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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
Treasury Bars Soviet
Lumber and Pulp Wood
Timber From Northern Russia Ordered Kept Out of
United States, Unless Importers Can Prove Importa
tons Are Not Product of Convict Labor-Amtorg
to Fight Embargo.

Washington, d. C. (ILNS)-The
embargo which has been long sought
by the lumbermen of this country
against soviet importations of lum-
Der and pulp wood has been virtually
placed in effect by an order of the
treasury department this week. The
treasury's order was issued under its
new convict labor regulations which
place upon the importer the burden
Of proving that convict labor is not
employed. "Upon the evidence which
has been presented to me-" is the
wording of the order, 81 have ascer-
tanned and hereby find, in pursuance
of treasury decision 44385, of Novem-
ber "a, 1880, that convict labor is used
in the production of lumber and pulp
wood in the following localities in
European Russia:
"Kola peninsula (including Muir
man coast); Karelian Autonomous
S. S. R.; Northern Area; Zyrvan
(Komi) Autonomous Area.
Therefore, on and after the date
of the publication of this finding, col
lectors of customs will require COM
pliance with the regulations published
as treasury decision 44385 upon the
importation of lumber or pulp wood
originating in the localities specified
above, or articles manufactured or
produced in other localities from such
lumber or pulp wood"
Mellon Approves Order
The finding was signed by F. X. A.
Eble and approved by Secretary Mel
lon. In connection with the order, it
was stated at the bureau of customs
that all of European Russia above the
Goth parallel is included in the terms
of the order. This embraces the heart
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
SAY RAIL MERGERS
NOT FEASIBLE

Washington-Th chief counsel of
the senate interstate commerce COM
mittee made an adverse report on the
railroad merger plan sponsored by
President Hoover.
The counsel contends that "there
exists no reasonable evidence that the
weak road problem will be solved by
a policy of consolidation" and that
"there is no definite evidence that con-
solidations will result in substantial
economies"
The committees counsel says a
complete grouping of railroads will
not be carried out under voluntary
system because the strong, dividend
paying roads refuse to take over weak
roads unless the transactions are
commercially justifiable. A compul-
sorry system, he holds, cannot be put
into effect because one carrier cannot
be compelled to acquire another.
"In view of the position of the
stronger roads as to the acquisition of
improbable weak roads, and in the
light of the history of the last ten
years, there exists no reasonable
ground for belief that the weak road
problem will be solved by policy of
consolidation.
The counsers report is along the
general lines held by Senator Couz-
ems, chairman of the senate commit
tee, who is the author of a resolution
to halt railroad consultations pend
ing regulation of holding companies.
The resolution has been held up in
the house.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
''RICH GROW RICHER"
SAYS LAWMAKER

Washington.-The claim that "the
rich grow richer and the poor grow
poorer" was proven by Congressman
Rankin with federal statistics sub
mitted to the house committee on
ways and means in urging payment of
the soldiers adjusted compensation
certificates.
"There has never been in all the
times of written history such a con-
centration of wealth in the hands of
the rich and powerful now represent
ed by the great bondholders of Amer
lea as in the last four or five years, y
said Mr.. Rankin.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
Plan Will Be Fought
National Welfare Ignored

| have every confidence in the cour-
ageous and intelligent leadership of
the American trade union movement
to militantly fight against this plan
of deflation If these bankers and in
dustrialists should be successful over
the vigorous protest of American la
Dor in destroying our living stand
ards, | predict there will be an in
dustrial revolt
The American workers have pa
tiently and silently stood by all
through the present period of depres
sion. They did SO because many of
them felt that this situation was tenn
porary; that conditions had arisen
over which we had no control, but
that this situation would soon pass
away and our former prosperity and
living standards would be returned.
But once they appreciate the fact that
there is an organized group in this
country who are determined to make
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20

are able to export, and if we are to
successfully compete and sell on
equal terms with European and Ash
attic manufacturers, our production
costs must come down to the cost of
production in these foreign countries.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
Financiers Lead Deflation Move, McGrady Asserts
Southern Organizing Committee Head Sees Drive to Meet
Competition of Low Paid Foreign Workers

