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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
JUSTICE Mccoy URGES
ACTION AS TO WARS DEAD

Walter I. Mccoy. chief justice of
the Supreme Court of the District,
whose son. Lieut.. George Baldwin Nc
Coy. is buried in France. and who has
just returned from an inspection of
the soldiers cemetery over there. was
a witness today before the House
committee on foreign affairs
Justice Mccoy urged that there
should be immediate action by Con-
gress in determining what shall be
done at the time when it ought to be
done with regard to final disposition
of the bodies Of American boys kill
ed in France. He said that he Is not
one of those who believe that action
can be taken at once. but the people
are worried and harassed by what
they believe is neglect of the War
Department. with regard to the dispo-
sition of the soldiers bodies.
/ He feels that this is a matter not
dividual sentiment, "a matter not
of the head. but of the heart" and he
said that positive assurance should be
given to the relatives and friends of
the dead soldiers as to VIII at the policy
of the War Department is to be when
the time is ripe for dispc sing of the
bodies finally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
DOES NOT BELIEVE SHOE
PRICES WILL DROP SOON
President of National Manufactur
ers' Association Explains Con-
ditions in Industry.

No indication of a reduction in the
prices of shoes in the near future is
seen by ]. f. McElwain. president of
the National Boot and Shoe Manufac-
turers Association. according to ad-
vices received here from New York
city.
There is no Indication of a recess
sion in the price of shoes in the near
future" Mr.. McElwain says. TT is
my opinion that shoe prices for spring
will be no lower than at present.
There has been a decline of approx
mately 20 per cent in the price of
hides from the high point reached in
August.
1T, however. must be borne in mind
that shoe prices have never reached
the high peak represented b. the
August price of hides, and have in
reality, been based on hide values no
higher. and in many cases consider
ably lower, than now prevail.
Shoe factories have today larger
volume of orders on hand than can
be taken care of during the next
three or four months. During that
period they will require a large guam
tity Of hides. leather and other sup
plies. Desirable leather is extremely
scarce and cannot be quickly OBJ
tanned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23

theoretical as it sounds at first
Klance The idea is to allow the
mother SO for n winter hat and 50
for a summer hat. The winter hat is
% be worn two years. This makes
ehalf hat" year.
s A woman must practice real econ
Omy to be able to get hats at that
price, it is said. Amusements are con-
eidered for this typical government
clerk and his family. The sum of $40
= year is set aside for the family
amusement, and magazine buying is
Included in this allotment. Such fami
lies. it is believed, will get most of
their books at the Public Library and
may there read the various monty
magazines.
The average rent per year for this
average government clerks family is
placed at $500 Investigation has
proved to the bureau of labor statis-
ties that homes for five people may
still be obtained for such yearly
rentals: or, at least, it is pointed out.
the bureaus investigators found many
families of such size living in houses
Tor which they paid such rentals.
Seventy-f1ve per cent of the 100000
federal employees in the District have
to date been specified by che joint con-
Gressional commission on reclassifica-
ttoh of salaries in the District. This
las announced by Secretary Edward
Keating of the commission.
I Specifications for HOO jobs in the
government have been laid down by
the commission, out of total of
1s600 specifications to be written. The
Former number takes care of about rs
Per cent Of the total number of work
eSs.
"A specification. as drawn up by the
0ommission, contains the duties of a
Job. the qualities needed by the en-
p1oye. examples of the sort of work
done and Tines of promotion" These
latter show the graded steps by which
the employe in one job can work his
way to better jobs in the same line
or work.
tits probable that the slibrary serv-
Ice. which includes workers at the
Public Library. will be the first serv-
ice to be heard by the reclassifica
ton commission in hearings to be
held soon, it developed today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23

record his disapproval of such inju-
dicious methods of procedure, when the
gravity of the case and the peculiar
character of the situation from the
standpoint of the public both require
action that will be above question or
suspicion.
AS an explanation in closing, it
seems wise to state that this report.
comprising as it does d brief review
of over 700 pages of testimony, is of
necessity limited in it's specific refer
ences because Of the lack of time. It
must suffice to say that. although many
other instances may be found in sub
sanitation of claims of lack on the
part Of Mr.. Bruce, the writer of this
report has tried in his simple way to
i instance some of those most forcefully
salient.
ut is then the contention of the
writer that Roscoe c. Bruce in his
educational qualifications does not meas
ure up to the demands requisite for his
office as proven by the testimony"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Report on Parents League.

