Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1930, Page 21

'1HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGION, D. C., VfllflE IN CONGRESS) m - rtamber pies Y ESTIMATES " URGED FOR DISTRICT National Representatlon Is Proposed at Salisbury Labor Federation Convention. Special Dispatch to The Star. ! b mfl?fid May 20.—National | representation the residents of the District of Columbia was urged in one of a score of resolutions introduced at the opening day of the annual conven- tion of the Maryland-District of Colum- bin Federation of Labor. The Tesolu- tion petitions Congress to give Washing- ton residents representation in t.he| Senat d House of resentatives. Ac:m:“on the. rum’uom is to be! before adjournment tomorrow. votzd w‘ act ?mml"bly { telegraphic Tequest from ry Fran Morrison of the American Fed- om e to suj e Glenn - dv.he co?uenu bill providing , trequeneies for the Depart- | of Labor, Agriculture and In- Closing Barber Shops. Included in the measures wee three changes in prohibition laws. one urging popular_election of school ‘boards and fit;;l‘l d!ll‘l‘r:u'llh indus- tflnl and 1 ques mfilnlhfifln resolution, spon- wred by 35 locals in Baltimore, urges ‘Willlam Green, president of the Amer- jean Federation of Labor, to revoke charter of the group x‘neezlnlu:t:;e a new charter for a - e ede The Maryland State body. the s to | membershi| of Trade, I Aioh bas support_from '.Imon, memben said several West- ern Maryland delegations oppoud it, those from Hagerstown and Cumber- Jand being unanimous in their inten- tion to fight its adoption. Deal With Prohibition. Resolutions dealing with prohibition included one proposed by the Allegany qnm -rna- Council of Cumber- indorse before Conxress the mmml federation’s stand for modi- fication of Federal laws so that beer | tht wines could be manufactured. would urge repeal of the hteenth amendment, restoring regu- of liquor traffic to the States. A third would put the federation on in a petition to Congress to submit a constitutional nmendmenv, to the conventions in each State for rati- fication. The school board resolution would take appointment of school boards from the hands of the governor by enact- Lgopuhr election of ers proposed a na- tional old-age pension law because em- were reported to refuse work over 45 years of age; one ‘spon- lasterers and cement finish- metal workers’ locals in flve-day week and six- ROVER MUST EXPLAIN _ DELAY IN CONTEMPT CASE Senate Seeks to Know Why Pro- eeedings Against Cunningham Have Not Been Pressed. ‘The Senate today directed &u-.\meymtomornnm have _not { Cunningham of his indictment for mm of \hn old Senate campaign The PALAIS ROYAL " Tomorrow! ‘'V. E. Meadows bof the Washington Daily | News Beauty School ¢s o o will lecture in the i Toiletries ‘Section, Wed- neodly, May 21, from 11 fto 1 pm.. .. when he will nho give personal .advice on beauty problems. !,Bnng the card you ireceived at Mr. Meadows’ i public lecture . .. and re- ceive an individual, com- plete cosmetic programme designed to your needs. Palais Royal is an author- ized branch of the V. E. i Meadows Cosmetic Club . . . experts, trained by Mr. ' Meadows, will be in the Toiletries Section from to- morrow. The following merchandise, endorsed by V. E. Mndmvl is on sale at our Tolletries Counter: vie Sisters Pre tions O the Care of e Hair Mar] Johnson P: aym- uozu for the Care of the « 8kin Hinds’ Honey and Almond Lotion Pebeco Tooth Paste— Koremolu. WALKER L. GARY. WALKER GARY DIES; PROMINENT PLUMBER ‘Washington Sanitary League Or- ganizer Is Victim of Pneumonia. Walker L. Gary, 58 vears old, long prominent in the plumbing business of ‘Washington, with offices at 3111 Four- teenth street, died early this morning of pneumonia at his residence, 1214 Decatur street. Mr. Glry was & native of Culpeper. Va. association with the loell plumbtnl and sheet metal contracting business dates from 1900. He was sole owner of the W. L. Gary Co. As organizer of the wnhlnmn Sani- League, an organization formed for the promotion of sanitary methods in plumbing, Mr. Gary recently headed a local delegation to the annual con- vention of Master Plumbers at Bdston. His fraternal affiliations lntg“wd No. 24; Bright Knights ' Templar; Temple. Besides his widow, ‘Mrs, Roy Spencer ghry he is survived by two sons, wu- Gary, and two daughters, Mrs. Emeroy Ggf Morrehead and Mrs. Mattie Gary Commlndery. Gmttn and Almas Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Interment, however, will be in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Va. SENT T0 CONGRESS, Sum of 898,242 Asked to Pay Claims Settled by Com- missioners. The President submitted to Congress today estimate of appropriation total- ing $08,242.09, submitted by the District Commissioners to pay claims and causes of actions which have been settled by them under an act authorizing them to such settlements. f appropriation amounting to_$364,875 for the George ‘Washington Bicentennial Commission for the fiscal year 1931, in lieu of the :;umu of $145200 submitted on April For the Treasury Demtmmt the President submitted supplemental esti- mates amounting to $20,800, of