The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-01

until hearings are held, was present.
alton of a separate code to cover the
country's five-and-ten-cent stores.
This was stated authoritatively to
call for longer work hours and lower
wages than the general retail agree
ment. No concession, however, was
In sight from the administration.
One official said:
They must all come under the 40
hour work limit except food dealers.
That includes drug stores. They
have not yet presented their code
formally, but we have told them they
can use the professional category
exemption from hour limitation for
their pharmacists for the rest they
must keep the 40 hours.
Restaurants Still Out
Restaurants also have not been
heard from officially, but the under
standing was that johnson would
seek to have them also keep the a.
hour limitation.
While the concentrated effort to
bring millions of small employing
establishments under permanent and
binding codes was in progress, K. M.
Simpson. deputy In charge Of steel,
was carrying on private conferences
with leaders Of the industry and ad-
yisors to seek out final decision.
There was some expectation the
flexible 40-hour work week proposed
by the steel men as an average to
be taken over each six months period
might be frightened to furnish a de-
finite limitation on the hours any
many would be required to put in
during one week.
johnson also was arranging to
speed hearings on automobile, coal
and other industries which have filed
codes. A new hearing was under way
Tuesday on millinery, line employ
ing around 100000 persons, mostly IN
the big cities.
Wool Code Signed
Expecting it to put over $4,000 adj
ditional people to work, the president
at Hyde Park, N. Y, signed the wool
textile code providing 40-hour week
for the workers in this industry with
minimum wages Of $14 weekly In the
north and $13 in the south.
Spokesman for the laundry indus
try went to the administration seek
ing temporary effectiveness for
code to cover more than zoo, 900 en-
ployes.
In the meantime, the campaign for
voluntary agreements to raise wages
and limit hours was advancing all
over the country.
Telegrams from postmasters and
district offices told a story Of mount
ing totals Of agreements signed.
However, reports also were that the
number of questions needing answer
before merchants and businessmen
could sign was growing steadily. Sew
eral chambers Of commerce reported
retaining specialists to study the
agreements and interpretations Is
sued by the administration, so as to
give their members correct informa-
tion..
Present Minimum
The scale of minimum wages for
food dealers is SIS In cities over $780,
600: $14.50 between 100000 and $780,
600; $14 between $500 and $500
The non-food retailers had mini
mum scale q dollar lower with q fur
tner 81 reduction for the IS southern
states and the District Of Columbia.
The same regional reduction applies
to the food dealers.
Besides the wage terms, the two
codes called for maintenance Of q
minimum Of So hours operation unless
recent practice was lower, and they
bar all child labor ecept those over
IA for three hours between 7 q. m.
and p. m.
simultaneously, leaders Of the oil
industry considered a tentative new
draft Of q code for themselves, written
by Johnson's assistants. They will
meet Tuesday to appoint committees to
formulate a final, binding agree
ment. Johnson's plan is based on
federal supervision Of oil production
and prohibits sales at less than cost
Of production.