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SURETY BROKERS ..
HAVE;.bIGel'||Ih|fI
High Salaries Paid to Officers
and Directors Of New York
Insurance Bureau. :. .

NEW YORK, June 11.-One Of the
highest salaried men in America was
discovered when w. II. La Boyteaux,
president of Johnson & Higgins, in
surance brokers at 49 Wall street,
admitted that the company last year
paid him $161,543 for his services.
1t was brought out that George c.
Coe, vice president of the concern,
received the same salary.
The admission came in the trial of
the suit of Thomas J. Prindville Of
Chicago, a stockholder, to recover
dividends. The complaintant. also
asks that the corporation be enjoined
from paying excessive salaries.
One official said the annual turn
over in the transactions of the com.
pany was between $75,0o0,0 900 and
$1Oo,000,O00 in premiums and ad-
justment money. Salaries, he ex-
planned, are based on the business
done by each member Of the board
of directors and at the annual meet
ing of the board one-half the profits
are set aside for salaries and then
distributed on a percentage basis.
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year; period, but we are still p4ying
the same old fair rate for gas and
water, and the city has no intention
Of asking;%for more money. Indeed,
IT, does not. need any more money.
The" Rlalnats q aAfe| Aflf,fSustaininE ,fSu i, with
their. spreHsnt earnings, and that rs
Saying mere than can, be 4aid for any
privately owned public utility in this
country e< -.
Now comes the Duluth Street Rail-
way company and asks the people
for permission to increase its carry
ing charges from five cents. to six
cents II. needs the. money, not to
pay separating expenses and main
tei1ance, but. to take care OF the
stockholders and to see that they are
well :proyided:: for. Most Of them live
in Canada land not in Duluth.
II: the city should acquire the street
railway system every dollar received
from its operation would stay right
here. in Duluth, whereas all the sur
plus is now sent out Of the; city, to
Minneapolis and Toronto. The carry
ing charge would remain at five cent?
and the surplus would be used to
extend the system to portions of the
city that: are now unserved by the
private company:
The Herald, forever and. always
opposed to the city ownership of pub;
lie utilities, does not come out in
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and light bonds at par, and he found
the old bondholders. Of the private
company perfectly willing and ready,
at the proper moment, to exchange
their old bonds for bonds issued by
/ tho city, with the entire credit 06f the
Ecfty behind them. So ?. nSS ssf''1
Tke outstanding bonded 'dntdebted- ;
ness Of the Duluth Street Railway
property. Does anyone doubt that
price we propose to pay for the local
company. Does anyone doubt that
the owners of the bonds will refuse
to exchange them for bonds backed
by the city? We can even take the
plant over subject to its bonded in
debtedness, just as any person may
buy a home subject to- mortgage
previously placed on it. Possibly, if
such an arrangement were made, the
Lefty for a time would be Obliged: to
pay a higher rate Of interest than it
usually pays; but that fact would not
interfere with the successful opera
ton of a city-owned street railway
system.
The advocates of public ownership
hu16 that the city can operate the
Duluth street railway system more
cfexpiy and more efficiently than q
private company, and that IT CAN:
;CQNT1NJfE TO CARRY PASSEN-
GERS;aQN IT'S LINES AT "a RATE
MOT TO EXCEED FIVE CENTS.
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Executive Council! Makes Strong Report Covering Wide Raneee
Subjects; Discusses Bokhevknl and Points Out Causes For
Sowing Of lis Seed: Big Interests and Unrest Responsible,

The annual convention of the American Federation of Labor
opened Monday at Montreal This the second convention
held on Canadian soil The first held Toronto 1909
called the meeting order and after the formal
ing the officers made their report for the year.
membership April 80 of 407840 reported showing
growth Of 818672 during the year. The receipts 1929 25
and the expenses were $917, 1866. -
The report of executive council which includes President
ompers was exhaustive and complete deals with reconstruction
labor political campaign the high living profit
hostile labor legislation child labor sedon bills
cold storage question: steel strike investigation
o the rehabilitation Of erpp compulsory arbitration the Mex
and movements the Mooney political
Boshevist Propaganda and Movements. -
During the just past the report the labor move
ent has stood ground sod and progressive
constructive policy which has marked the labor
OF the world throughout whole period
the nation has witnessed sporadic outbreaks extremist
and has been compelled deal with
IN number cases since the period tend
ency toward unreasoned conduct and THOUGHT has
most unfortunate for the nation still more for +bo
who have been the participants ~
oshv1sm has been lure for Of people and it's doe
nes have been with great vigo This deous
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Citizens Alliance Falls Down
There in Flight Against
Building Trades Unions.

