Evening star., 1933-08-10
UTILITIES ARE. HELD
T0BE UNDER n. RIA.
Blue Eagle Secretary Gives
Status Answering New
Hampshire Case.

BY the Associate ted Press.
The Recovery Administration today
revealed ruling whereby all privately
owned utilties-whether controlled by
the State in which they are located or
not-must come under its wage and
work time supervision.
This matter emerged as the domin-
ant development OF day filled with
continued hearings on codes proposed
for the coal and other industries, while
Administrator Hugh S. johnson awaited
replies from retailers and grocers to
his ultimatum of yesterday that store
operating hours must not be reduced to
avoid having to hire new workers.
Writing the speech which he will
deliver in Baltimore tonight, the ad-
ministrator was said by his aides to
have received no word from the spokes-
men for thousands Of stores affected by
the wage and hour agreement approved
for them.
Retailers Largest Group.
The retailers and grocers, employing
more than 100000, are the largest
group yet brought under the NRAs
MODIFIED presidential re-employment
agreement. and their compliance with
the terms laid down by the administra-
ton is being watched closely by Of
ticials.
As to the future Of public utilities
under the unemployment program, Col.
l.. G. Wilson. executive secretary of the
program. stated the status to clarity
situation which had arisen in New
Hampshire
The New Hampshire Public Service
Commission had released a letter from
the NRA quoting Wilson's Office as hav-
ing said that public utilities of that
State would not be required to come
under the Presidents agreement
Wilson, the assistant to the director
of the Presidents emergency re-em-
ployment campaign, said conditions in
New Hampshire as outlined in the COM
jmunication his Office had received from
the New Hampshire Public Service
Commission had been misunderstood.
Harmony Sought.
Meanwhile harmony In industry
through the settlement OF labor dis
putes was sought by the National Re-
covery Administration.
From apparent success in settling the
coal strike discord at Grindstone. Pa.
President Roosevelt's National Labor
Board turned to two more Pennsylvania
arguments between employer and
workers.
The arbitration officials called before
them today employers and employees in
hl Do trtH nr
Leo Wolman, acting chairman of the
Labor Board, also intended to bring
his organization into action on another
front, the PottSville. Pa, shirt mill
controversy.
The hosiery dispute was fixed for its
hearing here today, and the shirt
trouble set for tomorrow.
Acting Only on Few.
The conciliation machinery Of the
Labor Board, Dr. Wolman said had
been sought for number of disputes,
but for the time would be put into
action in only few.
The rest of the industrial rehabilita-
tion army under Hugh s. Johnson
toiled on. meanwhile. to bring still more
industries within the scope Of the fair
competition" code OF the administrator
Within the last "a hours, approXi-
mately a half-dozen more industries
have come IN under the Blue Ea sle
through the approval of proposals by
Johnson. The latest additions include
such industries as evaporatei milk. bat
ting and padding goods. retail iewelry
and oil.
Eastman Gives Warning
The Government, through Joseph B.
octr, LODI al ra faf
ordinator, also had spoken a word Of
warning in labors behalf. He cautioned
the railroads yesterday against plans
for economy at the expense OF labor.
The carriers were told their general
economy programs should be conducted
through the three regional committees
provided by law and not through Or
ganZationS of their own. Such or
ganiZations Eastman said. possessed
the "earmarkS OF a device to avoid
the labor restriction sprovisions OF the
law
Meantime. the postal system was
the N R. A. campaign. The Bureau
Of Printing and Engraving was OH the
first run of an eventual 400 900 600
issue of Scent stamps, with the motif
the recovery program. The stamps.
purple in color bear the pictures OF
farmer. business man, industrial
worker and women and the letters
IN. r. A."
More than 1000 codes from various
industries-many of them covering the
same groupS-are now before the ad-
ministration and the intention is, as
described by officials. to put the wage
and hour provisions OF all into effect as
soon as they can be analyZed and agree
mepts sought if the first scales are not
satisfactory.
Consider Newspaper Code.
Among those now under consideration
is thai of the newspaper publishers.
presented by a committee of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Association,
headed by Howard Davis of New York.
Johnson called this directly to his desk
yesterday for study.
NEW ENVOY NAMED
President Roosevelt today appointed
Charles S. Wilson of Maine as Minister
to Yugoslavia. Announcement was
made at the White House.
FEAROF AMERIC1