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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-01-16
THIS WEEK THIRTY-TWO YEARS
AGO
Condensed From Issue of Jan. ~.
1883.


There are II prisoners in the
faycitc County Jail. Nelson An
drew took from this County last
Monday. ~ head of good horses to
the Eastern market.
On Tuesdays corporation elcc-
zion in i'll Ronccvcrlc. the follow
ing were elected: Mayor John NJ.
Price: Recorder. ID. W. Weaver:
Councilman. \. l.. Whitc;: DR.. VIM.
Campbell, Il. E.. RodcS. +. p. Stalcy
and T.. Camp. The vote on the dog
Tax was - for and II against.
Rev. T.. W. McCorklc. of Clifton
foor9c. assisted by The pastor, Rev.
ID. T.. fricr>on. is conducting a meet
ne III the old Stone Church here.
Judges Bond and Jackson. of
the /. 5. Circuit Court sitting at
baltimore. have confirmed the sale
OF the White Sulphur Springs prop
"rty TO VIM. a. Stuart and directed
The receiver, A. l.. BOuIwarc to
give possession. The question of
The liability OF stockholders for
unpaid Sui'SH riiJtionS amounting to
Nl3o0u0, was reserved for the
February term at Parkcrsburg
!. Allen Turk oldest son of Col
Rudolph Turk. Of Augusta county,
Va, and brother Col. Il. S. Turk,
ct P"ahontaS county, died on the
md inst in Richmondd Va.
John ID. Mccartney at Union has,
:! is believed. the oldest piece of
paper money in the Stalc-.-:t note
sued al Annapolis. Md. Dec 26
no, for Two and two-third dol
:;'rs a"d S:"ncn by Bcnjamin
Franklin.
On Saturday last Bedford Lewis
and Dick Williams both we'll
known cnl0rrd men here. were
;rraISn"h before the mayor for
lighting. the difficulty arose over a
gam Of cards in Erazicr's Static
loft when Dick gave Bedford HE
IL" Tor some statement Bedford
made hDoui former game the two
had played. lh" fight come on in
NE Street where discnrding Queens
nurN rulc : resort vas had to sticks
ana stones. Dick 60; hard one
ON ti'c mead buj his head being the
least vulncraDir part Of his "o"por-
'ciN. but little harm was done.
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:, ,''d r., 49,, I'"' - ~ o",'''" He'"I'-
','''' 49, "'', ''''' - WIS ''''"H'"'
rev. WIN. J. Price OF PoCahon-
las county ",'r> notice in this
I"H'b"r hi1l II" and Rev. j. T..
GROWN, o. Maiden, hal been ap~
r"I"i"" ~ 'r">h\ l"rN to pre-
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
State Arms Stike-BreakerS---- Facts Are
Concealed by the Press

Denver-The indictment of the steel
trust by the interchurch world move
ment has been duplicated in a report
issued by local church men on the
recent street car strike in this city
which resulted in the death of several
persons and the injury of more than
100 persons.
The Investigators represent the
religious forces of this community
and include Protestant, Catholic and
Jew.
1t is shown that strikebreakers
we're furnished rifles and ammunition
that is the property of the state and
that General Superintendent West of
the company expressed amazement
that there should bel any question as
to the authorization for supplying the
state rifles and equipment to the
strikebreakers.'
GAS documentary evidence of the
accuracy of his statement" says the
report, che showed us communica-
ton from the adjutant general which
states plainly that so rifles and 1900
round of ammunition were furnished
to the company on August at the
governors request"
Despite the poisoned publicity of
the company and newspapers, the
church men state that the unions
officials did not infame the car men
to strike rather than accept wage
reductions. A
The report says "none could gather
an impression of the facts from the
accounts as published in the daily
press"
This poisoned publicity of the COM
pany and it's allies is treated at legth
in the report. 1t is shown that there
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
NoStrikeOnNow
WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINERS
RESENT FEUDALISM
Struggle in MingO County which Be-
gan Twenty-Three Years Ago
Can't be SqueIched by Thugs