Washington, D. c. (ILNS)-Warn-
ing that a campaign to lower the
wages of organized workers is close
at hand, is given by Edward f. Nc
Grady, legislative committeeman of
the American Federation and chair
man of the federation's southern or
ganizing campaign committee, in a
statement scoring leaders of the wage
cutting movement as "avaricious,
short-sighted un-American money
grabbers and money changers" who
care nothing for the national well
fare.
The wage slashing campaign, Mr..
McGrady declares, will be led by
bankers and financiers and will be
designed to lower the wage scales and
living conditions of organized work
ers to enable American manufactur-
ers to compete in foreign trade with
the wretchedly- paid labor of China,
Japan, Russia and other foreign ma
tions.
Mr.. McGrady's statement follows:
By Edward F. McGrady
There has been a persistent defa-
tion of labor going on in this country
for a considerable period. The ad-
monition of the president of the
United States and some of the indus
trial leaders "that the wage levels
and purchasing power of the workers
must be maintained has been flouted
and the pay envelopes of the Amer
lean workers have gotten progress
sively thinner and thinner These un-
fortunate workers were not able to
protect themselves. They are largely
the unorganized workers.
Second Offensive Near
The second offensive against the
best paid workers in the United States
is about to begin. This offensive is
designed to slash the wage scales and
living conditions of the organized
workers who, despite every sort of
pressure, have up to the present time
maintained their standards.
The leaders in this second wage
slashing campaign are composed of
bankers and financiers. The most ac-
tive in this group are Eugene R.
Black, governor of the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Atlanta; John w. Bar
ton, former president of the National
Bank division of the American Bank
ers' Association; Rome C. Stevenson,
president of the American Bankers
Association; Thomas F. Wallace,
president of the National Association
of Mutual Savings Banks, and Albert
H. Wiggs, chairman of the govern
ing board of the Chase National Bank
Say Living Standards Too High
They are persistently advocating
that the living standards of the work
ers of the United States are too high;
that in order to bring about increased
American output of manufactured
goods, they must be manufactured
cheap enough to enable them to COM
pete with the cheaply made products
of Europe and Asia, and to accom-
phsh this the American worker must
come down nearer to the standards Of
living to be found in other parts of
the world.
In other words, they are saying
that the difference between good
times and hard times in America de-
pends upon the amount of goods we
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20

are able to export, and if we are to
successfully compete and sell on
equal terms with European and Ash
attic manufacturers, our production
costs must come down to the cost of
production in these foreign countries.
National Welfare Ignored
These avaricious, short-sighted and
un-American money grabbers and
money changers care nothing for the
national welfare; care nothing for hu-
man welfare, and, as has been we'll
stated, "are ready to commit suicide
to make profit"
In order to hold and increase our
foreign markets, these bankers would
have the American workers and man
ufacturers meet the following COM
petition:
In China and Japan the workers in
manufacturing industries receive from
10 cents per day to $40 per month for
10 to 13-hour work day, where farm
hands receive from Sc to $25 a year
with board.
In France where the workers in
manufacturing industries receive
from II Il to % cents per hour.
In Germany where they receive
from II cents to SO cents per hour.
In Austria where they receive from
$3.50 to $13 per week.
In Italy from 51a cents to 18 cents
per hour.
In Belgium from 61a cents to Is
cents per hour.
In Russia where they have inden-
tured forced and convict labor work
ing in the forests, mines and indus
tries; where there are at the present
moment 662,000 convicts in camps
cutting lumber, mining coal or man
ganese, and it is predicted that be-
cause of this forced labor they will
take away our foreign markets in oil,
wheat, lumber and cotton in the next
four years.
Do the bankers and financiers want
American labor to have it's working
conditions destroyed and its stand
ards of living brought down to the
level of convicts, forced and inden-
tured labor in order that we might
compete with this class of work to
hold our markets? F?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
Campaign to Cut Union Wages
Drawing Near, Labor Is Warned

the present conditions of misery per-
manent, you may rest assured that
our leaders and our workers will be
heard from, not only in the industrial
fields of the nation, but at the ballot
boxes in the elections.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
NO REMEDY
FOR WHITE PLAGUE

