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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01
u. S. INVESTIGATES
ALLEGED EVASION
OF PAY SCALE ACT
Probe Charges Contractors
Defeat Purpose of Pre-
vailing Wage Law

Washington, D. C. (ILNS)-The
United States Department of Labor
is conducting a nationwide investi-
cation of reports that contractors on
! government work are evading the
prevailing wage scale law by forcing
sub-contractoas to take back from
workmen a certain per cent of their
wages.
Pending the outcome of the investi-
cation, Senator Wheeler, Of Montana,
who recently announced he would ask
congressional inquiry of the
charges, said he would hold up his
resolution providing for an inquiry.
Numerous Protests
Labor department officials said that
nearly every member of it's concilia-
ton bureau was at work on the ma
tion-wide investigation. The bureau
director, Hugh L. Kerwin, said nu-
merous protests have been filed with
the department by various classes of
labor during the last two months, and
there remain only few cases
throughout the country that have not
been adjusted. 1t was said that in
all cases the contractor was forced
to abide by Secretary Doak's ruling
that wages paid workers on govern
ment projects must be based on the
prevailing wages existing in COM
munity at the time the contract was
awarded
Department Investigating
Il have conferred with the depart
ment and officials are looking into
the subject" Senator Wheeler said.
"The purpose of the governments
national building program" Senator
Wheeler explained, "is to give en-
ployment to workmen and to relieve
distress, and congress provided that
the local wage scale in each commun-
ity must be maintained.
"When a subordinate pays the local
wage scale to workmen and at the
end of each week forces them to re-
turn part of it in an envelope, the
purpose of the federal statutes IN
defeated"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01

new purchase and offer fslicitations.
An observing one might have caught
Uncle Walker giving Jane a sly wink,
which she as slyly returned.
Billy was downcast, and Jane at
least seemed so.
Aunt Anne exclaimed: why, Billy,
what is wrong7 Did Jane back out7"
mot as bad as that, but almost. I
have lost the money intended to buy
the ring with" He hesitated.
Jane took seat and assumed a dis
appointed but resigned air.
Uncle Walker seated himself by
Billy. do you and Jane think you
can make q 60 OF 1t on your salary
how much Is itf'
"Sixty dollars a week, and we have
1t all figured out-haven't we, Jansr'
"Oh, Yes!"
Gould you get along and buy a
little home, too, II you had seventy.
fivef"
Billy and Jane exchanged wonder
Ing glances.
"Yes, think SO. Don't you, Janef"
"Oh. yes" Jane was positive.
Tomorrow, then," said Uncle Walk
or, "you come to Haley Brothers--if
your firm will release you then-if not
tomorrow, then as soon an you can
get away.
But" Billy began.
wait q minute. Your cash salary
win be seventy-nvs dollars q week,
and credit Of twenty-five a week on
Ave thousand dollars worth Of the
common stock Of Haley Brothers,
which shall set aside for you. That
viii make 4 hundred a week. Now 90
back to Stalnard's and get your ring"
He handed Billy an envelope. "ThiS
was under the bed up in your room" +"
He slipped another wink to Jane.
Billy recovered surprisingly prompt
b, but remarked that the store would
be closed.
"Don't worry" Uncle Walker as
sured him. "Stalnard phoned me, as ]
had asked him to, and I arranged for
him to stay till you returned. 1t was
= put-up job on you, Billy" he ex.
planned. II wanted to see what de-
cision you would make In an emer-
gency-and IL you would stick by 1t.
Jane tried to shake you, but you
thought you were right and remained
hrm. Haley Brothers want young fel-
lows like you. Now you two ske.
daddle-and ring in the newp"
"a. 1891. Western Newspaper Union,
-BS 1881 &
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01

