Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1926, Page 54

14 EUROPEAN LABOR -~ REJECTS FASCIST Delegates to Workers’ Parley Walk Out Whan Rossoni Starts Speech. By Cable to The Star and New York World. GENEVA, July 24—A four year's on the part of the Itallan ists to force the workers of Eu- to r ze them as the vepr 8 an labor has failed result Italy is one evering relations with al Labor Bureau and rope sentat again, step nearer the Internatio the League of tions. By a unanimous vote, the workers délegates at the ninth conference of the Labor Bureau, refused to admit M. Rossoni, president of the Fascist Workers’ Corporations, to thelr com- despite a determined crusade v all the employers and most of the Government delegates. The combined employer - government delegations managed to obtain the acceptance of M. Rossoni’s credentials, thus enabling him to participate in the conference. But the workers’ bloc remained firm and “Rossine a “worker’s” dele- gate was a man without a country. The Italian government at a re- cent meeting of the directors’ board labor office threatened to ap- zue Court to obtain from the conference. ad no effect on the work- who did whatever had to do with the ve’ of the Ital- jan trades uniol suppressed by the Fascist corpora- Metamorphosis Interesting Study. The metamorph of ‘M. Ed- mundo Rossoni, president of the Fascist corporations is interesting. Tt resembles that of his chief. Not many years ago M olini was an itinerant worker in Switzerland, a sort of political refugee, with Sociallst ideas and revolutionary tendencies; he was expelled from the Swiss Canton of Tess nd then became the editor of a Socialist paper in Italy. Discard- ing Liberalism, after the Blackshirt march on Rome and his elevation to the dictatorship, he has since been an almost ultra-conservative. Rossoni, 10 years ago, was a fire- brand in the Lawrence, Mass., textile strike. He was affiliated with the American 1. V W.'s and edited an anarchistic newspaper in New York. At the beginning of the war he re- turned to Italy, organized the Ttalian workers along Syndicalist lines and became Mussolini’s right-hand man, With a complete grip on the worke organizations of Italy, he is a val able ally of the dictatorship and hence any represive legislation that is neded to break up trade unionism readily is obtained. Rossoni appeared at earlier meet- ings of the labor office in the ha- biliaments of the ordinary worker , minus the “spike- . etc. He resided hotels. This vear, however de Michaelis, government delegate and the employers’ delegate, he was domiciled in Geneva’s most expensive hotel, appeared in full dress at all functions and sported a palatial motor car. His transformation from worker to plutocrai was complete. Delegates Desert Hall. But Rossoni’s mental ‘metamorpho- sis had been_even more striking. His appearance ‘on the tribune at the conference always started a general exodus and by the time he had fairly started his speech the hall was cléared of workers' delegates. Then followed the inevitable respects which | o were paid to the representatives of organized labor wherever it is by the Italian Fas S, That the incident which occurred at the recent conference will be pro- ductive of important developments on the part of the Italians is certain. Already ini has made repre- sentations to the Swiss government over the riots at Plain Pa s, which resulted when the Italian Fascistl organization of Geneva tried to break up a Socialist mass meeting held in commemoration of the assassination of Matteoti. The federal refused to give a council thus far has urances that anti- Fascist demonstrations would not occur in Geneva or Switzerland, whereupon Rome has served notice, through her minister, Signor Gar- basso, that recurrences would oblige Italy to refrain from sending envoys to either League of Nations or labor office or other international confer- ences In Geneva in the future. Duel Is Asked. The second incident, a fist fight and the resul t challenge to a duel as a result of a Frenchman character- izing Rossol speech “‘mac- cdroni,” unliquidated. Inas- much as the Sw not counte- nance dueling it is doubtful if it will ake place. And since Mussolini has varned he would not tolerate the dis- misal of Italians at either labor of- fice or the league secretariat because of their defense of Fascism, it re- mains to be seen whether the league will submit to his dictates. The “Judicial committee” of the league has been deliberating on the fate of three ue offiicials since they returned er periods of con- valescence, necessitated by the drub- bing they received at the Matteoti miemorial, and Director Albert Thomas of the labor office still is conducting an inquiry. But “deliberations” and “4nquiries” are about all that will result. Mussolini has the “Indian sign” on the league at the monient. After September it mey be a dif- ferent stor May Lower 1926 Peach Yield. Continued dry weather and whole- sale thinning of peaches practiced by the great bulk of growers throughout the peach belt will result in a slight lower yield than was at first estimated, according to a report received by the Tllinois Agricultural Association from A. B. Leeper, manager of the Illinois Fruit Growers’ Exchange, and pub- lished in The Chicago Journal. “The Illinols peach crop is coming along in fine shape, however,” sald