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The Carlisle independent., 1919-07-10
PUSHING THE FIGHT AGAINST
 UNFAIR RATES
Congress May Soon Aot on the Poindexter Bill to Abolish Un-
 just Railroad Tariffs.
TO BENEFIT INTERIOR CITIES.
Latter Have Had tc pav Excessive Costs of Railroads Fight on
 Water Carriers.

Washington, D. c. tSpeciaL)-Liv- ing will be permanently, cheaper in hundreds of interior cities and towns, notably in the West and South, when Senator Poindexter's bill to amend the long and short haul clause of the inter- state commerce law is enacted, so a. to finally abolish the power of the It. terstate Commerce Commission to per init discriminations in railway rates.
 As everybody knows, the coast cities of the country for years received ab-
The Carlisle independent., 1919-07-10
C. $. SexoT~ MILES POiNOEXTER
O Rs, s%oNAAeA,

normally low freight and passenger rates whenever there was competition with water transportation. the rail- roads making up their losses on this traffic by extorting money from the interior communities through the me 1ium of excessive tariffs.
 Three years ago Senator Poindexter began his attacks upon these tariff dis criminations. Supporting his activities in the senate, number of western states took steps to give him effective aid, and applications were made to the Interstate Commerce Commission for remedial measures It was long and determined fight before adequate rec ognltion from the commission was se- cured Finally, however, after exhaus- tive inquiries on March 15, 1918, the Interstate Commerce Commission made ruling which went part way towards relieving cities in the intermountain states, including those in Montana, Utah, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, North and South Dakota, Arizona, Nebraska and Nevada Under this ruling cities in these states were allowed terminal rates-no more than coast rates, but they could be charged up 10 point approx!mating such ter minal rates. Moreover, this schedule of rates is subject to reversal by the Interstate Commerce Commission at its pleasure, thus creating an urhcer- tain situation inimical to all manufac- turing interests
 The senator sought, however, to go much further, and permanently rem edy the situation, which was only par italy relieved His bill takes away from the Interstate Commerce Com mission all powers to permit discrim- nations against inland cities in favor of coast cities, by enacting into law tie provision that no railroad hence forth shall receive any greater com pensation for the transportation of passengers or freight for shorter than for longer distance over the same line, or route, in the same direc- tion. the shorter being included in the longer distance. or to charge any greater compensation as through FOute tildH tlie aggregate or the inter- mediate rates: nor shall a common carrier be authorized to receive as great compensation for shorter as for a longer distance
 But while temporary relief had been granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission in the case of western states, the entire South and many DOT tions of the East were still left at the mercy of the railroads, no concessions being given them. The South, how ever, was not slow in awakening to the fact that the West had secured an improvement in railroad tariff rates to the financial benefit of Its cities. As result of vigorous propa ganda work instituted first at Jackson, Tenn, and then extended to cover all south ern territory, the business men in the states of Georgia, Alabama, New Mex leo, North and South Carolina, Ten nessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklaho- ma and Texas were aroused and have recently been making vigorous efforts to get the Interstate Commerce Com mission to extend it's western rulings to include the South As an illustra- ton of the growing interest in that 1aovement . Jobber4 Association
The Carlisle independent., 1919-07-10

Worms interfere with the growth of children. They be- come thin. pale and sickly. Get rid of these parasites at once if you would have, healthy, happy, cheerful children. WHITES CREAM VERMIFUGE destroys worms and benefits the whole system. For sale by all Dealers
The Carlisle independent., 1919-07-10
BETTER BE!|!: FARMING HINTS
COUNTY AGENTS AND FARMERS WILL GO TO SCHOOL TO-
 CIPHER

