Evening Star Newspaper, August 17, 1930, Page 38

PROTEST INVOLVES SLAVERY QUESTION American Constructmn Proj- ect Is Brought Before League of Nations. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, August 16.—Protests have been received at the League of Nations egainst certain conditions sald to be | attached to a concession held by the | J. G. White Engineering Corporatian of | New York for the construction of public works in_Abyssinia, according to the| protests, the construction of these works by the American company will involve the use of slave labor. The protests received here have come from the British Anti-Slavery Society, London; the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Geneva, and certain individuals. | The communications 0 the League | call attention to the fact that the| United States is a party to the anti-| slavery convention concluded under | League auspices. They recall also that | the Washington Government in approv- | ing the convention made a_ declaration | which went further than the terms of the treaty itself in taking a positive | stand against slavery and forcea labor. The matter also is understood to | have been brought to the atte State Department at Was more of the objecting parties. | a has signed, but not ratified, convention . August 16 ().—Gano | ident of the J. G. White En- | gmeering Corporation, disclaimed ye terday any intention of employing slave | Iabor in Abyssinia, imputed to the com- | pany in reports to the League of Na. tions. He said that in preparation .for be- zinning a great irrigation project in zhn) country. white engineers were about to | begin a survey which probably would taks about two years and therefore | there would be no labor question at all | until the end of that period. When labor is necessary, he said, free labor | will be hired Dunn’s formal statement on the sub- fect_follows “The J. G. White Engincering Cof poration has been employed by the Em- peror of Ethiopia (Abyssinia) to make a survey and engineering report on cer- tain main highway: thiopia and a dam and control works at Lake Tsana, the source of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, peeliminary to construction work at thé lake. ‘The dam and control works are for THE SUNDAY STAR__WASHINGTON, D. O, AUGUST 17, 1930—PART THREE. tee was made Joan Ol ™k, the direction Mondny evening the entire Kamp | marshes. First ald included many other Yolanda Grerael, 1‘ Waksman Teall, Oirl Reserye sec: w‘mwmwu- activities besides and first I . M. C. A. NEWS and Verons o.r}n'" ‘lonstimstress . and sampfire. Each group presented some | aid in their report, giving the history was Mary Lesta Wakeman, and Jnn of national and inter- | »vidence of u.nu- accomplished during | of sea netties. M-Y. W. C. A recreation | OUterback spoke on “What cunr“' national fame. the past weel One new group was introduced at the O he ¥ cmtiittes WD spoutes 5 Shnge ¢8 the ome Has Meant to Me. oof of the ¥ C. A, at Seventeenth and K streets, August 22 from 9 to 12 | gelock. Mr. Randolph Myers. trom the M. C. A, and Miss Virginia Wing- feid: trom the ¥, W. C. A will be th hcon the girls had & thester o u?ret:‘r;bo"fil"u:u.n y education office on the fifth floor of the which gave in verse an account of v of the main bullding. gsu R:" walts was started the four Girl Reserve delegates - il - ldwin Washington wh tend th" Na- iren's classes are mee! 1..::;1 lgl;‘\"Rnrzv:‘gm.(terem":L Kis- | times a week, at 1:30 o'clock ,or be- | in the woods and told of the new nhel- camp council, | Miss y. pre: the dramatics group, —_— ‘The “Vikings” explained about thelr | campfire Monday, the sketching and art becam: The monthly schedule for new swim- | trips of discovery around camp and into | group. They outlined their | ul cooked break!: ich followed and as ming classes is now ready in the health | the coves of the river and sang a sol decorating a studio on uae h player was removed from the Hlding. bird and plant life d cam) under the leadership of ldl S iiara’s ol I “Ploneers” ducrlb'ed.“t:::‘ life ELI led & former camper .,.5 A member of the | o kiminetas Sprin hool, Saltsburg. A ginners, 2 o'clock for intermediates and = ter which they had just completed. The Tuesday evening's program consisted | Friday marked the elaborate ceremony ceremonial y night will mark The closing day of Camp Stay-at- Fa. August 19-3, e delegates At | 3 o'clock for advanced swimmers, on dramatics group was represented ith | of boating, game tories, folk dances | of the beach, or yachting, party. -nm close of the two-week progrant Home was celebrated by th: Girl Re- | Meta Scantlin of Western High, Mar- | Monday, Wednudly and Friday. Both a song which told of the play just com- | and social danci Wednesday the the recreation hall was used as i serves with a special program and | garet Hedgecock and Thais Spencer of | little boys and zlrl.. are accepted in the pleted The hiking group chanted v.he i camp had a nydm-nflr. half the camp- After their p.mn- # luncheon on the roof of the Y. W. C. A | Central High and Harriet Luce of Mc- | classes and may also g- ronize the daily | Juy- of hiking through the woods in the | ers going to a nearby point by water the campers were in to the beach Germany will give financial aid last Thursday. The planning commit- | Kinley High School. This conference | dip periods up to 5:1 JERTEMBER FURNITURE SALE .m. surrounding country and over the and the other half hiking and alter- . to gréet King Neptune of the Seas, who * house builders. W, B. Yoses & Sons (o SINCE 1861—SIXTY-NINE YEARS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE JALE 9 AM. to 6 P.M. F Street at Eleventh National 3770 the delivery of a larger volume of water § to the Sudan for the irrigation program | of the Sudan government above Khar- | toum. The rurvey will occupy for a year or more the engineers, who are | about tv leave for Ethiopia. “The Emperor has formally informed ‘he J. G. White Engineering Corpora- ion that it fs his intention to have it | onstruct the dam at Lake Tsana, md‘ he roads. “A vice president of our corporntion‘ s _twice visited Ethiopia and had | oany conferences with the Emperor «nd with the officials of his Ethiopian | government. From his reports and from all the other information we have obtained, we are convinced that the | Emperor is radically opposed to slave | labor and is doing everything in his | power to eradicate every form of slav- | ery in his kingdom, and we belie also that the employment of slave labor | by us or by any other foreigners con- | templating work in Ethiopia would be | obnoxious to the Emperor. | “The mussionaries stationed in Ethi- opia are devoting particular attention | to the medical and sanitary phases of | their work. We have consulted them | and they are prepared to welcome our | co-operation. | “When the J. G. White Engineering | Corporation undertakes any construc- | tion work in Ethiopia it will certainly treat as free men all natives that it >mploys and will, by proper construc- tion camps and sanitation, introduce | conditions of working and well being that will meet the approval of en- lightened humanitarians in the United | States and elsewhere. “We anticipate that the Emperor will | not only insist on, but will co-operate with us in bringing about these re- sults. Our interest in the Ethiopian wgrk is conditioned upon such co-oper- | ation.” CHURCH DIVIDED OVER BIRTH CONTROL Sanction of Anghcan Bishops Is Sharply Criticized and Contrasted With 1920 Action, | By the Associated Press. ) LONDON, August 16—A _sharp division of Anglican Church opinion has | been caused by the Lambeth Conference | sanction of birth control in certatn circumstances. | The Anglo-Catholic organ, Church Times” describes the permi sive_resolution adopted by the bishop's as “a positive revolution in Christian morality and a great departure from the position adopted at the last Lam- beth Conference in 1920.” Dr. Walter Cary, the high-church bishop of Bloemfontein, who was one of the 67 bishops who opposed the birth control resolution, writes in ‘“the Church Times.” “In order to clear my soul I wish to say that there are statements in the report from which T conscientiously and vehemently disassociate myself.” ‘The resolution to which Dr. Carey referred agreed that birth control might be practiced “where there is such & | clearly felt moral obligation to limit or’| avoid parenthood.” Provided this was done 'in the light of Christian principles. It condemned. birth-control from motives of selfishness, luxury or mere convenience. MOTHER OF 18 CONTINUES TO WORK IN FARM FIELDS When All Descendants Gather, She Uses 50 Pounds of Flour in Preparing Biscuits. ATLANTA (#)—When all of her children and grandchildren are at home, one of Georgla’s champion mother mixes up 50 pounds of flour to_make biscuit for breakfast aione, Records at the State Department of Health show this North Georgia moun- tain woman is the mother of 18 chil- dren, including one set of triplets and three sets of twins. One daughter has three sets of twins, another iwo, and a third one set. The mother is now 57 years old and has 56 living grand- chiidren, the oldest 15 The woman told Dr. Joe P. Bowdoin, deputy health commissioner, that she still goes the field to work,” and says she “has certainly had a hard ime.” G-rden of Straw Hats. In almost every other part of the world where straw hats are made, the process of bleaching is accomplished by the use of chemicals, but in Luton. England, which boasts of a great straw hat industry, the hats are bleached by | exposure to the sun’s ra A large open space attached to the factory is filled with regularly planted sticks, and | upon each of these a straw hat in the | process of making is placed for a spe- | cified time, during which the whitening operation takes place in a natural man- | ner. The bleaching department with its rows of hats has the npmarmu ofl a garden filled with great white blooms. $450 Tapestry Sofa With Club Chair $275 An attractive light overstuffed sofa and club chair in fine tapestry. Loose spring cushions. $575 Smart Dining Room Suite in Adam Design 4 A 10-piece dining suite with eight-foot table and inclosed china cabinet. In walnut veneer. $375 Bed Room Suite in French Adaptation $225 Eight-piece bed room suite in walnut veneered on gumwood with small floral decorations. $285 Bed Room Group in American Empire $195 This attractive group of four pieces in fin- ished in brown mahogany. With double bed. INCLUDES OU Excepting Five Nat SAVINGS OF At 9:00 AM. on August 18 one of the greatest sales in the history of the Furniture Department begins. The most remarkable factor in this sale is that No Special Sale Merchandise Has Been Purchased. By this we mean we have taken our regular Moses fine furniture and marked it at these drastic price reductions. $375 Tuxed Sofa and Arm- chair Upholstered in Mohair $250 This smart sofa with armchair to match is just as comfortable as it looks and has reversible down-filled cushions. For moderate size room. Here is the reason we can give you such I rices on these exquisite Oriental rugs—they w ought before the adyance in tariff rates. WitH the reduction of 209 this means a double sa for you. $55 Hamadan Rug ne, 44 Fine Hamadan scatter rugs with a _rigl silk sheen that. distinguishes them A group of larger size rugs in Z. $33.50 Tapestry bttoman $33.50 Coffee Table $27.50 $19.75 Use Our Def ||I||III|