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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-07-03
Conditions Vary, He Saws

Still others have outstanding regu-
lations regarding safety devices for
the prevention of accidents. The con-
dltlons vary in our several states, so
that an exact Standardization of labor
laws IS not always desirable, but it
should be possible to effect a practi-
cal and workable uniformity in draft
ing and interpreting the law to the
end that workers shall have reason
ably equal protection and employers
be on similar competitive basis in
whichever state they may live"
There were talks on the general
situation by Ethelbert Stewart, COM
missioner of the Bureau of Laobr Sta
tistics department of labor; on com
pensation by Miss Frances Parkins,
industrial commissioner of New York:
on employment offices by f. S. Smith.
member of the unemployment com
mission of Massachusetts,; employ
ment of minors by Clara Boyer, chill
dren's bureau, department of labor;
employment of women by Beatrice
Mcconnell, director of the Bureau of
Women and Children, Pennsylvania
department of labor and industry, and
industrial health by A. S. Gray, direc-
tor of the Bureau of Occupational
Diseases, Connecticut.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-07-03
WHAT NEXT?

A new X-ray tube that promises to
produce X-rays more penetrating than
any radiation yet made by man was
described in paper read before the
American Association of Science.
meeting recently at Pasadena, Cal.
The new tube is the invention of DR..
F. Lange and DR.. A. Brasch, of the
University of Berlin. 1t is only three
feet long, but operates at 100000
volts and produces hard gamma rays
equal to 100000 grams of radium,
more than all in use throughout the
world today. Tubes may be con-
structed up to 100000 volts, the
scientists We're told
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-07-03
BY THE SENATOR

Washington, D. C. ILNS)-Much
tumult and shouting has been in the
wind since the last session of congress
concerning the calamitous effect of
the tariff legislation of that session.
And hack of some of this tumult has
been q clear note of demand for let
ting down the bars on American labor.
Some neat little figures published
in the current number of commerce
reports, from the commerce depart
ment, seem to let in some light on this
subject, of which the enemies of labor
have been trying to make a cross
word puzzle.
The tabulation below is taken from
the data given on page 511 of the
document referred to, and shows the
comparative amounts of our exports
and imports-the sum of our foreign
commerce-for a number of years,
comparing the first three months
period of each year for a number of
years back.
First US. Foreign Excess
Quarter Mdse Mdse. of
of Year Exports Imports Exports
I'm Millions of Dollars)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-07-03
Report Held Discouraging

1t was said at federation headquar-
ters that the report was discouraging,
as in normal years employment for
workers in general improves slightly
from May to June, according to trade
union reports covering four years. In
1923 and 1929 there were slight gains,
although the summer dull season had
already slackened some trades. But
this year and last year, business de-
preston has brought worse unem-
ployment in June. The increase in the
number out of work has been about
the same in 1880 and 1881
Commenting on the figures, a
spokesman of the federation said:
"Unquestionably there has been an
attempt to give workers at least part
time jobs, for part-time work has in
creased since May, and 19 per cent
were on part-time in the first half of
June as compared to 18 per cent in
May But the effort to prevent lay
offs has not extended far enough.
Lay-offs Add to Depression
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-07-03
AIR MAIL COST UP

Washing ton.-The government cost
of air mail increased from $765, $40
in 1926 to $20,O15,969 in 1880
These air lines, last year, also re-
ceived an additional $5,761,15 from
passengers and express carried.
This expenditure, together with the
millions of dollars given to shipown-
ers as mail subsidies, are two major
causes for the post office deficit
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-07-03
TO STUDY PENSION PLAN

Springfield, Ill.-The state legisla-
ture passed a bill to create COM
mission to study old age pensions. The
bill is a substitute for an old age
pension bill introduced in the senate
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-07-03
Unemployment Reported Back at March Level
Figures Emphasize Serious Industrial Situation and
Demonstrate Urgent Need for Planning to Bring
Economic Balance

Washington, d. C. (ILNS)-Fig-
ures gathered by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor show trade union
unemployment on the increase again
and demonstrate the urgent need for
economic balance an planning to
bring about sterilization of industry
Trade union reports for the first
half of June reveal that l per cent
more of the membership was out of
work than in May This increase can
cells the gains in employment since
March and brings unemployment
again to the March level
The federation estimates that APP
proximately 100000 wage earners
are now without work. From March
to May, employment had been gain
ing at the rate of five-tenths of l per
cent each month, but in June these
gains were lost and unemployment in
creased from Ill per cent in May to
1873 per cent in the first half of June,
according to the federation's weighted
figures.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-07-03
Trade Union Employment Falls
Again During Last Month