Indianapolis-The attempt of cer-
tain press correspondents to make
light of the so-called "strike" of
Mingo county (W. Va.) coal miners
is answered in the United Mine Work
ers' Journal by Fred Mooney, Sec
retary-treasurer of the West Virginia
district.
"There is no Strike on in Mingo
county today" says the unionist.
Every miner now in tents, exposed
to the hardships Of winter, was locked
out because he joined the United
Mine Workers. In addition to being
locked out for exercising their rights
as American citizens, their household
goods were thrown upon the public
highway, or moved by the union to
save being thrown out, and miners
were put upon relief by the union
after every honorable means had
been exhausted to secure adjustment
Of their controversies.
"The struggle in Mingo county is
an economic one-in fact, it is the
continuance of struggle begun in
West Virginia some % years ago,
and extending throughout that period.
After the year 1897, the workers
were crushed in West Virginia until
1902, when they again made an effort
to free themselves from the auto
cratic domination of absentee land
lordism. In 1904 in Cabin Creek
they were beaten and clubbed into
submission again, and for eight years
in Cabin Creek the voice of labor was
not heard. In 1912 the Cabin Creek
miners again strained at their
shackles with the result that in 1913
they secured a small degree of in
dustrial freedom and today the miners
OF the entire state of West Virginia,
with the exception of few counties,
enjoy collective bargaining.
'1t might be news to Mr.. Clarke
correspondent of the New York
Herald) to know that at least three
of the men who were killed at Mate
wan were the same men who trans
ported machine guns across seven
states in 1913 and in the uniform of
the state of Colorado assisted in
numbering the women and children
of Ludlow, and then, to make the
crime more horrible burned the tent
colony of the miners, and when the
children were picked up the flesh
fell from their bones.
"The struggle in Mingo county is
the struggle of patriotic people to
rid themselves of absentee landlord
ism maintained by private armies
and paid out of funds created by the
miners, from whose earnings an
amount is set aside by the coal barons
sufficient to maintain this blood
spilling band of cutthroats."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Union Opens College Door

Boston-The central labor union
has voted to admit all wage earners,
irrespective of A. F. of L. affiliation
to the courses offered by the trade
union college which is controlled by it.
One delegate said it would be foolish
to restrict the benefits of the college
and cited the parallel of a labor pa
per, the reading of which unionists
would not attempt to limit to organ
lied workers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17

was no "bolshevist element" in the
union and not a particle of evidence
has been found to support this and
similar charges.
In listing the methods used in this
poisoned publicity, the report says:
another common and eqally un-
fair method of campaign is to rep
resent that labor has fallen under the
vicious influence of radical agitators.
Sober, homeloving and law-abiding
working men whose patriotism can
not be questioned, and whose hatred
of every form of anarchy and law
lessness is deep seated, both in their
ancestry and their whole education
and training, are recklessly and
wickedly charged with harboring
sentiments which the men repudiate
and they are not Influenced by out
side agitators who exist only in the
Imagination of their culminators.
This particular kind of misrepre-
sentation is now feature OF every
industrial controversy and the tram
wax strike in Denver is no exception" +"
In reply to the company's claim
that it's strikebreakers were peace
full, the report says:
"They certainly acted-very different
from the same strikebreakers a day
or two later at the East Side barns,
when, without having received any in
juries whatever, and under the pro-
lection of barn doors, the Denver
police and the American Legion, they
fired on a curious crowd of men,
women and children and endangered
the lives of hudreds of people in
their homes, on their verandas, in
their front yards, or walking peace
fully and legitimately on the Streets"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Economic Blockade"
BOyCOtt's New Name

