Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1931, Page 37

THE Evi~ninG STAR, WAadmisai1oN, D, O, Wik awauds “Cnibanent. B 1931 METALTRADEFINDS AGE LINIT ABLSED A. F. of L. Group Reports “Cold-Blooded” Tendency in Industry. gy | By the Associated Press. | VANCOUVER. British Columbia, Oc- tober 1—A report of an increasing tendency toward a “cold-blooded” re- duction of the age limit in indus- try was before the metal trades de-| partment o. the American Federation | of Labor in a pre-convention meeting here today. The findings were in a report by the president, James O’'Connell, and secre- « tary, John P. Frey. Both the metal trades department and\the bullding | trades section began their sessions yes- | terday. | President William Green and a party | . of other officials of the federation were en route to this city from Chicago. Middle Age Is Problem. The report on age limits brought be- |~ fore the delegates the problem of the | middle-aged workman, saying it has n aggravated by the business de- pression. The report said welfare schemes for the benefit of employes have been based on the average age of employes, and middle-aged workers bave not fared well Tt 1is asserted that Federal relief should be provided in the United States 3his Winter before cold and hunger‘ drive workmen to desperation. Wage increases between 1922 and 1929 were characterized as “pitifully {nadequate.” | Convention Opens Monday. The main convention will open next . Monday and continue sessions till Fri- day, on the five-day week plan, and meet again in the following week The president of the metal trades department. because of f{llness, is to miss his first convention in 35 years. He has served as president for the past 31_years. In tribute to him, the delegates re- versed their usual procedure yesterday Jong enough to re-elect him by a unan- imous vote and send word of their | entitling them to remain at their posts | that the number of priests had been Officers Loathe To Look foér Thief With Nine Skunks By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, Calif, Octo- ber 1.—A stout-hearted thief who climbed R. N. Bowman's back fence during the night and stole nine imported skunks was sought by a none too eager sheriff's squad Tuesday. Bowman told authorities he recently imported the animals from Europe to start a fur farm. PRIESTS SHOW PERMITS TAMPICO, Mexico, October 1 (&).— State government agents yesterday visited priests on duty in Catholic churches of Tampico and other cities | and required them to show credentials under a regulation limiting to 12 the number of priests allowed to officiate in_the state. Father Dunstano M. 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