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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-24
Post C. Will Hold First
Fall Meeting Saturday

Post c, Travellers Protective asso-
citation, will hold it's regular post meet
ing Saturday evening, the first one
since hot weather precluded a gather
ing of members.
Chairman C. o. Tooker of the enter
tainment committee promises a cold
melon feast. Regular business mat
tiers will be transacted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-24

no stock in the barn but considerable
machinery and fertilizer The barn
was a large one and the blaze lit up
the sky for miles around. drawing
crowds to the scene.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-24

that event and it is expected that more
will be present this year. Chief inter-
est now centers in the tractor plow
competition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-24
STANLEY BARN, EAST OF
LIBERTY, BURNED TO GROUND

LIBERTY, Ind, Sept. PA large
barn belonging to Jack Stanley, seven
miles east of Liberty, burned to the
ground Tuesday evening. The fire,
which started about 500 p. m, was
OF unknown origin.
Everything was lost. There was
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07

your defense for abandoning these.
enormously valuable oil lands, your
belief that you could not win the;eap-
peal, and that you were not justified
therefore, in consuming the time .ot
officials Of your department or OF the
court itself in the preparation and
trial Of the case. -. -.
One Mans Judgment. :. 49,
Your judgment can be no more.
than the judgment of one man, how
ever learned in the law. It may. be
right or wrong. You may or may not
be sound in your opinion that an Ap-
peal you would lose the case. But
you are undoubtedly derelict in your
duty if you fail to use every effort
which you and your department can
put forth to save for the people of the
United States and for their navy the
, colossal values which are here at
stake. It is no disgrace to be beaten
in good cause. but what shall ..be
said Of the public servant who, in a
public issue 30 great as this, refuses
{ to fight ct ALT d Us S..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07

ern Pacific stock in one of the most
violent flurries seen on the New York
stock exchange in years.
= Lands Worth Half Billion.
The lands in question have been es-
timated to be worth $500,O00,00O. The
government grant to the Southern Pa
cific specifically excluded lands con-
tanning oil. When it became known
that the Southern Pacific had OBJ
tained this valuable oil land in spite
Of the law. former. Attorney General
Gregory and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels came vigorously to the de-
tense of the public interest. In this
connection Mr.. Clifford says in his
letter to Attorney General Palmer:
In his effort to enforce the law.
protect the navy and save the nations
property, Mr.. Gregory was bitterly
opposed by great oil interests, such as
those for which you yourself have
been employed as an active attorney
before the government departments.
But in spite Of opposition not only
from these oil mon. but also from pAr-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07

sons of great influence within the
government, Mr.. Gregory stuck to his
guns, appealed an adverse decision to
the supreme court of the United
States, and won.
Might Turn Tide OF War.
This decision against the Southern
Pacific (the so-called Elk Hills CASEY,
on Nov. II, 1919, was a clear-cut VIC
tory for the governments It applied
to only about 5000 acres Of land, but
it was widely accepted even by South
ern Pacific attorneys. as presaging
another victory for the government
as to much more extensive and valu-
able lands which you have since aban-
doned to the railroad.
I am Informed that this momentous
action on your part was taken with
out consulting Secretary Daniels. who
had said of the naval petroleum re-
serve, which your action would seri-
ously impair or destroy, that some
day they might turn the tide of war, :"
and even / without, notifying him Of
your intention. You have given. ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07

Mr.. Pinchot, in his letter., points out
that $4,000 acres Of these lands are
within the petroleum preserves set
aside for the protection of the United
States navy against the possible ex-.
haustion of commercial oil, and Sec
retary Daniels has repeatedly declared
these reserves are absolutely essential
to the navy's future security. England
Is spending large sums to secure to
her navy in various parts of the world
precisely what Attorney General Pal
mer refuses TO defend. He hands it to q
railroad corporation for the asking,
probably. because the oil interests were
generous when he was their attorney.
There yet remains one months time
before the limit for taking an appeal
to the supreme court expires. Mr.
Pinchot, In behalf Of the American
people, comparatively few Of whom
have hitherto been informed of these
proceedtnts. urges the attorney genr
eraE to reverse his decision and per-
form q dAty that IS: obvious and in
escapabls.s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07

