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Evening star., 1923-06-24
HEAT BRINGS new
DEMANDS ON CAMP
More Applications Received
for Children to Enter
Good viii.

Last weeks great heat increased
to a very marked degree the applica-
tfons for admission to the summer
outing camps of the Associated Chari-
ties which will open this week. The
committee is giving first choice to
children who have been found
through the nutrition clinics to be
particularly undernourished. The
knowledge that this Is to be the
policy seems to have put a premium
upon underweight, many contending
that they come within the qualtfica-
tons although fortunately they are
unable to prove their claims
The reports from Camp Good VIII
up to last night were that the Po-
tomac Electric Power Company. which
has been obliged to run their wires
for more than half a mile in order
TO reach the camp had completed its
work. The company has done the
construction of the line at actual
cost of labor and materials, a very
considerable saving to the committee.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Com
pany has been faced with very much
the same problem Of distance in car
rying their lines in the camp. and are
cessions. Water mains have been
run into the camp and sewer pipes
laid, under the supervision OF the
District authorities so that the sani-
tary conditions are to be of the best.
E. c.. Gramm of the Cosmopolitan
Club is giving the electric wiring
on the grounds his personal atten-
tion and is doing the work at cost.
Messrs. Wardman and Bones.
through their representative. Edward
Beetham, have done the construc-
tion work outside of the two build
ings erected by F. Archie Meatyard
for. the Ktwanis Club at actual cost
and with no charge for overhead. 1t
is this help on every side that has
made it possible, the committee states
to complete the camp on time at a
minimum Of expense. The plans for
the camp were contributed by Arthur
r. Heaton and John III. Small, Sd,
landscape architect.
Equipment Given.
Among those who have contributed
equipment for the camp are Messrs
Dulin & Martin and E. F. Droop &
Evening star., 1923-06-24

Of sending two parties of mothers
and children. one to Camp Good VIII
and one to Camp Pleasant. The dis
trict visitors who have organized par
ties to go this week are: Miss Minerva
Lake, west end district, and Miss Mar
garet L. Rose, central district, each
Of whom will send seventy-hve to
Camp Good Will on Wednesday, and
Miss Louise w. Harlow, Georgetown,
and Miss Rose Brown, southwest, who
have organized parties to go to Camp
Pleasant on Tuesday, June 20.
The treasurer, Harry G. Meem, 1922
11th street northwest, reports a good
response to the recent appeals that
have been made for funds by the
summer outings committee. 1t Is
hoped that by the time the camps
open the committee may have in
hand at least one-haIf of the $19,500
necessary to conduct them for the
season.
Not a few persons, In addition to
their contributions for maintenance.
Evening star., 1923-06-24

Sons Co. The latter are giving a
piano for the recreation pavilion.
During the past week a number of
additional tents have been designated
by contributors who have given
$35 or over. The additional tents
are named as follows: E. c. Branden-
burg. Members of the Business Wom-
ems Council, William j. Eek, Eileen
Erwin. William c. Eustis. William
NJ Kennedy. Leone" Louise Home
Market. anna Margaret Love-" Miss
Lucy V. Mackrille. Mems Club. Fiji
teenth Street Presbyterian Church.
Philadelphia Market Co. St. Mar
garet's Sunday School, Charles w.
Semmes. Mabel H. Simon. Employees
Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany. Washington Navy Yard Sum-
mer Outings Committee and Mary
Weston. r.~
Allowed Two Parties.
During the summer each Of the
eight districts of the Associated
Charities will have the opportunity
Evening star., 1923-06-24
KAPPA DELTAS TO MEET.
Sorority Opens Convention at Bris-
tol. Va. College Tomorrow.

