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Evening star., 1925-06-18
D. c. EMPLOYMENT
SHOWN INCREASING
Skilled Tradesmen Aided by
Building Conditions-Labor-
ers Also Get Work.

Employment conditions in the Dis
trict of Columbia during May bettered
the improvement recorded during
April. Placements for the month, the
United States Employment Service
announced today, showed an increase
of 5S3 persons over the total for May,
1924.
Building was said to be increasing
and work under way is affording EN-
ployment to the resident skilled
tradeSmen and large volume of com
mon labor. There is not a large sur
plus of labor in Washington at pres
ent. the existing surplus consisting
chiefly of clerical workers, sales per-
sons and common laborers. New work
started recently, added to the already
large building program, includes a
$4,000 addition to a church and a
Sl25,000 apartment house.
Good in Nearby States.
Industrial employment through
Maryland and Virginia was reported
as fairly satisfactory. While there is
some unemployment apparent in
Maryland at present, increased road
work and orchard activities will afford
additional employment opportunities
and do much to decrease what unem-
ployment exists. Building generally
increased during May and resident
tradesmen in the various localities
were said to be well employed.
There was no large amount of un-
employment apparent in Virginia dur
ing May in any section, and the pre-
diction was made that with the ex-
pected increase in general construc-
ton work the surplus of labor now
apparent should be absorbed De
mands for farm labor have all been
met.
Industrial employment throughout
the nation was described as satiSfac-
tory, even though the increase in EN-
ployment was not large. 1T is
gratifying to note, however" the
Employment Service said, that there
is no great amount of unemployment
apparent in any section of the coun-
try" The encouraging feature of the
report, the service said, is that the
automotive industry is adding to its
working forces. while increased farm
labor needs were affording employ
ment to large numbers of men.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
WRECK TOLL IS 45
AS ANOTHER DIES
Twelve More Victims of New
Jersey Disaster in Critical
Condition in Hospitals.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HACKETTSTOWN, N J., June 49,
The number of deaths resulting
from the derailment of a special
train on the d. l.. q W Railroad at
Rockport Sag. Tuesday. was increas-
ed TO As today by the death of Glenn
ems Schmidt of Chicago, in Warren
Hospital at Phillipsburg.
Twenty relatives of the dead and
injured arrived today from Chicago
and began arrangements for removal
of bodies from Easton. Pa, where
most of the deaths occurred.
Schmidt's death was due to severe
scaldS. He was Al years old and
lived at go North Drake avenue,
Chicago.
The other four wreck victims in
the Warren Hospital remain in a
critical condition. The condition of
the eight seriously injured in the
Ea ston Hospital was virtually un-
changed today.
COrOner's Jury to Meet.
A coroner's jury meets in Washing
ton, n. j., today, and after visiting
the morgue here will inspect the
scene of the accident.
The train was a special carrying
German Americans to board the
steamer Republic for trip to Ger
many. Eighty of the tourists who
esca ped uninjured sailed Tuesday on
the liner.
Special cars will pick up the bodies
in Morristown. Dover, Hackettstown,
Fa ston and Phillipsburg during the
afternoon and they will be attached
10 a train that is due in Chicago Fri
day at 9:20 pm.
One entire family of five was
wiped out, and a brother of the
father is dying. Mrs. Anna Brunner
and her daughter Helen died yes
terday; Edwin Drummer and his sons,
Robert and Edwin Brunner, jr, died
Tuesday. Joseph Drummer, &c, Mr..
Brunner's brother is not expected to
live. Three bodies are unidentified
Eight of the forty-1ive victims We're
killed outright. The others died at
or en- route 10 hospitals, many of
them being cooked to death by
steam escaping from a broken pipe.
Five Investigations are under way
All so far seem to indicate the wreck
was caused by violent rains, which
covered a switch with sand and dirt
and derailed the locomotive.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
Editors Visit Fredericksburg.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, June 49,
AS one of the concluding features of
their tour of Virginia, the National
Editorial Association were guests of
Fredericksburg yesterday, the Cham
Der of Commerce, Rotary and Kiwanis
Clubs acting as hosts. Arriving here
from Quantico at noon, the party was
entertained at luncheon, and in the
afternoon visited Washington Farm,
Maryes Heights and other historic
points. concluding with an informal
tea, served on the lawn of Kenmore.
The party returned TO Washington in
the late afternoon
Evening star., 1925-06-18
STATE ASKED TO SAVE
INDIAN ROCK CARVINGS
Maryland's Cooperation Sought
by Smithsonian Institution in
Letter on Conowingo Dam

