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Montana labor news., 1933-07-20

WASHINGTON Completing the
first step taken under the National
Industrial Recovery Act to reduce the
length of the work week and increase
weekly earnings, President Roosevelt
signed the fair competition code for
the cotton textile industry, effective
on July II.
Montana labor news., 1933-07-20
NEIL WESTON IS ELECTED MINERS UNION HEAD
LUMBER CODE HEARINGS ARE SET
FOR JULY 20


pany unions formed by the employers
since the Recovery Act was signed
would be ignored by the Recovery Ad-
mi~nistration, Johnson declared lac
would have no reason to deal with any
union-company or otherwise-until
the codes were accepted. This issue
is growing in significance, since only
one man among all of his deputy adj
ministrators and reserve deputies, who
will conduct hearings and speak for
him, has had relations with organized
labor. Many of them have been open
shop employers, as was Johnson him
self.
The Administrator took occasion to
say that he hoped the employers
planning committee in the cotton tex
tile industry would show that the in
dustry could govern itself well, since
81 have tried to prevent this govern
ment starting to run these indus
tries; it cannot do it."
Montana labor news., 1933-07-20
Installation of Officers Held
By Auxiliary of Car
penters' Union

The Local Ladies' Auxiliary of Car
penters, No. 222, held their annual
Installation of officers last evening at
the Carpenters hall. After the cere-
mony a business meeting was con
Quoted, and later followed the regu-
lar Installation Social. Picnic plans
were outlined and will be further dis
cussed sometime in August.
The newly seated officers are: Mrs.
Nora McBroom, president; Mrs. Min
ME Bouley, vice-president; Mrs. Ina
Davidson, recording secretary; Miss
Dorothy McBroom, financial secretary
treasurer; Mrs. Sophia Jacobsen, con-
ductor; Mrs. Berthe Lundgren, war
den; Miss Rowena Gaffney, musician,
and Mrs. Bessie Clark, Mrs. Marie
Walsh, Mrs. Anna Richard, board of
trustees.
Refreshments concluded the even
ing's activities, which were thoroughly
enjoyed by the large number that at
tended.
A card party will be held July 20,
8 p. M, at the home of Mrs. Chas.
McBroom, 1854 Harrison Ave.
Montana labor news., 1933-07-20
OFFICERS ELECTED AND INSTALLED
BY REORGANIZED UNION, OVER 1900
MEMBERS ENROLLED, CHARTER IS
OPEN UNTIL AUGUST FIRST.

The reorganized Butte Miners Union elected Neil Wes-
ton as president at the election held last Saturday under
the supervision of the officers of the international Union
of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. Other officers elect
ed were John Dennehy, vice-president; Dan Orlch, re-
cording secretary; Reid Robinson, financial secretary;
James Dryer, conductor; John Petritz, warden, and Pat
Canon, John Davis and Jack Antonovich, trustees.
Reports from the union show that over $500 members
have been enrolled. Temporary offices for the union are
on the first floor of Carpenters hall. Officials of the
union announce that the charter will be open until August
first, and that all miners desiring to join under present
conditions may do SO by applying at the union headquar-
tiers before that date.
Locals of the International are being organized rapidly
throughout the middle west and south. President Ora
ham of the State Federation of Labor is now in Idaho or
ganizing the miners in the Occur d. Alene district.
Montana labor news., 1933-07-20
CODE
FOR ELECTRICAL
$14 FOR 4O-HOUR
WEEK

