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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-19

Among the most pathetic of the
letters received today was one writ
ten by the friend of underground
mother OF two children and wife Of
blind man, who Is attempting to
carry more than her share OF the
burdens OF the world"
There are four in the family"
the letter states" and they are hav.
ing a hard time to keep together.
The father is blind and the little
girl leads him about. The mother
IL a little woman who weighs about
ninety pounds, and she works every
day to help out. There Is q little
granddaughter to be cared for also. /"
Another appeal received today was
from another friend who asks help
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-19

HERE ARE A FEW OF THE NEW
WANTS APPEARING IN TODAYsS
CLASSIFIED SECTION:
PLUMBERS HELPER wanted.
ST. NJ. w.-4Roon ana board,
WOMAN. settled for general house
MUSICAL STUDIO for rent.
18TH ST. s. E.--Three furnished
rooms, sink gassrange, electricity,
BOYS for box lunch wagon.
+ --
u ST. NJ w.--second floor. f,r-
nished, heat gas. bath; $40.
DAVIS SEDAN. 1883; perfect con.
dition; will sacrifice
MT. PLEASANT ST,--Unfurnlnhed
apartment. larke room, dininr
alcove, kitchen. bath.
FORD, ,6-post openl express body.
new. complete, tees
FOE FpRTHER DETAILS, TURN No
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-19
2 Die. 4 Injured IN Crash

BRADFORD, Pa, Dec. 19.---Lewis
Dewitt, Of Hinsdale. N. II, Is in
local hospital here today with a.
sprained ankle and cuts aboht the
face while Walter Patterson, thirty
five, Of Salamanca. N. "a, and Allen
Mccain. nineteen, Of Bradford, lie
dead at the morgue here, the re-
suit OF their automobile crashing
into two heavy trucks on the 'Olean-
Hinsdale road last night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-19
cHILDREN's HOSPITAL y
BALL TO BE GIVEN JAN. .

The annual Charity Ball, for the
benefit OF the Childreh's Hospital,
will be given at the Willard Hotel
on January 2, it was announced
today.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge.
following the custom of previous
Administrations, will attend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-19
BY WILLIAM HARD.

could get couple newspapers for my newspaper
service if would stop writing for this accused radical
magazine The Nation.
Meanwhile lot Of the readers Of The Nation to
spend all their trying get Oswald Garrison Willard
to fire from The Notion for being sort Of
eghteenh-century counry-squire Toryor mean
and These readers tip off to Oswald Garrison
Willard as friend of Harry Daughertys
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-19
Tobacco Means Xmas
Cheer For Nanny

coored nanny seventyhree years DID, who likes to sit
and smoke her pipe and think was the applicants
for the Christmas gifts of the Good Fellows today
Nanny writes that she unable to care for herself and
there will be Christmas for her unless it brought by
Good Fellow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-19
MADRID DIRECTORY TO
SUPPRESS MAsoNs

PARIS. Dec. l9.--The directory
in Madrid has ordered troops to cc-
cupy the Masonic Lodge there to
suppress the order, according to
dispatches to LIE Journal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-19
IN Wrong, Bill Hard
Coyly Confesses

William Hard writings on political economic subjects
appear The Washington Times Oong He admits it. More
than that he glores it. Writing The Nation Mr. Hard sets forth
his plant:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-19

Probably rain tonight and tomorrow;
changing I'd snow tomorrow; colder to-
night; much colder tomorrow.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03
La Toilette Electors Get Place
on Ballot in Every State in Union

