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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-06
STRIKE OF SHOPNEN
FORCES EMB4RGOES

Chicago. Aug. G.--(By \. Pl-Ef-
fcctS on traffic of the strike of fed
Grated railroad Shopmcn were seen to-
day in the embargo placed by several
lines in the Southeast on all freight
ShinmcntS except carload lots of live
stock and pcriShahlc goods. Acr"SSionS
to tn" ranks of tn" strikers. (which are
increasing. it was believed would lead
additional lines to place cmbargons- on
traffic.
Investigation of the manner in which
the strike was called is under way to-
day by L. A. Milroy. assistant United
States district attorney.
"Thr district council which called
the strike was formed here during the
conference between the director gen =
cral Of railroads and the union oti .
cialS Mt Washington. said Mr.. Mil =
ROY. 1T was the policy of the union
officials to have the men remain at work
pending the adjustment of the differ
cnccS.
"rhc district council of railroad
Shopmcn had no authority to call the
strike. the testimony already takrl
shows.
Irresponsible union men have com.
piaincd to the government and we arr
conducting an examination to deter
mine who is responsible for the inter
ference with government arbitration ant
with the operation of the railroads
under federal administration
/ Columbus. o., Aug. G.-iIby \. p.
Approximately 1000 men went OF
strike today at the Pennsylvania ant
Norfolk and Western Railroad shops t,
enforce their demands for higher wages
Employees at the Hooking Valley shop
did not strike, and it was said the.
would remain on the job until vote ol
the question has been taken in accord
ancr with instructions from nationa
headquarters.
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No Strike Threat.
Stone Declares
Continued From Page One

