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Montana labor news., 1934-01-04

WASHINGTON-At least six mil
lion workers are totally unemployed
after allowing for a maximum of A.
100000 temporarily employed by Fed
eral relief agencies, including the Civil
Works Administration.
Industrial unemployment is increas-
ing, factory owners having discharged
100000 workers during November.
Some employers are deliberately
dismissing their employees ito let the
Government care for them"
These are the high spots in the re-
view of the current unemployment sit
uation by William Green, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
based on reports received from organ
izations affiliated with the A. F. of l..
"Both in November and the first
part of December unemployment has
increased" Mr.. Green said. at is
quite normal at this time of the year
for men to be laid off, both from
farms and industries, but labor had
hoped that this year, with all the en-
phasis placed by the Administration
on creating jobs, lay-offs at the year
end would be much less sever than
usual.
"Instead, more were laid off from
mid-October to mid-November this
year than last year, and trade union
figures for the first half of December
show that again in December unem-
ployment has increased slightly more
than last year.
TRADE union weighted figures show
22.8 per cent of membership unem-
ployed in December compared to 22.0
in November and 21.7 in October.
Unemployment is increasing faster
now than at any time since January.
Employers Increase JObless.
"These figures give the impression
that industry is slackening in its eff
forts to create jobs and put men to
work. Developments in November and
December are in striking contrast to
the steady employment gains from
April to September when men went
back to work by the million even
though business was declining from
July forward.
Business observers are continually
telling us that the recent gain in
workers buying power has been a
chief cause of business improvement
at the year-end and the growing con-
fidence in some lines To emf this
foundation from under business at
such a crucial time threatens DOWN
fall to the whole structure we have
built with so much effort.
Six Millions Totally Unemployed.
Apparently some employers feel
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
WANT
SKILLED WAGE
CWA

Observation-Disclosures wages
for teaching the unemployed has been
demanded from the CWA by the or
ganized teachers of Chicago. The
Chicago division of the Illinois State
Teachers Assn, a company union of
teachers, instructed their board to de-
mand $35 to sos per 3O-hour teaching
week in place of the $40 to S25 now
being paid.
At $40 the teachers are paid &c 2-3c
an hour. Building laborers under
CWA in Chicago get 50 lie. The
building laborers are organized in
bona-fide unions. The bona-fide
teacher unions in Chicago represent
only a small minority of all employ
ed teachers.
less responsibility for their men now
that civil works are providing jobs
for several millions. If they deliber-
ately drop their men from payrolls
now to let the Government care for
them, will they ever again have the
right to protest against so-called
Government interference in business?
mo one should forget that even
with 100000 on civil works at the
year-end, more than 5000, 900 are still
unemployed, without normal income
and buying power. Civil works can
not increase buying power if indus
try lays men off while the Govern
ment employs them. We cannot hope
to pull the ship of business of de-
preston by slackening hold on the
tow rope just as she begins to move.
100000 Factory Workers Lose Jobs.
"The worst lay-offs in November
were in manufacturing, where over
100000 lost their jobs. These factory
lay-offs are much larger than in any
normal year for which we have rec
ords; larger also than in any year
since depression. 1t would be a SER
ious matter, indeed, if the manufac-
turers of this country fail now to do
their part. These factory lay-offs
represent over half the increase in I'M
employment from October to Novem-
Der, which was in all about $4,000.
Government Jobs Relieve Suffering.
"An increase in industrial unem-
ployment from 10,122,OO0 in October
to 10,702,000 in November is serious
indeed; were it not for the jobs given
under the Federal relief program,
suffering would be worse than ever
this winter.
"By the end of November, 252,000
were at work on public works pro-
jects, 1,543,O0 on civil works and
100000 were in conservation camps, a
total of nearly 2,1OO, 900, according to
Labor Department figures. By the
end of December, the Relief Admins
tration estimates that 1000, 900 were
at work under CWA; 100000 of
these had been taken from relief
rolls, and given a more adequate in
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
WINGS OVER
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON-(FP)- Big open
shoppers are worried stiff over the
prospects of an unemployment insur-
bill getting somewhere in Con-
gress. They sent down a General
Motors man to Washington, and Pres.
Roosevelt gave him two hours to ex-
pound his plan of industrial re-
serves" taken out of workers wages
in good times, to be paid back in hard
times. Gen. Johnson Of NRA and
Harry Hopkins, federal relief admin
istrator, sat in on the conference. The
plan would put one o anti-union
weapon in the bosses hands.
#a#
Foxy Charley Dawes, when he put
up collateral on the scandalous $780,
100000 loan from RFC to save his
Chicago bank, showed in choice insult
and German securities, now worth
close to zero. The revelation puts
Dawes, Coolidge's viee-president and
former RFC chief, just that much
deeper in the soup. Charley's bank
still yves the RFC some 100000, 900,
now classed as in technical default"
asa
Utter Indifference shown by some
states to the plight of starving UNI
employed workers is revealed in the
federal relief administrations report.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
STARVATION WAGES PAID RAILROAD
SECTION MEN--$6 TO SO PER WEEK