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 1S.-Co-
opera ton of the State of Maryland
in the preservation of Indian rock
carvings on the site of the proposed
Conowingo Dam is asked by the
Smithsonian Institution in a letter
received by the Public Service Com
mission.
The letter, written by G. D. VOL
colt, secretary of the institution,
points out that many of the rocks on
the site Of the COnowingo Dam bear
Indian carvings which should be pre-
served
The rocks. Wolcott wrote, are too
heavy to be removed tp a museum
such as the Smithsonian, but plaster
casts or photographs of the carvings
should be taken and the rocks should
then be lifted to higher ground,
where they will not be covered by
the rising waters when the dam is
built.
The carvings, the letter added,
constitute a valuable record which
should be preserved, and the Public
Service Commission is asked to do all
1t can to that end.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
WIN 28-19 BALL GAME.
White House Correspondents Beat
Cameramen in Annual Match.

The second annual base ball match
between the White House Correspond
ents and News Photographers was
won yesterday afternoon by the for
mer. The score-28 to 19-fails to tell
the real story of this contest, which
was staged on the Ellipse not far dis
tant from the south fence Of the
White House grounds.
President and Mrs. Coolidge were
unable to attend the game yesterday.
but this did not lessen the enthusiasm,
of the 18 ,rooters, the majority of
whom remained for at least half of
the game.
William McEvoy pitched and Fran.
els Stephenson caught for the writer's,
while H. E. Reynolds pitched and
Andrew (BucN May caught for the
camera men.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
SOUTHERN SECRETARIES
TO MEET HERE IN 1926
Burke Hopgood Elected President
of Association at Convention
in Mississippi.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BILOXI, Miss, June 1S.-Selecting
Washington. D. c., for the 1926 meet
ing place and electing officers, the
convention of the Southern CONNER
cial Secretaries yesterday was ad-
journed here after concluding what
was termed its most successful as
sembly.
Burke Hopgood of Durham, n. c.,
was elected president for the coming
year. Other officers named were: w.
H. Blanton, Shreveport, La, first vice
president; r. B. Beal. Spartanburg,
s. c., second vice president; B. s. Bar:
ker, Atlanta, Ca, secretary-treasurer.
State vice presidents for the coming
year include C. T.. Harris, st. Angus
tine, Fla; r. e. l.. Nell, Albany, Ga.
Charles N. Ketchum, Greensboro,
n. c.; George Barns, Greenwood,
S. c., and B. F. Noonan, Roanoke, Va
Evening star., 1925-06-18
Cheverly Flag Raising Sunday.

CHEVERLY, Md, June 18.-On
June 81 at pm. there will be flag
raising exercises at the Cheverly-
Tuxedo School, under auspices Of the
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics. who have donated the flag.
Music will be given by the Junior Or
der United American Mechanics Band
OF so pieces, and there will be singing
by the school children. A number of
prominent speakers will address the
audience. .Thespublic is inYited, -
Evening star., 1925-06-18
BOYS DIE IN SAND TOMB.
Florida Lads Found Buried in
Playhouse.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, June Is
@.-Charles Gray. 9. and Robert
Kirkpatrick, IL, yesterday found their
grave in sand playhouse which they
had dug in a vacant lot near the cen
ter of the business district here
Last night their lifeless bodies were
recovered after they had been en-
tombed yor an undetermined number
of houvhzupQeE about tz~feetsQ1.sapAT
Evening star., 1925-06-18
Disciples Plan Conference.
peclaI Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, June 1S.-The Dis
ciples of Christ of the Chesapeake
area, including Virginia, Delaware,
Maryland and the District of Column
bia, will hold a young peoples confer
ence at Lypchburg College, Lynch
burg, Va, July 6-13. The movement
began five years ago, when six con-
ferences were held in different parts
Of the United States. The aim is to
discover leaders among young people
and help them develop their potential
powers. The conference ministers to
the mental, physical, social and ,reli-
gious needs of young -peoplsx -
Evening star., 1925-06-18
Syndicate Plans Chain Stores

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, June 1S.-A
syndicate has been formed here to
operate chain of stores in the
Southern States for the sale of con-
fections, tobacco, soda water and
general novelties. Temporary Off :
GERS are: President, Judge B. b.
Campbell of Lynchburg: vice presi-
dent, J. Robert Nook of Baltimore; );
Preston E. Myers of Lynchburg, sec
retary, and Edwin Long of Lynch
burg. treasurer. George l.. Sleight
of Baltimore, and John Stuart Hunt
of Washington will be additional d.
rectors Of the concern.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
GETS HARVARD MEMOIRS,
Eastern Presented With Volumes
Dealing With War Dead.