Continued From Page One
control Of industry and advanced ITO
new crusade with the faith of the pil-
grims.''
At the request of these organiza-
tions 1.-THE railroad brothcrhoodsI the
Sims bill is now before YOU" said Mr..
Stone. ~ speak as the voice of these
2,O00,000 men. delegated by them TO
T announce to this committee and to the
people of this country that they are sun
porting this measure with all the
strength and all the unity OF purpose
that can move so large body of citi-
Gems
Joined with us and rpnrcsrutod nv
. MIR. Morrison is the American Fedora
fion OF Labor. adding three million and
q half men to that body Of railway EN-
ployes who instituted this movement.
Struggle Of Labor VS.. Capital
In the industrial development of this
country great organizations of capitnI
first appeared as employers. Individual
workers. following the example set by
&4Rt&4tt OiSuhlNtb uS tinblUlPS. 1nplr
purpose was to secure better working
conditions and a larger measure of re
turn for their labors.
'srhe full force of capitalistic or
Kanizafions has been set against labor
70 hold and to keep all the profits Of
Industry. The strength of the labor
unions has been exerted TO wrest from
capital some share of the profits for the
wage Farmers.
This has been a perpetual struggle
by the workers to maintain tolerabl6
standard Of existence; OIL the part OF
capital to amnss greater profits. Al
times both sides could ignore the needs
"a the public.
hut now the very growth of the
i 1abor orsanizations has brought into
<koic ranks great mass of the con
&&rr. The large number Of the wage
4 5&o<<>1 no~ ccnstitute large pereen-
! W Is <1< peeple. The extension of
|'| .I
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blue serge suit, large black grip at his
feet, sat moodily in chair apart from
the others.
Bennett occupied his spare moments
in sending last instructions over the
telephone to his home, while Writ
schafter and Uram sat in comparative
silence, but with an occasional smile
on their lips.
Murphy occupied chair off to one
side of the room and the only time he
spoke was to say "You can tell them
this-that l hope Moran wins the pen
nant."
Feldman was the most talkative Of the
men, alternately attacking the news
papers. which he blamed for his 'trou-
bles, or praising his wife, who had
brought him a package containing writ =
ing paper. ink, pencils and other arti :
cles. As a parting shot he said, "You
can tell the world that I-we-are going
with a clear conscience
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cises during their stay in the prison.
The yard of the Jail is only forty by
sixty feet, and it is not the general rule
to exercise the prisoners there.
In ten days time all of the six men
will be put to work. This they will
do in their cells.
The cells are closed on the outside
by heavy, solid oak doors. Inside of
these there are the regular iron barred
doors. If the prisoner calls, it is un
likely that they will be heard. There
is no electrical attachment in the cells
with which they can summon one of the
TRUSTEES.
Signal 10 "Trusty"
If they want anything from any of
the prison officials, they pull a little
stick on the inside of the wooden doors.
To this is attached string, at the end
of which is small ball made of wooden
twine. The stick is on the inside of
the cell and the cord runs through q
small hole in the door, supporting the
ball on the outside. When the string
inside is pulled the ball is drawn up tc
lnt nOle. MHtTt IL IltS Ill. HIS 1S lnt
signal for trusty to inquire and see
what is wanted. 1t can only be seer
when the TRUSTEES walk past the cell
and these walks are not taken at reg
ular intervals.
The trip made in the machines from
this city to West Chester was unevent
full. There was considerable laughtc,
and comment when West Chester wa.
reached. however.
They knew they were in West Chester
by sign on the auto road which read
This is West Chester. Come Right
In. Welcome
Met by Attorney
Shortly after . o'clock the convicted
men arrived at the Office of their at
torncy before starting on their journey
to Jail.
Member, of the party showed little
interest in their journey. With the ex
ception of Hayden all were in more OF
less high spirits. Hayden, dressed in q
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WAS it in the nature of protest p
asked Senator Borah.
NO"
Asked why the letter wps not avail
able. Secretary Lansing said:
ASK the President. 1t was sent
to him. and l suppose he has it.
Replying to Senator Borah, the secre :
tary said he could not recall having
seen letter relating to any effort of
the japanese delegates to "intimidatc"
the Chinese.
Questioned again about the Lansing
lshii agreement. the secretary said he
would prefer to make full statement
later on that subject, as well as the Mt
titude of the American Government to-
ward the twenty one demands by Japan
upon China and toward China en-
trance into the war.
Senator New. Republican, Indiana
asked whether China made any appeal
to the American delegates about the
Shantung matter.
II do not think there was anything
formal" said Mr.. Lansing. "Of course
the Chinese delegates called upon the
American delegates and discussed tn,
subject. don't call it an appeal, as il
was discussion the same as we had
with the Japanese delegates.
Efiorts to Influence Japan
''WaS any effort made by the Amer
lean delegates to have Japan guarantc,
to return Shantung to China?' asked
Senator New.
'Ics. there was such an effort. Ant
by the word effort / do not mean to
imply that it was failure
''DO you mean to say it was not q
failure?" asked Senator Harding, Re.
publican. Ohio.
II cannot pass upon that, as the mat
ter was handled entirely by the presi
dent"
Secretary Lansing said he had rca
son to believe" there were no secret
agreements in effect now among tn,
other allied and associated powers o
which the United States had no knowl.
edge. lie also said he had been las
sured by Mr.. Balfour' (the British
foreign secretary that Great Britain
favored the open door policy in Chins
and not special spheres of influence.
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industry has changed the nature of tn
previous struggle.
Labor's Hope Never Realized

''For whatever the worker receives in
wages he must spend for the ncccssaries
of life. In addition, he is always com
PEELED to pay the employer an excessive
profit on his own wages. The cost OF
his living Is determined by the sum he
earns plus the profit he is charged
on his own labor
And as group. labor is forever
prevented from bcttering its lot because
of the profits cxacted by the employer
The hope of n finer life is never realized.
So long as consumers are forced to pay
cXtortionatc profits on their own earn
iugs to third interest there is no solu
tion of the industrial problem.
I'VE find that this third interest ab =
solutely controls and dominates the
management of industry. 1t fixes wages
and controls working conditions. 1t
fixes the prices of commodities without
regard to the needs If society or the
necessities of producers and consumers.
''Wc have democratic form 0f gov o
crnmcnt. but an autOcratiC control Of
industry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-06
us. TO SELL FLOUR
At $40 PER BARREL
Grain Corporation Will Market
Soft Winter Wheat Product
anywhere, Says Barnes
BUYS BELOW MARKET NOW