The annual convention Of the Kappa
Delta Sorority is to be held at Sullins
College. Bristol. Va, beginning tomor-
row and continuing through next Sat-
urday. Members from Washington who
will attend the convention are Miss Mae
Don Leavy, Miss Bette Gardner and
Miss Alma Matthews
The sorority Is represented here at
George Washington University. 1t was
founded at Virginia State Normal
School, Farrnviile, Va, October, 1897
Evening star., 1923-06-24

All white with fast color and red borders heavy,
double thread absorbent grade; limit TO purchaser.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
KENTUCKY MINERS
Petition Asks To Help Them He Free
american WnEe Workers

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-"Help us
to be free American wage earners"
is the plea of large number of nom
union Kentucky coal miners, who
nave filed an appeal with the United
States coal commission. The petition
sustains every charge made by the
United Mine Workers against anti
union coal owners of Kentucky and
West Virginia.
In their petition the Kentucky min
ers state:
The coal operators force us,
through their personal agents. to
sign contract that we will not join
the United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca. If we do not sign the contract,
then we are forced out of our jobs
and forced out of the coal company's
| houses.
The coal operators employ gun
men and private spies to report us
| II we join any labor organization and
discharge us. They make statements
IN the newspapers that the miners are
pleased with conditions imposed upon
them by the coal operators and their
sunmen and private spies. The state
ments made by coal operators and
their private hireling emissaries are
absolutely untrue. We are far from
satisfied. In fact, we are slaves I'M
der the conditions imposed upon us.
Again we ask the United States
coal commission to help us to be free
american wage workers. We hum
ply pray you to help US restore de-
mocracy for all American producers
IN the mountain districts of north
eastern and eastern Kentucky. This
Is our prayer; please helm us"
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" [: Ak ARGUMENT
FOR |MM|GRAT| ION
Wood Says Native Americans
Can Do The So-CaIled
"Rounher Tasks"

Writing in LEGAL newspaper,
Henry A. Wise Wood, of New York,
inventor of printing machinery, chal-
lenges the plea of the national as
ISOLATION of manufacturers for more
immigrants to do the rougher tasks
that Americans now refuse. Mr..
Wood says:
"The American has shown aversion
to the 'rougher' tasks only where
these were performed by the for
eigner with whom ne does not care
to associate, and upon whose lower
pay he can net subsist. One need
only go upon the farms and cattle
ranges of the country and into the
smaller villages where foreign labor
has not yet penetrated. to find ro-
bust natives contentedly performing
the rougher tasks of agriculture and
industry.
"The truth Of the matter Is that
into whatever walk of industrial life
tho foreigner has come his lesser
living needs have driven out the
American.
"The manufacturers report broadly
charges the shortage of labor to the
absence of immigration. 1t does not
reveal the feet that the most keenly
felt shortage of labor is in those
highly skilled trades that are al
ways beyond the immigrant; nor the
ether fact that the so-called snort
age of rough labor is local and not
general; that it is matter OF mai
distribution and of pay
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
WORLD OF INDUSTRY

