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The Washington times., 1925-08-06

Funeral services for Lieutenant
William b. Gwin, u. S. N, who
died Monday from injuries received
in a seaplane accident at Hampton
Roads, Va, were held in the chapel
at Arlington National Cemetery
today. Lieutenant Gwin, who was
twenty-nine years old, was born in
washington and attended the Bright
wood and Peabody schools bsfore
entering Eastern High School, which
he left at the opening OF the world
war to secure a commission In. the
naval air service. He is survived
by his parents, Mr.. and. Mrs. Harry
A. Gwin, OF the Roland apartments,
201 Second street northeast.
The Washington times., 1925-08-06
SARAH r. DE NEALE

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
F. De Neale, sixty five years old,
who died at her residence, 2023
Georgia avenue northwest, yester-
day, viii be held from her home
tomorrow at IL a. m. She Is sur
vived by her husband, FRANK r De
Neale. Interment will be in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1925-08-06
REVEREND JAMES NJ. BELT

Funeral services for the Rever,
ened James NJ. Belt sixty-one, who
died at bis residence, 142 r street
northeast yesterday; will be held at
the home Saturday at 2 o'clock.
The Reverend Belt had been a resi-
dent of Washington all his life and
had been engaged in evangelistic
work for many years. He is sur
vived by his wife, Annie A. Belt and
son.. George S. Belt. The Reverend
Doctor III. F. Downs will officiate
at the burial, which Is to be in
Glenwood Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1925-08-06
KATIE .. CROGGON

Funeral services for Mrs. Katie
L. Croggon. fifty-nine years old.
who died at her residence, 1116. d
street southeast, yesterday, viii be
held from the undertaking parlors
of John r. Wright Co.; 1897 Tenth
street northwest, Saturday at 1880
a.. m.
Interment will be at Glenwood
Cemetery.
Mrs. Croggon was the wifs OF the
late Henry Croggon.
The Washington times., 1925-08-06
Army Reserve Corps
|. Has 9I,675 Officers.
Service Ne1Us
By VIVIAN LEE TILLMAN

There are officers the Army OF the Uneu
States according figures prepared by the War De
partment Of this number 56998 officers in the com
baant branches and the noncombaant branches
The Washington times., 1925-08-06
Bargaing Bargain!

Why Not Buy a Low
Priced Car to Make
That Weekend or
Vacation Trip i'm?
Look Over the Fol-
lowing Cars and Then
Buy a Little Cheap
Transportation. Ask
The Washington times., 1925-08-06
DISCOUNT FOR CASH

We have q few cars in stock
that we will sell on terms as low
as $50 cash and s. per week.
Our statesmen are right on the
job every day, Sundays included,
$3.50 a. m. till 10 p, m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-29

were noticed The manager in charge factory
pointed with the of the union
The stockrooms and stores rooms for materials in
perfect order and the finished articles of very high order
The leather used in this factory addition supplies
imported to the extent of 40 from America Germany
and France Some of this material great
care has to be exercised in cutting up the skins
should be reduced to the minimum In orde discourage
waste calculations made what the skins should pro-
duce and bonus paid to the worker there any increase
in the number of leather sections taken from skin
Machinery utilized in this factory mainly imported
America of from Germany and the remainder
supplied by Russian engineering establishments.
The Delegation very impressed utility
finish OF the goods being produced in this factory AS
could be nothing but leather being used the oe
and there evidence of shoddy Making
on this the Delegation was informed that effort being
made to defeat private traders by producing
design and much more durable quality. ,7f s"a SEIZE
Our inquiry into ELECTED the following information
The employee during October 1924
per quarter follows
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-29
XIV
The First State Boot Factory Established in Russia

This factory, prior the war; utilized a muntion
factory for the purpose producing Shells Since the
ton has been turned into weequpped modern boot fac
tory The of transfer commenced in 1921 but the
factory formally opened and named the Paris Commune
Boot Factory the 18th of March, 1922 which
the Commune is celebrated all the world.
The factory started with 81 workers The total number
employed is $685. excluding the administrative staff
bering Sc The output 14OO pairs of boots per day
Passing from the managers office to of the depart
men the Delegation noticed display Of coored posters the
walls and particularly interested in dealing with the
and training of children including amusing section
showing demonstration of babies demanding the right be
born of healthy parents
One hundred and eighty employed in this
and the Delegation informed that excluded
from their particular kind of work unless there
capable of doing the unemployed Any vacancies subject
to this provision, could be filled by male operative.
Special provision is made for the medical atten-
ton of the employees and in the department. the Deega-
ton introduced to the fully qualified charge
sisted by fully qualified and experienced assistant
factory dentist is also employed for the
workers.
The Delegation permitted to the records of
dens this factory and inspection showed that the total
number of accidents during 1929 up the LIST October
1924 49, None of these and the majority
of minor Importance.
On the walls of the managers Office copies factory
laws and labor laws which had been accepted signed
Trade Union representatives for the employees in this factory
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-29
XVI
Rubber Works

