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@. Are chrysanthemums mentioned in
the writings of Confucius?-W. P. K.
A. Confucius in his 'Li-chi" Books of
Rites, says: I'm the third autumn month
the chrysanthemum has yellow flowers"
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O. Is Steve flanagan, the publicity
expert, fraternity member?-L. G. S.
A. He is listed in the biographical
volume Americas Young Men" as a
member of Sigma Chi and Sigma Delta
Chi.
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ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

N0SowhVAA ohAsA 8AhoWSA sASbNs SssaSss~e
capacity, or outside statesmen; en-
ployes Of any retail or service es-
tablishment, most Of whose selling
or servicing is In interstate COM
merce; those engaged in fishing
and the fishing industry; persons
employed In the area Of produc-
ton to handle, prepare or can ag-
ricultural dairy or horticultural
products for market.
Employees Of railway, motor bus
and truck carries regulated by
the I. G. @. are exempt from the
hour rules, rs are workers In the
first processing Of milk or cream
into dairy products, In ginning and
COMPRISING cotton, the processing
OF cotton seed and the processing
Of agricultural products into
sugar or syrup.
In industries designated by
Andrews as seasonal" employees
may work up to u hours day
or SO hours a week for not more
than II weeks each year, the over
time rate applying for hours IN
excess. Workers engaged In can
ming or packing fresh fruits and
vegetables In the production area
or In dressing poultry or slaugh-
tering livestock are exempt from
all hour provisions for up to II
weeks. Learners, apprentices and
handicapped workers may be en-
ployed below the minimum wage
under individual certificates issued
by the administrator.
Copyright, 1898, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
BOYS DEPT.

BOYS ALL WOOL SWEATERS
Reg. price sl.sS G. IA
ca. Harvest Sale, ea.Q 4sa1
In plain and fancy weave,
crew and v neck. Some with u
Upper. Sizes 8 to II years.
BOYS SHIRTS AND BUTTON
ON BLOUSES-Reg. price soc
and Toe each. RAN
Harvest Sale each. 80. U3V
These are made OF a fine quail
ity stripe. Size Blosues 6-l2
years. Shirts 8 to IAN neck.
BOYS 2 PIECE PAJAMAS -
Stripe broadcloth or outing
flannel. Sizes 8 to 16 years.
Reg. price $l.00. QRN
Harvest Sale, each. go. OVN
BOYS ALL WOOL JACKETS =
With upper front. Reg. price
1898 each. WO On
Harvest Sale, each @AsJ4
These are made Of good quail
ity dark blue all wool fabric.
Sizes IL years to Is.
BOYS SCOTCH PLAID COT
TON FLANNEL SHIRTS -
Reg. price $l.00 each. QGN
Harvest Sale, each. -. OVN
They are in bright color plaids.
Sizes IL to IS years.
BOYS KNITWEAVE POLO
SHIRTS-Reg. price zN
SOC ca. Harvest Sale, ca. Z ~
sizes 8 to IA in bright blazer
stripe.
PANTS-Regular value $3.50
pair. Harvest SALE G. 02
q pair. .............V 4OOO
These in tweed mixtures, Blue,
Brown and Greys. Sizes 8 to 10
years.
BOYS sUSPENDERS - Reg.
price soc each. Mo
Harvest Sale, each. -. En-
They are adjustable and will
ut any boy.
BOYS CAPS-Reg. price 400
soc ca. Harvest Sale, ca. 9ON
Elton style, berets with peak
corduroy and tweed.
BOYS CORDUROY KNOCKERS
Reg. price $500 a pair.
Harvest Sale, e. ~
q pair. ........ ~4eA
Colors are Browns and Greys.
Sizes 8 to IA years.
BOYS FLANNEL BATH ROBES
Harvest SALE S1.84
each. W4sO4
Button front roll collar and
girdles. Sizes 8 to 10 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

