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Evening star., 1923-01-17
NAVY YARD UNION
HITS WAGE REPORT
Review Board Should Not
Consider Recommendations,
Letter Declares.

Claim that the general wage board
or review of the Navy Department
should not give consideration to rec
concentrations of the wage board NJ
the Washington navy yard, purport
ing to look unfavorably on increased
wages for navy yard men here, on
the ground that the recommendation
and subsequent explanation of them
consisted of general statements"
tending to belittle the pleas of the
machinists. has been made in a letter
forwarded to the general board by a
committee of navy yard machinists
through their union head, N P. Alias,
president of District a.. International
Association OF Machinists
Ihe summary of the statement of
the local wage board, the letter as
serts, Is an EFFORT ito try to justify
their former recommendation nv gem
eral statements end not by affidavits
or facts under notarial seal" This
attitude. allegedly trying to beIittle
and discredit the data and pleas of
the machinists, and "the tendency to
refuse to discuss openly in detail :he
data of both the board and the COM
mlttee' give the committee the right
to protest against consideration of
the Washington boards statements,
1t Is pointed out.
Letter Defends S-Hour Law.
The letter attacks the local board
for laying stress on the difference he
tween the working hours of the gov
ernment plants and private plants
emphasizing that Congress enacted an
eight-hour law which the wage board
cannot alter. The boards reported
assertion, therefore. that to obtain
more pay. the men must work longer
hours, is unsound. the committee
opines.
The view is taken by the committee
Evening star., 1923-01-17

Referring again to the Minneapolis
inspection department, five inspectors
for maintaining and operating their
own automobiles, while in Washing
ton three machines are allowed S26
a month each the year round and a
fourth is allowed the same rate for
part Of the year, there not being suf-
ficient funds to support the fourth
car throughout the year.
Minneapolis inspectors without au-
tomobiles engaged in field work are
given $40 a month for street car fare
Here the inspectors individual allow
a.nCe is $3.50 a month.
Detroit Salaries.
Detroit. where buildings valued at
S94,6l5,093 were passed on in 1922,
pays it's building inspection staff
virtually double what the local men
are granted.
The scale of salaries there range
from $4,000 for the head of the de-
partment down to $4,000 for routine
inspectors. There is total of
twenty-four clerks attached to the
department with salaries ranging
from s1.S00 to $1,000, in charge of
chief license clerk. at S2,76o.
Inspectors in outlying districts of
Detroit are provided with automo-
biles by the municipality.
Figures for the three cities men
toned are cited merely because they
We're the only ones received to date
in response to Il request sent out by
Secretary Petty of the Washington
Real Estate Board. It Is the opinion
of those in touch with the building
situation that data from other cities
will bear out the contention that the
local municipal building inspection
force Is about the lowest paid in the
Evening star., 1923-01-17
I'm Aennrian.

BARUCH. A tribute of love to my dear son
JOE, who left US one year ago today.
In my heart your memory fingers
Tenderly, fond and true;
There is not day, loved one,
That do not think of you.
HIS DEVOTED MOTHER.
BARUCH, In sad but loving remembrance OF
our dear husband and loving father, JOE
BARUCH who departed this life one year
ago today, January H. 1922.
He is gone. but will never be forgotten.
HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
BARUCH. A loving tribute TO the memory OF
our dear brother, JOSEPH BARUCH, who
died one year ago today, January II, 1922
HIS BROTHERS.
BRAUCH. In sad but loving remembrance
of my dear mother, MARY BRAUCH, who
died eight years ago today, January IL,
1915.
All to myself think of you,
Think of the things used TO do
Think of the things we used to say,
All to myself, since you passed away.
DEVOTED DAUGHTER KATE.
BAUMAN. In sad but loving remembrance Of
our darling baby CARL, who Ndeparted this
life one year ago today, January IL, 1872
When the angels brought the message
That our darling babe must go.
None but a mother who has lost one
Could my grief and sorrow know.
Though our hearts get sad and lonely
And the cross is hard to bear,
May we live with this assurance,
That we'u meet him over there"
DEVOTED MOTHER AND, DADDY. VIII
LIAM AND MARY BAUMAN. OF Mt.
RAINIER. Nib.
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that certain statements of the local
wage board regarding the length of
service and faithfulness of employees
in private plants implies that the men
in the naval gun factory are not
faithful. efficient or valuable to the
government--a condition which does
not exist, it is stated
The letter contends that the intent
of the eight -hour law as passed by
Congress was not to reduce wages,
but to give government employees q
remuneration equal TO that paid in
private plants where longer hours
prevail.
Other statements of thes local
board to the general wage board of
review are challenged by the machin-
lists committee.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
PAY OF BUILDING
|. INSPECTORS SMALL
Other Cities Have Much
Larger Salary Lists Than
Washington.