CHICAGO, nl.=Those who own and
control the railways of the United
States are paying starvation wages,
running as low as seven cents an
hour and Sc per week, to section men,
declared F. H. Fljozdal, president of
the Brotherhood of Maintenance of
Way Employees, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, in a
statement to the Railway Labor Ex-
ecutives Association here.
Even these low earnings are re-
duced still lower, he pointed out, by
the agreement made effective in Feb
ruary, 1882, by which railway employ
es donate 10 per cent of their earn
ings to help the railroads pay inter-
est to bondholders and dividends to
stockholders.
CAS- a result of inadequate wage
rates, part-time employment and the
10 per cent deduction, thousands of
railway workers are failing to earn
sufficient to keep body and soul to-
gether," he said.
Living standards are being re-
duced to the level Of Chinese coolies,
and actual starvation faces the fam
lilies Of many railway employees, who
are supposed to be employed men and
who, for that reason, are not eligible
to help from charitable relief agencies.
wages as low as seven cents an
hour are being paid railroad section
men. In important Glass I carriers
thousands are earning less than $40
a week, from which the railroads de-
duct 10 per cent. On some prominent
roads maintenance Of way men are re-
ceiving less than Sc a week.
"0n November Is employment on
Class l railroads, according to the In
terstate Commerce Commission, had
dropped 32.588, as compared with the
middle of September. The work per-
iod of those remaining in service had
likewise been further reduced.
Railroads are now more than ST.
000, 100000 behind in deferred main
tenance. The Government, in its ef-
forts to revive business and create
employment, has offered loans to the
railroads at reasonable rates of in
terest and at no interest for the first
year.
"In the face of these facts, employ
ment in the maintenance of way de-
partment has dropped 26,262 from
September to November. Some of the
employees remaining in service are
working as little as two days a week.
come, and 100000 were employed
through the unemployment agencies.
"Last December 12,124,00O were out
of work. Industry is giving about a
million more jobs this December than
last and the Government furnishes at
least temporary work for about A.
100000"
Unemployment Statistics.
Mr.. Green attached to his statement
the A. F. Of L. estimate of the number
Of unemployed by months from Janu-
airy, 1880, to November, 1888. In Jan
uary, 1888, there were 13,1OO,O 900 I'M
employed; in March, 1858, 900; in
June 12,204,00O; in August, 11,O01,-
900; in October, 1922, 900; in Novem-
Der, preliminary, 1O,7O2,OOO
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04

By Dec. 26, in the depth of winter, Is
states had failed to order either but
ter or flour, although both can be had
for the asking. These states are:
Arizona, California, Connecticut, Ken
lucky, Massachusetts, Montana, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, North Caro-
lima, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ten
nessee, Vermont, Washington and
Wyoming.
A national labor board represen-
tative who was to have supervised the
Weirton Steel election had supervised
two elections in Nicaragua for the U.
S. Government. But he couldn't get
near Weirton!
ass
Maj. George L. Berry of the Init.
Printing Pressmen's Union will have
to resign as a member of the nation
al labor board and the NRA labor adj
visory board if he is to serve as NRA
division administrator, to which post
Gen. johnson recently appointed him.
###
Bigwigs around NRA were "shock-
ed" when they read the A. F. of L. re-
port showing $4,000 workers thrown
out of jobs in November. The Fed
eration's figures are in sharp on
trast to ballyhoo statistics put out by
NRA code authorities. The A. F. of
L. report puts the quietus on a par
ticularly optimistic set of NRA fig
ures which we're due to be released.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04
MILLIONS STILL
JOBLESS, PRES.
VIM. GREEN SAYS

Government Relief Work Provides
Temporary Employment for Over
1000, 600, but Leaves 5000, 600 To-
tally Unemployed-Factory Owners
Discharge 350,000 in November.
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04

