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Evening star., 1924-08-20
PAY ROLLS DECLINING.
Labor Department Reports
S,7S9 Establishments.

The Department Of Labor last
night announced that reports from
$3.50 establishments in So lines of
manufacture indicated declines of
per cent in industrial employment
and per capita earnings, and of 7S
per cent in pay roll totals.
The plants reporting had 2,4ss.374
employees on their pay rolls in one
week last month, with wages totaling
s60,520,2SS, as compared with 2.592.7l2
employees and total earnings of $685.
cal, ,420 for corresponding period in
June. The decline was attributed
largely to the regular seasonal slump
in some industries and sthe beginning
Of the inventory and vacation period.
Evening star., 1924-08-20

file with both States you may re-
ceive the benefits extended by one or
the other. Under the provisions of
either of the State acts you are not
entitled to collect bonus from two
States. If and when one State pays
you, withdraw the application pend
ing with the other State. The fact
that you are entitled to the State
bonus from one of these States has
no bearing upon your claim for the
Federal bonus. You are entitled to
it regardless of your rights to State
benefits of any kind from any state.
Evening star., 1924-08-20
EXCURSIONS TO BEACH.
Two Organizations Plan Outings to
Chesapeake Tomorrow.

Two organizations will hold ex-
cursions tomorrow at Chesapeake
Beach-the Capital Beneficial Asso-
citation and the Ladies' Auxiliaries of
the knights of st. John. More than
$500 persons are expected to attend.
The beneficial association was or
ganized in 1884, its object being to
take care of members in sickness and
death. Officers are John G. Miller,
president; G. NJ. Nix, vice president;
Harold Thiel, recording secretary;
Charles H. Ehrhardt, financial secre-
tary, and John May, treasurer These
officers are serving as the committee
in charge of arrangements for the
outing.
Mrs Charlotte Curtin is in charge
of arrangements for the knights of
St John excursion. Bathing, fishing,
grabbing, boating, music, dancing and
picnicking are on the program.
Evening star., 1924-08-20
ARMY IS FEATURE
IN STADIUM EVENT
PreIiminaries for Defense
Day at Central High Com
munity Party Tonight.

Army night will be celebrated this
evening, at 7:30 o'clock. in the Central
High Schol Stadium. under the
auspices of the Community Center
Department. District of Columbia pub
lie schools the program having been
arranged under the supervision of
Brig. Gen. :. ID. Rockenbach, com
manding the District of Washington.
and the local committee on National |
Defense test day. Three promine
speakers viii be heard in five minute
talk "e purposes of Defense day,
inclI al j Franklin Bell. T. S.
A, ...sioner of the District of
Columbia; Maj Gen. Anton Stephan,
commanding the 29th Division, Dis
Lieut.. Col. John Scott, Organized Re-
serves. In case of rain, the celebra-
tion Will be in the auditorium.
This event also features the third
stadium concert of the season, given
by the United States Army Band, con-
Quoted by Band Leader w. j. Stan
nard all of which have been radio
cast from Central High Stadium
through Station WCAP. Tonight the
entire program will be radocast, be-
ginning at 1880 o'clock, when the band
will open its program with thirty
minute concert which will be fol-
lowed at 8 o'clock, by three very fine
new motion pictures, taken by the
United States Army Air Service, in
Guiding the bombing of battleships
off the Virginia capes, which is being
shown here for the first time; the
new parachute adopted by the Ali
Service, and an airplane trip over the
Colorado Canyon. concluding with a
brief trip over West Point, the Hud-
son River and New York City. The
hand will also play during the show
ing of the pictures.
Patriotic Talk and Song.
At o'clock, the talks will be
given. interspersed with patriotic
and national airs, in which the band
will feature the use of French clar-
ions in the march numbers.
The program is given under the
direction of Capt. Raymond G. Sher-
man, commanding the United States
Army Band. assisted by Capt. Kendall
Fielder, in charge of the showing of
motion pictures. In accordance with
all the stadium programs during this
Summer. an admission fee of 10 cents
is asked by thei Community Center
Department to cover the necessary
expenses of the evening.
The program for this evening fol-
lows:
March. america First Losey;
overture. "Jubel," Weber: descriptive,
The Evolution of Dixie" (conclud-
Evening star., 1924-08-20
Gales Reaches Germany.