Washington, Aug. G.-Soft winter
wheat -four will be sold a. so n barrel.
carload lots, by the United States grain
corporation In every city in America
where the price OF hour iS 100 high'
julius y. Barnes director "' rue gi"i"
corporation announced. after confer
ence with President Wilson yesterday
afternoon.
''The grain corporation. said he. ''is
now buvino NOW .rron flour at lower. by
s1 rar harroI thon an, nr;cc rrlire in
tbe lost .forr ,ontbS ond those Hours
an - 60 .I'. =. ,,. ,i,,. ,rhoro
i'i III aug rs,
prices are round lmprnp'rN h'g,' W.
tail prices of Hour will soon reflect the
infiuece of the new crop moving.
Mr.. Barnes said he has no plan to
rive what n frcc market. there are
n,onv n.o,Io uith iJIc money who
49, peopI' W." ''" ~ ,,,.
"ouia gOop'e IL up. l'" "o,'"'H
barrel will cover freight and all other
expenses.
1t is his purpose to hold back cX
ports until this country j. supplied
Tho surn,rs of about 3Oo o0o OOO rop
...', a.. .t' ,,.. I,.., =;
w" "'''' INV '''''" "''''''"' -
net.
The announcement is believed t" sig
nifty that the government has abandoned
efforts to administer the wheat price
guarantee
Shrinkage Totals Millions
Mr.. BarncSs statement follows:
Our peoplc should understand the
salient facts regarding thr world's
wheat situation.
"1-SbrirL,go i, \or+h ,,,or;cor
promise. since June /, nf probably
zn0 nno oon h,,I'Ia '''""O''
so c,,u;.,.a
''h' h,h"s'' ~" result ni lesser
TeaRr ana Oh S"l' ""t'rl"rn',"n: ~
opisnn ,rn,i; "mrnt "n, w. n'"u,",Inl.
bread grain WELD Of loo 900 900
against nor,nht production of l.Sn0.
UW, tam bushels.
-Ih" "hm'nnfl"n ny war and
famine of KnSSin. ltumania and India.
formerly contributing to consuming
Eu.ope 7".h'."'' buSh"IS of bread
grams
-lhr advan"" in A"g"ntinc prices
unuer Worln d"'"n"". nntl tndnv. with
longer vovagc ana hlghrr frri"htS. Ar
kpmune Wheat COSTS H"IV"""d t.nr"n"
iui! my cents nrr huSh"l NOR" than
hmrrhnh Wh"at d"IlV"r"d ''u"on".
D-a broad survey Of the world
wheat price actual and guaranteed in
various connt"l"S. Indicates:
Average farm p"icc to American
whsat grower "nh""r the guarantee price
No! ncr huShel.
average f'"m Hri"" ~ tNc United
Nin@g'oNn ~ @ """'"" last "al"rdar year
S1;I, ncr h"sh"'.
.aV'rn"" tn"m nr'"" 70" f1urfhi" rrO-
/ dncihe ronnt"ieS. 'nit"' Stotcs. Can
ada' 90 49, d nnd A",t"n'ia ""0luc-
ing ,''""'W".ooo buShriS--S1 % per
ousn"'.
.Nx"rhG' ""ow"r nri"" Hnrgo'v "'nr-
s..,." -" f'nr""" ( "'t""" 90" 'rming
entntr'"s. ""nh", ~" 500 "nn "N0 hu-
{ 80 - wv" '''N"'.
Sa'" Z" Europe No H,r"H. Vero
-s-~- ..tvcrage Of MI what oro,,.or.
weightcd according To tho siyo of tho;r
contribution To the total nrnn of tbo
world. works omt an ayo"oan worI !
growe- nricc of 50 &c n hu ,hcl
sixth. Tn" farro movement thi ;
new cron To Lulv - aIrrndv hoS to-
tailed Jos. 900 900 bushels. and of ms
az the guarantee price. the grlin cor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-06
dends on millions of dollars of watered
The Chambers Statement

