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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-12-08
MILL OWNERS
Would Force Union Organ.
izers to Quit Town

Hickory, N. C.-Despite Governor
Ehringham's telegraphic assurance
made last week to President Emil
Rieve, of the American Federation
of Hosiery Workers, that organizers
of this union would be protected here,
a local mob is still actively seeking
to intimidate union representatives
into leaving town.
Organizer Clyde Mann was threat
ened recently by representatives of
mill owners determined to prevent
organization here. Organizer Larry
Hogan has joined forces with Mann.
Within 80 minutes of his arriving
in town, Hogan was also threatened
by mysterious person who called
him on the telephone. The bullies
who called Hogan challenged the or
ganizer to meet them at the local
bus station which is just what Ho-
gan did at once. The result was, of
course, that no one appeared at the
appointed place.
Nevertheless, a consistent and care
fully conducted campaign has been
carried on here, designed to scare
Hogan and Mann, and induce them
to quit the situation. Threatening
messages are being received and mys-
terious persons prowl around the ho-
tel where the men are staying.
Local police have failed to check
these undercover activities and appar-
emily are not able or willing to do
so.
Hogan and Mann are investigating
the situation themselves and propose
to report the results of the probe to
President Rieve and President Green
of the American Federation of Labor
who will take whatever action may be
! necessary.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-12-08
Labor Department Sets Up
Nation-Wid Job Service
Approximately 24OO Offices Now in Operation Secretary
Perkins Announces-Very Few Children of Ia and Is
Still Working in Industry and Trade, She Reports.

Washington, D. C. (ILNS)-A ma
tion-wide employment service is now
a reality, Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins said in announcing that the
department, through the United
States employment service, has set
up approximately 2,4OO offices cover
ing every state to place workers on
jobs in private industry and on pub
lie works and civil works projects.
She also announced that a survey
made by the Cihldren's Bureau in
dicated that as a result of the NRA
codes very few children of ID and Is
years are still holding full time jobs
in industry and trade. This conclu-
sion was reached from fifty-one re-
plies from Offices which issue work
ing permits to children in twenty
four states, she said.
"The network of unemployment Of
fees is now functioning and meeting
demands for registration, according
to messages from officers in all the
states and the District of Columbia y
Miss Perkins said. They have re-
ported to w. Frank Persons, director
of the employment service, that they
will have qualified applicants listed
and ready to fill jobs on CWA and
PWA projects as the demands are
made.
IF there is a need to establish more
offices the department of labor will
see that they are set up. There is
a big job ahead of the employment
service and / believe the task will
be performed in such an efficient way
as to prove that federal-state serv-
ice can supply qualified workers for
all sorts of jobs in many different
localities"
'In speaking of child labor condi-
tions under the NRA codes Miss Per-
kins said that two thirds of the re-
plies to the QUESTIONABLE sent out
by the Children's Bureau indicated
that issuing officers have been re-
voking, or cancelling, permits for
industrial or mercantile jobs pre-
viously issued to children under 16.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-12-08
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR

In addition many permits have been
returned as employers have dropped
these youngsters from their payrolls,
she said.
"Those children under 16 who on
October / still remained out of school
for the most part held permits for
domestic service, or were exempted
from school attendance because pf
need for their services at home," she
said. "In few places where the pol
icy of revoking permits issued to chill
dren under 16 had not yet been adopt
ed, there were still considerable num-
bers of permits for industrial and
mercantile jobs outstanding. It is
also probable that there are some
children illegally employed without
permits.
Nevertheless, with due allowance
for this fact and for the fact that
adjustments to new policies require
time, especially over so large an area
as the United States, the findings Of
the seurvey show that very encour-
aging progress has been made
throughout the country in carrying
out the NRA policy of eliminating
child labor"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-12-08

