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The Washington times., 1932-07-02

She slipped out Of the canvas
sling backwards, turned a COM
plete Somersault in mid-air,
and came crashing down 1S
feet to the iron deck OF the
Falk, brushing past me and
barely missing me.
AS The Patsy hit the deck.
shrieks and groans came from
the hundred or more passen-
gers of the Cleveland who were
watching the loading. The ele-
phant lay where she landed,
motionless and, to all intents
and purposes, dead. The Patsy,
the unluckiest of animals, was
again running true to form.
I leaned over the PROSTATE
creature looking for signs OF
life. After about two minutes
/ noticed one Of the eyelids
flutter. Then, without warn
ing, The Patsy jumped to her
feet and, swaying unsteadily,
started running down the deck.
Lal and I grabbed her with
the elephant hooks and led her
back. without further ado we
got the sling around her
again, and, with another winch
man on the job. quickly trans
ferred her to the deck Of the
Cleveland. The secret of load
ing an elephant by the air route
is to give the animal no time
to kick itself loose. The sec.
The Washington times., 1932-07-02
SKySCRAPER - BslsSi. By Gsi,'
BuFaith

ment. Twice there had been
no answer; once a strange
woman had answered and had
hung up Immediately; and the
fourth time Bill had answered
had announced heatedly that
Mara wasn't home; he didn't
know where she was. On the
third night Mara arrived with
a suitcase.
Enter Mara
Jennie and Lynn were At
home. Tom was out with
young Rawlson again. Mara
came in, her face ashen under
the rouge.
"I've left him for good!" she
announced.
"Mara!" Lynn sprang to her
feet. Here, let me take your
things, and your bag. You
can't mean it,"
"I do mean it. I went home
early this afternoon. That
woman was there-not for the
first time, I suppose"
What did you do?"
"I told her something. She
left pretty quick. I told Bill
he could leave, too. He said
he wouldn't; the place suited
him. I said I'd paid for 1t. He
said the lease was in his name.
If I wanted to go. I could;
he'd stay on till the end Of the
month. I said I'd divorce him.
He told me to go ahead-but
on what? And he said he had
as much on me as I had on
him"
Don't cry" said Lynn, after
a moment. What are you go
ing to do?"
MAY I stay here?" I can
pay my share. I won't" she
said viciously, have Bill to
support"
"Of course you must stay
here till you find a place"
Lynn told her. That is, II
Jennie doesn't mind"
II don't mind" said Jennie,
yawning. IT have a double bed.
You can sleep in it If you want
to-provided you don't snore or
kick"
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The Washington times., 1932-07-02
WILD

that clutter up Hong Kong
harbor.
The work went on at a great
rate, both boats drawing farther
and farther away from the dock
as it progressed. Soon we had
everything loaded but my car
nivora-leopards and. tigers
and my two elephants. Lung.
ing at the bars Of their cages
and roaring their displeaSure,
the great cats were lifted in air
and deftly lowered to the deck
of the Cleveland. Next a can
vas sling was fastened around
the belly of the first elephant
An Indian variety-and she
was lifted, swung wide and de-
posted on the big ships deck
beside my other specimens. So
many orders were being fired
at the Chinaman who was
working the forward winch that
was loading the animals (the
aft winch was handling my
supplies) that he seemed a lit
tie ratified. I noticed that in
handling the first elephant he
kept her in midair longer than
was necessary before shifting
the boom over. The animal,
frightened to find itself, stock
still about 18 feet in the air,
started kicking around furi-
ously.
I yelled to the faltering
winchman to shift from the
The Washington times., 1932-07-02
BY Walt Disney
By Frank Buck

fallen on her side she'd have
cracked several ribs, with prob
able internal injuries to COM
plicate matters. Had she
landed on her back she'd have
snapped her spine. So, if she
had to fall. The Patsy didn't
select the worst way Of land
ing.
A little over a month after
the accident, The Patsy wound
up at Golden Gate Park in San
Francisco, where the goddess Of
fortune finally smiled upon
her. Which is by way Of say
ing that she landed swell
job-one that any elephant
would be glad to have. No
tough circus career for her,
none of the confinement Of
ZOO life. She got a JOB carry.
ing the children Of San Fran.
cisco around in a howdah
which I designed. And she's
doing it to this very day-one
Of the happieSt and bestowed
elephants in America.
The Patsy, after the most
sustained run of bad luck I've
ever known an animal to
draw, got break at last.
ITO Be COntinued)
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Edward Anthony.
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The Washington times., 1932-07-02
MICKEY MOUSE

