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By Hugo S. Sims, Washington Correspondent v
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Intrigue the Patttkal; Praphetol fMCtq )ftttitf
' t'outicians, omcenoiaers, , party
MAuUn nd imiiiMf ' writers have
been. buy for tba'past two, weeks
trying ;,fo Interpret the results of the
primary elections . held in rennsyi
vaiuVaito; Oregon," ";.y
Ti:.! mtiivnit ' rmm Pannvslvanttt
J created the greatest interest. Both
parties were engaged in bitter fights.
In the Republican camp, Judge Ar-
thur Hi James, backed by the conser
vative faction, battled Gifford Pin
chot, former Governor, identified as a
Progressive. The Democrats staged
a struggle between John L. Lewis and
Senator Guffey on one side and Gov
ernor Earle and State Chairman
Lawrence on the other. On the day
before the voting, Jim Farley urged
the election of one candidate on each
side, advocating votes for Governoi
Earle and Thomas Kennedy, the CIO
candidate for Governor.
of Labor and
The Pennsylvania electorate turned
out in surprising force, more than
sixty per cent of the registered vot
ers going to the polls. The Republi
can candidates polled approximately
140,000 votes more than the com
bined total of the Democratic candi
dates. The Democratic total of
about 1,300,000 votes and the Repub
lican total of more than 1,400,000
votes were contrasted with the re
sults in 1936, when President Roose
velt beat Governor Landon by a
little more than 600,000 votes, 2,253,
J90 against 1,690,000.
"Tlkien on Its fee, the results of
tih 7npM?arv indicated that If both
'parties continue united, the election
an "November will be close. However,
feai are factors to be considered.
Democrats point out that their total
primary vote was more than twice as
House Passes Wags and Hour Bill;
Senate and Nation Debate Effects
Last week the House of Represen
tatives, by a vote of S14 to 97 pass
ed a Wage, and Hour Bill,' applicable
to all interstate industry, Calling for
a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour
the first year and increasing five
cents each year until it attains forty
cents. $ The! bill'V Blso-provides:, for
maximum weekly hours, dropping
from forty-four the first year, to
forty after the second.
Anyone who was in Washington
in December of last year and wit
nessed the feverish excitement on the
floor of the House when that body
recommitted the original Wage and
Hour Bill to the House Labor Com
mittee, will find it somewhat difficult
to explain the astonishing reversal
Since the special session, the House
Committee, at the insistence of
President Roosevelt, held hearings to
draft the present measure. The
Rules Committee refused to give the
new measure right-of-way and the
legislation seemed blocked. However,
late in April, 218 members signed a
discharge petition, giving the bill the
right to the floor.
While generally the measure ap
plies to all interstate industries,
there are some exceptions. These in
clude the fishing industry, news
papers of less than 3,000 circulation,
child movie actors, the processors of
perishable food products and those
engaged in the packing, canning, etc.,
of farm commodities if employed in
the area of production.
The vote in the House does not end
the fight. The Senate, which passed
a much different Labor Standards
large as the next highest in Demo-Fill last year, must act; on the new
cratic history, in 1934, when 56 " 44 1 bill. It is expected that Southern
Democrats went to the 'Tna Th. I Senators, opposed to the legislation,
will wage a victorious battle against
it unless there is a digerential allow
ance for the South.
Organized labor, through the A. F.
of L. and the CIO, backed the bill in
the House. The measure also drew
. democrats, moreover insist
jrteady Sncreases, Democratic regis
;ftratioH 3a oi jj. few years is evi
t dence 8v Republicans by the thous-
" anni w i ii. vv j. : .
' Considerable Interest in the strong sectional support from indus
Pennavlvania Drimarv was based on trial areas, where it is believed that
the fact that one of the candidates , the pending legislation will protect
for Governor on the Democratic tick-1 the interests of those areas against
et-was an active member of the ' the "cheap labor' of the South. It
CIO and the candidate of John L. I was vigorously opposed by Southern
Lewis. Mr. Kennedy, the Lewis ers who contend that it will prevent
candidate, failed to win the nomina-! that section of the nation from tak-
tion for Governor but he polled suf- ing advantage of a huge supply of
ficient strength to indicate that the labor.
CIO organization, at least, can defeat j While no one can tell exactly what
if i will haDDen to the bill in the Senate.
the half million CIO members in the probability is that some sort of
Pennsylvania turn aeainst the Demo-! legislation will result. This will give
legislation., Tli fight is almost ex
clusively coofined to wages, inasmuch
as .the average .work , week , differs
very little.-.:' - s? j a
.thkidaMedly'flierfl i 'modi' to? be
said in favor of the "ceiling? for
.hoars and' 'floor? for wages in this
country. Advocates of the 'measure
claim that where the differential now
exist in fact' that they will exist in
the future, as labor, better organised
in' certain areas, ' makes its demands
progressive. Opponents insist ' that
farther study should be made -of -the
effect of wage and hour legislation in
specific industries H"before such a
measure is put into effect ' lloreover,
the contention is advanced that with
so many unemployed, the passage of
a strict wage-end hour 'law wHl" re
sult in the discharge of less efficient
workers who will have to give way
to those equipped to render more
efficient service.