KENWOOD ALL WOOL BED BLANKETS
Regular B. s..1st price gc's $50 $780, $3.50
72xs4 inch size in solid colors Bound beautifully with inch WIDE
silk satin bndindg. Blue, Rose Green, Gold Orchid
Cedar and Camel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

bVtSsu . SssssSsssssSS
MEMS WHITNEY SHIRTS -
Reg. price $l.50-$l.5s. Harvest
Sale O. 0O
price. W&SWS
Collar attached - neat fancy
patterns and all white. Sizes
ii to 10.
MEMS WHITNEY SHIRTS -
Reg. price $l.ss. CT 20
Harvest Sale price. ~ Loco
Fine quality woven madras.
All neat patterns, collar at
tached. Sizes.
MEMS BROADCLOTH PA.
JAMAS - Reg. price $3.50.
Harvest Sale c. o.
price. Y4eV4
Notch collar and MILDLY styles.
Sizes A, B, G and D.
MEMS NIGHT SHIRTS - Reg.
price $l.19. 00A
Harvest Sale price. -. ON
Fine quality muslin. Plain
white. Sizes 16 to 20.
MEMS SHIRTS AND SHORTS
Reg. price 35c. 03n
Harvest Sale price. -. AAV
{ for CSC
Fancy broadcloth shorts, sizes
80 to A. Fine ribbed shirts,
Sizes SO to IS.
MEMS UNION SUITS - Reg.
Harvest ssI Sale price. UOC
Heavy weight cotton, short
and long sleeves, ankle length.
Sizes SO to 46.
MEMS UNION SUITS - Reg.
price $l.49. Harvest G. IN
Sale price. V4o4O
Medium weight 1919 wool. Short
and long sleeves-ankle length.
Sizes SO to 40. \
MEMS OUTING FLANNEL Pa
JAMAS-Reg. price QGn
$1O0. Harvest Sale priceOVV
MILDLY and coat styles. Frog
trimmed. Sizes B, @ and d.
MEMS FOUR-IN-HAND TIES
Reg. price CSC. QQN
Harvest Sale price. =. OOO
Reg. price SOC. A0N
Harvest Sale price. -. EN-
Assortment of stripes, figures
and plaids. AL hand tailored.
MEMS RAYON AND LISLE
HOSE-Reg. price 25c. A 0Te
Harvest Sale price. -. 1ON
Neat fancy patterns. sizes 10
to II.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

CHTLDREN'S ~ TON
SOCKS-Reg. price Csc a pair.
Harvest Sale price, 10M
a pair. ./............ 4WN
Fine quality mercerized cot
ton solid colors with fancy
cuffs, sizes 61S TO Oh.
CHILDREN'S COTTON "
SOCKS - Reg. price 25c and
35c a pair. Harvest Sale
price, @nH1 and GO
Mercerized cotton with fancy
straight cuffs. Sizes 6Is TO 9h.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
LINENS

HEMSTITCHED, ALL LINEN
DAMASK TABLE CLOTHS -
And Napkins to match. 6Ox90
inch cloth and 8 napkins. Reg.
price $500. co 90
Harvest Sale, a set sDOsSJ
In all white only.
52x52 IN. HEMMED PRINTED
AND COLORED BORDER
CRASH TABLE CLOTHS -
Reg. price $l.l9 each. QQn
Harvest Sale. ....... OON
We have a good assortment of
designs to pick from.
53x67 AND 55x55 IN. HEMMED
ALL LINEN DAMASK TABLE
CLOTH - (All white only)
Reg. price $l.39 G. M
each. Harvest Sale sp4sVV
58x7S IN. RAYON DAMASK
TABLE CLOTHS-With 8 nap
kins to match. Colors: Peach,
Green. Regular price $3.50
Harvest 1r. sals' S2.RR
a set ............. epAoVV
10 IN. WIDE BLEACHED ALL
LINEN IRISH TABLE DAM
ASK = Reg. price $l.59 yard.
y Hasys't Sale $1.27
TWO EXTRA SPECIAL VAL
UES IN GENUINE HAND EN-
BROIDERED AND DRAWN
WORK LUNCH CLOTHS -
With 6 napkins to match.
R Rsg,. ss.I sale; z set. S5.08
Reg. $11.9s a set. &c 40
Harvest Sale. -. QVeOO
You have to see them to appre-
ciate these values.
ADEA A TA AID
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT on OUR EASY PAYMENT n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
NeckWeor and
Hondkerchiefs

W0MEN'S NECKWEAR - Reg.
price $l.00. Harvest Q0n
Sale price. ........... OOO
Collars and collar and cuff
sets. Round and Wee necklines.
WOMEN's sCARFs-Reg. price
$l.0o. Harvest Sale QQn
price,. ............,s' WV
Figured rayon Ascot styles and
all white rayon crepe.
WOMEN'S PURE LINEN HAND
KERCHIEFS - All hand en-
broidered and hand rolled
hens. Plain centers with lace
edge. Reg. price soc. QQ0
Harvest Sale price. -. OON
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
TOILET ARTICLES
AND NOTIONS

