Evening star., 1933-08-22

ganization, investigate whether foreign
articles are being imported in quanti-
ties or at prices seriously endangering
maintenance of any code.
Should the finding, after public hear
ing. be that the importationS are harm
full, he may limit the quantity of speci-
fled imports or forbid their entry alto
gethar, importers being required to take
out licenses from the Treasury.
Billings unit is expected to act as
a liaison agency between the N. r. A.
and the Tariff Commission to establish
whether applications for new protec-
ton warrant investigation by the COM
mission.
The cabinet advisory board Of the
Recovery Administration decided yes
terday as a step to protect the public
against profiteering to request all in
dustries now operating under codes to
submit information on recent price in
creases.
In addition. at the suggestion Of the
newly created Central Statistical Board
of the Government each code ap-
proved In the future would include pro-
visions requiring the submission Of such
statistical information as may be
necessary by the administrator.
long planned moves by johnson to keep
tab on rising prices and prevent them
soaring upward faster than the pur-
| chasing power of the Nation can be
stimulated.
In seeking these statistics upon ris-
ing prices, the advisory board followed
the course mapped by Johnson in pro-
posing the Central Statistical Board.
At the same time, 1t ignored recommen-
dations of Prot. William F. Ogburn,
resigned member of the Consumers Ad-
visory Board that separate statistical
agency be created to watch prices.
Under the resolution of the board,
the administrator would not inaugurate
/ a reporting service which calls for
duplication of information already COL
lected by other agencies of the Federal
Government.
Attorney General Cummings. who
presided at the meeting. said several
instances of "unconscionable increases"
in prices had been reported.
Investigation Asked.
Senator Schall, Republican, of Mime
sofa, in a statement yesterday struck
out at Johnson's long affiliation with
Bernard M. Baruch, close adviser Of
President Roosevelt, and asked an in
vestigation of the flnancier and his
associates
If the department fails in going to
! the bottom OF this whole affair I shall
ask the Senate to sift these connec-
tions," Schall said, adding that the N.
r. A. was an unconstitutional quota
! system of reducing the production OF
factories while European imports
! come in.
The Recovery Administration an
nounced last night modified re-em-
ployment agreement for the ONCE
building industry would add approx
mately 5000 employees to the 100000
| already employed in that business.
| The agreement calls for minimum
wages of from sl3 week to SIS, with
81 differential between the North
and the South The agreement was
expected to increase the industrys an
| nual pay roll by $9,800,000.
Modified agreements calling for
shorter working hours and increased
minimum wages also were approved
yesterday for these industries: Ribbon
and notion novelties, corn milling. dry
colors, bank note, Industrial supplies
and machinery, fertilizer, wholesale dry
goods. wholesale automotive. drapery
| and upholstery and trimmings, die
casting manufacturers, cane sugar re-
finding. automotive parts and equip
mept and laundries.
| A code of fair competition upon which
public hearing will be held Augu<
| 30 was submitted by the Artificial
Flower and Feather Industry. The code
calls for a. minimum wage of $l2 a
week and a 40-hour maximum work
week. with provision for overtime work
during IL weeks of the year. Home
work would be permitted until next
July. but sweat shops and employment
of bootleg labor" would be outlawed.
A code for the barber and beauty cul-
ture industry, proposed by the Asso-
ciated Master BARRIERS of America. would
seek to abolish cut-rate barber and
beauty ollture shops, with the hope of
stabilizil prices at so cents for hair
cuts and Is cents for shaves.
The code proposed substituting for
the present percentage system a guar
anteed wage of $40 a week for ex-
perienced BARRIERS, coupled with so per
cent of the gross receipts, and guar
anteed wage of SIS for beauticians, plus
so per cent slice of gross receipts
The code would fix a maximum work
week of 54 hours as compared with
the present 81 to u hour week.