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A. F. L. Forecasts More
U. S. Spending Unless
Business Picks Up
Survey Issues Warning;
Action to Spur Trade
Declared Urgent
Further resort to Federal spend
ing was forecast today by the Amer
ican Federation of Labor unless the
Government can spur private em
ployment.
In its monthly Survey of Busi
ness which warned against con
tinued "pump priming" and criti
cized Secretary of Commerce Hop
kins for setting up a staff for further
study of industrial problems when
“business expansion is an immediate
necessity." the federation said it
was up to the Government to take
the lead in a co-operative effort by
business, labor, farmers and other
groups to increase the Nation's pro
duction and raise living standards.
Although outlining no particular
method for the Government, the
federation presumably had in mind
conferences of leaders in the differ
ent fields at which agreements to
raise production would be sought.
"If business does not expand sub
Itantially before next spring, we shall
have a further demand for Govern
ment spending, with its danger of
inflation and consequent losses to
wage earners," the Federation said.
Action Declared I'rgent.
“Action for business expansion on
a sound basis is, therefore, urgent.
Shall we advance on a co-operative
basis, providing for the needs of all
groups, or shall we accept Govern
ment domination?"
The labor organization said experts
contended production increases could
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whole, but that business men were
not apt to take the initiative in the
direction of expansion because busi
ness risks were greater and profits
smaller than in pre-depression years
and no organization to expand pro
duction existed among businessmen.
“Today,'’ the survey continued, "the
chance of succeeding in business is
said to be only about 50 per cent as
great as in pre-depression years, and
the rewards of success are about
20 per cent less. In addition, those
who have succeeded are forced to
give a larger part of their income
to the Government through in
creased income taxes. This explains
why venture capital runs to shelter
In safe and tax-free investments like
Government bonds.
"Our great need today is to give
businessmen the kind of assurance
which will enable them to look for
ward to the future with confidence.”
The federation said Congress, by
defeating the administration's big
lending bill, had overruled the
"pump-priming" policy on which the
Government had relied to stimulate
recovery and had placed the re
sponsibility of reviving business
"squarely on the shoulders of the
Nation's businessmen.”
X. A. M. Seen Waiting.
But it added that, "although
every one is concerned in this prob
lem of expanding production,” busi
nessmen seemed "as helpless as any
one else” in finding the way to
achieve it.
The National Association of Manu
facturers was clearly not ready to
accept the challenge of Congress,
the federation said, but appeared to
be waiting for legislation “to weaken
the National Labor Relations Act.”
"If this is typical of business
leadership,” the survey continued,
"we can expect little help from in
dustry, on its own initiative, tow’ard
immediate increase of production.
The National Labor Relations Act
cannot safely be weakened.”
Actually, the Federation con
tended. business was in a particu
larly favorable condition now for
"sound, healthy expansion."
“First.” it said, "wage rates per
hour are higher than ever before
In our history. The average of 64
cents in industry as a whole today,
and 65 cents in manufacturing com
pares with 56 cents in manufactur
ing in 1929. As soon as industrial
piams are oacn on a lull-time
schedule, this wage rate will auto
matically provide high buying power.
"Secondly, labor is better organ
ized and more able to keep the wage
level rising as increases in produc
tion and profits make this possible.
Therefore, once a vigorous produc
tion increase is started by the flow
of private capital, we shall no longer
need outpourings of Government
funds to increase consuming power.”
The survey reported that profits
of 495 leading corporations in the
first half of 1939 were $717,000,000,
compared with $449,000,000 in the
first half of last year.
Disturbed conditions in Europe
made business forecasts impossible,
It concluded.
Japanese Get Permit
To Fly Plane Over U. S.
Bt the Associated Press.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
has granted permission for a Jap
anese airplane to fly over Alaska
and the continental United States
on a round-the-world flight spon
sored by the newspapers Osaka
Mainichi and Tokio Nichinichi.
The plane, a twin-motored trans
port. will be flown by Sumitoshi
Nakao and will carry two passengers
and a crew of four.