Comparison of the salaries paid en-
pioyes of the local building inspection
Office with those prevailing in other
cities Of similar size discloses the ex-
tent TO which Inspector Healy's men.
from engineers to clerks, are under
paid
Data obtained from number of
SUCH cities, furnished by the building
inspection departments at the request
OF John A" Petty, executive secretary
or the Washington Real Estate Board,
snow that, position for position, the
stan Of the District of Columbia in
spection office is being paid from an
average of $40o less annually in the
case of clerks TO $1,000 less annually
In the case of chief inspectors
Inc hgures are corroborative of
inspector Healy's repeated assertions
that his force is working at a great
salary handicap in the face of Wash
lngton's biggest construction outlay.
Ihc reason for Mr.. Healy's inability
TO maintain a fully efficient staff at
maximum strength of personnel is
readily apparent to those examining
the tables of wages supplied by some
OF the large municipalities.
Comparison of Salaries.
For instance, in Minneapolis, a city
Of 3SO,5O population, as compared
with Washingt6n's 4S7 900, and where
S2s,47 500 worth OF buildings were
projected last year, as compared with
Washington's total of $50, ,223,00O, the
chief building inspector receives
$500 year. In Washington he re-
cciVeS $4,000
The first assistant inspector there
gets s2,2S0; here he gets $4,000.
Minneapolis inspector of fireproof
construction receives $2,280; Wash
ington's receives Sc day. amounting
employed under a temporary appro-
priation
Assistant building inspectors in
Minneapolis draw $3.50; in Wash
ington, $1.360.
Architectural engineers in the Min
ncsota city are paid $4,000 and
-. $50; here they are paid $4,000 and
$l,S00, respectively
The Minneapolis plan examiner re-
ceives $4,000; in the District he re-
ceives $500.
The out-of-town chief plumbing in
SiStantS get $3.50 each. The Ma
tional Capital pays its chief plumbing
Inspector $4,000. and his assistants
8 $50 each.
%
spector receives $1,4oo. as compared
with Minneapolis $2,2S0. His assist
ants are paid $3.50, as compared with
Minneapolis $3.50.
In the Minneapolis inspection de-
partment there is a secretary with a
salary of $3.50. Here the corre-
spending position, chief clerk, pays
S1.S00.
Senior clerks in Minneapolis build
ing office get $3.50, s1.50o. 81, 40 and
$3.50. Here they are awarded, re-
spectively, $1,000 1000 and 5000.
Another striking comparison may
be obtained from the salary sched-
population. with building total last
year OF 5,257,375-less than Wash
ington'S total.
Pay Much Lower Here.
The following tabulation, showing
respondings spositions in the local
office and salaries, tells its own story:
Evening star., 1923-01-17
WET AND DRY ISSUE
OUT IN THE OPEN

