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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11
Dewey Rests
Prosecution
In Hines Case

New York, Feb. 11.-(AP)- The
prosecution rested today in the re-
trial of James j. Hines, Tammany
district leader on lottery conspiracy
charges in connection with the $780,
O00,OOO-a-year policy racket dominat-
ed by the late Dutch Schultz.
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey
wound up the States case in a whirl-
wind climax to the three weeks-old
second trial of Hines, whom he &C
cused of using political influence to
protect the Schultz gambling syn
dictate.
Judge Charles G. Mott, Jr.. adjourn
ed the trial over the weekend to per-
NIT Chief Defense Counsel Lloyd
Stryker time to prepare the defense
opening. Stryker indicated the flrsl
move would be to ask for dismissal
of the charges involving a mlsoe-
meanor and IL felony counts on the
grounds that the State had failed &c
link Hines to the operations OF the
policy racket. -
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11
Budget Will Be Balanced
Fully When Time Is Ripe
Building Materials Tax Will Likely Be Restor-
ed, With New Bottling Tax, and Tax on Fed
eral Incomes; Highway Diversion Seems Sure

That sounded bad and members
put on long faces and many took out
pencils to begin at once a great trea-
sure hunt.
They can, and will, go on hunting
until the real leaders, Senator Taylor
and a few others, get around to tel
ing them what will be done, and it
might just as well be put down right
now that the most sizeable chunk of
the missing 100000 will be supplied
by reversing the committees action
in taking basic building materials
out of the sales tax, in defiance of
budget estimates.
And another thing that's going to
he even up the expenditure and re-
ceipts totals is going to be a tax on
soft drink bottlers.
Maybe it won't be the crown tax,
though there is still very distinct
Possibility that it will; but in any
event the bottlers might just as well
get ready to pay into the State treas
ury-and pass on to their customers
more money (maybe as much as
100000 a year, than they have been
paying in the past.
Because if it isn't a crown tax, it's
quite likely to be a lease tax" with
an outside chance that it will be only
a spout" tax.
For the benefit of the uninitiat
it should be said that a Grown" tax
calls for payment on every bottled
crowned" the tax to be paid when
the crowns are bought and each
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11

by a majority of u to 9. The Sen
ate has turned down Presidential APP
pointments before, but that was by
the widest margin in American his
tory On a strict party vote, the
White House tenant ought to have
won So to %. In fact, he lost so to
8, counting only Democratic Senators.
True, he picked up one Independent
ballot (Senator NorrisO. A the Re-
publicans were against him. Per
hapS that was natural-though there
are some quite New Dealerish C. o.
p Senator's Senator Shipstead Can
other liberal, as a FarmerLaborite)
was against the administration, too.
And there were Is absentees. If
these absentees had been pro-Roose-
Wit and had tried very hard, most of
them could have been on the job. The
truth is that they did not want to
vote against the President, but they
did not want to vote his way either.
So they were not there.
The nub of it is that "F. D." could
not control quite as many as 1 in
of his own Senate Democrats, regard
less of other partisans. He did not
even no d his New Deal Democratic
alignment together. If he had been
through
How Did 1t Happen?
In the first place, Floyd H. Rob
erts' appointment to the federal
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11
Legislature
Gets Bills
For Housing
Cities Would Be Au-
thorized To Go Into
B uilding Business,
With Some Restric-
tons and Controls on
r e n a Is To Be
Charged

