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Evening star., 1934-07-30
ROAD WAGES HIT.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PresS.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 30.-Con-
demning Gov. Talmadge and the
State Highway Board for "a brutal
and inexcusaible effort to reduce
Georgia laborers and their families
to a condition of virtual peonage," p"
the Executive Board of the Georgia
Federation Of Labor today appealed
to fair minded citizens of Georgia"
to help save labor from being forced
TO the verge of starvation"
In a resolution the Federation
Board charged the Highway Board
has refused to fix wage scales and
hours of labor on State projects SIM
liar to the Federal code provisions.
The resolution cited the more re-
cent action of the Highway board
in requiring contractors on State
projects to obtain labor at wages not
higher than the rate prevailing in the
communities in which the work is
done, and said this requirement in
some rural sections would force men
to work for as low as cents an hour
Evening star., 1934-07-30
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
@. Q. p. Forced Pro-
vision for Hearings
in Tariff Bill.

T II EARING5 granted 20 domestic
interests. in connection with
the foreign trade agreements
Il with foreign countries nego-
tiated by the State Depart
mint have turned out to be Just what
was expected by the discerning When
the bill giving the President power
to negotiate agreements involving
changes in tariff rates. was first
drafted and introduced. It contained
no provision TO give those industries
affected by the agreements chance
10 be heard. The Republicans raised
big outcry over this and insisted
they would not permit the bill TO pass,
would fllibuster against It, II neces-
sary, unless the bill was amended 50
as 70 include hearings.
Evening star., 1934-07-30
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Democratic leadership hearkened to
the plea. or threat and obligingly
adopted the feature demanded by the
Republicans But it was nevertheless
generally believed by those familiar
with such things that the hearings
would not amount TO anything and
that they were Just sop thrown to
the high tariff people.
The first hearings under the new
act are now being held by the Tariff
Commission on the Cuban CONNER
cial treaty, and the proceedings seem
to Justify the predictions as to their
value What the Cuban treaty con-
tains has never been disclosed to Cor
gress or the public. and neither
Thomas w. Page, vice chairman Of
the commission presiding at the hear
ingS, nor any other Government Off
cial will tell witnesses what its pro-
visions are, This puts prospective
witnesses wholly in the dark because
they do not know whether their busi-
ness is affected or not.
A Connecticut tobacco orolreT
came before the commission and
t0onted to fnd out If his product
tDdS affected By the terms Of the
agreement, but Mr. Page told him
he could not otUe him the in tornld-
ton. Thereupon, the Connecticut
Yankee thought he had better be
on the safe side and protest any
how. Other iUitneSSes hare fol-
lored his lead and hare testified
as IL their products tDere not only
going to be affected but affected
adversely.
Witnesses must tell their own
stories because they are not permitted
to have attorneys argue their cases
for them. The hearings are nominally
public. but that does not mean you
can walk right in without any for
malities. No one is allowed to enter
unless he fills in slip Of paper giving
his name, whom and what he rep
resents, and the reason he wishes
to testify or be present. Those who
imagined there would be a repetition
of the old tariff hearings. where wit
nesses appeared with battery Of legal
counsel, filed immense briefs, had
rolls of charts, exhibited their wares
and made stump speeches to the COM
mitteeS find the new methods strange
and disappointing.
Senate Continues Probes.
Despite adjournment, a consider
able number of members of Congress
could still be occupying themselves
with public affairs in ways already
marked out for them. Twelve Senate
Investigations authorized by the
Seventy-third Congress were con-
tinued into the Seventy fourth, and IL
House Investigations are still alive
With the usual membership Of five
on each committee, these % investiga-
tions, If all were active, would require
the attention of us legislators. Most
of them, however, have suspended op-
erations for the Summer and some
are doing the work preliminary TO
starting up in the Fall.
One of the latter sort is the special
committee to investigate the nuni-
tions industry which is headed by
Senator Nye of North Dakota. Scores
of investigators for this committee are
at work gathering material for the
opening sessions of the committee
later in the year.
Evening star., 1934-07-30
DUBLIN WITHOUT PAPERS

DUBLIN, July 80 lF1.-Dublin was
without newspapers Of any sort today,
as transportation workers refused to
handle English and provincial papers,
in sympathy with the strike of various
groups of newspaper employees here.
Fifteen hundred men are idle as the
result Of the strike of machine work
ers, store hands, clerks and cireula-
ton men. who had asked increased
wages anc a shorter work week.
Evening star., 1934-07-30
STRIKE IN DEADLOCK.
Olsen Permits Moving of Minneapolis
Food