stock"
The Chambers Statement
| The National Chamber of Commcrc,
! last night went on record as opposing
/ government ownership Of public utili
! tics. The statement follows:
! Complete returns tnbulatcd today OF
| the referendum submitted by the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United State
to its member organizations show that
~, per cent of the vUtcs cast were OPP
posed to government ownership of rdil
roads. The national chamber IL fed
Grafton of 1920 commercial and trade
/ organizations with membership OF
| G70,WO business men.
"The national chamber therefore goes
on record against government owner
ship for the following reasons:
First. Under government ownership
the development of railroad facilities
would depend upon congressional ap
preparations which would prevent tn,
anticipation OF the transportation needs
of the country. Appropriations would
not be made in the amount and at tn,
time needed to Insure adequate dcvel e
opmcnt of the railroads. Political con
sidprntions might also control the
alnount of appron iations and the Oh
icCtS for which they were made.
"2-To acquire the railroads the gov
crnmcnt would hate to pledge its credit
for eighteen to twenty billions of dol
lars. at time when other large fnan
c;crinc must be done. 1t would bC
difficult for the government to dispose
of the securities required to puychaSt
the railroads. and it would be ncccS =
sary for the government to secure from
five hundred million to one billion
dollars Of new capital each year. II
the government were to assume the bur
den of financing the railroads at tn,
present time when the war debt is 81
large, it's interest rate would ncCcS
Snriy be- as high us, if not higher than
the rntc at which corporations could
secure capital.
state Operation Inefficient
"3-(iovcrnmcnt operation is seldom
if ever. as efficient aS corporate man
aCpmrnt. toInurtition. the incentive tC
efficiency and progress in private enter
prisrS, is absent from the government
administration of affairs. individual
initiative is less bureaucratic methods
are more characteristics. and the service,
rendered are less progressively efficient
"4-Whilc the government woulo
presumably select officers and employees
by means uf efficiency test. political in
hucnCrS would almost certainly be given
weight in selecting men for otficia
positions.
"Fifth. Unless the government
adoptcd the policy Of fixing low rates
and fares with the intention that any
r"Sulting deficit from operations Shoul,
l., l.. sal htIY M
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-06
Permitted to Keep Money

Murphy was the first man searched
The trustees took penknife from him.
lie was permitted to keep his money and
his smoking materials, as were the
other prisoners. Everything else was
taken from them.
The men were then searched in turn !:
Fcldman. Wirtschaftcr, Hayden, Uram
and finally Bennett.
Mr.. Cogan was barred from talking
to the prisoners at first. When Dis
trict Attorney Wade appeared, how
ever. arrangements were made to per-
nit the attorney to be with the men.
Fcldman, in talking to no one in par
ticular. said:
"We were all good guys until we got
on the force. Uram mere was on the
force for only six months. During that
tnfc he locked up two men and was
locked up six times himself. l was on
the force for two years and was tried
twice for murder during that time
"The Man Higher Up"
Fcldman was asked about "the man
higher up"
He laughed.
Tell the man higher up, whoever he
is. that he put me in dickens of a
hole" he said. "Ic ought to be down
here with me-
Bennett refused to talk about any
thing seriously. He stated that he had
done all his talking at the trial.
When he heard that the city of Phila-
dclphia will pay seventy cents a day
for the meals of each of the men, he
said:
''I'm. up here for eighteen months.
Steaks fifty three cents pound now.
I may be able to get it for-twenty three
by the time | get out.
This statement led to inquiries on the
, part of the prisoners about their meals.
Within few days the men will
be ordered to make choice of the
limited cmploymcnts practiced at the
prison and will begin to work out
the balance of their sentences.
The choice of occupations is limited
between carpet weaving. sewing carpet
rags or Gaming chairs. The usual prison
broom factory is not one of the ad-
juncts of the Chester county jail.
The prisoners will receive little cxer-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-06

We exist under government, but
by industry we live. Under such a
system the maj jority of a democracy can
through their government enjoy only
such rights and privileges as an aut"r-
rn"y in industry permits thcm to re
Crivr.
This country was p"oplrd by Il
race who sought within its boundaries
religious freedom 1t was established
by their descendants through revolution
as a land of political freedom We now
demand that it become th" hom" of in
duStrial freedom.
"rhiS can only be- r'ompiShrd by
extending to industry tn" same right
Of individual freedom recognized by tn"
founders of our government in cStah-
fishing this democracy. Tn" need Of
mankind for the products of industry
must be accepted as the basic interest
in all industry.
''1'hr right of the worker who sup
pics that need demands lik" acceptance.
This can only be achieved by permit
ting producers and consumers to share
in control Of the management of their
means Of existence. The machinery for
attaining this result we believe is en-
bodied in the plan outlined in the Sims
bill.
"Uur br.irf in the efficacy Of this
plan is profound We embrace this
plan with all tn" urdor of Those who
sought political freedom. In this plan
We raise the banner of democracy i'll
l,. 20, =,
new crusade with the faith of the pill
grim>. with the convictions of til"
frnmrrS of the constitution and with
the hopc OF America for economic indie
pcndcucc.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-08-23

GREAT LAW MUST BE oRryr,
Mankind Helpless eefor. Or
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Known Sa Evolutien

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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-08-23
PROBE CLAIM TO AGE OF leo
National Geographic Society Will In
vestigate Case of Kentucky
Patriarch.

