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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-26
UNEMPLOYMENT
MUST BE SOLVED,
SAYS UNION HEAD

Washington, D. c. (ILNS).-Amer-
ican's 10-year- unemployment prob
lem is menace to democratic and
social institutions here and the gov
ernment must solve the problem and
do it soon, George nj. Harrison, presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks and former head Of the Rail
way Labor Executives Association,
told the Monopoly Committee.
Harrison urged shorter hours in the
railroad industry to put idle men to
work and expressed the opinion that
railroad chronological progress was
necessary to meet the competition of
other forms of transportation.
II try to keep my feet on the
ground" he told the committee, "and
/ think have done so. But we have
got to put more of the income of in
dustry into the hands of the mass of
the people or we will dry up the
sources of our capitalist system.
Sees People Worrying
'sFor, after all, as Lincoln said, cap
ital is only the product of yesterdays
labor. But today's labor stands at a
point of unemployment almost the
same as in 1888; the public debt is
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-26
up to $45, 5,o0O,o 100000 and people are
beginning to worry"

up to $4,000, 100000 and people are
beginning to worry"
Harrison agreed with the statement
of John J. Pelley, president of the
Association of American Railroads,
that railroad traffic only slightly in
excess of that of 1897 would probably
give regular employment to all work
ers who ever had any connection with
the industry.
However" he added, Gin the longer
view, what the country must have is
an employment level like that which
kept 100000 people working for the
railroads in 1929, instead of $4,000
they employed last year"
Advocates 40-HOur Week
The union head agreed with Pelley
that cessation of governmental Sub
sidization" of such competing facili-
ties as motor trucks and buses and
inland waterways was a necessary
element in bringing back such re-em-
ployment. He also mentioned "direct
government competition through the
parcel post and inland barge lines" as
hampering factors.
Beyond that, he said, there should
be reduction in rail labor hours from
'the Sc hours week in many cases
and the 48 hours which is generally
standard" to something like the 40
hour week imposed on some other in
dustries by the Wages and Hours Law
Harrison said that he was not op-
posed to chronological advances. Such
advances, provided by the owners OF
railroad capital, plus better manage
ment and more skilled labor, all had
combined in the last twenty years, he
added, to provide the most efficient
transportation system in the world.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-26
When Decree May Be Sought

II take it for granted that the de-
sire for judicial sanction of labor ac-
tivities will seldom arise and that
therefore there will seldom be occa-
sion for labor organizations to seek
such a decree.
"The procedure may be used, how
ever, wherever a labor group now
engaged in practices which the de-
partment has questioned or is likely
to question believes there is an adj
vantage in obtaining a final determi-
nation by court as to the legality of
proposed activities.
''In any such case a labor organi-
zation may propose decree to the
department with the assurance that
if the proposal appears to be in the
public interest the department will
submit the plan to court with a
recommendation that it be incorpo-
rated in a consent decree"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-26

decides to go ahead with the pro-
posed activity, any future action on
the part of the department will be
through civil proceedings.
"This policy has been adopted be-
cause it is not fair to keep any or
ganization under the hazard of a
criminal prosecution where it has
submitted to the department all the
facts and has been unable to receive
definite answer.
"Second, we come to the civil de-
cree. Business groups sometimes de-
sire to secure the sanction of court
decree for a proposed course of ac-
tion because they intend to borrow
money and wish to assure the lender
that no risk Of prosecution is involved,
or because in some other respect they
feel the need of the utmost possible
advance guarantee of the legality of
what they are doing.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Driver Crashes
Into Snow to
Save 50 Pupils

Elmer Rooney Of Largo, Md, a
school bus driver, today was praised
highly for quick thinking in avoid
ing q serious accident that possibly
would have brought injury to so
school children in his bus.
Nicholas Orem, county superin.
tendent Of Prince Georges schools,
said he came upon the scene short
ly after Mr.. Rooney had driven his
bus into a snow bank to avoid
striking another vehicle yesterday.
The mishap occurred on a hill
between Landover and Largo. The
road was covered with ice, and a
car came out Of a side road. In
stead of crashing into the vehicle,
Mr.. Rooney chose a nearby snow
bank.
There was ravine about 10 or
Is feet deep nearby, and if he had
not done some fast thinking he
may have overturned in it," Mr..
Orem said. 1T was a good piece of
work"
Traffic was tied up for some time
by the bus, which was crossWise in
the road. Mr.. Orem said. The chill
dren had to walk on back to their
homes.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Report Shows 3,116 Aided
By Sell. Help EXCHANGE