The number of men in the gang has
been reduced and the miles of track
cared for by these gangs has been in
creased to unheard-of proportions"
In concluding his Indictment of the
low-wage and increasing-unemploy-
ment policy of the railway executives,
Mr.. Fljozdal said:
IF, under private ownership and
management, such ~intolerable and in
human conditions are to prevail, then
social justice and economic welfare
~necessitate the Governments taking
over the industry"
Montana labor news., 1934-01-04

mo doubt there's a lot of intimi-
dation going on" admits Gen. john
son, quizzed about chiseling on wages
and hours under the codes. We've
investigated thousands of cases and
there's plenty of smoke but the fires
usually out when we get there" Com
plants arise from "misunderstand-
ings" in most cases, he said.
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RECENT ARMY ASSIGNMENTS

mond. Infantry, retired.
First Lieut.. Frank r. Lloyd, IN
fantry, to Fort Sill, Okla.
Major Francis A. Hause, Coast
Artillery Corps, to the Hawaiian
Department.
Capt. James P. Jacobs, Coast
Artillery Corps, to the Hawaiian
Department.
First Lieut.. Charles N. Bran
ham, Coast Artillery Corps. to the
Hawaiian Department.
Capt. Russell T. George. Coast
Artillery Corps, to the Panama
Canal Department.
Capt. Thomas r. Bartlett, to
Panama Canal Department..
First Lieut.. William j. Nc
Carthy, to Panama Canal Depart
ment.
First Lieut.. John C. Raaen.
Ordnance Department, to Aber-
deem Proving Ground, Md.
Capt. Arthur D. Rothrock. Ord
nance Department, to Rock Is
land, Ill.
Capt. Ralph B. Watkins, infan-
try. Storrs. Conn.
Capt. Frederick F. Christine.
Air Corps, to the Panama Canal
Department.
Capt. George E. Fingarson, In
fantry, to the Hawaiian Depart
ment.
Capt. George M. Mayer, Quar-.
termaster Corps, 10 Fort Myer,
Va.
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1t lasted long enough to drive
them out past the entrance flash
and into open sea. The Earrings
and thunderings grew fainter.
The torrential rain stopped as
if somebody had closed off the
valve. With a few fitful puffs
of lessening violence the wind
expired. The little boat wallow-
ed about in a rapidly subsiding
chop of waves. They found
themselves becalmed under a
multitude of bright stars that
were like lanterns hung low in
a. purple velvet sky. Beyond
them the pallid sheen of myriad
celestial bodies too infinitely re-
mote for any detailing merged
into a pale luminosity. The wa
ter blazed with phosphoreScent
flashes
II rather liked all that" Linda
said.
"A salt shower followed by a
fresh one is tonic" Jerome
agreed. He cleared the hood off
the cupboard engine. then started
it. This was powered enough
to drive the fishing Skiff at
twelve knots speed. Giving the
tiller to Linda he pumped out
the boat
Better take a nap" he sd-
vised.
I've slept enough on this
putrid cruise to last me this
run"
That ought not to be so
long. You've got clear of the
yacht and clear of the crowd.
And in a few hours you'll be
clear of me. All is SWELL"
Jerome was fighting to keep
awake when the dawn rushed
in and expanded into full day.
Presently a slanting ray tickled
Linda's eyelids so that she
gave sun Sheeze and awoke.
Directly ahead Of them an
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Leave of absence is granted to:
Col. Sam P. Herren, Infantry
two months and Is days.
Major Sidney P. Spalding,
Ordnance Department, two months
and 10 days.
Major Rtnaldo L. Coe, Cavalry.
two months and II days.
Major Charles A. W1cklltte,
Judge Advocate Generals Depart
ment. two months.
Major Frank F.. ScoWden. Quar-
termaster Corps, one month and
10 days.
Capt. Rexford Shores. Infantry,
two months and IS days.
Capt. Fred C. Miner, Infantry,
two months and eight days.
Capt. Eugene H. Sleeper. Quar-
termaster Corps. two months and
u days.
Capt. Dorr Hazlehurst, Infan-
try, two months.
First Lieut.. Lyman P. Written,
Air Corps, two months.
Second Lieut.. Thomas w. Dunn,
Field Artillery, one month and
a. days.
Col. Howard C. Price. Infantry
assigned to Pittsburgh, Pa.
Col. Lewis Brown, jr., General
Staff Corps, retired.
Capt. Clyde C. Alexander, Fielc
Artillery, to Richmond, Va.
Major John E. Copeland. In
fantry. to Fort Smelling. Mimi.
First Lieut.. Fernand q. Du
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there?" he asked. Its put the
compass all off"
Linda said indifferently, 1.-The
thing was under my shoulder
and I showed it out Of my way.
What OF it?"
It's queered my reckoning.
See if you can find the chart"
With the same maddening
GOODNESS she said. Il think it.
blew overheard in the squall.
] saw something white flying
away
Then we are stung"
mot badly. You can see the
mountains Oh the mainland"
Yes, and we can see the sun
on the horizon and get the
depth of water. That would be
enough fer local coast pilot
but I don't happen to be one"
She looked at the island
ahead.
Lets land and freshen up
and get some breakfast"
"AlI right. Steer then while
I straighten out this mess"
He wanted to take stock OF
what they had. They had
swerved to the eastward to ap-
preach the island on it's west
ward or sheltered side when the
breeze sprang up. This put the
sun directly in Linda's eyes and
dazzled her. Also its reflection
on the water and the bow wave
prevented her discovering that
the water had shoaled and that
the bottom was studded with
coral heads.
Jerome was on his hands and
knees rummaging in the for
ward locker to get out the an
Choir and a coil of line. when
there came smashing. crunch
ing contact and a flood of water
almost in his face. The boats
way was checked for an instant.
Then she slid over the ledge
that was only a few inches be-
meath the surface and into the
deeper water between it and the
shore.
Grounded
But Jerome saw instantly that
she would never reach the shore.
The jagged crest of coral had
ripped away one of the cedar
Strakes beneath the water line
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
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island of the thousands from
which the Mosquito Coast gets
its name seemed to be pushed
up as if to offer a rest station.
1t was a low island that looked
fresh and verdant.
Off the Course
Jerome had swerved off his
course to strike it. The elapsed
time did not check with his
estimated speed and distance.
and it was an hour sooner
than he expected to sight the
island. A fair current no doubt.
His compass was small but &C.
curate and he knew the devia-
.tion caused by the engine when
running due south. There was
no iron in the boats construc-
ton.
He discovered then to his
disgust that an iron gaff for
lifting big fish into the boat
had in some way been thrown
almost against the compass
under the furled sail.
How did that gait get
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CAST INTO EDEN - By Henry {. Rowland

