Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1924, Page 13

THE ————— ADVOCATES WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BILL TFitzgerald Measure for Compulsory Insurance in D. C. Urged by J. H. Walker. HEADS ILLINOIS LABOR BODY Hearing by House Subcommittee on Proposed Legislation. “This problem of providing ade- Quate and humane compensation for working men and their dependent families will never be solved in the best interests of the workers, of the employers and 6f the public, or the consumers, who finully must pay the costs, until exclusive funds are pro- vided, administered by men whe will not profit one farthing, but will see that the people injured in industry get their right This statement was made today by J. H. Walker, president of the Illi- Tols State Federation of Labor, testi- fying In favor of the Fitzgerald bill for compulsory industrial insurance through an exclusive fund, govern- ment administered, for the District of Columbis, at & hearing before a subcommittee of the House District committee. Cites Record In Ohlo. Mr. Walker said that before he be: came president of the Illinois State Federation of Lakor ten years ago he had occupietl & similar position in the miners' union. He told the subcom- mittee that prior to the enactment of the workmen's compensation lawr in ' Ohio in many accident ploye got no compen ‘Where death occurre of the cases, $200 was &n average of two years then the lawyers took the tion of the $200. He sald experience showed that the employers had men in every mine to furnish information favorable to the employer in the event of an accident, and that in the majority of cases the physicians considered it to their best interests to make reports favorable to the employer. Finally, he said, many of the employers found it cost them s much to maintain this army se in event of these accidents as it would cost them to make de- cent settlements. As a result of this, after extensive conferences, 4 make- shift workmen's compensation law was passed and every two yvears since conferences have been called by the industrial commission which.agreed upon improvements. At the last conference legislation wus desired for an exclusive fund, but there was a compromise on a resolution for an optional fund. Al- though there was practically no op- position, the legislature adjourned without taking action. Ninety-nine per cent eof the in- surance companies, Mr. Walker sald, are opposed to any progressive legis- lation looking towdrd the protection of the rights of the workers. “The person who Is injured has as much need for a shrewd attorney as in the old days under the common law,” said Mr. Walker, *“forget his righst, when attorneys of the in- surance company are developing every method of delay Mr. Walker told the subcommittee that in Iilinois the miners’ union em- ploys eight of the ablest attorneys of the state to get such cases settled promptly in accordance with the meaning of the law. Besides this, they have experts to gather the evi- dence at the time of the accldent and five other office experts to work up this evidence for the attorneys. This service cost $200,000 last year to help the working people get their rights in a fight against the insurance peo- ple, he said. Mr. Walker presented statistics from the reports of the casualty in- surance companles showing that Wwhere they collected $65,000,000 they pald out only 327,000,000, having left for themselves more than $38,000,000 in the state of Illinois. He gave sim- ilar statistics for New Jersey, Maine and other states. Chairman Fitzgerald put into the record that it was such profitable business that enabled the Insurance companies to maintain a powerful lobby in an eftort to defeat his bill, Indorse Fitzgernld Bill J. W. Reynolds, apea o - vator constructors, Sironls tndorscd the Fitzgerald biil. In reply to question from Representative Kuntz of 1llinols regarding the argument that the field should be left open to competition, Mr. Reynolds satd: “All any man can ask is a fair deal, but we feel that under existing condi- ons the workman Is not mettl fair deal” ey D. Forest L. Ormes, speaking for moving picture operators’- unlon, favored the Fitzgerald bill and said that settlements "by insurance com- panies are usually very slow James J. Brosnahan, 926 New York avenue, Who sald he has been a bricklayer in Washington for more than thirty years, told of his per- #onal experlence when injured ten Years ago by faillng from a scaffold 2t_the Howard Theater, For six years he could not follow his trade and suffers from the in- Juries today. After waiting flve or six