MINNEAPOLIS. July 30 DPl.-T-he
iron grasp Of military rule IN the
truck drivers strike vas eaSed today
to permit the transportation Of a new
group Of commodities, chief OF which
were dairy products.
As National Guard officers con-
tinued the gradual opening Of frozen
arteries OF commerce. settlement of
the strike appeared no nearer. with
Gov. Floyd Olson firm in his refusal
10 withdraw the troops.
Guardsmcn continued 10 patrol
downtown streets. prohibiting parking
OF automobiles and permitting only
certain goods to be moved.
Their newly constructed stockade
20 house prisoners arrested for viola
ton OF the restrictions got its first
use Sunday when seven persons were
taken into custody. All were released
later.
Fresh meats became scarcity in
many butcher shops and stocks in
some grocery stores were reported
nearing depletion. Large quantities
Of food piled up in. warehouses, there
10 remain until sof1e action is taken
TO permit their removal.
Evening star., 1934-07-30

Perhaps a half dozen or so of all
the committees are carrying on by
holding hearings during the Summer.
Certain ones in the list don't look so
awfully serious and give off an odor
suggestive Of junGet. The burdens Of
the Senate committee investigating
conservation of wild life" would ap-
pear to be not Very depressing, nor
would the committee to visit the
Philippine Islands" find the work eX-
hausting unless the members were
poor sailors
But, when they all get TO work and
begin digging into the subjects OF Gill
crime and criminal practices, bank
ruptcy, campaign expenditures and
even tin, it should not be long before
the tide Of revelations begins to flow
again.
Husband Called Here.
Recently. W. w. Husband, who had
been for a long time Assistant Secre-
tsry Of Labor, specializing in mmi-
grafton matters. resigned his post and
thought he would have -est from
public duties for a while. But, Just
as he had settled down in Vermont
for pleasant Summers holiday, he
was summoned TO Washington 10 un-
dertske some special work abroad in
relation TO immigration
Since Donald Richberg moved up
stairs out Of the n r. A TO become
President Roosevelt's co-orolnstor in
chief, the n. r. A. is being guided
through the morass of legal lntricacies
by a Young Californian, still in his
early sos, Blackwell Smith.
Smith came TO the N. r. A.
rom 4 big NeJc York ldi0 firm,
started as q member OF the lecoI
stat, and. tCithia a year, rose TO
become assistant administrator for
policy and chief OF the legal
division. Tan, GT7idbie and hard
tnoTkiHg. he Is regarded as one Of
the bright stars in the ne,1 dedrS
legal armament.
His name figures prominently in
those whispered SoeculationS about
the new commission that viii
eventually take over both the n. r. A
and the Federal Trade Commission.
There are no plans yet for such a
commission, but when. as, and If such
a board is created, 'eSlackie" Smith is
expected to land there.
Ccopyyisht 1as4. BY Pau MsHOn1
Evening star., 1934-07-30
MIRA. MARKS TIME |
IN EAGLE SEIZURES
Definite Orders From John
son Fail to Bring Action
in Two Cases.

In spite of definite orders" from
Gen. Hugh S. johnson, the N. r. A.
today apparently marked time in the
Blue Eagle controversies involving the
Hartman Hosiery Mills Of Hartman,
Tenn. and L. Greif g. Bro, Baltimore
clothing firm.
Gen. Johnson's telegraphic orders
Saturday were followed by lOng-dis-
tance telephone conversations yester-
day and a series of conferences at
N. R. A. headquarters today among
the men in charge during the ad-
miniStrator's absence.
Although Johnson's orders appar-
emily were pointed, it was explained
that there were no new developments
in either case today and that new de-
cisionS will have to be made before
N. R. AS next step toward taking
panies involved.
Word Awaited in Strike.
Likewise, in the Chicago stock yards
strike Armen W. Riley, division ad-
ministrator, continued to await word
from Labor Department mediators be-
fore advising Gen. Johnson Of his de-
cision to impose a stock yards code.
johnson instructed him to take such
action 'if necessary"
In typical johnson manner the ad-
ministrator telegTaphed three definite
orders" to his assistants here. They
were to snatch the Hartman Blue
Eagle again unless the firm will 'tak :
so strikers back Immediately and agree
to collective bargaining; to take the
Greif company Blue Eagle unless the
company agrees to comply with our
instructions" and to ask the Chicago
strikers to feed and water the stock
and promise them that a code would
be imposed on packers If necessary.
officials here regarded next steps In
the Hartman case as by no means
made certain by Johnson's definite"
order.
Firm Lacks Notice.
Hartman representatives said here
today they had received no notice that
Mr.. A. has decided to remove their
Blue Eagle the second time.
Two mill officials were in the Capt.
tall. Asbury Wright, vice president
and general counsel, and M. w.
Walker, secretary, who signed the
agreement which restored the eagle
10 days ago.
Wright said he was in the city on
personal business and knew nothing
of the situation except what have
seen in the papers"
Walker conferred briefly with A. r.
CLANCY, N r. A division administra-
tor, who signed the settlement, but
the subject Of the discussion could not
be learned Immediately.
ROAD WAGES HIT.
Evening star., 1934-07-30
Library Meeting at Mclean.

