the salaries of So postmaster S
in the leading cities of the country.
The largest gains were secured by
New York and Chicago postmasters
whose wage" was increased 80 per
cent, or from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
These postmasters are the politi-
clans of the service-and they are the
highest paid. Their knowledge of
handling mail is less than their abil-
ity to "get out the vote" at election
times.
Postmaster General Brown urged
congress to grant the increases which,
he declared, were Conservative.
Mr.. Brown, however, took a CON
trary position when post office labor
ers asked that they be advanced from
$1,000 year to $1,700. One would
suppose that no one would dare ig-
more such pauper wages in a govern
ment department, but the demand
shocked Mr.. Brown. He assured these
workers that such a request is out of
the question.
The postal chief recently opposed
the 44-hour week before congress
sional committee and he declared that
wages should be based on the num-
T. ~
not seem to apply when his political
aides are involved.
Department economy only applies
to the men who do the work. 1t does
not include ship subsidies, called
mail contracts; airplane grants or
salary grabs for office ornaments.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20
Low WAGES
Can't Buy Steady High Out.
put, Says Green

Washington. "We must not con
tinue to increase production an
profits and maintain wages at low
level" said William Green, president
A. F. of L., writing on "An Unused
Business Asset" in American Fedora
zionist, current issue.
"From 1922 to 1929, production in
creased 81 per cent" said Mr.. Green
"The purchasing power of wage-earn-
ers' incomes, according to the only
figures we have, increased only 20
per cent in these years. Profits IN
creased 81 per cent.
"Far-sighted industrial policy re-
quires blowing back into wages suf-
ficient portion of these profits to pro-
vide a consuming market.
Provisions for purchasing on credit
or installment are not enough. Credit
must always be backed by income,
and installment sales can not be made
where income is not adequate. Also,
the installment plan involves undue
expense and risks to wage-earners
and in times of unemployment and
depression repossessed goods are 9
drug on the market and tend to make
recovery slower. High wages is the
only foundation for high purchasing
power"
President Green quotes statistics to
prove that high living standards III
America is not the general rule.
"About 100000 families in Amer
lea today" he said, "are living below
the minimum of health and efficiency
level; they need furniture, clothing,
food, better housing. And the 4,500,-
900 who have barely enough to sup
port themselves at minimum helath
level are only too eager to raise their
standard of living by buying indus
trial products"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20

immigration question now confront
Washington, d. C. (ILNS). ~ Ad-
vocating a quota basis for Mexican
immigration, Representative Jenkins
of Ohio, a member of the house com
mittee on immigration, declared Ill
a radio address that :'to restrict i'm
migration from Europe by way of
the front door and to permit an un-
limited procession to enter by the
back door is inconsistent and unwise.
Representative Jenkins last year
made a survey of the Mexican border
towns. He reported that "the supply
of Mexican labor already here, #
handled properly, greatly exceeds the
demand"
The "alien-minded citizen" depart
ment of state "pessimists" and cheap
labor advocates" the Ohio congress-
man said, "are now playing important
parts in opposition to the only real
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20
Gives Planks To Bring
Job Market To Par
If Necessary a Four-Day Week, A. F. of L. Presi-
dent Urges on Congressman Hearing Evidence
on Wagner Bills

