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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
PLANKS PROPOSED
FOR i. S. WORKERS
Five-Day Week and Better
Pay Urged by Labor Fed
GRAFTON Chiefs.
l. s,.e Corresrondent Of The Star

By a staf Correspondent Of The Star.
HOUSTON. June 2S.-Four important
pianks for Improvement OF working
conditions for the great army of faith
full employees in the Federal service,
some so, 900 of whom are in Washing
ton, are proposed for the Democratic
party platform by the officers of the
American Federation Of Labor. These
planks are:
Establishment of a five-day week
for Government employees.
Increased pay for civilian employees
of the Government and satisfactory
classification.
liberalization of the retirement law
to provide adequate income for old age.
More adequate accident compensa-
ton for Government workers"
Green to Urge Pianks.
Organized labor's planks have been
submitted for inclusion by the resoln-
tons committee In the platform by an
impressive delegation headed by. Wh-
liam Green. president of the fedora
ton; Frank Morrison. secretary; James
O'Connell, vice president OF the metal
trades department; Martin F. Ryan ana
Matthew Wolf, both vice presidents
Other planks which the labor leaders
urge are: -.
trust act so that labor, industry ano
agriculture may develop along normal
constructive lines
Enactment of legislation to define the
jurisdiction of equity courts and prevent
;~e..asana nf fyai4tnaff0nS AGAINST
labor in industrial disputes.
Recognition of the right OF working
men and women to organize In trade
unions and to engage in the normal
activities of unions.
Continuation of a restrictive i'm
migation policy and its progressive ap-
plication as further need develops.
Plea for Coal Industry.
Constructive legislation for rehabilita-
ton of the coal industry.
Ratification Of the child labor amend
ment.
Enactment of Federal legislation Il
enable States to prohibit within thelr
jurisdictions the sale OF goods manuiac'
tured by conyiSt labor in other states.
Advance planning OF public works tc
provide authorization and finances, SC
that work may be initiated promptly
as unemployment increases and thus
not compete with demands for workers
In private employment.
Rehabilitation of injured service men
the preservation of the rights OF free
speech press and assemblage and the
exercise of these rights.
Opposition to CONSUMPTION for COM
pulsory service and labor under any
form or guise except for military serv-
ice in a defensive way.
Views on High Wages.
The principle OF high wages and
against reduction Of daily and annual
income of the working people OF the
United States.
Amendment TO the Volstead act to
permit manufacture and sale OF beer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25

containing not more than 2.75 per cent
alcohol,
Payment of the prevailing rate Of
wages on work done under Government
contract and that citizens Of the state
in which the work is done be employed.
Graduate income estate and lnheri-
lance taxes and against sales tax or
other methods placing the burden on
those least able to bear 1t.
In Offering the plank for hve-day
week for Government employees, the
labor leaders urged that the Govern
ment should set an example as
humane employer, saying
Short Week Advocated.
1.-THE American Federation Of Labor
has declared the tive-day work week
as one of its high aims and chief OBJ
iectives. It is committed to the inau-
guration of this social and economic
change just as rapidly as economic and
industrial conditions will permit. Al
ready many thousands of workers enjoy
the five-day work week. The produc-
tivity of the workers, the development
of mechanical processes and the eX"
tended use of power is making TINS
change possible We realize that the
inauguration of the five-day work week
must come gradually. progressively ana
in such a way as to prevent any serl-
Gus interference with the economic
production of manufactured goods anu
commodities.
I'm line with the progress which is
taking place in the substitution OF the
five-day work week and because W.
believe that the Government should
lead in the Inauguration OF social and
economic reforms and because it should
be an example as a humane employer,
we request that your platform declare
in favor Of the principle OF the nve-
day work week and of its application
to Government employees and as rapid.
ly and constructively as conditions VIA
warrant and permit.
In urging increased pay for Govern
rnent workers the labor officials said
THE salary and wages which the
civilian employees Of the Government
receive are entirely inadequate for them
to maintain a standard of living pro-
viding for the comforts and necessities
of life. The earnings OF many thou
sands of civilian Government en-
ployes are very low. 1t Is common
knowledge that they are far below the
wage standards which we regard as
necessary for the maintenance of a de-
cent American standard OF living.
I'VE urge you to declare in favor Of
an increase of the salaries and wages
of the civilian Government employees,
and. furthermore. that said civilian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25

