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Evening star., 1933-08-31
Finishing TOUCHES
PUT ON TIRE CODE
Major Companies Tentatively
Agree on Work Week
of 36 Hours.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 31.-Having
agreed tentatively on a 36-hour maxi
mum work week for the automobile tire
industry, representatives Of the major
rubber companies were at work today
on a final revision of their code.
The tentative code provides that each
employe may work an additional 1O4
hours each year to meet emergencies or
peak demands.
White collar workers and delivery
men were limited to maximum OF 4U
hours Of work per week and factory
workers were not permitted to work
more than 8 hours day.
Supervisors and technical men earn
ing more than $35 week and outside
men were exempted from the maximum
hours provision.
Minimum wages of 40 cents per hour
were provided for factory and mechanl-
cal workers and artisans, unless the
rates for. the same work were lower on
July Is, 1929 Under the provisions Of
the code in this case, the wages would
be what they were at that time, but
never less than 80 cents an hour.
The code also set SIS week min
imum wage for accounting, clerical,
office, service or sales employees, except
outside statesmen in cities of 500, 900 or
more inhabitants, or in 'the immediate
trade area of such city"
A maximum week of 48 hours and a
minimum of SIS per week were provided
for service station employees and en-
ployes of controlled dealer selling tires
and other rubber products and supplies
at retail in cities Of 100000 or more
population.
Under the provisions of the code each
company must report monthly to the
Rubber Association how many overtime
hours which may have been worked and
the ratio of the overtime to the tot\
working hours of the month.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
IN. r. A. Activities
Report on Ford Prepared
And News Of Progress
Throughout Nation Seen.
Today's N. r. A. activities follow:

Today's N. r. A. activities follow:
Hugh s. johnson, administrator, pre-.
pares repo't for President Roosevelt or
Henry Ford's refusal to sign automobile
code.
Bituminous coal operators consider
increased labor costs as N. r. A. ON
cials speed drafting of final coal code.
Administrators receive new reports OF
progress of Presidents unemployment
drive throughout Nation.
Negotiations continue on master code
for entire retail trade.
Secretary Ickes summons new on
Committee into session.
Hearings held on numerous codes fol
smaller industries.
Yesterdays developments:
johnson returned from Boston, where
he urged mass buying.
President Roosevelt asked johnson fol
complete report on why Henry Ford
has not signed the automotive code.
Bituminous coal operators considered
marketing agencies as a price -stab1liz-
ing means in selling their product.
President named committee Of is tc
govern oil industry under new oil code
Drafting of scores of codes for smaller
industries went ahead.
August activities of the N. r. A.:
Permanent codes approved-l6.
Modified Presidents unemployment
agreements approved-240.
Permanent codes set for hearing
approximately IS.
Number of workers re-employed. as
estimated by Hugh S. Johnson, 900,
900.
Number estimated by N. r. A. as
working under codes and p. r. As
Upwards of 10000 900.
Permanent codes approved which be-
came effective in July-Cotton textile
Permanent codes approved which be-
came effective in August-Coat and
suit, corset and brassiere. electrical
manufacturing fishing tackle, iron and
STEEL lace manufacturing. legitimate
theater. lumber, rayon weaving, ship
building. Photographic manufacturing
and wool textile.
Permanent codes which become ef-
fective in September and the dates
Automobile September S. hosiery, Sep
tember 3; mems ready y-to-wear cloth
ing, September IL; oil, September l,
and rayon and synthetic yarn, Septem-
Der 9.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
WhO'sWhOOfN.R.A.,
Private Project, Is
Scored by johnson
Chicago Publishing Ven
ture Draws Fire as I'm.
pudent and Undesirable.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 31.-Publishers OF
an official roll Of honor" listing firms
which have signed to operate under
the NJ r. A. Blue Eagle drew sharp
rebuke yesterday from Gen. Hugh s.
johnson, who termed the publication
undesirable" and "impudent."
Attention has been called to a maga-
zine published by Ira A. Wolfe" the
general said In a telegram to Chicago
N. r. A. headquarters. He publishes
roll of honor of people who have
signed the N. R. A. code, the implica-
ton being that only those in this list
have so signed"
The list is advertised, Gen. johnson
said, as a who's Who of the N. r. A, )"
the publishers asserting they would &C
cept- contributions of Is cents TO SIS.
Anybody who contributes to be in
cluded in such a Who's Who Is simply
contributing to racket" Gen. johnson
said
Evening star., 1933-08-31
johnson APPEALS
FOR MORE BUYING
Describes N. R. A. as Rules
eeoup Striving for Fairer
Business Game.
u the Associated Press.


