The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 10, 1921, Page 11

Se ee | sein two | The Seattle Star (<2»2| vA. ' FOF L. TO MAP WORLD PROGRAM — tional Labor Conference to Begin) Monday in Denver; Wage Reduc- tions Important Subject | BY H. B. HUNT “ ‘ASHINGTON, June 10,— The future of the American Fed- tion of Labor, its position in the a labor movement and its rela- to domestic problems of read. tment may be determined in the weeks beginning June 13, at the tion annual convention, meet- 4 in Denver. addition to probable contests tthe position to be taken on i i) : labor issues, both national and | national, there is the always-re-| ing threat of an attempt to wrest rol of the organization from uel Gompers, its long-time chief. place it in the hands of younger, e radical leaders. As the date for the convention ap- hes, however, these threats are heard and there is an air of ter security in the Gompers or- CONVENTION | overboard, and as he did so his re-| home. His condition is said to be not | James B. Kerr, president of the Reed volver dropped to the deck and ex-| serious, the whole issue of threatened wage reductions will be considered from the standpoint of using the cost of living as a basis for fixing wages. The decision reached will indicate the ground to be taken by organized labor in combatting general wage reductions in organized crafts, “Considerable time and sharp ac- LL PRESIDE nization than was the case two ths ago. he Old Man is still the leader will continue such,” one of Gom- y close associates said today. © More important than the issue of Bny one individual, however, will be the stand to be taken by the fed- tion with respect to fundamental questions. The chief problems e wm. Raflroads. pe International tabor relations. The open shop. f The judiciary. Labor legislation. Ni The problem of international labor dations, in view of the fact that convention is to be addressed by |. H. Thomas, famous English labor er and labor member of parilia- will be especially worth watch- Its consideration will be di- 4 into three distinct phases: ‘One—Communism or sovietism and attitude of the A. F. of L. toward ~ ‘Two—The relationship of the A. F. EL. to the Amsterdam international. ree—Relationship with the Pan- ican Federation of Labor. ! e report of the executive coun- | the subject of sovietism, it is red, will be the most complete fementation of communistic phil- jophy yet presented. ollowing the decision of the rafi- labor board, reducing the pay + yA Railway workers by 12 per cent, bh “Ss Hey, You With Those i wy Samuel Gompers, president American Federation of Labor. the judictary,” said one labor offi- cial today, discussing the convention Program. There have been some drastic action and bold utterances in court decisions the past few weeks. “There unquestionably will be an attempt made to find and set forth to public view the fundamental error on which judges go wrong in cases involving labor.” Flabby Muscles; Get In on This Thing! “There is still opportunity for en- . ent in the Seattle and State of on contingents of the civil- military training camp, Capt. on M. Stewart, enrollment of- leer, announced today. ‘At the camp this summer,” Capt. said, “stress will be put upon physical, mental and moral train- of young men. “"While we are inducing youths of 19 to enroll, this does not mean pider men are barred. There is better for the office man of ‘or 35 than a month's good train- at the camp. “We are really offering a month with all expenses paid. The p will be made at Camp Lewis, - and regular army outfits will do kitchen police, but the men in train. ing will not be in contact with the regular enlisted men, “Seattle's quota for the eamp is 105, and there are still some vacan- cies. The state quota is not nearly filled. Enrollment closes June 15. | Men from 16 to 35 are eligible. “Montana, Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming have already filled their | quotas and there are men to a {If Washington's is not filled by the | closing date, the overflow from the |four other states in the Northwest | district will be given an opportunity to fil Washington's ranks.” Enrollment books are at the head- quarters of [ainier-Noble post, American Legion, Stuart building. SEATTLE GIRL IN COURT BATTLE FOR ESTATE OF MILLIONS SALINAS, Cal, June 10.—With Delf 2 million doflars at stake, % May Murray of Seattle was f There today at the opening of the ° battle for the millfons left her uncle, Jamgs A. Murray, daho and Montana mining man. Miss Mufray is one of four peo- je named in the will of the late mapitalist who are to receive a hare of $2,000,000 in stock cer- ieates. 