Raleigh, Feb. 11.-(AP)-The Gen
eral Assembly. in the busiest Satur-
day of the 1889 session, today, receiv-
ed five bills, which it was understood
would facilitate federal slum clear
ance and low rent housing projects in
the States municipalities.
The five measures were introduced
in the House by Representative Null
of Cleveland. One of them would au-
thorize cities of more than 5000 popu-
lation to adopt ordinances providing
for repair, closing or demolition of
dwellings found to be unfit for hu-
man habitation" The other four bills
would provide regulations for local
housing authorities and validate their
actions.
The House and Senate adopted a
joint resolution inviting Senator Rob
ert Reynolds of North Carolina to
address a joint session Monday night
at $3.50 o'clock
The House received Is new bills.
Mulls housing bills would provide re-
gulations authorizing local housing
authorities to require contractors on
the projects to comply with wage
hour regulations and would specify
that bonds issued by the authorities
should not be construed as debts i'll
constitutional or statutory debt limi-
tations.
The State would be committed to
a policy of fixing rentals of such build
ings at the lowest possible rates. The
housing projects would not be operat-
ed by municipalities for profit, and
the houses would be rented only to
persons lacking sufficient income for
tdecent, safe and sanitary" dwellings.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11

Washington Feb. 11.-(AP)-A SEN
ate commerce subcommittee called in
eleven of President Roosevelt's ap-
pointees for a "get acquainted" meet
ing today after receiving accusations
of an undisclosed nature against zone
or two" of them.
Chairman Bailey, Democrat. North
Carolina, of the full commerce COM
mttee, said mo challenge" to the
qualifications of any of the men was
intended by the summons, but that
"one or two persons not senators
made accusations against one or two
of the nominees, and the committee
thought it best to get acquainted
with them.''
The eleven composed the civil aero
nautics authority and the maritime
labor board. Congress authorized the
creation of both agencies last session,
and the appointments made subse-
quently by the President have yet to
be passed upon by the Senate.
Bailey declined to say what charges
had been made or against whom.
The appointments controversy kept
most other issues in the background
of the legislative scene today. Both
branches were in recess until Mon
day.
Meanwhile President Roosevelt was
''better', his physician reported, but
still confined to his bed at the White
House with grippe. DR.. Ross McIn-
tire said the chief executives tenn
perature was down to 1872 degrees, and
that 'he feels much better"
The White House physician gave
orders, however, that his patient
should not leave his bed or receive
callers today and said he would be
confined to the White House tomor-
row. The physician told reporters the
President could, if he decided to, de-
part as early as Monday night on his
projected two weeks trip south to wit
ness some Of the fleets annual war
games.
Also, Representative Mas, Repub-
ican, Minnesota, said he had "com-
petent evidence" that Japanese and
German seaplanes made several
flights recently over the island Of
Guam, American possession in the
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11
CONVICT ESCAPES
SOON RE-CAPTURED

Raleigh, Feb. II (AP)-Two con-
victs who escaped from the Edge
combe county prison camp late Fri
day were quickly recaptured, Oscar
Pitts, superintendent of prisons, said
today. Pitts said the two were Willie
Lee, %, sentenced in BERTHE in No
vember, 1896, to one and a ha to
two years for carnal knowledge of
girl under 16; and Willie Mckay, d,
sentenced in January, 1885, in Har-
nett county to 20 to Is years for
second degree murder.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11
Highway Board To
Open Bids Tuesday
For Convict Camp

Raleigh, Feb. 11.-(AP)- The
Highway and Public Works Com
mission announced today it would
open bids Tuesday on construction
of prison camps in Ashe, Cherokee
and Vance counties. Each is ex-
pected to cost about $4,000.
Thirteen county camps already
are under contract in $1,000, 900
construction program, for which
the Federal government is fur
nishing $45O,OOO. Two others yet
to be left to contract will be built
in Durham and Franklin counties.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11
Rivers Continue
Rise From Rains

Raleigh, Feb. 1l-(AP)-East-
ern North Carolina rivers con-
tinued their steady rise to crests
today as rain in Virginia brought
indications the Roanoke river
would leave it's banks at Weldon.
Lee benson, director of the
Weather Bureau here, said the
Roanoke was expected to go
little ever" it's banks at Williams
ton. More rain was predicted in
North Carolina this afternoon, fol-
lowed by "much colder" weathe>'.
Rain was widespread this MORN
ing.
Floods in the Cape Fear and
Neuse rivers were described as
going over their banks.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11

