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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-09
GREAT THRONCS
AT FUNERAL OF
PETER ]. BRADY

New York City (ILNS)-Organiz-
ed labor and hosts of friends came
here to join in the sad task of laying
away the body of as vibrant a man
tied for justice. Peter J. Brady's
work is done and the hundreds who
came to mourn at his bier have gone
their ways.
Nearly 5000 persons attended the
requiem high mass at the Church of
st. Agnes and most of these followed
the cortege to Calvary Cemetery
There were trade unionists, business
friends, those who had associated
with Mr.. Brady in political life, mill
tary men and those who were just
neighbors. During the services five
airplanes circled overhead in final
tribute to the flying lieutenant colonel
who began life as a newsboy and
who became one of the most dynamic
and influential figures in Americas s
great trade union movement.
Few funerals in New York or else
where have called forth so large a
gathering Throngs who could not
enter lined the sidewalks for blocks.
Tributes came from throughout the
country. Flowers were banked about
the casket at the Campbell Funeral
Church in such profusion that they
filled several automobiles in the pro-
cession to the Church of st. Agnes
and to the cemetery.
Among the political leaders present
were former Gov. Alfred E. Smith,
Mayor James Walker and United
States Senator Robert F. Wagner.
Honorary pail bearers were chosen
from among the officers of the Fed
GRAFTON Bank and Trust Company, of
which Mr.. Brady was founder and
president, and included William
Green and Matthew Woll.
Plans for the erection of a memo
rial to Mr.. Brady were discussed on
September % at a meeting of trade
union and city officials held in the
office of Joseph P. Ryan, president OF
the Central Trades and Labor Coun-
ciL Temporary officers in charge OF
the project were chosen as follows
Mr.. Ryan, chairman; Major William
F. Deegan, vice president, and James
S. Quinn, secretary.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-09
Catholic Welfare Conference
Condemns Steel Wage Slashes
Must Prove They Took Organized Labor Into Their
COunsels to Overcome Presumed Obstacles to Just
Wage, Say Churchmen.

Washington, d. c. QLNS)-United
State Steel and other great corpora
tions are condemned for cutting
wages, in the seventeenth of a weekly
series of articles on the Encyclical of
Pope Plus XII, issued by the National
Catholic Welfare Conference. Gre
cent wholesale wage cuts seemed un-
justified when measured by the ency-
clical," says the conference, which de-
clares the great wage cutting cor
porations acted like dictators in or
dering the reductions.
To satisfy the encyclical, the wage
cutting concerns will have to prove
that they could not avoid the cuts by
better management, or greater enter
prise, or improved methods, the con-
. ference says. 1t continues:
Encyclical Is Quoted
"They will have to prove that they
took organized labor into their coun-
sells to overcome presumed obstacles
to a just wage.
''They will have to prove that they
have asked the government to help
them and their organized employees to
overcome the presumed reasons for
wage cuts. They will have to prove
that the income of their concerns
would be unjustly distributed and
that labor would get too much if
wages were not cut.
"The pertinent passages of the
encyclical are as follows:
"'The condition of any particular
business and of it's owner must also
come into question in settling the
scale of wages; for it is unjust to de-
mand wages SO high that an employer
cannot pay them without ruin, and
without consequent distress amongst
the working people themselves. If
the business makes smaller profit on
account of bad management, want of
enterprise or out-of-date methods,
this is not just reason for reducing
the workingmen's wages. If, how
ever, the business does not make
enough money to pay the workman a
just wage, either because it is over
whelmed with unjust burdens, or be-
cause it is compelled to sell its prod
ucts at an unjustly low price, those
who thus injure it are guilty of
grievous wrong; for it is they who de-
prive the workingmen of the just
wage, and force them to accept lower
terms.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-09