Others have taken the lead in the pro-
lection of women or of children in in
dustry, others in the organization of
state employment agencies and the
regulation of private employment
agencies"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-07-03
ALL TRADE-Per Cent Unemployed

preliminary figures for first hall
of month.
UNEMPLOYMENT Individual
Trades
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-07-03

of self-preservation, must assume q
more vigorous attitude for their own
protection.
All organizers and local union off
cials will be authorized to make a sur
vey of their district and complete
report will be submitted at the next
meeting of the executive council, in
September. The report will be used
as the basis of the 48-hour week pro
gram.
Unemployment Rises
Reports from the cotton and silk
division of the organization, sub
mitted to the meeting, show a greater
unemployment problem than at the
last meeting held three months ago
though a noticeable improvement ir
the wool and worsted division hac
taken place within the same period
Southern representatives of the Tex
tile Council reported an expansion OF
the campaign among textile workers
into varying centers of South Carolina
and Georgia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
BUSINESS SITE LEASED
FOR FIVE-YEAR TERM
Phillip Franks Takes Over F Street
Property at Consideration
of $4,000.

Lease for term of five years Of
business premises at 938 F street to
Phillip Franks at total consideration
of $4,000, was announced this week
by Shannon & Luchs Inc, real estate
agents. The lease was made for the
owner, Isadore Mintz, who recently re-
modelled the store.
An 16-m-nth lease on a store at
1907 G. street to the Nor-Bud Hosiery
Co Of Roanoke. Va, also was an
nounced by the realty firm. The rental
of the property, occupied December l.
was not divulged.
Other deals reported by Shannon &
Luchs include the two-year lease Of a
wholesale grocery store at the foct of
Tenth street southwest to Mao Bros,
formerly located at 608 Pennsylvania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05

national realtors: District Commits
sionerS Reichelderfer and Crosby, Act
ing Engineer Commissioner Dawson
Theodore Joslin, secretary to President
Hoover; John L. Weaver, past presi-
dent Of the Washington and the
national realtor boards; Charles w.
Eliot, National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission; Horace Albright
director National Park Service; Frank
Stryker, Francis G. Addison, jr., Lanier
P. McLachlen, Victor B. Deyber,
George o. Vass, local bankers; j. F. M.
Bowie. president Washington Real
Estate Board; Claud Livingston, vice
president, and Past Presidents Alfred
H. Lawson, Thomas E. FARRELL, Arthur
Carr Harry x. Boss. Ben Webster. John
M. Maury and H. L. Rust ST.
w c. Miller, one of the hosts. is a
director of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards has served as chair
man Of its home builders and sub
diyiders' division, and is a past presi-
dent Of the local realty board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
REALTORS GUESTS
AT BANQUET HERE
w. c. & A. N Miller Entertain
Conference Delegates at
Wesley Heights,

Mare than 100 prominent realtors
and bankers from The District and
large centcra throughout the country,
including more than "A half hundred
leaders brought here for the President
Conference on Home Building and
Home ownership. were guests of w. c.
e. A. N. Miller Thursday night at a
banquet at the Wesley Heights Com
munity Club.
Harry S. Kissell, Springfield, Ohio,
national realtor president. and Harry
c. Robinson. Cleveland banker, guest
speakers, voiced approval of the plan
recently announced by President Hoover
for creation of a national system of
home mortgage rediscount banks. Roger
j. Whiteford, Washington attorney, was
postmaster.
Among guests were Herbert U. Nell
son, Chicago, executive secretary of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
REALTORS TO HOLD
BUSINESS SESSION
First Real Estate Board
Meeting Under New Officers
Set for December ID.

