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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
FOOLING THE PUBLIC

Chicago-In resisting the plan to
label cloth, opponents are acting on
the theory that they have a divine
right to fool the public, says the ma
tional sheep and wool bureau of
America.
This bureau is urging the adoption
by congress of the French-Capper
"truth-in-fabric" bill. 1t is designed
to compel textile manufacturers to
stamp their cloth with it's content of
virgin (new) wool and of wool sub
stitutes, the chief of which is shoddy
old rags, reworked in some cases
as often as eight times.
The measure seeks to apply to
fabric production the principle under
lying the pure food law and has been
approved by manufacturers who have
never sought to deceive the public by
permitting their shoddy cloth to mas
querade as virgin wool cloth under
cover of the popularity misunderstood
technical textile term "all WOOL"
There is no chemical test to prove
the presence of wool shoddy in call
wool" cloth. Only the wearing tells
the tale-and it tells the tale after
the purchaser is fooled and the pur-
chase price is paid.
eve insist" says the bureau, "that
the reason that certain textile man
ufacturers wish to continue manu-
featuring call wool cloth out of un-
Unidentified shoddy is that they can
make more money through the use of
shoddy than through the use of virgin
wool. If there was a compulsory
labelling law, they'd have to ask the
people lower price for shoddy cloth,
because the people would not pay
virgin wool cloth prices for cloth that
they actually knew was shoddy."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Won't Stand For It
PLANS DOOMED
IN INDUSTRY
Workers Refuse to be Driven Back to
Former Inferior Status and De-
mand Say in Fixing the
Manner of Living

Philadelphia-The old driver meth
cd of industrial management will no
longer do, says Fred ]. Miller, presi-
dent of the American society of me-
chanical engineers, writing in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
"Many of the industrial difficulties
of the present day." he said, ARE due
to the resistance of workers every
where to being forced back to their
former inferior status. They are in
sisting that if they are good enough
to place their lives at the disposal of
civilization they are good enough to
have at least some voice in deter
mining the manner of life they
have striven to preserve.
"In every country of the world the
trend for years has been toward dem
ocracy; the absolutism, both in gov
ernments and industries, is perceived
to be an anachronism.
Constantly the line of demarcation
is being more clearly drawn between
those who render useful service in
return for what they obtain of this
worlds goods, and those who do not.
Many of the most profound students
of this, our greatest problem, believe
that the modern tendency of those
who labor to plan for action in their
common interest is, after all the best
protection society can have against
worse things-eUils which history
shows have led almost inevitably to
degeneration and social decay.
'It is not true that production has
fallen off everywhere. There are es-
tablisments in America wherein pro-
duction is now greater than before
the war, and many of them in which
it is as great. Investigation of the
methods followed in these establish
ments will convince almost anyone
that the driver method of industrial
management is bound to disappear.
eve must get away from the in
dustrial ideas that have been handed
down to US from slavery, and one or
another form of industrial coopoera-
tion must take their place."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
LANDLORDS WANT ALL

Chicago - Defeat all legislation
that would regulate rents or raise
taxes; figth the Flat Janitors' unions
demand for higher wages" was the
purpose of a mass meeting of land
lords in this city. To obtain a fund
it was voted to assess 100000 proper
ty owners 81 on every fiat they own
the minimum to be 81 and the maxi
mum $50. Real estate agents were
instructed to deduct the assessment
from the rents they collect. If all
property owners contribute it is esti-
mated that the fund will total $1,000,-
900.
One young man suggested that the
sympathy of the public could be en-
listed if the meeting declared in favor
of reduction of rents. The speaker
was stopped with cries of "No, no;
We'll have to raise rents"
One property owner declared that
rents could not be reduced within 80
months, and another speaker de-
nounced the "bolshevist" attempt to
"take control Of our property away
from US and prevent us from realizing
profits above small fixed amount"
The meeting denounced officers of
the Flat Janitors' union and agreed
that no property owner should deal
with the union, but refer these mat
ters to the Chicago real estate board.
This board is the property owners
union.
The janitors called on the en-
ployers' union and protested against
a 24-hour work day and being COM
PEELED to live in easements. In re-
jecting demands for improved condi-
tions, the janitors were told that they
"are lucky to have job"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
URGES STATE COSSACKS

