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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05
ROBERT A. FRANCIS MEETS
TRAGIC DEATH

Robert A. Francis, turnkey at the
city prison, was instantly killed nearly
Hamden, Ohio, last Sunday morning.
The deceased, together with his
brother Emmett, of Toboso, and Earl
Baird, formerly of Newark, was
spending his vacation with Theodore
Francis, brother who is employed as
lineman at the place near where the
accident occurred. The four men were
making a trip on a motor speeder,
which left the track at a curve, throw
ing Sergeant Francis under the car
and killing him instantly. The two
other brothers were painfully in
jured, while Mr.. Baird entirely es-
capped.
Previous to being placed on the
Newark police force some twelve
years ago, Mr.. Francis was a member
of the Electrical Workers union, but
at that time took out a withdrawal
card.
Mr.. Francis was a member of the
Masonic Lodge at Frazeysburg, and
his funeral was conducted on Tues
day afternoon by that body. Inter
ment in Cedar Hill cemetery.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05
Crime Against Children of United States
Averted by the Labor PrseS

children to enter the jaws of a Lying
hell
"Thus, fguratively speaking, did
the bona fide labor press of the
United States hurl into the camp of
the kaiserites the def: "You shall
not pass to massacre our children"
"Unspeakable have been the crimes
committed by the huns against the
devastated countries of Europe. And
yet, under the guise of patriotism and
necessity, there were men high in the
official world in the United States
who would have, in one fell swoop
made the greatest republic on earth
shambles that would make even
those of devastated Belgium appear
as elysium.
"Organized labor stood as a rock
and the labor press unbuckled its
sword, hardened its muscles, and let
it be known that if they were going
to fight the battles for a world dem
ocracy their children should not be
spitted upon the bayonets of the
dollar-seeking dollar idolators.
"And thus, through the labor
press of the land, was there averted
even a greater crime against child
hood than has been the portion of
those who have felt the hand OF
rapine and murder in devastated
Europe.
"When historians finally write and
record the events of this world war
they will not have made that record
complete until they write down how
it was that the labor press prevented
the sacrifice of millions of children
before the United States had really
entered the world fray.
with the espionage act in work,
ing order, those who vociferously
voiced the thought of the murderous
element of Europe subsidized, and to-
day, after little over one year ir
the war, it is to be doubted if one OF
those hun agents, occupying official
positions, would dare to advocate the
placing of little children in the can
mons mouth.
Zone year ago they advocated that
very thing"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05

Cincinnati.-The Chronicle, in dis.
cussing the attempted crime against
the children in this country, says:
"The United States had not entered
into the world conflict more th&n a
few weeks before there were ennis
saries in our midst who would have
committed a greater crime against
the children of the United States than
have the hun hordes in Europe COM
mitted against the devastated coun-
tries that have felt their scOFching
and devastating breath.
"SOme governors, some legislatures
and legislators listened to TIE oily
tongues of the enemies of the land,
and, under the plea of patriotism and
loyalty, inaugurated processes by
which old-established laws having to
do with the conservation of child life
should be trampled under the heel of
profteering and profteers. They met
their Armageddon!
"Without a single exception the
several hundred labor papers through
out this broad land instantaneously
girded their loins and entered the
fray to prevent the rampages Of the
child-labor baiters.
'"IhOse labor papers, representing,
as they did, the loyal element of la
Dor, that element which has done SO
much to assimilate and educate the
millions of foreign-born men and wo-
men into a great "melting pot" of
better citizenship, threw down the
gauntlet to the American kaisers, and
defed them to abrogate the child
labor laws upon the statutes of the
several states.
"'At the peril of your life, you
shall not pass!' was the rallying cry
from east to west and from north to
south. we will go into this world
conflict, and, when we do, the bone
and sinew of the land will bring
democracy for all the world; but you
shall not take our children and grind
their bones into shot and shell; you
shall not rob them of the heritage
for which we go to war; you shall not
stunt their souls, their intellects, their
right to sunshine, by compelling our
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05