MCLEAN. Va. July 80 (SpeciaD -
The Junior Library Association Will
hold q business meeting in the COM
munity library tomorrow afternoon at
2:30. and on the following afternoon
at the same hour the weekly Summer
story telling hour for children will be
held IN the library.
Evening star., 1934-07-30
JOHNSON TO SEEK
PEACEAT CHICAGO
Stoekyards Still ParaIyzed
by WaIkoUt OF Midwest
Handlers.
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control them will be submitted 70 ar
bftraiion along wftn demands for in
ereased wages. shorter hours and in
proved working conditions.
The strike reached its clinex here
with the launching Of general strike
July i6 after blood had been spilled
IN riots July and and National
Ouardsmen had been ordered into the
city hv Gov Prank r Merriam.
Other marine workers joined the
strike within a week after the long
shoremen vent out. and from then on
maritime commerce on the Coast has
been in 8 virtual state Of paralysis
although the Los Angeles port was
kept open on an abridged scale.
Evening star., 1934-07-30
Wont Cut Grass, Jailed.

PHILADELPHIA [Pl.-Grass grow
ing on school Fairgrounds annoyed
Magistrate Charles Amodei, so he
ordered IL men, arraigned before him
on charges of intoxication, to pluck
the blades from between the bricks.
One man demurred-and was given
80 days in jail.
Evening star., 1934-07-30
HENRY FORD, II, TODAY,
CELEBRATES QUIETLY
Auto Magnste and Wife on Va
cation Trip in Lake
Superior Region.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIG BAY, Mich, July SO-Henry
Ford is II years old today. He and
Mrs Ford plan 70 observe the occasion
by the same quiet dinner together
which has featured each July 80, since
they were married in 1888.
The only difference between Mr..
Ford's 7lst birthday and those Of other
years in his absence from his Office
and laboratory at Dearborn. He and
Mrs. Ford are vacstloning at the Sc
cluded Huron Mountain Club or Lake
Superior, le miles from Big Bay.
Evening star., 1934-07-30
TUGMEN END WALKoUT.
Great Lakes Labor Votes TO
Abandon Strike.

BUFFALO. N. Y, July 20 LP.-In a
telegram to Great Lakes locals last
night. Joseph J. Noonan OF Chicago,
grand president Of the Licensed Tug
mems Protective Association, ordered
dredge and harbor tugmen, who have
been on strike since June /, to return
10 their boats Tuesday.
The strike has kept between 5000
and 5000 men idle for two months
The executive order followed votes by
Buffalo and other locals TO abandon
the strike.
Evening star., 1934-07-30

