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The Omaha guide., 1934-11-03
BERT Soo,nnn

a highway through Arkansas and
met and old man driving along
in a one horse wagon, stopped
and inquired, "Hey, mister,
where is Little Rock?"
"Dad-gummed if l know, but
here's a big one down the road"
SAY I READ WHAT BERT
MOORE SAID IN THE OMAHA
GUIDE. If you are not a sub
scriber, subscribe now.
A lot judge people by what they
do and know nohing about it. |
pity the man who has no failures
to his credit.-Bert Moore.
A genius is like t taxi-driver who
goes through this world and
misses everything.
All he cares and worries of a
Mothers life drift away like the
sunset from a beautiful day.
Instead Of closing schools, open
more Of them. If we pay more
teachers, we will have less police
men tomorrow.
Vote for BERT MOORE, No
vember 6, for Justice Of the
Peace. In the right hand corner
Of the ballot write BERT MOORE.
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-03
II IRA
HIGMIGHTs FOR THE WEEK

New Consumer Emblem Available:
In response to numberless requests
for a 1884 Consumers Emblem to
symbolic cooperation with N r "A
codes, an attractive small sticker has
been prepared for display in homes,
on automobile windows where per
missible, etc. These emblems may be-
obtained by writing or t~elephoning
to the Local NRA Committee in your
town or city. Last year, 60 million
consumers signed pledges Of coopera-
ton with the Presidents Reemploy-
ment Agreement. The 1884 pledge
re-affirms allegiance to the Code Blue
Eagle as follows: SIN the national
effort to bring security to all. j viii
encourage and ~patronize those BUSH
ness establishment in which the Blue
Eagle Of NRA Codes is displayed"
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-03

Canned Food Standards: AS a con-
dition Of approval Of the canning in
dustry code, the President required
that a committee be appointed to
study and recommend standards,
grades and labels of canned foods
for inclusion in the Code. This was
opposed at first by many anners who
declared that any changes in the old
system would be impracticable. Now
however, the industry has definitely
committed itself to the development
Of a comprehensive system Of descrip-
tive labelling. Separate committees
are being appointed to draft these
requirements for important food pro-
ducts and the next month will be de-
voted to preparing recommendations
to the President.
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-03

Temporary c. A. Retail Fuel Codes
su Continued on Page 50
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-03

How Workers Spend Their Leisure:
One Of the greatest benefits NRA's
shorter work-week provided is the i'm
provement in the health Of women
workers, according to Mary Anderson,
head Of the Women's Bureau Of the
Department of Labor. Miss Ander-
son illustrates specifically by telling
the story Of one woman who for 20
years, from the time she was Ia, had
worked in factories for 81 to Sc
hours a week. When the code for
her industry was adopted, her work
ing time was reduced to 40 hours. dn
8 months, this worker gained twenty
pounds. II never had so much time
to rest BEFORE" was how she explain
ed it.
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-03
VOTE FOR BERT MOORE, JUS
TICE OF THE PEACE,
2ND WARD

Hello, Folks What a wonder
full word, "Hello!" AS a friend
of mine, Sam Duke, used to say,
"May the Lord bless YOU Well,
it seems that that wonderful
weather is making its exit. So
skip it. Get your over shoes and
over coat brushed up; so you may
go to the polls Tuesday, Novem-
Der 6, and VOTE.
Don't take the attitude that
your vote isn't needed. Register
your selection for men that you
want to represent you. YOUR
WEAPON rs YOUR VOTE.
Legislation will lbe enacted for
the future Of millions Of people.
How will they meet the future
emergency? VOTE and vote your
convictions right. Vote the Dem
ocratic ticket. VOTE FOR RE
PEAL VOTE YES FOR PART
MUTTTFL RACING. VOTE
AGAINST ONE HOUSE LEGIS-
LATURE.
Friends and voters Of the End
Ward, 9Th District, Vote for
EFRT MOORE for Justice Of the
peace. Let's 90 one hundred per-
cent. There vii be an open space
in the right hand corner of the
ballot. Write in the name BERT
MOORE for Justice of the Peace.
Cut this out as your guide, and
tell your friends to vote for
Pert Moore for Justice of the
Peace, End Ward, 9Th District.
The End Ward runs from Lake TO
Grace ST., and from oath to 18h
st. I hope all End Ward Voters
Will Vote.
You voters elected me August
14th, as a delegate to the County
Convention. Give me the same
number Of votes or more on No
vember 6, and tell your friends
TO vote for me for Jusice of the
Peace, End Ward, 9th District.
New pals may come, new pals
h,,+ romoriac or old nnoc
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-03

