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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-05-20
Minneapolis Mayor Blocks
Bankers Wage Cut Scheme

Minneapolis, Minn.-Mayor William
A. Anderson blocked an indirect at
tempt to reduce the pay of the city
employees of Minneapolis by vetoing
a resolution adopted by the city coun-
ell making arbitrary cuts in appro-
priations for all departments.
This roundabout attempt to reduce
living standards was an application
of the plan said to have been spon-
sored by one of the big bankers here
that the way to force pay cuts is to
slash appropriations to point that
makes it impossible for departments
to function unless wages are reduced.
The wage cutters in the city coun-
ell did not have strength enough to
override the mayors veto.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-05-20
California Court Hits
State-Printed Textbooks

Sacramento, Calif.-The California
supreme court decided that the State
Board of Education is not required to
have textbooks used in the public
schools printed in the state printing
office, and may buy them where it
chooses. The decision was rendered
III connection with the law enacted at
the request of organized labor that
textbooks be printed in the state
plant.
The case came Lefore the supreme
court when state officials refused to
pay a bill for textbooks ordered by
the board of education from an east
ern publishing concern.
The board of education recently au-
thorized the state printing office to
print 100000 arithmetic textbooks
from plates rented from the publish
ers for nominal sum.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-05-20
20 Per Cent Reduction
Rejected by Dallas Bakers

Dallas, Textile Bakers Union OF
Dallas offered to write voluntary
ten per cent reduction in wages in
its new contract for the coming year
Some of the bakery owners demanded
a 20 per cent reduction. The uniof
refused to take this added reduction
and union consumers promptly with.
drew their patronage from the reac.
tionary employers who sought to i'm.
pose an utterly unwarranted lower.
ing of living conditions on the mer
who make the bread.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-05-20
u. S. Steel Makes Second Pay
Cut in'| Less Than One Year
Slash Big Blow to Buying Power in Many Centers
More Than 100000 Employees of Great Corporation
Affected BY Latest Reduction -Methodists Hear Cut
Denounced

New York City (ILNS)-The Unit
ed States Steel Corporation has given
purchasing power another blow, by
announcing Is per cent wage cut.
affecting more than 100000 employees
in many steel centers Steel's action
is seen as an indication that it still
puts its trust in wage cutting as a
remedy for declining business, though
previous cuts have failed to bring
profits.
The newest cut is effective May 49,
1t is the second in less than a year,
10 per cent reduction having taken
place last October 1, while the pay of
salaried employees was decreased the
same amount on August 1.
The size of the cut is reported to
have been surprise even to Wall
street, since most authorities had not
expected reduction of more than 10
per cent. The cut was regarded as
the signal for general downward re-
vision by the steel industry of the
wages and salaries of it's workers.
Bethlehem Steel lost no time in fol-
lowing the lead of U. S. Steel, by an
nouncing a similar pay cut.
Steel Stocks Rise
| Wall street, it's childish faith in the
efficacy of pay cuts as a restorer Of
prosperity apparently not shaken,
staged a boom in steel following an
| nouncement of the cut, the common
stock rising 31s points and the pre-
ferred Ga.
The steel corporations announce
ment of the wage cut was as follows:
effective May 16 inst, the United
States Steel Corporation and sub
sidiary companies will reduce by ap-
proximately Is per cent all wage and
salary rates at all departments in the
more important steel districts and in
other locations to rates rejecting
/ euulLzDlG UIi
Steel recently passed the dividend
on its common stock for the first time
since 1915. In the first quarter of
the year, the corporation reported a
net loss of $13,218,549, against pro-
fit of $6,765, ,057 for the corresponding
period of last year. After payment
of preferred dividends totaling $6,-
! 304,919, the deficit for the first quar-
ter was $19,523,468. Iu 1881, the cor
poration reported a deficit of $49,.
236,881. The corporation still has al
enormous surplus.
Cut Is Demanded
The present basic wage for com.
mon labor in the steel industry is 4C
cents an hour, the rate having beer
reduced from al cents last October
The rate had held at the latter figure
since 1929.
/ While Wall street cheered Steel'S
pay cut, the reduction was denounced
in many quarters. At Atlantic City
the 31st quadrennial general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopa
Church heard the cut severely de-
announced by Prof. Halford E. Luc
cock, of the Yale Divinity School.
1 Every day that passes," Prof. Luc
cock told 5000 delegates and visitors
makes it more clear that there i.
nothing more futile than sending ou
to the Orient a religion which is no
Transforming the pagan forces which
lare so largely ruling here in America
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-05-20
Labor Urges Aid For Idle
To Prevent Revolution
Big Danger Seen Unless Congress Provides Relief
A. F. of L. Spokesman Tells Senate Committee Gov
ernment Must Act Quickly-Social Workers Picture
Acute Want.

