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The Washington times., 1926-04-10

II demand Tor lmpeachment'
is made the case will go to the
Judiciary Committee and the pub
lie will be given justice there. The
Judiciary Committee will not rrifle
with these charges. If the case
is taken there, we can expect
prompt and effective action"
Representative Blanton will con-
tinue to oppose an investigation
by the House District Committee.
because. he says, such an investi-
CATION would result in white
wash"
ID. G. Committee PaWerleSs
Investigation by the District
Committee would be abortive and
simply a waste OF time," Repre-
sentative Blanton said, 1.-The COM
The Washington times., 1926-04-10
BURBANK'S CONDITION
IS EXTREMELY GRAVE

SANTA ROSA, Calf, April TO-
Although in some respects the con-
dition of Luther Burbank was more
hopeful today, his condition remains
extremely grave, it was announced
today in an official bulletin issued
by DR.. Joseph H. Shaw, his per.
sonal physician.
The statement followed call on
the aged plant wizard.
The Washington times., 1926-04-10
MAN RoBBlNG POOR BOX
IS SHOT DURING SERVICE

NEW ORLEANS, La, April TO-
st. Louis Cathedral worshipers
were thrown into panic yesterday
when Albert Louvain, 4S, auto
mobile mechanic, was shot by
Brother Candito Garro while Lou.
vain is said to have been robbing
the poor box.
The Washington times., 1926-04-10
THE WEATHER

0fflcial q. .. weather Bureau Report
Increasing cloudiness tonight, followed
by showers Sunday, variable winds Tenn
perature yesterday High, 81; low, 10.
The Washington times., 1926-04-10

mittee has no power to compel the
attendance of witnesses or to force
them to answer under oath ques-
tions which may be put to them.
"Under such conditions 1t Will
be absolutely impossible to get the
testimony necessary to dispose OF
the case"
1.-THE only fair investigation would
be by special committee respon-
sible directly to the House, which
would have the power to subpoena
witnesses. swear them, and compel
The Washington times., 1926-04-10
Theater World Reft
By Miller Death

An idol Of two generations of playgoers not only Tor
oni WORTH but scoverer and developer OF acting and
writing talent Henry Miller whose death yesterday
shock to the heater world for has been the lone
in heartbrea house The artistic flair which sensed
the talent of the then unntgble NaZmova led him also
the cradles which housed budding merits of Margaret
Anglin and Ruth Chatterton
The Washington times., 1926-04-10
EPIDEMIC OF RABIES
IS SWEEPING LENINGRAD

LENINGRAD, April 10.-An cpl.
demic Of rabies is sweeping Lenin-
grad today.
More than $50 patients are ap.
plying daily at the Pasteur Insti.
tute for treatment.
The Washington times., 1926-04-10
HEY. FIsHlN' IN CAT CRlcK
AMT ALLOWED, B'COSH!

NEW YORK. April TO-. Sheriff
Jim Hickman got his man yesterday.
In fact he got two Of them when
he came up from Grandtown. w.
Va, and arrested william Gabri-
letto and Jesse Drenner.
They are accused of fishing in
Cat Creek out OF season.
The Washington times., 1926-04-10
Fenning Impeachment
Likely To Be Sought
JOSEPH PAssERo

Impeachment proceedings against Commissioner Frederick
Fenning probably will be instituted in the House before
the close of next week.
UNLESS assured that can get fair investigation by
impartial committee declared Representative Thomas D.
Texas on the charges have made against Fen
nng expect ask for his impeachment unless other
members of the House will make the request
The Washington times., 1926-04-10
CARDINALS NIECE BARES
ROMANCE OF HOLY WEEK

BOSTON, April 10.-As a sequel
to the holy year pilgrimage to
Rome, when both were members
of the cardinals party from Boston,
Anna F. O'ConnelI, niece of his
eminence, William Cardinal O'Con-
nell. Of Boston, and DIR. John G.
Downing will be married next week,
The Washington times., 1926-04-10
Plume Thief Kills Ostrich

