Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1924, Page 19

LABOR IS PLANNING | 22 bamsesr wowen POLCES FORYEAR Committees Are at Work. Mexican Delegates Partic- ipate in Convention. By the Associated Press. EL PASO, Tex., November 18.—The American Federation of Labor con- vention turned today to formuiating, through committee action, its major Policics for the next year. Fifteen committees appointed at the first ses- sion yesterday will do the bulk of the work of the assemblage during the remainder of this week, including ex- ecutive hearings on topics of para- mount importance. The report of the executive council 1ght before the convention more a score of important questions. labor, g cnild workmen's crafts Scores of resolutions touching upon various phases of the same general were received in the session. s unprecedented in federation arked the afternoon ses- sion ysterday, when approximately 1.000 delegates from the Mexican “onfederation of Labor came from Mexico, to hold a joint ses? h the Americans. i Pledge World Peace Work. Fraternal delegates from Great | Britain, Germany and Canada joined with the American and Mexican lead- | nd pledged continuing efforts| world peace. | The American convention planned 10 adjourn at 4 o'clock this afterncon for a second joint session in Juarez American Federation of Labor tive council report recommended th labor organizations guard Al nst hasty formation of labor banks “Liabor in this new field has not 1 the complete period of ex- perimentation,” the report said he secretary’s report showed an rage .membership for the vear of 5 Last year the figure was ent Samuel Gompers in his made only one reference to nolitical activities by labor organi- zations. In sketching the back- ground of the Amofican labor mov. ment, he said that some G0 y. ago the national labor union, previous similar labor efforts nized a_ labor party and then 1 out of existence.” special report of the executive il dealing with the federation’s ation in the La Follette- er campaign is re for an eariv session of the convention | Lewis Not Candidute. | ALBUQUERQUE. N. Mex, Nove . president of the United Mine Workers of America r o El Paso to attend the an- | tion of the American Fed- | of Labor. denied here last| ould be a candidate | the federation i A CONGRESSMAN IMSPIRED By THE INCOME TAX PUBLICITY MEASURE TRIES To THINK OF SOME NEW WAY OF IRRITATIMNG THE PusBLiC COPR 1950 N Y WORLD) PRESS PUW ol CANADIAN TRADE DROPS |: $4,500,000 FOR MONTH ! - | October Exports Greater Than Last | & Year's, But Imports Show From the Boston Transeript. —Did you take me for a ing to a state v.{of customs R e e T T T L LR E T T T P P T PR TR During the se THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1924. —By WEBSTER. 1 MIGHT INTRODUCE A BiLL GVING THE GOVER MENT THE RIGHY Yo ' OREN ALL PRIVATE MAIL . NO, HAT'S . Too MILD. 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More quality in fabrics--- more quality in style--- more quality in work- manship. Sheldon Overcoats, $35 . THE'MENS"SHOPS OF The Hecht Co. 7th at F | Council of Catholic Women, it was| HOE COMPANY PLANT * SELLS FOR $7,750,000 Transfer of Noted Printing Press Manufactory Subject of Suit by Dissatisfied Shareholders. BS the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 18.—The plant, name and good will of R. Hoe and Co., Inc.. was sold on September 29, last, for $7,750,000, it was revealed by an action brought in Supreme Court here yesterday. The sale was made to the Press Se- curities Corporation, or a corporation which is to be formed by it and which will carry on the business of the fa- mous printing press manufactory. The Supreme Court action, which is an_aftermath of this sale, Is brought by Mrs. Ruth Hoe Sterling, daughter of the late Robert Hoe and her husband, Robert R. Sterling, in- dividually and as trustees for their children. Mr. and Mrs. Sterling are dissat- isfied with the sum offered for their holdings and those of dheir children in the Hoe concern and ask the court to appoint thres appraisers to ap- praise the value of their shares, so as to arrive at the exact value of the stock, the offer for it being $1,- 085,979. engine o how quickly can you locate the trouble? If it’s the ig- nition—what will you do? Anautomobileexpert, from along study of service-station repairs, tells you in the December Popular Science Monthly 19 places to find ignition trouble. His direc- t may save you much time and many dollars. Also in this issue are 185 stories of the latest discov- eries in science, and the new inventions in radio, aviation and machinery, and scores of money-eaving ideas for your home and automobile. 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