SCIlcl VI. IlC oCA oW
polls, for whatever
they may signify,
all indicate that he
does not .ose much
ground so far as
the average of folk
are concerned.
However, his in
fluence certa i n | y
was at low ebb in
the Senate the day
the solons rejected
his appointment of
Floyd H. Roberts to
tho federal hancb
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11
Health Board
Seeks Right
For Own Sale
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Feb. 1.-THE State Board
of Health is seeking exemption from
the bill introduced by Senator UNI
stead, which would prohibit sale of
merchandise by any State agency in
competition with tax payers engaged
in private enterprise.
AS a result, the measure, already
passed by the Senate, hasn't beer
even referred to a House committee
and will probably be withdrawn from
the House and revamped by the Sen
ate before final enactment into law
The health boards opposition Is
not directed to the principle involved
but is designed to preserve for 1T
self the right to distribute, at nom
inal cost almost, certain prophylactie
and therapeutic products by the State
Laboratory head, points out that the
products so sold last year would have
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11
One or Two
AreAccused.
Bailey Says
Purpose Is To Get
Acquainted" T a r
Heel Chairman Saws:
President, Ill With
Grippe, Better and
May Leave Next Week
On Cruise

washington, Feb. 11.-(AP)-A
Senate commerce subcommittee
approved today President ROOse-
velts nomination of six persons
to the Civil AerOnautics Authority,
but withheld approval of six other
nominees. The committee confer
red with the appOintees one by
one. Additional conferences were
arranged for next Tuesday with
the nominees who were not an
proved today.
Charges have been lodged
against two of the IL nominees,
but neither their nature nor their
authorship was disclosed by COM
mittee members.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.

Occasional rain this afternoon
and in east tonight; colder to-
night; Sunday generally fair, ex-
cept clearing near coast in early
morning; colder near the coast
and in south central portion.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11
WEEKLY WEATHER.

South Atlantic States: Some
likelihood of scattered rain Mon
day or Tuesday, and rain period
again in latter half of week; cool
at beginning, warmer in middle
and colder in latter part of week.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11
Roberts Vote
Was an Issue
OF Patronage
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press ColumniSt

Washington, Feb. 11.-President
Roosevelt may be about as popular
as ever with the American public in
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-11
Attacks On
Rocky Mount
Women Made

Rocky Mount, Feb. 11-(AP)- A
series of attacks on women in resi-
dental sections here in the last few
days sent officers and bloodhounds in
search of the alleged assailant early
today. The latest attack occurred last
night, Folice Chief J. r. Thomas said
when a Negro assaulted MRS. Frank
E. Butler, 40-year-old wife of a public
accountant in her home, beating her
on the head and dragging her into
the yard
The night before, the chief said, q
Negro, answering the same general
description, attacked a 17-year- old
school girl near her home, and few
days sooner grabbed ten year old
child, but dropped her when she
screamed. None of the victims, the
chief said was criminally attacked.
NASH SHERIFF REMOVES
NEGRO TO STATE PRISON
Raleigh, Feb. 11.-(AP) - Warden
H. H. Wilson, of State Prison, report
I'd today that Sheriff C.. v. Falkner,
Of Nash county, brought a Negro to
he prison early today for "safe keep
ing" The warden said the sheriff told
the officer in charge that the Negro,
whom he identified as Willie Richard
son, was being held in connection with
an attack on a white woman.
Wilson said he did not know, how
ever, whether the attack was connect
ed with attacks on women in Rocky
Mount.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-08-11
BIGGEST JOB GAIN
IN JUNE SINCE Sc

Washington, d. G. (ILNS). - En-
ployment in non-agricultural indus
tries gained approximately 100000 in
June, the largest June increase since
1886, Secretary of Labor Perkins
reports.
Approximately 10000 Of this in
crease was accounted for by the set
tlement arrived at in the bitnminous
coal industry" she said, "but even
with this eliminated, the current gain
of 234,00O workers is larger than any
rise in employment reported for the
month of June during the past 10
years, with the exception of the years
1929 and 1885,"
She said 100000 more workers
were employed in private non-agri-
cultural industry this June than a
year ago.
Factory employment, the secretary
said, which usually shows a decrease
from May to June, gained contra
seasonally or per cent or $4,000 wage
earners in June. Weekly wage pay
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-08-11
AGED PENSION ROLL
INCREASE CONTINUES

