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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
TALK
To Be HEARD
OVER RADIO
Rep. Bloom Win Preside at
Program; Essay Contest Of
Times Will Be Explained
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the board of presiding judges. He
will tell listeners not only about
the bicentennial but will urge
everyone, the children in particu-
lar, to spare no effort to mare
Washington beautiful.
Representative Bloom also will
introduce the two students who
will be featured during the broad
cast. These students, girl and
a boy, will tell the radio audience
what they are doing in prepare,
ion for the writing of the essays
The students are to be picked
" the principals of their reSpec-
i've schools, and their names will
he announced in Fridays columns
Vt The Washington Times.
Mr.. Adams also announced that
musical features would be pre-
sented in the program, which IS
scheduled to begin at Sis o'clock
md end at $50 o'clock.
Contest Ends May Is
All of the $4,000 children in the
public school system are COM
,eting in the contest, and will
ubmit essays to their respective
lass or section teachers on May
5. the day the contest ends.
twenty-five medals and 1900
ponor certificates are being offer
d as prizes. A gold grand prize
will be bestowed upon the student,
irrespective of age or grade. who
writes the best essay submitted.
Twelve silver first prizes will be
distributed to those who write the
best essays in the grade competi-
ton. one for each of the IL grades.
Twelve bronze second prizes VIZ:
be similarly awarded for the next
best grade essays.
The honor certificates will be
awarded to the students who write
the best essays in their respective
classes or sections. In cases where
class or section essays win a medal
the certificate will be awarded for
the next best.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
GLENMONT CITIZENS
MRS. BROWN

The Glenmont Citizens Associa
ton will meet in the Glenmont
School Wednesday night at 8
o'clock. A report will be made on
the progress of the tree-planting
committee, acting in cooperation
with the George Washington BIZ
centennial Commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
TECHN|CAL|T|ES
CLOSE BUDGET
To PROPOSAL
Strong Organization Blocked
BY Supervisors; Prison Con-
ditions Are Held DepIorabIe

Efforts of two strong civic or
Ranizations of Arlington county
TO have what they term "deplor-
able conditions" existing at the
county jail cleared up, proved
fruitlesS when the county board
of supervisors yesterday declined
to include an item providing for
such improvement in the budget
for 1882.
A special committee of the Or,
ganized Women Voters of Airing
ton County, after an investiga-
ton, offered a resolution yester-
day calling for the building of a
new Jail in which white and col
ored prisoners and male and fe
male prisoners would be properly
segregated, in which clinic room
for prisoners who need medical
attention would be provided, and
by which an exercise ground for
those serving time there would
be constructed.
"HOteP Not Their Plan
Mrs. Ruby G.. Simpson, presi-
dent of the organization, in an
interview. said:
"We are not trying to made
modern hotel of the county Jail.
But we do believe that the
county Jail should be a clean
and sanitary place. At the
present time all types of prison
erS are scrambled together in
the building and there is not
even detention room for those
awaiting arraignment or for
Juvenile delinquents.
Fortunately. we have been
able to send our junevile de-
linquentS into the city of Wash
ingtOn for detention, but it is
hardly fitting that the State
of Virginia should depend upon
the District of Columbia for
housing of deIinquentS."
Petition Goes Unheeded
Another petition asking for i'm
provement in Jail conditions was
presented by the Arlington Civic
Federation.
The board refused to include
the item in the budget on the
ground that it would require ad-
ditional tax levies and in order
to make the additional tax levies,
is days notice was required. This,
the board maintained. was i'm
possible of achievement because
the law provides that the budget
must be adopted during the
month of April.
The delegation from the Civic
Federation then pointed out the
fact that no other opportunity
for presentation of the proposed
item had been given, inasmuch as
this was the only public hearing
held on the budget since it was
tentatively adopted in February
The late date set for the public
hearing on the budget, according
to officials of the Civic Federation
and of the Organized Women
Voters, has made impossible any
real changes in the budget. which
was prepared by county officials.
and thus nullifies the purpose Of
such a public hearing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
DR.. ALDERMAN,
VIRGINIA j.
HEAD, DIES
Stricken by ApopIexy on Train
In Pennsylvania; One Of
Best Known U. S. Educators

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
80 G.N.SO.-Dr. Edwin A. Alder,
man, president of the University
Of Virginia and one of Americas
1estknown educators, died early
;oday at Connellsville, Pa. shortly
after he had been removed from
l train. He was stricken with
apoplexy.
His body will be brought to his
home here today and funeral
services will be held here.
DR.. Alderman was 10 years old
He was formerly president of the
University of North Carolina and
president of Tulane University.
New Orleans, until 1904, when he
became head of the University of
Virginia.
He was the author of many
books on educational subjects.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
ENGINEERS TO MEET