Addresses of governors of two
neighboring states, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, who were inaugurated
yesterday, furnish interesting COM
mentary upon the wet and dry ques-
tions and the movement for light
wines and beer At Harrisburg, Gov.
Pinchot gave emphatic notice that
his administration will be 100 per
cent dry in so far as he can make it:
that the state capital must be dry
and that he will attempt to drive all
saloons out OF Pennsylvania, and
punish bootleggers.
At Trenton, Gov Silzer. while
affirming that the Volstead act must
be enforced, made plea for legisla-
tive action by the state legislature
which would show to Congress the
desire of the citizens of New Jersey
for modification of the Volstead act
to permit the use of 2.75 per cent
beer and per cent wines, in alcoholic
content.
Sentiment i'm New York.
New York democrats. as is we'll
known, are intent upon passing
through the legislature a resolution
calling upon Congress to modify the
Volstead act In some other legisla-
lures similar action is expected dur
ing the winter. while the old "dry"
states of the west are to be counted
upon to take action opposing any
change in the existing federal statute.
The subject of modifying the law is
not expected to come up at the pres
ent session of Congress, which en-
pires March f. If there is no extra
session of the new Congress, nothing
can be attempted until next Decem-
Der. When the new Congress comes
into being, the light beer and wine
forces will be reinforced, it is claim
ed by their leaders.
This assertion is controverted, how
ever, by the drys. who insist that on
a test vote, in Congress, many of the
presumably wet members elected to
the next House will be found to have
changed their mind.
Campaigning In Prospect.
Vigorous campaigning upon the
nembers-elect OF the next Congress
will mark the recess months, each
side hoping to strengthen its forces.
The drys will utilize their existing
organization to hearten their people
while the vets are creating new or
ganizations and raising ample funds
for publicity work and the creation Of
sentiment favorable to modification
of the law.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia and Mary
land-Fair and continued cold to-
night. temperature 16 TO 20 degrees;
tomorrow partly cloudy and warmer;
moderate northwest winds, becoming
variable and southerly tomorrow.
Virginia-Fair tonight. not quite so
cold, in extreme west portion; tomor-
row fair and warmer; fresh north
west winds, shifting to southerly
tomorrow.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
Thermometer-Yeste pm,
81: s pm, 90; IL midnight. &c. To-
tay, 4 am. 23; s am, 20; noon "a.
Barometer-Yesterda 4 p. m. 1895;
s pm, 5000; IL midnight. 30.1S. To-
day. am, 5000; am, 30.49: noon.
1882.
Highest temperature, SO, occurred
at . pm. yesterday; lowest tempera-
ture, 10, occurred at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 33; lowest, 26.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at am: Great Falls-Tem-
perature, 80; condition. muddy.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States coast
and geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, 2:31 am. and 2:43
pm: high tide, 500 am. and $40 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 3:17 am. and
3:31 pm; high tide, 9:07 am. and
9:25 pm.
The sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 7:25 am; sun sets
5:11 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 1924 am; sun
sets 5:13 pm.
Moon rises 7:2S am; sets sos pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
Strike Threatens
As Berlin, Prices
Rise 100 Per Cent
BY GEORGE wITTE.


By Wireless to The Star and Chicago Dali
News. Copyright, 1923.
BERLIN, January 1.-THE cost
of living in Berlin has risen more
than 100 per cent since last Thurs
day, when the French started to
occupy the Ruhr valley, and the
mark has skidded from 1000 to
$4,000 to the dollar.
The result is that the discon-
tent among the laboring people is
growing, and a general strike is
imminent. Both the Verwaerts,
the social democratic organ, and
the Rote Fahne, the communist
newspaper, declare that the work
ingrnan cannot possibly live under
present conditions.
In the beginning of the month,
these newspapers say, wages were
33 per cent below the cost of liv-
ing. The only solution of the
present problem, they add, is the
establishment of a labor govern
ment, which will not onIysbe able
to negotiate with the French and
force them to accept the workers
terms, but will cut the cost of liy-
ing to a basis acceptable to 80
per cent of Germany's population
of 60,000,000 people.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
VICE PRESIDENT TO SPEAK.

Vice President Coolidge has ac-
cepted the invitation to speak at the
dedication of new government nos
pital for former negro soldiers at
Tuskegee. Ala, February IL, 1t was
announced yesterday at the Treasury.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged.
Evening star., 1923-01-17

$3 and $5 Sterling Silver Belt
Buckles.
Anniversary price. ......... $500
Sugar and Cream Sets,
Anniversary price. $500
SIS Ostrich Feather Fans.
Anniversary price. .$1z.50
Evening star., 1923-01-17
Cards of Tbanks.

hICHARDSON. We wish TO extend our SIN
cere thanks and heartfelt apprecis tion to our
relatives and friends for the Kindness SYM
pathy and beautiful floral tributes rendered
at the death of our beloved one RALPH
NELSON RICHARDSON
THE RICHARDSON FAMILY. .
TAZZ0LO. We wish 10 extend our sincere
thanks and heartfelt appreciation. to
relatives and friends for their kindness, SYM
nathy and beautiful floral tributes rendered
during the Illness and death Of our beloved
husband and father. VINCENT TAXZOLO.
THE FAMILY.
YOUNGER. We wish TO extend our sincere
thanks and heartfelt appreciation TO
relatives and friends for their kindness,
sympathy and beautiful floral tributes rem
dered during the Illness and death OF sur
beloved one, GEORGE l.. YOUNGER.
THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
LIGHTENS ARMY SERVICE
France Acts to Aid Families of
Men Under Arms.

PARIS, January IA presidential
decree published today declares that
all Frenchmen in the mill
tary service whose families suffered
during the war or who have brothers
under arms will be stationed SO far
as possible in barracks near their
homes.
Evening star., 1923-01-17

Sterling Silver Manicure
Pieces. Were $3.50 to $4OO.
Anniversary price, each. .sl.oo
So, $3.50 and $3.50 Mesh Bags.
Anniversary price $500
Evening star., 1923-01-17
RITES FOR MRS. HILL.
Funeral of Wife Of Former Ambas-,
sador to Be Held This Afternoon.