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orders myself with the result
that we were ready with a cargo
net full of snake boxes and bird
cages which were quickly
picked UP and hoisted aboard
the bigger vessel.
Uu forward you heard alter
nately Bill Morris deep voice
and the shrilling of his whistle
as he directed the loading of
my live stock. Aft, the second
mate was roaring instructions
to the men loading my supplies
bales of hay. bags of rice.
crates of sweet potatoes. cases
of canned milk and quarters of
beef (the latter to care for the
appetites Of my carnivirous
animals.
A Busy Scene
Above the straining of the
winches and the creaking of
the blocks and tackle could be
heard the tremendous Lmble
Of the donkey engines that
wound up the cable controlling
the hosting gear on the booms.
on the bridge Captain Yardley
stood shouting c.ders to the sig
nal men in the bow. And all
the while tthe Cleveland's ear
splitting whistle kept screaming
Q hoarse warning to the hun.
dreds of Chinese sampans,
dinghies and other small craft
The Washington times., 1932-07-02
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he thought, and wrote her a
brief note regretting her de-
cision but abiding by it grace
fully, and concluding that be-
fore the summer was over he
hoped she would spend a week
end on Long Island as his
guest. He would ask Sarah, too.
For three days Lynn looked
for Mara in the rest room;
and did not find her. She dis
liked going to the insurance
office and tried several times.
evenings, to ring up the apart.
The Washington times., 1932-07-02
STUDENT WEDS SECRETLY

NEWTON, Mass.-After receiv'
ing his degree Of master Of science
at Boston College, Paul c. Connor
revealed to his classmates that he
was already married tn Miss
Alice, Kirby of Winthrop. The
wedding took place last March in
Revere.
The Washington times., 1932-07-02
CENTENARIAN CELEBRATES

ROCKPORT, Ind. - James s.
Wright, said to be the Oldest liv.
ing Mason in Indiana, celebrated
his Tooth birthday here by mount
ing and riding a horse in a pa
rade in his honor. The entire
town turned out to do Wright
honor and see his horsemanshtp.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
"STRETCH-OUT"
Systems Effects in Textile
Mills to Be PrObed

Columbia, S. c. (ILNS)-Plans are
to be formulated here by the State
Board of Health for the investigation
which is to be conducted by the board
into the effects of the "stretch-out"
sysem in the textile mills Of South
Carolina.
The executive committee of the
State Board of Health was directed
by action of the legislature to make
thorough investigation of the work
systems in cotton mills and is empow-
cred to pay fees of $40 per day to two
doctors who will make the actual in
vestigation. The chairman of the
committee in manufactures of the
state senate and the house will each
select one of the physicians to make
the examination of the mill employees
working under the "stretch-out" sys-
TENS.
The State Board of Health is also
ber of pellagra cases in mill villages
to the economic conditions of the en-
ployes and is to recommend reforms
it considers necessary to the 1888 ses-
sion Of the legislature. Under the
terms of the resolution setting up the
inquiry, the State Board of Health
may also investigate the mental ef
feet of the increased task imposed on
the textile employees of the state.
Witnesses may be subpoenaed to ap-
pear before the commission, and
sheriffs are obliged to assist in max
ing examinations if necessary. The
sum of $1,000 was appropriated for
this investigation, which to the labor
men of the state is the most useful
legislative enterprise of its kind at
tempted by any Southern State in re-
cent years,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15