A serious, indictment has been
lodged against Attorney General Pal
mer by Clifford Pinchot, former chief
of the United States forestry service,
now president of the National. Conser-
vation association, in a recent letter
entering formal protest against the
attorney generals action in abandon
ing 100000 acres of oil lands in Cali
fornia to the Southern Pacific Rail-
way company without carrying the
case to the United States supreme
court.
Very little attention was paid to
this important matter by the daily
press, though financial writer In the
New York Sun estimated that it would
double the total value of Southern Pa
cific stock, and the announcement Of
the attorney generals decision not to
appeal the case was reflected in inn
mediate jump Of II points Ia South
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07
COURT.
AG'.E-oLD G['.E|; RULING. R|u|j|| ] /
Landlord and Tenant Law Given
Unexpected Jolt by New York
Municipal Judge.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5. - A tenant
cannot be ousted when it is impossible
to find other premises and when he
refuses to pay additional rent, Is the
ruling of Justice Strahl in the sixth
municipal court Of Brooklyn. The
landlord brought nonpayment pro-
ceedings because the tenant refused to
pay the increased rental which was
demanded during the month. The
tenantrefused to pay this increased
rental and remained in the premises
after the first Of the month because
he could not find an apartment.
The court held that, since the ten
ant could not move because he could
not find any premises elsewhere, his
holding over was unavoidable, could
not have been provided against him,
and did not grow out of any default
or wrongful act On his part, but was
due to the serious housing shortage
prevalent in this city since the coun-
try entered the war.
Various government committees"
said the court, "are endeavoring to re-
lieve the situation, which appears to
be growing worse. These changing
circumstances and new conditions, in
my opinion, make it necessary to mold
the law to meet the wants Of the peo-
pie at this time. otherwise this hold
over rule of law would be unreason-
able and shocking to our sense Of JUS
tice and every feeling of humanity"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07
OREGON UNREST
PRObEAFARCE
Labor Unions Have No Conf
dence in Commission Ap-
pointed by Governor.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. S. - The
commission appointed by the COVER
nor to probe industrial unrest is a
farce, declare. officers of the Wash
ington state federation Of labor.
The unionists insist that the agree
ment on the personnel of the commits
sion has not been fulfilled, as two
representatives Of labor have not been
appointed. The names of a large
number of trade unionists were SUBJ
mitted to the governor, who appointed
an employer and President Short of
the state federation of labor. The
federation executive declines to fill
any position Of political character,
and he and his associates say there are
many competent trade unionists in
Washington. They have no personal
objection to the employer, but believe
that the employing. interests are not
qualified to speak for labor as are the
workers.
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2 P||R||o!F|''f!leolue|E'R|s R ! ] H o! !|| R
:II|'.S7'|[L: +. run WILD
When II Comes to Protiteerlng,
Reds Are |n>Pltifu| Minority,
Says Senator Cappef.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-"When it
comes to profiteers, the reds are in
a pitiful minority" declared Mr.. Cap
per OF Kansas in speech in the
senate. He said:
1--WE deport the reds. and heartily
approve the governments efforts. in
that direction, but our chief trouble
makers. the price gougers. we still let
run wild. If. we were to put half as
many profiteers in Jail, 1t seems to
me we would be in far less danger
of contracting the red flu of Bolshe-
vism."
The Kansas lawmaker showed that
the net profits of the American
Woolen company, after federal taxes
had been deducted. were $2,778,000 in
1914, &5,100,295 in 1915, $8,210,761 in
1916, ,$15,664,sS5 in 1917 and $12,-
324,084 in 1918.
"A year ago." said Senator Capper,
''the watefed stock Of the American
Woolen company, the chief textile
company of the United States, was
quoted on the stock exchange at IS.
TddaHit il close to $50 and in recent
weeks it has been quoted at 1856.
''For the wool that goes. into suit
Of clothes which sells for 500 the
wool grower receives $7.37, says the
Wool Growers association. This
makes the finished garment cost the
consumer more than IL times the
price OF the raw material"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07
OHIO REPORT IS REVELATION;
MANAGEMENT EXPENSE TRIVIAL!
Miles n Dawson Americas Leading Insurance Counsel and Ae
tua, Shows Great Savings by Ohio and Other States in A
nhstraton Of State Fund P|ans Good for Minnesota.

