Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1921, Page 13

l’u\ SEEKPROTECTION | OF FEMALE LABOR Metal Trades Workers De@ mand Steps to Halt Al- | leged Exploitation. - ¢ ; THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1921.° —_— e e e e s . e - S SR FHIREIVISNINGIE D T E Sy T S N Y v ST, 54100 AGREED GENATE SHIFTS AND |2 esawe . e sarep Cresegs o rerumicu ON FOR SCHOOLS SHALL ARNIY WIS House Accepts Conference Economy Forces Victorious Report on Deficiency Bill. as Military Personnel Is Now Goes to President. Cut to 150,000. Senator Harris Wants Lower Charges From Georgia, Senator Harris yesterday requested reduced freight rates from Georgia to eastern and western markets on watermeélons and other perishable fruits and vegetables in letters di- rected to the Interstate Commerce Commission and td Lincoln Green, vice-president of the Southern rail- way. The letters called attention to the announcement by trans-continental rajlroads in Chicago of a forthcoming rate reduction on carload shipments of vegetables, melons and apples from Pacific- coast terminals and interme- diate points to - destinations east of Chicago and the Mississippi river. Southeastern carriers denied recent- ly a request of ‘Georgia watermelon growers for an immediate reduction and the Interstate Commerce Com- mission held that sufficient time could not elapse-in time to aid the present cro, FOCHT SHOWS SURPRISE $400.000 FOR D. C. WATER CHANGES CAUSED BY WAR Claim Employers Have Héduced Standard of Wages and Work- ing Conditions. i By the Associated Press. Disappointed That Such Small Ap- propriation Was Asked—Will } Urge Larger Amount. Amendments for Great Falls Proj- ect and Taylor Plan Both Adopted. Appropriation of $1.544,000 toward the $2,000,000 emergency school- building program to meet the imme- diate needs of the Washington achool system was assured by the House yes- terday in accepting the conference re- port on the second deficiency billL. The $1.544,000 appropriation for the Dis- trict schools was inserted in the de- ficiency bill in the Senate and agreed to in conference between the two houses The measure now goes to the President for his signature. A special subcommittee of the Dis- trict committee is now studying the needs of the District schools under the chairmanship of Representative Walters of Pennsylvania. Chairman Focht of the District committee said ow for a reanion. Left to right: Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Baldwin. They fought many battles together on the fromtier and are im ‘Washingt and Maj. Gen. Fraak D. INDIAN WAR HERQESC. & 0. CANAL SAVED | favor of the committee amendment. Economy forces in the Senate were victorious yesterday afternoon in thefr effort to prevent the final adop- tion of the Senate military affairs com- mittee’s amendment to the Army bill authorizing an army of 170,000. The final action of the Senate provides for an Army of not less than 150,000 during the fiscal year 1922. The bill as it passed the- House provided for an Army of an average stréngth of 150 000 men. The vote in the Senate yesterday was a reversal of the action of the Senate the day before. Yesterday thirty-six senators voted against the proposal to make the Army 170,000 men and thirty-two voted for it. The vote the day before was 34 to 30 in The Army bill, passed by the Sen- REPUBLICANS NAME NEW VICE CHAIRMAN Atter electing John Towa chairman of the republican na- tional committee, to succeed Will H. Hays, resigned, the committee yester- day afternoon chose Ralph Williams of Oregon to be vice chairman. mittee also created a new office, that of second vice chairman, to be filled by a woman, and elected Mrs. Leonard G. Wood of Pittsburgh to the position. T. Adams of The com- DENVER, Col, June of Labor. Several confronting the metal i8 no objection to the are enjoyed by men. Say Women Are Abused. “Femgale labor during the war.” it 9.—Demand that steps be taken to halt the als leged exploitation of female labor by unscrupulous employers was madé today in a declaration presented for consideration before the annual cons vention here of the metal tradeh division of the American F‘eden.uo’ important issues trades we also to be discussed t today’s session The declaration asserted that there employment of female labor, but it must be ims sisted upon that the woman worker§ shall receive the same consideratios and as good working conditions that he was surprised and disappoint- ed that the Washington school au- thorities had asked for such a rela- tively small appropriation. He em- phasized that a much larger appro- priation will be urged after the House committee has made its investigation. Good Makes Statement. In bringing up this item Chairman Good of the appropriations committee said: “The situation with respect to schools in the District of Columbia 1s this: The District has been growing, and the population has been incre: ing very rapidly. We have done very little in the way of