Summer Farmers week. the first annual gathering of county agents and farmers for the pur- pose of taking short course will begin at the Arkansas Col lege of Agriculture. Fayetteville, August 18th. Each county agent will bring with him number of farmers from his own county. A large attendance is expected, since it will be given during the season when farmers can most conveniently get away from home. The preservation of soil fertility, the increasing Of crop production, livestock raising and other agricultural subjects will he emphasized. A room and cot will be supplied free of charge at the domitories, where meals will be furnished at a minimum cost. Make plans now to come and spend the week.
 MANY COLORED WOMEN AND
 GIRLS ENROLLED IN AGRI-
 CULTURE
 Enrolment in the colored wo- men and girls clubs in Arkan. sas on May l was: 2l62 women and 1896 girls. The various club activities were represented as follows: home demonstration. 2182; canning. 1890: poultry, 329: pig. 30; sewing 1885; cooking. 665; according to report made by Mary L. Ray, negro district home demonstration agent, un. der whose supervision the negro work in Arkansas is being con- ducted, to Miss Connie J. Bon Slagel, state home demon stration agent of the agricultural exten- sion division. University of Ar. kansas. Campaigns are being conducted in every negro com. munity for more and better live. stock and poultry and better homes.
 SOW MOTHERS 200 PIGS IN
 ELEVEN YEARS
 Pride of the farm, a pure Pc land China SOW owned by J. NJ. Webster of Springdale is the mother of POO pigs. She had her first litter in 1908 and has had two filters of pigs each year since then. Mr. Webster has had unusual success in rearing his pigs and says every sue. cessful hog raiser must use the self feeder and have plenty of
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grain feed if he is to produce pork economically" NINETY CARS OF HOGS SHIPPED co OPERATIvELY. RULES
 ADOPTED

co OPERATIvELY. RULES
 ADOPTED
 The number of carloads of hogs shipped co operatively since January 1st has jumped to ninety in number, with an in creased price of from S400 to $500 received in Arkansas hogs on the city markets oyer local prices. However farmers who expect to ship comparatively must observe the following rules If they are to be successful, ac- cording to T. Roy Reid of the Marketing Service of the Uni versity of Arkansas. l The best market hog weighs about 25O pounds and is smooth in quality and finish. } Best quality must be born into the hogs. It can not be developed in inferior types. 3 Rough paunchy hogs cannot be. made smooth by a months feeding 1, Large, thin, smooth hogs weighing f5 to 125 pounds are readily sold as feeders. 5, Barrows and spayed gilts are the best sellers. 6. Sows show ing piggy are docked 40 pounds on the central markets. Stags are oocked 70 pounds. :. Boars are sold without dock, but at low price. 5, Ear marked hogs will never top the market. even though they have the quality and finish. g, The cooperative plan of marketing furnishes a regu. lar and profitable market to the man who grows hogs to sell.
 HULL FARMERS INSTITUTE
 A farmers Institute for Union county is being planned by E. E. Coen and Mrs. Helene s. Henry, county and home demonstration agents in this county. The insti- ute will be held during the lat. ter part of July, and the pro- gram will include illustrated lee. lures, educational movies. and speakers from the agricultural extension division of University of Arkansas, and other agricnl- tural leaders of the state.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-07-10

Miss Naoma Pharr was taken suddenly i'll Saturday evening with some form of stomach trouble and has heen confined to her bed at the home of her moth CT since that time.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-07-10

Mrs, Dan Staples was visi- tor with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Proctor at Hagen the frs tof the week.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
FOUR Is TAKERS ARE
At WORK IN TACOMA

lUnion Record Tacoma Bureau)
TACOMA, Dec. 23.-The Al free
employment office at 1147 Com
morce street, is pulling off a fine
advertising stunt by passing out
cards and advertising in the news
papers than 10000 ioggers are
wanted to man Loyal Legion Of
Ioggers and Lumbermen camps
when they resume operation after
the first of the year.
The cards invite the recipient to
go Immediately to the Al free en-
ployment office and register, Only
Americans or aliens willing to de-
clare their intentions to become
such and who believe in our gov
eminent are registered, the card
says. Mill workers are also want
ed to register
At Ill headquarters, which
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
'1SMS" CAN'T SOLVE
INDUSTRIAL UNREST

WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 90
The announcements of idealists
will have no effect on industrial I'M
rest, says Editor Hilton of the
Wheeling Majority.
THE main business of industry
today" says this labor editor, lis to
make money. SO long as that con-
ception prevails, idealist advice will
not be taken seriously, and the only
reforms having any chance of ac-
ceptance will be those showing
promise of being profitable. There
fore it is necessary in the interest
of social good, to teach that it is
profitable to serve society usefully
and Improbable to carry on indus
try for the mere purpose of making
money.
1T can all be adjusted, of course.
II that one fact is faced. But no
body faces it except enthusiasts
borne up by a religion or an ism.
and they cry Peace. Peace into
an industrial discord where, by the
very nature of the struggle. there
can be no peace. 1t can be adjusted.
not permanently, for a settlement
made today would not fit tomor-
rows needs; a new invention. the
discovery of a new mineral, and
there would be another dislocation.
Rather the machinery can be
created, and through which a con-
tinuous readjustment can take
place. That machinery must be the
units of industry themselves: the
organized units of manufacturers
and employees, bankers and brokers,
sslesmen and distributors. These
can function, and they are the only
factors that can function. Any
other method is waste of time.
That is the ultimate. We will
come to it some day, and give up
the fiction of geographical govern
ment in an age of industry"
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of the country in confusion and dis
astcr. It appeals TO the Senate not
to effectuate this scheme, so detri-
mental to the welfare of the people
of this nation.
The history OF the roads and the
condition which compelled the gov
eminent to take them over are re-
viewed by the report. Long before
We entered the war" it says, "the
transportation system was on the
verge of total collapse through mis-
management and corruption. Grossly
oyercapitalized the public was bur
dcned with constantly increasing
rates to pay dividends on watered
stock.
THE managers openly robbed the
railroads from the inside. Construc-
ton and supply companies we're or
gained by railway officials and
managers. From these companies
the railroads bought supplies of all
kinds at eXorbitant prices. I'm
restrained greed eXacted such profits
on purchases by these insiders from
themselves that there was always
shortage of funds for properly
eqCipping the roads.
This inside graft ate up the
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
UNFAIR LIST
BARBER SHOPS

/. H. Turner, 1104 Hewitt; Barn
hart Shop, Monroe.
BUILDING LABORERS
Peter Jackson, L. Starke, Emil
Mitersbach, John Grant.
CLUB ROOM
The ILL Club Room, corner
Cakes and Hewitt avenues.
CONTRACTORS
Christ Kruppler & Son and the
Standard Oil Bldg, at corner of Pa
cific and Virginia.
ELECTRICIANS
f. r. Hare, electrical contractor;
John Thueson.
FISH COMPANIES
San Juan Fish Co. Seattle.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Buffers. the Star and the Navy.
MEAT MARKETS
Everett Avenue Meat Market, Rlv-
erside; Carstens Meat Market, 281S
Colby.
CONDENSED MILK
Libby. Mcneil & Libby, Packers
and Gamers; Carnation, Aster, Mt.
Vernon and Washington brands; va
kima City Creamery
PLASTERER
A. c. Wright, A. l.. Knapp. Booth,
Tom Nygard, w. l.. Porter.
PLUMBERS
, Otto Mcrz, John .hcuson.
SHIPYARD
The Norway Pacific.
Textile Fabrics
Scotch Woollen Mills Goods.
MISCELLANEOUS
c. w Anguish. 1906 Lombard.
American Packing Co. Everett; Cal.
Smiley and Son; Fitz Gerald: M.
Anderson and house, 21O9h Rainier
Avenue: r. j. Mccain lumber deal
or, j. w. Johnson and building at
1926 Maple; Mr.. Burden and his
house, 2511 Maple street; Everett
Fruit Products Co.; f, S. Lang Man
ufacturing Co of Seattle.
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started with two floor offices
whose rental and wage bill was said
TO be $500 per month, and which
has since shrunk to half size with
upstairs rooms only, not much in
formation was to be obtained. The
two office men in charge said they
could give out no information but
10 write to the Portland head
quarters of the organization. They
said, however, that the 10000 men
wanted was not for the Tacoma
office alone.
An eX-membcr of the Al organ
ization, after reading one of the
cards, pointed out that it said
10000 wanted to register" This
did n6t mean that the Al had
10000 jobs ready for only Amcri-
cans" on January !, he said. He
judged the 10000 referred to the
total number of employees in Al
camps in Western Washington and
Western Oregon, and that the
registration had some string to it
in the form of dues or initiation
fees. Only a handful of mon were
in the al employment office yes
terday afternoon and there did not
seem to be any rush to register.
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LOCAL Unions



