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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
TOOK AUTO PARTY
FOR BLOW-HARDS
Elderly Woman on West River Road
Offers Them job When They Try
to Have Fun at Her Expense

WEST TOWNSHEND, Oct. 23.
An automobile party of we'll dressed
men headed toward Brattleboro on the
West River road, who had just passed
through a little village and by a guide
board last Thursday afternoon. saw an
elderly woman in her yard turning beans
from one pail to another to let the wind
blow the chaff out. Thinking to have a
little fun at the expense of the old lady
they halted and the following conversa-
tiou ensucQ
Autoist: Is this the road to BrattIe-
bOrO?
Woman: Yes.
Autoist: What are you doing?
Woman: | am trying 70 clean these
beans. Do YOU want a job?
Autoisf: What Cleaning beans?
Woman: No. / want you to blow
when the wind stops.
The party drove along without max
ing any contract for the job.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
Red Men $ Hall

Thursday, Oct. 2S, s p. m.-Regular
meeting of Pocahontas council, No 4,
ID. of z. After the meeting there will be
a Halloween social to which all mem
bers and their friends are invited. There
will be games and dancing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
GUILFORD CENTER.
Rally Next TUESDAY Night

a Republican rally will be held in the
town hall next Tuesday evening, Oct 20,
at o'clock. The speakers will be
Judge Homer f. Skeels of Ludlow, State
State Auditor Benjamin f. Gates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

Miss Mary Macarthur, the English Ia
Dor leader who paid a visit to America
a short time ago, has just been sworn in
as a justice of the peace IN England
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
UniversaIist Church
Rev. ID. f.. Trout, Pastor.
Sunday. Oct. "a.

10. 80 a. m.-Divine worship with sermon
by the pastor. Subject, The Open
Door.
I1145 a. m-Sunday school session.
300 p. m.--At Vernon, a service of wor-
Ship with sermon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
THE WEATHER.

Fair Tonight and Sunday Little
Change in Temperature.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The
weather forecast: Fair tonight and
Sunday. Not much change in temper
ature. Fresh north to northeast winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

Tuesday, Oct. 26.-Get Together night.
Social in the church vestry, under the
auspices of the Mary Geddis class. All
members and friends of the church are
cordially invited.
Friday. Oct %, at 7.3O p. m.-Regular
week night service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

Monday. Oct %. 7.15 p. m.-Troop No.
/. Boy Scouts, will meet in the chapel.
Tuesday, Oct 26, 7.30 to 10 p M
Halloween social in the chapel for al
young people of the parish above the jun
ior age.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

1870 a. .m-Subiect of sermon. Gods
Omnipotence and Mans Freewill
1900 m.-Sunday school.
100 p. m.-The young people will meet
IN the chapel. Mr.. Woodin will tell
Florence Barclays story, The
Broken Halo. Light refreshments
will be served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

LA TOURAINE TEA reduced to 40c
a canister.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
Sunday, Oct. 24.

! 10. 80 a. m.-Morning worship. Sermon,
Why God Permits Evil.
| IL 40 a. m.-Bible school
} 7.30 p. m.-Evening service. Fourth
sermon in series on Disputed Mir
acles. Subject, The Story of Jonah.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

Monday at 7.30-Boy Scouts.
Tuesday at 7.30-Christian Endeavor
meeting.
Wednesday at 73O-World-W Wide Guild
Friday at p. m.-Junior Endeavor
"a 7.3O-Regular church prayer meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
TWO HURT WHEN |
AUTO HITS TREE.
- tt
West BrattlebOrO Party in
Accident on Way to
rWilliamsville u
CAPT. TILTON'S CAR :
LEAVES HIGHWAY.

Tree Prevents 1t from Going Into West
River-NIiss Mabel Bailey and Miss
Miriam Nichols Brought to Hospital
Essex Machine Towed In.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
The Trades and Labor Assembly Acts
at Last Meeting
Rubber Company Officials Given Every Oppor-
tunity to Explain Situation but Refuse to
Meet Committee or Answer Re-
quest For Interview

