Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1922, Page 16

SPANTERS 0T “HeisimD.e ’ Disagree With Masters Over Local Wages: and Conditions. Five hundred loeal union painters are out of work today on account of | a disagreement with master painters regarding wages and working condi- tions. . here February 8 and 9. ] cas| Some business men who have fol- “-4‘(’;3“’;{!‘_" the announcement Wasij,weq closely the railroad situation. nade last night at Central Labor|since the roads were turned back to Union by President Mark Jackson that the reduction of wages from $1 to 80 cents per hour was the primary point of disagreement, together with demands- for discontinuance of the signed contract, developments today |Statement from the chamber. They indicated tkat jt is about the ny-mwsi!wl that the tramsportation act of the painters’ organization that the Should be given a longer trial. As trouble is centered. yet, in their opinion, such an increase The painters’ by-laws stipulate that the men be allowed working time in Which to wash and clean up before final gong is struck. The master painters, it is understood, dis- like this proposition. Working Equipment. Another point in tlLe by-laws of the organization regards the working equipment which the painter journey- men should furnish. At present they furnish virtually nothing but their ability to paint, and their presence on the job, it was declared. The proposal that on Saturdays pay be not handed out by the master painters “on the job.” but that the men go to the office of the employer get their envelopes cvery week, meets SEEK FURTHER WAYS OF HELPING RAILROADS Chamber of Commerce Committee " Would Supplement Present Transportation Act. The railroad committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the Un'ted States, which has just concluded a meeting here, is of the opinion that the transportation act of 1920 can be left untouched and at’the same time there can be worked out a construc- tive plan which will help solve the railroad problem. The whole railroad situation and what should be done about it from a | business standpoint will be consid- jered at a meeting of the national |council of the chamber to be held |private control see a drift toward government ownership and operation, unless there can be worked out some {plan by which the roads can be put on a self-supporting basis, ‘says a in carnings as has been maintained may have been reached at the ex- pense of proper maintenance. ' The council meeting will aiso take up principles for a chapge to the metric systent of measurement. RIGHT TO SHIP BY WAY OF CANAL IS UPHELD [ I. C. C. Examiner Decides U. .. Steel Corporation May Operate Vessels Through Panama. MUTT AND 'JEFF—Spivis Is Worried About His Mule’s Teeth. I WAS VADER THE& (MPRESSION MUTT FALSE TEET™™ HAD ENVELOPE! MUTT Gée, T LOIT MWTT'S X-RAY PICTURE! THE BosS SAYS MUTT'S 1IN A HURRY,TO, S0 MAYBE I'D BeTTER SLIP HIM THIS OTHER (Copyright, 1922, by H. O. Fisher. -Trade mark ! reg'stered U 8. Pat. Of.) Does e X-RAY WRONG wTH WoNT MuTT? KNow THE DIFFERENCE AND AFTER ALL-TeeTH ™ BROWN ALUMNI TO MEET.|GANS TO GIVE LUNCHEON. |3EPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA University and Woman’s College Graduates to Honor Mr. Faunce. Chamber of Commerce Official to Entertain Boy Scoutr Leaders. President Huston Thompson of the Boy Scouts’ executlve committee will be the guest of honor at a luncheon to be given tomorrow at the new City Club by Isaac Gans, vice president of RAISES NATIONAL FLAG Charge Davis Says It Reflects At- titude of the De Facto Government. The flag of the Republic of Central AL et AT Yyear, the provisional council of the Tepublic sitting at Tegucigalpa, Hon- duras. A delegation from the proposed con- federation has been in Washington for the last two monthe seeking recognition for the proposed govern- ment from the United States. To date the State Department has not Indicated its attitude on recognition when the groposed government comes into power. REVEAL ARTTWING YR CHEWERS, [13 ~ ” e ~ Puts the “Quietus” on Friction You can spell quick destruction for your car in one It's the little demon that surely and quickly destroys any car. If you want , long usage and iess repair bills for your car, fill up the word—F-R-1-C-T-1-O-N. With aistavor among e emploves. | The right of the United States Steel the Washington Chamber of Com-|America was replaced on government | GAll of, the lsbor members of the and differential cases with Tthe Gobr ia Sso o fre times when ! Corporatlon, through its subsidiaries, merce. bulldings in Guatemala City January | trymen. that several