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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-17

The first hearing on the Harrison
Keifer unemployment insurance bills
was held Wednesday evening, Febru-
airy 8, before joint session of the
labor committee of the senate and the
insurance committee of the house.
The hearing opened with the read
ing of telegram from President
William Green, urging "as a citizen
of Ohio and as president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor" that the
bill be reported favorably Mr.. Green
emphasized the great suffering caus-
ed by unemployment, and the belief
of organized labor that unemployment
insurance is necessary for its pre-
vention in the future.
Chairman Marvin C. Harrison de-
scribed briefly the main features of
the bill proposed, it being identical
with the one recommended by the
governors comsission on unemploy-
ment insurance 1t provides for pre-
miums of one per cent of wages to
be contributed by workers and two
per cent of payrolls by employers.
Benefits would be half wages, with
a maximum of $15 week for 16
weeks. The fund would be admins
tered by the state, but the cost of
administration would be paid for out
of the premiums.
The first speaker was Thomas j.
Donnelly, secretary of the Ohio State
Federation of Labor, and a member
of the governors commission. He re-
affirmed the stand of organized labor
in support of the bill, and showed
that it is a practical and conserva-
tive one, comparing it's provisions
with those of several of the laws be-
ing proposed in thirty other states
this winter. He also pointed out that
the bill is being amended by setting
the date to begin collection of pre-
miums at January l, 1885, thus meet
ing the objection of Governor White
that industry cannot carry an addi-
tional cost during the present de-
preston. (The governor has stated
that he will sign the bill if passed
in this amended form.) Mr.. Donnelly
made it plain that organized labor
throughout Ohio, while reasonable
and cooperative in its attitude, is
insistent that the bill be passed at
this session of the legislature, even
if collection of premiums must be
delayed.
Two representatives of liberal
minded employers were present.
Stanley B. Mathewson, secretary of
the Springfield Chamber of Commerce
and also member of the governors
commission, stated that intelligent
business men are in favor of the Ohio
unemployment insurance bill when
they have it explained to them. In
talking with hundreds of employers
he found those who opposed it were
'uninformed, misinformed, or simply
scared" They are misled, he said,
by the agents they pay to inform
them but who instead raise ghosts
to scare them so that their own jobs
will be more secure. The Ohio bill,
he stated, is the only real system of
insurance ever proposed, the Euro
pean systems having been made doles
through government contributions,
benefits according to need, or such
other provisions.
Miss Ann Fineman, employment
manager for LaSalle & Koch, Tole-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-17
WASHINCTON'S FAMILY

George Washington's mother was
Mary Ball, said to have been a
lineal descendant from John Ball,
medieval champion of the rights of
man. Her mother was Mary Mon
tague, who, as "the widow John
son." was married to Colonel
Joseph Ball. Her grandfather was
Colonel William Ball, who emf
grated to Virginia in 1850, and set
tied in Lancaster county. George
Washington's father was Augustine
Washington, the grandson of Law
ence Washington and the great
grandson of John Washington, who
came from England about 1850 and
settled in Westmoreland county,
Virginia. The English ancestry has
been traced back through Lauren
tia Washington, father of Lawrence,
several generations to the Sulgrave
branch of the family.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-17

thoroughly" he said. His mind was
great and powerful, without being Of
the very first order; his penetration
strong, though not so acute as that Of
a Newton, Bacon or Locke, and, as far
as he saw, no judgment was ever
sounder. 1t was slow in operation,
being little aided by invention or i'm
agination, but sure In conclusion.
Hence the common remark Of his Off
GERS, of the advantage he derived from
councils Of war, where hearing all
suggestions he selected whatever was
best.
"He was incapable of fear, meeting
personal dangers with the calmest
unconcern. Perhaps the strongest fea
ture in his character was prudence,
never acting until every circumstance,
every consideration, was maturely
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-17
HUGE sum FOR
N. Y. RELIEF