Machine factory workers in Riga.
Latavia, are asking for a 200 per
cent increase in wages.
For tho first quarter of 1923
Florida led the south in per capita
building operations.
In Harrisburg, Pa. the railroad
bro therhoods and other unions have
projected the Fraternity Trust COM
pany with capital of 100000.
Fur workers in New York city have
been granted wage increases averag-
ing from SIS to $40 per week.
According to the United States de-
partment of labor there have been 10
labor banks established and IL pro-
jected in various parts of the coun-
try.
The Chicago Federation Ct Labor
has gone on record against daylight
saving and has requested the legis-
lature to pass the bill prohibiting
changes in standard time.
The International Molders' union
has expended s4.3sS,64s In sick bene-
fits from January 1, 1896, to March
81 of the present year.
American miners produce four
times as much coal per man as do
European miners.
Ctal production in Russia has de-
creased 81 per cent since the Soviet
government became the ruling
power.
One veteran worker in large lace
factory in Nottingham has a record
OF having made more than LOCO, 900
pairs of lace curtains during his As
years of service.
In April from 90 to 100 per cent of
the establishments in 81 industries
were working full time. as compar ed
with similar condition in IS in
dustries in March, % in February and
16 in January.
At enc of the largest watch fac
tories in the world so loaves OF new
bread are used up each working day
for cleaning the delicate parts of the
watches.
The latest circular saw is a disc of
paper which. driven at high speed,
cuts through a plank Of wood as
easily as a steel blade.
Steel mills are smashing all records
In the production of steel, which is
being manufactured at the rate of
approximately 10000 900 tons a year.
Never before has production reached
100000 tons year.
In 1910 the average wages OF farm
hands, working by the month. was
s1921, plus board. Today it Is s309s.
The supply of labor for farm work
today is 1874, as compared with lila
on April l. 1922. and 1888 April l..
1921
In Mississippi more than 25 per
cent Of all children between 10 and
10 years of age are at work; in Ala
bama and South Carolina "a per
cent; in Georgia 81 per cent, and in
Arkansas 10 per cent.
On. May 16 the United States de-
partment of labor reported Increases
in rates Of wages in moro than 500
establishments, covering 43 indus
tries. The leading industry in this
respect were foundries and machine
shops, cotton goods. brick. furniture
paper, sawmills and iron and steel.
The United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea has membership Of more than
100000 men who are employed only
a part of the time. The union, the
operators, the industry, the public
and the nation would be better eff
f there were 1000 fewer coal mines
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Employees last year totaled 140,353,
or 26.47S less than the year previous.
OF this number $3.50 we've Ameri-
cans (white), ia Americans (col-
ored), and 72,o17 foreigners.
Toward the end of March the Brit
ish Pottery Manufacturers fedora
ton gave notification that existing
wage contracts would be terminated
in month. affecting $4,000 workers.
y modified proposal of an allround
cut at 10 per cent with Is per cent
in the sanitary fire-clay sections,
was made by the manufacturers after
they had suggested 20 and 25 per
cent cut respectively. in gross wages.
At present the operatives receive
Ct Pa per cent over pre-war rates.
Conferences are proceeding in the
hope of settlement.
Much of the city of Kimberley is
built of "tailings," the refuse fam
the diamond mines, which was used
by the authorities for street making
and street repairing. When up-to-
date methods of dealing with the
"tailings" came in, It was found that
this waste stuff contained quite a
lot of small diamonds which the old
method had failed to recover, and
people actually began digging for
diamonds in the streets of Kimber
ley. One street alone is said to have
yielded $4,000 worth of the gems.
Wage negotiations which involve
an annual expenditure of approxi-
mately s4,500,00 and 5000 men have
been requested of IS carriers by the
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
of America. The unions request,
which went to the railroads about
May Is, is based on arguments that
the cost of living has increased since
Irl 1000 a nf n Ia ct nj
received by the union men through
railroad labor board decision and
that men engaged in similar lines OF
work outside the railroad have re-
ceived pay boosts. Should the car
riers grant the pay increases, rang
ing from 10 to 10 cents an hour, re-
troactive to July l. 1922. D. w. Helt,
president of the union, said the war
time wage of the men would be
virtually restored and the cuts made
on July l. 1921. and July l. 1929.
wiped out,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
DETECTS GAS POISON
New Instrumeht Goes In Vest Pocke
And Is Exfremcly SimnIc

New instrument Goes In Vest Pocket
And Is Extremely Simple
The United States bureau of mines
announces that technologists have
discovered methods to simplify the
detecting of carbon monoxide, most
insidious and deadly of poisonous
gases.
1t Is possible now to discover with
IN three minutes the extent that a
person has been affected by carbon
monoxide gas through the extent of
poison saturation in the blood. For
merly 1t took from "a to 48 hours
before diagnosis could be made of
such cases. The test is effected
through a simple and inexpensive in
strument which may be carried in
the vest pocket and which requires
no special training to operate.
Many lives are expected to be saved
by the general adoption Of this mode
of finding gas poisoning, particularly
in the mining industry as we'll as
other fields where dreaded gas Is a
menace. With this quick diagnosis
1t Is possible to promptly institute
the proper emergency treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
LOCOMOTIVE AUxILIARIES