Jane turned from the showcase to
her companion: "Why. what Il the
matter, BillyY
I've lost It'll"
Lost whatT
II had 6ve hundred dollars Christ
mas club savings in my inside over
coat pocket. It isn't there. It's gone,
and that's that. Mr.. Stalnard." said
Billy dsjectedly, "we'l have to let 1t
60 for the present"
Jane turned to the jeweler.
You'll let US have 1t anyway, won't
you? Billy can soon pay for It,"
Mr.. Stalnard was very nice. @Why,
certainly, Mr.. Belding. Pay a. con-
vsnient."
Thank you. Mr. Stalnard, and I'm
sorry, Jane" he said. but my rule IL
not to 20 into debt for what I call
current expenses"
Jane removed the ring and reluct-
antly Laid it on the velvet pad. Billy
took her arm and gently guided her
toward the door.
But, Billy, please"
mo. dear, just can't do It'll Please
wait little"
They got into Billy's little car and
drove away.
Earlier In the evening, Walker
Haley had had Billy, al the prospec-
tive husband Of his niece and ward,
Jane, to his home al dinner guest.
Upon reaching the house, Billy had
been assigned room for his convsn-
ience
Dinner ended, Jane reminded Bully
OF the passing time, and he hurried
upstairs for his things.
When they returned, Uncle Walker,
Aunt Anne. and Jack and Hazel, their
SON and daughter, arose 10 view the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01

in both branches Of the United States
congress.
Senator Norris, chairman of the
senate judiciary committee, said the
committee would consider the resolu-
ton in January.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01
$4,000 Jobless in Italy

Rome.-The unemployed in Italy
numbered $4,000 at the end of No
vember, an increase of almost 100000
since October |, according to Arnaldo
Cortesi, special correspondent Of the
New York Times. This is the largest
number of jobless ever recorded in
Italy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01
JObless Women Problem
For Canadian Government

Ottawa, Can.-An Ontario Woman's
Association has asked the government
to find work for unemployed women.
This is problem that has yet to be
solved.
The country has an army of white
collar unemployed. There is also an
army of unemployed artisans. Gov
ernment work for the jobless is al
most exclusively of the pick-and-
shovel type, kind of work the white
collar man is not fitted for. Nor is
there any place for jobless women in
the government works program.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01
Before 1929" Mr.. Cortesi said,

Before 1925" Mr.. Cortesi said,
1.-The maximum number of unemploy-
ed never reached as many of 100000,
while the minimum was as low as
only few score of thousands. Even
during 1880 the maximum reached
only 100000, and it was not until
this year that it jumped suddenly to
more than 100000" Mr.. Cortesi pre-
dicted that the jobless would reach
100000 before next spring.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01
Constitutional Changes
By Popular Elections

Washington.-A proposed amend
ment to the United States constitu-
tion to provide for its amendment by
the convention system, instead of by
state legislatures as at present, was
offered in the senate by Senator Bing-
ham, of Connecticut.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01
MERCY HOSPITAL
CLINIC

DIR. J. F. Bateman, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, will conduct a psychiatric and
neurologic clinic at the Mercy Hospi-
tai social service department (Front
street entrance) on Monday, January
a, at a. m.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01
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COMFORT FOR THE JOBLESS

Chicago.-An income of $4,000 a
month from the $40,0OO,O00 estate of
her husband was approved for Mrs.
Stanley Mccormick by Judge Henry
Horner in the probate court.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01
GEORGE BEARD
Is Elected President of Bar.
bers' UniOn-Other
Officers

BARRIERS Union No. 1872 held we'll
attended and interesting meeting
Monday night of this week The big
feature of the meeting was the an
nual nomination and election of off,
GERS, which resulted as follows:
President, George Beard; vice
president, Frank Hogan; recording
secretary, Adam ]. Westrick; financial
secretary y-treasurer, Ernest Legg;
guide, William Link; guard, Jacob
Protzman.
The installation of the officers-elec!
will take place the second Monday in
January.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-01-01