The Delegation visited the Leningrad Rubber Works.
where motor tires gooshes toys and surgical appliances
We're being carried out and several machines being
laid down. and observed that these from Manches
ter and that to be installed At present
ers are employed, the pre-war number being 10000
The factory well organized though the space was
rather less than that obtaining in such British
intosh and Dunlop but this viii speedily changed
very extensive building being constructed
Connected with this undertaking is of very fine din
ing rooms Electrical equipment used in the cooking
and even in the cleaning of utensils The
works practically arranged to suit the
the dining buildings Thus the first meal 80
M, and two others intervening the last commencing 80
The meal consists of fair sized piece of soup
with portion OF sweet pudding and supply of bread black
white or both The meal served ready but the
placed the table number of fair sized basins
worker himself with second helping should
This meal works at about 3D. per quite
comparable with anything obtanabe this country
The Delegation partook of meal and served themselves
from their own selected positions. Haa
The institution is managed by workers FROM ini-
tial costs borne by the rubber undertaking.
Apart from the dining there cafe and bar and
both alcoholic and nonalcohoc beverages
There reading club library in
saIaton, together with music and very fine RED
Corner"
All these at the disposal of the
poyed at the Rubber Works in Leningrad.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-29
XVII
Visit to a State Tobacco Factory in Moscow.

Each department was taken in turn cigaret making ap
parenty being the main occupation The Delegation
cgaret being subsequently filled with
the tobacco by machinery and afterwards went into the
co-cuing department and some English ma
Chimes which, though smaller than the Russian
to be the best and do work in the time.
In respect to machinery it stated that re-
CURED particularly for filling cgarets in the packets good
deal of which being done by hand of
machinery There is doubt English machinery
cred the best and it possible would be largely
good deal of the machinery evidence of
ordinary way under other by
In spite of these difficulties stated the production
of the factory 95 cent prewar
When is remembered that the conditions employment
hours of labor have been immensely improved then
certainly appears under all the circumstances remarkable
achievement.
Ito be continued issue)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-29
from the cylinders.

from the cylinders
In the engineers Office was exceedingly good haf-sec
ton of the locomotive in the general passenger
service Russia from which the Delegation to gather
Of Russia together with the piston principle
learned that owing to the shortage Of whilst the
facepate Of copper the walls
of on also the boiler tubes experimenting gen
eral practice on the Schmitt principle. ~ 7@
The Delegation also learned that the Swedish engines
which we had seen at Sebe did not fur or cork the tubes
being different from the general Russian principle the cinker
set the bars Of the Swedish engines and consequently
tracted from the steaming qualities.
In passing around the shed and repairing section of the
depot the Delegation found that the engines
the usual practice England but that tubes with
rod but coal burning engines rebox ashpan and smoke
box cleaned in similar manner to Many Of the
engines oil burners, carrying Of oil
the tender which, owing the intense frost Of the Russian
winters steamheated to keep the oil in disable fluid state
The OOpate cabs of all these engines especially built
protection to the being quite in the form small cabin
Westinghouse brake appeared general use
with quite up-to-date ubricators and injectors
The axle boxes had quite good oil wells with the usual
trimming and worsed pads the well of the beneath
the axle Generally speaking fitting and repairs appeared to be
much on the same principle as in our own country.
With regard the footpate the engine driver made
by commencing apprenticeship to the fitting followed by
period of riding third and attending ong etc. until
practical driving acquired They Also necessary
given of instruction firing but remen such
not promoted to the position of engine driver but remained fire
throughout Drivers had to both technical and
sight examinations the latter being repeated every
At this depot there installed baths the with
attached dressing that working clothes could be
donned the she'd and put off after the days work when fol-
lowing the bath change clothing could go
quite clean and decenty dressed There also
with fine kitchen and ample floor
seating 200 diners at the time addition to this
cooperative attached the depot where all
sites of food clothing could be purchased production
the union card at little above cost price and members
allowed credit card which permitted them
most expensive articles by instruments fixed period
time There also attached to the depot dwelling
the such had factories and other works The
working hours eight per day. and generally speaking
Delegation given understand that the conditions of
employed great improvement the old conditions
in Russia Nor the social side forgotten club
stue also attached with reading library lectures
and other educational facilities addition facilities
intercourse sa7s
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-29