Average wages increased some
what from September to October, but
very slightly, the gain being only
$1.20 per month, or Id per cent.
Since cost of living rose still less
(one-half of one per cent? the worker
made slight actual gain in real
wages for the month Of October; but
this October gain was not enough to
restore the losses due to rising living
costs in the last few months, and the
indiviual workers real income is still
below March by IL per cent.
Buying Power Rises
"The total buying power of all
workers rose 90 per cent in October
when increased living costs have been
allowed for. Due chiefly to increased
employment the workers real buying
power is now 231 per cent above the
March level. In dollar buying power,
the total income of wage and small
salaried workers is above the March
level by nearly $600,000,000 per
month.
"While these records are encourag-
ing, we must remember that the
worst months Of winter are just
ahead and although we have succeed
in in maintaining employment thus
far it will be exceedingly difficult to
maintain it in December, January and
February unless supreme efforts are
made. Over ten millions are now out
of work, although few hundred
thousand of these have found tenn
porary work through the public
works administration or in forestry
camps, and several hundred thousand
already have jobs under the civil
works administration. To keep un-
employment from increasing and to
find constructive work under civil
works for some of those now unem-
ployed, will require the wholehearted
cooperation of our entire citizenry."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-12-08
James Wilson is Named
To Public Works Board

Washington, D. C. (ILNS)-James
Wilson, of Cincinnati, president of the
Pattern Makers League of North
America and vice president Of the
American Federation of Labor, has
been named member of Board of
Labor Review of three appointed by
Secretary Of the Interior Ickes to
consider and arbitrate all labor dis
putes arising on projects financed
with public works funds.
The other members Of the board
are Prof. Lindsay Rogers, of the
NRA staff, and Ernest John Russell,
Of st. Louis, president of the Amer
lean Institute of Architects.
The board will operate under the
direction Of Senator Robert F. Wag-
ner, chairman Of the National Labor
Board.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-12-08
$50 Monthly Pay Sought
In Code For DOmestics

Washington, D. C. (ILNS)-A code
for domestic workers was decided on
here at a conference of delegates
representing welfare groups in New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleve-
land and other cities. E. c. Rybicki,
director of the New York city free
employment agency and member Of
the international Typographical Un-
ion, presided.
For the most part delegates favor
ed minimum wage rate of $50 a
month, day off each week, private
quarters and reduced hours of labor.
The code, which will be laid before
General Johnson, will cover these
points.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-12-08

Washington, D. c. (ILNS)-Presi-
dent William Green, of the American
Federation of Labor, in vigorous
criticism of the national recovery
administration for its failure to in
clude labor representatives upon the
industrial board of the bituminous
coal code, voiced anew the demand
that labor be given membership
upon all boards concerned with the
administration of the recovery act.
President Green's statement brought
out into the open the dissension and
difference of opinion between NRA
officials and spokesmen of organized
labor over the question of giving the
workers voice on code authority
boards and committees. Secretary of
Labor Perkins and other members of
the cabinet supported Green's con-
tention, as did also the NRA Labor
Advisory Board.
Perkins Proposal Rejected
The controversy came to focus
first between Gen. Johnson and Secre-
tary Perkins, the secretary insisting
that Johnson should name labor rep
resentatiye on the .bituminous coal in
dustrial board. Johnson rejected the
proposal and ignored the recon-
mendations for memberships which
Secretary Perkins had sent him.
Johnson is said to have withdrawn
the name of John l.. Lewis, which was
recommended by Secretary Perkins
and to have substituted his own name
instead. He likewise withdrew the
name of Fred Berquist, former Of
fetal of the Bureau of Mines and
substituted that of Fred G. Tyron.
The third appointee, whose name
Johnson did not disturb, was that of
Federal Judge Anderson, of Boston.
Matter Held Vital to Labor
Labor is as much interested in Sc
curing representation upon code au-
thority organizations, labor policy
boards and industrial relations boards
set up in connection with the admin
istration of industrial codes Of fair
practice as it is in securing favorable
minimum rates of pay and shorter
hours of employment" Green said in
his statement.
Labor holds that if there is to be
partnership between industry, labor
and the government, each partner
should be treated with equal consid-
Grafton. The success of the industrial
recovery act depends upon co-opera-
ton on the part of the three partners,
the government, industry and labor.
Labor Declared Resentful
"At the present moment labor is
resentful over the fact that it has to
fight for even the minimum of repre-
sentation upon boards and admins
tratitve organizations created for the
purpose Of administering industrial
codes of fair practice. Specifically
labor holds that duly accredited
publicly known representative Of la.
Dor should be on the code authority Of
the bituminous coal code, and labor
should be adequately represented up.
on all other administrative boards
created for the purpose of admins.
tering the bituminous coal code.
| Labor will continue to contend Wig.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-12-08
BIG CHAIN DENIED
"SPLIT SHIFT

New York.--Grover A. Whalen,
NRA administrator for the state Of
New York, announced that the local
NRA Compliance Board had denied
the petition Of a large tobacco chain
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-12-08
NRA Cuts Usual Rise in Total
OF Jobless, Labor Head Says
Unemployment Increases 900 from September to Octo
Der, Much Less Than in Former Years. But More
Than 100000 Are Still Idle, President Green
Reports.

