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The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-04-18
BUILDING WAGES
AT PEAK IN U. S.
Favorable Conditions Shown
by a National Survey
and Analysis.

Building labor conditions through
out the country are considered gen.
orally favorable, according to a ma
tional survey just completed by 8. w.
Straus & Co.
zone Of the factors in promulgating
the generally favorable tone" the sur
yey AYERS, has been the unusual
amount of employment throughout the
building crafts during the winter
months. These conditions were partly
owing to mild weather In some sections
Of the country, but II Is noted TINT eff
forts to increase the volume OF con-
struction In the so called off seasons
have been successful.
Current building trades rates per
hour show that building labor Is now
getting peak wages. In the national
survey they range as follows: Brick
layers. from s1.121s to s1.75; carpen-
tiers, 10 cents to SLIGO; hodcarriers, so
cents to S1.25; piledrivers, 30 cents to
S1.12h structural ironworkers, 90
cents to $3.50; common labor. Is cents
to 875a cents an hour.
Present wage rates In ST Louis
carry the highest scale In the country.
Negro hodcarrlers there signed new
agreement specifying q s1.25 an hour
rate.
"St Louis painters are demanding
a rate of S1.50 an hour from Monday
to Friday, inclusive, and So an hour
for Saturday and Sunday work In
New York. Chicago. Cleveland, and
some other large cities laborers are
getting from 70 cents to SIN cents an
hour
I'm many Cities" the survey points
out, "the building trades have ar
ranged for renewal of the 1923 wage
scales for the ensuing year.
Cooperation OF building unions and
contractors In establishing apprentice
ship schools during the year Is aiding
to some extent in relieving the labor
shortage. In Chicago the citizens com
mittee to enforce the Lands award and
contractors operating under the con-
dltions of the award have developed
one of the nations foremost building
trades apprenticeship schools Stu
dents throughout the country have be
gun courses of schooling in the build
ing line.
New York building mechanics re
Gently signed new contracts calling
for 90 cent a day boost. The In
crease establishes a 5000 q day scale
for basic trades. In Chicago most OF
the trades are reported as satisfied
with the present rate Of SIPS per hour
Minneapolis, San Francisco, Balti-
more, Philadelphia, Cleveland and
Denver are among the principal cities
which will retain the 1923 wage rates
for the ensuing year. In Cincinnati
st. Louis, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Kan.
sas City, Youngstown, st. Paul, New
Orleans, Houston and Sioux City In
creases have been granted or are pend
ing.
I'm Los Angeles bricklayers' bonuses
have been eliminated and the $40 .
day wage scale is the minimum. In
Memphis brlcklayers wages have beer
cut from $3.50 an hour to $1.37h an
hour Plumbers there were raised IN
cents an hour"
The survey concludes by showing
that wages In Canada are much lower
than In the United States. In Mon
treal bricklayers get 80 cents an hour
carpenters, Go; hoistlng engineers, 80
hodcarriers, 35; pile drivers, 90; struc
tural iron workers, 65, and common
laborers, % cents an hour.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-04-18

Gentle hands were lifting Pat from
the wreckage Of his automobile, which
had just been struck at grade cross
ing by fast passenger train.
How did 1t hnppen?" asked friend,
who was with the rescue party.
"Begorra," fumed Pat, tits more
than | can understand. Ye'd have
thought that the engineer Of the train
could have seen me comm in broad
daylight l"-Eyerybody's Magazine.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-04-18

II was one of London's gray days
when one American greeted another
American in Piccadilly.
I'LL OF London's got no skyscrapers
yet" remarked one.
"Pity, too" answered the other,
gazing heavenward- * never saw a
sky that needed scraping more"
Get the news Of your community
and county-read the Chronicle.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-11
ICEPACKS IN BALTIC
 WORST IN MANY YEARS
February Was Very Rad Month for Ships Plying Between Ports in
 Northern sea.

Kiel, Germany. April 11.--Ships in the Baltic sea traffic had such trouble with ice in February. and were frozen in so often, that many of them were ready to believe the climate Of the Arctic had shifted. The German war ship BraunsohweIg, which has just returned to this port after weeks oi work in relieving iccbound steamers. was the only craft able 10 cope with the unusually heavy ice.
 The ice was too much at times for thc ferry service between Sassnitz. on the island of Ruccen. and Sweden, and the traffic had to be transferred to Denmark One of the big ferries which carried an entire passenger train and several hundred passengers became hopelesslr enmeshed Tn great iccnoe. The wind was driving the ice pack toward the rocks when the Braunschweig answered the wire less calls and cut the ferry boat ioose before she grounded.
 At times the Braunschweig cut out as many as 90 steamers in l@ hours British, Norwegian. Swedish, Danish. Russian, Finnish, Iatvian and Esthon- ian ships were rescued. Sometimes the ships were frozen in for several days and their crews were out Of pro visions before help reached them,
New Britain herald., 1924-04-11
THREE RING CIRCUS
Government. speaker Says Is Paying More Attention tn Personal Ambi- tions Than to Legislation.