The average per worker shown for the July quar-
ter low of the that this quarter represents
the holiday period Holiday wages however paid there
ing reduction but these payments appear
books of the factory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-29
Union Delegation

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-29

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Evening star., 1925-12-03
Anthracite Operator Says
Factions Must Look to
Own Prosperity.
SEES GOOD IN FAILURE
OF PINCHOT PROPOSAL
Way Now Open to Some Real Solu-
tion of Issue, Declares ]. B.
Warriner.
Nv the Associated Press

Dy tho Associated Press.
LANSFORD, Pa, December 81.
r. Warriner, general manager OF the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. and
member of the anthracite operators
wage negotiating committee. in
statement today said that it was per
haps good thing that Gov. Pinchot'S
peace plan had been definitely dis
posed of. as the way is cleared for
some real solution"
Mr.. Warriner is a brother of Sam
uel ID. Warriner. president of the Le-
high Coal and Navigation Co and
chairman of the anthracite operators
conference committee.
The proposal for ending the strike
made by Gov. PinChot," said Mr..
Warringer. appealed to me as an
adroit move on the part of Mr.. Lewis
TO maneuver the anthracite operators
into an embarrassing position.
Mr.. Warriner said that renewed ne
cotiations under the plan offered by
the operators and rejected by John i.
Lewis. president of the United Mine
Workers, might easily result in an
agreement fair TO all interests
Mr.. Lewis, Mr.. Warriner added.
has now agreed in principle TO ar
bitration. so this should constitute
no further obstacle"
This whole situation. in my opin-
ion," Mr.. Warriner concluded. must
he viewed in the light of the present
rapid displacement of anthracite by
substitute fuels. We must all work
together to fight this very evident
menace 10 the prosperity of our re-
Cio0 -
Evening star., 1925-12-03
MIDDLE COURSE RECOMMENDED
BY PRESIDENTS AVIATION BOARD
Defects Found in Present System of Both Army and
Navy, But None of Col. MtcheIl's Ideas Find
Any Support in Final Report.

the Lampert select committee: re-
peated itself before the Air Board
hearings and now is making a deter
mined stand before a jury of gem
erals. assigned to find Col. Mitchell
guilty or innocent of violat ting an
Army regulation for bringing the
matter out in the way he did. There
are indications that more contro-
versy and conflict in opinion will
arise in Congress this Winter If for
no other cause than the report OF
the Lampert committee, which. 1t is
understood has not come to the
same conclusions as the Presidents
board.
The Air Boards report. officially
made public today at the White House
clearly shows the nine members were
not Stampeded by the airmen in gen
eral. and Col. Mitchell in particular.
into believing the country is going to
the dogs under the present system OF
national defense. 1t disagrees abso-
lutely with every view and suggestion
offered by the Mitchell forces, speCifi-
cally in some instances and by general
statements in others. 1t did not. how
ever. mention Col. Mitchell by name.
Further, the board ignored the al.
most unanimous opinion and plea of
the airmen in both services, led this
time by Maj Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick.
chief of the Army Air Service, for sep
Continued on Page II, Column ~ s"
Evening star., 1925-12-03
DAWES AT CAPITOL
FOR DUTY MONDAY
Vice President Spends Morning
Taking Over Reins and
Meeting Callers.

Vice President Dawes arrived here
early today from Chicago to prepare
for the opening of Congress Monday
The Vice President went immedi-
ately to his offices at the Capitol
where he spent the morning taking
over the reins of his official duties
and meeting a long list Of Senators
and foreign diplomats who called 10
pay their respects.
Vice President and Mrs. Dawes
will live in their house. which they
recently purchased, at 1920 Belmont
road. Mrs. Dawes went immediat telv
from the train to their new home.
which already had bene put in readi-
ness for their occupancy. The Dawes
children, who are at school in
Evanston. Ill. will not join their
parents in Washington until Christ
mas.
Evening star., 1925-12-03
RULE
PROVES SUCCESS
New Regulation Gets Off to
AuSpIciouS Start Despite
Driving Rain.

Under distinctly adverse conditions
closely drawn umbrellas and the we'll
known badweather crouch of the
average man and woman, the National
Capitals first real attempt to regu-
late pedestrian traffic became effective
this morning. and it was apparent to
observers from the moment the first
line of foot traffic began to course
through the downtown streets early
in the day that the new regulation
will be successful
Early reports to police headquarters
on the operation of the new regulation
were encouraging. according to Maj.
iiesse, superintendent of police.
Several busy corners have been
reported on by police observers" said
Maj Hesse. "and the early indications
are that both the walking and driving
public are going 70 cooperate fully
in making a success of the new traffic
rule. While a number of infractions
of the regulation have been reported,
these were due, / was told, to the
wind and rain and the large number
of closely drawn umbrellas which
served TO obStruct to a large extent
the pedestrians view of the traffic off
GERS and their signals.
Except for the weather, | should
say that pedestrian control in Wash
Continued on Page >. Column p
Evening star., 1925-12-03
BY FREDERICK r. NEELY.

