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Evening star., 1926-06-12
LABOR COSTS RISE
IN BUILDING TRADES
Reductions Held Unlikely as
Long as Construction Ac-
tivity Keeps Up.

Wages of skilled building inecha mics
throughout the country have been
showing strong upward trend. and
the indications are still higher labor
costs are in prospect, according to the
national monthly building labor survey
compiled by the building construction
research bureau of G.. l.. Miller & Co
There is little likelihood of any re.
huction in labor costs in the near
future, said the survey. "On the other
hand. with a continuation of conStruc-
tlon activities at their present rate, the
indications are that "a shortage in labor
supply may develop, especially in
New York and the larger cities. which
would undoubtedly give further inn
petuS to the upward wage movement.
Only Il severe slowing up in build
ing activity would have any material
effect on the labor situation. and that
does not appear likely for many
months.
Wage Increases ranging from ) to
% cents an hour, affecting more than
Moo crafts in nearly tWoscore cities,
have become effective since April /.
These increases have more than offset
the decline in building material prices.
which have been showing d downward
trend since the first of the wear
Building trades workers in practi-
Cally all Of the large industrial cities
of the country have been making de-
nlandS for wage increases and changes
in working conditions. Employers
Evening star., 1926-06-12

Aurora Hills Homes, Inc, develop
ng Aurora Hills, in. Virginia, is open
Evening star., 1926-06-12
CLIMPSES
INTO
REALTY FIELD

Government administration Is not
the only enterprise that engages the
attention Of those who live in Wash
ington. While it is true that $5O,OO0,-
600 is to be spent here in new Federal
buildings, each week reveals that
money is being spent to enlarge or
erect local industrial structures.
The Potomac Electric Power Co IS
beginning the erection of a $o40,0O
addition to it's Benning plant. This
will mean the employment of con-
siderable labor and the purchase of a
large amount of materials i'll Wash
ington.
The Vogue Dry Cleaning Co. also is
starting the erection Of 100000
plant at 300-14 I street northeast.
The Wakefield apartment house
near Fifteenth and V streets. one of
houses, has been sold by the w. IL.
West Co. to Buela L. Carter.
One of the latest projects in the
residential field is the erection of a
new home for Clarke Griffith, presi-
dent of the Washington Base Ball
Club, at Sixteenth and Decatur streets.
This house, of English architecture,
will be one of the handsomeSt on Six
teenth street. 1t is being constructed
Evening star., 1926-06-12

building is reported to be progressing
satisfactory.
'Cities in which wage increases have
been granted skilled mechanics, espe.
cially in the trowel and mason trades,
include Baltimore, Buffalo. Cincin-
natl. Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma
City, Memphis. Pittsburg, Salt Lake
City. st. Petersburg. Fla; San
Antonio, Tex; Columbus, Ohio; st.
Paul, Dayton, Ohio; Chicago, New
York, indianapolis, Detroit, Philadel-
phia, Louisville, and st Joseph. Mo.
In Boston 12 trades have signed two
year agreements. receiving increases
Of Is cents an hour, and in Detroit
nine crafts have been granted
advances ranging from 10 to Is cents
an hour.
"Unskilled or common labor con.
tinues in demand, although some
cities. such as Boston, Birmingham
and Montreal, report surplus of this
class or workers. The average rate
for common laborers in May was SIS
cents per hour for the entire country,
as compared with 54H cents in the
previous mouth and 81 cents at this
time last wear"
Evening star., 1926-06-12

have been faced with the alternative
of granting the demands or facing
a strike.
1.-The number of strikes in the build
ing trades this Spring has been great
er than for many years. Shortly AFTER
May | it was estimated that more
than 25000 building craftsmen were
on strike for wage increases ana new
working conditions in dozen cities,
including Chicago, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Cleveland, Indianapolis ana
many other of the larger cities.
important strides, however, nave
been made during the last 30 days IN
settling many of these strikes and
preventing new walkouts, ana the
labor situation has taken on a more
satisfactory aspect.
'Approximately $50, ,O00.0 900 worth OF
construction work in Cleveland when
has been tied up by a. strike OF build,
ing and common laborers was ended
when the workers returned to work at
their old rate of S112 cents an houl
after nearly a three months strike.
The strike of painters, paperhanSers
and glaciers still continues.
New York Increases.
practically all New York trades
have secured wage increases ranging
from 81 to 50 per day for mechanics
and so cents to 81 for helpers during
the last two months, and the basic
scale in the city is now $1.50 per hour
in most trades. New York is now pay
ing the highest wages in the building
trades of any city in the world. st.
Louis, which has held this place for
the last five years, has dropped back
to second place, and Pittsburgh
occupies third position.
ION the Pacific Coast. at Los Angeles
and San Francisco, and in the terri
tory adjacent to these cities. carpen-
terS have been on strike against the
open shop. The carpenters inter
national union is aiding local unions
both financially and morally in oppoc-
ing an apparently well organized at
tempt by employers to maintain open
shop conditions.
IN Chicago "a strike Of plasterers
slowed up To some extent building
operations, but practically all other
labor disputes have been settled and
Evening star., 1926-06-12
COLLEGE TO OFFER
REAL ESTATE COURSE