BARRIERS, Local No. 446-Meets fourth
Thursday in each month. r. w. Sol
ONION, President, Phone Main 80;
Christ Balmer, Secretary. Phone
5otlermakers, Lodge 500-Grant Wir-
lex, President Pinehurst, Wash; Lee
Main, Corresponding Secretary, 2O14
summit Ave; +. O'Brien, Treasurer,
L. Q. Station A.
Electrical Workers, No. 1911, meets in
d da2s N Sq D. LaR9r Temple E AE on Mon
President, 1916 Broadway, Phone
White Sos; J. McC. Gibbs. Financial
Secretary, 319 Cakes. Phone White
367; J. 3. Ham, Recording Secretary
1881 Wetmore, Phone Red ITO.
Engineers. Local No. 719 meets every
Thursday in Hall 5. Labor Temple.
a. IL. Herbst, President, 1717 Colby.
Phone Red 313 Harry C. Parks.
Secretary, 301S Norton. hone Black
962.
Label League meets first and third
Wednesdays at 8 p. m. in Room )
P Presto Yrs Viola francois uad iy seer.
rotary. Phone Black 1912.
Longshoremen No. 3s-S. meets Monday
r. H. Mills, President, 2S39 Bond
Street; ID. Bdell, Secretary, 24lO
Harrison Avenue.
Painters, NO. 339, meets every Tues
day ac p. IN. President, f. w.
Phillips. 1918 Hewitt; IL Arends,
secretary. 24Z6 Virginia. Phone
Blue S35.
Piledrivers, Local 2l9, meets TUESDAYS
in the Labor Temple. Maurice viii
son, President, 1920 Wetmore; Neil
Breslin, Financial Secretary and
Business Agent, 1919 Pacific Ave-
nue.. Phone Blue 726.
Retail Clerks. Local No.-Meets.
every FRIDAY evening in the Labor
Temple. r. j. Edney. President,
POI Grand; Clara Mckibbin. Finan.
cial Secretary, 2231 Rainier, and M
Waldorf. Secretary, 2422 Rucker.
Stage Employees l.. V. Stoddard,
President, 1886 Norton; Mark Be-
beau, Recording Secretary, 2514 Vir-
ginia; AL. Stewart Fin. Sec.-Treas.
2019 Colby.
TimberworRers, Local No. 7.-Meets
Thursdays in Labor Temple at Z
d. m. T. $. OVervold. President
1885 Nassau; Andrew Jensen, Rec
Sec, 3511 Rucker; j. W. Keim, Bus.
Agent. 1923 Norton.
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PROFTTEERS. WATCH OUT!