BOSTON. April 10.-A man be-
1ieved mentally deranged, bent on
stealing the valuable plumes on
Yum. an aged and blind ostrich at
Franklin Park Zoo. choked the bird
to death and fled.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
COAL BARONS
Ruled By Railroad and
Bank Interests

Washington.-T -Testifying before 4
house committee, officers of the
United Mine Workers of America said
that railroads and banking interests
that know nothing of mining coal are
the power behind anthracite operators
in wage negotiations.
The unionists objected to legisla-
ton which has arbitration as its goal.
Spokesman for the miners were
Vice President Murray and Secretary
Treasurer Kennedy. They did not OBJ
ject to government fact-finding bu-
reau if miners are given representa-
ton that they may be assured in
formation is compiled from the
standpoint of aiding in correcting
abuses and basic evils in the indus
try"
The unionists' summary of factors
in the bituminous industry included:
Elimination of uneconomc and un-
scientific freight rates. Conspiracies
between railroads to force uneconomic
coal prices for railroad fuel.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21

following story of the final scenes:
AT IL o'clock on Wednesday night
we could see that the position was
hopeless. The ship was on fire from
end to end. Our faces were hot from
the roaring flames. All the food we
could find were few cold potatoes
The remainder of the stores were
completely burned out.
1--WE had crate of valuable pigeons
on board. This we opened to give
them chance of escaping. The
pigeons soon vanished into the dark
ness. Ny terrier dog remained with
me until | jumpel into the last boat.
Two ships cats were bundled in as
well. At that moment tremendous
burst of fame shot up aboard the
Paparoa. The chief engineer and the
wireless operator, who were still on
board, had their clothes set on fire,
and they Immediately jumped into the
sea to save themselves. Fortunately
we were able to pull them into the
lifeboat. The flames were now leap
ing over 100 feet nigh aboard the
Paparoa, but Captain Wild remained
on board till the last He was still
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
COAL Mine
Accidents Kill 169 During
March

BY international Labor News Service
Washington, d. C.-Accidents at
coal mines during March caused the
death of 1863 employees, according to
reports furnished by state mine in
spectors to the bureau of mines,
United States department of COM
merce There were 1872 fatalities in
the bitumnous mines and 81 in the
anthracite mines. Fatality rates per
million tons of coal produced were
2.S6 and 4.2l, respectively, with sos
for the industry as a whole
An explosion March 8 at Eccles,
West Virginia, caused the death of
10 men. This accident brings the
total of major disasters to in 1926,
causing the death of 100 men. For
the same period in 1925 there were
3 major disasters, killing 81 men.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
Thrilling Story Of Unionists Two Days
Battle At Sea against Flames Which
Devoured The Steamer Paparoa

BY international Labor News Service.
London-The Seaman, official pub
lication of the National Sailors and
Firemen's Union of Great Britain and
Ireland, carries thrilling story of
a prolonged and heroic fight made by
a union ships crew against flames
which devoured the steamer Paparoa
off the west coast of Africa. The YES
sci was bound from Liverpool to Aus
tralia. The crew was rescued by the
P. & 0. emigrant ship Barrabool and
landed at Cape Town.
According to the story told by the
members of the crew, for two days
they fought the fierce flames before
the Barrabool arrived in response to
their sos. Then, as the fire was
gaining ground rapidly, four passen-
gers and five stowaways who had been
found on board were transferred to
the emigrant ship. Only nine men
were left aboard the doomed ship
the captain, the chief officer, two
deck officers, three engineers, the
wireless operator, and the steward
Ship Afire From End to End
The chief officer, Mr.. Orr, told the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
COAL INTERESTS
Urge Change in Rail Rates
to Aid Union Miners

By International Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Representatives
of the coal-mining interests in In
diana, including members of the
United Mine Workers and the oper-
ators of the Indiana Bituminous Coal
Association, are urging the Indiana
public service commission to use it's
influence in bringing about a change
in the shipping rates on coal SO that
Indiana coal may compete with the
non-union mines of West Virginia,
Kentucky and other southeastern Sec
tions which have driven Indiana coal
out Of it's natural markets through
the starvation wages paid miners.
The representatives Of the industry
laid their complaints before the COM
mission. In some cases an increase in
rates is asked and in others q low
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
YELLOW DOG"
Contract Deprives Worker
of All Legal Rights

