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Evening star., 1932-06-19
Sorority Chapters Plan
Entertainment for Members

Gamma and Iota Chapters of Chi
Sigma National Sorority are planning
moonlight excursion on the steamer
City of Washington Thursday Invita-
tions have been issued to the various
chapters in Alpha Province and All at
tendance of 500 Is expected. Miss Dale
Phillips, president Of Gamma Chapter,
and Miss Mary Lou Colliflower, presi-
dent Of Iota Chapter, are In charge of
arrangements
The Gamma Chapter of the Pi
Omicron National Sorority is giving
tea today from to S o'clock in the
Sears. Roebuck galleries. at 1106 Con-
necticut avenue northwest. This is the
beginning of several social activities
planned for the Summer. The program
will be in the form of Fathers day"
program and each member is cordially
invited to bring her father If it is
possible to do so.
Iota Chapter Of Chi Sigma National
Sorority entertained the inactive mem
bers of the chapter last Tuesday evening
at the home Of the chapter president,
Miss Mary Lou Collifiower.
The guests included Miss Madge
Walsh, Miss Frances Weschler Miss
Evelyn Schwartz. Miss Mary Smith and
Mrs. Dorothy Atcheson. inactive men,
bers: Miss Ruth Thomas of Beta
Chapter, national secretary: Miss Mary
Catherine O'Connor of Iota, Alpha
Province president; Miss Mae Beattie.
Miss Pauline Bell. Miss Virginia Boyd
Miss Margaret Collins and others.
The members of Pi Chapter. Beta Chi
National Sorority and their escorts
motored to Chesapeake Beach, Nd, last
Sunday for the chapters third annual
outing Miss Irma Bitter, at whose
cottage the group gathered. was hostess
for the day and was assisted by Miss
Martha Lacey. Due to inclement weather
original plans for serving meals on the
Evening star., 1932-06-19
Studio Party With
Alfresco Supper Served

Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer entertained
at a garden party last evening at her
studio on G street, in honor of her
class Of 1882, and their friends Over
100 guests were present.
Mr.. Louis Annis, recent first prize
winner OF the Victor Recording Con-
test. was guest artist. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Margaret Annis, who
also sang and is talented musician.
The guests were seated on the porch
and in an illuminated japanese gar
den. Refreshments were served out of
doors.
There were quartet numbers, trios
duets, solos and an ensemble. Miss
Marie Hansen was the accompanist.
Evening star., 1932-06-19
Constitution Chapter, OAR,
Guests at Lawn Fete

An invitation to attend a lawn fete
at the home of Mrs. Walter Miles 1907
Jocelyn street. Chevy Chase was ex-
tended to the members of Constitution
Chapter. D. A. R.. and to their friends
About so guests enjoyed the hospitality
OF the hostess and family and scenic
beauty Of the grounds. The honored
guests were the State regent, Mrs. Harry
Colfax Grove. and the chapter regent,
Mrs. Charles L. Dasher.
Evening star., 1932-06-19

lawn adjoining the cottage were hastily
altered and the chicken dinner and
supper were spread indoors. Those
present for the day, in addition to the
hostess and her assistant, were Miss
Ethel Hayes, Miss Josephine Hummer,
Mrs. Dorothy Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Risdon, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Wertman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Tucker.
MI Edward Lacy and Mr.. James
Mackenzie
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29
new YORK BUILDING.
AT STANDSTILL

New York City (ILNS(-Since the
first of the year municipal budget and
state tax situations are said by
Thomas S. Holden, vice president in
charge Of statistics and research,
F. w. Dodge Corporation, in a report
to the New York Building Congress,
to have brought the cycle of defation
to head and to have resulted in a
near moratorium in building in the
metropolitan New York area. Forced
by the tightness of the financial stu
alton and large numbers of vacancies
in existing buildings, this near stand
still is shown by a construction con-
tract total for the area during the
first quarter of 1882 which is only 26
per cent as large as that for the first
quarter of 1881
Although gains over this extremely
low figure must be large in order to
arrive at anything promising to a
market accustomed to large volume of
activity, nevertheless non-residential
building, according to the Building
Congress report, may during the sec
ond quarter show as much as 25 per
cent gain over the record for the first
quarter when $19,986,900 was re-
ported in this type of construction.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29