St. Louis. April 1i.--That the gov crnmcnt is being conducted as sort Of three ring circus with the law mak- CTS too busy getting on the front pages of newspapers and satisfying personal ambitions 10 attend to legis- lation. while business suffers, was the statement last night of William G. Marvin. New York attorney, and president of the American Russian chamber of commerce.
 Marvin. while addressing delegates to the one day central Mississippi Val icy trade conference, announced that director of the American Relief ad- ministration in Russia. would leave for Russia in the summer 10 conclude private contracts for the exploitation Of the resources Of that nation be lore every other country in the world beats the United States 10 it."
 We shall attempt to obtain by pri- >ate methods what our government should obtain by treaty" he said.
 Marvin praised the department of commerce. directed by Secretary Hoover. as the best administered in the history of the nation."
 William r. Saunders secretary Of the American chamber of commerce Mexico. spoke of trade prospects in that country. Now that the revo- Iuton is safely passed" Mexico. he declarer, next 10 Cuba, ''is the best market the United States has with rour ,irnes nc much supar as T'uba and as much coffee as Brazil" He announced a trade conference 10 be held in Mexico next October, to be at tended by some l,0oo exporters.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-11
WOMAN'S COMMITTEE FOR . LAW ENFORCEMENT CONVENE
Delegates In Sessim In Washington Are Addressed By President
 Coolidge

Washington. April H. Election of officers and further discussion of pro hibition and similar question occu- pied the concluding sessions today of the woman's national committee for law enforcement.
 The delegates were addressed yes terday by President Coolidge and plumber of other government officials, but their prepared list of speakers for today was made up entirely of wom- en. \ forum discussion Of law obsery- ance in its relation 10 the home. school. church and community, led by Grace Abbot, chief of the Federal Children's bureau. Charl Williams of Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. H. s. Prentiss Nichols of Philadelphia and Mrs. George Horace Lorimer of Winecotte. Pa. took up much of the morning session.
 4 plan for organization of county law enforcement units was presented by Mrs William S. Jennings of Jack .onville, Fla. chairman of the nine southeastern state. Declaring the registering and voting of women is absolutely vital to proper law enforce ment," she also said she was convinc- cd that "men and women must work together to bring about the best re- suits"
 Mrs. Clifford Pinchot found in fail ure to solve the enforcement problem the deepest disgrace that has ever come to America, and blamed law less consumers" as well as ''unfaith- ful officials" and "venal procurers."
New Britain herald., 1924-04-11

The swedish Railway administra- ton has placed an order for 90 nc" electric locomotives, involving an ex~ nenditure of about s2,So0,ooo.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-11

Save words use the Herald elassi- fled ads.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-11

Best Creamery Butter, Sic lb.; lbs si.00. Russell Bros.-advt.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
THRONES
To SEE GOLF
MATCH
Four Golf Stars in Exhibition
at Congressional Country
Club Tomorrow

The Mecca for all golfers here
about Is the Congressional Coun.
try Club tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock.
At that time a galaxy of golf
stars will do their stuff for the
edification and instruction of all
who care to journey out to the
club and roam over the course I'm.
limited galleries will be permit.
ted to view the match.
Chick Evans and Gene Sarazen
are bound to be the cynosure of
all eyes. Gene Is without a peer
in so far as popularity is con.
cerned. His irrepressible good ma.
ture and his debOnair appearances.
not to mention some ability to
play golf, make his presence an
extra added attraction.
Evans, the only golfer ever 10
win a national open and a ma.
tional championship in the same
year, is one of the longest drivers
in the game. Through his writ.
ings in The Times he has come
to have a large following here
and his play will be watched with
~~uno1 \EaUUUt pFOLSShlOnaI at
the Congressional Club, and Fred.
dy Mcleod are far from being in
fants in the golf world. Both
are veteran golfers with a world
OF tournament experience, and
what they DON'T know about the
game could be written on the
back Of a stamp.
The exhibition bids fair to be
one of the most interesting that
has ever been staged here. One
thing that is causing no little RI.
greet Is the tournament or the Bal.
timore Country Club, which. has
drawn many local stars away
from the city. The finals of the
Baltimore tourney are scheduled
for Saturday afternoon at about
the same time that the exhibition
here starts.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
Toonsy Is En- Route
to Join Chicago
White Sox