1, DISPOSE OF $15,000,000 Mrs. Mary Hammond Murray, ithe widow, and Stuart A. Haldorn, ® well kngwn sportsman, are the chief beneficiaries under the will. They are the defendants in the present suit involving the whole il, disposing of $15,000,000. Contending that the will was not luly executed, the plaintiffs, Mrs. nna M, Flynn, of Rochester, N. ¥.; Mrs. Agnes C. Doyle, of St. Thomas, Ontario, and Mrs. Ellen | Golden, of Scranton, Pa. have at- | tacked its validity. Miss Murray’s right to a share of the stock certificates may be ques- tioned in the case, ‘The plaintiffs alleged they gent a number of other heirs. test is in the superior repre- The court t re. SS MURRAY RY SEATTLE BANK Those who share in the dispo iting: of the stock certificates with y, under the will, are 3. J. Murray, of Wilkesbarre, . and Bimes K god Marces M. MPLOYED Murray, of Butte, Mont. Miss Murray was until recently employed by the American Savings Bank & Trust Co., of Seattle. She came here to attend the funers of her uncle and has remained here since, She was formerly Seattle agent for the Moniday Trust company, the hotding corporation for most of |the James A. Murray property, in- jcluding some $3,000,000 worth of property in Seattle. Flight of Locusts |Holds Up R. R. Train MADRID, June 10.—A flight of lo- custs swe) down on the railway between ‘oxsa and Escarton, covering the track to such a depth Proceed until the driver, stoker and sand along the rails to provide a grip for the wheels, Locusts are destroy. jing crops which have already suf- fered from the long drought. Parson as Trainer Stirs Congregation NEW HAVEN, June 10.—Staid old Connecticut is all wrought up b cause Rev. James Campbell F pastor of the urch of Christ Dis- ciples in Danbury, trained a profes- sional pugilist and acted as his se jond in the ring. The worst of it is, ording to some members of the church, that the parson's protege went down for the count: tion will be taken on the subject of | that @ mail train was unable to} guards had strewn several tons of| POLICEMAN SHOT IN ARM BOSTON, June 10.—Patrolman Les. ter M. Brackley, 29 years old, at tached to the Charlestown police, re-| ceived six double-B shot in the right arm when the third officer of the steamer Malden, at the Mystic docks, | dropped a revolver which exploded as it.hit the deck of the vessel, | It seems that Patrolman Brackley, | who was on special duty on the ves: | sel, was looking at a dead rat which | the third officer, Alexander Living: | ston had just shot, holding the rat by the tail and the Livingston decided to throw the rat | ploded, Livingston was | in the right arm as the gun went off. | He was removed to the Kast Boston patrolman was standing by his side.| Re SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1921. COLLEGE HEAD INAUGURATED | PORTLAND, Ore, June 10.—Dr. | Richard Scholz, who succeeds Dr. William Trufant Foster as president of Reed college here, was inaugurat ed yesterday at 3 o'clock, Dr. Scholz took over the presiden- ey of the college on April 1, but his |inauguration wag postponed, so as to make an event of commencement week at the college. Delegates from more than 60 col- leges and universities thruout the country were present a the exercises, | ef hospital, where his wounds! William Taylor Sumner, bishop of © treated and he was then sent! Oregon, delivered the invocation. SEA GULL CAPTURED IN MISSOURI WHEN 1,200 MILES INLAND APPLETON CITY, Mo., June 10. ~A #ea gull has bee ured in a meadow about fixe miles from here. The bird measured six feet from tip to tip. It is supposed the bird was blown inland by some storm. It was 1,200 miles “from home.” Consumer Heard at Fuel Convention For the first time at such gather. | ings, the consumer is to be heard at the state convention of the Wash- ington Fuel Dealers’ association, in Yakima, June 10 and 11, UNIVERSITY PAPER RAPS ABBREVIATED STYLES INN SKIRTS MILWAUKEE, June 10.—Fol- lowing the example of the Brown university paper, the Daily Car a student publication of onsin university, denounces display of co-ed's arms and legs, and bare backs and shoulders The “shockingly abbreviated” skirts that have appeared on the campus are sternly condemned. FORTUNE IN | LACE ON GOWN CHICAGO, June 10.—A small for-| “The Consumers’ Viewpoint” is to tune in point lace will enhance the be presented at the convention in an| beauty of the wedding gown to be | address by Mrs, Henry Landes, pres-' worn by Miss Lolita Armour when | Ident of the Seattle Federation of ghe becomes the bride on June 18! Women’s clubs, and wife of Dean of John J, Mitchell, Jr. | | Henry Landes, of the University of your yards of lace, at $1,000 a| | Washington, | yard, or $4,000 in all, was sold re-| Autoists Must Tote Mrs, Landes ts said to have made | cently to be used in fashioning the > a 8 careful study of the coal business | wedding robe, License With Them Under a new law, effective Friday, in the state in preparation for her| ‘This does not include many yards | Sees, te expensive lace to be used in other) aytomobile drivers must carry their induction, | portions of the bridal apparel. driver's license with them, County The congratulatory address was) UI rhs ES Auditor D. EB. Ferguson has an delivered by Dr. Henry Suzzallo,, The first sewing machine on offi-| nounced. Drivers will, however, be president of the University of Wash: clal record was made by Thomas! given until August 1 to comply, he college board of regents, made the| ington, ‘Saint, an Englishman, in 1790 | said. 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