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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-03
One MILLION
DOLLARS
Benefits Paid $4,000 Wiscon-
sin Idle i'm IL Months

The first anniversary of the inaug
uration of benefit payments under
Wisconsins unemployment insurance
law was celebrated on July l. It was
on July l, 1886, when 100000 Wis
consin working men and women ac-
quired the legal right to receive un-
employment compensation pay checks
if they should be thrown out of work
through circumstances over which
they have no control.
On August II, 1886, Neils B. Rub,
an engraver in Madison, Wis.,, re-
ceived the first unemployment insur-
ance check in American history. Since
then more than $4,000 Wisconsin
workers have been paid nearly ST.
100000 in benefit payments during
periods of enforced idleness.
Employers Provide Insurance Fund
Under the Wisconsin law employers
were assessed compulsory two per
cent payroll tax with the provision
that the fund thus provided should
accumulate for two years before any
unemployment benefits were paid.
This period expired July /, 1886. On
July l, 1887, after three years of the
compulsory contributions by the en-
ployers and one year of benefit pay
ments to workers, the unemployment
reserve fund exceeded S23,500,000.
Minimum and Maximum Benefits
Like nearly all unemployment in
surance laws subsequently enacted
under the provisions of the federal
social security act, the Wisconsin
law bases the amount of a workers
benefit on his length of service with
the employer and his weekly wage.
The minimum weekly benefit is SIS,
the maximum SIS. The longest pc
iod for which an employe may draw
unemployment benefits is 26 weeks.
Working men and women thrown
out Of employment must wait three
weeks before drawing benefits. Dur
ing this period a worker must regis
ter at the nearest employment office.
apply for a job and file his benefit
claim If he obtains employment
through the public office or by other
means, his claim for benefits is sus-
pended.
Unemployed workers in Wisconsin
are the first ones in the United States
to receive unemployment benefits.
The unemployed section Of the
federal social security act stipu-
lates that the unemployment compen-
sation funds in states whose unem-
ployment compensation laws are ap-
proved by the Federal Social Security
Board must accumulate for two years
before benefits are paid, The end of
the two-year accumulation period has
not yet arrived in any state but Wis
consin.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-03
Increased Wages Gained
By Terra Gotta Workers

Kansas City, Kansas (AFLNS)--
Members of Local No. 627, United
Brick and Clay Workers of America,
are greatly pleased with the agree
ment signed by the Western Terra
Gotta Company here.
The union contract, which is the
first one ever signed by the company
grants an immediate wage increase of
Is cents for all employees, with an
additional adjustment next October
which will establish a 60 cents per
hour minimum and an average wage
Of Is cents an hour
In addition, the agreement provides
for the union shop, check-off dues; 40
hour week, with time and one-half
for overtime and double time for
Sundays and holidays; equal division
Of work during slack seasons; one
weeks vacation with pay for employees
in the service Of the company for three
years, and two weeks vacation after
five years service.
1t is reported that the company's
employees have length of service
ranging from nine to twenty-nine
years.
Prior to the agreement wage rates
ranged from % cents to As cents per
hour.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-03
RINCLING BROS.
Circus Aided By Closed
Shop

New York, n Y-The membership
drive Of the Circus Employees Diyi-
sion of the American Federation Of
Actors is sweeping through the out
door amusement field following the
signing of closed shop agreement
with Ringling Brothers Barnum &
Bailey circus, according to Ralph
Whitehead, executive secretary.
Loyal unionists in cities along the
Ringing show route are being urged
to patronize the union show and re-
suits have been highly satisfactory.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-03

