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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-11-17
Ohio Eighteenth In Average
Award Paid To Jobless
Improper Application Of Ful- Time Week Pay Principle
Cuts Benefits - Unreasonable Differential Made Be-
tween Average Earnings Unemployment Benefits.

Illinois workers, who earn So less
per year on an average than Ohio
workers, are paid an average of 1881
in weekly unemployment benefhs
Pennsylvania, with an average an
nual wage of 1886 for workers pays
it's unemployed benefits averaging
S11,9O per week; Wisconsin, with an
average of $937, compensates it's un-
employed with an average weekly
benefit of $10.87, while Indiana work
ers, who earn 1912 each year on an
average, are paid $1134 weekly when
unemployed.
Inasmuch as unemployment COM
pensation benefits are based on the
workers earnings, the method of
computing his earnings is the prime
factor in determining the amount of
compensation he will receive for
period of unemployment not to exceed
sixteen weeks or a SIS weekly maxi
mum.
The Ohio unemployment compen-
sation law provides that: "'Average
weekly wages means the weekly earn
ings that an employee subject to this
act would average if he were employ
ed full time, l. e., the full number of
scheduled or customary working
hours per week in the employment or
employments in which he is or was
engaged prior to applying for benefits
under this act"
The Interpretation of full time"
and establishment of an equitable rule
| for determination of earnings have
been subject to court action and de-
cision, public hearings and recon-
mendations of the B. U. C. Advisory
Council, statements and actions by
Administrator Atkinson.
On January 16, 1889, Franklin
County Common Pleas Judge Charles
A. Leach enjoined the use of a rule
for computing benefits based on ac-
tual earnings of the worker.
! Shortly afterward, the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Commission
adopted a rule setting forth foul
methods of determining wages anc
computing benefits, based on the "ful
time" week principle.
On April 13 and ID, 1889, the B
u, C, Advisory Council, on the rec
ommendation of Administrator At
kinson, held public hearings on the
subject, On June Is, in its first re
port to Governor Bricker, the Council
said: "The immediate problems fac
ing the bureau are primarily of al
administrative nature" The repor
went on to say that studies made b.
the council indicated that change!
may be advisable to simplify the bene
fit-paying procedure in the interes
of greater efficiency and to ''avoid ex
listing inequities."
In letter accompanying the re
! port of the council, Administrator At
!. ikinson advised Governor Bricker tina
the Ohio law provided for payment o
benefits on the bases of full-tim
! weekly earnings, and establishment 0
Continued on page two)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-11-17
Minimum Wage Recommended

Washington, D. c. (ILNS)
Pay raises for approximately $4,000
workers in the knitted underwear and
commercial knitting industry have
been recommended by special wage
hour industry committee, which
unanimously urged a national mini
mum wage of 33h cents per hour
The present minimum for the indus
try's 10000 workers is 80 cents per
hour.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-11-17

conferences. He said that all infor-
nation must come from the White
House.
Asked if he planned to meet with
the c. |. 0. peace committee members
within the next few days, Lewis said
Don't put your money on that"
He said that he had discussed the
affect of the Neutrality Act on Amer
lean ship owners and their employees
with Roosevelt but he would not
amplify this reference.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
TIPS to
Care in Transplanfine

TRANSATLANTIC is an impor-
i tant activity in almost every
garden, but a gardener will save
time and possible disappointment
if he knows what should and what
should not be transplanted.
The following should not be
moved: Celosia, didiscus (blue
lace fiower), four o'clock, hume
mania, and perennial sweet pea.
Because of their peculiar root
growth, these flowers are dam
aged, sometimes even killed, when
transplanted.
Flowers which may be trans
planted with little fear of dam
age, as long as the moving is done
properly, include ageratum, alys-
sum, snapdragon, aster, calendu-
la, marigold, pansy, petunia,
pinks, saliva, scabiosa, verbena,
Canterbury bells, columbine, hol-
lyhock, pyrethrum and viola.
There is a third division of flow
ers, according to Harry A. Joy,
flower expert of the Ferry Seed
Breeding Station, whose lives will
not be endangered by transplant
ing, but whose growth will be
stunted. Both plant and blossoms
will be smaller but earlier. Lark
spur, zinnia, phlox, nasturtium
and bachelor button are in this
group,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20

