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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
STILL CLAIM "FRAME-UP."
Carbone and Abarno, Alleged An.
archists, to Plead Monday.

NEW YORK. March Counsel In
the case of Charles Carbone and Frank
Abarno, accused of attempting to ex-
plode a bomb in st. Patricks Cathedral
Tuesday. agreed with Judge Swami to-
day to have the men plead to the in
dictment against them Monday.
Meantime Judge Swami will have a
conference with the attorneys and
listen to informal arguments by coun-
sci for the prisoners, who claim that
they were drawn into the plot by the
police. Their attorney said in court to-
day that he believed and thought he
could prove that the men were VIC
tins of "frame-up.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
Three Missing After Hotel Fires.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, March g.
Three guests St the Astoria and Fred
erick, two small hotels on Hennepin
street, damaged by fire today, are
missing Another suffered probably
fatal burns and several women were
carried to the street by firemen in time
to present. their being injured. The
loss was placed at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
Women as Assistant Judges.

PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-Women
active in the work of the juvenile
court in this city will act as assistan ;
judges in cases involving the mora
delinquencies of young girls, accord. j..
ing to announcement made bv
Judge German. Instead of testifyine
publicly, youthful delinquenta will tell
their stories to the woman court Of
ficials, who will submit transcript
of the testimony to Judge German
with a recommendation as to the deci-
sion in the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
Five Years for Making Opium

NEW YORK. March 5.-Tom Shiyan,
president of the Chinese Merchants
Association and known as the mayor
OF New York's Chinatown, was SEN
fenced today in the federal district
court to five years Imprisonment in
the penitentiary at Atlanta for manu-
featuring opium The prisoner claimed
that he was innocent and that a rival
tong had accomplished his conviction
by false evidence. He said he would
appeal to President Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
FORMAL REPORT ON SEIZURE
Case of U. S. Steamer Dacia Sub.
mitted to Prize Tribunal

BREST. via Paris. March 5, ANA
formal report on the seizure of the
United States steamer Dacia, drawn IN
by Chief Naval Commissioner Lemoync
has been forwarded to the prize trib
unal at Paris.
The ship remains here under the tenn
porary command of Ensign DuPontl-
vice. ThA crew was to have/left last
night for Havre, but its departure was
postponed because instructions had NOT
been received from the United States
embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
Germans Are Fighting
to Recover Ground in
West, 1t Is Asserted

LONDON. March 5.-In the western
arena Of the war the Germans, judging
from dispatches reaching hero. are
lighting hard to recover the ground
lost during the last fortnight Near
Arras they haye forged ahead some
what. but the allies report progress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
Death of Mrs. Amanda Smith

NEW YORK, March 5.-Word has
been received here of the death in
Sebring, Fla, of Mrs. Amanda Smith
the famous colored evangelist Mrs
smith was seventy Eight years old.
She founded in Chicago an orphanage
for children OF her race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
Conditions in Mexico City
Complicated by Carranza
Order to Merchants.
DISPATCHES ARE TAKEN
TO CABINET MEETING
Rival Carranza Factions Striving
for Supremacy at Progreso.
Washington Interested.