Washington. = Medical men are
abandoning the theory that certain
climates will cure tuberculosis, declar-
ed the Federal Public Health Service.
The home climate, even if it is the
worst in the world, is best if proper
medical and nursing care is available
there but lacking elsewhere"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20

of the pulp wood district, which is at
Archangel, on the White sea.
Department records also show that
this is the second finding in the mat
ter of Russian imports, there having
been a previous finding concerning
the dumping" of matches made in
Soviet Russia, and an anti-dumping
order issued restricting such imports.
Assistant Secretary Lowman said
that the intention of the Amtorg Cor
poration, soviet trading agency in the
United States, to test the treasury's
convict labor regulations in the courts
had been announced. He said that
pending the court tests, the treasury
would withhold the evidence on which
it's order was based.
Exclusion Bill Given o. X.
Similar in effect is the intention of
a compromise bill which was approved
by the ways and means committee of
the house of representatives This
bill, while not placing the burden of
proof on the importer, does allow the
treasury to use reports of its officers
and their dispositions as evidence in
enforcing the provisions of the bill
calling for the exclusion of products
of "forced-labor."
The chairman of the committee,
Congressman Hawley, of Oregon, said
that the original bill would have been
more effective, but that this is "better
than none" The bill will bring for
ward the effective date of these pro-
visions, and make them applicable
after April l of this year. The 1880
act on this subject left the enforce
ment of the provision against forced
labor to take effect after January |,
1882.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
DISCONTINUE SUIT
AGAINST TYPOS

Niagara Falls, N. Y. GLNS)-By
an agreement reached after several
days of conferences the action started
by the American Sales Book Company
of Niagara Falls against striking
compositors and stereotypers at the
plant and the officers of labor unions
with which the strikers are affiliated
has been discontinued with the ap-
proval of Supreme Court Justice Clin-
ton I. Horton.
Sitting in at the conferences by
which the agreement was reached to
discontiue the court action were
Wesley l.. Kester, president of Local
No. 233, international Typographical
Union, Niagara Falls; A. G. Kron-
berg, Detroit, Mich, representative of
the international Stereotypers and
Electrotypers' Union of North Amer
ica, and others. A modified form of
the injunction sued out by the en-
ployers was made permanent.
Evening star., 1931-12-08
ARCHBISHOP CURLEY
CELEBRATES MASS

Archbishop Michael J. Curley of Bal
timOre this morning was celebrant al
solemn pontifical mass in the crypt OF
the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception, on the campus of Catholic
University, on the occasion of the Feast
Of the Immaculate Conception, patron
ess of the United States.
BY papal decree, the day is also the
patronal feast of the university and no
classes were held at the institution, al
though the create part of the academic
body attended the services at the
shrine.
Archbishop Curley, who is chancellor
of Catholic University, was assisted in
the celebration of the mass by Mgr
James Hugh Ryan, rector Very Rev.
Francis A Walsh, regent Of the semi
nary, and Rev. Hubert L. Motry served
as deacons of honor, while DR.. Edward
G. Rocker was master of ceremonies.
The sermon was preached by Very Rev.
E. G. Fitzgerald, o. p, chaplain of the
university
Masses were said in all Catholic
churches in honor of the feast, with
Evening star., 1931-12-08
RITES FOR REV. NJ. r. LOWE
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Services to Be Conducted at Wood
side Methodist Episcopal Church.
Interment in This City.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