NEW ORLEANS, June II. - The
effort to destroy the local building
trade unions has failed. The $l8,-
10000 building program will go for
ward unmolested. An agreement has
been reached between the general
contractors and representatives of
the building trades which resulted in
the acceptance of union wage scales
and the right to organize all the men
engaged in that industry, thereby in
suring uninterrupted construction of
buildings during it's life. This UNDER
standing was arrived at after a. meet
Ing of. the general contractors at
which was present representative
of the building trades from Beau
mont who explained what had result
ed from the attempt to disrupt the
unions in that city by the agents Of
the union busters who had been
active in that section for several
months past. After the non-union
shop propagandists had failed to
make any headway in Beaumont,
they circularized this city with mis-
leading bulletins, making their fight
especially against the building trades
unions.
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D0CkWoRKERSD0.
tQ|ll J q ll|||lln'':' ! | J | /:
:: liability: !!
Supreme Court Holds State
WofklngInen's Compensation
Acts Do Not Apply. ::

Immediate action by congress for
the protection Of injured longshore-
men and their families has been made
necessary by the decision just render
ed by the United States supreme court
declaring that such maritime" work
,ers as s~longshoreme cannot longer be
compensated for industrial accidents
under state laws, according to a state
:ment. issued today by the American
Association for Labor Legislation:
"When it is realized that in New
York state alone some 5000 dock
workers are seriously hurt in the
course, Of their employment every
year." says DR.. John b. Andrews. Sec
retary of the association, "the gravity
Of this "five-to-four decision Is appar-
ent. The importance of certain and
prompt relief for these cases, without
expensive legislation~ was recognized
by: the first state compensation laws
in 1911. Then by five-to-four de-
cision the court decided that long
shoremen could seek relief only
Though suits under maritime juris-
dictio1f. The effort of congress in 1917
to extend also the protecting. arm Of
state compensation laws around this
large army Of workers engaged in an
especially hazardous occupation. has
now been nulliGed.. But in holding
that. all maritime workers must be
treated with absolute uniformity: the
decision points tn q way out. The re-
medy lies In the adoption by congress
Of "a law extending federal -compensa-
ton to injured longshoremen. -:
|: .''Early action is urgently needed.
These workers when injured now have
no.reeourse except the: tragically futile
method. ofE:suits: tor: Manages: in the
4tedegal courts having adua1ralty j,iria+
|.dietioM Too long have these men,
[4lpa Whom rests the essential and
dangerous burden Of. water transport
alton. been LETT in a twilight zone be-
tween state and federal authority.
While the workers in four-fifths Of
the states and the federal. govern
,ment'a own half million civilian EN-
p1oyes have been >safeguarded by
workme ems compensation, these work
ers: stir find themselves relegated to
suffering and injustice through a sec
ond five4to-four decision Of the su-
preme court. Relief is now squarely
up to Cor1gress,"
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G0MPERS SUBMITS DEMANDS OF +
UNION LmoR UDlllo 3
A$k Convention to Frame Plank Opposing AntSke Legislation
}and Compulsory Arbitration; Right to Organize Or Strike Held
to Be Workers |naienabIe Right Aid for Co-0peratves