number, and twice as many as at this
time last year.
Wage earners have been stating
in emphatic terms that they would
| like to live better and if they had the
money there would be no surplus Of
bath tubs, shoes, dentists services,
books, automobiles, good clothing.
| Higher wage rates and more stable
employment would increase wage
earners' incomes 50 that they might
buy those things they want and need
Five Million in Squalor
There is at our very doors huge
potential market for American pro-
ducts which should be used to turn the
tide of business upward toward pros
perity.
"Over 100000 families in the
United States have no automobile;
about 20,000,000 have no adequate
radio set In our cities alone, with
out counting farm population, there
were in 1923 over 100000 families
who had no bathtubs in their homes,
and over 100000 who had not even
kitchen sink with running water,
and probably no plumbing of any kind
in their house Over 100000
families in our cities have no tele-
phones; over 100000 live in homes
not wired with electricity.
"About 100000 families in Amer
lea today are living below the mini
mum of health and efficiency level;
they need furniture, clothing, food,
better housing And the four and
one-half million who have barely
enough to support themselves at
minimum of health level are only too
eager to raise their standard of liv-
ing by buying industrial products. All
these are eager to be customers of our
industries.
"Take the hosiery industry, for in
stance, which is now suffering from
overproduction. 1t would not have
the least difficulty in selling its prod
ucts if the thousands of women who
want silk stockings could buy enuogh
to satisfy their needs. The cotton in
dustry would not be calling for dras-
tic curtailment if wage earners coula
buy all the cotton goods they need for
clothes and household supplies. Au
tomobile manufacturers could keep
on expanding production instead of
reducing if the 100000 families who
have no cars were able to buy. And
so with other industries.
An Army of Needy
Here is an immense potential
market for our goods. Developing
this market will mean higher living
standards from thousands who have
not yet shared in American prosperity.
1t will mean human progress along
with industrial progress; the creation
of better homes, happier families, a
higher quality of citizenship, greater
opportunity to develop the fine hu-
man qualities latent in thousands of
our underprivileged citizens.
"The market of the future is with
the wage earners. Mass production
calls for mass buying, an dour prob
lem is to make it possible for the
millions who are not yet customers to
buy according to their needs. How
can their buying power be financed?"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20

tives as against $50 tubes from the
old machine with 40 operators.
What happens to these displaced
workers? Take the record for all
manufacturing industry in the United
States. In the decade from 1899 to
1909 production increased SO per
cent. Improved machinery played
some part in this increase, but it was
largely made possible by taking on
more wage earners, for the number of
wage earners employed by our fac
tories increased 40 per cent from 1899
to 1909-that is, 1908, 900 more wage
earners We're taken on to bring about
this 50 per cent increase in produc-
tion Similarly in the decade from
1909 to 1919 production increased 35
per cent and employment increased
38 per cent. Increased production
was made possible by employing
2,481, 900 more wage earners. This
meant jobs for enarly two and half
million more men and women.
Continued on page four)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20
LABOR INSURANCE
COMPANIES MERGE

Washington. The John Mitchell
Life Insurance company, named in
honor of the former miners official,
and the Union Cooperative Insurance
association of this city, have merged.
Business will continue under the
name of the latter organization, which
is controlled by the Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers. Insurance issued
by the combined organization is more
than S86,O0O,0OO.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20
Long Work Day in Textiles
Is Condemned at National
Conference on Social Work

that other qualities may not compen-
safe for loss of speed" in the opinion
of Miss Manning.
That. production automatically de-
creases upon reaching certain birth
day is an absurd theory, the sooner
discarded the better, she believed, in
view of the fact that it has not yet
been proven at what definite age
maximum efficiency is reached.
Illustrative of the difficulties of
girls of 25 or SO in TRYING to get
through the employment gate were
the experiences quoted by Miss Mann
ing of women who she had inter-
viewed in a recent survey. For ex-
ample, a 28-year-old forelady in
cigar factory who had lost her posi-
tion through the merging of her plant
with another in a different locality
had discovered on seeking new work
that she was "too old to get a good
job"
When you go looking for work
they all want kids" has been the ex-
PLANTATION offered Miss Manning by
woman of %.
To the woman of over 40 forced tc
seek job the situation seems almost
hopeless, Miss Manning had found
from talking to such applicants One
46-year-old woman was reported as
saying, "My husband and | seem to
have passed the age when we are ex-
noo4oJ ~ 1--we
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20