When it was learned that the oper-
ators had refused to attend, Lee Hall,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, District No. 6, Ohio, is
sued the following statement:
"The United Mine Workers of
America deeply regret that the bull
headedness of the Ohio operators has
asserted itself again in this instance
in their refusal to respond to the in
vitation of the secretary of labor to
attend a conference that probably
would have settled the controversy in
the Ohio mining field. However, 1T
is not the first time that the Ohio
operators have assumed the attitude
of TO hell with the government
"There are miners in Ohio who
earn as little as $1.16 a day on the
average, and the operators are trying
to force them to accept a 25 per cent
reduction in these miserable wages
Such a reduction would bring these
men down to an average of 81 cents
a day for the year. No wonder they
went on strike against such scheme.
No man can keep family on such
starvation income. Thousands of
families in Ohio are hungry and with
out decent clothing because of this
policy of the operators. Banks, mer-
chants and business men have gone
bankrupt and cities, towns and COM
munities are paralyzed.
"It was to relieve this terrible stu
alton that the secretary of labor
called this conference. Representa-
tives of the miners are here in re-
sponse to that invitation, ready to
enter into negotiations with the oper-
ators for a decent settlement that
would bring prosperity and happiness
back to all those engaged in the in
dustry, but the operators appear de-
termined to carry out their starvation
even to the extent of fout-
ing the United States government.
The American public will form its
own conclusion"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29

five-day work week by associating
with it Objectionable legislative con
ditions and administrative burdens.
Labor Unduly Taxed to Balance
Budget
"In all the efforts which congress
has put forth to balance the budget
labor has been the target of attack
Working men and women will pay
the large bulk of the increase in tax
alton.
"They will suffer because, through
an arbitrary and unscientific reduc-
ton in appropriations, thousands OF
workers will be thrown out of en-
ployment and through the curtail-
ment of public works and building
construction many others will be
forced into idleness.
"A staggering system of employ
ment means that the annual earnings
of government employees will be con-
siderably reduced
Nothing Done to Relieve JObless
"Thus far congress has done moth
ing definite and concrete for labor or
for the army of unemployed.
"On the contrary it is labor that
must, of necessity, bear the burdens
which congress may see fit to impose
as result of retrenchment in appro-
priations and in the expenditures of
government funds.
Horizontal Pay Cut Unjust
"How much of the burden must
labor bear, is question that congress
should answer in a fair and honest
way.
Labor is conscious of the fact that
it must be called upon to bear heavy
burdens.
'This being true it feels it should
not be required to accept horizontal
reduction in either salaries or wages
Five-Day Week Without Lower
Standards
at is the hope of labor that out of
the confusion which now prevails in
congress will come a constructive
measure providing for the estab-
lishment of the fve-day work week
and for the preservation of wage
standards and working conditions for
government employees gained through
years of effort and service"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29
Ohio Coal Operators Refuse
U.S.. Mediation in Big Strike
Miners Head Scores Employers for Declining to Meet
With Workers in Washington at Invitation of Secre-
tary of Labor-Says Operators Are Determined to
Press Starvation Scheme

Washington, d. C. (ILNS)-Fully
95 per cent of the coal miners of Ohio
are on strike against a 25 per cent
wage reduction which the Ohio oper-
ators announced February l. OF the
remaining per cent, about one thou
sand men are still at work under
contracts between certain operators
and the United Mine Workers of
America. Only three mines in the
state are operating non-union, and
they with reduced forces. All other
mines are tied up. All of the big
companies have refused to deal with
the union.
In the hope that some ground
might be found upon which to reach a
settlement of the strike and relieve
the hunger and suffering among the
miners and their families, tremendous
losses by the companies and bank
ruptcy and ruin of the entire coal
mining field of Ohio, Secretary of La
Dor Doak issued an invitation to the
operators and miners to attend con-
ference at his office in Washington on
April 20. Officials and representatives
of the United Mine Workers of
America promptly responded to the
invitation and appeared at the office
of Secretary Doak at the appointed
time, but not a single operator was
on hand. Instead, the operators held
meeting at Cleveland and sent Sec
retary Doak a telegram signed by so
companies, in which they said they
adhered to their policy of dealing di-
rectly with their own employees. This
meant, of course, on non-union basis.
They declined to attend the confer
ence.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29
Public Ownership Saves
Edmonton 100000 Taxes