legal operations, removing from our
civic life one of its most cancerous
evils"
Mr.. Woll and Mr.. Ornburn issued
their statement on the eve of their
departure for the convention of the
American Federation of Labor in
Vancouver. 1t is expected that the
American Federation of Labor will
reaffirm its declaration for modifica-
tion, without going beyond that
standing demand.
To Draft Bill
Upon our return" said the state
ment, 1--WE shall at once move toward
the formation of an expert group to
have in charge the drafting of a bill
to present to the coming session of
congress, providing for modification
"We have one additional thing to
say at this time. The accusations of
drunkenness made by Clarence True
Wilson against the delegates to the
Detroit American Legion convention
are as baseless as the legion COM
mander says they are. Our own rep
resentatives observed the legion con-
vention and reported upon it's splen-
did work. To attempt to say, as Mr..
Wilson does, that the decision was the
result of convention drunkenness is to
mast a wholly unmerited slur upon
the members of the legion and to
seek solace for a lost cause in that
pitiful misrepresentation which is
customarily the last refuge of bad
and ungracious loser The legion vote
was the intelligent response of
thoughtful and courageous delegates
to the known wish of those they rep
resented. 1t may be accepted as a
fact that had the legion vote satisfied
the drys Mr.. Wilson would have
found no occasion to accuse anyone
of anything except the most exem-
plary conduct. Happily, he cannot
harm the good name of the legion,
to which many thousands of trade
unionists belong, and equally happily,
he could only harm his own cause by
his rash and peevish statement"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-09
Modification or Repeal Now
Issue in Prohibition Fight
Recent Recarations of Great Organized Forces Show
Change Is Certain and Only Question Is What Shall
Be the Change, Labor's Anti-Vostead Act Commit
tee Says

Washington, d. C. GLNS)-"The
issue has ceased to be whether we are
to have change from the present
prohibition status; the issue is wheth-
er we are to have modification or re-
peal"
That is the conclusion of labor's
national committee for modification
of the Volstead act, after its latest
survey of the field, announced in a
statement issued by the officers,
chairman Matthew Woll and Secre-
tary- Treasurer |. M. Ornburn.
every day brings new evidence of
the determination of the American
people to abolish the present lawless
condition under which racketeering
has flourished and to turn the nation
toward temperance, restoration of
freedom and revived employment" the
officers Of labor's modification organ
ization said.
oITOHS l. OGCeS LOT OHdHSe
"It is impossible to over-emphasize
the Importance of the recent declara-
tion by the American Legion and
when we couple this with the declar-
alton of the American Bar Associa-
ton and the American Medical Asso-
citation, we find the great organized
forces of the nation so determined
upon change that the issue is not
whether there shall be change, but
what shall be the change.
"The prohibition forces, by their
continued opposition to change, are in
reality strengthening the movement
for repeal. AS our organization sees
the situation, the choice now lays be-
tween modification and repeal. I'm
less there is moderation Of the dry
opposition to change it may well turn
out that repeal, instead Of modifica.
ton, will be the result.
Why Modification Is Favored
"Our organization stands for modi
fication, for certain definite reasons
We believe modification will promote
temperance. We are certain modifica
ton will at once vastly increase EN-
ployment. We know modification vii
constitute such restoration of free
dom of the individual as to turn the
thought of millions in a constructive
and wholly law-abiding direction. 1
will be body blow to racketeering
gangsterism and other illicit and il
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-09
JOBLESS INCREASE IN FRANCE

Paris, France.-According to the
latest official reports, 3S,763 unem-
ployed workers are receiving unem-
ployment assistance in France.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-09
1000 JOBLEss MINERS IN PERU

Lima, Peru.-The Northern Peru
Mining and Smelling Company dis
missed 1900 miners. Skeleton stats
are retained to work the pumps and
guard the companys property. Com
pany officials claim the shutdown will
continue until the price of copper rises
to a profitable figure.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-09
Wage Cuts Deal Tremendous
Blow at Entire Retail Trade
Purchasing Power Drops Over Billion Since '29
Wage Totals 80 Per Cent Below Two Years Ago Due to
Unemployment, Part Time and Pay Slashes u S.
Figures Show