The majority report makes the fol-
lowing reference to the Colored
Parents League, which has led the
fight against Bruce:
Taking advantage of the disturb
ed state of public feeling that result
ed from the Moons trial. a combina-
ton known as the Parents League
came into being In March or early
April. 1919. Soon after the chief cul-
prit in the case had been dealt with
by the court. and the single teacher
unfortunately involved in the meshes
of the case had left the public schools.
this combination set about disposing
of the assistant superintendent of
colored schools. 1t encouraged popular
gatherings and aroused these gather
the school authorities, in particular
against r. c. Bruce. by voicing all
sorts of ugly rumors. While justice
may have been the object of some
portion of the league, the methods
adopted to reach that desirable end
could never meet with the approval Of
respectable and law-abiding citizens.
I'm May this combination presented
to the board of education a petition
asking for the Immediate removal Of
r. c. Bruce. The nature of the petition
may be judged from the following
"(a) The petition carries just over
1900 signatures.
"(b) Many signatures have been
written by one and the same hand
"(c) Instances of three and four
names from the same family group
could be easily cited.
"(d) Nine-tenths of the signatures
are those of women and girls.
"(e) Although the combination
purports to be a Parents League,
the petition carries many names of
unmarried persons.
"fO A good many colored clergy
men have been behind the movement.
But such leading men as Bishop I. N.
Ross, Rev. Walter H. Brooks, Rev. F.
I. A. Bennett. Rev. Francis J. Grimke,
Rev. Thomas j. Brown, Rev. Oscar L.
Mitchell, Rev. w. J. Howard and Rev.
NJ. d. Norman have had nothing to
do with the Parents League in this
matter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Attendance at Meetings.

The majority report recommended
that in future the colored assistant
superintendent be invited to sit in at
the board meetings to advise the
board members when questions come
up affecting the coIored schools.
Mr.. Peyton, in his minority report,
began with a lengthy statement to
substantiate his claim that Bruce
lacks both educational and admins
trative ability.
Considerable space is devoted by
Mr.. Peyton to history or the y
street and Cardoza vocational schools.
both of which. M. Peyton asserts,
have been failures. He further
| charged in his report that the pre-,
vocational schools were established
to conceal from public notice the
failure of the vocational schools.
MIR. Peyton charges in his report
that at meeting of the board on DC.
tober 1, this year. 1.-The burden OF
| blame for all failures affecting MT.
| Bruce's administration was lald a.
Mr.. Thurston's door" On this supleG'
| Mr.. Peyton's report reads as tol-
1owS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Public Group Confers.

The public group later held an ex-
ecutive session, and A. A London of
Buffalo, a member, said the delegates
showed a Willingness TO respond to
the Presidents appeal.
Bernard NJ Baruch. chairman of the
group. presided.
L. F. Loree. president of the Della
ware and Hudson Railway Company,
and a member of the capital group,
declared in a formal statement that
the action of organized labor in
withdrawing from the conference and
the whole history of the conference
preceding it made it perfectly clear
that if the American Federation of
Labor can bring it about it will not
be possible for any man to work in
the United States unless he belongs
to a trade organization within the
American Federation of Labor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
PRESIDENT HOLDS
INDUSTRIAL CONFEREES
Continued from FRS PageD

of thirty-seven resolutions were intro
duced. 1t is planned to refer all of these
to appropriate committees of the new
conference for consideration.
Ebert H. Gary. chairman of the
United States Steel Corporation. went
to New York yesterday, and has not re-
turned. He was appointed by President
Wilson as member of the public
group, but his friends could not say
whether he would return TO participate
in the new conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
11LL AIMED AT "SHACKS."