and the brine was pouring in. He
might have stuffed some cloth
ing or blight of the sail into
the tear but a part of it was
under the flooring and there
was no time to rip this up nor
any tool with which to do so
at hand.
The boat was filling fast.
Jerome said grimly to Linda:
Now we have done it. Stand by
to abandon ship"
She said bitterly: The sun
was in my eyes,"
Why didn't you say 500"
He stopped the engine then
quickly caught a turn of the
anchor line round it and the
other end to one of the kapok
boat cushions to buoy the spot.
Without the weight of the OUT
board engine the boat would
float awash. having no ballast.
He then unchanged the engine
from the stern transom and let
it go overheard in about a
fathom and half of water.
The little boat was filling
fast. She was broad enough of
beam to float on an even keel
awash. jerome got out his oars
and started to pull in for the
curve of white sandy beach. Be-
fore he had taken many strokes
he was waist deep. Progress was
very slow and it grew still slower
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BY WILMA I.AVILLE

The fleets in. And what q
sight New York must be. swarm
ing with sailors and girls in
sailor clothes. For the nautical
influence is certainly a factor
right now, in sports clothes of.
all types. We were ready for
the fleet!
Nautical fashions seem to be
at their best on the beach,
whether applied to bathing suits
or to play clothes. They have
q salty, ShipWorthy look that
goes well with all water sports.
Sailor clothes were made for
comfort and serviceability, two
things necessary about boats
or the beach, and those same
qualifications make them good
sports clothes.
From California
Fascinating new ideas come to
us from CALIFORNIA; coast line,
in the latest batch of pictures
we've received from Hollywood.
We'r showing some of them
above. Things similar to nearly
all of them can be found in
town.
Smartest OF ali, to my way Of
thinking is the swank version
of the Mexican serape which
Carole Lombard wears. A serape
is a cape worn by men in Mexico
though it looks as we'll on wom-
en- when adapted. Miss Lom-
bard's is of brown linen lined
with green terry cloth, and it
spreads out to make an excellent
beach robe. She's wearing it
over her one.piece bathing suit.
So far l haven't seen any OF
these in town.
The Mexican influence, almost
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Anchors and EmbIems Favorites
As Trimming Details
MARY HOWARD