New pals may come, new pals
may 90, but memories or old ones
remain.
"A tourist who was travelling on
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-03

Bank Failure At New Low: Bank
deposits have increased hy four and
a half billion dollars and at no time
in the history Of the country has the
number of bank failures been so
small as during the past year, the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora
ton has reported to the President.
"Only 5 small insured banks have
failed. The Corporation made funds
available to pay the depositors of the
banks within 10 days after the apr
ppointment Of the receiver. This has
reduced the distress caused by these
bank failures to a negligible amount.
The corporation now insures 80 mil
lion accounts up to a maximum Of
$4,000. The plan fully protects 97c out
Of every 100 depositors.
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-03

Mrs. Elvira Willis and daugh-
" esad 10 psnupuoO)
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-03

The Business Front: Business fail
ures in the United States for August
1884, were fewer than for any other
month in the past IA years. In Aug.
1882, there were 2, 796 failures in
volving over SIT millions. In Aug.
1888 there were 1,472 failures involv-
ing wei SAP millions. This August,
the number of failures dropped to
929, involving about $18 millions.
dun and Bradstreet.) The value of
department store sales for August
Of this year increased considerably
over both June and July, 1934-the
index figure rising to 70 per cent of
the 1923-25 average compared with
IA per cent in June and 70 per cent
in July. Federal Reserve 3D.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22
ADVERTISING VOLUME
RISES 6.5 Per CENT
Leading Cities Report Gain
in AUGUST Over 1888.

In spite of the fact that gains in
newspaper advertising volume for
August were somewhat irregular,
the total lineage published in seven
ty-seven leading cities registered the
substantial increase Of 6.5 per cent
compared. with the corresponding
month of 1888, Advertising Age re-
ports.
The total for August was 125, $685.
600 lines, the margin over last year
being 7,624,000 The two chief con-
tributors to the increase were retail
and automotive advertising.
In the retail field the gain
amounted to $4,000 lines, or 8.3
per cent. Automotive advanced to
$4,000 lines, establishing an in
crease of 3,947,OO0, or 84.1 per cent.
Classified advertising also scored
a small increase totaling 20,550000
lines. a gain of 4 per cent. General
advertising lost 1907 900 lines, drop
ping to 19,694,000, and financial
continued to show relative losses
with a deficit of $4,000 lines as
compared with last year.
Advertising in magazines is con-
tinuing on the upgrade, Advertising
Age reports, September lineage fig
ures for 1O2 publications totaling
1888 900 lines, a gain of approx
mately 27.7 per cent over the issues
for the corresponding month of last
wear
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22
RAILWAY DEBT
RISE LINKED TO
GOVERNMENT
Carriers in Poor Shape
When Returned to Private
Hands.

Since the war the increase in
funded debt of the country's rail-
roads has been less than the invest
ment in their properties that the
government itself has made or
forced to be made, the Railway Age
declares in an editorial.
That the railways spent large
sums for the improvement of their
plant-eight and one-quarter bill
lions from 1916 to 1932-prior to the
depression is well known, the or
ganization says. So also is the fact
that, in normal times, railway
financing has always occupied an
important part of the private capt.
tai market.
What, apparently" the editorial
continues, lis not adequately real
lied is that most of these opera
tons represent ref1nancing of ma
turing issues, and that new f.
nancing of capital expenditures has
in the period since federal control,
been relatively very slight. While
the capital investment of the rail-
ways was increasing eight and one
quarter billions, railway funded
debt increased less than two bill
lions.
Held U. S. Responsibility
THE increase in funded debt it
self is largely the responsibility, not
of railway arrangements, but of the
government. During federal control
of the railways, the government in
vested 1857 million dollars on CAPT.
tai account, for which the railroads
were required to issue securities or
otherwise reimburse the government
upon the return to private opera
ton.
Moreover, the railways were in
far from satisfactory condition
when they were turned back to their
owners at the end of federal con-
troll, and considerable capital ex-
penditure was necessary to rehabili-
tate the plant. 1t is evident that
not less than one and one-half bill
lion dollars, a sum equal to three
fourths of the net increase in
funded debt which occurred on the
railways from 1916 to 1882, was ex-
pended not by the direction or
desire of railway arrangements, but
by that of the federal government.
Due to Government
eff to this one and one-half bill
lions be added the hundreds of
millions of expenditures for grade
crossing elimination and automatic
train control ordered by government
tai authority, it is evident that the
net increase in railway funded debt
in the past fifteen years can be
more than accounted for by gov
eminent action alone. In the face
of this fact, it i'll becomes govern
ment officials to chide the railways
with the magnitude of their funded
debt.
This difficulty which all but the
weakest of the railways find in
paying interest on this debt arises,
not from mistakes which manage
ment has made, but from govern
mental interference which has made
the debt as large as it is, and from
the governments refusal thus far
to enable the railways to compete
for traffic under equal terms with
other agencies of transport"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22
ADMITS DRIVE
FOR UTILITIES
Howell Wright Declares He
Verbally Attacked City
Ownership.