Funeral services for Mrs. David
Jayne Hill. wife of former Ambass-
terday as the result of injuries re-
ceived when run down by an auto
mobile, will be held from the Church
of the Epiphany, on G street, this
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, Rev. James
3. Freeman, rector, officiating. Fol-
will be sent to williamspert, Pa,
where the interment will take place
tomorrow. Before her marriage to
Mr.. Hill, June 6, 1886, she was Miss
Juliet Lewis Parker, a daughter of
Judge III. B. Parker and a niece of
Gov. William f. Parker of Pennsyl-
vania-
Mrs Hill is survived by her hus-
band and two children, Catherine and
David Hill.
Evening star., 1923-01-17

William Alexander Gordon. well
known member of the District OF Co
lumbia bar and a member of one of
the oldest families of old Georgetown,
the oldest active practitioner of the
District of Columbia bar, a member
OF the first law class graduating
from Columbia College and the oldest
living graduate OF it's academic de-
partment. died yesterday afternoon
at l:30 o'clock at the family home.
5oI3. q street, Georgetown, aged
eIghty-two years
lie had been i'll only three days.
The day before being taken III he was
actively engaged in his work as an
attorney with his firm, Gordon &.
GORDON. His death was due TO heart
trouble. Funeral services will be
conducted tomorrow afternoon at
Christ Protestnt Episcopal Church,
GEORGETOWN, @lst and O streets, at
Z:50 o'clock, Rev. J. H. w. Blake. rec
tor officiating. The interment will
De IN OAK Hill cemetery. Georgetown,
@ne1e many or the ancestors Of Mr..
Iofoon lie buried. The palIbearers
VIII be members Of the family and
Vestrymen of Christ Church.
Mr. Gordon was native OF George
town. His grandfather, James Blake.
was the first mayor of Wasbfnpton
He served in the Confederate srmt,
as lieutenant, first as adjutant OF
the lst Confederate Engineers and
later on the staff of Gen. Pickett. In
1859 Mr.. Gordon. with his brother. 7.
Wordsworth Gordon, formed the Ia w
firm of Gordon & Gordon, ATTORNEYS
ana counseIors at law, which has
continued ever since, the firm han
ding business in volume and impor-
tance second to no firm in the city, Mr..
Gordon gave much of his spare time
to the study of the history of old
Georgetown, and on that subject he
was an accepted authority.
Many Business Connections.
He had been a member of the board
OF yestrymen of Old Christ Episcopal
Church, where he and the Gordon
family had been communicates for
many years. He was a member of
Camp No. III, United Confederate
Veterans. and was a past commander
of that camp. He was at the time OF
his death president Of the Washing
member of the board of directors Of
number of other of the large busi-
ness and financial concerns of the
city. The Confederate Veterans will
be represented at the funeral by a
delegation.
Mr.. Gordon is survived by four chill
dren-Mrs G. L. Nicholson, John Blake
Gordon, sanitary engineer for the Dis
trict of Columbia; Erskine Gordon, all
of this city, and Allen T. c. Gordon of
Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. Gordon, who
was Miss Harriette Caperton, daugh-
ter of the late United States Senator
Caperton of West Virginia, died in
1908.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
DELEGATE MUST co,
MEXICO TELESCOPE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, January 17.-For-
eign Secretary Pani has cabled Cardi-
nal Gasparri, the papal secretary OF
state, an explanation of President
Obregon's action in eXpelling Mgr.
Filippi for participation in an al
legged illegal religious ceremony.
THE inviolability of the constitu-
ton, the public tranquility and
historical antecedents regarding re-
ligious activity in national politics."
the message to Rome said, place
the president in the painful position
Of maintaining his resolution with
respect to Mgr. Filippi, under whose
direction the clerical elements were
organizing politically, even con-
trary to Christian precepts, and whose
participation in recent prohibited
outdoor ceremonies has been per-
fectly proven
Must obey Laws.
The communication asserts that
Mexico offers religious liberty, but
declares that there are times when
necessity demands that all the in
habitants Of the nation be forced to
obey its authorities and its laws"
The Catholics are planning a huge
demonstration for TOMORROW night
when the preIate leaves The city. The
capital is plastered with posters,
signed by numerous Catholic organ
izations.. protesting against Presi-
dent Obregon's action. Several minor
disorders occurred yesterday when
the police attempted to prevent the
draping of balconies in mourning.
Passport Is Sised.
The Italian minister has called at
the United States embassy and secured
a wise for the passport of Mgr. FL
lippi. The embassy has instructed all
the border authorities TO extend every
possible courtesy to the departing
papal delegate. Some of the news
papers reported that Mr.. SummerIin.
the American charge d'affaires, called
on Mgr. Filippi with a special mes
sage from President Harding assur-
ing the prelate a hospitable welcome
in the United States. This report was
incorrect.
The Italian minister will not accom-
pany Mgr. Filippi to the border. He
said his duties would end when he
had afforded all possible assistance
to the prelate as an Italian subject.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
Marriage.