convention, an opportunity to see the
place. There were probably only rev
of the delegates In the crowd OF the
hundreds who have come here TO at
tend the convention, the audience, which
filled the hall to it's estimated capacity
of about 10000, was made up OF citizens
of Houston and the surrounding country.
There were hundreds of children, and
their walls and their cries as the ora
tory progressed and the heat became
oppressive could be heard on ali sides.
Bishop Sam r.. Hay Of the Methodist
Church presided, and the rather reli-
eious atmosphere of the gathering was
lost for a moment in the enthusiasm of
partisan politics when the bishop ex-
pressed the hope that the hall would
witness this week the nomination of
1.-The President and Vice President of
the United States"
There were prayers, singing by the
Glee Club of the Houston Kiwanis, a
Scripture reading and addresses on
Our Country" by Mgr. George T..
Walsh of Ascension Church of Houston;
Religious Citizenship" by Rev. e. p
West of, the Second Baptist Church;
Democracy" by Rev. William S.
Jacobs, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, and finally the appearance of
Mrs. Wilson, which was what the audi
ence was waiting for.
Mrs. Wilson came out on the speak
er's platform and said few words,
barely distinct because of the applause
after Jesse Jones, treasurer of the Dem
ocratic national committee, had pre-
sented her as the woman who stood at
the right arm" of President Wilson
during the years of 1917 and 1918
Mrs. Wilson wore a gown of black
and white chiffon, blue felt hat. a
necklace of blue crystals and a corsage
of purple orchids.
Previously, after the acceptance by
MIR. Jones of a gavel made from a cedar
tree planted by Gen. Sam Houston and
which will be used during the conven-
ton, there was a demonstration for
Andrew Jackson Houston, the generals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
HALL. IS DEDICATED
BY MRS. WILSON
Houston Cheers Mention OF
Late President-Jones
Accepts GaveI.'
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY a staff Correspondent OF Ihe star.
HOUSTON. June. 25.-Honor guest at
ceremonies here yesterday afternoon
dedicating Sam Houston Hall. meeting
place of the Democratic national con-
vention. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson received
the applause of the thousands who
packed the big auditorium for the first
time and who rose to their feet cheer
ing at the mention of the name of her
late husband. If the demonstration was
short, it was because of the long walt
for Mrs. wilson's appearance, during
which there had been more than an
hour and a half of patriotic oratory,
which had tired the audience and left
it hot and restless. But that 1t was sim
cere was attested by the fact that i'm
mediately after Mrs. Wilson left the
speakers platform the audience rose to
go. too. despite the fact that the pro-
gram was only little more half over.
While the ceremonies yesterday were
to dedicate the hall. it was also used to
demonstrate the arrangements made for
caring for the convention crowds. to test
the acoustics and to give the citizens OF
Houston. who cannot enter during the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
Districts Hot Fght Or Democratic Delegation Decided at Houston

son, a nurse at the hospital, roomcd at
the Covington home February to May
last and noticed blankets, towels.
spreads and other articles bearing the
mark of the hospital Clerks In charge
of the storeroom recognized the arti-
cles by the mark. but were unable 70
tell when they had been taken and the
case had to be dropped.
Charges of forgery against John J.
Quinn, of perjury against JACK ID.
Smith and ioy-riding against James Nc
Crae also were ignored by the grand
jury.
A total of "a indictments was report
ed. Those accused and the charges
against them include:
Lewis Matthews, Francis H. Marshall,
Freddie Smith and Edward j. Wolf,
grand larceny: Frederick Howell (tWo
charges, Frederick Howell and Edgar
M. Bellfield, Francis H. Slaughter, Dan
lei S. Weston, Bernard Simms, William
Bridges, Maymadier B. Fox, Bernard
Hail and Lavenia Smith. HOUSEKEEPING;
Emily A. Rollins, alias Elizabeth Brad
shaw, alias H. L. Bradshaw and Emily
Rollins, alias Elizabeth Keck, false pre-
lenses.
Augustus w. Burress, Howard Reed.
Buster Benton, Malachi Corbett, Joseph
Towles, James Robinson and Surray
Hammett g cases., assault with dan
gerous weapon; Edgar NJ. Bellheld, as
sault with intent to kill and robbery;
Walter Edward Crist, robbery and lar
ceny; Milton Payne, embezzlement, lar
ceny and joy-riding; Emmett Richards
and George Green, joy-riding; Charles
Lee g cases., Joseph Mederios ana
James Brown, bringing stolen property
into District of Columbia; Howard W.
Broadus and William Splitter, carnal
knowledge: Morris Edmund Rutgers,
Howard Burton Ryon and John Minor,
nonsupport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25