4
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22-Howell
Wright, director of Cleveland 90
municipal utilities between 1924-30,
has admitted before the federal
trade commission that he wrote lit
erature attacking municipal power
ownership shortly after he left Of
flee.
Mr.. Wright testified at a hearing
on propaganda efforts of power
companies in connection with the
trade commission general utility
inquiry.
Engaging in repeated bitter ver-
bal exchanges with Walter B. Wood
en-, trade commission attorney, Mr..
Wright challenged the commission
authority to make him divulge
whether he was paid by power in
terests and details of his private
views on the utilities subject.
Mr.. Wright, a president of
the utilities committee of the Ohio
Bar Association, said he had been
employed by private power interests
after he left Office, but Il refuse to
name my clients"
He testified that he received pay
ments for reports and literature
unfavorable to municipal ownership
from Utilities Publication Company,
Chicago, headed by Harvey j. Con-
den.
In previous hearings, Mr.. Gonden
was shown to have published sur
veyS and literature favorable to
private power interests.
Mr.. Wright said that he wrote
freely on the utility question, some
of his articles appearing in utility
publications and others were pub
lished privately by himself because
of his intense interest in the sub
ject, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22
GUIDE LAMP IS
CITED BY BOARD
National Labor Group Asks
NRA to Remove Blue
Eagle.
By Times Special

By lmfS special
WASHINGTON, Sept. %. - The
Guide Lamp Corporation, Anderson
Ind, General Motors Corporation
subsidiary, today stood cited by the
national labor board to the national
recovery administration as a con-
Germ which should have its blue
eagle removed for ignoring a labor
board order to comply with the
NRA's Section IA.
The citation was returned late
yesterday afternoon by Lloyd Gar
rison, labor board chairman.
The lamp company had been or
dered to recognize Local So, Inter-
national Metal Polishers' union, as
spokesman for its organized en-
ployes under the labor boards ma
jority rule decision.
This holds that the union, or
other employe association, having
the largest vote in any industrial
unit is entitled to be considered the
employees bargaining agency and
must be so dealt with by the en-
ployer.
The recognition order was handed
down here Sept 4 and the lamp
company was given ten days to
comply. Yesterday, full week
after the expiration of the ten days
the only word received by the ma
tional board was that the order had
been ignored. This came from the
regional labor board at Indianapolis
The Guide plant is operated
under the automobile parts indus
try code. This industry, in con-
junction with the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, has
been leading the fight against the
labor boards majority rule" find
ings.
1t was expected that the labor
board would ask the justice depart
ment to initiate criminal proceed
ings in the federal courts alleging
violation of Section IA.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22
On Commission Row