Representative julius Kahn of Cali
fornia told the senate agricultural
committee last week that enactment
of prohibition legislation at this time
would bankrupt California wine grow
ers and result in loss totaling millions
of dollars.
Anticipating final ratification of the
federal constitutional amendment,
Mr.. Kahn said many now are liqui-
dating their property.
"I have been told" he added, "that
the banks in California have been
asked to loan growers $10,OOO,O00 in
anticipation of this years crop. To
pass this legislation simply would
make every dollar of this investment
total loss, besides making this
vintage a total loss"
Many California wine growers are
converting their lands into orchards
and grain fields, believing prohibition
eventually will come, Mr.. Kahn said,
but they believe they should be given
two or three years additional time to
complete liquidation of their property,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05
Carpenters Make Gains

indianapolis. = General Secretary
Frank Duffy, of the Brotherhood OF
Carpenters and Joiners, reports the
following wage increases of affiliated
unions:
Durango, Cal, 621a to 75c per hour
Bartlesville, Okla, $3.50 to $3.50 pei
day. Summit, N. j., SOC to 6219c pei
hour. South Bend, Ind, 55c to Csc pei
hour. Wellsville, o., 56Ac to 75c pei
hour. Cleveland, o., millmen are now
receiving 60c per hour, working the
eight-hour day, A hours per week;
closed shop.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05
Gains for Plumbers

Chicago.-General Secretary-Treas
Thomas E. Burke of the United Asso-
citation of Plumbers and Steam Fit
ters reports the organization of the
following unions for May: No. 158,
Rutland, VT; No. 1862, Lawron, Okla;
No. 459, Miami, Okla; No. SIT, Long
Beach, Cal; No. SAT, Niles, o.; No.
$50, Trenton, Ontario, Can; No. $40,
Louisville, KY; No. 73O, Peters
borough, Ontario, Can; No. 731,
Toronto, Ontario, Can; No. 1872, Will
Transport, Pa; No. 733, Toledo, o.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05
STRIKE OF COLUMBUS STREET
CAR MEN ENDED

The strike of motormen and con-
ductors of the Columbus city car lines
for better wages and improved work
ing conditions which was inaugurated
at an early hour Sunday morning,
was brought to a close Monday night
when both the company and the union
men agreed to submit their differences
to the federal war labor board for
settlement. Cars are again running
as usual.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05

In Wisconsin there is a law pro-
viding for pecuniary compensation to
be made to any person innocently con-
victed and imprisoned. The first case
calling for the application of this
law-which was passed in 1913-is
that of Charles j. Meyer, of Mil
waukee, who, upon having been con-
victed of a crime and sentenced to
Imprisonment, was released upon the
ground that his sentence was based
upon wrong section of the law, of
the infringement of which he had
been found guilty. Meyer now has
made his application for compensa-
tion which in no case may exceed
$500 for one single year of unjust
incarceration.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05
ALLIED SHOP CRAFTS