The Washington Real Estate Board
will hold its December session in the
Willard room of the Willard Hotel a
week from Monday evening. It will be
a strictly business conference for mem
bers only, it is announced.
This will be the first meeting of the
board since the election of officers in
October. Reports from the Board Of
Directors and committees will be sub
mitted to the membership, as well as
other matters.
J. F. NJ. Bowie, president of the
beard, will preside.
Announcement was made today by
the Board of Directors of the appoint
ment of the following committees for
the ensuing year.
Business Property Leasing-Earl NJ.
Macintosh, chairman; H. Clifford
Bangs, Theodore M. Judd, Morton J.
Luchs and Carl G Rosinski.
Mortgages and FinanCe-William L.
King. chairman: G. Calvert Bowie,
Fred T NeSbit, E. Quincy Smith and
Brokers-George Y. Worthington, ir.,
chairman; j. Wesley Buchanan, Leroy
Gaddis, Milton F. Schwab and Fred A.
Smith
Property Management-E. Stuart Pos
ton, chairman Frank Bell, James A.
Donohue, Joseph B. Schaaf and James
Med. Shea.
Membsrship-Curt Walker, chair
man: Frank M. Doyle. William R. Ellis
c. A Metzler, F. Eliot Middleton. j.
Rupert Mohler and Guy S. Whiteford
Public Affairs-Homer Phillips. chair
man; J. Lee Donnelly, r. A. HUMPHREYS
Claud Livingston, jr. J. j. Muir and l..
V. Thacker.
Arbitration-Thomas E. FARRELL, chair
man; Morris Cafritz, L. T. Gravatte
Thomas L. Peyton, Ben T. Webster
Alternates-J. McKenney Berry, L. F.
Colbert, J. Dallas Grady, Joseph D.
Sullivan and Edgar D. Turner.
Zoning-Luther w Linkins, chair.
man; Norman c. Brown, James P
Schick, J. Edward SchWab and Richard
D. Stimson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
TEA TO HONOR AUTHOR

Charming Pollock, lecturer and dra-
matist, author of The House Beauti-
full" will be the guest of honor at
tea given by All Souls Church, Six
tenth and Harvard streets, Sunday aft
ernoon Ill Pierce Hall.
DR., U. @. B. Pierce, pastor, will in
troduce Mr.. Pollock, and the Pierce Hall
Players will be hosts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05

Selling spectacles worth 10 cents to
blind people for $40 with the claim that
they will restore sight, is the scheme
Of swindler who is being sought by
the police OF Scotland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05

avenue, by the Powell Transportation
Co.; one-year lease to A. H. Burdine
Co., tailors, of the premises at 9O2 l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05

street; lease Of store property at 1920
Fifteenth street owned by j. Edward
Chapman. to the Sanitary Grocery Co,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
UNCLE SAM IS
NAMED IN SUIT
BY CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IL. U.p)
The state of California and the
federal government crossed legal
swords today in a Sl2 suit which
may decide the ownership of vast
sums.
For legal purposes the suit for
that amount was. brought by the
state against the Standard Oil
Company of California, but federal
attorneys are defending the con-
cern. The cases involves the ques-
ton of whether or not the state
can collect a three cent tax on gas
oline sold on government property.
The government contended the
tax cannot be collected since federal
property is under interstate COM
merce laws. Attorney General U.
S. Webb, of California, claimed in
his brief that the government was
not a party to the transaction,
which involved the sale of fuel to
the exchange post at the Preside
army headquarters here.
The decision in the suit is eX-
pected to have a far reaching ef-
feet in future gas sales of this kind.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
YOUTHS RESCUED
FROM CREMATION
AS AUTO BURNS