months, he accepted a settlement of $700. C. H. Adams, representing the car- penters’ union and a delegate to the Central Labor Union, who has testified several times beforé at the hearings, told the subcommittee of accidents under his personal observation, where he and other workmen were unable to recover any compensation, and of the hardship in having their pay im- mediately cut off. He said his or- ganization has been on record for tb\m) years as favoring the Fitzgerald BRITISH WOMAN TO SPEAK. Migs Adelaide Mercer of Westmin- ater, England, a social worker and lecturer now touring the' United States, {s the guest of the National Woman's Party this afternoon at headquarters here. Miss Mercer is to tell informally about the recent cam- palgn in England, which resulted in the election of eight Britilsh women to the house of commons. the em- in 16 per t cured after contest, and larger por- m whatever. | Secretary Hughes does not consider t feasible at the present time to call n international conference to con- tder further limitation of naval and and armaments. This was stated by the Secretary in a letter’to Repre- :entatlve Hamilton Fish of New York, epublican. The Secretary of State had been asked by Representative Fish to ex- press his views on the’ Fish resolu- tion which would request President Coolidge to Invite Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Japan to ; participate in a conference in Wash- "ington to discuss “the best means to jachleve and preserve world peace, on the basls of justice, co-operation and conciliation; to agree on a program to limit naval and military arma- ments, with speclal reference to,the limitation of light crufsers, subma- rines, aireraft and the use of polson- ous gas; to secur¢ mutual reductions of existing military establishments | consistent with national safety, and to regulate, through international agreement, the production and sales of arms and munitions.” Recalls Coolldge Speech. i Becretary Hughes recalled the re- ecent New York speech of the Presi- dent, in which Mr. Coolidge declared that' “while the present time does not appear propitious for u further ef- fort at limitat should European j settlement be accomplished something might be hoped for in that-direetion,” and that the United States was ready “whenever there appears to be re: sonable prospect of agreement” to ydoin with the other great powers in a limitation of competitive arma- ments. He then took up the varlous points raised In Mr. Fish's resolution. ‘So far as IIght cruisers, submarines and aircraft are concerned,” said the Secretary of State's letter, “the posi- tion of thig government is the same as that taken at the Washington con- ference, and the difficulties in reach- ing af agreement have not yet been removed. So far as aircraft may be cernad, it may be noticed that the Washington - conference encountered a’ serious obstacle in the fact that ft appoared 1o he extremely difficult, if not impossible, to effect a limitation of military aircraft without limiting commercial alreraft. Agreement on Gas. “At the Washington, conference an agreement was reached as to the use of poison gas, but, as one of the signatory powers has not yet ratified this treaty, it has not WHOLESALE PRICE DECLINE IS HALTED January Survey Shows Levels Same as in December—Retail Charges Drop 1 Per Cent. The downward trend in gencral commodity wholesale prices was ar- rested in January, the average level for that month being just what it was in December. In another re- port made public today, dealing only with retail food prices, however, the bureau Of labor statisties gave out figures showing an average decrease of 1 per cent in these commodities during the month ending January 15. In the farm commodity group of wholesale prices a _slight net de- crease was shown. Cloths and cloth- ing also were slightly lower, but fuel and lighting materials showed an av- erage increase of more than 4 per cent, and lesser advances were re- corded -for bullding materfals and miscellaneous commodities. Decreases In retail food prices in cent in Richmond, Va. Of fifteen cities showing an increase, the highest, 2 per cent, was reported for Houston, Omaha and Springfield, 1 | MIDWINTER DINNER DUE. Better Business Bureau Fixes Date for Annual Gathering. The Better Business Bureau will hold its annual midwinter dinner at Wardman Park Hotel February 27. A limited number of guests will be'in- vited. Alfred B. Koch, president of La Salle & Koch, Toledo, Ohfo, will be the guest speaker of the occasion. Other guests will include Kenneth Barnard and William P. Green, di- rectors of the national