FRESNO, Cal, May 3D.
Lloyd TOomey. young Fresno
Highlander, left today for
Chicago to join the White Sox.
Toomey is twenty-one years old.
Starting two years ago in the
Fresno Twilight League, he
won nineteen of his twenty
games.
While attending the Univer-
sity Of California he made the
varsity nine in his sophomore
year. He won his ~" in his
sophomore and junior years.
Toomey is a member Of the
class Of '25 at California.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
Should Be Encouraged.


Trooper regulation of athlet-
les among the schools, big
and little, should be encour-
aged. Sports should be broadened
as much as possible, special eff
forts being made to bring out 100
per cent attendance.
If half the time allotted to
physical culture is to be given
over to aimless exercise, the en-
tire plan will fail just as sure as
the sun will eventually shine
some day, somewhere.
Take one sport, for example,
football. With elevens graded in
weight, it might be possible for
Central High School to place on
the field a dozen teams, all under
going expert coaching. And il
those various teams were to play
real games with more or less fire.
quency, every lad on. every team
would be looking forward to
something. He would have an
aim to make up for his barked
shins and skinned nose.
From the very sound Of it, rec
reational training doesn't promise
much. Yet half the time allotted
will go to it.
What Washington high schools
really need is more coaches and
more teams Of all kinds, rather
than limitation Of present branch
es and the introduction Of recrea.
tional training, whatever that may
be-.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
WHITE SOx HERE
WITH COLLINS
At HELM
Chicago Is Last Western Club
Visiting Washington
This Spring
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Eddie Collins, acting az manager.
leads his Chicago White Sox against
the Washington Griffmen today at
the Griffith Stadium in the first Of
four scheduled games. The White
Sox are the last Westerners to IN.
wade the Capital this spring.
Neither manager can predict his
pitching selection Tor a certainty.
Owing to bad weather. it has been
lmost impossible to keep any set of
pitchers working in rotation for the
past couple Of weeks. johnson, Mo.
gridge or Martina may tswirl for the
Griffs. IL any one Of them happens
TO look ready.
The st. Louis Browns grabbed the
final victory Of their series by u
score of 3 to 1. 1t was an interest
ing game, filled with bright bits OF
work a-field and offering a numbe,
Of situations not often seen. The
fans, a bit peeved at defeat, ap.
peared heartened by the futile last.
inning rally by the Griffs and went
home bawling out the umpires.
A pass to Tobin, lucky double
by Ellerbe and Sisters long fly gave
the Browns their run in the first.
Severeid's triple with Gerber's long
Fly. added another in the second
Sisters triple in the eighth, with
McMillan's double, counted the last
one.
Goslin's double. wild pitch and
Ruels lucky infield hit gave the
home boys their one marker.
Zachary was the victim of un.
fortunate circumstance frequently.
the worst being the failure Of his
mates to hit with runners waiting
to tally, The veteran sourhpaw
made a good appearance. though
on the verge of being hammered
from thek hill now and then.
Ernie Wingard, Alabama College
southpaw, was unsteady all the
way, yet he could bear down with
, his fast ball in the pinches and
stop the home brigade.
Brilliant fielding was offered by
Sam Rice, Ken Williams, Doc
Prothro, Mcmillan and Goslin.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
GOLFERS
LOOK GOOD
IN PLAY
Washington Players. Come
Through Well in Baltimore
Country Club Tourney