Speakeasies have no steady custom
ers. It's not the depression, it's the
liquor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-11
What The Doctor Says BY DIR. s. J. CRUMBINE, GENERAL EXECUTIVE AMERICAN CHILD HEALTH ASSOCIATION

for the last fifteen years there has been a gate at the top of the Johnson staircase to prevent un- steady little bodies from tumbling down. (There is also a beautiful. wide hand-rail, the polish on which I suspect is not altogether due. to Mrs Johnson's duster! But sliding down it is done, so Bill and Mary once told me, entirely at ones own risk!) And talking of polish, the floors in the Johnson home arc not kept so slippery that they are dangerous. Mrs Johnson would rather have whole bones among her family than a highly polished floor.
 Ever since Bill when about a year old made himself sick by sucking the lead paint off a wooden monkey. the Johnson children while they were very young have had only washable toys. As soon as Baby John is old enough to appreciate toys he will have a soft, cuddly doll and a celluloid ball-neither of which has sharp corners to hurt him.
 The Johnson's idea is to protect the CHlluTeH WHlle tlcy dIC oAiuAA from the possibility of accidents. and when the children are older to develop the right attitude to- wards danger, so that accidents are not likely to happen. Take swimming, for instance. Claire and Robert are never allowed to go in the water without some older person to watch them. Mary and Bill have been taught to twim only in safe places at safe times and in the company of others.
 Since automobiles these days are responsible for more accidents than any other single cause, the Johnson children have never been allowed to play on the street. Mary and Bill have been well trained as to the right precautions to take when crossing a street. and Claire or Robert especially would not dream of crossing with out looking carefully in both di- rections first. MT and Mrs John son have not tried to frighten the youngsters with the thought of danger; they have merely taught them that danger exists for the unwary or the careless. The John son children have a wholesome re- spect for fire and water and elec- tricity and all the other factors which. wrongly used, may get out of hand.
 Next Week: Claire Johnson Ac- quires Kitten. .. ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-11
GLORIFYlNG
 ,YOURSELE
By Alicia Hart
LIPS THAT TOUGH
 IIPSTYCK-
e5I4yZex NEA sERXlcE lklt


 Lipstick has revolutionized faces. Lips have made much more inter- esting remarks since they had some help than they formerly were in the habit of doing.
 There are so many shades on the market that you won't have any trouble finding the one that Is designed for you. Sun-tanned skins need a lipstick that has a daring orange cast to it, careful ly disguised, of course. Pale blondes need a rose that will in- crease their appearance of fragil- ity. Dark haired women should hay ca cherry touch to their lips. There is lipstfck for every type today.
 When you have decided on your color, practise making up your upper lip. Close your lips. The surplus that adheres to the lower lip will take care of 1t. Now take your finger and blend the color ing. Don't let white line show at the place where the lip rouge ceases. That is a startling disclos- ure that can't be forgotten, even when you close your lips and your mouth grows beautiful again.
 Modelling a Mouth
 If your lips are too full don't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-11

No 360-Charming model. This style is designed in sizes 36, 3S, 40, 42, A, 46 and 48 inches bust. Size 36 requires 1-2 yards of 39-inch material with 7-S yards of lace edg- ing.
 No 899-A Smart Neckline. This style is designed in sizes 16, IS, 20 years, 36, 38, 40 and AZ inches bust measure. Size 16 requires 1-4 yards of 39-inch material with 1-2 yard of 39-inch contrasting. Y
 No 353-Smart and Wearable. This style Is designed in sizes 16, IS, 20 years, 36, 38, 40 and AZ inch es bust measure. Size 36 requires 3 -18 yards of 39-inch material with 5-S yard of 35-inch contrasting.
 No 492-Pantee frock. This style Is designed in sizes 2, 4 and years. Size 4 requires 1 7-8 yards of 39- inch material with 1-2 yard Of 35- inch contrasting.
 No 542-Practical Blouse. This style is designed in sizes 16, IS, 20
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-11
|e}1hsSTQRY
 2? OE SUE [I ERy. Marqery Hale
SALLY DREADS HAL
 PRICHARD'S COMING