Washington-"Ec Economic blockade"
is the diplomatic term used by the
league of nations assembled to de-
scribe the old-fashioned boycott of
organized labor.
A subcommittee of the assembly,
now in session at Geneva, Switzer-
land, has recommended that the
economic blockade" be used against
members of the league breaking the
covenant.
The assembly consists of repre-
sentatives of the Al nations which
have subscribed to the leagues coveL
nant, or agreement. The council of
the league, which is limited to the
representatives of nine nations-in
practice eight, as the United States
is not included-has held previous
meetings.
The decisions of the assembly are
tentative. To date Austria and Bull
garia are the only enemy countries
that have been admitted to the leaguel
Argentina has withdrawn because of
the assembly's rejection of proposals
which included provision for admis-
sion of all countries and a rearrange-
ment of the manner in which mem
bers to the important council shall be
elected.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Know Shoe Workers
Will Not Accept Cut

Boston-"We are not children and
we have a substantial treasury. We
serve notice, here and now, that we
will not submit to any policy of wage
reduction and we believe we have the
knowledge and the means to defend
ourselves before the general public"
The above declaration is made by
Editor Baine of the Shoe Workers
Journal in a leading editorial. "No
Reduction in Wages"
The labor editor says that the $3.50
shoe went to $40, or tripling in price,
while the labor cost of the shoe went
from go cents to 81 during the war
period. This is very close to what
happened in all grades of shoes.
"Shoe workers have never received
increases in wages proportionate to
increased costs of living and the in
creases they did receive were not re-
sponsible for a 200 per cent increase
in the cost of shoes to the consumer.
Let those who are responsible for the
latter fight it out among themselves.
An increase of 40 cents per pair on
the pre-war $3.50 shoe was not the
cause of that shoe later being retailed
at $40, an increase in retail price of
$3.50.
"There are a dozen ways in which
shoe manufacturers can reduce the
cost of shoes, but the shoe worker
must pay all his bills from his pay
envelope If out of the advances in
the wage rate there shall be anything
left as a net gain, through a modified
reduction in living costs, the shoe
workers will claim that net gain as
just so much reasonable progress for
the men and women who actually
make the Shoes"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
May Get Justice
SAN FRANCISCO UNIONISTS
WATCH MOONEY CASE
Mayor and Police Chief Freely Give
InfOrmatiOn-Dist Attorney
Will Take Matter Up

San Francisco-A committee ap-
pointed by the local labor council has
Investigated the new developments
in the Mooney case, caused by state
ments by Detective Hand, and has
made this report:
"We have interviewed the mayor
chief of police and district attorney
and each of them gave US without
hesitation all of the information
they possess.
"We find that officer Draper Hand
has eliminated many sections of his
confession as printed in the daily
newspapers.
eve also find that he has made no
statement or evidence thete taken
under oath.
"Again we find that his statement
as corrected by himself is contra
dicted by Captain Matheson, Lieu
enant Golf, and Lieutenant Bunner.
ave believe that the question OF
a new trial is not the paramount
issue at this moment, but that rather
the obtaining of definite additional
evidence of unfairness in the former
trial is the most necessary element
in the present status of the case.
"To obtain additional evidence of
this nature it would be necessary to
take the testimony of witnesses undeh
oath. The only method by which this
can be done to our knowledge is for
the district attorney to have the wit
nesses in question summoned before
the grand jury and the evidence
taken under oath.
"In our interview with the district
attorney we found that it is his in
tention to take this matter up with
thegrand jury and have the witnesses
summoned and the testimony taken
under oath before that body.
IF sworn testimony be obtained
that will of distinct benefit to the
defendants, the district attorney then
will place the same before the gov
ernor for the purpose of obtaining
pardons for Mooney and Billings.
"In our opinion it is advisable, in
the interest of the council and
Mooney and Billings, that the labor
council await the results of the
grand jury investigation of the
present revelations, and then adopt
a firm procedure based upon intelli-
gent and accurate information; in the
mean time we recommend that the
council should concur in the policy
that has been adopted by the district
attorney in the premises"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
WOULD STOP IMMIGRANTS

Ottawa, Ontario = The Canadian
government has ordered that immi-
grants must possess $3.50 instead of
$50, as formerly, in view of unem-
ployment conditions. The order ap-
plies to mechanics, artisans and la
borers. 1t states that "a considerable
amount of unemployment prevails
in part of Canada and the prospects
for employment are not likely to i'm
prove during the next six months"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Congress COnveneS
For Final Session

