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Evening star., 1928-11-13
COMMITTEE REPORTS
HEARD BY PUBLISHERS
Groups at Work on Problems Con-
fronting Association, Norfolk
Convention Told.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
NORFOLK, Va, November 13.-
Newspaper publishers OF the Nation
today listened to reports from standing
committees Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, which indicat-
ed that those groups were functioning
in a manner to bring about solution
of problems confronting the organiza-
ton.
The second business session of the
annual Fall convention was being held
at the Cavalier Hotel, at Virginia
Beach, this afternoon after the con-
cluding round In the golf tournament
on the Princess Anne Club links.
The first of the reports presented
came from F.. E. Wines, manager of
the mechanical department of the as
SOciation, This reviewed the work Of
the committee since the 1926 Fall
convention recording the results in ef-
fecting savings through elimination of
waste in certain particular departments
Advertising printing improvement is
sought by the publishers and the as
sociation has at work an executive
committee composed Of E. K. Keefe of
the Newburgh. N. Y, News, chairman; !;
George M. Rogers of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. e. W. Greene of the
Christian Science Monitor. Boston;
George M. stone, New York World !;
Leo D. Deveze, Brooklyn Eagle. and
John Rosebach, Buffalo News. Coop
Grating with the publishers are repre-
sentatives of a half dozen advertising
agencies.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
HOOVER IS PRAISED
IN FLETCHER MOVE
Brazilian Envoy Sees Genius
in Carrying Ambassador
on His Cruise.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, November 13.-President-elect
Hoover's idea of visiting Latin America
was a stroke of genius completed by
choosing Ambassador Fletcher as
member of his encourage" in the opin-
ion of Baron Teffe, Brazilian AmbaSSa-
dor to Italy.
Mr.. Hoover's sojourn in Brazil will
have great consequences which are i'm
possible to calculate now, but which
will be emphasized by the presence of
such men as Ambassador Fletcher (now
American envoy to italy,, who knows
Brazil and Is true and sincere friend
Of my country" said the Brazilian Am
bassador. furthermore, Mr.. Hoover will
find in Rio Janeiro an American diplo-
mat, Edwin v. Morgan, whom / might
call an honorary Brazilian, owing to his
long residence there and his thorough
and sympathetic knowledge of the en-
tire country.
.''Mr. Hoover will have everywhere in
Brazil the warmest reception, everybody
having admired him as a man, as a
philanthropist and as a statesman.
With the wide experience acquired by
travelling practically over all the world,
he will certainly realize the possibility
existing in collaboration between the
United States and Brazil, and he will
realize that in 10 years Brazil will pro-
duce and develop what it takes GEN.
tury to do in Europe.
"The only way of being in accord and
working together for mutual interest is
knowing Brazil well, and that is what
the President t-elect is about to do. Tn
der his impulse Brazil, which is as large
as Europe, may become one OF the most
States. as proved by the fact that
America alone exported to Brazil $4,000
automobiles-or 100 times more than
the number exported by some of the
most advanced manufacturing coun-
tries of Europe"
Evening star., 1928-11-13
WALKER POST OF LEGION
HOLDS ANNUAL REUNION
Harlan Wood, Department Com
mander, Among Speakers at
Armistice Gathering.

The James E. Walker Post of the
American Legion held its annual Armi-
stice reunion at 1902 Thirteenth street
last night. with addresses and poems
of war times.
One hundred members Of the post
heard speeches by Harlan Wood, depart
ment commander of the Legion: DR.. T.
Edward Jones, post commander; Emmett
j. Scott, secretary treasurer of Howard
University, and Paul j. McGahan, ma
ton al committeeman of the District
for the Legion.
Musical numbers were rendered by
James B. Lomack, Lester Dorsey, Har-
rison Smith, Mrs. Elmer Coyer and
Dick Hall.
Clarence C. H. Davis delivered an
address, paying tribute to the dead
heroes of the World War, and the poem,
FLANDERS Field" was read by Camp
bell G. Johnson.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
BROWNE IS ELECTED
BETHESDA FIRE CHIEF
Defeats Charles Morgan in Race
to Be Successor of
G.. Wady Imirie.