BOSTON, August 31.-Hugh S. john
Ion denied yesterday the National
Recovery Administration was attempting
10 make business "goosestep."
IN R. A. is in no sense a czardom
Me administrator told mass luncheon
meeting of recovery workers
1T is sort Of rules committee where
the great coaches of the American in
dustrial and labor teams are col
5aborating to make a new and fairer
Eame out Of business competition in this
tountry."
Pointing out that the whole expert
knent" is up to the workers and con-
tumers. johnson said:
There is not manufacturer or mer-
khant who can live If we workers are
bot with him We must help those who
help us, or We all 60 down together.
Rules Of Game Simple.
'I want to say with all earnestness
that this campaign of consumer educa-
eion which you are launching here to-
Gay is the cruX-the very vitals of the
kreat national effort. =
THAT is the true rugged individual
Ism. That is the new freedom. And
khe rules CT that game are simple. For
the consumer there is only one, and
fay it in II words: Buy under the Blue
Eagle. Buy freely and buy now to the
limit Of your present needs"
After recalling that the American
Revolution Was not a rebellion against
fhe British constitution. but resistance
10 economic preSSure-to business ex-
ploitAtion," he said: I'VE are still a
land Of limitless resources. We are still
p people of boundless energy. There
IS no more sense IN starving in a
tand of plenty now than there was In
There is no use in pointing back
the 1928 boom and saying that pros
Perity is possible without change-God
fave us from any more prosperity OF
that pipe dream substance.
Goods and Money Given Away.
"The smoky dream was built ON an
expanding export trade which we got
by lending busted foreign customers
lavish billions to buy our goods when
we were already on notice that they
could not or would not pay even a
portion of other lavish billions they
hlready owed us.
I'VE were giving away both our goods
end the money to buy them as fast
As ships could carry them across the
ocean and then building here a bonfire
VI IiOpe UIlotT our speculative market
from the warmth of hot L o. us.
Anybody who wants any more pros
perity of that kind is a candidate for
some economic Keeley cure"
Comparing the development Of box
ing to business, the general said, No
body ever heard Jack Dempsey COM
plain of any hampering restrictions of
bis rugged individualism when Luis
Firpo lifted him over the ropes into
the typewriters, and he came back to
floor Mr.. Firpo four times in 40 Sec
pnds and, of course, neither of them
lost any eyeballs-they didn't even hit
below the belt-but they squeezed into
p furious minute about as vigorous dis
play of human effectiveness and in
dividual liberty of action as anybody
could want to see.
But that was only in boxing; in
business We were still in the eye-goug-
ing era until Franklin D. Roosevelt
began to revise the rules
johnson few here from Washington
and returned there by plane soon after
delivering his address.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
LABOR TO INSIST
. ON SHORTER HOURS
Green Says 100000
Workers Are Still Idle, and
Cause Will Be Pressed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
To Insure greater and more rapid
spread Of employment, labor will insist
on shorter working hour provisions in
N. r. A. codes, according to William
Green, president Of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor and N. r. A. labor
adviser.
Hours of work now being inserted in
codes by manufacturers are not short
enough to take In quickly the unem-
ployment slack. Green asserted He
said that statistics Of the American
Federation of Labor show that since
March 1000, 900 persons have been re-
turned to jobs. leaving about II .000, 600
still idle.
Hugh s. johnson. national recovery
administrator, on Tuesday estimated
the number Of re-employed at 1000 600
predicting this number would be in
creased rapidly in the next few months
Campaign for Workers.
The labor leader said an intensive
campaign was in progress to form
unions and bring workers into the Fed
Grafton. So far. he said. about 100000
new members had been added to the
rolls
Organization activity, Green reported
was going forward in steel. rubber,
automobile and other mass production
plants. with the intention of setting
up Federal unions to take in all
crafts. This method of organization
would supercede the old order of Great
ing unions embracing individual crafts
The Federation leader attended two
meetings Of the National Labor Board
yesterday. The board heard the con-
tractors side Of the labor dispute in
volving construction of the New Or
leans bridge over the Mississippi.
Senator Wagner of New York, chair
man of the board. said that both the
contractors and labor representatives
who were heard yesterday had been In
after which time the board would rem
der its decision.
Decision Is Binding.
Whatever decision is given Wagner
said. would be binding upon both
parties under the law inasmuch as both
had agreed to submit the case to arbi-
tration. Wagner added the board was
without power to arbitrate labor ques-
tions unless both sides agreed to sub
NIT the issue.
Among other cases coming up today
was one in which the Westinghouse
Electric Co. Of East Springfield. Mass,
was accused of refusing to deal with
employees organized under the recovery
act and of attempting to continue re-
lations with the old company union.
Green said he believed the Westing-
house employees would strike unless their
unions were recc griZed in accordance
with N. r. A. guarantees He added
that the case might well be taken to
court for determination
The Labor Board has requested the
Westinghouse officials to submit their
side of the question before considering
further procedure.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
CODE IS APPROVED
|. FOR SMALL PAPERS
Reporters Earning $25 or
More a Week Exempt
From Provisions.

