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Evening star., 1937-03-30

1888 MADISON ST. N,W.-New furniture
convenient transportation. unlimited
phone; S5 single, $50 double. Ran
Evening star., 1937-03-30

i443 FAIRMONT ST N.W-L.hk.. room
with screen porch. second floor. nicely fur
nished and Frigidaire. Adams 14S1. i
OPP. WARDMAN PARK-Men only md
floor room with sleeping porch; single or
Souhle o715 Connecticut
Evening star., 1937-03-30

8 ROOMS. ON A FLOOR.
SEMI-DETACHED BRICK.
20 FIT WIDE. LOT 31'x15T.
Excellent location: house same as new.
See 1t Today 1t Will Sell Quickly.
5SI1 7th St. NV
WAPLE & JAMES. INC.
1924 14th St. NV. District 3346.
CONTINUED on Next Page.)
Evening star., 1937-03-30

44O2 Tth ST. NW.-Two front rooms,
bath. nicely furnished for Ink; garage;
h
Evening star., 1937-03-30
APARTMENTS UkFURhIsHED.

2524 18th ST NV tJUST SO. COL. RD)
3 r.. k b. and inc. porch. $500. Frlg-
idaire; adults; lease. -. j.
THE ALTON 1445 PARK ROAD NV
. rooms, dinette kitchenette and bath,
S57 80: 3 rooms. kitchen foyer and bath.
$3.50 Frigldaire on house current: ele-
o
Evening star., 1937-03-30

pO3 NJ ST. NW.-Clean. light housekeep-
ing rooms. near bath. running water.
Evening star., 1937-03-30

1882 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. NV. Apt. 3
Room nicely furnished; near bus line;
breakfast optional Randolph 1927.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
SOCIAL COMMITTEE
Named By Trades Council

At the meeting held by the Co
Operative Trades and Labor Council,
Tuesday night, that body discussed
the need of social committee to ar
range social affairs in the future for
the purpose of raising funds.
After some discussion committee
was named by the chair consisting
of Fred Rost, Ed Dulli, Joe Spaulding
Gunnard Shoblom, John Janser and
Jim Solomon, who will comprise the
social committee. President Gallagher
volunteered his services on the COM
mittee also.
A meeting will be held by the COM
mittee next Saturday afternoon, 2
p. M, in the labor temple.
Some talk of giving a dance in one
Of the large halls the Monday after
Easter was proposed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMI-
NATIONS ANNOUNCED

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open COM
petitive examinations as follows;
Junior patent examiner, $4,000 a
year; patent office, department Of
commerce.
Elevator mechanician, $,1680 a
year; branch of buildings manage
ment, national park service, for ap-
pointment in Washington, d. c., only.
Junior observer in meterology
S1,440 year; Weather Bureau.
Full information may be obtained
from local secretary of the U. S. Civil
Service Board of Examiners, at the
post office in this city.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
have a hearing Wednesday, Febru-

have a hearing Wednesday, Febru-
ary 8.
FL. B. No. 41-Relative to employ
ing women as machinists will be con-
sidered Thursday, February A, at 10
a. m. by the committee on labor.
The senate committee on labor will
meet Tuesday afternoon, February 3,
following the regular afternoon ses-
sioo, to consider S. B. No. 26-To
amend the unemployment insurance
law to correct technical errors made
in the hurried drafting of the law
Labor is for the bill, but some oppo-
sition appears to be developing from
employers.
SPECIAL-Offcers and members
of organized labor desiring copies of
bills should write their representatives
and senators at Columbus for them.
Your legislative agent is limited as
to the number he can obtain, and
therefore makes this suggestion.
Time and space do not permit the
reporting of bills introduced this
week, but an effort will be made to do
so later.
| solicit your active support in con-
tacting your senators and represen-
tatives on labor legislation. Labor
must secure long hoped-for legisla-
ton this year, and it can be secured
if local labor officials and committee
men will give the State Federation
of Labor unstinted support.
Fraternally,
THOMAS j. DONNELLY,
Legislative Agent, Ohio State Fed
Grafton of Labor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
OHIO STATE FED
GRAFTON OF LABOR
Legislative Letter No. 2
To Affiliated Organization and
Legislative Committeeman:

To Affiliated Organization and
Legislative Committeeman:
Greetings! Since mailing Legisla-
tive Letter No. last week the legis-
lative whirligig has been spinning
rapidly. notwithstanding deplorable
flood conditions in many parts of the
state, the attendance of members of
the legislature has been good.
Last week in the Quarterly Bulletin
Is bills of interest to labor were re-
ported, nine of which are a part of
the federation's legislative program
This week 32 bills were introduced
affecting labor.
S. B. Nos. Ia and 15-Mr. Lawrence,
to prevent the changing of pension
awards to policemen and fire fighters,
passed the senate Thursday, January
%.
This week hearings took place on
Il. B. No. 16-Mr. Huml, relative to
labor injunctions, at which large
number of members of organized la
Dor appeared.
The house committee on labor held
q hearing Wednesday at 1880 D. m. on
H. B. No. 45-Mr. Laderman, defin-
ing the word injury" in the compen-
sation law. Brothers Lyden and
Jocke addressed the committee. with
others, urging favorable action. The
committee voted to report the bill
and recommend its passage.
Committee Hearings Week Beginning
January 81
The house committee on Judiciary
Will resume its hearings on H. b. No.
l6-Mr. Huml, labor injunctions,
Tuesday evening, February 2, at 7.30
O'Clock. A good attendance is urged
of labor men. No doubt the opposi-
tion will show strong.
Wednesday morning and Wednesday
evening, February 3, the house com
mittee on labor will begin hearings
on H. B. Nos. So, Il, Is, II, 80, and
83, all of them workmen's compensa-
ton bills, and part of the fedora
tion's legislative program. These bills
are Of outstanding Importance to la
Dor. a large attendance should be
present and speakers to address the
committee.
H. B. Ne. 1o8 Relative to trans
ferring classified civil service en-
ployes from the employment service
to the supervision Of the unemploy-
ment insurance commission, will also
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
THANKS EXTENDED
By President Shoblom For
Flood Donations


That organized labor stands ready
to serve in any emergency at any
time, without prejudice to class, color,
or creed, has been most clearly shown
the past two weeks by the labor or
ganizations affiliated with the Ham
ilton Building Trades Council and the
COOPERATIVE Trades Council, in their
mediate response for aid for the Red
Cross and to flood sufferers of Gin
cinnati and nearby towns.
| AS president of the Hamilton Build
ing Trades Council, called the bust.
ness managers for an emergency
meeting at the labor temple Sunday
morning, January "a, for purpose of
lending our immediate aid to the flood
sufferers in Cincinnati and vicinity.
They in turn cancelled all previous
engagements they had made for the
day, and motion was made to make
a cash donation to the Red Cross at
once from the building trades.
A committee was appointed to go
to Cincinnati to contact Station
WKRC to enlist their aid in broad
casting an appeal to organized labor
and their friends in Hamilton for
clothing and canned goods of all
kinds to be brought to our headquar-
ters at the labor temple, for distri-
button in the flood area, which was
done. Another committee called on
the theatres here in Hamilton and
asked to have the same message flash
ed on their screen.
Special meetings were called
through the council for all crafts on
Monday night, January 25, and we
are glad to state organized labor re-
sponded nobly. Donations from all
crafts were Immediately passed upon,
cash, clothing and canned goods start
sources.
! At this time the Hamilton Building
| Trades Council takes this means to
thank all of the organizations that
so generously gave in this time of
need. There were so many we had
no time to list them. The individuals
who personally brought their dona-
tions to the temple, and those who
phoned and asked for car to come
and pick up their donations, and
thanks lot.
| We especially want to thank the
members of the Woman's Union Label
League, who so gratuitously gave
their time to the sorting and packing
of the clothing we received, and the
men and firms who donated the use
of their trucks for the delivery of
goods to Cincinnati and Lawrence
burg, Ind.
And last, but not least, | want to
thank the business managers Of the
various organizations and the. many
individual members of organized la
Dor who, by their untiring efforts,
made our appeal for aid for the flood
sufferers a success.
Fraternally and sincerely,
THE HAMILTON
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
Gunnard Shoblom, Pres.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
TRADES COUNCIL