| Sally's scream hadn't been loud But 1t had been piercing. It shat tered the oppressive silence, broke 1t into fragments, and let them fall Sue and Jack exchanged @ swift glance.
 Nerves" Sue said the word noiselessly. But Sally read her lips "No, you don't understand! The eyes are coming closer. Right there. Outside the window. Oh, don't you see them? I've got to go! He'll make me go. He'll stay till I do go...."
 She was shrinking against the wall. Her breath came quickly. But her tortured eyes didn't move from the window.
 With a quick motion Jack pulled the. blinds.
 "There's no one there, Sally. No one can see in now, anyway. And you're not going out anywhere to- night. There's blizzard blowing .. Nobody's out there. Only a fool would come through this storm" l"
 "But I came through it. I'm a fool! Then her voice dropped to a dead level. She laughed nervous ly. She seemed to think of some thing. "A blizzard! Only a fool would come through it." She said the words slowly and her eyes were on Jacks face. You really mean that, don't you?"
 "Surest thing I know"
 Hell come.. ... He'll start. He's that way. And maybe he'll be killed. You do think he'll die out there, don't you?" Sally came across the room to Jack and her hands clutched his arm.
 Sue stood nearby, waiting, won dering.
 Sally turned. "Of course you won't answer. You're afraid to tell me that maybe he won't be killed for fear I'll get hysterical. And you don't dare say that the storm will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-11
hIOyE r MONEY. Lo;aH a

you don't need or even care about. Oh-the lobster Newburg I've eaten when I needed shoesl The orchids I've worn when I was wondering how to pay the renti Whenever you really need something you can count men out"
 Sine remembered that once when one of the girls had been In urgent need of money Lottie had conduct ed d sale and many of her friends had generously thrown in various treasures. Lottie as auctioneer, glib of tongue and generous herself, had rapidly raised the required sum.
 Mona, however, had nothing to sell. The ermlne coat might have brought $500 but 1t had been re- turned to Pilgrims the day after it's arrival. She had declined the diamond necklace. No-there was no way except to ask her employer for an advance.
 pr Dean, Q slender, blond young man of earnest rnein, looked up as she entered his office. The doctors air was preocupied and important. He had just come from 8 confer ence, he said, at which her fathers case had been discussed. Dr Fred ericks. the well-known specialist. had been present and had agreed with the other doctors findings. The radium treatment was not only advisable but essential.
 In brief, technical language Dr Dean sketched the condition, the treatment under which that condi- ton would yield, and finally the vvn nen 0ata and rnst.
 "As told you before it will be $500. But when you consider that your father will be here under ob- servation for several months that sum becomes nominal. However, we are not concerned over the pay ment. You can take your time for that. Dr Frederioks, who comes to the hospital frequently, will be con- suited from time to time. All you need to do, Miss Moran, is sign a document signifying your agree nient to the plan of treatment. The money can wait on your conven- ience."
 pr Fredericks entered the room then. He looked the antithesis of pr Dean-older, jovial, dark and
 stocky, Save for his smile and gen. eral air of efficiency, he might have passed anywhere for badly dress ed grocery clerk. | But when he spoke Mona's atti- tude toward the man changed con- pietely. Here were knowledge ex- | perience, quiet assurance. Moreover Dr Fredericks was frankly pleased by Miss Moran's beauty.
 The girl felt that at any cost she must place her father under this | learned mans care. As, Dr Fred | ericks talked the younger doctor l nodded solemnly and the nurse glancing up from her files, smiled
 II brought my father few little
 things" Mona told Miss Folsom
 after she had signed the agreement and said good night to the two doc. tors who were discussing othel
 matters. II don't suppose l can see
 him so late as this?"
 "He's asleep" Miss Folsom Isnniled, "and nothing is more impor; tant to him just now than sleep However," she eyed the packages hesitantly, ''I'll leave these on thu table near his bed so he will se'
 them the moment he awakens."
 "And tell him I'll be back to SC!
 him in a few days, won't your Mona said. "Give him my love-"
 Miss Folsom agreed and returned
 to her vigil. Why in the name o
 heaven, she wondered, did girl a
 pretty as that one continue to re
 main "Mfss Moran?"
 N no Re COntinuolk)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-11
down the instrument and set off for lunch.