Washington Post, Society of the
American Military Engineers, will
meet May Is at 1890 o'clock at
the Army and Navy Club.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
WOMEN'S LEGION TO MEET
Time staff Photo
DE ATT

The twelfth annual convention
of the American Women's Legion
will open Thursday in the hall Of
service of the District of Columbia
Chapter of the American Red
Cross at Seventeenth and E
Streets Northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
Boy, IS, Dies After
Coma of II Weeks

UNION. Va, April 80.
After lingering in a state of coma
for more than II weeks, 15-year-
old James Taylor, colored, died
here at the Kings Daughters
Hospital.
His case, believed to have re-
suited from diabetes. was one of
the rarest ever known in this Sec
ton and drew the attention of
physicians throughout this com
munity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
CIVIC GROUP C0NVENEs

The Sixteenth Street Highlands
Citizens Association will meet
Monday night at 8 o'clock in the
assembly hall of the Sixth Presby-
terrain Church, Sixteenth and
Kennedy Streets, Northwest.
Evening star., 1931-06-12

half holiday law win get the full bsne-
fits of the act was given by Luther
C. Steward, president Of the National
Federation Of Federal employees follow
ing a conference at the White House
yesterday. In some departments and
Independent establishments the Gov
ernment workers have not been allowed
the half holiday due to shortage OF
funds for hiring additional employees
to make up for the loss of working
time.
Positive assurance, however, was
given to Mr.. Steward by Walter H.
Newton, secretary to President Hoover,
that while 1t is imperative on acco mt
of the tremendous deficit and proSpec-
tive shrinkage of revenues to have the
Saturday half holiday cost absorbed
without employment Of additional per-
sonnel, wherever necessary readJuSt-
ment OF personnel forces delay in
granting the half holiday to any
employe. careful record Of the time
Evening star., 1931-06-12

planned the program, set Sunday as
the date because 1t is Lieut.. Browns
birthday anniversary. The tablet will
be unveiled by Alexander q. Brown, Sd.
son Of DR.. Alexander q. Brown Of
Richmond, also direct descendant of
DR.. Brown. The American flag to be
used decorated Lieut.. Browns casket
following his death at Vaux. France.
The list of speakers includes Mai.
Gen. Robert Patterson, surgeon general
OF the Army; DR.. J. Allison Hodges,
president Of the Medical Society OF
Virginia, and Justice Josiah A. Van
Orsdel, president Of the Sons Of the
American Revolution.
The Society Of the Cincinnati, of which
DR.. Brown was a charter member: the
American Pharmaceutical Association.
the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton and other organizations will be
represented.
Others scheduled to attend include
Representative Sol Bloom OF New York
Evening star., 1931-06-12

will be kept and the cumulative COM
pensatory time will be granted.
There Is no intention on the part
Of the President to set aside this act
Of Congerss," declared Mr.. Steward in
letter sent last night to all members
of the Federal Employees Union, in
which he mentions that no reply has
yet been received from the director Of
the Bureau of the Budgt, with whom
Mr.. Steward filed formal protest ON
May against denial of the Saturday
half holiday in certain departments
because Of insufficient personnel and
lack of appropriations to hire additional
employees.
Evening star., 1931-06-12

and William B. McGroarty. president Of
the Washington Society, and Gen. JEFF
ferson Keane, editor Of Military sur
geon and former chief Of staff of the
Army.
The ground on which the dwelling
stands formerly was owned by John
Augustine Washington. DR.. Brown was
the washington family, physician for
20 years.
Evening star., 1931-06-12

assembled company, said $3.50 900 had
been invested In the new enterprise.
Lord Mayor Conrad Adenauer en-.
phasized that German material, Ger
man brains and German labor are used
in the production Of motor cars and
German social laws operate in the new.
plant.
Evening star., 1931-06-12

At sale in London of Lord Birken-
heads books a rare copy of first edi-
ton of Walt Whitman's Leaves Of
Grass brought nearly $2,lOO.
Evening star., 1931-06-12
FORD PLANT OPENS
German officials and Notables At.
tend Ceremony at Cologne.

COLOGNE, Germany, June IL (R.-
Henry Ford's new plant, which already
has been operating for some time, was
tremendously opened today in the pres
ence OF local authorities and notables.
Chief Manager Heine. addressing the
Evening star., 1931-06-12

the middle department Of the Conti-
mental Army during the Revolutionary
War, at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
In addition to commemorating the
memory of DR.. Brown. who built the
house, located at 212 Fairfax street, in
1773, the tablet is In honor Of his great
great-great-grandson, Lieut.. Wilmarth
Brown.
Lieut.. Brown, brother of Mrs. Bessie
w. Calm, 4120 Fourteenth street, was
killed during the World War. He was
cited posthoumously by the War De-
partment for exceptionally gallant
action and bravery"
House Now Occupied.
The residence on which the tablet is
to be placed has been lived In con-
tinuously since it was built At present
1t is owned and occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. william H. Gael, formerly Of Valley
Forge. Pa.
The washington Society, which
Evening star., 1931-06-12
ALL HA[F-HOL|DAy
BENEFITS ASSURED
Pay for Extra Work Promised
Head of U. S. Employees
by Hoover Aide.

