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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-15
LOAN OF S2,9)O,0)O
SOUGHT BY COUNTY
Arlington Asks Public Works
Loan to Build Sewer
System.
BY 4 staff Correspondent Of The Star.

By . stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE. Va,
September 15.-Application will be filed
in Richmond today for a $2.500,0Oo
loan from the Public Works Admins
tration for construction Of the county,
wide sewer system, the County Board
decided definitely yesterday.
The board agreed to ask for $3.50, 900
more than was first thought necessary
for the project to cover any emergen-
cies that might arise, when " was
pointed out that the money could be
turned back if not needed. but that
If the money ran short, there would
be no possibility of securing additional
funds from the public works.
A B. Mcdaniel, recently appointed
sanitary engineer, asked the board to
approve a request for 100000 more
than the first estimate as the latter
had been fixed when 1t was thought
that unskilled labor would be paid 80
cents an hour on basis OF 2OO-hour
month AS the work would nave TO be
done under the N. r. A. code, this type
of labor would have to be paid an addl-
tional 10 cents per hour, and would
MOIh OQlly 4fO AIOA4o q AA4OAAeAA'
Rising Costs Cited.
When the sum that was finally agreed
upon was suggested, the engineer said
he would feel more secure if this amount
was applied for. He said costs of labor
and material may rise perceptibly be-
fore completion of the project.
Should the application be passed upon
favorably in Richmond. it would then
90 to the administration headquarters
in washington. r. A. Fellows, chair
man of the board. pointed out that this
would take at least two weeks. and
estimated that the election for which
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy will be
until November.
County Manager Roy s. Braden spoke
favorably to the board on the sewer
project and gave his approval of the
Increased amount to be asked to COM
plete the work.
Office Space Authorized.
He was authorized to provide needed
space for the corps of employees which
will do the inside work and to provide
transportation for the men from the
Office to work. The Office space is ex-
pected to cost about $50 per month.
A request from Sheriff Howard B
Fields for restoration of 10 per cent pay
cut, to which he was submitted recent
~, was refused by the board. -
Other work completed at the meeting
yesterday included the creation Of q
post of electrical inspector. which will
pay 500 per month salary, and action
on a petition from some residents along
Virginia avenue, Clarendon, seeking q
curb and gutter for the street. The
board decided to do the work for the
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-15
ASKS SCHOOL AID
FOR MONTGOMERY
Board Seeks U. S. Grant of
$234,O to Complete
$4,000 Program.
BY a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY q Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. September Is
Formal application for grant of $234,-
600 needed to complete the fund for
the development of Montgomery Coun-
tvs $4,000 school construction pro-
gram was made to the Federal Emer-
gency Administration of Public Works
by the Board of Education today fol-
lowing the county commissioners ap-
proval of the request at their meeting
here yesterday.
The application points out that the
county has $546,O00 to put up as its
10 per cent of the $780,000.
County officials said today number
of conferences have been held with
members of the Federal Emergency Ad-
ministration's State Advisory Board for
Maryland and it is believed the appli-
cation will be approved and funds made
available within few days.
School executives estimated work can
be started on the Is projects appear
ing on the program within 80 days
after the grant Is made and that the
entire program can be carried out
within Is months.
Lacy Shaw. president Of the Board
Of County Commissioners, said that
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dustry will cease, Harry r. Sinclair,
chairman Of the Consolidated OIL Cor
poration, said yesterday 1t was the-only
method to halt ruinous price cutting.
1.-THE public cannot understand this
attempt unless it Is realized that the
purpose is to annihilate competition
and perpetuate control Of the industry
in the hands Of those who would con-
tinue the disastrous conditions Of the
past four years." Sinclair said.
II am more confident than ever, In
the light Of notifications Of the oil
code that have now been made, that
this attempt has failed"
Sinclair asserted the attempt to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-15

scare the consumer by the DOGGY Of ex.
orbitant prices is bunk and charged 1t
discredits the public's intelligence and
the ability of the administration to pro-
tect the public against any attempt at
gouging. I and those who agree with
me are striving for the fixing Of living
prices, under which everybody, and not
favored few, can exist"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-15
Plan American Flight.

