Evening star., 1933-08-04
DELAY ON CODES
RETARDS' DISTRICT
RECOVERY DRIVE
Slower Pace Is Blamed on
Failure of National
Groups to Act.
1853 EMPLOYERS GET
INSIGNIA IN 3 DAYS
Leading Figuresdn Various Fields
Are Busy on Details Of
Pacts, However.

Are Busy on Details Of
Pacts, However.
A falling OF in the distribution In
Warrington Of the Blue Eagle-the Ma
tional Recovery Administration en-
blem Of co-operation-was evidenced at
the Benjamin Franklin Post Once to-
day, after 2,353 employers secured their
insignias in the three days they have
been available.
The let-up was reported due to the
delay Of national groups to agree on
codes affecting their respective indus
| tries, and the fact individual businesses
are not permitted to fle individual codes
II these can be blanketed under Q ma
tional code.
The group which has not yet signed
the Presidents re-employment agree
ment includes branches Of local b,isi-
ness that have hundreds Of workers as
dependencies. Outstanding among these
are the so-called 24-hour service In
dustries, such Is hotels, restaurants,
telephone companies, apartment build
ing operatols. etc.
Working Out Details.
Leading figures in these various fields
Of business were tn Washington, how
ever, working out details looking toward
submission Of codes within the next
few days.
The WhelAn Drug Co., operating
nine stores In the District, announced
it had been notified by its headquarters
ONCE that . code providing maximum
working hours and minimum wage
scale had been approved by the Ma.
tional Druggists Institute, and wouh
be put into eject throughout the
Whelan chain. John M. Cannon,
Washinston manager, said he had been
called to New York for a meeting Of
district managers tomorrow, at which
details Of the codes application will be
discussed.
Meanwhile unemployment was re
ported Increasing in various mercantile
and retailing lines as grocery stores and
other merchandising Establishments re-
duced working hours to 40 per week
while maintaining longer business hours.
Real estate concerns, It was reported
by the Washington Real Estate Board,
have been authorised by the N. r. A.
to sign the Presidents agreement with
the reservation that It "applies only 10
the clerical once force Of the COM
pAny"
Thus, it was explained, the problem
Of how to deal With janitors and other
help In apartment and ONCE buildings
must await action by the National A.
sociation Of Real Estate Boards, which
Is now working on . code. Under the
conditions .of. the certificate of comph-
ance, the agreement Is signed by Ind
vdual concerns will cease upon approval
by the administration Of q code to
which the signers are subject.
Status Remains In Doub&.
Many interpretations are seen Is
necessary from the standpoint of real
estate organi1ations. FOR example, the
agreement specified that managers or
executives are exempt, and the ques-
ton - to what status resident man
ayers. janitors who have charge Of
apartment buildings, etc., have, has yet
to be answered.
Hotel men, faced with applying q ~
hour week under the President's agree
ment. while keeping their establish-
ments IN operation 1853 hours q week.
the leadership of the American Hotel
Association 10 work out . code. The
hours Of hotel workers at present
greatly exceed 10 hours . week, it Is
said.
Omcials Of Western Union and Postal
Telegraph %. conferred with members
Of the National Recovery Administra-
ton also, and today were reported
drafting codes for the approval Of the
administration. In. Warrington work
ing hours In these companies average
from ~ to - hours . week, and 4 Is
understood they come within the 40
hour bracket under the Presidents .
plan.
Washington Railway & Electric Co.,
workers Of which average In the neigh
borhood Of So hours . week. are await
ican TrAnsit Association, omcers Of
which are In the Capital today. This
organization = working out q code that
will be representative Of the entire
electric street railway industry.
Warrington restaurants still are work.
ing under the same conditions that
existed prior to announcement Of the
PreeidentS code, pending action on .
code By the National Restaurant Asso-
ciation. ofncers of which are now meet
ing here.
Hundreds Of new employees are ex-
pected to be added to the pay rolls
Of the American OH Co., - this Or
ganisation announced 1t had signed the
Presidents code providing q 40-hour
week. This company operates several
branches In the Warrington area.
The number Of local firms displaying
the N. r. A. blue eagle" represents
roughly . fourth Of all employers In
the Capital, Edward D. Shaw, secretary
Of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, estimated. He said there
are between 5000 and 10000 employ
ers here.