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ADVISORY BOARD | Heads Jobs Body FOR JOBS SET UP | gl 50 Men and Women Named to Serve as Aides to Em- ployment Service. By the Associated P Fifty men and women prominent in industrial, labor and civic circles were drafted by the United States employ- ment service yesterday to serve on a Federal Advisory Committee which will formulate policies and help solve prob- lems relating to employment. The group is headed by Robert M. Hutchins, president of the University of Chicago, and will hold an organization meeting here tomorrow. Secretary of Labor Perkins will address it. d under the eating the new employmen duties as cussing problems 4 ment and insuring impartiality. trality and freedom from political in- fluence in the solution of such prob- lems.” Green and Harriman Named. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor; Henry 1. Harriman, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, and Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New York, were named vice chairmen; Fred- cric A. Delano, president of the Amer- ican Civic Association. treasurer, and W. Frank Persons, director of the United States Employment Service, sec- Tetary. Eleven members of the committee are from Washington. They are: Otto S. Beyer, managing director, Railway Labor Research Foundation, Washington; C. M. Bougniazet, secre- tary, International Brotherhood of Elec- trical Workers of America, Washing- ton; Miss Elizabeth Christman, secre- tary-treasurer, National Women's Trade Union League of America, Washington; Admiral Robert E. Coontz, national commander in chief, Veterans of For- elgn Wars, Washington; Frederic A. Delano, president, American Civic Asso- ciation, Washington; Miss Mary La- Dame, associate director, United States Employment Service, Washington; M. J. McDonough, president, building J. McDonough, president, building trades department, A. F. of L., Washington; Felix Morley, Brookings Institution, Washington; Dr. John A. Ryan, di- Tector, social action department, Na- tional Catholic Welfare Conference, ‘Washingto Miss Florence Thorne, American Federation of Labor, Was] ington; Miss Belle Sherwin, president, National League of Women Voters, ‘Washington. Other members are: George R. Arthur, Julius Rosenwald Fund, Chicago; George L. Berry, presi- dent International Printing Pressmen's and Assistants’ Union of North Amer- ica, Pressmen's Home, Tennessee: Louis Brownlow, director Public Administra- | tion Clearing House, Chicago; Henry ruere, president Bowery Savings Bank, New York City: Joseph Cohen, printing | trades representative, Philadelphia, Pa.; | Donald Comer, president, Avondal Mills, Jirmingham, Ala.; Henry S. Des r resident, Dennison Manufactur- ing Co. Framingham, Mass.; J. Walter Dictz. superintendent of industrial rela- . Western Electric Co., Kearney, N. J.. A B. C. Dohrman, chairman, Em- John Donlin, editor, Plas- terers’ Journal, Cicero, Ill.; Henry Es- berg. chairman, Employment Center, k C M. B. Folsom, assistant . Eastman Kodak Co.. Roches- 7. A. C. Godward, Minneapolis rial Committee, Minneapolis, n.: Francis J. Gorman, vice-presi- dent United Tex! Workers’ of Amer- rovidence, R. I.; Carl Gray, presi- Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Miss Florence C. Hanson, secre- reasurer American Teachers’ Fed- eration, Chicago, Ill.: George M. Har- n. president, Brotherhood of Rail- way Clerks, Cincinnati, Ohio; Dr. Mary H. S. Hayes, director vocational service for juniors, New York City; Sidney Hill- Y man. president Amalgamated Clothing Workers' of America, New York City; Louis Johnson, national commander, the American Legion, Indianapolis, | Ind.: Henry P. Kendall, president, the | Kendall Co., Boston. Mass.: Morris E. | Lecds, s | Philadelphia, Pa.; Dr. Willigm M. Lei- serson, professor of economics, Antioch | College, Yellow Springs, Ohio; Sam A. Lewisohn, president, Miami Copper C: New York City; Miss Lucy R. Mason, general secretary, National Consumers’ League, New York City: Joe W. Mc- Queen, national commander, Dis- | abled Veterans’ of the World War, Kansas City, Mo.: Miss Agnes Nestor, ‘Women's Trade Union League of Chi- cago, Chicago, Ill; Miss Louise C. Odencrantz, executive director, employ ment center, New York City; Victor A. Olander, president, Lake Seamen’s As- sociation, and secretary, Illinois State | Federation, Chicago. Ill.: Represent- ative Theodore A. Peyser of New