constructing hool buildings. Take the first item ate without a roil call after this con- test had been concluded, will now go to conference. The Senate added about $14,000,000 to the bill. which now totals $334,000,000. D. C. Projects Adopted. Among the Senaté amendments adopted were the committee amend- ment providing $200,000 for beginning work on the increased water supply project for the District of Columbla, as recommended by Mal. M. C. Tyler. Engineer Corps, U. S. A., and the Nor- ris amendment providing another $200,000 for beginning work on the Great Falls waterpower project, also in accordance with a report of Maj. Tyler. The first of these amendments was carried in the Army bill as it was sent to former President Wilson last March, but which he failed to approve. was stated. - received a primitive knowledge of how to perform tain lines of work and operate certaif classes of machinery. The employers are now taking advantage of thik limited training by reducing the; standard of wages and conditions of employment, first, because of the al-’ most total lack of organization among women, and, second. because of the great unemployment existing through- out the country, which makes female labor an exceptionally easy prey for the unfair and unscrupulous em- ployer.” Many Shipyards Closed. Tiie department had before -an official report stating that the fol- lowing shipyards have been closed, with little or no prospect for re opening now or in the future: Al andri ipbuilding Company, Alex- andriz, Va.: Pusey & Jones, plants, at Gloucester, N. J.. and Wil mington Del; the Merchants' building Company. Harriman, P: Internztional Shipbuilding Company, Hog lsland Pa.; the Squantum plant « Bethlechem Shipbuilding Com- v_at Squantum, Mass; the Caro- Shipbuiiding Company, Wilming- 2 Clarence Miller continues as secretary of the national committee. A motion to enlarge the natlonal committee by authorizing the appoint- ment of a woman to the committee from each state and territory, was re- ferred to the next meeting of the na- | tional committee, which, in turn, will make a report to the rational conven- tion of 1924. O . Former Chairman Hays was drafted by the committee for advisory service on the executive committee, although he had announced his desire to sep- arate himself from committee work entirely. HOLD REUNION HERE| BY NAVY'S ACTION Gens. Miles and Baldwin Re- |Coal new Friendship-Begun in Threat to Use Rail- U. S. Army 52 Years Ago. roads. It's a long, long road from the days| The Chesapeake and Ohlo canal, when the United States infantry was|most historic inland waterway of the in ke the first item |in constant warfare with Indians on|country, has been saved. e e e tuacion. It |4 the | the western plans to the present time| Announcement was made today by Mott' School. at ith and Trumbullin the National Capital, but one which |the Navy Department that it had ctreets, in the District of Columbia. |, it e caraliment todayiai1 010 pupiis|| s et Btraveleaiiby itwo S distin o b an order for coal to be shipped T T e teoa” classrbome. one | Euished retired generals of the Army.{to the proving grounds at Indian supply room occupied by coaching | They are Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles|Head via the canal, thereby contin- IPTeck, and an assembly RAL OCCUPISS | ang Maj. Gon. Fraskt D. Baldwin. whe | UINE the government's support of the by the fifth grade. They have WO | pis week are celebrating quietly here | 2RCIent carrier. a Trreatened withdrawal of the gov- portable buildings, which are occu- |ypc® gt ate Celehratie atielly Iete sied by second grades and one kin- hel? | ernment’s support because it had been wenty-three dem Sergarten. ~Sixty students, nearly | TSt meeting each other as members of |o(fared cheaper coal by ralf shipment | Sans, Notast the 170.000 Agure. These sixty pupils for eyery oM. AN hem | On maps of the far west the retirea |PTOMised to put the canal out of busi- republicans were Senators Borah, Ida : - |ho; Capper, Kansas; ng. many cases—and this is one of them { /0 t - point out to each othe; here —the children are permitted to go to { & S8 POE 00 18 Ao B uEht, | Ployes out of work. Maryland mem- | farreld, Okiah Jones, Washing- bers of Congress, led by Representa-|ton; Kenyon, Jows achool for only & few hours a day, be- 1 e e g e 1eaie™ | tive Zihiman, and Washington and |jata: La Follette. Wisconsin: cause there are not school facilities memories pleasant and less pleasani cnough. They are turned upen the | TS0 iy b L * | Cumberland, Md.. business organiza- |Nary, Oregon: Stanfield, Oregon =i - tions went to the rescue. Townsend, Michigan; Norris, Nebras- Fought in Indian Campaigns. Governemnt Investment. ka, and Willis, Ohio. 1 the committee on -plhr‘qprulu«:;r or the conferees were willing to e on the matter and to instruct me to| They joined the famous 5th In-| Secretary of the Navy Denby was| Committee amendments, other than make the motion which I have made | s.n 10 Kansas, and from then on |76€n and he instructed the general|fOT the pay of enlisted men, were ac- we took the matter up with the House Navy board to weigh the merits of the | cepted and the enate added an appro- committee on the District of Colum- | Were in more or less constant touch |matter. That the government has an |Priation of $200,000 to prepare plans bia_ The committee on the District | with each other for many years They |investment in the canal of more than |for development of the Great Falls of of Columbia has been Investigating {s uch: through the Ki 2 million dollars and that the water-|the Potomac as a source o fhydro- the matter and told us that every one ug] e lowa-Comanche | oy has a military value in relieving | €lectric power for the city of Wash- of these items should be allowed. campaign of ‘74 and '75, Gen. Miles |rail congestion, which was demon- |ington. “The only criticism that committee |in the rank of colonel and Gen. |Strated during the late war, were con- | Senator Dial, democrat. South Caro- had was the fact that it would not|Baldwin as a lieutenant. siderations laid before the Navy|lina. attempted to attach an amend- supply what is necessary in the Dis-| Then followed the Sioux war in the |authorities. The result of these rep- [ ment prohibiting use of any of the ap- trict. Yellowstone, this campaign lasting | Fesentations was that the Navy de- propriations to pay American troops from ‘76 to 'S0. The campaign | cided to call for new bids. in Germany, France and Belgium against the Bannock Indians and the| Bidding was spirited on the second |ninety days after approval of the act Nez-Perce Lndians followed. The _two comrades parted company | 1t has had the careful consideration of three committees. It had the con- round, with a number of companies|lt was voted down b chorus of noe: in 1885, while in Oregon. Gen. Miles at that time attained the rank of sideration of the subcommittee of the committes on appropriations on the: District appropriation bill. I do not claim that it had the attention of the ccmmittee on deficiencies, except that | prigadier general, and Gen. Baldwin ;I"“‘[‘h Oé_l capmn.l PThey met again ! e Sioux war of Pine Ri 3 { Dakota, In 1850, idge, South . Baldwin is the only living rhan we reviewed the testimony. It had the investigation of the House committee on District affairs—that is, legislative affairs—which says that the only ob- Who i3 the possessor of two congressi medals of honor. the hikhest milltecy award of the United States, both having been earned by him for exceptionai services and valor in the service of his ountry. “Tom” Custer. brother of Gen. medals of honor. conl ional Gen. Miles also is the holder of a con- gressional medal of honor. But the two retired officers are not interested (hh. week in their medals, but largely in each other, spending their time at the home of Gen. Miles or at the Army and Navy ul Gen. Miles is Gen. Baldwin's senior by a couple of years. The latter will return to Denver, Col., his home, Saturday. Gen. Baldwin expressed his interest today Inl the growth of the National Capital since his last visit here, about seven years ago. Upper left: Mrs. Leonard G. Wood of Pittsburgh, second vice chairman. Upper right: John T. Adams, chairman. Lower left: Ralph Willlams of Oregon, vice chairman. Lower right: Clarence B. Miller, who continues as secretary. VETERAN’S BODY FOUND MONTHS AFTER DEATH Samuel P. Miller, Member National Soldiers’ Home, Occupied Shanty Near Institution. PHOEBUS, Va., June 8.—The body veteran and‘member of the National of Samuel P. Milier, eighty, Union Soldiers’ Home, was found in the little shanty he called his home, not far from the confines of the institution. Investi- gation revealed that the old soldier had been dead for three or four months. Persons living nearby had noticed that the old man had not been seen around the place for several months. but believed he had gone to the home for medical treatment, as it was his privilege to do. When authorities at the institution found that he did not report at a stated period investiga- tion was begun and the body found fully dressed on the floor of Miller'sy, living room. Order Placed After CEASE TAKING CHINESE FAMINE SUBSCRIPTIONS U. S. Committee Members Announce Rains Have Insured .Harvests and Funds Are Adequate. NEW YORK, June 9—Thomas W. Lamont, chairman of the American committee for China famine fund, has telegraphed all local committees in this country to cease taking subscrip- tions, 2s safficient funds had been raised to meet the mot pressing needs. This action was prompted by a ca- blegiam from Peking. confirmed by the American minister, that abundant rains in the famine:stricken areas had insured harvests where none had been thought possible. The Chinese themselves had made generous con- tributions in excess of estimates, the cablegram added. Subscriptions made through the und to date totaled $4.374.206. with ks smaller amounts yet to be réported This sum, in addition to $1,00f MAY JOIN COUNTY COUNCIL. contributed by the Red Cross, $1.250 000 by various church agencies, and SILESIA, Md., June 9.