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The Ely miner., 1934-05-11
News Review Of Current
Events the World Over
William Green Says Labor Must Force 30-Hour Week
Heavy Goods Industries Against General
Wage Increase.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

TO employees be outlawed under the
pending NRA code for the telephone
industry, the A. f. or l.. workers told
Deputy Administrator l.. ii. Peoples
that the NRA should force the tele-
phone companies to stop expansion of
dial telephone systems until such
time as employment conditions become
normal.
Doth the United States and Great
- Britain made reply to Japan's
claim to sole authority to maintain
peace in eastern Asia, and Foreign
Minister Koki Hirota answered both
with the assurance that Japan intend
ed to observe the terms of the nine
power treaty and to maintain the
open door in China. The British note
was rather mild and Hirotas reply
was held satisfactory by Sir John
Simon, secretary for foreign affairs.
But Secretary Hulls statement was
sharper, being in effect that the Unit
ed States did not propose to consult
with Japan before extending assist
ance, financial or otherwise, to China
so long as such assistance was not in
violation of existing treaties.
1t was reported in Tokyo that Hirota
was satisfied with the British attitude
but was greatly concerned over Mr..
Hull's note. which was fat rejection
of the japanese claim concerning the
maintenance of peace in China. Mr..
Hull issued lengthy exposition Of
the American governments position in
the matter.
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

ban authorities intend to try Machado
on charges of murder based on whole
sale shootings which occurred a few
days before he fed from the island.
They also plan to ask extradition of
Gen. Alberto Herrera, Machado's for
mer chief of staff, who like his master
took refuge in the United States.
Machado has lived in seclusion with
members of his family In the Ba-
hamas. Canada and this country.
eby western Newspaper Union.
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11
Too
Ideolistic

istic for use universally among a prac-
tical people, and, the second, there is
a tendency to write "Thou shalt not"
into too much legislation and regula-
ton for carrying out the recovery pro-
gram.
The American people, as 1 Judge
them, will obey orders that change
their lives around for just so long.
Then, they blow up in big way.
For an example of what mean, the
congress recently passed the so-called
Bankhead bill that will limit the pro-
duction of cotton in the United States
to ten million bales annually. 1t is
compulsory. Unless a cotton farmer
agrees to reduce his acreage and COM
ply with the other terms of the law,
thou shalt not" market what is
grown without the payment of heavy
tax, tax so burdensome as to remove
any possibility of profit. Mr.. Roose-
velt signed the bill and gave it his
blessing, but / heard any number of
newspaper correspondents and observ-
ers remark when they read his state
ment that he was saying merely that
he "hoped" it would be of some value.
Surely, he did not predict its success.
All through the various recovery
laws and regulations, one finds so
many "Thou shalt nots" that one of
the eastern metropolitan newspapers
printed a cartAon, captioned Dreams
of Forgotten Age" The chief charac-
ter in the cartoon was that figure so
famous as representing Prohibition"
The thought behind the cartoon was
deeper in the minds of some than just
the humor and lesson that it portrayed.
Therein was a story of "too much
Washington" Sooner or later, unless
I have misread my history, there is
to be a broadside of reaction rise up
against too much Washington" In the
way lives are lived. The current pc
riod seems to be the high point, but
it had its beginning. In my opinion,
when the Constitutional amendment
was adopted providing for direct cleo
ton of senators. That was followed
some years later by enactment of the
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

SWlnQleS. Ihey al
ready have arrested a
number of men and
are hurrying to get
others before t b e Y
are put out of the
way by members of
the gang, as has been
done before. The ring,
it is said, has been
operating in Chicago,
New York, st. Louis,
Kansas City and 9TH
er cities. One of the
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

Washington for his
arrest. United States
marshals went first to
the apartment he had
been occupying In
New York, and were
told by his secretary,
Julio Fernandez, that
he had left for parts
unknown. F e d er a l
port authorities and
border officials were
told to watch for the
fugitive. If they can
- It,, ha1ly tho I'm
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