Quotations below are average wholesale
prices being offered 20 buyers oy local
commission house dealers
FRUITS-Peaches. Michigan Eloertas.
bushel 81 Plums: Michigan large blue
half bushel 81. Italian, half oushel. -.
Pears. Michigan Bartletts. 5ushel. Sz.5V-
Lemons Sunkist. $3.50 Grapes Cal-
fornia seedless. crate, 81 90 Grapefruit. /.
California seedless. s4-15- WatermelonS: .
b soc Bananas, Pound. 5izi.e. Pine
apples. - size. IS. 30 size. 81
EGETABLTS-Endive: Ohio. ooz.
basket 7sc Sweet Corn Home grown,
dor zoe Cabbage Northern. 50-lb; bag.
6Sc Celery Michigan. mediums. Dozen.
4sc: Jumbo. Csc Cranberries- 25-lb. eoN'
ss Onions. Idaho sweet Spanish. large.
s0-Ib bag $50. Michigan yellow. sl-lU,
western whites. Sls5. Picking onions
lO-lb baE. soc Potatoes. Northern
Cobblers iO0-lb bag. Sl65. Wisconsin
Round White io0-ib. bag. 81 50; loaho
RussetS So IS sweet Potatoes; Eastern
yellow Jerseys bushel. 81 so Tenn nancy
halls hamper. Si2S Beans. Round string
less. hushel 81. homegrown kentucSy
Wonders sc. homegrown LimaS. large.
ID Csc Beets- New. soc doz- Carrots;
Ohio. de- $50 Cauiiiower- i5c-lls. crete.
Sis Lettuce Outdoor. l5-lb. basket. sc
Iceberg California crates. $3.50. Cucumo9rs
Home grown. bu.. Si-25 Egg plant
Home grown 6oz 90c Peas-Hamper.
81 50. Pepuers-Home grown. Su.. 81, Rad
ishes. basket Of dOz-. 15c- Spinach
Home erown. New Zealand. bu-. CSC, Broad
leaf I2-lb basket SOC Tomatoes. Out
door. basket soc. bu. 81 so
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22
Will Extend Maturity

An extension committee for the
SI.750000 Murray Corporation OF
America first mortgage 61s per cent
ten-year sinking fund bonds has
announced a plan to put back the
maturity of the issue from Dec. ],
1884. to Dec. l, 1914. An amount
equal to IS per cent of the net earn
ings of the company subsequent to
Jan. 1. 1894. would be deposited in
a sinking fund for the purchase or
redemption of the issue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22
Cleaning the News

Company promised to come into
court soon with plan of reorgan-
ization that is acceptable to all
parties. 1t was ruled, however, that
they will have only until Monday to
make an amicable settlement. A
plan on which all factions agree,
with the exception of the repre-
sentative of the Martin Lindsay
common stockholders committee,
provides for a new company with
3,000,00 common shares to be dis
tributed 60 per cent to the secured
creditors. 81 per cent to the unSe-
cured creditors, one stock purchase
warrant to each preferred share and
one stock purchase warrant for each
Is shares Of common.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22
GLASS PRODUCTION is UP
August Total 7,449, 900 Square Feet,
Against 7,241,SS7.

PITTSBURGH. Sept. 21-Polished
plate glass production during Au-
gust by members totaled 7,449, 906
square feet, compared with 7,24l,-
S87 in the previous month and H.
326, 618 square feet in August a year
ago, the Plate Glass Manufacturers
of America reported today.
Output for the first eight months
rose to 1881. GA square feet from
a total Of 6O.SO3.359 in the like 1888
period.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22
S43,6S8,9O7 LOANS
AUTHORIZED BY RFC
Bulk of July Disbursements
Go to Banks.
RM United Press

by CHlJ6U TTeSS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
reported to the clerk of the house
today that it had authorized loans
of $40, 688907 during July to banks,
trust companies, mortgage loan COM
panies, agricultural credit corpora
tons and railroads.
Banks and trust companies re-
ceived authorization for $40,037, 100,
which went almost entirely to aid in
the reorganization or liquidation of
closed and liquidating banks.
Mortgage loan companies received
$1,618,500; the Bankers Livestock
Agricultural Credit Corporation of
Dallas Center, Ia, 100000; various
regional agricultural credit corpora
tons in rediscounts, $733,276, and
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad Company, 100000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22