Is state worngmens compensation insurance cheaper than
private mutual? The insurance federation not But Miles
Dawson Americas leading actuay u.s. and Mr.
Dawson his claim by giving statement Of the cost OF the
of number Of state funds Mr. Dawson counsel
and actuary for official investigation of worngmens
penatoq funds Ohio Pennsylvania and New York Heough
what he is talking about.
Mr. Dawson consulting actuary for the Minnesota En-;
ployes Compensation commission 1910 and Europe with
Of the members of that study the foreign
countries AS result of his Investigations this country and
abroad Mr. Dawson became convert of the fund plan the
administration Of workngmen compensation laws He recently
completed investigation Of the Ohio state fund and found that the
commission charged with its doing business at
marvousy low His conclusions the cost of state
will be presented the Minnesota commission at
sons in st. Paul next week. They are as follows
America Leads Usual
When the first workmens compensation bills under
deraton legislatures brought that the
Of under laws Of other countries
from 12 cent Of receipts Norway where state fund the
only mode insurance to II per cent Sweden where the fund
completes with stock and mutual companies When these
figures mentioned contrast with the Of
reaching stock insurance companies here the
chorus that under political methods nothing like such
could possibly be realized the United States My
always that America would do better ~: r.: ~ .. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07
j. s. ATTORNEY
QUITS. HIS JOB
Protests Against Proposed &c.
dition Laws and Lenlency
Shown to Prottteers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Francis
F. Kane. United States attorney for
eastern Pennsylvania, has resigned.
In his letter to Attorney General Pal
mer, he protests against proposed Sc
dition bills. He says he could not
conscientiously take part in. the en-
forcement Of such: a law. Mr. Kane
also says: <
'Munition manufacturers and many
other persons made rich by the war
are seeking to dodge the payment Of
their taxes. The enforcement Of the
law against them is of prime impor-
tance. There are also fraudulent con-
tractors who during the war. have
grown rich, and there are. as. you
know, corrupt government agents U.s.
ing their offices for illicit gain. The
punishment of these people is infinite
ly more important than the pursuit Of
the radicals" -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07
BRITISH LABOR :
'To.::=DECLARE: ON /: !.
!: DIRECT | ACTION
Will Also Announce Position Of
Sovietism and Dictatorship
Of ProIetarIdt.

LONDON, Feb. -6.-A definite dec
laration on such questions as The die
tatorship Of the proletariat, = soviet
government; direct action. and the
policies Of present leaders of the In
dependent Labor party, will be made
at the national conference at Easter.
The national executive committee
has prepared q; manifesto which chal-
lenges: 9 reply from the rank and file
Of the: party on crucial points Of pol
ICY: In asking whether the Dictator
ship. Of the proletariat is necessary,
the: manifesto gives as what it alleges
to-. be, the attitude OF. the party that
such, a dictatorship would be: neces-
sary only If the capitalists themselves
brought 1t about.
The soviet form of government,
says the: .manifeto, :" is not the best
form of an Industrial democracy;
though it may be- a very efficient
revolutionary form. The. direct rep
resentation. Of industrial interests
should be provided for by Industrial
bodies representative Of the work
shops, mines, etc., which should have
a large measure, of power in deter
mining legislation and be in the clos
est touch with state administration,
but which should not be the basis of
a. political constitution ::
Direct action is rejected as a substi-
~tute for parliamentary action, but is
considered one of the general weapons
which the reaction may compel the
working class ;taIIts.s. 8, &.:::.E :.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07
GARSS==AIqI|AlNST ] qI|A||l n
.SEDI1|||llbN | Bills
Tells Labor-Farmer Delegation
He Is Opposed to Return Of
Railroads.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Con-
gressmen Steenerson, Davis, Knut-
son, Ellsworth, Schall, Keller and
Carss were the first Of the Minnesota
delegation interviewed hereby a spe-
cial delegation of the farmer-labor
railroad and sedition issues. Presi-
dent A. c. 'Welch of the Minnesota
branch of the American Society of
Equity, George Griffith of the Min
nesota branch Of the National Non
partisan league, and E. G. Hall, pres
ident of the, Minnesota State Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor, made up the inter-
viewing party
Each one Of these congressman"
said Mr.. Welch, assured us in def
mite and positive terms that he would
oppose the conference report on the
Esch-Cumminst railroad bill, and
would vote for holding the railroads
in government hands for two more
years. Each of them, also, assured
us positively that he would oppose
any. sedition legislation. Those
pledges were given us when we told
them that we were opposed to these
bills and We're in favor of the two,
year extension of the period Of pub
lie operation of the roads.
I'VE will interview Congressman
Anderson before we go back; we
shall also interview Senators Kellogg
and Nelson"
Similar labor-farmer delegations
from a number of states in the west
have been here recently to urge the
two-year extension of government
operation of the railroads and to op-
pose all anti-labor measures such as
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07