section of the country in which to
meet the requirements. The dis
tances are great between communi-
ties and the time for filing in those
states was shorter. But the energy
and facilities of the union workers
made success possible. The entire
task in all states was accomplished
after June 19.
"As one observer has put it, this
was a task that took the La Toilette
campaign right to the people. 1t was
a case of getting right to the folks
everywhere. In old party campaigns
all of this work-and with them nc
such vast detail is necessary-is at.
tended to by party leaders. But with
the La Toilette forces it was all new
work to be done by newly brought
together forces, in the face of all but
overwhelming odds and in a short
space of time.
Job Regarded as Impossible
"That our opponents regarded it as
impossible is an excellent measure of
the amount of effort required. Roose-
welt, in his Bull Moose campaign, was
unable to get on the ballot in some
fifteen states, though he took into
the campaign with him a considerable
part of the republican machinery
La Toilette has in every case refused
to profit by opportunities to take
over the republican machinery. Ir
some cases this has undoubtedly lost
him votes of the kind that are cast
automatically for party designation
but it has been splendid tribute te
his political integrity.
"That the La Toilette ticket is or
every ballot is the main thing and il
is significant in no small sense of the
national state of mind and the ma
tional determination for change il
government"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03
''BIASED TRIBUNAL"
Rail Union Chiefs Ignore
Labor Board in Western
Controversy

Chicago.-The railroad labor board
is again ignored by representatives of
the Brotherhoods Of Engineers and
Firemen, and the board must twiddle
it's thumbs until it secures a court
order commanding these workers to
appear before it's august presence.
The railroad workers have wage
dispute with western railroads. The
managers would refer the matter to
the labor board, but the workers in
sist the board is partisan.
When the case was called by the
board, officials Of the railroad were
present, but not the workers. They
were represented by counsel, who pre-
sented identical letters from the
brotherhood officials. Attached to
them was copy of their protest and
refusal to recognize the jurisdiction
of the board, which they termed a
CHASED tribunal"
Starting with the shop mems strike,
the history Of the railroad labor board
is an interesting study of how public
opinion and court decisions have been
used by the railroads to suit their
purpose. When the strike started
the managers and newspapers declar.
ed that refusal to obey the boards
mandate constituted defiance Of
government" When the workers
asked the courts to rule that the Ia
Dor sections of the transportation act
providing against discrimination OF
trade unionists and in favor Of com.
pany unions" be enforced, the courts
held, and the same newspapers
agreed, that the board is only vestec
with "moral" powers.
The board and the railroads now
want the board to have "teeth," ano
the courts ruling will be awaited with
interest.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03

the study. The cases of industrial
accidents to minors were secured from
the files of state industrial commits
sions and accident boards and were
only those in which compensation had
been paid; that is, in Wisconsin, acci-
dents causing disability of more than
z days duration; in Massachusetts
and New Jersey, accidents causing
disability of more than 10 days dura-
ton.
The smallest number of accidents
and the lowest accident rate occurred
in the case of children under 16.
Each of the states studied had at
tempted to protect children under this
age by prohibiting them from en-
ployment in certain occupations,
chiefly in the operation of the more
dangerous machinery, which is the
source of greatest accident hazard to
the young worker.
Children of 16 and IL were prohib-
tied from some employments in Mas
sachusetts and Wisconsin, but in all
three states We're permitted to oper-
ate many of the dangerous machines.
Accident figures reflected this diff
ference in legal protection. Power
working machinery caused larger
percentage of the accidents to the 16
and 17-year-olds than to children un-
der Unprotected by law--or to young
workers between 18 and 21-better
able to protect themselves.
Accidents were also more serious
to the 16 and 17-year group than to
either the younger of older workers.
Of the injuries to workers under 16,
10.7 per cent resulted in death or par
tial disablement for life. For those
16 and II years old who were injured,
the rate was 1874 per cent killed or
permanently disabled; for the group
1921 years the rate was 12.7 per
cent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03
LONG FIGHT
In Court Started Over Rail
road Valuation

Washington.-Th long fight Of the
railroads against the valuation sys-
tenn of the interstate commerce COM
mission has taken a new angle and
the matter is now before the District
of Columbia supreme court. This is
preliminary to its final appearance in
the United States supreme court,
which probably means years Of liti-
cation.
The fight revolves around the COM
missions valuation of the Kansas
City Southern railroad for the pur-
pose Of setting rates. The commits
mission made its first decision in July,
1919, when it ruled that the property
had tentative value of $40, ,445, GOT.
The railroad management insists that
its property is valued at practically
twice that amount, and that the COM
mission considered only it's physical
value and not its intangible values,
such as good will and earning ca
pacity. If the latter claim is upheld,
high rates are justified
| The railroad managers insist that
the value should be based on the mar
| ket value of their properties, while
the commission claims that the value
should be based on the amount of
money actually expended.
These two theories appear in every
making proposal and the final
decision will have a far-reachine
I effect.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03
Maryland Cannery Victims
Tragic Human Arguments For
Protection By Constitution