Up to the end of 1899, the WASH
ngton Self-Help Exchange had pro-
vided 3,1l6 persons with a total of
64s,S16 hours of gainful employment
in the exchanges workshops, accord
ing to report released yesterday.
The figures represent totals of
work provided since the formation
of the exchange two and a half
years ago. In addition to work Of
fered in the exchange workshops,
jobs were found in private industry
for 1855 persons, the report said.
During December, 542 persons
worked total OF 33,077 hours in
exchange workshops.
Seventy-one persons received
medical guide" assistance last year
in the program offered in co-opera-
ton with the District Medical So
ciety and the Health Security Ad-
mlnlStration. DR.. Thomas E. Mat
tingly, chairman of the volunteer
physicians group from the Medical
Society participating in this prof.
ect, submitted a report tracing the
history of the medical guide serv-
ice since it began in February, 1899.
1t was planned, the report said, by
a committee consisting of Mrs.
Thomas E. Parran, chairman: Mrs.
Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs. David
Cushman Doyle, Miss Edna Lonigan
and Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle.
Mrs. Doyle, executive secretary of
the exchange, said that it needs
all types of clothing, shoes and
furniture. for which the exchange
will be glad to call.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
zoo British and French
Inferned in Germany
Py the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Jan. 13.-Approximately
200 British and French citizens re-
siding in Germany at the outbreak
of the war have been interned, au-
tflorized sources said today. All are
men of arms-bearing age.
These sources said there are "sev-
eral thousand" enemy subjects of
military age in the Reich, but with
the exception of the 200, they have
been permitted to remain under
their pre-war status. They must re-
port to police headquarters weekly,
however. and obtain permission to
leave the city of their residence.
Arrangements have been made,
the informants said, to return wom-
en- and children to their homeland
on an exchange basis. Many British
and French men arrested at the
start Of the war have been released.
Those interned are held at Wuelz-
burg Castle, near Nuremberg, un-
der care of the German Army in
accordance with international law.
They are permitted to move about
the castle grounds, pursue hobbies,
attend to business matters and re-
ceive visits from relatives once a
week.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Extrodition Denied,
State May Press Claim

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 13-An
implied threat of further extradition
attempts hung over Carlton B. Chill
ton OF Cleveland today, despite a
second refusal by an Ohio Governor
to send him back to Oklahoma to
serve out six months of a two-year
theft sentence.
pursue 'em until you get 'em," is
Gov. Leon C. Phillips policy, the
Oklahoma executive said after Gov.
John w. Bricker of Ohio yesterday
denied a request for Chiffon, who
escaped from Granite City (Okla. }
reformatory in 1913 and made
good"
Gov. Phillips did not say def
nitely, however, that he would press
the Chiffon case. But Owen j.
Watts, assistant Oklahoma attorney
general, predicted the State event.
ually would get its man."
Former Gov. Martin L. Davey re-
fused the extradition first four years
ago and gave Chiffon a highway de-
partment Job which he still holds.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Florida Democrats Free
Delegates From Unit Rule

BY the Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Jan.
13.-Florida' 18 uninstructed dele
gates to the National Democratic
Convention will not be bound by the
unit rule.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee defeated yesterday, 70 to
81, a resolution for the unit rule
which would have required dele
gates to vote solidly for one presi-
dental candidate. The committee
made no provision for presidential
preference vote in Florida's May
primary.
Committee Chairman T. T. Turn
bull expressed belief the unit rule
defeat would result in election of
delegates favorable to President
Roosevelt If he seeks a third term.
The committee adopted a resolution
pledging Cooperation and contin-
ued loyal support" in the Presidents
program but made no mention of
third term.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Medley Named 10 Three
Major Committees