BALTIMORE, May 2s.-Tucking
into his old golf bag the low medal
qualifying score which he won yes
terday, Roland Mackenzie, youthful
star of the Columbia Country Club,
started out today in the first six.
teen of the Baltimore Country Club
invitation tournament to win an
other trophy.
Roland's score of IS was consid-
cred a remarkable tribute to his &C.
curate approaching. The course
was water logged, and the balls had
no roll at all.
The first sixteen finds a notable
array Of brilliant Washington golf
ing talent striving for the winners
trophy. In addition to Mackenzie,
there is Reginald Lotus, another
prodigy; Miller B. STEVENSON, win
ner of the Chevy Chase tourney;
Walter r. McCallum, and Chris
Dunphy.
J. w. Laudick, Albert Mackenzie
and Page Hufty are in the second
sixteen. Other Washingtonians in
the medal play are: A. D. v. Burr
and Gardner Orme, third sixteen;
Hugh Mackenzie, fourth sixteen: A.
w. Howard, p. J. Frizzell and A. L.
Christman in the fifth; q. r. How
ard. e. T. Orne and A. j. Cum
mings.
Because of his brilliant playing,
Roland Mackenzie was given the
choicest starting hour today. He.
paired with ]. j. Hoffman, will tee
off at 10 o'clock. Dunphy goes off
at 1895.
After their great showing in the
qualification rounds the Washing
ton players were favorites to win
the championship Dunphy was
third low medalist with his score
of s79. $50 IF #s
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
~ LOUIS A.DoUGFER
SPEAKING OF MASS ATHLETICS.

NEW athletics promised for the high schools Of
the District Of Columbia, to begin next fall It is claimed to
be accord with the slogan More athletics for the masses
No high school boy will be permitted to his school in
than two Of the socaed major sports rule in force
might good right
of football basketball uniform thence into baseball
suit track toys not mention swimming trunks On the other
hand there plenty Of boys well able in all scholastic
sports without injury Many boys natural athletes that's ALL
there who not II for these latter that the
new hash framed
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
Must Have an Object.

Must Have an Object.
To interest American youth,
you must provide an object
- for his aches and pains. One
may lift a weight up and down
fer an hour, quitting through
fatigue, but if that fatigue is the
only reward of the effort, few
boys will continue the stunt. He'll
ask himself, whats the use g"
Physical culture of any kind
that fails to bring the aches and
pains is NOT WORTH A THIN
DIME.
If you STROLL a mile, you
have wasted time, so far as ply
steal gain is concerned. WALK
BRISKLY, if you would gain.
BREATHE HARD, if you would
improve your chest measurement.
MAKE YOUR LEGS TIRED, il
you would strengthen them.
Few young Americans of this
generation will deliberately UNDER
go the aches and pains merely for
themselves. They would be RE-
WARDED. Hence the popularity
of all sports that bring victory or
defeat.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
GIANTS REFUSE BIG WAD
FOR HITTING BILL TERRY

NEW YORK, May 23.-The Giants
have turned down a big hunk Of
money offered for one of their sur
plus players. Bill Terry is the play.
er in question, and the Cincinnati
Reds wanted him. They, the report
goes, offered John McGraw $50 900
for the hard-hitting young first
baseman. but the New York mana
ger turned deaf ear. He wanted
Terry himself. Jake Daubert isn't
hitting for the Reds, though Jake
likely will brace. Even SO, Terry
would have been a useful man for
Cincy to have around.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23

W. InlS spectacular SCnOOID0y mas
made a record to which no other
athlete of his age ever aspired
Francis is not eighteen years old
He is a junior in the Stuyvesant
high school. Ever since he was
grammar school lad he has display.
ed sensational speed in short dis.
lance races. Much of his success is
due to the fine handling that he has
had since coming under the jurisdic-
ton Of the Public School Athletic
League.
This organization forbids any Of
its youthful protegees from compel
ing In more than one track event a
meet-a rule that should be in
force in every school association in
the world. Many Of our schoolboy
stars burn themselves out before
they arrive in college because Of
being allowed to compete in as
many races as they care to during
their school days.
Our best trainers maintain, and
with good reason, that lads of
growing age should be restricted
to the amount of training they
are forced to do. Steel will only
Withstand o certain load. When
II Is asked to shoulder extra
weight II bends and then falls.
The same is true Of the human
being. A lad of tender years il
able to do certain amount Of
training only.
A well devised training schedule
10 a developer. When allowed to
&p.n e.
he begins to bend under the load.
If he persists in continuing with
this foolish training idea he gen
orally breaks under the strain. II
he does not. then he burns himself
out 80 that he has very dismal
athletic future.
The greatest example Of the
greatest good from careful super
vision of scholastic athletes is had
in Francis Hussey. The public
School Athletic League justifies its
existence by the way that Hussey
has developed. Had this sturdy lad
been allowed to run as often as he
would like to have would like to
have won sprinting races. Uncle
Sam would be without his services
today.
Under the supervision that held
him in check he developed from a
novice into what most athletic. ex.
perts regard as the most formidable
Splinter that Uncle Sam has ready
to win Olympic honors.
Hussey's fault in the past has
been his inability to get away from
his mark as fast as some of his
rivals. During the Easter vacation
the Stuyvesant star made a trip
down to Franklin Field. He re-
ceived some beneficial coaching
from Lawson Robertson. University
of Pennsylvania mentor, and Olym-
pic track coach.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
Midgets Want Games