Minimum wages of 35 cents an hour
and a maximum 36-hour work week,
with exceptions in the cases of casual
and incidental laborers and learners,
are proposed in the code of fair COM
petition submitted yesterday, WED
nesday, July 12), to National Recov-
cry Administrator Hugh S. johnson by
the electrical manufacturing industry.
General Johnson, in Notice of Hear
ing No. a, scheduled public hearings
on the code to begin July 10 in the
Caucus Room of the new House of
Representatives Office Building.
Under the code as submitted the
minimum wage and maximum hour
provisions would apply to employees
in cities of 100000 or more and in
smaller communities unless the Ad-
ministrator or his representative shall
fix a lower rate for particular locali-
ties"
Among the exceptions proposed in
the code are the following:
1. Casual and incidental labor and
learners would be paid not less than
so per cent of the minimum wage with
the specific provision that "the total
amount paid to such casual and Incl
dental labor and learners shall not ex-
coed in any calendar month five per
cent of the total wages paid to all
process labor" by the employer.
2. After September 1, the mini
mpm wage for all employees other
than processing and incidental labor
would be $14 a week for a 40-hour
week with a provision that office boys
or girls, learners and casual employ
ees would receive not less than 80 per
cent of the minimum and that the
total paid to these latter classes would
not exceed five per cent of the total
payroll for the $14 minimum class,
Processing and incidental labor would
be 95 cents an holr for a 36-hour
week.
3. After September l, the code
would fix a maximum work week OF
40 hours for all employees except those
covered by the 36-hour provision and
executive, administrative, and super
visory employees and travelling sales
men.
4. Another exception is made in
CONTINUED on Page Fourl
Montana labor news., 1933-07-20
w. M. Daniels Outlines
Trucking Connections
Local Man Connects Butte With Coast
By Truck Through Famous
Cater System.

W. M. Daniels, proprietor of the
Butte Auto Livery and Contractor for
school buses and U. S. mail routes,
who has been a resident of Butte for
the past 25 years, is more than pleased
to announce to a host of friends in
Butte that he is now substantially
connected for splendid auto freight
service from Portland, Seattle, Ia
coma and Spokane, to Butte, by rea-
sol of the fact that he has obtained
a permit from the r. R. Commission
to do business as an Interstate Car
rier from Butte to Missoula where ne
meets the "Cater Fast Motor Freight"
who has a fleet of trucks equipped for
the various modern forms of trans
p~ortation. The fleet of trucks include
insulated bodies, refrigerator trucks
and moving vans.
The Cater System meets the boats
from Los Angeles and San Francisco
that dock at Portland and Seattle, CIV
ing the people of Montana a 37-hour
service from Portland and Seattle and
a 14-hour service from Spokane.
Mr.. Daniels employs local union
men who live in Butte and has added
to his force Mr.. Dave B. Hopkins,
who has lived in Butte for 80 years,
to supervise the trucking business
coming wei the "Cater Fast Motor
Freight" making connections daily in
Missoula.
Mr.. Daniels or "Billy" Daniels, as
he is known to Montana friends, is a
certified and bonded carrier and solic-
its the kind of business for which he
is well equipped. He also has an In
trastate permit Between Butte and
Philipsburg.
Mr.. Daniels is ~endeavoring to rem
[Continucd on Page Threel
Montana labor news., 1933-07-20
ROOSEVELT SIGNS TEXTILE CODE
PROVIDING 40-HOUR WEEK, WAGE
MINIMUM, AND CHILD LABOR BAN

dered that they be included in the
forty-hour week.
The original code also exempted re-
pair crews, engineers, electricians and
watchmen. The President ordered
that they be paid time and one-half
for all work in excess of forty hours
a week.
Cleaners and Outside Workers.
The manufacturers insisted that
cleaners and outside workers be bar
red from the provisions of the code.
The President directed the industry -
prepare minimum wage and maximum
work schedules for these occupations
by January 1, 1884.
In order to guard against even tech
nical violation of the hours limitation
the President declared that under no
circumstances shall an employee COW
cred by the code "be employed or per-
mitted to work for one or more em-
ployers in the industry in the aggre-
gate in excess of the prescribed num-
Der of hours in a single week."
Another condition prescribes that
the minimum wage provisions "estab-
lish a guaranteed minimum rate of
pay per hour of employment regard
less of whether the employees COM
p~ensation is otherwise based on a time
rate or upon a piecework performance.
This is to avoid Illustration of the pur-
pose of the code by changing from
hour to piecework rules"
Stretch Out" System Controlled.
To protect the workers against
speeding up and similar devices COW
cred by the "stretch-out" system until
the code is suitably amended to in
clude this practice, the Presidents or
der declares that "any and all in
creases in the amount of work or pro-
duction required of employees over that
required on July /, 1885," must be
submitted to and approved by the
planning and supervisory committee Of
the cotton textile industry and by the
Administration" If the increases are
not so reported they will be regard
ed as prima facie violation of the pro-
viso for minimum wages"
Manufacturers of tire yarns or fab
RIGS for rubber tires are exempted
from the rule of the code until Sep
TENDER /. In the hearings they de-
manded complete and permanent ex-
emption.
Code Covers Entire Industry.
The President pointed out that while
the code covers the entire cotton tex-
tile industry, employers who have not
already subscribed to it will be given
an opportunity for a hearing before
the National Recovery Administrator
and for a temporary exemption from
the penal povisions of the Recovery
Act pending the hearing.
SELF Government."
One section of the code as present.
ed by the manufacturers provided
what they called "self-government' of
the industry by setting up a planning
and supervisory committee selected by
TATE
Montana labor news., 1933-07-20