cinema star: Greta Carlo, $472, 499.
Highest paid radio star: Maj. Ed
ward Bowes, $427,81 Highest paid
industrialist: International Business
Machines Pres. Thomas j. Watson,
$419,398.
One consolation for bread-and-but-
ter workers is that the more a man
makes, the more he pays the gov
eminent. Sample: More than $780,
900 of Louis Mayors 81 ,296, SOB prob
ably went out in federal taxes. On
net incomes of $50, 1000, the govern
ment gets IT. per cent, or $8,869;
on 81 100000 it gets 67.9 per cent, or
$679,O44. Often heaped atop this
levy is a state income tax, like
New York's, which ranges from 2
per cent of the first $1,000 taxable
income to z per cent of all taxable
income over $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Lovely Bedspreod Of
Filet Crochet Squares

Extra lovely-this lacy spread
but yours at no extra cost save
that of this simple pattern and the
string used to crochet it. One 10
inch filet square, repeated, makes
all this loneliness! In spread or
cloth-use only four for a square
doilie or an inset for a cloth. Pat
tern 1899 contains directions and
chart for making the square
shown and joining it to make a
variety of articles; illustrations OF
it and of all stitches used; ma
terial requirements.
Send Is cents in coins for this
pattern to The Sewing Circle, Nee
dlework Dept, 80 Eighth Avenue,
New York, N. Y.
Please write your name, adj
dress and pattern number plainly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
What Effect Will Additional
Taxes Haze on JobhoIders?

Very important also, in my opin-
ion, is the effect this additional tax
will have upon the mind of the job
holder. You know, a jobholder very
frequently is most willing, even anx-
ious, to spend the taxpayers money.
1t is one way by which he can curry
favor, make votes for himself. I
have a feeling that many of those
jobholders are going to stop and
think wee bit more. He may pos
sibly stop to think how much it will
take out of his pocketbook. That
ought to be helpful, because it ought
to reduce the number of flannel
mouths going about the county or
district, shouting for another bond
issue before the ink on the last one
gets dry. One of the results, there
fore, possibly may be to cause that
type of public official and advocate
of Improvement to favor living
within the income of tax receipts.
To make it complete, now, we
ought to have the same kind of re-
ciprocal taxation of income from
federal bonds and bonds issued by
state and local governments and
their agencies. Mr.. Roosevelt has
said he believes these can be taxed
that is, those to be issued in the
future-under present laws. Some
very fine legal minds in congress
believe, on the other hand, that Gre
alton of such taxing right will re-
quire amendment of the Constitu-
ton. In any event, it ought to be
done for the good of the country.
There can be no doubt in the mind
of anybody that "tax free" bonds
sell like hot cakes. They bring bet
ter prices than bonds of industrial
corporations and the like, because
the interest from those bonds must
bear its fair share of tax.
g Western Newspaper Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
SOVIET RUSSIA

Most such regulations tread on
questionable ground, assuming
roundabout jurisdiction over inter-
state commerce which is really
federal power. Early this year
Washington became so alarmed that
several officials like Secretary of
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace
threatened to use a federal mallet
to knock down the barriers. The
most important result came from
Intervention by the Council of State
Governments which called a tna-
tional conference on interstate trade
barriers" in Chicago. Surprisingly,
though most of the "A states repre-
sented were themselves guilty, they
condemned barriers to a man. A
clear-cut prophecy, actually key
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20

Sicily offers some of the most
beautiful remains of Greek temples
of the Doric period. Agrigento, also
known as Girgenti and Agrigentum,
is the site of seven temples whose
weatherworn yellowish limestone is
remarkably preserved in some cases
but reduced to only few beautiful
columns in others. Segesta has pre-
served the temple of Ceres from
the Fifth century B. c., and SYRIA
cuse, once thriving city of SOC, 1000,
still retains much of its 17-mile wall,
built by 10000 workmen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Island of Sicily Rich in
History and MYTHOLOGY