The Moline midgets desire op.
ponents, averaging ten to twelve
years Of age. Bertram Abramson,
manager, may. be reached by phone
at Main 8iSC and Isadore fash,
captain, at Franklin 1865.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23

When the football squads are
called out there will be plenty Of
enthusiasm. So with the opening
Of the basketball and indoor track
seasons By the time baseball
squads begin limbering up, an
other evidence of enthusiasm will
be shown, most American boys lik.
ing baseball as an athletic en-
deavor.
Now, how much enthusiasm will
be shown when the so-called "phy-
steal culture" classes report?
According to present plans, two
periods each week will be devoted
to physical culture. Special
classes will absorb one-quartcr Of
this time, formal training another
quarter and the other half will be
devoted to "recreational train.
ing"
Speaking broadly, this plan is
expected to bring out mass ath.
letics, probably such as the movies
show of certain European coun-
tries, Germany and Czechoslo-
vakia especially. Whether it sue
ceeds or not, none will know for
years.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
HUSSEY MAKES ATTEMPT
ON HUNDRED METER
MARK TOMORROW
RY TOM THQRP.

YORK. May 28Francis Hussey Stuyyesant
High and Uncle best the
ponshp the Olympcs will make century
the athletic Of
League tomorrow
Hussey trained consistent Olympic
debut He has had little indoor running and only few cond
Pennsylvana nerschoasc gathering Philadelphia His time
conoion nat ne has rounded himself into
10 the hope Of winning the premier sprnng the world
The Washington times., 1924-05-23

Finosae In properly addressing
the ball once You have cruelty
wrOnged It, Ii one Of the most
vital features OF the game. That
being the case, . mule skinner
should be not lightly thought Of,
and q preachers SON should be
the recipient OF q large handicap.
Not SO, however, in the case Of
young c. w. Cole, whose father
is a man Of the cloth. After fitch.
ing the medal for low qualifying
score in the qualifying round for
Class &C" players, the son Of the
Reverend Cole went out and made
history for the clan Of ACole by
walking through the Glass G play.
ers to the finals. The kid plays
good golf, but so Tar as we have
been able to learn no one has ever
seen him placidly and Clevoutly
seeking ETHEREAL aid In Kidding the
universe of recalcitrant ball. To
paraphrase the foregoing, we mean
that no one ever caught him de-
livering a PRAYER when he hooked
or sliced ball into eternity.
All OF which goes to prove that
golfer doesn't have to exercise
virulent control over an ample vo-
cabulary to really amount to some.
thing In the golfing kingdom.
See you in Dayton" was the
greeting most heard after Voight
and Brown cleared their path to
the finals. Both have a host of
friends and their well-wishers have
announced that they plan to make
the trip to Ohio to see the boys
perform.
All play other than the tourna.
ment Will be stopped on the Rock
creek course from o'clock. until
the last match Is at least one hole
away from the first cup. This is
TO give the players chance 70 no
through without preference.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
HARRISON RETURNED BY
DODGERS TO PORTLAND

NEW YORK, May 23.-Rube Var.
rison, pitcher, bought last winter
BY the Brooklyn Nationals from
Portland, Ore, for $25, 900, has been
returned to the Pacific Coast
League club. Brooklyn will receive
Richard Cox, Portland outfielder, in
the deal.
The Washington times., 1924-05-23
A Personal Incident.


II ET'S relate personal incident
of our youth.
A certain Professor Hart
Wig Nissen came to this country
from Sweden with an excellent
reputation as a physical culture
teacher and was installed in the
public schools of our town. Some
body had laudably decided to apply
athletics to the typical high school
student"
Speaking for ourself, we suf-
fered no lack Of physical culture,
taking part in all sorts Of sports,
save rowing, but through curiosity
we Joined the professors class.
We stretched and bent and swung
on flying rings and leaped german
horses and pushed dumbbelIs up
and then down for about month.
Then we quit. There was much
more fun playing football
The reason why we quit was be-
cause we could SEE no aim in the
whole thing. The same reason ap-
piled to others, and by the time
the open-air season came along the
professor had no class. Baseball
drew them all away. Next year
the professor was not in charge of
any high school classes, SO far as