The first formal move by President
'oolldCe to untanSle the knot of con-
troVersy in the military tablish-
ments over the value of the airplane
as an instrument of war. and to de-
wise plan for Improvement in the
governmental and private aeronau-
teal conditions. has resulted in a de-
clsion exposing the shortcomings Of
both sides in the argument and con-
clIlatory recommendation not wholly
IN keeping with the ideas of either
The President now has the report
OF the special aircraft board he ap-
pointed September - to make "a
study of the best means of develop
ing and applying aircraft in national
defense while the same controversy
Is raging at tempeStuouS heights for
The NTH time this wear. at present
In the court martial PROCEEDINGS
against Col William Mitchell. lead
er of the air forces"
The aircraft question was brought
unobtrusively into open debate be-
fore the House military affairs COM
mlttee on two different occasions
when bills for united air force and
a Department of National Defense
We're up for consideration; it gained
IN momentum and publicity before
Evening star., 1925-12-03
OWNERS TO Be HELD
IN TRAFFIC DEATHS
Responsible for Accidents
Caused by Bad Brakes,
Eldridge Declares.

Responsibility for deaths. serious
injuries or accidents occasioned by
automobiles with defective brakes or
appliance will be placed, as far as
just and possible. on the shoulders
of owners who allow such vehicles
10 go out into traffic-flled streets. as
we'll as on the man who drives them
nounced today.
This was the outgrowth of the ac-
ton of a coroner's jury which yes
terday held not only Neal Jackson.
driver, but also Frank and Andrew
Schroff, owners of a truck which ran
over and killed Ruth Mahaffey at
Twenty-seventh and @ streets Tues
day.
Test Case Expected.
The case, it is expected, will serve
to test the criminal liability of own
ers of trucks with defective brakes
as compared with the liability to the
law of the man who knowingly drives
such a truck.
At the inquest Jackson testified
that he had notified the owners that
the truck brakes were not function
ing properly and it was partially
on his testimony that the jury held
the truck owners for the grand jury.
When the case goes to the grand
Jury room for consideration as to an
indictment for manslaughter the legal
aspect of the ability of the owner
Continued on Page .. Column 81
Evening star., 1925-12-03
WANT CONGRESS TO CURB
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRESS
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December 3.-The AL
lied Patriotic Societies have drafted a
bill to be submitted to Congress COM
pelling fore!gn-language newspap pers
to print patriotic material in English
in each issue.
At least half a column on the Con
stitution, the history and the Govern
ment of the United States would be
furnished each day through the COM
missioner of education, the bill pro-
vides.
There are 1000 papers published
in this country in foreign languages, -
said Dwight Braman, president. They
attack our Government under cover.
Their influence is insidious.''
Rev. Joseph P. McCombs advised
that foreigners should not be annoyed
too much. I'VE of the old stock have
our faults" he said. They are our
neighbors, and we must be neighborly.
We mustn't annoy them unneces-
sarily.' "
The last years officers of the So
ciety have been reelected.
Evening star., 1925-12-03
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SIOUX FALLS, S. Oak, December g..
Fear of scoldins from her husband
when he learned of checks she had
written causing an overdraft of 500
in their bank account prompted Mrs.
Catherine Rogers to rob the First
State Bank, at Renner, S. OAK, last
Friday. police said today.
Further questioning of Mrs. Rogers
and her daughter Zera, who are in
Jail charged with robbery. revealed
that last Summer the Rogers family
was in fair financial condition, but
that Mrs. Rogers had been drawing
heavily on the bank account.
Another point was cleared up when
Zera admitted that 500 found in the
bottom Of trunk in her home was
part of the loot obtained in the hold
Evening star., 1925-12-03
JAPAN SENDS ENVOY
TO REPORT ON CHINA
Government Seeks Accurate
knowledge of Situation Before
Framing It's Policy.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, December 3.-The govern
ment has appointed Tatsuichiro Flu
natsu. an expert on Chinese affairs,
attached to the foreign office, as spe-
cial commissioner, with instructions
to visit China Immediately to inter
view all Chinese leaders in all parts
of China and to report to Japan on
the exact situation in China.
1t is understood that the govern
ment will await his report before de
termining Japan's positive policy re-
garding China.
1t was indicated that the govern
ment Is completely confused in re.
spect to the situation in China and de-
sires expert and accurate information
on which to formulate its future policy.