The Harvard Club of Washington
has presented to the Eastern High
School the volumes of memoirs Of
the Harvard Dead in the War Against
Germany. The gift is made in the
hope, it was explained, that the pupils
of the Eastern High School now and
for generations to come will gain
from a reading of the volumes an
added inspiration to serve the country.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
Head japanese Oil Syndicate.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
TOXIC, June 1S.-Vice Admiral
Nakazato, commander of the Maisuru
naval port, has accepted the presi-
dency of the Saghalien oil syndicate,
which, under government subsidy, is
to exploit the Saghalien concession
zones. The comma ndership of the
naval port, it is understood, will be
assumed by Vice Admiral Furukawa.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
YELLOWSTONE TO OPEN.
Governors to Remove State Bars at
Ceremonies Today.
YELLOWSTONE.

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont,
June 18 R.-All was in readiness to-
day for the formal opening of Yellow
stone National Park for the 1926 sea-
son.
Letting down the bars Of the Yel-
lowstone will be 4 literal as we'll as
a figuratiye procedure in the festivi-
ties. Five bars across the gateway,
each bearing the name of a State
whose Governor was expected to be
here, will be taken down. Each gov
ernor will remove the bar bearing the
name of his State. The first train
load of travellers will then be admitted.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
Woman Shot With Airgun.
,cial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LONACONING, Md, June 1S.-Mrs
Robert Gardner, 80 years old, was shot
in the forehead yesterday with an air
rife. She was sitting on the front
porch. Her condition is not serious
Who fired the bullet has not been
learned ...--
Evening star., 1925-06-18
Var Veteran, 92,
Shoots His Friend
And Kills Himself
By the Associated Press.

LONDONDERRY, n. H., June
1S.-Charles S. Gay, a 92-year old
Civil War veteran, shot Nelson B.
Hackett, rs, his friend and fellow
veteran, yesterday and then COM
mitted suicide, according to the po-
lice. Hackett is not expected to
live.
No incentive for the assault has
been discovered. the police said. be-
yond the fact that the men quar-
relied about two weeks ago and had
not been on speaking terms since
that time.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
CRABS REPORTED SCARCE
Maryland Season Serious as Result
of Spawning Time Catches.

OF spawning Ilme CatcheS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. June 1S-Maryland
Is faced with a serious shortage of
soft crabs as the result of the unre-
stricted catching of crabs in the
spawning season in Virginia and the
increasing demands for picked crab
meat.
This statement was made today by
dealers and shippers of soft crabs af-
ter the shortage forced soft crabs to
dozen.
Jere Boyd, harbormaster where
bay boats land their cargoes of crabs
and oysters for Baltimore, said that
no crab boats had arrived at the
pier this season.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
HUGGING COST DRIVER SIS.
MAGISTRATE Scores Recklessness in
Trial at Hagerstown.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The SIdT.
HAGERSTOWN, June 18.-Hug-
ging a girl with one arm and trying
to drive his car with the other cost
j. r. Wade, 25 years old, of Landis,
Md, SIS, following his arrest on a
charge of reckless driving. Accord
ing to the testimony of the State po-
liceman who arrested him, Wade near
ly ran him down. The magistrate
told Wade he had no objections 10
SHgging. but seriously objected to his
reckless driving.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
Charged With Staying Husband.