BALTIMORE, June 12.--PIans have
been completed by the Real Estate
Boards committee on education to in
clude in the curriculum of the School
Of Business Economics of Johns Hop
kins University comprehensive
course in real estate practice.
This is the first time in it's history
that the board has assumed full re.
sponsihslity for an educational course
Of this character.
The Real Estate Board is now re-
ceiving from it's associate members
applications for the 10 full-paid schOl-
arshipS which have been offered as a
means of stimulating and encouraging
Evening star., 1926-06-12
HURLEY TO DIRECT FAIR.
Chicago Exposition in 1888 to
Mark Its Start as Village.

CHICAGO, June l. LP.-Edward n.
Hurley, former chairman of the
United States Shipping Board and
wartime head of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, yesterday was
elected permanent chairman of the
Chicago centennial exposition to be
held in 1888 in commemoration Of
the establishment of Chicago as a
village.
Evening star., 1926-06-12

the young men engaged in the real
estate business to better equip them
selves for successful career. Some
Of the applicants have already com.
pleted a one-year course at the Uni.
Evening star., 1926-06-12

versity of Maryland and may be ready
to take up the second-year course at
Hopkins.
George c. Smith, executive vice pres
tdent of the Association of Commerce.
will be the instructor.
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ing Washington offices on the first
floor of 1915 Fifteenth street.
Brooke Johns. famous Washington
stage star, has purchased a farm just
outside of Rockville.
Evening star., 1926-06-12

Considerable interest is being mani
tested by local real estate and building
men in the construction of a nine
story hotel at Ninth and e streets by
Harry Wardman. This hotel will be
a commercial hostelry and is a pio-
neer in it's location.
The delegation of Washington real
tors who left last Saturday to attend
the annual convention of Real Estate
Boards in Tulsa, Okla, will leave the
convention city tonight and arrive in
Washington at am. Monday.
A new subdivision is being opened
by the Own Your Home Association in
Memorial Heights. on the Mount Yer
non-Richmond boulevard, just below
Alexandria. The association, which
has placed in operation a number of
other subdivisions. is under the direc-
ton of l.. Preston Gates, lilo Il
street.
Aurora Hills Homes, Inc, develop
ing Aurora Hills, in. Virginia, is open
Evening star., 1926-06-12

by c. H. Small and was designed by
James Z. Cooper.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
YOUTHS HELD IN
AUTO THEFTS
Those Arrested

A series OF auto thefts reported
recently in the northeast section Of
Washington IL believed by police to
have been stopped today.
Six colored boys were locked up
last night at the Twelfth Precinct
following a chase that started at
First Street and New York Avenue
Northeast.
Policeman Marshall r. Gore, who
made the capture; testified in Police
Court today against Floyd Perkins,
about Is years old. charged with
joy-riding.
Judge John p. Mcmahon, sitting
In the United States branch Of the
court, returned Perkins to jail on
his plea of not guilty in default Of
So 900 bond and ordered him held
for action of the grand jury.
The other boys. all under is
years of age, are to be arraigned
in Juvenile Court Monday on similar
charges.
Mrs. Joseph A. Sherwood, ESQ
Emerson St, N. W., reported her
automobile stolen from the north.
east section of the CITY,. Perkins
was specifically charged with TAX.
ing this machine.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
TRACE EVANGEL
IN NEK IC0

