Lumbermen Discuss Industrial and Covernmental Cooperation With President Hoover

Washington, November 11.-Following a regular directors' meeting in Chicago, officers and directors of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association yesterday came to Washington to discuss with President Iloover and members of his Cabinet basic problems of the lumber industry, particufarly those bearing a relation to governmental functions.

Principal among the matters discussed with the president were the possibilities of the lumber industry, customarily responsible for the livelihood of more than a million American wage earners, assisting in the solution of the present employment problem. Forestry, timber conservation, including both physical and economic conservation, the barring from domestic ,competition of convict produced imports, and the President's plans for .creation of a Timber Conservation Board were among the subjects canvassed.

Those who called on the President included A. C. Dixon, Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, Eugene, Ore., President of the National Lumber Manufacturers Asso,ciation, W. M. Bitter, chairman of the W. M.Ritter Lumber Company, Columbus, Ohio, 'F.K. Weyerhaeuser, of the Wbye'r- haeuser Sales Company, Spolane, Wash., E.A. Fiost, President, Frost Lumber Industries, Shreveport, La., T. G. Griggs, Pr_esident, St. Paul & Tacoura Lumber Company, Tacoma, 'Wash., John W. 'Watzek, of Crossett-WjtzekGates, Chicago, directors, and Wilson Compton, Secretary and Manager ofthe National Lumber -Manufacturer! Association.

_ _pa1li-9r in the day a visit was paid to Attorney General Mitchell to whom the lumbermen frankly bared some of the embarrassments to which the industiy and public interest are exposed under existing laws or the absence of a declared policy on the part of the government where such laws conflict or seem to conflict with policies of conservation or-the principles of economics. -It was pointed out that either modification of existing anti-trust liws as they affect such basic industries as oil, lumber, coal and other natural resources or changes in their administration might be made in a way that would continue to assure the public protection against monopoly and imposition of arbitrary prices, while at the same time conserving natural resources and preventing industrial chaos through over-production.

Later the lumbermen saw Secretary of Commerce Lamont and Col. Arthur 'Woods, the President's special unemployment Commissioner, with a view to devising plans for the industry's co-operation with federal activities in this field. They also discussed with Secretary Lamont existing co-operative measures between the industry and the Department of Commerce, particularly the furtherance of public adoption of American Lumber Standards in the interest of consumer assurance of quality lumber.

Conferences were held with Secretary of. Agriculture Hyde on matters pertaining to adrninistration of the Forest Service and National Forest timber and with Secretary of Treasury Mellon respecting promulgation of regulations governing the admission of imports of lumber manufactured abroad either by convi'ct or forced labor, or under systems of governmental subsidy.

The immediate problem at issue under this last topic is the threat of Soviet convict-made lumber imports. The lumbermen are aware of the extent to which Russia has come to dominate the lumber and timber trade in Europe, particularly in England, and hope that regulations prohibiting Soviet products gaining a foothold in this country will be forthcoming at an early date. Under existing tariff laws Russian timber produ,cts are considered to be inadmissible because of the widespread use of convict labor both in produ,ction and transportation in that country and the existence of virtual government subsidy that would permit competition with our domestic products at such ruinous prices as the Soviet may choose to establish. Russian competition, it is pointed out, might have a most important bearing both on prosent and future employment as well as on business conditions in the lumber industry in this country. The Treasury has been considering regulations thatwill make effective existing provisions of the law, and their early issuance is hoped for.

Selltng Grade'llarked Lumber lfeans Repeat Ordergr

Comrad

They had grown old and a band

Of brotherhood, had bound hearts as one; setting sun, Man looked at dog and saw

And he, to comfort, licked master's hand. No speech was needed here understand; If there were hurts, there wefe nonc, And even after life itself is

They shall be comrades in land.

Pity the man, who knows pattering paws, \f,Iho wins no bark for his return, ltlho never sees the of little claws

Upon his polished i prey he may learn

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Man From Los Angeles: I mcan to tcll you Nct Yorkcrs is that we have days a year in Southern hundrcd and sirg-fivc suotr1l and ttat's a mighg coservative estimate."

Howhe Progressed

A man named Tofrenefti, Gftccn ycars ago a dishwashcr' but now prosperous owncr of a rtring of rcgtauranb in Chicago, says he made his susccla by idcdizing food. Hcre is how he tells it:

The adoration of eyes that see their diety.

Within a master's

"Aren't you the for a position?"

"Yes, sir."

-By Russell Wragg.

TIME FLIES

Boy Who

week ago looking ttYes, sir, older now." He got the job.