1nterment IN IalS City.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SILVER SPRING, Md, December 8.
Funeral services for Rev. Millard F.
Lowe, who died at his home here on
Sunday following "a lingering illness,
will DE held tomorrow afbsnoon at the
Woodside Methodist Episcopal Church
at 2,30 O'Clock Rev. Ralph D. Smith,
pastor of the church, and DR.. Benjamin
w. Meeks, superintendent of the Wash
ington district of Methodist Episcopal
Churches will conduct the services
Pallbearers will be ministers from the
Washington district Interment will be
made in Glenwood Cemetery.
Rev. Lowe, who was "a years old, was
a native of Frederick County, Md. He
retired from the active ministry in 1918
and since that time has been living in
or near Washington For five years
prior to his retirement he was pastor
of the Methodist Church of Langdon
D. c., and during the last three years
also had as his charge the Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church at Hyatts-
vile, Md He was a member of the
Eastgate Masonic Lodge Of Langdon
D. c, He attended the Garrett Biblical
Institute, in Evanston, H., and was In
the active ministry for 29 years.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Margaret Larcombe Lowe of this place
and a daughter, Mrs. D. Edgar Smith OF
Frederick County, Md.
Evening star., 1931-12-08
D. c. COMMITTEE
TO INCLUDE SMITH
Democrat From Alexandria
Slated for Membership
on House Group.

Representative Howard w. Smith of
Alexandria, Va, successor in Congress
to r. Walton Moore of Fairfax, is slated
for membership on the House District
Committee. The personnel of the Dis
trict Committee will not be announced
for several days, but it is already GER
tain that Representative Smith will
head the list of new members. He is
strongly supported by the Virginia dele
cation and by big majority of the
Democratic membership on the Ways
and Means Committee, which is acting
as Committee on Committees.
There will be nine or ten new Demo-
cratic members on the District Com
mittee, owing to the fact that under the
Republican control the Democrats had
only seven members on this committee
Evening star., 1931-12-08

and now that they have come into ma
jority they will have ID members.
Democrats who were members OF this
committee in the last Congress and
who will retain their membership are
Mrs. Mary T Norton of New Jersey,
who will be the first woman in the
history of Congress to be chairman of
a committee; Representatives Vincent
L. Palmisano of Maryland, M. G. Tarver
of Georgia, Robert S. Hall of Missis-
sippi and Wright Patman of Texas.
The District Committee is usually one
of the last to be filled on the program
of the Committee on Committees. The
Republican members who will remain
on this committee probably are Clar-
ence J. Mcleod of Michigan, Edward
M Beers of Pennsylvania, Gale H.
Stalker of New York, Frank r. Reed of
Illinois, Frank L. Bowman of West Vir-
ginia, Patrick J. Sullivan of Pennsyl-
vania and James L. Whitley of New
York.
Evening star., 1931-12-08
DEATH FOR KANE
SOUGHT BY STATE
Professor Goes on Trial at
Hampton, Va, Charged
With 5rewning Wife.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMPTON, Va, December Elisha
Kent Kane, Sd, young University of
Tennessee professor, goes on trial to-
DAY for the drowning of his wife, Mrs
Jennie Graham Kane
He has contended the tragedy at
Grandview Beach, on Chesapeake Bay
last September, was an accident, but he
was indicted on a charge of murder.
Commonweslth's Attorney Roland q.
Cook said the State expected TO ask
the death penalty and indicated that.
once the jury was selected. a day would
be sufficient to present the eTidence for
the Commonwealth.
Defense Plans Surprise.
Percy Carmel of defense counsel said
there might be some surprises. Wit
nesSes summoned for the defense in
Cluded several who testified for the
Commonwealth at the inquest and
preliminary hearing
The States attorney said the prose-
cution will seek to prove murder of
the first degree. Whether he would be
able to introduce letter from Betty"
on which the prosecutions case origi-
nally hinged was a matter being given
the prosecutors consideration. 1t was
not certain whether preliminary foun-
uatlon for its introduction would be laid.
1t was letter from Betty" iden-
titled as Elizabeth H Dahl Of Noun.
Holy, n. j., to Prof Kane, which
Coroner George K. Vanderslice said
caused him to change a verdict of ac-
cldental drowning to homicide.
Evidence Held Valuable.
Mr.. Cook said the presence of Mrs
Dahl might add materially to the COM
monwealth's case, but he had no reason
TO expect her appearance at the trial.
He said he believed she could testify
TO facts that would be valuable to the
prosecution. "Betty's" presence was
considered doubtful by the defense.
Carmel said she shad not been sum-
moned by the defense and if she was
to be present he knew nothing about it.
Among witnesses called by the de-
fense were two Clammers, who testified
to having seen Mr.. and Mrs. Kane
bathing of the Grand View beach
September II. New witnesses added to
the defense list include: DR.. Dewey H.
Peters of Knoxville, Tenn, who was
expected to testify that he attended
Mrs. Kane for heart trouble while she
and her husband lived there, her hus-
band serving as professor of romance
languages at the university. He will
be accompanied at the trial by group
OF half dozen character witnesses
from the Tennessee city.
DR.. Evan ONeill Kane, Pennsylvania
physician, famous for an appendicitis
operation on himself was to arrive here
TO be with his son during the trial.
Evening star., 1931-12-08
STUDENTS STRIKE ON WYOMING u.
PRESIDENTS CHARGE OF PETTING
Dr. A. G. Crane Refuses to Retract His Statement That
He Saw Drinking in Cars at Dance.

