Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1923, Page 5

TWELVE-HOUR DAY BEGINS 70 PASS Mills in Pittsburgh District Inaugurate Shorter Work- ing Shifts. By the Assciated Press. PITTSBURGH, August 16.—The “long day,” twelve hours, in the blast furnace, open-hearth and Bessemer converter departments of many steel mills in the Pittsburgh district. saw the beginning of the end this morn- ing with the inauguration of the three-shift plan in plants where it was possible to recruit the required number of workmen For the present some men in the rolling mills and in other depart- m must continue to work ten hours. but these, too, 1t stated, would go on eight hours as soon as sdditional men can be found. In Carnegie Plant. The Carnegie Steel Company of the United States Steel Corporation was the first to try out the plan. with the short turn in force at Homestead. Duquesue, Donora and Clairton, as Tar as the number of available men would allow. At blast furna nd hearths w honr tur seven v-five open r the eight- :ing aunounced 3 pm. to 11 pm re m . the hours as from 7 am. to xnd to T am laborers under the plan are to Tecelve an increase in wages to $4 for he eight-hour day, and managers said would be no ‘subterfuge. such as working the men overtime. Depends on Labor. s of the three-shift system de- entirely on the supply of labor, general opinfon. Within the large numbers of ne- c into the district from ted by the high wages, decreasing, and some d the fear that the ! om that source was nearing i five vears ago all steel work- v employed twelve hours: in this had been reduced to 70 per | and in 1922 to 35 per cent, steel | mpany records show | START 8-HOUR SHIFTS. Mills End 12-Hour Ohio, August 16.— ended today in department steel plants hift took ef- the mills Steel Company, the eet and Tube Com- Republic Iron and the or sntinual the th here. The foct s the Carnegie ingstown pany Steel id that the change ) thout any troub ient explanation of the plans ha ollifled some workers who were | hour day. needed n working at common promoted to permanent < and foreigners were | sh the common labor. Steel Mills Put Workers on New | Schedule. i iated Tress. H AND August 16— ur day became a reality | d steel mills today when | open-hearth workers of the American Steel and Wire Company, a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corpora- tlon, were placed on the working day basis. ! Under the new working plan em- | loves will reeeive a wage increase of | However, the reduction | hours, even with the wage increase, an a reduction of wages. U Y the i shorter | to work buti to carn $4, company offi- | STATE REASSERTS AUTHORITY IN TULSA Governor Makes Clear City Is Sub- servient to Military Officials. ssaciated Press A. Okla on it ed August 16.—Tulsa third day of martial | Governor J. C. Wal- | ause of recent floggings here, ith the fact made plain to all civii concerned that Adjutant Markham is in supreme com- mand of the city. When Attorney General George F. Short vesterday ventured a sugges- tion to the governor that the number of troops on duty here be reduced, he received a prompt reply by telegraph that he was to take his orders from Adjutant General Markham. What promised for a short while to develop a conflict between the muni- cipal and military authorities was cleared away wheh Mavor Henry F. Newblock disclaimed rexponsibility for a statement issued from his of- fice yesterday which represented him as taking the stand that he did not consider the city government subser- vient to the military. The statement was drafted by attorneys who had ed him. he explained. No comment on the incident was made by Adjutant Gen. Markham, who interviewed the mayor as soon as a copy of the statement reached him. Results from the military Investiga- tion into the whipping of Nathan Hantaman nearly a week ago, which brought about the martial law decree, are expected during the day. Of- ficers constituting the military court of inquiry questioned Hantaman yes- terday. _— U. S. BANKERS CONFER. | | Discuss Possible Branches to Bel| Opened iy Havana. HAVANA, August 16.