Dudley Browne, Washington patent
attorney, and a resident of Chevy
Chase Gardens, was elected chief of
the Bethesda Volunteer Fire Depart
ment last night, to succeed G. Wady
Imirie, who resigned recently. Mr..
Browne defeated Charles Morgan of
Montgomery avenue, Bethesda, the
other candidate for the post.
Jessie Barber was elected assistant
chief over William Hartley and John
Imirie was reelected secretary and
treasurer.
Andrew Pugh was elected captain
and John Sumner lieutenant of Com
pany, No. l. Arthur Oldfield was
elected captain and George Stangler
lieutenant of Company No. 2. j. Fred
Imirie was elected captain and Ham
mil Compton lieutenant of Company
No. 3.
The officers were elected by the men,
bers of the volunteer companies and
will serve for the coming year.
Evening star., 1928-11-13


metering in an effort to get them to
stop. The power company knows full
well that If there has been any viola
ton of the law they must be as guilty
as anybody, since in many cases, as we
shall prove at a public hearing, they
not only knew that the building was
to be sub-metered, but urged the own
ers to do it, planned the necessary lay
out for Sub-meter installation and sold
the meters.
Now, because of other reasons, the
company wants sub-metering discon-
tinued. They are annoying their Gus
toners, who are in many instances
those whom the power company itself
persuaded to sub-meter. This should
stop. For this purpose and to settle
the whole question of the right to sub
meter, we request an early hearing on
this case
Evening star., 1928-11-13
'Re6ners Fire" Found Marked in Book;
New Light Shed in Knaak Death Inquiry
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, November 13-A page
from a book on religion. with the
phrase, "The refiner's fire. under
scored, turned new light today on the
death of Miss Elfrieda Knaak Novem-
ber from burns inflicted, she said,
in "purif1cation rites" in the Lake Bluff,
ILL.,, police station furnace room.
The book, found among Miss Knaak's
private papers, spoke of the purifying
process Of pain"
1T is grander to suffer-" said the
book, because, rightly viewed, it is
sure to perfect the soul. 1t is impos-
sible to know true joy-the heights of
Evening star., 1928-11-13

joy-until you have known correspond
ing depths of pain. This is the process
called the refiner's fire." The last
three words were underscored.
Miss Knaak was found Semi-con-
scious in the police station basement.
her legs, arms and head badly burned.
In the days before she died she per-
sisted in her story that she alone had
inflicted the burns, and coroner'S jury
last week returned verdict accepting
the young woman's story.
Investigation by county authorities
and by the girls family has continued
in tbs belief that second person had
a part in the affair
Evening star., 1928-11-13
GIVEN TAKES OATH
THURSDAY MORNING
Will Assume New Duties as Police
Court Judge After
Ceremony.

Assistant United States Attorney
Ralph Given, who last Saturday was
appointed Police Court judge, will be
administered the oath of his new Office
by Justice Peyton Gordon in the United
States branch of Police Court at 10
o'clock Thursday morning.
Following the ceremony Mr.. Given
will enter at once upon the duties of
office, taking his place on the bench in
the same branch of court where he has
been prosecuting cases for the last 27
years.
Mr.. Given fills the vacancy caused
by the death last Summer of Judge
George H. Macdonald Judge Robert
E. Mattingly of the Municipal Court,
who has been sitting in Police Court
since Judge Macdonald was taken sick.
will return to his regular position after
Mr.. Given Is sworn ia.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
CELLIST TO APPEAR.

Miss Daisy Jean, the Belgian cellist
who entertained thousands of soldiers
during the World War by her recitals
in hospitals, will be presented tomor-
row night at 8:15 o'clock in Central
Community Center by the Community
Institute of Washington.
She was decorated with the Order
of the Crown by King Albert and, on
behalf of the Belgian people, the Queen
presented her with a rare old cello of
italian workmanship. This will be her
first public appearance In Washington.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
.LUSK AGAIN ASKS
SUBMETER INQUIRY
Discrimination Is Charged to
Potomac Power Co. in
His Letter.