Columbus, O. (OLNS).-The IT,
739 needy aged persons aided through
the state division of aid for the aged
in July represented a new high for
Ohio and was an increase of 1,464
recipients over June, according to Of
fetal figures released last week by
Tom McCaw, chief of the division.
Payments to recipients during July
totalled $2,661, $50, with the average
award being $22.61, four cents higher
than in June.
Statistics show that since the first
of the year, the divisions case-load
has shown a net increase of 6,556
recipients. McCaw attributed the in
crease in the number of recipients to
the fact that the division in recent
months has made considerable prog
ress in investigating pending cases.
Many persons whose applications have
been on file with the division for a
long period of time are now receiving
aid, he said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-08-11
Cleveland Union Man
Appointed Investigator

Columbus, o. (OLNS). - William
A. Price, a member of Cleveland Lo-
cal No. 15, Asbestos Workers Union
and a graduate of John Carroll Uni
versity, last week was appointed an
investigator in the minimum wage di-
vision of the Ohio Department of In
dustrial Relations by Director George
A. Strain.
Assignment of Price to the Cleve-
land district places two minimum
wage Investigators in that area, and
will increase enforcement of the three
mandatory orders under the law in
that industrial center, James P.
Walsh, Jr., superintendent of the di-
vision, said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-08-11
Commission Report Cites
Inadequate Personnel---
Censure Is Misdirected
Ohio Industrial Commission Target Of Another Periodical
Investigation Report elf-Styed "Citzens' Tax
League" Attacks-Industriast At Head

eff premium rates are to be kept
at minimum, it is essential that an
adequate staff be maintained to pro-
vide for audit and inspection of en-
ployers' activities and records to see
that proper premiums are paid" the
commissions report continued.
"It is possible that the employer is
paying indirectly greater cost than
would be the case even if adequate
administrative costs were paid out of
premiums. Facilities provided for
the administration of the Ohio fund
is less than one-third of that pro-
vided in some other states with even
a smaller volume of coverage," the
commissions report under the head
ing Administrative Facilities" con-
cluded.
The annual revision of premium
rates carries a reduction in the gen.
eral level of Ia per cent. Classifi-
cations wherein the accident cost eX-
perience developed favorable trend
carry reductions, while classifications
in which an adverse trend developed
an increased rate was ordered.
There was an increase in the total
assets Of the Ohio State Insurance
Fund, from which workmen's COM
pensation payments are made, of ST.
CAT 1890 for the year, the commits
sion's report states.
During the year 1888 injury bene-
fits amounted to $13,368,311, 72 per
cent of which was disbursed directly
to claimants while % per cent was
for services rendered in behalf of the
injured employe.
The fund has been in existence for
over 27 years, and in 1888, 81 ,500,86S
was distributed on claims of accidents
that had occurred 10 or more years
prior to 1888.
In the 27-year period from March
1, 1912, to December 81, 1888, 128,000
employers have been insured through
the Ohio State Insurance Fund; $287,-
029,655 in premiums have been col
lected; benefits totalling $271 ,143, 1929
have been disbursed; Sal, ,137,704 in
interest collected, and 4,230,799
claims filed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-08-11
(By Ohio Labor news service)