BY STAFF Correspondent of The star.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. Estate
Senator William D. Medley was
appointed to three major commit
tees yesterday as the Legislature
adjourned for tho week.
The Senator received five COM
mittee appointments in all.
Senator Medley, who left the
House after serving six years in the
lower branch, will serve on the
powerful Courts of Justice and Gen.
eral Laws Committees as well as
the important Committee on Coun-
ties, Cities and Towns. The lesser
appointments placed him on the
Organization and Nominations Com
mittees.
The Counties, Cities and Towns
Committee assignment is regarded
as significant. His constituents in
clude Fairfax County, where there
has been agitation for the adoption
for a new form of government. The
Virginia Commission on County
Government submitted its report to
both houses of the Assembly today
and it is believed that the new
form proposed may be applicable
to Fairfax.
The new form, which will be given
study by Mr.. Medley's committee,
is designed to be highly flexible
in character and to meet certain
needs which may vary greatly among
the 100 counties. Delegate Francis
Pickins Miller of Fairfax, also serves
on the Counties, Cities and Towns
Committee of the House.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Maryland Fatalities
On Highways in 80
5 More Than in '38
Prince Georges Toll
Is AZ; St. Morys
Record Best With Z
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 13-The Mary
land Department of Motor Vehicles
completed its work of counting the
dead in highway accidents and re-
ported 1899 figure Of 422, five more
than during 1898.
OF these, 127 were killed in the
city Of Baltimore. Prince Georges
County topped the county list with
48. while st. Marys County had the
best safety record, with 2.
Other county figures: Baltimore,
40; Anne Arundel, Hartford and
Howard, 20 each; Cecil, Frederick
and Montgomery, II each; WASH
ington, Is; Allegany, IA; Kent, Gar
rett and Dorchester, 3 each; Wor-
cester and Queen Annes, 4 each;
Talbot and Calvert, S each. Other
counties had less than 10.
'Of the total,4 206, or "a per. cenk,
were pedestrians. Eighteen per cent
were passengers, 2 per cent were
bicyclists, and 81 per cent were oper.
ators Of vehicles.
Most OF the fatalities involved
passenger cars with apparently no
defects, operated by white males,
sober, during the hours of II pm.
and midnight" the report stated.
Most OF the fatalities occurred
during clear weather. on straight,
dry roads of concrete construction
and mainly on Saturday and Sum-
day.
In a large number of accidents
improper driving is charged as oper-
atlng too fast for conditions. A
large number of pedestrians were
killed crossing. not at intersections.
There were 81 hit-and-run cases.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
D. {. Man One Of Pair
Winning Bridge Title

Mrs. C. Stanley Davis of Balti-
more and c. B. Pennebaker Of
Washington last night won the
mixed pair championship of the
annual Northern Virginia Bridge
Tournament, now in progress at the
George Mason Hotel In Alexandria,
Runers-up in the event were Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Hussey, the former
associated with the Justice Depart
ment. Others placing in honor
brackets were Mrs. Peggy Lord,
Baltimore, and Joseph Grinsfelder,
president Of the Maryland Bridge
League, third; Mrs. Stanley New
man, Baltimore, and r. B. Payne,
Washington, fourth, and Mrs. D.
Hubbard Mott and E. A. Perkins,
both of Washington, fifth.
Mrs. Ralph Woodside and Mrs.
Charles Kavanaugh of the WASH
ington Bridge League won the
women's championship in the OPEN
ing event yesterday. Other teams
to gain honor places among the 26
pairs entered in the event finished
in the following order:
Mrs. Allan Rutherford and Mrs.
Stanley Newman of Baltimore, Mrs.
A. j. Steinberg and Miss Thelma
Goodstein, Mrs. Rose Robins and
Mrs. Fannie Samuel, and Mrs. Rus
sell Belt and Mrs. Jack Bennett.
The open pair sessions were to be
held this afternoon and tonight,
with the team-of-four matches to-
morrow. The Northern Virginia in
termediate games also are scheduled
for tomorrow afternoon, with par
Elephants restricted to those who
have never won a master point. The
Alexandria Gazette Trophy will be
awarded to the winner of this event.
The tournament is run under the
auspices of the American Contract
Bridge League and is q master point
event, under the direction of G. r.
Waltman Of Reading, Pa. Ofncial
scorer Is A. P. Stockvis of the Wash.
ington Bridge League.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
1898 Aliens Admitted
In Year, Bureau Reports

BY the Associated Press.
The immigration Bureau has re-
ported to Congress, that 82,998 alien
immigrants were admitted to the
United States in the fiscal year end
ed July l, compared with 67,895 the
previous year.
Alien departures during the last
fiscal year were 26,651. compared
with 25,210 in 1888.
The bureau said immigration from
Central Europe had shown "a steady
increase since the German annexa-
ton of Austria in 1888"
OF the total, 81 ,402 immigrants
were from Central Europe and the
bureau said that was largely at
tributable to the pressure imposed
by certain European governments
to drive into exile elements of their
population uncongenial to the rul-
ing group"
Immigrants from Germany num-
bered 33,315, of whom the bureau
listed 30,096 as Jewish.
During the year, 90 members of
anarchist and similar groups were
deported, the bureau said.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Weekly Ouflo0k