—The monthly meeting of the Broad Creek Citizens' $250.000 by Chinese in this country. makes a national total exceeding § Association was held Saturday at the Silesia_Sciool. J. H. Blanford, secrt 874,000, tary of (he counly community council, delivered an address on the work of his organization and the good it has accomplished by combining the efforts of the clubs throughout the county. He explained the procedure necessary to become affiliated with the council, and the Broad Creek Citizens ciation has expressed its desire to in. B 3o ke meeting closed with recitations by Minnie Thorn and Clyde Taylor. and community singing accompanied by Mrs. A. Viehoever, Messrs. Ru- dolph and Frederick . Adler, on the piano, clarinet and violin. New Representation. The new basis of representation adopted by the committee will affeet the southern states as follows: Ar- kansas. increased 1; Florida, in- creased 2; Georgia, reduced 7; Loui- siana, reduced 3; Mississippi, reduced 8; South Carolina, reduced 7; Tennes- ;:’I-‘.’If:s:‘id exas) reduced 2; Vir- i z e representation of North Carolina and :l-.huma re- main the same. Mr. Adams came prominence in 1908, by the late Senator William B. Alli- son, his fellow townsman of Dubuque, Towa, to take charge of his last pri- mary campaign for the senatorship. Mr. Adams’ political activity prior to that time had been confined to an active local interest in party affairs. successful was the management of the Allison campaign that Mr. Adams gained a reputation as a lead- er and organizer which at once gave him a place of prominence in the politics of Towa and the middle west. Third Term on Committee. In 1912 Mr. Adams was elected na- tional committeeman from Iowa: he is now serving his third four-year term as a member of the committee and his second term as vice chal man. In 1912 and 1916 he served as member of the executive committee, and in 1920 had charge of the west- ern headquarters, by assignment of Chairman Hays, to whose adminis- tration Mr. Adams gave highly ef- fective support. Mr. Adams will spend his time at Washington and in visiting party leaders throughout the country. Headquarters will be maintained for the present at the capital He ex- pects to establish close working re- lations with the republican congres- slonal and senatorial committees, the headquarters of which are also in ‘Washington. No Party Limes. The democrats, Senators Fletcher, Florida, and Myers, Montana. voted with thirty republicans to support the military affairs committee as to the size of the Army. Thirteen republi- into political when called upon MAY WEAR SAM BROWNS. Pershing as Chief of Staff Expected to Order Belts. Al officers of the Army are Interested in a report that when Gen. Pershing becomes chief of staff the Sam Brown belt will be added to the regulation uni- form for officers of the United States belt is a feature of the army uniforza and w: of the American during the world war. were prohibited from e belt, how . after their re*arn to the United Sta under orders issued by Maj. March, chief of staf?. SA‘I‘UTES FOR U. 5. DEAD. Special cxemption from those orders CHERBOURG, France, June §—The | was recognized in_the cases of Gen. minister of marine has ordered that | Pershing and the officers of his personal every group of departing American | staff, who still wear the belt on all ooca- war dead shall be saluted with nine- | sions. = teen guns on - leaving France for| The main objection advanced against America. It is announced that this|the use of the belt is that it makes it mark of honor is due to the sug-|difficult to distinguish between officers gestion of Andre Tardieu of the British and American armies. FISH SPECIALS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Boston Mackerel ...........cccvvnneenn....25c Bonita Mackerel ...........cco0veeeen.....20c Virginia Beach Sturgeon . .65¢c Ib. Gen. jection to it is that it is not enough, and it has had the investigation of and extensive hearings before the Senate committee on the District. I do not want to take the responsibility of turn- ing young children out on the streets in the District of Columbia when we have provided by the agreement of the conference report that 60 per cent of the cost of these buildings shall be paid out of the revenues of the District and 40 per cent out of the United States Treasury.” Chairman Fockt Applauded. Chairman Focht of the District com- mittee was applauded when he said “Free schoolbooks ought to be in the hands of every child. They ought to have free schoolbooks and a good teach- er to teach them, and every child ough' 10 be compelled to go to school 1 was two submitted the lowest bid. Representative Zihiman, th responseible for the government keep- of the nation. ing the canal in operation during the war, said today that he believed the waterway would now entér a period MAY AID MEN ABROAD of general development which will . give it new importance as & trade ar- e ers N ol Gy - Transportation for Ex-Soldiers This is the opinion of officials o the Merchants and Manum:turenk.u- Who Are Destitute Favored. sociation, who are planning to make a trip over the canal to Cumberland to| Favorsble report on a bill anthor- udy its trade potentialities. Mr.