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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
Widow Attempts To Recover
$4,000 Fee Paid To Attorney;
Supreme Court To Hear Case
Grows Out Of WOrkmens Compensation Award In Death
OF Husband-Attorney Contends His Fee In Case
Not Ex0rbitant-Court Suit Is Recourse.

Mrs. McCamey charges that Attor-
ney Payer received a check for $500,
the constitutional fee allowed by the
commission, and that out Of accrued
compensation check amounting to
So, 1924 made payable to her, she re-
ceived only $841.14 after Attorney
Payer had taken his fee.
In defense brief, Attorney Payer
contends that his fee in the case was
not exorbitant, as it was necessary to
devote considerable time in preparing
the case for presentation in court after
the claim had been disallowed by the
commission, and additional legal as
sistance had to be retained to success
fully prosecute the claim for the death
award.
Members of the Industrial Commits
sion report that a number of cases
have been brought to their attention
wherein fees greater than the $500
maximum allowed by the commission
have been paid by benefciaries Of
death awards.
The commission is without authority
to order the return of exorbitant at
torney fees once they have been paid,
and the benefciaries' only recourse is
in the courts.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
WAR CAUSES BIG
CUT In U.S.. TRADE

Washington, D. G. (ILNS). - ia
pans war on China has slashed United
States trade with these two nations
by more than $211 100000, the Com
merce Department reports.
Some commerce between this coun-
try and China is now being diverted
through British and French ports but
the amount is said to be relatively
small and is not yet reflected in trade
statistics.
United States sales to the two ma
tions in the first II months of 1888
dropped off about $78,000,0OO from
the same period in 1887. Exports to
Japan declined from about $280,000,-
900 to 100000 and sales to China
slumped from about S48,000,000 to
about $31 100000.
Imports from the two nations also
showed large drop during the IL
month period, the decline totaling
more than 100000 Japan's sales
dropped from more than $192,000,000
to less than $115, 100000 and China's
from more than $98,600,000 to about
$43, 100000.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
Mayors Protest Cut
In Relief Funds

Washington, D. G. (ILNS). = The
U. S. Conference of Mayors declared
here that approval of a w. P. A. ap-
preparation $150,000,OO0 less than rec
ommended by President Roosevelt will
force 1,151,3 300 workers off relief rolls
by June 80.
The mayors conference, headed by
Mayor LaGuardia of New York, as
serted that if w. P A. deficiency re-
lief appropriation of $725, 100000 rec
commended by House subcommittee
is approved, relief rolls must be cut to
100000 by the end of the current
fiscal year, June go The President
asked for 1915, 100000.
Relief rolls on January l stood at
3,081 800 and President Roosevelt's
recommendation contemplated w. P. A.
support for from 2,700,000 to 3,00O,-
900 workers from now until the end
of the fiscal year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
(By Ohio Labor News service)

Columbus, O.-The Ohio Supreme
Court last week decided that it would
hear arguments on the merits of a
case involving the alleged payment Of
a $2,941 attorney fee by Cleveland
widow, who seeks to recover that
amount as part of an award allowed
by the Industrial Commission for the
death of her husband.
Defendant in the suit filed by Mrs.
Julia McCamey is Harry F. Payer,
Cleveland attorney, who represented
Mrs. McCamey in securing the death
award of $4,000 in court after the claim
had been disallowed by the Industrial
Commission.
Mrs. McCamey's suit to recover the
fee paid Attorney Payer for his serv-
ices was dismissed in the Cuyahoga
County Common Pleas Court on the
grounds that she had signed release
of further claim against her attorney,
and the Cuyahoga County Court of
Appeals upheld the lower court.
In her petition to the Supreme Court,
Mrs. McCamey charges through an
other attorney that the fee paid At
torney Payer was on a contingent con-
tract, held invalid by the Supreme
Court in another case
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
ALLIANCE ASKS BIG
APPROPRIATIONS