vigilance com- mittee of the Assoclated Advertising Clubs of the World. Mr. Koch, it was announced, speak on “Truth in Advertising.” Joshua Evans, jr., chalrman of the board, today announced the appoint- ment 'of the following committee to direct the banquet: H. H. Levi, the Hecht Company, chairman; Harry W. Hahn, Hahn Shoe Stores: Willlam G. Galliher, Galliher & Huguely; R. L. McKeever, McKeever & Goss: Isaac Behrend, Phillipsborn, and Howard M. Cool, director of the bureau. will BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Soldlers’ Home ‘Band Orchestra, Stanley Hall, this evening, beginning at 5:45 o'clqek, John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster. March, “Follics Bergere”.Lincke Overture, “Jean de Paris,” Boleldleu Duet for flute and cello. “Serenade” . .Mueller Messrsw Bergh and Kershaw. Grand s es from opera, “Manon”.¥..........Massenel Fox trot, ome Jazz Blues, Lake ‘Waltz Popular, “For the Sake of Old Lang Syne”.......Ball Finale, “A Song of Persia, Whiting “The Star Spangled Banner.” Asthiracive st Bltwininons For Immediate Delivery L.E. White The Best Substitutes for Anthracite . Boulets, $13.00 per ton Briquets, - $13.00 per ton White Oak Egg and Lump, Bituminous, $11.50 per-ton ™' - Main 1081 Main 1082 Coal Co., Inc. Main 1083 chirty-four cities ranged up to 4 ‘per | G been possible to put it into effect. “The problem of military estab- lishments as distinguished from navies is essentially a Kuropean problem. The United States has re- duced its land forces to the fullest extent practicable. You are quite aware of the inabllity to effect an agreement at the Washington con- ference with respect to the limitation of land armaments. “This subject has for several years been under consideration by the league of nations and it is under- stood a treaty of mutual assistance has recently heen proposed to over- come the difficulties that have been met. I am not prepared to speak of the prospects of such a treaty, which appears to be substantially the guaranty of assistance under stated conditions and contemplates a reduction of armament proportionate to the estimated value of the treaty or of the defensive agreement com- plementary thereto. Without at- tempting to pass upon this plan, it is earnestly to be hoped that at no distant day the KEuropean powers will find it possible largely to re- Traffic th Arms. “As to traflic in arms, it may again Dbe stated that this government found it impossible to proceed to the ratifi- cation of the convention of St. Ger- main, as sald convention was not a provision for a general limitation of : armament, but was a creation of & system of control by the signatory powers of the traffic in arms, these powers being less free not only to meet thelr own requirements, but to | Provide for supplying each other with arms to the full extent that they might see fit. It also prohibited the contracting parties from selling to states not parties to the convention, and hence would have prevented this government had it ratified from ship- ping milltary supplies to such Latin American countries as had not ad- hered to the convention, however de- sirable such shipment might be. “Proposals which, it is said, have been put forward with the purpose of meeting these objections, have been under_consideration by a committee of the'league of nations, and the min- ister of the United States to Switzer- land has been Instructed to receive, | for the consideration of this govern- ment, whatever proposals may be made. You will readily understand that it is impossible for this govern- ment to favor any proposals which would not be llkely to meet with the approval of Congress, as appropriate. legislation would be necessary to ‘carry Into effect any convention re- lating to the production and traffic in arms and munitions. HOLDS COLORED MAN KILLED BY ACCIDENT Jury's Verdict Frees Taxi Driver From Blame-~Other Traffic Cases Reported. “Accidental death” was the verdict of a coroner's jury yesterday after- noon in the case of an unidentified colored man who was killed at 224 and 1L streets northwest Sunday night by a taxicab driven by Alexan- der T. Speck. The body of the dead man is held at the morgue for iden- tification, Henry Sandridge, eight years old, §12 L street northeast, playing with companions at 6th and K streets northeast yesterday afternoon, ran to the roadway and was knocked down by a motor truck. He was taken to Homeopathic * Hospital and treated for a fracture of the left leg. James A. Carter, 1811 15th street northwest, was driver of an auto- moblle that jumped the curb at Ca- thedral ayenue and 29th street north- west yesterday afternoon and knocked down an electric light pole. MODEL HOME NEAR SITE. The model home erected on. Sher- man plaza, south of the Treasury building, at the time of the Mystle Shrine convention has been rolled fn- tact to New York avenue near 18th slreletl and prabnhlly rvlll be installed on S permanent site o Octagon House this week.ppoaue the The only noticeable damage sus- tained in the movement is a crack in the wall between the porch and the main bullding, which will be repaired when the home gets into position, Meanwhile New York avenue {8 closed to traffic at that point. Saks EVENING STAR,- WASHINGTON D.