HAMBURG, Germany, August 20
President elect Gales of Mexico. ar
rived at CuXhaven yesterday aboard
the Deutschland from America. He
will spend several weeks on a visit
to Germany.
Evening star., 1924-06-13

for the Democracy before his own
for it will be his own. however titled
convention meets in Cleveland July
4? His own following will be Repub-
lican, for it has participated In and. by
all the marks Of regularity. subscribed
to the work of the Republican conven-
ton. There is no outward. visible
token Of rejection Of that work and
that party.
1t has been limited that La Toilette
may go to New York in person or by
proxy on a shopping expedition, as a
trader. Will he try to get some OF his
Wisconsin wares taken in for incor-
poration in the Democratic plank?
Will he make q bid for the adoption Of
his particular policies. Offering as a
consideration the support OF the ticket
If it pleases him?
Nobody knows what La Toilette
will do. He keeps his own counsel
closely. He is playing very deep
game. though just what ne has in
mind In keeping his delegate followers
at Cleveland regular" to the finish is
q problem. II they and those whom
they may influence in Wisconsin later
bolt the party at his orders 1t will be
plainly because he gives the word.
Had they walked out of the conven-
tion when their planks were rejected
from the platform and their candidate
was defeated they would perhaps have
given away the third party" plan
ahead Of time.
Evening star., 1924-06-13
Urges Flag Etiquette.
Writer Protests Against ALLEGED
Misuse of ''Old Glory"

To the Editor of The Star:
In a recent edition of The Sunday
Star 1 noticed with interest Col.
Moss protest against the misuse of
our flag, and fully concur in his
views of this subject.
1t occurred to me in this connec-
tion that it is appropriate to inquire
if it is not a violation Of flag regula-
tions and etiquette to use our flag
as it is now used on the Grant Monu-
ment in the Botanic Garden? Sew
eral soldiers of the civil war have
commented upon and agree that the
flag is placed in q wrong and inferior
position on the Grant Monument.
The offense has been committed not
only once, but is repeated on each
corner Of the monument. No doubt
the artist was actuated by q desire to
carry out a certain beauty Of line by
thus placing the hag under the body
of a lion (the lion always suggests
Great Brittany on the Grant Memo
rial, but in his zeal to develop his
idea he has violated one of the rules
regulating the use Of our National
Emblem. -, 40 8
Perhaps the sculptor Is not ana
tive American and did not realize the
grave error he was committing in
thus misusing the nag. by placing ii
not only on the ground. but also un-
der q recumbent lion.
1t is not consistent to insist that
the regulations in regard to the use
of the nAg not only apply to the real
nag. but = aay representation Of
Iienli.A FRANCIS SMALL
Evening star., 1924-06-13
The Naval Disaster.

Not until the court of inquiry now
in session on the battleship New
Mexico reports can understanding be
had Of the cause of the shocking dis
aster yesterday on the Mississippi In
San Pedro harbor, in which forty
eight men lost their lives. The ex-
plosion appears now to have been due
to bareback in one of the three
fourteen-inch guns in the forward tur.
ret of the battleship. which was en-
aged in target practice. AS practical
ly all Of the occupants OF the turret
were killed or dangerously wounded it
may he impossible ever to ascertain
just what preipitated this disa ster.
Such accidents have happened before
in the history of our Navy. 1t was
thought that devices had been de-
veloped and precautions adopted to
prevent them. But this tragedy shows
that there is still a possibility OF pre-
mature explosion. by the accumulation
of gas in the gun or the presence of
embers, or perhaps the premature fir
ing of the shell before the breech is
closed. 1t would appear that the ex-
plosion occurred before the signal for
firing was given. for a second gun in
the turret discharged its projectile
after the accident. while the ship was
moving into harbor. Fortunately the
shell from this gun hit nothing, al
though it came dangerously close to (
vessel The third charge did not de-
tomato. This second explosion has
been attributed to the intense heat in
the fiame-filled turret.
These peace-time tragedies are
shocking because they seem to be
needless. But. after all. they are part
Of the risk inevitably involved in the
handling of tremendous forces in
training and drill. 1t is Impossible to
maintain an able force at efficiency
without the actual use Of wartime
materials. The Navy cannot play at
war drill without risk. The task of
the naval administration is to lower
that risk to the last possible degree.
Evidently there is some flaw in the
system or in the mechanism when
charge can explode prematurely.
Either the guns are fired too rapidly
or there are defects in the gas and
refuse election devices, or perhaps
crews are not adequately trained in
their handling. a terrible cost is paid
for such lessons when. as in this case,
nearly half a hundred men are killed
because OF one fault or defect.
Evening star., 1924-06-13
The Tourists Have Taken
The National Capital

