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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-01-25
RAPID GROWTH
Of the Chicago Labor College

Chicago.-A convention held by the
Chicago Labor College here at 333
South Ashland avenue boulevard re-
Gently, clearly indicated the growing
interest in the college and the widen
ing of its educational program. Quite
early in the proceedings Director Sam
Berger, beng called upon to give
report of the work of organizing the
fall semester, did so by beginning
with the registration which, he said,
totalled 200 students, the weekly at
tendance at classes being from $50 to
100 persons. He explained that y
classes were held at central school at
SO East Monroe street, and that
classes had been started at the mil
linery workers headquarters and at
the Pocketbook Workers Union. He
explained also that classes had been
started in the headquarters of the
Stenographers' Union No. 3, Journey
men Tailors' Union No. 5, and Photo
graphers' Union No. and the Battehy
Workers Union in Chicago Heights.
Mr.. Berger also told of a request
which had beer received from Ham
mond, Ind, for assistance of branch
educational organization at that place.
Mr.. Berger also spoke of the great
interest which had been shown in the
Saturday afternoon luncheons which
have beer held at So East Monroe
street for the students and others in
terested in the college. He said that
for these affairs speakers had been
invited to discuss various problems of
the labor movement. He said that
those who had already delivered inter
esting lectures included John Walker,
ex-president of the Illinois Federation
of Labor and the present business rep
resentativc of the Men Teachers
Union. Professor Louis Wirth, of the
University of Chicago; j. Roberts.
manager of the Millinery Workers
Union, and that the list of booked
speakers included several men of out
standing importance in the lines on
which they were to speak. He said
further that arrangements were be-
ing made for a series of classes in
literature in one of the organizations.
Mr.. Berger closed with plea for
united support of all trade unions in
Chicago, to build college that La
Dor can be proud of; school where
workers car discuss their problems
and get the best possible help from
sympathetic and trained teachers"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-01-25
WARNS ON ARMS
AT Mine HEARING
Coal Labor Board Head
Threatens to Take Weap-
ons From Witness or
Spectators.

Pineville, KY. (ILNs)-Charles B.
Barnes, chairman of the Bitumirous
Coal Labor Board made it plain that
no attempts at intimidation will be
tolerated at hearings here on com
plant of Harlan county miners
against terrorism of operators.
Members of the United Mine Work
| ers of America charged at the first
days hearings that operators had vio-
lated wage agreements and sought to
intimidate workers by gun play IN
Harlan county, notorious for it's mine
operators bitter anti-unionism. Fol-
lowing the testimony, Barnes, tall,
broad-shouldered and white-haired,
said slowly and emphatically:
Il may be old and not very strong,
but if | know there is man in this
house with a gun | am going to take
it off Of him"
A moment of silence was broken by
a burst of applause.
PREVIOUSLY, IN reply to William
Turnblazer, district president of the
union, who declared that miners
feared discharge if they testified be
fore the board, Barnes declared that
such action would result in fines or
Imprisonment for operators.
After two representatives Of the
United Mine Workers testified as to
acts of violence and intimidation of
miners by Harlan county deputy sher-
ifs, Van A. Bittner, labor representa-
tive Of the board, declared that if Gov.
Laffoon failed TO clean up" the
county and to remove Sheriff Middle
ton, President Roosevelt should be
asked to take action.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-01-25
Labor Editor to Help
In Code Enforcement

New Orleans (ILNS)-W William l..
Donners, editor of The Federationist,
local labor paper, has beer appointed
by the Central Trades and Labor
Council of New Orleans as chairman
of a compliance and enforcement
committee for the NRA. The duties of
the committee will be to receive COM
plants of code violations and to CO.
operate fully with all compliance Off
cials ard code authorities and to pros
ecute violators.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-01-25