Csc DOVALETTE CLEANSING
TISSUES-Harvest O&M
Sale price. A1V
500 sheets to package.
Harvest Sale price ....... .2ic
KEEN-EDGE SCISSORS AND
sIeA 1s's.' 69C
Made by J. Wiss g. Sons.
JERGEN'S LOTION WITH csc
JAR ALL PURPOSE CREAM
Harvest Sale price @MM
Both for. ............ OON
ROGER g. GALLET BATH
sOAP-Harvest Sale 0EN
price, cake. ...... AON
Several odors.
CSC A. p. w. TOILET TISSUES
Harvest Sale price, Cd
q roll. .......,.,,..... 64N
SOC FOR 8 vELVETEEN COW
Erred HANGERS - Harvest
s ss,s.. SSC for 6
R6ASCs
csc DRESS SHIELDS - Harvest
Sale Sd pairs 0MM
Kleinert's jubilee Quality.
Sl.95 BRAFORM DRESS
sIlEa Ids S1.OO
Small sizes only.
Csc SATEEN BLANKET BIND.
ING-Harvest Sale &0n
price. NV
5 yard pieces, all colors.
lOc WARREN'S BIAS FOLD
TAPE-Harvest 81 for A GN
Sale price, -. = 4VS
8 yard piece, all colors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
Home Furnishings

nAMASK DRAPERIES-Attrac-
lively brocaded patterns. Lined.
pleated tops. 2 Is yards long.
Regular price $259 pair. Har.
vest Sale price, Ct O2
nair @4sWO
COTTAGE SETS - Fine quality
wolfe. All-over figures. Bright
colors. Regular price si.Se set.
Harvest Sale price, c. ~
set. ~4eVV
"a INCH TAILORED CURTAINS
For short windows. Fine
quality marquisette. Ready 70
hang. Regular price soc pair.
Harvest Sale price, S7N
pair. ..."............ -,
RiJFFLED CURTAINS - Fine
quality dotted marquisette
Priscilla tops. Regular price
a s1;sS Ssi Sale, pair $1.OO
50 IN. CHEVRON CLOTH - FOR
draperies and slip covers. Reg
ular price Toe yard. S0N
Harvest Sale price, I'd. OOO
OIL SILK BATHROOM CUR.
TAINS - Regular price S2'69
pair. Harvest Sale CO O2
price, pair. $3.50. %4eOS
Solid colors and figures. Wa
cHINTZ DRAPERIEs - Regular
price slss pair. Harvest
sale price, S1.66
pair. .,'''''''''..
Small all.over floral patterns
Plated tops. Fine color assort-
ment.
WINDOW SHADES - Regular
price soc each. Har- 00N
vest Sale price, each % ~
36x12 inches. Guaranteed roll
ers. Colors are green, ecru ana
white. Harmless misweaves.
VENETIAN BLINDS - Regular
price $398 each. Harvest Sale
price, &9 AW
Sizes 20 inches to SO inches
wide by GA inches long. Rust
proof hardware. Sturdy con-
struction. 2 weeks delivery.
SO INCH GLAZED CHINTZ =
Regular price soc yard. Or
Harvest Sale price, I'd. OAN
Fine assortment Of colors and
patterns.
SO INCH CRETONNE - Regular
price zoe yard. Har- 0AN
vest Sale price, yard. A1O
Suitable for draperies, slip
covers, etc.
2Ax4S INCH SCATTER RUGS
Regular price $l.98 each. Har-
vest Sale price. CT az
each. -. @4sVV
Heavy quality. Deep pile.
Fringed ends. Rich colors.
1 QUART SIZE JOHNSON'S
GLO-COAT AND APPLIER -
Regular price sl.ss. 0QN
Harvest sale price ...OON
No rubbing. Quick drying.
80 lNs CO14A AIN NAA SAsAHSS
Regular price SOC yd. 07N
Harvest Sale price. yardA ~
Fine quality materials in nov
city effects. Suitable patterns
for all rooms.
SO IN. PRINTED MOHAIRS =
Regular price $3.50 I'd. Goo
Harvest Sale price. yard GUN
Patterns Of rich color. Soft
texture.
OUR n
ANNUAL
HARVEST ~
SALE Ms
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

