The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-09
NRA VI0LAT0RS
TO FEEL STING
OF PUNISHMENT
Recovery Director Calls on
Washington to Give
Specific instructions.

Specific instructions.
Francis Wells, Indiana represen-
tative OF the United States depart
meut Of commerce. today requested
Washington 10 send more specific
instructions for handling Of violat-
ors Of the NRA.
Wells said his move was prompt
cd by desire TO show a fragrant
violstors Of the NRA program that
the recovery act really had teeth.
He will turn the instructions from
Washington over to the newly sp-
pointed mediation board.
Widespread violation Of NRA
codes BY restaurants is causing con-
Germ among state and local recovery
leaders. Wells announced today.
Many Violate Agreement
Reports reaching recovery head
quarters here indicated that only
about 10 per cert Of the restaurants
are complying with their signed
agreements, according to Wells.
Little heed apparently was paid to
a warning issued by Wells several
weeks ago that restaurants, either
must comply with the terms Of the
recovery program or remove the
blue eagle insignia.
Seven men have been selected TO
sit as p board Of recommendation
on complaints that can not be
handled by persuasive or educa-
tional methods. T NJ. Overley,
colonel Of the local bureau of
compliance and complaints, will act
as chairman of the mediation
board.
Other members are Harry o.
Chamberlin. former Judge of Mar
ion circuit court. Robert Fox, of the
Central Labor Union. Paul O. Rich
ev. president of the Russell NJ.
seeds Company: Curtis NJ. ROttger,
former president of the Indiana
Bell Telephone Company; George S.
Olive. certified public accountant;
Frank !. Burke. assistant to Wells,
viii be the seventh man.
viii Punish ViOIatOrs
In cases where firms refuse to
comply with the NRA program and
refuse to surrender the blue eagle
insignia when their violations have
been explained to them. the board
will recommend publicly that their
insignia he removed by the federal
government
The committee appointed today
simply is 4 fact finding body and. IN
no sense a court said Overley. 1T
viii serve i'm an advisory capacity
on policy with reference to handling
Of complaints and will hear evidence
in connection with complaints that
can not be adjusted by explanation.
All complaints will be adjusted
secretly. except those in which the
persons complained against deliber-
ateIv refuse to cooperate when IN
formed Of their violations.
Many Are Discarded
I'm speaking of possible removal
Of blue eagles from firms which re-
fuse to live up to the NRA pro-
gram after a clear explanation OF
the recovery act has been made TO
them. Overley said:
Il do not believe removal OF the
blue eagle will be necessary IN one
out Of 100 cases. In fact, the
seriousness of the complaint sit
uatiOn has been much exaggerated.
There were. in all. about 500 COM
plants on file. OF these. 26S were
ANONYMOUS or did not give any date
as to Violations but merely wished
70 have certain companies IN
vestigated. They have been dis
carded."
Wells frequently has said that he
had received about 1000 COM
plsints." He stated Friday that he
considered about 100" of them
esrious enough to engage the atten-
ton of a mediation board.
More than 300 complaints have
been adjusted by explanations due
Ia misunderstanding, according to
Wells
Personnel Is Completed
Frank Phillips. president of the
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