Special Dspatch 20 The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, June 18.-Mamie
Ellis, colored, is under arrest on
charge of having killed her husband
by striking him with an ak. He was
a railroad brakeman. The fight took
place in their home several nights
ago.
Evening star., 1925-06-18
Edinburgh Honors DR.. Mayo.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 18
R.-The University of Edinburgh
today conferred an honorary degree of
doctor of laws upon the American sur
geon, DIR. Charles H. Mayo Of Roches-
ter. Minn. He and other American
and Canadian surgeons and physicians
are visiting here after tour Of Ire
land. Previously they had attended
the interstate postgraduate assembly
of London.
Evening star., 1925-06-18

SaXophones in Saxony are losing in
popularity, and manufacturers sell
feM s-A. .-.----L.----.
The Connecticut labor news., 1925-01-17

7. Do you think 1t is possible under present conditions to confne to the State of it's origin the bent and broken human life that the exploitation of children leaves in its wake?
 8. Do you believe that mature men and women should be required to com pete with the commercially exploited labor of children?
 g. Have you read the proposed amendment itself? It does not pro- hibit child labor, but merely gives Congress power to deal with the prob lem. Has any honorable citizen any thing to fear by granting to Congress authority to deal with a recognized national evil?
 1O Were it adopted, have we req son to believe that Congress would go further than the standards of the two child labor laws that have been en- acted and acknowledged to be good, although declared unconstitutional?
The Connecticut labor news., 1925-01-17
KENNEDY SUCCEEDS GREEN
 (Continued from Page One.)

cite miners, who, in his opinion de- served recognition in this respect. He said there were numerous men 1n the bituminous coal fields whom he could have named as Mr. Greens successor, and who would have filled the office with high credit to themselves and to the organization, but that the exig- encies fthe occasion demanded that the anthracite body be recognized. MT. Lewis spoke highly of Mr., Kennedy s leadership and praised him for the work he had done in the hard coal fields.
 Mr. Kennedy will serve out the un- expired term of Secretary Green, which ends March 31, next. As MT. Green was elected on December 9 for another term of two years, MT. Ken nedy will also serve this period. This term begins April 1, 1925.
 The board members and officials of the international union gave a testi- monial dinner in honor of President Green. Tn dinner was attended by a number of labor leaders in Indiana, including the members of the miners executive board and other officials.
The Connecticut labor news., 1925-01-17
THE PALACE


 The Woman in Business" one of the biggest developments of modern fife ,si the subject around which re- wolves the plot of Bread" Charels G. Norris widely read story the visualiza- tion of which forms the Palace screen attraction for Sunday, Monday, Tues day and Wednesday,
 Which comes first? A woman's duty to her husband, to her children or to herself7 Should a woman with ! natural instinct for business sacrifice her talents to the home? Can love take the place of the daily excitement of being in the midst of business ac- cornp1ishn1ents?
 The principal role of this altogether Absorbing screen version of great story is taken by Mae Bush, whose work in "The Christian Name the Man" and other notable productions will be recalled by followers of the best in motion pictures. An aggregation of
The Connecticut labor news., 1925-01-17
Where Do You
 Stand on the Child Labor Amenrrnent ?
By JOY E. MORGAN, / Managing Editor, The Journal of Ma tional Education Association,
 Washington, D. C.
Washington, D. C.

 The fight over this movement IS on. It will be one of the bitterly fought battles in American constitutional his tory. In the white light of the strug gle our opinions will be measured by the eternal principles of truth, justice, equality, and human liberty. The methods of the opposition are intrigue, prejudice, and nisrepresentation-th should stand like the rock of Gibral- tar. Let every one who is trying hon. estly to make up his mind on this great problem iask the following questions of those who urge him to oppose the Child Labor Amendment:
 l. Who are the friends of the meas ure? What are their motives?
 2. Who are the enemies of the meas ure? Were they not also the enemies of compulsory school attendance? What are their motives?
 3. Where did you gt your facts?
 4. Just what do you mean by States rights? Would you put States rights above human rights?
 5. Is it good Ameriacn citizenship to try to create lack of faith in the Federal Government? Has 1t been less efficient and high minded than the State governments?
 6. Would you exempt from military service to the nation in time of war the men who as children the nation denied an opportunity for fair start in life?
The Connecticut labor news., 1925-01-17