A second request was made by Rufus
S. Lusk, executive secretary of the OPP
erative Builders Association, today to
have the Public Utilities Commission
order public hearing to clarity the
question of sub-metering of electric
current by owners of large buildings to
their individual tenants.
Mr. Lusk, in a letter to the Commis-
sion, charged that discrimination is be-
ing practiced by the Potomac Electric
Power Co., In that some of the large
building owners have been compelled to
stop the sub-metering practice and
: others have not.
Claims Expiration Of Limit.
ION September g." Mr.. Lusk wrote,
"the Commission granted the Potomac
Electric Power Co. 80 days to correct
cases of sub-metering at that time eX-
Ssting in Washington.
"Sixty-four days have elapsed since
that date and by no means have all OF
these cases been corrected and the
Commission has not set date for a
public hearing.
In the meantime, the power COM
pany has been endeavoring, to use
very mild term, to force various owners
20 stop submetering Of current. In
some cases they have made threats,
stating that the owner was violating
an order of the Public Utilities Com
mission To our knowledge no such
order exists.
I'm the list of buildings, 81 in num-
Der, in which Submetering was being
practiced as outlined in the letter from
the power company to the commission
dated September 4. there are certain
mis-Statements of fact We have in
vestigated some of these buildings and
find that the status of the cases as
outlined by the power company is not
the true status. In one case their re-
port says that contract had been
let for the wiring changes; this has
not been done. In another case it
stated that action was expected in a
few days, whereas the owners have re-
fused to do anything for over three
months.
"Glaring Example" Not Mentioned.
"And the most glaring example of
sub-metering, one of the largest hotels
in Washington, is not even mentioned
in the list.
1--WE respectfully request that hear
ing be granted in this matter. It is
evident that a discrimination now eX-
lists between the building owners who
are sub-metering and those who cam
not do so. The power company is pow
erless to stop it, since it has been try
ing to do so for eight months, and in
the more important cases where sub
netering is going on the owners have
refused point blank to discontinue, and
in our opinion they are within their
rights in SO doing.
whether sub-metering be legal or
not and we are firmly convinced it is
legal, there can be no question but
that the present discrimination now
existing between the owners who are
sub-metering and owners who cannot
do so is contrary to all public utility
practice. The matter can only be set
tied by hearing, which the commits
sion has promised us, and the sooner
this is done the better
Early Hearing Is Asked.
"As long as the commission delays
having a hearing. the power company
will continue to haraSs, worry and
threaten owners who are now SUBJ
Evening star., 1928-11-13
Hoover Will Get
Presidential HOnOrs
In South America
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Although he still will be off,
cially a private citizen, Presi-
dent-elect Hoover will be given
full presidential honors by the
Latin American countries which
he will visit on his trip aboard
the Maryland.
Mr.. Hoover thus will be en-
titled to a salute of 81 guns on
entering the ports of South Amer
ican countries. The State De-
partment, it is understood, has
communicated with the South
American governments and Sug-
gested that Mr.. Hoover be treated
as if he were already the Chief
Executive of the United States.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
SUGGESTS COOPERATION
IN WORK FOR VETERANS
Report to Medical Council Makes
Recommendation Relating to Re-
gional Offices and Hospitals.

The regional offices of the Veterans
Bureau throughout the country should
be operated in conjunction with Vet
erans' Bureau hospitals whenever pos
sible. according to a special committee
report today to the medical advisory
council of the Veterans Bureau
The report. made by DR.. George M.
PierSol of Philadelphia, recommended
that the two combined agencies should
be under the administration of a medi-
cal officer, which was the outstanding
feature Of a morning of reports from
xariouS comitteeS to the council.
Miss Clara D. Noyes, director of the
nursing service, proposed that a post
graduate school for nurses be estab-
liShed
The council has under consideration
numerous problems relating to the med
ical treatment of veterans and admin
istration of bureau affairs.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
FILM OWNERSHIP URGED.
German Advocates Government
Taking Over Industry,

BERLIN, November 13 (P).-Govern-
ment ownership of film interests was
advocated before the budget committee
of the Reichstag today by Karl Severing
minister of the interior.
He argued for this departure on the
ground that it would break the strangle-
hold of private monopolies on the in
dustry, safeguard the intellectual in
terests of the republic and raise the
film productions to higher artistic
standard.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
Mrs. Kathleen Marshall Dies.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 TIC SUIT
LYNCHBURG, Va, November 13.--
Mrs Kathleen Haney Marshall, wife OF
William p. Marshall of this city, died
Saturday afternoon from pneumonia at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. E. HALEY, at Keysville. Mrs Mar
shall bride of two months, went to
Kevsville last tuesday for a visit with
her parents, and her death occurred
after two days illness. She is survived
by her husband, parents, brother and
three sisters.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
ANNULMENT is ASKED.
Man Alleges Wife Was Married
Prior to Their Union.