The electric light system, power
plant. telephone and water works de-
partments of the city of Edmonton,
Canada, showed surplus of over half
a million dollars in 1881 and the esti-
mated surplus for 1882 of $616,000.
Edmonton, which has population
of $4,000, is the capital of the prov
ince of Alberta. "The taxpayers of
Edmonton" says the Alberta Labor
News, the official organ of the AL
berta Federation Of Labor, will be
relieved of taxation to the extent of
six hundred thousand dollars this
year as the result of profitable en-
terprises operated under public own
ership"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29

were led to believe that food and
liquid consumption could be regulated
or controlled by legislative enact
ment.
"After some II years of bitter ex-
perience most of those who are at all
tolerant now fully realize that they
We're wrong.
"The average present-day speak
easy is admitted to be far more dan
gerous to the community than ever
was the saloon.
"There is every reason to believe
that there is as much. if not more, in
toxicating liquors consumed today
than there was when the Volstead
act became the law
LegalizatiOn of Beer Favored
"We ask that your committee ia
vorably consider the raising of some
500 or 900 millions of dollars each
year in taxes by legalizing the manu-
facture and sale of 2.75 per cent beer,
which, we believe, is non-intoxicating
in fact.
"Such action on the part of con-
gress would promote real temperance,
would provide the revenues we have
indicated, would provide almost i'm
mediate employment for 100000
building tradesmen, permanent en-
ployment for 100000 brewery work
men, employment for hundreds of
thousands of workers in other trades
and would provide profitable Amer
lean market for the product of thou
sands of American farmers"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29

Washington.-The five-day week fol
federal employees should not be made
the vehicle for reducing their earn
ings, abolishing their annual leave
with pay or imposing upon them any
other form of economic victimization.
This was the outstanding declara-
ton in statement by William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, on the five-day
week measure before the economy
committee of the house of represen-
tatives, which it is officially estimat-
ed would slash $75,0OO,000 per year
from the earnings of government
workers.
"The American Federation of La
Dor has consistently advocated the
application of the fve-day work week
in both public and private industry"
Mr.. Green said.
1T is an economic principle which
has been given approval by conven-
tions of the American Federation of
Labor.
"For this reason labor has been
tremendously interested in the pro.
posal of President Hoover that the
fve-day work week be made apple
able to per diem employees of the
United States government.
Sacrifices in Wages and Employ
ment Conditions
"The Inauguration of the fve-day
work week for large portion Of
government employees would be a sig
nal event in the history of the nation
if it were not for the fact that the
workers affected will be called upon
to make tremendous sacrifices in earn
ing power and in conditions of en-
ployment.
Coupled with the proposal to in
augurate the five-day work week is
the recommendation that workers
surrender their annual leave of one
month with pay, their annual sick
leave, reduced weekly earnings, pay
ment for time worked overtime and
extra allowances for night work.
"In addition, workers will be called
upon to accept a furlough of one
month each year without compensa-
ton.
Price Is Too Large
"The objection Of labor, therefore,
is not against the acceptance and in
auguration of the five-day work week,
but instead it's opposition is directed
against the economic sacrifices and
price which labor would be asked to
pay in exchange for the enjoyment
Of the fve-day work week.
while it is reasonable to conclude
that, at this trying period in the eco
nomic life of the nation, labor would
be called upon to make some sacrifice
in order to secure the five-day work
week, the sacrifice made should not
be of such character as to outweigh
it's benefits.
Congress should not detract from
the sense of appreciation which work
ers ought to feel when they are per-
mitted to be the benefciaries of a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29
Action to Stop Big Losses in Duties Is Asked
Protective Conference Seeks Imposts Based on Normal
Value of Foreign Currencies-2.75 Per Cent Beer
Favored