York; D. B. Robertson, president, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, | Cleveland, Ohio; Miss Josephine Roche, | president, Rocky Mountain Fuel Co., | Denver, Colo.; Dr. Beardsley Ruml, dean, School of Social Science, Uni- | versity of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.; B. C. Seiple, secretary-treasurer, International | Association of Public Employment Of- ! fices, Cleveland, Ohio: Dr. Bryee M./ Stewart, chairman. Advisory Commi tee on Labor Statistics, New York City Lewis J. Taber, master. National Grange, Columbus, Ohic; Dr. M. R. ‘Trabue, director, Division of Diagnosis , Vocational Adjustment Service, New York City; - r. Joseph H. Willits, dean, ‘Wharton School of Finance and Com- merce, University of Pennsvlvania, Philadelphia. Pa.: H. H. Whiting, vice ! president, General Metals Corporation, Oskland, Calif., and Arthur H. Young, | :‘L:ndusmal Relations Counsel, New York | ity. i — CODE VIOLATORS FACE | AD LAW PROSECUTIONS | Virginia Statute Provides Fines, for Displaying of Emblem When It Is Misleading. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., August 12.—Rein- forcements for the claws of the Blue '3 Eagle in Virginia in the shape of prose- ‘ cutions under the State advertising law | loomed as a possibility here today. | C. Victor Werne, counsel for the Vir- ' ginia Better Trades Association, began ! investigating several reports of N. R. A. ! agreement or code violations, with an | eye to prosecution under the State! advertising law and a similar, but! stronger, Richmond City ordnance re- lating to false or misleading advertising. After a series of conferences with | John M. Miller, jr, chairman of the State N. R. A. Board, and his associates, 1 ‘Werne sent the following telegram to! Donald R. Richberg, counselor for the | . R. A. Administration in Washington: “will prosecutions under State ad- wertising law for false display of emblem sign interfere with administration pol- hich sets out its '8 am. Rec 10 'Highes!.489, at 5 p.m. yesterday. ROBERT M. HUTCHINS. HARRY C. GRAEF DIES EAFTER 6-WEEK ILLNESS | Man, 65, Had Been Prominent Fig- ure in Capital Society for Past 18 Years. Harry Campbell Graef, 65. prominent in Washington and New York society, died yesterday at his residence, 1525 Thirty-fifth street, after an illness of about six weeks. Mr. Graef was a native of New York City. He came to Washington about 18 years ago and had lived here ever since. He was a member of the Chevy Chase Club. He is survived by his widoew, Mrs. Emily Graef: a daughter, Mrs. Ballard Moore of Chicago. and a sister, Mrs. Harry Whitney Treat of Seattle, sister- in-law of Gen. Charles Treat. Funeral services will be private. ROUTINE INCREASED ON EXECUTIVE ORDERS Budget Director and Attorney Gen- eral to Pass on Drafts to Avoid Confusion. The budget director and the Attorney | General are going to have a little extra | reading to do. | _Hereafter, under an executive order | made public yesterday, all drafts of | executive orders and proclamations | jmust pass the scrutiny of these officials j before they go to the State Depart- ment for the O. K. which precedes| presidential signature. Under previous practice, the State Department has been the only inter- mediate port of call between the agency preparing the document and the presi- | dential desk, this step being made to| see that they meet required form. It was explained that the new ma- chinery “is designed to avoid misunder- standing and confusion.” THE WEATHER i | District of Columbia—Yair, followed | by local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight; tomorrow fair, not so warm; fresh southwest winds. Maryland—Local showers and thun- derstorms today, slightly cooler to- night; tomorrow fair. Virginia—Partly cloudy, with local thundershowers today and in extreme south portion tomorrow: not so warm in north portion tomorrow West Virginia—Partly cloudy. possibly local showers today, slightly cooler to- night; tomorrow fair. River Report. Potomac River very cloudy and Shen- andoah muddy late yesterday afternoon. Record for Last 24 Hours. { Midnight 81 2 am. 87 4 am. .87 6 am. .88 .82 .18 P.M. Yester : Year | 10 am. ago, 8 Lowest. 69, at 5 am. yesterday. ago, 65. Record Temperatures This Year, Highest, 100, on June 9. Lowest, 14, on February 9. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ‘Today. 1:29am. 8:22am. 2:00 p.m. 8:25pm. The Sun and Moon. Rises. 