Chicago (ILNS)-R Representatives
of railroad labor, meeting here, Wig
orously reiterated their demand for
the six-hour day and other measures
to increase employment on the rail-
roads.
Any program that has for its pur-
pose the improvement of the efficiency
of the railroad industry must com
prehend progressive shortening of
the workday without any reduction
in compensation" the Railway Labor
Executives Association declared.
The association also announced that
it would support bills to provide
larger train crews, to limit the length
of trains, to strengthen the liability
claims of employees against the rail
roads, to cut maximum hours of duty
from 16 to II and to provide more
adequate maintenance Of tracks and
more adequate supervision of signals.
Eastman Warning Disregarded
The renewed declaration for the six
hour day came after the meeting had
listened to warning against its pro-
gram, given by Joseph B. Eastman,
federal co-ordinator of transportation.
Immediately afterward George NJ.
Harrison, president of the Brother
hood of Railway Clerks and chairman
of the meeting, read the opinion of
the executive committee and declared
that Eastman's statement would have
no effect on the legislative program
of the railway labor organization.
"Their program has been intro
duced in congress and every possible
effort will be directed toward securing
its enactment into law during the
present session." Harrison said.
More Jobs Vital Need
In reiterating it's stand for the six
hour day and other measures, the rail-
way labor executives said:
Railway labor now witnesses the
fifth winter Of the depression, with
but little Improvement in economic
conditions. Their fellow-workers are
still unemployed and many Of them
working only part time To contem-
plate the institution of any program
which will bring about further reduc-
tion in railway employment will only
increase the suffering and misery now
prevalent among the workers.
Economic conditions will not
be improved by further loss Of
work opportunities. A shrinkage
of rail facilities with continua
tion Of present policies and prac
tees will intensity our difficulties.
Railway labor believes that recov-
cry of our industry must depend upon
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-01-25
Fiue EBAY Week
Principle INDICATED
STEEL ELECTIONS ORDERED

Washington. D. G. (ILNs)-Tha
Steel Labor Board has ordered cleo
tions of representatives for collective
bargaining at the Duquesne, Pa, and
Macdonald, Ohio, mills Of the Carne-
gle Steel Company
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-01-25

The surest sign OF permanent pros
perity viii be seen when the consum-
ing public demands union label prod
ucts. Trade unionists should set the
example!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-01-25
BY HERBERT TRACY

London.-A remarkable vindication
of the principle of the shorter working
week is presented in the report of
Sir Richard Redmayne upon the ex-
pertinent of a fve-day week intro
duced by the Boots Pure Drug Com
any at Nottingham. He declares that
the working of the fve-d day week has
proved an unqualified success both
from the business point of view and
from that of the employees"
The experiment personally insti
gated by Lord Trent, the chairman for
the company, began in the spring Of
1884 on this understanding that its
results were to be fully reviewed in
September. Upon this review the
continuance of the scheme through
the winter was to depend.
Sir Richard Redmayne's con
clusions are based upon a careful
weighing of evidence presented
by various witnesses, from inspec-
tion of the works, and from inter-
rogation of employees and discus
sion with prominent trade union
leaders. He declares himself sat
isfed that the continuance of the
scheme will prove equally as sat
isfactory as he found it to be in
the experimental period
| In his report he deals section BY
section with the questions of cost
output and efficiency of the employees
all related questions. Speaking
generally, am of the opinion that the
cost in the aggregate has not been en-.
hanced, and certainly there has beer
attained a higher efficiency on the
part of the employees.
Workers Approve Plan
The results are very marked, he
says, in regard to the improvement
of health among the workers, then
contentment, regularity of attendance
at work, and diminution of absentee
ism. He describes the employees as
enthusiastic in regard to the expert
ment' and says they view with dis
may any suggestion of a return to thC
five and half days week"
BY the introduction cf the scheme
the Unemployment Of a number Of
workers has been avoided. if it hae
not been introduced, he explains, il
would have been necessary to dis
pense with number of workers
how many he is unable precisely tc
determine-owing to the development
of labor-saying labor-aiding) meth
DDS, and reorganization, or ration
alization," within the establishment
Sir Richard Redmayne points out that
the principal effects of naturalization
are two-it cheapens the production
of commodities, but it also entails .
reduction in the employment of hu.
man labor-'so unless accompanied
by reduction of working hours with
out reduction in wages, if nationally
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-01-25
TEACHERS UNION URGED