IK order to do away with unsightly
shS>ks and undeveloped real estate
In tue National Capital. in many cases
eyesores. a bill was introduced by
Representative Garland of Pennsyl-
vania to increase the tax on unim-
proved land in the District and re-
duce the tax on improvements on such
land.
Under this bill the Commissioners
are directed to order a reassessment
of all such real estate within the Dis
trict and to collect taxes at the rate
Of so per cent in excess of the rate of
taxation in effect December 81. 1918. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
PRINCE APPEALS TO POLK,
Son of King of Hedjaz Opposes
Syrian Settlement.

PARIS, October % (Havas).-Prince
Feisal. son of the King of Hedjaz, is
dissatisfied with the Franco-English
agreement concerning Syria, accord
ing to the Echo de Paris, and has
called upon Frank L. Polk, head of
the American delegation to the peace
conference. asking him to intervene.
Mr. Polk is said to have declined
to act the convention as to Syria hav-
ing already been approved by the SUI
preme council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
RH TO RETURN ROADS
/. REPORTED TO SENATE

fhe bill providing for return Of
railroads to private ownership and
oB1ration under federal supervision
vsS reported today by the Senate in
tet4tate commerce committee. No
c11nges were made in the measure as
finally revised last week, the anti
stkake and all other important pro-
.vi63ons remaining.
The vote on reporting the bill was
lAko 1, Senator La Toilette. republic
cAtf. of Wisconsin, who opposed the
An61-strike legislation. being the only
opfpnent.
The measure would become effective
thlHty days after enactment, and Chair
MAI fCummins plans to have it in po-
4i&fbn for Senate debate Immediately
after the peace treaty is disposed of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
SWITZERLAND STANDS PAT.
Will Not Join in Reply to Allies
Regarding Russia.

BERN. October % (by the Associated
Press).-The Swiss government decided
today not to join in the collective repi,,
CT other neutral states regarding the IN
vitation of the allies to participate in
the blockade of soviet Russia. y
1t is pointed out that Switzerland long
ago had broken off relations with the
then existing Russian government, and
that there are no commercial and finan-
cial relations of any kind. So that ftfa
situation intended by the allies has beeh
reached already as far as Switzerland is
concerned and a change in Swiss policy
is not needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
FAUST" REHEARSAL HELD.
Arnold Volpe Conducts; to Be Pro-
duced by Washington Opera.

The first orchestra rehearsal for a
forthcoming production of Faust" by
the Washington Opera was held at
Carroll Institute hall last night. Ar
mold Nolpe conducted. The rehearsal
was preceded by an informal dinner
given by Edouard Albion, general di-
rector of the Washington Opera, in
honor of Mr.. Nolpe, who has just come
to Washington from New York. The
orchestra is to rehearse next Wednes-
day night at 8 O'clock at the hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
NEWSPAPER CONSIDERED
DAILY NEED OF CITIZEN;
INCLUDED In BUDGET

A newspaper. daily and Sun
day, is placed in the health
and decency budget" for gov
eminent employees. made public
by the bureau of labor statis-
tics today.
cit is desirable that every
citizen should read daily
paper" said DR.. Royal Meeker.
chief of the bureau of labor
statistics. land that is why the
item of $40 for & newspaper.
daily and Sunday issue, is
placed in the budg ct"
'In addition" the budget con-
tinues, the modern newspaper
offers a variety of literary fea-
lures at a minimum expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Procedure Called Suggestive.