Government employees be equitably ana
satisfactorily classified"
Advocating liberalized retired iegis-
lation, they recommended that
THE retirement law for employeS III
the classified service of the Govern.
ment should be liberalized to an extent
that viii permit them after long years
of service to live in reasonable COM
fort"
Those Manned In Work.
To take care of those manned IN
work for the Government, the spoAes
man for organized labor said:
we recommend that compensation
legislation in the interest of injured
Government workers should be mace
more liberal, so that the victims ana an.
dependents of non-fatal ana Iatal acJ ~
dents and occupational diseases may De
better cared for and more Adequately
compensated as result of accident ana
DEATH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
American Fairgrounds.

More than a billion dollars has been
spent in the United States to acquire
and equip municipal parks and $780,
100000 is spent annually to MAINTAIN
them says the Thrift Magazine, Nearly
25o,0 acres Of parks and forests are
reported by 1851 municipalities. Prac-
ticelly all cities in excess of $4,000 have
marks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25

of vice presidential candidates" he said,
Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross former Gov
ernor of Wyoming. will make one or the
seconcing speeches for Gov. Smith when
his name is placed before the Demo.
cratic convention for the presidential
nomination
Mrs. Ross seconding words will come
from the dry" side of the house. Her
friends have pointed out that her record
has been consistently dry in spite OF
the fact that some of the leaders of the
Try forces have insisted that she was
wet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25

Designed especially for hotels and
apartment buildings in which disap-
pearing beds are installed, folding
ironing board may be fastened to the
bed spring or to any convenient door
or wall. 1t is held up to place by
a spring catch, which is released by
pressure of the finger when the BOARD
is wanted. says the Popular Mechanics
MAGAZINE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25

The principle OF high wages and
against reduction Of daily and annual
income of the working people Of the
United States.
Amendment TO the Volstead act to
permit manufacture and sale OF beer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25

had been called as result Of which
rival primaries were conducted.
80 That the contestants were pro-
testing that the ballots should be count
ed where they were cast.
Long Defends Regulars.
Mr.. Long. speaking for the Costello
Colp0ys, or the regular" delegation OF
which he is member, then read the
resolution adopted by the national con-
yention in 1920 with special reference 10
the method Of election in the District
Of Columbia.
He declared that 1t was necessary for
the central committee TO set up only
one polling place whereas they had set
I'D 10 and not Is. as claimed by the
contestants. He said that more than
7 900 votes had been cast In this prim-
airy and that the ballots are still intact
IL the national committee desires 10 in
spect them He emphasized that the
contestants held a conference and by
letters urged all members of their or
ganization u avoid participation In
this primary conducted according 10
the direction Of the national conven-
| ton Mr.. Long was questioned by MIR.
Glattery for the contestants.
Chairman Kramer closed the hearing
by stating that his contest committee
was called upon 10 pass on the legality
Of the primary, and commented that
such cases have been heard regularly
during the entire 20 years that he has
seen service with the national commit
| Lee, and 1t was 10 avoid such quadrcn~
NAL wfangling that the national con-
yention, on motion OF DR.. John w
/ Coughlin ~ Pail River, eight years ago
I had adopted the resolution quoted by
! Mr.. Long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25

Malaria is one of mankind's most de-
structive diseases. Yearly 1t takes an
estimated total of 100000 lives.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-05-25
DOING THEIR UTMOST
TO RUIN HANFORD