must be vastly increased. The dan
gerous condition of financial institu-
tions such as insurance companies and
savings banks, due to their holding
too many real estate mortgage bonds
on which no interest can be paid, will
grow more disturbing. The President
racks his brain for a way out of the
economic bog. He finds nothing safe
except bigger buying power and res
toration of the unemployed to the in
dustrial payroll. In brief, he sees
short hours and high wages as the sole
line of escape from new and appalling
disaster.
That is why he enlarged his staff of
advisers on economic recovery, July
II, by creating a Council for Recov-
cry" which will add to his official cab
met, for weekly meetings, the heads
of the institutions that are engaged
in the attempt to keep capitalism go
ing, through federal cooperation or
control. These men are Director Of
the Budget Douglas, Chairman Jones
of the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration, Chairman Morgan of the
Tennessee Valley Authority, Railroad
Co-ordinator Eastman, Recovery Adj
ministrator Johnson, Agricultural Ad-
ministrator Peek, Governor Morgen-
THAI of the Farm Credit Administra-
ton, Chairman Stevenson of the Home
Loan Board, Federal Relief Admins
traitor Hopkins and Director Fechner
of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
They are getting their heads to-
gether, but without any common esti-
mate of the danger confronting the
country, or of program to meet it.
Prices, cost of living, are shooting up
ward; wages are tagging; buying
power is not responding to incanta-
tons. There is no halfway house on
the road the nation has entered.
Montana labor news., 1933-07-20

WASHINGTON Completing the
first step taken under the National
Industrial Recovery Act to reduce the
length of the work week and increase
weekly earnings, President Roosevelt
signed the fair competition code for
the cotton textile industry, effective
on July II.
Child Labor Abolition Praised.
The President acclaimed the provi-
sion in the code a%bolishing child la
Dor as the end of IAN ancient afro
city" brought about because the code
permits employers to do by agree
ment that which none of them could
do single and live in competition"
In a brief statement the President
paid a tribute to the "leaders of our
industries, labor, and social service"
who in the hearings on the code "con-
sidered the most controverted ques-
tions in the whole economic problem,
wages and hours of labor" and Ear
rived at a solution which has the unan-
imous approval of these comforting
leaders on all three sides of the is
sue"
Forty-Hour Week.
The code establishes a maximum
forty-hour week for the cotton textile
industry, sets a minimum weekly wage
rate of $12 in Southern mills and
$13 in Northern mills, prohibits the
employment Of persons under sixteen
years of age, and limits the use of
productive machinery in any mill to
not more than two shifts of forty
hours each per week.
Economists of the National Indus
trial Recovery Administration esti-
mate that these terms will increase the
average mill wages throughout the
country about 30 per cent and reduce
working hours approximately rs per
cent.
Minimum Wages Are Too Low.
In commenting on the minimum
wages provided in the code, Mr.. Roose-
welt said they are not to be regarded
as economically sufficient, but were
approved "in the belief that in view
of the large increase in wage pay
ments provided by the code any higher
minima at this time might react to
reduce consumption and employment
and on the understanding that if and
as the conditions improve the subject
may be reopened with a view Of in
creasing them"
Home Purchase Favored.
The conditions attached to the code
provide that steps be taken to give
Southern mill workers an opportunity
to purchase the homes in which they
are living but which are the property
of their employers, and that the in
creased minimum wage be reflected
in wages to higher paid employees up
to $50 a week.
Office Workers Included.
The original code presented by the
cotton textile manufacturers exempt
ed office workers. The President or
- AG|
Montana labor news., 1933-07-20