Washington-The last session of
the sixty-sixth congress convened
December 6. 1t will adjourn sine die
on March next. The sixty-seventh
congress, whose members were elect
ed last month, will not convene in
regular session until the first Monday
of December next. 1t is generally
agreed, however, that Mr.. Harding
will call special session of the new
congress shortly after his inauguara-
tion.
The present session of congress is
known as the "short session" and will
pass appropriation bills, although
other bills will be represented and
urged.
One of the major questions that
will be considered by this congress
is immigration. Bills have been intro
duced in both branches to stop i'm
migration for two years and for six
months. The house committee on
immigration has investigated this
question, and in it's report favoring
restriction, says:
GA study of the new immigration
from central Europe convinced sew
eral members of the immigration
committee that the arriving immi-
grants are not those who might go
to the farms, that they are not agri-
culturists, but mainly additional
population for our principal coastal
cities and congested industrial dis
tricts. Members of the committee
questioned many immigrants at Ellis
Island and found that most of them
were bound for cities such as New
York, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadel
phia, Cleveland and others, already
crying out because of unemployment
and lack Of housing facilities"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Coal Owners Greed
And Excessive Profits

New York - Testimony submitted
to the United States senate committee
on reconstruction, at hearings in this
city, showed that New England states
and New York are each taxed ST.
100000 annually in excessive anthra-
cite coal prices.
Coal prices were raised 81 and up
to $1.6O a ton last April in "anticipa-
ton of wage increases to miners
which finally only cost the coal
owners from As to so cents ton.
Seven companies control about rs
to 80 per cent Of the entire hard coal
output.
1t was shown that wholesalers also
juggle prices by selling to each other
taking 81 ton profit. Most of this
coal never changed hands, as the
deals were "paper transactions.
w. H. Williams, vice president of
two large coal companies, testified
that prices were increased $1.40 and
$1.6O ton last April Gin anticipation
of raises to miners" but he "could
not remember" what the miners
wage advance had cost the company
T. R. Schumacher, of the East Bos-
ton Coal company, Kingston, Pa.
"could not remember" when ques-
toned, and was ordered to produce
his books. He said his compnay's
profit last year was only $2,400 and
that he paid an income tax of $4,000
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Canned Goods to Go Up

Philadelphia = Prices of canned
goods will inevitably go higher, ac-
cording to statements made by Of
fcials of the Tri-State Packers as
sociation, at it's convention in this
city. The retiring president said
packers would not be able to continue
in business unless there was an up
ward revision of prices.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
BREAK THEIR CONTRACT

New York-The breaking of con-
tracts by American concerns doing
an import business has reached such
proportions that the standing of the
United States in the worlds market
is threatened, says the Guaranty
Trust company, in it's bulletin.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Steam Engineers Gain

Pekin, Ill.-The United States Food
Products company has signed an
agreement with Steam Engineers
union No. s. The 48-hour week is
granted and wages will be 831a cents
an hour with time and one-half for
overtime and double time for six
holidays.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
REFLECT McAndreW

Louisville-A count of the vote cast
at their recent referendum shows the
reelection of A. McAndrew as presi-
dent of the Tobacco Workers Inter
national union. Scretary-Treasurer
Evans was also reelected. These of
fcials were chosen delegates to the
A. F. of l.. convention.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
MaiIers Get Back Pay

San Francisco-The Mailers' union
has signed a new wage agreement
with newspapers in this city, dating
back to August /. Rates are ad-
vanced $3.50 a week and the back
pay averages S100 per member.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Printers Raise Wages

San Francisco-Through arbitration
the wages of newspaper members of
Typographical union have been raised
$3.50 week. A wage increase Of 81
week has been secured for the COM
mercial shop members.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Woman as Arbitrator

Springfield, Ill. = Miss Harriette
Reid has been appointed an arbitrator
by the state industrial commission.
She is the first woman in the state to
hold such an office. The appointee
was connected with the United Mine
Workers in important secretarial
capacities for several years.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
StereOtypers Gain