BERLIN, September IS R.-Two
German air pilots, Paul Rooster and
Walter Schilo, winners of Ambassador
Luther's prize for airplane construc-
ton. are sailing for the United States
Monday to attempt a flight from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-15

Our country possesses certain definite
advantages Of position and experience
which make it possible for us to rebuild
our system without having to 20
through an earthquake Of violence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-15
u. S. PRICE REGULATION
PREVENTION IS SCORED
Harry F. Sinclair Hopes That Eff.
forts Against Government in
OIL Industry Will End.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September l5.-Ex-
pressing hope that efforts to prevent
Federal price regulation in the oil in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-15
LIBRARY REVIEWS HOURS
Regular Schedule in Force Again
Tomorrow.

The central building Of the Public
Library at Eighth and K streets tomor-
row resumes its regular hours of opening
from am. to 9 pm, except on Friday
when the building will be open only
from am. to l pm.
The library will be open for reading
on Sundays from to 6 pm. beginning
SeDtember II,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
is REPEAL ON THE WAY?

Senate and house have sent the
question of prohibition repeal back to
the states.
There is argument as to whether
the route chosen is the right one.
Dry Influence, counting as usual for
more than its rightful strength, has
seemingly led to the longest and
most uncertain route.
Thirty-six states, by convention,
must ratify the amendment.
Not soon will the distilleries begin
operations, for it may take as long
as four years. And who knows what
social, industrial and political changes
may take place in that time? Things
can so happen that a shorter and bet
ter route can be interposed during
so many years.
Meanwhile the thing to do is to
work for repeal in every channel
opened.
Modification seems certain shortly
The results of modification will al
most surely hasten work for complete
repeal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
INVESTIGATION NEEDED

Senator Oddie, of Nevada, charged
recently that the contractors on the
big Boulder Dam job are evading the
mine safety laws of Nevada and ex-
plotting and sweating" labor.
He cited figures to show start
ling increase in accidents since an
order was issued by the federal dis
trict court preventing the state au-
thorities from enforcing the safety
laws He showed that the contractors
issue paper and coin scrip between
the regular pay days, redeemable
only in merchandise at company de-
partment stores. The scrip can be
sold, but only at a discount of 20
and 25 per cent.
AS President Green, of the A. F..
of L., pointed out, in commenting on
Senator Oddle's charges: Payment
in scrip redeemable only in merchan-
disc at company stores means coer-
cion of most vicious kind exploita-
tion of most reprehensible charac-
ter and reduction in wages which is
unjust and unfair"
Senator Oddie demanded immediate
investigation of the charges. The in
vestigation should be promptly made.
The Boulder Dam work is done with
the peoples money and it should, set
high standards of pay, working con-
ditions and fairness If there is ex-
ploitation and unfairness in the work,
the people are entitled to know it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03

But now joint legislative COM
mittee, which had previously given
assurances it would recommend an
unemployment insurance bill, has
taken a sudden flop and is opposing
such legislation at this session on the
ground that it will result in dismissal
of part-time workers and add to un-
employment AS a result of the COM
mittee's action, Albany dispatches say
it is probable no unemployment in
surance bill will be passed in the near
future.
The New York committee urged
further study of unemployment in
surance, which it said could not help
the unemployed now. No one expect
ed unemployment insurance to give
immediate help. But there is no rea-
son why a beginning should not be
made at setting up systems of unem-
ployment reserves, so they can help
IN the next depression. Labor under
stands this and will go on with it's
fight, despite apparent setbacks such
as the one in New York.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
Endorsed by the Trades and Laksr
Council Of Hamilton. Ohis
Endorsed by the Middletewn Trades
and Labsr Council Of Middletswn. Q
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1888
FIRST LADY INSISTS GOWNS
BE UNION MADE