New Bedford, Mass.-"The individ-
ual contract is used by unscrupulous
employers to compel workers to sur
render their rights" said Charles l..
Reed, educational director of the
Salem Central Labor Union, in lee
ture before the local Central Labor
Union.
This contract is called the yellow
dog" It's use is quite general in
anti-union coal fields, and has been
upheld by the United States supreme
court. Under its provisions an en-
ploye agrees not to join trade union
during his term of employment with
the party with whom he has signed
the yellow dog"
"This contract" said Mr.. Reed, "is
used to force workers out of trade
unions and to prevent them from be-
coming members. It is forced upon
workers under economic pressure. 1t
ties the worker to his job, compeis
him to surrender his legal right and is
enforced contrary to the state law of
Massachusetts, which provides:
"sNo person, himself or by his
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
NEW HOUSING BILL
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

New York.-Governor Smith has
signed the Nicoll housing bill.
Il hope," the governor said, at will
prove the beginning of lasting
movement to wipe from our state
those blots upon civilization, the un-
sanitary, unsafe tenement houses
that long since became unfit for hu-
man habitation."
The new law authorizes the forma
tion of public and private limited divi-
dend corporations, whose function
will be to raise the capital and con-
struct low cost housing, the rental of
which will be subject to control by
the state housing board. Public cor
porations may also, with the approval
of the board, condemn land needed for
large scale operations.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21

Reasons for certain railroad anc
public utility boycotts of union-mined
coal.
Facts that will determine the rela-
tive efficiency of all bituminous
mines.
Determine the ability of these mines
to use advanced mining methods, and
the financial ability of the mines to
decrease costs by the mechanization
Of such mines.
Sales costs, interlocking relation
ships of companies and sales agencies
to determine the profit on coal pro-
duced and sold.
All other facts that will enable col
lective bargaining and scientific man.
agement to remedy evils of over
development, improbable sales prices
promote efficiency and assure continu-
Gus employment and the lowest pos
sible coal price to consumers consist.
ent with an American-standard wage
rate.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21

agent, shall coerce or compel a person
into a written or oral agreement not
to join or become a member of labor
organization as a condition of his Sc
curing employment or continuing in
the employment of such a person.
Under the sacred right of con
tract" continued Mr.. Reed, courts
have enjoined unions from interfer-
ing with workers who have signed in
dividual contracts. Thus the individ-
ual contract prevents the voluntary
association of the workers to improve
their conditions.
'In other words, in order to hold
his job he is compelled to sign a con-
tract that he will not take any col
lective action with fellow employees
to protect conditions of employment
and the union is powerless to inter
fere"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
Street Railway Union Heads,
Arrested In indianapolis,
Charge 'Frame-Up' by Police

BY International Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Robert B. Arm
strong and John NJ Parker, vice presi-
dents of the Amalgamated Association
of Street and Electric Railway En-
ployes of America, here for the pur-
pose of organizing street railway en-
ployes, were arrested by the police
on the charge of vagrancy and order
ed to leave town. They refused to
leave.
Parker was arrested a second time
on a liquor charge, pint of whiskey
having been found by detectives in
his bag, after they had unceremon-
iously entered his hotel room and
without the formality of search war
rant gone through his effects. He
made no defense in police court and
was fined 500 and costs and sentenced
to Jail for thirty days. His attor-
ney appealed, and he was released
on bond.
Parker said the whole thing was a
frame up" designed to drive him ou:
of town. He said two city detectives
had a room next to his at the hotel
and had kept watch on his move
ments from the time he had arrived
here. Parker is an alderman of the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
Women Toilers In Chicago
Have Shorter Workday Than
Sisters In Smaller Cities