Washington, d. C.-Proof that the
By International Labor News Service.
child labor laws of Maryland are not
being enforced is given by recent dis
patches reporting one fatal injury and
several serious injuries to child work.
ers in Maryland canneries.
The ages of the children involved
were from 8 to 49, According to the
Maryland law, their employment was
illegal, and that they were permitted
to work indicates lax enforcement of
the law
Newspaper dispatches tell the story
of Maryland's exploitation of her
boys and girls better than columns
of fervid rhetoric In a story from
Easton, recording the fatal scalding
of two men when boiler in can
ming factory at Henderson blew up,
it is stated that "those who are in a
critical condition are Vincent Balson,
10 years old; Joseph Mileski, 10;
James R. Mulvir, 50; Katie Ozesiska,
10, and Mary Rogahaski, g."
Another dispatch tells of the fatal
injury of Raymond Ball, 13, when he
was drawn into the machinery of the
Thomas Canning Company plant at
Gaithersburg few hours after he
went to work for the company. He
died on the operating table at George
town University hospital, Washing
ton.
Executives of the childrens bureau
of the department of labor point out
that the injury of the Maryland child
toilers constitutes smashing argu-
ment in favor Of the quick ratification
of the child labor amendment to the
constitution. They say that had
either of the federal child labor laws,
declared unconstitutional by the su-
preme court, been in effect, these
children would have had the addition
/, al protection of the national govern
iiiSHS' 1ieae 4SdSloi anu SldIS GU
operation made for better enforce
ment of state child-labor laws is evi-
denced by statements of state labor
officials quoted in the official report
of the house judiciary committee.
In connection with accidents te
child workers, children's bureau off.
cials directed attention to study
just completed, which shows thai
7,478 industrial accidents to workers
under Il occurred in one year in three
states.
| Thirty-eight of these accidents re.
suited in death and 92O in partial dis.
ablement for life.
Wisconsin, Massachusetts and New
Jersey were the states included il
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03
Trade Unions Big Help
In Securing Signatures
For Progressive Ticket

By International Labor News Service.
Washington, d. C.-Voters in every
state in the union will have the oppor-
tunity to vote for La Toilette, as La
Toilette electors will be on the bal
lot in each of the 48 states. This
announcement was made by the
American Federation of Labor
through Matthew Woll, vice-president
and member of the national non-par-
tisan campaign committee. Vermont
was the last state to report success.
"This is regarded as tremendous
achievement" the American Fedora
tono of Labor statement said, "be-
cause of the great difficulties that
had to be overcome and because of
the shortness Of time Hundreds of
thousands of signatures had to be
secured. 1t was predicted at the out
set by conservative politicians Of op-
posing camps that it would be prac-
tically impossible for La Toilette
electors to be placed on the 48 state
ballots. But it has been done.
"The achievement has had it's great
dramatic side as we'll as it's infinite
amount of plain hard work. Also it
has had the benefit of the wise gen
eralship of Senator La Toilette whose
good judgment has untangled many
difficulties.
Labor Performed Yeoman Service
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03
Lack Of Real Americanism
By Employers Big Factor
InnNew England Depression

should be campaign to Americanize
big business New England cotton
mills which have beer shut down for
months, have made no cry for legis-
lative relief, such as is customary
so there must be condition prof
liable to the mills in the present sit
uation. Much, however, has been
printed and said about the condition
of the workers for whom there is no
employment
Those cynically minded point out
that there may have been "too rluch
prosperity" and perhaps wage ,educ-
tions may find favor among employ
ers as a means of restoring less
prosperous condition. Workers, how
ever, point out that this is measure
which has been tried without success
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03