down the instrument and set off for lunch.
 The Savarin was emptying and she found a secluded seat near a corner. without consulting the menu Mona ordered briefiy-a pot of tea with lemon, eggs Benedictine and toast.
 The cool green of the room, the music, faraway but insisterit, the spotless linen gave her the sense of luxury her mood required. Pres ently the waiter brought her order. lifted the silver cover of the dish proudly and poured the tea.
 Mona drank the beverage slowly. Holding the cup, to her lips she noted that she was not, as she had thought, alone in this section of the room. Directly across sat MT Gar retson chatting with another man.
 Mona noticed, that the stranger was slim with slightly military erectness and that he was rega rding her as he licked ashes from his cigar into a tray. M Mona's. Swiftly the girl looked away anu dSdiu COAShoSIcu AcE tCo cup.
 AS she rose to leave she glanced toward MT Garretson who bowed.
 He'll think I'm extravagant." Mona thought with alarm. Hurry ing away. she had the uncomforta- ble feeling that the two men were discussing her. She didn't want MT Garretsor1 to think she wasted xN oA all o x,Ag
 For Mona had decided to ask for an advance with which to finance her fathers treatment. She would. of course, approach MT Garretson about 1t. It had been MT Garretson who had hired her, arranged her work, and given her frequent rais. es in salary. At five o'clock Mona. took the sut way and rode to the hospital. re. f1ecting as she struggled through the crowds that this was the ffst evening in a long while that she had not made the trip in Steve'i car.
 At a corner shop she bought to. bacco and oranges and selected some cartoon booklets for her fla ther who was an enthusiastic ad- mirer of Mickey Mouse.
 Following the stiffly starched nurse into the doctors office Mona's heart grew lighter. With Dad well once more she would be so much happier. Bud was no longer q. wor. ry. Kitty was doing we'll at school Ma had felt better lately too. There was only the problem of raising the money for her fathers treatment. Steve might loan her the amount Mona reflected. But no - she couldn't ask him for it. She had taken such pains to make clear to Steve just what she could accept from him and what she could not Mona recalled one of Lottie's axionns concerning men. They'll spend a fortune on you for things
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-11
YOUR CHILDREN
By Olive Roberts Barton
sllSSs ~ NEA- as.|YIesF, .Il!f,.

Nerves are telegraph wires. They possens automatic shutofks. When the brain becomes logged or ex- cited the switch to the stomach closes and that station ceases work.
 This is why 90 many adults and children otherwise normally heal thy they suddenly develop digestive lupsets without any warning or ap- parent reason.
 Excitement consists of many things. Happiness, sorrow, anger, fear, or any complex suddenly ac- lcentuated will almost certainly hit at the stomach, especially if the sufferer happens to be of a sensi- tive, high-strung nature. Several times this summer l have observed children who were supposed to have a complaint due to heat, go down with fever, purg- ing and vomiting after some form of unusual excitement. It did not occur to their mothers that nerve strain may have been the principal cause. But there was not much question in my mind that 1t was to blame.
 There is this to be said about a party or a picnic:
 Through sheer anticipation a child becomes taut. He thinks about it beforehand, then there Is the actual preparation and the trip. | Usually his emotional state keeps up through the day, often accom- panied by physical over-exertion.
 All Parties Aren't Fun
 We have a habit of thinking that Ianything in the nature of holi- I day or celebration delights child. For the most part it does, too. But 1t depends very much on what goes with it.
 A little girl recently was invit- ed to a lovely party where all the other children were strangers. She lcould not protest against going be- cause she saw how delighted every one else was about 1t. They all kept talking and talking about what she must wear and the important chil- dren she would meet.
 She was coached about things to do and not to do. Naturally shy and unadjusted, it was hard for her to meet even one strange tt- tie girl and make up with her.
 Being thrown suddenly into the midst of two dozen was torture Yet she smiled and tried to be Friendly and put up the appearance of having a good time.
 The automatic shut-off clicked Her stomach was not receiving. But beautiful refreshments were served and although she was no' hungry she was urged to eat Chi and that, and she did.
 Home-just in time. Bed, fever throwing everything off she hat eaten. Doctor! Summer com plaint." Which was partly true, al heat never helps.
 This was fear, or 8 complex al , work. Happiness emotionally over done will do the same thing. An! lkind of excitement.
 The crux of it all is that at thu very time children should not over eat or eat at all, they do. Any typ' , of celebration is inevitably accom- , panied by unusual or rich food. A nervous child is fortunate i
 he lives a quiet uneventaful life , especially during the hot months