~ zntaFnnslonn1 Noas Service
Los ANGELES. July a7.-Bpund
Tor the Mexican border IN conuec-
hon with the Aimee Semple Me-
PherSen case, Captain of Detectives
Herman Cline and Deputy District
Attorney Joe Ryan were gcheduled
% leave here today.
The officers, according TO -
horta, will visit a mountain sani-
lariunf near Mexican where d
keavfly-yefled woman and two men
we're reported to have spent the
light Of May 21--three days after
Yrs. McPherson's supposed drown
ng in the sea at Ocean Park, Cal.
The investigators carried with
them photographs OF Mrs. McPher-
boa, Kenneth Ormiston, former ra.
10 operator at AngeIus Temple,
and portraits OF several other per.
eons whose names have been ire.
kuentIy mentioned In connection
With the grand jury investigation
into the evangelist's story OF kid.
kaping and captivity for ransom.
Cline and Ryan planned to return
TO Los Angeles In time for resump.
tion of the grand jury hearing
Tuesday.
The nationwide search for ormis-
ION was continued today, with only
bne promising lead in prospect That
vas telegram received by District
Attorney Keyes from q man Claim.
hg 10 be Ormiston, who promised
10 send complete details" by air
mail. Keyes awaits receipt OF this
Information.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
Watson Sees Tariff
As Election Issue
/ legislative Record 81 q. o. P.'
Is important Point,
Senator Says

~ F - S
THE Americam people UiN
choose mesC Con0rees Gt the
pOIgs VI NOVeDlb eg, aglsike prsalsGry
elections aViu BE- held 0H 0ver TIE
country dursseg the sstntnseT. IN
tits nyticle. the last of q SERIES
81 five. d spObesm0M tor the cO1s-
serpntive element III the Ref1ltb-
Iicnn party describes what he
sees as the issues - the coming
cdNlpGig1s.
BY SENATOR JAMES 4. WATSON
HRepubifcan 81 Indiana
Leader on the Conservative Re
publicans ID the Genate
written Expressly for International
News seFvicel.
The Republican party Ii entirely
willing 70 accept the challenge Of
the minority In Congress to make
the tariff the dominating Issue az
the Congressional elections in NO.
vember.
The tariff win Be the hIgh note
Of this campaign, Chiefly because
OF It's relation to the farm problem
and agriculture legislation.
The American people win reject
any plan to endanger our prosperity
and disrupt industry generally By
tearing down the tariff and, In my
opinion, will support the Republic
an proposal for sane legislation
which win permit the farmer to
obtain full benefit Of the tariff
protection placed On agricnlture
products.
Diversity Oe Issues
There will be diversity of issues
IN this campaign, some local and
others national In character The
enviabIe legislative record Of the.
Republican Congress cannot be
gainsald, and It will play IN Inn
pOrtant part In the campaign.
Under Republican admiuistra-
ton and q Republican Congress,
the country has enjoyed unprece.
dented prosperity. The peopls have
been given an economic administra-
ton oe their Government and =
commensurate reduction In the
burdens OF wartime taxation. These
are real achievements which win be-
remembered by the American PEG.
pie when they SO to the pools IN
November.
The Republicans party too has
shown sympathetic attitude to.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
BARE Another
RUM RING
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Weishaar, former member Of the
coast guard, was on the verge Of
telling about a new booze king
yesterday.
But United States Attorney RuclS.
ner blocked further questioning
along this line ''for reasons Of pub
lie policy"
Weishaar testified he was IN Dwy.
er's service as captain Of q rum
runner until the spring OF 1925,
when prohibition enforcement tight
ened up and the rurn.running racket
got too dangerous.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17

81 80
ward labor and the problems Of the
working man. The present Congress-
enacted the Railroad Mediation Bill,
Initiating, 1T the request 81 labor and
the railroads. b series of mediation
boards Tor the settlement Of disputes
~ arbitration.
Tariff Donlinant Question
Law enforcement. viii be another
issue. Regardless 81 the attitude Of
individuals toward prohibition, there
y general demand from the people
Tor the enforcement oe the Eight
zenith Amendment 10 long as i re-
mains III the Consti tuition. The Re.
publican party il actively meeting
that demand.
The tariff, IN my opinion. howe vers
will overs hadow these as the sloIsaiIl-
ant issue. IL we take the Demo.
cratic proposal for free trade, sv0
destroy the ability Of the American
laborer TO earn the American wage
scale and that in turn will destroy
his ability to buy and the American
market for homemade goods
The American farmer sells 30 per
cent Of all he produces in this home
market. ~ the market Is destroyed
Or even curtailed, Il viii throw that
much greater burden on the farmer.
believe the American people will
continua the Republican party in
rover because OF its record uE
achievements. I expect the Repub.
iican party win retain control of both
House and Senate, although our Sen.
ate ma ority may be reduced.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
MAN HELD TN ATTACK
WAS NEVER A MARINE