The food situation In Mexico City, al
ready causing serious concern to OFF,
cials here, has been further ~conpll-
Gated by a new decree by Gen. Obrcgon,
the Carranza commander, ordering all
merchants In the capital to open their
shops and accept constitutionalist cur
rency.
The Spanish ambassador. Mr. Riano,
discussed the situation with State De-
partment officials today. and Secretary
Bryan took the latest official dispatches
to the Ca binet meeting.
Many of the merchants in Mexico
CITY are Foreigners mostly Spanish
1t is probable that the State Depart
ment will make representations to
Gen. CarranZa.
For refusal to accept Carranza's cur
rency the penalty in Gen. Obregons S
decree is imprisonment. Officials here
fear serious disturbances in Mexico
City unless the food and money con-
ditions improve.
The seriousness of the situation at
Progresso, where there has been an
embargo in force for some days, is IN
dicated in official dispatches.
An announcement from the State De-
partment last evening SAID that IN
dispatch from Vera Cruz 1T had been
advised "that the conferences among
the Carranza officials regarding the set
tlement of certain differences bearing
on the closing of the port of Progreso
have been unsuccessful and that the
port will be closed until further no
tice."
Rival Factions in Contention.
Rival Carranza factions are trying to
maintain themselves at Progresso, it is
said. In the meantime the State De-
to Sf
from American manufacturers of har-
vest binding twine to have the port
opened. Thousands of tons of sisal
fiber from which twine Is made are
said to be lying at Progreso awaiting
shipment to this country for the 1915
harvest.
The State Department was advised
that the British and Spanish vice con-
suls at Acapulco on the west coast of
Mexico. who with a Spaniari named
Jose Fano, were arrested by CarranZa
officials recently and taken aboard the
gunboat Guerrero. had been releas sed on
representations by the department and
were taken aboard the American cruis-
er Cleveland at Mauzanillo. The con-
su1s were both Spanish subjects, Ra-
fael and Benjamin Fernandez 1t is not
known here on what charges they were
arrested.
Carranza Agency Statement.
The Carranza agency gave out the
following dispatch from Piedras Ne
gras:
"The Villistas under the command of
Rosalio Hernandez were defeated by
the constitutionalist forces under the
command of Gen. MocIovio Herrera at
Soledad yesterday. One hundred and
sixty prisoners captured by Herrera
have arrived here. One machine gun
and much ammunition also captured.
Gen Ricaut reports that a gang of
eighteen Huertista filibusters, who
crossed from the American side near
Lajara was arnbushed by the consti-
tutonalists when it landed on Mexi-
can soil and the entire gang was cap
tured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
WEATHER.

I;ain tonight and Saturday, warmer;
moderate to fresh easterly winds. Tenn
perature past twenty-four hours: High,
4S. at 3 pm. yesterday; low, 80, at 4
am. today.
For full report see page 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
Begins Duties April 1. .

The new chief of police VIII begin his
duties April /. the date on which the
retirement of Mai Sylvester goes into
CONTINUED on Second PaKe)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05

last Weeks swofn Net Circulation
Daily Average. 53.O6St sunday. 54.:s7.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05

prisoners and have been sent to Mar
| Sei1le $1,000 ~ ~
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
COAL MEN WANT COSSACKS

DehVeI. Iolo. Coal operators and
tneir ailles III this otate are now
engaged IN campaign OF educa-
tion on the dement's OF a State con-
staoulary. advocates OF the Cossack
system are alive to the tact that they
nave discredited the state militia and
!llls unit OF our national de1ense is nav
ing a nara time living down Its connec-
tion win events III southern Colorado.
Inc Rocky Mountain News, puDish-
ca IN TINS city, is one OF the leaders IN
the Cossack campaign, and the follow
ing editorial plea is sample OF the
clever preliminary moves that are being
cautiously made;
Pennsylvania is the founder OF a
state constabulary system and although
1t met with much opposition at the be-
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
PULLMAN HEADS REBUKED.

Chicago - The Pullman company
board Of directors has refused to act
on the matter of granting wage increases
to its sleeping car porters and conduc-
tors, which Chairman Walsh of the
commission on industrial relations in
terprets as an affront at the commission
because of its recent investigation of the
Pullman company.
Chairman Walsh said
"The companys failure to act, after
the assurance of Mr.. Lincoln, chairman
of the company's board of directors,
that he would bring up the matter at
the next meeting of the board, and af-
ter his own admission that part Of the
company's huge profits were derived by
underpayment Of its faithful employees,
can be explained only by the Indifference
and disregard of its wealthy directors
as to the well-being of the faithful en-
ployes who man its cars. To refuse
justice to these employees because of
pique at the action of this commission
in exposing conditions of employment
in its car service, is policy that needs
no comment"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
STRIKE is SETTLED
IN K. G. TERMINAL

Washington.-The strike of the shop
men employed by the Kansas City
Terminal Company was one of the most
important cases handled by the federal
department of labor is the report of
William Blackman, commissioner OF
Cancellation, representing the depart
ment.
The strike was caused by the com
pany discharging thirty-four workers
and committee which asked the man
agement to accept working rules
agreed to by nine railroads. With the
assistance of Commissioner Blackman
an agreement was reached whereby all
discharged men and the strikers return
ed TO work, and within sixty days nego-
tiations between the company and repre-
sentatives OF the employees will under
take to adopt a set of shop rules, condi-
tons of employment, hours of service,
wages, rates, etc, which can be mutual
ly agreed upon. The Importance of this
strike is indicated by the federal com
miSsioncr's statement that the company
takes care of twelve railroads running
into the city, and if the controversy
were not adjusted it was liable to event
ually include 10000 workers, followed
by all the evils OF general strike
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
BUILDING PERMITS