as popular out on the West coast
as the nautical influence, is
seen in the gay sandals Frances
Drake is wearing. They are in
warm colors, cut to show your
toes, and similar sandals can be
found in almost any local store.
Her Stacks and jacket are Of
white linen, and her shirt of
navy jersey with the simplest
trimming in the world. . an
anchor of buttons.
Stacks Always Smart
Gabardine slacks are popular
both there and here, and a par
ticularly smart pair is shown by
a local girl, worn with a white
shirt. The Stacks have corded
buttons, making the legs look
wide, and corded waistband,
above a string belt held by a
metal anchor. Their name is
"cabana club, and their price
is only $1.95, sizes IA to 20.
The jersey sweat shirt worn
with these Stacks has an en-
broidered anchor. and comes in
white, brown, navy or maise. 1t
is $1.95, in sizes 80 to 38. The
knitted COB hat is $1.49, in
white, brown, red or royal blue.
Mary Towards pajamaS are a
bit more elegant, as they're
made of navy and white thin
flannel, with navy stripes down
the side of the trousers. wide
enough to roll up like a sailors.
For fashion information, or
more about these costumes,
write Miss LaviIIe at The Times,
incIOsing self-addressed. stamped
envelope. or telephone her at
District 1000.
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Dental Hygiene
PrOQrQn1 TOdQu

An entertainment will be given
by Mrs. Kathleen Turner in honor
Of the tenth anniversary of the
District Dental Hygienist Associa'
ton and the 1884 class of Geor2e
town dental hygiene graduates
today. DR.. w. w. Wyman, presi-
dent of the District Dental So
ciety. has been invited to address
the meeting. Mrs. Turner WAS
the first president of the District
Dental HygieniSt Association.
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STEAM SHIPS
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as finally the boat filled awash.
Such articles aboard as could
float were floating but retained
by two or three inches of gum
vale. Linda also was afloat.
Jerome floundered over the side
and found that he could stand
in about four feet of water.
Wading and swimming when the
water deepened a little they
managed to haul the boat along
until she grounded on the beach.
(To Be Continued
copyright. 1924. King Features
Syndicate, 1nC.l
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NOW READ ON
CHAPTER Z

From the Shore of which they could only the lights
there roaring sound, wind through the palms and
other foliage The black of water asten faded then
whitehead flare of lightning showed its surface seehing
and tOmeped Jerome had barely in his and taken
the tiIler when the squat struck them.
The trim little craft swept along with it in lashing
deluge of warm spray Then down the rain in
santng torrent The fishing boat equipped for this
sort of thing half decked with weather cloth that Jerome
had devised it could be slid along guners to most
Of the open part.
Coudn have made the shore if we wanted to- Jerome
shouted. This won't last long,
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Caught in the Fury Of a Tropical
SquaII the Runaways Are
Driven Out to Sea
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

young architect Denlthv society GIRL
Linda guests aboard the yacht oWned By the millionaire
CriStobGl Jerome and Linda
another Uhen the other guests ashore
beeUing the other had stays board
quGrdnted No
aowed aboard 1edv But Jerome and Linda
in a Sktt.
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07
Class Party

On Thursday afternoon of last
week n Thanksgiving party was Civ
en- b. Miss Minnie Coffin to tho
members of her Sunday school class,
at the home of her sister. Mrs. c. E.
Taylor ON Eugenia avenue.
Many games were played, both in
doors and cut. and those who were
the lucky ones in winning the at
tractiye prizes were Irene Daniels,
Ruth Anne Denney and Ruth Webb.
After the games refreshments were
in order and all were invited into
the dining room and enjoyed the ice
cream, saltines, candy and nuts
which were served in abundance,
the favors being miniature turkey
gobblers, which each kept as a SOU
venir. Yellow chrysanthemums and
festoons of green and yellow crepe
paper helped to carry out the color
scheme which was green and yellow
and made the rooms very attractive.
Those attending the party were:
Irene Daniels, Gladys Jones, Clara
Lyons. Ella Harding. Mildred Dep
uty. Marion Deputy. Frances Car
penter, Ruth Anne Denney, Ruth
Webb. Jane Vinyard. Betty Vinyard.
Ruth Davis and Elinor Swain. The
substitute teacher. Mrs. Davis Wat
son, was also present.