The route from Nome, Alaska, to
Miami, Fla., is by way of Fairbanks,
Whitehorse (Canada), Juneau, Seat
tle, 8an Francisco. Los Angeles,
Kansas City, New York and Wash
ington.
Officials said the permit would
allow the fliEht to he mnrip nt nnv
time before September 30.
.Woman Artist Aids Police
LONG BEACH, Calif.. Aug. 19 (/P).
—Morris Kessler, 30, is sought for
robbery because a woman artist can
draw from memory. A complaint
accusing him of a *6.600 bank holdup
here July 21 was issued by the dis
trict attorney's office following an
investigation resulting from a
sketch made by a woman customer
who witnessed the robbery.
Deaths Reported
Annie Smylie. 90. 2332 Wisconsin ave. n.w.
Frances L. Barrett. 71. 431 G st. n.w.
Albert O Mackey. 34. 3726 Conn ave.
Emma C. Arthur. 59. St. Elizabeth's Hos
pital.
Iktuise Swift. 57. St Elizabeth's Hospital.
Thomas C. Wright. 57. Gallinger Hospital.
Grover C. Tenelly, 54. St. Elizabeth's Hos
pital.
Willie Gooden. 49. Garfield Hospital.
Martha Cammack. 39 Georgetown Hospital.
Irene Mamakos. 25. Gallinger Hospital.
Infant to Mary Faulkner. Gallinger Hos
pital.
Infant 8hlrley Jane Troglia, Walter Reed
Hospital.
William Stewart, 83, 925 V st. n.w.
Louis A. Adams. 82. 1219 W st. n.w
Edward A. Tabbs. 65 Gallinger Hospital.
Katie Davis. 50, Gallinger Hospital.
Dorothy Turner. 30. Gallinger Hospital.
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Policewoman to Get Precinct
Detective Job Next Month
Mrs. Pearl Phythian
Looks and Talks
Well Qualified
Policewoman Pearl D. Phythian,
who will be the new woman pre
cinct detective after her swearing in
next month, looks and talks as
though she could handle the job.
■'I've never had any trouble with
anybody I arrested," she will tell
you. It is easy to understand. Mrs.
Phythian, 39. and weighing a solid
168 pounds, has had plenty of ex
perience.
She came to Washington from
Texas 13 years ago looking for a
job in which she could use her
training as a school teacher and
student of sociology and joined the
police force.
Almost at once she was assigned
to the shoplifting detail. Mean
while she studied at George Wash
ington University, the Catholic
School of Social Service and at St.
Elizabeth's Hospital, learning the
psychology of crime.
Her work on the shoplifting squad
was so good that Major Ernest W.
Brown, superintendent of police,
recommended Mrs. Phythian for the
rank of precinct detective when he
learned of Mrs. Cecelia H. Clarke's
intention of retiring. Mrs. Phythian
has worked under Mrs. Clarke for
nine years and will step into her
shoes when Mrs. Clarke's retirement
becomes effective September 1.
Policewoman Phythian admits she
is not much on names, but insists
sne never lorgets a iace. 10 neip
herself with names, she carries
about with her a little black note
book in which are listed most of
j the shoplifters known to police.
Many of the names in the book
have a notation after them to
j the effect that the person has been
J sent to prison.
“We have a lot of territory to
| cover with all the stores in Wash
' ington on our beat.” she explains,
j "but the • system we have worked
out with the store detectives is so
smooth that mast of the time the
j culprit we arrest is too surprised
to resist.”
But. of course. Policewoman Phy
thians practised approach and firm
hand may have something to do
with that.
30.000 Actors Threaten
To Leave A. F. of L.
By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. Aug. 19.—
Prom coast to coast, from Broad
way to Hollywood, America's enter
tainment industry seethed with re
newed union warfare today in the
wake of threatened withdrawal of
30.000 stage, screen and radio per
formers from the American Federa
tion of Labor.
The secession threat came from a
special committee of the Associated
Actors and Artists of America, par
ent body of 11 theatrical unions.