Leéoper, “and promises at least a 60 per cent crop. The fact-that growers are thinning the fruit indicates that the quality will be much higher than in former years. “The peach crop this year will be about normal in ripening commencing about tile first week in July and con- tinuing until September. There will be plenty of finest quality peaches for everybody this year. RV Australian Exploration. A new expedition with a caravan of 25 camels has started for the thirsty interior of Australia. Dr. Herbert Basedow, the leader, is a geologist, but he does not believe all that men who follow the mirage of gold have told him. He will examine the region at the head of the Victoria River for any traces of mineral wealth. Being ajso an anthropologist, he is in quest of other treasure trove of a different sort; he carries a motion picture out- fit and a talking machine to make rec- ords of the fast-vanishing .Mfl‘lm lite. He will keep in touch with far citles b wireless, and in one phase o#-the other his twofold mission prom- jges a harvese worth the garnering. MRS. RICHARD C. BURLESON Wife of Maj. Burleson, Washington Barracks. She is a splendid all-around athlete and recently sailed for Copen- hagen to spend the Summer. SCENARIOS ' ARE THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO! ‘Midsummer Bride MRS. C. L. TUCKER, Before her recent marriage she was Miss Evelyn Giles. THROWN ASIDE WITHOUT READING IN HOLLYWOOD Time and Postage Wasted for Any Other Than Fa- mous Writers to Submit Plays for Movies, Investigation Shows. \By Consolidated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calf., July 24.— “There are about 7,000 manuscripts filed away there. The envelopes have been opened just enough to find out what was dn them and none of their contents has been read or is likely to be read.” The young woman quoted was in- dicating a series of dust-covered pigeon holes lining the entire side of a big, bare room in a frame build- ing on the lot of one of the largest motion picture studios of Hollywood. The manuscripts reférred to were photoplays sent to the producers by more or less gifted authors in all parts of the United States. They had reached the end of the rainbow and there wasn’t a pot of gold there. Virtually every large studio in film- land has a similar burial vault or “dead hopes graveyard” into which are ruthlessly thrown without cere- mony both the good and the bad. In that literary charnal house may rest a play aflame with genius, but it is condemned to oblivion because the name of the author is unknown to the young person into whose indif- ferent hands it chanced to fall. Fate of “Masterpieces.” How many masterpieces rest under the dust in these studio filing rooms will never be known. The young woman clerical worker who conducted the writer through this studio came here several years ago from a small town in ‘the Middle West. One of her duties is to preside at the obsequies of the brain children of unknown hors. “They're mostly all nuts,” she ob- served, critically. “I used to try to read some of the stuff, but too many of them used words I couldn't get, so I gave it up. All I do now is to make sure the thing was meant to, be a play, and then shunt it to the filing room. We try to keep the comedies and the dramas in different pigeon- holes, but that’s about the best we can_do. “Sc far as I know the only time they're touched is when some gag maker can't find anything funny in his awn noodle and comes here tq, swipe a joke or two. There are orders against swiping the stuff, but the gag men have to live.” Plays Are Not Read. “Are none of the plays rejected?”’ she was asked. “How can they be rejected without being read?” she returned. S‘Some- times the authors inquire what has be- come of their stuff and we send them a form letter telling them to be pa- tient. If they come back we have to dig up the sheets and shoot them back to papa. Lots of this stuff has been on our shelves five years.” Investigation at other studios re- vealed that there is actually no chance for the unknown author to get his play read, not mentioning having it produced, unless he can bring the strongest kind of influence upon the producer. The filing rooms at many of the larger studios are under the care of young boys and girls, through whose immature and heedless hands all unsolicited manuscripts pass. A May Bride MRS, HILLORY ALFRED TOLSON, Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Wi Hunt, and before her marriage, a few ago, Miss Catherine Ann Hunt. Rarely does anyone with authority even see the outside of the envelopes. A famous producing director ex- plained that_financial safety dictates this adopted policy. “We strive to eliminate box office uncertainty by making pictures of popular novels or employing writers of proved popularity,” he said. “Ex- perience has taught us that it pays better to use a noted auther’s book or name than to experiment with an unknown, even if the latter's book is superfor, Wwhich is often the-case. However, I know that 90 per cent of the plays submitted by amateurs is | rubbish. We haven't time to search through a ton of chaff for a few ker- nels of grain. In all kindness I would advise young writers to forget the movies and save themselves the cer- tainty of disappointment.” (Copyrixht. 