which $19,800 is for salaries of the White House police force and $1,000 for uni- forms and equipment for the same branch of the secret service. For the legislative establishment, he submif a supplemental estimate of $404,100.68. This is for enlargement and relocation of the Botanic Garden, carrying out the provisions of an act approved January 5, 1927, and includes the clearing away of buildings upon the new site. —_— GLASS ASKS STATEMENT Offers Resolution for Report on Ex- penditures of Wickersham Group. A resolution requesting General to furnish the Senate with a detailed ctatement of expenditures made by the Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement was introduced today by Senator Glass, Democrat of Senator Glass did not seek immediate &DPro] thorough inquiry into forcement and uut the L-w Enforce- ment Commission for an additional sum of nso.m Oon'.lnumg het e dcaate report has been made that no uat with regard to the subject of prohibi- tion. —_— Consider American Loan. T Rngesinn goverranent b comia: an o ering an Ameflc:vnvoflur of $20,000,000 for a short-term loan at 7% %e"unt An offer from London bankers rejected. 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Taking the position that the con- roversy already had ended, the Su- preme o«m yesterday refused to pass upon a labor union rule regulating ‘wages to be plld by outside contractors. The involved the Brotherhood of Pllnun, Decorators and Paper Hangers and centered about a contract that the Barker Painting Co. of New York took to do work in Somerville l' J. Under the union rule the higher scale prevailing in New York c\ty would be paid. The .local union at Somerville insisted that the addi- tional money be given. ‘The court held yesterday' that the row was settled by the ending of the construction job and that there was no question open. 2 Monacan Mayor's Party Wins. MONTE CARLO, May 20 (#.—In the second elections for the Monacan electoral college the party of Mayor Eugene anuet. Prince Louis, again the fleld Sunday. Out of a n.tlon vote of 540 it got a majority of TUESDAY, OBSERVE INDEPENDENCE North Carolinians Hold Own Cele- bration in Charlotte. »CHARLOTTE, N. C, May 20 ()— Citizens of Mecklenburg County, of which Charlotte s the seat, today will eelzhr-k !ndepenflznee day. On 1775, so North Carolina lflm, farmers of Mecklen- b:a County gathered- and signed a declaration of independence from Brit- ish rule. Local historians contend the Mecklenburg declaration was the first such declaration to be made in America. Schools, banks and business houses will be closed, and local civic bodies will observe the date. PR WORKERS VOTE STRIKE Bridge Union Demands Raise in Pay Beginning June.1. CHICAGO, May 20 (P) —Unless their demands for a_wage “ale of $1.70 an hour are met June 1, members of the bridge and structural iron workers union have voted to strike. N The present scale is $1.6112 under an agreement which expires May 31. There are only 400 members of the union employed at present, but Joseph Carr, business agent, said 2,100 men are waiting for jobs, which were expect- ed to open after the Summer consttuc- tion program started. MAY 20, 1930. COL. GRANVILLE SEVIER IS ORDERED TO OMAHA ‘War Department Revokes Transfer of Col. Charles Craig From. D. C. to Panama. Col. Granville Sevier, Coast Artillery, in Hawali, has been ordered to Omaha, Nebr.; Col. Clenard McLaughlin, In- fantry, at Hartford, Conn., has been ordered to Hawall; recent orders re- lieving Col. Charles F. Craig, Medical Corps, from Walter Reed General Hos- pital and transferring him to the Pan- ama Canal Zone have been revoked; Maj. E. E. MacMorland, Ordnance, has been transferred from the Army War College to the office of the chief of Ordnance, Munitions Building; Maj. E. G. .Beuret, Infantry, from the Univer- sity of Arkansas to Fort Wayne, Mich.; Capt. Amos Tyree, Quartermaster Corps, at san Francisco, has been ordered ta his home for retirement; Capt. G. C. Wlltar Sam Houston, pt. . L. M. Hnynu. Fleld Anmery (rom !he Colondo Agri- cultural College to Fort Bragg, N. C.; Maj. P. 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T4 PALAIS ROYAL G STREET AT ELEVENTH TELEPHONE DISTRICT 4400 Sale of Cedar Chests tyle No:. 402 Walnut Cedar Chests 1750 Sturdily made Chests with Queen Anne legs and other decorations. 42 inches long. A convenient utility size. ’tyle No. 494 Walnut Cedar Chests Attractive window-seat style as pictured. With heavy ball legs. 45 inches long. A good-looking piece of furniture. Other Chests . . 2750 PALAIS EOYAL—SW Floor A Thoughtful and Sensible Gift for ‘the June Bride ‘As well as Mother . ‘: . Wife Sister . . ..or Sweetheart! Cabinet-Made Cedar Chests 25 Different Styles in Walnut or Red Cedar Finishes In this sale of Cedar Chests we offer you the surest, safest and most economical manner in which to safeguard against the Summer moths! Every Chest bears a label that certifies that the Department of Agriculture, after tests, found that only Chests with 34-inch solid cedar in- teriors will kill moths . . . THESE CHESTS MEET THAT REQUIREMENT! 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