Columbus, Ohio.-Ohio's minimum
wage law, on the statute books since
1888, is apparently doomed to re-
main a three-industry law for another
two years.
Hailed at the time of it's passage
and subsequent constitutional bless
ing by the courts as one of the most
progressive and beneficial laws s
enacted in the state for women and
minors, the minimum wage law has
since been shackled in it's application
by insufficient funds allocated by the
General Assemblies to the Depart
ment of Industrial Relations.
George A. Strain, director of the
Department of Industrial Relations,
last week declared as did his prede-
cessor, Ora B. Chapman, that it would
not be practicable" to extend the ap-
plication of the law to the retail
beauty parlor, office worker and other
industries when funds appropriated
for his department by the Ninety
Third General Assembly would not
permit proper enforcement.
Director Strain stated that efforts
of the minimum wage division of his
department, headed by Superintend-
ent James P. Walsh, Jr., would be
aimed at strict enforcement of the
mandatory wage scales in effect fol
women and minor workers in the dry
cleaning, laundry, hotel and restau
rant industries.
A minimum wage scale for the
laundry industry, established under
the law, was made mandatory July
| 26, 1884. Next mandatory order, GOV
ering the cleaning and dyeing indus
try, became effective January 7, 1885
On March 80, 1887, the last manda
tory order, covering the hotel ant
restaurant industry, became effective
Activity in extending the applica
tion of the law to other industrie!
terminated suddenly in 1887 follow
ing the completion of a seven-montl
survey of the retail industry, which
revealed conditions defined by the Law
as Oppressive and unreasonable"
I, A survey of the beauty parlor in
dustry was ordered discontinued b.
Mr. Chapman, director of the Depart
ment Of Industrial Relations unde
Governor Davey, when, after a della.
of several months, he announced tina
insufficient funds" made it impos
sible for him to appoint wage boar
to establish a wage scale for the re
tail industry.
Since that time, repeated efforts 0
!, groups and individuals interested il
the law to have it's coverage extende
have been stymied by the plea 0
/ insufficient funds"
/ Meanwhile, Oppressive and unrea
sonable" conditions revealed in tn
partial report of the survey made i
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-08-11
Law On Statute Books For Six Years Appears Doomed
To Stay Three Industry Law For Another Two
Years-Hailed AS Boon To Women And Minors.

the retail industry, and similar con-
ditions found in the beauty parlor in
dustry in the short time that survey
was under way, have been allowed to
continue unrestricted by law
enacted six years ago for the purpose
of establishing "a fair wage" for
women and minors.
Although the survey made of the
retail industry is two years old and
is believed by Director Strain to be
'too obsolete" for use, the conditions
revealed were SO obviously in need
of correction that another survey
would not be absolutely necessary.
1t is within the discretion Of the
director or the superintendent of the
minimum wage division to appoint a
wage board on the basis of informa-
tion in their possession, with or with
out special investigation.
The Chapman survey revealed that
g per cent Of women and children
workers in the retail industry in
cities of more than 100000 popula-
tion cleveland and Cincinnati ex-
cepted) were being paid less than $5
per week; IA per cent were being
paid less than SO weekly; 80 per cent
received less than $13, and 80 per
cent were paid less than SIT a week.
The remaining 10 per cent receiv-
ing more than SIT per week included
women holding executive positions.
Cleveland and Cincinnati averages
were somewhat higher, while in cities
of less than 100000, the average wage
payments were less than those listed
above.
In support of the contention that
his department did not receive appro-
priations sufficient to extend the mini
mum wage law, Director Strain points
out that $15O,615.6O in personal serv-
ice and travelling expense items were
SldSHeQ lTOIll HIS DuuSSb lCduSoI Wy
the Ninety-Third General Assembly.
A comparison of appropriations to
the Department of Industrial Rela
tions for the 1937-3S biennium and
! the 1939-40 biennium indicate that
the department received an appro-
priation of $45,560.60 less in 1939-40
than for the previous biennium.
The Republican party platform for
1888 stated: "The Republican party
!. believes !. I. (. that sufficient ap-
preparations should be made to that
department Industrial Relations }
4. for the proper enforcement of
the minimum wage law for women
and minors"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-08-11

ments during the period rose 81 per
cent or $3,400,000.
Employment gains were also re-
ported in private and public construc-
ton, utility companies, service indus
tries and mining, with the exception
of the anthracite industry. Year
round hotels and brokerage and in
surance Offices, however, reported
fewer employees in June than in the
preceding month. Durable goods in
dustries employed l per cent more
workers than in May, Secretary Per-
kins said, and 1862 per cent more than
in June Of last year.