PAGE TWO
UNEMPLOYMENT NOT
DUE TO MACHINERY.
Government Expert Says It
''Aided Employment Until
1929 Crash
Washington. April 18. —That mod
ern machinery has givpn morp jobs
than it has taken was demonstrated
statistically by R K. W. Harrison,
Chief, (Machinery Division. Bureau
Os Foreign ard Domestic Commerce.
‘Department of Commerce, in an ad
dress at the University of Tennessee.
Knoxville.
‘.‘.There has been a ronsoister.t ef
fort during the depression." Mr. Har
rison said, “to discredit and restrict
the progress of mechanization or. the
grounds that it a bleeder of unem
ployment. Although i* Is obvious that
a given machine may tend to eli
minate hand labor, aften in a spec
tacular way, the macHine, year by
year, contributed to a larger volume
of national employment until the
er&sh of 1929 which was due to fin
ancial rather than technological fac
tors. Increased mechanization now L?
not a harrier to re-employment but
ia one of the ways out of the de_
pressior.
“The American standard of living
Is measured by r he use of machinery.
This is illu-trated statistically by an
increase in th“ number of gainfully
employed front 38 millions in 1910 to
49 millions in 1930 a net gain of 11
million? of workers:. However, during
the same period, farm workers ac
tually decreased from 12 1-2 millions
in 1910 to 10 1-2 millions in 1930, a
loss of 2 millions and industrial
workers increased from 11 1-2 mil
lions' in 1910 to 1" 1-2 millions in 1930.
a gain of four millions. Os still more
importance service workers increased
from 14 millior - ir 1910 to 23 millions
ir. 1930 a. net gain of 9 millions, two- j
thirds of which occurred in the past
decade.”
Mr. Harrison stated that this in
crease in service employment is due
principally to the development of the
machine which has made it possible
for so many of our people to enjoy
in a twenty-year period enough of
life's goods to employ an additional
army of 9 millions of workers to dis
tribute and service them.
The modern American conception I
of service to the individual, the cor
poration. the State, and. in many cases
the Fedei'l Government, he stated,
Ls probably more complete than that
which exists in any other country in
the world, and it is fair to say that
this large volume of service demand- i
ed and rece.ved by the American pub. J
He is an accurate measure of th«*
quality of the standard of living in
the United States
Doubtful If U. S.
Can Prevent War
(Continued rrorn r*age One.)
came, “Ah," 99.9 per cent of them said
“this is an exception; we’ll fight, this
time.” And the World War began.
While flabbergasted, T still had
faith t.o take it for granted that the
United States never would break into
so crazy a struggle We all know
What followed.
Surely this ought to have been
enough to cure any optimist.
WHO AKK THK PROFITEERS?
"Taking the profit out of war’’ is
commendable a.,: far as it goes, but it.
rests too much on the assumption
that munition makers are the only
profiteers; producers of every class
profit by conflict—notably farmers,
temporarily.
And there are others.
For example, wane war lasted, un
doubtedly T would profit from a war
in which the United (States was a
participant. Above military age, I
eov*l(ln't be drafted, but more youlh
ful competitors in my line of business
oquld be, to the probable inflation of
my income hud an increase in the se
curity of my tenure.
Nor are younger men so strongly
averse to soldiering as is represented.
It supposedly is romntic. In an era
of unemployment it involves no ap
parent. economic sacrifice. It does in
volve physical risk and discomfort,
but what adventurous youth is det.e
red, in advance by uch consolations!
If is a relief from personal respon
sibility. it.’’ better than a OCC ramp,
It insures future medical care and
hopes of subsequent pension and an
occasional bonus.
Nevertheless, it has its drawbacks.
Unless they are otherwise provided
for, there a .re loved ones at. home to
be thought of. And there Is the tho
ught of profiteering, by the privileg
ed few, while the unprivillged many
are in the trenches.
But anti.war legislation undertaken
to take cure of the home folk and to
guarantee against home profiteering
Why not, then, oure unemployment
by warfare?
It Is idiotic, hut is appealing.
Political Notices
FOR MAYOR
T hereby announce my candidacy
for re-election to office of mayor of
the city of Henderson I am asking
your support and vote upon my record
as mayor, which will be greatly appre
ciated.
