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STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1932. INING make it real aid to of their dependents. 4 e Y FARM BOARD HEAD HOLDS cUTs ‘UNFAIR’ ‘Washington writer, at 8:15 o'clock t0- | By the Associated Press morrow night at Musiclans’ Hall, 1006 pORT MADISON, Towa, February Stone Declares U. 8. Economy Pro- | E street.' A small price of admission |26—When it comes to carq marathons | Will be charged to the lecture, which these f'“"j‘"stEly Ouberison, and Sidney i * are just a couple of “pikers,” sa: grem Should Not Single Out | il be heid under auspices of the So- | the friends of Mr. and Mrs. George W, it i cialist Study Club of Washington. Stiles. Agency, but Hit All Alike. Mr. Russell, who has written & num- | Theyve just finished a pinochle | ber of books on political subjects, was series they started 1?h5eptenlxber, 1926. i President Wilson during| Mrs. Stiles won with a million points James ©. Stone, chalrman of tne | ippointed by ' e e special diploma and a ma of 3,494 over her hus- Farm Board, characterizes as “unfair” | to Russia. s | band. the bill to cut salaries of board mem- | The tota number of hands dealt bers from $12,000 to $9,600 annually. | was 3.6%C. WIFE WINS PINOCHLE SERIES BEGUN IN 1926 | Card Marathon, With 3,873 Hands Played, Results in Margin of Million Points, AUTHOR TO SPEAK Charles Edward Russell to Lecture Tomorrow Night. | “The Economic Crisis and Capital- ist exploitation” will be the subject of | & lecture by Charles Edward Russell, to initiate an insurance suthority, for! an_experimental period st least. It 1 worked out, as 1 belleve, they would be one of the most con- ory, ‘and int the other States. " Bventually such & &5 tem, it found practicable, would min- imize evils growing out of widesprea , and it will be of ‘workers and Unemployment Insurance Industrial Commissioner Believes Plan Can Be unemployment, S ° d Worked Out on Actuarial Basis Free o VBBEYET s done 1= an experiment ) L. Whatever we do g oo prlngw ar S From Politics. et v known quntifes. A% unem e & ;nlflnc period of a month or “DYNAMIC” - ore Should some form of unemployment ‘would build up the fund for real emer- - of serious depression? If so. Thid widely” ditcusscd quettion 15 being gencles and rule out minor employment 7 Consi by authorities who have studied it carefully. breaks. Administration is expensive emplover. employe, Indusirial expert. economist. legisiator and insursnce exvert. | ond diffenlt g oausof the latter. In The fourth afticle follows s Periods ‘ofidleness, b:naxvmu;:: BY FRANCES PERKINS, economie planning should supple- if the New York State Industrial Commissioner, as told to J. V. Fits Gerald. mented by other forms of relief worker needs it. Compulsory insurance against ordinary hazards of industrial unemployment With & system having machinery to collect England’s Blunders Political Plan Mount Vernon Pilgrimage. Style Shoes Lovelier than ever —more than ever supreme in fit and quality — but at a new, lowered price. i Featuring black-and- white Ring Lizard— brown and beige Watersnike Sandals —pumps—and many other new things. LT AAAA to C Widths “HAHN SPECIALS” Back to a price two dollars lower than they have been in a full generation! R Featuring genuine Karang Snake Ox- fords— Sandals in blue, brown or black kid, straps or ties—and youthful “Ghillie” Ties. At our F St. and other Women’s Stores ' 'And the Smaller Steps to Bigger Economy k a Junior Women's “Ghillie” Ties— Camel or brown elkskin—very popular. Sizes 3 to 8. The chic Diagonal Strap adds dis- tinction to this patent leather dress shoe for junior women. $3.95 Misses’ “Hahn Specials”—more for your money than ever—at a new low price. Sizes to 2. $2.65 Scuff proof Shark Tips make this boys’ blucher oxford more durable and particularly smart. “Gro-Nups,” $4.25 “Hahn Specials,” $2.95 For Smaller Boys $3.75 $2.65 Women’s Shops 1207 F 7th & K *3212 14¢h *Open Nights {is sound in principle, I believe. Industry should pay for unemploy- The measure approved by PP y the Senate ELTSVILLE, Md. payments for relatively stable workers on an actuarial basis, much of the dis- tress which comes with the loss of employment, through no fault of the work- ment insurance. Theoretically it seems | all right for every employe to contribute er, could be greatly lessened. I directly to a fund. Practically it makes In urging unemployment insurance I realize ft|d would not mean an economic bulwark for all wage | for a complicated scheme and leads to earners. It could not be conducted on & sound |confusion in administration. If the business basis and protect the very unskilled, the | plan broke down in experimental stages shiftless and those classed as unemloyable. | the personal participation of workers If it 15 to succeed, be a benefit instead of & |might lead to misunderstanding and [T burden, and keep away from the entanglements|friction, particularly if those who had of dole features, it must prove & going enterprise. g::.s mu‘:‘z:e éua did not ,ecek::;ulrnne‘- ewise, politics must ept oul eno carry them tl Properly safeguarded, unemployment insurance | serious unemployment situation. would constitute a definite measure of security for| I do not favor plans dividing an in- many workers. If they held unemployment in-|surance benefit fund by industries. We surance, loss of jobs, through no doing of their |lack a