5:19 Year Tomorrow. | 2:21am. 9:18a.m. 2:54 p.m. 9:21pm. | High . Low High . Low .. Sets. 7:06 7:05 | Sun, today Sun, tomorrow 5:20 Moon, today .. 11:03pm. 11:43pm. Autcmobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. | Precipitation. Cnlg}:n{.hzy precitpuatlon in inches in the ital (current month H Month 1983, e R ! January .. February . March . April .. May June . "0 July Z : . i August ... K Y ¥ 8 | September ¥ H ;{)ctobcr .o 0vember December ggz Weather in Various Cities. | i ~Temperature.— Precipi- | Mex. M tation, & | sSatpm o ». Asheville. N. C...... 2 Atlanta,” Ga. | Atlantic City. N. altimore, Md. Birmingham, Al i Bismarck. N. Dak. I go;{(nln. h'('nasy 0.01 ¢ utfalo. . 2 | Chicago. Ti i e cinnati. Ohio """ Cheyenne. ' Wyo ... i Cleveland, Ohio > Davenport. Io | Env:(f.‘colox . s Moines. Towa. .. Detroit, Mich. Duluth. Minn, Paso. Tex. . Galveston. Tex. Helena. Mont. Inaianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas_City, Little Rock "Ar n Louisvi 001 | Ind 0 Miami, Fla. . Mobile. Ala. New drlea Fla D11 931212 deY nder the State law misieading 8d- |5 : wvertising is forbidden. In addition a Richmond City ordnance provides a fine of $100 for each day the mislead- ing sign or advertisement is displayed. Flood Threatens Honduran City. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, August 12 (#).—Floods in the banana zone were continuing and the city of Progreso was, seriously threatened by the rising River Ulua, dispatches reccived ke today eald. Phoe Pittsbureh. Pa Portland. Me. (1.l d4 : Portlsnd. Ores 8alt_Lake City 3 | Santa Fe. Savannah. Seattle, Springfleld. Temna. Pia » Vicksbirg. Miss. . 84 WASHINGTON, D. C. 89 N Mex.. Ga. 9 2 a 40-hour week and THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO 2000000 PLAGED UNDERBLUE EAGLE Modified N. R. A. Agreements for Five Big Industries Go Into Effect. __ (Continued From First Page.) suggested in creating the administra- tion that the 10 basic industries would be the first in line—Johnson is mov ing shead confidently in an effort to have his prcgram well on the way to success by September 1. He has forecast that by Labor day 5,000,000 workers now idle will be on Jjobs. Although the administration has emphasized repeatedly there will be no policing organization in the N. R. A. there is every indication that all pos: sible pressure of the Government is to be thrown behind the Blue Eagle to force employers to accept it. This was shown plainly when Presi- dent Roosevelt by executive order di- rected that Government contracts be made with Blue Eagle firms, meaning that even should some industries at- tempt to block the program by appeal- ing to court action, they still would not have the Blue Eagle and would face competition from those plants or stores from which the N. R. A.'s bird beckons. Johnson has made this plain by pointing out that purely intrastate utili- ties may not be within the reach of Federal law, but that the Blue Eagle doesn't distinguish between interstate and intrastate commerce. Steel Leaders to Confer. While he insists no boycott is intend- ed because every one has a chance to move in the program, there is no doubt that with President Roosevelt's full ap- proval he has ‘centered the success of the program upon an appeal to consum- ers to buy under the Blue Eagle. This would leave those who do not co-operate to take the consequences of the barrage of publicity, three-minute speakers and house-to-house educa- tional campaigns to be undertaken soon. Recovery officials made known that E. R. Grace of the Bethlehem Steel Co., and W. A. Irvin of the United States Steel Co.,, would confer with Johnson Tuesday about the pending steel code. It was expected unomficially they might have some counter proposal to lay before N. R. A. leaders in .the hope that present difficulties standing in the way of a steel code could be worked out. The steel industry recently at hear- ings before Johnson demanded price fixing to enable it to meet increased production costs, but Johnson stood against this plea. The canning industry, owing to the perishable nature of its products and the seasonal character of operations, was allowed an unusual exemption in its modified agreement which did not fix a minimum work week for employes “during the processing season for sea- sonal perishable products where the re- | striction of hours would cause loss or deterioration of raw materials.” It was pointed out by Johnson, how- ever, that “this approval shall not im- ply approval of wages, rate