|iZing free transportation from Eu- Ziniman will accompany the mer-|rope and Siberia for destitate dis- chants on the trip. 0 s O e D owns ten barges|CNaFESd soldiers and their families on the canal, which immediately will | has been ordersd by the House mili- be placed in service. Boats will start |tary committee. It is estimated it will loading at Cumberland today with g;’g;ozge government approximately - Navy, it Is stated. ’: &2 FoR el R e Secretary Weeks wrote the commit- —— tee that many former soldiers, dis- |MM|GRANTS TO LAND charged in Europe on their own ap- * |plication, were applying to welfare assoclations for relie Immigrants now on vessels or en route to the United States in excess Evening &?Tgeunday Star | very greatly disappointed when the head of the school system in Washington asked for such a meager sum as is con- tained in this bill and which is wholly inadequate. It is not a guestion of money_here, my friends, because when we got at this thing tho: arid make & complete and exhaustive study of it you will see us asking not for a meager million and a half doilars, but it will be for $5.000,000 to take care of the education of the youth of the District. “I want to say just as far as we have gone we find the service here woefully KING PETER VERY ILL. by Council to Return Home. LONDON, June 8.—King Peter Serbia is seriously ill, according Belgrade. Prince Alexander of Serbia Urged a dispatch to the Daily Mail from The dispatch adds that of the quota for the month of June will be credited against the July quota, Assistant secieury of Laboer Henning ruled today. The June quota from some coun- tries, notably from Italy, has already been exceeded, Mr. Henning said. There are many immigrants now on route to this country who must be credited to the July quota, under the Dillingham law, of the countries from which they came. Shipping companies. bowever, Mr. Henning added.- should ot to vessels in New York harbor or en| FLORENCE OIL COOK STOVES CALL MAIN 5000 60c a Month Delivered by Regular Carrier Croakers ......15c Ib. Jersey Coast Trout, 25¢ 1b. Fresh Flounders..25¢c Ib. Broiling and Pan Rock .........35c Ib. Large Butter Fish, 30c 1b. Medium Butter Fish, 2! 5S¢ 1b. Large White Perch, 25¢ 1b. Blue Fish ........25c1b, Dressed Catfish . ..30c Ib. Sea Bass. 25¢ Ib. exercise’ care in not exceeding the quota from any country. Burchell’s deficient, and that is the reason I am for this bill and why every other mem- ber of the House should be for it, but I ive warning that this is a very small item in comparison with what the neces- Prince Alexander, the regent, has been urged by the ministerial council to return home from France, where he is on a visit. Steak Fish Halibat .........35c Ib. Shell Fish Fresh Shucked Clams Crab Flakes and Meat and the service will start AT ONCE Il for and what we will ask e .. e Ib. ) o the ‘course of our further investiga- B Cofi. Tile 30c Ib. | Green and Cooked Shrimp hen we come to lay before the “Predacts From Farm E ¥ House a complete canvass and survey B Eee Form 1o Yox', .qu'uet Loiiee Cod .... ...25¢c Ib. | Live Frogs of the school situation of the District of St Columbia.” Representative Buchanan of Texas, a minority conferee, brought demo- cratic support to the emergency pro- ,8ram when he said: ‘We have postponed from year to year a proper response to those de- mands upon the theory that the cost of material and construction would go down, and that we could have it done a great deal cheaper perhaps next year than this year. That is one rea- son why we did not bring in a greater appropriation for school build- ings—at least it influenced my vote. 1 will state to the House, if human testimony can be relied upon, these buildings are absolutely essential for the accommodation of the children of % the District of Columbia. And I state 1o you that since the government has ; assumed the province of educating |SEFINIES the youth of the District it is its duty to furnish smple schoolhouses |& and teachers se that it can discharge the sacred duty efficiently and effec- tivel TEN WELL BIDS OPENED. __Ten companies offered bids for the privilege of drilling twenty-two off- set wells along the northern boundary (‘l ) d li - ¢ t's delicious of naval oil reserve No. 1, in Cali- and lasting results. It penetrates the A Dollar a Pound fornia, when bids were opened yes- pores and removes the cause. (Plasters \.‘ - = ‘ - They were taken under consideratior . by Secretary Fall. 3 = | —_— 1 s e FooOT. 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