Washington, d. G. (ILNS)-"If
something is not done and starvation
is going to continue and perhaps in
crease, the doors of revolution are 60
ing to be thrown wide open and
leaders of the country ought to know
it," Edward F. McGrady, speaking
for the American Federation of La
Dor, told the senate manufacturers
committee. He appeared before the
committee in behalf of the Costigan-
Lewis bill to provide $500,000,000 for
advances to states and municipalities
for relief work.
Before Mr.. McGrady spoke, social
workers from New York, Chicago and
Philadelphia had testified that local
relief funds were failing and ap-
pealed for federal help.
"The administration ought to know
that more than balancing the budget
is needed. Bread and butter are
needed We want to get it through
work, but if we can't do that we are
going to get it anyway" McGrady
said.
Labor Losing Patience
Labor leaders, McGrady added,
"have lost patience with the govern
ment's failure to provide relief.
"The employment situation is worse
than at any time," he said, warning
that next winter would be more Sc
rious than last.
"A number of uprisings in indus
trial cities have been tossed off by
saying they were led by communists y
he continued, "but most of those peo-
pie know nothing of communism
What they wanted was bread"
Many of the social workers who-tes-
titled were among those who appeared
in support of federal aid several
months ago, but there was one new
witness, C. C. Carstens, executive
director of the Child Welfare League
of America, who said he had been op-
posed to federal relief, but now
favors it.
''It is the only way to keep family
life together" he said.
Relief Funds Near End
A nationwide survey of conditions
was presented by H. l.. Lurie, chair
man of the unemployment subcom-
mittee of the American Association
of Social Workers, which he said
showed relief funds are "being spread
thinner and thinner" He said:
"Relief has been continuously and
gradually reduced so that whole fam
lilies are getting an average of $2.3s
a week.
Mrs. Helen Glenn Tyson, deputy
secretary of welfare for Pennsyl
vania, said that funds and workers
are inadequate in her state, that the
need is extreme and that "the Amer
lean standard of living is a dream
of the past for great numbers of peo
ple." She said conditions in Penn
sylvania beggar description" anc
that at least 100000 persons are
receiving or need aid"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-05-20
LABOR CRITICIZES
House Proposal For Setting
Pay on Public Work

Washington, d. G. (lLNS)-Ap-
pearing before the house committee
on labor, representatives of organized
labor expressed strong opposition to
the Metcalf bill providing that the
advertised specifications of govern
ment construction or repair work for
every contract over $4,000 shall state
the prevailing rate of wages as de-
termined by the secretary of labor.
Andrew Furuseth, president of the
Information Seamen's Union of
America, said the bill would rob the
workers of the right to work for the
wages they want. He warned against
disregard Of the fundamental rights
Of labor.
John P. Frey, secretary-treasurer
of the metal trades department
American Federation of Labor, said
the metal trades unions are in favor
of amending the bill so as to except
shipbuilding.
Frey Is Questioned
"You are opposed to including ship
building in this bill?" suggested Rep
resentative Connery, chairman of the
committee. "You know, do you not
that the shipbuilders are also oppos-
ed to the bill?"
Mr.. Frey replied that this is true
but there are times when both work
ers and employers favor the same
thing, as in the case of the amend
ment of the Volstead act, which la
Dor has favored for a long time and
which associations of employers are
now also supporting.
Mr. Frey said he understood that il
the bill passes without the amend.
ment he advocated it would apply
predetermined wages on contract
work for naval vessels and that the
secretary of labor, who would deter.
mine these wages, has no data or ma
chinery to guide any such action
Such data as the department of labor
may have that would be applicable to
wages of metal workers are of nj
value, he said. He added that while
the private yards might apply the
predetermined wages to mechanics
there is always an army of helpers
handy men, etc., who would continue
to be put on mechanics work at only
helpers pay.
Electrical Workers Opposed
Joseph S. McDonagh, Legislative
| representative of the Brotherhood o.
| Electrical Workers, said labor is op
| posed to predetermined wages ant
that the pending bill is not asked fol
| by labor, but is contractors bill. HI
said enactment of the measure woull
leave labor up in the air and that i
is physically impossible for the de
partment of labor to predetermin,
wages in every locality in the coun
try.
M. j. McDonough, president of th
building thares department., ant
| other representatives of the building
trades, criticized the bill and told VIII,
labor is opposed to it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-05-20
Bill to Ban Alien Reds
Is Favorably Reported

Washington, D. c. (ILNS)-The
Dies bill providing for the exclusion
and expulsion of alien communists
has been favorably reported by the
house immigration committee.
Communists under the terms Of the
bill are placed in the category of un-
desirables and are barred from entry
to the United States, while those al
ready in this country would be sub
ject to expulsion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-05-20
Heart of Nation Not Touched