Writ story was made
public, comes in the
form of promotion for
the head of the brain
trust. He has been
serving as assistant
secretary of agricul-
ture, and is now ad-
vanced by the Presi-
dent to the newly Gre
ated position Of un-
dersecretary of agri-
culture, his salary be-
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

custody was John ]. Mclaughlin, for
merly a state legislator and a political
boss in Chicago, suspected of being a
leader in the disposal of the "hot
money" The specific charge against
him is conspiracy in the kidnapping of
Edward Bremen, St. Paul banker, for
whose release a ransom of 100000
was paid. The federal agents were
diligently searching for William Elmer
Mead. a notorious crook, who is
thought to have directed the kidnap-
ers.
Mclaughlin confessed that he had
handled some of the Bremen ransom
money, and his son was arrested with
part of it in his pocket.
The Bremen investigation revealed
that, short time before the kidnap-
ing, Martin Wunderlich, st. Paul
and Jefferson City (Mo.) contractor,
was swindled out of at least $4,000.
according to the operatives, by Mead
and his gang, by the old-fashioned
horse racing act. 1t was said Wun-
derlich obtained the money from Bre-
mer, and this convinced the gang that
Bremen would be promising kidnap
victim.
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

necessary. This is the
dictum of VILLA IN
Green, president of
the American Fedora
ton of Labor, and ii
causes CONSERVATION
in the administration
as well as grave
alarm in the country
generally. Green, in
his May day address
to workers, says the
New Deal has failed
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

MYTH unexpected celebrity the rail-
w way executives and rail union
chiefs reached an accord in the wage
dispute and the danger of strike
was averted for another year. At the
instance of President Roosevelt but
without government interference they
worked out their own settlement after
the federal negotiators had failed to
get results and Co-ordinator Joseph B.
Eastman had withdrawn as mediator.
Under the arrangement decided
upon the 10 per cent wage cut which
has prevailed in the railroads during
the last two years is to be gradually
wiped out in the next twelve months.
Two and half per cent of the exist
ing wage cut is to be restored July 1,
another 21s per cent on January 1,
and the remaining per cent on April
1, 1885.
In other words, instead of a 10 per
cent cut rail workers will have only a
tx per cent cut prevailing between
July and January 1, a 5 per cent cut
prevailing between January l and
April 1, and full pay restoration after
April /.
These terms worked out by the en-
ployers and employees are actually
more favorable to the workers than
the terms which President Roosevelt
twice asked them to accept.
When informed of the settlement,
Mr. Roosevelt said:
Il am very glad that the railroads
and their employees have been able to
settle their wage dispute by mutual
agreement. The country should be,
and will be, grateful to them for this
disposition of what might have de-
veloped into a troublesome contro-
versy. congratulate both sides on
the wisdom and restraint which they
have exhibited. They have set good
example"
FEDERAL agents believe they have
uncovered a great ring of crooks
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

NOTICE Is served on the nation that
~ the 30-hour work week will be
forced on industry, by organized labor
by the use of widespread strikes. II
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

MTHILE the pursuit of John Dillin-
w ger and his fellow outlaws was
being carried on-without success at
this writing-three felons made a SEN
sational escape from the Ohio peni-
tentiary at Columbus. Armed with a
smuggled automatic pistol, they ter
rorized Is officials and guards, col
lected shotgun. a gas gun and q
rifle, climbed over the walls and fed
in an automobile that was waiting out
side.
Randall Norvell, life-term kidnap-
er, and another convict. got out Of
the Southern Illinois penitentiary at
Chester by crawling through a sewer,
crossed the Mississippi In rowboat,
stole motorboat and recrossed to
Illinois. where for the time being they
disappeared.
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

plOyment situation, since there are still
more than ten millions without jobs.
The 30-hour week, he says, is the only
remedy available since if all Industries
not yet under codes are brought under
them, the resulting unemployment will
not give work to these millions.
Just before Green issued this state
nent, President Roosevelt had appar-
emily declined to support the Connery
bill legislating a 30-hour week for all
industry; and General Johnson has re-
Gently abandoned as not feasible the
plan for forcing a 10 per cent reduc-
tion in working hours.
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

FEDERAL agents believe they have
uncovered a great ring of crooks
for the handling of money derived
from kidnapings, bank robberies and
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