Albany, N. Y.-The state legisla-
ture appropriated $15,0O0,OO0 for un-
employment relief, to be Immediately
available.
In letter to Colonel Green, COM
missioner of public works, Gov. Leh-
man requested that all contracts for
highway work during 1888 stipulate
no person shall be employed more
than 30 hours per week, that the min
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-17
Ohio Unemployment Insurance
Legislature Committee Heard Advocates of Harrison
Keifer Measure Last Week

| dos largest department store, spoke
on behalf of the Toledo Y. w. C. A.,
and also as chairman of the National
Retail Drygoods Associations COM
mittee on unemployment insurance.
Wendell S. Johnson, director of the
Family Service Society, which admin
listers public as well as private re-
lief in Toledo, told how inadequate
that relief seemed to the social work
ers responsible for distributing it.
The number of families receiving re-
lief in that city rose from 500 in
February, 1929, to $4,000 in Febru-
ary, 1888, which meant that in spite
of enormous taxes for relief, rents
could not be paid and the food and
clothing furnished was inadequate,
whie the unemployed themselves lost
homes and savings and had to be-
come paupers before relief was given,
He stated in no uncertain terms that
charity cannot deal with unemploy-
ment, and that unemployment insur-
ance is necessary to take it's place.
Later in the evening Mrs. Nida
Pangle Bell, also from Toledo, and
member of the Mattresses Union,
told of what charity did to her own
friends and neighbors. They had been
told in good times that they must
maintain the American standard of
living" and had accordingly bought
homes and good furniture and cloth
ing. When the depression came,
many of them lost their savings in
bank failures, their rent on taxes
went unpaid, and they were forced
to go to public food stations for the
miserable supplies of beans, corn
meal, ETC., allowed them. She told
several stories of families whose ex-
periences were known to her per-
sonally, and with such force and sim
cerity that her speech was the most
applalded of the evening.
The Rev. Thomas Donaldson, of
Columbus, spoke, representing the
Ohio Council of Churches and the
Ohio Pastors Convention. He read
the report of the social service COM
mittee of the convention, which ad-
vocated unemployment insurance, to-
gether with other social justice meas
ures, and condemned the greed of in
dustrialists who put material above
human values. He added that per-
sonally he believed unemployment in
surance was as necessary for the
self-respect of employers as for the
self-respect of workers. >
Representative of several organi-
cations which had endorsed unem-
ployment insurance after thorough
study, spoke briefly. These were Miss
Alice p Gannett, of Cleveland, for
the Consumers Leagues of Cincin-
natl, Toledo and Cleveland; Mrs.
Hiram Bronson, of Columbus, for the
Ohio League of Women Voters; Mrs.
A. N. Flora, of Cleveland, for the
National Y. w. C. A.; the Rev. AL
fred Moore, for the Cincinnati COM
mittee for unemployment insurance,
and Noah Mandrelkorn, for the Ohio
Association for Unemployment Insur-
ance.
The only opposition to the bill came
from Joseph Hertinck, Of the social
list party of Ohio, on the ground that
it was too conservative, but that its
provisions were the very minimum
that must be enacted at once. Mr..
Martinck vigorously attacked the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-17

imum hourly rate of wages for labor
in the locality shall be stated in the
contract, and that contractors shall
be required to pay not less than such
rate, and that as far as possible all
unskilled labor shall be citizens who
have resided for substantial period
of time in the immediate vicinity in
which the work is to be done.
Gov. Lehman said he desired the
same policy to be applied throughout
the state on highway maintenance
work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-17

Whatever Was Best.
weighed refraining IL he saw a doubt
but, when once decided, going through
with his purpose, whatever obstacles
opposed.
"He was, indeed, in every sense of
the words, wise, a good and a great
man. His temper was naturally irri-
table and high-toned, but reflection
and resolution had obtained firm
and habitual ascendency over it.
His heart was not warm In its af-
fections, but he exactly calculated ev-
cry mans value and gave him a solid
esteem proportioned to 1t. 1t
may truly be said that never did ma
ture and fortune combine more per
fectly to make great man and to
place him in the same constellation
with whatever worthless have merited
from man everlasting remembrance"
After all has been said, 1t was
Washington's character which was su-
premely great, which was responsible
for the greatness of his achievements.
In the Revolution 1t was the trust in
Washington which held together a
faltering and discouraged people,
which tided the country over the dark
est hours, which was responsible for
the eventful victory.
After peace had been won 1t was
this trust In Washington which made
it possible for dlsunfted people to
attain enduring strength and unity
There have been greater generals than
Washington, greater statesmen; there
has been no greater character. When
the writings of his detractors have
passed into obscurity his memory will
remain, what 1t has always been, a
sacred legacy to the American people
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-17