Washington, d. c. (ILNS).-If the
fiveday week doesn't put the idle at
work then bring on the four-day
week; if higher wages do not provide
the purchasing power, then still
higher wages. And it would be 'in-
conceivable for congress to adjourn
| without providing relief
Thus President William Green put
the question of what to do about un-
employment before the house judici-
airy committee this week. For more
than two hours the president of the
American Federation of Labor offered
facts and answered questions in a
hearing on the trio of bills known as
the Wagner bills, already passed by
the senate and now before the house.
These bills would create federal
state unemployment agencies, provide
for constant survey of employment
and create rolling fund available
for government work to forestall un-
employment.
Four planks were in the definite
program offered the committee by
President Green as labor's program.
They follow:
LabOr's Program
Shorter daily and weekly per
iods in order that more workers shall
be employed and all shall have leisure
to enjoy the products of industry.
2 Higher incomes for wage earn
ers in order that this vast potential
market may be able through its pur-
chases to stimulate industries to their
full capacity.
3-A system of federal employment
agencies for the workless so that they
may have most efficient services IN
finding all possible work opportuni-
ties.
A vocational guidance service
connected with employment offices to
help workers whose crafts are dis
placed by new production methods, to
equip themselves for positions under
new industrial conditions.
President Green charged that un-
employment is as great as in Janu
ary-with the astounding total of 20
per cent idle. In figures the number
idle, he said, is 100000, slight drop
from the 3,700,O00 idle in February.
More Idle Than in January
Building trades men are the only
trade group showing any improve
ment," he said "Ten per cent of
those out of work in April have found
employment, but this is very small
improvement, considering the large
number seeking work. Thirty-six per
cetn are still unemployed. After the
crisis of 1923, the Improvement for
building trades men from April CO
May was more than twice as great.
In metal trades, the number uneln-
ployed is actually increasing. Twenty
per cent are now out of work, four
times as many as at this time last
year. The dull condition of the metal
industries is making it harder than
ever for members to find work. I'm
employment has actually increased
from Is per cent in January to 20 per
cent in May, when employment is
usually improving at this season of
the year. In printing 6 per cent are
still out of work, an unprecedented
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20
LAUNDRY DRIVERS UNITE

Birmingham, Ala.-Laundry drivers
in this city organized They start off
with membership of 140 and are
chartered by the Brotherhood of
Teamsters.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20

huge machine turns out completed
automobile frames almost untouched
by human hand About 200 men are
needed to supervise this vast ma
chine, and they turn out between
1000 and 5000 frames day Com
pare this with a well-known automo-
bile plant in Central Europe where
the same number of men are making
automobile frames by older methods.
They turn out 35 frames a day In
steel blast furnaces seven men now
do the work of so in casting pig iron,
and even in the last two years, since
1927, the improvements in technical
processes have reduced the necessary
work force in the bessemer process
by "a per cent in machine shops; one
man with a gang of semi-automatic
machines replaces 25 skilled mechan-
les Thirty workers wit h10 machines
can now do the work of 240 in the
Sun Tube corporation machine shop.
A new machine installed by the de
Forrest Radio company will turn out
1000 tubes an hour with three opera
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20

Boston ILNS). - The long work
day was vigorously attacked at the
national conference of social work
during a discussion of the problems
of the Southern textile mill industry.
Thomas F. Mcmahon, international
president of the United Textile Work
ers of America, proposed education to
break down the wall separating man
agement and labor
Henry P. Kendall, president of the
Kendall company, of Boston, opera
tors of Southern mills, proposed limi-
tation of output and scientific man
agement linked with common sense
and consideration of the point of view
of employees to solving problem.
James Myers, industrial secretary
of the church and social service of
the Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America, declared labor
troubles in the Southern mills were
mostly due to conditions in the mills
themselves rather than to agitators.
Miss Caroline Manning, expert of
the United States women's bureau,
told the conference that paradoxical
as it may sound, young woman of
% often suddenly discovers that she
is an old woman when seeking a job.
Industry is acting upon the as
sumption that you can not teach an
old dog new tricks and has not used
practical tests to demonstrate fitness
for simple Jobs; nor has it proven
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-06-20