The COOPERATIVE Trades and Labor
Council met Tuesday night in regular
session. President Joe Gallagher pre-
sided, and thirty y-nine delegates an
swered the roll call
Delegates of the Bakers Union ask
ed that two of their members be ad-
mitted as visitors. The request was
granted.
The minutes of the last meeting
were approved as read.
A representative of the Montjau
Concession Company of Cincinnati
was granted the floor. His mission
was to again solicit the privilege of
concessions at the next Labor Day
outing. He was instructed to hand in
his bid in writing.
A bill for six months per capita
tax to the A. F. Of l.. was allowed.
A communication was read from
the Athletic Goods Workers. Federal
Union of Philadelphia, Pa, Charles
Tobin, president. The communication
states that for fifty years the A j.
Reach Company, subsidiary of the
A. J. Spaulding Company for the past
twenty years, and engaged in the
manufacture of baseballs for the ma
Jor and minor leagues. Instead of
manufacturing these balls in the usual
manner, they are distributing them in
a sweatshop manner to home workers
and subsidized subcontractors. Efforts
have been made by organized labor
to have the company change it's tao
tics but without success. They re-
quest that we write letter to Charles
Robbins, president, los Nassau street,
New York, to reinstate the members
of the union and to eliminate their
method A committee was also re-
quested. Gunnard Shoblom and Joe
Spaulding were appointed, who will
call upon local stores.
A lengthy communication was read
from the American Federation of La
Dor regarding many resolutions which
were adopted by the last convention
held in Tampa, Florida.
A second letter was read from the
A. F. of L., regarding the recommend
alton at the last convention, that state
forts to secure appointment of rep
declarations of labor make special eff
resentatiyes of labor upon state
boards which deal with labor. Receiv-
ed and ordered complied with.
A letter was read from the Inter
national Union of Operating Engi-
neers, John Poesshl, general presi-
dent. The letter deals with the state
Of New York laws amendment in
volving the word engineer" or EN-
gineering" They are trying to bar
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
BETSCHER REPORTS
239 JANUARY JOBS

Walter A. Betscher, manager of
the Ohio State Employment Service
office in the municipal building, re-
ported Tuesday that 239 persons, fl
ing applications in his office, were
given employment by private and pub
lie sources in January.
Private industries absorbed 176
persons, while 63 were employed on
public jobs. New registration totaled
270; renewed registration, 523, and
reinterviews, 3,265.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
RED CROSS FUND
HERE is $23,241

Miss Caroline Margedant, execu-
tive secretary of the Hamilton Chap
ter, American Red Cross, reported at
noon last Monday cash contributions
of S23,241.62 for flood relief.
OF this amount, Miss Margedant
said, $500 has been transmitted to
Washington, D. c., to the national
Red Cross organization, and $4,000
has been contributed directly to Gin
cinnati.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
BOARD OF EDUCA-
TION ENDORSEMENT