schedules or hours but pending a hearing and full investigation, this request is ap- proved.” Maximum Hours Fixed. Maximum hours of labor in the agreement for other employes were as follows: 48 hours weekly for those en- gaged wholly or partially in functions of wholesale or retail distribution; 42 hours for factory watchmen; 44 hours for power plant emploves and Tepair men; and 48 hours for chauffeurs. Mintmum wages of 30 cents in Cali- fornia, Oregon, or in any other States having their own wage regulations were fixed unless the State minimum was higher. Elsewhere the minimum rates we;;e p;"ovk}ed “d follows: orth of and excluding Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona, and the four coun- ties of York, Lancaster, Adams and \ Franklin in Pennsylvania, in cities of over 250,000, 30 cents an hour; in towns of less than 250,000, 25 cents an hour. In Maryland, Delaware and the four Pennsylvania Counties, in towns of over 250,000, 27!2 cents an hour; in towns of less than 250,000, 221 cents. South of and including Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona, in cities of over 250,000, 25 cents; below 250,000, 20 cents; in the territory of Hawaii, processors would pay empioyes not less than the minimum rate for the same class of work on July 15, 1929, It was also provided that where a plece-work system is used, the total wages of employes must at least aver- ?gge’ the minimum fixed wage for that region. Construction Industry Acts. ._The construction industry also joined in the submission of a modification to the blanket code, providing a 35-hour week for all employes except profes- sional executives and supervisory work- €rs, with a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour for unskilled labor, unless the rate on July 15, 1929, was lower, in which case the minimum rate would be 30 cents an hour. The agreement provided for adjust- ment of contracts for the purchase of goods and materials and was submitted b¢ a number of construction associa- tions headed by the American Institute of Architects, Associated General Con- tractors of America, the American Road Builders’ Association, Contracting Plas- terers’ International Association and a group of similar organizations. fJut)}xlnson nlsnlapproved modification o e re-employment agreeme; cover the following: S e Paper and pulp industry, 40-hour week; 35 cents an hour for men and 30 cents for women in the North; 322 cents for men and 30 cents for women inl!r}:‘t South. it and flavoring syrup industry, the minimum rates mcfl:xece?,mf:se;exfggr" and belt industry, a 40-hour week with & minimum of o e o e land iz, between 16 and 18, and s SSE cont my gdd b week Wholesale Drug Set-Up, Provisions of the modified presiden- tial agreement approved for thpe vsvf:lxe‘- sale drug industry included: A 45-hour work week, with adminis- :):;":: texlnployes excepted, and a 10 nt leewa case Orn‘;fiwew me!}; Permitted in the Minimum wages of $14 a w or“:lss‘:; 100.10100 1;1hnbltnnu orur:ox!: smaller citig $11 in the same ar o Lo Total numbe; exceed 10 per cent of be; of ‘;’Xlli employes. Pt modification of the gene: lanke goue to apply to the corfn pr:!]ugts uf ractory and umbrella industries wages and hours of work also was announced. For refractories a 40-hour week i proposed with a minimum hourly wage Iate graduated from 40 cents in in Alabama, No;t!gr to 25 cents and Texas, with 35 ¢ average nggln %;‘n = e.enu the av e mo ition provis rate below 32 centspln g';urmx::y.g raised if the pending steel code pro- vides higher rates for corresponding tex;itoryA 40-hour week with - blanke labor provisions is provided ;gr °fi§ umbrella and corn products industries. The N. R. A. set August 22 for a hearing on a proposed code submitted by the structural clay products indus- try, covering manufacturers of various sorts of brick and clay tile. —_— To tempt public interest a nmelnq theater opened in London with a name- less play by a nemeclss author with a nameless cast FUNERAL OPERATORS FORM NATIONAL GROUP Seven States Represented in Or- ganization Drafting Competi- tion and Work Ct')de. CHICAGO, August 12 (#).