Senator Costigan opened the hear
ing with short statement.
'The session of congress draws to
it's close" he said, "and nothing
affirmative or constructive has been
done by congress or the administra-
tion.
Famine has touched the mind but
neither the heart nor conscience of
America"
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
5000 Negro
Vets In Bonus
ARM AT Capital
BY ANDY ANDERSON

Camp Anacosta Washington, D. c..
June -(AUP)-There were approx
imately 5000 Negro veterans in the
camp of bonus seekers last week with
more arriving every hour, so I was
told by Sergean Clifford I. Ford, a
stalwart dark man from Camden, N
j., who has been singled out as
leader" of the Negro vets.
Sixteen hundred Negro vets arrived
in the various contingents during
Wednesday night, / was told. Even at
that, this was conservative estimate,
as there were crowds of hungry-look-
ing, yet cheerful Negro vetssall around
me on every hand A most touching
fact was that as each new contingent
arrived at the camp, the first place
they made for was the mess tent,
Continued on page d.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
Ohio Has Large
Colored Group

Washington, June 2S.-The Bureau
of the Census has just announced that
there are 1900 Negro families in the
State of Ohio, of which 1928 are
owner families and 56,079 tenant fam
lilies The number of Negro families
represents AT per cent of the total
number of families of the state, while
the Negro population, 3O9,304 repre-
sents but 4.8 per cent of the total
population. Approximately 5.S per
cent of the Negro families of the state
live in owned homes
The Negro families occupied 1905
owned non-farm homes of which the
median value was $2,971 as against
median value of $5,140 for native
white owned non-farm homes A total
of 1924 non-farm homes were rented
by Negro families. The median rem
tai per month for these was given as
$23.01 and that for native whites as
$29.SS. OF the 1905 owned homes,
6,235 were valued from $1,000 to ST.
$685. 4,802 valued at $4,000 to $4,999;
and 3,744 ranged in value from SIS 900
to $4,000 and over.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
Texas Undertaken
"Taken For Ride
MAN FOUND WITH TWO BULLET
HOLES IN HEAD.

Austin, Texas.-t appear shrdlgf
Austin, Texas.-(DPS)-It appears
that Negroes are beginning to copy
the gangster methods in their attempts
to rid themselves of their enemies
and competitors. N w. Rhambo, pro
minent Austin mortician, was kid
naped from his office Tuesday night
and taken for ride"
His mutilated body was discovered
Wednesday morning pushed down in
the back seat of his sedan with two
bullet wounds in his head The back
upholstery of the car was spattered
with blood and there was a dent in
the back of tn ; car made by one OF
the bullets which pierced his head
The car was found with one of the
front wheels damaged, on the Waco
Corsicana highway between Dawson
and Corsicana. The murdered man
had carried his victim over $50 miles.
1t is thought that the murder was
committed in Travis County instead
of Navarro County. The body was
SHIPPED to Waco in one of the ambu-
lances of the deceased, which came
from Austin.
No motive has yet been advanced
for the murder. 1t is rumored that
prominent undertaken of North
Texas has been arrested and charged
with the murder. 1t is said that he
was identified by Waterman in Daw-
son who claimed that he came into
place there while he was present,
about a. m. and called Corsicana for
some one to pick him up on the high
way.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
Great Northern
Employees Elect

The annual election of the Dining,
Parlor and Buffet Car Employees of
the Great Northern R. R. was held in
st. Paul on June g. j. E. Van John
ION, president of the organization for
several years and one of its founders
was reelected president His oppo-
nent was R. S. Harris. Clarence Rop-
er was reelected ecretary-treasurer
without opposition. Representatives
elected for walters were o. P. Wells,
Of the Twin Cities; E. B. Jones, Seat
tie, and Robert Minor of Great Falls
VIM. Duvall represents the cooks
working out of ST. Paul, W. T. Jones.
Seattle coofs and VIM Hoffer the
Great Falls cooks. In the Seattle dis
trict Harry Walker will represent the
porters.
The general committee elected is
composed of ]. E. Johnson, st. Paul;
VIM. Griffin of Seattle who is also
vice-chairmano c. H. Roper, o. P
Wells, and VIM. Duvall.
The organization was Termed in
1926 and has been instrumental in
obtaining better working conditions
and a larger and better personnel
morale among Great Northern en-
ployes The organizers of the move
ment were ]. E. Johnson, c. H. Roper
and Elliot Brown the first named
still are officers of the group.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
FOURTH OF JULY CALENDAR.