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-In an adj
dress to A II. C. of L. conference,
Attorney General Palmer declared
unrelenting war on profiteering.
''In every line Of trade" he said
there are selfish and greedy men
who have taken advantage of af-
ter war conditions to add to their
price and profits. Such men are
the profiteers and | suppose to de-
vote all the power at my command
to root them out and expose them
to public scorn, and, if necessary, to
public prisons. The profiteer is
worse than unpatriotic, he is crimi-
nal"
The attorney general was as
vigorous as he was several months
ago when he opened war on high
prices,
81 am not worried over hurting
the retail Dealers" he said. "They
have had their harvest time and
now the people are to get look
in.
Merchants are shouting buy
now my advice is, do not buy now.
Wait for lower prices. When de-
mand is lessened the supply is in
creased and prices must inevitably
fall"
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Quoted systematic and powerful
propaganda to discredit government
operation of the railroads and has
ten their return to private owners
and private management"
If the Cummins bill is enacted
widespread suffering and distress
will be inevitable, the report proph-
estes The private owners will de-
mand and obtain freight increases
which will constitute a crushing
burden upon consumers. 1t is esti-
mated that if the railroads are to
function under private management
they will need additional revenues
of billion dollars a year, when
will be translated into burden
upon consumption of nearly five
billion dollars annually. THE ma
tion cannot exist under this load, -
Senator lie Toilette decl5 les.
In addition, there will be a GER
tainty that the railroads will buy
their engines, cars and equipment
from themselves through inside
supply companies" at graft prices
and huge rakeoffs to railway Off
Gals, for which the public will pay
an eXtorionate and ever-increasing
transportation charge. They will go
back with no restraint upon the
payment of fabulous salaries by the
public to incompetent railway Off
Gals, whose gross unfitness to man
age and operate the railroads sue
cessfully is a historical demonstra
ton.
The anti-strike provision of the
Cummins bill, odious to labor and
the first steps in the enslavement of
the masses, is bitterly denounced by
LaFollette 1t is character
lied as a wanton invasion of the
rights of freedom and a premedi
tated and indefensible reflection on
the patriotism of millions of men
who repeatedly have demonstrated
of good citizenship.
A government which contem-
plates no wrong or injustice to la
Dor in the United States has no oc-
sion to attempt to take from it the
one weapon by which it has won its
way up from serfdom-the strike"
La Toilette vigorously de-
clares. He charges that there is no
warrant for the iniquitous provision
because nothing can ever lead rail
road workers to such strike in
this country except a wrong SO in
tolerable that men are willing that
they and their families as we'll shall
face starvation before they submit
to the wrong.
Several Senators have announced
their determination to oppose the
Cummins bill because of its "crown-
ing lniquity' and to resist with all
thelr strength the most gigantic
and merciless attempt ever made to
render naked and helpless a nation
that the railroad interests seek to
perpetually enslave and make sub
1ect to the will and within of greed.
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revenues of the railroads and furn-
ishcd a perennial excuse for still
further increasing rates upon the
public 1t goes without saying that
a system honeycombed with graft
and dishonesty was certain to be
supplied insofar as supplied at all
with inferior and defective equip
ment,"
Breakdown Was Long Pending.
1t is charged that the breakdown
of the railroads was apparent
year before the crisis came. The gov
eminent took over a ramshackle and
utterly demoralized system, and was
compelled to practically restore the
roads at war prices for both ma
terial and labor In addition thereto,
Congress, in one of those bursts of
generosity which frequently moves
it when Wall street is crying for
succOr, authorized contracts with
private owners for the use of their
wornout property at an annual
rental so eXtravagant as to insure
a deficit in government operation,
lest it might lead to government
ownership.
From the day the railroads were
taken over down to this hour" the
report continues, lin Congress and
out, through the interests, the press
and otherwise, there has been con-
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handled today by selfish inner
groups of INSCRIPTIONS men who
seek to wreck everything in sight
so that they can bring about legal,
but immoral, reorganization of
these great enterprises and thereby
make millions for their own few
pockets and wreck the lives of the
hundreds of thousands who depend
upon the established conditions for
their life bread"
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LaFollett' S Report.

AdG Ol1CJI 4tSpOIb /.
One of the most notable additions
to the railroad discussion is q minor
ity report filed by Senator Robert
NJ. La Toilette, member of the com
mittee on interstate and foreign
commerce of the Senate, which re-
ported out the Cummins bill. For
more than twenty-five years SEN
ator La Toilette has been regarded
as an authority on the railroad
question. As governor of the state
of Wisconsin he curbed the rail
roads and made them the servants
of the people. Much of the railroad
legislation enacted in recent years
bears his name. His deliverance on
this question, therefore, assures
commanding Importance and doubt
less will tremendously influence the
people in favor Of a continuation of
government control
AT this time, when every ener-
gy is being devoted to reducing the
high cost of living, it is nothing
short of folly to take a course in
handling this railroad question
which is bound to increase the al
ready eXorbitantly high cost of liv-
ing, - the report declares. 1t charges
that the "Cummins bill contains
every vice which is supported to in
here in government ownership and
none Of its virtues, aud that the
only line Of industry the bill is
naturally calculated to stimulate
is litigation and the manipulation
Of railroad securities"
Senator La Toilette quotes from
the official utteranc6 of Railroad
Director Hines and former Director
McAdoo to the effect that, in their
opinion, it will be unwise and un-
safe to return the railroads to pri-
yate control for at least two years
after the signing of a peace treaty.
Two members of the Interstate
Commission are also described as be-
ing opposed to a return of the rail
roads at this time
Characterizing the Cummins bill
as revolutionary and destructive in
character. the LaFollette reports
sets forth that it proposes to put in
practice various doubtful expedients
which will doubtless wreck the
whole complicated scheme leav-
ing the railroad situation and its
finances in an unsettled and chaotic
condition and involve the business
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
KID GLOvED ANARCHY.

BOoTUN, Dec. z0.-A political
writer in a local newspaper makes
this reference to anarchy of the kid
gloved kind:
THE people know that the rail
roads. the railways and nearly every
industry of moment are being man