THAT general wage increase at
Il this time will hinder rather than
aid in national economic recovery is
the contention of the heavy goods in
dustries, set forth in report to Gen.
eral Johnson by George Fl. Houston,
chairman of the durable goods indus
tries committee. The report reasserts
faith in the company union. approves
of emergency price fixing and attacks
the Wagner bill as encouraging indus
trial strife.
A platform of satisfactory employ
er-employee relationship" is offered,
containing these three planks:
"a wage scale which compensates
the worker fairly and generously with
in the ability of the employer to pay.
"The establishment of safe and sat-
isfactory working conditions.
Confidence as II Is affected by fac
tors other than planks one and two
better homes, better educational facil.
tiles and all that goes to make up a
healthful and happy community life"
Elsewhere the national labor board.
unmentioned specifically. was never
theless, opposed. The committee
added:
"It is our firm conviction that all
subsequent procedure in connection
with the handling of disputes should
be kept within the Jurisdiction of the
NRA
THE entire recovery program con-
templates the cooperation of industry
under codes with the NRA."
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

a MEXICAN Federation of Labor
chiefs have begun a drive to
unionize the telephone workers of the
country. They charge the American
Telephone and Telegraph company is
violating the NRA laws through its
company unions. 1t is also asserted
that financiers are buying up small
telephone companies in the Middle
West and Chicagoland at unreasonable
prices and then forcing the stock on
their employees at fat profits for
themselves.
Besides demanding that stock sales
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

HARTMAN is rather small city
l. in Tennessee but it has present
ed the NRA with a troubling problem.
The town depends largely on the Har-
riman Hosiery mills, and that concern
was ordered to surrender it's Blue
Eagle because Of charges that it had
violated section IA of the national re-
covery act. Within few hours the
whole town was in revolt. Fifty-six
merchants and other business men re-
moved their Blue Eagles and wired to
Washington for instructions on what
to do with them. General Johnson
was informed of the situation and
sent two of his trusted lieutenants to
Hartman to investigate and endeavor
to pacify the angry merchants.
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

d REPRESENTATIVE BERTRA AND
IN SMELL of New York, minority
leader in the house, says the period of
emergency is over, so he and the rest
of the Republican leaders feel free
now to demand that the emergency
laws and bureaus be dispensed with.
An amazing phase of the controversy
over the New Deal thus comes to
light. The opponents of the admins
tration virtually concede that Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his advisers have
won their fight against the depression
and declare that normal conditions
have been restored or are at hand.
But the President and the other New
Dealers deny that the battle is over
and assert that their recovery meas
ures must be continued in force. At
the same time they insist that they
are not seeking to change the Amer
ican system to state socialism, collec-
tivism, communism, fascism, and
that what they are accomplishing is
evolution, not revolution"
Thus a most peculiar situation in
politics is created, and the man in the
street is waiting interestedly to see
how it will be handled in the coming
campaign.
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

ORGANIZED labor is divided on the
" issue of compulsory arbitration.
The American Federation of Labor
has declared that it will not be toll
Grated and that it will not appoint
labor spokesmen to the industrial re-
lations boards now being created until
General Johnson gives assurance that
these boards will have no power to
arbitrate cases unless labor agrees.
Railroad labor, on the other hand,
announced a drive for amendment of
the railway labor act which would
give adjustment boards power to arbi-
trate controversies arising out of
grievances or out of interpretations of
rules or agreements.
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11
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National Topics Interpreted - fTYTT7T7R
by William Bruckart AJnS1T1T
by William Bruckart

law creating the Federal Farm Loan
system, and then during the last dec
ade we saw other things of the same
type put through by congress. Pres
ident Hoover proposed the Reconstruc-
ton Finance corporation and President
Roosevelt expanded that and a lot of
other things. The result: Regulations,
red tape. dictation, orders. countless
agents, inspectors, investigators, exam
iners, and much amateurish admins
tration of the decree "Thou shalt not"
There was, if you pause to remem-
Der, a general disgust with the steady
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

If man Is born a fool must he re-
main one forever? At least one
philosopher holds out the hope that
the brain may be improved. by proper
exercise. as may the muscles. I have
forgotten his name. but this philoso-
pher declares that man who betters
his conducf at the same time in
creases his brain power.
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

Washington.-There is rising tide
of belief here in Washington that
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

Old Clarence Darrow. who retired
S me time ago on his rainy day money,
confesses he has been stripped by the
depression. and compelled TO 20 to
work again. No one has es-
capped A man called on me lately.
and said II | would fix up house
nnhappily own. he would look II over
and decide whether be would oblige
me By living In 1t rent free.
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