—Funeral livery operators of seven States today formed the nucleus of a national as- sociation anddrafted a code of com- petition and working conditions. ‘The States represented at the or- 1ganization meeting were New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri and Wisconsin. James J. Finan of New York was elected president. Details of the code were not made ' 1 public. Finan several thousand ' men would be given work if the code | | were adopted over the Naticn. DAIRYMEN 10 GEf MARKETING PLAN i Administrators Drafting| Blanket Agreement to i Increase Returns. (Copyright, 1933, by the Assoclated Press) In an effort to increase the returns of a tremendous branch of American agriculture, the Farm Adjustment Ad- ministraticn is drafting a blanket mar- keting agreement to apply to the Na- tion's milk distributing industry. Prepared for ratifization by dairy| representatives, the proposal is in- tended to provide relief for milkmen to offset rises in producing costs, particu- larly of feed, as a result of the drought in large grain and hay producing areas. It is the answer of administrators to a complaint of dairy interests that the process of carrying out the farm act is proceeding at “too slow a pace.” As the latest development became kncwn, the National Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation, in a statement issued by Charles W. Holman, secretary, said that “dairy farmers are restive be- cause of the slow progress which pro- posed dairy marketing agreements are making under the administration of the agricultural adjustment act.” “Notwithstanding the fact that the act was signed on May 12, and numer- ous applications have been made for agreements and a number of hearings held, to date only one marketing agree- ment has been signed by the Secretary of Agriculture,” the statement added. “It is the agreement covering the Chi- cago milkshed. The result is that the actual plight of the dairy farmer today is far worse than it was a year ago.” Efforts Are Continued. Administrators also continued efferts to obtain more mcney for farmers for | their products, despite any contracts they may have entered into when prices were lower. They already have requested tomato | canners to increase by 25 per cent the | contracts made in advance of the growing season. The administrators now are studying the possibilities of bringing about higher prices for pears on the Pacific Coast and sweet corn. Similar efforts are to be made with respect to other fruits and vegetables if growers find their production costs rising rapidly. ‘The dairy blanket proposal would serve as a substitute pending the drafting and approval of agreements covering individual milksheds. It is intended to do the same as President Roosevelt's blanket code, aimed to speed u}: increases in wages and reduction of hours in advance of the approval of individual code agreements for in- dustries. The milk agreement would affect the production and handling of the product throughout the Nation if approved by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace. It is aimed tentatively to accomplish two principal results: 1. To fix prices paid at some pre- vious date, possibly June 1, as the minimum to be paid farmers by dis- tributors, with the figure later to be adjusted by individual agreement and, in case these cannot be put into ef- fect rapidly, by a flat percentage in- crease in minimums. 2. To outlaw trade practices which producers and their organizations con- tend are having the effect of depress- ing milk prices and of challenging pres- ent prices. These include price-cutting by distributors, the payment of rebates to selected customers and the granting of premiums to give some buyers ad- vantages over others. Representatives of producer organi- zations contend that unless efforts are made to stabilize milk prices, attempts to reduce them to producers may fol- low the rapid fall in butter prices at New York and other markets in the last three weeks. The New York butter prices fell from 26 cents a pound to 19 duflng that period. Authority to raise minimum prices in each milkshed after a showing would be poss at any time under the blanket agreement. Consideration is being given a pro- posal that the minimums be boosted generally through a statistical method which would recognize changes in feed costs as a result of this year's shortage resulting from bad weather and in- creases in labor costs to distributors as a result of wage boosts following adop- tion of codes under the N. R. A. Farm living costs as well as farm producing costs both have risen sub- stantially since June 15, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics reported. A conference at Chicago on Tuesday has been called by Holman's organiza- tion to work out plans for