The Hamilton Board of Education
Tuesday indorsed a measure that is
to be introduced in the legislature
soon, which would provide for a pen
sion for non-teaching employees in
the school system similar to the one
for teachers.
The action followed request by
a committee of non-teaching employees,
who appeared at the meeting.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05

the members of the operating engi-
neers from the use of the word en-.
gineers, and should be content with
the word operators. Received anc
contents noted.
| A letter was read from Tom Mooney
Molders' Defense Committee, Sar
Francisco, Cal. This letter is in re-
ply to letter sent by Stanley Ogg
secretary, asking if any other agency
except their committee is authorized
to appeal for funds. The letter gives
names of other organizations who
are sympathetic to the cause Re-
ceived.
Communication was read from the
Metal Trades Council of Chicago, Ill.
The letter is a notification of a set
tlement made by the machinists, tool
and die makers with the General
Household Utilities Co., manufacture
ers of Grunow radios and refrigera-
tors. Members of the local metal pol
ishers' organization requested that the
letter be laid over for investigation.
Communication from the union label
trades department of the A. F. of L.,
stating that there will be round
table discussion of labor and legisla-
tion over the coast to coast network
of the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn, February 13, 430 E. S. T. Re-
ceived.
Delegates of the Bakers Union re-
ported that two of their members
were discharged at the Geier Baking
Company. The delegates were re
quested to take this information back
to their respective organizations.
Operating engineers asked infor-
nation regarding post office mechan-
les.
Don Davis and Ed Dulli were ap-
pointed on committee to investigate
prison-made goods sold in this city.
Woman's Union Label League dele
gate reported that they investigated
and found two local stores handling
the non-union goods manufactured by
the Curlee Clothing Co., of st. Louis.
The legislative committee met i'm
mediately after the council to discuss
organization and other matters.
President Joe Gallagher reported
on the progress of the new butchers
and meat cutters organization form
ed here recently. He stated that the
Sanitary Meat Market on High
street displays a union window card
and their store is 100 per cent union.
Progress is being made in other meat
stores, and another report will be
made at the next meeting.
Delegates Gunnard Shoblom and
Joe Spaulding reported on the collec-
ton of clothing and food by the build
ing trades for the flood sufferers. They
stated that the response was wonder
ful and truck loads were sent to Gin
cinnati and to Lawrenceburg. A let
ter of thanks can be read in another
column of this issue.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
AID TO FARMERS

Farm families who need food, cloth
ing, requirements for household
equipment or farm implements, or
feed for animals because of the flood
may obtain aid at the resettlement
administration office, in the old post
office, Third and Ludlow streets, L.
B. Foster, rural rehabilitation super
visor, announced.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
CONTINUE WATER

A total of 100000 gallons of water
was sent to flood stricken Cincinnati,
Saturday, by the city Of Hamilton,
after 20 tank cars were filled at the
symmes avenue crossing of the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad, City Manager
Russell P. Price reported Monday. A
total of 100000 gallons of water has
been sent to Cincinnati by the city
of Hamilton
Mr.. Price said that requests for
water from the flood area will be met
as long as water shortage continues.
Advertise In The Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
January 20, 1897.

P. S.-Central bodies and the chair
men of legislative committees are
being sent this letter by irst-class
mail All other organizations and
committeeman will receive it by Sec
ond-class mail, not later than Mon
day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-02-05
No, Thanks!

Getting something for nothing is
nice, but wooden leg supplied by the
state is straining the point.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
PUGH IGNORED
ASREADCASE
WITNESS

ROCKVILLE, Md, March 26.
Contrary to previous announce
mentS, no Montgomery county Of
ficials will be present to testify at
the trial Of william B. Read, "a
year-old Montgomery county
youth, and his two companions in
crime when they face trial at SUIT
ton, w. Va, Monday on murder
indictment.
This was made known today by
States Attorney James H. Pugh,
who said that Braxton county au-
thorities had refused to issue sum-
mons for the appearance of him.
self and police officers at Sutton.
Read, together with Lawrence
Gingell, 20. of Kensington, Nd,
and w. Joseph Kirby, 20, of Scran-
ton, Pa, were indicted by a BraX-
ton county grand jury two weeks
ago for the murder of William A.
Dollman, 32-year-old Philadelphia
salesman, near Sutton last Thanks
giving Day. Earlier they had been
convicted of armed robbery at
Charleston, w. Va, and Read SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment.
The trio, branded as the worst
gang that ever operated in this
section of Maryland, also are un-
der indictment here for the MUIR
der of Elwood Matthews, 65-year-
old Four Corners, Md, farmer, on
last November 81, and nearly a
dozen lesser holdupS and rob
berries.
Milburn Read, 21-year-old
brother of William, pleaded guilty
to an indictment charging con-
spiracy to rob and kill Henry
Hiser, Bethesda, Md, theater op-
orator and has been sentenced to
10 years in the Maryland Peniten-
tiary.
Richard Stockton, named in the
conspiracy indictment with the
younger Read, also pleaded guilty
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
WILL SEE
SUNRISE
SERVICE