After the rubber workers had re-
ceived their charter and formed their
union the matter was regularly
brought before the Trades and Labor
Assembly, and that body Immediately
placed it in the hands of the proper
committees with instructions to meet
with the officials of the Pharis Tire
and Rubber company, go over the
situation and If possible secure an
amicable adjustment of the trouble.
A communication was sent asking
that the committee be granted an
audience, to which no answer was re-
ceived. After waiting a reasonable
time a second letter was written,
which suggested that the common
courtesy due to one gentleman from
another should entitle the committee
to at least an acknowledgment of the
letter. This was also ignored by
Gar Pharis.
Finally, Mr.. Lindrooth, secretary
of the company, was communicated
withuyer the telephone This gentle
man declared he could not officially
meet with the committee during the
absence Of Mr.. Pharis who was away.
Personally he did not care to meet
with them, as in his opinion there was
nothing to discuss. Numerous at
tempts over the telephone have been
made to meet with the company Of
ficials, and to most Of these the reply
was made that Mr.. Pharis was out of
the city and would be absent for a
week or more. This was known to be
false, as that gentleman was seen
daily going to and from the factory.
The rubber company, which is iden-
titled with the manufacturers associa-
ton, believes in organization and CO.
operation in promoting their own in
terests, but would deny that privilege
to their employees, even going so far
as to place their hirelings on the
street corners to keep tab on those
who attend the meetings of the union.
Neither do they demand a clean bill
of health from all their henchmen, as
the past record of some who have
resigned" from former positions of
trust is not as white as the driven
snow.
The Leader desires to commend the
business like action and gentlemanly
conduct of the locked-out employees Of
the Pharis company, which has rem
dered the private police force en-
ployed by the company and the "riot
squad" and patrol wagon sent to the
rubber factory about quitting time
an unnecessary and foolish pre-
caution.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
Metal Trades Strike
Enters Eighth Month

San Franciso-The strike of metal
working craftsmen employed in ship
yards in this vicinity is entering its
eighth month. 1t started October !
when employers signed an agreement
with the Bay cities metal trades
council, representing more than 49,
600 workers, and then repudiated the
document. The agreement called for
wage increase of cents an hour,
effective October l. All other Pacific
coast ship builders except San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles, have honored
their pledged word. Officers of the
A. F. of L. metal trades department
came here to negotiate the agree
ment. Later, when the bosses vlo-
lated the contract trade union eX-
ecutives returned and the employers
refused to meet them. President
O'Connell of the department declared
that this is zone of the clearest cases
of violation of contract on record"
"The California Metal Trades
association (the employers) demand
our unconditional surrender" said
O'Connell. "They have refused even
to accord US the courtesy of an au-
dience. The most they would do was
to send us word that they might meet
us in two or three months if we
called the strike off and the men i'm
mediately returned to work.
"If the metal trades workers re-
turn to work under the so-called
American plan,' they will be placed
under condition Of slavery. The
employers propose to deny them the
elementary rights of human beings
the rights to organize and be rep
resented by men of their own choos-
ing"
The strikers are appealing for
funds to continue this fight for trade
unionism. They show that they have
received benefits that average but
$1OO per capita during the past seven
months"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
Spoilers and Spies
Back Bis bee MObberS

Tucson, Ariz.-Spotters and spies
furnished by the Thiel detective
agency are leading witnesses in the
defense Of the Bisbee mobbers, who
are on trial at Tombstone for their
assault on 1876 workers in July,
1917
This charge was made by Tom c..
Foster, candidate for state mine in
spector, and H. d. Metcalf, and Of
fetal of Cochise county, in which
Bisbee is located, at meeting of the
Tucson central trades council.
Many of the statements being made
at the trial, now in progress, were de-
clared by Foster to. be absolutely
false. He insisted that the large
bulk Of the victimized workers were
A. F. of L. men and not l. w. W.,
as is claimed by "the hirelings of the
copper interests who would appeal
to the prejudices of the country to
conceal their illegal act"
"We were abused and villifed," he
said, "for having the temerity to
better our conditions. There was no
violence Of any sort except the vio-
lence of the copper companies and
their hired thugs. Conditions in the
district were quiet until the morning
Of July ", 1917, when like bolt out
Of the darkness, the sheriff of Cochise
county and a large force of loyalty
leaguers' presuming to act deputies
under the sheriff's orders, swooped
down upon us-2,000 of them, all
armed to the teeth, and they rounded
up 1876 men, put them aboard a
train and carried them to Columbus,
New Mexico, where they were aban-
doned without food, water or shelter
for several days"
To prove that the deported men
were peacefully inclined the speaker
showed that only II guns were found
among the deported men.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
NOT WASTEFUL.
JUSTICE TO WORKERS is GOOD
INVESTMENT
Pre-War Promises Not Being Full.
filled and Those Who Made Sacri.
fees Asked to Return to Old
Working Conditions