speeding up ap:llcuuon of the farm act to the dairy industry. ——— CHOPIN HONOR CONCERT ON THANKSGIVING DAY Philadelphia Director Announces Event Here Commemorating Removal of Body. A Chopin memorial concert, com- memorating the removal of the great composer’s remains from Paris to his native Warsaw, will be given in this city on Thanksgiving day, with Leopold Stokowski, director of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, conducting a chorus of 500 singers of seven nationali- ties, the Polish Choral Society an- nounced yesterday. Arrangements are being made to have the program broad- cast throughout this country and trans- mitted to France and Poland also. ‘The chorus will be composed of sing- ers from Baltimore, Washington, Phila. delphia and New York, and will sing a . |group of Polish, French and English folk songs in their respective tongues. The Polish Choral Society, composed of some of the best singers of Balti- more, will render as its part of the pro- gram two groups of Polish folk songs and compositions under direction of H. LeRoy Lewis, voice teacher and baritone soloist of Washington. g{'wfl“m%& Periect % DIAMONDS % complete line of standardeg® and all-American made watches. g, Shop at the friendly store— pryou're always greeted with a smi .Q’—wlt.h o obligation to buy. &, Charge Accounts Invited M. Wurtzbarger Co. 901 G St. NW. Srelalraleadeaindeloadeadeadeadedy | agreed upon by the industry’s chief- | the Standard of California, H D. C, AUGUST 13, 1 MODIFIGATION DUE IN OIL PRICE CODE! Committees of Various Fac- tions Will Hold Meeting Here This Week. By the Associated Press. | A modified form of price regulation | for the oil “indusiry was contempiated yesterday by the administration as part of a trade practice program for the b: lions invested in the petroleum business. This was the understanding given in high quarters as committees represent- ing the main factions in the industry were called by the N. R. A. to meet here next_Wednesday or Thursday. The oil leaders then will o over the draft of a revised fair competition code prepared by the N. R. A. to succeed a | tentative plan submitted two weeks ago. After committce study of the pro- | posal, it was expected an immediate | hearing would be called so that all ef- forts could be expedited toward bring- ing the industry, third largest in the country, fully into the recovery drive. Could Come Under Code. Under a recent order by Hugh S. Johnson, the industrial administrator, oil companies could come under the blue eagle immediately by substituting for hour and wage provisions of the | blanket code the labor terms previously tains. ‘Whether the price provisions under- | stood to be definitely decided on for a place in the code would seek to flx‘ prices was a moot point, but responsible administration officials doubted that lY.! would go so far as a specific stipula- | tion. They intimated the Federal agency to be in charge of supervising the oil rogram would recommend what should Ee # fair minimum price for crude oil and its products, maximum for the prices of gasoline and other petroleum products to the con- sumer. The ofl industry was sharply divided over price regulation, the numerous ma- jority insisting upon price supervision to enable companies to meet increased costs of production because of the shorter hours and higher pay. Johnson heretofore has been against price regu- lation until the effect of production control on prices could be shown. Oppose Price Regulation. Price regulation was opposed by the Standard companies of New Jersey and Indiana, the Texas Co. the Royal Dutch Shell Co., the Gulf Co., and some other interests, and advocated bl=“ Ty Sinclair of the Censolidated Oil Cor- poration, E. B. Reeser of the Barnsdall | Oil Corporation, and many others. Officials said they did not expect there would be many basic changes from the tentative proposal by Johnson to the industry and the revised draft to be submitted to the committees next week, other than inclusion of some form ! of price insurance. Stringent Federal regulation over | production has been called for, through allocation by a Federal agency to the States of their share of the national de- mand. each State to divide its share among its fields. e BAKERS' CODE READY Committee to Bring Agreemenll Here Today—Details Withheld. | CHICAGO. August 12 (#.