A short item in the column con-
Quoted by Walter Winchell says:
Mrs. Roosevelt is having her in
augural gowns made by local New
York; shop, but she first made sure
the workers were union members. +"
Here is the first instance of where a
first lady of the land will appear at
an inaugural ball with not only an
American-made gown, but one bear
ing the union label. In taking this
action, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
is to be commended, and she can be
assured that the members of organ
lied labor highly appreciates what
she has done, and we will bet that
the gown will look as good, if not
better, than those imported from
Paris or elsewhere To real Amer
leans it should outshine them all in
appearance.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
BOOM YEARS RAKE-OFFS

Charles E. Mitchell, chairman of
the great National City Bank of New
York, told a senate committee that
he received bonuses" of about
$3,5OO,OOO in 1927, 1928 and 1929. The
bonus payments were in addition to
his salary of $4,000 a year.
Mitchell was not the only "big man"
to receive exorbitant salaries and
bonuses during the years of so-called
prosperity. Executives of railroads,
steel corporations and many other
lines of business received huge in
comes.
The big incomes of business execu-
tives were one reason why thousands
of their employees received low pay.
The workers had to take low pay in
order that the "big money" could go
to the men at the top. The "boom
years" were not years of prosperity
for all. Millions of wage earners re-
ceived small pay, in many cases near
mere existence levels, which was a
big factor in bringing on one of the
worst depressions in the nations
history.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
BUY AMERIcAN.MADE GOODS

There is popular Of
that bdded perhaps the traditional
America threw off the yoke and launched nation dedicated
itself world that has
disappeared do believe standing together
the spreading with
it fresh impetus and that is about all
Always their
We greatly that
We shall and buy the products of other nations
We shall buy their things of beauty and shall buy
things ourselves produce but shall
buy larger proportion of products than
Particularly today people the
commodities when other nations
selling of pauperized
buy products and be they those
O agriculture industry.
general America being
supplemented for the products of the
muny
every build itself its
possible ALL made
demand and the products of toll with the
the making and the handling
products
What pride go possession article abroad
deprecated and thus sold in
market price that cannot be met with wages
take purchases
through the back and alleys and then to keep them out Of
sight
them
imported commodities force down
our own wages help follow
people By doing each American actually
helps himself
enough merchants will begin to rid
their orders American factories
Finally said with full that few useful
product
cheap bargain import is seldom a
quantity of junk has been
the World War Much of has been useless
ought
American
who had the good
to stock forA the products of Americans
things that these times be better gone
without they be had of American made
that to them dong their
alien competno They
public they
help build America
neighbor made help neghbor
When YOU made, help Americans
That logical and patriotic thing to do
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
CHAMBERLAIN SPEAKS OUT

Neville Chamberlain, speaking for
the British government in the house
of commons, said some things that
need to be shouted from the house
tops in every land.
Pointing out that the displacement
Of labor which is going on all over
the world is one Of the greatest prob
lens confronting civilization, Cham
berland said:
There has been dislocation of
the old equilibrium and somehow or
other new adjustment must be
arrived at. This problem cannot be
solved in five minutes; it needs the
best brains of many countries before
a final solution is reached"
Chamberlain realizes that "new
must come if civilization
IS to survive. Some other statesmen
apparently do not. Unless they soon
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
NEW OPEN SHOP DRIVE

Why we should lose our perspec-
tive-for moment-and speak of the
new" open shop drive, we do not
know. For no open shop drive is new.
Open shoppers are with us always,
like disease, ruin and despair. But
the present open shop drive has de-
veloped some new aspects due to the
changing times.
1t may or may not be significant,
but Law and Labor" specious legal
organ of the League for Industrial
Rights, has suspended publication Is
it possible that Walter Gordon Mer-
rett, high priest of the union haters,
is finding difficulty in keeping manu-
facturers and corporation heads suf-
ficiently spoofed, frightened and jol-
lied to get funds for his anti-social
activities ? Are the old badger tactics
If poisoning industrial relations at the
source of failing?
However that may be, if Mr.. Mer-
ritt is slipping it is because the full
crum of power has shifted away from
industrialists to the bankers.
Authentic reports reach US from
various cities that union contractors
are having difficulty in arranging
loans at banks. AS result veteran,
capable and influential union contrac-
tors are fighting for their business
lives.
1t is not pleasant to contemplate,
this awful power of credit in the
hands of few anti-social, narrow
minded men.-Electrical Workers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
THE CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT

The amendment repeating the eigh-
teenth amendment is bound to occupy
the spotlight, but should not obscure
another pending amendment to the
constitution, namely, that giving con-
gress power to regulate child labor
This amendment, already ratified by
seven states, is under consideration
IN the Ohio general assembly. 1t has
been approved by the house of rep
resentatives in Ohio and is no wbe-
fore the senate
The desirability of restricting child
labor is no longer questioned. The
only controversial point in connection
with the child labor amendment, and
it is vital one, is whether the fed
eral government ought to have this
police power added to it's growing
functions. The inescapable trend is
toward nationwide regulations of
working conditions, and this applies
with especial force to child labor, now
that the federal government is in
teresting itself in child welfare along
so many other lines.
Ohio has nothing to lose by rati-
flying this amendment except further
surrender to federal power and regu-
lations. Ohio standards already are
higher than any federal statute that
is likely to be passed following adop-
tion of this amendment. On the other
hand, states now negligent in child
labor legislation would be required to
abandon this type of unjustified COM
petition against more advanced
states, thing they can and should
do without federal club.
1t is especially pertinent just now
to consider the effect of a child labor
amendment on our economic life.
With 100000 of adults unemploy-
ed, great numbers of children are
still employed This is an unwise sit
uation.-The Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
BREAK THE JAMi

Politicians talk and talk and the
depression continues. All sorts of
remedies are discussed but action is
lacking. There seems to be no lead
ership that can arouse the nation and
lead it out of the morass of depres-
sion and encouragement. Some leg
islation aimed to bring relief is pass
ed at Washington and at the state
capitals, but nothing is done on a big
scale to put men at work and restore
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
ACCIDENTS

Nearly one out of every three acci-
dental deaths is 1882 occurred in the
home, and nearly half of all non-fatal
injuries also occurred in the home.
There were $4,000 persons killed
in home accidents last year, a re-
,luction of about three per cent from
the 1881 total of $4,000. The economic
loss from home injuries-wage loss,
medical expense, and insurance over
heads approximately half bill
lion dollars.
The record of home accidents shows
that we are careless people, as un-
doubtedly all but a small proportion
could have been prevented
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
Senate Passes
Relief Measure

Washington, D. c. 1LNS)-The
senate rejected the principle of direct
federal relief by passing the Wagner
relief measure in preference to the
Costigan-La Toilette 100000 re-
lief bill. The Wagner bill provides
for giving $300,OOO,0OO more to the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
to be loaned for relief to states, cities
and other political subdivisions and
liberalizes provisions by which the
corporation loans money for public
works. 1t also provides a $15,OO0,-
900 fund for the relief of transient
workers. The measure was sent to
the house.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
BACK TO THE OLD METHODS

The depression is bringing back old
things, old processes, old ways of liv-
ing. Neighborhood grist mills, long
idle, are running in many parts of
the country. Old Dobbin is staging
a comeback in communities where the
farmers are too poor to buy or oper-
ate automobiles. Firewood is being
Used more more than in decades, now
being cut in quantities for the kitchen
stove, the living room stove and the
furnace. Formerly it was used large
ly in the fireplace, which may be con-
sidered a luxury. Of course the use
of more wood means the use of less
coal, which is another blow at coal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
eCherry
~ Where with our
roo Little Hatchet
we tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pro-
foundly, sometimes fiippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