Alien Leroy GorDy. the man who
II now IN Arlington County jail on q
charge Of attempted rape on Mrs.
Augusta Hamilton near the Airing.
ton radio towers Tuesday night, e
not an ex.Marine. and has never been
connected with the Marine Corps Il.
any way, It was stated officially at
the corps headquarters here today,
In publishing the account Of the
story. The Washington Times and
ether Washington newspapers stated
that Gorby was an ex-marine. the
information was obtained from the
police who had arrested Gorby.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17

'"The master of a merchant yes
sci in the United States has no au-
thority to perform the marriage cere.
Inony."
The point was cited that there
is no national marriage law in the
United States, and that the mas
tiers of Government vessels are
in reality Government employees.
No opinion was expressed as to
the validity Of the marriages already
performed, nor concerning the right
OF masters of private vessels TO per.
form the ceremonies.
Hundreds of marriages have been
performed on Government vessels
since the war. The Leytathan par.
ticularly has been a favorite honey
moon ship and Capt. H. J. Hartley
has tied many knots.
Tho Chipping Boards ruling prob
ably will go to the Department Of
Justice for q formal decision.
The potential legal involvements
in the ruling are tremendous. Some
Of those who have been married
on ships. It was pointed out. have
The Washington times., 1926-07-17

The gil1naen who struck down
MeiIstt had evidently been In the
city Tor several days and we're well
acquainted with the terrain In the
vicinity of the publishers home and
with some OF his personal habits.
1T was this careful campaign Of
preparation that enabled them to
strike and make good their escape
unseen.
There has not been person
found who can give any description
of the slayers There Is not soul
who can say definitely ia what kind
of an automobile the nnurderers
fled. Although more than forty
persons have been questioned BY
police nothing that looks like q
I've clue has been unearthed.
we want TO get the parties and
punish them for their crime. z said
Chief of Police s. a. LengeI today.
lit was with Lengei and Police Cap
tain Ben Clark that MeIlett went to
war over aIIeged police inefficiency
here.
with arrival OF Ex-Governor Cox
here, expected today, new impetus
VIII be given the hunt for the slay-
ers. Mr. Cox has stated that all
hts resources would back the search.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
OPENS
new HALL
PROBE

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her husbands charge that she had
bssn bribed. saying. ke Il crazy
10 bring such 3 charge against
tae.''
Prosecutor aTooIan was asked
after he questioned Mrs. Riehi II
there was q prospect Of an early
arrest.
mo: absolutely none, |" he replied.
Were not much better of than
We were before"
Mrs. Riehl Wasa witness ak the
Investigation four years ago. She
testified ct that time she knew
nothing az the shooting. having
zone to bed at 1870 o'clock the
hight cf the tragedy.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
ARN0URSH0OTS
ROUND IN 50
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~ 4AAN%AA14e A4NeA4NAA - y w. 800 49,
GARDEN CITY, N. H, July II.
Macdonald smith. Lakeview pro.
fessional. still retained the lead
but only BY three strokes when
the third round Of eighteen holes
was started today In the Metro
politan Open Coll, Championship
ct Salisbury Plains Smith shot =
rs, which Is exactly par. yesterday.
which, added TO his sensational 81
OF the day before gave him q
total of 40
Gene Sa:sssEcn. who IS defending
the title WIS second with 143. Bill
Mehlhorn l.sis lac.
The best round yesterday was
shot by Tommy Armour, OF Wash.
Ington D. c.. who registered q
sprightly So.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
'PENNSY" INVESTIGATES
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECK

PITTSBURGH, July II. Penn
sylyania Railroad officials today
started an investigation OF the
wreck of the Detroit Pittsburgh
night express at summitville, Ohio,
in which Ia persons were injured
when the locomotive and several
coaches left the rails.
Joseph Harris, OF Detroit, the
only passenger taken to a hospital,
has been released, according TO
local headquarters OF the railroad.
Harris face, left arm and left leg
were cut.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
POLICE ACCUSED
IN S. AING