—A code of fair practices for the baking industry | ready for submission to the National Recovery Board and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, the Amer- ican Bakers' Association today ap- pointed two committees to present it to the Government. Officials of the association conference did not state what the industry had done regarding a minimum wage scale or a minimum working week. A committee of five will go to Wash- ington tomorrow to submit the code. The second committee created, a body of 16, to be known as the National | Bakers’ Council, was authorized to make | any changes in the code demanded by | the Government. JAIL FUGITIVES TAKEN Pair Who Overpowered Hunting- | ton, Ind., Turnkey Back in Jail. i HAMMOND. Ind, August 12 (#).— Overland Jackson, 19, and Charles Hol- ley, 25. who escaped from jail at Huntington, Ind., last night, were re- captured here today by Erie Railroad | Police and lodged in the city jail. The pair overpowered a turnkey last night with a mop, took his keys and | fled. boarding an Erie freight. Two other convicts refused to accept thel chance to escape. and an equitable | 5t 933—PART—ON. RELIEF TRADE GIVEN N.R.A.| Administrator Hopkins Announces $40,000,000 a Month Business. Under a ruling by Harry L. Hopkins, emergency relief administrator, Friday, that all purchases of supplies with Fed- eral money for aiding the jobless must be made at stores flying the blue eagle, officials estimated yesterday this means about $40,000,000 a month will flow into N. R. A. business houses. ‘Approximately $70,000,000 a month is now being spent for relief in the coun- try, of which about $40,000.000 is Fed- egal money. About 80 or 90 per cént of the latter goes to the corner grocery. COAL CODE SOUGHT BY PRATESTEPS Taken When Public Hearings | s Fail to Bring Warring Factions Together. among the various groups of operators, but also among the three rival miners’ unions. Amoeng the codes proposed was the so-called general agreement cffered by union operators and supported by the United Mine Wcrkers of America, set-| ting a basic wzge of $5 a day with a| 5 per cent differential for the Southern districts. Another, offered by the non-union operators of the Northern coal control and smokeless-Appalachian groups, pro- vided lower wages with a greater dif- ferential for the South. It added to the collective bargaining provision a ulation that an employer, while re- qu! to deal collectively with his own employes, may not be required to deal with a union including employes other than his own. Donald R. Richberg, N. R. A. counsel, asked the group to remove this pro- vision, but met with refusal. Hugh S. Johnson, the N. R. A. chief, indicated plainly the administration would not ccuntenance any amendment cf the re- covery act’s coilective bargaining pro- vision., Make Third Proposal. A third prcposal came from the Alabama operators, whose representa- tives, Forney Johnston, served notice on the Administration that they would not consent to their inclusion in any agreement along the lines of thé anicn code “without a contest.” He asked that they be permitted to operate under their own code, locally administered, without supervision by the N. R. A. It offered no increase over present wages paid in that region | and ccntained an amendment to the collective bargaining provision setting forth the right of workers not to or- ganize. A number of operators approved *he general terms of the union code but asked specific exempticns, In most cases as to wage scales, for their own territories to meet what they said were peculiar situations, Though the United Mine Workers supported the union code, John L. Lewis, president of the union, made it clear they actually desired greater con- cessions than it prcvided. He asked a $5 minimum basic wage for a six-hour day, rather than for an eight-hour day as the code proposed, and attacked its Southern differential. ‘The hearings were marked by several flare-ups between officials of the United Mine Workers and the Progressive Miners of America. The contracts of the latter organization with Illinois op- erators were used as the basis for the wage scale in the coce submitted by the Coal Producers’ Association of Illinois. Makes Attack on Scales. Aty rday’s session. William J. Sneed, president of the Illinois district of the United Mine Workers, attacked these scales and declared the rival union had devised nothing and initiated nothing for the benefit of their membership, but have trailed along after the United Mine’ Workers of America, snarling at