DEACON" PART WOOL BED
Harvest sale, pair SZsC0
This is q regular $3.50 q pair
plain color blankets neatly
bound. Size 72xe4.
BEACON" REVERSIBLE COL
OR BLANKETS - Reg. price
SAFE each. O. 0H
Harvest Sale, each sp4eO3
Full bed size and neatly bound
at end with Saline to match
color Of blanket.
ALL GOOSE DOWN FILLED
COMFORTABLES -- Celanese
rayon taffeta covering. Reg.
price $i2,9s. Har- O1n az
vest sale, each @1VsTO
"WEsT POINT" TURKISH
TOWELS - Made by Martex.
22x44 size. Reg, price 0EN
soc. Harvest Sale, each OON
l8x36 size. Reg. price OEN
SOC. Harvest Sale, each gov
lex28 size. Reg. price Or
25c. Harvest Sale, each 4OO
12x12 size. Reg. price 1nN
i2hc. Harvest Sale, ca. 4VN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
SWEATERS


WOMEN'S ALL WOOL SWEAT
ERS - Regular price $l.e8.
p mss,s't Sale $1.69
Long sleeves, all new Fall
shades. Slip-on style. Slip-over
and Cardigan styles.
WOMEN'S ANGORA SWEAT
ERS - Regular price $2.98.
l Harvest Sale S2.50
pIlCCss 'sss''ss.sss
WOMEN'S COAT SWEATERS
Regular price $s.9s WQ Qz
Harvest Sale price ,WOeO q
All wool with rayon, navy,
brown, orchid, wine.
WOMEN'S ALL WOOL TWEED
AND FLANNEL SKIRTS -
Reg. price $l.98. c. co
Harvest Sale price. 20 4eVO
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
COUNTY SPURNS
GHA'S HOSPITAL
AT CHEVY CHASE
Application Denied by
Commissioners

BETHESDA, Md, July 26.-An
application of the Group Health
Association, butt of many attacks,
for a permit to operate a hospital
in Chevy Chase, Md, was denied
today by unanimous vote of the
Montgomery County Board of
Commissioners.
More than 100 residents of the
surrounding area and repreSen.
tative of the Montgomery County
Medical Association attended q
public hearing at Bethesda last
night and registered protests
against the CHA proposal.
DELAY REQUESTED
William F.. Prettyman. attorney
for the medical association, re.
quested the commissioners to
withhold action or the applica-
ton until the courts have ruled
on the legality of group health.
Prettyman told Commissioners
Robert D. Hagner and Clay Plum
mer, both present at last nights
session, that the medical society
did not wish to go on record as
opposing the principle of group
health or be accused of having a
selfish viewpoint toward socialized
medicine. The society is interested
in proper medical facilities for
residents who look to local
physicians for medical services.
he said.
A number of nearby residents
opposed the CHA plan on grounds
that permission to operate a hos.
pital in the exclusive Chevy Chase
area would serve as an opening
wedge to commercial enterprises
in the entire section. Also resi-
dents would be annoyed by
ambulances and imperiled by con-
tagious diseases, they declared.
OTHER SITES STUDIED
William C. Kirkpatrick, presi-
dent of Group Health, explained
the proposal of the CHA and de.
clared that while this is only one
of a number of possible hospital
sites now under consideration it
was the most favored because Of
its beauty.
Kirkpatrick asked that the appli.
cation be approved and a permit
issued at todays meeting. He
added however, IF the residents
of the community do not favor a
hospital at this location we cer-
tainly will not press the matter"
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
Increased Cab Fares Seen

ton, it passed a new regulation
limiting the membership of each
association to 1000.
The Independent Taxi Owners
Association, operators of Diamond
Cabs, baked at the limitation or
der. The association is the largest
in the city, with 1,195 members.
1t asked the PUG to hike the limi.
tation to 1900. The PUG refused,
which means the association can
take in no new members until its
membership roster falls below the
l 900 mark.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
PRISONER EXAM
Arlington Will Give
Wassern1an Tests