hours might be consumed in going that distance for wages. Then there are such things as travel, board and working time points in “out-of-town jobs” which are moot subjects. Sees Opening Wedge. President Mark Jackson expressed the opinion that the stand of the em- ployers was the opening wedge of an to operate steamships by way of the Panama canal is upheld in a tentative report submitted to the” Interstate Commerce Commission yesterday by the examiner designated to take evidence. The examiner’s report, if sustained by the commission, will settle the con- troversy hinging about that,point. Steamship lines, operating through the eanal, adtacked the steel corpora- tion’s right to participate in the busi- ness on the ground that it was also The following have been invited: James T. Lloyd, Merritt O. Chance, Ed- ward D. Shaw, scout executive; Myron ‘W. Whitney, Henry P. Blair, H. L. Rust, sr.; Orville B. Drown, Thomas Bradley, Willlam Knowles Cooper, J. H Hanna, J. Leo Kolb, Paul Sleman, Claude Woodward, Brig. Gen. Lloyd M. Rrett, T. H. Gatlin and Linn C. Drake, assistant scout executive, who are all members of the executiye com- mittee of the scouts, and James L Lee, 14, by that of the Republic of Guate- mala, Charles B. Davis, American charge d'affaires there. has reported to the State Department. The inci- dent, which Mr. Davis reported was accompanied by impressive ocere- monles, was interpreted here as re- flective of the attitude of the new de facto Guatemalan government to- ward the proposed Central American No Soap Better — For Your Skin— ‘'Than Cuticura B Sy iy g EBONITE For Transmissions and Differentials With Ebonite covering every mesh with a filmy brication,you never get a grumble from il st the entire weason. Ask for Ebonite by name. Sold by garages, gasoline stations and accessory dealers in five and twenty-five pound tins. “open-shop campaign” in the build- Erie ing trades, Ho pointea out to dele- | orie¥ ¢f & number of railroad lines. Arthur 3. May, Colin H. Livingatone | (3PS50l ion, 8 conrasted with that MAKERS OF AUTOCRAT MOTOR OTLS. gates of Central Labor Unfon princi-| Soniinental trame Toodbeca Harans: and F. E. Matthes. was known to be warmly “proAunion.” Pennsylvania_Petroleum Produets. "' pally the stand against a signed|cngaged are prohibited be law from e S Rewbiic ot Coltval Anerion i agrcement, the premier policy of the -"t“DDanCrS of the so-called “American plan.” Central Labor Union voted financial and moral support to the painters’ or- ganization. At that meeting also former President Newton A. Jam ‘was presen ith a ring as a tok: of the appreciation of the delegates for his admirtstration which has just closed. Former Representative Baer deliv- ered an address in which he urged labor participation in politics. —_—— HOOL ] Miss Crown. will h v. itiati f at least | home-coming kiss may communicate (| ! . N pay honor to President W. H. P. | local klansmen. Initiation of a suaranteed. b ot e tarilly: S Felicia E. Crown fs tw Faunce of Brown this afternoon and | 100 candidates is expected to be held. & ¥ 7 Health Officer Fowler Addresses om,eb"f{ashlf,',f;‘:x‘,‘,"m‘f..i‘,:‘rfifit?f jyears |evening at local clubs. This statement was given out at the 1428 B St. S.E. e ‘%flcg,gfi_fimc%g‘;fi gyes of the law. Her father, William |2gsociation Wwill glve a tea al 4:30 this |l o was not disciosed as to| _______ Pheme Linc. 2031 * ||itasting, vet powerfully antiseptic | Hubbard Association. The work and needs of the medical department of the public schools were outlined by Dr. William C. Fowler, District_health officer, at a meeting of the Hubbard Home and School As- sociation last night at the Hubbard School. He also discussed the bear- ing of health standards on scholar-|the appointment of a ia chiet speaker on the program. 5 ‘When ¥ 5 i ship of each child generally in the |receive and Bive a recomt ot uio | The head of the Providence institu- T L L e e we advise a Fuel |/||jjke them. 60c at all druggists. sphools. company for the insurance money. |tion will report on the progress that | crer. (oCK TICe el erunner of some ) Robert L. Havcock. supervising | Justice Bailey appointed Mrs. Julia |has been made by the college and dis- | 5514, WS ofly A TOreranter, of Spve | Tanie the st eaterante - principal of the third division, spoke | E. Crown as guardian and it is ex- |cuss important educational matters. St oc rencarsaly Conl for that particular @ SR, on the work of the schools in his dis- | pected the money will be collected. “For the benefit of some who still |} @ plant. i N trict. A musical program was fur- 2 look upon the