Washington, D. C. (ILNS). = A
seven-point program to provide ST.
050,000,000 as deficiency appropria-
tion to employ 100000 Works Prog
ress Administrator workers for the
rest of the fiscal year and provide an
increase in monthly wages, was pre-
sented to the House appropriations
Committee by David LASER, national
president of the Workers Alliance of
America.
Included in the program was a spe-
cifc request for a 25-cent hourly min
imum in the South; repeal of the
Woodrum Amendment in favor of a
requirement that the w. p A. admin
istrator report to Congress by April
Is on the distribution Of funds; a
guarantee against the arbitrary dis
charge of any W. P. A. worker who
cannot find employment in private in
dustry at prevailing wages; opening
the certifcation rolls of W. P. A. for
all needy unemployed who are eligible;
establishment within w. P A. of an
independent Bureau of Labor Rela-
tions which could act on appeals of
workers against coercion, discrimina-
tion or unjust actions of supervisors.
Dealing with the question of changes
in the w. p. A. program to prevent po-
litical coercion, the Alliance statement
warned against Congress burning
down the house of work and recovery
to destroy a few mice of political CO.
ercion." 1t asked that Congress in
stead pass the necessary deficiency ap-
preparation with the Alliance amend
ments, and then appoint a joint COM
mittee to consider more thoroughly
necessary changes in the works pro.
gram.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
''SIT- DOWN" IS
BAD BUSINESS

Washington, D. c. (ILNSl - The
cross-examination Of Harry L. Hop
kins, newly appointed Secretary of
Commerce, by anti-New Deal Senators
turned out to be a good deal Of a dud,
except fer three high priced newspaper
columnists.
Frank Kent of the Baltimore Sur,
Arthur Krock Of the New York Times,
and Joseph Alsop of a syndicate fea-
ture, all quoted what purported to be
words of Hopkins, that "we would tax
and tax and spend and spend and elect
and elect" All three were summoned
to come before the Senate subcom-
mittee. Krock and Alsop said that
they had based their statements on
the one made by Kent. Kent did not
come, but sent letter saying that he
had heard this from a person whom
he did not want to name.
Hopkins denied clearly and emphat-
cally that he had ever made the state
ment.
81 have no apologies to make for
my administration of the w. P. A."
said Hopkins. Il know | made mis-
takes; but the thing that bothers me
most is that could not do enough for
the unemployed"
Hopkins pointed out that he had
spent $19 100000 for relief, and
that no one ever had accused him or
any of his aides of taking dollar of
it. He had fough.S any attempt to play
politics on relief; and the trifie which
had occurred was all in local, county
or state politics particularly, he said
in Kentucky.
Asked about his views on the sit
down strike, Hopkins said:
II believe in organization of labor
but the sit-down strike is bad business
II should not be encouraged"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
(By Ohio Labor News service)

Columbus, Following the inaug-
mation Of Governor John w. Bricker
on January 9, members of the Ninety
Third General Assembly began their
legislative labors in earnest last week,
resulting in the passage of a six
months appropriation bill and the in
PRODUCTION of 46 measures in all.
OF the total number of bills dumped
into the legislative hoppers of the
House and Senate, nine are Of particu-
lar interest to organized labor, al
though only one is part of the legis-
lative program Of the Ohio State Fed
Grafton of Labor.
At the request of Thomas ]. Don
nelly, secretary treasurer and legis-
lative agent Of the Ohio State Fedora
ton of Labor, Representative Lody
Huml Cleveland, introduced bill linz
iting the jurisdiction Of courts in in
functions involving labor disputes.
The measure is patterned after the
Norris-LaGuardia Act which regulates
the issuance of injunctions by federal
courts. introduced by Representative
Huml in the Ninety Second General
Assembly, the measure was approved
by the House of Representative but
did not come to vote in the Senate,
although approved by the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee.
Several measures pertaining to the
old age pension law were introduced
in both branches of the Assembly.
They propose:
Abolition of state liens on property
of deceased old age pensioners and re-
peal of the requirement of transfer Of
pensioners property to the state.
| Requiring information obtained from
applicants for old age pensions be
kept confidential by the state, prohib-
iting the use of pension rolls for po-
| liblNetl puI pOoSo'
Creating a fve-member council tc
administer the old age pension law
through director appointed by the
council.
/ Other measures introduced woulo
remove medicine, all food, clothing
and fuel for home consumption from
the retail sales tax; permit installment
payment of delinquent taxes and as
sessments; require employer to pay an
injured employe his regular salary foi
| the first week following injury; ex-
tend the 54-hour week to guards al
the London Prison Farm and Mans
field Reformatory.
Two resolutions of interest to labor
propose constitutional amendments, tc
be submitted at the next general elec.
tion, providing for unicameral OF
one-house legislature and state boarc
of education.
First bill passed by the General AS.
sembly was the six-month partial ap.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
Convention Date