Two Day picnic, July 4 and 5, at
Humboldt Heights, Humboldt avenue
north and 5Oth ST. Given by st.
James A. M. E. church.
Fourth of July Picnic given by st.
Peter A. M. E. church on the church
property on Fifth avenue south be-
tween 3Sth and 39th streets. Games
for all, plenty of food and fun.
Sumner Field forenoon and evening
field meet, refreshments, fireworks at
night under supervision Of Johnny
Baker Post No. 291, American Legion.
Picnic given by Key Klub at Long
Lake. Ball game, dancing, outdoor
sports and dancing. AID in this issue.
Dance given by the Minnehaha
Marching Club of Minneapolis at the
beautiful and spacious Southside Au-
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
(From Herald August 1, 1881

(From Herald August 1, 1881
Let us not fool ourselves about our
true status in Minnesota From now
on we will either move ahead or retro
grade in this state. For over four
years this newspaper has been urging
counsel among those who are qualified
by training, experience and ability to
formulate some sort of program to in
sure against the Minnesota group los
ing ground. So much time did the
editor of this paper use in attempt
ing to organize Minneapolis and ST.
Paul business folk into a cohesive or
ganization that he neglected both the
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02

HERALD and his private progress
and affairs. There were some who
helped There were many who scoffed.
The HERALD initiated also the de-
mand for Minneapolis Negro organ
ization Round Table which culminat-
ed in the Minneapolis Council of Ne
gro organizations, which is being
copied in various other communities.
1t was anxious that the Community
Finance Corporation be a success. 1t
advocated the formation of House
wives league. 1t urged all women's
clubs to affiliate with the state body;
ii counselled support Of every worth
Continued on page p
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
Randolph Heard By
Twin City Audiences

A Phillip Randolph, N. Y, national
labor leader spent the week in the
Twin Cities. Sunday he addressed a
large group at the Halle @. Brown
House Sunday afternoon. Monday
night he spoke at Mount Olive Baptist
church st. Paul. Thursday night he
spoke to large crowd at Phyllis
Wheatley House.
Mr.. Randolph is president of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
Nephew OF Mrs.
McKinzie browns

James Maurice Terrill, 80, residing
at 7O2 Aldrich avenue north, was &C
cidently drowned early Sunday morn
ing the 18th at Lake Victoria, near
Chaska, MINI. Services were held
Wednesday the 10Th from the Neal
Funeral Home. Rev. H. w. Bolts of.
floating. Interment at Crystal Lake
Cemetery. Survived by mother, Mrs
Culbertson of Chicago. Nephew OF
Mrs. Arlivia c. McKinzie,of 1924 Oak
land avenue.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
SLEEPS AS FIRE CRACKS ALL
AROUND HIM.

Minneapolis city firemen early
Tuesday found what they claim to be
the champion sleeper of the North
west. Howard Hayes, address un.
known was discovered asleep in va
cant house after fire trucks loaded
with firemen had been in that vicin-
ity fighting a fire in the rear of three
frame dwellings on Seventh avenue
for 80 minutes. The building in
which the man was found asleep was
one of the buildings which was burn
ing when firemen went in it and pull
ed hif out. He was not injured, sim
ply sleepy he told the fire fighters.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
Minneapolis PaulM Minnesota Saturday July 2, 1882
Dep iest Sends
Boy To West Point

Washington, D. Cit seems that
Congressman DePriest's persistence
will get another Negro boy in West
Point Military Academy. Benjamin o.
Davis, Jr., whom DePriest named this
year, passed the examination in March
and recently passed the physical test,
and has been ordered to report at West
Point, July 1.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02

0By he Associated Negro Press)
Mrs. Charlotte Hawkins-Brown, dis
tinguished educator and principal of
Palmer Memorial Institute, at Sedalia.
N. C. had the unusual distinction of
being awarded the honorary degree of
doctor of laws at Wilberforce's Com
mencement exercises. The creed which
Mrs. Brown has made famous at Sc
dalia, is that of culture going hand in
hand with academic and vocational
training.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC

In fairness to all concerned the
publisher of the HERALD wishes
to make it clear to the public that
Mr.. w. M. Smith has not been con-
nected with this publication for the
past three years. This statement
is made In fairness to Mr.. Smith
and the HERALD also as there are
some who seem to be under the
impression that Mr.. Smith has an
official connection with this news
paper. THE PUBLISHER.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
MISS FLORENCE B. THOMAS AMI
Mr.. PLEASANT BREEDEN
MARRY,

Miss Florence B. Thomas and Mr.
Pleasant Breeder were quietly mar
ried Saturday evening. June %, at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. G. Thomas, 1909 Sixth
avenue north Rev. ]. w. Collins, pas
tor of st. James A. M. E. church read
the service.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
I. R. Jr., Hits
Color Bar
ROOSEVELT ENDS COLOR LINE.

Manila, June 25.-A blow against
racial division in the Philippines was
struck today by Governor General
Theodore Roosevelt when he ordered
the Manila Central High School to
eliminate the racial qualification for
entrance.
Miss Elizabeth Flagg, the principal,
said, however, that the order had not
yet come to her attention and registra-
tions were proceeding as usual, with
no Filipinos among the applicants.