their heels.” Sneed remarked that “five of their members have been sentenced to the penitentiary for murder, four for life nd one for 40 years” and added that not one instance of bombing has been charged against the United Mine Workers of America.” The third union, the National Miners’ Union, representing the left wing of organized mine labor, demanded through its secretary, Prank Rorich of Pittsburgh. $6 basic daily wage and |2 six-hour day. Many fishermen in the Firth of Clyde. Scotland, have had narrow escapes fro; sharks which have invaded the fishin rounds in unprecedented numbers. accuratel Be prompt and enjoy your vaca= tion more! Hot-Water Heat American Radiator Co. 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Meanwhile. reports to the Interstate ' Commerce Commission disclosed that railroads are abandoning trackage faster than ever before. This was at- tributed primarily to an increase of hard-surface highways near railway rights-of-way. For the nine menths ending August 1, the reports showed. railroads sus- pended service over 1,807 miles of track —aimost double the 945 miles aban- doned in the entire year ending last| November 1 Eastman described his action as the rst step in a Nation-wide market survey of transportation to be followed shortly by other questionnaires. which will be sent to the various classes of carriers.” He said the object was to “help the carriers improve their methods of handling and charging for freight serv- ice. with a view to greater economy and more efficient and attractive service better adapted to present-day condi- tions.” Tt is hoped,” he added. “to cen- tralize and co-ordinate efforts in this direction which the carriers are mak- ing individually. The co-ordinator recognizes that before any constructive plan can be devised it is essential to obtain the suggestions of shippers and full information as to their service re- quirements.” The questionnaire asked reasons not only for the use of trucks in preference to railroads, but why trucks are not used more extensively. This apparently was for the purpose of determining whether there is need for Federal regulation of trucks and busses moving in interstate commerce. DOG BITES BOY'S LIP Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 12— Bitten by a dog with which he was playing near his home last night, James Mills. 8, of 1933 Duke street. vas taken to Alexandria Hospital, where eight stitches were required to close a wcund in_his lip. He was treated by Dr. O. A. Ryder. who said the injury was not serious. ‘The boy is a son of J. E. Mills. !SOuthern Labor Leader to Present About 500 Com- plaints to Officials. By the Associated Press. | ATLANTA, August 12—George L. Googe, Southern representative of the American Federation of Labor, said to- day he would lay before the Recovery | Administration in Washington Monday | “about 500 complaints of N. R. A. code violations in Southern textile mills, in- volving approximately 100 plants.” Such complaints are coming into the federation’s Southern headquarters here at the rate of dozens daily. he said. The newest complaint, Googe sald, involves a system of holding the work- ers, on the average, to their piece-work pay scale despite the weekly minimum | wage requirement of the N. R. A. code. | “We are getting more complaints |a-ainst that practice right now.” he | said. “than against any other ting, | unless it is the stretch-out or machine overload system |7t works this way: “We will take a worker whose mini- mum wage is set at $12 a week under the N. R. A. code. “This week shortage of materizl or machine breakage or some other condi- tion outside his control cuts his output so that he earns only $9 a week on his plece-work scale | _“Saturday night he gets his check for the $12 all right. But next week. or the week after, he has a good run. and turns out enough work to give him $15 under the piece-work scale “But he doesn’t get the $15. He gets $12 and a slip reminding him of a $3 ‘advance’ wage payment some time | before.” | " Googe said the plan was a “clear” violation of the minimum wage clauses {of the textile code and would be ! sented to the Recovery Administration's Textile Labor Mediation Board which will hold its organization meeting in ‘Washington Monday. Arctic Expeditionist Dies. OTTAWA. August 12 () —Wireless messages received today told of the death of Dr. M. O. Malte, Dominion | botanist. 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