Evening star., 1934-07-09
Johnson Winds Up Affairs
Preparing to Leave on
Swing Through U. S.
SELLING BLUE EAGLE
WILL BE RELAXATION
Experiment Is Test of Commis-
sion Regulation-Small Indus
tries Code Drafting Waits.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N. r. A. came today to the
threshold OF a new experiment.
Hugh S. johnson expected to clean
up batch of business before con-
verting the recovery agency's one-man
leadership into a "f1ve-man control"
for the Summer.
Most of the job of directing N: r. A.
will be shifted to five assistants.
Johnson wants to see how N. r. A.
can get along without his hand on
the helm. The tryout--which is
purely informal and designed to give
johnson a chance to relax-will be
also an important test of commission
control.
VIII Sell Blue Eagle.
The generals way of relaxing will
be a swing across the country to sell
the Blue Eagle and put in a good
word here and there for the new deal
A last-minute rush of affairs came
to his desk today. Among problems
that awaited his return from a week
Of rest and conferences in New
York we're.
/. PRONUNCIATION of one big code for
450 small industries. It would be
simple, touching on such matters as
wages, working hours, and child labor,
2. N. r. AS price policy awaits
further Qualification, especially Presl-
dent RooSevelt's is per cent "toler-
ance" order. This permits concerns
belonging to 'open price" codes to
go as much as is per cent below
listed code prices in bidding on Gov
ernment contracts. Steel and some
other industries are reported to be
seeking exemption from this toler-
ance.
3. N. r. A. must select the ad-
ministration member to the code
authority for the billion-dollar bread
industry. This code became effective
today.
Movie Pay Report Awaited.
4. A 5o-page report, ordered by
President Roosevelt, on salaries paid
moving picture stars, is expected TO be
turned in soon.
Johnson's plans for his tour are
tentative, but N. r. A. officials expect
him to travel to the Pacific, begin
ming his speeches wednesday at
Waterloo, Iowa.
The five-man board will run
N. r. A. except for major decisions
which johnson must make under the
law. On the board will be G.. A.
Lynch, N. r. A. administrative officer;
Robert w. Lea, assistant admins
traitor for industry, and George L.
Berry, A. r. CLANCY and George
Buckley, division administrators.
After the basic code for small in
dustries has been promulgated, john
son plans to put N. r. AS emphasis
on compliance, and it is this job. par
ticularly, which the board will have
in his absence.
Order Raises Issues.
MIR. Roosevelt's is per cent order
concerning open-price listing has
raised issues.
ror example, ~. II. A.. legal olViS-
ion does not believe the order applies
to retail lumber dealers who already
have cut prices from 4 to 8 per cent.
But johnson must make the final
ruling.
Officials say also it does not apply
to the lumber and timber products
code. This code authority recently
has completed a new price list of
10000 items which N. r. A. officials
say represent cuts of from to 16 per
cent.
Henry Ford's Blue Eagle standing
still is being discussed at N. r. A.
Officials say signing of the letter of
compliance recently approved by
johnson is necessary before the Ford
Motor Co. can bid on Government
contracts.