-. 0, NEW ARMS PARLEY AT PRESENT HELD INOPPORTUNE BY HUGHES Writes to Fish That All Agreements Reached at ’ W ashington Conference Have Not Yet Been Ratified. 1 TUST HEARD ABOUT You CHEATING A LOT OF WIDOWS ArD ORPHAN S OUT OF THEIR SAVING S IN At OIL $TOCK SWINDLE. YOU RE THE - | VELLOWEST CUR | EVER KnEW. eows=" = BuT WHAT CAn You EXPECT FROM - A WIFE BEATER AMO A MANM\WHO CHEATS HIS FRIEMDS AT CAROS ? duce and limit their land armaments. COPR 19 (X ¥ WORLD), PRERR PR 0 ANNUAL FRATERNITY FAIR IS ANNOUNCED Members of Washington Organi- -zations Plan the Opening of Booths February 25. Members of Washington fraternal organizations are preparing to open February 25 the third annual fra- ternal Washington fair at the Col- iseum, 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue mnorthwest. The falr will continue until March 8. A total of 100.000 tickets have al- ready been dlstributed among the various participating organizations. The following organizations have in- itiated campaigns to make the fair a success: Junior Order United American Mechanics, Sons of Vet- erans of the -United States Army, In- dependent Order, Sons of Jonadab; Daughters of America, Woodmen of the World, Sons and Daughters of Liberty'. Invitations have been sent to 500 traternal, clvic and patriotio organ- izations to attend the fair in a body and special nights for organizations Jare rapidly being scheduled. Local merchants will display booths showing the commerclal life of the city. Dancing, band concerts, thrill- ine acts baby and popularity co: tests wiil feature each night's pro- gram. One-thousand free presents will be distributed over the ten-day period. —_— His Alarm Clock. From London’ Answers. Hughes—How do you know when it is time to get up? Proud (?) Father—When I have got the baby to sleep. Specialists in Men’s and Boys® ‘Wardrobery Pennsylvania Avenue Seventh Street Cowhide Brief Cases ' Remarkably priced at 4.5 These Brief Cases are really excep- tionally well made and investment in one means long-continued, satisfaction. Not ‘only are they. roomy in their capacity— but " Three they are superiorly-finished. ,- extension lock and straps all around: - Tan or Cordévan. Strest Floor . o~ THAT MAY ALt BE TRUE = BuT THAMK HEAVEM I'm noTA SCOFFLAW! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1924 —By WEBSTER. |Backed by Parting Word T DION' T SURPRISE ME AT ALL wi vou PERSURED YOUR SELF WITNESS STAMD, I VE ALWAYS KMOWM. YOU WERE A ConMSUMMATE LIAR VouR RECORD IS PUBLISHED I'LL WNE':ve witt FimpD THAT vou PICK POCKET ANO A MURDERER, A Catnip Oil Discovery May Rid U. S. Of Dreaded Western Mountain Lion Odor Said to Be Irresistible Lure to Animals Other wise Extremely Hard to Get Into Open, W here 2 They Can Be Killed. Experiments conducted by the bu- reau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture may within a few years rid the United States of moun- tain lions and bobcats. These experi~ ments, the bureau of biological sur- vey announces, have discovered the secret of making catnip oll, the scent of which the big cats cannot resist. As a result a patch of catnip has been planted at the Arlington experimental farm from which this oll will be ex- tracted for the use of trappers in all sections, * For several years trappers have re- ported that catnip was as great an attraction to wild as to domestlc cats. Traps or poison meat scented with this herb were almost certain to bring results: The oil, however, had been produced only in minute quan- titles and large scale distillation was considered practically hopeless until the chemists turned to the problem. It Is especlally valuable because it retains the scent over long periods in all sorts of weather. Wild Cat Wary Amimal. The wild cat Is one of the most wary as well as most destructive of animals. Heretofore It has resisted successfully all sorts of lures of traps or polson. It has been. necessary to trail the creatures with dogs through the wildest sort of country and then