CHICAGO June H. Samuel Gompers of the American Fedora
on Labor Wednesday presented to the resolution cmomttee Of
the Republican national committee demands of labor
Declaring that curtaiment of the right of workers
and strike would be invasion of fundamental liberty Gope
urged adoption of the following labor planks: "
"We pledge party to maintain the federal law enacted
congress- securing the workers the legal right voluntary
aon for mutual protection and welfare against unwarrantab
issuance Of ws of injunction either proboy mandatory
guaranteeing right Of trial alleged contempt
mitted outside the presence of courts.
Legisaton proposed make strikes compel
the to submit their aspirations
governmental agencies of the rights wage
and when enforced make for slavery.
Union Labor Opposes Anti Strike Law '~ -:
eve hold that the should supply information
ance and counsel but that it should attempt
se destroy voluntary relations policies Of
nutuaity between employers and employees. -: :: !
life and perpeuety of free democratic institutions
dependent freedom assmbage aoca
Nion The fundamental rights must with
J not be denied abridged in any manner.
Nationa preparedness development in
keeping with the Importance and the dignity nation
that shall have able W.
the vigorous enforcement of the provisions
We hold that public citizens not be denied the right Of
,aixa4io -
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RAILROAD
F.: VIOLATED OVERTIME Law

4 PHILADELPHIA, June 11.-Judge
Haight OF the United States circuit
court affirmed a verdict rendered by
Federal Judge Orr Of Pittsburgh in
filming the1Pennsylvania railroad 800
for working an employe 21 hours,
broken only by short rest. In af-
firmias: the finding, Judge Haight
said: The mischief sought to be
avoided in the mental Ind physical
exhaustion Of employees liable to result
from permitting them to remain on
duty for excessive lengths Of time.
All railroad crews excepting those on
wrecking and relief engines are en-
titled to- the protection of the federal
hours Of, service act"
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TWIN ! CITY ! n MEN & =:
GIVEN !! $8|o0,o'|00 !! ]
ON WARet|h|.!!|M|S| !! !. Il; |. q |!
Denied j!iktlesby ii! Home Employ: i d
l.: efs machiMsts Get Rack :.
PayAtter toagi ||:ill l|al|s|y,f. !

Minneapolis and St; Paul machin-
lists employed. in the ::"oppA rhopK Of
the Minneapolis: Steel; ii 4achinery
company. the American ;Hoist snd
petrtselks eampan .snaa sddthef plants In
the Twin Cities will . he saiVen back
pay amounting to nearly j$s0o;ooo, .ac-:
cqrdins to: an order issued this week
,by the war contract adjustment: hoard
in Washington.' The money will be
paid by the government. :: j.: ~"
r The. decision is hailed as a. final
settlement Of the legal fight, (which
began during the. war, sbetween the
Minneapolis; Steel & Machinery COM
pa1y and other. plants, and the war
labor board created by the President:
Congressman W. L. Carss OF this
district spent considerable time or
this case and he: brought word from
Washington on his return to Duluth
this week of the complete victory to
labor. 1.-THE claims date back to: 1915.
said Mr.. Carss "Machinists employ
ed on ordnance work for the govern
ment presented demands for increased
pay, which the employers opposed.
The machinists appealed to the war
labor board which held hearings both.
lin the Twin Cities and in Washington.
FINDINGS Of the war board ware in
favor of the men, but the increases
outlined are not made effective by
the employers, on the ground that, in
as much as they had not agreed to be.
bound by the boards award. the findA
ings were simply advisory and not
mandatory. The machinists. having
understood that the board had full
authority to make and .enfoEcesan. e1,--
der, had rested their case wholly ON
that body, and there was much, fesI-
ing when the board having appEoxedz
increases, did not make an ORDER en-,
forcing them.
'@This is. the situation which: was
clarified by the action Of the war con-
tract adjustment board" concluded
Mr.. Carss, "and am pleased" that:
the contention Of the men has: been
sustained"
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SAYS CONGRESS ! J
ibid. ho1:H|lNefI \ j / 4.
| ....D||3o''MN..H.C I !.