Washington, D. G. (ILNS)-Recent
wage reductions will this week begin
to tighten the strangling grip on
thousands of retail counters, the first
step in the process of back-firing clear
to the heart of production, speeding
up the turn of the vicious circle out
of which depression is made.
The terrific strength of this stran-
Cling grip is revealed in a study by
international Labor News Service
and this newspaper of Bureau of
Labor Statistics figures on the cost
of depression to date.
1t is shown that, prior to the sweep
ing wage-cut in steel, the buying
power of the 14,000,000 workers nor
mally employed in manufacturing in
dustry had dropped $4,454, 100000
from 1929, drop of 80 per cent of
1929 total wages, the combined cost
of unemployment, part time and wage
reductions.
Tremendous Trade Losses
That is the amount of money taken
away from the merchants of the ma
ton, through chiseling away the
earnings of workers. This astound-
ing fact is perhaps the most dra-
matte lesson yet brought forth of the
extent to which merchant Well-being
depends upon worker well-being. Be
cause of unemployment and wage re-
ductions, the merchants of America
the butchers, grocers, clothing deal
ers, landlords, etc.-have had their
sales cut four and a half billion dol
lars a year, without taking into ac-
count the further effect of the wage
cuts just put into effect by steel and
surrounding industries.
The buying power of 100000
manufacturing workers and their
families suffered a progressive de-
cline since the middle of 1925, as
shown by the reports of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics. These reports
are in the form Of index numbers
indicating the (1) total manufacture
ing industry employees, (2) total OF
payrolls, and another index showing
the cost of living.
Wage Drop 80 Per cent
Comparing June, 1929, and June
| 1880, it is evident that there was q
decline of SO per cent in the tota,
payment of wages, and a net dis.
placement of workers amounting to
only 26.9 per cent. 1t is clear from
| this that the reduction of wage rates
was not as great as the displacement
| of labor, but amounted to a differen
tial of approximately 12.1 per cent
in the actual reduction of wage rates
in that period.
This seems to indicate that the eff
fort to prevent the cutting of wages
has had an effect-a very consider
able effect, in fact.
But in considering the reduction O.
buying power, there are the tw,
classes to be considered: (D thos,
completely displaced, which was ac
complished by part time unemploy
ment, to some extent, but which rep
resented total loss of buying powe
for that unemployed period; and e.
those who remained at work, but re
ceived the relatively lower wage rat,
as shown by the index. Those VIII,
were unemployed--well, they lost al
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-26
GRAINS TUMBLE AS
CORPORATION PLANS.
HEAVY WHEAT SALE.
Sterilization Group Will Offer
$4,000 900 Bushels for
Sale Abroad

Chicago. Feb. 26.-R)-Grain prices
underwent a decided tumble THURS
day. owing largely to announcement
that the Grain Sterilization corpora
ton would offer IS, 900 900 bushels of
wheat abroad. The announcement
was generally construed as bearish.
Stop-loSs orders to let go of wheat
future delivery contracts carried the
market down quickly about 2hc to
the lowest level since Jan. 20. with
corn at a new low-price record for the
season.
Wheat closed nervous ,k-2hc lower.
May old 81&-hc; July 65%-hc, corn
A-:kc down May old 64-64lsc, July IS
and provisions unchanged to zoe
higher.
Increased pressure of Australian
wheat In Europe was ascribed largely
to Australian government promises Of
Il bonus IN exports. European inn
porters were also asserted to be
~ticipating liberal arrivals hereafter
from Argentina as well as Australia,
Notwithstanding that Argentine
growers appeared to be unwilling SELL
ers. Advices indicated better weather
in France, with rural offerings aug
mented. American govern;nent-spon-
sored agencies were again reported
offering export wheat.
Assertions that all calculations in
regard TO feed requirements have
mild weather tended to weaken corn.
Some Illinois points reported that
despite a crop not more than go per
cent of average, shipments of 81 per
cent more cor had been handled
than a year ago. Illinois corn sup
plies on farms were estimated as
cqualing the volume at May Is in an
average season. Oats followed wheat
and corn.
Provisions reflected upturns in hog
values.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-26
ACT FINALLY ON
is SENATE BILLS
Upper House Now Begins Work
on Measures Already
Passed by House

Final legislative action on is meas
ures marked Wednesdays session Of
the North Dakota senate.
The assembly completed its 5oth
legislative day Wednesday afternoon.
and then launched into the 5lst day
by acting on bills that already had
passed the house.
Most OF the measures dealt with
small appropriations and minor pro-
posal. All 60 to the governor for
approval.
Outstanding among the oils was
Representative d. L. Peters proposal
to relieve the automobile owner from
responsibility in case OF accidental
death OF injury to passengers in his
car. The car owner. however, would be
liable where accidents resulted be-
cause Of i~ntoxication, wilful miscon-
duct or gross negligence on his part.
Or on the part OF persons responsible
for operation Of tho vehicle.
The present law requiring the as
SCISSOR to register voters by party az
flation Is repealed under another bill
passed by the senate. The proposal
was introduced In the legislature by
Representative Lynch. Of Richland
county.
Annual registration Of physicians
and surgeons, as proposed In q bill
by Representative Martin Of Botti-
ueau county, received senate approval
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-26
LIVESTOCK