New Orleans (ILNs)-Further or
ganization Of public school teachers
into units affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor is being urg-
ed in Louisiana, Mississippi and Ten
nessee. "Such organization is the
only way in which school teachers and
schools can obtain the things they
need so badly" say local teachers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-01-25
Shorter Hours Experiment BY Big British Drug Com
pany Pleases Both Management and Workers

applied, the result might not only
prove grave but dangerous to the
community
Costs Not Increased
Dealing in detail with the question
of costs Sir Richard quotes figures
to show that in the drug and chemi-
ellis department manufacturing costs
have not been increased as a result
of the diminished working time, and
concludes that the cost of the reduc-
ton in hours is an infinitesimal frac-
tion of the selling price In the shop
fitting department, allowing for saw
ing effect by naturalization, it has
paid to reduce the working hours;
no additional cost was incurred in the
warehouse department, or the office
department; in the printing depart
ment the variation in costs is small,
and if anything in favor of the five
day week; in the engineering depart
I
men there has been a reduction of
costs.
Output in the drugs and chemicals
section increased. In some Of the less
highly mechanical branches the work
ers contributed a greater production
than in the five ard half days week,
and whereas there was a TO per cent
reduction of hours there was no ne
cessity to increase staff iii order to
maintain output In the other de-
partments the same conclusion is es-
tabljshed.
Trade Unions Affected
The trade unions to whom the pro
posal to institute the five-day week
was confided and with which arrange
ments were made for the experiment
/ included the Amalgamated Society of
Lithographic Printers, the National
Union of Printing, Bookbinding and
Paper Workers, the Typographical
Society; the Amalgamated Society of
Woodworkers, the Woodcutting Ma
chinists, the Building and General
Federation, and the Furnishing
Laborers' Union, the Building
Trades Association; the Amalgamat-
ed Engineering Union, the Heating
and Domestic Engineers, the Electri-
cal Trades Union; the Transport and
General Workers Union, the Union Of
General & Municipal Workers, and
the Shop Assistants Union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-01-25

The union label is the OK. stamp of
quality!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-28

and effect of producing revenue to pay
the debts and meet the current obliga-
lions Of the Government are hardly
open to constitutional objection. It
was declared by the Supreme Court
of the United States in q leading
case that "the fact that the statute
had q moral end in view, as well as
the raising of revenue, presents no
valid constitutional objection to its
enactment"
The income tax amendment to the
Constitution assures the validity
of the taxes on individual and
corporate net returns; and we have
the practice OF years and author
ity of the Supreme Court, in
support of the constitutionality "a
estate and inheritance taxes. The ELL
actment, therefore, of the Presidents
program appears to fall safely within
the bounds Of constitutional authority.
Corporations. as licensed beneficiaries
of government; individuals in proper
ton to their ability to pay and because
Of benefits they receive; estates and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-28

inheritances, because death eliminates
ownership, except In so far as Govern
ment cares to sanction transfers, are
properly taxable under our Federal
Constitution.
Those who contend that the new
proposals are none the less unconsti-
tutionaJ doubtless are expressing theo-
retical, not legal, objections on the
basis Of assumed American traditions.
Both facts and Law are against them.
They forget that our experimentation
In this field has already covered a
period Of almost quarter of a CEN
fury. And certainly the incidental
social and economic effects of a ma
tional tax program, particularly when
consistent with political and economic
liberty, can not fairly be declared a
departure from American traditions.
Nothing can be more legitimate than
q tax policy which produces substan-
tial revenues and also tends to make
certain that immense fortunes in this
country. with their accompanying die
Continued on Sixteenth PageD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-28