—L. C. Adel- son, deputy governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Ga. and Mr. Bouellon, deputy governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, held a conference yesterday after- noon with Secretary of the Treasury Hernandez Cartaya. They were pre- sented by Willlamson E. Howell, nited States charge d'affaires. The interview had to do with the opening of the two branch banks in Havana, which will take place in September. The two financial institutions will operate in re-discount transac- ons in accordance with the bank- ing laws of the United States. FRACTURES LEG IN FALL. Special Dispatch to The Star. MOUNT SAVAGE, Md., August 16. —>Miss Veronica McDermitt, a clerk in the Mount Savage post office, is a patient at Allegany Hospital, Cum- berland, with a fractured leg. She fell down 8 stairway leading from the wporch 1a the rear of her home. | tried DE VALERA MAY STAY JAIL. UNTIL PEACE (Cogtinued from First Page.) aliernative wiil be adopted and that he will be interned with Austin Stack and his assoclates. One of the first effects of the de Valera arrest has been a large in- crease in the number of republican candidates (0 be nominated Saturday for the dail eireann. The Sinn Fein director of clectors announced today that the fitty candidates already se- lected may be increased to one hun- dred or more, as messages from the constituencies were urging such a course. The republicans think thelr chances have immensely improved by the dramatic arrest of their leader. The independents and the neutral groups also hope to kain by the new situa- tion, believing the ordinary voter wants peace and will look for mem- bers who have not been assoclated with efther sige in the activities of the past year. The Sinn Fein council will meet to- night to consider the new situation and complete the Dublin. PROBLEM FOR STATE. Court-Martial for De Valera Held Likely. o The Star and the Chicago dally . News. Copyright, 1923, DUBLI August There is much discussion (oday about the prudence of the arrest of Eamon de Valera, president of the irish repub- lic. at this time, Indications are that not all members of the execu- tive council of the Free State govern- ment were agreed about It. . Under the public safety act he und thou- sands of oth prisoncrs can be held only for the next six months unless The presumption is that It is intended to court-martial him. The considerstion which influenced the government was that they hold hundreds of active irregulars who acted only on De Valera's authority, and they beliove they could not juy. Special Cable D tify the detention of these prisoners if the leader were allowed to appear now unchallenged in ordinary politi- cal conflict. Republishes Papers. The Free State has republished all of De Vdflera’s captured letters show his intimate association threatened. and in one alleged an effected, ass Dail members. case it is This points to the fn- | tention to proceed to the limit against {De Valera as against Erskine Childers, | Seems to be who was his chief lieutenant. It is not expected that his arrest |being held with Il affect in either way the election | PErsons. e Its s throughout needed reland. It of election to the Free State parlia- ment for County Clare, proportional representation poll only one-sixth of the be successful. There opinion to be affected h The fixed minds. Expect Ten Seats. The Free Staters estimate that the|'lon @ free one under the circumstan- republicans cannot carry but the for thirty-five. of the present more than ministry st. Though less than h is its ever: rrangements for Sunday’s meeting in O'Connell street, to with | the irregular campalgn, including a ination of | is that De Valera Is certain|Daily Telegraph reports that the re- as under the is no floating | § 3 Free Staters and republicans already have republicans hope The return to power party f the house, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1923. s curivn anemy s e MELODIES AND JAZZ [ Abe Martin Says: . It is a curious anomaly that more seats republicans win, the easie; will_be the government task. The republicans will not attend parliament and the number in the house will be diminished to the extent of their suc- cesses and they will merely nullify seats which otherwise might be held by troublesome critics of the govern- ment. . Some dread has been expressed hére that De Valera's arrest may provoke the republicans to resume the armed struggle. but wiser republicans in con- trol think this, would rather help the government; that provocation is too obvious and that the safest immediate course is a demonstration through the ballot box. BARTON HOME RAIDED. Staters Search House County Wicklow. :l‘! t Asscelated Press. BELFAST, August 16.