Columbus, 0. (OLNS) Owing to a
confiction of dates with the annual
"Soap Box Derby" and the convention
of the American Legion, the executive
board of the Ohio State Federation of
Labor has chosen the week of August
7, 1889, instead Of August 21, as pre-
viously announced, as the date of the
fifty-ffth annual convention of the
federation, to be held in Akron. Head
quarters will be in the Mayhower Ho-
tel and convention sessions will be
held in the Akron Armory. Secretary
Thomas ]. Donnelly announced
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
Members 93rd General Assembly Begin Legislative La
bors In Earnest-Introduce 46 Measures In All, Nine
Of Particular Interest To Organized Labor.

preparation measure, allocating more
than $40,000,000 for governmental OPP
erations.
An attempt by Representative W.
H. Whetro, Ironton, and Lody Huml,
Cleveland to add $4,000 to the appro-
priation for the Industrial Commits
sion, to provide arbitration machinery
in industrial disputes, was voted down
Another effort of Representative
Whetro to add $2,726,o00 to the partial
appropriation measure to pay pensions
to 10000 needy aged who have quail
fed but are not receiving pensions be
cause of lack of funds was also de
feated.
Republican majority leaders pointed
out that additional appropriations
could be allocated departments in the
general appropriation measure for the
biennium, to be introduced later in the
session.
Bills of Interest to Organized Labor
House:
II. B. No. s. Hayden, Clermont
County-To provide for abolition of
state liens on property of deceased
old age pensioners and to repeal re-
quirement for transfer of pensioners
property to the state.
H. B. No 11-Hudlett, Cuyahoga
County Removing medicine, all food,
clothing and fuel for home consump-
ton from retail sales tax.
H. B. No. -Monahan, Cuyahoga
County Requiring information OBJ
tanned from applicants for old age
pensions be kept confidential by the
state.
H. B. No. 16 - Huml, Cuyahoga
County Limiting the jurisdiction of
courts in injunctions involving labor
disputes.
II. B. No. 23-Lutz, Richland County
Providing 54-hour week maximum
for guards at London Prison Farm
and Mansfield Reformatory.
Senate:
S. B. No. 1-Keifer, Clark County
Creating a five-member council to adj
minister the old age pension law.
Il S. B. No. Whittemore, Summit
County Providing for mstallment
payment of delinquent real estate
taxes and assessments.
S. B. No. Thomas, Montgomery
County-To license institutions anc
boarding homes for aged and infirn
persons.
Il S. B. No. 14-Price, Summit County
Requiring employer to pay injured
employe his regular salary for first
week after injury, to be deducted from
subsequent premiums.
Resolutions.
H. j. R. No. - Blum, Cuyahogs
County - Proposing constitutions
amendment providing for one-house o.
unicameral legislature.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
STRIKE DAMAGE SUIT PUT OFF

Philadelphia (ILNs) Trial of the
Apex Hosiery Company's $3,515,000
strike damage suit against the Amer
ican Federation of Hosiery Workers
was postponed by Federal Judge Will
liam H. Kirkpatrick until March 13.
1t had been scheduled for January %.
The company is seeking the money
for damages which it charges sit-down
strikers caused at its plant in May,
1887. The union is an affiliate of the
CLIO.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
Bill introduction Gets Under
Way In Ohio Legislature; 43
Measures Dumped In Hopper

S. j. R. No. 5 Liggett, Logan
County Proposing constitutional
providing for state board
of education.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Southeastern j. Holds
Banquet April IS

Southeastern University will hold
it's annual banquet and dance on
the evening of April IS in the May.
flower Hotel. 1t was announced yes
terday by DR.. James A. Bell, presi-
dent of the university.
Carroll P. Hickman. secretary Of
the university. will be chairman.
The dinner is to begin at 7 pm.
to be followed by dancing from 10
pm. to l am.
August H. Moran, attorney and
professor of law at the university,
will be toastmaster at the banquet.
The latter will be featured by a
number of novelty acts and the
presentation of gifts to members Of
the university faculty and alumni
Plans are under way. it is an
nounced, for roasting" members of
the faculty and alumni. in accord
ance with a practice followed at
previous similar affairs. The music
for dancing will be provided by
Stephen lie Sieurs orchestra, which
will feature Tiny Meeker, enter
tainer.
William Cafky is vice chairman
of the General Committee for the
affair. Other committee chairmen
and vice chairmen are:
Reception Committee, Otis H.
Ritenour. chairman, and George
Washington, vice chairman: Floor
and Dance Committee, Ellis w.
Meeker, chairman, and Orrin Bart
lett, vice chairman; Entertainment
Committee, DR.. Bell, chairman, and
Ticket Committee. Milton Boone,
chairman, and Mildred Chambers,
vice chairman.
Evening star., 1939-04-02