1t is doubtful if any island in the
world has as much history and my
thology as Sicily. 1t was at Mount
Etna's cone that Ceres lit her torch,
and it was in Enna's fragrant woods
that Proserpina was lost to the NOR
tai world. Here are the caves haunt
ed by the Cyclops, the harbors
where Ulysses and Aenas took ref
uge, and scores of other spots men,
toned in Greek and Roman myths.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Never Before Has the Nation
Had Such a Gigantic Debt

It can not be construed otherwise.
Never before in our history has the
nation had such a gigantic debt, a
debt of more than 40 billion dollars.
Never before have the states or the
cities or the counties had such debts,
where their state constitutions per-
NIT creation of debt, as they have
today. I do not know of anyone who
can give accurate figures on the
debts of governments of states, cit
les, and counties. It is a tremendous
sum. They have danced, and they,
too, must pay their fiddler.
In the lush days when most folks
were working and there was good
business, the taxes rolled in and
there was little or no thought about
spending money for new roads, new
post offices, new county courthouses,
new city halls, new bridges and so
on. Money was spent rather lib
orally in those days. There were
bonds sold, and the proponents cam
paigned for bond issues in a big
way. They said, in effect, saw
come on and vote these bonds. We
can pay them off over 20 years and
the little teeny added tax won't
hurt" 1t probably did not hurt, in
those days. But there came the
depression and there came 10 mil
lion men out of work, and there
came the worst business in a half
century. Then, that teeny little bit
of tax did hurt. The taxpayers
weren't paying taxes, because they
had no money to pay them.
There was, however, a debt. The
destitute had to be fed and clothed.
First, the local authorities did it;
then the states and then the days of
the real dance began. Billions upon
billions were poured out of the fed
eral treasury to be used for feed
ing and clothing and housing those
whom the states and cities had
cared for, but could care for no
longer. And up zoomed the national
debt. 1t was about Is billions to
start with because only billions of
the World war debt had been paid
off. Since the taxes were not bring
ing in enough money, the federal
treasury borrowed and borrowed
some more.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
The Boston Massacre

The Boston massacre was pre-
Revolutionary incident which oc-
CURED when troops were quartered
by the British government in Boston
to assist the Massachusetts, COVER
nor in maintaining order. The re-
sentiment of Boston citizens at the
presence of these soldiers led to
riot on March 5, ITO, in which four
men were killed by the British.
Great Britain then withdrew the
troops to Fort William outside the
city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
How Women
in Their 4O's
Can Attract Men

Here's good advice for a woman during her
change usually from SO to 52), who Tears
she'll lose her appeal to men, who worries
about hot flashes, loss Of pep, dizzy spells,
upset nerves and moody spells
Get more fresh air, hrs. sleep and II you
need good general system tonic take Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
especially for suonsen- 1t helps Nature build
up physical resistance, thus helps give more
vivacity to enjoy life and assist calming
iittery nerves and disturbing symptoms that
often accompany change Of life. WELL
WORTH TRYING!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Germany Cuts Down on Its Imports of American Products

ruary, 1888. On the other hand i'm
ports from Germany increased by
small amount, the total for the 1899
month being $4,930,000
For the first two months of 1899
sales to Germany totaled $11 ST. 900
"a decrease of about $4,000, 900
from the total for the first two
months of 1888. Imports from Ger
many in the first two months to-
tailed $40, 161 900, compared with &c.
$4,000 in the like 1888 period.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Now, They're Seeking Money
To Pay Their Fiddlers

Now, the time has come to begin
paying off the debts. The states
and the cities and the counties have
been looking for money to pay their
fiddlers. The national government
has been looking for money to pay its
fiddlers. Each unit of government
has had to look around for new
spots, new things, to tax. Taxes
are as high as can be regarded as
productive in many of the usual
ways of taxation. So, where shall
we turn? was the question.
President Roosevelt has believed
for long time that it was rather
silly that officers and employees of
the federal government should not
be taxed by their home states. He
has believed, too, that the federal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20