The bone of' contention between
the A. A. A. A. and the A. F. L.'s
Executive Committee was Ralph
Whitehead, executive secretary of
the American Federation of Actors, j
the vaudeville, night club and cir
cus performers’ union headed by
Sophie Tucker.
The A. A. A. A. is dead set against
Mr. Whitehead's continuance in the
atrical union affairs. It expelled
him from the A. A. A. A. recently,
and also ousted the A. F. A. on
grounds of insubordination by its
leaders.
The A. A. A. A. committee's seces
sion mreai was inspired by the A.
F. L. Executive Council's recom
mendation that Mr. Whitehead be
retained in office until a special
election could be held within 90
days.
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Marriage License
Applications
Robert T. Weigle. 24. Chevy Chase Md..
and Beverly M Foulk. 25. 1530 Spring
place N.W’.; the Rev. Arthur G. W.
Pfoffko.
George T. W’ard. 34. Jacksonville. Fla.,
and Mary F. Flannerv. 32. 3914 5th
st. n.w ; the Rev. Purcell Story.
Moien Kennedy, an. 5J K st. n.e., and
Ethel Curtone. 21. 1006 19th st. n.w.; .
the Rev. James S SDnggs.
Allen M Welch, 34. 17o) Q st. n w- . :
and Bessie G. Henkle. 37. J412 Mass,
ave. n.w.; the Rev. J. Gerard Cole.
Vincent C. Wahler. 27. MOa Alabama ave. I
s.e., and Helen L. Donaldson, 20, 522 !
Newcomb st. s.e.: the Rev. Ignatius
Fealy.
Charlie Jones. 44. 1008 New Jersey ave. i
n.w . and Leora Hill. 29. 1008 New Jer
sey ave. n.w.; the Rev. Sylvester Moss.
Dixie L. Conger, jr„ 29. Fayetteville. Tenn..
and Mary F. Hoyt. 29, New York City,
the Rev. Albert Evans.
Thomas J. Sullivan. 30. 2312 Conn. ave.
n.w.. and Charlotte V. Keyes. 35. 3221
Conn. ave. n.w., the Rev. Walter J. Mc
Carthy.
Albert G. Capet, 31. 1732 Euclid at. n.w.,
and Gertrude Berg. 27, 1014 Kilbourne
place n.w.: Judge R. E. Mattingly.
John W. Shippen. 36, 1722 Euclid st. n.w.
and Rhoda B. Suggert. 31, 134 Thomas
st. n.w.; Judge R E. Mattingly.
W’alter H. Snyder, 23. 1416 11th st. n.w ,
and Lorraine E. Boxley. 21. 3318 Sher
man ave. n.w.; the Rev. Emory C. Proc
tor.
William D Moyers. 27, 8ilver Hill. Md.,
and Arvilla G. Vaughan. 21. 4426 Kan
sas ave. n.w.; th#» Rev. c. J. Forcey.
John M. Mayer. III. 30. 1312 16th st.
n.w.. and Margaret. V. C. Hogan. 25,
1333 Conn. ave. n.w.; the Rev. J. G. Cole.
Edward V. Frayle. 22. 1745 Rhode Island
ave. n.w . *nd Martha J. Martin. 22.
1438 Kennedy st. n.w.; the Rev. Chesteen
Smith.
Rockville,. •
Robert Lee Mohn, 23. and Marie Elizabeth
Yoder. 22. bo h of Takoma Park. Md. j
Milton Watson Rose. 22. and Arline Emma
Swartwood. 21. both of Washington.
James L. Howerton. 29. and Marie M.
Brown. 21. both of Washington.
George A. Stiffley, 23, Bolivar. Pa., and
Mary L. Shoup. 21, Loyalhanna. Pa.
Earl R. Cllmenhaga. 25, and Thelma A.
Van Horn. 21. both of Washington.
Luther B. Graham. 27. and Ivy Lee Ed
wards. 22. both of Washington.
Paul L. Anderson, 26, Baltimore, and Ida
May Clendaniel. 24. Milford. Del.
Rov M. Beck. Washington, and Margaret L.