Bias Reyes, native of Porto Rico,
said to be employed as chef for Mrs
Mary Roberts Rinehart. today asked
the District Supreme Court to annul
his marriage to Ada Sinclair Reyes, 1881
@ street.
He says the woman represented her
self as unmarried March 18, 1915, when
he went through a marriage ceremony
with her. 1t was not until 1925 that he
discovered that she then was the law
full wife of Charles Carson of Fairfax
County. Va, he charges He separated
from her on learning of her previous
marriage, he told the court. Attorney
Raymond Neudecker appeared for the
petitioner.
Evening star., 1928-11-13

To relieve the congestion Of freight
on the Magdalena River ir Colombia, a
railroad has been built to transport
goods along the bank opposite rapids
which have delayed steamers.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
American Dies in Brazil.

RIO JANEIRO, Brazil, November II
@.-An agency dispatch from Sac
Paulo reports the death of Leonardo
Yancey James, an American dentist.
He was 56 years old and had long been
in i'll health.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
CHARLES MOORE HONORED
Chairman of Fine Arts Commission
Decorated by French President.

Announcement came through the
French Embassy yesterday that Charles
Moore, chairman of the Commission of
Fine Arts, has been awarded the deco
ration of chevalier of the Legion of
Honor by President Doumergue of
France.
The award to Mr. Moore is in recog-
milton of his services in connection with
the preservation of the plan of Mai.
Pierre Charles L'Enfant for the deyel-
opment of the National Capital.
Evening star., 1928-11-13

American University co-eds wearing
Swedish costumes i'm which they will appear in
folk dances next Friday night at the Foreign
Dinner" Of the Women's Guild Of the university.
Left to right: Misses Alice Hetzel Elizabeth
HILL Esther McVey Ruth Rinkel, Elsie Sand
berg and Elizabeth McVey.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-30

CYMPHONY music in Moscow con-
y tinues to be provided by the two
fundamental concert organizations:
the Concert Bureau of the Academic
Theatres, formerly the Russian Phil
harmony, and Persimfans, First
Symphony Ensemble).
The Concert Bureau mainly organ
ICES concerts by musicians from
aboard. Among the foreign guests
should be mentioned the German con-
ductor Scherchen, who recently gave
an excellent programme Of both Rus
sian and Western modern composers.
like Starvinsky, Myaskovsky, Krzen-
elk and others. Another foreign guest
was the conductor Scheinflug, who
presented the compositions of Schu-
bert, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.
AS to chamber music, among the
concerts organized by the Bureau
mention should be made of interest
ing concerts given by Barer, Sofronit-
sky and Iturbie.
The activities of Persimfans the
past season led along new field
special work consisting in the or
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role was played by another Leningrad
composer, the young and highly tai
ented Shostakovitch. This composer
some time ago produced a most pro-
found symphony dedicated to the Oc-
tober Revolution. Mention should also
be made of the work of the Moscow
composer Roslavetz, who produced a
Cantata in parts for choir soloists
and orchestra.
Among operate productions pro-
duced in Moscow special mention
should be made of two, the production
of the Heroic Apotheosis" in the
Grand Theatre and of "Flengo" in the
Experimental Theatre. Both of these
were produced the past season.
Chamber Music Popular.
In regard to chamber music, men
tion ought to be made of the concerts
given in the Home of Scientists, and
in the State Academy of Art Re-
search. Among concerts of this kind
special concerts were given by the
Moscow Conservatory and Stradivar-
Jus string quartets, the Lieder Abende
given by Nine. o. Bogoslavskaya anc
the piano concerts by s. E. Feinberg
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-30
BY TITLE LITTINSKY.