Samuel w. Gumpertz, general man.
ager of the circus, has informed of
ficers of the Actors Federation that
the esprit de corps and general work
ing conditions under the union agree
ment have been highly satisfactory.
Wages Increased ST Per Day
The big top agreement provides
wage increase of 81 day for the
following employees: Canvasmen,
baggagemen, ringstock men, drivers,
tractor employees, light men. property
men, animal men, cookhouse men,
ushers, wardrobe men, porters, ele-
phant men, harness men, train men,
wagon shop men and watchmen. All
circus performers are A. F. A. men,
bers.
The glamour of circus life has al
ways attracted many workers and in
consequence of this ready reservoir of
labor, wages and working conditions
in the past have been very bad on
most circuses.
The Ringing Brothers -Barnum &
Bailey workers have escaped from
this sort of exploitation and, under
the union agreement, now receive free
medical care and capitalization,
workmen's compensation under the
New York state scale, free transpor-
tation to and from the circus lot and
other advantages.
Asks Aid of Union Members
Circus toilers have been pleasantly
surprised by the Improvement in THEN
lot worked by the A. F. A., which is
headed by Sophie Tucker, president;
Rudy Vallee, vice president; Ralph
Whitehead, secretary, and other ''bie
shots" of show business.
Before another season rolls around
we expect to have the entire circus
field well organized" said Mr.. White
head ITO that end we bespeak the
co-operation of all good unionists il
patronizing fair circus employers"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
Athletics Continue To Shock Baseball World
British Influence Seen at Belmont
By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
Sports Calendar of Pan-American
 Exposition
June 12-October 31) Dallas, Texas


 June 12-Start of 1900 mile roller skate race from Chicago to Dallas. Purse $5,0O0.
 June 20-10-mile amateur bicycle race within Exposition grounds. Na- tional invitatoinal.
 July 15-16-17-18-Pan American games. Track and field events and soccer; 250 best athletes of 21 na- tions of Sout hand Central America and United States compea,. EX- penses of selected men and teams paid by Exposition. Staged on world Olympic standard and biggest af- fair since Los Angeles Olympics .n 1882. Cost estimated at $1OO,0O0 Sanctioned by national and inter- national athletic federations.
 July 24-25 and 31-Speed trials for Pan American 30O-mile auto race classic.
 August 1-Pan American 30 mile Auto Race Classic. On two- mile hazardous 'pretzep course within Exposition grounds. Total purse $17,500. Expense allowance for foreign entries $1,0O0 each. Sanc- toned and staged by contest board of American Automobile Association.
 August 8.-Pan American ouc,- board motorboat regatta. Several thousand dollars in purses. Staged on White Rock Lake near Exposi- ton.
 August 12-13-14-Pan American Boxing Championships: Best fight CTS of U. s. and of South and Gen. tral America compete, Expenses paid.
 September 6--Iabor Day night) {: Chicago Professional Bears vs Col legiate All Stars, coached by Matty Bell of Southern Methodist univer- sity. All-Stars won last year 7-6.
 September October: 32 other in- tersectional college and high school games in Cotton Bowl within Ex- position grounds.
 Events Planned
 Arrangements not yet complete)
 1,400 mile foot marathon from Mexico City to Dallas in Septem- Der.
 National invitational horse shoe pitching contest.
 Bicycle race from New York city to Dallas and siX-day event at Ex- positoin. (Planned for July).
 Series of polo games between U. s. and Argentina.
 Marble tournament for boys.
 National invitational rifle tourna- ment.
 $l0,000 open golf tournament for early fall. ,.,i
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
PAR a graphs
IT PAYS TO KNOW THE RULES OF GOLF;
 STARS SOMETIMES ARE DISQUALIFIED
By ART KRENZ ta NEA Service Golf Writer