To he Editor Of The Star:
The tourists have come! Lads and
lassies--homely and handsome, with
sense and without. Carrying canes,
green. red and yellow-all out for a
ramble around the old Capital City!
Tourists. Gangs and squads and re-
lays-mobs and multitudes Of 'em,
They have taken us by storm-like the
grasshoppers of old. they are perched
and planted everywhere! In companies
and divisions they commander the
lunch tables, theater galleries. Capitol
steps. White House grounds. sight-see-
ing busses and cars OF every descrip-
ton. from King Tuts cradle to the
finest Limousine in the District. What
will become of US? They buzz like
bees and chatter with the magpies.
The horns of elfland may be family
blowing somewhere: they are not heard
here. The great god Pan has retired
to the remotest recesses Of Rock Creek
Park until the hubbub is over. He
pipes no more to the summer breezes-
they cannot hear him. The visiting
tourists, the youngsters. have impound- :
ed waves of all lengths and nothing
comes in or goes out but the twitter
of these birds of passage who have
alishted on every twig and branch of
the old Capital tree.
New life and refreshing, Things
were getting stale. Too much talk,
Too much incrimination, discrimination,
tribulation! Too much antagonistic,
bolShevistic-too little altruiStic!
Everything at odds and ends. Then
come the tourists-the youngsters
ping the hill. alert for new grazing
ground. Impounding everything in
sight. Good eats. good times. smiling
on the cops, buying papers of the wild
ow in black, who stands on the same
street corner every morning. rain or
with limp in his leg and a smile on
his face. Bargaining with life for a
nickel or dime. Getting and giving
happiness. Our tourists, They will
scatter out, but they will come back
again!
Why not take down that old spiked
brick wall from around Grants Me-
mortal, clear away the trees and shrubs
which hide it, install a fine lighting
system and give young folks who will
be our public men and women a little
later on q chance to have a good look
at it and to think of the heroism and
courage and real manliness of our
greatest war general? Why not put
an eternal light on the top of the
Washington Monument and light up the
Lincoln Memorial that people may
think more of what our country means
to each of US? The price paid for it
the responsibility which is ours to
safeguard and to keep this a land of
the free and a home of the brave?
Why not make more of the things we
have already invested in. paying in
blood and brain and Drawn, as wel as
money? Why not stand at salute
hats off to the heroes of yesterday
and thus solve the problem of the un-
rncf enc ini0 nd
revolution which Is abroad over the
land? Why not? AS Shylock says:
Tell me that" ~
JEAN PALMER NYE.
Evening star., 1924-06-13

built on it. Men and material were
rushed to the place. according to plan.
a warming sent out that people should
be economical with water and the esti-
mate made that the repair work will
be finished Saturday afternoon.
The break might have been much
worse. A mile instead Of sixty feet
OF the conduit might have given way.
1t might have happened in summer
hot spell when our use of water
equals the conduit's power OF bringing
it to us. great fire might have come
just before or after the break We
are not safe from that contingency.
Engineers Of the water department
say that there need be no water short
age, but that people would be wise to
reduce their consumption. The break
came during cool, wet weather, when
our demand for water is relatively
small.
Evening star., 1924-06-13
The Unbolting La Toilette Boilers.