Topeka, Kan.-Judge w. L. Hug
gins, chairman of the Kansas court
of industrial relations, wants cossacks
in this state.
He does not mention the term
estate cossacks," but is addressing
bankers in various sections of the
state on the need "for a special po-
lice force that could be called upon
in emergencies arising out of indus
trial disputes or other causes"
Trade unionists suggest that these
are strange sentiments from one who
insists that the court of industrial
relations has made strikes impossible.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Industry May Pay Cost

East Liverpool, Ohio-Will the cost
of financing sick and disability bene-
fits and old age pensions for pottery
workers be charge on this industry?
A joint meeting was held in this
city between representatives of the
National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters and the United States Potters
association, when the above was
agreed to. Previously both parties
agreed to a graduated system of bene-
fits, according to wages drawn and
dues paid. This plan has been aban-
doned and it is now proposed to place
every individual in the industry on
an equal footing, or substantially So,
without regard to the amount of
wages drawn.
The proposal as it now stands is
that each plant in the industry pay
sick benefits of $3.50 a week to-
gether with all doctors bills and
hospital charges, without expense to
the individual. The National Brother
hood of Operative Potters will supple
ment this amount with an additional
$3.50 a week. This would give
brotherhood members $40 a week
benefit and non-members $3.50.
Speaking for the employers, w. E..
Wells said the industry should care
for it's worn-out employees, where it
was evident that the industry was
responsible for their physical decline,
even if the period of employment did
not exceed 10 years. The proposed
insurance program provides that an
employe must be 60 years old and
have been connected with the industry
for 80 years to receive pension bene-
fits.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
A Crime to Strike
A NEW SCHEME TO THROTTLE
TRADES UNIONS
New York Business Men Would Make
1t a Crime to Hold Strike Vote
Unless it be Conducted by
Election Officials

New York-The joint committee on
coal for New York city believes that
a solution of the coal shortage is in
corporation of trade unions and make
a strike vote criminal offense unless
it is supervised by public officials.
The committee is composed of busi-
ness men. 1t is suggested that there
has been some profteering by middle
men and brokers, but workers re-
ceived the major portion of the
blame for present conditions.
These business men make the usual
attempt of fairness by classifying
lockouts with strikes. They recon-
mend:
"That state legislation be enacted
for Incorporation of labor unions and
trade organizations and that strikes
or lockouts, unless by majority vote
of the organizations, either labor
unions or business, and taken by Sc
cret ballot under the supervision of
local election officials, be declared
felonies.
"That before such ballot be taken
two weeks proper legal notice be
given the members of such organiza-
tions and the public generally"
1t will be noticed that the business
men make no reference to individual
coal companies, who are given free
hand to lock out their employees for
any reason they see fit.
The committee was told by John F.
Birmingham, president of the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western coal
company that the reason for high
prices is because coal passes through
the hands of several wholesalers be-
fore reaching the consumer, each
wholesaler exacting a profit, though
never having actual physical posses
sion of the coal.
While the committee favored
drastic action against the workers its
attitude toward dealers was most
considerate. 1t recommended that
the Anthracite Producers association
abe requested" to direct it's members
to sell coal only to regularly estab-
lished dealers or distributors.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10

these sections of West Virginia to be
ruled by mine guards and Baldwin
Feltz detectives.
Strikers, their wives and children
are housed in tents furnished by the
United Mine Workers. Martial law
has been declared by the soldiers and
all public meetings of the strikers
have been prohibited.
Every legal and moral guarantee
to workers has been set aside in the
mine owners campaign to crush the
Miners union and drive these work
ers back to work as individuals.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Teachers Favor UniOnism

New York-A resolution favoring
organization among teachers was un-
animously adopted at the semi-annual
conference of the Teachers unions of
tn eastern states, held in this city.
The committee on labor education
urged the cooperation by Teachers
unions with trade unions to combat
"the prejudices against labor and the
misunderstanding concerning their
aims and ideals"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Resist NOn-UniOn Shop

Cincinnati-Trade unionists in this
city are preparing to resist the an
nounced purpose of certain employers
to establish non-unionism in this city.
At meeting of more than 500 rep
resentatives of local trade unions it
was decided to conduct a vigorous
campaign in defense of the right to
organize.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
WILL PROBE BOMB CASE