'In a middle-western state today a
New Britain herald., 1930-06-05
City Items

May Pitnev of 10 Center street uu- derwent a mastoid operation yester- day afternoon in New Britain Gen. oral hospital She was reported as being as well as could be expected this morning.
 Have you seen the thousands of irises in bloom at Blossoms Corner Iris Garden. q Pennington Ave. Plainville2 Now is the time to make vour color selection for fu- ture planting. Choice and inex- ponsivn varieties. Visitors welcome. --adHt.
 Laurel Court. o Of A. will meet Friday in Masonic Temple. A social will begin at -:o3 with supper at G:&o o'clock The regular meeting will begin al T:45 o'clock and the obligation ceremony will be post poned until the next meeting.
 GeraNiums S2 dozen, fuchsias 1oc ID All pCtfed plants one-haIf price. x. F. Greenhouse, 210 Oak St., cor fer LasalIo St.-adyt.
 The special bus for the convey ance Of the women Of the First Bap- list church wishing to attend the an- nual meeting Of the Women's Bap- tist Mission society Of Hartford 70 be held at the shelter. Elizabeth Park will leave the center at Sis o'clock Friday morning. Delegates will meet in front Of the Center church
New Britain herald., 1930-06-05
HOSPITAL BUYS UP
 NORE REAL ESTATE
Acquires Properties On Hart and
 GriSWOId Streets

Deeds were filed at the office Of the town clerk yesterday recording the transfer Of property owned by Otto and Hulda Anderson on Hart street with frontage on Griswold street. other property owned hy them with a frontage Of h feet on Hart street and 4 feet on Griswold street and property on Griswold street owned hy Walter and Helen Occupin 10 the New Britain General hospital.
 The acquiring Of these properties Is in line with the hospitals policy Of buying ID all the property on the block surrounded by Grand, Gris- void, Hart and Hawkins street 4 store ar Hart and GrisHold streets is not included in the transfer.
 New quarters for nurses are re- ported 70 be a serious need. the present nurses home housing about 50 per cent Of the nurses in the hos pital. while the main hospital has been found too small 10 take care Of the growing demands for its serv- ices.
 No immediate expansion plans are in contemplation, so far as new building projects are concerned, aI- though steps toward procuring more funds for an addition 10 the nurses home have been discussed.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-05
GOVERNOR LONG RECEIVES
 VISITORS IN UNDERCLOTHES
Louisiana Executive Goes Himself One Better On Day He Enter
 tained ia Pajamas At Estate

New Orleans. La, June , TP)- Governor Huey r. Long of Louisi- ana, who created stir during the mardi gras when he received a group of German diplomats while attired in green pajamas, today was credit ed with going himself one better - receiving United States army gen. eral and his staff while carbed only in his undorcIothing.
 According 70 the New Orleans iter1. General Frank R. Mccoy, com missioner cf the Southeas-ern Army Corps. and his staff called at the governors new 5f50.o00 mansion at Baton Rouge yesterday The call was one of official business and the governor had been informed of the visit. the itcm said. but when the general and his e'aff arrived the ex- ecuriye had just arisen.
 The officers. wearing the full dress roealia Of the United States army were received in Governor Longs bedroom, the newspaper reported
New Britain herald., 1930-06-05
SUICIDE CANDIDATE
 HELD AS VAGRANT
Desp0Ddent Woman Returned to
 Town Home by Judge

Eva Wnacio B, who tried 10 pur- chase poison in Connor's drug store at Hartford avenue and North street Tuesday night for the purpose of committing suicide was arraign- ed in police court today on the charge of Vagrancy. Probation Off, cer E, C. Connolly told the court that the woman has no place 10 live. vet she was not satisfied with her room at the town home. II was de cided to continue her case for one month in charge Of the probation officer and in the meantime she will be kept al the town home. Should she be willing 10 remain there and do some work. the charge against her will be noIled
 Ernest Nocera. 15. Of T OaK street. who was found in wash room in the gasoline station at East Main and Elm streets by Officer William J. AlcCarthy Tuesday morn ing, and charged with Nagrancs, was given q chance 10 20 home and behave. his case being continued for one month on probation. Probation Officer Connolly reported that the young mans family wants him to stay with them but he has been un- ruly of late.
 The non-support case Of Charles kozora. 56, of 49 Lawlor street, was continued until Saturday. Attorney B. J, Monkicnicz represents him.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-05