r WASHINGTON June .11.-Presi-
dent Wilson, in letter to railroad
Brotherhood leaders last Saturday, de-
nounced= the present congress for
falling to- take action to remedy. the
high: cost Of living.
+, The Presidents letter was in an
swerE to a letter Of the brotherhood
leaders protesting against the ad-
journlnent Of congress without deal
ing with the high cost Of living and
industrial unrest.
The Presidents letter follows:
IT received your telegram of June
3. You called my attention to mat
ters that presented to the present
congress in special message deliv-
cred at a joint session of the two
houses on Aug. 8, 1919. In nine
months this congress has. however,
taken no important remedial action
with respect to the. problem of the
cost Of living on the lines indicated
In that address or on any other line.
mot only has the present congress
failed to. deal directly with the cost
Of living, but It has failed aven to
I give. serious consideration to the ur-
gent appeal, oft repeated by me and
( by the secretaries Of the treasury, to
revise the tax laws, which in their
present form are Indirectly respons-
ible in part for the high cost Of living.
The protracted delay in dealing with
the problem of the railroads, the
problem of the government-owned
INGREDIENT marine and other similar
urgent matters. has resulted. in un-
necessary burdens: upon the public:
treasury and ultimately in Legislation;
so unsatisfactory that I could accept
It, II At All, only because = despaired
Of anyshetter, e ~ -;
1.-THE present congress has not only.
prevented the conclusion 81 peace II
Europe, hut has: failed to present any
constructive plan for dealing with the
deplorable conditions there. the CON
tinuance Of which can only reflect
upon U.S. In the light: Of the record OF.
the present congress I have. no reason.
| whatever~to hope that its continuance
in session could result in constructive
measures for the relief Of the econo-
mic conditions to which you call at
tention. It must be evident to all that
the dominating motive which has &C:
tuated this congress 10 political ex-
pediency rather than lofty purposes
to- serve the public welfare"
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WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY
DECLARES BIG DIVIDENDS

!: NEW YORK, June 1.-THE report
of the Westinghouse Electric Manu-
featuring company for the fiscal year
ending March 81 show the gross earn
ings for the year were $136,,952,091;
the net manufacturing profits, $751;
079,S30; gross income, from all
sources, $16,s01.1e3,. and the net in
come available for dividends and 9TH
er purposes, $15,2o3,341. In the six
years? embracing 1915 the company''s
81ozx earnings have increased nearly
.nRe-fotd and the net income over
aeven-feld.
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may STAGE STREET Il OAR T..
y. Snkk NJ! m!NtRgIls \ '|!l!|

4. =
>Dotn ii. Minneapolis he street.
railway company, Is faeinx = strike
that nlAy be called On july:1 to
force the city councal To- permit OF
an increase In the 1a<e; fron five
to six or seven centa5s =,
Horace Lowry; pEesidI hit >lo1. the;
company, addressed = aleetin9 OF
employees Tuesday and plained''
why it was impossibaasso grant
wage increases: until tn company
got higher fares. -;
When he sat down J.sG.. Miller,
an employo OF the: c6mpsnyi,,; :,ex,
pressed the determination OF the
: men to strike unless higher fares
were allowed. 'Wetvill tie MP the
system until higher fares are per.
mitted," he said. He was. careful:
to add that the move was: not
against the company. :*:s;; ~
Mr.. Lowry urged the men not to
strike, but he qna1fffedit by ,adyis..
ing the men that II they adopt such
q plan, they should tive Stlle:public
ample warning and should ircpn-
veniencc them as lit&le, rs possible.
He said the company: could not be
4 party to any such undertaking.
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WXGEs 41.25 PER HOUR.

DETROIT, June 11.-As a result of
ths=dectsion OF a board of arbitration,
the stirling qathers were awarded
an increase Of IS cents on hour, maxi
ing the rates SO for eight hours. Most
Of the contractors had already con-
ceded the advance. :
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NEW UNIONS FORMED,

CLEVELAND, June II. -, The
Lather for the current month reports
the organization of new unions at
windsor Ont, and Santa Ana, CAL,
and the reinstatement Of the union of
Colorado Springs, Colo.
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GIT 20 PER GENT ADVANCE