Washington, D. c. (ILNS)-Trade
union reports and government en-
ployment indexes show very little
change from the middle of Septem-
ber, President William Green, of the
American Federation of Labor, said
in making public the latest A. F. of L.
unemployment report.
"Our unemployment estimate, based
on government figures, shows 1O,-
O76,0OO out of work in October (pre-
liminary) as compared with 10,065,-
900 unemployed in September" Pres
identGreen said. "This slight in
crease is due to the fact that al
though employment gained little in
October the gain was not enough to
absorb those seeking work for the
first time. Reports from trade unions
show 21.8 per cent out of work in
the first part of November, as COM
pared with 21.7 per cent in October.
"Both these records indicate that
the NRA program is keeping the en-
ployment situation under better con-
troll than is usual at this time Of
year. Only once since the depression
began has unemployment failed to in
crease by at least 100000 from Sep
tember to October; the one exception
was last year with it's October busi-
ness increase.
Part-Time Work Gains
"In November, trade union reports
have always (since 1929 shown an
unemployment increase; often the in
crease affected at least / per cent of
the membership or more. The effort
of employers to keep their men at
work, even if only part time, is indi-
Gated by union part-time figures
which have shown an increase in
part time work in both October and
November. The number of union
members on part time has risen from
20 per cent in September to Il per
cent in October, and % per cent in
November.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-12-08
ADVISORY BOARD BACKS
STAND OF WORKERS HEAD
Secretary Perkins Asks Naming of John j. Lewis to
BituminOus Coal Authority, But Gen, Johnson Re-
jects Proposal

orously for appointment upon code
authority committees, upon industrial
relations boards and upon all other
boards having to do with the admin
istration of industrial codes of fair
practice"
Board Backs Green
Supporting Green's stand, the NRA
Advisory Board made formal re-
quest to Gen. Johnson that repre-
sentatives of labor be placed on all
code authorities. The board also pro-
posed the establishment of an ade-
quate information and reporting serv-
ice, joint industrial relations boards
and quality standards for commodi-
ties.
Evening star., 1933-03-19

public roads, carrying food 800 to 500
miles and keeping it continually under
controlled refrigeration. The fast fruit
dispatches of the railroads made the
early distribution of fresh fruits and
vegetables possible on national scale.
Now the truck is taking much of this
traffic, and tomorrow the airplane will
help.
Nor need we wait until tomorrow.
Only a few weeks ago a merchant IN
Chicago ordered 10 gallons of Louisiana
oysters for delivery by airplane. They
were gathered fresh by the New Or
leans oysterman, refrigerated with dry
ice, loaded onto the plane by am. 1t
took off from New Orleans, landed at
the foot of Lake Michigan by S pm,
and that evening the oysters were a
feature OF Chicago dinner tables. This
In time Of depression! What may we
not expect Of the restless, insistent to-
morrow?
OF this we may be sure: The trend Of
the food industry is keyed now to prob
lens of distribution. The fear Of fam
inc, preached by MaNhus and echoed
by Sir William Crookes, has been wiped
out by science. But the fear Of not
getting enough 10 eat is very real in
1888 mainly because our machinery Of
distribution does not keep step with
our machinery of production. What we
call overproduction may be undercon-
sumption. To gear distribution to hu-
man needs and purchasing power is the
problem which industrialists now face
and many are wise enough to see it as
their outstanding problem. This fact,
too, Is one of the hopeful signs.
The second article In this series-on
the textile industry--will appear In The
Star next Sunday.
Evening star., 1933-03-19
Skipper Out at Columbus,