Weekly Outlook.
North and Middle Atlantic States-Rain
or snow in Northern New York and rain
elsewhere Monday and Monday night end
ing Tuesday. Generally fair thereafter,
except for rain over south and snow or
ram over north portion about Saturday.
Slowly rising temperature Monday and
week and rising temperature latter part.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Rain Mon
DAY and rain changing to light snow in
ONO Valley by Monday night or Tuesday
ram over south and rain or snow over
north portion near end Of week Mild at
nigh: and Tuesday and rising temperature
Thursday and Friday.
The disturbance that was central over
Utah and western Colorado Friday morning
has moved east-southeast to New Mexico
miilibars lSo43 Inches A minor M % distyrbo yypto
snce is central about 400 miles east of
Savannah, Ga. moving east-northeastward
WIN lowest pressure about 1.O09 millibars
t2S:sQ inches). Pressure remains high
WsMa ILom the Lake region ana the upper Ohio
1t is high and rising over the Pacific States
and the Plateau region and the interior OF
Alaska Fairbanks. Alaska, 1,O329 milli-
parS 130;5 50 inches) Roseburg. Greg,
O30s millibars t3044 inches). and Houl-
So;,dH egn Ne; a.9S YES milibars t303s inches.
ns q the sa5 UnRss sss. ss sYs the
cipltation over most sections, except the
Lake region and the northern Plains
states: The temperature has risen from
Mintnesota and western Wisconsin south
ico, while the weather has become me" colder older
IN the Plateau and northern Rocky Noun
tain regions the Pacific States and the
lover Mississippi Valley.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Lennon Coils Third
Congressional Election
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 13.-Gov.
Lehman yesterday called a special
election February 20 to fill vacancy
in the 22d congressional district
caused by the death of Representa-
tive Edward w. Curley, Democrat.
The election will be the third in as
many weeks next month.
Previously, \Gov. Lehman called
elections February in the l4th dis
trict formerly represented by the
late DR.. William I. Sirovich, Demo-
crat, and February 13 in the 3lst
district where vacancy was caused
by the death of VILLAGE E. Pierce.
Plattsburg Republican.
The 14th and 22d districts are in
New York City, and the Ast en-
braces Essex, Clinton, Franklin and
st. Lawrence counties.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Staying Of Family
By Convicts Speeds
Camp Probe
Murders Followed
Dice Come, Former
Witness Declares
BY the Associated Press.