—The home in | Wicklow of Robert Barton, one of the treaty, ed the anti-treaty party, was raided by Free State troops : ay, it was announced today by kine Childers, widow of the n leader. Mrs. Childers said she and her two sons and a, woman companion were in the house | when the raiders entered by a win- dow. They produced a warrant from iMaj. Gen. Hogan authorizing the offi- cer in command of the detachment to search for active irregulars. No ar- rests were made by the military. Mrs. Childers added she had been informed that a search of her Dublin home Iasting six hours was carried out yesterda. NO FRIENDS IN LONDON. Free in Press Glad De Valera Is in Hands of Free State. By the Associated Press. . LONDON, August 16.—While {Trish Free State has many friends In ! England, the same cannot be sald of | Eamonn’ Dy Valera, hence the London press wastes no sympathy on him in his loss of liberty. On the other hand, there is no ten- ency to congratulate the men who captured him, for by the arrest De alera’s captors are regarded us having set for themselves a problem, the o lution of which may cost ther dearly. | _The opinion is general here that de Valera was less dangerous to the Free State as a fugitive than as a prisoner, It is believed that his detention will surely provoke reprisals and will strengthen his election campaign. “We don't envy the Irish govern- ment its problem and are glad 1t not ours.” is the temor of several |newspaper editor Dispat, from Ireland the probable the prisoner, but it assumed in Dublin that | be prosecuted, merely the other 'interned indicate nothing a treatment to of he i1l not The Dublin correspondent of the | publi. | n convention in that city, upon learning of the arrest, immediately three more candidates for while republican head- in Dublin anounced its in- | tention of nominating a large number of extra candidates. County head- quarters also telegraphed the several the | © ON CONCERT LIST Temple Heights Community Event Tomorrow Night Includes Dancing. Old fashioned melodies interspers- ed with a few of the latest jazz songs, such as the one that made bananas popular, will feature the community song concert to be glven under aus- ices of Dawson tomorrow at 8:15 Dancing by sev eral pupils_from Smithson - Hodg- ree- by Willlam Tyler Page. its author: jl several by the non quartet selections by Almas Military Band al 50 are on the pro- gram. A section of the United States Marine Band will give a concert on the north side of the grounds prior to the opening of the song fest. Be- sides the two bands, an orchestra un- der direction of Frederick 1. Warren. assisted by Allen C. Moran, will have ¢harge of the music for the singing. Allen L. Colton, master of the lodge, will make the address of welcome. Automobiles will not be permitted the grounds. but will be parked on ding stre: A. L. COLTON. cises will be held Saturda proclaims the right of the Irish to the ownership of their coun- and to the complete control of their destinles. The soverelgnty of the people, it asserts, embraces every man and woman in the nation, as well as all its material wealth and re- try {resources and all the processes of pro- ducing wealth. The platform also demands work and a living wage be guaranteed Temple | that | X “It seems like I haint done nothin’ all my life but wait fer my wife t’ dress,” said Tipton Bud, t'day. 3 Th’ roastin’ ear season is on, an’ th’ little do-dad mustaches jest look too cute movin’ with traffic. 1t wuz rumored this mornin’ that Tell Binkley’s business had gone t’ th’ dogs, but when he wuz interviewed on th’ links firm th’ report. “We much prefer a girl baby,” said Mrs. Art Smiley, t'day, “’cause girls *ll raise 'emselves.” (Copyright National Newspaper Service.) FOOD LACK STOPS SHIP. | BEAUFORT. N. schooner | Tvter, thirt boun » ays out from New Georgetown, an- The ship was out of food, but took on to every person who is willing to la- bor, and declares in favor of peace and economic freedom. priing. She will proceed Our Modern Methods —enable us to render prompt and satisfactory service, and we know constituencies asking whether the; { would consider the approaching elec | ces. IRISH LABOR PROGRAM. gust 16.—The program labor p: made publi Cornwell’'s Summer Candies Pure as carefully selected ingredients and super- vised kitchens can ma cause they are pure. The Bun —of rich dark Chocc tinctive taste appe. ingly delicious, a quarter. The Milk Chocolates really melt in y, Full pound. Packed ready for ou i 1415 H Street Say g Betty Box G G. Comnwell & Son ke them. Enjoyable be- galow Box olates—with their dis- al. 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