1926.) D.C. YOUTHS WIN HONOR AT EUSTIS Washington Unit Best Train- ed, Gen. MacArthur Says After Review. The unit of Washington youths at- tending the Citizens' Military Train- ing Camp at Fort Eustis, Va., has been declared by Maj. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commanding officer of the 3d Corps Area, to be the best trained unit at the camp. This signal honor to Washington men was conferred after the C. M. T. C. regiment in training at Fort Eustis passed in review before the general and his staff and commanding officers of the camp. The local student offi- cers who comprise the howitzer com- pany, were selected as the best unit of the camp, and a white ribbon was pinned to the lapel of the guidon bear- er of the company by Mrs. Douglas MacArthur, who accompanied her husband to the camp. The C. M. T. C. trainees at Fort Eustis also have received high com- mendation from Brig. Gen. Leroy Up- ton, commanding the 16th Infantry who visited the camp follow- review held by Gen. MacAr- “I have nothing but good to say about this camp,” Gen. on de- clared, after an inspection. “Every- thing that counts in neatness and effi- ciency is to be found here.” Among entertainment features pro- vided for the men at Fort Eustis this week was the naval Y. M. C. A. Glee Club. One program by the club was attended by more than 1,000 student officers. Additional opportunity for military training this Summer has been made available, according to an inyitation received here from the 1st" Corps Area. Men from over the 3d Corps Area, which includes the District of Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, may attend either the camp at Camp Devens, or the Coast Artillery (anti-air- craft) and basic camp at Fort Terry, from August 2 to 3], the announce- ment states. Camp Terry is located in Long Island Sound, opposite New London, Conn., and provides fishing and swimming in addition to other at- tractions. Candidates will be paid mileage from their homes to the nearest camp in the 3d Corps Area, and thus there will be some additional cost to those who take the training in the 1st Corps Area. A number of Washington men: al- ready have signed for the ~August training camp at Fort Monmouth, where the Signal Corps is located. Applications for the 1st Corps train- | ing camps are being received at the Military Training Camp Association, County Chairmen and the C. M. T. C. office, 34 Corps Area, Baltimore. Loss in Population of Paris. From the Living Age. Since 1921 the population of Paris has decreased by 25,000, or at the rate of about 5,000 per annum.. This loss is dccounted for by the movement of people into the surrounding country. Nevertheless the housing shortage it as serious as ever, because, to quote | Le Progres Civique, “the Parisians have been driven out by banks, shops, cinemas and music halls,” which are occupying the buildings where they formerly resided. ‘Walking the Cow Profitable. ‘Walking the cow is just a parody.on a popular slang expression. It is ac- tually profitable to dairymen. It has been found by the Department of Agriculture that by walking a cow an average of three miles a day the but- ter fat content is increased noticeably in her milk supply, although no more milk will be given. It is apparent that by making the cow walk more she will eat more and assimilate th food she eats better, thus enriching " the- buiter content of the milk, HIKING FLAPPERS STORM NEW YORK In Knickers and High Heels They Get Lifts on Roads in Seeking Thrills. By Consclidated: Pross. NEW YORK, July 24.—Flappers out for adventure are on the march. New York's streets and the main arteries leading to the Métropolis are crowded with an advancing army of girls in knickers who have hiked a few miles and been “lifted” by motor- ists for many more in their search for the thrills that fall to bold, free spirits. Far out in the Bronx and in uptown Manhattan, traffic policemen wipe their brows and wonder where all the girl hikers are coming from. In pairs, al sometimes in groups of five and si%, they come, ask a few questions and go on their way. Broadway and the bright lights are just ahead afd vacation time can’t be wasted In tarry- ing_uptown. Hundreds of intrepid flappers make New York their objective for Summer vacations, and vi With light hearts and lighter purses they set out on jaunts that would try the fortitude of a seasoned Boy Scout—but their costumes are not always designed for :’Ilklng and they prefer riding to walk- ng. Club Keeps Them. Therein lie problems for such crganizations as the Girls’ Service League of America, whose clubhouse in East Nineteenth street is a rendez. vous for many of the young ad- venturers. The clubhouse on these warm days always shelters a varied assortment of girl hikers, whose slip- pers with “baby Spanish™ heels show slight evidence of the wear and tear of hiking. Most of them are clad in knickers and flannel shirts, but your bold flapper clings to her silk stock: ings and her trim slippers. Who wants to meet up with adventure in rough clothes? Most of the girls are In their teens, the majority around 17 or 18. They come from as far as Chicago, St. Louls, Kansas City, Nashville, Wash- ington and Atlanta, and occasionally a wanderer drifts in from as far west as Los Angeles and Seattle. ‘The majority are seeking vacation pleasures at small expense and most of them go back after “doing” New York, according to Miss Stella A. Miner, president of