T Exceptions to the rule include the
signing of three-year contract in
Ashtabula, O., providing SIS increase
by 1884; five-year contract in
Charleston, ILL.,, with SIS boost; and
three-year agreement in Paducah,
KY, with So increase.
Worcester Mass Post not only
agreed to new three-year contract
at the prevailing scale recently, but
installed new equipment in the COM
posing room. Danbury, Conn.,, print
ers will enjoy existing wages for
three more years under their new
contract. Likewise, old standards
have been renewed in Atlanta, Ga;
Altoona, Pa, and Lansing, Mich.
Maintenance of wages has made
possible large amount of direct re-
lief to unemployed printers and their
families by l. T. U. locals themselves
President Howard recently announced
that no union printer had been forced
to apply for public charity. In addi-
ton to direct relief payments and
voluntary fve-day schedules, the
/. T. U. with membership of $4,000
in 800 towns and cities has paid out a
huge sum in pensions.
"The condition among printers gen
orally prompted President Howard to
report to the l. T. U. membership that
sour organization has weathered the
most disastrous economic storm Of
the century, and our members have
suffered less and sacrificed less than
any other class of workrs in Amer
ict.'"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15

New York City (ILNS)-The join
ing of common interests of the Amer
lean Legion, the American Federation
of Labor and many other great organ
izations in the laudable quest of a
million jobs for million workers has
had tremendous weight in the center
ing of public opinion on the absolute
necessity Of putting idle men to work
according to Matthew Woll, vice
president of the American Federation
of Labor and chairman Of the labor
division of the War Against Depres-
sion, United Action for Employment
Campaign to find jobs for a million
workers now unemployed.
"Our local unions are in this cam
paign not to get jobs for union men,
but to get jobs for human beings"
Vice President Woll said. "The Le-
gion is battling for jobs, not merely
for Legion members, but for human
beings.
american cannot let Americans
starve, because America is more than
land and laws-it is an idea and an
ideal: it is haven of security and
freedom. It's progress is of as much
concern to the member of organized
labor as it is to any other citizen. In
fact the work our hands find to do
depends, in the final analysis, on the
security of our government"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15

states that there are three speak
easies for every saloon before prohi-
bition. Your committee believes that
the speak-easies are more harmful
than the saloons; but it does not ap-
prove of the reopening of saloons.
"In SO for as our knowledge ex-
tends, no substantial number on
either side of the controversy favors
this, not even the former financial
hackers of brewery plants. 1t is the
belief of your committee that con-
gress and the legislatures, by the
light of the vast experience of Can
ada, Sweden and many other coun-
tries, can easily solve the problem of
distributing alcoholic beverages in a
way satisfactory to the great major
ity of citizens.
Evils of Economic Blunders
at has been contended that our
economic welfare should not be con-
sidered in weighing the merits of pro-
hibition. Nevertheless, the advocates
of the eighteenth amendment have
all along laid tremendous stress on its
economic advantages. But the fact
should not be lost sight of that eco
nomic blunders can cause as much
misery as intemperance.
Probably the most important eco
| nomic question is the tax revenue OBJ
tainable from alcoholic beverages il
the eighteenth amendment were re-
pealed. Seventeen states in this coun-
try, with population of 60,204, ,769
do not have any form Of state prohi-
bition. It is probably conservative
estimate that a revenue of $840,000,-
900 might be collected from these
StataS alone
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
Big Job Drive Focuses Public
Thought on Unemployment Evil
Nationwide Campaign Brings Out Absolute Necessity of
Putting Idle to Work, Matthew Vol Says, Prasing
Labor's Cooperation in Great Employment Effort

In the recent proclamations issued
by go national and international ex-
executives of trade unions, urging GEN.
tral labor bodies and their affiliates
to become active in the campaign, if
they were not already in the fight,
Mr.. Woll saw further aid in the work
of job-finding.
He complimented the central labor
unions of the country and the labor
press Of America for their respon-
siveness to the campaign, and said
their work had been of inestimable
value to the country.
Central labor unions, for the most,
Mr.. Woll said, had been active in CO.
operating with Legion committees and
other civic bodies in the job-fnding
work. "Our members know, better
than all others, the need of the idle
and the hungry" he declared. "Our
members are in daily touch witch the
jobless and their economic conditions
are known to their officers and to each
other. There is no guesswork."
Chairman Woll commented on the
fact that the federation and the
Legion had much in common in guard
ing the institution of government in
America, and that he was personally
gratified at the cooperation being
displayed between the two great or
ganizations, and predicted unqualified
success in the campaign.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
California State Printers
Secure Wage Increase Award