"Didn't I tcll wanted an older boy?"

Ruts

Why do some people always rePort for work at cightten, instead of eight o'clock?

"f developed three permanent specials; hot roast sugercured ham sandwiches; Idaho bakcd potatoes; and pastricr varying with the season. Now notice how I caU attention to ttrest items. To just say 'Ham Sandwich 15 ccats' convctn no invitation; it might evco inducc thc avcrrgc itDeSG of a slise of ham so thin it might bavc bcco cut rith a rezor, between two sliccs of bread almost as thin But whco I say,'Hot, savory, roest sugar-curtd han-fS cclrts for r portion that satis6es'-8h, tbat ig dificrcot' IErle pcoplc'r mouth water. The samc principlc ir appticd to tbc htnblc potato.'Fresh from thc ovcelergc--mcdy--plco9 of buttcr-+teaming hot'-thcrCs a rcric! ofrtimuletiry itnegc. that gct folks calUng for Idaho Potetoa in ruch numbccr that I once had a tclcgram from Govcrac Baldridp of thet statc, ttanking mc for what I hed donc fortbcir femour product."

Why do some people run to cvery morning, instead of being

It is just the lack of a little to rise a few minutes earlier. Those few extra in bed mean nothing so far as this life is they do mean a lot in keepa person ignores that littlc ing one in a rut. voice, calling much toward to those little things that mean so is just digging himself in, instead of out. Just an auto in soft mud without chains

--+very turn of rnan digs it, and the same strcct car eadier.? wheel digs in. A rut is just as deep as a sooner he begins diggrng out, tte sooner he will be on his way down the road to success.

GOOD LOGIC

Whilc some folts keql sa4

And some kccp oo ma4

I just keep on a-bein'

An'keep my load

While some keep dl ir wrong, And live in I jest keep thc wholc'day lo'4g, of a song, road thc brightcr.

East Bay Hoo Hoo Club

The popularity of the monthly meetings of East Bay Hoo Hoo Club No. 39 was again demonstrated at the regular meeting of this body held at the Athens Athletic Club, Oakland, Monday evening, November 17.

President Ray B. Cox presided over a goo&sized gatheringof members and guests.

Bert Bryan, Vicegerent Snark of the Golden Gate District, read'a communication from Hoo Hoo Headquarters dealing with the proposed change from the present death benefit plan to a group insurance plan whereby members will be covered up to $500. Mr. Bryan pointed out that adoption of this plan will mean a ,change in the amount of the annual dues, and that the exact amount of the dues, and the most desirable plan will be determined at an early meeting of the Supreme Nine at St. Louis.

Brief talks were made by M. D. Bishop, secretary-manager of the Coast Counties Lumbermen's Association, Watsonville, and Howard M. Gunton, director of Hoo Hoo Club, No. 9.

Lt.-Col. Livingston Irving, U. S. A. C., well-known World War Ace, speaker of the evening, was introduced by Rod Hendrickson, chairman of the entertainment committee. Col. Irving's talk which was mainly in the form of reminiscences of flying during the war period, proved to be most interesting.

Members were asked to keep in mind the date of the annual Xmas party to be held at the Athens Athletic Club, 12:@ p.m., Saturday, December 20.

"Blue Book" fssues 54th. Volume

The new 54th Edition of the "Blue Book" published as of October l, 1930, is announced bv the National Lumber Manufacturers Credit Corporationl its publisher, as the most complete and compre6ensive edition yet pubiished by them, containing, as it does, the results up to date, of th-e important work accomplished by them, as-a result of their extensive work under the present management, in improv- ing and extending the Book and their Credit Service.-

In addition to the features of the new "Blue Book" which include maps of each state, street addresses in over 75 cities and digest of commercial laws, the Book has been, and is, lept thoroughly revised and up-to-date, through a Revision Department.

The executive offices are at 2Ol7 Conway Building, Chicag9,,Illingis, under the management of C. J. Morgin and with W. W. Perkins as Subscription Manager ant I. B. King as Service Manager.

Makes Hole-In-One

E. L. "Ted" Connor, sales manager of the Huntington- Merritt Lumber Co., Ltd., of Vaniouver, B. C., mide a hole-in-one on his recent business trip to the Southwest while playing a game of golf on the Twin Hills golf ,course a_t Oklahoma City. Chet Stippich, Jim Wheeler and Roy Kendall were the other members of the foursome in whicL Mr.. Connor wds playing when he qualified for membership in the exclusive hole-in-one club.