Moreover, the procedure in the
submission of the majority report Is
very interesting as well as suggestive;
On October l. 1919. the chairman OIL
the special investigating committee
detailed orally from brief what pu.
ported to be the majority report. Az
this meeting the burden of blame 1or
all failures affecting Mr.. Bruce.s ao-
ministration was laid at Mr.. Thurs-
tons door. He was arraigned. This
was done, too, during his absence
for he had been excluded. contrary 10
law. from the meeting.
"At the meeting of October S, 1919.
however, witness an entire change OF
front. The chairman appears with
formal, written report and all blame
as regards the allegations concerning
Mr.. Thurston's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has
been eliminated. Mr.. Thurston also
was present at this meeting.
But the capstnne of unwise proce-
dure is found in the fact that Mr..
Bruce was summonde to this ex-
ecutive session. where his case was
to be settled, and the document abb
solving him was even submitted to
him for his approval and comment.
And even after this, the report was
still not ready for fling.
Disapproval Is Recorded.
1.-THE writer of this report. after thirty
years practice at the Ia 10 2orced to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Situation at Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH, October 23.-In-
creased operations in the steel mills
of the Pittsburgh district affected by;
the strike were reported today by
United States Steel Corporation and
independent interests. No details as
to tonnage were given out, but it was
said that in almost all the plants at
fected additional men were added to
the working forces.
In support of their contention that
blast furnace operation had increased.
steel men pointed to the weekly re-
port of the Connellsville coke region,
where 5l.6S1 tons more coke was pro-
duced than in the preceding week.
as against this. strike leaders said
the increase was due to the fear Of
d coal strike and furnaces were in
creaSing their stocks.
StGSs.z- headquarters had no reports
this morning TO indicate any change
in the situation. State troopers con-
tinued to patrol the streets in the
vicinity of the Edgar Thomson mills
at Braddock, where there was rioting
Tuesday, but there was no sign of
disorder. t-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Caillaux Would Withdraw.

PARIS, October 22."JoSeph CaIIIauX,
former premier. who is under arrest,
charged with intriguing to bring
about a dishonorab1e peace with Ger
many, agreed today to withdraw as a
candidate for a seat in the chamber
of deputies for the department Of
Sarthe, provided he was permitted to
name his successor on the radical
electoral list. The four other candi-
dates refused to accept the man pro-
posed by CaillauX, declaring they
would run without the former pre-
n1ier or against him, If need be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
TWO STRIKERS HURT
IN ARSON ATTEMPT
SerbianS and Italians Caught
Setting Fire to Three
Houses in Ohio.
EMERGENCY COAL SOUGHT
Rr The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. October o.
One man was fatally wounded and an
other seriously injured when police
broke up two alleged attempts at
arson by striking steel workers early
today.
Joachim Magapano will die. while
Giuseppe Fagio, who was shot above
he heart, is in 4 critical condition.
A group of striking Serbians and
Italians held secret meeting in
Brier Hill and decided. IL is alleged,
to burn the houses of several men
who continued to work IL their
threats of violence were not needed
Learning of the plan, police lay in
wait for the strikers.
Three Serbians had set afire Ssse
house before they were caught, and
Il group of three Italians WAS sur
pr.Sed attempting to fire two houses
All are under arrest on various
charges. including carrying concealed
weapons and attempted arson.
The Brier Hin Steel Company aAd
the Republic Iron and Steel Con. :
pauy are each preparing 10 light an
OF her blast furnace today. The Brier
iIiil company expects also to put two
more open hearth furnaces in conf
m ission during the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
St. John Perret Designated.

The Secretary of State has desig-
mated st. John Perret as chief Of the
war trade board of the Department
of State, to succeed Lawrence Ben
nett, whose resignation takes effect
November IA,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Mills Seek Emergency Coal

CHICAGO. October %. Efforts OF steel
mill operators to obtain a large Sner-
gency supply of coal before the calling
of the threatened miners strike and the
possibility of additional federal soldiers
being sent to Gary, Ind, today marked
the progress of the steel workers strike.
now nearly five weeks old
While everything is quiet on the sur
face, there is trouble in the air." said
Col. w. :. Alapes, commanding troops
having Gary under military control. land
more troops will be ordered here in order
adequately 70 police the large terri
tory
The usual statements regarding grad
ual Improvement in the industrial situa-
ton by the employers and denials Of the
strike being weakened by labor leaders
were made today. 1t was admitted, how
ever. little effect was had on the work.
ers by expiration of the South Chicago
mills ultmatum that places Of men still
on strike wouid be filed unless they had
returned to work by today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Thanks Public Group.