Observation-Disclosures in and addi-
ton to building at 1913 Freeman ave-
nue. Owner. B. H. Rohde; architect, A.
Kunz, Jr., 955 w. Court street, Cincin-
natl, O. Contracts awarded as follows:
Cellar work, f. Budke; brick work, Wa
hoff & Stoepfel; carpenter work, Val
Fussner iron work, Fening & Co..
plumbing, Happe Bros.
Residence-A 2H-story brick and
stucco residence to be built at 1908 Men
10 avenue Owner, Rutherford II. Cox;
architects Zettel & Rapp, Johnston Bldg,
Cincinnati. Contract for carpenter work
awarded to George f. Hambly and for
iron work to the L. Schreiber & Sons
Co.
Residence-A stucco residence, 75x45
feet in dimensions, to be built on Betua
avenue, in the Avon Hills subdivision.
Owner F. r. Toewater architect, G.. c.
Burroughs, Union Trust Bldg, Cincin-
natl, o. Contracts awarded as follows:
Foundation, Dennis Flaherty; cement
work, Chas V. Maescher & Co.; brick
work, August Schultz carpenter work,
mill work and stairs, the Leibold-Gott
Building Co.; plastering, Werkowittz &
Meier; tile, A. Schirmer; electric work,
A. Wottitz; plumbing, Schuster & Wag-
ner; painting, Boardman & Co.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
LABOR EXPLOITATION @
SCHEME is BLOCKED

San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 21.-An at
tempt to exploit labor and Mexicanize
West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio
mines has been blocked by State Off
cals and federal immigration inspec-
tors. These officials notified labor
agency in this city that was advertis
ing for $4,000 Mexicans to work in vari-
Gus eastern mines, that it must qualify
under the Texas law governing employ
ment agencies. A refusal to qualify was
followed by arrests One of the promo
ters committed suicide. Several hundred
Mexicans lost So apiece. The offer at
tracted German sailors, who have been
interned since last spring, but these
workers were suspicious and they con-
ferred with trade unionists.
The contract Mexcans were called
upon to sign provided that each signer
should work for the company that adj
vances the transportation until such
transportation and all other expenses
connected Herewith are paid in full.
1t was further agreed that the worker
should pay the labor agency 5 per cent
of his earnings for period of 12
months, this money to be taken from
the envelope of the worker and for
warded every month to the agent.
The collapse of the scheme has re-
suited in several hundred Mexicans
being left destitute in this city,
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
PEOPLE SHOULD CONTROL
THE LABOR EXCHANGE

San Francisco.-Thc people should
control labor exchanges, declares Sec
retary OF Labor Wilson i'll speech be
lore the labor exchange conference
which included federal State and muni-
cipal officials.
The cabinet official said
The need OF labor exchanges has
been clearly demonstrated, Private la
Dor exchanges came into existence be
cause there was a need for clearing
houses for labor. There never would
have been a need for municipal labor
exchanges had it not been for the fact
that the private exchanges had been
abused.
The suspicion which exists on the
part oi labor organizations is due to the
TACT that in many instances these private
labor exchanges have lccccd the work
ingmen and furnished Strkebrcakcrs.
wagebreakcrs and hour-incrcascrs to
private concerns l. is within the power
OF the people to control municipal labor
exchanges, and thus controlled. they can
never be used for any other purposes
than those for which they are de
signed
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
WHAT "LABOR" INCLUDES.

San Francisco-"The labor ques-
tion is as big, as broad, as deep. as
extensive as human activity" said Sec
rotary OF Labor Wilson, in a speech in
this citv, ''If you take as your defni
ton OF labor any physical or mental ac-
tivity, not exclusively for pleasure, then
YOU have some conception OF the
breadth OF the movement which takes
into consideration and seeks to handle
properly all these activities. The most
important function, the most important
thing growing ont OF the creation of the
new federal department OF labor, is that
from now on labor has voice in the
councils of our Nation"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
FOREIGN ILLITERATES
COMMON PREY In u. S.
Aliens Return to Their Native Land
on Call.
POSITION OF UNIONS UPHELD.
Government Report Skaters Claim
of Those Who Oppose ImmigatiOn
Restriction and Litcracy Test Urg-
ed by A. +. of l..