San Francisco - District Attorney
Brady has issued a statement in which
he says his office will go to the bot
tom of the charges that Tom Mooney
was sent to prison in the prepared
ness bomb cases on perjured testi-
mony.
The statement signed by the dis
trict attorney and assistants, says:
eve cannot any longer permit the
administration of the criminal laws
in San Francisco to continue under
the odium that has been heaped up
on it."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Workers Locked Out

Sydney, Nova Scotia-The Domin-
ion steel corporation has closed its
mills because of an ultimatum of 125
railroad employees of the company,
who have been asking for two years
for the scale awarded all other rail-
readers in Canada, following the Nc
Adoo award in the United States. The
company replied by closing its mills
and throwing 1000 employees on the
streets.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Reject |. and r.

Springfield, Ill.-The state consti-
tutional convention has rejected the
initiative and referendum.
After every proposal to give the
people direct voice in government
was defeated, friends of direct legis-
lation declared that the convention
"has beaten itself" and that the new
constitution will not be accepted at
the polls.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
HUGE OIL DIVIDENDS

New York-This year Standard Oil
has paid dividends of $115,220,720, a
new high record. In the nine years
from 1912 to 1920 inclusive, total cash
payments to stockholders total $807,-
725,565. 1t is claimed that the present
market value of stock dividends in
creases this amount to more than
81, 1,500,000,000.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
TROOPS IN MINE ZONE

Charleston, w. Va.-Civil war con-
tinues in the mine strike zone of this
state and federal troops are again in
control at the request of Governor
Cornwall.
The state executive has permitted
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10

league, Texas - The carpenters
rate of 871a cents an hour has been
advanced to 81, following several con-
ferences between employers and en-
ployed.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
FROZEN EGSS FOR u. s.

Balboa Heights, Panama Canal
Zone-The steamship Tuscan Star
passed through the canal with a whole
cargo of frozen eggs, amounting to
$500 tons. She was bound from
China to New York.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Unions Hold Wages

Chicago 1--WE offer no defiance
when we say we do not thank the
captains of industry one bit for not
attempting wage reductions, but we
do thank organized labor" writes
Editor Sweeney of the Tailor, official
magazine of the Journeymen Tailors'
Union of America.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Discuss Eight-HOur Day

Birmingham, Ala. - City commits
sioners are considering an ordinance
that would establish the basic eight
hour day for work done for or by the
city. A public discussion will be held.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
CANAL TOLL 1881

Washington The average toll
charged to ocean-going commercial
ships through the Panma canal aver
aged $3,831.32, last October.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
GENERAL LABOR NEWS
Short Items Gathered For Benefit of
Hasty Readers
Garment Plant in Line

Boston-The Talbot company has
signed an agreement with the United
Garment Workers of America. This
concern is one of the largest manu-
facturers of mems clothing in the
country.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Carpenters Gain

Rockland, Meas a result of or
ganization carpenters have advanced
wages 10 cents an hour.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Retail Clerks Organize

Rock Springs, Wyo.-Retail clerks
have organized and are chartered by
the Retail Clerks International Pro-
tective association.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Bakers Organize

Muncie, Ind.-Bakers in this city
have organized and affiliated with the
bona fide trade union movement.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
WHAT LABOR is DOING
Wage Increases and Progress Made
Throughout the Country

Railway Clerk in Line
Springfield, Mo. - Railway clerks
have formed a local.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Brick Workers Gain

Fort Dodge, Iowa-A number of
brick and clay workers have secured
wage increases that range from so
cents to $1.25 a day.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Plumbers Advance

Macon, Ga. = Organized plumbers
have secured the eight-hour day and
raised wages 81 for the same period.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10

The merchant who advertises in the
Leader will appreciate your patronage.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-10
Car Men Reduce Hours