An old lawyer, rich in worldly ex-
pe-ience and wisdom, passed this sage
advice along to young fellow just
breaking into the game: "If you have
case where facts are On your side,
stick to the facts; If you have case
where the law is all on your side
stick to the law; but if you happen to
get one Of those cases where both the
facts and law are against you, then
get up and make big noise, it's you,
only chance"
1t was interesting news 10 many
people in the valley to learn that il
was the "powe,- trust" that was re-
sponsible tor all of the troubles at
Hanford. Some folks had sort of fig
ured that the spring frosts and
marketing conditions the past few
years had had something to do with
it, while still others in that part OF
the valley dated the beginning of the,:
troubles from the day certain bird
of ill omen decided to make his nest
there.
But Jack Hall told us in the Star
that we were all gummed up on the
Hanfold situation. We do not know
whether CIR not Jack was real cl fic-
tit.ous for we aid not see him nor
have we seen anyone else who saw
him when he was supposed to have
.been in the valley gathering material
for his articles. But after reading what
he had to say in the Sta. it did not
require any great stretch of the inn
agjnation on the part of the residents
here to know who supplied him the
information AS is characteristic of
all Information" emanating from that
source, little attention was given the
truth and the facts. From the state
nent in the first article that ''it is a
fight of 1900 settlers in the valley to
prevent being driven from their homes
that they have labc.ed for II years to
establish" the truth was terribly a
bused. AS a matter Of fact there are
not over $50 legitimate farmers in the
whole Priest Rapids valley and only a
water rights and have been N the
valley for II years.
But even if all of the statements in
the articles were true, just what good
has been accomplished by their publi-
cation? The readers of the Sta. are
not going to settle the water case. II
a settlement is ever effected it must
be done by the water right owners
the company and the Court. The only
definite and lasting purpose all this
noise and hullabaloo can serve is to
give the Hanford district bad name
in the minds of the uninformed. Some
day the people there will wake up to
what has been happening to them dur
ing the last few years and when they
do-well, it will be interesting to see
what occurs.
One does net make progress by
walking backwards and if only pcr-
ton of the effe,-t and energy that has
been expended here in the past few
years to tear down. and destroy had
been spent in trying to work cut
something constructive the results
would surprise everybody
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-05-25
LOCALS SWAMP FINLEY
BY SCORE or 18 TO 2

Memcr.es Of the old democratic
hattle cry of Billy Bryan away back
IN the nineties of the 'free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio
ct 10 to l" were revived in the ball
game on the local grounds last Sur
day when at tie beginning of the
eighth inning White Bluffs was lead
ing Finlev by that same ratio. But the
Finley team spoiled it all by scoring
one more, and then the locals, in order
probably to shcw that they also were
unfaithful to Bryan's memory, pushed
ovu.. couple of additional tallies to
make the final count 18 to Q.
1t was not much Of BAN game
from the standpoint of contest. The
visitors were outclassed from the start
but. toiled manfully through the n ne
innings in the hot sun. Finley used
two pitchers, both about equally un-
! successful in stopping the local hltters.
Ihc-r support was also ragged and
White Bluffs players ran wild on the
bases.
AL Anderson, the regular Iackstop
Tor the locals, was out of town and
that job was turned over to Bart Mont
gomery, who was up from Kennewick
to visit his mother Swede Cords did
not feel that his physical cond- ton
justified lis getting into the game
and Skinny Beyers held down first.
Chuck English, who was home for
the day from the state college, worked
in center field. The rest of the lineup
was the same as IN previous games.
Williams was in good form and held
the Finley hitters helpless ant,l the
latter part OF the game when he eased
up bit. He was given better than
average support, few of the visitors
getting on through errc's
All OF the locals were hitting and
there were several two and three bag
gers. Jack Blair caught one on the
outside cornC.. and drove it over the
fence for the first home run on the
local grounds this season. The blow
netted Jack SIS, that nrize having been
offered bv Harry Keller at the begin
hing of the season for the. IT, st nome
run.
Bob Remlinger, star outhelder, who
has been WORKING hard all season to
improve his batting eye, found the
Finley pitchers to his likinn Sunday
and connected fer a single, a double
and three baggo:. Two hefty three
Ioapgers were produced in succession
by Jay Montgomery and Ormas Evett,
altflo Ormas was thrown out at the
plate when he tried to stretcn his INTO
home run.
Manager Harry Foltz has received
communication from Pasco asking
about the possibilities of making up a
teatr of -layers from the White E.utts
and Kennewick clubs to play Conneli
at tie Fourth CT Iuly celebration In
pascc. No definite decision has been
rlgde, Mr.. Foltz said, but it is possi-
tls that some such plan may be work
ed out altho it is little difficult to
understand how Connell could have a
team so good that it would require a
picI. Of the White Bluiis and kenne-
wick clubs in ordf' to furnish an in
ters3t 'lg contest against them.
White Bluffs plays in Finley next
Sunday.
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-05-25
WEDNESDAY, NOT TUESDAY