power over the employment and well
fare Of many others.
National Ends.
Nor are we left in doubt about other
national ends to be served. Those
business leaders and representatives
Of commercial organizations in America
who for the past two years have been
clamoring for balanced budgets can
hardly fail to be impressed by the
fact that the President specifically
urges that increased returns on net
incomes Of the country's larger cor
porations be utilized to retire the
national debt and to promote balanced
national budgets. incidentally, Of
course, as the President indicates, such
use of swollen incomes. by tightening
the average burdens, will contribute to
quiet social unrest and any reasoned
sense of governmental unfairness.
Surely little, If any, elaboration is
needed Of such obviously just public
principles and policies. There is much
authority for asserting that the de-
Capitalization Of controlled wealth, by
relatively moderating the tax burdens
Of smaller corporations, with smaller
incomes, and by driving needless and
idle surpluses from their hiding places
into the fields Of active business, will
vitalize economic democracy. Such
decentralization, If it can be brought
about, offers fairer chances for
smaller industrial units and for
citizens of small means by distributing
the immense competitive or monopo-
listic power that attaches, in part by
an economic law of gravity, to accu-
mulated fortunes. Such a program,
too, redistributes benefits, if not
wealth, by renewing our reservoir of
Federal funds, to be drawn upon, if
and when required. for the primary
needs of public welfare. Whether the
Presidents plan be labeled Share
the-Wealth" or "Share-the- Burden"
as alternatively described, it suffices
for the average citizen that it promises
wider economic justice and surer
equality Of opportunity under Gov
eminent.
The question has been publicly
raised whether a policy Of taxation,
having definite social and economic
detectives, is permitted under the Fed
eral Constitution. Section of ar
ticle I, Of that document provides, in
part:
THE Congress shall have power to
lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts
and excuses. to pay the debts and
provide for the common defense and
general welfare of the nited States"
Under that section, uniform Federal
tax policies, which have the purpose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-28

sible the success Of mass-production
industries. From this he reasonably
concludes that tax returns should be
substantially increased in graduated
form on the high net incomee Of large
industries and relatively reduced on
the net returns of smaller businesses;
also that, as self-governing people,
we are called upon to establish a
sound, scientific and more progress
sive tax system, designed to diminish
the concentrated control of wealth in
the hands Of relatively few indi-
viduals, who thereby WELD excessive
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-20

Every pair brand new fall
styles, choice of n e a t
suedes or kids in black or
brown. Choice of two
popular heels, spike or
continental. Sizes 4 to 8.
Special for Saturday.
star. First Floor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-20

Four gore, and bias cut, trimmed
styles with shaped laces; also tailored
models, adjustable straps. Full length
cut true to size; tea rose; sizes 81 to
Al; large sizes 46 to 50. Some have
shadow panels.
Star, First Floor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-20
USE The STAR STORES
CONVENIENT IG.PAY PLAN

It's easy to have new clothes on the stores
l0-pav plan even if YOU 90 not have the
ready cash Wear your clothes while YOU
paw. Select the merchandise of your choice.
a down payment with 10 weekly payments
and your purchase is complete. Open to all
responsible parties.
The Washington times., 1935-10-31
CHAPTER xxi

Nearly everyone was on the train
now, and some of DR.. Crawford's
friends already had bid her good
by, and left, but many eyes con-
tinued to rove over the crowd.
I'm afraid he's not going to
make it," Ethelyn said teaSingly.
Mary jumped as if she had
heard shot.
II merely said was afraid he'd
been delayed
Mary smiled a little foolishly.
"I'm not waiting for anyone, real.
ly!" She looked apologetically to.
ward Margot. II had a sort of
horror of Holden coming"
Heavens" Margot said, "I
never thought of that! Do you
suppose he's found out?"
1T isn't unlikely. Everyone ir
the house knew about it, and he
, might have met someone"
We'll, I wouldn't think about
it, if I were you," Margot said,
taking an anxious look herself.
Ethelyn said, II was thinking of
someone else. Mary is very coy
about Mr.. Bennett, Margot, but I'm
not SO easily fooled. However,
, don't believe he is coming, dear. u
. Resentment stung M ary's
cheeks an angry red. Just about
the time she succeeded in feeling
almost affectionate toward Ethe'
The Washington times., 1935-10-31