industrial worker. When we say that
as a result of our treasury depart
ment continuing to collect customs
duties on the basis of present day
value of deprecated foreign cur
rencies, we are losing millions of dol
lars each year, we make no idle
statement. We have taken the imports
from England for December as an IL
lustration upon which to base our
statement
"The imports from England for
December, 1881, on at least the five
commodities | have referred to, en-
tered our custom houses on the pay
ment of some $250,000 less than the
same quantity of the same goods were
permitted to enter the custom house
in December, 1880. This means that
in 12-month period, with conditions
rs they were in December, and as
they are substantially today, the
treasury of the United States would
actually collect some $3,000,000 less
than was the intent of congress when
the present tariff act was passed.
Embargo Not Sought
England is one of IL foreign
countries, the currencies of which are
badly deprecated as result of those
countries going off the gold standard.
'In passing let me say at this time
that we do not seek to have America
go off the gold standard and that we
are heartily in favor of balancing the
budget.
However, we do not believe that
the industrial workers of America
should be denied employment oppor-
tunity through legislative and execu-
tive action on the part of represen-
tatives of foreign countries. We are
not seeking any embargo. We are not
seeking at this time any change in
tariff rates. We do believe that this
committee should recommend, in the
pending revenue measure, that the in
tent of congress, as laid down in ex-
listing law, should be enforced, and
that customs duties imposed on the
products of foreign workers should be
collected on the basis of the normal
value of the currencies of the coun-
tries from which these imports come.
What Labor Advocates
Gas an illustration, we believe that
the English pound for dutiable pur-
poses should be valued at $4.86 per
pound. That, when any commodity is
entered at the customs house, the sec
retary of the treasury should be in
structed to collect customs duties on
the basis of such value. That tenn
porarily, while this emergency exists,
the secretary of the treasury should
add to the declared import value the
percentage of depreciation in foreign
currency prevailing and that these
duties should be placed in the treas
ury of the United States where con-
gress intended they should be.
eve have not had the opportunity
of making a similar analysis of other
commodities which compete in the
American market with the products of
American labor, but we do unhesi-
tatingly believe that this figure of
$3,000,000 can be multiplied many
times.
"This is not new taxation. 1t does
not place additional taxes on any
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29

washington, ID. Z. (lLNS)-Ap-
pearing before the senate finance
committee, M. ]. Flynn, executive
secretary of Americas Wage Earn
ers' Protective Conference, pointed
out that as a result of customs du-
ties being collected in deprecated
foreign currencies, the treasury de-
partment is yearly losing many mil
lions of dollars which, under existing
law, congress intended should be col
lected. AS remedy for this condition,
Mr.. Flynn, on behalf of labor, asked
that the secretary of the treasury be
directed, by provision to be con-
tanned in the pending revenue meas
ure, to collect all customs taxes on
the basis of the normal value of for
eign currencies.
Mr.. Flynn asked the committee to
make possible the legalization and
sale of 2.75 per cent beer and in this
way secure for the government year
ly some 500 or 600 millions of dollars
in taxes
He told the committee that labor
favors excise taxes on oil and coal,
imported from foreign countries, SUI
ficiently high to equalize the differ
ence in production with production
costs in the United States.
Presents LabOr's Case
Mr.. Flynn made the following
presentation before the committee:
"On behalf of Americas Wage
Farmers Protective Conference, COM
posed exclusively of international un-
ions affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, sometimes re-
ferred to as the tariff group of the
American Federation of Labor, we
wish to lay before you some facts
that are of tremendous Importance to
the industrial workers of America
insofar as they relate to employment
opportunities and tax legislation.
81 need not dwell at this time on
the deplorable conditions existing
among American industrial workers.
With 100000 or more totally unem-
ployed, and with two or three million
additional working part time, which
means anything from one-half day
to three days per week, it should be
conceded that a national emergency
exists.
"We wish to direct your attention
especially to condition now existing
which has a far-reaching effect on
the revenues or taxes collected and
also a serious effect on the employ
ment opportunities of American work
ers.
Treasury Losing Millions
prior to some six months ago all
Of the leading nations of the world
were on the gold standard. In other
words, their currency had a standard
worldwide value. Today, and for
some months past, this condition does
not prevail. The treasury of the
United States is deliberately losing
millions Of dollars due to the depre-
ciated value of the currency of those
foreign nations from which we i'm
port commodities or goods.
Labor is interested in import
values, especially in the quantity of
imports. From quantity we can
measure employment opportunity in
way understandable by the average
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29