Definite assurance that all United
States Government employees included
under the provisions of the Saturday
Evening star., 1931-06-12
TABLET TO HONOR
SURGEON OF 17B
Plate to Be Unveiled Sunday
Also Will Be in Memory
of World War Hero.

A bronze memorial tablet will be
placed on the Alexandria home of DIR.
william Brown. physician general of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-11
P. 0. DEPT. STOPS
WAGE CUT SCHEME

Washington-The post office de-
partment will make no recommends
ton to congress that wages or sal
aries of postal employees be cut to
decrease the postal deficit, declared
Acting Postmaster General Arch
Coleman.
He said that barring wage and sal
ary reductions the deficit could be met
by either increasing first-class post
age rates or increased taxation to
enable congress to make appropria-
tions to cover the deficit.
Outside of the department it is
suggested that the deficit could be
wiped out if congress would stop the
practice of making subsidies to own
ers of aviation lines and shipping
lines who cannot run their business
proftably and whom the postmaster
general helps out with contracts for
carrying the mails at prices said to
be far beyond the value of the serv-
ices performed. 1t is urged that if
congress desires to subsidiZe owners
of ships and air lines, it should do so
directly and not under the disguise
of fat mail contracts.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-11
Unions Pay Out $l,OOO,OOO a
Week to Unemployed Members
Organized Labor Spending Enormous Sums for Various
Forms of Out of Work Benefits, Putting Trade
Unions Entirely Out of Charity Relief Picture Com
ing Winter.

Washington, d. G. (ILNS)-While
public officials, including the new
Hoover Clifford committee, charity
machines and others go through all
manner of maneuvers and operations
in preparation for the coming win
ter's relief work, the trade union
movement continues to pay to it's
out-of-work members an amount esti-
mated at one million dollars a week.
1t does this without fuss or feathers,
fanfare or ballyhoo and will do that
much or more throughout the coming
winter.
Having reaped only wages, where
wage-cutting corporations reaped har-
vests of dividends, the trade unions
of the United States are paying their
enormous relief totals out of wages,
past and current. Again it is a case
of "the poor feeding the poor"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-11
New York State Labor Urges
Modification Of Volstead Act
Convention Asks Legalization of ITS Per Cent Beer
Special Session of Congress Asked Large Public
Works Programs and Shorter Work Periods in In
dustry Advocated

Syracuse, N. Y. (ILNS)-Modifca-
ton of the Volstead act to permit the
manufacture and sale of 2.75 per cent
beer was advocated in a resolution
passed at the closing session of the
New York State Federation of Labor
convention here.
Other resolutions were passed
urging the appropriation of 1925 200
for new buildings at the state fair;
approving an eight-hour day for fire.
men in New York; condemning voca-
tional schools as useless in many
respects; calling for the continual
tion of large programs of public
works and establishment of the six
hour day and fve-day week for indus
try generally.
Special Session Urged
Another resolution approved urged
President Hoover to call congress in
special session to issue prosperity
bonds" to the amount of several bill
lions of dollars, to be sold by popular
subscription "for federal improve
ments and to be loaned to states and
municipalities where needed"
A proposal to put the federation on
record as endorsing government un-
employment insurance was rejected.
The executive council was empow-
cred by resolution to use the full re-
sources of the federation to see that
the intent of the state workmen's
compensation laws is upheld Pass
ing of the resolution followed de-
nunciation of vicious tactics" en-
ployed by insurance carriers to de-
prive injured workmen of compensa-
tion awards.
Five Steps Advocated
Speaking as the personal represen-
tative of President William Green, of
the American Federation of Labor
Hugh Frayne, general A. F. of L
organizer in New York city. sug.
gested these five steps to clear the
way for more jobs for unemployed:
Elimination of the practice of mar
rIed women, whose husbands are EN-.
ployed, working themselves.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-11
Estimate May Be Low