In the event 1 am re-elected I will
as in the past do all in my power for
the betterment of our city and for
the promotion of the welfare of our
people.
TTtVTNF, R WATKTNH.
FOR MAYOR
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Mayor of the City
of Henderson, subject to the City
Election to be held May 7, 1935.
If elected I will enter office hound
by no promises to anyone, except to
■the. people of Henderson, to net. In all
things for their best Interests.
HENRY T. POWELL.
I Scramble Is On To
Grab Work Funds
(Continued from Page One.)
i in* five year?. Public work? have worn
j out. no attempt ha? been made to keep
* abreast of growing population, and im
i mense losses have been incurred thro
ugh continuance of inefficient equip
ment.
The federal government, in ?h.ort.
begin? a va«» work program, which
inevitably will lead futrher and fur
ther toward socialization of public
necessities.
Here i? an analysis of the P\YA sur.
vey of projects believed necessary—
estimated to cost three and or.e-half
times the sum the president has at
his disposal:
Number
Type 0 f of Estimated
Work. Projects. Cost.
Heavev engineering
structures .... 2.832 $2,903,846,911
Streets and high
ways 25.373 2.872.621.97$
Buildings other
than schools .. 10.764 1.303.253 345
School buildings. 2D.647 943.431.834
Drainage, flood con
trol. irrigation
and reclamat.. 4.405 1 774.564.541
Sewer? 6.537 946.802.237
Water work*.... 5.337 864.442.277
Power 1.814 591.558.059
Grade crossings. 2.892 577.249.230
Recrea.tion 7.399 347.744.230
Airports - 758 44.226.196
Miscellaneous . 4.900 768.598.777
Total survey . 94.178 $13,938,369,980
Gravely’s Group Fears
Money Bill Will Pass As Is
(Continued from Page One.)
drew Mellon.? Gulf Refining Company
and others. Now when the bill comes
up for third reading, you come run
ning up wanting to re-open the bill
and put in amendments to make up
thed eficit. Why should we show you
any more consideration now than you
showed us several days ago?”
When the bill was still under con.
sideration in the committee of the
whole, the administration forces or
those who felt that the budget should
he balanced, pointed out that if the
revenue and appropriations bills were
to be brought anywhere within bal
ancing distance that the Senate must
either keep the food exemptions out
of the revenue bill or put back into
it the sections taxing dividends from
stock in domestic corporations, the
chain filling station tax and the tax
oil hotels, even with the additional
$790,000 a year it. decided to divert
from the highway fund. But the op
position sat tight and refused to do
any of these things, although its
members well knew that they were
removing millions of dollars from an
already unbalanced revenue bill.
It is generally agreed that many of
the senators who voted to remove the
various taxes from the bill and to put
the exemptions back into the sales
tax section jlid so because of politi
cal promises made in the campaign
and because of political obligations to
! constitutuents, in the hope that they
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□GYPSY ClßL~7®\l
the story of an impassioned romance yft fLdv
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UHAFTER 4*
STEWART had been listening to
Willow by tel! Consuelo of the cypsv
folk as be had seen them. And Con
-uelo had been sighing tor the past
trying to recapture it.
Stewart was not at all pleased
He was determined to get Consuelo
off to the dinner part> which oe ban
arranged.
“Come. now. you're heirg mor
bid.'' Stewart interrupted. Consuelo
had forgotten he was in the room
“T hate to spoil this jolly talk, but
we ll be very late i:' you don’t start
to take off your makeup and get
Iressed. I’m sure Mr. Willow by will
excuse you row.”
“Why. yes. yes. of course." Wit
lowby hastened to say.
“Oil. now. don't go! What is n
party" We can go any time.”
“.Tust as you like, my dear, hut
supper was to be served at I*2: "0 and
; t's almost that now.” Stewart’s
voice was petulant.
For an instant her eyes narrowed.
‘'Listen. my darling- anger was
well concealed under a coaxing
voice—“you go and tell them that '
am detained and will be there later
just a bit later. You will, like a
darling one. won't you. and I prom
ise that 1 will not be too late.’’
“Oh. come now. that isn't fair!”
She hesitated. Her eyes had nar
rowed further.
“Oh. yes, my darling. You are so
good at making excuses, make them
for me tonight.” It was dismissal.
“And they asked you to stay to eat! ”
This to Willowhy. “Ah. my papa
must have thought you a fine gentle
man to do that.”
