Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1937, Page 4

A—4 wss A.F.L. OPENS DRIVE INMASSACHUSETTS Delegates Stamp Feet and Applaud State Leader’s Attack on Foes. By the Associated Press LOWELL, Mass., August 2.—Presi- dent John F. Gatelee of the Massa- chusetts Federation of Labor today launched the organization's fifty-sec- | ond convention by pledging a militant | membership drive in mass industries, | “American Federation of Labor will be the voice of labor in Massa- chusetts,” Gatelee said as delegates stamped their feet and applauded, “and will brook no inteference by any subversive group.” His declaration followed announce- ment the federation was opening “an aggressive campaign’ against the Com- mittee for Industrial Organization. “We must resist physically.” shouted the Springfield labor leader, “dictators seeking political power or control of the labor movement Called Communism. “Undisciplined organization of mass | industries is communism,” he said. Between communism and the fas- cism exemplified in the Johnstown Citi- | zens' Committee, the A. F. of L. must | rch down the middle and uphold | nerican ideals.” Francis P. Fenton, New England | representative of the A. F. of L., an- nounced the federation's drive on the C. I O. would begin in the textile mills of New Bedford and Fall River. The €. 1. O, h continued to raid and tear asur craft unions,” he said, addi ma textile locals have “solicite to take them in,” and “the C. I. O. has demonstrated that reconciliation is imvossible.” Approxi 500 dclogates ar- rived for G n of the five-day conven 11s textile and time in was ex- d represent se two Fishere te s dele- charter | g aranted dm, v be a . To new Klan Opens Drive on “Communism” in C: L O. S i i | termed “communism within C. warpath. - - —a ment” and the latter represented by the *Johnstown Citizens' Vigilante Committee.” On orders of the National Executive Council the State federation recently suspended 30 locals for C. I. O. affilia- tion and 19 others, mostly textile | unions, had been dropped for refusal to pay dues. WON'T TOLERATE C. I. O. Dam Contractors Answer Protest Against A, F. L. Contract. When the gaid, a new he | ion | That wou by other inte paign spreads el c and Twelve new have been added in New the last #ix weeks, he saic | Expects Aggressive Drive. John F. Galelee, president of the | Massachusetts Federation, s he ex- | pected “a harmonious con to ratfy “an aggressive ca 1 against the C. 1. O, financed largely | by the 5 per cent membership as- | sessment ap by the A. F. of L. | Execut | He s e cam- | utomobile, o would ask the con- | vention the offensive against communism and fascism, the former, he deglared g its head in the undisciplined mas¥ organization move- | to take GRAND COULEE, Wash., August 2“ P) —The C. I. O. was notified today it would not be “tolerated” at Grand Cou where the mammoth Grand | e Dam and reclamation project is being built under Federal sponsor- | shiy olification, in a letter froms Mason- sh-Atkinson-Kerr Co.. dam con- tractors, was read by Bill Hillyer, C. I | O. district representative, at a C. I. O mass meeting last night The letter, in answer toa C. I. O.! protest against a ‘“closed shop" ccpi- tract with the American Federation of Labor, read: “We are certain that we are within the scope of our legal rights i* all of our labor relations. “Please accept this formal notice that hereafter we cannot and will not tolerate any activity on our premises by organizations other than tho. regularly affiliated with the A. F. L. Housing (Continued From Firs: Page) T | amendments he has proposed. Walsh | outlined the changes as follows: 1. Making Federal loans and grants conditional on local housing authori- ties presenting a slum clearance pro- gram along with new housing projects, | 2. Raising the int t rate on loans | to limited dividen porations from | : per cent. ng the tenants in the houses structed to those whose income is| less than three times the rent rather | than the five-time limitation now in the bill. Senator Borah. Republican, of Ida- W asked Wagner what he believed to be the cause of slums. Low Incomes Blamed. ‘The New Yorker replied that the “fundamental difficulty” was the low | income of families living in slums. “If overnigiit we could increase the income of the families by a fair dis- tribution of wealth, we wouldn't have this problem at all,” he siad. Borah said he was not speaking in opposition to the bill, but he ex- pressed the opinion little could be done to solve the problem until the income of slum dwellers was increased. (Wagner's bill would authorize loans end outright contributions to pub- lic housing