reiiable basis on which to figure own, would not leave them destitute, as often now. | rates under such a scheme. We can- True, payments would be far below their average | not say one industry is move to blame incomes when working, but even if such sums|than another for loss in jobs. Infor-|® wrre only $10 a week there would be an easing of | mation shows ne just basis on which hardship ard worry. Further, relief funds, whether | to penalize employers in emergency public or private, would go much farther in sup- |such as exists today. on plementing insuramce benefits than in being used | England's experience with unemploy- to_relieve the great mass of unemployed. ment_insurance is frequently cited as To get & sound. workable plan of unemployment | an jllustration of its failure to work. insurance, free from polincaFor business entangle- | Byt the dole—relief funds for all unem- ent, 1 suggest that a group of industrial States | ployed—was dumped on England's un- | 2u set up an insurance’authority along the lines of | employment insurance fund with bene- the port authority of New York and New Jersey. fits to those Who paid no premiums. Such a group, with power to underwrite insurance | -mis draft on the insurance fund for in the States participating, could administer one fund with savings in overhead. |the dole and the heavy tax on the Cites Port Authority. | British treasury to bolster the fund so &' as to take care of thousands of the | Of The group, its members appointed for long terms, would not change with |jobless for whom it had been intended every State administration, and political influences would carry little weight. |to provide, have done much to discredit It would be a public body With all advantages of a corporate organization. unemployment insurance in the United The ex?enenee of New York and New| New York and New Jersey, Connecti- | States. Jersey with their port authority, a non- | cut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, partisan group, indicates such bodies| Pennsylvania and Ohio, all with large can function free of politics and on| industrial interests in common, are sound business lines to the mutual ad- | working together on problems of un- employment. They might be the ones Miss Frances Perkins. cal. From them the United States|en should learn a valuable lesson. Keep politics out of the system in the United States. Build it on an actual basis, vantage of the State: e PALAIS ROYAL ELEVENTH AND G STREETS N.W. TELEPHONE DISTRICT 4400 There’s no resisting the new hats! Smart little, Gay little Spring Hats That will really amaze you at To our way of thinking, there’s nothing that brightens up one’s spirits like a gay, new Spring hat. And these hats, with their good styles, their unusual quality, will put you in the very best of humors—they’re so remarka- ble for the price! $ Rough Straws—Shiny Straws=Small Hats —Hats with Brims—Hats with Flowers —Feathers — Bows — All Popular Colors Palais Royal—Third Floor The PALAIS ROYAL Downstairs A New Service SHOE REPAIRING DEPARTMENT In keeping with the increased store efficiency we initiate this new depart. ment where expert workmen will restore your wornout soles and heels— rejuvenate your old shoes—at the lowest prices to our kn Special Prices for Opening Days! Oak Leather rubber attached to your leather attached to your Full Soles & Rubber Heels a pair of sturdy soles and rubber heels. Rubber Heels A sturdy sole of long- shoes by expert work- Szc el Give new life to your old shoes! Give them 49 Work Done While You Wait or Delivered : . Half Soles of Springy heels of strong * wearing white oak 19 ffy—at a ridicu- c men, in a few seconds’ time. ol price. added wearableness. Invest this little money in Palais Royal—Downstairs Store g}m s"‘ff' Committee would affect e Farm Board alone, t basis Of Stone's Objestion (1At Was the)| o unity Club of Beltaville at the The Kentuckian. long identified in |home of Mrs. Moseley, president, v . tobacco co-operative meencniified 10| 10 Tavor & pllgrimage of COUNty Clu | culinet:?iecs Sulte and § stralent sesarate he became & member of the board. ssi that Government pay cuts, if put into | also to join in tree planting at American Cotton Co-operative Associa- tion, is paid $25,000 yearly with a bonus | $50,000. George S. Milnor, manager of the Farmers’ National Grain Col!!;ora tion, is paid $50,000 a year. Senator Borah (Republican, Idaho) day reiterated his intention of working | for early action on the measure ang | other salary reduction bills he has in. troduced, including one to trim ail sal England’s blunders have been politi- | Pope Pius today granted a private audi- | the Catholic Women's Association of | America. - February 26 (Special). —The cabinet of the Woman's | SUP COVERS 1 fast 3 lored ti Women to Mount Vernon this Spring, | {urniture. Homan Stripe and Beltinn Linen, the | $13.50. Wn(le 3{ f;:y'ne.‘aéos‘;mplu. ect, should not single out one bureau, | University of Maryland. | Line, sss0. 1513 B8th Bt S.E. ‘Speaking for myself,” E | could stand the cut, I think, but if they're going to slash governmental | salaries, formity about it.” ne alo objected to a provision of the bill which would prevent the board | from lending money to co- itives | I which pay any officer more than $15,000 | there should be some unhi year. E. F Creekmore, head of the HOME GROWN . 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