Just before leaving the hall Mr.. Com
pers thanked the chairman and MEM
bers of the public group for the courte-
sizes shown labor by that wing of the
conference. but said that since the right
to collective bargaining had been voted
down three times, once after President
Wilson had appealed to the conference
to stay in session. labor felt it had no
objects to gain in continuing the delib-
erationS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Speaks for Employers.

Frederick p Fish of Boston. chair
man of the national industrial con-
ference board, was the chief spokes-
man for the employer group in OPP
position to the resolution. He fell
back on the original position of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
FAIR PRICE LIST.
October %, 1919.


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only with men in their own employ.
| He specified no objection to the Ian
| guage of the resolution. but insisted
| that the Thought behind it" was to
advertise to the country that the
J employers had been defeated and that
/ unionism was inevitable
! This attitude aroused intense in
| dignation in the public group and a
| number of this group themselves
large employers of labor. voiced
their indignation in scathing Ian
guage.
Employers Are Defended.
H. B. Endicott. a Massachusetts,
shoe manufacturer, said he was un-
willing that the impression should
go out to the country that the en-
ployers stood today just where they
stood twenty years ago.
i would not have the country con-
Vinced that We are not willing to
take into partnership with us today
the men we hailed as partners dur
ing the war and without whose aid
the war could not possibly have been
won," he said
Scores Steel Trust; Strikers.
A. A. Landon of Buffalo, vice presi-
dent of the American Radiator Com
pany. which employs 5000 workmen,
mas worked ceaseiessly to bring about
some sort of an agreement in one of
the most vigorous speeches heard in
the conference denounced both the
Steel Corporation and the labor lead
ers who engineered the steel strike
as public nusances" and insisted
that some method must be devised
for the suppression of such nuisances
Says Rules at Fault.
Calling attention that only a "very
small majority of the members of the
conference had voted against the COL
lective bargaining resolution while
about fifty favored it," DR.. Charles w
Eliot of the public group said this
inconsistency was due to the "impos-
slble rules" under which the conven-
ton worked.
Harry A. Wheeler. chairman of the
employers group. in announcing the
intention of his group to remain here
for further work, said capital repre-
sentatives would not accept the re-
sponsibility for breaking up the con-
ference. He declared they had work
ed sincerely for what they consid-
cred just principles, and that they
were willing to stand on the record
of the conference.
Sees Politics as Issue.
Charging tnaC action OF some confer
ence members had been inspired by po-
litical motives. and calling attention to
the fact that the presidential election is
only one year off, l.. E. Sheppard of the
railway conductors brotherhood de-
clared that the men who defeated the
collective bargaining resolution want
to achieve their political ends and do
not care what they do
Mr.. Sheppard said the break of
the conference was "foregone conclu-
sion." for the reason that the represent
atives of the railroad administration
were the only members of the capital
group who know anything about labor
by direct contract"
Asserting that the railroad men are
the key to the situation in the country"
Mr.. Sheppard said that while the rail-
road employees will live up to their con-
tracts. it may be necessary for them to
fight for their rights.
The brotherhood chief charged that
of capital had made the
statement that elf we could only defeat
the American Federation Of Labor, we
could take care of the bo!sheviki and
the l. w. W. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
EDUCATION BOARD
| COMMENDS BRUCE
Adopts Majority Report of
Committee Landing Assist
ant Superintendent.
PEYTON's DISSENT READ

The board of educa ton yesterday aft
ernoon reaffirmed it's confidence in Ros-
coe c. Bruce, assistant superintendent
In charge of colored schools. after a
public reading of two reports. one prais-
ing the colored superintendent. the other
characterizing him as unfit for his po-
sition.
The meeting was one Of the longest
when it ended the Bruce case became
a closed incident SO far as the school
board is concerned. The Colored Par
ents' League, however, again announced
its intention to take the fight on Bruce
to Congress.