"Who is really boss in your house ?"
Henpeck was asked.
well, of course, Maggie assumes
command of the children, the serv-
ants, the dog, the cat and the canary.
But l can say pretty much what 1
please to the goldfish Gray.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29
Workers Vitally Interested

Workers Vitally Interested
"The industrial workers are vitally
interested in this matter because it
means the difference between idleness
and employment opportunity to them.
There are many commodities being
distributed throughout the United
States today, the product of foreign
workers, due in great part to the de-
probation of foreign currencies.
eve have not drafted any language
for presentation at this time, pre-
ferring to let the experts of your COM
mittee draft the language in the man
ner you deem most advisable. We
say to you, without hesitancy, that
the correction of this condition will,
to our minds, materially help many
thousands of American workers find
employment opportunity which does
not today exist.
"We know from positive knowledge
that there are industrial plants in this
country at the present time either
shut down or working part time, due
to the fact that the employers realize
that they cannot sell the products of
| the American workers, in the Amer
ican market, in competition with many
of the products of foreign workers,
which are being landed on the decla-
ration of value and payment of Gus
toms duties in deprecated foreign
currencies.
Excise Taxes Asked
"We wish to add to our request
that the excise tax now carried in the
bill on the imports of foreign pro-
duced oils and coal remain in the bill.
In fact, we believe that this commit
tee, in view of the conditions now ex-
listing, should substantially increase
the excise taxes levied. The tariff
commission, after a thorough investi-
cation, found that there was a differ
ence in the cost of production of
South American, as compared with
domestic oils, of $103 per 42-gallon
barrel. The excise tax carried in this
bill levies only / cent. We believe
that you should at least make it 2R
cents, which will then only equalize
the difference in cost production as
found by the tariff commission.
Insofar as coal is concerned, l
need not dwell on the deplorable con-
ditions existing in the mine fields of
America. We have the coal-we
have the equipment-we have the
miners. Thousands upon thousands
of miners are unable to secure work
while the consumer, who previously
used the products of American labor,
is using the product of what is vir-
tually forced or slave labor of Rus
sia and the Orient.
"Our attention was recently called
to a contract made with a prominent
Atlantic seaboard concern wherein
they contracted to distribute in New
England some 100000 tons of anthra-
cite coal from far-off Indo-China.
Immediate Action Needed
"Such conditions need immediate
attention, and we believe that an ex-
else tax of no less than So ton
should be levied to protect the en-
ployment opportunity of the Amer
lean mine worker.
s'There is one other item we wish
to suggest for your consideration.
"Some years ago vast number of
substantial citizens and legislators
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29
A. & P. STORES PICKETED

The Meat Cutters Union of ST.
Louis, Mo-, established militant picket
lines in front of the Atlantic & Pa
cific Stores in campaign to persuade
the management to employ union
meat cutters. The pickets carried UNI
brellas and paraded the sidewalks in
front of the stores advising the pub
lic that the concern employed nom
union men at the meat counters.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29
Green Opposes Using -DayWeek
10 Victimize Federal Employees

A. F. of L. Chief Says Reduced Earnings Loss of Leave
Without Pay and Other Penalties Tied to Shorter
Work Week Plan Destroy It's Value-LabOr is Over
taxed to Balance Budget While Congress Refuses to
Help JObless.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-29
Labor Urges Move to Protect
The American Workers Job

American producer or any American
consumer. 1t simply means that the
American purchaser of the products
of foreign labor shall pay into the
treasury of the United States that
tax or duty levied by congress in ex-
listing law.