Swaydis. 20, Silver Spring. Md.
James Edward Hoofnagle. 27. Washington,
and Evelyn Frances Houston. 25. Marion,
va.
Richard F Earn, 21. Brookeville. Md., and
Verda H Buttry, 18, Ashton. Md.
Fenton E Froom. 23. and Elsie M. Sund
strom, 23. both of Takoma Park. Md.
Births Reported
William and Erva Jarboe. girl.
Joseph and Mary Vitale, girl.
Alton and Cynthia Lee. boy.
Lewis and Mary Wilkins, girl.
Richard and Grace Lee. girl.
Joseph and Ethel Clements, girl.
James and Catherine Keel. boy.
Charles and Gladys Ray. boy.
John and Martha McCarthy, girl.
Dwight and Lillian Thomas, boy.
Nicholas and Laura Proctor, boy.
Ralph and Helen Morton, boy.
William and Lester Walls, girl.
Rubbie and Mary Swann, girl.
John and Cora Johnson, girl.
Joseph and Agnes Griffith, girl.
Robert and Matilda Diggs, girl.
Allen and Antha Ezell, boy.
Arlee and Jessie Bailey, boy.
Cloudous and Tetnel Wright, boy.
Frederick and Sarah Cook, boy,
George and Louise King. bov.
Otis and Mildred Wilson, boy.
Clerpas and Mildred Glasco. bov.
Joseph and Annie Banks, girl.
Shelton and Bernice Sutton girl.
William and Mattie Cabell, boy.
James and Lillie Johnson, girl.
Louis and Lauretta Henderson, girl. !
William and Mary Thompson, girl.
William and Martha Fleming, girl.
Edward and Elsie Woodward, girl.
George and Edith Nelson, boy.
George and Nina Gordon, boy.
Simon and Daisy Holliday, boy.
Carl and Annie Freeman, boy.
George and Odell Trower boy,
Thomas and Arrieanna Countee. boy.
James and Oasle Baltimore, boy.
James and Willie Coleman, boy.
James and Elizabeth Proctor, girl.
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MRS. PEARL D. PHYTHIAN.
Closed Dutch Bank Files
Action Against Estate
By the Associated Prea*.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 19. —The
banking firm of Mendelssohn <fc Co.,
which suspended payments August
11, after the death in Paris of Its
president, Fritz Mannhelmer. pre
sented a bankruptcy petition yester
day against his estate.
Personal fortunes of the partners
are liable in the event the company
is adjudged bankrupt, since the bank
is not a corporation.
Protection of your own life and
limb is your responsibility as well
as others’.
Typographical Union
Is Suspended by
A. F. L. Council
Old Autonomy Dispute
Brings Action on Eve
Of Printers' Session
By the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Aug. 19 —
An old controversy over autonomy
of the International Typographical
Union was thrown wide open again
as the printers were suspended by
the American Federation of Labor
on the eve of their annual conven
tion.
President William Green an
nounced at Atlantic City the A. F#L.
Executive Council "automatically
suspended" the I. T. U. for failure to
pay about $16,000 in special assess
ments for organization drives.
President Claude M. Baker of the
I. T. U. said, "I've worked hard to
prevent” the suspension, but declined
to predict what action the conven
tion might take. Paying the assess
ment automatically would reinstate
the union.
The suspension took first rank
among convention topics, but there
was little probability of action until
next week. Welcome addresses and
appointment of committees were on
today's opening program.
Contested Three Years.
Woodruff Randolph of Chicago,
secretary-treasurer, said payment of
the assessment for the A. F. L. war
chest had been contested by two I.
T. U. factions, independents and
progressives, for three years.
Independents favor payment and
continued A. F. L. affiliation. Pro
gressives oppose payment, asserting
acceding to the Federation's de
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mand would mean a surrender of I.
T. U. autonomy.
The special assessment of 1 cent a
member per month was levied by the
1937 A. F. L. convention when rivalry
with the Committee for Industrial
Organization was extremely high.