Regardless of conflicting views, the
prospects are that, before' long, the
nation will have a wage and hour law.
The chances are that it will not do
as much harm as its opponents think,
and, on the contrary, not as much
good as its proponents claim. At any
rate, the nation can at least observe
the operation of the law and pass
final judgment upon it. .,
CUMBERLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Morgan,
of Red Springs, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Morgan.
Mrs. E. U. Morgan and son, Ernest
Elliott, spent the week-end in Ral
eigh with Miss Carmen Morgan.
Miss Esther Perry spent Sunday
with Miss Celeste Godwin.' 6
The Rev. J. H. Miller, Mrs. Miller
and their children, of Hookerton,
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Miller. .
Mrs. J. W. Brabble and son, Nor
man Lee, from near Williamston,
have returned to their home, after
spending several days with Mrs. C. L.
Godwin.
Those attending the county meet
ing in Hertford last Thursday were:
Mrs. David Miller, Mrs. Ernest Stall
ings, Mrs. T. E. Morgan, Mrs. Er
nest Stallings, Mrs. George Roach,
Mrs. Erne Miller, Mrs. E. C. Hollo
well, Misses Eula Mae Morgan and
Celeste Godwin.
Mrs. H D. Hurdle, Miss Ruth Hur
dle, and Billy Hurdle visited friends
at Parkville on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Davenport,
of Elizabeth City, visited Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Godwin on Sunday after
noon.
CHAPANOKE NEWS
Mrs, Tommie Jackson and children,
antt-Mrs,- Kictard KuasfeS of WatL
dell spent Thursday, with Mrs.Flihu
Lane. -1 5 -' . ; , .
Mr1, and " Mrs Emmett ' Stalling,
Mrs. Perry, 'and Bill Xrueblood were
in Elizabeth City SatutdaVt evening.-,
Mrs. Lindsay Russell and baby are
progressing' satisfactorily.
Mr. and Mr: 'John Asbell I spent
Mondsy in Norfolk,, ya., where they
attended the annual outing "of "the
Norfolk Southern Railroad tGompany,
of which Mf. Asbell ft an 'employee', .
Mrs. John Symons and son, Walter,
spent Friday in Elizabeth . City, on
business.. t i. u s .
Mrs. C, L. Jackson is spending
sometime in Plymouth v with her
daughter, Mrs. Raymond Leggett.
A well-trained human eye can
recognize about 100,000 different hues
and colors.
Gives Setting Date I
For Sweet Potatoes'
... , ' ' . ' ' " ; . i "
Robert Schmidt, ji iocir e ,orticul
turist.of thetate Collie Expflrf
ment Station;' says the first week, in
Jane is a highly satisfactory time to
set sweet potato plants.
XU: roer .flnds 'it peJoesssiy io
buy plants, he should insist on certi
fied planU or pfaiiU from certified
seed, Schmidt declared. .
FerUlizf r should be applied Jn Jh
ridge 1 a feV days", 'in advance" of
planting Experiment Station work
ers recommend a Tertillier analysing
S to 4 per cent nitrogen, ?. 8 per cent
phosphoric acid, and 8 . pex . cent
potash, r This should, be .applied at
the rate bf SCO pounds to the acre,
To aean Gilt Pictore Frames
To clean gilt picture frames, use
the water in which onions have been
boiled, as it will restore their brightness.
I
BELVIDEIIS NET;a ,
- Dinner guests at the borne of Mrs, f
9 m. yvinaiowon aunaay wen: Air. .
and MreVA.' G."- Grimn lasnd daughter
Arline, fir. and Mrsi Raymond Brink- ' j
ley; Mrs. Maggie Speight, Mr. and
krs. Norman fWiaslow . and - son,
Bobby, of Suffolk, Vs.; Mr. and lira.
Leonard Winslow and son, Leonard,
Jr.; of Winfall; Mr. and Mrs Mlltion ,
Cbllipher, of Colerain, 'and Archie
Rlddkk of Whitestpn. )
Guest at the home of Mrs. S. M.
Winslow on Monday, afternoon were:
Mrs. Nathan QWard,, Mrs. Y. P,'
Layden, Miss Velma Layden and little '
Miss Mary Elliptt.
OWL ATTACK JUDGE
Basin, Wyo. While taking pictures
of young owls in a nest to record
their growth, Judge Percy Metz was
attacked by the mother owl, who
struck Jiim on the back, ripped away
his clothing and left painful talon
marks.