Said to be 81,8o3 Employed on
American Roads; Efficient
Workers to be Kept. =.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Women
workers have established their place
through efficiency and alertness. in
railway employment. and a distinct
future is assured them in this indus
try, is the conclusion reached by Miss
Pauline sGoldmark. manager Of the
Women's Service Section of the Divi-
sion Of Labor of the United States
Railroad Administration in a report
for the year 1919, made this week.
while some railway officials are
still testing out the capacity Of the
women workers, Others are empha-
sizing the need Of training as the only
requisite for further advancement"
says the report. I'm many offices
there is distinct effort to put no
obstacle in their path; in fact. the
women employees are being urged to
bid for higher Positions
Women employees have shared in all
the wage increases and other i'm
provements of employment which
have come to the various classes of
railroad employees under government
operation.
year has been the continued employ
nrent/ of women in the SERVICE" said
Miss Goldmark. while the number
has decreased 20 per cent since the
highest point reached on October 1,
1918, it still remains two and one
half times larger than before the
entrance Of the United States into the
war: Recently, moreover, there has
been an increase again in the total
NUMBER employed by certain roads,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07
HOUSE and SENA TE IN PICKLE
ovEn. 3 .R!!!A!LR0AD RETURN Bills
Conference Gommee AttemplIssss ~ Compromise Have
Inherited Elephant -0bstnacy Of CuIns and Rapachy Of
Wall Street Block Progress -Kemhers Hearing From Home
By CHARLES M. KELLEY.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb 5-The committee Of
congress which has been entrusted with the of evolving
from the Ech and Cmmns railroad
bills the position OF the who inherited elephant After
he got it he did not know what to do with The coees have
inherited problem that embarrassing far they
been quite unable reach conclusion that they willing offer
to the public with any hope that it will be acceptable
When the house approved the Esch b with Objectionable
features retained the conference committee something about
which Then the senate whose members anxious
get for holiday rushed through the vicious and nd
fensbe Cummns bill and multiplied the difficulties that beet those
who trying prepae fraud the nation without being
detected
No Nearer a Solution Than Before.
So the public the conferees
solution than when they began consideration Of these nq
ties congressman and senator's have been hearing the country
of and
makes them md and cautious They
little hesitate to fly in the face of their outraged constituencies
They cannot rely the proverbay short the
American voter since comparatively brief period Of time must
pse between the offes and the nfcton of the penalty which
will merit The will not have forgotten by November
injustice is consummated
With exception the conference are
hand picked and chosen for definite purpose they
believed sa they bringing compromise
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07