A special meeting of the local
Federation Allied Shop Crafts was
called Tuesday evening, July 2, for
the purpose of going into and dis
cussing the application of General
Order No. II, issued by Director
General McAdoo.
Bro. J. P. Wolfe called the meeting
to order and stated that We were as
sembled to get a correct understand
ing relative to the application of this
order. He stated clearly the findings
of the Federated Executive Committee
on the matter. In brief, we were
given to understand on January 1st,
1918, that we would have to nego-
tiate with the government, and not
fore, in obtaining a working agree
ment relative to the hours of labor,
rates of pay for overtime, and hourly
rates. Mr.. McAdoo informed us that
we would be given square deal
which was all we asked. Mr.. Nc
Adoo appointed commission to de-
eide on these matters. After much
deliberation and research the COM
mittee made their recommendation
to the Director General, who had
then returned from a tour of the west
on the Third Liberty Loan Drive. Mr..
McAdoo made the recommendations
of the commission general order No.
I27, with but few slight changes, eff
fective Jan. 1st. 1t seems to US that
the Director General was handed
large and juicy lemon by this COM
mission, for as soon as received by
the membership protests began to
arrive by the carload. The officers
of the Railway Department protested
strongly and asked that the order be
annulled. Mr.. McAdoo informed them
that as only part of it was unjust,
and as it was already in effect, it
would be impossible to annul the
same. He did, however, appoint a
new commission on June 3rd, and
ordered them to sit at once to hear
of any inequalities that might come
before them. The Railway Depart
ment was honored by the appointment
of Mr.. A. O. Wharton to the new
commission. This new board is in
session now hearing these demands.
The question then came up as to
whether the adjustments made by
this new board would date back to
January 1st. An article was read
from circular IA which stated that
Mr.. McAdoo had informed this De-
partment that the new commission
had power to recommend date of
effectiveness as we'll as amount of in
crease, and that the application of
order No. 27 would in no way inter-
fere with, prejudice or influence the
new board.
1t was moved and seconded that
this body would endorse the action of
the Federated Committee, which was
to accept the application OF order NO.
27 under protest and to remain at
our post, and under no circumstances
do anything that would embarrass
the union officials in their negotia-
tions or the government in the pro-
motion of the war. Relying on the
statement Of Director General Nc
Adoo that "We would get a square
deal'', this motion carried unanimous
ly. Bro. Wolfe is to be commended
for the splendid and mastery way in
which he explained the situation. We
adjourned all feeling better informed.
F. C. BAILEY, Secy.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05

more pronounced in wholesale than in
retail prices. This would indicate that
while the retailer continues to make
no more than bare living, the large
profteers are the only people who are
being benefited by the ever increas-
ing costs which result in decreasing
the purchasing power Of the workers
weekly wage.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05

Inc line OF mdfCn was as IOllOWS:
Starting on Fourth and Church, east
on Church to First, south on First to
East Main, east on East Main to B
& o. railroad, counter-marching west
on East Main to Public Square, around
south side of Square to West Main on
West Main to Sixth street, north on
Sixth to Locust, east on Locust to
Hudson avenue, south on Hudson ave
to square, around north side of square
to second, south, on second to south
side of park. Disband.
Immediately after the parade the
following program was observed on
the south side of the court house
steps:
Temporary Chairman-E. C.Wright
Master of Ceremonies-H. A. Ath-
erton.
Invocation-Rev. c. H. Stull.
Message from President Wilson,
40 minutes)-Jas. R. Fitzgibbon.
"America"-Audience.
Solo-Frank Strear Accompanied
by Buckeye Band.
Address Us minutes)-Rev. Bohon
Schmitt.
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Audience.
Address-Labor in the War Us
minutes)-GeO. H. Hamilton.
Quartette.
"Star Spangled Banner" sung by
Audience, accompanied by Buckeye
Band.
Benediction-Rev. G. H. Stull.
The successful manner in which the
days celebration was conducted re-
fleets much credit upon those who
had the matter in charge.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-30
Var Interest in
District Prompts
Peculiar Wagers

Interest in the war. the progress OF
the German drive and the possible
outcome of the greatest battle in the
history of the world, has aroused this
district TO a serious contemplation OF
the nations task. On the streets the
only topic is the war. Everywhere
else the war has the uppermOst inter
est Of men and women.
One OF the developments Of the con
flict has been the laying in the dis
trict of many wagers as to the out
come of the present battle, its dura-
ton and the probable losses on each
side. The largest yet known bet was
laid yesterday afternoon on the dura-
tiOn of the war.
During a discussion of the battle in
4 Main street establishment the words
became hot and the argument intense.
Before the encounter concluded a bet
had been laid that the war would be
over by July 4, Independence day. The
wager was for a $50 suit of clothes
and s. Panama hat. Conditions includ-
ed that the peace treaties would not
have to be signed by July 4.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-30
Police Raid
Local Winery