The American standard of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
situations may = be sub
iect to perils Z p. mt.
sica,
Montana labor news., 1933-07-20

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index Of
progress in any community.
Evening star., 1933-07-17
BALbO WILL VISIT
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Accepts Roosevelt's Invita-
tion-Return Flight to Be
by Way of Azores.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 17.-Gen. 1talo
Balbo accepted today an invitation to
visit President Roosevelt at the White
House late this week.
Postmaster General James A. Farley
presented the Presidents invitation
while the Italian air minister was pay
ing an official call at the City Hall.
The Capital City, however, probably
will not have visit from the fleet OF
"a Italian seaplanes which completed
the first mass flight from Europe to
America, when it dropped down on Lake
Michigan at Chicago's front door Satur-
day.
Gen. Balbo said the return trip would
start Wednesday morning, the armada
flying directly to New York.
The Italian visitors will remain In
New York for several days, leaving the
ships at anchor while the commander
makes q special trip to washington,
probably by automobile or train, or in
an American plane After the visit to
the Capital, Gen. Balbo will rejoin his
flight comrades in New York and pre-
pare for the crossing of the Southern
Atlantic to the Azores and Italy.
At the city hall in brief reception
ceremony Gen. Balbo was presented a
gold key to the City of Chicago by
Mayor Edward j. Kelly.
The Postmaster General, on his way
to Milwaukee to attend a convention
of the Order of the Elks, called at the
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Evening star., 1933-07-17

An emergency operation, performed by
a Washington surgeon, after physicians
at the Elkton, Md, hospital, had feared
an amputation necessary, is expected to
save the left arm Of Miss Marjorie
Small, 20 years old, 2125 LIE Roy place.
injured in an automobile accident near
Newcastle, Del, early today.
Miss Small, secretary to radio con-
sultant, had her left arm mangled
when a truck side-swiped the car she
was driving. Three other young WASH
ingtonians who were passengers in the
car were uninjured. They are Miss
Ellen Wilson Howe, who lives with Miss
Small; Miss Katherine c. Hillyer, Psi
California street, and Peter Kerr. son
of DR.. Harry N. Kerr, well-mown sur
geon.
Miss Small's arm, resting on the
front window of the automobile. was
smashed. She was taken to the Elk
ton Hospital. where 1t Is said doctors,
after examination, announced an oper-
alton would be necessary. Young Kerr
insisted on calling his father, who hur-
ried to the North Maryland town. He
operated, and according to word re-
ceived by Mrs. Eloise Robirsco, an aunt
with whom Miss Small is spei- sins
Evening star., 1933-07-17
PHILIPPINE LIBERTY
OPINION IS DIVIDED
Resolutions Urging Acceptance,
Rejection and Alteration
Offered Legislature.
By the Associated Press.


MANILA, July 17.-ResolutionS urging
acceptance, rejection and alteration of
the Philippine independence act passed
by Congress were filed as the third and
final session of the insular Legislature
met briefly today
Legislators convened for their 100
day meeting only long enough to hear
Governor General Frank Murphys first
message to them, introduce handful OF
bills and recess until Thursday.
Meantime leaders plan to decide the
course to be followed in a series Of
caucuses Of the dominant Nacionalista
party.
Murphys message urging the decision
on independence be made in accord
ance with the best and highest inter-
ests and aspirations of the Filipino peo-
ple' drew praise from leaders of both
factions and was approved in resolu-
ton OF congratulation passed by the
Legislature
The new governor generals statement
that a just and enduring settlement
must be "a faithful expression of the
ideal and conviction of the people" was
cited by some as an indication he ia
vored plebiscite which is being urged
by advocates Of acceptance.
Evening star., 1933-07-17
BigPlaneFound
DOWninWOOds
of POmerania.,
GUARD PLACED
AT WRECK SCENE
Crowd Waits in Vain
at Kaunas, Goal
of Flight.