By international Labor News Service.
Chicago. Marked contrast exists be-
tween Chicago and other cities in Illi-
nois in the matter of working hours
of women employed in factories,
stores and laundries, according to the
report of survey of women in Illi-
nois industries made by the women's
bureau of the United States depart
ment of labor.
While less than one per cent of the
women reported in Chicago worked
as much as the legal 10-hour day,
one-eighth of the women elsewhere in
the state were scheduled to work a
day of that length Eight hours or
less were reported for more than one
third of the women in Chicago, but
for less than one quarter of the wom-
Ell in other places in the state.
Chicago Workers Fortunate
As to weekly hours more than four
fifths of the women in Chicago, as
against less than one-third outside
were on schedule of 48 hours or less
and one per cent in Chicago as against
approximately one-sixth of the women
outside were on a schedule of Sd hours
or over.
Shorter hours on Saturday were the
rule for nine-tenths of the women in
factories, while one-third of the wom-
en- in stores had longer hours on Sat-
urday than on other days of the week.
Here again there is conspicuous diff
ference between the practices of the
larger city and those of the smaller
ones. For instance, the great major
ity of mercantile workers in small
places, but little more than one-eighth
of those in Chicago, had a longer
schedule on Saturday.
In restaurants and hotels, the re-
port points out, the irregularity of
working hours of the women en-
ployes and the fact that the working
periods are stretched over longer
time are matters of almost as great
Importance as the actual length OF
time worked
Free Time of Little Use
Thus while in Illinois workdays of
less than 8 hours were common for
women in restaurants, nevertheless it
not infrequently happened that a
woman had to be on duty Ito cite the
case of one waitress) at 7 O'Clock in
the morning and was not free from
her work until 13 hours later, at s in
the evening. Although she was off
duty from 2 in the afternoon until 6
o'clock even as much as four free
hours on a stretch, the bureau points
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
Union Sailors Nearly Lose Lives In
Heroic Fight to Save Fire Doomed Ship

shopping to save the ship and his heavy
cargo of steel. He calmly went down
below to open the ea-cocks to let the
sea rush in on the burning hull His
endeavors, however, were fruitless,
and as we finally pulled him into the
lifeboat he himself was mass of
flames with his clothes all on fire.
Too Exhaustive to Eat
"As we pulled toward the Barra-
bool, the third ships cat was seen
mewing piteously on a piece of wreck
age. The lifeboat altered it's course
to rescue it, but before she reached
the spar the cat had vanished The
lifeboat was leaking seriously, and the
water in her was knee deep. One of
the crew baled the water with his
bowler hat. 1t took us an hour to
reach the Barrabool. We clambered
aboard exhausted, and fell fast asleep
on the deck without bothering to OBJ
tain food.
Nearly all the stokers are suffering
from the effects of gas when trying
to keep up steam in the stokehold
during the last phases of the fight.
The ship was listing so heavily that
the men had to take off their shoes
to prevent slipping into the sea. De-
spite the hot decks the barafooted
men continued to fight the flames.
Undoubtedly the rescued owe their
lives to the prompt arrival of the
Barrabool, as the lifeboats were leak
ing to such an extent that they would
have certainly perished if they had
tried to reach land"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
VETERANS ARE
URGED TO RENEW
INSURANCE

Washington. - The United States
veterans bureau has issued another
appeal to soldiers of the World War
to file application for reinstatement
and conversion of wartime insurance.
Less than two months remain for
these veterans to secure this favorable
insurance. Application should be made
to the veterans bureau in this city
or to regional offices. Information
may be secured from postmasters or
other federal officials or from any
post of the American Legion
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21

city of Niagara Falls, N Y, and chair
man of the city police board.
Attempts to organize local street
railway men have been bitterly fought
by the street railway company for
years In 1924 a sweeping injunction
was obtained by the company against
organizers and against the city Of In
dianapolis which passed an ordinance
prohibiting the company from employ
ing men to operate street cars unless
they had had at least one months ex-
perience in such work. The ordinance
was designed to prevent the introduc-
tion of strikebreakers.
The federal court enjoined the city
from enforcing the ordinance How
ever, when the decree was made per-
manent it did not include efforts to
organize the employees, thus leaving
organizers free to work without be-
ing hailed before the court for con-
tempt.
There are some 1900 street car
employees in the city and it is re-
ported that about half of these have
joined the union. A number of en-
ployes have been discharged when it
was found they had made applica-
tions to join the union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21