Washington.-The federal bureau of
naturalization, department of labor,
makes public much interesting informa-
ton in a report on its work of max
ing citizens out OF the raw material
of the resident foreigner"
The figures refute claims made by
opponents of immigration restriction and
literary test urged by the American
Federation of Labor These opponents
have pictured immigrants from certain
sections of Europe as imbued with the
lofty purpose of coming to America to
establish home and assist in the work
OF developing freedom and democracy
for all men
These oratorical effusions are not sup
ported by the bureaus cold declaration
that foreign illiterates maintain their
allegiance to European potentatcs and
that these illiterates are an easy prey to
exploiters.
1t is stated that in 1910 there were
nearly 100000 foreigners in this
country, that of this number 100000
were not citizens, and that the foreign
body has been increased nearly 1,OOO,-
600 annually since that time.
The report shows that during the
past nine years upwards of $4,000 for
eigners have been refused citizenship
papers. One-half of these have been
declared to be either morally or ment-
ally unfit.
The bureau makes this comment on
the large number of non-ctizens in this
country:
by far the larger portion of the for
eign residents of this country have re-
tained their allegiance to the sovereignty
of their birth. Recently, reports in the
public press have shown many Of these
are ready to respond to the behest of
these sovereignties. 1t is well known that
large numbers returned Immediately up
on the call of the country of their ma
tivity, leaving the ties, personal, family,
industrial, and others which have grown
up in this country, for the, stronger
cali OF allegiance to the foreign SOW
crcignty. This was the case prior to
the great war Of Europe in the lesser
wars among the Balkan States"
The following statement by the bureau
is an unqualified Endorsement of the
position taken by organized labor in its
advocacy of literary test for immi-
grants:
Among the approximately 14,O0O,ooo
foreign alien residents, l,650,36i are
classed as illiterate. These illitcratcs are
the natural prey Of the designing and
scheming foreigners and natives, as well,
at every turn. They compel them to
pay tribute, both in cash and blood, for
every service both real and imagined,
and in the qualification of their desires,
however unscrupulous or unnatural"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
PRINTERS SELECT BALTIMORE.

Los Angeles, Baltimore was Sc
lected as the 1916 meeting place by the
international Typographical Union
convention, i'll session here recently. A
proposal to increase salaries of the
president and secretary-trcasurcr was
non-concurrcd in The plan to make
the secretary OF unions OF less than 100
members a convention representative
by virtue OF his office was defeated
Amendments to the priority and six
day laws were ordered submitted to 4
referendum. The convention unani-
mously voted to strike out the word
"female" wherever it appears in the
constitution and bylaws OF the organ
ization and substitute the word "wo-
man"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
UNIONISM BENEFITS ALL.

Everett, Wash, Aug. 21.-After re-
ferring to the reforms inaugurated by
the trade union movement, in a ia
Dor forward" address in this city Sec
retary Taylor of the State federation of
labor said;
"The indirect results of these bene-
licent measures have left their impress
on the character of the worker, elevated
his standard of living enobled his ideals
thus leading to general elevation of
the workers environment, both in the
home and in the shops and mills"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
AGAINST GRAND JURY SYSTEM

the International Longshoremen's AS
Socation, Pacific district, denounced
the grand jury system as "a relic OF me-
dieval times which permits no defend
ant to question the partiality OF its
members.
Resolutions adopted by the conven-
ton declare that the powers OF wealth,
through their vast property rights, have
usurpcd control OF the grand jury sys-
tenn, so that it has become "a new form
OF the inquisiton'
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
WOMEN PAID SAME AS MEN
FOR SAME CLASS OF WORK
Novel Change of Employment and
Wage Systems i'm State
Institutions.
WAGE SCALE PLAN