agencies for construction of low-rent dwelling units and the eradication of slums. It would pro- vide a bond issue of $700,000.000 over the next three years and an initial | appropriation of $26,000,000.) The United States Chamber of Commerce, criticizing the bill, said | Government-subsidized housing as a permanent policy would “inevitably have demoralizing effects upon sound- ly conceived community efforts to re- habilitate and rebuild blighted and Blum areas.” After a vote on the Wagner bill, the Senate will take up the non-con- trawersial court procedure bill. Little opposition was expected un- less someone should attempt to re- vive the original Supreme Court re- organization program. There were reports of such a move, but no con- firmation. Senator Minton, Democrat, of Indiana, one of the leading reorgani- zation adwocates, has announced he will offer an amendment to require | two-thirds decisions by the Supreme Court to invalidate acts of Con- gress. May Revive Old Battle. If administration leaders should support it, opposition Senators ex- pected revival of the old court battle which was sidetracked by recommit- tal of the original bill. Some ad- ministration Senators, however, had agreed with the foes that all Supreme Court legislation was out. Now that the wage-hour bill has been passed by the Senate, the House became the key to adjournment. It still has to pass on the labor measure and the housing bill. Another administration measure— the bill to plug tax loop-holes—was expected to reach the two houses within a few days. Democratic leaders expected little opposition. The House Labor Committee vir- Corns WSIee;E -Then Shed Off Throbbing corns quiet down when you apply E-Z Korn Remover. Numbs pain—Iloosens hardest corn and core comes right out. Easy to use—works fast. Used by thousands. Try it yourself. Only 35¢ at drug stores. LY | row for further consideration. | which won Senate approval Saturday tually has completed a new draft much | broader than the Senate wage-hour | measure, but will meet again tomor- | House Draft Sets High Limit. The House draft of the labor stand- ards bill would permit a proposed { board to fix minimum wages as high | as 70 cents an hour and a work week | as low as 35 hours. This contrasts with the limitations | of 40 cents and 40 hours in the bill | by a vote of 56 to 28. While administration leaders ex- pressed confidence the House would pass some sort of wage and hour bill, there were indications the Labor Com mittee's draft would stir controversy. AID OF ROOSEVELT ASKED IN DAM PLAN | Randolph, Lewis Say Project Across Savage Would Help Potomac. President Roosevelt'’s support in obtaining funds to pay for build- ing a dam across the Savage River, a tributary to the Potomac, between Piedmont, W. Va., and Westernport, Md., was sought today by Representa- tives Randolph of West Virginia and Lewis of Maryland. These Representatives pointed out that such a dam would solve a num- ber of problems existing along the Potomac and would provide an even flow of water in the Potcmac at all times. The War Department made & survey several years ago and the cost was of such a project was esti- mated at $1,600,000, but a recent sur- vey by Army Engineers caused them to revise this estimate to total $2 - 700,000. It was pointed out that this increase in the cost was due to the possibility of floods, such as have been experienced recently, The President indicated interest in the subject, but made no promise other than that he would give it his personal study. REFINERY UNION LEADER DENIES RIFT WITHC. I. 0. By the Associated Press, Harvey Fremming, president of the Oil Field, Gas and Refinery Workers, said today his union was “absolutely in accord with John L. Lewis' pro- gram.” Fremming made his statement in reply to reports he was among six leaders of the Committee for Industrial Organization who were near a split with Lewis. Charles P. Howard, president of the International Typographical Union and C. I O. secretary, also denied there was any rift in the organization. If Your Dentist Hurts You Try DR. FIELD PLATE EXPERT Double Suction 1 guarantee s Tight Fit in any M Violet Ray Tri for Pyerr THE EVENING S TAR, WAS HINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, AU G OBSCURITY SEEN FORG NEW AIDES UST 2, 1937. Klanswomen, new in the order, joined Klansmen in firing the o, I, 0.” in a night demonstratio Klan leaders map plans fo n at Atlanta. r demonstration. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. Resettlement | (Continued From First Page) an independent auditing agency of Congress, instead of doing away with its present power of pre-audit as is | proposed in the presidential reorgani- zation plan on which the Senate Re- organization Committee today a 10-day hearing The new figures substantiate Sen- ator Byrd's original charge that the budget allotment was $1.500.000 for construction of 250 home units for mountain people, known as Shenan- doah homesteads, with the actual cost $6.000 to $8,000 each. He complained not only of gross extravagance, but of the complete impracticability of the whole scheme. Secretary Wallace insisted that the cost would be $993,- 000 and that the new units would Cost no more than $3,755. He re- | fused to suspend work as requested by the Senator. Senator Byrd quoted “the unbiased | figures” of the General Accounting Office, which shows that it is pro- posed to spend $1.384.136.81 on these homesteads and on top of this he found another fund of $150,000 in the hands of the F. E. R. A. to provide homes for the same mountain people. Hits President’s Plan. Arguing for preservation of the General Accounting Office as an inde- pendent organization responsible only to Congress, the Virginia Senator said: “The fact that I have received con- tradictory financial reports from the Resettlement Administration and the General Accounting Office strengthens my belief that the independence of this office should not be impaired by the passage of the legislation now | pending.” Senator Byrd emphasized that his | original estimate of cost for the Shenandoah project was based on 250 | home units. This number has now been reduced to 175—any yet his original cost estimate is fully substan- tiated. The G. A. O. report shows that “after a thorough audit of ex- penditures and allotments the cost per unit will be $7,909.35.” Adding the F. E. R. A fund of $150,000 to the $1,384,136.81 resettlement allotments gave a total of $1,534,136.81. The F. E. R. A. funds, he found, are being expended on the basis of $800 per family under the State Wel- fare Department, and the Senator comments that “here i an instance where a State agency is spending $800 for the same service which is costing | the Federal agency 10 times as much. The State Welfare Department Yer) = INSTALLED COOL ENTIRE HOME GICHNER NA. 4370 . ® You'll ENJOY Reading BERTH CONTROL by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. AUGUST GLOBE Now ISSUE on Sale at your Newsdealer TAKES THE BURN OouT OF SUNBURN DR. FIELD 406 7th St. N.W. MEt. 9256 Over Woolworth B & 10e Store oL SUNBURN rox starts | pening gun against which Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans Left: Propagandists get together. Right: On the £ CELLER BATTLES GAINANDLOSS TAX New York Democrat Calls | for Repeal of Levy as Unfair. Diclaring the Federal capital gains | and losses tax “helps produce bigger | booms and deeper depressions.” Rep- | resentative Celler, Democrat, of New York. in a letter to Treasury Secre- | tary Morgenthau last night, called for | repeal The Treasury is engaged in a study | of the tax structure, preparatory to| making recommendations for revision to the President, and Celler's com- | munication is due to be studied in this | connection, The New York Representative said | his condemnation of the tax was based on consultation with “scores of ex-| perts, manufacturers. merchants and wisely purchased small farms, a much more practical solution than to con- gregate mountain people in villages He also displayed to his colleagues “an official memorandum of a budget dated January 4, 1934, placing the total of all thess projects at $480.000, an average of about $2,500 per homestead, yet the final cost ap- pears to be about $8,000 Senator Byrd found “the most ap- palling waste” in the sums expended for overhead cost. The G | ported the overhead expense on this | project is approximately $300.000. The | ovedhead in the Washington office is cost was expended for surveyors, super- | visors, engineers, etc “In other | words,” he commented. “plans and | administrative costs overhead were about as much as the |cost of the 6889 acres of land— $301,778.13." [CAPITAL MAN FATALLY STRIKEN AFTER SWIM | Chatham M. Melchoir, 20, Dies From Acute Indigestion at Cedarhurst, Md. Chatham M. Melchior, 29, died Saturday ‘at Cedarhurst, Md., appar- ently as a result of swimming imme- diately after a heavy dinner. He suffered an acute attack of indiges- tion after he left the water and died within a few hours. The cor- oner of Shadyside, Md., issued a cer- tificate of death from indigestion, Melchior, a mechanic employed by the Pullman Co., was at the beach with his famil; He lived at 1605 E street southeast and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Vettrua G. Mel- chior; a 3-year-old son, Chatham, jr., and