Sacramento, Calif.-State Printer
Harry Hammond made an increase of
81 week in wages of printers en-
ployed in the state printing office.
The award was made in compliance
with state law which provides that
the state plant shall pay the prevail
ing scale in San Francisco, Oakland,
Sacramento and Los Angeles.
The commercial plants are paying
an average of $50 per week for day
work and $3.50 for night work. The
day work week is Al hours and the
night work week 40 hours.
Negotiations securing the raise
were conducted under the direction
of Henry P. Melnikow, executive sec
retary of the California Conference
of Typographical Union.
The state printing office is the
largest of it's kind west of Chicago.
State Printer Hammond was for
many years a prominent member of
the Typographical Union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
Union Printers Maintain
Or Increase Wage Scales

longtime Contracts and New Temporary Agreements
Granting Concessions to Publishers Enable Typos to
Prevent Pay Cuts and Demonstrate Benefits of
Organization.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
Wage Cut Will Not
Stimulate Building
McDOnOugh Declares

st. Louis, Mo.-Local building
trades unions have complete author
ity to adjust wages according to eco
nomic conditions in their respective
communities, Michael j. McDonough,
president of the building trades de-
partment of the American Federation
of Labor, declared during his attend
ance at the quarterly meeting of the
executive council of the department
here.
"My personal opinion" said Nc
Donough, "is that wage cuts will not
initiate new building project, despite
whatever may be said by others on
this point"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
UNCLE SAM IS
LOB HOARDER"
Senator Says Work Ordered
Not Started Would Give
Jobs to Million Men

New York City (ILNS)-One mil
lion men are being deprived of the
opportunity to work by the failure of
the federal government to begin con-
struction projects which have been
authorized, Senator Robert F. Wag-
ner charged in radio speech here.
He declared the government had
been "hoarding" employment oppor-
tunities for the last year and pleaded
for balancing "the individual budget
of the American family by restoring
the bread-winner to job"
"The government has been with
holding from the market necessary
and useful projects which congress
has long ago investigated and au-
thorized," Senator Wagner said.
"These fully authorized projects for
which no money has been voted
amount to over a billion dollars" he
continued. "They are ready and avail
able The blueprints are prepared. lf
released now it would mean that
100000 men would in a short time
actually be working and earning their
wages.
Cites New York Situation
"Such a program means orders for
steel, stone, brass, wood, tile, radia-
tion supplies, electrical supplies, fur
niture and a thousand other COM
modities. 1t would open jobs in hun
dreds Of thousands of other places
having no connection with construc-
ton. There is not a branch of the
| national conomy-whether it be
agriculture, transportation, banking
or trade, but would directly feel the
! life-giving impulse generated by such
an undertaking.
"Look specifically at the situation
in New York state. Under the So
called public building program, which
congress adopted in 1926, there are to
be built in New York state 1853 new
federal buildings consisting of post
offices, custom houses, courthouses
border stations. The places have al
been designated. In all but a few of
these places the federal government
is today paying rent.
Sees Economy in Move
"The government needs these new
| buildings and it can secure them to-
day at bargain prices. Out of these
1853 buildings only 8 are finished and
16 are under contract. On some 10e
buildings nothing whatever has yei
been done. A similar situation OBJ
tains in almost every state of the
| Union.
During the session of congress
which began in 1927 I proposed that
public works be planned in advance SO
as to have them ready to take up
slack in private employment during
periods of depression. After long
struggle that proposal finally became
law.
"Now is the time to use that law to
greatest advantage
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
Nationwide Demand For
Dry Act Change Pressed