minority statement of James F. Lin
coin, manufacturers representative on
the commission, who advocated fore
ing the unemployed out of the cities
onto the farms
Prof. H. Gordon Hayes, also a
member of the governors commits
sion, closed the hearing with a re-
minder to democratic members of the
committees, that enactment of un-
employment insurance was included
in their party platform, both state
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-17

and national. In reply to an inquiry
from republican member as to
whether this was partisan issue, he
added, however, that it was so broad
as to GO beyond party lines. (The
bill was introduced in the senate by
democrat, Marvin G. Harrison, of
Cleveland, and in the house by re-
publican, Horace S. Keifer, Of Spring
field.) Professor Hayes told how in
terest and dividend payments had
kept up during the depression, being
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-17
And You'll Jump Out Of Bed
in the Morning Karin to Go

If you feel sour and sunk and the
world looks punk, don't swallow lot
of salts, mineral water, oil, laxative
candy or chewing gum and expect
them to make you suddenly sweet
and buoyant and full Of sunshine.
For they can't do it. They only
move the bowels and mere move
ment doesn't get at the cause. The
reason for your down-and-out feeling
is your liver. II should pour out two
pounds of liquid bile into your bowels
daily.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-17

Technocracy Convention. - I e
American Technocratic League, or
ganized by Franklin P. Wood, of Del
yer, Colo, will hold its first conven-
ton in that city next July.
Evening star., 1933-05-20
RHEEM CREDITORS
TO GET 100000
Assets Available to Satisfy Claims,
It Is Announced in
Court.

Creditors of Edmund D. Rheem, for
mer head of the bankrupt Swartzell,
Rheem & Hensey Co., were told at a
meeting in District Supreme Court to-
day that some 100000 is potentially
available in satisfaction of their claims.
The meeting was called to elect a
trustee of Rheem's personal estate, and
Attorney George c. Shinn was chosen
for this post. Rheem, who IS now
Sreving a Seven-year sentence In the
District Reformatory in connection with
his firms failure, was present as wit
ness, but was not examined. He will
be recalled for questioning next Satur-
day.
George E. Richardson, attorney for
the trustee, told the creditors that about
$85, 900 is now available for payment OF
claims and that approximately Sl15.000
more is potentially available. The
claims against Rheem aggregate sew
eral million dollars
Attorney E. Hilton Jackson, who
represented the partitioning creditors
in the District Supreme Court and the
Court of Appeals in their successful
fight to have Rheem adjudged bank
rupt, explained, at the request of Ref
cree in Bankruptcy Fred J. Eden, that
under the decision of the higher court
a creditor Of SwartZell, Rheem g.
HenSey Co. might also be 2 creditor OF
the bankrupt estate of Rheem wherever
1t appeared that he. as trustee Of Sc
cured note, released the security with
out payment of the note About so
creditors attended the meeting.
Evening star., 1933-05-20
WHOLESALE PRICES
SHOW SLIGHT RISE
Building Construction Also
Gains With Value of
Dollar at $1.61.

Two sensitive indices, wholesale
prices and building construction ac-
tivity, have taken a slight rise during
the last month after long period of
humping along the bottom of their
charts, the Labor Department an
nounced today.
AS result of the rise in wholesale
prices, the purchasing power Of the
1926 wholesale dollar stood today at
s1.61. This is based on the Depart
ment's weekly index of 62.3. For April,
the wholesale dollar averaged $l.63,
compared with $1.64 for March, and
sl.52 for April, 1882. AS the indices
rise, the dollars purchasing power
falls.
At the same time the department
said the wholesale price advance failed
to buoy the retail food prices. For
April the purchasing power of the 1925
food dollar was $1.16, a rise of cents
in comparison. with the March index.
The cost-of-living dollar, based on the
last survey made by the department,
stood today at rs cents.
Local Food Declines.
Locally the department said retail
food prices decreased 2 per cent dur
ing the 30-day period from March to
April and the market here now stood
13 per cent lower than this time last
year.
: The departments report followed sta
tistics made public Thursday from other
Government sources showing revival
of business throughout the country and,
together with data compiled by the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics, revealing en-
ployment had taken an upturn after
sagging to a new low depth, caused the
American Federation of Labor to esti-
mate that 100000 workers were job
less.
Indicated expenditures for building
construction during the month ended
April IS, based on reports from 778
cities, were 2l.2 per cent higher than
on March IS.
Rate Of Increase Greater.
1.-The 1888 increase of April over
March was greater than the increases
shown in comparing these months in
any of the previous three years" the
Labor Department said. Comparing
April, 1933 with March, 1888. there
was an increase of 29.4 per cent in the
number and an increase of 1913 per
cent in the estimated cost of new resi-
Dental buildings. New non-residential
buildings increased 44.7 per cent in
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-05-20
MULE MARKET TAKES SPURT
IN BACK-TO-FARM MOVEMENT
Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri Unable
Supply Increasing Demands of Dealers.