. The three made circuit Of the fort, seeking
clues, but found no sign Of any digging or tunnel
ing from the outside They decided to let action
await the arrival Of Blackboard who had $50 far as
known the only key.
The Washington times., 1935-10-31

boy-craZy. Poor ma
But suppose she did do Just a!
they wished? Where would sh'
be? What did they know about
life today, and a girls needs
A nice young business man. g.
where could girl find a nic'
young business man? And as tol
Bennett, she was just getting ou'
before she made q TOOL OF ner
SELF all over again.
Shed made mistakes, but she
wouldn't make any more. Tht
folks could really be proud o.
her, from now on.
When Ethelyn, who always knew
everything, told her that 1t was
Jamie's mothers lodge they were
going to, on the lake in Canada
and that Jamie and his wife hac
been there most of the summer, II
didn't make much difference, IN
her present exalted mood.
But she did buy a few more
clohes than she actually needed
Even though she had Changed he1
mind about flirting with Jamie
and making his Smarty wife jeal
Gus, it wouldn't do to have them
feel sorry for her because she was
shabby, and didn't have a decent
bathing suit and sport clothes.
Her room looked like a modlSte's s
shop, overflowing with boxes and
tissue paper and new dresses, toe
nice to be squeezed into the over
crowded closet. For Margot was to
be a September bride, and only
DR.. Crawford's sudden decision to
leave at the end of the week saved
Mary from being left alone at Mrs
Henry's, with Margot gone.
Margot was diSgusted that shed
be gone before her wedding day
and it did seem too bad. Still,
she didn't know how she could
have stood it, she was so home
sick and lonely as it was.
Even the thrill of packing
couldn't quite overcome the pang
of homesickness, the pressing lit
tie worries.
Money, for one thing. Shed
made Ma take $40 for a present,
and though the company gen
erously paid her two weeks in
advance because she hadn't had
her vacation, and she had $32 in
the savings bank, and $l1.80 in
her dime bank. it took all of that
to pay her bills.
She had just So in her purse
when she Joined DR.. Crawford at
the train Saturday evening. All
the money she had in the world
until she was paid, at the end of
the month.
1t was one of those warm, balmy
September evenings, and she knew
that she looked nice, and ought
to be awfully happy. Taking a
"crack" train to Seattle, then a
steamer to Victoria, then a long
motor trip through the Canadian
woods to the camp" She would
be awfully happy, too-just as
soon as she could be sure Milt
Holden wasn't going to show up
at the station and make a scene.
Every rotund figure, every thick
set man in a derby hat, sent cold
chills down to her very feet. She
had a picture of him coming up
to the group where she stood with
Margot and Ethelyn, a little apart
from DR.. Crawford and her wor.
shippers, and suddenly putting q
gun to his temple and firing -.
She had visualized it so often that
she could see it with her eyes
closed.
She kept looking over her shoul-
der, a worried frown between her
eyes.
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Syndicate 1ne.l
The Washington times., 1935-10-31
''LOVe Blind
Beautiful Mary Shannon
Confronted With An
A6e-Old Problem
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Mary Shannon Stephen Bennett Of the Heeley
luck She loses her Dee
heart amie Todd Aunt Willie commits suicide and Mdry'
father his job. a,,,
when the Shannons Mary remains IN Oakland
at boarding house where she wtnS the attention OF
Milton Holden accepts from hm
Narv tells Holden cannot him. 49, 49, 90 .
When her boss is promoted friendly NTH Ldd
,pho she believes e of EdOn Samson no manager
drinking i'll later dies When the
o;ce fails function Bennett returns and puts things
back he compliments MdryS appearance She TeGE
Throuoh friend Mary offered position secretary to a
fropen0 ,pomdr psychologist Crawford They are to edOe IN
about a week.
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NOW READ ON

Pa talking about her common sense "a good tmng ne
rsver have t. know how little of she'd shown And Ma
hoanr about having had to worry about her beng
La gaceta., 1935-01-24
Ell INTENSE FRO EN- TAM
PA Y LA FLORIDA

Intense ha sido Ell frio duran
tie la noche de aver y la mana
ma de hoy, cumpliendose asf ell
pron6stico hecho por la oficina
metereoldgica local.
En- horas de la manana la tenn
Iperatura fluctu6 entire 80 y 35
grades, no llegando al minimo
de % que algunos habian anun-
ciado.
Lss nuevas siembras no pare
cen haber sufrido dano en- es
tie condado.
Tallahassee tuvo 20 grades
en- la manana de aver; Jackson
vile y Gainesville, 80; West
Palm Beach, A, y Miami, 48.
Cast todos los cosecheros to =
maron precauciones, particular
mente en- los Everglades.