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panic of any kind. AS far as can
see, there is no risk in the immediate
future OF peace being broken.
1T might well BE- tf1dt- peace Will
not be broken and there are a great
many people in Europe who will do
all they can to see to 1t that 1t is
not broken"
Declaring "the question Of i'm
perial defense and disarmament had
occupied the minds of the govern
ment and the House of Commons
itself for many years." Baldwin con-
tinued,
I'm the Saar, in Memel and in
DanZig there have been disturbing
events, and the recent and most tragic
incidents in Germany itself, and, last
of all, in Austria, which showed there
was a spirit abroad in parts of Europe
which, If it could not be curbed, might
some day make the task on which
their thoughts centered impossible of
achievement.
Future Uncertain.
ut was in circumstances such as
these that we have seen in the major
ity the nations who are working on
this question of disarmament-whether
actively at Geneva or with sympathy,
as in the case of the United States,
which is not a member of the League
Of NationS-within the last year or
two rather move toward increasing
their armamentS than decreasing
them
The future is uncertain"
Earlier Sir John Simon. British
foreign secretary, informed the House
of Commons that Great Britain has
no present intention of intervening to
preserve Austrian independence.
Replying to a question by Godfrey
Nicholson, M, P. as to what steps
the government is taking to preserve
Austrian integrity, Sir John said:
His majesty's government is con-
tinuing to watch the situation care
fully, but no action on its part is
called for or is in contemplation"
Declines Protest Question.
The foreign secretary, however, de-
clined to answer NicholSon'S question
as to whether Great Britain has
made a direct protest to the German
government, expressing its disappro-
bation" of alleged interference in Aus
trian internal affairs.
Having regard to the grave sense
Of responsibility attaching to any one
putting or answering the question"
Simon replied, Il should prefer that
the honorable member put that ques-
ton on the paper.
This procedure, of asking that a
question be proposed in advance. is
often followed by cabinet ministers at
question time in the House of Com
mons in replying to spontaneous
questions which have not appeared on
the days formal order papers.
Pressed by members as to whether
the Austrian events were being in
Spired by or from Germany" Sir
John outlined circumstances sur
rounding the placing of documents by
the Austrian government in the hands
Of the British government last Feb
ruary.
New Revolt Feared.
Asked by Frederick Seymour Cocks.
NJ. P as to whether he would take
steps in conjunction with other gov
ernmentS to warn the German gov
ernment that those outrages must
cease" Sir John said.
The Governments view is well
known and what have said bears it
out"
Meanwhile the possibility OF a new
revolt in Austria If the coalition gov
ernment formed under Chancellor
SchuSchnigg fails to demonstratrate
quickly its ability to stamp out the
continued guerrilla warfare. was stat
ed authoritatively to be feared by the
British government.
Evening star., 1934-07-30
MAN DIES IN FALL
Believed to Have Been Employed
by Federal Relief Unit.

4 man believed 10 be William NJ,
McGrath. 80. an employe of the Fed
ersl Relief Emergency Administra-
ton. vas killed this morning in a fall
from a truck in the 100 block OF NJ
street northeast.
McGrath was pronounced dead on
arrival at Casualty Hospital. He was
said TO have lived at lexington place
ard @ street northeast, Police
learned he was a native Of Rocking
ham County, Va
Evening star., 1934-07-30
VAN LOAN RITES HELD
D. c. Resident so Years VIII Be
Buried in catsk!n N. Y.

Buried in catskill N. Y.
Funeral services for Mrs. Augeline
Van Loan, s., Of S707 S street. were
held this afternoon at Gswler's
chapel. Mrs. Van Loan was a resi-
dent OF Washington Tor about so
years. She was the wife of the late
w w Van Loan. Government en-
Ploye, and mother OF Mrs, w. B.
whipple, with whom she lived, and
w S. Van Loan Of Buffalo, N Y.
Burial viii be in CatSkil, y. Y.
Evening star., 1934-07-30
SITUATION
Is DECLARED ACUTE
BY DIPLOMATS HERE

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Evening star., 1934-07-30
PEACE IS SETTLING
OVER AUSTRIA AS
NEW CABINET FORMS

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Evening star., 1934-07-30
GERMANY HAILED
FALL OF DOLLFUSS,
LONDON REPORTS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-24
PENN STATE RIG ENROLMENT

State College, Pa. (UP).-The 75th anniversary of the entrance fo the first students at the Pennsyl- vania State College found the larg- est freshman class ever to matric- ulate here. In 1859, the first year. 69 students were enrolled. The number this year is slightly in ex- cess of 1.400. the number agreed upon as about the limit of the schoof's facilities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-24
Patronizing Home. InduStrieS--ADuty