BY the Associated Press.
A code for small daily and weekly
newspapers throughout the Nation has
been approved by Hugh S. johnson,
recovery administrator, officials of the
National Editorial Association announc-
ed today
The papers which would be affected
are those outside the category of the
so-called metropolitan press, which has
been enlisted in the Blue Eagle cam
paign under an agreement proposed by
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association.
4S-Hour Maximum Week.
A 40-hour work week, with a 48-hour
maximum, was provided in the NJ r. A.
agreement. with reporters earning s25
and more a week exempt from these
provisions.
The code provides against employ
ment of child labor under 16 years, ex-
cept those who are able without i'm
pairment of health to deliver or sell
newspapers during the now established
hours of such work where 1t would not
interfere with day school, and except
those between IA and 16. who may be
engaged not more than three hours a
in mechanical or manufacturing duties
The minimum wage for non-
mechanical employees ranges from s12
week in towns less than 5000, $l3
week in cities between 5000 and
25. 900. to SIS a week in any city over
500, 900 population.
Set-up for Printers.
It Is also provided that publishers
printers and printers shall not pay any
factory. mechanical worker or artisan
less than 40 cents per hour, unless the
hourly rate for the same class of work
on July Is, 1929, was less than 40
cents per hour, in which latter case
they shall be paid not less than the
hourly rate on July Is, 1929, and in
no event less than 80 cents per hour;
provided that apprentices (who shall
comprise not more than one for 20 en-
ployes and in establishments of over
20, not more than 5 per cent Of the
total number of employees during their
first three years service in the indus
try, may be paid not less than 20 cents
per hour. Wages for part-time shall
be computed at proportional rates per
week. not lower than the prescribed
minimum rates. 1t is agreed this para
graph establishes a guaranteed mini
mum rate of pay regardless Of whether
an employe is compensated on the basis
Of time rate or piece-work perform
ance. In no event shall the weekly
wage be less than that which employees
received on July l, 1888, for the same
work
Evening star., 1933-08-31
REPEAL POSSIBLE
WITHIN TEN WEEKS
At Least Is More States to
Vote, With Ratification
by December 6.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A clear-cut possibility that the
eighteenth amendment could be voted
void within the next 10 weeks emerged
today from the three-to-1 repeal ma
jority cast by voters representing nearly
three-fifths Of the Nations population
The heavy recording of Washington
as the twenty-fourth State to ballot in
favor of the twenty-first or repeating
amendment carried the anti-prohibition
surge across two-thirds OF the distance
to its goal
The total vote for wet and dry dele
gates last reported, with 2,143 precincts
out OF 1852 reporting. was 364,616 for
repeal and 15o,s2o against.
Three More Than Needed.
At least IS or more States will vote
before November 8-providing a mini
mum OF three more than necessary for
repeal-should the uninterrupted pro-
cession Of the first "a be continued.
New England became the focal point
OF national wet and dry interest today
as Vermont and Maine sharpened pen
ellis for early September balloting. They
were the first OF seven States to vote
within the next three weeks.
Should IL of the IS States sure to
vote before November g. follow the line
Evening star., 1933-08-31