Mr. and Mrs Harry W.
bowling announce the marriage of their
daughter. MARGARET L. BOWLING, TO
Mr.. PATTERSON J. NJ. BAYNE. at C1aren-
don. Va. by the Rev. g. J. Flory. pastor,
N. f. Church South. December so, 1872
Evening star., 1923-01-17

Originally native of North
.nlerira. the turkey was SO called
|. Gt-o44., re mistaken idea that this bird
came from the country of that name.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
Thirty-One Years
Ago &

Adolph Kahn began
at this same address,
IN a modest way, the
b us in e 5 5 that was
destined to grow in
volume TO proportions
far beyond his fondest
expectations.
Evening star., 1923-01-17

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Evening star., 1923-01-17
CLOCKS

Cuckoo Clocks.
Anniversary price. $3.50
Solid Mahogany Grandfather
Hall Clocks; chimes every
quarter hour.
Anniversary price ...... .S1z5.00
Evening star., 1923-01-17

Mems Elgin Watches
S45 and $50 Mems Thin Model
Elgin Watches, in 14-kt. Solid
Green and White Gold Cases.
II jewels.
Anniversary price. $3.50
Mems Thin M o del EIgin
Watches, in 14-kt. Solid Gold
Cases--a wonderful value.
Anniversary price $50
Evening star., 1923-01-17
Pay Much Lower Here.

The following tabulation. showing
respondings spositions in the local
office and salaries, tells its own story:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-06
RAYMOND WHITE DOOMED
FOR N. ]. VICE COMMANDER

SOUTH AMBOY, Aug. 6.-Luke A.
Lovely Post No. 81, American Ie-
gion of this city has gone on record
as endorsing Raymond P. White, of
Highland Park, for the position of
vice commander of the New Jersey
Department of the American Legion.
The local post is the first post in
Middlesex county to record them
selves in favor of White.
Mr.. White for the past year has
been acting as state membership Of
ficer. The remarkable work done
by him in New Jersey has attract
ed wide attention. New Jersey
when Mr. White took the reins in his
hands, as far as membership was
concerned, stood in forty-fifth place
only three other states separating
New Jersey from the very bottom.
Today. New Jersey stands in fifth
place, but not without considerable
time and work on the part of the
membership officer. The members
of the local post feel as one that
the record as set by Mr.. White. en-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-06
KEASBEY

Mrs. Frank Fesler and daughter.
Irene, were New York visitors Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Deutsch en-
tertained relatives over the week
end.
Protection Fire Company No. 1 is
scheduled to meet tonight for its
regular semi-monthly meeting.
Mrs. Guy Keyser, of New York.
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
j. Schilcox, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Halberts and
son, Robert Jr., motored to Belmar,
IL. I. Saturday where they were the
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund Ganglof.
A number of the local merchants
have received orders to keep closed
for business on Sundays.
Mr. and Mrs. William Romer en-
tertained relatives yesterday.
Miss Helen Sullivan and sister,
Margaret, of Highland Park, visited
friends here, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Bertram,
Jr., and children, were out-of-town
visitors yesterday.
Michael V. Fee, of Hartford,
Conn, spent the weekend with his
parents, here.
The Misses Rose Lovas and Julias
Matoche spent Saturday night, in
Perth Amboy.
Miss RosaIine Hofhner was an out
of-town visitor, Saturday night.
Messrs. Joseph Katrausky and
Alex Holzmann motored to Long
Branch, Saturday.
The scheduled meeting of the
United Exempt Firemen's Associa-
ton, for Friday night was postponed.
Mrs. James Vinnay and daughter,
Julia, motored to Plainfield, yester-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John ]. Burke and
children of Perth Amboy, visited rel
atives here, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schuster and
son, Kenneth, Mrs. Charles Pfeiffer
and son, Charles, and Jacob Ber-
tram, motored to Princeton yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wagenho offer
entertained out-of-town relatives
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Vroom were
Perth Amboy visiters yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fullerton and
daughter, Hazel. Mrs, Russell Dun
ham and child, Mrs. William j. Full
lerton and daughter Ida, motored
out -of-town yesterday.