Somerset, Ky.-Motormen and con-
ductors have reduced their work day
from IL to 8 hours.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
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a resolution was presented and read
being a sidewalk resolution.
On roll call Halyorson. He ntZ, John
son. Lunden and Randall voting aye
same was declared passed and ap
proved and became Resolution No
253.
Mr. Atkinson appeared and spoke
relating to the paving Of Third street
Proposed resolutions for grading
curbing and paving Third street (two
improyements) were presented and
read.
Moved and seconded that May "a.
1920, at 500 O'Clock p. m, at the
council room be fixed as the time and
place for hearing on and consideration
Of such proposed resolutions and that
publication be made as required by
law.
on roll call HalyorsOn Heintz, John
son. Lunden and Randall voting aye
motion carried
On motion the council adjourned.
w. H. Leighty,
Attest: Mayor
G. II. Stoddart, City Auditor.
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Fred Setback to Security Inv Co,
WkNEH 7-111-52; $4,000.
VIM. McKeown to John A. Erickson,
NEh 80 and N1aNW4 29-111-47;
sl7,52O.
John H. Roberts TO r. c. Akin, lots
l and 2, blk l. Roberts 2nd add. to
Brookings; $500
Horace Fishback to John l.. Murphy
ct al, lot 8, blk 2, 3rd add to Brook
ings $500
August Schulz to Charles l.. Willmott,
NJ 22-1l2-49; $4S,320.
Henry Schmidt to Michael Langner,
SWH 31-112-49; $l9,82O
Wright Grudem to O. O. Olson, EB
,ots / and 5, blk 5. Oyloe's add. to
Brookings; $1.OO.
John Vande Kieft to Herman Helmers,
ct ux., SWH 27-112-51; $24,96O.
j f. Crosser to n. T. Nelson, S 200
IT. of n % lot s, blk 16, Morehou5e
add to. Brookings $4,000
Ragnild Larson to Jacob H. White,
NEh 3111-5o; $1.0O.
Arlington Loan d Inv Co. to Cor
neius C. De Boer und % So 2S-
112-52; $4,000.
Jennie a. Rossiter to L. II. McKn ght,
lot il blk -. Bruce; $3.50
Haxm Wilken to Horace Ladd & James
W. Tate NWti 9-111-46 $12,SOO.
Arlington Loan & Inv Co. to Frank
\. Carpenter und. Is S12 2S-112-52;
$11,20O.
Mrs. NJ. c. Catlin to p. J. Reiland,
lot 5, blk 6, Billings add to Bush
nell; SIS.
H. j. Hagemo 10 A. II. Norvold and
Chas. +. Lee und. % W12SEH and
El2SW1I 20 N1sSW4 29-1O95l;
$14,4OO.
j. 2. Nolan to c. J. O'Brien, sheriff's
deed, lot il, blk 13, 2nd add TO
White; 1864
Edna Mary Whitehead ct al. to J.
W. Lane, NE4 1-11O-5O; $4,000
John p. Nolan to Grace L. Sayre, lots
and s, blk 8, Peterson's 2nd add.
to Brookings; $3.50
Charles r. Grange to Knut O. Jellum,
T lots l, ., and 4. sec 81 and lot /,
sec. 34-111-47; $S,237.
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Real Estate Transfers

q g
For Week Ending April 26th, 1920.
FURNISHED by ALBERT MATSON,
Abstracter)
August F. Fruechte to T. VI. Singer
lots l, 4, 5 and 6, sec. 3-1O9-47.
$168 863
Ben Void 10 r. l.. Greenley, lots 3 70
s. blk >, Sanders add. to Brookings
$4,000.
Walter NJ. Carpenter to Osmund Flog
stad.--WhSEA 6-11249; $3.50.
Anna +. Peterson to c. Arthur Han
son, w 40 1T. II. f 10 ft. 10, blk .
of Parkdale Home add. to Brookiugs
$1,00.
John Mulhall to |. j. Hagemo, und g
WBSEH, E1aSW14 20 and N1aNN
29-1O9-51; $14,4O0
ID. L. Chaplin to c. r. Bortness, lot =
blk %. Bruce; $3.50
Fred T. Baker to Mary +. Whitehead
pit lot d. blk 8, Peterson's add. t
Brookings; $500.
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the SEH sec. 17-110-50 was on motion
rejected
The board on motion adjourned 10
the 4th day of May, 1920 at O'Clock
z. m. II. G. HalvOrson,
Chairman of the County Board.
Attest: John Alton, County Auditor.
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AUDITORS EXHIBIT