An error was made in the Spokes-
man last week egarding the date of
the thinning demonstrations to be
given in White Bluffs and Hanford
next week by M. D. Armstrong OF the
extension service. Mr.. Armstrong will
be in this valley on Wednesday, May
l30 instead Tuesday, May 20, as an
ncunced in the Spokesman last week.
Because Wednesday is Memorial Day
and in order not to into fere with the
program to BE- carried out that day,
the demonstration in the Hawley or
chard at White Bluffs will be from
$3.50 to 10 o'clock in the forenoon and
from 100 to 2:3o o'clock in the after
noon at the W. S. Webber orchard in
Hanford.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-05-25

The following business houses Will
be closed all day Memorial Day. May
3O.: Valley Mercantile store, Colum-
bia Grocery & Meat Market. Whits
Bluffs Trading company, P. P. & l..
company and the bank. ---,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-05-25

A certificate Of Necessity for pass
enger and express auto service be
tween Yakima and ,Hanfcrd via White
Bluffs. was granted laet Saturda- by
the department of public VIZ rs 10
Dick Maddox cf Yakima and L. S.
ard e. Haws. No local service can BE-
given, under the certificate, between
vat;ma ard Mckee and Hanford and
White Bluffs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-05-25

Rev. l.. c. Kruz will Sunday morn
ing occupy the pulpit of Grace Luth-
Gran cturch in YAKIMA. He will be
home for r-,vice in the evening"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-13
Mac Smith Acquires
South Central Title
With 283 Aggregate

Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. 13.-(R-
Macdonald Smith, New York pro,
today had employed four of his
characteristic successive low rounds
to acquire a new title, the South
Central open, which he took yester-
day with an aggregate of 2S3.
Five strokes below par for the
72-hole distance. Mac was but two
strokes in front of Frank Walsh,
Appleton, Wis. and AL Espinosa,
Chicago, who split second and third
place money with 285 apiece.
Tommy Armour, National Open
titleholder, tied for the next place
with Henry Cuici, Bridgeport, Conn.,.
and Leonard Schmutte Of Little
Rock. The trio needed 289 each.
Bobby Cruickshank, who was un-
successfully defending his titlr
contended himself with 291.
Prize money totaling $1,000 was
distributed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-13
STRONG CHlNS HELP FOREIGN PAIR
SURVIVE YEAR IN AMERICAN RINGS

New York, Feb. 13.-tP-Two
Of the most durable chins in exist
encc have kept the foreign elemen.
represented among Tex Richards
hand-picked heavyweights for an
entire year and arc showing no signs
of serious wear.
These all-important adjuncts to
pugilistic prominence are worn re-
spectivcly by Pauline Uzcudun of
Spain and Tom Hceney, the trans
planted Irishman from New Zea-
land, who together constitute two
fifths Of the big Five" named by
Richard as contenders for the
worlds championship after Tunney
and Dempsey have fought over it
next summer for the third time.
In part this foreign pair perhaps
can owe it's survival in the upper
sixteen" to Richards well-known
prediction for imported prize
fighters based on a belief they are
easier to ballyhoo, but even this
wouldn't have saved them had it not
been for peculiar hardihood of
jaw. Habitually they take about
everything an opponent has to give
and they seem to like it.
It has been said of the late
Young Critic that he could stand on
a pocket handkerchief and defy any
one present to hit him on the jaw.
The difference between Critic and
these visiting heavyweights is that
they wouldn't have to duck.