Of the first "a, the prohibition amend
ment would be formally abolished on
December or 6. Three ratifying con-
ventions meet on December 5, and two
more on the 6.
Statisticians adding up and analyzine
the vote thus far figured today that
although only half the States had bal
lote !, more than 100000 of the
Nations 122,698, 100 population lived
within their borders on the basis Of the
1880 census.
The popular vote in the "a recorded
States stands in round numbers at g.
100000 in favor Of repeal to 5000 900
against. These figures. of course, do not
include the recordings in Nevada and
Wyoming. whore delegates were elected
by mass meetings and county conven-
tions.
On the basis of present voting dates,
all but nine States holding 1866 ,076
Of the Nations population will have bal
loted by November 8. These nine in
clude Kansas and Louisiana.
Kansas Vote Likely.
Gov. Landon has called a special
session Of the Kansas Legislature to
meet in September, and probably a
voting day will be set during the present
year Gov. o. K. Allen of Louisiana has
stated he also would call special
session. Should both these States vote
this year, only about 10000, 900 Of the
population would not have been given
an opportunity to ballot on repeal dur
ing this period.
Here are the election days already
established during the next 10 weeks:
Vermont, September s.; Maine, Sep
timber IL; Colorado, Maryland and Min
nesota, September IL: Idaho and New
Mexico, September 49, Virginia, October
3; Florida, October 10; North and South
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and
Kentucky (tentative), November Z.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
CONSUMERS BACK N. R. A.

MANHATTAN, Kans., August 81 (P)
The N. r. A. scored impressively in
m election" here.
More than 1900 Manhattan con-
suners voluntarily went to their polling
places Wednesday to vote and regis
ter. The local N. r. A. Committee
utilized such plan rather than con-
duct house-to-house canvas.
A force of so clerks worked at the
i've polling places.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
LUMBER MILLS ON CODE

TACOMA. Wash. August 81 fP.-
Lumber mills in the Pacific Northwest
Douglas fir distrist will work a maxi
mum of 80 hours week for the month
beginning September 4, the first period
Of N. R. A. production ALLEGATION, the
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
announced yesterday.
This will mean substantial reduc-
tion" in lumber production, Col. w. B.
Greeley. secretary manager of the as
Sociation, said.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
NOT DISCOURAGED.
DR.. F. Scott Mcbride Convenes Meeting
for Retention.

CHICAGO. August 81 (P).-Dr. F.
Scott Mcbride, national superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League. Yesterday
convened q conference Of organization
leaders here to evolve a six-point pro-
gram for retention of the eighteenth
amendment
Not In the least discouraged by the
fact that "a States already have turned
thumbs down on the amendment, Nc
Bride said the policy of the league would
be mo surrender, no retreat, no COM
promise" and asserted that of the
States voting against the amendment
II OF them were concededly wet strong
holds.
"Of the "a yet to vote" he said,
80 were dry. If but so per cent of
the dry voters go to the polls, the cause
will not be lost"
Evening star., 1933-08-31
ASK 8-H0UR DAY

Yardmasters' Convention Petition
N. r. A. for Code.
OMAHA, Nebr.. August 81 (P).-Dele-
gates to the convention of international
Railway Yardmasters ended their three
day session here yesterday by voting tc
petition the national recovery admins
tration for inclusion under a code that
would give them an eight-hour work
ing day.
c. D. Anderson, Chicago, president OF
the organization said an effort would
be made to bring the Yardmasters
Union back to its proper strength OF
$4,000 members. The union now has
about one-half the number, he said.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
mo Rations in August"

CHERAW. S. C. P.-A new inter-
probation of the meaning of IN. R. A."
was given here by an aged colored
woman, who was informed that R. F.
c. relief funds for August had been
given out and she could get no food
until September.
She saw an NJ R. A. sign On the
office window and said:
Il allus wanted to know that dem
letters stood for; now I know dey
means mo rationS in August"
Evening star., 1933-08-31

counties. pledged to vote for ratffica-
tion Of the twenty-first amendment, will
gather at the capitol next Tuesday to
cast this States formal vote for repeal
Of national prohibition.
The convention is formality, Ari-
iona having on August 8 voted 31a to l
for repeal
Holding of the formal convention was
assured with the refusal of Supreme
Court Justice Henry D. Ross to issue
an injunction. application for which
was made by Charles r. Osburn of the
Arizona Temperance Federation.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
RATIFIES TUESDAY.