Rochester, N. Y.-Organized stere-
otypers have negotiated a new wage
agreement with newspapers in this
city. Day rates are increased from
$50 a week to SAL, and night work
from Sal to $45.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
More Paw, When Old

Boston-City employees have little
prospect for success in their increased
wage movement, but it is stated that
it may be possible to increase their
pension. The present pension is $3.50
a year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
More Coal Mined

More Coal Mined
Washington-During the first eight
months of this year the production
of coal was 4O8,9O4,OOO tons, an in
crease of 54,994,OOO tons over the
first eight months of the previous
year, reports the bureau of mines.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17

We get most of the enjoyment of
Christmas out of the dreams that
come before and after. Oh, to dream
of it before it comes, to enjoy it while
it is here, and to appreciate it when
it has gone!
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Women's Wage S12 A Week

St. Paul, Minn.-The state mini
mum wage commission has ordered a
wage increase of from $11 to $12
week for women workers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Steel Men Indicted

Pittsburg-The federal grand jury
has indicted several officials of the
Crucible Steel company. They are
charged with conspiring to defraud
the government out of taxes involv-
ing, it is said, millions of dollars.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17

The union label stands always for
the facts of today, never for tradi-
tion of yesterday.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
GENERAL LABOR NEWS
Short Items Gathered For Benefit of
Hasty Readers
Many Workers Injured

Albany, N. Y.-State officials report
that there were 345,672 accidents in
this state during the last fiscal year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Christmas Greeting
By Samuel Gompers.

The American Federation of Labor sends Christ
mas greetings to the working people of America.
There is much that calls for expression Of
gratitude at this time approach the coming
of another year, and there is much that
thoughtful and women to be apprehensive.
The labor movement must not and cannot de-
ceve itself. 1t must face the facts and fight its
fight in the light of conditions they
Numbers of employers, out of harmony with
the great dominant thoughtof time blind to
the lessons not only of the immediate past but to
that which is transpring in all other countries,
bent only upon greed and willing to encompass
destruction to gain profits, placing obstacles in
the road to progress.
Extreme reactonary joins hand, in effect, with
extreme radical, to make difficult the
structve work of the trade union movement, the
greatest agency for progress in Republic.
The American Federation of Labor sends
Christmas greeting in which it pledges itself to the
fight to maintain that struggle for humanity and
for the beterment of humanity, ittingly at this
Let all have courage to fight wrong and in
Tolerance and tyranny Let the ranks be close
and firm. Let the might of right and justice stand
soidly against the aggressive efforts of unfreedom
and destruction.
The right will triumph only if those who be-
heve in the right assert their belief. Working
and women, unite for justice and progress.
- si l:ii si seii !sssS< y s
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
Coop. Plan Pays

Abba, Iowa-The Monroe county
cooperative society has paid per
cent dividend or returned saving to
members on the basis of the amount
of purchases made by them during
the last three months. The sales for
the quarter totaled $29,713.31.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
WHAT LABOR IS DOING
Wage Increases and Progress Made
Throughout the Country
Clerks Reduce Hours

San Francisco - Organized retail
shoe clerks have reduced their work
week through conferences with store
proprietors.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17

The best boost you can give the
Leader is to patronize its advertisers.
, 1920-07-06
Publication.

At is hereby made known that the Horse,
Carriage and Boat Tax for the End
half ear 1920 will be received by the
Director of Police in Christiansted and
Frederiksted from July 20 until August
10, 1920, both days included, after which
the list of arrears will be transmitted to
the Director of Police for further meas
ures. Each debtor of tax will be subject
ed to a fine of Frcs. 100 if the tax be
under Frcs Is. 100 and Trcs. 200 if the
tax be Ircs, 25.00 or above, besides the
ordinary levy expenses.
The tax lists will be distributed by the
Police in conformity with the Ordinance
of February %, 1853, on the 1st of
July 1920 to be returned to the Director
of Police within as hours in the town and
4 days in the country.
Government of the Virgin Islands of
the United States, St. Croix, July i, 1920.
FRED. B. COLBY.
Despatching Secretary.