Following the Bull Moose cam
paign of 1912 many states under
took to make it all but impossible for
a new party or an independent ticket
to find a place on the ballot. This
added to the troubles Of the La Fol-
lette campaigners. 1t is freely re-
ported from all sections that the
great task could not have been ac-
complished had it not been for the
wide-fung network of trade union or
ganizations. Where the difficulties
were greatest the labor organizations
swung in and gave their best efforts.
In every state they went to bat and
performed yeoman service.
"The American Federation of La
Dor regards the filing of the petit
tions for La Toilette electors success
fully in all 48 states as the greatest
single achievement of the campaign.
1t was pioneer work throughout,
plowing new ground, fighting over
obstacles that have never before been
encountered and overcome and with
no great organization except the
trade union movement to start work
when the word was given to get busy
An example of trade union effective
ness was encountered in Rhode Is
land where the unions had the whole
machinery in readiness to move when
the word was given. They did the
entire job in that state.
Difficulties Met in Many States
| "Here are some of the difficulties
presented in a few of the states, typ
ical of the situation which had te
be met generally:
''In Arizona it was necessary to Sc
cure signatures of one per cent OF
the vote last cast for governor. Sign
ers are restricted to those who did
not participate in the primary elec-
ton. Connecticut required one pei
cent of the last presidential vote and
it was necessary in each case for the
signer to have his residence address
certified. Delaware required 25C
names of each of SO counties.
"In New York state it was neces-
sary to secure 10000 signatures and
not less than SO in each county II
the state. North Carolina presented
difficulties not only because of the
shortness of the time but because OF
the requirement for signatures fol
ten per cent of the non-partisan state
vote from the last election.
Opposition of Old Parties Overcome
"In California 10000 persons hat
to sign the petitions, each writing hi:
or her name fourteen times. Prac
tically all Of these signatures were
secured at Labor Day gatherings b!
union workers.
"In South Carolina it was neces
sary to get signatures in every cleo
ton district. Union men made pos
sible the successful meeting of thi
requirement. In many cases uniol
men served as special messengers t
rush petitions to a central point i
time for filing.
SIN many cases sharp practice ha
to be met and circumvented, becaus
representatives of the republican an
democratic parties were not in
mood to welcome La Toilette opposi
ton with open arms.
Campaign Carried Direct to People
"The west was the most difficu
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03
PULLMAN PROFITS
JUMP

Chicago-The Pullman Company is
notoriously low-wage, anti-union
concern, but it can earn 10 per cent
dividend for its stockholders after
other profits are hidden in various
funds. The report of the last fiscal
year shows that after all deductions
were made, there remained a net pro-
fit of $13 SOB. .062.
The company organized a subsidi-
airy company to manufacture its sleep
ing cars, so that this plant is outside
of federal jurisdiction.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03

BY International Labor News Service.
Providence, r. I.-While big busi-
ness is pleading for the "Americani-
zation of the immigrant" and to a
considerable extent finding fault with
the restriction of immigration it is
in this section attempting to create
a "Patronize New England Products"
campaign as a part Of the "Made in
America" effort.
There are reasons for such cam
paign at this time. In many of the
New England industrial centers fully
half the wage earners have been idle
for many months, while others have
worked part time.
Employers kidd" Jobless Workers
Ordinarily such conditions would
bring the industrial depression" cry
from manufacturers, but instead it is
announced by them that the country
is suffering from "too much pros
perity." The workers are told that,
from a percentage standpoint, they
are better off than workers anywhere
else. While in certain sense this
is true-they are better off than
workers in many other countries
it does not excuse the condition that
exists. Something else is in the mind
of the employer. The action of a
part of the textile industry in an
nouncing wage reductions may be
the forerunner of other similar an
nouncements.
But inquiry has developed some
interesting facts. One real reason
for unemployment is the lack of real
Americanism on the part of employ
ers and big business houses.
Use of Foreign Goods Hits TOilers
Where is there opportunity for
employment for shoe workers when
Boston department stores purchase
foreign made and imported boots and
shoes to sell to the workers Of New
England when New England is noted
as the largest boot and shoe pro-
ducing center in the world?
Where can American glass work
ers get work when the plate glass
trust closes American factories and
distributes plate glass imported from
abroad?
What must happen to American
workers when Edison electric plants
close their American production
shops and import lamps from abroad
What must happen to workers in
the wooden mills when American
woolen companies close their plants
and distribute imported woolens te
their trade?
What must happen when the man.
ufacturers of one Of the best adver.
tised brands Of hosiery puts its labe
on imported hose for sale in Amer.
lea?
Telephone Trust Imports Goods
What must happen to American
workers when the telephone trust
having it's own factories in America
imports telephone material from
abroad instead of manufacturing i
in it's American plants?
It is pointed out that this policy
Of importing cheap foreign-mad'
goods while American plants arr
closed is not calculated to impres!
the immigrant with the desirabilit!
of American citizenship, nor is i
calculated to improve the condition
Of the masses of Americanism.
Big Business Should Be Americanizet
Labor men point out that ther'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03
ENDORSE LA TOILETTE