The Roosevelt administration,
which has consistently opposed
sales taxes, contemplates restoration
of the income tax as the main
spring Of federal revenue. This is
in keeping with its objective to levy
taxes on the capacity TO pay.
Only 80 per cent of tax revenue
in the past fiscal year came from
income taxes. They contributed
only s817, 900 900 of the total S2,671,-
600 900 in internal revenue taxes, of
which 81 .463 100000 was in miscellan-
eous taxes and 1911 100000 in proc
essing taxes under the agriculture
adjustment act.
Rates Higher Now
This total compares, for instance,
with AZ per cent in 1924, 48 per cent
in 1925. 81 per cent in 1925, % per
cent in 1928 and 1929. so per cent in
1880, So per cent in 1881, SO per
cent in 1882 and SO per cent in 1888.
These percentage figures, OF
course, tell only the surface story OF
actual money receipts. Income tax
rates now are higher than in those
years when this tax was contribut-
ing so large a share to the federal
treasury.
But the depression has reduced
the national income upon which
they were collected. If present tax
rates had been in effect in the
prosperous years, the percentage OF
income tax contribution would have
been far higher.
When the depression struck with
its full force and slashed federal
tax receipts, the treasury and con-
gress began a mad scramble for
sources of revenue, a wild hit-or-
miss process, which is responsible
for today's tax hodge-podge.
Some Taxes Cut
While congress last session boosted
surtaxes and estate and inheritance
taxes, it actually reduced taxes of
those with incomes up to $4,000
the brackets" which are the most
potent source of revenue. 1t looked
after the middle classes.
A permanent tax program, which
may come this next session or be
deferred. naturally will contemplate
levy upon this class as we'll as
still higher rates upon the wealthy
in achieving a balanced tax policy
which is the administrators OBJ
jective.
In the same process, the treasury
undoubtedly will remove some of the
numerous sales taxes on specific
commodities.
The shift in actual revenues from
income taxes to these other types OF
taxes. while due to explainable
causes, constitutes nevertheless a
pointed warming to those who are
formulating a permanent tax pro-
gram. Sales tax advocates are
pleased. They would like to extend
this taxation into a general sales
tax.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22

Trade and Industrial
Developments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22
Cotton Spinning Higher

During August the cotton spin
ming industry operated at 1858 per
cent of capacity. on single shift
basis. contrasted with 74.3 per cent
in July and 1867 per cent IN
August. 1888, according to the CEN
sus bureau. Spindles in place at
the end of August were 30.951 800. of
which 24.l5S .99S were active at some
time. against 3O,s37,S16 and 24,4l7,-
$50 for July.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22
POWER OUTPUT DROPS

Power output of the electric sub
salaries Of the American Water
Works and Electric Company for
the month Of August totaled 140.-
227. 7s9 kilowatt hours. against l6l.-
254.lS9 in 1888, a decrease Of Is per
cent.
For the eight months ended Aug.
81. power output totaled l.ls9. S3e,-
OO2 kilowat hours. against 1885,
e5O546 in 1888. an increase Of 9 per
cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-22

Already the New Dealers are rail-
living around the RFC standard.
Opening guns for an extension of
the corporation and its almost I'M
limited lending powers are being
fired by Jesse H. Jones, chairman.
Mr.. Jones. in a recent interview,
characterized the RFC as the "busi-
ness fire department" and advised
that it be continued for at least
year." subject to earlier termina-
ton only by order of the Presi-
dent. The corporation should be
kept functioning, Jones declares, as
long as it is needed.
Railroads Need 1t
"It probably will be necessary to
continue lending to railroads, .
Jones said. I'VE cannot get along
without rail transportation and I'M
til the companies can be brought to
a better earning basis. some will
need assistance"
Strong support will come from
Harold L. Ickes, public works ad-
ministrator, who looks upon the
RFC as a sort of Santa Claus
through which he will be able to
obtain a continuous flow of new
money" to finance norfederal pro-
iects. The RFC already has sold
$1O,000,OO0 worth of bonds accepted
by the PWA for loans, and re-
turned the money to Ickes for re-
ALLEGATION.
Donald Richberg's voluminous re-
port to the President on the opera
lions of the RFC is taken as a de-
tense of the corporations activities
and also as a textbook for senate
and house debates.
Fight Expected
The RFC extension should bring
a clear-cut division in congress over
the governments continued policy
of spending great sums Of money
to aid recovery. Republican mem
bers are expected to demand imme-
date liquidation of the corporation
as first step in program OF cur
tailed expenditures. Hard money"
Democrats may join them.
In addition to the more general
lending activities of the RFC which
will end Jan. 81 are several more
specific provisions such as loans to
industry, loans to closed banks and
purchase of capital stock from going
banks.