Women of the city and
 Naugatuck Valley were urged.
 to come out tomorrow and pa-
 tronize Waterbury Day by Mrs Henry w. Minor, we'll known civic leader, in the course of an address she delivered over Station WATR at o'clock this afternoon. She said," Good afternoon-I am here to talk about a merchandising event of unusual interest to the Nauga- tuck Valley public. I'm sure you have all heard about Waterbury
 Day by this time-tomorrow, Thursday, to be exact. Just cas-
 ually, Waterbury Day sounds like ordinary bargain day. Not that I don't like bargain days-indeed I
 do;-the lure of a real bargain is
 irresistible to woman. Especially
 in these times, when we have to
 spend our household and clothing budgets so carefully-a bargain
 day should be welcomed with a thrill.
 ing home industry and business. ing in Waterbury, patronizing home industry. and furnishing work to
 local people-that certain friends convinced me that it was my duty to pass these convictions on to others. It seems so simple to figure out--that by taking our bus mess out of town, we take it away from our own merchants-thus preventing our own folks from having work; keeping stores idle and vacant could go on and on about this subject-but I'm sup posed to be talking about Water bury Day.
 Well, friends, and listeners. over WATR-I cannot too sincerely ex- press myself in support of this idea.
 Personally, I intend to go down town early tomorrow. I'm going to buy curtains for my daughters
 room at school; I shall stock up on sheets and towels, and remernb ber- i ing last winter-I think I had bet ter treat the men of the family to | warm undies and gloves. Then, l shall have one of those delicious lunches that are to be a feature of Waterbury Days restaufant menus | you all had better come along and do likewise.
 l You know,-Waterbur with its population of nearly 100000 ought
 to be the key city of the Nauga-
 tuck Velley. It ought to be known as the trading center of the entire I area from Winsted to Seymour; and from Meriden to- New Milford. Our suburban friends have always looked to the beautiful Brass City l for inspiration-surely our own ci- Il tizens should be as loyal.
 1 Come out tomorrow-Thursda | -patronize Waterbury Day-make I it seem like old times-the old
 fashioned Community Day-when
 everyone hitched up the old buggy
 and came to town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-24

the past few days, students were not permitted to gather in front of the building. Members of the faculty guarded the front en- trance, and the pupils gathered ic the school yard at the west side of the building where they were .vigilantly watched by teachers dur ing the Is minute period.
 To Discourage Disorder
 They made no attempt to rush the gates; however, as they did several times yesterday, and at the close of recess filed back to their class rooms in orderly manner.
 Harrison s. Allen, principal of the school, said to-day that the suspension of the pupils implicated in the Wilby disturbance will prob- ably have the effect of discourag- ing further outbreaks at Leaven- worth.
 Recess periods at both Crosby and Wiiby passed without any dis turbance. Everything has been quiet at Wilby during the past few days, with the exception of the trouble caused by outsiders" Principal Joseph P. Kennedy said. He said no Wilby students had been involved. in the outbreak there yesterday, and that no sus- pensions had been made in con- nection with the disturbance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-24

by Principal Harrison S. Allen. The suspension follows the arrest of two boys at Wilby during the recess period yesterday on coni. plaint of Joseph F. Kennedy, a group of students, most of whora were alIegedfy from Leavenworth, having invaded the building with placards urging pupils to join in a school strike involving the three high schools. g
 A surprising development in city court this morning was the refusal of Judge Edward Mascolo to heed requests of school authorities that the two. youngsters arrested, one Q student at Leavenworth and the other a non-student, be severely punished.
 HIass Meeting Planned
 The court instead freed the younger lad and suspended sen- tence on the IT year old boy that thay ask per- mission to hold their mass meets ing, scheduled for Friday after- noon in the aldermanic chambers instead of at the golf lots, as planned.
 Judge Mascolo also urged them to bring their complaints before the board of education at the next meeting of the body, which will be held Monday afternoon at Crosby high school:
 At Leavenworth this morning, scene of minor disturbances during
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-24
R. ED. ROUTES IN
 CITY APPROVED
Consolidation From Five to Four Sanctioned By
 Washington Heads

Final approval has come from washington for the redistricting of ,,rural free delivery routes served by the Waterbury. post office from five to four The consolidation is the result of accommodations by post
 office inspectors who studied the situation after the death last June of Max o. Kunkel, who covered Route Mo-, 1.
 The four heightened routes, with increased pay for the carriers, will
 officially go into operation Nov l. Up to now the full five routes have been in operation, with substitute filling in on Route 1.
 Tendency toward consolidation has been followed in the post office department for the past 10 years as far as rural. routes are concern ed. It is felt at Washington that
 most of the present routes are still too short in the days of the motor car and fast transportation, having been laid out and planned during the horse and buggy days. After postal inspectors had
 studied the situation here, they recommended to Washington that
 the consolidation be made. but ap- | proval has not been forthcoming
 until now.