1t is hard to understand just what
the La Toilette group at the Cleveland
convention thought to gain by remain
ing and participating in all the pro-
ceedings. BY direction from their chief
they stayed through to the adjourn
ment. They voted for La Toilette for
President, and refused to make the
nomination Of Coolidge unanimous.
They vots3 for Norris and for Brook.
hart for Vice President, and again re-
fused to make the nomination of
Dawes unanimous. They were there
when the gavel fell They were. in
short. from start to finish, Repub-
licans in their participation and in
theory are bound by the platform and
the ticket. But at the same time Ii is
known that they represented q poten.
tial third-party candidate: in short,
that they were and are themselves
potential bolters.
This was doubtless in strict obedi-
ence to instructions. Just Hecedins
the convention La Toilette sent q let.
ter to a friend in which by inference
he declared that he would be third.
party candidate if the old parties did
not adopt platforms and nominate can.
didates Of a progressive character.
Now the Republican party has acted
and presumably not in accordance
with the La Toilette view. A week
from Tuesday the Democratic party
win meet at New York and proceed
to nominate a ticket and adopt a plat
form. Is it the La Toilette pcrpnae
to wait until that action has ben
taken to See whether he can dee3Ne
Evening star., 1924-06-13
New Salaries to Prevail.

Controller General McCafl rules, in
response to request from the Dis
trict Commissioners, that the fasic
laws fixing the salary scales in the
schools. police and fire departments
must govern in meeting acquisitions
for payments from the funds as ap-
peopriated by the annual appropria-
ton bill for the District. This decision
follows the line Of reasoning advanced
by The Star in anticipation Of that re-
quest. 1t is fundamentally sound
Interpretation.
The appropriation act is to be ad-
ministered in accordance with the laws
partments Of the municipal govern
ment. The fact that the appropriation
was made upon the basis Of the old
salary scales does not require limita.
tion of payments to those scales. The
fact. furthermore. that to meet requisi-
tons on the new scales would. if con-
tinued throughout the fiscal year.
cause a deficit does not justify refusal
to pay at the new scales. Such deficit
was. in fact anticipated by Congress,
which sought to provide against it by
a special appropriation in a deficiency
bill. 1t failed of passage by mischance
in no wise incident to the item in ques.
ton.
This decision will greatly relieve
anxiety that has been felt on the score
OF the payment of the salaries of the
three departments from the outset of
the fiscal year at the new rates. This
is not merely matter of the salary
scales as against the scales they sup
planted. Were it not for this ruling,
so eminently fair and reasonable. the
school teachers. the policemen and the
firemen would suffer the loss of the
bonus payments of $50 month. which
had been made in lieu Of salary ad-
vances heretofore.
Questions will arise under this de-
cision, possibly affecting payments for
newly created positions. These. how
ever. will be met as they arise. The
important point is now that doubt is
removed on the score of the basic sal
aries, which. as Controller General Nc
Carl decides may be paid in full from
the available appropriations. leaving
to Congress later provision against a
deficit
Evening star., 1924-06-13
Barnes Gives Thanks
For Oratory Honors
New York Finalist Remained
After Decision Was Rendered.