Sleeping sickness among horses
was first recorded in Germany in
1880 and appeared in the United
States about 1890.
cratic party.
The likelihood of such a step is
less probable when one realizes that
Judge James, the successful Republi
can candidate, made Mr. Lewis andi
his CIO a major issue aeainst Gifford
Pinchot, attacking Pinchot as a
"New Dealer" and "pro-Lewis" can
didate. The CIO strength will not
be thrown to Judge James. It might,
under some conditions, go to A in
dependent Labor candidate or follow
the new tactics of the economic strug
gle and "sit-down" during the Fall
election.
The Pennsylvania vote was hailed
by John D. M. Hamilton, chairman
of the Republican National Commit
tee, as a definite indication of a Re
publican victory in November. Alf
M Landon, Republican presidential
nominee in 1936, expressed practically
the same opinion. Republicans gen
erally seem to take the primary re
sults as proof that a united party
can win the state from the Demo
cratic candidates.
That Republicans get encourage
ment from the prospect of winning
control of Pennsylvania, a state that
for decades has been a foundation of
Republican strength, indicates the
havoc which the New Deal has made
in political alignment in this country.
Whether the election this Fall will
show that the PennsylvanianS have
swung back to their normal Republi
can preferences remains to be seen.
Aside from the failure of John L.
Lewis and the CIO to, demonstrate
domination of the Democratic party
in Pennsylvania, the primary results
carrjK another reflection,. ; Iteomfjorta
the , Republicans in much the same
- wwjrthat the Florida results en-'-
couriged the New Dealers. ' The
'Florida primary came after consider
able debate as to the President's loss
4 of popularity and prestige and the
results bolstered New Deal morale
'' by exhibiting the strength of Presi
dent Roosevelt. In Pennsylvania, the
primary comes after discouraging de
' feats to the Republicans and gives
'them hope and couarge by strength
ening their belief that, after all, it is
'' possible to beat the Democrats. V
In the Democratic primary in Ore
' gori, the New Deal is generally ere
dited with a victory.' Governor
1 1 Charles H. Martin, a Ntew Dealer who
eritfcized the Wagner Act and the
: 1 NLRB. was defeated by Henry L.
' Hess,- a State Senator, who made his
firiit almost wholly on a New Deal
alatfotm. Mr. Hess had the open en-
dorsement of Secretary ," Ickes, and
' Governor Martin was the subject, of
an attack from Senator NorrteA of
- Nebraska v Because ' the Governor
waged his campaign on 'law" and or
der" ' and "ani-labor racketeering"
; -V te r ' assailed by both the
the Government again the job it first
undertook in 1933 when the NRA
blanketed nearly 22,000,000 workers
under various codes, regulating wages
and hours while enforcement of
these provisions gradually weakened,
the structure was not discarded en
tirelv until the Supreme Court, in
May, 1935, rendered its decision hold
ing the NRA illegal.
The Senate is recorded in support
of a study of conditions in various
industries, with a provision for com
pulsory wages as high as forty cents
an hour and a maximum work week
as low as forty hours. The House
bill applies to the entire nation and
eventually will mean forty hours'
work, at forty cents an hour, or
minimum of $16 for all workers.
Fitrures compiled by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, showing the aver
age minimum hourly wages actually
paid to common labor in the different
regions of this country, reveal that
the Pacific States, with fifty-nine
cents, have the highest average. The
North Central area, with fifty-six
cents is second, followed by the Mid
dle Atlantic and Mountain States with
fifty-three, the New England States
with fifty, the South Atlantic States
with forty-one cents, the South Cen
tral States, thirty-eight cents, and the
East South Central States with thir
ty-seven cents. These are average
figures for unskilled male workers in
twenty industries.
The real effect of the bill is seen
when one -realizes that very few
Northern worker enter common labor
at less than forty cents an hour,
while nearly half .of , the, Southern
workers fail to receive that much. In
the South, it Is reported, one-fifth of
the workers take jobs that pay less
than twenty-five cents an hour. These
fitrures show why the bill is generally
regarded as being aimed at', the
South' rather than the other regions
of the United State. V '
: Under the NRA. most of the codes
provided - lower , minimum v wages in
the South than ' in the North. The
minimum labor standard that the
Government require from companies
filling -Government contract recog
nize this diifareittitl.'' .i-'::The-,':' Senate
measure also permitted a lower, mini
mum wage in the South than in the
North. Objections, however are
raised by organized labor and many
congressmen from the North. . -.
The South, with '.a labor surplus
which is not highly organized and
where living standards are inclined
to cost less than elsewhere, seek to
maintain an advantage in attracting
industry, which it maintains is neces
sary to balance ' the present over
whelming agricultural economy. Oth
er sections of the country would like
Cto r-ova so:" 3 cf t' -t r ty
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