INGA kJCAtACO NNOAA tNAASNA
 During the final round of this years San Francisco Match Play Championship a sea gull picked up Lawson Little's ball but dropped it after flying a short distance.
 would venture to say that less than 50 per cent of golfers have a thorough knowledge of the rules. They wouldn't know whether to replace the ball or play it from its resting place if confronted with a problem such as the one with which Little was confronted in California.
 Topnotch professionals and duff fers alike are guilty of rule infrac- tions. The former sometimes pay the penalty of disqualification in tournament play.
 Little did in the $5,OOO Tourna- ment of the Gardens at Charles ton, S. C., April 9. Little was dis qualified for improving the line of flight of his ball in dropping from 8 ditch.
 The two-time American and British amateur titleholder dropped his ball into the fairway from be- hind trees when he should have followed the rule calling for the hazard to be kept between the play CT and the role. He should have dropped the ball on the other side of the ditch.
 Tn San Francisco, Little's case was not rub of the green as one might at first surmise. His ball al- ready had come to rest. He there fore did not have to play the ball from where the sea gull carried it.
 The rule covering this reads: If the lie of a ball at rest be altered by an agency outside the match, ex- cept wind, the player shall drop a ball as near as possible to the place where it lay, without penalty. In- fraction of this rule at match play means loss of the hole.p .Y
 It pays to know the rules, mot only in fairness to yourself, but also in order to- piaysthe game properly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
.LOMLY MACKMEN
 OF LAST SEASON
 LEADING LEAGUE.
Pearson Stops Yankee Losing Streak-COIIins
 Homer Wins for Cubs
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, May 11.-UP)-The New York Yankees retreat was at an end today and the man who stopped the panicky flight came close to the Hall of Fame.
 Monte Marcellus Pearson, 28-year old right-handed pitcher, in break ing the Tanks four-game losing streak-longest since 1935-narrowly missed no-hit, no run game. He allowed one snigle. Larry Rosenthal, White Sox outfielder, was the second man up in the first inning and he singled to right.
 After that the White Sox got only two men on bases, both on passes, and one of them was nullified by a double play. In one stretch Pearson set down 16 men in order. He fam ned four men.
 Pearson was the Tanks second best pitcher last year, winning 19 games, but this season he promises to be their No. moundsman. He has won his first three games.
 Pearson is a mild sort of fellow He smokes a pipe almost constantly off the field and looks like a col legian. He reads western stories, his favorite being Zane Grey. Oddly enough, it was one of Pearson s pitching favorites. Ted Lyons, who bowed to him yesterday. The Yam kees TO victory enabled the world champions to move back into the first division, tying with Detroit for third place. Joe DiMaggio hit two homers and Selkirk one for the Tanks.
 Pittsburg increased its National league lead to 1-2 games by a Al victory over the Boston Bees. Bill Swift held the Bees to scattered hits. The Pirates won the game in the first inning, scoring three runs off Lou Fette.
 Clyde Shoun, rookie southpaw, halted the Cubs 3-game losing streak by pitching Chicago to 4-3 victory over the New York Giants. He kept the Giants nine hits scat tered and struck out four. Another Cub players Joined the casualty list when Shortstop Jurges came up with a stiff wrist, making six Chicago regulars out of the game. Hal Schu- macher lost his third straight start.
 Van Mungo set the Cardinals down with four hits as Brooklyn beat St. Louis, 8-2. He famed six and walked three, scoring his fourth victory. The Cardinal defense again fell apart, with Gutteridge, Borda- garay, Brown and Ogrodowski mak- ing errors.
 The Phillies pounded out a 10-a victory over Cincinnati while Bucky Walters held the Reds to four hits Whitney hit a homer and Browne Johnny Moore and Hershel Martin hit doubles.
 The Philadelphia Athletics kept up their torrid pace by winning from Detroit, 9-5. Luther Thomas went the route for the As allowing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
FINE PITCHING, HARD HITTING
 IN PAROCHIAL
Hearts ShutOut l7-O By SS. Peter and Paul; St.
 Mary's OutsCOred

Plenty of margin separated wins ners from losers of Parochial leaguG baseball games yesterday, 8 five run edge being the smallest of four games, in which total of mora than 70 runs were scored by ths eight participating teams. Two of the games were interesting enough, St. Joseph,s winning from St. Mar- garet'S g to while St. Johns of Waterbury won free-Scoring game 16 to II.
 In other contests, St. Francis Xavier defeated St. Thomas Il to 3 while SS. Peter and Paul turned in a 17-0 shutout over Sacred Hearts in seven inning game that showed the winners making ten runs in the grst three innings of play. The Hearts were held to three hits by Sugden with Cashin hitting a double an dtrio of singles in the 13 hit barrage.
 Nifty
 Another fine pitching performance was turned in by Al Kelly who held St. Thomas to two hits though si1 miscues helped St. Francsi consid. erably. Kelley also struck out nine batters, Mahaney and Vucci hitting hard for the winners. Sixteen runs on 15 hits was the story of the St. John victory over St. Mary's, while 6 errors also were made by the Cole street combine.
 Ernie, on the mound for St. Jo- seph's gave but five hits, famed IA and hit triple, double and single in four times at bat to lead his team to victory over the St. Mar garet lads to 4, Wallen and Burke hitting hard for the losers includ- ing a home run two on base, hit by Burke. Scores:
 ss. Peter x Paul 262 032 2--17 13 Q Sacred Heart .. 900 900 O-O
 Sugden and Waters, Hamel; Rear don and O'Brien.
 St. Francis ... SIP 900 0--11 St Thomas .... 900 oil l.
 Kelley and Quinn, l. o13aa Blake' spina St. Johns s2s 4o4 x-1s 15 , St. Mary's ..... S1O POP 3-11 s 6
 Rowlinson and Ahearn; Butler and Ford. Umpire Hayes. St, Joseph's =. 4o1 o22 x g 2
 Ernie, Lawlor and Shembrisltis; Goodale, Burke and Mccarthy. Um- Dire, Jack Hyland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
ROXBURY NETMEN DEFEATED 6 TO }