Of aAltgHrfc.)IMoes. $4,000; including
10000 direct; fairly active; lo,2oc
higher; good to Sc chS,ce a aoo3sto i lbs,
se.s5-7.s5: pigs. ss.5o-7:oo;. plain kinds.
5000: packing sows, s5.S5.6.i0; light
light. good and choice l4o-1 aSo lbs
$7oo'7.4o: light weight, 1 SO , i 1bbs''
SS.95-7.4o: heavy weight 25O;$5o lbs;
S6.50-7.10: packing sows. medium and
good; 275,5oo lbs. s5:75,e;25; heavy
weisht 25o-$s9 lbs $Siso eood RaG6o
lbs. s5.75-6.25: slaughter pigs, good
and choice 1oo-lso lbs, sS2S.7.oo:
Cattle; 5000: CALVES, 200; common y
csc higher; better grades slow: steady
to strong: shippers not. very active
On good TO choice steers; better under
tone and strong to unevs snG ha|fsrr
cites with cows fully steady; bulls
steers, s7.oe.s.2s: Steers. eeed ana
ahs,cf iss soo; :s'ss!li nss ss i}So.is56 iSe.
ss.s5.ii.s5; isoo.i5oo lbs, $685.
choice 55o-s5o lbs, $s.e5-S:25: com
Eoed ana ana a %ease"i ;4. sHasoV common nnMs;
and medium, s3.50-4,5o:.. low cutter
and cutter, $2.75-3.5o: bulls (yearlings
excluded) good and choice (peel},
$~4.25-5.75: cutter to medium, $3.50,
4;4o.; v~ealers dnilk fed. 1924 od ana
Gull and common. $5.c0-7.0o. stocker
and feeder cattle: steers. good and
choice soo-lo5o lbs, $s.75.s.oo; COM
Sheep. $4,000; fat lambs weak to
csc lower; other classes about steady,
early top lambs. 1856 paid by, tut,
siders: packers d ss.eo1 IS s1ippfs si
ewes, 34.oV.4.75. LAMBS. 30 lbs. down,
good and choice, $7.75-S.so: medium.
S~7.25-7.76; 9l-100 lbs, medium to
choices $s.75.e.75; all weights, COM
dunn to. choice, So. S 1. 90: all weights,
Gull and common. $2.00-4.00; feeding
lambs, so-75 lbs. good and choice,
$775.S.25.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-26
STOCK MARKET HAS
firm CLOSE Tone
MANY SHARES gain
Trading Active. Particularly in
Last Hour; Sales Total
100000 Shares

New York. Feb. 26.-R)-Stocks
closed strong Thursday with net
gains Of 2 to 5 points In virtually all
OF the leading shares. Trading was
active, especially In the last hour. u.
5 Steel, Bethlehem, Dupont, Ameri-
can Can, Allied Chemical. United
Aircraft, LoewS. Electric Power and
Light and American Power and Light
rose 3 or more, American Can, Cen
eral Electric and Westinghouse about
2. American Water Works 6, Worth
ington Pump and Underwood Elliott
Fisher 5 and Auburn Auto IA. Sales
appropriated 4,400, 900 shares.
y. 8. Steel common was suddenly
new year, but bullishness again on
centrated on the Electric Power is
sues. Some Of the Steels, Electrical
and Railway equipments, and mis-
cellaneous manufacturing issues made
good Roadway, but most of the rails,
ellis, motors. coppers and merchandise
ing issues held back. A few soft
spots were uncovered.
The advance In U. s. Steel ap-
preached 4 points, and Bethlehem,
Cult States and Republic preferred
made gains almoStsaS wide. Utilities
rising 2 to s points included American
Water. Works, Consolidated Gas,
Electric Power and Light, American
Power and Light. North American,
Public Service Of N. j., Pacific Light
ing, United Gas improvement. and
Standard Gas, all Of which recorded
new highs for 1881. General Elec-
trio, American Can, Westinghouse
Electric, Underwood Elliott, Ioews.
Dupont and American Locomotive
gained 2 to 3. and Eastman Auburn
and Macy Rose 5 or more. Simmons.
was given q powerful boost for the
first time in months. raining more
than 3. In the rails, Frisco dropped
4 to a new low. Gillette was q weak
feature. losing 8. Montgomery Ward
lost more than q point on yesterdays
gain.
The market still seemed to be I'm
PEELED primarily by its own mor1en-
tum, since little In the way Of for
ward stimulus was provided by the
days news. With the expected tech
meal reaction Of the previous session
cut OF the way. however. traders had
an opportunity to consider the. mildly
cheerful mid-Week business statistics
which appeared Wednesday.
Some brokerage houses have taken
o precautionary attitude. in view of
the almost steady advance of the last
three weeks. Nevertheless, specula-
tive sentiment in Wall Street remains
preponderantly bullish, acknowledge
ing that the markets recovery has
run well ahead Of the pickup in bus
mess. but pointing out that trouble
some situation is out OF the way and
nquidated. and stock now for sale
can be disposed of leisurely. so there
: little in sight at the moment to
check the advance.
Call money continued q little firm
er. With little available under the Of
llclal rate OF IL per cent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-26
BISMARCK GRAIN
NEW YORK