Mr. Baker and First Vice President
Francis C. Barrett of New York
City declared the suspension did not
imply in any way the I. T. U. would
seek to affiliate with the C. I. O.
Mr. Randolph said it was not the
amount involved that caused some
to oppose the payment “but the sur
render of our independence to those
who seek to be the Nation's labor
dictators is quite another matter.”
Rejected By Referendum.
The A. F. of L. assessment demand
has been rejected by three I. T. U.
conventions and by a membership
referendum. Mr. Barrett branded
the suspension an A. F. L. Coun
cil effort to "stampede” the I. T. U.
convention into doing that which its
membership had voted against.
Mr Green said the printers would '
be denied seats at the A. F. L.’s
national convention in Cincinnati
October 4 unless payment was made.
He said I. T. U. delegates were
seated after a fight at the last A. F.
L. convention with an understand
ing the assessment would be paid.
Each I. T. U. faction has two
members on the five-member Execu
tive Council. President Baker of
San - Francisco and Second Vice
President John J. Conlev of Fort
Worth represent the independents.'
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Mr. Barrett and Mr. Randolph back
the progressives. Third Vice Presi
dent Thomas J. Martin of Cleve
land, the fifth member, usually
votes with Baker although not affili
ated with either group.
The I. T. U. is listed ae having
82,000 members.
U. S. and Canada Trade
Air Route Concessions
By the Associated Press.
The United States and Canada
signed yesterday an exchange of
notes providing the groundwork for
an extension of air services between
the two countries and between the
United States and Alaska.
The arrangement permits serv
ices between the United States and
Alaska with stop-overs in Canada.
It provides, however, that non-stop
service between the United States
and Alaska shall be the subject of
a separate understanding.
Reached after a three-day con
ference at Ottawa, attended by a
delegation of experts of the State
Department and the Civil Aeronau
tics Authority, it grants broad con
cessions to the aviation services of
both nations.
The arrangement is to remain in
force for two years and thereafter
until terminated on six months'
notice.
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Tips on Dog Care Are Given
As License Drive Is Pushed
As Poundmaster Frank Marks pre
pared today for an increase in the
work of his dog catchers, due to
the failure of thousands of owners
to buy new tags for their pets, the
Health Department issued advice
as to means of making a dogs life
more pleasant in the torrid season.
Studies of records of persons bit
ten by dogs, said Melvin Price Isa
minger, director of the Bureau of
Public Health Instruction, suggest
that the dogs which have done
the biting may have needed some
special consideration or care.
Finding that the dog poulation of
the District is estimated at more
than 24.000, whereas there were only
about 1.000 dog-bite cases reported
in the first seven months of this
year, he concluded the majority of
dogs do not snap or bite.
“Dogs, like people, are inclined to
be more irritable during the hot
weather,” he said.
Among his sugestions eor pet care
in hot weather: "Never let your
dogs water pan go dry; don t scuffle
with your dog on the hottest days;
provide a shady place for your
dog to rest.”
The pound wagon must continue
to roll, however, for it is illegal to
keep an unlicensed dog, and while
the deadline for tags was reached
August 1, thousands of dog owners,
as usual, are found delinquent.
The $2 tag fee must be paid to
get a pet out of the pound, and if
the owner is too late getting there,
the dog may be killed, if not sold
to some one else. If the police act
against an owner who has let the p°t
run at large without a muzzle the
total bill may be $5.
Chandler for Roosevelt
If He Seeks Third Term
By the AssceUted Prr»«.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Gov. A B.
tHappy) Chandler of Kentucky, who
lost in the 1938 Democratic sena
torial primary election to Senatgr
Barkley, the administration’s Sen
ate leader, said last night in an
interview that he would support
President Roosevelt if he were re
nominated for a third term.
Here for Kentucky day at the New
York Wojrld's Fair today. Gov.
Chandler remarked that he always
had been a regular party man and
“I’ll support the Democratic nomi
nees.”
He declined to say whether he
believed Mr. Roosevelt would or
should run again.
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Reversible Topcoat is a necessity for all-weather wear
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