 Cheshire, May 11-Springfield College freshmen defeated Roxbury school here yesterday in tennis, to 3.
 Greene (S) defeated Goddard (R> GA, 7-5; Babb (S) defeated Becker (R) 8-6, 6-1; Guyott (R) defeated Lee (S) 6-2, 6-3; Talmadge (R) de- feated Dustin (S) ST., 6-1, 6-2; Raynes (S) defeated Keeshan tRj 7-5, 1O-12, 6-3; Noftle (S) defeated McCue 6-1, 7-5; Greene and Dustin (S) defeated Goddard and Becker (R). 5-7, 6-1. 6-1; Talmadge and Guyott (R) defeated Babb and Lee (S) 6-3, -2-6, 6-2. :,
 Noftle and Raynes (S) defeated -McCue and Shell {R) 8-6, 6-2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
BOB HART DIES
 AT LOWELL HOME

Lowell, Mass, May 11-(UP)-- Eugene F. (Bobl Hart, 57 who called 'em"i for years in both major and minor baseball leagues, died suddenly last night at. his hime.
 A youthful star in the National Roller Polo league, he began umpir- ing in the Main State league. In lMl2 he was an American league umpire and from 1920 to 1880 was in the National league. He also served with the International league and the Ap,arican association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
KOVERL Y=GARIBALDI
 GRAPPLE TONIGHT

New Haven, May 1l-George (K. B. Koverly. California Greek, clashes with Gino Garibaldi, Italian champion, in the two-out-of- three falul's main event on Al Caroly,s s 35th NBAs heavyweight wrestling elimination tournament card 'at the Arena tonight. The first match will start at 8:30. The ladies will be ad- mitted free.
 George Kondylis, Athens, Greece, makes his New Haven debut against Jack Hader, Kansas City Cyclone, in the semi-final. The prelimin- areis are: Tony Garibaldi, St. Louis vs Sammy Menacker, New York, and John Swenski, Boston, vs Johnny Supsie, New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
WEST SIDES SEEK
 BASEBALL GAMES

The West Side Athletic Club would like to play any junior base ball team in the city. Games are preferred on Tuesday and Thurs day nights. Any team can book a game with West Sides by writing to Maurice Bowling at 83 Water vile street or phone 4-9264 between 6:15 and ' p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
BY HARRY CRIMSON Sports Editor, NEA Service

Pittsburgh, May 11-Dr. Jock Sutherland threatened to resign rather than go along with the ath- letic director of the University of Pittsburgh, so it was w. Don Har- rison who had to step down.
 There isn't likely to be further difficulty between Dr. Sutherland and the front office, however, for Jimmy Hagan has replaced Harri- son
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11

only eight hits. The As knocked out Tommy Bridges, and continued their attack on Clyde Halter. Chub- by Dean drove in four runs with three singles.
 Cleveland beat the Boston Red SoX, 6-5. in II innings and remained tied with the As for the lead. Man ager Cronin's wild throw let Cleve- land score the winning run. The Indians made IT hits off five Red Sox pitchers.
 The St. Louis Browns won from Washington, 6-3, behind the 5-hit pitching of Rookie Julio Bonetti, who blanked the Senators until the ninth. Beau Bell made three of the Browns g hits.
 YESTERDAYS HEROES - Rip Collins, Chicago first baseman who hit a home run with Frey on base to give the Cubs 4-3 victory over the Giants, and Monte Pearson Yankee pitcher, who blanked the White Sox, TO, holding them to one hit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
TODAY'S PROBABLE
 PITCHERS
(By United PreSS) NATIONAL. UEACI1E