Mule dealers say it is practically i'm
possible to buy mules from Tennessee,
Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri just
now and that there are not many to be
bought even in the newer breeding
grounds in Texas and the Far West.
Breeders, the commission men ex-
planned, began to drop the industry
8 or 10 years ago when prices fell OF.
Now the old stock Is dying of and the
new supply is short. The sales season
is continuing later this year than In
long time.
The average price for mules today
ranges from $140 to $3.50 up here. the
commission men said, where short
time ago it was $120 to $3.50. There
is also demand for horses of the farm
Evening star., 1933-05-20
SENATE QUIZ CALLS
MORE BANK LEADERS
Kuhn, Loeb & Dillon, Reed Part
ners, Are Summoned by Sub
committee Counsel.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 20.-Partners in
two more private banking firms were
under subpoena today to appear before
an investigating subcommittee of the
United States Senate Banking and Cur
rency Committee Immediately following
J. P. Morgan and 10 of his partners.
Ferdinand Pecora, counsel to the sub
committee, disclosed that partners Of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Dillon, Read &
Co. have been subpoenaed to appear
In Washington on June and 8 re-
spectively.
In addition, Albert H. Wiggin, former
chairman of the Chase National Bank,
was to be served with subpoena be-
fore sailing today to represent American
creditors Of Germany at conference
in Berlin. This subpoena Is returnable
July II.
Evening star., 1933-05-20
Impost Upon Stock Dividends
Also Favored to Finance
Huge Public Works.
REPORT is DUE BY TUESDAY.
SENATE HEARINGS CALLED
Sales Tax Thrust Aside by Committee.
Oil Men Protest Strongly Against
New Burden.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)

Higher income and gasoline taxes finance the public works
program the decision of the Means
Committee with majority also planning provision for suspension
of the evies in event of prohibition repeal.
revealed today in interviews with committeeman impost
stock dividends also will effected toward financing
the public industrial BILL
Barring changes sessions the drafting
legislation it will be provided that this too could be of the
required 6 States ray repeal
of March IS figuring the decision that being
the first day for of the projected income tax rate
Plans
pr6hbtion House members in their private discussions have
much President RooSevets Wednesday to Con-
in which he advocated provision for abandoning the new
repeal of the amendment and the VoStead
The prohibition revenue laws would then automatically
into effect he pointed OUT and yield enough wholly to eliminate
these temporary unemployment taxes"
In view of this likely either that formidable
will for automatic Of the under
The sales tax has thrust aside and it disclosed today
interviews with both Republican and Democratic committee
that the absence of direct word from President Roosevelt
would be made write that controversial taxation
into the
annually pay
bond issue which will be used to finance upendous construction
program to create employment
Ready Start Drafting.
The committee ready end public hearings
the week drafting the taxation sections the bill which,
leaders said would be reported by Tuesday at least
Evening star., 1933-05-20
ROOSEVELT THANKED
BY JAPANESE EMPEROR
Hirohito Says Message on World
Peace Will Be Given Govern
ment Consideration.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, May 20.-Emperor Hirohito
today dispatched a brief personal mes
sage to President Roosevelt, acknowledge
ing the latter'S world wide peace appeal.
The message read: II thank you for
this communication, inspired by desire
of assuring peace for the world and
overcoming universal depression.
Il have caused your message to be
transmitted to my government for their
earnest consideration
The governments more definite reply
is expected next week. Indications
have been that the reply will accept the
Presidents proposals Gin principle"
but with strong reservations.
Amusement was expressed in Toxic
upon the receipt of President Roose-
velt's message addressed directly to
Emperor Hirohito. A spokesman for
the foreign Office explained that the
Emperor never communicates directly
with the heads of other states on po-
litical matters.
Evening star., 1933-05-20
MISS FAY BENTLEY
URGED FOR JUDGE
Director of School Attend
ance Backed to Take Miss
Sellers Place.

