Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 190, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1931 — Page 25

DEC. 18, 1931

RAIL LABORERS' PAY PLEA GIVEN U. S. SUPPORT Children’s Bureau Report Is Fuel for Workers’ Fight on Wage Cuts. Ru Rcripps.JJoicard A r i etpaper Alliance WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Behind the threat of a strike against wage cuts, announced by the Omaha & Chicago and Northwestern railroads, for its thousands of main-tenance-of-way men, are conditions revealed here today in the annual report of the United States children's bureau. According to President F. J. Fljozdal of the Brotherhood of Maintcnance-of-Way Employes, the cut tan not be accepted by the men, now working part time and receiving 40 cents an hour for thv 01 lour days a week. The children’s bureau report released today contains the results of a survey conducted during the good times between October, 1928, and July, 1929. It covers 550 typical families of maintenance-of-way workers in ten states. Low Standards Cited "The standards formulated as necessary for a minimum standard of health and decency by the national industrial conference board and social service agencies usually call for an annual income of $1,400 to $1,500,” says the children’s bureau report. “None of the men who had worked only as section laborers earned as much as is considered a necessary minimum for a family of four or five. In fact, not one earned as much as $1,250 as a section laborer during the year of the study. Many of the laborers earned far less than $1,250; twenty-nine earned less than $500: 129 earned less than $750; 212 earned less than SI,OOO, and only 101 earned as much as $1,000.” Several Go Hungry The report finds that of 529 families whose diet was studied only 34 per cent had satisfactory diets, 203 families had unsatisfactory food and 144 had diet marked “seriously deficient.” A few went hungry. Housing and clothing were on a similarly inadequate scale. In respect to food, clothing and housing, only 42 of 486 families met the standards. This is 9 per cent. The announced wage cuts, called “adjustments,” go into effect Jan. 1. They represent special cuts ranging from 2 per cent to 20 per cent as applied to the way workers in addition to the horizontal 15 per cent proposed for all raii organizations. The special cuts, announced by President Fred Sargent of the Northwestern, reduce section hands to 38 cents an hour, other section men to 35 cents. The cuts average 10 per cent, not counting the general slash. The two slashes would reduce section men to less than 30 cents an hour, union officials say. 5-Day Week at Chicago U. CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Establishment of a five-day week and an eight-hour day was announced for University of Chicago students today.

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L. J. Borinstein Is Re-Elected C. of C. Chief

Louis J. Borinstein

Officers of the Chamber of Commerce were re-elected by directors following a luncheon in the Chamber of Commerce Building Thursday. Louis J. Borinstein, manufacturer, financier, and an officer or director of many clubs and organizations, was renamed president for 1932. Theodore B. Griffith, vice-presi-dent of L. S. Ayres & Cos., was re-elected vice-president and George S. Olive, senior partner in the firm of George S. Olive & Cos., was re-elected treasurer. Borinstein is a leader in civic affairs here and prominent in virtually all Jewish activities. He is a partner in the firm of A. Borinstein, vice-president of Schloss Brothers Investment Comnany, president of United Furniture Stores, and of Janalcnc, Inc. TRUSTEE NAMED FOR LEVY ON BANK STOCK State Savings and Trust Depositors Slated for 5 Per cent Dividend. Samuel E. Garrison Thursday was named trustee to collect funds from stockholders of the defunct State Savings & Trust Company, in an attempt to pay a 5 per cent dividend to depositors, by Superior Judge Clarence R. Williams. Approximately $375,000, of which $20,000 has been collected, is to be obtained as receivership funds. Under the state law stockholders are liable to twice the amount of stock held in the defunct bank. Appointment of Garrison as trustee followed filing of a suit by depositors. Scott Brewer and Robert G. le Ayare included among the holders of large blocks of stock in the defunct institution. Court Begins Insull Hearing Hearing on an appeal of the Wabash Valley Electric Company, an Insull interest, from rates set by the public service commission for the town of Martinsville, began this morning in federal court before Judges Robert C. Baltzell, William Sparks, Chicago, and Thomas W. Slick of the northern Indiana district.

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