This figure is an International La
Dor News Service estimate, based or
certain known figures. 1t is almost
certainly not too high and it may be
far too low. A survey of the whole
field would be a tremendous task ano
the compilation of exact figures al.
most impossible, for they are in large
part known only to local unions, OF
which there are nearly 10000.
In the fiscal year just closed the
International Photo Engravers' Unior
has dispensed $1,0O0,000 to its idle
members.
In nearly all trades one system OF
another of remission of dues prevails
and this alone runs into large figures
in the aggregate. Particularly is this
true in those cases where dues cover
payments to benefit and mortuary
funds. The International Molders
union pays the dues of its out-of.
work members in genuine cash trans
actions and the payments run to large
amounts. Here, as in most other
cases, the relief work done by loca
unions cannot be estimated.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-11
CONDITIONS OF
TEXTILES BAD

Deplorable conditions attributable
to wage reductions among Southern
textile workers are described in the
September number of the American
Federationist. The revelations are
based on frst-hand investigation of
three unnamed mill villages in which
it is claimed the mills are owned and
operated by firm of Northern bank
ers.
The mill people work 10 hours day
and 55 hours a week.
Wages are described as having
been very low at the beginning OF
the year, with a wage cut of 10 per
cent added in February.
The article says that in one town
there had been 50 deaths this year
compared with 81 during the same
period last year before the wage
slashes and the installation of
"stretch-out" methods. Nine of the
deaths were among children under
five years of age.
with the pinch of low incomes,
families, and especially children" the
article declares, "do not get proper
nourishment and consequently there
is a great deal of sickness"
The survey claims that workers
whose tasks were increased by the
"stretch-out" system received no ex-
ira pay and many of them complain
ed their work was too much for them
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-11

and caused them to lay off for day
now and then to rest up
The report tells of heads of fam
lies working for from $3.50 to SIS
for a week of 55 hours. A survey of
the pay envelopes of rs men and
women showed average wages of
5000 for the men and 1881 for the
women per week. Some of these were
on part-time work.
The survey estimates the minimum
budget for a family of five in these
textile villages at $17.16 week, bas-
ing the estimate chiefly on figures
compiled by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-11
HERE'S THE ISSUE!


Washington, D. C. (ILNS)-"In-
dustry is responsible for unemploy-
ment. Industry can give jobs. Poll
ticians cannot do it. Workmen cannot
provide jobs and, except where they
are organized, they have no control
over jobs. Industry must face its re
sponsibility."
So said President William Green, to
international Labor News Service.
"We shall hold industry to the issue
There is too much effort to conceal
and confuse. We insist that industry
is responsible, that industry can END
unemployment and that it shall not
escape its responsibility"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-11
Without Right Distribution of Hours of Work AS
Well As of Commodities and Wages, Next
Decade Will See Fewer Employed in Proportion
to Volume Of Output Than Are Now at Work.
By w. l. NEWMAN

by w. l.. NEW MAN
If there is one lesson, more than
another, which stares us in the face
after reviewing the series of studies
which we have made of the industries
of the nation, their employees, their
wage rates, and their production, over
the period from 1919 to 1890, it is
this:
In proportion to the amount pro-
duced, there will be fewer workers
employed in the United States during
the next ten years than in the last
preceding period, unless there is a
fundamental change in the purpose
and organization of industry.
We are now preparing for another
depression, after this one is over,
which will far surpass this one in its
depth and extent, unless there is
some solution to the problem of "dis-
tribution."
With every other nation on earth
fighting for a foothold among the in
dustrial powers, and shutting it's own
doors to foreign products of the kind
which it is trying to produce, while
seeking frantically among the corners
of the earth for outlets for it's goods,
the United States is facing an entirely
different situation in the foreign mar
kets from what it had to deal with
in the period of 1919-1929.
Industrial Changes the Basic Factor
Add to that situation the fact that
during the period just closed large
portion of the purchasing power which
went into the purchase of American
goods was derived from loans of
American capital to those countries
That is not likely to continue, at the
same rate.
But still more basic than these con-
siderations, of foreign trade, which
after all deal only with a factor of
not to exceed 10 per cent of the
American total production, are other
internal factors affecting the chang
ing character of American industrial
organization.
These relate especially to ten
dencies already we'll developed, such
as may be classified under the two
heads of naturalization and mechani-
zation. By naturalization we mean
to include reorganizations of indus
try, such as is now being done in con-
nection with the English cotton
manufacturing trade. This has APP
peared in this country in the concen-
tration of capital, by the absorption
of various separate and more or less
competing plants and concerns en-
gagged in one general line, such as
General Motors in the automobile
field, and General Foods in provisions;
and in the tendency toward invest
ment trusts, which involves concen-
tration of capital in another form
and is certain to take effect sooner OF
later in some manner of influence
upon management.
lnexorable Progress of Machine
Control
In meehanization there is indicated
all that wide range of mechanical and
personnel adjustments, changes, inn
provements in machinery and in
processes, which reach up to the great
mass production equipments on the
one hand, and ramify into the minute
analysis of individual movements OF