Ladies' Auxiliary 1863, to Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers, met
last Tuesday afternoon at Fraternal
hall. The attendance was good and
after business before tho meeting
was transacted. an interesting pro-
gram was presented. participated in
by several Of the members.
Auxiliary No. $50 will meet next
Thursday afternoon at Ben-Hur
temple and all members are request
ed to attend. The meeting will be
at $3.50 o'clock.
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and If there were 100000 fewer
miners with steady employment for
all Of them.
The Rock Island railroad has with
drawn it's dispute with 10000 main
tenance of way men and notified the
labor board it has granted an in
crease to maintenance foreman
ranging from s2.04 to IS month;
to mechanics, 2 cents an hour and
to laborers l cent an hour, retroac-
tive to May 16.
Labor's position in Great Britain
Is still practically at its lowest. While
the cost of living stands higher than
rs per cent above 1914 levels, man
ual workers in some cases, like coal
mining. iron and steel manufactur-
ing. or agriculture. are earning less
than so per cent mCre than before
the war. Although some classes OF
labor. notably railway men, receive
double prewar pay, the general
average in any case is not over Is.
sd. an hour in wage-earning trades,
thus yielding for full-time weekly
wages something less, on the aver
age, than los, or s17 IN United
States currency,
In 1920 there were 1S5,337 chill
dren under sixteen years who were
employed in cotton. silk and wotlen
mills, In agar, clothing ana furniture
factories and in canneries and work
shops. More than $4,000 were en-
gagged in some kind of clerical oc-
cupation; approximately $4,000 were
in trade; $4,000, the majority Of them
girls. were In domestic or personal
service. and 1871, mostly boys. were
employed in the extraction Of min
erals.
Increases in the number of en-
ployes in April. as compared with
employees in identical establishments
in March, are shown in 19 of 40
manufacturing industries, covering
2,139,053 employees, as reported by
the United States department of la
Dor, through the board of labor sta
tistics. The greatest increases were
1872 per cent in brick and tile, "a
per cent in carriages and wagons.
40 per cent In petroleum refining
and 4.3 per cent in the automobile in
dustry.
Production of Pennsylvanias an
thracite mines In 1923 was 40134,-
SCI tons, or slightly less than so per
cent of the 1921 production. Value
of the 1922 output at the mines is
given as S232,765.500. compared with
s4S1,261,0 900 in 1921. The miners
worked an average of 143 days in
1922 and 217 days in 1921. their wages
last year amounting to s140.011 500,
with s2sS.96s,7oo in 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
Practically Ali Local Divisions Held
Meetings During Week

Nearly all divisions OF the Arother-
hood of Locomotive Engineers held
meetings during the past week. En-
gineers are having a heavy run of
business, but most Of them find Tina
to attend meetings. Divisions meet
Ing were 1856 last Sunday afternC on,
432 Monday night, 407 Monday morn
ing and night, and 436 Thursday aft
ernoon.
Division 1856 will meet at 9 o'clock
Monday morning at Fraternal hall.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
PL UMBERS-STEAMFlTTERS

Demand For Workmen Has Lately
Been Unprecedented
Plumbers and Steamfitters met FRI
day night at Ben-Hur temple. The
meeting was largely attended and
great deal OF important business was
transacted. Demand for plumbers
lately has been unprecedented. Work
in the steamfitting line has been on
the up grade for some time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
RAILWAY TRAINMEN

Two Interesting Meetings Held Dur
ing The Past Week
To Interesting meetings of the
week were those of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, held at Fra
ternal hall. Lodge $50 met Tuesday
night and 1874 Wednesday night. Both
meetings had large attendances and
routine and special business was
transacted. The trainmen have two
splendid organizations, both doing
good work In the interest Of or
ganized labor in general.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
JOHN M'PARLAND'S DEATH
Local Union Printers Shocked To
Hear OF PresIdent's Passing AMnx

Local union printers were shock ed
to learn of the death of John McPar-
land, president of the International
Typographical union. Mr. McPar-
land was filling a second term as
president OF the International union.
He was considered one of the leading
labor men of the country. He was %
years old and his home was in New
York city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
BRICKLAYERS' UNION

Bricklayers union held q meeting
at headquarters Tuesday night with
a fine attendance. Routine and spe-
cial business was considered. Re-
ports at the meeting showed heavy
demand for bricklavers. Business
has been unusually good for several
months,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
PAlNTERS-DECORATORS

Business Vital To welfare OF Orgnni-
cation Is Considered
The meeting of the Painters and
Decorators union Wednesday night
at United Temple was an unusually
interesting one, and the attendance
was large. Business vital to the
welfare Of the union was considered
and the regular routine was trans
acted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
BARRIERS UNION

