The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-04
$4,000 STATE
EMPLOYERS
NRA SIGNERS
Strong Support Accorded
National Recovery
Campaign.
UNION FORCES SWELLEC
Labor Is Responding to
Golden Opportunity
SAYS Fritz.

have signed covenants to date, off,
Gals of the Indiana Federation of
Labor today announced success in
their campaign to unionize all trades
in the state.
Adolph Fritz. secretary of the fed
Grafton, said that twenty-one new
Indiana unions have been organized
in the last few weeks, and more
than $4,000 workers have been emp
listed with organized labor. Fritz
estimated that $4,000 recruits would
be signed UP before the end of the
drive.
The President has presented
labor with it's golden opportunity, J"
said Fritz, and we firmly are be-
hind his recovery program. The In
diana men signed up to date. in the
drive are exclusive of such indus
trial centers as FIT. Wayne, Terre
Haute. Anderson, Kokomo, Peru,
South Bend and Lake county.
Complaints are Probed
Fritz announced that among the
new unions organized in the state
are the machinists, tool and die
workers, furniture workers, painters,
quarry men, electricians, cooks and
walters. upholsterers, common labor
ers and salespeople.
Francis Wells, Indiana recovery
director, announced today that fifty
complaints about employers. alleged
to be violating terms of the Presi-
dents agreement. have been re-
ceived. These industrialistS. greatly
in minority. according to Wells,
will be investigated.
Many complaints have come
from people who are ignorant Of
the code of the industries by
which they are employed" said
Wells. We are making list of
the complaints. however, which will
be sent to Washington"
General staff Named
With the appointment of gen
eral staff" for the local MIRA, con-
sisting of a general" lieutenant
general" and three "colorels,' re-
covery leaders declared today that
the first step in unemployment had
been taken since the start of the
drive.
AS reported in The Times several
days ago an Indianapolis woman
Mrs. Elias c. Atkins. president of
the Junior League of Indianapolis
was appointed lieutenant general"
to assist Charles w. Chase, presi-
dent of the indianapolis Railways,
the general" of the unemployment
force.
James f. Fisher, editor; Charles
M. Bryan. president of the Indian
apolis Advertising Club. and T. M
Overley manager of the Better
Business Bureau. were appointed
colonies" in charge of various
phases of the work.
Accepts GeneraIship
Fisher will supervise the unem-
ployment and code observance sur
veys: Bryan will be in charge OF
publicity and Overley will institute
and supervise a speakers bureau.
In accepting the "generalship'
Chase said:
My own company is thoroughly
in sympathy with the NRA pre-
gram, but because of special con-
ditions affecting street railways,
code is being prepared which, I'M
derstand, will be submitted to the
national administration, probably
next week. Until that code has been
completed I can not say just what
the increase in employment by our
own company will be-"
Mrs. Atkins said today she had no
plans TO announce pending meet
ing of the general staff today or
Saturday.
Ask Advice on "Chiselers"
Following a meeting Of the dis
trict recovery board Thursday, adj
vice from Washington was re-
quested TO determine what may be
done with employers who sign the
covenant with the President and
fail TO abide by the terms. William
J. Mooney was elected chairman of
the board and Vincent Bendix, vice
chairman.
Wells stated that more than one
third of the 10000 agreements dis
tributed in the state had been re-
turned TO his office.
Wells also stated that the restau-
rant association had informed him
that no employees may be charged
more than 25 cents for a meal in
the place where the worker is en-
ployed. This dictum has been APP
proved tentatively by the national
administration, Wells said.
Refund on Salaries
Indianapolis retail hardware mer-
chants announced adoption of
resolution advocating obedience to
the code Thursday and instituting
program to keep stores open sixty
hours a week. Stores that are
opened Sunday must be closed Sat
urday.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company announced distribution of
s73l 900 10 its employees as salary
refund. The refund Will affect 225
Indianapolis employees Of the COM
pany.
indianapolis Home Builders AS
ISOLATION and the indianapolis store
Of the Richman clothes Grm were
among local firms 10 announce ad-
herence to the NRA Thursday.
Oscar Bauer, manager OF the
Broad Ripple park. announced
thirty-six hour week for employees
without waiting for adoption Of the
n,