Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1921, Page 19

Something’s Happened on the Third Floor ‘And this “something” is a big cut in prices on a lot of single pieces and sample suites of bedrobm furniture—the . third floor is the bedroom floor, you know. Every piece of this fine bedroom furniture—no matter how low the price—is of the same high quality that has ' made the Lifetime Furniture Store famous. In this lot there’s a four-piece American Walnut Suite with bow bed at $250.00, a big, fine American Walnut Van- 4 ity Dresser at $110.00, a four-piece suite in ivory, with Chiffqrette and Vanity Dressing Table, at $195.00, and a fin , big mahogany suite, with Four-poster Bed, at v $265.00. We could go on and on, but we couldn’t begin to tell you of F the many especially good values that we are showing this week on the bedroom floor. ‘But come in—and find out for yourself. Mayer & Co. Seventh Street Proud of Your Kitchen? Some kitchens are so kept and furnished that it is easy to understand why visitors never see -them. Not s.n with those in which have been instancdiuch thorough- breds as a Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet, a Glenwood Gas Range or a Hoosier Kitchen Table. Place furniture like this in your kitchen and youw'll be glad to have the callers see it; furthermgore, your servants will do neater, better work—there will be an incentive for the extra effort. There are so many good things to be said about the splendid kitchen furniture that this store carries that we merely show the above picture as a suggestion and now extend, for your : good, the same as ours, an earnest invitation to call and see f these home helpers your very first convenient day. Hoosiers—you know—are still sold on the club plan. Seventh Street R R TR | AT i MORRISON GRILLED UPON LABOR'S PAY Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., March 19.—“Mr. Morrison, why do labor unions insist upon the same pay for the efficient and the ineflicient man in certain grades of workers?’ That questien by Allen Cleveland, a lawyer, start~d a general grilling of Frank Morrison, Secretary of the American Federation of Labor. at the City Club this afternoon. Mr. Mor- rison had just finished an address on “Labor's Program.” “Labor unions do not insist on the same pay for efficient and efficient Mr. Morrison answered. “All wage scales fixed by labor unions are min- imum scales, and the employer is free to pay as much more as he pleases for more eflicient labo ! "This was greeted laughter from the audience. From another quarter of the room John Hiltz, a builder, asked why union labor did not fix a minimum and middle scale. Suggested Long Ago. roar of nstead of white, enswered. “And 1 said that it s an idle dream. Who would determine who was to get the minimum wage? The union? That would mean that nobody would get the minimum. It would be like an- nouncing the award of a prize to the i school and letting es determine who was pretti “I have pight ¥ experience with the open sho Mr. Hiltz, “and 1 find that as soon as T raise the salary of the efficient, all the others strike to get the same 12 That's human nature,” said the thick, broad-shouldered veteran of labor struggles. “wages are always going up. and He was interrupted by more laugh- ter. The speaker explained, when the laughter had subsided, that what he meant was_that conditions of living improved with each age. . Recognizes All Strike Rights. “Do you recognize the right of the | employes of quasi-public corporations, | such as the railroads, who serve the | public, to strike?” F William J. Ogden you think they have the strike as the employes corporation or individual? “I recognize the right of any man wha is not making a decent living for his family to strike to get it. As for the quasi-public, the quasi doesn’t mean much. The public doesn't exer- cise much control over the railroads. | 1 certainly do recognize their right to strike against the railroads, owned by great corporations.” Mr. Morrison, in his speech pre- ceding the questioning, said that there was a conspiracy on the part of em- ployers to bring about the open shop and destroy the powers of the labor unions. Culogized During War. “During the war,” he said. “labor was eulogized' to the ’'nth degree. But just about the time of the arm stice’ a_change was scen, and that change has been manifested ever since. We have the National Manufacturers’ Association and fourteen or fifteen mer ked. “Do me right to a private between D & E|other associations which are sending out propaganda for this purpose. If every labor union were wiped out of existence you would still have the For the laboring man fe, liberty and the { labor question. has the right to * pursuit of happines: ARBIER REPOTS ARANST MINERS By the Aseociated Press. MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 19.