Last evening about seven o'clock
Chief Of Police j A. kempton and OF
ficer Foe Hardwick, raided a home
made distillery in Upper Brewery
Gulch and arrested the Mexican wOm-
an in charge and destroyed about forty
gallons of homemade brew. Officer
Hardwick a few nights ago discovered
that there were numerous persons go
ing into the house and by watching
discovered that she was dishing out
some sort OF beverage. He reported
the matter to Kempton and last night
they visited the place themselves, but
did not drink any of the concoction
but spilled it ont on the ground and
placed the woman in Jail where she
viii be kept until this morning and
then given a hearing before Judge
Thomas. She was under the influence
of the homemade brew and was very
indignant because the officers came
into the house and destroyed her
source of profit, and offered to show
fight but she soon decided that it was
no use when Kempton caught a hold
of her
According 10 the officers the home
made wine was made of raisins, grape
Juice. prunes and some sort of grain
either barley or wheat Il had a very
sour taste and smell. In one barrel
she had some ice so that It was cool
and refreshing to her many custom
ers
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-30
EggLesS Easter
For Scout Order
Patriotic MOUe

Word that a movement for an egg
less Easter mas been started in Wash
ington and that appeals have been
sent broadcast 10 members OF the Boys
Scouts and Girls Scouts organizations
TO refrain from the wasting of eggs on
this occasion. was received in Bisbee
yesterday. According 10 the infoTRia
ton the movement has already done
away with the annual egg rolling on
the lawn of the White House, and has
/ secured the support of many districts
I The statement follows.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover. wife Of the
/ food administrator; Mrs. Newton i.
/ Baker, wife of the secretary of war;
] Mrs. Medill Mccormick. of Chicago,
wife OF Congressman Mccormick; Mrs.
i Philander p. Claxton. wife of the
I United States commissioner OF eduea-
Z ton; and other women of national
I prominence head a movement to have
the boys and girls of the country OBJ
serve an eggless Easter.
The Saving in Eggs.
There are members of the council
/ of the Girl Scouts of the district OF
/ Columbia, the girls of which OrganiZa-
ton have already pledged themselves
/ not to waste a single egg Easter and
&c urge their friends to. follow their
example They furnish these statist-
les.
BY renouncing eggs Easter the 90
5s0.7O and more school children of
the United States would save, approx
imately. $685., 103 eggs for food Tor the
soldiers of our army and people of our
allies, figuring three eggs per child
When you speak of 60.6S0. JOB eggs.
you are talking about 5,066.S42 dozens.
and to waste that many would mean
something like $2,022, $3.50 at the pre-
vailing price of eggs"
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
president, is honorary president of the
Girl Scouts of America.
No White House "RoiIing" This Year.
The move of the district of Column
bia council for an eggless Easter fol-
lows the announcement that the egg
rolling held annually on the White
House lawn for the children of Wash
ingtOn would be discontinued this
year.
Il is suggested by the organization
that Easter rabbits confine their eff
forts for the small youngsters to init
alton eggs. There are said to be at
tractiye tin and wooden eggs.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-30
State and County NelUs Briefs

there with their bad horses for the
bronCho busting contest while burro
roping. pony races and other cowboy
sTCrts are 10 be pulled off One Of
the feature events of the day will be
a ma ched 100-yard dash between Paul
Butler Of Light champion sprinter of
he Sulphur Spring valley. and Frank
O-izzard) sanders, champion OF
Tombstone The race will be for a
purse OF Sl00. Substantial prizes are
TO be awarded to the winners Of the
cowboy events and The sports will
start at o'clock in the afternoon.
People from all parts of the county
will be there. a dance is 10 be given
tonight
John Miller. employed in a Douglas
bakery. was arrested Thursday BY
Chief % Police James II. East on a
charge OF making dislOyal utterances,
the charge being made by Mrs. Feland
Meadows. The prisoner was turned
over TO the department of justice and
released Thursday afternoon. the evil
dence, in the opinion Of that deparr,
ment, not being strong enough TO hold
him for preliminary hearing. Justin
c. Daspit of the department of justic,
commended the action of Mrs Mead
ows in the highest terms. saying tina,
il every one in Douglas displayed the
same patriotic spirit there would be
no seditious whispers there. Although
he did not feel that he could prose
cute the prisoner on the evidence at
hand he severely arraiened him and
told him that he would hereafter be
under surveillance. In addition to this
there was high praise on every side
for the manner in which Mrs Mead
ows exhibited her patiorism.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-30
The Ninth Day