, WASHINGTON.-A breakdown of
the February foreign trade figures
of the nation, made public by the
department of commerce, disclosed
another sharp drop in sales to Ger
many. England continued to be this
country's largest customer. France
made heavier purchases of air.
planes.
Sales to Germany totaled SIS, 49,
600 in February-a drop of So, 152, 900
from the So, 328, 900 reported for Feb
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
For Etching Glass

Hydrofluoric acid is the chemical
used for etching glass. The glass
is covered with beeswax, paraffine
wax or some acid resisting ink or
varnish; then the design is etched
out of the wax with a knife, and
the glass is treated with acid at the
places left bare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20

president of Metro
Goldwyn Mayer.
Second place went to
Loew President j.
Robert Rubin, $751;
1913; third, Publisher
William Randolph
H e a r S t, $500, 600;
fourth, Loew's N. M.
Schenck, $489, 602.
Of So salaries top
ping 5000, 900, an
even 40 were report
ed by movie work
erS. Highest paid
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Pay of Federal Employees
Tax Exempt for SO Years

For the last SO years, the pay of
any federal official or employee
could not be taxed in any form by
any state or local government. OF
course, there was no income tax
during most of that time, either ma
tional or state, and during most of
that time, as well, there was not the
press for government revenue that
now obtains. But, to repeat, for SO
years state or local governments
could not touch the pay of fed
eral worker, nor could the federal
government touch the pay of state
or city or county worker, even after
the federal government turned to in
come taxes as a revenue source.
Some judge, somewhere, sometime,
had said the Constitution prevented
it. 1t was just taken for granted.
All of that now has been changed,
however, and if the pay of a county
judge is sufficient to fall within the
federal tax brackets, he will pay.
1t will be the same with everyone
from the governor on down and from
the mayor on down. 1t will be the
same with federal officials and other
federal employees stationed or liv-
ing within state that imposes in
come taxes on its residents.
No one has yet calculated how
much additional tax will be obtained
by the federal government as a re-
suit of the decision. Nor has any,
one made real guess as to what
the ruling will mean in additional
dollars and cents to state govern
ments which may now safely inn
pose the income tax on all federal
employees. In the case of the fed
eral payroll, the civil service COM
mission figures there are something
like 300 thousand receiving checks
twice each month. There are in
addition, hundreds of employees of
outfits like IVA, RFC and other cor
porations. The stock of these is
owned by the federal government
and they are, therefore, instrument
talities" of the federal government,
hitherto with payrolls exempt from
state income taxes.
There is one thing, however, of
which we may be sure: the jobs,
the political plums, the 5-thousand
and 10-thousand dollar jobs have
suddenly become less juicy. They
are less lucrative by about $500 on
a 10-thouSand dollar lob.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Bruckarfs Washington Digest
Time Has Come to Pay the Fiddler
New Tax Sources Must Be Found
Supreme Court Decision Opens Way to Tap Salaries of
Federal, State and Local Government Employees;
Never Has Nation Had Such Gigantic Debt.
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg, Washington D. C.