THE latest issue OF the Skipper,
L Columbus University's publication,
which was distributed to students last
week, was dedicated to the Pi Chi Club,
an organization composed entirely of
women of the school.
In an article by E. Philibert, Prof.
Thomas j. Fitzgerald. faculty adviser
OF the society. was eulogized for his fine
leadership and interest in this group.
The origin Of the society was described
in an article written by Sarah C. Mo-
riarty.
The Society staged a st. Patricks day
dance. Friday night at the Meridian
Mansions apartments, 2400 Sixteenth
street, and Students from all classes,
both OF the School of Law and OF Ac-
countancy, were in attendance.
Final arrangements fer the senior
class prom have been completed by the
Senior Law and Accountancy Glass
Committees. The affair. scheduled to be
one OF the biggest social events in the
schools history, will be held SATURDAY..
April %, at the Kennedy Warren bali
room.
Students have been selected from the
classes Of the School of Accountancv
Tor the interclass prize debates, to be
held April S and April 26. The students
were chosen after series of competitive
tryoutS. in which the contestants ex-
hibited remarkable oratorical ability.
Representatives OF the senior class are
Miss Katherine Burns Thomas Coates
and j. P. Gegan, alternate.
Members OF the Junior class who will
participate in the debate are Mary Cole.
Mary Tanning, Earl P. Zack and ,;ohn
A. McKain, alternate. The freshman
debaters still remain to be selected
Evening star., 1933-03-19
Schools and Colleges
Events of Interesting Student and Faculty
Activities in Washington Leading
Educational Institutions.

Francis Bodkin Of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
Edward A. Doyle Of Washington, D. C.
Each reader was subjected to 20 min
utes of questioning, Mr. O'Callaghan
was examined in the ecologues by Rev.
Dennis j. Cooney, S. j., professor of
dogmatic theology at Woodstock Col
lege. The questioning of Mr.. Bodkin
in the Georges was conducted by Rev.
James M. Campbell, associate profes-
sor Of Greek and Latin at the Catholic
University. Mr.. Doyle was questioned
generally by Rev. Joseph J. Bluett, S.
j., former professor Of Latin at George
town.
DR.. Coleman Nevils, S. j., president of
the university, had the young men as
his dinner guests the following night in
honor of the occasion. The moderator
OF the Virgilian Academy. Rev. George
A. Yanitelh, S. j., associate professor Of
Latin at the college, also was a guest.
The CASTOR Debating Society at the
college lost its first debate of the season
recently at the hands of the debating
society of st. Peters College. The
debate took place at Jersey City. The
intercollegiate debating team at George
town, known as the varsity team, trav-
eled last Sunday to Pittsburgh, Pa, to
debate the University of Pittsburgh, No
decision was rendered.
President Nevis announced that the
annual meeting of the Board of Re-
gents of the university would take
place March 26, the day following the
Founders day celebration at George
town. The regents usually meet during
commencement week In June
Evening star., 1933-03-19

which is being given by the department
OF physical education for women, in CO.
operation with the Washington Council
U Social Agencies. The camp leader
snip course, which opened February 8
and will continue through April 27,
presents weekly lectures by experts in
the field. 1t is designed to train camp
counselors, camp administrators. mu-
nicipal and recreational authorities,
playground teachers and public school
officials, and to be helpful to all who
are interested in outdoor life as a phase
of education and recreation. The
course is under the direction of Prof.
Ruth Harriet AtWell director of phys
1cal education for women.
The March number of the George
Washington Law Review will be issued
next week. The latest issue of the
universlty's legal periodical carried
leading articles by Charles S. Collier
professor of law in George Washington
University; Paul H. GiddenS, assistant
professor of political science in Alle-
gheny College, and Robert S. Miller
lunlbia bars. Annotations on recent
cases involving governmental and Fed
eral public law, editorial notes and book
reviews complete the issue
Members of the production staff of
Cue and Curtain Club have begun the
construction of sets for the clubs
Spring presentation, which will be
given at the Wardman Park Theater
on the evenings of May 10. II and r.
THE Romantic Young Lady" by the
Spanish playwright, Martinez Sierra,
has been chosen and will soon 60 into
rehearsal
Evening star., 1933-03-19