vailed from April, 1887. to May,
1888, caused in Belgium a contrac-
ton Of foreign commerce and an
increase In unemployment. The Sit
uation of the budget was affected.
However, private enterprise as
we'll as public finance remained
sound. Since the end of the fiscal
year 1898 marked improvement
Has occurred, and the belga (the
national currency has always main
tanned a very strong position.
At the beginning of March the
gold reserve of the Belgian National
Bank was nearly SO per cent. al
though during the crisis of Septem-
ber, 1898, it had been down to go
per cent.
Dispute Over Budget.
The budgetary deficit estimated
for the current year, according to
the most pessimistic calculations,
would reach a maximum of not more
than 4 per cent. But the govern
ment and Parliament have been de-
termined to eliminate the deficit al
together. Therein lay the political
difficulty.
The budgetary measures proposed
met with differences of opinion be-
tween the Socialist group on the
one hand and the Catholic party
on the other. But compromise was
reached by the Ministerial Council.
However, even though a solution
had been practically reached. it was
felt that a dissolution of Parliament
could not be avoided. The reason
for this was that the proximity of
the normal general elections 1940)
created an atmosphere not conducive
to stable government, such as was
urgently required in the present
circumstances.
This point of view was underlined
in the letter from King Leopold to
Prime Minister Spaak, in which the
King said:
TN view of the impossibility of
forming stable government capable
of administering public affairs in
agreement with stable parliament
ary majority-urgently required in
the present cifcumstances-there is
only one course to follow: An ap-
peal to the people OF the country.
This is in accordance with our con-
stitution and our laws"
Evening star., 1939-04-02
c. &. Alumni Council
Gives Music Proqroms

Programs of music and worship
are being conducted under auspices
of the Christian Endeavor Alumni
Council in connection with its social
service program for the Easter sea-
son.
A program of worship will be held
by the society today at the John
Dickson Home. Next Sunday pro-
gram of music will be give at the
Home for Incurables. On the eve
ming of April Is a program of music
will be held and an illustrated lee
ture given under auspices of the
council at the headquarters of the
Federation of Churches, 1749 N
street NV.
Last Friday night a program OF
music was held at the Baptist
Home for the Aged, under direction
of Mrs. Mabel Karol Howard.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-22
FDR Agrees
To Subsidy
For Cotton
Two Cents Per Pound
on 100000 Bales
Provided, Bankhead
Says, to Be Added AS
Rider to Agriculture
Bill.

Washington, April %. lap
Senator Bankhead, Democrat, Ala
bama, announced today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had agreed to a cot
ton export proposal calling for pay
ment of subsidy Of about two cents
a pound on as much as 100000
bales Of this years cotton crop. The
proposal rcviseS somewhat the adj
ministration's original plan for sub
sidlzing the expectation of 100000
bales Of cotton held under govern
ment loan.
The Alabama senator added that
the revised program had received al
most unanimous support Of the south
ern cotton bloc at conference to-
day. Under the plan, the secretary
of agriculture would pay a subsidy
on cotton during the twelve months
season starting August l this year.
Exporters could be paid in either
cash or with cotton from loan stocks
None Of the loan stocks could be used
however, until after January 1, 1910,
Bankhead said.
The senator said the compromise
provision would be attached to the
agricultural appropriations bill now
pending in the Senate. He said south
ern and western senators would re-
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-22
Hitler Inquiry Is
Sent To Get Data
For Reply To FDR
Roumania's Answer
Says no Nation Can
Feel Safe in Europe
at This Time; CUES
tionnaire Is Presented
Orally to All.