New York. Feb. 26.-iR-Butter,
2o.3O5: firmsr: Creamery, higher
2Sat -29c; first (SS-91 score) 26k-
2Skc.
Cheese. 111,57S: steady.
Eggs. 2S.e56; firm. Mixed colors,
regular packed, closely selected heavy,
eok-20Ic: extra, 2O.20Hc; extra
first. 19-19hc: first. 1Shc: seconds.
1880; medium firsts. 16-l7c: refrig-
l?:l4c: nearby hennery brown, extra,
2Of-21c; extra first. $4,000.
Nearby II nearby western hem
very white. closely selected extra,
3H-2Shc do average extra. 22-
221sc; nearby white mediums, c0h.
2lhc: Pacific coast white, extra,
70. extra first, 23-25kc.
Poultry. live Irregular. Chickens.
by freight, 19-2lc: by express, 21-29c;
broilers,. freight, see: express. 3O-40c:
fowls, freight, 20-21c; express, II
Dressed. STEADY
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-26
VIRTUALLY ALL OF
WHEAT NEWS II

Minneapolis, Feb. 26.-(F-Virtual-
ly all news was bearish on wheat
Thursday, and prices were weak. May
closed unchanged. July lsc lower,
and September &c lower.
Coarse grain futures were fraction
ally easy on account of the weakness
in wheat. Trade was light generally.
Corn followed wheat promptly.
Cash wheat was quiet and un-
changed. The farm board agency re-
sumed buying of offerings at Grand
Forks II storage space was available.
Millers were fairly good buyers OF
heavy wheat. There was moderate
elevator demand for light weight
quality and slow to dull for damaged
or smutty offerings. Winter wheat
was slow and unchanged. Durum was
dull except for a few cars of choice.
Cash corr demand was indiffer-
ent. Oats was slow and easy. Eye
demand was quiet. Barley demand
was quiet to fair. Flax demand was
rather good.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-26

with them and pass legislation de-
signed tc supplement their efforts. I
feel that they also will be disap-
pointed at this failure of the govern
ment OF l.orth Dakota to support the
Farm Boards program.
Il sincerely hope that our sister
states In the northwest, where similar
bills have been introduced, will be
more considerate of the farmers in
terests."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-26
Legislators Pass
5Oth Session Day
With Swift Work

CONTINUED from page u
q bill for rearranging the states leg
islative districts.
The senate Tuesday night had dis
posed Of practically all Of the legis-
lation that originated In that body,
and Wednesday devoted itself to dis.
posing Of remaining routine.
Some parliamentary difficulties
were encountered when an effort was
made to revive q hail insurance mea.
sure, similar to the one passed by the
house.
This measure was indefinitely post
poned by the senate Tuesday, and on
motion OF Senator P. J. Murphy.
Walsh, a "clincher" was attached.
making 1t necessary to obtain a two
thirds vote for reconsideration.
Caused BY misunderstanding
At the time the bill was Indefinite
ly postponed In the senate, the belief
was expressed by some members that
a similar measure had passed the
house. It was later learned, however,
that the bill was merely on the house
calendar and that action had not yet
been taken on 1t.
Senator A. w. Fowler, Cas-, ex-
planned to the senate Tuesday that
he would make an effort to revive the
proposal, in view of the misunder-
standing. Wednesday afternoon.
while the house was celebrating on
the hail insurance measure, Senator
Fowler moved to reconsider the SINH
lar senate bill. This drew consider
able opposition, and on a roll call the
vote stood Is to 81 to reconsider.
Since q two-thirds vote Is necessary
to carry such a motion, reconsidera-
ton failed.
A short while after the senate took
this action, the house passed the hail
measure. which now goes to the sen
ate.