Stewart picked up his hat.
“I’ll see you later.” he said crossly.
“Yes. my darling. Tell me. Mr.
Willowbv, how long were you around
the camp?”
Stewart slammed the door behind
him.
YYillowby smiled.
“I live there —that is. part of the
time. You see, 1 have a farm in
Kentucky just outside of Louisville
where I breed horses. T spend part
of my winters there. Your father’s
camp this year was only a short dis
tance away. I saw quite a good deal
of him and the others.”
“Tell me all—” Laughter rumbled
in her throat. “Oh, Lord, but I am
happy! Mv people, my own! It is
not a dream that once I was a gypsy
who danced down dusty roads as free
as the birds above! I wonder if 7
shall ever do that again.” The laugh
ter died in her throat. “Tell me more
about them. lam so hungry!”
Consuelo forgot that she had prom
would be out-voted and the bill left j
in balance. When to their surprise j
they found they were in the ascen- j
dency. they still had to .sit tight. They
then hoped that when the hill w*ent
to conference the House w r ould final
ly compel them to accept a confer
ence report putting many of the tax
es they removed back into the hill.
“Here is the revenue bill as we
passed it, about $3,000,000 a year out
S.-,- . - - -
ised to meet istewnrt later. She for
got tiie hands on the clock. She and
Willow b\ had supper together :n a j
quiet little restaurant where there ;
were no blaring orchestras. She
listened eagerly, intently, and asked a
thousand questions which he could
j not answer. It had been a month j
j since he had returned to New York J
| Then they had not spoken of break - j
i ing camp. Girtza had not sent any i
message except this. "Tell ray little
i bad one to forget this old gypsy and j
be happy."
“The day before 1 left, the big ‘'el- :
| low. Mnrcu. came to my farm. He |
was wearing new clothes, a green i
silk shirt, striped sash around his j
waist and a scarf knotted around his 1
head. A gypsy girl was with him. j
'See.' ho said. »i)is is the one 1 am j
going to marry. 1 have already paid j
my gold for iter.' " Willowhy had j
kept this till now.
“He is taking a wife?"
j "Yes. that is what he said.”
"He is taking a w ife—” She j
played with her fingers upon the j
tablecloth. Absently she turned up
' the palms of her hands and stared
i into them. After a while she looked
at the man.
“I used to be ahlp to read my palm
| or else 1 read my life and made tli
| lines follow. 1 do not know—-but now
1 can no longer tell what will hap
pen. 1 have forgotten the gypsy art !
of looking into the future and seeing I
clearly. 1 am confused. 1 have tried
; not to be a gypsy. I have dressed
like a gorgio. 1 have done all of i
| these things that a gypsy would not
do and now when my heart is crying !
out to return t.o my father's wagon i
i 1 cannot’ This comes of tamper-;
i in ”-~" i
“I am quite sure your father would i
welcome you hack.” Inwardly he
was not so sure.
j “Now you are wrong, but T-would!
! like to believe you. And you thins }
! this other, this one witli lbs new;
■bride, would back?" ‘
| asked scornfully.
“Well now. I don’t know abou* j
that. 1 think you hurt him dread- ’
fully by going away.”
Silence. (
j “This Dummy, too. you have hurt.”
| Silence.
“Your father— ’’
j Then—
“lf my life might pay I would
gladly make payment." ‘The words ;
were uttered from the depths of hoi .
lie ing.
j “Tell me about the Dummy.” she;
said a bit later.
"He finished a picture while I was
there- It is the prize of hie work so t
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of balance with the bill you passed.
■ You go ahead now and force us to
i accept your hill by refusing to eon
cur and by sending it to conference.’’
This attitude on the part of the
Gravely group in the Senate is mak
ing a good many House members mad
because they feel the Senate is de
liberately trying to pass the buck,
including full responsibility for the
sales tax. to the House. As a result
far and la B) ®Pla fan, S waster
piece He let me take it only on the
condition you would see it. He gave
me a note to give to you when you
saw the picture and commanded that
1 tell you no more. I am going to
hang the picture next week. There
will be a very select audience in
vited. If you care to come then you
are welcome, but I would like you
to see this picture first—alone. It
will mean much to you.”
She promised.