— Recognition of the United Mine Workers of America is not obliga- tory upon the coal operators of Ala- bama, and the day wage scale and subcontract system are to remain un- changed under the award announced today by Gov. Thomas E. Kilby, sole arbiter in the strike. The governor also declares in his award that the existing method of adjusting grievances are found to be fair and cquitable. It is also de- clared that the operators are under | no obligation to re-employ the strik- | ing miners, but the recommendation is made to tht operators that they re-employ the unemployed men who struck. as fast as places be found for them without displacing men who are now at work, as a means to promote peace and harmony. The award says that the freedom of contract shallNbe inviolate and that agreements may be entered into by mutual consent. The governor recommends that “since this strike was wrongfully and without the slightest justification called, the organization of the United Mine Workers of America is respon- sible -for the present strikers being without employment. and that there- fore the organization should support the strikers until they find work.” Here are Gov. Kilby's findings. which Hecome operative immediately under an agreement with both thr! | miners and operators to abide by the governor's verdict: 1. Recognition of the United Mine Workers of America is not to be compelled. 2. The day-wage scale and sub- contract system to remain unchange 3. The existing methods of adjus ing grievances are found to be fa lana equitable. 4. The operators are under no obli- gation to re-employ striking miners. 5. The freedom of contract shall be {inviolate and, therefore, any of the abové mentioned things may be done |by mutual agreement of the parties. Every important point urged by the {uniok through its representatives as a basis for settlement was last. The | best the union received was the recommendation of the governor that the strikers be re-employed when- ever possible, without displacing | those men who remained on the job throughout the strik = . EMPLOYES OF PACKERS WILL BE GIVEN HEARING| The Secretary of Labor will give 2 hearing to representatives of the packing house employes, preliminary 1o the conference at the Department of Labor tomorrow between repre- sentatives of the packers and of the { workers, which Secretary Davis called for the purpose of adjusting dif- ferences over wage cuts and adjust- ments of hours, it was learned last night. Secretary Davis. it is understood, I will give the labor representatives { tunity to state their side of , as he has already heard the packers' side of the controversy from Carl Meyer and James L. Conoon, at- torneys, who will represent the pack- ers at the hearing. Dennis Lane, secretary of the employes’ unions, and Redmond 8. Brennan, their ggorney, will represent the werkers. Before leaving for Pittsburgh, where he spent the week end, Secretary Da- vis set experts of his'department at work assembling all data relating to previous labor problems in the pack- ing industry. For that purpose he called in from the Pacific coast K. P. which settled the dispute through the Alshuler agreement. The employes are now insisting upon a continu- ance of that agreement. The entire situation will be placed befors Bamuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, by Mr, Lane, Mr. Brennan and others jn a conference: tomorrow, ‘'THE SUNDAY ' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. the other “Automobi Government months ended March 1 wer ing period ury figur. the last 000 to run enator | the cight month ses were $4,490,000,000, Ofticials the discon Monthly des Henry C. Wallace, the new Secretary of Agriculture, ix a practignl farmer and lover of hornew. W ex owned by hix department. Uncle Sam Cuts Down Expenses Over a Billion in Eight Months ow expend ¥ . would hardly Total expenditures énding last July were C., MARCH- 20, 1921—-PART ‘1. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE STICKS TO OLD DOBBIN. sccretary Wallace ridex in one of the carrl whut give me n good feam every time." cabinet officers uxe automobilex, iles are all right,” says Mr. Wallace, mont of | Commonwealth Attorney Bail in Sea Tragedy March putgo for the th expenses for the ci appro: r dollar Japanese ¢ : rileased on bail if H 27 monwealth's it attorney can the government, w ending March 1, 1920 d was ners t FIRE RAZES LABORATORY. said the decrease tinuance of federal MINEOLA unknown ¢ buildings of laboratory at Mitchel Fi estfmated between 000, The property de valuable ins have shown a records of s N. Y., Mirch 19.—Fire of tdestroyed 1 e medical of the Arm ieanch CHICAGO, Mr connect the il cach ssioner expenditure sin bonds of 00 WANTS SUSPECT HELD. upposes Case. 18.—Four he murder of and’ Shigaji. I Steamer | poven . in a gun battle on that Christmas mornins, the com- | will prevent men out on an made by oday. The eliminary hear- | HELD IN $1,000,000 THEFT. s. Myrtle tte Munroe, tion with robbery at To- Jedo. Ohio. recentiv. were ordered held today by on. s 1 MOTHER OF SLAYER PAYSVISIT TO CELL First Meeting Allowed Since He Confessed Killing Young Companion. | By the Associated Press. | WARSAW. Ind. March 19.—Mrs, Lydia Decker, mother of Virgil | Decker, ecighteen-year-old boy who h signed a confession in which he declares that he alone was respon sible for the death of Leroy Loveil his Llkhart, Ind., chum, was permii- for the first time {oday to visit n since his arrest at Marion admitted to the sko county Jail murder. She w the cell by Mrs sheriff. Mrs accompanie B. Mcon, wife of the county Moon, by reminding Virgil of religious training and by of the boy since is eredited with rs in obtaining the which the boy signed e morning. The boy. who told Mrs Moon e cording to her story of events lead- ing up to the confession. that his only reason for assaulting the Love!t lad was that “ihe devil told me to do it, and 1 just did it met his mother with no disp of emotion. “Don’t worry, mother. It's dons and T don’'t know why T did it.” was his gregting. She remained with th bov oflv a short time Mre. Moon snent some time late to- some of hix mother, onfession arly this day talking with the lad. but she savs he added little to the account of the crime @< given in hix signed confes- sion teday. A call for a snecial session of the Kosciuskn v grand jury wos issucd thie afternoon by Judge L. W The call was issued for March 24, Officers exnect to present the confession obtained to the grand | jurv along with other evidence oh- 1 tained dnrine the investigations sines the death of the Lovett lad Sundav | PROTEST BAN ON PRESS. MADRID, March 13.—The syndi calist _ne ers protested toda: against the action of the government {in arresting several newspaper men i for articles written on the assassina- tion of the late Premier Dato and placing them in jail with common criminals The newspapers also reiterate their protests against the suppression of news relative to the pursuit of the assassins. i O .lll|I|||ll|||||||IIIIIIHIIIIHIHIIIllilillm}lllfllflmlll (0 M Y The Refrigerator That Is “Cleanable” And you know how much that means in a refrigerator. What satis- faction there is in knowing that the refrigerator in which you place your food is pure and sweet —that there is no dirt er germs to spoil its sweetness or contaminate your food. Such a fectly clean. This style Leonard in-white enumel ~e..n... $39.75 Leonard in $49.75 In seamless white por- celain this $65.00 Leonard is. This style Blugray seam- less porcelain. . of the season. This style Leonard in white $18.75 enamel In Blugray seamless porcelain this §39 75 Leonard is..... suit every requirement. Seventh Street Mayer & Co. Opening Display 1921 Styles Leonard Cleanable Refrigerators : refrigerator is the Leonard Cleanable. The wonderful one-piece seamless porcelain linings have no cracks or seams nor no inaccessible corners in which dirt can col- lect. Their hard, glistening white sur- face never cracks and can be wiped per- Gives you the choice of any of the new' 1921 styles Leonard Refrigerators, right now at the start of the season at especially low prices. Prices that you'd hardly expect to prevail even when closing out the undesirable numbers at the end Every Leonard Refrigerator is included in these re- ductions, and you'll find a style and pattern to Some with water coolers and many“with rear icing doors. Betwéen D ®E