Washington-"Th law of compen-
sation is immutable," declared Con-
gresham Huddleston, of Alabama in
defending workers against the charge
that they are wasteful, extravagant
and do not maintain a maximum pro-
duction.
"Men give in proportion to what
the receive" said the law maker.
Labor returns in service in fair pro-
portion to the justice which is meted
out to it. Deal with labor unjustly
and you have either a total failure
or a decrease in production. Force
upon labor unjust wages and unfair
conditions and you will have your
strikes, either off the job or ON the
job. The world should understand
that by now.
What has been done for labor
that it should hold to the maximum
OF production? Labor made it's sacri-
fees during the war. 1t was carried
on by high tide of idealism. 1t was
told, We are fighting to make the
world safe for democracy. We are
going to bring democracy home to
ourselves and take it into our work.
shops and make brotherhood a living
part of industry That was what we
heard during the war.
"But at once when the arnistice
was signed labor was dismayed to
find marshaling and organizing
against it from one end of the country
to the other the great employer
classes in way which indicated their
firm resolve to go back to the old
conditions-to the old fight between
the man who tolls and the man he
works for; to go back to the old
system of strikes and labor troubles
and grinding and exploitation. Labor
was dismayed, disheartened and dis
gusted.
/ commend to the great employer
interests of this country the text.
Whatever ye sow, that shall we also
reap"
"As soon as the war was over a
false and raucous cry went up from
the employer interests that labor had
profiteered during the war; that it
had not been patriotic. There was
not word of truth in it. Labor had
made great sacrifices.
81 made an investigation at the
time, and l know whereof / speak.
The fact was that labor had received
from 1914 until the armistice was
signed an average increase in wages
for all callings of only 34h per cent.
But during that time interval the
cost of living had increased above 80
per cent. The workingman was re-
ceiving $1.34 for the same amount
OF work that he got 81 for before the
war, but he was paying $1.82 for a
dollars worth of the necessaries of
life to support his family.
"Yet no publicity was given to that
fact by the great channels of pub
licity. The facts were suppressed,
and the false charge that labor had
profiteered and been unpatriotic was
echoed all over the country. 1t was
done in the interest of the great en-
ployers for the vicious purpose of dis
crediting labor and preparing the way
for the assault that has followed upon
it. Ought that to increase produc-
ton? Is that calculated to make the
man who works work harder and
sweat few more drops?"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
CONDEMNS THE OvERALLS FAD

The Trades and Labor Assembly of
Steubenville has gone on record as
being opposed to the overalls craze
which is sweeping the country and
last week adopted a resolution con-
demning the Overall club" movement
as misguided and a mistaken effort
to reduce the cost of living. The in
creased demand for denim will work
hardship on working men and farm
ers in that they will be forced to pay
higher prices for overalls, the resolu-
tion said
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
LOITERING LAW ILLEGAL

Cleveland, Ohio-The lettering law,
passed by the legislature in 1917, has
been declared unconstitutional by
Judge Dingeman. The law exempts
persons temporarily out of employ
ment on account of strikes and lock-
OUTS" and the court held that this
was class legislation because person
who was idle through no fault of his
ewn could be held under the act.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
LET EN- TALK, SAYS EDITOR

New York-If a man wants to air
his views, let him talk, said Glenn
Frank, associate editor of Century
Magazine, in a speech in this city.
Free speech should be allowed the
fullest possible expression, the
speaker said, "since extreme doc
trines, like germs, die in the sunlight
but flourish in darkness"
"The American people can be
trusted to take the necessary action
when it sees liberty really menaced.
There should not be a stopping, but
the most effective stimulation of free
speech"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
LEADER OFFICE OPEN SATUR-
DAY EVENINGS

In order to accommodate many of
our subscribers who are unable to call
during the day, the office of the New
ark Leader win be open on Saturday
evenings from 7:30 to $3.50 c'cloc'
urtil further notice. Drop in ami get
acquainted.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
WOOLEN TRUST PROSPERS

New York-Backers of the overalls
campaign are urging people to reduce
their living standard as remedy for
high prices of clothing, while the
American Woolen company makes the
glad announcement that it's profits
for last year has smashed all records.
The net profits of $15,513,415 are
equal to a dividend of $3.50 share
on the $2O,OOO,OOO of outstanding
common stock, against earnings of
S10.86 on the common stock in 1918.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
SHAKES 'EM UP
MANY MORE MILLIONAIRES A
RESULT OF WAR
Congressman Rainey Says Pay Sol
diers Bonus Out of War Profits,
and Not Rob People by Pass
ing Direct Purchase Tax