Louisville. Ky.-The National Geo
graphic society has been asked TO in
vestigate the claim of John Shell. a
mountaineer of Leslie county, Ken
lucky. that he is one hundred and thir-
~ years old. Shells neighbOrS cor
roborate the statement concerning his
age. Shell has nine children. He says
the oldest is ninety years old. He is
said to have 200 descendants in his
home section. several being great
grandchildren. The mOuntaineer,
who claims excellent eyesight. steady
nerves. and general good health, at
tributes his long life To outdoor liv-
ing and temperate habits.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-08-23

Twenty-six japanese merchantmen
were sunk by German submarines.
Before the year 1859 practically
every shoemaking process was hand
process.
record of service that probably
has few equals is that Of Miss Har.
riet p. Houghton, who has been In
the employ of a Lynn. Mass. bank
for so years.
The tallest pupil at the Cony high
school, Augusta, Me-. is Percival Bragg.
who stands 6 feet inches In his stock
ings and tips the scales at 100 pounds.
An inventor has patented handker-
chief in the center of which is a recep.
tacle for face powder and a powder
puff.
Thirty or forty years ago visitors tC
New York used to climb to the top OF
the Trinity church tower to see the
city. which lay at their feet.
For testing screw-threaded machine
parts for extreme accuracy apparatu:
has been designed that projects mag
nified pictures of them on screen.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-08-23
Proof That Seeds Breathe.

IT is easy tn demonstrate thai se7
natin. seeds take in oxygen ana :
out carbon dioXide, according 70
following experiment described IN
Scientific American:
A score or so of peas are plaeH
q close-ftting jar with q small an"1
of moisture. After a while me =
Stnrt to Cerminate, bur soon 'hey q
all development, because the oxysu'
the lar is exhausted. A single pa,
n Jar Of the same size, however
develop and grow up into little
There is evidently, oxygen enough
the needs of the single specimen
To prove conclusively that lns''
no oxygen left in the jar in Whlcn
number of seeds terminated IT'S
noedful TO plunge in a burning n1l
This instantly goes out. Inc P,
IF carbon dioxide in this jar is eea
shown by pouring into IT lime ~,
and then shaking. The 'iine =
becomes milky in appearance =,
would not happen in Il jar I"
there had been no gerlhl'''''
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-08-23
Gives Life to Save Dog.

Chester. Pa.-Saving his dog from
being run down by train on the Ches-
ter Greek branch of the Pennsylvania
railroad. Harry Cavanaugh, forty years
old, was struck by the train. He died
at the Chester hospital. Cavanaugh
was walking up the railroad tracks
when he heard train approaching.
He looked for his dog. which failed to
heed the warning whistle of the en-
CINE. Cavanaugh ran after his pet
grabbed him by the back of the neck
and dragged him to safety but was hit
by the engine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-08-23
TAUGHT WORK
THEY LIKE BEST

u'ayin' Of mine" he added deprecat-
ingly. The adviser looked at the ring
carefully. II was well done, with
certain look about the engraving that
gave him an idea.
That's Just Play"
How would you like to learn en-
craving and get good position ut liz
"poin' this? Say. this amt work.
It's just play. and nobody pays you for
havin' Il good time, do theyF
Lets have a try nj il" suggested
the adviser. "and see what happens.
The federal board sent the man TO
learn engraving. and in few months
he was the best of all the workers in
the ipwelry store where he was emf
ployed.
That ring was the key that opened
the door of success TO him. lie has
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-08-23
HARD TO SAVE IN BOLIVIA
South American Salaries Are Higher,
But Also Living Cost, Writes
Youth.

Santa Fe, n. M.-Saving money Is a
much harder task in South America
than In the United States, despite the
higher salaries paid there, says Eu-
gene Lujan of Santa Fee, who recently
resigned his position as clerk of the
American legation AT La PaZ, Bolivia.
In letter to his father young Luz
ian points out that. though one can
earn more in South America than in
North America. the cost Of living is
higher. Shoes which sell for Sc in the
United States cost So in Bolivia.
Board and room amount to $50 n
month. laundry at least So. and ev-
erything else in proportion.
although Spanish is the Official Ian
guage," Luian writes, there are many
dialects. for the population is consid-
erably mixed. We have Ayamarns.
who are pure Indians; the Cholos. or
half-breeds; the Bolivians. the Eng
lish, the French and the Germans"