Not that it's any fun kicking
dead dog around, but technocracy
probably passed out just in time to
save it from much worse trouncing
than it got.
Not content with indicting modern
machine civilization on sound
grounds, as labor has done better and
earlier, it went into the fantastic
and attempted to lay at the doors of
great many of the high
crimes committed, not by machinery,
but by men, such as Morgan, Mellon,
Rockefeller, ct al. Not crimes in the
sense of doing things contrary to law,
but in the sense of doing anti-special
things within the law, or in such
way that the law didn't bother about
them
1t wasn't particularly the fault of
the machine that the noted Clarke
bank in New York blew up, or that
$500 others failed, and it hasn't been
the machines fault that receivership
rackets have grown up to be stencil
in the nostrils of men in many Sec
tions.
Technocracy sought to blanket
every crime as due to the one prime
economic cause. 1t can't be done. 1t
started out to be what one magazine
has called prize alibi for the profit
eers and big financial crooks.
Old Boy Machado, boss Of Chill,
subject to the will of certain Amer
lean bankers, is having his tantrums
fairly regularly these days.
Terrorism is frankly admitted.
Machado has his army, his police, his
spies and his mobs organized from
the dregs of the prisons.
Machado's opponents, in sheer de-
fense, have used terrorism and are
continuing to use it.
Machado's life has been saved sew
eral times by the merest trick of
fate 1t is not unlike the old terror
ism of Russia and the old Nihilism
of Russia. Governmental terrorism
is bound to create desperate retalia
tion.
The United States has certain OBJ
legations to people Of Cuba under the
Platt amendment. These obligations
it has refused to recognize.
When the big New York bankers
say the word Machado will get out.
Or when some terrorist act succeeds
Nobody knows when that will be.
Meanwhile the Pearl of the Antilles,
land of fine people and natural love-
liness and plenty, moves along in
pain and aguish
A cartoonist hits the import situa-
ton. He says there's more than one
way of getting past tariff wall.
One is to burrow under it by means
of Debated, deprecated currencies,
with goods made at such little cost
that they can pay the tariff and still
beat it.
Here is a new game. American
tariffs weren't made with that in view.
Now the American worker needs to
be protected against the almost worth
less money of many nations.
And that is one Of the reasons for
buying goods made in America.
A lot of things can be bought from
American companies that are not
made in America-and that is some
thing to look out for. There is gaso-
line made from oils from Columbia,
Rumania and Russia, Mr.. Melons
aluminium from Norway, and so on.
Perhaps out of this campaign and
the necessities Of the time, Amer
leans will get an education about the
products of America, which wouldn't
be so bad.
-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03
DELAY IN UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE

An indication of what labor will
be up against in it's fight for unem-
ployment insurance is given by hap
penings in New York. An unemploy-
ment insurance bill, supported by la
Dor, was introduced in the legislature
and prospects for it seemed bright.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03

the national purchasing power. Until
this is done, there is little hope of
relief. Will the incoming administra-
tion break the jam of inaction, get
legislative and business cooperation,
and put the idle to work? The nation
waits to see.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03

II the pitcher takes his foot out OF
the box and throws it it
shall be called a balk.
Strategy is when you don't let the
enemy know that you are out OF am
munition, but keep on firing.
Insecticide is when an insect kills
itself
Monroe was man who nursed the
soldiers during the Civil war, and has
since been known as the Monroe Doe
trine.
Why is the period between the Sixth
and Fifteenth century called the Dark
Ages7
Because the lighting was poor
Caesar was a general. Pompey was
his rival and Brutal was his friend
He was killed by the friend Brutal.
To gather q horse, go TO the sergeant
and ask him for bride, TO the stable
and get horse, then go back to the
sergeant and get saddle The horse
Is then said to be gathered.
(0. Bell Syndicate )-wNU Service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-03-03

wake up, they are due for a sad
shock. While as Chamberlain says,
the problem of unemployment cannot
be solved in five minutes, there is no
time to be lost in getting at the solu-
tion and putting it into effect.