ARLINGTON, Va, March 26.
Between 5000 and 10000 persons,
including Government officials
and members of the Diplomatic
Corps, are expected to attend
Easter sunrise services Of grand
communicates of knights Templar
Of Virginia and the District Of
Columbia at Arlington National
Cemetery Sunday. The service,
to be held in the Arlington amphi-
theater, will begin at 1880 a. m.
The Rev. DR.. G. Ellis Williams,
superintendent of work in the
Washington district of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South,
will deliver the sermon.
The Rev. DR.. James Shera
Montgomery, grand prelate Of the
District of Columbia, and chaplain
of the United States House of
Representatives, will be in charge
of the service. He will be assisted
by the Rev. John C. Palmer, grand
chaplain of the Grand Lodge of
Masons of the District of Co
lumbia, and Major Alfred C.
Oliver, jr., U. S. Army chaplain.
The grand master of Knights
Templar of the United States will
be represented by the Right Emf
nent Sir C. Byron Lear, grand
sword bearer. The Virginia dele
cation will be headed by Lieut..
Gov. James H. Price, past grand
commander. Eugene E. Thomp-
son, past grand commander of the
District of Columbia, is chairman
of the joint committee on arrange
mentS.
Motorists have been asked to
enter the cemetery by way of Fort
Myer, where parking space will be
provided on the parade grounds.
Cars will not be permitted to enter
the east gates. Fort Myer gates
will be opened at a. m.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
FIRE RECORD

Twenty-four hours from 10 q. M,
March 25, to 10 a. M, March Is:
1917 A. M.-Twenty-seventh and R
Streets Southeast, brush.
11:01 A. M.-3111 Chain Bridge Rd
N. W., brush.
1851 P. M.-Buena Vista Terrace and
Alabama Avenue Southeast, brush.
1:12 P. M.-Rear of sO7 Bittenhouse
lis P. I.-isa Seventh St. s. E.,
chimney.
1892 P. M.-Rear of 1911 Rosedale St.
1:42 P. M-Forty-fourth and Douglas
2:29 P. M.-s15 Anacostia Rd. s. E..
brush.
3:12 p. M.-3SO8 Brothers Pl. S. E.;
chimney.
3:15 P. M.-sixteenth and Upshur
Streets Northwest, brush.
1927 P. M.-Ambuance, Homeopathic
Hospital move patient.
4:25 P. M.-Quarels Street and Kenil-
worth Avenue Northeast, brush
4:52 P. M.-Holbrook and Lewis Streets
Southeast, brush.
1856 P. M.-16OO block Morris Rd. s..
E., woods.
$50 p. m.-1485 Holly st. N. W., Chin
ney.
$50 P. M-s2S Pennsylvania Ave. s..
E., garage and automobiles.
s:4S P. M.-1167 Potomac Ave, s. e.
partitions.
1902 P. M.-3S11 Jenifer st. N. W..
electric wire in tree.
11:O3 P. MISS sixteenth st. n. W..
automobile.
1850 P. M-Kendall Green, woods
11:53 P. M.-SOOO block Anacostia Rd.
8. E., woods.
11:55 P. M.-Rear of 1905 Farragut
ST. N. W., trash.
1859 A. M.-21S Seventh st. n. W..
awning.
3:19 A. Mills Vermont Ave. n. W.,
Apartment /, furniture.
4:SO A. M.-Ambulance, No. 1e Engine
Co., sick fireman.
1880 A. M.-19OS Massachusetts Ave
n. w, refrigerator leak.
500 A. MIA Forty-ninth st. N. E.,
needless alarm.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
Today's Foreign Short-Wave Radio Schedule

