Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-23

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both carried in Tuesdays election and
there should be no need Of third ex-
traordinary session in his administers
ton, even though opponents of the in
come tax held up the bugaboo that
passage Of the income tax would be
followed by an attempt to impose also
general sales tax.
Extra Session Unlikely.
It Is hardly likely that Gov. Miller
would call a special session of the Legis-
lature to legalize liquor in the State as
the executive has long been a staunch
Alabama, regardless of what happens
in the rest Of the Nation, will remain
thirsty for a long while yet.
The matter Of State prohibition may
be expected to become an issue in the
next election for Governor. in 1884. Al
ready there are signs to that effect
The matter of codes and their effect
on employment Is leading topic of con-
versation in Alabama these days and
the occasion of much activity and. 1t
must be admitted, some confusion. The
State is much concerned in the first
code to be adopted, that Of the textile
interests. And it is vitality involved in
the code Of the steel and iron industry,
which has become a pace-maker for
other big manufacturing groups in fall
ing In line with the plan Of voluntary
Government direction.
Adoption of the textile code IS esti-
mated to have added $1,000 workers to
cotton mills of the State. The increase
In employment was not uniform, how
ever. A few mills, most of them small
ones, were compelled to lay of operators
under the code provision that machinery
could not be operated more than 80
hours a week. These mills have been
operating "a hours a day, with three
shifts. Now they are limited to two
shifts, for five days a week. Some of
the employees thus laid of have been
absorbed by the companies in other
ways. No protests against this result
OF the code are reported from Alabama
mills, which were for the most operat-
ing on less than q 24-hour basis ana
consequently have added employees.
Steel Wages Boosted
The steel industry is anticipating
adoption of the code by improving the
conditions of its mill employees. Two
general pay increases have been made
by the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Steel
Co., subsidiary of United States Steel,
averaging % per cent. Five hundred
more employees were recalled to work
this week by the company, making 1000
the company has put back on its pay
rolls since July l. The pay increase
affects some 1900 workers of the COM
pany.
Coal operators are deeply concerned
over their code, now in process of
formation by the National Coal Com
mittee. Alabama coal mine owners
point out the State has peculiar prob
lens and they are fearful that a gen.
eral code might react unfavorably
against the State. Alabama has an
abundance of hydro-electric power, the
development of which In the last decade
has reduced the demand for coal $780,
900 tons a year, it is complained. They
are also losing. the coal operators say,
1000, 900 tons Of coal a year to fuel oil
and 100000 tons to natural gas. All
these competing industries are felt
keenly in Alabama.
Few Alabama coal mines are work
ing to capacity and the question of
hours of work will not seriously change
the number of miners employed.
The composite index of industrial
production in Alabama, the university
publication said, advanced from 1875 per
cent below the growth and seasonal
normal in April to 347 per cent below
in May.