the Girls’ Service League. A few find new jobs here. “The parents of most of the girls know what their daughters are doing,” Miss Miner sald. “In many cases mothers consent to such adventurous trips because they don't know how to cope with the care-free spirit of the girls. The confidence the girls have in themselves is bound to inspire a little in the most timid mothers.” Lifts are Problem. The girls’ readiness to accept rides from motorists is the undesirable feature of their outings, Miss Miner feels. They have little money and they set out with the expectation of recelving free rides, free meals and free lodging. All this is very pictur- esque Miss Miner says, but there is always grave danger in striking up an acquaintance with strange motorists. Even so, the travelers are mostly girls of the resourceful type, who :‘l ;::nyu‘know how how to take care tl lves in an emergency. The girls who daily appear at the Girls’ Service League Clubhouse rarely are in quest of money or assistance in getting back home. Most of them merely ask for a bath, one night's lodging and perhaps a place to stay until expected parcels of clothing from home are delivered to them. In return for the kindness of the motorists and the Girls' League, the hikers tell the stories of their travels. And like the wandering minstrels, they have the privilege of embellis] ing their recitals with i nary in- cidentsc which might have happened. A flapper who has hiked and re. ce:lved "dn";s?;l a lc:'uple of hundred miles undoubtedly possessed of a vivid imagination. Marriage Licenses. toljowing rancls C. Powderly and Elizabeth M. . Habermen! and Luanna Eston. aon"and Wilite Swangion, 5}" 3. Wright Josephine Harri Mo aol o M Pessigre. of Hhie. \t'"' n aynard, of Richmond. Va. G bert E. McCutston and "o thie clty and Mary E. L. Chevy Chase; Rud s Marriage licenses have been fssued to the Blil:". %r:r%lu . Jr, and Adsoris Downs 1liam, g:hnum and A Booker Wil Robert Phronebarger and Frances Joffer- N&lm d P. Wood and Nannie thia K. Wil- and whs and ey 31 itavres. ’ o Mmhm-fienfi e B I Bear o N, D. C, JULY 25 1926—PART 2. “G. B. S.” HIDES AS 70TH (Knees of Fair Sex |TOBACCO GROWERS.GET BIRTHDAY APPROACHES Noted Author Leaves London, Un- excited by Honors Which ‘Will Be Heaped on Him. By the Associated Press. b LONDON, July 24.—George Bernard haw, the noted dramatist, who cele- brates his seventieth birthday on Mon- day, has declined to get excited about the honors which will be showered upon him on his attainment of the allotted biblical span of life. He left town this afternoon and will remain in seclusion over the week end. Before his departure he was subjected to a barrage of inquiries, but all interviewers were informed that he had engaged not to say any- thing regarding his birthday before Monday evening. At that time he will’ return to London to attend a din- ner in his honor. Gas and Eleotricity. The 192 figures show that New York State produced one-sixth of the electricity and one-fourth of the manu- factured gas of the United States. The totals, both records ar-ong the States, are for electricity more than 10,000, 000,000 kilowatt hours, and for manu- factured gas more than 100,000,000,000 cubic feet. Furniture The A Limited Quantity of Whittall Anglo-Persian Rugs 9x12 size..."DO=- All Summer Rugs at Half Price! Carpets 9x12 s Also Are Crooked, Surgeon Learns By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 24.—Few women have straight knees, says the eminent surgeon Sir Willlam Arbuthnot Lane who is making a campaign for the greater use of * simple foods in an endeavor to build up the constitutions of males and females. “We always have known that very few men have perfectl straight normal legs and knees, says Sir Willlam. “And now that ‘women wear such short skirts any one who takes the trouble to make an observation when the winds are whistling through thé& streets of London will ascertain that very few women have straight knees. It is all due to ‘early disease caused by bad feeding.” Sir Willam says the man in the African jungle who is called by the white people “a poor benighted savage” is far superior physically to the white man. “A Zulu war- rior will run 50 miles without be- ing tired,” declares Sir Willlam, “and he surpasses any Greek god in beauty of body.” THIRD SET OF RECEIVERS Three Men Appointed by Federal Court at Lynchburg for Ancillary Supervision. By the Assoclated Press. LYNCHBURG, Va., July 24—James H. Pou and Hallett S. Ward of North Carolina, and M. L. Corey of New York, who were recently named re- cetvers of the Tobacco Growers' Asso- clation at Elizabeth City, N. C., were today appéinted ancillary receivers in the Federal District Court here by Judge H. C. McDowell, who required bond of $25,000. ‘Application was made for the ap- pointment of the receivers by Col. Aubrey E. Strode of this city, Landon Lowry of; Bedford and E. P. Burford of Lawrenceville, counsel named in the eastern district of Virginia. Judge McDowell did not name counsel for the ancillary recelvership. This gives three sets of recelvers in this district for the affairs of the to- bacco growers, one having been ap- pointed for the Bright Tobacco Grow- ers' Assoclation in Halifax County and the other for the Dard Tobacco Growers' Association in the circuit court of Notmy County. 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