The Bismarck tribune., 1933-09-12
finds NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING HAS
TAKEN SHARP RISE
Is Termed Definite Reflection
BY '0ne Of Most Accurate
Barometers'
ROOSEVELT, JOHNSON BUSY
Enforcement Campaign to Dis
cipline 'chiselers' Will
Be Started Soon
ROOSEVELT, JOHNSON BUSY

Washington, Sept. 12.-lF-NRA
reports that newspaper display ad-
vertising has taken . definite and
appreciable upturn" Tuesday supplied
President Roosevelt's recovery efforts
with the new impetus born Of favor
able tokens.
Twenty-Five large cities from the
Atlantic to the Pacific reported . l6
per cent August advertising gain over
August. 1882. after display lineage
had declined steadily through July.
The NRA termed 1t 4 definite reflec-
tion by zone Of the most accurate bus
taoSS barometer1 OF renewed
confidence on the part Of the nations
business"
After this comment, recovery lead
ers from President Roosevelt down,
settled anew to multitude Of pro.
blems at hand. Their activities In
cluded:
Summons Recovery Council
President Roosevelt summoned his
recovery council TO discuss the whole
line of government endeavorS, stress
ing the nations credit needs.
Hugh 8. johnson called q public
hearing on the troublesome soft coal
code, pressing for q rnid-week agree
ment with the added spur Of threat
ening labor conditions In western
Pennsylvania.
johnson sought To stop violstions
Of industrial codes and reempl pl0yment
agreements. The agtlcultVF4t djuStS
ment administration said prosecution
under the law which provides both
fines and Jail sentences awaited tex
tile manufacturers who blame profi-
teering prices on the cotton process
ing tax.
The presidents conference with his
chiefs Of government was In some re-
spects merely continuance Of Mon
day nights financial parley with the
men who control billions Of govern
ment credit. Roosevelt's aides ap-
peared convinced that the credit Is
available for both industry and agri-
culture to meet demands Of the re-
covery campaign.
To Discipline 'Chiselers'
Imminent was brand new activity
for NRA: An enforcement campaign
to discipline "chiselers" who. while
flying the blue eagle, have been vio-
lating the letter and spirit Of the
agreement for higher wages and
shorter hours which eutitle them to
display the emblem.
Complaints by the thousands, liter
ally, have reached johnson and the
subsidiary agencies Of NRA. The gen.
eral has said action will start within
day or two"
First, violators will be urged to
turn over q new leaf. Public exposure
viii be employed II necessary. The
next resort would be removal Of the
blue eagle. . step johnson thinks may
prove sentence Of economic death. :
Plan Compliance Boards
NRA Compliance boards" are to be
set up In every city and town to assure
observance Of the Blue Eagle agree.
ments.
As outlined Tuesday by Johnson,
the duty Of each board will be to In
vestigate complaints Of violations,
hold hearings and seek to obtain vol
uutary compliance.
II this u not forthcoming, they viii
report to Washington for disciplinary
action.
The local board win have no exec
utive authority.
This endeavor TO enhance results
for the Blue Eagle campaign wa
launched g the NRA advanced to
consolidate It's permanent industrial
control work. holding hearings on
codes for motion pictures. boots and
shoes, silk textiles and other indus
tries.
Also approaching was . showdown
on the. bltuminolls coal code, with On
afternoon open hearing for final pre-
seutatton Of objections by mine oper-
ators to the compact which johnson
himself drafted after the various fac.
tions IN the industry failed to get TO-
gether.
Intensive committee work WAS gplGnr
ned Immediately after the hearing to
work out agreement on each contro-
verCe0 section.
The compliance boards ret up b
Tuesdays order will be named b the
NRA campaign committees In each
community. Il,
They shall consist Of two employs
representatives, one for industrial
workers and the other for trade. two
employer spokesmen, one consumer
j representative. preferably : woman
and one lawyer.
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