LOS, ANGELES, Nov. IL. U.P)-
Two Ventura youths, members of a
party returning home from a Los
Angeles football game, were saved
from cremation today by passing
motorists after the automobile in
which they were riding struck a
telegraph pole, overturned an d
caught fire.
Carl Dudley, 20, was dragged from
beneath the car after it burst into
flames. just as his rescuers turned
from the wreck they saw the hand
of Dominic McGrath, 81, protrud-
ing from beneath the machine. The
efforts of nearly a dozen men were
required to lift the car high enough
for McGraht to be pulled to safe
ty
Ray Barnard, 20, driver, Tom Cos
nell, %, and J. H. McGrath. owner
of the car, were other members of
the party. They were able to crawl
from the machine unaSiSted.
Deputy sheriffs and valley division
police said the car was moving be-
tween 45 and so miles an hour near
Calabasas when it skidded in a pile
of gravel. The rear end struck the
telegraph pole with sufficient force
to overturn and a moment later
gasoline which drenched the wreck
age burst into flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
STATE NEARING
COMPLETION OF
PANTAGES CASE
Minor Witnesses Tell Of
Events Following Al
legged Assault.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. u. UP)-
The states case against Alexander
Pantages, Snowman accused of as
saulting Eunice Pringle two years
ago, moved to a close today with a
series of minor witnesses being
called to clear up remaining loose
ends.
Albert L. Courtney, police officer,
testified that the screams of Miss
Pringle on August o, 1929 were
heard by him at Seventh and
Broadway, almost 200 feet from the
conference room where the alleged
attack occurred.
II ran to the entrance of the
Pantages theatre building and saw
Miss Pringle in the foyer. She was
hysterical but I took. her back up
stairs to confront Pantages," Court
ney said.
Don't let the beast touch me-
Courtney quoted Miss Pringle as
having said.
"It's all a trame-up." Courtney
said the theatreman answered.
AS at the first trial, which result.
ed in Pantages' conviction, Roy
Keene, former doorman at the
Pantages Theatre, testified that
Pantages ordered him to "fix up
the conference room SO that ii
| would look like a business office.
Keene said he left his post at the
door of the theatre and went up
stairs after he heard Mis- Pring,e
scream as she left the conference
room.
Take this desk down to the mez-
canine room and clean things up
down there" Keene said Pantages
ordered him.
Other witnesses were called to
tell of Miss Pringle's whereabouts
before and after the visit to Pan
tages office where she said she
went to try to get her dancing act
booked on the Pantages vaudeville
circuit.
The state indicated it would close
its case early tomorrow morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
VfCE-PRESIDENT
URGES ADEQUATE
ARMY and NAVY

LOS ANGELES, Nov -. W.P)-
Vice President Charles Curtis
pledged with American newspaper
publishers to speak always for a
strong standing army and navy
strong enough for adequate de-
fense," at a dinner given the Amer
lean Publishers association.
If you do that, you will be
standing always for our country .
he declared, adding:
While we want peace, We must
have peace with honor, a peace that
keeps us out of political entangle-
ments with other nations"
Referring to the economic situa-
ton in the United States today, he
said:
Our country is as great as it
ever was; as rich as it ever was.
Our leaders are as great as we ever
had. We were the last to feel the
depression, and we will be the first
to recover"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
IRISH CAPITAL,
UNDER CONTROL,
OF AUTHORITIES
By w. G. QUISENBERRY

Copyright, 1881, by United Press
DUBLIN, Nov 12-Civil guards
and police established a firm grip in
Irish Free State cities today to end
violent Republican disorders be-
gun Armistice day by screaming
demonstrators.
The streets of Dublin were in
turmoil until late last night. Mobs
tore down and burned British flags,
shouted down with the king and
clashed with heavily armed guard
patrols. Government and pro-
British buildings were stoned.
The disturbances ranged from
Republican demonstrations to Com
munist outbursts. Their gravity
was increased by the strong pro-
tests against the government of
President William T. Cosgrave,
which recently enforced a law for
public safety which put the Free
State under strict semi-military
rule. The law was designed to end
political terrorism.
One of the most serious clashes
with civil guards occurred when a
large crowd stampeded through the
streets, carrying posters inscribed
I'VE Protest the Exploitation of
Armistice Day AS An Imperialistic
Demonstration
Armistice day in Ireland usually
is an occasion for clashes between
the Irish Nationalists and the pro-
British "Jingoist' sslement.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
ANOTHER SLASH
TO BE- MADE IN
NAVAL FORCES

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL. U.P)-
Reductions in the United States
fleet, effecting savings of approx
imately S4,0O000O by withdrawing II
warships and relieving 1000 enlist
ed men from duty, are planned by
the navy department.
Despite disturbed conditions in
the Orient, the Asiatic fleet will be
chiefly affected by the revised op-
Grating plan.
This administration move came
as Henry L. Stevens, national COM
mander of the American Legion,
claimed in an Armistice day address
that the army and navy already
are below the necessary standard
for national security.
Meanwhile Representative Collins
Democrat, Mississippi, who will
have charge of war department ap-
preparation as Subcommittee chair
man if the Democrats organize the
house, proposed that the officer
strength of the army be reduced
lTOln lZ,UUU W o,UUU 10 save lIOIll
S25 100000 to $30000,000 a year. He
also suggested elimination of some
northern navy yards and more at
tention to aviation.
He asserted IN a statement that
President Hoovers economy axe is
Just dull boys hatchet." The
President plans to cut budget esti-
mates S280,000000 under the last
budget.
Most of the Presidents planned
slash in the war department budget,
Collins said, is to be in on-military
activities, such as river and harbor
improvements.
Admiral William. v. Pratt, chief
of naval operations, formulated the
new navy plan. He said the changes
were being made in the interests
of efficiency, although some econ
omieS will result"
All of the savings will be effect
i've within the present fiscal year,
and are in addition to the S52,0OO,-
900 budget reduction ordered by
President Hoover for the fiscal year
of 1928.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
CHIEF DECLARES
LEAVITT ARREST
NOT 'FRAME-UP'