dence necessary for greater business
activity. Workers cannot hope for in
creased employment until production
increases and business generally
picks up"
The federation finds an encourag-
ing note in that the unemployment
increase since October has been rela-
lively no more than is normal for
the winter months.
Central Leadership Needed
For two years we have been pay
ing the cost of unequal income distri-
button in 1929" the survey declares
warning that spring business activity
is not expected to reach it's usual pro.
portions.
Buying power to create a strong
production increase simply does not
exist; but production has been so re-
duced in some industries that short
ages may develop. Central leadership
behind courageous program to
create employment by shortening
work hours, increasing workers buy
ing power and making other neces-
sary adjustments could assure prog
ress toward recovery"
Reporting on building, the survey
says that 63 per cent of union build
ing tradesmen were out of work in
February, and 16 per cent on part
time, while unemployment would have
undoubtedly been higher but for the
measures taken by unions to keer
their men employed
Credit Would Help
If credit We're available to contrac
tors, more building could be under
taken at once, creating new jobs, bu
the banks are reported unwilling yet
to put up money for real estate in
vestments. The presidents home,
loan bank system proposal, now be
fore congress, would improve I'll,
situation, the federation says.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
Withholding Wages Brings
Jail Sentence for Employer

Chris G. DellianniS, laundry
owner of San Diego, Calf, was found
guilty on two charges of violating the
California state wages law. A jail
sentence of 80 days was held in
allegiance on condition that he make
restitution of several hundred dollars
of wages which he was charged with
having withheld from his employees.
He was also charged with violating
the state semi-monthly pay law.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
UNION RESTAURANT
PATRONAGE ASKED BY
SEATTLE MATTRESSES

The Mattresses Union of Seattle
Wash, affiliated with the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees and Beverage
Dispensers International Union, urg-
ed the persistent and widespread
patronage of union restaurants. The
non-union houses pay much lower
wage scale than obtains in union res
taurants and frequently fall behind in
what little they promise to hand out
in wages.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15

New York City (ILNS)-"Excep
in few isolated jurisdictions, prin-
ers' unions are maintaining prosper
ity era wages on newspapers either
by contracts that have been signed for
long periods or by making some work
ing concessions to renew scales from
year to year. Most Of the exceptions
are agreements to temporary wage
reductions in return for shorter work
days." jerome H. Walker writes in
Editor and Publisher, organ of the
newspaper publishing business. The
article continues, saying in part:
"A study of International Typo
graphical Union negotiations outside
of the larger centers reveals condi-
ton where publishers are continuing
wage scales effected during 1929 and
1880 through the depression period.
Even increased wages are not entirely
out of the picture in the story of new
contracts. Scales that are being re-
newed, largely on one-year agree
ments, nearly all represent peak
wages reached under terms of pre-
viously negotiated three-year con-
tracts.
Big Cities Keep Up Scale
"New York city and Chicago, where
,tes
printers, naturally hold the spotlight
on the labor stage at this time, but
practically every other city and town
in the country is having it's own wage
cutting controversy. The two big
cities with basic pay for printers
above $50 week play large part in
keeping the average scale for news
paper printers up to $52 a week. Vir-
tually ali Of the larger cities of the
country have reached that average or
bettered it. Printers of the smaller
places have it as their goal.
GAS a general rule publishers are
demanding pay reductions in negotia,
tions toward new printer contracts.
There are some instances, notably in
Sioux Falls, S. D., where employers
have signed renewals without asking
for revision. There are other cases
on record where the printers have
volunteered to accept wage reduc
tion pending return to normal condi-
tions, or to maintain working forces.
birmingham (Ala.) News-Age
Herald printers have agreed to con-
tract that provides Z per cent wage
reduction in 1882, 2 per cent in 1888
and return to the 1881 scale in 1884
In Youngstown, O., every department,
except the composing room, has taken
a wage reduction. Eugene, Ore,
Typographical Union has rejected a
demand for Is per cent cut.
Pittsburgh Unions Reject Cut
Because they claim it would inter
fere with their own relief program
printers in Pittsburgh have rejected a
proposal for a 10 per cent reduction
in the next six months, subject to an
other half-year extension. By sup
Elementary agreement, Huntington,
w. Va, local has accepted a reduc-
tion. A temporary scale has been put
into effect until September 80 in
Peoria, Ill.