John Alton, Auditor. being duly sworn.
doth say that the Treasurers exhibit hereon
Is a true and correct statement OF the inan-
cial condition Of Brookings County, as APP
pears by his books and that the Auditors
exhibit Is a true and correct statement OF
ALI the warrants drawn the Treasury
during the quarter. and that the statement
OF assets and liabilities is true and correct
John Alton.
subscribed and sworn to before me this
e2nd day of April. 1920.
n. Schouweiler,
fsEAL) Notary Public
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AUDITORS AND TRENsURER'S
Detailed Exhibit Receipts Disbursements in the 90
Quarter EndnE Aprl /. 1920.
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Brookings for the
The evening world., 1920-07-31
JULIUS LINKS LOUIS
WITH DEAD ONES"
Socialist Secretary Denies That
Members of His Organization
Attacked Cuvilher.

Julius Gerber. executive secretary OF
the Socialist Party OF New York County.
to-day issued a denial OF Assembiyman
Louis Cuvlllier's assertion that the Fin
nish Socialists OF Harlem have a strong
arm squad or that any Socialist as
saulted the Assemblyman, Cuvillier told
Of the alleged assault while represent
Ing client In Harlem Police Court a
few days ago. Gerber says he does not
doubt that Assemblyman Cuvillier's
glasses were broken and some teeth
knocked out. but that Socialists did not
mix in saloon brawls.
Gerber asserted that Cuvillier, who
was n bitter advocate of the expulsion
of the Ave Socialist Assemblymen. was
using this method to gain publicity.
He cannot fight Woman Suffrage and
Prohibition" says Gerber. THE So
cialist Party docs not fight the lame.
crpples. buffoons or dead ones"
Gerber ends by saying that Cuvillier
once tried. but failed. to get the So
cialist nomination IN addition to the
Tammany nomination for AsseInblyman
in the old Thirtieth District.
The evening world., 1920-07-31
CHLOROFORM MAN,
THEN ROB HIS FLAT
Burglars Take Even Underwear of
Husband of Woman Who Finds
Victim Unconscious.

When Mrs. Newton Smith returned
from shopping tour to her apart
ment on the third moor of an apart
ment house at No. 600 Academy
Street, yesterday afternoon. she found
her husband unconscious on a couch
and the apartment looking as II a
cyclone had swept through it. 1t was
ten minutes before she could arouse
Mr. Smith and then she detected the
odor of chloroform. Louis Scher,
druggist across the street, revived the
man.
Every stitch of clothing he owned,
including all his underwear, had been
taken by burglars, including Jewelry
and $2O3 In cash.
Two more apartments in the house
had been burglarized in the absence
OF their owners, one of the latter be-
ing David Ziegler and the other Ed
ward Scher, brother OF the druggist.
A little girl told the police that she
saw two young men with heavy
bundles leaving the house at 4.S0
o'clock.
The evening world., 1920-07-31
WOMAN IN PLANE
CONVOYS CROWDS
TO HARDING HOME
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call at the Harding residence, but
went there at once and kept the SEN
ator busy shaking hands and re-
newing acquaintances.
Two airplanes we're pilots of the
pilgrimage here G. w. Henney Vice
President OF the Mansfield Chamber
OF Commerce, was chosen the ad-
vance scout TO fly over Marion early
in the day and shower the city with
Harding and Coolidge souvenirs, and
Mrs Gordon A. Farrow. Vice Presi-
dent of the Mansfield Aero Club, was
accorded the distinction of convoy
ing from the air the first of the front
porch delegations.
Forming in marching order near
tho downtown section of the city. the
delegation showed off its holiday az
tire through the business streets on
it's way to the Senator's home. Vari-
Gus civic and polit cal organizations
were represented by separate pla-
| toons. A wOman'S Harding club had
a prominent place and one section Of
| tho parade was given over TO q negro
| Republican club.
The porch, which thus becomes one
OF the landmarks OF American Doli.i-
cal history, has n capacious stretch
along the south and east sides OF the
residence. At the corner turn. the
curving white balustrade swings out
TO form little more than semi
circle, and 1t Is here that the utter
ances OF the nominee are delivered.
Strictly speaking, the Harding lawn
Is no longer a lawn at all, but an ex-
panse of white crushed limestone
to-day's event by an evening thunder
shower. The pebbly carpet was LAID
to preserve n solid surface untcr the
tramp OF the thousands expected tC
take part in the front porch cam,
paign.