shoot them when they were &reed or driven into caves. This entailed not only great hardships for the hunters, but considerable danger. During the past year 2,282 bobcats and 159 mountain lions were killed throughout the country. This was a record year, but the work will go on to get the number down to a point where they can do no practical damage to atockmen. Blological survey experts here be- lieve that the catnip plant Is nature’s own antidote for the destructive cats since it proves a magnet for all mem- bers of the species, probably even ex- tending to lions and tigers, although no experiments have yet been conducted with these beasts, Parks Register Complaints. The efficacy of catnip oll to attract bobcats is especially valuable since these animals extend all over the coun- try, while the range of mountain lions now is limited to a emall area in the west. The latter during the past year have caused considerable complaint from the national parks and game pre- serves, where they prey on deer and other game animals. The catnip oil now is diluted with ofl of petroleum without diminishing its odor, which the wind carries rapidly over large forest areas. It proves espe- cially successful during the winter when the ‘wildcats can get no catnip in its natural state, so that they wiil travel for ‘miles at the faintest whiff that promises to eatisfy their uncontrollable hunger. MEN'S WEAR This Is Your Opportunity —to ‘buy Quality Clothing at Special Sale Prices $35 Suits - . . $40 Suits .... $45 Suits $50 Suits $55 Suits $60 Suits -$65 Suits $70 Suité o .Now $23:33 .Now $26.67 .Now $30:22 .Now $33.32 .Now $36.61 .Now #4000 .Now $#43.33 ..Now $46:67 (oazss oroTes XXOXPTED) Alterations at ‘Cost This Stock Clearing Sale of all Winter Suits includes STEIN- . BLOCHS and many medium-weight Suits for Spring wear. DUNLAP HATS. - 'SIDNEY WEST To Drake, Martin Off To Fly Around World The first etep in the Army’s .rDund-!l‘Io-World flight was made last night when Maj. F. L. Martin, who will command the squadron of four planes, loft for Los Angeles to join his command. Friends of Maj, Martin sent him on his way with the famous words of Sir Francis Drake, first English-speaking commander to circumnavigate the globe: “It mat- ters not, God has yet many things in store for us” ° They were in- scribed on the aviation corps sil- ver bilot wings insignia presented to the aviator at the time of his departure. INDUSTRIAL SHOW FOR D. C. PROPOSED Commerce Chamber to Consider Tonight Exposition of Exclusive- 1y Local Products in Fall. The matter of having an industrial exposition here in the fall at which would be displayed products manu- factured exclusively in the District of Columbfa will be laid before the entire membership of the Chamber of Commerce at its regular meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in the New Willard Hotel. The resolution of the board of directors approving the plan for the exposition, and which was adopted recently, will be placed before the body. Henry Lansburgh will present a large silk United States flag to the chamber. Representative Allen B. Treadway of Massachusetts will be the principal speaker, and P. J. Halti- gan will recite a poem. A report of the committee having the question of the improvement of the Anacostia flats will be presented. ARGUE TEUTON SHIP SUIT. Counsel for German Companies Ask $300,000,000 for Seizures. Argument has opened before the United States court of claims in the case in which German shipping com- panies are attempting to collect $300,000,000 for wartime seizure of vessels by the United States. The North German Lloyd Company seeks $98,000,000 in return for the liners Kalser Wilhelm and Kron- princessen Cecille and other vessels interned in American harbors, which the government took over upon the declaration of war, while sixteen other German companies owning freight vessels ask for $96,000,000. Carl Schurz, jr., is counsel for the Hamburg-American line; Edgar W. Hunt, for the North German Lloyd, while Robert H. Lovett, assistant at- torney general, heads the govern- ment counsel. VIEWS ON TAXES SOUGHT. Popular Meetings to Show Legisla- tive Desires Planned. “Tax congresses,” to give tax- payers the opportunity of expressing thelr views on pending revenue legislation, will be held in_varlous cities by’ the American Bankers' League, it was announced at head- quarters of the organization here today. Meetings will be held in Richmond, Asheville, N. C.; Salt Lake Cit: y Portland, ‘Ore.; Omaha, Neb. Detroit, Pittsburgh, ‘Boston, Tex, and Jacksonville, Fla. After these meetings a general congress will be held in Washington and findings will be presented to the Senate finance committee. Dates have not been determined. STUDENTS GIVEN POSTS. Two students of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service have been appointed to important posts in the diplomatic service, Dean William_F. Notz announced today. Carl A. Fischer, ong of the graduate: was appointed as a secretary of lega tion at the American embassy at Ber- lin. The second student, Richard M. de Lambert, recelved an appointment as secretary at the Amerlcan legation &t Quito, Ecuador. 