Washington - Congressman Ii. L.
Rainey shook the dry bones of the
house of representatives by turning
the searchlight on to the increased
number of millionaires as result
of the war and the efforts of these
individuals to escape further taxation
through a direct tax on every pur-
chase.
Those who remained at home and
pursued their ordinary business vo-
cation made returns fabulous in
amounts, said Cogressman Rainey,
who declared that as a result of the
war $4,000 new millionaires were Gre
ated. In 1914, he said there were
$4,000 men whose incomes exceeded
$4,000 year, but during the war
these incomes had reached a total of
$4,000, 100000 more than during the
three pre-war years.
Regaring the proposal to pay
bonus to soldiers by taxing sales, the
speaker said:
81 know you gentlemen; / under
stand your methods. You are going
to put some cushions in this bill, but
you are going to yield to the demands
of Wall street. You are going to
yield to the demands of the million
aire war profteers of this country
and impose the sales tax they want
imposed because they think when i'm
posed once we will never be able to
get rid of it, because they want to
escape some portion of the taxes on
the immense incomes they are enjoy
ing at the present time"
The speaker declared that tax
on sales means reversion to the
middle ages, "when armed soldiers OF
feudal thieves and barons" terrorlzed
communities. He insisted that bonus
for soldiers should be taken out of
war profits instead of protecting the
war profteers, giving the bonus and
then taking it away in the form of
increased living costs through tax
on every individual purchase.
"It is not necessary to discuss the
situation" said the lawmaker. "There
is a contest on in this country today
and throughout the world to find out
who is going to bear the brunt OF
these stupendous war debts. Wealth,
on the one hand, is seeking to avoid
that burden, and through the sales
tax of the middle ages and the mer-
chant taxes of 700 years ago it is
seeking to impose that burden upon
the people of the land.
"You gentlemen are not up to the
economic thought of the present day;
you cling to the theories of long ago.
You do not realize, so far are you
behind the times, that you stard to-
day in new world, world which
faces bankruptcy, and we will follow
the other nations rapidly along that
course if your method of increasing
millionaires and increasing the num-
berless proletarian class of this land
is to prevail" :"
To sustain his claim that his col
leagues on the majority side are
economic back numbers when they
advocate a sales tax, he showed that
England is studying the question of
taxing war wealth, and preliminary
affirmative report has been made.
"In England they can do that; in
this country we cannot" said the
speaker.
Attention was also called to similar
activities in France, where economists
declare that new systems of taxes
must be evolved.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
British DOckers Gain

London, England - British long
shoremen have won their main con-
tention before a board of inquiry,
which has ordered a new national
minimum of Is shillings. The work.
ers have also won their demands for
the introduction of a system of reg
istration, and the maintenance of
unemployed casual labor.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
Want 44-HOur Week

Hamilton, Ont. A 44-hour work
week and 80 cents an hour is the de-
cision of Machinists' lodge No. Ala.
Present rates range from 80 to rs
cents.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07

New Haven, Conn.-Painters have
raised wages to 81 day until Sep
tember / next, when rates will be $8.
The painters and employers held many
conferences. While representatives
of the men were thus engaged the
others were holding mass meetings
and securing the affiliation of every
eligible painter. This system made
a strike unnecessary.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
Builders Raise Wages

East St. Louis, Ill.-After weeks
strike several hundred organized la
borers and concrete workers raised
wages. Other building craftsmen
suspended work in sympathy with
these demands.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
Demand Eight-H0ur DaY

Stamford, Conn. Employees of
Palmer Brothers marine works re-
jected small wage INCREASE and sus-
pended work when they were refused
the eight-hour day and the union shop
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
Printers Raise Wages

Tampa, Fla.-After long contro-
versy between the Typographical
union and employers, an arbitration
award, which date back to Jan. 27,
raises rates to $44 a week for both
day and night work.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
lABOR'S PROGRESS
advances Made and Better Conditions
Secured All Over the Country
Carpenters Gain

Waterbury, Conn.-More than 300
carpenters are benefited by new
wage increase from IS cents an hour
to 8712 cents. The rate will be in
creased to 81 on August l..
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
WAGE INCREASES
Gains in Wages Made by Organized
Labor Throughout the Nation
Iron MOlders Unite

Asheville, N. C.-Iron molders in
this city have organized and are
chartered by the International Mold
ers' union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
Printers Want More

Toronto, Ont.-The Typographical
union has asked that wages be in
creased to 85 cents an hour to meet
the increased cost of living.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
Demand Living Wage

Champaign, III. Teamsters and
chauffeurs have suspended work as
a protest against low wages. The
strikers demand a living wage and
recognition of their union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
Federal Employees Unite

New Haven, Conn. - Federal en-
ployes in this city have organized and
affiliated with the National redera-
tion of Federal Employees.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
A CALL TO ARMS

Charleston, w. Va.-The West Vir-
ginia Mining News is terrified at the
non-partisan political activity of trade
unionists and declares that "un-
less there is more earnest effort
made it is practically certain that the
results in November will show heavy
increases in the power of union
leaders in congress and the legis
latures."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
BARRIERS Want More

White Plains, N. " Organized
BARRIERS at this place have suspended
work to enforce higher wage scale.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
Painters Raise Wages

Cleveland-Striking painters have
raised wages to $1.1219 an hour as
the result of an arbitration award.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07

The union label stands always for
the facts of today, never for a tradi-
tion of yesterday.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07

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