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Mr.. Cox himself was expected to
reach here today
The posting Of $1,000 reward BY
the Brush Moore newspapers Of
Ohio.
while not actually established,
IL Il generally believed that the
men who shot Mellett were hired
Tor that purpose BY organized boot.
lepners or organized dope pedders.
MelIetk had been merciless u his
war On the dope ring and the boot.
leeging industry I'll Canton and he.
had incurred the hatred ok every
Individual connected with the under
world.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
WoMAN's DEATH ADDS
TO TOLL M INN FIRE

KINGSTON, N. r., July RI
Mrs. f.. w. Backus. rs. oe Forest
Hills, ~. r., who was burned and
injured in the Twilight Inn fire at
HaiIles Falls early Wednesday, died
today IN the Kingston hospital.
Mrs. Baclxus is believed to be
the eighteenth victim of the fire.
Fourteen bodies have been recov-
cred from the ruins and three per.
sons are still unaccounted for.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
HERMIT BURNS TO DEATH
AS FLAMES RAE SHACK

CUMBERLAND, Nd. July IT,
Jack Aronholt, so. a hermit, was
burned TO death yesterday In shack
owned by q coal company near tbs
mine at 6hallmar, Nd, apparently
while asleep.
The origin Of the fire IL unknown.
The body, burned to crisp, was re.
moved to an undertaking establish
n1ent.
He leaves q brother, Wheeler Aron.
holt. and sister. Mrs. e. III. Wolfe,
} OF the neighhorhood.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
LOST FILM FOLK
LOCATED
~ Intsrnstlapal News Services

Los ANGELES, July IT. r sar
for the safety Of Kathleen Collins,
Ken Maynard and other movie.
players on location In Death Valley
was partly abated today when III
garbled telegram, optimistic in4
terpreted as meaning the party had
been located, was received from
Deputy Sheriff Remick. Of Nye,
New.
Studio officials awaited receipt 6f
Is corrected version of the telegram
before sending q plane from here
in seracll or the company which
carried food ana water Tor one day
only.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
WASHINGTON MAN HELD
ON BAD CHECK CHARGE

LAWRENCE, Mass, July Ia.
LYMAN Field, 80, OF Washington,
d. c., and Dixie Coe, 80. OF Salem,
N. c., were held by police here to.
day on charges Of passing spurious
checks.
Authorities said the men were
wanted by police in several cities.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
SALAD KING
SENT TO JAIL.
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secured q divorce In Cuernayaca
after . woman. not their mother.
appeared under the guiBe of being
Howard's wife and consented to the
divorce. They also charge that
their father then biganaOusly mar
ried Mrs. PhiIipps.
The father charged the sons with
assault, after he alleged they had
broken into his apartment. and
they were arrested. They are now
out on bail on this charge.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17

since separated and started divorce
actions.
If the Department OF Justice or
the Supreme Court should uphold
the ruling that their marriag was
without legality it might change
the complexion OF some cases.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
Hu1it FOR Ornilston Fails

fTAYLoRsvILLE, N. c., July IL.
while this little hillside town held
It's breath in suppressed excitement
pver reports that Kenneth g. 0rm.
lston, the missing Angeius Temple
radio operator sought in the invess
abduction story, was here, q flat
denial was made today that Orm.
lston had been in Taylorville or its
Vicinity.
A protracted search has been
that would throw any light on the
hunted mans whereabouts.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
u S. Ship Weddings
Void, Ending Divorce

Many couples who have married the high by
the shippers of Government vessels have to have the
knot tied all again. just to be safe.
instructng of all Government ships to dis
continue the practice of performing marriage ceremonies the
general counsel of the Shipping Board said:.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17
An Engineers Bride

MAE BUSCH one of the best-knoWn players st the
MetroG oIdWyn-Mayer studios, married to John ii
CasseI oil engineer at Riverside Calf They are max
ing their home in Beverly Hills.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17

no KEEP MRS. MILLS from NOV.
ing to another city, where she feared.
she would have to 60 with her hus-
band because Of poverty, Rev. Hall
hired him as church sexton.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17

HER LURE FIRED Rev
Hall so that he sought an
introduction to the beauti-
full choir singer. The fiery,
eloquent young preacher
fascinated her.
The Washington times., 1926-07-17

ONCE ASSURED that Mrs. Mills
was going to remain IN New Bruins
wick, the clergyman made violent
love to her. Many Of their trysts
were held III the old church.