Long ago the Washington state
fund which vas. the first to be es-
.tabltsi1ed in this country, went prn-
gressively below the lowest Of these
percentages to less than half Of it, and
now the Oregon state fund. establish
ed at a. considerably later date, has
already reduced it's expense Of man.
agement to 7h per cent.
"But it remained for the Ohio state
fund to establish the marvelously, low
record of expense of less than 216 per
cent Of the net premiums q. e. of the
premiums not including provision for
expenses).
On the standard stock insurance
company basis. this is 2h per cent or
65 per cent of the total premiums
chargeable by them. In other words,
it is but 1925 per cent of the. total
premium computed on the stock COM
pany basis, whereas the commercial
companies count upon an expense
ratio of 35 per cent and often expect
that percentage. That is, the expense
rate of the Ohio state fund in 1918
was about one-twentieth the expense
rate in stock insurance companies.
Ohio State Fund.
'"This fact came out in the course
of my investigation Of the Ohio state
fund, for the Ohio industrial commits.
sion, and in my review of the findings
of the Hon. r. H. Downey. as a result
of his detailed audit and examina-
ton.
1T further appeared that, at rates
nearly or quite 40 per cent lower than
those exacted by insurance companies.
the Ohio state fund has met all
compensation claims in full as they
have become due, and had accumu-
lated up to March I, 1919, assets Of
$19,529,022, covering all liabilities,
present and future, with surplus funds
Of $3,722,471, including a special ca
tastrophe surplus of $1,o52.700.
'"The Ohio state fund holds ade-
quate reserves, computed on correct
and even stringent standards. to cover
all claims payable in future because
of accidents already incurred, in the
amount of $12,490,525, besides 1856,
1872 to cover outstanding warrants ts-
sued to pay claims. Its unearned re-
serves are $3,O00,S34.
my estimate is that It has saved
the insured employers at least $15,-
100000 as compared with what the
Insurance companies would have
charged which, of course, represents
an even larger saving to the consum-
ing public.
Pennsylvania State Fund.
During 1913 and 1919 twice
made an audit and examination Of the
Pennsylvania state fund for the state
of Pennsylvania. That is, the audits
were made at the close Of two years
operation and of three years opera
tion, respectively. I found the Penn-
sylvania fund in possession of un-
questionably ample reserves, soundly
invested, with premium income In
1918 in excess of $z,00o.o00 and show
ing steady increase, and possessed~
on Dec. 81, 1915. q total surplus In
excess Of $1.750,000. It has charged
premiums 80 per cent as high as those
| Of the commercial insurance COM
panies. and has besides returned Is
per cent in dividends for each year
to insured employers in the general
class, and 10 per cent each year but
one, and that year 5 per cent to ins3
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07
GET EIGHT.HOUR DAY.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 5.-Officers of
the International Molders' union re-
port that the eight-hour day, with
time and one-half for overtime. is now
the established rule in foundries oper-
ated by the Stove Founders National
Defense association. This has been
made possible through agreement be-
tween the two organizations.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07
ITs a. NON:UNION SHOP:

PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. b.--Trads
union advocates who use the terinln-
ology Of anti-trade unionists'. will
probably call the Smith & Watson iron
works a non-union plant. despite the
company's claim that now 1t lis an
"open shop" :G
In announcing it's "open shop" plan
the company has reduced wages,
heightened the work day and reduced
overtime pay Is per cent. r.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07

Miles n. Dawson Of New York. in,
surance counsel and .actuary, this
week furnishes, the Minnesota Work.
ingmen's Compensation commission
with a strong argument in favor of
the adoption Of state insurance. His
statement of the success of the Ohio
plan is wonderful revelation and
splendid argumen Itor its adoption
by the legislature o4 Minnesota.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-07
STATE INSURANCE rs s4vEp ONO SIS

MIR. MERCHANT-Has it occurred to
80 you that this paper goes into the
homes of the best paid workingmen
In Duluth and surrounding territory?
It is carefully perused by every adult
member OF the household. There Is
no better advertising medium any
where.
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Mr. woRKINGMAN-This Il your
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y AdBld be weak indeed without . labor
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-13
President Wilson Issues His
Thanksgiving Proclamation

washington
setting Thursoay
Of. the usuaob observan
tne
God lis
Of life have
their
for The Lessons Of the @ wa
returning the grateful embrace the nation
simple
call The equal justice or our
baser aetations Of now
peop
vision to
are thoses
purposes s y
United States OF
vocatons that day gvng
acknowledgements I ~