hs work took him 70 many Of the leading cities throughout the middle west While with this group he was 8 close friend of Daredevil Ray mond, an Australian, who was con- sderod the best in the game.
 They remained with the troupe for several years and then formed an aerial act which they presented on stages in theatcrs. Don" and the Australian gained such wide reputation that they were booked for months in advance In this act they did the iron jaw trapeze. ceiling walk loop walk and Don" featur- ed the show with his death slide"
 Don" has been in the business for about 12 years and during that time he has had several accidents The most serious injury he received was while performing in this city last. year al St. Johns carnival when the stop failed to function proper ly IS he was doing the 800 foot death slide
 Four of his teeth in the upper .tN were IOUS" rom the aCCIdeNt and he was required 10 have a. sup. porter behind them for more tha half a year. When asked why nets or other safety devices are not used in the act he replied; First, the crowd gets a bigger thrill from the act and secondly. tho nets would fill up a few car loads This would prove impractical because YOU are performing in city one night and day later you're dolng the act hundreds Of miles away"
 Among his stunts on the high perch pole are the swinging ladder. flying trapeze. iron jaw swIvels, fly ing perch ball, the swaying perch and the slide for life. The last stunt is the most difficult Of all and the most dangerous. The acrobat is suspended b. his feet. head down ward, and travels at a terrific rate Of speed on q slender wire anl finally makes q landing in a small canvas stop, about 500 feet from the starting polnt
 Donlgan IS preparing to leave the city with his apparatus 10 join hIs troupe with whom he plans to re- sGmc his act throughout the east ern states.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-05
SLIDES FOR LIFE
 ON 5OO Fl. WIRE
North Street Man Practices
 Stunts in His Back Yard

Hundreds of residents in the northern section of this city are at tracted by the death defying stunts Of George Don" Donigan, former circus performer, who is in this city preparing for another season ot aerial stunts,
 A high perch pole, in his back yard, which measures exactly 125 feet and is the highest used by aer- ial acrobats. has a ladder and swing bar attached near the top, where also three balance wires are fasten- ed on which Don does the death slide" the feature Of his act.
 MT Donigan is the son of Mir and Mrs. James Donigan Of 19+ North street and occasionally pays this city visit. After he received his education here he left for New York and soon established himself with an acrobatic troop in the Metro Pictures company which had it's stu dlos at New York at that time.
 There he gained a wide knowl- edge of the art and before long he substituted for many of the aero bats. Later he joined troupe and
New Britain herald., 1930-06-05

examined by army alienists, who declared him sane.
 fia was arrested late yesterday on a murder warrant issued by Trial Judge Harry F. Thomas of Arlington County. Officials said plans had nor yet been made to ask a grand jury for an indictment.
 Miss Baker was shot to death one night nearly two months ago. Her muIlated body was found in a cul- vert in the Arlington Memorial cem- eterE She Was supposed to have been killed hE man with whom she went riding in a small sedan.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-05
Ore Rich in Copper
 And Gold Discovered

Wrangell, Alaska, June 3 LP- Lured by the discovery of ore be- lieved to contain copper, gold and silver, worth $60 a ton, prospect ors are rushing to the Cassiar dis trict 100 miles up the Sukine river, in northern British Colum- bia.
 The discovery was made by George Drapich, old time Yukon miner. on the eastern bank Of the stream near the village of Glen ora. Early arrivals in the district already have staked 32 claims.
 One of the veins is about 30 feet wide. reports received here said Samples brought down by Drapich ran $49.44 in copper, S3.2o in gold and indicated d siI- yer content of about five ounces to the ton.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-05
RAILROAD CENTENNIAL
 OBSERVED AT LOWELL
Model of First Practical Locomotive Displayed Beside One of Roads
 Largest Modern Engines.

Lowell Mass June , lP1 - The great-sreat- grandfather Of all steam locomotives, side by side with one ot i,s giant present day off springs" today helped 10 commemo- rate New England's railroad cen tennial day.
 In obseryancos here joined in by representatives Of city state, the Boston 6l Maine railroad, other Kew England railroads and New England industries, the incorporation on June ,, 15@o, Of the Boston & Lowell railroad was celebrated. The com panv was the first 10 be chartered in New England and the first of the