Arizona to Enter Formal Repeal Vote
at Capitol.
PHOENIX, Ariz., August 81 R.-
Delegates elected from Arizonas IA
Evening star., 1933-08-31
RAPS N. R. A. CRITICS
Speaker Rainey Declares They
Are "Near Treason"

OKLAHOMA CITY, August 81 tP.-
Speaker Henry T. Rainey told a
Southwestern N. R. A. rally last night
that those who attack the N. R. A. are
mot technically" guilty of treason but
morally they Craze the very edge of
treason"
There is no partisanship in the
present movement toward recovery" he
said. In both the House and the Sen
ate, check-up. think. would show
that as large a percentage of Repub-
licans voted for the recovery program
as Democrats"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17
Conn Has Made. Repeal Plans
(continued from Page 1.l \

(Continued from Page 1.) by petition, to be filed with the secretary of state at least four weeks prior to the election. Peti- tions for the nomination of district delegates must be signed by at least 100 resident electors and for dele- gates-at-large, at least 500 resident electors. All petitions must be filed with town clerks for certifi- cation at least one week before the date they are required to be sub- mittd to the secretary of the state. All petitions must state whether the candidate is for or against ratification of the repeal amend ment.
 The governor would be author ized to fill any place on the special of improper petition.
 The ballot prescribed for use in the election would contain two columns, one listing candidates for ratification and the other against. Voters would check a circle at the top of the column to vote for all candidates on each respective side or would designate each individual candidate by checking a square at the left of the listed names, the total checked not to exceed sixteen.
 Tn event of a tie in any district, there would be no delegate from that district and the reperesenta- tion of the convention reduced by one member. S
 The position of the ballots on voting machines would be left to the discretion of the secretary of state.
 Ratification or rejection of the amendment would be majority vote.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17
CHICAGO WILL
 SEE BIC BILL THOMPSON AGAIN
Former Political Boss Is Going to Try to Put in Mayor to Succeed the Late Anton Cermak

Chicago, March 17-(UP)-Bie Bill Thompson of the cowboy hats and the political sideshows is com ing back.
 The United Press today learned that Big Bill the builder"-as he wanted to be called because of the city's expansion during his terms as mayor - has rented a loop theater and will make four speech es there during the contest to elect a permanent successor to Anton J. Cermak.
 Thompson, it was said, does not intend becoming a candidate him self. He wants to be the power be- hind the mayoralty-and that means Illinois republicanisn, too.
 The return of Thompson was timed perfectly. Democrats were unable to present a united front when they elected Frank Corr as acting executive Tuesday night Questions as to the powers of the acting mayor have been so many that special legislation has been in- troduced into the state legislature
 Into this confusion comes Thompson, a master snowman. Ru- mors indicated two outstanding candidates whom Thompson might back. They were George F. Hard ing, former member of Thompson's cabinet and Oscar F. Nelson, re- publican floor leader in the city council. Nelson and certain friends of Cermak in the city council op- posed Corr's election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17
SHE HAD $2,OOO BUT LET FAMILY
 ALMOST STARVE
Police Found Them in Bad Shape To-day and Also Found Money Hidden Away

New York, March 17-(UP) - Mrs Helen Marcus had $2,000 but police reported she let herself, her husband and her 6-year-old son go hungry. The lights and gas were turned off in their fiat, because John Marcus, 30, could not pay the bill. But his wife did not tell of the money hidden in mattress and in p bank-not even when her son >cried for food.
 Early today neighbors heard moaning in the Marcus hat. They called policeman, who found Marcus, his wife and the boy on the floor. They were taken to hos pitals where examinations showed they were suffering from malnu- triton. Detectives who found $1,- 500 in the mattress and a $400 bank book asked Mrs Marcus why she had let them starve.
 'It's mine," they quoted her as saying. "That money is mine, and it's up to my husband to support his family.,