mad gone out during an intermission
solely for fresh air. order was restored
by their leaders.
Although DR.. Crane refused to COM
ment on MS survey before the meeting
Z. Eugene Cross, editor of the Branding
Iron, student publication, said DR.. Crane
had told him he believed he was fully
Justified In investigating the conduct
OF those attending the dance. 1t was
nelG IN the school gymnasium.
Inc strikers planned to picket the
campus today and appeal to the uni-
versity board of trustees in an effort To
obtain an apology from DR.. Crane. stu
dent leaders said that campus pickets
would not use force to restrain students
whe were not participating in the strike
from attending classes.
Evening star., 1931-12-08

BY the Associated Press.
LARAMIE, Wyo., December g.
Students of the University of wyoming
have struck in protest against serious
reflections" cast by DR.. A. @. Crane,
the president, upon youths and co-eds
he found in motor cars parked near the
scene Of school dance last Friday
night
The strike was called by a vote of
432 to IS at a mass meeting last night,
after DR.. Crane refused to apologize for
remarks students attributed to him that
the couples were ''petting and drink
ing" About half the student body was
represented.
Denying the charges amid jeers and
catcalls, the students said the couples
Evening star., 1931-12-08

Because of high taxes and gasoline
prices tWo-fifths of the motor vehicles
in Brazil are in storage.
Evening star., 1931-12-08
1,0.5o
VOU know that this

you in VALUE when tell you that these Suits and
Overcoats worth every bit of $3.50 and $45
TO-DAY. If you have planned new Christmas
ouh-here is bigger saving than you hoped for. But
you must not miss this value, whether YOU had
planned clothes or not!
Saks-Third
Evening star., 1931-12-08

monday offerings in st. Patrick's, st.
Matthew's and Immaculate Conception
Churches.
Evening star., 1931-12-08

Several new commercial air lines are
to be established n Colombia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-12
10000 Take Part in Mass Funeral for Tavo
Negro Workers Murdered by Cleveland Police
BULLETIN.

CLEVELAND, Ohio Oct. 11Tn
marched five
urday afternoon the
Cleveland police Thirty Thousand altogether participated
funeral demonstrating magnificent solidarity
workers in tremendous
unemployed last Tuesday night.