Berlin, April 22.-(AP)-A list of
negative answers began to arrive at
the German Foreign Office today
from countries which Chancellor
Hitler has asked whether they con-
sidered themselves menaced Nv Ger
many.
Hitler was expected to use the re-
plies prominently in his reply Friday
to President Roosevelts peace mes
sage, which asked the fuehrer and
Premier Mussolini if they were will
ing to give assurances that their
armies would not attack or invade 81
countries.
(The German QUESTIONABLE was
presented orally by German minis
tiers to various countries which were
asked whether they had advance
knowledge Of the Roosevelt peace
appeal, and whether they considered
themselves menaced by Germany
(The British Broadcasting Corpor-
alton, in German language broad
cast last night, carefully told Nazi
listeners about the inquiry and quot
ed observers as commenting that
small countries obviously could not
antagonize Germany by saying they
did feel threatened. The broadcast
was regarded as an attempt to fore
stall an apparent maneuver by Hitler
to discredit the Roosevelt appeal in
the eyes of the German people, and
was said by reliable source in Lon
don to have been suggested by the
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-22
Senate Is Nearing
Early Showdown On
Neutrality Changes
Committee Hearings
TO End Next Week;
New Increased Tariff
on Imports From Ger.
many Effective; More
Fa rm ers Cooperate
With AAA.

Washington, April 22.-(AP)-Ad-
ministratiOn leaders moved today to-
ward a showdown on proposed chan
ges in the neutrality law. They de-
cidcd to end hearings by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee next
week and to start committee con-
sderationS Of half dozen proposals
to amend or repeal the present
statute
johnson To Testify.
Chairman Pittman, Democrat
Nevada, announced that Hugh john
son, former NRA administrator, and
now newspaper columnist, would
testify Monday. Pittman said he ex-
pected the committee to begin con-
sideration Of pending bills later in
the week.
One committee member, who asked
to remain anonymous, predicted the
group would not be asked to vote its
preference among pending bills until
after April %, when Adolf Hitler is
expected to answer the peace appeal
made last week by President Roose-
welt
Higher Tariff on Germans.
Customs officials Will put into eff
feet at dawn tomorrow the 25 per-
cent extra tariff duty which the
Treasury. imposed on German goods
during last months crisis over the
seizure Of Czechoslovakia. German
goods, which already pay higher
tariff duties than those of any other
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-22
Kelv And Hanfords Are
Sentenced To Gas Chair

Huffman, escaped convict, as was
Kelly, and the third victim OF the
blazing gun duel, had plotted the
Burlington robbery as they ''hid OUT
in various road houses and tourist
camps of the county, evidence later
presented indicated. A chance sus-
picion of passerby, Norman Yates
brought police to the scene and end
ed in triple tragedy.
Kelly was apprehended in Virginia
after southwide chase, and Vir-
ginia authorities, holding him for the
alleged shooting of State trooper
surrendered him to North Caroline
authorities to face murder charges
Wade Hanford was taken by Yves
Virginia police after he sustained crl-
teal injuries and illness by coal poi
soning as he slept on smoulderine
pile of Stag outside WEIGH, w. va
Ralph Hanford and George Smltf
were arrested by federal agents IN
roonling house in Washington, D. G.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-22
Year Trying One
For Journalism, Is
Kent Cooper Idea

New York, April 22.-(AP)-Re-
viewing journalistic achievements of
the last year, Kent Cooper, general
manager Of The Associated Press,
finds that at no other period has a
greater responsibility rested on the
shoulders Of profession vested with
something of the character of pub
lie service.
"The honest reporter found him
self beset on the one hand by the
tremendous pressure of propaganda
and attempted suppression, and on
the other by widespread criticism
of newspapers and their conduct,
he said in his annual report to the
Associated Press directors.
Describing 1888 as ga year of pas
sion and Of crisis" Cooper added:
"Not only the repute and the stand
ing of the newspaper business, but
possibly the face of civilization itself
depended on straightforward think
ing"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-22

Skeptical On
Replies Sent

Washington, April o. (AP) =
Some members Of Congress greeted
with skepticism today reports from
Berlin that that government was re-
receiving from smaller nations re-
plies indicating that these nations Gid
not consider themselves menaced by
Germany.
ANY one who has studied the sit
uation would expect that sort Of an
answer to any question from Hitler
as to whether these smaller nations
feared that Germany would attack
them," said Senator Logan, Demo-
crat Kentucky "You can't give Of
Tense to a bully if you can help it,
On the other hand, Senator Clark,
Democrat, Idaho, said he was inclin-
ed to believe that most Of the small
Ter countries were sincere in their
replies. Noting that most Of the ter
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