out, is likely to be of but little use
to the worker in downtown restau-
rant in city the size of Chicago. In
this restaurant, too, as in most others,
no place was provided for the girls
to rest on the premises during any of
these free periods.
In regard to standard of working
conditions, the report states, there
was no great difference between es-
adjustments in the smaller places and
the plants located in Chicago. Mel
ther group was uniformly good nor
bad. Probably there was a greater
proportion of large modern plants in
Chicago than in the smaller towns,
but even in such establishments mat
ters important from the point of view
of the workers comfort and health
often had been overlooked, and stand
ards of general workroom conditions
or of sanitation failed to come up to
satisfactory level
The report shows that over nine
tenths of the women employed in the
smaller towns of the state were ma
tive-born white women, while more
than one-fourth of all the women in
Chicago plants covered by the survey
were foreign born About three
fifths Of all the women were less than
25 years old and little more than one
fourth were as much as 80. More
than one-third were or had been
married
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
ering of the tariff is sought.

ering of the tariff is sought.
Indiana, which formerly shipped a
greater part of its production into
the Chicago market, and contiguous
territory, has been barred, virtually,
on account of unfair freight tariffs
that favor the eastern non-union
Goals.
Tyler H. Lawton and William Mitch,
president and secretary, respectively,
of District IL, United Mine Workers,
represented the miners before the
commission.
Any change in rates will have an
effect on much of the bituminous coal
territory of the country. Thousands
of Indiana miners are out of work
because of the freight rate discrimi-
nation, miners officials say.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
MILK DRIVERS GAIN

Rochester, N. Y.-The Milk Drivers
Union has raised wages So week and
reduced the work week from seven
to six days.
Non-union drivers, who stood aside
while the fight was being made, are
joining the union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
MILL MEN RAISE WAGES

Chicago.-A threatened strike of
5000 organized carpenters employed
in sash and door mills resulted in
contract and minimum
rate of $1.20 an hour If worker re-
ports for duty and is not employed
he is paid half days wage.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-21
RENEW AGREEM ENT

Toronto, Ontario.-Street car men
have renewed their agreement with
the Toronto transportation commits
sion.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04

Greta Nissen, who deserted screen for stage, reversing the usual procedure, is reject ing all offers to return to screen. Never again. she ayers. Shes in Broadway re- Vue.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04

Doretta Car5tan5cn, Salt Lake City, will be "3Tiss Utah" in national beauty con. test.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04

Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt, as sistant U s. attorney general, is performing duties now in setting in which she won her first legal triumphs. She's representing government in action against accused prohi- hition officials in San Fran cisco.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04

ndermanned coast defense forces of United States have another powerful deathdealer in mine which carries 100 pounds of TINT and is operated by electricity from land With the instruments planted in strategic positions, an enemy fleet could be blown up endeavored to get into position to attack U S. Photos show of the mines, and it's effect when blown up.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
BRIDGEPORT MAN
 TAKES OWN LIFE
Was City Hall Reporter on
 the Star

1 Bridgeport. April LPN-Standing on the shore ot q small pond near the Sylvan avenue pumping station in the north end. Frederic A. Board man, 43, city hall reporter Of the Bridgeport Star. committed suicide sometime between Saturday after noon and yesterday afternoon by placing the muzzle Of .32 calibre Irepeatlg rife against his forehead and giving short kick with his foot which he had slipped through q moose made ot his pocket handker- chief and which had been attached 70 the trigger of the rife. As the bullet entered his forehead His body | pitched forward into the pond. where it was found yesterday after noon, head and shoulders suhmerg- ed, by Salvatore Dezenzio. Bridge port Hydraulic company laborer, of l 34s Harlem avenue.
 ] Boardman was Identified through letters found in his pockets These letters showed that he had at one time been secretary Of the St. Croix chamber Of commerce, Christinnstcd, St Croix, Virgin Islands. There were letters signed by Frederick E. My gatt of Wheery and Mygatt, Is Broad street. New York; by P. E. Godridge, Bankers Trust company. l6 Wall street, New York. and by Burt P. McKinnie, Swarthmore Chautauqua association. Bristol, Pa, which aided in quickly identifying i him.