13 DENIES CONSTITUTION IS NOW OUT OF DATE Founded on Fundamentals of Human Nature, Speaker Tells Citizens. MODEL FOR OTHER LANDS Georgetown People Launch Attack on Phrenologists. “Contrary to the opinion of those who belleve that we have outgrown the Constitution, that document can never becoms old or out of date €0 long @s human naturc exists,” Dan- fel W. O'Donoghue, 2 member of tho Amerfcan Bar Association, told th Georgetown Citizens' Associatio moeting In the Potomac Savings Bank building, last night. “There have been 300 constitu- tlons modeled after the Constitution of the United States in the last 135 years,” he ocontinued. “Instead of getting away from the Constitution, as some have advocated, we should get back to It, stand by It and hold it” he said. Mr. O’Donoghue, of Georgetown, recalled familiar landmarks section of this city. Would License Phrenologists. During the regular business ses slon a resolution unanimously was edopted to request the District Con missioners and the Senate and House committees of the District to do all in their power to institute leglslation which will require the so-called phrenologists to take out licenses ir the District. Under an act of Co gress of July 1, 1902, it was pointed out, fortune tellers, palmists and soothsayers are required to have « license. The law, however, makes no mention of phrenologists, it was stated. There are in Georgetown many 8ypsies who conduct undesirable houses, under the gulse of belng phrenologists, it was stated. A resolution was adopted to re- quest the Zoning Commission to 8o change their regulations as not to permit the building of garages to face on the main thoroughfares in the residential sections of the city. Want Street Improved. The association decided to co-op- erate with other oitizens' assoclations in securing the Improvement of Wis consin avenue from Pennsylvania 1o the District line. The ald of the Fed eration of Citizens' Assoclations will also be asked to help secure neces- sary improvements. E. F. Hayeraft told of the George Washington University endowment und. The following were installed as new members: George Demetrio, Richard M. Curtin, Willlam C. Bittings, the Rosslyn Stone and Cement Company, W. R. Weaver, Carl R. Weaver, Stephan . Bonsal, William__Mather Lewis, president of George Washing- ton University; Harry B. Kerr, H. K. Hewitt, John T, Schaff, M. J. Rider. Frank Bredies, Carl_Stodder, Thomas who s a native many old in that historic A. Offutt and R. F. Whitehead. J. A. Ollver, president of the association, presided. WOULD PROBE PLANE SALE Navy Department Asked to Ex- plain Deals. The Navy Department will be called upon to explain the sale of airplanes which are of sufficient value to war- rant specification in the sale contract that they shall not be disposed of to a “forelgn government” Chairman Butler of the House naval affair committee was instructed by the committee yesterday to ask for such information. " Representative McClintic, demoerat, Oklahoma, read to the committec newspaper reports that the feder: district attorney at Norfolk had o tained an injunction to prevent Na planes going to other countries through sales to private individual who resold them. At the Navy Department it wa said that nce President Harding's note to Secretaries Denby and Weeks disapproving the sale of war materia to other countries all contracts wi private purchasers had carried the | specifications, whether the materia! was up-to-date or obsolete. No Dust! No Smoke! No Soot! No Cinders! on the PUR]:'~ clear air, always free from dust, smoke, soot and cinders— ROCK-BALLASTED ROAD- BEDand OIL. BURNINGLOCO- MOTIVES have banished them. The ideal way to the Golden State! Daily service from Union Station to California, with only one change of cars—at New Orleans. ? New Orleans to San Francisco by the SUNSET LIMITED Write forillustrated booklet describing the all-motor mountain trip over the Apache . Trail, and the trip through Carriso Gorp Southern Pacific Lines A. J. Poston, General Agent, Passenger Dept., 165 Broadway, Room 2015, New York City