Increasing leisure increases the i'm
portance of recreational facilities and
every year the recreation offered by the
deparement becomes more purposeful."
said Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples. director
of the Community Center Department.
She explained the department con-
stitutes the extension service of the
public schools of the District of Colun1-
bia. whereby school buildings and
grounds are made available in after
school hours for community activities,
for adults and children in games,
physical education, etc. She added
the auditoriunls,' gymnasiums. SWIM
ming pools, stadiunls and furnishings
of the modern school building make it
desirable club house for the community.
The organization and conduct OF the
program of recreation is handled for
the Board of Education by the Com
munity Center Department of the Pub
lie Schools.
All community centers are operating
this week on their regular schedules.
information for which is obtaincble at
the headquarters in Franklin Admins
tration Building, Thirteenth and K
streets. telephone National 1900.
A barn dance will be held at Hine
Junior High School, March "a, from
$50 to 11:30 O'Clock. to which the ad-
mission fee is canned food
At Thomson Center tomorrow after
noon a bird study class will be in
augurated by the Audubon Society at
3:45 o'clock for children, and at 4;45
for adults.
Centers in divisions 10 to 13 will
feature the Recreation Institute Tues
day evening at Garnet-Patterson Cen
ter at 8 O'Clock when Prof. viii
Hutchins, head of the Department of
Art at American University. will speak
on Tendencies in Modern Drama" to
leaders in drama recreation represent
ing many social and educational agen-
cies throughout the city.
At Dunbar Center Friday evening,
the fourth in the series of events in
the swimming pentathlon will be held.
Red Cross life saving methods will be
used throughout this contest. Relays
Evening star., 1933-03-19

Department Comdr. o. w. Hollings-
worth has sent out general orders
No.-8 requesting all posts in the Dis
trict Of Columbia to participate in the
Army day parade, April 6.
At the next meeting Of the Council
of Administration the department com-
mander will appoint Convention
Committee to select hall for the next
department convention, which will be
held in June.
Senior Vice Department Comdr.
Herbert c. Davis, chairman of the De-
partment Poppy Committee, is making
arrangements to call a general meeting
of the 16 posts Poppy Committees to-
gether at an early date.
AL V. F. w. Posts of the department
Of the District Of Columbia will elect
at their last meeting in March delegates
to the department convention, which
will be held in June.
National Capital Post met at Phythian
Temple Tuesday evening with Comdr.
Charles P. Galpin presiding. Three
new members were elected and obligat-
ed. The post was addressed by De-
partment Comdr. Hollingsworth and
Past Department Comdr. DIR. Joseph
F. Beattie
National Capital Post Auxiliary met
Tuesday evening with President Rosalin
Morana presiding Miss Hilda Lawson
was nominated for honorary member
ship and will be voted on at the
meeting March %.
Front Line Post held its semi -monthly
meeting Monday evening at 8O8 street.
Comdr. Philip r. Biggins was absent
ON account of illness of his father and
Senior Vice Comdr. Masters presided.
Evening star., 1933-03-19

Grafton of the German government.
The latest developments under Hitler's
administration will mark the conclud-
ing lectures on Germany before Russia
will be taken up by the students.
In his course on international Re-
lations," DR.. Pergler now is considering
the international conference system in
force among nations. This system, he
will show. has reached its highest de-
velopment in the League of Nations,
close analysis Of which will be a fea-
ture of the course.
The calendar for the moot court of
appeals. which will sit for the first time
this year next month. now is being pre-
pared, Russell P. Belew, assistant clerk
OF the District of Columbia Supreme
Court, who is clerk of the moot court
OF appeals, announced last night. The
date OF the first court session will be
set as soon as group of three cases.
previously tried in the lower moot
courts, is prepared. The judges who
will preside over the court Of appeals
are DR.. Hayden Johnson, dean of the
law school; William w. MILAN, presi-
dent OF the District of Columbia Bar
Association, and Richard Ford.
The Sigma Nu Phi Legal Fraternity
men OF National University met at the
Hay-Adams House last night. Their
new officers were N charge. They are
John c. White, chancellor; Charles F..
Lanman. first vice chancellor: Ralph C..
Vogel, second vice chancellor: Barnie P.
Jones. master Of rolls; Elmer L. Haber-
korn. register of the exchequer, and
Robert M. Greenwood, marshal.
The National University Masonic
Club dance was held last night at the
Broadmoor apartments.