"DEAD" for more than a year, the ne
- Austrian parliament came to
life long enough to approve, by vote
of "A to 2, the new Constitution and q
mass of laws decreed by Chancellor
Dollfuss since March s, 1888. The new
Constitution abolishes parliaments and
also does away with trial by jury.
The Ely miner., 1934-05-11

1 know farmer who has shot away
two farms, mainly at ducks, but with
considerable fox hunting and fishing
on the side. AS matter of cold fact
and justice. are the rest OF rs black
hearted villains because of this mans
trouble with the loan companies.
know a stout good. looking young
man who lives at his mothers. and
she supports him by taking In wash
ing. Is Capitalism entirely to blame
for this yonng man being talked about
very roughly In his neighborhood?
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
DELMAR

Harlan Nelson and Martin Beach
left Saturday to resume study at the
University of Ohio
Mrs. j. c. Clugh was called to Al
toOna. Pa. Sunday by the sudden
death of her brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. f. Cleary spent
the weekend with their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Trice at Baltimore.
Mrs. CLANCY Hastings was called
to Girdletree, Md, last week by the
death of her mother, Mrs. Riley.
Mr. and Mrs. V. j. Carmine spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. II. l..
Tatman of Bridgeville.
Mrs. Agnes Brayshaw and grand
son, James, of Newark. were recent
guests of friends and relatives here.
James A. Hearne of Wilmington,
N. c., is visiting relatives in AMI
near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oran Collins of Jer-
sey City, N. j., were recent guests
of his sister. Mrs. Clarence Hea+ne.
Miss Frances Sample. of Philadel-
phia, visited her mother, Mrs. +. b.
Sample, over the weekend.
After an extended visit with rela-
tives in this town, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Mahoney have returned to
their home at Sharon Hill, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. /. Scott are on
an extended visit to the Worlds
Fair. Canada and Nigara Falls.
After a delightful visit with rela-
tives here, Miss Catherine Dickerson
has returned to Baltimore where
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14

she will resume her duties as nurse
III the Church Home lnfirmaTy.
+. W. Palmer of near town has
been entertaining his brother, John
Palmer, of Wilmington.
Miss Mildred Hastings and friend
Miss Marie Parks, both nurses of
Philadelphia. are visiting Miss Has
tings parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dOre Hastings.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Ellis left Mon
day for the Worlds Fair, Niagara
Falls and Montreal.
The improvements on Grove, Jew
el, Delaware avenues, First, Second,
Third, Fourth and Fifth streets.
have been completed and everyone
thinks it is money well expended.
Shoulders were also laid on the
Maryland side of State street. These
streets were first covered with a
layer of stone and later on a layer
of stone, oil and tar was added.
The property owners assumed two
thirds of the cost of this work,
which was about $4,000. while the
town pays one third.
Basset Dennis. contractor and
builder, has been engaged in repair
ing the belfry of the Protestant
Episcopal Church this week.
Howard Waller received word on
Tuesday of the death of his aunt.
Mrs. Mary Eta Curan. Of Charles
ton. w. Va. Mrs. Curan was former
ly Miss Heath, a nurse at the Sal
isbury Hospital and her death fol-
lowed an operation for appendicit-
is
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
CHRONICLE MILFORD SEPTEMBER

told of the work of that department.
He said there are now more than
10000, 900 persons receiving relief
and about 100000 of this number
are employable. For the next six
months. he said, there is money
available to take care of 5,250,OOO
families at the rate of $S5 per fam
lily per month.
In eight of the eastern states, he
said, work has already been started
and directors named but said there
were no plans for rural rehabilita-
tion work in Delaware this year.
DR.. Cobb quoted Colonel West
brook who is in charge of this work
as defining rural rehabilitation "as
helping economically stranded per-
sons to establish themselves in ru-
raj areas on a self-sustaining ba-
sis"
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14