CINCINNATI, June 11.-All this
moving picture houses in the city have
signed q new agreement with. the
Moving: Picture Operators union,
which carried with it an advance Of
20 per cent in wages.
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end to the. employment for profit of
children under Is years of age.
Labor's Relief Program.
1--WE demand that effective steps be
-~ltsten imm ediately to relieve the .peo-
pie Of the burden imposed Shy the; ex-=
cessive cost of living and to eradicate
permanently the underlying evils, rec
Eognizing fully that no other issue is
Of deeper interest to the masses of
Ithe American people.
, "As comprehensive program Of
such relief and remedy we set forth
these demands:
Incorporation should be encour-
AGED as an effective means of curbing
pfofiteering. To stimulate rapid de-
vflopment of cooperation the fed
e,ral farm loan act should be extended
$50 far as to give credit to all properly
organized co-operatives just as credit
is given to individual farmers.
t I'VE urge that the United States
!; department of labor compile and is
';sue monthly statements of the cost of
which form the basis of calculation
lin fixing the cost of living.
"As means Of aiding anti-profit-
Ieering measures the federal govern
ment should promptly investigate pro-
fits and prices. All incomes and over
itax returns should be available for
3inspection.
Regulate Immigration.
I, 1T is essential that additional leg
be enacted based upon two funda-
! mental propositions, namely, that the
flow of immigration must not at any
time exceed the nations ability to as
5similate and Amerfanize foreigners
coming to our shores, and that at no
time shall immigration be permitted
lwhen there exists an appreciable de-
gree of unemployment.
! = 1--WE demand the observance and
reinforcement Of all federal maximum
eYght-hour laws and their intentions
to comprehend all civil departments
OF government
Better Compensation Laws.
"We favor the enactment of more
comprehensive federal pensation
&aw which will embrace all workers
1who cannot be provided for by state
compensation laws and we demand
,tthat workmen's compensation laws be
amended to provide more adequately
for those incapaeiated sby industrial
accidents and diseases. =: :anfc2n
'We demand the enactment of leg
1slation excluding from Interstate
commerce the product of convict la
bor.
1--WE demand the repeal Of the la
Dor provisions of the Cummins- Esch
law.
1--WE declare that the congress of
the United States should take action
to prevent the federal courts from
cgntlnulqg the usurpation of authority
by declaring unconstitutional acts
passed by congress.
Judges TO Be Elected.
1--WE further urge that judges of all
federal courts shall be elected by the
people for terms not exceeding six
years.
eve declare our unalterable oppo-
tsition to any exercise of force by the
UNITED States in compelling the Mexi-
Rean people to meet unwarranted and
hknjust demands of those Americans
Whose sole interest is the exploitation
sof the people and the natural re-
ssources of the Mexican nation"
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INCREASE FOR APRIL,

LA FAYETTE, Ind, June 1.-THE
last issue Of the Painter and Decora-
tor announces that 20 new unions
were added to list during April.
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dRsMERCHANT-Has it occurred to
you that this paper goes into the
ZONES 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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suBonl eaoai
It'd nHs z,neb.Et, -
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-06
FIGHT FOR HOOTER ON
IN NEW YORK PRIMARY

New York, April q. 6.-Republican con
tests in seventeen congressional districts
and one in the state at large for dele
gates to the national convention fur.
nished the principal interest in today .
statewide primaries.
With the exception of the Seven
teenth district in Manhattan, where two
independent candidates for delegates are
pledged to support Herbert Hoover for
the presidential nomination. all Of the
contests were made by candidates ia
voring the nomination of Senator Hiram
W. Johnson, of California, The reg
ular" Republican delegates named by
the unofficial state convention last Feb
ruary will go to the convention unin
structed.
The only contest for places on either
the Republican or Democratic big
four" delegations was that made by
former State Senator William G.. Ben i
nett. of Brooklyn. who is pledged To
support johnson. Thirteen Of the con
tests were wagcd in Manhattan and
Brooklyn congressional districts.
Except for two tests of strength for
Assembly district leaders there were no
contests among the Democrats in this
CITY. Owing to the largo number OF
women who registered last October
party leaders predicted that a good sized
vote would be pOlled here.
Outside of New York city tho polls
opened at 7 o'clock this morning and
will close at Q o'clock tonight. The
polls in this city open at 3 o'clock this
afternoon.
Postal cards were sent by the Hoover
managers to the 10000 enrolled Repub-
Leans in the Seventeenth congressional