Word from the fighting front yesterday,
the ninth day of the German drive, was not
as encouraging as it might have been,
neither was it as bad as it well might have
been. The allied world is waiting anxious
" for the allied counter attack on a greater
scale than any allied operation of the war.
It must come and it must prevail or the
Prussian boasts of a great victory must be
admitted as a fact The Germans have
driven wedge into the British lines, said
to be almost thirty miles deep at its apex
They have advanced from the battle line
nearly half way to Paris. If they can hold
their gains they vii lhave achieved much
of what they started out to do, even though
they failed to rout and shatter the British
divisions
But no brave and loyal man believes they
can hold this great gain.
If, as reported, General Foch Is in COM
mand of the allied reserve, created by the
council at Versailles for just such crisis,
and this reserve is 100000 strong, as re-
ported, then this column pins its faith to
Foch to strike when the time is ripe and
to strike hard enough to win.
At the battle of the Marine, it will be re-
membered General Foch commanded the
center. At the height of this great strug
gle Foch sent word to Joffre something
like this: Il am being pressed back on the
right: my center is giving way and | am
beaten on the left; | AM ABOUT TO
ADVANCED And thus was the battle of
the Marine won.
General Foch is the man to lead the al
lied reserve IF any man can break the
Hun, he is that man. For he has broken
the Hun before A stronger, better Ger
man army than this one now threatening
the allied lines.
The situation on the Flanders and Pr
cardy fronts is still serious, but there is
nothing over which to lose hope and cour-
age. The allied reserves, and we know they
have reserves, have not yet entered the &C
ton. Not until Foch strikes will the final
result be known.
Friends of the allied cause have been
hoping and praying for the counter stroke
ever since Monday. 1t may come today;
it may not come for another week Of ankle
ty and depression. But it will come. And
it viii come when brave and tried men on
the field think that the time is right to
strike. AND 1T WILL PREVAIL
In the meantime, let US continue to be
of good heart and high courage, pressing
on with set lips, neither fearing to face the
bitter present nor losing faith in the great
future.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-30

Little do we know of German frightful-
ness against all peoples in spite of all that
has been written and said We simply can
not believe it. We allow too much for
ezaggeration. We ascribe most Of these
stories to natural enrnity against Germany
and an effort to arouse the allied peoples
against the Hun. We remember that, be-
fore the war, Germans we knew and liked.
had told us that these stories cannot be
true; consider me: ! am good citizen and
kind and JUST am German all Germans
are about ike me- We do not stop to
think that German discipline is Ike iron.
That German junkers and Prussian beasts
are in the saddle and must be obeyed. We
do not, will not, cannot understand the
Prussian character at war. Some of these
things were brought. home to Warren dis
trict people the other night by DR.. Frederick
A. Perry, national war secretary of the
Y. NJ G. A He told of case after case of
frightful brutality practiced already against
American soldiers by the Prussians, the
truth oil. which he attested by his own per-
sonal knowledge. These narratives are 50
CHASTITY, so fiendish, so inhuman, that it
is very hard to believe them. But, by the
living God they are truel his man
carries plain truth in his right hand His
to1c, his &c. his gesture. his entire being
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-30
Hunt Attending
Education Meet

Governor Hunt passed through Tue
son Thursday evening enroute TO
Washington, where he viii attend a
conference OF governors called by Sec
Rotary Lane of the department OF the
interior, TO further the study OF Engi-
ish in the schools OF America The
governor was accompanied by Adult
ant General Charles Harris. and his
Private Secretary. Louis w. Lower
thai, accompanied him as far as Tue
son. Tom Campbell. Arizona's other
governor" also will attend the con
ference by special invitation. He Is
already enrOute. having departed from
Prescott over the Santa Fe.