ARLINGTON. Va, July 90
Wasserman tests for venereal dis
eases will be given all prisoners
sent to the Arlington county jail
in the future, DR.. R. G. Beachley
health officer, announced today.
Permission to subject the prison
ers to the tests was obtained by
DR.. Beachley yesterday from
Sheriff Howard B. Fields. AT
flicted prisoners will be placed
under treatment.
The testing will be. carried on in
connection with the Arlington
Health Departments new venereal
disease clinic, to be opened at 7:30
p. m, Friday, in specially equip.
ped room on the first floor of the
courthouse.
Drs. H. L. Bastien and A. M
Palmer will act as clinicians. A
registered nurse, Mrs. Effie J
Smith, also has been engaged for
the clinic work.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26

radio operator.
The story added:
Calling for aid with medicines
and other supplies, cablegrams
were written when silence once
more Shrouded the islands lone
radio transmitter after a brief con-
tact at midnight.
TEXT OF MESSAGES
The messages, prepared by Mrs.
Hall and forwarded through the
facilitil of this newspaper, were
as follows:
Prime Minister Neville Cham
berlin,
London, England:
Pitcairn Island radio Grip
pied. Urge you rush immediate
aid, medicine and supplies. Also
investigate two months trade
boycott"
APPEAL TO ROOSEVELT
"The Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington, D. c.
'As a citizen of the United
states l appeal to you, Mr.. PreSl-
dent, to request immediate Brit
ish government aid for Pitcairn
Island. Islanders have appealed
through me for medicine and
other supplies. No ship has
traded there since May IS be-
cause of false typhoid rumor.
Their radio equipment Is
now disabled and they are COM
pletely isolated from the world"
The request to Prime Minister
Chamberlain followed by one week
an appeal made to the British
consulate here. 1t was for
warded, the consul general told
Mrs. Hall, to the high commits
sioner of Fiji, but no action has
been reported.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
Posses Comb Park
For Sex AssaiIant

A company of CCC recruits
and all available police re-
serves in the area were called
out this morning to search
for a fugitive believed re-
spOnsible for a number of
recent assaults on women in
Rock Creek Park.
A woman pedestrian nOti-
fled police a cOlOred man was
lurking in the woods under
DumbartOn Bridge. When
Policeman E. E. Ditto arrivej
the man plunged into the
creek, swan to the opposite
shore and fled into the under
brush.
A CCC company at work
landScaping Rock Creek Park
way was summoned at once
to join the hunt.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
DRIVER FREED
MOtOrist Whose Car
Killed Man Cleared

Donald A Swope, 26. of 926
Tenth st. N. E., was held blame,
less by Coroner's jury yesterday
in connection with the death last
Wednesday of Joseph Franklin
Lee, 55-year-old colored pedestrian,
who was fatally injured when
struck by an automobile.
Swope, who was represented by
Attorney Richard A. Harman, told
the jury that it was raining at the
time. He heard the crash of glass
but felt no impact, he said, and
at first thought his machine, in
which he was riding with a girl
had struck an unlighted lantern
on barricade.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
u. 5. Cafe Employees
Win Clio Contract

Pay raises and two weeks annual
leave with pay for approximately
700 employees of cafeterias in Gov
eminent buildings will result from
recent signing of a contract be
tween the Welfare and Recrea-
tional Association, which runs
Federal cafeterias. and the U. S.
Cafeteria Employees Union, CIO
affiliate.
Union members mdorsed the
contract at a mass meeting last
night. Its terms, reached after
two months of negotiation. re,
quire a 48-hour week, minimum
wages Of from 42l2 to 55 cents
and time and half for overtime
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
P'RINCEFRANCIS
is DEAD At S5

VADUZ, Liechtenstein, July 26
G.N.SO.-Fr ancis l., reigning
prince of Liechtenstein, died to-
day at the age of IS.
Born to a family which traces
its descent back to the twelfth
century, Prince Francis succeeded
his brother as ruler of the prin-
cipality on February II, 1929.
The principality is a sovereign
state lying between the Austrian
land of Vorarlberg and the Swiss
cantons of st. Gallen and Grau-
bunden.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
WoodIaWn Site
DELAYS School Plans

Lack of a site is delaying plans
for the proposed 100000 Wood
lawn High School in Fairfax
county. Members of the county
school board are expected to Sc
lect a site at their next meeting.
The school will be built under a
PWA allotment, which covers As
per cent of the cost.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
TRIO IDENTIFIED
AS ASSAILANTS
or GOV. WINSH|P
Detectives Fast Action
Saved u. S. Official
BY C. LEIGH STEVENSON

SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. July
rs G.N.S0 With jails rapidly
filling, police today secured the
island for every known member
of the anti-American Nationalist
party as a result of the attempted
assassination of Maj. Gen. Blanton
Winship, governor of Puerto Rico.
Three persons we're killed and
29 wounded in Ponce when revo-
lutionists fired upon WinShip in
the worst outbreak yet against
American rule.
Within a few hours of the assaS-
sination attempt, six Well-known
NationaliStS were jailed and police
said three of those held had been
identified positively as gunner.
WINSHIP'S NARROW ESCAPE
How narrowly Governor Win
ship escaped death or injury was
illustrated by the fact that bullet
went through his trouser leg when
the revolutionists fired upon him.
1t was believed the incident
would lead to strong pressure for
passage of a law making the death
sentence mandatory as punish
ment for murder in Puerto Rico
at the next session OF the legisla-
ture.
Swift action by a Puerto Rican
detective was believed to have
saved Winship's life. The detec-
tive, Juan Colon. stepped into the
line of fire and pushed the 68-
year-old American governor to one
side on reviewing stand during
a military parade. Colon was
wounded seriously.
COLONEL AMONG DEAD
Among those shot and killed
was Col. Louis IriZarry, COM
mander of the 296th United States
Infantry regiment of the Puerto
Rican National Guard.
Angel Esteban Antongeorgi,
identified as one of the assailants,
was shot and killed by Police
Chief Enrique Orbeta. The third
person killed was believed to
have been a bystander, vino died
in a hospital of wounds received
during the burst of gunfire.
The ceremonies marred by the
shooting affray were in commem-
grafton of American occupation of
the island in 1898.
Among those sought in connec-
ton with the attack, during which
80 shots were fired, were Eliphaz
Escobar, who was acquitted of kill
ing a policeman in the Palm Sun
day riot last year, and Thomas
Lopez de Victoria. Those already
arrested included Gonzalo Lopez
and Delefaus Escobar.
REVIEWING STAND TARGET
The assassination attempt inter
rupted an elaborate military
parade through Ponce's narrow
streets in celebration of the 40th
anniversary of the landing of
American troops during the Span
ish-American war.
A large crowd of spectators was
thrown into panic as the bullets
whizzed toward the special review
ing stand occupied by Winship and
distinguished American and Puerto
Rican army, navy, and civil Off
cials.
Troops and police Immediately
opened fire at the group of gun
men standing in the midst of the
crowd. Within a few moments
more than a score of wounded lay
on the ground.
Among the injured were Garcia
Mendez, speaker of the Puerto
Rican house of representatives
Francisco Lopez Dominguez, com
missioner of commerce and agri
culture: Senator Alfonso Valdes
and Senator P. Juan Serralles.
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The Washington times., 1938-07-26
STEEL INDUSTRY
MAY CUT pay.
OFFICIAL WARNS.
Inland Counsel Fights
Minimum Wage

O.N.SD. The Inland Steel Com
pany of Chicago. sent its chief
counsel before the Walsh Healey
Public Contracts Board today to
serve warning that if present eco
nomic conditions do not improve,
the steel industry must cut wages.
On the basis of this, the attor-
ney told the board it is unWlse at
this time for the Government to
impose minimum wage rates on
the steel industry under the Walsh
Healev act. The attorney appear
ing was Ernest S. Ballard, OF
Chicago.
BALLARD'S ARGUMENT
Opposing imposition of mini
mum wages. Ballard said:
While it is desirable to main
tain wages as high as economl-
cally possible. they cannot be
maintained static in the fact OF
the present economic condition
without injury to employe and
employers alike.
The steel industry has main
tanned high wages in relation
to other manufacturing indus
tries 1t is obvious IN the
face of recently-reduced prices
and certain other costs OF dis
tribution which have been as
sumed by members of the indus
try that present wage rates
must be subject to adjustment
to meet existing conditions,
otherwise prices must be in
creased in the near future if the
industry is to avoid serious losses
which will impair its economic
position"
SMALL MEN PROTEST
In addition to Ballard's lengthy
statement number Of brief let
ters of protest against proposed
establishment of minimum wages
were filed by smaller producers.
Second witness to be called at
todays hearing was William Beye.
attorney for the United States
Steel Corporation and subsidiaries.
Beye made no direct appeal for
or against imposition of high
minimum wage standards, but
was concerned primarily with a
plea for exhaustive proceedings.
He suggested that current hear
inRs should be continued" to
such a length that every steel
firm in the country will have time
for study of wage data and to
present its views.