FORT TOWSON, Okla, Jan. 13-
The story of how farm family of
three was killed by gun, ak and fire
because of a dice game prompted
State officials today to investigate
prison camp conditions, including
reports that convicts get drunk and
60 hunting with shotguns.
A frightened farmer, Houston
Lambert, %, signed statement
that he saw three convicts brutally
kill Elmer Rogers, his wife and A.
year-old son, Dean, on New Year
eve in anger because Rogers had
won money from one of the three
camp TRUSTEES.
Informed of the statement, War
den Jess Dunn closed the Fort Tow
son prison camp, herded its Is
occupants inside the penitentiary
walls at McAlester and disclosed he
had discharged a camp sergeant for
allowing his charges too much free
dom.
Made Own Investigation. ..
Previously, Gov. Leon Phillips had
said his ,pYd Investigation showed
that Fort Towsoh' convicts were al
lowed to hunt with shotguns and
'got out and got drunk"
Mr.. Lambert, who told Sheriff Joe
Harmon he was afraid to speak
earlier because he feared vengeance
on himself and family, identified
two of the convicts as Frank Well
man, Oklahoma City man serving
80 years for numbering his bride,
and Floyd Carpenter. Johnston
County burglar. He did not name
the third trusty.
They came to his home early on
the tragic night, he related, held
him up and forced him to drive
them to a side road short distance
from the Rogers family's three-room
dwelling.
Took $50 From Pocket.
Wellman knocked on the door,
the statement continued, and shot
Rogers when he appeared. The
convict then took $50 from Rogers
pocket which he claimed the farmer
had won in a dice game the day
before.
When Mrs. Rogers ran out the
back door screaming. she was shot
down. Both she and her husband
were struck with an ak, Lambert
said. Then the convicts poured
coal oil about the house and set it
on fire.
Lambert led officers to a spot
near Sawyer and produced a blood
stained ak.
Lambert told the sheriff he was
burned on an arm when he at
tempted to save little Dean Rogers.
Another child, James Glenn
Rogers, 8, escaped from the death
scene carrying his baby brother,
Billie Don.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Legislators 10 Confer
With Highway Official
On Speed Enforcement
Medley and Fenwick
Also to Discuss
Marker Replacement
BY . Stan Correspondent Of The star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 13-Stats
Senator william D. Medley and
Delegate Charles r. Fenwick, 10th
of Arlington County, said today they
will see State Highway Commissioner
Henry G. Shirley Monday relative to
enforcing speed regulations and
placing Of markers on Lee highway
through their home community.
The conference will be at the
request Of Arlington citizens and
County Manager Frank c. Hanrahan.
Agitation for speed zone signs along
Lee highway-removed about two
years ago throughout the State
became widespread late last year
when three traffic fatalities occurred
within 80 days along the Park Lane
section.
Criticism is directed chiefly at
the Highway Commissions policy
Of placing only miniature billboards
containing list of all speed limits
at The entrances to the State and
exits of larger towns. With the
exception of school zones, motorists
have no way of telling when they
pass from IS, 25 and IS miles areas,
1t is contended.
Mr.. Fenwick said he will seek the
commissions permission to install
the zone signs or to give the county
such permission.
While some Arlington residents
expressed the belief special legis-
lation should be sought at this ses-
sion Of the Assembly giving Arling-
ton authority to regulate speed on
its State highways, because of it's
peculiar urban development, there
are other convinced that such spe-
cial legislation would fail to obtain
support from legislators from other
sections of the State.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
LASER Demands
Minimum Incomes
Financed by Taxes
$500 for Every Family
In U. S. Urged in ToIk
Before Peoples Lobby

David LASER, president of the
Workers Alliance, today advocated
a statutory guarantee of a minimum
income for every American family,
starting at $500 a year and work.
ing up to $4,000 year at the end of
the fifth year. He would raise the
money for these guaranteed incomes
by taxes on productive wealth
and excessive incomes and accumu-
lations.'
Mr.. LASER presented his plan to
the Peoples Lobby Conference,
meeting at the National Press Club,
as a program for putting an end to
unemployment by increasing mass
purchasing power. He urged that
President Roosevelt summon to
Washington a Council of the Amer
ican People" to formulate goals in
terms of yearly national income.
The United States should solve
its own unemployment problem if
it wishes to demonstrate its ca
pacity to help other nations solve
their difficulties, Senator Lhndeen,
Farmer-Labor, of Minnesota, said.
THE economic system in the
United States must be democratized
as we have democratized our social
order" DR.. Sidney E. Goldstein of
the Central Conference of Ameri-
can Rabbis said.
The Rev DR.. r. A. MacGowan,
assistant director of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference, en-
phasized the difficulty of attaining
economic reconstruction through the
democratic method.
Speakers at the days conference
included Gardner Jackson, vice
president of the Peoples Lobby;
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell of New
York, president of the lobby; SEN
ator Frazier, Republican, of North
Dakota, Representative Burdick,
Republican, of North Dakota, Rep
resentative Voorhis, Democrat, of
California, A. F. Hinrichs, senior
economist, Labor Department; How
ard A. Dawson, director of rural
service, National Education Associa-
ton, and Jett Lauck, labor economist.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Police Ordered 10 Use
Patrol Wagon for Drunks

from now on, drunks who lie
down IN the street will either have
TO get up by themselves-or wait
until the Black Maria gets there.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police, has issued orders
putting an end to de luxe service
for drunks. cats up trees, etc. He
has ordered that police radio cars be
relieved Of the necessity of looking
after such cases and be held in
reserve for real emergencies"
Maj. Brown. in orders issued YES
terday, observed:
Radio cars are frequently sent
on calls not of an emergency nature
and which could and should be taken
care OF by the man on the beat.
1T Is noted that a number of
calls are given scout cars for persons
lying in the street or for intoxicated
persons. These calls will be an
swered by the patrol wagon and will
be given to radio cars only when
the wagon is not available"
Maj Brown also asked that the
number of Call your station" and
Go to your station" calls be re-
duced.