Sv the Associated Press.
SOLDIN, Pomerania, Germany,
July 1.-THE airplane Lithuanica,
in which Stephen Darius and
Stanley Girenas were attempting
a nonstop flight from New York
to Lithuania, crashed early today
at Kuhdamm and both flyers were
killed.
Kuhdamm is five miles south OF
Soldin.
The plane was discovered in g.
forest. The bodies of the airmen
were under it.
A local farmer heard the crash
about 7 o'clock this morning, but
the actual discovery of the ship
was not made until a few hours
later.
A party of aviators and police
officials left Immediately from
Berlin for Soldin.
Believe They Mistook Trees.
Soldin is situated on a lake Of the
same name near the border line Of the
two Prussian provinces of Neumark
and Pomerania. Police surmised that
the avators in attempting to land
mistook treetops for meadow.
There was some doubt about the
exact time Of the crash. Investigators
said the bodies indicated the men died
sometime between 3 and am.
Women gathering berries said they
heard a machine about o'clock and
the noise suddenly ceased. Later a
flyers buried beneath and the wings
hanging from trees.
Bodies Left at Scene.
A rural policeman found route
map, copies of Chicago newspapers and
a pouch with letters on which were
the names of Darius and Girenas and
also of Victor Vesglaites Of Wilkesbarre,
Pa. (who served as the machanic for
the aviators).
A guard was placed at the scene by
the police and, for the time being, the
bodies were left there.
The discovery Of the tragedy followed
q stormy and dark night, during which
rumors of plane being heard but not
seen came from various points In East
ern Germany.
Gasoline Tank Empty.
The Lthuanica struck the same
patch of bad weather which forced
Wiley Post, globe -circling American
flyer, to land at Koenigsberg, East Prus-
sia, en- route from Berlin to Moscow
Police found the gasoline tank of the
Lithuanica empty. Hence they be-
lieved that the pilot came down inten-
tionally, but, because of the fog, was
unable to see the treetops.
The bodies were badly mangled. Sew
eral trees snapped under the weight Of
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-07-17
STOCKS RALLY SHARPLY.
Gains Of 81 to S8 Spread Through List
Cotton Iumn< g a Rale

Gains Of 81 to $s Spread Through List,
Cotton Jumps 81 a Bale.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 17.-With wheat
and cotton making new highs, stocks
rallied smartly today, accumulating
gains of 81 to So in active trading.
Several specialties made larger ad-
vances.
Repeal shares, metals, aircrafts and
rubber issues were featured on the
Stock Exchange, but the whole list ad-
vanced. Cotton here gained about 81
a bale. Cotton's rise was attended by
heavy buying through trade and COM
mission houses and speculative interest.
Crude rubber futures were strong, up
half cent or more per pound.
Alcohol stocks behaved buoyantly.
National Distillers Products climbed So
to above $123. American Commercial
Alcohol nearly SO to s84 and United
States Industrial Alcohol IS to $93.
Commercial Solvents, in heavy trading,
SCARED more than $6 to $3.50.
In the rubber group, United States
Rubber and Goodyear were up 50 to 81.
Other strong issues included United
States Smelling. Case. Firestone, Amer
ican Can, Johns -Manville and United
Aircraft. which improved 81 to 81.
United States Steel preferred rose to a
new high at $104.75. up $2.62. while the
common firmed nearly 81 to $66. Amer
ican Telephones extreme gain was
around $1.50.
Evening star., 1933-07-17
URGES CHANGE
IN PARK UPKEEP
Senator Would Transfer 4ainte-
nance, Including Police, to
D. c. Government.

Transfer Of park maintenance, in
cluding the park police, to the District
government instead of to the Interior
Department was advocated by Senator
King, chairman of the District Com
mittee, in q letter to Director Douglas
Of the budget, this afternoon.
The general reorganization order OF
the Presidents sent to Congress just
before adjournment provided for trans
fer of these activities fr2m the Once
of Public Buildings and Public Parks
to Interior. Although Senator King
has not made public his letter to Doug
las, it is understood he urged that the
previous reorganization order be recon-
sidered and that study be given to the
advisability of consolidating these park
functions with similar activities In the
municipal government.
Before sending the letter, Senator
King conferred with Commissioner
Reichelderfer to acquaint him with the
proposal.
For q long time the Utah Senator
has felt there should be . merger OF
the District and United States park
police forces.
He said this afternoon he was not
proposing that the care Of public build
ings be transferred to the District gov
ernment but that he thought al Of the
park upkeep work should be brought
together.