picture players that forms an ideal cast appearing in the various strong sup porting roles of Bread"
 One of Broadway's high favorites and unusually successful comedians is Frank Fay, star of several big revues and dominating personality among fun makers fthe stage. MT. Fay has returned to vaudeville and one of his first engagements comes as the head line attraction at the Palace for Mon day, Tuesday and "Wednesday.
 Still another act of thei Palace has every right and distinction belonging to headline attraction. This offering is that of Maurice Diamond and Com pany, it's title being "Originalities of 1925" The act is specially arranged sequence of dances staged and executed as only an artist of the calibre of Maurice Diamond could present them.
 Frank Richardson is called The Joy Boy of Songs" which means that he is singsong comedian.
 The Three McNally Sistrs have a wealth of good looks and treasure trove of ability. Their Cycle of Songs and Dances demonstrates quite con- clusively that they can sing well, dance we'll and look well.
 Willie Brothers are super masters of the art of equilibrism. They are two superb specimens of perfect physical development and have gained perfec- ton in their art.
 The two big features Of Palace vau- deville for Thursday, Friday and Satur- day are Calm and Dale and their com pany in Everybody Step and Harry Tyler and cast of Metropolitan play CTS in "Fourhushing, a musical pre- varication in two hbs. Other highly c1assed acts and the attractive film drama Success" complete the fine bill.
The Connecticut labor news., 1925-01-17
GOV. SMALL'S FOES
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and Judge E. s. Smith. These three men are closely allied. although of opposite political faiths, and little can
 be done in the courts at Springfield without their sanction.
 Smith Has Bad Injunction Record. 1 Judge E. s. Smith is undoubtedly one of the worst labor injunction judges on earth today. He has issued injunctions against the unions far more drastic than the one issued by Federal Judge Wi1kerson against the railroad shopmen- Judge Smith ap- pointed Charles Briggle master in chancery for Sangamon County, and it was Charles Brigg1e's report as a master in chancery upon which Judge Burton's decision against the governor was predicated .- Edward ]. Brundage the Republican l attorney general of the state, goes to Waukegan and tries to send the gover- nor to the penitentiary. The governor licks the attorney general The big interests and Brundage put up State Senator Essington to defeat the gov ernor for renonlination. The governor trims Essington. The big business in terests and George E .Brundage, Dem ocratic boss, put up Norman IL. Jones, law partner of Judge Frank Burton of Springfield, as the Democratic nominee for governor. Governor Small goes out and knocks the daylights out of Judge Jones.
 All of this puts Governor Smalps enemies in bad fix, but they still have card up their sleeves. Sangamon county, the rotten borough bailiwick, is still on the map, and the three rotten borough judges and pals-Smith, Bur ton and Jones-are on the job. 50 also is Charles Briggle, master in chancery, an appointee of Judge E. s. Smith.
 Fight on Small Taken to Springfield.
 So the bipartisan enemies of Gov ernor Small move the scene of their nefarious operations to Springfield, II, Burton, Jones and Brigg1e-can be de pended on to put on some more "dirty work at the crossroads" Result: Gov ernor Small has been found guilty by two men, first by Charley Brigg1e,, the henchman of Judge Smith, notorious | injunction judge, and secondly by Judge Burton, buddy and law partner ]of Judge Norman L. Jones, henchman and defeated gubernatorial candidate of George E. Brennan, Democratic l boss of Illinois A ffine kettle of fishl Organized labor gave Governor Small united support in the primary and elec- | ton because of his past record on labor I matters and further because he ran for | reelection on a platform almost iden- tical with the La Toilette platform.
 It is a hells own brew that crooked big business and crooked politics are cooking for the people of Illinois, but 1t is cinch that the people will never swallow it. The people of Illinois know that it would mean death to pop ular government in this state
The Connecticut labor news., 1925-01-17
WATERSIDE WORKERS STRIKE

Shipping at Newcastle and Brisbane, Australia, recently suffered serious af- fectation by "non-overitme" strike of the waterside workers. Five o'clock p. m-, was the hour beyond which the strikers refused to work
The Connecticut labor news., 1925-01-17
Baerfacts By J. M. BAER, The Congressman nc -cartoonist International Labor News Service.
Getting What They Deserve

on the White House grounds. The President investigated and was so convinced of the justice of the tenants complaints that he is backing the rent bill.
 The Washington real estate men have appealed to their fe1- low real estate spectators in other cities, with the result that companies which loan money on real estate are asserting that they will refuse to finance build ings in the Nations Capital if the proposed legislation is pass ed. They evidently hope to frighten Congress into rejecting the rent bill, thus leaving them free to continue their gouging of the Washington rent payers. The threats coming from the finance companies show how exp1oiters stick together and should be an object lesson for all rent payers and the American people in geh- P era1.
 No matter how loudly the land lords weep and complain, it is not likely they will get much sym pathy from the people at large If the real estate men had been content with reasonable profits and had regulated their own busi- ness to the end that prohteers were suppressed, it is hardly probable that they would be con- fronted with the prospect of drastic rent laws. They danced and now they must pay the piper