Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1937, Page 31

NN WAGE | DL NTRODUEED Mrs. Norton Presents Meas- ure to Provide 6-Day Week in D. C. The initial move to amend the Tesurrected minimum wage law for the District was under way today, as the District Commissioners held in | ebeyance appointment of a board to administer the act In advance of possible general re- | vision of the 1918 law, with a view to bringing it up to date, the House today had before it a bill lmroduced‘ by Chairman Norton of the House | District Committee to provide a max- dum six-day work week here Provisions of the measure would | be carried out by the new Minimum | Wage Board, appointment of which | has been delayed by request of Presi- dent Roosevelt until the old wage law, recently revived by the Supreme Court, can be studied with a view to possible modernization by Congress. Chairman Norton’s bill would pro- hibit employers in Washington from | compelling any employe to work more | than six of any seven consecutive days. | The bill would exclude servants in private homes and persons over 21 engaged in professional work The old Minimum Wage Board lim- ited its benefits to women and minors | in trades, business or industries, ex- cepting domestics Chairman Norton said she is will- | ng to introduce any legislation in connection with enforcement of the minimum wage law that the District | Commissioners desire. The President has asked the Speak- | er and the Vice President to consider | whether revision of the wartime law to meet today’s problems is advisable. In line with this request he has asked the Commissioners to postpone action looking toward formation of a Mini- mum Wage Board at least until May 1. If Congress has acted by then, the Commissioners are expected to pro- eeed with organization of the board with existing facilities. I THE WEATHER I District of Columbia—Fair, probably light frost, lowest temperature about | 388 degrees tonight; tomorrow increas- ing cloudiness and slightly warmer; fresh northwest winds. | Maryland—Fair and slightly colder, probably frost tonight; tomorrow fair | and somewhat warmer in the interior. | Virginia—Fair, possibly light frost | the interior tonight; tomorrow in- ecreasing cloudiness with somewhat warmer in west and central portions. West Virginia—Generally fair to- night; tomorrow increasing cloudiness and somewhat warmer. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers elear today. Report for Last 24 Hours. Temperature Barometer Yesterday— p.m pm_ _ Midnight Today. Record for Last 24 Hours. @From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest. 69. at 3:30 p.m. yesterday. Year owest. 48. at 4:30 am. todsy. Year g0, 47, | Record Temperatures This Year. ghest, 76, on January 9 west. 49, on February 28. Humidity for Last 21 Hours. €Prom noon vesterday to noon today.) ighest. 68 per cent. at 3 a.m. today. Lowest. 51 per cent. at 3:45 p.m. yes- 2y, Tide Tables. ®Purnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Rises. 8un, today 531 Bun, tomorrow____ 5%4 Moon, todav.. "~ 10.04 am. Automobile lights must be turned on ene-half hour after sunset. | Precipitation. | Monthly precipitation in inches in the | Capital (current month to date) Month. aro. H'h.Low,fall. Weath'r 9465 )2 Clear 20 Cloudy 5 0.04 Cloudy 0.06 Clear 8 Cloudy 0.10 Rain 032 Clear 0.06 Clear 0.01 Cloudy E Cloudy . Ohio 0.02 Clear s’C. Denver, Colo. Detroit. Mich. Paso. Tex Galveston Helena. 1 uron. S. Dak. dianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City. Mo, Los Angeles Loutsville. Mlami. Fla. Minnesapolis New Orleans York, N.Y. Cloudy 0.08 Cloudy THE NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY CLOSES APRIL 21 To order a telephone, extra listings, or ad- vertising in the yellow pages just call MEtropolitan 9900 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 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