Wilmington, Del.-After hearing
from its affiliates, the central labor
union voted to support La Toilette
and Wheeler. When the central re-
Gently referred the question to the
various locals, press dispatches from
this city announced that LA Toilette
is rejected" The correction, OF
course, was not made because that is
not "neWs."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-03

Detroit, Mich.--A new wage agree
ment with the City Lighting Company
of Wyandotte, near here, raises rates
Of Electrical Workers Union No. II
from 81 cents an hour to $1.06.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-13
MISSISSIPPI IS CRACK
 SHIP OF BATTLE FLEET
Holds speed Record and Stands i'll Front l.anke fcr Efficient
 Gunner. i'er!oi .ianCc

San Pedro, Calf. June 13.-The |. <. $. Mississippi is on, of the crack ships of the United stass bat He fuel, The ves>,l was launched in l9l1 and from the first was prize winner and popular with the men in tho scr.ice.
 She carries twelve l4-inch guns: twelve iyc-irch, eight threo-inch and four siN-inch guns.
 The dreadnaught is 62t fc't in length, 9712 feet beam a al has a dis placement Of S9.OO0 tons.
 For gunnery performances, the Mississippi has been in the front rank in the navy, her crews holding many trophies for their marksman- ship. It was the Mississippi that sank the battleship Iowa in eXperi- mental firing in the Caribbean sea.
 Early in her career in Pacific waters, she established a speed rec ord by travelling from Cape Flattery to Bolnas Bay 6S2 miles at an aver age speed of 19 knots. She is an oil burner as are all other ships in the squadron.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-13
WESLEYAN ACTIVITIES
Commencement Exercises Begin To- day With Annual Class Day ENer- tiSes On Campus.

Middletown, Conn.,, June lS.--Wes- leyans' commencement activities be- gin today, the first event on the pro- gram being the class day exercises on the campus. Edwin Blackwell Knowles. of Germantown, class presi- dent, delivers the presidents address 10 which Acting President Leroy A. Howland of the university will re- spond. The class history is by Rollin Tarleton of Nutley, N. J.. the class poem by II. Lloyd Churchill Of White Plains, N. Y., the class prophecy by Herbert F. Bowman of Philadelphia and class presents and will by Will liam H. Kelly, IT,, Of Albany, N. Y. George Brickley, Jr., of Singapore, Malaysia, is master Of the cup cere- mony, Leland F. LeGanke. East Cleveland, Ohio. master Of the pipe ceremony and Marshall l.. umple of rxbridge, Mass, master of the ivy ceremony.
 Following class day exercises come the fraternity receptions, a prellmin- ary meeting Of Phi Beta Kappa and early this evening the dramatic asso- citation will present the commence ment play Bonds of Interest" on the steps Of the North College.
 Fraternity reunions, banauets and serenading will end up the evenings festivities.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-13
pR. cuRRAN VISITING HERE

Dr. Edward curran, formerly of Fairview street this city, where his family still resides has been spend ing a few days here preparatory to returning to Philadelphia 10 take up six months Of hospital work before re- turning to this city to practice medi- cine.
 Dr. Curfan was graduated from Jefferson Medical school al Philadel- phia this month with 2 degree of N. D. He holds an \. P. degree from Dartmouth where he was graduated after transferring from the University of Vermont. where he was prominent as football player on. the varsity squad.
 pr. Curran pss graduated from the local High school in 1915 and st the outbreak of the var went oyerseas -fth the 10lst Machine Gun Battlion.