To the Editer Of The Star;
My recent visit to your wonderful
city in connection with the national
oratorical contest was TO me such a
delightful and interesting experience,
the very real and sincere hospitality
OF your paper and the people Of
Washington generally, the historical
and educational wonders unfolded in
visits to your beautiful pational
buildings made such a profound i'm
preston upon me that i cannot let
the occasion pass without telling you
of my deep appreciation and thanks
for all that was done for my COM
fort and entertainment during my
stay in Washington. 1t will mark
a very important milestone in my
Afe. and / feel sure that in later
years l shall frequently look back
upon it with pleasure and profit to
myself.
There was, however. one incident
which disturbed me. II was a state
ment in the Sunday edition Of your
paper to the effect that / did not re-
main to share in the entertainment
provided for the several contestants,
but returned to New York imme-
diately after the contest. AS a mat
ter of fact. I was the last, l believe.
OF the contestants to leave, as I did
not return to my home until Monday,
June 9. ] went to Washington pre-
pared to accept defeat. should it be
my portion, as gracefully and man
fully as l knew how. All my home
and school training has been along
this line. If ! failed to leave that
impression with the people of Wash
ington. then. indeed, my effort was
a miserable failure. Somehow it
the mere winning of a prize. The
wonderful spirit and loyalty Of the
students of Curtis School and their
abiding faith in me would, indeed,
have been wasted. 1 am sure you
will be interested to know that a
to greet me until o'clock when 1
reached home. and the entire school
gave me a wonderful testimonial on
the campus when l went back to
school yesterday. 1t is happenings
like these that cannot fail to spur
larger contests of life still to come
And now ] am afraid 1 have tired
you with a very long letter, but /
had to let 1t come out. Please again
accept my thanks and very grateful
appreciation for your interest in and
full citizens Will you also convey
my thanks to the Monarch Club,
Messrs Leigh and Allen and to Col.
Cook and the people Of Washington
for their many kindly courtesies and
wonderful hospitality? will long
tional Capital VAIL BARNES.
westerleigh, Staten Island, N Y.
Evening star., 1924-06-13
Charles G. Dawes.

Despite predictions, there was moth
ing "cut and dried" about the Repub-
lican meeting at Cleveland. as far as
the selection of vice presidential can
didate was concerned. The nomina-
ton of Mr.. Coolidge was so definitely
assured that the procedure up to the
point of his formal selection followed
conventional lines. 1t was when the
nomination of a Vice President was
undertaken that the meeting differ
entiated from general expectations
On second ballot a stampede for Low
den resulted in his unanimous nom.
ination. Then occurred the unprece-
dented thing. Lowden, who had al.
ready refused to permit the use Of his
name. declined. Fortunately a recess
had been taken with this possibility in
view, and then again the unexpected
happened. Gen. Charles G.. Dawes was
nominated on the first ballot after the
recess. The convention closed with
more spirit and enthusiasm than was
deemed to be possible in advance
Coolidge and Dawes, II is unoues-
tionably as strong a ticket as the Re
publican party could present. AS the
Presidents running mate" Gen.
Dawes will represent the same views
and policies as those of the head of
ticket. Like the President he is a
man of hlameless life and of the strict
est devotion To duty. He is an indie
fatigab!e worker. Though a specialist
in finance. he is an able administrator.
and has had already an important ex-
perienCe in governmental affairs.
The career of Charles G. Dawes is
one To evoke enthusiasm for him and
his ticket associate in this campaign
He has succeeded through merit He
has never been identified with a fail
ure of any kind. Though he has been
engaged in financial work his in
tegrity and scrupulous regard for the
rights of everybody has never been
questioned. He has been constructor.
a builder and never destroyer.
1t is difficult TO estimate the value
Of Gen. Dawes services to the Ameri-
can Army in France. His was not a
essential one. At first engaged in
transportation work he was then sta
toned a general headquarters as a
member OF Gen. Pershing's admins
trative staff. and served as the war
supply executive.
AZ the first director of the budget
and orga niz"r Of thai system Gen
Dawes rendered i n"r"e-tme service
quite as valuable. Then after his
return to private life he was once
more drafted to duty. and sent as un-
official reparations expert to Europe.
where ne achieved a triumph in the
preparation Of plan that has won
acceptance from all tha countries in
volved and laid the foundati for
European stability and peace.
With this reco"; OF accomplish
ments. and with a personality that ap-
peals strongly to the American people.
Charles G.. Dawes as candidate for
Vice President is an asset Of great
value To the Republican cause this
year. He' is a forcefui talker. and will!
probably be the more vocal end Of the
ticket in the campaign President
Coolidge may well be grateful for the
turn of affairs which at Cleveland YES.
terday gave him Dawes for a running
mate.