WASHINGTON.-Court decisions
as a rule are difficult things for lay
men to understand. True, most ev-
eryone who hears or reads an opin-
ion by a learned justice will know
what the result is-whether one side
or the other wins. But, generally
speaking, the public as whole fails
to understand the full Importance
of decision. 1t is not their fault.
Comparatively few persons are
trained in law, and good many of
those only believe themselves to be
lawyers.
For that reason, as well as the
fact that many persons do not have
the time or the opportunity to exam
inc court decisions, have been won
dering whether it is clear exactly
what happened when Mr.. Justice
Stone recently read the decision in
the case involving taxation of fed
eral and state employees. No doubt,
most persons realized that Justice
Stone had ruled there can be taxa
ton of the salaries of federal employ
ees by state governments and that
the federal government may tax the
salaries of state officials and employ
ees and employees of lesser govern
ments like cities and counties. But
there is more to the ruling than the
simple statement just made, very
much more.
AS a matter of fact, I believe that
those who were privileged to listen
to Justice Stone that day heard an
opinion that is going to go long
way in changing the course of gov
eminent from the federal govern
ment down to the lowliest township.
I think frankly that it will be sew
eral years before the full force and
effect of that decision will be ex-
erted, both nationally and locally,
but am definitely convinced that it
will be felt and that it will have i'm
portant effects upon governmental
policies.
And beyond that, the decision told
another story. 1t told the story that
our national, state and local govern
ments are hard up for tax sources.
1t actually shouted to all who would
listen: boys and girls, your spending
dance is over; now, it's time to pay
the fiddler.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
AUiatiOn

Some 400 miles southwest of San
Francisco and $3.50 miles northeast
OF Australia, just south of the equa-
tor, are Canton and Enderbury is
lands, the former named for a Mas
sachusetts whaler wrecked there in
1854. Both islands went officially
unclaimed until March, 1898, when
President Roosevelt saw them as a
vital link in U. S. defense and log
ical base for trans-Pacific aviation.
When Great Britain disputed the
claim it was announced last August
that both countries would use the is
lands for commercial aviation, but
not until recently was a formal
treaty signed. It's 50-year provisions:
u. S. and British administrators will
reside there, exercising powers to
be determined by consultation;
American interests will build an air.
port, to be used by British aircraft
in return for fee.
Pacific aviation is doomed by the
pact, for Canton and Enderbury lie
only 1850 miles from Hawaii, direct
ly on the route ship would take
to Sydney, Australia. Canton boasts
quiet lagoon nine miles long and
three miles wide, ideal for planes.
But aviation to the contrary, many
congressman was dubious when
asked to ratify the treaty. Reason:
If Britain were involved in war, an
attack on British property in the Pa
cific might force the U. S. to defend
the islands, thereby getting its own
feet in the international puddle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Taxation

Time was when the ambitious U.
S. mother wanted her son to be a
banker. But nowadays the hand that
counts money keeps far less of it.
Today's ambitious mother should tu-
tor her son Cor daughter) to enter
the motion picture industry. At
Washington, the house ways and
means committee received it's an
nual list of top flight U. S. wage
earners and their salaries for 1887,
disclosing that Movie Magnate Louis
B. Mayer led the pack with 81, 1885,
SOB Isl, 161, 1853 as production execu-
tive for Loew's, Inc, $134, $50 as vice
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Admitting Our BIunders

"A blunder frankly admitted" "
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown,
may shine with honor as light to
guide the footsteps of others"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20

government should have the right to
tax the income of those who were
held to be exempt from income tax
alton because they worked for
state government, or city govern
ment or a county government, or
some agency of those governments.
Likewise, Mr.. Roosevelt has con-
tended that income from federal
bonds and income from bonds issued
by state and local governments and
school districts and drainage dis
tricts and irrigation districts should
be taxable. He has thus far been
unable to accomplish anything in
this direction, and the matter was
not before the court. 1t, therefore,
did not figure in Justice Stones opin-
ion. Sometime, such taxation may
be brought about. l hope so, any,
way, because it is a proper subject
of taxation, it seems to me.
But to get down to another direct
result of the Stone ruling which, by
the way, was supported by seven of
the nine justices of the highest court.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Trade

State trade barriers are usually
grandchildren of panicky, depres-
sion-ridden legislatures. Though Sec
tional barriers Qike North-sponsored
high freight rates in alleged dis
elimination against poorer Southern
states) are also to blame, most of
them spring from a forlorn hope
that the Individual commonwealth
can protect its own prosperity by
discriminating against tradesmen
from neighboring states. Sample
barriers are: ID preference to
home-state industries, often result
ing in monopolies and exorbitant
prices; (2) excessively high license
rates for out-of-state truckers; (3)
unreasonable sanitary laws which
bar dairy imports.