his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Melchior. Funeral services will be held at the father’s home, 1416 Potomac avenue southeast, at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Unemployment in Australia is ap- parently below the pre-depression normal. PSYCHOMETRY DELINEATIONS Grace Gray Delong Life Reader Adviser 11 AM to 9 PM. PSYCHIC_MESSAGE COUNCIL 1100 Twelfth 8t. N.W. Corner of 12th and “L* Telephone MEt. 5234 A. O. re- | $186,319.75, and in the field $115.000 | represented by | other taxpayers” He outlined 10 | specific objections to it Pointing out that net capital gains are considered as part of taxable in- Roosevelt’s “Trouble Shoot- now before Congress. come, but that net capital losset are not considered at all. Celler said: “This short-sighted tax forces capi tal to lie idle. 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ARMSTRONG NUF-CED Save Money Now MOVE weather before calling our uphol- workshop running MEt. 2062 Grass Growing in Town's Streets, | MAYSVILLE, Ky., August 2 (P).— | A newspaper clipping about grass grow- | He recalled, he said, hearing Hoover | ers” Due to. Have Out- side Offices.” Virtual invisibility as well as ano- nymity may cloak the six presidential executive assistants proposed in a bill White House officials say no project | for quartering these presidential “trouble shooters” in the already crowded White House executive office has been put forward. If President Roosevelt intends to put them there, another enlargement of the office, tripled in capacity two years ago, will be necessary or some one else will have to move out. It is expected that, if authorized, the half-dozen executive assistants will be scattered in obscure offices in various vast Government departments. They will come and go at the White Mouse on their assigned missions by side doors, rarely even seen by the Dress corps; never communicative. That is the way “Tommy” Cor- coran, most publicized of present-day contact emissaries, does it now. And for all the loss of anonymity which press discussion and congressional debate about his doings, have cost him, Corcoran still heads the list of executive assistant possibilities in | the minds of close-up administration men. Have Followed Practice. Actually, creation of the “secret- six” would put the seal of congres- sional approval on & practice Presi dents have followed almost alw The personnel of the presidential secretariat at the White House, be! it in the days of a one-man show as it was up to President Hoover's day, or the triple secretary arrangement that has prevailed since then, never has reflected the means by which a Chief Executive kept contact with Congress, with foreign affairs or| with important domestic groups. All| have had roving unofficial contact men, known and unknown, to help | them solve their problems. | Cabinets usually showed the influ- | ence of this tendency. Cabinet offi- cers frequently were picked because of their relationships with Congress. | Mr. Hoover made the late former Rep- | resentative James W. Good of Iowa War Secretary, it was said, because of his long service in the House. When Cordell Hull of Tennessee left | the Senate to become the Roosevelt | Secretary of State he generally was expected to be an administration con- | tact man with the Senate. It does not seem to have worked out that way with Hull. He sticks close to his own foreign affairs problems. . Coolidge’s Secretaries. President Coolidge, last one-secre- | tary President, selected two former House members in succession, Bas- GET A LIFT com Slemp of Virginia and Everett Sanders of Indiana, for that role. While he lived and had his health, Col. Louis McHenry Howe was both secretary to President Roosevelt and chief contact man. But s succession of others outside the direct White House circle filled the news in turn from Dr. Ray Moley and Gen. Hugh Johnson on to Tommy Corcoran today. The routine of White House business has increased so tremendously since | President Roosevelt took office in 1933 | that “contacting” is now almost an incidental side of life for the official secretaries. ‘When Rudolph Forster, veteran of White House executive office service, | now office manager, first joined up as | a stenographer, a dozen or so workers comprised the office staff. Today it varies from 150 to 180sas needs of the | social season require. Once a few dozen letters made an average day's presidential mail. In| Mr. Hoover's term it ran around 200 | a day. It is closer to 4,000 a day now and there was one day in 1933 when 60,000 pieces of mail were dumped on a swamped staff. 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