Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1926, Page 22

22 RAILROADER URGES HIGHER PAY BOOST Switchman Tells Arbitration Board 20 Per Cent Asked - Is Not Enough. By the Associated Prees. NEW YORK, November 2.—The 20 per cent wage rease asked by the conductors and trainmen of Eastern rallroads is not sufficient, the rail- road arbitration board hearing evi- dence on the trainmen’s demands was told yesterday. U. D. Hartman, a switchman em- ployed by the Pennsylvania Railroad, testified the productivity of railroad yard employes had increased by “more than half” during the last 10 years, and in view of this he thought the unions had not asked a sufficient increase. James Powers, chairman of the grievance committee of the Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen, and a brakeman on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, told the board some brakemen are earning less than $20 a week. On his division, he said, brakemen work an average four-day ‘week A complaint of the length of freight trains was made by J. H. Siedel of ‘Willard, Ohio, freight conductor for Baltimore Ohio Railroad. Long trains increased work and rei but did not bring the 20-minute rest period formerly given ewitchmen has been eliminated was testified by Leon C vania Railroad said_the brake club, s in braking freight cars, ased the danger of accident to the men using them. e Lansburgh & Bro. . _THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Signals Unnoticed During Engineer’s . Chat Caused Wreck, Report of Bureau By the Associated Press. A raflroad engineer who got into conversation with his conductor and failed to see a signal caused the wreck at West Ninety-first street in Chicago August 29, the Bureau of Safety of the Interstate Commerce Commission reported today. There were 2 deaths and 22 per- sons injured in the collision between a Rock Island passeng rain and a Pennsylvania freight train. “This accident was caused primarily by the failure of Engineman Schreck- enghaust of e Pennsylvania train properly to observe and obey the indi- caution of the interlocking signal covering train movements over the crossing,” the report said. “The engineman admitted that he engaged Conductor Gaumer, who was riding on the engine, in conversation shortly after departing from the block office and that he did not observe the interlocking signal passing it or when within a few cars, length of it.” OFFICERS RENAMED BY D. C. AUTO DEALERS Two New Members of Board Chosen—Association Hears Ad- dress by Guy Lord Ford. Election of officers and an address on “The Down Payment is the Profit” by Guy Lord Ford of the National Automobile Dealers’ Association last night featured the regular monthly meeting of the Washington Automo- tive Trade Association, held in the City Club. All of last year’s officers were re- named, with two new men assuming places on the board. The latter were R. W. Howard and C. H. Warring- ton. Officers include Stanley Horner, sident; Fred L. Haller, vice presi- J. M. Dugan, second vice presi- dent: Louis Jullien, treasurer, and E. M. Wallace, secretary. In his address to the dealers Mr. Ford emphasized the need for the in- troduction of sound business methods into individual distributive organiza- tions, urging strict adherence to the full “40 per cent down and 12 months to pay” plan as against the making of special concessions, The speaker at- tempted to arouse his hearers to the essentially of an accurate costac- counting system, and charged that too |many dealers are allowing themselves to get into “the red” because of more or less simple business ignorance. Mr. Ford showed that where a care- ful check is kept on all phases of the distributive end of the industry those engaged in it show a substantial profit, whereas those who fail to do S0 inevitably help to push up the curve of dealer mortality. He also inted out that strong dealer organi- tions are vital to the general suc- cess of the distributive division, showing that all elements concerned with the manufacture, financing and final reception of cars are organized, but that the dealers, a highly im- portant cog in the wheel, are less efficiently held together. The assoclation voted to hold the annual banquet on January 4. . Keyes Fraud Charge Dropped. LOS ANGELES, November 2 (#).— Charges of embezzlement filed against District Attorney Asa Keyes several weeks ago by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were dismissed vesterday by Municipal Judge Charles D. Ballard at the request of State's Attorney General U. S. Webb. USsIcC - M. DUMESNIL'S RECITAL. Another friendly link between France and America was forged with music last night at Memorial Conti- nental Hall when Maurice Dumesnil, French pianist, gave a charming re- cital under the auspices of the League of American Pen Women and used Chopin’s own piano for part of the program. Since the establishment of the Conservatory of Music at Fon- tainebleau for American students, France and the United States have had close interests musically. The bringing of the Chopin plano on an American tour for the benefit of mu- sicians needing help in France further cements these interests, and M. Du- mesnil is the Lafayette in this case. The concert last night was in the nature of a specfal ceremony, for it was the first in the tour. In the ab- sence of the French Ambassador, who is in his home country, the charge d'affaires of France, Count de Sar- tiges, was the official representative present. Counselor and Frau Dieck- hoff of the German embassy also were in a box and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton were in the audi- ence. Mrs. Seton is the national pres- ident of the society which sponsored the concert in Washington. M. Dumesnil opened his program with a group of “Twelve Preludes,” the entire first book of preludes, by Debussy, musical Corot of France. The pianist seems to have the typ- ically French gift for gracefulness and suavity in his playing. Among the preludes that seemed most inter- esting as presented by him were “Les Colliness d’Anacapri,” “Ce qu'a vu le vent d’Ouest,” “La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin,” “La Serenade Interrompre,” Sngloutie” and “La ' each of which show- ed entirely different musical mood and d all of which were particu- y criptive. Then followed the famous “Funeral March Sonata” of Chopin, which was played in Washington Saturday by another extremely individual French C., pianist, Alfred Cortot. M. Dumes- nil did not take the stupendous tem- pos nor give the burning sorrows in his_interpretation that Cortot infused in his work. Instead, he gave a more placid, yet convincing feeling to it. His “funeral march” was draped in black, but walked in dignity and with suppression. The encore was Chopin’s “Prelude in A Major.” As_highest honor, the playing on the Chopin plano was given last place on the program. It is a remarkably well preserved and sweet-toned in- strument. The group of preludes: mazurka, norturne and waltz played on it was delightfully done. The bril- liant “Polonaise,” the encore, was played, however, upon the more modern concert grand, which could better stand the strain of those crashing chords. M. Dumesnil's well chosen comments added much to the success of the recital. After the concert, a reception was held at the Mayflower Hotel in honor of both Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton and M. Dumesnil. e —_— MRS. 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