Miss Fay L. Bentley, director of
school attendance and work permits of
the Board of Education, is under seri-
GUS consideration by President Roose-
velt for appointment as judge of the
Juvenile Court here to succeed Miss
Kathryn L. Sellers, 1t was learned
today.
Attorney General Cummings is un-
derstood to be considering the papers
in the case of Miss Bentley, and it will
be upon his recommendation that an
appointment will be made. Miss Bent
ley is understood not to be a candi-
date for the place, but her appoint
ment has been urged by various indi-
viduals and organizations interested in
child welfare work
Continues to Preside.
Judge Sellers term of six years ex-
pired March 81, 1881 She has never
received a reappointment. but has con-
tinued presiding over Juvenile Court,
pending the appointment of a successor.
Nearly a year ago, President Hoover
named Miss Pearl Mccall, one of the
assistant United States attorneys for
the District, but her nomination was
never confirmed
Miss Bentley's appointment has been
advanced regardless of politics. Those
who favor her emphasize her peculiar
fitness for the work that comes before
the Juvenile Court. In her capacity
as director of school attendance and
work permits, she is virtually the tru-
ant officer of the city She has been
active in the enforcement of the child
labor law for the District. especially in
maintaining the ban against child &C
tors She also has heard many cases
in her Office incident to delinquent
children and truancy and because of
this work, has had much to do with
the Juvenile Court in the role OF a
prosecutor.
Favored by First Lady.
Those urging Miss Bentley's appoint
ment are not confined to persons and
organizations in this city. 1t is un-
derstood Mrs. Roosevelt has been made
familiar with Miss Bentley's work and
is said to have been deeply impressed.
The names of all those who have
Continued ON Page g. Column 81
Evening star., 1933-05-20
CONTROLLER LAUDS.
BANK MERGER PLAN
O'Connor Reveals Stand as
Sixth Institution Joins
Growing List.

JF. T. O'Connor, new controller OF
the currency, today publicly Endorsed
and approved the proposed new Hamil-
ton National Bank, which now COM
prises six closed banks in its merger.
Mr.. O'Connor is understood to be
fully informed of progress being made
in the movement to build up here a
consolidated institution out of more
banks than have ever been thrown to-
gether in a merger under similar plan.
Discussing the matter publicly today
for the first time, the controller said:
I'VE are trying to build an institu-
ton here of which we will all be proud,
which will be a credit to the CITY,"
Sixth Bank Joins.
The sixth bank, the Woodbridge
Langdon Savings and Commercial Bank,
officially joined the merger last night
when its board Of directors took unan-
imous action.
The board approved the resolution
to join, which previously nad Deen ap-
proved by the reorganization committee
of the bank.
E. L. Norris, vice president and con-
servator of the bank, now represents the
institution on the General Subscription
Committee, which is pushing plans for
the sale of stock in the Hamilton
National
w. B. Putnam has been named chair
man of the Woodbridge Banks Subscrip-
tion Committee, and the entire board
of directors Of the bank will serve on
this committee, Mr.. Norris announced
The Woodbridge Bank, 1t now is
definitely understood, will be branch
of the Hamilton Bank in the Rhode
Island avenue section.
Another member bank which will con-
tinue to do business at the same location
under the new banner of the Hamilton
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
Evening star., 1933-05-20
RIOTS FEARED TODAY
ON ANNIVERSARY OF FREEDOM
Police and Army Forces Held Ready to
Quel Outbreaks Against
Machado Regime.

dispatched to aid the 300 already in
the field.
Police and army forces also were held
in quarters at Santiago. The absence
from their usual quarters of some per-
sons of known revolutionary leanings
and activity in opposition circles we're
believed responsible for the precau-
tions.
Small groups of rebels were active
near Cobre, Caney, San Luis and other
towns in the province, said reports
reaching Santiago.
Travellers reaching here from Ciego
de Avila, Santa Clara Province, reported
an incipient uprising in nearby territory.
The A. B. c. Secret Society and its
allied group. the o. c. r. R., despite all
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