Over and over she asked him to
repeat until at last there was noth
ing more to be said. He escorted her
home and lingered on the doorstep
Her voice was unsteady -when she
thanked him and she begged him tc
come to see her again.
"1 wish you were not so lonesome,
little gypsy.”
“Ah, now, how can you say that?
i have everything. A thousand
things more than a gypsy ever
1 ad —”
”1 said lonesome.”
“Lonesome —I have you now for a
friend and you have known them, sc-
I will not he lonesome again.”
“Goodnight, little gypsy.”
‘‘Goodnight, my good friend."
The days that followed were
strange, unreal days for the Gypsy
Consuelo. She forgot she had be
come a lady. She quarreled with
Stewart. She was through being
nice. \Yliat was a temper for if it
could not be used? All the pent-up
emotions of weeks were released and
Stewart stayed at the club and did
not go near her. She broke appoint
ments and no one could talk with
her. She came to the theater like a
whirlwind and danced like a mad
woman and heaven help the one whe
crossed her will. Engagements made
weeks before were forgotten.
She phoned Willowhy time and
time again, only to be informed that
lie had been called-out of town. She
received a short note from him from
Detroit offering apologies and prom
ising to call her when he returned
She tossed the note into the fire and
called Dong. Together they disap
peared in the mornings and returned
at night. Doug's ears were frost
bitten and he began to have rosy
cheeks and acquired the annoying
habit of opening windows when •
others were freezing.
Called to Stewart for an account
ing, he explained that he and the
gypsy had gone into the country* am* 5
had found srroen trees and ground
where the “ice cubes” had vanished
and had ridden horses like “injtns'.
no RE COM'JNIJEBi
i there was much talk in House circles
I today to the effect that the House
might accept the revenue bill as
sliced down by the Senate without
sending it to conference at all, and
j thus force the Senate to reduce the
j appropriations hill accordingly. This
j is regarded by a good many as a slap
; at Senator Gravely, chairman of the
j Senate Appropriations Committee.
: who has consistently led the parade
for larger appropriations, but who
also led the fight on the revenue bill
and against the efforts to get enough
revenue with which to meet approp
riations.
Merging of Counties
Is Eventuality
—■
(Continued from Page One.)
I
, where the school is located.
Proponents of abolition of the coun
' tv superintendent plan of school ad
ministration cite great inequalities
existing under the present setup. In
Camden county*, for example, there
are only three schools employing a
! total of 23 teachers. Yet Camden
i county, like the more populous coun
ties, has; a county superintendent.
Many believe that the county sup
i erintendent is destined to go. In his
■ stead w*ill appear district superinten
j dents. Highly possible, of course, is
it that the larger and more populous
I NOTICE I
Os City Election a
TO BE HELD ON 1
, Tuesday, May 7, 1935 I
Books Open for I
Registration I
In the several wards for seven days
From Friday, April 19th, 1935
to Friday April 26, 1935
That the registration and voting places and the Regis
trars appointed shall be as follows:
FIRST WARD: At the Municipal Building fronting on
Garnett street, R. D. Starkey, Registrar.
SECOND WARD: At the Farmers Warehouse fronting I
on Garnett street, W. D. Burwell. Registrar.
THIRD WARD: At the Big Henderson Warehouse
fronting on Zene street. Charlie Davis, Registrar.
FOURTH WARD: At the High Price Warehouse front- I
ing on Montgomery street. J. R. Carter. -Jr. Registrar. v
S. B. BURWELL, I
City Clerk. I
' counties will be districts in -hem
ves. Those who believe thed i-r.
plan will eventually prevail sec
establishment the beginning o- --
break-up of the present 100-coin
government, followed by county "
solidation. Because the State ?upp r -
the eight-months school and wi*v
regard for property valuation? i n
dividual counties, there appear- •
excuse for administration by <>
ties. The State highway departin'*
has. sot instance, only five di-nV
i with 25 sub-divisions sot adminis*-
tive purposes. Most advocates of o,
tv consolidation as an econotm* m ,.. v
believe that 20 to 25 counties W r.--'
he much superior to the preset*: -i.y
counties.
1837 —John Pierpont Morgan, ic
ing American banker-financier <v >
generation, patron of artists and in
ters, father of the r>rese?u Mor , r
boron at Hartford, Conn. Died \[-
31, 1913