NDy UHlteU ETcSSD
 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh (Blanton) at Boston (MacFayden). St. Louis (Johnson at Brooklyn HenshaW).
 Cincinnati (Halalhan) at Phila- delphia GamasteD. Chicago (Bryant) at New York (Melton).
 AMERICAN LEAGUE New York (Malone) at Chicago (Stratton).
 Washington CWeaver) at St. Louis CVan Atta). Boston (FerrelD at Cleveland (Brown).
 Philadelphia (Turbeville) at De- troit Gawson).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
Staall,lingi
Games Today

Chicago at New York. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at Boston. Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
BILL THE BUSINESS MAN

{ New York-Bill Terry, manager of the New York Giants, reads the
 financial pages of newsnauer hrst.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
FASHIONS WIN

Torrington, May 1.-The Stand ard Full Fashions defeated the Shamrocks, ' to 1, in the opening City Twilight league game at Fues- senich Park last evening. Brignolo hurled a nice game fo rthe Fashions allowing only three hits and strik- ing out 13, Mayor Ernest E. Novcy pitched the first ball to John Ar nista, league president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh 4. Boston l.. Brooklyn 8, St. Louis 2, Chicago 4, New York 3. Philadelphia 10, Cincinnati 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
Oamen TOnOrxOW

Pittsburgh at New York. Chicago at Boston.
 St. Louis at Philadelphia. r'noinnau at Brooklyn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Yesterdn!

Games Nesterduy New York z, Chicago 0. St. Louis 6, Washington 5. Philadelphia 9, Detroit D. Cleveland 6, Boston ,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
Games Today

New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Detroit. Washington at St. Louis. Boston. at Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11
(satmeH Tomorrow

New York at St, Louis. & ;Bostou at Detroit, % ~ Washington at Chicago"-
 Philadelphia at Cleveland,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11

Ten Years Ago-Sid Ferris out pointed Stanislaus Loayza in 10 rounds at Madison Square garden
The daily independent., 1937-04-16
Martins Practice
Five Hours Daily

Williamson, April l5-ManageT
Hanger and ten of his Martins
started laying the foundation this
week on the local diamond for a
championship title in the Coastal
Plain loop, the players coming
from nearly every corner in the
nation, going through five hour
workouts from the start. Skipper
Hanger is doing a lot of looking
these first days and little or no
talking, but early activities make
the players look good, and looking
through the managers keen eye
a hustling ball team can be seen
in the making.
No mention of an exhibition
game has been made, but when
the remainder of the players reach
here Thursday, Manager Hauger's
eyes them for one or two practice
LESSONS. A pre- -Seasion eye-Open-
er will likely be billed on the local
lot, at sometime next week.
A schedule has been prepared
for adoption not later than Fri
day of this week. Tarboro opens
the season here on Thursday, May
6, the season to close on August
27.
The daily independent., 1937-04-16
Edenton Aces Play
The Yellow Jackets.
Today at $50 P. NJ.
Locals Hope to Avenge An
Early-Scason Loss 10
ChOwan Team

The Edenton High School Aces
will play the Elizabeth City High
School yellow Jackets on Hun
sucker field this afternoon. The
Jackets were defeated when they
played at Edenton for the first
lime on their schedule, but have
had much more experience and
have showed up much better since
then. The Aces are also very good
md they both have a fairly equal
chance to win this afternoons
light.
The same lineup is expected to
AXE the posts for the Jackets as
lid in the Roanoke Rapids game.
either McHarney or Seymour will
axe the mound, and Fish" Jor-
ian will be behind the plate.
Gregory is expected to hold down
irst, with White at second and
probably Hopkins at third. Saw
yer will very likely be at short
stop and Crank, Parker and Lee
n the outfeld. All of these boys
nave shown promise and are eX-
pected to put up a good battle.
The game is scheduled for $50
and a large crowd is expected, as
1t has all the prospects of being
IN exciting one, as the two teams
nave been the bittereSt of rivals
since anyone can remember.