Very, very inspiring, and by far
exceeding the expectation of the most
sanguine among US, was the ban
quet rendered to Kate Gitlow by the
United Council of Working Class
Women on her return from the Union
of Socialist Soviet Republics.
The affair took place on Saturday
night at the Manhattan Lyceum.
New York.
To see the spacious hall crowded to
capacity, and seats all taken and
goodly throng standing about the
walls and in the doorway, was enough
to strike joy into the hearts of all
militant workers devoted to the
working class movement, and to make
our enemies feel bluer than blue Mon
day. Faces were beaming; hearts
were throbbing joyously and the
jubilant spirit was so high that it was
with difficulty that the POSTMASTER
Ray Ragozin, managed to control the
merry-makers and to make them
listen to the Representatives of vari-
Gus organizations, who came to greet
Kate Gitlow and the women's move
ment she represents on this occasion
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Taxi Drivers Have Vicious Grind

IL and ii hours a night"
One driver working for Benny En-
gle, of 327 Delaney Street, said, 81
have been working for this man for
the past three weeks. He is known
as one of the biggest hounds in the
industry. I must bring in SIS night
or better and if don't it means that
/ have to look for another job.
"Last week was about to pull in
to the GARAGE with 1885, when I
net one of the drivers who had just
turned his cab in. He had booked
SILL 1t meant that he was given the
air I turned my cab around and
started out working again. By three
thirty I managed to get another dol
lar and putting the other 35 cents of
my tips on the meter had my 3
pounds (S15). pulled in and the
night boss took my bookings with a
smile and pat on my back. What
smile and what pat on the back l
would have gotten if would have
fallen below the average"
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ganization of symphony concerts in
the working class districts of Mos
COW, for which purpose subsidy was
granted by the Soviet government
which enabled the organization of
some thirty popular concerts for
working class audiences.
Conductorless" Orchestras.
In it's regular concert activity, Per-
simfans continues to make use of solo
players in combination with collective
"conductorless" playing. Regular
symphony concerts were given during
the current season from the works of
Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Glasunov
and Balakirev. An interesting and re-
freshing novelty was furnished by the
celebration concerts last season or
gained by Persimfans, introducing
the work of the young Leningrad COM
poser I. Schilinger who endeavors to
reflect in the form of symphony the
whole completely of post-revolution-
airy life.
The Association of Modern Music
an organization of musical radical
ism, has introduced a great number
Of novelties, among which the central
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p. m. who stated that they are work.
ing for the open shop "Yellows" and
the independent fleet owners, 70 out
of 95 drivers wanted to be organized
into a union.
Union Sentiment.
At 60th Street and First Ave,
where the Fellows have a double
garage, one chauffeur, with the COM
pany six years, said, "Well, it's about
sine the organizers did come down
here. Conditions are terrible. Men
are not making a living. It's getting
worse and worse"
At the hackstand on 4th Ave. and
32nd St., Brooklyn, a driver who was
broke in by the "Yellows" five years
Ego said, "When the company broke
me in to drive, l was told that l
would be making my fifty bucks a
week. 1 have been driving their Loads
of Iron around the streets for years
,ow, and the best l could average on
the night shift is $50 per week, work
ing six and seven days weekly and
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Declaring that the present drive by
the Greater City Taxi Owners As
sociation to force out 10000 taxicab
men from the industry is largely mo-
tivated by the Yellow Taxi Corpora
ton, Morgan-controlled and largest
firm in the business, cab drivers yes
terday pointed out that the Yellow
Taxi Corporation provides lowest
paying hack job in the city. It's men
receive 40 per cent of the bookings
if they work days. If they work 5
days they get 80 per cent, if they
work A days only SO 1-3 per cent
Drivers working for the Independents
get flat commission of 40 per cent.
Four years ago the Brotherhood of
Taxi Chauffeurs, an independent
union, organized all drivers working
for the Mogul Checker Fleet owners.
The Yellow Taxi drivers were left
alone. Before the strike the drivers
were getting 33 1-3 per cent and
after the strike, which lasted Z days
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effecting 1000 drivers, and due to
their victory the men raised it to 40
per cent. About four months there
after the union broke up, due to in
efficiency and lack of organizational
experience on the part of the organ
izers.
Neither the Brotherhood of Taxi
Chauffeurs nor the International
Brotherhood of Transfers, Chauf-
feurs and Stablemen Helpers Union,
has ever made a serious attempt to
organize the drivers of the Yellow
Taxi Corporation in spite of the fact
that the men have been waiting for
some one to take the lead.
At the Breton Hall Hotel stand of
the Fellows, ID out of II drivers an
swering a DAILY WORKER reporter
wanted to know when a union was 60
ing to be formed.
Chauffeurs along Eighth Ave. and
45th Street and along Sixth Ave-, in
the midst of the theatre district, in
terviewed between 10 and II o'clock