PARIS, 1:5O P. M.-Science and
Mankind, by Mr.. Lue Durtain.
TPA-3, 25.2 M, 11.88 meg.
BERLIN, $3.50 P. M.-Winter
Relief Service. DJD, 25.4 M, lit
meg.
ROME, 6 P. M.-News in Eng
lish. Concert. "Romes Midnight
Voice" FRO, 31.1 M, 963 meg.
MOSCOW, Z p. M.-Stalin his
tory. Partisan songs. RAN, 31.2
m. 9.6 meg.
LONDON, 1928 p. M.-scottish
Dance Music. GSD, 25.5 M, Ills
meg; Csc, 31.3 m, 9.58 meg;
GSB, Bis m. 9.51 meg.
BERLIN, 1880 P. M.-Schubert
Evening part D. DJD, 25.4 m,
11.77 meg.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
Dress Rehearsal Held
For Sunrise Concert

Dress rehearsal for the Easter
Sunrise Concert to be given at
the Sylvan Theater on the Wash
ington Monument Grounds at 7
a. m. Sunday, was held last night
in the Departmental Auditorium
under direction of Maestro Ar
turo Papalardo.
Tive hundred mixed voices will
take part in the concert which
will be presented under the
auspices of the National Capital
Parks office,
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
QUITS
LABOR POST

Robert Strother Billups, whose
81 years of service exceeded the
record of any other employe of the
Department of Labor, was feted by
fellow employees today as he re-
tired from his position as econ
omist and statiStician for the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics.
Mr.. Billups was presented with
an electric toaster, travelling bag
and reading lamp, gifts of his fel-
low employees, by Commissioner of
Labor Statistics Isador Lubin at a
ceremony at the department this
morning.
The retiring employe, who re-
sides at Franklin Park, Fairfax
County, Va, entered the Labor De
partment on May %, 1900, being
appointed from Kentucky. Until
June 80, it was announced, he will
continue to serve the bureau in an
advisory capacity on its current
wage surveys, the branch of work
on which he has specialized.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
Group Will Inspect
Virginia CCC Camps

Delegates to a world conference
Of governments, organizations
and individuals interested in
textiles, converting in Washing
ton April 2 to IT, will inspect
CCC camps in Virginia on April
II, it was announced today by
Robert Fecher, director of Emer-
gency Conservation Corps work.
The delegates are holding ses-
sions at the call Of the Interna-
tioral Labor office of the League
of Nations.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26

BOSTON, S:15 P. M.-Music Of
the American Indian. W1XAI.,
1915 m, 604 meg.
LONDON, 10 P. MA short
Pianoforte Recital by Shula Doni.
ach. GsD, 25.5 m, 11.75 meg;
Csc, 3l.3 m, 9.58 meg; GSB,
Bis m. 9.51 meg.
WINNIPEG, 1880 P. M.-Live.
Laugh and Love-Orchestra with
soloists and Count Pravda. CJRO,
48.7 M, els meg; CJRX, ass m,
1l.72 meg.
PITTSBURGH, IL Midnight -
DIX Club. W8XK, 48.8 M, GA
meg.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
Woman Found Dead
In Basement AreawaV

NEW YORK, March 26 GN.SJ.
Mystery today surrounded the
death OF attractive Rowena Klein,
29.year-old secretary, whose nude
body W, discovered in a basement
4reaway beneath a fourth-floor
window of her apartment. No one
saw her Jump, and she left no note.