Chicago, Aug. 24.-Women employees
of Illinois will receive the same pay as
men doing the same class of work, be-
ginning with September 1.
This step, together with radical
changes affecting $500 employees and
more than 10000 wards of the State
in the twenty-one charitable institutions,
was decided on yesterday at a confer
ence of the members of the State Board
of Administration.
They named a new superintendent of
the Soldiers Orphans Home at Normal.
He is Edwin M. Van Petten, of Bloom
ington, former city superintendent of
schools at Bloomington and Joliet.
"The revolutionizing of the en-
ploying and wage system in the twenty
one State institutions" President Kern
said, "has been under consideration for
some time"
Changes i'm Rules.
Four distinct "advance steps," as Kern
explained. were made. as follows:
/. The minimum wages for men and
women in all the State institutions to
be the same for the same class of work
2. All employees to be given one day
of rest in seven, in addition to the two
weeks vacation annually. Under the
old system they had the two weeks va
cation. but worked seven davs a week.
3. A promotional wage scale whereby
all employees will automatically receive
higher wages as their term of service
lengthens.
A. The change from night to day ser
vice to be made hereafter each week in
stead of monthly.
For New Standard.
"There is no reason" said President
Kern. "whv a nurse in these State in
sttutions should not receive as high
wages as the men attendants for the
same class of work.
at should have been recognized long
ago.
1--WE believe that we are establishing
the right standard this time and that it
will tend to increase efficiency in all the
Promotion Plan.
1--WE are working out the promotional
wage scale. which we believe to be an
other step in the right direction.
'"Instead of leaving the question of
wages to the suDerintendents, we be-
licve this plan will work much better,
as the employees will always have an in
centive, for the longer they work. pro-
vided thev are faithful and efficient, the
higher will be their wages.
What we are trying to do is to make
the work attractive to both men and
women employees in these great charita-
bic institutions by treating the employees
like human beings and giving them some
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
MISSOURI UNIONISTS TO MEET.

Mobcrlv, Mo-Thc annual conven-
ton OF the Missouri State Federation
OF Labor will be held in this city, begin
ming Monday, September 20 1t is cx-
pected that fratcrnal delegates will be
present from the farmers organiza-
tionS, from the State Fcdcratons of
Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and Arkansas.
and from the Womcn's Trade Union
League
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
WILL INTERPRET AWARD.

Chicago. Aug. 21-Representatives of
the federal department of labor have ar
ranged for the re-assembling of the ar
bitration board which recently made an
award in the case of western railroads
versus their firemen and engineers. The
board will adjust number of questions
the two parties to arbitration could not
agree upon when they undertook to ap-
ply the recent award on the various rail
roads
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
NEW CARPENTERS UNIONS.

Indianapolis, lnd-Secrctary Duffy,
OF the international Brotherhood OF
Carpenters and Joiners, announces that
the following locals were organized
last month Fall River, Mass. (Portu-
pucse); Okechobee Fla; AtchiSon,
Kan; Prince George, Canada; Enid,
Okla; Baltimore, Md. (shipwrights) ;
Portland Me; Martinez, Cal; Ho-
bokcn, N J. (ship carpenters),
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
SMELTER TRUST PAYS
DAMAGES.

Dcnver-Thc American Smelling
and Refining COMPANY has paid the
federal government $112.766 as damages
and rent for the use OF 3,l75 acres OF
Southern Colorado coal lands valued at
81 100000, The government discovered
that the land has been secured through
the use OF dummy" entrymcn.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
TO AMEND REFERENDUM LAW.

Little Rock, Ark. - The Arkansas
State Federation of Labor has initiated
a petition for amendments to the pres
ent initiative and referendum law, which
has been weakened by State Supreme
Court ruling that the legislature may
attach the word emergency to any
Legislation, thereby preventing its refer
ence to the people.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
DANGERS IN INDUSTRY.

Altoona Pa. - Seven Pennsylvania
railroad trackmen were killed near
Mount Union, in the early morning, last
week, when passenger train, running
at high rate OF speed through a dense
fog, crashed into them. The engineer
was seriously injured
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-08-28
OPPOSE LEASE SYSTEM.

Birmingham, Ala.-The Farmers Ed
ucatlonal Cooperative Union Of Ala
bama convention unanimously adopted
resolution calling for the adjustment
OF the convict lease system and the plac-
ing of these convictS upon the public
roads. This question is now being con
sidered by the State legislature.