organization with| omaml LN ¥ TO ENDURE nished by Mr. Wrightman and Miss LABOR CHIEFS TO MEET. |cuspicion and mistrust, I will =y Linc. 233-234 - 3 Burnside. Lo W Husueldy wascnair: STATUE FOR CLUB. — that all of our activities will bell R, J. & GERM-FIGHTIN followed the business meeting. Harry W. Keefe, newly élected president, presided. FEATURE WRITING, TOPIC. W. A. Du Puy Addresses Class in Journalism at G. W. U. Methods of writing feature stories were presented by William Atherton Du Puy of the Philadelphia Ledger Syndicate, yesterday afternoon in an before the class ih journal- ¢ George Washington Univer- He said that knowledge of news not necessary to the writing of such stories, but that careful read- ing of the news was valuable to all feature writers. The importance of personality in stories has been recognized by pub- lishers, said Mr. Du Puy, who gave numerous examples of the way that clement was obtained. He also told of magazine and flction writers whose preliminary work was in the feature field. s | bidden by Congress. entering into direct competition with the shivs in the canal trade. The examiner decided that none of the corporaticn’s railroads could be considered competitors for transcon- tinental business, and that the owner- ship of merchant vessels by the manu- facturing industry had not been for- —_— iGUARDIAN FOR INFANT, 20. Insurance Policy Will Now Be Paid S. Crown. died October 25 last and left a policy of insurance for $1,081, pavable to his daughter. Because of her infancy the company would not pay the money to Miss Crown. Miss C. Larrimore Keeley, a mem- ber of the bar, straightened dut the difficulty for the young woman by today applying to Justice Bailey for Bronze Soldier Presented by Ital- ian to Army and Navy. A bronze statue of an Alpine sol- dier, on a pedestal made of stone from Mount Grappa, the key position of the Italian army during the Aus- trian offensive in the world war, was presented to the Army and 'a\‘y’ Club last night by military officers attached to the Italian delegation to the arms conference. - The presenta tion speech was made by Col. Vit- | torio di Bernezzo, military attache of the Italian embassy, and the statue was accepted by Gen. George Richards. ( A, on behalf of the club. The guests were entertpined at luncheon. At a business meeting of the Army and Navy Club Maj. Gen. Frank Me- Intyre was elected president, Capt. Luke McNamee vice president, Lieut. Commander William'B. Rogers, treas- urer, and Col. C. C. Collins, secretary. The ‘following were elected to the board of directors: Lieut. Col. Frank { Halford, Commander F.: J. Cleary and Maj. J. ‘A, Lyon. b W. H. P. FAUNCE, President of Brown University. Men who graduated from Brown Uni- versity and graduates of the Woman's College connected with that institution can Assqciatipn of University Women, and, in addition to the guest o1 honor, will jpe joined by the wives of gradu- ates ‘of the parent institution. This evening, at 7 o'clock, at the University Club, the Brown Club of Maryland and the District of Columbia will have its annual dinner, with Dr. Faunce as the Larger lembeflhii: to Come Up at Conference in Boston. BOSTON. January .17.—A _confer- ence of representatives of all labor unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor will be held here April 27, the Boston Central Labor Union announced. The purpose of the conference, which will be pre- sided over By Samuel Gompers, was not made public, but it was said tha® plans for increasing the federation's membership probably would be .dis- cusse The alumnae association will give a tea.al 4:30 this | lccal h-~danarters yesterday. DULIN'‘@ MARTIN CO. 'Reductionsin =~ . 100 NEOPHYTES TO BOW TO KLAN’S FIERY CROSS Over 500 Members Expected to Take Part in Second of Laeal Outdoor Ceremonials. The Ku Klux Klan will hold a large open-air ceremonial this week, wi‘h the prospect of an attendance of 500 the time or place of the scheduled meeting. 8. F. Poindex'er in chare: of the District organization, Who made the above statement, declared that the klan's growth in this city had made possible various activities of the organization, which, he stated. up to this time had been in somewhat of a dormant state. . strictly in accordance with uphold- ing of the law. I think that no one can say that we have committed anything that might be construed as a violation of the law since the organization made its appearance in Washington. “I am compelled not to disclose the whereabouts of our ceremonials; that is, before they take place. The reason is obvious. 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