SANTA MONICA, Cal, Nov. l2
U.P)-Arrest of C. Van Ness Leavitt
brother-in-l law of President Hoover
was entirely regular and not the
result Of any political "frame-up"
C. E. Webb, chief of police, said. to-
day after a personal investigation.
Leavitt is at liberty on $3.50 bal!
pending q hearing November l6 fol-
lowing his arrest Monday night
when officers said they found him
holding a sack containing 20 pints
of liquor.
Cliff Daley, owner of the store in
which Leavitt was arrested. also
was arrested and furnished the
same bail for his release. Leavitt
said Daley had given him the sack
to hold when officers approached.
Personally, I believe Leavitt's
story" Webb said. II am convinced
he was the victim of circumstances
and not the victim of any political
frame-up. The officers did the
only thing they could do, and that
was to make the arrest"
Chief of Police Webb, who is him.
self famous as the father-in-la Of
Rudy Vallee, said he believed a pos
sibility existed that Leavitt knew
the sack contained liquor.
I'm that event." said Chief Webb,
"I feel that Leavitt may have tried
to be good fellow when someone
handed him the sack as officers
came into Dailey's store and shout
ed get rid of this He may have
seized the sack and started to COM
ply. I don't know Leavitt person.
ally. I never saw him until the day
of the arrest when he came into
the lobby of the police station
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
LAMONT GIVES
WARNING TALK
TO OIL CHIEFS
Declares Federal Control
Will Follow Failure Of
State Regulation.

CHICAGO, Nov. IL. U.P)-Leaders
of the nations oil industry, newly
warned by Secretary of Commerce
Robert P. Lamont that the federal
government might take the helm of
oil control, listened today to reports
of improvements in oil well building,
oil refining and marketing of pro-
ducts.
Lamont's admonition was given at
the annual dinner of the 18th year.
" meeting of the American Petrol
cum institute.
eff the national interest is self
ishly disregarded," Secretary La
mont SAID, "and the American peo-
pie ever become conscious that the
mad wastes of the past are being
continued, you and may live to see
the oil industry in a legislative
straight jacket which it should not
deserve.
Our seven major producing
states bear a peculiar relationship
to the nation. If waste occurs, the
producing state must prevent IL
with a Lower it is assumed the fed
eral government does not have-the
police power. There is a growing
consciousness that the oil states
hold their police power in trust for
the nation.
ANY one of four states can di-
rectly damage q nationwide indus
try, impair the tax structure of ev-
cry state, and directly imperil the
national defense by a disregard of
this trust.
IF the trusteeship is wisely ad-
ministered, there is not likely to be
sufficient popular pressure for
transfer of the power to the federal
government.
'If the present effort to promote
cooperation between the oil states
fails" the secretary Of commerce
said, the possibility exists that
the producing phase Of the oil in
dustry may come ultimately under
closer federal regulation"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
FRENCH POLICE
GUARD OPENING
OF PARLIAMENT
BY RICHARD ID. M'MILLAN
United Press staff Correspondent

PARIS, Nov. l2 - The French
parliament reopenec today for a
critical session during which the
governments policy on war debts
and reparations and Premier Pierre
Laval's visit TO Washington will be
attacked and defended.
Police cordOns surrounded the
chamber Of deputies to prevent
Communist manifestation, secretly
organized to occur during a con-
ference of Laval with representa-
tives OF the unemployed at 4 D. m.
during which the government will
pledge It's utmost to find work for
everyone.
The important debate on foreign
affairs was set for next Tuesday.
Laval. Foreign Minister Aristide
BRAND and Finance Minister Pierre
Edenne Flandin started an ex-
plosition Of their financial and for
eign policies to The chamber COM
mittees on finance and foreign
affairs.