Questions OF Interest To Members
Considered At Recent Meeting
BARRIERS union met at Fraternai
hall Thursday night, with a fair at
tendance. Routine business was
transacted and several questions Of
interest to the members were consid-
cred. The BARRIERS will meet again
the first Thursday In July.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
PRIDE OF ALABAMA

Regular Routine Transacted In Adj
ditiOn To Social Program
Pride Of Alabama Lodge No. 107,
Ladies' Society of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men, met at Fraternal hall Wednes-
day afternoon. The meeting was es-
pecially interesting to the large num-
Der of members present. In addition
to the social program the regular
routine was transacted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
ELECTRICAL WORKERS

Routine And Special Business Trans
acted Last Tuesday Night
Electrical Workers union met at
Ben-Hur temple Tuesday night.
Routine business was transacted and
considerable business Of special
nature discussed. A largo number
of the members were present and
participated in the discussion of the
various questions before tho union.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
TYPOGRAPHICAL 1O4

Officers Recently Installed Will he
In Charge Sunday Meeting
Birmingham Typographical union
No. 104 will meet at Fraternal hall
next Sunday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
Officers installed at the last meeting
Will be in charge and large at
tendance is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
RAILWAY CARMEN

Members OF This Organization Are
Now Very Active
The Brotherhood OF Railway Car
men hold their weekly meeting at
Fraternal hall Thursday night with
good attendance. Business before
the meeting was mostly Of = routine
nature. The carmen have Z fine Ct
ganization and the members are very
active.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
MUSICIANS UNION

Members Urged To Attend Regular
Monthly Meeting Next Sunday
Musicians union will meet at Ben
Hur temple next Sunday morning at
10 o'clock. This Is the regular
monthly meeting and all members
arc urgently requested to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
VULCAN LODGE 318

Auxiliary Met Tuesday And Rainbow
Body Meets Next Monday
Vulcan lodge No. 318, Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen. held an unusually
interesting meeting at Fraternal hall
Tuesday afternoon. The attendance
was large and business of special
and social nature was given con-
sideration.
Rainbow auxiliary will meet at
Fraternal hall Monday afternoon and
tend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
A. G. S. AUXILIARY 1856
Thursdays Program by Members
Wns Unusually Interesting

A. G. S. Division 3S6, Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Order of Railway
Conductors. met at Odd Fellows hall
Avondale Thursday morning. Quite
present and the days program was
unusually interesting. Several new
members have recently been initiated
and the organization Is in fine shape.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
SIGN PAINTERS

Attendance Unusually Good And
Members Enthusiastic
Sign Painters union met at 1859
Second avenue Tuesday night and
transacted routine and other bust
ness of interest to the organization.
The attendance was unusually good
and the members very enthusiastic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
PAPERHANGERS

Routine And Special Business Con-
sidered Last Monday Night
Paper Hangers union met at Sec
ind avenue headquarters Monday
night. President Holroyd presiding.
Tho meeting was largely attended
and routine business was considered
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
{E AGE-E{ERALDS WEEKLY CALENDAR OF ORGANIZED LABOR
MOVING PICTURE MEN

Reports OF Several Important COM
mitfees Are Given Consideration
Moving Picture Operators union
met at Moose hall last Sunday morn
ing with nearly all members present.
Routine business was transacted and
reports of several important commit
tees were given consideration. Re
ports of officers showed affairs of
the union to be in splendid condition.
Several meetings recently have had
100 per cent attendance of the mem
tera
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BUSY BEE LODGE
Business For Good OF Order Trans
acted At Recent Meeting

Busy Bee lodge No. 604, Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen, met at Fraternal hall
Wednesday night. A good attend
ance was had and business for the
good tf the order was transacted.
Lodge No. 426 will meet at Fra
ternal hall Monday night and Presi-
dent Niblett requests that as many
members as can be present.
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UNION LABEL LEAGUE
Recently Organized Body Has Been
Making Fine Progress

The Birmingham Union Label leag que
is progressing nicely and many new
members are being taken in. The
league was organized about two
months ago under the auspices of
Birmingham Trades council. Meet
ings are held the first and third Mon
day nights at Ben Hur temple. Miss
Hattie Steele is president and C. H.
Harrison secretary