ct. To the extent that such agree
ments reduce the amount of COM
peting products coming to market
such as fruits and vegetables, many
of which are included in marketing
agreements in the far west, the
south and southeast, the market
situation for Delaware's fruits and
vegetables is improved and local
producers will benefit, he declared.
DR.. Kepner said rapid progress
has been made in marketing agree
ments in various milk sheds TO
eliminate costly practices and un-
fair competition and that marketing
agreements of some kind are in
force in nearly every State and
cover nearly 100 commodities.
He pointed out that a short crop
in any given commodity usually re-
suited in greater returns through
increased prices than would have
been received for a large crop at
smaller prices and said that with
this thought in mind many persons
believed that the way to hasten the
DetleTHeHl Vi the ldilhcIs eCOHOHllC |
was the elimination Of ex-
cess commodities that were unduly |
depressing the prices Of farm pro-
ducts. The next step. he said. would
be to keep the production down so
that reasonable prices could be OBJ
tanned.
Professor A. d. Cobb. for many
years with the Extension Depart 4
nent of the University of Delaware
md now connected also with the
Rural Rehabilitation Department of
he Federal Relief Administration,
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14

County taxes are due now.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-03-22
Rockville High School
News Notes

An assembly vas had March Il
II the Rockville Hlgh School gym
: class basketball game
was played between I5e ssai0rx and
The sophonDr@ crushed
ths sslO-z ~ q score Of . % 2
The players were a follows:
Sen5or-F70yd E; Goldberg, #:
Ward / +. Garter, l g; Waters
z 2
S0phonOra-Pr=sey1L G. DuvzE.
II; Hggsn IF; Ochssara1er, lg-;
Frzneh, re-
The Rocket, ANIMAL II the Rock
vie High School, Is nearing con-
platiOn- The editorial STAT has in
ishsd rs xrl-e-70s and the eiuc1-
ZztiOn staff has BEEN 51sy diSposing
Of ths last q t5s sales TIE sdEer-
Using staff mas bean working II
Washington. Rockville and nearby
1oEns collecting advertisements ID 70
u The Rocket
The pictures for m ss1iO- snap
sh0t page were taken On last Friday
and The group pictures were taken
during the past week
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-03-22
Miss Annie Meriwefher
Celebrates 93rd Year
With Birthday Party

On MOn3sT eTsnlng 1hs main din-
ing hal q the Netbo6ist Home u the
Aged, n GzI1herzburg, vas the srene
q the ANIMAL birthday party given By
ne H0ns L bSnor q IL Oldest ussu-
Der. Miss Annie NeriEe1her the hon0r
g1est this year celebrated her s3rd
birthday The member Of the Goshen
Church, Of which Miss Ner5Esther Is
= faithful nenber, attending Church
almost every Sunday, 5g5ned The
Home a hostesses.
The guests were seated Al tables
beautifully decorated with roses seu1
them by G1de, and II front q the
g1ezt q honor vas q bea11tul birth
day cake The folks sang Happy
Birthday which was followed By .
prayer By Rev. ". A Cover. Some Of
the folks, under the direction Of Mrs.
Fillmore, the nzr0n Of the Home pre-
sented shOrT program, consisting Of
q solo b. Mrs. Mary B. Sailing,
Coming Thru the Rye ressing BIZ
Mrs Anne Jones and z shOr1 sketch
entitled The Flshermznis Family"
Characters beng Miss Jacobs, the
mother, Mrs BrDun and Miss Wander
hOd As her children, Miss Matte
Smzn and Mr.. Cox Some Of Mss
MerTether's fzTorite songs were
sung, Aunt Dianz's Quilting Party.
Silver Threads Among the Gold, Lis
tan TO the Moedng Bird, etc-, under
the direction Of Mrs Edgar Rogers
A number Of tokens Of love and
friendship were presented to Miss
Meriwether.
Other guests al the party were Mr..
and Mrs Lee Karfeld, and son Cor
don, Mr. and Mrs. Seth VARIED, Mr..
and Mrs Green Griffith, Miss Lizzie
Allnutt, Miss Griffith, Mrs. Elmer
St1p Of LzytonsviIle, Mrs. Edgar
Rogers and Miss Gussie Pace Of
Washington Grove, Rev. and Mrs. W.
A Cover, Mr. and Mrs. 7. ". Trox-
wei, Mr.. and Mrs John H0uek, Mr..
and Mrs Carroll Walker, Miss Ella
Plummer, Mrs J. W. Walker, Mr.. and
Mrs Ernest Gartner, Mrs. Helen
Gartner, Rev. and Mrs. SarTer. Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Carter, Mrs Dean
Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs Merle Jacobs
Misses Helen. Carol Walker, Reba
Mae Brown, Ann Jacobs and Masters
Jack Walker and Charles Jacobs.